Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-02-17 | Page 9 | Man Stabbed in Mine Struggle

MAN Sf STABBED I IN MINE STRUGGLE Effort Made to Close Nonunion Nonunion Nonunion Non Non- union Working in Southern Indiana Area Evansville Ind Feb 17 AP APlon AP- AP lon Ion sympathizers who have b been en conducting a cam campaign to close closen n nonunion mines in the Indiana coal fl fields were dispersed b by police pollee and deputy sheriffs when they visited Ithe t e a SunnysIde mine near here this morning Nonunion men entered the shaft unmolested EVANSVILLE ind Feb 17 CAP AP Operators of nonunion coal mines lin i in southern Indiana gIrded g themselves them- them selves s for another to set-to With union sympathizers today in the face of oC reports that further advances on their property might be made One man was probably tat fatally ally stabbed l In fighting yesterday and others were injured Attention for the moment centered centered cen- cen on the Sunnyside mine of this on which it was reported would march several hundred men opposed to the employment of non- non nion workers James I 1 Moore ore the mine operator declared work would proceed today in face of all threats p or r efforts to stop the machinery ETRY TRY TO CLOSE MINE An unsuccessful effort was made Date late yesterday to close the mine by bya fa a small group of men following at att attacks at- at tacks t tacks on nonunion miners in Boon- Boon Mile lie Newburg 2 and Chandler Local Local Lol Lo- Lo cal l police and deputy sheriffs q the disturbance Several hundred s mpa t iZ rs were reported to be in Boonville eighteen miles mlles from i iere re last night awaiting dawn to march on the Sunnyside mine E Early ry this morning however Sher- Sher ift EarL M. M told the Assoc Asso- Asso c Press over the telephone that the men had left town and he did not know where they had gone DOUBT EXPRESSED Authorities in the southern Indiana In- In hana diana mining district apparently are Tre in conflict over their ability to handle the situation should severe fighting hUng develop O O. J J. Skelton a state police officer assigned to Vanderburgh county said last n night he might call for tor state troops a any time Sheriff said earlier In the day that he believed h he situation beyond his control Others Others however vever Informed Governor Governor Gover- Gover Inor nor Jackson and Adjutant General William II Kershner at js s that there was no occasion for tor and that they did not be- be reve feve it would be necessary to call f for r state troops Lee Grabert was the nonunion miner stabbed in the fighting fighting- be- be veen the factions at Newburgh yesterday