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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-13
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CHICAGO. April l@--While the un-
authorized strike Of railroad en-
uloyces, which started in Chicago Two
weeks ago with the wa!kout OF 7@
switchmon rho Chicago. Milwaukee
and St Paul Railroad. today appeared
GRADUALLY 20 he waning in the Mitdl.
.Avc.t and the Far West. the sitna-
. tion In the territory cas-; Of Cleveland
took On a more serious aspect.
The center Of developments in the
walkou, of insurgents had definitely
shifted 10 the East. where an addition
to the ranks OF the rebel railroad
page OF freight and passenger traf-
nc and the closing OF several !iGus-
tries dependent on the railroads for
supplies.
The situation in TN" Chicago yards
showed marked improvement, and re-
ports from other large railroad cen
tiers in the Middle West indicated that
the crisis OF tho strike was past. and
that strikers were returning 10 work
in considerable numbers. Officers ot
railroad hro,hcrhoods who have been
fighting the strike since its inception
were confident tina; the breaking up
of the walkout in the Chicago terri
tory would he followed Us u genera
resumption OF work in other areas.
More Freight Moves.
=. More freight moved into the Chicago
s-yHrds today than on any day sine,
sihe strike started, railroads an
%roUrced At the stockyards. 90!
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PLAN TO END STRIKE BY
USE OF MOTOR TRUCKS
Army Transport Corps in Instant
RchdtncsS to Move TO Con-
EcStcd Ccntcrs.
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WASilNCirON. -. G. April l2.-Thc
motor transport corps OF the army is
ready 20 NOV. TO the aid OF any city
impcrilcd by the outlaw" railway
strike the instant il receives orders.
This information was laid before Of
iicials of til" Federal Highway Coun-
Gil when they met TO consider the
coordination of the various schemes
for utilizing omtor truck transport
should the Switchmcn's OUTLAW
strike continue The conference was
of the opinion that. since the strike
is centralized. rather than national
In its scope, it presents group of
local transportation problems which
must he dealt with i'll the especially
affected congcstcd ccn;crs.
II was therefore. recommended
that the Council OF National Defense
should communicate with the Mayors
of the strike center cities and suggest
the organization Of a pool Cf all mo-
tor trucks. the same to be directed
by local committee. which should
, include representatives OF the trans
portation bureaus Of local Chambers
of Commerce. Of the railways. OF tho
truck users OF the motor transport
corps OF the War department and Il
representative OF the Council of Ma
tional Defense.
1, was advised that this local COM
mittee should have fun power to cs-
tahlish pr.oritics as To goods TO be
moved BY the pooled trucks and as
10 who should have the use Of them.
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ii was said, because OF tho peculiar
conditions under which !ntcrvcn. Ion
must take place il 1t is ordered
Any joint action ON the part ~
two or more persons to restrict the
distribution OF necessities. ne said. tx
Il violation Of The laws. and those
found guilty face Il fine OF $1,000 or
two years imprisonment The gov
crhmcnt has IL very clear oblign-
ton upon II in addition To seeing
that the distribution Of mail is not
interfcrrcd with. AIR. Palmer pointed
out
lie called attention to the occasion
when President Cleveland. In Il sim
liar crisis. put enough men on the
trains To prevent Interference with
the mails. That could he done now,
he declared. and that situation might
arise IN tn" present crisis. AT the
White House IL was stated that Pres
idcnt Wilson is watching develop
ments. When II IL time to act he
| will do so. IL was said.
| l. w w. fermentation In Il score OF
| troubled centcrs. officials declared
| They were said also TO have revealed
| hat members OF that organization
were Offering anapcial as we'll as
moral support to the cause Of the
strikers. but the extent Of this AID
was not clear.
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has been no dissatisfaction umonE
the men or talk OF waikOnt.
Richmond is the northern terminal
of the ScabOard Air Line. but the
strike so far has not tied M any
OF the service. although the read ia
no longer selling tickets for points
north OF Washington.
Henry NJ. Cousins, chairman Of the
grievance committee of the train
mems local. left Richmond yesterday
for Washington to use his influence
with the men on strike there TO get
them TO return 10 work.
Mail Deliveries Hard hit.
Mail deliveries wcr. hit hafd yes
tcrday. Postmaster Hay L. Thornton
said there would tie hundreds of
pieces of nrst class mail held UP
here il the congestion lasts. lie
| said that there was no tic-up in the
! Richmond pos, -ofrcc. but that all OF
the trouble which has developed has
been in getting mail in and out OF
! Richmond.
Norman Call. oc the L.. +. & p.
| stated last night that there w:u'
/ practically no congestion as yet IN
mail service. Mail trains ran on
! schedule yesterday. he said. and the
! company was even able 10 get man
| coaches through to Washington IL
/ self.
Mail from phi,adclphia. New York
and Boston arrived here on nm" yes
/ tcrday. MIR. Thornton took the SuE
| Ecstion that mail between Richmond
! and Washington be sent by airpianc
as "A Jest; but he warned the puhiIS
/ that the postal officials could not
! guarantee prompt deliveries of mail.
: Thousands Of parcels were. sent l"
! and fro mthc capital IN day coaches
I on local trains,
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RAIL STRIKE. CRIPPLE.S
BOTH NORTH AND WEST
Freight and Passenger Traffic Tied Up and Numerous
Industries Are Compelled to Close for Lack
of Fuel and Material-Few Return to Work

