The Washington herald., 1919-09-12
Coolidge Takes Over Entire
Control of the State Mill
tary and Police Forces
Attempting to Restore
Order in the City.
SHOOTING In JAMAICA
PLAIN LATE LAST NIGHT
Navy Department in Wash
ington Called Upon to Be
In Readiness to Send
Armed Men to Bring
Quiet if Local ForcesFail.

Boston, Sept. II.-Ouc more
man was shot dead and three
wounded in riotine in Jamaica
Plain tonight.
All eyes in the police strike sit
Hation are on special meeting Of
:hc Boston Central Labor Union,
slated 10 be an sll-night affair. and
at which it is expected a vote
will be taken in favor Of a general
strike OF all Boston labor unions
IN behalf OF the striking police
men.
Governor TELes Charge.
The situation became so grav, to-
day that Gov. Coolidge took control
OF affairs away from Mayor Peters
--nd personally ASSUMED uU earrzc
The governor notified the War ami
Navy departments at Washington TO
be prepared 10 rush soldiers and Sal
ors 10 Boston for the protection ~
the city and maintenance, OF Law anr
order. He also arranged 20 call
special meeting OF tho legislature
50 that martial law could BE- de-
clared
The governors drastic s'er ruIlou--
ID big riot on Boston Common
when State Guardsmen broke VI
craps game, firing into the crowd when
it resisted arrest
Two men were shot. one. a sailor
DYING soon after. One hundred and
fifty persons were arrested and TAX
en- TO station houses. but later wer,
set as no guard was able to
E n, particular one as hav-
: bee. y OF actually shooting
craps.
Tonight the city was on tenter-
hooks with thousands Of the State
.iC I atrolinG the streets with
( = y NETS, breaking up all gather
ings Il re streets. and shooting when
necessary to enforce their commands
Crisis Has Arrived.
Machine guns have been placed al all
strategic points. and it is generally
believed the most critical moment OF
the strike has arrived Friends and
relatives OF those shot BY the Guards
men are vow.nG vengeance. and extra
precautions have been taken TO guard
against mob violence.
The dice games were started close 70
a subway entrance in full view o,
passers along Lafayette Mall A crowd
had formed a circle around the play
ers, who were on the inside OF the
I ring Of men, when two Guardsmen
broke through and grabbed two OF
the dice rollers. One was a young
man in citizens clothes. The other was
a sailor.
As the Guardsmen sttcmped TO drag
one Of the pair away the man attempt
ed TO resist. When he did so a crowd
Of several hundred persons collected
around the struggling pair, and jeers
and boots were hurled at the two
Suddenly the arresting Guardsnen
were seen 10 draw guns. and ther.
was a wild rush to the entrances OF
doorways and subway stations by the
crowd. In the midst Of the rush q
pistol shot rang out and the dice
shooter fell TO the man.
ThOusands Join Mob.
BY this time the Euardsmen had
been reinforced by half a dozen men
engaged on nearby posts. The wound
ed man. shot in the head. was lifted
from the ground and hustled into =
nearby automobile.
Meanwhile the hundreds OF spec
tators who gathered al the FIRST signs
OF disturbance had been augmented
by thousands OF others. Women.
girls and small boys were mingled
with business men and a large num-
Der Of grown up young men, some OF
whom had been gathered in the dice
game circle.
In fremont street trafic became
completely tied VI for the time being.
the street being filled with machines
and teams. The sailor under arrest
continued to struggle a. he was being
dragged by another guardsmsn tows I'd
the corner Of Boylston street along the
[ Mall