Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-21
ENGINEER AND
FIREMAN
DEAD
million Dollar Express"
Hurled into Ditch by
LOOsened Rails
AT MILE A MINUTE
Officers Raid Headquarters
of Foster, Leader of
AgitatOrs
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CHICAGO, Aug 21.-A roundup of
radical agitators in connection with the
wreck of the Michigan Central's EMIL
lion Dollar Express at Gary, Ind, was
imminent today.
Authorities raided the office of Will
lam y. Foster, labor editor, who was
recently denied the right to speak in
Colorado, and seized hundreds of papers.
Detectives learned that spikes were
pulled from the rails which sent 23
express and freight ears into the ditch
and killed the engineer and fireman.
List Of Agitators Seized
An exhaustive examination of propa-
ganda found in Fosters office was
made today. Authorities planned to
question agitators whose names appear
ed on the list.
Foster, former I. w. W., is head of
the Trades Union Educational League.
He directed the steel strike of 1919 and
attracted much attention by his ad
vocacy of radical action by the unions.
He was not in his office at the time
of the raid.
Authorities declared they discovered
revolutionary propaganda which indi-
Gated an organized plan to back the
shOpmen s strike and further disorders
in other unions.
Road officials emphatically declared
that the wreck was caused by vandals.
Officials of the road charged that
spikes were withdrawn from the track
for distance of several hundred yards
John Katana, of Gary, was arrested
at Gary after he is alleged to have re-
marked, "It's shame they weren t
all killed.
p. +. Foote, veteran conductor, stated
that if the train had been a passenger
instead of an express, scores of lives
would have been lost.
Wrecked at go Miles an Hour
One thousand dollars reward was
offered by the road for the arrest of
the persons responsible.
Only eight men were on the train
which was composed of 90 ears Of
perishable freight and express. Every
car left the tracks.
Engineer Il. Coy and Fireman T..
Lubbs, both of Niles, Mich, were buried
in the wreckage of the engine and il
was hours before their bodies were 70.
covered.
Two express messengers were rushed
to the hospital here.
The train was travelling at go miles
an hour when the engine jumped tho
tracks and the ears piled up behind it.
Coroner's Jury Verdict
CHICAGO, Aug. 21--The coroner's
jury investigating the wreck of the
Million Dollar Express near Gary,
Ind, today returned verdict of ''do.
liberate homicide"
The jury found that "37 spikes were
removed from the track by some person
or persons unfamiliar with the use Of
4 crowbar -
About 40 witnesses testified.
Editor Held for Bombing
ROSEVILLE, Calf, Aug 2l.--KaIi
Moore, editor of the Rosevile Register
and secretary of the striking shopmer,
is held in the county Jail in connection
with the bombing which occurred in
the Southern Pacific railroad yards
here recently.
A companion whose name was not
learned, was arrested with Moore, it il
understood. Moore is held technically
for violation of the federal court in.
Junction against the strikers, it is under
stood No complaint has been filed
against him. He is held for 5000 bali.
According to rumor, Moore is sus.
pected of having had a part in the
manufacture of bombs thrown in thu
recent bombing.