Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-05
MART|ALLAW SWAPS
State Militia on Guard at
Bridgeport, Ohio.
RIOTING SINCE FRIDAY EVE
Shooting From Strike Sympathizers
Brings Troops.
1000 STRIKING TINPLATE MEN
Five Have Been Shot and More or
Less Seriously Wounded During
Past "a Hours.
RIOTING SINCE FRIDAY EVE
1000 STRIKING TINPLATE MEN

BRIDGEPORT, Ohio, December A.
Martial law tonight holds sway in this
city. where 1900 striking employees of the
Aetna-Standard plant Of the American
Sheet and Tin Plate Company, a sub
sidiarY Of the United States Steel Corpo-
ration. have been rioting since midnight
Friday. A regiment of infantry, one
squadron Of cavalry and over $50 deputy
sheriffs and company police guard the
city and tin plate mills. Five men have
been shot and more or less seriously
wounded during the past twenty four
hours. Monday a federal court injunc-
tion will be asked for in Columbus,
Ohio, to restrain the strikers from in
terfering with the operation Of the plant.
Gov. Harmon. at Columbus, is being
kept in close touch with the situation,
and has placed fullest military powers
on Brig. Gen. John G. Speaks, in COM
mand of both civil and state authorities
here
The lawlsssness bringing on the present
situation comes of a trivial incident.
Early today one of the mill guards step
ped outside Of the mill inclosure to escort
another guard to cab.
Fusillade of Shots.
men. Two bullets struck one of the men.
but the wounds were not serious. A third
guard. rushing from the inclosure, drag
ged the two men to safety. The shooting
from the mob of strike sympathizers out
side the mill gates continued until day
break, when Sheriff Armine wired Gov.
Harmon for troops, saying in his mas
sage: eve fear another Homestead strike
and much bloodshed.'
The strike at the Aetna-Standard plant
had its inception five months ago, when
the, American Sheet and Tin Plate Com
pany issued an order that all of It's plants
would be operated on the "open-shop'
policy A majority of the workmen en-
ployed In the various plants of the COM
pany were members of the Amalgamated
Association of Iron. Steel and Tin Work
ers, who struck when the open shop
order was posted. Before the present
trouble is ended, it is feared, plants in
Wheeling, Martins Ferry and Pittsburg
will be affected.
List Of the Injured.
The list of known injured in Bridgeport
and Wheeling hospitals, victims of the
riots, follows:
Chief of Police Roe of the American
Sheet and Tin Plate Company police
force. shot through nose and lip. Con-
dition serious.
William Hilty, guard. shot in mouth
also In nose. Condition serious.
Evan Frankino. guard, shot in leg
Probable amputation.
Windsor Davis, aged fifteen years. shot
in leg Friday night in riot between
guards and strike sympathizers. Wounds
not serious.
William Patton, bystander, shot in legs
by small shot. Condition not serious.
At sundown tonight all saloons in
Bridgeport and Martins Ferry were
closed by order OF Sheriff Armine
Local officials Of the tin plate mill re-
fuse to comment on the local situation,
saying they have placed their plant in
the hands of the sheriff Of Belmont
county and have issued warning to him
that he will be held responsible for the
protection of their interests.
Troop Trains Held.