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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-31
HINES PLANS BOOST
IN WAGES FOR MEN
BY Uuited Press
~ ~

WASHINGTON. July 81. - Di-
rector General Of Railroads Hines
has been coHierrinS since Monday
with a committee Of more than 100
representatives, OF railroad en- ployes
with regard TO e veyy substantial
increase in wages 20 meet tho rapid
" increasing cost o. living" Hines
announced today.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-31

OPEN SESSION
OVER TREATY
.xpets To Testify In First
Public Consideration in
History of U. S.
BULLETIN.

BULLETIN.
By United Press;
WASHINGTON. July 81
Prcs't Wilson is opposed to hav-
ing Che United States share i'm
any indCmnitics paid by Ger
many, Bernard VI. BaruCh. a
member of the economic com
mission of the peace conference
today told the senate foreign re-
lations committee.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-31
TO TAKE STRIKE
VOTE IN CHICAGO
Voting to Start Friday-May
Resume Service by Sat-
urday Morning.
BY United Press:

By United Press:
CHICAGO. July 31.-Chicago's s
street car and elevated railway
strike cannot end before Saturday,
in the view of officials of the strik-
ing union and of the operating COM
panies today.
Hope that it will likely end by
midnight Friday was seen in a deci-
sion Of Pres't W. d. MahOn, of the
international car mems union 10 sub
nit a referendum vote TO the strik-
ing employees TO determine whether
they will abide by the will of an al
mitted minority Of so-called radicals
VINO were alleged to have forced the
strike on cooler heads within the
union.
Voting will begin at a. m. to-
morrow and Will cease at p. m
Decision of the strikers may be an
pounced within d few hours. Mahon
said
LOwden Suggests Vote.
The proposition of. the referendum
vote was suggested by Gov. Lowden
who issued a statement saying he be-
lieved the wages and working CON
ditions provided in the compromise
fair.
Il appeal to every member 70
realize and appreciate the situation, q"
Mahon wrote in an open letter 10
the 5000 striking car men. This
proposition OF a compromise wage
of 65 to 81 cents an hour and an
eight hour day, if not accepted by
friday night will leave US with no
proposition at all. In my opinion our
case will be serious"
Suburban trains still carried the
bulk of the big crowd that jammed
the streets on arrival in the morning
and on departure for the outskirts
at might. Thousands gave up at
tempting to get home and slept IN
hotels and officc5 in thc loop dis
triCt.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-31
w TELLS PRESIDENT RESERVATIONS ARE NECESSARY
TheLighter,Side
In the Days Ne1CS

FORT WAYNE, Ind.-It may
have been an antithesis. Frank
S'veetka bbage was picked up in a
car OF sauerkraut. Perhaps like
begets like for ne was charged
with lettering.
WORTHINGTON MINI. - Ho
hum, Teachers in Worthington
are having a peaceful time even
ings School directors decided
teachers could teach only so long
as they refrain from dancing or
playing cards.
MILWAUKEE - one casualty
IN Milwaukee's real race riot"
Heinrich Eichstadt, white. finish
ed at a hospital. Ray Gonzales.
Mexican, and Sonora Gonzales.
colored. in Jail.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-31
DENY EFFORTS
UPON PACKERS
IN ENGLAND
Federal Trade Commission
Says it Has Taken No
Action With Britain.
By rnlied PressI

BY United Press
WASHINGTON. July 31.-The
federal trade commission today Of
hclaIly denied that 1t had been IN
communication with officials Of the
British government with regard to
prosecution OF American meat pack
ers in England.
This denial was in the form Of
a communication TO the senate. in
response TO resolution by Sen.
Sherman directing the commission
to make known what correspondence
it has had with the British govern
ment regarding export trade in
meat.
DiscIoscs Details.
The report. incidentally disclosed
alleged details of the operations Of
the great American packers in for
eign countries, especially In Great
Britain.
An attempt to prevent immediate
publicity for the report was made.
Sen. Cummins. Iowa, suggested It
be referred TO the interstate COM
merce committee without reading.
Sen. Kenyon. Iowa, demanded II
be read and Sens. POmerene and
LaFollette supported Kenyon.
Later, Sen. Calder, New York. ask
ed unanimous consent to suspend
the reading Of the report ObJec-
ton by Sen. LaFollette prevented
this second attempt.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-31
NTATHE r

