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VOL. VI. NO. 181
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PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1920
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Return of Washington Workers
Today Is Predicted as Be
ginning of End
1200 OFFER TO RETURN
IF GIVEN PROTECTION
Richmond Yard of Reading Is
Tied Up by Walkout of
300 Employes
"FOOD FLYERS" PHlLA. BOUND WITH FRESH MEAT
In ill HI iiiiiiBmfl'' 4i T?(lHBHHPHPiPtlHy
EARLY SETTLEMENT
OF WALKOUT IS
BE V
NEAR
New Labor Board Furnishes
Hope for Arranging Peace
in Railway World
A continuous lino of Jrurlcr formed a food train which ruslial fresh meats from refrieeratlng cars Mdetrnckcd
on the I . K. I. at UjiuichooiI and Xarberth, duo to the tlo-tip of l'lilladcipliia freight yards by the "outlaw"
Strike Situation
Here at a Glance
Icnnjhania Ilailroad announces
that 0725 of its men am out in this
city and its vicinity, and that 13,08
M?r the entire I'cnnuylvanla system.
This is a large increase over yes-
tcrday.
Worker? nunounee that tlie total
out on all loads in this district is
M.0K),
'Twelve hundred cngincmen njiu
firfmen on Pennsylvania are not
uorking; they arc wlllinR to go to
iork. they say, but arc afraid.
Tort Richmond freight ynids ot
Reading completely tied up.
Pennsylvania announces that 00
per cent of the. Philadclphia-Xcw
Tork trains arc ruuuiug, and that all
mburban trains arc in operation,
though not always on regular
schedule.
switchmen's strike
F
PRICES SOAR
STRIKE IS BLAMED
Meats Jump 5 -and 6 Conts
Pound, Wholesale and Retail.
Vegetables More Expensive
WOOD CANCELS HIS
LEAVE FROMARMY
STRIKERS SAY 31
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MR
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RANK
General Will Return to Chicago
Today as Result of
Strike Crisis
AMPLE FLOUR ON HAND
Pennsylvania Railroad officials con:
reded at noon today that n total'of 0725
nil workers had gone out 1n Phila
Jtlphla and its vicinity.
For the entire Pennsylvania sjstem,
ist and West, the totnf on strike,
according to tho official figures, is
JJ.39S.
This thows a large"1ncTcnsc over the-
ullroad's estimates of yesterday, when
it was Raid unofficially tit Broad Street
Station that 1000 men were, out locally
' tnd C000 throughout the entire system;
The railroad .said, in spite of this
Increase in the number of strikers, that
50 per cent of trains between Phila
delphia and New York arc being oper
ated today, and that all suburban trains
wfre run, although the regular time
schedule was not maintained.
lue sinners tuemselvcs, utter a
meeting at Grand fraternity Hall,
1023 Arch street, claimed that 15500
more uoikcrs had gone out today, and
. that in nil there were 2(3,000 men" on
lfike in and about Philadelphia, from
the Pennsylvania, Reading and Hal-
" tlmorc nnd Ohio railroads.
300 Yard Workers Quit
Important accessions to the ranks of
He strikers were reported from tho
' I'ort Richmond yards, where 300 went
ut. The yard was tied up completely
'or the first time since the great Read
'Bit strike of l&SS.
Twelve hundred cnglnemcn nud fire
, of the Terminal Division of tho
u7,v?nw Ua"rnd, asserted through
Z YMierii llmt tIlt ver" staying out,
Jtriu 7U8C, tl,cy sympathized with the
"rikc, but for fear of tho strikers.
pri n.'. Krvico remained near
tli. .w i "umlrc men employed in
heM ,,ps.a,?'1 ynrds ut I'avouln. N. J.,
iiv .8,'rlk2 mcctiu nnd decided to
maineH V Spval hundred men re-
rrt h, T ""I'l.-tcu in uie ravonia
affected.1 ,ms&cr traf"c was not
tkaUt'iiiii6" .Vroad strcct for thf
W V1!1 action unt 1 7:20.
,ctockrailau1tef.Unr W,en Chester at 8 :1C
'' IIII1 rn nly h,ec?W0 a Chert
fcw mlDiifP, i nboum,5 bal on-ived a
"taial m?u b.c(or5 nni' wa seat out
, ?,m "nHately for West Chester.
