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SHERMAN. TEXAS. FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1922. -EIGHT PAGES.
65c PER MONTH.
NOW IS TIME
, TO WATCH
j COTTON CROP
SUDDEN CHANGE IN WEATHER
CONDITIO^ MAKES THIS
IMPERATIVE MATTERr
THE WEEVILWORKS FAST
IW Un| Calcim Arsenate
Should Be Sare That It b Get-
Tested.
PRESIDENT OF UNITED
MINE WORKERS OPPOSES
GOVERNMENT PUN TO '
SFim COM STRIKE
IDMTDN GOES
IN INSPECTION
United States Troops In Texas
Ready To Move at Moment's
Notice; Expect Orders Soon
'j&i
1 TROUBLE
MERMAN
DURINIi NIGHT
FIFTY STRIKERS REMAIN ON
DUTY AT THE PASSENGER
STATION HERE.
By Ika Preil
Washington, July 14.—It became de-
finitely known today that John L.
Lewis, president of the United Mine
Workers and other national officer* of
the union who have been negotiating
with the government since F.ealdi-..!
Harding offered arhitrHtton to settle
the coal sHlke* are preparing to recom-
mend to their associates in the union
eoutrot that the government's plan he
rejected.
HE IS ACCOMPANIED BY TOM
MICKS, CAPTAIN OF TEXAS
RANGERS. 1
4
REPRESENTS GOVERNOR
OFFICERS ON THE JOB
Cowtfjr And City Keep Men Oa
Lookout To Keep lb|«ace
If Needed."
Further friction .in the locnl rall-
l way shopmen's strike, which hud Its
the reported eln.h l»etwi>en two un-
known at rut: gels and 20 otler men
was everted Thursday night. Al-
though alutul .VI mi'll, kleiit.ltied
TRAP EXPLODES
IN W. VIRGINIA
By WILI IAM FORD, Jr.
r Staff Correspondent.
' Cotton farmers should watch their
V crop very closely for the next few
Y days. A sudden change In weather con-
ditions. If thew conditions ere pro-
longed, will often cause the boll wee-
vil's i iterations to accelerate rapidly.
Tlie warm weather enjoyed by Gray-
son County for the past several days
bn* bem, Instrumental In effecting a
large measure of natural coutrol. A
numlier of farmers have taken advan-
tage of the favorable weather condi-
tions and bare been cultivating their
cotton intensively with the result that ££ “"nr“",ce“ ^uMay afternoon 'in
many crons are now dooming freely
and allowing Uttle damage from wee-
vils.
Rain Dees Not Stop Weevil.
A rain. If followed by several days
of clear weather, will not seriously re-1
tard boll wk*11 control hut If wo ^ Bh ““W <">"’<•« who were
should have several days of stormy n,w' HH s«H'nt I WMHe*>lon In Denison,
or cloudy weather It means that ex.'Thursday night at the Union paasen- «, n, s(Wf„„s rrW,
I t efforts will have to he put forth. *or "hl'h "nlvH «"d duestlon-1
Hie rain whleh we had Thursday, In *"K *,,v wl1'' lelt the4 train, no iiersons
its slight agitation of the (iilton plants, »fp«ar!ti« to 1st strike breakers arrlv- Whitten ton of Dallas, assistant chief
will < a Use many squares that have 6,1 *iul the night i assert without dig- OPuratlug officer of the Kut.v llneswns
been punctured to fall, which would turhancc. v- ,ln I Unison this morning to Invest!
U. 8. Deputy Arrives. I" to ,h« Strike situation. He refus-
Amoug those who arrived on the ^ discuss the aituatlon here.
____...______ ... Texas cud Pacific Westbound at D'hlttentom came from Parsons, Kans
mature weevil stages In these squares 11:30 o'clock was a lone Deputy Cult- where he has been investigating the
Adjutant General Says Expects No
Trouble Can’t Be Controlled
* By Officer*.
