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INGREASED EFFORT TODAY - STRIKES BOOSTS COSTS of the World Asscciated Press. News By ESTABLISHED 1870. ONEFIFTH OF QUUTA| ONLY WAY 70 END STRIKES IS REPORTED RAISED Red Cross f)}ive for Members Lagging Considerably Canvassers Add to Pund By Cars On Main Street—Sixth Ward ~ Squad- Workers med—"Flying " to Bezin Its Work, With the case of the Ited Cross drive for 1920 memberships but three and one-fifth of the ubscriptions received, the quota and only | increased effort as today can the city on this drive, of- with the campaign Though the drive | momenturn! there is accomplished hefore can 5 off on nocessary city is rar from its through such beinz exhibited hope to go over ficials connected have announeced. daily gaining still much to he the 16,000 goal be passed. | Tagging Cars Today, the institu- o canvass - for funds—that of tagsing ull ing through the center of Women and voung girls ! stationed themselves at every inter- ing street on Main street and the surrounding streets near City hall and | the South church for the purpose of | coaxing the clusive dollar from auto- | ists. A tag to string is give donates a dollar or Unless a car had one of these cards, | onspicuously displayed on the wind- shield the driver axperienced no small amount of difficulty reaching h destination through the main streets. Traffic officers on all ted | the young canvassers. who | had their parked streets and Main campaign ers made pearance not inniune “tax” as irls kept a witeh on all cars until the driver appeared and then accosted him (o purchase a card. In less than onc hcur after the wirls sent from the ceniral Lartes Mayor Quigley's insurance office of them returned to replenish stock of with $43 collected that short space of- time, | Sixth Ward Workoers. { ChairmansJohh Sullivan h sixth ward izn clected worker: in This tion of securing vars p the city morning a new marked form of sec attiched to cars by | each driver more to the @ who fund. | in posts Those the side hefore the their ap- | from this | faithful i cars on worl were the on street on i r'C out in one her in head( of the T | hed camyy commitice and _estahl Connors drug e corner Hartford avennc North street. The chaivman will in that store from 7 o'clock until 1o receive the reports his tains and their and will make Tis ( for ward Monday Those who have been selected 1o make the canvass of the sixth ward | are: H AMrs. Benjamin Thompson, Mary A. Kelly, Margaret McGrail, J. D. Kin- delan, J. O'Bierne, Mrs. M. T. Crean, Gertrude Murphy, lithel Murph Irene Conlin, Margaret Conlon, Mary Hartney, Anna Curioni, uby Lynch, Irank Bass, Luke Welch, Thomas Crowley, Anna Kiniry, Mary Lynch, Katherine Long. Rita Cooney, Sadie Trwin, Anna Crowley, Mrs. Edward Drew, Mrs. Blake, Mrs. Hunel, Ger- 1d Lesghorn, 1. W. Holmes. Mary ‘mith, Grace Monsees, G. W. Troupe, Kathe Hennessy, Joseph Bennis, Anna Siderofsky, Mrs. W. F. O’'Day, I J. Hyland, Rose Weinberg, Charles Gladden, - Mrs. -John Farr, Anna O'Keefe, . . William Becke Mrs. A, K. William ! J. Geary, Mary Lipman, Miss Gang, C. J: Scanlon. M. 'F. King, Amy Middleton, J.. Lindgren,- Facs scanlon, Daisy Koplowitz, Mvs, O, A Peterson, Katherine McGrail, Mrs, F, Stone, Mary Cusack, Amelin Stone, l2sther Nygren, Elsie Havlowe, Franl J. Cobey, Margaret Rivers, August Heisler, William Green, Katherine Meehan, Tlelen Lawl Philip Black and Frank Sullivan, his the store and be | of cap- he that lieutenants rst report Barker, M Feeney, Flying Squadron” Out. It is expected and hoped that “Fly- | ing Souadron” work Monday the number more pleasin is composed on the drive which is to will do much of subscribers mar The a number of commitiee who have heen assigned with a number of lieutenants to make a house-to-house canvas: different parts of the city. The have heen instructed to visit every in which a 100 per cent fag i hung from the window. Nivs. Ired Porter has been named captain of the area hounded hy West Main street, Rlack avenue, Shuttle Meadow avenue and Arch streets: Miss Mildred Robinson in charge of the terrvitory hetween Arch, Ellis and Maple streets; Miss Corbin, the houses on East street and all east of that street; Miss Palmer DPark, Main, East Main and parts of Fast street; Miss Anna Gauer, Burritt, Broad, Main and parts of West Main street; Stanley IEddy, all north of St Mary's cemetery including Hartford wvenue; A. 8 Odin, Main, Klm and Sexton streets and part of Hartford avenue in that vicinity: Ossian Ben- nett, all west of Black Rock bridge Max Porter in charge of the outskirts of the city at large start its to bring up to a squadron of workers house Rock Yesterday's Report., P. A. who Is directing the publicity work of the campaign in the hsence of Chairman Hervert V. (Continued on Third Page) Case, | those | other matter workers ; Herald “Ads” Mean Better Business S P NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER & 019. —TWELVE PAGES PRICE THREE CENTS. iS FOR CONGRESS TO HAVE DEFINITE MEDIATION BOARD MILLIONS 70 CALL OFF | Characterize All Strikes as “Industrial Barbarism” --- Biames Both Sides. Illinois States Attorney to| Prosecute Amalgamated Clothing Grafters. Chicago, Nov. manufacturers leged to have members of the ing Workers of state’s attorney's Becausc deputies from office. Because number of the fused to talk., named S.