The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-17
SOLICIT FUNDS
 ID AID STRIKERS Officials Think it Beginning
 of the End WILL NOT SPREAD Head of Railway Trainmen Gives Out Statement Saying That Shop mems Strike Will Not Spread
 to Trainmen

New Orleans, October 16.-For the first time since the inauguration of the strike of the federated employees of the Harri- man lines in New Orleans, authorized so- loitors for funds to aid the strikers were placed on the streets today.
 "This is the beginning of the end.' re- marked an official of the Illinois Cen tral. "We expected the strikers to call for outside aid, but we are little sur prised that 1t came so soon'
 In the federal court today Judge Eos ter increased the maximum sentences im- posed in contempt cases by sentencing William Hope and Mike Colabirsa to four months imprisonment for violation Of the injunction issued against interfer- ing with the affairs of the Southern Pa cfic Railroad company. The defendants, who are strike sympathizers, assaulted call boys of the railroad company. That the strike of the Illinois rail- road shopmen will not spread to the ranks of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen was the statement made to- night by W. l. Park, vice president and general manager Of the Illinois Central. who arrived here today MT. Park went so far as to say that F. F. Lucas, chairman of the executive board
 
 city for the purpose of visiting the different lodges. instructing their mem- bers to live up to their contracts with the road.
 T have received a telegram from T.. J. Foley in Chicago, in which he says this has been an extremely peace1ui day at all points," said MT. Park. "He said the traffic movement Is excellen :, there being no accumulation of freight at any point except Louisville and St. Louis, neither of these points being "A l hours behind. We have about one-hatf of our mechanical force employed and more than 800 of the strikers have re- | turned to work. We have employed a great many new men and can get all we want. The plans of the strikers, as concerns the federation, would take the control of the property out Of the | hands of It's officers. Those plans are opposed by the trainmen, the con ductors and the engineers, who form three of the representative parts of the unions. These organizations have al I ways kept their contracts"
 Mir Park said he had just learned | of and deplored the assault upon Mrs. James Thomas in this city several days ago after leaving her work as clerk l in the Illinois Central freight office. He said he had authorized reward of $500 for the arrest and conviction or | those guilty or the dSSaull The SlIl'A ing clerks deny that any of their com rades were implicated in the assault. l Officials of the striking clerks and shopment appear to be equally as op- timlstic as MT. Park and declare that | present conditions In freight houses and railroad yards" will soon force the | railroad to come to terms.
 | McComb City, Miss, October 16.-The | strike situation here remains quiet and | last night a gradual reduction of the military force was started Twenty-two 1 soldiers, who are students at the Agrl- cultural and Mechanical college, returned to school last night and this afternoon l Companies B and c of Natchez will re- | turn home.
 Memphis, October 16.-Judge John F.
 Mccall in United States district court is- | sued an order late today granting the | injunction asked for by the Illinois Gen.
 tral railroad enjoining members of the
 Memphis local Brotherhood of Railway | Clerks, now on strike and their sym l pathizers from interfering with affairs of l the road.
 The petition seeking the injunction was l filed several days after the strike went
 into effect. At the time a temporary re-
 strainng order was issued. Arguments as | to the granting of the injunction werc
 concluded last Wednesday.