Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-07-07
DISORDERS BREAK
OUT IN MIDWEST
RAILWAY CENTERS
Springfield, ILL.,, July State troops mobiz-
ed last night precautionary measure in antici-
patton of threatened violence at the Wabash shops
IN Decatur, were still
under arms and ready to
move upon short notice,

under arms and ready to
move upon short notice,
this morning, it was announced .by
Adjutant General c. E. Black.
Latest reports from the scene Of
the threatened strike activities were
that everything was quiet, but gen.
erai Black intimated he would keep
the troops together indefinitely The
troops were put under command OF
Colonel l.. l.. Cuihertson of Delevan.
There are two troops of cavalry and
five of infantry, held at their own
armories for orders.
Companies are as follows: Troop
d, Springfield, and troop B, Urbana,
both of the 106th cavalry.
Headquarters company, Decatur:
Company A, Decatur, Company d,
Danville; b, Champaign, Company II,
Delevan, all of the 130th infantry.
Report Quiet This Morning.
Decatur, ILL.,, July Following the
beating of two company guards at
the Wabash shops by shop strikers
Thursday evening, following the i'm
portation Of some w0rkmen. all was
quiet in the Wabash district this
morning
Two companies of Decatur guards
men were modified early Thursday
night and were ready for duty but
sheriff VI. E. Peniwell notified ad-
jutant general Black at Springfield
that unless there was serious rioting
that he would not call for troops.
Troops in other nearby cities were
also ready to entrain.
Sheriff Peniwell took charge of
patrOlling the yards
Mobilize Missouri Guard.
Jefferson, City, Mo-, July 7-Nation.
al guard companies at Warrenburg
and Bonneville. have been ordered to-
gether at their armOries as "precau-
tion," Governor Hyde announced to-
day. The governor stated that the
order should not he construed as
command.
1--WE merely want to take all pos.
5ible precautions" he said. refusing
to amplify the announcement.
Troops In Iowa,
Des Moines Ia, July IA. P
Governor n Kendall today issued
statement covering the conferences
leld yesterday with delegations of citi-
zens from Burlington and Ottumwa
the strike of railroad shop
nen. He said no requests for troops
lad been made and that they would
lot be called out unless laws of the
state are violated public peace dis
urbed or property molested.
Many Disorders Crop Out
Chicago. July With b. M. Jewell,
lead Of the striking railway shop
rafts still maintaining the concilia-
Orv attitude he assumed after the
trike was under way, but declining
o make the first move towards ne
,iOtiatiOns for peace, an increasing
lumber of outbreaks and disorders
marked the closing hours of the first
week since shOpmen thruout the coun.
ry walked off their jobs last Satur-
ay.
Federal injunctions restraining
trikers from interfering with rail
Dad operations molesting workers
nd unlawfully picketing shops, were
ssued at East st. Louis, Illinois, and
Ia.
Mobilization of state troops was or
cred by Adjutant General Black of
Illinois, following disturbances in the
Wabash yards at Decatur. The gov
rnors of Alabama, Kansas, Missouri
nd Iowa were asked to send troops to
Genes of disorders and where peace
;t, boir rto
DiVen off by Armed Woman.
Chicago. in the last twentyfour
ours, experienced it's first outbreaks
f violence in connection with the
trike. A mob of strikers and SYM
athizers, which included many wom-
H. attacked and attempted to burn
ne homes of two Illinois Central en-
loyes at Burnside, who refused to
lin the walkout. Squads of police
ispersed the mob after Mrs. Jtiiu
abel. 50, wife of one Of the Illinois
entral men, held the attackers at bay
18th a revolver when they attempted
storm her home.
"You were all my friends once" she
houted. at the mob, "but I'll kill the
ext one of you who throws a stone"
/ he MOO tedhelS udChtu away IioiA
le porch where the determined wo-
ian stood with her menacing revolv-
r until police arrived.
The attack on the two homes occur
ID during a demonstration near the
urnside shops Women among the
larchers screeched imprecations at
1e workers and soon stones and
ticks began to crash thru windows.
One Man In Hospital.
John Kassol, an employee of the Bal
more and Ohio shops, was in criti-
Al condition in a hospital following
n attack by strike sympathizers.
At Aurora, ILL.,, crowd of strikers
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