Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 55, Hammond, Lake County, 21 August 1919 — Page 1

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WILL SEEK CONFERENCE WITH STEEL CO.

THREE HURT ! IN GRIFFITH EXPLOSION

Military Situation In Hammond At a Glance

Goodrich Says U. S. Government Is One of ..Laws, Not Men.

'INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Aug. 21.

Project Which Has Much to Be Said For it Taken Up By Property Owners Last

FOUR COMPANIES of state troops Goshen. Fort Wayne, Elkhart and Gary came in over N. Y. C. and Nickel Plate, now in Standard plant. Com-: mander, Maj. Henry Peass, cf Goshen. SEVEN COMPANIES reached Hammond shortly sfter 1 o'clock. She!-', byville, Newcastle and Union City are commanded by Maj. D. W. Deprez, of, Shelbyville. 1 THE INDIANAPOLIS company, Attica and Bloominaton are commanded

Three people were SO badly injur-; by Maj. Brandt Downey, of Indianapolis. j ed this morning here in an explo-i COL. J. B. HARRISON, of Columbia City, has established regimental i y , sion at the Victor Photo Com-i head1uarters in th2 ordnance Plant at the Standard. When Adj. Gen. H. B. OlfiKBrS ftlOfS "63081111 I0u3-

.accaiiy cast a wnm. pany s tactory that they may die. . . , D . ... . . . . . ... . a conutry.wlde vraiiout . ! CAMP was organized within the Standard plant early this morning and i

iney are oeinB rusnea overlana guard mounted. The soldiers made no attempt to molest the crowds of:

21.-

Night.

Wldenlr.ar of Hohman ctreet from the Michigan Central tracks to Mac-

Wa nM1 n-h t Htfli n,cn cour- a Project whioh lias Len

Heads of Steel Industry To Meet to Settle through Peaceful Means.

(BUIO-EXIX.) When the news wai flashed to Gary fi-sterday eyenin that the allied steel

workers had p

iiiiii. voce icr a conutry

until the Vu-tsrl states Stoel Cox-poratioa

recognizee ,1 . A . i i :

via autu i l. luaicaiCL i jiUoUildl siriRcrs. . 1 . c-. . . i - . r i i j, 1 '

in Hammond. The names of the MILITARY ZONES will not be established until all the troops are or-j

gamzed. Military passes have not been issuea so far. The police and sheriffs' deputies are stilt used to maintain order. j

'SPF.CUL TO THE TIWE3I GRIFFITH, Ind., Aug.

;S0LD!ERS Cdill OTA&iriAnn

SITUATION

wrought up at rive and ten year

!)um05P tn rl;frnv thA fnitni-rji-w nf !

1 r w , t-rva.l3, since Himmond's business disrhe kaiser if we are to submit in j tnct afiune i ;,y size, was discussed our own land to the autocracy of. yeterday evening at a Jnoetir.g of citithe mob." declared Gov. Tames P. I zens at the Char.:br of Commerce

Goodrich, addressing state troops mobilized here today for duty at Hammond with strike disorders there.

' ):ncers of the guard have orders to -hoot to kill if necessary. It was loarnJ "n good authority this mornincr. The two Indianapolis companies are fined with short-barreled AVin'hster !-..' i rifles. USE rOH.CE IP FSEDPTJL. The; governor charged the militiamen v "most vigorous exercise of force," ould tin? occasion denianCd. "More than 140.000 of the younar men

Indiana were rctnt'y ca'icd to defend

hut. the problem is nr. nearer solution

than It was twenty-five years a o. Mayor Brown had railed the; meeting at the request of a number of the citizens who had been considering the matter lately. Dr. H. E. Sharrer had proposed that now was an opportune time to widen the street as practically all of the business houses on the west side of the str-et are to be remodeled or entirely rebuilt before or.g. As all of the building program i3 confined to the weft side of the thor-

J ouKhfare it had been figured that ?h i widening could all be i:ade on that side at half cf the expense of niovin?

HENRY PLOGK. Supt. of the plant. ALVIN LIGHTFOOT, workman. MISS VERA WRAY. eged 17. stenosrapher. How the accident happened is

lienor and integrity of the nation in ! r'acK Tr-e IrnnIS on ooxti t.ues. h iurdgn war." he said. "You are now! West side rp.lty owners were fully . al.d upon a less glorious but no less represented at the meeting and 1m-

: . i ortant mission. CANNOT VIOLATE LAWS.

