Show ONLY SMALL FORCE WORKING TODAY IN SilVER KING Engineers and Watch Watchmen en Only M Men n Remaining iMAY MAY FLOOD PROPERTY Coalition Company Given U Until Tomorrow w N Night to Me Meet t De Demands ands Special to to The Telegram PARK CITY Oct 27 With With the exception of engineers firemen and a small corps corps ot of watchmen numbering not more than fifty in all not a man is working working- in the properties of the Silver King Coalition company company here today Th The walkout decided upon by the men has bas been made effective and unless the company concedes concedes the demands of of- th the men by 6 o'clock tomorrow night the n engineers rs and fhe firemen firemen- nen will wui be e called out The watchmen will not ot be pe disturbed the miners say In the event the walkout is made complete complete the mine will be flooded and and It it will willbe be months before the company can resume resume operations as asa asa asa a result of the rising water which will cover many many of the lower levels I of of the great sUver producer I Statements Differ St Statements as asto to the causes of the I walkout differ according to whether whet er eri i they are made by the miners or by byI bythe bythe I the company officials T Tie The e miners allege that the company made it compulsory to them to sign the agreements providing that 1 1 a month should be held from their pay pay- checks to apply on a compensation compensation compensation fund The company officials officials' say that it was made clear to themen themen the themen men that it was not nota a mandatory order that they sign the agreements The men say that a total of about fifty men were discharged because of their refusal to sign the agreement agreement agree agree- I ment while the company officials I say that four men men who with a fore foreman an were discharged I This had nothing to do with the agreement the officials say say say- and the were men discharged contrary to the orders of the superintendent Fourteen men who declined to toI I sign the agreement the officials of the company say left the service of the company voluntarily and wholly upon their own accord Object to to Boarding House It It is the miners alleged by that they are compelled to board at the company boarding house upon pain of dismissal if they refuse Company Company Com Corn pany officials say that the boarding house Is conducted as a convenience to to the men and that they are not compelled compelled- to board there In In fact tact the officials say not more than 10 per cent of the board at this boarding house hous The miners have bave objected to what they hey term tenn an arbitrary act by the company which provides that men Injured In the service must go to Holy Cross Gross hospital in Salt L Lake ke They rhey say they wish to have the privilege privilege liege of assigning their heir 1 a month hospital fee to any hospital they wish The company officials dispute dis the statement made by the themen themen themen men that it is made mandatory that they go to to- Holy Cross Cross- hospital when in need of medical or surgical treatment treat ment Oppose Discrimination The miners marie made mariea a demand upon pon the company last night that there be beno beno beno no discrimination against any men who have been discharged or who h have ve quit work over the signing atthe of at the so called compensation tion agreement agreement agree agreement agree agree- ment and that all who were discharged discharged discharged dis dis- dis- dis charged or who quit through their refusal to sign the be agreement reinstated re reo re I instated and that the so-called so in- in insurance in insurance plan be abolished by the company A A- Is to be held by a subcommittee subcommittee subcommittee sub sub- committee of miners and company company officials officials officials of of- this afternoon for a discussion of the situation Frank J J J. Westcott secretary of ot the Silver SUver King Coalition company expects to return to Salt Lake this afternoon Thomas Kearns vice president and general manager who has been in Tonopah has be been r h notified of pf the trouble at the mine min and andis andis is If oi on his way to Salt Lake |