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Continued from Page One. Mew York, according to announcement after adjournment.

F«Mle Attitude Aide.

In accepting the offer of college student*, former soldiers and citizens

railroad officials

to operate trains, railroad officials M r . Lames to lad decbSUfftSt the Ittitud. of the pafT ^ Ah^lhif^ar. ago lie wpfld bring the strike to a speedy fwiade' preparmtiona to cele

"It Is evident that there is now a jrh understanding that this is an upon law and order and not »ary railroad strike." said J. ell, spokesman for the road*, ity-two trains o» t|»e Laciia*

■ jSanned

volunteer crews, and offj-

e systems were steer crews, a—

tied that enough men had

INJURIES SUFFERED IN FALL CAUSE OF DEATH

J**tes H. !*• we*. Age 7S, Was Vetevaa of Civil War—-Bartel at

Hamiltosu O.

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James H. Lowes, age seventy-five.

dt*d Tuesday night at his home. 2S21 Pirk avenue, a* a result of injuries suffered In the afternoon when he feil from a desk in his real estate office In the When building. Death, physicians said, resulted from a frac-

ttmrw# the skulk 'l

hot be Wood.

and had

_ prepa rat forty to celebrate his twenty-fifth wedding anniversary today. He served as a captain during

COUNIY BY 27,443 Continued from Page One. to fit it waa General

made

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sd to run evefy train bn the that schedules would not be fa the interest of public, until the volunteer plan had Cheers Creet Velnnieers. {

Civilian volunteers were drilling in| New fork and New Jersey terminal# i and railroad officials said the sew- f ices of several hundred men proba-j bly would be accepted to operate

suburban train#.

The first volunteer trains tor com motors on the Erie railroad, were greeted at stations by crowds war- : Fng flags and cheering. On ene of the*e trains Mayor A. P. Wood, of j Westwood. N. J, was firing the en- j gine, and the crew consisted of j wealthy residents of the New Jersey

tOWiL .'7.

"The millionaire special" from upper Montclair rolled into the Erie terminal after a fortr-five-minute run. The firemen were Richard Kanderson, New York manager of the Baldwin l-ocomottve Works, and J, R. Quinn, the New England representative of that company Another Erie crew included Captain Charles Mett, of J P. Morgan A Co., and Joa*-ph Andress, > Jr., son of the vice-president of the

Bank of New York.

Mayor Charles ff. Martens, of East Orange, N. J.. and Frank L. •Kramer,

I'eare national bicycle a train from Booth

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SJM Out of 5.6PO Preeiucta. The figures from 5.2S® precincts out of 5.SS0 In the state, including all 2,443 precincts in Cook county, showed the following results: Lowden—Men. 110,480; women, 32,502. Total. 222,582. Wood—Men, 134.M5; women, 23.743.

Total. 158,408.

Johnson—Men. 35.515; women, 5.355: dovrnstate. men and women. 4.312.

Total, 45.192.

Of the district delegates elected to the national conventions, all the Democrats were uninstructed, while thirty-five of the Republicans were pledged to Lowden and fifteen ran as unpledged. One of the unpledged delegates in the Tenth district (Cook county) had announced that he would support Senator Johason and the other fourteen were adherenta of Mayor ! Thompson. The . eight delegates-at-i large will be selected at the

! convention later.

yardmen's association and the United Englnemen's Association who advised the *n«n to be firm and to refuse to return to wor kunless their demanads Were met. The speakers asserted the association was gaining strength and that other railroad employee were in sympathy with the movement.

