Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-04-13


! The text of the Telegram follows:
please send us at once the names
of all Of your employees who are on
strike. indicating the names Of any
of them who appear to be- directing
the movement in whole or in part.
Pittsburg Men Stick
Pittsburg, Pa, April 1s.--Members
of the Brotherhood of Railway Train
men on the Pennsylvania railroad
east and west Of Pittsours voted this
morning against joining the strike of
yardmen. An official announcement
said the vote was practically unan-
imous,''
1000 More Leave Jobs
/ Trenton. N. j., April 1a--More than
1000 additional employees Of the
Pennsylvania railroad II, this section
today joined the ranks Of 1900 switch
men who quit yesterday. Only few
clerks and telegraph operators now
are at work on the various divisions
passing through Trenton. The city
is facing food and fuel famine and
many Industrial establishments are
threatened with forced shutdown.
New York Plight Serious
New York. April 13.-New York
was still in the grip of the outlaw rail
way strike today and there were no
surface indications Of general break
in the ranks of the strikers.
Road officials were cheered by an
nouncements that military engineers.
college students and citizens in sew
eral communities had volunteered to
fill the strikers places.
While gains were made by the
strikers yesterday, food trains reach
ed the city in. such number as to re-
lieve the anxieties of health officials.
The New York Central road succeed
ed in maintaining virtually Its nor
NAL passenger service and moved con-
siderable freight. All other lines en-
tering the city continued crippled
The Pennsylvania roads suburban
service was about SO percent Of nor
NAL this morning.
Freight at Standstill
Philadelphia, April 13-The rail-
road strike situation in the Philadel-
phia district appeared more serious
early today than at any time since
the men began leaving their work
last Saturday. Officials OF the Penn
sylvania railroad admitted the walk
out was spreading and estimate that
1900 men, many of the mshopmen,
Joined the ranks Of the strikers late
yesterday and last night. This increas-
ed the number of Pennsylvania en-
ployes out in the district to $500. In
the eastern region approximately g.
$50 were idle. Officials Of the COM
pany said they did not look for any
noticeable relief for three or four
days
Freight and express traffic virtual
ly is at standstill, while the curtail-
ment of passenger service was in
creasing hourly. OF the TOO passenger
trains daily passing through or ter
minating in Philadelphia, 105 were
annulled yesterday.
East Hardest Hit.
Chicago, Apr 13.--Main strength OF
the striking railroad workers today
was exerted in the section east of Pitts
burgh and In the Pacific northwest,
with conditions, according to railroad
brotherhood leaders and railway Off.
cials, In the remainder of the country
pointing toward a return to normal
Around New York passenger service
was hard hit and in the Pennsylvania
steel and iron regions thousands OF
workers were threatened with enforced
idleness.
At Jersey city armed soldiers with
army motor trucks were called in to
handle mail.
Fresh difficulties were encountered
by the railroads at the Pacific north
west.
Great Northern and Northern Paci-
fic switchmen at Everett, Wash
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