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Evening star., 1921-10-30

February 20. 1911. At Rest"
The people who were laid TO rest IN
this little plot beneath the melan-
choly shade Of the cedars were MEM
bers of the Worster famiiy' & wnlsh
ter of this old Virginia family. who
is now Mrs. George Beach. in the big
frame house among the NAPLES
NAPLES that are not now green. but
yellow and pink. with here and there
a spark of scarlet.
wide valley is Difficult run. Perhaps
those of you who travel through
the Great Falls region will feel a
sense of wonder that Difficult flows
so far to the southwest. However,
1t is there, but it is not the character
Of stream YOU krow. Your Difficult
foams over rocks between tall, steep
hills, rests calm and pool-like between
hill of rocks and trees which (hills)
rise 800 feet above its shining water,
and where 1t pours into the Potomac
is jagged wilderness Of naked gran
course. where the Rambler is now
walking is normally a gentle little
branch. but 1t drains large water
shed, and in time of heavy rain 1t
can cut some capers and become
really tempestuous. almost a TEN
rins about ono miles south Of the
point where we are standing among
the tombstones and cedars. 1t is born
In and flows for more than mile
through fields which were associated
with the battle Of Chantilly. though
the actual fighting of Chantilly took
place more than a mile west Of the
creek. From the place whore Difficult
passes under the Little River turnpike TO
the mouth Of the creek sneaS DeaSW ~ gfehas 1ha
mai, but i would not shecN >!ae. TO
lsaFa, tAat tAs esrea.A ia lis tTlsts
Evening star., 1921-10-30
"Doughboy."

THE reason and origin OF the nick
name "doughboy" as applied 1"
infantry soldiers in the America Il
Army battle photographers and SOL
diers. Col James A. Moss, military
author famous for his writings a.,
the customs and courtesies of tlts,
service, once undertook TO explain
the reason for calling foot troop
"doushboys." Col. Moss writes:
"poughboy. The following versions
are given of the derivation of the e2
preston 'doughboy' as meaning i'll
fantryman:
First. In olden times when infan
trymen used to clean their whit"
trimmings with pipe clay. if caught in
the ra in the, whiting would run. form
ing a kind of dough: hence the sobri-
quet. 'doughboy.'
second. The tramp of infantry
men marching in the mud sounds as
If their shoes were being worked and
pressed in dough
Third. From adobe tmud), corr
tracted 'dobie'; the idea being III
fantrymen are the soldiers who have
TO march in the mud; hence the eN-
pressions used ia the early sixties
and seventies in referring TO in
fantrymen as 'dobie cTushers, 'doble
makers and mud crushers.
FOURTH. However some infantry
men think they are called dough-
boys' because they are always
.kneeded' (needed), while other old
time infantrymen think they are 50
called because they are the flower
(flour) of the Army.
Probably loyal infantrymen think
this for the same reason that good
artiIlerymen say they are called
wagon soldiers because they are the
ones who always deliver the goods.
Evening star., 1921-10-30
THE RAMBLER FOLLOWS DIFFICULT RUN
AND WRITES OF CHANTILLY BATTLEFIELD

