Show 2 0 J STREET 11 RAilWAY RAILA STRIKE TIES UP c VIRGINIA CITIES Few Cars Are Operated in Richmond Norfolk and I w Portsmouth P Plat I 1 a t form forme I Men Now Drive Jitneys I u RICHMOND Va Jan 16 Strikes Strikes s v called for today by platform men and employed by I the he Virginia j. j 4 Railway and Power company comp In apposition opposition opposition op- op position to a wage cut were effective to varying degrees In Richmond Norfolk Norfolk Nor- Nor folk foUt and Portsmouth according to early early early ear- ear ly reports to the comp company ny In In Petersburg Petersburg Petersburg Peters- Peters burg It was declared that Ignored ignored Ig- Ig af nored the strike order I Only a few cars were being operated ed here on the main lines of the company company com com- pany pang and thousands were forced to f walk to their wor work this this morning Many j of Df the strikers were reported to have taken Jobs as drivers of jitneys which Immediately considerable f b numbers made e their ir appearance v In Inconsiderable a Four arrests were made here when the police broke up gangs of strike sympathizers who were attempting to I f Interfere with operation of single cars I H Trouble Trouble Br Brewing wing In Colorado DENVER Colo Jan 16 Ten 16 Ten memo mem- mem 1 o tiers hers of the Colorado state rangers under command of Captain O. O L. L Dennis Dennis Dennis Den- Den nis left lert Denver today for Routt county county county coun- coun ty where according to reports from I county authorities coal miners are I threatening trouble as a result of recently recently re- re announced wage reductions v. v A request was made to the state au- au I 9 last Saturday that martial I law be bo declared In the county but no action will be taken according to 1 Colonel Patrick J J. J Hamrock of the rangers until a complete report has been received from the men now on their heir way to that section Mine guards which are prohibited by law according to Colonel Hamrock Hamrock Hamrock Ham- Ham rock have been placed at the mines by authority of the sheriff as a means w of protection for the properties These men will be withdrawn Colonel Hamrock said as soon as the the tho grangers rangers arrive I WASHINGTON Jan 16 Chief 16 Chief Jus Jus- Justice lice tice Taft in the supreme court announced announced an- an flounced today the dismissal for want of jurisdiction of the application of the Kansas City Motion Picture 3 Operators local No the International International International Alliance of Theatre Stage Em Em- and others to bring before the court an appe appeal l in a case originally brought against them by John P. P Hughes and Wesley H H. Briner doing business as the Eastern theatre Kansas Kan Ian Kansas sas City M Mo |