The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-10
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men we're nlIeu rAludy.
Employment of additional workmen
was cut today as only a few more
workmen are needed, Tretton de-
clared.
There was no let up of police
vigilance, nearly one-third of the
force being assigned exclusively to
strike duty during the twenty-four
hours.
A police drive. announced by
Chief of Police Claude F. Johnson,
against strikers and sympathizers
wearing badges 81 Will Walk" and
displaying cards on their machines
which said, "Union Men Ride Free
With Me- did not materialize.
johnson threatened Friday to in
woke an old ordinance prohibiting
banner carrying against the public
display of these badges and signs.
Addressing the strikers, Baker de-
clared the chief was "bluffing," that
the banner carrying ordinance is not
on the books, having been left out in
the 1925 recodifcation Of the city
code, and that if there were going
to be any arrests. he would pin a
badge on his lapel and invite the
notice to make him the first victim.
Two Buses Shot at
Perry Larrimore, 1886 N. Dear
born ST., driver of a Capitol Ave.
bus, said that a bullet whizzed by
his head as his bus reached Kenwood
Ave. and Forty-Sixth st. Four men
were seen to drive hurriedly away in
a large touring car.
A bullet sped past the head Of Joe
Cook, 1904 Lawrence St, driver of
a Central Ave. bus, as he crossed
Fiftieth st. A window was broken
by the bullet.
Virgil Hughes. 10. of 1905 Oliver
Ave, and Otto Maddox, 20, of SIT
W. Henry St., are held on vagrancy
charges under IS, 1000 bonds. Ser
geant Owens and squad arrested
them at Nineteenth St. and Central
Ave. after a chase from Twenty
First st. and Talbot Ave. officers
discovered the auto driven by Mad
dox after call was received at head
quarters that two men were in an
alley gathering up rocks. Additional
charges of having no certificates of
title and no license were placed
against Maddox. Both men denied
the charges and said they were wait
ing for a girl.
Several police squads failed TO
find any trace Of men who stoned a
w. Tenth st. car neal the enc of
the line late Friday. No one was
injured.
Patrolman Thomas Kegeris ar
rested Alvin Wonders. 43S Z. Ter
race Ave, and Arthur Mccoy. 1882
S. Alabama St. after a crowd Of
men cursed street car crews on the
S. Meridian st. line.
Patrolman Ben Gather reported
that a bus on which he was riding
was stoned at Lyons and w. Wash
ington SITS. No trace was found Of
the alleged stone hurlers.
Dynamite caps were found along
the Fairview Park line, street car
officials said. Crowds Of men at
Noble and Ohio SITS. dispersed be.
fore the arrival Of police.
Action i'm Court
The legal controversy in the street
car strike was carried again to Fed
eral Court Friday afternoon when at.
torneys for the Amalgamated Asso-
citation of Street and Electric Rail-
way Employees of America, filed an
answer to, the bill Of complaint on
which a preliminary injunction was
issued& week ago by Judge Robert
c. Baltzell.
The answer charged signatures of
employees on alleged company con.
tracts, lin many instances were OBJ
tanned by fraud and misrepresenta-
tion." and that the execution of the
contract has been denied by more
than 500 company employees.
Robert Armstrong and John M.
Parker. vice presidents Of the asso-
citation. are prevented by the i%njunc-
ton from influencing the company
employees to strike. The answer asks
dismissal of the bill of complaint.
Jurisdiction of the Federal Court
in the case was challenged when 1t
was pointed out that the street rail-
way company has a right and should
appeal to the State Courts.
Threats Charged
The answer charged hat the street
railway, "by threats and intimida-
ton has secured the signatures of
employees on affidavits admitting
signing the contracts when such was
not the ase
Officials of the union came to In
dianapolis "at the invitation and re-
quest of street car company en-
ployes. who asked that a local union
be organized and not to enter into a
conspiracy to prevent the men from
working, it was said.
Filing of the answer. was expected
to pave the way for further investi-
CATION of the situation by the FEEDER
al Department of Justice. Several
days ago district attorneys indicated
two organizers would be slated for
contempt of-court for disobeying the
injunction. but no ACTION has been
taken.
The investigation was begun after
the street car company presented
afidavits to District Attorney Albert
Ward. Ward indicated allegations Of
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