The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 8, 1920, Page 1

au y MACHINERY NOT INCLUDED _ tion Co, of Minneapolis and/Fort Wil- ry ISMARCK TRIBUNE THE WEATHER 0 Unsettied, LAST EDITION ¥ ——— ses - i . )_ BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, | THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1920 / PRICE FIVE CENTS INSURGENT RAIL STRIKE SPREADIN TO START WORK AT-ONCE ON BIG STATE ELRVATOR| Contract. AWwardéd Yesterday Marks Beginning of $1,500,- 000 Structure : 1 tore Will Turn Out 3,000 Barrels of _ Flour. Daily, Announce- y ment States , padsesny Bismarck, N.! D., April 8.—-Work will be started as’ soon as necessary. construction materials are, on. the ground on the state owned mil) ani elevator at Grand Forks, the con- tract for the) erection of which was awarded here yesterday by the state industrial commission.» The contract was awarded to the Fegles Construc- liam Ontario, and the ‘Northern Con- struction Co. of Grand Forks on a joint bid: of $922,860.! | Under the terms of the contract accepted by the state, the state \will buy all materials entering into the construcuou of tne ini and elevator thereby saving approximately $25,.\0 on war’ tax on freight and .cost of materials, «All savings such as this are deducted trom the contract price, the commisgion anncunced. The mill and elevator, which: witl be the largest state owned enterprise of its kind in the country) and the largest mill and elevator in the state, will have a dafly capacity of 2,00, ‘barrelsof spring wheat flour and 1.009 ‘barrel’ of macaroni flour.\ This repre- sents daily receipts of 14,000 ‘oushels of wheat. a To Cost $1,500,000 The contract awarded yesterday in- gludes construction of the” buildings and not the machinery. ‘Bids for the milling and-otner machinery will ve opened by the commission May 15. This: will be in the neighborhood of $850,000, the commission estimates, ‘bringing the total cosi of the entire mill al elevator when contpleted close to $1,500,000. Some idea ‘of the immensity of the work can Jbe' obtained from. the plans and specifications in accordance with the conutract‘was awarded. There will. be $90,000. worth of lumber used, coni- prising 2,000,000 feet. «Sixty thousand. ‘barrels of cement, costing $103,000 will be needed and /1,9000 tons of re- inforced: steel, costing $157,000 will be ysed. Sand and gravel, which will be turned into 28,000 cubic yards of concrete, will: cost $52,000. Buildings j ‘The warehouse will be 60 feet by 120 feet. and will rise 200, feet above the foundation’ mat, which will be sixteen feet below ground level. The storage building will be 30 feet by 30 feet and have 32 storage bins |with a combined « capacity » of 1,609,000 bushels. The mill will be 42 feet by 160 feet and eight stbries high. It will have two flour, storage wings, each 42 feet by 200 feet andiqne story high. { ‘rhe locatiqn of the mill aya. eleva- tor is on a %o acre:'tract afijacent to the state fair grounds/and is served by a joint spur of the ‘Northern Pacific and Great Northern railroads, The elevator itself will have four and one- half miles of tracks., composed, of Tseven separate tracks between and alongside the three buildings connect: ; ing with the joint spur track. ¢ | ; Cleaning House | The cleaning. house will ‘have 4 capacity of 100.cars daily. All grain received for storage and’ milling pur. poses will, go through the cleaning house where it will be treated and all foreign subgtances remeved. From this place the grain will be graded and ‘then placed. in storage bins to ‘ye later turned into the two differ- ent grades of flour. The time limit on the contract to building the three structures has been placed at October 31, 1920 and unless materials, supplies gnd machinery are held up on account of shipping facili- ties and othef causes beyond the con- trol of the contractors, it is expected that the buildings will be finished within the time specified. i Six Bids x There were six ‘bids submitted, some of them running very close. The bidders, were Hates Rogers Co. of Chicago, Butler Brothers ~of St. Paul, Witherspoom Englar Construc- tion Co. of Chicago, Lehrack Con- struction & Engineering Co., and the two successful bidders. . : The mill and elevator is a standard unit which is concer to be the most economical is size and construc- tion. The cost of storage per ‘bushel will be 20 cents, which is the average cost of elevators built during the past five years. “In fact, this elevator ‘3 being ‘built at ‘no increase in cost despite the high cost of materials,” said H.G. Lykken of Minneapolis, the board's! expert advisor on the pro- ject. 2 Fs “This ts “due,” continued ‘Mr. Lyk ken,, “to the storage bins being so much Jarger than