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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-22

Verto McGrin and Mr.. and Mrs.
George Troutwine and daughter, Ruth
Alma at dinner, Sunday Mr.. and
Mrs. G. D. Spencer and family attend
ed the wedding day anniversary of Mr..
and Mrs. Water Weaver. at Bradford,
o.. &C. e. Barnes has had charge of
the post office during the absence of
Postmaster j. B. from. on account of
illness OF Mrs. from. ;. Mr. and Mrs.
Levi Shumaker spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Elmer Hoover near New
Paris. Mr.. and Mrs. Will Howe, of
Verona, were Sunday guests OF Mrs.
Sarah Holman and daughter, Emma.
Mesdames Ella Gates and Sarah Jane
Ford and Hollis Holtzmuller and fam
| lily visited Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Hiram Stump, near Union, o.. Mr.
and Mrs. D. A. Poe returned with their
son, Will, to Toledo, Saturday. to make
a two weeks visit with relatives.
! Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Locke, Quilla and
Ben Locke. Miss Mae Parker and Mr..
George Moore motored to Fountain
! City, Sunday and spent the day with
James Busby.. &C. A. from, Myrtle
and Mrs. Mary from were Sunday
guests of M. o. from and family at
Dayton. DR.. and Mrs. o. P. Wolver-
! ton, Mr.. George Williams and Miss
Sylvia from were also guests. . Mr.
and Mrs. Ray Powell were Sunday
guests Of the latter's mother, Mrs
Rilla Washington, at Ansonia. :. Mr.
and Mrs. c. E. Barnes entertained Mr..
and Mrs. Will Poe, of Toledo, and Mr.
and Mrs. D. A. Poe at dinner Wednes-
day.. .Elva Vance spent Saturday
and Sunday with Al Vance and family
at Eaton. Misses Treva Howell and
Lucille Morris spent Sunday with
Misses Fern and Flossie Woolf. Ben
X. Woolf and family were afternoon
visitors at the Woolf home DR. and
Mrs. w. G. Brown and daughter Anna,
of Lewisburg, called on Mr.. and Mrs.
E. E. Barnes. Sunday evening. Mrs
Joseph Minnich will return home
Tuesday from Martinsville Sanitar.
ium, where she has taken treatment
for the past three weeks Marshall
Harrison and family were Sunday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius
Shewman at Eldorado. . . Miss Pearl
Kibler was a weekend guest of her
cousin, Mrs. John Seifert, at Dayton
Marion Trump ard wife and Oslo
jStutz and wife, of Arcanum, were Sun.
day afternoon guests of Mrs Lurenna
Trump. James Petry and family, OF
near Eldorado, were Sunday dinner
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gle's sister and family, of Illinois. -.
Mr.. Joe Shumaker and family did
shopping in Greenville Friday after
noon.... Mrs. Lena Brandenburg call
ed on Mrs. Mary Meyer Friday after
noon. ...... Mrs. Matte Splitter and
daughter Lottie spent Saturday night
and Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Bert
Geeting. George Geeting, who has
been i'll, is improving. Mr.. and Mrs.
Jack Meyer spent Sunday at Dayton.
mr.. Orville Shumaker and fam
lily called on Horace Broadstock and
family Sunday afternoon. Mr.. Har-
vey Minnich and family of Greenville,
took supper with Earl Nisonger's Sun
day evening. Mrs. Creech and daugh-
ter called on Mrs. Edgar Guenther Sat
urday evening. 80. The Rev. Engle's
class gave him a reception last We'd
nesday evening. About 80 were pres
ent. They presented him with a Web
ster's dictionary. Ice cream and cake
were served.
HAGERSTOWN, Ind.-Mr. and Mrs.
M. T. Fox entertained at six o'clock
dinner Friday, Mrs. Roy Freeman and
daughter, Georgianna of Middletown.
Ohio, Mrs. Fannie Davis, Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. B. Davis and daughter Josephine,
and Henry Teetor. On Saturday eve
ming they entertained at dinner Mr..
and Mrs. Max Kitterman, of Cam
bridge City, and Mr.. and Mrs. T. T.
Sells. Miss Elizabeth Zook, of ANA
rillo, Texas, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Keagy and other relatives.
Mrs. Alice Hanscom went to Indianap-
oils Sunday to be the guest of her son,
B. r. Hanscom and family, and Mr..
and Mrs l.. D. Hanscom.. -. DIR. and
Mrs o. M. Dearborn and family spent
Sunday aat CARMEL, Ind, with the
doctors brother and family. MI.
and Mrs. Newton Rouse, Mr.. and Mrs
Earl Sells and Mrs. Grace Sells, Of
Anderson, were guests Sunday after
noon of Mr.. and Mrs. T. T. Sells. .
Mrs. Martha Bowman is the guest OF
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sedgwick. at
Richmond. Charles Fritz, of Pasa-
dena, Calf, who was the guest of his
brother, A A. Fritz, went to Dayton
Ohio. Monday to visit his sister, Mrs
Jennie 'Kenney, and other relatives.
....Mrs. Joseph Stonecipher and Mrs
Ada Thurston visited in Indianapolis
last week -. Mr.. and Mrs. Willard
Stair. of Marion, Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
Gus Keever of Newcastle, Mrs. Ella
Leavell and Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Fox
were guests at dinner Sunday Of MI
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and Mrs. Moses Keever, in the coun-
try. =. Mr.. and Mrs. James Stewart
and family recently moved into T. T.
Sells property. Miss Esther Pitts
was quite i'll several days last week
castle last week.
WEST MANCHESTER, o. Mes
danes Jane Conwell, Mabel Hawkette
and Lydia Seller, Miss Ethel Conwell
and Mr.. A. G. Banta were entertained
at dinner Tuesday at he home of Mrs.
Mary from. The party left for their
home at Kokomo, Thursday. :. Mrs.
Leo Guy entertained Mr.. and Mrs. w.
A. Leas and son, of Richmond, and
Mr.. Russell Gray and Essie Shever-
decker, of Dayton, at dinner, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Beck and son Earl,
and Mrs. Cora Bailey, of FIT. jefferson.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Leas and Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Caywood, of Greenville,
were afternoon visitors. &C. C. Beck,
whose Ford automobile was stolen on
Saturday at Richmond, has recovered
his property. Richard Pershinger was
found with it in his possession at Nun.
Gle, Indiana. Washington Vance was
in Eldorado, Wednesday. . Robert
Howard returned home Friday after a
short visit with relatives at Green
Vile. Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Fourman,
of Gorden, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Leo Guy, on Friday. Charles Huddle,
of Portland, Oregon, Clayton Stude-
baker, of Dayton, and Byford Stude-
baker were Sunday guests Of Mr.. and
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Suburban