—~ubpoenas for 60 of men's clothing al- been vietimized by Amalgamated Cloth- America today wereo GARY DID RIGHT TO TURN DOWN FOSTER office. of alleged {hreats, the state’s attorn of alleged threais manufacturers have re- and the identity in the subpoenas withheld, said Nicholas Michels, sistant state’s attorney in the investigation. After the headqguarters of the union was raided it was announced that the amount manufacturers had paid to have strike: called off or prevent them was $500,000 but, according to the state’s attorney, further examination of the books and pa- pers showed the total amount would be nearly times that amount. The hoolks showed payments were made by clothing firms to “have strikes called in competitors’ plants, My, Michels said. One such entry showed a payment of $300,000 to have a competiting firm wiped out, with other entries showing that that firm in turn suffered by a strike paid for by a third concern. The original | firm now is said to be operating at 19 per cent. of normal hecause of a strike. Mr. Michels asserted he would scek atl least a dozen indict- ment Element of “Revolutionary Radicalism” in Drive Against U, Steel Corporation. is Also Seen S. of was as- | charge of W ing all strikes ashington, Nov. —Characteriz- as “industrial barbar- ism’ and place in this country either for indus- trial despatism the vestigate the sented report N declaring that “there is no or labor despotism roux 1thori senate committee ed to in- steel strike today pre- a covering its hearings both in Washington and in Pittsburgh i crit both the and zing workers and a the employer: Duty Is Upon Congress. The committee’s main conclusion, concurred in by all memlbrers, was that “the public has a right to demand that capital shall not arrogate to itself the rvight to deterraine in its own way those industrial questions and it is the same as to labor, and the duty is upon congress ta provide some way of ad- Jjusting these difficulties.” —— Mediatlon Board Needed. As a permanent preventive of strikes, which the committee concedes, 1re apparently the only way for lubor to secure even its just demands if em- ployers refuse to grant them,” it is recommended that congress autharize the establishment of somesuch media- tion agency with well defined power: as the recently dissolved war labor board. Supernumerary Oflicer Thomas J. ey. . Succeeds Albort Sharpe, ned—Hearing on Wages. Officer named J. the to Sharpe, | pernymeriry Thomas IFeeney was a member of resular police force last P, evening Albert ination becomes The a=wupernume succeed frolman Powers of Agency, “This boarid woukd hava the power f compulsory investigation,” .the re- port adds on this subject, but ‘“nor lo the extent of A just decision of the board would be endorsed by the public. There is good sense enough in the American people to bring about an adjustment of these difficulties whose e effective next Monday new - patrolman was appointed offi- cer shortly before the war. e in the was one of the first men to enlist service, entering the of the Army, and Ethan Allen, Vt. side e time zoin overseas cavalry branch was sent 1o Fort He later spent con- in the South before In France he ctive kervice with a field artillers unit and after the armistice he was sent to Germany with the Army of Occupation. He attended officers’ school in Germany and recom- mended for a commission. The board voted to accept the res nation of Supernumerary Officer Men- del The petition for an increase in alary for the members of the depart- ment was received and the boacid voted to give the committec a hearing on November 21. Routine business, such as signing bills, was the only transacted. Those Signing Report. Committee members who conducted the investigation were fairly unani- mous in the rveport though leaving oben points on which they could not agree. The report was signed by Sen- or Kenyon of lowa, chairman, and Senators Sterling, South Dakota; Phipps, Colorado, republicans, and McKellar, Tenn e, and Walsh, Mas- sachusetts, democrats A. T\ of L. Is Blamed. Treating of the causes of the strike, the committee report expressed the opinien that the walkout was precipi- tated by fhe determination of the American Federation of Labor to or- ganize the steel industry. Wages aro not a factor in the strike, the commit- tee held, being high enough to give no reason for dissatistaction. Hours ot the workers, however, the senators he- lieved are too long. Saw an was Waterbury Has Another Sleeping Sickness Case Waterbury, Nov. S.