The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-13
STRIKERS CRIPPLE
 SUBURBAN TRAFFIC
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 Representatives of the 'tbig four working with railroad officials are seeking to get strikers to return. Timothy Shea, vice president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Bremen, conferred again today with strikers and later addressed meeting of the executive committee and delegates of the Brotherhood in Hoboken, an- nouncing that the meeting would continue @+untiI some solution of the strike was reached
 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 Sat urday. Officials of the Pennsylvania Railroad admitted the walkout was spreading and estimated that 1,500 men, many of them shopmen, joined the ranks of the strikers late yester- < day and last night This increased the number of Pennsylvania employees ~out in the district to 2,50O- In the Eastern region approximately 3,75o were idle. Officials of the company said they did not look for any notice ehle relief for three or four days. Freight and express traffic on all railroads entering the city virtually is at standsti1l, while the curtailment of passenger service was increasing hourly. Of the 700 passenger trains originating, passing through, or ter minating in Philadelphia 105 were annulled yesterday and it was an nounced that unless the situation i'm proved, more would be cancelled to- day Many of the trains dropped were those running between this city and New York
 Chicago, April 13-Fresh difficulties were encountered by the railroads at the Pacific northwest, although re- ports from various other sections of the West indicated gradual improve ment- Great Northern and Northern Pacific switchmen at Everett, Wash, walked out at midnight last night and Northern Pacific yardmen at Spokane arranged a meeting today to decide on future action Yard em- ployes of the Oregon, Washington Railroad and Navigation Company, and the Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul in that district awaited action by the Northern Pacific men,
 In Chicago where the strike started two weeks ago with a walkout o1 switchman on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad. conditions were sufficiently improved today to permit lifting by several railroads of the ernbargoes placed a week ago. Railroad officials estimated 25 per cent more freight was moved at Chi cago yesterday than on any other day since the strike started
 At the Chicago stock yards 246 cars of livestock were received yester- day. the largest volume in more than a week and 10,o00 employees return ed to work. Approximately 35,O00 workers still were idle, however.
 Only about 25 per cent. of Chicago's normal coal supply is being received but railroads announced that if the situation became serious coal ship ments would be given preference.
 At Gary, Ind, thousands of steel workers were idle and last night street lighting was cut off.
 Railroad managers reiterated today their detetrnfnation not to treat with the strikers who planned yesterday to present demands to the company representatives Another order was issued by officers of the Switchmen's Union of North America commanding striking members to return to worA immediately,
 John Gruneau. head of the strikers new union, maintained ais claims that the "fnsurgent' forces remained in- tact and would not yield.
 A break came in the strike at St Louis when SPA Missouri Pacific switehtnen voted to return to work today. Strikers at Pueblo. Colo Muskogee. Okla. Saginaw. Mich Battle Creek Mich, Dayton, Ohio and several other points also decided to end the Waal6oat.
 Freight traffic continued badly i'm paired at Kansas City and railroad officials reported little improvement
 In Detroit the effect of the stril1' became more serious and appEoxi 1nately 50 ,000 factory workers wer idle vita estimates that 1S,eeO work CTS in other Michigan cities wer throwu out of work Detroit va light1ess Last night
 Camden, N. J., April 5S,---r9le ssE9i1 Speead to this section this moFnin when 8 number of men failed to re port for duty At the Reading ra5 road terminals some of the yard4ne struck, but the sHitehtnen came t work at the usual hour. The passen ger and freight hFakeInen voted las night to join the strike, Ss to 6, bt they have not quit yet
 On the Pennsy4vaEa5a lines 8 porto of the sHitc1lInea and yaEdIalen wen out The trainHaen have not ye joined the strike 6l1t they threaten t do so.
 Forty firenleq at the WestSi1i power house are expected to quit t6 day. If they de the Peana'S eleetr: system in South Jersey will be tie