VOL. 0
I::'-in, N. C. Thursday, Nov. 28, 1919
No. 41
r
2
II h;t follows dkatii
of tiiui:i: MKN Dl rin(;
HATTLK IN LOUISIANA
Pogalusa, La., Nov. 2:. Po
galusa is quid today following
tlu pitched battle yesterday in
which three white labor leaders
were killed by special xIiccnien
and two white men wounded in
a fig-lit over the apprehension of
Sol Dakus, negro, president of
the local timlier workers.
The American Legion pa. t
was organized here last night
and niernliers by acclamation
elected Jules Lel'.iaiic, command
er, former army captain, and the
only special officer who war,
wounded yesterday.
The situation hero today is:
Three men are dead, K. M. Wil
liams, president of the allied
trades council and editor of the
Free Press, a local Ialor paper;
J. C. P.ouchillon, a local carpen
ter. Two men are in hospital from
gunshot and pistol wound?.
They are S. J. O Foiirko, secre
tary of the allied trades council,
and Jules LoP.Iano, owwner of a
garage, a spicial policeman and
a former captain in the Tinted
States infantry.
, Sol Dak us, alleged negro agi
tator and head of the negro un
ion again, t w hom a w arrant for
arrest has Im-cu sworn, is at
largo.
James Williams, hrother of
the slain lalr leader, is under
arrest on the charge of shooting
with intent to kill.
Twrhc Wore Filiform
Twelve members of Use Self
Preservation and Iya!ty league,
an organization of 2o tax pay
ing citizens, who are non-mem-liors
and non-employe (if the
Croat Southern LuiuIkt com
pany which operates .several
plant hero, arc facing a federal
charge in New Oi leans of un
lawfully wearing the I'liiled
States uniform, the affidavit.,
having been sworn out by Wil
liam I Domic!;, general organ
izer of the I'nited I .rot hoi hood
of Carpentoi s and Joiners, foi
lowing the deputation of IM
O'P.i h-n. a union man, l.t t Wed
no-day for hi-i alleged lemaik
approving the killing of former
soldier at Cent' alia, W a h..
during an Armistice day pat. ate,
A warrant is in tin hands ol
the chief of iH.'ice In 10 for the
aire ,t of 01 it n if t'o it tuin
to P.ogahisa. ,
The Croat Southern LumU-r
company's sawmill is prartically
clued down avvaitiuu the arrival
of a cylinder head for the pant
engine lefoie i- liming full
operation and i; guarded I
lnai! iii iod p.itii'!- m.iV ami
night, with a machine run and
wire entaneiemini leii-n-e. j
iit were iitii-.l Ii'-m-that
William L. Ih.nnoH; has teh
opiaphed Attorney (hm-ia!
Palmer for nn inve f!p-i!io of
the l.altle i- tciday and that
Ponnetl says that his life ha
Ixn threatened Into,
Trouble for a car
The outbreak of ye torday, ac
cording to P.. P. Talley, uly at
torney, was the culmination of
trouble which h i? Urn brewing
for mmo than a ear and de
veloped into armed hostilities
njMin the parading of the negro
lalior leader down the main
street of the city hy piuchil!nh
and OKouike, both armed with
shotguns.
Daku, the liegw. was wanted
V the jH!iee on the t barge of
In-ing a dangerous imd su-pici-oil
character.
When the parade of the negro
in daylight down Cnluhmi.i
stmt U'gan, Pouchillmi and ()'-
Kourko, piotctting him, T. A.
Magve, chief of jilico. was noti
fied. Warrants were Ustiod for
the arrest of JUnuhilU n and ()'
P.ourke on the charge of di tail
in jr the peace, and Iterance tioti-
lle was almost ceita'm. l of the
rpecial officers, who had hem
sworn in to scire as icemen
in an omerpMiry, hut without
pay. were di patched to make
the ai re: t.
