El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-06
CITIZENS ARM
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demolished and damage done to car
barns in widely separated sections OF
the city
pafhizer- shot and instantly killed A
G. Smith, Denver, died OF bullet
wounds
Cars Appearance signal.
The riots followed the first sue
cessfuI effort Of the tramway com
pany 70 carry passengers on street
cars manned by armed strikeb-eakers-
Two cars were blocked by & motor
truck just as q parade OF 1000 strik-
ers and sympathizers were passing
Someone threw a brick and the pa
raiders became an unbridled mob Car
windows were smashed. protective
steel screens torn off and strike
breakers badly beaten before police
could restore order. Only one man
was shot. IN the foot. allegedly BY
strikebreaker.
The Denver Post was the next OBJ
jective Of the mob's attack. that paper
having opposed the strike Every
window ia the place was broken.
presses were hammered and sand
thrown into the bearings. the busi-
ness office was wrecked, records and
fixtures being thrown into the street,
the engraving room was demolished
and type and linotype matrices scat
tered through the composing room
The publishers said they would at
tempt 10 publish this afternoon.
Two killed ut Barns.
While the mob was finishing the
Job 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
This mob did not disperse until well
after midnight
While police were engaged in
quslling these mobs, four street cars
which had been waiting in q resi-
Dental section for the trouble down
town 70 sbate we're attacked by a
crowd Of 5000 persons The cars
were overturned. the strikebreakers.
after receiving q severe beating,
sought refuge in The cathedral OF the
Immaculate Conception and were
saved by interVen. Eon Of priests until
rescued by the police. An attempt
was made to burn the cars. but seri-
Gus damage by fire was prevented
Gail for Volunteers.
All during the evening mayor Bal
ley, governor Shoup, chief Of police
Hamilton Armstrong, who was injured
earlier by a flying brick, and other
city officials were IN conference At
the statehouse considering the advisa-
bility OF asking for federal troops. A
decision was reached early today to
rely on volunteers and special police
men, all OF whom were ordered to re-
port 10 the city hall for strike duty
today.
A. 4 Burt. International organizer
for The union, and president Slberg.
OF the local union, in statements
issued last night said they deplored
the mob violence and disclaimed all
responsibility for the strikers.
Cars 10 Run Again.
General manager HIP, OF the com
panys announced early today that cars
would be run today. He declared
there were 500 strikebreakers here
and more on the way
A crowd surrounded The city hall
FOR short time last night and an
angry mob was restrained from at
lacking the tramWay building where
the majority Of the strikebrea kers are
housed by a strong armed guard
which protected every entrance and
exit Ar. Hill announced that 200
armed men were kspr at the dark
ened windows OF the building, with
instructions to shoot II the police line
below should give way
Early today the mob still surround
ed the building but there was no sign
Of violence
The company had Il cars running
yesterday and, for the first time, pas
sengers we're accepted Al times in
me Gay the cars were crowded almost
70 the extent Of the rush hours OF
normal times One passenger was in
Jured IN. the rioting-
Alleged Leaders Held.
Police are holding c. T. Mckee. q
years old, and L Tannebaum. 10 wears
Old, who are said to have Confessed
mat they led he mob which tore
through the offices OF The Denver
Fos- Pain clothes men said that the
youths were boasting TO q large
cIoNo on a street corner OF their
pelt IN the attack on the newspaper
o--lSe Wnen arrested Police said
neither is a striker
Later plain clothes men brought
tiiree more youths TO police hssd1usr-
-sIss a hoggen, Frank Goeresh aud
s .. Einper, al ls years old and ell
lnsl tney admitted that they were
nor strikers and boosted OF their parr
II ne attack on the Denver Post
1ney brought the total Of arrests
since the rioting started late ia re
afternoon to Il.
propaoiy VIII die from wounds r.,
ceiVed IN last nights rioting-
Thirty Arrests Made
1flrty arrests OF men alleged IN
nave had hand in the disturbances
asa been made up TO 2 o'clock this
One hundred more strfkebreakers
ere expected to arrive here last to-
oay- Hundreds OF others are On the
way here according to Tramway Off
The Tramway positively viii eo1-
tlA1s @ run cars until this strike Is
crushed and thereafter" general man
the city insisted that we f-.rease fhs
NUMBER OF cars Thursday. we were
competed 70 reduce the number OF
sSe5as on the cars You see the re-
Two street cars which had bssn
deserted at z0th and Williams streef-
last night and partially DESTROYED bv
MOD SAID BY the police to hav- in
cluaee many men from railroad shops.
were burned today.
MAN STABBED In ARM IN
MEXICAN DANCE HALL FIGHT
Police sergeants S. c. Houst>a ana
Joe stowe answered q call n a 5,rre