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Indiana daily times., 1920-04-12

open to the press. produced a series of
bitter attacks on the Cummins Esch rail-
road law and threats TO rid congress of
the men who have voted for its passage
In speeches by A. O. Wharton, inter
national president OF the department and
former Congressman Edward Heating of
Colorado, manager of the Plumb plan
league, the law was asailed as the most
vicious piece Of class legislation sTer
enacted.
Earlier. in sn interview. Wharton had
indicated that the sentiment OF the con
ventlon would probably be In favor of
submitting to the law.
He said resolutions probably would be
passed this afternoon dealing with the
outbreak of the insurgent element.
The 600 representatives here of more
than 100000 win be urged, he said. to go
about seeking wage readjustments ae-
cording TO the method outlined in the
law.
Failure OF the government to establish
labor board to listen TO their requests
was severely scored.
RumorS that the radical element repre-
sented here may make an effort to seize
the convention and turn II to their own
purposes were in circulation as the dele
gates gathered.
The temper of the meeting seemed SYM
pathetic to the striking element, although
all Of the speakers were inclined TO doubt
the effectiveness of its methods.
Indiana daily times., 1920-04-12
NEW YORK CITY
TRAIN SERVICE
AT STANDSTILL
Chicago Optimistic While Re-
porting $4,000 Out in U. S.
-2,300 Here.
HITS MANY INDUSTRIES

While apparently receding in other
parts of the country, the unauthor-
ized strike of railroad workers con-
tinued to spread in the east today.
resulting in chaotic conditions on all
roads and an almost complete stop
page of regular traffic on many Of
them,
New York was practically cut of
from the west so far as regular train
service was concerned.
Local and suburban service was at
a standstill.
From the whitehouse in Washington
came this announcement:
"The government is watching the rail-
road strike and win act II necessary"
Other government agencies-the de-
partment of Justice and the postorlce
department--were considering the strike
practically to the exclusion Of other
business
The number Of men reported striking
was placed at approximately $4,000, with
1900 out in indianapolis.
The one hopeful note in the situation
was struck by c. b. Greer. vice president
of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
railroad at Chicago. He said:
"The backbone Of the strike is broken
In Chicago"
Indiana daily times., 1920-04-12
PENNSY CANCELS
TWENTY-FIVE TRAINS

NEW YORK, April 12-The paralysis
of the great railroad traffic arteries into
New York and vicinity became more
pronounced today as the outlaw" strike
OF railroad workers spread unchecked.
The situation was worse than on any
day previous.
The Pennsylvania railroad announced
the cancellation of twenty Ave trains
The trains taken of included a num-
Der Of Washington and Philadelphia
trains, the Mercantile Express. west
bound, and the Metropolitan Express,
also west bound.
The Broadway Limited, the Pennsylva-
MAS crack Chicago train. was main
tanned.
The Erie railroad was practically down.
The Lackawanna suspeded all local
traffic and was at standstill except for
an occasional through train
Only the New York Central and the
New Haven roads managed to maintain
anything like normal service and they
were badly Handicapped.
The congestion In New York became
terrific as the day advanced and thou
sands of person were left milling around
unable to get to their destinations.
In the Pennsylvania station more than
5000 persons were on hand when time ap
preached for the departure of the PhilS-
delphia local at 9:10 a. m.
The Central Railroad of New Jersey
announced suspension of all passenger
traffic because of the rail strike.
The suspension also effects the Phila-
delphia & Reading railroad, which uses
the Jersey Central tracks en- route to
New York.
Indiana daily times., 1920-04-12
YARDMEN IN
MEETING HERE