the average ware- housés which have.to handle many grades and varietig¢s of wheat, while the Grand Forks «mill and elevator will not handle. the spring) and mac- aroni types.” , Hagen Absent Governor azier and Attorney General - William Langer. together with W. A. Anderson, secretary of the industrial commission, attended the meetings at which it was decided to award the contract. John Hagen, Says Women Should Stay Home and Work bands! Listen to what Mrs. Marie Criger of, Fairbury, Neb... says: “4 woman's place may be: in “the home—but that’s no reason why she should loaf there.” er doesn’t. She cooks three for her’ husband, jahitor on-co courthouse, and she holds down the job of deputy sheriff isa crack shot with a rifle or revol- ver. Fargo; April 8.-C. W.Birs, prepi- -dent of the; Fur and Specialty .Farm- ing.company, charged. with selling. speculative securities, ra} dits, in violation of the, state “blue rky” law,..was bound over to the district court Tuesday afternoon by Justice J. K. Bingham and spent the night in‘ jait when he failed to raise $3,000 bail. Birs did not go on the stand at the hearing ‘held yesterday in’ the district court. reoms in the\ county court house, and his attordeys ‘offered no testifony in defense. Officers and employes of the company were on th: stand’ all day, under examination by State’s Attorney W. C. Green. Most of the day was spent in.an effort to learn: how the; company designated ‘the particuldr~ rabbit named in the bill of sale that was given to every one who purchased one of the -animals at prices that varied from $10 to $12.50 each. The rabbits bought by the: company were vurchased at $1.5 and $2 each. R. Van Wie,) secretary and treasurer of, tte company testified. ‘Neither he nor any one else connected with the company on the stand yesterday was able to tell héw many rabbits the ‘company owned. C. A. Anderson, sales manager of the company during part of March, said that while he had bought a rabbit and in “20 or 39 days” had\ got a dividend of $30 on his $10 purchase, he did not ‘know whether a rabbit had been designated as his, or’ whether it/-had‘ given birth to young, if one had been set aside as_ his, or how his dividend had been arrived at. Anderson had been served with a subpoena ‘to bring the records the company into the court, but said he was unable to find them. The only records of the company pro- duced was letter\files brought into court by Van Wie. It was from these files and Van Wie's testimony that the information was produced that he company paid $1.50 to $2 each ‘for the rabbits. A check for $150 in payment for 100 rabits from. the Kansas City Bird housé was — pro- duced. : : Today’s Weather at For twenty-four hours ending , noon April 8: Temperature at 7 a. m. ‘Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday Lowest last night . Precipitation .... Highest wind velocity Forecast fe For North Dakota: Patgly cloudy tonight and Friday; not much change in temperature. /Lowest Temperatures ORRIS OBERTS, __ Meteorologist. TO INSPECT INSTITUTIONS The board of administration will leave bere Tuesday on a tour of in- , spection of public institutions in the leastern part of the state. From Bis- marck the board will go to Mayville, Devils Lake. Rath Gate, Grand Forks, the other mentber of the commission, was not in the city. © Wahpeton and Ellendale. ‘ consisting 9f) bl Fargo ... a Williston : Grand Forks} ol St. Paul ... 22 Winnipeg .. :10 Helena 32 Chicago 284 Kansas City .. 38 (ST. PAULIST0 HAVE A WARM Labor Candidate Will Feature Ticket Before Voters ee May 4 \--— | Clean-up of Police Department Slogan, of Some Candi- dates \ , St. Paul,’ Minn.; April _8.—Labor candidates who showed strength in the ‘city primary election March ‘16, are pressmg their campaign for elec- tion May 4. All candidates are Non- partisan. in St. Paul municipal elec- vions. * The candidates representing labor who were successfuj in the primaries are William Mahoney,. candidate for mayor, and James Clancey, A. E. Smith, Herman C. Wensel, and Julius Emme, candidates for council. Mr. Mahoney, president of the Trades and» Labor assembly, ran ahead of other candidates for mayor m the primaries. 