—Another case of sleeping sickness is under treat- ment one of the hospitals here, it was learned taday. The patient is a little girl, a pupil in one of the local grammar schools. There was one death herc recently from this samo disease. The case reported toda the fifth in several months. Tiwenty six cases of diphtheria have been re- vorted to the health department sinc November 1. Therc have been eral deatls. sces Revolutionary Trend. IPurther behind the strike, the com- mittee found, was massed “a consid- crable element” of revolutionary calism, of which it is said, there question that Willlam Z. Foster, se retary of the general tee, was leader. With Jacob Murgolis, ttorney for the I. W. W. and assist- ant in organizing the strike, Secretary Foster came in for unsparing con- demnation. Despite Foster's partial | disavawal of his former syndicalist doctrines, the committee failed to he convinced that the strike leader has had “a little change of heart” but on the contrary, “he is now in the ful heyday of his power. Workers Had Just Complaint. “The laborers in the steel mills had a just complaint relative to the long hours of service on the part of some of them and the right to have that complaint heard by the company id the committee in summing up i formal findings. “They had the Tight to have repre- sentatives of their own choosing pres- ent grievances to the employers. Some members of the committee believe sev- FELLOWSHIP CLUB. Center Church Ovgan Entertainmel The Fellowship club church held a very successful st evening in the chureh rence T. Hubhard, the well known magician and sleight of hund artis entertained with exhibition of tricks of the black Members of the club also entertained follows: Banjo solo, J. P. Landon: vocal solc Miss Ruth Schade: piana solo, Theron \W. Hart; mandolin and guitar duect, C. G. Pields and J. . Landon, The club invited about 30 member of local Boy Scout troops and there tion Enjoys it ¢ is the Center soctal chapel. an art, was a good delegation at the meeting. | that more friendly relations would be maintained between employ and employe if the representatives who are chosen to present grievances to the employe in the industry and that such repre- sentatives ought not he from outside the industry.” ARRESTED FOR THEFT J. Grace, claiming Hpverhill, Mass., as his home, was arrested this morning by Sergeant Theodore John- son for theft of carpenter’s tools from the factory building being erected hy the .JJ. H. Grozier company at the Corbin Cabinet [.ock company. Sey- eral of the tools were recovered hy the police at local pawn shops and others at the rooming place of Grace. Owners of the tools called at the police station today to identify ' the goods. With the system of working hours in the steel industry, the committee disagreed strongly, eiting as jection thereto to the existence of large numbers of non-English speak- ing workers in the mills who should (Continued on Third Page) Senate Investigators | compulsory arbitration. f s were actually working | one ob- | ALIENS CONNECTED WITH REDS MUST GO i Dept. of JusAti'c‘éfArsksr That Al Guilty Be Deported WORKING FOR REVOLUTION Explosives, Counterfeiting Apparat Bomb Making Machines, Inflamma- tory Litcrature and All Sorts of Guns and Revelvers Arve FFound. Washington, Nov. §—Raids made in nearly a score of cities last night and today by agents of the department of justice were directed chieflly against the ringleaders in the union of Rus- organization de- Attorney workers an today by >almer as the most radieal United States, and as even radical than the Bolsheviki Deportation of the 200 and more men and women arrested has been de- termined upon, and it was sajd it would be the policy of the govern- ment hereafter to seek deportation of ail radical aliens. sian General ih mor scribed in Bombs Also Found. Included among the material and literature seized by government agents In the raids were quantities of articles used in making bombs, a complete counterfeitting plant, a large supply of counterfeit bank notes, thousands of pieces of literature described as of the most inflammatory nature. and { scores of red flags, rifles and revolve gents of the department of ju tice and the bureau of immigration have been collecting evidence in these particular cases for two months, Mr. Palmer said. Practically