The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-10
OUTLAW STRIKE
SPREADING TODAY

kCOnllnuc1 from kaEt AZ
lmen. and yard enginemen and fire
Men. is not more E1an 5000.
Chicago commission and produce
linen said there is little danger OF this
scity going hungry unless the strike
tcontinues longer than is expected
The usual piles Of crates OF yeget.
tables. fruit and poultry lined the side
walks OF the commission district here
to-day. The only unusual incident " as
the fact that buying was considerably
above the average, due, IL was said,
through fear by retailers that the
Istrike might continue and block pro
cuce shipments
Chicago's coal supply was running
How today and some anxiety was
shown by merchants. The present
stock, they said, will Last until next
"wednesday.
A shut down of industries would en-
ieble this 10 last longer. they said.
That the strike has hit at amnse-
iments was discovered today when it
was learned that several theatrical
shows are stranded here because of
inability to move stage scenery.
lnsursent Switehmen.
BUFFALO, N. Y, April 10-Thon-
isands of additional men were thrown
out OF work here today as result
OF a strike OF 'insurgent" switchmen-
Nearly all the furnaces at the L4acka-
wanna Steel company's plant here
were banked last night, throwing
from 5000 to 5000 men out of work.
The Bonner Steel plant officials an
nounced that every plant but the
hla S,,r vii he rtu<
might unless coal is obtained during
the day.
Officials Of many other industries
said their plants win begin laying on
men Monday If the strike continues
All live stock was being shipped 20
the stock yards here by truck. an off,
| cial said
TWO thousand TO Strike.
CLEVELAND. o., April 1.-Two
thousand employees of nine railros DIS
here VIII strike at o'clock this
afternoon in sympathy with the in
surgent strikers at Chicago unless
wages demands formulated at q
| meeting last night are met, it was
announced by organizers today. The
men formed the Cleveland Yardmen'E
association and prepared . message
OF sympathy and support to the Chi
cago strikers
Yard workers employed nights will
meet some time today to discuss q
strike vote. Insurgent organizers.
who yesterday predicted walkout Of
the day yardmen, announced them
selves as certain that the night men
viii vote to strike.
There is but weeks meat supply
on hand in Cleveland. meat dealers
said. A conservation program may
be adopted. they said, following the
receipt Of word from Chicago that
packers have stopped all shipments
TO this city.
A plea for all organized railway
workers 70 preserve their contracts |
was broadcasted today by the chiefs /
Of the four big brotherhoods- They /
branded the present strike as an at
tempt to destroy the brotherhoods
and to rear in their place the zone
big union"
Strike by 1000 Yardmen.
YOUNGSTOWN, O., April 1o.-Ap- |
proximateIy 1900 yardmen struck |
here this morning, according to fig /
ures given out by insurgent organ /
izers. Railroad traffic was pracd- |
cally paralyzed.
Some Men Return.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April To-
The first break in the 'rump" rail
strike here came today with the re-
turn to work Of the Rock Island
switchmen and the Kansas City ter
minal engineers and firemen.
Will Stand Pat.
LOS ANGELES, Calf. April 10
Los Angeles striking switchmen
will stand pat" notwithstanding the
u1timatum Of the four railroad com.
panies that they must return to work
by D. m. today or lose their jobs,
according to A. N. Miller, head OF
the local strike committee.
To Vote This Afternoon.
DENVER, Colo, April 10.--A strike
vote, with indications pointing strong +
ly to a walkout, was to be taken ny
400 railroad yardmen here this after
noon.
Denver and Rio Grande yardmen i
at Pueblo, Colo, are on strike. Shut
down of the Minnequa steel plant,
employing 1000 men, is threatened
there. il
Hope Settlement by Monday ID
TOLEDO. o., April 1o.-The 1000
switchmen striking in Toledo rail
road yards met today to formulate
demands which their committeeman '
will present to railroad executives. i
Leaders hope for settlement by d
Monday. III
Five Hundred More. lC
DALLAS, Tex April 10.-Five hun
dred switchmen at Fort Worth, Tex.
walked out last night.
Taking Strike Vote. r
PITTSBURGH, Pa. April 10 z