The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-05
Enforced Departure Of Strikebreakers Brings
 Peace
SOLDIERS ORDERED TO SHOOT TO KILL
One Striker Is Killed During the Night. While Two Others Are Injured-No Demonstra-
 tions At Chicago

MoComb City, Miss, October 4.-With the enforced departure late this after noon of the last of the strikebreakers brought here by the Illinois central railroad came the first real assurance of the restoration of peace after : hours of excitement and spasmodi, rioting.
 The people of McComb City demanded that the strikebreal4ers be removed and the 132 men were placed on board heavily guarded special train and hur rfed to New Orleans.
 Sixty soldiers. armed with ball cart ridges and with orders to shoot to kill if necessary, accompanied the speciai train south as far as Magnolia. This action by the military authorities prob ably prevented another pitched battle that might have proved more serious than the clash of last night.
 After the strikebreakers had agreed to get out of town at 10 o'clock, the departure of the train was delayeu three hours by protests from the rail road company. The people of the tow, began to exhibit signs of impatienea and mob spirit. About 30 minutes be fore the train left at 3.45 o'clock ]. number of these persons, well armed left the city going south and talSin,. up position near the railroad trael on which the special would have to pass en route to New Orleans.
 Strike leaders in automobiles finally persuaded the men to disband ana commit no overt act
 Three companies of Mississippi Ma tional Guard patrolled the streets :it dark and tonight the belief was eA pressed that the town would rema.n quiet.
 Shoot To Kill"
 "If any strikeb reaker makes a move to hurl any missile from the windows kill him on the spot If the train r fired upon at any time we will re turn the fire and you will shoot to kill"
 The foregoing final orders were givel just before fhe departure of the spr- ciaf train oS Maj George Hoskins oI Brookhaven, who was placed In charge of the soldiers aboard
 The strikebreakers were glad to get aboard and get away from the town.
 After night of excitement, which reached climax shortly after midnigl4 by the slaying of an Illinois Central railroad striker and a dynamite ex- plosion near the railroad shops, Mo Comb City awoke this morning to find quiet had been restored
 The streets in the vicinity of the Illi- nois Central railroad shops were patroled by the Natchez and Brooxhaven com panies of the Mississippi National Guard Two companies from Yazoo City and Laurel are expected to arrive here al noon.
 Two non-union men were quietly escort ed out of the city this morning by citi- zens of MeComb City. who openly pro claim that Tit ain't healthy in this town for 'scabs !"
 Strikebreakers Uneasy
 A squad of 125 strike breakers huddleu in one of the railroad companies build- ings under a heavy guard spent bad night, fearing an attack at any minute from the outside.
 1t is not improbable that Lem Haley. the aged striker who was shot down early this morning near the railroad shops. was victim of armed pickets placed there by the strikers. A young woman who says she witnessed the killing stated that Haley refused to halt when commanded; that shots followed and she saw him fall She said Haley shouted his name as he fell. and his assailant replied: Why ill h--ll didn't you tell us, Lem?' The latter then ulsappeafed III the uarhnessi she said
 Haley's friends assert that railroad guards killed him, but Sheriff Holbes expressed the belief that Haley was shot by his friends. Haley leaves wife and two children. The inquest over his body will be held late today.
 Here the entire blame for yesterday disturbance which led to the armed bat tie near the railroad shops is charged to al vi iQUPnrieS strikebreakers aboard the special train. E. NJ. Montgomery and Edward Harmes, strikers received painful injuries in the encounter.
 'l was standing near the train of strike b, ea1ers when it pulled in,' said Deputy United States Marshal L. NJ. Jones today, and saw fully peck of stones and brick bats piled on the floor of the luggage car. Before the train came to stop. q shower of rocks poured fl fom the coaches, and immediately there was re- turn voliey of rocks from the crowd out side A man in one of the coaches then showed a revolver through a window and leveled it at me. drew my revolver and taking quick aim shouted to him to get back As the train started, just then. a bullet from his revolver whizZed within about two feet of my head and struck an automobile occupied by two young men across the roadway I was struck in the side by a stone thrown rom the tram, hut was uninjured except for a bruise"
 Marshals To Enforce Law
 Seventeen deputy United States mar shals are here for the purpose of enforce ing the provisions of the federal injunc- ton secured by the Illinois Central Rail- road company.
 The authorities today are making q investigation into the dyna- mite explosion which startled the town about 1:30 a. m., and led to rumors that the railroad shops had been blown up. A large hole was blown in tho ground several hundred feet from the Only the moulders and car penters remain at work at the big shops of the Illinois Central here, oth- CT wise the plant is idle.
 Strikers assert that the killing of Haley and the wounding of Canton and Curtis is directly traceable to special officers employed by the railroad com pany. They assert that the three strikers were together going to their homes between 1 and ? o'clock this morning when they were felled by bull lets which came from the direction of the Illinois Central yards.
 Open Shops At Chicago