Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-01
RAILROADS.
No STRIKE At ALL
IS GENERAL BELIEF
Brotherhood Members and Others
Denounce Rumors Of Dis
orders Yesterday

Members of the Brotherhood Of
Federated Railway Employees in Har-
risburg were of the general opinion
to-day that the proposed strike had
fizzled out. In the absence OF w. ii.
Pierce, the president of the order, no
person would intimate what future
action, if any, would be taken.
Members of this organization as well
as Colonel Joseph B. Hutchison to-day
denounced the wild rumors yesterday
regarding a probable riot and disorder
among the prospective strikers.
Throughout yesterday and to-day the
best of order prevailed at the local
headquarters in North Sixth street.
Referring to conditions. Colonel
Hutchison said:
1.-THE was no riot call, nor was any
request made to me to send officers to
North Sixth street yesterday. Some
one telephoned that the Federated
members were going to parade with
flags. I suggested to Captain of Police
Joseph Thompson that it might be a
good thing for him to be in the vicinity
of the headquarters. l also sent Mo-
torcycle officer Shelhas to that dis
, trict, and later when the police court
hearings were completed Patrolman
Charles Thompson, who Is on that dis
| trict, and myself went to North Sixth
! street.
IT found an orderly crowd No at.
! tempt had been made to parade, anc
| | was told by one of the local Officials
| that the men were carrying flags OF
| their own accord, and that most of the
| men around headquarters were those
who had been furloughed. The mer
| showed no indications of causing an.
trouble. Exaggerated reports of this
| kind do not help matters and do {
great injustice to many.
| Following reports from Altoona, Ike
novo, Sunbury and other points to-da!
! that the Federated members had giveI
up all hopes Off strike. local member
| decided to continue their "watchfu
waiting" policy and await further in
structions from their leader. AT sun
bury but six men were out to-day. Th'
men in that district called off theil
strike. The Altoona Gazette yesterda.
says:
THE strike which had been callet
among the shopmen and trackmen o
the Pennsylvania Railroad system TO
noon on Tuesday, and afterward post
poned until noon to-day, did not COM
off. 1t was called off by j. H. McDeVitt
vice. president of the Brotherhood o
Federated Railway Employees, who ma
been in charge of the situation in thl
city. He called the strike off, he de
cIares, after telephone conversation
with w. H. Pierce. the man who or
ganized the union here and who ha
been in Harrisburg for several days.
Freight Movement Was Slow. =
Freight traffic went all to pieces dur
ing the latter part of April. While tn
total car movement was said to b
fair, there was falling off of 5000 car
from that of April, last year. III
records also showed a decrease owe
March. On the Middle Division tota
of 152,462 cars Were moved. This re
quired 2,4S9 trains. There were 1921
loaded and 66,24S empty cars.
Tower For Readings President. :
"Girard," in the Philadelphia Publ
Ledger, says: ."5verybody is wonderin
who will be the Readin's next presi
dent. Seniority of official positio
points to Theodore Voorhees,. and mex
to him a. Z. Dice. both vice-president'
But the Reading has had way G
going outside of the executive officis
roster for its chief. Not one of the las
four presidents-A. A. Mcleod, Austt
Corbin, Joseph S. Harris and George
Baer-was what might be called tn
routine selection.
For this reason hear some inf1uen
tial people say that Charlemange Towe
may become president. He is very In
tluential director"