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Justice Department Agents Declared to Have Unearthed Russian Connection.

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101 IIIDIAWA MINES CLOSED Yardatea’a Marfite laercMea Car Skart-

acc. Opera tan Sap.

(Special to The IndiaaapolM Kewt! TERRE HAUTE. lipL. April 14.— More Indiana coal mine* were cloaed today because of car shortage than ever before In the hiatory of the Indiana Coal Trade Bureau, which has Its headquarters here. 101 being idle. Operators aay that the railroad yardmen s strike li directly responsible for the increase in the car shortage. which has prevailed for several months. Thirty-seven of the closed mines are on the Pennsylvania rail-

FROM RAIL STRIKE

Thousands Are Idle in Big Plants in West as Result of Shortage of Fuel.

roma ' twenty-eight on the Southeast

MATTER GOES TO CABIKT

live on the Big Four.

Situation Declared to Be Merely a

Step Toward Maas Walkout

In America.

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— WASHINGTON,

April 14.—Evi-

dence obtained by the department of justice was said today to *h<rw that the Russian Communist Internationale was undertaking to use the railroad strike as the vehicle for the creation of a mass strike in the United States. Reports from federal agents are said to have disclosed that the Communist party was financing and otherwise siding the strike through the agency of the Industrial Workers of the World. Evidence which the department has received was declared to justify the statement that the strike was to be merely a step In the well-known plan ot the Communist group, and that the end and aim was a mass strike to be followed by a revolution. Laid Before the Cdbluet. Report* regarding the Communist Internationale's part in the strike were understood to have been laid before President Wilson and the cabinet today by Attorney-General Palmer, but those present persisted*in their silence as to what decision had been reached at the cabinet session.

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TROOPS ORDERED OUT. itllftofs Militia Seat to Kewnnee te Kad Strike Riots. SPRINGFIELD. III.. April H.—Ad-Jutsttt-General Dickson today ordered several units of the Illinois reserve ,l J~ 111 th * request ot Sheriff Wilson, of Henry county, who said strike riots had get beyond

PRESIDENT LEADS IN STRIKE REVIEW

Meets With Cabinet to Discuss Situation Growing Out of Rail Tieup.

PALMER REMAINS RETICENT

OUR DEFENSE

r

MANY EMPLOYES 60 BACK

Freight Traffic Conditions Improve Steadily—Six Held on Charge of Blocking Malta.

Confirmation of Rail Labor Board Delayed Another Day by the Senate.

DR. J. R. ANQELL CHOSEN.

Elected five of NBW YORK.

d Chief KirrsFesadatlea. April tt.—-l>r. James for many years dean r Of Chicago, has it and chief ex.

i Feu

of the Carnegie

lee of president has

nounced her# today, i of Mr. Carnegie, the \t lias been vacant.

CHARGE PRICE CONSPIRACY . 7

WASHINGTON, April 14.—Pre*i dent Wilaon and his cabinet discussed the railroad strike for more than aa hour today and apparently reached some conclusion, but there was no intimation as to its nature. Attorney-General Palmer made this statement as he left the White House: I "It is fair to conclude that the strike situation was discussed but I am not prepared to say what conclusions were reached/* Other member* would make no statement, referring inquirer* to the attorney-general. Some intimated, however, that a definite decision had been made one Way or anothef* as to government intervention. Gee* Directly to Hie Office. Mr. Palmer went directly, from th* White House t» his office aad Immediately summoned for a conference his aaeistsht* who have been keeping in eloee touch with the strike sit-

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The President, wearing a business suit, greeted the members ot hi* official family as they were ushered late hi* Study. In opening the session ha took s seSt behind s big desk and the s&rriSrh "k: older of their rank. ^ , Rear-Admiral Grayson, -the Prseirtent’s physician, said the President had enjoyed meeting with his ad-

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visors.

