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The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-06-26

Bond Of the Parish of st. Landry,
State of Louisiana, for and on be-
half of the Fourth Doad District,
Fourth Police Jury Ward, of the Par
ish of st. Landry, La.
Know all men by these presents,
that the Parish of st. Landry, La,
for and on behalf of the Fourth Road
District, Fourth Police Jury Ward, of
the Parish Of St Landry, La, a poll
teal subdivision of the State of Lou
isiana for value received, hereby
promises to pay to bearers on the
First day of July A. D., 10, 81, 000.-
90, lowful money of the United States
of America, with interest thereon at
the rate of Five per cent $50 per
annum payable semi-annually on the
First day of January and July of
and every year from the First day of
July, 1920, upon presentation and
surrender Of the coupons hereto at
tached, IS same may mature. Iae said
principal and interest being payable
at the office of the Treasurer of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-18
IN BREACH
AS STR|KEBREAKERS
Students Handle Freight, Then
Volunteer to Run New
York Elevators.

NEW YORK. April II (by the As
ISOLATED Press).-College students
who turned out hundreds strong to
move freight and passengers v hen
railroad insurgents went on strike
late today came forward as volun
teer strikebreakers in the walkout
OF elevator operators in this city.
Announcement was made from New
York University that collegians would
report for work at the Equitable
building Monday morning II the strike
Is not settled before then. In select
Ing recruits Dean Snow Of the En-
Kineering College gave preference to
athletes
In times like the present" said
Dr. Snow, when 1t Is the duty of
every man and woman in the coun-
try to bend every effort toward re-
construction. and to make it their
personal duty to see that there be
no interruption in business efficiency
and progress, 1t is significant and
gratifying to note the attitude of
the college man"
Employers and union officials diff
fered today as to the number of OPP
orators, men and women. who had
walked out Service was maintained
in many office buildings and apart
ment houses through the aid Of war
time woman workers and tenants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-18
CHICAGO STRIKERS ADD
TO PREVIOUS DEMANDS
Ask Recognition of Yardmen's As
ISOLATION as Governing Body;
Traffic Near Normal.

CHICAGO. April 17.-Recognition of
the Chicago yardmen's association as
the governing body of railway switch
men and yardmen was added to the
demands Of striking railroad employees
in the Chicago terminal district today
at a meeting of officers of the new
outlaw union.
John Grunau. president of the assoc
citation, announced after the meeting
that It had been unanimously decided
that the original demands presented
to the General Managers Association
| should stand. He denied reports that
it was planned to call off the strike
and asserted that there had been no
desertions from the ranks Of the
strikers.
While the rebel union leaders main
| talned that the walkout wGs meeting
with success, Chicago railroads an
! nounced further Improvement in
switching operations. and from the
stockyards 1t was reported that re-
ceipts were above normal for Satur-
day.
Rail heads and brotherhood officers
who have been fighting the unauthor-
lied strike declared hundreds of men
We're returning to work and that a
speedy return to normal conditions
was expected.
Grunau, one Of twenty-five arrested
by federal agents and charged with
Nioidtlon OF the Lever law. sent
telegram to presidents Of yardmen's
association locals throughout the
country requesting them to attend a
meeting in Chicago next Monday to
consider plans for continuing the
strike.
Grunau's statement declared there
shall be no discrimination against
any men who have withdrawn from
the service of the various railroad
companies and they must be restored
to their former seniority rank"
Recognition of the rebel" organiza-
ton as the governing body for switch
men would take appro Ximately $50
members from the Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen and about $4,000
from the Switchmen's Union of North
America. union leaders said.
Switch engines in operation in Chi
cago today numbered 4S1-more than
so per cent of normal Live stock
shipments east were normal, while
shipments of fresh meat were rs per
cent of normal. The railroad an
nounced strikers had returned to
work at Villa Grove. West Franklin
and Salem. H.. on the Chicago and
Eastern Illinois railroad
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-18
CHICAGO 'OUTLAW' UNION
HEADS FACE CHARGES

