New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 10, 1922, Page 19

WO £V WHE RE 'RYZonN BAKING POWDER | J you use /ess | IN MINING REGION WITH HERALD MAN Lfle and Castoms of Underground Workers Are Interesting Study (The second of a serics of articles on the anthracite coal regions of Pennsylvania, by a Herald represent- ative who lived in that section for more than 23 years and spent years on newspapers published in the heart of the coal region. Most of the inci- dents described were seen by the writer when covering the stories for newspapers upon which he was em- ployed). In a recent article in the Herald giving a survey of coal mining con- ditions and telling of the hardships under which an anthracite miner works and the usual low wages he gets for risking his life under ground in dark, cold, wet and dirty placesall day, the statement was made that in those regions adverse comment on the miners' union could be made only in whispers. Persons who have lived or spent time visiting the anthracite regions of Pennsylvania know that in times of strike or Industrial unrest, this s literally true. In most respects a broadminded, progressive people, generous to a fault and far less con- servative in business methods than New England communities, so rad- ical are the people in the anthracite regions on the subject of labor or- ganizations that it would mean tak- ing chances of personal injury to openly criticise the unions, even today. Situation in Hétrin. This, no doubt, is the same condi- tion which confronted the sheriff and others in Herrin, Illinois, who un- doubtedly. failed to prevent the wholesale murders because they were afrald of their own lives. This same attitude is mainly responsible for the famous mounted constabulary of Pennsylvania. The Deadly Insult, A Pennsylvania miner could (be “Long Wall” Mfiing Perilous NEW BKITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1922, The constant peril which surrounded the Spangler miners engaged in “longl wall” mining is il- lustrated in this unusual photograph of the dangerous work done by the men. strike. As the boys and men left this mill at 10 o'clock at night, it was necessary for them to have esicorts as far as their homes, no one boy or man going home alone. And, contrary to the law though it was, practically every one was armed. Regular War Scenes. Men, though not miners but mem- bers of the United Mine Workers of | America or employed at places where U. M. W. of A. men usuglly worked, who did not cease thel%boru dur- ing this period, would be met on their way home by crowds of strik- ers blowing tin horns, beating drums, yelling, hooting and throwing stones. Fists waved recklessly and many a man who started for home ended up in a hospital. Fractured skulls were ordinary occurrances and men fn working clothes with drawn revolvers in their hands, followed at a safe distance by crowds yelling, ‘scab” and hurling stones, were not uncom- mon sights. Natives Were Scared. No solitary policemen and in flle smaller mining towns, no local police force ever dared to interfere and local newspapers as a matter of busi- ness policy and personal safety gen- erally shut their eyes to these scenes. But the advent,of state troopers changed the color of .this state of affairs, and now in most 8gses even a professional strikebreaker can work, it not unmolested, at least without endangering his life. Fearless Reputation The state troopers, when the force first was organized, were veterans of the Spanish American war, men of the called a liar, a wife beater, or a horse thief and he would laugh at it, but to call him a “scab” is a mor- tal {nsult which can be wiped out in one way only—by fighting. = The faintest breath of suspicion that a person sympathizes with the ‘oper- ators would mean social ostracism for ‘that person, During all big strikes in the coal flelds of Pennsylvania there is con¥ siderablg rioting in many coal region towns. Here and there a man may be found who sticks to his work, one wHo. s considerably braver than the '\ others. No one of course actually mines” coal but some firemen, some pumpsmen, fan operators, repairmen, machinists, blacksmiths, carpenters, locomotive engineers, etc., remain at their - pos! ‘%Am’t His Baby. There is a standing joke through- out the anthracite coal fields, which is sald to have had its inception in a poem published in newspapers during the now historical strike of 1902, from which date all things are recorded in that section of the Key- stone state. According to the story a miner on strike arrived home one evening to be met at the door by a neighbor woman who informed him that during his absence his wife had presented him with a new born son. The miner went to see his offspring, picked the