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JLHE M onroe Journal VOL. 19. No. 26. MONROE, N. C, TUESDAY, JULY 29, 1913. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. FOR BETTOR FREIGHT KATES. A Branch of tlM State Association Organized in Monroe With .Mr. S. O. Itlair as IVrslclent. Last Thursday night a large num ber of the business men of Monroe met In the court bouse for the pur pose of organizing a branch of tu Slate Just Freight Rate Association Mr. Herbert Ramseur of Fayetteville State organizer. Mr. E. R. Preston of Charlotte, and Mr. W. S. Creigh ton of the same city, vera present and made speeches. Capt. V. C Heath and others of Monroe also talked Interestingly. Mr. S. O. Blair was elected president, Mr. T. P. Dil Ion vice-president, and Mr. F. G. Henderson, secretary and treasurer. In giving an account of the meeting the Charlotte Chronicle said: "The meeting at Monroe was one of the best of the campaign," said urganlzlng Secretary Hubert Ram eeur of Fayetteville of the Just Freight Rate Association of North Carolina, at the office of the execu tive secretary in this city today. Mr. Ramseur, accompanied by Chairman E. R. Preston of the State A dela tion advisory board and Traffic Man ager W. S. Creighton of the Char lotte Shippers Association who went to Monroe to assist in the organi zation of the Union County Associa tion, returned to Charlotte about midnight last night and made his report on the Union county meet mg. The meeting at Monroe last night wag largely attended by the repre sentative business men of Monroe and the interest manifested in the work of the State Association Indi cates a determination on the part oi me people or that section to as sist in whatever way is possible in securing an adequate adjustment of freight tates. At the meeting at Monroe Mr Preston delivered the principal speech and Organizing Secretary Kamseur reports that it was most convincing, entertaining and inter esting. Mr. Preston went into the facts of the case at length and gave the people much Information of a specific character. The speaker was at bis best and Us presentation or the situation was closely follow ed by the large number of people is attendance. At times he reached the heights of oratory, and he im pressed those present with the ne cessity of action Immediately so that when the special session of the lea Mature convenes on Seepteniber 24, tne people will be ready to present their case In an intelligent and con vincing manner. . Traffic Manager Creighton spoke orieny on the technical side of the case and his facts and figures oDen ed the eyes of those who have not had the time or the inclination to inquire Into the situation. NARROW ESCAPE FROM TRAIN, Little Girl Walked Int.. Creek and was Drowned. Hickory Democrat. Saturday afternoon Just after a nard rain that visited nearly every section of Catawba county, Rachel, the little two year eld daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Punch, of the rairgrove church section, wandered about 200 yards from the house and was drowned in Clark's creek. The little girl had been in the habit of playing In the creek with her broth ers and sisters during the dry weath er when the creek was low. A little wagon which the little girl had carried with her was found on the creek bank where the children had been in the habit of entering the creek. The creek was swollen and the current very swift after the rain and it is supposed that the lit tle girl walked on Into the stream, not knowing the danger. The body mag found about a half mile down the stream in some drift. Rev. Martin Capps of White Bluff. Ark., was convicted and sentenced to hang on a charge that he burn ed to death his daughters, Prlscilla, four years old, and Hose, two years oia. ine supreme court reversed the case and remanded it for new trial. The prosecution was forced to dismiss the case because the strongest witnesses, Bertha Capps, ia years old, and Ella Capps, 14 children of the defendant, renudl ated their former stories and would testify In favor of their father at a second trial. The oldest daugh ter said she swore falsely against her father because he opposed her marriage. Seaboard Excursion to Norfolk and PortNiiiouth. The Seaboard Air Line Railway will run an up-to-date excursion to Portsmouth, Norfolk and Virginia seashore resorts leaving Monroe at S: BO P. M Turadav Aim Mh nr. riving Pourtsmouth following morn' Mng at 9:30 A. M., returning this train will leave Portsmouth at P. M. Thursday Aug 7th, rat for . tMs trip 1 only 4.50. This Is your chance to see Norfolk and Virginia Beach and help enjoy some of the many pleasures that is to be bad there. For further information write, phone or call on me. 8. J. BRIQMAN. Ticket Agt. 1 In a Southern town lives a man whose pompous air I the Joke of his neighbors. Through