Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-11
TWO ROADS IN
CALIFORNIA
CRIPPLED
TO-DAY
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SAN BERNARDINO, Cal, Aug.
11.-TwentF three bombs were ex-
ploded between 1880 o'clock and
3:45 this morning in the yards of
the Santa Fe railway here. No one
was injured except Deputy U. 8.
Marshal Alverson who was rushing
a supposed dud to chemist when it
exploded.
The only property damage was
to power lines Of the Southern Cal
ifornia Edison Company when
struck by fragment Of bomb.
The point from which the bombs
were hurled remains mystery as
the yards were completely sur
rounded after the first bombs ex-
ploded.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 11.-Southern
California was threatened today with
tienp of the Santa Fe and Union
Pacific lines, according to reports re-
ceived here today.
At Needles on the state line, three
Santa Fe passenger trains were said
to be halted. At Barstow brotherhood
officials issued orders that no more
trains should move, it was stated, and
three trains were expected to be
stopped there by night, deserted by
train crews.
At Bakersfield, east and southbound
trains were cancelled as brotherhood
men are said to have voted to remain
out until "all equipment is in repair
and guards are removed from railroad
In Los Angeles, conferences between
brotherhood men and Santa Fe Off
cials were scheduled after failure of
a meeting last night.
Until the situation of the walkout
of railroad brotherhood men on the
Santa Fe system is cleared up, no
through trains will leave Los Angeles
on that line, I. l.. Hibbard, general
announced today.
More Men Quit Work
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 11.-Addi-
tional empl9yes.of the Santa Fe rail-
road were reported to have followed
the lead of railway brotherhood men,
bers in Southern California and to
have struck today
Reports received here said that the
yard force at Fresno failed to report
for work this morning and that
groups" of employees at Bakersfield
had joined the strike.
Sante Fe Statement
CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-THE Santa Fe
made the following statement today
through the offices of A. G. Wells,
vice president. in Chicago:
"The Santa Fe Company today
wired Chiefs of all labor brotherhoods
whose members are involved in the
present trouble that the men had gone
on strike without grievances made
Dr any known cause and asked that
they return to work.
"Chiefs of the brotherhoods in
volved, to whom the kilograms were
have been sent to local chairmen of
brotherhood organizations in Arizona
and that the railroad will be advised
as soon as an answer is received.
SIN the meantime and until the
matter is adjusted, the passenger de-
partment has instructed all agents ia
selling tickets to points west of Albu-
querque to endorse the same "subject
to delay on account of labor trouble. -
'SA majority of the guards COM
planned of are marshals, deputy sheriffs
and others appointed by constituted
Engine Crews Refuse Runs
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Aug. 11.--De.
claring their lives were endangered
engineers and firemen on the st. Louis
and Henderson divisions of the Louis
vile and Nashville railroad early TO
day refused to take out their runs.
Railroad labor men said the action
of the firemen and engineers was not
eoncFted but the result of individual
decisions.
Decentralization Spreads
CHICAGO, Aug. 11.-Demoralization
of rail traffic in the west and middle
west continued today with the spread
of the ssBig Four brotherhood 3
strike. Transcontinental service over
the Santa Fe was practically at II
standstill with the strike reported to
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