The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-09
Out in Illinois Aft
er Rioting; Military
Ready Elsewhere
SIGNALMEN AT WORK
Walkout Orders for $4,000
Men Held Up Pending APP
peal to Rail Labor Board
MANY SHOPS OPEN MONDAY
Men Must Either Go Back to
Work Then or Lose Jobs,
Is Railway Ultimatum

CHICAGO. July s.---The calling
out OF troops In Illinois the assem-.
bling Of soldiers In half dozen
other states and the Intervention OF
the federal courts In the nation wide
strike OF railroad shopmen marked
the close Of the eighth day OF the
walkout tonight.
The Chicago, Burlington a. ouin-
cy railroad tonight obtained fed
eral injunction restraining picketiuE
at the Aurora shops while earlier
in the day an Injunction was is-
sued at New Orleans restraining
strikers from interfering with trains
on the Southern Pacific A. CQun-
ell Bluffs, Iowa, the Burlington OBJ
tained a temporary restraining or
der directed against striking shop
men In southern iowa. Department
Of justice officials at Washington
we're investigating reports that
strike disorders were interfering
with the mails.
Troops Sent 10 Clinton.
Lieutenant Governor Sterling OF
Illinois tonight ordered troops to
Clinton whero an outbreak was
threatened following clash be-
strike Hympathizers In which "A boy
-
striker. were injured.
one bright ray appeared through
the threatening strike clouds to-
night when D. w Helt. president
OF the Brotherhood OF Signalmen
announced that he would Withhold
strike orders to $4,000 signalmea
pending the preparation and sub
mission OF program to tho United
States railroad labor board.
Helt's announcement was made
following an all-day conference with
W. l.. McMenimen, labor member
of the board. This makes the sec-
bers Of the board have intervened
10 stop an addition TO the strikers
ranks, walkout Of 100000 mainten-
ance OF wav men having been post
poned In this manner a few days
ago.
Opon Shops Mondny.
Many roads were preparing 20
open their shops tho first OF the
week when the ultimatum to strikers
TO return or lose their seniority
rights expires. Some carriers have
applied fof troops to protect em-
ployes and properly in this move.
Efforts for an Immediate settle
ment OF tho strike apparently stood
7llll lbutgs fblIbWllE ING tlhl'lntHl
of Chairman Ben W. |
Hooper OF the labor board that the |
board mad no power to mediate so
ons as the men remained on strike |
Iewell today reiterated his asser-
lions that the first move toward |
neace must come from the railroads |
Or the labor board.
Clashes Are Minor.
Except for the disorders az Clin- |
on, H., most OF todiy's violence |
vas confined 10 clashes between /.
Itrlke sympaihlzers and workers due |
o the efforts Of the strike symph- |
hi2ers to persuade The employees |
iull on the Job 10 quit,
Missouri, Kansas and California |
we're among states that had either !
Issembled troops or were prepared |
q do SO In case disorders occurred. |
Train schedules were further dis
'upted as a result Of the strike to-
lay, the Missouri. Kansas q Texas
ailway announcing the annulment
II ~ trains In Missouri. Oklahoma,
Kansas and Texas while the Chicago
Alton abandoned all service in and
'ut Of Bloomington, H., due 10 dis
riders there.