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New-York tribune., 1919-08-10
The B. X. T. Strike
Story in Nutshell

THE strike Of employees of the B..
r. T. began at s a. m. wednes-
day.
The strikers arc to go back to work
at q. m. to-day.
They were striking to obtain rccog-
milton of the union; an increase in
pay to rs cents an hour; the rein
statement of discharged union men
and the eight-hour day. Recognition
of the union was the most important
point, strike leaders said in a written
memorandum attached to the de-
mands.
BY nightfall Wednesday the B. r.
7. service was crippled. Train and
car service was suspended entirely
Wednesday and Thursday nights.
Friday trains were kept running at
long intervals on the more impor-
tant lines all night. Surface cars
were not running
Mr.. Garrison declared the cessation
of service was due to the fact that
the police permitted strikers to stop
cars and intimdate their crews The
police insisted that there was no dis
order of any account
New-York tribune., 1919-08-10
dead, II Hurt in
Motor Nishaps
Vehicles Choke Traffic
Replacing the B. x. T.
Transit: Crashes Result

Yesterday, the fourth day of the B.
pT. strike, was the quietest day since
~. motormen and conductors left their
rlsees to deuend more money and the
recognition q heir union.
Accidents were again numerous when
automobiles were used to replace the
.,sins and surface cars in Brooklyn as
a means of sportatlon. A total OF
ooe person killed and eleven injured
was the days toll.
The fatal accident occurred at Jack
son Avenue and Fifth Street, Long
island City, just before noon. Michael
Iyieno, twenty eight. of II Borden
Avenue, Long Island City, was knocked
dawn by ar automobile truck owned by
the Tidewater Oil Company, OF IL
broadway, driven by Edward Schmidt,
Of % Eighteenth Avenue, Long Island
nital from fractured skull.
At Montrose and Graham Avenues an
automobile bus collided with an auto
mobile and three OF the passengers in
the automobile were injured The
driver Of the bus, Charles Hlavack, of
Wilson Street, Brooklyn. was ar
rested.
Emil Beyer. Of Liberty Avenue and
Napier Street. Richmond Hill, was
driving a touring car at Nos rand and
Lafayette Avenues, when It collided
With a coal truck Of the s. Tuttle Coal
COMPANY. operated oy Edward Ander-
son. Of 1913 Pacific Street, BROOKLYN.
A motorcycle operated by Vincent
Halslach, Of p Cedar S rect, colldel
with the automob le al the same time.
Joseph MiNner, thir.y-eight, Of 354
Gold Street, Brooklyn, was thrown o'F
the Goa truck and suffered fractured
rib and some cuts and bruises.
Hal.is4h suffered several slight cuts
No arrests were made.
The strikes flying squadron " CON
sis:ing OF thirty seven men and two
women who have been dashinc about
Brooklyn in q motor truck on strike
errarts. rumbled up to the trolley depo
{, F -eigh Street and T ird Ave
nng. Brooklyn las nigAt The striker,
s.sa. 70 jeor employees i'm tie Acpo.
49,. gathered TO see what wo4.l
Nas g9cued surprised the "Ay-
zig l-aIs.i. Inspector TO n Daly
r.s fac & ... h Sc al member
o. che q d and ald
t n1 'uc w hca taunts
lri "a c.a & ny fer few
..c Was u $ ddcn char-e by
ee. Inspector Say ) at their
ee fro naed IT, ruck and
cm im Q aboard. e
oil ven Gle
es 70 the uadson wel,
+ The iourth Avenle Police
s.A-.n CHARGED with dis rderly cor
dlc, 7etore hey learned the strike
WIS over
New-York tribune., 1919-08-10
Queens Car Men Serue
Demands on President

