Daily Tribune, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 14 March 1917 — Page 2

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Light and Phone Wires Come Down, and Citizens Take to the Cellars.

High winds during a rain storm that struck Terre Haute Tuesday evening wrought havoc with electric light wires and nearly the entire city was in darkness. The traction company reported that wires were broken in twelve different .place throughout the city. Policemen were kept busy flagging pedestrians and vehicles where the fallen wires became grounded. Several fences

and trees were blown down and many windows were broken by flying wood. Wires" leading to street lights suffered the most damage. Reports at police headquarters showed that wi^es from these lights were grounded at j-, Third and Chestnut streets, Second and Walnut, Fifth and Ohio, Twelfth aiid Ohio, Fourth street and Fifth avenue. Tenth and Locust and Twentyfirst and Buckeye streets.

The storm did not cause any breaks in the street car trolleys arid neither local or lnterurban traffic was delayed. The Citizens' Telephone company reported that there were several slight

breaks in their wires but that no seriotis damage was found. The Hell telephone company also reported several breaks.

No accidents were reported at police headquarters, but memories of the tornado that struck this city four years ago were revived and many good citizens spent the night in their basements. The streets downtown were deserted by It o'clock.

WDIANAPOLIS. Ind!, March 14.— ,, 'Largo gangs of workmen were making strenuous efforts today to repair the thousands of dollars' worth of damage to property of traction, telephone and telegraph companies caused by the

sleet and wind storm in the central and i northern part of the state Monday night. The Indications to^ay were that normal conditions may not be restored for several days.

Reports from the southern parts of the state indicate danger of floods in lowlands,' some of which now are under water. v The greatest damage done by the sleet storm was in the vicinity of Kokomo and Marion. No communication by wire with those cities was possible today.

WARNED BY THE F. T.C.

WASHINGTON, D. C., March 14.— The anthracite coal producers of the country were.notified today by the federal trade commission that any failure to grant the usual spring price reductions can not be justified by the claims: of increased cost of production.

SHOOTS TWO AND SELF.

RICHMOND, Ind., March 14—Isaac Floyd, 35, shot his wife, Myrtle, 25, and her aunt, Mrs. Charles Howard, 35, after which he killed himself at the Howard home here today. Mrs. Floyd Is expected to recover, Mrs. Howard's injuries are more serious. The Floyds had been separated for some time.

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CHARLES Ii. COWAN.

Charles L. Cowan, 42 years old, a veteran engineer on the Vandalia railroad, died at the residence of his sister,

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street, at 3:30 o'clock Wednesday morning. He was a Mason and a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Sarah Cowan a daughter, Almeda, of Farmersburg, Ind., and five sisters, Mrs. Lisman. Mrs. C. H. Pruttier, Mrs. C. 13. Ferguson, Mrs. John Edwards and Edith Cowan.

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COMMODORE J. IRWIN.

Commodore .1. Irwin, 27 years old, died Wednesday morning at 6:30 o'clock at his'home, 4o4 South Thirteenth and One-halt street, following: a lingering illness. He is survived by the widow, Pearl, a so 1, Bearl, a daughter, Dorothy, his mother, Mrs. C. A. Irwin, a sister, Mrs.* W. T. Farmer, a half-sister, Mrs. J. S. Myerfc, and three brothers, Robert, John and Harry. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Shelburn M. E. chuich, with burial in Lrittls Flock cemetery.

1IESTER A. M'KEE.

Hester A. McK.ee, 75 years old, died at 12:30 o'clock Wednesday morning at the home of his son, 214 Poplar street, following a long illness. He is survived by three 90ns, John, William and Robert McKee. The funeral will be held Friday morning at 10 o'clock at the residence with continued services and burial at the Dunlap chapel,

JAMES L.. FERGUSON.

The funeral of James L. Ferguson, 61 years old, who died Monday night at his home, eleven miles 'south of Terre Haute, will be held Thursday morning at 10 o'clock from ,the home and at 11 o'clock at the New Harmony church. Burial will be at New Harmony. He is survived by*a sister, Mrs. Nancy Whitlock.

HARRISON Ii. SMITH.

Harrison L. Smith, 4 years old, died Wednesday morning at St. Anthony's hospital. The body was taken to the home of the mother. Mrs. John Laudermilk, 519 North Fourteenth street, where the funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, with burial at Highland Lawn cemetery.