"iur's is a government of

or tr.e steel industry

mediately voiced their opposition?, i witritn the r.evt ten r1avt hv a win.

The move would necessitate setting . , . , ... , , , . , laws and the fronts back twenty feet and the Hllttee whlCH Will be headed by

t of men. If men ar - to be permitted i acquirimr of twenty feet of land in j President Samuel GcmperS, of the substitute the inclination of their 1 the rear if they hoped to preserve the . . n wills and their own selfish desires; business rooms whocli would be of any j American rederauen O. Labor, prO-

rental value. Estimates of the cos: ! viced he IS back from Europe, of the project ranged from $"'V' to j WHAT TEE VZZTS WANT. $2,000,000. Thl r,gh. of ctllvctive bargair.ir.R. an Whn the ?ucsse at the cost b?par. , ,.,Kht hour ,iay, a ?iv ,iay tck standto reach fcich f.frures the enst sMe ari;,,;l :ion of v.-.-,, a..,i classification of

i men who wer-- expecting in siana

themselves against society should be ' m.-yt ot triA expense began to hark '.uht that they cannot do so with !m- j 1owl5 . p. v. Me-.n and V. M. T'i p.unity." i ner twr, of the heaviest propeitv " i holders on the east side of th- street.

paid they were in favor Of the moy ! providing :t did not cost over $2'"-0 per i frorit foot, bv.t said the:-' woul l no

; tha surpi-iic lick of enthusiasai and

j demonstraticas v.-as noticeable.

The couUag days will bo anxious ones ! injured are :

i tor the steel anA ixca workers In this region ana in tort to keep the men ! Will in touch with the situation, union ' officials have arranged for meetings and i the labor headquarters at 5S0 Broadway in Gary will be kept open at all hours. ; Anticipating- a walkout, business has ; started to tighten up, according- to business and professional men in Gary. ; tusiness has decreased noticeably dur. ' intr the past two weeks and it is evident

that the workers are attempting to be ; not known. The concern mar.U-.' las saring- as possible for if a ffeneral ; actures a flashlight pbwder and a ! walkout becomes a reaUty there will be ' . ... i 'a noticeable lack cf currency and hard ' quantity of it is believed to have; I -iiae8- s exploded. The victims were all; i .badly burned and an investigation! j ' INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE1 ( I YOUNGSTOWN, 0., Aug. 21. lis now under way as to the cause1 Efforts to reach an agreement with ! of the explosion. 1 the U. S. Steel corporation through j Later Supt. Plogh is dying, j 'peaceful means will be employed! Tne Smith Bros, of Chicago own! : by the newly-organized steel work-i the plant which is utterly destroy-1 ers union. j ed. They do a great foreign traded

! Conferences will be sought with sruPPirg canoaas .0 oiner coun-

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Than They Have Been In Ten Days of Strife.

THE GUARDS have received orders to protect property as well as life. They are heavily crmed and will not hesitate to use extreme force if it becomes necessary. That means shoot to kill. THE STANDARD OFFICIALS opened the plant this morning and the strikers made no attempt to molest these who entered the plant. There was no disorder whatever.

Officers of Companies Here This A. M.

in- obedience to law. then orderly gov- i rrnmcnt is at an end and we must soon, i ach the unhappy condition which now J oii'ains in Russia. 1 trust that it will' i rot be necessary to resort to extreme

iit Hsures. cut tnose vvnw nave arrayfu ;

ON CAMPAIGN CALLED OFF

and

Troops Reach Hammond During Night Ft. Wayne, Goshen, Elkhart and Gary are the

First to Arrive.

workers. tU.uli'.. pay for Sundays vert sine .-mii abolition of .unpany ions, arc- tin: tuosi important of the

;;!;' ds thai will ti .ade. r'aii ii'"- to s..-iuie oi:fereni fs with steed corporation heads will rouit ia a strike, the conitni; iiKii'.ln r declared. Th . ar- backed, they said, by almost

As a rc.-uit of the splendid work at Hammond in which forty rr.cn were re-' cruited for the aviation s vice' of the ; C- S. Army. M.-ut. Mallard and his outfit uer''; permitted to remain in Gary!

unanimous striKe

push he matter further since the

opinion seemed t-- he that H wul'l i r.f the ilO't ti" t-;t'.Uns cost more than that. I action if 'he demand Members of the f.rm of Sarro., Kon- I

! ton &. Grezorv. who are to build a

theatre on the old K'.eihepe property j I If"

were present. They said they were I i willincr to have the improvement ,ade .;

