The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-12
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versy," Ferguson said. IT don't think
the system is right or that It should
be allowed to exist"
The committee OF fifty will have
two settlement plans outlined to II
by members Of the original commit
tee OF fifteen when It meets, It was
learned.
Appeal to Governor
One Of these plans provide for an
appeal to Governor Jackson to APP
point a committee of three with
power and authority to summon wilt
nesses, as provided by the 1917 arbi-
tration law, to publicly expose the
conditions which led to the strike.
The other plan provides for each
striker to secure 100 names on
petition to the public service COM
mission for its Intervention. IL this
plan was carried out the body, which
fixes fares. would be asked by more
than 100000 persons to arbitrate the
dispute, and the opinion was ex-
pressed that this number OF names
would make an impressive political
impression on the utilities body,
causing It to act.
In Second Week
The strike entered upon it's second
week today. 1t started early hst
Monday after two months OF WAN
Cling between the company and its
men. 1t brought some violence.
crippled night car service, and has
created d state Of unrest In labor
circles, union men almost unani-
mously supporting the strikers de-
mands.
The demands are negotiation Of "a
new working contract. recognizing
the car mems union, increased'
wages and reinstatement OF men dis
charged by the company for joining
the union. The men average from
S3.70 to S4.20 for ten hours work,
compared to earnings as much as
twice this figure in other large cities
OF the Nation, 1t is said.
The company has refused to arbi-
trate the demands with the union,
and announced all men who failed TO
return to work by p. m. Wednes-
day were out of the companys en-
ploye. The ultimatum caused no
break in the strikers ranks.
Committee Members
Members Of the original citi-
zens' committee were DR.. AL
va w. Taylor, secretary OF the
national board OF social welfare OF
the Disciples Of Christ Church; VIII
liam p. Hapgood, president Cclum-
bia Conserve Company; the Rt. Rev.
Mgr. Francis II. Gavisk Of st. Johns
Catholic Church; A. Leroy Portteus,
president Of the Indianapolis Fed
Grafton OF Community Civic Clubs;
William T. Quillin, state Senator
and attorney; the Rev. Walter c.
Davis, president OF the indianapolis
Ministerial Association; Edward o.
Snethen, attorney; John #. White.
secretary OF the community clubs
organization; Il. H. Kemper Nc
Comb, principal OF Manual Training
High School: Walter j. Pray of the
Bonham-Pray Company, Optimists
Club president; the Rev. Floyd Van
Keuren OF Christ Church; Mervin ].
Hammel, Kiwanis Club president;
William G.. Taylor, Elks Lodge sec
rotary; ]. Stephen Fullen. abstrac-
tor; William Il. Clauer, secretary Of
the Indianapolis American Associa(
ton baseball club, Nand A. d. Hitzy
Rotary Club president.
Conference Held
DIR. Taylor and Hapgood conferred
before the meeting with John M.
Parker and Robert Armstrong. or.
ganizers of the local car mems union
in the Office Of Frank p. Baker, at
torney for the union.
No further violence marked prog.
ress of the strike over the week
end. Police vigilance was maintained.
nearly one.third of the force being
assigned to strike duty exclusively.
One youth was arrested.
Resolutions pledging labor not TO
ride street cars until the strike is
settled were expected 10 be adopted
tonight by the Central Labor Union.
A mass meeting OF union hearts,"
which had been planned for Tues.
day night TO present to the public
the strikers demands. was post.
poned, when II was found impossible
to secure the use Of the hall where
the meeting was TO have been held.
Youth Arrested
Eugene Miller, 20, Of 1888 S. Della.
ware St., was discharged on vagrancy
charge. Patrolman Sylvest arrested
him at Meridian and Arizona SITS,
where a number OF youths were said
to have been shouting at street car
men.
Mind your own business when on
the street." said Municipal Judge
Dan V. White in discharging Miller.
Police failed to find any gang mt
Twenty-Fourth and Illinois SITS. Sat.
urday after receiving a report OF
strikers congregatlng.
After it was reported that strikers
were following a bus at Fifty.Se
ond and Pennsylvania SITS. SatuN
day, It was found that the men were
street car employees, acting as
guards.
No trace Of union men could be
found after police went to Illinois
and Thirtieth SITS, when II was re-
ported that strikers were attempting
to get crews to desert their cars.
Police said the report that union
men were holding up n bus at Forty
Sixth st. and Capitol Ave, Saturday,
was unfounded
Police receievd a report Sunday
that n bus had been stoned at Twen-/
ty-First st. and Sherman Dr.. but
could find no trace OF the bus or
vandals.