Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-11


BOSTON, September 1.-THE third
day of the police strike opened with
a casualty list of three persons killed
and nearly a score. including four
women, injured as a result Of the
activities of state troops in policing
the city. Two more deaths occurred to-
day.
The military forces. 5000 in num-
lawful conditions. to the point Of
using ball ammunition with which
they were provided, il necessary.
Control Maintained.
Success in quelling the rioting and
suppressing the footing of previous
hours marked their efforts to a large
degree, although in some sections the
mobs were not controlled and there
were several serious riots. In these
most of the casualties occurred. Show
but in only few was there footing,
troops and the skeleton police force
OF regulars and volunteers being
quick to reach the scene of the dis
turbances.
Request for Naval Forces.
Gov. Coolidge today wired the Sec
rotary of the Navy a request that
naval forces be held in readiness for
a call to supply additional troops for
Boston's protection. With six regf-
ments of state guards under arms,
the governor has mobilized all the
forces at his command.
The death today Of a young woman
believed to be Miss Margaret Walsh
riot victims. The young woman was
shot during the disturbance in the
South Boston district, where state
guard troops fired into a crowd. Two
men, were killed at the same time.
Another death occurred when Ray
escape from state guards who had
rounded up group of seventy-hve
in dice games on Boston
common. Bayers was shot through
the neck.
Striking Policeman Shot.
Richard D. Reemts. striking police
man, was shot and dangerously
wounded this morning. AT the hos
pital he said that he had been shot by
Police Sergeant John D. Mcdonald.
According to the sergeant the shot
was fred by Abraham Karp, store
keeper in the South end, who explains
ed that he thought some one was at
tempting to break into his shop. saw
ReemtS rushing toward him and fired
Karp was arrested.
The authorities claim that Reemts
was one OF two former officers who
held up two volunteer policemen dur
ing the night and stripped them OF
D. Shea, striking policeman, and
the alleged companion Of Reemts. was
arrested charged with robbery.
Brig. Gen. Samuel D. Parker, who is
acting as administrative head of the
military and police forces In the
pleted for present purposes.
Guardsmen. whose bayonets brfstled
in the streets today, operated out Of
the police station houses with the
volunteers. The latter were not in
uniform, but wore badges and carried
clubs.
Gen. Parker set under way today
the South Boston district in which
two persons were killed and many in
jured.
Crowds filled the streets during
most of the night. They surged
through the business district with
streets in South Boston, and in many
instances it was only after charges
Of ,cavalrymen and the use of riot
guns that they were dispersed.
Vote Tonight on Strike. .
Possibility that the situation would
develop into general strike as the
result of the action of the state
branch of the American Federation of
STRIFE vote Of the Boston Sy nnions 1oe
night was discussed on all sides.
Carmen, hremen, telephone workers
and several other Organizations al
ready had offered their support to the
police through delegates to the CEN
Trafic conditions in the business
sections were greatly improved today
with the assignment to duty of vol
fifty men composed largely Of auto
mobile saleSmen and chauffeurs.
Public cooperation in the restora-
ton of law and order was sought by
M MayGr he all Of bos
ton men and women. to do what they
could to help; to be patient under
such small incopveniences as cannot
be avoided: to keep calm and in good
crowding and lettering in the streets,
or any other action which may create
confusion or excitement.
Disturbance Areas.
The most serious disturbances last
night were in Scollay square, Bowdoin
square, Adams square and South Bos-
ton. After frequent outbArsts at Scol-
Law square and in South Boston, with
the use Of riot guns in the latter dis
trict, machine guns were mounted and
the sight of them appeared to have
the desired effect.
South Boston gave the authorities
the most trouble. State guardsnen ar
living first were sent to that district
and were Immediately greeted with
showers of stones. The first force of
$50 soldiers was quickly supplemented
by others with riot guns. '2.
Besides being kept busy clearing the
sidewalks and street functions, they
were frequently. Obliged to rescue
GUS situations. During one of the out
breaks the troops, unable to clear the
street by firing into the air. turned
dropped to the pavement. One man
was killed almost instantly. while a
second died of his wounds within a