' nrnvidins- the decision Ms made "t

ntnc

i only one day. Four meu were signed up 1 j there. This morning word was reeived'

ntimei.t, us per cent' 1 rc"rl ead.i'iarler.- that the uota of 6u0 ' j , .,,t favoritiK that which wass desired iiad been tilled and ;

are not K ra n ted. . I! Q rs wtre issuci lor me n.vins circus; I to return to Indianapolis. Hammond. j broke all of the state records and at Gary the campaign started off in a' ! promiFcinsr manner when the hilt was!

once so that it would not interfere with their buildinar plan w'.-.ich will

into operation within two

IT IS! LOOK FOR DROP

called.

Ill

f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SFHVICF'

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Aug. 21.!

he put

iveek?. 1 The meeting ended with sentiment: apparently opposed to the ' lia;e Falling Off Of ExpOftS EX

However. P . W. Meyn inloniva tnose.

nresent that It vvoun not previ-iii

Martial law may be in force in; petition bein presented t the round Hammond before night if the radi-( ZL! u'rZ cal element in the strike-ridden: knew tv.e mnj..r:ty . t tin 1 re.:..-rtv Calumet city defies the eleven! ,,vnprs u'at !,trcet woi:;'1 !ll;,"r ,, f' 3 : plan and predicted that wh-n the imcompanies of Indiana militia mob-1 prov'm-nt a made- rcaitv vniue on ilized there today. Adit. GenJ"tiltf' strft'! won'"1 K""n on " vnr

I with Hohman street.

pected to Biinj Sharp ReReduction in Foodstuff

FOR MEXICAN

I0RDER

HEACQUASTEES. Col Joseph K. Harrison. Columbia City, l.ieut. Col. Lewis M. Simpson, Elkhart. HXASQTJAKTXB.S CCMPAITT. '.'apt. Spurjreon N". Markley. Columbia City. Kcrgt. Samuel F. Garber. Columbia City. niortninTAL nrrnuuBY. Maj. David S. Linville. Capt. E. V. Xolt. Capt. E. E. Morgan. Columbia City. BATTALION EX ABQTJABTKRS. Maj. Henry W. Pease. Goshen. Adjt. l.ieut. W. H. Charmiey. Gosh en. S'Tfct. Maj. Iuil H. I.arue. Goshen. 'olor SerKt. Frank Shire. Goshen. CC. B, FOKT WAYITX. ''apt .'ohn H. Johnson. l-ai t. tJeo. K. tiawhen. First l.ieut. John A. Brewer. Hat. S. r2t. Maj K. H. Chadwick. CO. E. ELKKAXT. i 'apt. Ira IT. Church. 1-ii .-1 Licit W. Hays Hoikins. Second l.ieut. John "W. FJpley. CO. F, OOSREH. ' 'apt. FVrnard W. Swartz I'irst I.iut. Howard R. Inebit. S- cotid Lieut. Harry II. Whitnn r. CO. I, OASY. Capt. Kobt. C. P.ankin. First I.U ut. E. C. Simpson. .Second Ll ut. AV'alter J. Carroll.

E TROOPS

THIS AFTERNOON REACH HAMMOND

Etri.i.rTT3r. At tie meeting- of th trtkrm held at Coy-s Park this morning it 1b report that the strike leaders cautioned men. to abstain from disorder or violeiict, ana not to en-jag-e in any conflict with the military forces. (BTri.txTrs'.) All men who desire to g-o to work at the Standard Steel Car plant tomorrow are advised by General Manager George Viacett that the gates -will be open and they will be amply protected.

Irti-y and were Prepared tD handle

, Hammond drew a deep breath of I relief this morning as the news be-

! came current that during the night At two o'clock a special tram bearinir State tTOODS have Otlietltr n'e1 tV

i -v"j. vjei... n. i. Mniin anu six coinpanios

arriveu at iiie Moi.oii depot and vverei

taken into the standard yards by a any situation which might arise in Motion engine. There was no excite- ... , ., mcr.t at the depot and but .ew people ! connection with the strike at the were there to si e the train puil in with j Standard Steel Car plant, the soldiers and their equipment. Aboard I TnJ-, 11 the train were the two Indianapolis com- j OGay trOOpS patrol the portions par.ies. s-heibyviiie. rmon city, xow-; of the streets lying on the comea.stle and Attica. The Eloomir.Kton . unit will bo the- last to reach Hammond. 1 pany s property and guard the enIt left Bioomington at H:,;n by special ; trances to the big plant. There train and will probar iv i.ot reach the I u v j city until after four o'clock. These! S Deen n "ISOrder. eleven companies will comprise the! MDT TO CONSIDER TERMS, quota of militia that the city will Meetings of the four labor organize - ceive at present. ! t""'ns at the plant were held yesterdav I aftern-on at which stA-ifr n....'.

