Show 4 STRIKERS TIE UP FOOD SUPPLIES I Community Paralyzed by Flying Squads PEKIN Ill HI Feb 5 UP UP- UP Pekin's business life liro slowed al almost nl- nl most to a standstill lato late today when flying squads quads of union members mem mern- bers closed dosed stores poolrooms and anil gasoline stations J PEKIN Ill Feb 5 Flying CUP UP Flying I squads of union pickets enforced I strike rule in this industrial community community com coat today h halting lUng deliveries of food tood and fueL Likelihood of ot national guard intervention became greater S A general staff of labor leaders L I bustling about the dingy heat half ed quarters of tho the Pekin trades and labor assembly directed strategy strategy strat strat- egy aimed at paralyzing the community com corn of as a demonstration I tion in behalf of striking disI distillery distillery dis dis- dis- dis I tillery Ullery workers two Thirty-two unions I are cooperating Strike leaders asserted were I I out but States State's Attorney Nathan T. T I Elliff said approximately 1500 workers work work- ers era participated in the walkout Conciliation groups met in a final I effort to forestall the militia mo- mo Continued on Pae Two Column Eight ElihU FOOD S Continued tl from m if Pm Pate oa o. o ten miles away Dway pi nt at p Peo taking charge of the PIe cru cruda S SNub Nub of ot the situation was WU th the picketed American oa pany plant which on once 2000 and has since cut ft U ita pa to strikebreakers strikebreaker Imprisoned with but 72 f j supplies j Food and Fuel Short VA V- V A food tood and fuel shortage th thru th ened the city It was t obtain even a manicure Bars Ban uj movie hous houses s were closed R I s It L were barred to trucks truck by i leaders Insisted cargoes of ot necessities would oft stopped at the city limits So pickets not certain what ft of them were stopping trucks The Pekin trades assembly ii IJ Ing g m the tho strike e charged coUe bargaining has b bec been en prevent I Ic c company union had bad be been n c orill lied a speedup system had Introduced discrimination ha had b made against union men Den In out employ Demanding c Lion of ot these practices a also a for tor a closed shop Company officials declared th 1 l had been nothing but trouble aIni a contract was signed with ta union shortly before 1 r peaL They insisted ef forts had bad been met with re Guard Mobilized l A howitzer company with grenade rifles capable of teat tear ear gas Projectiles yards yard in from Mount Vernon last night In an effort to end the tho strike r b-r y mutual agreement and nd at least Just to prevent further disturbance a meeting was called tor for 10 a L n. n There already has been one dyne dysa and three shots were wert fired through a window In the home of Emily American Dish lery narrowly missing mother Several have been i Iii j rested Beyond Control Sheriff Ralph Goar admitted th situation Is Js beyond our control contro i I 1 cannot be bo responsible for tin the lives of ot any distillery workers workers' who h attempt to walk th the half halt ml mile inne pickets to the plant Dr George Michell of ot th the distillery company declared mob rule and anarchy prevail ta Ii Pekin vi The national guards wets wert under command of ot Adjutant General car CH- los Black authorized by Governor Henry Hornet Horner to send them to Pe when needed The order was wu with withheld withheld held pending an overt act net by sink ers era or complete failure of ot th the conciliation con wi dilation meeting i Called to the meeting In Ia a dee effort to end the strike Wt wr weri J J. J E. E OConnor O'Connor representative 0 ol the federal department of labor Martin Durkin of ot the state depart department department department ment of oC labor Colonel Albert Cal Col berts bertson on military observer for G Coy Gov Governor V Hornet Horner Representing th tb thi distillery other company accompanied Michell |