Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 216, Decatur, Adams County, 14 September 1922 — Page 1

l(W ne XX. Number 216.

RAIL STRIKE IS PARTIALLY SETTLED

Inland threatens to ■[CLARE WAR ON TURKEY BRITISH TROOPS BEING .BUSHED TO [ BLOCKPATHOF ADVANCING TURKS I WHILE COUNCIL OF WAR IS UNDER I WAYTODAY.

By Lloyd Allen . i>rr»a Stuff C<.rre»ponde«< London, Sept 14 -(Special to Daily Ppmocratl-Anolher great war with! Moslem hordes. backed by millions of bolsheviks, in arms against Europe I rented hut to await its Sarajevo tods) Further advance of the victorious forces of Mustapha Kemal towards Constantinople, goal of the Turkish j Nationalists, may he the signal for de i claration of war by Great Britain. Rua I sia has entered the conflict with open j support of the Turks. The Dardanells. gateway of the Near j East, over which nations have fought for centuries, promise to be the touch-1 stone of a fresh world conflagration, j I if the Turks pursue their ambitions! I without regard for allied ultimatums. I In two brief weeks the situation in j the Star East has changed from a petti war of national aspirations in Asia i minor to the actual verge of a great ■ eonfict involving war weary nations | of Europe in a clash with the ambitious millions of the Moslem world. War Threat la Real The threat of war. admitted here today to be very real, stole upon Europe unexpectedly. Great Britain was almost stunned today to find ultimatums Hying, troops being rushed to block | the path of Turks headed for the Straits and councils of war under way. !• is reported that the Turks have hr'tjd their advance upon Constantinople. British guns are known to bar the way, enforcing the treaty of Severes that forced the Turk out of Europe. But intervention of Soviet 1 Russia which demands the* freedom of the Dandanelles. has added tremendous weight to Mustapha Kemal's threat to retake the Port. France Makes Move Rambouillett, France, Sept. 14. — France today moved to avert a new *orid war, threatened by Turkish hostilities in Asia Minor. The cabinet council met here at President Millerand’s summer home ‘nd decided unanimously upon a policy to ‘re-establish durable peace in the Near East.” The reparations crisis, with a Ger man payment to Belgium due tomorrow also was discussed. •— -• Attempt Was Made To Assassinate Trotsky Berlin, Sept. 14—An unsuccessful ‘ttempt has been made to assassinate Leon Trotsky, Russian war minstet, according to unconfirmed rePorts reaching here from Moscow today. The report said that a bomb was orled at his motor car and several 6 °ts fired but that no serious dam‘Be was done. * + ++4-+++ + + + + + + + * NOTICE TO SPEEDERS + ♦ Chief of Police Joel Reynolds ♦ issued a request to automobile ♦ drivers today that they refrain * rom fast driving on the city ♦ greets. Many complaints are ♦ received daily regarding speed- ♦ era on various streets, and now * at the schools have opened ♦ and the children aj e on the ♦ * streets more, fast driving is ex + ‘remely dangerous. Mr. Reyn- * ds said that speed law violat- ♦ ♦ f» r « W ° J Ultl h* arreßted »oon If the * ♦ drlvlng practice la not ♦ T stopped, * ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦

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BROTHERHOODS AND CARRIERS REACH TERMS Two Powerful Rail Brotherhoods And 13 Carriers Expected to Agree MEET IN NEW YORK Important Meeting Regarding Wage Contracts is Being Held Today Neu York. Sept. 14—Agreement between two of the powerfud big torn railroad brotherhoods and thirteer carriers for renewal of present wage contracts will be reached this after noon, according to W. G. Lee, president of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. Lee and L. E. Sheppard, president of the Order of Railway Conductors j together with the chairmen and sec retaries of the general grievance j committees met with rail executives j in a closed session here. The meeting was called by A. H. Smith, president of the New York Central. The agreement which would not only continue the present wages of conductors, brakemen, baggagemen, ■ flagmen, yard foremen. helpers switch tenders, but would also con tinue in force all rules governing working conditions is expected to be signed late today, Lee said. "We are near an agreement and will sign this afternoon," Lee told the United Press. "We only differed on a few minor points and these can easily be smoothed out.” , The pending settlement means that all questions of wages and working conditions previously referred to the United States railroad labor board, dnee July 1, 1921, will be understood is having been, disposed of to the satsfaction of the two brotherhoods and thirteen carriers. The labor board will be notified of ihe mutual agreement and will therefore have no jurisdiction over the wages of the two unions and the thirteen carriers. Pat Herron, Pittsburgh Star, To Coach At I. U. Bloomington. Ind., Sept. 14 —Pat Herron, former Pittsburgh University star end, will be the new head coach at the University of Indiana, it has been announced. Herron succeeds Jumbo Stiehm. who was given a leave of absence on account of ill health. The athletic committee first attempted to secure the services of Howard Buck, former Wisconsin university football star, but Buck refused to give up his present duties. Herrin comes to Indiana strongly recommended by Glenn Warner, head coach of Pittsburgh. Herron was an all-American end during the 1915-16 seasons. — ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦*+ ♦ WEATHER + INDlANA—Generally fair tonight and Friday; not much change in temperature.

