The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-11
BOSTON TO HAVE
NAVAL GUARD
Acting Secretary Roosevf !
So Instructs Naval Yard {
Commandant. :
OTHER STRIKES THREA: |
Mob in Sympathy With Po-
hcemen-Fatal Shots
During Melee.
OTHER STRIKES THREAE

Washington, Sept. 11.-Acting Sec
retary Roosevelt today instructed the
commandant of the Boston navy yard
to establish a naval provost guard
during the police strike. The guard
will be charged with keeping order
among the naval personnel, but will
not have any police authority so far
as civilians are concerned.
Mayor Sees Union Leader.
Boston, Sept. 1.-THE suggestion
or FEDERAL aid Is due to the fear that
certain unions affiliated with the
their threat to call sympathetic
strikes. The greatest danger is that
the firemen's union may strike.
Late today Mayor Peters consented
to see President O'Donnell and Busi :
ness Agent Jennings, Of the Central
Labor union, who were present at
the American Federation of Labor
convention at Greenfield when reso-
lutions were adopted calling upon
union organizations In Boston to meet
tonight and vote on the question OF
going out in support of the striking
policemen.
RIotIng Broke Afresh.
Boston, Sept. 11.-Despite the efforts
OF state troops and volunteer policemen,
riottng broke out afresh In the streets S
Of Boston today, resulting In the death
Of one man and the arrest Of scores
Of rioters.
The dead man Is believed to be Ray.
nond Barros, a sailor who was shot TO
death in fremont street by a volunteer
policeman when he attacked a state
suardsman.
So serious had the situation arising
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Gov. Coolidge today dispatched a tele-
gram to the secretary Of war and the
secretary of navy at Washington, re.
questina that they be ready to send fed
eral troops to Boston at once upon de.
mand.
al WISH" teIearaphed the governor,
that you would hold yourself In readl-
ness to render assistance from forces
under your command Immediately upon
appeal which ! may be forced to make
to the president"
Today's fatal shooting occurred at a
subway entrance at fremont and Boyls-
ton streets, in the heart of the city.
The disturbance started when word
reached the Lagrange street police sta
ton that big crap game was in prog
ress in fremont street. Company F, of
the Twelfth state regiment, was hur-
ried to the scene at double time.
the gamblers The troopers charged
into the game and commanded the
players to put up their hands. The
troopers and policemen with drawn re-
vovers. forced back the crowd and
formed a hollow square about the
forty four dice shooters and in this
manner marched them down the street.
Mob In Sympathy.
The mob evidently sympathzed with
the officers and there was hooting at
those arrested. Cries Of Don't arrest
them; line 'em up and shoot EN- came
from all sides.
Fighting broke out in isolated spots
in the mob and during the melee some
shots were fired resulting in the death
of Barros fifteen minutes after he had
been rushed to a hospital.
Eyewitnesses said that Barros had
attacked a guardsman and he was shot
by special policeman. There were
disturbances throughout the city today.
A number of guardsmen charged an
other big crap game on the common.
around, which a great crowd had col
lected. The players were ordered to
throw up their hands and after collect :
ing $50 of them the troopers marched
them to the station.
The total casualties OF the rioting
up to noon today was five dead and
many injured. Miss Margaret Walsh
is in the hospital today from gun
shot wound in the stomach, received
last night when troops fired on mon.