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MONDAY, i^UNE 14. 1015.
(By International New® Service.)
CHICAGO, June 14.—For the first
time in a generation all electric trans
portation in Chicago was completely
tied up to-day. Not a wheel was
turned on, the surface and elevated
lines after 5 o’clock this morning, and
more than 1,000,000 persons employed
in the loop district were forced to find
some other means of transit.
The strike of the carmen, who are
demanding more pay and improved
working * conditions, was officially
called at midnight, but the last car
was not run into the barns until five
hours later. The strike order called
out 14,000 conductors, motormen and
elevated guards. Chicago to-day had
more than 50,000 union workers on
strike and a total of nearly 200,000
unionists were idle as the result of
strikes and lockouts.
During the early hours of the day
no disorders were reported. Personal
ly directed by Chief Healy, every po
liceman in the city was on duty all
night and to-day guarding against
possible riot. Every car and elevated
terminal was under guard, and gath
erings of strikers on the streets were
not permitted.
Every known method of transpor
tation was made use of to-day. Bi
cycles were in large demand, and hun
dreds of pairs of roller skates were
sold to persons who had no other way
to reach their places of employment.
Every taxicab and horse-drawn vehi
cle was called into service, and many
private automobiles were run for
profit from the residence sections to
the loop. Thousands of workers
walked miles. To add to their dis
comfort a heavy rain fell part of the
morning.
Plan to Start “L” Trains.
Trouble was anticipated on the
South Side elevated line to-day on
account of an official announcement
that trains would be run from the
Sixty-first street terminal, manned by
strikebreakers and guarded by spe
cial details of the most dependable
policemen in the Chicago department.
Beginning about 9 o’clock. Superin
tendent John M. Feldhake stated, the
trains would be started out about ten
minutes apart. Every “L" station and
every foot of elevated structure was
being guarded by policemen and de
tectives, who feared the first attempt
to run trains with strikebreakers
would result in violence.
The public schools were not closed
to-day, although 8,000 teachers were
forced to find some means of reaching
their schoolrooms. The telephone com
panies, guarding against a possible
shutting down of their downtown ex
changes, held 700 eirls at the hotels.
The morning papers carried the
smallest amount of display advertis
ing on any Monday morning. v The
largest department stores, however,
occupied the usual space bidding for
business. In a full-page advertise
ment in all the newspapers, the Chi
cago surface ltnes compkny presented
its side of the controversy and asked
that the public support it in its stand
against the union.
Officials of the Chicago elevated
railroads declared that in operating
their trains to-day they had many-
veteran employees who refused to
obey the strike order. According to
Superintendent Feldhake, these men
are the safest kind of men to whom
to intrust trains in this crisis. He
said they refused to go out because
they are too old to get other jobs.
Lines Appeal to Public.
Several hours before the strike was
In effect persons desiring to go home
on the surface lines felt the effects of
the walkout. Scores of persons along
the North Clark street line waiting
for cars were passed up by the mo
tormen, who were speeding toward
their terminal without regard for the
would-be passengers.
An official statement issued by the
officials of the companies to-day said:
“We have done vervthlng In our
power to avert this strike. We have
Willard Tells Why
He Will Never Fight
Another Black Man
H OW many persons know the
REAL reason why Jess Wil- s
lard will never fight another
negro?
There is no prejudice in the mat
ter at all, and when you KNOW
the reason you will agree that it is
a perfectly good one.
Another installment of the world's
champion's own story of his life
will appear in The Georgian to
morrow, and will discuss the mat
ter fully.
Did you know that Tommy
Ryan, the one-time world's cham
pion, was not his right name at all?
It was Joe Youngs. And Jim Flynn \
was christened Andrew Chiarig-
lione.
Willard tells about a lot more >
ring fighters who changed their
names—and tells why they did it.
It’s all in The Georgian to-mor-
rOw.
Stomach-Intestines
Indigestion, Dyspepsia and I
Catarrh of the Bowels (chronic, or of I
many years tanding), successfully j
treated with
offered a proposition so fair that it
must appeal to everyone's sense of
justice. We deplore the strike, but we
are willing to leave the question of
who is responsible for this calamity
brought upon the city to be deter
mined by its people. We shall imme
diately make every effort to restore
the service at the earliest possible
moment. We shall co-operate in every
way w-ith the elevated lines, which
will be the first to go into service, and
in this matter we ask the people of
the city to co-operate with us.”
