Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 84, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 August 1922 — Page 1

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STATE HIM W!1 INTO LIE WITH AMENT Coal Production Begins in Shafts of Indiana Without Delay. GUARDSMEN CAUSE KICKS Strikers Insist on Many Changes Before They Resume Jobs. The first twenty-four hours of peace In central soft coal fields witnessed enthusiastic preparations for immediate resumption of mining, as reports from Ohio, Pennsylvania, the Southwest and elsewhere indicated the optimism of miners’ leaders that the settlek ment would spread to other fields W was not ill-founded. Operators representing more than 100,000,000 tons annual output indicated acceptance of the Cleveland agree- j ment. By United Press TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Aug. 17— Mine owners of Indiana came into line today for settlement of the coal strike under terms of the Cleveland peace treaty. Members of their scale committee will meet with scale committeemen of the union here Monday at invitation of John Hessler, president of United Mine Workers in Indiana. Sixteen mines resumed operations today on the basis of the Cleveland settlement. Eight of them were represented at Cleveland. -The others signed afterward. Miners in some sections of the State near here are refusing to re-enter the pits until National Guardsmen are removed from Clay, Green. Sullivan and Owen counties and martial law is lifted from the territory around Staunton. Strikers are still full of fight after four and a half months idleness and insist that “there are many things that must be ironed out” before they go back to work. In every case however, the disputes are of a local nature and wdll be left to local unions to settle. When production is resumed on a capacity basis throughout the Indiana fields, an annual tonnage of 36.<*00,000 will be added to that represented by of operators already atPoached to the temporary treaty. Ask For Conference The Indiana Coal Producers' Association, operating seventeen strip mines in the' State with a production of 2,600.000 tons a year, today asked j President Hessler for a conference with the miners to consider acceptance of the Cleveland agreement. The Sugar Valley Coal Company resumed work in two mines near West Terre Haute today. These mines produce about 111,900 tons a year. TO TALK PEACE Union Leaders Meet Operators in Anthracite Fields. By United Press PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 17.—Delegates of hard coal miners and operators arrived today for a conference which is expected to send 155,000 anthracite workers back to the mines. Miners' spokesmen were quoted as declaring “it's all over," while K. D. Warriner, speaking for the operators, asserted his side was ready for peace. OPPOSES ARBITRATION Farrington Will Meet TUinois Operators for Conference. By United Press CHICAGO, Aug. 17.—Frank Farrington, president of the State miners, announced that he would oppose the operators demand for arbitration. Operators will meet with Farrington here tomorrow. A One mine at Danville, 111., employing about sixty men. opened today. OHIO MINERS RESUME More Than 2,500 Return in Eastern and Central Districts. By United Press COLUMBUS, Ohio. Aug. 17.—Coal operators of southern Ohio, the most important Ohio field not affected by the bituminous wage agreement, met here today to consider adopting the peace basis reached by the Cleveland conference. Mines in the southern Ohio fields, are being cleared for action. Meantime upwards of 25,000 miners returned to their tasks in the fields of the eastern and central districts. Getting Mine Ready PRINCETON, Ind., Aug. 17— Miners employed at the Ft. Branch mine near here before their strike started, April 1, went back into the pit today to prepare it for operation under terms of the Cleveland agreement between union representatives and operators. THE WEATHER . „ ..... Warm weather has continued over practically all sections of the country- from plains States eastward, although it is slightly cooler in the Alleghenies and in northern plains regions. Raadings of 90 and 100 degrees concurred yesterday afternoon in many of the central valleys. Showers and thunderstorms have continued In the Southeast in connection with a storm apparently approaching the Florida coast. Otherwise the weather has been generally fair. , Chicago was the Nation’s hottest city yesterday, a temperature of 80 being registered at 7 o’clock a. m. At the same hour Helena, Mont., registered 52 degrees. 8 a. m. 7411 a. m 89 7 a. m. 7812 (noon 90 8 a- m 82 1 p. m 92 • a. m... 87 2 p. m 94 10 a. m. U