MAN TRIES TO
WIPE OUT THE
i* WHOLE FAMILY
V<i fA« Au*rkted PrCii
FIVE YEAR-OLD SON OF MI R-
DK,IlKIt BADLY WOUNDED,
1 ATTRACTS PASSER BY.
tly th* United Free*
1
Austin.Trxas, July 14.—Acting
der orders from Governor Pat M Neff Cleveland. Ohio. July 14 —Pinned
Adjutant General Barton left this heneath the lifeless lmdv of Ills father
tm rning fur Denison to personally ln- for more than two hours, flve-year-
vestlgate the shopmen's strike sltaa- Erik Mayer, seriously wounded,
tlon there finally attracted the attention of pns-
He was aceomranlert by Ranger "Ms by wb<> discovered a double nmr-
jCsptnlti Toni Hickman. They will ar- dev and suMde;
rlTo lie Dim li on late tWs jtftenroon. * Brjk's father. Mnthew Mayer, shot
_ I Barton received lust ructions by *nd kHled his wife and eight month?;-
By Ihr detonated Pro. [wire flora Neff this morning. He will °lr| daughter, shot Erik through 'the
Whlfesvllle, W. Va., July 14._One keep In touch "1th the Governor and *‘-ft hre.- s! and then sent n Iwllpt
miner was killed and ten others in- advise him of the situation at various through his own brain and died In-
jured, four"seriously, today when a Intervals He expects no trouble that ntautly.
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1» the Ulltit Fim
San Antonio, Texas, July 14.—Troops
at Fort Sam Houston and Camp Trav-
is are to he held In readiness for strike
duty, according to Major General John
L. Hines, commander of the eighth
corps area. General Hines said early
today that be had not yet received or-
ders for treop movement, but declared
lliey may'be expected any moment.
He refused to *ay how many troopa
or what branches of the service would
lie used ln protection work.
Four Hundred Deputized.
By the United Preu
Dallas, Texas, July 14.—More than
44iO men have been deputized as Unit-
ed States Marshals for the North Tex-
as District to act as railroad guards.
mine train, carrying them to work near .that cai.nnt he controlled bytbe Den-
Mordne. ran Into s dynamite trap and,hem peace officers.
was destroyed. The mine owned by the! _
Monlue Colliers' Company, had been GERMANY PAYS THIRTY
- H* operating under protection of a Peder-
I members of tbe striking craft, and court function since June 1.
Denison. Texas. July 14.—W. M
otherwise lemaln on the plants, hut If
these squares are fairly well matured
tbe rain will uot harm the egg* "r tm
The adult weevils will not be drowned
ed Stales Marshall. He ulighled from situation
■etthew wtt)4b« immature citage* of thejtho train dressed la bine JiHh|iers nhd
weevils In well developed squares, but a large hat To several tu-o who np-
if the rain is followtd by warm weaUi-lpruached him be was seen to hand a
er and an abundance of suushlne the letter. II contained bla credentials.
He was not molested by the men. who
left him sluing on :\ station platform
truck. It Is uuderstood be was sent
here to guard the property of the Tex-
hh A Pacific alter receiving u com-
misrlon at .Faria.
Isrcn. Officers on l>ut).
During the time thot the trains
were at the station several cars back-
ed It the (tariori platform with mo-
rtau will assist In s slight way tu nat-
ural control.
Suggestion t* Farmers.
At the present time It Is Impossible
to offer suggestions for the farmers
oper at ions. In a'concrete manner, on
account of the Impossibility of fore-
casting weather conditions for the next
few days, htit to the farmers who are
polsouing, something may lie said.
r_y.
BULLION MARKS ON HER
REPARATIONS DEBT
Uy the United Press
Peris. France, July 14.—The Ger-
many Embassy today ftWUfunced that
80,000,000 gold murks for the July
r< pnrntlor, installment will ls> paid to-
day. I
It Is presumed thP other 2.000,000 f
marks will lie given to the Allies 4a-.
morrow when the full 32.000,000
mirks payment In due.
Moat of today’s payment Is to lie
•made with dollar*. the lfyjjgsssy said.! ----
• I ■ ■■ .1 -ym—tm----—. -----
Two Meetings Postponed.
•I%< : ’ sp
of Com-
_
the Aeronautical Chamber
rnerce of America. “
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Sieved* res Strfca.
•» •»* 4l«*wiW Prase
Houston, Texas, July 14 — Stevedore
employed by the Southern Steamship
Company at Fort Houston. Mid to num-
ber near 1.000 are on strike on the
wage question. Mid Port Department
officials today.
Sympathetic Strike.
By the iimtatri Pres*
Toledo, Ohio, July 14.—In sympathy
with striking railroad shopmen 180
baggage handlers, oilers and common *
laborers and other workmen, consti-
tuting the first shift at the Union Hta-
It was announced here today. The num-jG°n. Q**lt work at noon today. Other
tier Is expected to reach the 500 markj shifts, the strikers declared, will not
before night. j return for work. They said between
uo trouble bag been experienced at 130 and 600 men will he Involved in the
the' Dallas shops. * walk out.
