Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-14
THOUSANDS OFFER AID
TO NEW YORK ROADS

New York. April 14.--(By A. P.l--
Officials OF the big Four" RAILROAD
brotherhoods renewed their efforts today
to bring to an crd the unauthorized rail
strikes in this district, while thousands
of volunteer railtoaders poured in offers
Of their services to break the traffic
tie up. which has paralyzed most Of
the lines entering New York.
Civilian volunteers to break the strike
were drilling in New York and New
Jersey terminals today. and railroad Of
iicials announced services of several
hundred men probably would be utilized
to operate suburban trains. Students
of sixty three colleges have rendered
their services to disentanglc the trans
portation knot.
The first volunteer trains for COM
mutcrs on the Erie Railroad were
greeted at stations by crowds waving
flags and cheering. On one of these
trains Mayor 4. +. Wood, of West
wood. ~ j.. was firing the engine, and
the crew consisted Of we'll known
wealthy residents of the New Jersey
town.
Millionaire Special" Runs
"The millionaire special" from Up
per Montclair. rolled into the Erie ter
minal after a forty FIVE minute run.
The firemcn were Richard Sanderson,
New York manager of the Baldwin Lo-
comotiye Works, and J. Il. Quinn, the
New England representative Of that
company. Another Erie crew Included
Captain Charles Nett, of ]. p. Morgan
& Co.. and Joseph Address, Jr.. son
Of the vice president Of the Bank Of
New York.
Mayor Charles II. Martens, of East
Orange. y. j., and Frank l.. Kramer,
for seventeen years national bicycle
Orange to TIoboken. All the trains we're
greeted with shouts of approval at every
station.
Commuters from New Jersey to New
York boarded the trains equipped with
travelling bags and prepared, IL neces-
sary, TO spend the night in New York.
Many Crews Back to Work
First reports during the day indicated
isolated movements Of strikers TO re-
turn to work. Fifteen crews OF the
Pennsylvania. who had gone out. went
back to work. Forty strikers on the
Central Railroad of New Jersey re-
turned. There were no reports Of fur
ther walkouts.
Freight service still was virtually
paralyzed, but the Pennsylvania an
nounced sixty cars NJ foodstuffs from
Chicago probably would reach the road s
New Jersey terminal tonight. II was
planned to bring the cars up the harbor
on barges. II was announced fifty three
carloads OF dressed beef from Buffalo
would be transported on trucks from
Westchester. where It arrived today.
Motortrucks were In use by many
merchants and some Of these arrived
with perishabe foodstuffs from Boston
and from Camden, n. J.
Federal Agents Watch Prices
There was no noticeable scarcity
Of foodstuffs when the markets
opened today. Department OF Justice
agents mingled with the marketers on
the lookout for prohteers. President
Thomas Wallace, OF the New York
Fruit and Produce Association, an .
nounced food crisis would be reached
by Friday 'unIess conditions are
alleviated."
Answering an appeal by Health
Commissioner Copeland, Of New York,
1000 strikers from all railroads ternin
ating on the New Jersey shore OF the
Hudson river, agreed at meeting here
today to operate In moving food =
stuffs into New York, according 10 an =
nouncement after adjournment.
The railway mail service at the post =
Office here today reported IL was hand
ling a volume Of mail greater than ut
any Christmas time ID the history OF the
department. A tremendous quantity of
express and small freight matter has
been turned over to the railway mail
service from the American railway ex >
press and the roads.
Army Trucks Move Mails
Wooden freight cars were pressed in :
to service to handle the mail, and nine
army motOrtruGks were used TO supple
n,ent the ordinary service at Manhattan
and New Jersey terminals. Wherever
volunteer crews permit operation OF
suburban trains, mail Is being moved,
the railway mail service reported.
The New York., New Haven and
Hartford Railroad issued n statement
today that ii waE 'holdins It's own,
with reduced passenger service" The
statement raid oil commuters were being
accommodated and freight service had
not failed 10 bring in milk trains.
Twenty two trains on the Lacka-
wanna and Erie systems were ltnanned
today by volunteer crews, an4p pvfiicials
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