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Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-07-24
Letter Addressed to oldest
Engineer" is Deliv-
cred to A. J.
Wemple.
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Fort Worth, Texas, July 19.-Ad-
dressed to THE Oldest Engineer IN
Captivity, Fort Worth Texas" a let
ter received at the post office here
recently was delivered without hest
tation to the person for whom it was
intended, A. j. Wemple, of this
city. 1t is probable that no one vii.
dispute the title with him when the
statement is made that he had been
a full-fledged engineer for eleven
years when he piloted Lincoln's flu
neral train over his run.
1t was in February, 1851, that
Alonzo John Wemple, then a lad of
seventeen, got his first taste of rail
reading, hauling iron and ties. get
ting a berth as fireman in Septem-
Der of the same year. The road,
which connected Schenectady and
Troy, is now a part of the great
New York Central system, along with
half a dozen other short lines, the
consolidation having been made in
1872.
Railroading in those days was
not what it is now. To begin with,
the engines were dinky affairs,
with one pair of four-and-a -half-foot
driving wheels, and burned wood. 1t
is reported that many a mile of
good rail fence along right-of-ways
Of the period disappeared mysteri-
ously, until the farmers learned to
watch the trains go through. Wem-
pie has seen wood supplanted and
peat, soft coal, blacksmith coal, hard
coal and oil burned at different times
since, with electricity now looming
as their final successor.
Dispatching the Maximum.
But electricity was unheard or
in those days, as far as railroading
was concerned, and SO, of course,
were the telephone and telegraph.
'Dispatching'' was an art unknown,
Wemple relates, and trains were
run by time cards" If an engineer
was thirty minutes behind sched-
ule he had to stop and let the first
approaching train pass him. Some
times he waited until he saw the
smoke of his fellow engineers en-
gine in the distance and then
''scooted" for a siding. 1t was an
exciting life.
Engines We're not numbered in
those days, but bore names, after
the maritime fashion. Wemple's
first charge was the Buffalo. I"
There was nothing sombre about
the .'iron horse" in those days
either. They were enlivered with
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-07-24
Women Duty Bound
To Play Politics

st. Louis, July 21.-Women, as
well as men, are duty bound to in
terest themselves in politics and to
make full use Of their ballot, says
Mrs. Alkaline p. Wagner. candidate
for the republican nomination for
congress from the eleventh District
of Missouri.
In statement, Mrs. Wagner sets
forth some of her views on political
questions. and the part women
should take in local state and ma
tional affairs She quoted part of
the Missouri Republican platform,
upon which she said she stood:
re welcome the womanhood Of
the state to an equal part in govern
ment and favor the admission of
women to any elective or appointive
office"
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-07-24

the strike. At least one train
came off practically every line
running into Chicago yesterday.
The Southern and Eastern
roads have announced further
suspensions and in the extreme
West, where the coal shortage
has not yet made itself felt to
as great extent, many trains
are being taken off including
twenty-seven trains of the
Northern Pacific railroad alone.
The strike breakers have been,
according to United Press dis
patches, assaulted in Indianapo-
lis, Fort Wayne, Kansas City,
San Francisco, St Paul, Con-
cord, N. H., and several deaths
directly due to the rail strike
have occurred. Pennsylvania
has had eight deaths which have
been attributed to this source.
Several hundred persons have
been injured, Cue to the COM
bined strikes. Illinois with the
Herrin coal mine massacre, has
suffered the heaviest loss of life
Of any state, with the property
damage running into seven fig
J1rac
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-07-24

engine in 1871, coming to Texas in
1886 For two years he had the run
between Texarkana and Whitesboro,
which was the western limit of
the Texas & Pacific Railway at that
time, and in 1883 he took over a
which he operated continuously I'm
til January of this year. Rheuma-
tism then interviewed and forced him
to pay visit to the home of his son
here.
Not Through Railroading.
Wemple insists that he is by no
means through railroading and that
as soon as he can walk little bet
ter he will return to his throttle.
And in the meantime, if there is an
engineer still on "active duty" who
can boast a longer record than his,
Wemple would like to hear from
him.
Wemples second wife, whom he
married in 1900, was Miss Pearl
Williams, a Fort Worth girl She
is with him and their son, j. N.
! Wemple, at this time. She is q
greatniece of the late w. b. Tuck
ers, prominent in the early history
of the city.
1t is a far cry from the old hand
brakes and unstandardized guage
of the roads on which Wenple first
worked to the air-controlled mon
sters of steel that now pull the ma
tons freight and passenger traffic
across the continent, yet Wemple
has one regret.
When they chose between the
various gauges of track width which
then obtained ranging from three
| feet to six feet, the experts decided
on width not much greater than
the minimum of that day, he de
clares. He has recently tried tC
visualize the present size of rolling
stock, in comparison with the Rocky
Mountain giants of today, had they
adopted the six-foot gauge as the
standard.
At least it would not be neces,
sary to hook up seven of them to
one snowplow, as he saw done in
one New York blizzard
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-07-24
Mississippi County Given a
Sensation-Allegedk K.
Of G. Oath Causes
Action.