President Out of Patience.
By the United Press
Quiet at Denison.
/
W. R. Dunn, president of the
(Iraysau County Live Stock As-
sociation. makes the following
announcement:
“On account of the death of
Mr. C. C. Morris' little boy.
whose funeral will be held at
Friendship Church Saturday af-
ternoon at 2:30 o'clock, the meet-
ings of the Fair Directors and
the Live Stock Asoelatlon, which
wer^ railed for Saturday, have
been postponed one week.”
Washington. July 14.—Clearly out of prflk^mornlng *hu* ^Ju^ece^ad
.‘•Snt.? t.?ohel"th^"procUMtlon St hitnatlon was perfectly quiet there,
. to Interfere with the malls or Inter- Z[tb no d'**irbaneee n»"to« the night.
I (date commerce, President Hardtng to- Th<' ou v °‘‘‘uw'»jwe wbl^ bore-any
ijday ju-epared to use troops to enforce H'mb""u'p to P°salWe troub‘*
'his orders.
'fif.
— — —•
•.v.iVWS*
R. 6. PINER WAS THREATENED
WHILE IN DENISON FRIDAY MORN
President a
Or ths United Prcu
Busy Man.
Washington', July 14. — President
Harding, with the problems resulting
from two grest strikes on bis shoul-
ders. today sent word to Congress by
Senator Lodge that Republican leaders
there ihust consider all legislative tan-
gle*. |
The President frankly lnfofHwLjMgl
when two men In working garb alight-
ed from an early morning train. Pick-
ets nt once surrounded the men, bnt
fell buck when tbe men handed them
cards They were civil englaoen. .
Sheriff Craig returned to Sherman at
11 o'clock Thursday night when re-
ports were received by him at possible
trouble at the Frisco shape here. Mr.
Craig found everything qnlet. He de-
clared that he was receiving cooper-
ation from a large majority of tho
shopmen hitre In endeavoring to tvtrt
dtstuihaaecs and preventing the
of troop# here or at Denison.
the present stoiniy weather has occur-. .. . ,.
within 24 hoars after your amUcs-11?2 Uo,h l"5' aml cmmU
red within 24 hours after your applica
tiou of (miaou, make another applica-1
tlon as soon as the rain ceases. Do not
wait for the sun to shine or for the
ground to get dry. the boll weevil does
the greater amount of bis damage to
cotton tu wet weather. This means
1 officers were on4'duty at the station
Tbvrvdoj night, it is generally con-
ceded thnl mi endeavor to bring strike
breakers in will meet with the oppo-
sition of strikers, since they have al-
ready sm-cedcd In turning back a
INYESBGATION
OF KIDNAPING
Bjf th+ AntocWwA FhMjf
Mrttico City, July
working under added difficulties hut ftjDU,Bber of lHOn brought here, by meth-
must be done. If this application igjods of peaceful persuasion,
washed off tbe plants within 24 hours
follow It with another.
A Word of Warning.
To farmers who are using calcium
arsennte which does not bear the gov-
ernment's seal of approval, If any are, Station. Officers wereVworking Frl- sihly for a week's rest, Is
a word of warning mav lie anld. Watch day on tin glide clues as to the iden- to lie conducting a personal Investl-
s-lur cotton plants closely. Calcium ar- tlty o, at less, some of the men who ^tton of the kidnaping i.f A. Bruce
■r-irnte eontalnlng a greater amount of, were seen to capture two unknown
water-soluble arsenic peutoxld than the men nffnr abort chase, and place ” '
Despite rumors to the contrary, the
first instance of disorder that has
come to the attention of officers was 1
reported shortly nfter noon Thursday '
R. G. Finer of Sherman, general
agent for the Texas & Pacific, while
In Dea&on Friday morning, was waited
on by a g«oun of men and threatened, j
The report wa • sent out from Dallas |
that be had resigned on acronnt of the
threata, but My.'Finer was railed at!
his office in Sherman Friday afternoon
by The Democrat. He said that he
had not resigned and exported to say1
on the Job. .He said he was accused in1
Denison of doing some w ork in the T. j
IA P. yards there. .Mr. Piner was very!
Irciicent
I fJiaf flii
THREE KILLED
ON R. R, TRACK
AT AMARILLO
Betwrtor in a conference at thp WRlte
House that h<* was tod* busily engaged lug lit
with the rail, and coal strike qnes- j Many of these men who are attempting
tlons to discuss tbe legislative pro- ■ to hold down disorders and meeting
gram.
