The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-12
MAY ARREST 'EM
Industrial Court To Investigate
Action of Merchants.
Strikers Said To Have Entered
Agreement on Supplies.
.1,743 AT WORK IN SHOPS HERE
Troops Preserve Order in Her
ingtOn and Parsons Shops.
X. n. G.. Soldiers May Be on
Duty for Several Days.
1,743 AT WORK IN SHOPS HERE


peka shops at 8 O'Clock this morning,
the Santa Fe is no longer inclined to
worry about the strike
These figures. announced by John
Purcell, in charge OF mechanical mat
ters, show a gain in the shop force of
sixty-five men since Tuesday, and
officials are confident that the force
will soon be restored to normal
Conditions at other points along the
line are described as quiet, peaceful
and entirely satisfactory. The heavy
rains are causing some concern but so
far as the strike is concerned, no
trains on the Santa Fe have been an
nulled or delayed, and business has
not been restricted in any way, Off
cials state.
Issue 924 Discharge Checks.
"Employes who left the service July
and " who % have not not been been paid Sf by time
check may obtain checks for their
services for the last half of June and
for any time worked in July by call
ing at the agents office. corner Fourth
and Adams streets, between the hours
of a. m and II noon and and p
m. on Monday and Tuesday, July 10
and IL
The above notice posted late last
week has resulted in a total of 924
men calling for their checks, Santa E'e
officials announced THIS morning,
leaving 1S4 checks yet uncalled for
which may be had by calling upon
the cashier between the hours of a.
IN. and II noon, and 1 p. m. and
p M
In posting a new notice to this eff
feet today, w D. Deveny. superinteE-
time limit to dates. The men will
be permitted to call any time during
the hours stated and receive the
money that is due them for their past
services, now or later Just as they
see fit.
Figures Furnish Comparison.
Figures relating to the discharge
checks and the number of men call
ing for them furnish some interesting
information concerning the strike and
compare favorably with estimates
made prior to this time
Based upon the showup at the
shops Monday morning. after the
strike had been in progress a little
more than one week, the Santa Fe is
sued discharge checks to 1,10S men
who were missing at that time and
declared to be on strike. Most of
these checks have now been called
for, which shows that or the total
force of approximately $500 en-
ployed, about 1,40O remained on the
job. To this number the company has
added approximately $50 new men.
Following is a copy of the notice
posted this morning:
NOllCe 10 NnO nave lelI the SANTA
Fe service:
Undelivered pay checks for services per-
formed during last half of June and in
July by men who have left the service of
the Santa Fe because of strike, and who
have not returned, have been delivered by
the agent to the cashiers office, corner of
Ninth and Jackson streets. Those who did
not call for their checks on Monday or
Tuesday, the 10th and 11th, may procure
them by calling upon the cashier between
the hours of a. m. and II noon. and 1
w. d. DEvENY.
Superintendent Shops.
Strikers Don't See 1t That Way.
F. w. Rausch, chairman of the pub
licity committee of the strikers, de-
clared today that the 1.1OS discharge
checks are going to men who did not
walk out with the strikers at 10 O'Clock
Saturday, July 1. but who have come
out since that time. or being off duty
at that hour, have since refused to go
back to work
This includes the men who were
employed in the boiler shops. the To-
comotive shops. the machine shops
and the blacksmith shops They were
not working Saturday. July 1. They
have gone on strike, but to have quit
work. That is why they have received
their discharge checks
THAT figure of 1.1OS is meant to
mislead the public into believing that
only that number of men are on
strike As a matter of fact it does not
include the men who walked out at
10 o'cl@ck saturday, and who received
regulaF and not discharge checks.
Rausch. declared.
He asserted that at o'clock Tues
day evening one of the men receiving
his check at the freight depot heard
the clerks issuing them, call the num-
ber "1791." and that the two men
following him were checked as Nos
1892" and "1793," respectively. There
fore the strikers believe that that
number of men received checks.
Governor Allen and the industrial
court today took steps to break up a
move by Newton and Arkansas City
merchants against workers in railroad
shops 1t is probable that arrests may
be made under state laws CHARGES
received by state officials are to the
effect that strikers have sought to or
ganize merchants under agreements
not to sell supplies to workers
Efforts to place shop workers on
black lists in both Newton and Ar
kansas City have been reported to
Governor Allen. In Newton the
chamber of commerce has offered to
protect the workers and arrange for
them to buy supplies, according to
reports 1t is also claimed. however.
that the strikers visited number OF
merchants in an effort to exact prom
ises that they would not make sales
to men who remained at work or en-
tered the shops as strike breakers.
Arrests May Be Made.
At Arkansas City several arrests
may be made on charges of intimida-
tion of workers. One report received
today by the governor stated that
taurant in the shop district, displayed
a large sign reading: NO scabs
wanted. Others taken care of to the
best of our ability. Govern yourself