CHICAGO, April 17.-Officers of the
Chicago Express Clerks and Freight
Handlers Union. an outlaw organi-
cation, which has been on strike since
March s. We're booked tonight on
charges of conspiracy preferred by
States Attorney Hoyne.
The men. formerly officers of a
Chicago local of the brotherhood of
Railway and Steamship Clerks, af-
fliated with the American Federation
of Labor were expelled from the
brotherhood when they called the
strike in defiance of an order issued
national organization.
They are: r. f.. Sheperd. head of
the seeding union: W. II. Muehlke,
secretary and treasurer, and 0. NJ.
Brown. business agent. The three
held similar positions in the Chicago
local of the brotherhood
The strike was directed against
the American Railway Express Com
pany to enforce demands for wage
increase of S35 a month. Four freight
and express terminals We're tied up
for time and an embargo was de-
clared by the express company. Sew
eral weeks ago. however. the COM
pany announced that virtually all
strikers had returned to work and
embargoes were lifted
An investigation was begun by the
states attorneys Office. leading to the
arrest of twelve men. from some of
whom confessions of smuggling and
throwing chemical bombs were OBJ
tanned, state officers said.
torney's office, led the smuggling ex-
petitions. 1t was announced evidence
had been obtained that from IS to
S135 was paid for sluggings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-18

nation to remain out until their de-
mands were met.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-18
BAREBACK OF STRIKE
IN CLEVELAND STATION

CLEVELAND, April 17.-Frank ],
O'Rourke, president Of tho Cleveland
Yardmen's Association, upon learning
tonight of the strike Of passenger
train switchmen at tho Union station.
ordered tho mon to return to work
Immediately. Bayin. 1t was not the
purpose of tho association to inter-
fere with the handling OF mall or mas
senger traffic. All but one crew. who
could not be located, returned to
work.
The strike OF railroad yardmen In
Cleveland spread to the passenger train
service late today. when fifteen sec
ond trick New York Central lines
switchmen at the Union station re-.
fused to go to work, obiectinE to the
handling OF express cars on passen-
ger trains. At first twelve OF the Ar
teen members Of the crew refused tn
work. three being willing TO switch
mail, but not passenger trains.
Members of Cleveland Lodge. No
277. Brotherhood of Trainmen, en-
ployed by the Big Four railroad
adopted a resolution at a meeting late
today to return to work pending the
proper handling OF their grievances
by the Railroad Labor Board now in
session at Washington considering
increased wage demands
Wheeling and Lake Erie railroad
officials today announced that the
time under which strikers could re-
turn to work before being Considered
discharged had been extended from
noon Sunday to 10 o'clock Monday
morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-18
The Small AID With Big Bargains!

The utmost value in the seasons
newest and prettiest frocks. fashioned
Of ult fine triCotine. foulard. taffeta
and satin. A wide selection of models
and pretty shades, in sizes for misses
and women. Every one worth $40 and
$50
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-18
TRAFFIC IMPROVES
AS YARDMEN RETURN

TOLEDO. Ohio, April l7.-Railroad
yardmen went unanimously back to
work today. More than 1000 switch
men and other yard employees in the
Toledo terminals who had been off
duty on vacation" for ten days re-
ported for work during the day and
were given their old runs.
The complete paralysis of freight
terminals was relieved as several of
the lines announced Immediately that
shipments would be received for
points not under embargo.
All of the tweEty-three railroads
entering here reported that full crews
would be operating tomorrow morn
ing and that freight would be moving
In pre-strike quantities in two or
three days.
The strikers met in mass gathering
this morning and were told by mem
bers Of the executive committee that
the railroads would take them back
without discrimination. AS the men
left the meeting shortly after noon
they reported back to their yard
masters and signed up for work.
Many Of the crews went to work i'm
mediately.
BUFFALO. n. Y. April IAN
agreement providing for immediate
return to work of the striking yard
men in the Buffalo district was ac-
senting the railroads and the old and
new unions Of yard employees. The
agreement Is subject to ratifica ton
by a vote of the strikers. Pending
this vote. which will be taken tonight,
the terms will be kept secret.
PITTSBURGH. Pa. April 17.-Rail-
road managers and brotherhood lead
ers reiterated tonight that the yard
mems strike was gradually going to
pieces" and men were returning to
work. Passenger traffic on all lines
entering the city showed improve
ment during the day, and there was
some Improvement in freight move
ment, but 1t was not of SUFFICIENT
volume to warrant resumption Of idle
industries.
HORNELL. N. Y. April 1.-THE
walk-out Of the 400 Erie yardmen,
which has paralyzed all freight traflo
here for seven days. ended at noon to-
day when the men returned to work.
agreeing TO allow their wage demands
to be settled by the new labor board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-18
BIG Improvement
.ON MAIN ROADS AS
STRIKERS RETURN
CONTINUED from First Page.)

