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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATllU) AY, NOVEMBER 18. 190a
BUSINESS MEN AND
Wkat a Committee ef Wtmsa Ltarasd by
Calling ta lirai.
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MRS. CRAIGHEAD WRITES CRISP REPORT
air On Maa Aam All Visited
Kaew of Prlaters Troable, '
hat Jobber I'lllormlf Oa-
4ti connection with the lockout of tho
Omaha Job printer by firms belonging to
the. Typothetae, a committee from the
Ahftmo auxiliary to the printer' union
visited certain Of the Omaha business men.
Those called upon were supposed to be In
fluential In the Omaha Business Men's as
sedation, which has been called upon by
th,e Typothetae for such assistance as might
be rendered. Mrs. D. O. Craighead, chalr
' man of the auxiliary committee, writes
for the Omaha Labor Advocate a crisp
and Interesting report of the experi
ence of the women and the reception they
met, both In the Individual calls they made
on the business men and the call they made
on the executive committee of the Business
Men's association. Her report In full reads
A committee from the Ladles' auxiliary to
Typographical union No. 90, composed of
Mrs. Bert Cox, Mrs. O. Bancha, Mr. W. C
Turner and myself, was appointed to cnll
. on the business men of Omaha In regard to
the lockout of the Job men by the employ
ing printer.
I was delegated chairman and spokesman,
at they claim I am the biggest talker (of
course that Is not so the others wore Just
thy). Being new at the business and a little
tliiild. we thought we would start with the
(irm of Thompson, Belden & Co., both mem
hers of which we knew were thorough
gentlemen.
We found Mr. Thompson In his office busy
making preparations for their removal.
but courteous and smiling nevertheless. We
xplnined our business In the following
manner:
"We are out today In the Interests of this
local trouble between the employing print
era and their men. - As we understand the
Rttuatlon, the executive committee of the
Business Men's association has foroed the
etnplolng printers to lock their men out,
. with tho exception of three firms which
voluntarily took that step, and we want to
ask you. If a member of that association, to
protest against your executive committee
meddling In this trouble; to allow the em
ploying printers and their men to settle
'.heir own troubles; to have your work done
In Omaha and done under fair conditions.
which means, of course, to bear the union
label. May I ask If you are a member of
i::t association
'"I am," he replied. "But I never attend
the meetings, know nothing of this trouble
except what I see In the papers, regret It
very much and hope It will soon reach
speedy settlement, and I can assure you
women that you will have no cause of com
plaint from any action of this firm. We
liae always been Just and ' fair, as you
know, and always will be, and will be glad
to assist In any way to settle this trouble.
Cowell Baana Fair.
We thanked him for his time and courtesy
and went our way. We next visited Mr.
Cowell of the firm of Thomaa Kllpatrlck A
Co., where we received the same courtesy
and also some valuable advice on bow to
manage a campaign, he telling us that the
most effective work . was the work done
silently and quietly; that he thought the
labor leader's made a great mistake by pub
lishing their moves; that they needed soma
good, level-beaded politician at their bead.
He said he had always been a friend of
labor, having known what It was to labor
himself, and sympathized with them Very
much In their efforts to better their condi
tion. Mr. Cowell's advice was" very much
appreciated. Indeed, and his sympathy with
Iubor more. -
Bennett's was the next on our list. Mr.
J. Baum, the manager, whom we ladles
knew from past kindness received, was out
of the city, but we found his brother tak
ing his place. He assured us that their
firm had never taken any part in such
troubles, had always been In sympathy
with labor organisations and could always
lie, depended on to be fair and square in
every way. We also visited the manager
uf their clothing department, asking htm
to uo his protest against the wholesalers
looking a little fierce and somewhat sur
prised, but I put a bold front on and be
gan my little story. After a hard strug
gle be found seats for us and seated him
self on his desk. He listened courteously,
although with rather a bored look, and
said: "I know nothing of this matter,
don't pay much attention to surh things.