; Mayor Brown and Alderman Skufakiss t were present. They outlined the propoj s.tion which had been submitted by iho

The street car strike made access to ! T' V, rsanizatin ' e strike district almost impossible eX. kC, ha!,ot as to whether the;.

,.vev;.i irji-ri. 11 tncy accepted ... 1 1 1 , . .

j '"v. nuum nave openec. this mornThere are as many reporters In Ham-! Tho. ,f,borers "'"re to receive a.

. .c...-c ... an ognt r.our day

urne and one-halt for overtime and d.iul.de time for Sunday and holiday work

STRIKE PICKUPS

ctlt

; mond today almost as soldiers. Reporters from cities sending coir. of malltia reached the city on th lroup train.

Ten

an ics 1 In st ;

. Col. J. li. Harrison ha? strict orders I ' what to do in emergengy and h is keep-

n.g them under his hat. but they are they will be forceful.

u hate ver

Hundreds of people sat up al! nis'-itl

f INTERNATIONAL KEWS SERVICE 'MIJC.vGo, All;,. L'1. Th.

f food

dnys

I'.

Karry B. Smith, who is in supreme

command of the state troops, is clothed with full authority to in-; voke military rule. j The state troops, rushed to Ham-:

nond following appeals from Mayer Brown and Sheriff Barnes who declared that the striking em-j Rfvr.,.. plcyes'of the Standard Steel Car !rr rare

took on vvlirt! Ca Hie ! o mobilize.

FIRST TIME GARY GUARDS CALLED OUT

Chi :!:

declare, as 1 cent decline '. he past tf 11 ' x ports ' v. pi eipally to i!

' t

cost

ii:: a few t'lodstuil's I : . i J'el-

Sergeant Kobert t'ramer of Jtiond received a special order Major Ujan at 1 n liatiaiHl Is this HiK iii'itruct inK him to accept

Hamfroni n-.orn-ei iist-

11 f'i"dstuft txpotts duri:.; :.i;, . The raWing otf irs ii't'is say. was due rriiiibiNty ' f Kiulisnd to p:

merits for ail branches of the service excepting tiie aviation department. K11li'iment sviil be accepted for service on the Mexican bm d 1 . This, from presnt condition, affords an opportunity for me nto see some real action and will rrobabiy result m a rusii of recrutis.

HERE IS WIRE THAT CALLED TROOPS

ANSWER IS UNFAVORABLE.

The nie-r. agreed to take the vote ai. ! leaders promised th.e mediation committee that bv 4 o'clock the results of the ballet would be, conveyed to them Sheriff Cnrr.es was waiting at the police station at the appointed lour. Whrti an hour had passed without any 111-

around the railroad yards wa-.ting fori formation he began preparing for his the soldiers to come in and did i,o to ! only alternative. The w ritten request their disgust for the men did not ccme ' for state troops was prepared but stsli into the city. j loath to take the step he gave still more

time.

commit;.

result of the ' 0te had been un

favorable and at 7 o'clock the sheriff informed Adjt. Gen. Smith at Indiana;.

' word finally reached the

troops conuns vvnn nic r; juau y. itievi (hit th

the

were v astly surprised whe r iroops within the plant nate

saw

j Sheriff Lew Barnes was on the scene' jfurly. He left Crown Point w.th fifteen i ' deputies. :U lour o'clock and was one cf. i ; t!ie liisi arrivals in the strike district.

