Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-08-29
STRIKE is CONCLUDED
FOLLOWING MEETING
WITH OFFICIALS
{. & A. MEN RETURN
UNAUTHORIZED WALk.oUT AT
RooDHousE is BROUGHT TO AN
ABRUPT TERMlNATION-FlRST
TRAIN LEAVES ROUND HOUSE
THIS MORNING.

Joliet, ILL.,, Aug. 29.-(A. P)-The
walkout of the operative railroad
brotherhoods on the T.. j. and H. road
in the local yards was ended this morn
ing in an agreement between the road
and national officers of the train or
ganizations, Lieut.. Colonel Nelson Nor
ris, in command of state troops in
VIII county, announced.
Return This Afternoon.
Lieut.. Co. Morris announced the
men had been ordered back to work
at 3 o'clock this afternoon. The set
tlement was based on the offer made
two weeks ago that the guardsmen
would be taken from the gates leading
to the shops and yards and withdrawn
short distance.
Co. Morris said the settlement was
virtually agreed on last night
This is the same offer that was
made two weeks ago, but it was not
until today that the men agreed final
ly to accept it, the officer said. "The
troops viii he withdrawn a short dis
tance from the gates, but will continue
on duty.
u want to compliment Ernest With
all, chairman Of the Illinois industrial
commission, and Mr.. ODay, general
chairman for the brotherhoods as well
as general superintendent McManus.
or the +. ]. 4 T. road for the manner
In which they met in conference and
hnally arrived at a settlement
Col Morris said there was no indica-
tion OF huw long troops would remain
in Joliet
Gen. Supt McManus, of the railroad.
said that final settlement of the CON
troyersy would not come until after a
meeting of the union men at O'Clock
at which the members of the brother.
hods are expected to ratify alternative
agreement made earlier
While 1t is expected that the agree
ment VILE be ratified there is still a
possibility that the negotiations will
fall, according TO union officials.
Roodhouse Men Return.
Roodhouse, ILL.,, Aug. 29.-(A. P0-i
After promising trainmen who had
quit work last Friday that he would
give them everything but the rail
road Vice-President A. p. Titus, of
the Chicago and Alton railroad com
pany at 7:30 o'clock this morning had
the satisfaction of seeing the first
train in sixty hours leave Roodhouse,
hearing two passengers to St Louis.
1t came thru from Jacksonville.
The walkout was ended very amic-
ably last midnight after two long con
ferences between Mr.. Titus, local
brotherhood chairman and vice presi- "
dent Jonas p. Mcbride, of Cleveland,
of the brotherhood of locomotive fire
men, In voting to return to work at
day-break today, the men asked that
tram be run only in daytime, for the
present. MIR. Titus assented
Bomb DanvlIe Shops.
Danville, ILL.,, Aug. 29.-An attempt
was made here early this morning
to blow up the shops of the Chicago
& Eastern Illinois railroad 1t was
found that four bombs were exploded,
one near the main entrance and the
others set off at the rip tracks About
sixty windows in one of the shop
buildings were shattered by the eX- I
plosion but no further damage was
believed to have been done
Four bombs were thrown but very [
little damage was done. One of the /
bombs struck the roof of the coach
shop, where about 325 employees and
forty or fifty guards sleep. Guards
saw the burning fuse on the bomb
as 1t was tossed through the air and
gave warning
Immediately after the bombing all !
the day and night guards were or ,
dered out and thrown about the shop. !
Adjourn Wage Hearing. II
Chicago, Aug 29.--(A.P.) )--The rail :
road labor board today denied the 9
motion of w, lett Lauck, labor statis- |
tician. that the board Immediately t
define the principle of living wage" {
in the casd of the maintenance of {
way employees who are seeking in
creased minimum rates of pay.
At the request of L. f. Cradle, the
president of the maintenance of way
organization, the hearing then was {
adjourned until tomorrow morning.
Another Try at Peace.
Cleveland, Ohio, Aug 29.-One OIL
the things to be considered by heads ;
OF the bi" Eve brotherhoods of railway
employees unions which meet here t. I
day will be the proceedings of the r.
cent conference in New York with
representatives of the railroads m
their efforts to bring about a settle