Endiana-I.ocal thunder showers
snc thur5ersto p-obs blv to-ig1t
and Friday, somewhat lower tenn
Ierature. Lower Michigan showers
Prohe bic ro1lEh- and Friday morn
lng followed by showers during Fri
6ry- Moderate temperature
New-York tribune., 1919-08-18

struction Commissioner; Captain J. L.
Halleck, of the Marine Division of ths
Police Department; William Dalton,
Deputy Commissioner Of Correction;
and Chief Engineer Frank Turner, of
the Public Service Commission, were
in session with the Mayor. For three
hours they worked on plan of action
by which they hoped to use buses,
trucks and boats to carry passengers
who ordinarily use the Interborough.
At the conclusion of the session a
running schedule for municipal and
privately owned boavs between uptown
points and the Battery, on both the
East and North Rivers, was announced.
Mayor Hylan repeatedly commented
on the apparently amicable arrange
ment by which the striking men had
agreed to take the utmost precautions
to protect the property of the Inter
borough.
Money Carefully Guarded
~ notice that they carefully guarded
all the money in tho ticket oAices until
the proper officials should come along
and take it over; they left trains on
other ways showed that they were
looking after the best interests of the
road" said the Mayor.
"That" isn't ordinarily done when
men go, out on strike, because they
think they are not being properly
treated by their employers. don't
want to draw any conclusions from
this, but ] am sure it is quite un-
usual"
The Mayor said no move in the hope
OF an amicable settlement was under
consideration, except his appeal to the
men. He said that because of "the
peculiar situation" he did not feel that
anything else could be done.
The Central Federated Union, as
shown by a statement by Secretary
Ernest Boehm, is opposed to the strik-
ing car men, as against the Amalga-
mated Association of Street Car and
Electric Workers.
II agree with the Mayor that it
looks like put-up job between the So
,called brotherhood and management of
the road" said Secretary Boehm.
"The regular unions are not going
to enter into this 1. r. T. strike, and
they are not going to encourage the
New-York tribune., 1919-08-18

ride from Bronx Park to the City Hall
for five cents. The people Of The
Bronx win have time to think it over
tomorrow when they find the sub
ways are closed"
The station agents were warned to
get or the job as soon as possible.
The chairman of the strike committee
sent letter to the Interborough ask
ing for release of these employees.
they are under bond, and are required
10 remain in charge Of tickets until
given the proper relief certificate from
the company.
Delegates declare they will demand
that the women and men employed in
1heso minor capacities, who are the
lowest paid workers on the system,
must have the same rate Of pay as the
carmen. They said they would pro
ceed on the principle that the persons
receiving the lowest wages needed the
increase the most.
James Keller. an eastern division
motorman, said that the strike might
last ten days. "The public will re-
spect US more when it is over" he
sald. We have stood their abuse and
their insults for years, and now they
Viii appreciate what it means to carrv
millions every day and carry them
safely. They want to ride from The
Bronx to the Battery for a nickel with
newspaper thrown in"
New-York tribune., 1919-08-18
Fe,0 Extra Surface Cars Operated;
I. e. z. Runs 3 10 Hold Franchise

With the exception of three cars
run over the system to hold the I. r.
7. franchise. no trains were operated
on the subway or elevated lines afte~
o'clock yesterday morning
On the surface lines few more cars
were operated all day than are usually
run on Sundays. The only interruption
of surface traffic came early in the
morning and lasted for an hour. At
$3.50 the Sixth, Seventh, Ninth, Fourth,
Madison and Lexington Avenue lines
and all crosstown lines suspended
service, because the company feared
an extension of the strike in powec-
houses, and did not wish to risk having
its cars stranded in different parts OF
the city. At 1880 service on these lines
was resumed
The Brooklyn Rapid Transit subway
up Broadway and Seventh Avenue to
Fifty-scventh Street was operated on
a regular Sunday schedule
Five hundred cars, on the AVERAGE.
were operated all day yesterday on the
Railways Company. The normal Sun
day schedule cailssfor 480
On the important up and down town
lines. paralleling the subway and ~"
the cars were crowded, but on The
crosstoWn and smaller routes traffic
was not abnormally heavy.
The Second Avenue Railway Com
pany operated seventy cars, more
than the normal Sunday schedule calls
for. Traffic on this line was PRACTICAL
ly doubled. Ordinarily, one car carries
seventy-hve passengers on one-way
trip; yesterday it carried 15O. The
line carried about 10000 passengers
during the day, it was estimated.
The Third Avenue Railway Company
operated only its regular Sunday
schedule.
The Union Railway, of The Bronx,
was the only company operating sur
face lines greatly to extend its ser
vice. 1t operated sixty cars more than
1t would ordinarily run on week
day. The Willis Avenue, Westchester
Boulevard and White Plains lines were
iammed. The place of greatest con-
gestion was at 149th Street and Third
Avenue, "The Hub of the Bronx At
a. m. 1900 persons waited there for
surface cars which were iammed be-
fore they arrived.
An unsuccessful attempt to operate
an elevated railway train was made
early in the afternoon, when a three-cqr
New-York tribune., 1919-08-18
Jifne}' fleet Is MobiliSed as
Substitute for Idle Sub,vays

