Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-14
Acting Mayor of Butte Is
Hurled From Second
Story Window.
ARMED RULE IS SET
OVER THE ENTIRE CITY
Federation Safe Seized Despite
Heavy Guard-All Saloons
Are Closed.

BUTTE. Mont, June 13.-Rioting Incl
dent to a revolt of two thousand union
men against the orders of their organiza-
ton continued tonight, in spite of the
armed rule set over the city after a
series of riots during the celebrations of
miners union day. All saloons were
closed for the first time in years, ex-
cept on election days. Hardware stores
were cleared of arms and ammunition by
the police and extra guards were sta
toned throughout the city.
When order seemed to be restored with
darkness and the extra sprecaution
against further violence a crowd Of min
ers. surrounded by the police, started to
pull the safe of the Western Federation
of Miners down Main street to keep 1t
out of the hands Of rioters tonight Four
hundred men took the safe from the fed
GRAFTON members and the police guard,
put 1t on wagon and carted 1t away
and announced they were going to dyna-
mite it.
Parade Is Attacked.
Trouble began when a parade was
started in celebration of the thirty-fourth
anniversary of the establishment Of q
than 1000 men, disgruntled by heavy as
sessments. refused to recognize the West
ern Federation OF Miners any longer.
Under the leadership of organizers of
the Industrial Workers of the World the
seceders attacked the parade, composed
OF more than half the labor bodies Of
Butte.
President Bert Riley Of the local
miners union and Parade Marshal Mi
chael Conway were knocked from their
horses by a volley OF stones. Other Of
ficers of the union were chased from the
line of march and took refuge in the
sheriff's office.
The parade was broken up and speak
ing exercises in the theater were aban-
doned because Of the stormy street
scenes. Then the rioters moved on the
union hall in the center of the city.
Every piece Of furniture in the building
was demolished and thrown into the
streets. A piano was tumbled down a
stairway and the books. records and
two safe of the union were cast out.
The ballot boxes. containing the $500 un-
recorded votes cast at the recent cleo
ton of union officers, were destroyed and
their contents emptied into the street.
Mayor Thrown From Window.
Acting Mayor Frank Curran. social
list, appealed to the rioters to dispense.
He was thrown from a second-story win
dow to the pavement. and was removed
to hospital severely injured.
Ten thousand persons watched the
demonstration. Policemen and sheriff's
deputies were powerless. Chief Of Police
Murphy sent out officers to close all
saloons. Half a dozen saloonkeepers who
refused to obey were taken to jail Hard
ware stores were ordered to secrete guns
and ammunition and prize fight was
forbidden.
Tho diepr,,pfled rniner~ hold q 1,o>tiDo
tonight to form a new union under the
Industrial Workers of the World. The
heavy special assessments that caused
dissatisfaction were levied as benefits for
the Michigan copper mine strikers. Some
OF the miners were paying as high
as $40 month. More than 100000 was
sent from Butte to Michigan. Although
the strike there had been lost the assess
ments continued. Those failing to pay
the assessment were DISTINGUISHED at the
recent union election.
Refuse to Show Cards.
Yesterday men employed at the Specu-
lator mine refused to exhibit their union
cards to walking delegates sent to in
spect them. The union officials informed
the mine management that the men
would not be allowed to go to work.
The men then marched down from Butte
Hill and last night called out the night
SHIFT. Men from the Butte and superior
mines also Joined the movement.
All mines were closed today for the
union holiday. All mining companies
here hold contracts with the Western
Federation of Miners and the managers
insisted that they would look to the fed
Grafton to furnish men for the mines.
The seceders from the local union. which
has 5000 members. declare that when
the mines reopen Monday the union will
not be able to furnish enough men for
the mines.