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All Townships But North and West Creek are Jumped By State Board. tSPECIAL TO THE TIMES CROWN POINT, Ind., Aug. 27. Auditor George M. Foland was notified today of the various increases that have been placed on Lake county valuations by the State Board of Tax Commissioners .umounced in a. late edition of this paper yesterday. The letter to Mr. Foland follows: "To th Auditor of Lake county, Indiana.: , "Ton are hereby notified that the state hoard of tax commissioners, upon consideration of the matter of equaHxat Ion, has determined and ordered changes in rhe Assessment of the property in your ,'ounty, which you are ordered to add to the tax duplicates of your county, as follows: "An increase of 100 per cent, on ail acreage property In Calumet township; an increase of 10 per cnt. on all lots and lands and 10 per cent, "on all improvements in Vlnfteld township: an increase of 50 rer cent, on all personal property in the corporations of Crown Point and Pyer. an increase of 0 rr cent, on all personal property in Center, '"edar Creek. Kafrle ("reek. Hobart. Hanover, AVintield and St. John townships. "The above increases on real and personal property do not apply to any property assessed by the state board of tax commissioners, either originally or on arr'. or on certification on the order of the board for review and reassessment. Th! increase on personal property shall rot apply to items on the tlrst page of the personal property schedule, nor to item one on the second page of said schedule. "STATE BOARD TAX COMMISSIONERS. "Fred A. Slmms, Chairman. "Attest: Wm. C Harrison, Secretary." Action Is General Ovr State. TSPECIAL TO THE TIMES1 IxrMANAI'OMS. Ind., Auk. 27. Orders Increasing the tax assessments in (Continued on pate Ave.) CRACK SWIMMERS BOOKED Hammond's Big Water Carnival Expected to Draw Immense Crowd. More than two hundred contestants from every part of Lake county will vie with earn, other at the Hammond beach tomorrow for the magnificent prizes oitered by the: merchants of Hammond. Fi'teen water contests will take plac.i and forty-eight prizes will he given. The championship of Lake county will b decided in the half-mile free-for-all contest which has twenty-three entries, composed of Ijike county's best swimUK rs. The tirst prize is a large silver loving cup. engraved Ijike County Championship First I'rize, 191?. The second prize is a medium sized silver loving cup. also engraved Second Prize Championship. All other contests have three prizes well worth competing for. An enormous erowd is expected at the 1" aeh and provision has been made for ilie transportation of alt who wish to nltend. Motor busses will leave Sibley and Hohman Ms. every fifteen minutes, and from State st. and Calumet avo. every twenty nvnutes. The Judges have been selected with care and everyone who attends will o more than pleased, i very event w ill be fil!el with excitement and a great thriller. Gary is coming with a crack team of swimmers. Cedar Lake's best will he hire Liid many1 Chieago fans will attend.

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VOL. XIV, NO. GO. in Barber Blossoms Out Vith New Hair Tonic Gary Barber Shop Swamped With Calls for Haircuts, Neck Shaves and Everything. Until yesterday James Hutchinson's tonsorial parlors at 1716 Washington street in Gary was ono of the most popular places in the city, and like everything else there was a sole reason. This is also what a police officer often thought as he watched the business wending in and out of the door. "Hutchinson's got a gold mine there," he pondered, "but, gee, he certainly does a slight of hand act with a share and hair cut, turns 'cm out as Quick as the Jerk of a lamb's tail." Then the inevitable happened. The sleuth noticed a customer ordering a hair tonic. It was not the sweet scented aroma of the barber shop, but the odor of something familiar, oh, so familiar in the days when Gary had cabarets, wine and song. Instead of containing bay rum and tonics, the sly sleuth nosed about and learned to his surprise, that the small necked bottles were filled with red. red liquor and never was it intended for a face lotion or hnlr tonic, nor was it ever uoed for tho purpose. When Hutchinson's friends come in they ordered a tonic and smiling they went away mcklnsr their lips. Today there is a noticeable decrease In Hutrhinson'p trade. He W as placed under arrest and the liquor contlsoated for evidence and now thrt owner is facing the f-erious charges of violating" the state liquor law. L TSPECIAL TO THE TIMES CROWN POINT. IND.. Aac 27. States Attorney W. O. Thomas has announced the fullowinc: settings f'r the Fall Term p iiincr Week of ti e Lake Criminal Court. Sept.. as fallows; TiKsnw. si-.iti:m!u:ii 2 713 State of Indiana vs Roy F. Hayes 714 State of Indiana vs i'has. Reiley. 