Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 46, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 July 1926 — Page 1

Home Edition The final dispatch on events leading to American Independence is printed on Page 3.

VOLUME 37—NUMBER 46

STREET CAR EMPLOYES STRIKE

DRW SKIES PREVAIL AS [ITVFETES Slight Showers Tend to Dampen Holiday Spirit. BUSINESS FIRMS CLOSE Fireworks Boom, Picnics, Patriotic Observances Held. Foreboding clouds overhung Indianapolis’ belated Independence day celebration today. Transportation facilities to centers of the observance were partially crippled by the street car men's strike. This and the threat of rain, which sporadically developed into slight showers, tempered the holiday's traditional gaudiness. Fireworks boomed throughout the city. Business stood still. Only public places open were Criminal Court, the county prosecutor’s office, the Indianapolis Livestock Exchange and the general delivery window at the postofflce from 8 a. m. until noon. Women Take Part Law observance was the keynote of an address by Secretary of State Frederick E. Schortemeier at a Circle Theater demonstration sponsored by patriotic organizations, the Local Council of Women, the Seventh District Federation of Women's Clubs and the Indiana Photoplay, Indorsers. The movie, "Barbara Frietchie,” was shown. Indiana Spanish War Veterans held a picnic at Brookside Park. Elks and their families had a picnic at Walnut Gardens. G, A. R. veterans were to hold a reunion at Ft. Friendly this afternoon. Fireworks displays will light the skies tonight. More than 2,000 soldiers, their families and friends participated in a patriotic demonstration in the Assembly Hall at Ft. Benjamin Harrison which began at 11:30 a. m. Brig. Gen. Dwight Aultman made the principal address, the fort band played, £md Capt. Thornton Chase (Turn to Page 2) Primary Committee to End Session Tuesday Bv United Press WASHINGTON, July s.—Constitutional authorities were privately corfl suited by the Senate Primary Investigating Cejnmittee today on whether the committee has the power to cite Francis X. O'Connor, Philadelphia magistrate, to the Department of Justice and to make public names of contributors who gave more than SSOO to the Anti-Saloon League. The committee will hold its final session here tomorrow, when decisions may be reached upon both issues. COUPLE ROBBED OF $92 Police Believe Stranger Swindled Two in Eye Examination. Fear of police that an operator of an optical swindle is in the city was expressed today following report of Mr. and Mrs. William F. Manning, aged couple of 50 N. Hamilton Ave., that they had been robbed of $92. Mrs. Manning said a strange man about 30 came to their home Saturday and insisted that she and her husband knew him. He gave his name as Dr. Hoffffman. Examining her eyes, Hoffman said she needed glasses. After saying they would cost SB, he took a roll of bills totaling $92 from her hand and left leaving two pairs of cheap glasses, she said. , EIGHTEEN DIE ON FOURTH Bv United Press KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 5. Eighteen deaths, resulting from drowning, violence and accident, was the week-end toll in the Southwest, according to a check up today'. No fireworks fatalities were reported. HOURLY TEMPERATURES 6 a. m 72 8 a. m 73 7 a. m 73 9 a. m 74 10 a. m 76

By Milton Bronner (Copyright, 1926, NEA Service, Ind.) LONDON, July 4.—On July 4, 1776, the liberty bell in Philadelphia pealed dramatically as anew nation was born. The American colonies—the richest of Great Britain's colonial possessions—had thrown off the British yoke. In Philadelphia there naturally was great excitement and rejoicing. But what happened in London on this most important day in the world’s history? There was not the slightest ripple that reflected the daring step taken

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NEARLY 1® UP IN CRIMINAL COURT l No Holiday Spirit as Arraignment Is Held. No holiday spirit prevailed in Criminal Court this looming when nearly 100 persons were arraigned before Judge James A. Collins. While most of the defendants were at liberty under bdnd, thirtysix men and four women, who have been- held in the county jail awaiting trial were led to the courthouse guarded by deputy sheriffs. All of the defendants pleaded not guilty. Judge Collins said he will endeavor to hear their cases in July. Court will adjourn July 31 for four weeks. ,

WHA T HAPPENED IN LONDON ON JUL Y 4, 1776

by the American colonists. “BusF ness as usual,” prevailed. The King’s Levee An examination of the yellowed flies of the British newspapers of that date reveals only these rather dull bits of news: King George 111, against whom the American!:’ rebellious spirit was mainly directed, held a levee. London society, composed mainly of royal sycophants, flocked around him, but unlike the levees of British royalty today there was no mention of Americans being received at court. The king had come to London

Persons awaiting street cars at Illinois and Washington Sts.

