Hammond Times, Volume 7, Number 21, Hammond, Lake County, 28 June 1919 — Page 1

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II. T PASSES LAST REST Decedent Was Head of Metals Refining Factory and Well Liked. Hammond and East Chicago people, many of whom had not learned of his sudden illness until recent items jn these colunyis. vero shocked to learn that William Thum, superintendent of the U. S. Metals Refining Co. plant at GraasclH, had died shortly before 6 o'clock this morning at his home. 44 Webb st.. Hammond, and the distressing news were received with unusual sadness for those who knew him loved him. ilrTtmra taken 111 with pneumonia ilonday and his- condition rapidly grew worse. Specialists were called in tor consultation, but in a few days it was realized the fight was a losing one. Everything that science could devise was resorted to to save his life, but it vn.i seen yesterday that the end was near. NOTED IN KLETAZ.I-trB.GT. William Thum was cue of the leading metallurgists of the country and had jlone much to improve the methods of relining metals. His lather, reuencK Thum, was also a specialist in this work and much cf the son's training was received directly under his supervision. He was born in Germany. August, IS. 1So3, .nd came to this country with his fath;r when ho was a mere lad. Besides th training he received in eastern refineries he went to Wales for further study. Ha was a hunter of big game and had visited Africa. Ha once corrected the late Col. Roosevelt for one- of h'is nature assertions and President Roosevelt thanked ilr. Thum for correcting him. AX. SO AN INVENTOR. Hs was connected with the Ealbacii refinery at Newark, X. J., for twentyone years before coming to the Calumet region thirteen years ago. He was sent here to erect the big plant of the V. ti. Metals Refining Co., at Grasselli, anJ when the place was ready for operation he was given the superintendency. Ho has been quite active in improving th plant since then and has been a great booster for the Calumet region since then. A. number of important discoveries and Inventions now used in the refining process axe credited to his untiring w ork, lit held patents on seeral of these successful inventions. During the war he gained further recognition by perfecting a process for fafcly taking care of explosive shells which was adopted by tho government. As a side line and hobby Mr. Thum was an artist of no mean ability. He had studied art and today several of his productions adorn the Hammond Country Club, of which he was an active and a most popular member. Boy Scouts of East Chicago will miss a friend end benefactor in the death cf William Thum: He had always shown much Interest in thft Scout movement, and to aid the East Chicago Scouts hal (Continued on page two.) LOWELL PIONEER DIES VERY SUDDENLY (SPECIAL TO THE TIMES! LOWELL Ind.. June 28. Charles Castle, one of the early pioneers of Lake county, passed" away very suddentiy at his home In Lowell yesterday about 4 p. m. He ,had been In his usual health and only a short time before he died he started for Shelby to get Mrs. J. S. Sanger, a sister of Mrs. Castle, but had only gone a short distance when he had a flat tire and had to return heme. He was only home a few- minutes when he had an attack of heart failure from which he passed away. The deceased was about 75 years of age and came to this .country when a. young man. with his parents. He has always been a farmer until a few years ago. when he retired and moved to Lowell. He leaves his wife and a number of relatives to mourn him. No arrangements for. the funeral have been

