The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-26

strikers the strength or the constabui.
airy Is concentrated In the vicinity Of
the Indian mound. This point, 1t is be-
lieved, will be the scene Of n further
disorder.
Sheriff Gumbert is being besieged
with complaints from large disinterest-
ed corporations situated or having
property within the strike Zone.
During the rioting last night several
street cars OF the Pittsburg Railway
company were damaged, while bricks
from freight cars In a siding Of the
Pittsburg & Lake Erie railroad were,
used as missiles by the rioters and
scattered over a wide territory. Valu-
able property of other companies was
destroyed, resulting in a demand being
made of Sheriff Gumbert for more ade-
quate protection. During the night the
sheriff swore In 80 extra deputies and
as many more will be added before to-
night.
List Of the Dead.
Following is a correct list OF the
known dead:
HARRY ExLER, deputy sheriff.
GEORGE MILLHASZER, striker.
JOHN l.. WILLIAMS, trooper.
ANTON GUBERNET, striker.
JOHN G. SMITH, trooper.
UNIDENTIFIED WHITE MAN, be-
lieved to be striker.
Among the several score injured 10
are in a ~precartous condition and 1t Is
will succumb before many hours.
History of Strike.
Six weeks ago today $500 employees of
the Pressed Steel Car company, mostly
foreigners, walked out on strike. The
men declared they would not return to
work until q pooling system of wages,
In force at the plant at that time was
abolished BY the pooling system the
men declare the car company managed
to get more work out of them for less
money than under a straight day wage
scale. .- ... ~" f.. .H'.
The pooling system involved a plan
for paying the men as each piece of
work was completed, each man working
on the piece receiving a percentage of
the cost of completed job. ..I .
At the inception of the strike Presi-
dent Frank Hoffstot, Of the Pressed
Steel Car company made the statement
that he would not treat with the men
in any way except as individuals, and
to date has stood by his original dec
laration.
Had No Organization.
When the $500 employees Of the car
plant walked out they had no organi-
cation nor were they prepared to stand
q long strike; however, they got to-
gether and appointed committees n
began the solicitation of a strike fund
from which has been disbursed from
time to time during their six weeks
idleness more than 10000.
The striking workfnen, through their
attorneys, have tried many unique,
ways to bring out either a PEACEFUL
settlement Of the strike by court in
~tervention. arbitration and by injunc-
ton. Laws long forgotten have been.
brought to the attention of the jurists,
but in each instance the strikers have
lost before the courts.
The "a company in explanation of
its stand against it's striking men de-
elares that on account of the inability
of the workingmen for the greater part
to either rea or write English, it is
impossible for the car company off,
Gals to convince them that q pooling,
system whereby a man draws small
wages one week and large wages the
next Is reasonable.
Informations against 81 prisoners
now detained in the box car jails,
charging them with aggravated assault
and battery, carrying concealed weap-
ons and melting a riot, were made
today by h state ~constabulary. Sew
eral score Of others are In custody for
participation in last nights disorder.