1. C. Hodgson, present mayor was second and Gil- bert Guiterson, a third candidate was oliminated. Mr. Mahoney, with other labor can- didates ran on al platform which de- clared for a: clegn-up of the police | department; enforcement of law; op- | position of an increase in street rail. \way fares; municipal ownership of public utilities ‘4s a last resort and favoiing city improvements only when sanctioned by taxpayers. The main’ fight made by the candidates, backed by. labor, was against/an organiza- tion, said to have controlled city poli- tics for’ many years, known as the “O'Connor machine.” Mri‘ Hodgson, elected by a large vote at the last election, rdn on his record and did not make an especially hard campaign. Mr. Gutterson in his campaign, op- sed the ‘@’Connor machine” and also opposed municipal ownership of public utilities. For. council; Mr. Clancy ran ahead of the’ entire’ ticket, and his backers are ‘confident will be re-elected. He is at present commissioner of parks and playgrounds, and ‘before his election two-years ago was presi- dent of the, Trades and Labor..assem- Nir, Smith was defeated in his race | for council two years ago. During the campaign a claim was made. by his supporters that he was “counted out” and as‘the result of charges brought by Mr. Smith, of vote ‘frauds in the tirst-precinct in the third ward, three election. officials and one _ politician were sent to state prison at Still- water. -— i _ Mr. Wenzel is busirless agent of the loval barber's union. | Mr. Emme was defeated two years ago for. mayor. THREE STILLS ARE GATHERED IN RAID AT HAZEN TUESDAY Fine Grade of “Home Brew” Re- tailing at $7.50 a Quart Confiscated Three whiskey stills turning out an excellent thirst quenching brand of “home brew.’ which retailed at $7.59 a quart were confiscated at Hazen Wednesday by state officials cooperat- ing with the Hazen police authori- ties. Three men were arrested on charg- es of operating stills, one of them. John Schott, pleading guilty to_ the charge. The other men were Char- les Smith and Walter Reed. All three were in business for themselves, the authorities report, and manufacture‘ the whiskey in’their homes. The “home brew’ which creditable witnesses declare had a powerful “kick” and did much ‘to overcome the ravages of\a thirsty throat, was made from rye and wheat. FEDERAL SLEUTH DETECTS STILLS Wilton, N.'D. April 8.—Fred J. Rist, recently sprentrd ‘Federal Prohibi- ‘ion agent for North Dakota, dropped into Wilton Saturday morning, and that night made a raid on several nlaces. reported to ‘be operating “stills.” At the Fred Hoff home in north Wilton acomplete, equipment was found with kettle and coil in full swing. ‘A. number of «thristy souls were at the house awaiting the com- pletion of the brew. A wisit to the Joe Vyknanko resi- \ dence revealed another outfit and a bottle or two of home manufactured whiskey. \ A barrel of mash in the process of fermentation was discovered in the shed of the Chris Janner home after a 6 careful search. arrest, ‘by Mr. ‘Rist. Deputy United States Marshall Chas. Scott arrived in Wilton and took Jan- ner and Vyknanko before United States Commissioner James T. McCul- loch of Washourn, Fred Hoff, the third man “apprehended, left town ; Sunday and the authorities were not able to locate him. The men waived. examination and were bound over to the Federal court under $500.00 bond. Jake Hoff and John Jacobson went on the bond of Janner and Nufrey Vyknanko and Harry Krush on that of Joe Vyknanko. All three men were placed ynder Tuesday motaing (CITY RLECTION BUCK ‘O'CONNOR MACHINE} THIRTY-FIVE WOUNDED SIX ARB KILLED. -INGLASH WITH FRENCH TROOPS |. Surrounded. by Mob in Schuller Platz f A Frankfort. Stores: Open, Then Close When Crowds Gath- er in Streets ,Mayence, April 8.—Official reports jvelative to yesterday's disorders at Frankfort,.. where French troops clashed with, a, German crowd, killing six personsfand wounding 35, have not ‘as -yet; been received and accounts of the incident are being accepted with ; eserve. . Big A well authenticated report, how- ‘ever, states a force of 200 Moroccan j soldiers was surrounded by a’ threat- ening mob, that gathered in Schiller- platz at about 1:30 p. m. The officer of the force became separated from {his men and. was hustled off by the 2 ° Spirit of Korea to Win, Says Refugee + | | | + i _Shanghai—The putriotic’ spirit of Korea, undauted in: spite of Japanese horrors, will win freedom for the sub- jugated nation, °Tis is the firm be- lief of Miss Kim) Nyum Sil, Korean School girl refigee,: who fled here dur- ing the last van revolution. ° Miss Kim sayx* Japanes’se officials stripped her, beat her with bamboo staves tipped with “an iron ball, ahd imprisoned her. Rebels in prigon hda to eat chicken feed./drink water with Germans and the men, seeing his arms waving above the heads of his captors, believed him in danger. One fired his tifle and the others charged with bayonettes. Stores in, Frankfort were opened yesterday morning as usual it is said but were closed ‘simultaneously with the gathering of groups of young | men throughout the town. This gave the/ impression that part of the popu- lation was acting in obedience to ‘or- ders. _ ey i Complete order has: been restored at Frankfort the authorities