Evening journal., 1922-08-29
R. R. SABOTAGE
PLOT MAY BE
nation WIDE;
HUNT GUILTY
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pending investigation TO-DAY and au-
thorities were looking for two more.
Railroad officials indicated that
the death penalty would be asked
when the men were brought to trial
The five men held on murder
charges are:
Joseph Popawitch, A. laborer.
Charles Uselis. 40, car repairer.
John Petrowski, AZ. laborer.
James Prohestesh, Al, car re-
paired.
Alvin Alessio, 3s, laborer.
Three Of the FIVE are alleged TO
have confessed.
The confessions are said 20 have
revealed a plan to wreck the New
York Central's Twentieth Century
Limited.
Federal authorities examined care
fully written matter found in sew
eral parts of the city which It was
hoped would reveal the extent of
the plot.
CHICAGO, Aug. 20 Omitted !
Press) Maintenance of way men |
lost the first slkirmish in their fight |
for increased wages when the Rail-
road Labor Board today denied the |
living wage" as a basis for fixing |
a new wage scale.
1.-THE board will not go beyond
the transportation act" the decision
declared. '''If we find that the liv-
ing wage is a Just and reasonable
wage as prescribed by law, we will
adopt It.
ut would be superfiuous 10 an
nounce in advance the theory on
which wages will be fixed.
I'VE Will give every consideration
to the arguments Of the mainte-
nance men. but we must comply
with the law"
CLEVELAND. Aug. 20 Omitted
Press. s).-Open break between heads
Of the big four brotherhoods was
threatened here today as brother
hood chiefs and II. g. Cashen.
president, met TO discuss
the shopmen's strike.
The break which would add seri-
BUSINESS to the already critical situ-
alton resulting from the rail strike.
D.. imminent because of the different
stands taken by brotherhood heads :,
on the proposition OF staying away
rom work" !
w. G.. Lee, president of the train> a
men, is insisting that his members \
ldhere to the rules of the organ ,
cation and contracts with railroads
before walking out for any cause.
These rules say a vote of the 1
brotherhood executive board of a q
railroad shall be taken before a
strike shall be ordered. A walkout I
hen is not legal unless sanctioned !
by Lee. Lee is supported In his
stand by J.. f. Shepperd, president q
Df the railroad conductors. Warren
). Stone and d. b. Robertson. presl- [
ients of the engineers and firemen [
respectively, say that when the lives {
4 their men are endangered the sit Il
lation constitutes grounds for walk
uts. a
Details Of the collapse OF efforts d
f the big Four" to settle the W
trike will be compiled and forward 81
d to the entire memberships of the Ct
rganizations. p
While the brotherhood chiefs ts
Maintained strict silence regarding 5
he cause of their failure to me- e
late the strike at New York recent B
Z, II was understood that use OF
ne word ''reinstate" was wholly re- Il
ponslble. Railroad executives. It is fl
aid, offered to take back" strik- "
rs under their former status. but a
eclined to "reinstate" them. a
They insisted. It is said that ire b
istate" be stricken out and take o.
ack" substituted. This the unions c,
efused to do. declaring that II the 81
lopmen were merely taken back is
ley would be subject to dismissal n,
any time, where II they were re-
lstated the shopcrafts organization
5 whole would be recognized.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 20 Omitted :,
ress) Legislative headquarters of ,y
lie big Four" brotherhoods here N
,day denied reports that secret
Ieeting of brotherhood leaders =
ould be held IN Cleveland within II
hours to determine whether can II
,llations Of the wage contracts of Il
lese powerful organizations with II
lie railroads should be made effec- II
We within 80 days. III
l.. f. Sheppard. head OF the con- n
ictors was here yesterday and II
ade no mention Of any such pos II
bility, II was stated. III