1C- State of Indiana vs Henry I'echel. 624 State of Indiana vs Mike Clie- ( 'dur'j . WK.OM-.snW. SKPTKMHKR 3d. 710 State of Indiana vs Phillip Kolnik . 709 Stat' of Indiana vs Sam Re mm its Alia, Sam Pemienie. 708 State of Indiana vs Mike Cliikovitz. Till HSOAV, SEPTKM HER 4th 659 state of Indiana vs James Martin. 707 State of Indiana vs Kasimivr Welza. 663 State of Indiana vs Carl Resendahl. FRIDAY, SEPTKI II KR 6th 205 State of Indiana vs I.izo Wranisli . 223 State of Indiana vs Miigjjie Ruseskas . 226 State of Indiana vs Burnester Morgan . CHILD'S FOOT GRAFTED TO FATHER'S ABDOMEN Mike Rushka. three and one-half years old, who lives at 1006 Tod Avenue, List Chicago, suffered a severe and pa nful injury yesterday afternoon about six o'clock when in some manner he got his left foot caught under the wheel of a R. ii O. switch engine at the Forsyth Avenue crossing. All of his skin was Urn off the foot just above the ankle to his shoe top, and the little foot w-.is bally crushed. The child was rushed to fr. Sehlieker's office where he was given medical attention. He was taken to St. Margaret's hospital where Dr. Sehlieker grafted pieces from the child!" father to the hoy's foot. The success of the operation will not be known for a few days. Tr. Chidlaw of Hammond, who assisted In the operation says that the hoy's loot is grafter to the father's slomac and that the twain will remain one. unt.l it is decided whether the operation is effective. Are you leaainrjj The Trmes?

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W ANSWER BE (BULLETIN.) SPECIAL TO THE TIMES CB.OW3I POINT, Ind., Aug:. 27- Attorneys In the Hammond rtreet car recsiTerahlp matter completed their argument on the motion of the company to dismiss the receivership at 3 o'clock to. day. The court took a recess before srtartingr to hear the evidence. In the in. termlsslon a number of prominent Hammond business men with shops on Sonman and State streexs went Into conference with representatives of the company and city council in an effort to reach some agreement whereby service might be resumed without further delay because of court action. The impression prevailed that the receiver would not be appointed. Hammond awaits with expectancy the ouKome uL tlte hearing at Crown Point today where Judge Norton is passing upon the merits of the petition of the City of Hammond lor the appointment oi a receiver lor the Hammond, Whiting Ac East Chicago street railway. TUo court huii been occupied with tile problem slncj yesterday noon. At tho close of court Uiot night, Jud-e Norton snid. it would bo necessary lor thofoo directly concerned in the case to return to Crown Point this morning, when l.v would hear lurtlier cv Ideiw; before in. iking a decision. He added that the idea ui thousands of people in the three cities beinj; forced to walk, while the strde cars Mood idle in the barnwas prepo.sirrouw ;uul that he would dj what lie could to fctt the cars moving ui.ee more. t Altoinejs for the city took this as au iiidicaliim thai tin- ulTair would l brief tliis nioiMiiiK and that a receier would be- appoinl d at once. 111 the meantime l lie clamor of the public J'or relief trows louder. One lii reliant pointed toward the 1-ake t'ount.x Savniy ,jc Trust corner yesterday I'teiiing. "Look ul thai," ho sail, "i:ct a person on that corner except thoce two newsboys and at one of the. busiest limes of the day. too. Tills is supposed to be tile dullest month of ihe J ear, but when ou adl this street aar trouble, well. 1 inijjit as well shut up shop."- Another said, "If we hadn't put on that lfcdlar 1'ay sale- this would have been arotln day. It made ine mad as I walked around the store to hejtr some woman say, 'I'd like to buy it. but it'; too heavy in earr so far." With street ear ser ice that would have been oiej of lb biggest sales of t'le year." R. I STRIKE . MAY SWEEP INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE) LOS A.N'GKI.i-.S. Aug. 2.. Ihe railroad strike which has spread over California and part of Arizona may settle down to a proc ss of sf it lenient today or swoop through the entire west and possibly the entire country. This was the situation as seen by frank observers today as closed meetings were held by strikers here and at other points following instructions whieli wore said to have come