The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-04
TWO ARE DEAD
IN RIOTINC At
TOLEDO PLANT
Overland Automobile Plant
Closed Today Following At
tack by Strikers Mob.
(By Associated Press)

TOLEDO, o., June 4.-Operations
at the Willys-Overland automobile
company were at a standstill today as
result of the rioting last might in
which two persons were shot to death
and seventeen injured. The plant op-
ened a week ago Monday after two
weeks OF idleness.
Clarence A Earl, vice president and
general manager of the company, auth
orized the announcement that no at
tempt would be made to operate the
plant, which has been affected by Ia
Dor disturbances involving thirteen
thousand employees, pending word
from Governor Cox regarding an ap-
peal from Mayor Schrieber for troops
to handle the situation.
Coroner Walter Hartung has prom
ised an investigation into the deaths
in an effort to establish responsibility
for the rioting.
The dead men, it is said, were not
involved in the labor dispute and were
never employed at the Overland plant.
They were in the crowd which congre-
gated about fire station when dis
charged soldiers guarding the plant
arrived in response to a riot call.
FeoIin9 NUNS fl19n.
Feeling in the neighborhood where
the deaths occurred Is running high.
This is settlement of Poles. This
nationality suffered the most serious
ly during the rioting, and police auth
critics are apprehensive of further
outbreaks today aimed at the former
soldiers doing emergency police duty
The emergency policemen are armed
with automatic pistols and rifles
They still wear the uniform of the
| army. and are cooperating under the
direction of Col. L. W. Howard, who
received his instructions from Mayor
| Schreiber.
Mayor Shreiber has received nc
word from Governor Cox concerning
his plea for troops and fearing that
an attempt might be made to harm
him, spent the night in hotel in
stead OF his home. The house ad
joining the mayors was stoned and
| its windows smashed last night BY
1 sympathizers of the idle automobile
workers, who apparently mistook the
residence for the mayors. After thil
incident police were placed on guart
around the house.
The labor situation at the auto
mobile plant, which has been smoul
dering for weeks. b1azed forth into ;
pitched battle at the gates of tn,
factory last night as the day fore,
was leaving. A crowd estimated a
5000 idle workers attacked the loya
employees with a shower of bricks
stones, clubs and other missiles.
Afte rthe disturbance had beel
quelled, one of the discharged soldie
guards, with girl companion, wa
seen in the Polish neighborhood nea
the automobile plant. He was carry
ing side arms and wore his uniform
A crowd gathered about him, hoote,
and threatened him, and he took re
fuge in fire engine house.
A summons for help was sent to tn
commanding officer of the emergenc
police force and two automobil
trucks filled with men in uniform
responded. These men formed a hal
circle about the fire station and fire
volley over the heads of the crowo
This failed to disperse the assemblage
the order was given to shoot low an
this charge killed two men an
wounded six others.
This trouble caused Mayor Schre
Der to issue his appeal for troops, an
, to ask the sheriff of Lucas count
to lend his deputies to que1l the rio1