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ESTABLISHED 1821. GREENSBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1919. VOL. 98. NO. 69
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FIVE KILLED; A NUMBER
WODNDED CHARLOTTE RIOT
number of members of the mob
shooting at the policemen.
None of the policemen was in-jured.
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Reflect,
SIX COMPANIES STATE MILITIA ON DUTY
. No Disorders Tuesday.
Charlotte. Aug. 26.—Tuesday's
daylight hours brought no further
violence here, and the casualty list
in Charlotte's street car strike re-mains
three dead and 13 wounded,
all of those resulting from the en-counter
between a mob and the po-lice
at 1 o'clock this morning.
Every precaution is being taken
two weeks of iatermption by a'North Charlotte. The general opin-1
nZ f Camen- ion '" the city is ,*at an attempt
Chief of Police Walter S. Orr, to operate cars in that suburb at
with a detachment of thirty police- this time might precipitate violence.
men and fifty special guards, armed Textile workers in that community
with shot guns, rifles and revolvers. | are known to be strongly in sympa-and
a machine gun, held a mob of
probably 2,000 men at bay until
shortly after midnight, when the
first serious trouble took place.
Chief Orr's men took up their sta-thy
with the striking car men.
Death List Stands at Five.
The death list as a result of
Tuesday's riots has been- increased
from three to five, the deaths of
PRESIDENT WILL LEAVE
SOON POR PACIFIC COAST
BELIEVES IT A PRESSING DCTV*
THAT HE SHOULD MAKE
THE TRIP.
FROM STATESVILLE, LINCOLNTON, WIHSTON-SALEM,
LEXINGTON, DURHAM AND HICKORY
RESULT OF STRIKE OF STREET CAR MEN
tious at the car barn with orders to two of the injured being recorded
shoot at the first appearanee of vio-lence,
i
According to reports from Char-with
a view to preventing further lotte' the first shots took P|ace wnen
violence. Pour companies of North a brother <* Clem Wilson, who had
Carolina reserve militia arrived this been knocked down and taken to a
hospital earlier in the night, fired
at Chief of Police Orr. Wilson's
at a local hospital to-day. These
victims were Will Hammond and J.
D. Aldred.
Two additional reserve militia
companies have arrived, making a
Washington, Aug. 17.—President
Wilson will begin his trip to tke
Pacific coast just as soon as details-can
be arranged, probably within
tea days or two weeks.
Secretary Tumulty made this def-inite
announcement to-day, adding
that the President felt he' should
morning, these being from Lexing-ton,
l.incolnton. Winston-Salem and
Statesville. These men. numbering
about 300 together with about the
same number of Charlotte, citizens
serving as special policemen are
patrolling the streots and guarding
street car company property. Two
shot came dangerously near to the
police chief.
The shot at Chief Orr drew an
immediate answer and rifles and re-volvers
spouted flame and load in-to
the night. It is estimated that
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Garage.
Gibsonville.
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Hickory and Durham, while Adju-tant
General Royster lias notified
Mayor Prank McNinch that others
Crowd of Two Thousand People Collect at Car Bams wi" be available if needed.
other militia companies are expect-|one hundred shots were fired. When
ed here tonight, the.se being from 'tne flrinR 8t°PPed men stretched
helpless on the ground on both
sides furnished grim evidence that
the finst blood had been spilt.
Maypr McNinch asked for troops
of Public Utilities Company, Owners of Charlotte
Street Railway, Monday Night, When Shots
Fired Precipitated a Riot During Which
Five Were Killed and Thirteen Wound-ed—
State Militia Called Out to Pro-tect
Lives and Property-Quiet
is Again Restored.
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Charlotte. Aug. 20.—The
death of •'. I'. Aldred. of Char-lotte,
tonight, In-ought the toll
of lire* lost in last night's
shooting ;it the oar barns of the
Southern I'uhlir Utilities Cora-liiin.
i to four. He was taken to
a hospital mortally wounded
suoa after more than a dozen
men had been shot down In an
PXrhaage of ire between
ituards :mil a mob.