all of thosee arrested were Russian; Worked for Revolution. e of their investigations, wecording to M. In the cours government agents, Palmer’s announgement, have that the union of Russiun workers condueting an active campaign for “social revolution.” The aliens ar- rested were all leaders in this union, which was described as the worst a anarchistic organization in the coun- | Jts membership numbers more {han 7,000 with many locals, esti- mated by officials to run well: above 109, scaticred throughoutsthe nation. Last night's raids. however, in- cluded only the leaders of the organ- jzation in the following cities: w York, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Detroit, Akron, Youngstown., O., Newark, and Elizabeth, Hartford. Waterbury, New Britain, Bridgeport, New and Seymour. Conn. Of {he activities of members of the wrion of Russian workers Mr. Pal- mer's statement said: Balti- and Haven, Union of Russians. union of Russian workers is 1dical than the Bolsheviki. It was organized in New York in 1907 by a group of.11 men led by William szatow, at present the cl of Petro: . The purpose of the so- ciely was to amalgamate all of the Russian groups in the United States into one organization. With the aid of newspaper and other propaganda the membership of the union of Rus- sian workers grew until at the pre ent time its membership is about 000 and its branches number more than 100, located in the principal cities of the countries. The various locals are for the sole purpose of spreading the doctrine of the organization among the Russian immigrants working in the mines. shops, factories, 1088ing camps and saw mills and other centers of labor, and the propaganda is con- ducted by means of literature and lec- tures as well as through the newspapers. Lecturers are sent out by the executive committee af the roup and cover all parts of the coun Funds of the organization are de- ved from dues, lectures and concerts and the sale of radical literature.” “The cven more organized Plotas to Overthrow Govt. Officials declared that in last night's raids they had found more forms of anarchist propaganda teaching the overthrow of government by violence than in any previous nation-wide rai Apparently, according to officials, the Lussian organization bids fair to sup- plant some of the other radical groups to which more attention has been paid in the past. The announced determi- nation to vid the country of all aliens participating in the spread of doctrine against the government was believed to be an effective means of stopping the growth of the Russian union Seized in the raids last night wa portion of ““constitution” of the Russian society which officials declared was the most inflammatory of any documents vet taken. One section of it said pres- ent society was divided into two op- posing classes. These, it said, were: “The dawntrodden workers and peasants on one side producing by their work all the riches of the world; on the other, the rich people who have grabbed all the riches into their hands.” (s WEATHER. Britain Forecast for New tonight and inity: Cloundy and Sunday. found | Buf- | il Ansonia, | hief of police | raaical | = | | THREE LOCAL MEN CAUGHT ' IN ANTI-BOLSHEVIK NETS, ARE TO BE HELD FOR TRIAL YALE-BROWN GAME Nature of Evidence Against Trio Is Not - Divulged by Federal or City Agents MANY MORE ARE HELD IN CITIES OF STATE | | | I | | | | | of | New Haven, Nov In the first period of the Y Yale Bowl this afternoon team was able to score End second period: Yale H | neither ' 0. Brown 0 Trimble. Receiving Lateral ASS, | [ Skirts Harvard's Left End Touchdown in First Period of Play. Bridgeport, New London, Hartford, Waterbury and§ Ansonia Are Among Other; Places Visited. N Princeton, Nov echoed the stadium with of thirty thousand spectatows Captain Murray of Harvard and Captain Me- Graw of Princeton met in mid-fieid and McGraw correctly called the toss of the coin by Referee Langford. Princeton elected to defend the goal, glving Harvard the kickoff. At 2 o'clock sharp Har off to Princeton’s B rubing fumbled, but The first period seesawed forth until near the close with about 12 yards to go, Princeton red a touchdown when Strubing I made a lateral pass to Trimble who unaided sprinted around Harvard' left end for the first score of the game. The ball was punted ard’s 21 yard line from Strubing kicked the goal. Princeton .7; Harvard 0 End second period: Princeton 7, Harvard Harvard kicks fisld period. of the mem- | A nation-wide movement federal authorities brought a ard kicked vard line. recovered. back and when, ber of that body to this city last eve- ) of | and made | ning and enlisting the Sergeants A, J. Richardson Theodore Johnson, a raid w on i printing