The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-12
new YORK
DESPERATE
over T|EUP
New York Struggles to
Keep Food Moving in
Face of Walkouts. :.

New York. April l2.-Thc
Central Railroad Of New Jer.
sey suspended all passenger
service ut noon today. when
agents we're ordered 10 stop
selling tickets. The road GOV.
crS the state Of New Jersey
and the suspension order nj.
iects approximately S,.0W
commuters.
New York. April l2-New York,
with its back against the wall.
struggled desperately today to
free itself from the epidemic OF the
unauthorized railroad strikes. Road /
officials professed today, to see
ray of hope, because some passen-
ger service had been maintained
and food and milk trains managed
to creep into the city. Railroad Of
ficials admitted, however, that the
situation still was grave, but il
they weathered t0day's storm, the
situation would soon approach the
normal.
The Sunday lull in business ac-
tivities gave the railroads respite
in which to marshall her forces III
! handling the commuters under nor
NAL conditions estimated at 100000
persons.
With the Hudson tubes" still
tied up by the strike, the bulk OF
the burden of handling New Jer-
sey commuters fell upon the fer
ries plying the Hudson, which have
been handicapped by the harb0r
workers strike.
Cut on From Work.
| Thousands of persons were uns
! able to reach their places Of bus-
ness Saturday until they were
hours late, while other thousands
remained home.
The situation at most of the rail-
way terminals in New Jersey was
still chaotic. with only few
! freight trains moving. Freight
traffic over other lines was arregu-
: lar.
The Chicago express on the Erie
railroad, which was abandoned yes
terday at Port Jervis, n. Y, while
members of the crew attended Il
meeting of the new union, arrived
! in Jersey City this morning. more
! than 10 hours late. The train car-7-
/ ried mail and it W; predicted that
Federal authorities might take cog
| nizance of the delay.
7 Various organizations OF rail-
way employees held meetings here
and in New Jersey during the 4
morning to discuss whether thev}
would join the strike. Railroad
officials already have announced
they will not deal with the strike "
whom they characterize as "ouv
| laws"
Plan Food Relief.
While Health Commissioner
! Copeland of this city said he was
! not alarmed because of the shorf-
age of foodstuffs. he called a con-
ference of dealers and distributors
of food and milk at his Office this
afternoon.
! Reports from Boston announce
cur'ailment of all traffic, passen-
ger and freight and express, on
through lines of railroads in New
England as the result in that sec-
ton today of the outlaw strike of
railroad men. Reports indicated
that efforts OF the strikers to OBJ
tain recruits in the New England
states had proved unavailing.
! AT Worcester fewer than 100
switchmen walked out Yesterday
morning and returned to their
work within /. hours. Members of
railroad workers locals in Boston
and in other New England cities
voted to remain at .Ork.
The story of being "strike-bound"
in the foothills of the Catski!ls on
the Chicago Express of one road
while abandoned by its crew, at
Port Jervis, \. V. was told by pss-
sengers on arrival here today, 10
hours late. 4 fireman sent out from
JERSEY City on an outbound train
aided the engineer in finally bring
ling in the stalled train, according
10 arrivals on it.
Mob Holds Up Train.
A mob of railroad men" met the
| Express when it reached Port Jer-
wis, according TO Mrs. Z. G. Starch.
of Lynnbrook. and Mrs A. b. Cobb.
iof Corning. y. Y. They swarmed
tabout the engine and dragged the
fireman to the ground. they sad.
The conductor and the rest Of
the crew endeavored to persuade
the strikers to let the fireman re-.
sumo his post and allow the train
Ito proceed to Jersey City. This
was refused and. Mrs. Starch sas..s
1.-The strikers said that the only way
the fireman could go to Jersey City
on the train. would be lin wood
en- box"
The passengers, after considers
able time, searched for lodgings.
lsome OF them managed to hi.e.
rooms for few hours al S. cacn,
Mrs. Starch said. Food was pro-
cured and the station agent agreed
Ito announce IAN hour beforehand.
twhen the train would START"
At 1880 p. m. this word came.
but it was after 3 a. m. today be-
fore the new fireman arrived. and
considerably later when the train
finally a;1l,ed oyff for Ioreev fztfv