Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-11

n --------
long one. They had nothing to add to
their previously given indications that
the shop unions intended to reject the
residents proposal which provides for
leaving the seniority status of all strik-
ers to adjustment by the Railroad Labor
Board after their return to work.
Attending the meeting today in addi-
tion to Chairman Jewell were Warren
=. stone, Grand Chief, Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers ID. B. Robert
son. president, brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Firemen and Enginemen l.. T..
Sheppard. president, Order of Railway
Conductors; J. w! Kline, president.
Brotherhood of Blacksmith; w. II.
Johnston. presi ;dent, Association Of
Machinists J. A. Franklin, president,
brotherhood of Boilermakers; James
burns, vice president. Sheet Metal
Workers Allinnce:. James +. Noonnn,
president, brotherhood of Electrical
Workers: Martin r. Ryan, president
brotherhood Of Railway Carmen r. G.
Cashcn. president, Switchmen's Union
Il. II. Fitzgerald. president, brotherhood
OF Hallway ami Steamship Clerks; T..
J. Manion, president. Order of Railroad
| Telegraphers; Il. +. Cradle, president,
Maintenance Of Way Employees ID. W.
Helt, president. Brotherhood of Sta
tionary Fircmen and Oilers; w. n.
Doak. vice president, Brotherhood of
Trainmen. The organization Of the
train dispntchers was also expected to
be represented.
President Harding and his Cabinet
went into session at exactly the same
| time the union leaders assembled and
the rail strike was foremost in the Cab
met discussions. Attorney General
Dnughcrty, before leaving the Depart
mcnt OF Justice for the White House,
sent telegrams to representatives Of the
department in Arizona. New Mexico
and California asking for reports on the
walkouts Of big four brotherhood mem.
bers on the Santa Fe in it's western
territory. lie also carried press. dis
patches telling Of the walkout.
Evansville. Ind. Aug. 11.-(By a.
PA complete tie up of trains on di-
visions of the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad through this city was in.
licated early today when engineers and
tiremen refused to take out trains
known as first and second No. 8. 1t
was reported firemen would refuse to
man all trains today. but that some of
the engineers would answer their calls.
The presence Of guards and faulty and
dangerous equipment nre given as the
reasons for refusing to handle the en-.
gines.
Cincinnati. o.. Aug. 11.-By A..
P.--The Railroad Labor board will
hear the case of the 100 union tel
egraphers on the Big Four Railroad,
who are now taking strike vote over
the Interpretation Of working rules Au-
gust 81. Pending n decision In the con-
troversy, the board directs that there
shall be no change in the application
Of disputed rules from that in effect
prior to the dispute.
Chicago. Aug. 11.--(By A. P)-
Serious threats to traffic by refusal Of
trainmcn to move trains Mt points where
troops are on guard renewed outbreaks
Of violence resulting in several deaths
and the possibility of walkouts by main
tenance Of way men on various roads
marked the progress OF the strike Of
shopcrnfts employees as railroad heads
and union leaders gathered for con-
ferenccs today to consider separately
President IIarding's PROPOSE! for end
ing the strike.
Western divisions OF the Atchison
Topeka and Santa Fe were threatened
with n tie-up of transcOntinental trains
by refusal Of engineers, fremen. con.
ductors and trninmen to operate trains
while troops were stationed along the
line where outbreaks occurred earlier
in the strike.
Situation Is Threatening
At other centers throughout the coun-
try similar situations threatened.
Rcrorts from bakersfield. Cnlif.. In
dicnted the wnlkout would spread from
California to Arizona and New Mexico
points on the Santa Fe.
Switchmen at Moberly. Mo-. returned
TO work after a short walkout. but fire-
men there voted not to aid in the move
ment of freight trains until the de.
mands of tho striking shopmen were
met.
Two non union employees Of the Now
York Central lines in the Collinwood
yards at Cleveland. one dispatcher and
the other callboy. were shot and killed
on street corner. Their slayer
escaped.
employees Of the Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific. were shot and probably
fatally wounded.
At birmingham. Ala. an attempt
was made TO blow up dining car used
for feeding shopmen and laborers in the
Frisco Yards. The bomb missed its
mark and blew hole in n nearby box
car. The explosion occurred just before
100 men were due to arrive at the car.
Police found bundle of dynamite sticks
in the yards near the cars.
Dynamite was used In an attempt to
blow up shanty cars and diner in the
Southern Railway yards at Asheville,
N, G. Windows were shattered in q
car containing eleven workers.
Conferences were arranged between
railroad and union officials in Chicago
today In an effort to avert a walkout Of
06OO maintenance Of way men on the
Chicago, Milwaukee md st. Paul
strike vote to poll sentiment Of
"hie four" brotherhood men Mt New
Orleans on the question of sympa-
thetic strike to aid the striking shopmen
ia in prospect. Strike ballots were or
dercd for clerks employed by the Lacka-
wanna.
In conference at st. Paul. Governors
of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Da-
kota. Wisconsin and Iowa, sent to
President Harding their approval of
action toward Government operation Of
railroads serving coal regions and all
mines also IL necessary to relieve the
situation brought by the dual strike Of
railroad men and miners.
Slain on Bridge;