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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-17
Action Started ON
LeGrirag City Hall
Connolly Tells Men in
Subway Station to Pre-
pare to Quit at 4 4. NJ.

Orders that will tie up Manhattan
subway and 81" lines at o'clock this
morning were given to the car men as
soon as the Brotherhood delegation
stamped out of City Hall
T. j. Connolly, Spokesman for the
$4,000 l. r. 7. employees. led his men
down into the East Side subway at the
Brooklyn Bridge station.
-Four o'clock. men. All out-every-
body" Connolly told the ticket chop
pers and the guards.
From here the word spread through
the tubes. and before the formal ord r
was issued q few minutes later from
the brotherhood hall in the Queens
borough Building on East Forty-sec-
ond Street. every motorman and con-
ductor and guard was consulting his
schedule to see when he would quit
work for the vacation"
Connolly addressed the delegates of
ffty-two locals in the Queensborough
Hall and SAINT them out with the news.
They ran pell nell down the stairs,
yelling and cheering they went.
Connolly told the men they would not
meet in the hall any more.
This is company property and we
can't accept it now" he said.
Meeting to Last All Day
The strike headquarters will be at the
New Star Casino, 10th Street and Park
Avenue. There will be a meeting of the
striking carmen at o'clock this morn
ing. to continue all day.
When Connolly was leaving the
Queensborough Hall he was told of the
contemplated injunction by the Inter
borough attorneys.
"It's too lste now,' he said. 'Injunc-
tons by the dozen could not prevent
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missed, 1t is said, and Louis Fridiger,
counsel Of the Amalgamated, wrote q
letter to Judge Mayer, requesting that
Job Hedges, the receiver appointed by
the Federal cours for the New York
Railways, be required to reinstate them
at once.
Judge Mayer was told that the Anal
gamated leaders were religiously OBJ
serving pledge to do their best to
AVOID strike in the interests Of the
public, and Mr.. Fridigcr added:
The least we may expect Of you IS
that you do the same"
Mr. Fridig-r,- who was one of the
leaIers OF the strike against the :.
K. T., disclaimed any feeling Of chez.
al the fact that Receiver Hedges. :
authorized by Judse layer, rad graa.-
ed 10 per cent ..c~ease Of vases
without pressure from nc Aaalgaraa.
ed He said his complaint was based
soielT upon the receivers action in
dismlssing the mer. whether of his
OWE vdl.tior o. .. ~ bchest o. the
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strike. The men already are quitting,
and the order has been sent out for a
strike at 1883 o'clocn Sunday morning.
Men were told by the leaders to pro-
coed as peacefully as possible and that
no violence would be tolerated.
There will be no need Of violence"
William Fox, representing the conduc-
rors, said. Every man will walk out.
1t will be complete, and a strikebreak-
err in this affair would not know where
to begin.
"They would need thousands Of them
at once to start the system again. Men
IN the power houses, stations, signal
to Hers, ticket offices and repair shops
Will be missing from their places to-
morrow. The wheels will simply stop
turning and they won't start again IN
til the men get satisfaction"
To Set "Tripper Plugs
John Phelan, ex-president of the
brotherhood, said that by a concerted
move on the part of signal men, not
q car could be moved tomorrow
He sac the signal men would Get
the Trigger plugs" which operate to
the main lines and act as emergency
brakes. These plugs when set. take
control Of the motormen's hands and
stop everything. Others in the cleo
trical divisions were sent out to see
that everything was in good shape for
a shutdown. Electric devices and aig-
nails Will all be gwen an inspection
before the men who work them walk
out.
Brotherhood members were told to
keep a watchful eye on the Labor Ly-
ceum, in West Eighty-sixth Street.
where the Amalgamated Association of
Street and Electric Railway Employees.
the outside union, is recruiting
MEMBERS
Amalgamated officials are still con-
Quoting their organization campaign
and say they viii control the l. R. 7.
carmen before long.
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Brotherhood, which threatened to pro
cure the discharge Of all platform men
who attended the Amalgamated mass
meeting Friday night.
The letter to Judge Mayer, copies OF
which were sent 10 the Mayor and to
Public Service Commissioner Nixon.
follows:
Pursuant to our promise. solemnly
and earnestly given to you, Public Ser
vice Commissioner Nixon and Mayor
Hylan last Saturday night by Mr.. Shea
and myself, we took every means to
avoid a strike on the lines of the New
York Railways Company, Of which your
receiver, Jon +. Hedges, is in charge
Il is needless to say that this promise
was mad Gpon your request, coupled
with ,aR. Of Mayor Eylan and Mr..
N-Xo...
NeiaiaS- Iudgc of Pledge
"Botn IL. Siiea and assumed that
you be!ie.vi the situation was such
Cont4sltcd on ncrt poge
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Manager Hedley Mails
appeal to His Men