It did. him

N. C.. April U,

firms and individuals

Carotins were in-

federal grand jury here with having entered 1

a meeiins held I I. *

CHICAGO, April 14.—Improvement of freight traffic conditions in the central west continued today, with insurgent railroad men returning to work at several {mints, but the industrial situation in Ohio and Michigan reached a crisis as a result of stoppage of fuel supplies and in the far west, where a dozen passenger trains were reported stalled in southern California, the situation became increasingly seri-

ous.

Both insurgent leaders and railroad brotherhood officials said the fight had become "a lingering affair,” but th* brotherhood men declared the insurgents gradually were losing

strength, '

Railroads in the Chicago area concentrated every effort on moving freight, and officiate said M per cent, of the switch engines In the district were operating. The roads announced a further influx of “loyal” switchmen

from other ritle*.

Ctevenuaeat Ageats oa Head. Government agents were taking a

close check on the strike situation in various rail centers, and at New Orleans eight insurgent leaders arrested last night In a raid on a strikers’ meeting were held on federal warrants charging interference with ths

matte.

Leonard Wood was hastening to Chicago from Boston, where be closed hte political speaking tour last night, to resume command of the central department of the army because of the

strike situation.

The American Federation of Labor, through Its railway department, which represents 700.000 members in eight railroad crafts, placed its stamp of disapproval on the unauthorized strike and urged all members of affiliated organizations to refuss to walk out. Meeting at Kansas City teat night, the biennial convention of the organization indorsed President Wllsoas appointment to the labor board and declared its belief that labor could confidently expect justice through the tew creating th* board. The—gf Workers Idle. .

In Detroit id**

Were (reported i<De _ MNN and M.tDO industrial workers in other parts of Michigan had been thrown out of work, with predictions that more men would be Jobless by night. The strike situation in Michigan was reported virtually unchanged, with the exception of the return to work of 150 men at Bay City and thirty-

five at m ~ tmm

The

bioame

►re t

scarcity

75 PER CENT. DIVIDEND. Aateriesa Tshaeee Declares rinse B Cemmea Stock Betara. NBW YORK April 1 ^Directors of the American Tobacco Company today announced a common stock dividend ef ?$ per cent, payable to holders of Class U common stock of record,

July li.

A special meeting of stockholders called for May • to approve the

Wool worth Compkny an:kholders would Iw asked

BE MADE IDLE.

LACK OF MATERIAL CAUSE

w.

vrve: to declare

ting May

ock and

30 per cent.

‘AN ENEMY ALIEN'

<» a.

April 14.—DecterC, A K Martens,

essten soviet ambassador States, is a German subin consequence an enemy

reported today had been such [a ir by a comtens l* now the departtatlou warthe senate i investigateid be-

senate

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TOLEDO. April 14.—Ten thousand workers at the Willya-Overtend plant will be idle tomorrow as ths result of the strike of railroad med. It was announced today st the Overland offices that ail dspartments of theptent, except those making ths WillysKnight car and the repair and maintenance departments, would be closed tonight. Inability to get material Is the cause.

IDLE IN MICHIGAN.

Army of

Strike Geattmees to Grew. DETROIT, April 14,—Michigan a army of unemployed, created by the walkout a week ago of railroad switchmen, continued to grow teHfe estimates placed Into idleness in

at upward

... ago out in Dotrolt*° seventh day of the strike here the switchmen and rail heads

5ar apart. Th* strikers’ ranks

break, an 1

that onlj Washing tlement. 150 men

thirty-five at Ludsituation in the state was At Flint, where It night the men were a return to work, they < today and a spokesman for ers declared they intended

out.'

oit city council last night the ordinance regulating fuel ter light, heat and

the ral

ssasruiAd’ .k* <>n,,

the return of 150

"iff

MOTOR PUNT CLOSES; I 3,500 EMPLOYES IDEE

Si

STRIKE FORCES MAXWELL FACTORY TO STOP WORK.

ooft M1UTA*V training WtU. CONTINUE . AS oV OU> - VDR. THOSE. WHO UK6 IT.