OTTERBEIN, O. - Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Sharett spent Sunday in Mum
Gle visiting relatives. :. Mr.. Jacob
Geeting spent Saturday night and Sun
day with his daughter, Mrs. Clarence
Minnich Of Eldorado. Earl Nisonger
and family spent Sunday with Harris
Minnich and family. -. Warren Rem
ner and family spent Monday evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad Shaffer OF
West Manchester j. w. Shumaker
and Mrs. Mary Hetzler and daughter
Julia, entertained Sunday in honor of
Mrs. Mary Hetzler's 18th birthday:
w. E. Hawkey, of Richmond, Ind,
Peter Hawkey, Chalmer Hawkey and
family of Weaver Station, and Miss
Belle Hawkey of Danville, Ills, Mrs.
Ella Henderson, Albert Henderson and
wife of Hamburg, Miss Lenona Pitt
man and Irene Leas Of West Man
chester Mr.. and Mrs Wilson Brod-
rick, ]. H. Hetzler and family. Treva
Geeting and Robert Meyer, of New
Madison. All had a very pleasant
time. -. Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvan Bran
denburg spent Sunday with his par
ents. Mr.. Ed Brandenburg of Arcanum.
-. Mrs. Jack Meyer spent Thursday
with Mrs. Wilson Brodrick. :. Mr.. Or
vile Shumaker and family and Jack
Meyer and family called on Earl Mis-
ongers Tuesday evening. Mr.. Creech
and family spent Monday evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. George Smiths
Miss Manona Brookman is i'll. =. Mrs.
Laura Broadstock spent Thursday af-
ternoon with her daughter Mrs. Or
Vile Shumaker. The Rev. Engle
and family are entertaining Rev. En-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-22
Cured His RUPTURE