Although no extensive organization
along union lines had been effected
among the employees of the New York
& Queens County Railway Company up
to last evening, certain demands said
to have been formulated by employees of
the transportation department of the
company were forwarded to the office
Of President William O. Wood yester-
day. The letter which was addressed
to Mr.. Wood read
Dear Sir--At a meeting Of the en-
ployes Of the transportation depart
ment. called to order a p. m. August
8, the following communication was
drawn and copy ordered sent to you,
with the rcques, that you post the an
swer to said letter on the bulletin
board at the Woodside car barn not
later than Tuesday. August 12, 1919:
What is your objection to the men
organizing, if any?
when arc you going to dismiss the
women conductors?
Does your word still hold good that
you will give US the same rate of pay
as in New York?
after the adoption of said commu-
nication the meeting was adjourned d
until August ~ to await your answer.
Very respectfully yours,
"COMMITTEE."
At the Office of President Wood it
was said that he was not in, and no in
formation regarding the receipt of the
letter or the manner in which it would
b. treated was given out.
However, Immediately after the re-
ceipt of the letter the executives of
the company in the operating depart-
ment went to the big car barns at
Woodside and in secret session there
mapped out plans for the future. Up
to the present time the officials of the
company have maintained friendly re-
lations with the employees, and some Of
them declared that the letter did not
represent the sentiments of the en-
ployes. These men have been receiv-
ing for q long time the same rate of
wages as is paid in Manhattan.
On the other hand. there are some o.
the employees who say that they wan
their demands needed. The number
these appears to be rather small.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-10
Autos in Endless Stream,
Cross Manhattan Bridge
Conreynnces Of All Kinds Carr,
Brooklynites Home, Charg-
ing Csc to 81; Coney, for soc

Due to the early Saturday closine
hours the stream of traffic Brooklyn
ward over the Manhattan Bridge hue
reached formidable proportions at
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Hur
dreds Of automobile conveyances of n
kinds, including trucks, taxicabs,
livery wagons and private touring c.
streamed over the bridge in en-
files. Although the traffic tide
manned heavy all afternoon. traffic
lice stationed at the bridge appr ,ae
and in adjacent streets prevented j
Of any consequence.
AS on previous days of the B. r
strike hundreds Of men, women an
children congrcgatcd around the r.
New York and Concy Island junct ion
Of the B. r. T. at Canal Street.
tendants, reinforced by police, ad-
ted the crowds to the tunnels in d
lets as intrcquent trains rum a.
through
Automobile conveyanccs chay.
travellers from 25 cents to 81. A.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-10
trucks carried passengers to Con.v Tai.
and for so cents head S i'''

''tncy drivers who have been reap
ing the harvest Of fares which u..d r.
be paid to the B. R. T. have unit, A.
gust 81 to pay the license fee. DO
manded Of them by the Department ~
.n'ernal Revenue, or they will bc lia-
DIG 10 delinquency finc. Automobiles =
carrying up to seven passengers lave
beer notified that they must pay a tax
OF $40 and those carrying more than
seven persons will be required To nav
n tax of 500.
Deputies working with Revenue Apenr
William Muller have served notices
to about 800 persons operating strike.
relief autos and buses without Fed
eral incense. 1T was estimated at the
office of Internal Revenue CoJl.ctos
Gardner Of BROOKLYN.
Only agents Of the Internal Revenno
New-York tribune., 1919-08-10

.... with the duly accredited repre-
felea.;T fe.lr.at;ves. hope that YOU will make
sens,s sss',ssr to the men concerned that the
II i'nSIasd 60 administration cannot deal
Ts,is'th Ts.,s The problems Of this sort, with
WI" ,robleu affecting the men, except
snsonrh any the duly chosen international
u.s. r.srs Of the regularly constituted or
ovation and their authorized COM
r,ttaee y
New-York tribune., 1919-08-10

! willing pairs Of hands reached over the
top of the gate and lifted the youth
over it, snatching him from the officer
grasp.
Bored by the lack of strike activity
yesterday three detectives were re-
turning to the Brooklyn Police Head
quaters eagerly looking for something
to do.
"'Thc strikers must be all out to the
beach," said one Of the plainclothes es
men TO the others, "or maybe are plan
ming some new stuff"
Just then they came to the corner
OF Green Lane and Prospect Street, and
right ahead was group of young
Italians, squatting on their knees and
uttering strange sounds. The detec-
ties stole up quietly, rounded up ten of
the crapshooters, and then called for
the wagon to take them to head
quarters.
Eve haven't any strikers to-day"
the detectives told the desk lieutenant,
"but we corncrcd these lawbreakers. "
New-York tribune., 1919-08-10
Days Happenings in r.