from W. S. Stone, president of the brotherhood ,.f Locomotive Kngineers. that the brotherhood members return to work Immediately. M. V. Montgomery, vice president of I In Iirot lierhood of locomotive Lnginecrs, L. L. Snnford, Pacific coast representative, and other leaders were seretive as to instructions received ur what was taking place. Oflicinls of the railroad brotherhoods today were declared to be making a determined effort to hold their control over the men and end the strike. P.ut a taction anion gth.: railroad workers was said to he endeavoring to iuduce the men to "take the matter in their own hands," and refused to return to work. Officials of th- postoltice department announced today that aeroplanes would be pressed into service immediately for delivery of mail between hero and Los Angeles. Sacrannnto filso will be included in the air postal line. Planes will leave Mather I'u-M at Sacramento before noon, flying here and lh nee to Los Angeles. GROCER IS FATALLY HURT. I INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEI rOLl'MIU'S, Ind.. Aug. 27. Marshal Smi;h. grocer, at Cicero. Ind.. was filially lurt. when the motor truck he was driving vias struck by an interurban car near here

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EDXESDAY, AUGUST 27, UNPRECEDENTED INDUSTRIAL UNREST Approximately 500,000 railroad shop-men are TOtfao; on the question of striking' rather than accept what they term "miserly wage Increase allowed them by the Tnlted States railroad administra-ion. Steel Industry threatened with tieup by strike of 400,000 workers. Negotiations in progress between steel corporation officials and workers' representatives resulted in refusal of demands by Judge Qary. Practically all California without rail transportation as result of widesperad strike of railroad workers. Trains are not moving' and there Is Imminent danger to the coast's great fruit crop. Nearly all of New York's theaters darkened for more than two weeks by strike of actors, stage-hands and musicians. Little Indication of ending. Similar situation prevails in Chicago. Two persons Trilled and five others injured in clash between striking miners and mine guards at Breckenrldge, Pa. Pittsburgh street railways tied up by strike of street car workers. Ten thousand paper-box makers on strike in New Tork, affecting 300 factories. STANDS PAT EIS1 i I NewNotice Posted Tells the ! Strikers What They Canj Expect; Conditions arei Unchanged. i (BULLETIN.) 1 Additional mon a", the Standard plant this morning brought the total np to 259, Including the foremen. Several' men who were ont yesterday did not re- I port this morning and when heard from ' later in the clay staged that they had 1 heard the troops were to be withdrawn and feared they would not have protec- ' tion in entering the plant. This morn- j lng's increase amounted to only sev. , ea-een, much smaller than the number i which had been expected and it is bo- j lieved that the reported withdrawal of j the soldiers was responsible. j INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., Aug. 27. None of the eleven companies were recalled from duty in Hammond's strike sone to- 1 day, but It Is probable that some will be I recalled wl hln the next 43 hours, Oot. Goodrich said today. With prospects of ! amicable settlement of the strike looming large, the governor indicated that ! an order for the withdrawal of the' troops probably weald follow a strike conference In Hammond today. Rumors to the effect that at least part of the troops on guard at the Standard Steel Car plant in Hammond were to be withdrawn Thursday or before the end of the week were squashed this morning when Adj. Gen. Smith flatly denied having any knowledge of such orders. The grapevine story had gained considerable circulation and members of the different companies of militia were speculating as to whether they would be the fortunate ones to he sent home. The story had it that several units might Continue- on page five.) ll N ELECTED 1. I.. Ueimtierger, Hammond, was ele ctcd president of the Lake County Sunelny School Association at its annual meeting i in Indiana Harbor yesterday. Other sf!ice.rs e lected were: I. A. Ayllrg. Crown j Point, vice president, and Mrs. It. D. Licklider. Hammond, Set retary-Treasu rir. The association includes all of the Protestant churches of Lake county. Attendance at the- convention was limited owing ti the limited transportation facilities, a result of the street car strike. In spite of the small attendance-, ex-c-;ie-iu meeniiifcs we-ie- iii-m ana ve-ry linj addresses were heard.