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MANY DEAD IN BLAST.

Rkeatsh Prussia Faetory Blown t p by i'hessleal ISxpleslea. BRUSSELS, April 14.—Two hundred persons are believed to have been killed as the result of an explosion in a chemical factory at Stolberg. near Aix-la-Chapel!e. Rhenish Prussia,

UY PLANS TO CONTROL

‘ALLIES,” FOES OF WOOD, MEET WITH WATSON.

HOW THE SCHEME “WORKS”

COUNTY BV 27,443

Governor Lowden Carries Illinois Republican Primary With Plurality of 64 t 000.

JOHNSON

THIRD IN

STATE

About One-Sixth aa Many Women as Men Vote, Majority Favoring Two Leaders.

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ie%eoo factory workers

and between 40,000

°«s

waa te-

A mail train

RAIL STRIKE TO CLOSE OVERLAND AUTO PLANT

aa strike breakers.

Blight progress was made by strlk-

10,000 WORKERS AT TOLEDO TO «ra who went out st Uinctanati. ths

•aQroatta annoattoML . ^ -am Coal on track* at Toledo

unde

■P& HHBi Rupptiiis

ported in many cities. A I was reported to hsve been abandoned at Youngstown and the mall returned

ndii

was being

confiscated under s federal court order to maintain operation of street cars and heating and lighting plants. The court order*d_that forty cars be

‘ " was no weak-

forces in To-

industrial

une court oraerea mat confiscated dally. There enlng of the strikers’ : l#dt» and several large

plants announced that they would be forced to close unleae fuel was forth-

coming.

Warnings to Travelers.

Severn! roads reported additional men at work at Cleveland, with some freight moving, but the situation apparently remained virtually unchanged. Warnings to travelers against attempting long trips east, west or south because of possibility of th* strike spreading to passenger service were issued by th* railroads. Serious interference with passenger

train:

traffic extending to

was reported on th* Santa Fe route in

■out hern

overland

California. Rer

eports from showed con-

tinued improvement, however.

Santa

northern Pacific cities

vprovement, hoi

Fe officials st San Bernar-

dino, Cal., said "ten or twelve trains were stalled between Barstow and AlbUQUerqtte, N. M„ and three passenger trains were reported abandoned atWinslow, following refusal of train-

men to work aa switchmen.

Five eastbound trains on the Santa Fe, including the California limited, were tied up at Needles and new

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ASSURES GAS PURPOSES

PRESSURE TO REMAIN NORMAL AT MEALTIMES.

street Light complaint

SHORTAGE

OF MATERIALS

ii

»:aaB'"4—gV FIT?

IndL April 14.—After day on a ^ half-time Maxwell Motor. Corn-

operations en-

today. throwing 3.50S

■ *-i

, a gveeev. for

Of coaL^aHHB a In more than

been entire-

sbner. supertn-

are feeling

. but are coo-

and placing their

MINCSB FLAXTS MAY A boot 5.000 Me | Idle By Xea* (Special to The J MUNCIE, ImL. April turers in Mnocle aay that unless the strike of switchmen and yardmen ends by next week 5.W9 men in local factories will be thrown out of employment. No yardmen or sw, tchmen here are on strike, but many plants

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Reduction of the gas pressure during the hours between mealtime and increasing the pressure at the time when housewives are preparing their meals, is the system put into effect by the Citizens Gas Company today to prevent a gas famine in Indianapolis. •* The pressure between meals Is reduced to one-fourth of a pound, while duti^ Mlsaltime the pressure Is. raised to the normal five pounds thus insuring housewives plenty of gas for cooking, and preventing the use of.great quantities f)»r heating. : ;■ ' ; S«oa* Coal Arrive*. The coal situation showed signs of some improvement today, with arrival of seven carloads from ColumIs the first coal re- ^ . W from the east Friday, according to J. Dorsey I manager of the comars of fuel oil may be from Lawrenceville. Ill/, soon.

