Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 83, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 August 1922 — Page 1

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INDIANA MINES WILL BE OPENED Bf AGREEMENT Advices From Labor Agents Indicate Acceptance of Peace Terms. GREAT ARMY IS AFFECTED Other States Report March of Coal Producers Back to Their Jobs. By United Press WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.—Indiana operators will sign the Cleveland conference agreement for ending the coal strike, agents of the Department of Labor In Indianapolis reported today. Scores of operators who did not attend the Cleveland peace meeting have signified their Intention of Joining in the strike settlement, Secretary of Labor Davis said. Davis estimated that operators who signed the agreement represent an output of 2,000,000 tons of coal weekly. Producers of another 2,000,000 tons weekly not represented at the conference will open within a few days. An anthracite settlement Is Imminent, Davis said. Southwest In Conference A conference of miners and operators of the southwestern fields who held out against the central settlement was called with hopes high that agreement will be reached. Pittsburgh operators who held out against a general settlement met In response to a miners' request that the peace become complete in Pennsylvania bituminous fields. A great army of miners, scattered through sev en coal producing States, started back to the mines today. Actual production of bituminous coal was resumed after a bitter wage war that extended over 137 days. Agreement unanimously signed at Cleveland late yesterday by operators and miners gave the signal for resumption of mining by nearly 20 per cent of all miners on strike. The old wage scale and the otd working agreements will be effective until a Joint conference appoints a committee to revise them. Seven States Included Seven States where actual preparations for mining started were: Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Washington. Oklahoma, West Virginia and Michigan. Sixty millions tons of coal annual}are products by mines whose owners have accepted the agreement of Cleveland. While this is but a drop in the bucket to the country’s annual production, now needed in full after the long fuel famine which has brought supplies to a perilously low ebb, the same agreement will be carried around to other operators, who are expected to come in. Union Leaders Jubilant The opening wedge to peace has been driven, union leaders, Jubilant over the outcome, declared at Cleveland. The next step will he to end the anthracite strike by parley at Philadelphia tomorrow. Illinois mines were still closed pending the meeting Friday in Chicago between operators and union officials. The issue between the two factions is the operators' demand for arbitration of all deputed points. ENOS MINES OPEN Pike County Coal Field Witnesses Plans for Immediate Activity. By Times Special PETERSBURG, Ind., Aug. 16. Shovelmen, engineers and other workers employed by the George A. Enos Coal Company before the strike started. April 1, were notified late yesterday to report for work Immediately. The Enos Coal Company, one of the largest strip mine operators in Indiana, has 4,000 acres of strip mines in Pike County. PROMOTIONS MADE Safety Board Raises Rank of Firemen and Policemen. Lieutenant Georgs Townsend of pumper company No. 6 was promoted to the rank of captain by the board of safety today. Fireman Charles J. Murphy of the same company was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. William Landers and John Miller, aids to Fire Chief O’Brien, were promoted to lieutenants. The board of safety also made the following promotions and appointments in the police department today: William Hite and Henry Sandman vere promoted to turnkeys. Raymond J. Gish, Jacob M. Hudgins, Edward V. Askren, Robert 8. Settle and Andrey Jacobs were made patrolmen for a probationary period of ninety days. THE WEATHER L Forecast for next twenty-four hours Is generally fair and continued warm. Showers have continued In southeastern sections and over a large part of the Northwest since Tuesday morning, but elsewhere fair weather has prevailed, with high temperatures in practically all sections East of the Rocky mountains. It is somewhat cooler In northern Rocky mountain states where readings are somewhat below seasonal averages. Temperatures of 90 degrees were recorded Tuesday afternoon in most parts of the centra' valleys. Boston and New O-leans reported temperatures of 78 degrees at 7 o’clock yesterday morning. At the same hour the thermometer read 46 degrees at Helena, Mont. HOURLY TEMPERATURES. 6 a. m 6911 a. m 86 7 a. m. 7313 (noon) .... 88 t a. m........ 80 1 p, in.. 91 • a. m....... 83 2 p. m 91 16 a. m - -.. 82