Three hundred motor buses were
operated over five routes under citv
supervision yesterday. Nine hundred d
more buses and SIX more routes were
promised to take care of the traffic
to and from business to-day. The
buses yesterday were not overcrowded
Joseph Guider, Commis ssioner Of Pub
lie Works, and acting President Of the
Borough Of Brooklyn, and Police IN
spector John O'Bren, III charge of
traffic for the entire city, are oversee
ing the operation Of these lines. They
performed similar service during the
recent B. R. T. strike.
Inc routes III operation yesterday
we're: N"'
From Bowling Green and Broadway
up Broadway 10 135tn Street.
hrom Bowling Green and Broadway
up broadway 70 Franklin Street. to
Sarick Street. to Seventh Avenue. TO
tifty-ninth Street.
From Chambers and Hudson Streets
up hudson Street 20 Eighth Avenue. 70
l55th Street.
From the Manhattan entrance 70 the
williamsburg Bridge via Delancev
Street to Kenmare Street. to Lafavette
Street, to Fourth Avenue, to Four
teenth street, to Sixth Avenue, to Fiji
sy-ninth Street.
From the West Shore Ferry via
New-York tribune., 1919-08-18
Proceedings of this so-calAed brother

proceedings of this so-calAd brother
hood.
"The only organization which the
unions il the regular movement are
willing to support is the Amagamated
Association of Street and Electric
Railway Employees of America.
"ln case of an Amalgamated Associa-
tion strike we stand ready to support
it, as we did in 1916. and we will go
even further, if necessary.
"We are entirely in accord with
the action Of the Mayor and the Dis
trict Attorney in the Investigation Of
tho so-calcd brotherhoods |. r. T.
strike.
"The unions stand ready to assist
the Mayor and the District Attorney to
the fullest extent possible in this in
vestigation in the event of their being
called upon.
"The offer of assistance on the part
Of the unions is in accord with the
Endorsement Of the Mayors position
by the union men, who agree with the
Mayor that the |. r. T. strike should
be sifted to the bottom in every par
ticular.
"The stand of the unions in this mat
ter as against the l. r. Brother
hood is the result of the sympathy Of
the unions being with the Amaga-
mated Association, and whoever is an
enemy of the Amalgamated Associa-
ton is also an enemy Of the regular
labor movement of this city,"
New-York tribune., 1919-08-18

fofty-second Street to Lexington Ave
nue. to Fiftyninth Street. to Manhat-
tan end of Greensboro Bridge.
Lines to Start To-day
The additional lines to be placed !,
operation to-day are:
From Bowling Green up Broadvar RI
Fafk Row, to the Eowary, to Delaney
Street, to the .lannattan end Of the
Williams burg Bridge.
FROM Eighth Street up Fourtl, Ava
nue. and Park Avenue to Ninety.sixth
Street, to Madison avenue, to lS5th
Street. va
From Duane Street up LAFAYETTE
Street 10 Eighth Street, to Sixth Ave-
nue., to Greenwich Street, TO Seventh
Avenue, to Thirty-Nrst Street. to
Elghth Avenue. to Columbus Circle.
FROM West Street. via Spring Street
to the Bowery to Delaney Street TO
Clinton Street
, From Delaney Street via Clinton
Street to Houston Street TO Avenue
A to Fourteenth Street to West Street
to the Twenty-third Street Ferry.
From First Avenue via Thirty-fourth
street to Tenth Avenue, to Forty-sec
ond Street, to the West Shore Ferry.
Ten-cent fares are charged on all
0"eSe INES. isase
Most of the buses in use Yesterday
came from cities and towns of New
New-York tribune., 1919-08-18
Neao }o'he''s Shocked BY Deadly
Stiffness Of Their Noisy City

