The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-07-18
BOTH SIDES ARE
MARKING time
STRIKE PROGRAM
Contradictory Rumcrs
Come From Waycross
Where 1t Is Said Troops
Have Been Sent To
Prevent Further Disor-
ders

QGfS
Philadelphia. July 1S.-The Penn
sylvaniG railroad announced today
that wage agreement has been ne
gotiated between representatives. of
the shopmen still employed by the
company and representatives of the
management, affecting more than 49,,
00G men.
More Men Go Out
Richmond, July 1S.-The ranks of
striking railway employees increased
in Richmond early today when mem-
bers of the local union No. 145, Broth
erhood of Stationary Firemen, Engine.
men and Oilers, quit their jobs in re.
sponse to orders from headquarters, Il.
NJ Blair secretary of the union, an
nounced.
Mr.. Blair added that the walkout
was 100 per cent strong.
Further efforts were being made to-
day by railroads entering the city to
fill the places of striking shopmen.
Officials of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad declared that about 100 va
cancies have been filled this week in
response to advertisements Other
roads announced employment of new
help. Union heads maintain that lit
tie or no repair work is being done
in the shops and predict that August
l will see the carriers here so badly
crippled that operation OF trains prac-
tically will have to be suspended.
QUIT at Rocky Mount
Rocky Mount, N. c.. July 1S.-Last
night passed very quietly here with
out any acts of violence being report
ed in connection with the strike of
shopmen at the Atlantic Coast Line
Railway shops where a number of
guards and employees were forced to
leave the yards during Sunday and
Monday.
]. F. Mcmahon, of the legislative
committee of the North Carolina Fed
GRAFTON of Labor, addressedJ mass
meeting of striking shopmen last
night and urged strict adherence to
law and order. Mr.. Mcmahon said af
ter the meeting that he had been as
sured that the strikers would do ev-
erything in their power to prevent
further acts of violence.
Held for Intimidation
Jacksonville, Fla, July 1S.-Tyler
Sutton, negro striker, is being held by
the federal authorities here on a
charge OF having attempted to intimi-
date Alfredo Price, negress, in an eff
fort to force her to leave her employ
ment with the Jacksonville Terminal
Company as a car cleaner.
...... Trouble at New Augustine
st. Augustine, Fla, July 1S.-John
Alverz, negro laborer in the shop of
the Florida East Coast Railway here,
was shot and slightly wounded by
three masked men while on his way to
work early today, according to re-
ports to the sheriff. One bullett
passed through the left thumb and the
left side of the negro under the arm
pit. Sheriff Boyce stated that Alverz
told him that while on his way to
work three masked men halted him.
AS he alighted from his bicycle, three
shots were fired, the bullets coming
from both sides of the road. The
assailants scattered Immediately.
Other negroes in the vicinity told
the sheriff they saw five men drive
up in an automobile and that three
placed masks over their faces. While
one remained in the car and the three
masked men and fourth, unmasked,
proceeded down the road the masked
men concealing themselves and the
other patrolling the highway.
The shooting occurred in New Au-
gustine, a village across the river
from the city.
Troops are Ready
Raleigh, N. c., July accompanies
of state guardsmen who left Camp
Glenn at Morehead City late yesterday
under orders from Governor Morrison,
arrived early today at Wilson, Dur
ham, Rockingham, and Raleigh, where
they are being held in readiness to
move on a moments notice in the
event of further violence at points
where railway shopmen are on strike.
No report of disorder has been re-
ceived at the governors Office from
any strike center this morning.
Situation at Waycross
Waycross, Ca, July 18.-No further
serious disorders were reported last
night and this morning, following gen.
eral fist fights between strikers and
strike breakers, which occurred be-
tween and o'clock yesterday after
noon, and it was reported the situa-
tion was thought to be under control.
officials Of the county as well as
the city's population, however, were at
q state OF apprehension this morning