4 meeting Of the yardmen was held at
the Labor temple this morning and meet
ings were TO be held this afternoon and
evening
Peters, leader of the strikers, was
unable TO attend meetings because Of the
death OF relative and he delegated his
authority 10 James Canary.
Officials OF the union said closed shop
rule will he added 10 the demands made
Of the railroads.
II was estimated that 2.3OU men are
out in the Indianapolis yards. aud re-
ports from the national association. with
headquarters in Chicago. said 5000 were
out IN the entire country.
II was asserted at the swttchmen's 5
headquarters here that all officials Of
the Indianapolis locals, No. 28i and No.
374 OF the Brotherhood OF Railway Train
men. except one, have Joined tho new
association. not 4 Asiandlng the saBe@si
report that the Established brotherhoods
were lighting the unauthorized strike.
G. C. Harvey. president Of one local.
and Pat Shea, president Of the Indianap-
oils local OF the Switchmen's Union Of
North America. arc claimed rs members
Of the new association.
Members of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers are attending meetings
pressing sympathy for the strike move
ment.
J. 7, Conder, chairman Of the general
committee of the strikers. denied reports
that the strike In Chicago was being de-
feated and read kilograms from repre-
sentatives OF the local association. who
are In Chicago, which state that the
switchmen OF that city are out solidly.
Committees OF the local organization
have been sent to Louisville, Ky; Brad.
ford, o.; North Vernon. Columbus. Scy-
mour. Lafayette. Logansport, Upton,
Huntington. Peru. kokomo and Rich
mond TO organize locals.
Little congestion has occurred tn In
dianapolis freight yards. although the
tieup has been nearly complete. railroad
officials said
The early laying down Of an embargo
hahed the influx " freight.
The Big Four and the Belt lines have
kept engines moving in the yards CON
tinually and have moved some freight
despite the crippled condition Of their
forces.
Strikers charge that the Belt line has
been paying switchmen approximately
the same as the demands OF the associa-
ton require and that men have been paid
for continuous time while working only
part time
Denuncistion Of OUTLAW" labor union
strikes was officially made by stereotyp-
ers' union No. SO of Indianapolis at
meeting yesterday afternoon.
The stereotypers in a resolution said
reputation OF contracts represents sedi-
tion, bolshevism and anarchy
Indiana daily times., 1920-04-12
STRIKE NATURAL
REACTION-GOMPERS

CLEVELAND, April 12.-Urging "cool-
headedness' and cessation of radical
methods, the heads of the railroad broth
erhoods today resumed their fight to
bring order out Of the chaos caused by
the OUTLAW" railroad strike.
Samuel Gompers. president of the A. r.
Of L., here attending the convention of
the cigarmakers international union, ad
dressed meeting of brotherhood mem
bers this afternoon.
The strike is big mistake" said Mr..
Gompers.
II saw this trouble brewing.
"It is the inesca pable protest of these
men against the effort TO legislate away
their rights.
Men like Senator Cummins and Coz.
Allen of Kansas are largely responsible
for the present conditions, with their
legislation to deny a man the right to
quit work to enforce a legitimate claim
or redress for injury.
THE brotherhood officials are doing
their duty by trying to show the men
the error of their heated and headless
action and they will eventually succeed.
The American Federation of Labor is
back of their efforts with might and
main"
A break in the ranks of the yardmen's
strike here was reported by Baltimore &
Ohio and Erie railroad officials.
They could not estimate the number
who returned, but said the resumption
of freight traffic to a considerable ex,
tent would be possible.
Strikers were also reported returning
to other yards. w. q. Lee, president
of the Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men. said reports from all parts of the
l.
the tide had set in against the insur-
gents.
Indiana daily times., 1920-04-12
|DENISON HOTEL
TO PASS INTO
HISTORY SUNDAY
Famous Landmark of Politics
and Trade Nears Close of
So Years Career.
NEWS BRINGS SHOCK

Lights in the Denison hotel will
be turned off early Sunday night
never to be turned on again.
On that day the old hostelry.
which has not closed it's doors in
fifty-eight years, will pass out of ex-
istence.
Guests were notified today that the
lease on the property, held by Crawford
Fairbanks, will not be renewed and that
the place will be closed
Plans for the future of the site, which
is on the southeast corner of Pennsyl-
vania and Ohio streets, have not been
disclosed. but 1t is understood the old
building viii be razed to make room for
skyscraper.
The passing OF the Denison takes
away one of the city's real landmarks
For a half century it has been one
of the best known hostelries In the
country.
Presidents. senator's. royal visitors and
other gentry have been guests there.
1t was the meeting place for politi-
clans, large and small.
Crawford Fairbanks of Terre Haute.
leasee, said the fixtures would be sold at
public auction April 20.
His lease expires May /, and he said
he was closing the hotel Sunday TO give
him time to prepare for clearing out his
belongings,
Fairbanks has operated the hotel
through the Denison Hotel Company for
fifteen years.
Merchants who occupy store space on
the Pennsylvania and Ohio street sides
OF the building will remain there in
definitely
The Fletcher Savings and Trust Com
pany has charge OF the property as
trustee for the D. P. Erwin estate.
Officials of the trust company say no
definite plans have been made for the
future of the property.
One report is current that a hugo Of
fee building, which will house a theater.
is to be erected on the site.
The property at present is appraised
at 81, 100000.
When word spread around the lobby OF
the hotel this morning that 1t would he
closed gloom seemed to spread.
Some Of the guests had been there for
many years.
Rnndel of the J. NJ. Bour Coffee Com
pany.
He has been living In the Denison
eighteen years.
They never can beat old room 3Gs, :"
he said.
And Mr.. Rundel volunteered that 9th
ers would miss their old home
Some OF these are Robert McGibbon, n
salesman, who has lived there fifteen
years. and AdJt. Gen. Harry r. smith Of
Indiana, who has been guest there five
years or more
The "oid guards" lived close together
in a little colony on the second aoor.
Frederick VanNuys, United states dis
trict attorney. also stayed at the hotel.
Crawford Fairbanks appeared affected
Continued on Page Tenn
Indiana daily times., 1920-04-12
NO HOUSING OPEN
AT FT. HARRISON
Staff Officers Doubt Success of
Jewett's Move.