MRS. HESTER A. McKEE. Mrs. Hester A. McKee, 76 years old, died at her residence, 300 Poplar street, at 11:30 o'clock Tuesday night. She is survived by three sons, John, William and Robert. The funeral will be neld at the residence at 10 o'clock Friday morning and burial will be at the Dunlap cemetery.

r.ROlMiE A. BAYLES.

Ceorge A. Bayles, 47 years old, died Tuesday evening at S o'clock at thtf homo othis father, John Ifayles, Twen-t.v-eighili and Dean streets. He is survived by the widow, Daisy, and four children. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with burial at Grandview cemetery.

INFANT ANGEL.

The funeral of the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Angel, who died Wednesday morning at the residence, 110 South Tenth and One-half street, was held in the afternoon at 2 o'clock, with burial at Highland Lawn cemetery.

JOHN HENRY HOOKER. The funeral of John Henry Hooker, year old son

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Hooker, of North Terre Haute, who died Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, will probably be held Thursday morning with burial at Markle's cemetery.

JOSEPH BVTZ.

The body, of Joseph Butz, formerly of Terre Haute, who died Tuesday afternoon in the soldiers' home at Dayton, O., will be brought to the Ryan chapel Thursday. Plans for the funeral will be announced later^

MRS. MINNIE FLESHER. The funeral of Mrs. Minnie Flesher, who died Sunday at Detroit, Mich., was held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from 1814 South Fifth street, with burial at Highland Lawn cemetery.

LEWIS McMICHAEL.

By Special Correspondent. LIBERTY, Ind., March 14.—The funeral of Lewis McMichael, fifteen-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McMichael, was held this morning at 10 o'clock ill the German church, one and one-half miles -east of Stearleyville. He is survived fry the parents, one brother and four sisters, Oba, Mary, Edna, Bertha and Jenna McMichael. Burial was in. the church graveyard.

MRS. G. D. MELTON.

By Special Correspondent. PARIS, 111., March 14.—Mrs. G. D. Melton, 41 years old, died vesterday at her home on Adams street. She is survived by her husband and two daughters, Miss Ruth and Mrs. Gladys Williams. Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at 11 o'clock at the Pleasant Hiil cemetery near Kansas, 111.

MRS. FRANK DUNKLE.

By Special Correspondent. VINCENNES, Ind., March 14.—Mrs. Frank Dunkle, whose death occurred at Evansville, Monday, in a sanitarium, was brought to this city for burial. The .funeral services were conducted at St. Xavier cathedral this morning, and

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what they declared was a promise not to strike made by the brotherhood heads. ii} secret meeting in Chicago, January 13. They quoted from the text of the statement a passage saying "No radical action would be taken until thedecisioji of the supreme court had been handed down in connection with the e^rht.-hour law."

WjG. Lee, president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, was asked about this, statement after the brotherhoods' meeting had recessed with an announcement that no action had been taken at the forenoon session but that the meeting would be resumed this afternoon.

Mi\ Leo said he would not discuss anybody's interpretation of the Chicago statement. "It was right thlen and it is right now," he declared, "and I am not going to say anything about it." 'He was asked if the present conferences looking toward a strike might be considered a violation of the Chicago statement. "We never said we were just going to sit still and do nothing indefinitely," he replied. "Our position has been to wait a reasonable -4ime and who is to be the judge of what a reasonable time is? We have already been very severely criticised by our men for doing nothing."

Deny Disloyalty.

There is no expectation on the part of the railroad leaders here that President Wilson will take any action prior to announcements of the results of Thursday's meeting. W. G. Lee, head of the trainmen's organization, declared he and his assistants would go before the railroad's representatives with their entire membership united behind their demands.

A statement, issued by the chiefs of the railroad brotherhoods before leaving Washington last night, denounced as absurd "all insinuations to the effect that' transportation employes are not loyal citizens because of their attempt at this time to secure from the employers the benefits contemplated by the law," and said the railroad men had given to President Wilson assurances of their willingness and intention to support the country should war be declared. "Seemingly, it has been the purpose of the railroad companies," said the statement, "to postpone settlement of this question until either a panic or war should defeat our demands."

WESTERN MEN WAIT ORDERS.