HI WAS announced at the INTERIOR
ough Offices last night that the
following, headed Notice and Ur-
gent Appeal to the Members of the
brotherhood Of marlborough Rapid
Transit Company Employees" had
been sent to every man affected by
the strike order:
Referring to the meeting held be-
fore the Board of Estimate and APP
portlonment this afternoon, | earn
cstly request you men not to leave
your positions. This afternoon his
honor the Mayor asked me to make
this request, and his words were as
fellows:
"'You have a list of all the mem
bers of the employees of your com
pany. Will you send a letter out to
them, asking them to remain in their
posts and remain on the job until
such time as you are able to call
them together and that the city
will have an opportunity to talk to
them? Will you send out such a
communication?
May l depend upon you remain
ing at your posts and performing
your work, until such time as it is
possible for a meeting to be ar
ranged whereby the city officers
and the officers of the Interborough
Rapid Transit Company may have
full opportunity to discuss this mat
ter? I again earnestly urge you not
to leave your positions.
"FRANK HEDLEY.
'Nice president and general man
ager"
A clerk in Mr.. Hedley's Office re-
vealed that the notice was to be
mailed to the employees
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r.,tiuued from preceding page

al fare submitted to the people
cess referendum vote. so as to get
q 4. = riews? Would you be willing to
'teh .he men what they demand and
Eve the question of an Increased
w 'ss'' to referendum vote?
ss sw - couldn't meet the payroll if we
Nd TO the demands of the men,"
ses Ssar Quackenbush-
ss.e w. ended the conference, the
, .r turning to Commissioner En-
'gaMs r Commissioner. please give the
thorough company all the police
n. '.astion that the circumstances war
art"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-17
Conspiracy Lo'o
Cited by S,Uann

ns.rjct Attorney Swami. who started
;nouiry yesterday to establish
l a the marlborough conspired
~ lis employees 10 force increased
We s'.~ through strike, pointed out,
Glowing a conference with brother
.,aS leaders. that under the conspiracy
~, 49, e;rcums.antial evidence is sufficient
~ rsrrant prosecution. Section $50,
..vvhdiyision t, OF the law reads as fol-
+ two or more persons conspire to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-17

ate the Broadway subway of the B. R.
r., which runs from Coney Island to
Fifty-sevcnth Street and Seventh Ave
nue., Manhattan, if power were supplied.
The power is furnished by the Inter
borough.
I'VE will not. however" said Shea,
"furn sh men to break the strike. We
only will perform our agreement, en-
tered into with the b. K. T. and Off
Gals of the city and state. to operate
the cars of the B. r. r. which run in
Manhattan"
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zarkerley. " ana FRA
R'ral Unions Struggle
To Control Car Men
Am"fg0mated, Which Is Ma.
tionol Organization, Arraigns
brotherhood as I. r. r Tooy

me contest between the New York
Railways Brotherhood and tho A.,
gamated ssocation of Street and ga ,,'''
trio Railway Employees over the un r',eo
lzatlon of the platform PERSONA; nf
the surface lines was carried ves+or
day by the Amalgamated to Indn,
julius NJ. Mayer, of the United Stotes
District Court. Sevcnty-fvc en,nloves
Of the New York Railways, who djsre'
garded the brotherhoods warninr n
ignore tie ..raa,gamated. wcr, dis
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-17
An'algan,ated VIII
Run B. e. Z. Subau0y
y Ill Not Furnish Men to
Break I. Il. 4. Strike,
Says Patrick ]. Shea

Patrick j. Shea. representing the
Amalgamated Association Of Street and
Electric Railway Employees. VIII oh re-
Gently won its strike against the Brook
lyn Rapid Transit Company, said last
night that his organization would oper-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-29
Guild Holds Coffee.

Members of the Woman's Guild
OF the South Park Presbyterian
church held a coffee yesterday aft
ernoon at the home of Mrs. Fred
Williams, 1904 Sixteenth avenue
After a short business meeting, a
program which included piano
numbers by Miss Vivian Long and
Victrola selections was carried
out.
Plans were made for a quilting
which is to be held Sept. II at the
church. The next regular meeting
will be held Sept. %. Delicious re-
freshments were served by the
hostess assisted by a committee,
and a social hour followed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-29
Cradle Roll Party.

