Evening journal., 1922-07-13
LOCAL STRIKE
BECOMES siege
Workers Increase Pickets
About Pennsy's Todd's
Cut Shops
CAR INSPECTOR
BEATEN BY MOB

the strlke. Dennite ngures were no
given.
According TO another report cur
rent today the Pennsylvania Rail
road has been recruiting Negroes ir
the South TO replace strikers. Thii
report was scoffed at by railroad Of
fclals. who said they didn't wan
that kind OF labor and that very fey
Il Negroes were skilled in railroad shoT
repair work anyhow.
Every effort is being made by both
the Pennsylvania and the Baltimore
and Ohio TO keep the still employed
at the shops out OF the reach OF
strike pickets. To accomplish this
special trains are being run from the
| railroad stations to the shops each
morning 30 carry the men to work.
and back again In the afternoon 10
bring the men into the city.
Brief meetings were held this
morning by the Pennsylvania System
workers at the Labor Temple and
by the Pullman men.
At the meeting OF Pullman strik-
ers. about 400 members affiliated
with Pullman System Federation.
| No. 1922 passed a motion by c. G..
Wilcox. president OF the system. that
union employees now working at
the shops be notified TO quit at once
as they are working unfair"
This was the first intimation that
some OF the Pullman employees had
resumed work. II was said that
some OF the employees walked near,y
a mile out OF their way - avoid
strike pickets.
]. T. Sitter, chairman OF the joint
protective committee of thu Pull
man plant. expressed confidence. n
an address, .he men would win the
strike within n sew days.
Reports. also We're heard today
that the Baltimore and Ohio road
was operating some OF its trains over
the Pennsylvania system, not be-
cause Of any wreck, but to obtain
the service at repair shops along the
Pennsylvania lines. the Baltimore
and Ohio shops being tied up tight.
This was denied at the Psnnsylva-
mia Railroad Offices.
A big gathering Is expected at the
public mass meeting which will be
held at 7.3O. tonight in Pythian
Castle. No smoking will be per-
mitted and a large number OF wo-
men are expected 10 attend. J. F.
Anderson. of Washington, vice-pres-
dent OF the International Associa-
ton OF Machinists, and William ].
Buckley OF this city, general repre-
sentative ofsthe International Boil-
ermaker's Union. will Ae the prin-
cipal speakers. George Woomen, OF
Altoona. Pa. general chairman OF
the Electrical Workers System No.
go. also may be present and speak.
The strikers staged an effective
method Of peaceful picketing
yesterday. when without any
whatever about ESQ
men who had volunteered for picket |
duty lined up on Vandever ayehu,. ]
forming a gauntlet through which |
every man reporting for duty at the !
shops was obliged TO walk. The 4
o. the picketiag was /
shown when aJ3ut 4 5 young men. all ,
OF whom said they were Former .
service men. had the local situation
explained to them. and agreed, not
10 go to work a the shops.
These men said they came here
yesterday morning from Elkton.
North East and other Maryland
towns where they had been ap-
preached by men who represented
themselves as emissaries of the
Railroad. and who told
hem times were unusually busy in
that the company was
lfter men and that they could all get
good Jobs here.
All the men admitted they we're
stranded. The pickets got IN touch
With union headquarters and advised
he general committee OF the situa-
ion. The committees sent for the {
trangers and provided them with
ood. The union officials then
ave each man a railroad ticket E
'ack to the place from which he had ,
ONE. The strangers left. declaring ,
hey would not return TO Whining ,
on. and once back in their homes ,
hey would advise all their friends
( the local situation and urge them
ot to come here. !
The unions involved In the strike +
ave perfected thorough system OF !
hecking the men who have remain
d loyal to the union. There are 7
till some union men who have re- &
lained at work. and the unions are :
ranging TO fix a time limit In Z
'hich these will be permitted to :
iake up their minds as 20 whether
ley will remain loyal to the unions
r remain at work and have their
ames stricken from the rolls.
The ranks OF the Baltimore and /.
hio Railroad shopmen who struck
n masse remain unbroken. Some a
ew men have been transferred .
ON Philadelphia and other points II
the Wilsmere yards, but It was l
lported at union headquarters the Il
Iilroad is having a hard time keep II
g them on the Job. At the COM III
inys roundhouse the statement II
as made that conditions are un- II
ranged. II
Attacked by three white men as he II
as walking along the tracks OF the II
snnsylvanla Railroad Company. ii
ar Twelfth and Dure streets late II
st night. Edwin I. Verndram. a III
r inspector. was badly beaten. The II
sailsnts made their escape in the III
rkness. III
Tho cries OF Verndrnm attracted II
who notified the police, III
ID the patrol and ambulance hur- II
ID 10 the scene. Verndram's CON II
ton was such that he was able II
go 20 his home unassisted. II
Women OF this date will find that II
q Want ADJ offer then many on III