Strike bulletin., January 20, 1914, Image 3

About Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915

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McComb.
I, » , n**.l r.-port for tin? w*.-l»
I 55* j-* 14 |.14 TliurmUy, Jan I—Th# 1 C.
wdtna „n at Kroukhawn. Mis*
1 *•* *■?". iloiaiii I Ulna th« company for tha
Sr*- 111 ' a |io « 4i kill..! aonio tune
! *•***, ,h.r.|.|.oi ■ ii >M'omli whUo aalllnc off a
**“ * " uiiiii m an struck by a truck filled
paMcn*', ^ ,, j, h.ip standing near the tracks
, i, ... the UN .ts witnesses
•on,e.. u,, u i ( , i in Installation of officers, which
Th« ,riJ t, ,4 .*t • .« Urge number of brother*
fM * * i( l. , ,j, i i . pit k« ts were remembered
t||i s , , M drinkables snd cigar* wers
,* ov*i «'» *'•'11 wrr* ®«»Jwyed by the
ft°l. .. ... k* ( Urn Good luck *nd pros*
krotbcis on ■
Ihi- I * I- .. III* line, no Ini
^ iij.l.t I * "g l-t • n ••‘•tiled, but the equipment
J*®f#. ,, ,4a i. ,| i • worse- and the shops ate In
*yl“ Passenger irains did better
•j*'r lM .. k ; " ■ |u *“ 14 tnlnutss late
rrslgbt* on 1 -lit*•" follows. Ilad roofs. a
( ,ii,4 1 r gravel «ars In trains with
®u .. , w:. it. • passenger coat lies m one
f 4„ | ,• , ,r- l M» walled up, etc. Hixty-flve
. ... 10-1.4 >
y.fids' • ,i!, N tn ii* h business today on the
* I r (»*§*• ' tra.n* were nearly on time today.
* tth the # k • d No 2. w hit h was .'J minutes
!V ‘ | , left" ts .*••• OH a par with
^luu. • * ' ' «,tr ""l for*‘«,‘ ‘*r»
, j 1" In Hie la*l Issue of th* Itul
| tin th* < * w •' ■» appeal foi organised labor
.„ come t ti' .ioiil assistance of t ail F
fVrwon W* hear? • nd"r*e lbs appeal, lie is
charged wi'ft ‘»ime of muider and is in jail
( ,*44i,'. i . •?-• • ••rone! s Jury recommended
that '•« ' "ft "it ball Ft tint what we can
learn he w.i> Jn'tifud in doing tha 'teed that was
committed b-n « is neither livr nor ih.it II.
Is ibarged «■ ' <id< i. and if found guilty under
the |>«u • i i s at* of Illinois, the penalty is
death i* H * 1* t" oigarmed labor In geiieial
l« iutiie t > - The I railroad will
#»»rt e'»r> • ? f■ »t th.it money or Influence can
bring *• 1 • italdlsh his guilt, as the «oru
imtiv fear* H* has fought the I •* tuiiroad
with pub o it it i without fear, for our right*
There (<*(• • rs. do not sit Idly by and see
|Vr#*‘i- M-' 1 1 ,,l'r °ur »ause for the want
sf atonev ip I' in. Money i<* needed in this
rsse. sli t 1 • ‘1 l.«*t every lodge In the United
Sts'** and ' » tig down into its treasury and
^,,,1 !.m, . <11 sum If every lodge will do
that h* will ' <» '"tn «<111*1 to that of the I C
rsiP.<.»•! ' • i < apitulists If your treasury
«an t st*i< i *-• t up .i 11 -1 and go among th*
brott<« r». u cm g<< < low It in their jeans and
rontribut* a ?• •' • ».'* All lotlges ctinnet ted with
tbr Kedel.t 1 those that ale liot should do
tbts- rega! ' t»»• .r »iaft, for tins the cause
of organUi l <■• r evrywher* Knterpiise laolge
a\o I*;*. 1 v f M of Met*omb. Miss, was very
liberal n >1 •’* • g I--* to the «ause, an<l no doubt
Other lodg< - • d uie tile same Tin KiaJeiatlon
will com* i ? - snare. S<* let all brothers take
active |<.n i alt.tii. its we cannot afford to
art pel* k iri.il without suffi* i< ul luonev
to flgt.t The honor amt Justice of or
ganize • > <' - i k < and lalior slmubl conic
ts his a• • i“? <• *i< i t»us> and < oine across with
the mwn«
In t'.< - Mi* i • as M<.ralh against tin 1 t\
for t ■ 1 •> bus baud. ih« jury gave her
r a Veldt* • t ‘ ■ •"»
T ! *■•> happenings to report A
little »i .i trains was noticeable today, hut
:tc ** < . i many empties In me trains.