Blytheville, July 21.-A bomb
shell was exploded in Mississippi
county politics yesterday when Cur
it's j. Little, a candidate for re-elec-
ton as county treasurer, filed a
$4,000 damage suit in the circuit
court against John G.. Bourland,
city clerk of Blytheville; X. w.
Chapman, a justice of the peace of
Chickisawba township, and Jack
Witham of fayetteville. Little al
circulars throughout the county to
injure his reputation and to preju-
dice the voters of the county against
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-07-24
OLD ENGINEER Who PIL0TED
FUNERAL TRAIN OF LINCOLN
TELLSOF RAILROAD CAREER

a profusion of nickel and brass
work, all of which was kept bur
nished until it looked like a piece
Of jewelry in the sunlight, and 1t is
not unlikely that the captain of the
ship felt no more pride in the APP
pearance of his craft than did the
old-time engineer in the highstacked
engine over whose throttle he pre-
sided.
1t was in 1854 that Wemple be-
came an engineer, on his transfer
to the Greenville & Miami line, run
ming from Dayton, Ohio, to Union
City, Indiana, distance of forty
seven miles. Later the road was
extended to indianapolis, making
the length of the line 100 miles. He
remained there until March, 1865
when he went to the Illinois Cen
trail at Centralia, H., then a town
with about ten houses, now a city
or around 10000 population.
Remembers Confederate Prisoners.
He was on this line when the
Civil war broke out and remem-
bers how his pity was stirred when
Confederate soldiers, clad in few
rags. were loaded into boxcars and
shipped into the frosty North as
prisoners. Closely guarded by I'm
ion soldiers in heavy overcoats
their breaths smoking i'll the crisp
atmosphere, they made picture
Wemple could never forget.
In 1868 an offer came to Wemple
to return to his old love, the same
branch of the New York Central
on which he had worked before. 1t
was here that he piloted the flu
neral train which bore Lincolns
body from Schenectady to Troy
there being no bridge at Albany at
that time-on the long run from
Washington to Springfield, Ill,
where the martyred Presidents body
still rests.
Great solemnity marked the prog
ress of the presidential cortege
Wemple relates, A pilot train ran
ahead of the funeral train and
cleared the way Both were heavily
draped in mourning and ran at a
constant speed of twenty miles
an hour. One of the duties of the
pilot train was to stop all trains
on the parallel track and make
them wait until the funeral train
had passed.
At each station the bell of the
engine tolled in proclamation and
at the larger cities the train stop
ped to let the populace file through
for a glimpse of the body as it lay
in state, heavily guarded. Both
trains carried a crew of workmen
and repair materials, so that there
might be no delay from breakdowns.
Wemple worked while for a
private company which leased his
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-07-24
CURTIS ]. LITTLE FILES BIG
SUIT FOR DAMAGE AGAINST MEN
ACCOUNT OF CAMP AICN ATTACK

him.
The circulars are in the form of
an oath said to be taken by the
Knights of Columbus, Catholic or
ganization, and it is alleged Little
took such an oath when he becar(
a member of that organization. A
copy of the alleged oath is attached
to the suit.
The complaint says that the cir
culars are false and that he did not
take such an oath when he joined
the Knights of Columbus.
Attorneys for the candidate say
the case will be pressed vigorously
regardless of the result of the cleo
ton. Mr.. Little is opposed by Ray
mond Cooper Of fayetteville, The
position is said to be the best pay
ing county office in eastern Arkan-
sas.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-07-24
days rationod supply for the

days rationcd supply for the
light plants.
The Iowa farmers are being
hard pressed for fuel to run
their threshing machines, while
the Denver utilities have been
hard hit by curtailment Of tour
list traffic that ordinarily brings
upwards of thirty million dol
lars annually.
The schools at Emporia, Kan,
are without fuel while at Han
nibal, Missouri, the street light
ing system has been discon-
tinued.
Business, big and little,
throughout the country is feel
ing the "pinch." In Illinois the
slump has been estimated at
fifty per cent.
The steel industries at
Youngstown, Ohio, are down to
the "scrappings" and have in
augurated a rationing system.
Emergency measures to i'm
port coal have been announced
by many states.
The train service which has
been continued is beginning to
more than ever feel the grip Of
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-07-24

