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Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1914-07-22
.PERE MARQUETTE TRAIN IS
WRECKED ON BRINK Of
DEEP CANYON
PASSENGERS TAKE ONE LOOK,
TURN WHyyE AND MAX HOME
SAFETY SERVICE" BUTTON IN BLACK

SAGINAW. Mich, July 12-tspeciAi to The
strike Bulletin Just As the last coaches of .
trestie spanning Black Creek near Auskegon. the
second car from the engine broke . loose rail and
Cured hundred feet further north. the train and
its occupants would have been hurled to death at
the bottom of = IS foot gully.
Seemingly by a miracle WAS Injured, but
this Is explained by the fact that the engine pull
ing the train WAS In such poor condition from
ieaky flues that 1t WAS not going more than ten
miles an hour at the time The passengers got
and looked into the valley from the edge Of the
trestle Many Of them turned whit. and started
TO walk 10 the nearest station. swearing that they
would no longer risk their lives the rusty
line
-sssesy servses- Dss~A
In spite Of such appalling evidence OF criminal
neglect and disregard for human life and safety.
the road officials are circulating among the scAbs
what they are pleased to call booster buttons. for
which they are collecting twenty five cents each.
white. the mourning being quite becoming. The
name Pers Marquette" IL Inscribed on the marrow
words safety service In the center.
Judge Arthur futile. of the United States court.
fere Marquette receivers to issue esoooooo In
uficates. OF this amount the receivers wish to
issued pay for 1912 $4,000 for 1871, taxes
$4,000 for 1914 taxes and penalties amounting to
use.soo. making = total of 0.si7. oco.
The receivers desire the second es.ooo.ooo worth
to nauida,e auditors unpaid vouchers and re-
ceivers notes totaiinx s27S7.oss.
TAssssss - Take ESesooest
.toIheSs representing the holders OF eQuapmsnt
obiisations read to the court . list of the equip
ment that would be taken away from the road II
payments were not made on the contract. The list
shows ~ locomotives. a. cabooses Is baggage cara
Is passenger cara iN coal cars. .,s gondola cars
and SS3. 900 boz
The Pers Marquette has been caught violating
the Law in Michigan by permitting the sale Of
liquor without . license on its trains Judge Tut
tie has threatened to order arrests and suits II
the violations do stop.
ssssasss EIsss asA nrekes Tisss
draw bar pulled out OF the center of train
No. % Just west Of the railroad bridge here last
week. Half Of the train vas left standing the
main line while the engine took the other half TO
tho yards Engine ss3 which came out Of the
hands OF the scaes several days ago. has been
running hot at every connection. and finally had
to give up her train At Plymouth. account OF .
fue bursting Engine No t2s vas just absut to
take out . train yesterday whom u discov cred
that one Of Its driving wheel three was cracked.
The engine had to be taken back to the shops and
IL was eight hours before the poor old Pere Mar.
quetts could scare up another engine to take the
train
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1914-07-22
MERCHANTS INTERESTED N
FEDERAL INVESTIGATION
Of ILLINOIS CENTRAL
SHIPPERS SAY UNION MEN IN THE
SHOPS WILL IMPROVE SERVICE
lAy.oFFs AND WAGE CUTS FOR scABs

