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'i of Amortca-- Mio \outlaw union's adouM-nu- me havo treat thn ntrlkera and UlUB Com munlcatsd tho attitude of th railroad management to tho men. Twenty Now York Central firemen ,,lt nnrlv 1nt fVAnlncr JllHt llbOUt tllO tlmo that tho wan assuring tho publla that Its commutation servico was about normal and that everytlilrur would bo qulto all right In tho morn-Ini- r. Vainly did tho road odlclala m Dm mm to remain loyal, Thw .Wow to tho walkout was a tremendous reorganized train schedules of tho Now York Central. Terrr SerTlce I Iroproreil. Tho ferry Byntem was much Improved yosterduy. Tho tubes wcro still dark nnd tratllckl(.ss. No hopo of a resump- tion of train service in tho Hudson and Manhattan tubca U expected for some days possibly not until peaco l But tho I'cnn. on tho railroads. nylvanla, tho Krlo, tho Lackawanna and tho Central Railroad of Now Jersey havo rehabilitated their ferry servico to a point at which It Is almost normal Kach line was running two or three boats yes-tord- on thirty mlnuto headways, ro accommodate such of tho thousands of New Jersoy commuters who manage to Bet aa far as tho Hudson niver this morning each road will add another boat to Us fleet. Tho various railroads aro planning to restore the war specials system of get- ting food Into New York from tho West. Such train, carrying beef and other meatB and egga, will bo run on express schedules and get tho right of way over nil other traffic All tho railroads are calling In their reserve forces the l ponslonere, the whlto collar offlco men and oven supervisors of districts to tako tho places of switchmen and fire- men. Tho New York Central and the Now Haven lines liavo been sending out train after train so manned and handled. Tho railroads havo ngreod to limp along doing what they can until fltner the Government forces arbitration or the Htrllccrs agrco to return to work pend-In- g a settlement. The only other hope of the railroads lies In tho ability of tho railroad brotherhoods to furnish enough regulars to take the places of tho bolt- ers or convince the bolters that they would be 'better off within tho ranks of tho brotherhoods. The brotherhoods, though, aro hard up for men. Virtually all tho members of tho now union tho United Railroad Workers of America aro secessionists from the brotherhoods and the latter are having their hands full in prevent- ing further defections. Jersey City ainyor Offer Aid. Ono of the most significant expres sions of tho feeling among tho strikers was seen at their mass meeting in Grandvlew Hall, Jersoy City, yesterday About two thousand were crowded into tho auditorium and Frank Hague, Mayor of Jersey City, nddressed them. He told them he wantod the executive committee of tho new union to come to hl3 offlco and submit their domands to him, when he would go to the railroads and work out a just settlement. If ... vnsui it jib uuucu, no woutu gee uov. Edwards to helD him. Tho cheering that followed was long nnd loud. Tho men broko Into groups miu aiscuBseu tno probability of the Mayor's success. Very earnestly they predicted an early peace If tho railroads would agree to a conference. im with you In the tlctit.\ shouted Mayor Hague, \but don't lose your heads, i'ut your case beforo 'the people not simply the railroad officials. To do what you'vo got to do let the news- papers know what you aro doing and what you want. Let mo lead your fight for you If you haven't a leader. \Wo don't believe In violence. We nro here as hard working men, men with families What you demand is fair treatment and fair pay. Every Just man knows your slrlko Is Juat. Let your committee bo appointed ami meet me in my otllco morning.\ J, J. Mantell, manager for the Erie nalfroad, and spokesman for the rail-roa- d managements, said It was thrsenss of the officials that the striketwouH'col-laps- e of its own weight; that llw men would como back gradually and that they would gain nothing by tayine . away from their Jobs. ' \Wo. are not trying to handle freight.