Ohio as the coal mines are reop-
ening under the protection OF
troops. State troops have been
called out in New Hampshire,
Pennsylvania and Ohio. The
serious fuel shortage is due IN
part to the coal strike but,
also, to the strike by the rail
way shopmen and the conse-
quent shortage of cars as well,
it is reported from all parts OF
the country
Some steamship lines of the
Great Lakes are down to sup
oily that will last only four
DAYS.
Cleveland has only a three
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-07-24

Washington, July copyrighted by
United Press) -Slowly paralyzing the nations
industries, threatening to bring about wide
spread shortage of light and heat within few
days, causing disorders which the in
crease, loss OF life and property damage already
running into millions, the combined rail and
strikes have brought about an industrial crisis
the magnitude of which is revealed in exclusive
United Press reports today from all parts of the
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-07-24
country.

Not only are the wheels slow
ing on the country's transporta-
tion systems, but the public util-
tiles are also closing down and
actual suffering from the short
age of coal is not far off, adj
vices indicate.
Disorders are being reported
from coast to coast. The New
England carriers have announc-
cd that sabotage is increasing
on many lines. The Pacific
Coast roads are reporting kid
napings and beatings in large
numbers.
Trouble is feared in Western
Pennsylvania, West Virginia and
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-07-24
Khan Lecturer Is
Denied Court House

Poplar Bluff, Mo-, July 21.-Oppo-
sition from large number of coun-
ty Officials has led to the announce
ment by f. M. Kinder, prosecuting
attorney that the address of Dr..
X. E. Davis, national lecturer of the
Ku Klux Khan, would net be well
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-07-24

coined, to be held in the circuit court
room of the courthouse.
The court house was locked and
the address was delivered from the
court house bandstand
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-07-24

Trade unions. as known In Amer
lea are illegal in Japan. Never
theless, the workers combine after a.
fashion and strikes are becoming in-l
creasingly common.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-07-24

Schools that teach child-cn's hands
rank as high as those thai teach
heads.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-07-24
UNITED MAKESSURVEY
STRIKE SITUATION and IT'S
SERIOUSNESS IS POINTED OUT
(By The United Press, }

Special Telegraphic News Service of The Daily
Press Amasses Information From All Over
Nation Industries Being Gradually
Paralyzed-No End in Sight.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-07-24

the striking shopmen and miners of the country
today as the result of the action taken by the egis
lative representatives of all the labor unions.
The following telegram was sent to President
John l.. Lewis, of the United Mine Workers, and
also to President Bert NJ. JEWELL of the shop
mems union: "The unanimous conclusion which
we telegraph you in the name of the conference,
is that the strike has our full sympathy and sup
port and that wish you every success in an,
honorable adjustment of the present controversy
The reports which have been made to the confer-
erlce from various sections of the country indicate
4 rising of the public sympathy in favor of the
men who are fighting for Right and Justice"
May Reopen Missouri Mines.
Kansas City, Mo-, July 22-Forccasting what
it is believed will be attempt to reopen the Mis-
aouri mines under the protection of troops, two
hundred and thirty members of the artillery divi-
sion were to entrain today at Macon While the
destination of the guardsmen unannounced,
reports current were the effect that the troops
would be sent to Henry county to do strike duty
in the coal mining district of that county. The
regiment is composed of eight hundred men and
officers.
Shipping Board Ready to Act.
Washington, July 22.-The United States
Shipping Board is ready to put huge fleet of idle
vessels into service to bring coal to this country
from Wales in order to break the coal famine
which threatens to cripple the industries of the
nation The initial steps to import coal have been
undertaken by the board through Barstow Smull,
vice-prcsdent of the Emergency Fleet Corpora
ton.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-07-24
SOLDIERS ARE GUARDING THE
MINES IN PENNSYLVANIA AND
OPERATION OF FIELDS BEGINS

