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A DA LY E Weather Unsettled Local Co Ilea 22 Cents VOL. XLIIL W. 203 GASTONIA, N. C, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 25, 1922 SINGLE COPY 5 CErTS BAIL MM IS MID JY BOMB , . CONFERENCE JOF RAIL AND UNION HEADS "BLOWS UP"; NOTHING HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED U Ui EXPLOSIONS AND VIOLENCE PLACES CAPTAIN OF WRECKED SHIP DISCOVERS A PARApISE IN t SOU TH,SEA ISLAND A Sunny Coral Iile Where Women, Young and Beautiful, Out number Men Fourteen To 1 Last a Month Page Omar HONOLULU, JU. 25. (By The Aa aoeiated Press)- A sunny coral iaie in the Couth aeaa, where lazy palma frings the coral atoLu and the women, young and beautiful, outnumber the men more .than fourteen to one where thirty centa lasts a month; thia ia the story told of Tagawa, an Islet of the Ellice group,, by Captain J. A. T. Utsen, of the "American . achoouer Hcnhette, wrecked July 10. Captain Olaen and members of his crew, are in Honolulu today with the ' British steamer Hauraki, wnich picked ; themm up at Tagawa, and ia taking them to ban Francisco. And the captain 'a talc follows: ; Tagawa ia the only habitable island of the Ulce group. Its population con : ousts of 190 persons, of whom only twelve are men. ; - " Uur schooner was swung dff her course and onto Nukualili reel by heavy seas. "We atruck at night and at dawn we tried for the shore. Before we hit the coral we saw native men, clad omy in .loin cloths, pushing an outrigger canoe into the water, and , with tneix assis tance we made shore in safety. If it 'had not been for the natives we probably would have lost our Uvea in the heavy . aurf. "Our coming waa nailed with joy by .the natives, wuo pase their existanee in a state of isolation. The women out numbers the men fourteen to qne, or more, and some of them are beautiful. Their agea range, from 12 to 18 years and tbere are only a few oiaer., VThe chief of the tribe, a husky tiamoun, turned ever bia grass hut palace to the mate and myself to be used as our private quarters. He also tendered - me one of his daughters, a beautiful - dark haired girl with a lovely, figure, as a servant. . Other pretty girls were aa- aigneu to tue maui ana io memucn the crew to wait o fnem. "We did not lack for entertainment. I bad a great time and would not have missed the experience tor any money. "I had onl thirty centa In my pocket, "but money waa no (abject. Many dinners were uvea in our honor and native maid ens in grass skirts performed hula dances 4n utniitutmpntH ' ' "AU inhabitanta of the island are m.intidaa un,l ull lplill uni-iffht llVCS. "We "had hard time getting away The women,' wanted husbands and they pleaded with us and coaxed us to atay. Owing to the isolation of Tawaga, moot of the men of marriageable age have left it, some have gone to sea aa sailors and others are scattered throughout the Southern ocean nd aa far west as Aus tralia. . , , , rv twanf intli Aav nn inn island. Mate T. 1'. Bensen, sighted the masts of the ateamer Hauraki. We put out in our boats ' and signalled repeatedly, finally .catching the attention of those aboard "her and they picked us up. ' "We were not worrying, for if the ' Hauraki had not sighted us, we would i... 4.lran ihn irianrl hv the llilfQ UCIl IHbU VI - -' - 1 nn Ann iMi.ainnnrir Bnrintv boat which iJVUUV iuvhw. j hi calls at tagawa twhie year." EVANGELIST TROTTER ' IS GIVEN A DIVORCE GRAND HAPIDS, Mich., Aug. 25. Judge Major L. Dunham, of Superior Court, today awarded a decree of- absor lute divorce to Melvin E. Trotter .super intendent of the Grand Bapida city res cue mission, and nationally known evan gelist. He dismissed the suit for separ ate maintenance brought , by Mrs. Trot ter. He held Mrs. Trotter's charges that her husband had been unfaithful and that he had treated her cruelly had not been substantiated by evidence. WESTERN NEW YORK HAS $1,000,000 FLOOD ROCHESTER, N. Aug. 23. The itamafra caused by a storm and resul- .... . . tant flood conditions in western New York venterdav wai estimated today at 1,000,000. Geneva alone suffered a loas of more than half a million dollars. Streams swollen by an all night rain went over their banka, sweeping away bridges, railroad tracks, live stock, crops and buildings. Geneva and Ceneca counties were especially hit hard. - - . ..iii i - THREE DEAD JN TIRE IN OKLAHOMA TOWN MUSKOGEE, Okla,' Aug. 25. Three persona are reported dead a score in jured and more than half the business district of Haskell, Okla., waa ia flamea thia morning. The fire is believed to have been -caused by th ignition of gaa fumes by a cigarette. Haskell ia 22 miles northwest of here. . THE WEATHER. Local tkundershoweri this afternoon or toaitht; Saturday fair, except for probably ehowtrs as tie coast. One and Where Thirty