The parade proceeded to the
parage of Lum Williams, union
headquarter??, W. C. Magoc, of
the regular police force, am
Jules lA'l.I.mr, lei I the mam
Imdr of oft ice i at the gate to
the lot on which the par
stood L'O feet hack from the
k; street, and started to serve the
WILL MOLD J FN KINS IN
DFFIANCK 01' DLMANDS
Washington, Nov. 2)5. The
answer of the Mexican povern
meiit to Hie fhaip note demand
ing the immediate release of
William 0. Jenkins, American
consular agent at I'uchla, pioha
lily will le delivertd to the . tate
department tomorrow,
A lonjr di. patcli hearing: on
the Jenkins ca.se, it was learned
tonight, has been received at the
Mexican embassy and was bcinjr
decoded today for presentation
to the jrovernmi'iit.
While authoritative informa
tion a.- to the attitude of the
Mexican j'ovei iinient was lack
nip, all indications here pointed
to a technical refusal to order
the release of Jenkins. Since
his ."i re t, it w as leal tied, addi
tional dial pes apainst the Amer
ican olTicial have been formulat
ed, based upon alleped evidence
that he actively assisted persons
in i ebellinp apainst thoCarranzn
povoinmcnt. Payment of a larpe
sum of money to the rebels
which was us"d by them to pur
chase: munitions and acting in
colli!:. it n with rebel leaders are
said to be sp'Til'ic "counts" in
the new indictments.
What was regarded as a hint
of Mexico's jMisilitu in the Jon
kin cae was noted in an article
published by the Mexican Px
cel. ior, a copy of which reached
Washington today. The paper
stated i.piciffieally that Jenkins'
second arrest was based upon
charges that lie actively assist
ed the lebels.
The "certain sum cf money"
which Jenkins is accused of de
livering to the rebels consisted
of the :' t.fioo pe. or, he was com
pelled to pay aTT ransom to l'ed
erito Cordova, the rebel who e
forces kidnapped him. The col
hi.sion charge is ba'd uih.ii the
fact that J nkms agreed to pay
the rein! leader the ran oin in
order to save his life and gain
hi; liberty.
font i .ii y to or torn in Mexi
can com ts the pi im , -fding-i in the
Jeiikin? cae on t!ie (era ion of
I i, M"-i."d arre t were m ilked
with the u'.n-.it-' ifiny. Jen
kin, was summoned to ourt,
a i e ha.-, was placeti under ar
te t. His pica lor bail was re
fit ed by Judge C ir.alos I'ram-o
on account of the "gravity of the
i. .It n t ." In
the pMHiedio;
ciant att.u he:
cvety potieUi.il
. w ti e si ( let. and
wcie . a. lied th. t
lh"V w oaM be disini d
i.thet vv i-i- tiuni In .1 if anv
a-.d
f.u-ts
1 1 Sating t th ' (a e leached the
put lie.
Official la re
Ii paid the na-
' in e of t (u i h.ti ; e, ai
,1 -ill no a en t on (In
of the Mexie.OI P'iM'liaili
.,n I
pat t
t to
amis
tat . the CI e out o! till'
of the PuiM.t :!at
suit hoi it i'-s
.tie nine-.
is l.tll thai gen
ttie fe.lel.il poV.Tn.'Uellt.
.'.I I all'
How Ikittlc Stalled
Thni.o Cainc, anoidiiig ti
W. C. M.iei". appe.n
Hear
the
;ai ape am
wa oi deied to uroj
its pun.
' ( oino and vet it. w as
it.
(at no moil, the f nicer sai
as the former slepprtl in ide the
pal ape and . aimsl the men in
Mtle.
Lum Williams, rnnd, then
stepped out of hi oftice. M.ipec
.-..id he ordered Williams to drop
the pun and notified him of tin
warrant tor Daku' arrest. The
hint, aeeoi liiHL" to .M.o'e'' W.i
i slmi trom uiiams whu l
4iiuk l'P.l.inc in the .1rm.