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TOM SIMS SAYS: Old King Coal is a “ scarce old soul and a scarce old soul is he. wQjw What’s worse than ,y no front teeth during corn-on-the-cob time? In love letters, SIMS. ‘XXX’’ marks the spot where the man falls. We had forgotten football until we saw a doctor whistling. Days are getting shorter. It is dark enough to rob a house right after supper now. The nickel cigar is back. The rest has improved its strength. Travel broadens a man, but flattens his pocketbook. There are so many hoboes In the country it is dangerous to leave a farm out overnight. Thanksgiving Day is coming. Better be doing something to be thankful for. A shortage of chins is reported among the hlgh-brows. Gasoline is used in cleaning. Ten gallons leaves you flat. Lots of people not In “Who’s Who” can tell you what’s what. Cider Is back, but It must be hard to sell. Literary Digest's poll on p’rohlbitlon doesn’t show much because the bootleggers voted dry. PROMPT ACTION NEEDED TO SAVE ROLLING STOCK Report to Harding States 60 Per Cent Is Needing Repairs at One®. By United Press WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.—Skeptical of an early settlement of the rail strike at the new peace conference of executives and brotherhood lead era in New York Thursday, President Harding today prepared to place the critical transportation situation before Congress In a speoal message tomorrow. Administration leaders are Inclined to the view that the disputants, in agreeing to the Thursday meeting in New York, simply are Jockeying for public favor. Swift action is necessary to head off a serious breakdown of the roads, it was made known in a report on defective rolling stock by the interstate commerce commission. This was said to show that about 60 per pent of the 70,000 locomotives In the United States are in need of repairs. Harding declared that the law requiring railroads to withdraw bad order equipment from service must be enforced. TO DISCUSS SENIORITY Brotherhood Leaders Expect Definite Proposal From Executives. By United Press NEW YORK. Aug. 16.—Brotherhood leaders will step In and attempt to secure from railroad executives, at a meeting here tomorrow, agreement to a plan for settlement of the shopmen’s strike. A definite proposal on the seniority question is expected to be the main subject. Irani beOis ACTION! Fim Will Announce Decision Friday on Permitting DempseyBrennan Go Labor Day. A committee from Miohigan City called upon Governor McCray today in regard to the holding of the Demp-sey-Brennan boxing match there on I>abor day. Official action from the Governor's office will not be taken before Friday afternoon. Governor McCray announced following the conference. Following the Leonard Hammer bout in Michigan City July 4, Governor McCray announced he would act in case of prize-fights Mid not boxing matches. Stnoe that time the Governor has had the State’s legal department advise him of the statutes covering such cases. Prize-fighting is strictly against the law, the Governor said, and’any evidence of such proceedings will not be tolerated, he declared. GETS NEW HEARING “Chuck” Wiggins’ Case to Come Before Pardon Board Again. The State board of pardons will hear new evidence in behalf of “Chuck” Wiggins, local boxer, who is serving sentence at the State penal farm for contributing to the delinquency of a minor, Friday morning at 9 o’clock. It is understood that evidence to the effect that tho girl was of age and that the charge upon which he was convicted was improper. BAR UNIFORM DATES Rules Say Policeman Can’t See Sweetie Unless in Civilian Dress. Because Motor Policeman John R. Moorman visited Miss Hazel Hedges, 1133 Kentucky Ave. after working hours In full uniform, he was before the board of safety today charged with conduct unbecoming an officer. The board took the case under advisement.

LEWIS HERALDS VICTORY IN PACT . FOB WE UNION President of Labor Group Sees Complete Triumph of Organization. AGREEMENT GOES FORWARD Signatures Expected From Three-Fourths of Soft Coal Producers. By United Press CLEVELAND. Aug. 16.—John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, was expected to Issue instructions to district mine officials to place the agreement reached here yesterday before operators of their districts at once. If the operators sign the agreement as Lewis predicted, the bituminous strike will be ended in 75 per cent of the soft coal districts. Following the reaching of the agree ment, Lewis issued a statement In which he heralded the pact as a complete victory for the miners.

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RAIL HEN HELD TO GRID JURY Three Face Charges of Blackmail and Kidnaping—Lower Bond Asked. Charles Locke, Fred Hodson and Clyde Diaponett. all giving their address as Beech Grove, waived exami nation In city court today and were bound over to the grand Jury charged with kidnaping and blackmail. Their bonds were fixed by Judge Delbert O. Wiimeth at SI,OOO on the blackmail charges and $5,000 on the charges of kidnaping. They were accused of having taken Charles Bartlett of Acton to a wood several miles from Acton and of compelling him to take oath there that he would not return to work at the Beech Grove shops. Ezra Stewart, who appeared as attorney for the men, pleaded with Judge Wiimeth for a reduction of the bond, saying that "it seems that the railroad companies are interested in this proposition and are making it as hard as possible for these men.” Bobbs Picture Shown “The Spanish Shawl,” a paintng by Ruth Pratt Bobbs, is the John Herron Art Institute loan to the Central Library for August. It may be seen at the delivery room.

INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 16, 1922

LADY DIANA TAKES A DIP

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Lady Diana Cooper, called England’s most beautiful woman, enjoys a bathe, as the English say, and risks marring her complexion.