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GOMES T RAG1C EN Falls from Swing While Asleep . and Fractures His Skull. This city was inexpressibly shocked this morning to learn that last night Ulysses G. Fetrie, auditor for the Indiana Harbor Belt Railway and Master of Hammond Council Royal and Select Masters, had come to a tragic end at his home on Carroll St. After eating his dinner he went to the porch and laid down t read his paper In a swinging seat. He Is believed to have fallen asleep for he was notfeed-tn reclining pemtttotr byTielglibors who afterwards saw him lying on the cement walk- He waa unconscious. Mrs. J. J. Ruff and Henry B'irka immediately ran to where the prostrate man lay and in a few minutes signs of life were observed, but a cerebral hemorrhage took place from the back of his head. BEYOND MEDZCAXi AID. He was carried in the house and when Dr. E. S. Jones arrived it was found he was beyond the reach of all earthly aid and he died within a short time. Mr. Petrie had just returned from a two-weeks' vacation yesterday morning, and a' sad coincidence w as noted by Dr. J .ncs. called to his death bed. Earlier in ihe day, in the best of spirits and feeling refresiied fr"m his rest, Mr. Petrie had met the physician and gone for an auto ride with him on his rounds. The decedent was born in Falmer, 111., March 4. 1865. He. was the son of Dr. J. W. Petrie, a well-known physician and lived for a number of years in Jojiet, 111., and later went to Bloomington, where he held important positions with the Chicago & Alton Ry. There he lived for a number of years and because of his charitable work among the down-and-outers along the river banks he was called "King of the River RUs" and was proud of his fellowship with these unfortunates. LIVED IN CITY 12 YE ASS. lie came to Hammond twelve years ago and has been employed In various capacities with the Indiana Harbor Belt. His last work was in the auditing department from which he had been enjoying his summer acation. "He had four brothers, Henderson C. and Albert A. of Hammond. Ellery E. of Englewood and Dr. S. T. Petrie of Chicago. Two sisters, Mrs. Edgar Plain of Hammond, Margaret E., Lauman of Clay City, d.. and his mother survive him. He was unmarried. HIGH IN MASONRY. Ho had a distinguished career Jn Hammend Masonry, being secretary of Garfield Lodge for three years. He tad passed through all the offices of chapter and commandery and was past high priest and past eminent commander cf both bodies. At the time of his death he was illustrious master of the council. Th funeral services will be held Monday ofternoon from the Masonic Temrle. Services will be in charge of Garfield Lodge with Rev. John C. Patrett officiating, members of the lodg-. acting as escort. Interment will be had at Ooak Hill in charge of Stewart. DEATH CLAIMS A CROWN POINT PIONEER SPECIAL TO THE TIMES! CROWN POINT. Ind., June "8. The death of Mrs.' Su?an Young, a Crown Point pioneer who has been In poor health for the rast two years, occurred at the home of her daughter. Mrs. John Ensweiler, on Friday afternoon. Her suffering has been Intense tho rast few weeks and her death has I been hourly expected. ! She wns -72 years of age and had; lived a live of usefulness. She leaves! six children. Frank Young of Ham-! mond. Joe Young of Chippewa Falls, j Wis.. Mrs. Clara Zimmerman. Rochest- ; er, Ind.. Mrs. John Ensweiler. Mrs. George Kaiser and Miss TUl'.e Youns of this city. The funeral arrangements have not been made at this time.

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Within Walls of Historic Versailles Palace, Symbol of Divine Rights of Kings, German Delegates Meet and Sign Peace Pact

" BY JOHN T. PARKERSON, International News Service Staff Correspondent. VERSAILLES, France, June 28. The German' Empire has ended where it was founded. The mightiest military power the world has ever known has been shattered and humDfed almost to the point of Impotency. t V'ithin the magnificient palace which in ftself was erecteJ as a symbol of the divine rights of kings, and which in the present century was rededicated to that conception by the war lords of Prussia, the democracies' of the earth have foregathered and pronounced the ver." diet. f During the two hundred and fifty-odd years which have intervened since the erection of the famous palace of Versailles civilization has traversed a long and uncer. tain route? but the scene itself, which has figured so' conspicuously in history and cut such a deep impresTitsri into the heart of France, is little changed in outwartf Appearance. ." . The fresh touch of Springtime has brough ut the wild violets, daisies and a profusion of other" flowers, while treetops are adorned with mistletoe fadJ the grounds round about strewn with ivy. Exceptor .h occasional hum of an airplane there is no sign at 3 the slated roofs to indicate the world has moved twn the f sixteenth to the twentieth century. The birds Sin;" much as they must have sung in the days, of old ;;Leujsl V. himself, and one can almost fael the depression - lb atmoSpfiere "vvfilcfi s we p t'th foljghoTjffF ranee .because "eV the luxury and' extravagance of kings and queens who in days long past cared naught for the poverty and misery caused to their subjects by royal lives of revelry 'and shame. It was into this relic-place of the old world that the representatives cf the new world met the German delegates. A long horse-shce table placed in the hall of mirrors Galerie des Glaces around which sat the distinguished coterie of the great nations, was the immediate setting upon which all mankind visualized its future hopes. The actual signing of the peace treaty took place near the centre of the great chamber, while, oddly enough at the south end, where, on January 18, 1871, stood the dais flanked by Prussian Guards from which the creation of the German Empire was proclaimed to the world, was reserved for the press. Thus, from the exact spot where the light of '71 had burned so dimly for France( the stroke of the pen replaced the flash of the sword and heralded broadcast almost within the twinkle of an eye the dawn of the new day. The delegates entered the Hall of Mirrors by the marble staircase which took them through the Queen's apartments, wherein there is a striking picture which probably was not without its effect on the Germans a portrait of the late Paul Droulede, apostle of "La Revanche," just as one might have imagined him at the annual pilgrimages to the Strassbourg statue on the Place de la Concorde. The apartments of King Louis XIV., including the bedroom where he died, the ants-chamber and the Salle de I'Oeil de Boeuf, were used as special rooms by the allied and associated delegations, while the Hotel des Reservoirs, built by Louis XV. for Madame de Pompadour, housed the chief representatives of the Germans. in the Salle du Conseil, or counsel chamber, where virtually all the great decisions were taken governing

