The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-12

J The reports said the mob. COM
posed OF strikers and sympathizers,
attacked railway guards and en-
ployes in an isolated section near
the Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf
railroad Denison shops.
Railway guards were kidnapped,
whisked away In automobiles to the
river bottoms where they were
beaten" H. E. McGee, general man
ager Of the Katy here, said.
Unless there are troops in Dem
ison before nightfall, there will be
more bloodshed."
Chicago, July 12.-(By The Asso-
ciated Press. mo definite reply to
the shopmen's strike settlement
proposals was given Chairman
Hooper Of the railroad labor board
by representatives Of the railway
executives at noon day confer
ence today. The executives said
they would notify Mr.. Hooper OF
their answer Later"
Chairman Hooper said his chief
purpose In meeting with the execu-
tfves was to arrange q conference
between them and B. M. Jewell,
leader Of the striking shopmen, and
he indicated that the attitude Of
the executives was disappointing.
Chicago. July 12.-(By the AS
soctated Press.)-A program for
solution Of the railroad ahopmen's
strike was drawn up today by
Chairman B. w. Hooper Of the
United States railroad labor board,
after conferences with leaders OF
the shopmen and was submitted to
representatives Of the railway ex-
ecutives from four sections Of the
country at noon today.
Chairman Hooper's program,
which is said to represent the min
fmum acceptable to the striking
shopmen, is to be carried again to
the shopmen's leaders later today,
with the comments and counter
proposals Of the executives.
Will Call Harding.
When Chairman Hooper left the
labor board offices for the iaGsting
with the four executives, he said
he was confident some plan of set
tlement could be reached quickly.
He said he expected to call Presi-
dent Harding on the te.vpnone
with a report on the success OF
the conference with the railway
presidents.
The conference Of Chairman
Hooper and the railway executives
is said to be the direct result of a
10-minute telephone conversation
late last night between President
Harding and w. L. McMenimen.
labor members Of the railroad la
Dor board. The promise of the ex-
ecutives to receive the shopmen's
proposals through Chairman Hoop-
Ier is understood to have been com.
municated to Mr.. McMenfmen by
the president
Eyes ON Washington.
President Harding's intervention
in the strike through his proclama-
ton calling for protection Of trans
portation and the mails was accent
ed as bearing much significance.
and expectant eyes were turned to-
ward Washington and the labor
board in anticipation of further de-
velopments.
, A telephone call from Washing
ton for w. L. McMenimen. one OF
the three labor members of the
board. was said by the Chicago Tri-
bune to have come from the presi-
dent. The telephone operator. the
Tribune said, called the newspaper
in an effort to locate MIR. McMeni-
! men.
Moro Disorders Occur.
Fresh disorders at scattered
points, while troops patrolled for
mer trouble centers; arrangements
for a conference today by the big
-Four" train service BROTHERHOOD
and an announcement by B. M.
Jewell. head Of the striking shop
crafts, that conferences were
planned with representatives Of u
Northwestern roads, were among
other important developments In
the rail strike today.
Additional injunctions restrain
ing strikers from interfering with
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