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Husband Shoots at Wifie Then Gives Self Up "I’m your prisoner. Give me a match." With these words John McGlynn, 53, of 109 Blake St., approached Patrolman Miller today. "Are you kidding me?” asked the cop. "No, I have been shooting at my wife," McGlynn declared. , Miller investigated. He found MoGlynn had purchased a revolver, gone home and taken three or four shots at his wife, Nell. They all missed the mark. Then he threw ?>ls revolver In the river. McGlynn was charged with shooting with intent to kill. "Too much mule,” said Mrs. McGlynn. COMES BACK AT CANDLER Mrs. Byfield Asks 5100,000 for Alleged Attack on Shipboard. By United Press ATLANTA, Ga„ Aug. 16.—Mrs. Sarah Gillespie Byfield today filed suit for SIOO,OOO against Walter T. Candler, sportsman and capitalist, charging "personal injury and humiliation” in an alleged attack upon her aboard the S. S. Berengaria, en route to France. The suit followed action by Candler against her husband, Clyde K. Byfield, prominent automobile man, for alleged blackmail.

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BOARD PREVENTS FREIGHTSTRIKE Chicago and Great Western Agrees to Abandon Plan Found Offensive. By Time* Special CHICAGO, Aup. 16.—The Chicago & Great Western Railroad, in conference with representatives cf the Clerks and Freight Handlers’ Union at the United States labor offices here today, agreed to get together and adjust a dispute which arose through "farming out" of freight handling at Oelwein, lowa. The road agreed to make standard rates of pay covering freight handlers at that point retroactive over the period during which the handling was under contract. BODY OF GIRL FOUND Coroner Starts Investigation of Manner of Her Death. By United Trees COVINGTON, Ky., Aug. 16.—The body of a pretty girl .with black bobbed hair and clad only in a bathing suit, was found in the Ohio river beneath the C. & O. railroad bridge here today. Coroner D. W. Stephens began an investigation. The girl appeared to be about 2<k years of age.

TRAIN SERVICE TO PACIFIC COAST BEINCjESIED Improvement Reported in Santa Fe Congestion in California. SHOOTING REPORT DENIED Freight Embargoes Lifted While Stranded Trains Leave Desert. By United Press CHICAGO, Aug. 16.—Rail execu tlves here expressed pessimism over the outcome of the conference with brotherhood leaders to be held in New York Thursday. Service over the transcontinental lines today was slightly Improved and rail officials expressed the belief that traffic would be nearly normal within a few days. Santa Fe officials denied that there had been any shooting at Needles, Cal. Several Santa Fe trains were still stranded in New Mexico and another effort was made today to move them. Freight embargoes have been lifted.

Fireman Took Two Drinks, arid Then s Darkness Charles Ambrose, substitute member of the local fire department, in explaining his absence from roll call Sunday morning, told Fire Chief O’Brien that he took two drinks from a pint bottle of whisky offered him by a stranger and the next thing he knew he woke up in a cell at police headquarters. O'Brien filed charges of drunkenness and failure to report for duty against Ambrose. COLLIDE HEAD-ON Two Trains Meet on Frisco Line Injuring Operators. By United Pres* ST. LOUIS, Mo., Aug. 16.—A fireman and engineer were injured when two Frisco trains met in a head-on-collision at Horine, 1(1 0., thirty miles sout hos here this morning, according to information received at Frisco headquarters here. BOLEMAN QUITS PLACE Industrial Board Secreiary’s Place Filled by Richmond Man. E. J. Boleman, secretary of the State industrial board, has tendered his resignation, to become effective Sept. L Leland Flshback of Richmond will suooeed Mr. Boleman.

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ORPHANS’ HOME FIRE CLAIMS LIS OF lEN CHILDREN, TOO ADULTS Jewish Institution Destroyed by Flames -Which Threaten Death to Fifty Little Ones Who Escape. MANY SAVED BY THRILLING RESCUES Smoldering Debris Covers Bodies of Six Besides Caretaker and His Family Trapped by Collapse. By United Press , SIIAWBRIDGE, Quebec, Aug. 16.—Ten are believed to have been burned to death, together with a man and a woman in a fire which swept the Jewish Boys Home here early today, imperiling fifty orphans and rendering the building a mass) of ruins. Somewhere beneath smoldering debris bodies of six of tha children are believed buried, together with those of the car®* taker, his wife and their young son and daughter. The flames enveloped the Jewish orphanage early this morning and the town’s inadequate fire fighting force was powerless to check the progress of the fire, which rapidly razed the building.