have no use for the unions. If a man has
anything In him, he doesn't need any union
to boost him. I started in with M cents
In my pocket and no union to back m
I employ my men whether they are union
or not, treat them fair aftd expect good
service. My men are all satisfied; when
they are not I discharge them; wouldn't
have a dissatisfied man on my place; he
Is dear at any price. My experience with
union men has been that they are Inferior
workmen, always on the lookout for
trouble. I had some carpenter work done
here by a union firm. I watched the work
and found a man taking five or six strokes
of a hammer to drive a nail. (Mr. Cole
did not say how long the nail was). I
asked the contractor why he did not fire
that man, and said he could not nail up
boxes for me. The contractor replied that
If he fired him the union would 'call off
every man on the Job.' "
By this time I was getting rather warm,
and Mr. Cole pausing to get breath, I
said: "That contractor could have fired
that man If be wanted to; no man Is
obliged to keep an Incompetent workman.
that the union aimed and did require
standard of competency, but, as was the
case with every good thing, you would
find some taking advantage, and that the
union could not be blamed for unscrupu
lous Individuals."
Experience of Two Years Ago.
Mr. Cole continued: "During the trouble
with the restaurant people two years ago.
I happened to have a union man working
for me and sent him on an errand to the
Henshaw. After he had gone one of the
other men said 'That's pretty tough on
him, as he is a union man and they are
taking snap-shots of all men delivering
goods there.' I said "Call him back; I don't
want to expose him to ridicule. He has
shown his good will to me by going, and
I appreciate It but will send someone
else,' " which shows that Mr. Cole respects
the sentiments of a fellowman, If he was
a union man, and which shows that that
man. If he was a union man, respected
the Interests of his employer more than
his own, and yet Mr. Cole thinks the unions
composed of unscrupulous men looking for
trouble.
Then he said he went himself, to the
Henshaw, said to the fellow taking the
pictures, "Here, It you want a snap-Bhot,
take a good one." Here his face took on
a broad smile and his gold teeth bhone,
which smile completely transfigured his
face (I . would like to have one of those
snap-shots) and we began to like him bet
ter. Then he told us of a trip ho took
to Ireland and Scotland last summer, where
some of the union shipbuilders at least
he presumed they were union men in Bel
fast and Glasgow laid oft work on Friday
and enjoyed themselves till the following
Tuesday, mostly drinking. Could nny of
you union men in Omaha afford that?
I now asked Mr. Co1 it he would use his
influence with the executive committee by
asking them to keep out of this trouble
and to have his work done at a fair place.
He smiled, but did not promise. We then
asked whether he used the label on his
printing and he said, "No, ma am, I want
no label or ornament on my goods. Do
you see that ?" showing us a letter head.
"That red seal with my name on It is all
I want them to see and will have nothing
to detract from that.1
"I see you have an eye to business, Mr.
Cole, and know the value of good adver
Using, but turn your other eye, also, and
add the label, which la small, will detract
nothing from your name, but will be
guarantee to those who are looking for it
(I assure you there are lots of them) that
you are a square man. and a friend to the
people who keep up this town and who will
make It a point to support your goods,
Why, If we ladles can have the label on
our visiting cards you can surely have It
on your letter-heads.'
Again his big smile spread over his face,
but he evidently thought It useless to say
anything, as the other ladles had got to
like him by this time and had begun to tell
him where to place the label and how
much be would like It when he saw lt and
whenever we ate his oysters we would
think of htm and that It was the best trade
mark he would ever find, but he did not
promise. We should have liked to stay
taking part tn this trouble, as It would longer, as we were enjoying ourselves, and
rertalnly have a very disastrous effect on
retail trade. He promised to do what
lie could and we thanked him and went on.
Wo then vUlted several places where
tho managers could not be found. That
ended our work for that afternoon. Next
iluy found us again on hand for business,
und wo decided to take In the wholesale
house. On account of the distance being
too great to walk, we repaired to head
quarter and telephoned for a union car
riage. (We would have taken an auto
mobile If there had been a union one in
town). We started. I confess, not with
out Inward quaking, but outward courage,
to beard the lions In their dens.
Mr. Cole of the Cole Oyster company was
the first on our list. We found Mr. Cole
Mr. Cole was' so delighted to have us call,
but time was passing so we thanked htm
for our pleasant reception and took our
CotFway. singing "Long Live King Cole'
and hoping he would have a better opinion
of union men in the future.
Isaae Carpenter- Attltade.
Our next stop was at the Carpenter Paper
company, where we met Mr. Isaao Car
penter. Again we told our story and again
we were met by the same reply, that he
knew nothing of the trouble and did not
think the business men had anything to do
with It, but as for himself he thought "the
Idea of an eight-hour day was absurd.
