The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-09-27
One Killed, II Wounded in New
Battle at Farrell, Pa.-More
Troops Out.
FEAR Race WAR At GARY, IND.
Three Hundred Negroes, Imported
From Alabama, Refuse to Heed
Unions CaIl-Railroad Hands
May Walk Out Today.

OCCuIIeu III dIISll, WleIG d llldH was
shot and killed and several other per-
sons injured, Many shots were fired
in the new disturbance. The police
say that at least eleven persons were
struck by bullets.
J. II. Moody, burgess of Farrell has
taken personal charge of the police on
the streets of Farrell. He appealed to
Sheriff Gibson at Mercer to send dep
uty sheriffs here to assist the local au-
thorities and the detachment of state
troopers on duty. Additional state pO-
lice have been ordered here.
Autoist Attacked by Strikers.
Many cases of individual assaults
are reported by the police. Alvin
Pfeffer of Farrell, while driving along
the street in an automobile, was sus-
pected of going to one of the steel
plants and was attacked by several
persons with stones and bricks His
machine was damaged, but he was not
badly hurt.
Two other men we're shut up in the
old Mercer county brewing plant, the
police said, by strike sympathizers to
keep them from going to work. They
were found and released by the police
During the trouble here two horses
of mounted troopers were shot.
Both Claim Advantage.
Pittsburgh, Pa, Sept. 24.-In the
Pittsburgh district both employers and
union leaders claim the advantage for
their respective sides.
A survey of strike conditions in Car
negie Steel company plants in the inn
|aaa0iate Ei0initEs of Rittshneghs sajll
an official Of the company, Showed no
( material change from that of Monday
/ night
Says Strike Is Spreading.
William z. Foster, secretary of the
steel workers national committee said
reports from men In the field showed
that the strike was spreading. He
said his reports showed that the Home
stead works Of the Carnegie company
were practically dead"
Disturbances at Lackawanna.
Buffalo, N. Y, Sept. 24.-Disturb-
ances which began in the vicinity of
the Lackawanna Steel companys plant
were continued. A master mechanic
was set upon by crowd and severely
beaten. A riot call brought out the
police and two men were arrested
charged with rioting.
| Switchmen on the South Buffalo rail
way quit work when ordered to move
cars into the Lackawanna Steel COM
pany's yards.
Fear Race War at Gary.
Chicago, Sept. 24.-The closing of q
] dozen mills in the South Chicago and
I Indiana Harbor districts caused inter
est in the steel strike to shift to Gary.
| There threats of race war and an
undercurrent of hostility against the
men who remained at work caused the
police considerable anxiety and
brought a dozen union organizers to
the front in an active campaign to shut
| down the plants.
Three hundred negroes, recently i'm.
ported from Birmingham, Ala, refused
to heed the call of the union and re-
NAMED at work keeping fires under the
| furnaces of the Indiana Steel company
Most of the negro Worknen live in a
section Of the city adjoining that OF
the foreign element and bitterness has
been manifested since the first call OF
the walkout.
Rail Workers May Strike.
Fl. o. iceberg, superintendent OF
employment at the steel plant stated
that thousands of men were preparing
to return to work, encouraged by re
ports of similar action by union mer
in other parts of the country. This
was denied by Oscar e. Anderson
president of the Gary Amalgamated
council, who claimed that 9S15 per CEN
of the men were out.
Conference between heads of the
South Chicago local of the switchmen's
union and strike leaders resulted ii
an agreement that may lead to strike
Of railroad hands on steel compan,
rail stubs today. The swftchmen con
sidered suggestions that they refus,
to deliver all supplies to the stee
plants except food and medicine to tn,
hospitals.
Hammond Plants Running.
The dawning of the third day of tn,
strike saw only the Gary mills of tn,
United States Steel corporation, som,
smaller mills in East Chicago and fiv,
independent plants of Hammond Mt
tempting to keep the wheels in motion
Elsewhere the fires smoldered, tn,
smoke curled lazily out of, the tai
| stacks and q few SQUADS Of men pa