sent from Hammond the state troops is as

Co. plant had rejected arbitration and the situation was tense, are armed with rifles and pistols but carry no bayonets. CALLS SMITH BY LONG DISTANCE. Tim first appeal for the aid of troops came from Sheriff Harms, who told lien, Sm.th by lorg-distar.e.- to! phone last nisht that the strikers, mostly of a'icn blood, were in a mood that promised : erious trouble unless troops were on lir.nd. An hour later a joint telegram from the sheriff and mayor reached Gov. Goodrich, who ordered immediate mobilization. The eleven companies. about S00 strong, were awcitir.g the call and w ore board special trains in doubit -qu ick order. Arms were requisitioned from Fort Iarrison for the Inlianapoiis companies. The Shelbyville guardsmen were called from their beds by the blowing Of city whistles. KAJOS PSASI'S TXOO?3 FIHST. The Fort Wayne, Goshen. K'.khart and

if orc.c rs .-.-.r Ivor inmifdate s a miliiary its .. It. C. Hank

t oiii'Ki 1; y I

ii.d tod

l;t-t

t e;st nieht comma ndm

orders

the current s -r I - ouint; to tiie doelir," of tie- I'rithi! ;. und s: rling from $!.Vi tv ell. I'r.i'ice. tiie (.p.rters sa.v. is i-.:id rstcd to he o-f rsti--ckf d and is no: buying at present. The availability to A merman markets of this tarse .. ;i-M!!.t ef food usiiallv xportfd will bring alu'iit a s,;;rt. y,-. lim.iion of r,-''i,'es 1:1 this eo-jntrv. tlnj . xperts sav .

Take The Times and krep touch with fr.f whole world.

utit.v to n:e!i an

standard Steel C il.ir.imond. S'.i.ce i''i-.n:i-iii irg tiie v.ar. this the home punrds for active (iuty. of tr;i,ind arTn'.ranks anT.-nar the tioiis in the st.-ite

MOTORCYCLE RACES

;rki strike at

1 w as orpaioiicd dur- . is ihe f:rst time th;-t hav.: be. ii called oui l.'ndi r th'- discipline' officers. Company 1 1 best drilled organizaIts mutter roll is

at nnn

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many prominent ii:ess ir.cn and stc

prof es1 W Ol-rt-

tCor.tinued on page five.)

made V. ; of sior.al and bu

'. rs c.-t Gary Three hours after rereivinK word to j mobilize. Company was readv for dtity, and consbloring that each man had to h-j , notified it was no mall task. ! Fully equipped, tioy 1 ft for Hammond over the Solth Shore at three o'clock, this morning in charge of Capt. K. C. Rankin of the regular army, who saw' service in the Philippim s. First l.ieut. i E. i Simpson, brother nf l.ieut. Col. Siir.Vfon of tiie KIUIiki-I fettard. and 1 SeCor.d T.ieiit. V. .I.Carrol, formetlv of; Company F in Gary.

SPECUL TO JHZ TIMES' cr;owx point, n.d . ,Ug. :i There will be a classy lot. vf motorcycle races at the fair grounds here next Sunday under the auspices of the Crown I'oint Motoeycle "lub. Tl-.e track is now the fastest in the state and the boys here have the class of riders for Sunday's meet that shows people the most for their money. Many of tlx m are professionals who have ridden for years There vvi'l be music, refreshments and lurch and ; the program v.il begin at 1:30. 1

Advertise in The ertisp 35211. lie Ji consfan ort

x imes and ad-ilt-: cone with '

TIMES AUTO EDITION OUT TOMORROW. THE TIMES, in addition to its regular edition tomorrow, will carry a special sixteen page automobile section which will contain much of interest to every man and woman in Lake county who owns or drives an automobile. If you are in the market for any kind of a car made be sure and get a copy of The Times tomorrow from your newsdealer. If you are a regular subscriber be sure and see that the auto section is included in your regular copy. It is the most interesting auto section ever published in Lake county 2nd you cannot afford to miss it.

Tl-.e w i.cht c.i

lows: Crown Point, Ind.. August 20. mr. Hon. James Goodrich. Governor State of Indiana. Indian.--pedis. Tnd. yiy Iear Sir: After four dav s of deliberation as members of an arbitrfttiufr committee between employer ami employe in which we '.vn unable to come to any definite n nut rst a tid inir cr a yf-cnv r t whereby the nnn would return to work, and after exhaust ins every effort of force to t-ive protection to men who v.r.rt ' return 10 work safely. T l.nd that 1 am unable to cone with the situatior. Therefore. I make request for state I roc. ps to si ve protection to those who care to ntrr the Standard Steel Car Company pilot. V' mrs v ( r v t ru'y, LEWIS I!. HAltNCS. Sheriff of l.ake County. Ind. n.Nir;i. i;r;iiiVN'. Ma v or.

last ; f..I- t

Chief Austgen and his men will r.o-v L-c able to pet a much needed rest. The y have practically been on strike duty for :i W' ek with not over four hours a d-iy sleep.