Unions were carrying the thing too far and
were never oontented. He could not pos
sibly run bis business on an eight-hour day
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15th and Harney 8ts.
and keep up with his work. He thought
that any man ought to be willing to work
nine or ton hours a day. that most of them
had too much time now and spent' it In a
way they had no tiuliiei to. Of course,
he did not preKumw to say that the hus
bands of such ladles a we were would do
that, but lots d'.d."
I apiri: "How tunny member of the
Typographical Union can you find who
spend their time that way? Because some
would abuse their privileges, would yoit
deny the good of the majority on that ac
count? lo you expect a man to simply
live an animal exlotrnce cat. sleep and
work? Is it not his light to have time to
spend with Is family to Improve his mind
or to take a fair amount of pleasure? The
eight-hour day has got to come. AVe can
not stop the tide of progress."
"Why," said Mr. Carpenter, "when 1 ws
a boy I worked on a farm, fourteen hours
a day. and today 1 work ten lo twelve
hours." 1 suggested that I might be wilting
to work that many hours, too. If I received
the same compensation as he did. judging
from results. He said "the printers are
making good money and they ought to be
satisfied. I built up my business on less
money than that."
"Could you do It Joday. Mr. Carpenter?
What Is, the use of talking of what you j
did years ago? It Is the conditions of i
today we have to meet. Tears ego we
lit our homes with a wick set In a saucer
of oil. Would you be willing to do that
today?"
Now," he said, "you use electric light."
'Oh, no,' I replied, "very few working
men can afford electric light."
He said "business was- a cold-blooded
proposition, and he run his on the least
possible expense, and the greatest possible
profit."
I answered, "Is that your idea of a
Christian brotherhood? Is the dollar the
aim and object of your business methods
and humanity plays no part?"
Dollar I the Principal Thins;.
"Well, I confess," he said, "the dollar is
the principal thing In business."
'Think of the good a . inn like you
might do to your employes. Mr. Carpenter,
and yet you get the credit of being the
poorest-paid place in town. Tou ask a
married man to work for $10 or $12 a week.
Can he live cleanly, morally and health
fully and support his family on that?"
A great many of them do," he suid.
'At least they seem to exist very well,
and are anxious to hold their jobs."
I agree with you," I said, "they may
exist, but existing Is not living. Suppose
the union men of this town would get to
gether and send out of town for their
goods, what would the business men do?
Then why -not give htm a Just percentage
of his labor?"
"Well," he said, "I don't expect to change
your views and you can't change mine, but
I am delighted to have had this talk with
you, and hope to see the trouble rettled
soon." i
We left, feeling sorry for the man .who
has so great an opportunity to make happy
homes, but who loses sight of It in the
almighty dollar, and yet I am told that
same man will give $5 to any man who is
starving, but to keep him well fed all the
time would not be conducive to his spirit
ual growth he would be too contented.
No wonder the Master said, "It easier
for a camel to go through the eye of a
needle than for a rich man to enter the
kingdom of heaven."
K. K. Bruce Come Next.
From there we went to B. E. Bruce.
Here, again, Mr. Bruce "knew nothing of
the situation" but we were glad to en
lighten him. He is a gentleman of the
old school kindly, courteous, and quiet.
He said he "would be very glad to help In
any way he could."
The head of the firm of Allen Bros, be-,
Ing absent from the city, his brother re
ceived us. "Knew nothing of the affair,
never mixed tn such things, and did not
Intend to; had his work done where he
could get It cheapest." The temperature
was so chilly there we did not stay long.
Wrlg-ht Deale Knowledge.
Next call was Wright & Wllhelmy. Mr.
Wright received us with a little surprise.
We again stated our errand, and again
we found someone who "knew nothing
only what he had seen In the papers." As
for himself, he had no trouble with his
men, did not know whether they were
union or not, could not run his business
on an eight-hour day as that would sim
ply cut off his profit 20 per cent and that
was all the profit he made.
I was so sorry for blm I did not say a
word to that. He worked ten hours a
day. I said maybe his compensation was
large enough to warrant It. He said, "per
haps, but when he was young he worked
for $2 a week, fed and clothed himself and
bought theater tickets." I said: "Oh,
stop, stop, Mr. Wright; just write me out
an article telling me how you did it and
I will see that it is published broadcast,
ana your tame is assured.
