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7 ARE SENT TO DEATH BY 0PENSW1TCH Seventy-five Others Injured When Express, Running at Full Speed, Leaves Philadelphia and Reading Tracks. M IS T A K EOTOPERATOR CRy Associated Press) ATLANTIC CIT,Y, July 3. An open switch sent seven persons to their deaths and injured 75 others, about half of them seriously, early today when the Camden-Atlantic City night express on the Philadelphia and Reading railroad, running at full speed, I'.tt the rails at a curve at Winslow junction and rolled down an embankment. The dead and injured were mostly from South Jersey Point or from Philadelphia and vicinity. Nearly all the injured were removed to thi3 city. John E. DeWalt, an operator who has been in the service of the company for 24 years, is in a state of collapse at his home at Hamilton, N. J. He is under the surveillance of the state police. Walter Westcott. engineer of the express, is dead. He was killed instantly beneath the wreck of the locomotive. Explains Accident A statement issued by Vice President Charles H. Ewing. of the Reading line, said that the tower man had set the switch for the movement of the train to the Cape May track of the road, seemingly of the belief that a train of empty coaches which had previously passed was the express. The signal displayed apparently was not observed by the engineer of the express and took the curve at full speed. A searching investigation of the accident is being made by the company in conjunction with the interstate commerce commission and the New Jersey board of utilities. The identified dead are: Walter Westcott, engineer; William Soudera, fireman; Sol. Worth, of Mays Landing, N. J., a passenger. The fact that the train was composed of solid steel . coaches probably kept the death list down. A relief train bearing the injured reached Atlantic City about 6 a. m., but it could not be definitely learned how many persons it carried. Two of the injured, whose names have not been learned, died on the way to this city. Cordons of police had been thrown around the station and every available taxicab was commandeered to rush them to the hospital. Describes Scene Dr. Lipschultz, one of the first physicians on the scene, who arrived here exhausted after working among the survivors, said: "When I went inside I heard no screams at first. Many were moaning and there were many women with young children jammed down in the wreckage. I went to those who ap peared worst injured and asked them; questions, trying to find those who required emergency attention first. They j appeared dazed. Then in a twinkling! t!- scene was changed. The first c uui tv noa uicr aim iuii realization or what had happened seemed to dawn on them. With the other physicians I tried to give all aid possible. The scene was terrible in the fitful flashes of light that filtered through the windows from automobiles that parked above. I found Mace, whom I believe is the conductor, with a hie hoio i - ,, ... . punched in his head. That is all I can remember in detail now." Another Description Georgia Pacywerler, of this city, one of the survivors, gave the following description: "Everything was going along smoothly when suddenly, there came a peculiar, dizzy careening of the front of the train and next thing I knew we were scrambling and fighting below in total uamness. i ramiea men and u was I not until I was lifted clear by somebody and was in an automobile above the cut lhat I realized just what had happened." she said, "when the relier train pulled into the- station a,t 4:40 o'clock this" morning. "It was sickening and I turned my head away. In a 6hort time there were crowds of men about the pilea up cars below us and automobiles started to arrive and they turned their .headlights and flashlights down on the wreckage so that the rescuers could work. I was taken away then and saw no more of it." Others of the survivors told of the heroism of a man whose initials were given as "J. T. L." His name could not be learned. He was caught between two seats, with three dead on top of him. Although one arm was ripped off and he was otherwise terribly injured, he shouted directions. to rescuers how to get Inside with the least trouble through wreckage, to the dead and injured pinioned beneath the jumble of interior fittings. He lived but a few minutes after he had been lifted clear. New Salt For Divorce Filed By Roscoe Stanford Marital troubles of Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Stanford, in the public eye for the last two years, came to the front once more Monday with the filing of a new suit for divorce by Roscoe Stanford against Maude Stanford. Abandonment is alleged in the complaint The Stanfords were married April 19, 1896, and separated June 30, 1920, the complaint states. They have three children, Edna, India and Dorothy . May. This is the second action for divorce filed by the couple. The first, filed by Mrs. Stanford, In January, 1921, was dismissed by the court in October of that year. Motion for a new trial was filed at that time, but was overruled by the court.

