Show GENERAL FRY ARRESTED the industrial army leader in the courts at el paso texas he Is released acain el paso citizens to receive tho tramps the governors attitude el paso march 21 general lewis 0 fry was arrested this morning by order of mayor solomon and thrown in jail on a charge of vagrancy railroad messages tell that the los angeles regiment of unemployed is gathering strength a it comes and that it has plundered some towns on the way the mayor has issued the following proclamation to the citizens of el paso the so called industrial army numbering between and 1000 men will reach el paso tonight these men have plundered and robbed people in their line of barcli it is now necessary that alie citizens of el paso all prepare for the protection of their property and their families this can only be done by prompt and united action to that end and by virtue of the authority vested in me as mavor of el paso I 1 call upon all able bodied male citizens of the city of el paso to meet in the district court room at 5 amon this day of march to serve the city in preventing the invasion of this horde the largest hall in the city was filled this evening by citizens to consider how the industrial army will be received hart editor of the times presided ore sided and asked that the men be treated in a humane manner it was decided that the tramps bo fed and sent forward and a subscription for that purpose was taken up in reply to a telegram asking that the war department be requested to order troops to fort blis to assist in repelling the threatened invasion governor wired you are assured that texas is fully able to arrest prosecute and punish general fry and his whole industrial army if they rob or plunder your people or violate the penal code and she will call on the federal government for troops to aid i general fry was taken before judge hunter on a writ of habeas corpus which was dismissed then for lack of evidence tho recorder dismissed the charge of vagrancy antinet him and he addressed the crowd in the piazza |