PITTSBURGH. PA. April 12-Claims
OF striking railroad yardmcn that
their numbers had been largely in
creased during the day were met to-
night by statements of railroad OFF,
cials that through and local passen-
ger schedules had been maintained
With minimum OF delay. the ma
jority OF trans arriving and depart
ing on time.
This result. officials said. had been
achieved through the aid of volun-
iecrs. many of them coming from the
Companys Offices here.
The freight situation remained UNI
changed from that of yesterday. with
the exception that an embargo was
placed upon all express passing
thorugh Pittsburgh. To this the com
pany made the exception OF perisha BILE
matter, which is being carried in bag
gale cars
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hands" he said. The brotherhood OF
railroad Traiumcn took strike vote
in secret two weeks ago. Ballots
were cast n 40 points and author .zcd
brotherhood officers to call strike
IL their demands for Increased pay
and better working conditions were
not granted. II our strike. clcanly
called in the open. is illegal. what do
they call tactics like that
Says Stntrm-nt ii Fabrication.
J. y. FarQuharson. an officer OF the
brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.
said Ciruneau'S charge was - fabri-
cation out OF whole cloth"
y. T.. Whitney. Tice president OF the
brotherhood OF Trainncn, who has
been leading the unions campaign in
Chicago against the insurgents, said
to-day that the cruX OF The strike had
come api that the rebc! movement
MAS steadily weakening.
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cars OF live stock were received and
more than 1900 employees who had
been forced out OF work by the strike
returned to duty. About 5000 stock
yards workers were still idle.
The General Managers Association
today denied any negotiations were
being carried on with the Yardmcn's
Association, and stated that no parley
would be entered into in any circun-
stances.
In requesting negotiations looking
toward the end of the strike. President
Gruncuu. of the Yardmen's Associa-
tiun. said contracts the railroads have
with the brotherhood OF Railroad
.Trainmen and the Switchmcn's Union
OF North America III not apply 20
membership IN his union. lie denied
that the sw!tchmcns Strike was H.
legal.
The brotherhood chiefs who nc
cusc US should come with clean
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RICHMOND'S FOOD
SUPPLY CURTAlLEO
Continued From First PaGcD

