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Show STRIKERS CAUSE A RIOT AND GET HEADS CLUBBED BY POLICE NEW YORK. April 22. Striking cloak makers at the establishment of Oscar Margolin & Son assaulted the senior member mem-ber of the firm today, created a riot in which several hundred people participated, participat-ed, and finally were dispersed by the police. po-lice. Four of the strikers ' were arrested. ar-rested. Harry Sllversteln. the alleged leader of the attack, was held on a charge of felonious felo-nious assault. The others were released upon the payment of $10 each. A strike has been on at the Margolin cloak factory for several weeks and the strikers have been so belligerent that a special detail of policemen was constantly constant-ly on guard at the factory. When Margolin Margo-lin and his son. Samuel, were about to open the door today they were accosted by a committee of strikers. Margolin was told that he could not talk business with them upon the street. Heated words followed and a moment later a free for all tight occurred. A doten policemen were called before the riot was quelled. The police used their clubs freely and finally, with drawn revolvers, succeeded In arresting four of the leaders. |