The following official strike order to
the men was issued by William Quin
lan, president of the surface em
ployees, and John J. Bruce, head of
the elevated workers’ organization:
The Strike Order.
“To the Employees of the Surface and
Elevated Roads of Chicago:
“We take this mean of informing
you that all negotiations with the
companies have closed, and we have
been forced to put Into effect a sus
pension of work, as you instructed by
your vote. Full information will be
given you through the proper chan
nels of your organization of these ne
gotiations later. We take this means
of appealing to you to be loyal to
your organization and to stand firm
through the conflict. Do no act that
will discredit you with your organi
zation or the association, and above
all things remain away from the sa
loon and refrain from drink until the
strike has been settled.”
The main dispute which led to the
strike was the question of wages. The
men now receive 23 cents an hour for
their first three months’ work. By a
graded scale the wage Is brought up
to 32 cents an hour at the end of the
fifth year of service. The men de
mand that they be paid 33 cents an
hour, and that they be advanced to
36 cents at the end of the first year.
In the matter of working conditions
they demand that the scale be so ar
ranged that no man shall remain on
duty sixteen consecutive hours, and
that the regular day be ten hours.
The company offered to abolish all
long-hour runs for the older men In
the servioe. but the union turned this
offere down.
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GRAIN EXPORTS LAST WEEK.
Bradstreet’s reports the exports of
grain for last week, with comparisons,
figures in bushels, as follows: Wheat,
flour included. 6.767.271. against 4.872.-
752 last week and 5,406,227 in this week
last year; from July 1 to date 381.948.-
199, compared with 243,038.148 in the
same period a year ago. Corn 362,098.
contrasted with 622,715 last week and
67.139 in this week a year ago; from
July 1. 38,208.804. against 2.830.366 in the
corresponding time last year.
OBITUARY.
The funeral of William F. Grubbs, se
cret order official andTor eleven years
connected with the Atlanta water
works system, who died Sunday aft
ernoon at the home, No. 28 Clark
street, North Atlanta, was held Mon
ad v from the North Atlanta Baptist
Church, the Revs. J. D. Winchester
and W. H. Bell officiating, and the
interment was in Oakland. The pall
bearers were S. G. Davies, W. C.
Davis, W. Hall Barker, Sanford Tut
tle. R. N. Fickett, Jr.. G W. Allen,
L. M. Moffatt and J. N. Fuller. Mr.
Grubbs was a member of Fulton
Lodge, No. 59 of Masons, the Barnes
Lodge of Odd Fellows, the Cherokee
Lodge of Red Men and Eureka Circle,
No. 7, of the Junior Order. He is sur
vived by his wife, two sons. Lonnie
and Wilson Grubbs .and three sisters,
Mrs. M. A Belter. Mrs. L. G. Schel-
pert and Mrs. J. W. Evans.
News has been received in Atlanta of
the death in Willlamston, S. C., of
the Rev. R. R. Dagnall, brother of
Mrs. M D. Eubanks and Mrs Charles
G. Hart, field, and for 52 years mem
ber of the South Carolina Conference.
Dr Dagnall is survived by his wife,
two sisters and a brother. E. W. Dag
nall. of Bartow County.
The funeral of W. J. Thornton, killed
in a blast of dynamite at East Point
Friday, was held Monday from Poole's
and the interment was in Greenwood.
Michael Manic’s funeral was held
from Donehoo’s and the interment was
in Sylvester.
TO HTTP
U.S. GOODWILL
Belief of Changes for Friendly
Settlement Grows in Official
Circles.
By THEODORE TILLER.
(Special Correspondence International
News Service.)
WASHINGTON, June 14.—That the
chances for a peaceful settlement of
the present controversy between the
United States and Germany are im
proving daily Is the belief in well-in
formed circles here. The Washington
view now is that Germany is becom
ing as desirous as the United States
to continue peaceful relations, and the
possibility of an early understanding
between the two nations takes preced
ence in comment in official and diplo
matic uarters. While no one is able
to say what the German note will as
sert in reply, it is regarded as signifi
cant that those in the confidence of
German representatives and sympa
thizers believe that the reply of the
Kaiser will be conciliatory, and will
admit of a common meeting ground
between the two Governments.
In official circles here there is a
growing impression that Germany, be
set on every side with an Increasing
number of enemies, soon will be ready
to consider peace talk in the great
European conflict. Accepting this sur
mise as correct, it is regarded as all
the more likely that Germany will as
sume a conciliatory attitude toward
the United States, not only that she
may avoid trouble with this nation,
but that the services of a powerful
neutral Government like the United
States may be available should peace
appear on the European war horizon.