A pretty party for the members
of the cradle roll of the Gloria
Del United Presbyterian church
and their mothers was held yes
terday afternoon at the church
parIors. A short program was car
ried out which follows:
Prayer-Rev Charles Mann.
Scripture reading-Mrs. Robert
kinner.
Reading-Mrs. Verne Banks.
Song, The Sweet Story of Old"
Talk-Mrs. Charles Mann.
Presentation of certificates.
Song-Mrs. Hugh Ralston.
Talk-Rev. Mann.
Mrs. Mann. the leader of the de-
partment, gave an outline of the
work which has been accomplish
ed, stating that there are now 90
babies on the cradle roll at pres
emit Besides these. there are IS
who are now over 4 years of age,
and ready for promotion into the
beginners class of thc Sunday
school.
Refreshments were served in the
dining room where the color
scheme, pink and blue, was car
ried out Little white cradles,
filled with flowers, being used as
centerpieces for the tables. Gar
den flowers were used about the
room.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-29

Miss Lutte Beiderbecke as brides
maids. Mrs. Carl Davis Of Water
loo, sister of the bride, and the
bride on the arm of her father The
bridesmaids will be dressed in
dainty organdie dresses, in rainbow
colors, simply trimmed with val
lace, and will wear picture hats
Their bouquets will be Of old fash
blue and orchid chiffon and made in
shower arrangements with baby
breath. Miss F1uke will wear a yell
low dress, Miss Gobble pink, Mrs.
Wiman green. Miss Beiderbecke
blue and Mrs. Davis orchid.
The bride will be gowned in a
beautiful creation of white char
meuse satin, trimmed with duchess
lace The skirt is draped and has
an overskirt and the bodice and
sleeves are of lace. She will wear a
long court train. and her tulle veil
which will be held at the head in a
crown effect with lace, will reach
beyond the train. Her bouquet will
be of white brides roses and snap
dragons, arranged in shower effect
with lilies of the valley and narrow
white satin ribbon. Her only orna-
ment will be the gift of the groom,
a diamond and platinum Ia VALERIE.
There will be a wedding recep-
ton after the ceremony at the
Outing club for some 200 friends
and relatives. Mr.. and Mrs. Sweet
and Mrs. Findley, parents of the
bridal couple will assist in receiv-
ing. Mrs. Sweet will wear a gown
of white embroidered organdie and
Mrs. Findley Will wear grey pussy
willow taffeta. The couple will
leave for a wedding trip and after
Oct. l will be at home to their
friends at Lake Forest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-29
Banquet at Watch Tower.

Members of the Reliance club OF
Grace Lutheran church last even
ing entertained their wives at the
annual banquet at the Watch Tow
er inn. A fOur-course dinner was
served on the veranda. and after
the meal a short program Of talks
was carried out.
Findley-SWeet.
At a church wedding to be per-
formed at s O'Clock this evening at
the Edwards congregational church
Davenport, will be celebrated the
marriage of Miss Marie Sweet,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. NJ J.
Sweet of Chicago, and James A
Ffndley, son of Mr.. and Mrs. George
A. Findley of Lake Forest, Rev
r. S. Haney of Moline performing
the single ring ceremony.
The church has been decorated
in ferns and flowers in the rain
bow colors, and the members of the
bridal party will meet at the chan
eel altar, the men coming in the
north aisle and the bride and her
father and her attendants in the
south isle. in the following order
Miss Helen F'iuko, Miss Helen Cob
BILE, Mrs. Dwight Deere Wiman and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-29
Banquet at Harper House.

Charter members of the Woman S
auxiliary to the Community club
banqueted their husbands last
evening at the Harper House. Gov
ers were laid for 80 at the table
spread in the dining room, and a
delicious five course dinner was
served.
After the meal a short program
of talks was carried odt and the
company adjourned TO the club
rooms, where they spent the re-
mainder of the the evening dancing.
This affair was one of many sue
cessfuI ones sponsored by the club
unsteady during the past year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-29
SOCIAL EVENTS