additional points which the company
believes require special police protcc-
tion meet their demands"
New-York tribune., 1919-08-10

department are serving warning on the
delinquent automobile md bus own
crs. Inquiries at the Office of Sheriff
"rlfhn and Marshal Powers brought
out the fact that neither office had
oeen called upon yet to assist the ,eve-
nue. ofhcials in this work.
Aw, let's ride!" shouted the little
four-foot oficeboy to the policeman on
duty at the Vanderbilt Avenue station
OF the Myrtle Avenue elevated line yes
terday.
The short train was filled to overflow
ing IL, and a the lad, his head hardly reaching
up to the top OF the gate, had cambered
on with three or four others after the
guard had closed the gate The train
was going toward New York and when
IT reached the Vanderbilt Avenue sta
ton the policeman ordered the young
ster @ of: Instead, the boy swung from
one gate to the other and eluded the
policeman's grasp. When the latter
finally neared the boy, three or four
New-York tribune., 1919-08-10
B. r. T. Strike Ends; Union
Recognized; Full Service To-day

Continued from preceding page
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-02

was at the noOn-hour, and from the
nearby village came a woman to draw
water from the well. When the
stranger requested that she give him
water to drink, she showed surprise;
and, as a result of the conversation
that followed the stranger gave utter
ance to the following startling words,
Woman, believe me, the hour cometh,
when neither in this mountain (Sama-
ria), nor in Jerusalem, shall We wor-
ship the Father. Ye worship that
which We know not; we worship that
which we know; for salvation is from
the Jews. But the hour cometh, and
now it, when the true worshippers
shall worship the Father in spirit and
truth; for such doth the Father seek
to be his worshippers. God is the
spirit; and they that worship him must
worship in spirit and truth. The wo-
man saith unto him, know that Mes
siah cometh Che that is called Christi :
when he is come he will declare unto
as all things. Jesus saith unto her, 1
that speak unto thee am he. John
4:21-26. r. v
Friend, this is his day. His house is
closed, but not his eyes. They are
ever upon us, and his ears are ever
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-02

bad roads they have kept their cars
rolling continuously
The victory of righteousness for
which we together have been striving
these many months is about to be
realized
Let N eremind you that our task is
not yet completed, and that any laxity
or letting up in your efforts, at this
time, would not be in keeping with the
fine record that you have already
established"
Another order, dated Nov. 16, issued
by General Summerall, commander of
the Fifth Army corps follows:
Upon the departure of the Second
division from its brilliant service with
the Fifth Army corps, I desire to e4>
press to you my admiration for the
division. my gratitude for the great
service it has rendered, and my pro-
found regret at its separation from the
Fifth Army crops.
Especially, l desire to commend the
division for the browning feat of its
advance in crossing the Meuse river in
face of heavy concentrated enemy ma
chine gun fire, and in driving the enc
my troops before it, and firmly estab-
fishing itself upon the heights cover
ing the desired bridgehead This feat
will stand among the most memorable
of the campaign"
Sergeant Morgan stated in a recent
letter that he had been at Coblenz,
and there had seen Lieut.. Walter Ry-
lander, of Americas. who is also with
the T. s. arm yof occupation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-02
Sumter County.

GEORGIA, Sumter County.
By virtue of an order of the Court of
OrdinOry granted at the January term,
1919, will be sold at public outcry be-
fore the courthouse door in said coun-
ty, on the first Tuesday in February,
1919, within the legal hours of sale,
for cash, the following described prop
erty: All that portion of lot of land
No. in the 26th district of Sumter
county, Georgia lying and being north
Iof the public road running through
said lot of land. and known as the
Americas public road, and containing
$50 acres, more or less;
Also the south half of lot of land No
8 in the 26th district of Sumter county,
Georgia, containing 101 IA acres, more
or less. The entire tract containing
$50 acres, more or less.
Said land sold as the property of r.,
U. Morrell.
MRS. JENNIE T. MORRELL,
Administrative of Estate of r. U. Nor
rell, Deceased.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-02
PERKINS HEADS
THE 5TH LIBERTY
BOND DRIVE HERE.

M B. Owen, field representative of
the treasury department, Liberty
Loan executive committee, with Offices
in Atlanta, was Americas Saturday ar
ranging an organization for Sumter
county for the Fifth Liberty loan drive
which will probaly be staged during
the last two weeks in April and pos
sibly the first week In May. The date,
length of time for the drive, and some
other DEATHS have not yet been def
nitely fixed.
Mr.. Owen appealed to the Chamber
of Commerce to handle the campaign
in Sumter county, and the Chamber
decided to undertake the work. Mr..
Owen then appointed Joseph Perkins,
secertary-manager of the Chamber
manager of the Fifty Liberty Loan
campaign for Sumter county.
Mr.. Owen is now traVersing South
west Georgia to perfect the prelimi-
nary organizations. When he has
done this he expects to call a meet
ing of the county and district man
ayers to be held at Columbus.
The Fifth Liberty Loan campaign
viii be conducted in different man
ner this time than heretofore. In
stead of blind solicitations of bond
subscriptions, assessments of every
individual in the nation will be made,
IN accordance with his means, and he
will be expected to subscribe for the
amount of bonds allotted This
method, however, will call for great
deal of work by committees, as here
tOfore
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-02
GEORGIA, Sumter County.

