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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-17
Vermont Train Ditched;
2 Others Near Disaster
Hundreds Of Vacationists Put
in Peril by DISTINCTIONS ON
Tracks Of New England Lines

BOSTON, July 1s--Ona train wreck
and two supposed attempts to wrsck
other passenger trains were recorded
on New England lines over the week
end. Police and railroad representa-
tives to-day were investigating cases
In New Hampshire and this state in
which train crews said obstructions
had been placed on the tracks.
At st. Johnsbury, VT, several pas
sengegs were injured and scores Of
others were shaken UP yesterday when
three Of the five cara of the Portland
Montreal train Of the Maine Central
Railroad overturned whtA4 the train
was making forty miles an hour. The
cause was said to be spread rails Tho
two last cars, full OF vacationists, held
TO the rails.
One mile from Somersworth, n. H,
the Boston g. Maine train bound from
Boston to Intervals, N. H., narrowly
escaped being wrecked by large pile
Of ties piled on the track The engi-
neer sighted the obstruction in time to
bring his train to halt. He said he
saw three men running from the scene.
The train had just left Somersworth
and, as the grade was steep, had not
gained its full impetus when the OBJ
struction was sighted. The train car
ried more than 600 vaeationists.
AT Winchester, Mass, rocks and a
brake shoe were found on the Boston
q Maine tracks just before the Lowell
Express arrived there hast night. Po-
lice and railroad representatives to-day
were investigating.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-17
Banton Probing
Theft of Suspended
Unions Record
A. f. of l.. Officials Susne..
Comnunistic Element o.
Raiding Offices to Obtain
Copy of Orders Charter

District Attorney Banton's Office 4.
investigating the theft Of Official do..
uents from the Offices OF tte susna,Sss
Union Of Bookkeepers, Stenogran njb,s sss
and Accountants, Local 1886. s,s;.s
was reported last week by H s.sa
Fravne. the local organizer Of ~
A. r. of l.. "s
The robbery took place on Tus,s..
night or Wednesday morning. unfon ~
6cials said yesterday. Local 70 81
was Suspended from the A. +. ~ T, sse
its charter withdrawn ut rneetiso
last Monday by Hugh Frayne, sctiass
on orders from Samuel Gornpers
was charged that minority connrnus
nistic element had obtained central =
%he union and was directing its act,v,
ties contrary to the wishes Of the ~
jority. Leonard Bright, formerly nr.s
ident OF the union. was made cugtodss.
pending the reorganization.
When Mr. Bright went to the unie.
Offices on Wednesday he found ~
somebody had been there before -
The ofics door had been opened viz
duplicate key, and the union char+sr
It's constitution, a batch Of 500 rs-+
bership cards and other Official dor
merits were missing.
What motive lies behind the e5.<s
is not apparent TO A. +. Of l.. oS1cisI.
here, who said yesterday that tbsr
suspected some Of the energetic nsm
bers Of the communist minority bas
organized the affair for the puruoss =
obtaining copy OF the constitution h
order that they might study it al thssr
leisure, seeking legal loophSs
through which action might BE- taks,
against the A. F. Of L. r. ia also -
sible, these officials believe, that IS.
stunt was spite work designed "a bams
per future operation IF the union
The angry communists who fornerly
directed Local 12.648 will hold an ii.
dignatior meeting al Is Universtsv
Place this evening. VIXEN resoIu+ions
condenlning the action Of The A. a.
L. will be adopted. Mr. Frayne stepnsS
in ahead Of the naIcontentg veaterdsv
when he sent out an Official prouourca.
ment declaring te-night's mestiug "a
be unconstitutional, Illegal and wit5ov
effect on the general situation IN "a
gard to the tangled affairs OF the qua.
pended local.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-17
Find z Kidnapped Rail
Guards; 6 Still Missing
Mob of 800 Strikers Seized
Men in North Carolina; Sew
eraI Roughly Treated

