Hammond Times, Volume 13, Number 306, Hammond, Lake County, 11 June 1919 — Page 1

FAIR COOT rrn WEATHER K international news full leases wise skbvice. I On streets and nwntsdi, 3 per copy. Delivered by carrier in Hammond and Wert Hammond, SOo I per month. VOL. XIII, NO. 306. WEDNESDAY, J UNE 11, 1919. HAMMOND, INDIANA. mile OULvJ WW U;Lfll kers in treaty quizi before the senateiTELEGRAPH

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Sensational Hearing On In Washington Over the Peace leak". By J. BAST CAVTBZLL. STAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERVICE "Oa Jdaroh 6 last X began aa laves, tlgatloa to find out what interest la or connection wltb the league of u. tioas the great international bankers of New York had, "I leaned that they were all deeply later erted la the league and -were working- for It la this country. "X bcame convinced that they, were supporting1 the league not through aa ultra-patriotic motive, hut for private reasons. "X am perfectly willing to give the results of my investigation. "By questioning these mea there was ao difficulty about establishing the fact of their possession of the peace treaty. The difficulty will coma la showing their Interest In It. But X meaa to lay a foundation for de. veloping that." Statement by Senator Borah, Progressive Republican of Idaho.) By JT. BAJtT CAMPBELI. STAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERVICE WASHINGTON June 11. J. P. Morgan and Henry P. Davison, of the Morgan banking house, appeared today before the senate foreign relations committee when it resumed its probe of Senator Borah's charges that copies of the peace treaty had fallen into the possession of certain American financial interests before the senate had access to th,e voluminous document. Elihu Root, former senator and secretary of state, entered the committee room almost immediately when Morgan and Davison arrived. RBTITIS A XEPOXT. Boot's appearance revived the report that it was he who recently placed a copy of the peace treaty in Senator Lodge's hands in New York city. It was stated that he had volunteered to testify before the committee. Frank A. Vanderlip. former president of the. National City Bank of New York City, showed up Just before Senator Lodge, as chairman of the committee, opened the hearing. Lodge began by reading a telegram from Jacob H. SchiJf. of Kuhn Loeb & Co., 1b which he'bgged to be excused" from appearing before the committee. SOOT TIMT ON STAND. Former Senator Root was the first witness called. Senator Lodge explaining that Root had volunteered to appear as a w!tness, and -had to take an early train back to New York. Before the hearing began Root chatted with Morgan and Davison as the three sat together on a big leather lounge on the "side lines." Elihu Root, the first witness called, admitted having a copy of the treaty. "The publication of the purpose of the committee to inquire into the possession of copies of the draft treaty with Germany led me to feel that it was proper for me to come here and give the committee certain knowledge which I have," Root said. "I have a copy of that treaty and have had it for several weeks. It was sent to me by Mr. Henry P. Davison, of the Red Cross," he continued. "I stand upon my right to have it. I deny that anyone can question that right. I assert the entire propriety of my having it and his giving it to me. "He had it because of his connection with the Red Cross. He had it In Paris and brought it away with him. there being no injunction against bringing It to the United States. I understand that there has since been an injunction. "It was not a secret document in any sense of the word. It had been published in substance in our country. The league of nations part had been published in full and the labor part also," Root continued. "The paper was presented to the German delegates early in May and they almost immediately made it public in full and it thereupon became public property. There are always two parties to diplomatic negotiations and either party can make the matter public. The German government having the entire right to make this paper public and it is public, I rather resent that 1 have not the right to have the treaty and to use it. I intend to use it." "I feel competent to say to the committee that the "relations of the Red Cross to the revision of the international relations that Mr. Davison's possession of that paper was no idle curiosity, but was duty on the part of a man who has abandoned his business and conferred an estimable benefit upon the good name of the American people." At this point Senator Knox interrupted: "Mr. Root. 1 gather that you want to