tt ont iNNeU J. rom ! lESl
incrchanGis. from markets IN East
and North.
Dry goods merchants have been
handicapped by the strike to such an
extent that officials OF one company
stated last night that it would be
necessary for the firm 10 postpone its
annual sale.
According 10 all. however. the food
situation is the most serious There
is little chance OF Richmond going
hungry, hut in the near future. un-
less the strike is broken, mcatlcss
days may Sc the vogue.
Fruit from the far West has been
placed under embargo. and fruitless
days may also come.
Julien Cook. president of the train
mems local. Of which the switchmcn
are a part, declared last night tina;
there is very little chance OF tho
strike spreading to Richmond or
farther south than Washington.
Switchmcn Stand by Contracts.
Richmond, Frcdericksburg and Poto-
mac Railroad. stated That as far as
officials OF the road have been able
To ascertain switch'nen on this divi-
sion viii remain loyal TO their com
pauy. to their union and their CON
tracts.
No trouble is anticipated on the
Chesapeake and Ohio Hallway by Of
ticials of tina; line, who have said
that their entire system. with the
exception OF one or two unimportant
points, is not affected by the tie-up.
nor is the Southern Railway affected,
W. I. Sutnhcn, of the Southern. de-
Clarcl last night that so far there
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way to the South, the only entrance
east Of Cincinnati. was brought prac-
tically to n sr:nds.iil tonight when
more than 500 men employed in tho
Potomac Yards stopped work.
y few had failed Ia appear for
duty la's in the afternoon. but of
'icials. both OF the brothcrhoods and
the railroads. believed the movement
had been checked. The yards were
practically idle at midnight and sew
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Workcr. nj Trcn,on Quiz.

TRENTON. y. j.. April Fifteen
hundred Pennsylvania Railroad yard
workers here went on strike this art;
ernoon. completely paralyzing all
frciHh; transportation. The men
quit work in the Coalport and Bar
racks yards in Trenton and the sid
irgs at West Harrisville. Pa. All
Trenton employees in the Pennsyi-
varia's passenger service We're also
REPORTED out on strike. The walk
on; threw $500 shipyard workers out
OF work at Bristol.
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Coal Ordered Conn.cntcd.

TOLEDO. OHIO, April Ito
avert general industrial shutdown
and suspension OF street car service
here during the strike of insurgent
railroad workers. Mayor Schneider
today ordered tho ConiiScation of coal
on the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks.
and its diversion to the Toledo Rail
ways ana Light Company.
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Coke Industry Hammered.

UNlONTOWN, PA. April l2.-Activ-
ity III the conneilsville coke region
was about normal today. but. accord
ing 10 operators, between $4,000 and
$1,000 workmcn employed in the coke
industry and in coal mines will be
idle tomorrow because OF the unau-
'hor!zcd strike OF railroad switchmen.
and brakemcn
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TWO

STRIKERS committee wac arranged for
tomorrow.
Warning was issued by L!ndley NJ.
Garrison, Fedora! receiver o. the
! brooklyn Rapid Transit Company.
that asitators were urging employees
cof Rapid Transit lines in New York
: TO strike.
d: The Tidewater Goa, Exchange,
which took over the fuel admins
traitors authority after the war. an
supply OF coal. but that nonurrival OF
coal trains prcsaEcd possibility of a
fuel famine. for the city has only
half OF it's normal supply on hand.
Railroad officials sought in vain TO
learn the source of maintenance Of
the strikers. Persistent Inquiries
failed TO disclose IL any benefits were
being paid.
The Department OF Justice began
AN exhaustive inventory of food
stores and big warehouses searching
for hoardcrs Investigators also
we're dispatched to the mercantile
exchange 10 watch price fluctuations.
Meat dealers announced an increase
OF cen; a pound in Wholesale prices
here.
New Haven Road Embarrassed.
The New Haven Railroad tonight
issued Statement; that the 'prcstra-
ton OF freight traffic has seriously
.inte-fcrcd wlah the distribution of
empty coal cars to the mines. and IL;
would bc several DAYS before i
normal 'supply OF coal ana freight
car equipment can tc furnished
IN Invitation to strikers here to
confer about arrangements 10 pro-
vide food for residents of the city.
and especially for women and chill
dreu." was issued ." pr. Royal :,
Copeland. city health commissioner.
after he had conferred during the
day with ali food interests of the
city. He agreed 70 keep secret the
names Of Strike leaders with whom
he nigh; confer
Railroad officials announced COM
nit;ccs OF responsible citizens
would he organized TO visit families
OF tho strikers and urge that they
advise their bread winners" 10 re-
turn TO work.
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some Nntc To Rrtnrn.