having been successful in quieting the students, 4 iN The: municipality. has. posted bills requesting .the people to ‘keep calm. The security police who were made origoners at. Frankfort will.be removed trom the occupied territory by rail today. ° Rites STRONG DISPLAY OF FORCE Frankfort, April 8,—This afternoon's jclash ‘‘in::the’’ Schillerplatz, between French troops and:the population re- sulting inthe’ killing of six Germans and eta of ‘some! two saan others was: follows sa ntzong. dis-. ana Peet wate Soe which (Continued: on Page: Three) ‘DECLARE WAR ON PETTY GAMBLING BY AUTHORITIES State Licensing Department Will Attempt to Curb Spreading Evil - acld in it, kneel all’ day or be struck with a sword and shamed by nude parade in. public. } She was taken violently ill aud when finally sent to a hospital managed to escape. j JOHNSONTO. CONTEST STATE WITH HOOVER Test of Strength Between Two Californians /Takes Place May 4 San ‘Francisco, April 8.-—California voters. face an unusually busy politi- cal year. There will be’ three ‘elec. tions,-all of which ure regatded by patty Teadérs’ as’ being “of more ‘tdan ordinary importance. These elections and their dates, are: Presidential jprimary, May 4. | State primary, August 24. ' General election, November 2. At the presidential primary the voters will be. given an opportunity of balloting for candidates as dele- gates to the national conventions on one of three tickets—Republican, Democratic and Prohibition, ‘On the two latter tickets the delegates. of which there are 26, will be unopposed. The Republican ticket will present a contest ‘between rival delegates pledged to support respectively the candidacies at the national conven- tion of United States Senator Hiram W. Johnson. of ‘San Francisco, and Drastic steps are to be taken by the state licensing department to combat the spreading use of petty gambling devices in’ poolrooms and similar places, according to announce- ment made today by arl. H..Toste- vin, head of the licensing department. ‘A special drive will be made against wholesale grocery companies and their salesmen handling these devices. All charges. Mr. Tostevin said, will ‘bé thade under the swindling act and not the gambligg law. ~The former provides for a ‘maximum penalty of one year in the penitentiary and a $500 fine for conviction. ° ‘Heretofore this department has been satisfied in most instances with confiscating these petty. gambling de- vices such as punch boards, slot ma- chines with prices and similar con- trivances,” said Mr. Tostevin. “We have found that this has not produced the desired result sq we will now con- centrate our efforts on conviations, as well as confiscations,” pCR Se rae EXAM DATES FOR SCHOOL ‘NAMED Eight Grades and High Schools Included The state education commission authorized eighth grade and. high school examinations for the end of the school year to ‘be, given. May 24 or June 21 as the school authorities in the various cities and towns in the state ‘desire. \This action was taken yesterday at the regular meeting of ; th commission, of; which Mis’ Min- hie J. ‘Nielson, state superintendent of public instruction is chairman. The other members of the commission are Willis J. Bell, Dickinson; P. S. Berg, Dickinson; A. P. Hollis, agricuttural college; L. M. Rockne, Mohall. Miss Nielson, Mr. Berg and Mr. Hollis were named a committee to select books for the course of reading, prescribed iby the teachers’ reading circle. Herbert C. Hoover, of Palo Alto, Cal, former United states Food adminis- trator. The ballots will. plainly indicate how each delegation stands on the matter of a preferred candidate. Thus, the republican ballot will contain two parallel lists, and at the head of eaci will be printed a line indicating which candidate the delegation favors for the nomination. 1 Senator Johnson’s Candidacy ‘Senator Johnson’s candidacy, for the republican nomination. is an avowed one. Mr. Hoover has also definitely made known his: political intentions so far as the republican primary ts concerned. He declined, however, to permit /the use of his name in the democratic primaries. His friends in California and elsewhere. of various political faiths. have begun an in- dependent campaign in his behalf and in this state Hoover organizations are actively at work. In August the state primaries will be in the nature of an ‘elimination ‘contest, with a United States senator- ship the most important of. the.vari- ous positions to be voted on Senator James D. Phelan is a candidate to succeed himself, ‘but half a dozen or more candidates have declared their intention of entering the race. SCHOOL HEADS GO TO MINOT FOR BIG EDUCATORS’ MEET A number of thé members of Miss Minnie J. Nielson’s staff in the office of the superintendent of public in- struction, are attending the state meeting of the ‘North Dakota Educa- tional association at Minot, which convened yesterday. C. L. Robert- son, the newly appointed state high school inspector, and Mrs. Martha Tatem. state rural school inspector, left yesterday and Miss ‘Nielson leaves tonight. Miss ‘Nielson will visit Drake and McKinley, Foster county, after the Minot convention. London, April | 7.