Tolleston Bank Robbery Is Gleaned Up Today

Murder of Cashier Will Be Avenged Through Arrest of Confessed Bandits. The five auto bandits, who shot up the First State Bank of Tolleston two weeks ago today, murdered Cashier H. W. Uecker and seriously wounded Asst. Cashier C. E. Phillips and then robbed the bank, are safe in the Gary city jail. They have confessSd their crime and with them have been arrested two accessories. The bandits are: Dan JTrkulja. twenty-two years old, 2600 Fillmore st.. Gary, leader of the gang who planned the job and furnished all the guns, four in number. Some time sgo he occupied rooms above the bank and according to his confession he laid out the way which prompted the attempted holdur. He furnished the car. a Hudson Super-Six, that belonged to his brother Nick. Albert Charles Batchelor. twenty-four years old. "55 TV. 79th St.. Chicago, also a resident of Valparaiso recently paroled from the Jeffersonville penitentiary where he was serving for burglary.

Tom Batchelor, twenty-one years old, Valparaiso, a brother of Albert, also on parolo from the Jeffersonville penitentiary where he waa serving for a job he had pulled with his brother. Lee Spiers, twenty years old, 6035 S. Morgan St.. Chicago, just out on parole from Pontlac. 111., penitentiary. He i a bad gunman and makes confesion3 of living been in, eighteen holdups and robberies. James Harry (Red? Parker, 6515 Fairfield ave.. Chicago, recently paroled by Judge Drentano. Nick Trukulja, accessory before and after the fact. Brother to Dan. who owned the car which the bandits used. He was for some time a "stool" on the Gary police force. Damjan Bielich, accessory after the fact, thirty-four years old. 1121 Washington St., out on parole, who assisted In the escape of the bandits. Chicago and Gary police, working tinder Lieut. Michael Hughes and Chief Forbis. rounded up the gang. Others were Detective Sergeants Edward Coleman. Peter Bernac-chi and James Lannon; Captains James Vodjca and Jarnes McCartney, Detective , Serjeant Louis Eisner, Sherif Rorney of Valparaiso, and Max Quandt.There were practically no clews following the attempted robbery and murder. A tip come to the police, however, that Lee Spiers had borrowed a gun for a "job" he had been boasting of. On Monday the rolice trying to locate (Continued on page seven.)

the course of France under Louis XIV., and XVII., President Wilson, Prem'ers Lloyd-George, Clemenceau and Orlando, and the Japanese representative, with the spokesmen of the Germans, met privately for a brief conference just before entering the Hall of Mirrors. It was In this room, President Wilson was told, that the decision was taken to send Lafayette to the aid of the American Revolution the decision which happily resuited in laying a firm foundation for the great human force which, at the crucial moment of the world war, threw in its lot with the French and the other eelf-gov-erning people of Europe to "make the world safe for democracy." An Immense amount of work had to be done to adapt the ancient palace to he requirements of a twentiethcentury peace conference. For the first time in history the scund of the telephone bell and the typewriter has been heard in the intimate apartments of the kings and queens of France indeed, in the very room where Marie Antoinette, in 1789, heard the Paris mob from without shrieking for her blood, and in the room also cf the beautiful and artful Madame de Maintenon, who, earlier was practically mistress cf France. These were symbols of mechanical changes brought