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The Killed and Wounded.
Charlotte, Aug. 2«.—The re-sult
of this morning's clash be-lKoen
strikers and police in kill-
•'il mul wounded follows:
The dead:
Claude II. Hinson, Hrcvnrd
street. Charlotte, grocery clerk,
iijtetl IT years.
Waller K. Pope, of Charlotte.
l>ui former resident of Concord,
People not located.
i iddwell Houston. Pine street,
charlotte. Southern Railway en-gineer.
•I. I'. Alilrich. Iturns avenue,
Charlotte.
The wounded:
Will Hammond, Spring street,
-lini through throat, spinal
«>id iiit; little chance of recov-
I'lT.
Turn Head, Huiitci-svillc, two
shuts in chest, recovery doubt-lnl.
T. A. Itaker, Elizabeth
Heights, mill operative, wonnd
ill rllcst.
»■ A. Kim-aid. tialvin nvenui',
injuries in face and arm.
Clew Wilson, North Char-
^''t^1. slight face wound.
H. V. freeman. West Palmer
"■"■'''''■ shot in abdomen, recov-
'■'■> iluiilitriil.
Cv.-rci, Wcenn. North Culd-well
street, shot three times in
leg.
(•eurge Smith, Park avenue,
"'"" in hack with buckshot.
I- »is Wilson, North Char-
'"">•. shot in back with buck-
«hot,
"• M. Miller. Rout.- 9. Char-
*»te, shot in thigh.
Waiter Yandle. North David-
->•" street, shot in both legs.
'"•"'He Stewart, South Tryon
-"■-■>. shot in thigh.
*»hn Dwyer, policeman, ac-
"'•"iilally shot, in ankle at 5
"'clock ibis morning while dem-
'"islraiinj. j,,,,, .,, poU(.(. neiMi.
INllMen,.
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bay tonight at the car barns of the
Southern Public Utilities Company,
which resumed operation of the
I street car service to-day, following
I two weeks of interruption by strike
jof camion. A few shots were Bred
j and one man. Clem Wilson. was
taken to a hospital with his head
severely bruised. The armed force
at the barn was" under orders to
stioot upon any appearance of vio-lence.
Several cars were in opera-tion
between the hours of 8 and
tl o'clock this morning and be-tween
2 and 5 o'clock this after-noon.
While groups of men at var-ious
points along the streets hoot-ed
at and derided the non-union
men operating the cars, there was no
[violence during the afternoon, the
! onlv serious outbreak of the day
Will Operate Curs To-day.
As a result of a conference this
afternoon between the "cabinet"
which is comprised of Mayor Mc-
Ninch, Commissioners Wearn and
Page, Chief of Police Orr. Capt.
William W. Wilson, in charge of the
special police, and the commanders
"f the four reserve mtlttia compan-
; s it was agreed that an effort will
only when he realized that the sit-uation
was beyond the control of
• the police department. The hurry
call tq the governor's office asked
for the immediate dispatch of mili-tia
units.
The telegram sent by Mayor Mc-
Ninch and addressed to the gover-nor
follows:
"Riot here beyond control of po-lice
authorities. Send four corn-total
of six on duty here now. Hick- j make tQe trip. It is regarded likely
I that the President will reach the
I Pacific coast in time to review the
Pacific fleet at San Francisco, Sep-tember
15.
Secretary Tumulty said the toar
would occupy about 25 days, "if
the President can stand it," and the
I itinerary is expected to be com-pleted
within 24 hours. The Prcsi
dent's purpose not to include Chi-cago
has not been changed, it was
said, but he will speak at Colunv
bus and Cincinnati, and also at St_
Lottie. i
The President was represented as
regarding it more pressing' than
jory guardsmen came through the
; country by automobile, the Durham
militiamen arriving by train few
i hours later, both beginning their
duty to-day. Capt. L. F. Abernathy
has charge of the Hickory company,
white the "Durham men are com-manded
I>y Capt. N. M. Bishop.