read his stories." The dainty little
| choolmarm looked at me very
closely, and just as ] was about ~
| burst with pride she said, crisply:
I'm very sorry, sir, never heard
of you before"
( Well. it's all right now. but lou.
dear reader, are not going to get any
| more of the story. There Is a music
| machine in tie Ballard home, good
dance records, and the floor is slick.
Miss Margaret has invited me out.
and Miss Tracey has promised TO- hE
there. too.
, Last Sunday the Rambler told that
! Pender. on the establishment of a
post office there, was named after the
Confederate general. William Dorsey
Pender. The land b. nged to James
Thrift and his wife, Lucretia Reid
Thrift, daughter of Gen. Reid. Their
daughter Lilly married Capt. John y.
Ballard. and later the Thrift farm be
came the Ballard farm. The postal
authorities wanted to name the post
| Office Ballard. but Capt. Ballard suE-
gested that ii be called Pender. It
was SO named. The Rambler said
that he knew that Pender's troops
were in action there. and he be
lieved. though he would not set it
down as fact, that Gen. Pender
was wounded at that place. l have
not found any record that Gen. Pen
der was wounded there.
Pender was born in EdgecomS.
y. c.. in 1884 and graduated from,
the West Point Military Academy in
1854. He served in the 1st anc %
Regiments Of artillery and was trans
ferred to the dragons in 1855. see
ing service in Indian campaigns. lie
, resigned March 2l, 1861; was colonel
of the 9th North Carolina Infantry
in the peninsula campaign under Gen.
Joseph +. Johnston and for gallantry
at Fair Oaks was made a brigadier
general by President Davis. His
brigade was made up of North Caro-
, lima regiments and he fought in all
the campaigns of the Army of North
ern Virginia until Gettysburg II.
was wounded at Charlottesville. but
took over the command of A. l..
Hfll's division when that officer was
disabled. He was made major gen
era1 May q. 1863. and given com
mand OF the brigades Of Scales. Lane,
Thomas and McGowen. His leg WAS
shattered in the secord d days fight
ing at Gettysburg. He was removed
to Staunton. the leg amputated ami
tion. dying at Staunton July l.. 1869.
When North Carolina created a new
county Of New Hanover county IL
| 1875 II named il Pender county
| 1t was the intention Of the Rambler
! In this story to take you back TO
the place where Gen. Phil kcarnr
| ard Gen. Isaac Stevens were killed
| on the Ballard farm and show you
| some other tragic relics there ara
\ then take you over to rile Ballard
! farmhouse and Introduce you to CAPT.
| John and the rest of the family, but
We Will go there another Sunday.
Evening star., 1921-10-30

crosses the stream "at srade'-tiiat
IS, II fords il. This way gives men
d chance to water their horses and
perhaps 10 tighten TIE spokes in
their buggy wheels. BY the side OF
this lower road the Rambler sat and
refreshed himself with a sandwich
and a pipe. Close to the stone arch
grows a large maple, whose trunk,
few feet above the roots. separates
into three big stems. The tree was
was green and the ends of the
branches yellow stained with pink.
Here and there was a single branch,
en- which all the leaves were red.
Thousands of leaves. green in the
middle. were turning yellow: orange
leaves the points were red. while the
rest of the leaf was green. Along
the road grew maple arrowWood,
which had leaves of crimson; dwarf
suInac blood red, young sassafras
green. red and yellow. sour gum that
gum. whose star-shaped leaves were
emerald. rermiilion and dark purple.
Near the smoking Rambler shafts OF
eo.deRrod looked gray and weedy,
purple rays and yellow disks. was
fresh and gay. Climbing out of the
valley of Difficult and pushing on for
about mile. one comes to ePnder,
where road from Herndon TO Lee
cato. OIL the Warrenton pike. crosses
the Little River pike. TAis is the
dirt road which crosses the field of
Cha atilly. and the site OF Pender was
battle ground.
Pender Is rot ore OF the large cities
of the world. There is store, a
smithy and J. few houses in sight as
YOU stand at the crossroad but in
the groves aud woods within a quar-
- q uf
and the smithy live a number of the
Rambler's friends. J. L. Gheen, who
says he is 4 distant relative Of
JohnnySkeeps the store and Tom Kid
well Is the blacksmith. Then there
ara Milton finder. Ralph Croson,
Evening star., 1921-10-30

