The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-07-20
fRy A=soclated Press,

(By Associated Press,
CHICAGO, July 20.-While 5000
railway clerks staged walkout on
the Chesapeake and Ohio, adding their
strength to that of the rail workers
already out on practically all roads in
the country, but the strikers and the
carriers settled down to an obstinate
fight, from which grew many disor-
ders, annullment of nearly 300 trains
and the ordering of more state troops
to protect railroad property.
Strike leaders on the C. and o. an
nounced that the walkout was prac-
tically 100 per cent effective and that
at the roads headquarters in Rich
mond, Va, clerks joined a parade TO
a public auditorium as farewell dem
onstration.
At Newport News. Va, c. and o.
clerks refused to strike at a stormy
meeting attended by representatives
from Norfolk
Whether the action taken viii gov
err the Norfolk clerks was not made
known.
Mail Crisis Passed
Although annullment of the trains
neared the 300 mark, Postmaster Gen
eral Work announced that any men-
ace endangering delivery of mails,
due to the strike, was passed.
Where the railroads had been un-
able to carry out their mail contracts,
| it was reported to the department,
where means had been provided
Threatening curtailment of service,
due to the coal supply, made the situ-
alton increasingly serious today
The C. and O.. hit by today's de-
fections, is an important coal road
and outlet from the West Virginia
mines.
Another road, the Norfolk and West-
ern, also a coal outlet from the same
| field, also felt the effects of the strike
of clerks, added to the shopmen's
walkout last week.
Report curtaiIment
| Reports today indicate gradual ez-
| tension of the curtailment of transpo--
| tation, some portion, however, being
due to the coal situation. but the ma
| jor part because of lack of repairs 70
| equipment In all, PAT trains have
been cancelled, or are about to be can
celled, said reports from railroad cen
/ ters in the west. The southwestern
lines apparently have been hardest
4 hit. Reports were that the strike Is
being felt by the iron and steel il
/ dustries. that coal mines in parts OF
West Virginia are without coal cars,
and that a portion of the fruit crop
of the. Pacific coast is endangered by
| lack of transportation.
Representatives of the brotherhood
of railway clerks declared that 95 per
cent of the 5000 clerks employed by
the Chesapeake and Ohio railway
would join the ranks of the strikers
today.
/ Ranks of the strikers we're aug
mented by walkouts in other unions
yesterday, and indications today were
that there would be further acces-
sions.
Reports of violence fell off some
what, but troops were called out in
two more states, and isolated shoot
ings and whippings continued.
! Workers to Strike
At Kansas City a general chairman
of the maintenance of way mems IN
ion, in a telegram to President f. F.
Cradle, said that members of that un-
ion in the southwest would strike OF
their own accord unless speedy SET
tlement was reached.
A conference between officials OF
the International and Great Northern
railroad and representatives Of the
clerks union at San Antonio, Texas
came to nothing and walkout was
predicated by c. Kuhenbacker, chair
man of the clerks
Railroad repair shops in the east
are manned at nearly 60 per cent o:
normal, Secretary Walburg, of the bu
reau of information of eastern rail
ways, said in a statement issued al
New York
As far as the eastern district Is
concerned, "the strike is just abouI
over" the statement added
Chops Reopened
: The Missouri Pacific shops at JEFF
+ ferson City, Mo-, were reopened with
force of % men. Deputy U. S. mar
! shals patrol the railroad property
: Restraining injunctions looking tc
, the protection of railroad property
: and operations were granted in doz
en- or more cities.
j Continued disturbances at Pittsburs
and Hoisington, Kas., caused Governor
Allen to issue orders for mobilization
of the national guard.
In North Carolina, Governor Morri
son authorized sending state troop:
to Aberdeen, where it was reported
car inspector of the Seaboard All
Line was taken from his work b,
! strike sympathizers and told to leave
J y Troops also were requested at Rock,
Mount to protect the shops of the AT
! lantic Coast line
An employe of the Atlantic Coas