The Huntington Herald from Huntington, Indiana • Page 1

UNTINGTON HEKAtD MHlfrlNGTON OPPORTONITY'S GATEWAY" fWCE THREE CEKT3 HUNTINGTON, INDIANA MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 4, 1919. fRICE THREE CENTS NO. 181. Thirty fifth Year Ml 1 0 'or II 1 1 i SI .1 Ll 1 I BROTHERHOOD HEADS BY HIKES TO Washington, Au 4. Heads of the big four railroad brotherhoods were called into conference today by rail Way Director Hines in an effort to clarify the whole situa tion growing out of the demands of the men for higher wages, and their evident unwillingness to wait for the creation of a commission to pass on the wage question.

Besides the heads of the big four, M. Jewett, acting (president of the railway employes department, of the American Federation of Labor, was in attendance. It is under this department that the railway shopmen, taking a nation wide strike vote, are organized. Tne railway cierea, ireignt Han dlers, express and itatlon employe! we 'planning actios similar to that bernn by the ahop men, It waa atated today by J. J.

Forrester, grand president of the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks, Freight and Station Men. A referendum, In effect, a strike ballot, he said, will be taken up on whatever reply the railway administration makes to the pending demands for a wage Increase organization comprises 450,000 member. Demanda for a forty four hour week, brer time, and a thirty cent an hour Increase In wages has been made, and the brotherhood expects a definite reply Immediately, be added. Big Four Men Quit Indianapolis, Aug. 4.

More 8ay Strike Is Spreading. Chicago, Aug. 4. Union declared here today that tin strike'of ASKS DIVORCE. Bertha Draper Monday filed suit In She circuit cour against Edward Draper, asking a divorce and custody their four children.

She says they were 'married June 5, 1905 and separated October 14. 1917. that he failed to struck and cursed her TRUSTEES FILE REPORTS The trustees' of the twelve town thlps in "Huntington eounty held a neetlng Monday afternoon In the of loe of Clifford Funderburg, county fUDarintanflent of achools. The nrin L' tlpal business was the making of the inaual financial. and statistical re pervisors are Democrats.

til TAKEN TO BREAKFAST MR. AND MRS. JAMES P. FISHER HANDCUFFED WHILE THREE AUTOS WAIT ESCAPE PUNTm GU'JIBG Mr. and Mra James P.

Fisher learned Monday morning that wedding breakfasts were meant to be graced by the bride and brlgegroom whenever they are serred. Attempts to dodge attending such affairs anmatlmaa raanlt In vfolMlt fneinj be inan z.ouu anopmen empioyeu uk.n by Mmit of the new, Orlghtwood, Beech Orove and Shelby street shops of the Big Four railroad, went on strike at 11 o'clock today. Shop workers of other roads will not strike today, baring received no no tice to walk out. It waa said. ly married to inaure such attendance.

This the Fishers found out to their discomfiture Monday morning after they were married at the St. Mary's church. Mr. Fisher and his bride, who was Chicago advice say that 150.000 aL' rnnr nid deon ready are out over the country. from the church and dodge the chance that sinlt Vm ttiam at officials L.

a. eatlng the wedding breakfaat. Mr. THiran nopin pi her tat Wa. ar behind nur ia BDreaainr rsDioir iarouxa o.7.

v. Hairs icnooi, the St hoping that they noi uull get out of tbe side door of the ader. assert 160,000 inenthKwghcW theIr the naUon are now on strike and J. ihm iw JWend! became aware of the escape. 111 CI hui waaa.

uui uuui uv minlstraUon admitted frankly today i'" LJJ that the situation la becoming serious thfM two t0 and that a depreciation of service eUw; ta thft "yow.wheeled" certain within the next few days unless the men return to ''work. Locomotives and other rolling stock, Is vr wrb uiauv. Some secret serrice work was done however, that would do justice to the department of Justice of the United mission and cannot be repaired be State, and the friends did not wait cause of the absence of the men from''01" the of the wedding break the shops. The entire railway traffic j'Mt tn 'ronKn stuff." After the of th nation. It ia declared, ia threat UBU luo newiyweaa lurnea ened.

