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,V0L. H. XO. 48. RE STRIKE Telegraph Operators Walk Out in Bunches in ManyMore Important Places. ASSdCIATEDPRESS IS HIT Operators Strike in Spite of Advice of a National Official Service is Not Nearly Tied Up. Chicago, Aug-. 13. Developments in the strike of the lelegraph operators follow fast. Last evening- the operators In the rooms of the Associated Press walked out and partly tied up the news service that Is to say all went out except two, and with these two a couple of wires was kept going all night. The demands of the operators were replied to by General Manager Stone, and his reply Is given in these dispatches elsewhere. As to the, prinolnal antagonists, the "Western Union and Postal officials fr.y they are handling- their business pretty well and Increasing their force, while the strikers Insist that the tieup Is as near complete as possible. Striken Increase In Xumber, Outside of Chicago strikes have occurred and are continually occurring at new points against the too big- telegraph companies the operators in both walked out at New York, Baltimore, Washington, Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit, Pittsburg, Cincinnati, and other places. At Los Angeles the Postal men have Joined those of the Western Union Ftrlke. The railway telegraphers are ready to strike if an attempt is made to have them handle any Western Union or Postal business. The brokerage firms and others at Chicago operatingleased wires have announced that they will accept the union's new wage schedule. Conciliators Hnve Arrived. President Gompers, Labor Commissioner Neill and Secretary Easley of the National Civic Federation, have ar- . rived here to confer with both parties to the strike, and Gompers went immediately into conference with the Federation of Labor officials and those of the telegraphers. Gompers. says the F. of L. is behind the. strike with 600,000 members and a bar'l of money. Ha, JCeill and Easley have arranged for a conference Thursday with President Small of the telegraphers. " y Arbitration Say Both. - Both the Western Union and the Postal Telegraph companies have announced that they will not treat with the operators now on a strike. 'They both say they have nothing- to arbi trate, and that they will refuse to confer with any labor union official as such. Also the strikers declare they do not wish arbitration of any sort and . will end the strike only when the com paniea grant the demands. 3fev York Strike a Surprise. New York, Aug. 13. The strike of telegraphers which originated last Friday at Los Angeles, where is was directed against the Western Union company, has spread eastward and reached New York city, where three spontaneous "walkouts" followed in rapl succession. Theso were directed .against the Western Union, the Postal Telegraph company and the Associated Tress. The strike was the first against the news organization and was fairly general throughout the country, ex.ceptlns New England. Unexpectedly, and when it had been generally supposed that no action would be taken locally pending a conference of Labor Commissioner Neill with influential labor representatives in Chicago on Thursday, the union operators declared a strike in the office of the Western Union. In explanation it was said by the Strikers that three discharged employes who had called at the office for wages duo, had been treated with scant courtesy. An hour or so later the men In the main office of the local telegraph company walked out. In this instance it was said that the union man had been asked to work a wire manned in another city by a non-union operator. While these strikes appear to be in violation of the understanding reached by the local executive officers of the walkouts officers of the union declared that the strikers would receive the support of their ogranization. It was added that a secret understanding was reached Sunday, by which authority was given to the local employes of the two telegraph companies to go out any time that their interests seemed to demand immediate action. Just how effective the strike was Is a matter of dispute, as it always is in sucli cases. Strike of tbe Press Men. Chicago, Aug. 13. The Associated Press operators in this city and at many points in this city and at many points cn the southern and western circuits of the Associated Press leased wire system stopped work at 7:30 p. m. yesterday. The north circuit, including the offices at St. Paul, Minneapolis, lmluth and Milwaukee, was not disturbed, none of the operators at those points leaving their work. On the south, Indianapolis was left in full working order, and on the east the men in Cleveland refused to leave. The suspension (was not complete at New York, as sufficient force remained loyal to send a partial news service in all directions and this condition was continually improved. The same conditions prevailed at all the offices, except those in New England. JhJeTnotifd. In Phila- ( Continued on page &.)

