Evening Star Newspaper, July 14, 1922, Page 11

TRACKMEN FAVO JOINING WALKOUT Majority of Chairmen Ask Meeting to Perfect Plans for Strike. CINCINNATI, Ohio, July 14.—New elements In the rallway strike situa- tion developed late yesterday when unofficial reports at international headquarters of the rallway clerks, station employes and freight handlers indicated that a strike vote was being taken by approximatety 4,000 men of . this service on the Big Four railroad , ' system, and the statement last night ot T. C. Carroll, president of the Gen- eral Chairmen's Association of the Matntenance of Way Brotherhood, on leaving for Louisville, that he car- rled requests from a majority of the general chairmen of the brotherhood that he call a meeting of the General Chairmen's Association at which plans could be perfected to call a strike of 400,000 maintenance of way workers. Big Four Restores Benefits. An important announcement was that of the Big Four rallroad officials declaring that sick leaves and vaca- Acting on representations from C. H. Schaff, receiver of the Missourl, Kansas and Texas lines, that the au-' thorities of Texas are not affording proper protection to the railroad ter- minal at Denison, In that state, the Secretary of War yesterday aftermoon instructed Maj. Gen. John L. Hines, commanding the 8th Army Corps area, at San Antonio, to prepare a sufficient force of troops to perform that service. Receiver Schaff declar- d that the te protection was only partial and ‘that many of the em- ployes of the road had been beaten up and comm Wi with by the stri United States marshals were unable to cope with the situation, the recelver safd. In_reply to Mr. Schaff, Secretary Weeks suggested that he should de- mand protection from the Governor of Texas, and promised if that was not forthcoming the federal govern- ment would take such action as necessary to afford protection. In his message to Gen. Hines, the Secretary said: ‘“Recelver of Mis- sourl, Kansas and Texas lines, operat- ing in Texas, reports that his opera- tions are being impeded by lawless- ness ind violence. He will appeal to the Governor of Texas for protection. If protection is not furnished by state authorities the federal govern tions had been restored to the clerks on that road, in keeping with the an- nounced policy of the New York Cen- tral lines. Mr. Carroll of the Maintenance of ‘Way Brotherhood planned to meet with Louisville and Nashville officials ment on the wages and working con- ditions of men in that group. Referring to the meeting in Louis- ville, Mr. Carroll said: ““The probabilities dre that a week or more will be required to work out any . thing acceptable. If we were to get anything of the kind It would be due primarily to the heroic action of the shopmen, who are now fighting the bat- tle of all railroad labor. Clerks’ Strike May Spread. Officlals of the clerks’ union said it was very probablé there will be a strike of railway clerks on other roads enter- ing Cincinnati, “unless managements are * ‘willing_to do_business with our commit- tee.” They declined to comment on the strike vote reported on the Chesapeake and Ohio rafiroad, but declared,that the Norfolk and Western clerks' strike was 100 per cent. Striking shopmen on the Baltimore and ©hio are enjoined from interfering with the operatigns of interstate and malil trains through a temporary re- straining order issued in United States have been no further annuiments in the Cincinnat! terminals. I EXPECT MINERS TO ARBITRATION (Continued from First Page.) no other plan can a permanent set- tlement be. secured. “The American Mining Congress asks in the name of the best inter- ests of the nation that group domina- tion through force shall not be per- + & mitted; that those responsible for acts leading to outrage and murder shall be held responsible, whether they be | TRACKMEN MAY JOIN® STRIKE—HELD BACK WITH DIFFICULTY (Continued from First Page.) today in an effort to reach an agree- ( luctance to call out state troops to protect government property at the Denison, Tex, terminal of the Katy lines, use of federal troops was in- dicated should force become neces- sary. Declares Troops Unnecessary. Minor officials at Denison were in touch with the governor. the state executive announced, adding he was given to understand from those on the ground no violence was imminent. United States District Attorney Bryan reviewed the situation, stating there was no need of state or federal troops. Troops of the 2d Division