The despeiate and ih tellninei
I. .'!'' then b p n with Wi'ham-
JnnMumr (to.ut in ins uai i,s ironi
a ipoek voiiey ov the sptsi.it ol
titers. The Hihctmcn said th
P.utirhi!lon was killed at the
w indnw w hen his pump pun jam
med a he wa attempting to
h't . Cainos, they said, foet
Ihrouvh the eaiiure door first
with a pistol and liter with .
shotgun. Hi body was foil in
in J he middle of the garage
Daku and an unknown numbe
of white i .i n made a tku h fo
the W(Htl and v caped. ()"
Umuke and James William
climbed out a window, police of
finals said, and made a break for
safety. but'O'Kourko foil wit
buck hot wound in his breast
and Williams threw up hi
hand?. Officers said a shotgun
was found pear OTIourke,
ON ITS WAY
A inilhliuul ( ni'nr cue on u nuiruw Culmu riillruiit) on Un wuy
fci.iwlna district.
OV. DA VIS COKS W ITH
Ti()0PS TO COAL MINI:
Pichmond, 'a., Nov.
ovornor Westmorland Davis
It tonight for St. Charles, 1a e
county, Va., where he will take
personal charge of the .'00 mili
tiamen sent from Various state
points' this morning. It is un-
rstood Covernor Davis will
m:i';p a personal appeal on liohali
f the state to the miners to re
turn to work.
A long distance telephone rues
ige from St. Charles, a little
lining camp near the Kentucky
ine, says that the town resem
l'is an armed camp tonight.
ladical miners arc reported to
ave mounted high powered
gun ; on the hill.ddo and open fire
tt every miner who attempts to
liter any of th : hafts, which
ave
b.
Cll tlOsC
1
down since
hn U'wi i -in 1 the strike or
r several weeks ago.
A number of the loyal miners
!e desired to li-um-' opera
tion;, have had dancrop lv
clo. f cal.s. I meats have a.-o
bet a taadt. according to long dis
tance adit f s. that in event the
al miuets per.. i t in icsuming
vvoik, the mine entrances will be
evn tip.
The later thi at is .s.etl to
lave Cail-ei toe ov;.l liilliel s tn
pp al to Ct t i nor Davit for as
st. -lance.
The governor S:. tut day night
mobilized live companies of mili
tia, about .',!Mi, and the; e turn left
Sundav moiiiiiig. taking along
a. .ay it.;::;.;.
. , s .-.
. . .... . i .'..
t.i'.i'd out ?!'
1 he t miMith
oc.i'.t ti al l.e liii.i.llil, l t.ai lolle-
1 .t.-i l.t I.,
liie. L 'leip.iit g, Petel 'bui g
U i I, t., le. ,e.
St. Chalk s i a siaa!! milling
town locatsd on tlu' st.. to line.
Hi'' en d r hafts a! C ' a; I to ex-
ti ml ft'iiu Viigiia.t lluouli into
Kentuiky and indic.it i:m to-
loptit were '.'la! lie1 KonMP KV
uilhoi .lie wouki !' a ked to a ?-
i I m ivtoiirg order, since the
xtent of the sl'.afts pel mi! ted
the im i to e cap-. from one state
into the other.
While lal ,'efaiitely known, it
ti t tit
is I alt! tot. i mil llial rejMitis
that reai hod Covernor Davis
that the entire tumble is due to
the fad that Mime (if tie1 ojx ra
lois failed to keep tlu if agtee
mert. and refused to permit
o'm? of the men who had pone
I'll SIMM' i eenle- t . niM!1",
.:c
n
slimed a l....aal atttlude aial
inountetl puns on (he liill -iI
ready to prevent the reopening
of the shafts.