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(BULLETIN.) NEW YORK, August 28. Judge E. H. Gary head of the U. S. Steel Corporation, this afternoon rejected all demands of the steel and iron workers. In a letter to the representatives of the organized steel workers of the U. S. Steel Corporation, Judge Elbert II. Gary, chairman of the corporation, today adhered to the policy of the corporation in refusing to discuss business with the unions or their representatives. Judge Gary's letter was in answer to a wiitten communication sent him by John Fitzpatrick, I). J. Davis. William Harmon, William Foster and E. J. Evans, representing the unions, in which they demanded on interview to take up the grievances of the steel workers, who are threatening to strike. After a lengthy conference, Fitzpatrick refused to make any statement of what the action of the steel workers will be. "It's too important a matter to be decided hastily," he said. The strike vote already has been taken among the worker;;, and, according to Fitzpatrick, they can be called out without any further reference to the men themselves. The text of Judge Gary'o letter fol- I

lows: I "Oentlemen: Recolpt of your communication of August 2tJ is acknowl edged, j "We do not think you are authorized to represent the sentiment of a majority of the employes of the Inited Stated Steel Cerporatlon and its subsidiaries. We express ne opinion concerning any other members of the iron and steel industry. "As heretofore publicly stated and repeated, our e'orporation and subsidiaries, although they do not combat labor ul.ions as sue h. elecline to elise-uss business with them. The I'rited Stat-s Sloel Corporation nnel its subsidiaries are; e.pH.se.el to a elose-d shop. Th.-y stand for the open shop which pe rmit on- to engage, In anv line of employment whether one does or does not belong to' a labor union. This best promotes the we lfare of both employes and employers. In vie . of the well-known attitude a above expressed, e-ltlci rs of the corporation respe-e-tfully elecline to discuss with ou as represen ta t i ves ef a laber union any matte rs relating to employes. "In eloing so no pcrsot al discourtesy le: int e neb-il. "In :ell eh risie ns anil acts of the cor poration anil its subsidiaries pertaining: to employes and employment their intere sts are of the- highest importance. In wage rates, living nnel working conelitioiis. conservation of life and health, care anel ceemfort in times of sickness or old age. and provieling facilities for the general welfare and happness of i mployes anil their families, the corporation nml its suhsleliaries have endeavored to occupy a le-ading and advanced position among "employers. "It will be the ohjert of the corporation anel its subsidiaries to give such coiisdenitoii to employes to show them their loyal and efficient service in the past Is appreciated, and that they may e vpect in future fair treatment." ,s soon as Fitzpatrlrk received Judge flary's letter he railed his rommlttee together and they went Into secret conference with President ("lumpers of the American Federation of Labor. LEW BARNES APPOINTED (SPECIAL TO THE TIMES) CROWN POINT. IND., August 27. Governor Goodrich has appointed sheriff Ij. K. Harnes, as one of the twenty-five delegates to represent Indiana at the sessions of the American Prison Association, which will be held In New York. October 20 to 24. The meeting is of national importane-e and will be attended by delegates from all of the states . PIONEER OF GRIFFITH DIES. f SPECIAL TO THE TIMES GRIFFITH. Ind.. Aug. 27. Henry Shoeldy, ageel sixty-two. Erie Railroad section foreman, dleel while at work this morning at S:50 a. m. of ln-art failure. The decedent had been suffering from the effliction for several ye-ars. lie leaves a widow anel one son. Ixeuis Shodely. of Erie yards, Hammond. Except'six years spe-nt in Montana trnm L07 to 19U, Mr. Shoddy has lived in Griffith since Uton. HERE'S PHONE NO. Capt. Hedegaard of the Hammond branch of the Salvation Army, says that people are having trouble in locating lvm by telephone. He refers them to the phone- number in the ejlrictory which is listed as Salvation Army headquarters 252fi.

HAMMOND, INDIANA. .ELj; H GARY STEEL AWAITING REPLY John Fitzpatrick is Denied Personal Interview With the Steel Head. (BULLETIN.) NNTAI.'0i:NE.r SERVICE! .ug. 87. A series of nirnce were In progress here today etwee labor leaders and President san" Oompers of the American Ted. eration of Labor. ! President Oompers saw leaders of the , two organizations in which strikes seem I : imminent the railroad workers and the ' steel workers. I ! President Gompers and Daniel jj j Tobln, who accompanied him on the' : European trip, were summoned today to ' attend an extraordinary meeting of the ; executive council of the American Ped- ' A.-t4A . ... . . I " " ia in Washing. ' tomorrow lorenoon. I It Is expected that at this meeting! the railroad and steel situations will he the principal matters dealt with. I vruNv of,T-IONAL NES SESVICE! ...... , . . i . rw. .vug. , . -i'rospects of lmmeuiate trouble i ,,0 stl , jn,utry in which 4fi0,nmi workers are thr. .itci:ing strike, arer not apparent, leaders of the workers said today. John Fitzpatrick. chairman of the workers" delegntion which unsureessfully Sought a personal interview with Klbert If. ilnry, chairman of the f. s;. Steel corporation, declared the situation is "satisfactory." "No one can foretell the outcome of this." he said, "but I do not see the probability of immeilirite trouble-." Fitzpatrick previously declared that not a vv he-e l would turn in the steel inelustry if th. word was given tc strike. Lenders of the workers were awaiting today for a reply to their written communication Sent to Judge City last night. GARY WON'T SEE THEM. NEW YORK. Aug. 27. Judge Elbert II. Oary. chairman of the board of directors of the Fnited States Steel Cor(Cemtlnueil on page five.) ACTION IN PITTSBURG STRIKE. f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 riTTSHFKOH. Pa.. Aug. 27. UTieers of - the carmen's international union, were in Pittsburgh today to take charge of fhe strike situation here. As a result the conductors and motormeri will vote again on the question of returning to work. In the meantime the receivers will not attempt to run thu cars with strike breakers. The International officers insist that the men return to work in accordance with their written agreement to abide by the aware! of the wr labor beard. Unless they do 'so the local union will be outlawed and the international will attempt to run the cars with new employes. CRUSHED BY FREIGHT TRAIN UNTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEI MARTINSVILLE. Ind.. Aug. 27. John W. Davidson. 7S. vias crushed to denlh when he was struck by a freight train at a crossing here. T. y Pavideon, Indianapolis attorney, is a son.