at Camp Travis, San Antonio, meanwhile were being held in readiness for any emergency, following orders to Maj. Gen. John L. Hines, Eighth Corps Area, from the War Department. The orders came from the War Dé- partment as a consequence of the United States marshal and kidnaped by a band of twenty men in automobiles. A seventeen-year-old worker in the Missouri, Kansas and Texas railro; shops at Muskogee was assaulted and More Deputies Seat Ont. Two men were beaten at East St. Louls, and a mob attacked the West- ern Pacific roundhouse at Oroville, Calif. At Gary, Ind, a crowd of strikers stormed a street car in search of strikebreakers. John H. Wood, United States marshal for the north- ern district of Mississippi, ordered a force of deputies to Amory, Miss., to |take charge of the situation in the { St. Louis and San Francisco railroad i shops. Deputy marshals also were I house, division point on the Chicago and Alton. A federal injunction was granted being interfered was beaten | sent from Springfield, Tll. to Rood-| ment will take action, and you will prepare a sufficlent force for that purpose, The receiver of the lines referred to is acting under appoint- ment by United States court’ Gen. Hines has_ approximately the 8th Corps Area. e are no fed eral troops at Denison, but ample forces of both mounted and foot troops are available to meet any sit- uation that may arise, it was sald at the War Department, It was pointed out also at the department that Texas has more than 5,000 national guards- men now enrolled in units recognized and equipped by the federal govern- ment and available to the governor to back up the peace officers of the state in preserving order. Secretary Weeks pointed out that in Kansas, where Gov. Allen has takem suc steps, there 1s no necessity at this time for federal intervention. 1t was indicated that orders to Gen. Hines to send troops to Denison would go forward from Washington imme- diately should the governor fafl to take what is regarded as adequate steps to preserve order and keep the lines In that state in operation. The case is held to be of a particularly aggravated character because of the fact that the roads subjected to the strike violence reported are under the jurisdiction of federal cour 1,000 AIRCRAFT READY FOR MAIL, WORK APPROVES By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 14—One thou- sand commercial aircraft in avia- tion centers throughout the United States-today were ordered held in readiness after Postmaster Gen- eral Work had accepted by tele- graph an offer of aid in maintain- ing mall service made by the Aero- nautical Chamber of Commerce of America. “Grand, fine! more evidence, if any were needed, that the one bfg union we hear about is the United States and its emblem Is the Stars and Stripes,” was the Postmaster General's reply accepting the offer. man of the federated shop crafts of | the northwest district. | Mr. Henning saidgethat “it is entire- 1 hours. If these meetings do not lead to a natfonal settlement of the walkout, it was indicated that the informal conference with the seventeen -oads B. & 0. SEEES INJUNCTION. Asks Restraining of Unions—In- terference With Mails Charged. j B7 the Assoclated Press. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July 14— {Charging interference with Interstate commerce and the transportation of the United States mail, the Baltimore and Ohlo Railroad Company filed 2 petition {for a_ temporary restraining order in the United States district court here tod THE EVENING STAR, W "WEEKS ORDERS 18,000 TROOPS HELD READY FOR STRIKE CALL IN TEXAS 18,000 troops under his command in| Post 150 MOTOR CLUBS | (FFER AL AD Office Department Promised Use of Machines. in Any Emergency. The Natlonal Motorists' Association |today offered Postmaster General Work the services of its 4560 club: located in twenty-three states, in con- nection with the possible use of trucks and other automobiles to transport the United States malls in case the strike should interfere. The offer was made in a letter to ganization. At the samo time Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Billany, in charge of the motor Vehicle service. of the Post Office Department, sald that plans were completed. for use of surplus postal and Army trucks, in case of need. Preaent Mall Service Ample. Second Assistant Postmaster Gen- eral Paul Henderson, in charge of the railway mail service, stated today that there is ample mall train service throughout the country, and, while