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The Washington times., 1920-04-11

h.. way. The big engine jumped the
rails. crashed up on the station platform
and stopped without being overturned;
three cars went on with II, The brakemen
came running up along the train, and the
engineer and fireman climbed down out OF
the cab. swearing and looking for the
operator.
Just then the express could be heard
rushing along from the east, and two
brakemen started up the track to head 1t
on, on the dead run. At sis the'train ap-
peared in sight When she came around
the curve and saw the freight she Just
stiffened right out and slid. 1t wasn't
quite soon enough, however. She struck
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the freight cars Just before she came 10
stop, smashing a cylinder and nearly jerk
ing the heads off the passengers.
All the windows and doors Of the
coaches few open with a slam, and the
train hands and passengers began to
swarm out like hornets out Of a hornets
nest. The trainmen started forward on
the run to see what was the matter and to
look up the operator and find out what he
was trying to do.
The Man opened a window In front OF
the station, with a revolver in his hand,
and told them that what he was trying to
do was none of their business. He was
operating this damned road now, and he
wanted them to understand It. Besides,
he didn't want them on his platform. BY
way OF emphasis, he fired a couple OF
shots as close to their feet as he could
without hitting them.
. They got Off and he shut down the win.
dow with bang. Somebody went around
and tried a window In the rear. and he
fred two shots through the glass II was
Just aS we' they didn't try II ag"r Cor
o. 1918. international Feature service, Ibc
The Washington times., 1920-04-11

BY this time the station at solitaria pre-
sented an unwonted and active scene.
Three trains were huddled up around the
place, two of them tangled together in a
head. The engine of No. 81 stood up in
quiringly on the station platform, like a
big dog waiting to be let in. The train
men and the passengers still stood around
and discussed ways and means and swore
at the Man and the internal heat.
Several times they had tried to approach
the Man, but the Man at Solitaria was un-
approachable. A big passenger from the
West had declared he would go up, any
way, as a little thing like chat had a com.
paratively mild effect on his nerves, and
a small passenger from the East had tried
the effect OF kind words and moral sua-
sion; but the big six-shooters Of the Man
had an equally discouraging effect on
both.
In fact, the exhilaration OF running a
railroad was beginning to exercise
strange fascination on the Man at Soil.
tsria. This was only natural, aftor all.
The way he ran things was a good deal
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train could run right by his station to the
place, as the line was clear.
In fifteen minutes the wrecking train
was drawing out Of the Centeryille sta
ZION, seventeen miles east, with all the
doctors that could be raised In the vicin-
ity. and coming down the line sixty miles
an hour in q halo of hot cinders. II It
hadn't been for line OF brakemen sta
toned up above the curve there would
have been q great opening for young doc
tors In Centerville. As Il was the train
stopped SO short on the curve that the
front trucks Of the engine ran OF and tho
one passenger coach was jolted full OF
mixture Of frightened doctors and medl-
cine walls.
BY this time the Man had been operat-
ing the road for an hour and a half, and
the excitement Of the thing was growing
intense, especially among the disgruntled
officials he had superseded, Trains were
beginning to stack up at the stations east
and west, waiting for developments, and
the train dispatcher was beating such \
devils tattoo on his instrument, trying 70
find out what was going on, anyhow, that
the Man used up a great deal Of patience
and ingenuity trying to soothe him.
As for the division superintendent, who
had come on the wrecking train, his hair
was rapidly growing white. But, as long
as he could not effect compromise with
the Man there was nothing he could do.
The Man was engaged at present furnish
ing information on Soltaria TO the outside
world, and II was futile to try to conceive
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RIA will be
found indicated on the
map by q circle half
as large as that which
represents Chicag
That Is Solitaria as II
Is advertised. I'm real
ity It consists OF a side
A ua.narIn o.
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baked crust over the surface of Indiana.
There was not a breeze In the air, not a
sound except the occasional call Of a quail
from some distant rail fence, or the cry
Of q seventeen-year locust in a dead tree.
On the sunny side OF the station at Soil
taria the thermometer took its stand at
11S degrees and refused to be moved, and
the air was a semi-solid mass OF cinders
The Man at Solitaria made up his mind
he would shut down his railroad at six
o'clock. He laid in good supply Of water
and loaded up his revolvers; then he shut
up the station and made kind OF barri-
cade Of old ties around his telegraph in
strument and sat down inside and waited,
No. 81, the fast freight from the West,
was due at $40 o'clock to draw up on the
siding No. "a, the fast express from the
East, was due at 6:17. AZ 6:o3 the Man
telegra phed the station east that the
freight was on the side.track and the main
line was clear, The freight was not yet
in sight. At 6:13 II reached the station.
hurrying TO make up lost time, and ran OF
'hn track: some one had turned the switch
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-21
COX IN HARTFORD URGED
 DEFEAT OF BRANDEGEE

