Show MO TANA MINERS AND RIOTOUS ON ACCOUNT OF IDLENESS l III I I S J 4 EmploY East H l n S eIter r Attacked Attempt t Made to Throw Foreman Down a Shaft at Butte Helena Mont March 11 Former Austrian foyes at the East Helena plant of the American Smelting Re Refining Refining fining company took the law into their own hands bands when the midnight shift started start d to work last midnight and with clubs bludgeons and anil rocks intimidated the men causing them to return to their homes and arid East Helena No one was injured the determination of the Austrians pre pro predominating predominating dominating The Austrians were laid off oft several s veral months ago or at the conclusion of the first dividend period which system system tem tern was recently inaugurated by the th company for tor payment to its The second dividend was due yester yesterday yesterday yesterday day but the men not having been at work refused to pay the bonus They then decided that Uld not work and took of ot all ap approaches approaches apprOaches to the plant Sheriff Shoemaker today arrested ed five of the ring leaders in the move movement movement movement ment and lodged them in jail The Themen Themen Themen men say they were discharged after working all but three days of the bonus period and that It was a premeditated step for economical reasons This is denied by the management however which declares that the men n were kept at work much longer longe than conditions warranted owing to the low price of T All is quiet today The plant is run running running ning as usual |