The New York herald., 1922-08-13
TRAIN DESERTION
INQUIRY ORDERED

MXUlNI VllDHlt1D
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Company system at Oakland and Stock
| ton early to-day held up two overland
trains of the system at Stockton and
forced the company to declare an abso-
Lutte embargo on perishables and live
stock from California points.
| TOLEDO. Ohio, Aug. a.. Engineers.
| firemen switchmen and conductors will
refuse to take out trains here II condi-
| tlons on Toledo railroads are as charged.
Robert B. Prugh, secretary of a COM
| rflittee of fifteen representatives of the
| four big brotherhoods appointed to in
vestigate conditions of rolling stock, de
| clared to-day. The committee Is to meet
| Monday.
Los ANGELES, Aug. 1.-THE tieup of
passenger trains on the Union Pacific
Railroad resulting from the walkout OF
trainmen, was broken this afternoon, ac-
cording to an announcement at the office
Of w. II. Comstock, geeral manager of
|
All trains were moving at o'clock, 1t
was stated
! The trains are being operated by regu-
! lar crews the chief clerk said. He said
| he had no details as to the terms on
which the men resumed their posts.
| Two eastbound and one westbound
| train. which were stalled at Caliente'
| New, pulled out between IL and i TINS
afternoon 1t was stated by Chief Clerk
| Smith.
II think there is no doubt that these
trains will get through to their destina-
ton without further delay" said Mr..
| Smith
SUPERIOR, Wis. Aug. 12.-One Great
Northern Railway special agent was
! shot and seriously wounded. another
severely beaten and four others bruised
Mt Saunders. Wis, early to-day when a
| mob OF alleged strike synipathizers In
1 tercepted a carload of non-union em-
ployees en- route from Minneapolis to
Superior. The rion-union employees, said
to number about thirty. were kidnapped
and taken into the woods. A detach-
ment OF police and deputy sheriffs are
searching for the men.
| OGDEN, Utah, Aug. 12.-The Southern
i Pac1nC company dIHOunGcu to-NhJ thtS
| locomotive fremen who went on strike
in this district yesterday had agreed to
go back to work. The company ex-
pected to have the four marooned trains
out OF here soon.
/ Although official statements We're lack
ing of the terms of the settlement, II
was understood the firemen went back
to work under the same conditions that
prevailed when they left their jobs. Of
ficials said they believed this meant the
ending of all trouble in the movement
OF trains through Ogden.
j EAST ST. LOUIS, H., Aug. 12.-Men-
bers of the Big Four brotherhood, COM
posed OF locomotive engineers. firemens
conductors and brakemen. who went on
strike at Dupo last night, after re-
ported exchange OF shots between COM
pany guards, strikers and deputy con
stable, returned to work to-day pending
the outcome of conference between
road officials and representatives of the
brotherhoods.
MILWAUKEE. Aug. IL (Associated
press) Reports that 100 brotherhood
men of the Chicago. Milwaukee and st.
Paul Flailfoad had voted TO strike were
branded as false to-day by y. 7. Greer
vice president Of the road.
s,EIyery train OF ours entering Chicago
arrived this morning practically on time
all our switch engines are operating In
the yards at Milwaukee" Mr.. Greer said.
CHICAGO. Aug i2.--Asserting that
Creeping paralysis Will make II inn
possible at the end of sixty days for
the most willing train service employees
to keep traffic moving" J. +. McGrath,
yice-presldent of the railway employees
department OF the American Federation
OF Labor, issued a statement tonight
criticizing assertions Of railway execu-
tives that rolling stock was In safe con-
dtion.
Engines are being operated with
broken equipment. while cars are being
run entirely without brakes and With
safety appliances, endangering the lives
OF train crews" Mt MrGrath asserted.
with normal inspection lacking. his
statement continued, the only protection
left the public is the refusal Of train
crews TO handle dangerous equipment.
Mr. McGrath also made public tele-
gram sent 70 y. NJ. Jewell head Of tho
shop crafts who IL In Washington, as
sertlnR that many requests had been
received at strike headquarters here that
the shopmen reject President Harding S
latest proposal
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 12.--Mempers OF the
"BiF Four railroad brothcrhoods ern-
ployed on the Cumberland division OF
the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
have voted TO stop work Monday unless
armed guards are Withdrawn from tine
companys yards at Corbln. Ky. Objec-
ton to alleged defective equipment was
also raised
spccsal Dispatch 70 THn NEw Yong iTrm,tn
OMAHA, Aug. i2.--PassenEer traffic
between omaha and Chicago un tho
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad wat
Reid up several hours to-day when -four
transcontinental trains were stranded al
Boone, iowa, because Of the refusal oi
members or the big Four" brother.
hood to man the locomotives. After
several hours delay the trouble was ad
a sted and the trains were brought int
Omaha and sent on their way to til,
Pacific coast. Firemen at FIRST refused
TO board the engines. which they claimed