Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-04-10

The district attorney yesterday con-
ferred with officials of the Brother
hood of Railway Engineers and imme-
diately called a conference OF depart
ment of justice officials and heads of
the bureau OF investigation which
lasted throughout the night. M
Embargo Ordered.
New York. Aur 10.--An embargo on
express matter was ordered today as
the railroad strike gained gound in
New York. further tying up feight and
crippling passenger service on many
lines. Reports were current that
passenger embargo might be required
before the day ended.
Scenes such as have seldom, IL ever,
been witnessed, occurred today at fer
ry terminals. With the tubes closed
to them, commuters pushed and
showed their way through ferry gateA
During the rush hours no teams or au-
tomobiles were allowed on the boats
and the space usually occupied by
them was filled with struggling hu,
manity.
The city's milk supply is reported
not yet to have been affected. A sup
ply was brought in during the night
by railroad officials stoking yard en-
gines.
Newspapers Hit.
Afternoon newspapers announced
that the strike of railroad workers had
so acentuated the scarcity of newsprint
paper that several pages had been
dropped. First editions of many pa
pers comprised only four pages.
A. summary of the situation this
morning by j. j. Manteel. chairman 81
the subcommittee of the Railroad
General Managers association, reorted
freight of all kinds virtually tied up on
all roads entering Greater New York
and passenger service somewhat cur
tailed.
$4,000 Men Out.
Chicago, Apr 10--Despite assertions
| by railroad brotherhood officials Of a
break In the ranks of insurgent Chi.
cago switchmen and enginemen, un.
authorized railroad strikes throughout
the country assumed serious proper
tions today with reports indicating
nearly 35,000men were idle.
In the Chicago district, regarded as
the key to the whole situation, some
strikers returned to work but from
wahSouts and strengthening of the
other sections came reports of new
insurgents forces.
Railroads from the Atlantic to the
Pacific coast announced embargoes or
freight shipments and in industrial
centers thousands OF workers had
been thrown out Of employment, as
plants restricted operations because OF
lack of fuel and raw materials.
Brotherhood officials declared re
ports that $4,000 swltchmen and en-.
ginemen were out were exaggerated
but admitted that the seeding work
ers had gained strength outside Of Chi.
cago.
To Vote Today.
A. F. Whitney, president of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
announced that a group of strikint
switchmen on the Burlington road hac
returned to work in Chicago last night
A committee of strikers from the Chi
cago & Northwestern line, he said
would vote today on ending the walk
out here.
A statement by railroad officials de
clawd that all indications were that
the crisis in the Chicago yards hao
| passed.
In surgent leaders, however, claimed
the strike was unbroken In Chicago
and declared that 95 per cent of the
switchmen in the district were out.
They said twenty charters In tn,
trump" union, with rs, 900 actual mem
bers had been issued throughout this
country.
Il. c. Estey, who was alleged to have
boasted Of being an |. w. w. and urged
sabotage at a meeting of the strikers
was expelled from the new organiza.
tion. He was arrest q by detective,
from States Attorney Hoyne's office.
Livestock receipts at the stockyardl
were reported increased yesterday will
the delivery Of 173 cars of livestock
Approximately $4,000 stocy yards ant
packing house workers have beer
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