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cs Bme for failure to avert the rail SePhoIritVby,fev,n InPer' ?1halrma5 iculUos and averne wXout PLAN FOR LIMITATION OF EUROPEAN ARMIES SUBMITTED TO LEAGUE By WEBB MILLER (United Press Staff Correspondent PARIS, July 3. Plan for the limitation of European armies was submitted to the disarmament commission of the League of Nations by Lord Escher of England today." Lord Escher's scheme proposed that the armies be trimmed to the follow- ; ing figures: France, 150,000; Poland and Italy, 120,000; England, Greece, Rumania, Jugo-Slavia, Spain and Czechoslovakia. 90,000; and Belgium and Switzerland, 60,000. OHIO LEGISLATURE CONSIDERS BONUS fBy rnited Press) I COLUMBUS, Ohio. July 3. General ! assembly convened here today to consider the supplemental soldier bonus amendment to the state constitution. Possibility that some other method of raising the money requisite to paying off the adjusted compensation to war veterans, however, loomed as the state solons gathered. State Auditor Tracey made an eleventh hour proposal that the short. age of bonus funds be appropriated from the general revenue fund, which, he said, was adequate to care for th needs of the veterans who did not get in on the $25,000,000 obtained by a state bond issue. Tracy is is a member of the sinking fund commission which reported to Governor Davis that the $25,000,000 would be insufficient to pay the soldier debt. Other members of the commission declared he had not proposed such method in their presence. The assembly was to convene at 10 o'clock .. Weather Forecast FOR RICHMOND AND VICINITY By W. E Moore Clearing and continued cooler tonight. Tuesday generally ' fair and warmer in the afternoon. - - Somewhat cloudy and. continued so until late tonight or Tuesday, followed by fair weather as a sofnl over the southern states moves out to Atlantic ocean. Temperatures will begin, to rise Tuesday and continue still warmer Wednesday. ' Temperatures. Maximum .79 Minimum - 70 I Noon ...'....: 6S Weather conditions A cool wave is over the lake region and under its influence the 'hot spell is broken as far south as Tennessee. Another hot wave is developing over the northwest where the temperatures are 94 degrees at Boise City, Idaho, Sunday; 86 degrees at Medicine Hat; 96 degrees at Portland, Ore., and at Spokane, Wash., while over the lake regions the maximum temperatures range from 70 degrees to 7C degrees. Light showers occurred over Indiana Sunday e.Tj-ept over the southern portion, where rainfall was heavy. Rainfall. Evansville, Ind 1 44-100 Oklahoma City 1 74-100 Wichita, Kan. .1 46-100 Vicksburg, Miss 1 6-100 Freeport, La 1 36-100 Fort Worth. Tex 1 28-100 Pittsburg, Pa 1 28-100 The heaviest rains fell over the southern and eastern states. Generally fair weather prevailed in the northwest. For Indiana, by the United States Weather Bureau Fair and somewhat cooler tonight preceded by rain Southeast portion; Tuesday fair with rising temperature. Paid Circulation Saturday, was 11,647

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DEADLOCKED, COAL CONFERENCE ADJOURNS; STILL HOPING FOR BASIS OF SETTLEMENT

(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, July 3. Deadlocked over a basis of negotiating a settlement of the bituminous coal strike the conference of coal operators and union mine workers' officials accepted the suggestion of government representatives today and adjourned until next Monday. When the adjournment was taken at 12:10 o'clock, after two joint sessions and an intermediate separate session of operators and miners. Secretarv Davis, a government, representative, said that nn rocmt hn kn

reached or committees appointed toJaJnd 5hat they resulted practically continue discussion in the meantime j flxln of national wage scales and no specific program arranged for "y I,hnois- Ohio, Indiana and western the future although manv different Penisylvania- without regard to dif

