Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-26
STRIKE MEANS.
HUGE Loss
California Will Need $4,000
Cars to Move Crop
This Season
SETTLEMENT URGED
l. C. C. Appeals to States
For Cooperation Under
Rail Order
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SACRAMENTO, Calf, July 26.
Governor William D. Stephens to-
day appealed to President Harding
to end the railroad strike in order
to prevent heavy losses to Califor-
mia fruit and produce growers. i.
He sent telegram to the pres
ident declaring that between
$4,000 and $4,000 refrigerator cars
will be needed to move California
crops in the next three months and
expressing fear that railroads will
be unable to furnish them.
Producers and shippers, he said, care
insistently demanding action that will
bring about a prompt understanding
in the railroad strike, irrespective of
merits
Wartime Measures Prevail
WASHINGTON, July 26.-The ap-
peal of Governor Stephens for action
by President Harding to safeguard
railway transportation for California
fruits was received at the White House
today.
No comment was made.
War time measures were in effect
today as the interstate commerce COM
gencv exists, because of the twin rail
road and coal strikes, assumed
sweeping control of railroad rolling
stock and took over direction of dis
tribution of food, fuel and other neces-
sites.
The interstate commerce commission
soon will send out appeals to the state
public utilities asking that they keep
q close watch on the railroad and coal
situations and cooperate in the federal
move to control the distribution of fuel
and other necessary commodities and in
expeditng all freight shipments.
Pennsylvania Yields Point
w. w. Atterbury, of the Pennsylvan-
ia railroad, told President Harding to-
day that his road would allow its en-
ployes to decide the seniority question,
potential stumbling block in the path
of speedy settlement of the railroad
strike.
After two hour conference After
bury, issued a statement in which he
said he had informed Harding that
'' the Pennsylvania railroad would be
guided entirely by any determination
our emploes thought wise, fair and
equitable"
Bullets Fly at Roseville
ROSEVILLE, Calf, July 26.-Twen-
ty shots were fired into the automobile
of j. l.. Lilly, local laundryman hero
today.
He had just driven his car into his
garage on the Southside of the railroad
yards. As he backed his car in, he
said, the lights shone across the yard.
A ppin 70 of ha ha1 a1
away, the automobile was practically
says, were fired within the railroad
yards. Lilly escaped death by inches.
Railroad officials this morning de-
MED that the firing came from the
yards. Local police officials are in
vestigating.
The "AmazOn army continues to
reign along the strike lines. Women
pickets who replaced their husbands on
the picket lines when the federal court
granted restraining order against the
unions, resumed their watch today.
The women prevented switchmen and
engineers from removing a heavy COUP
ling from the tracks at the crossing in
the business district. Three company
were obliged to come and re-
move the obstruction, while crowd of
$50 women stood around and jeered
them.
Men who dare to leave the shops
seldom return, the women pickets boast.
Guards Shoot Two Strikers
CRESTON, Iowa, July 26. - Kay
Blodgett and George McCloud, strik.
ing shopmen, We're shot down by spe.
cial guard at the Burlington yards here
early today, according to police.
Blodgett was rushed to the hospital.
He is said to be in critical condition.
McCloud, slightly wounded, was