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JAMES H. LOWES,

the civil war and was a member of the O. A. R. and the Loyal Legion. He

OrAm?e W ”o f Hoboken.’ w All" the trains 11* survived by the widow, one eon. were grseted with bhouis of approval! Hsrssy */ * k>oth # n* 1 ??.* on * at crorr station ’ brother. William Lowes, of Baltimors, JSySZjL. Z7S*r Yr.._ » .-J W* . . Tr>Kn W

Commuters from New

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T^m^jSrUbomra»4 the trains equipped with traveling bags, prepared, if necessary, to spend the night

in New York

111 Feeling Displayed.

Tl\ere was evidence of Hi feeling between strike sympathisers and strikebreakers. At Hackensack. N. JU a man stepped from a train manned by members of an Aikertcan Legion post, and asked the mother of Albort Bcrivene. one of the crew, whether her son was working as a strikeTold that ho was, the man

that he would "get' He boarded the train again

not be found,

rh the strikers made gains notably by interfering with mter service on the Long ‘~~ad, other road* held their italning passenger schcdface of great difficulties. I equation, however, reaotie, except for the movefood and milk trains. The supply of coal was said to he cent, of normal. Health offi* Id the food and milk situation rioue but not yet critteal. Food cofilinbed to soar and federal tiff issued a waffling that arild follow the inflation Of

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reports during the day tndiiaolated' movemenie of strikreturn »o work. Fifteen crews of the Pennsylvania, who had gone out. went back to work. Forty strikers on the Central Railroad of! New Jersey returned. There were no further walkouts. rania announced that uffs from Chicago ch the road's New tonight. It was ng the cars up the har- .* It was announced that carloads of dressed beef -to would be transported on Westchester, where It ar-

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Meter Tree he la res. Motor trucks were in use 1 by many merchants, find some of theW arrived with perishable foodstuffs from Boston and from Camden. N. J. Department of justiee agents mingled with the marketers on the lookout for GSSrS; ^ Association, announced that a crlsle would be reached by Friles* conditions are alleviated." »w York. New Haven A fiartroad Issued a statement that ts own. with reduced se.” The statement were l»elng ac

Md.; and two sisters, Mrs. John W. Jones, of Nsw York, and Mrs Martha E. Williamson, of Indianapolis.

of Bull Run, hs

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fever, and was discharged oh account of physical disability. He re-enlisted In Company G. the Seventh Indiana cavalry, in July. 1851. and served until the end of the war. participating in a number of important engage-

ments. ^ ■

He was familiar with mining conditions in Mexico. And often was sent to that country to make surveys and examinations for promoters and inveaters. He waa a member of the Sec-

ond Presbyterian church.

The funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at the home, and the body will be taken to Hamil-

ton. O., for burial.

PRESIDENT LEADS ■ I|

IN STRIKE REVIEW

L r .u - ^ r -* .0 f | 0 " 1 ■t 1 * 1 1 "A!" "WP' ■9^ : i Continued from Rage On*. ; J Grayson, adding that meeting people

was good for Mr. Wilson.

Pseeideat la Good Hamer. Cabinet officer* declared fne President had been in excellent humor and had laughed, 1 gh<t j Joked with them. They expeat that meetings of the cabinet will bo held weelly in

the future. *

The immediate summoning of the board was one of the matters decided on at the cabinet meeting, it was learned. The President had been In-

formed that ( man of ti

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or Cummins, chair-

interstate cornprepared a rese board to meet and the Pres-

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to bring In la

ghd service had

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strike, which had 1 by apei

and threat-

strengthened at la antu-ipstion

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3SES B p.rmltt here instead of

(dent's action *wa* In antidpa the adoption of thie resolution

Tetegiwpba aeleettens.

Soon after the cabinet meeting, the; President telegraphed the members of the newly named railroad labor board aaking them to come to Washington and be prepared to function as soon aa their nominations had been con-

firmed by the senate.

The cabinet assembled promptly at Id o’clock. The member* went directly to the White House study. Instead of the executive offices where cabinet meetings uusually have been held. The full cabinet was present when the President opened th meeting. This was the first cabinet session called by the President since he became ill last fail and It was tbe first to be attended by Secretaries Colby. Payne. Meredith and Alexander, who have been appointed recently.

Board Not Coo firmed.

