The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-07
InjunctiOns Against PieketS
Considered in Several Cities.
South st. Paul Soldier Patrols
Ordered to Shoot Straight.
THREATEN CHICAGO WORKERS
Union Men Threaten to kill
Strikebreakers
Kansas City Mayor Orders
Strikers OF the Streets.

Chicago. Dec. Am effort to OBJ
tain an Injunction restraining the
strikers from picketing, and from in
terfering with the teams and trucks
Of the packing concerns and also the
workers was to be made today by at
torneys for several independent pack
ing companies.
Company officials admitted that
many men, and especially women,
had remained away from work today
and they attributed this to the shoot
ing of one man, and beating admins
tered to others by strike sympathize1s
yesterday.
The large packing houses, including
Swift. a mour, Wilson and Morris,
announced that conditions were about
the same as yesterday and plenty of
labor was available. Dennis Lane,
secretary CT the Amalgamated Meat
Cutters and Butchers Workmen Of
Nor America, said he had received
reports from other packing centers of
the country that the strikers were
standing firm, and showing no incli-
nation to return to\work.
Strikers Make Threats.
Threats to mob, shoot and kill in
the packing house strike today put
the police here on their toes.
Otto F. Blaurock, general superin-
tendent of the Western Packing <
Provisions company, complained 70
the police that strikers had warned
his employees that they would shoot
and kill" Workmen have been told
over the telephone, he told the police
that their homes would be bombed.
Dennis Lane, secretary of the Anal"
gamated Meat Cutters and Butcher
Workmen of North America, this al
rernoon issued a formal statement
that 9,0O0 of the $4,000 men affected
by the strike at the stockyards are
on strike. The packers have claimed
they are operating practically nor
Pfcl1ets Failed to Keep Word.
Four hundred national guardsmen
patrolled the South st. Paul packing
district today, having been ordered
out after Adjutant General w F.
Rhino said the L.ckets at the Armour
plant failed 70 keep their promise to
permit employees to enter the plant.
Mayor Burton, of Kansas City,
Kan. ordered all pickets Off the
streets. saying they would not only be
arrested at the yards but anywhere
they might be carrying on activities
supporting the strike, in accordance 10
the law fOrbidding picketing, of places
by str" ars.
Greater efforts were made by police
in Fort Worth, Tex, today to control
the situation following the serious
woundin.; yesterday of three men.
Two alleged strikers were shot by a
negro when they attempted to stop
him from boarding car and the
negro was beaten by a crowd.
Little disorder was reported from
the strike in Omaha, union leaders
there claiming that the plants will
sCv.l be shut down and packing house
officials saying that the strike will
soon be broken. No change in condi-
tion has been reported from East st.
Louis, or st. Joe, Mo, but many addi-
tional employees remained away from
the Chicago plants Tuesday morning.
Chicago Police Reserves on Duty.
Reserves of police were patrolling
the stockyards district here today
lowing disturbances in which one
man was shot and young woman
and her father slugged.
Stanley Rytha, a stockyards en-
ploye, was snot and painfully wounded
during an alleged attempt by union
pickets to prevent him from going to
work. Miss Augusta Wil1ie, %. and
her father, William Wilkie, both en-
ployed by Armour & Company, were
attacked on their way home from
work. Both were slugged and kicked.
1t was reported today several of the
independent packing com panies, which
have been hardest hit by the strike
were preparing to ask an injunction
against picketing. This would be the
first court move under the decision
handed down by the United States su-
preme court Monday in which picket
ing was restrained.
EnjOin Fort Worth Strikers.
Fort Worth. Dec 7.-An injunc-
ton restraining striking packing
house workers from picketing the
plants or lettering in the vicinity was
granted in district court here today.
1t was issued on petition of Armour &
Company.
Police reported a few fist fights in
the packing house district here early
today. but said there seemed no in
Clination to renew yesterdays d.sor-
ders in which Fred House. negro
packing house worker, was probably
mOrtally beaten by crowd after two
white strikers had been shot. Groups
were gathered around the Armour
and Swift plants this morning trying
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