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PARKS CARRY TWO TO ONE IN REFERENDUM

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Majority Given Public Improvement Flan In Election JBLeld Tw«day. +V&

"SIGNITIES BETTER DAT TOR RESIDENTS OF TERRE HATJTE

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Even Larger Majority—Soma Opposition Suddenly

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s- s The Terre Haute park election carried yesterday by a vote of virtually 2 to 1, The great majority given the park plan was a surprise even to the board meraI bers themselves, and the verdict was taken to mean that the peopie of this city want to .start some 1 I program of city betterment.

A jollification will be held Sunday afternoon at 4:00 o'clock in the Fairbanks' park at \^tl»on street and the river.

Jerry Fitzgerald, the prime mover In the West End Improvement association, got to the polls to vote for the parks despite the fact that earlier In the day he ran a nail In his foot. He was reported Wednesday as improving.

The nrrft retSTTis ttlHfte"^0 tliel l)oarl in the council chamber by JSverett Bray, of the Fifth ware!, he telephoning in the result there fifteen minutes after the polls close. jMl of the returns were In within an liour.

When the vote of th® Sixth

ymrt was read, the expression, in .the returning board's room was, "Well, thaV section ran ITU#- to form."

AnJy O'Mara, member of the school fjoard. who fought the park' plan at the Sixth ward polls all day, was seated in the room at the time and^with t» gesture of surrender declared, "I've jgot thirteen acres' up behind my brick yard that I here now give to the city Tor park purposes."

Attorney Ceorge O. Dix Asked

O'Mara what was behind the fight in the Sixth ward on the park plan and V Andy replied: f, -1 "You people want to clean us Jip A -(and we don't v4nt to be cleaned up." S The vote was \argc, there was a lot

-of interest andi Vi it not been for the I.-. --storm in the s afternoon, it is be-

lievert that the^'ote would have been idoubled. During fhe clay some 'Of the (fTeJnents identified with Terre Haute's more or less odoriferous reputation In the past appeared at the polls and i.ried to influence voters to oppose the plan, .but the outcome of the vote A would indicate that they met with ltttie ^ucce^s.

How Wards Voted.

A total of 2,116 votes was cast, with a majority of 702 favoring the park •y plan. One ward, the Sixth, alone cast a majority against the improvement while the vote in the Seventh ward *''Vds near a tie.

The wards voted as follows: l"irst Ward- -For, 265 against, SS. Second Ward—For, 345 against, 123.

Third TTajpil—For, 20T against, 7S. 'Fourth Ward—For, 125 against, 88. Fifth Ward—For, 225 against, 86.

Sixth Ward—For, 120 against, 122. -f*iy Seventh Ward—For, 123 against, *, 1120.

Totsf—for/HW: sJratr!Ftfx'7iB7. Majority For J'arks—702. Plans of the Board. ^The park board has made no defin1te plans for proceeding under the new powers conferred by the result of v*:.isV. the election, preferring to wait the *outcome of the vote, but tentative arrangements are under way and defl-

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GERMAN SHIPS

WILL BE SALVAGED

,. .LONDON,, June 25.—Three of the German warships which their crews attempted to sink at Scapa flow .SatV* urday have been beached fend the

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beaching, it was announced officially today. There is every prospect of naUaging the ships in good condition if the necessary apparatus arrives before bad weather sets in. The ships beached I are the cruisers Emden, Frankfurt and

Jiurn berg.

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Two destroyers are afloat and eight-

een have been beached. It Is added tir J^that there is no prospect of sa\ing the other destroyers without elaborate operations.

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TKMPERATl'EE RECORD. JIME 25. 6 a. m. ^....69 Noon a. m. .73 S p. m. ......86 Relative humidity, 3 p. 71 per cent.

LOCAL CONDITION AT A.M.JINE 25. l»l». StRtlon pr^ssuix, 29.23 timperature. 70 highest temperature yesterday, 86 lowest temperature la«t night, 68 precipitation. 1.41 direction of wind, southwest velocity of wind, 10 miles per hour state of weather, cloudy relative humidity. 90 per cent.

Sunrise, 5:25 sunset. 8:20.

FORECAST.

TERRE H"AUTE—Partly cloudy tonifrlu: tomorrow, fair with little change in temperature.

IN DIANA—Partly clondr tonisht tomorrow fair little change In temperature.

ILLINOIS—Generally fair and continued warm tonight and tomorrow.

OTHER LOCAL REPORTS. •Pemperature by Buntin's Umrmometer, 7 a. m., 74 2 p. m., £8.

River stage—6.J.

COVEM TO CALL SPECIAL SESSION

Legislature Will Be Asked to Meet lor Purpose of Ratifying, Suffrage Amendment.