SYRACUSE. \. y, Anril l2.--All
striking switchmcn Of the Sew York
Central aud Delaware, LaCkawanna
aud Western Railroad Companies
agreed late today to return To work
At o'clock tomorrow morning. pend
ing the outcome OF conference with
brotherhood heads In Washington.
Four delegates from tho employees OF
30; hroads were appointed 10 attend
the conference.
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New orlcnns Tic-Un Tnrcntcn..

NEW ORLEANS. April lc-Unlcss
wage increase demands are met by
T.. NJ. tomorrow 1000 switchmcn
here Will go on strike. IL was an
nounccd today by officials of the
yardmen's association local. The
Illinois Central and Public Belt Rail-
roads will bc most seriously affected
in event OF strike. 1t WAS stated.
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PROPOSES RESORT
TO CRIMINAL LAW

Continued From First ragcD
inal statutes IL it decided on legal
proceedings. Injunction proceedings.
similar to. those in the h.tuminous
coal strike. vas not being considered,
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TORNADO l<I,ix One. InIurc. Vim,

by Associated prcssl
GALVESTON, TENAS, Apri, ,
One person WAS killed, twenty
injured and approximately n
homes were demolished by Il tori
that struck the little town OF
rose. Texas. last night.
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Few \. & w. Men G., ON,

ROANOKE. VA, April IL - Be-
tween sevcnty-f1vc and 100 Swi:chmen
in the Portsmouth. Ohio. yard of the
Norfolk and Western Railway struck
today. w. J. jerks, general manager
OF the road. announced tonight
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ablcs in carload and less than car
load lots consigned 10 points beyond
the borders Of the state. according
to an announcement here tonight by
fruit and vegetable shippers
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Serious situation at Philadelphia.

1T I'M F.Lf fiIN, ~, NI'II ~
Strike conditions in and around
Philadelphia ar. reported worse to-
dag. Many men who had remained
at WORK Joined the strikers this
morning Between $50 and 500
switchnen and others at the Balti-
moro and Ohio station struck ut
midnight
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New England curtnils Service.

BOSTON, Apri! l2.-Curtailmcnt o..
all traffic. passenger and freight and
express on through lines of railroads
in New England was the rcsul; in this
section today Of tho outlaw strike o:
railroad men. Reports Indicated that
efforts of the strikers to obtain re-
cruits in the New England States has
proved uuayailing.
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cral thousand cars nlicd with PC,
able frcigh: were standing in
yards.
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Switchmcn a.., MT uun,,crinnd,

% AIIEIELAND. MD, April l".-All
switchmSn at this terminal OF the
Baltimore and Ohio and thu Western
Maryland Railroads voted tonight TO
walk out Immediately
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" huntington Yards Are Iarniykcd.
WASHINGTON, April i2.--Freight
traffic through the Washing on gate
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Embargo ON per;sb,bIcs.

TAMPA. FLA. April l2.-Railroads
operating in Florida have placed an
embargo on the shipment of perish
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1920-08-07

key that lived in the jungles Of Africa
that took an exception at something an
elephant had done and it lay awake nights
for some weeks devising some method to
punish the elephant. The plan it finally
fell onto was to climb up tree and crawl
out on limb and await the coming Of
the elephant. which was browsing along
in that direction. When the elephant gets
directly under me I'll turn loose and drop
on it and will not only give it an awful
jolt, but will brighten the life almost out
of it, 1t was not long before the ele-
plant was at the desired spot and the
proper time for the monkey to play his
piece. It therefore ''let go Reilly, let go"
and down it went and hit head end up.
wards on the elephant s back and then
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1920-08-07

