Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-15
RAIL UNION CHIEFS
CONTINUE EFFORTS
TO MEDIATE STRIKE
tConIinucd From First pnrn,

''.''' 'ilh'h rom fltSt RACE
a pistol taken from one of tn. men
and was the object OF ON. of the
strikers pistol when the Governor
got IN" drop ON the man No shots
were fired, hut the man WAS ar
rested
tn" Santa Fe started a iranscon-
tinental train eastward from Los
Angeles and expected 10 send il east
ward to Chicago. The Southern Pa
ctt'c Company also operated trains
on it's division west OF the Sierra
Navada mountains
Fruit Growers Fncr Ruin.
Emoarsces on movement, OF perish
ao!es We're unchanged during the
daF' and California fruit growers
ana shippers faced a loss that grew
INTO thousands of dollars hourly. 1t
WAS said there was no way of saw
ing the ripeniur fruit that should he
shipped Immediately
me Union Pacific lines in Nevada
particularly at Las Vegas. were the
scene OF shooting early today. state
police with machine gums were or
dered to Las Vegas. and il was ax
hected that Governor BOYLE would
nave the police supplant the rail
guards
Twelve additional deputy Federal
marshals were ordered To Rosevi,Ic
CAL where the Pacific Fruit In
press maintains its iccinr plan,
twenty deputies have been ON dutv
anu report TO tn. marshal in San
francisco said strikers were viola,-
~ H..
'ne the court injunction prohibiting
picketing.
me western Pacific did not move
any trains today, c"urcuting itself
WIN conferences with the big four
o'"'h'Fh""d men vino had refused
~ move trains. The company an
houhced its lin" between Salt Lake
""" 'erI"ch Nev, was open.
hrothcrhonds Meet.
IN" general committee of the
hr"lh"rhoods held a conference a,
Los Angeles. but refused. to discuss
inc subject OF discussion Che com.
llnAs9r wa4.coinp posed ,rors men en-
nioPtd by the Santa Fc. The re-.
fnsal OF brotherhood men 10 mnvc
santa Re trains spread To New Mex
ico. where nine wcstbound train.
We're held Travel TO the Grand Can
yon has ceased by the stopping .oi
trains at Winsiow, Ariz.
new element was injected into
the strike by the railroad clerk on
tue santa Fe at Needles. Cal. call
ing meeting At which strike
can VIII he discussed The stat,
Burriu OF Markets OF California
caIied meeting al growers am.
Shippers OF fruits aud Vegetables. To
Ice h1id here Wednesday.
estimation dangerous"
~ R"scNiilr the situation is alb
SoIutcly dangerous" according +,
Eugene Midway, deputy marshal in
chars" of the deputy marshals there.
santa +" officials at Los Angeles
sHid The starting OF the .astbound
California Limited from that point
io"ay was in the nature Of a test
Ihush"l precautions were taken 10
So" mat TN" locomotive and cars
W"i" IN perfect condition. 10 oh
N'ht' any p"ssihi" assertion on the
part ~ TRANSFORMATION brotherhood
men tha' ia" reverse was true There
"'t" H"NchlN-hNc passengers aboard
ma my Tor Middle Western pnints
From Alnuuurrdur West. these Of
h'lhIS SHid. am lhrir wcSthouud trains
"Ni"n hay" been tied M al Desert
Point We're moving one train of
seven mail and express ears ana an
"'h"r ~ sixteen Pullman sciences
ana coaches were du, at Needles
nom Svl!guan. ArlI. ,'nmrany Of
hcials manned both Tire. trains
which left SciiGman late last nirh1
and early today We're approaching.
Los Angeles.