Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-23
G Comparative Quiet Reigns
About Standard Oil and
Tidewater Plants.
AUTHORITIES FORBID
PUBLIC FUNERAL
Committee Will Present Written
Agreement to Msn-Pelies Uneasy
Because Of Payday and Demand For
Wages Might lneits Diseerd-Mayor
Orders Saloons Closed - kinksad
Asks For 100 Additional Police.

quiet, in marked contrast WITH tne
three previous days of the week pre-
vailed in the Constable Hook section
of Bayonne, N. J.. today, around the
plants OF the Standard OIL Company
and the Tidewater Oil Company. which
have been closed because OF a strike OF
1000 men in the Standard Oil works
and the resultant disorder whereby
three men were killed and scores in
siured,
s.Crowds gathered AZ usual but no
threatened move was made. Desultory
fightAg occurred during the night but
the police said this was due to false
alarms Sheriff Kinkead and Commis-
sioner ofsPublic safety Wilson said to-
day they believe the situation was well
in hand and that there would be po
need of troops.
Two events set for today caused the
authorities some uneasiness. however.
and q strong force OF, police and depu-
ties were placed on duty. sQne OF these
was the funeral Of tho hrst victim OF
the riot, John Stranghlk. Altho for
bade q public funeral with music and
oyations. q church service conducted
by the clergymen Of the vicinity It was
declared would be permitted but
speeches were banned.
The other matter TO! cause unsasinesa
is the fact that this 1s pay day at the
works and It was thought some Of the
mon misht 70 to gse their wages and
this mi9ht inoits disorder. Kmksad
asked commAttee 70 defsr PAY for
veek and Ia that = tiny of The men
were. IN di16ess and sneads0 wAEas ht
would personally ny % collect the
money. The committees said they would
present the sherf6s View to the men.
sheriR Kinkead invited the striker
COMMITTEES which 10 headed by Jere-
miah ). Daily, 20 police hsadquartera
and asked him TO strongly counsel the
men to avoid further disorder. He sp-
pealed to them - kesp The mon on the
street. He said he believed the strike
could be settled without further blood
shed and he asked for the hearty CO.
operation which was promised.
II want to warn the strikers thru
you. as their committee" he concluded
"that I have Instructed my deputies to
arrest the farst man who hres q shot
and I have force enough TO do It.
nave 0kSO 1O0lIuSLCA AAy NORNsASOb -
any shots are nred from inside the
plant to 20 In there and get the man
or men Who did It"
Sheriff Kinkead announced that he
had asked authority from Governor
Fielder to gather an additional force ol
100 picked police officers from the city
in Hudson county under his jurisdic-
ton. These policemen. he said will
come to Bayonne. in uniform and will
be sworn in as special deputy sheriffs
They remain on strike duty until fur
ther orders.
Commissioners Of Public Safety wil-
son said in a statement that he beliAv-
ed the situation was well in hand
and that It win not be necessary to cal
out troops. He also announced that 8
volunteer city commission In the course
of the day, will act az mediators in Che
strike situation and will present to tht
Standard OIL official on behalf Of thu
committee Of strikers a formal writer
request for an increase in wages.
All tho saloons In Bayonrle were or.
dered closed today by Mayor Garvtr
and the order was generally obeyod
Heretofore only the Constable Hool
section has been affected.