Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-03-29

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yzed by the smashing impact of the
pOlceman's mace.
Broad street was a curious specta-
Gle after the battle had roared itself
away, and none were left but the
files of policemen on guard. For
squares the asphalt was Uttered
with hats, mems hats and wOmens S
head coverings, that had been
crushed or swept away in the driv-
ing rushes of the policemen.
Woman Clubbed by Police.
A truckload of damaged millin-
cry might have been gathered up.
There were shoes that had been torn
off by their owners and thrown at
the police, and many of them were
women's. Occasionally one came
across a coat or an overcoat that had
been ripped from it's owners back.
More intimate garments were found
in this strange spread of debris.
The vanguard of the unions
reached the ball park about noon.
They found every gate to the park
closed and barred and policemen
lined up stif1y at all these entrances.
Delegation after delegation ar
rived. The crowd increased enor.
mOusly as the streets in the neigh
borhOOd of Broad and Huntington
avenue discharged thousands. At
1890 there were more than 10000
men and women swirling around the
park, keeping close to the high fence.
The policemen kept their places
calmly, merely ordering the mob TO
keen in motion.
Mounted men rode slowly around
the mark, the riders erect and alert,
but refra'ning from threatening ges-
lures
Refused Use of Park.
Suddenly the crowd realized that
Pratt and Murphy, with members of
the committee of ten, had arrived in
an automobile and were demanding
admittance to the park. There was
a surging toward the gate where
they were arguing. 1t was obvious
that the number of police had in
creased. Telephone calls had brought
retachments from car brns and po-
lice stations, where they had been
held in reserve,
There was a buster of words be-
tween the union chiefs and the lieu
tenants on duty at the main gate
of the park.
Then Pratt's machine swept out
into the open and somebody started
the cry that the union chiefs were
leading a march 10 the city hall, a
veil was raised: "On to the city
halli"
The multitude. disorganized and
unexplained, swept on without re-
sistance for several blocks.
Negro Police Took "A Hand.
A short distance from the ball
park a squad of Brownies" the
negro policemen, blocked the street.
They we're ordered to tear into the
crowd, and they did IL. At the same
moment a troop of mounted men
rode into the crowd from the side,
cutting off a thousand or more of
the marchers from the main body.
1t was the beginning of the strategy
Taylor had planned, to divide the
mob into sections and then hammer
each section into the nearest side
street The plan was carried out
Systematically
Al York street Taylor's men rip
ped into the first OF the sections,
clubbing savagely. The mounted
mar drove the people against the
sides Of buildings, pushing them
hard until they yelled for mercy.
Frequently you could not tell what
waB going on in the thick OF the
press. You saw a club sweep up
ward and downward, heard a thud
and a yell of pain. The police horses
knocked men down and women
spraWling The air rang with
curses. II was as ugly spectacle
as ever was seen on any street or
this City of Brotherly Love.
Street by street, the details OF po-
lice. directed by a general, this man
Taylor. hammered disOrderly union
ism on the public highway
Knscked Women Down.
There Was long series OF en-