plans had been proposed Asked as to the indications for a successful ultimate outcome of the onference which, ajembled Saturday at the request of Psident Harding, Mr. Davis said with the agreement of Secretary .Hoover the other government representative that "as long as we hold them together there is hope." The government, so far as could be iT-. i- ProPfwnicn nas been in progress since April 1, but there is a belief in some quarters that when the conference reassembled Monday President Harding, who will then have returned from his Ohio trip, will lay a government proposal before the conference. . The adjournment, it was said in government circles, will allow both operator and miners an opportunity to talk with their colleagues In the final discussion. John L. Lewis, of the mine workers, will remain in Washington, and it is considered likely that Alfred M. Ogle,, president of the NaMAINTENANCE OF WAY STRIKE DEPENDS UPON CANVASS BEING TAKEN (By Associated Press) DETROIT, July 3: Whether the wide railroad strike would spread to the maintenance of; way workers, numbering some 450,000, depended today upon the canvass of a strike vote begun by grand lodge officers' of the United Brothernood of Maintenance of Way employes and railway shop laborers. Checking of the vote began at brotherhood headquarters here this morning. ' E. F. Grable, grand president of the brotherhood, announced that if a majority of two-thirds to three-fourths of the vote is found to favor a strike, the men will be ordered out. Grable declared that although 280,000 of the 450,000 maintenance of way men employed on the American rail "ne? 'e affiliated with the brother hood, the 170,000 non-union workers have been given opportunity to vote and tnelr wish, as expressed by the ballots being canvassed today, will be considered with those of the brother hood members. Order Withheld" A etrlke order was withheld by Pres-; Ident Grable following a hearing be-! fore the labor board in Chicago. At that time the brotherhood head de clared certain concessions had been given and all workers were urged to remain at work pending a meeting of the grand lodge officers. Reports received here indicate that approximate ly '5,ooo maintenance of way men already have gone out. If these reports are correct, Grable declared, their action was due to two reasons: first, because of a misunderstanding, and secondly because they are in sympathy with the shop craft workers. Strike orders have been prepared at the . brotherhood headquarters, addressed to 2,700 local unions throughout the country. Should the canvass of the vote today show the majority considered necessary by President Grable, the messages will be dispatched immediately calling out every member of the organization except those necessary for public safety. "If we find after going over these ballots that from two-thirds to threefourths of the maintenance of way men have voted in favor of the strike, the vote will be considered by the executive board as mandatory, and it will then become my duty, as president of the brotherhood, to sanction the strike,? Grable said.

A.VD SIX-TELEGRAM IND., MONDAY EVENING, to Stop Shopmen's Strike with board. tional Coal association and head of the operators, will do likewise. Secretaries" Hoover and Davis, who attended yesterday's session, announced that the operators first voted down the miner's proposal for a central competitive field conference and the latter immediately recorded their opposition to the operator's proposal for independent wage conferences in each district. In argument against the central mpexiuye neia wage negotiations, I the operators were said to have main-irieiii.-e ui living costs, mining conaitions and transportation facilities in outlying competing districts. The miners, through. John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, were said to have-countereds,with theassertion that operators in outlying districts could not and would not settle until they knew what wage conditions their competitors might obtain. . WILL URGE VISITORS TO JOIN IN PATRIOTIC ACTIVITIES TUESDAY With a program of activities that will attract personsvfrom all districts around Richmond, as well as the citizens of the city, the Richmond Fourth of July celebration committee is ready lto launch one of the largest patriotic celebrations in the history of the city I starting Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock in Glen Miller park, Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock Mayor L. A.. Handley will give tho opening address with a welcome to the visitors who will throng the city Every person who comes to Richmond for the celebration will be urged to share in the patriotic observance. After an extensive advertising campaign, by which thousands were informed of Richmond's celebration, the committee in charge has brought the preliminaries to a close and is ready to entertain the large crowds expected to come. The climax of the day's entertain ment will be an outdoor motion pic ture show and a fireworks disnlav nl