The senate today did not act on the nominationa of the members of the railroad Ikbor board after discuaging the nominationa In'closed session for noarly two hours, finally deferring

unlit tomorrow.

on waa said to have een-

around the labor and

group*, with special !n-

* concerning J. J. Forrester. of the employes* representatives. who IS president of the t'dion of Railroad and Steamship Clerks Criticism of the appointees was said to have been bipartisan. Many mem-

sought information as to the

, tity of the men chosen to sit on the board and as they could not be fully satisfied it was agreed that action shpuld be deferred until more

facts were at hand.

Criticised as Net Beprcsentettve. Senators said opinion appeared general that taken aa a whole the public wore not represents********w> business interests.

now member of i board, and of Cincinnati, been especially

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action unt Dioousslt

tered especially s&rSrs

URGES LEAGUE RESERVATIONS. Leonard Weed Addresses Undergraduates at Harvard. BOBTON. April 14.—Leonard Wood addressed a gathering of undergraduates at Harvard University yesterday afternoon. Urging adoption of the league of nations covenant with reservations, he said that if adoption failed "we should still save the ma-

chinery”

"The document.” he added, “should not go to n general election because it can not be fully understood by the

peopls."

He favored deportation of the discordant element among the alien* but not by short-cut methods. They should be given s thorough trisL” General Wood said the United States had "soothed Mexico by a verbal massage for too long" and ought now

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to take a firm hand

Waad's Sonth Dakota Lend. PIERRE. S. D.. April 14.—The complete official count of the vote caat In the general primary election of South Dakota on March 21. as announced by the secretary of stats, gives the following figures for Republican presidential indorsement: Poindexter. 1.144: Johnson, 25,301; Lowden. 25,901; Wood, 811.255. Two for Wend in Tennessee. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn^ April 14.— Republicans of tbs Third Tennessee district. In convention here, elected two delegates to the party’s national convention, instructed for Leonard Wood. -

Oregon Woman Ont for Congress. PORTLAND, Ore., April 14—Mrs. Alexander Thompson, of Portland, prominent in Oregon Democratic circles, hks announced her candidacy for the congressional nomination from the Third district.

FREilT MOVEMENT

fi* Continued from Page Ont. ■ ments, has announced that both carload and leas than carload shipments will be accepted for Ipca! stations only. The Cincinnati. Indianapolis A Western, which Tuesday, would accept no freight, is accepting carload and less than carload shipments for

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local stations.

''our is also

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accepting carload freight only for] epaaecting lines which have no embargo against receiving such shipments. . - " ’ Freight for Chicago, both carload and leas than carload, ts being accepted by the Monon. also for si! local stations and for connections with the Chicago. Milwaukee A 8t. Paul and the Soo line, which opens the territory into Wisconsin and the northwest. Tbe other railroad companies are continuing to accept freight as previosly

announced.

Mere Engines at Work. Big Four officials said twenty-eight engines were working today, and they expected to better Tuesday’s record of handling aboyt 56 per cent, of the normal business of the road. The company’s bulletin announcing that all employes who bad not reported on thsir Jobs before/ 7 a. m. today would be dropped from the pay roll was ahered to, and an employment office waa opened at 516 Majestic' building to fill the places declared

vacant.

Congestion of freight caused by the unauthorised strike of switchmen was greatly relieved Tuesday, it was said at the office of B. C. Byers, general superintendent, by the handling of forty-nine freight train* in and out of Indianapolis. This included 1,576 loaded cars and 519 empties, and was regarded aa 46 per cent, normal. Several Tracks Stepped. Several freight shipment* out of Indianapolis by mbtof truck Tuesday ware stopped at various'place* in the state by township toad officials because of the conditions of the roads, according to reports received by Tom Snyder, secretary of tbe transfer diviaioYi of tbe Chamber jaf Commerce. Mr. Snyder said that he aaked Governor Goodrich td call a conference between officials of the Indiana Federation of Farmers’ Associations and U H. Wright, director of the state highway department, to ask township road officials to pass tbe trucks over th# toads where possible during the present transportation emergency. Mr. Snyder said that the Governor told him he is powerless to act and referred th* matter |o Mr. Wright.

