The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-31
Dynamite and Bullets Still Fea-
ture Strike Situation.
Hold Three Men on Charge of
Trying to Wreck Express.
C. 6 A. INTO RECEIVERSHIr
Attack Is Made on Katy Fore
man at SedaIia, Mo.
Aroused by Plots, the Chicago
Police Announce Roundup.

Chicago, Aug. 31.-Aroused by the
disclosure of charges of plots to wreck
trains and the arrest of the three men
in connection with an alleged plan to
dynamite the Western Express on the
New York Central lines, the police to-
Say declared they would attempt TO
round UP numbers of radicals
Reports that raids on radical cen
tiers thruout the country were planned
was denied at the bureau Of investiga-
ton of the department of justice here.
Detectives today were attempting to
learn whether or not there was any
connection between the plot attributed
to~the trio held in connection with
the reports that the Western Express
was marked for wrecking and that
of four men held at Gary. Ind,
charged with murder as a result 'o1
the killing of the engineer and ire
man on the Michigan Central Express
train which was wrecked near Gary
on August 20.
The police suspect that a quantity
of dynamite has been obtained oy
pIotters for the purpose OF Wrecking
trains and damaging railroad tracks
and buildings and thoro searcn is
now being made in an effort to flnd
the explosives
Attempt to Destroy Property.
Chicago. Aug. s1.-Passing of the
Chicago & Alton railroad into the
hands of receivers, disclosures OF new
plots to wreck trains. and several ac-
tual attempts to cause derailments
and blow UP railroad property were
high lights today in the nations rail-
road situation.
Dynamite, bullets and fire brands
PLAYED an important part IN deVelop-
ments of the last twenty-four hours
Defense funds for the four men ac-
cuSed of wrecking the Michigan Gen.
trail train were being raised by Ia
bor organizations and the Minneapo-
Nd 1ahnr- 1SSnyTli1iV voted
81 900 toward the $4,000 bail asked
for the release of William F. Dunn
one of the radicals held at ST. JOS
eph Mich. on charges of criminal
svnd.caIisrn growing out of the re-
cent communist meeting held in the
woods of Berrien county, Michigan.
A fast train on the Chicago & Alton
ran into an open switch at CoVel.
Iu,-near Bloomington. Investigators
said the switch showed evidence OF
5tampering.
Walter Adams, a striking car man.
was arrested at Memphis. Tenn, on a
charge of highway robbery and an
attempt to commit murder, the
charges growing out of an attack
July on a special agent of the union
belt line railway. A jury at Shreve-
guilty in the case of Richard Koenig,
a car man charged with participation
in the abduction and flogging of a
car checker and a guard for the V
:. * r. on the night of August 1.
The homes of two railroad workers
at Council Bluffs were stormed with
bricks. At Clinton, Ia. a non-union
worker was beaten and United States
Marshal Jap Pickett was slugged.
BrotherhOOds Adjourn.
After preparing a report of their
proceedings. the chiefs of the trans
portation brotherhoods who met in
Cleveland Tuesday and Wednesday
ended their conferences. Total in
debtedness of the Chicago & Alton
railroad was estimated at $4,000, 900.
William G. Bierd, for many years
wheelock, a Chicago attorney, were
named receivers for the roads by
Federal Judge Carpenter. The coal
and rail strikes were said b. Chicago
& Alton officials to have been con-
tributing causes of the roads finan-
cial condition.
Hold Three i'm Plot.
Chicago. Aug. 31.-with the arrest
of three men early today Chicago po-
lice declared theJ had barred a plot
To dynamite the Western Express"
on the New York Central at a point
between Gary. Ind, and Chicago.
The wreck, according to the police,
was TO have marked the beginning of
a new reign of terror on railroads
Ihruout the country. The western
Express" is a fast passenger train
which leaves New York at D. m
arriving in Chicago at 3:15 the follow
ing afternoon
Katy Won't Open Shops.
Sedalia. Mo, Aug. 31.-No attempt
will be made to open the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas railroad car shops
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