Troops Move.
tty Iks Attor-ialtd Crete
Rcludiu. Mo., July 13.r—Under seal-
ed orders but with their destination
believed to be Poplar*Bluff. Slo., 220
enlisted men and 10 office's of the
128tb Field Artillery entrained at 8
o'clock, this morning from the Missouri
State Fair grounds, Major F. F. Lo-
gan. an overseas veteran Is In com-
mand.
trains in an effort to prevent any un-
lawful action by a few more aggreslve
members, he said. The general situa-
tion Is still ln good control of the con-
servative and law abiding strikers.
DENllNpT
THO SITUATION
IS VERY TENSE
f?y th* i4»»f»rfof*<J
shout talking, and regretted
is w- thP ,m*“er had alrpa<1> S**1**' Amarillo. Texas. July 14,-The Rock . T . ,, . „
14.-—President nuhlicitr ... next Monday. July 17, at 8 a. m.
puDiiruj. island passenger train from Oklahoma ________
Another Strike Ordered.
By Oiq A9»ot'in*od
Chicago, Ills.. July 14.—A strike call
to the 8,000 stationary firemen, engin-|
leers and oilers employed on railroads
I throughout the United States has been
issued/ Timothy Heaty, International STRIKER8 MEET ALL TRAINS —
jpreshlent of the organization, an- PEOPLE WARNED AWAY FROM
nouneed today. The strike is effectre UNION STATION
The
by persons in the vicinity of the Union Ohn-gon, who Is fit Cuernavneo oaten-) Boh Piner has been with the T. ft rltv rull ovor nIl(j ki||,,,i lhm> uniden-/’aU "!1R ma,lp ln comPllanPe with fhe
— . . . ... n t asm m i>n ’ encnlit enf Aluniiliiin mktuti fa t-Aunrl fk
Strikers Arrested.
government s|ieclfle» may be some-
times used under normal weather cow
riltion* without damage to the cotton
plants hut during warm weather It
may prove disastrous. The first sym-
He is said
them In ems aud harry away In a ln ntunbrons federal anti state officers between Sh< • mrn end Denison
Mcutliward direction from th-' Union ‘ooucetisi with the esse In an effort keen disconthme#temporarily.
was
Station. One of the cars used was *° h1^ the charges fhc.t the former Mr. Piner has beni empung me nearby,
fairly well established Friday, It waa American official staged his own kid- trainjshtcc the strike, tcstioE the air,
said. The accurance took place along , nating **e'
understood p- in SNitW f®r more than 30 years, mpn nbm]t tWl) mjtes east, of the m'e“-t •'eFerenrtum which favored
and Is on* of the best known railroad ,,|ty thls morning at 7 o'clock. The,"a,kont’ Mr' Heo,i' saW'
men in Texas. bodies Were badly mangled aud no ex-
«n«i ys- jMaraVTTE ctss s&rz ^
has tu be moving about the track a
, "■> lime before the accident
coupling the
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Special to The Democrat:
Denison. Texas. July 14.—Although
there were a few disturbance# of a
minor nature on and near the Union
ptoms of burning from these conditions the H. A T. C.. about one block south!
i Springfield, Mo., July 14. —• Three Station platform here early In th#
short lmen who SHl(1 they were striking shop- e™»ing. the fourteenth night of tho
by a farmer,in(in of ,h(, st SflII Franelsco railroad shopmens strike passed qniet-
.... ... ' system on picket duty were arrested ly- 4<0 T*oleuc# were reported Dp to
Pridvv Ihr Wn lokl him he must „ ", “T xn Z 11 «rlv today by Deputy Marshals to‘lay- a«thoHUe. my that
Fridi) Ihr men lokl him he must Barry. Love City, Miss., aged 17 had (>n H g(, of attempting to break Into tllPy kellev# the situation 1# well In
are a slight wilting and discoloration
of the leaves. This Is followed liy de-
lay of the plant tissues, giving the
leaves much the same appearance as If (
they had been subjected to a torch. If , .,llanc.
these symptoms appear you should take
(he matter up with your county agent
Immediately as Ope or two more appli-
cations of the defective poison might
prove fatal to the cotton.
If the calcium arcennfe you arc nslng
mail, G.d not leave the station.
THOUGHT HUSBAND LOVED
er tii* uiiitsd Prew
ARMY TRAIN SEEN
AT CAMP TRAVIS, BUT
NOTHING IS GIVEN OUT
of the t (lion Mtntlon. One of the men JEALOUS WOMAN KILLS
taken was said by one witness to have BOOKKEEPER WHOM SHE
been struck down with the handle of
an umtuelln In the hands of «n ns-
JVhen struck, he fell in a
large mud puddle.
