San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-21
BY w. II. HENDRIX.

Copyright. 1928. by The San Antonio Light,
Harrison, ARR, Jan. .0.-With the
end of the week the strangest mob that
ever assembled in America is dispers-
ing in Arkansas-a mob that sprang
into existence over night and after ex
acting severe penalties went back
whence it came, leaving state and city
authorities bordering on its personnel
and its yelled warnings.
Calm prevails in Harrison following
a storm that began Monday and ez-
listed with intermissiOns throughout the
week. One man was lynched, more
than so were whipped, and n score were
dcported or advised to seek other abid-
ing places.
Evidence that the outbreak was
demonstration against the union forces
which for two years have fought the
Missouri & North Arkansas Railway,
was afforded in the action toward mcr-
chants who have carried accounts for
the striking shopmen banished by the
mob. These merchants today display
signs reading: I'VE are for the open
shin" Merchants who declined to
acuuiesce in the demand of the mob are
no longer in business in Arkansas.
Their stocks of merchandise have gone
I'D in smoke and If they are lucky they
are emerging from a secure hiding place
in the mountains as the Infatuated mob
fades away into the wide spaces whence
lit came.
Gregor Offered Resistance.
Activity began last Monday when a
mob of great numbers which called its
organization the committee of 1000,
entered Harrison on n self-impOsed mis-
sion of cleaning things up. One oil
! the first details was the lynching OF +.
| c. Gregor, who had been n leader OF
| the striking shOpmen on the railroad
| While no Offense had been charged
| against GrcgOr, the committee went tC
| his home and called loudly for him
| Then trouble started. GregOr appeared
according to records, with a pistol II
his hand and sought TO defend In
home. But he was Outnumbered and a.
he ran from his home in hail OF bul
let's he suffered wounds and soon wa
ovCrtaken. What happened in the in
term no one knows, but report is tina
a summary midnight court was held ant
the man was condemned on his own al
mission that he had been a member o
the forces leading the shopmen's strike
Dawn found his body swinging from
railway trestle. With that knowledg
came a widespread awakening int
activity throughout the troubled zone.
,, StGte Takes No Action.
Authorities Of Arkansas have deliver
: ed no announcement on the situation
The only promise of intervention wa
afforded Monday when Governor No
; Rae seemed about TO call out the stat
troops in an effort to qucll the di,
turbance. However, the Legislature
a in session and the state law prohibit
: the governor exercising the prerogati'
!, Of calling out the guard when the Law
I making body is meeting. The Legisli
turc holds that power.
= The outbreak followed two years {
y industrial turmoil. The Missouri
\ North Arkansas was for years a wei
!, nigh bankrupt railroad. Employees f
V long time were at variance with Il
r, management over working condition
: Last year when the national shop stril
= became effective the entire working pc
sonnet walked out. After suspcnsiO
= Of nine months the road, 30 days ag
attempted to restore service. This a
tempt. according 10 officials, was fc
e lowed by various demonstrations OF r
g sistance that eliminated in the burnii
2 Of bridges and the destruction OF val
able property all along the line.
With the alleged outrages against q
road. feeling among the farmers al
$ others served by the road is said
d have grown into frenzied Opposite
1 to the shOpmen and other crafts respO
sible for the diminishing OF actual ope