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COURTS WILL GET A CHANCE

Marshal's Ruling Brings a! Lot of Dismay To Storekeepers Violent opposition has suddenly developed in several instances to tho action of the state fire marshal in condemning some of Hammond's ancient business houses. Mayor Brown Is being assailed for the attitude he has taken in trying to make Hammond a better place to live in and in now looks as though the courts are to have an opportunity to paja upon the decision of tho fire marshal. Just what can be the viewpoint of any Hammond booster, who would try to save some of the relics which progress long ago doomed, is hard to figure out. The old shacks which have for years been bringing in good revenue to their owners are admitted by all to be a disgrace to the city. 5Iany of these buildings, right on tho main streets, are still standing on the old posts on which they were first built. In at least one case the pegs became so wabbly that the old shack now leans heavily against its more substantial brick neighbor. If the owner of the brick building were to tear down his pla.ee the wabbly neighbor would come with it. At the meeting of the Hammond Board of Works this morning several kicks were registered against the fire marshal's act. It la understood that some of the dissatisfied ones have already hired attorneys and are going to put up a stiff fighti Mayor Brown declares he wMTiot back up an Inch in the campaign which he now has on his hands and will see It through. While ha recognixes the rights of the owners or occupants to fight the fire marshals decree, it is his belief that attorney's, realizing the great good which must result from the removal of these unsightly houses, should explain the matter to their clients and refuse to have anything to do with the matter In court. The state tiro marshal is paid by the insurance companies of the country, and when he condemns a building, the companies, after suSlcient warning has been given, cancel the insurance on both th-i buildings and the contents. An owner of a building may make a flght for his shack, but It will avail him little if he cannot persuade a renter to occupy the place in which he knows his stock will have no fire protection. In some cases the owners of condemned property in Hammond are delighted that the step has" been taken, but their tenants who have rooms leased for probably a year yet are doing the kicking. Unless some arrangement can be made whereby the time can be ex-1 . . . . ' . . tended to allow the use of the buildings ... .... . r" until their leases expire, these men will see that the matter is rushed into couit at the earliest possible moment. THEFT MIGHT HAVE RESULTED SERIOUSLY Hammond Man Steals Timber From Flat Car And Is Jailed. Sam Terdorf. 121 Baltimore ave. Hammond, waa arrested Tuesday even-j lng by a special agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and turned over to the Hammond police. Terdorf was charged with petit larceny, but his act might have resulted seriously had he nor been apprehended while making tho theft. A flat car. loaded with heavy wheels j and axels, attracted his eye because of the timbers which had been spiked to the car floor to prevent the wheels from j rolling off. He needed those timbers; and he proceeded to tear them loose and j carry them home. He was seen on his , lajt trip and arrested. It is said that if the car had been picked up before the absence of the timbers was noticed, the wheels would undobutedly have rolled off sooner or later and probably caused a serious train wreck. At his trial in the city court this. morning, Judge Kloti gave Terdorf fine of $20 and one day in jail. CONCEDE RIGHTS TO ALLIES PARIS. June 11 Turkish peace delegates, who are enroute for France On the French warship Democracy, will concede the alhes' right to occupy Armenia, Arabia and Thrace, but will object to the Greek occupation of Smyrna, it is understood her today. The Ottoman envoys are reported to be . preparing to shift the responsibility for Turkey's entrance Into the war upon the Toung Turks. The Toung Turks constitute a political, faction that overthrew Sultan Abdul Hamid. One of the chief leaders was Enver Pasha, then Enver Hay who was virtually dictator when the war broke out. He has since been characterised as a tool of Germany.