FULTON. Ky. July 2?.-tSpecial to The Strike
bulletin shippers at this point beginning
look forward to the United States Industrial In
dustriai Commissions Investigation the Illinois
Central and Hartman linss lockout. In the hope
that the roads will be forced to recognise the
federation and put organised. sGilisd workers back
In tho shops. DO that freight service be -
sumed under normal conditions
On account OF the inability Of the l. c. TO fur
nish cars At this point the shippers have been put
to great Inconvenience and loss during last -
months OF the struggle Numbers OF them
beginning to realise that II VAS brought about
by any demands for increased wages. shorter hours
or better working conditions the part Of the
men, but rather that II 10 the result Of the roads
refusal to treat with the men under their fsdera-
tion Organization.
Lay-offs anA nsAsessoos
On account OF frequent lay lofts and not infrs-
coming more dissatisfied every day. Numbers of
them are quitting weekly The company's agents
are hard pressed to import . sufficient number to
make n good showing In the shops The amount
OF repairing being done IL 1T . minimum The
rip track and shops are loaded down with engines
and cars waiting for the attention of real mschan-
les shippers are told that they get the cars
repair shop. but there 10 only . small number
OF them produced. the demands Of the shippers for
service cannot be filled. and Q result complai
and suits are piiing against the road. Strikers
here are In high spirits the favorable condi-
ton OF affairs and are looking forward TO big
Developments from the Unitsd States invsstigatioo
with Attorney Comerford prosecuting the for
the worksfa
Trains running far behind schedule ana
small wrecks are occurring daily. caused By such
defects as sharp flangss flat wheels and draSgins
brake beams
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1914-07-22
BROKEN |. c. CAR TEARS
Down RIVER TRESI[E
At JACKSON
nc CRASHES THRU COACH WIN.
DOW; BREAKS PASSENGERS BACK
rixINe PvllMAMS OUT OF SERVICE

,.,ks.,S Miss July :. Especial to The strike
y.,.,in The tt.stlr approach to the fazoo 4
sis.l..ippi Valley taiIr"sd hrids" which eroases
,.s water r,-r is out "f commission, and ttAffi"
. nd W. IN all directions Tn. destruction Of tn.
.,,..cs Wa caused By def.ctne box car an
IIanois Central tam
", ..m,ns over tn. bridge the side posts Of a
-, l~a.d Win logs broke. The logs rolled Off
"a und.r the wheels, d"rsilins the car Others
..,..tst IN such a manner to tear out the
-, beams al tn. side Of the restie More than
- Zee, Of tn. tr.stc was torn down.
Nor, than IS per cent Of the freight cars being
...d over the / L. here are foreign. as tn. old
.u,.. ,,sps belonging to the company are In no
cooaltion to take the road However. this does
not prsssn, the company from continuing to press
,,,o service all manner OF rotten equipment which
/, greatly In need OF repair.
Yssas list E.~soss Death
An Illinois Central passenger at Ros-lani. L., e..
4, facing slow death In n hospital at that point
a. /. result OF broken back sustained while rid
"a. on the / { at Arcoia LA. l. T. train No 81
"A, passing through Arcoia when log crashed
through the window OF the chair car In which the
Messenger Was sitting The mans back was brok-
an HE five year old daughter had Just walked
.vsy from tn. place wher. he was stttng Tn.
.ce,dspt vas caused by rotten side posts ON "A
freight car On = side track. The post broke Just
A he passenger train passing. with the result
Tia, one of IN. logs with which the car hurled
through the window Of the chair car. striking the
passenger. who Is not expected TO live lie IL IN
an unconscious state at the hospital In itos.lAnd
His last words while conscious were, Il IN glad II
aidnt kill my little girl
mis- 10 another incident that indicates the IN
nos Csntrals regard for the lives and lmbs Of Its
pssssnsers by persisting In keeping dangerous
sespaent on the road rather than employ skilled
Al organised shopmen to repair II.
ReAs~~ NsaA~r 81 Psilaass
ne company 10 bringing bad order cars In here
from all directions II 10 believed that they are
Arranging for another big fire. This Ia way
Of CLEANING up the books for the annual reports
ssA also paving the way for the issuance Of equip
ment BONDS Trains from the south are from 20
mautss to Two hours late.
IL being observed that the number OF Pull
man cars has been reduced to one two which.
view OF the fact that there IL = heavy traffic
from the south to the north at this time Of year.
would not seem to support the normal business
claims bsiAg made by the officiAls
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1914-07-22
MILFORD MERCHANTS BAR
SCAbS FROM PLACES
Of BUSINESS
mo LAW COAaPEIS YOU TO CATER
TO THEM" OPINION OF coAaERFORp
sHERFf's THREAT Of ARREST IGNORED