ROCKY MOUNT, N. c., July 16.-Six
of the thirteen special agents and
guards of the Atlantic Coast Line Rail
road, who were kidnapped early to-day
by mob of alleged strikers and sym
pathizers, were still missing tonight.
Four of the men were located during
the day at Elm City and three at Will
son, several of the rescued having been
SO roughly handled by their captors as
to require medical attention.
The guards were seized in a local
restaurant, which was raided by a
crowd estimated to comprise about 500
men. After being stripped of their
weapons they were forced into waiting
automobiles which at once dashed out
Of the city.
DALLAS, Tex, July 49, - Governor
Pat M. Neff has ordered Captain Tom
Hickman, Of the Texas Rangers, to-
gether with one of his men, back to
Denison, to keep in close touch with the
strike situation there and to keep him
advised Of developments, according to a
statement by the Governor in Dallas
to-day.
Bloodhounds have been placed on the
trail Of men who attempted to wreck
Texas 4 Pacific passenger train No. 81.
from New Orleans, West bound for El
Paso this morning, j. l.. Lancaster, re-
ceiver for the Texas & Pacific lines, de-
clared tonight.
WACO, Tex, July 16--A call for a
mass meeting Of members Of all the six
teen standard railroad unions in Texas
to be held here Tuesday to consider the
strike situation was issued to-day fol.
lowing meeting here Of 500 repre-.
sentatives Of the Uuiona
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-17
Convict's Iron Nerve
Almost Wins Freedom
Steals Mechanics Clothes and
Nearly Dupes Warden Into
Opening Gate

LONDON, June 26 (By Mail).-Cases
OF escape by simply walking out of
prison are told by writer in "The
Daily Mail"
A prisoner in Rome who has lust
escaped from Jail by assuming the
slight disguise of glasses and walking
out with dignified steps in the guise Of
his own lawyer was equaled in audacity
by an inmate of Chelmsford Jail. 4
January 1914, we'll dressed man
walked up to the warder at the gate
and said, II am going off now. / have
finished repairing the organ. My name
is Griffin
Just then another warder happened
to come up, and at once recognized the
alleged Griffin as prisoner,
1t Is said that no prisoner has ever
made his escape from Portland. but
there was one who was stopped only
by the merest accident, This was a
man who was serving FIVE wears FOR
horse stealing.
He was employed as cook in the
quarters of the bachelor officers. One
morning he managed to slip unseen
into their quarters and to secure n
complete change of clothes, including
a silk hat.
&io hoo tiiuco MS chanEe against the
minute when he knew that one of the
tradesnaen from Weymouth would be
calling ct the house of the governor,
and IS soon as the man went in. out
went the prisoner over the wall, which
he climbed by means Of ladder.
He then drove straight toward Wey-
mouth, and it was only the mere chance
that the harbor bridge was under re-
pair that stopped him, and enabled the
police, who had been warned by tele-
phone, to catch him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-17
Maintenance Men Nav
Strike Over Shop York

DETROIT, July 10 (By The Asso-
ciated Press). - The railroads must
cease their reported efforts to compe!
maintenance of way workers to per-
form the duties of striking shop en-
ployees or the maintenance Of way men
will be called out on strike, z. F.
Cradle, international president of the
Maintenance of Way Brotherhood, de-
clared here tonight.
Mr. Cradle indicated that in any
event no strike by his organization
could be expected before Thursday, the
date he has set for meeting here of
the brotherhood's grand lodge, which
includes the general chairman of all
divisions and members Of the executive
council.
Mr.. Cradle stopped over here to-
night en- route to Chicago from Wash
ington, where, yesterday, he conferred
with President Harding on the strike
situation. He plans to meet the Rail
road Labor Board in Chicago to-mor-
row or Tuesday to enlist the aid of
that body in stopping the reported
practice Of the railroads of shunting
the duties Of strikers to maintenance
Of way men, he said
When the shop workers strike be-
gan, Mr.. Cradle said, the railroads as
signed some OF the strikers duties to
shop employees belonging to the main
tenance union. The men protested to
headquarters here and the matter was
taken up with the roads, with the re-
suit that most of them agreed to de-
sist. Within the last few days, how
ever. reports have reached him, Mr..
Cradle continued, that some roads
again were insisting the shop duties
be performed by union men remaining
in their employ.
IF the roads agree to cease this
practice" MI: Cradle said, "there will
be no strike of maintenance Of way
men at this time, but if they persist
strike will be called"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-17
Cleveland, Short of Coal,
Curtails Its Use of Water

CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 1s.-G. w.
knlsley. assistant in the Department
Of Public Utilities, yesterday requested
Cievelanders not to use water Tor
sprinkling lawns until further notice
IN order to effect q saving in The
amount Of water pumpage and citv
coal supply.
The. city has about sixteen days. sun
ply of coal for the water division and
more on the railroads moving to Cleve-
land, but because Of the railroad and
mine strikes chances of maintaining q
safe reserve are slim.
The city. light division has onlv
about ten days. reserve supply,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-17
Urge Textile Strike Probe