Nine Escape From Blaze

Nine persons were forced to flee, scantily clad, when fire of undetermined origin damaged the home and garage of S. J. Martz, 2449 E. Thirty-Fourth St., late Sunday. Sherman Goatley, son of Martz, discovered the fire in the garage, aroused the other members of the family and tried to save valuable tools in the garage. Mrs. Martz, who is blind, was taken from the house by her two neph-

FIREWORKS ARRESTS Six Charged With Shooting Off Crackers too Soon. Six men were charged today with violating the city code governing premature fireworks explosions. C. M. Catton, barber at 1008 E. Washington St., told police some one placed several fire crackers Inside his revolving electric sign and the explosion broke it. Damage was SB.

from Kew a few days previous. In a meeting with the privy council, the cases of several convicts at Newgate prison awaiting the death sentence were reported ti him and July 5 he returned to New, his country home, blissfully unaware of the action taken by the Continental Congress. . , "War News” In the July Fourth edition of The Public Advertiser of London, there was only one paragraph dealing with conditions In America and It tended to give the impression that the rebellion was being suppressed instead of being fanned by' the immordk

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| ews, Victor and Garvey Frizzell. | Mrs. Victor and Mrs. Garvey Frizzell carried their small sons. Junior, fifteen months, and Lawrence, 5, to safety. Mrs. Arthur Harvey, daughter of Mrs. Martz, sent in the alarm. Damage will amount to several thousand dollars, it was said. Myron Fqflgs, Engine House 21, tore the ligaments frem his right hand w r hen a sharp wire ripped open his hand.

MOSES FACES RETRIAL Jury “Trying Him for Egyptian Murder” Disagrees. Bu United Preeg SHENANDOAH, la., July 5. Moses, the Biblical character, faced anew “trial” today. A SuTViay school jury here was unable to arrive at a verdict Sunday following the hearing of charges that the Israelite leader committed murder when he slew an Egyptian for beating a fellow countryman.

tal pen of ieflferson, the author of the Declaration of Independence. This paragraph read: “It is confidently asserted that a large'body of the friends t q government are actually in arms in New York and that several actions have passed between • them and the rebels.” , There was little other news in the paper that day. The entire first page of The Advertiser was devoted to ads, among them one announcing that Samuel Foote, the great actor and dramatist, would appear at the. Haymarket theater In "The Maid of Bath.”

NEW YORK FACES WALKOUT ALSO Subway Workers Scheduled to Quit Tonight. Bt/ United Prc* NEW YORK. July s.—The threat of a strike ,of subwayworkere which would paralyze New York's*transportation will crystallise at midnight, either by becoming effective or through settlement by arbitration. Officials of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company, which operates the principal subways and elevated lines of Manhattan and Brooklyn, will announce at noon their decision on a proposal to arbitrate demands of motormen and switchmen for inerdhsed wages.

There weri notices about auctions and sales. Money lenders offered their gold at 5 per cent. Newspapers in, the London of 1776 had only four small pages and cost three pence. They had no pictures and no screaming headlines such as are found In the modern press. Cables and radio were not dreamed of in those days and all the London papers' foreign news was obtained from letters or talks with passengers who came In on the slow sailing vessels. So it was not until forty-three days after the Declaration of Independ-

