Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-05-02
MAY DAY DEMONSTRATIONS CAUSE
GENERAL TURMOIL OVER COUNTRY
Several Killed In Riots And Street Fights Promulgated
BY Socialists, Anarch lists, T. w. WIS And
Bolsh eviks

of international labor day in the Uni
ted States The most serious rioting
occurred in Cleveland, where one man
was killed ald more than 100 per-
sons, including ! / policemen, were in
iured. Next in Importance was bat
tie between the police and paraders in
Boston during which four persons
were shot and many arrests made. A
riot call was sounded in Chicago
when radicals attempted to hold
! parade which had been forbidden.
! Several persons were arrested, but
there was no casualties.
! Soldiers and sailors in this city
broke up several meetings at which
tra-liberal sentiments were ex-
pressed and also raided the offices of
the Call, socialist labor newspaper
They made no attempt to wreck the
publishing plant but destroyed
large quantity of socialist literature
and roughly handled a dozen employ
es of the paper.
Service Men Beaten.
A small army of service men tried
persistently tonight to break up
meeting at Madison Square Garden but
were beaten off by 1900 patrolmen
modified around the building. Scores
of men in uniform were beaten with
nightsticks.
Red plans for the most gruesome
Nav day tragedy in history miscar-
ried because of the accidental dis
covery of the bomb plot which had
nation wide qualifications. None of
the score or more Of Internal ma
chimes entrusted to the mails has
claimed it's intended victim. a.
Explosive experts contend that the
bombs were powerful enough to blow
a man to pieces, but only one person
has been seriously injured by the
deadly device That was ar negro
maid EMPLOYED by former Senator
/, Hardwick. Three more of the dyna-
hite-filled packages were found in
the mails todav. They were address
ed to Senator Overman, who conduct
J ed the senate investigation into dis
LOYALTY; Senator William H. King, of
Utah. and to Frank K. Nebeker, Of
Salt Lake City, assistant attorney
general. who was special prosecutor
during the T. w. w. trial in Chicago.
Another addressed to Senator Smoot.
mailed, hut has not been traced
Center In New York.
New York apnarently was the CEN
ter of the plot. but no arrests have
been made thus far. although scores
OF agents If the department Of JUS
tice. nostoffice inspectors and detec-
tives have secured the CITY for some
promising clew. The haunts Of reds
and radicals have heen carefully
watched hut the chief hone of sue
cass in the chase rests in the posi-
/ bilities of findino on the bombs. fin
ger prints which NAV CORRESPOND
with those Of anarchists and radicals
who have been arrested previously.
Cleveland. Ohio. Nav An un-
identified man was killed by a detec-
tive's bullet. II policemen We're shot
or badly beaten and about 100 per-
sons wounded. manv SERIOUSLY, in
general rioting which brought
dramatic finale this afternoon to
! socialist Nav dav demonstration
here. About 80 persons, seriously in
ljured. are in hospitals tonight while
scores of others, including women.
were trampled by rioters and dubbed
by police.
| Socialist headquarters were totally
wrecked by angry civilians bent on
putting an end to the demonstra-
ton. The rioting was general in pub
lie square and several prominent
thoroughfares.
1 Socialists and svmpathizers at pub
lie square were ridden down by noun
ted policemen and soldiers in army
tanks and trucks aided in dispensing
them.
The one fatality occurred when a
mob rushed Detective Woodring and
other officers. Woodring declared he
drew his revolver to save his own
life, fired at the alleged leader Of
the mob. the bullet passing through
the mans neck, killing his instantly.
First reports said the dead man was
an onlooker.
i Rioters Were Armed.
Sixty of the rioters were arrested.
A score were found to be armed, the
police say.
4 Several hundred rioters threatened
police headquarters when 6. p.
I Reuthenberg, socialist candidate Tor
mayor, was arrested and for nore
/ than an hour, the entire dQwntQWn
section Of the city was = thing
mass Of socialist demon etrnnta police
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