TOM SIMS SAYS: ' l '•Difference between hugging and dancing some can’t dance. W* Never ~put off until a tomorrow what you should put over today. Many an auto isn’t as bad as it is painted. We know a man who is dieting be- ! tween meals. Money may not go further, but you do if you get any. Too many chaperons are out of work. Women’s fall dresses have less latitude and more longitude. Too many taxi drivers are training J to be auto racers. Baseball gives way to football and football to mothball. We will be reminded soon that nature has the loose leaf system. Difference between the 1900 girl and 1922 girl is 22 years. Distance doesn’t lend much enchantment to freight rates. A diplomat is a married man who goes out at night. WOBKEBSLUGGED 8! STRIKERS IT PEIS! SHOPS George Vestal Beaten About Face by Three Men Early Today. After disregarding frequent warnings from strikers at the Pennsylvania Railway shops that he quit his job there, George Vestal, 431 N. Gray St., was ’’slugged” early today. Vestal maintained that he would continue to work and today left hjme i at the usual time. At the first alley south of his home 1 three men stepped out and asked him ;if he were go.ng to work. On his affirmative reply the men attacked j i him and beat him about the face. \ Police reserve squad under Lieu--1 tenant McGee rushed to the scene j and made a thorough search of the neighborhood, but failed to find the | asailants. PENNMI SEEKSCONTROL Unification Is Proposed in Petition Covering Smaller Systems. By United Press WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.—Further unification of the Pennsylvania Railroad system in Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and Pennsylvania was sought today I when that carrier made application j to the Interstate Commerce Commis- j j sion for authority to acquire control : of ten roads in these States. Control would be acquired under leases run- j I ning for ninety-nine years. The roads involved include the To- ; iedo, Columbus & Ohio River Raili road; Cleveland, Akron & Cincinnati ; Railway; the Cincinnati, Lebanon & i Northern Railway: the Pittsburgh, ; Ohio Valley & Cincinnati; the Englewood Connecting Railway, the South ‘ Chicago & Southern Railroad; the Wheeling Terminal Railroad; the ; Ohio Connecting Railway; the Indii anapolis & Frankfort Railroad, and ! the Louisville Bridge & Terminal J Railway. WOHLD OIL TRUST IT EE DISCLOSED Senate Committee Going Into Reports of Monopoly of Crude Supply. , By United Press WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.—Ramifications of an alleged gigantic oil monopoly, extending throughout the world, will be probed by the Senate committee investigating high gasoline prices. Senator Smith, South Carolina, ranking Democrat, declared today. Charges have been brought before | members of the committee that three | monopolistic companies, with extensive holdings in America. Mexico and Euro*, had acquired, directly or indirectly, control of about three-fifths of the world’s crude oil supply, according to Smith. With these vast holdings the companies are able to fix arbitrarily the price of gasoline, kerosene, fuel oil and all petroleum products, it was said. DAUGHERTY STEPS IN Attorney General Demands Facts on Refusal to Move Coal. By United Press WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.—Attorney General Daugherty today ordered an j investigation of alleged refusal of : railroad workers on the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railway at Cypress, ' 111., to move coal dug In non-union | mines in Kentucky and Alabama. Daugherty said this action is a distinct violation of the law. Bullets have been shot into roundhouses, he was informed, he said, air couplers of fifty cars cut and packing removed from hot boxes of seventeen cars. ■"

