The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-08-24
DYNAMITE USED
IN RAIL STRIKE
Tracks and Bridges Are Blown
Up-Shots Fired at
Shawnee, Okla.
RAIL CLERKS VOTE TO STRIKE
Removal OF Armed Guards by Great
Northern Demanded by Brother.
hoods Following killing F
Brakeman at Hasre, Mont

Chicago. Aug 2l.-with railroad
peae apparently hanging In the bal
ance until "Wednesday. when spokes-
men for the railroads and striking
shopmen are due TO meet again. dynh-
mite and acts ~ violence kept the
strike from tagging
Outbursts occurred nj scattered
oints from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific Bombs were thrown into the
Atchlson. Topeka 4 Santa Fe yards
st albuquerque y VI. and heavy
blast rocked the trrstlr " n Chesa
peake a ohio railroad bridge near
Huntington w. Va According To
much damage.
Track 10 Dynamited
Dynamite tore M the track " the
Illinois Central at Paiucah. Ky. lust
ahead OF coal train Two passenger
trains and freight had passed
short time before and the explosion
burst behind n bridge crew The on
coming coal traiu was tagged in time
10 prevent u g. Illinois Central
DETECTIVES ex ID the belief the
dynamite had been placei In the track
In an attempt 10 wreck the bridge
train on It's way To- make rrpairs.
Shots Fired in Shawnee. Okla.
All available United States deputy
marshals in the district were rushed
10 shawnee Okla. to guard against
violence In the shops ~ the Chicago.
Rock Island \ Pacific. 4 strong guard
was thrown around the shops Mar
shal AlVr Mcdonald ordered protec-
ton for the shops after thirty shots
had been fired into the shops where
workmen we're employed
Governor Morrison ~ North Caro-
lima. who declined earlier appeals to
~'nd troops to the Spencer shops ~
the Southern railway. assured Presi-
dent Fairfax Harrison " the road that
the state would protect the cnmpany's
property and rights His inyestign-
tors. the governor said. convinced him
that improved conditions appeared Ia
make the Use of troopS unnecessary.
but he promised To- act promptly II the
situation grew worse.
Transportation difficulties due To- un-
authorized strikes of train crews con
tlnu.d 10 clear away rapidly as the
trninmen returne, tn their Jobs In
most places where walkouts occurrc4.
Rail Clerks Vote Strike.
New complications on the Missouri
Pacific arose when ~ per cent of the
brotherhood of Railway Clerks. en-
pioyed on the road. voted In favor CT
A strike The result OF the vote was
sent to International headquarters Of
the clerks union at Cincinnati. IL was
said that no walkuut was contemplated
until further attempts AT settlement of
controversies were made. Working
conditions and wage cuts of three and
four cents an hour ordered by the
United states railway labor board
were cited as the clerk grievances.
Removal Of armed guards employed
by the Great Northern railway at
Uavre. Mont, was demanded by local
officials Of the big four train service
brntherhoods The demands followed
IN. killing ~ n Great Northern brake
man by a guard Thursday night.
Steps were taken In various parts
~ the country toward prosecution Of
strikers arrested in connection with
disorders and violations of injunctions
restraining them from interfering
with railroad operations
At Pratt. Kan, warrant was ls
sued for Thomas 4. Iiylan, general
chairman ~ the Rock Island ear men.
The warrant charged violation of the
Industrial court act liylan In a
speech was quoted as referring to the
court as n ioke