about by time and the untramelled opportunity of a people in another land to develop their natural Instincts and Inclinations freely the same people to whom Lafayette was sent, and by whose unselfish aid In the caus of 'UtWJiberty. .the,ki,n.g .who S4JflJbc,8l!!?B. eW fishly believed he might overturn the balance abroad and make himself absolute master of Europe. - But the seed Lafayette sowed was not the seed of empire, and today the newspaper correspondents of the various countries, and not the Intriguers of royalty, are working against time in the great hall of the battles Galerie des Batailles next in importance to the Hall of Mirrors Itself, in their effort to acquaint the people of the world with the facts attending the deliberations of their chosen representatives. One of the great paintings these men are looking upon above and over the frame of their typewriters m that commemorating the British surrender at Yorktown. Others are pictures of fetes or arms at Lille, Denain and Dunkirk, which recall names immortalized in the war just closed. Thus the work of living Is mingled with the work of a dead past, and thus, also, is it impressed firmly upon the German delegates themselves that men's minds had changed long before the inception or .. world war; that they no longer dwelt in centuries Torgotten, and that, possibly with the exception of the exKaiser and those who Immediately surrounded him, no thought of erecting a statue, such as the subjects of old Louis once did, representing him enthroned with conquered nations in chains at his feet, would at this day be seriously considered outside the royal realm of the movies. It is, indeed, a new world that has arisen from the very threshhold cf tho old frcm innermost chambers once consecrated to the whispers of imperial intrigue, and the peacefulness and quietude of it is probably what depresses one now at Versailles. But from the placards in front of the theatre adjoining the Hotel de Reservoirs there comes a note cf hope. It is a simple advertisement, printed in French and referring to an American cinema actor, whose abilities as an entertainer will soon be seen on the Versailles screen in "Une Aventure au Far West!"

GETS JUG FOR WEDDING, THEN JAILED Indiana Harbor Man Will Have to Drink Water at Feast. It was a sorry day for Charley. Charles IVrbida of 3730 Fir street. Indiana Harbor, was arrested by Officers Horlbeck, Naugh and McCarron of the Hammond police at Forsythe and Sheffield avenue early this morning, charged with violating the liquor law. "W'rbida had one gallon of whiskey and one-half gallon of wine with which he was going to celebrate his wedding which is to take place next week. On his plea of guilty this morning In the Hammond city court he was fined $S0 by Judge Klotz. P. S. There was once a Man who turned water into wine at a wedding feast in Car.a of Galilee. AUOTHIE, KAKBOB CASE. Steve Maraoros. 3540 Guthrie street, Indiana Harbor, was arrested by Officers Horlbeck, Naugh and McCarron of the Hammond police at the corner of Forsythe and Sheffield avenue early this morning charged with bringing liquor into the state. Maraoros, who had five gallons of whiskey in his" automobile, was fined $R0 in the Hammond city court this morping by Judge Kloti.

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Last Details of Great Wars End John Edwin Nevin staff correspondent i. h. service) VERSAILLES, , June S3. The Crest world war officially came to an end at 3:50 this afternoon. At that ruinate the signing of the peace treaty was annonuced as complete by Premier Clemenceau of France. The Germans were the first to fflx their names to the document: which officially brought peasi again to tlie wortS. Premier Clemenceau, after briefly stating that the treaty that was to, be signed was the same as that pre. Yiously handed the Germans, Invited tho German delegates to come forward and sign. Sr. Hermann Mueller walked forward and, wrote bis name at exactly 3:12 p. m. He was Immediately followed by Sr. Bell, the other German delegate. President Wilson was the next to sign and was followed by the rest of the American delegation. Premier Xiloyd George of Great Brltlan followed with the other members of his delegation next. Premier Clemenceau next started the signatures of the French dele, gatlon. Only two Incidents marred the pro. ceedlngs. Gen. Smuts, of the South African delegation, handed la a written protest when be affixed his name to the document. He protested against the part of the treaty xaling f or the punishment of the. 'Anlser and also some ether features.'' . The Chinese' delegation was not present and no one signed tli treaty , for that country. The delegation sent word that it would not sign the treaty. An official statement was promised later in the day. Immediately after Premier Clem, enceau announced that the signing of the treaty was complete the German delegates left the building. It was announced that tbey would re. turn at once to Berlin. A wild demonstration was staged by the crowd when the allied pesce delegates started to leave the palace. Cheering madly, the crowd surged forward as the delegates emerged. The efforts of the guards to bold them back were unavailing and the delegates were swept along the terrace. Finally soldiers made a path through whicb the delegates made their way to their automobiles. BERLIN SITS A. G. Anderson fSTAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERVICE! BERLIN. June 27 (Delayed). While Hermann Mueller and Dr. Bell are performing at Versailles the task which they think will save Germany from !,ruin. the elements working for the over throw of the new government and the plunging of the nation into complete chaos are working lull blast. The radical reactionary movement for a counter revolution is growing Irs intensify and scope. Simultaneously Gustav Noske. minister of wax. Is working desperately with all the power at his command to check the flames and to preserve the government. LaM night automobiles filled with people scoured Berlin, scattering reactionary circulars. It has been learned on good authority that there is an organized movement afoot to enlist as privates in a oluntec-r army thousands of ex-offlcers. At the same time reports that the exkaiser is preparing to return to Germany arc hailed with delight by the reactionary press. On the other hand, it develops that the Berlin workmen's executive council has been in intimate touch with the Hamburg uprising and working systematically for a counter revolution throughout Germany. The effects of this are visible in the simultaneous uprisings. Masonic Notice. Members of Garfield Lodge 563, F. & A. M.. are herelrv . notified to attend a Called Meeting Monday. June 30th, at 2:00 p. m. to attend and conduct funeral services for our late Bro. Ulysses G. Petrie. Service at hte Temple at 2:30. Interment at Oak Hill. ERNEST S. TILLMAN, W. M. Members of Hammond Commandery 41. K. T.. are notified to appear at the Temple. 2:00 p. m., Monday, June 30th. in full uniform to act as escort to Garfield Lodge and our late Frate. Ulysses G. Petrie. 6-2 & JOSEPH P. KASPER, Com. Are you reading The Tr.Ties?