\ he said. \General cmburgoea on freight \\-\\ar- ami win tio maintained until tho strike breaks. Wo are giving perishable foods and milk the rlsht of way. The malls aro being carried as usuaL Local traffic Is being abandoned in lavor ot mrougn trains where neces- sary. Only two systems aro absolutely out of commission, the Laekawn tinil nml the Erie, on which lines the firemen as well aa the switchmen are out. Com- mutation service on nil lines will bo cut aown. jjy commuters I mean, all per- sons UvingijR-ithi- thirty mlA of the city. Deninnds Are Xot Presented. \Wo have, received re demands yct aiiu men iiiusi iinucrsianu mis: When they struck under the United States Railroad Administration they understood that tho United States would not deal with them until they return to work. Tho same law obtains now. They must return to work if they expect us to recognize whatever claims they may make. If the men are dissatisfied with tho brotherhood leaders they havo the right and power to depose those leaders. \I estimate that there are not more than 6,000 men idle because of this strike. The brotherhoods havo men here trying to concllate the men, but the strikers will not listen to their old leaders. Tho public must recognize what nil this means. The public be- comes concerned when Its personal com- fort Is disturbed. When It cannot rldo on trains nnd cannot get food tho public knows that there's something wrong. It is time tho public took a hand In .this. \Wo havo not looked for striko break- ers\ yet unless you would class as such our supervisory men who volunteer for duty. Hut remember this: We aro go- ing to run trains and soon. We will not tell you how, yet, but we will run trains.\ There were many rumors yesterday that missionaries trom the United iiauroau worKers or America were beg- ging the Intcrborough Rapid Transit men to quit now and refupo to return to work until they received the other 25 per cent promised them last summer. It was said that pressure was being brought to bear upon the Brooklyn Rapid Transit also nnd upon tho New Jersey Public Service Railways. Hut no di- rect cvld4nce of this was obtained. \Working on such rumors tho United States secret Bervlco and tho operatives Pennsylvania Railroad On account of labor trouble modification in parlor and sleeping car Jines is necessary: Passengers holding tickets for Pullman space, consult Ticket Agentij-- . from the Department of Justice sought evidences of tho presence of I. W. vf, and Communist agitators. What sue cess they had tlioy refused to divulge. Itenl Test Expected. To-da- y. This mornlnir will bo tho real test of tho railroad's ability to copo with tho palsied Tommtitatlon traffic. Despite tho fact that tho minor officials In the Grand Central Terminal insist that \everything is nil right.\ tho place ye tcrddy morning looked Ukn tho Gnro du Nord In Paris every day in Uie early flummor of 1018, Men, women nnd ohU dron wcro asleep on tho floors, on tho waiting room benches and the groat sta tion was littered wltii uaggago ana papers. The Pennsylvania station, through which n fewer number of suburbanites move, was loss llko a contro for refugeos, but bad enough. At uotn stations in qtilrcrs aro told 'thorn Is no guaranteo that any scheduled train will leave on time or at all Twenty trains havo been annulled by the Pennsylvania lines, ana ,tne nev Yor e Contra is cutting orr trains nnu adding trains whenever necessity dic tates and the striico permits. As far as could bo ascertained tnero was no vlolenco yesteraay or Saturday night. For a loadcriess moo, ma men aro maintaining n singularly clean record. Now and thon polloo disperse small groups of missionaries who Jeer and cnjolo loyal mon. but mere navo been no real rioting or mob fights. The Now York Central resorted to the expediency of consolidating trains. For Instance, thu Albany expresses ochedulcd to leavo New York at 2:20 and 3:30 in Uin nfternoon wero merged nnd departed at 3:00. The Adirondack express and the o'clock Montreal express wero com bined, nnd left Grand Central at s:m last nlglit . The New York. Now Haven anu nari- - ford Railroad announced tho cancella tion of fifteen passenger trains last night All parlor car and dining car servico in and out of Now York except ori three expresj trains was annulled at midnlcht Tho number of freight caro containing food now in tho West SIdo yards of tho Now York Central lines passed tho hun- dred mark last night. Tho only chance of getting the food out la by motor trucks. Tho following telegram wns posted last night in all railroad yards, train and crew dispatchers' offices of local rail- roads: \Strike Is illegal against the four brotherhoods nnd against tho railroads. Our existence Is at stake. Our members Justified under circumstances In working in both yard and road servico to help save our organization. Common sense nml reason begin to provalL Situation Improving.