The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-23
Indications Point TO Early
Agreement Between Union
Men and Company.
MAY RESUME SERVICE SOON
Operation Of Cars Within "a
Hours Expected; Labor
Mass Meeting Off.
REPORT CROW SELLS STOCK
Man Termed arch Enemy"
to Organized Labor Said to
Have Disposed of Holdings.

That ths q. q, II. strike Will be
settled and union men put back to
work within the next ~ hours was
Indicated last night In statements by
high officials OF the two opposing
factions.
while W. are not yet certain that
an agreement satisfactory to the
union will be reached we have rca
Hon 10 believe that union men will
.bo put back 10 work ON the line
said a labor official last night
II do not wish my name TO he
used OF all" said u high official
of the railway company. but ll Is
not unlikely that an agreement Will
be reached within the next few
days, II not before"
Strength WAS added 10 these re-
ports when the union mtAH meeting
scheduled for O'Clock last night
wan called off There was no pub
lie statement made regarding the
pnHtponement of the mass meeting
other than that the meeting might
be held later In the week
The reports OF the pending agree.
ment came as surprise To union
labor men who 1have boyoojted the
company since the strike first begun
month ago,
htDpflh NHhi J. T. ifuWt httltr
| ry-treasurer OF the O. q. H. line.
had disposed OF his holdings In the
! company 10 Charles Page could not
he confirmed, However, union men,
who say that Crow IN their arch
enemy" were inclined to believe that
he had disposed of his stock In the
company. Grow ID reputed 20 hnyv
been one OF the heaviest stock.
holders
Before the news Of the pending
agreement had become public the
statement by Governor j. d. A.
Robertson fayoring grand jury in
yeBiisntion into alleged negligence
OF county officials was the outHtnnd-
Ing feature OF the strike situation.
Declaring that he was not In favor
OF calling out the state militia, GOy-
ernor Robertson said that he thought
an investiRntion by grand jury
should be held
II have already notified the rail-
way officials that ! am powerleas,
said Sheriff James Woolloy. yes
terdny afternoon when he was shown
the governors statement II have
done everything that ! can and have
told officials OF the company that
for further protection they should
depend upon state troopa'
MIR Crow. who during the early
stages OF the strike directed the
company's policy. left Tulsa about
10 days ago for an extended vaca-
ton. He Ia now In Springfield, Mo,
nj the bedside OF his father In law,
who is seriously til
II an agreement IL reached u will
mark the end OF bitter fight be-
tween the companp officials and
union men. Last Saturday night a
deputy sheriff and an employe OF
the Coaden refinery were slightly
wounded when crowd -luf strike
syrpaa thizers stopped an .. u, Il. car
at The Tulsa side of the Arkansas
river bridge Monday night trouble
again brokc out when service was
restored by tho company Three
care were cut or and surrounded
ut parathenA sub-stntion eight miles
west Of Tulsa on the Tulsa -snpulpa
line. All tho windows In the ears
were broken and damage done 20
the electric wiring, placing the cars
out Of commission