The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-17
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Strike Of Big Four Brother
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Completely Over s.

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CHICAGO, Aug. ICY the As
sociated Press)-An end to y the Inc
strike Of big four brotherhoods on on
western roads, an improved out
look for peace in the New York
conference today, shootings. bomb
ing and burning were high lights
in the nations railway crisis dur IL
ing theSpast twenty.four hours.
Blocades and tie-ups on the Santa
Fee, the a Union Pacific, Western
Pacific cleared up when striking
train crews called of their walk
out and opened the way to i'm
mediate restoration OF traffic on
lines which were paralyized by the
strike of the big four brotherhoods-
Stranded Santa Fe trains were
moved out of Albuquerque, N. NJ,
and trainmen at Prescott, Ariz.,
notified Santa Fe officials that the
strikers would return to work.
These moves followed earlier de-
velopments towards ending the tie
up on the Santa Fe. The Union
Pacific's traffic knot unraveleo
rapidly after trainmen on the Las
Vegas division called off their
strike. Other western roads re-
stored transportation activities to
the basis which had been in effect
since the shopmen's strike began
July L. 5Ss, iiss
Tentative agreements looking
toward the end of the trainmen's
strike on the Cumberland Valley
division Of the Louisville & Nash
vile were announced at Corbin,
Ky. @
Refuse to Work.
~. With the train service strike,
breaking up in other sections of
the country. trainmen who inter
rupted traffic on the Missouri
Pacific at Van Buren,, Ark. refused
to return to work while guards re-
NAMED on duty in the yards. Only
two trains that were made up and
delivered to crews outside the rail-
road yards were moved. Settle
mens of the trouble with the train
men resulted in an immediate
movement eastward OF fruits and
perishable goods from California.
Bombs were thrown at a Santa
Fe train which left San Bernardo
no, Call for the first time in six
days. The first, bomb exploded in
the railroad yards, and two more
were hurled at the passengers as
the engine wheels spun over oiled
rails in pulling out Of the city. 4% n
George Stambaugh. a brakeman
on the Great Northern. was shot
and killed at Havre, Mont, by a
guard: n. .,
William Graft "a blacksmith s
helper employed by the Denver &
Rio Grande since the shopmen's
strike, suffered a broken leg and
other injuries when he was attack
ed on the streets OF Pueblo, Colo. =
Mrs. Nels Hansen, wife of Santa
Fe shop foreman, was shot and
killed in her home. Police took up
the trail Of two men who are said
to have attacked her.
Three strikers were arrested at
Milwaukee following an outbreak
in which strikers are said to have
stoned a passing train. III ,S 555,
Troops Remain On Guard.
@ Troops remained on guard in vir-
tually all places where they were
sent to quell riots. These include
five~tcwns in Kansas, Parons, New
town, Herrinton. Hoisington and
Darlington. three in 1llin oils, Bloom
ington, Clinton and Joliet.a &
Major Stiles. in command Of
troops at Clinton. ILL.,, recommend
ed martial following new disturb
ances in which several men were
injured. M. " y
Outbreaks were reported from
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Superio and
GAINESVILLE, Wis, Birmingham, No
bile and Scranton, Pa.
An attempt was made to blow no
the tracks sof the Louisville q
Nashville at Birmingham, and a
plot to wreck a train on the same
road at Mobile was defeated.
Traffic on the Chicago. Rock
island & Pacific was blocked at
Elmo, OKLA, where a. railroad
bridge was burned. Farmers re.
ported that two men were seen to
fire the bridge. Ml&
Striking miners forced the crew
of a Mobile & Ohio train to side
track five cars of coal at WHY'S
vile, III. The coal had been IN
storage and was assigned to East
st. Louis.