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Show RIOTING IN ZION CITY. War on Smoker Results In Clash Be tween Two Factions. Zlon City, III. Rioting started hero lute M'niiliiy afternoon when employes of Independent manufacturing concern con-cern attacked a croup of 200 Zlon City men and women at a prayer nit'etlnK. Both men and women were beaten with clubs and blackjacked and sHv.-ral were nerloualy Injured. The fight came as the climax of a week of trouble between employe! of the Independent concerns which recently re-cently have begun operation here and the church people, formerly followers fol-lowers of J Jhn Alexander Dowle, being be-ing tho result of tho ZlonUts' protenta against the use of tobacco by the newcomer. |