The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-09
ONE. BIG STRIKE
IS SETTLED
Street Ca : Butte Are
Again : ration When
W. s e Assured
IRE Pay.
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I. : = FILMS PREPARED
NJ On Pictures Of Burial Of Frank
Little, Who Was Lynched
by Mob OF
vIollantes.
FILMS PREPARED

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BUTTE, Mont, Aug. 9.-The first
| street cars to run since the local
street railway strike was called Sat
urday, moved at six o'clock this
| morning. The demand Of the men
for a fat wage Of fifty-six cents an
hour was met by the company.
which announced the abolition of the
transfer privilege would net such
increase in revenue to meet the de-
mand. Accordingly no more trans
fers will be granted on Butte lines.
Members of the local /. w. W.,
announced that reel of motion pio-
lures showing the burial Of Frank W.
Little, lynched l. w. w. executive.
will be made and used by the ma
tional organization I. W. W. in Its
propaganda work.
Union Labor Aroused.
CHICAGO, Aug. 9.-Chicago labor
leaders were in session today to take
action directed at certain govern
ment officials for what Is termed
| their unwarranted interference in
strikes called to obtain better living
conditions for working men,
Secretary Olander Of the Illinois
Federation of Labor said the meet
ing was called as the result of IAN
attempt of certain government Off
cials to give the color Of /. w. W.-fsm
to the organized labor movement SO
they may act for employees under the
guise of fighting the l. w. W."
No Blood Was Shed.
GLOBE, Ariz., Aug. 9.-Without a
shot being fired, when bloodshed was
expected. the Apache-Cique Indian
and Mexican uprising and strike was
quelled here early today when an
armed posse of rangers and COWBOYS
drove the disturbers from mine prop
erty in the Sierra Anchas mountains
and arrested two of the leaders.
The Indians and Mexicans, en-
ployes of the United States Asbestos
Mine company, struck for higher
wages and better working conditions.
At one time they besieged nine white
men in dugout, but permitted them
to escape.
Autocratic Bisbee.
PHOENIX, Ariz., Aug. 9.-Aroused
over Bisbee's action in turning back
committee of five appointed by the
Arizona Federation of Labor to in
vestigate deportations there, Cover
nor Tom Campbell prepared today to
go to Bisbee to investigate the situa-
ton personally. Campbell will de-
mand to know by what authority
Bisbee refused the committee en-.
trance into the town.
He intimated that he would take
drastic action to enforce law and
order" in Bisnee. Asked if this meant
federal troops, he refused to com
NIT himself specifically.
Several state officials here today
announced what they characterize
as Bisbee's "autocracy and un-Amer-
lean behavior
Street Car Men on Strike.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Aug. g.
Twenty-one hundred motormen md
conductors of the Kansas City street
railways company were on strike to-
day Not a car had been operated
for twenty-four hours.
When the strike was called yester-
day morning the carmen were IN
organized Today all but about 200
had signed union cards. There is
no disorder.
To Keep Workers Contentea.
by George Martin, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-The gov
ernment today employed Meyer
Bloomfield Boston, to keep Americas
thousands of ship building laborers
happy.
It is hoped in this way to block the
strikes, quarrels and labor trouble
of every kind threatened in one of
the counuys most vital industries.
Bloomfield conferred here today
with officials of the shipping board
and the navy and will Immediately
start tour of southern ship yards
and organize them
Approximately 100000 has been
put at his disposal for this work
Before accepting the government
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