was badly ruptured while lifting a trunk
several years ago. Doctors said my only hope OF
cure operation. Trusses did me good.
Finally got hold of something that quickly and
completely cured me. Years have passed and the
rupture has never returned, although am doing
hard work as a carpenter. There was no opera
ton, no lost time. no trouble. have nothing to
SELL but will give full information about how you
may fnd complete cure without operation. if
write to me. Eugene M. Pullen. Carpen ter.
$3.50 iarcellus Avenue, Manasquan, NJ. Better
-ur out this notice and show it to any others who
IRE ruptured-you may save a life or at least stop
he misery of rupture and the woru and danger
~, operation.
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Mrs. J. M. Studebaker.. j. A. Albert
Leas spent Monday with his grand
mother, Mrs. Cora Leas.. Mr.. and
Mrs. Herlie Lehman and Mrs. Mary
Lehman, Russell Lehman and family,
Of Dayton, and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Finfrock, of Brookville, spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Eager.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Powell were Green
vile visitors Saturday evening.
Mrs. J. F. Radabaugh spent Saturday
at Eaton. :. Mrs. Lulu Howard and
daughter Mildred made a short visit
with her daughter near Eaton.
Harry Fender and family, of w. Unity,
o., returned home Monday after a
several days visit with relatives here
and at Lewisburg.. DIR. and Mrs.
Calre Beam entertained Mr.. and Mrs.
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guests. :. Miss Ola Trump returned
to her work at South Charleston after
spending the weekend with home folks.
-. Mrs. w. H. Martin and son, Ed
ward, of ManZanola, Colorado expect
to visit with Ohio relatives in the near
future and will call on old friends at
w. Manchester, enroute home. Mr..
and Mrs F. M. DAWSON were in Eat
on, Monday. Walter Trump and
family spent Sunday with her mother
Mrs. Belle Hunter, at Eaton. Mrs.
Laura Parks and daughter. Marie Jane
spent Sunday evening with John
Gauch and family. Mrs. Jacob Lam
ming, of Lewisburg. spent Monday with
her daughter, Mrs. Isaac Christman.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-22
Masonic Calendar

Wednesday. Sept. 22-Webb Lodge,
No, "a, F. and A. M. Called meeting;
work in Entered Apprentice degree
beginning at $50.
Friday, Sept. 24.-King Solomon's
Chapter, No. 4. R. A NJ. Called meet
ing; work in Mark Master degree, be-
ginning at o'clock Refreshments.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-11
PARLIAMENT TALKS
DRINK QUESTION

LONDON. Feb. 11.-The drink ques-
tion was briefly discussed in both
houses of parliament yesterday Earl
Curzon told the lords that the bill on
this subject to be introduced would
contain provisions for shorter hours of
sale The experiment of state manage
ment would not be dropped, he said
In the house Of commons the subject
was alluded to by Sir Donald Mac
Lean.
THE fact that America has gone dry
Is an economic fact of the graVest i'm
portance to Great Britain" he said.
He declared the British expenditure
for drink absolutely staggered him. II
was estimated, he said, the eXpendi
ture for the year ending March 81 next
would be nearly E400000,000. He WAS
unaware what the duty on the con.
sumaton for the last named period
would produce but ii was a form OF
revenue that all Chancellors OF the cN-
cheuuer would be pleased to be able
to dispense with, he said He hoped
the measures proposed by the govern
mcnt would prove to be a serious at
tempt to grapple with the evil
The liquor question will be debated
in the house of commons during the
present week when, according to lobby
report, Lady Astor will speak on the
topic in which she Is much Interested
and upon which she has addressed sew
eral meetings during the parliamentary
vacation. 1t will not only be her LADY
ships maiden speech in the house out
the first time woman has been heard
in parliament.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-11