Liquor Is Safe, in Your Valise

OU who are used to carrying bourbon or gin in your valise when you travel will no longer be subjected to search by local authorities when passing through dry states. The United States Supreme Court recently decided that if you are traveling on an interstate train it's none of the constable's business if your baggage is wet. The decision was rendered by Chief Justice White. Railroad officials complained of embarrassment in the search and seizure of liquor in the baggage of their patrons. Though the railroad administration will not object to a bottle in the satchel, it will do everything in its power. it was stated yesterday, to prevent bootlegging. GARY W ARRESTED ami Frank Stipitish, Employed By Consumers Co., Arrested Is After living three years in the Calumet region during which time; he had established a reputation as j a steady worker and worthy eiti-i zen Frank Stipitish who resides at 27 Massachusetts St., Gary, was arrested in Hammond yesterday evening charged with the murder of a man at Woodlawn, Pa. Stipitish, who has for some time been employed by the Consumers Co., in Hammond, fled from Woodlawn shortly after the murder and traces of him were lost by the police of that city. ICAJT IN QANa ACCUSED. A gang which it seems he had been connected with at the time cf the crime had been rounded up by the "Wisodlaw, n officers. One of the men had been charged with the murder but the attorney defending him has woven a number of damaging circumstances together In . . . ,. J . .such a manner that he would have been . , . ... .v. t ,j able to shift the guilt to the shoulders of the absent Stipitish unless ha could be produced and made to tell the story as he knew it. The. search for the man was renewed and finally through his wife with whom he had had trouble it was leariied that he was in Hammond. Capt. Rimbacb and Officer "Fandrei placed him under arrest yesterday and I this morning Sergeant J. J. Griffin of j me n oouiawn pouce came ana toon, mm away. SATS HE'S HOT OUTX.TT. Stipitish says he can easily establish his own innocence and has been promised immunity if he will tell everything. However, his question was, "Will you keep me from getting shot afterward." It is understood that the gang is one of the toughest the Woodlawn police have contended with in years and Stipitish fears he will suffer at their hands if they ever get a chance at him later. Although living in Gary. Stipitish had been employed in Hammond and was regarded by the Consumers Company as one of their best men. RAILROAD FOREMAN'S WILD TIME . J,f an PlltS Revolver To HlS Head And Pulls Trigger; Disappointed Jimmy Maskio, a track foreman In' the I. H. B. yards in "West Hammond, i is still in doubt as to whether he is' alive after a wild session which he hadl last night with Angelo Stillo, one ofj his men. Stillo and Maskio had a dis-j agreement yesterday and Stillo went home. In the evening he returned with ! a little automatic revolver. Sneaking up to Maskio. the fellow SHdenly jammed the muzzle of, the gun against his head and informed that he was through on this earth. Stillo, it seems, tried his best to pull the trigger, but the gun failed to work and afforded Maskio a much desired opportunity to get away. He beat it down through the cars and on reaching the office called the West Hammond police. An officer called and picked up StiKn who was searching for his victim. He will be tried before Judge Kowalski this evening.

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SURER' Election of Officers In 1920 Takes Place Today As Also Next City. I INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., June 11. Election of officers and selection of the 1920 convention cities are the principal matters of business to' come before the Imperial Council uf the Ancient Arabic; Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrin here today. Two officers must be elected at this session. The Imperial outer guard is the only one ordinarily elected, but the death of Nelson L. Lampert, of Chicago, while in this position, leaves not only this office open but also that of imperial raptian of guards. The latter office J will be left vacant by the advancement of David W. Cross land, of Montgomery, Ala. Ellas J. Jacoby, of Indianapolis, present imperial potentate, will pass into the realm of past imperial potentates. V. Frecland Kendrick. of Philadelphia, imperial deputy potentate, is in line for potentate. Indications are that Portland, Ore., will be the city to entertain the bhrir.er; next year. Although New Orleans is making a hot fight or the convention, many Shriners say the sands of New Orleans In June are too hot for their convention. A grand parade participated in by all the bands, patrols, drum corps, and other uniformed units and nobles of the arious temples in dress suits and fezzes will- bo held tonight. The convention closes tomorrow. BODY TAKEN Fl An Inquest was to be held today over the body of W. A. Edwards, forty, of Buffalo. N. T., a fireman on the ore boat S. Phillips, owned by the Illinois Steel Company, which was recovered from the Calumet river yesterday by the Hegewisch police. Edwards fell from a ladder into the water between the ship and the dock at the foot of E. 92nd St.. several days ago. The body was taken to Murphy's undertaking rooms. 3261 E. 92nd st.. South Chicago, by the police. Advertise in The T:mes and ad--ertise again. Results come with constant effort.

