Show TWO ARE KILLED IN LABOR RIOT Deputies Fire on Marching jj Miners Minors in Demonstration 4 in Alabama i BIRMINGHAM Ala Sept 17 Two UP-Two n negroes gro lay dead today and at least seven sevc persons nursed injuries suffered in labor Jabot disorder near the Porter mines in 10 th the western section of ot the county The negroes were slain in a gun gur battle between sheriffs sheriff's deput deputies and union miners who marched to th the th coal mines to bold hold a demonstration described as an attempt to complete ly y unionize the Porter employs JL Officers said more than 2000 union miners were in the march in trucQ automobiles and afoot aroot They included miners from tram a dozen surrounding to towns to Leaders of ot the parade of United Mine Hine Workers of America protested 1 that officers fired on the UI unionists without provocation It W was murder said e Latham a union official They The had hatS given us permission to march to Pon Por ter for a 8 peaceful mass meeting The Th deputies opened fire as w we marc marched Its It's a wonder more mor were not riot killed The dead ne negroes ere nrc Haro Harrison C. C Collins o of Flat Creek and Ed Powhattan Deputy Arnett said he and s seven other deputies were sent to the Porter Porter Por Par ter vicinity when informed of the the demonstration They waited walled at Little Warrior river bridge where del dele dele- gates Sates of ot the column conferred j with him trim Arnett said He gave permission for them to march on promise that thai they would not leave the highway But when they reached the first of the mine shacks Arnett continued continued continued contin contin- those in fit front left the road rood and began kicking in doors of min miners miners' s. s homes They hauled out miners and and- beat them When the nonunion men mea would run the union fellows whipped out pistols and shot at them like Uke rabbits Wild shooting It is not unlikely that the two to negroes nC ne- nee groes were killed by shots from theIr 1 own men men |