Evening star., 1922-07-10
U.S.Marshals Acting
i'm Several States
to Guard Mails.
REGIMENT ORDERED
TO BLOOMINGTON
Whistles Calling Men to
Work Cause Many
Forebodings.
BY the Associated Press.


lection of state troops and federal
, marshals, railroad shops at several
| troublesome points begapsdetermine
efforts today to break the railway
shopmen's strike. while the ranks OF
the strikers apparently held solidly
and peace overtures were still unseen.
Notified by the Chicago and Alton
that it intended to reopen the Bloom
ington, H., shops. Mayor E. T.
Jones and Sheriff ]. T. Morrison sent
new appeals for troops to Lieut. Gov
Sterling, with the result that state
troops from Springfield and Dan
Vile, ILL.,, were ordered TO entrain
today. Three companies now patrol
ing the Illinois Central yards a Clin-
ton, Ill, may be moved to Blooming
Both places were quiet today, how
ever, with thsffic at the two terminals
near standstill.
Kansas national gurdsmen stood
guard in a drizzling rain, while 150
men went to work at the Missouri.
Kansas and Texas shops in Parsons.
kans. There was no trouble.
Deputy United States marshals took
charge of the Burlington shops at
strikers formed a slow moving cir
Gle around the shops. The Burling
ton obtained injunctions to restrain
strikers from interfering with op-
obtaining similar write Saturday in
Iowa and Illinois.
Shop and roundhouse whistles
shrleked the final notes of railroad
ultimatums canceiing seniority and
pension rights of strikers. who re-
The day brought ominous forebod-
inss Of an impending crisis at many
points as trouble brewed among the
strikers. New acts of violence occur
were feared as the situation grew
tenser.
The tenth day Of the strike was
marked by the apparent determine
tion of both sides to stand by their
positions taken at tie outset and
lock. .
Railroads GENERALLY prepared to
open their shops with what labor
was availa BILE, acce pting returned
as possible with Imported workers.
L. s. MarshaIs Add to Forces.
United States marshals increased
their forces as they prepared to take
chhrge of law enforcement at points
in several states where situations
were critical.
Several deputies. working under
Marshal l. X. Pearshall of Kansas
City were sent to Slater, Mo-. where
virtual control of the Chicago and
Alton shops and the town. Marshal
Pearshall said he was prepared to
have deputies at all of the thirteen
division points in his district.
Marshals Protect Mails.
Mobilization of special deputies un-
der federal marshals was made for
the additional purpose of protecting
mails and property of railroads in the
hands of receivers appointed by Unit
ed States courts.
j. A. Baggett, marshal for the north
ern Texas district. was guarding mails
on the Texas and Pacific. and Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas, and the
International and Great Northern
railroads.
Slater spent comparatively quiet
Sunday with Marshal PearshalFs men
in charge of the situation, but i'm
ported strik ebreakers experienced diff
ficulty in obtaining supplies from the
union n-controlled town and number
of them quit,
80 Trains Cancelled.
Officials of the Missouri Pacific an
nounced the annulmenr of thirty pas
senger trains on the companys east
ern division, adding that trains on
other divisions probably would be dis
continue ed at the same time. The west
ern division embraces Nebraska, Kan
sas and Western Missouri Cancel
ations on the road included twelve
local passenger and mixed trains be-
tween Poular Bluff, Mo-, and Little
Rock, Ark.
All train service on the Interns-
tional and Great Northern from
Georgetown to Roundrack, Tex, was
suspended.
Gov. All Taylor of Tennessee re-
ceived appeals to send troops TO
Memphis TO protect properties and
special agents for the Frisco were
arrested by Memphis police for
carrying concealed weapons while off
railroad property.
Investigations by state authorities
in Kansas of the wreck of the Golden
State limited on the Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific at Topeka were
under way. The state also took part
in the investigation of a wreck at
Burton Saturday.
Kansas industrial court probably
would order an investigation of the
attack upon a negro porter at Her
. rington, Kans. Four men, two of
them SAID Dy OmCeFS TO De StTlkers.
were jailed as members of the party
which assaulted the negro.
workers' Homes Bombed.
Disorders spread to the east when
the homes of two Baltimore and Ohio
employees who refused to join the
strike were bombed at New Castle,
Pa striker, was shot at New
Castle.
Two workmen for the Missouri Pa
cific at Monroe, La. were fired upon
and wounded. A former employe was
arrested, charged with the shooting.
At that and in numerous other. IN
stances of disturbances in CONNECTION
with the strikes union leaders de-
plored. acts OF violence.
In most places where appeals for
troops were made, -the strikers said
ali possible efforts would be made to
preserve order and they denounced
! the calls for troops.
| At Knoxville, Tenn, policeman
and a negro striker exchanged thirty
shots in a running pistol fight which
| resulted in no casualties. The negro
surrendered when his ammunition ran
| out.
| City Psliee Gnard shops.
snecial details of police were as
signed to railroad shop and yard dis
tricts in chisa&c. Denver. New YORK
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