MILFORD Utah. July 2s-tspeoi.I to The strike
Bulletin NO Officers city. state or federal have
the authority to fore. business men Of this town
ar any other town to scAbs To freQue Mt their
places OF business
This Is the legal advice that has been sent to
the merchants OF Milford by our able Brother
Attorney Frank Comerford Of Chicago. The CUES
ton arose when the sheriff tried to force the
rfoptietofs OF a restaurant and pool room at this
place to cater to III" patronage Of -cAb shopmsn
The proprietors refused TO allow the scailies to
enter their places Of business. Through the rail.
road officials the scAbs brought pressure to bear
On the sheriff. who tried to scare the merchants
into catering TO the scsbs by threatening them
with arrest
NeseAasas Igssse sAessfrs Thseas
The merchants stood firm and ignored the threat
They asked the strikers here for legal -niiGhten-
msnt on the matter and the union men placed the
proposition up to Attorney Comerford. Attorney
'omerfords answer. as stated above. Was to the
effect that there Ia no law In the United States
reabs to come Into his place OF business
steve stooker and Billy Hardy. two OF the local
who have led the exclusion fight against
the scabs. are wearing broad smiles now. They
have announced that no scab will be tolerated Ia
their places OF business and that n any Of them
persist In forcing their unds.red selves In either
will not be responsible for anything that happens
TO them.
Prssp~rss 81 Asnissssse
The strikers at this point are pleased to an
nounce that large majority Of the engtnesra fire.
and brakemen at this point strongly In
favor of signing . working agreement with the
union shopmen The motto of "Agitate, Educate
and Anna lgamate" has been responsible to . de-
gre. In bringing this about. II will not be very
long before all the brotherhoods affiliated with
the A. y. Of /.
On account Of . washout west OF here No. T. the
Los Angeles limited held up about eight hours
and the Newhouse train had to be left At the
other side Of the washout Passenger trains are
running far behind time and fruit trsins are drag
ginx through four and five hours after schedule
There are four dead engines In the yards here and
the switch engine 10 still In the shop. They have
sent the wheels to Las vegas for the Jap machin.
lists to work The scAbs have been tinkerns
with the switch engine for three months but the
old teakettle doesn't seem TO get better by splash
ing paint It,
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1914-07-22
SCAB MACHINlsT ZIMMERMAN
LEAVES BOARD BILL UNPAID;
SOMETIMES SINGS IN CHOIR

FREEPoRr. Ill. July ::-tspeciai to the Strike
Bulletin l-One Of the loyal scabs who worked
her. and signs his name as J. Larry Zimmerman.
originally from Ft. Wayne. Ind. should be known
10 all who detest . scAb He advertises himself
as piano tuner and says he has some ability a.
piano player. and at times. when permitted to
do so. he sings in the church choir. On other
ossions he fails to pay his board bill HE record
viii show. Previous to the strike he worked at
Freeport and Was . member of lodge 13s l. A. of
ON leaving here he forgot TO pay . board bill
Of about Sit and IL IL said his brother later paid
the bill After the strike WAS called the two Zim-
mermAns returned TO Freeport TO play the part of
scsbs scab Roundhouse Foreman Hoitsinger 10
credited with having solicited the services of these
traitors Another brother vas at the time scAo
bing at Waterloo. Ia lie attempted to renew old
acauantanees but failed and did not remain very
Ions All brothers warned look for
this traitor A. he may take up the plano tuning
business or make an effort to break into soms
church choir
scas Orsastssr
Another scab has left here organizer for
the knights OF Luther His destination 10 said TO
be wheeling W. Va. This scab IL about five feet
ten inches In height. quite slender shoulders auare
and carries his head forward. thin face. COMMONLY
known insrowing darn complexion and black
hair. and 10 smooth shasens wears gold Hls..es
and while here he freauented the Masonic lodge
bershlp should look out for this seab
Everything look. good and will be here for
tho finish. which 10 not far Off
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1914-07-22
NATION UNION SHOPAaEN
MAKE RECORD IN FILLING
OUT INVESTIGATION SHEETS