\ U E. Snr.ppAM, President Order df Railway Conductors, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. WALKOUT EXTENDS IN PITTSBURG YARDS Pennsylvania System Annuls Numerous Trains. Bptrlal to Tub Son and New York IIeiuld. PrTOBUito, April U. With the ranks of striking yard workmen swelling rapidly, causing curtailment of freight movements on three raft road lines en- tering tills city and annulment of many through passenger trains on the Penn- sylvania system, railroad officials paid that tho situation has become serious nnd within twenty-fou- r hours miglit be critical. Clerks, trainmasters nnd hundreds of offlco men w'ero pressed Into torvtco as switchmen this afternoon. Employees in tho JIcKeea Rocks yards of tho Pittsburg nnd Lako Erie, n branch of tho Now York Central, walked ou' y, as did those In the big Woods Run yards of tho Fort Wayno branch of tho Pennsylvania. Workmen In the Pittsburg and Brushton yards of tho Pennsylvania Railroad struck this afternoon. It was estimated that 70,000 had berfn made Idle yesterday through tho cessation of freight shipments. Re- ports from stool towns through- out the Pittsburg district indicate that this number will bo doubled by The railroad yards ht Pltcarn, one of the most Important terminals on tho Pennsylvania, were closod down at 11 o'clock when swltclimon, con- ductors nnd brakemcn went on striko, Moro than 5,000 workmen are affected by the walkout. In the stations of the Pennsylvania Railroad announcements woro posted y that all tickets were sold subject to delay. The Pittsburg-Bosto- n train scheduled to leave at 3:20 P. M. was annulled and other through trains wero consolidated. r xu THE SUN MONDAY, 12, 1920. STRIKE m ERROR IS GOMPERS'S Blnmos Mon Llko nnd Allen for Mon. Cleveland, Ohio, April 11, Now York Central Railroad officials announced to night that 300 cars of westbound gen eral frotgnt and 200 cars ot eastbound foodstuffs had been handled In tho Col Ilnwood switching yards y by n forco of a dozen regular switchmen. This is about one-fift- h tho normal Sun day movement. All other Clovcland terminals wero re ported tied up. Blast furnaces nnd steel mills wero laying off men y. Fires In three of tho four stacks at tho central furnace of the American Steel nnd Wire Com- pany plant in Nowburgh wero bonked, throwing cloven hundred mon out of work, company officials said. Samuol Compere, president of tho American Federation of Labor, who ar rived here y to attend the conven- tion of tho Cigar-maker- International Union, expects to confer with tho chlofs of tho throo brotherhoods said, and hopes to urgo the striking switchmen and yardmen to return to work. Mr. Gompors expressed confidence that tho striko soon would bo ended nnd declared ho had no fear of its effect on tho union labor movement genera) I y. \Tho striko Is a mlstako,\ he said. ThCBO men don't realize tho millennium cannot bo mad 3 In a day. Progress cornea only by years of perseverance and labor. \When their anger is over they will realize this and wl'.J return ti work and to their cstablishcl This striko his no real lead-rsh- lp ird n-- j real plan.\ Of lila support of the railroad brotherhoods and establlahcd union leaders among railroad workers by every practical means Mr. Gompers gavo emphatic assurance. The full forco of tho American Fed eration of Labor Is behind them,\ ho said. \I saw this trouble coming on,\ he continued. \I testified at Washington It would happen. It was Inevitable. It Is tho protest of tho men against tho effort to legislate away, their rights. \It Is men like Senator Cummins and Gov. Allen of Kansas who aro to blamo for this situation with their legislation to deny a man tho right to quit work to enforce a logltimate claim or redress an Injury. \It Isn t tho brotherhood officials or the union leaders. They have done nil Uoy could nt all times to hold their men within bounds, but thero ara times when human naturo will assert itself. This is one of them.