I PLSIDFNT STILL VLUV
WKAK PI T IS IMPPOVINC
Washington. Nov. L'J. Pie i-
tlent Wil mi h is "mateiialiv im-
proved" but is still very weak,
Dr. Frauds X. perum, the Phila-;. and dead work of :X percent,
delphia sjmm i.tlist, found today: Mr. Lewi al n annouuccsl that
when he paid his regular weekly ; the miner steed on 'heir count
visit to the White Ihni e. ;er propo -al for a sevt n-hoiir day,
Uear Admil.d CiaVSon, the! a Satui.lay haif-hyuday, ami le
Pretident's .hsiiiaii, s,ud that fen m o of all internal disputes
it would be some time before his b.uk to the d: tinU in which
patient coukl take an automo- they oi iginab' for st tt lenient,
bile ride. Fvery sunshiny day,! Some Operator Willing
however, the President is wheel-! Sumo of the operators, incly I-
oil out on the south l.twn of Hie
White Hou -e to enjoy '.he air.
The Piesitleiit attendeil
much routine oxectitive bu -ines
today.
TO THE EAGER AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE
COAL NLCOTIATIONS IN
DEADLOCK: CAKI ILLI) IS
ASKI.i) TO DLCIDi: NOW
I ilxplaining his suggested
(P.y Associated Pre . ) ' w;,. advances, Secretary Wil
Washinpton, Nov. L'-i-Uel'using M) :,aid he based his calcti'
to acocpl proposals made by Sec- ( tions on an increase of 7'J.S per
rotary of Labor Wilson, as a tVnt in the co.d of living in three
basis for further negotiations. bituminous mining towns since
soft coal ( peratoi-s of the central j December, P.H I. The increase
competitive field rested their., ,r 27.12 cents per ton was ur
ease today with Puel Adminis-, , ivt.,j at ,y averaging the hal
tratorCarlield, who,e official ap-1 anco needed to make the Pitts
pi oval is necessary to validate . ,u, jrh and Hocking Valley pick
any new wage agreement.
The public v ov.Id not stand for
a wage advance aliovo their of
fer of 1" cent per ton to coal
diggers and 'JO per cent to day
lalKtiers, the operators asTcrt
ed. They rcfe.-etl to make fur
ther overtures or even to rein
state their proposition, which
was withdrawn following the
deadlock Friday, unless the gov
ernment, through the fuel ad
ministration, a-stimed le ponsi
biiity for th, added burden to
the nation's fuel bill.
The operators aio pi f pared to
leave 1111; i ntiis i'uat ion in the
hands of the povi t mat rit uiile
Dr. C.ufa ld can l.nd a way out
of the difficulty, their '-puke -la.
ii .illinium ed. No jitint Hurt
ing of the sttb-.-cale (omuiittee
u.i- h- Id ttnlay. .
S, Cat field Monday
Dr. CailieM nuiii.-d the mine
owiii'i , that h.' would ii"l meet
tlnir comtniltee, of which Tho
mas T. Preti-r i chairman,
mil il after he ha t mi ,u!li d Moi
day with Altorn.y-Ccnera!
Pailuel", Director Celictal ililies
aiitl Judge C. P. Aai. , a .it.nt
attoi iiey-peiicrJ. It w as cn
sid led hkt !y lh.it the negotia
tions would hae to go oer un
t.i alt' r the , .ibio -l inc. in;
Tli'-.l.iV, whetl it W.'l? expected
a pl'i'V til "et tin' eilo.-. I.ei
In ijel ,tl loll tH-I.e e (he thi'Stl.'tl-
ing coal famine l.iing ib a te,
will Iw wot k d out.
upi i.ttt'i - it pic i illative-, aa
'illtiii.ed the M.t( inelit that Hi
their opinion p'-uie on whith
Set it '..OV Wtb.ei , .'.- hi - pit-
jMi .il. showing living co t? in
the roil li p t( ill s. were put' m
The Mcietar told the sul-.cale
conmiittn' Friday that he did
lmt sjH'.tk for the government,
it was .said.
