New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-21
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Calls Raise
I.C.C Plan
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to protest by whatever means possible
against TINS imposition on the public. !"
Commuters Form Con,u;++.

Commuters Form Committee
A citizens committee to move aoa;r.+
the increase is being organized bv
Charles R. Steele, an insurance broker
at 200 Fifth Avenue. Mr.. Steele is a
commuter with residence at 35 South
Arlington Avenue, East Orange. He
says he has already got together a
committee of fifty prominent commu-
tiers of Manhattan and New JERSEY.
that counsel will be obtained and the
matter placed formally before the
commission when it meets to consider
the case. He declared that he was
supported by Mayor Charles W. Mar
ten, of East Orange. and several clergy
men. He suggested that in the mean
time the public could protest by re-
framing from using the tubes and by
using the ferries. He requested that
citizens desiring to cooperate in the
protest movement should communicate
with him.
Service in the tubes was extended
yesterday to Hoboken, and will con-
1inue daily between Z a. m. and p. m.
l ne extension of the operation to Ho-
ooken brought the system into contact
with the Pennsylvania, Erie and Lack
awanna railroads again. The trains
yesterday were run under three minute
neadway and were closely guarded by
ponce. 1t was announced that the serv-
ice Will be extended as new employees
are added to the force. There was very
little crowding yesterday, although
there was some confusion and protests
among passengers over the new rates.
Rail Situation Improves
The situation among the railroads
generally showed an Improvement all
/ along the line. With the exception
of Staten Island and Erie service, all
the lines reported running at about
~ per cent normal. The New York
Central declares that 1T is now operat-
ing on its old-tme schedule and that
large quantities Of freight have been
set in motion.
The freight situation among the
other railroads is still said to be,in a
serious state, although foodstuffs arc
being rushed to the city from all points
by the hundreds of carloads. j. j. Man
tell, New York manager of the Erie
railroad and spokesman for the Gen
eral Managers Association, declared
last night that the grip of the strike
mad now shifted solely to the water
front yards along the Jersey shore,
where the yardmen were still out.
Their places, however. he said, were
beng filled rapidly. He said that the
Jersey about four miles, but that all
the lines were operating passenger and
freight trains through this district and
that normal service would be restored
absolutely in about week
Port Jeryis Tie-Up Broken
The shortage of men in the yards
at present. he said, meant that about
40 per cent of the normal amount of
freight was being handled. A few days
ago, however, it was stated only about
to b per cent was being moved.
The best progress III moving freight
was reported yeste rday by the Erie,
which announced that the tc-up at
Port Jervls had been broken and that
cargocs were now being dispatched in
greater and greater quantities. Never
theless. it was stated by other rail
road officials that not more than %
per cent of all the freight tied up was
being moved at the present time
Apparently tired of waiting for the
old men TO return, the Pennsylvania
Railroad last night issued an ulti-
matum to its striking employees that
if they do not report by tomorrow
noon they will be considered as hav-
ing permanently left the service. En-
ployees who show up in the mean time,
however, will be restored to service
without preJudlce ana without loss of
seniority.
Edwin j. o'Malley. Commissioner of
Markets, issued a statement last night.
declaring that foodstuffs were now ar
irving in New York in good shape and
that the crisis had passed. 81 do not
look for recurrence of the tie-up,"
he said, land prices should now take a
decided drop"
Following a meeting of the strikers
at Grand View Hall in Jersey City,
James T. MacLean, member of the
executive committee, announced that
no further steps would be taken pend
ing the return Of their leader Edward
McHugh from his trip to Washington,
where he filed a complaint in behalf
of the strikers with the Railroad La
Dor Board. McHugh, however, has not
yet been officially received by .hc
board. His status is to be decided
after a consideration of his complaint.