NATION Ill. July 2s-tspeciai to The strike
Hulletinl Every striking .hopman here has filled
out one Of the question blanks for the Industrial
Relations Commissions alton OF the Illinois
Central and Hartman lines. The question sheets
brought here by Brother ~ J Mollay. II IL
believed that some good evidence has been com
piled In the flled-out question sheets and that at
the time Of the Investigation Attorney Cemerford
viii he able make the Illinois Central know that
on the Job
Last sunday almost all the passenger engines
had failures Engine No is.s broke rocker arm,
M NJ 1917 had only exhaust AMI when
the scallieS opened Hp thsS found cod rhisel
in OF her ports Engines 80. h5 and 1914 are
laid up here waiting for various kinds Of repairs
s~aA Isses Ose Eye
Tracy Dobb. seab boilermaker helper. while
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1914-07-22
Hood FLOWS ON PAY DAY;
NEGRO GIANT TURNS SCAB
CRAP GAME INTO BATTLE

s,r,a. nAi6N. Ill. July ?2-tspecial TO The
.,., nahetin.) - lst-footed. muscle bound
seso who carries the fearful name Of Jack
na".oh made the Illinois Central bull pen look
,l..... ~ nay after the battle of Gettysburg. The
N,.as' ofeurred one night last week
lo- johnson let IL he known among his fels
,,,., scses that he was a "suah- flah never
soa,s zion repeating erapshooter from the
nu,,. A.. ua the rattle OF the ivory bones was
sin, =, :" ms ear. and that he had the 'powah" IN
bidsi. me little cubes and make them do his
aen. ne allowed that II there was any pub
lncIIn-. MAD any change In dere cloes and WAS
aaa - 70 tlrt Wild Dame Fohtune." he was ready
'hs 10 accommodate EN-
n "eshss Bsses s.A Cracking Hssas
pay day night some Of the day fore. went
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1914-07-22

Thst h. hoce nct yespeet the rules Of civilized
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1914-07-22

." PAY day night some Of III. day fore. vent
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1914-07-22
WM the $4,000 Enginenen Join Shop "Cmon In"

a., =" ',' t'"hah"use 10 JOIN the night fore. in
I'M crap game. Mr.. johnson wa- singing 40
- Inns Nhlt the game was In urusr... Si,ht
''"h h"fh"r William Itosenbnum ,uhn n.,h 80.
~ NO. F'Ulhs enough takc-offb ni,rfnuk ia tim
t'"' Ml-lah' johnson expressed nj. dis.
~, ~ aH"ir Ne oppressed u by planting on. ham
M ma X hd IN WiIle's mouth and pr.ssin. n
'','ukh almost To the back Of his meek
h"'iefhaker McCsckle undertook to assist WIN.
is'"n Johnson then announced that his blood
',aup ne tore In right and left Telling every.
.nihs mat came In front Of him Ro.enbaum r..
sa'nth consciousness an hour or so later Nc
'".hes eyes made II necessary for him to .it In
"Afs room three days. and other scabs who mar.
TOOK In the melee. beat It, bearing num.You. ,n,rL
Of JOhnson's fists ~
Essiss ~uA aesAss y-,a~ y. n a.
Sesos Green and ORourke have Quit on account
OF the pay They say they can make NOR. money
no" beating carpets Scab Webb Is l,ing around
hra"ing Insurance for the hand h. smashed in
'he shops The engine inspectors have lost their
'Sessht Engine s5s stood In the roundhouse and
vas marked o. by the inspectors but when
the engineer went TO take her out he noticed that
IN" frame was broken at the main driving boa
Ia" engine has been laid up since Engine 1919
- In the scab hospital here after stripping herself
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-05-30
The Confessions of a Wife
Am Much Worried Over Jack