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SUDDEN DEATHS SHOCKJIHDS Two Expire Without Warn ing Found Dead in Their Beds. ONE 13 0LDJESIDEI1T Nathan Corwin Had Lived In Hammond Twenty-Five YearsOther Victim Stranger. Within a few hours of each other two men were found dead in bed this morning. One, Nathan Corwin, 59 years old, has been a resident of Hammond for twenty-five years, and the other, Otto Herman has lived In this city for the short period of five months. Both had been feeling badly yesterday, but It was not suspected by either themselves or their friends that they would never wake up when they went to sleep last night. Nathan Corwin, whose residence is at 116 liussell street, is supposed to be a victim of the heat which affected him so yesterday that he was unable to get home from work unassisted. He had started home about 6 o'clock, and instead of reaching his home at the usual hour of seven he was struggling along the streets in a pitiful condition. He was finally sought and found by his daughter who had become greatly worried over his nonarrlval. He was taken home where he seemed to recover. Family Finds Him Dead. He retired at the usual hour and no more was thought of the affair. The family was shocked therefore to find this morning that he had expired during the night. As Mr. Corwin has been in bad health for some time, it is thought that his weakened condition together with the effect of the intense heat was the cause of his death. Mr. Corwin has lived in this city for twenty-five years and has a large number of friends, among- the old timers of the city. He was born in Townsberry, N. J., fifty-nine years ago. He worked for the G. II. Hammond company for fifteen years and since then has. been employed by the Michigan Central as watchman at the Truman street crossing. Here- he has been for years by residents of that neighborhood, and his presence was looked for there with almost the same certainly as the railroad itself. Mr. Corwin leaves but one child, Lotta Corwin. His wife has been dead for a number of years. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon, from hi3 late home. Herman a Stranger. The case of Otto Herman Is most pitiful for the reason that he has no relatives who can be found to care for his remains and had but a small circle of friends In the city. The cause of the man's death was directly due to the excessive use of alcohol and intemperate habits. He was in a bad condition last night, but it was not thought that he would be dead by this morning. The man was 39 years old, and worked as a porter In the saloon in the Huehn block. His trade is said to be that of tin smith, but he never worked at it during the time he was in Hammond. All of his near relatives live in the old country, with the exception of one sister residing in Chicago, whom he has not seen for three years and he was unable to state where Bhe lived, except it was somewhere on the north side. Mrs. Dudley returned to her home in Nebraska today, after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Mat Boney at their home in Clinton street for a few weeks. Mrs. Boney accompanied her as far as Chicago where they spent the day. OREIGNER

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Employe of Inland Steel Company Picked up by Ore Conveyor Leg Severed From His Body Before Machinery Finally Drops Victim.

Indiana Harbor, Ind., Aug. 13. Last night a terrible accident befell Joan Sverzan, 22 years old, of Indiana Harbor, and who is employed at the plant of the Inland Steel company. The accident happened at that part of the plant which Is located on the lake front and where the iron ore is unloaded from the vessels by means of specially constructed unloading machinery. Sverzan was at work at S o'clock last night in the hold of the vessel, when one of the big ore grapplers, which work like an "orange peel" dredge, dropped Into the hull of the ship to pick up a load of the ore. In some manner he got in the way of the grappler and it picked him up by the legs. In full view of the horrified man who were working- with him in the electric lighted hold of the ship, Sverzazn was picked up by the legs with his body dangling and was carried up and out in the darkness to be dumped with the ore on the big pile on the dock. The man was not so badly injued

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HURT BY BURSTING EMERY WHEEL Indiana Harbor Laborer Sustains Fracture of the Skull. (Special to Lake County Times.) Indiana Harbor, Aug. 13. Justa Antonlina, an employe at the American Steel Foundry company's plant, was badly injured by the explosion of a'n emery "Wheel today. " ' ' The accident took place while he was grinding- down a casting. It is not known whether the wheel was screwed on too tight or whether he pressed It down too hard, but at a moment when he least expected it, the wheel broke into pieces, and one of them struck him in- the hea,4 . and knocked him unconscious. His scalp was badly torn and there was a slight fracture of the skull just over the eye. It is is said to be remarkable that the blow he received did not kill him outright. At first it was thought he wrould lose his eye, but it is now apparent that his sight has not been affected. Dr. Orf attended him. SUFFERS HURT TO HAND. A. C. Heglin's Fingers Mashed "When Keg Full of Liquor Falls on Them. Indiana Harbor, Ind., Aug-. 13. A. C. Heglin of this city had his hand mashed when he was moving' some barrels around in the cellar of the Golden Gate wine house. A keg full of liquor fell on two fingers and seriously injured them. At first it was feared that the injured digets would have to be amputated, but he is getting along- nicely and Dr. Orf has hopes of saving- them. Miss Mable Wells of New York City, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. A. W. Sprague, of Carroll street, went to Chicago yesterday to spend a few days with friends. that he was not aware of his danger and his cries as he was being carried to his death were heart rending. However, it appears that in some manner he managed to cling to the grappler instead of permitting himself to be dropped on the ore pile, twentyfive or fifty feet below and was carried back on the conveyor to a point over the hold of the ship. Here, by a terrible jerk of the conveyor, the man s leg was severed from his body and he was dropped into the hold of the ship where he fell unconscious. Although badly injured, he was not killed by the fall and his bleeding body was picked up by the other men in the hold of the ship and was carried to a spot where is could be taken in an ambulance to a physician's office. Before he arrived where he could be given medical attention, however, he died. The man is a foreigner, having only been in this country a fewmonths. He is a cousin of John Miku, who has a saloon on Pennsylvania avenue.