Cents Khayyam. BLACKWELL CASE TAKES UP. MOST OF, COURT State Vs. George ' Blackwell Consumes Most Of the Time Of ' the Court Friday De fendant Puts Up Great Ex planation Of Conduct. The entire morning session of Gas ton Superior Court waa taken up this morning with the hearing of testimony in the cases of the btato against Ueorge Dlacfcwell, charged with immoral con duct, numely living in adultry with a woman named Anna Manning. Although an ordinary case of its kind, the trial was featured by an unusual array of counsel both for the prosecution and tor the defense, and by a large number of witnesses, not all of whom nad been heard from when recess was taken At one o 'clock thia afternoon. Messrs. Manguni,' Austin and Hanune appeared for the btate. while Messrs. Carpenter, and Warren, of the Uastoniu bar and Hon. O. Max Gardner of tihelby, were counsel for the defense. - .. First witnesses for the prosecution were - Chief Adderholt ,and Policemen Rankin and Hord, who testified to hav ing arrested Blackwell in the home of Joun Moss on Oak street where the Man ning woman lived, and to having seen bim at the place after night , on a former occasion. There was a large ar ray of . .witnesses who testified to Black- well a continuous and repeated, prasonce night aud morning at the place, and to having seen the two together in Black well's automobile and to their associa tion in general. One of the totate 'a wit nesses, t runk McAllister, who lives in the neighborhood and whose mother-in-law lives in the adjoining house to the Moss home, testified to having actually seen iiicit relations between the two iroui a window in the adjoining house. When court adjourned for the noon re cess only -one witness, the defendant Blackwell himself, had not been heard for the defense- Blackwell 'a testimony went into great detail in the way of explanation of his being at the Moss home, and of his pres ence there when arrscted. He stated that since last full he had had a stand- ing order or agreement to bring Mr. Moss to town every morning and take him back to his home at noon and at night, charging him at the rate of 25 cents for each trip. He also Lad fre quently been employed, being the owner and driver of a public car, to take Mr. Moss and family and the Manning wo man on various trips to Charlotte, Mt, Holly nd other points. - Sometimes these trips would keep them out lute at night. Hs presence at the house was always in the capacity of a jitney driver coming to get his passengers or bringing them back to the house. He had spent tne night at the house only two nights, the occasion being when all ' other persons were away on a visit except John Moss, wo invited Blackwell to spend the night with him for company. On one other night, after a trip to Charlotte, the car had remuined there all night be cause it became stuck in the mud, but Blackwell walked home and bac-k again for the car the next morning. Whereas States' witnesses had testi fied that Blackwell never came to the house before the Manning woman camo to live there, he claimed that his con tract to haul Mr. Moss back and, forth began last fall, long before he ever knew that Anna Manning lived at the Moss home. The defendant was subjected to a grilling cross-examination by Attor ney Mangum, and admitted on cross examination that he had served a three months term some twenty years or mofre ago, when Judge Webb was solicitor, and to having been in the city court on four or five occasions for small offenses. It is probable that the hearing of the remaining - witnesses will ream re the ;. ui me uttjr mill i uc uosv may mu. concluded & n0. , . , . . balance of the day and the case may not toriety of the case and the unusual in terest in the trial ia largely due to the fact that while under bond for trial In the mmunicipal court in June the defend ant failed to appear for trial, thereby forfeiting bis bond and later returned to the cityand enjoyed hia freedom for several days wile it waa supposed a capias was in the band of local officers for his arrest When Judge Jones called upon the police officers for an explana tion it waa found that the capias had been properly issued and placed in the hands of the acting chief, but the city solicitor had instructed him not to ar rest the defendant ' for the time being. Upon Judge Jones order he was then arrested, and on June 19 was tried in the municipal court, being found guilty and sentenced to serve a term of six months on the roads. Since that date he has been under a bond of $600 to appear before the Superior Court and the case is now being tried on appeal. At inursaay arternoon a seswon or (Continued on page tix. 1 SUIINVSIDE FOLKS 0AVE ROTARIANS A FINE JililE THURSDAY AFTERNOON Walden Weaver, Young Farnv er Orator, Surprised City Folks With His Talk, BARBECUED