The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-09-05
BLOODY RIOTS MAR
LABOR'S HOLIDAY
BRAVE GIRLS IN sTEu5ENviLLE
SAVE VICTIMS OF A MOB.
TWO ARE SHOT IN FRISCO
Street Car Men, Attacked by Union
lists, Use Pistols--Blg ParaGes
and Plcnics in Many
Cities.

| day riot that bid fair to end IN ira
gedy had it not been for the bravery
of two young women employed in the
telephone exchange, occurred here
Monday afternoon, The victims Of
the crowds rage were Joseph Harbis
on, who received a fractured skull
| and John Hatton, who was cut and
bruised, while in shielding the men
Misses Mary Magee and Eula Rookie
received cuts and bruises about the
head and body and are in a serious
condition.
HARRISON and Hatton came here
| from st. Louis to work In a mine
where a strike is in progress. Mon.
day as they left the telephone Office
they were set upon by a crowd, and
were being badly beaten when the two
girls rushed into the thick of the trou-
Bile and, frantically pushing and SHOW
ing their way through about so men,
reached the victims, to whom the
young women were strangers. ..
Take Blows Aimed at Men.
The girls threw themselves on the
PROSTATE men, protecting their heads
and receiving on their own bodies the
kicks and blows of the mob. One of
the men, who was welding piece Of
iron, struck Miss Magee on the head.
Another piece of iron almost broke
Miss Rockies arm.
Finally police reached the scene and
rescued HARRISON and Hatton. Only
one arrest was made. HARRISON was
removed to the mayors office and
later to Gill hospital, where it was
found that his skull was fractured.
Blood Flows In Frisco.
San Francisco, Sept. 3.-The labor
union parade Monday resulted In the
shooting of two men by employees of
the United Railroads at noon. The car
men were attacked by the paraders
and in self-defense opened fire. The
trouble started at Ferry, where it is
stated a Suffer street car broke
through the line of parade. A mob of
labor union men followed and attacked
the car. The motorman, seeing that
his life was in danger opened fire and
wounded one Of his, assailants in the
leg. .., Tla.f,t ..s. e-
A block further up an inspector was
attacked by the mob. He was struck
in the face and ran from his assail-
ants. They followed him to Suffer
and Montgomery streets, where they
overlook him. He drew pistol,
aimed at labor union man who car
ried bricks in his hands and shot him
through the groin. Six shots were
fred.
A riot call was sent In to the police
and fire departments and a force Of
police and firemen were soon on the
scene. The men who did the shoot
ing were arrested, but several rioters
who were seized by the police were re-
leased.
Wouldn't Let Cars Through.
The labor union men who were in
the parade evidently thought that they
had the right Of way over the streets
of San Francisco, for when the cars
Of the United Railroads attempted to
break through the procession there
was trouble.
What had been an orderly parade
turned into a riot The labor union
men forgot their assertions that they
stood for law and order and the offend.
ing street car men were violently at
tackled. These men, who are known as
"scabs" and "strike-breakers" by the
unionists, we're determined to defend
their lives at any cost and opened fire
after they had been assaulted. The
cars of the United Railroads had
stopped while the parade was In prog
ress, but when the marchers began to
dispense the cars began running.
When the police jumped in to quell
the riot number Of them, as soon as
they made arrests, were set upon by
the labor union paraders and mobbed.
One policeman said afterward: ut
took 20 officers to make a single ar.
rest"
Quiet Day In Chicago.
Chicago, Sept. 3.-Union labor In
Chicago celebrated Labor day in rest
and recreation. There were no down
town parades with brass bands and
\ hours Of marching through dusty or
muddy streets. Several Of the local
unions gave picnics at various parks
in the city, but there was no official
program of entertainment. Most of
the army Of workers passed the day in
their homes. In the city parks or on
lake trips. The principal picnics were
held by the Building Trades council
and by Engineers union No. 8,
Omaha Has Big Parade.
Omaha, Neb., Sept. 3.-Ten thousand
members of union labor were repre-
sented in the greatest Labor day par.
ade which ever marched through the
streets Of this city. The procession.
which was over a. mile long, passed
through the downtown Thoroughbred
early in the day and marched to Syndi.
cate park for an afternoon picnic, at
which W. d. Haywood OF the Western
Federation Of Miners was announced
to be the principal speaker. A feature
Of the parade was the striking teleg
raphers, who, carrying banners an