PLAN TO AVOID A RECURRENCE OF BIG STRIKES Government Takes Steps to Prevent Future Coal and Kailroad Strikes MEASURES SOUGHT Hoover, Davis and Daugherty Asked to Formulate Adjustment Measures By Janies T. Kolbert tailed Preua Staff Correspondent Washington. Sept 14. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Plans to prevent a recurrence of the disastrous coal and railroad strikes are being formulated >y the government. President Harding is determined hat the country shall not again suf fer from the crippling influences of great public utility strikes, and has isked Secretary of Commerce Hoover. Secretary of Davis and Attorley General Daugherty to evolve measures for amicable adjustment of ■abor disputes. Hoover already has a tentative plan; it centers around almost compulsory arbitration, it is understood. Davis is working out a scheme of his own. Daugherty will develop the legal phase of the composite plan that finally will be selected by the president. .—« SPECIAL ELKS MEETING HELD AT HALL TONIGHT A special meeting of al! committees of the Elks lodge will be held at the hall this evening at 8 o’clock. Business of importance will come up and all members are urged to be present. HOMECOMING AT PLEASANT DALE All Day Program Arranged for Church Affair in Kirkland Township A homecoming will be held at the Pleasant Dale church of the Brethren in Kirkland township, on Sunday, September 17. Invitations have been sent out to all people vho ever attended Sunday school or church at that place since the church was erected. It has been the intention of those in charge of the invitations, not to miss anyone but in case someone has been overlooked, they are urged to take this notice as an invitation. Following is the program to be given. including all three sessions: Morning Session 9:30 —Sunday School —Eva Trostle. teacher, Chicago, Illinois Special Song. 10:45 Harvest Sermon—Elder J. H. Wright, North Manchester, Ind. Song. ! 12:00 Basket Dinner. Served in basement. Afternoon Session 1:30— Song—Congregation. Devotional —Jacob Heller, Portland Song—Class. I:4s—Address—J. Elva Overholser, Bradford, Ohio Song—Congregation Reading. Song—Class. 2:30 —"Reminiscence” —Led by C. F. Eiler, Laketon, Ind. Song—Congregation. Our Last Home Coming — Eva Trostle Song Announcements Benediction Evening Session 7 ; 30 —Lecture, "Our Temptation' Eva Trostle. A ten days "Bible Study Cource” to follow, conducted by Eva Trostle. _n — Watch tomorrow’s paper for the grocery page. It will pay you to follow the announcements of Decatur grocers.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, September 14, 1922

Time To Say Good-Bye To Friend “Straw Hat”

New York, Sept. 14 —World series prospects and oilier international issues took a back seat today while the male of the species in the. United 1 States went shopping to buy a hat. Hat smashing riots occurred in New York and police reserves were called out. Millions of frayed and begrimed | straws were worn down town through--1 out the nation this morning for the last time. By Sept. 15, every male American must be out ftom under his straw.

GAVE FAREWELL FOR MINISTER Members of U. B. and Other Churches Joined in Reception Last Night A splendid farewell reception was given for the Rev. C. J. Miner and family at the United Brethren churc.i last night. Rev. Miner and family will leave sometime tomorrow or Saturday for Nappanee where Rev Miner will become pastor of the United Brethren church. He has been pastor of the United Brethren church in this city for the past five years and he was assigned to the Nappanee church by the annual St. Joseph con- 1 ference which met at Winona Lake last week. A large crowd attended the weekly' nrayer meeting held in the church ias‘ night. Following the prayer ser- ■ vices, the audience was invited to the . basement of the church where the ) farewell reception was held. Those j ittending the reception were mem-' | bers of Rev. Miner’s church, memI bers of other churches in the city, I and pastors of other churches. All 1 | joined in wishing Rev. Miner and his I tainily much success and happiness I in their new home. Several speeches were made during the evening. The other ministets ’ present were the Rev. U. S. A., i Bridge, pastor of the Methodist I church; the Rev. B. N. Covert, pastor lof the Presbyterian church; the Rev.! i D. N. Lyons, pastor of the Church of God; and the Rev. R. Elliker, pastor | of the Zion Reformed church. Ice cream and cake were served. The reception was closed with the singing of the hymn, "Blest Be the Tie That Binds.” The Rev. B. F. Dotson, the new pastor of the local U. B. church will I be in Decatur to take charge of the services on Sunday morning and eve- ■ ning. Rev. Dotson comes to Decatur i from North Manchester and he will I move his family here either the latter part of this week or early next ! week. CONFERENCES TARIFF RESUMED Republican Conferees Seek Acceptable Compromise Agreement Today By Kenneth W. Clark United Prean Staff Correspondent Washington, Sept. 14.—(Special to I Daily Democrat)—Jolted sharply by (the unexcepted action of the house in ordering the tariff bill returned to conference, republican conferees met again today to thresh out an acceptable compromise agreement. That the dye embargo would be stricken out seemed certain, not only because of the expressed desire of the house but because of potential antagonism which developed almost overnight in the senate. A group of republicans in the senate headed by Senator Moses, New Hampshire, have informed Chairman McCumber and other conferees, that i there is enough promised support in the senate to defeat any provision • which seeks to limit in any way the inportation of dyes.

