The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-07-01
RAILROAD SHOPMEN MAKE GOOD THREAT
TO STRIKE WALK OUT THIS MORNING

Chicago-(A. P.)-Railroad shop
men in all sections of the country
dropped their tools and quit work to-
day in nationwide strike Reports
from the east and south at noon in
dicated that $4,000 men already had
joined the suspension. At the Hous-
ton shops of the Southern Pacific
$500 men are reported to have left
work.
One Hundred Per Cent Effective
Denver-(A. P.)-Reports received
by the Associated Press at IL a. M. to-
day, indicate that the strike of rail
road shop men is nearly 10 per cent
in the states of Colorado, Wyoming,
Montana and New Mexico.
Effective in Coast States
San Francisco-(A. P)-The strike
Of railroad shopmen is over 8 per cent
effective in California, Oregon and
Washington, according to a statement
of the union leaders an hour after IT
was called.
Government Will Protect Employees
ChicagO-(A. P)-The power of the
United States government, coupled
with public sentiment, will give every
protection to every railway employe
who remains at work, and to all men
who may take the place of strikers in
the present railroad walkout, accord
ing to Ben w. Cooper, chairman of
the United States railroad labor
board today.
Investigate Alien Property Transfer
Washington-(A .)-Investigation
of the transfer from the alien proper
txro 70 q
alton, Inc, of certain enemy property
seized during the war, was recon-
mended today by President Harding,
in letter to Alien Property Custo-
dian Miller.
Approve Duty on Wheat
Washington-(A. P.)-Duties of 80
cents per bushel on wheat and 70
cents hundred pounds on flour, was
approved today by the senate.
Release Alleged Bigamist
Los Angeles CA. P0-Donald A.
Stewart, held here on charges of
bigamy involving four marriages, was
freed today on a writ of habeas cor
pus, showing that no formal charges
had been filed against him. He had
been in custody ten days.
WdSnluRCOu-(A. +. - fdlODlduCO
Camp Penn-The Mexican Fuel Com
pany, an American concern near Tux
tan, Mexico has been raided by Mexi-
can bandits under General Larraga
and property held for ten thousand
pesos ransom, according to a message
from Consul Shaw, at Tampico, to
the state department., sent late yes !
terday The payment is demanded by |
r. Il Io,x+ Ioko -
available, the message added. The
did not say whether the BAN
dts had held any Americans.
Washington-(A. P)-About fifty !
ing the bituminous and anthracite
with President Harding in an effort
a settlement of the coal strike.
President Harding, in convening |
the conference, advised both parties to
arrive with measurable promptness at
an understanding, "for your mutual
good and the country's common
good" Coupled with the admonition
and appeal, the president uttered
what is regarded as warning, when
he said that if the operators and min
ers did not "settle this matter in
frank recognition of the mutuality of
your interests, then larger public in
terests must be associated in the
name of the people, where common
good is the first and highest concern"
Mistake Guards for Strikebreakers
Washington-(A. P)-Disorders in
with the railroad shop
mems strike occurred at the Baltimore
and Ohio roundhouse at Ivy City,
early today when men said
% be company employees drove from
he vicinity of the roundhouse details
If special guards. They are said to
nave mistaken the guards for strike
breakers.
Perfect Gigantic Merger
Dayton, Ohio.-An eighty million
lollar consolidation of manufacturing
# automobiles, trucks and automobile
parts, with factories in seven differ
mt states, was completed here today
,nder the name of Associated Motor :
Industries. Will !. dinner, Dayton,
chairman Of the board of directors,