9 Tuesday was

§s _ HI ■MUBBBBBBcuWc feet, or S.25#,P#t cubic feet leea than normal.

of Steewt Light*.

Mr. Forrest complained In a tetter to th* boafd of public works today that the Welsbach Street Lighting Company of America, which Has the contract tor the street lighting la Indianapolis, te Ii«-“ ^

lights hours before

shipped from Lawrence

and also permitting the

the morning. Mr.i

after-

to bum during the morning. MnFor-

rest said that his company had received many complaints that a number of street lights were on at l«:lt

a m- and at 4 p. m.. Tuesday. The board of works ordered the local representatives of

bach Company be notifi

that the

HBVHH notified to see

that the street lights are not burned

during daylight hours.

VOLUNTEERS KEEP TRAFFIC DN MOVE

Thousands Offer Services in New York to Help in Breaking Rail Strike.

FOOD SHORTAGE SERIOUS *1/ '-xi ^ <||*L Soaring Pricaa of Necaaaltio Bring Warning From Federal Officiate

Against Inflation,

Paper Maaufactuvers Deride

vane# ef » Per Cent.

NEW YORK, April 14—Representatives of eleven of^he largest newsprint manufacturing companies in the United States and Canada, at a conference with union officials here today, agreed to grant their employes a general wage advance of 20 per cent. In renewing working agreements for

the next year.

The action of th* manufacturers, which It is estimated will affect ap-

NEW YORK, April 14.—The railroad managers "have the situation well la hand and it is improving,” J. J. Mantell, spokesman for the Railroad General Maaagera* Associa-

tion, announced following the man- pro'ximaWfy 30,000 worker*. Is Jo

agers* conference today. He said: “The ‘outlaws’ were rushed off their feet and into a delirium. They have reached the stage where they are sick in the head and they are rapidly reaching the next stage, where they will be sick at heart.” NEW YORK, April 14.—Officials of the four big railroad brotherhoods renewed their efforts today to bring to an end the unauthorized rail strikes in this district, while thousands of volunteer railroaders poured in offers of their services to break the traffic tieup, whic^ has paralyzed meet of the lines entering New York. . ■ > .• Although first peace overtures were rejected unanimously by the strikers in Jersey City last night, the brotherhood leaders expected to renew their proposal that the strikers return to work and submit their grievances to the new railroad labor board appointed yesterday by President Wilson. They hoped that the action of the Washington strikers in adopting a similar proposal would influence

the men.

Answering an appeal by Health Commissioner Copeland, 2,000 strikers from all railroads terminating on th# New Jersey shore of th# Hudson river, agreed meeting at Jersey City today te co-operate In moving foodstuffs to

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RETAIL SUGAR PRICES TO SOAR IN FEW DAYS

JOBBERS PAYING MORE THAN PRESENT SELLING PRICE.

f

nothing to prev.

creases. The only action he can take, he said. Is to see that certain margins

of profits are not exceeded by Ihdtena 8. Shone

dealers, and that dealers with stocks on hand do not sell this lower priced sugar at prevailing market prices.

FOR SUGAR BEET LABOR.

Secretary Wilson Suspends Mexican

and Canadian Restrictions.

WASHINGTON, April 14—An order has been issued by Secretary Wilson suspending the immigration laws so as to admit laborers from Mexico and Canada "for the exclusive purpose of cultivating and harvesting sugar beet crops in the states of Celoraao, Wy-

oming, Utah, Iowa and Nebraska.

The order was issued, it was said, after the department had been informed that the congress could .not act In Urns to save the sugar beet

crop in the western states. GRANT WAGE INCREASE.

A.

