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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1919-08-09
B. R. I. EMPLOYEES WIVES
THREATENED IF HUSBANDS
CONTINUE TO RUN CARS
Tell Nixon Of Strikers Visits to
Their Homes-Carmen Relate
How They Are Mauled.

While awaiting the arrival OF rep
rosentatives OF the striking b. r. T,
carmen. Public Service Commissioner
Nixon continued to-day his inquiry
into traction conditions In Brooklyn.
william J. Gardner. who has been
on the d. r. T. poyrolls for twenty
years. said his car was blocked on
the jamaica line by q van filled with
men. some Of whom he knew 70 be
B. r. T. employees. They cut the
ripe from the trolley pole OF the car
and cut out all the fuses.
II am willing to 20 right on work.
ing II I can do It without getting
hurt" said Gardner.
4 believe YOU" said Commissione.
Nixon. II believe that II the police
are ordered to prevent violence these
men can and will work"
Patrick Herman Of the Gates Ave-
nue. line told OF being pulled from
his car and mauled while two police
men looked on and did not even
make a verbal objection.
Preston Jones OF the Jamaica ele-
waited Line said he had been kicked
and mauled and his badge had been
ripped from his coat by strikers who
boarded his train.
Mrs. II. Benz and MIRA @. Heine-
man, wives OF conductors, said that
van loads OF strikers had visited their
homes ard had threatened that their
husbands would be crippled n they
did not quit their jobs. Mrs. Heine-
man declared the visitors said TO her:
You get your man off his cPr OF
we win get him or get you, and we
don't care which,"
Morris Bierman told the commisslonel
that he was employed by the b, r. T
Thursday. had one day OF instruction
and Was put in charge OF a two cai
elevated train as conductor. He wal
attacked on the Fulton Street Statior
by sixty men. some OF whom wore
motormen's uniforms and had controller
handles in their hands. he said. On,
Of his shoes was torn Off and he loa'
his hat. When the fighting was ovei
and his aSsailanta had gone after warn
Ing him not to make another trip hi
said a policeman got up from q seat IN
the car and said whats the matter
have you been having trouble hereT"
Did he ask you to write him Z
letter." asked Mr.. Yeomans OF counse
for the B. r. r. Commissioner Nixor
had to call for order
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1919-08-09
HYLAN ASKS WHY CARS ARE IDLE.
POLICE NOT ON JOB, he IS TOIn
Dispatcher Looks Mayor Square in the Eve
f as Directed, and Shocks Him

Following Mayor Hylan's visit last
night TO four car barns Of the B. r.
T.. one Of the men present gave the
following statement OF the Mayors
conversation with Dispatcher p.
Hackett, at the Halsey Street barn:
Mayor Hylan-"How many crews
have you on duty here4"
Hackett-''rhere are twenty crews
here but only Ave are working"
Mayor Hylan-"why are the
others not working"
Hackett-"Because they are stoned
when taken out We had one car
at Reid and Patchen Avenues, which
was attacked by strikers They
pulled the trolley pole OF the wire.
took the control levers away from the
motorman. put them on the other end
OF the car. threw a switch and sent
the car back to the barns. They
smashed the windows. There were
four policemen on this car end they
let the rioters get away with IT,"
Mayor Hylan--Look me in the eye
and tell me II that is the truth. Are
you sure II is the TRUTH
Hackett-I can look anybody In the
eye. or course It Is the. truth. The
motorman il an old timer here and I
believe his statement entirely.
The Mayor turned to Police Capt.
Kane.
what do you know about thisP'
he asked.
Capt. Kane replied; II heard some
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1919-08-09
TRANSPORTATION MlSAlPS
DUE TO The B. R. 7. STRIKE
PILING UP IN BROOKLYN
Auto Collisions and Accidents to
Bicyclists Among Incidents
of Day.

