El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-13
QUIET.
MINES WORKING
No Disturbance Following
Deportation of Agita-
tors From District.


baseball park at Warren. about four
miles from Eisbee. AS the process
sion neared the park a score nt
mounted deputy sheriffs and hundreds
OF guards ON foot. drew up at the
sides of the big gates as the prison
ers filed iu- The citizens escort re-
NAMED outside the park, drove the
crowds so yards back from the fence
and then deuIuyal around the grounds
News that "a roundup was under
way had spread rapidly throughout
the district and hundreds OF automo-
biles loaded with women and children,
who feared to remain i'm Eisuee. were
on hand TO greet the clllzeIs and t1e-r
prisoners. AS the i rs. W marched
INTO the park derisive cheer went up
from the stands. Some of the leaders
attempted 20 take advantage OF tire
rest afforded by the delay in the ar
rival OF the special train 70 preach
their doctrines 10 the crowd OF spec
Every House Searched
About half of the guards rushed
back 20 E5sbee and Lowell and started
a systematic search OF eye-E rromlnS
house and restaurant iu the two cities.
Others returned 10 the plaza where
the pickets who had escaped the llrst
raid were making t.uld EFFORT TO
keep I'D the picket line and Still other
SQUADS invaded the residence districts
and arrested every man who could not
satisfactorily account for his pres
ence.
Thorough Cleanup.
Every few minutes a squad OF men
would dash through the streets in the
direction OF the home or place OF Dus--
ness of some known sympa-llzer with
the I. ~. W. and few We're fortunate
enough TO evsde the searche-s- For
four hours after the first bis raid
the streets We're filled with armed
men and Nac0 road, leading to War
zen. was dotted with small groups OF
citizens marching proudly toward the
baseball park with from ten TO 100
Special trains from Douglas brought
scores OF additional citizens and
rifles and the men from the smelter
city stationed themselves south nd
southwest of Risbee and Lowell. cut
ting off the only avenue Of escape for
citizens squads. Street car traffic
was blocked by the crowds. stores
were closed. the mines shut down all
day and practically the entire ponu-
laUou Of tie warren district as
semhled at the baseball park 20 watch
the departure of the captives-
Given Chance to work.
AT noon a special train OF a cars
arrived az the park from Douglas. As
the train pulled In the prisoners Were
and up ruuWaEs 10 the cay doors Here
the sheriff and a delegation of citi-
zeus questioned each man are You
working do You want TO work.
and, Have YOU any one 10 vouch for
v0U- were the principal questions.
The majority OF those who answered
any or all OF the questions in the af-
-irmative were released The greater
mum oer of the men. however. declared
that they We're not WorElDE- would
not work and could give no refer
-Iees- Their answers We're frequently
inrerspersed with curses and they
were given no second chance.
Given Food and Water
EItF men We're placed In each car
with food and drink 10 last them until
the crowd cease cheering as the men
entered the cars This was when
IS illiam b Cle1ry. a prominent at
.orney OF EiSbee, marched C=ti1ntly
1p the runway and took his place in
3 cattle car Cleary, known through
1ur the southwest as a labor aEitaror
was warned early in the morning that
le III ighr be included in those rounded I
1D- He was taken in custody while
irving from the city in an auto /
mobile AMI placed in the baseball
park with the crowd
Several other prominent residents .
~ the district. whose syUUarhies
we're known TO be with the 7 W W. /
wooded being deported only upon the .
pleas OF friends. who promised TO .
stand good for their conduct I'm the F.
uture. The train left ar 1927. heav- !
II guarded by deputy sheriftS-
Sheriff Wheeler. former Arizona I
anger. who is known here as the I
ouiEht tha- he believed the citizens F
md officers were IN complete control /
II the situation and that he expected .
10 further trouble with the T. w W. I