Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-07-11

'lai ItttlftisHlpb,
One Hundred Trackmen Quit
Dennison, Ohio, July li.--One hur
dred Pennsylvania railway section
men quit work this morning 10 pro
test, II is said. against Z per cent
wage cut ordered by the company.
Wabash Cancels Fifty-four Trains.
Danville, ILL.,, July ll,--Fifty loUI
trains, six Of them entering Danyille
have been taken of the Wabash rail-
way II was announced here today
Oilicials said the curtailment was du4
to lack OF coal coming from Kentucky
and not due to the shipments strike.
Slater Grooms for Trouble.
Slater, Mo. July ll.-Quite prevail
ed today In Slater. where the shop
mems strike continued In force, but
rumors continued To circulate that
Strikebreakers were coming and that
strike sylnpathizers were preparing
to expel them. A number OF strik
Ing miners came into town yester
day and this gave rise to further un
verified rumors that they had come
to aid the shopmen.
Now and then q crowd would gath
er, hut there We're no demonstrate
ions.
Buck" Lindsay United States
deputy marshal, In charge here now
told the crowd very plainly what
they might expect, last night
These men have guns and they
know how to use them" he said.
There are sixteen deputy United
States marshals here at present and
twenty-five special railroad police.
A headline has been established on
the station platform on order from
Lindsay. 1t is broad band of
whitewash, ten feet from the tracks
where the passenger trains come in
Station loafers are not permitted to
step across the line and no further
crowding up to trains is permitted
Only Three Shots Fired
Springfield H.. July ll.-Colone,
Culbertson, in command OF state
troops at Bloomington. made an Of.
fetal report to Adiutant General Black
this morning that only three shots
were fired at the Chicago and Alton
shops at Bloomington, one from out.
side the military lines and two from
inside. one Of which was accidental
THE report is absolutely false" Al.
iutant General Black declared, that
machine gun fire was pourei down
into gullev near the shops. There is
nothing to it,"
rDlonel Culhertson's official report
says that only one shot came from
outside the lines. That was answered
by one shot from sentry. There was
one other shot fired accidentally by Il
solder not on duty. That makes
total of three shots
Sterling at Rockford.
Springfield, ILL.,. July 11.-Acting
Governor Sterling announced over the
long distance telephone this morning
that he would not come to Springfield
today, but remain at Rockford, near
Camp Grant, where a brigade OF in.
fantry is available for immediate use
on strike duty. Unofficial informa-
ton is that no further troops have
been ordered ON strike duty.
1t was reDorted that Governor
Small who left the state a few days
ago on vacation trip, has kept in
close touch with the strike situation
and has decided to curtail his vaca-
ton and return to Springfield the last
o. this week, insteld of staying three
weeks, as first inteded.
Peace Move Under Way.
st. Paul, Mimi, July 11.-Initial
steps have been taken toward basis
for negotiating a settlement of the
strike of railroad shopmen in the
northwest 1t was learned here today.
Threaten Bloomington Mayor.
Springfield, ILL.,, july 1L-Sherift
jutant General Black at 1920 this
to protest against the alleged
shooting by state troops sent in TO
protect the Chicago and Alton shops
and workmen at Bloomington.
They are hitting the houses" the
sheriff complained.
The strikers and members of ever
lnion are planning a mass meeting
his afternCoE to adopt resolutions dCal
that the troops be removed.
The entire body plans to march on the
,ity hall and present the demand to
Mayor Jones, and there were threats
hat If the mayor did not act he
would be run out of town"
Guard r. |. Shops in Kansas.
Topeka Kas., uly 1.-Two hun
ired men of the Kansas national
guard arrived at Herington today to
guard the Rock Island shops and the
water main leading from the city
station to the shops.
MarshaIs Chase Woman.
Aurora, July dissatisfied that no
men Were returning to work the IL
800 striking shopmen of the Burling-
on railroad today had but a handful
Of parading watchers in the vicinity
Of the shops Their reports were
that the total men in the shops in
Guiding guards, special police and old