1t was the deadly stiffness of every
thing that first put a chill into the
heart Of New York carly yesterday
morning. 1t seemed as if vital cord
mad been severed and the spark OF
life had ficlered out. People jiying
blocks away from the IL" and the
aqn,Way felt that something was amiss,
Wnlle those near enough TO have the
friendly rumble and rattle in their
ears day after day bad Il definite sense
OF loss. Ihelr noisy city had lost
some OF It's Vitality, its distinction.
lhey had a sense of resentment that
grew as the day advanced. and tho
vague unrcst of the early mornino.
hours merged into the distinct annov,
ance and anxiety of the afternoon and
evening.
But on the whole, good temper and
good humor triumphcd over incon-
Vcnlcnce. Wit was rampant for there
was much to laugh at, and gcnrine
amusement neutralized some Of the
more serious aspects of the strike.
Every one thought it a fortunate cir
cumstance that New Works reversion
TO the transportation of another era
took place on Sunday dismal Sun
day al ihat, with gray skies, whifs Of
scurrylng wind, bloWy street corners
ana 'htermlttent showers. Few people
wanted to leave the shelter of their
homes unless they had to. Excursions
were out OF the question. There was
no business pressure of any kind Even
a good many worthy churchpocrs curled
themselves up in cosey lounges and
read the Sunday papers, with never a
thought OF the blue Monday stealing
upon them
Wait for Worse to Happen
good many were camly waiting for
worse TO happen. Some thought the
worst had already arrived as they were
Jostled IN the street ears and found
umbrella spokes stuck dangerously
near their only pair of eyes.
Perhaps in the street cars more than
any where else the strikers were blessed
IN IN accents neither gentle nor mild.
There was little moderation in the
crowds that swarmed on the snailine
surface cars, but the Fifth Avente bus
preserved its customary calm and re-
fused to accommodate one passenger
too many.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-18

train was made up at the 155th Street
station OF the Ninth Avenue line. A
motorman and two guards were said
to be ready to take the train out.
A few minutes later the train dis
patcher announced that the crew had
backed out and the train would not
run. lie said he thought that members
OF the brotherhood had intimidated
the crew, which was made up OF non
union men.
At all subway and al" stations in
The Bronx the agents and ticket chop
pers were. kept on duty, but had no
patroimeA sent there to protect them
in case Of trouble.
The only powerhousc in the city that
operated yesterday was the large plant
OF the lntrborough and New York
Railways companies at l7lfty-ninth
Street and the North River AT all
other stations the iremcn banked their
fires shortly after o'clock. A few
employees tried to keep the power
houses in operation, but failed.
The FiftV-ninth Street powerhousc
provided all the current for the sur
face lines Of the New York Railways
and. Third Avenue Railway companies
and the 3. r. T. subway 1t also kept
IN motion the pumps. which keep the
water out Of the river tubes Of the
subway lines
The Queens elevated and subway ex-
tensions, running to Corona and AS
torla, were tide up yesterday with the
rest Of the Interborough system. The
surface lines. however running over
the Queensborough Bridge and all
along the north shore Of Queens Coun-
ty, continued i'll operation as usual, the
men voting not to 90 out.
Samuel Serena, superintendent of
transportation for the New York and
Queens County hallway Company, de-
ciared yesterday that ample provisions
are being made to handle the crowds
that usually travel on the subway and
elevated extensions. Fifty-two extra
cars, he said, would be put into service
this morning, and arrangements had
been made to obtain additional power
from the Pennsylvania Railroad s
power plant in Long Island City. This
Will assure operation Of the surface
lines III Long Island City, across the
bridge, in Corona, Astoria, Flushing,
tlmhurst and points between. no mat
ter what happens in the Interborough
plants. The Queens County surface
system is subsidiary of the /. r. T.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-18
Police Withdrawn {;
Had Nothing TO DO
I 900 Men Ready TO. Pro-
fect Trains Are Put at
Other Emergency Duty

