Show 4 D T o l ROlS T DACK Switchmen Vote Vate to td Eh End Walt Walkout out ut If All G 11 c-a c 1 1 I G Get t Jobs Jobs- Movement nt i J Everywhere re W We Weakened k ken ned d iff CLEVELAND L V LAND ol 0 April i 1 16 Athe 16 At il t close of a three hour conference between between be be- tween W. W G. G Lee president of the Br Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen Warren WarrenS S. S Stone chief of the engineers engineers' engineers engineers' engineers engineers' engi engi- brotherhood and W. W S. S Carter president of of or the he firemen firemen's brotherhood a reply Was sent to the Railroad General General Gen Gen- eral Managers' Managers associations association's ultimatum last night to get the striking railroaders railroad ers back to work by S Saturday noon The chiefs would not divulge the tho nature na ture ure of the reply I T. T oLEDO 0 y I 1 large majority lW J h. h l Toledo voted th this this' s afternoon td tP return to i immedi teh They hey agreed greed to abide by bli- conditions submitted submitted by the Baltim Baltimore e Oh o These Thee conditions s provide that th th trainmen n return to their respective positions that no discrimination or I prejudice be shown against the men I that everything be to se see that I their requests for increased pay and andI rM I better working conditions ar are granted ST. ST LOUIS lOUlS MEN RETURNING ST. ST LOUIS April 16 Abou About 2 n h switchmen employed by t the e St S1 Ix ou ui San San- Francisco and the St Lo Iron Mountain and South Southern rn- rn rail railroad road S. S reported for tor work toda today following 1 j vote last night which It was ald was overwhelmingly against c cance k kance T o ance of the strike Traffic TraffiC- was reported norm normal l cri li Missouri Pacific It w was s also an announced that switchmen were ing on oth other r lines t FIRST BREAK AT PITTSBURG 9 PITTSBURG fl Pa ps April 16 Five t crews of striking yardmen in thel e eastbound section of ot the Pitcairn yards of the Pennsylvania railroad returned to w work rk this afternoon This This' l is the first notable break in In he ranks of or the str strikers kers in la this iS i r v. v r f if 6 Speedy i End to 4 1 i W Walkout al q t Predicted t 1 W d CHICAGO April 16 i jK i is Integration o of at unauthorized railroad strikes in the Ute Central and and s was today with a a. a serious s I blow struck by the government at t th th Insurgents' Insurgents stronghold in Chicago by by bythe the arrest of twenty five strike leaders I 4 f T Tie The e arrest of the Chicago lea leapers leaders who wh were at liberty today under bonds of or arranging for tor bail ball promises refrain from par participation in strike activities activities' pending hearing of ot charges of viol violation tion of ft the Lever Leyer food tood control act left local ocal insurgents virtually lead leaderless rl ss i f n fl I Federal officials Indicated th that t no no I further arrests were scheduled f t I Warnings w were re issued In the prin 7 cipal strike centers In In the the- West that t t l unless the men returned returned- to work by tomorrow their positions positions' would 0 Iba b de declared lar d ac vacant n and d' d newsmen n em i V I RETURN AT CHICAGO v vIn In Chicago switchmen r ret returned t rf to work yesterday railroad executives executives tives announced St Steel el mills at G Ij Ind md where workers b been e. e idle were preparing to to resume um op operations oper- oper ri today v I ft 9 The situation in Michigan and aOh wh where re several hundred thousand I ii-i ii workers ba have ve b been en l out of ot e employment rem remained remained ir if ly unchanged j ON S. S P. P 1 i. Hopes of railway railway- officials f for r early earl f. f restoration of ot freight traffic in P Pa Pacific Pa cillo coast states state were wera stimulated d b by announcement at Los LOE Ang Angeles Angeles' les th that tJ ll e Order of Railway Cond Conductors Conductor had agreed with Southern Pacific cI 1 lc I ci ls respond to future calls galls for tor train service regardless of ot strike condl condl The agreement ag was said t af f I feet all an Southern Pacific lines lines' from fpm Portland Ore to o El Paso Texas Tea d Ogden Utah i r k SERVICE NEARLY NO NORMAL MALj tt Passenger s service on the Pacific f coast was reported practically norm r Southern Pacific o officials Is s said tr freight rg li traffic was r rapidly nearing normal normal- Strikers s were reported returning Continued on page lage 11 11 I i- i I TOLEDO 1 Continued from page 1 to work at t St. St Louis Lou and at Kansas City brotherhood chairmen issued an ultimatum to to strikers to report to work worle on or before tomorrow under under tinder penalty of losing their seniority rity rights IMPROVEMENT IN EAST E ST ST. NEW YORK Apr April 16 Railroad 16 Railroad G.-Railroad brotherhood officials renewed their their efforts today to Induce striking switchmen and yardmen to to o return to work worle immediately Railroad managers sent notice to the brotherhood representatives in the New Kew York district stating th they y would keep their books open until Sunday noon only for tor the strikers to report for tor duty Brotherhood representatives warned the men they had better better- go back while the going is good Railroad service in the East Ea t continued continued continued con con- to show improvement today NO CHANGE CHANGE AT DETROIT DETROIT Mich April 16 16 No No provement was was shown In the switchmen's switch switch- mens men's strike situation this morning and both the railroad officials and the strikers announced t that at nothing would bo be done locally today toward a a. set set- but that the railroad labor board would be depended on to bring I about a a. solution of ot the difficulties 1 1 The Tha food toad and nd fuel situation n is Js growing growing growling grow grow- ling ing worse |