r^*r» «... i tii the usual condition, with no
oil fairs It Is exceedingly lucky*
Ust t ■ i*« t more happenings to rejMjrt
Passe I.K> *.I W«re a.- follows. No 4, III 1&
■Mi ut* * N «• ill .i£» minutes lale, delayed
II n.u *"*'ka on account of pulling draw,
he4" a*. <<l < -ii 7x4. No 2 In 1U minutes
late h< » and «lsfects consist of a number
,*f emi • <- <is in tiains, very flat w'heels,
f 1. C. I»<<\ x draw head pulled out, brought
I is U«• it <' •'*•'. hot boxes, doors hanging on
sss bing' .% W box car 1277b broken to pieces.
Rag.i v from trial trip. Just out of back
shop S' ■■ pe r l ent foreign cars today.
Bun d 4 11 1‘aseenger trains as follows
Ku. 3 in • . mutes late. No 3S out 20 minutes
late N . < minutes late. No. 2 In JS minutes
1st* Ki'.» s .uni defects as follows Ftigilii
1*3 from * i. steam chest leaking ba«liy around
valve stern i gim 22 leaking very badly around
valve si, n. I « box car 1372b biake staff bent,
fcad Side* very flat wheel*, eic. Fifty-five per
cent f«u* k . it is today.
Morula <n l.’ We have been Informed that
the car *1. i 4i m. nl is again working their gangs
■very othei a>. There are six tra» k» ari l
III skunks arc laid off on each track every
day. allowing , a< h skunk to work tbrrf day*
• Week We have no information In regard to
the otl • i departments 1'assenger trains as fol
lows N l in minutes late. No. ♦> in five
minute* a < N<) 23 In 10 tnlnutcs late. No 2 In
' Rv* i' i r.ight* and dafacts on a par
with other day*. Fifty six per cent foreign cars
toda y
Tuesda> 13—-It is common to »ec wagon*
loaded will, furniture going through the street*
The scab* ate heating it again to the 'Mall and
uncut kin., tn. short time was put on. i'ea*«n
fer trains t.d'ows No 3 In two hours and
ii mti.u'ca . »!• .No t» in 2U minutes lale. No. 23
In on i • Him private car No lb III train, cut out
here .<n<l .udered to go south Wednesday morning
v 1 ■ and defwcta aa follows l t *
gene. V, I v b cil roofs, a number of 1. C. graved arid
«o«l . .I’m n rains, engine &xb In froru north with
both >1,1. i down and strap broken, had doors,
very fist v\ ... »-tc. Fifty-one per cent foreign
cars t«»d 4
He*li"».i., lati If, -Today Is pay day ainoiig
the s* sb• a . shops ami there are all sorts of
com pi a i n i * , i.t s:,,rt time and the money liiey
a tad that his board 1*11 a i*
• l.uu snd h.s th..k 911 bO Another said hi*
house lent »|», $ I & VO mid he drew 915 «»o aril
|™f wer, i .uiroijs similar complaints NN 11 ft.
14 ‘ 1 ' 11 you are foolish enough t"
w*»rh ft*i n | * ,n that rata, it s up to ) «»u, and
you ought get incire than |10.u»» when you
get your tie * r , hec k.
Ias*»-r.g. i uains as follows No 24 In on time
b Was delayed 2u minutes on account of a hot
J®* on d* pai intent coach. No. * lu lo minutes
r 11 °ut of fbl- ruin on mall oar (brake fulcrum*
(sights I, - j d« f» . ts us follows Had roofs, very
•t whs, is Freight business on par with other
Fngirt. : ,»ut north at b 30 p m . throwing
■F-rt.ck. t ». . r the country. Hist)-sev« d per c ent
«(tlgn i ars ? -day This Is the extent of bus
#*** ‘ ",l* ‘r1,1 >,*1*IN»flings on the 1 C. railroad
for the U*? week
* V*Mr» 1 VU'TOItV. I* our w«tcli« c.rj.
Saginaw.