—Betsy “Arnold, | 105 years bid at least, but who claim- ed to have remembered the battle of ‘Waterloo, is dead in Brygyn. She drank whiskey and smoked a pipe all her life. / ‘Betsy was born in ‘Skibbereen coun- | Irish Woman Dies:at the Age of 105, Drank Whisky, Smoked All Her Life + Her husband, still alive, ty, Cork. was many years hér junior. The ancient Irish woman just be- fore her death ‘avowed her belief in hard work. a drop whiskey and a puit at a pipe. Her diet consisted mainly of plenty of potatoes and vegetables onstration States today. East and west bound freight by switchmen striking at such Ill, and Gary, Ind. \ would join them, cutting off frei York and: Boston. WATERS QUITS AS MANAGER OF STATE BANK Courier-News First to Announce Retirement of Townley’s | Chief Henchman $15,000 REPORTED SALARY ’ F.'W. Cathro Refuses to Make Any Comment Upon With-\’ drawal of “Jim” J. F. Waters, manager of the Banik of North Dakota ever since it was first organized early last summer, has handed in his resignation to Governor Lynn J. Frazier to take effect imme diately.: The resignation of Mr. Wa | ters has been reported with ' more,,or less frequerity during the’ ‘past siz amontiay. but. each. rumor, was denied and no actual step taken as far a3 a publicly «known, until yesterday, ‘aters’ ‘salary ig reported to. be $15,000 a ‘year. It is believed that the break be tween Waters and the Nonpartisan league administration has been caused by friction between the former man- ager of the bank and‘F. W. Cathro, the bank’s dirtctor genera}. There has been considerable feeling between the two men it-is has been ‘stated on auhority, and rumors of a break be- tween Waters and Cathro were in evi dence a few weeks ago. Waters, ut that time went to St. Paul and con- ferred with A. C: Townley and other Jeague ‘leaders, after Which ig was stated that the trouble had’ heen; patched up. / / Got it Via Grape-Vine. Waters is at Miami, Fla., where he has been spending the past few weeks. Cathro, when asked early this moru- ing! it he had heard of Waters’ resig- nation, said he had been told 80 by a man in a barbershop in Bismarck, Wednesday, but that he had not re- ceived any official information on thai matter. The first real intimation that BROTHERHOOD CHIEFS DENOUNCE WALKOUT OF YARDMEN WHICH THREATENS TRAFFIC TIEUP East and Westbound Freight Movement Across Continent Already Restricted by Chicago Situation—Other Centers Join in Dem- Chicago, April 8.—The “insurgent” railroad strike, which be- gan a week ago in Chicago, has spread to other parts of the United movements across the continent, already restricted by the Chicago strike, was hampered further strategic points as Buffalo and Kansas City and at such industrial centers as Joliet and Decauter, Strikes were threatened today at Milwaukee and St. Louis. Strikers predicted also that 25,000 men in northern New. York ight traffic from Buffalo to New Forming Branches ‘The yardmen’s association, gent organization which called the strike, was forming branches in nu- merous terminal centers reports in- dicate. * H. E. Reding, general organizer of the yardmen’s association, announced that the clerks and freight handlers brotherhood would take strike votes Saturday. Railroad ‘brotherhood ofli- cers, who came to Chicago to assist the railroad managers in an endeavor to break the strike, declare that re- ports for today would reveal .traftic in Chicago yards to be at least 60 per/ cent nornial, The strikers, however claim that by tonight no switch engines will be operating in the Chicago district. Of- ficers ofthe yardmen’s association claimed that approximately 7,500 new members had been enrolled and ten new locals formed in the district. They held to their estimates of 16,500 switchmen out in the district in ad- dition to engineers, firemen, and en- gine hostlers, Denounce, Strike W.,.G, Lee, president of the brother- hood of railwaytrainmen, W. S. Car- ter, head of the firemen, and Warren S. Stone, grand chief of the engineers, Joined in denouncing the’ strike and demanded that ‘brotherhood members carry out their contracts, f Lee declared that’ reports of more than "5,000 switchmen out in the Chi- cago district were incorrect. Rail- road .managera repeated. that they. es- timated the strikers didnot