Show I i RAil STRIKE MAY END NO NOI I TODAY OAf Warren S. S Stone Head of Engineers Gives Orders for Men at Los Angeles Angeles' to Take Jobs LOS ANGELES Aug 27 Tha Th United States grand jury for this district district district dis dis- convened today for the An Announced announced announced an an- purpose of inquiring into the alleged d a abandonment pf of a trails harry Carry harrying Carrying ing malls m il at C Colton yesterday yesterday- by trainmen who joined the strike there ANGELES 27 LOS Aug I Representatives of the four railroad brotherhoods hero here have hayo received definite telegraphic instructions instructions instructions in in- from Warren S. S Stone president o of the Brotherhood of ot Locomotive Locomotive Locomotive Loco Loco- motive Engineers to return to work worl immediately This announcement wa was made early toda today Leaders of tho the striking trainmen said a meeting would be held this morning to determine what action would be betaken taken on Mr Stones Stone's L. L I I. L. L Sanford a a. representative of ot the engineers said the presidents president's telegram amounted virtually to an or order order order or- or der and that he was certain the wheels would be bo turning turning- before night M. M E. E Montgomery national vice president of ot the Brotherhood of or Locomotive Locomotive Locomotive Loco Loco- motive Engineers declared today that his earlier statement about a resumption resumption tion lion of or work had been misunderstood and that there would be no resumption here today by steam road men Officials of ot the Southern Pacific Santa Fe and Salt Lake lines JInes announced announced announced an an- that the tho men might return without prejudice or without loss of ot seniority rights The only other development of ot Importance importance importance Im im- im- im in the rail here which is complete was a n. statement to the postal authorities by a n. delegation of ot trainmen who said they were read ready to handle e exclusive mail trains According According Ac Ac- cording to tho the postal authorities railroad railroad rail rail- road officials insist that the tho mail mall trains hould should also carry passengers and this demand caused delay in hi reaching an agreement for tor train service ser ser- r- r vice A boat load of ot mall was to 1 leave avo the harbor here for tor San Francisco toda today A motor truck service was iwas established all through southern California south to San Diego north to Santa Barbara and east to San Bernardino The trucks trucks' will handle mail mall to and from all aU Intervening points AT DEADLOCK The streetcar strike here which Is credited with having started the trouble trouble trouble trou trou- ble was at a deadlock today The mayors mayor's mediation commission figurativelY figuratively figuratively figura figura- threw up its hands and quit yesterday It reported to the mayor that it Jt had not got anywhere and saw no chance of ot doing so The company compan called its working and t its ts new men into a conference with the idea of ot seeing whether the they would yield any measure of ot their promised rights on seniority and choice of rull runas nm run as an aid to getting the tho strikers back The working force declined curtly Passengers are still sun riding on tho the fenders rend rs and roofs of ot the cars at rush times and neither tho the city lines northe nor northe the suburban electric lines JInes are operated at night so that even in the districts quiet reigns only automobilists visiting the theatres The latter are ire also chary of ot needless operation of Dr their machines owing to tho unconfirmed unconfirmed firmed rumors of ot impending gasoline shortage GLOOMY VICTIM Tho The Tho trainmen's representative last night gave out a n. statement nt saying that under no circumstances would they re return re- re urn turn to work until trainmen on the Pacific i. i Electric whoso whose strike precipitated precipitated the tho general walkout arc are rein rein- stated II H. B B. vice president of or th the tho Pacific Electric answered this with an emphatic statement declaring the company com corn any pany would stand by its original plan tan of It all nil strikers as new em em em- Continued on page paSo 2 2 ri J I. I T TRAffiC TU TO lEST W T I IAl s Al 10 Strike Situation More Serious as Leaders of Unions Direct Men toRe to Re Resume me Their Work Continued from tram page 1 and then only when positions m presented themselves A short time later Paul Shoup president president president dent of oC the Pacific Electric and G. G J. J Kuhrts general manager of tho the Los Lo Angeles railway indorsed this statement statement statement state state- ment in a letter to the mayors mayor's mediation mediation mediation media media- tion commission a board formed to arbitrate the controversy A Santa Fe overland train reported to have on board fifty strikebreaker strikebreakers still was being held at Newberry a station station station sta sta- tion about fifty miles east of Barstow The train will be held it was announced announced announced an an- until some disposition of ot the strikebreakers is made A complete of the yards and shops at Barstow Barstow Barstow Bar- Bar stow was threatened by big four tour r rep representatives p- p if the men were taker there PASSENGERS MAROONED Four Pour hundred passengers on five overland trains on the Santa Fe were unloaded at Barstow yesterday Included Included In In- eluded in the were soldiers