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f. f-vs fef J" if". 1 ! Vrt -.'." 4 .'.5".-:-..v-:-4 S v. ' ? -"- - mi intra irvnm 'Bulletins (BULLETIN.) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS, Xnd., June 11. Tlve telegraph operators of the Postal Telegraph Company here walked out during the morning, officials of the company stated at noon today, but officials of the Western Union declared that not one of their 180 telegraph and telephone operators were out. Union Officials predict that more members of the union will go out either during- today, or fall to report lor work in the morning'. ' ' ' (BULLETIN-.) (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON, June 11. J. P. Marfan, third to take the stand, corroborated Davison's testimony, asserting that he had never seen a copy of the treaty. Ee had heard "general talk of there be. lnj copies In Nw York," he testified. 9Cr. Morgan was excused after being on the stand less than ten. minutes. ' Prank A. TanderUp, resumed president of the National City Bank, New York, who followed Morgan, declared: "I have no copy of ' the treaty, and ue-t-er had." (BULLETIN.) By J. BAJtT CAMPBELL F STAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERVICE) WASHINGTON, June 11. The peaee conference scandal fizzled out today In the resux-ption by the senate foreign relations commlvtee of . the investigation as to how a copy of the treaty, denied to the senate, reached the hands of private persons In New York city. Elihu Root, former secretary of state, who appeared yoluntarily as the first witnesses, frankly told the ' committee that he was given, a copy of the treaty by Henry P. Davison, of. the banking house of J. P. Morgan Co. ' 4 Davison then took the witness stand and testified that he brought the treaty copy to the United Stages from Paris under be Impression that it was public property. "CHICK" EVANS . LOSES HIS CHANCE I INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 NEWTON, Mass.. June 11. Charles (Chick) Evans. Jr, Edgewaten, lost his chance to retain the title, today, when he turned in a card of 82 against 76 yesterday. James M. Barnes, '. St. Louis, with 79 for the third round, was put practically out of tho running. FLAG DAY EXERCISES FOR ELKS Hammond lodge. No. 4S5, B. P. O. E.. will hold its annual ".Flag Day exercises at the club rooms on Hohman ttreet Saturday evening. June 14, at S o-clock. ' A good program has been arranged for- the evening to which the public is cordially . invited. Of special interest will -, be the patriotic address which will be delivered by lion. Webster Davis, of Kansas City, Mo. Mr. Davis is an ex-mayor of Kansas City and was Assistant Secletary of the Interior in President McKinley's cabinet. . He is a publisher and statesman of national reputation and is . considered one . of Amer! - ca s foremost orators of - today. -

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WIRE STRIKE BULLETINS

WASHINGTON. flNTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE1 WAS3TXNOTON, Jane 11. Fractlcally 41 cemmerelal telegraphers in Washing, ton who are members of the union re. ponded to the strike call today. At the Poatal Telegraph offices, which are trongly organized, practically the entire force walked out. Officials of tbe company declined to ay, however, bow many war on strike. "Our reg-nlar force Is at work," writhe statement Issued from the Western Union offices. Xowever, there were crowds of telegTmphers on the sidewalk outside the building and they asserted that all of the' union members, and a freat many non-union men were out. INDIANAPOLIS. ' 'INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 I XSrSXAXAJTOXJS, Xnd., June 11, De. spite the fact that 65 members of the Commercial Telegraphers Union are! employed ty the Western Union and' twenty by the Portal here, not a man went out today, according- to officials of j the two eompjanles. Unlen ' officials would not comment, ' American Telephone and Telegraph officials said, not one of their men struck. Wo reports of operators going- out any. where In Indiana were received here this morning. ; ATLANTA. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE' ATXtANTA, Chu, June 11. Ssvesteen , men and women out of a working- force Of 19 at the Postal Telegraph office ' struck this morning and ten additional ! amnloves at the Western Union loined i the strike, according to statements of union leaders today. They assert there are now around 00 telegraph and tele, phone operators on strike In Atlanta. NASHVILLE. f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE I ZTAESnrXXiZE, leaa, June 11. Westera 'union officials here report that all et their - operators and multiplex employes remain od loyal to the company. The American, Telephone and Telegraph Co. reported the same. All of the Postal force went on strike at 8 a. m. Including all the messenger force, and It was said the clerks are expected to join them today and strike. NEW YORK. f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE NEW YOHJC, Juno 11. Union tela. graph operators left their keys at Western Union offices all oyer New York as the nation-wide wire strike went Into effect today, and it was rel ported that the Postal system was being similarly affected. . Xt was Impossible early In the day to obtain any estimate of the number of men who quit work. Headquarters of the Commercial Telegraphers Union was waiting full reports before making any statement . and - wire company officials assert that the places of the strikers would fee filled later In the day and business carried on as usual. CLEVELAND. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! CLEVELAND, O., June 11. Reports conflicted today on the success of the telegraphers strike. Union leaders declared that fifty men had responded to the strike call and that their ranks would be augmented. Officials of the three companies. Western Union, Postal and American Telegraph and Telephone Company, were emphatle that not a man had failed to report for duty todsy. "Approximately 250 operators are employed In Cleveland by three companies affected. DETROIT. DETROIT, Mich., June 11. Xn response to the general strike ordered by the Commercial Telegraphers Union this merulng- every epexator employed by the Postal company, with the exeep. tion of two mea left their keys at 7 a. m. today. A number of Western Union men and women also failed to report for work. Messengers employed by both commercial companies Joined the strikers, making demands for more pay which was refused. CASTRO GETS NEW TROOPS INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE1 WASHINGTON, June 11 An additional, force of three thousand government troops has Joined Gen. Castro, at. " Chihuahua, . according to advices reaching the state department today, with'the resumption of telegraph communication with the Mexican City. At last reports Villa was 67 miles from the city. Railroad communication from Chihuahua has not yet been resumed, it was stated. NEW CARS ON THE WAY Word received at the Hammond offices ' of the H. W. & E. C. Street Railway Co. states that the new cars for the Columbia venue extension of the lines In Hammond are on their way. The Inspector sent by the company to St. Louis the first of last week, says that the cars were being loaded' on flat cars the latter part of "the week for shipment to Hammond. They are expected here any day. The ten new cars which cost $12,000 each ' are practically the same in design as the latest ones purchased by the company.; They are of the front and rear entrance, style which, has been found to be most satisfactory in this -vicinity. "