For the first time since the walkout last Friday, the Indianapolis Yardmen's Association, formed by tbe strikers, today began to adopt a.4afensive attitude, calling on all loyal members of tbe association to talk with th* switchmen who are beginning to show a willingness to return to their Job*. Speakers at the association meetings in Labor Temple admitted that several of the menhad returned and urged all "loyal ion men"* to stand fast sad to arm up those, who are Beginning

i get cold feet.”

Ibis apparent change in attitude

followed 'the prediction Tuesday by i‘ sabbtaa * *

finally blocked action

INMAwiCl

if. ■ ■Wilson, chairman of the grievance committee of local No. 251. I that! and official* of Local 274. Brotherve of! hood of Railway Trainmen, that the other men who had *nit their work were Igt of now thinking for themselves, and Demo- were seeing that the. method they icut, {had adopted could not succeed. Th# leans, j insurgent leaders, however, rfuty-ri to admit any big defection from Their

ranks.

Another evidence that the advice

headquarters of the of-

has had effect

was

some of the speakers

the meetings in the Saks building, where the loyal officials have been conferring with the men. This feel

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tt foe immediate ac- was the bitter feeling displayed by CkRirmAn: Cum—* acme of tbe speakers in references to

Cummins

tree commit-

have >r the

and

jsassM

ctlon. while Senator demand against hasty of the strike involved

reports to the department of justice .indicating * connection between re-

Goneral c While aw-;' . ^ here as to the ggraid of a Oriean* and t a! t was ■■*«■■ be pursued. * NSW ' '

on

warrants i

dfrtrtbution^of

plies, and under federal leging Interefierence wi

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ll statutes**^ th the mails.

ing reached a critical state afternoon when leaders of the

men's association had preventing violence.

yard-

difficulty in

U. D. Hartman, of Richmond, secretary of the general committee of the brotherhood, eras in the city daring the day advising with local union officials. He said tbe situation In the middle west showed much improve-

Ot L^ y?' wa hdfitatora ■■■■■■■■■■■■HHHIMN horised strikes, these xnent and that the men 1 soon will

w that their demands can be satisonly through the regular union

' channel.. .

Interest of th* strikers centered en a meeting In tbe afternoon of the women s auxiliara of the brotherhood in the Saks building. It was decided at the association meeting that the strike should not be discussed by the auxiliary and that no men. from either the loyal union ranks or the association, should address the body. A committee to see that M

hered to was appointed.

More than 2,990 idl* their wives and sympathisers, list- switching ened to talk* at Tomlinson hall local traffl Tuesday night by leaders in the proved.

MOTOR PIANT CLOSES; 3,500 EMPLOYES IE Continued from Page One. are now running low on both coal and raw materials Numerous factories In Muncie, Hartford City, Marion and In smaller towns near here, which get their electric current from the Muncie plant of the Indiana General Service Company, may be shut off next week in order to conserve coal at the electric light plant and to permit domestic consumers to have electricity for lightluu* r> ti ri>os#f! “It will be impossible to operate our factories here after this week unless the switchmen’s strike comes to s speedy end.” said Frank C. Ball, president of Ball Brothers' Manufacturing Company, which employs shout 1.599 persons. Other plants which may be forced to close soon include the following: Muncie Produots Company. Mancie Malleable Foundry Company. Muncie Gear Company, Indiana Bridge Company. Hoosier Apto Parts Company, Pioneer Pole and Shaft Company. Republic Iron and Steel mill and the Hemingray glass factory. AT STANDSTILL AT SEYMOUR. Freight Service Tied Up—'Trainmen Idle. Bat No Strike Expected. [Special to The Indianapolis News] SEYMOUR Ind.. April 14.—Freight service on the three railroads entering Seymour was practically at a standstill today because of the yardmen’s strike in the principal centers of the middle west. The Baltimore A Ohio railroad made no attempt to operate freight Ursine into Cincinnati, although local service was maintained on the Indiana division, between Cincinnati and Washington. Local freight schedules were maintained partly or. the Pennsylvania lines, but all through service was annulled. Many local railroad men are idle aa a result of the impaired schedules, but none of the local yardmen has quit work., and It Is not expected that the strike will extend to this city. A number of Baltimore A Ohio officials have been ordered to Chicago to servers* switchmen while the strike there is in progress

