The Detroit times., 1917-03-17

- oo1Iruod s<siks tonight
80 - cent postbssts %
1ooaoc1ay aftsrnoon would
- ~ stdes Of the I'm
~ ~ sroabls 20 adjust their
oon0lonce did not iuii him
lnoctlon. lie n studying means
$3.50 70 prevent railroad and bus
100 uoralysis with its consequent
r1nrn for thousands and thou
~ az citizens.
11&gnl presidents, presented by Ms
1~&ores. have been carefully stud
ana n was the white House I'm
rSnoiun that the president would be
o01ed to take strong steps 70
nk ~ estrike. whether be would
rn1e 10 put the roads under full
1uofoI law was uncertain. tho the
no6ents showed he has the power
- that IN event Of any violence
81 he lines.
& r. any event. his friends said, the
c1nfnens does not propose TO let
nv railroad strike drag along into
1e1pr warfare with attendant high
- prices. shortage of supplies and
noenl Gripping Of business
$3.50 from the probability that
~ presidents mediators may draw
satisfactory settlement In New
- thsrs is the possibility that
cnpreme court win hand down
~ h1ousou law decision Monday.
- % that President Gompers,
~ - Amnrican Federation OF La
~ rot joined the mediators
0von1ng. came TO light over
Ds. III Il vas said that he would
rs v1eh the others today.
= nsvy department. with keels
~ % b laid for ak new scout
1our boftle cruisers as the hrst
80 - TIE execution Of Its great
oo1-uD naval building program.
- 1Hood complete suspension OF
IN the rail- strike called for
N ~ eovsrnment authority today
n@ - department stands abso-
noweriess to force delivery
~ materials for continuance OF
D3ou for q national emer-
y apcarsntiy lacking
- ron1isation Of this. oficials
611c0 prompted President VIII
u9uent request for action on
6efnI legislation which tailed
~ close OF congress. Under
1o. the president, proclaiming a ma
n1l emergency TO exist. would
80 800 empowered TO seize forth
- - operate the country's trans
1nf1oa system
NlcA0O. March I7.-with
u trafnc IN and out OF Chicago
11eoIIy dsadlocked by the issu-
no q nlsnket embarsoes by nine
- 90 smbargoes ON all except
49, asd perishsbies which win
1oolinations before the strike
M noss into effect on three other
- lines, union trainmen mere are
- % obey strike orders today.
nltausously came the an
coment OF Daniel Smith. chair
- ~ the association OF commit
~ o. the switchmen's brotherhood
America. that his organization
1snore waIkout orders and win
$3.50 81 their jobs.
Ne action IL IN line with tho let.
eent out this week. following
tsfusai OF The four brotherhoods
import the swttchmen in their
nnfs Tor Increased psy
nont half the switchmen In Chi.
belong 10 the unattached
onmeD's organization. should
~ remain al work, banding OF
lever freight enters Chicago
~ be greatly expedited
eo6s Of the police department
|e prepared 10 swear I'm 1900 en-
men today. 10 be used In case OF
1Dus trouble. Gov. Lowden was
eooference with state oaicials
Iass night laying plans for the
y - Tie National guard II needed.
n1orai authorities were laying
~ tor che prosecution OF any
~ epeculators who might take ad-
I<oge NJ the rail- crisis by boost
ths prices OF provisions. Hin
y Q. cIabaugh. head Of the local
nrtment Of Justice. has asked all
~ grocery dealers 20 report to