* member of the strikers' press committee
n ,, t0 n" Saginaw I'reaa of flew to get out th**
* . was Informed that by order of the
Thili no "Irik# news would be printed
• th. second rltne that our strike news has
■Uni ,n ,h® H««lnaw papers Many
Isa th ^wlisve the news that appeared concern*
-® Harquetts railroad. These unbeliev
When 7k . ’,lh* lr,l» °'«( th® P. M. some time
llon ' *41' a hurry to get to their desttns- i
*l*'* •'— W.,,.„4» Trail IX* Thra* ■
1st* Jnfll.
train '11 r,J r ' 1 ,*'1’ H Pere Marquette freight
!• mil '* ' *' *’ crossing at ln*ir«*tt for j
held in **" •»t >1 t (,»• whole crew Were arrested and
w*rs Ik* 1 f 11 hours and 20 minutes. They
tuetV f ‘ 1 ... and let go. !Vr* Mar ;
tiriit-w ^ blocked the same crossing 2t ■
j!! »«n«h.
•ars in •" 'r,lc‘tH 39d. from the east, had 1*
With iK r*Jn 1 '* ^•haah car tiehlnd the caboose ,
(In. 14. ,’*r *,«*»**4 <>ul Train No Ct> *n
** ha,i i, for.I#n an,I I P. M r*r« Train
ku f"»r IV M o*r*. Kn*lm- Hi
lavrlnw , 'r wn‘* "team chest leaking. The f«d
■ passenger trains were lale today: No*
*' ,,1' *• 1 •n,‘ Knirlr... SJI. ««| ,„.l «»« aim.
• r» 1* akliiK '«r> kkdlv. Chain. Soi, ,h* II. y
rity «ir,eir. ha<l l« ror.lan ami four I* \j rum
Tour I . M. <ar« Kimiiir 3o« | lh„
ruun.IhuuiM !•«»■. r tr»m No 33 «« |J ra|„.
Utea |«t«
Jan I! Kngif*. «Ut. on train &7. was leaking
l.adlv In many |da< < » Hwlt.h enginV 3.1» was
sent out on th.- load to bring in engine 71 and
ita tiain ..n u.«,,int of th. It hour law The trail*
waa delaved four hours Knglne fcO» had 31 for
elgn and four I* M. tars l'a*aenger train Nu 7
fiom I *et roil, was 30 minutes late, . oming in with
two hot bovea.
Itounilhour** Korrman Walt.r Cook lia» k>n In
out ami Knuinn-I A. I> I II...I • K-.r|. , l,.» Urni
.«I'l'oliitr,| in fin ihr VHiaiuy.
ra.a.ugrr Irani No :ik from Hraml lta|ihla. • aim
In with no p.«-Seng, r s
A iiniiitiei of »ei tlon men hav. been uid off and
i.owr switchmen i an fre.|u. ntly n* seen with a
k and hrooni ( leaning out the swit.hes
\ number .,f lo.al freight trains ar. now run
rung every oilier day and still th* local paper*
-..v that business is |d« king up lr is to., had that
hew-pap. I hot air will not tun a railroad.
Chicago.
Iverv thing as far as the strikers aie ton cent ad
in a healthy condition in old Fort I’eaiborn
1 h. (» w trains that the t Md Ibg is running are
•'* la'. Warm weather and favorable conditions
d"h t set m lo help her utiv and we haven't seen
tov d Ihe n. w equipment that she was going to
g. r atfer she got that I12o.tiou.ou0, and w> don t
• vp. .t to see any of it From ail Indications the
• ••mpany is spending most of the money hiring
thieves and thugs to slug honest W'oikihg men In
.ifoi'a to break ihe strike atid stop the publics
lion .»f the llulletln llut the | f rMh spend all
»'•* wants to in that direction and it will not
ben* fit h* r any. Hhe had bett.r spend the money
in getting her engines into condition *.» i h* y will
i >i be blowing up and killing pe*«p|.
Th. state authorities are doing everything to
• *n*v i. i an honest man for killing one *.f the <»m
l my m sniggers In Self defens* I wondei what
l to will do with ihe < Md ll«-g for hiring Incom
petent- lo llispect and look af’*r her engines lie
c.i'ise of this one of the engines id* w up a lew
lav- igo, killing a fireman ami *• aiding the en
girt. >r so badly that he Is not expected to live
The in i blent occurred last Tuesday, Jan. 13,
.*t*" n N .to p in , mi the 12th sired suburban sta
ii"ii Suburban engine liiu blow up. scalding
■it'd « rippling th*- engineer and fireman very badly
lit* fireman dvlng a few hours later
There was also rt smash-op on the Freeport
division since our last writing in which five steel
• oal < ai s w.-re so badly smashed that they had t••
lo- brought in on flat iars I.o« al engine
brought them Into Chicago.
