The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-11
-FOUR DEAD,
SCORE HURT
IN BOSTON
Governor Asks Secretary Of Navy
TO Hold Forces in Readiness for
Call to Supply Additional
\ Troops to Help Police the City.
STRIKE OF ALL LABOR
ORGANIZATIONS FEARED
Federation Calls Meeting Tonight
When Question Will Come Up
Many Women Among injured
in Rioting Which Is Unchecked.

io~ton, sept. ii.--tso,crnOr Coota
i,igc this afternoon by proclamation
took over complete control of the
situation surrounding tile pDllsp
strike and US, ~ military iorucs Ia
itrsion. The governor said hc took
this action la his capacity ar COM
nlai,tlor in chief OF the military forces
Of the state. all OF whsch have becli
called Oat.
After two hour DISCUSSION with
labor leaders of tho possibility oT a
general stIil,S Mayor Peters this aft
crnuoIi sg,id that "eNtf,onc present
oppressed dcsirc to- avert "a general
strike"
roston. Sept Governor Cool
idgc today Wlred the secretary of the
navy request That naval forces to
Ice held IN readiness for a call to sup
ply additional troops for Boston's pro-
'ectiou, With six regiments OF state
guards under arms the governor has
modified all tie forces at his COM
mand.
The third day of the police strike
opened with casualty list OF -four
Killed and nearly score, including
four women, injured, as result OF
the activities of state troops IN poiic-
ing the city last night The military
forces, 1900 IN numpcr. were under
orders to restore lawiui conditions. To
the point Of using ammunition with
which they were provided, II ncces-
sary.
Tine death today ~ a young woman
believed to be- Miss Margaret Walsh
brought the number OF last nights
riot victims Go four Another death
occurred when Raymond Bayers OF
Cambridge tried TO escape from state
guards who had rounded up "A group
of i5 participants In dice games on
Boston Common
Gcialsd Strikc ESaraI.
Possibility that the situation would
| develop into general strike as the
result Of the action of the state
~ Labor I'm ordering sympathetic
strike vote of the Boston unions to-
I night WIS discussed on all sides. Car
men. ircmen. telephone workers, ana
7 several other organizations had al
ready offered their support to the po-
lice through delegates TO the central
body.
Public cooperation In the restora
ton Of law ANA order WAS sought hy
] Mayor Peters In proclamation In
| which lac urged every inhabitunt OF
| Boston to keep calm and In good
temper and 10 avoid unnecessary
crowding and lettering In the streets
or any other action which may ere
ate confusion OF excitement.
Richard H. Resmis, a striking po'
liccman. was shot and dangerously
wounded thir morning Al the huspi'
tai he said that he had been shot hi
Police Sergeant John ID. Mcdonald.
According 20 the sergeant the shot
was nred 10y Abraham kprp. u store
keeper in the south end. vino eNpinin'
ed thnt hc thought some one was at
tempting 20 break into his shop, saw
lteemts rushing toward him ana fired
karp was arrested
ShontiIcg,, Investigated.
Bfiradler General Samuel D. Par
d ker who BIS acting as administrative
head of the military ana police force
b in the city set under way today az
investigation of the shooting In IN
south Tosion district IN wAioh tw'
& persons were killed ana many Injured
: South Boston gave the authorize
{ tine most trouble lasf night stat
} guurd-men arriving Rrs; were sont I
( that disi-ict and were immcdlatel
I greeted with showers Of stones. Dur
- ing one of the outbreaks the troop'
unable tu clear the streets hy hrin
. into the air, turned their guns on th
/ mob. A dozen men dropped 10 IN
b pavement one man was killed tl
most instantly while second die
a Of his wounds within a short time
81 Many Others were seriously injured