The Green Forest tribune., 1910-05-13


 \ 2 E Texas 2 series of strike and mob dis A E orders of various kinds. To quiet trou-
 ples ot this sort is the special province STwFTTFT5 ot the Ranger service, and the ENESgUlH Panhandle became more tractable- HNl&((IIs more range-broken, as one may hlSSNMWs say-Capt. Bill Mcdonald and his NaAlAAla4l4Ay little force summoned to points
 far and near to put down disturbance and to check agitation.
 Not long after the bank murder at Wichita Falls. and the capture of Lewis and Crawford, Capt Bill Mcdonald was summoned there again. this time to investigate a strike the Forth Worth and Den yer railroad. Things were in bad shape at the Falls. Trains were not allowed to run; engines were not permitted to move. Riot and bIoodshed imminent
 Captain Bill went up to Wichita Falls alone. and learning where the main body of the strikers WAS assembled. went over there. They had gathered in a hall, and were holding secret meeting when he arrived. Captain Bill knocked the door A doofkeeper came but refused admission
 T am Captain Mcdonald of the Rangers said Mcdonald quietly and I'm here to talk to you men and see what the trouble is You're all here now. and l think I'll talk to you together"
 me doofkeeper went away and reported and presently returned i
 Where are your Rangers?' he asked
 T didn't bring any. l don't need any Rangers to heIp me talk I'm pretty good at that single handed" 9
 There was another consultation inside. and inc d1,y greeting for everybody, given in his genial natural way. Then he got up where he could see his audi ence. ~
 Boys he said, in his slow, friendly way "T understand you-aI are acting mighty sorry over here interfering with business and making ont 1i1- you're going to tear up things generally Nou, ~ Know ne, and you know that I don't want an, ehlh2 that am right, and if man behaves him, sell III try to get him what's right if I can suppose you think you have a grievance and DlI hpNy 1l+
 tied thls way and it's my business as you-au know, not to have this sort of work going on " fou nave perfect right to quit work but vou h. maven t any right to keep other men from working, or to injure peoples business or to , break up property. Nothing good can come out |. n of such doings. I didn't bring any of my men u along, because 1 didn't believe I'd need 'em W and don It think so now; but of course if this VI thing goes on, I'll have to bring em, and then oL 4 1t will be too late to talk all friendly here to. u gether as We're talking p
 I'm well acquainted with President Good of P this road, and I know you cant get anything this way and if you take my advice you'll go p' pack 10 work and tell him your troubles after ward Now boys. that's all I've got to say and "t l reckon if you listen to it you'll come ont a good deal better than if you listen to one or te two men that for some reason of their own are S trying to stir up lot of trouble and will be SC in jail before night as like as not" dt
 Captain Bill went down on the street. and it the crowd soon followed. A good many came g; to him and expressed willingness to go=to work Here and there he talked to little te group in his friendly earnest way The strike To at Wichita Falls was over tb
 From Wichita Falls, Mcdonald went over to it Fort Worth where there was similar trouble nj but learned that more serious situation ex- in isted at the Thurber coal mines, in Erath coun- m ty. The Ranger captain was urged to take his pl men to Thurber. but decided to go alone hi
 Arriving at Thurber, he hunted LID the mine CT officials for consultation. Colonel Hunter pres tl ldent of the mines, looked at Captain Bill la bent over from his wounds and battered up sc from Hines and eXposure-and shook his head ty
 You should have brought your men," he la said. You can't do anything with gang like df ours, alone" of
 Well colonel, I'm using my men in other ?. places. I'll look around a little and do what I oi can, anyway" c'
 Loitering about the town he discovered that number of kegs of beer were going out to i' high h beyond the outskirts-headquarte U, ' of the striking miners He learned that there pi to be sort of mass meeting there that III III night when the leaders and chief agitators Iy would be on hand. He decided to be present n
 It was well after dark when he set out and ~ good crowd had assembled when he reached in m the place a
 It nearly Il o'clock and speaker had to the conclusion that the crowd was in T., the proper condition to take some good radical i duNiCe-ddNlCe WHlCn might be followed by df prompt action-and he proceeded to give it. m He told them how they had been mistreated and what they should do They were to begin by blowing up the mines and the superinten ~ c dents office, and he told them which mine to % ' blow up first. Then he told them what they % e were to do to "Od Hunter' and it was clear i from the faces and the mutterings of the lis teners that they were ready to do these things III III
 Captain Bill worked his way through the DD DD crowd until he was close to the speakers log a When the agitator reached what seemed a good f stopping place, the Ranger captain suddenly w stepped up beside him. The speaker stopped Ii I dead still in his surprise. It Captain Bills di turn. t,
 Men, he said this rascal that has been he talking to you is an enemy to you and to the fir country. He's trying to get you to commit mur- hi der, and to get you sent to the penitentiary gl or hung. You can quit work, but you can't kill ju people and destroy property, not in this state or These walking delegates and leaders that are sc telling you to do these things are just sorry by lot of damned scoundrels, and I'm going to put ne them where they belong, and where they're sh trying to get you. I'm captain of Company B WI Ranger service and I'm here alone but I'll nave my men here, if I need them and I'll nv hang just such fellows this man" st
 Captain Bill turned to indicate his selected victim, but he was no longer there He had co