Trains Come In Slowly
UiB"um1S V,,,ltcmal' "nd Chest
into L -iicU br,nC hundreds of work-
C "betar L t?'n W" r tho
t throufi, 7t.bo 5lrlke- Rustlcton
fCelVfoi;,lho "t time
The 0:SuvBi.SfU,f ,,e5t commuter.
t0 rIvcaCn0tck1tTrfn from Rustle
lrhor. u at Holmesburg junction
ft ca?s CSnn,5nfUtcrs, nhvnys bav "o
Tit nustleton d.nVcd " traln waiting.
make tin ?iral,n crcw luntocred
t changing r08d -cct Sta,io wllb-
dJu U K' 0tttcl Hopeful
ple conditions. H, ',,.
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Hall
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'wl road iss imI i' ."? L onusyn
Iar. if "s", n hopeful Htatcracn
VYokT'A" P.' cpnt better
"HKb' wrvlceV ' possiWo'
atemer0yt "XSil? ,"po,:ts'" tho
ttlr PbllsXinM1 from ". 'llvlslons
Vt0M of cr. Sn0' Rllow that 0''t of
Wrt to run In 'n,ra,ln normally ched-
tUrotJ Street nll o iV,,,ad'PW
" oireet Htatlon, West Phila-
EERMAEMPRESS ILL
Pm ' " Victoria Near,
lwu D.ec,are Newapaper
rfS'AH fe P.Tho
J learned from a rM.R. ,Iny "" ll
T Mndltlon ". rp bIn BOUrco that
AU!U Vktnrla L.,?rmw impress
ttt the i. "P I'woine so crave
h,'bPtednnCtCB,e"t of " ""'
, ( ivnru at any moment,
l-'ood ptices nie souring nk a djrect
reiult of the walkout of railroad en.
Tho shortage o some productH in
the Philadelphia market is accentuated
by the presence of New York merchants
ready to bid up the price to obtain sup
plies. Meats in general have jumped five and
six cents n pound wholesale, with cor
responding increases in the retail
prices. Some retail dealers have in
creased prices seven nud one-half to
eight cents. "
Fresh vegetables and fiults have gone
to almost prohibitive prices asparagus,
for example, now sidling nt $12 aidozen
bunches wholesale.
Potatoes" Advance $1
'PotatoaJ, selling nt $-1.25 and $1 a
bushel wholesale Inst week, hnvc jumped
to $1.75 nnd $5 n bushel. As in the
case of all other products, potatoes
will go up further if the strike con
tinues, it was said,
II. D. Irwin, second vice president" of
tho United States (Jniin Corporation,
M-nt a communication to Joseph Hagc
doru, chnirmnn of the Philadelphia fair
price committee, assuring him tho walk
out of railroad men furnished no legiti
mate pretext for an advance in the price
ot Hour here.
lie also told Mr. Hngedoin the grain
corporation has in stoic in this city, in
dependent of the stocks of merchants,
1,000,000 barrels of flour, or enough to
.supply the city for four months.
New Yorkers Ithl for Food
, The Xew York mcichniits have been
i busy in the local food auction houses
for three Uajs, inlying up every con
ceivable variety of edibles. Virtually
no, food trains are reaching Xcw York,
tuey say.
A commission merchant on Callowhill
street said the New York men am keen
ing a fleet of sixty motortrucks busy
Mauling their purchases from Phila
delphia. The auction sales at which thev are
snld to bo particularly active aro at the
Baltimore nud Ohio terminal sale. No.
12, North Wharves, and nt the Thirtieth
and Market streets sale.
At the store of R. Daetwyler & Co..
Newmarket and Callowhill btrcets, it
was said the firm is operating on de
liveries mndo prior to tho strike.
"Wo have been offered prices ap
proximating $1 more n rase thou we
are charging our regular customers,"
it was said, "but wc prefer to deal with
our regular trade."
Fruits in IJIg Increase
A Oermantown denier who bought
150 crates of oranges nt $7.75 a crate
at the auction, was offered $9.75 for
them n short time later. The samo man
reported tomatoes had jumped fiom $.'!
a crato to $4.50. Lettuce sold for $2.75
n case Saturday. It brought $0 today.
At tho latter price, retailers cannot af
ford to sell it for less than tueuty-lie
cents a head.
Straw-Lorries retailed for seventy-five
cents a box Saturday. They brought
that pneo at wholesale today.
ui!.V U Coujhourn. 1,'I2 Callowhill
street, reifortcd noulirv nin 1....1 i
creased in price. John Rider, in the
Terminal market, reported Increases of
uvn reiivs 11 noilllll III Ulltlcr,
At tho stall of Mrs. M. Greer & Son
In tho samo market, it was said lamb
which cost thirty-four and thirty. live
rents n nound nholcMiln lnut u-v
now 15 wnoiesaiitig at forty and forty
0110 rents, with tho supply limited.
Tho StocMiurccr Co. stall ronnrtml
general increases of the nud six cents
n pouud iu tho wholesale meat prices.
