The evening world., 1920-04-12

overtime, Sundays and holidays, and
double time for overtime on Sundays
and Holidays
ment claimed by railroad heads In
J the Chicago district, which the
Brotherhood Oficials said presaged
return TO normal throughout the
country. the organization leaders
pointed the votes at Columbus, Fort
Wayne. Ind. Akron Ohio and sagi-
nav, Mich, as marking definite breaks
at the strike.
SOME OF THE MEN ARE RE.
TURNING TO WORK.
At Akron. striking switchmen on
the EriA Baltimore and Ohio. and
Akron, Canton and Youngstown rail-
roads voted to return and the remain
ing workers. employees OF the New
York Central, win meet to-day 70 de-
eide their course.
Al Saginaw, 1000 Pers Marquette
switohmen decided to return to work
to-day and volunteered to 90 to De-
/
TO aid in restoring normal service.
| In the far West and various other
cities in the middle West local unions
| voted not TO Join the strike, Seattle,
| Tacoma, Everett and Auburn, Wash
ingtOn, and Cincinnati, Little Rock,
Ark, Memphis, Tenn. and st. Joseph,
Mo, switchmen registered that inten-
| tion,
Despite these reports, however, John
Grunau, strike leader OF the Chicago
HHrdmen's Association. declared ave
are going to win. All reports / have
been able 70 gather are that the entire
country is tied up"
In the Chicago district and at neigh
boring steel centres thousands OF men
were idle to-day because OF the strike.
AT the Chicago stock yards promises
OF minimum delivery OF 1S6 carloads
! to-day brought a more optimistic out
look, although hundreds Of men still
would remain idle.
WASHINGTON, April l2.-One
hundred and thirty five switchmen
of the Washington Terminal Com
pany have Joined the OUTLAW strilI-
ers," but train service In and out of
the Capital has not been seriously
interfered with.
COLUMBUS, o. April 12.-Forty
per cent. OF the striking yardmen OF
the Pennsylvania returned to work
this morning, according to company
officials.
BOSTON, April l2.--Curtailment OF
ali traffic. passenger freight and ex-
press. on through lines of railroads
In New England was the result in
this section to-day of the OUTLAW
strike OF railrO2d men.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, April IL
With the exception OF the Collinwood
yards OF the New York Central lines,
where half dozen switchmen were
working this morning and where If
teen swltchmen moved $50 westbound
freight cars. all Cleveland freight
terminals were tied up this morning.
BAY CITY, Mich. April 12--About
150 switchmen employed in the Mich
igan Central and Pere Marquette
yards here joined the strike this
morning
PHTLA DM4PHIA, April 12.-The
West Philadelphia freight yards OF
} the Pennsylvania Railroad are con-
gcsted with freight, much OF which
IS perishable.
} Strike leaders claim that five thou.
! sand men OF that line joined the
strike to-day, completely tying uI
shops and bringing movement OF
freight to an end temporarily.
| CORN ING, N. Y, April 12.-!The
Erie Railroads sWitohmen left their
work here this morning, The yard
enginemen and firemen remained
but all train movements in the yards
ceased. The New York Central
Railroad yard force remained al
work.
TRENTON, y. j., April Zap.
proXimately 1900 employees OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad system went
on strike to-day at the Coalport and
Barracks yards here and the West
Worthwhile, Pa, yard.