TNDTA^APOUS, June 25.—Governor James P. Goodrich announced last night that he will call an extra session of the legislature the last week in August or the first week in September, to consider primarily the rati&cation of the federal suffrage amendment. Governor Goodrich said that three or four other emergency matters would be taken up, but that the session would be confined to a week,

Ifhe announcement followed receipt by the governor of a telegram from Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, president of the National America|i Woman Suffrage association, assuring him that enough states will pass on the measure to assure settlement of th® question before the next presidential election.

Governor Goodrich also announced that had received replies to bis messages to governors of other states relative to their views as to special sessions of thirty-five states, and that the governors of'twenty-five of them had agreed to call special sessions if necessary to secure ratification of the amendment.

Mrs. Catt in her message to the governor said: "Ratification before next presidential election assured provided those states agreeing to special sessions will call them. Fifteen states have ratified or will ratify very soon. Legislatures are being polled on petition to governors in thirteen states, and three certain states meet ia January, 1920, in regular session.^ ^Remaining five states necessary to complete the thirty-six are New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, New Mexico and West Virginia. Special conditions in each will be changed when their ratification becomes necessary to final victory. I am sending a full report by letter. Many t.hrnkg for your earnest co-operation."

FORTIFIED FRONTIER

WASHINGTON, June 25.—Completion of forts and housing'accommodations along the Mexican border, undertaken by the war department to ameliorate the trials of the troops serving as patrols, will give the United States its first real fortified frontier.

Regularly established army posts along the international boundary nowtotal more than two fcore with probably as many more outpost positions, e^ch accommodating a troop of cavalry or an infantry platoon. The three year watch of the American troops led the war department

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permanent housing should be furnished. The cost of this construction to the government has been small. Major Gen. De Rosey Gabelle, commanding the southern department, was authorised to visit the camps in his department which w^ere to be abandoned and to claim any material needed.

RIOTS AT HAMBURG

COPKNHAGBN, June 26.—Serious rioting occurred at Hamburg on Monday and Tuesday, when mobs attacked fcod preserving factories, it being alleged that the bodies of dogs and cats had been found in them. The managers were dragged to the streets and roughly handled. The war provision department al«o was attacked aod its offices wrecked.

The mob tried to disarm troops marching through the streets and the latter opened fire, a number of persons being killed and wounded.

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WAR VETERANS ENJOY EVENING AT CAMP FIRE

Veterans Gather to Hear Again the Stones of Thrilling Days of '61 to '65.

ATTORNEY GEORGE I. EISNER IS PRINCIPAL SPEAKER

Rev. W. B. Rippetoe Is Chosen President of Wilder's Brigade Asso ciation for the Coming

Year,

An enjoyable reunion of the Wilder s brigade closed with the session at Memorial hall this morning. The session was a short one, most of the business having been transacted at Tuesday, afternoon's business sessiop. It was decided that Terre Haute would be madf^ the permanent meeting place for the annual reunion and the date of meeting was changed from June 24-25 to Sept. 18-19. the anniversary of the battle of Chickamanga in which the Wilder's brigade took an active part. A vote of thanks was extended to Morton and John Baird pof*ts, G. A. R., for the use of Memorial hall and also to Thomas J. Cottom, Oscar Haranion, Oscar Rankin and W. B. Rippetoe. who were on the arrangement committee.

The resolutions committee presented a resolution of condolence on those members who have passed away since the last meeting. Those who are known to have died in the intervening time arei Marion Barr, 18th Indiana battery Floyd F. Miller, Company K, 123rd Illinois John M. Thompson, Company L, I7th regiment, Indiana John Ball, Company D, 72nd infantry, and Thomas Haynes, Company C. "2nd infantry. They also presented resold tions extending thanks to the local newspapers ar to the ladies of thu G. A. R. who served their dinner on both days.

The meeting closed *^lth the singing of "Marching Through Georgia" and "God Be With Us

Till

We Meet Again,"

following by benediction by W. B. llippetoe. Officers Etectsd, -A. "'M.

At 'fttP btisiness session heW Tuesday afternoon, the Rev. W. B. Rippetoe of Terre Haute, member of the Eighteenth Indiana battery, was elected president for the coming year, to succeed H. H. Durbin, 18th Indiana battery, of Anderson, Ind. A. P. De Bruler, company, 17th Indiana infantry, Vincennes, Ind., was re-elected secretary. Mr. De Bruler was given authority by the members to appoint his assistant which he did

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TRAM WARMER

Special To The Tribune.

mCENNES, Ind., June 25.- ^Tinety passengers on the Pennsylvania passenger train leaving Vincennes for Indianapolis this morning at 6:30 o'clock, had narrow escapes when four coaches, comprising the train, were derailed two miles north of this city. The four cars left the track and turned over as a result of continuous rains washing under the track.

