Show w i w III w III k l lf f S S RIK IKE S gp S DS A CR CROSt- CROSt OSS S EN S TiRE L S Co N COl-N 5 UN 5 TR R V NA II ON WIDE WALKOUT WAlK l ll 5 l MS j 1 Test at Hand in Bitter Bitter- W War at Between ChieI G Chiefs of Brotherhoods and and Outlaw Rail Rail Union V I CHICAGO April 8 end the rail rail rail- strike if the men men ref refuse se to listen isten to Q reason S. S E. E Heberling Heber ing national na na lional president of the f Union of North Noth America declared to today to to- I day just before going into a mass mass meeting meeting meet meet- ing to to address 2000 striking members of Df his organization v vIt It would be p possible under the terms Lerms of the transportation act to ar arrest arrest arrest ar- ar rest those responsible for the strike for conspiracy but I do donot not think such drastic roe measures will be necessary necessarY ha ho he continued contin The men be in inthe i in the breadline in two wo weeks Unless they goback go goback back to work If the strike continues r j l net ng r-j r t. t the to O public will demand nd government nt a v ac tion and prosecution of the parties guilty of having caused all all' this thi suffer suffer- in ing The best thing thing- the trainmen can do is is r return turn to wor work today d CHICAGO HICAcO Ap April S v f officers of of the bj bg railroad b hr t oday ay Q every means in In their power over to break the strike or switchmen engineers engineers- and firemen remen In Chicago and prevent ent a a. a nationwide i wall walkout ou t. t 5 REAL TEST COMES Railroad officials and union leaders here alike agreed that today today- would bring the real test of strength between be between between be- be tween the strongly group of brotherhoods and the outlaw unions wh which ch have sprung up under leaders who voice their dissatisfaction at what they declare Is the failure of the brotherhood officials to get more mone money for the men In IIi the Chicago district where the strikes started eight days ago the Railroad General Managers' Managers association association tion has set today as the last for the striking switchmen engineers engineer an and and firemen firemen firemen fire fire- men to return If they fail to heed the the- ultimatum strikebreakers breakers will be ba brought In and the vacant places tilled it Is said S A review of- of the ot-the the situation shows Chicago Eight Chicago Eight to ten thousand l railroad men out freight t service service ser ser ser- vice reduced to about 30 to 50 per percent per percent cent of normal packinghouse packing packinghouse packinghouse house forced out but ut of work work by the shutdown Kansas City City five Twenty five hundred hundred hundred hun hun- dred men on on strike nine of the thirteen roads roads' entering the city aff affected ted r Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Twenty seven seven hundred men Idle seven railroad d yards in effect tied up an embargo against all aiL freight Los Angeles Twelve Angeles Twelve hundred transcontinental transcontinental men on strike three lines lines' affected 1 Toledo Toledo Six Six hundred swit switchmen switchmen- t out all traffic said to be at a standstill within twenty four hours Gary Three Gary Three hundred men out strike spreading S St. St Louis East St. St Louis and Milwaukee Milwaukee Men Men are aro holding meetings meetings meet meet- ings to consider organization of branches of the new outlaw o S u unions n 10 n S. S Kankakee II III Forty I.-Forty Forty men out affected three ro roads ds Detroit Mich Forty Forty men men men- menon on strike police guarding yards Cleveland O. O Fifteen o.-Fifteen Fifteen hun hundred men to meet tonight to consider strike ke Chicago faced at a serious erious food short short- shortage shortage which made mad a. a age ge today toda Potatoes new high record of 7 peY p l' l hundred whole wholesale ale res yesterday jumped another dollar when the the- market opened 5 this his morning Egg receipts fell to cases cases cases' t to today ci- ci day lay as compared to more snore than than cases ases yesterday Efforts of o the rail ran roads to keep veep milk trains moving mewIng I successful have hae ave been only partly I Prices rices have advanced several cents cents' c canta in in inthe the th he week as a result of ol the suspension suspension sion ion of work at the sacking packing plants CHICAGO FACES SHUTDOWN In th the meantime thousands of cit t stock stock- stockyards stockyards stock stock- yards ards workers remain out of ol jobs be because beaus be- be cause caus aus of or the closing of activities there here a fuel famine w which ich would cause 3 a shutdown of the city's city industries impends ImI im tin- I ends and a food lOOd shortage is manifesting manifest manifest- through soaring prices The ing ng g itself elat lat lat- latet steel teel industry at Gary Irid Ind is the t est sst et to fo be affected reports from that cIty Ity say the the- strike threatens to close Continued on p page ge 9 9 S L S S J. J w R. R R. R STRIKE SPREADS