Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-09
Seven Women Arrested and
Baby Injured in Gun Bat
tie at Omaha.
SHIPPERS APPEAR
IN CHICAGO YARDS
Eleven Employers in ST
Louis Sign Agreement
For "Open Shop
(Ry The Associated Ptess.)

Chicago, Dec. 9.-Extra precantion
to prevent recurrence of disorders
here were taken by authorities in sew
eral Of the large packing centers Of
the middlewest today. following the
spread of riotng here by strike sym
pathizers to other towns. The first vio-
lence of the strike here on Wednesday
was followed by disorders in East ST.
Louis and Omaha.
Seven women We're arrested in East
St. Louis for participating in demon
strations and a fifteen months old
baby was wounded when a voIley of
shots was fired into the house of
packing house employe in Omaha
Parade Held
A parade of striking plant employees
was to be held in Kansas City this
morning. Union headquarters an
nounced that the purpose of the pa
rade was to show by actual count how
many of the men were out Seven
thousand strikers were expected to be
in line. The outbreak quelled here
Wednesday night, broke out afresh
| last night. after comparatively
quiet day, and police stated $50 per-
sons were injured including one man
shot, and a score seriously injured.
Moonshine Big Factor.
Moonshine liquor was said to be
big factor in the fight here. Twenty
prohibition enforcement officers are
working in the area about the stock
yards hunting for n1oousfine stills.
This action was taken following re-
ports that even though the saloons
were closed at the beginning Of the
outbreak, many homes in that district
have private stills. In one house. a
large still was found and barrel Of
liquor ernptied into the gutter. ;,
Sntpe1s Appear.
~ Sntpers have made their appear
| ance in the yards district here and
added to the difficulty of controllindS
| the mobs. Es
Morris and Company issued state
| ment last night that production in :
that plant is at normal and they are
! filling all vacancies from their en-
| ployment Offices.
Dennis Lane, secretary Of the butch
| er worknen's union issued a state
inent at the same time saying that the
strike is 100 per cent effective and
ent packing centers-
/ First Death.
Chicago. Dec. 9.-The first death
| from violence in the stock yards strike
| was reported today. George Pile, SIS.
a laborer, died in the county hospital
of gunshot wounds received Wednes-
by a motorcycle police after he had
thrown several bricks at the officer.
| The situation assumed brighter
aspect today with optimistic state
lIlents from packers and no reports OF
violence from police. According to
packing house officials the strikers
are returning to work and these with
the new men employed have placed
the plants on a nearly normal working
| basis.
Swift and Company asserted 173
former employees appeared for work
| this morning and We're given their old
, jobs. Armour and Company said many
| old men were returning and the situa-
tion in their western plants was i'm
proving daily. So far as Armour and
| Company is concerned the strike is
failure. they said.
For ''Open Shop
st. Louis, Mo-, Dec. 9.-Eleven In
dependent packing companies today
signed their names to a notice printed
! in newspapers that they would oper-
ate under the open shop plan on and
hafteT January 2 and at the same time
| setforth a new scale Of wages, which
includes cut of eight per cent for
piece work and others ranging from
cents an hour to 7 \ cents an hour
! The notice says that action by the
com panies has been postponed as long
as possible and with a strike threat
ening unless the contracts with unions
! employees are renewed.
| (By The Associated Press.l
! Chicago. Dec. S.-Chicago's stock>
yards district today was the scene Of
another series of outbreaks, which at
times approached the riot stage, as
a result of the strike Of packing
plant employees which had been in
effect in all the country's chief pack
ing centers for four days.
One man was shot, scores were in
! irred. police engaged in pistol and
rife fights with strike sympathizera,
dozens of men and women were ar
rested as result OF todlys disord-
ers which occurred as the workers
were leaving the local plant.
! In other cities, the situation was
reported quiet.
The outbreaks came within a few
hours after Judge Denis Sullivan had
straining the strikers from picketing.
1 but despite this order. several thou
sand men gathered around the plants
just before the closing whistle.
i Bricks Hurled at Workers.
i At the Armour Glue Company
about 1000 men began hurting bricks
and stones at the workers as they left
the plant. Almost simultaneously,
disorders broke out in half dozen
other points and within q short time
the whole packing district seemed
4 to be in disorder.
u Women played an important part.
4 forming in crowds which blocked the
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