! Lieut. Melvin Caldwell. veteran
of the 30th division, is Organizing
a local emergency company, com-posed
of former overseas service
, men. This unit will comprise up-ward
of 100 trained soldiers and
they will relieve civilians who are
serving as special policemen. In
made to operate street cars here j ,)anies of mimla at once ..
in norrow morning, beginning at 8
o'clock.
Only a part of the curs will be
operated at first and these are to
ba mounted by strikebreakers. The
operators will be fully armed while
further protection is to be provided
by armed men on all of the cars.
Early tonight Chief Orr and his
assistants moved the city's machine
gun front the""city hull to the street
car barn, where it is to be in read-iness
for any emergency. At the
city hall are large stores of guns
of various descriptions, together
with a large amount of ammuni-tion.
Riot guns, rifles of old and
new make breach-loading shot guns
and revolvers are much in evidence.
Soldiers patrolling the streets of
course are armed.
The firmness with which the
crowd was handled early this morn-ing
has had a restraining effect and
at no time during the day has there No Attempt to Run Cars at Winston-
Shortly after the receipt of the
telegram Sanford Martin, private
secretary to Governor Bickett was
in communication with Adjutant
General Royster at the Yarbororugh J
hotel. At 4 o'clock the Winston-'
Salen , Statesville, Concord and
Lincolnton units had been ordered
for art immediate mobilization and
arrangements . were in progress for
special trains to transport the mili-tary
units to the scene of disturb-ance.
All There.
fact it is contemplated Lieutenant .Ryer that he should make the trip
CaldweH's company will serve reg-ularly
until normal conditions are
restored.
Mayor McNinch announced late
tonight that at 8 o'clock tomorrow
morning the civilian police would
be released, although they are to be
in reserve, ready to respond to pos-sible
calls.
Capt. Dermot Shemwell. of Lex-ington,
was chosen supreme com-manding
officer of all military forces
in the city. He will work directly
iinder Adjutant General Royster.
ARK RADICALS TRYING
TO STIR IT TROUBLE?
At 12.30 o'clock all four compan-ies
had reported to Mayor McNinch
at Charlotte and were guarding the
principal streets of the city in an ef-fort
to squash any renewal of riot-ing
which Monday night resulted in
the death of three men and the in-jury
of thirteen others.
been evidence of disorder. True.
having occurred soon after the cars there have been rumors, and one of
were started this morning, when
Assistant Superintendent O. H.
Drum, of the railway system, was
; knocked down and painfully Injur-ed.
His injuries are not consider-j
od of a serious nature.
Ten arrests were made during the
day on charges of throwing mis-siles
at cars. The defendants were
held under bonds of $50 each.
Fatal Termination of Riot.
the most insistent being to the ef-fect
that a large number of rail-way
shopmen would come over from
Spencer, thoroughly aroused because
of the killing early this morning of
Caldwell Houston, a Southern Rail-1
way engineer.
Business has continued much as (ler for the locaI
usual to-day, excer- :nat the sale of i
i firearms and ammunition has been
I strictly regulated. It is impossible. seRCe ot r i: „ , A S|ln who
jfor anyone to buy any deadly weap- ,,, not w reach.-i. last night on
Sa4ciii.
Winston-Salem. Aug. 2 6.—The
Winston-Salem home guard, num-bering
about 83 officers and men.
left on a special train for Charlotte
this morning at 9.30 o'clock in re-sponse
tti orders from General Rov-ister.
following a request from May-
'or McNinch. of Charlotte. The or-organization
to
this
ab-
Washington. Aug. 25.—Represen-tative
James F. Byrnes, of South
Carolina, will ask for an investiga-tion
of what he thinks is a ir.ove-i
raent to excite the negroes to revo-lution.
He is sure that the I. W.
W. and other radical organizations
are trying to stir up trouble in this
country. He will ask the house to
take action to bar from the mails a
number of negro newspapers, most
of them printed in the cities of the
West, that carry matter to incite
i riot or revolution.