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Oa streets and newsstands, 3o per copy. Delivered by carrier In Hammond and Wast Euunoil, SOo per month. SHOPMEN ARECALLED Neither Party in Controversy Will Predict Outcome of Strike Vote. (BULLETIN.) o. JiN,I"NATI0NAL "EWS SERVICE BALTIMOKI, Ml, Aug. 37 Reject. lug the offer of four cents an hour increase In wages made by the railroad administration, more than 500 boiler makers employed In railroad shops In and near Baltimore today voted to Btrike- It Is said the vote was nasal, noiu. According to union officials allied shop men here are expected to take similar action. (BULLETIN.) .ei?TEl.,ON1- NEWS SERVICE CAST LITEB.POOL, O., Aug. 37. Xighteen hundred employes of tta Cloveland Pittsburgh railroad shepu ttt Walls -srille, have voted by an overwhelming majority, to turn down Prat.1. dent Wilaoa's ofTex of a waffe Increase of four. c?at3 aa hour, officials of the nnloa announced today. (BULLETIN.) Telegrams calling for a vote among the 5O0.0C0 shopmen of the country were sent out to the shopmen's locals by the officials of the railway brother, hoods yesterday. One of these was re. celved In Oary where some 500 shopmen are employed on the E. J. a E. at the Kirk yards. Arrangements are being made to take the vote at once It was learned today. - Prom the .stand taken by the local shopmen in the recent strike there is little doubt hut what they will vote unanimously in favor of a walkout and will turn down President Wilson's of. fer. Sentiment among the shopmen shows that they are indignant at the terms offered. They ask an Increase in. pay form 63 cents an hour to 85 cents an hour and all back pay dating hack from the first of the year. Representatives of the Oary local were in Chicago yesterday conferring wih officials of the district council and it is likely that they will be guided by the decision of that body. (BULLETIN.) I INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEI CHICAGO, Aug. 27. A call for a mass-meeting Sunday of Chicago rail, road shopmen, to take action on the offer of a four cents an hour wage in. crease made by President Wilson was sent ou today. In issuing the call. Secretary John X. Saunders of the Chicago Council of the Brotherhood, declared: "In my opinion the men will not accept the offer. We cannot afford to accept It, because the cost of living la go. ing up. The men desire 85 cents an hour, their original demand, with back pay from May 1st. Tho president should stop efforts to push through the league of nations and re-eonslder the shop, men's demands." I INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 27. What the next move of the government will be in the event that the 500,000 railroad shopmen of the country vote to strike for an immediate increase in wages, was being made a question of speculation in official circles today. It was the concensus of opinion, however, that the government's action in such an eventuality has not yet been considered and there were indications that for the time being, Conlinieel on page nv. THREE DEATHS FROM BANQUET. HNTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEI ALLIANCE. O. Aug. 27. Thre.1 deaths today brought the tedl the fatal banquet of Saturday night at th lakeside country Club near here up to seven. Mr. and Mrs. John C. Sharer died today orphaning their only daughter, Anne, aged eight. W. C. McF.lbov. a chef at the club, died early today. Others dead are Col. C. C. W ybreeht, world war veteran and former assistant chie.f of staff to Hen. Pershing, honor guest at the dinner: Mrs. Ella Hlfn .Seebring Oaharis. Sebring. hostess and Robert Jennings, a waiter. Ptomaine poison in ei'her cold Xmfo turkey or olives served at Cue dinner caused the dontha.

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