The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-19
Outbursts Occurring From At
Iantic to the Pacific.
Bombs in Santa Fe Yards al
Albuquerque, n. NJ.
BUT SITUATION is CLEARING
Dynamite Tears Up Stretch Illi-
nOiS Central Track.
Rock Island Shops at Shawnee
Placed Under Guard.
tBy the Associated Press.J


Los Angeles Aug 1S.-The strike
of the big four brotherhoods on the
coast lines of the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe railway system has been
called off and freight and passenger
service will be resumed Immediately,
1t was announced today by 1. L. Hib-
bard, general manager OF the Santa
Fe.
General Manger Hibbard announced
he received word from Needles, Cal,
the center of the trouble on the coast
lines, that the brotherhood representa-
tives there had reached the decision
that the trainmen viii return to work.
The walkout of the trainmen on the
Santa Fe was limited to the coast lines
and the return will restore service to
normal thruout the system, he said.
The return of the big four brother
hood men will effect no change in
the situation of the striking shop
craftsmen. General Manager Hibbard
said. No terms have been made with
the shopmen and the conference dealt
solely with the operating trainmen.
Peace Hangs in Balance.
tBy the Associated Press
Chicago. Aug. 19.-With railroad
peace apparently hanging in the bal
ance until Wednesday. when spokes-
mon for the railroads and striking
shOpmen are due to meet again, dyna-
mite and violence kept the strike from
tagging.
Outbursts occurred at scattered points
from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Bombs were thrown into the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe yards at Albu-
querque. n. NJ, and a heavy blast
rocked the trestle of a c. & o. rail-
road bridge near Huntington. W. Va,
early today. According to early re-
ports neither explosion caused much
damage.
Dynamite tore up the track of the
Illinois Central at Paducah, KY, just
ahead Of a coal train. Two passenger
trains and a freight had passed a
short time before and the explosion
burst behind a bridge crew. The on
coming coal train was tagged in time
to prevent wreck
Governor Morrison of North Caro-
lima. who declined appeals to send
troops tc the Spencer shops of the
southern railway. assured President
Fairfax Harrison of the road that the
state would protect the company's
property and rights. His investigators,
the governor said. convinced him that
improved conditions appeared to make
the use of troops unnecessary. but he
promised TO act promptly if the situa-
uon grew worse
VI. +. Clerks Favor Strike.
Transportation difficulties due to
unauthorized strikes of train crews
continued to clear away rapidly as the
trainmen returned to their Jobs. New
complications on the Missouri Pacific
arose when so per cent of the Brother
hood of Railway Clerks employed on
the road voted in favor of a strike
The result Of the vote was sent to in
terna ational headquarters of the clerks
union at Cincinnati. 1t was said that
no walkout was contemplated
until further attempts at settlement
Of controversies were made. Working
conditions and wage cuts of and 4
cents an hour, ordered by the United
States railroad labor board were cited
as the clerks grievances.
Removal of armed guards employed
by, the Great Northern railroad at
Havre. Mont. was demanded by local
officials of the big four train service
brotherhoods The demands followed
man by a guard Thursday night.
At Pratt Kansas. a warrant was is
sued for Thomas 2. Hylan. general
chairman of the Rock Island car men.
The warrant charged violation of the
industrial court act. Hylan in a
speech was quoted as referring to the
court as Il joke
vince. Okla. Aug 19.-Shops of
the Chicago Rock Island Il Pacific
railway We're under a heavy guard of
deputy United States marshals TODAY
to prevent possible attacks upon the
property feared by federal officers.
A call was sent out last night by
United States Marshal AIva McDon-
aid for all available deputies in the
district Huge flashlights played on
the shops and other property of the
road last night and deputies posted by
Marshal Mcdonald were warned to
watch for attempts at bomb throwing
and shooting.
May Ask For Troops.
Indications were that authorities
here might call upon Governor Robert
son for state troops.
Extra precautions were taken by
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