Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1914-03-03

The carnival is over. and Rex and all the royal
bunch are as snug as bug In rug. resting up
after week OF Qualification In the grand old city
We have had some very severe weather Ia the
past week snow. which IN. Riddles consider
treat as IL was the first We have had for some
time.
Railroads. with the exception Of the Illinois Cen
trail and Hartman lines. did good business.
9 aud : p trains wer. hours late, 81 Of course
their schedules did not appeal to the travelling
public. The first section OF Illinois Central train
u was delayed coming in. by the trucks breaking
on one OF the wooden coaches. The passengers
walked to the street car fines. Ind rode e'e
of the way down town them. The main line
was blocked for NOR. than
Government inspectors We're In town and drove
few Illinois Central engines back to the shops
Two ). J.. passenger engines also were condemned
The scabs flew around the shops trying to make
the inspectors believe they were real mechanics.
However. the inspectors got their goat" TIL.
scab foremen begged the inspectors to allow them
To use the cid broken down kettles unta the car
nival rush was over. and when discussion between
Them reached climax our ground operator had
10 leave. l. q. engines 1851. 57. 81. $50. 1852 and
Slt were condemned The 5. T. engines condemned
we're passenger engines but We did not get thsir
numbers
scab Foreman Warren Martin. Of Fort Mccomo.
"a respected citizen Of that city ,but not re-
sp-cted now took a down here King
Rex Hs~as feeling bit hungry after his long
trip on late train over the scab road, and being
cheap skate scab anyway. he went to
cook house ON south Rampsrt street. near Calliopr
TN learning that Martin scsb the l. =
road the negro cook called the police. aud Martin
was taken to jail In the patrol wagon We did
the rest" and to II that he kept jail
until Wednesday making two days and two nights
that he had to stay with the negro drunks. all of
whom were perfect gentlemen compared 10 scabby
Martin. when he was brought up for a hearing
he looked Ike Happy Hooiigan begging and plead
ing before the Judge. lie told the Judge he
a poor "a nd had had hut one papa n nd
mamma. that this was his first off.nse and that
" given an opportunity h. would pay the negro
cook for his beans Every body In MeComb
notice. This IL no joke. We slipped into Martin
the scab. good and plenty. and always tn.
look out for such animals 10 com. To town. when
they do Just leave II to our corps Of ground op-
orators Take II from your uncle, Will find
space for them on tn. jail house floor.
scabs are quitting AT Harrahan every day and
the place n about to blow up for IN. want Of help
Scabs there earn from nine to twelve dollars N
two weeks. The Illinois Central tried to slip
over the boys at the ~ %. Terminal railroad
shops. Thirty sent to them, but
sent back bad order cars The superintendent
of the terminal company said his company had
leased them for merchandise transit But tn. fed
Grated trades told Kelly there was nothing doing
for Bright Eyes. As they were scab cars So boys
keep your lamps lighted for such tricks for they
will soon be trying them at other railroad yards
The = T.. II still advertising for scabs The al
telling men write Box l1lO. New orleans. H.
scsb adj. but still they trying to convince tn.
public that they have all the scabs they want.