Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-08-19
PLAN STATuTET0
PLACE CONTROL IN
HANDS OF PE0PL
Washington, Aug. l9.-Plans for carrying
out President Harding recommendations to con-
gress yesterday concerning the strike situation,
Legislation to control the
present crisis brought
about by the miners

present Crisis brought
about by the miners
strike and designed to torestaII sim
liar difficuIties-were under way to-
day. Both senate and house re-
. publican leaders promised speedy
action and they We're said to have
the support of most of the democratic
leaders. At the proposed legislation
ii was indicated by leaders would be
confined for the present to measures
to set up an agency to purchase, sell
and distribute coal in interstate COM
merce, and for creation of commiss-
! ion to accertain the facts in the coal
! industry
The agency preparation which will
| be designed primarily to control
prices it was indicated likely would
require more time for consideration
than the fact finding commission as
| some leaders were said to oppose the
recreation Of any such body as the
war time coal commission which
they declare was not success.
! Other Tecomm <ldatons made by
/ Mr.. Harding in his address to Con-
gress such as legislation to put
! teeth" into decisions of the railroad
labor board and for federal protec-
/ tion of aliens were. regarded as less
urgent and were expected to go over
until the next session.
Dynamiting Continues.
Chicago, Aug 19.-( (A.P with
railroad peace apparently hanging in
the balance until next Wednesday,
/ when spokesmen for the railroads
and the striking shopmen are due to
meet again, dynamite and violence
kept the strike from tagging.
| Outbursts occurred at scattered
/ points from the Atlantic to the Pa
ciflc. Bombs were thrown into the
/ Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe yards
at Albuquerque, N. NJ. and a heavy
blast rocked the trestle Of Chesa-
peake & Ohio railroad bridge near
Huntington, w Va, early today Acr
cording to early reports neither ex-
plosian caused much damage.
Dynamite tore up the track Of the
Illinois Central at Paducah, KY, just
ahead of coal train. Two passen-
ger trains and freight had passed
short time before the explosion burst
behind a bridge crew. The oncom-
ing coal train was tagged in time
to prevent a wreck Illinois Central
detectives expressed the belief the
dynamite was placed in an at
attempt to wreck the bridge train on
its way to make repairs.
All available United States deputy
marshals in the district were rushed
to Shawnee, Okla, early today to
guard against violence in the shops
of the Chicago, Rock Island & Paci
fic A strong guard was thrown
around the shops Marshal Alva Nc
Donald ordered protection for the
plant after thiSty shots had been
fred into the shops where workmen
were employed.
Transportation difficulties due to
unauthorized strikes of train crews
continued to clear away rapidly as
tho trainmen returned to their jobs
in most places where walkouts occur
red.
Down to Brass Tacks.
Chicago. Aug. 19.-(AP1-First
actual negotiations towards a wage
agreement between Illinois coal op-
orators and miners was started here
today at Joint session of represent
atives of both sides. The miners
were to present the recent Cleveland
agreement for consideration and the
Onerators were expected to make re-
ply.
The most optimistic utterance on
either side TODAY came from w. K
Kavanaugh head of the fifth and
ninth district operators association,
1--WE are going into this session
with an open mind in the hope of
reaching an agreement" he said.
Frank Harrington, president OF the
illinois miners, was almost equally
brief.
THE only thing we have to stand
on is the Cleveland agreement which
will be presented today" he said I'VE
will have to start with that and go
on and see where we get to-"
Illinois Committee In Session.
Chicago. Aug l9-Tllinois operators
and miners held a Joint session to-
day in first actual efforts to negotiate
wage scale since the strike was
called April 1, and although two dia-
metricallv opposed positions on the
subject of arbitration were develop.
ed the proposals of both sides were
submitted to subcommittee of six
members The subcommittee in
strenuous effort TO find a means of
compromising the arbitration obstacle
will hold sessions this afternoon aud
again on Sunday.
Both Rice Miller, president of the
Illinois coal operators association.
and Frank harrington, president of
the Illinois miners, after the Joint