VOL. LT-XO. 16,966. " PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1915. PRICE FIVE CENTS.
GERMANY DECLARES
WASHINGTON IS LAX
Failure tojnsist On
Rights Is Charged.
ALLIES GETTING MUNITIONS
Berlin Thinks Notes to Britain
Are Not Followed Up.
REAL NEUTRALITY URGED
State Department Will Keply All
Belligerents Stand Alike and
That Allies' Advantage Js
, ' Due to Sea Supremacy.
WASHINGTON". April 9. Germany
lias sent to the United States Govern
ment a note complaining that the lat
ter has accomplished nothing in its
diplomatic correspondence with the al
lies to obtain for American exporters
the right to ship foodstuffs to the
civilian population of a belligerent
conntrv. The communication intimates
also that the United States has vir
tually acquiesced in the British order-in-council
prohibiting commerce with
Germany.
In" view of these considerations the
German government calls .attention to
the fact that the allies daily are ob
taining large shipments of arms and
ammunition from dealers in the United
states, and declares that the American
Government, while insisting on its
legal right to ship arms to belligerents,
does not with equal energy pursue its
right to ship foodstuffs and non
contraband articles to the civilian pop
ulation of Germany.
Real Neutrality I rued.
" The note urges that irrespective of
the formal aspects of the question of
shipping arms to belligerents the spirit
of neutrality . should . be observed. In
support of this contention, a quotation
Is cited from President Wilson's ad
dress to Congress en - Mexican affaire
In August. 1913. when he said:
I shall follow the best practice of
nations in the matter of neutrality by
forbidding the exportation of arms or
ammunition of war of any kind from
the United States to any part of the re
public of Mexico a policy suggested by
several interesting precedents and cer
tainly dictated by many manifest con
siderations of practical expediency. We
cannot in the circumstances be parti
sans of cither party of the contest that
now distracts Mexico or constitute our
selves the virtual umpire between
them."
Officials of the State Department
have begun the preparation of a reply,
which will be delivered shortly to
Count von Rcrnstorff. the German
Ambassador here.
The complaint that neutral countries
had submitted to the influence of the
allies in connection with the right to
ship conditional contraband and food
stuffs to the civilian population of a
belligerent has been made before by
Germany in her diplomatic notes, this
being cited by the German foreign of
fice as one of the reasons -for pro
claiming a submarine war zone of the
waters surrounding Great Britain and
Ireland. The United States denied in
its reply then that it had been silent
on the question and called attention to
its diplomatic notes to Great Britain
dealing with these subjects.
Acquiescence Will Be Denied.
It is understood that the reply to the
present complaint will deny vigorously
that this Government has acquiesced
in any way to the order-in-council, and
probably will refer to the last note
rent by the United States to Great
Britain arguing at length its opposi
tion to the viewpoint of the allies on
the blockade question.
As for the utterances of the Presi
dent on the shipment or arms into
Mexico, officials litre hold that the
Mexican situation constitutes a special
case in no way comparable with the
relations between the United States and
the European belligerents. Officials
pointed out that the President said in
the same address to Congress:
"I deem it my duty to exercise the
authority conferred upon me by the
law of March 14, 1912, to -see to it that
neither side of the struggle now go'ng
on in Mexico shall receive any assist
ance from this side of the border."
There is no law by which the Presi
dent of the United States, it was de
clared, could exercise the same author
ity, even if he were desirous of for
bidding the exportation of arms to all
belligerents, as to do so without au
tnority from Congress would be uncon
stitutional. The viewpoint of the American Gov
ernment has been fronr- the outset that
Its position with respect to the ship
ment of arms has been enforced Im
partially as to all belligerents, and
Secretary Bryan's letter to Chairman
Stone, of the Senate foreign relations
committee, discussing this point con
tended that if the Germanic allies were
unable to enjoy the same advantages
a to the delivery of arms into their
country, this was due to the naval su
periority of Great Britain and not to
any circumstances over wbieh the
United States had any control.
Historic Steps Being Torn l"p.
WASHINGTON. April S. Stone ma
ons today began tearing up the his
toric step leading to the main entrance
to the Capitol. The sandstone had
tailed to endure the grind of footsteps
during a century and will make way
for utw marble slabs.