MUTTON This Community Has Rural Library Of Over 1,000 Volumes. The fourth of the Botary got-together meetings ' with the country people of Oaston county wag held Thursday after noon with the people of the ISuunysido community between Bessemer City and Cherry ville. . This was a community- wide gathering, there being no church organisation acting as hosts us at pre vious meetings. The proceeds from the supper served went to the Suiiuysido Library ' Association. Thia community is preparing to install a library of 1,000 volumes, together with a full comple ment of magazines, papers, etc., in a public reading room . It is believed that this step marks a departure for North Carolina . rural communities. Thtre are small supplemental school libraries all over North Carolina, but it is believed that there ia no rural community which has a library of lflW) volumes, installed and maintained by its own efforts. ; - The Sunnysido folks furnished the Botariuns with one of the most enjoy able afternoons they have spent, for the first, time since the custom was orig inated, it was possible to hold the meet ing and spread the feed outdoors. Long tables used by the Sunnyside folks in their communtiy fairs were laden with an abundance of good things ' to 'tat. In addition to the regular outlay of chicken, ham, cakes, pies, custards, pickles, fruit, etc., there was an added attraction in the way of barbecued mut ton and beef. The good people of this community hud gone to the extra trouble of preparing a sheep and a cow for the occasion. Green Jarrett, a colored mau of the community, kuown fur and wide for his prowess in preparing barbecues, was the chef in charge, aud his work waa doue to a delicious turn. The golden brown meat was tempting and waa keenly enjoyed. Apple cider was there by the jugful, and Messrs. Sid Kiscr and D. II. Har mon were kept busy replenishing the glasses of the thirsty Botariuns. Some of them drank as if" they had never tasted cider before, and it has been a welcome adjunct at all of the Botary feeds. The enti3 affair was well planned by the Bunnyside folks, and was carried out without a hitch. This is the coun try of the Kisers, lingers, Harmons, Lingerfolts, Bumseurs, llovis, Weavers, Boysters etc., and ttiey all had a hand in helping arrange for the meeting. Bev. Mr. Weaver said grace over the table of good things to eat after George Cocker, Chas. Ford and John Eck had lined the Botarians up and collected their money. For several minutes there after there was nothing doiug save iu the eating line. , ' After the meal was finished, Chairman 8a nf Robinson took the porch of the schoolhuse for a platform, and called on some of the Sunnysido folks for a few remarks. The first man was young Walden Weaver, a prominent farmer of that community, who gave the city folks something to talk about on their home ward trip. He is a fine speaker and surprised the Botarians at the ease with which he handled himself and the flu ency of his remarks. In his high school days at Cherry ville under Joe Nixou he was famous in the debating and decla mation contests iu the high schools of the county., The theme of his talk was the interrelation of the city and country' folks and the necessity for a closer in termingling of the two. "Heretofore, and in years gone by," he declared, "there has been a barrier between city folks and country people. I am glad to say that is being removed by the action of such people as you, and by the custom you have originated in meeting with the country people." He referred to the fact that the Sunny- aide folks were among the first in Gas ton to vote on themselves a social school tax. The Bunnyside community, by the way, is noted for its community spirit and co-operation. The whole com munity works together, tor years they have led the eounty in community fairs and other eo-oierative projects. D. H. Harmon is president of the community fair. - Sample Hager, the principal of the Sunn) side school, was called on, and gave the audience a short and appro priate speech, in which he praised the idea of country and city folks mingling toeether in this fashion. I Sid Kiser and Tom Royster, two of the moving spirits in the Sunnyside community, were called on for speeches but modesty prevented them from tak ings the floor. , Mr. Kiser went off to his store and would not be moved. For the Rotarians, Mr. J. H. Se park thanked the people for the excel- lent entertainment and - congratulate! on gp.-t Qf tLe community. . . 