some queer turn be was appointed by the gov ernor as delegate to a convention of no great Importance. The next morning after nis return he was coming down the street, walking even more grandly than usual. A group of loungers noted this from a distance. Just as he was passing them, one fell low Jutnpel behind a tree and tallied oat. "Don't you bust on me I" loans: Man Wan Run Over at Wax haw, and TlMiugli Taken From I'mUr (Amran-her, Was Xot Kill ed banter of Accidents in Fam ily f Mr. lUtcltaiu. On another page of The Journal !s a clipping from the Waxhaw En terprise telling about the accident at Waxhaw in which Mr. Joe A. Big ham came near losing his life. Since the clipping was printed, Mr. J. N. Bigham, father of the young man, has been in Monroe, and from him more full particulars of the acci dent were learned. Last Tuesday afterrnon. Just be fore the local passenger train got to Waxhaw.the freight came In and had to do some switching and also sidetrack for the passenger to pass. iney left soma cars on the upper track, but cleared the way for traf fic at the main crossing In town. Mr. Joe Bigham had gotten his articles on the buggy and started home, hav ing to cross the track from above. The cars kept him from seeing the engine, and as he was crossing the track it enveloped him tin a cloud of smoke. Just as the mule had got ten across the track and the buggy was on it. The crash somehow landed him In such a way that be went under the cowcatcher, and was dragged about eight feet. When he engine could be stopped he was found face down with one hand grasping a rod. He was hurt on the bead, jaws and legs.and is still unable to get out of bed. The fath er of the young man, and his small son happened to be coming toward the railroad at the same time and saw the accident. The escape from Instant and awful death was miracu lous, and can be accounted for only by the fact that Just where the ac cident happened there Is a slight rise In the track. This raised the cowcatcher a little and permitted it to go over the body without crushing It. This was but one in a chapter of events happening to Mr. J. N. Blf- bam, and a superstitious person would say that luck was terribly hard with him. When his son had been taken out and placed on a new tuggy to be taken home, Mr. Bigha.J went and got in his buggy and started. When crossing the track at the same place one of his shafts snapped. He took the shafts from the broken buggy and made the trip home. On the Saturday before, while driving to church with his little boy In the buggy, Mr. Bigham was caught In the cyclone that passed over tnat section. The wind in second dashed down from above, caught the mule and buggy In the whirl, turned them around, threw the boy out in the ditch, and caught Mr. Bigham s head between the arms of the buggy. Had it been turned over his neck would probably have been broken, or had the full force of the twister caught them they would nave been dashed to atoms for the force of the wind was terrl flc at that point. They were Just near the home of Mr. Erwin Simp son, where a grindstone weighing 60 pounds was picked up by the win and dashed against a tree. Latt Saturday. Just as Mr. Big ham came home from the mill he received a telephone message bav ing that his married daughter was at the point of death at her homo and her parents were wanted quick. However, on arriving there he found her much better. Mr. Big nam had a six weeks speel of ty phold fever three years ago from which he nearly died. . Haw Their Mother Iead and Dldn Know It. Franklin Times. Saturday afternoon just before severe electric and rain storm. Mr. Thos. Y. Perdue, of this town, on going into his home, found his wife aged 63 years, lying across her bed dead., her body still warm. About an hour before, Mr. Perdue had gone up town, leaving Mrs. Perdue feeling as well as usual. She was up town herself this morning. No one was In the house at the time of her death, and her husband's ad discovery was the first lntlraa tlon of any trouble in the home. Two young men, sons of Mr. Per due form the country, had put their horses in the Perdue stable In the afternoon, and passed through the house, but seeing Mrs. Perdue ly ing down, they thought she was tak ing her evening nap .and made no attempt to awake her. It la sup posed she died suddenly of heart failure. YOUNG LADY DROWNED. MISS PISTOLE LOSSES HKR LIFE IN CROSSING SMALL STRKAM Did It Ever Happen to You? Wadesboro Messenger. Mr. W. H. Simmons, of Burnsvtlle township, was the victim of a pain ful accident last week He was har nessing a mule, and was standing at the animal s head when It sud denly threw its head up and hit Mr, Simmons under the chin. Mr. Sim mons had his lower Hp between his teeth at the time, and the Hp was niwen through. Charlotte has decided to add to their police