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Ll' RAIL STRIKE BECOMES
TEST OF ENDURANCE;
U. S. ACTION IS SEEN
Many Believe Government Will Take Drastic Steps
When Fuel Shortage Hits Industries and
Mails Are Slewed Up
Hy GEORGE NOX McPAIN
ComrleM, lOSi, by Public I.tleer Company
Chicago, July 21. "W're phet eun NVgotlatlen have appnrfntlj- rearhe'l
last gun," was the wny one of the effi- nn impa Neither sl'l" glrci any in
cialn of th Western Association of ' dlcatlen of yielding A te the fiirurc.
Hallway Presidents nnimcred my que- j opinions widely vary. A prealent In. In.
tlen as te any future movements en their predien h that It will develop Inte a
part In the strike. ' long drawn Mruecle of Rrndually l0"-
He had reference te the statement I- ' .enlnK Interest with the trlker re
sued by the niociatlen yeterday d. 'turning te work as opperlutiltj offer
daring that the strlklns shepmen were (in,i fPnr of moletatien disappears,
otitside the pale of consideration en Anether view Is that as the coal
the "seniority" Issue. shortage becomes mere btrlngiat, as In-
The situation after this final dec- dustrlec close for lark of fuel and train
Juratien appears te have sealed down schedules nre reduced for lark of coal,
te a stubborn test of endurance en both with consequent MewinK up of mills,
sides, the fievcrnment will take drastic ac
tien. By tills time the strikers will
have lest whatever public opinion was
Id their farer, anil the end will be
forced upon them, willy nllly.
Jewell's Claim Disproved
Propagandists of the striking shop shep
men have persistently claimed that tee
railroads were curtailing schedules and
abolishing trains, net from coal short
age. but because of bad order equip
ment, the result of the shop crafts
strike.
I obtained today the official report en
rnlllntr stock and Its condition, which
disproved the claim of Mr. Jewell t
organization.
The latest figures available were thes
of Junp 15 last. On that date there
were L'J73,.r0 freight cars of all classes
en the various railroad lines of the
country, of which 332,081 were classed
as "bad-order" cars.
Anether claim of the strikers has
been that the falling off ln the coal ton
nage was due te the large number of bad
order cars through there being a lack
of shepmen te effect repairs.
This also isn't borne out by official
figures, particularly among the railroads
engaged In the transportation of fuel.
The Chesapeake and Ohie Railroad
en .tune in had but 5 3-10 per cent of
its freght cars clased as "bad order."
Norfolk and Western, which taps the
largest Western Virginia coal field, had
but 4 0-10 per cent In that classifica
tion, while the Pennsylvania Railroad
reported but a fraction ever 0 per cent
In a Mate of bad repair.
The Reading Railroad reported ex
actly the same percenUce while the
Delaware and Hudsen s was 8 0-10 per
cent.
The highest ratio of bad order cars
was reported by the Baltimore and
Ohie. It was 33 7-10 per cent, while
the next highest In the group was the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
with a fraction less than 13 per cent.
Reduce Trains te Save Fuel
While the percentage of cars In bad
order has undoubtedly increased since
the beginning of the shepmen's strike,
It Is evidently net nearly as large as
they would have the nubile helleve.
The claim that the reduction of trains
is due te a desire te economize en coal
must be accepted as a fact.
The coal tituatlen rather than the
railroad strike is uppermost here in the
public mind. In the Northwest, ac
cording te all information, It Is net only
critical, but Is growing desnernte.
Scenes similar te these witnessed dur
ing the real-ratiening period of tn
World War. when householders were
supplied by the hundredweight, are pre
dicted for this winter throughout thou
sands of communities In that section.
Lake Ceal shipping points are Duluth
and Superior. There is, I am Informed
nn the best authority, approximately
only one-third of the supply ln storage
at thc-e pert" that should be there at
this time of the year.
Lake ere carriers coming Seuth re
turn with cargoes of coal up te the close
of navigation. This summer that has
been Impossible, and even were the
mines te reopen new, an authority de
clares, nothing like a normal supply of
fuel could reach there In time te aTcrt
a famine.