John L. b'wis, p.r-ident of
th" I'nited Mine Woi k. , to
liitht ihatped th.' operators
with "ciiminary delaying" the
negoti.dions, thtouph a "con
pirac" on the pot o.' "power
ful Intel e 4s," including U.th
mine owner and others, who
have been rpeniy opp i -ing 'i set
tl. ..a nl. I'liiitiwing a two kma
t - inn of the miners, Mr. I'wU
aimi'iin t:d that the wot hoi s had
aucptcd S -t utaiy Wi!oiiV pro
posal. Th i piop'i ution. submit
ted la t I litlay. as made public
tod iy "by Mr, W i! on. pi n idol
for a rat merct-o m immi
rates of 27.1- cent per ton, v
ll.it increase in day wages of
; . and an increase in yard
ing im mhm of the M-ale cem -
j mittee of the t ntral competUiv.Ves of the city and stale povern
to!fieid. Mr. Irwi said, have indi-1 ment and ihe pies; and tie.
t ! i alt tl a w ii;. eerie- to make a
separate "treaty of peace" w ilh
to tliu uillla In tliu ln url of thu biiur
out waiting for concerted action.
He said he had agreed to sign
sepaiate contracts.
mining rates equivalent to the
increase in the cost of living,
with the margin on the same
basis in-the Danville and Indi
ana field.
Operators attack d Mr. Wil
son's figures on the ground that
from 80 to '.'0 per cent of min
ing in the central competitive
field is by machine. Calculated
on a basis of machine mining.
Mr. Wilson's proposal would
mean a wage rae of IIS per
cent, th'-v said. The si-notary's
nigg.'slion of .".l.fil per cent in
crease in the day wage would
mean an inoieaso over PJM of
r.L7 jHr cent, they added.
PPINCI! CD L'LULI) I IV VAST
TIIUONC AS UK SKI'S SAIL
New York, Nov.
Prince of Wales sait
JJ.-Th-
goon oye
to Anioiiea todav and sailed for
his own land. The cheers of
hundred of thousands of New
Yoikeis who-' friendship lr
had won during his luiet visit.
rang in hi car as the great
b.dtle cmiimt Hoiiow it, one oi
the n.iphtie I Vis 1 1 in the,Pi it
i h n.iw, weighed anchor and
steamed maje-tically down the
North liver.
...I.i.iid ASImi l w avi t hi. f.iit
Wi ll flOOl tin' f.j'hlill'' top to tie
Clia! Clovd eUhcStd I'll t !
banks of the Hud id) to bid hinl
Cod speed. A it planes dippe
and circled ovcihead and salute
U.i!iied fioi.t tlu Ai 'i iii.ai w.ti-
ii a. iii the ni r a mo K -now it
uot tinier way. Tie prince re
m..;tad al I.i . po t in the light-!
iiur top Having hi hat in answer
o the rheer which leached him
faintly acl os, ihe Water until the
shatlows had finally hiilieii the
sholC.
As the battle crui or and Iter
con-o.t. the Crui or Constance,
entered the bay, seven Amciican
de-trovers and the Amciican
battleship Delaware closed on
her wake, each with the Priti h
naval ensign Hying- from the
main peak. They W ill o ooi t the
ii'.val ship to the vii inity of Hali
fax whole she is due Monday
morning.
Virtually up to the moonlit
of sailing th" pi ine e w a the reii
tie of piituu ,'.:e furctii ;. .
The first ceremony of the day
va Urn conferring 'of decora
tions won on the battlefield of
I ai rope on more than m Ameri
can s .'diets, sailors and nurses.
Among tho.e decorated was one
woman doctor, Dr. Caroline Fin
ley, of the Ameiican Women's
Oversea; Ih pita!?. She was
made a member of the cider of
I ho PiitUh I'mpire in recogni
tion of her caio of iit'lueii.t
stl ickivi Pi ili. h pi i -inicrs relca,
ed ficta Ct -iTnan camps. After
the chnfci ling, w hich took place
on the i;uailt rueck ol Ine ue
nown. the Ptince received on
ilm.ud the worship i epi esentati-
w ho had Ik -en his ho t and lu t-
- jc. scs durin:
lay in Nc.v
York, and now came to bid him
arcwii. Again and again as
the Prince shook their hands he
reiterated hi.; gratitude at the
elcome he had-received and hh
regret at parting.
