The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-30
Ohio Body Acts

The Ohio Federation Of Labor, in
session at Akron, Thursday assailed
Judge Baltzell for remandingS Par
ker and Armstrong to Jail without
bond, and protested to President
Coolidge and Governor Jackson. A
resolution calling attention Of the
President to the sentiment of the
federation was PASSED.
Parker. Armstrong and Fade were
found guilty of contempt, by the
court" Day, by a jury, Wednesday
after eight minutes elaboration and
the others pleaded guilty to the
charges. Fade is charged with hav-
ing called Paul Jacobs, 116 MCLEAN
Pl.. "a dirty scab" and attempting
to induce him to strike.
Day was convicted for holding a
meeting of striking car men IT his
home, where it was charged vio-
lence was planned. Bane, Ellis and
Frakes, are among those who at
tended the meeting at Days home.
Southern. McNew. Tally and Wig
CLINTON. were arrested for stoning
street cars. They asserted Boggs
came to them and said "the lid is
off, and he wanted to e all the
boys out"
Held In jail
All these men have been held in
the Marion County Jail without
bond. since their guilt was de-
termined. Sentences Of the men, in
all but Days, are up to the
discretion Of the court. Day OBJ
tanned a jury trial under the Clay
ION act, which limits the penalty to
six months in Jail and $1,000 fine.
Jury trials were not granted Par
ker, Armstrong and Fade. on the
grounds that they did not violate
a Federal oil State statute, but had
only violated the courts order.
Though no direct reference was
made to Parker and Armstrong by
speakers Thursday night at an open
air mass meeting at Tenth and Dor
man Sts., the strikers were called
upon to stick together in spite of
and because of developments"
More than 500 persons attended
the meeting. including strikers,
their families and sympathizers.
Mrs. jeanette O'Brien. 1901 Polk
ST., and Albert Greeson. 1923 Harlan
Ave, the speakers. were roundly APP
plauded.
Mrs. O'Brien sounded an appeal
to women to support the strikers,
warning that if the strike is lost,
Indianapolis will become a city of
pauper labor.
"These men r asking nothing,
but a decent living wage she de
land l know that no fair
minded woman, especially no
mother. would deny them that. Win
ming this strike means decency for
these mems children"
Greeson. a striker. reviewed his
fourteen years employment with the
street railway company, declaring
the company always HAS taken a
firm stand against dealing with the
men collectively. He recalled an
alleged instance in 1916 when Of
ficials of the company promoted an
emissary Of the men to the rank
of inspector when the emissary per-
mftted them to tear UP a petition Of
the men for higher wages.
The speaker, a former preacher,
declared an other means of securing
their demands were pursued before
this strike was called.
Referring to the hearing before
the public service commission, at
which the men dismissed their pc.
tition for arbitration rather than ,ad-
NIT the existence of an alleged work
ing contract, GreesorN pointed out
the commission, lawfully. could only
decide whether the contract had been
violated and that 1t had no power
to alter the contact by changing
the scale of wages specified in the
contract.
Policemen, headed by Sergeant
Cox. stood on the fringe of the
crowd. There was no disorder.
Plans for another meeting tonight
st. Paul and Prospect SITS. were
announced.
The 50 a day bonus paid workers
by the street railway during the
was suspended Thursday,
having been paid twenty-four days
On the basis of 1.400 employees, the
company expended approximately
s67, 900 in bonuses.