The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-07-17
Some Maintenance of
Way Men On Northern
II Roads Have Gone Out
Without Waiting for
the Expected Strike
Order

Order
Raleigh, N. c., July 17.-Gov-
ernor Morrison today ordered com
panies of the North Carolina Ma
tionaI Guard to Rockingham, Will
son. Rocky Mount and Durham, to
be held in readiness at those
points for possible duty in con-
nectcn with the shipments strike.
Details of the Trouble.
Rocky Mount. N. c., July IA
number of disorders marked the
movements of shopmen here last
night following the kidnapping yes
terday of Is guards by strike sympath
izers at Atlantic Coast Line shops.
A machinist at work in the Emerson
shops was seized bv suuad of strike
sympathizers iabout midnight last
night and thrown into an automobile
and spirited out of town. Nothing
was known of the whereabouts or
fate of this man today.
Early last night about 500 men
called on the mayor and demanded
that two men employed in the shOns
who did not respond to the strike
call he removed from the shops. Rail-
road officials spirited these two men
out of town late last night it was
said in railway circles this morn
ing.
Situation at Rocky Mount.
Raleigh. N. c., July 17.-While the
situation in connection with the shop
mems strike at the Atlantic Coast
Line shops at Rocky Mount continued
to be very threatening. no serious
disorders have been reported since
early yesterday when number of
men guarding the shops were kid
mapped and carried out of town by
crowd of strike sympathiZers, two of
whom were reported to have been Sc
verely beaten. according to l.. V. Bas-
sett, representing the city of Rocky
Mount, who arrived in Raleigh early
today to urge Governor Morrison to
send troops to Rocky Mount to main
tain order.
Mr. Bassett left Rocky Mount at
1880 o'clock this morning.
Mr.. Bassett said he saw several
men, alleged to have been strike
pickets, leading an old man named
Gray, an employe of the Emmerson
shops, off the yards early this morn
ing. He said railroad officials told
him that three other men had been
prevented by pickets from working
in the shops during the night.
81 consider the situation at Rocky
Mount exceedingly grave, said Mr.
Bassett. "I believe a very serious
mt
sent there to maintain order" he
added
Mr.. Bassett said railroad officials
tol0/ him early today the number of
\ gu9rds kidnapped yesterday was fif-
\tesn instead of thirteen
One of the guards who is said to
have been sverely fiogged is in
Wilson hospital suffering from a
broken jaw bone, according to Mr.
Bassett. Nine of the guards have
been accounted for, Mr.. Bassett said
railroad officials told him.
Adj Gen. ]. b. Van Metts arrived
in Raleigh from Morehead City early
this morning TO confer with Gov.
Morrison regarding the dispatch of
troops to Rocky Mount The mayor
of Rocky Mount and the sheriff Of two
counties appealed to Gov. Morrison
last night to send troops there to
maintain order. Gov. Morrison in
structed these officials to submit their
request in writing and Immediately
ordered Gen. Mette to report at Ra-
leigh. The governor had not arrived
at his office at 10 o'clock this morn
ing.
Struck Without Permission.
Chicago, July 17.-Approximately
$4,000 maintenance of way men have
struck without permission from presi
dent Cradle, J. G. SmOck, vice-presi
dent of the union, estimated today.
Mr.. Smock said the strikers pro-
badly would be outlawed by the ma
tional officers.
Workers. Are Poisoned.
!. Chicago, July 17-1eventy new
shop employees Of the Chicago, Milwau
kee and st. Paul railroad and seven
city policemen were i'll today from
poisoning after eating food prepared
for workers replacing strikers.
These mem were stricken duriig
the last three days, 10 Of them yes
terday.
A score of health department work
ers were assigned to cover every
railway yard in Chicago and rigidly
inspect all food served to workers
to prevent recurrence of the trou-
bic.
The men said they had eaten lunch
in the dining cars provided by the
railroads.
1t was said today that DIR. Louis ].
Welt, in charge of the investigation
of the origin of the poison, had in
formation which he expected would