establishment at 41 Lafavette street, resulting in the = rest of three alleged agitators and the confiscation of a quantity of alleged radical literature. Federal Agent John J. Kelliher, of Hartford, was in | charge of the raiding. i Three Are Arrested. | The officers took into custody Anton | Szezepanski, of 991 Stanley street, | the alleged proprietor of the printing | establishment; Annina Nazarchuk, of 124 Beaver street, and Michael Pro- honchuk, of 105 Broad street. epanski is 34 vears old and a native Austria. He is married and con- ducted a store in connect printing e~tablishment where the coup was made. He has been in the United States for 18 yea Nazar- | chuk is 27 years old and is single. He lived at the above address until a | | short time ago when he moved to ! | Bristol. Prohonchuk vears old 4 and single and is a stone cutter by | trade.. He has heen in the United | States for five vears. Must Stand Trizl. accused were police station this morning each was interrogated | | separately by Agent Kelliher. At tho | conclusion of the questioning of the | sen, it was announced that they | would be taken to Hartford for trial, services out to which Score: Harv- goal in third Szez- LOOKS LIKE DRY OHI0 Complete Returns From Majority of Amendment is Ratified. s 28 o Columbus, Nov. 8.—Complete cial returns from 7 of the 88 ties and complete unofficial from the remaining 15 countries, with the exception of 7 missing in two drys counties compiled shortly before noon today at the office of the secretar; of state gave the drys a majority of $50 in favor of ratification of the federal prohibition cells | and locked in last night The the at le-Brown game at the For point | Counties Indicates That Prohibition offi- coun- returns precincts WITHDRAW ORDERT STRIKE COURT $A Judge Anderson Issues Mands Against Mine Workers’ Unio GIVEN UNTIL TUESDAY AT Attorney for Union Fights Vainly Present Arguments on the Right Strike—Cancellation Must Be Issy by November 11. Indianapolis, Mine Wor Nov. S$.—The Uni ers of America were tog the men to whi ordered withdraw strike arf | under L 400,000 November 1 The sued by Judge A TAE quit w mandate was 3. Anderson of court after a hearing] the union attorney fought for a chance to present ar| on the right to strike. Given Until Tuesda; unjon was given until Novd ber 11 at 6 p. m. to issue the cang lation. This date was selected beeca so many defendants were absent. union attorneys explainer the tees must be summoned by telegry from many parts of the couniry to sue the cancellation order. The attorneys announced that P dent Lewis and Secretary Green of union purposed obeving the court der but that they could not speak their fellow official YALE BEATS HARVARD Both Varsity and Freshman O Country Runners Better Than TH Crimson Rivals. New Haven, Nov. 8.—VYale t defeated Harvard in cross coun running today, the varsity team ing 62 to 16 points, and the freshi beating the Harvard youngsters to 22. The varsity running was o Yale’s course of approximatuly miles in length. This was the # meet for a Yale freshman team. In the varsity race Captain R| of Yale was first in 33 minutes, 36 seconds. In the freshman Campell of Yale w 22 minutes, 21 1-5 and a half miles distriet which iantly ments The race Capi home first| conds of three GREAT GALE IN SPAIN. Nov. 7.—A gale Spain last night. T ships were driven ashore at C while Malagn was partly inundi as a result of high water. Great di age was caused at Cordova Madrid, throughout amendment. indicating that the government has | secured sufficient evidence against Ihu‘ EAR OLD CH[LD G | men to take further action. '7 Y | No information was available today | | regarding the nature of the literatur | secured in the raid last night. The | | officers at the local detective bureau | statea today that under suspicion for ing agitators. the men have been | some time as be- | %LEASES RENEWED IN CITY HALL OFFICES ‘Wilson Co. Will Pay $ 10 Caught in Hartford. Hartford, Nov. 8.—More than 40 men are being held by the federal authorities in this city on suspicion of being Bolshevists, disciples of direct action and undesirable aliens subject to deportation. The men were taken | in raids by government agents in sev- eral Connecticut cities last pight, in- cluding Hartford Officers visited 54 Mar this morning and found a leged radical propagand: and a red flag. William T. Hazen special agent in charge of the Con- necticut bureau of investigation of the department of justice, said today that hearings for the alleged radicals would be held here and in New Hav- { en. | = i 17 Caught in Ansonia. ) Ansonia, Nov. 8.