Will Not Tolerate Disorder.
Both mayor J. B. Wilson and Police **• Cttlif ’ July 14 ~“I have
Chief Flank Reece were positive in kiU,Hl tbe oue you Mtv« best,” was the
their statements Friday morning that tla**t' t'outes<dou ma(le hy Mrs. Clara
—. no disorder In Sherman will l.e tni- Phillips to her husband, who told tin;,cording to strike headquarters here a
has stood the government tests and ^ed, and thot any acts sueh as thut potKe loaay- 4 ' j troop train was “spotted4' In Camp!
you have a eony of these- tests, or fif Tlu||)S(lln )lft,,lp (nvesM- Phillips told authorities of the mar- Travis Just before noon today,
jon are sure that n sample from the , , h fh , ., der ot pretty Mr*. Alberta Meadow*,! Army officers In charge of the
supply you have ha. really been tested. I It Z„u 2„1 . **«okkeeper. whose 11 || iT?
there Is no cause of worry. Poison * h f lr * P*1* *° nhtnln evl-
whlch does not contain more than!*®‘*4 „ rhma.u* „«»w, . a1 Mrs. Phillips was arrested lu Tucson, the report.
-seventy-five, one hundredths of one] * ®'*leers Thursday night had Ar|z I ip,,w,tPr
not do it again, and that they were POme into town to buy food. He join
'going to stay Here ami see that he them at Elk City, Okla., Monday, _____
did not. and the Main, which carries ... ■ ■ — ----->-—»•- mPn
he said, aud they were tsrtiml for Tu-
rn men rl, N. M.
about the dead men, he stated.
a reservoir of railroad supplies,
were taken to Jackson
DANKER IS
3y tbe Unll.wS Pi-om*
San Antonio, Texas.
July 14—Ac-!
HHJ . was tfoop’s movement at the corps head- i
touud on a lonely hillside Wednesday, quarters refused to confirm or deny t
The ha"(,•
County Unconfirmed reports yeaterday *f-
Jail bending their trial on a charge ferl,oon wprp tbat several strlkebreak-
Barry knew nothing- o( (HMltelnpt of a UnUed States court pr« wpp* scheduled to arrtv. last
order, these are tbe first arrests of nl*ht and a crowd of from 150 to 200
strikers here since the strike began, "trlkers met eaeb incoming train hut
_____ no workmen appeared.
Poplar Bluff Quiet. About midnight two men, apparently
By the a narrated pren | workmen, got off a northbound pa Men-
Poplar Bluff. Mo., July 14— With iter train and were stopped by tbe #trlk-
State troops guarding every approach ers. They produced credential ahow-
to the properties of the Missouri, Pa- l"g thnt they were civil engineers em-
clfle railroad here, this city was quiet plyoed by the M. K. ft T., and WOT*
'today aud rei>orts that a mob of sever- allowed to go on unmolested,
ini hundred striking shopmen and sym- Early in tbe night on account of ta-
|pntlilzcrs from Roxle, Ark., was march- mense crowds some difficulty waa su-
ing on the town to prevent the opera- countered by local officers in prohibit-
DEPORT MADE
j Reporters are Mug barred from en-S
harm the cotton under any
conditions.
Do Not Plow Wet Ground.
As scop as tbe grAund Is dry enough
to inrmlt. go over your cotton again
with a cultivator, but do not plow
when the ground is wet and do not
plow too deep. One of the reasons for
this plowing 1* that it covers many
squares laving on the gronud. The
temperature of the surface soil Is
higher than the surrounding atmos-
phere and the chances for survival of
immature stages Ln the fallen squares
are reduc’d.
v,Vih hii .h' <>f ’h*-*rlac" "Juy wife dashed Into our house and' training the zone and great secrecy 11' 'h" ’'' v* r T„._ ,(_p ,»
weather ■ brrnian. where i'wsa stated bypterleally comessed to me,” Phil- being employed regarding the army's Statoavlllc, N. C„ July ”
trouble was exi»H-led. They found Hpg gaid Iplana- i Pennliwtrai. I'sslatapt csnbler of tho
everytbluu quiet there. . , slHS Hld ^ wollt shopping with! ‘ Batebow Veterans Meet. XatWnol Bank of Stotesvtlle.