baby up very carefully, looked it over thoroughly and ac- cused his wife of unfaithfulness. After friends and relatives made him see the wrong he had done his wife in making such a charge, he replied, that the young- ster could be no son of his because it did not bear the union label. This is characteristic of the general feel- ing towards unionism in general in) that section. Dangers of Labor. Before the mounted constabulary was formed, during strikes, anyone found on the streets in working clothes was'liable to suffer physigal injury. Even railroad men, plumb- ers, in fact all who wore overalls and carried lunches were in danger of being mistaken for mine workers and assaulted. The writer at one time was employed in a hosiery mill which was working overtime during a coal had MUELLER'S The World's Best Spaghetti valley. attacked a colliery at Minersville. The sheriff and his deputies were power- The Wheat ?Iamr is very best physical health and the highest type of moral character, ab- solutely fearless and unmarried. They were goverened by a rule of iron, stricter even than the U. 8. Army reg- ulations, but'had almost unlimited po- lice powers:in the state. 8o’ thoroughly did these men im- press the'lawless element with their courage that'the very name “state po- lice,” came to be feared in the moun- tains. Mountain paths which never ‘were safe ibecame as safe as public thoroughtares. And the region abounds:with wonderful stories of the daring deeds of these fearless men, The Marion Heights Incident Marion Heights, a little town on the side of a mountain, was described in a book writteh about is as ‘“The Black Hand Center of United States.” Yet Marion Heights was barely half the size of Plainville. It was located’ in Northumberland county, which county had a record .of many unpunished murders. An Itallan government agent crossed the water to attend .his sis- ter's wedding in this town one sum- mer. He was known as a secret serv- ice man. A few days after the’ wed- ding his headless body was found by boys on the mountain, 4 The' Introduction One day a gang of out of town painters arrived in town and went to work on a row of new houses under construction. The painters went about their business and apparently paid no attention to anyone. The first night following the semi-monthly pay day at the mines the painters in couples, strolled, simultaneously, into the vari- ous saloons in the town, and, at the point of heavy army 44’s, lined up the crowds of drunken miners and search- ed them for concealed weapons. Re- volvers, stillettos, black jacks and home made weapons galore came to light. When Marion Heights woke up to the fact that it had just received its first introduction to the new,state police force, its g¢ntire citizenry had been disarmed and the painters had discarded their overalls and ruled the Sergeant Wisman on the Job A force of more than 200 strikers SEALED IN The delicious nut- ty-wheat flavor of Mueller’s Spaghetti and Macaroni comes from the factory to your table fresh,pure and unimpaired. Tess. A hurry call was sent to Potts- ville for help. Prior to this time it would have meeant the rushing of an entire regiment of national guards to the scene. But not the state police, The captain of Company C, located at the Pottsville barracks, dispatched Ser- geant George Wisman and one lone corporal to the scene of the riot. Mounted on thelr coal black horses, armed with two regulation army 44 calibre revolvers.and a black jack each, maple riot sticks sheathed in their sadles and repeating Winchester | carbines resting carelessly across the saddle, the troopers rode,into the crowd. Not a stone was thrcwn, not a shot was fired. Not a word was spoken by the officlals, but the riot was over and the crowd dispersed. Were ‘Hated First So thoroughly were the troops fear- ed that they were bitterly hated Ly those whose feeling towards the coal operatorgy was one of hatred. “Scabs employed py the coal company's paid hirelings in the legislature,” was what the lawless element, including men and women, called them. ‘What Happened to McGraw workmen home from small hamlet on top of a mountain. ped a rock on top of a worker, named injured miners at Fountain and the rioting continued. John H. Glass, then sheriff of the county, later U. 8. magshall, who had deputies scat- tered about the mountain trails with ‘Winchggters; threw up his hands. phone call to the city of Wyoming and troop B, under Captain Robinson, en- trained for the scene. The special train containing mem- Clean your bowels—then feel fine! Enjoy the nicest, gentlest bowel cleansing you ever experienced by tak- ing one or two candy-like Cascarets tonight, They physic your bowels ful- ly. 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