New Britain herald., 1922-07-25

Chicago, July 25 (By Associated
 Press)-The railroad strike combined
 With the coal strike, was betnr I brought home to the public today through the announcements of lead- CTS in several industries that unlesg | speedy settlement was reached. clos ing the plants with resulting unen- | ployment, rationing of fuel and food l supplies, and a crippling of public utilities service would result.
 Steel Plants Affected.
 Steel plants, especially in the East.
 will be closed On a wholesale scale if present conditions continue until
 August according to the head of a
 large steel corporation. Industrial
 coal was said to be unobtain.ble at
 any price in New York. Tn Chicaxo
 increases from $525 to S1s.25 a ton
 in coal prices were announced. A | shortage of coal cars in bituminous fields has caused an appreciable de- cline in production.
 1 The close relationship which the 1 strikes were assuming was seen in the statement of H. B. Trumbover of the Wisconsin railroad commission that if the coal strike lasted an additional two weeks rail transportation in that state would be at a standstill,
 Washington Silent.
 Official Washington still maintained silence on the rail situation, but 1t was confidently expected that Presi- dent Harding would begin action to end the shopmen's strike during the week.
 In some quarters it was believed that the next move might como through the railroad labor board It was pointed out that the board has power to grant full recognition to the new shopmens unions which 40 Eastern railroads under the leadership of l.. Loree, eastern regional chair man of the Association of Railway executives, contemplate forming.
 Hopes for immediate peace were centered in the meeting today of officials of the Baltimore & Ohio rail- road with representatives of the strikers. Success in settling differ ences on that road probably would mean that other roads would adopt q similar course, 1t is understood.
 NdikOuIs OIlllkcly
 Further spread of the walkout was considered unlikely since the an- that 10000 members of the station agents union would re- main at work. made by W. J. Noone, head of the union, after a conference with L. Menimen, labor member of the railroad labor board. However, members of the local union of f1remen 1t Evansville, Ind, yesterday adopted resolutions recommending a strike un- ess armed guards were removed from he entire Louisville and Nashville system.
 Sugar Rationing Ordered.
 Existing embargoes on freight have 'aused shortage of commodities in several cities and lack of transporta- ion has reduced the supply in a few ines. In Chicago a leading chain .rocery firm yesterday announced that he sale of sugar would be limited to en pounds to customer. Similar .ction previously had been taken in evera small towns
 Disorders and CurtaiIment.
 Curtailment of train service con- inued, the Pere Marquette announc- ng that the resort Speclal from 'hicago to Detroit would be placed on
 tri-weekly basis and thirteen other rains suspended ..a. At Chicago the Grand Trunk line anceled two trains between Chicago nd Detroit and two between Chicago nd Harvey. and the Chicago and orthwestern annulled two trains be- veen Chicago and Milwaukee.
 Six trains were cancelled by the DO Line Great Northern and Pacific ,iroads at St. Paul,
 In North Dakota train service on ,veral divisions was placed on a tri- eekly basis Motor trucks would be sed to carry mail on off days, it was lnounced
 Disorders took a new turn when ven men were arrested in Philadel- 1ia, charged with spreading among e workers at the Baldwin Locomo- ce shops literature demanding that e workers refuse to work on rail- ad equipment
 Two men reported to the police at anderson. Ky, that they had been