Continued From Page One
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-08

Shade Land Farm. ninth; Delaware
Land and Development Co. tenth.
Section /. class 3, for bulls three
years and over, Brummel Brae. q. NJ
Crane. first: Woodford. 83d, Brook
field Farms, second; Vernet King, 14th
La Vernet Stock Farms, third; Ava
lanche. Delaware Land and Develop
ment Co, fourth: Woodford Lad. Tri-
umph Fairfax, James V. Hill. sixth
Bob Fairfax, Longwood, Kennet'
Square. Pa. seventh.
Section /, class 4, for bulls two
years old and under three, Paladir
woodford. Shadeland Farm, first,
Beau Comfort. 9th, La Vernet STOCK
Farm, second; Echo Lad. Jesse En-.
gle & Sons. third; Beau Blanc Wis.
age. 2sth, Delaware Land and De.
velopment Co, fourth; Earl Fairfax
N. e. Parish, fifth; Good Mischief
Wallace and Good, sixth; Rufus Fair
fax. n. V. Hill, seventh.
Section /, class 5. for senior year
ling bull, WOODBURY. Woodford. A. j
A. Alexander, Spring Station. KY
first; keystone Fairfax, n. T.. Parish
second; Brookfield Calf. Brookfiel'
Farm. third; Beau Blanc Visage, AID
Delaware Land and Development Co
fourth.
Section /. class s. for Junior year
ling bull. Beau Blanchard. Jesse En-
gle & Sons. first; Roe blanchard
Ridgewood Farm, Middletown. Conn
cacond. The AnNietv 9th Wallace
Good. third; Carlos Fairfax, n. +
Parish, Reading. Pa, fourth; Wood
ford Lake, Delaware Land and Devel
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-08
CORONER HOLDS INQUESTs.
Jury Absolves Railroad for Motor Ac.
cident at Claymont.

The coroner's Jury last night ex-
onerated the Pennsylvania railroad of
blame in the automobile tragedy which
caused the death Of two girls and a
mar near Claymont last Sunday night.
Tho jury also absolved George P.
Collins, of 525 East Fifth street, drlv-
er of the car, of blame in the accident.
Collins was the only person in the
car that escaped death.
The crew Of the train which struck
the car testified that the stalled car
had not been seen until the engine,
which they said was going 60 miles an
hour, was right or top OF tho ma
chine. Collins was released from the
hospital yesterday afternoon.
Inqueets were conducted yesterday
afternoon In the recent ehootings OF
two negroes. William Anderson, O.
this city. who was shot in Minors
Court, early Sunday morning, and
William Henry Smith. of Middletown
who was killed near the Massey
Campmeet.ng last Sunday afternoon
The jury found that both men met
their deaths from gun shot wounds.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-08
holding services in Oregon without
his vestments.

holding services in Oregon without
wearing his vestments.
Bishop Tuttle also announced the
resignation OF the Right Rev. James
Dow of Duluth, MINI. because of age.
Bishop Tuttle reported hat he had
.deposed DIR. Frederick J. Kinsman, who
until three years ago was Bishop of
Delaware and resigned to enter the
Roman Catholic Church In which he is
now a lay lecturer. The deposition took
place in st. Louis at a special meeting
of the House OF Bishops. %
The Bishops SEM condolences to the
Right Rev. Theodore l.. Morrison,
Bishop OF Iowa, who is absent because
Of the death Of his son, the Rev. c. S
Morrison Of Seattle.
A Joint session of the House OF Bish-
ops and the House OF Deputies was
held yesterday to receive the deputa-
ton from the Church of Canada. There
We're speeches by the Right Rev
Adam Urias de Pencier. Bishop OF
Vancouver. and the Right Rev. A. j
Doull. Bishop Of Kootenay.
Deputies Ask Prayers For Peace.
The House Of Deputies adopted a
resolution urging all people to pray
in the interest OF world peace.
Ira w. Stratton of Reading, Pa, who
introduced the resolution. recommend
ed its passage in line with suggestion:
made by Canadian Bishops who haC
addressed both houses of the onven
ton in joint session.
Ratification Of portions OF the Bool
OF Common Prayer which were acteC
upon three years ago was before thu
House Of Deputies. The principa
amendment was the insertion Of an al
ternate for the present prayer for tn
President of the United States.
The session of the deputies was en-
livened by a debate on the question o
the meeting place Of the next triennia
convention. This was brought on by al
invitation presented on behalf Of Pitts
burg. Other invitations immediatel,
were given by PHILADELPHIA New Or
leans and Providence, r. !. The hous
referred these to a Joint committee.
Amendments to the constitution act
ed upon at the last triennial conven
ton, including one giving suffraga
Bishops seats in the House Of Bishop.
and others Of a technical nature, wer
referred TO a joint committee on con
stitutional amendments.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-08
DEArHA