STAFF officers at Ft. Benjamin Harrison
are of the opinion that It will be impossi-
BILE to comply to any great extent with
the suggestion made by Mayor Jewett
that certain quarters at the fort be used
as homes in order TO relieve the housln z
shortage in Indianapolis, according to a
statement made from the a6jutants Office
today.
The mayor, in a letter to Senator's New
and Watson. proposed that unused quar-
ters at the fort be consigned to civilians
to use as homes and a reply from Wash
ington in regard to the matter is ex-
pected soon.
In the opinion of Mayor Jewett ap-
proximately 1900 persons could be ac-
commodated at the fort.
It was said there are only ten unused
quarters at the fort, which will accom-
modate only like number Of families.
Officers also said these quarters prob
ably will be filled during the course OF
a year.
Capt. King of the quartermaster corps
held a conference with Mayor Jewett in
regard to the proposal.
Indiana daily times., 1920-04-12
Asks IO-Yr. Penalty
for Rail Strikes

WASHINGTON, April 12.-An anti
strike bill imposing severe penalties
on those responsible for tying up
interstate or foreign commerce was
introduced in the senate this after
noon by Senator Poindexter, repub-
lican, of Washington.
The bill is as follows:
Section whoever, with intent to
obstruct, delay, hinder, impede or
prevent the movement Of commodities
in commerce with foreign nations or
among the several states, by word of
mouth or by the presentation, ex-
hibition or circulation of written or
printed words, or otherwise, solicits,
advises, induces or persuades or at
tempts to induce or persuade any
person or persons employed IN any
capacity In the production, care
maintenance or operation eS any
means or agency of such commerce, to
quit such employment shall be guilty
of a felony and punished by a fine
not exceeding $4,000 or by imprison-
ment not exceeding ten years, or by
both such nne and imprisonment"
Indiana daily times., 1920-04-12

One calls for injunction proceeding
under the Lever law and the other calls
for criminal action against the strikers
for interfering with interstate com
merce.
Officials admit that the situation is
difficult. because the strike is unau-
thorized and Is apparently backed by no
organization with central control.
Every standard railroad labor organ
ization with wage demands pending will
present them to the railroad companies
on April 2S, 1t was announced here.
This program is to be laid before the
convention now In session in Kansas City
for approval.
The demands will call for national
Standardization of wages with proper
differentials"
National mobilization of motor trans
port to supplement the efforts Of the rail
roads in combating the outlaw" strike,
is proceeding rapidly, the federal high
way council announced.
Steps are being taken to link up busi-
ness organizations and associations
throughout the country for emergency
transport purposes, It was stated
Indiana daily times., 1920-04-12
Print Paper Passes II Cents o. Pound;
Shortage From Bad to Worse by Strike

m HE shortage suddenly from
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the mills.
Now it question how long the publisher his
possible
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During the
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The Times
and the its advertisers this
Indiana daily times., 1920-04-12