71 1 vr. .S. 3 ') . .. : i 1 LAST PICTURES MADE OF THE LATE MICHAEL COLLINS, COM-MANDER-IN -CHIEF OF THE IRISH FREE STATS? WHOSE BODY LIES IN STATE AT DUB LIN TODAY. MICHAEL COLLINS' BODY LIES IN STATE AT DUBLIN Features . Of Dead Commander-in-Chief Wear' Same Defiant Look With Which He Faced Foes To the End. DUBLIN, Aujr. 25. (By The . Asso ciated Tress) The body of Michael Col lins lay on its bier in Dublin city hall today, while sorrowing Irishmen of all classes and creeds filed past for a last look at the features, eet in the look of determined defiance with which the Free State commander-in-chief faced his foes to the end. The flag covered coffin, which arrived from Cork yesterday, was first removed to St. Vincent's hospital, where Arthur Griflith died recently, and then, last night to tho city hall where the body will lio in state until Sunday. The funeral has been set for Monday morning, with solemfl high requiem mass In the pro cathedral, and interment in Glasnevin cemetery. It has been announced that the govern ment will be, continued along tho exact lines, laid down by Collins and Griflith and those left in charge, Willian Cos grave and Biehard Mulachy, have express ed their determination to see the Freo Stato for which the two lost leaders worked so iudefagitably set on a firm foundation. Mulcahy succeeds Collins as commander-in-chief of the national army and Corgrave is acting as the head of the Government. What actual changes will be made in the ministry is unknown and the Dail Eirean session, set for Saturday, has been postponed. Meanwhile word cam from Cork that Tom Hales, who directed the ambuscade near Baudon, in which Collins was killed and who accepts responsibility for the general's death, has abandoned the rebel cause, tiering his services to tho Freo State. . It is thought this act of con trition 'may be emulated by others en gaged in the irregular's campaign of guerilla warfare. BELFAST Aug. 23. (By The Asso ciated Press) National army troops to day occupied the towns of Kinsdale and Dunnaway, the last two positions held by Irish irregulars in county Cork, ac cording to advices received here. LONDON. Aug. 25. (By The Asso ciated Press) The German mark slump ed in today's dealings on the London exchange market, being quoted at more than 10,000 to the pound sterling. DUBLIN, Aug. 25. The postponed meeting of the Dail Eiirean will be held September 9, instead of September 7, as previously announced. Actiug Recorder Capps is giving the ! habitual drunks who face him a taste lof the roads. '.'..'" ' ' ,v- . RAILWAY EXECUTIVES AND UNION UtilhtS 1AL1 TABLE BUT POLICEMAN J. P. ROPER DIED LAST EVENING End Came After Week's Ill ness From . Paralysis -Funeral At Main Street Meth odist Church ' Saturday Morning At 11 O'CIock Was Native Of Lincoln " County. v ' John Pressley Roper, known to his as sociates on the city police force of which he was an efficient member and by his friends as " Press" Boper, died at his home on South street at 7 o'clock Thurs day evening following an illness of scar cely more than a week. Mr. Roper waa stricken by paralysis on Wednesday, August 16th, while at his home. He wus at the time taking hia vacation and had been Off duty for several days. His entire right side was effected and he was unable to speak, though retaluing con sciousness to the very end. Funeral services will bo held at Main Street Methodist' church at 11 o'clock Saturday morning, the pastor, 'Bev. A. L. Stanford, officiating. Interment will be in Hollywood cemetery. The burial will be in charge of tho local lodge of Bed men, of which he was a member. With the exception of two brothers who lira in Florida and with whom it has so far been impossible to get in touch, all the members of his immediate- family will be here for the funeral. , Deceased was born near Lincoln Lithela Springs, Lincoln county, Juno 21, 1883, and was hence' 33 years old. lie was sou of the late J. W. Boper his father and mother both being dead. Surviving are his widow, who was Miss Alice Hast ings, of Dallas, and three children, Lila Ma aged 12 Frances Dean, aged 12 and J. P. Jr., aged six. He also leaves the following brothers and sisters, Mrs. J. A. Wagstaff, of China Grove ; A. W. Boper, of Thompson, Ga : Mrs. L. G. Lynn, of Lincolnton ; Miss Gertie Boper, of Gas- tonin ; George and 1 ride Kopepr, of Florida aud Flayd Boper, of China Grove. Deceased came to Gaatonia about se ven years ago. For the past two years he had been a valued member of the ciy police force. Prior to that for two years or more he was n member of the city fire department. He was a member of the Red Men and Juniors. Mr. Boper was faithful in the discharge of his duties and had. a large circle of friends to all of whom k8 death is the source of great sorrow. Their sympathies go out to the bereaved wife, children, brothers and sisters. ,' ' , BROWNS AND YANKS . MEET AT POLO GROUNDS St. Louis Holds Half Game Lead Walter Johnson Shutouts White Sox -Giants Gain On Cards. NEW YORK, Aug. 25. Twenty hits off three Red Sox pitchers enabled the St. Louis Americans to defeat the Bos touians, 13 to 2, and to keep pace