FROM RAIL STRIKE

Continued from Page One. strikes were reported at Needles. San Bernardino and Barstow, Cal. Embargo on Fruit*. Announcement of a stringent embargo on all perishable fruits at San Barnardino caused alarm among growers of oranges and lemons. At. Los Angeles 175 freight handlers and clerks walked out. increasing the seriousness of the freight tieup. A meeting of ail strike leaders on the Pacific coast was called for today in San Francisco. Slight relief for freight congestion was reported at Kansas City and at St. Louis the situation was pronounced unchanged. A strike of switchmen on all roads at Wichita. Kas.. was set for today. Seventy-five freight conductors and brakemen went out at El Paso. Tex., last night. LITTLE CHANGE AT CLEVELAND.

other were

VOTE TO REMAIN AT WORK.

Evaaavflle Local Pledges Loyalty—

Agents Are Optimistic.

[Special to The Indianapolis News) EVANSVILLE, Ind.. April 14.—

Evansville Local No. 292. Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, composed of switchmen employed on the Chicago A Eastern Illinois railroad, voted unanimously at s meeting last night to remain at work. Local railroad men nay that any overtures made to them to Join the "outlaw” strike will

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be turned down. Switchman employed by the Louisville A Nashville, Illinois Central, Big Four and other lines bef-e say they will remain at work.

BIG FOUR MEN STILL OUT.

Werkmea on Strike at Terre Haate Disregard Cempaay’a Warnlag. [Special to Tbe Indianapolis News) TERRE HAUTE, Ind., April 14.—Sjo change was apparent In the railroad situation here, today. It is asserted that none of the Big Four switchmen has returned to work, although the company gave notice yesterday that all who did not return by 7 o’clock this morning would be regarded as discharged. The Chicago, Terre Haute & Southeastern men continued at work, and

as

Its own line. In all the other yards business la being 'handled, it is said, by emergency crews, together -with the regular switchmen and yardmen who are'not on strike.

MORE COAL MINES TO CLOSE.

West Virginia Suspension Canned by « Shortage of Cars. CUMBERLAND. Md.. April 14.—It was announced at the railroad offices here today that the soft coal mines of the Georges creek region, ~rhich have been more active than at any time since the krar, would be compelled to close dowa tomorrow, due to exhaustion of th* car supply, following the yardmen's strike. Sooth Bend Fneeo Shutdown. [Special to The Indianapolis News) SOUTH BEND. Ind., April 14.—Although five carloads of merchandise were shipped out of Sout|i Bend on the New York Central lines Tuesday, and as many more were to be sent out of the city todav, it is feared that the strike of the rail switchmen will make it necessary for aH the big factories of South Bend to suspend operations Thursday or Friday: None of the fac-

South Bend.

Danger of a meat famine has been averted by the arrival of a train of meat, principally beef, from Chicago. Local business men and manufacturers are now moving the freight and express from the.yards by means of volunteer crews, regular transfer men refusing to work because of a strike of teamsters here. Men Still Ont at Anderam. [Special to Tbs Indianapolis News] ANDERSON, Ind., April 14.—None of the sixty-five yard men in the Big Poor add Pennsylvania railroad yards returned to work here today. In the Big Four yards % notice was posted that unless the yard men resumed work at 7 a. m. today* they would be regarded as discharged. It was said several switchmen who are on strike began work in factories hare, and others are seeking new employment. In the Big Four yards one engine was being operated by officials, a temporary crew also was at work In the Pennsylvania yards. It is expected that many factories will be forced to dose before Saturday. Ceal Famine at Alexandria. [Special to The Indian*poll* News) ALEXANDRIA, Ind.. April 14.—Unless restrictions on coal shipments to local factories ar# modified, many manufacturing plants in Alexandria will be forced to dose indefinitely as a result of the railroad switchmen's strike Orders reached the Lake Erie station here today instructing Robert Fragk, agent, to hold all coal shipments for the use of public utilities. At the plants of the Alexandria Paper Company, Lfppincott glass factory, and both mineral wool factories, tbs supplies of coal are very low*. Lapsrte Virtually Isolated. [Special ip The Indianapolis Neva] LAFORTE, Ind-, April 14—Laporte virtually is cut off from the outside world in regard to freight service as a result of the switchmen's strike, according to G. A. Kingsley, local agent of the New York Central and Lake Erie A Western. Only shipments that were started before the strike are being received.

