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Show QUITS KENILWORTH IN FEARJIF DEATH SALT LAKE, Feb. 12. Convinced that Greeks of Carbon county have sworn a vondetta far the purpose of deposing of local officials of the mine of the Independent Coal & Coke company com-pany at Kenilworth, which was the scene of a terrific race war Monday, J. P. Curtin, 32G North Ninth West street, surface superintendent at Kenilworth, Ken-ilworth, has resigned his position at worth and returned to his homo in SaltLake. "Coal mines afcrt attended by enough dangers In their natural development," said Mr. Curtain last night, "and I do not Intend to face such perils in addition ad-dition to those of being slaughtered by Greek miners. I know that they aro awaiting an opportunity to kill mine officials, and when I resigned I figured fig-ured myself a likely candidate. Believe Guilty Greeks Arc Back. "In the vicinity of 10S Greeks have been taken back to work in the mine. Though I would not swear it, I am quite certain that many of these wero up in the rlmrocks about Kenilworth Monday morning firing automatic pistols pis-tols at American minors. I fail to undcrbtand why these Greeks were taken back, f believe that many of them are as guilty as those placed under un-der arrest." Mr Curtin has been surface superintendent superin-tendent at the Kenilworth mine for a period of eighteen months Aliens Tell Their Story. .T. E. Pettlt, state coal mino inspector, inspec-tor, received a letter yesterday from the Greeks at Helper and vicinity, In which they present their side of the battle Monday between tho American and Greek miners. Tho letter will be submitted to Governor William Spry before being made public on. |