Arizona republican., 1919-10-05
SCORES INJURED 1. IN RI0T AMONG
 Auyssl, sAsn -n,,,rno 5ittL STRIKERS
First Serious Outbreak at Gary Involves Thousands Company of Militia Is Held in Readiness for Action = Hospitals Filled Many Arrested
Republican A. P. Leased Wirel


 CARY, Ind, Oct. 4. - Serious
 rioting broke out late today when thousands of steel strikers and
 others hurled bricks and stones,
 fought the police, deputy sheriffs
 and city firemen, injurins prob
 ably scores. A local company of
 militia was notified by city of
 ficals to be in readiness for duty.
 No shots were fired. The fight
 ing spread virtually all over the
 south part of the city.
 The local hospitals were soon
 filled with the injured and the city
 jail too was filled with men ar
 rested. The fighting was of
 fierce nature, between squads as
 well as between individuals and
 spread rapidly.
 The trouble started when strikers were leaving a union mass meeting. Several thousand strikers who were at the meeting and others in the streets were involved.
 The immediate cause of the rioting, the first serious disord der here since the strike was called September 22 was the presence of number of non- strikers on a street car on their way to the steel mills to work
 The car was halted at Tenth avenue by a passing Michigan Central train The strikers began to hoot and jeer the men on the car, according to the police and soon sticks and stones be- gan to fly.
 After the motorman and conductor had fled from the car, passenger att tempted to pacify the crowd. Ills words were met by more missiles, it was reported.
 A riot call was telephoned to the police. The frs. policemen were over whelmed.
 Then a second riot call brought the of the police force, about 100 men. These were followed by nearly 500 special policemen, the fire men and between 200 and 300 special deputy sherlffs.
 The fight continued. Men with broken heads, cuts and other injuries were hurried away to the hospitals Early in the fighting, it was said, 25 or 30 persons had been taken to the hospitals.
 As the rioting continued, the police arrested more than a score.
 In the meantime Mayor Hodges and Chief of Police Forbus notified of ficers of the local militia company tc be in readiness for duty if needed.
 The police finally obtained the upper hand after sending out two squads armed with riot guns. It was no necessary to fire shot.
 A light rain aided the authorities 1T auelling disturbances and the rioterG finally were dispersed and most o1 them went to their homes.
 Shortly after o'clock, Mayo Hodges issued 8 statement announcins that the police had control of tn, situation. At that time fifty men hat been taken into custody. Twenty-fivs were locked up according to the police while others had been released an( others were being questioned.
 Incomplete reports to the polio, showed that 40 or 50 persons had beer injured, four of them policemen. Non, were fatally hurt.
 Late tonight Mayor Hodges an nounced that eleven companies of tn, state militia had been ordered to talk charge of the situation at Gary an, also at Indiana Harbor where som rioting occurred Friday night. H said the first company would arriv at a. m. tomorrow.
 The mayor blamed "moonshine wiskey largely for tonight's riotins Several raids were made on privat homes for contraband whiskey. A fe, days ago several stills were found.
 Late tonight 31 persons were hel by the police. Among them was woman. Charges of melting to rio probably will be made against severs of the prisoners. Sporadic outbreak occurred in scattered neighborhoods.