Carl Gillett, of Indianapolis, fireman, was seriously injured upon being caught under the tender when it turned over. He was taken to a hospital, where it was said his recovery Is prober lie. None of the other members of the crew nor any of the passengers were hurt' beyond receiving slight bruises and scratches.

Service is expected to be resumed this afternoon by# detouring here over the Chicago & Eastern Illinois railway.

BURGLARS AT WORK III EAST END HOMES

Burglars were active again Tuesday night, after a fe^r days' cessation of their work, and Wednesday morning reports show at least three homes entered, all in the east end.

thief at the home of iErs. M. S. Lowe, 2250 Wabash avenue, secured a purse containing

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ed away by Mrs. Lowe's screams. The intruder was a negro. John S. Davis, 144S Sycamore street, reported a watch stolen from his trouser's pockets,

Mrs. l^aura Banks reported that a negro attempted to gain entrance to her home by cutting a screen. She gave an alarm and the man fled,

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WABASH VALLEY HIT LABOR

BY SEVERE STORM

Heavy Rainfall and Wind Comes With Electrical Display Tuesday Evening.

A heavy rain and windstorm passed ever Terre Haute and the Wabash valley late Tuesday afternoon, causing' considerable property loss in,^this territory and seriously impairing traffic and wire communication. Streets, basements and yards were flooded with water, while maturing wheat suffered greatly from hail which accompanied the downfall of rain during the* evening. There was also quite a bit of wind accompanying the various showers which leveled wheat to the ground and probably caused the loss of thousands of bushels of thisVrain.

Practically all. interurban cars failed to run on schedule during the evening. These lines operated with great difficulty, especially between Terre Haute and Clinton and Terre Haute and Paris. No cars came in from Paris after 8 o'clock. Telephone lines to Redmon, Evansville, Charleston, Peoria, Rockville, Chrisman, Oakland and Borton were made useless by the storm.

Damag* at Parle,

Damage was reported at Parie, 111., as a result of the storm. Charles and Ernie Beall, both of Paris, were severe shocked when lightning struck a barn belonging to C. E. Beall. The home of J. W. Hiatt was also struck and the weatherboarding was torn from the house.

What is reported to he tW heaviest rainfall of the year occurred in the

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Instead of turning outn to be prospective buyer, an unidentified man turned out as an automobile thief Tuesday when he tested out a Ford car belonging to Jennie Wheeler, 304 Eagle street. Report was made to the police by Miss Wheeler that she had advertised the car for sale and a man came around to look at it, and asked permission to test it around the square, and as far as is known, i3 still testing the m- for it never was returned.

The Indiana 1919 license was numbered 137,469, motor number 111.215, 1914 model, and the left rear fender was bent.

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DON'TSfg NOOODS

CODIES TO END AT WINNIPEG

Sympathetic Strike Called Off After Six Weeks' of Industrial Sisturbance In Canada.

ALIEN RADICALS BLAMED FOR CALLING OF STRIKE

Many Workera Had Been Gradually Returning to Their Posts Be* fore Leaders Give Up

Fight.

WINNIPEG, Man., June ?5.—After nearly six weeks of industrial strife, Winnipeg's general sympathetic strike has been called off. Shortly before midnight last night, the central strike committee came to an agreement to order all men back to work tomorrow at 11 a. m„ exactly six weeks from the time it was called.

Similar announcements came from Calgary and Edmonton, Alta, where strikes had been called In sympathy with the Winnipeg walkout. The prediction also was made by strike leaders in Vancouver and Victoria, B. C^ that the sympathetic strikes in tliose cities would be called off today or tomorrow.

According to the annbuneemrnt, calling off of the strike is unconditional.

The- genera! strifee here was called May 15, in sympathy with metal workers who had been on strike for

PROSPECTIVE BUYER STEALS AUTOMOBILE TERRE HAUTE'S COAL RATE CUT TEH CENTS

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Secretary S. H. McClary, of the Chamber of Commence, Wednesday was advised that the railroads had announced a coal rate for Terre Haute of 60 cents a ton, in the zone in which the rate was formerly 70 cents. Mr. McClary said that it would mean a saving to Terre Haute of $100,000 a year. The chamber recently filed the case with the inter-state commerce commission, and the railroads agreed to the reduction of ten cents if Terre iiaute would drop the

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"PEACH BLEND"—A SUCCESSFUL CAMOUFLAGE

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DF JOE TREACHERY

TelTs Chamber of Deputies Spirit of Enemy Is Shown In Recent Sinking of Ships.

