Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-07-24
PREPARE ILL. MINES
FOR RE-OPEMING
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tribution of coal under system of
rationng, sending ii first to points in
greatest need. Fl
Governor NeR Of Texas announced
that he was prepared to send aid to
any points where trains were being
delayed by violence or inability Of
railroads to obtain men but said that
ample protection could be given by
state rangers and that none OF the
national guard would be sent for the
time being.
Embargoes Proclaimed
Railroads which had declared EN-.
bargoes on perishable freight contin-
ued to enforce the ban and motor
trucks were pressed into service in
several instances.
At Boone, Ia. motor trucks were be-
ing used to carry mails to and from
the town of Moingona. Few disturb.
ances were reported over Sunday,
Authorities at Lynndle, Utah were
searching for an unidentified nOn-un-
ion workers who was said to have
caused the death of a striker by push
ing him in front of moving train. A
disturbance at Cedar Rapids, Ia, re-
suited in the injury of guard and a
non.union shop worker.
Operators Given Government Plan.
Washington. July 24.-Thc admins
tration plan for preventing proiiteer
ing in coal and insuring fuel distribu
ton during the strike emergency was
presented today at a conference OF
nearly a hundred non-union operators
and government officials with Score.
tary Hoover. Meeting in executive
session, the conference began eXami-
nation of two proposals submitted by
Mr.. Hoover. One provides for the
tightening of existing voluntary agree
ments to maintain fair prices and the
other for establishment Of coal pools
in the producing districts for prefer
entail distribution under the authority
Of the interstate commerce commits
sion.
Attorney General Daugherty was
pre- pairing to report to Mr. Hoover dur
| ing the day upon the legal phases If
the emergency coal control program
and it was understood that price main,
| tonance was up for first consideration
| by the conference.
Mr.. Hoover was understood to take
the position that the conference was
| held to deal entirely with the two
Problems presented and not to con
slider means for settling either the coal
or railroad strikes.
REPRESENTATIVE of coal dealers were
present and it was thought that their
cooneration would be sought in the
| efforts to prevent advancing prices
during the strike.
Challenge Harding and Hooper.
New York, July PA challenge to
| President Harding and Ben w. Hoop
er. chairman of the United States rail
road labor board to study the rail
strike situation mot only from the
strikers standpoint but from the
standpoint of the present employees
was issued today by l.. F. Loree presi-
dent of the Delaware and Hudson,
chairman of the eastern railroad pres
idents' conference,
Mr.. Hooper is quoted as saying, as
might be supposed The President
seeks to know this situation from
every angle, from the viewpoint Ct
the carriers. the employees. the labor
board and the public, Mr.. Loree said.
AS far as am advised. neither the
President nor the chairman of the
labor board has ever made any effort
whatsoever to ascertain the viewpoint
of the empIoye. The strikers point
of view has been developed at great
length, but no effort has been made to
develop the employees point of view
Mr.. I.oree called n meeting today of
the presidents of forty roads, members
of the eastern conference, to discuss
formation of the company unions on
all railroads to consider the six strtk-
ing crafts which are affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor.
Shopman Stabbed
Chicago, July 24.-FranK SarWas
shnpman employed BY the Chicago
and Northwestern railroad, was stab
bed in the hip and cheek today by
George Szatko, a striking shopman,
who is held by the police. The stab
hing followed demand that Sarwas
join the strike.
Open Rock Island Shops.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 24.-The
Rock Island railroads shops opened
this morning with twenty new EN-
ployes at work. There was no dis
order of any kind. though pickets sur
rounded the building and made an et-
fort to dissuade the men from going
inside. The picket fence which sur
rounds the shops has not been takeE
down, despite orders from the city
council to that effect, and railroad Of
ticials decline to say when it will be.
Produce Coal in Pennsylvania
Eensburg, Pa, July 24,-Productl2n
of coal in mines affected by the strike
was resumed in this region today
under the scrutiny of Pennsylvania
guardsmen.
Penna Sues Employees.
Indianapolis, July 24.-The Penn
sylvania railway company filed two
petitions in United States district
court here today for temporary in
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