The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-08-31

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Normal After Three Days
Suspension Of Train
Service.
Butler and other towns on the
Missouri Pacific. between Ne
vada and Kansas City were with
out railway freight service from
: Saturday until Tuesday, when
one train was run. Wednesday
the service was back to normal.
The local tie-up was caused by
the refusal Of the train crews and
other workmen to the number Of
about $50 refusing to take their
trains out of Nevada until the
deputy United States marshals
were removed from the yards
and shops at that point. Friday
night member Of a train crew
was walking through the yards
when deputy United States
marshal, who was guarding rail-
road property called on him to
halt and give an account Of him
self. He did. not heed the de.
mand and the guard fired,
wonnding him slightly. Satur-
day morning the railroad men
announced that they would not
go to work until the guards were
removed. Their demands were
refused and they quit and re-
mained out until Wednesday
morning.
Little local hardship was
caused by the tie-up. The unset
tied freight conditions ofR the
past week had led the merchants
to expect almost anything sand
they had prepared SO far as pos
sible for a suspension Of freight
service. Those hit hardest were
perhaps the produce dealers and
the live stock shippers. Some
poultry was shipped to Kansas
City by truck. The stock ship
pers who had bought cattle and
hogs to be shipped Monday morn
ing had a busy time Sunday tele-
phoning those from whom they
had purchased not to deliver as
there would be no shipment
The scoaI situation was cared
for by teamsters hauling from
the coal banks near Butler and
from Rich Hill. Coal hauled
from Rich Hill was sold for 80
cents per bushel, which was a
very reasonable price consider
ing the long haul.
All train service Oh the Chi
cago T. Alton railroad out OF
Kansas City was abandoned Sat
urday night.
Passengers who had purchased
tickets and berths over the AL
ton-Burlington for st. Louis,
were carried by the Wabash and
Missouri Pacific railroads, pas
senger agents for the lines an
nounced
The Western division of the
Alton between Kansas City and
Slater, Mo-, 100 miles east, is
paralyzed. No train schedule
WIS as attempted tattea4
A strike Of the Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Firemen i'll Slater
and their refusal to work in a
radius where armed guards pa
troled the shops has caused the
complete tieup, minor officials
admitted.
Nevada, Mo-, Aug. ga
meeting of union representatives
of striking trainmen, callers,
yardmen and clerks Of the Mis-
souri, Pacific, who walked out
here this morning, after de-
mand that armed guards, be
withdrawn had met with refusal,
was in progress tonight.
No reports were forthcoming
early tonight from the meeting
to indicate what action. if any,
was being taken looking to a set
tlement of the strike. II
Between $50 and 300 men left
their jobs. As a result three To-
cal freight trains and one pas
senger train did not move out to- I
day and w. C. Bevingt0n, divis-
ion superintendent, said that all
train service on the division will
be Impaired If a settlement is
not made Immediately.
The Nevada city authorities /
have asked for the removal o.
the deputy marshals and pfomise |
to furnish special policemen to
take their places. The request
and offer was declined by. United
0fnfAa Ss,th0rities who say that ii