The New York herald., 1921-01-12

spondents) have the letters with then
and they'll read them TO your face"
Hinton flushed and seemed taken
aback.
"There must be some mistake" he
said. 1.-THE letters must have been ex-
aggerated."
"Now. you rat" said Farrell, as the
reading of the letter was concluded.
"what have you to say to that?"
'There must be some mistake,
Steve" pleaded Hinton. Come with
me and I'll put you on the right track
let's talk the thing over"
"I've had enough Of you." Farrell re-
pied, seeming to increase in anger,
''and / have a notion to punch your
dirty head off," Farrell thereupon
threw off the macklnaw coat he was
lwearing and started threateningiy
toward Hinton, but the correspondents
istspped between them.
Hinton, who showed no signs Of a
sdesire to quarrel with Farrell, con-
stinued almost to implore him to go
with him, so that I can explain" but
SFarrell. who certainly showed no evil
dehce Of the fatigue with which reports
had credited him, was in militant
meod, repeated that Hinton had not
played the gentleman" and had "dou-
able crossed the party"
The correspondents, believing it was
Sall over for the time at least, stepped
1aside TO hurry to the telegraph office.
EAs they reached the door OF the cabin
sFarrell shifted his feet and leaped at
sthe other officer.
Punches Him in Jaw.
His great bulk hurled through the
air. He landed on his toes. his fists
yelsnched and his face red with anger.
Before any one could step between
zthem he had feinted with his left, par
sried aside Lieut.. Hinton's upraised
Farms and planted crushing punch on
his jaw.
The newspaper men sprang between
Z the two again, but there was no need
for the move. Farrell made no effort
/ to attack again. Hinton. who had
\ reeled under the punch and fallen
/ across the table, now rose to his feet.
He appeared to be dazed and Red"
Williamson helped steady him. A
breath OF fresh aid revived him and
he was taken TO a special car. where
the airmen were invited to be the
giiests of the Canadian National Rail-
ways. Farrell, before going to the car,
walked over to the station and filed a
couple uc messages to New York.
WHO Il on the right side in what is
regarded by both Americans and Ca
indians as a most deplorable AFFAIR re-
mains to be seen. 1t is regarded as
significant that Lieut.. Kloor, when
Questioned. denied that Farrell acted
al has been described in the published
letters of Lieut. Hinton.
,''That Is not true" said the flight
conmander "it is sheer nonsense.
II Farrell had acted in such way,
no friend of his would tell about it,
but he didn't act that way at all
Lieut.. Kloor's statement was made
before the fight took place. Whether
lie will continue to hold the same view
l8lprODititldliNdi. IL AtiheCii, ~ 10
will stand by what he wrote in the
letters to his wife and Lieut.. Talbot. his
cfrum.
"what said, is true" Lieut.. Hinton
told newspaper men after Lieut.. Farrell
was out of hearing.
t"Then how Is II that you told Farrell
there was a Misunderstanding and that
yuu would explain?" he was asked.
rI didn't want him to get excited"
Was Lieut. Hinton's answer.
Z 1t was remembered by Red William
son and others wttp heard Farrell de-
fend himself against the statements at
tributed to Lieut. Hinton's letter that
he charged that Hinton was in the worst
condition Of them all and that he said
he walked with his head down"
Lieut.. Kloor does not appear to figure
much in the controversy, Lieut. Far
Iell-seems to be on excellent terms with
him.
rs Agreed Not To Write.
II According 10 Farrell the three men