The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-03
HEADS
WAIT ACTION
Of HARDING
Violence Reported in Six
Cities; Two Killed
In Disorders.

Cnfc2SO, aug D. 0OOeEt
Johnson, 4s, an employe OF the
Illinois Central shops at Burn.
side, was beaten 70 death this
morning BY four unidentified
men, police reported. The MS.
sailants escaped. Witnesses
told police that the four men
accosted johnson. asked him
not to 20 to work, and then at-
tackled him.
New York, Aug. 3.-Officials of
and western railroads have
to come to the rescue Of
four southern lines which have
been badly hampered by the shop
mems strike by sending them quo
tas of their own employees. it was
announced late today by l.. F. Lo-
rec, chairman of the Eastern presi-
dents conference.
Chicago, Aug. 3.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press.)-There was a lull
today in peace maneuvers in the
railroad strike. Rail men were
reticent and there was no forecast
of where the next peace effort
would originate.
Strike leaders turned their at
tention toward Washington, where
President Harding had . telegram.
sent by the shopmen last night.
after their meeting here, accepting
his peace proposals on condition
that the unions Interpretation of
the settlement suggestions be rec
ognized. Railroad executives were
also awaiting news from the capi-
tai, after their acceptance Of the
presidents proposals. excepting
that regarding restoration OF
seniority rights to strikers.
Railroad men noted the invita-
ton of the Southern railway to
striking shopmen to negotiate for
a settlement based on President
Harding's plan, but made no COM
ment.
At Dallas, Texas, the Texas di-
vision headquarters OF the Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas, announced
that union men now on strike
would be employed only a. new
men.
Four Near-Riots.
Violence was reported from six
cities in as many states during the
night. Four of the disturbances as
sumed the proportions of riots. one
resulting in the death of one man.
Carl Spradley was killed during
an exchange of shots at Van Bu-
rem, Ark, between guards in the
Missouri Pacific shops, and men
said to. be strikers. The dead
mans brother, Will Spradley, was
wounded, but will recover, physi-
clans say.
At Jackson, Mich, several police
officials and several striking
shopmen we're slightly injured
when more than thousand strik-
ers and sympathizers, including
many women and children, attack
ed non-union workers with sticks,
stones, eggs and other missiles rs
the non-union men were leaving
the shops Of the Michigan Centra!
railroad.
Fighting at Des MoineA
Eighty strike sympathizers at
tackled more than 60 workers in
the Chicago Great Western shops
at Des Moines, Iowa One man
was severely injured and dozen
of the workers were missing when
police stopped the fighting.
Three special railroad guards Of
the Union Pacific, at East Bakers
field, Cal, we're fired upon. Po-
lice Investigated but made no ~.
rests.
! In Lincoln, Neb., more than 4
hundred men, women and boys
said to be strikers and sympathiz
ers, attacked the home Of a Bur
lington route car foreman with
bricks and stones. Police dispers
ed the crowd. A demonstration
before the home Of another work
er was also broken up by police
Non-Unlon Men Beaten.
| A strike sympathizer at Spring
field, ILL.,, was sentenced to 30 day
in Jail for violating federal in
junction because of tearing printet
notices of the federal injunction
Of telephone poles.
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