skyrockets, beautiful fountains, nara chutes, Roman candles, feature displays and-some complicated types of pyrotechnics. The display will come to a close with a big set-piece with the words "Good Night." Since the Pennsylvania railroad has withdrawn its activities, which were to have been held in Exhibition park previous to the opening of the program in Glen Miller park, every attraction of the day will be held in Glen park. The revised program for the day lunows: Glen Miller Park. 9:00 a.m. Tennis tournament (Men's doubles). Ollie Otten, Benjamin Ball and Ewin Rose, commanding. Horse shoe pitching, Edward Sweet, chairman. 1:30 p. m. Playground Field Meet (Roosevelt Field), open to all children of the city; Ralph Eades, chairman. 2:30 p. m Patriotic Exercises (Chautauqua grove). 1. Address of Welcome, Mayor L. A. Handley. 2. Declaration of Independence, Commander N. A. Powell, of the American Legion. 3. Greeting of new Citizens, Major Paul Comstock. citizens. 5. Singing, Star Spangled Banner. This port of the program will be presented under direction of D. A. R. 3:00 p m. Bicycle races, open to all boys of the city (Roosevelt Field). Drill by Eagles' degree team, (Roosevelt Field). Baseball game. Indianapolis Gloves vs. Richmond Caskets. 3:30 p. m. Baseball. 4:30 p.m. Greased pig race (Roosevelt Field). Greased pole climb. Both open to every boy In the city (Continued on Page Twelve)

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JULY S, 1922. FINAL ATTACK ON FORTS OF miSH REBELS Heavy Fighting in Sackville Street, Which is Swept by Machine Gun Fire Return ! Fire Feeble. CROWD BRAVES BULLETS BULLETIN DUBLIN. July 3. The battle in the Sackville streetrea is still raging at this hour, late i is afternoon. TLe insurgents are responding vigorously to the machine gun bombardment. BULLETIN LONDON, July 3. No word regard ing the developments of the fighting in Dublin has reached London since the receipt of the messages filed at 11 o'clock at which time the national troops were directing an intense machine gun fire against the positions occupied by the Republicans in Sackville street. The provisional government's censorship is assumed to be the cause of the delay. (By Associated Press DUBLIN, July 3. The final assault on the positions held by the Republicans in Sackville street was begun at 9 o'clock this morning and still was continuing nearly an hour later. The other areas held by the insurgents in various parts of this city were occupied by the Free States during the night. Heavy fighting is going on in Sackville street, which is swept by machine gun fire. The national army forces are operating from O'Connel bridge to the Parnell monument. The return fire of the insurgents is feeble. The machine gunners are maintaining a devastating fire against the front of the buildings, particularly pressing the attack on Hanman's hotel, where Eamon De Valera is believed to be holding out following his flight from the Gresham hotel. Despite the great danger from stray bullets a large crowd Is watching the fight from a distance. ' The casualties in Sunday's fighting in uuniin were 11 killed wounded. Task Difficult It is generally believed the ask of clearing the Republicans out of the Sackville street area will prove extremely difficult and involve heavy property damage, particularly In view of the report that they are commanded by such experienced fighters and "die hards" as Eamon DeValera, Cathal Brughs (Charles Burgess), Austin Stack and Oscar Traynor. Details of the operations of the national corps as revealed in the latest official communiques are regarded as pointing to impaired morale on the! part of the irregulars and to the rapid ; crumbling of their defense when seriously attacked. The tactics of the provisional government's military leaders ln first cleaning out the insurgents' outposts resulted in confining the irregulars to positions in the narrow area consisting of part of Sackville street, part of Parnell Square, into which Sackville street runs, and Marlborough street, which parellels Sackville and Is over looked by the hotels and other building.8 on the latter thoroughfare in " I .u:v. .u . .... . ...7 V t "V" Iorces'01 e "regulars with which the Free Staters dislodged nail reran t c aa hp nA 6 ui" w iiuiuu c ii il I.. i rp r n n rv the insurgents caused surprise, Machine Gun Fire. Yesterday's operations in most cases were carried out by the use of armored cars and intense machine gun fire. Apparently only in one case was artillery brought into action, and that was the attack on Morel's hotel in Talbot Btreet. The wiping out of this hornet's nest relieved considerably the difficulties confronting pedestrians in the center of the city and reopened the main approach to the Great Northern railwav station and the Central Telegraph office , in Aimes street, nearby. Clearing out of the outposts ln the neighborhood of Harcourt street and ?iet'ue"s ween was accomplished by e and machine gun fire. The attack on the stronghold in Harcourt Terrace was particularly dashing. The free staters drove up suddenly in armored cars and opened a fierce fire on the Republicans. The return volley was scattering and the national troops promptly stormed the place, capturing J in a single rush the whole party of J defenders, numbering 30 Displayed Resource. The capture of the Swan Hotel in York street, was a more difficult operation. In this engagement the Republicans displayed considerable resource, all managing to escape except three who were wounded. The attack was made by an armored and a small force of Free Staters quartered in an undertaker's establishment nearby. The Republicans, who were strongly entrenched, had hung a horseshoe outside a window. They declared their luck would last as long as the horseshoe ' remained. Most of the defenders were mere boys and their pluck and dare deviltry won warm admiration from their imperilled non-combat-ent neighbors as well as from the attackers. During the night the stronghold of the irregularas in the Sackville street area was heavily bombarded and before today's attack began the general belief was that the hostilities would draw rapidly toward a conclusion.