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TACKLED THE WRONG DOG. iiHilfi Indiana Harbor's New Financial Institution Soon a Reality. READY ISIJIffl DAYS Concern To Be Elegantly Housed in Structure Built Espec--i ' ially for it. ,." From information received at the office of The Lake Countt Times this morning, this paper is enabled to submit to its readers reliable information regarding the personnel of the Citizens State Bank of Indiana Harbor. The stockholders are all Chicago men and the enterprise is being financed by Chicago capital. The bank building in which the new concern is to be housed is to be an attractive one, and as Mr. Harmon says, will be a credit to the city. It is to be erected within the next sixty days. The new bank will commence business on or before the first day of next November. The following is a list of the stockholders and directors, most of whom are connected with the Stockmen's Trust and Savings bank of 5425 Halsted street, Chicago. All ChicaKoans. John E. Traeger, Chicago city treasurer, Chicago; S. B. Stafford, of the firm of Stafford Bros., live stock commission merchants, Union Stock Yards, Chicago; B. F. Hubbird, of the firm of Minteer Hubbird & Co., live stock commission merchants. Union Stock Yards, Chicago; F. II. Wickett, of the firm of Wickett, Meier & Booth, lawyers, Chamber of Commerce building, Chicago; Joseph P. Junk, of the Joseph P. Junk Brewing company. Chicago; J. T. Russell, of the Russell Packing Co., Chicago; Edward H. Egan, of the firm of E. Egan & Co., live stock commission merchants. Union Stock Yards, Chicago; M. E. Green wald, of the firm of Moog & Greenwald, live stock commission merchants. Union Stock Yards, Chicago; P. J. Harmon, president of the Stockmen's Trust and Savings bank, Chicago, and J. E. Smith of the firm of Armour & Co. The directors of the above named bank will be five, and as follows: John E. Traeger, S. B. Stafford, J. T. Russell, Joseph P. Junk and P. J. Harmon. SECTION 10 TITLE CLEARED BY ALICE BACON'S SURRENDER. (Special to Lake County Times.) Gary, Ind., Aug. 13. Alice Bacon who was at first reluctant to make a settlement with Caroline F. Summerville and I. J. Moran, her attorney, regarding her right to certain parts of section 10, has finally agreed to pay the sum demanded by Mr. Moran, and the title to the property is now clear. It is believed that settlements ' will be made with other property owners before long and that the matter will not be taken to the courts. WEATHER Fair tonight and Wednesday; slight temperature changes.

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WIFE FEARS FOR HUSBAND'S Unaccountable Absence of Nicholas Jelazowskie Causes Anxiety. The unaccountable absence of Nicholas Jelazowskie of 43 Ogden street, since last Saturday has left his wife and family nearly frenzied, fearing that he has been the victim of an accWent or foul "play.- The man left his home to visit relatives nearby, and was apparently in a happy frame of mind. He had seemingly no cares or troubles to cause him to take his own life or to leave for part unknown. His wife called upon all his friends and relatives in an effort to learn something about' his absence but not one of them had seen or heard from him. La bc evening Mrs. Jelazowskie appealed to the police of this city to aid her in her search. The missing man Is described as wearing a heavy mustache. HARBOR MAN MARRIED. Charles Strauck Goes to Hammond and Takes Auto Trip to Crown Point Gretna Green. Indiana Harbor, Ind., Aug. 13. Yesterday afternoon Charles Strauck and Miss Josephine Yeisrgen of Indiana Harbor, came over to Hammond with the intentions of getting a marriage license. Proceeding to the c-erk's office, they were told that It was impos sible to get a license here, so going to McMullen's garage on Hohman street, Mr. Strauck hired an automo bile and the trip to Crown Point was made with all speed possible and the much coveted license secured. The couple come back to Hammond and took the car to Indiana Harbor where they will be married this evening. Over 200 guests have been invited and the affair will be quite a function among the foreign population. Mr. Strauck is the Inldana Harbor agent for the Fortumer Brewing com pany. . SHOOTS FORCES

