The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-08-17
SOLDIERS STAY
IN THEIR CAMP
Will Not Patrol Streets Of
Columbus.
NO OFFICERS ON CARS

Force at His Command Are Failure
and Asks Sheriff to Recruit Depu.
ties-Adjutsnt General Weybreeht
Says Troops For Emergencies Only.
Mutinousl Policemen Dismissed.
Columbus, o., Aug. IT, Who's
1T in Columbus at the present time
is problem that is vexing the pub
lie. Mayor Marshall made the an.
nouncement that he will not be re.
sponsible for the operation of cars at
night until the police force il
strengthened. He also advised the
Rail-Light company to discontinue
service on its lines at night, but the
company refused to heed the sugges.
tion.
On the other hand, Adjutant Gen.
eral Weybrecht, speaking for Cover.
nor Harmon on the mayors state.
ment that he would not be respon.
sible for running cars at night, said:
whether or not the cars are run at
night is immaterial to the state.
The troops are here to protect the
people, and are ready to respond to
calls great or small. II any disorder
occurs they are ready to act"
Should there be an outbreak suffi.
clently violent to warrant the rush.
ing of soldiers to the scene, the mill.
tary authorities would, under such
conditions, take precedence over the
police and handle the situation to
suit themselves.
The military is insisting, however,
that there is no possibility of a clash
between the soldiers and the police;
that there is a complete understand.
ing on the question Of authority, with
both sides willing to go the limit in
the way of cooperation.
Governor Harmon for his part Is
also insisting that the oops are
here merely to put down rioting in
the event the police are not able to
cope with it,
Few Disturbances Reported.
Despite the absence of police from
cars and military patrols, there was
not great deal Of violence during
the night. Cars, however, were
stoned throughout the city. An un.
successful effort was made to blow
up a Linden car. No damage was
done. A company of Rail-Light de-
tectives rushed to the South Side in
automobiles and rescued a special
police officer who had been attacked
by crowd. He was saved from
brutal treatment by the scrambling
of members of the mob to get at him.
Governor Harmon detailed Major
George Florance of the Fourth regl.
ent as his personal representative at
police headquarters. He was detailed
when Mayor Marshall told the COVER
nor that If he suspected the mayor
was not doing everything possible to
control the situation, he should have
a military officer at headquarters to
report to him what was accom-
plished.
The Rail-Light company adopted a
new policy in handling 200 special
detectives brought to the city. Many
were placed on cars, where they ap-
peared as passengers. The men,
however, were armed, and were in
structed to alight and fight assailants
of cars. Other groups were held In
reserve with automobiles at their
disposal, ready for immediate trans
fer to riotous scenes.
Forty-three sticks Of dynamite were
found in a blackberry patch In the
western part of the city, where IL is
presumed II had been concealed by
strike sympathizers for future use.
The state emergency board was
asked by Governor Harmon this af-
ternoon to appropriate 100000 to de.
fray the expense of the troops in Co
lumbus on account of the streetcar
strike. II all of this is used it will
mean cost to the state of $1,000
The expense of the troops here be.
fore was 100000.
Director of Safety McCune has dis
missed from the police department
the 33 regular patrolmen who quit
work rather than obey the order of
the mayor to ride the streetcars. The
decision was given out at a hearing
of nearly an hour.
At the camp In the statehouse yard
military orders are more strict than
on the former occasion when troops
were quartered there. No one is al
lowed to pass In or out of the lines
without passport. Governor Har-
mon was halted at the capitol gates
and not allowed to pass until recog-
ninnd hu Tho ofRcar of the ouard