ABBoTT-In this city. on September 5.
1922. Margaret J., widow of Joseph W.
Abbott. aged 62 years.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral services at her late resi-
dence. 81 Ivy Road. on Saturday after
noon. September g. at 3 o'clock In
terment at Mt. Salem cemetery.
AMEs-In this city. on September z,
1922. Fisher Ames in his 10th year.
Relatives. friends. Harlan and Hollings-
worth Corporation. Smyth Post n
members Of q. A. r. are invited TO at
tend the funeral services At his late resi-
depce. 22l jefferson street. on Monday
afternoon, September IL. at 2 O'Clock.
Interment at Silverbrook cemetery. 1T
CANfPBELL-In this city. on September
8. 1922. Nellie A. wife OF James Camp
Relatives and friends are invited TO at
tend the funeral from her late residence.
8o7 West Fourth street. on Saturday
morning at = O'Clock. Requiem mass at
ST Paul's Church. Interment at Cathe-
dral cemetery.
DILLMAN-In this city. on September s.
1922. samuel Dillman. in mis- Goth year.
Relatives And friends are invited to at
tend the funeral services 1T the residence
Of his son-in-law. Joseph Morrow. 1885
Walnut street. On sunday afternoon. Sep
TENDER 10, ~ 2 O'Clock. new time In
private.
PRONOST-At Wildwood. n. J., or
September 6. 1922. Margaret A. widow
OF the late lewis H. Provost. in her
18th year
Relatives and friends are invited tc
attend the funeral services at the Chape
OF the Wilmington and Brandywlns
cemetery, on Saturday afternoon at
O'Clock. daylight saving time.
KNAN-At T~alleyville, Del, on Septem.
Der :, 1922. Daniel Ryan.
Relatives and friends are invited TO at.
ie1d the funeral from his late residence
1~allsyville. on Monday morning at s
O'Clock. Requiem mass 1T ST. Joseph
Church. Interment at St. Joseph
cemetery.
sCHNEIDER-In this city. on Septembe
T.. 1922. Barbara. widow Of Franz
Schneider.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral from her late residence
500 Walnut street. on Monday morning a
8 O'Clock. Requiem mass at Sacred
Heart Church. Interment at Cathedra
cemetery.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-08
COMPANY WINS
IN BIG CATTLE SHOW
Delaware Land and Develop
mont Co. Carries Oft
Hereford Honors.

The Delaware Land and Develop
ment Co. OF this city carried OF the
first prize awarded in the National
Hereford Show at the Delaware State
Fair during the judging yesterday.
at one million dollars and the Della
ware entry won from a wide selection
of valuable cattle.
The judging yesterday showed that
this company has some OF the finest
cattle OF the Hereford variety In this
country for In a we'll competed neld
they were successful in carrying off
Il prize or more In every one but class
seven in the first section which was
judged. consisting of ten classes, They
were awarded two prizes in the second
and eighth classes.
The contest in the Hereford show
was 80 hot that G. A. Tow OF Norway,
Iowa. who is the Judge of the show,
was unable to make very rapid pro-
gress yesterday. Every class required
at least one-half hour for the Judging
and the utmost care was used to pick
the best animal. Many classes could
not be Judged yesterday and today the
remainder of the 200 head herd will be
put in the ring.
The first prize In section 1, class 1
for three bulls, n age, owned by
an exhibitaor, vas won by the Della
ware Land and Development Com
pany Of this city.
Ten prizes We're offered in each
Of the classes Judged yesterday. one
each OF $50, $40 and $40 and seven
OF $25.
Other prize winners In section 1
class /. were: Jesse Engle & Sons
Sheridan, Mo. second; Brookflelt
Farm, Durham. Conn, third; N. r
Parish. Reading, Pa, fourth; La.
Vernet Stock Farm, jackson, Miss.
fifth: 2. NJ. Crane. Windsor. Miss.
sixth; F. @. Wallace and r. G. Good
Grand View, Mo-, seventh; Shad,
Land Farm, Lafayette. Ind. eighth
j. V. Hill, Roundhead, Ohio, ninth
A. j. A. Alexander. Spring Station
KY. tenth.
Section /. class 2, for two BULL
any age, bred and owned by exhibit
tor, Jesse Engle & Sons, first; Il
Vernet Stock Farm. second: Della
ware Land & Development Co, third
n. e. Parish. fourth; Brookfeld Farm
fifth; a. NJ. Crane. Windsor, Mass
sixth; La vernet Stock Farm. sew
enth; Wallace and Good. eighth