BIGFIHB CHIEFS JOIN EXECUTIVES TOSETTLESTRIKE Railroad Situation Before Conference Seeking Agreement. SENIORITY ISSUE SOLVED? Shopmen’s Agents Decline to Outline Program Prepared. By United Press NEW YORK, Aug. 17.—Railroad peace today hung on the conference between union leaders and rail execu tives here. The big four brotherhood chiefs, headed by Warren S. Stone of the engineers, and a committee of executives, headed by Thomas Dewitt Cuyler, were ready to confer this afternoon to end the strike of 400,000 railroad shopmen. The brotherhoods will act as agents of the shopmen. They are understood to be ready to offer anew plan of strike settlement to the executives. Leaders Are Optimistic Leaders of opposing sides were optimistic that a settlement of the longdrawn out rail tie-up would come out of the conference. Stone announced that the other union rail officials would “be within call” in case their counsel was needed during the negotiations. Although Stone would not outline his plan of settlement, it was reliably reported that it would include this method of settling the seniority question : Reinstatement of the strikers behind old employes who stayed at work and ahead of the ones who have been hired since the strike became effective. Those who will represent the unions in the conference are Warren S Stone, engineers; 1.. E. Sheppard, conductors; W. N. Doak, trainmen; E. H. Robertson, firemen, and T. C. Cashen, switchmen. CHILDRENSECURE j CBUSIIBE D9JEGT Prisoners Released Since They . Arrived Before White House. By United Press WASHINGTON. Aug. 17.—The children crusaders who invaded Washing- j ton in April to secure the release of their fathers and brothers serving sentences for violation of the espionage act during the war, are closing their campaign here, all but one of their relatives having been released, according to an announcement today by Mrs. Stanley J. Clarke, one of the leaders of the crusade. 4 Kidding *Methods Adopted to Cool Big Polar Bears By United Press ST. LOUIS, Mo.. Aug. 17.—Fewer heat prostrations have been reported in St. Louis this year than in several past, although the present has been one of the hottest summers in history, statistics today showed. Thirty tons of glass, in great chunks, were today being deposited around the basins in the polar bear quarters of the Zoological Society in Forest Park. Extremely lcey in appearance, it is hoped they will "cool" the bears long enough to tide them through the hot spell.

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INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, AUG. 17, 1922

AGREEMENT, TERMINATING COAL STRIKE Thus ended the mine strike. On the left is T. K. Maher, representative of mine operators In the Central Competitive district, just after he had signed the agreement under which bituminous mines will resume operations. On the right is John L. Lewis, president of the miners’ union. Looking at the scene from the same direction as you see it, were some 200 operators’ and miners' representatives, seated about the convention room in a Cleveland hotel.

MESSAGE HELD HP PENDING ACTION ON BIG STRIKES Harding Defers Making Report to Congress Temporarily. By United Press WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.—Presl-, j dent Harding has decidel to postpone his message to Congress on the rail strike situation, pending the outcome :of peace negotiations between the railway executives and leaders of the non-striking railway labor organizations, which opened in New York today. President Harding's decision, he informed Senator Watson, of Indiana, I means only a temporary abandonment of his plan to make a detailed statement to Congress. The exact time the message is to be delivered is uncertain, but it is believed probable within a week. The President's action was taken as an indication that he is hopeful some solution of the rail strike may be reached at the New York meeting and the coal strike settlement effected at Cleveland may be broadened, ns the ! result of the conference of anthracite j | operators and the United Mine Workers confe-ences opening in Philadelphia. today. Blushing Miss Disappointed by Revenue Man Uncle Sam is rot running a credit; bureau for maidens matrimonially in- j dined, one sweet young debutante dls- ; covered a few days ago. George M. Foote, deputy collector j of Internal revenue, looked up from , j his desk to see a demure little miss i standing before him. "I want to see the Income tax re-! I port of Mr. James So-andSo,” she said, j "Are you related to Hint?" Foote • asked. Then ensued a series of girlish giggles and beautiful blushes as she coyly answered: “Well, not yet. Rut I am going to be, if he is rnaking all the money he says he is.” Deep was her disappointment when informed that a cruel Government forbids giving information of this character to the man-hunting sex. Pocket Book Stolen Myrtle Milburn, 1110 Kentucky Ax - e. reports that she laid down to lake a little "nap” and while she was asleep her house was entered and a pocket book containing sl6 taken.