L. W. Hawver, president of the Chi around from the altar and Mrs. Fisher cast longflng glances at a side door. cago Joint council of the railroad shop, She wa8 astonished to see three fcnalrtr "frlA m4mU.J .4 1L.

craftsmen, deciarea toaay mat tne iu omr. men are' going to stay out until their jIn an to her. husband she con demands are met A call for a refer TeTed the news, and marched endum vote has been issued. Hawver doW11 the aisle to the front entrance said, but this is not returnable until August 24, and before that time the railway systems of the country will be up. ILL TRY JO REDUCE HIGH COST OF LIVING TBr International Nswe Service August 4.

"We hope to advise some way to reduce the high cost of living and help, the American people get food at lower senator Gronna of North Da kota, chairman of the senate agricul ly" tural committee, stated in the upper nouae una aiLeruoou in announcing that a committee would hold a spe clal 'meeting tomorrow to consider ex isting economic conditions, Gronna denied that the government fixed price of wheat had had anything to do with the high cost of living, af ter Senator Pittman of Nevada read in editorial from a New York news paper that it had. "Wheat' is the cheapest article of food available for the American peo ple Gronna declared. and into the arms of the vigilance committee on tbe There was nothing else to do. 4 Fisher put up a game fight, but numbers overpower almost anybody and before the newlvweds knew what waa happened they were handcuffed together, put In an automobile not one of th. two "waiting" ones.

and told that the wedding breakfast was served at the O'Connor home, and that the key was in the hands of one who would attend the car was produced, and they went on their way rejoicing. FOR DISTRICTS APPOINTED Wabash, Aug. 4. The thirteen congressional district supervisors for the 1920 census were named today by the United States director of the census. All thirteen are Democrats.

The supervisor for the Eleventh district which Includes Huntington, is William J. Alber of Wabash, a business man. Mr. Alber and the other Indiana su KITTENS CAUSE WRECK. By International New Bertica Evansvllle, Aug.

4. In turning out to save three kittens playing in the road Randolph Beane and J. C. Greer wrecked their automobile and were severely injured. EIGHT DECORATED Washington, August' 4.

Eight more officers and men of the expeditionary force and one French officer have received service croasea, the war department announced today. ATI THE WEATHER Sun rise 6:46. Sun set Forecast for Indiana Partly cloudy, probably showers and thunder storms in north portion tonight and Tuesday; not much change In WABASH HAS AN EIRAGO STRIKE TTE8 UP TWO ROADS, AC CORDING TO WORD TO THE ERIE SYSTEM. LI SHOPfslEfiVORKIIiG HERE A O. Net Operatlna and No Freight Is Received For Transfer to That Line The Erie railroad lull not been af fected Monday noon by the strike of shop men which started in Chicago lat week and which has spread to other shops in the country.

So far aa the Erie officials here know the Erie shops at Hammond and Chicago were still going, and trains were running aa usual from Chicago to Hunt and Huntington to Chicago. Many reports were current Sunday and Monday that the Huntington men would be called on to strike, but there was no conflrmalon oMbeoy reports Monaay. Tn7nea were bum tocjdux the regular hours aad had not glvn any signs of quitting their Jobs. The Wabash railroad ran only two freight trains through Huntington Sunday and Sunday night, and up to a late hour Monday the only trains hi trains. Erie officials reported that the Wabash and C.

A O. railroads had served embargoes against the Erie. The C. A O. crosses the Erie at North Judson, and newspaper reports say that the shop men on the two systems are out everywhere.

MANY FAMILIES BRING THEIR DINNERS AND SPEND DAY IN WOODS BASEBALL GAME THRILLS CROWD Fully equaling if not exceeding nil the predictions that had been made for at, and with a capacity crowd in attendance, the Knights of Columbih picnic held In the Pat Gorman woods, Sunday, was a marked success. Near lv 9 Rnft naAnIa nMO.nt HnHn After the breakfast the handcuffs 't. fomiiia. were unlocked, the "yellow wheeled brought their lunches early in the day and enjoyed a regular old fashioned picnic dinner. The plcnio opened in the morning with a band concert wl(4i Fred Holti and his jazz band specialists furnishing the music.

