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CALLED TO INDIANAPOLISTWENTY-SIX MEN UNDER COMMAND OF CAPT. ROGERS LEFT AT 9:26 TODAY FOR THAT CITY VIA CRAWFORDSVILLE.CONDITIONS CONSIDERED SERIOUS.Communication From Govlt; nor Ralston To Patriot Representative Says There Are No Nsw Developments. Deputies Refuse To Ride Cars. Much Loss To Property And Many People Hurt.Company L. of the second regiment: of Indiana National Guards was ordered to Indianapolis this morning on account of the street car riots there.As early as three-thirty this morning the frequent tapping of the fire bell at regular intervals called many from their slumbers to learn that Governor Ralston had ordered the militia to be In readiness for a call to Indianapolis.Captain Rogers began to call the members of the company and when i he call came at 8 o'clock he had twenty-six men under arms. Via Crawfordsville.Captain Rogers was ordered to report with his company at the headquarters at Crawfordsville to Major Robert P. Youngman who is the major of the battalion to which the Leb-I anon company belongs. The company left on the 9:26 car this morning. Be-( sides Captain Rogers the other ofilc-; ers accompanying the men are First Lieutenant Edgar A. Casey and Sec- j ond Lieutenant Archie O. Gilmore. j No New Developments.In a telephone communication with i a representative of the Patriot this morning. Governor Ralston said that tho the condition there was serious j there were no new developments. He said it seemed that order should be restored and that it would take the presence of the militia to restore it. The business men of the city had appealed to the governor to interfere j for the sake of peace and safety and after consultation with many he is-; sued the call. iSeveral Companies Called. 'Several of the companies are to go to Indianapolis. It is believed bv; Captain Rogers that the whole of the I Indiana National Guard is under arms, j The report became current here this morning that the Guard might be j sent to Mexico ultimately but there, seems to be no foundation for it. |Since last week Indianapolis has been tied up in a street ear trouble,1 which bids fair to continue for some time. Much property has been dam [ aged and many people have been hurt, j All day Sunday the city streets were • filled with people in the down town \ districts. The crowd was made up of j strikers, Indianapolis sight ^seers and j people from different directions In tho j country who had gone there to see. ; Speeches were being made on every | hand and politics cut no small figure j in the excitement. The police havej been helpless to do anything in scattering the crowds or in protecting the company’s strike breakers in moving the cars. Deputies were sworn in to help the regular police, but when ordered to board the cars they flatly refused and turned in their badges.Sixty business men representing Indianapolis commercial bodies, had expressed to the governor Wednesday afternoon their belief that normal conditions can not be restored without calling the state troops and had declared their willingness to share in the responsibility of such action. President Beatty of the Central Labor Union called on the governor, urging that an attempt he made to arrange a conference to arbitrate the street ear difficulty, the employes to meet the officials as employes merely and not as members of the street railway men's union.Officers See Governor.Only a few minutes before Mr. Beatty sailed the Governor had conferred with President Robert I. Todd of the IndianapollB Traction and Terminal Company and Arthur W. Brady of the Union Traction Company on the question of settling differences by arbitration. It Is said that Mr. Todd repeated his former statement that there is nothing to arbitrate and that no good would result from conferences.Mr. Beatty was In waiting to see the Governor when Mr. Todd and M Brady left the offices. A few minutes later Mr. Beatty’s proposal was sent to Mr. Todd by messenger. Mr. Todd made aaawer to the Governor last night, and repeated his statement that there was nothing to arbitrate.ban lines. None of the T. H. I. E. cars are reaching Indianapolis and neither are the cars on the Ben Ilur line going to the city.COMMISSIONERS MEET,Some Items of Business Done in Regular Session.The county commissioners awarded the contract for two gravel roads to Pat Shahan, one the Grimes road in Sugar Creek township for 84,600 and the other the Smith road in Perry township for $5,000.The report of drainage commissioners on the public drain in Jackson. Jefferson and Center townships was filed and set for hearing on Wednesday, Dqc. 3 at 9 a. m. Notice of Silas Hall and Center township of assessments ordered.The matter of the free gravel road in Harrison and Jackson townships has been referred to Walter White-cotton, engineer and Claude Glenden-ning and B. F. Simmons who are to meet at auditor’s office on Nov. 8 to qualify and submit report on or before Nov. 20.The report of viewers on the free gravel road petitioned for by James W. Moore et al, in Sugar Creek township was approved. Per diem allowed as claimed in the report. Auditor ordered to give notice of letting con tract on Dec. 2 at 1 p. m.The petition of Ira Staton et al for change in C. C. Padgett’s public drain in Marion township was referred to Walter Whitecotton. Everett Reveal and Frank Whitehead as drain age commissioners, to meet Nov. 19 and report at December term.T1 by lc Hucl tertf ence Mecl Yen Frat Jone Jack chesTlasso bool cone of t FraiOiHariMissNor'suecMis:bro\PEhosIjhetlioconA 1 ancCALLED SESSION.County Council Met Tuesday to Choose Member to Fill Vancancy.Because of the resignation of county councilman, A. E. Hlne of Union township, the council was called in special session and met on Tuesday. Mr. Charles M. McClain was chosen to fill the vacancy.In addition to the selection of a member of their body they made a few minor appropriations relating to the county farm and the court house.hastheshedespit:sigT. H. I. A E. Cars.The Indianapolis trouble Is interfering wHh th* operation of the InterurBoard of Education.The trustees met in their regular monthly session on Monday with Morrison, Grave, Lewis, Howard, Stewart, Linton, Conrad and Riggins present.Much time was spent in discussion of the division of roads on township and county lines. The subject of insurance received attention also. The bill of $187 for salary and expense of the county agent was approved.Interesting Services.The Interest in the evangelistic services, being conducted at the First Baptist church is increasing. The attendance Is very good and excellent sermons are preached every evening by evangelist Charles Watkins. There have been thirty-seven accessions to the church to date. The metings will continue the remainder of the week and all are invited to attend these services.gininfMarriage LicensesWilliam L. Funkhouser to Zulai RuthWhitehead.21-17; John Torbet to 1 Grace Gibbs, 22-21; Melvin W. Hip-pensteel to Lillie M. White, 36-34; j Edward H. Barker to Daryl A. See-j right, 23-22; Herschel E. Halsell to j Mary Marvin Moore, 31-24; Meredith E. Collane to Mae Orear, 23-25.[Afternoon Party.Mrs. J. P. Coverdaie, Mrs. W. T. Hooton, Mrs. Josie Saltzgaber and Miss Frances Mahan will give an afternoon party at the home of Mrs. J. P. Coverdaie on West North street on tomorrow afternoon in honor of Misses Coombs and Norwood.Hog Cholera Discussed.The hog cholera meeting which is announced on another page of this paper for six o’clock this evening is being held this afternoon having convened at 1:30 p. m. In the convention hall at the court house.
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Lebanon Patriot
Lebanon, Indiana, US
Thu, Nov 06, 1913
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