Evening star., 1939-07-12
Miner Is Slain,
Six xWounded in
Harlan Battle
Guard Officer in
Serious Condition:
Troops Reinforced
~ the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HARLAN, KY, July 12-One min
er was fatally shot, four others
wounded. including National
Guard officer, at a Harlan mine
early today and a few hours later
q union miner and his mother were
wounded on the streets of Harlan by
the Guardsmen.
Gov. A. B. Chandler, at Ashland
on a tour of inspection of the East
ern Kentucky mountain flood area,
ordered two tanks and a number
of machine gun units into Harlan
County Immediately.
The Governor said two additional
companies of Guardsmen already
are on their way to reinforce the
approximately 300 militiamen on
duty here.
Dock Caldwell, 81, of Wilson
Berger, died of wounds received at
the Mahan-Ellison Mine in Catrons
Greek, S miles west of here, in an
exchange of gunfire between pickets
and National GuardSmen.
Captain Seriously Wounded.
Capt. John Hansberry of Hopkins
vile, commanding the troops at the
mine, was seriously wounded. He
was shot through the chest.
Others wounded at the mine:
Dan Noe, miner, shot through the
abdomen.
Noble Bowman, 20, miner, shot in
right side.
John Kennedy, miner.
Hubert Green, who identified him.
self as union miner of High Splint,
had his scalp grazed by bullet,
while his mother, Mrs. Kizzie Green,
was struck in the leg when Guards
men doing police duty opened fire
as troops marched through the
streets of Harlan bringing in ap-
proximately $50 persons arrested in
the disorders at Mahan-E Ellison
Mine.
Mr.. Green said he was standing
watching the marching men when
a Guardsman showed him back. II
grabbed his gun," Mr.. Green said,
because I was afraid he would
shoot me-"
Capt. Ben Herndon of Barbour
vile, National Guard officer, said
the troops fired when Mr.. Green
attempted to wrest a rifle away
from soldier"
Troops Surround Jail
Those arrested at the trouble CEN
ter on Catrons Greek we're placed
in the county Jail and a Gordon of
troops surrounded the building. No
charges Immediately were placed
against them.
Capt. Herndon, who was sent to
investigate the clash at the mine,
said the shooting started when Capt.
Hanberry rushed to a car carrying
men to the pit as pickets attempted
to pull out one of the men in the car.
Capt. Herndon said Capt. Han
berry was shot down as he ap-
preached and while on the ground
the officer pulled his revolver and
shot into the picket group. The SOL
diers and pickets then exchanged
more shots, Capt. Herndon said.
w. w. L AdCOll VI Vic tlOOpS dl
the mine told of being hit on the
head with coal and struck over the
eye with a steel bar by pickets.
Maj. Fred Staples, who rushed to
the scene of the trouble, said war
rants would be issued for George Tit
Ter, secretary-treasurer of the Har-
Ian district of the United Mine
Workers &C. I. o. and his wife,
charging them with being accessories
to the shooting. They were arrested
at the mine.
The major said Mrs. Titler was
arrested when two members of the
picket line attempted to jump into
her automobile in an effort to leave.
Chambers Statement.
Gov. Chandler, in ordering the
additional troops, said:
This violence is in all probability
due to the incendiary speech made
by William Turnblazer (president of
the Harlan district U. w. W. Sun
day. Before that the situation was
quiet in Harlan County and peaceful
picketing of mines was carried out.
Now the pickets come to the line