Ad-

1 Kf A. B xu da V^» * J’ 1# Ir * W V Vg VS X S*G — *»• i o ws* * vs w eliminate any possibility of a strike. Companies represented at the conference are credited with a combined daily output of 3,000 tons and all are reported running at limit capacity. CAPITAL STOCK DOUBLED. Farmers* Trust Company Is 5ew Cap-

italised at 9200,000.

Notice that the capital stock of the Farmers' Trust Company has been increased from $100,000 to $200,000 was filed with the secretary of state today. •, ■ The board of directors of the company Tuesday voted to declare a dividend of $100,000 and use the dividend to double the capital stock of the company. With the old capitalization, there was an undivided profit account of $230,000, and the company now will have a surplus of $130,000. The officers of the company are Charles N. Williams. president: Thomas A. Wynne, first vice-presi-dent; E. H. Forry, second vice-presi-dent; Riley E. Smith, treasurer, and Charles E. Lemon, secretary. THREE GROUPS TO MEET TO END STATE WALKOUT UNION, "INSURGENT” AND ROAD MEN AT PHILADELPHIA.

SITUATION IS IMPROVED

FREIGHT SHIPMENT

Few Switchmen Return to Work and Labor Situation 1 Is

Reported Critical.

LABOR BUREAU IS OPENED

Big Four Reports 28 Engines at Work In Yard*—Embargoes Re-

moved by Some Roads.

Freight movements on railroad lines serving Indianapolis which have been held back because of the insurgent strike of yard switchmen showed a decided improvement today over Tuesday and railroad officials said that freight in the Indianapolis yards is moving more freely. The labor situation is critical. Several railroads reporting that some of the men who quit have returned to work, and the Big Four railroad opened an office today to engage men to fill the places of the

switchmen who quit.

Several informal conferences were held Tuesday and today between railroad superintendents and strikers relative to the return to work of the men but the railroad officials declined to discuss what took place at the meetings. Several of the railroad companies are considering plans to fill the places of the men who have quit. . Powerhouse Men Strike. Fourteen water tenders, stationary firemen and coalers employed at the powerhouse of the Big Four railroad shops at Beech Grove went on strike at noon when demands for increases in wages were denied by D. J. Mullen, superintendent of transportation. Mr. Mullen told the men that their demands were excessive. The men are members of three unions, it is said. The water tenders, who receive 51 cents an hour, demand 66 cents an hour and the others demand

proportionate 'Increases.

The shopmen of Beech Grove, It was announced, will hold a meeting tonight to discuss the labor situation. There are 1,200 men employed in the

shops. v

The Big Four railroad, which has been accepting only carload Ship-

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The Indianapoli* »ws Bureau, 33 Wyatt Building. WASHINGTON. April 14—The question of the final selection of Indiana’s Republican delegates to the national convention at Chicago was again considered at the office of Senator Watson today. Joseph B. Kealing has frequently been "in” on these conferences, and he was present today. Others of the “allies” who are opposing the nomination of Leonard Wood, and who have been prominent conferees in these gatherings, are John Owen, of NoblesviUe. chief booster for Watson, in Indiana; Bert Thurman, of New Albany, Third district Republican chairman, and a strong Watson man. and Uz McMurtrie, of Indianapolis, state treas-

urer.

