The New York herald., 1922-08-14
big FOUR BLOCKS
LINES OF THE FRISCO
Passenger, Freight and Mail
Trains Are Stopped in the
Birmingham Section.
AID SENT TO DESERT
Marooned Passengers Moved
as Harding Proffers Fed
eral Help.

BIRMINGHAM, Aug. ia complete
tieup of all outbound transportation,
including passenger traffic, freight and
mails over the Frisco lines from Bir-
mingham has resulted from the walk
out Of trainmen yesterday afternoon,
which union leaders declare was
caused by the presence of armed
guards in the local shops.
MEMPHIS. Aug. 13.-The night trains
from Memphis to Birmingham on the
ST. Louis and San Francisco Railroad
we're annulled late to-day. Frisco
trainmen here have not walked out,
but are meeting tonight to determine
on their course of action.
MERIDIAN. Miss. Aug. 13.-The walk
out of switchmen, hostlers and yard
crews of the Southern Railway system
here has been amcably settled and
the men all returned to work this
| afternoon. A like settlement of differ
Ohio has been effected
SACRAMENTO, Aug. l3.-Members of
the Big Four on the Southern Pacific
walked out at Roseville tonight. The
men demanded that all railroad guards
be removed. that non-union men be dis
charged and that working conditions be
as they were before July /.
s.4as --
Los ANGELES. Aug Members OF
the Big -Four brotherhoods employed by
the Santa Re at Winslow, Ariz., and AL
buoueraue. n. ". went out on strike
tonight. |re1F
LOUISVILLE, Aug. l3.--Fngineers and
fremen OF the Henderson division os .hc
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Com
pany. who had been on strike since FRI
day. returned to work at o'clock this
morning. About ESQ men resumed work.
wAsHrNGroN, Aug. 10. = President
Harding In telegram tonight to Gov.
Campbell OF Arizona offered the assist
ance of the Federal Government TO re-
iieve hardshps among passengers on
Santa Fe trains marooned at junction
points.
The President declared 1t was the OBJ
legation OF the Government TO relieve
The people who are thus. shamefully
subjected 10 hardships"
The Presidents telegram follows:
II am informed that several passen-
ger trains on the Santa Fe Railway are
marooned at junction points In your
State because OF their abandonment by
the crews. 1t is the obligation Of the
Government to relieve the people who
are thus shamefully subjected to hard
ships. II you have not facilities for the
relief which l know you will gladly be-
stow. then any forces at the command
OF the Federal Government will be
promptly ordered to your assistance.
Kindly advise whether such assistance
Is needed"
JorLET. H.. Aug ~ (Associated
Press) Efforts to end the tieup on the
ElgIn. Joliet and Eastern Railroad. Chi
cago's outer belt line failed to-day when
representatives OF the Big Four broth
erhoods rejected proposal that they re-
turn TO work upon the removal Of state
troops from before the gate to the yards
They demanded the soldiers who have
been on duty since last Mondays fatal
outbreak of rioting be entirely removed
from the vicinity OF the yards
PUEBLO. Col. Aug. 13.-Missouri Pa
cifc Railroad locomotive nremcn work
ing between Pueblo and Horace. Kan.
went on strike at o'clock this morning
because. they allege, the equipment was
not In safe condition. Twenty-Five men
, are affected. AS a result all Missouri
Pacific traffic on this division Is tied up.
SAN Francisco. Aug. i3 Associated
press) The walkout OF big -Four
railroad brotherhood men IN the rar
West tonight had brought out the foi-
4 lowing Developments
| Santa Fe lines south OF Bakersfield,
/ Cal, and as far cast as Ashfork AriI''
( were tied up completely so far as reGu-
lar traffic was concerned. a ere" com
posed partly Of officials brought one tram
I from Needles. CaL, westward to-daS ~
relieve passengers Of the hardships Oh
summer weather In that desert town.
| The Union Pacific lines from Los An
re,es to Salt Lake city were tied up
exccpt that by special agreement tthe
brotherhood men moved six trains which
had bccu marooned al desert points 70
places Of less discomfort.
The Western Pacific running from
| San Francisco to Salt Lake CITY, was
tied up completely.
Government inquiry into the walkout
was commenced IN Los Angeles
| From NecdicS N NTHln -
santa Fe officials brought all but about
100 of the passengers marooned there
back "a a less heated spot, and later
those who remained were taken East
on another train. -,
Trains continued TO be hold ~ the
santa Fe nj Seigman. Ashfofk ana
| Wiilams. ArIz.. and Albuquerque. y. NJ.
There are walisouts !, the first two
towns, trains merely being held at WIZ
Jams and Albuquerque because ~ the
impossibility of moving them through
the others.
on tho Union pacific's line therc are
valkouts at Caliente and Las Vegas,
New. and Of nremen at San Bernardino,
Cal
on the Western Pacific. after q con-
ference az Elko. New, brotherhood men
working between that point and Gcrlach
agreed 70 return 10 work, company ON
ciair reported. but At Stockton. Oak
! land and Oroville, Cal. they still were