MINERS’ WAGES By Times Special TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Aug. 17. —Here is the revised scale under | which District 11 coal miners will . work in those mines whoso owners j sign the Cleveland wage scale. This scale will continue through j March, 1923: | Pumper machine runner, $8.3714 i per day; helper, $7.50. Chain machine runner, $8.13.7 per j day; helper, $8.13.7. Inside day labor. $7.50 per day. Spike team driver, $7.8214 per day. I Motormen, $3.12% per day. j Trappers, $3.97% per day. Outside day men, $6.85 per day, r Engineers—First, $233.42 per month; second, $220.31 per month; third. $213.75. \ Firemen, $7.35.6 per day, or $2lO.Si per month. Blacksmiths. $7.92 per day. Night firemen, $7.24 per night, or $209.07 per month. TORRID WEATHER WILL CONTINUE Weather Man Offers No Relief From Heat for Another Day or Two. OVERCOME The heat caused prostration of Jane Dunlop, 310_ S. East St., at Pennsylvania and Washington Sts. today. She was taken to the pity Dispensary, where she was given I treatment and then moved to her j home. ; Tropical weather will prevail in Inj dianapolis for another day or two at ! least, according to J. H. Armlngton, ! meteorologist at the weather bureau. I Temperatures today were about the j same as yesterday, he said. The high mark locally was 92 degrees at 3 o'clock yesterday. Bloomington with a temperature of 100 degrees was the hottest spot in Indiana. Slightly cooler weather was reported today from the Dakotas and Montanas. HEAT WAVE GENERAL Three Deaths Reported as Thousands Seek Relief. By United Press CHICAGO, Aug. 17.—Heat records of the year fell today as sweltering multitudes suffered from the Dakotas east to the Atlantic coast. Three deaths and many prostrations were reported. "The hot wave will last at least until the end of the week," Professor H. J. Cox. chief of the weather bureau here, declared. Thousands of people haunted the parks and lake resorts of the bigger cities. SEAPLANE HOPS OFF Saxnpaio Correra En Route From Rockaway to Rio de Janerio. By United Press NEW YORK, Aug. 17.—The Sampalo Correia, mammoth seaplane, j hopped off from Rockaway naval air j station on its 3.500 mile flight to Rio de Janerio at 7:20 today. The plane started for Charleston, S. C., on the first 600-mlle leg of the flight. Walter Hinton, pilot and commander, expected to reach Charleston in less than seven hours. FUNERAL IMPRESSIVE NorthcHffe Laid to Rest In Presence of British Notables, By United Press LONDON, Aug. 17. Funeral services for Viscount Northcliffe, famous English publisher, were held in Westminster Abbey today. Leading publishers of England, representatives of the king and other nobles and notables attended. Interment was in Saint Mary-Le Bone Cemetery. BOILER GOES OUT One Man Seriously Injured by Blast at Power House. By United Press NEWPORT, Ivy., Aug. 17.—The explosion of a boiler today at. the emergency power plant of the South Covington & Cincinnati Street Railway Company seriously injured one man. caused $15,000 loss by fire and shook houses two blocks awxy.