It seems ttiat Hie business men of lluriisldes
must • I• arly lov* the s* alley trash now employed
in Hie lluriisldes shop At a meeting of the Uurn
■l*les Huslnesa M* ns Assov iatluh a motion w.i
made to a-k ttie <Iear 1 «’ to discontinue running
the s, ah shop train, so that the m*hI>s w ill have
to live hi Hurnstdes and spend their money there
It seems that the lesson thev were taught by
-*io. *.f i tie Finks when thev left without paying
th.ir hills WMS not very effective and they want
s**me more teaching Home more of them ought
t" to -kintied good ami proper, to show them ttiat
the -*.11. trade is not desirable
Tekoa, Wash.
The Inal ruction car Is boated at this point. A
"•al> < ai man suffered a broken aim on the 1m
Engine 172 Is on the dead track The dear old
• ••mpativ l* making it as eaay for the tiam crew*
*»• |M>«*ihle, tiling them right and left without
regard for length of service Engineer Henry
Strang* i, un old timer, has been fired. Engineer
No 2. James Campbell, did all he possibly could
do to keep bis engine on the line. He would make
repairs on her si night between runs to keep her
running He said he had to do It for his own
safety and the safety of the public. Conductor
I'aiker. who had served the company for 16 years
or longer, running on a main line passenger, was
canned. Ten full crews have been laid off within
i he la «t three weeks. Ten engines hsvs been
knocked down and consigned to the morgue at
Portland within the last two woks. Conductor
II L Itrennen wa* fired and has found work In
New Mftlio The shops are running with half
a force of scabs, the power is on the bum. and
the shops and yards look like a house of desulatlon
If condition* on the main line* ar*- a* rotten a*
at this point. I don't see how they can hold out
very long Tin* i* one of the most Important
point* oh the O.-W It. A N and it Is a* dead a*
a Iasi year* fuike) s nest, but it Is not to be
wondered at. considering the kind of mechanics
'hey have here Engineer Ja< k McCarthy was
b.tdlv si sMed by a Water gla»s blowing out An
engineer ami a flieman were »* aided by an arch
tub*- bursting «*n engine 32!*, dead in the hack shop.
Everything look” good for the can*, and w, are
Mill Mat.ding for FEl»Elt ATION WITH NO C«>M
I IP >MIHE
North Platte.
I * .ivi in report « new ** ah In the car depart
ment. .« deserter from the ranks of the carmen
h> >> III” name i* Adrian Elliott This skunk Is
* fnM «|,i*i> isrpenter and has been holding a Job
« good wag.” with local contractor* H> wa* .«
good woik« i and certainly could have Jived through
th. winter "Ad” Elliott, as he wa* familiarly
*.*11**1. wa* very demoiistrat Ive in his unionism
H«*«ntly tie made the declaration at a meeting
that if iht* lodge wire to gel into bad standing
with th* giatul bulge and were compelled to sur
i.ndei Its charter, he would make application to
III. gland lodge and keep U|» hi* Individual due*
with 'h* order. because* he 1A»\ EL> the tauee. and
*1 .1 io*t want ever to b* in bad standing Eroin
ill i . ports he had made up hi* mind at that time
to r.tutn t«• wotk. and wa* *•• devoid of manhood
.*•» i*# refuse that which w.** the portion of honest
in. • It. ha* shown his tim- ..dor* by te'urrlng
io H<>ik and I* branded with the other ..title as
a '.million scab, and not a w hole-soulvd union man
I- h* tainted
llarrv Crowd* r is another home product who
uminei r *h wgusi ,jv*s nil pauptf \ 11 u • • *» m q
I hi* >-kunk lias never had any elperletice amt will
not accomplish n»u« h for the company lie l* a
• ingle man and had no r.-ason for Joining the
•». rthhv bunch, but the old saying Is. "You can
tell th*m by their deeds." The scabs put the coal
hoist >n the hummer at the neve roundhous- this
week, and the old chutes were pressed into ”#r
v i* « until the skunks can repair the h« i*t
'
Iona, Mich.
\ government boiler Inspector was h* «• and con
demned 10 Per*- Marquette engines, for the follow
ing work Loose cylinder, loose steam chest, bad
tank wheels, piston rods and valve stems needing
turning
There were no freight train* In or out of here
t oda y
From Ludlngton com** the report that the
Stearns Salt A Lumber Co will have to shut down
unless the Per* Marquette • m furnish more log
* *r* It Is ills* r* |H»rted th.it a government In
spector condemned 7s* log > nr* at Traverse City
The strikebreakers are working five hours pn
day The boys ar* going to win this strike
Evansville.
