The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-24
ARKANSAS ROAD
OPERATES TODAY
Marshals, Deputies and
Guards to Watch Traf-
fic on Court Orders
WANT UNION MEN OUT
Mas Meeting, That Is Nearly
a Riot, Demands Leaders
Leave Trouble Zone

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, March 20.
Trains will be operating on tho Mis-
souri, a North Arkansas railroad to
morrow under "a guard which in
.iudr. patrols OF citizen volunteers.
deputy sheriffs and deputy United
states marshals. and with the com
pleton Of repairs on bridges that
were burned recently IL is expected
fhat the road will be fuuctioning
normally throughout It's length by
saturday.
/ Gcnrcia Manager phelan's decii-
eipn to resume the running OF trains
vas made tonight when he was con-
,!ucot that the guards that are be-
ing provided through tho United
states courts. the circuits OF tho va
r,ous counties of north Arkansas
.b-ouch which the road runs, and
through volunteer groups OF citizens
aye sufficient to safeguard traffic.
Work on the bridges at Alphena
Pass and st. Joe is being pushed and
It ls expected will be completed by
saturday. Until this work Is finished
all traffic will be handled by trans
fer at the damaged bridges. MFR.
Phean said tonight that the road
will be opreated as an open shop,
both with nonunion and union em-
ployes. The Boone county grand
Jury today indicted Tillman Jones,
will be operated as an open shop,
union. and VIII Langley OF Harri-
son, ON charges of interfering with
witnesses called by the ggand jury.
and Marion Lineobarry and Ed Ben
j 'of Harrison, on charges of breaches
loi the peace. These five men are
under arrest. More indictments have
been returned, il is said. but no war
rants have been issued.
FORT SMITH, March 23.--Ted-
eral Judge Frank Youmans this aft
ernoon ordered 10 special United
states deputy sheriffs to proceed i'm
mediately to Harrison, Ark. to give
protection To property OF the Mis-
souri, & North Arkansas railroad.
The court order instructs the deputy
sherirfs 20 use whatever methods are
necessary to protect the property of
the railroad and lives OF It's en-
ployes.
HARRISON. Ark. March 23,-I
Parolling OF the railroad tracks and
other property OF the Missouri e.
North Arkansas railroad in Carroll,
Boone and Searcy counties. was be-
gun today in accordance with a de-
cison reached at "A meeting here
yesterday to furnish the protection
declared by railroad officials to he
necessary TO operation of traffic. In
Carroll county members OF the patrol
were appointed specia, deputy sher-
IFS al the instruction of the county
Judge, who stated that the county
would pay all expenses of this pro-
lection. In Boone and other coun-
l.
volunteered their services and were
placed on duty as special officers.
Rain Delays Repairs.
On the strength of the promise OF
protection General Manager c. A.
Phelan announced that operation of
the railroad would be resumed to-
morrow or Friday, but late today 1t
was stated that heavy rainfall was
retarding repair work on bridges
which were burned, and that re-
sumption Of traffic might be delayed
longer. u
The Boone county grand jury to-
day returned 13 indictments against
strike leaders, Including several
from national headquarters OF the
union whose men are on strike. The
indictments, 1t was said, charge the
union men with persuading mate
mai witnesses in a felony case to
cave the country. The felony case
referred TO, it was said, was one In
which strikebrcaker employed In
he shops here was assaulted.
Mass Meeting a Near Riot
A mass meeting here yesterday
which almost became riot, was at
tended by bankers, business men,
merchants, professional men and
county officials of five counties in
northwest Arkansas through which
lne railroad operates. The action
VI the strikers was condemned in
speeches and a committee was ap-
pointed to demand that the strike
leaders from national headquarters
the various unions, leave the
county at once.
Ihe committee appointed TO wait
upon the union heads, however, were
sseeqlested by Circuit Judge j. NJ.
Sn'nn not TO make their demand TO
| me men, but to allow action started
% the courts 10 be carried out.
no resolutions were adopted rela-
- 70 patrolllng the road, but 1t
~ agreed. following the sugGes-
~ mat this action be taken. to pro-
~ Whatever forces were necessary
insure protection.
eflon officials today would make
w statement as to their side OF the
f"'eLOn, pending the result OF the