Work for Contractors at Gary.

GARY. laA, April 14—Many of the 299 railroad switchmen here who wont on strike for higher wages, are

working for local contractors.

They say they are receiving fl an hour, th* amount that is being de-

manded from th* railroads.

100 Men, However. Return to Work

on New York Central.

CLEVELAND. April 14—With the exception of the New York Central Colllnwood yards, where 100 striking switchmen returned to work toddy, and the Erie railroad yards, where 100 men who returned to work yesterday reported again today, according to company officials, all Cleveland freight terminals

completely tied up.

All the 250 striking switchmen on the Big Fpur were out today: none of the 500 cm the Pennsylvania lines reported for work; the 150 Nickel Plate strikers were still out, as were the lo« on the Wheeling A Lake Erie,

railroad company officials said.

Passenger traffic on .all lines con-

tinued to be about normal.

Officers of the newly formed Cleveland Yardmen's Association today were preparing to send a representative to Washington to lay their case before the newly appointed railroad labor board following the adoption of a resolution at a meeting last night and the ^disregarding of a recommendation by President Frank J. O’Rourke that the strikers return to work pending the decision of the board on their demand for a hearing. Heads of the four railroad brotherhoods and the Switchmen’s Union of North America, it was said, would protest against the board giving any recognition to what they term an il-

legal organization.

Several hundred more men were idle in Cleveland steel mills today because of the lack of fuel due to the

switchmen’s strike.

L. E. Lysle is ward chairman. Saturday afternoon at the Third ward school at the home of Mrs. Ira M. Holmes, Robert E. Tracy will talk on "Local Government.” and Miss Natalie Smith will have charge of a •'stunt” which will demonstrate some form of the executive department of city government. AUDUBON SOCIETY MEETING Martinsville t* Be Host to State Organisation May 30-22. The Indiana Audubon Society will hold its annual meeting at Martinsville May 20-22. as the guest of tbe public schoolq and citizens of Martinsville. Officers of the society In charge of the arrangements are Prof. M. L. Fisher, Purdue University, president; Dr. Stanley Coulter, Purdue, chairman of the executive committee; Frank C. Evans, Crawfordsville, secretary. Local arrangements are in the charge of Mrs. Virge Prewitt, chairman, and Willis Holiman. superintendent of schools at Martinsville. CORNELL MEN SUCCEEDING

Nearly Half of City'* Quota of 975,009 Has Been Subscribed. Nearly half of the quota of 375,000 assigned to graduates of Cornell University living in Indianapolis in the semi-centennial endowment campaign for the university, has been pledged, according to announcement by Nicholas H. Noyes, chairman for Indiana. A total of 534,000 has been subscribed by twenty local alumni. The largest subscription was 58,000. The state quota is 3125,000. Mr. Noyes is being assisted by Jnhn S. Kittle. Anton Vonnegut, Robert Rhodes and Clarence Sweeney in raising the money.

PASSENGER SERVICE GAINS.