Lasco Harvey having applied to the
Ordinary by petition, asking that ]. L.
Johnson as executor and Nancy S.
johnson as executrix of the estate of
A. I. Johnson, deceased. late of said
county, be required to make deed to
the following described real estate:
A lot of land in the town of Leslie,
Sumter county, Ca, described as be-
ginning at the southeast corner of E.
L. Wilson's lot, running due south III
feet, cornering with W. K. Parkers lot,
thence due west 418 feet, thence north
IL feet, thence east 418 feet to the
starting point, said tract of land con-
tanning fraction over one acre of
land. The property described in said
bond for title being lot known as the
J. o. Suggs lot, and now bounded on
the east by Bailey Ave, south by ].
w. Barwick lands, west by B. J. Ra-
new, north by e. L. Wilson lands, in
the town of Leslie, Sumter County. Ga.
pursuance of the bond for title made
by A. t. Johnson, deceased, to j. o.
Suggs, which bond for title has been
transferred to Lasco Harvey The said
Lasco Harvey alleging that he fully
met all the obligations in said bond
for title. This is to notify j. l.. John
son as executor and Nancy S. Johnson
as executrix of the estate of A. T
johnson, deceased, and Bessie Louise
Sims, Daisy Reese Sims, jeanette
Sims, Bee ANNA Sims. ]. M. Johnson,
J. l.. Johnson, w. B. Johnson, Mrs. Min
ME L. Perry. Mrs. Lille Hays, Mrs
Dollle Chapman, Walter Johnson,
Frances Stanford, T. L. Holman, G. A.
Stanford, Mrs. Bette Livingston. as
heirs at law and legatees of said A.
Z. Johnson, deceased, to be and appear
at the Feb. term of 1919, of the Court
of Ordinary of Sumter county, Ca, and
show cause, if any they have or can,
why said executor and executrix
should not be required to make a deed
conveying title to the land prayer for
by the said Lasco Harvey.
Jan. Z, 1919.
JOHN A. COBB.
Ordinary Sumter County, Ga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-02

Everybody is talking about the And
division (Rainbow) coming hame for
their work over here. am sending you
some clippings on our division. You
can see who has won the war" writes
Sergeant L. A. Morgan, attached to
headquarters of Field Hospital No. Is,
Second division, in a letter just re-
ceived by his father, l.. A. Morgan, of
Americas.
The letter was written from Bendorf,
Germany, on the Rhine. where the
Second division, a regular army unit,
was stationed at that time One OF
the clippings enclosed was from a
signed article by an American CORES
pondent who wrote in detail of the
deeds of the Second division In it
the correspondent said:
One may imagine that in a few days
the Americans will be asking which of
its divisions played the biggest role
in beating Germany. Far be it from
me to undertake the Onerous task of
nominating our best division, but it
may be set forth that one which
France will long remember with the
deepest love and respect is the Second
division. My personal notebook, re-
fiecting the story of the operations III
which the Americans have been en-
gagged, indicates the Second has done
the most fighting of any of our
divisions"
Accompanying Sergeant Morgan en-
closed copies of number of official
orders commencing the exploits of the
Second division and the work of his
medical unit. One which he prizes
most is from Lieut.-Col. Richard Der
by, division surgeon, and son-in-law of
former President Roosevelt. This or
der, addressed to the officers and men
of the medical department of the Sec
ond division, is dated Nov. y, the day
following the signing of the armistice,
follows
Your work during the past memoir
able eleven days has been splendid.
"YOu achieved, under most trying
conditions, every task that was order
ed and gave the combatant troops that
feeling of confidence in the medical de-
partment which is so vital to success
and victory.
"In particular the work of the ans
bulance companies, drivers and order
lies has been one of fine devotion to
duty. In spite of fatigue and very,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-02
By DR.. Geo. F. Brown.