The cars engines and other roll g stock of ihe(
Old llog rout.- Hr* In the same oi l deplorable con
dition as In the past. The "rallies ar, n the
eight hour dnv. hut Judging from the class of j
work they a:e getting *»ut. a 24 hour day would
Its Insufficient for them to properly repair the
equipment of the Old ll«>g It. Kh»rw •»<*•! the
freight house foreman, got fired bodily fr*m the,
railroad business be* a use of the f• t that ftclght
did not rc.»<h Its destination on time, an.! rumors
ar.* out to the effe t that Hoy.I, the * srdmaster, I
is going to get his in the very near future.
Central City.
With the starting of the new year, we (and wa
hope the rest of the boy* on the firing line ai«
doing the *arne> are fighting and will conllnu* to
fight a* hard an In the past. Kngine 90S cwtne In
on the 4th with a coal car at th* rear of the
train with draw bar out and d[*ft rigging missing
Kngine *79, on th* 4th, broke a aid. rod at Wll
iiainn Mine They sent the night mat hlnist to
disconnect her •#n the same night engine 90*
knocked out a cylinder head and both engines had
to be aent to Louisville, Ky . for repaint, *• ihei*
was no mat hlnist here, hand) in* n being all th* •
have at this point. Kngine 999 was fixed up and
when making her trial trip, on in* 0(h, her air
pump failed They < ame In without any air, and
it was all the crew could do to hold her while
< unlng down hill on the 11th, two of the not
• lass engines doubling on a coal run. had a head
on collision at Fox ICun with engin« 1 •» #I. tearing
Hie pilot off the latter engine and smashing In i
the front end and tank of the head engine of tha'
d**ulde - to add This w as caused l»y sn engineer *
overlooking his order*? Hill (frowning, who ha*
been nig tit foreman (or years, wa* seen pat king
•* piston on engine This dirty skunk has.
been s«abblng ever since the strike When w# 1
first • ame out w« brought ail of the roundhouse,
• rew out with us. with the ekeep!ion of this stab i
lie work'd all night and went home and burnt up
the telephone next morning asking the master '
mechartit at l*sducah what to should do *a«ing ,
be was afraid to Sulk alulo; at night.
Ki l l Tin: hood work u«»inh
- " ..I. . .
Mat toon.
N » chang. In conditions here on the old K>e See
Humors air current that the shops may be closed 1
down here at almost any time Mr Nash, of t’h. 1
• ago, has been tamping her pretty mm h of the)
tline lately. Things are not going just right. 1
•ottiehow and they W on l until the old g laid l»
l»a« k on the Job. I
Kawsett showed the s'allns who i» bo** hv |
tiring one of them. Then Mr Hell showed 'em all
who I* boss and put the *• ally ha« k to work In
order to < ut expenses they have taken the half and j
half mechanb off The instruction • ar is h* r* to
■how the scabs how to be economical arid r ut out j
tha overtime. Till* is an Impossibility, for the |
>iabs can't do th* business oil the I <’ and Har
tman line- Th'-v have made engine 7i9 a yard 1
goat, she being no good out on the road Hi.giro s
179, 19*2. 17a 1 and 4V4 are In for the dope. Steam
pipes an- keeping all the gink* on the move since ,
the <old snap.
The cinder pit is about ail in and there is a
report that they an- going to g«t a 'lain shell* "'I
IfUMltiesi is on the bum alol so are the tngifie*
ami • ai s
You rebels everywhere, who answered the 'all
in 1*11, stand b\ tin* call for abl that i* sera out
now in 1914 XT A Nil HY T1IK 0»Li»H*t
Clinton.
The Corn It* It city la by no mean* the Dlolt
congenial terminal the < »ld Hog has on her sys
tem As usual, the greatest difficulty is in get
ting enough power to haul Hu little toinpahy ••>■!
rha< is being moved Trains are running late, as
usual **tna)l wre«ks arc taking pia< • <>n all di
vision* out of her* The (irub*r divisioi. I* still
having its difficulties Kngine 1X20. one of the
t. w superheaters, dfopped toe* crown sheet at
M* ndota. «»n the 17th. The ertgnt'-* r * fa< e wjs
badly s< aid* d The at in* bull p* n si* giv
ing ihe Mid Hog very little return f**r the amount
• f iiM'tic \ siu .* obliged t*» pay fur the service*
I of this < lass of social cancers Kur the last two
i weeks a notorious scab at the local bull p* it has
been trying to gel Into the spotlight of public
I opinion, but from present indication* he lias mad*
i a failure **f his undertaking, for his familiar form
Is atlll seen coining ovar th* hill from th* bull
| pen with his dinner pall strapped to his shoulder.
| and with a very downcast gammer In his lamps.