number more than 2,700 in the Chicago dis- trict exclusive of engineers and fire- insur- men. Officers’ of the brotherhood of rati- way tyainmen continued their plan of bringing loyal members to Chicago to take the places of strikers. Industties throughout ‘the Chicago district had begun to feel the’ effects of ‘the trike today. Packing house heads said the total number of stock- yard employes idle would be between 60,000 and 65,000 if the strike con- tinued until Saturday. Only 80 cars of livestock were received at Chicago yards yesterday. To Test Strength Whether the railroad brotherhoods can control their men or whether the “illegal” strikes sweening railroad yards from Buffalo, N. Y., to Los Ans goles, Calif, have so aisrupced tne established unions that the leaders. vave lost control, is expected to be decidéd today. Railroad officials and union leaders here alike agreed that today would bring the real tést of strength: he- tween the strongly intrenched group of brotherhoods and the \“outlaw” Mr, Cathro had on the resignation. was when the Courier-News. the league's mounthpiece, made its appearance if Bismarck this afternoon. Governor Frazier, when asked this mroning when Waters. had resigned, refused to be interviewed or give out any statement. The governor's sec- retary, Nelson Mason, said this morn! ing that he-had no definite knowledge of Waters’ resignation, Every attempt was made at the capitol to cover up the rumored resignation until the league newspaper reached this city. It has been generally acknowledge) that Waters was receiving besides, his $5,000 a year salary from the state, a “fee” of $10,000 from some other source, presumably the league, head quarters, This action was taken early sast? fall when the first signs of trou (Continued on Page Thtee) Winter Wheat Forecast Is 483,617,000 Bushels Washington, April 8.—Production of winter wheat this year was fore- cast today at 483,617,000 bushels and rye 75,841,000 bushels by the depart- ment of agriculture, which based its estimates on the acreage planted last December, allowing for average acre- age abandonment and assuming aver- age influences until harvest. Condition of winter wheat: April\1 was 75.6 per cent and rye 86.8 per cent of normal. Winter, wheat production last year wags 731,636,000 bushels and the pre- vious year 565,099,000 bushels. Rye production; last year was 88,478,000 bushels and the previous year 91,- 041,000 bushels. Condition of winter wheat a year ago was 99.8 per cent of normal, two years ago 87.6 per cent and the April 1 average for the last ten years 84.1 per cent. / Conditions of rye a year ago was 90.6 per cent of a normal. Two years ago 85.8 per cent and the ten year average &9 per cent. To stimulate the safety movement among mines , and __ metallurgical | plants, the Bureau of Mines: will hold a national first aid and mine rescue and “cabbage water.” contest, at Denver, Col., Aug. 20-21. union, which has sprung up under ieaders who voice their dissatisfac- fon at what they declare ig the fail- are of. the bortherhood officials to get more money for their men. Must Return Today In the, Chicago district, where the strike started eight days ago, the rail- road general managers’ asociation had set today as the last for the strikers to return. If they fail to heed the ultimatum strike breakers will be brought in and/the vacane places filled it is said. Situation Reviewed A review of the'situation shows: Chicago! 8,000 to 10,000 railroad men out; freight service reduced to about 30 to 50 per cent of normal; 35,000 packing house employes forced out of work by the shutdown. Kansas City; 2,500 men on strike; nine of the thirteen roads entering the city affected. Buffalo; 2,700 men idle; seven rail- road yards tied up, and an embargo in effect against all, freight. Los Angeles; 1,200 men on strike; three transcontinental lines affected. 600 Men Out Toledo; 600 switchmen striking; all traffic expected to be at a standstill within hours. | Gary; 300 men out; strike spread- ing. Kankakee, Ills.;-40 men out; three roads affected. Detroit, Mich.; 40 men on, strike; police guarding yards. Cleveland; 1,500 men: to meet to- night to consider strike. 600 WALK' OUT IN TOLEDO Toledo, O., April 8.—Six hundred switchmen employed in the local switching district walked out in sym- pathy with switchmen in other cities today. It is predicted that all traffic will be tied up within 24 hours. MILLION IS LOST IN ARMY SUPPLY FIRES Dallas, Texas, April 8.—Several airplanes, large supplies of. lumber, the engine house building and the un- loading sheds at the army aviation repair depot north of Dallas were de- stroyed by fire early this morning. The loss was estimated by army offi- cers at $1,000,000.