v Th « result has been, it is understood. that the allies, composed of the boosters of Senator Johnsou. Senator Harding and Governor Lowden. together with the Watson and Goodrich forces in Indiana, will go ahead with the plan which was arranged some time ago for the selection of district delegates and delegates-at-large thkt will be responsive to the suggestions of Kealing, Watson and Qoearich and former Senator James A. Hemcnway, who was picked to be one of the delegates from the First district. Still Another Decision. However, along with this decision, another was arrived at, it Is understood, to the efiect that the delegates thus selected shall show their "good fai^h” toward their constituents by voting on the first two or three ballots for whichever candidate for President gets a plurality in the districts. The plan is designed to work out to the benefit of the organisation. So far as Indiana goes, the plan, It Is understood, is to have the delegates, even though they are controlled by the "allieg' opposed to Wood, vote for Wood on the first two or three ballots if he gets even the smallest plurality* In their districts, although, of course, they would not be bound to do so under the Indiana law unless Wood should get a majority of all the votes cast. Then the Indiana delegates, having shown their “good fa1tlr K would feel free to vote for whom they chose, under the plan, and when the old guard meets to select the candidate, after a deadlock on the first few ballots, it would be assured that the thirty Indiana delegates would vote for the candidates that It might select. The inside talk here is that the Indiana delegates to the national convention were “picked” long ago. but the list is now being suomttted to Senator Watson for his final O. K. Attitude “for” Delegate*. The decision that was reached generally is regarded aa a clever one and worthy of the political manipulators who reached the decision. Here la about what hand-picked delegates will be expected to say: i "Under the primary system of Indiana. a delegate is instructed to vote for a candidate that receives a majority of all the votes cast. This I expect to do, regardless of who gets a majority, and although the tew does not say so I shall also vote In the convention for the candidate who gets a plurality of all the votes cast, for manifestly a plurality la a mandate on the delegate to vote for the candidate receiving the plurality. I do not say that I shall continue to vote clear through the convention for a candidate that gets a plurality, for. of course, that would be folly, especially if it should bepome apparent that the candidate who got the plurality In my district stood no chance of being chosen.” ' ,, ,

ILLINOIS RESULT SEEN AS LOWDEN WEAKNESS

SPLIT DELEGATION VIEWED AS DISADVANTAGE.

WOOD STRENGTH DISCUSSED

SUPPLY MAY BE RATIONED Sugar wholesalers who met with Stanley Wyckoff, fair price commissioner for Indiana, this afternoon, said they are now paying from 2 to 4 cents more a pound for sugar their present selling price of cents. An increase in the retail pr from the present 20.70 cents to 24 25 cents is probable within the next few days, it was said. In other parts of the state jobbers have paid as high as 23.90 cents a pound. After adding the jobbers' and retailers’ margins of profit, the retail price for that sugar will be at least 26.65 cents a pound. Mr. Wyckoff returned today from Chicago, where he has been investigating the sugar situation. He said he saw sugar being sold to Indiana jobbers at 23.9© cents Tuesday. Some sugar, he said, went to Indianapolis jobbers at 23.50 cents. When this higher priced sugar arrives, retail price increase will be made. Mr. Wyckoff wrote the department of justice today asking authority to form a sugar rationing organization. which will see to it that wholeealffM distribute their supply

turers b do nof ge^more 1 than"th^te ^ Faulkner, local representative of share*of : he suKly th « lr Secretary of Lgbor Wtlson. acting on

Mr. Wyckoff poi nted out that he can

PHILADELPHIA*. April 14—Railroad officiate, union representatives and a delegation of "insurgent” railroad brotherhood men were to meet here tonight for the purpose of settling the strike. This announcement was made today by W. J. Tracey, chief of the bureau of mediation and arbitration of the state department of la-

bor and industry.

Three delegates of the insurgent committee of eighteen representing toe groups who have quit work called on Mr. Tracey today and authorised him to arrange a meeting with railroad ofllctela. He at once conferred with W. W. Atterbury. vice-president of the Penneylvanta railroad, and they agreed on the conference. Governor Sproul said today he was hopeful the strikers would be back at work by tomorrow afternoon. He said the state mediator had the situation wet! In hand, and that he was gratified to know that all the local organisations of the workers and the railroad officials had agreed to a meetn ?£ai lroads report an improvement in strike conditions in this vicinity today. The Pennsylvania said the operation of the Philadelphia freightyards was resumed. Fifty engine crews, the usual number, and 1*0 trainmen, some of them volunteers,

reported for work.