The hatters of the nation were ready to meet the rush. Their shelves were stacked with creations to suit every masculine taste. “it’s going to be a trifle ealser on the pocketbook this fall,” the manager of the Dobbe shop on Fifth avenue declared. "New shapes will follow English lines” the fashion dictator of one of Chicago's leading shops said. "The hats will be worn with less of a ‘crush’ on the sides.”

+++++*++ + * + * + ♦ + ROADS AFFECTED + <• <• •b Chicago, Sept. 14.—(Special to ♦ + Daily Democrat) —The most im- 4- ♦ portant railroads on which agree- + ♦ ments will be signed within a few + <• days are: 4•b The New York Central, includ- 4- ♦ ing the Michigan Central, Big + •4 Four and Boston & Albany. 4- + The Chicago. Milwaukee & St. ♦ ♦ Paul. 4- <• The Erie. 4- + The Baltimore & Ohio. 4- + Chicago & Northwestern. 4- + The Southern. 44- The Monon. 44> Seaboard Air Line. 4 4- Wheeling and Lake Erie. 4•b New York, Chicago and St 4- ♦ Louis. ♦ 4- Cincinnati Northern. 4 ♦ Indiana Harbor Belt Line. 4■b Peoria and Eastern. 4■b Kanewsha and Michigan. + 4> Kanewsha and West Virginia 44- Pittsburgh and Lake Erie. 4- ♦ Coal and Coke Railway. 4' 4- Dayton, Union Railway. 4 + Pierre, Rapid City and North- 44> western. 4- *♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦*♦♦♦ TO OPPOSE KLAN DEMONSTRATION American Legion and Plii Delts to Oppose Parade at Bluffton Bluffton, Sept. 14—The demonstra i tion scheduled to be held in Bluffton tonight by a delegation of the Ku jKlux Klan from Hartford City will I meet forceful opposition, it was learned from various sources today. While the city officials have taken no stand in the matter and probably will take none, other organizations in the city have stated their intentions of interfering with the demonstration if it is attempted. The local post of the American Legion held a meeting last night to i determine definitely what stand it j will take on activities of the Klan in I this city. Sentiment appears to run ! strong against the organization among I the legion members and it seems 1 probable they will follow the policy < of the posts in neighboring cities and ; take a firm stand against it. The Phi Delta Kappa fraternity at j a meeting last night determined their attitude on the same matter. The September issue of the national publication of the order carries an editorial which urges the fraternity men to oppose the Klan, as being an outlaw to the principles upon which the Phi Delta is founded. It is certain that the Phi Delts will uphold the policy of the national body. The meeting which has been indirectly announced for tonight will include a parade by a large number of Klansmen in full regalia on the down-town streets and public speaking by a national organizer. Although there has been no public announcement made, it appears that the Information comes from an official source. Four hundred "Knights of the Invisible Empire” will be here from Hartford City and Muncie, it is said. That an organizer has been at work in this city for the past two weeks, appears certain. The name of a prominent Bluffton business man is being used in connection with the or(Continued on page five)

,MANY SHOPMEN PREPARE TO RESUME THEIR WORK MORE THAN SIXTY RAILROADS SIGN : SEPARATE AGREEMENTS WITH THE SHOPMEN OTHERS ARE EXPECT- ’ ED TO SIGN SOON.

