Evening star., 1922-07-11

duty at several trouble centers mark
ed the progress of the rail strike to-
day. Ranks of the strikers also were
recruited, as clerks on the Norfolk
and Western were authorized to strike
at 10 am. today.
troops were On guard over railroad
property at Bloomington and Clinton,
ILL.,: Parsons, Kan, and New Franklin,
Mo, with other units under arms
ready to entrain.
United States marshals were pro-
tecting the mails on southwestern
lines and guarding the BURLINGTON
shops at Aurora. III, which had been
surrounded by 1000 pickets.
Many Injunctions Issued.
Many rail centers were blanketed
with injunctions issued by federal
courts restraining strikers from in
terfering with operation of trains
and shops. Picketing' was general
throughout the country.
New York and the east began to
feel the combined effects of the strike
of coal miners and railway shopmen.
Iwenty-one passenger trains on the
Erie and all double sections of the
West Shore We're discontinued, and
all express trains on the Norfolk and
western were said to have been de-
layed three to six hours because of
the shortage of locomotives and coal.
Labor leaders predicted that further
curtailment of service was imminent
because the roads have been unable
to replace striking repair experts.
Following mass meetings of strikers
in the New York area, union leaders
declared that their followers were 100
pei cent stanch and would refuse to
be intimidated by threats OF lost PEN
sionS and seniority rights.
Surplus Locomotives on Hand.
Some eastern roads. including the
pennsylvania, the New York Central
and the Delaware and Hudson, an
nounced they had enough mechanics,
surplus locomotives. rolling stock to
continue present service indefinitely.
The Missouri Pacific, following its
assurance to Gov. Allen of Kansas
that no trains would be taken off the
lier order disseminating 124 local pas
senger and mixed trains.
Several hundred deputies under
United States marshals We're protect
ing the operation of trains on the
Texas and Pacific. the Missouri. Kan
sas and Texas. and the international
and Great Northern railroads, which
are In federal receivership.
On Top Of the Strike.
The Santa Fe announced that It
was "on top of the strike" and that
the situation was improving steadily
"A few more days." said A G.
Wells. vice president of the road,
will put us where we were before
the trouble started. as a large num-
Der of our old employees are coming
back to work and many new men
are applying for jobs"
National Guard troops from Boon
Vile and Columbia. Mo-, were ordered
to New Franklin. following alleged
threats by strikers warning officials
Of the Missouri. Kansas and Texas to
leave town within twenty four hours
H. G. Odell. trainmaster; R. E. Pat
terson, roadmaster. and o. o. Horton.
supervisor of building. left New
FRANKLIN following the threats. Their
departure was accompanied by no
disorder.
Deputy United States marshals
guarding the International and Great
Northern arrested two strikers at
was beaten badly.
Passenger trains on the Fort Worth
and Denver and the Santa Fe side
swiped each other at the Fort Worth
junction. Both engines were badly
damaged. but no one was hurt. Road
officials said the accident was due
to mix-up in signal lights and blame
was not attached to the strike.
The strike and resultant cancella-
tion of trains has interrupted the
United States senatorial campaign
IN MlSSouTl, canQldateS being COM
PEELED to revise their itineraries.
Violence in California.
Fresh acts Of violence occurred in
California. At Roseville, fifteen
miles from Sacramento, an -employe
of the Pacific Fruit Express was shot
while on duty at car icing plant.
Armed strike sympathizers were said
to be. occupying positions command
ing the ice plant.
One man was in Jail at Red Bluff,
Calf, and another was out on $4,000
bond, charged with Kidnapping Pat
rick Gallagher, boilermaker en-
ployed in the Southern Pacific shops
at Gerber.
At New Castle, Calf. attempts
were made to dynamite one Of the
largest water tanks On the Southern
Pacific system.
No indications Of peace could be
observed early today in either the
attitude Of the railroads or that Of
the strikers.
The railroads are generally en-
deavoring to operate their shops and
union headquarters stands arm In its
determination not to weaken In the
facA Of railroad ultimatufna
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