I Mr. Byrnes will address the
house on the subject within the
next few days, quoting from the pa-pers
that are being used by the
propagandists. He finds that a num-ber
of struggling papers and maga-zines
have become suddenly rich and
prosperous, although they carry no
advertisements. He believes that it
can be shown by an inquiry that
Germans in the country, the I. W,
W and other dangerous agencies are
and it was explained that he would
not necessarily wait for the peace
treaty to be reported to the senate
by the foreign relations committee.
While the President wishes to
start on his tour very soon, there-are
various elements that mast be
considered, including the necessary
arrangements for his reception in
the cities to be visited and his de-sire
to meet General Penning
when be arrives in New Yoik next
week.
Secretary Tumulty said the Pres-ident
felt that the speech-making
tour was of greater importance and
that possibly he wonld greet Gen-eral
Pershing somewhere in the
West, possibly at St. Louis, as the
general plans to go to his old home
in Missouri soon after returning
from overseas.
TEN THOUSAND AMERICANS
GUARD GERMANS IN FRANCE.
Paris, Aug. 25.—Ten thousand
American troops are held in Prance
to guard 40,000 Germans taken
prisoner by the Americans who can-not
be returned to Germany until
the peace treaty has been ratified
by three powers. It is estimated
that it is costing the United States
$1,000,000 monthly to care for
these prisoners.
England's German prisoners num-ber
a quarter of a million and more
than 60,000 British soldiers are re-quired
to look after them. Both the
United States and England expect-ed
to release the Germans when the
peace treaty was signed but France
was unwilling that this should be
ratification was com-
I morning about 4.30. In the
•In Trouble Started.
Il,i!"- Aug. 23.—Chief of Po-
B Orr. a squad of 30
*ith a machine gun.
rifles and revolvers, and
special armed guards held
",l' »f probably 2,000 men at
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Charlotte, August 26.—At least
six men were shot, two fatally, in a
; battle between the police depart-
, ment and a crowd in front of the
Southern Public Utilities Company's
car barns on South Boulevard
| about 12.30 o'clock this morning.
I Six men were brought to St.. Peter's
I hospital, one of them dying as he
J was being carried into the hospital.
i The name ot this young man was
j reported as Hinson. and a quantity
of stationery bearing the letterhead
of .1. II. Hinson & Sons, well dig-
1 gers. was taken from his body, but
I his given name could not be learn-j
ed at press time. Mr. Hinson hav-j
Ing three grown sons listed in the
directory.
j According to Chief of Police Wal-ter
B. Orr. the trouble started
i when a crowd, believed to have
i'been headed by a man named Wil-
Ison, a brother of Clem Wilson, who
■ was knocked in the head earlier in
the night, approached some of the
officers and started a controversy
over the striking of young Wilson.
According to the chief, somebody
in the crowd fired a pistol, and the,
police, tensed to the last notch by
the events of the night, promptly
opened fire.
"It was like touching a match to
a tinder box." the chief- stated.
"The one shot was all that was nec-essary
to start a melee that ended
only when the crowd was dispersed
and the police and others ceased fir-ing."
Chief Orr estimated that about a
hundred shots were fired in all, a
ons or ammunitions without a writ-ten
permit from the chief of police.
From neighboring towns come tele-grams
telling of similar regulations
in effect there.
No effort was mad" to operate
street cars to-day. The Southern
Public Utilities Company had notir
lied city officials of its readiness to
put on cars at any time the word
was given, but it was considered
best to wait until tomorrow morn-ing.
Car Men Took No Part.
Leaders of the striking car men
insist that they are counselling
against violence. They assert tljat
the car men took no part in this
morning's riot, but that the offend-ers
were outsiders in sympathy
with the car men. Both sides re-main
firm in their determination in
regard to the question of recogni-tion.