PUTS CALL 0E DUTY FIRST
My the Associated Press
Moston. April l.'l. Major Goneinl
Wood today canceled the leave of ab
sence which he had obtained to make n
campaign, for tho Republican nomina
tion for President, and said he would
start at 4 :4.i p. ni. for Chicago to re
sume his duties as commanding geucrnl
of the ccntrnl department.
General Wood made the announce
ment at n breakfast given in his honor
at the Boston City Club, saying his de
cision was due to railroad strike con
ditions. "The situation of growing seriousness
in the country is Mich that I feel it my
duty to give upmy leave and to return
to my post of rommaniLin Chicago," ho
stated. "The situation is not one which
allows personul consideration' to enter
Into the matter in the least."
It was the intention of General Wood
to speak ill scveinl plnces in Massachu
setts, Xe.w Jersey. Rhode Island. Dela
ware and Pennsylvania within tho next
week. He canceled ull of these en
gagements. A Washington dispatch sajs-General
Wood's decision was mado on his own
initiative. His leave began about u
month ago and was to hove continued
for threo months. Major General Hell
Is now acting commander of the Central
Department
NO WONDER HE LIKED JOB
Committee Declares 26,000
Railroad Employes in This
Vicinity Aro Idle
MANY AFRAID TO WORK
DEADLOCK MAINTAINED
WEST OF OHIO RIVER
Important Industries ' Threat
ened With Paralysis Unless
Change Occurs
U. S. ASKS FOR NAMES OF STRIKERS
Washington, April 13. tlly A. P.) Tho Pennsylvania and New York
Ccntrnl railroads have been nsked by the Department of Justice to send the
names of all their striking employes and to indicate which of them were lenders
in the vtalkout,
Department officials of both roads flatly refused to discuss the meaning of
the messages or to Indicate whether similar requests would go forward to
executives of other Hues. The text of the telegram follows:
"Please scud us nt once the names of all of yolir employes who arc on
strike, indicating the names of any of them who appear to be directing the
movement in whole or in part."
CABINET MEETING
A claim of .'1500 mote men on strike
today was made nt noon today by the
strikers, when their meeting niliourued
at lira mi 1'raternity J lull, itili Arch
strcct.
According to the figures prepared by
the strikers' committee, there nre now
20.000 men on strike iu and about Phil
adelphia, including employes of the
Pennsylvania. Reading and Multimorc
nnd Ohio Railroads.
The strikers stated that the actes
sions to their ranks today were from
all branches of the servlc. including
offices, shop und yards.
A mass-meeting wil be held this after
noon by tho strikers in Eagles' Hall,
Thirteenth und Spring Garden streets.
Members of the local organization of
tho Brotherhood of Locomotive -i'lrcmcn
nnd Enginemen, meeting today iu a hall
at Thirty-ninth street nnd Lancaster
avenue, declared that 1200 of their num
ber are staving nwny from work for fear
of the strikers, with whom they do not
sympathize.
The cuginemeu und firemen passed
resolutions of loyalty to their leaders
nntr organization.
Speakers at the meeting condemned
Mnvor Moore for failing to provide
"adequate protection" for the loyal
men. The Mayor and three Philadel
phia congressmen, Messrs. Darrow, Cos
tello and Graham, were strongly oen
Mired for opposition to labor bills in
Cougi ess.
The meeting made it plain that the
My the Associated Press '
Chicago, April 13. Appointment by
President Wilson of the railroad labor
board is viewed by botli railroad and .
brotherhood officials .today ns being a '
ong step toward settlement of the rail J
J trlke. Officiqls.of both sides reiterated
that the loads were powerless to raise
wages or consider other demands uii-
til the board has reviewed requests now
pending. '
I he officials aie now awaiting an-
, iiounccmcnt by Attorney General' Pal
mer of the government s attitude
toward the "illegal" strike and of
any action which miglrt be taken to
bring the strikers back to work. It is
believed that when this announcement
is mndc and with prompt action by the
newly appointed board uu early set
tlement can be hoped for.
This, the thirteenth day of the un
authorized walkout, showed the (lean
lock continuing throughout nil tho (lis
E X T R A
ALL PHILA.-N. Y. TRAINS
ON PENNSY SUSPENDED
Train service between New York nnd Philadelphia both
ways was suspended at 1 o'clock this afternoon on the Pcn;ib"l
vania Raihoad until further notice. This information was con
veyed in a notice signed by the station master and posted in
Broad Street Station. The last train for New Ybrk left at one
,. inhiute of 1 o'clock this afternoon. Dt.rHer the railroad claimed
that 50 per cent of tho New York service was being maintained.