in a few instances there has been delay in mall transportation, thero has been no serious interruption. When a mail train has been discontinued, he said, the postal car has been taken from that train and added to another train, Jith generally but a ew hours’ de- ay. Citing the patriotism of automobile owners during the war, Sedretary Caley of the National Motorists' As- sociation told Postmaster General ‘Work, in his lettex: “We feel that this same spirit will not be lacking in any crisis or emergency affecting fhe welfare of the people should there be a tie-up. “The ten milllon motor car owners of the United States can and will be of material benefit for both transpor: tation of mail and of commerc he said. Auto Every Fifty Yards. If all the motor vehicles of the country were placed on the rail lines and spaced equally apart there would be one motor vehicle every fifty yards, Secretary Caley said. “We clte this merely to show the potentialities of themotor vehicles for highway trans- port purposes if an emergency should arise,’ he continued. “We are suggesting today to the affiliated clubs throughout the coun- try that they offer their services to{ A similar plan, it is stated, was | framed up by the highway transport | copnel] during the war to handic 15| mails during the strike at that time. MINE TRAIN BLOWN TOBITS IN TRAP By the Assoclated Press. ‘WHITESVILLE, W. Va, July 14— One miner was killed and ten others injured, four seriously, today when a mine train, carrying them to work near Mordue, ran into a dynamite Pe;msylvania Avenue / aks & ([smpany . S;lturday fidurs—O_p_en 8:36—Close 3 P.‘M. For Saturday Seventh Street Palm Beach Suits— % MFD AND - TRADE X OWNI WORSTED GO of the better type— Coat and Trousers— $12.50 Of course, these are Genuine Palm Beach—nothing else gets even a “look in” here. But the weave is only a very small element of satisfaction. The make is the thing which counts—and makes these Suits remarkable for $12.50. and conservative styles. —and in sizes up to 46. For Saturday A lot Striped White Flannel Trousers; all wool; Blue and Brown stripes on white. Boys’ Wash Suits Reduced from higher prices $1.95 There's a worth-while variety here from which to choose—Middy, Button-on a_nd Balkan styles—White with combination trimmings— CRPRTY They are made expertly and detailedly. Modeled in the r_:opular smart In all the wanted colors—Sand, Gray, Natural, etc. $3.98 circuit court here. v i oty Td. ly possible that the strike will be F Changes in train schedules on the | Katy appeal, Gen. Hines sald. | % 509" 0n° 2 National basis in Chi- | thelocal postmasters or other postal s Pennsylvania are announced, but there | At Muskogee, Okla., a puty | sottled on o natlonal basis in ChU | cpresentative i For Satur ay 4 or atul day_ " Choice of all our Men'’s $4, $5 and $6 grades— - $245 They’ll all be “in sight”—and you may make your own selection. Finest Straws that have come ‘into the president of the United Mine t San Fran-| Fifty-six defendants, including the c ’ . A 3 Workera of America, jssulng instruc. | Geihe Southern Facilo o dors 'were |orgunizations, officers and individual and plain colors—Blue, Brown, Gray, Green, Washington—both domestic and imported. Every one tions which lead to murder, or! he Frisco system at Fort | members of the railroad unions on : 3. I 0 £ A“ i 3 P y Whether thoss who sotually commit | it Sl cand to the Chicago and |strike, are named in the petition. Pongee and Khaki color. Sizes 2¥; to 10 years. g:;:ct the leading shapes—in the correct propor- murder, be immediately punished and that the constitutional rights of in- dividuals in every walk of life shall be protected and that all the forcr of the government be utilized for that purpose.” DAVIS DENIES DELAY. Answers Critics Who Say Gn\(em- ment Has Been.Dilatory. Replying vesterday to critics of the administration. who have accused government officials of delay in han- dling the coal strike situation, Sec- retary Davis asserts, in a letter ad- dressed to Thomas D. Mullins of Pitts- burgh, that only once before was| there a parallel to the present strike. | “There are those who say that| others have acted more quickly and | with greater effect in the past in sit- uations such as that which has arisen Eastern Illinois and the Toledo, St. Louis and Western at East St. Louis. Federal Judge Holmes at Hatties- burg. Miss., denied a petition for in- junction filed by the Misuissippi Cen- tral on the ground that the petition should be taken to the state