New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-13
Daugherty Orders Inquiry
Into Abandonment of
Santa Fe Trains, With
Prompt Action by Jury
Michigan Crews
Halt Ore Shipping
Southern Pacific Firemen
Agree to Resume Work; /;
Trains Still in Desert

WASHINGTON, Aug. IL (By The AS
sociated Pxess) The Federal District
Attorney Of southern California was
ordered to-day by Attorney Genera
Dnugherty to investigate whether the
abandonment" of trains on the Santa
Fe Railroad twas the result of a con.
spiracy by those operating them OF
others to interfere with interstate com.
merce and the handling OF the mails.
"If the proof is sufficient, present
the matter to the grand jury immedi-
ately," said Mr.. Daugherty's order. 'It
the grand jury is not In session pre-
sent to court the necessity of calling
special grand jury"
Daugherty Explains Action
1T has been reported to this de-
partment from certain places, espe-
cially southern California and Arizona
on the Santa Fe system" said Mr.
Daugherty, "that trains have been and
are being abandoned by trainmen and
employees. 1t has occurred at places
most inconvenient (Needles, Calf, for
instance) and not only results in in
terference with and obstruction to in
terstate commerce and the transporta
ton OF the mail but in great suffering
and distress among men, women and
children who are passengers.
after conference with the Presi-
dent l have wired the United States
Attorney at Los Angeles as follows:
"'Report to United States District
Judge any violations Of injunctions
and institute proper proceedings tc
hold violators for contempt. Tnvesti.
gate quickly and ascertain If abandon.
ment Of trains washresult Of conspira-
cies by those operating them or Others
and handling of the mails. If proof Is
sufficient present matter to grand Jury
Immediately. If grand jury is not in
session, present to court the necessity
of calling special grand jury. Depart.
ment will give you all necessary sup.
port and assistance. The interference
with and abandonment of trains
strongly indicates the existence of a
conspiracy and the government will
take all necessary steps to prevent its
continuation and like conspiracies else.
where. Advise Of results
Workers Stockade Bombed
"It is reported that twelve passenger
and mail trains on the Santa Fe line in
southern California are tied up he
cause Of the refusal of members Of the
Big Four to move them. The reason
given for such action was the danger
to members from armed guards and
defective engines. Seven trains We're
held up at Needles, three at Barstow
and two at Los Angeles. Hand gre.
nades were thrown into the Santa Fe
stockade at San Bernardino early this
morning and an engine was run into a
roundhouse turntable pitt
IRON RIVER, Mich, Aug. 12.-F orty
engineers, firemen and switchmen en-
ployed by the Chicago & Northwestern
Railroad here walked out to-day, de
claring the engines in service were
unfit for use and dangerous Their
action forced the suspension of ore
shipments. amounting to about 1876 cars
daily. Only mail moved out Of here
to-day.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. I'm Members OF
the "Big -Four" railroad brotherhoods
employed on the Cumberland division
of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad
have voted to stop work Monday un-
lcSS dIHeO Is IdIUS are Wl|nuIaWH 1IOH
the. company's yards at Corhin, Ky
Objection to alleged defective equip
ment was also raised.
; MADIsoNv1LLE, KY, Aug. r.
Forty engineers on the Henderson and
st. Louis divisions of the Louisville
e. Nashville Railroad quit work to-day
at Darlington in protest against the
presence of armed guards at the rail-
road shops there. AS many fremen
refused to man engines at the same
place yesterday for similar reason.
Special Dispotch to Tho Tribune
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 12.-Nearly
four hundred passengers, many Of them
from Los Angeles, faced starvation to-
day when two crack trains of the Union
Pacific were tied e- at Caliente. New.
town with only 500 inhabitants
where the food supply is reported te
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