The games and contests scheduled for the day began immediately, after dinner 'and continued the entire afternoon. There were potato races, bag races, pie eating contests, old men races, boxing, In fact everything that ever at a picnic was re acted here. The baseball game between two teams organized from Huntington council thrilled the crowd for an hour and a half. Paul Martin and Paul Moran were the Blab artists for the occasion and both pitched splendid brand 'of. baseball Martin's team won, the score being 6 and 2.

The local Knights plan to make this picnic an annual feature and already are enthusiastically formulating plans for next year's celebrtion. GOES TO HAMMOND Clarence V. Baldwin, formerly of Httntlngton, spent Sunday In Huntington. Mr. Baldwin was on his way from Napoleon, Ohio, where he assisted in opening a new theater, to Hammond, where he will be employed by the Standard Oil company.

Mrs. Baldwin and daughter, who have been visiting friends In Huntington, accompanied him to Hammond. r. i i i nil CLARIFY 811 PARTS OF CITY LOOK LIKE SECTIONS OF THE SATTLE FRONT. MIIIMEIllfOTilM Chaos Reigns, With Shops Lfcted and Women Drunk en Liquors From Pillaged Stores.

Liverpool, Aug. 4. Following a night of rioting in the general strike, soldiers, armed with fixed bayonets, and policemen, restore order early today. Time and again troops ana police charged the mobs of rioters and loot era before they were dispersed, about 3 o'clock. There was an extension of the walk out when the 414m car employes struck today, to enforce their demand for back pay.

The situation is serious and mar tlal law exists in the business die tricts. The trouble has been aggra vated by the strike of part of the po licemen, about one half of the force being out Shops Wrecked. Pillaging spread across the Money river to Birkenhead where many ahops were wrecked. Women led mobs that broke Into Jewelry stores. Before the looters were subdued $200,000 damage had been done.

Parts of Liverpool looked like a transplanted portion of the old west ern battle front Troops supported by machine guns, and police, patrolled the streets and there were frequent clashes between them and the mobs. There was a vlolenSoutbreak In Love Lane, whererioters attacked a motor aTTyy4caidrwtth MVpinta stonet and bottles were Used as 'weapons, Qne striker vraa mortally wounded In the fighting. Trainmen Co Out London. 4. Locomotive dri vers and firemen of the London and Southwestern railway, went on strike today in sympathy with the striking nolieemen.

Two thousana men ar idle and both passenger and freight services are tied up. Anarchy In LlUrpool fBy International Newa Srvlc London, August 4. A state anarchy exists at Liverpool and the municipal authorities have asked for reinforce ments of troops, said a dispatch to the Dally Express quoting Percy Corkhlll, secretary to the lord mayor of LIveroooL A dispatch to the Daily News sam that the outbreak of rioting and FU laging at Liverpool is the worst die nlav of anarchy seen in England for years. The Dally News correspondent gives a graphic picture or tne scene at Liverpool with the streets littered with wreckage, women drunk on llpuor stolen from pillage shops and men with their clothing bulging with loot Road is littered like Armentieres on the western battle front in 1917," said the Daily News. "The wreckage extends for miles.

Broken windows are boarded up and some' of the streets are filled with barbed wires. Shops selling American chewing gum were raided and most of the looters had their mouths filled with Pollcteman Makes Speech "Police orator, speaking in front of St George's Hall, thus addressed the crowd: 'This Is a great country. The working man made it great. Why shouldn't they have a bigger The Dally Express reports that fresh troops are arriving fast at Liverpool. The municipal authorities there believe It be necessary to establish cordons of troops around the affected areas.

Many trade unionists, taking advantage of the strike of policemen, quit and Joined the masses In the streets. It was reported on Sunday that the riot act had been read twice at 'Liverpool during Sunday afternoon, but advices today denied this. The authorities believed that there were Insufficient troops to deal Effectively with the rioters at' that time. WANT BRICK ROADS. By International Newa Service Indianapolis, Aug.

