The evening world., 1920-04-19
PASSENGER TRAINS
APPROACH NORMAL;
INDICTMENTS NEAR
20 Per Cent. Of Strikers Are Back
al Work--,Mofe Freight
Moving.

Railway managers, all bpt so per
cent. OF the men who quit their Jobs
ten days ago have returned to work.
There is no Indication, he said. OF
any weakening by this 20 per cent.
Of persistent Insurgents, aud the rail-
road situation as affecting New
lork's suburban passoBEor traffic
and freight business cannot be con-
aidered settled until their places are
permapently filled or they have agreed
TO return 10 work pending a settle
ment Of railway wage disputes by the
Federal Adjustment Board.
Striking employees issued a report
in sharp contradiction OF Mr. Man
tcirs statement after their moping
session at the H0boken City Han. ].
]. Costello. Chairman Of the meeting,
insisted that ahe situation was un-
changed from Saturday and that the
men would remain out until assured
Of definite wage increases.
About $500 men attended tho IIo-
bohen meeting OF engineers and fire
men aId about 500 trainmen took part
IN a session at Grand View Hall, Jer-
sey City. The two groups OF strikers
combined their forces to-day. They
plan henceforward to act as a single
group.
Costello declared there was prac-
tlcally no yard service in the Jersey
City Terminals Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad. and only a few passenger
trains from Washington and Harris
burg were operating. The strikers
meeting was told that tho fifty fire.
men and enginomen who reported for
work yesterday in Philadelphia quit
again to-day. .....,
No fremen havo returned TO the
Erie. Costello said, while four addi-
tional engineers quit to-day. All the
engineers. frcmen. switcmmen, and
conductors were out on the SuSque-
hanna and Western. he said. and he
insisted the yard service Of the Jersey
Central remains ued-up.
United States District Attorney
Bodlno. at Newark. obtained a post
pcnement OF the Federal Court In
vestisation OF the strike until April 2s.
lie said h would probably be dispensed
with altogether. rs the dissolution OF
the strike seemed nearly complete.
lie said investigators for his Office had
obtained sufficient testimony TO indict
one leader as the principal instlgator
OF the illegal strike in the New Jersey
district and Of Eve others as accom-
plices."
The Erie Railroad. which has been
3 q storm centre Of the strike from tho
beginning. brought about $4,000 COM
tnuterB to town to-day with thirty
train crews made up in part OF vol
unteers; $50 ciai engineering stu
dents from stevens Institute moved
70 Port Jervis yesterday and to-day
started freight trains coming into
New York laden with COAL produce
and general merchandise at the rate
OF one an hour.
LaciSawanna passenger traffic wal
on the published time table schedule
Freight was moving out of the yards
TO Manhattan and the West. The
crimbling OF the railroad harboi
workers strike last week had giveI
the Laclkawanna as we'll as all thu
other railroads a chance to clear thei
Jersey City and HobOken storag'
yards ana make ready for the rusl
Of traffic when through freight begai
coming in.
The Staten Island Rapid Transi
maintained one hour trains FROM 81
George TO Tottenvllle and promise
half-hour trains TO Tottenville an
some service on the north and eas
shore marginal lines by night Onl
staten Island emergency freight
moving in tho Baltimore and OH
freight yards.
JERSEY CENTRAL RUNNlh'
FULL SERVICE.
TIE central Railroad OF New Je1
sey reported practically all its me
back and trafic moving, though ur
der some strain, without any volur
teer assistants.
The Pennsylvania cleared all OF u
passenger trains except those on Il
Perth Amboy division; passengers Il
these points still had the use OF u
Central Railroad OF Sew jersey
PENNSYLVANIA combined line. PA
senrer traffic was reported &
scAedule west OF Newark and 30 p
cent. complete betw,en Newark al
New York
The Long Island resumed ala tr1''
this morning. including way freigh
ever lines where passenger trains a
moved by electricity Practically
volunteers except fifty yard worke
supplied by the Queens Chamber
Commerce were roloafod because
the return Of "reEulare." -.
The New YORK, New Haven al
Hartford had all lts passenger tgAi
running, having restored those on {
New Rochellc linc; fun shifts
swnchmen and ydramcn work
Through the night al the Mott nav
yards ana many trains were sent a
received subject 10 embargo conc
tlons as 20 the nature OF the mt