Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 200, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 September 1918 — SMOKES IN PONDER PLANT [ARTICLE]

SMOKES IN PONDER PLANT

Negro is Xeld to Grand Jury ort Charge of Violating Babot- ' " age Act. • ► Newark, N. J.—John J. Mason, a negro employed by the Du Pont Powder*works at Parlfn, N. J„ was locked up to await action by the federal grand jury on the charge of violating the sabotage act. Mason’s offense consisted of lighting a match and smoking a cigarette tn the ether room of the powder plant The complaint against him alleges he took the risk of interfering with war work by furthering the chances of an explosion. No mention was made of what might have happened to Mason.