It was announced that the men had no
other grievance than pay, and that
they would not return to work until
they receive a guaranteed wage IN
crease. 1t was said 1900 strikers at
tended the meeting.
A statement issued by the execu-
tive committee declared that the men
do not care whether the guarantee
comes from the railroad wage board
or the railroad managers, but insisted
that the men be guaranteed q wage
Increase sufficient to meet the In
creased cost Of living so that they
can maintain themselves and their
families decently and In comfort.
strike Due to Economic Pressure.
The walkout. 1t was declared. was
the result of economic pressure,
which caused some of the men to
quit work as individuals and that tho
movement became general and spon-
taueous. 1t was denied that there
was any Il. w. w ism, communism or
any other ism" behind the movement
The men went over the heads or
their brotherhood chiefs. said the
statement, simply because 1t was a
case OF bread and butter and shoes
and stockings with Them and they
felt that their brotherhood chiefs had
ises on the part Of the railroads,
which had not been kept.
While the statement contained no
figures as to what the men demand. IT
pointed out that under the present
scale Of pay the wages of yard en-
$3.50 road freight engineers, $40.so.
and firemen, from so4s6 to s29.f6
Passenger engineers, the statement
said, are paid from $3.50 to 1884 a
day, 100 miles constituting day
work, and that passenger firemen re-
ceive 81 to s4.4S a day for the same
distance.
]. J. Mantell, spokesman for the
Railroad General Managers Associa-
ton. said tonight that he would have
nothing to say on the strike situation
until after ~ o'clock tomorrow. At
that hour will expire the ultimatum
served by the railroads on the rep
resentatives of the railroad brother
hoods. that all men who have not re-
turned to work by that time will be
regarded as out of the service of the
railroad companies.
situation in East Improves.
1t was reported late today that the
general condition of the railroads in
the east was materially improved.
Several Of the railroads reported that
the men had returned today in groups.
The New York, New Haven and
Hartford announced that reports from
all along the company's lines were to
the effect that the men were rapidly
returning to work. that the company
had available forces for service and
hourly
A federal grand jury will convene
Monday at Newark, n. j.. to inquire
into the railroad strike According to
Assistant District Attorney Kressler.
he will ask for indictments against
certain labor men," who have in
terfered with striking railroad en-
ployes desiring to return to work. 1t
is understood 200 subpoenas have
been issued for railroad men who are
wanted as witnesses in the strike in
vestigation. Mr.. Kressler said If the
strike continues until Monday he will
present evidence against all who have
interfered with men going back to
work.
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called of by then. Henry Shearer,
general superintendent of that road,
announced tonight. Several other
roads, It was said, might adopt this
plan in an effort to clear the congest-
ed yards of foodstuffs and fuel.
The striking switchmen held an
other meeting this afternoon, but the
question of returning to work was
not brought up. Officers of the new
union later reiterated their determi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-18
Would Pension INDECENT Mothers.