What about dearest | asked as
/ put my arms about her You are
going to get well now and everything
is going TO be all right"
IL isn't about me. dear. that I'm
afraid, for ! can only die. YOU know
Margie | am worried about jack.
He doesn't seem like he did when /
first knew him and We had those
beautiful weeks up i'm the north
woods Margie Margie love him +.
| have loved him so entirely since
the first night | met him al that sup.
per. which some OF the boys gave us,
that / lave really had no other life
than his. ] am SO glad 20 be his wife.
Why. dear, ] love him, so much that
had he asked me TO GO up I'm the
woods with him without being mar.
ried am afraid would have gone.
and sometimes think ! am very
wicked TO feel this way
but, my dear said j don't un-
derstand why you are unhappy now
you did not do It. you have Jack and
We all love you What are you afraid
OFF,
II anu afraii Jack drinks too much
ilIuOi. Last hlkNl Whtu lt came 10
see me he could hardly talk coher.
entity and ] know he should have all
his Wits about him now when We are
just starting out In life DO YOU think
his Is going to be my punishment
FOR loving him too much?"
Nonsense. you are not going 20
be- punished for doing the one thing
that puts humanity above the brutes
loving but I am afraid. my dear
that Mr. Jack VIII get some hard
bumps II he doesn pull up short"
What do you mean asked Mary
Only what YOU have told me
dear. ! answered sOothingly. Don't
you say anything about II 10 him and
I'll tell Dick to take the young gentle
man In hand"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-05-30
Mrs Fiske and Detroit Amateurs Plan Unique
Performances In Aid of Animal Welfare League

A series OF four unique perform
ances. Thursday, Friday and satur-
day evenings and SATURDAY Afternoon,
June 4. ), and 8. will be given In ihs
Detroit opera house, for the benent
OF the Animal Welfare league, the
program presenting no less great
artist of the stage than Mrs Fiske.
Mrs Adelint Dunlap Booth Well
known professional actress. ard the
cream OF DeuCits amateur TALENT.
Mrs Fiske comes TO Detroit be.
cause CT LEI great interest ia the hu.
name worA eng accomplished by the
league. an organization she practical
~ founded three years ago. during a
visit TO the city, She VAL present
the last act OF Becky Sharrc." Sat.
urday afternoon and eyeEins The
character or Becky is one OF Mrs
Fishes immortal creations She will
bring TO Detroit professional lead.
ing man and the other characters
viii be taken by members OF the
Players and Theater Arts clubs OF
this city
Thursday and Friday evenings,
Mrs. Dunlap Booth will present the
character or Madame X. from the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-05-30
The Ambition of
Mark Truitt

the village and the mills.
"Humph Youll find plenty OF OBJ
stacles and battles over there
Yes. But there would be-com.
pensations.
II would give you compensations.
DO you mean, Henley demanded,
YOU choose to hobble along with a
little one-horse plant and philanthropy
when you might go with me into
something really big? Compensations :
You'll end in losing all you have
All the money | have" Mark cor
rected That is possible. But I'm
not worrying about the poor-farm.
expect. when that happens. | can find
a good job somewhere.
Then Henley fired his last gun.
gruffiy. then you choose those peo-
pie over there against me-who made
your
They helped to make me-to make
YOU, too-You,' Mark answered quiet
ly don't tempt
I'D like you to understand he
continued after little pause, since
you've mentioned friendship, / don't
like to think Of YOU as an enemy.
But this plan. this idea. is worth a
good deal to me, even though the
chance OF success is small. IL came
TO me before the strike And
at first il was only the shallow sen
timentality you think It. Then IL be
came refuge. | came here because
there was a thing Henley saw the
shadow that passed over his face
"a thing | wanted to forget. something
needed to earn. But now it's grown
beyond that IL has value OF its
own IT'S my niche. the thing | must
do You've helped TO make that clear.
You ought TO understand IL. for
YOU had H. It's what saved YOU from
being like the other money.grubbers.
You came close 10 being one OF them.
Why. once when Quinby cracked his
whip you--you-cr inged like a whip
ped dog before the old blatherskite
because you loved your money You
remember that. don't you? And then
you ran afoul OF him again. over the
strike, when the same threat hung
over you. and you didn't cringe You
beat him down. Why?"
Il couldn't let"
"No you couldn't You believed OPP
posing him would cost yOn muCn. The
strike you forced did take hundreds
OF thousands from the value OF your
stock But you didn't think OF that
then And now-you've claimed my
friendship How much does Il mean
10 you?"
a good deal. Truitt" Henley an
swered slowly Its the only friend.
ship I ever wanted II was nv reason
for making YOU what you are"
Friendship means obligation TT
you've Just reminded me OF that.
Would IL add TO your obligation II I
told YOU that you got away whole
from Quinby because OF me?r
What what's this? You never
told me-"
1T wasn't who did Il. but--a
woman Henley saw the shadow
again But she did n FOR me
took for you an advantage I wouldn't
take for myself Does that square
what you did for me-"
Yes. I don't understand. But II
does. II more than squares a."
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-05-30