PARIS, Tuesday, June 24.—Premier Clemenceau appeared in the lobby of the chamber of deputies today and members pressed the question as to the government's intentions regarding the elections and the demobilization of the army. The premier said that the. elections would be held at the earliest possible date, possibly late in September or early In October. He said that the government's principal concern at present was demobilization. "Although it is desired thaW.demobilization may be as complete and rapid as

the government is

obliged to take into account the circumstances at present and the state of mind of the Germans," he said. "To understand the spirit in which Germany is about to sign the treaty, It is only' necessary to consider th*i scuttling of the German fleet In Scapa Flow and the more recent destruction of German ships at Kiel. Consequently precautions are necessary and an army of certain Importance, must be kept to enforce, if necessary, strict observance of the conditions of the treaty by the Germans, particularly the one regarding the evacuation of Poland, with which the Germans seem reluctant to comply. Besides, peace with Bulgaria and Turkey will not be concluded for several months.

Kaiser Keeps on Sawing

KRON GEN, Tuesday, June 24.— (By The Associated Press.)—News of Germany's decision to accept the peace terms, including the clause providing for the delivery of the former German emperor to the allies, reached the castle late yesterday evening. Exactly how the former emperor was affected by the tidings cannot be ascertained, but the attitude of members of his party gives rise to the belief that the news was a considerable shock.

When the Associated Press correspondent called, attendants declared the news was already known at the castle. Tbey made the most scathing criticisms of the German national assembly for its action. Evidently they had held to the hope that some way would be found for the former emperor to return to Germany. Now, however, it is apparently realized that he is exiled forever from his country.

The former monarch resumed bis customary log sawing at the usual hou& w

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WEATHER,

PEACE PLANS IN SUSPENSE FOE IS TARDY:

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No Information Regarding Coming of 4 New German Delegation to Sign Treaty,

SIGNATURES'MAY BB- i AFFIXED IN PRESENT WEEK

Afl* Arrangements Made fof 6vn* Riony In Connection With Sign*,. Ing, Which Will Be Made

Notable Affair.

BULLETIN.

PAWS, line 25.—Up to 1:4V o'clock this afternoon no official word had been received here regarding Germany's plans with regard to the formal sgining of the peace treaty. The peace conference leader* were nndisguisedly perplexed over the fit* nation,

It was conceded to %r impessibfc that the ceremony of signing cosl€ take place before Saturday, Unofficial reports were that®it probably would be delayed until Monday.

BULLETIN.

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PARIS, June 25.—If the heads of the allied powers In Paris do not hear from Weimar very soon Regarding the German delegation for the signing of the peace treaty, an ulti w ma turn will be sent to the GeraHuf'* government, according to the FAis office of Renter's, Limited. The ultimatum will demand the appointment of plenipotentiaries within a certain number of hours. i

.PARIS, June 25.—The treaty of peace will be signed either Friday or Saturday, it is believed. Although the day has not been definitely fixed, it has been decided that the hour for the ceremony will be at 2 o'clock p. m.* The peace conference secretariat, is still without official knowledge of the personnel of the new German peace delegation and does not know when it /wilLajprive jtf:, Versailles. .*/

This lack of official advices from Germany with regard to the'' new plenipotentiaries Jias caused some ai**" easiness to manifest Itself in confer* ence circles and the plans lor Ufa*

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AT WIFE'S FRIEND

Charges' of drawing threatening to use a dangerous and deadly weapon in the form of a revolver, faced William Atkerson, 44 years old, of 46# North First street and a plea of not guilty was entered. Trial was set for Friday morning. The charges grew out of Atkerson'g firing a -Couple of shots at Jesse Mayfleld, vvho is being held as a witness, arid whom Atkerson. found at the water works park in company with his wife Tuesday night.

Following the discovery of the twe together, Atkerson took a couple of shots at Mayfleld and then threw his revolver away. Report was -*ent to the police station and Motor Officers Casey and Kennett and Motorcycle Of- fe fleer Weeks were sent to the scene. At

the police station they were examined Jr by Captain Van Cleave and both senJF to JaiL

IRELAND'S PRESIDENT'. COMES TO INDIANA

INDIANAPOLIS. June 25.—E. De V lera, president of the Irish repubM will speak in this city Tuesday eve r.ing July 1, according to announo ment made today by J. P. O'Mahoa* upon receipt of a telegram EH-rmot Lynch, national

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the Friends of Irish Freedom. Judge Daniel F. Cohalon, of the York supreme cc^lirt, Samuel T. dock and Patrick J. Lynch, clt the supreme court of Indiana, a* r.ounced as other breakers. May W. Jewett will deliver an nddr* welcome, according to tha an nib ment. n

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