WARORNEWREGIME
IS ITALIAN THREAT
o POLITICAL PARTIES ADOPT
WAItXIXG RESOIXTIOX.
Berlin Prohibits Exports to Latin
Nation and Holds Rome's
Empty Freight ' Cars.
ROME (via Paris), April 9. Political
parties favorable to Italy's Immediate
intervention in the war, comprising
democrats, radicals, reformists, social
ists and nationalists, have arranged
great meetings to be held Sunday
throughout Italy in an endeavor to
J bring about the participation of the
country in the conflict.
The Journal d'ltalia, commenting to
day on the event, says that it has as
sumed the character of a warning to the
monarchy, since the National League,
which arranged the meeting, adopted a
resolution containing this sentence: "If,
after long waiting, there are disillu
sions, no matter of what nature, a pro
found political upheaval is inevitable."
Professor Mussolini, a Socialist lead
er, explains this section of the resolu
tion thus:
"In other words, if the monarchy Is
unable to make national war. the mon
archy will cease to exist in Italy, as a
profound political upheaval means a
change of regime."
GENEVA, Switzerland, April 9. The
German government today, besides pro
hibiting exports from Germany to Italy,
is stopping at the frontier station all
empty Italian freight cars bound home
ward. Passenger trains arriving in
Switzerland today from Italy are
crowded with German families.
Railroad rolling stock is being with
drawn by Italy from the Swiss frontier,
it is reported here, for the transporta
tion of troops and military stores in
Northern Italy, destined for the region
bordering on the Austrian Tyrol.
WHEAT IS SENT BY MAIL
Stream of 50-Pound Parcels Going
From La Grande to Burns.
BAKER, Or., April 9. (Special.) A
stream of' 50-pound packages cf wheat
Is going through here on their way
from La Grande to Burns. Several car
loads are on the way and more are
expected. The Sawyer-Clark Company
is loading the wheat at Island City,
near La Grande, and it is going to
different parties at the interior city. It
will travel 136 miles by rail and near
ly 100 miles by stage, but is in the
100-mile parcel post zone.
The Burns district is a grazing dis
trict nri raises little wheat, which
at times brings 6 cents a pound there.
ThA T.n Grande firm has also received
an -order for a carload of potatoes to
be sent to John Day, also in ine in
terior. POWDER PLANT ADDS MEN
Japanese Steamer Takes 1000 Cases
r Dynamite to Russia.,
TmI Wash.. April 9. (Special.)
Forty-five men. have been added to
the payroll of the Dupont Fowaer
Works south of Tacoma. it was an
nounced today. Increased demand for
explosives is the reason.
The Japanese steamer HaKUSiiina
ir,i in nort loading will take 1000
cases of dynamite for Vladivostok. The
steamer Robert Dollar, which leit tnis
tnr Vladivostok, took a similar
shipment and 1000 cases of dynamite will
be sent from the Dupont works to Mon
tana next week. All employes of the
Dupont Works recently were given a
wage increase of 20 per cent.
HOLLAND DENIES RUMORS
No Incident Found to Justify Tale
of Hostilities With Germany.
THE HAGUE. April 9. via London,
April 10. The closest inquiries made
today in diplomatic, ministerial and
military circles failed to discover the
reason for the alarming rumors printed
in London newspapers relative to the
possibility of hostilities between Hol
land and Germany, or for the charging
of high insurance premiums.
Nothing appears to have arisen re
cently at any point along the frontier
which would cause Holland to cease to
maintain her position of strictest neu
trality. SWEATER TABOO AT ISSUE
Ise or Official Letters by Co-Eds to
Be Settled at Willamette.
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY, Salem,
Or. April 9. (Special.) That no co-ea
will be allowed to wear any sweater
bearing the official "W" won in irac.
baseball, basketball or football by Wil
lamette men probably will be the deci
sion by members of the official "W"
club who have the matter under con
sideration. During the reign of Dr. Swcetland.
no man was allowed to loan his award
sweater, but latterly the custom has
been disregarded.
812,000 ALLIES CAPTIVES
More Than Half Million of Prison
ers Are Russians.
AMSTERDAM, via London, April 9.
A dispatch received here from Berlin
says that on April 1 S12.S0S prisoners
of war were being held in Germany
10.175 officers and SOI. 633 men.
