Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1914-06-24
BAD ORDER TAGS IGNORED
BY FOREMEN IN S.P.
PORTLAND SHOPS
FEDERAL COURT FINES O..W. r. an.
$3.50 FOR INTERSTATE VIOLATIONS
Scabs Walk Out on Account Of Low Pay

PORTLAND. ore. June 2t-ispecIal TO The
strike Bulletin More thousand dollar judgments
Gals Of the southern Pacific unless some change
IL mad" In TIE reported action Of some of her
hop f"remcn.
1t has ben reported good authority that
freight cars which have been marked b o" by
Tor repairs oui are sent out again on the road.
NJ thi- place the Inspectors watching for one
tags off after the cars have been condemned -
thr inspectors.
1t /. generally understood by the strikers why
this Is done. Il = well known that II all Of the
companSs bad order In the shop
the scrap heap where they belong. there would
lie but little equipment left for the road to take
eare 81 - gtettly reduced business
ON. u. ~ a \. In. l. Fi.~s $500.
Nv srartfs h.fe carry stofy TO the effect tina,
Judgments against the o-W Il. Il y. Co 10
lh- duo4nt Of $3.50 IT,. decisions handed
DOWN By Judge Bean IN the federal court Tn.
e"ett med IN another case that the company hal
failed u produce s'ilene. 10 refute the govern
mint oGargss. line Of $50 imposed
tie road Tor working one whole train crew over
tiue.
j. T. silver a scab mao4lnist here was HIT over
the hrad With a hammer which swung 10y
his stab helper. silver was taken to the hospital
but the doctors. after an examination. said that
StlNer's reinforced concrete bean had
h"sn dent"d The hammer WAS ruined
\ number Of the sesbs walked out last week
refusing To work any longer for thr small pay
vhich the company Is doing out and under the
conditions which the company maintains In It's
shaps General dissatisfaction Is being expressed
among TIA" scailtes. who beginning get tired
81 the treatment TO which they subjected. 1t
is To be hoped that they Keep on learning.
>-ss OL~ari~ slated for Css
Mike OIearie. a scab maehnst who used to
work at Rossburg and who was sent to Grants
Pass as roundhouse foreman. Is slated for the
George Wildes. the master mechanic. passed
through the Pass one Of his monthly trips. and
found that o Learie had installed a stenographer
IN the roundhouse and had him the pay roll
as wiper. Wtd.s tied can on the key FOUNDER
and ba~led olearie out To a queens taste Sew
.ral days later. OLearie. without his stenog.
seen printing his resignation on the typewriter
shsps shss D.~s Thses Ds,s
Although the work Is pilins UP on the dead
track. the shops here were closed Friday and sat-
urdsy, and some OF the scAbs tried to Join In the
Rose Festival celebration.
Engine No III u out Of the shops and they are
running her up and down the line to break her In.
Extra No. s75 came In 1T $50 m. with flat spots
ON the wheels Of more than half Of the home
indicators. Engine sal came In with about seven
cars and coach No. zoe. No. 22a
sAHA touAy. sne was seven hours ana 20 minutss
late Another extra came In an hour and u min
utes late At $50 .. m. II had II cars is of them
foreign. quite . number Of them had hot boxss.
they were SO hot they were blazing. There seems
TO be many flat wheels coming In lately. The air
brake. must be In need Of proper attention.
This shows lack OF competent ~orkmen In
the car department. Engine SIS arrived at AIS
y. m with - cars. II Of them foreign manifest
The caboose WAS coupled to the engine and the
train behind the caboose.
Extra No. sE arrived at sis p m with the
brakes sticking ID. h H. G. box car No $3.50
arrived on No. - with grab irons and foot board
swinging loose. Two other cars had parts of the
tin roof loose and two sheets were missing The
company seems to be bringing in many empty cars
lately They must be some that have been stored
along the system. most OF them need repairs.
such as wheels brake repairs side DOORS roofing
and other repairs too numerous TO mention Lately
one freight train has been from and
half hours late getting out All freight trains
are running "a little heavier these days Illinois
Central DO. car No. 2ssio came in extra $40
June ;. with brake rigging dragging at end. IL
also had three pairs of flat wheels.