Government pensions for mothers
unable to support themselves and for
children without employment is pro-
posed in bill introduced by Repre-
sentative Rhodes, republican. Of Mis-
souri,. For one child under sixteen
years of age a mother would receive
SIG month. with 50 a month for
each additional child.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-18
Indianapolis Yardmen Hold Out.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. April IL
Railroad yardmen will not return to
work In Indianapolis until they are
paid IS a day. They made this point
clear at a meeting with brotherhood
officials today, when an effort to get
vote on returning to work failed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-18
MAY GET sTRIKEBREAKERs.
Michigan Central Would Recruit
Former Switchmen From Factories

DETROIT. Mich. April 17.-An at
tempt to break the tie-up of the local
Michigan Central yards with former
switchmen recruited from the ranks of
idle factory employees will be made
Monday unless the strike has been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-18
PHILADELPHIA STRIKERS
RETURNING IN NUMBERS

PHILADELPHIA, April 17-Condi-
tions on the railroads entering Phila-
delphia were greatly improved to-
night following the action Of the
strikers in voting last night to re-
turn to work at once on assurance
that their seniority rights would be
preserved and that there would be
no determination. There was a large
return OF men on the Pennsylvania
and Baltimore and Ohio railroads,
but. owing to the fact that the Phila-
delphia and Reading had not given
assurances that It's men would not
be disseminated against, the return
of strikers to their places on this
road In the Philadelphia district was
slow.
Late today Charles H. Ewing, vice
president Of the Reading. after q con-
ference with William J. Tracy, chief
Of the state bureau of mediation
issued q statement that "men who
left the service and who return to
duty Immediately. unless they COM
mitted some overt act, will be
restored to service with seniority
rights"
A. a result Of this assurance the
Reading mon by rising vote decided
ing reported passenger service nor
that its, freight traffio was improving
rapidly all along its lines. Virtually
all passenger trains annulled during
tho strike were put back on the
schedules today. Embargoes on tho
Pennsylvania are being lifted at DIFF
forent points a. freight congestion is
being relieved
The Republican journal., 1920-07-29

land is not in the world market to buy
coal. She has coal to sell and is, as she
has always been, for England first. Ger
many has 467, 900, 600, 600 tons of unmined
coal, France has 19, 900, 600, 600, Belgium
IL, 0OO. O00 900, aud Italy is not listed as
having any coal. So complete was the
wreckage of the coal mines of France and
Belgium by the Germans that years will
pass before their output will be what it
was before the war. France, Belgium and
Italy, facing a coal famine, demanded
that Germany should furnish them
approximately 100000 tons of coal
each month for ten years. The Allies
decreed that this should te done and the
decree was made part of the treaty
which was ratified by Germany, England,
France, Belgium, Italy and several other
countries. There was also stipulation
in the treaty that the coal should be paid
for by the countries receiving it, and tho
price paid was not to exceed the pithead
price of British coal for export" This is
where English diplomacy showed its Graf
tiness and put England in position to fix
the price of coal to all Europe.
All continental Europe except Germany
must import coal, and England is the
only European country which has coal to
sell. Foreign buyers of course came to
this country for quotations of prices and
our spectators named prices as near to
British export prices as it was possible to
do and effect sales. If England should
advance her export price dollar ton
the price here would be pushed up
dollar.
Germany signed the treaty. June %,
1919, more than year ago, and has fur
nished but little of the coal which she
promised to supply. During the last six
months our railroads have been carrying
more than $4,000 forty ton carloads of
coal to the seaboard every month, to be
exported to Europe, while our industrial
and domestic needs have been made
quately supplied if not ignored. After
thirteen months our allies have moved to
compel Germany to supply the coal speci-
fled in the treaty. Whether she will do
$50 remains to be seen, but if she does
$500, 900 tons of coal month will be but
small percentage of what France, Bel
GUM and Italy will need, and nothing but
an embargo will prevent the continuation
of expectation of large quantities of coal
from the United States during the next
year at least. The American people want
square deal. They want the govern
ment to put a stop to profteering in coal
and in everything else. They want the
expectation of coal stopped till their own
necessities are supplied at fair price.
Until these and several other things are
done this government cannot claim to be
a government for the people, and for
America first.
The Republican journal., 1920-07-29
MRS. SARAH ABBOTT POTTER