PrlceaMajr Sear
Anether effect of this combined rail
and coal strike appllcable te a large part
of the trani-Mlsslsslppl country Is net
only tie dancer of fuel shortage, but
exorbitant Increases in the cost te con
burners. Prices In recent years, as a result of
shortages, have rUen as high ns $20
and $22 per ten for bituminous coal ln
the Dakotas and further West.
Delayed shipments of coal through
failure te settle the strike will also
mean, when It is settled, serious In
terference with crop movements all erer
the West. . t
It has been pointed out ln these dls
nntche that this Is a nrerresslre
strike, as far as It Is possible te make
It. The evidence of this Is that the
walkouts new being ordered or sane-
tlened or clerks and station empleyes
are en Eastern coal-carrying reads. The
latest Is the reported walkout of the
clerical force en the Chesapeake and
Ohie. The Norfolk and Western has
, recently expressed similar difficulty,
while the Baltimore and Ohie has been
compelled te withdraw some of Its fast
1 trains.
The Government Is watching this de
I vclepment closely. Attorney General
Daugherty sees a connection between
this phase of the rail strike and the
miners' strike, as is eviacnt irem nis
statement that, "It appears that there
is a relationship between the railroad
situation and the coal strike. Whether
this relation is conspired or inspired I
I de net care te say at present."
The meeting of the grand ledge of ef
fleers of the Maintenance of Way
Brotherhood ln Detroit today is of the
utmost importance in Its relation te the
strike of the shepmen. This body Is
composed of nineteen officials nnder the
presidency of Edward J. Grable.
In a talk with Mr. Grable just be
fore he took the train for Detroit, he
assured me that he was confident that
his organization, once It was made ac
quainted with all the facts, would an an
Ereve of his course ln refusing te order
Is organization out en strike.
His determination te stand aleff from
the present trouble, I am told, must
net be taken as nn indication that uny
Idea of abandoning the strike entirely
is te prevail. It is only held in abey
ance and for the time being. It , U In
the nature of a suspended sentence
which is liable te be called Je the fore
and enforced nt any future tlme if con
ditions demand. , a.
President Grable inspires confidence
in his determination of purpose, Inat,
I presume, is the reason that when the
President of the United States informed
the president of the Maintenance of
Way BroUierheod that he could spare
him hut forty-five minutes of bis time,
he gave him two hours and then invited
him te call again. ,
Mr. Grable is a sturldly built man of
fifty-three, with full, smooth face,
pompeudour gray hair nnd kindly blue
eyes. He wears glasses, twecls, a teft
cellar and a carelessly knotted black
bow tie. He is rather the prow
iurmcr or ercnnruisi man tha
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Effective July 20th, Goedrich established a revised price list
that is a base line of tire value.
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Palmolive Seap cake 8c
Pacific Hand Seap can 10c
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Rinte pkg. 6c
Ammonia 10-oz. bottle 9c
Wax Lunch Rell 10c
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SUMMER CEREALS, BEVERAGE, JAM, ETC.
Kellegp's Krumbles pkg. 13c
Shredded Wheat pkg. lie
Grape Nuti pkg. 17c
A&P Cern Flakes pkg. 7c
Pure Peanut Butter lAb. jar ISc
Grape Juice, pure pint bel. 23c
Grandmother's Fruit Jam jar 20c
Sultana Jelly 8-oz. jar 12c
Pacific Toilet Paper (crepe) roll 6c
A&P r,- Tiisue Toilet Paper. . . .roll 19c
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Adams' Chiclets (gum) pkg. 4c
Wrigley's Chewing Gums pkg. 4c
Wessen Oil pint can 27c
A&P Salad Oil (medium size bottle) ... 17c
Sultana Tuna Fish., .lb. 29c; f-lb. can 15c
Red Salmen, Columbia River can 25c
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Heinz Sweet Pickles bottle 21c
R&R Bened Chicken 6-oz. can 55c
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