More than thirty-six hundred years
ago an eastern patriarch pitched his
tent on parcel of ground a few miles
west of the Jordon river in what was
then Canaan. There he builded an al
tar, and called the place En- lohe-Is-
rael, (That is God, the God of Israeli
Later the place became his by pur,
chase, and, in his will, was left to the
descendants of his grandson, Manas,
sch.
Seventeen hundred years later, a
weary traveller paused upon this same
spot, and sat down by a we'll which
had been dug by the patriarch. and
called after him Jacobs Well" 1t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-02
VETERANS TO MEET.

II. D. Watts, lieutenant of Camp
Sumter, No. 642, u. G. ", in the alb
senie of Commander Mcdonald, of
Plains, announces that election of of
fcers of the camp will be held at the
regular meeting Tuesday night, Feb
4. The election was to have been held
at the January meeting, but quorum
was not present He asks for full
attendance.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-02
Indemnify to Pay
Loans to Belgium

PARIS, Jan. Friday)-(By As
sociated Press.)-Ten billion france
have been advanced to Belgium by
Great Britain, France and the United
States, the amount to be deducted from
the first installment of the war fndem-
nifty to be paid by Germany, according
to Brussels dispatch.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-02
Church Services

The churches of Americas being
closed today because of health
conditions, DR.. eco. F. Brown,
pastor of the Central Baptist
church, has written the following
Sunday message for the members
of his church and other readers of
The T'imes-Recorder.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-02
We Thank You!

In rounding the hfheh of this business we
desire here extend cordial and thanks to our
trends and only of Amecus and Sumter County but
of all the surrounding for their very liberal support
extended through entire business We unable
express in words the gratitude we feel.
During all these years have endeavored every way to
the people that would be credit only the city
which we live, but to ourselves as we'll
Whatever success we have made we are indebted to YOU
Tor the part that have contributed toward During past few
days of old clients have been and renewed the
pleasant associations of years andngmanv of them
Tor quartercenuy of them thirty and forty years. and
few of them of Fifty years standing.
On Wednesday last of these valued patrons was in with
she had been of the business 1869 They
married 1870 and have continued their trade relations with this
business right along always pleased with every purchase
they have made
What could be gratifying than have the good
people express themselves this way?
We have Just concluded the GREATEST SALE ever in
history the Poodle
only all the towns and counties adjacent but also from the highways
and hedges Long they learned that when told them
do thing, that there taking about
It, Many many thousands of dollars worth of merchandise have
been distributed throughout this section by
Now in the beginning of the second lap Of this century
second halt shall be able complete that
shall start with renewed efforts you still better store than
we have IN the past We want to merit continued
confidence and patronage 1t anything ANSL4S
that not up representation made do fail to to
and make known We want nothing from thus establishment
that IS not satisfactory In every particular.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-02

open to our cry. We are His temple,
the dwelling place of his spirit. May
the portals of his temple be wide open
today, and as we hold sweet fellowship
with him may the Spirit of God NIL
your hearts, and may the peace Of God
which passeth all understanding be
yours, through Jesus Christ our Lord
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-02
STOCK TAKING TIME

During The next fem days NE mill be taxing m annual
inventory. After that completed mill haze INTERESTING
NEWS for YOU. After such sale haze had there
found in the sOck things that should be disposed of
FINAL CLEAN UP, and assured going TO GIVE
YOU THE BENEFIT of them We nil 10 clear them Out
of our nay and be ready for the SPRING BUSINESS.
Extraordinary preparations haze been made for a NEW
SEASONS business-NEW STOCKS in every dcbatnent
arriving and Mill be arriving bu The DAILY and rcigs
These mill be opened and immediate displays mill be made fol-
looming the completion of inventory All of wch pOu mill be
appraised of through these columns.
We again thank pou!
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-02

Are you reading 1.-THE Promoter
Wife," If not start it today.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-03-03
SHERMAN RAPS LEAGUE
Illinois Solon Says "Pandora's
Box of Evils to Empty
Upon American People

Washington, March 2.-"Pandora's s
box of evil to empty upon the Ameri-
can people, the aggregated calamities
OF the world" was description of the
league of nations constitution given
the senate today by Senator Sherman,
Illinois.
Sherman condemned President. Will
son as either a usurper or dictator,
Senator McCumber. North Dakota,
took Republican opponents of the
league sharply to task in a speech fol-
lowinsS Sherman.
"Some might be misled into believ-
Ing the Republicans of the United
States are opposed to any league of
free people to prevent war; said Nc
Cumber. Il think a great many Re-
publicans are not Of this view. They
want league very fervently because
they do not want the world ever again
10 see the atrocities that the Hun COM
mitted in the past four years.