Evening star., 1922-07-13
MASKED Men Raid Roundhouse,
Beat Up Occupants, and Flee

to protect worknasn on that railroad
during the shopmen'D strike, was re
ceived at the ONCE Of Gov, Ne6 yester
day.. and forwarded to the governor q
Stephenville, whore he delivered an ad
dress last night.
Governor Fails to Act.
FORT WoPTH. Tex: July 1s.-Goy
Of disorders at Denison given him b,
telegraph at etephenville and declared
he did not know what action he would
| take In regard to the request Of Re
ceiver J. q. Lancaster for state troopi
to protect workmen on the Texas ant
other places.
We'll have to let those matters takt
care OF themselves a. they CONF
along" he replied in answer to ques'
tions as to his probable action. Gov
Nen said he had not received the re-
quest forwarded from Austin by Ad5t
Gen. Barton.
-Four Hurt In Clash.
NEEDLES Calf, July 1s.-Fou,
a clash between strikers and theil
successors at the roundhouse Of thu
Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe rail
way.
Violence IL DeDlored.
CHICAGO. Ills. July 13.-Unior
headquarters Of the striking railwa.
| shopmen issued q statement today de-
ploring violence in connection with
tho walkout and declaring that tn,
organized union strikers were con
Quoting "an orderly. we'll disciplinet
| strike"
The statement blamed any lawless
| ness on irresponsible persons. aggra
waited by the presence of troops, rail
| road "gunmen" and United Statei
marshals. The strikers sought sup
port Of public onicials and the pres'
statement said.
Only sporadic acts Of . few IRE.
sponsibles, highly colored and vicousl,
exaggerated. have been reported. the
statement said.
Bar All From Shops.
DENISON. Tex. July 1.-two i'm.
ported workmen were seized early to.
day by band of men and taken tc
the Red river. five miles north Of here
where they were lectured and told tc
leave Texas. They were seized when
they alighted from northbound
Missouri. Kansas and Texas train No
4. Other men escaped the band and
are being sought for.
This was said to be the first result
OF the avowed intention of union
leaders to prevent any strikebreakers
nouncement OF this stand brought
word from United States Marshal
Phil Baer at Paris. Tex, that arrange
ments had been made for q number
of deputies to come here. Hundreds
Of men congregated at the NJ. X. and
ing late last night at the station.
Striking shopmen closely guarded
every entrance to the Katy car shops
roundhouses and other plants.
Picketers went on duty as far out
as three miles from Denison. Some
Of the men were reported to have
shotguns. others rifles and pistols.
More Deputies to Go.
DALLAS. Tex. July 13.-The stu
use of additional United States
deputy narshals. Charles c. Hun, at
torney for the NJ. K. and T. railroad.
said today Thirty additional dep
uties will be taken to Denison from
Dallas.
mo message has been received by
, the road from Gov. Neff relative to
Mr.. Hun said.
Strikers Picket Idle Shops.
SAGINAW. Mich. July 13.-About
cred near the gates of the Pere
Marquette shops this morning. but the
shops were idle and no recurrence OF
last nights disorder was expected.
Approximately 1000 strikers and
sympathfzers participated in last
about score of workers leaving the
shops and in the beating of two men
who attempted to work their way
through the crowd to take jobs va
Gated by the strikers. Between 500
and 500 shopmen are on strike here.