He broke into a hearty laugh, but said,
"It was a ' fact." He assured us of his
pleasure in our visit and said his work
would always be done In Omaha.
Two dollars a week and theater tickets!
We nearly fainted and left feeling what
an extravagant set of women we were,
but resolved that we could hold out and
win this strike and save money on 17 a
week,
Plckeas and tho Label,
Paxton & Gallagher was the next, and
there Mr. Pickens received us. He ex
pressed regret at the trouble, hoped It
would soon be settled, told what a hard
task it had been for him to boom Ne
braska products. "Those who call loudest
for unionism and home industry would still
use goods made and packed In the east
simply because they had been fitted to using
mat particular t brand, and were hard to
persuade that the other was Just as good."
Here we told Mr. Pickens of our work
with the label and what It stood for, and
If home products carry the label I think
there win be no trouble to sell them. He
assured us of his sympathy In the cause
and hoped to see it settled soon.
Fry Explain Situation.
Mr. Frye of the Booth Packing company
was the next. We found him looking rather
fierce and dignified, on account, no doubt.
of his once being king of Ak-Sar-Uen. lie
told us, politely, "our story was all wrong;
we had been misinformed: the Builnru
Men's association had nothing to do with it
that was simply a political gag; unions
had simply gone too far and the employers
would not stand for It; walking agitators
were to blame for most such troubles (I
wondered If he was calling us names); did
not believe In an eight-hour day; worked
ten hours himself, and ran two places of
business; understood that printing could be
done cheaper in surrounding cities than In
Omaha, and therefore the employing print
ers could not raise their prices to meet any
turther demands; fewer hours would mean
to eloae their door."
I replied the union la not to blame for the
cheaper rates in those cities. Living Is
ctiBMPer and you cannot expect prices to be
the seme... The union has asked the Typo
thetae. for years to asvist them In raising
the scale in those cities, but It had done
nothing. It seems to in the remedy lies
in the hands of the business men. If they
want to stand up for Omaha and for the
people who have made them, let them keep
their work at home even if it does cost a
few cents more.
H "had always kept his work at home
and always would, and had done more than
any one man to keep work In Omaha." The
atmotiphere was tinny and we left.
C heered by tho Retailer.
After dinner we visited Arthur Brandeis.
He said: "I don't belong to the essocla
tton; never have; am always fair and just
and a friend to labor; will very gladly pro
test against any Interference on the part of
the business men and will always have my
work dene at a fair price." Piles of print
ing mutter. Waring the name of a firm
which has been one of the chief factors In
this trouble, lnld on a shelf over his head.
We mentioned the fact to him, and he said:
"No more work could go there from him
until this trouble was settled."
We thanked him from the soles of our
feet, snd our tired legs took on new
strength as we left the store. Next we went
to William llaydrn. One woman said:
"I nm afraid of him. Ho is awful when he
gets mad. He may throw us out."
1 suld: "There are four of Us. Come on."
He received us very mildly and said: "I
left the association two years ngo because
I did not like Its method!". I do not believe
It has any business to meddle In this affair
and will moke It a point to voice r.iy pro
test. I am giving my worl: to a firm Just
starting out and will always bo fair to
union labor."
After that we would have gtndly let him
throw us out, but ho kindly expressed his
pleasure thut we had made him acquainted
with the facts and bowed us out. The man
ager of the Lilliputian Basur was very
chilly. Indeed, and our visit there was short.
Nebraska Clothing company. Black the
Hatter. Kclley & Heyden, Berg-Swanson
company and Omaha Clothing company all
were visited and all found friends of labor
and carrying labeled goods. We told them
how important It was at the present time
to have the label on their goods.
Wilcox Admit Knowledge.
Major Wilcox of Browning. King Co.
was the next. The timid member of our
committee suld: "He won't do a thing but
freese us out. I went to him one time
for an ad for our Easter edition and (he
froxe me stiff. I am afraid of him."
I said: "I'm not afraid of any living man
and I am going."
