Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-04-15
ANNOUNCEMENT BY ATTORNEY
GENERAL MAY CAUSE SPLIT,
BELIEVE RAILROAD OFFICIALS

rested seven men. including John
Grunau, president, Of the Chicago
Yardmen's association. which called
the first strike in the Chicago district.
Grunau has denied that he advised
the men to strike. "a.
Reports at the federal building say
two hundred additional strikers are
to be arrested>as fast as the warrants
can be prepared. At.,<
Other developments in the Chicago
district today were:
Operation of 443 switch engines, as
compared with 408 yesterday and a
normal Of 765,.
Announcement by T. B. Allen, gen.
eral manager of the Chicago, Burling-
,neers. firemen and switchmen had
voted to return to work on that road.
Move Live Stock.
to the yards, an increase of 267 over
Wednesday,, and the return to work
of $4,000 men and, women rendered
idle when meat deliveries stopped.
Dispatch of 176 cars Of fresh meat
sixty per cent of the normal amount
and 10 cars of live stock to eastern
points.
Throughout the central states and
far west there were signs of im-
provement in the situation. At Cen
tralia, illinois, all striking switchmen
returned to work and the Centralia
mines loaded more coal than at any
time, since the strike, started.l
Only one new walkott was reported
in Illinois today. At Paris, I'LL.
twenty switchmen employed at the
Big Four junction quit work.
Roundup Unexpected.
The federal roundup of strike
leaders was totally unexpected by the
men. The deputy p,arshals picked
unions, the Chicago Yardmen's asso.
citation and the United Enginemens
association. The prisoners were ar
raigned this afternoon and held under
$4,000 bond for further hearing
Daniel Crnice,. attorney for the two
! ORGANIZATIONS, will be assisted by
Clarence Darrow in defending the
| men. e.'.s.,....'.. ~
I Th9se arrested up to noon were:
John Grunau,. F.. c.. Lockwood, A
W. Cassidy, William Larrabeil, Joseph
Scott, Michael .Platke, F.. l.. Schultz
Michael Ellgass NH. L. Reading, NJ. j
Kenny, James F. Dodgion. Shannon
Jones, r. D. Murphy, II. w. Radke. !
i This ID. deplorable state of af.
1 arrested him. II believe the organi.
zation was. a. loyal one when
! Joined it,"
\. Make kaids.
Federal agents, raided a strik,
meeting at atsheadquarters Of the Yard
/ mems association 4 and arrestelk SG ru
nau, who Was speakinE,,,I ,I59 wis takeI
to the federal building; together witt
William e. Reading, III g. Logan Ant
Shannon Jones'; who are said Ito b,
( members Of the association.
| !: Deputies sent to Carpenters hal
found James III. Dodgion addressing
$50 strikers. They arrested Dodgion
I Fred'iG. Lockwood, H. e. Creighton
and Michael Platke.
Reports OF the federal building IN
dicate the list " thirty for whom war
rants have already been issued il
4 only a. starter, and that more thar
two hundred members OF the OUTLAW
union are marked for arrest.
l. United. States Marshal Bradley in
dtcated he would begin arraigning tn,
prisoners before Commissioner Maso,
this afternoon.
Federal agents who culled TIL,
1 crowd at Conway hall where Gruna,
was arrested, took William L. Bond
r. D. Murphy and H. w. Radke t,
the federal building. &
AS the men left the hall there wer,
cries of traitor, traitor from tn,
strikers. They accused newspape
linen Of pointing out the leaders to tn,
| federal men. -