Transportation accidents due to the
U. X. T. strike are pllinE up.
At : A. N. to-day a sightseeing
automobile with twelve passengers
collided with a small auto belonging
10 the Holmes Protective Association,
No.. 20 Cortlandt Street. at MAnhat-
tan Avenue and Grand Street. Will
iamsburs. No one on the sightseeing
car was hurt but three Holmes meu,
who were on their way home after
clerical work In connection with the
strike, were all injured. Alexander
Mcintosh, twenty-Bix. OF No. los
Chester Street. received n possible
fracture Of the skull. Philip Roberts.
twsnty-seven. No. 1911 Jefferson Ave-
nue., ana John Wacconlne. twenty
four, No. % Hancock Street. received
minor injuries. Charles Kraveck OF
Bridgeport, Conn. driver OF the
sightseeing car. was arrested.
Frederick Hilliard, sixteen, OF No
AS Webster Avenue, riding to worL
on a bicycle, was bruised wher
knocked down by an automobile trucl
on 10th street, near Third Avenue
Brooklyn.
Joseph Ageota, thirty-fve. OF No
AIT Fulton Street fell while board.
ing a motor van at RldEewood Ave
nue. and Easex Street and a wheel o
the truck passed over both feet.
Patrolman Edward Byren, ridlnj
In an automobile driven by Sldnel
Livingston OF No. S7S0 Ocean Park
way, was bruised when the machin
collided at Atlantic Avenue and East
ern Parkway with an automobil
driven oy Harry fleissig, OF No. i6
Yenn Street.
John Hancock. 10, OF No. ltia Al
lantic Avenue. on a bicycle, wa
struck by an automobile on Atlantl
Avenue, near Nostrand Avenue, an
was cut ana bruised.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1919-08-09
LEAGUE OFFICIALS
WAITING FOR WORK
Nothing Can BE Done by Seere-
tariat Until Three Powers
Ratify Treaty.
o0rhs ~ ~ YnrE " Ehi rI.rinI rDn MTd1s Mnrd 90

NopIAnNs lHAus W Aut NV i'ialln.anH 70.
THE New York Evening Worldly
LONDON, Aug. 9,-The League OF
Nations has been born. but its Secrs-
tariat. which has begun TO come to-
gother at Sunderland House, the
Curzon Street residence OF tho
Duchess OF Marlborough. is not yet
functionlng officially. because 1t isl
awaiting the ratification OF peace by
three powers. Until that Is done
4 is suspended in midalr. like Mo-
hammed's coffin.
Secretary General Sir Eric Drum
mond and Assistant Secretary Gen
eral Raymond Fosdlck OF America
are here, as IL an Assistant from
France. Many things regarding the
organization are being considered.
which are lmperatively necessary,
without awaiting the actual ratlfica-
tion OF the treaty. This Is being done
80 that when ratification is accom-
plished the Leagues machinery win
be ready 10 function. for some COM
mission under the League must be,
ready fifteen days after peace ls
ratified by three powers.
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tnlng about IL and QuestIoned ma NJ
.ne policemen, who bolittled ths in
cloent. He said the wlndows we're
DIoken In the excitement OF 1ettinS
me doors open. / have for,Tarded
enarses against the policeman 10 In
spector Formoaa." !" W
uS1 as the Mayor departed he said TO
snail be glad 10 receive INV In.
sSrHaVon from you about the faIlura
VI Tue ponce to do their duty"
me mayor wrote a letter 10 pol,oa
,-Sianl SSSinissloner Enright about biE vISIt
,oS ,n was given TO the newSpaners
eo-oay he said that both HacLs,t
u q Ar. Jones at the Eas, ~
ttork barns OF the b. r. II. hSa ,oiS
@ nh that there were plenty OF noIicn-
Sie en on duty and that there wSa no
tsoroer except in one inStance
% mnere asekett said "an employes re-
pSrted that an officer had faiIed 20
~1Du TS MIN proper protection"
r.sa. mayor said this complaint was
eharess W NepI Kane, who preferred
against the policeman.
Mayor Hyian also assured the Cam
a., ,I tnat both Jones and Hack
r,,n,s1s lnat the reason they are nos
sunnink cars was because thew IackNd
men. The Mayor summed an his ob-
servatlon thus: Il am conyinoed ~,
mere Is far less disorder In connection
wlth THIS strike than any strike which
mas taken place in this city ana thar
the failure OF the company 10 ooarsts
US cars Is not due to Inadequate no.
,iSe pr0tecton. The Commissioner ia
ins.ructed 70 continue to protect life
dasa prope..y ana enforce law and or
where the B. r. r. may think them
necessary.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1919-08-09
B. R. 7. TRIES TO GIVE
20 Per CENT. SERVICE:
HOW TRAINS WERE RUl
Surface Cars Hardest Hit, Only
Few Leaving Barns, Company
Admits.

