The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-08-17
PEACE NEARER !.
IN STRIKE Is !.
PREDICTION
Casualties Continue in Strike
ZOne.-Brakeman Killed
at Havre, Mont.
FRUIT is NOW MOVING
Big Four Stop Blockade Of
Trains Over Several
Southern Routes
tBy the Associated Press)

tBy the Associated Press)
Chicago, Aug. 17.-An end to the
strike of big four transportation
brotherhoods on western railroads, an
improved outlook for peace in the
New York conference today, along
with shootings, bombings and burn
ings were high lights in the nations
railway crisis during the past "a
hours. &an ~; s@
Blockades and tie-ups on the Atchi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe, the Union
Pacific, Western Pacific and Southern
Pacific cleared up when striking
train crews called off their walkout
and opened the way to immediate
restoration of traffic on lines which
were paralyzed by the strike of the
Big Four brotherhoods.
:, With the train strike breaking up
in other sections of the country,
trainmen who interrupted traffic on
the Missouri Pacific at Van Buren,
Ark,J refused to return to work while
guards remained on duty in the yards.
Only trains which were made up and
delivered to crews outside the rail-
road yards were moved. &
Immediate Improvement.
Settlement of the trouble with tbs
tralnmen resulted in an immediate
movement eastward of fruit ship
ments and other perishable freight
marooned in California.
Bombs were thrown at Santa Fe
train which left San Bernardno CAL,
for the first time in six days. The
first bomb explosion occurred in the
railroad yards and two more were
hurled at the passenger train as the
engine wheels spun over oiled rails
in pulling out Of the city.
George Stambaugh, brakeman on
the Great Northern was shot and
killed at Havre, Mont, by railroad
guard.
William Craft, = blacksmith helper.
employed by the, Denver and Rig
Grande since the shipments strike,
suffered a broken leg and other in
juries when he was attacked on the
streets of Pueblo, Colo.
A,. Woman Shot.
Mrs. Nels Hansen, wife of a Santa
Fe shop foreman was shot and killed
in her home. Police took up the
trail Of two men who are said to have
attacked her.
James Lewis, striking Pennsyl-
vania railroad machinist was shot to
death by Charles Parsons, wealthy
real estate man, Following q dispute
over the strike. Lewis accused Par
sons of listening over the shoulders
of strikers when they gathered to
discuss the strike. ,
Three alleged strikers were arrested
at Milwaukee following an outbreak
in which strikers were said to have
stoned a passing train.
Troops remained on guard in vir-
tually all places where soldiers were
sent to .quell riots earlier in the
strike. These included five towns in
ADMINISTRATIONS, Newton, Herring.
ton, Hoistington and Horton, and
three in Illinois Bloomington, Gin.
ton and Joliet.
Troops in Illinois.
Major Stiles in command of troops
at Clinton, ILL.,, recommended MARTA!
law following renewed disturbances
in which several men were injured.
Outbreaks were reported from Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, Superior and Janesvllle,
wisconsin,; Birmingham, Mobile and
Albany, Alabama, and Scranton, Penn
sylvaniastqAn attempt was made to
bloy up the tracks of the Louisville
and Nashville at Birmingham and a
plot to wreck train on the same
road at Mobile was discovered while
the home of an L. and N. employe
was attacked with bullets and stones.
Traffic on the Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific was blocked at Ell Reno,
Okla. where a railroad bridge was
burned. Farmers reported that wv"
men we're seen to fire the bridg.