"Put I am coming back" he
aid. "I want to a:e more of
America and the Americans."
Tie last official ceremony of the
lay was a review of 5,000 lxy
con Is who were massed along
the beaili facing the Ponown.
The Prince made a i pecial trip
ashore la meet the youngslera
and it gave him an occasion to
prove that he a'-o L numbered
among th" phra. e makers.
"Neer hunt with yourse leer.,
hunt with the pack," was the
Prince's advice to the scouts.
Five carrier p'geons wore Lu
ll on board to be relea nl ."00
mile al : . a ami to return to
New Yotk with greetings from
Hie Prince to hi,; New York
hosts.
New York, Nov. 2a. A silver
and garnet studded Menorah the
traditional candlobra used in the
ceit-monv commeiv.oraimg Hie
liberation of micient Judea by
the Maccabees, was presented to
the Prince by a Zionist delega
tion headed by Judge Julian W.
Mack. Pritisli friend hip for the
jews was cmpha..r.cd by Judge
Mack in making the presentation
and he mentioned the as Nt nice
of Croat Pritain in cn"ing a
national Jewish homeland in
destine and the deliverance of
Jadah from the yoke of Turkish
mi rule by the armies of Sir
I'.dmund Alleiiby.
ADVOCATE SKI.rUK OF
r. s. vkss i :i.s at ska
New Yolk, Nov. 22. Padic.t!
literature .including a Pussian
language new spaper urging seiz
ure of American : hips for the
ovi.'t governmint through muti
ny (in the high seas, v a taken
in a raid on an ea t side commu
nist paity headtpmrtres here to
day. The now .- paper urged commu
nist to procure woik on "i ny
kind of transport vessels of the
I'nited States," giving the ad
I ii- s of the Foiled States tiaii
piit service in Manhattan a the
'lace to apply for jobst Plan
lor mutiny after the ship had
readied the open sea indutletl
concerted 'tclion upon a pre-arranged
signal, seizure of all
arms and ammunition almard.
impi i t'limetit of the ship's offi
ce!. . hauling down the Ann-lie. ut
.lag. hoi ting the .M.viet emblem,
iml Liking the captutdl vessel
In the nearest Fussi.tn soviet
I "it.
A "h.u. iag list ptaiii" aw. .tied
isce fid mutilans when tiny
ii.tiind Kii' ia Willi Hum i.iu,
the new sp.ijH-r s..id. aiid llu it
. a !iii vc:c.c:.ts would win for
tlo-m t' e "favor of I nine ami
Trotky."
Mamfe to?, piogiam;, consti
tution and i i mi t ; to the "com
mon! t iutoiii.ttiou.il wore
among the p.tpei confiscated.
Palia;t or inine, Tn tzkv, A.
Jotfe.k'mlshcvist ;!mb.l sn.lor to
P.ei lin, Maxim Corky, Poa l.U't-
eml uig and Karl Marx were
found in mtmlns, a were com
munist coat l.tpel buttons and a
hui'o rod banner insciiUsI "the
il.tg of the soviet government.'
PPF.Al IIKR OPFUATLD ON
HIS l PACTl PLD SKI LL
W il on. Nov. 2:5.--A preacher
ot me .Mctnoiiisi comcicnco. in
c . 'on here, who,e chargi arc
on the PoU itlell circuit in Pah
men 1 county, i a man i f re-
m.ukahlo ncie. Seven yc.u-s
ago, before entering the mini
t rv, and while living with his
uncle, who is a physician, a hoist
inn away and throw mm rut
agaai. t a tree stump by Hie road
side. Hi head came in contact
with a big bump on the slump;
condoling htm unconscious for a
white. On recovering he went
Imme a-foot and fm 1-1 month
lie had a continual headache.