T* Meet Brotherhao.l Chief* CLEVELAND, April 14.—Following

a conference with a committee of striking switchmen, members of the Cleveland Yardmen’s Association, A.

orders from Washington, arranged a conference for thl* evening with W. G. Lee. president of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen: Warren

nr —-hterSBititti

8. Ftone grand chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, and W. 8. Carter, president of the Brotherhood of Firemen and Ehgii

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FEDERAL GRAND JURY IS CONVENED IN THE SOU

TO INVESTIGATE NEW ORLEANS “OUTLAW” STRIKE LEADERS.

EIGHT MEN UNDER ARREST

NEW ORLEANS. April 14—Federal Judge Foster today called a special session of the federal grand jury to consider the cases of eight "outlaw” strike leaders arrested last night by

feting with interstate commerce, violating the Lever act. and interfering with the mafia Judge Foster announced the grand jury would be instructed to Investigate every possible phase of the strike here.

r The arrests, the first era! authorities since

started in Chicago, were on orders of the United States marshal. Police reserves. special watchmen and deputy United States marshals today guarded property of the Illinois Central. With only about half tho regular number of yardmen at work movement of trains was hampered.

No other roads were affected.

In hie charge Judge Foster said the leaders of any movement to Interfere with ordinary commerce or the transpoitation of the necessities of life were "as guilty of felony a» murderers." He quoted several acts of the United States criminal code which ■»

it. * said, had been violated/

The Indianapolis News Bureau. '< 33 Wyati Bulldins. WASHINGTON. April 14—The supporters here 5*f the several candidates for the Republican nomination for the presidency very generally agreed today that the result of th£ Illinois primaries would not serve to promote the candidacy of Governor Frank O. Lowden of that state elsewhere. This comment was based on the understanding that tl\e Governor has lost eighteen or twenty of the fiftyeight delegates from that state,.Senators and other men who have had mnch experience in natlpnai conventions were remarking that a candidate who could not go into a convention with the unbroken support of his own state was always at a disadvan-

tage.

Weed Veie la Chicago. ? ‘

The victory of Leonard Wood in the city of Chicago. In spite of the fact that <tbe local P-epublican organization under the direction of Mayor Thompson, evidently had supported

CHICAGO, April 14.—According to latest returns. Governor Frank O. Lowden, of Illinois, won the Republican presidential preference pnmary in his home state yesterday by a plurality of 64,574 on returns from all but 430 scattered precincts, although Leonard Wood carried Cook county (Chicago) by 27,443. Senator Hiram Johnson, of California, whose name was written on the ballot, polled 45,193 votes including.

40,881 in Cook county.

There were no Democratic candidates on the ticket, but a number of names were written in by a few hun-

dred voters.

Weod Percentage Favorable. Estimating on a basis of percentages, it is shown that Lowden received 62 por cent, of the Republican vote in his state, while Wood received 37 per cent, and Johnson 10 per cent. Leaving the Johnson vote out of consideration and counting only the vote received by Lowden and Wood, it is shown that Lowden received 53 per cent, and Wood 41 per cent. William Hale Thompson, mayor of Chicago, Republican national committeeman for Illinois, carried every ward except one for committeeman, thereby gaining complete control of the Cook county orgaitisc.ti*n for four | years. The vote of Johbson was attributed to Mayor Thompson and to William Randolph Hearst, whose papers supported Johnson. Latest figures this afternoon in ths election of Republican national convention delegates gave the fo*lowing: -p Lowden preference delegates, thii-| ty-four; no preference, sixteen. On* of the men who filed us uginstructeU ha* announced he would support Sen-

ator Johnson.