ACROSS ENTIRE COUNTRY General Looms When When Thousands Secede Fro From Brotherhoods Continued age I 1 steel mills and that h hundreds of of- me men already have b been en laid off ort Brotherhood officials now In Chicago Chicag appeared appeal ed at several meetings of th the strikers ers and appealed d to them to r re rd turn to work but they g got l cool oo replies as compared to the spirit in th the Uie speeches of of strike leaders were vere r re received re- re ed W WASHINGTON HI TAKES T KES HAND Washington n took a hand in th the strike e by sending Assistant Commissioner Commissioner Commis Commis- Hanger of the United States State board of mediation and Conciliation here Ht Ut is expected merely to investigate the situation and report l I to Commissioner Chambers without t maling maU mal mal- ing any effort to to settle the strike however S That the railroads c cannot pay th the wage increases creases demanded demand d by the th strikers was s the tasis b of of f a tate statement made by Judge C C. A. A Prouty dire director directo tor of valuation of the interstate commer com com- corn com mer mere e commission He said that all a questions of wage advances would would woul h have yc to be passed passed- on by the he wage wag board provided for Cor In the Esch Cum mins mins bill hill which has riot not yet been appointed ap appointed appointed ap- ap ap- ap pointed and termed the strike a RoS as hopeless v Utah N Not t Affect Affected d t l By Rail Strike S Local ocal railroad officials st stated ted today that tha there thera is Is Is' on Intimation of the railroad extending to this city Thomas J 3 Haipin chief clerk to I 1 H H H. Luke Lule superintendent of Utah lines o othe of the Denver Rio Grande stated that tha the situation between the men and th the company Is not at all strained In n this vicinity It is the belief at the office of ot OB O O. B B. Chalmers supervisor of employment for the Oregon Short Line that th the Chicago Chi thi- cago situation is practically ignored b by local r railroaders Perishable Freight To Chicago Barr Barred d' d l 1 Shipments of tall freight Including liveStock livestock live lIve- Stock and perishable foodstuffs consigned to Chicago are not being accepted t by railroads here her on account of the now in progress in n the Chicago switching district OttIC Official announcement of this embargo on the Oregon Short Line was wa made by T T. S S. S Kinnersley d dent nt of ot car service for the road Notices Notice of the embargo were also received a athe at atthe atthe the Denver Rio Gr Grande nde offices Thousands Go Out At St. St Louis ST ST. LOUIS April 8 Approximately S. switchmen yardmen and in n the st st. St t. t Louis district went wenton on strike at 1 30 o'clock this afternoon The remainder re re- re- re of between and members members members mem mem- bers of the new yardmen's association which called the strike are slated to cult oui work later in the afternoon when they finish their heir shifts Those now out comprise the th shuts bJ s o of oti duty I Motor Victor Trucks Used To Ship Fresh Meat II CHICAGO April 8 Fifty trains rains left Chicago at dawn each loaded with pounds of fresh meat billedo billed billed- I to o nearby towns The packing company which Inaugurated Inaugurated inaugurated rated the service expects to serve its regular routes in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin in this way Each train rain consists of a tractor and three cork corle II I I lined Ined refrigerator cars Brotherhood Chiefs Co Confer fer on Strike CLEVELAND 0 O. O April 8 In S.-In In an effort effort efort ef- ef fort ort to curb the spread of the unauthorized unauthorized strike of railroad heads o of f the three railroad brotherhoods were in hi n conference here today Those who attended the meeting were W W. G G. G Lee president Of Of the Brotherhood Brotherhood Brother- Brother hood of Railroad Trainmen Warren S S. S Stone president of tIle the Brotherhood of Engineers Timothy Shea head of the Brotherhood Brotherhood Brother- Brother hood of Railroad Firemen and Engine- Engine I men mm Senator McCormick Demands Probe W WASHINGTON ASI N April 8 Investigation S. of f the unauthorized strike of railroad at Chicago Buffalo and other cities was provided in a resolution introduced introduced In- In by Senator McCormick of nu- nu nois The resolution directs the senate commerce commerce com corn merce committee t to investigate any exIsting existing ex- ex sting strike of interstate railroad em- em loves not noc conducted or authorized by any my recognized organization of railroad It was referred to the committee committee committee com com- on expenses Niagara Switchmen Refuse to Strike NIAGARA FALLS FAIrs N. N N. Y April S Switchmen Switchmen in the Niagara Falls yards today oda declared their loyalty to th the Brotherhood Broth Broth- of Railway R Trainmen and refused association strike to o join the Yardmen's from Buffalo made madean A committee ommIttee of fifty an art unsuccessful plea for bra fora a walkout |