bound for March field fjeld Riverside Army Arm officials there prepared to send for the th themen themen men in motor trucks The other passengers passengers pas pas- were endea endeavoring to secure transportation to San Bernardino 01 or Los Angeles The majority are arc reported reported reported re re- re- re ported to have decided to stay at Barstow Barstow Bar Bar- stow rather than pay what they termed terme extortionate automobile fares tares Two hundred passengers on a Salt Lake Route overland train were held last night at Las Vegas Nev Officials Officials dais said they were afraid to move the train to San Bernardino The number of strikebreakers held at Las Vegas is Increasing Every Ever train bearing the railroad men on their way to displace strikers at Los Angeles was searched and the men requested tc get of off Reduction in Costs Held Only Remedy CLEVELAND 0 O- Aug 27 The The solution of the wage problem not only on railroads but in all other lines ol of business lies in a reduction of the living living living liv liv- ing cost not in increased wages said Warr Warren n S. S St head heat e of the Brotherhood Brotherhood Brotherhood Brother Brother- hood of bf ve Engineers commenting commenting com com- here Ion n the he railroad wage age polIcy policy pol pol- icy as set in a statement by President Wilson Monday Mr Stone added that the engineers are not satisfied satisfied satis satis- fied fled with their present wages but are hopeful that the living cost will soon decrease sufficiently to make living conditions easier easler but if there is a continuation continuation continuation con con- of ot present prices for food and other articles the engineers will ask for an increase in wages Mr Stone said Southern Pacific Yardmen Quit SAN JOSE Cal Aug 27 Southern 27 Southern Pacific railroad yard quit work here late lato last night They gave no explanation of their action Arizona Strikers Go Back to Work YUMA Ariz Aug 27 The 27 The striking railroad men here thirty-six thirty in number number number num num- ber who went out in sympathy with the strike in California went back to work worl last night on the understanding that they were to handle only eastbound eastbound eastbound east- east bound trains and not trains bound west for or California points Big Bg Four Members Refuse rs a to Work NEEDLES Ca Cal Cai Aug 27 Engineers firemen conductors brakemen and other members of the big four broth as well as and yardmen yardmen yardmen yard yard- men employed here hero by the Santa Fe railroad voted to refuse to work until until until un un- un- un til the strike of Pacific Electric trainmen trainmen trainmen train train- men at Los Angeles is settled satisfactorily satisfactorily at a mass meeting last night The walkout occurred at 10 1030 30 o'clock I About men are affected I Tourists Decide To Go Back Home ALBUQUERQUE N. N M. M Aug 27 Four westbound overland trains on the Santa Fe are being held here today because of the strike on the Pacific coast Three arrived yesterday and last laRt night and another came in this morning It is not known when they will be moved Many of the passengers have decided not to attempt to continue their journey journey journey jour jour- ney west and have returned on eastbound eastbound eastbound east- east bound trains The chamber of commerce commerce com corn merce this afternoon took steps to en entertain entertain entertain en- en the strikebound people and are taking them on an automobile tour of the city One train went west from here to today today today to- to day carrying principally mail Two stub trains are to be run east Sale of Tickets Limited S TOPEKA Kan Aug 27 Orders Orders were posted by the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Railroad company hero here last night directing that the sale of tickets to points beyond Needles Cal on the Santa Fe Tucson Ariz on the Southern South South- em ern Pacific and Santa Barbara Cal on the Southern Pacific be temporarily discontinued Trains in Arizona I Halted by Strike EL PASO Tex Aug 27 Trains Trains were not running between Tucson Ariz Aris and Yuma Ariz today accordIng according according accord accord- ing to a report given out by Southern Pacific railroad officials here today Trains were being run west of here hereto to Tucson today and were being re returned returned returned re- re turned from there as eastbound stub trains on the regular schedules of eastbound eastbound eastbound east- east bound trains Strikers Threaten I To Be Stubborn By Associated Press I ISAN SAN BERNARDINO Cal Aug Officials of the local big four tour lodges here said today they had received no orders to return to work Individual strikers declared they would disregard any orders from International officials to resume work worl I I Stone Verifies I Los Angeles Report CLEVELAND 0 O. Aug 27 Warren Warren S. S Stone today verified the Los Angeles Angeles Angeles An An- geles reports that the striking railway railwaymen men had been ordered back to work The orders had been issued following following follow tollow- ing several long distance telephone conversations during the night with representatives of the brotherhoods on the Pacific coast To messages received from striking yardmen of or the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe railroads Mr Stone replied that under no circumstances would the brotherhood support a sympathetic strike We are anxious to get the themen themen themen men back to work Mr Stone said |