| tess yesterday afternoon to the
members of the Island View club
at the monthly meeting. The aft
ernoon was spent sewing and Mrs.
L. R. Kennedy favored with several
vocal numbers.
Dainty refreshments were served
| by the hostess. Mrs. Joseph KatZ
at her home, 3406 Sixth avenue will
entertain the club at the next meet
ing, Sept %.
Mrs. Brown EDtertains Club.
Mrs. Emma A Brown entertain
ed the members of the U and I
club yesterday afternoon at the
home of her sister, Mrs. z. 3.
Kreis, 1912 Twenty-second street.
Three tables of 500 were played,
the favors going to Mrs. Frank
Kessel of Moline, Mrs. A. Glass of
this city. and Mrs. Frank Martin of
East Moline.
A delicious 2-course luncheon
was served at the small tables aft
er the games. Each table had as
a centerpiece a vase of cut flowers.
Ferns and flowers were used in all
the rooms in the house. Mrs. C. F.
Duncan was yesterday chosen
president of the club, at a short
business meeting.
Mrs. II L. Baker has invited the
club members to meet next time
at her home, 250S Sixth avenue.
The meeting will be held Sept. IL.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-29

Miss Louise r. Baker and Harry
L. Lynch. both OF Fremont. Iowa,
were married at o'clock Wednes-
day evening at the parsonage of the
Spencer Memorial Methodist church
by Rev. A. NJ Stocking, pastor of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-29
Luste Amies Picnic.

The Juste Amies club members
of the Central Presbyterian church
picnicked yesterday at the Watch
Tower, going to the park in the
late afternoon and enjoying picnic
supper. The next meeting will be
held in two weeks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-29

the church. The couple was at
tended by Mr. and Mrs. Louise Arm
old, 1923 Forty-second street, The
groom is a brother of Mrs. Arnold
He has just returned from the SER
vice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-29

which carried out the rainbow
colOrs, which Miss Jansen has
chosen for her wedding Ribbons
in the colors were stretched across
the cloth, and shaded candles in
silver candle sticks were also used.
After the lunch the table was
cleared and the gifts for the bride
to-be spread before her. She e
ceived many lovely gifts for Ier
new home. Several more affairs
are being arranged in Miss Jan
sens honor for the next few days.
Mrs. PauIsen Entertains.
Mrs. Hans Paulsen at her home
in South Rock Island entertained a
company Of Is friends yesterday
afternoon at an informal afternoon
party. The guests spent the hours
in general sOciability with music
and strolling around the spacious
grounds of the Paulsen home.
At o'clock a delicious luncheon
was served. Bowls and vases of
gladiolas and china asters formed
the decorations. Mrs. J. Leonard
Tenant of Des Moines and Mrs.
Robert Teale of Mt, Ayr were the
out OF town guests.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-29
Mrs. PauIsen Entertains.
Mrs. Zimmerman Hostess.

Members of the first division OF
the Ladies' Aid society of the Spen-
Ger Memorial Methodist church
we're entertained yesterday after
noon at the home Of Mrs. Louis
Zimmerman, 1908 Fourteenth street,
at the regular business and social
meeting. There were Is members
present and three guests.
The society has planned for no
fall work this year because Of the
coming Billy Sunday campaign.
Mrs. r. e. Neal. the newly elected
leader for the division, took charge
Of the program yesterday, which
was given by Miss Hazel Miller,
who sang several vocal selections,
accompanied by Miss Ora Roberts.
Mrs. Zimmerman, assisted by
Mrs. William Gauley and Mrs. R. E.
Neal, served dainty refreshments.
The next meeting of the society will
be held at the home of Mrs Newton
Maple, 928 Forty-fifth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-29
Farewell for Miss Anderson.

Miss Margaret Anderson of OF
Nineteenth street, who is to leave
Sunday for BoXholm, Iowa, where
she viii teach in the township high
school during the winter. was hon
Ored last evening at an informal
farewell party at the home of Miss
Elizabeth Bryan. 1925 Tenth ave
nue.. The guests were eight init
mate friends of the honoree.
The evening hours were spent in
general sOciability and refresh
ments were served. Several of the
guests are also to leave soon to
teach or to attend college.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-29
PostnOned Picnic TUESDAY,

The picnic planned by the mem
bers of the Home Missionary so
ciety of the First Methodist church
for early in August, which was post
poned, will be held Tuesday after
noon at the home of Mrs. E. A Sic
mon. In case of bad weather ar
rangements have been made to
hold an evening picnic at the
church
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-29
Meet in Reftendorf.

