Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-04-16 | Page 1 | Freight Traffic on Potomac Standstill

p: oo V FREIGHT TRAFFIC ON : POTOMAC STANDSTILL fc; WASHINGTON, April 15. Freight traffic into this city, particularly from ' tho south, was again threatened with r complete stoppage tonight when em-, em-, ployes at Potomac freight yards joined . the strike for the second time. Some W workers wore out also at Peckington A yards, the receiving point for freight from the north and west. v Ljr Officials at Potomac yards said traf- fic was virtually at a standstill there. j They hoped, however, to effect a set- j.2 tIemenL before morning. They were 'In conference with employes representatives representa-tives to 11 p. m. Leaders of the strlker-i , ; agreed lo attempt to get the men back to worc, it was said, but doubled their g abUity to do so without delay.