THE B. r. T. announced this
morning that its schedule
for the day provided for
about 20 per cent OF the normal
service. At one o'clock this af-
tSrnoon the service actually given
was ofiiclally summed up as fol.
lows:
SUBWAYS-Two-car trains.
Sea Beach, eight trains; West
End, six trains; Fourth Avenue,
eleven trains.
EL1EVATED-rwo-oar trains.
Fifth Avenue. six trains; Myr-
tie Avenue, eleven; Brighton
Beach, eleven; Lexington Ave-
nue.. sixteen; Canarsie, thirteen;
Bay Ridge. six; Fulton Street,
eight; Broadway Manhattan,
eleven; Culver line, four.
SURFACE LINES.
From Ninth Avenue depot. ten
cars; from East New York depot,
one car; from Canarsle depot,
four cars; from Fresh Pond de-
pot. two cars.
The headway between trains on
the elevated and subway lines
averaged twelve minuteA
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According to Mr.. Lahey tho sur
face situation was Just as bad He
pointed out that there are i6e reg
ular runs en- the Bergen Street line,
the company asked for and received
forty eight patrolmen and then made
no attempt 70 move one OF the cars.
All these forty-eight men were Idle
when they could have been used else
whore. he says.
"our officers notice that the strik-
ers and the old men who are near
the pension age are very friendly"
said Commissioner Lahey. Those
near pensioners are kidding the COM
pany along about being willing to
work n they get police protection.
They have no heart for the work and
the strikers are friendly to those OF
the class referred to-"
Mr.. Lahey conferred with Vice
President Dempsey superintendent
Seibert and Chief Engineer Menden.
He accused them OF not trying to help
themselves. He then conferred with
all the police inspectors and instruct
cd them to be firm and have the
policemen be firm too.
Did you instruct them TO cause
the police to use their revolvers?" he
was asked.
Certainly not. Every policeman
knows when to use revolver 10 pro-
tect himeelf or the public. Special In
struction is not necessary"
At a later conference with Mr..
Dempsey, Superintendent Selbert and
a man named Hansen, Mr.. Lahey vas
informed that the company wc!d
have $500 new" men to operate the
cars Monday.
"All right. I'll protect every one OF
them and guarantee that they can
cover the routes and get the cars back
to the barns" Lahey advised them.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1919-08-09
MANHATTAN BRIDGE, BOATS
and TRUCKS BRING RELIEF
'Westbound Traffic on Big Span Is Tremen-
dous, but Wel[Handled, in Spite of
a Few Accidents

Brooklyn vehicle drivers took full
advantage this morning Of the ruling
OF Captain Toole OF the Bridge Police
that nothing but westbound tramc
would be permitted ON the Manhattau
Bridge from 20 1880 A. NJ A. q
consequences the bridge was literally
jommed with motors and wagons I'VE
and six abreast
There were any number Of minor
collisions. but the drivers we're pre-
pared 70 meet with the smashing Of
tailboards and ripping Of renders. and
WIN, the buslnessiike assistance Of
the police the trafhc moved rapidly.
The throescont line did n capacity
business, AZ iid also the red car line
(Brooklyn and North River). Several
big business houses like the WestlnE-
house Company, Columbia Graphic
phone Company and Edison Company
had their trucks run on special routes
70 pick up their employees on the
Long Island side and bring thom 10
work In Manhattan.
AZ the Williamsburg Bridge tho
New York Railways Company ran
every Fourth and Madison Avenue
green car Il could spare TO Brooklyn.
These cars we're crowded and at one
time there were ten In the block ut
Delaney Street and the Bowery.
Thousands OF Brooklyn people who
live within walking distance OF the
waterfront are using boats OF all
kinds 20 90 70 and from Manhattan.
The Union Ferry Company main
tainB a ten minute schedule from
Atlantic Avenue and Hamilton Ave-
nue., Brooklyn. 10 Whitehall Street.
and the boats are crowded.
The seth street Ferry from Brook
lyn TO South Street has also done
a huge business, but has not. found
u necessary to speed up its regular
twenty-Ininute schedule.
In order 70 use the boats and
reach their Manhattan ofiioes ON time
the passengers have to get up earlier,
but little Rrumbllng has been heard
about that. for the water trip Is de-
llghtful on a bright. cool morning.
Thls morning the Iron Steamship
Company, which has been running n
few special boats from Coney Island.
established a regular hourly service,
starting on the even hour from Conoy
Island and from Pier I, North River.
The first boat TO make the trip to
Manhattan this morning brought
about 1000 passengers.
An observer on the Brooklyn side
lines this morning thought conditions
very much improved: saw more sur
face. subway and elevated cars NOV
ing. more policemen on street cars
and at crossings, vehlcular trafie
moving In a more orderly manner
and-maybe because Saturday 10 the
short" day-fewer people trying 70
set somewhere all at the same time.
CROWD WAITS TO see WOMAN.
ETTEe CLIMB TRUCKS.
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open up for the half day. employees
remaining at home.
The "fiying squadron" OF the strik-
ers continued TO move swiftly about
Brooklyn. operating from the Ninth
Avenue car barn. On truck about
Deventy-hve strikers rode. and they
were choered by wording
men. Few surface cars were located
by the strikers. but whenever the
truck found one an EFFORT Mas made
to persuade'the crew TO desert. The
strikers refrained from violence. Near
tho Ward Bakery on Pacific Street
striking drivers eheered the striking
car men and were in turn given an
ovation.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1919-08-09
FEW CARS OPERATING ol
WILLIAMSBURG BRIDGE.

