New-York tribune., 1920-08-07
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I'm Denver i'm
New Car Riot
Mob Attempts to Attack
Barn and Is Driven
Off by Volley; Many
Are Injured in Charge
ArmOred Cars Used
To Patrol City
Call Sent for Federal
Troops; Labor Leaders
Defy Court i'm Walk"Oua


DENVER. Aug. 6.-Thrcc men were
killed and thirteen injured when riot
ing was resumed by striking streetcal
men and their sympathizers at the
East Side car barns tonight. The ia
talities occurred when the mob ad-
vanced toward the barns and were
met with a voley of rife fire from
inside
The dead are Dan Flanagan, Charles
Hanson and John Collins, all of Den
YER.
Leonard Tremmer. eighteen, of Den
Yer, was so seriously injured he mag
die
A crowd of several hundred gathered
about the barns early in the evening
but contcnted itself with shouting un-
til shortly before 80 o'clock, when an
effort was made to close in. The move
was met with a fusillade Of shots from
those protecting the barns. A detach-
ment of armed police was on duty at
the barns, and the $50 strike breakers
housed there also were armed.
The three men killed tonight bring
the total of killed to five since
the rioting started last night. Thirty
four were injured last night.
This afternoon Mayor Bailey is
sued a proclamation ordering all thea
ters to close at Z o'clock tonight
The police department requested cit-
izens to remain at home tonight
Armorcd Motor Cars Used
with mounted machine guns pa
trolled the downtown district. Other
machine guns were mounted on tops
of buildings near possible trouble cen
ters. More than a thousand civilians
volunteered to assist the police force
in maintaining order. They were
armed with army rifles, sawed off shot
guns and revolvers.
Five hundred Federal troops have
been ordered to Denver from Camp
Funston, Kan, to police the city. The
troops will leave the Kansas military
camp early tomorrow on special trains
and ara expected to arrive in Denver
Saturday night
This announcement was made at I
o'clock tonight by Governor Shour
tween the Governor and the command
ing officer of the Central Department
of the United States Army at Chicago
In telegram to the commandant OF
the Central Department Governor ShouT
explained that the situation following
the rioting of Thursday night was be
yond the control of the city and state
authorities and that the presence 81
Federal troops was urgently needed te
prevent further rioting, b!oodshed ant
destruction Of property
j. 5. Goble, an organizer for tho
Trades and Labor Assembly, declared
to-day that the blame for the riotins
belonged to local civic bodies whicl
IN Denver. He declared that theil
propaganda" had infuriated the work
ers Of the city and made them ready
for violence.
The committee Of ten" from thu
Trades and Labor Assembly, which helc
two conferences with the Mayor, one
just prior to the start of the rioting
also issued a statement denying that
the assembly or any member of the
tramway mems union was responsible
for the trouble.
According to company officials. there
are now 500 strike breakers in the
wy anu IVO HlOIc dlc OuC early tuls
evening.
Cars will be operated again to-mor
row morning, Frederick w. Hid, gen
"ral manager Of the tramway company
announced tonight.
Court Orders Strike Of
Judge Greeley w. Whitford, in the
District Court this afternoon, ordered
leaders of the strikers to immediate
recall the strike order issued last Sun
day. The judge found seven officer:
and executive committee men of tht
carmen's union guilty of contempt fol
calling the strike.
They were Henry Silberg, ]. A
Parker, ]. E. Barnett, A. Coffcen, J. f
McKiddie, L. J. Scigrest and S. H
Schoepln.
The strike leaders were alleged t
have violated an injunction secured b,
the city several weeks ago restranin.
the company from reducing wages ant
the men from striking. The men nov
are striking for higher pay.
Between 400 and 500 American lie
eion members. wearing the uniform
which they wore during the Worl,
War, are patrolling the outlying dis
tricts of the city tonight to relieve tn
regular policemen for duty in tn
dcWntown sections.