TOMORROW WILL
DISCUSS WALKOUT
President Summons dfficiaf
Family for First Time Since
His Illness
ADVISERS TO ASSEMBLE
REGULARLY IN THE FUTURE
Executives, Workers and Public
Equally Represented on
Industrial Board
3 ROBBERS BIND 'PALMER INVOKES
TAILOR; GET $2000i GRAND JURY ACTION
My the Associated Press
Washington, April 13. President
Wilson took n hand in the nation-wide
1 strike crisis today by appointing the
railroad labor board nnd calling a cabi
I net meeting for tomorrow to discuss
"the general situation."
Thf following are members of the
board :
Representing the public: George W.
Hanger. Washington, D. C. : Henry
Hunt, Cincinnati: R. M. Barton, Ten
nessee. Representing the railroads Horace
Baker, J. II. Elliot and William L.
Park.
Representing the employes Albert
Phillips. A. O. Wharton and James 3.r
Forrester. '
The cabinet meeting tomorrow is the
lust called by the President since lie
returned from his western trip last
September "u very sick man." Since
his illness he has seen only a few mem-
lock continuing tiirougnout an tno uis-. ' ; ":i r," , . i ,,
trict west of Ohio, with the exception $1300 in Currency and $700 Attorney General Starts Court J " ,. ,,l
of the far northwest, where, in the re- " i J , wwm . WUson Watching C
Morning j Inquiry Into Strike
gion of i;vcrett nnu poKnno, inc
strikers have made some fresh gains.
In the Chicago district the strikers
have made no gnins for four days, and. ,
while they deny any desertions from :
their rank, the railroads have each day
increased the amount of traffic handled. I
The railroad managers announced to- t
day that the office workers nnd union .
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r)ll IKU-UIVUUVIQ illlJIUl lull u lliu
brotherhood are able to handle all
tin flic offe.rcdj llusiness is much below
normal' becuuso oT life "strikesiH" 'Other
Ring Taken
Conditions
Hold-Up in Camden
Responsibility
THONGS CAUSE GREAT PAIN, ITS EFFECT IS QUESTIONED
cities.
Tlnee lobbeis In Id
up
lli.1lnnl Hi- ft 1V-1W1K- y. ...n.n
ii i i.i.. j. I, ;. . ., . .. : "' w.s m. uiL.ur.,ui
viSir;t::.i:ri0a,s.H'" CmnMHiAj """ '"""
uwoy wmi .y,.,im in casii and cJijcJisl .Washington.
mill n iliiifttrinil .!... ..t 1 .. Om I "
Furnace Man Sang and Whistled as
Liquor Disappeared
John Bacon, a negro, of Thirtieth
and Diamond streets, attended the fur
nace in the cellar of Arthur Kaufman.
at oJiu uiamonu street, ami ho liked Uoluntecrs to man mnil nnd milk trains
'" , """ it,., i"ml handle engines for flic emergency
Macon never growled about too innnj , purposes. There was a ready response,
ashes to shovel, ami had never a word The icsolutlou passed at the meeting
of complaint about his wages. Ho sang I follows ' k
and whistled all the time, so well did he "We'resolv. to lomnln w.i . ....
organization and its leaders; to suppoit
them in nil past, present and future
New York. Anrll 13. The
strength of the striking railroad woikcrs
today was exerted in the section cast
at Pittsburgh nnd iu the Pacific North
west, with conditions, nccording to rall
rood brotherhood leaders and railroad
offirinls, in the remainder of the country
pointing toward a return to normal.
Around New York passenger scrvico
was hard hit and in the Pennsylvania
steel and irou regions thousands ot
workers were tlneatcned with enforced
idleness unless the situation quick)
chauges.
At Jersey City armed soldicis with
enuiiiemen nnd firemen nre not in svm. '"":. 'noior rucKs were called in to
natlu- with the strikers, nud will cla.llv "nntl ? Ina" "nltid by the strike.
iffi l.ni.1.- in wnrlf iw onnn no tlm.- ,' 7."allroo"S and
.iuiin,i .-.,f0i;.. clinch for
UJIOII III! M1fll A llllll)
J. B. Casey, the chairman, called for
and a diumond i-iurr vnlncil nt STftO
, The three men entered the store while
main ( l r.vonc was alone. One "tovered" him
with a revolver nnd mud ho wnuM nlmnt
nt inc nrst outcry. The other two car-
nfl Plvntii Intn . ..! Hnnn. I
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There he was tied to a cnair with i ub'uosi uiose who weie icspon-
neavy twine. The monev and checks aimo l0v tlic strike
.pril 1.".. Attorney
General Palmer has bceiin mml !n
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investigations uf the railway strike in
New prk,
These inquiries
White House officials would not say
that the "unauthorized" railroad strike
has prompted the call, but it was under
stood thnt this would be the principal
subject discussed.
