The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-06
DENVER CITIZENS
ARM THEMSELVES
On Call of Mayor 200 Volunteer
to Quell Rioters.
Won't Call for Troops Except as
Last Resort.
M0BS RIFLE CITY ALL NIGHT
MOBS RULE CITY ALL NIGHT
Two Killed During Fighting in
Streets by Strikers.
Office of the Denver Post Par.
TALLY Wrecked.

Denver, Colo. Aug. 6.-Two hun
-dred citizens had volunteered this
morning to serve as special officers
following last nights six-hour rioting
by street railway employees and sym
pathizers in which two men were
killed. thirty-nine injured and thou
sands of dollars damage done to
property.
An appeal was made by city and
teers to help prevent further riots.
Car Service Abandoned.
The situation this morning was
operate street cars. More strikebreak-
ers were expected to arrive here this
afternoon, but tramway and city Off
cials have not announced their plans
for restoring service orSfor negotia-
tions with union leaders.
Two abandoned street cars were
burned early this morning on the OUT
skirts of the city. When the police
arrived all they found was a mass OF
twisted and blazing timbers. the men
who fired the cars having quickly
scattered.
Prepare for More Trouble.
In preparation for possible resumpS
tion of hostilities tonight, the police
today prepared to mount two machine
Oh saw Me0-OII
and army rifles were being assembled
at police headquarters. Up to IL a. m
more than six hundred citizens had
answered Mayor Bailey's call foI
volunteers.
Altho the rioting had died down
city officials were apprehensive OF
Ia renewal of trouble when expected
attempts to renew street car traffic
were made later in the day. If the
mobs break loose again, it was be-
lieved an appeal would be made tC
Governor Shoupe to call out state
troops.
The dead were John Blake. unior
sympathizer, and A.; G. Smith. botf
of, Denver.
Five Separate Riots.
Five separate riots broke out IL
various parts of the city at intervals
last night. after the mob spirit hat
! been kindled by an alleged strike
breaker firing into crowd of strike
sympathizers who were trying to de
rail a car
Before police had queIIed the riotint
early today, the plant of the Denver
Post had been wrecked, car barns Sc
afire and dozens of street cars demol
ished. The newspaper had opposed
the strikers, who went out Sunda!
morning.
other cities under leadership Of "Blacl
Jack" Jerome, noted strikebreaker
sought refuge from the mob in thu
Cathedral of the Imma culate Concep
I ton. AS the fugitives rushed thru th'
doors, priests stopped the rioters, tell
ing them the men would be afforded
protection. ..r-
Crowd Watched Mob.
| A crowd estimated at several thou
sand persons watched the mob a
work. Several Of the injured were by
standers whose curiosity led them t
risk their lives by crowding on tn
| heels of the men, who systen1aticall. Il.
wrecked street cars, showered strike
breakers with bricks, stones and clubs
! and fought desperately as they board
ed stalled tram cars, driving off tn
armed Strikbreakers and demol1shini
I the abandoned cars.
= At Colfax avenue and Logan street
| a mob of rioters late last night pur
sued a tram car. halted it and dragged
; its armed crew to the street. The dill
of the fight could be heard severa
/ blocks as members of the mob cluooe'
] the terrified strfkebreakers
/ Chief of Police Armstrong wa
among the injured policemen who at
| tempted to disperse the mob. He wa
struck on the head by brick throw
at a street car and was stunned.
Strike End Believed.
| Indications late yesterday were tina
| the strike would be settled peaceably
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