courts because the matters complained of were local. Strike Orders Semt to Clerks. Strike orders went out to clerks on the Chesapenke and Ohio, according to reports from Richmond, Va. while clerks, station employes and freight handlers on the Big Four began a strike vote. 4 Word_ from Portsmouth, Ohio, an- nounced that maintenance of way employes on the Norfolk and Western and 150 employes of the New York Central shops at 'Cleveland were persuaded to quit. railroad employes occurred at Mem- Minor clashes between pickets and[ QUIT WITHOUT ORDER. By the Associated Press, NEW YORK, July 14—Virtually all of the 700 members of the Interna tional Brotherhood of Stationary Fire- men, Engineers and Oilers in the New walked out in striking shop ithout wating for the offi- crafts, cial sanction of Timothy Healy is- sued at Chicago today, it was de- clared by John Smith, financial sec- retary of Local No. 56. The result of the strike vote taken by the firemen was known after the count at Omaha, Neb., July 10, said Smith, and a general exodus from the shops began from that day. A hundred and fifty members of the New York local quit the power houses of the Long Island Electric Rallroad with the shop crafts July eleven miners were seated. H. C. Cuervas, in front of the oth- ers, met instant death. Four other miners nearby suffered broken bones and lacerations. The injured were brought to a hospital here. C. C. Lewis, superintendent of the mine, | was driving the truck. He was in- jured slightly, but his dog., riding beside him, was killed by flying debris. Lewls said that the explosion was &0 terrific it blew a hole in the ground “big enough for the basement | SPECIAL. Boys’ Palm Beach Suits; Gray and Sand belted and plaited models; strongly sewed. Sizes 8 to 17 years. SPECIAL............. Boys’ Khaki and secured seams. SPECIAL shades; $ 8.75 Knickerbockers—cut large and full, Sizes 8 to 18 years. $l 15 Boys’ Khaki Shirts and Blouses—sport collars and short sleeves. Shirts, 124 to 14 neck; Blouses 6°to 16 years. SPECIAL.. ; Crossbarred Nainsook Union Suits—full Boys’ athletic cut; All sizes. Boys’ One-piece Pajamas—White, ender; silk frogs. Sizes 8 to 18 years. 89¢ with no sleeves and knee length. 79¢ Blue and Lav- SPE- sl 25 in the coal industry,” Mr. Davis said. | Phis. and T. J. Evans, Illinols Central [ "%, . i/ 0" the Toad to be partially|of an average house.” “The only time in which a situatfon | SArdmANGer whY sftacked snd boaten | paranic hrough lack of power, Smith| A detachment of state police, with | CIAL . Cieniieeiiiiesinasentientens was anything like parallel to that of | badly on his ¥ St 1kt asserted. X bloodhounds, soon reached the scene Boys’ and Little Boys Oxfords—all our Low Shoes One hundred and three striking|®°gy otyon he sald, ‘members of the|and started on the trail of the dyna- Y Y the present was during the Roose- velt administration, and then it must be recalled that the strike had been | in progress for twenty-three weeks, | with no signs of relief. Further- | more, not only was there a coal fam- ine, but action was not taken until cold weather had actually arrived. It was very different from the situation which now confronts the country. in the early part of July. “Another mitigating factor in the present situation was the accumula- tion, at the beginning of the strike, of | a surplus supply, 65,000,000 tons of | coal, whi>h is being supplemented by a weekly production of 5,000,000 tons. There is no actual famine and no con- dition of cold weather confronts us; * and the strike has been in progress only fifteen weeks. Personally, I feel very optimistic and certain that the crisis has been reached, and that the firm stand taken by the President | before any suffering has occurred wlill insure that the operation of the shopmen, including many craft lend- ers, were summoned to appear in federal court July 17 In connection with injunctions granted the Louis- ville and Nashwille and the Southern Pacifie_railroads. At Hamlet, N. C., Mayor Austin asked officials of thesSeaboard Alr Line to withdmw strikebreakers “in order to protect lives and property.” Santa Fe Shops Working. Ten departments of the Santa Fe shops at Topeka, Kan., operated with full forces, according to company officials, and Supt. W. D. Deveny de- clared that at the rate applications for jobs were coming in Ril depart- ments would be full in a few days. Gov. Allen of Kansas, in a letter to F. W. Rausch, chairman of the publicity committee of the striking shopmen