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Mrs. H. A. Lee Resents Act of Half-Drunken Hungarian and Fells Him in His Tracks Man Bears Bad Reputation.

Thinking that her life was in danger when a half drunken Hungarian forced his way into the tent where she made her home, Mrs. H. A. Lee, the wife of a carpenter, living in Columbia avenue, near the Standard Steel Car works, drew a revolver and fired at the intruder, the bullet striking him in the leg and inflicting a bad wound. This happened shortly after 12:30 o'clock this afternoon. The man had been bothering a number of the woman living about the settlement, for the past three days, and some of them stood in great fear of him. Who the fellow is or where he came from it at present unknown, a3 he refused to tell his name or to reveal his identity to the police after the shooting took place. Has Tried It Before. " He arrived at the settlement about a week ago, and has been sleeping In

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Editor Farr of The Call Takes Stand on This Important Matter. FOR THE GOOD OF ALL Article Follows the Printing of an Editorial on the Subject Interest to Hammond People. In a recent Issue of the Whiting Call, Editor Farr again takes up the Question of the amalgamation of the two cities. Whiting and Hammond, and gives some cogent reasons for the uniting of the two cities under one municipal government. The editorial is in answer to an editorial in the Lake Countt Times, which recently commented on Farr's attitude towards the question of amalgamation. The edi torial is printed in full for the benefit of the Hammond people who will be interested in some of the reasons that Whiting has for wanting to unite with Hammond. "Whiting has been well aware that the big youth south of us has long cast lonsrlnsr eyes at our charms and graces. "Having a much smaller territory and a much larger assessed valuation than Hammond, we are able to enjoy all the modern conveniences for less than half the Hammond tax rate. "Bv sacrificing our independence a great deal of this advantage might be lost. What we want to see is some thing tangible to offset this loss. Whit lnsr folks are willing to spend tneir money if they can get value received. "The free delivery of mall would be great. The difference between being a eitv of the fifth class and a city of the first class with 40,000 population would nut things In very different shape as to local government. "With the greater power of a city Of that size the lake front might be wrested from the grasp of the railroads. and a Mud Lake park would be easy. "So long as we are separated from Robertsdale, so long must that place be a. tall end of Hammond, but combined with us and made a part of the whole, 10,000 to 12,000 citizens would be alto gether too important to be "tallended off. v "Then there would most naturally be an effort to effect growth from us towards the big side of the city. As ice forms beginning at the sides of the pool and closing towards the center, so would the intervening territory fill with 'STibdlvfjstons -"..residence and factory property, f actorfes 'be "bCTrCttHftsS about the Wolf river harbor which will soon be dredged, and the greatest city of Indiana be no more a dream! "But dont't let's leap before we look Things are nice and quiet and cheap In our little corner of the rushing trains and the forbidding smoke of the re fineries. We haven't descent street car service, if we want to look at green errass and trees we have to go into Hammond territory, we haven't chance to make even a little ten acre park on the lake front, and if we did the big roaring trains would malm and cripple and kill us and our children All of one summer is spent trying to pave two very short streets, and half the next getting ready to try to pave half of another one. There are a lot more of these "cheap advantages' float ing around here, and maybe we'd better freeze to 'em. We don't attach any particular blame to anybody for these conditions. They exist, that's all and it's the duty of all citizens to recognize what exists and try to Improve things." Mrs. Jennie Hanchett Hume Woodlawn is spending a few days Hammond. o in WAY INTO HOME the brush and hanging around the saloons and camps, begging since his arrival at the place. He has frequently tried to force an entrance into the houses and camps, It is said, during the absence of the male residents. He came to the camp occupied by Mrs. Lee and her husband this noon and he appeared to be under the influence of liquor. He made some inquiries In his native tongue, which were not understood by Mrs. Lee, and she ordered his away from the place. He refused to go and became surly, and followed her from the yard to the tent door and when she went inside he opened the flap of the tent and was about to enter. Fearing that he might attack her, she went to a drawer and pulled a 32-calIbre revolver and as the man advanced towards her she pulled the trigger, turned and started to run out, but the leaden messenger reached birn before

