The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-15

!. At STANDARD
GROWS WORSE.
Striker Fires On Policeman
This Morning and New
Riot Bursts.

With orders already sent to Gov
ernor Goodrich to hold troops in
readiness for instant entrainment
for Hammond, city officials,
Sheriff Lewis Barnes and repre-
sentatives of the Standard Steel
Car Co., are holding conference
this afternoon with the striking en-
ployes IN an effort to impress upon
the men the gravity of their acts
this morning when rioting became
SO general that the police were
powerless.
MUST REALIZE GRAVITY.
Unless the strikers can be made
to realize the seriousness of the
situation and assure the authorities
that the scenes Of the last two days
Will not be repeated East Ham
mond may be under martial law
before nightfall
CLASHES WITH STRIKERS.
In the clashes between the police aro
strikers this morning one natrolr,a,
was struck across the face with 4 niece
of hose loaded with iron. another x.s
hit over the eye with a club. still an
other was hit on the arm with a brick
and a fourth narrowly escaped death
when man in the crowd took a SHOT az
him Arrival of the patrol wagon load
ed with reserves probably saved the
lives Of several men and halted the riot
Ing for short time. However in ar
resting two Of the leaders. the police
were forced TO draw their guns to hold
back the mob.
crowds al the entrance to the plant
were larger this morning than at any
time since the strike was called II was
estimated that fully 1000 men were in
the streets augmented by nearly that
many women who are really causing
more trouble than the men. Agltators
were busy among the crowd and were
several times seen by the police urging
the women to acts of violence
ALL STOPPED AT PLANT GATES
The strikers were determined that no
one should enter the plant and as a re-
suit only a few employees managed to
get through the gate. Even the girl
clerks of the offices were stopped and
turned back. Many of the men In the
crowds were armed with revolvers and
clubs. Women used umbrellas freely
and as usual carried their supply OF per-
per and salt TO be used at close range
Stones. clubs and other missiles were
freely used when automobiles attempted
to force a passage through the mob.
The big touring car belonging TO Mar
ager G. H. Vincett was a sorry sight
when II reached the gate after passing
down Morton avenue
STREET IS BARRIcADED.
With difficulty the chauffeur managca
10 break through the dense mass Of h4-
manity near Columbia avenue but his
troubles increased as he proceeded
Everything movable. benches barrels.
kegs, boards. railroad ties. smaller tim
bers. garbage cans. seemed to be thrown
into the street and at the machine in an
effort to stop it. The board of the car
was dented. the Windshield shattered
and the top ripped open. but fortunately
few of the missiles struck the occupants
although the driver was struck by a
brick and nearly put out of commission.
SHOOTS AT OFFICER.
In trying TO force passage way O1i-
Ger IhomaS Flannlgan was shot at b.
one Of the men He managed to catch
the fellow but as the other police came
to his assistance the crowd surged for
ward and wrested him away. Officer
Henry Hesterman received a nasty blow
across the face breaking his nose and
Officer Hanlon was hit over the eye with
a club. More help arrived at this tim,
and two of the men were placed under
arrest They were hustled away TO the
police station after sharp struggle AZ
the rear of the patrol wagon
Open threats were made by the mer
that certain members of the police force
were marked and would get theirs" Be
fore the affair ended. One fellow is said
to have made the statement that they
would fx one of the officers II a dozen
other men got killed in doing it. This
attitude has prompted the city officials
to take the step in preparing to call in
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