I Alas for his air castles.
W« are youra for FEDERATION WITH NO
roMHItoMlSK
Fulton.
Engine ll&l broke a side rod while twitching
In the yard*, and had to be consigned to the shop*
for more s«ab treatment. Engine hM failed In
the yard on account of her flues leaking end she
had t<> be pulled to the hull pan. Engine 1700 Is
another which gave up the ghost. Passenger train
No & waa lu minutes late. Train 105 was four
houra late. Train No. 3 waa one hour and 10
minutes late; No. 31. 35 minutes late No. 101.
two hours lata. All passenger trains are running
a« late a* usual. There was a wreck between
Fulton and !>yersburg. In which an engine, caboose
a ml two cars were put out of commission. In an
other wreck between Fulton and Jackson, several
cars were put alongside the barb wires. There ate
9 Q cars In the yards arid the rip tra.k is full
to overflowing Improvement seems to be an un
' known thing < n the Old llog rout* Most of the
undesirables have been laid off during the last
few days. and they are now walking the streets.
Trainmen bring In cars In bad order and carrv
I them out again In Just the same condition, paying
no attention to such Insignificant things as hot
hoses, which during times of pe.oe. wen very
i important Evan thing looks good ai this point
and ’he boya are all standing firm
Starbuck
The II' tie snow that we have had ha* laid up u
few of the company's big engine* Engines 34*.
■ :i**7. ,1K«* 34.’ and 37 : •.f the north coast,
art laid up Starbuck Is still on the map and
will continue to be until the railroad official* have
had enough Train No * was doubt i ea«l« d an I
w JJ minutes late today Ft eight trains are
si Mom on tlma. Passenger train No. 7 wa« two
•:i• I it half hours late on the 7th. the delav being
t aum J by a flue bursting The engineer and f»r•
nil were scalded I saw Genera! Foreman .1 F
Kill, n out on the s’teet corner talking to two
* tilo— I think they hail quit and h• wa» trying
»•» git them to go ba« k If stu b was the case,
there was nothing doing Train No. *» w.nt out
of her* with every steam hose on the train leaking
so badly you couldn't tell what kind of ttain it w i«
Cheyenne.
Hu*tness on the railroad here has gone from had
to worse. Seven erewa have been pulled off. two
on the 4th and five on the 5th division and ever
thing is cut down as low as possible Fourteen
men were laid off around the yards this w.-ek and
some of the bosses are taking a vacation until
hi -in«**s picks up The shops are working It
h» it* per week I have been Informed that five
or *ts firemen have quit because the work of
ke. ping up steam on the engines ha* become too
lia? I on account of the hollers leaking to badly
M PEItl*TK*me*T HUM OF TfVK PF.RF 4HR
m'RTTie nGTRiinm hirrri k.
A few davs ago this article appeared in a Sag
In aw paper:
"Hupt II*'•** of the I Vi v Marquette stated last
night that business in his district, the so-called
Thumb or Port Huron and Had A*e divisions, had
been |»4• king up In the last few days
A few days later the following article appeared
In tiie same paper:
••Hag Ale Freight Sera tee lltert. ‘Shippers are «p
A rasa.
•Here Marquette freight shlpp.rs on the line
of He S T St H divlson ate up in arms because
tii* freight service baa been cut In two Previous
to tids week there lias be* n a trait. i> it'd -u
on tills division, but Hupt Hays has directed that
tl>.- service hereafter and until bu*»n< *- w in.ints
be » train In one day and out the neat Hal A*e
%i tor* are very much disgusted with the aar*
vl.e A dispatch from that city ears thoi have
b* n as high as ?4 trains a week Pnder the pre
set.t .rrangementa there will be but si*, three In
an I three out. unless some special freight de
mands Increased attention In speaking the
. iitallment Hupt Hayes says the business offered
would not support ti»e service that had h.-eii given."
rm%tiu nicport or tnp. imrrmiav m*ki
rieOKRATIM.
Rewipla far Meeember, IRIS.
