The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-06-04

Toledo, o., June 4.-With a re-
sumption of the rioting. which last
night cost three lives and resulted In
the serious injury of eleven, feared
hourly authorities were today await
ing action by Gov. Cox on the appeal
of Mayor Schneider that troops be
sent here to preserve order.
The WHY'S Overland plants, at
which 10000 men have been on strike
for nearly a month, closed today fol-
lowing the trouble of last night. Vice
President Earl said that the plants
would not reopen until the present
trouble dies down.
Union labor leaders today emphat-
ically denied responsibility for the
rioting, which began late yesterday
afternoon as men who remained loyal
to their employers were leaving the
WHY'S Overland plant. A great
crowd estimated at 5000, including
many women, gathered in front OF
the plant. AS the workmen came out
they were attacked. Deputy sheriffs
and discharged soldiers in uniform,
who had been retained by Mayor
Schneider as guards, atten pied to
diSperse the crowd. A frt e-for-a all
fight ensued in which brickba IS, clubs
and guns were used. Reinforctnents
arrived and the crowd was flGally
dispersed after two men had Lem
shot and eight others seriously liz
jured by flying missiles.
Late last night crowd surrounded
one of the soldier guards as he was
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lady. He took refuge in fire house
and sent in a riot call Two trucl
loads OF his comrades responded
Upon their arrival the crowd was. or.
dered 10 dispeFse. 1t failed tosfso so
and after firing one volley over the
heads of the crowd the soldier guards
turned their guns on the crowd. II
fed after the first volley, leaving
three dead and one wounded.
Mayor Schroeder spent the night al
his Office in the city hall and at the
Hotel Sccor. A guard was thrown
about his home after a house next
door had been stoned and its win
dows broken. Il is believed that the
place was mistaken for the mayors
home.
Columbus. O.. June 4.-Shortly
after midnight Mayor Cornell Schrei-
Der, of Toledo, wired Gov. Cox:
Send troops Immediately to To-
ledo."
Gov. Cox. who was in Dayton last
night, is expected in Columbus this
morning to take immediate action
His secretary. Charles E. Morris
succeeded in getting into communi-
cation early today with Mayor
Schrebner on the long distance tel
ephone at his Office in Toledo. Mayor
Schreiber told Morris that he had
been driven from his home by
threats of the strikers, and that he
was early this morning at his Office
under guard.
Morris informed Mayor Schreibel
that Ohio has no available troops
but that there are In the reighbor'
hood of 5000 troops at Camp Sher-
man. which might he available
through government action.
Governor Goes to Scene.
! Dayton, O., June 4.-Gov. Cox left
here for Columbus soon after
o'clock this morning. 81 have beer
! in touch with the mayor Of Toledo
regarding the situation" the gov
ernor said before leaving. THAT is
all have to say at present"
! 1t was reported here after the
| governor left that ne might appea
to Washington. 1T was pointed out
that Ohio has no national guard. and
therefore the governor has no troops
to send, to Toledo in response tc
Mayor Schreiber's appeal. It was
also pointed out that, some fedora
action would be necessary to per
NIT the sending of troops from Camp
sherman.
Situation Unchanged.
Winnipeg, June 4.-Members oi
veterans associations, who have re-
Trained from participating in demon
strations by strikers on advice oi
their leaders, planned a parade to-
day under sanction of city officials
Nearly all branches of organized la
Dor answered the strike call in Van
couver yesterday, only the street
railway men and the postal work
ers refusing to walk ut. Reduced
forces were left at work on water
and lighting plants to enable them
to operate.
Conditions in Edmonton and Cal
gary, where the general sympathetic
strike failed to tie up public utili'
ties, are reported as almost normal
News of the settlement of the
threatened general strike at Toronto
apparently has not altered the sit
uation in Winnipeg early today.
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