The Washington times., 1920-04-12
POTOMAC P YARDS
TIED UP BY STRIKE
Embargo Declared on All
Freight Shipments for
Southern, Points.
lContinued from FIrst Page.


cIared John c. Let's. District manager
OF the Sanitary Grocery Company and
president OF the John C. Let's Grocery
Company, of this city.
Gasoline and motor oil supplies for
approximately ten days are on mana
In the Pennsylvania Oil Company's $
plant at Rosslyn. Va, according TO
the local. manager. Sam Himmelsard.
1--WE have experienced no difficulty
In obtaining our supply so far said
Mr.. Himmelsard. I'VE got shipment
OF oils and gasoline this morning. All
OF the larger oil companies have
about ten days supplies In stock /
don't think there will be any dif-
hculty in securing the gas and OIL we
need"
The Texas Company reports an
Adequate supply" on hand at the sta
tion in South Washington; va
Smokes Enough For All.
Washington men need not fear that
their cigar and tobacco supply VIII
be cut off for at least two weeks,
IL railroad shipments are entirely
held up for that period, managers OF
the larger companies stated today.
{ The United Cigar stores have sup
plies for two weeks ahead" the local
manager of the company declared.
."we generally keep stocks In hand
for two weeks ahead. During the past
month, however. we have been get
ting heavier shipments, and are now
in pretty good shape
!. 1--WE have received no shipments
since last "Wednesday, when we should
have received a full weeks. supply"
The Capital Cigar and Tobacco
Company manager stated that MS
20 n ne
I'VE are rather short on certain
lines of goods; and can stand the
strain for a couple of weeks" he
said. 'If we find that all shipments
are cut off, we possibly can receive
supplies by truck from Philadelphia
or Richmond. though, the roads from
Richmond afe.ye bad" -
|, Newsprint PAPER is excluded from
Hi >embar & oes,l IT. was ,ssaid Vat the
,Pennsylv ania Railroad freight, Offices
today. =. a t..tN y
- May start Motor Lise.
! There is a possibility that a pas
senger transportation service between
this city and Detroit. Mich, will be
started by the semmes Motor Line, in
case the railroad situation becomes
acute, stated S"sW. Chadwick man
aReT tHt ttA'D b.
"In order to. secure transportation
for employees OF the company who
travel regularly to Detroit we may
be forced to adopt this course" ex-
plained MT. Chadwick. I'VE could
carry as many as twenty passengers
to Detroit in one of our cars, and
could bring back a limited amount OF
supplies.
so far the railroad situation has
not affected us, and we, have made
no definite plans, for ,enlarging our
service. Only half of our cars are
used in maintaining our passenger
schedules in Maryland, and the other
half, now in reserve, can be .immedi-
ately pressed into service of any sort
IL the sitpation demands their use.
"We will be only too glad to use
them in carrying food into the city or
any other transportation work that
may be required. o.. .'.
To Call Men Back.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive En-.
Rineers, at a special meeting held in
Mt. Vernon Hall, Third and Pcnnsyl-
yania avenue northwest, made plans
to call back to work all members OF
the brotherhood who went out with
the "outlaw" strike.
w. b. Doak, vice president OF the
brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
handling the local situation, an
nounced this morning after talk
with the strikers that he thought