Hartford, Conn, Oct 2O-Defeat of senator Brandegee, republican. was rry d by Governor Cox of Ohio here 1at. today. Addressing crowd of se,a-.aI ' rnouSand persons mostly women. in root Guard hall. the democratic presi- qentlai candidate said that Senator Brandegee had sig cd "the nfsrno,,s z round robin" of Sen tor Lodge of Massa- chusetts. -1 1''''SA-
 Do what Massachusetts would like you to do," said Governor Cox. .1eave senator Brandegee in Connecticut
 When Senator Brandegee's narnn ,,o, spoken there was widespread i,iseiua rom the audience, and cheers w,ar governor Cox urged election ,,l ss, =" tor Brandegee's democratic opponent
 The governors statement regar5i,,,r 4,.. lrlsh question was given proIoneed en plause as was his recital of an erdon1,p
 nent Of the league by Pope Benedict 2
 Referring 10 Senator Hardings sta4e- ment regarding a new association of no tons, Governor Cox said that France had denied sending any representatiys to the senator.
 With reference to today's denial bv senator Harding's publicity manager that Maurice De Kobra, French antbo, named yesterday by Governor Gov v5o. Senator Harding's French visitor Go1"- ernor Cox added
 The policy apparently has been do veloped of keeping him (Mr Harding, at Marion and not permitting him +o s1o outside the bounds of the guards tbo. surround him. '-'''
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-21
COUPLE CHARGED WITH
 CRUELTY TO 9-YEAR-OLD GIRL

South Norwalk, Conn, Oct. 20.-Mrs.
 Ada Wilson colored, and her husband,
 James Wilson, are under arrest here
 charged with cruelty to nine-year-old
 Macie Nichols, colored, who was placed
 with the Wilson family last March by
 the Fairfield county home for children,
 located in this icty. Mrs. Wilson, it is
 said by the police, held the girls hands
 in the flame of kitchen stove until the
 child's hands were a mass of blisters A
 school nurse noticed the condition of the
 childs hands and an investigation re- suited in the swearing out of a warrant
 against the Wilson woman foI cruelty.
 She, becoming alarmed by the nvestiga-
 ton, left town and was not located un-
 til this morning She admitted having
 held the child's hands in the fire ito
 make her stop stealing" Between the
 time Mrs Wilson left Norwalk and her arrest this morning the young one was taken away from Norwalk and it was admitted to the police this morning, out of the state, where. Mrs. Wilson refused to say Her husband accused of being party to the cruelty, is also held charged with having taken the child from the state. The county commission CTS are to press the charges against the l couple This is the first case of such | cruelty that has come to the attention of l the commiss toners since the practice oi 1 placing children started at the home
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-21

ing offered in a speech here today to give reward" to anyone who would produce specific evidence of a change of position since he accepted the republican nomination for the presidency
 MT Harding also asserted that if he had no specific plan for a world asso- ciation. the same was true of Governor Cox, who had not told the people what reservation to Versailles covenant he was willing to take.
 T do not believe in very much of the presidents league" said the republican n nominee, and if the democratic candidate wants to regard thas as my thirteenth change, ] give him notice that I have one more yet to give him. because, you know. l am entitled to fourteen.
 But as matter of fact. I will give reward to any man in America who can take my utterances on world politics from my speech of acceptance down to the speech l am making at this hour and point out any inconsistency or. change of position
 T have said from the beginning that We wouldn't have the Wilson covenant and l will say that to you again. But nave said repeatedly that America will gladly play her part in a suitable as- sociation of nations which does not in Volve the surrender of America sov- ereignty. which is built upon the ideals of justice rather than force and I say that again"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-21
[. OF P. STUDENT SOUGHT IN
 DHETEs' DEATH INVESTIGATION