RALSTON FLAYS TARIFF MEME INFLIBASPEECH Senatorial Candidate Draws Contrast Between Underwood and Present Bill. By Times Special > ELVIRA, Ind.. Aug. 17.—" Instead of ! seeking to enact a law that will improve the condition of the masses of this country, the Republican party has | resolved to enact the most oppressive tariff measure in the history of the j Nation." said Samuel M. Ralston, canI dldate for Senator, in opening the active State fall political campaign, at a county Democratic mass meeting here this afternoon. Mr. Ralston said that the Demoj cratic party has always opposed tariff j schedules that imposed unjust buri dens upon the people. He said in part: Contrasts Measure "It is interesting and impressive to contrast this tariff legislation of the Democratic party with that now proposed by the Republican party. The tariff bill pending before the Senate is so radically unjust to the masses of the people that leading Republican papers in every section of the Nation are condemning it. I "Instead of seeking to enact a law that will improve the condition of the j masses of this country, the Republican 1 party has resolved to enact the most | oppressive tariff measure in the his- : tory of the Nation. If the Payne- ; Aldridge act was the cause of the Re- | publican party being hurled from ! power for eight years, the proposed law will retire that party indefinitely. I “When the Democratic party again j takes control of our National GovernI ment, it will proceed again to enact a i law that will adjust tariff rates on a I fair basis, and contribute to reviving | business and again making the counj try' prosperous. FEDERAL AGENT PROBING BOMBS Railroad Executive Says State Troops Are Not Necessary. By United Press EVANSVILLE, Ind.. Aug. 17.—A department of justice agent was expected today from Indianapolis to investigate two explosions in ten day's in the C. & E. I. railroad yards hero. Policj Chief Wiltshire asked for Federal aid Thursday. E. R. Glidden, superintendent, intimated to Chief Wiltshire that he intended calling upon Governor McCray for State troops. "State troops are not necessary,” Chief Wiltshire said today. "Police are able to handle the situation. "An explosion was reported Wednesday night in the Heidelbach Ave. machine shops of the C. & E. I. The bomb was black powder wrapped in tin foil and rags. It was harmless.” DENIES BOOZE STORY | Special Prohi Agent Says He Never Mentioned Senator McKinley. Bt/ United Press CHICAGO, Aug. 17.—Joseph Tatro special Government agent investigati ing booze running, who was dis j missed when he was alleged to have I made, charges involving United States I Senator William B. McKinley, today denied he had ever connected the Senator’s name in any way with illegal liquor deals. BOMBS EXPLODE Pennsylvania Shops at Logansport Are Damaged. Bn Times Special LOGANSPORT, Ind.. Aug. 17— Police today' are the throwing of two bombs about\mldnight last night at the Pennsylvania railroad shops here. A third bomb was found intact near the car foreman’s office. Explosion of the bombs broke a number of windows and did other damage. Two men were apprehended by police hiding behind a billboard. They denied having anything to do with the bomb throwing. 1

Entered ae Second-clang Matter at Poatofflce. Indianapolis Published Dally Except Sunday.

M’GRAY TURNS THUMBS DOWN ON BOXING MATCH BILLEUT MICHIGAN CITY Dempsey-Brennan Bout Will Not Be Fought— Leaves Cancellation to Local Authorities —State Action Not Necessary. BIG AFFAIR IS TERMED PRIZE FIGHT Governor Declares Go Placed Before Public in False Light—Only Promoters Benefit From Arena Engagement. The boxing match between Jack Dempsey, world’s champion heavy weight prize-fighter, and Bill Brennan, who has challenged him, will not be held in Michigan City on Labor day, it was learned at the Statehouse today. It was understood that the bout will be called off in Michigan City without Governor McCray being obliged to exercise authority in the matter. Governor McCray, when questioned concerning the scheduled bout, said that advertising and press agent reports reaching him pointed to a prize-fight rather than a boxing match and that inasmuch as Dempsey is champion he did not believe the pugilist would come into Indiana for entertainment purposes merely.