The dispatch gives the prisoners by
nationality as follows: French. 3S35
officers and ;."8.49S men: Russian, 5149
officers and 501.110 men: Belgians. 647
officers and 39.6:0 men; British, 320
officers and ii'.Jol men.
BRITISH EMPLOYER
ACCUSED BY LABOR
Men Say Huge Prof
its Are Exacted.
COST GF LIVING IS RISING
Poor Man Held Better. Off in
Germany Than in England.
DRINKING IS EXPLAINED
Worker Says It Is Because Point of
. Fatigue Is Passed That They Re
sort to StimulantsMcdals
Promised as Rewards.
BY CAROLYN WILSON.
(Copyright, 1013. by the Chicago Tribune.
Published by arrangement.) ,
LONDON. March 21. Lord Kitchener
Just recently made one of his infre
quent speeches in Parliament It was
directed against the strikers and com-
plalners In various parts of the coun
try, who. by their unwillingness w
work and their demands for more
time and money, are seriously hinder
ing the progress of the allies and are
Indirectly responsible for more deaths
and more battles lost.
Will Kitchener be obeyed? That is
the question. Which is more probable
that the companies which are auto
matically making immense fortunes
out of the war will come forward on
a profit-sharing basis, or that the men
who are working double shifts at the
same old wages will be convinced that
patriotism demands their sacrifices and
go on working without complaint?
Medal Promised for Work.
Since we aren't at the millennium yet,
it looks like 60-50 to me, and I fancy
the trouble will go on until the gov
ernment takes a direct hand in it, al
though Lord Kitchener holds out the
hope of a pretty medal to any work
man who Is loyal and thorough
straight through to the end of the war.
Since his words will undoubtedly
hav- great effect both on companies
and men alike, 1 will quote the most
important:
'While the workmen geenrally have
worked loyally and well, there have. I
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absence, irregular timekeeping, and
slack work have 'ed to a marKea
diminution in the output of our fac
tories.
Kitchener' Anxiety Manifest.
"T hovo he-ird rumors that the work
men in some factories have an Idea
that the war is going so well that
there is no necessity for them to work
their hardest.
"I can only say that the supply of
war material at the present moment
and for the next two or three months
is causing me serious anxiety, and I
wish all those engaged In the manu
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
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YESTERDAY' S Maximum temperature, 74-2
degrees; minimum, 42.2 degrees.
TODAY'S Increasing cloudiness, followed
by unsettled and threatening weather;
cooler; variable winds, becoming south
erly. War.
Britain will release to America goods bought
in Germany before March L Page 4,
Russians are In possession of principal chain
of -Carpathians. Page 4.
British workers say employers are exact
ing inordinate profits for war supplies.
Page 1.
Labor and Granges expected to vote' for
road bond issue. Pag a 11.
Mexico.
Washington protests against Villa govern
ment's threat to confiscate foreign-owned
mines In Chihuahua. Page 1.
- National.
Germany complains that Washington has ac
complished nothing by its correspondence
with the allies regarding food shipments.
Page 1.
Domestic. t
Labor leaders praise lat E. H. Harrlman
as friend of workingman. Page 1.
Lost American submarine long distrusted by
commander now dead. Page
Spore.
Pacific Coast League results: Portland 4,
Salt Lake 2; San Francisco 9, Venice S,
(10 Innings); Oakland , Los Angeles C.
Page 13.
Columbia meet today to be greatest indoor
track event In West. Page 13.
Mayor orders Chief of Police to stop all
amateur boxing bouts. Page 13.
Matty writes that Herzog la becoming more
and more like McGraw. Page 12. .
Pacific Northwest.
Prisoner In Baker stage robbery case taken
to scene of holdup. Page 7.
Commercial and Marine. .
Australian demand gives better undertone to
cereal markets. Pago IT.
Wheat higher at Chicago on predictions of
large shrinkage in visible supply. Page 17.
Stocks made big advances on heavy trading.
Page 17.
Industrial reports most favorable for many
months. Page 17.
Oregon City plans big canal-locks observance
May 6. Page 14.
Plans for repairs of dry dock adopted by
Port Commission. Page 14.
Five political Italian parties demand war,
threatening upheaval. Page 1.
French now dominate plains of Woevre,
Page 4.