MANCHESTER, N. H., July 16.-A
resolution calling upon New England
Senators and Representatives in Con-
gress to press for Federal investira-
ton Of the textile strike was adopted
by the conference board Of the United
Textile Workers Of America meeting
here to-day. Copies Of the resolution
will be mailed to members of the New
England Congressional delegation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-17
Babe i'm Arms, Woman
Goes Over Niagara Falls
Swept to Death While Police
With Pike Poles Try to
Rescue Her

NIAGARA FALLS, n. Y, July 1s.
An unidentified woman. said by some
witnesses to have carried baby in
her arms, was swept TO death over
Niagara Falls tonight. The woman
either FELL or leaped into the river at
point about 200 feet above the Goat
Island bridge and was rapidly carried
out into the swift current. Reserve
ton policemen with pike poles tried
to rescue her, but in vain.
On the bank were found black
straw hat. a scarf with the initial asp
and two handkerehiefs with the in
itial a."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-17
Waik-Out Of Way Men on
Nesc England Roads Near

BOSTON. July 16.-A walk-out of
England railroads is imminent, execu-
tives of the United Brotherhood of
Maintenance of Way Employees and
Railway Shop Laborers for the New
England district announced after a
meeting here to-day
1t was possible, the leaders said,
that the maintenance Of way men would
defy the orders Of President F. /.
Cradle to remain at work pending a
wage adjustment by the United States
Jabor Board
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-17
U. p. Men May Return
Only as Ne,o Employees

OMAHA, Neb., July 1s.---
President Carl L. Gray Of the
Union Pacific system. in a letter
to e. E. Calvin, vice-president
Of tho system, setting forth the
position of the Union Pacific re-
garding striking shopnaen, to-
day said the only way former
employee could enter the service
would be as a new employee,
and that the Union Pacific
pledged itself to make no settle
ment Of the strike which would
deprive new employees, or those
who remained loyal, Of their
rights or jobs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-17
OuinIan Golf Champion

HARTFORD, Conn, July l6.-W. ].
Quinlan, of Boston. is the new indi-
vidual public course golf champion Of
New England, and not James j. Reidy,
OF Worcester, as reported. Quinlan
won the match on the tenth hole Of the
play off, but the newspaper man cover
Ing the match mistook the successful
putter for Rcidy in the darkness and
FASTENED from the scene under the i'm
preston that the Worcester player
Se4 wens
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-17

These trains, according to the strikers
statement, were from twenty minutes
to three hours late. The Wolverine
was three hours late. Others were the
Knickerbocker Special, one hour and
forty-five minutes late; Chicago Ex-
press, one hour and twenty minutes
late; Albany local, one hour and thir-
teen minutes late, and the New York
and New England Express, one hour
and thirty minutes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-17
Four Perish When Freighfsr
Seuds Schooner fo po..as

SEATTLE, Wash, July Is.-Four ssa-
faring men lost their lives and the
steam schooner Henry 7. Scott was
sent plunging to the bottom O. ths
Strait Of Juan de Fuca early today
when the Scott and the big freignter
Harry Luckenbach crashed together "a
collision in pail Of smoke and fog.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-17
Flyer and His Two Passengers
Burned to Death in Airnians

Los ANGELES, July 16-W. 4. Rob.
inson, aviator, and two men passengers
were burned 70 death here Tonight
when the airplane in which they ven
riding caught fire and fell.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-17
Stationary riremen Ont To.a,v

The firemen and oilers of stationary
engines in power and engine houses ca
out this morning. Both sides were
busy Yesterday making contradictory
claims regarding the effect Of this
movement move upon the situation. The
i:aa insist the walk-out will make
the 1000 men affected by The ordar III
except 200 are already absent fron. az.
''soTk. Tha pnioaa profess 10 bslisya
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-10-13