Shingler was identified by Harrison
Wednesday as the first OF the trio re
met--the "steerer," otherwise the
pleasant feller"
Long arrested Shingler Tuesday after
noon in connection with their investi-
ga tion Of the death of Dee d. stewart
So advertising solicitor, who died after
he had taken roach poison In mistake
for Rochelle salts Shingler was witp
Stewart, police say, at the time the
older man took the poison.
Shinglcr was placed on the police
docket on charge Of robbery, after
Harrison. who was brought face To race
with him In the Bertillon room, took one
look. then leaped forward, and fiercely
seized Shingler by the coat collar, e1'
claiming.
You got my money You're the one
that was in that room"
The Sl2 00n in bonds still Is missing,
Sensational developments, which
might have involved murder charge
fell flat Wednesday. when Harrison
viewed the body of Stewart at Thomp-
son Bros undertaking parlors, and de-
clAred that Stewart was not the second
of the confidence trio. The police had
built theory that Stewart was the
second man, and that he met his end
by poison administered by some party
who hoped to thus gain for himself the
entire fruits OF the con game. The
theory was made stronger by the fact
that Shingler posted SIS with the un-
6ertakers for Stewards funera ] ex-
penses.
Shingler's wife also is held at police
headquarters. She was visited Wednes-
day about noon by Ralph Davis, noted
criminal lawyer.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-11
FLU CASES DROP
THIRD; NO SIGN
Of OPENING YET
Sixty-three Attacks Reported
to Health Department at
Noon-0ffiCiaIs Optimistic
as to Continued Drop.

A decrease in the number of new
cases OF influenza approximating 33 1-3
per cent was reported at noon We'd
nesday in comparison with the same
time Tuesday. The total number of
cases Wednesday at noon was SO with
no deaths The number of new cases
at noon Tuesday was 10l
mayor Paine and DR.. ]. l.. Andrews
were highly gratified over Wednes-
days reports and expressed confidence
that daily reports during the remain
der of the week would continue to
snow marked decrease each day.
While no official statement has been
given on the matter and the closing
orders issued by the mayor are being
r1gidly enforced continued reduction of
the number of new cases throughout
the remainder OF the week will no
doubt bring resembling of the closing
order under the terms Of which all
courts, churches, theaters, picture shows
and poolrooms in the city are closed
and gatherings of all descriptions can
celled *. \ y. \.
Mayor Pafns wo1Id make no State
ment Wednesday morning despite the
receipt of encouraging reports from
the health department, as to the date
for lifting the ban and no statement
probably will be issued for several days
pending the receipt of further reports
on local conditions.
Early in the day Wednesday health
officials predicted marked reduction
in the number of new cases as but q
had been reported at 8 o'clock with re-
ports from the hospitals already re-
ceived. The total number of new cases
reported on Tuesday was 1870, with 200
reported on Monday.
In response to numerous requests the
county board of hearth Tuesday Of
dered the school. poolroom and picture
show in New South Memphis closed.
These places are outside the city lin
it's and have not been closed hereto
fore. DR.. T. C. Graves. county health
superintendent, states that there is
very little danger apparent in other
sections Of the county and he attrib-
utes the large number of influenza
cases in New South Memphis to its
proximity to the city proper.
There were three deaths from influ-
enza and five from pneumonia report
ed to the city health department Tues
day, but Dr. Andrews has stated that
an increase in the number of deaths
is to be expected along with the de-
crease in the number of new cases.
The number of cases reported at
o clock Wednesday totalled 21.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-11
GOVERNOR WILL
GREET PERSHING
HERE ON SUNDAY
Chamber of Commerce Gives
Luncheon and American
Legion Banquet to DiStin--
quiShed Guest.