Cash on hand I>e< l*t I (i 6S
Boy* at San Lula * M>*• f*«». Cal 4 0®
So. lik ll ll C of A. «V redo. W \ a. 5 oil
No 207. I» ll C of A. Seattle Wash 3®#
No *7 H ii c of \ . fforton, Kaami 9
No 364 It ll 1' "f A . Tacoma. \Ya*li 1 iw»
No |5I li. ll < of a. <''i\lhftun. Ky 10 * • 0
No 437 1 A of \l IIIIDard. Waah 5 »0
| o-|>o«itei for llro I'arson (from *«1»- of
tirave Yard Specular . 25 00
No. 3*1 ll. It. 4' of A.. Kim wood I'laCf, O.. . . 2 0®
No 202 I! II. «* of A II* av ener. f*kU . 2 *»0
N« HI I \ ..f M. Ka n k a k• •• I 1 $0.0®
No *4 It ll «of A. Ilerlngtun. Kao 1 50
No 575 I A of M . I'etalurna. «*.»! 5 00
No 9 I A **f M Marshall, Texas (.1 50
No 44 I A of M , Butte. Mont . . 2®o 00
No. 4S4 H ll. 4;. of A , I'efry. Iowa 2 op
V> _ 2 4 I ’ 1 ■ • \ \l 1 . • v'
No 21.1 It It. C of A Springfield Mo 1 00
No. 209 It It. C. of A. Jonesboro. \rk 5.0®
No. 477. I A. nf M. Minneapolis, M.nn . 5.00
No. 23 H It r of A. Ft Worth. Texas 2 ®0
Sheep Shearers t'nion No. 1, Butte, Mont.
througn Hro Jno Scott 1 <0 00
No 412 It It C of A.. Hattiesburg M a 2 «*0
So 52 I. A of M llt'iburg. Fa . 2-'®
No $40 1 a **f M.. Portsmouth,
No. 292 I A of M Terre Haute. Ii.d &.09
No 115 I \ **f M . M' \darn. N It. OlR 3 0®
No 57k I A. of M. Good I and. Kari 19 oO
No 202 I A of M . Cedar Itaplda, la 3< 00
No. 543 I \ of M . Frlnceion Ind 17 79
No. 92 ll It. (* of A.. Council Bluff- la. .. 2 90
\*i 4 i It I; 4 A Hr d *i * M 5 #0
No 252 I A of M . Vallejo. Cal 5 00
No 47:t I A. of M. Danville 111 >7 00
No 392 I A of M. CMrbotidale, l a 111 irO
No. 75 I. A. of M . Ft Worth. Texas 15 0®
No 131 c H c <■( C., Childress, T*-x*- 1.00
No. 54 It It. 4* of A . Atchison. Kan 4 00
No. 27k ft It C of A. lax Cross*. \\ D 1.09
No 3>l l! It «* of A.. Kdmonton. \ heir a
Canada 5 00
No 194 It. It C of A . Colorado Spring-.
r *o|o 1 00
No. 495 I A of M Moline, III 34“ 00
No kk7 Ms* nlnlat Helper*. M*dlne. Ill. 2 5o
No 54 It It C of A . Ft Scott. Kan 1 00
No *h I ' »f M. Newark. Ohio 5 00
No Ml 1 A of M. Algiers, La. .100
No. 477 I A of M Minneapolis. Minn 10 90
No 47k I A of M. Chicago. Ill 2® 00
No 51 I A of M. Fine Bluff. Ark 40 00
No 99. |t It c of A. Muskogee, «»kls 5 ®0
No J <2 Sheet .Metal Workers. Brewster, *• . 2 0®
No 252 I A of M Vallejo. Cal 5 oO
No (65 It. It C of A . Falls I’Hv, Neb 1 uO
N** 7 It It C of A. Fine Bluff Ark 2 00
\ * * IkO H 1: C of A. Fal* st in*. T» «k* 2 5®
N B R c of a Ft Worth. Texas 2.00
N" 57 < I \ of M Good land k.*! 10 0®
Total re* elpt", including »».«1 *»n band De< 1 <1225 33
Total disbursements 672 12
Balance on hand Jan 1 !>!< < 553 21
rSoTK —1 generally distribute money to the
brothers «»n the firing It 1,•* about the 25lh of each
month, but on account of the holbia's, I a*nt It
• it Sat.rdav, Dec .’•* **• ’hat thev would re* *dve
it l**r ChrDtma* After that date there was quite
.* sum **f *ionat|ons sent in. which accounts for
it *■ large balan<« on fan. 1, 1914 »
Fater r ally submi’ted.
John Robertson. S.r Treas
W*. ti e irid. r*:grled. t*« ing appointed an audit
ing » onur ;rt. e r. audit tire hooks of the -ecreiary*
treaaurer of the Harrlrnan System Federation find
the b**oks correct for the months of Sept., Oct,
Nov and le*
Total lie* elpt* <26202
Total Disbursements ....... 2®73.7|
j Balance on band Jar.. 1 1914 ... < 552 2)
Fraternally submitted.