We found him In the gallery, and again
I told my little story I can say that now
without a mistake. He turned to nw rather
fiercely and said:
"It Is positive!' a mistake. I am In a
position to know. The employing printers
did It themselves. Most of them aid mem
bers of the association and are entitled to
Its support or they would not pay In their y
dues very long. They brought their trouble j Jt:
to us. We did nut go aftur them. The f
business men have come to the point where
they are to run their own business, and
will stand for the open shop first, last and i
all the time."
our timid member here said: "I am
very glad, Mr. Wilcox, that you have come
out honestly and squarely and told us the f -
truth. You are the first man to own up I f
that you know anything about It, and If J
we are misinformed we are glad to be put . C"
right. The others declared they knew J J;
nothing about It." T:
"Some of them do know," he said. "I j jTTt
believe lt organization, but not tn the
methods employed by the unions. One man
refusing to work by another because he Is
not a union man although he may be just
as good a workman." j
"Can you not see the reason for that?" (
I replied. "The nonunion man could say,
I will work for a dollar less than that g
union man,', and nine out of ten omployers g;
would hire him. It Is the nonunion man fZ
that needs protection, and Is lacking In
sense when he cannot see where the ad
vantage lies."
Then he said: "It is an unfair system
paying every man the same wages when
one may be worth only half of the other."
"There Is not a man in the Typographical
union, but what Is worth all he Kets. and
If the others who are worth more nre will
ing to take the same to keep his end up,
Is that not commendable?"
HI Idea of Wage.
"Not a bit," he said. "I pay every man
a living wage and some a good deal more,
and if they have any grievances let them
come to me and we will settle it to
gether." "That would work all right if all em
ployers were Just and fair. I regret the
heed of organization, or In other words,
protection, as much as you do, but under
present conditions It has to be and is as
much a protection to the employer as to
the employe. It Insures the employer good
competent workmen at a fair "price and
every man Is supposed to give tils employer
a certain amount of work a day and It Is
a well known fact that nearly every man
gives a great deal more. I speak now of
printers."
He "knew nothing of printers, but had
not found It so one Instance at least where
two union carpenters waited five minutes
.lor the hour to strike before they would
commence work."
"Every good thing Is counterfeited, Mr.
Wilcox, and the unions have counterfeits,
too, but unionism Is not to blame for that
any more than you are to blame for some
unscrupulous employer."
He said: "Why do you come to us to
settle your trouble; when we have troubles
we settle them ourselves and don't ask
anybody to help us."
I replied: "We are not asking you to
help us. We are asking you to mind your
own business and let the employing print
ers and their men settle their own troubles.
That Is the very reason we are here and
It seems to me a sign of weakness when
some of the employing printers will ask
your assistance and then go whining to
their men that they were compelled to."
"Well," he said, "the association will
back them up as long as they stand for
the principles of the organization."
"Mr. .Wilcox, I admire a man who will
stand up for bw convictions, fight his own
battles and not hide behind somebody else."
"Well, these are my convictions," he
said, "and you can't change them and 1
can't convince you."
lorry tor III Ignorance.
W thanked him for hi time and ad
mired him for bis honesty of speech, al
though he misunderstands the meaning of
unionism, and, like so many other em
ployers, thinks men are organized to go
the limit, and as an excuse for dissolute,
Incompetent workmen who know no other
law than brute force. Could they meet
some of our educated. Intelligent members
they would be a' little surprised. What
chance has tho average workman had to
develop this Intellectuality while working
ten or twelve hours a day for enough to
keep body and soul together, eat and
sleep, no means or strength to even enjoy
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our broad America, jUBt repeat my ex
perience, and see how little the average
employer knows about his men, and his
opinion of them In general, and he will
soon get rid of that illusion. "I am my
brother's keeper" does not apply to busi
ness. Before the EimiOts Committee.
Our last and .most important Interview
was with Mr. Euclid Martin, president of
the Business Men's association. Most Im
portant, because it resulted in our being;
privileged to meet with the executive com
mittee of that association and state our
case there. Mr. Martin said he was "not
privileged to speak for the association, as
whatever was done there was secret," but
he kindly Invited tne to attend a meeting
which was to be held next day, and said he
"would Insure me a respectful hearing."
I gratefully accepted his Invitation and
together with my committee appeared at.
the Commercial club, rooms promptly on
to let them run It. In my Interviews with
some of them Individually during the week,
they had objected to the unions on acoount
of the methods employed during times of
trouble. While I acknowledged mistakes
had been made, for which the unions were
not to blame, but which had done great
injury tq the cause, and tor which the
unions had had to bear the brunt, still I
did not think It fair to condemn the prin
ciples of unionism because of the acts of
unscrupulous Individuals; I wanted them to
understand that the Typographical union
was composed of educated, intelligent men
and whatever methods they employed,
should they be compelled to employ any,
would be In keeping with their character.
