The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-08-06
DENVER FEARS
MORE R|OTING;
2 ARE KILLED
Frankfort, ILL.,, Scene Of Dem
onstration Against Foreign
ers - Colorado Trouble
Rises From Car Strike.
Volunteers CALLED
(By Associated Press)

sympathizers and strike breakers,
which last night resulted in the death
of two and the injury Of "a, would be
resumed, was expressed in official cir.
cles today.
Citizens were responding to a pro-
clamation issued by Mayor Bailey call,
ing for 1000 volunteers for patrol
duty. The police were helpless last
night before the mob which proceeded
on its journey of destruction until 1t
tired itself out
Wounded VIII Recover.
Reports from hospitals today were
that the injured probably would re-
cover.
The rioting began late In the after
noon and 1t was not until l O'CLOCK
this morning that members OF mobs
which had kept police busy In various
parts Of the city for more than six
hours had dispersed.
Eight street cars were wrecked, the
office Of the Denver Post partially de-
molished and damage done to car
barns in widely separated sections OF
the city.
The dead: Blake, shot and
instantly killed; A. G.. Smith, Denver,
died of bullet wounds.
Strike Breakers on cars
The riots followed the first success
full effort Of the tramway company to
carry passengers on street cars man
ned by armed strike breakers. Two
cars were blockaded by motor truck
just as a parade of strikers and SYM
pathiZers was passing.
Some one threw a brick and the
paraders attacked the cars and crews.
10 shed Otpct-
i've screens torn off and strike break
ers badly beaten before police could
restore order. One man was shot in
the foot.
The Denver Post was the next OBJ
ject of the mob's attack. That paper
opposed the strike. Every window in
the place was broken, presses ham
mered and sand thrown into the roll
ers; the business office was wrecked,
records and fixtures being thrown into
the street; the engraving room was de-
molished and type and linotype mat
rices scattered through the compos-
ing room. The publishers said they
would attempt to publish this after
noon.
Mobs Gather Over City
While the mob was still at the Post,
another crowd had gathered at the
East Denver car barns and a third
mob had attacked the South Denver
barns where $50 strike breakers who
had arrived during the day, were
housed Several hundred shots were
fired at the latter place, at which the
two fatalities occurred. This mob did
not disperse until we'll after midnight.
While police were engaged in quell-
ing these mobs, four street cars which
had been waiting in a residential sec
ton for the trouble down town to
abate were attacked by crowd of
5000 persons.
The cars were overturned and the
strike breakers, after receiving a Sc
we're beating, sought refuge in the
cathedral Of the Immaculate Concep-
ton and were saved by the interven'
ton of priests until rescued by the
police An attempt was made to burn
the cars, but serious damage by fire
was prevented.
Decide Not to Ask Troops.
All during the evening Mayor
Bailey, Governor Shoup. Chief of Po
lice Hamilton Armstrong, who was in
jured earlier by flying brick, and
other city officials were in conference
at the state house considering the ad
visibility of asking for federal troops
A decision was reached early today
to rely on volunteers and special po
licemen, all of whom were ordered to
report to the city hall for strike due
today.
A. H. Burt, international organizer
for the union, and President Silberg OF
the local union, in statements issued
last night, deplored the mob violence
and disclaimcd all responsibility fol
the strikers
Cars to be Run Today.
General Manager Hid Of the com
pany, announced early today that cars
would be run today. He declared
there were 500 strike breakers here
and more on the way.
A crowd surrounded the city hall fol-
a short time last night and an angry
mob was restrained from attacking the
tramway building where the majority
of the strike breakers are housed, by
a strong armed guard which protected
every entrance and exit. Mr.. Hid an
nounced that 200 armed men were
kept at the darkened windows Of the
building with instructions to shoot i
the police line should give way.
The company had IA cars running
Yesterday and for the first time mer
and women were accepted as passen
gers. At times In the day the cars
were crowded almost to the extent O
the rush hours Of normal times. One
passenger was injured in the rtoting.
WEST FRANKFORT, ILL.,, Aug. g.
Following a night Of rioting in which
five persons are believed to have beer
killed, comparative quiet was restored
today.
Approximately 5000 foreigners
against whom the rioters directed
their attack, had left town and this
coupled with the arrival of 100 militia
men. tended to bring about order.
A number Of homes were burned
and a pool hall was wrecked. Tht
mob at it's height numbered about 40(
men. The foreigners fled in all di
rections. taking what articles Of prop
erty they could gather.
The outbreak got under way short
ly before 10 o'clock last night anC
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