Show STRIKE GRIPS NEW jD I iff LOSES OSS STRENGTH IN WESTI WEST WEST- SCENE OF WALKOUT ACTIVITY SHIFTING TO EASTERN LINES il NEW YORK 12 The The The Central Railroad of New Jersey suspended all passenger passenger- service at noon today when agents were ordered to st stop p tickets The road covers covers covers' the state of New Jersey and he su suspension pension order affects approximately commuters r A noti notice e po posted ted at at- atthe the Pennsylvania stat station on announced this forenoon th hat t several everal trains scheduled to arrive this morning morning- would not ot here get for various reasons The h New Ne York Central announced it was carrying out its full schedule che le The Erie and Lackawanna na were completely tied up on commuter s service The Central Railroad of New Jersey ran onan on an ir irp irregular gular r sched schedule le Other roads reported slight improvement over last thelast two days t J. J J. J J. J r Mantell representing the railroad d managers' managers organization r said today he had not ot been able to learn how the strikers planned to maintain themselves during the walkout I 4 I I dont don't don t know whether they have access a cess to the brotherhood fU funds f dS' dS he said Information has been beeD given me metha that the strikers at Syr Syracuse cuse have a fund fun of CHICAGO April The The 12 The United Unite i States ates gover government rit delivered ci e railroaders de this wa ti-wa was i S m t to the e- e striking sti I g. g s' s l ft rn OJ reported at the Uie federal bUl building District Attorney Clyne at at a meeting with the strike le leaders leader ders notified them that th the men n neither must either return to their jobs or 01 quit q it and hunt other employment The trains must run Clyne lyne declared and if the strikers do n not t return to work the government will back the roads in declaring t the e strikers strikers' positions vacant an and aid in obtaining men to 0 fill them h m. m CHICAGO April 12 Developments west vest of Pittsburg in in tJ the e CHICAGO V- V switchmen's unauthorized strike today iv were regarded by railroad d broth brotherhood officials as pointing tow toward r f H gradual dis dissolution tion of the insurgent but in i the h East where here r t the walkout yal w v t joined h in several districts by tr trainmen the Sl situation u as assumed A Amore t more serious serious serious' aspect r r In Tn the C Central and Far West regions region numer numerous numerous- us reports ot defect defections o s from f om I the strikers strikers' ranks followed the report rep rt of f 5 1 f important break at Columbus 0 where switchmen yot voted dp i to return to fo- work At At ago admitted keystone of ol I the he walkout w railroad d officials s were presented t terms for settlement o of 01 the h strike e which included ded recognition tion of the new union formed forme I by dissenters from the the- Brotherhood of ol I Railroad Trainmen and the Switchmen's Switch Switch- I I mens men's Union of f North Ameri America Ameriga a. a SETTLEMENT SETTLEMENT OFFERED In the the settlement offer proffered proffered by John GrUnau president of the Chicago Yardmen's association who wh I called the strike at least one radical concession was made made abrogation abrogation of f j the claims lalm for back pay demanded bythe by bythe bythe the older organizations in their contracts con- con contracts contracts tracts with the government That possibly would me mean n a saving of hundreds of thousands of dollars to the railroads It was said Other clauses In the proposed settlement settlement settlement set set- agreement demanded grantIng granting granting grant- grant Ing of the original wage Increase I Ic c called for tor in the strike announcement to be effective upon the return of the themen themen themen I men to to- wor work hour eight basic day and time and a half for overtime ov Sundays and holidays and double i time for overtime on Sundays and andI I holidays VOTE TO RESUME WORK At Akron striking switchmen on the Erie Baltimore Ohio Canton I Youngstown railroads voted at a amass amass r I mass meeting to return to work Work of f the strikers at Ft Wayne Vayne voted to return to the yards this morning I and the remaining workers and em ern- of the New York Central will meet today to decide their course I II I At Saginaw Pere Marquette I switchmen decided to return to work I today toda and volunteered to td go to Detroit Dei De De- Dei i i troit trait Toledo Ludington and Flint to aid in restoring normal service DECLINE TO JOIN WALKOUT I I In Tri the Far Vest West and various other cities in the Middle West Vest local unions I voted not to join the strike Seattle Tacoma Everett and Auburn Wash Vash and Cincinnati tI Little Rock Roel Ark Memphis Tenn and St St. Joseph Mo switchmen registering that intention Yardmen at t Duluth Minn and I Superior Wis Vis decided to continue at work and awai awall awal developments Officials Official of the Terminal Railroad association at St St. Louis said conditions con con- were improved The company company's company's com com- pany pany's s engineers voted to remain loyal CANADA ANADA UNSYMPATHETIC f The e first vote on a sympathetic strike in Canada was negative the Winnipeg branch of or the International j Switchmen s union n deciding not riot to sanction any s r walkout f. f Thirty switching crews In th the Erie I I f r 1 i ft 1 f f- tf l it r if 4 t it f I J A t j u i r j. 1 VA n t 11 i d BI t j i k t t Ji yards at t Kent O o. voted to to re res resume i e work today Despite these reports how however ver Grunau declared We Weare are ure going to win In In the Chicago district mid and at at neighboring steel centers centers- thousands of r of men men were idle today because 1 th the strike At th the the stockyards stockyards promises promises promises' prom prom- promises I of a minimum delivery of 18 i carloads today brought a more optimistic I outlook although hundreds or of orthe the men still would remain idle because ber be be because r cause causa shipments were cut off oft andI and killing necessarily w was redu reduced e I STEEL MILLS IDLE IDLES Steel mills at Youngstown O 0 r were vere idle today because of a oal coal shortage steel mills and coke ovens at J and nd f I Gary Ind md were crippled seriously Nine thousand men n were vere idlest the American Sheet a and d Tinplate plant lant I at Gary i The Lake Carriers Carriers' association atI at I Toledo announced that the opening today of lake navigation bad had been postponed postponed- because of ot the rail In requesting n negotiations Jo looking king kingI I toward ending the strike President Grunau of the local loca switch switchmen's ens en's new nev I association said c contracts the railroads railroads' and the Brotherhood of ot Railway Trainmen n arid and d the Switchmen's Switchmen's Switch Switch- mens men's Union of ot North America do do no no apply to members of his his' union Should his demands be met met Grunau added It would be stipulated that tile the grants applied only to to C C. Y A A. men and not the older organizations lo 1 J President t to Name i R. R R R. Board at Once W WASHINGTON D D. C c. April 12 LA A C Cof ft st k of or hope for early settlement of the tIle Senator Cummins w was s seen today when announced that the White House Hous 1 d promised to complete appointment nent of the railroad board within twenty-four twenty hours from the White House Hous came the announcement The g Is watching ng the the the- rail railroad rail rail- oad road strike and will act if it necessary v General Palmer is back in in Attorney Attorn y Washington aft after r canceling speaking en engagements en- en t J a Ogden t Threaten Strike y Special Dispatch OGDEN OGDEN- April Unless 12 12 Unless a a. wage wige adjustment ad adjustment ad- ad is reached within twenty twenty tour tour hours ours upon their demands that have be been beten n nIn In n the hands of the authorities ies at Washington Wash Washy ington for or weeks railroad at Ogden will RO go o out on strike according according- to o 0 George Crosb Crosby president of or the Trades and cl Labor assembly In a statement state state- ment nent This would affect i Continued o 1 in ed on on page 3 3 l t t T D l 1 jt f t i i i t OF WALKOUT T ed from page L nen who are employed i in tho shops here sept out today by officers of or I load of Railway Clerks call cau- tomorrow to consider can I I |