Mrs. Albert PAIL at her home in
Bettendorf entertained the mem
bers of the Jolly Eight club yester-
day afternoon. The time was spent
with fancy work and at a 4 O'Clock
the hostess served a delicious lun-
cheon. The table Centerpiece was
a cut glass vase filed with garden
flowers.
Miss Wilma Trede of Omaha
the house guest of Mrs. PAIL. was
an out-of-town guest, and she ia
vored with several piano solos.
The next meeting Of the club will
be held in two weeks with Mrs.
August Ehmke at her home, 607
Twelfth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-29
Announce Engagement.

Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Schoeve Of
1889 Thirty-ffth street announce
the engagement and approaching
marriage of their daughter. Miss
Marie Schoeve, to Joseph Wigs OF
WellsVille. Mo. The wedding is to
be an event of the near future and
will be celebrated at the home of
the brides parents Rev. Phi. Will
helm, pastor of the Emmanuel Lu-
theran church, viii perform the
ceremony Miss Martha Barmas-
ter has been chosen as maid of
honor, and Paul Lewis OF Wells
Vile will serve the groom as best
man. Miss Schoeye is employed as
a stenographer at the Lewis Roof
ing company and Mr. Wigs is a
guard on Rock Island arsenal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-29
Pretty Shower for sIiss Jansen

ITBbEy DNONcT lot Hiss jauSens
Miss Elizabeth Ninemires and
Miss ZelIs Edwards of Davenport
entertained last evening at the
formers home, 141S Fortieth street
at a miscellaneous shower for Miss
Vera Jansen of Davenport, who is
to become the bride of Edward
Inns of Davenport on Sept. 10.
The affzir was one of the prettiest
Of many which have been given in
Miss Jansen's honor during the
past weeks
The guests were 10 girls from
the paymaster's Office of the Rock
Island arsenal Games and guess
ing contests occupied the evening
hours, and a delicious two course
lunch was served in the dining
room. The table was beautiful in
its decorations of garden flowers,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-29
Pre.NuptiaI for. Miss Pomrank.

Miss Rose POmrank of sos
Twelfth avenue, whose marriage to
E L. Trainer of Peoria is TO be an
event of the early fall. was the
honoree at a pretty pre-nuptial
shower given last evening by Miss
Amelia Miller and Mrs. Henry Jan
sen at the home of Miss Miller,
1907 Twelfth street.
The brides chosen colors. pink
ana blue, were carried out in the
decorations throu ghout the rooms,
with pink lilies and pink and blue
asters. The early evening hours
were spent playing hearts, Miss
Pomrank taking the first prize and
Miss Dorothy Griffin the Consola-
ton favor.
After the games the company was
invited to the dining room where
covers were laid for 20 a. an clab-
orately decorated table. A canopy
of pink and blue was suspended
from the chandelier over the cen
ter of the table, under which was
set a large bouquet of pink lilies.
A delicious two course lunch was
served. Miss Pomrank was pre-
scented with many pretty gifts for
her new home.
Mrs Hanson Club Hostess.
Mrs. ]. r. Hanson, at her home,
1415 Twenty-f fifth street, was hos
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-29
delegates to AIedO.

Local delegates are planning on
attending the annual convention of
the Luther league. which is to be
held in Aledo Saturday and Sun
day, Sept. Is and Il. The business
session will be held Saturday, and
Sunday will be devoted to a gen
eral get-together for all delegates
and visitors. There has been a
good program arranged for the
Sunday meeting. 1t is expected
that this will be one OF the largest
meetings Of the league.
Carl Faust of Moline. president
OF the Rock Island district Luther
league, calls the attention of the
local people to the special rate
which has been arranged by the
committee on the Rock Island
Southern for Sunday. The train
will leave here at 7:3O. Tickets
already are on sale and can be Sc
cured from the president or from
Edwin Nelson Of Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-29

Mrs Hanson Club Hostess.
Mrs. J. f Hanson. at her home
1415 Twenty fifth street, was hos
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-12-19
TRIBUNE APPRECIATED
BY MAN YET IN SERVICE
Lieut.. Ellis Bates, Stationed at Camp
Travis Writes Of Pleasure in Re-
ceiving Paper.

That The Tribune is appreciated as
gift to those away from home may
be gathered from the following let
ter received by A. I. Meyers from
Ellis Bates, who is stationed at Camp
Travis, Tex, with the Ninth infantry,
Lieut.. Bates says:
Ninth Infantry, Camp Travis,
Dec. 5, 1919.
Friend Meyers:
Received your letter and was glad
to get it. I also received yesterda
my first copy Of The Tribune.
want to thank you a whole lot for
that, Meyers. I hadn't seen a catd.
well paper for some time and that
'was1justs like q big long letter from
home.