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AMERICA DELEGATION SIGNS AFTER THE GERM "Old Order is Ended," Wilson Cables to the White House Today. (STXX,TXir.) riNTERNATlONAL NEWS SERVICE! WASHINOTON, jane 23. Pre si -dent Wilson will leave Paris for Brest at 9:30 o'clock tonight Paris time, h notified Secretary Tumulty by cabla today. The president also notified Secretary Tumulty that on tha request of a citixena committee he- had consented to ba accorded "an unofficial greeting" upon his arrirai in New York. "All well," the president added. (BUX.X.ETZI7.) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! WASHINGTON, June 28. "The treaty of peace signed today, while severe because of the great wrong done by Germany, "imposes nothing that Germany cannot do and ends ,,onea and fot all an old. and tatoler. able 1 order," President Wilson declared lis a cabled maisage to the White ousa today. John Edwin Nevin f staff correspondent 1. n. servicc1 VERSAILLES, June 2S Germany capitulated today. At a small table in the center oi the great hall of mirrors, the chief room of the palace here, representatives of the German government meekly accepted the peace terms which practically ends Germany as a world power, at least for many years. Bismarck Once There. It was this same room which witnessed the arrogance of Eismarck and Von Moltke and today the representatives of the defeated German empire accepted the fate which resulted from the Junkers dream of world dictatorship. It Is five years ago that the plotte-i assassination of the Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand furnished the excuse Germany sought for starting the wcrll conflict. Sarajevo's tragedy has mada the great central emrirs suppli-nts. Greatest Dream of History. The situation in Versailles today is the fulfillment of the greatest dream in modern history. Gathered around thi historic hall were the representatives of every great nation in the world. Only the smaller neutral nations were missing. The great horseshoe-shaped tab's Ifeld the representatives of every power which banded together to stamp out militarism and absolutism from thi earth. In the center of the great horseshoa sat Clemenceau. the French rreniier. Wilson At His Right. At his right sat President "Wilson. On his left was Lloyd George, the British prime minister. Across the room and Just in front of the section reserved for the guests. th German delegates were seated The contrast was very sharp. The old Prussian arrogance was not revealed by th members of the German cabinet who had assumed the duty of sa'.v.iKing Conlnuei on naxe rt. LONG SPEECH FOR CLEMENCEAU INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE' WASHINGTON. June 2 8. Premier Clemenceau's opening remarks at the signing of the treaty, as cabled to the state department today, were: "The sessicn is open. The allied and associated powers on one side, and th? German reich on the other side, have come to an agreement on the conditions of peace. The text has been completed, drafted and the president of the conference has stated in writing that the text that is about to be signed now is identical with the 200 copies that have been delivered to the German delegation. The signatures will be given now and they amount to a solemn undertaking faithfully nad loyally to execute the conditions embodied by this treaty or peace. "I now invite the delegates of tha German reich to sign the treaty." Don't throw your paper awaj vithout reading the want ad page.