at TopeKa, declared that the difference between picketing by rail- road strikers and the offering of jobs mines at full capacity will be re- sumed in the near futur CABINET DEVOTES SESSION TG STRIKE (Continued from First Page.) torney eGneral Daugherty remained in conference with the President after the other cabinet members hag left the White House, but the nature of the discussion, ,beyond -the fact that it related to the rail and coal strikes ‘was not revealed. . House. He sald state executives in some cases did not appear to be co- operating with the federal govern- ment, as they should but did not men-, tion instances. Other state officials, he sald, were giving very satisfactory co-operation. Mr. Daugherty as- y serted that he had not received the request of United States Marshal George Stauffer of Cleveland for 1,400 deputy marshals for duty in the northern district of Ohio, but added that it might have reached the de- partment during the cabinet meeting. He would not say what action he ‘would take on the request, although it has been the policy of the Depart- ment of Justice to give United States marshals wide latitude in the depu- Attorney General Daugherty dis- | maintenance of way men werp going St . ; cussed the rail strike situation rather | SUt dally all over the country and : ,Auguat——-save you ength optimistically on leaving the White |places in. this within the ‘Be cool! : For Saturday | Cosal consumers throughout the northwest are rll!ln‘ panicky about the lack of deliveries, according to a coal blication. ‘'ommercial dock supplies at Duluth are less than 550,- 009 tons of soft coal and 260,000 tons of an te. Total dock recel, to men by the railroads is malinly the difference between breaking the law and keeping the law. 350 SOLDIERS READY. Governors Island Reports. Hun- dreds Nearby Are Available, By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 14.—Dispatching of special deputies for the protection of the mails to various strike cen- ters of New Jersey today had a cheer- ing effect on those responsible for that end of the ralilroad service. It was reported other centers in the metropolitan district expected to ask for deputies. Union leaders clalmed that more district: last few days. This was credited to stronger picketing. The deadlock continued today. No slgns of peace negotiations were seen anywhere, both sides busying them- selves with giving statistics on the numbers of strikers, new employes and delayed trains, the railroad of- ficials on their part admitting some delays, but denying they were due solely to the strike. The latter ap- peared pleased with reports that the state police were ready for service at any point they might be needed. Army officlals at Governors Island admitted that they had received an inquiry from the War Department 28 to how many soldlers at that post are available for strike duty and the ex- union employed in shops of the eleven railroads operating here and and in nearby New Jersey have walk- ed out, until only a small percentage remain at work. These will have gone on strike before 8 a.m. Monday, the hour set by Healy, said Smith. U. S. ATTACHE IN MEXICO. Maj. Edward L N. Glass, 10th Cavalry, at Fort Huachuca, Ariz., his been detailed as assistant military attache at thé United States embassy at Mexlico City, Mexico. He will come to this city for instructions before proceeding to his new post. fil’C. relieve you of 1 Service today. cavalry could be drawn from other nearby posts. PREDICTS END TO STRIKE. Shopmen’s Official Declards Settle- ment in 48 Hours Possible. i tising of lll‘l'“n(l_ tent of their equipment.: It was et Roie hG et eLCR cticae? to see you 2 COAL BUYERS PANICKY. |mt svararfnicy, oneme, roady and e and 3955 [ The Cool Way | It is too warm for a kitchen And it is too warm to do laundry work at home. If you you are to remain in - the city during July and Let the Manhattan Laundry for the warm months. Scrupu- lous care and moderate charges make it the logical place to send the family wash. Ask about our New System post card will bring our driver Phones Nor'th 3953, miters. As the mine, which employs thirty- five men on an open-shop basis, was operating under the federal court in- junction, the United States marshal at Charleston was notified and he or- dered his deputies to_investigate. The injunction restrained union miners from interfering with operation of the mine. : GOES TO MANILA FOR DUTY. Maj. Benjamin G. 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