Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-29
@ ONAAHA HAS Wild NIGHT UNDER MOB
RULE; NEGRO BURNED, MAYOR HANGE


shifts changed at 6 a. m, and again
! at 7:3O o'clock.
/ Officials Of the company said that
virtually the same number of en-
ployes reported in the various de-
partments as worked last week,
save that number of machinists
left with their tools. The latter
were said by the company officials
to be mostly of the floating" order
who had been employed during the
war. 1t could not be learned how
my men came out at the 1880 a.
m shift The test is expected to
come this afternoon, and this even
/ ing with the change of shifts.
Police Ready.
The police department is we'll
| equipped to cope with the situation
should any trouble arise, as many
additional officers have been sworn
| in. Representatives of organized
trades who met here last night an
nounced that reports received stat
ed that from so to 80 per cent of the
men will walk out, but this was not
borne out this morning.
The police took into custody VIII
liam j. Bohning, secretary of To-
cal union, for prevailing upon en-
ployes of the steel company not to
go to work.
None Quit at Baltimore.
Baltimore, Md, Sept. 29.-The
strike order of the national organ
izing committee at Pittsburgh call
ing out the steel workers of the
Bethlehem Steel corporation at a
m. today had no effect upon the
Sparrows Point branch of the com
pany, according to General Manag-
er W. F.. Roberts of the local plant
this morning. Every department of
the steel works was running with
full forces, he said, except the tin
plante mill where so of the work
men failed to report for work.
Between 5000 and 5000 men are
employed at the steel plant.
No Test Of Strength.
Gary, Ind, Sept. 29.-The expect
ed test Of strength between the
steel companies and the strikers
did not materialize here today A
few more men returned to work at
the Indiana Steel company plant of
the United States Steel corporation
today but the number was not
much larger than on previous days.
Representatives of the company
professed to believe that the back
bone of the strike in this city was
broken, and declared the plants
would be operating at full capacity
within a week or ten days.
On the other hand strike leaders
declared that there were fewer men
at work today than at any time
since the beginning of the strike.
League Not Called Upon.
Mayor Hodges has not yet called
on the Loyal American League
900 citizen volunteer police to aid
tivity of the league is said to have
$500 members and its officers de-
clare they will respond to any call
issued by the mayor
Apparently the Indiana Steel
company has about the same units
at work today as on Saturday when
between 5000 and 1000 men were
at work. There was the usual num-
ber of union pickets on duty, but
no disorder was reported
Part Work at Waukegan.
Waukegan, Ill, Sept 29.-Three
hundred fifty strikers were re-
ported at work today in the plant
of the American Steel and Wire
company. This number represents
the total who have returned since
the beginning of the walkout. One
woman was arrested for jeering at
the men going to work.
Idle At Buffalo.
Buffalo, n. Y, Sept. 29.-No at |
tempt was made to resume opera
tions at the three large steel plants |
here which have been idle since |
last Tuesday.
More Back At Sharon.
Sharon. Pa, Sept. 29.-An-
nouncement was made by officials |
of the Carnegie Steel company that /
many more men returned to work /
today that two blast furnaces are |
in full operation at the south works |
in Farrell and that the bar and |
blooming mills have practically /
full quotas.
Steam Up At Youngstown.
Youngstown, Ohio, Sept. 29.-I
Although no signs of activity ap- /
peared at the Ohio works of the /
Carnegie Steel company here at
the normal opening hour this
groups of workers began
to enter the plant later and pickets
who had begun to disperse gath /
cred again in augmented numbers.
A view of the mill from outside
indicated that steam was up in
some departments.
Going At Harrisburg.
Harrisburg, Pa, Sept. 29.-Every
department of the Steelton plant OF
the Bethlehem Steel company is
operating this morning with but
slightly impaired forces, Walter
Guyer. secretary to Frank A. Rob
bins. Jr., general manager, at 1880
a. m. said.
Pittsburgh, Pa, Sept. %
Meetings of strikers were held in
halls throughout Allegheny county
yesterday under supervision of
Sheriff William S. Haddock. Dep
1ties attended the gatherings and
no outbreaks were reported. The
success with which Sundays meet
ings was held, prompted strike
leaders to announce that many
such gathering swould be held in
the county this week.