\ COLLIERIES CLOSING, DUE TO RAIL STRIKE Spreads in Coal Rcgjon and Threat in Scranton Sciunton, Pa., April 11. Nothing but passenger trains were moved on tho Lackawanna Railroad to-d- and in the opinion of officials these will bo aband- oned within another twenty-fou- r hours. At a meeting of tho firemen this morning It is said a striko voto wns taken, but nothing authoritative could be learned Another meeting is scheduled. So far the striko has not affected the Pennsylvania division of the Delaware and Hudson, but by It Is ex- pected It will be tied up. Men from the division are meeting in Carbondalo to- night, when It is expected action will bo taken. None of tho Delaware. Lacka- wanna nnd Western collieries were ablo to work Saturday nnd the Erio collieries are expected to shut down Should tho- - Delaware and Hudson Join the strike all minos In northeastern rcnnsyivania will bo compelled to shut down. This city is also on tho verge of a food famine. Thero is only ono flnv'. supply of fresh meat on hand and pota- toes and other vegetables ar rnDldli- - mounting in prico as a result of tho tie-u- p. The newspapers of tho city may nlso be temporarily put out of business for the lack of wTilto paper. fherefe about ihm jW Ul youii like- - ' APRIL is known among medical -- jnen as a danger month for pneu- monia. Avoid constipation now it weakens vitality, invites disease. Pluto Water America's Physic gendy, pleasantly, completely removes the poisonous accumulation and re- stores natural, healthy activity. Bottled at French Lick Springs, Ind. Your Prescribes It AND NEW YORK HERALD, APRIL VIEW Cummins Goading transportation organizations. Famine Physician (till AMERICA'S PHYSIC j; s Tiffany & Co.' Firm Avenue &37ISStreet Paris,25RuedeiaPaix London.221 Regent Street' Pearls Diamonds Jewelry - Silverware Stationery CONDITIONS 'HOURLY WORSE' IN PHILA. Passenger and Freight Em bargo Is Increasing v Philadelphia,' April II. Although there woro no additions to tho ranks of tho striking trainmen nnd switchmen of tho Pennsylvania Railroad hero tho situation ws described by an ofllcial of the company as serious and growing moro bo hourly. An embargo was placed to-d- on all express, except milk, to points east of this city, and a further curtailment was made In passenger ser vice. Freight movement virtually was at a standstill. About 500 men arc out. Tho Reading road is not seriously af fected, only about seventy-flv- o of Its men having quit work. Both freight and passenger trains were operated with out delay and tho servico was in no way curtatlod, according to a statement by tho company It wa3 indi rectly affected, however, by not being able to deliver freight to other roads where strikes are on. Of the twenty-si- x trains scheduled to leavo Philadelphia for New York to-d- on the Pennsylvania ten wero annulled and those that were sent out were de- layed from a half hour to\ two hours. Several of them carried emergency crews. All purlor car and dining car servico between New York nnd Philadel- phia was discontinued. Six solid express trains, bound for Now York city, were held up In.this city, while a number were held at points west of here. Large quantities of perishable goods consigned to- - New York were held at Washington nnd Harrlsburg. A milk train from up State points was the only one1 carrying express to get through to Now York y over tho Pennsylvania lines. Milk shipments to Philadelphia aro being sent to only one point for dis- tribution, Instead of three, aa is the caso under normal conditions. LAKE NAVIGATION DELAYED. Opening; of Toledo Service Affected by Itatr Strike. Toledo, April 11. Opening of lake navigation nt this port, scheduled for morning, has been delayed by the striko of the railroad switchmen. Improvement In the tleup of freight In Toledo railroad yards was seen to day by Walter L. Ross, Federal receiver for the Toledo,\ St. Louis and Western lines. Tho striking switchmen in the Toledo district met this morning and will meet again Tho ranks of striking switchmen aro Intact, making tho tie-u- p complete, according to Robert B. Pugh, member of tho Joint executive board governing the workers. PENNSYLVANIA MEN IN COLUMBUS RETURN Switchmen Go Back To-da- y Easing Food Situation. Coltjmdus, Ohio, April 11. Six hun- dred switchmen employed by the Penn- sylvania Railroad who struck Friday night voted y to return to work to- morrow morning. Approximately 600 en- gineers ond firemen in the yards also will return as a result of the switch- men's decision. Two hundred striking switchmen of tho Hocking Valley Railroad Company mcot ht to determine whether to continue the striko. Norfolk and West- ern switchmen have called a