and turns takes fifteen miles to make
the run from the pike to the Potomac.
:: :: = =
THE south rim of the valley OF Diff
ficult run, where you stand now
and where the solemn cedar trees
guard the old graves. was occupied
b. the Union Army under Gen. John
Pope. The I'ederals claimed to have
beat off the Confederate attack ON
direction Of Washington and took up
a position on these Worster fields
and others fields, believing that The
Grays would come at them again
Gen. Pope. in the long article Whlcb
he wrote for the Century, giving his
account of the second Bun Run cam
paIeli-and d very fair account II
rats-wrote that the Confederates did
not renew the attack on them, tut
moved off toward the upper Po.on,ac
, That was right! Having driven Pope
almost back TO tine protection OF the
decenaes OF Washing. the army OF
Lee was heading northward Tor the
invasion CT Maryland and the Ant!e-
, tam campaign was beginning. Con,
Guiding his story of the second Bull
run campaign. and OF course tnciuu-
ing the battle of Chantlliy, september
i, 1852, Gen. Pope wrote:
"ou the morning of the I'd of Sep
tember the army was posted behind
Difficult creek from Flint Hill to the
Aiexaadria pike. The enemy disap-
! peared from our front. moving toward
the upper Potomac with no attempt
to force our position. And here the
second battle OF Bull ruI may be said
to terminate. On that day l received
, from Gen. Hallecl5 orders to take po-
sitiop in the intrenchments in front
of "A aShiH with view to YpoY-
ganizing The army and eliminating
such of the discordant elements in it
:, ''at' largely caused the misfortune
Of the latter par, OF the campaign"
T..,s art OF tli.. pIrticult run region
wt1srs the Alexandria and Little River
Evening star., 1921-10-30

Jether Dove. Alvin Birch. James
Thompson, Fred Stowe, Edgar Rollins.
Flavius Alder, Roy Gooding, Louis
Thompson, w. w. Kidwell. W. w.
Cross and Joe Croson. the barber. The
Rev. Mr.. Thrasher comes out from
dist Church. and Miss Tracey Gaines
of Burke teaches school. Miss Tracey,
the Rambler and Miss Margaret Bal
lard took a drive in Miss Margarets s
new car. but that's another story, and
I believe that ] will not even promise
to tell it in a future "ramble."
Miss Margaret said we would go
by the echoolhouse and pick up Miss
Gaines. We waited In the road until
school was out. At last some little
boys and girls came .n.n out ,i1,e and 1asn
with golden hair and blue dress
came out and began to fasten the
windows and lock- the door. Who's
the girl in blue?" said. why. that's
the teacher" said Miss Margaret. 1
young! Naturally. readjusted my
hat, fixed my necktie and began to
knock off some Of the dust picked
up on the tramp from the cotehouse.
Two big boys began to "wrassar or
skylark in the schoo1yard. The little
door. turned quickly with an air Of
authority and shouted. though in q
voice that was music. James, cut
that out" James is about six feet
tall. but he cut it out: Then the
little schooimar'm walked briskly
out to the car and said briskly, You
see they're 80 much larger than l
that I have to step on them" She
put her little lunch box in the car
and climbed aboard.
!; * = =
THEN Miss Margaret said. Miss
4 Gaines. this Is the Rambler; of
course, Yuu have heard Vf him and
Evening star., 1921-10-30

turnpike CROSSE. the stream 4. the
section referred to by Gen. Pope.
Flint Hill, which the general men
tions, is not known to the Rambler at
this writing, 1t is about half mile
down the road (west) to the creek. The
pike passes at a considerable height
above the stream on a single-arch
stone bridge. A few years ago the
Rambler was impressed that this was
a picturesque bridge, whatever pic
worked word. A thing is certainly
not always beautiful because it is like
picture or because one can make
picture of it. One can make a picture
Of ffapper, a cake-eater. an empty
tomato can and row OF houses, ye'
Not long ago this bridge had the
look of age. It had the color, the
marks, the cracks and the vines that
suggest age and respectability,
though 1t would be unfaithful and
unreasonable to assume that thing
is respectable just because it. has
happened to survive for many years.
Sometimes the good live long and
sometimes the good die young. How
ever, this bridge had that mellow,
in the red stone bridge over Bull run
and the gray stone bridges on the
Georgetown and Leesburg pike over
Sugarland run and Broad run. Evil
IDENTIFY the Difficult Run bridge be.
came too old and feeble and 1t was
rebuilt, the masons using the stone
of the old bridge and then adding
cement guards or ramparts on the
roadway The stones are old, but
the mortar in which they are set
looks new and no vines have woven
their web. Still, the bridge is worth
looking at.
SIDE road leaves the pike some
Evening star., 1921-10-30