with the New York club, which found its batting eyes after two days and took! the final of the Cleveland series, 7 to 3. Today tho Urowns, with only half a game lead, and the Yankees meet in a series at the Polo Grounds that may decide the league race. Walter Johnson, Washington's vet eran, added another shutout to his long record, holding the White Sox to five scattered hits and winning 1 to O. His mound opponent, Blaukcnship, though allowing but four hits, was hit for two in the second frame, which coupled with a stolen base by Shanks and a wild pitch, accounted for the only score. Detroit and Philadelphia engaged in an extra base hitting contest, Detroit winning 11 to 8. Heilmann, Walker, Blue and Hauser hit homers. Walker's was his thirty-first of the season. Blue added three runs to his long season's string. , ' In the National League, New York gained another notch on the Cardinals by defeating Cincinnati, 2 to 1, with the aid of Jess Barnes' pitching, while the St. Louisans .were losing a wild scoring game to the Braves, 12 to 11. The Pirates continued on their win ning way, trouncing the Phillies 10 to 4. Alexander held Brooklyn to four hits and the Cubs won their first game in the week, 4 to I. STORM DOES GREAT DAMAGE AT LOUISVILLE LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 25. One person dead, three seriously injured, and a property loss variously estimated from 150.000 to S250.000. was the toll of! a terrible windstorm which swept a -j part of Louisville and Jeffersonville. Ind., early today, following a ruin and electrical disturbance. EALH UTJtlKK A CR OSS STILL FAIL POISON PEN LETTERS TO BE INVESTIGATED Attorneys For Candler's Bride-To-Be Claim New Orleans Society Leaders Have Slan dered Her. NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 25. Identity of two or more persons socially promi nent iu New, Orleans, who are ailpged to have "intermeddled" in the affairs of Mrs. Onezima Debouchelle, local club and society leader, whose engagement to Asa O. Candlor, Atlanta broker, wag recently announced, are expected to be made public within tho next few days. This information was included in a statement authorized yesterday by Har old A. Moise, a local attorney, said to have been retained by friends of Mrs. Debouchelle to identify and prosecute the authors of several " poison pen ' ' letters alleged to have been sent to Atlanta in an effort to "slander" the New Orleans woman. It was announced that a sweeping in vestigation, participated in by private detective' and xostal authorities, has been coucluded. RENO Nev., Aug;' 25. Mrs. Onezima Debouchelle, former New Orleans society club woman and suffragette leader, ad mitted, ttiday that there are elements mi litating Against her postponed marriage to Asa Candler, Atlanta multi-million-aire, but denied knowledge of any "poi son pen" plot calculated to breuk off the mutch. Mrs. Debouchelle declared that objec tion to the murriage hue been voiced by members of the Candler family on re ligious grounds. ; Mr. Candler's brother, who, she said, is a senior bishop of tho Methodist church, south, Atlanta, has opposed the murriage for that reason, according to her statement today. "In the first place, I am a Catholic and a divercee," Mrs. Debouchelle as sented, "and I have been in society end have been a suffrage1 leader, aud Bishop Cundlcr does not approve of any of these things.1" ' Exigency of business and the $100,000 damage suit brought recently by Mrs. Sarah G. Byfleld against Candler's son, Walter, Atlanta banker, have been com bined to delay candler'a trip west, ac cording to Mrs. Debouchelle 'a statement. She said the had received a telegram from him today seeking her acquiescenc in the suggestion that he postpone his trip until the "storm blows over." She never heard of the writing of any "poison pen" letters, she declared, and hus not hired detectives for any purpose. Sho recently retained Harold A. Moise, a New Orleans attorney, to look after her property in the absence of her regu lar uttorney who is away on hia vucatiou, she stated. MICHIGAN HAS NO THANKS FOR HOOVER LANSING, Mich., Aug. 25. (By the Associated Press.) Replying to a telegram received from Herbert Hoover, W. W. Potter, state fuel administrator, today declared that the people of the state of Michigan "do not owe the fed eral fuel administration any debt of gratitude for being without fuel sup supplies ami being forced to pay profi teering prices for such coal as they can obtain in the open market. SWEDEN TO VOTE SUNDAY ON PROHIBITION MEASURE STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Aug. 25. (By Tho Associated Press) The Swe- !ish people next Sunday will give their decision at the tolls for or against pro hibition. No election in Sweden ever has caught tho public mind as this, which U to