force one more regular patrolmen and two special men to run down automobiles and to an swer hurried calls to the outskirts of the city. These men are to be equipped with the speediest motor cycles that can be secured, and the Charlotte people can have a police man at their door in one or two minutes and these special policemen will be able to run down an auto mobile no matter how-, high-powered it la. This should eliminate the speedLng which Is continuallly go ing on in the suburbs of the city. On the War Hume From Church. .Mr. John IMstolo, Mother and Sis- t r, Attempt to Ctokn a Small Stream Near Their Home ami are Overturned With Fatal Kff.cts. Young IjmIj Caught In Lint and Held Under Water by Drowning Home Hut for Mr. Vann Cutli hertwin Mrs. llstoln Would Also Have Hem Drounrel. Miss Jessie Pistole of Buford township was drowned at half oast three o'clock Sunday afternoon while on her way home from church. But for timely aid her mother would al so have lost her life. The tragedy occurred while Mr. John Pistole, nis mother, Mrs. Alice Pistole, and her daughter, Miss Jessie Pistole, attempted to cross a small stream In half a mile of their home. The three had been to Centre church and were on. the way home. The home place lies about four or rive miles southeast cf Monrce. In Buford township, not far from Mac edonla church. During their ab sence a terrific rain had fallen In that section, one of the hardest ev er known. All the small streams were made almost into rivers for the time being. On the way home they were to cross a small branch over which a neighborhood road ran over a small bridge. The place is near the home of Mr. Vann Cuthbertson and he told Mr. Pistole to be careful as the stream was very much swollen, and was then running three or four feet over the small bridge. He went on down to the ford with them, and to this fact is due the salvation of Mrs. Pistole no doubt. Mr. Pistole is a very cautious man at all times. But they were all anxious to get home lest the other members of the family be uneasy. And Mr. Pistole thought there was no danger In driving over the bridge as he had crossed It thousands of times almost and knew it perfectly. They started over and while In the t'entre of the stream, the wheels on the down stream side ran off the bride. This threw them all out. The buggy swung around against a tree and the horse went down. Mr. Pistole attempted to save his sister, nd Ma.. Cuthbertson jumped into the water and went to the help of Mrs. Pistole. While Mr. pistole was working to save hts sister, Mr. Cuth bertson succeeded In getting Mrs. Pistole to an overhanging branch. which she grasped and held to. He then went to the aid of others. Both of the men together, however, could not get the young woman above wa ter. It turned out that the lines had been wrapped about her waist so that they could not untangle them and the weight of the horse and buggy kept her down. After she was found to be dead they went to Mrs. Pistole and fot her out of the water. Soon other men gathered in and in something like a half hour the body of Miss Pistole was taken from the water. It was estimated that the water was eight feet deep wnere the disaster took place. Nothing more distressing has tak en place in this section in a long time, and the whole section was shocked at the news. Miss Pistole was a quiet, good young woman, and was 26 years old. She Is survived by four sisters, besides her mother and brother. The family lived to gether and were devoted to each other. One brother was killed some years ago on the railroad. The funeral was held yesterday afternoon and the remains were buried In the cemetery at Monroe. Rev. Mr. Hug- gins conducting the service. Recorder's Court. Hall Wilson, exceeding SDeed limit; 15 and costs. Lee Blllllngsly. firing off DlBtol in city limits; costs. W. F. Moore, assault and bat tery; costs. E. O. Cook, assault and battterv: iz and costs. G. Porter, violating ordinance SO; costs. Bill Boyd, colored, malicious in jury to personal property; not gull ty. Henry Thomas, colored, assault and battery; 12.60 and costs. Curtis Page, colored, assault: 15 and costs. Earnest Cuthbertson. colored, as sault and battery: costs. urady Autrey, forcible trespass; not guilty. The high cost of dying is to be reduced in Chicago, with the ad vent of motor busses, each large enough to contain the casket and a funeral party of ordinary size. The funeral coach will have a compart ment to the right of the chauffeur for the coffin, and above it a place for flowers. Near the driver will sit the minister and undertaker, nd the buss will hold 27 others. It will reduce the transportation cost of a funeral, It Is said, by f 30. Harry D. Wlngert, a young man, was chocked to death by a high collar In Pittsburg a few days ago. He was found dead In a room and death is