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Show ARKANSAS IBS FLOGSTRIKERS GANG RULE SPREADS THROUGH NORTHERN PART OF STATE FOLLOWING OUTBREAKS Citizens Round Up Employes of Road, Question Them Regarding Acts of Sabotage; Entire Community Commun-ity Heavily Armed Harrison Mob law spread in northern north-ern Arkansas Thursday. Striking railroad employes have been flogged at Leslie and other points along the Missouri & North Arkansas Ar-kansas railroad, following outbreaks here in which E. C. viregor was lynch-and lynch-and twenty persons were beaten and deported. The entire community was heavily arnieu', ready to enforce decrees ot the "citizens" committee and the "citizens court," set up by the mob of business men and farmers who massed here to prevent paralysis ot train service on the railroad. Shotguns Shot-guns were boldly carried through the streets, and many citizens had revolvers re-volvers slung from leather holsters. Harrison was quiet on the surface as the "citizens' committee" continued contin-ued rounding up strikers and questioning ques-tioning them regarding burned bridges and other alleged acts of sabotage. Some were flogged atter the quiz and others were oruV red to leave. Wild rumors were heard on all 6ides. One was that armed men were coming com-ing over the hills from Missouri to oust the rulers here. The state le rislaturc has ordered a probe of the lynching of Oregor anu the floggings of strikers. The Investigation Inves-tigation was expected to get under way Friday. A grand Jury' Investigation made under the eves of the mob, returned sixteen Indictments on charges ot bridge burning and others against the railroad. Sheriff Maddox and a corps of deputies, depu-ties, before sunup, began hunting the bills for the Indicted men. The "citizens court" and "citizens' "citi-zens' committee" were reported working work-ing with the approval of the circuit ! court. The twelve men on the "citizens' "citi-zens' curt" were Bald to be under oath ns officers of I'eione county, and J scores f-om the "Cnmm'ttrc" carry emm'ssions as spcCal deputy rhrr-irrs. rhrr-irrs. they laid. Sheriff MaddnT Indicted In-dicted that such an arrangement hinf been made. I I |