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Ottawa, Illpril 6— (UP)—Sumer marchers en route from Chicago to the state capital at Springfield en gaged a county and state officials in a hand-to-hand encounter near here to day. Tear gas bombs were used by the officers to disperse the rioter. Springfield, WL, April 6—(UP)— State, county and city law entrcing aggneles of central Minois combined forces today to halt aevoke of “hun ger marchers” destined to march on this city tomorrow to place their re Vef demands before Governor Henry Horner. They plan to ask for a leg islative program of $100,600,000 for relief and a moratorium on debts’ and taxes of the “little fellow.” Anticipating attempted invasion of between 12,000 and 15,000 unemployed who have made elaborate plans to come here, Springfield, the state cap itol, today virtually briefled with an armed alertness. City police, using all available po lice cars, roamed the city rousting out unwelcome visitors. “Hobo Jungles” Cleared “Hobo jungles” along the railroad right of ways were deserted the “ten ants” having fled overnight when the leity’s bluecoats swarmed down on them‘ with terse and emphatic orders to “get out’ of town. Acting Sheriff William J. Beynin: supplemented his aece of de puties'. ‘with: fuite ; 2B BDpe tain Officers. they Bath ‘Sister i @ out? side districts. Eight om into Springfield were cuare by two shifts assuring full 24 Gas protec tion. State highway policemen also were pressed into service and national guardsmen were on duty on roads near Taylorville to prevent mass ac tion there. Authorities feared that Taylorville, ‘hotbed of current factional mine uni ion strife between the United Mine Workers of America and Progressive Miners of America, might have to carry the brunt of the “hunger march.” Eight Counties on Guard Sheriffs’ forces In eight counties bordering the Springfield area also were on guard, with orders from the office of Adjutant General Carlos T. Black, to stop all groups of “hunger marchers” and insist that they break up. Roy Jones, local communist, was held in jail here today on orders of State’s Attorney Alfred H. Greening. He is charged with acvocating over throw of representative government by violent or unlawful means. The charges comes under the trea son statutes of the Sindis criminal code. According to Greening, Jones, mm the presence of witnesses, pro claimed himself a “Marxiat commun ist and favored a revolution, “peace ful is possible, and not, then by violence.” Unable to ‘post. $3,000. bund, he was tomorrow before Justice of the Peace William 8. Chittenden for a hear ing. Sixteen marchers, including two women, were brought here and lodged in jal. Sheriff W. J. Welter said the trou ble started when the marchers split into two factions and ‘were unable to agree whether to continue toward Springfield or return to Chicago. Wel ter said the officials interfered to break up a fight among the marchers. With the appearance of officers, the marchers united against a common enemy and swung clubs, hammers and hatchets. One woman walked up to a state highway patrolman and struck him in the face. When it appeared that no other means would break to the riot the officers resorted to tear Bas. After the melee leaders of the marchers gathered the rempanta of their forces and headed back toward Chicago.
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Urbana Daily Courier
Urbana, Illinois, US
Thu, Apr 06, 1933
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