I loin time to time Ins uncle
made an examination of the
wound on his head, which failed
In Ilea! and assured the sufferer
there was no frarttnV. Finally
the preacher concluded to make
a personal investigation of hi
condition, and soon found, with
the .. I of two mirror, a l
.
kmie ami nerve, trial Ins untie
'had been mistaken M to the Till-
OMLN AND CIPLS AUK
( KLSIILl) TO I) HAT 1 1 IN
STAMPLDH I MOM PLAZH
(Py Associated Press)
Villi? Platte, La Nov. 23.
Twonlv-live nersons. ninsllu ven-
nu
and girls, perished in a burn-
building here last night when
im
00 attending a dance becane
anic stricken and stampeded
own a narrow stairway and
.ore crushed to death or burn
d. Fifteen are known to have
eon dangerously injured.
Ten wore burned to death.
their features were unrecogni-
aitie and identification was by
emn.tnt.s of clothing or by jew
Iry. Work of removimr the debris
of the Deville hniMimr in tuVli
. ... IT tllVU
Ihe dancers from i'lvangeline
Pari, h were caught, is still go
ing on and the death toll will
not be know n for some f imp
It is reported that several
mothers. chaneronimr their
.u:gh tors, perished, but saved
2o babies which were in a nur-
ry room of the dance hall.
While those in attendance were
iphting like beasts on the one
xit, a narrow stairway to the
ide street, and relatives from
the street were attempting to
light their way up to rescue the
members of their family, moth
ers seized babies and hurled
them ove rthe heads of the
struggling mass of men, women
tiitl children to the outstretched
iirms of men below.
Some who were snatched from
the fighting heap at the foot of
the stair died in the hands of
the crowd in the street.
An Oil Stove Exploded.
The lire originated in the rear
of a store on the lower floor
when an oil stove exploded.
While a packed moving picture
theatre was running in the same
building, a cool-headed leader in
structed the crowd to depart
!y. None of these were in
jured.
The flames spread so ranidlv
that the entire lower floor of the
building was ablaze before warn
ing was given the dancers. The
:'.i0 person in the dance hall
weie seized w ith panic and rush
ed In- me to the on v statrwav.
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The weaker wore trampled
down by the surging mob. In
the light on Hie stairwav ros-
cuiets dragged down many per
ron, who had ucceotled inclinil-
ing above ollu is.
Several who did hoi rush into
the stairway escaped through
the windows to an adjoining
n-of and m.ul their way to
afetv bv climbing down po t
or le.fping into arms of men in
the :trcct Li low.
C.ills f.. r f.ie fielding ttii-
mi ut and doctor ainl nurses
wnc M ill to iieihiiot ing town
and pi t ons fiom the Minound-
ing country came in tune to aid
the firemen, who were harnli-
ri'pped by the mob-jammed
stteet.
I'iirnirn'. Iong Distance Pare
Th'1 Ojh Ioih.is, Ll. tire truck;
ai lived after a urn of 4.1 minu
tes over a rough country road of
IM miles, yal extinguished the
blaz'.
..Surgeon i.tul nurse from
lamico, Fjimgie ami other town
Ugan aniving: during the night
in automobile, anJ l'tels ami
some private residence;; were
turmtl into small hospital Un
der the direction of local ainl vis
iting doctors for the injured vic
tims. The dance was attended
by town people and many from
the I to. tl disliut, ainl .ili iokoI
long pti'ple waiuieied the street
in search of missing relatives or
friends. Al a garape where the
bodies of the dead were assembl
ed relative identified the dead
by small piece of clothing or
bit of jewelry.
lure of the wound.
Placing a small mirror in hi
lap, he seated himself in front
of a larger one which he arrang
ed in suih a manner that he
could see tic ti p of his head :ind
with the point of a pen-knife
soon found that his skull win
cracked. He cut around the
fracture and took out a piece ns
large as a silviu dollar, an 1 al
most immediately the pain left
him. He refused lo have his
head trepanned, and it quickly
cured, leasing a round pear a
quarter of an inch deep and
nearly as large as a dollar.
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