Gov. Roberts will he among those
who will greet Gen. John J. PershinE
at the Chamber Of Commerce luncheon
which will be given for the disting.
ushed visitor al the Hotel Chisca at !
o'clock Sunday afternoon.
Others who win come to Memphis
from the state capital to attend the
luncheon will be Col Harry 5, Berry,
commander Of the American Legion in
Tennessee, and Col. Luke Lea.
G. +. Schlecht chairman OF the
Chamber of Commerce entertainment
committee. has arranged an honor
table at the luncheon at which Mayor
Payne and the city commissioners, W.
II. FftzHugh and the other officers OF
the Chamber OF Commerce, Gen. Luke
r. Wright and others VIII sit VIII.
Gen. Pershing. Some 20 persons VIII
attend the luncheon. and the guest list
will includc the membership of the en-
tertainment committee Of the chamber
and of the local posts of the American
Legion.
The American Legion will take over
the entertainment OF the general ana
his staff of nine officers In the even
ing, giving a banquet at Z O'Clock AT
the Scottish Rites temple. Six hum
dred and fifty tickets have been Issued
for this banquet at So so the plate and
they are selling very fast.
Col. William J. Bacon, chairman OF
has arranged a program for the pan
quet which is as follows
Address OF welcome for the local
posts of American Legion, Col W. j.
Bacon, POSTMASTER.
Address OF welcome on behalt oil
Memphis. Mayor J. Rowlett Paine.
Address from the Tennessee organi-
cation OF the American Legion, Col.
Harry =. Berry.
Speeches by Gen, Luke ~; Wrlsht
Col Luke Lea and Gen. Pershlng.
Invocation, BY Rev, w. G. Barham,
Mrs. Virginia Frazier Boyle will pre-
sent handsome illuminated copy o
her poem Christ in the Argonne,' Z
| Gen. Pershing
| abet win ba adjourned and a reception
1 viii be held, lastlng until o'clock.
The general public viii have ivy.
| chances to see the great mlHtar'
guest both on his automobile trip Y
and from Park field. where he Is U
make an inspection. II Is not ye
| known what the line OF march WIZ o
on the return but the followluG r%ou'' %
| TO be followed on the way out, mas Deei
| announced by Mr. Schlecht; StartinI
| AT Hotel Chisca, north on Main Y
| Monroe. east on Monroe and Gnoh t'
| East parkway; thence north on IN
| parkway to Poplar; thence to OVertoi
| park. through Overton park 10 Eas
| Sumner avenue; thence to Ralelgl
| road and Via this road 70 fark lle'u
| The start from the Hotel Chisca VII
be made at 2:l5 o'clock Sunday after
| noon. il. T., ,,o,,,,,ht +
| from little Rock, Ark. at $40 Sunda.
| morning at Grand Central station. "a
| viii leave at midnight sunday hlsh
| for New orleans.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-11
NEW REFINERY TO
Be STARTED SOON
Swift & Co., Plant Will Be
Worlds Largest With Mil
lion Pounds Weekly.

Work will start next week on the new
refinery and lard compound plant of
Swift & Co., to replace the plant on
West Carolina avenue that was de
stroyed by fire Jan, f. according to S.
j.. Kopald, general manager for Swift
& Co. at Memphis.
An appropriation of $500,0O0 has been
made by the company for the new re-
finery, which will have a capacity of
100000 pounds of lard compound per
week, just double the capacity of the
old plant.
Instead of building on the old site,
the new refinery will be built adjoin-
ing the new cottonseed oil mill which
is now in process of construction on the
Illinois Central Belt line and the Pigeon
roost road, in South Memphis.
The new refinery will be one of the
largest in the world, Mr.. Kopald said
Wednesday in speaking of the plans for
rebuilding. The building will be of re-
inforced concrete construction, fire
proof and modern in every respect, with
new equipment of the latest type
the refinery in eight months, or within
a year at most.
The cotton seed oil mill now under
construction on the same location, is
expected to be ready for operation by
April !. 1t is being built at cost of
Hobh'NbV dhu Will SlNt tIllplOS W
between $50 and 800 men. The two
plants will represent an investment of
Approximately $1,500.00 sand about
800 men will be required to operate
them
The tract of land upon which the
plants are being built consists of about
80 acres, aud has direct railway con-
nection with about five trunk line rail
roads The location was purchased
last year.
Mr. Kopald said that the capacity OF
the old refinery had not been sufficient
to supply the trade for number OF
years. although it was capable of pro-
ducing about 100000 pounds of COM
pound per week
1t was one of the first compound
plants in the country, having been In
operation about Il years at the time
1t was destroyed.
Memphis has always been one OF the
leading cities for the manufacture and
distribution Of cotton seed products
and with the completion of the big
cotton seed oil milli and the new re.
fnery. with their enormous production
its supremacy in that industry will be
unqueotioned.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-11
FEWER CARS LEAVE,
BUT ORDER STANDS
Industries Here Renew Relief
Appeals to Administration.

