Show TO RUN ON RACE negro fireman FI reman was the P cause ause of tho trouble and he was spirited away from fro escene scene to prevent ven t lynching lunching Lyn ching atlanta ga the first violence to railroad property in the georgia rail road fire ments strike occurred friday A moving freight train at lith onia ga was wap stacked in consequence the race issue loomed up more sharply than before beford A negro fireman was apparently the cause of the trouble and ife he was rushed to atlanta on an engine to save him from a rn mob 0 b the t train rain was stoned and then elien boarded by men who set the brakes and broke it into three sections the engine left for althonia thonia Ll to bobring bring a trainload of perishable provisions provi siona into atlanta assurances had been r riven that in the interest of local shippers rs whose valuable cargoes were tied up tip no demonstration would he be made against hauling these cars to atlanta ahen when ho wever however the en engine ine reached Lith lithonia onla its negro fireman was seen about people gathered at the station and just as the train was kas getting under way themos the mob which had gathered began ia bombardment with stones and soon soan secured control of the train the race issue has developed in what constitutes its two strongest holds on the southern people the first was wag the unanimity shown by at ac entire community in resenting the using of negroes in a capacity tc which aich they objected object edt the 0 ther other sen ciment was the determination of em ploy players jers to stand loyally by negroes who have rendered them ta ia ion long and faithful service |