Comment Encouraging.
The editorial comment of the Ger
man press on the second Wilson note
is being read with great interest by
officials here, and they are understood
to have been much encouraged by the
more conciliatory tone of these ex
pressions. It has been the opinion of
those in authority here that if the ne
gotiations could proceed in a spirit of
friendliness a peaceful settlement
would be possible, but it is realized
that with a hostile public opinion pre
vailing in either country diplomatic
negotiations would become difficult.
The fact that the German press seems
to regard the Wilson note as a friend
ly and not a belligerent document is
adding to the encouragement now
felt at Washington over the outcome
of the present imbroglio.
Unofficial but accepted reports have
reached here that Germany has two
groups of conflicting thought on the
subject of submarine warfare. The
reports are that one group in the Gov
ernment Is known as the military ele
ment and is headed by Von Tirpitz:
the other is the nonmilitary group and
has- as its chief sponsors Chancellor
von Bethmann-Holl weg and Von Ja-
gow, the Foreign Minister.
It has been assumed that when the
reply was sent to the first American
note the military group must have
been in the ascendancy, and that this
is largely accountable for the fact that
the first reply of Germany was re
garded here as highly unsatisfactory
and evasive and as tending to add to
the tension.
Two Groups Nearer Equal.
It now appears that the two Ger
man groups have become more equal
in strength, and it is believed that the
tenor of the second German commu
nication will depend to a great extent
upon whch one of these two factions
wins out in the struggle within the
German Government.
Nevertheless, it is noted with satis
faction here that there seems to be a
flow of peace talk in German Quar
ters, and this has encouraged official
and diplomatic Washington to expect
a reply which will lead to an amica
ble adjustment of a grave situation.
William Jennings Bryan was not in
Washington to-rlay. and there was no
statement from him. It was expected,
however, that Mr. Bryan would issue
another broadside to-morrow when he
returns from Old Point Comfort. Va..
where he is now' recuperating aft^r
the strenuous events of the past week
The resignation of the Premier and
hi sstatement that the American note
was “softened" after he resigned con
tinued. however, to be a. prominent
subject of conversation in Washington
officialdom.
This Government will assume a
waiting attitude for the next ten days,
as It is not anticipated that the Ger
man renlv will he received before the
expiration of that time, as the note
has beer transmitted to the Kaiser at
the battle front for his personal in
spection.
Jones Ave. Revival
Gratifies Workers
Southern CadetsHigh
In West Point Class
WEST POINT, N. V. June 12.—
Class honors for 1915 at the United
States Military Academy were made
known to-day. Cadet W. E. R. Co-
vell, of Washington. D. C., is in first
place: Cadet E. R. Kimble, of Texas,
is second: Caret J. D. Arthur, of
South Carolina, is third; Cadet E. F.
Miller, of Iowa, is fourth, and Cadet
J. S. Bragdon, of Pennsylvania, Is fifth.
The race between Cadets Coveil and
Kimble for first honors was very close.
Out of a maximum number of units of
1.525 Cadet Coven is credited with
2,398.17 and C.det Kimble 2,397.99,
only eighteen-hundredths of a unit
separating them
Negro Baptists to I*
Celebrate Union!
Negro Baptists from all parts of the I
South will meet in Atlanta Tuesday I
in celebration of the consolidation of I
the missionary and educational aseo- II
ciatlons of the negro Baptist churches I
which took place last week in Macon. |
D. W. Reddick, of the Americus In
dustrial College, was elected presi
dent.
The first meeting will be held Tues
day night at 8 o’clock at the Audito
rium. when there will be addresses I
by a number of negro pastors from
Southern cities 1 , among! them being I
Dr. F. F'. Morris, president of the Na- l|
tional Baptist Convention, of Helena.
Ark., and the Rev. W. G. Parks, vice
president of the convention.
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turned to his home In Athens, follow
ing thf close Sunday night of the re
vival which he has been conducting
for the last two weeks in tfie Jones
Avenue Baptist Church
Officials and members of the church
expressed themselves as gratified with
the splendid results of the meeting
Several converts were baptized by the
revivalist at the close of the Sunday
night service. Professor C. A. Har
well, chorus director, announced a call
for a meetirg of all of the singers of
the church for next Friday night, at
which time mo-re extensive plans for
the church music are to be considered.
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