The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-08-16
Rail Chiefs
Agree to
Hold Farley
Request Of Broiberhoods for
Conference Looking p
Settlement Of Shop
Strike II Granted.
Western Trains Move

New York, Aug. l5.-The Asso
citation Of Railroad Executives 20
night granted the request Of the fiy,
railroad brotbefhoods for a confer.
ence looking toward the settlement
OF the sbopcfaits strike, and agreed
TO meet the union representative,
here next Thursday.
X. $. Binkerd, assistant 10 +. De.
witt Cuylcr, chairman OF the A0o.
ciation Of Railway Executives. who
made the announcement, said tha,
the same committee OF rail chiefs
which conferred with President
Harding in Washington on Satur.
day would represent the association
at the conference.
Rail Blockade Broken.
Los Angeles, Cal, Aug. 15.-Tbe
railroad strike situation in southern
California showed signs OF clearing
late today, according 10 statements
by officials Of the Union Pacific and
Santa Fe lines affected by the train.
mems walkout OF last week.
The Santa Fe sent its traDsconti.
mental passenger trains out today on
schedule time, loaded to capacity,
and General Passenger Agent Dufcy
said every effort would be made 10
carry them through TO Chicago on
time at every point. lie said he
thought regular train crews could be
obtained 10 man the train all the
way, but, il necessary, officials would
do the operating. Freight traffic, ex-
cept between southern California
points, was still suspended on the
Santa Fe, officials saying they we're
1evoting all their efforts 10 keeping
and mail moving.
u. p. Trains Moving.
The Union Pacific announced that
freight trains stalled on the Los
and Salt Lake branch we're
to destinations this after
noon. All its stalled passenger trains
we're cleared yesterday. General ST.
1erintendcnt A. N. Williams was on
he way late today to Las Vegas,
New, the principal point OF disturb
lnce, in the hope OF making set.
lcment with the strikers there which
would permit resumption of traffic.
Mr.. Williams last night was reported
o have stated the trainmen were
Wiling to 60 back to work II all
guards other than United States dep
Ity marshals were removed from
he property. Today w. II. Com
took, general manager Of the Las
Angeles and Salt Lake line, said the
conductors and trainmen al Las Ve-
,as had agreed to return to work.
,ut the engineers had not yet voted
m the matter. Mr.. Comstock said
hat when the Las Vegas situation
vas cleared he felt confident that
formal traffic would be restored.
Marooned Travellers Rescued.
Travellers who had been marooned
n the Union Pacific lines by the
ieup began arriving in Los Ange-
IS over the Southern Pacific. having
een given tickets over that line from
ogden, Utah, via Oakland, Cal. The
anita Fe also brought in two more
rain loads OF passengers who had
cen marooncd on the desert in Ari- |
ona, some OF them three days late.
'assengers on one OF these trains
aid their train was fired upon near
Ieedles, Cal, last night and that the
rcman was slightly wounded in the
cad. Santa Fe officials denied this,
aging the fireman was hit by a rock
brown while the train was at the
Ieedles station and was carried TO
arstow, Cal, for treatment
Two Investigators oi the United
tates Department OF Justice sent
, Needles yesterday were believed
, be at work today in an effort TO
Scertan IL the teup was the result
| a conspiracy 10 interfere with the
'ansportation OF mails and with in.
'rstate commerce
Chairmen OF the big Four" broth.
hoods who have been In con-
renee here for three days on the
rike situation said they had no
atement to make today.