The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-05-25
TWO ARE SLAIN BY
CUARDSMEN'S GUNS
IN TOLEDO STRIKE
$50 Others Injured as Mob At.
tacks Militia Hurting
Bricks and Stones
SITUATION DECLARED TENSE
Further Trouble Feared 40 9th.
or Workers IN Ohio City
Vote Walkout
SITUATION DECLARED TENSE

Toledo. o. May 2s.-tR-With rifle
fire and tear gas, Ohio national
grardsmen gained control Friday Of a
riot-scarred factory district where
two men have met death and $50 have
been injured in strike disorders.
Additional disturbances continued
throughout the day, however. and
there was occasional firing of pistols
and throwing Of gas bombs. A IL
year-old boy received q head injury
when he was struck by q gas pro-
jectile. Late in the day the guards
men, now 100 strong, threw q guard
around the entire area, . trooper
with fixed bayonet every 20 feet.
The militiamen, 740 strong, re-
PEELED brick-tossing strike sympa-
thi0ers in nine hours Of desperate
guerilla warfare ct the plant Of the
Electric Auto-lite company Thursday
afternoon and night.
Hard pressed the soldiers fired into
the jeering, haunting rioters Thurs
day afternoon-killing Frank Hugay
n, and Steve Cyigon. 20. and wound
Ing several.
Stopped for q time, the rioters
strengthened their forces and re-
turned to battle Thursday night. Two
men were shot and three others were
injured. The crowd numbered 6.00(
at the height Of the riots.
Prospects for peace negotiation,
were complicated by new develop.
'ments toward . general strike II
Toledo.
s. Persons Arrested
Fifty-three persons were arrested by
the militia for civil authorities and
charged with rioting. Five gained
their release on $500 bonds within q
few hours. Police reported none OF
the So arrested was found armed.
Quiet was restored shortly after
midnight in the area Of machine
guns and bayonets just five blocks
northeast Of the city hall.
Scores Of MISUNDERSTANDING many
women-were included in the casual
ties. In previous rioting during q
tkree-day period approximately 100
suffered minor injuries from clubs
stones and tear gas.
Four more companies Ut guardsmen
an armored car and trucks loaded
with gas bombs were ordered into
Toledo to tighten the hold Of the mil
itary authorities bringing to nearly
1000 the forces Of the militia.
Adjutant General Frank D. Hender-
son announced that officials Of the
company had agreed to shut down
the plant Friday and Saturday.
Charles p. Taft, who was dispatched
here by the federal department OF
labor. took the lead In negotiations.
Union leaders chung to the original
demands Of the five-week-old strike,
which included q 10-per-cent pay in
crease and union recognition. Otto
Brach, secretary Of the central labor
union, declared he could not do any
thing to control the boys now
Like Miniature War
The rifle fire and the popping OF
gas bombs, the clatter Of rocks and
other missiles, the screech Of ambu-
lance sirens, and the shouts and jeers
Q! the rioters were raised Thursday
night only eight blocks from the
heart Of downtown Toledo. Theater-
goers reported they could smell the
gas.
That some Of the rioters were
armed with guns became apparent in
the early fighting. At field head
quarters In the damaged factory, out
posts reported snipers were firing into
the plant.
At Central Labor union headquar-
ters there were unconfirmed reports
that rioters would be armed with
machine guns brought In from De-
troit.
An attempt to appeal to the rioters
was made during m interval In the
fighting by Thomas J. Ramsey, Of the
Automotive Federal union, which Il
affiliated with the American Fedora
ton Of Labor.
Prospects for . general strike ia
Toledo industry grew stronger with
the announcement Of favorable votes
on the proposals by II more union
groups, bringing to 81 the total Of
such oranizationS affiliated with the
Central Labor union.
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