Geo Adam* machinist,
II. Hr> on. pipe flttar,
Jno Ferltaa. boiler maker,
Jno. Relber. machinist
Auditing Committee.
IHxksrwsirsla fee IkreaiWr.
I tan Mimeograph Ink.< 2 05
j cheek drawn In favor of Hro. Feraon rfor
Grave Yard Specials) . 25 00
llall rent from Nov 3rd to L»ec. 3rd ... 2® 90
John Robertson, pickets at Oakland. 10 0®
N* w ribbon for typewriter . .75
l b.ittie Caldwells paste. . 50
| John Robertson, pickets at Oakland 6 »o
1 brittle Dettnax . .25
New brush for Mimeograph. . 1.75
l quire No k60 Dermal ype. 3 5®
Hard rubber roller for typewriter .. 2 75
John Robertson. pickets at Oakland 9 00
Foatage . lo®
J. Schwarts, Kl Faso. 30 0®
J W . Jones, Tracy. Cal ... 15 uu
c It Doran, Hempstead. Texas ... 15.u®
R It Barrett. Salt latke. t tab . . 20 ®9
c ll Merrill. Cortland, ur* . kU o®
F t * *1 W illiams, l.os Angeles. Cal kw 0®
J J Giaekin, Sacramento, Cal k® 00
I."' Katun, Starbuck. Wash 25 0®
I 1 «Touch. Spaiks, N*v. 25.0®
II K M< Fad'len, Tucson, An* . 25 90
Samuel Grace. Omaha. Neb . . ... 30.00
C k uwRika, l |dcn, 1 tali ®o
L 1 Tucker. North Flatte, Neb 25 00
I • nard Heard Milford I'tah
Sedgwick, MU ford, 1 *h... 00
Win Rudkin, Cheyenne, Win. 20.00
b.hti Robertson, pu keta at o*kland . . 6 y®
-'**•«» stamped en V i 1 opes . ... .10 42
J«»br» Robertson, relief. 2k.®0
T*<tal Disbursements .. $*.72 12
John Robertson. Ties*
I link ON m i I. WoMK
Federal I ssrl Mjix Max Work la More Desirable
—*5*0 I'ederatlMa Nreogal** »4— I miumhI la-irur
ll«»as t.hrx to Railroad Heeelvera It) a I ailed
xislrs I oari.
LI TT 1.57 ROCK Ark Jan. IT Judge Jacob
Trie).* r. *»f the lulled Stat* » District *.*uit. has
ruled that the payment of wag* * on the day labor
i an <* more dealrahle, and ha* aJ-dr. i<I*hI that
It is proper for th* receiver* of th. Missouri *
North Arkansas railroad to tt*,4i with the men as
a .-hop federation These \ I* w s w * re expressed as
a result **r a hear, g before him I11 which the re
ceivers favored the v»tabli*hmcht u! pleir work.
Which was protested by the workers The receiv
er* expressed a willingness to treat with the vari
ous craft organisation* but were unwilling to
t* «.g"il**- it. shop federation In both Instances
t • r*n a * 1 e upheld b> the Court The r qu.-l
of the men for wage Increase* that would bring
th«m to th* level of other railroads was denied bv
the • oort. although h* granted a portion of their
request and prom I a* d them h« would order further
in* it *ae« that would bring the road to the pre
vailing standard just ns soon a* the flnames |*er
mitie.1 such action The employes me Jubilant
oxer the outcome, and While thev real!*.- the road s
filial t »l difficulties th* * express ciifldente in
Judge Trlebet i* promts.
ARM MOTIIFit J4INF.»* Hfr.I.KtkK
Hlirx *f 4 olorado striker* Mareb 4a 4*earral*a
II m«i«|iiarirra axil Heinaod that lie Free Her.
TKIMDID Cop* Jan. 16 -Waving color* and
*■ .-:» g the battle * 1 g of the urioii. 20® w men,
x* tv * » of utrikeis and at* ike *ymp«*thi*er*. nur* ln*1
to *• neral Chase and demanded the release of
M ucr Jones. The arrest and detention, at. I their
*p k* "Woman, was lirectly opp**s«- 1 to «onsixu
tl*»? »i principles of hb*rtx and freedom
The g* neral r« plietl : hat he wa* u ju tinti t with
Mother Jon* s' rec »rd an*| tuat bet arrest was
I »* • asary precaution In view of the situation In
the fields Rc foun t It Imj-erative to keep her In
custody as long as ho remained in the strike dls
II sc he *a!d