Portland and Vicinity.
Realty men Indorse road bond Issue with
unanimity. Page 11.
Jovians launch campaign to reinstate elec
trical parade in Festival. Page 7.
Portland Chinese fight yielding, to demands
of Japan. Page 12.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page 17.
W. S. U'Ren has new single .tax plan to sub
mit to voters in Fall. Page 7.
SUBMARINES' NEST FOUND
Xorway Orders Scattering of Ger
mans Krom Sheltered Base.
COPENHAGEN', via London, April 9.
Norwegian airmen who have been
scouring the coasts of Norway investi
gating rumors that a German subma
rine base was situated in some shel
tered spot of these - neutral waters
fou. several German submarines gath
ered behind the cliffs ai Bergen Bay.
The submarines were ordered to
leave Immediately gr be Interned for
the remainder of the war.
WOMAN MASTER OF TUG
Mrs. Xellie Ij. Sporman In Command
of Craft; Husband First Mate.
SEATTLE, Wash., April 9. Mrs.
Nellie L. Sporman, having obtained a
pilot's license for the waters of Puget
Sound, British Columbia and Alaska,
has been appointed master of the steam
tug Hero, of which ., her husband is
mate. She will take-active command of
the vessel, which is one of a fleet en
gaged In general towing.
' The appointment was made on merit
by the tug's owners.
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PROTEST TO VILLA
Threat to Confiscate
Mines Disturbs.
HARDSHIP IS P0...iD OUT
Order, Compelling Operation
Declared Injustice.
BATTLE RESULT DISPUTED
Carranza rorces Still Assert Obre
gon Was Routed in South, but
Opponents Declare Victory
Was With Other Side.
WASHINGTON, April 8. The State
Department today sent a formal protest
to the Villa government at Chihuahua,
Mexico, against its threat to confiscate
foreign-owned mines. The following
statement was issued tonight sum
marizing the situation:
"The department is advised that the
Villa administration at Chihuahua on
March 19 issued a decree with ref
erence to mining operations, providing
that if operations at the mines are sus
pended or if taxes are not paid the
mines will be forfeited. It is said that
the decree will be in effect from April
1, and that 120 days from the date
of the promulgation of the law will
be allowed for the resumption of op
erations. Hardships Are Pointed Oat.
"The department has made a protest
against the provisions of this decree,
pointing out the hardships that would
be imposed upon companies in com
pelling them to operate their mines
when either the condition of the work
or the political situation would make
such operation highly Inadvisable and
unprofitable.''
Definite Information as to the prog
ress of the campaign in the region of
Irapuato, in which General Villa is
leading his troops in person against
the Carranza forces under General Ob
regon, still were lacking late today,
although a report to the State Departs
ment, dated Irapuato, April 7, said Ob
regon's men had retreated toward Que
retara after a short skirmish and prob
ably would make a stand there. Mes
sages to Villa representatives here
tended to confirm this, but dispatches
from. Carranza's headquarters at Vera
Cruz continued to assert that Obregon
had won a great victory.
Reports of Flsbtlng Conflict.
A report today from Consul Canada at
Vera Cruz said news received on
April S by Carranza officials from Ob
regon was interpreted there as indi
cating that a decisive victory had been
won. "It was intimated on the th,
said the message, "that fighting was
still in progress, notwithstanding that
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Friday's War Moves
THE Russian successes in the Car
pathians where the Muscovites are
said to control nearly all the Important
passes and are preparing for a descent
to the plains of Hungary have revived
unofficial talk of separate peace for
Austria-Hungary, and 'seemingly in
crease'1 anxiety on the part of the in
"..,"J mists in Italy for their country
I1' Ke up arms on the side of the allies
and secure territory which they have
failed to get in the negotiations through
Germany with Austria.
The Russian newspapers seem con
vinced that Hungary, if not the whole
of the dual monarchy, is ready to seek
peace and it is said that Emperor
Francis Joseph has requested Pope
Benedict to Intervene in his behalf.
Except in Italy, the neutral country
most directly interested In this ques
tion, little credence is given this re
port, although the opinion is expressed
in military circles in London that if
Russia succeeds in overcoming the
Joint resistance of the Austro-German
troops in the Carpathians, as she ap
parently has that of the Austro-Hun-garian
armies, Hungary at least will
be ready to bring the war to an end
as far as she is concerned.
