Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-12
VIOLENCE MARKS
GRAVE SITUATION
IN RAIL WALKOUT
Continued from Page II

were joined early today in investi-
eating an attempt late last night to
blow up dining car in the Frisco
yards used for feeding shopmen and
laborers.
No one was hurt in the explosion,
but John Connolly, trainmaster, de-
clared that more than 100 employees
We're due to have been in the car
shortly after the explosion took
place. The missile struck box car
standing near the diner. blowing a
hole in it's roof.
Three sticks of dynamite were
found near the car by the officers
last night. The ja- from the ex-
plosion was felt in the downtown
sections of the city.
ONE DEAD, ONE DYING
IN MEMPHIS ATTACK
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. IL. M
Brown, one of two negro employees
of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pa
cific railroad shops, at Hubert, Ark.
who were fired on late last night
by band of masked men, died at
hospital here early today. Frank
Heath, negro, who also was
wounded, is not expected to live,
hospital physicians say.
NEW ORLEANS BIG FOUR"
PREPARE STRIKE BALLOT
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 11.--Mem-
bers of the big four" brotherhood
locals in New Orleans, it became
known today, were preparing to
take a secret strike vote, probably
r Ext Monday or Tuesday, to obtain
the sentiment among the train serV-
of city,
to aid the striking railway shopmen.
The result of the balloting, it was
said, will be forwarded Immediately
to the heads of the various broth
erhoods. 1t was explained the vote
is to be taken in order to acquaint
the chief executives with the feel
ings of the 'arious srafts in the
New Orleans district, in the event a
walkout of their organization is de-
cided upon.
It was announced that instruc-
tons had been received from the
brotherhood chiefs authorizing
members to remain away from their
work whenever working conditions
were found Objectionable or their
lives were endangered by defective
equipment.
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION
MYSTIFTES OFFICERS
ASHEVILLE, N. c., Aug. IL
No further light early today was
thrown upon what deputy sheriffs
ands the local marshal said was an
explosion of dynamite here last
night under dinin,; car of the
Southern railway in which men en-
ployed since the shipments strike
had been fed. No one was injured,
although the car was damaged and
windows were shattered in a sleeper
close by in which eleven men were
sleeping.
TIME BOMBS PLACED
ON WESTERN ROADS
SAN BERNARDINA, Cal, Aug.
11.-(By the Associated Press.e
Twenty-three time bombs have ex-
ploded at intervals from 80 to S
o'clock this morning in the stock
ade of the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe within 200 feet of the COM
pany's round house, according to
the sheriff's office.
The bombs were buried in the
ground and in exploding did no dam
age.
MOI e explosions were expected mo-
inentarily, and no one was allowed
in the stockade this morning.
TIEUP LOOMS ON BOTH
DIVISIONS OF l.. & N.
EVANSVILLE, Ind.,. Aug. 11.-A
complete tieup of trains on both di.
visions of the Louisville and Nash
vile railroad, through this city, was
indicated early today when engi-
neers and firemen refused to take
out trains known as first and sec
ond No. 8. It was reported firemen
will refuse to man all trains today,
but that some of the engineers will
answer their calls.
The presence Of guards and dan.
gerous equipments is given as the
reasons for refusal to handle the
engines.
FIREMEN AND SWITCHMEN
STRIKE IN OGDEN
OGDEN, Utah, Aug. IL. - Three
passenger trains, two of the Union
Pacific and Of the Oregon short line,
were tied UP here this morning, due
to a strike of firemen and SWITCH