The drastic order of the federal ad-
ministration that is draining Memphis
territory of all box car equipment ca
pable of carrying bulk grain, was stlll
in force Wednesday morning, without
further modification beyond the relief
granted the feed industries Monday
Fewer cars were sent North to the
grain fields Tuesday than on the pre-
vious day, railway officials said, but
many local industries are now almost
at a standstill
Local officials are acting under posi-
tive instructions from superior officers
of the railroad administration, IT Is
claimed. These have not been modified
for the relief of any except the feed
Industries. although Memphis CONNER
cial and traffic organizations have been
advised by their representatives in
Washington that Walker D. Hines, d.
rector general of railroads, has stated
that the order does not apply here and
is being enforced only through a mis-
Interpretation of the instructions.
The situation existing here was pre-
sented to Mr.. Hines Saturday and word
was received that relief had been prom
ised. The Chamber of Commerce sent
another protest to Director-General
Hines Tuesday night. emphasizing the
seriousness of the situation here and
asking for immediate relief.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-11
Six NOU Held In
Plot To Steal Big
Sum In Securities

NEW YORK. Feb 1.-THE arrests
~ two bscsders employed Hs brokers
messengers today rnIdo DtLl Of six
men held in "oarccrJn with what the
police declare vas = piot t. steal So
000, 900 worth Cf seCu ito, in 'hc H.
nancial district aaf-tak them to Can
ada where - was expect Il MAJ kyt
would be found for ha'n
Herbert 3unora, q. 's ar'nS,t OF
stealing Cructble steel securities VAL
ued at sl45,100 wnieh ws"a entrusted TO
him to deliver 10 another firm an hour
after he obtained job aS a broker s
messenger last November. Some e tne
securities were zee covered IN Washing
ton and Philadelphia and some in the
office Of David B. Su.liv91. New
York broker who * InIer Indictment
on charge Of obtaining loans on stolen
securities.
Rudolph c. BunOra, 22, Is accused Of
receiving S91 600 worth OF securities
stolen by Joseph Chuck, %, and his
brother, Irving. ~ The Glucks were
arrested Yesterday with Edward J. Fur
ev. who is regarded by the police as
the master mind" Of the conspiracy
Irving Gluck. the police said, confessed
he had stolen $2,0O0.000 worth OF Sc
Curtes in Il year and disposed of then
with the aid OF his brother.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-11
MEN STRIKE;
|NTERURBAN LINES
ON COAST TIED Up

JACKSON, Miss. Feb. l1.--lnterur-
ban traffic along the Mississippi coast
was tied up this morning as a result
Of the strike of over hundred em-
ployes of the Gulfport and Mississippi
Traction company, according to word
reaching here today.
The walkout had been called for
midnight Wednesday on account OF
wage differences, but was moved up "a
hours owing to a rumor that the union
workers would be replaced today by
nonunion men, Carmen on the Biloxi
end of the interurhan knew nothing
OF the strike this morning and were
prepared to go out on their runs when
word came that the walkout was or
dered.
Manager Sullivan. OF the tractic
4ompangs aud shis gassistants ;tfe u
tempting to get up enough power at
the Gulfport plant to supply the domes-
tic needs Of coast citizens, Jitneys were
pressed into service between Biloxi
and Gulfport and gasoline engines were
at premium for use in industrial
plants.