The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-30
violence Reigns as Strike
Reaches Sixty-First Day.
Trainmen Go Back to Work on
Three Main Railroads.
APPEAL MADE TO CONGRESS
Maintenance of Way Workers
in Demand for Living Wage.
Roads Have Gone to Extreme
Limits, Says Hale Holden.
CBy the Associated PressJ

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Chicago. Aug. SO.-Continued bomb
outrages and other forms of violence;
inquiries into wrecks and alleged
sabotage plots: settlement of unau-
thorized walkouts by trainmen on the
Chicago & Alton. Elgin, Joliet & East
ern. and Missouri Pacific and an ap-
peal to congress by railway mainte-
nance of way employees for an amend
ment to the transportation act assur-
ing a living wage" for rail workers
featured the sixty-first daily chapter
Of the history of the nationwide rail-
road strike today.
Chiefs of the big four" transporta-
tion brotherhood meeting at Cleveland
asserted their attitude towards the
shopmen's strike remained unchanged.
A threatened walkout of big four
men on the Missouri Pacific at Chat
fee. Mo. was averted following con-
ferences between union leaders and
road officials.
AItho chiefs of the transportation
brotherhoods declared their view of
the shopmen's strike was unchanged.
as well as was their position in not ex-
DeCting brotherhood members to work
where their lives were endangered. w
G. Lee. president of the tra1nmen,
reasserted statements that his MEM
bers would be authorized to walk out
only in accordance with their broth
With four men held without bail on
charges of murder at Gary, Ind, fol-
lowing the confessions of three of
their number To participation in the
Michigan Central wreck at Gary Aug
ust 20, Illinois and Indiana authorities
Continued Their search for other sus-
poets.
\ Michigan Central section foreman
At Sheboygan. Mich. discovered a
dynamite cap and bomb on the right
Of way near that city. The discovery
was made just before an express train
was due. --.--
Throw Bomb ut RoundhOuse.
A bomb was thrown from a passing
automobile at the door OF the Mis-
souri, Pacific roundhouse at Barring
Cross. a suburb of Little Rock. The
explosion caused no injuries.
deputy United States marshal and
five other men were fired upon at
Fort Smith, Ark.
OF the Illinois Central at Princeton
Ky, following the destruction of part
of the tracks by dynamite yesterday.
Another feature Of the strike dur
ing the last twenty-four hours was the
reassertion of the railroads position
on the seniority question in a state
ment by Hale Holden, president of the
Chicago, Burlington K Quincy The
statement. addressed to the mayor of
BrOokfield. Mo. declared that the
roads had gone TO the extreme
limit" in trying to adjust the strike
of the shop crafts.
strike at Slater Ended.
Slater. Mo, Aug. 3O.-The Chicago
& Alton strike at this division point
was settled early today.
An agreement was reached follow
ing long conference between off
cia's of the striking firemen and the
road.
Railroad traffic, which has been at
standstill for five days, was resumed
this morning.
The men walked out last Friday in
protest against the presence of armed
guards and the condition of equip
meEt.
Resume Passenger Service.
St. Louis. Aug. 3O.-Passenger serv-
ice on the Chicago & Alton railroad
between here and Kansas City was
resumed at 9 O'clock this morning
when the first train that has run be-
tween these two points since last Fri
day. left this city.
Service was annulled by road Off
cials last week when trainmen walked
out at Slater in protest to armed
guards and the operation of impaired
equipment
To Withdraw Troops.
Springfield, Ill, Aug sO-Recause
of the exhaustion of the national guard
appropria tions. practically all state
troops now guarding the Illinois Gem
tral shops at Clinton and the C q. 4.
shops at Bloomington, will be with
drawn today Troop of Urbana.
Will remain on duty at Clinton.