Women Again*! Bend ls*ur. While less than half the vote ml

the state was cast and only a sixth I as many women as men went to the| polls, feminine thrift added to the|

pluralities by which four bond is-

sue* for $34,000,000 for municipal improvements were defeated in Clil-j oago. On the primary candidates tn* proportion of women to men wasi about the same for the two leading | candidates but on the bond issues! the female percentage - ran much

higher in the negative vote. Wood carried McDonough. Alex-J ander and Puiaaki counties in ad-

dition to Cook, but all tbe other I ninety-eight counties went to Governor Lowden who in th© complete unofficial returns gave a majority

of 19,881 Over hta r ' Governor got a vote _ reached a margin of as

opponents. The down state that

High as seven)

to one In one or two counties, bringing him to the Cook county line with nearly 100.000 lead over Wood.

Smaller Women’s Vole.

In Chicago, where theibutk of thl Johnson vote was cast. K showed ai smaller percentage of women than] that for Governor Lowden or Leonard Wood. About one-slith as many women as men voted for the leaders. | while the Californian polled onlj one-seventh as many women ae|

men.

The woman vote downstat# for! Johnson was not counted separately, j Statements by Mayor Thompson and previous activities by the City, Hall machine were the basis for deductions that Johnson's vote in Chicago was due to the Thompson infill-! enee. Any hhpe that had been entertained that the Thomason influence might in some wAy increase the voi# of Wood was dispelled the day before the primaries when Thompson Issued a statement In which he said he would favor the presidential candidate who was opposed to universal military training. If there was one candidate whom this definition could { Continued on Page Three.

WEATHER INDICATIONS. UNITED STATES WE AT USB BUHEAU Indianapolis. April 14. 1620 p-/> ^ • —Temperature— April 14, im: ' i AjSiri4: rwo - , 7 a. m 49 I 7 a. tn 34 f a p. m. ...... Ml 4 i p m -.P

7 a. m. 12 m. . 2 p. tn.

S9 96 ‘20 08 I 29.98 *

—Local Forecast— Local forecast for Indianapolis and victeBy for tbe twenty-four boors eodme 7 p. April 15: Fair tonlrbt and probably Thursday; risiny temperature Forecast lor Indiana and Kentucky: Fair j tonifhl and probably Thursday Ri«o# Forecast tor Illinois'. Fair tonight, warmer in'south and west part Thursday increaei inf cloudiness;, becoming unsettled by night; wanner in south pert. Forecast for Ohio Fair * tonight at Thursday; riateg temperature *

—Precipitation —

Amount of prsctpBaaon for 2* hours rn<F

Senator Hiram Johnson, of California,- 7 a ' ®* * 0B *'

waa the subject of much comment The Job neon showing in the city of Chicago, according to the information received by the politicians here, represented the extreme radical vote in that city. This meant, it was pointed osri. that the great vote of General Wood In the second city of the country represented sane proqr-**-

siveism. j Among the supporter* of lowden

here there was consderable gossip to-

:ffect that Senator John- I

"fair’* in Illinois,

day to the el

son had not pteyed^

Total amount of pieei pits Poo since Jan-

uary I. 1920, 7.54 inches.

Deficiency ateee January 1. 1920, 4 05 intoe? ’ .''i'.'l v 't /

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federal agents on charges of inter- There never has been any attempt to Colo

conceal the fact that some sort of a working agreement between the old crowd in the party and the follower* of Senator Johnson was entered into some time back. Vndrr that agreement it is asserted that Johnson was to have stayed out of Illinois. The

■ Lowden people hete do not seem to made by fed- know ^bother Senator Johnson him-

self had anythteg to do with the or the strike Kan j te d movement for him in CD

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Old Ciw*rd Show* C'owcerw. In this connection it is interesting to note that the old crowd in the R*llpubtican party and particularly the older Republican senators, are showing more and more concern lest Senator Johnson, who up to ibl* point has been encouraged by them, shall get his bridle off. Ste they IHit U, They: understand that If Mayor Thompson * can control eighteen or twenty anti-1 lowden delegates in llllnoi* they will J vote for Johnson, The old guard had not Intended that Johnson should J have ary votes ih that state.

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