President Taylor, of the car
company, declaring unyielding op-position
to recognition, while the
union men insist they will not re-turn
to work until the union is rec-ognized.
account of haying moved his resi-dence.
Lieut. H. V. Horton command-ed
the company. Reports from
Charlotte this morning about 10
o'clock were to the effect that order
had been restored and that no fur»
ther trouble was expected.
Although no official announce-ment
had been made, it is generally
understood that permission will not
be given for the operation of the
street cars in this city at least for
several days, or until the present
trouble in Charlotte is adjusted.
Public sentiment in Winston-Salem
seems to be against the operation
of the street railway if such scenes
as were witnessed in Charlotte last
night are to be reproduced.
putting up this money. 'done until
"This is not a race matter," said plete..
Mr. Byrnes, "but an American prob-) When General Pershing, the
lem. I do not fear that any large American Commander-in-chief, sails
number of negroes In this country for the United States September 1,
will listen to the bolshevists in our it is estimated there will still be
midst, but some harm may come of about 30,000 miscellaneous Ameri-this
movement, which is un-Amer- can troops in France, not including
lean. It there is no law to reach the 6,800 on the Rhine,
those guilty of conducting these [
revolutionary campaigns
Should have one.
house to act."
I
then
shall ask
we
the
To Prevent Bloodshed.
The adjutant general states that
the troops were not sent to Char-lotte
to operate the street cars, but
for the protection of the people.
the prevention of bloodshed and to
Quiet Again Restored.
Charlotte. Aug. 27.—A very lim-ited
number of street cars were op-erated
here to-day, being manned
by armed strikebreakers. Contrary
to earlier predictions, home guards
were not placed on the cars to pro-
I tect operators, although they were
i transported on the cars to and from
| places where they were stationed
for patrol duty. Most of the cars
were without passengers, practical-ly
all travelers preferring to walk
or ride in automobiles.
' At no time during the day was
A Drop of 91 on Hogs.
Chicago. Aug. 27.—A drop of $1
a hundred pounds tin tne average
for hogs with lower prices for beef
cattle at the stockyards to-day was
ascribed to several reasons, includ-ing
the general protest against the
high cost of living. Market men
said the tendency was for still lower
hog prices, particularly after the
(all marketing, »n. they professed
to see a break in high living costs.
The public has curtailed its buy-ing
of pork and beef recently while
livestock receipts are large. The
eastern market failed to act as an
emergency outlet and the packers
virtually withdrew their buyers
AMERICA TO PAY GREAT
BRITAIN 8KI.OOO.OOO.
Washington, Aug. 25.—For each
man transported overseas in British
vessels, the Unite.; states govern-ment
will pay Great Britain $81.75
under an agreement reached be-tween
Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines,
director of transportation in the
war department, and Lord Reading,
representing the British govern-ment.
Secretary Baker, It was learned
to-day, has approved the agreement
which fixes a price a little more
than halt that tentatively put for-ward
by the British at the beginning
ot the negotiations.
The total cost of the British ton-nage
used in troop transportation is
from the pens to-day. leaving thou- estimated at $83,757,250. the nutn-sands
of hogs and cattle without
buyers. Speculators were hit hard.
To Prevent Influx of Aliens.
Washington. Aug. 25.—To pre-vent
an influx of aliens into this
ber of men carried having been 1,-
027.000. Similar negotiations nra
in progress with the French and
other governments.
ing.
squash with "force any further rtOt- any violence reported, according to country after peace is declared.
military and civil officers in charge President Wilson in a message to
of the situation. No effort was made Congress to-day asked that the pass-to
operate street cars after night- port law in effect during the war be
fall, nor was any attempt made continued in operation for one year
even during the da/ to send cars to after the proclamation of peace.
The spark at Charlotte was fan-ned
into flame Tuesday by an at-tempt
at resumption of the street
car service in the city following
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Know Storm in New York.
Hornell. N. Y.. Aug. 26.—Al-though
the sun was shining, snow-fell
for five minutes to-day. melt-ing
as rapidly as. It struck the
ground.
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