However, the Russians have some
way to go as yet before they reach
the plains of Hungary, and the Austro
German forces are placing every ob
stacle in their way. The whole south
ern slopes of the mountains have ben
strongly fortified and troops are being
poured into the region in dispute. It
is said there are now 2 Austrian and
six Ge-man army corps facing the Rus
sians and that more are on the way.
On the other hand the Russians still
are bringing up reserves, and accord
ing to thi Austrian report they are at
tacking without any regard for the
loss of h'lman life.
The British military critics express
the greatest admiration for the manner
in which the Russians have handled the
Carpathian campaign. Their advance
between Pollanka and Bartfeld. they
say, squeezed the Austrians out of the
Dukla Pass, that from Dukla squeezed
them out of Mczolaborcz, and from west
to east this process has continued until
all the passes are in the hands of the
Russian Emperor's troops. The critics
contend that the Austro-Germans must
now return from East Gallcla and Bu-
kowina or they will find themselves
cut off.
Just as fierce a battle, but on a
smaller scale, is going on in the west
between the Meuse and the Moselle,
There the French are persisting in their
offensive against the Germans, and, ac
cording to the Paris reparts, continue
to make progress. The French report.
however, is at direct variance with the
reports from Berlin, which announce
that all the French attacks have been
repulsed with heavy losses.
The French are bombarding inces
santly St. Mihiel, the point of the wedge
they are trying to force out and, at the
same time, are attacking the two sides
of -the wedge with Infantry and artil
lery In an endeavor to reach the roads
which lead from St. Mihiel to Metz.
If the progress already Is as great as
the French claim it to be, these roads
should be almost within reach ot the
French guns.
The Germans have made an attack
on the British lines in Northern France,
which was repulsed, and, according to
Berlin, have recaptured from the Bel
gians the village of Drel Grachten, on
the Yser, which has changed hands sev
eral times within a few days. Else
where, so far as the public has been
informed, there has been no lighting
worth mentioning.
Nothing official has been forthcom
ing regarding a reported naval engage
ment off the Norwegian coast and news
from the Dardanelles grows lees as the
time approaches for the expected new
attack there. Submarines appear to
have become less active. Incoming
steamers report having seen some of
these craft, but no vessels are reported
to have been sunk by them.
' An authoritative denial has been re
ceived from The Hague of the report
in circulation in London yesterday that
the relatione between Holland and
Germany had reached the breaking
point.
PASTOR USES HOE AT .87
Kev. Joseph Holicrg ami Wife, Mc
Minnville, Wedded 63 Years.
M'MINXVILLE, Or., April 9. (Spe
cial.) Rev. Joseph Hoberg, for 46 years
a resident of Yamhill County, cele
brated his S7th birthday here today,
working In his little garden back of his
quaint Grant-street residence In Mc
Minnville. He came to this country In
1869, residing at Lafayette as pastor
for all Of Yamhill County north of the
South Yamhill River and a portion of
Washington Counts'. He Is the second
oldest Methodist minister In the state.
Three daughters were here today in
anticipation of his 87th birthday, Mrs.
Verona Nelson, of Newburg; Mrs.
Evaline Millsap. of Lebanon, and Mrs.
Ella Metzger, of Dallas.
Mr. Hoberg is in good health. He
and his wife expect to celebrate their
64th wedding anniversary November 13.
ANIMALS TO HAVE WEEK
Humane Association Designates
Time for Special Kindness.
PHILADELPHIA, April 9. Announce
ment was made today that the Ameri
can Humane Association has designated
the week of May 17 to 22 as "kindness
to animals week." during which the or
ganization purposes to interest people
throughout the country In the more
humane treatment of animals.
The association has also designated
Sunday, May 18, and Sunday, May S3,
as "Humane Sunday." Clergymen will
be asked to pleach sermons on klndiiCES
to animals on oae of these two dat a. j
UNION IN PRAISE
LATE FiiR. HARRIMAN
Railway Head Declared
Friend of Workmen.-
MACHINISTS' F000 IS LIMITED
Representatives of Labor Con
tinue on Stand at Hearing.