With freight traffic in the East seri -'
ously crippled, administration officials
regard the situation as very serioop.
Tho President hns been kept advised,
as to general conditions. , ' , h-,
Attorney General Palmer is ttudyJi-"-
additional reports today from . Depart-
mentvof Justice field agents nnd i; tgifn
nppff.fl tn tnnL'A n fvimnlftf. ntruirt .iSI.I'V.
recommendations. Tlie department
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were taken from his pockets, and the I The attorney general has asnured
ui uir runway ru-ikc jn '-""", '"""',""". -" i"; '""" ",rWBB
lilinf.ii nn.i w.d. ! I asked Pennsylvania nnd New ork CeHSV-iiHral
h iiago and A ashington. tral -secutVM for tl)C names of nHJM
i look to criminal indict- striking employes. tH
W?
"m
like his work. Mr. Kaufman never hnd
such a competent fircman,of furnaces.
Last ulght District Detectives Frank
liu and Thumb, of the Twentieth nnd
Berks streets btation, arrested Bacon,
charged with stealing $3000 worth of
whisky, giu and wine.
The negro, who, police hay, confessed
to the larceny, nnd said he had drunk
most of the liquor and sold the wine,
wuh held today under $300 bail for court
by Magistrate Oswald.
CORNICE FALLS INTO STREET
A portion of tho stone cornice, weigh
ing 150 pounds, fell from the southeast
corner of the Land Title Building this
looming. It dropped twenty-two stor
ies into Broad nnd Sa.nsom streets, at
7:30 o'clock. No person wos injured
und the debris vns lemoved quickly by
'employes.
uegotintions, und to support our local
.-iiiuriuuii, .i. n. iasey, in all his
woik.
"We further l'csolve und demand that
any man who acts on a committee to
negotiate on business for which his
brotherhood hus contracted, unless lie
withdraws from such committee by mid
night of April 30, shall be dismissed
from tho company's service."
At the height of the meeting of the
strikers nt Sixteenth and Arch streets,
when Louis Segal, a Pennsylvania Rail
road brakeman, was speaking, a dozen
men in overalls and enps enmo In, all of
thrm shopmen from Broad Street Sta
tion. "Here are some 'blaekhandeia' come
to Join us," said Segal, referring to the
rontlnutsl on Pae Two, Column Two
suikcih went luto a
control of trnfTift ii.a.1au
leading into New York.
PENN "SOPH" GETS CLOTHES
AFTER NIGHT IN N.J. J AIL
, i
Kidnapped Class Leader Is Given Freedom and Returns for
. Revenge in Pants Fight This Afternoon
ENOUGH TRUCKS TO
HANDLE FOODSTUFFS
There mo enough jnotortrucks avail
able to bring 41110 the city food on all
trains consigned" hero nnd stalled by
striking switchmen within a nidi us, of
thirty, miles.
This announcement was mndo follow
ing a meeting of tho transportation com
mltteo of tho Chamber of Commcrro
held this morning iu the Wldencr Build
ing. Representatives uppciiicd before tho
committee, from tho Motortruck Hauling
Association, tho Pennsylvania Motor
truck Owners' Protective Association
and thirTriim-OwuerH' Associntipn,
'I
Vully clothed once more, Larue K.
Chilli, ti sophnmoic returned to this
city this afternoon to lend his classmen
in their annual limits light with the
freshmen at the University of Pennsl
viuiln. The fight will toke place at -1
o'clock.
Clark was "kidnnnricd" cstcrdav by
live first- ear men. hustled to Olou
ccstcr, depilvcd of his clothing nnd
later, with one of his captors, confined
iu tho niouccstcr jail. .
Other sophomores rushed u suit of
clothes to him this morning and Clark
was escorted back in triumph not to
mention tho clothes.
Seliwl by I'Vrshmcii
When Clark faced Mayor Anderson
in tho tflourester police court this
morning his only attire were the iutl-
mum garments pictured on stalwart
oung men Iu some of tho magaslnes.
With him was Frederick M. Frrneli.
310 South Fortieth street, a freshman.
Who was ono of Clark's captors and
guards Iu a (llouccstcr hotel heforo the
proprietor called in tho police
French was better equipped than
Clark to fino forth in the wide world
after tho Mayor told both men tiiv
could go. The freshman worn troiuonj
n ml, it waistcoat, hut, like Clark, his
feet wcic bare,
Cloife, who Is twenty
,, , .., . ... , . mi a ii
jives nt iii4 spruce street, was In
jears old. nud
V . 5. V "i"" fiinvi, was in n
fraternit house curly last evening talk-
ni. .iii-i inuiiN ior inc pants llgiit todav.
