Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-07-10

Alton, left for Chicago
last night to carry out his
announced Intentions OF sending non-
union men to reopen the local shops.
The night passed quietly, but pickets
were on duty at the shop.
Troops on Way.
| Bloomington, July 10.-National
guardsmen ordered here from Peoria,
! Springfield, Danville and Pontiac, to
| protect non-union workers at the Chi
cago & Alton shops will arrive this
afternoon, according to reports reach
ing offices here. Delevan machine
gunners are due at 5:45 o'clock this
afternoon.
$50 Guardsmen Called Out.
Troops ordered to Bloomington to-
day by Governor Sterling, following
appeals from Sheriff Morrison and
Mayor Jones, who declared civil au-
thority had collapsed include two COM
panies from Peoria and one each from
Danville, Springfield, Pontias and
Delevan. This precautionary force
from the Illinois National Guard COM
prises eighteen officers and $50 men.
These troops will reach Bloomington
early this morning.
Machine Gunners Leave.
Danvile, H.. July 10.-Company ID,
One Hundred and Thlrtieth Infantry,
local machine gun unit, will leave here
at O'Clock over the Big Four rail-
road, under sealed orders, probably
for Bloomington or Clinton, ILL.,, ae-7
| cording to one of its officers.
Trouble Threatened at Hannibal.
| Hannibal, Mo, July lO.--At O'clock
| this morning hundreds Of strikers and
sympGthizers gathered around the
gates of. the Burlington shops when IL
had been rumored several men would
return to their work in response to the
, roads utimatum setting today as
their last opportunity to come back
under old conditions. According to
strikers reports. there vas only one
man of the 700 now out here to 30
back
All train service over the Missouri.
Kansas and Texas railway in and out
of Hannibal was stopped last night
following the taking of of four pas
senger trains on Saturday. Only two
fast Wabash passenger trains which
operate over the Katy tracks between
here and Moberly are now running Oh
this division Of that line.
Demonstration at Aurora.
Aurora. ILL.,, July 10.-Althoush
warned by the railroad that they must
return to work this morning when th9
Z o'clock whistle blew or lose their
seniority rights, 800 Burlington strik-
| ers stood out today.
Long before the whistle summons
the striking shop men formed great
ring abC4lt the chops and began a ei-
lent circling of the enclose area.
Every street and approach to the
shops was cut by the moving ring.
The marChers were not more than
twenty feet apart and links In the
chain in some instances shortened to
five feet. Nobody Attempted to pass
the Gordon.
Neither were any strike breakers
run in upon trains, pickets Of the
night reported They said the shop
, force was the same today as 1t has
been for week, about $50 men.
United States Ready to Act.
Washington July 10-Attorncv
General Daughcrty, on his return to
Washington this morning after
weeks absence Immediately took u
consideration of the railroad strike
with Alfred p. Thorn, general counsel
Of the Association Of Railway Execu-
tives.
The attorney general sent out word
to newspaper men that he would have
no statement to make at this time.
Mr. Thorn said he could discuss IN"
purpose Of his visit only with the at
torney general now, but that a state
ment might be given out later by Mr..
Daugherty.
The government prepared today u
put its own plan Of settlement OF the
| btuminous coal strike before repre-
| Isentatives Of operators and miners
who reconyenod in the conference
! held at the call OF President Harding.
Reaches Critical Stage.
| Chicago. July 10--tA.P.l--Ihe
crucial stage of the rail strike was
reached today-the tenth day since
/ the shopmeu's nationwide walkout
Troops were on duty in Illinois as
well as under arms in five other
states. United States marshals were
( in charge of law enforcement ma
/ ChlneTN at various poiAIS' "h a.
o5her rail centers the roads relied
| on federal injunctions and local au-
thorities for protection in attempt
! ing TO operate shops and maintain
/ transportation.
shops and roundhouse whistles
shrieked the final notes of railroad
ultimatums caucelling seniority and
pension rights OF strikers who re-
! fused To return TO the shops today.
The day brought ominous forebod-
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