meeting to- morrow for the sumo purpose. The switchmen's striko hero resulted In calling out approximately 3,000 men. Return of tho Pennsylvania men Is ex- pected to relieve the food and fuel situa tion in Columbus. All passenger, milk and mail trains wcro operating here the strikers having left sufficient men in the yards to take car of this traffic - $120,000 $180,000 These are the figures that speak plainly for themselves and for the Knickerbocker Ice Co. The $180,000 represents how much more it will cost to deliver Knickerbocker Ice to homes this year than last. The $120,000 repre- sents the amount the 10 cent raise on the hundred pounds of ice to family trade amounts to. The $60,000 means just what the sub- traction sign says the iamount the company is minus on home deliveries. The abort faurts vtre armtd at by actual companion of payrolls of last yarand thisytar. fijurr our for yourself ichat the Knickerbocker Ice Company is doing to keep dorm the cost of your purt ice and your iung expenses. Knickerbocker IT GE Company' i ' 'l'\ hftattMftt Mon&fof. : Fifth Avenue, 37th and 38th Streets 8 j From the line of a collar to the flutter of little frills, these TAILORED COTTON . BLOUSES For Women and Misses SOFTEN THE SMARTLY TAILORED LINES OF THE WOOL \JERSEY \OR TWEED SUITS NOW SO MUCH IN FAVOR Jill FASHIONED of. novelty cotton fabrics ; chiffon voile, dotted Swiss, or ba tiste, crisp and white, or of English dimity which introduces a delicate touch of color in tiny stripes or hair line checks, or, of net in the new twine color, these blouses have about them, a certain spirited piquancy. Around their collars or in front, are frills of organdie or ruffles of, lace. In spite of their high quality, they are priced surprisingly low. 5.00 to 29.50 FEMININE BLOUSE SHOP-M- ajn Floor II i! 11 ' ' 'emous ow he plans provide, for Ms family Mr. B., 33 years old, married, with two children; has accumulated $35,000 in New York real estate, transactions. Now that Mr. B. has made a good start in life, he tells ns he is chiefly concerned about his family \in case anything should happen.\ In this frame of mind, he read recently one of our advertisements advocating Trust Funds. It helped him crystallize an idea that he had. He came to see us about it.. This is what Mr. B. did: He put his $35,000 into a Trust Fund which pro- vides for the following The Trust Company will invest, the principal in sound securities and collect the income approxi- mately $1800. Out of this the Company will pay an annual premium of $1325 on $50,000 life insurance which Mr. B. has taken out as part of his plan. This leaves a margin of about $4-7- which the Trust Company will credit to Mr. B's checking account each year. Result: On his death, Mr. B's estate will at least amount to $50,000 insurance plus the value of the Trust Fund, making an assured total of $85,000. ' BufMr. B. was too far-sight- ed to put the respon- sibility of investing so large a sum upon his vifc. Instead, he has arranged in his will to have his estate \put in Trust.\ Thus, through the Trust Company, his wife will receive a steady income for life. Or, if the children should survive her, the estate is to be divided between them, when the younger, now a little girl of three, becomes of age. In passing this common-sens- e plan on to you, we Buggest that you look further into A COLUMBIA TRUST FUND for safeguarding the money fou leave The plan is this: - 1. A Columbia Trust Fund is simply money set aside under the protection of the Columbia Trust Company and invested to provide assured income fpr definite objects. 2. Life insurance or any other money may be used to form the Trust Fund. We are bound by a written agreement to carry out your wishes definitely and absolutely. 3. Wc will make investments of, the Trust Fund for you in such securities as aro lawful for Trustees, or, if you prefer, you can give us definite instructions to follow. 4. Jncome from the Trust Fund will be paid in install- ments to tvhom you wish and when you wish and in the amount you wish. You can take up this matter at any of our offices. Please ask for the Vice-Preside- nt or Manager in charge. He will be glad to talk with you personally land promptly of course without obligation on your part. INFINANCIAL DISTRICT 60 Broadway IN HARLEM 125St& LenoxAva. Member of Federal Retcrve System IN SHOPPING IN THE BRONX Third Aw CtptrttMtUO, C, T, C, 8