WOOF! "Crashl” went the window and in entered the brick. A note addressed to Charles Reasner, 36 S. Dearborn St., who is a car inspector at the Hawthorne railwayshops, carried the following message; "This is a warning to you. We’ve got our eyes on you.” The note and brick were turned over to the police for investigation. They ;re Deucedly Vulgah Things, Don't You Know By United Xetcs EVANSTON, 111., Aug. 17.—Evanston is to the Middle West prairies what Boston is to New England. They spell culture here with a capital "C” and even the municipal dog catcher is a college man. although, as the entire city regrets, he never won a degree. To have a horde of hot dog wagons descend on the city and beaches, then, and to have raucous vendors extol the virtues of this unspeakable confection in loud and coarse tones was no end ridiculous. There is no telling how many complaints were made before Mayor Harry P. Pearsons acted. He did so Wednesday. "Evanston doesn’t want hot dogs," he decreed. “The wagons axe a nuisance. They block traffic and must keep moving. The sandwiches promote indigestion and are terrible things. If the vendors do not keep moving I’ll revoke all such licenses.” POLICE HUNT CLEWS Yeggs Blow Open Safe of Standard Oil Station. By Times Special ANDERSON, Ind., Aug. 17.—N0 clews have been found by' police to the yeggmen who blew open the safe of the Standard Oil company central station here and escaped with $25 in cash and S3OO in checks. TRIANGLE Mrs. Clyde Byfield (above*, who has sued Walter C. Candler. Atlanta softdrink magnate, for SIOO,OOO damages, after the latter brought suit to stop payment on a $25,000 check./’ndler says he gave the check toy husband, after an alleged igtekr -on the S. S. Berengaria.

Forecast Fair and Continued Warm Tonight and Friday.

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| The Governor said he thought an i effort was being made to place the : bout in a false light. If Dempsey would not surrender the title in case lof a "knock-out" the Governor could i not understand why posters should j have appeared saying that he was to j "defend'’ his title at this time. The State's chief executive said it had come to his attention that seats were sold for as much as $27.50 a i piece. It has been current rumor for ssv* i eral days that some opposition to the j movement to have the bout cancelled j would be met. Officials of Michigan City and La Porte County are understood to favor the engagements, but Governor McCray was confident that the cancellation would take place quietly' and without his intervention. E. 07l EDITORS ON ANNUAL OUTING Trips About Madison and Down Ohio River Feature Ses-sion-Notables Present. By DONALD D. HOOTER Times Staff Correspondent MADISON, Ind., Aug. 17.—Three hundred persons, 100 of them women, arrived here today for the annual twoday' outing of the Indiana Republican Editorial Association. Following a luncheon, trips were taken to Clifty Falls and Hanover College. A boat trip down the river will be taken tonight. When the visiting editors return, the only speeches to’ be delivered at the outing will be made. The speakers follow; Martin R. Madden, Congressman from Illinois and chairman of the I house committee on appropriations; I Ex-Senator Albert J. Beveridge; Gov- | ernor Warren T. McCray, John S. j Benham, Congressman from the Fourth District; Jesse W. Pierce of j Clinton, president of the association, ; and Mayor Shank of Indianapolis. Candidates on the State ticket will be introduced. All speeches will be extemporaneous. Friday morning, the party will visit the Jefferson Historical Museum. Battery E. 159th Field Artillery, Indiana National Guard, will give an exhibition drill tomorrow. Mrs. E>everidge arrived today. MINER GUILTY OF~MURDER Jury Says Union Leader Killed Sheriff Gore in Riots. By United Terrs CHARLESTON, W. Va., Aug. 17. John Wilburn, young union miner, was found guilty of murder in second degree by a jury here Wednesday night. He had been charged with the killing of Deputy Sheriff John C. Gore during the Logan county mine riot*' last summer. Watch fs Stolen Mike Cassidy, 620 E. New York reported the theft of a SSO watch from his room, to the police this morning. WHAT DID YOU SEE? H. W. B. saw a work gang dig a hole in the new pavement near Washington and Meridian Sts. before the asphalt was cold. L. T. saw the Ohio State horseshoe champibn pitch five ringers tn succession, is an exhibition match, and blush when the sixth yvaa only a leaner. M. J. R. saw a sign in a N. Pennsylvania St. store which read: “Every cotton shirt in this store. sl.9s—silk and English broadcloth excepted." J S. S. saw the conductor of a West Indianapolis street car run over to a horse trough and yvash his hands and face. A. P. H. saw a well-dressed man step on a banana peel, fall on the sidewalk, arise, tip his hat to a group of amused ' passers-by and walk on, talking rapidly to himself.