Damage of $4,000,000 Caused By Lightning (By United Press) BALTIMORE, Md.. July 3. Damage estimated today at $4,000,000 was caused when lightning struck a grain elevator of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at Locust Point last night. Three firemen were slightly injured. Although the elevator was drenched in a rain, it immediatedy burst into flames. t

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A. Car Men's Chief 3 fT vt 'xifeiAi-Uisf' . &Z (M1, Martin F. Ryan Martin F. Ryan, general president of the Railway Car Men's union, is one of the principal figures in the railroad strike which went into effect Saturday. STRIKEBREAKERS HERE FOR WORK AT PENNSY; NO DEMONSTRATION Strikebreakers arrived at the local Pennsylvania yards Monday. The number could not be ascertained, but it is reported that about 50 workers came in Monday and another group preceded it Sunday. The new workmen are being maintained in the commissary department at the railway shops and are not permitted to leave the yards. It was said Monday that preparations were being made for board and lodging for at least 300 workera. More strikebreakers are expected. A large crowd, estimated at about 1,000 people, witnessed the advent of

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j in the Richmond yards Monday morn ing. There was no evidence of violence, however, and the work at the shops has continued without disturbance. Relieve Provisionary Help. Superintendent Higgenbottom said the arrival of the workers had made it possible to relieve the supervisionary workers who had to be pressed into service when the strike broke. He stated that there was no douht that work would continue as it always naa, ana tnat soon a sufficient forre would be on the job and that the heavy repairs could be made as before. He said that at the present time only the light repair work was being done. The yards are being picketed by the striking workers, but no effort has been reported to keep any one off the company's property. Mr. Higgenbottom stated that the doors had not been closed to the strikers and that they were at liberty to return to work at any time. Soldiers Attract Attention A small body of soldiers who are camped at the Glen Miller stockyards, attracted some attention amonir th 1 strikers when they arrived in two! j large armv trucks Mond.iv rge army trucks Mondav mornintr Investigation disclosed that they were merely part of a detachment sent out from Ft. Harrison with some 36 head ui poio pomes ana were enroute to i oiumbus, Ohio. There are 22 men in the outfit and they are under the command of Capt. H. K. Coulter. The detachment will maintain camp at the stockyards Monday night and move on Tuesday morning. KUKLUX CLANSMEN VISIT MILTON CHURCH (Special to The Palladium) MILTON, Ind., July 3 Soon after the beginning of the Sunday morning service of the Christian church in the Odd Fellows hall, the congregation was startled by the appearance in the aisle of 10 men in white robes Tho RPCnnfl rr& fr -r r Aw. ican flag. They stood in front of the pulpit while Rev. McCormick read the letter handed him by one of the band The letter contained $100. After Rev. McCormick thanked them for their gift and the encouragement it conveyed to him, they knelt in silent prayer and then quickly marched from the church. They came in two fine sedans, and two stood by the machines while the 10 were in the church. The letter follows: "July 2, 1922. "Milton Christian Church: "We, the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, believing in the upholding of the constitution of the United States, the tenets of the Christian religion, separation of church and state, white supremacy, the prevention , of the j causes of mob violence and lynching, and just laws and liberty, hand . you ' herewith as a token of our apprecia-j uon or tne good work you are doing the sum of $100, to go toward the building of a new church. "Provisional Klan of Milton and Cambridge City." r NO ISSUE ON FOURTH In conformity with an established custom, The Palladium will not be printed on the Fourth of July, next Tuesday, in order that the entire personnel may join in the patriotic observance of the day.