: MANY ENROLL > IN PLEASANT : MILLS SCHOOLS F . * ■ ■ b t- Prospects Good for Best ► Year Since the Schools Were Consolidated i-' [ HIGH SCHOOL GAINS F' ■ ? i Sixty Pupils in High School i. Making Gain of 100 Per i- Cent in Four Years b b The Pleasant Mills Consolidated b school opened Monday with prospects ■'' for the best year in its history. The 'f first room, taught by Miss Lelah Steele, has 33 pupils. The second • room, taught by Miss Gladys Suman, has 30 pupils. Miss Mary Ray has 33| pupils in the fifth and sixth grades. Mr. Henry Crownover has 22 pupils in the seventh and eighth grades. | Robert J. Mann, is the efficient prinI'cipal of the high school. The high school has enrolled sixty ’ pupils, with prospects for a few more. 1 j This makes a gain of one hundred per cent in tour years. The other teachers of the high school are Miss ' Bertha Garrett and Miss Kathryn Maxwell. St. Marys township has no one-room ’ schools. Last year one auto-hack haul-: • 1 pupils to two schools, one of them 1 from Washington township. The driver, 3 1 did not miss a single day with the ; I Ford. No pupil was on the truck' 1 longer than thirty-five minutes morn- ’’' ing or evening. 1 j The success of the school is due to 3 1 the efforts of the trustee, Mr. Ed. 1 •W. France, and the solid support of the patrons. They are back of the, ‘ school and teachers. There has been: 3 no friction between patrons and teach--1 ers for years. 1 The last tax receipt shows that the ’ rates are higher in seven townships! ' than in St. Mary’s and only one of| ’! the seven has consolidated. . ; — Still Working To Rescue ti Entombed Gold Miners >■ ! At The Argonaut Gold Mine. Jack-j 1 son, Calif., Sept. 14—Preparations for i’ unburying—dead or alive—thle forty- ■' j seven miners entombed in the Argoi naut mine for three weeks were i made today. s I Word that the rescue party which ■; has been working incessantly to . i break into the tomb of the miners, -. had been successful in reaching them 1: is expected within two days. r | . 3 Home Talent Play at Old Salem Church Sat. The young people of the Old Salem i Evangelical church west of Linn f Grove will next Saturday night present the play, "A Dream of Queen f Esther," at the auditorium at 8 o'clock. This play was given at the k Salem ehurcb a lew weeks ago and was so well received that its second ' rendition has bean requested. Each ® of the characters is prepared to play his part in a capable manner, and ths audience can feel assured of hearing | a good play Saturday.

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>I ++++++4-+ + + + 4- + + + + THE AGREEMENTS * ♦ + <• Chicago, Sept. 14.—The shop- + + men's strike was settled on the + ♦ following agreements: + ( + 1. Employes will receive all + . + pension and working privileges + 4- they held when they struck. This ■! •fr in effect restores seniority ♦ ♦ rights although the word senior- + ■ + ity is not mentioned in the agree- ♦ i+ ment. ♦ . + 2. The men agree to accept + + the wage scale fixed by the Unit- + i <i- ed States railroad labor board. < + + + + + + + + + + +-+4 , + + Chicago. Sept. 14.—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Shopmen on more than sixty railroads pre- | pared to return to work today. 1 Railroads throughout the * country signed separate agree- . ments voted by the striking em- , ployes. Similar agreements will be ofi sered to every railroad and it is expected that within a week a V majority of the roads will accept J the peace proposal. , I Peace terms on the sixty roads affected by the Jewell compromise will be signed within three days. The Chicago & Northwestern signed today and the shopmen ’ returned to work immediately. Practically all of the strikers will be at work withift a few days as the railroads who accept the agreement will employ greatly enlarged forces to get their equipment back in shape. The men returned to work on the wage scale fixed by the Unified States railroad labor board. The question of seniority was 'not mentioned in the agreement. Railroads with a mileage of more than 55,00 are affected by the settlement. The total railroad mileage in the United States is approximately 250,000. The vast New York Central system is included in the agreement. 30 Percent of Lines The settlement includes 30 per cent of the railroads of the country. A committee of 12—six from the (roads and six from the employes—will ■work out all details and disputes j arising from the agreement. , The strike went into effect Juno 130. Four hundred thousand men [walked out. Practically every resource was used to effect a settle’ment. All efforts failed until the mysterious trip east of Bert M. Jew ell. president of the shop crafts. "I will sign today and expect my men to get to work immediately" W. H. Finley, president of the Chicago & Northwestern declared. Other railroads will sign as soon as 'the agreement can be rushed to them. The agreements will bo signed in- ! dividually. ,I Resume Work In 30 Days | All of the strikers on the roads as--1 fected will be put back to work within ilso days. ■' Men now employed will be retailed 'if they desire. s Union leaflets declared there would * had the 'whip hand” over the raild roads not included In the agreement. d j "We will force the so-called ‘diehard’ lines to sign within a short ' time” Jewell stated. "This agree- * ment means the end of the strike. (Continued on page six)