THROUGH Broad and Deep Virginia VAL
L ley-Tombstones in Clump Of Cedars-
Where Gen. Pope Army Met Confederates-
How the village Of Pender Received Its Name
and Some Facts About Gen. William Dorsey
Pender. Confederate Army Leader.
Evening star., 1921-10-30

HE takes the hint and introduces
L MS, after n fashion. About all
| could understand vas that her name
| was Mrs. Sperry.
| "AIrs. Edwin Sperry, although. of
course. now generally sign my nam.
| Mrs. Augusta Sperry. Not that I wish
to forget poor dear Edwin, but 50
! many Of my friends insist Oh writing
| to me as Augusta Sperry. or some
times as Gussie, that it makes il
simpler, you know, with the post
man"
mods Intelligent, I hope, for was
sizing up her curious. She sure is a
dressy party. From the wide clocked
stockings to the nippy turban effect
with the pheasants' tail trailing over
the left ear she is a symphony in soft
words, Gussie was gussied. Her alb
surd little feet were pinched into mar
row high-heeIed pumps that IL must
have been an acrobatic stunt to tod
die along on, and on the hngers or hei
pudgy little hands were rings enough
, to start a young pawnshop. Also she
was quite a chatty person. for as I'm
giving her the double o she prattles
right ahead.
"Odd about our meeting here in the
Miss Dodge" she asks. Oh. he hadn't
told you! He's such a dear, shy man.
isn't he? Well, you see, dropped my
vanity bag. I'm always dropping
things. So silly Of me. And some
one is always picking them up and
chasing after me with them. This time
it was MIR. Swenson and he didn't
catch up with me until I'd climbed
up this hill. Then. Of course, had to
thank him and-and-well, it's such
a romantic spot. Isn't 1t. now, Miss
Dodge?"
"Uh- huh" says I. "The parks full
Of EN-
"But none quite like this" insists
Augusta. e! shall always think OF IT
Uncle Nels. as you call him. such a
sympathetic and Interesting acquaint-
ance. Why, we've almost become old
friends in q few days"
| yes" says I. looking square at
Uncle Nels. 'he's quite enough around
home. but I expect he's a fast worker
when he gets out With s.ta the lad laden ak;n
finger at him. Naughty. naughty!
'Don't you believe" protests Uncle
Nels. THAT Trilby May she talk fool
:Aii right. won't give you away"
says I, winking at GusSie. But don't
you let him kid you along too strong
With that exits left and chuckles
old. are they, to be In the preferred
risk nom matrimonial classf Not with
such fasoinators as Gussfe running
aFound loose. And you can guess
had Q good time telling 1ne5 how her
Tncio NeIs, after being skirt-shy for
over Atty years. had ast hisnseA be
Evening star., 1921-10-30

with sure touch and the lipstick had
been applied with restraint. There
were no raw edges.
She had one Of these big, full
glory Kind. Duplicate chins, yes.
Massage and bandages can't do every
thing. But the youngest point about
her were her eyes III bet she had
been told they were pansy eyes thou,
sands Of times. and they We're still
OF the doll-baby type who just won't
give up: not while there are beauty
shops and trick modistes.
Anyway. the whole effect must have
needed was a glance to see that he
was falling for Little Buttercup. and
falling hard. For she was not only
displaying her dimples and ,winklins
her pansy eyes at him. but she was
prattling. I caught a little OF 1t as
came around the corner on them.
You're such q drol person, really!
she was saying.
'Yea-uh?" says Uncle Nels, looking
like sheep trying to laugh.
laugh. Neither can Uncle Nels, but
he was making a wild stab at it.
DO you know" she goes on. chang
ing to confidential coo. that as
you sit there you remind me so much
Of my dear dear Edwln Eben w.oS .h'Se last
She has spotted the intruder. which
Is me, At the same time, Uncle Nels
looks up and opens his mouth as
though he was about to bleat. He
doesn't though. He simply tints up
back Of the ears. For l had marched
right up and was inspecting 'em at
close range.
"Excuse mo IL seem to crash in.
Uncle Nels." says 1, but didn't
know you were here. Lovely after
noon, isn't it?''
He didn't deny it. fIe just blinks
and swallows hard a couple of times.
The lady helps him out. though.
"Ahr' says she. Your niece, Mr.
Swenson?'
ALMOST" says I. Inez and I are
teammates, but she's the only one
who can really qualify as a niece:
But / say, Uncle Nels, you might
Evening star., 1921-10-30