said to have resulted .from strangulation. It Is supposed he was overcome by the heat and fell In a faint and that the very high collar be wore chocked him to death. A stick of dynamllte exploded In the pocket of Martin Funk of Poughkeepsle, N. Y., while wrest- ng with a younger brother, killing him Instantly. The accident hap pened In a tent near German tows. The Old Rucks Play Hie Young i Buck. Mr. G. S. Lee, Jr., the young man a ho, with fertile brain is always up to something in the line of enter tainment, engineered a game of ball yesterday between former players or Monroe on the one hand and the younger set on the other. The game was not niucn playing but mighty The line up for the "has-beens" was: N. C. EnglUb, Frank Stevens. Fred Smith. George Lee. J. F. Lan ey. Rob Laney, Allen Heath. John tnglfah, Sam Hudson. For the "Regulars" Leslie Futeh, Herndon Hasty, Bob Howie, Frank Billingsly, Grier Hudson. Amos Stack and Mr. Porter. Some of the "Has-beens" look ed as if they belonged to the "Nev-er-Could Be" Bunch while others looked as if they were nut out there Just to show the "Regulars" how the game ought to be played, swip ing them in from all angles as well as up la the air and on the ground. In the first Inning Herndon Hasty nonchalantly scored, with several of the "Has Beens" running after him. and Capt. J. F. Laney In deep right shouting to the infield to throw the ball. After this score the "Has. Beens" settled down and there was notning doing after that until the second inning, while the "Regulars' aw not make many In the second they made a few and from then nn with the exception of two innings mere was some scoring done. In tne ruth innlna it looked a if rant Laney and his son, Rob, would have to have some system as to who should chase the ball, as It was very,. very hot neither of the two relkhed the idea of runnlna some two nunarea yards after a ball and waited ror the other to get it. The redeeming feature of the game was me mignty swat of Capt. Laney aft er one of those hard runs after a Dau which was knocked into deep right. He came to bat with murder In his eye, and the very first ball mat came over went to the fence wnila tapt. Laney went to second Many dire threats were thrown at the "I'mps" but none were put into effect. After about seven or eight Innings the score was estimated at about 14 to 2 in favor of the "Reg mars. f At The Rex Theatre This Week. Ttu-ee two-reel features thi week Something good every night; a fea ture every other night. luesday "The Marble Heart' sensational, dramatic feature In two thrilling reels with a notable inanhouser cast. Don't miss this big feature. "The Mutuall Week iy. In this big feature you will see great tntngs taken from d f ferent parts of the world. After the Massacre:" this is one or the most sensational western pictures ever shown. "Great Har mony." is a beautiful love storv in one reel. "Kivals Outwitted," is screamy comedy In one reel. Thursday "The Bla Boss." thrilling and sensational two-reel drama of love and politics. "Dark tewn Belle," one of those great Key stone comedies In which some fun ny looking negroes feature. Friday "London Assurance," remarkable picture in one reel. "Her Innocent Marriage, a- powerful dra matic western feature in which woman believing her husband dead marries only to find that the grave gives up its dead. "The Old Inva lid, a good one reel feature. twiuroay "ine Kea uog, a pow erful and sensational feature in two thrillllng reels. This is a beautiful drama of the sea with fine scenery snep me Hero, a thrilllllng one reel feature. Three good pictures at the Rex Theatre every night. ROUND ABOUT THE STATE. Lumtwrton Boy Wounds Time on Account of Doa. Lumberton Special, 2i.'nd, to Char lotte Observer. While returning from town yes terday evening to their homes, three miles in the country, two boys and a girl, ranging in age trom 12 to 15 years, were shot by a boy residing in the northern part ot town. Information as gathered Is that a dog was following the buggy in which the children were riding and as they passed the home of the boy nis dog came out and Jumned on the dog following the buggy. When ?ue boy saw his dog getting whip ped by the other dog he procured his gun and fired on the children. Both boys received shots In the legs and hands, while the little girl was hit by only one shot which struck on her forehead, and, after Dre.iK.ng the skin, glanced off. A gentleman who met the children a s'ltrt distance further on wns at tracted by their crying and learn ing the trouble, brought them back to the hospital where the shots were renovcd. While very pain ful, the wounds are not serious. So far no action has been taken In the matter. Notice. The Union County Farmer's Un ion will convene In the court hounse n Monroe next Saturday, August 2nd, at 11:30 a. m. Delegates