Hegewisch" Joe. leader of the strike

i radicals, took his cohorts out in the

.ounii lull tiitr lj 3 rtl 11 t 1 u HIIU 15 hohirni.- a conference at the -dd Shaip-s-hootcrs Park.

Among the early ariivais was

Tom Cannon, Gary famous war ci respondent, and Tom's cry was "AH

own tor a taxi. Toms red hot when last seen.

Cel.

ETS

W t i

A phe.tofrraph' r for the t'i line managed to take some the strikers during their

Coy's Pui k.

ii.. apo Tn' pictures f meet in n

j llreakfast and dinner foivv ere served at the riant fi I dora Hotel, but by evnini, j U' have the cafeteria of

l.f sc :oi ers in the 1. . nthcy expect the orda-i, e

idepartmcnt stocked d

mr.ss h

Th-; little town of Illkh.ari was i"resented in Hammond today by f or j newspaper reporters at:.l t he y w r ;-.n I hustlers from Hustlersv :11-.

Q u i t e a j .

SOLDIERS GO INTO BUSINESS

m e'apt. if.

lie was li-iu looking- oec:last niKlit. not expect iuj; in and his men in Gary whin In. were- ljokins all over fjr him.

j I,. . t'olievs and H. .'i . Millies, j ! two discharged sold-ers. are jroinji in J j business for themselves in Hammond, t

I Both are well known, ha.iner f"rmer- ' ly attended th; Hammond hiRh sciiool. ; They are open intr a grocery and market at 317 Timiam avenue, formerly j operated be Frank W. Wf bel. Th' y 1 expi-et to be ra - to vrfet the;r Cus- - tomcrs Monday. August 13.

'freer s entered Hamr.i l lie.- sveond time in Its hi: lurinn the ;.r. at railway troops were sent to th Cleveland.

ond

n or ,arv s I ; -j ;j ( . , dii i i ;:a i : .i. call came

day f lit IS.

strike ity bv

The Standard plant beftan having trouble with its men las' I-.:!- a-. I ! t-tk rs ". ere- !t joined b.- '. . i r-- I .-.-; t. -om tisirp pi' liet j.'li t e-. Th- l'aln.tl3 rut occuri'd August ls'h

oli st hat Hammond must have soldiers on tho ground before da break. COMMAKDEB ISSUES OEDEES. Sitiee tiie situation became critical and it was realized that the disorders wetv iiabie at any lime to srt l ond thcontrol tf local authorities the office f the adjutant p-neral hael been kept informed as to the situation. Plans had h-on worked out for the mobilization -f the militia and quick trar sporta t. ion to Hammond. v hen She riff Harm's' communication was received, the state commander issued the orelers -hi h start) ! the troop movement. rCUE ARRIVE AT ONCE. Fearing that the arrival of one company on the n-er,c alone would precipitate h riot and result disastrously the? fiii-iinnnti! had been timed so that four

' 1 omp.imes should arrive at practical! v ' 'ii. same time. Short 'y before 5 o'clock I thi s iornin? a train besri'iR tiie Garv. ! Fikhait and Goshen cortinfrents bae-ke'i j into the piar.t. I'nder l.ieut. Col. SimpI sen of Fhkhisrt th- camp was quicU 1 rgiinixed pnd ruards mounted. About ; :;n hour later the tram a rived with 'lie ! For l Wayne company over the Nick! ! I'hiie benrirr also e'ol. J. Ti. Harrison ' 1 Columbia C-.v, his staff and the m di- , cal staff ESTAILISK'JS KE ADQTJ AETEES. Coi. Harrison established resrimenta' ; it- .'idr.'.j ni ters in one of the bui. dings of : t'ic ordr.anc department. In addition t i'm. four tympanies which first reached ' the scene six more were included in the ' oiil.-r of the ti.ljutant peuerfi'. They leftIndianapolis at 3:33 o'clock and were expected at the plant early this afternoon. J A l.it. G01. Smith was expected with thinutfo. Tho addttto.ial troops were .1 company each from Attica. Shelby v illNe wen stie ar..l I'm.'." City with two 1 eoiii;:;-! m ii from Irdianapolis. IXET.E TO FEOTEC? FROPEHfTT. "Wc are here to protect property .- ive -1! as life." was the- ee.ncise manner in which "eil. Harrison summed up the orii' i-s uniler which 1-.- was acting. Al pre-e-en. no mi'iiM; '-no ' ap bcrri estahhi.iil oui'-i.if th: etp.ipan's prep. it .

ivun'inueo . a a;e nov)