The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-19
HOPE OF PEACE
| LSBR[GHTER ON
N. Y. C.. LINES
JelueN to End Dead
lock; Three Other
Roads Sign.

Chicago, Sept. 19.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press. .)-Adjustment of mis-
understandings and differences
which delayed expected settlement
OF the railway shopmen's strike on
some OF the roads favorable to the
Baltimore peace arrangement, was
apparent today.
There were rising hopes that
Bert N. Jewell, the shop crafts
leader, would iron out with officials
Of the New York Central Lines diff
ferences which prevented an agree
ment between striking shopmen
and the roads which form the New
York Central Lines system.
These hopes were strengthened
when the Southern railway, the
Mobile & Ohio, controlled by the
Southern, and the Monon, fell in
line with the roads accepting the
Baltimore plan and signed the
agreement. Many strikers on these
roads were expected back today at
the jobs they left July l, when the
nationwide shopmen's strike be-
gan.
Many Men Return.
Reports Of a general return to
work by striking shopmen on roads
which agreed to the Baltimore plan
brought predictions of union lead
ers that the estimated number of
so, 900 returned strikers on various
roads would be doubled within a
few days.
Shop forces were generally esti-
mated in railroad circles today at
about IS per cent of normal. The
estimate was based both on the
number Of returned strikers and on
reports from roads which held
aIoof from the Baltimore terms and
all mediatory negotiations with the
striking shop crafts organizations,
and recruited their forces indepen-
der.tly. New shop unions were
formed on some of these roads.
New ~Uni0n" ON c, R l. & p.
The Association of Rock Island
Shop Employees" is being formed by
employees, now in the service of the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific rail-
road, according to ]. E. German,
president of the road. Former en-
ployes now on strike will be given
an opportunity until Oct. l to re-
enter the service with pass and
pension privileges, Mr.. German
said. asserting however, that re-
turned strikers will not be returned
Ito their old position on the senior
Iity lists.
Roads which turned down the
Baltimore terms asserted that Mr..
Jewell is chiefly occupied now in
efforts to get jobs for men he called
out July l.
Continue Injunction Fight.
Chicago, Sept. 19.-With more
than one-third OF the governments
evidence in its injunction suit
against the striking railway shop
men ruled out by Judge James H.
Wilkerson. attorneys for Bert M.
Jewell and John Scott, strike lead
ers, continued their assault on At
torney General Daugherty's bill
today.
In throwing out of court 2S3 af-
idavits recOunting violence in con-
nection with the strike, Judge Will
kerson sustained the contention of
Donald R. Richberg and Frank
Mulholland, defense counsel, that
the persons making the affidavits
did not know they were to be used
in court.
May Reswear Afidavits.
There was a possibility early to-
day that some of the banished affi-
davits would be resworn and re-
| submitted in evidence. Blackburn
Esterline, assistant solicitor gen.
eral, obtained permission from the
court to qualify the barred exhibits
if the governments attorneys de-
! sired.
Mr.. Richberg indicated today that
he and his associate counsel plan
ned to use the entire day in at
tacking remaining evidence, with
the possibility that they would
continue their assault into We'd
nesday.
But three days remain to finish
the arguments before the temper
ary restraining order granted by
Judge Wilkerson on Sept. IL ex-
pires at midnight on Thursday.