Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-10-04
STRIKE RIOTS
IN MISSISSIPPI
Militia Called Out to Pre-.
serve the Peace at
McComb City
ALL QUIET At SAN FRANCISCO
At Midnight, Time Set by Rail
road for wen to Return,
Expires.

(By Special Leased Wire TO New Mexican,
Jackson, Miss, Oct. AFTER re-
ceiving advices that hundreds OF heav-
lily armed men are today pouring into
McComb City from outlying rural Sec
tions, Governor Noel ordered the Laur-
ell and Yazoo City companies of mill
tia, to the scene of yesterdays con-
flict between strike-breakers and
strikers and sympathizers, to aid the
troops already on the ground.
Fatal Riot.
McComb City, Miss, Oct. 4.-State
troops are patrolling the streets of Nc
Comb City today end curbed the riot
ing that began late yesterday with an
attack on strikebreakers enroute south
on the Illinois Central railroad and
which eliminated early today in the
killing of Lem Haley, railroad strik-
er, and an explosion of dynamite
planted near the railroad shops.
1t was learned today that Carl Can
ton and Truly Curtis, both strikers,
were shot and badly wounded during
the night while walking near the II.
linois Central shops.
Strike Breakers Scared Out.
McComb City, Miss, Oct. Mot.
withstanding the presence of several
companies of troops sent here to pro-
tect them, the 103 Illinois Central
strike breakers barricaded here, ap-
pealed to the authorities to remove
them Immediately.
A mass meeting Of citizens, strikers
and sympathizers adopted resolutions
assuring the strike breakers against
molestation if they departed. A spe-
cial train will leave here with the
men, accompanied by 25 railroad spe-
cial agents, this afternoon for New
Orleans.
Sending Out Strike Breakers.
San Francisco, Oct. 4-The fourth
day of the shopmen's strike on the
Hartman lines opened without any in
dication of rioting about the stockade
which enclose the plants, although
two carloads of strikebreakers were
taken into the local yards last night.
According to e. L. Reguin, presi-
dent Of the federation, San Francisco
is to be the distributing point for
strikebreakers who will be sent to
the smaller shops along the road.
Reguin said the men bgought here
last night were not skilled mechanics.
Everything was quiet today at the
Oakland yards, where few strike
breakers are at work. Several cases
of air hose cutting on trains have been
reported but the lnion men disavow
any knowledge of or connection with
| it.
AT other points along the coast the
status of the strike remains un-
| changed
The time fixed by posted notices
for the return of the strikers to work
expires at midnight tonight, but SO far
as could be learned, few If any of the
men have yet taken advantage of the
offer.
State Rangers May Be Needed.
Denison, Tex, Oct. 4-Denison was
quiet today following last nights riot
ing by strike sympathizers. Notice
was issued, however. by officials of
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas rail-
road, that unless more adequate police
protection Is afforded by the city the
government will be asked for state
rangers.
Officials Act az Brakemen.
Roseburg, Oregon, Oct. 4.-Owing
to the refusal today OF trainmen to do
switching as result of the shop
mems strike, officials of the Southern
Pacific at this point are themselves
making up trains and coupling and un-
coupling cars.
Special Train Delayed.
McConb City, Miss, Oct. 4.-The
departure of the special train with
which the strikebreakers originally
were scheduled to leave for New Or.
leans at 10 O'Clock, was delayed on &C.
count of conference between the mil.
itary authorities and railway ofiicials.
At o'clock, it was said the time Of
Its departure was uncertain.