Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-12
TOURISTS TRAINS
STALLED IN DESERT
Santa Fe Controversy With Big
Four Brotherhoods Ties Up
Many Travellers
HURL BOMBS IN RAIL YARD

Needles. Calf, Aug. 12.-(By A.
r. - 'Fircless cookers" was the phrase
applied to day coaches and sleepers by
passengers stranded here last night be-
cause OF the controversy between the
Santa Fe Railway and members OF the
Big Four Brotherhoods, "We are Ms
contented as any one could be hundreds
OF miles from home in desert with tbo
thermometer standing at 113 degrees at
CLOCK at night. said one of them,
He and the other 300 or moro Jo.
serted the trains which, from sta,iinc
III the sun all day, were hotter tbnn
thc atmosphere. and took up n tcmno.
rary nome in the little parks aronnd
the railroad station. 1nu
newspaper was all that was needed
Tor bed and the sky served for 60,
passengers are being fed free hv 10
raIIroad company until it shall be- obio
10 remove them to their destinations
Roseville. Calf, Aug. 1o-rpr
Pl--tiic bombs were cyplodod ~ =,
[arlS OF the Southern Pacific ond ~ .IIo
Pacific Fruit and Express Con,nonnr u nne
hcr" early this mornins. One Of f'IIb 10
of o@moS ro,,n %NP."ded At a. NJ in the rear ear
~ o. [oTiniMnouse L,'iii,.Ioue No; |. Windows in
me building were shattered anJ n .n
tlon of the wall nearest the exn,n.'pr- nTr.
wrecked. eApIoslon
Three Of the bombs tore a great bo,o
in the ground in the east side of W. ~
yards near the plant of the poc;s, ise
tru!t Express Company. Immediatoi,
following the explosions con,nonS
guards poured shots in tho dironp,inS dipuinS
from which the bombs were renortod
to have rcen hurled. '0' 'eu
Answering volleys OF shot met +bo;r
were exchanged. SNo'e
United State Marshal Sullivan uos
struck down by. a bullet, according o to
word reaching Ro>eville following tbe
skirmtsh. The extent of his inIu-ios
was not learned '''N' 'eS
The explosions shook buildings and
houses IN Rosevllc and caused m"mv
people 10 arise. thinking an ehrtbouake
had visited the town.
San Francisco. Aug. 12.-Trans.
continental traffic, passenger and
freight. in the far western divisions Of
two main rall systems. the santa Fe
and the Southern Pacific. was disor.
gan!zcd today 50 badly that scheduled
service virtually had been abandoned
\ third trunk line. the Union Pacific.
was threatened with similar condl-
tion.
These were developments Of the rapid
spread yesterday of sporadic walkouts
Of engineers. tiromcn. conductors and
traInmen. which began Thursday on the
Santa Fo in southwestern California
and Arizona. Tn" members Of the big
four hrothcrhoods said they left their
posts because of their objection TO
armed guards stationed ON railroad
property.
tn" union men also charged that tho
eGuIpu"nr thcv were moving was NOT
in III" best condition and thcv consiG =
cred II haZardoUS 10 take it ont Kali
executives declared rae guards were
necessary to protect the roads, dcnicC
thai the guards wor" interfering with
union workers and contradirt"d the
assertion that equipment was unsafe
Stalled in Desert
Contorenrcs between union official:
and rail executives had borne NJ re.
suit early today
Meanwhile with many trains with.
drawn. several. including some craCi
trans-rourincntal limitods. We're stale,
3 in 'orrid desert spots IN Arizona ol
r Ca,iforu.H.
/ The Southern Pacific declared n
embargo ON the shipment Of livcStOcl
Ioa other rrrl~hubI" freight through tn,
"Ogd"u gateway. The Western Pa
rItir announced n similar embargo, cf'
.r"ttiH within twenty four hours. OF
con>!gnmcnrS destined for the East
The :'au Francisco Examiner toda!
published Il report that all trninmen anC
,.ir,1,-n,, orr,',.vnl ly ln NnStnrr pa