4. Brick manufacturers of Clay and Vigo counties accompanied by several Brazil and Terra Haute business men and good roads booster conferred with the state highway commission here Saturday, urging the construction with brick of the National Old Trails road through the two oountlet Y. MB FIGHT I REORGANIZED SCHOOL BOARD RPO Wslter B. Whltacre Saturday even Ing qualified as a member of the Huntington board of education at the t. WW WALTER B.

WHITACRE Secretary. special reorganization meeting. Mr. Whltacre was elected last June by the city council, and will begin his duties as a member of the board Monday evening when the regular business meeting Is held. He succeeds H.

C. Welford, who served on the board for three years. In the re organlzatlon, Thomas A. Ewlng; who is now serving his third year on the board, was elected president; A. N.

Grimes, now entering his second year, was elected treasurer, and Mr. Whltacre, as the new mom ber, started as secretary. This organ izatlon is a matter of custom with the school board in Huntington, the retir jWLWbjaenUjaaa yvesdavr me ooara. Under, the new organization the board has a majority of Republican members for the first time in about eight years, and Mr. Whltacre was elected last June.

Under a law passed by the last legislature, school boards of the cities in the state must not have more than two members of the came political party, hence next year BRITISH MUTINY PLOT ALLEGED IT NEWSPAPER LONDON EXPRESS 8AYS THERE IS EVIDENCE OF CONSPIRACY IN ENGLAND. GOVERNMENT OVERTHROW PUNNED London, Aug. 4. The Daily Express stated today that understands that the home office has evidence of conspiracy to paralyze British industry and spread mutiny to the army." Secret consultations have occurred between firebrand revolutionaries and various trade unions, the Dally Ex press declared. It added: "Assurances were given, mostly without the slightest authority, that the police strike would have the united support of the triple alliance (coal miners, dock workers and rail way employes: "Fantastic stories have been told of plans completed for the triumph of anarchy and the overthrow of the government Trains, street cars and om nibuses were to stop.

The lights of London were to.be extinguished. Wa ter and food supplies to be cut off. In shor the community was. to be reduced to helplessness. A knockout blow was to be the spread of the movement to the soldiers who were supposed to betray their allegiance t6 the crown by refusing to maintain order." THREATEN IE FARES Chicago, Aug.

4. Chester Cleveland, special traction attorney, voicing this protest against a proposed increase In street railway and elevated fares, today. threatened to stop operations of the city's surface can if the street car company, with or without the permission of the. public utilities commission, raised fares. BRIDE SEES DEATH.

Valparaiso, Aug. 4. His bride of three weeks saw Henry Storm, age twenty six, of Chicago, drowned In Bull 8 eye lake near. this city. He was seized wltli He recently re .1 tnme4amCmace.

7 the Republlrsn council will ptck a Democrat as a member of the board. 7 A. N. GRIMES Treasurer. 1 lVv 7 THOMAS A.

EWINQ Prealdent. SOISSONS BATTLEFIELD Miss Helen Harter, who returned to Huntington Saturday afternoon after nine months in Italy and four months in France, brought back with her a relic ot the war that gave her a creepy sensation when she visited the battle field of Soissons. She was going over the field when she saw the name "Harter" on a German' knapsack left lying on the field. The knapsack was muddy, and she did not wish to take it at all, but after the first sensation of surpriiv, she cut out the name and initials, the wording being, as V'Lt. Do Res.

HARTER, IV La'n." Soldiers say tnis means. of the reserve, Harter, Fourth Landstrum." JACKSON EXPECTED TO RE CANDIDA TE Lafayette, Aug. 4. Definite announcemtht is expected in a few days that Major Ed Jackson, former secretary of for Indiana, who resigned that post to enter military ser' vice as a private, will be a candidate for governor on the Republican ticket. Major Jackson is in Kentucky today, but It was stated at his office that he will be a candidate for the Republican nomination.

He is expected to return here in a few. days and announce his candidacy. 'LICENSED TOWED. James P. Fisher, age thirty three, bakery owner of Logansport, and Blanche M.

