Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-14
RAIDS MADE UPON STRIKERS MEETING
 IN NEW ORLEANS
Center of Storm is at Wash lngt0n; Better at
 Chicago
100000 ARE JOBLESS
 IN OHIO INDU STRiES
Thousands of Others are Ouf of Work Because of Crisis-CoaI and Food Supplies are Run
 ming Low

N'" oiledllS, Apfll l5.- Forest C. Pondleton. department of justice agent here. at the head of souad ox department operators, tonight raided nall ih which q meeting of POO members of the local yardmen's as socIatIon was being held tonight and arrested six of the leaders on fed "ral warrants charging them with interfering with the United States mails.
 New York. April l3.-lnterest in the nation wide strikes of rebellious workers, which appeared to be sub siding west of Chicago while spread Ing spaslnrodically in the east cen tered tonight in Washington.
 While official estimates were lack Ing, the number of persons made Idle by the strike. directly and indi rectly, runs into hundreds of thou sands. In Ohio, 100000 persons were reported out of work today. ! with industrial plants in many sec tlons continuing to suspend opera- tlon. In the mining district around Scranton, Pa, 15,0O0 mine workers have been idle three days.
 The main battle ground of the strike, which centered several days in the middlewest, switched today to the east. Strikers of greater New York, whose ranks were aug mented today, unanimously reject ed all overtures of peace at a mass meeting in Jersey City tonight. Fur ther complications came throupb a strike of 2,000 Pennsylvania rail road shop employees in Trenton. N. J.. and reports of unrest among other railroad shopmen in the district.
 Crisis in Ohio.
 Columbus, O., April 13.-The in- dustrial situation in practically the entire state was approaching cri- SIS tonight, result of the unau- thorized railroad strike.
 M ore than 100000 men were out of work and industrial plants in many sections were continuing to suspend operation. In addition, food sup plles Tn many cities are decreasing.
 Coal supplies are running low and some utilities are curtailing their service.
 Practically every coal mine is sus- pended, owing to inability to obtain cars and it is estimated 5000 miners are idle.
 The Columbus Merchants and Job bers' association today voted to re- quest state and city officials to is- sue proclamation for curtailment of the use of pleasure cars.
 Chicago, April 13-Reports from rail centers in central and far west ern states tonight indicated gener- al improvement in strike conditions.
 Although leaders of the insurgent switchmen and yardmen strenuously denied that serious defections had occurred in their ranks, railroad heads and officers of the brother hoods who are fighting the unau- thorized walkout, declared that the strike in western territory was dy- ing out.
 Strikers in half q dozen cities and towns returned to work today, rail- road men in other points voted not to walk out, and embargoes were lifted by several railroads.
 Several railroads in the Chicago terminal district reported opera tions virtually were normal.
 Four railroads entering St. Louis today modified freight embar- goes and railroad officers expressed the belief that the strike virtually has collapsed" while admitting Mis- sour Pacific switchmen returned to work strike leaders maintained their ranks were augmented by new com CTS.
 Railroad officers in Kansas City reported in the yards was one-fifth normal with Fl locomotives in oper- ation. Seven railroads reported yards clear of freight.
 Improvement in the strike situa- tion in Northern and Central Calfor- mia and Oregon was announced to- day by railroads.