Phiiade. Dhi1. Oct. 20.-A University ol fenrs-!1 1>'l!a student who the authori- t!es believe could enliEhten them on s number of important facts in connection win the death of Elmer C. Drewes. D5-.hmoUth college senior. whose body Was found here Sunday morning with bullet through the temple. was bein- s2u1H- tonight. This young man. ac- c1ra ns to the police, is the one freq whom Grewss planned to buy a second- hand automobile.
 p teciives said tonight they felt con taeat 5e cqHld give them -xs lrals!e fnfo-- ii-i .o1 espccial'y rgartiing the movement oI l'rewes prior 10 his death Th&- poles { Nl5iica his home today. but were in- I'rta0d by neighbors the family had no; n-e1 t7er since early Sunday, morning frui-less.
 "'tee feel certain this individual va, ne Ies' man to sec Drewcs alive declar- ei .i75'9 S. O. Wynre. chief Of the coun- v d.tectiyes. "He was a warm friend or bTeyves and We are desirous of ques- t.2ninE him He has not attended classes since last week and we believe he may
 .a hiding on inc advice of friends or a , --rr IT, The longer he stays away the iAo-s suspicion is attached to him. -3lo- Nynre said tonight the theory
 g. woman might have been involved in inc c'5' had been eliminated and that there l7 now suspicion an old rrudce rnaF . furnish the motive for Drewes' death.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-21
GOV. COX MADE TEN
 SPEECHES YESTERDAY

Bridgeport, Conn, Oct 30.-Governo- CoXs s response to Mir. Roots speech car1e here at the close of the governors New tngland campaign. The candidate made ten speeches today, all championing inc Neague of nations and attackinq +he league stand of Senator Harding, at Providence, R. l., Blackstone. Mass. Nllilmantic. Manchester, Hartford. New nrltaIn, Bristol and Waterbury, Conn. At Hartford the governor was called upon to speak to large overflow meet Ing.
 Through Connecticut Governor Cox called upon the voters to defeat Senator Brandegee, republican candidate for re- electlon' because of Mir. Brandegee's en
 ollment in the round robin"
 Large cheering crowds greeted the governor throughout his final New Eng "nd Journey today Especial applause vas given his frequent statement of his plan to bring the cause of Irish inde- pendence before the conscience and bar ! public opinion of the world" reDre-
 ented, he said, by, the league.
 one or the largest crowds of the day 'as at waterbury, where thousands nass2d cn the Library Park stretched
 ards away from the lighted platform ne g2"ernor's train passed through a eW towns where no stops were scbed- lied b2t where crowds, one with hand
 md Id torches, cheered the passing | arg. ! GoFernor Cox made apparent refer. 'nces todays denial from Marion tha1
 HaIrice Dekorba. French author an6
 .uinorist' identified yesterday by the | governor as the F'renchman who had l old Senator Harding that France va.
 eceptive toward new fraternity, o- l 'atlons. Had seen Senator Harding 1 the governor said that since Senate,
 lardlns 7, 1blunder" the senator had cen locked up on his front porch ,I
 Asking who would protect the Amer
 can people from other blunders" if tbt 'enator were elected, Governor Cox sai( i he noted that Senator Ha -dfrc- ,la----,,. 1 give the name of his French visito- l Delaware and Maryland M.u ye
 l -omorroW by Governor Cox. Leavir,
 ere late tonight he will speak at Vii mington, Del, tomorrow morntn, si1. nold afternoon and evening meetings a l baltimore. ~
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-21
Clues in Newark to
 Fugitive COnvicts
Bluish Gray Trousers and Denim Shirt Were Found in an Abandoned Automo- bile Truck.

