Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-08-15

ment.
This statement, if made. it waa
said, would include no suggestion a.
to legislation but the President de-
sired to place before congress and
the country the facts in the situa-
ton as viewed by the government.
Rail Unions Defer Replies
CHICAGO, Aug. Is (By The Aaso-
ciated Press) New Developments
have changed the nations grave rail-
road situation today.
Replies of the rail unions to Pres
ilent Harding's latest proposals for
peace were deferred pending further
conferences of union leaders at I
Washington. Union officials arranged
to mete again with Spokesman for
thu administration. Although the
rail strike was expected to occupy
considerable attention at todAy'a
cabinet meeting, President Harding
indicated no intention of going I'm
mediately before congress with tne
situation. Il
The House reconvenes TO-DAY aftel
recess since June 80.
Although little progress was made
toward ending the walkout OF big
-Four" transportation brOtherh0odo-s ii
on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe the strike of Union Pacific tram.
men was called off and four easts
bound trains left Immediately for
! Chicago.
! Santa Fe trains stalled for several
days at desert towns in CALIFORNIA;,
Arizona and New Mexico, were
moved westward. Although move
i ment of these trains brought reltet
to the marooned passengers, Lae
Vegas, Nevada, remained isolAted 81 4
Fruit growers and nhtppefp ~
north central Washington announced
their willingness to man trains for
moving the $25,000.000 fruit crop Of
| the district.
big -Four" brotherhood trainmen
on four railroads at Muskogee. Ok
| lahoma, threatened to join the strike
| Local chairmen at Memphis refused
to authorize a walkout of crews on
roads entering that city,
Disorders in connection with the
railstrike abated again during the
last twenty-four hours, but nom 4
union shop worker at Tacoma.
Washington, was stoned and beaten
by crowd said to have been strik-
ers from the Northern Pacific shops.
A woman was mysteriously shot
when she rode past soldiers encamp-
ed near the Chicago and Alton rails
road shops.
PORTLAND. Me-, Aug. 15.--The
third fire of undetermined origin 70
break out on railroad property ner6
within forty eight hours, threatened
tho general office building OF the
Maine Central Railroad today. Tie
flames were confined to the storage
room in the basement.
Sheriff Graham announced short
ly before noon that an arrest had
been made The identity Of the L
suspect who was said to have mads
a statement duplicating others was
not disclosed.
Two Babies Born on Stranded Trains
SAN BERNARDO. Cal, Aug. 4 s.
Two babies. born on stranded
trains in Phoenix. Arizona, were
among four hundred passengers res
turned here today after four hot
days and nights in the desert.
No hazards were encountered BY
the marooned travellers except when
the babies were born without the
proper facilities to care for them-
The first arrived Saturday and the
left Sunday.
Las Vegas Without Trains
LAS VEGAS, Nevada. Aug. Is (By
Tho Associated Press) For two
two days this town has been without
trains, mail or fresh food stocks.
the supply OF the latter having
been low before the railroad tieup
started State police armed with
machine guns were expected Eo-
mentarily but officers here expected
an outbreak before e-enforcemcnts
arrived.
Approximately $50 persons. rail-
road shop employees, guards and
their wives and children were vir-
tual prisoners in a. railroad stookade
early today and Union Pacific
strikers were maintaining pickets
outside.
Train Service Men Refuse To Work
GREEN BAY, Wis. Aug. Ia
All train servicemen and and SWITCH
men at the Chicago, Milwaukee, and
st Paul shops have refused to 80
to work this morning because OF the
presence of armed guards In The
roundhouses, and the disorder last
night. New shop employees at work
repairing a disabled engine last
night were stoned by strike sSnlna-
thizers and guards fred a vo,ley
over the heads of the attackers.
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