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MIT WORK OVER COUNTRY Effect of Strike NoJ Expected To Be Known for Several Days. (BULLETIN.) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE I INDIANAPOLIS, Xnd., June 11. W. T reel and Kendrick, of Philadelphia, deputy imperial potentate of the Ancient Arablo Order of Mystic Shrine, was ele. vated to the position of Imperial potentate by the Imperial Council meetlngher today, and Ellas J. Jacoby, of Indianapolis, retired to the list of pact Imperial potentates. Xt is the custom t elevate all officers, electing one noble to fill the place of outer guard, but the elevation of officers was held up today due to a contest over the election of John T. Jones, cf Oklahoma City, nowimperial high priest. The Imperial Council will elect an outer g-uard and a captain of the guards. BII.I.BTI. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! CHKAI.O, June II Although dlrrct'd asalnni both the Western I a "on nd Poatal Te!rKrnph Companies, tbe nation-nlde strike of commercial telexravhen nhich !rjtnn at T o'clock this morninar thus far ham dealt It ir.oat jinralvil ns blew against the Postal coropnny, sccord'ng to report rearhlnnr Chicago, the headquarter the strike, today. Every report received here has Indicated that a majority of the Postal prra tors hnve- struck while the number of Western Talon employee who walked oat has not Jt be-ea shewn to be sufficiently large te tie up the wires of that company. Althouflch not entirely paralysed. the Postal system Is budly hnndJcoppe by the strike, while the W. V. Is able than far to maintain at leant a semblance of tta resrulnr service. (BULLETIN.) f STAFF CORRESPONDENT I. H. SERVICE! NEW YOEK, June 11. Newcomb Carlton, president of the Western Union, told Postmaster General Burleson over the long distance telephone shortly be. fore noon today that the strike of telegraphers was a "fissle." "We have received reports from all seven divisions of our system,', said Carlton, "and everywhere - traffic Is clear." (BULLETIN.) riNTlRNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE CHICAGO, June. 11 Practically the entire operating- force of the Postal Telegraph Company went on strike here this morning In accordance with the strike call Issued by the Commercial Telegraphers Union, according- to reports shortly after 7 o'clock. At the Western Union offices the percentage of men going on strike was smaller than at the Postal, although enough, operators walked out. It was reported, to handicap seriously the operating- department of the company. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE CHICAGO, June 11. The first general strike of telegraph operators in the United States since 1907 began at 7 a. m. today. Responding to the call of S. J. Konenkamp, international president of the Commercial Telegraph Union, Western Union and Postal operators throughout the entire nation ijuit their keys. How extensive the strike is will not be known until more accurate reports of the number of men who walked out begin to come in from the cities effected by the strike. At present writing it is impossible to state definitely how many men are out. THOUSANDS WALK OUT. President Konenkamp, of the telegraphers, estimates the number who will respond to the strike call at between ! 40.000 and 70.000. Officials of the telegraph companies declare the number will- be much smaller, asserting that sufficient operators will Temain at work to permit operation of the telegraph systems with little interruption. Although the strike was set for 7 o'clock this morning the night forces of the Western Union and" Postal companies at Omaha, Neb., quit their posts at midnight. Practically every employe of the night shift, both men and women, walked out, according to reports reaching here. STBXJCS INCLUDES CABLE 3. Besides the telegraph systems of the Western Union and the Postal the strike will Include the cables, the union officials asserting they hope in this way to bring the trouble directly to the attention of President Wilson. The American Telephone and Telegraph tContinu-sU on page five.) Don't throw your paper away without reading the want ad page,