The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-05-19

,n,,as.a was summoned there aeain ri o"p'
yer naI,- strike on the Forth Worth ~,
Fails ~ ihings were In bad shane =.
wera 49,. ans were not allowed IN RIM. ~ 90.
80 not permitted to move p,ot % ehgl
were imminent hiot and bloods
learnino nb IN went UP to Wichita Falls alora
assnn,' where the main body of the s,r aione
. boI went over there They had .atsas-
arrived "ele holding secret meetInp whar
doorkeeros " I Bill Knocked on the door
oo ~ came but refused admI.sin,, uoor'
am Captain Mcdonald OF the pann,
Mci'onaid quietly. land I'm here IN ia ,ansers'
anu see what the trouble Is. YOU an M ~ you
NJ. '',inR IL talk to you together 'e
ms uoorkeeper went awav ana
presently returned ana reported.
20, - are your Rangers" he asked
uiun Dring any. don't need on,, p
ho,,s iae 'a'k I'm pretty good AT thu ~.
mere was another consultation ,ns,so
uoor opened Captain Bill went in VIII s si1l
s.ee'',g lor everybody, given In his gsn,", iei
ence ne couio see his a
rrd nuss' ne said, in his slow, friendly wav
mere interfering with businees anS w sorry
you're going to tear up things genera1,n S ou.
KNOW me, and you know that dor;t NV. wv
'n,ns that amt right, and II a man hoba,'na
Sell III try TO get him what's ripht 40 oa
uppoee YOU thlnk you have grievance a.,
maps you nave, but you'll never get n COZ.
~ 'i'iS way ana It's my business as von.an
Mno"' hot 10 nave this sort of work going nm
fou nave perfect right to quit work b,t ,o,,
haven't any right to keep other men trora
working' or to in1ure peoples business or n
70 eah up property Nothing good can come out
Vi such doings. l didn't bring any of NV mon
aions' because | didn't believe I'd need 'em
anu uoh thlnk so now; but of course IL this
.hihg goes on, TIL have to bring EN-. and then
IL VIII be too late to talk all friendly here IN,
gether as we're talking now
I'm well acquainted with President Good p,
this road, and know you can't get ANYTHING
this way; and If you take my advice voru oo
BACK to work and tell him your troubles after.
ward NOW, boys, that's all rye got TO saw and
reckon II you listen to it you'n come ont a
good deal better than If you listen to one or
TWO men tnat Tor some reason of their own are
trying to stir up lot of trouble, and will be
In jail before night, as like as not
captain Bill went down on the street. and
The crowd soon followed. good many came
to him and expressed willingness to 90 to
work Here and there he talked to a little
group In his friendly earnest way. The strike
at Wichita Falls was over.
From Wichita Falls, Mcdonald went over to
Fort Worth where there was similar trouble.
but learned that more serious situation ex-
listed at the Thurber coal mines, in Erath coun-
ty. The Ranger captain was urged to take his
men to Thurber, but decided to go alone
Arriving at Thurber, he hunted up the mine
officials for consultation. Colonel Hunter pres
ident of the mines, looked at Captain Bill
-. Ii
from fines and exposure-and shook his head
you should have brought your men" he
said. you can't dc anything with gang like
Durs, alone
well, colonel, I'm using my men in other
places. I'll look around little and do what |
can, anyway
Lettering about the town, he discovered that
a number of kegs of beer were going out to
a high hill, beyond the Observation-Disclosures
of the striking miners He learned that there
was to be a sort of mass meeting there that
night, when the leaders and chief agtators
would be on hand. He decided to be present.
1t was well after dark when he set out, and
a good crowd had assembled when he reached
the place.
1t was nearly II o'clock. and a speaker had
come to the conclusion that the crowd was in
the proper condition to take some good radical
advice-advce which might be followed by
prompt actlon-and he proceeded TO give 1t,
He told them how they had been mistreated
and what they should do. They We're TO begin
by blowing up the mines and the superinten-
dents office and he told them which mine to
blow up first Then he told them what they
were to do to "Old Hunter" and it was clear
from the faces and the mutterings OF the us
Ieners that they were ready to do these Things
Captain Bill worked his way through the
crowd until he was close TO the speakers log
when the agitator reached what seemed good
stopping place, the Ranger captain suddenly
stenped up beside him The speaker stopped
dead still in his surprise. 1t was Captain Bills
turn
Men" he said, this rascal that has peeh
talking 10 Won is an enemy to you and 10 Ihe
country He's trying to get you TO commit muir
dor and to get you sent to the penitenuary,
or hung. You can quit work but &ou can XIII
neople and destroy property not IN TINS STATE
THESE walking delegates and leaders thaI are
taI,,ng Won TO do these things are Just sorry
Iot NJ damned scoundrels, and I'm going 10 put
them where they belong, ana Where tneS 10
irving TO get you. I'm captain oil company %,
ranger service. and I'm here alone out 49,
have my men here, il need lheni, "uu y"
hang inst such fellows as this man
CAPTAIN BIZ turned to indicate his selected
ri,tIn, hut he was no longer there lie hau
=, elted into the crowd, and was seen no Nl0i0