ing all places OF business join in the
excursion to Putin Bay
Children OF grades fiye and six OF
the owen school, with one OF the
teachers. Mrs Jessie l.. Richmond,
visited the federal building, Friday
afternoon and after exploring the
postotiice called upon Judge futile
and were interested listeners while
the Judge heard the application OF
several foreigners TO be admitted to
United States citizenship.
o
Mr. and Mrs H. c. Morley and Mr..
and Mrs William Grierson Smith viii
give q dinner-dance. Saturday even
ing in the Bloomfield Hills Country
club for Miss Amy Farr. whose mar
riage TO Harry Gerhauser will take
place June 49, Miss Farr will be
given, Monday by Mrs. Albert Grit.
fifth.
o.
In the annual business meeting and
election OF officers OF the Detroit Bus.
mess Women's club. in the Woman
exchange, Friday, the following Off
Euily Butterfeld; vice.president.
Miss Georgia Emery recording secre.
tary, Miss Grace ID. Wright: CORE.
spending secretary Miss Dawson:
treasurer Miss Emma l.. Spoor; di-
rectors. Mrs. Jerome Stock Or. Anna
Alpin and Mrs Battle Shand
o
The annual banquet OF the Michigan
Authors association viii be held
Thursday evening, June il. In the Ho.
tel Cadillac Gov Ferris will be the
principal speaker, and there will be
musical numbers BY well-known De.
troit musicians The committee on
arrangements includes Norman Hack.
EFT. Mrs. Wadsworth Warren. Miss
Jennie o Starkey, Charles Hugh Ste
venson. Or f. b Smith, and Frank
+. Lodge
In the annual meeting OF the The
alter Arts club, Thursday, Mrs Charles
Pierpont Larned was reelected presi-
dent other officers chosen are Vice
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-05-30

drama oil that name, In the scene in
which the unfortunate absinthe-be.
sotted woman commits the crime OF
taking human life In her desperate
attempt TO protect the good name
and the life OF her son Mrs. Booth
succeeded Dorothy Donnelly In the
creation OF this role and played II IN
Detroit in the Garrick two years ago
Others TO appear with these two
Well-known women will include, Miss
Marjorie Stearns, who has just re-
turned from a winters serious study
OF the art OF dancing in New York
and who will present modern and
fancy dances, assisted by John HUSKY.
who recently came to New York from
Leipsic and is considered one OF the
best dancers Europe has sent 20
America; Mrs. c. Piquette Mitchell
and Mrs Ralph n. Page in the one
act sketch "The Dago:" Mrs Eleanor
Hazard Peacock. soprano Hanna
Wolff, wellknown Dutch pianist and
her brother, Philip Wolff who will
conduct an orchestra OF 40 players,
Tickets for the performances Will
he placed on sale in the box office OF
the Detroit, Monday