"Come down, Dave" he commanded
"The bear is gone
Dave crept down the trunk and
halted at its base. He studied the
cold face before him. Better not try
nothing" he advised hoarsely.
"Why not?" Bruce asked. "Do you
think I'm afraid of a coward?" The
man started at the words; his head
bobbed backward as if Bruce had
struck him beneath the jaw with his
fist.
people don't call the Turner's cow
ards and walk off with it," the man
told him.
"Oh, the lowest coward" Bruce
said between set teeth. "The yellow
est, mongrel coward Your own con-
federate-and you had to drop your
gun and run up a tree. You might
have stopped the bears charge"
Dawes face twisted in a scowl.
You're brave enough now. Wait to
see what happens later. Give me my
gun. I'm going to 60"
You can go, but you don't get your
gun. I'll fill you full of lead if you
try to touch it.
Dave looked up with some care. He
wanted to know for certain II this
tenderfoot meant what he said. The
man was blind in some things, his
vision was twisted and dark, but he
made no mistake about the look on
the cold, set face before him. Bruce's
finger was curled about the trigger,
and it looked to Dave as If it itched
to exert further pressure.
81 don't see why l spare you, any
way" Bruce went on. His tone was
self-reproachful. God knows | hadn't
ought to-remembering who and what
you are. If you'd only give me one
little bit of provocation-"
Dave saw lurid lights growing in
the mans eyes; and all at once a con
clusion came to him. He decided ne
make no further effort to regain the
gun. His life was rather precious to
him, strangely, and it was wholly
plain that a dread and terrible passion
was slowly creeping over his enemy.
He could see it in the darkening face,
the tight grip of the hands on the rifle
stock. His own sharp features grew
more cunning. you ought to be glad
/ didn't stop the bear with my rifle"
he said hurriedly. Il had Hudson
bribed-you wouldn't have found out
something that you did find out if he
hadn't lain here dying. You wouldn't
have learned"
But the sentences died in the middle.
Bruce made answer to it, a straight
out blow with his fist, with all his
strength behind it, in the very center
of his enemy's face.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-10-13
CHAPTER XVI

Dave Turner travelled hard and late,
and he reached Simon'S door just be-
fore sundOwn of the second day.
Bruce was still full two hours dis
tant. But Dave did not stay to knock.
1t was chore-time, and he thought he
would find Simon in his barn, super
vising the feeding and care of the
live stock. He had guessed right, and
the two men had a moments talk in
the dusky passage behind the stalls.
i've brought news" Dave said.
Simon made no answer at first The
saddle pony in the stall Immediately
In front of them, frightened at Dawes
unfamiliar figure, had crowded trem-
bling, against his manger. Simon's
red eyes watched him; then he ut
tered a short oath. He took two
strides into the stall and seized the
halter rope in his huge, muscular
hand. Three times he jerked it with
q peculiar, quartering pull, a curbing
that might have been ineffective by
man of ordinary strength, but with
the iBcomprehensible might of the
great forearm behind it was really
terrible punishment. Dave thought
for a moment his brother would break
the animals neck; the whites began
to show about the soft, dark pupils
of it's eyes. The strap over the head
broke with the fourth pull; then the
horse recoiled, plunging and terrified,
into the opposite corner of the stall.
Simon leaped with shattering power
at the creatures shoulders, his huge
arms encircled it's neck, his shoulders
heaved, and he half-threw it to the
floor. Then, as it staggered to rise,
his heavy fist failed against its neck.
Again and again he struck, and in the
half-darkness Of the stable it was
dreadful thing to behold The mans
fury, always quickly aroused, was
upon him; his brawny form moved
with the agility Of a panther Even
Dave, whose shallow eyes were usually
won't to feast on cruelty, viewed the
scene with some alarm. 1t wasn't that
he was moved by the agony of the
horse. But he did remember that
horses cost money, and Simon seemed
determined to kill the animal before
his passion was spent.
The horse covered, and in a mo-
ment more it was hard to remember
he was a member of noble, high
spirited breed-a swift runner, brainy
as dog, a servant faithful and
worthy. He stood quiet at last, his
head hanging low, knees bent, eyes
curiously sorrowful and dark. Simon
fastened the broken strap about his
neck, gave IT one more JERK tnat al
most knocked the animal off his feet.
then turned back to Dave. Except for
a higher color in his cheeks, darker
lights in his eyes, and an almost inn
perceptible quickening of his breath
ing, it did not seem as if he had
moved.
You're always bringing news" he
said. "If it's as important as some of
the other news you've brought don't
take my time"
"All right" the other replied sui
lenly. "You don't have to hear it. But
I'm telling you it's of real Importance
this time-and some time you'll find
out" He scowled into the dark face.
"But suit yourself"
Dave walked clear to the door, then
turned. "Don't be fool, Simon" he
urged. Listen to what / have to tell
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-10-13