Mm VIOLATED. SKTODD Street Railway President States Service Will Be as Usual. MEN LIST STRIKE AIMS Union Head Says Company Refused Arbitration. There is every indication that the Indianapolis Street Railway Company will be able to maintain service over its lines as usual with the aid of employes who failed to join in a strike at 4 a. m., Rooert I. Todd, president of the company, said in a public statement issued today. He asserted that the strike was in violation of a Federal Court injunction. Harry Boggs, president of the local unit of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Rail, way Employes, declared the strike was called because car company officials refused to arbitrate. Aims of Workers The aims of the strike, he said, were: Reir statement of the sixty-fiv9 men r deased by the street car company for Joining'the union. Recognition of the union. Increase in pay sufficient to satisfy the men until a permanent agreement can be arrived at through arbitration. Harry EJytjer, Department of Labor representative, began efforts to settle the strike by arbitration as soon as the walkout was voted. He requested Mayor Duvall to call company officials and employes together for a discussion of differences. Duvall, however, refused to intercede until Judge Robert C. Baltzell rules on whether strikers are violating a Federal Court injunction. Eforts to bring the groups together might be in contempt of court, he said. "As mayor of the city I am taking no sides, but I am eager for a peaceful settlement,” he said. "There must be no violence. Police will be instructed to protect property and take drastic steps at the first show of trouble.” No State Action Governor Jackson was informed of the strike by The Times. He mid no State action in connection with it had started and that as far as he knew there would be none today. • Todd's statement follows: “In the face ot.a Federal Court injunction, which not only forbids a strike, but specifically enjoins any ; one having knowledge of the order from interfering with the operation of cars, a number of the employes of the Indianapolis Street Railway were induced to strike at 4 o'clock this morning. "Other employes, who remained loyal to the public interest and obeyed the Federal Court order, manned the early cars as usual and there is every Indication that the company will be able, with their efforts, to maintain street car service as usual. Promulgated at Meeting "The strike order, which was promulgated at A meeting called by,the oaganlzers and officers of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes, was brought about through the persistent efforts of two officers of the Amalgamated Association, who came into Indianapolis where there was no branch of their organization and where there was no difficulty between the men and tqp company. “At a series of meetings arranged by these organizers, and through personal efforts among our men, a limited number of motormen and conductors were induced to form a local branch of the Amalgamated Association. Ignoring the provisions of their contract, which calls for the presentation of grievances in an orderly way and provide for arbitration before the public service commission* these newly recruited association members submitted a (Turn to Page 2)

ence or on Aug. 16 that London heard the “big news.” Not Excited Then. Even then London didn't get very' excited. King George, his advisers and the people of London did not seem to grasp the full meaning ca the declaration. All It meant was that the rebels were more rebellious. They could not foresee that Its principles would be echoed later in the French revolution and that it was really the beginning of the birth of democracy In the world and the downfall of kings and tyrants. All the Londoner saw In It was a

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Walkout Starts at 4 A. M., When 400 Men at Meeting Vote to • Take Action. POLICE SQUADS ARE MOBILIZED No Violence—Eighty Per Cent of Cars in Operation. • A strike of Indianapolis Street Railway employes who are members of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes went into effect at 4 a. m. today. The strike was decided on at a meeting of 400 car men at union headquarters in Plumbers Hall, Washington and Alabama Sts, Police Chief Claude F. Johnson mobilized the entire police force immediately and organized riot squads, I 1 ire Chief Jesse Hutsell ordered all city firemen on duty. Harry Boggs, union president, said 80 per cent of the union’s 1,050 members quit work. There are approximately 1,400 street railway employes. % Robert I. Todd, street railway president, declared holiday schedules were being nearly maintained despite the strike. No Violence Though police dispersed several crowds of strikers, no violence was reported the first hours of the walkout. The men seek recognition of their union and wage increases. A survey showed approximately 80 per cent of the scheduled cars operating. At the W. Washington St. car barns thirty-one of forty-three scheduled cars were runjjng at 0 a. m. J. P. Tretton, street railway superintendent, at 10 a. m. said 80 per cent of the cars scheduled left McLean PI. barn, 85 per cent of the scheduled cars left W. Washington St. barn, 70 per cent of the scheduled cars left Louisiana*St. barn and that all the scheduled cars left Highland Ave. barn. Dec aring the strike violates a preliminary injunction issued Saturday, attorneys for the street railway company, began gathering evidence and affidavits at daybreak for presentation of Federal Judge Robert C. Baltzell in an attempt to have the strikers cited for contempt of court. Experiencing difficulty in securing the affidavits, the attorneys indicated it will be at least late today and maybe Tuesday before they will be ready to go before BaltzelLin the attempt. On the strike vote there yas a roar of ayes and a lone no. When holiday cars began operation nearly on schedule, union officials declared the full force of the strike will not be apparent until Tuesday. The holiday schedule calls for operation of about two-thirds of the usual number of cars. Police Patrol Streets Patroling streets automobiles, police prohibited congregating. Order will be maintained and property protected, Chief Johnson declared. Bidding for sympathy, the strikers showed no disposition toward violence.