SPOTTERS' METHODS TOLD
Quarrel and Treachery Promotion
and Discouragement Declared
Their Mission' Guards Are
Said to Be Criminals.
' CHICAGO, April 9. E. II. llttt-rlmnn.
It appeared in testimony given before
the United States Commission on In
dustrial Relations today, was a friend
of labor. S. H. Grace, of Omaha, busi
ness agent of the International Aso
clation of Machinists on the Cnlon Pa
cific, testified that when trouble roa
on that road in 1902 Mr. llorrlman tele
graphed that it was his first labor trou
ble and that. If ho could avoid It. It
would be his last.
J. W. Kline, general president of the
International Association of lU(k
smiths and Helpers, testified:
"Mr. Harrlman felt for the women and
children who would suffer by a strike,
and he made concessions which resulted
in the settlement Kf tho troubles ot
1902. I feel that had he lived the dis
astrous strike of 1911 on the Harrlman
lines would not havo taken place."
"Spotter" Methods Ontllaed.
Today's evidence dealt with physics!
examinations of applicants for mechan
ical positions, with violent acta of the
strike, the methods of strike breakers
and so-called detectives, and other
phases of the railroad labor situation.
John G. Taylor, of Oakland, Cal., buid
ness agent of tho Southern raciflc Rail
road machinists, testified that "cpot
tcrs" engaged in disrupting unions gen
erally workod In trios. He designated
them as follows:
1 The promotor of quarrels who
gains membership In the budding union
and by his wiles sets Jew quarreling
with Gentile, Italian with Austrian, nd
so on, thus weakening the strength of
the membership.
2 The "good fellow," who niskes
friends with everybody and spends his
money so freely that those who try to
keep up their end of the entertainment
presently' find themselves financially
embarrassed and thus open to sugges
tlpns of treachery to the union.
'3 The "discourager." This man is a
professional pessimist, who Is stored
with objections to unionism and pre
dicts nothing but trouble for organisa
tions which try to compel powerful cor
porations to grsnt the men their rights.
Strikebreakers Are ActsmiI.
Hugh Montgomery, of Macomb City,
Miss., told of the riots there when the
Illinois Central took in strikebreakers
to take the places of union shopmen.
"We were enjoined from interfering
with railroad property," related the
witness, "and when telegrams came that
a ralnload of strikebreakers was on
the way, assaulting Inoffensive citizens
and Insulting women by the way. every
body in Macomb City was anxious to see
them. I went along, as one of the
oldest citizens, to remind the boys
against violating the injunction, for
once they got us Into the Federal Court
at Jackson we were helpless. When the
train arrived the windows of the cars
were suddenly thrown up and we were
pelted with stones snd a few shots were
llred. I was hit by a rock, and news
was flashed all over the country that
I was killed. I got over It. though."
Mr. Mongomery said that the stay ot
the strikebreakers was a long night
mare characterized by much violence.
He di scribed the houses of the strikers
as "boxes." He had paid for his before
the strike, but others who were paying
for theirs lost them, he said.
Food Uerlarrd l.lmKnl.
"Myself and one other shopman sre
the only ones left who still own their
homes In Macomb City." said he.
"Tell us how the average shopman
lives." instructed Frank P. Walsh,
chairman of the Commission.
"Bread, bacon, country syrup there
is lots of that In Mississippi yams and
sweet potatoes." replied tho 'Witness.
"That is the general bill of fare yesr
In and year out. You have to manage
carefully."
"What about clothing?"
"The same standard."
Mr. Kline told of being sent for. to
gether with other union leaders, by the
then Governor Noel, of Mississippi.
who. said the witness, was "between
the devil and the deep blue sea."
"Governor Noel wanted to please
the Illinois Central by keeping the
militia at Macomb City, and he wanted
to please the citizens of that town by
recalling the troops. He wanted us to
request that they be kept there, as a
way out or his dilemma, but we de
clined." This witness said that there wss leu
violence on the Western lines thn on
the Illinois Central because the strikers
were afraid of the "bad men" emplod
by the Western lines.
Uuarda Alleged Criminal".
"The further West you got the ilicr
these bad men were," said Mr Kline.
"They were particularly bad in Wyom
ing. C. K. Horton, at Laramie, was one
of them. He shot a man snd ws tin.
feretd lo tho Illinois Central. Imir.
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