The Police Department held between
900 and 900 policemen in reserve yes
terday at various Interborough al" anc
subway barns and terminals, ready to
give police protection to crews, if the
company showed any disposition to run
trains.
Late yesterday afternoon, it was said
Second Deputy Police Commissioner
Lahey, who with Acting ChiefN In
spector Murphy, has charge of the po-
lice arrangements for the strike, talke d
with Frank II. Hcdley, general manager
and vice president of the Interborough
over the telephone. and was informed
that the company would not try to
keep up any service.
Mr.. Hedley declared, according to
the Deputy Commissioner, that the In
terborough would run no trains unless
the old employees came back Then,
added Mr. Lahey. there would be no
need for policemen or the cars.
Accordingly, early in the evening
these men we're released Tor other
police duty in connection with the
emergency
If the company should make any at
tempt to run trains during the strike
the Police Department is ready TO give
the crews adequate protection, it was
stated at Police Headquarters.
Deputy Commissioner Lahcy, who
was in conference with Inspector Muir
ply throughout the day, announced
!, bo D,li
pared to cope with any emergency.
The city's entire police force. num-
berlng some II 900 men, is ready for
duty in protecting the public and the
lnterborough's property, Mr.. Lahey
said.
BY order of Police Commissioner
Enright, all leaves of absence have
been cancelled until further notice.
Policemen and detectives in every sec
ton of the city have been Instructed
to hold themselves in readiness for
emergency calls.
Ofticers have been called into Man
hattan and lhe Bronx from other bor-
oughs in the greater city to do the
special work the emergency calls for,
1T was estimated at Police Headquar.
ters that fully 5000 members of the
clty's force were in Manhattan and
The Bronx, prepared to protect citizens
and property
Police cordons guarded the barns and
terminals of the lnterborough early in
the morning, when the workers de-
serted their cars, but no consequent
tlal trouble Of any kind was reported
at Police Headquarters.
Hundreds of policemen. under com
mand of inspectors, captains and lieu.
tenants, are guarding the power
houses, barns and principal terminals.
Police headquarters anticipated no
rioting, since the Interborough was
making nc attempt to run trains.
Elaborate arrangements have .een
made for regulating the terrific We
hlcuiar traffic congestion which the
shutting off of the tunnels is expected
to preci pitate wacn the city starts is
weeks work TO-DAY.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-18

plain duty OF the Brotherhood and
the management to submit the matter
in dispute to board of arbitration'
you see that you should arbitrate.
One OF your leaders says wou changed
this bylaw. You could not change any
part Of your bylaws without the con-
sent OF the Interboroush company be-
cause the company is d party to the
bylaws. and it is provided that the
consent Of The company must be had
to any changes. Hedley says the COM
pany never was informed of any such
change in the bylaws.
Asks Arbitration Only
"Now all I ask of you is that you
live up to this provision of your own
bylaws. | told your representatives
when they told me at O'Clock Friday
that if they idnt get the increase by
o'clock Saturday you would strike
that they were giving me no time to
accomplish anything. Do you think
that twenty-four hours notice to the
Mayor Of a great big strike is enough,
particularly if you want him to ac-
compllsh anything for you? Doesn't
this look as if some people didn't want
thing for you? Doesn't it look as if
certain people were anxious to make
sure there was q strike so that the
city officials in desperation would at
once agree to Scent fares? Use your
brains, boys. | know you have brains
and that you are capable of doing
some strong thinking for yourselves
81 tell you again that you should sub
nit your differences to arbitration.
AS to The general public, | can only
say | am sorry it is inconvenienccd.
| am fighting the public fight. The
public has always wanted a man in the
City Hall who would stand up against
the big interests and take up the battle
Of the people. That's what | am doing.
"To the unthinking people who may
be deluded into believing Scent fares
on the subway are justified, let me re-
peat that when | asked Hedley to go
to the subway directors and ask them
to return the subway to the city be-
cause it was a losing venture, he re-
Piled:
"'Do you think am insane? ~
"No, | don't think IIedky is insane.
think he and his associates want to
hang on to the subway for the next
fifty years, because they know it is a
gold mine. If little Of the subway
income is diverted from the inside
inanciers the workers could be proper
ly paid.
Il Will he glad to meet all of YOU
boys any time Of the day or night you
may dcsignate'