Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-01
Fifteen are Injured and q
Dozen Arrests Made in
Lawrence, Mass. Demon
stration-1200 Men Idle.
IS A PROTEST TO
IMPRISONMENT
Trial Of Ettor and Giovan-
nltti and Caruso Opened
,,s'p ''sv2 s,s,., ems EN- Today-Many
men Called.

Lawrence, Mass, Sept. 30.--Riot,re
marked the beginning OF the twentv.
four hour general strike Of tha indus.
trial Workers OF the World "a = nro-
test against the imprisonment ~
Joseph J. Ettor and Arturo Giovan-
nitti. leaders OF the oreaniy.t,on
whose trial on charge Of murder ha',
gan at Salem today. Fifteen nersons
were injured and dozen arrests wers,
made. ~ 4 y q q ~
Ofsthe 10000 textile Operatives. am
were idle. =, -@'Ys'O 4,
Pickets had numerous conflicts with
employes going to the mills. A dossns
aIIests We're made for attacks upon
cnlidren, women and men, some OF
tnose taken being armed with revol-
vers, KNIVES or other weapons. such
as hammers, bolts or pieces OF iron.
One OF the most serious disturb.
ances was near the Everett mill. A
Dig crowd of pickets gathered and be.
came % threatening that the police
charged them. welding their /, clubs
Freely Several persons were injured
One man who was knocked frcm, =
street car, WAC taken to 4 hospital.
Where It was said his condition was
serious sasT. y ~
The mornings trouble began at Es-
sex and Mill streets. A fireman vas
escorting his Dung daughter to her
work when h was attacked by
crowd OF pid cts. The fireman s,ic-
ceeded in g9 ing the women safely
within the mP4l gates after which he
returned and pointed out man who.
he claimed, had struck his daughter.
The alleged assailant was arrested.
In another affray a boy was struck
over the head with bottle and rem
dered unconscious. Cars bearing the
workers were intercepted by pickets
and stalled for time
Leaders OF the Industrial Workers
OF the World Eaid that the organiza-
ton could not be held responsible for
the disturbances. which they attrib-
uted to "excitable youngsters"
The leaders were undecided as to
future plans pending the arrival this
afternoon of William d. Haywood.
general organizer OF the Industrial
Workers Of the World, who is on his
way here from Chicago A mass meet
ing was arranged for 8 o'clock.
In addition to the local police force
numbering $50, there are on duty so
members of the state police.
sympathize With Pair.
Quincy. Mass, Sept. 3o.--Thirty
granite quarries were closed today
because OF strike OF laborers in pro-
test against the imprisonment OF
rttop onA Ci0vo
A large body Of quarrymen march
ed through the district and ordered
out those at work. Police patrol wag-
made.
Start to Pick Jury.
Salem, Mass, Sept 30-Three hun.
,dred and fifty possible Jurors were at
the Essex county court house today
when the trial Of Joseph w. Ettor and
Arthur Giovannitti, Industrial Workers
Of the World, and Joseph Caruso. 4
mill worker, was called.
The three men are charged with
being concerned in the alleged muir
der of Anna Lopizzo during the tex
tile strike in Lawrence last January.
Caruso as principal and Ettor and
Giovannittf as accessories before the
fact.
The panel Of talesmen summoned
was the largest ever summoned for q
capital case. In Essex county and the
court room was not big enough to
hold them all.
The first step was expected to be
the filing of a motion with Judge Jo-
seph p. Quinn for the discharge OF
the entire venire on the ground that
in many instances the names were
illegally drawn. Arguments OF the
question were expected to consume
considerable time, according to q
statement made last night by Fred w.
Hazelwood of Portland, Ore, one OF
the counsel for the defense.
Ettor, Giovannitti and Caruso were
brought to the court house handcuffed
together Inside counsel rail, in ad.
dition to Attorney Hazelwood, were
Fred H. Moore Of Los Angeles, w.
Scott Peters of Haverhill, John p IS.
Mahoney Of Lawrence and Geo. e.
Roewell, representing Ettor and Clio
yanitti, James H. Sick Of Lynn, attor-
ney for Caruso, and District Attorney
Harry G. Attwill. who IL conducting
the states case.
It was expected that the impanell-
ing OF tho jury would not be completed
tor two Or three days.