At the Williamsburg Bridge Plasa
few h. II. T. cars were operating.
Mike Dempsey superintendent. stated
he had two bridge locals running and
fifteen cars on the Maspeth line,
though he had to reroute them on re-
turn trips TO avoid mobs near Metro
politan Avenue.
I'VE have crews and could run
more cars II We had police proteo-
tion," supt. Dempsey said.
On the plaza where the b. n. T.
usually has hundreds Of Brooklyn
cars moving scarcely a wheel turned.
On the opposite Dide where the New
York lines were operating, thousands
were carried over the bridge 70 Man
haitian Tho Now York Railways
Co. had many extra cars and the
other lines all added equipment &C
that trafhc was handled expedi'
tiousiy. Tratnc was not 50 heavy To-
day due TO the Jewish holiday ans
the fact that many factories did no
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1919-08-09
MOVE FOR GERMAN STRIKE.
Government Charges That sparta
ean AEitatOrs Are At WORK.

BERLIN. Aug. 8 (Associated Pressl.
The Government announces the dis
covery Of an extensive secret, a move
for a strike on Sept. 1. Spartaean
agitatoTs are charged with being tho
leaders OF the movement. which the
Government Is using every means 10
suppress
Germany believed Itself quletIne
down while the rest OF the world
rioted and struck" the official state
ment says. 'The movement, which
Erfurt where a huge meeting eons
trolled by Communists was held, the
strike being decided upon"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1919-08-09

untions can be begun on rueaAav
with Director General HInas under
tho terms stipulated by PreSidsnt
Wilson, whe demanded thar ali these
men return 70 work before their WnTs
demands are taken up.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1919-08-09

SAYS B. R. 7. OFFICIALS BREAK
AGREEMENTS WITH THE POLICE
Lahey Declares No Effort Is Made to Move Cars
When Guard Is Provided

/ ONpuAy EolCe commissioner Laneyt
in charge OF the b. r.. T. strike situa-
tion, this afternoon charged officars
OF the company with breaking their
agreements with him. He accused the
company OF demanding police protec-
tion at certain points to move a
specified number OF cars and then
making no attempt to keep ;he
schedule. He further accused tho
company Of trying TO move cars from
point, where no police protection was
asked for and declared that the COM
parry planned 70 bring into tho city
$500 men to begin operating the cars
Monday morning. He said he would
give the company all the police pro-
lection necessary to use the strike
breakers.
At the same time Commissioned
Lahey declared that he did not intend
to have patrolmen idling their time
away at car barns where there was no
use for them. He insisted TO b. Il. 7.
officials that the city needed every
possible patrolman elsewhere and that
unless the company intended using
the men he wanted to knowit.
As proof Of his contention that the
company had broken faith with him.
Mr.. Lahey Issued table which shows
the number OF elevated and subway
trains scheduled and the actual num-
per sent out by the company. The
table follows;
Line. Scheduled. Sent Out
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1919-08-09

This morning. for the frst time. the
3. r. t. buildings at Montague and
Clinton Streets. Brooklyn. were under
police guard. The company oficlals
did not mako any explanation for
asking police protection.
Also the payroils OF the company.
always carried around on pay cars,
were taken out to-day in automobiles
with police guards. At midnight
strikers went TO the Esd Street barns
and took out every employee.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit ofncers as
serted to-day that trips had been
made on various lines without In
q eference.
All cars had at least two police
men; those running through crowded
nelghborhoods had four.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1919-08-09
BANK PRESIDENT ARRESTED,
HsAS Of Closed Philadelphia IAsti-
tutIOn ana Another Accused.