—Seventeen of the | men who wer ed last night by { federal agents and local police as al- | Jeged radicals, were taken to Hart- | ferd shortly before noon today. Three ’ 2,200 Per Year | for First Year—Price Then Jumps. hall commission met last act upon several leases for the city hall. The Wilson said it would remodel cer- tain windows in its office providing the city would grant it a three year lease starting in April when its pres- ent lease expires. The commission voted to grant them o, three year lease at the following rates: $2,200 for the first year starting this April, $2,300 for the second vear and $2,400 for the third year with an option for two years more at $2,500 a vear A lease for the offices of ford, Kirkham and Camp was also considered and will be fixed late , The New Britain Gas company renewed its lease at its location | s city hall building for a two vear pe feleral men accompanied the prison- i j,q at an annual rental of $3,600 | ers, the trip being made in & motor | ieaingt $2,640 a vear previous. Local { freight truck. The truck was COV-|iongumers of gas can look for an- ered With canvass. Two of the pris-@ ;ther increase in rates to make oners whose names are given as La- | g0, tne rental increase, if the | gun #na Jonn Cherniski, were hand- | company can be compared to | cuffed together. The rest of the men | ciongarg Oil in that | were pundled into the truck together | 5 The contract for the painting of the with the literature and other things | cyterior of city hall building has been | seized By the authorities. |1let to ¥. B. Manning who will com- mence work at once. SCORN U. S, CITIZENSHIP Waterbury Say The city night to offices in company ot sireet lot of al- literature 1 Hunger- arry respect. in New London. Nov. 8, As the re- <ult of a raid by federal officers as- sisted by local police Friday night, one alleged radical was arrested and considerable quantity of alleged literature seized here. | Reds has not vet Raid New rondon, ! Radicals Arrested a i treasonable The search for heen competed. i | | They Are Not Citizens and Don't Want to Be. Bol- herc Nov. 8.—Alleged { Waterbury, { anarchists pwo in Bridgeport. Bridgepoit, Nov. 8.—Two men, gi ing the nanes of Antone Df‘.nu\n'o(f‘ and Nick yalchulk, arrested here last | | night by a:partment of justice agents | in the government crusade against the radical element, were held in $5.- | 000 bonds ip court today. They will | be given n fyrther hearing next Fri- day. { shevists and arrested stated it learned, citizens of the not want to uLe, They been selling stock in = company in hopes of buying a boat to get out of the country on. They claim, it is learned, that they want passporfs and can't get them. They | | ! IS last night, under mination is they were not T'nited S sa; mship PENN SCORES. New York, Nov. 8.—End second period: Dartmduth 7, I’enns)'l\'anml i Iy joke about it. The local police are holding six men here awalting in- structions from federal officers. has | take their arrest lightly and frequent- . ROUND TO DEATH UNDER WHEELS OF EAST MAIN ST. Terrible Accident At Cory and Smal is Lif] of Laurel Streets—Victim Michael Fertuna. Michael Fortuna, the old son of Mr. and Mrs. tuna, of 51 Laurel street, rible death about 1 o’clock afternoon near the corner of Sma) and Laurel when he struck and run over by an east-bo trolley car leaving tho center at J o'clock The car vas in charge| iMotorman William Radune and ( ductor (‘harles Olson Body Badly Mangled. The body of the victim was horr being disemboweled, i death v instantaned Motorman tadune, of the accident to Med H. A. Elcock, the, 4| another boy, was at Laurel street. The Fark the street and @s| got about half-way between the:id and the trolley track he stopped a4 moment and then, despite the cl ing of the car bell, began tp W ackward track. Mo man 1 was unablg check the boy bumper. the road the car sever Antoni F met a | o streets of mutilated, cating that According report aminer child, corner boy as his with of ran across he lie hefore toward adund the said ear been struck body by front dragged along about 20 fe before brought full stop. Conductor Olson ing at the hox brakes being applied was et to a said he was wd when he felt The only of witness to the tragic affair was a 1§ girl named Mary Karbonik, who 1 near by Dr fare M. Cooley Summoned. Dr. C. M. Cooley was summonei attend the ehild, but upon his arr he found the child was dead and immediately summoned the med| examiner 1 I was 1) and as the dewalk traffic, sreeted C owd tracted 1« b to it t] was mit a remc the 1 of that tion eves. Conductor Olson stated that the was traveling at a slow rate of sp at the time of the accident, as power had just been shut down | allow an employe of the company 9 lives near the scene to alight fif the car.

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