THE RAIL STRIKE AT A GLANCE
Extent of WGLkOut


hremen of yard engines latest reports
The strike from City Los Angeles with the
cente Chicago,
Indianapolis $500
The Cause
Chicago swtchmen higher of
complaint foreman got yard engine
them broke formed
ao which brought rapid spread of the strike despite appeals from
railway brotherhood chiefs
Freight teup nearly complete indianapolis although early
barge into force by railroads reduced
Tens of thousands of freight idle throughout
No immediate danger of food famine but shortage of coal
forces industries plants
Ind, Youngstown o. and Buffalo N y being chief sufferers
Many mines closed including about 100 Indiana
train service seriously
district
Chicago packing employees are and stock
shipments everywhere minimum.
Demands and ANSWERS
Striking scale working
dtions and reinstatement Of foreman referred
Chicago the demanded
yard engtnemen
trainmen helpers of IS $3.50 for
who $55 81
$416 to $42s day.
president of Railway Tanmen and
Engineers
walking
while negotiations under Washington Charge break
ing OF by strikers 1000
try strike
Railroad depend broherhood
with
The rebels justify their action by citing delay pay
Washington
The Stake
broherhoods fighting
If they win will
entirely railway
Todags Prospects
seemingly depends
eleven big railroad unions
meeting called decide whether the brothehood
enforce their submit
declare for Ne Of all railroad
Action by Government
Senate investigating committee
officials
of conspiracy and watch closely profteering
Indiana daily times., 1920-04-12
S78,OO0,OOO LOST
ON WAR CAMPS
Probe Committee Reports
Fraud and Waste, Urging
Action.

(ASHINGTON, April 12.--Criminal
prosecutions by the department Of JUS
uce and suits to recover S7S,OOO,0O0 al
legged to represent government losses
through fraud, waste and extravaganza
IN the cost plus system Of contracts
Tor building the sixteen national army
environments, were demanded today in
n report TO the house by a subcommittee
IN camps and cantonments.
The report, the result of nearly a
years investigation, recommends an
amendment to the constitution making
prohteering in war time treason and
legislation to prohibit all cost plus con-
tracts
Representative Mckenzie, Illinois, and
Representative McCuilouch. Ohio, repub-
Iican, signed the report, while Represen-
tative DOremus, Michigan, In a minority
report. declared there was found very
little evidence Of fraud and had the cost
MUS system not been adopted "the Ger
mans would have been in Paris before
our soldiers reached the battle lines"
Of all camps and hospitals built during
the war at a cost Of approximately
81 200, 600 900, the majority report esti-
mates that the alleged loss to the gov
ernment from fraud and extravaganza
dut TO the cost plus system ranged from
80 70 90 per cent
The committee audited the contracts Of
the sixteen national army camps and
claims that the loss to the government
was s7SOO0,OOO out Of a total of
S2o6, 100000.
Contractors have gone over the ac-
counts and determined these figures,
which should be recovered for the treas
ury. the report says
Responsibility for the losses Is placed
on the secretary Of war, who is said by
the majority Of the subcommittee to have
approved the contracts both as head Of
the war department and the council Of
national defense
The majority report gives scores of in
AStances of alleged waste in the cost plus
sfstem, and especially charges A Bentley
& Sons Company. who held the con-
trzct for Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, o..
with receiving Illegal payments to the
extent OF S169, ,3T2.79.
.Some of the most glaring examples
Of wasts of public funds are found at
Camp Sherman, and Camp Grant, Illi-
nots-p the report claims.
A table is given showing the amount
the war department paid for the sixteen
national army camps and the proper cost
as determined by the committee.
Indiana daily times., 1920-04-12
Bars Medicine Sales
at Public Market

Carlin Shank. county commissioner,
said today that men who have been
selling medicine on the public market
just east of the courthouse steps sat.
urday afternoons Will be barred from
space in the future
For several months men and women
selling medicine there have used n
monkey, a dog, negro minstrels and
other stunts to attract a crowd.
Gardeners some time ago protested to
the county commissioners against con-
ditions which have crowded them of
the public market.
Indiana daily times., 1920-04-12
THOUSANDS IDLE
IN STEEL DISTRICT

PITTSBURG, April 12.-with the rapid
extension of the railroad strike through
out the Pittsburg district today the in
dustrial situation became more critical.
All the big steer mills in Newcastle
we're forced to close and 1t Is estimated
that between $4,000 and 100000 men have
been mnde idle In the whole Pittsburg
industrial district which embraces most
OF western Pennsylvania and eastern
Ohio including Youngstown, where the
tieup has been complete.
The big mills in Pittsburg proper and
the upper Monogahela valley were run
ming with only few days. supply OF
coal on hand
Indiana daily times., 1920-04-12
SAFE BLOWERS
IN $4,000 HAUL
ATGAS STATION
NitrOglycerine Used to Blast
Strong Box in Meridian
Street Office.
EXPERTS WORK SEEN