Vice Presidents of Brotherhoods Say Action Hinges on Conference. CHICAGO, March 14.—Six vice presidents of the four brotherhoods of railroad employes are here today waiting orders from their superior officers in the east, which will depend on the rer suit of the conference in New York tomorrow between brotherhoods chief? and. the committee of railroad man* agers. "The whole situation depends upon what conclusion is reached in the New York conference on Thursday," said Timothy Shea, assistant president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen, and ranking offifier of the union leaders assembled here. "No other statement can be made by any one in authority. We are here prepared for whatever action those findings will necessitate."

The railroads, especially the western lines, are unprepared for a general strike, no strike breakers are ready to take the places of the men who may bp called to quit should a majoritv of the members of the four brotherhoods walk out, according to railroad officials here. "We are making no preparations whatsoever," said C. II. Markham. president of the Illinois Central railroad. "I do not care to say why we are not preparing. You can draw your own conclusions."

H. R. Kurrie, president of the Chicago, Indianapolis- and Louisville (Moncn) said: "We have made no plans for a strike at this time. We are not prepared as we were last fall.^ The extent to which roads will be tied up if there is to be a strike will depend entirely on thp number of. men who answer the stHke call."

STRIKE ORDERS ISSUED.

Pttisburgh Brotherhood Chiefs Said to Have Received Instructions. PITTSBURGH, Pa., March 14.— Members of the railroad brotherhoods in the Pittsburgh district are said to already have received the formal order to strike on March 17, "unless otherwise notified." The circular, which

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also officially instructs them as to their conduct during the strike is signed "Committee: B. of L. E. B. of L. F. O. R. C. B. of R. T."

The circular consists of seven numbered paragraphs, the last reading as follows: "Your representatives have been unable to effect a satisfactory settlement and a strike under the laws of the respective organizations becomes effective March 17. 1917,. 6 p. .m., central time 7 p. m., eastern time, unless otherwise notified."

The first paragraph directs that "no man in road service involved in the strike will perform any service after the hour set to strike unless' he has already begun a trip and has actually left the terminal. If the train has left the terminal he will complete the trip and deliver the engine and train at the end of run or tie up point, if tied up under the law, after which he will perform no further service until the fclose of the strike. Men in other than road service will leave the s^fvlce at the appointed time. "So far as, your legal right to strike is concerned, there is no difference between a mail train and a freight train. You have identically the same ri^ht to refuse to perform service on a mail train as you have to refuse to perform service on a freight train."

All men on strike are ordered in the circular to keep away from railroad property, "except such men as are designated certain duties to be performed by authority of -the organizations. Every man should understand that the laws of the land must be obeyed. Acts of violence of any nature will not be tolerated."

Other sections deal with the manner In which the meetings of the strikers shall be conducted.

TO DEATH IN WRECK

FORT WlTNE, Ind., March 14.—A. C. Thompsoh, of Bluff ton, conductor on a Fort Wayne & Bluffton interurban freight car, was killed, and four other men were injured shortly before 1 o'clock this afternoon, wli&n the freight car and a work car came into collision just south of this city. The wreckage of the freight car caught fire, and Thompson was slowly roasted to death in the debris that, pinioned him. The freight car, south boupd, and the work car, north bound, were running at good speed when they met at a curve.

PAYMASTER IS SLAIN AND ROBBED OF $5,400

CLEVELAND, O., March 14.—Cuyler Mowrey, paymaster for N. J. Rich & Co., knit 'goods "manufacturers, was shot and killed by two automobile bandits in front of the Rich factory on East 61st street this afternoon. The robbers secured $5,400 and escaped in an automobile.

ST. PATRICK'S NIGHT DANCE.

Bottle Blowers to1 Observe Holiday Next Saturday. A St. Patrick's night dance to be given by the Glass Bottle Blowers branch No. 60 has been arranged to swell the funds for the proposed new labor temple. The contest for "Labor Queen" befing carried on in connection with the fair, to begin March 26, will be stimulated lSy donating the gross proceeds of the dance to the candidacy of Miss Lillian Chambers, the selection of the glass blowers for "Labor Queen."

At a penny a vote it is expected Miss Chambers, who is a favorite with this organization, will be given a comfortable "lead in the competition.

The danfce will be held in the hall of the Swope block'at South Seventh and Ohio streets. Special music will be provided and the spirit of St. Patrick's day will be strongly in evidence. From latest reports Miss Chamberlain is leading in the contest, Miss Netherton is second, and Miss Davenport third.

PRESIDENT SITS UP.

WASHINGTON, March 14.—President Wilson was so near complete recovery from the cold with which he has been suffering for more than week that he attended to public business today in his study. He is not expected to leave the white house for several days.