4 SIDE road leaves the pike some
: ! distance from the bridge and
Evening star., 1921-10-30

~ greaAst guesser, hut I'm not so
poor. Fo sure as shooting. there's
Uncle Mel! sitting ON the edge Of =
cedar ben h. his hands resting on his
new cane his hat pushed back over
his grizzl'd front. hair. and q pleased,
simple expression on his deep-lined.
weather beaten face. Uh-huh! You've
guessed ii, He was, not alone ,,
She waF bunchy old girl. all
curves and dimples. and the dress
maker WHO had achieved that sug-
gestion waistline for her must must
above ans below the belt she-well: !:
hs s9Id II s1a, 9s,,se get ,asns ns one Down on
than 50 sisiing UP. couldn't guess
how old, = how younx. for while her
:Jiair is IS slvery white rs a new tea
aervice. Acr face, Is as fresh and
blooming as a tulip bed on q May
1norning Some or all Of the color
scheme may have been due to ART, but
II was Eighty good art: Whoever
.-----l}eG the rabbits foot had done It
Evening star., 1921-10-30

rTHEN Miss Margaret said. Miss
L eainea. this Is the Rambler; of
course, suu. have hsara os him aud
Evening star., 1921-10-30

Just q
says !.
You kn
over q HI
easier to
hody, espz
you the :
! ting curl
: rather a
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asked US K
room apa 4
part of III
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we dospgy
a.rounH2
what he
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Fnyself th
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Uncle Ne
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that she
OF cou
THAT. the
my rum
been hno
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aired tha
park he ;
across 70
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covered
then I Y
of walks
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park b.
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So J |
lake viii
around Z
look at /,
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Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-07-23

FOR SALE or exchange, ranch neal
Bisbee. Water Improvement and
live stock at bargain. Inquire 172s
Bisbee, Arizona. 314-S-6
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-07-23
81 MILLIONS IN
TAXES DISPUTED
United States Steel Corpor
alton to Fight Claim of
Government Officials

NEW YORK, July 22.-The govern
ments claim to approximately $780,
100000 in income taxes from the
United States Steel Corporation, il
being disputed, it was announced to
day, by Chairman Ebert H. Gary. o.
the corporations board of directors
This amount is equal to $11.S0 q
share on the 5,0S3,025 shares of com
mon stock
I'm making our income tax returns
to the government of 1917 and 191S,'
said Gary, eve raised questions con.
cerning items involving approximate.
ly S60,000,000 of taxes. Believing
these were not taxable we claimed
credit for them in our returns.
Recently the government repre-
sentatives have been discussing with
us the question relating to these
items. They. have not been dec;.-ed. .
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-07-23
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
U. S. PATENT
MINERAL SURVEY NO. 1898
SERIAL NO. 051480