O'Connor, age thirty three music teacher, daughter of O'Connor. Linus H. Wahman, age twenty four, a telephone lineman of Bluffton and Lucile A. Knoke, age twenty one daughter of Mrs. Henry Knoke of this city.

Lawrence Adams, age twenty three, an engineer, and Marcella Snowberg er, age seventeen, daughter of Ira Snowberger of ML Etna. IS BACK HOME. Oia Smith, son ot Mr. and Mrs. J.

C. Smith, of Union township, has re DR. SWISHER IS WELCOMED TWO CONGREGATIONS UNIT! FOR SERVICES AT THE ME THODI3T CHURCH TRAVEL IS REVIEWED Dr. Swlaher Pays High Tribute Td Soldiers Says Peace Depends On Accepting Gospel Two congregations united Sunda evening to welcome Dr. L.

A. 8wishei back to the pulpit of the First Metho dlst church. Dr. Elmer Ward Cole and his congregation from the Central Christian church were present. Dr.

Cole, who Is also a veteran of the work in France, opening the ser vice with prayer and closing it with the benediction. The choir had prepared special music, welcoming Dr. Swisher home, the solo part of one song being taken by Robert T. 3. M.

Triggs snnounced that a re ception for Dr. Swlnher will be held this evening at the church, and Invit ed the, friends of the church and ot Dr. Qwisher to come with members of thft congregation. Asthur Sapp introduced the speak er, turning the pastorate over from Mra. Swisher to her Jiusband with a very graceful speech.

Dr. Swisher thenj began his address, which was a review of his travels since February 20, hen he left Huntington. tfresaed In his uniform, tannari hv hisjllfe In the open, Dr. Swisher presented a very military appearance whjlle be spoke. He skipped hastily from acene to arena, ronmiltlne hla IVrlst ialch as he spoke and trying to crowd all his facts into the time allotted htm.

Swisher doughboys ahce." He 1 1 1 nroo if0 1 ime for his service. said he found the yearning for spiritual guld defended the and as 1 of its efficiency told how he am home, everything beinz done him with such dispatch that he as able to arrive in Hunaington in He told of meeting friends In France, Including Dr. Cole, and Ar chie Brenneman. He spoke for the British soldier, and said that any one who attempts to stir up enmity between the United. 8tates and Great Britain Is not doing bis duty, as an American citizen.

"The only safety for France and the United States and the he declared, later in bis address, 'is in the gospel of He declared that it is going to be a great privilege to help bring In the, new day. 1 He then spoke again for the doughboy, saying that every citizen should feel like taking off his bat the soldier, and he recounted his experience at automoblling, when he drove without headlights, at dark and without an auto horn, and was in three serious accidents. For future sermons he promised discourses on his experiences, saying be had filled three books with notes about things to tell his audiences. JO By International Newa Servtoe Indianapolis, Aug. 4.

Air mail ser. vice bringing letters to points in Indiana almost a whole day sooner than they now come by mall probably will be an accomplished fact next spring. Postmaster Springsteen has been in formed by Otto Praeger, second as sistant postmaster general, that plans will be pushed for aerial mall service' from Pittsburg to St. Louis, via Indianapolis, and that there is strong possibility that it will be established next spring. This will permit routing mail to all points served from Indianapolis on trains many hours before they now are reached.

GO TO NEW YORK. Mrs. R. Sirkes and daughter Myra, will leave Wednesday for New York. I They will be followed by Mr.

Sirkes. Bryan who will leave tne mmaie or August to manage a new brancn store or the, People's Clothing Co. in New York. Mr. Sirkes who has been manager of the People's Clothing store In Huntington for the last two years will ba succeeded by W.

Sally. STORK STOPS Born Saturday afternoon, a girt weighting eight and a half pounds, to Mr. and Mra Paul of 458 V. Mtelock street. The gttl has been named Thais.

She etimi two days be fore tha slxty tlrat birtidav annlver turned to his home after two years siry of Ctorge Young, who la now for Lervice oversea. jtha flist tuna ft grandfather.