Newark, N. J., Oct. 2O.-A pair of bluish gray trousers and a faded den- inn shirt each marked with the number ,o,l54, found in an abandoned automo- bile truck here, were turned over to the police today as possible clues in the search for George Stivers and Marcus Bassett escaped Sinf Sing prisoners. A 'pair of denim oyeralls was found near the other clothing. The clothing. it was be- lieved may have been that worn by the convicts when they escaped
 Police also believed a report today that two men, answering the descriptions of the escaped convcts, were seen in an automobile at a Jersey City ferry, in quiring the way to Newark.
 Stivers was arrested in Newark for the crime for which he was serving a life sentence when he escaped from Sing Sing. This was the shooting to death oi New York policeman.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-21
AIRPLANEs COMPLETE 5000 MILE
 ROUND TRIP TO ALASKA

Mineola, N. Y, Oct. 2O.-Escorted from New York to Mineola by an aerial fleet. four American army airplanes today com pleted 5000 mile round trip to Alaska which they started July 15.
 So enthusiastic was Captain St Clair Street, squadron commander, over the Success of the aerial survey made by his
 ships that he announced tonight his intention of recommending to the var de- partment that the route blazed by the army fiers from Mineola to Nome be made permanent.
 With his seven companions on the long flight, Captain Street will leave tomorrow for Washington, where an official recep- ton has been arranged in their honor Later they will submit detailed reports.
 Captain Street declared that if his rec concentrations were followed, regular air service to Alaska would be inaugurated m the near future. He said that Alaskan settlements desired such service and that a movement was now on foot to gain the cooperation of the Canadian government. The success of the expedition he said. proved that regular service was practica- ble
 The aviators told many interesting | stories of their trip. At some landing l places along the way game was plentiful | and fresh meat was always available. The flyers sighted herds of reindeer and caribou and often saw bear. mountain | sheep and other game. A school of white whale and seals were sighted in the i Boring sea. From the air also they saw Indians take flight on approach of the planes.
 | Captain Street said that the expedition ! failed to get as many pictures as desired because of poor sivibility. It was neces- i sary to fly high in bad weather, he said to avoid hitting mountain peaks A good portion of the journey was made at 5000 feet Hundreds of miles of the territory
 covered had not been mapped and the
 only information available was from trap. l pers. Pictures which were obtained vii
 be turned over 10 the geographic survey
 in Washington | The commander of the expedition ana
 the other pilots said the performances oi i their machines was nothing short oi | marvellous" A minimum of mechanical 1 trouble was experienced, although land | ings were made in wild territory where the slightest mistake would have caused
 a wreck.
 The machines took sixteen days on the
 trip west and fifteen for the return. al though the actual flying time was much l less.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-21
S289,(1O,299P Paidby
 Govt to Railroads
Treasury Department A m nounces Most of the Sur Was Paid in the Form .. Advances,

Washington. Oct 2o-Payments made to railroads by the government under the transportation act so far total S2S9,910,- 299 according to a statement issued to- night by the treasury.
 Most of this sum was paid the roads in the form of advances, amounting 10 $233,719,974 made on estimates of the amounts due under the guarantee provi- sions of the act. Partial payments were made on the guarantee applications reaching the treasury before September 1. After that date Comptroller Warwick has ruled that no guarantee payments will be made the carriers unless the whole amount due each road has been calcu!at- ed The roads to which payments Of this nature have been made were not listed by the treasury Payments made in -he form of loans out of the revolving fund created by the act amounted to S56,- 190,325
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-21
IRISH DEBATE IN HOUSE
 OF COMMONS GROWS BITTER

London, Oct. 2o-(By The A. P) The Irish debate in the house of com mons tonight resolved itself into duel between the opposition and the govern ment the former demanding and the lat ter resisting an independent inquiry in- to the reprisals.
 The defence of the government set up by Sir Hamar Greenwood. chief secretary for Ireland, was that while the As quithians put the emphasis on the repri- sals I put it on the provocation." He insisted that no case -hsdSs been made out for what he characterized as Arthur Henderson's insulting resolution, de manding an inquiry into the reprisals by the police and soldiers in Ireland. He incidentally remarked that America was no longer welcoming emigration from Ireland because it did not desire tC swell the vast total of disturbing ele ments in the republic, and he declared his intention to rake Ireland from enc to end, including Ulster, in the searcl for arms.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-21

