Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-07-15
BOARD
PLANS MEASURES
TO END WALk0uTS
Washington, July l5.-Hearings will be held
soon by the senate interstate commerce committee
TO initiate revision of the transportation act and

deal with problems de-
veloped by the present
strike, Chirman Cum
Minis said today. The first effort OF
congress, he said, probably would be
to amend the law so as to guarantee
a fair living wage to railway workers.
Later, but probably not during the
present strike, an effort would be
made to provide penalties for viola.
tion of orders of the railway labor
board.
Hooper Strikes Snags.
Chicago. July 15.-(AP) The
peace dove, which yesterday fitted
between separate gatherings of rail.
road executives and leaders of the
striking shop crafts, today bore a
somewhat wilted olive branch which
Ben w. Hooper, chairman of the Unit
ed States railroad labor board, hope
fully tried to freshen
Hooper, self-appointed and hard
working envoy between the warning
forces in the railstrike, announced
that he had encountered fundamental
difiicultuies in his efforts to bring
about peace, but with more parleyS
in prospect, the situation gave prom
Use of new approach to settlement
or a. least to negotiations out Of
which some agreement might be-
reached to meet on common grounds.
Rail heads and strike leaders NOV
ed close enough together to meet in
separte rooms at the Same hotel,
where Hooper was at least somewhat
convenieneed in his peace mission.
Neither side, however. made enough
concessions TO provide substantial
optimistic news for breakfast table
readers.
Cradle Faces Rebellion.
e. f, Cradle, president of the Unit
ed Brotherhood of Maintenance of
Way Employees and Railway Shop La
borers, who faced rebellion in the
ranks of his organization, left Chica-
go for Washington with the avowed
intention of fighting every move OF
the red flag element in the ranks.
He declared that no strike action by
Of way men would be
by him unless the men
are coerced into 1t by railroads at
to force maintenance of
way men to perform duties usually
done by shopmen.
Mr.. Cradle went to Washington to
confer with President Harding on the
walkout by common labor
on the roads
The encouragement on Mr.. Gra
ble's attitude was partially offset by
the strike call to stationary fremen,
engineers and oilers who were au-
thorized by their international presi-
dent, Timothy Healy, to walk off their
Jobs Monday.
Disorders In Southwest.
Disorders III connection with the
strike were largely confined to the
southwest. Colonel G. s. Lincoln, as
,istant chief Of staff of the eigth
army corps area, received orders from
Washington to investigate the situa-
ion at Denison, Texas, where condi-
ions We're unsettled. AT the same
ime Governor Neff ordered Adjutant
ieneral Barton of the Texas National
Guard to go to Denison and Tom
Hickman, captain Of the Texas
Rangers, was dispatched to the scene
officials of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas railroad said no strike break
ars would be taken into Denison and
hat no attempt would be made to
operate the shops there until. adequ-
80,
Troops at Popular Bluffs, Mo. were
by other detachments of
Missouri national guard and the town
'emained quiet.
At Tulsa, Okla. J. G.. Whitefield, a
guard for the Midland Valley was
Wounded in sharp clash between
,uards and strike sympathizers at
.efe ber.
At Chattanooga, Tenn Bernard
General manager of the Southern
abroad was held up by masked men.
leatcn and stabbed.
Two strike breakers were taken
rom train at Memphis and beaten
i&s% deputy sheriff was wounded in
riot Of the Burnsidenshops of the
illinois Central in Chicago
Governor Davis of Ohio ordered
of state troops in pre-
,aration for any trouble which might
rise.
United States marshals and extra
orces of deputies were placed on
,uard over mails and railroad pro-
,erty at Roanoke, Va, Los Angeles
md Toledo. Ohio
Four mysterious fires broke out In
he Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul
,hops at Tacoma, Wash.
Illinois Turmoil Centers Quiet.
Bloomington and Clinton, scenes OF
early disturbances, remained quiet.
With civil authorities augmenting the
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