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
William T. Cowan, whose postoffice
address is Bisbee, Arizona, on behalf
of himself and co-owner, Chase L.
Purdy, whose postoffice address is the
same place, has made application for
a patent for the following lode min
ing claim, situated in the Warren Min
ing District, Cochise County, state OIL
Arizona, in Sections II and Is, T. 23
S., R. % E., and Sections and IS,
T. 23 S., R. "a e, G. & S. R. B. & M,
which claims is described as fonow1:
VERDE NO. THREE: Beginning at
Cor. No. 1, the N E. Cor, whence
the Cor. of Secs. II and IS, T. 23 s.,
R. % E., and Secs. z and Is, T. % S.,
R. "a E., G. & S. r. B. & NJ, brs S.
"a deg. 81 sec. W., 1850 it.; thence S.
6 deg. 81 sec. E., 10000 fit. to Cor
No. 2, the S. E. Cor; thence S. 70
deg. 40 min. w. 5000 TT. to Cor. No.
8, the S. w. Cor: thence n. deg. II
min. w. 10000 TT. to Cor. No. 4, the
N. w. Cor; thence N. 70 deg. 40 min.
E., 5000 #. to Cor. No. 1, the place
of beginning, containing a net area
of 20.150 acres.
The amended location notice of said
VERDE NO. THREE claim is record
ed in the County Recorders Office,
Cochise County, Arizona, in Book 60,
Records of Mines, at page 525.
Adjoining claims: East, Verde No.
G lode, unsurveyed, owned by c. w.
Rambo, ct al. South, Survey No. 349S
Yaqui Scout lode. West. Survey No.
3714, Verde No lode; Verde No. 1
lode, unsurveyed, owned by C. w.
Rambo, ct al
C HAS. E. MARSHALL,
Register.
United States Land Office, Phoenix,
Arizona, July Is, 1921.
First publication 7-15-21.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-07-23

2EI..I..l| I|.y!||.y||||.l|l(|a|||'',.;,S!|'|';|
STOCK MARKET

NEW YORK, July 22.-Apart from
the comparative strength and activity
of railway shares. trading in the stock
market today was dull and insignifi-
cant.
All classes of transportation figur-
ed in the irregular advance OF che 20
points, but the principal beneficiar-
les were standard issues, comprising
the transcontinental coal and cotton
carrying groups.
Representative steels, equipments,
oils and kindred issues were steacy
to firm in the first half of the session,
but forfeited most of their moderate
gains in the gradual reaction of the
final hour Sales amounted to 300 900
shares.
The money market took further
heed of the lower discounts fixed by
federal reserve banks and the j/a1k
of England. Call loans fell to 5 per
cent from their opening rate of 5h
and offerings of time money were
freer, with liberal purchases of com
mercial paper.
International credits also regIsser-
ed Improvement, although dealings in
hat quarter were negligible. Ex-
change on London rallied and the
German mark was firmer, presumably
in connection with the consummasson
of the first commercial credit in this
market
Mercantile conditions as reported
from the larger distributing centers,
we're of a more hopeful tenor, but the
industrial situation was again cloud
ed by price concessions in steel and
copper. Reports of the cancellation
Of foreign orders for copper lacked
confirmation
Bonds were relatively more active
than stocks and the tone for almost
all issues was firm to strong. The
Liberty division closed mainly a.,
gains and the new French TVS hard
ened on closing of the subscription
books. Rails improved with Burling-
ION gas leading on their advance to
par Total sales (par value) $12,-
100000.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-07-23
ONE KILLED, Is
HURT IN WRECK
Crash Comes When Baggage
Car Jumps Track, Falls
Across Road Bed

SCRANTON, Pa, July %. One
person was killed and more than &c
injured, several seriously, when the
Eackawanna Limited, fast train on
the Delaware, LackawaIna and West
ern railroad, was wrecked at Glen
burn, near here, this afternoon.
The dead: Charles Coolbaugh, en-.
Sineer, Scranton.
The most seriously injured:
Jacob Gleishman, fireman, Goulds4
boro, Pa, scalded.
Oscar Snyder, Stroudsburg. Pa,
mail clerk, crushed.
r. H. Hart, Hackettstown. N. J.,
mail clerk, crushed
James Simrell, Binghamton, n. Y,
conductor, badly bruised
The wreck occurred when the bag
gage car jumped the track and fell
across the road bed. A mail car was
also derailed and toppled across the
other tracks. Two passenger coach
es left the rails but did not turn over
a locomotive, eastbound, and travel.
ing light, crashed into the wrecked
mail car.
A relief train brought the most
seriously injured to this city.
Railroad officials said the accident
was caused by an inch and half nut
placed on the rail. ~
Il. M. Rine, vice president and gen
eral manager of the Delaware, Lack
awanna and Western, said tonight
that further investigation would be
necessary to determine whether the
nut was placed on the rail malicious
ly..