The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-03
lombard PLANT

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struck yesterday. Three hundred riv-
eterS returned to work att O'Clock but
by 10 o'clock they had induced the
workmen in six departments of the
plant to walk out. The shops were i'm
mediately closed and it was said the
entire plant with its 5000 workmen
would be closed this afternoon
Four Cavalry Troops Coming.
Pittsburg, Pa, May 3.-Four cav
airy attachments of the Pennsylvania
National Guard were expected to ar
rive in Braddock today following the
final rioting there yesterday, in which
two persons were killed, four probably
fatally wounded and a score less seri-
ously hurt.
Troops started from Harrisburg,
Sunbury and Tyrone last night shortly
after orders were issued by Governor
Brumbaugh, calling them to strike
duty and these will be Joined here by
Troop H of Pittsburg. Two regiments
of infantry. the Eighteenth of Pitts
burg and the Tenth of Greensburg, are
held here in readiness for immediate
service.
Brig. Gen. A. J. Logan, commander
of the Second brigade, remained all
night at his headquarters in local
hotel working out details of the move
ment of the troops.
| dock. Fearing another outbreak cit
liens sworn in as deputies patrolled
| the streets while more than 800 guards
and deputies armed with riot guns
guarded the Edgar Thompson works
of the Carnegie Steel company, where
Yesterdays rioting occurred, a-..z
! Socialist Editor Arrested
other arrests were expected today in
connection with the commitments is
sued by Coroner Samuel c. Jamison as
a result of the riot. Seven labor lead
ers. among whom were Fred Merrick,
a former Socialist newspaper editor.
| J. H. Hall and Anna Bell were arrest
ed last night and are being held, each
on a charge of being an accessory be-
| fore and after the act of murder.
| Three others were taken into custody
early today and placed in Jail. Hall
was questioned especially regarding a
| note which was alleged to have been
found in his possession and which
read:
Five killed. IA injured. Phone Nc.
FNamara to meet NJ
The corner of the note was torn off
and apparently the letter e. was
missing after the M the coroner
said. Hall refused to tell who NC
Namara" was.
Quit Work at II A. NJ.
those who involuntariIy became idle
garment workers out of work was
|
| strike of $4,000 in sympathy with
those who involuntary became idle
when their employers declared a lock-
out last week. Officers of the union
estimated that 100000 persons in al
are affected.
The principal demand Of the striker:
IS for continuance of the provision
in the 1910 protocol under which pref
erence was promised union mem bers
Orders for, the strike were post.
ed in 1000 factories in and neal
this city early today The workers
were directed by the union officials tC
quit the shops at II o'clock a. m. anC
go quietly to their headquarters in
halls. The strikers will join the 30.
600 other garment workers already
locked out from 400 factories con
. trolled by members of the Manufac
turers' Protective association. A larg,
! part of the women's clothing industr,
of the United States is represented b!
the shops.
Union officials announced they hat
} received word that most of the indie
t pendent cloak and suit manufacturer
were willing to grant all the demand
; of the strikers as soon as the strik
went into effect and the demands wer
: formulated.
Ocean Cargoes Tied Up.
New York, May 3.-Steamship pier
Z are piled high with freight which can
> not be moved and fifty steamer
, are at anch0r In the (ndrDOr TO
8 day unable to reach the wharves be
cause of the strike of marine engineer
which has tied up $50 tug boats. com
posing about IS per cent of the Graf
D engaged in such service, in New Yorl
harhor.
8 The only relief on this, the thir
Q day of the tieup, was afforded by tn
l action of some of the railroad com
: panies in acceding to the demands O
the engineers. Among them was tn
4 Lehigh Valley railroad, whose tug
are in operation today together wit
O those of the New York Central an
New York, New Haven & Hartfor
0 roads. Owners of about 80 other tn
I, boats also have yielded to the demand
: of the men. other companies declin
. ed to pay the increase in wages.
Reopen Besieged Plants.
Encouraged by the presence c
troops a number of manufa cturin
plants which were closed yesterday re
. stunned operations today, and other
announced their intention of reopenin
tonight when 1t was announced ths
Brig. Gen. A. ]. Logan, commandin
a the Second brigade, expected to hav
? the Eighteenth infantry and the othe
a units un0er him in camp before night
: fall.
Picket on Job This A. NJ.
, A lone picket appeared at the E6
# gar Thompson plant in Braddock 500
: after o'clock and taking a positio
just outside the Thirteenth street er