Garland Globe | 1908-05-16 | Page 2 | Towns under Martial Law

I IK HER MARTIAL LAW 'Warfare in the Tobacco District of Ohio Reaches Stage Where Soldiers arc Needed. Threats Made to Burn Towns Leads to Request on Governor for Troops by the Long Suffering Residents Resi-dents of That District. ColumhiiH, O. Thrcnts to burn tho towns of Aberdeen nnd Hlgglnsport, umnnntlng from unknown Rourcos, but resulting from tlit) bitter warfare In tho hurluy tobacco district of Ohio nnd Kentucky, aro lankly respomdblo for an order Issued by Governor Harris Har-ris to Adjutant (louornl Crltchllold to dispatch troops to tho towns mentioned. men-tioned. Tho request for troops was made by Sheriff I'orry A. Ilondall of Drown county, who was hero In con- fcrenco with tho Kovornor and adjutant adju-tant Rcnornl for tho greater part of tho day on Tuesday. A mass meeting meet-ing of tho tobacco growers of Kentucky Ken-tucky ncross tho Ohio river from Drown county Is said to hnvo planned tc lnduco tho growers to Join In the movement not to rnlso any tobacco this season, and tho Ohio Independent Independ-ent growers who havo refused to Join tho movement fear that there may be nn Invasion of tho Btnto.