The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-19
I KILLED IN
PACKER men
STRIKE ROW
Sioux City sheriff's Son
and sympathizer Are
Victims.

c,orv citv. Iowa, Dec. i3.-Dep-
80 sheriff Lewis r. Jones, aged 22,
~ :, If Sheriff w. II. Jones. and
aussen ~ KaIed. a strike sympathizer,
80 fatally wounded in a gun hight
ssicb took place early today. Both
lied in the hospital
Tho fight followed an alteration
s.tween Kaled and Deputy Sheriff
"a patman. Batman, who is one or
-are = than fifty deputy sheriffs sta
toned near the packing plants,
yi,b orders to stop and search all
,saestrians for fire arms, halted
gald. When questioned by Bat
nan Kaled drew a blackjack from
Sis pocket and struck Batman, 1t
/ 3 said.
Batman grasped Kaled as he
sarted to run, and pulled him to
ibs ground. Kaled drew a revolv-
1 a and fired. Young Jones, directly
behind the pair, was wounded. In
tha excitement Kaled regained his
feet and ran again.
/ Sheriff Jones and Deputy Sher-
/ m Frank Jipp, soon overlook
Kled. Jipp grasped him around
4 he body and, according to the story
told by Deputy Sheriff Bdtman
| Mled began firing from under
1 wath his arm. Sheriff Jones theT
wsued fire and Kaled fell with sew
4 s,al hullets in his BODY.
Governor Kendall Surprised.
Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. 19.-Gov'
suor N. E. Kendall, when told O
as killing of deputy sheriff anC
sstrike sympathizer at Sioux City
aid that only this morning he re
aiYed a letter from Sheriff Jone:
eating that the situation was 'ver!
satisfactory"
Attorney General Ben J. Gibson
Eas in touch with state agents q
suux City this morning. They re
lWted that everything was quiet
Stale officials assume that thes
spOrts were made before the our
aak which resulted in the KILN!
the two men.
Governor Kendall said reports
bat troops already had been order
d held in readiness for duty Z
Sioux City were untrue.
Try TO Spread Strike.
Chicago, Dec 19.-The Chicag
Federation of Labor was today at
empting to influence engineer:
fremen and teamsters employed a
he stockyards to join the strike c
Tie Amalgamated Meat Cutters an
y. Butcher Workmen, which entere
On its third week. The promise wa
gwen by Federation officials TO
owing plea by Alex Nielubowsk
nce president of the meat cutterI
IganiZation.
Il Melubowski also said today ths
atile feeders in the eastern mai
ss would also go on a strike Il
ty. Charles Bendheim, Unite
Saies commissioner on conciliS
uon, was endeavoring to get ii
Ackers to accept arbitration an
Nonised the strikers will retur
Ssork pending negotiations.
a More Police at Omaha.
Extra police were hurried to tt
Vaaha packing plants early tn
aoInlng in response to advice
lon officers in Chicago that Sc
sal hundred men were assen
slg in groups about the plan
taon leaders said that the me
aefely were complying with il
Iuctions of last night to form
.anan wall" of picketers about Il
IAnls this morning and to talk
very person who entered. Tht
scared the men had been cautio
iaces.
horace Ford, Kansas Cit
Ma, packing house employe, w
IOt IN the hand late yesterda
o4oSing slight disturbance
vas leaving the yards.
unaha, Neb., Dec. 19.-Disorde
= which a number of perso
'e hurt marked the opening
nlrd week of the strike in [
Ae in the packing indust
,s, according to police, wLo d
ssaioed the trouble as the wol
"a mas occurred since the stri
ean Extra police were call
y % restore order. and many 3
~S' some for carrying conceal
'eapons, were made