He hnd been chosen to lend the "sophs'"
Iu the war on limb draperies.
Five freshmen, fired hyr.enl for their
sido .Inveigle,! Clnfk to the rear of tho
frat house. The second-enr leader
was seized jilid hustled to n Mnrket
street "L" station.
I'p the stairway the protesting loader
was pushed nnd dragged, then hustled
aboard n train nnd taken to tho Market
street ferry. On the New Jersey side
Clark's captors engaged an automobile,
and ordered the chauffeur to drive to the
iflouccstcr police station. They tied
their prisoner with ropes on the rnu to
Gloucester.
Clnrk was pushed-into the station
house nnd hnlteil ot tlm .Wi, r it'
i Sergeant Albert Taylor.
"Lock him up for us, yvill you, scr
geantt1" one of the freshmen asked.
"What's the charge?" asked the
matter-Af. fact officer.
"Make some chargo agalnRt yourself,
(.lark, the freshmen ordered. The
sophomore refused. Then his captors
explained p tho house sergennt, but
thnt official's dictum vyns final,
Tontlnunl onTnce To, Column Two
Able to .Move Moie Trains
While the strikers, who -yesterday
crippled suburban trallic In Now Jcisey,
succeeded this morning in inconveni
encing 10,000 more commuters by shut
ting down the three divisions of tho
Staten Island Rapid Transit Co. and
drawing out more firemen on tlie Long
muuu juuiroiid, me oiner roads re
ported greater success in operating
freight and passenger service.
Accenting the aid nf eliifum n.,,1
working hand in hand with representa
tives of tho "Big Four," the roads were
able to move un increasing nmoiiut of
food into the city, while specials oper
ated by volunteer crews began arriving
from suburban points in New Jersey.
Almost complete paralysis of the
Kansas coal industry is reported toduy.
Tho announcement nt the headquarters
of the coal operators as to operations
said that only four steam shovels were
working. No deep mines were working.
Ohio Coal .Mines Hard Hit
Soft coal mines in Ohio were uenrly
all closed down and thousands of
miners were thrown out ot work. A
few mines in some scattered sections
were reported still working, but all of
tho big mines were ced because of
the inability of operators to get earn
m T1'.p. ColumbN Delaware and Marion
traction to., operating traction cars
between Columbus und Marion, an-""'-,Pjl
that it had taken off all
"i ' i"i cars aim reduced its serv
ice ono-half because of the coal shortage.
'I he predicted effect im.m mi..i.i......
industry of the strike became a reality
today, when power and fuel curtailment
forced into idleness close n 100,000
workers in vnrious industrial centers.
I'resh difficulties were encountered
by the railroads at the Pacific North
west, although reports from various
other sections of tho West indicated
gradual Improvement. Croat Northern
and Northern Pne fin -ifni...,o!. "1
'VET'.' .W".R'-' WU,k0'1 0llt nlil
night kist night nnd Northern Pacific
jnrdmen nt Spokane arranged a meet g
today to dec do on future action. n"f
emplojes of the Oregon-WnshiuRUm
Railroad and Navigation Co.. and the
Chieagp. Milwaukee and ft P I in
Northern Pacific men.
In Chicago, where the strike started
two weeks ago with a walkout f
switchmen on tho Chicago MiuJmi-
und St Paul RallroadrconditionT e?e
Mjfl clently Improved today to permit
iftlng by several railroads of embargoes
placed a week mm iiii.1M.r.0vl
estimated 25 per cent mor freight wa.
moved nt Ch cago yesterdav !.
any other day slneo th e? 'i'l"" .."
" fiurica,
i-iuengo Illstrirt Heeoierlng
It was announced at the White Hous
I that the cabinet officers would ussemble
In the President's study instead of mcet-
nnir nulleil from hi nn !?,.,... i .. ... " . ""'"" "- lng in the executive offices.
