Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-07
Railroad at Alton. ILL.,, returned to

Railroad at Alton. ILL.,, returned tc
work.
Striking shopmen Of the Dakota d.
vision of the Great Northern offered to
! volunteer their services without pay In
any case where loss Of life by wrecks
or property by fire is threa tened.
Announcements by the Union Pacific
Burlington and Northwestern systems
that pensions and seniority rights would
Re forfeited unless the men returned to
work Immediately were greeted by jeers
from strikers at their meetings.
In Illinois. State troops at Spring
Danviilc and Delavan, were ordered 10
hold themselves in readiness for strike
duty.
Additional wage adjustment cases not
included IN those covered by recent de-
cisions were set for hearing by the Rail-
road Labor Board today.
Pittsburgh. Pa. July Thy A. P.)
The Pennsylvania Railroad today re-
ported numbers of striking shopmen re-
turning to work nt eight points in the
Pittsburgh district and the employment
Of 700 new men to take the places Of
strikers. The largest gain was at Pit
cairn. where, road officials said. thirty
Passenger and freight traffic is normal
the officials declared.
Baltimore and Ohio representatives
announced that camp Of shop work.
crs had been established in the Smith.
field district of the Connellsville coke
region. and that they expected imme-
diatc improvement in coal shipments
from there.
Washington. July by A. P.)---
Postofficc Department officials said to-
Gay no further reports concerning in
reference with the movement of United
States mails by striking railway work
ers had been received since alleged
strikers attempted TO hinder the move
ment Of mail trains in Missouri and
Louisiana Wednesday.
Strike disturbances Mt Chaffee and
Slater. Mo-. which threatened to re-
tard the movement of the mails several
days ago. ceased. the department said.
when President Kern. Of the St. Louis
and San Francisco Railway. appealed TO
the Governor Of Missouri and the sheriff
Of the county in which the towns are
located 70 prevent further trouble.
In several Mississippi towns some de-
lay in the movement Of the mails, due
to general strike conditions. was re-
ported. but only two cases of actual in
reference with mail trains have been
reported. one at Marshall. Texas. and
the other at DeQuincy. La.
Ravena. y. Y. July 7.--(By A. P.)
Extra railroad guards, State troopers
and special police were patrolling the
property Of the West Shore Railroad
here yesterday. following the shooting
early in the morning of three strike
breakers as they were returning to their
boarding place from the roundhouse.
The three men, John McCloskey,
George Phillips and John McMahon,
we're shot from ambush at time when
n train was exploding torpedoes placed
on the tracks. The sound of the tor
shots and the wounded men were forced
10 crawl several hundred yards for help.
None of them was seriously wounded
Boston, July I. - lBy A. PD -
Members of the United Brotherhood of
of Way Employers en-
ploycd on the New York. New Haven
md Hartford. Boston and Albany and
the Boston and Maine roads have voted
10 send an ultimntun. to the general of.
tccrs Of the organization In Detroit de-
an increase in wages by Au-
gust. The alternative would he
strike.
The vote was taken at n mass meet
ing Vt maintenance Of way men fol.
lowing the reading Of report that
similar action was being taken By en-
ployes Of all roads in the country nf-
fccted by wage cut ordered hy the
Railroad Labor Board.