The death of Mrs. Sarah Abbott Potter
at the home of her cousin, Mrs. Hattie
Page Lewis, on July 18th, 1920, brings to
the memory of the elderly residents this
worthy family of nearly one hundred
years ago. Mrs. Potter's age was 90
years. We learn that in 1908 Alice Ware,
a daughter of DR.. William Ware of Digh-
ton, Mass, was married to DR.. Edmund
Lord Abbott of Frankfort, now Winter
port, Me. DR.. Abbott was a graduate of
Harvard Medical College, and the old
saddlebags of this then young M. D. are
today to be seen in the attic of the big
''Abbott House" To this union was
given four sons and four daughters, Mrs.
Potter being the youngest girl. She, as
did the whole family, inherited much of
natural ability, and these talents were
improved daily. OF sterling character,
Mrs. Potter became at an early age
teacher in the public schools and also a
teacher in the Sunday school of the Con-
greeational church, of which she was a
member. One of her pupils who has just
passed his 77th birthday recalls her kind
ly instructions, and another remarks,
''she required perfect drawing, when she
gave us copy" Her needlework would
win the premium at the most select dis
play, and her choice of colors was beyond
comparison Her lofty ideals were evi-
denced late in life when she became the
wife of Mr.. Potter of Providence, r. l.,
whose two motherless girls she reared
with solicitous and loving care. Mr..
Potter died several years ago, and Mrs.
Potter has been the guest of her relative,
most pleasant abiding place in her sun
set of worthy life. Within few months
she has been failing in strength, and the
end of ninety years came like the waning
of gentle breeze. Interment was in the
family lot in Oak Hill Cemetery, where
are buried three generations of this il
lustrious family-among them being DR..
Charles Abbott of army surgeon skill,
and the family physician far and wide.
The Republican journal., 1920-07-29

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The Republican journal., 1920-07-29
NOTICE

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Governor as Public Admins ' Jf
and for the County of Nal0' ri.
had experience for severa' We
Ting estates, l feel compete. ,iaI
prompt and reliable service 's
traitor or as executor of VIII ,,BS
suao 0hANLh' b BeIlast, N''
The Republican journal., 1920-07-29
SOUND TO THE CORE

The attention of our readers is espec-
tally called to a condensation of the
speech of acceptance of Hon. Warren G.
Harding, the Republican nominee for the
presidency, which we publish this week.
1t should be read and re read carefully
and thoughtfully. 1t is modest, wise,
sound and understandable. 1t neither
lodges, straddles nor befogs the issues
which are presented to the people. If he
lives, Senator Harding will be the next
President Of the United States and under
his honest and practical guidance this
will again become a government by the
people, for America first.
The Republican journal., 1920-07-29
THE COAL CRISIS,

Governor Milliken said few DAYS ago
that some of our State institutions have
not been able to obtain pound of coal
Tor next winters supply and the whole of
them have but per cent supply when
they should have 60 per cent at this time
in the year The same may he said of do
nestle coal bins all over the State and of
the supply of coal for our railroads and
our manufacturing industries. The COM
paratively few who have secured what
will be needed, have done so by paying,
we believe, unnecessary and unwarrant-
ed prices. These conditions are not con-
fined to Maine, but they exist in every
State except those il which or near
which coal is mined. Our expert geolo-
gists tell US that in the United States and
Alaska we have an unmined coal supply
of 4,23l, 900, 100000 tons, more than half
the unmined coal supply of the wor,d
We read in reports which appear to be re-
liable that somewhat more than the usual
amount of coal is now being brought to
the surface in this country. About six
million tons have gone to Europe during
the last six months and our own people
who have undeniably the first right to
this coal, wait and hope that expectation
may be stopped by an embargo, at least
till American needs are supplied, which
could be easily and seasonably done; after
we had settled down to serving "America
first" The coal consumers of the coun-
try are entangled in net woven by Eng
land, the coal miners unions, the Goa
barons, the spectators and the profiteers
England, today, controls the price Of
bituminous coal. Perhaps this Statement
will astonish our readers, but let US loof
at the facts which are well established
England has 2O9, 600, 900, 900 tons of un'
mined coal in her island kingdom. Canads
has 1860, 600, 600, 900 tons, Australia hal
18s, 900. 0OO. 900, India $1,000. 600, 900, ane
South Africa 81. OOO, 900, 900 tons. Eng