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Show pT;t iri'o or";'--'-t. Mail fop the e:vst was (iiar--'t on M"-- o -a " d ra t n k-av- hav- the Los A ; i u . . s mad u;su!,.-d fur the j . north at :i t;.'.- f' i.-t br i it,'iiL !:' by t steamer ai.-o. Ofi'i -.-.Is of ;nt shopman's ; union re-re a:"ir:0.':a-'- i u.at : h n.--a w u.d I In lyj'h Saa Friir. .-() and Santa Fur- j j "hook--d up" trains. Fresr.o bankers pre- ! dieted th::t hail' of the. g:wn fruit S:'ip- i pers would be ruined unl-s there was ! reh-f. i Saata l-V trainmen running leivvfon ! ; B'trstow and X---m!.-s and S- igmat!, Ar:z., , .struck today. pr;i et -:t by putting that br.e j out of husirn-ss in tin? enure state. Sta- i tions d.-p.-i:d:ng on the lino for water , ! were lift pra'.'!irt.:!y helpless, j j Apart, from the I 'aeif a Electric system In southern On!: Ii mia. the ek-'-lrie lines Ln the affected a:a-a operated as usual to- ; day. Individually the men said they were striking in .ymp;ti!:y witli the sr. rakers on the Pacific Electric syst.-m. who are out , for hiKh'-r wanes :ual a change in work- ing rjo rid: tions. That coir. pa ny recently ! refused to meet tiie demands. RAIL PARALYSIS WORST IN HISTORY OF PACIFIC COAST SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 27. Although both government and railroad brotherhood officials were straining to prevent its spread, a strike of yard and switch men and allied crafts was paralyzing steam rail transportation in southern and central California tonight. The men, who went on strike as individuals and without a formally announced reason, defied definite defi-nite orders of their union officials to return. re-turn. -In southern California telegraphic instructions were received from Warren S. Stone, president of the Brotherhood of iocomotive Engineers, for the men of that craft to resume their posts. The men had the instructions under consid- 1 era tion. Railroad officials said It was tiie worst strike in the history of the state. Throughout Through-out the day a scant haif dozen or more trains moved from here for southern and eastern points, and but one transcontinental transconti-nental train of the Southern Pacific company com-pany departed. No trains moved In or . out of Los Angeles. In the great Santa Clara valley pear picking ceased and canneries were endeavoring en-deavoring to obtain 1000 motor trucks to bring in and clear their supply. In San Jose an order was issued that gasoline should be sold only for commercial purposes. pur-poses. Milk trains were stalled in many points, and freight service over the whole affected, area was at a standstill. An embargo on all freight coming Into the San Francisco bay district over the Southern and Western Facific lines was |