The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-15
FEW TRAINS ARE
MOVED FROM THE
DESERT in Night
Few Reports of Men Return
ing to Work; Federal
Probe is Started;
Water Tanks Dry.


SAN FRANCISCO. Pacific coast
states Tuesday felt bitter pinch from
the railroad tie-ups which have been
developing since Thursday night Pas.
sengers marooned at the desert towns
which serve as terminals for the Santa
te lines southwestern divisions had
been brought to places OF greater com.
fort. but little or nothing had been
done, or, apparently could be done, for
the fruit growers OF northern Washing
ton, southern Oregon and northern Cal
1fornia, while but little more was being
done for these in the San Joaquin Val.
ley OF California. farther south.
The strike of Union Pacific transpor.
tation employees at San Bernardno,
Cal. was ended last night and four
trains moved eastward but how far
they wonld get in view of the contin-
ued walkouts at Caliente and Las We.
gas, Nevada, no one would hazard a
guess. There was &c tense situation at
Las Vegas where about $50 persons
men who have replaced striking shop
men, guards employed TO protect the
railroad property and the wives and
children OF some of both classes were
virtual prisoners in a railroad enclos.
ure picketed all around by strikers.
From Bakersfield, Cal, south and
east and or the Southern Pacific. TO all
points east and north of Roseville, Cal,
the route to Portland, Ore, as well as
that east via. Ogden, is blocked
Appeal to Harding
On none OF these sections was there
any appreciable amount of freight be.
ing moved. Passenger trains were get
ting through on the Southern Pacific's
two routes and, with difficulty on the
Santa Fe between Los Angeles and
some points to the east vet 10 be de.
termined hut the Western Pacific con.
tinued indefinitely suspended" Fruit
growers anG others directly affected by
the tie-ups took up the cudgels in their
own defense last night and meetings at
Wenatchee, Wash, and Fresno, Cal,
made vigorous appeals to President
Harding.
Southern Oregon. alarmed by the
Southern Pacifics embargo, showed ap-
prehension that the fruit crop OF that
region might not be moved TO canner-
les. with resultant heavy loss to grow.
ers.
Water Tanks Dry
A new factor in the situation and one
which experienced railroad men said
might we'll be viewed with apprehen-
sion was the refusal Of pumping plant
employees along the Santa Fe lines to
remain at work. An inspection by an
Associated Press correspondent disclos.
ed that some OF the water tanks at des.
ert points along the roads lines be.
tween Needles and San Bernardino ap.
parently vCre dry and others nearly SO.
Should these tanks be unable 10 pro.
vide their usuol supplies for locomo-
tives. it vas q. tied by strikers that
not even such trains as could be man.
ned by officials would get through.
Return 10 Work
The situation at Roseville, Cal, has
frightened considerably with the an.
nouncemcnt Tuesday morning that the
brotherhood men who have been on
strike here since Sunday had reached
an agreement with Southern Pacific Of.
ficials - return TO work. This settle.
ment, Il Is believed. will prevent q crisis
for the fruit growers OF northern Cali.
fornia as Roseville has been the key.
block In the jam on the Southern Pa.
cific.
Ten nnpAnntnrS nj Of L..
colt. Arizona. on Santa Fe branch
line last night, adding to the effective.
ness OF the tie.up there. Brotherhood
men at this point offered to operate
trains Tor the benefit OF occupants OF Il
government hospital near there.
On the other hand. railroad clerks at
Needles voted not to walk out, although
authorized to do so.
Federal Probe Started
Federal inquiry into possible con.
spiraoy basis for the walkouts went
forward in Southern California and fed.
eral district attorney for northern Cal.
ifornia. held conference with his sub.
ordinates Oh the same subject, but no
action was announced Both northern
and southern California Inquiries were
on instruction from Attorney General
Dausherty who also telegraphed the
federal district attorneys for New Mex.
ico and Arizona TO act likewise.
With all its marooned trains moved
out OF the desert section or in a fair
way to be moved today. the Santa Fe
initiated arrangements for woving west.
ward some of the trains which have
been piling up ut Albuquerque. n. NJ.
since last Friday.
Eleven Trains Held
Six wess bound through Santa Fe
trains we're tied up there and five al
Las Vegas. y. W. railroad officials ra
ported.
Steamship lines operating In the coast
wise trade are beginning TO feel the ef
fects OF the rail strike. In the last few
days there have been noticeable increas
Is In cargo offerings for their vessels
Inter.coastal lines are booking to ca
paclty their passenger accommodation.
and freighters with limited passenger
equipment have been called upon te
supply reservations whom the liner.
were filled. Trans.Pacific and Hawaiian
steamship companies are suffering from
the strike. II In reported. The bulk oi
the passenger trade TO Hawaii. tn,
Orient and Australia is made up OF east
ern travellers.