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If CHORE RE UG Contagious Diseases Among Littlf Folks Show Alarming Increase. SO. CHICAGO AFFECTED District Between 79th and 84th, tha Lake and Manistee Avenue, Btorm Center. (Special to Lake County Times.) South Chicago, Aug. 13. Contagious diseases among children have shown an alarming increase during the past wee according to the week's record. and according to it, that portion of South Chicago bounded on the north by beventy-nlnth street; on the east by Lake Michigan; on the pouth by Eigh ty-fourth street and on tha west by Manistee avenue, the dl.sease, especially scarlet fever, are most marke.d Other districts of South Chicago ar also seriously affected and strenuous efforts are being made to check tha growth of the contagion before the end of the school vacation. Special warnings have been issued to the parents together with instructions for prevent ing and fighting them. The weekly bulletin of the health department for last week says: "The situation is so ominous for th forthcoming echool year that every ef fort is being made by the division of contagious diseases to 'stamp out' con tagion and improve sanitary condition before the opening of the schools. "Special attention has .been paid to scarlet fever during the last twelve months, because fifty years' record of this disease In this city indicates that one of Its characteristic epidemic waves has set in, which may not entirely subside for four or five years to come. "Theso epidemic waves are due to accumulations of susceptible Individnals during the period of decreasing frequency of this disease. "The department watches the reports of infectious diseases by a system of colored tacks placed on the map of the city, showing at a glance the developments of local epidemics. It is thus forewarned and enablel-to investigate promptly any threatened outbreak. -Th water and milk supplies and the general sanitary condition are thua under constant surveillance. "Prophylaxis against scarlet fever is essentially the problem of isolation of the patient during the whole period of sickness and desquamation, combined with the utmost cleanliness and disinfection during and after the termination of the case. Ini:!o."iuate isolstioa ' ItowickstiJj et jf h !! s till . in ' an Infectious state" fco 'asli 6"e ate"""" if u susceptible persons In the home or outside is unquestionably the principal factor In the extension of epidemics. And this follows in many cases because the sickroom In the average city apartment becomes as irksome as a prison long before the necessary six or seven weeks' confinement is past. If the patient has not an ideal room, with plenty of light and good ventilation, and with equable heat in cold weather, and a wise attendant, he ought to be taken to a hospital. "Parents should locate the Infected family and keep their children away from them, and especially from any of the children of the families, and should not visit them themselves. "During the danger period parents should also carefully watch their children for any suspicious symptoms, such as sore throat, feverishness, headache, sudden vomiting, rash, croupy cough, clogging of the nostrils, and swelling about the neck. Some of these symptoms Indicate diphtheria; others Inaicate scarlet fever or scarletina. "When any of them appear In a child living in an Infected neighborhood, tha child should be cared for at once. "The health department (room 4, city hall; telephone, 447 Mam) should also be notified so that it may give any needed assistance. "These warnings are distributed by the department Inspectors, but most effectively by police officers, whose uniforms carry great weight with those whom it is desired to reach. he could leave. The bullet entered the calf of his right leg and he fell to the ground. Refuses to Tell Name. The woman's screams attracted the attention of some of her neighbors, and the wounded man was carried from the tent. Dr. Wright was called and dressed the wourtd and the injured man was removed to St. Margaret's hospital in Emmerling's ambulance. He refused to answer any questions. Mrs. Lee with the neighbors at once called up the Hammond police on the telephone and Captain Bunde went to the scene. The woman was not molested by the police, as it was thought that she had a right to defend herself against the attack of the man. The Lee family have ben living In a tent at tha sellement while the husband was building a home. Mr. Lee is employed at the car company as a carj-enter, and his wife bears an excellent reputation. She was congratulated by her neighbors for her plucky defence of self and home, and her skillful use of the revolver. A large crowd of men and women were attracted to the scene ty the shooting and ugly threats were in the air against the Intruder. According to Hoyl, 10,000 sabscrlb. cn means 59,000 readers every day. ,

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