Todd informed Chief Johnqon the Street Railway Company has no in. tention of importing strike breakers. The company has employment applications of 200 men on file, he sold, and also can muster a number of former employes into service. Squads of police were stationed at each of the street railway company's bams. Two riot cars, manned by twenty officers who were equipped with shotguns, belts of ammunition and steel helmets were stationed at police headquarters to answer emergency calls. At the strikers meeting, three ballots wens taken. A motion by Elmer William precipitated a vote on whether a strike vote should be taken. It carried without a dissenting vote. Then the strike vote was cast. President Boggs announced the next matter for was on the time the strike should take effect. "Right away!” came a number of shouts. "Thia morning.” Set for 4j A. M. A member moven that the time be set at 4 a. m. The motion was adopted without dissension. Boggs announced that a meeting of the union men on strike livould be held at 10 a. m. Tuesday at headquarters In Plumbers’ Hall. Boggs and other union leaders hastened to the telephone immediately after the meeting adjourned and called the various car Darns to inform their fellow workmen that the strike had been proclaimed. "I've got a car and am willing to use it," a striker volunteejed. Soon a number of automobiles were carrying strikers to points near the car barns. Many workmen walked about the streets awaiting the appearance of

•prolongation of a troublesome fight. It meant more taxes. It meant more interference with the free running of sailing vessels bringing food and supplies to England. There was not much war news, although the Boston tea party had occurred in 1773 and the Battle of Lexington on April 19. 1775. Holland had Issued an order forbidding any Dutch ships carrying arms or ammunition to America., On July 5 The Advertiser said General Howe was to take Long Island and afterward made a vigorous attack upon New York. Qr else, he

Forecast Mostly fair tonight and Tuesday, except possibly scattered thunder showers; not much change in temperature.

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motormen and conductors who had not attended the meeting. A gathering of five strtkera assembled to talk strike to car men at Maryland St. and Ave. operating cars out of the Louisiana St. barn wa s dispersed by police. "You fellows will have to quit congregating." the police said. Crowd Dispersed The strikers moved along without argument. The first E. Washington St., Audubon Rd. car, scheduled to leave the corner at 4:04 a. m., did not move until 4:16 a. m. However, It waa said the regular motorman took the throttle. A number of Inspectors appeared at the corner immediately before the automobile bearing the policemen. Small cars, filled with policemen, were patrolling the downtown die.trict shortly after 4 a. m. and a number of patrolmen ivalked about surveying the situation. As the strikers left the meeting place near Washington and Alabama Sts., they were Inspected by a squad of five policemen, who had driven up in a car. During the discuslon on the proposal to strike, a man who said hi* name was "Johnson” raised the question whether the temporary in Junction Issued by Federal Judge Baltzell Saturday waa binding upon "persons knowing of the injunction” besides Robert D. Armstrong anu John M. Parker. International organizers, mentioned specifically In the court order. "Our legal advice Is to the effect that the men named only ars bound by the Injunction," Boggs replied. During the vote Johnson rose and announced he would resign from the union. Similar action was taken by another car man. “I have served In three steel (Turn to Page 2)

might move against Providence In Rhode Island. An Amazing Thing Xnd now cornea an amazing thing. "The Public Advertiser 1 ’ probably was a Vhlg newspaper and may of the great Whitt leaders had been against draetio measures which drove the colonlea Into rtbelllon. On July 6 the editor boldly printed this: “To the Printer of the PubUo Advertiser, “Dear Sir: "I have observed two articles of news in your paper this morning. (Tom Pago fl