tutlOa end Another Accused.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. s,--Louia II.
Michel. President Of the North Penn
Bank. which closed its doors July 10
with an apparent shortage OF t2,itt.oO0,
was arrested yesterday on charges oi
conspiracy. A warrant was also Issued for
the arrest OF William T. Gabell, a direc-
to- and clerk. on similar charges. Gabell
Is at wildwood. ~, j., and II was said
he would be arrested tomorrow,
Michel, who conducts a bakery Ia the
northern section OF tho city. was held
by q Magistrate for a hearing Aus. 22
Two former State officials VIII be ar
rested In connection with the failure
DlStriot Attorney hotAn announced
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1919-08-09

OF the fact that 30 many big stores,
factories and other industries make
a holiday Of Saturday.
ceumi
Official reports 10 the Public Service
commission this morning show that
i4s elevated cars were in operation, ~
against 1851 when traffic Is normal.
The promise OF better service on
trolley. subway and elevated lines OF
the b. r. r. was realised this morn
ing, More cars were seen on all three
branches than any time since the
strike More policemen also were
seen. there being as many as ave TO
some OF the cars. On nearly every
car that went out thero were not less
than two policemen on each platform
and on many OF the cars foremen
snperintendents ana other ofiiclals Of
the company stood behind their men.
-. aNR as.AnA wAn - . aE
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1919-08-09
ErrEs cLiMs TRUCKS.

Evening World observers In the
neighborhood OF F1atbush and Atlau-
tic Avenues. Brooklyn, say many moro
trolley cars running, subwaya and
elevated making better time. motor
6usea moving In more orderly manner
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LOST, FOUND AND REWARDS.
Losr-Little brown Eriffon dog. aroand
s0th st and Riverside Drive csIed
son st. Tel, ssSsyisI SsSs..'0 SsSSss.'0' Sls W.
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FIcEs AND CASH.

POLICE GUARD ron 3. n. 7. {
The Holt County sentinel., 1919-11-14
Personal and Otherwise

Rev. J. NJ. Bailey left Wednesday
for Savannah, Grant City. and the sur.
rounding country in the interest Of
the Missouri Movement for the Chris
tian Churches.
You can buy the soc extra fancy
Pcaberry Coffee TOR 3gc per ID. at
&. W. Kings Big Closing-0ut Sale.
George Foley, Of stephen. Min
nesota. was here few days last week.
10 see his mother who has been quite
sick.
The vital statistics Of our county
for the month Of October show n total
Of 10 births boys and ~ girls.
There were only 6 deaths; three Of
each sex. The average age Of tho
males was 50 years. and VI the fe-
males q years.
\ e. o. Phillips is exclusive agen,
Tor DR.. Hess International and Lees
I\spck and Poultry Tonic.
Chris Meyer and little son, Of Nc.
len, Texas, are visiting here with
htivcs and many friends. They re-.
Il all OF the former Holt countyitc'
that section as well and prosper.
NFor Rcnt-Aftcr Jan. l, 1919. thu
tore building in New Point. now oc'
upied by Geo. Lentz. Apply 10 Jesse
Gain, Spencer Boswell or Shan Hard
man. trustees.
Mrs. W. w. Dawson and littl,
>son, w. W., Jr.. have returned from I
few days visit with relatives in Kan
sas City.
Robert Hatch, wife and son, John
have returned from a few days visi
with relatives In Omaha, Nebraska.
f. r. Cowman and wife, Of Sapul
pa. Okla, old Kansas friends of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Pctrcc. made them
short visit, Wednesday and Thursda!
Of this week.
-Lost-A package. containing
Childrcn's Gloves and Mittcns, in Ore
gon or on road 90 Highland schoo
house. Finder please return 10 Tn
Sentinel office or call Mrs. Johl
Smith in Oregon.
Johnny. the ii.ycar-old son Of Nj
and Mrs. Hugh Brohan, Of the May
flower district, met with very pain
ful accident Wednesday Of this wcci
Nov. IL. lie was assisting In runnin
buzz saw at his home, and by som
means his left hand was caught in III
cogs Of the engine, decorating N
thumb and forrfingcr very badly.
Thomas Norris, Of Bureau, III
nois, came in Sunday last. and lei
Monday evening of this week, accom-
panied by his wife and two children
Who have been here for several week
guest of her parents, II. T. A
.SSsN and wife.