ing that tbey would return and kill him ' , , "ns M,,1",it authority to j This will be the first gathering of the
if he made an outcry, the men left the t0000'1 "Ra'nst the outlaw strike lead- i cabinet siuce the resignation of former,
store. lers under the Lever not and under the ' Sccretari' f State Lansing, on Febru-
Prjonc was a secure prisoner for some pi'mnins railroad act. No additional I nrj" V5' nft..r the President had rebuked
time. Then he managed to free oue ' "Wdntiuu is required. him for calling unofficial meetings dur-
hnml. He (Oiild not untie the cords, so lt is ,not certain that the giaud jurv i 'u..V,r' V,,80n'8 illuMI'
he fell tow aid the telephone. Thing his Proceedings will lend to anything. It "hit" House officials (-aid the Presl
free hand he removed the ret elver and is not t(,rtain that criminal prosecutions ''cut ft,t that he had recovered suffl
culled thf polhe. . are port of the administration's policy . oi(utly to meet with the cabinet, and it
Detect i c Tioncoue responded. Pnone owurd the strike. The ndmiuistrution I "as indicated that hereafter his official
was still bound to the cnair, the rones . "" definitp policy except tlie ap- I famll would be called together at more
iiu.iuk u) mui nine uuieu ucen into """"" " "' "" moor uouni proritletl " "' "'""u jiiiurvuia.
etor was almost ,or lm",'t' the ( unimins act. whose n.lr,
uuini's were announced this morning.
ere about . memoersnip o the board illus
1 "" ? i
i his flesh. The nronrietor
unconscious from the pain,
Prone said the tobbers w
twenty-eight jears old nnd apparentli trates one of the difficulties of the situ
worked with the knowledge that 110 ",t,on. II low'1 "0 great expectations,
other peison was iu the shop at the I '."'"''lent Wilson has had tumble get
time they entered. ting the kind of men to serve on th"
Board is Court of Last Resort
I'uder the transportation act, the
railroad labor board is the court of last
icort in deputes between the roads
uud their employes. Its first work after1
considering the present strike will h
-i in proprietor is a former saloon- ' Donr" l,lat m' would liUe to hnve. The ' ly laKP ,") uie wuoie railroad wage quea
keepcr. and is known to currv lur"c ' Jsl,(,riences of his two industrial ism- I t,on which hus been pending for nearly
sums of money. ' " ferences huvr.;ivou men 11 sense of the," J'"ar.
- -- magnitude of the industrial problem The boaid is to establish permanent'
WPAI TUY MCM DIIM tjiiiiio ,tl,,,L mi,lU' ",n" ''har pf accepting the headquarters at Chicago, nud its mem-
WfcALIHY IVIhrJ RUN TflAINS tn ll,"t lonfrouts the labor board. ' hers will devote all of their time to the
- -- ljn; Ul of harmonizing the interests "rk- They will receive salaries of
Enalewood Broker -nri I ww.- u 1 ". ,nbm' "ul ,nPitul and thus checking $10,000 a earcach.
cnaiewooa Broker and Lawyer Help the spread of radicalism ii labor is oue The board will he authorized to meet
nanroaa Operation culling tor the finest abilities in the in Wnxhincton at onoe to mi. .,n i..
New York, April 13. (By A P 1 i countrj . but since the war stopped big- grievance of the railroad employes now
ui.- iiuiiuuuiionii went to tlie
0011 today and prompt action
is cxpccicu
Mayor McKenna, of Englewood ' v' I ! mcn liaw' ""' heeju.vailabic for gov- on strike. Th
which is completely Isolated 'by ' the ,'r!'f "t scru, 0. Senate at 1100;
strike, said fifteen volunteers- liroml. J.,le !,",i, of the oveiumeut seems ' by that bod
"lu.1. l" orK uiiHuiuHH jiumi u lio lire IV Vi "" ""
uuuru. in 3 1 .ur, iiuni. ono ni rim nnh .1 ..
. 1 . , 1 A ., "' ' 'i Itl'lU9
villeins 01 r.iigiewooil. this mornine ' ",B 71"" " i "-i nu irusi 10 icuiuuvcH. is appointed for one year,
had manned two trains of niiie cars ,v,lVts' ",','" "f w,hll'h hopcfullj .regarded He is a former major of Cincinnati
each ion the Erie Railroad from Nyock I ,Kf,i'P '"1I,1."s,;.of " st.r' which has so and u former member of the Ohio
N. Y. The same voluutecr crews wil t1 ttI'' ''""zatU" " this one. nud which House of Representatives. Durloir thn
man the trains back to Nyack at 5:lT)'(lo0S n0' ,'0,,tn'1 """ u"io" H"1 "ar ho was u captain in the National
p. In. and 5:10 n. in. ntrr. - (.. -.. a...i.... Army. Since IDl.i lm luwl !...,. n ,.
ir
1IU 111
Afolvfilllln tiiitirl. .. Ill ...it ...
Fl?clewoo!rU,,;'8 "' U muss-'nting .Palmer's grand j
l.U,ltHIUIl, fn... rtt .il..ir...
her of the board of trustees of Cincinnati '
ence ol opinion
me mem
i3nlwhr,C.,?.,J,0in.ir ,V.cr, Cameron listrat.on l.:
-........,, ,v i.iunvi , , . f, ,m
luwjer, und Councilman tieorge.
laulkncr, all of Englewood.
exists iu administration cindnnat I arte. l&d fwJ'" ,?
