The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-11
TROOPS
GUARDING
BOSTON
More Than Six Thousand State
Militia Patrolling Princi
pal Streets Of City
Today.
TWO HOOTERS KILLED
Rainy Night Did Not Prevent Riots
In Which Stones and Clubs
Were Used
Freely.
TWO HOOTERS KILLED

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| BOSTON, Mass, Sept 11.-Wlth
more than 6,70O troops of the state
guard patrolling the principal streets
| today, Boston was virtually an armed
camp on the second day of the police
strike.
! The city was quiet early today fol
! lowing a night in which two looters
were shot to death by guardsmen aad
more than score, including four girls,
wounded.
Rain which fell intermittently
throughout the night. failed to Keep
the crowds indoors and Riots N
4 which thousands of men and buys
clashed with the military, hurllng
stones and using clubs, were fire.
| quent.
There were no indications Of an
early settlement Of the strike today.
! Mayor Peters, in a statement, de-
clared the restoration OF order was
the first object to be obtained and
that the strike would be taken up
when the city was under control.
Leaders of the striking police de-
clared the men were as determined
as ever to hold out for recognition
| of the union.
In South Boston. where the mill
tary fired on men and boys looting a
store. Anthony Carr, "a, and Robert
Sheehan, 16, were instantly killed,
while four girls, who were watching
/ the looting and refused to move
away when ordered to do so, were
seriously injured. One man was
killed in a street brawl.
Roting Renewed.
| BOSTON, Mass, Sept. 11.-R1oting
was renewed here at IL o'clock today
when state troops attempted to break
UP throngs of gamblers on Boston
| Common. An unidentified sailor was
shot when he was alleged to have
! led an attack on the guardsmen.
The soldiers were marching more
than a score of gamblers along IRE
mont street when the crowd attempt
ed to release the prisoners. Shots
| fired in the air failed to stop the
ATTACKS. The crowd was finally dis
! persed by bayonet charges.
! Governor Coolidge despatched the
following telegram to the secretaries
of war and navy today:
"The entire state guard of Massachu-
sets has been called out. At present
| the city of Boston is orderly. There
are rumors Of very general strike l
wish you to hold yourself in readiness
| to render assistance from forces
under your command Immediately on
appeal which may be forced to make
to the president
Calvin s. Coolidge, governor
Homes that a settlement Of the
strike might be effected through
conferences between the Citiz ems
Protection committee and the leaders
of the striking police raded today
when John +. McInnes, president of
the police union said:
Nothing doing. A police union
and affiliation with the American
IFederati ton Of Labor is what we are
striking for and what we will accept
! only as a settlement"
! A vigilance committee composed
of ex-service men, has been formed
| in the West Roxbury district. All
have been sworn in as special police
men.
About fifty members Of the Boston
Automobile Dealers association went
on duty today to handle traffic
throughout the downtown districts.
| The Cooks and Walters union,
with a membership of $500, voted to
strike in sympathy with the police.
The strike will not be put into effect
until the Central Labor union votes
on the question of a general sympa-
thetic strike.
Ffftythree metropolitan police,
members OF the force m cnarge OF
the park system Of Greater Boston.
i refused to do police duty in the place