Evening journal., 1922-08-14
STRIKERS TRY
new MOVE TO
TIE-UP RAILS.
Bomb Explosions in Cali;
Mail Trains Also Are
Held-Up
US. PROTECTION FOR
ABANDONED TRAINS


ABANDONED TRAINS
(continued from First Page)
city to oroville has resumed oper-
atoms.
The only traDecontinental route
now operating directly into Cali
fornia without interruption Is the
Southern Pacific via El Paso, Tex.
Facing a s50.000.000 fruit grow
ers have begun bombarding Wash
dngton with requests for Federal
control of transcontinental traffic.
Los ANGELES. Aug. 14.-(Uni-
ted Press s)-Attempt was to be
made today to move another rescue
train with marooned passengers out
of the desert following the arrival
at San Bernardino OF ESQ unfortun-
ate tourists.
The first train on the Santa Fe
made up OF sixteen coaches and
guarded by U. s. marshals, is re-
ported to have reached San Ber-
nardino late yesterday. on board
were several women reported near
prostration as result of spending
many hours in the brolling sun.
The rail situation here is uD-
changed today. Two eastbound
Union Pacific trains arrived yester-
day but no trains are leaving.
The Southern Pacific is main
tanning regular service with assur-
ances from railway brotherhood
leaders TINT their men will not quit
unless the strike becomes nation
wide.
CHICAGO, Aug. il Omitted |
ess).-Walkout OF the big four"
brotherhoods at Needles. Arizona,
and other points on the Santa Fe
Railroad was branded as deliberate
conspiracy" by Yice-president A. @.
Wells, OF the Santa Fe, today.
The action OF the trainmen was
inhuman and a violation OF their
solemn agreements with the nall
road" Wells declared.
Wells stated that the scores OF
men. women and children maroon
ed at the desert division point. were
started toward Los Angeles. yester-
day on train manned by railroad
officials.
Press dispatches today declare
that Attorney General Daugherty
has started an investigation 10 de-
termine II the action of the train
men was a conspiracy. 1 desire the
public to know 1t was nothing else"
Wells declared in statement
More than that II was inhuman to
abandon people. especially aged or
infirmed men and women and chill
dren. in desert places with the mer-
curry 12O degrees in the shade"
Trains were still held up today
at Seligman, Ashfork and Williams,
Arizona and Albuquerque. N. M.
big four" members were still out
1t Joliet, Ills, on the Elgln. Joliet c
Ind Eastern. Traffic was at stand
IT'LL +
NEW YORK. Aug. Il Omitted
Press) Twenty thousand main
tenance OF waymen OF the Erie and =
the Pennsylvania lines want to quit v
work, they warned their national o
president in telegram dispatched $
last night IN which they allege the i
two companies have shown bad faith e
In observing an agreement made July
4 for averting a strike. I
Action of the men was taken with c
out any previous announcement.
Frederick d. Underwood. PRESIDENT
OF the Erie. commenting on the way
mems action, declared his officials
never had refused 10 confer with
their own employees.
I'VE won't lose six men, Under
wood declared.
NEW YORK. Aug. IA Omitted
Press) )-Twenty women and children
were in hospitals victims OF bombers
who late last night hurled three
charges OF dynamite against crowd
ID excursion train on the West Shore
Railroad near Little Ferry, n. j., in
he first serious outbreak OF violence
lined at passengers since the rail-
DAD strike began.
State police and railroad detec-
yes were looking for two men in
n automobile observed near the
sene of the bombing a short time
efore the attack took place.
The first bomb struck the third
bach crowded with excursionists c
stunning from the sea shore. A \
'ud detonation that rocked the car /
nd binding glare threw the &
rowded coach into pandemonium. C.
A moment later second bomb
truck another car farther back in VI
ne train. Windows were shattered n
'na women and children were hurl- re
y lrom their seats. Curiously. few 70
men were injured.
"hiie calm passengers tried to re- iii
sore order in the train a third ho,,,, n
oouhoed against another coach as
trestle. over a small
49, every pane Of glass in
'ne entire train was shatteroa 80
ali OF which were steel wero Us IS III
wise undamaged but the Ana, 80
tore the tracks from their moort..'s
me train was stopped h-tae,.
while the crew examined the aa- de
age and was then rushed to W. ri,
iawken where ambulances hurried OF
he injured to hospitals. u In
1t was pointed out the bombinvs ly
occurred at point where the local VI
rain might have been hurled fron, m
bridge across lines OF the Erie TO
pad. OF
SPRINGFIELD. Mo-, Aug. Ia ST
United Press) Train service on b,