Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-14
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Members of Education Somng Leaves New York for Chicago
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Member of Mob Storming
Smelling Plant Shot Dead.
THREE OTHERS WOUNDED
Deputy Sheriffs at Perth Amboy
Drive Back Crowd of People.
MORE TROUBLE NOW FEARED
Four Hundred Men Are Sworn In.
in Anticipation of Another
Attack.

PERTH AMBOY. y. j., June IA
thousand striking laborers stormed the
plant of the American Smelling and Re
timing Company here early today and
were fired on by deputy sheriffs One of
the strikers was killed and three others
were wounded. With the first volley the
strikers fell back.
The man killed was Steven Dudock He
was shot twice through the neck. Those
Injured are in a critical condition The
strikers succeeded in setting fire to a
part of the fence surrounding the works
before they were driven back by the Of
ficers. After retreating out of range they
held a parley and the strike leaocrs de-
clared that they would make another
charge and get inside OF the works, even
at the cost of more lives.
Sheriff Bollschweiller immed .ately took
steps to swear in 400 additional deputies
and said he would refrain as long as pos
slble from calling on the militia.
Governor Talks With Sheriff.
Gov. Wilson called up the sheriff on the
long-distance telephone from Trenton be-
fore o'clock this morning and notified
him that an adequate guard of militia
men would be sent if the sheriff deemed
it expedient.
The rattle of revolver shots sent over
the heads of the rioters as they storrned
the plants hurling stones kept the resi-
dents of the city awake most of the night
Brig. Gen. d. J. Collins, In command of
:he National Guard OF New Jersey, was
still on the scene, and today the order
for troops will go out If quiet does not
prevail.
The strike is a peculiar one, involving
as it does no particular craft, but being
made up variously of laborers Of the
American Smelling and Refining Com
pany, section hands from the northeastern
division of the Lehigh Valley railroad,
men, women and girl employees OF the
Perth Amboy Tobacco Company, laborers
of the Barber Asphalt Company and
other minor plants.
Saloons Closed.
The order to keep saloons closed in
the vicinity Of the plants was contin-
ued today and extra precautions were
taken to prevent the starting OF fires.
At the smelling company's works two
small gatling guns have been set up
in the Office.
A mob of 1000 men last night made
an attack on the plant Of the American
Smelling and Refining Company,
threatening to burn the buildings.
They were repulsed by two volleys
from rifles in the hands of police and
detectives guarding the plant, but no
one was injured. Retiring to a small
building used as trolley car waiting
room they set fire to it. When a fire
company responded to an alarm it's
members were attacked and forced to
retreat leaving the building to burn.
Two Of the fremen were injured by
stones
Trolley Car Attacked.
freight train was stopped. trolley
car containing passengers wa; attacked.
second building owned by the trolley
company was burned down, and an at
tempt was made to set fire to third
structure. but armed men drove of the
attacking rioters by shooting over their
heads.
While the mob was burning the second
trolley waiting room car containing q
dozen passengers approached. Some OF
the mob had revolvers and fired shots
through the car windows. while others
hurled stones. The motorman put on full
speed and the passengers threw them
selves on the floor the car flashed
through the lines of rioters.
May Not Need Militia.
TRENTON, y. j.. June li.-Tlrere is no
immediate likelihood OF any New Jersey
troops being called out In connection with
the strike at Perth Amboy. Adjt. Gen.
Sadler. who is on the ground. telephoned
the governors Office at noon today that
the sheriff OF M.ddlesex county had the
situation well in hand. and did not at the
present time need the assistance OF the
militia