Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-03
Only Passengers Who Will
Reach Destination Mon
day Morning Go.
OFFICIALS EXPECT
COUNTERMAND ORDER
OtherRoads Lift Embargocs
and Move All Trains on
Regular Schedule.
NO trains will be run out of Tulsa

MO trains will he run out of Tulsa
on the Frisco railroad today un-
less countermanding orders are re-
ceiNcd by local officials. \. d. Light
ner, superintendent of terminals. who
gave out the Information last night
said That in view of late developments
be Was expecting hcaduuartcrs to or
der the regular schedule followed but
up to prcss time this morning no
such bulletin had been received.
Few passenger ard no freight trains
VIII move after | o'clock this morn
irg. The order provides that oil pass
cneer trains which will not reach des-
un"uon before I O'Clock Monday
morning will not move out Of Tulsa
All freight trains stopped at / o'clock
this morning,
May Last Indefinitely.
The cessation Of .riffc is indofin-
ite and is expected to extend over
Monday. Local authorities have no
idea of the import of the action None
of the other roads has followed
The order to stop trains is thought
to have been made several days ago
by the railroad as "A precaution against
loss from the strike. The optimistic
aspect put on the situation by passage
Of the Adamson bill yesterday led
local officials to believe that the plan
would be abandoned and they waited
late into the night for some advice
from headquarters.
The stopping of trains Is In direct
contrast to other actions Of the Frisco
and other local roads Yesterday. Dur
ing the course of the day all lines
leading into Tulsa lifted their embar-
goes without conditions of any sort.
Traffic resumed It's normal trend
1t also reached the ears of local Of
ficials through official sources that
the strike had been permanently
called off.
Sheriff to Guard
ON the other hand Sheriff Woolley
continued his arrangements yesterday
to guard the property of the railroads
In Tulsa with deputy sheriffs. Four
men will go on the Santa Fe today and
1j will report to the Frisco Monday.
Others are held in reserve.
The stopping Of trains is regarded
as final precaution taken by the
conservative Frisco railroad In case
of n strike the railroad will thus save
damages for delays to passengers and
freight.
All freight houses of the city will be
closed Monday. Officials say that
this has no bearing upon the strike
as il is a yearly custom to
close on Labor day. Carload freight
will be received. No advice has been
received by the Frisco as to when such
freight will be moved.
Embargo Lifted.
The lifting of the embargoes by rail-
roads came almost simultaneously
yesterday and with their disappear
ance shippers breathed sigh Of
much needed relief Immediately
wires flashed over the country to dis
tributing points demanding that sup
plies be shipped here at once.
Produce merchants asking for p1-
tatoes. fruits, vegetables, butter and
eggs we're the most lnsistent, as thesu
conmodities are the only ones that
failed Tulsa under the strain.
No announcement of their plan to
stop trains was made by the Frisco
until last night.
Although the food situation is prac-
tically relieved by the raising Of en-
bargoes. it will be several days before
The produce supply is resumed Po
tatoes will not arrive until next week,
az IL takes some time 10 get them
rolling. according TO merchants.