Cracksmen got away with more
than $4,000 when they blew open
the safe in the Office of the West
ern OIL Refining Company filling sta
ton. Meridian and Twenty-flfth
sbstrests, early today.
They used nitroglycerin.
The heavy irOL dOor was shattered and
a Jimmy was used to get into the com
partments.
Detectives claim the robbery was the
work of professionals.
SO carefully was the safe covered and
protected when the explosive was
touched of that little outside Of the safe
was marred in the Office.
The money represented the Saturday
and Sunday sales.
Myer Penish, 2422 North Illinois street
day cashier, discovered the robbery when
he opened the Office at 6 o'clock this
morning.
GEFICE LOCKED
Up BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
S. n. Carver, night cashier. closed the
Office at II O'Clock Sunday night.
Tba safe is a little more than three feet
high and the "yeggs" used wet coats,
grain sacks and Two canvas horse rain
covers TO smother the explosion
Two holes were drilled through the
outer covering Of the safe door, one
directly above the handle used for turn
ing the tumblers and the other about
three inches to the right of that hole.
The force Of the blast riped a crack
almost across the outside steel covering
OF the door and broke and crumbIed
the concrete filing Of the safe door.
A key had been left in one money
drawer and the force of the explosion
bent 1t over fat
The combination knob was blown into
the sleeve of heavy corduroy coat
AIEAGER CLEw
IN oYERCOATS.
The other coat was an overcoat and
both of these are believed by the police
TO have been stolen from a stable or
garage, as they are Of the type worn
by men who drive teams or trucks
Sergts- Winkler and Stevens and a
squad of police who investigated found
that two of the windows of the buildin g
had been left unlocked and that the bur
.nglars had entered through one OF these
II. Trimble, manager Of the COM
pany, said the windows had, without
question, been left unlocked accidently.
Bert Perrott, police BertiIlon expert,
is said 20 have obtained some good i'm
presssons from fngerprints of the walls
C. the safe.
The burglars sorted out the checks and
threw them on the floor, taking only
cash.
So completely did the wet clothing,
sacks and canvas deaden the explosion
that a table two and a half feet in front
Of the safe door was not even marred.
It Is believed the burglars used cleo
trfc current 20 set OF the explosive, as
some wire was found on the table.
Soap used TO I'LL the cracks around
the door and to make the cup TO pour
the explosive was found wrapped in a
Continued on Page Ten-)
Indiana daily times., 1920-04-12
Grand Jury Hears
Three More on Jail

The Marion county grand jury resumed
It's probe into jail conditions today
bearing three witnesses
william Wilson, who testified in the
federal court about conditions at tile
jail when he was. a deputy sheriff;
Richard Pedlow and DR.. c. r.. Day
were heard.
Pedlow is the fatherin-law Of an in-
sane man who was said to have been
mistreated at the jail
Indiana daily times., 1920-04-12
PLEA CABLED FOR
CONDEMNED YANK

WASHINGTON. April 12.-The depart
ment Of state has cabled the American
commissioner at Berlin to investigate the
sentence OF death by drum-hesd court
martial Of Paul DeMotte, an American
citizen.
DeMotte is said TO have been carrying
an American passport authorizing him
70 do journalistic and relief work.
The commissioner was instructed to
seek a stay of execution pending investi-
cation.
DeMotte was accused of participating
in the Ruhr valley disorders.
The state department issued the fol-
lowing:
An Informal exchange of advices be
tween the United States and the allies
on the Ruhr valley situation has taken
place and It is hoped that the status quo
viii be restored without serious LESSONS" "
Indiana daily times., 1920-04-12
WOman's Headless
Body Found in Ice

SCHENECTADY, n. Y, April 12.-The
headless body Of a woman, imbedded In
cake of ice found on the bank of the
Mohawk river near here, has furnished
the local police with an absorbing mys
terry.
Both feet and one arm of the body
also were missing.
4 chemical analysis is to be made to
determine If n substance covering the
body is quicklime.
Coroner Baxter declares that If lime
had not been used the woman has been
dead more than a year.
Indiana daily times., 1920-04-12
HURLED so FEET
BY SPEEDING AUTO

Edward Staten. $50 Birch avenue, is in
q serious condition today, suffering from
INJURIES sustained when an automobile
struck him. at Oliver avenue and Holly
street, last night
Staten was hurled fifty feet, his body
striking and knocking down Homer
Guerin, 1O11 Henry street.
seehe driver Of the big touring car did
not stop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Staten, Mr.. and Mrs
Guertn and Rev. and Mrs. A. e. Kerst
were on their way home from church
when tie accident happened.
Arnold Draper, 23, of 200 Churchman
avenue, q passenger on Beech Grove car
No 30ls was seriously injured when
North Illinois street car No. ee4 crashed
into the rssr Of the Beech Grove car last
midnight at Illinois and Maryland
sErsets.