Evening star., 1922-08-14
FURTHER T|E-UPS
MARK RAIL STRIKE
Many California Cities Lack
Mail Service-Freight
Service Halted.
VIOLENCE IS INCREASING
Train Dynamited in New Jersey.
Bridge Blown Up in Missouri.
Shops Are Fired.
VIOLENCE IS INCREASING
By the Associa ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, August 14.-Further
paralysis Of rail transportation in
the far west and at least two in
stances of serious violence against
railroad property marked the open
ing hours of the seventh week of
the strike of rail shopcraft workers.
Northern and central California today
were without fast freight transpor-
tation east. and indications were the
sole remaining passenger route also
would be abandoned. Upwards of
100 passengers were marooned on
nineteen trains abandoned in Ari-
zona, New Mexico and California
deserts by members of the operating
brotherhoods.
Many cities of CALIFORNIA; San Joa-
quin valley were without mail serv-
ice as a result of cessation of trans
portation, and eastern mail halted
in southern California Thursday
still was unmoved. Fruit growers
estimated their accruing losses at
s1.OoO.0o0 day, and one shipper pro-
fessed his loss reached 100000 daily.
President's Offer Accepted.
President Harding's proffer of un-
stinted federal Aid for passengers
suffering on trains stalled in the
heated Arizona wastes met ready
response. as Gov. Thomas E. Camp
bell, Immediately upon receipt of the
Presidents telegram. sent Col. Wal
ter S. ingalls,. adjutant general; to
Seligman to report at ''the earliest
possible moment" Passengers ma
rooned at albuquerque had tele-
graphed President Harding urging
he take command of the situation.
Reports Of instances OF personal
violence to non-unlon workers VINO
have replaced the men who went on
strike showed the usual Saba tical in
frequency. but for the first time at
tacks of magnitude were made against
railroad property.
Ten Hurt by Explosion.
Lives of passengers were endangered
and ten persons were injured when
passenger train, loaded principally
with week end excursionists. was
Steel coaches. which were marked
visibly by the explosions, served as
veritable bombproofs in protecting the
passengers.
At Ash Grove. Mo-. the st. Louis
and San Francisco's 400-foot bridge
over the Sac river was dynamited.
The north abutment was destroyed,
according to early and fragmentary
reports, and for quite a distance the
tracks were raised foot.
Fire of undetermined origin early
today destroyed the Wichita Falls
and Northwestern railways shops at
Wichita Falls, Tex. Three locomo-
tives, numerous coaches and box cars
were lost. A watchman found the
fire In the oil-soaked interior of the
building. and when ire-fighting ap-
paratus arrived the shops and yards
nf a
with difficulty that several loaded oil
trains were saved.
Return to Jobs.
Trainmen who tied up traffic on
the St. Louis and San Francisco out
of Birmingham. Ala. returned to
their Jobs, and road officials an
nounced immediate resumption of
train service. Mails which were de-
layed were rerouteo over other lines.
Big four" brotherhood men at
Memphis. Tenn. deferred action re-
gardng a suspension of work be-
cause of alleged crippled rolling
stock.
Members of the big four" at Par
sons. Kans., decided to continue work
until after union officials conferred
with rail heads at st. Louis today.
Bombs were thrown into the
Southern Pacific yards at Roseville.
Calf, early today.
Members OF tne nlS Iour pIoln
erhoods at Topeka. Kans, were said
to be unable to agree on strike
action.
Oficials of the Kansas City, Mex
leo and Orient railway announced at
wichita. Kans. that any attempt to
tie up traffic by striking train crews
would result in immediate suspension
of all operations on the Orient.
Troops patrolled the Santa Fe shops
at Newton, Kans., where several
deputies and shopworkers were beat
en- by a crowd Saturday night.