Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-11-27
THREE DEAD;
MANY INJURED
Louisiana Town Has Labor Trouble
Which Caused Riot Saturday
Editor Is Shot

battle OF yesterday IN WHICH Vn1ee
white labor leaders were killed by
special policemen and two white men
wounded in fight over the appre-
hension of Sol Dakus, negron pres
ident of the local timber workers. The
American Legion post was organized
here last night and members by &C.
clamation elected Jules lie Blanc,
former army captain and the only
special officer who was wounded yes
terday, as commander.
The situation here today is:
Three men are dead: Lum E. Will
liams, president of the Allied Trades
Council and editor of the Free Press,
a local labor paper; J. P. Bouchil-
lion, union man, and Thomas Gaines,
union carpenter.
Two men are in the hospital from
gunshot and pistol wounds. They are:
S. J. O'Rourke, secretary of the Al
lied Trades Council, and Jules LIE
Blanc, owner of a garage, "a special
policeman and a former captain in
the United States infantry.
Sol Dakus, alleged negro agitator
and head of the negro union, against
whom warrant for arrest has been
sworn, is at large.
James Williams, brother of the
slain labor leader, is under arrest on
the charge of shooting with intent to
kill.
Twelve members of the Self-Pre-
se,vation and Loyalty League, an or
ganization of 200 tax-paying citizens,
who are non-union members and non
employees of the Great Southern Lum-
bes Company, which operates several
plants here, are facing federal
charge in New Orleans of unlawfully
wearing the United States army uni
" m, the affidavits having been
sworn out by William L. Donnels,
general organizer of the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joint
ers, following the deportation. OF Ed
O'Brien, union man, last Wednesday
for his alleged remarks approving
the killing of former soldiers at Cen
tralia, Wash, during the Armistice
Day parade.
A warrant is in the hands of the
police chief here for the arrest OF
O'Brien, if he returns to Bogalusa.
The Great Southern Lumber Com
pnay sawmill is practically closed
down awaiting the arrival of cylin-
der head for giant engine before
resuming full operation, and is
guarded heavily by heavily armed pa
trolls day and night, with machine
gun and wire entanglements defense.
Reports were received here that
William L. Donnels has telegraphed
Attorney General Palmer for an in
vestigation of the battle of yesterday
and that Donnels says his life has
been threatened here.
The outbreak of yesterday, accord
ing to B. B. Talley, city attorney, was
the elimination of trouble which has
been brewing for more than year
and developed into armed hostilities
upon the parading Of the negro labor
leader down the main street, OF the
city by Bouchillion and O'Rourke'
both armed with shotguns.
Dakus, the negro, was wanted Dy
the police on the charge ofbeing q
dangerous and suspicious character.
When the parade of the negro IN
daylight. down Columbia Street be-
pan. Bouchillion and O'Rourke, pro-
tecting him. T. A. Magee, chief OF
police was notified. Warrants were
issued for the arrest of Bouchillion
and O'Rourke on the charge of dis
turbing the peace and because trouble
was almost certain, 45 of the special
officers who had been sworn in tc
serve as policemen in emergency, but
without pay were dispatched to make
the arrest.
The parade proceeded to the garage
OF Lum Williams, union headquarters
w. C. Magee, of the regular police
force, and Jules Leblanc, left thu
main body of officers at the gate K
the lot on which the garage stood
! $50 feet back from the street, ant
started to serve the warrants.
Thomas Gaines, according to W. G
Magee, appeared near the garage ant
was ordered to drop his gun.
"Come and get II" was Gaines re
tort, the officer said. as the forme