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the poultry houses feeding? several thousand head of poultry it hardly seemed possible that this city could suffer, they said.

It is pointed out, however, that the prices of food stuffs took a Jump previously When the rail strike was threatened several days before it was scheduled to become a reality.

Employes Confident.

Alex Gordon, of the B. of 1* F., said Wednesday: "The railroads cannot get firemen and brakeman now. They are short of labor power on this division. The attempt to fill the trainmen's places will be impossible. We are having difficulty working sixteen hours to handle the trains under present conditions. When skilled men can't handle the trains without difficulty it is unlikely unskilled men will make much headway."

The railroads, said Gordon, have made no attempt to replace the men. Their only hope is that the men will remain loyal. Gordon predicted that not more than a half* dosert men here would remain at work. That agents of the railroads, local, commercial and passenger men and clerks, wil! be used to man the trains was apparently the plan of the roads to meet the strike temporarily. It was said on "Wednesday some of the office force in local offices hid received instruction books and switch keye.

The machinery which has been built up by the trainmen to meet the strike is claimed to be an effective organization. Every mile of the roads will be under surveillance. The headquarters here of the strike would be the Pythian temple where the brotherhoods meet. Salaried chairman on the Big Four system, the first to strike, are E. EJ. James, B. of L. E. P. S. Thomas, O. R. C. G. A. Finch, B. R. T, and C. E. Cory. B. of L. F. & E., all located in Indianapolis.

Embargo on Big Four.

EVANSVILLE, Ind.,'March 14.—The Big Four railroad office here today notified shippers that "owing to threatened labor troubles in connection with train service, the road will only accept freight that is subject to delay or loss by delay, and perishable freight will be accepted only when it can be delivered by Saturday noon, March 17."

FARMERS CALL FOR HELP.

CHICAGO, March 14.—Farmers in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Iowa and Wisconsin are badly in need of help for. the coming season and rfteny have applied to the federal employment agency, here to obtain workers. Inqreased pay for both single and married men is offered in some cases including a house, garden, th£ use of a cow and transportation to the country.

ELLIS NAMES DEPUTY.

INDTANAPOL.IS, Ind., March 14.— J. B. Collicott, superintendent of the Indianapolis city schools, has been appointed deputy state superintendent of public instruction by Hbrace Ellis, who takes the office tomorrow. 7vlr. Collicott will be in charge of the vocational education work. He will take charge of his part of the office in the near future.

DUCHESS SERIOUSLY ILL.

LONDON, March 14.—The duchess of Connaught passed a bad night, and the bulletfn issued in regard to her condition this morning described it as "increasingly grave."

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of Gen. Haig's troops yesterday. For the first time since the struggle of this front the British have the advantage of the highest ground and can now look down upon the famous German stronghold and a wide extent of the country beyond.

British officers believe, they are now in a position to take Bapaume whenever thie word is given. Grevillors wa3 captured last night and the new British lines stretch along the ridge which runs- nortnwest from that point to the outskirts of Achlet Ie Petit, a point still Strongly held by ,the Germans.

In this latest forward movement the British have taken possession of Loupart wood, consisting of great clumps of trees situated on the shouldfer of the high ridge and overlooking the entire Somme battle front. This wood has masked a great number 0]f German batteries andf from it hostile shells have rained upon tjie British for eight months past. Its capture has caused the greatest satisfaction to. the British as it was one of the most formidable artillery posts the German had established in the western theatre. The country about Loupart wood and beyond Is in quite good shape. As a matter of fact Grevillers was the first touch .of real civilization the Tommies said they have had in many months.

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line had been completely registered by the British guns on Sunday morning and that afternoon the heavy artillery commenced the work of destruction. Thirty hours of the terrific bombardment was air that the defenders could withstand.

Rus*. Destroyer* Routed. AMSTERDAM, March 14.—®:50 a. m.—A battle between German seaplanes and Russian destroyers in the Black sea is reported in an official statement issued by the Berlin war office. The destroyers were approaching Constance, the Rumanian port, and were forced to retreat, the statement says, after bombs had been' dropped upon them by th'e se&plfthgsr Oiie destroyer is said to have been Lit twice.

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FIRST MUSTERED OUT.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March 14.—: The First Indiana infantry reginient was mustered out of federal service at Fort Benjamin Harrison today. All the companies left the fort for their home stations as soon as transportation facilities could be provided for them.

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