be the first on a question submitted under 'the newly instituted referendum- The advocates of both sides of the question are displaying tremendous en ergy, using in their campaigns foreign statistics and examples. The belief prevails that tho cabinet will majy; no move in tho direction of pro hibition unless 65 per cent of the vote of the men are cast in favor of it. The vote of the nicn and women cast in the referendum will be counted serarately. PARIS, Aug. 23. (By the Asso- ited Press.) The nejtiations in Berlin between the reparations mission and German government officials came to an end at noon today without hav- ig produced any compromise on the Herman reparations question acceptable to both the British-and French repre sentatives, according to advices reaching French official circles this afternoon. COTTON MARKET Receipts 10 bales Price 22 centa CLOSING BIDS ON THE NEW YORK MARKET NEW YORK, Aug. 23. Cotton futu res closed weak j Spots quiet, 45 points down. October 21.93; December 22.08; Jsnu- iary 21.94; March 22.05; May 21.90; i Spots 22.93. . . TO AGREE SENIORITY PROPOSITION STANDS LIKE GIBRALTAR IN WAY OF AGREEMENT Reports Come. From Various. Sections Of Country As To Violence. ; EXECUTIVES DEADLOCKED Remain In Session, . However, In Hope Of Finding ' . Way Out. NEW YORK, Aug. 225. (By the Associated Press ) Attempts to end the rail shopmen 'a strike by separate agreement, with individual roada failed today and conferencea were broken off. Daniel Willard, president of the Baltimore and Ohio and head of the committee of executives who Wed nesday decided to continue negotia tions with the mediating brother hood chief a to aee if separate settle ments were possible and other rail heads are preparing to leave town. In announces the breaking off of negotiation, David, Williams, head , of the eastern strike committee, aaid . "Nothing edse could have happen- , ed." A . "If they'll quit fussing around , we'll beat these fellowa." , The break came after the brother- , hood leaders who right along have maintained that the strike must end ' because the public demanded it, had apent two houra conferring with exe-, , cutivea representing about thirty per cent -of the country's mileage. These negotiations looking toward individ- ; ual settlement began Wednesday ; night after the Association of Rail way Executives aa a whole had re jected any proposal involving a aur- , render on the seniority question. Af- ter yesterday'a conferenceea the me- j . diators likened their situation to ' . that of bats, who ' could not find ; the way out of their difficultiea. One of tho brotherhood leaders aaid after the conference that the mediators had made every possible effort to brintr ' about a settlement, but that negotia tions had blown up. He indicated there wa no likelihood at present that they would be resumed. While it wa said that negotiations . had ended "for the present" it had not been officially stated whether there was any proaiiects of tho conference be ing resumed in tho future. The broth erhood men withdrew from the confer ence shortly before noon to return to labor headquarters for a conference with shop craft heads. As they had dune this so frequently since the sepa rate negotiations started, it was be- lieved that they would return iu the afternoon. . . CHICAGO, Aug. 25. The rail Toad striko reached the end of its eighth week today to the accomp aniarnent of bomb explosions and ex. ; tremo violence. ' Bombing followed a night of rail '. greasing and the cutting of air j hose at Boodhouse, His., division ; point on the Chicago and Alton. Two explosions occurred near the Canda roundhouso and another bomb burst near a hotel where mjlroad . workers were quartered. The town ' Was thrown into darkness shortly before the bombs were set off and ) citizens were described as afraid to leave their homes. J Passengers on one of the Alton 'a faHt trains which pulled out of Bood house during the disturbance, aaid many shots were fired. Officiate of the Chicago, Burling- ton & Quincy Bailroad and eounty ! authorities were investigating an at- ; tempt to dynamite a railroad bridge I near Spauish Lake, Mo., 17 miles i from St. Louis. Although the explo- ; sion was said to have been terrifio . little damage was reported. Earlier in the day reporta of ' trouble in Jacksonville. Fla., were ' followed by the dynamiting of the home of J. A. Williams, a foreman in the Seaboard Air Line shops, and a member of the city council. The front tit the house ws.a damaged, but William anil bis wife, who were in the rear of the building, ecaid injury. ' Following jeporfs from a nutionui . guard theer. Governor M'-Cray, 'f Indiana, a$kid Federal ofiniaU to ,' investigate gtrikt disorder at C tr- J (Continued on Fa '), i
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