New-York tribune., 1922-07-18

an hour and forty minutes, and New
England Express, forty-hve minutes.
On the New Haven, according to the
strikers, afternoon expresses from Bos.'
ton averaged an hour late. The White
Mountain Express was delayed three
hours and forty minutes and the State
of Maine an hour and ten minutes.
The unions also asserted that egg
dealers have been reporting unusually
heavy breakages since the strike be-
gan. S
Erie Taking Back Strikers
One company announcement which
aroused Considerable talk yesterday
afternoon was the Erie's declaration
that strikers were being taken back
neither as new men nor with their old
position. Their standing will be based
on the order in which they return to
their jobs and their previous employ
ment record. After the failure Of the
attempt to resume negotiations through
the Labor Board, it was said that the
final disagreement came over this ques-
tion of seniority. and it was suggested
that the Erie's action might set a
precedent for the handling Of this mat
ter
To r. D. Underwood, president of the
Erie, the excitement about seniority
seemed absurd "With conductors, en-
gineers, firemen and trainmen seniority
means preference on runs and other
things he explained. "To .shopmen it
means only preference in the as
signment to one of the three daily
Shifts
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suggestion that the Erie service was
suffering from the strike, and declared
that only the absence of coal shipments
was preventing record breaking freight
movem ents on the road. Last Friday,
he declared, $4,000 cara were moved.
The Lehigh Valley declared that 81
percent of its shopment are at work.
The New Haven announced the inten-
tion of feopening it's stel car shops at
Norwich, which require 200 men. The
Erie stated that 4,020 men were man.
ming its shops, against normal force
of 1000, and called attention to a
stading offer from the Baldwin Loco
motive Works In Philadelphia as safe
last resort. =
Sixty additional United States Mar
shals were assigned to the Erie lines.
IN New Jersey yesterday, the company
ueCldIeu. MarSnal MulnerOn asked the
sheriffs of each Of the counties in the
state for information as to how many
men qualified for service as mashalls
each is prepared to supply.
Two more instances of violence were
reported In the greater city yesterday.
In one a strike breaker was arrested
in Long Island City for violating the
Sullivan law. In the other. a striker.
his sister and friend jeered and
finally assaulted patrolman on guard
at the Pennsylvania shops on Tenth
Avenue.
The Port Authority announced that
It's emergency food organization was
ready for mobilization at twenty.four
hours notice, but apparently did. not
Think any drastic action was needed
Two striking car inspectors were ar
rested last night by the Hoboken no
lice on the complaint Of an employee
OF the Lackawanna, who alleged the
Two assaulted him as he was leaving
work. He says there were four in the
party, but so far the police have ar
rested but two.
They gave their names as Joseph
Wilcewski, twenty-five years old. OF
100 Railroad Avenue, Jersey City, and
arthur Lehlbach, twenty six, Of 204
thirteenth Street, Jersey City. The
former is held on charge of assault
and battery and the latter on dis
orderly person charge.