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RAIL STRIKERS OUTLAWED BY LABOR BOARD Both Shop M en and Board Standing Pat Report Walkout Complete Urge New Workers Form Union. WATCH TOLEDO VOTE (By Associated Press) CHICAGO July 3.-r-With the striking railroad shopmen formally outlawed by the United States railroad labor board both the strikers and the road were standing pat all over , the country in an unyielding position today. Headquarters of the shopmen here reported a complete walkout so far as their reports were concerned. Most of the roads in the absence of details on the situation declined ,to make any statement. Interest in the strike concentrated mainly in Detroit where the United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Rail employes and laborers were to decide today whether they would cast their lot with the six striking shop unions. E. F. Grable, president of the Brotherhood agreed with the labor board last Friday to "use his influence" to prevent a strike. Last night, he said, however, if the vote was in such proportion as to call for a strike it would be his duty to call one. Meanwhile light dusturbance cropped out in Parry, la., near the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul roundhouse. The vote will "be counted July 24 at the offices of the Sailors Union of the Great Lakes and at the office of Marine Cooks and Stewards of the Marine Fireman, Oilers and Water Tenders union at Buffalo. Unions Outlawed The six railway shopcraft unions which went on strike Saturday were outlawed by the labor board. In a formal resolution the board declared that the unions by their action forfeited all rights before the board as railway employes, and that new organizations of shopmen taking the strikers' jobs should be formed to represent the shopmen at disputes before the board. The board requested employes remaining In the service and carriers to take steps immdiately to form organizations for the purpose of representing the shopmen before the board. The resolution formallv drlarprt that the striking chopmen are no longer employes of any railroad, and therefore without jurisdiction of the board are subject to the application of the transportation act. Although applying directly to the shopmen at this time the board also said that if the maintenance of way men, signalmen, stationary firemen, and oilers and clerks joined the walkout they would be relegated to the same poeition as the shopmen. Claims Differ Claims on the completeness and effectiveness of the shopmen's strike ""cu aLLviuiug io " ice sources. Union officials asserted that the walkout was virtually 100 per cent and would seriously hamper railroad operations. Railway executives tentatively fixed 90 per cent as the maximum number out. ,In some rail centers plans were in preparation for replacing slrikers with workers under open shop arrangements and the New York Central railroad inserted quarter page advertisements in Chicago newspapers. Passenger traffic since the strike began is reported by the roads to have been exceptionally heavv owinr to nrr. holiday travel, tourists and vacationists. The United States railroad labor board, which failed to forestall the walkout, merely marked time pending further developments. -Insert Advertisements The New .York Central advertisements said: "Mechanics and Helpers Wanted On account of the action of a number of our shop and engine house emplores. who left the service in defiance of tne cmtea btates labor board, the New, York Central is in need of: machinists and helpers; boilermakers and helpers; pipe fitters and helpers; electricians and helpers; tank repairers and helpers; boiler washers qualified car repair men, and inspectors. - "Board and sanitary housing will be furnished, and ample police protection provided at all times. "The United States labor board directs that all men taking the place cf strikers are to understand they will not h A rnnciriararl ei.itA .

. . ei.AiivrT-uicaA.eib B-uu will be protected in their positions, ' and considered as doing a public good. "Wages: Standard as directed by the United States labor board." Officials Take Places Officials of the mechanical department of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas railway at Parsons, Kas., yesterday 'took off their coats and went to work in the roundhouse. Motive power superintendents and mechanical department heads worked as repairers under direction of the shop foremen. Officials and clerks also took places of striking shopmen in the St. Lonia district. It was reported there late last night that striking Pennsylvania shop men had asked to be reinstated, fearing they would lose seniority and pension rights, but the report could not beverified. Advices f the first impairment oi train service came from Corbin, Ky., where it was said lack of motive equipment has forestalled the movement of 2,400 cars of coal. AJ least one passenger train was delayed for more than an hour, it was learned. Shopmen of the Michigan Central who walked out at Jackson, Mich., have been given until July 15 to return, according to a notice posted by the company. Unless the men com back. General Manager Shearer, of Detroit, is quoted as saying that the railroad probably will close down pcrmanntly a large part of the shopa la (Continued on Page Twelve)

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