tree and stretching himself out upon one
Of the limbs thereof with the view of drop.
ping onto Senator Wesley L. Jones as he
passes Hereunder and politically blotting
him out of existence. If so, in our opinion.
he will experience a finally no less
ludicrous than that Of the mon.
key and Jones will not even know of the
plot to put him out of the way. In the
Senate seat, so long occupied by Jones,
lnglis would rattle around like mustard
seed in tin can or a weasel in mountain
grotto. Jones is one Of the strongest men
in the United States senate and Washing.
ton state would become the laughing stock
OF the world to exchange him for Billy
lnglls. SO ludicrous is the idea that Jones
should not even take cognizance of his
candidacy.
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bounced off onto a great log, which knocked
all the wind out of it, and yet the elephant
paid no attention to the incident-it was
simply jungle life. Two hours later the
monkey pulled itself together and looked
around for his crippled victim but saw no
signs Of the elephant. Then he soliloquised
as follows 81 only intended to give Mr..
Elephant scare and shock, but never
dreamed Of blotting him clean out Of ex-
istence as l have" May perhaps Billy
Inglis has reached a similar political con-
clusion as did that misguided jungle mon
key and is climbing up personal opinated
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POLITICAL POT PIE

Win With Warren!-Joel F. Warren, Re.
publican candidate for sheriff, is making
his campaign for the office on promises of
economical administration Of the office and
systematic policing Of the county.
Efficiency and economy in police work
go hand in hand" says Mr.. Warren. "Dur-
ing my thirty-six years Of experience as a
police officer, have found that men skilled
in peace officer work perform difficult tasks
with less than half the number required by
less experienced officers. At the present
time the sheritf's office is using men and
money in a needless duplication Of work
done by the Seattle police department.
This practice will be done away with if
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candidacy.
The fight for auditor has reached
the interesting stage. AS yet Elmer
F. Conner has not decided to enter
the contest, and if he does not he will
be for Link Smith. Of course Spear
has the advantage over Smith in that
he is the office candidate and the
forty leben' dozen useless clerks
in that office are not doing much else
just now, but electioneer for Spear
They make it a rule to buttonhole
every man, woman and child that en-
tiers that office. Spear, however, is
never introduced as but few persons
would have the nerve to vote for him
after they had given him the once
over. Smith is letting the campaign
take care Of itself and he continues to
give the county value received for
the salary he is drawing.
almost know Claude G. Ramsay
will have no opposition for county
commissioner from the first district
and since W. w. Beck's proposal to
become a candidate in opposition to
DObsOn ran off of the minds of the
voters like bucket Of water from a
ducks back, l am now Of the opinion
that Dobson will have no opposition
at least in the Republican primaries
all of which meets the appreciation
of the editor Of Cayton's Weekly.
1t begins to look as if the superior
court judgeship is going to be battle
royal this year and many outsiders
will file for the places. Doubtless A.
w. Frater, Mitchell Gillian and Ev-
erett Smith will have little or no oppo-
sition and will be nominated by over
whelming majorities. Prior to the
primaries every four years there is
talk Of getting Tallmans goat. but
the voters always put him ahead Of all
the rest. Just now the lawyers are
saying cutting things about Tallman,
but fortunately for Tallman the law
yers do very small percentage Of the
voting for the judges, hence l expect
to see Tallman roll up his usual ma
jority. Ronald has always succeeded
and may do so on this occasion, but
they are after him and I truly hope
they will get him. I understand Clay
Allen will not file John S. Jurey has
avs run poorly, which I can not under
i'd, for he is man, every inch of him,
as democratic in his makeup as was
Lincoln. He deserves more considera-
j. King Dykeman is by no means
ular candidate this year, if what l oc-
onally hear about him be true. | was
that the court house bunch and the
yers are planning to get his goat and
they are hoping to enlist the sympa-
s of many laymen in their opposition
him. He may pull through but his
noes are not fattering at this writing.
aking about the outsiders seeking the
geship l am Of the opinion that Craw-
White will lead all the rest and
rles 3. Claypool will come in second
that John E. Carroll will follow third
Otis W. Brinker fourth.