will be elected at this meeting to the State meeting at Raleigh. August 26th-28th, and it Is therefore very necessary that every local In the county send a full delegation to the meeting next Saturday. J. Z. GREEN, President, L. E. HUGGINS, Sec. Suiie ut the Things That Are tioing On in the Honlrrs or North Carolina. Wake county will vote August 12 on a proposition to Issue f 1,000, 000 of bonds for good roads. A burglar entered the MIxon Jewelry store In Henderson Sunday nignt and carried off 1500 worth oi watches, scarf pins etc, The home for widows of Confed erate soldiers to be erected by the state, will be located at Fayette- viue. Congressman Stedman has ended me row over the appointment of a iuM.uiHsier at ait-Dane by recom- menaing James T. Dick. A. B. Saleeby, a well known Sy rian resident of Salisbury, has made application for appointment as Unit ed btates consul to Syria. Mecklenburg county has begun work on five or six miles of road necessary to connect its good road wim ireaeirs. The road will he sana-ciay. While the Norfolk Southern train was passing Albemarle Sound Mnn- day a handcuffed prisoner in charge oi an oincer jumped from the win. dow and was drowned. Disappointed In love. Jo. Black welder, a Concord youth, attempted io ena u an. He was taken to a hospital and Is expected to pull through. ttev. h. m. Brown, native of Rowan county, died Tuesday at rll.n.KIn O r . . ... umuiuia, s. aner a snon in ness. He was a prominent Luther an minister. Mr. John Goodson, an aged Con federate veteran, dropped dead Mon day evening In the yard at his nome near SherriU's Ford, Cataw ba county. J. C. Dunham, an emlpoye of the southern shops at Spencr for seV' erai years, has Deen promoted to general supelrntendent of the South ern shops at Charleston, S. C. A dispatch from Wilson says that In the Middlesex section a Air. Col trane and a negro, who had taken shelier under a tree from a storm, were instantly killed by lightning. Whitewash will be used extensive ly by the colored citizens of Salis bury who have fallen In line with the Civic League in efforts to clean up the city. The colored people are laaing a deep interest in the mat ter. The State Board of Health Tues day made a shipment of 60,000 tu berculosis advertising leaflets to the merchants, real estate and Insurance men of North Carolina. The ship ment Is only a portion of the 385, 000 lot that will follow in clue course of time. Prebident Wilson Wednesday sent to the Senate nomlnaticns of the following North Carolina postmast ers: L. T. Summers, Ahoskle; Dan iel L. Wlndley, Belhaven; A. C. Link, Hickory: D. Earl Best. War saw; John F. Saunders, Troy. They were promptly connrmed. Entering a room where two Hoke county boys were sleeping in one bed, a bolt of lightning killed New ton McFadyen Sunday night at his father's home. George Lnnaston.l his bed-fellow, was unharmed. The house was partly wrecked. Major Tweed, convicted In MadU ton county In November, 1909, of murder in the second degree and sentenced to seven years, has been granted a pardon by the council of In the case and he referred the ap ln the case an he referred the im plication for pardon to the couneil of State. Sheriff Robert M. Nowell of Johnston county, died Tuesday at a sanatorium In Bennettsvllle. S. C. wnere he nad been for some time. He was 34 years old. He had liv ed in Johnson county seven years. naa been sheriff of the countv for six years and five of these he was flast to make settlement of taxes with the State. Mrs. J. M. Beltx. who moved from near Hickory. Catawba coun ty, six years ago, to Anbleton, Tex.. was found dead In an alley In that place some days ago. She was stabbed and bruised almost beyond recognition. Her husband and sev- Donatlons aggregating H0.2S6.94, iocluding those made by the church es and 110,000 by Mrs. Mary J. Jackson of Kinston, were made dur ing the past year to the Methodist orrhanage at Raleigh, according to the report of Treasurer Joseph G. Brown. Special gifts received to date amount to more than $40,000, and the orphanage, which owns 90 valuable acres or land, is taking care or 200 children. Col. C. W. Mason, retired army officer, who dropped dead at North Wilkesboro Monday, had accompa nied his wife to the train and she had left for Raleigh to attend the funeral of her brcther-in-law. Gen. Woodruff, also a retired army offi cer. Col. Mason was a native cf California and had lived in th s State since his retirement in 1908. He was 59 years old. He formerly lived in Raleigh and about nine years ago moved to a farm in Wilkes county. J. C. Holly, ex-preacher and form er proprietor of Old Rock Springs hotel in Wilmington, was acquitted In New Hanover Superior Court last week of house burning to col lect insurance carried on furniture In the hotel. He was tried three times on the charge or poisoning his ward, Edward Cromwell, who perished In the rire early on the morning of August 10. 