"f" .' ''?. ,.m": ' "Iloss"aCoxa.fte,Dui he ?Z h.
Mason,
J
PENR0SEH0ME AGAIN
Senator "Feeling Fine" as He Ends
Long Vacation
Id that a resort to fli- m.,n L ' u" l ox- . """"S the ubnormally
iu i .i. ... ':..Vi ",:, noi suininer or ltiiM !ii hoir-fifi nit..f..iw
.. left to VLeiabor boa "V "Zn h Ink ISaS? 'T " W1, ' tho -that
the strike situation hus got too far ni i. '! J "'"' l'cruU'd them to re
forward for a newly created board to I HuniTins.
deal with it. The iisefulueMs of such n , Other Members of Board
Iio i.rnv.ntinf. triL. ,.,i.. f. ..... "u ! . . "'" "?"". another reprcsenUtlve of
,...........n ...in iiu ttin I1I1L1IIII ,i.i. ...i . u I,. , m . -
iz.od h the unions.
n'l.!., M!..i. i.... f
1 the public, is named for two yearn. He
Seuutor Penrose,
ThU. IviM' nof opinion is tipical , iftZ't".1 """fr f f ",tcJ
th.. ii.,..il..i. ni.o'...iL ..I : 'i1'1 ,' states board of mediation and eonoillni.
) ---.- ..... ... "I'iiiiuii J-l t,)'!!
,, of the situation The administration
IH.H... .... .1
-- I llllll. llllll II Ik II IIIIIITlllOH r l. w
.The senator a.oe sho.tl after S l'r-,w'J- ,1,,lp J'""',,m tolled, and now Vw ,1 ami L'SfJi'??? Utt
o'olnoi i., .. i.. i '.i.A'f. u'lpr , ti,e admluistrnt on mn 1 it . I....... .... . i or "I'Peais unit is appointed for three
naiirrii - -- yen
Tho Illinois Central Railroad reported
W'll "fflc.at Chicago nV2
M!K&" and X,l .SifW
.l .. .: v ." ' ""i, t
wiroiign ,i,r iM'wspnperH and then turned
His attention to n sheaf of papers lie
received from his secretary early last
ere,, nif when his private car reached
i ashington
n'r?ir i Vi:noVl "I".", to be nt his
pITJco iu the Commercial Trust Build- ,
lng this afternoon. I
Continued on l'utr Two
SPRING GOES. ON STRIKE
rs.
Column Tour Horace Maker, who iu apnointed to.
AitHiA.l 11.. ft. 1 w. . r
-! i-bviii, uiu rauroau executives for n
three- ear term, is h former general
innnnger of the Cincinnati, New Orlean
and Texas Pacific Railroad.
i J I. l.lliot, of Texas, is appointed
for two sears. Ho fnrml.- .,-nu -
era I manager of the TexaH and Paclfit
HUNT BOY. 14, MISSING
Walks Out In Teeth of Stiff North
west Breeze Frost Predicted
SCn ! tni inlnnil fm-niu i !. l... i
'!'( jP"i mui-n uu i' IIUIII ll - 1 t -.-., , m Villi-
men nnd switchmen this morning, and .""''"'ad and subsequently was a colonel
at 11:30 o'clock started a walkout , . traP,rtatioii corps of the
At 0 o'clock the festive season .. A,"?rlcan exped tlonary forces.
.-... . uin in fii-i! Illl'BlUf'IlE or Illf. i:M1.
(treat Western nnd is appointed
railroad
th
rem en
for
T"'Vl?r '1,i5I! ?'hol. "U it Is believed Laid
nnrenlntfi n
So it Mill bo fair and colder t.
threo scars.
Mr, Wharton, wliose home l hi Mis-
sniirl. Iu mi ,.n'.l.. I fi. i. "
Hlirimr Ll,.-,--.,"" """" . "; railway ein
department of the American'
fMsTSnifsl'taSa : S J - & "liS'S'----w
to ii nearby store.
arby
van ii
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Con nurd f.i. p..'.r. -: j ..."- :"..""'" """ f" a grceu snow
"" i-'iumn On. ' "' mncumaw and tan shoes I r,.i,.h
uen sue returned The weather strike fc HM.n ,
'advices from Plttfcburch rw.,i?i2
mbus,C0. 'ttWI1Cr,ltu,'' of -'2 at
I .Mr. lorrester is nresldenr ,.t n.-
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Clerks, freight1 handler.,, ex pre", TZ
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