Pennsylvania and Erie Lines Report Situation Near Normal. PITTSBURG, April 14.—Passenger service on the Pennsylvania and the Pittsburg A Lake Erie railroad, hampered yesterday by strikes of trainmen employed to operate such trains, was brought nearer to a normal basis today when some of the strikers returned to work The Pittsburg A Lake Erie men voted last night to end their strike, and officials of the road said they expected passenger trains would go out on schedule toa OfflcialS of the Pennsylvania reported that a majority of the passenger trainmen who struck yesterday had returned to their positions. The Baltimore A Ohio announced that sufficient volunteers were on hand to

take out trains.

Reports from all points in the Pittsburg district were to the effect that freight service remained at a standstill, and that the new recruits were Joining the ranks of the striking switchmen, conductors and brakemen. Railroad officials, assisted by office employes and volunteers, were at work in the yards in an effort to relieve cqagestion and" keep w Shipmients of 'foodstuffs mottfifcf _

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CONVENTION PLANS MADE.

Carpenters an# Joiners’ Executive

Committee Ends Session.

Details of the plans for the next quadrennial convention of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, to be held in Indianapolis beginning September 20. were workefi out by the general executive committee, which has closed its session in Indianapolis. The meetings will be held in the Athenasum and about 600 delegates are expected, ac*

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xpected,

cording to William L. , Hutcheson,

president

In addition to the convention plans the committee acted on working agreements between local unions and contractors in many cities. Satisfaction was expressed with the general situation, and little difficulty in obtaining increased wages for workers was reported. Although the committee took no official action in regard to the switchmen’s strike, discussion of the matter brought out that the officials were opposed to any insurgent action against organized labor such as

the strike appeared to be.

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CONTRACT FOR INSANE.

Indiana and lows Agree to Return Nsnresfdents to Home States. Through the board of state chartties a contract has been arranged between Indiana and Iowa lor the return of nonresident insane persons to their respective states. Contracts are in effect with Wisconsin and California. The Indiana law, providing for the deportation of dependents who have nof a legal settlement in this state, provides for such contracts. Such persons will be transferred near their homes and relatives Under the operation of the law the saving to Indiana has been con- j siderable. several times its cost. VOTERS’ LEAGUE MEETING.

BUTLER COLLEGE NOTES

INCREASE IS OBTAINED.

Stage Workers Present Demand— Carpenters Out St Goshen. (Special to The Indiana poll* Mews) * GOSHEN, Ind., April 14.—With th* arrival of s large theatrical company here today, • union stage employes at the Jefferson theater demanded 40 cents an hour for thsir services. Oscar Hansen, manager of the theater, granted the demand to prevent a strike! 1 Sixty union carpenters have been on strike here for ten days, demanding 85 cents an hour, time and a half for overtime, double time for holidays and a fifty-hour week. Sevon contractors, who are affected by the strike, assert they will suspend work on all buildings under way before they will yield to the demands. Return* Fourteen Indictments. (Special to The Indianapolis Mews} GREENSBURG. Ind., April 14.—Concluding an investigation of theft cases and other alleged law violations the Decatur county grand jury late yesterday returned fourteen indictments. The grand jury has been in session nine days and more than 100 witnesses were examined. An affidavit filed in the Rush circuit court naming seven defendants, all of this city, charged with conspiracy to rob and steal from Rush and Decatur county citizens, led to the legal investigation.

Twont Be the Same With Old Denison Gone

Delta Tau Delta will give its annual dinner dance at tbe Indianapolis Country Club on May 24. Sigma Chi announced the initiation of Louis Hensley, of Greenfield; Glenn Reach, of Seymour: Mason Layman, of Spenoer; Paul Spohr and John Q. Byram. of Indianapohs. * Miss Gladys Lewis. ’20. of Martinsville, and Miss Talitha Gerlaeh. ’20, of Indianapolis. are representing the Butler Y. W. C. A. at the national Y. W. C. A. conference in Cleveland this week. Discussion of the report of the special undergraduate committee of twenty-five, proposing a number of changes in the constitution of the committee of affairs, was begun Tuesday In chapel by tbe entire student body. Herman J. Sheedv. ’20. of Fiiirmount. as chairman of the committee, is presiding. House rules were adopted and the general report was read at the Tuesday meeting. The report will be considered in

sections.