1910. fin ally being acquitted. The allleged motive for the murder was to col lect 12,600 insurance on the lad's lire. Mrs. Beulah Aldridge. the 17- year old wife of Charles Aldridge, ' was instantly killed at her home near Salisbury Wednesday bv the accidental discharge of a pistol. With ner infant sitting in its cradle in the room, Mrs. Aldridse was nut ting the family washing away in a trunk in wnich the revolver was kept, when the weaDon was dis charged, the ball entering her tem ple. hen members of the house hold, hearing the report rushed in they found her dying. The hus band's grief amounted almost to in sanity. President Wilson has issued an executive order that the State of houth Carolina, now a part of the Fourth Internal revenue District of North Carolina, be detached and hereafter constitute one collection district to be known as the district of South Carolina. The order be comes effective upon the appoint ment and qualification of a collector. The President has not yet sent to the Senate the name of a collector for the new district. It la learned in the office of the Secretary of State that a surprising ly large number of checks sent in to pay annual license taxes on au tomobiles are returned unpaid, mo.t of them with the notation of "Insuf ficient funds on deposit." This la taken by some to illustrate how many people strain their finances In order to own an automobile. A 5 check was returned unpaid by the automobile owner's bank be because of "Insufficient deposit." It develops that Doctor Ridlon of the United States Health Depart men at Washington has been sent to the A. ft M. College of Raleigh at request of President Hill, to in vestigate the cause of half a dozen cases of typhoid fever that have de veloped on the college premises this season. The college authorities ara anxious to locate the cause and eliminate It at once and are spar ing no effort to this end. There are fewer cases of typhoid fever In Raleigh Just at this time than ever before at this time of the season. Mr. and Mrs. Auburn Setzer, cf Hickory, left this week for Phila delphia, where they will spend sev eral dnyc before sailing to Liver pool on the "Dominion" of the American Steamship Company. Ar riving at Liverpool they will pro ceed to London by rail. In London Mr. Setzer will purchase the neces sary outfit for the establishing of a modern printing and publishing house In Luebo, Congo Free S!aU South Africa. Farmer Hrscwlii ped Royalty. Berlin Dispatch. A princess and two princes of the house of Isenbnrg, belonging to the highest German nobility were horst w hipped recently by an angry carter whose horses their automobile had alarmed. Prince Alphons, Princess Antoinette .uid Prince Victor von Isenburg were motoring to Alten burg, where thev were to vILt the eral others were suspected and plac- luke of Altenbnrg, head of another ed under arrest but were released , formerly sovereign house of the em- Some undertakers have everything requlste for a funeral except the corpse. and a negro, Jim Duffee. is held charged with murdering her. Insurance Commissioner Janus li. Young, In advocating a camoalnan for the decreasing of fires and a saner celebration of holidays, cites comparative figures to prove that the tendency of recent years have been decldely In favor of the saner celebrations. The July 4th of this ear records against the two larg est American cities. New York and l hlcago, not a single death from ex plosives. The record throughout the country constituted only twenty-four oeatns and only 903 Injured. The change in favor of a saner fourth Is noticeable by a contrast of 6 years ago wnen the death on July 4th to talled 163 and Injuries 5,460. Com missioner Young said that fires are correspondingly on the decrease. The Commissioner ought now to tell how fire Insurance rates could be reduced In North Carolina Instead of Increased. pire, when they encountered a fann er with a load of wood. His horse shied before the automobile and up set the load In the ditch. The driver lashed cut with his whip at the princess and the prince as they rolled by, leaving welts on the faces of all three. He now faces trial for an act which a century ago would have been almost high treason. A general strike has been called In Calumet, Mich, by 1,000 copper miners and the first act tf violence developed Wednesday night when Capt. Thomas Matthews tit No. 4 shart or the Calumet and Hecla mine was felled by a stone from the hands of an unldentlifled strik er. Matthews suffered a deep lac eration of the scalp, but his con dition Is not serious. Twenty mines In the. Calumet district were closed. The strike was tallied by the Western Federation of Miners,
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