The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-07-12
APPEALS MADE
FOR GUARD IN
3 M0RES'TATES
Governors of Mississippi,
Tennessee and Texas Asked
to Call Out Guard
F OR E MAN is TARRED
(By the Associated Press)

Chicago, July 12.-Settlement o.
the strike seemed possibly stel
nearer today When it was disclosed
secret conferences have been held be-
tween Ben W. Hooper, chairman O.
the United States railroad labor
board and leaders of the six strikin.
shop crafts. -
No definite conclusions were reach
ed as result of the secret peac,
meetings, but disclosure of the con
ferences, which were described a
more personal than, oGsiel, raise
hopes In thSsfaIffoad world.
President Harding's personal il
tervention in the strike through hi
proclamation calling for protection
of interstate-transportation and tn.
mails was accepted as bearing much
significance and expectant eyes were
turned toward Washington and the
labor board in anticipation Of fur
ther developments.
A telephone call from Washington
for w. L. McMenimcn, one of thu
three labor members of the boart
was said by the Chicago Tribune tc
have come from the president. Tht
telephone operator, the Tribune said
called the newspaper in an effort tt
locate Mr.. McMenimen.
Troops at Trouble Centers.
Fresh disorders at scattered points
while troops patrolled former troubl,
while troops patroled former trouble
centers, arrangements for confer.
ence today by the "Big Four" trai'
service brotherhoods, on the issues
growing out of the strike, and an an.
nouncement by B. NJ. Jewell, head OF
the striking shop crafts, that confer.
ences were being planned with repre-
sentatives of 21 northwestern roads
were among other important devel
opments in the rail strike today.
Additional injunctions restraining
strikers from interfering with rail.
way operations were granted to sew
cral roads.
New appeals for troops were made
to the governors of Mississippi, Ten
nessee and Texas, while Governor
Boyle of Nevada was asked by thu
Union Pacific for state Intervention
in the strike at Las Vegas.
Foreman Attacked.
Disorders occurred at Chicago
Milwaukee, sayre, Pennsylvania, Orr
vile, Ohio, Dcnnison, Texas while at
Roodhousc Illinois Bert Dickson,
roundhousc foreman for the Chicago
and Alton, said to be a nephew OF
w. G. Bierd, president of the road
was tarred and feathered by mask
ed band.
Two car repaircrs were reported 70
have been abducted at Marion, ONO
and at Pana, Illinois, a cor man le1t
town under threats by strikers.
At Algiers, Louisiana, four negro1~
working in the shops, of the Southern
Pacific were fired on by crowd Oh
whites, thirteen Of whom were ar
rested for violating the federal IN
junction. The prisoners denied they
were strikers. -. G.,
Clinton, ILL.,, New Franklin and ola-
tor NO., and Parsons, Kan, where
troons were on duty remained qules'
Many Shootings.
Tho situation at Bloomington, Ill.,
remained tense with troops hola'ns
the wards and shops. FREQUENT snoo.
;nes and the general hostile attitude
~ the strikers and large CROWDS OIL
svmnathizers kept rational guaroS-
rnan in constant vigilance. Mean
while city and county autnorl:'eS
were attempting to re-establ'sh civil
government. a
Engineers, fremen, trainmen anu
oonductors announced they would n
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Partie on Sunday night arrested
in Mandan, a local man of Bismarck
and Lena Anderson, waitress IN a
local restaurant on a charge OF
drunk and disorderly conduct. The
man was given a $1,000 fine, and the
woman was giving fine and sus-
pended sentence.