The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-04-10
PALMER WIRES
CHICAGO CHIEF
District Attorney CIyne to Act
Result interruption of
Food ShipmntS.
SETTLE WITHIN 48 HOURS
Flying Squadron" to Check
Profiteering Because of
Railroad Strike. Q

Chicago. April 10.--(A. P.)-Fed-
eral Intervention unless the railroad
strike is ended within forty-eight
hours was indicated as probable at
the federal building today.
District Attorney Clyne, following
a conference which had lasted since
early last night. said the government
had the power to cope with the stu
alton brought about by the Interrupt
ton of food shipments.
Mr.. Clyne has received instructions
from Atty Gen. Palmer regarding
the course to be pursued, it was
learned.
The district attorney yesterday
conferred with officials of the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Engineers and
Immediately called conference of
department of justice officials and
heads of the bureau. of investigation
which lasted throughout the night.
Eye on Protiteer.
New York, April 10.-A flying
squadron" of department of justice
agents descended on New York to-
agents descended on New York to-
day to prevent profiteering in food
stuffs because of the railroad strike,
which has practically stopped all
food shipments into the city. One
arrest was made during the fore
noon.
MORE DISTRICTS AFFECTED.
Chicago, April 10.-ihe strike
spread to eleven more districts
today and IN seven cities the
ranks of the strikers were M
creased. news reports showed.
Reports from scattered cities
showed several hundred men had
returned to work, but their num-
Der was more than offset by more
than 4,OO0 additions to the strik
ers' ranks in other cities.
Coal miners in southern illinois
had practically all ceased work. as
there were no cars to move the fuel.
Twenty thousand coal miners in this
state were idle.
Three food plants in this district
closed today, the Corn Products fac
tory at Argo and the Quaker and
National Oats plants at Cedar
Rapids. IL
First Accident.
The first accident resulting from
operating engines by inexperienced
crews occurred today when two
switch engines, running double,
struck four automobile trucks and
wagon on a downtown crossing, de-
molishing'all five. The drivers leaped
and escaped injury. Deputy Fire
Marshal Arthur Seyferlich who in
vestigated said the engines were
manned by railroad office clerks.
Nearly 1000 men joined the strike
at Cleveland, o. this afternoon. The
unrest Is not confined to switchmen
and engine crews. At Decatur, ILL.,,
200 Wabash shopmen struck today.
The strike has invaded Canada.
news reports today showed. At
Bridgebury, Canada. Grand Trunk
switchmen walked out in sympathy
with the workmen on this side of the
border.
Miners and Packers Out.
In Chicago $4,000 westinghouse
workers were idle. Three thousand
packers were idle at st. Louis. At
Gary $4,000 steel mill employees had
been sent home, and $4,000 in the
Youngstown steel mills were expected
10 be idle before night
Many mines in southern Illinois
were reported closed as result of the
strike, and II was said 10000 miners
were idle.
Buffalo Affected.
Buffalo, n. Y, April 10.-Unless the
railroad strike is settled by Monday,
many industrial plants in Buffalo will
open next week. The paralysis OF
freight traffic has shut off their SUP,
plies, without which they cannot OPP
crate. Thousands of men will be
thrown out of work.
The Lackawanna Steel company to- ,
day laid off $500 of its 6,000 employees
here. The Gould Coupler plant was
forced to close, throwing 1000 men
out of employment.