Republican farmer., 1919-07-18
CITY WALKS 10 WORK: EVERY SUBWAY TRAIN
 AND TROLLEY HALTED
FOR THE SECOND TIME IN ITS HISTORY BOSTON EXPERIENCES COMPLETE TIE UP OF ITS RAPID TRANSIT LINES
 TAFT TELEGRAPHS GOVERNOR.

Boston, July 1.-The electric transportation service of the Boston Elevated Railway Co.,, comprising street cars and subway and elevated trains on which a million fares are col lected daily, was stopped com pletely today by a strike of the 5000 employees. Not a car left the barns. Only one line of street cars was operated in inc city, the Eastern Massachusetts Railway running a few cars on it's own tracks from Northern suburbs.
 Thousands of persons walked to work. Other thousands crowded reg ular and special trains on the stea m railroads entering the city. the crowds choking platforms and climbing onto the locomotive tenders to get a ride. Automobiles were used numerously. private owners bringing in their cars out in such numbers that downtown garages were filled, while taxi drivers did a big business. Many companies organized special transportation ser vices to carry their employees.
 Efforts to end the strike were taken up today where endeavors to avert 1t last night had stopped. Acting Mayor Ford called in conference at City Hall phe public trustees of the road and the principal officials of the Carmen's s Union. together with heads of muni- cipal department, to discuss the situa- tion. The union leaders had previous t1y held a meeting at which a policy 'of "watchful waiting" was announced. The trustees had decided on virtually the same policy. making no effort to operate cars.
 The strike, according to a telegram from former President Taft, who is Joint chairman of the National War Labor Board which hes the wage de- mands under consideration, will pre- vent decision by the board while the carmen remain out. James H. Va hey, counsel for the employees. how cver said he believed the board would De able to act. as 1t had given de- .clsion to Kansas City carmen while a strike was in progress. Unless the War Labor Board gives a decision. those in touch with the situation to- day s1id the only prospect of settle .ment lay in the reference of the mems demands to q new arbitration board 10 be agreed upon between the union and the trustees.
 These demands call for an eight hour day with pay at the rate of 73 1-2 cents an hour. as compared with nine hours-in-eleven at a maximum of AS cents an hour at present.
 Swarms of people poured into the city afoot. the throngs being especially nottcea ble as they crossed bridges from south Boston and Cambridge.
 Automobiles. with passengers riding on the mud guards. had difficulty in some cases fin working their way through the crowds.
 The South Terminal. into which the New York. New Haven and Hartford and the Boston and Albany suburban - trains empty their passengers. was black with people. Officials said the big train shed was handling its ca" pacity. both of trains and passengers. At the North Station, terminal of the Boston and Maine's suburban service. similar conditions prevailed. The single line of street cars which the Eastern Massachusetts Railway oper- ated into the city from Salem, Lynn. Rsvere, Maiden. Melrose and Chelsea relieved somewhat the burden of car- ing of passengers north of the city.
 The strike caused tying up of B. 900 cars and rendered inactive 532 miles of track.