Show lit DEATH EATH EA TN w TOTAL IN STRIKE RIOTING REACHES 1 IS 15 NEW VIOLENCE FLARES ALONG TEXTILE FRONT Maine Main and Carolinas Danger Dang Points in in W Walkout i I c. c Situation Tense GUARDS BATTLE PICKETS t Mediators Mediators' Report Await Awaited d by byBoth Both Sides Sides' United Preci The death toll toU in the general textile e strike mounted to 15 today as u violence vio yb- lence flared in New England end and the south A striker died today of or bayonet net wounds suffered last nl night ht in rioting at Belmont N. N C. C to add the latest fatality At Waterville Me several minor casualties casualties' were re reported toda today during durIng dur dur- ing a textile strike riot in which a amill amill mill was stoned au automobiles tipped F I overt overs and fences demolished On One Onehundred hundred and twenty ty national guardsmen guardsmen guards guards- guardsmen men men and a i dozen dozen state troopers joined in quelling the riot in which 2000 strikers and sympathizers participated ed ell outside the thc Lockwood Woolen mills It was the worst outbreak in Maine since the strike began a a fortnight fort fort- fortnight night ago Four our ar arrests ests were made Soon afterward Governor Louis LouisJ uis J J. Brann at Augusta issued a st statement calling on the citi cities s and towns of the tho state to organize as soon as possible to maintain order and protect the lives Jives of citizens and property in their respective communities Maine guardsmen arrested ten tea pickets from a contingent of girls who had marched to Lewiston to force closing a of a plant In Saylesville R. R L scene of recent recent recent re re- cent strike warfare the Sayles finishing fin fin- plant was reopened Pickets were peaceful and state troops had no trouble m maintaining order Other plants in m the state under opened similar similar sim aim ilar liar conditions Georgia state troops maintained martial law over many textile cen centers Approximately pickets were interned in a barber wire camp amp Six more mills were reopened d. d In Washington further peace negotiations negotiations neg were held in abeyance Pend pend- lag ins a. a report on the strike from rom President Roosevelt's special board Continued on Pate Page Two STRIKE DEATH DEATHS S TOLL NOW 15 Maine and North Carolina Centers of Violence in Walkout C Continued from PAle Page One Findings were expected to go to Sec Sec- of Labor Perkins today who then hen would transmit them to the president resident Norman Thomas Socialist leader urged North Carolina textile strikers to o stand firm In Paterson N. N J. J silk workers sought ought a court injunction to restrain police at Passaic from interfering inter with Paterson strikers attempting to picket a Passaic mill CHARLOTTE N. N C. C Sept 19 JP- JP The he death toll from the textile strike in n the Carolinas rose to nine today as Ernest K Riley 40 of ot Mount Moun Holly died here of a bayonet wound suffered l last t night as several thousand thou thou- sand and pickets rushed troops at Belmont Belmont Bel Bel- mont N. N C. C Picket Seriously Hurt Dun J. J T. T Brown 34 of Belmont re reo re- re in the hospital with a serious wound which however was not expected ex cx- to prove fatal Approximately a dozen other pickets pickets pick pick- ets received treatment at Belmont Belmon for bayonet gashes The violence and death made Gason Gas ton tori on county the high tension center of the strike area Crowds of pick pick- eta were about several mills taunt taunt- taunting ing ng national guardsmen of ot which 12 companies were on duty Hundreds of ot special ol officers cers reinforced rein th the troops Governor J. J C. C B. B Ehring haus laus was reported considering a 3 declaration dec dee of ot martial law for Belmont At a mass meeting last night 30 Belmont citizens organized a band o of vigilantes donned badges and announced announced an an- flounced they were determined to reestablish reestablish reestablish re re- re- re establish law and order in the com corn SPARTANBURG S. S C. C Sept 1 19 P C Tear JP-Tear Tear gas and fire hose were used by special to disperse a 3 yelling stone hurling crowd of severa soy sev era hundred from about the Powell Powel Knitting mill here today Pickets Patrol Plant The mill mUl has been closed since th the first week of ot the strike but a small smal group worked in the stockroom yesterday yes yes- and picket li lines lilies es were this morning Meanwhile at Lyman S. S C C. 2 23 men who officers said were attempting attempt attempt- ing to block the road to the Pacific mills were taken into custody They were brought to the county jail here The Pacific mill reopened Monda Monday under national guard protection N No charges were brought against those thos jailed S DES MOINES Sept 19 Des P F Des Moines' Moines four and a hour half electric strike came to an abrupt end this thi morning when striking mechanical workers and employers reached a an agreement t after a conference with wit Governor Clyde L. L Herring |