Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-13
CITY'S FREIGHT
MOVING FASTER
Railroads Clearing Blockade
and Taking Shipments.

Freight was moving in Indianapolis
yards today in greater volume than at
any time since the unauthorized strike
Of switchmen began here last Friday.
Thirtysix trains in and out of In
dianapolis were operated by the Big -Four
and announcement was made that
heavier movement will be made toraor-
row.
About dozen strikers returned to
work on the Big Four In the morning
and struggling groups returned in other
railroad yards.
The Illinois Central began acceptance
OF freight for the southwest, routing
I through Cairo. and announced that car
/ load and l. G. L. uess than carload)
/ shipments would be taken for that ter
/ ritory.
The Illinois Central also is taking car
| load and less than carload shipments for
| all points between here and bingham.
/ Ill.,. and between Mattoon and Evansville
SHIPMENTS TAKEN
BIZ C., /. w.
The Cincinnati, Indianapolis and
Western accepted shipments for points
along its own lines and on other lines on
which embargoes have not been declared
against it,
The Monon took less than carload
freight for local points and carloads for
connections
The Pennsylvania was accepting moth
ing except for local points
The Lake Erie & Western announced
It would accept dead but not perisha BILE
freight for local delivery between here
and Michigan City except Tipton.
YErdmen at Tipton were out on. strike,
il was reported.
Terre Haute switchmen also went out
and only four engine crews were operat-
ing there in place of eleven, the normal
force.
SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT
AT SToCKYARDs.
The situation at the Indiana polls
stockysrds today was somewhat improved
over yesterday, but not a great deal.
The Big Four accepted shipments of
live stock to Cleveland and the Monon
agreed to take some for delivery at
few local points.
Otherwise the railroad situation at the
yards was unchanged.
Embargo placed late yesterday on re-
ceIpts of live stock in the truck division
of the stock yards was ordered removed
at noon today.
While striking switchmen attended q
mass meeting at Labor temple hearing
impassioned speeches urging them to
hold steadfast in their purpose, loyal
( members Of the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen met In their rooms in the Saks
building and discussed measures to be
taken against the strikers.
Officials of all railway brotherhoods
here have declared that the outlaw strike
Is aimed at the brotherhoods rather than
the railroads and is an attempt to dis
credit the brotherhood by demonstrat-
Ing that they can not enforce their con-
tracts.
A. A. Creighton of Chicago. and c.
LacSey of Gary, organizers of the United
Enginemen's association, addressed the
striking switchmen and announced their
intention to organize local Of their new
| organization here at once.
FACE EXPULSION
BY BROTHERHOOD.
Frank Alley, secretary of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, gave out
statement that any members of the
organization who violated the unions
contract with the railroads would be
expelled from the order.
''The rules Of our order will be strict
ly enforced" said MIR. Alley.
"Our membership is 100 per cent loyal,
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