I again assured them that the executive
board of the union stood ready for a con
ference and t hoped that should they not
see fit to take a neutral stand they would
use their Influence to bring about a speedy
settlement.
Those, I think.' were the most Important
points I made. Altogether we had a novel
and enjoyable experience, and received
nothing but courtesy and respect, and our
hope now is that we may be the means
time next day Mr. Martin Introduced nie of ioinf m good, and we will not forget
and said he had Informed me that his asso- , lha frtendB Cf labor. Although I was the
claUon was formed for the protection of ( spokesman, the other ladles put In a good
the business men.. Labor had organised for j worj f0r lr,e cause at every opportunity,
their benefit and they considered they had an(j wrian tna strife Is e'er and the victory
the same privilege, and whatever action , won- w( wm an be proud to have had
would be taken Jn this matter would be iome tti, share of the glory,
taken In secret session, and politely hinted MRS. D. O. CRAIGHEAD
to be brief.
After thanking them for the privilege, I
stated I hi) facts as wo all knew, vis., that
KlahersafB Are Arrested.
Alfred Begelberg and W. H. Vincent were
Stubborn
Colds
If you have a stubborn
cold and have tried all
other remedies and got
no relief try
Scott's Emulsion
it will surely give you
relief at once.
.50 and 1.00'
All Druggist
at the expiration of the contract between arrested Thursday by liepuly Game War
iha emDlovlna- lob printers and the Typo- den Hereon and arraigned in the county
mployln
graphical union on October i three Arms
bad voluntarily locked their men out. The
others had held out as long as they possi
bly could until extreme pressure had been
brought to bear which compelled them to
lock their men out also. As we understood
the situation, some of the members of this
executive board were Instrumental la
bringing the pressure to bear. ,
Posltlua ef the I'nlesj.
The Typographical union did not want to
use any arbitrary means to settle this
trouble, but wished to settle It quietly
with the employers. Thy had always been
friendly to the business men. In a way
perhaps they did not realise; that the
executive board of the union stood ready
now or at any time to meet with the em
ploying printers, or with this executive
board, to confer with thnm regarding a
settlement, as this trouble would involve
not only the Typographical union but other
unions as Veil. While not presuming to
dictate to such a body as they, still I did
not think the business men could afford to
take any stand agalust the men who had
helped te make them what they were. I
understood one employing printer bad said
that the union run bis business, and all he
was privileged to do was to pay out the
money. Well. If they did. they evidently
run It more to his advantage than they did
to their own, Judging from results, and U
any union would come into my home and
run my household affairs with as great ad
vantage to m, I think I would continue
court later on two charges. One count al
Urn they brouaht Into Nebraska from
Iowa 60O food nh at a time when the
state of Iowa does not allow such fish to
be shipped. A second count charges them
with having in their possession In Ne
braska more than nfty food fish, against
the terms of the state game law. The
men gave bond for $200 each and will have
their hearing before Judge Vlnsonhaler
Saturday morning.
HEROIC DEED OF BRAKEMAN
ThoasTB) Nearly rnconscjees from
Ily, He Has the Iwtteh
afels' Threw.
Sunday evening at Elkorn station the
Union Pacllic Overland limited, east bound,
went through one of those experiences that
make the life of a railroad man of Inter
est. A long freight train pulled tn oa
the side track to allow the passenger
train to go by. The hind brakeman, la
getting off to throw the switch for the
main line," fell and hurt himself so badly
he could not rise. Henry A. Hayman, a
rural mall carrier with headquarters at
Elkhorn, saw the brakeman's lantern fall
and go out, and surmising that something
was wrong, ran over to the spot; H
found the brakeman barely able to gasp,
but sufficiently conscious to ask the mat'
carrier to take the switch keys from bit
pocket and throw the switch for the main
line. Hayman got the switch turned Just
in time to prevent the fast flying passenger
train from dashing into the rear of the
freight. He also flagged the train, and
the brakeman, Robert Leslie Moore, was
brought to Omaha and sent to SL Joseph's
hospital.
Moore Is resting easily at the hospital.
The attending physician states the in
juries were not of a serious nature and
the patient will be out soon.
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