ihe car were hurled from their seas and thrown into a mass as the steei GIT t--e Into tle side of the Pullman. Sud- iy tae heavy Pullman toppled over Uill ihs cgen side up in the air.
 Police and Iremon were forced to uss ladders in taking the dead and injurei from the WrecilaEe. All of the dead were badly uansied and it is almost i'm possible to identify three of them unul .ae Pullman list can be checked up.
 The crew Of the east-bound train de- ciared that the switch was all rtshc when they looked at it Road officials are Of the opinion that a member of .hs section gang believing the switch open and seeing the rapidly moving train threw the lever, thinking to close it Otn- els are of the opinion that as the sec tion gang was working on the switch that they may have loosened the boliz in some way.
 New York Central officials tonight An- nounced that an investigation would bc made Friday morning. Coroner Carao: VIII also hold an investigation. Ilier- state commerce commission officials VII hold an investigation with the railroad Officials, it is believed.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-21
BRITISH NATIONALS IN
 RUSSIA TO BE REPATRIATED

Moscow. Oct. 14-(By The A. P) Ac- cording to an agreement between the Russian soviet government and the Brit ish government, all British nationals
 including those in prison, will be imme- diately repatriated, beginning October 20 Those remaining must sign a paper that they do so of their own volition.
 There are at present five Americans in prison in Moscow; numbers are de- tained for varied reasons and others were unable to leave in 1918 They now wish repatriation. The total number of American citizens in Russia is estimated at 5000, including the families of Rus sians who are naturalized Americans
 many of whom have been separated for six years or more from husbands or fa- thers without means of communication.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-21

New York, Oct. 20.-Will H. Hays, re- publican national chairman today stat cd that in many normally democratic states, democrats had given up hope of electing Cox and Roosevelt and are now busy trading Candidate Cox to try to save their senators"
 MT Hayes arrived here today from Chi cago bringing with him the prediction that every state west of the Mississippi wkould poll a Harding majority with the possible exception of Texas, Arkansas md Louisiana.
 Of the states south of the Mason Dixon Line, Mir. Hays said in a formal statement, the republican ticket would carry Maryland, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia and possibly North Car olina The solid south" with these eX- captions and the three western states were all in which MT Hays would con- cede that democratic chances seemed bet ter than the republican.
 He said there was no doubt of sweep ing republican victories in Illinois ano Indiana. declaring that his prediction was made on as conservative q basis as was his estimate that the republican ma ioritv in the recent Maine election would be "at least 30,000."
 Mir. Hays announced he would also make public his numerical estimates or republican majorities, state by state, a few days before election on November 2.
 "The west has been amused at the effort of the opposition to try to develop their campaign to one issue" MT. Hays said. "It has been amused at the demo- cratic misconception of politics and the public mond.
 Candidate Cox went out on his own ,,sDoneihiIi+v with his own managers and conducted his campaign all over the west and middle west, entirely drop ping the president. This campaign was the most dismal failure in the history of presidential candidates.
 Desperately seeking to hide behind a peace" smoke screen which is as coun- terfeit as the 1918 pledge that he would keep us out of war they strive to develop a campaign strategy on one issue They propose to settle this cam paign in Europe, when every taxpayer tn America is crying for discussion Of the means for better and more efficient and more cconomical constitution government at home.
 "The democratic organization is en- tirely denoralizcd in many of the states which are frequently democratic. They have given mp the presidential election They are saying what's the use? Aand are trading Candidate Cox to try to save then senators. It will be a bigger republican landslide than 1904"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-21
WINE VALUED AT sI25,OOO
 SEIZED IN NEW YORK CITY

New@ York, Oct. 2O.-Federal prohibl- tion enforcement agents made one of the largest hauls since the dry law went in- to effect here today when they seized 400 barrels Of wine valued at SIPS. .O0O at the wholesale store of E. Musco. Fifty cases of whiskey also were seized.
 Agents had been watching the loading of a truck during their investigation of the ''whiskey curb market where it was said. bootleSSers had been trading in liquor certificates
 The officers seized 25 cases on one truck. Labels on the cases, they said had been scraped off and the spots paint ed over. The agents declared they found Musco's address under the paint and then went to his store and confiscatel his entire stock. After the seizure a warrant for the arrest of Musco was is- sued.