Show INE STRIKE LEADERS ARRESTED UI U. S1 S. RAIDS SALT LAKE LAK OUTLAWS OUTLAWS' Chief Men l of Organization Taken Into I Custody by Posse J osse Led Lcd by Federal Authorities S down on the meeting of tIle the I United Railroad Em Em- cs association the outlaw switchmen's organization D. D S. S I Dorrity for for- or- or rity acting United Unit States marshal marsha and a l posse of oE special agents of t the e department of justice directed by hj Floyd Flod P. r Jackson arrested seven sC o of the strike leaders yesterday on OU charges of conspiring to violate violat-c the Lever act of 1917 1017 and also the transportation trans act I taken into custody at the mooting arc are W W. J. J Rodda chairman G. G G. G Sherman W W. J. J Lemon 11 of oC the publicity t o tl theor c I JI of ot the J g A. A B. B lull lillI William Moore W. W sr G. G Hill HIlI and John A. A Smith C. C P P. another of ot tho thoo o arrested arrest arrest- ed was taken into custody in the yards of ot the Oregon Short Line where he had be been n working working- since his desertion desertion deser deser- tion lion of oC the strikers Monday I All those arrested were taken before be- be foro fore United States Commissioner Commission 1 Henry Y V. Van Pelt for arraignment The ball set for Rodda flodda Sherman and Lemon was placed at while the bonds for the tho others other were fixed at oOOO All of oC the tho men arrested wore re released re leased on bail late last night their attorney at at- torne torney W. W S. S Dalton Dallon declared Out for Others It is understood that several other warrants are now in the hands of thc the United States mar marshal hal awaiting ice No trouble was encountered d b by the government go in making the raid on the thc hall ball although h there were more than ino workers in tho place at the time lime Tho arrest of oC tho men hero i 1 ithe it j tho the result of oC tho investigation in conducted conduct conduct- I ed ott throughout the intermountain court coun I j try lJ by Chief Special Agent ont Ilo Floyd d 1 f 1 Jackson of oC the tho local bureau of ot I for tho department of Justice Jackson an anti and his operatives have worked unceasingly p on the case sIpc since tho the walkout out of oC the tho rail strikers and has been heen In constant touch with the thc situation in other sections or of tho countr country coun court tr try through h a advices received hero here from Attorney General A. A Mitchell Palmer who has been conducting conducting- the national investigation of oC the walkout Gravamen of Charges Conspiracy to hinder the conservation conservation conserva conserva- tion and supply of oC food 1001 and to hinder the distribution of foodstuffs an act against tho national security and defense de de- de- de Is charged chars in the complaint against all those arrested Conspiracy to limit the facilities for tor forthe forthe the distribution of ot coal and other necessities necessIties ne ne- ne- ne o of life by limiting the tr transportation trans the tho walkOUt walkout walkout walk walk- out of or the men Is also charged Interstate commerce has been boen affected affect ed locally according to the tho complaint against those arrested because of ot the dela delay in handling large quantities of freight live 11 stock stoel perishables an and Continued on page o 3 NINE lOCAl STRIKE II I lEADERS ARRESTED I Continued from Page 1 coal on local These products are transported L from state to state I ana and tho me nc dispatch or of these articles has nas been hindered b by the walkout of oC the yardmen according to the complaints Intimidation of workers who might be bo favorable to returning to work for the railroads is also alleged In la the com com- plaints Conspiracy to violate the Lever ever act and the transportation act carries a 3 penal penalty of oC two years years' imprisonment on each chargo charge or a a. fine fino of or In inI I each instance or both fine Ine and im im- im J. J C C. C Davis general chairman for the Brotherhood of ot Railway Trainmen who has Ilas fought tou-ht the strike since the I walkout was the man who pointed out those wanted by the government agents at the time of or their arrest in the meeting hall according to the strikers Support In Ie Prom ic cd l Following the arrest of the strike leaders a a. ot vote was tas taken to support in every wa way possible those arrested It was also announced that meetings of the organization would continue A new set of or temporary officers was elected following following- the tho arrests Conditions in the local freight yards ards were practically normal yesterday the freight ht embargo having been lifted HUed On n the lih lines lilies s' s of th the Oregon Jre-gon Short Line early yesterday esterday Trains are aro moving throughout hout the intermountain country with capacity cargoes according to the railroad of or- or n Plan Ending Their Strike Chicago Chicago April Aril 20 Action O.-Action Action towards ending g the the unauthorized unauthorized walkout of switchmen in the Chicago terminal district district dis dis- was expected to be taken to tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow to- to morrow at a a. mass meeting of or members of ot the tho Chica Chicago o Yardmen's association called today by a L. L committee of strike leaders Government and city officers an and representatives of or the railways were werA invited to be present In calling the tho meeting the strikers strikers' committee was s sin in conference with District Attorney CI Clyne ne and the move o was said eald to have havethe havethe havethe the support o of federal officers John Gronau president of or the Yardmen's Yard Yard- mens men's association who Is In jail at Joliet Jollet IlL today predicted the speedy settlement of ot the strike at tho the mass meeting Ho said he ho expected to obtain obtain obtain ob ob- tain his release on bond In time to attend the tho gathering Seven Se more strike leaders for tor whom warrants tarrants wore were issued today surrendered surrendered surrendered ered at the federal building and were held in bond The Tho railroads announced that forty forty- two more crews went ent to work In the yards j-ards to today ay bringing the total to as s compared to a normal operation of or 63 The charters of or five more local lodges of ot the Brotherhood of ot Railroad Trainmen in the tho Chicago o area and eight in the tho St St. Louis area have havo been bean revoked A A. A F. F Whitney vice vico president or the brotherhood announced tonight Two charters in Chicago o and one in San Francisco were revoked several dasa days das a ago o by the brotherhood Prospects of or another railroad crisis in Chicago vanished with tho the decision of r representatives nr t nL Ives s of freight h handlers clerks and nd sti station es esto to remain at work worl and await action b- b by bythe bythe the feder federal l wage wabe board on increases asked Unauthorized Strikers Denied Hearing Hearin b bWashington Washington April 20 Applications of unorganized strikers for hearings on their demands for fora a living wage were denied today by the railroad la labor Ia- Ia 1 bor board after Chairman Barton had ruled that anyone might file tHe a l. l complaint complaint com com- plaint but that It was waa for the board to determine whether tho the dispute was one which the law empowered It St to adjust In its reply to Edward McHugh h of ot New York who filed a 1 brief brIer a an as a u citizen citizen citizen citi citi- zen asking a l. l hearing on the ground round of the existing emergency as well as sis a formal complaint the board said It declined to authorize the tho application application application tion to be filed and docketed aa as a case because It did not comply with the law and with order No 3 1 Chairman Barton announced that the same sam rulin ruling applied to the applications applications applications of 01 the St. St Louis and Chicago O yardmen's ass associations or an any other body which had not complied with tho the rules adopted by th the board Ord Order r No o. o 1 provides provide that no complaint will win willbe willbe be entertained from an any parties who are arc not using every effort eHert to avoid any interruption to the operation of ot the tho railroads Representatives of the strikers declared declared de de- that the they would be on hand when the board resumes Its hearing of or the general wage was controversy to to- to morrow |