you. Bruce Folger knows where that
secret agreement is"
For once in his life Dave got a
response of sufficient emphasis to
satisfy him. His brother whirled. his
whole expression undergoing an I'M
mediate and startling change. III
there was one emotion that Dave had
never seen on Simon's face it was
fear-and he didn't know for certain
that he saw it now. But there was
alarm-unmistakabl surprise,
too.
"What do YOU mean?" he demanded.
"Out with It'll" His tone was really
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-10-13

you-it'S all the way, or no way at all.
Tell me to wait for him Oh the trail"
Wait Wait a minute. How long
before he will Gomez
ANY time now. And don't postpone
this matter any more. We're men,
not babies. He's not a fool or a cow
ard, either And he's a shot saw
that plain enough-and how'd you
like to have him shoot through your
windows some time? Old Elmira and
Linda have SET him on, and he's hot
for it,"
81 wish you'd got that old heifer
when you got her son." Simon said.
He still spoke calmly; but it was
plain enough that Dawes words were
having the desired effect. $50 he's
taken up the blood-feud, has he? |
thought ] gave his father some lessons
in that long time since Well, sup
pose we must let him have his way! !!
And remember, toO," Dave urged,
what you told him when you met him
in the store You said you wouldn'1
warn him twice"
II remember" The two men were
silent, but Dave stood no longer mo
t;onless. He was shivering all over
with malice and fury.
Then you've given the word?" hc
asked.
I've given the word, but I'll do ii
my orn way. Listen, Dave" Simon
stood, head bent, deep in thought.
Gould you arrange to have Linda
and the old hag out of the house when
Bruce gets back?'
Yes
"We've got to work this thing right.
We can. operate in the open like we
used 20. This man has taken up the
blood-feud-but the thing to dds to
let hin come to u.s."
But he won't do it. He'll go to the
courts first
Simon's face grew stern. 81 don't
want any more Interruptions, Dave. /
mean we will want to give the impress
sion that he attacked us firSt-on his
own free will. What if he comes into
CIR house--a man unknown IN these
parts--and something happens to him
therein the dead Of night? 1t
wouldn't look so bad then, would it?
Resides-if we got him heretofore
the elan, we might be able to find out
where that document is. First, how
can you tell when the's going to
Gomez"
"He ought to be here very soon.
The moons bright and / can get up
on the ridge and see his shadow
through your field glasses when he
crosses the big south pasture. That
viii give me full half-hour before he
cOmes.'
Its enough. I'm ready to give you
your orders now. They are-just TO
use your head. and on some preteXt
get those two women out of the house
so that Bruce can't find them when he
returns Don't let them come back
FOR an hour if you can help it. If 1t
works-all right. If it doesn't, we'll
use more direct measures. I'll tend to
the rest
He strode 70 the wall and took
down q saddle from the hook Quick
~ he threw it over the back of one of
The cow ponies, the animal that he had
punished. He put the bride in Dawes
hand. "Stop at the house for the
glasses, then ride to the ridge at
once" he ordered ''Then keep watch" "
Continued Next Week
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-10-13
Continued Next Weel

Mr.. Union Man, do not stand in
your own light-demand the union
label, card and button.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-11-09
SUlTANATE ABOLISHED
Nationalist Assembly Assume N
Executive Powers.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Turkey has
abolished the sultan.
The nationalists assembly It Angora
has passed a law suppressing the
Turkish sultanate and the law Of sue.
cession 10 the throne. The present
sultan, descendant or Z thousand ab.
solute nonarchs. Ia to be the last Of
his line.
A caliph who will take over the holy
duties hitherto exercised by the sal.
tan az prophet OF the M0siem world.
10 to be elected periodically. His office
is TO be Of the church, not the state,
The national assembly will hold all
the power In Constantinople and
throughout Turkey, according to the
new law.
Two resolutions were unanimously
adopted by the assembly. The Qrst said
that by virtue Of organic statute and
representation sovereign rights had
been vested In an inalienable and In.
Invisible manner ON the moral person
OF the Angora assembly, which was
the only emanation of the nation. The
second resolution declared the caliph.
ate was vested In the imperial family
OF the Osman dynasty, but that the
Turkish government remains the key.
stone OF the caliphate.