Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-15
MARK
STRIKE CRISIS
IN TWO STATES
Trains Moving East
ward on Santa Fe,
Manned by Officials.

San Francisco, Calf. Aug. IA
Strikers were arrested in Nevada and
California Monday as result of the
rail strike and trains were moved on
the Santa Fe system. which had been
tied up since last Thursday.
Governor Emmett Boyle of Nevada
men were taken into custody. No
charges have yet been filed against
the men.
Governor Boyle had obtained a pis-
tol taken from one of the men and
was the intended target of a strikers $
pistol when the governor got the drop
on the man. No shots were fired but
the man was arrested.
The Santa Fe started a transcon-
tinental train eastward from Los
Angeles and expected to send it
through to Chicago The Southern Pa
cific company also operated trains on
its division west of the Sierra Nevada
mountains.
Embargoes on movement of perish
ables We're unchanged during the day
and California fruit growers and ship
pers faced a loss that grew into thou
sands Of dollars hourly. 1t was said
there was no way of saving the ripen-
ing fruit that should be shipped i'm
mediately.
The Union Pacific line in Nevada
particularly, at Las Vegas, was the
scene of shooting early Monday. State
police, with machine guns. were order
ed to Las Vegas and it was expected
that Governor Boyle would have the
police supplant the rail guards.
More MarehaIs 0uf
Twelve additional deputy federal
marshals were ordered to Roseville,
Calf. where the Pacific Fruit Ex-
press maintains its icing plant
Twenty deputies have been on duty
Francisco said strikers were violating
the court injunction prohibiting
picketing.
The Western Pacific did not move
any trains Monday, contenting itself
with conferences with the big four
brotherhood men who had refused to
move trains. The company announced
It's line between Salt Lake City and
Ierlach, New, was open. The general
committee of brotherhoods held con-
ference at Los Angeles but refused to
hsclose the subject of discussion. The
committee was composed of men en-
1loyed by the Santa Fe. The refusal
II brotherhood men to move Santa Fe |
rains spread to New Mexico. where !
line westbound trains were held |
Travel to the Grand Canyon has ceased !
" the stopping Of trains at Winslow,
Arlz. A new element was injected in
he strike by the railroad clerks on the
'anta Fe at Needles calling q meeting
t which strike call will be discussed.
Phe state bureau of markets of Cali
ornia called a meeting of growers and
hlppers of fruits and vegetables to be
ED here Wednesday.
Danger at RoseviIle
At Roseville ''the situation is alb
olutely dangerous" according to
,ugene Mulvey, deputy marshal in
barge Of the deputy marshals.
Il have twenty men on duty now
nd / hope to have twenty more be-
ore the day is out said Mulvey. 1.-The
ltent of the federal court order pro-
ibiting picketing is being violated
penly and we need more men to en-
,rce it.
Il did not intend to send a handful
my men to take big chance with
,e strikers"
Santa Fe officials at Los Angeles !
nnOunced that the starting of the
California Limited from
lat point Monday was in the nature
test. Unusual precautions were
ken to see that the locomotive and
lrs were in perfect condition. to
oviate any possible assertion on the /
art of transportation brotherhood {
en- that the reverse was true. There {
ere % passengers abroad, mainly for {
iddle western points. |,