BAIL AGREEMENT AS VICTOR! FOB NIEHKEE Ellis Searles, Editor of Union Organ, Declares Men Win Fight. The Cleveland agreement, hailed as the end of the coal strike, was characterized as a tremendous victory’ fur the miners by Ellis Searles, editor of the United Mine Workers’ Journal, who returned to the national union headquarters here today after attending the Cleveland sessions "When the miners went on strike April 1 they said they would never brook wage reductions nor a lessening of standard working conditions,” said Mr. Searles. “and the Cleveland agreement does not reduce the standard of working conditions nor reduce wages. The status is the same as of last March 31.” Miners Return to Work Miners are returning to work all over the country as fast as the operators attach their signatures to the Cleveland agreement and many mines have already resumed operations, according to the official. He predicted that within a week 75 per cent of union bituminous tonnage of the country would he in operation. Regarding the operators who refused to participate in the Cleveland pact, Searles said "some operators in certain sections of the country insist that they will not accept the Cleveland agreement, hut they do not represent the almost unanimous sennment of the operators. The Cleveland agree ment is eminently fair to the miner, the operator and the public. Ie means quick resumption of coal mining.” . Indiana Will Sign Mr. Searles ventured the prediction that the majority of the Indiana operators would soon sign the Cleveland terms. John L. Lewis, president oC the United Mine Workers, and Philip Murray, vice president, did not return from Cleveland, but went to Philadelphia to attend the anthracite conference. Mr. Searles believes that the anthracite strike will be settled this week on much the same terms as was the bituminous.

HOGUE SUBMITS BUDEETfOR 1323 Controller Tells Mayor General Fund Will Need $4,355,311.53. Department drawing from the city general fund will need $4,355,311.53 in 1923, City Controller Joseph L. Hogue Informed Mayor Shank in submitting next year's budget today. This is $364,731.44 more than this year. Heavy interest charges and outstanding bonds falling due, additional street and alley improvements and more police and fire protection make the increase necessary, Hogue said. Besides the above departments the park, recreation, health and sanitation departments will need a total of $1,380,162.80. The mayor will send the budget to the council Monday evening. BISHOP FALLOWS ILL National Religious leader Suffers At- * lack of Influenza. By United Press CHICAGO, Aug. 16 —The Rt. Rev. Samued Fallows, bishop of the Reformed Episcopal Church, is seriously ill at his home here. The bishop con treated lnguenza while In California. I

Forecast Generally fair and continued warm tonight and Thursday.

TWO CENTS

The dead: Thomas Legault, caretaker. His wife. Jean Legault, 7. Marie Legault, 10. Eight orphans ranging in age from 6 to 16. Collapse of the building where the victims were helplessly trapped threw the vicinity into darkness by destroying a local lighting plant and addoi to the horror as rescuers fought vainly to aid the children. Only the fact that a majority of the orphans slept out of doors prevented their perish ug in the holocaust. Twelve bodies were recovered, but some could not be identified today. Stairs were cut off by fire and smoke, and many children were saved In thrilling rescues, being lowered, from the third floor by ropes made from blankets and sheets knotted together. These ropes were hurriedly improvised, as the flames swept rapidly through the structure, puffing withering blasts of heat and suffocating smoke upon the children who huddled around she windows. The building collapsed after the fire had been burning two and a ualf hours. As the glare of the fire died, dense blackness closed In as there were ns roatFlights near the scene. The only Illumination was that of the firemen’s lanterns and the glow! from the embers and In this gloom Just before dawn the rescued chil-j dren were checked up In an effort to ascertain how many perished.

START BRAHES IN LOVE LOTTERY First of 2,000 Applicants to Union Quarters Ar® Matched. By United Press HAMMONTON, N. J., Aug. 16.—This was judgment day for 2.009 persona haled before Cupid's Court here. Pairing off of lonesome souls the country over whose desire Is mall' erder matrimony was started *n the; Palace Theater before a judge and jury. Those who are to be married were represented by the questionnaires the# 3ent in to the Cooperative Lovers*: Union which contained a full descrip-' tlon of their lives, habits and previous' condition of matrimony. Thomas Dekler, secretary of the; union, and Lewis Conley, president,! drew the first names. Dekler’a was a woman from St. Paul who possessed; a SIO,OOO farm and wanted a husband to help her manage it. Conley drew the name of a college professor of Boston who was tired of ‘‘isms’’ and "ologles” and wanted someone to love him. RACING CAR HITS HIM Farmer Seriously Injured While Driving Home Cows. By Times Special NOBLESVILLE, In<L, Aug. 16.—Hit by one of two racing care while he was walking down a road driving some cows, 'William A. Bowman, farmer, was seriously Injured.

WHAT DID YOU SEE?

C. E. M. saw a woman street car passenger, holding a poodle dog in. j her lap, look with apparent disgust at another woman who held a baby. G. H. T. saw a man, after dropping a half bushel of grapes at Illinois and Washington Sts., industriously begin picking them up. J. A. C. saw a garage mechanio wearing two wrist watches while re* pairing an automobile. P. N. R. saw a dog tied to a tree on N. Jefferson Ave. seven years ago —saw same dog tied to same tree recently. A. B. saw a drunk man get away I from three policemen, who were chas* j ing him In a patrol wagon, A < *