The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-11

Avery street Washington ard fremont
since last night were driven out At tho
point Of the bayunCt 10y u company OF
state guradSmCn tonight. Thrr" were
fifteen dice games in progress, with
about 1000 participants and spectators,
when the troops arrived. Al double
Quick time the soldiers drove IN" crowd
before them and then stationed guards,
closing The street.
Private Carl Mead Of the First troop
state cavalry. when driving the crow"
out of Scollay square tonight WAS hi
on tho head with a bottle and knocked
from his horse. He was taken I" police
headquarters unconscious.
Firty-thrcc members Of the mctr0poli'
tan police force who have been On cmcr'
gcncy duty during the strike and who
were ordered tn patrol Sc0llay square
tonight refused and were imlncdiatrl!
suspended. They marched in Il body t
headquarters Of the ppliccmcn'S unior
at Fay Hall and took out applications
for membership.
Vas noon today when Mayor Peters
assumed control Of what was left Of tho
police department and called upon tn
state guard To assist him in preserving
order. Al the same time he asked Gov
crnor Coolidge for additional troops IRON
outside the city. The governor immCdi
atrly called cat the fourth brigade. com
prisinS men from cities and towns in th'
metropolitan district. and this ccvn!nt
he ordered out the 14th infantry iron
the Cape and thc 10th infantry from
western Massachusetts Boston aiS'
furnished a motor transport unit
troop of cavalry and an ambulance com
pany.
Force Sufficient.
This force was believed sufficient Il
cope with III" situation immediately
resulting from tho strike of polio" las
night, but IN" threat that SymTtth"ll'
strikes mlkht hc declared by III" cit!
trcn,n. street car mon. telephone op"r
ators and electrical workers and oth'
organized bodies affiliated with tn
american Federation Of Labor was no
lightly regarded. Accordingly Cover
nor Coolidge. sent word To the may"
tonight that he stood ready t" supple
mcnt the state guard by an apprt Il
the president for regulars.
Though not Technically under martin
law. tn. city WINS in compi"i" ""nlro
Of state troops under the direction Z"
tho mayor.
Scarcely Il district in the city fail"l
this morning 10 show evidences OF law
lc.snrS& In some instances truck!
were hlokrd UP to stores who's" Win
duws had h"rn smashed. and d"!'hrrat"
Is headed with lunt. Numhrrl"S" per
sons were rrhhrd lplr" games f"l
VARYING yiakrS were boldly opened il
tn" streets and ON B"stUn Common
where professional gamblers found mci
with money! ono man on IN" common
had Just p"rk,.r"d cni1IS of so" wh"F
ne was ku"rk"d in tn" head and. h!
rul Eak"n pilcr crimes Of r"N"IllnH
naturr were committed. nTT"tcci"C
women wrr" hrulally assaulted.
BURGLARY .nSurIurn jumped GurInf
the day rrrrt - :" - cents on con
Tracts rrirrrru rio; and civil C"mm"'
llrn.' All companies writing such in
Surancn reported abnormal business. 1t
WA estimated 10y Underwriters that
h,Iy-Ilrv insurance written today had
RIM we'll into tons oC millions Of dol
lars
Secret srrvic" men who watched the
r.,iIrrod etniiuns carefully today said
That crooks were coming mt" tn" cliy
bv every tram.
y. Gore, III" cavalry and infantry had
had Succeeded m clearing H'"'Ihy
.uI1r. one Volunteer policeman and
three. state cunrlsm"n had been injured
and taken I, hospital. All w"r" hit
rn III" had by dying missiles. mostly
h"ltI"S.