0“---—-—o Mrs. Meadows Wednesday afternoon. I A«,ciate,t r.r,. ,ftonni.ltf.ed suicide by shooting him-
They later d'ove to a secluded’spot,1 Minneapolis, Minn.. July 14.— Two self last night following announce-
where the body was found. My wife minutes of silent tribute to comrades men* yesterday of a shortage of np-
aceused Mrs. Meadows of improper "'bo be beneath the nod overseas mark-, prnxlmnteiy $85,000 In the accounts of
relations with me and beat her to ''d *‘ie opening here today of the two- the cashier. John W. Ouv. Kr.
death with a haimer.” day annual reunion of the Rainbow
Phillips declared he helped his wife division veterans’ association.
wash the blood stains from her clothes ______________
and later 'took
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Brokerage Firm Falls.
... Hy the A*eme{to’ Breee
WV New York. July 14—Failure of the
stis’k brokerage firm of Nast and Com-
pany of Chicago was announced from
the floor of the New York Stock Ex-
ehange today. Samuel Nast Is the
hoard memlmr of the flfin,
TWENTY-FIVE STRIKE
BREAKERS UNLOADED
FROM KATY AT BELLS
Spedal to The Democrat:.,
Denison. Texas. July 14—An
unconfirmed rumor has been re-
ceived here that 25 strike break-
er* were unloaded from tbe
Kaly Flyer, northbound, near
Bella.......}6 miles south of Denl-
son, shortly after noon today.
It is .said that a brakeman took
the strike breakers off, and that
a number of strikers left Denison
on receiving the Information, for
that place. .. .
the car to Pomona, |
w lie re it was tound by the police. .4
He put his wife on an eastern bound
train. Hour after iiour he roamed the
streets and reud of the horrible trag-
edy in the nedlAitapers. Finally he
went to au attorney who Induced him
to tell his story, to a Sheriff. <r i
The deputy left for Tucson today
to bring Mrs. Phillips hack. 8he was
taken, off the train at Tucson on wired
Q-instrartioim from Lo# Angeles, ---
THE WEATHER.
Washington. July 14. — Sher-
man rod vlrtnlty. Friday night
and Saturday partly cloudy.
Loral Temperature. •
There was a range Of 15 de-
grees In local temperatote Thurs-
day, tjie maximum Mug 81 de-
grees and the minimum Mug 06.
THREE YEAR OLD CHILD
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED
PLAYING WITH PISTOL
tii'n of trains were said to tie unfound-
ed after Investigation. It was learn-
ed from a reliable source that the rail-
road lias brought strike breakers into
the city aud plans to resume work to-
day at the shops which have been clos-
ed ns a result of the strike.
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Jjr Mi* Units# l'Prem
Amarillo, Texas. July 14. — While,
playing on the lied with his twq-year-
old brother today, the three year-old
son of C. T. Wln*er, Texas (Ml Com-
pany superintendent, accidentally shot
himself through the heart with his
father's pistol. The. child died In-
stantly. - ,
| The parents of the child were ln the
kitchen when they heard the shot.
More 8trtlte Threats.
By the Associated Press
Chicago. Ills., July 14.—Strike
thrents by maintenance of way employ-
es overshadowed the last ten days by
the shopmen's strike, broke out again
today, bringing tbe rail strike to a
new crisis as It neared the end of Its
second week.
„„ Aircraft Men Ready.
By the A miniated Preu
, Nest York. „ Jul.v~ 14.—One thousand
commissioned aircraft men In aviation
centers throughout the United States
today were ordered held ln readiness
after Postmaster General Work# hod
accepted bf telegraph an offer to aid quiet, and wo have ap
In maintaining mall service made by lleve It wilt be
Ing strikers picketing on tho company’s
grounds, It was reported, but no vio-
lence was shown.
One young man who persisted' in
“roasting” several U. S. Deputy Mar-
shals on the lot, was arreoted and kept
over night by police. It was report-
ed that he was not one of the striker#.
An appeal wa# Issued through the lo-
cal newspaper today by Chief of PoUrb
J. W Russell, and O. F. Mile*, in
charge of the local office of the Coun-
ty Sheriff, for people te stay away
from the Union Station at night a#
ranch as possible during the strike, and
for parents to keep their children at
home at night, according to local au-
thorities here.
„klJCaty SpecUMJAgent Jim Butler said
that several more U. H. Deputy Mar-
shs Is were Imported yesterday after-
noon. but he declined to give th#
number. “No more workmen
been Imported last night or today,” |
said, “and everyth!*
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