Success of the all-Butler mixer held in the home economics building last Thursday has prompted the Wbmen's Faculty Club, which is giving the teas, to plan another for April 29. Mrs. Fred Lumley and Mrs. James W. Putnam will have charge of this tea. Mrs. Elijah Jordan. Mrs. Thomas Carr Howe and Miss Evelyn Butler, hostesses at the last affair, were assisted by Margaret Rose. Gladys Lewis and Lois Blount. Butler senior coeds. The new Y. W. C. A. cabinet is: Louise Corey, president; Gladys Wamsley. vicepresident: Ruth Craig, secretary; Margaret Bruner, treasurer and chairman of the, financial committee; Cieon Headrick, undergraduate and field secretary; Ruth Bales, chairman of the fellowship committee: Elisa Pike, chairman of the community service I committee; A Ween Sears, chairman of the social committee: Rosalie Deardorff. chairman of the Geneva committee; Martha Hawkins. chairman of the publicity committee; Florence Stanley, chairman of the room com-

mittee.

T# Collect 915,909 Debt.

Ele Stsnsbury. attorney-general o* Indians, will go to Kansas City. Mo., tomorrow to look into the collection of a 115,000 debt the state holds against Timothy O'Neil. O’Neil formerly lived at Versailles. 111., and in 1914 bought $15,000 worth of'binder twine from the State Prison. He has never paid for It. Mr. Stsnsbury will go on to Denver, Colo., to take a deposition in a 31,500 judgment case against the food and drug division, state board of health, case of Smith vs. McAbee. He will be absent from

his office about ten days.

Former Hoosier to Be Named. Word . has been received frott)

Frankfort, Ky., that John W. Carr, at .one time superintendent of public schools at Anderson, Ind., Is to be appointed director of physical education in Kentucky. Mr. Carr Is now president of the American Physical Education Association, of Springfield, Mass. He was- with the Afiderson schools about ten Years ago and later was superintendent of schools at Day-

ton. O., and at Bayonns, N. J.

To tbe Editor of The Newt: Sir—What are we going to do, those of us who have been happy, cars-free chair-warmers at the Denison hotel for so many years, now that our temple is to be closed next Saturday? Has anybody thought of us and our peace of mind in planning this era*I closing? What did we care if. as time rolled by. the leather of the comfortable chairs in the lobby gradually wore out by our constant sitting, and some of the horsehair stuffing peep* 1 out. There were still plenty of cuspidors. and our variegated discussion of politics and religion was still untrammeled. Many, many times has the fate of the Democratic party been settled in the Denison lobby among the lounging elect. No more will we experience those good old days when there was a psychic stir among us when our intuition had toid us Thomas Taggart had arrivsd from French Lick, and was in a room up stairs From now on T. T. probably will stay at the Claypool. But It won't be th* sgme T. T.. if we have to greet him there. Then, how can we talk religion or Democratic fate in such places as the Claypool or the Reverin'/ Truly, the good old days are gone. OLD DENISON LOIINOBK MAY LOSE SIGHT OF EYE. Anderson Teacher Injured When Carling Iran Slips. \ (Special to The Indianapolie New*) ANDERSON. Ind.. April 14.—Miss Ernestine Porcher, a native of Franco, trstructor in French, in the Anderson High School, may lose the sight of her left eye because of a burn Inflicted on the eyeball when a curling iron slipped from her hand and struck her eye Tuesday. Specialists said the burn is serious, amt that some time will be required to determine whether or not the sight is impaired. •' SUBSTITUTE PEACE PLAN. HeCnmber t# Bring Up Resolution at Committee Meeting. WASHINGTON. April 14—A sabsUtute for* the Republican Joint peace resolution adopted last week by the htuse was Introduced today by Senator McCumber (N. D.). leader of the Republican mild reservationlsts In th# peace treaty fight. He announced that he would bring it before the special meeting of the foreign relations committee called for tomorrow to consider the house resolution,

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