Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 61, Hammond, Lake County, 28 August 1919 — Page 1

71 TO BEST READ NEWSPAPER IN COUNTY RAIN: CTTXRITATIOHAI, NXW3 ruti. leased wise SERVICE. On streets a&d newsstands, So per copy. Delivered by carrier In Hammond and Wert Hammond, 50o per month. VOL. XIV, NO. fil. THURDAY, AUGUST 28, 1919 HAMMOND, INDIANA. If TEEL FEDERATION HEADS REPLY TO E.

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STRIKE VOT Fitzpatrick Says He Will Prove His Point By Vote Shortly. (BULZiETnt.) I INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! WASHINGTON, Aug. 28. Unless the U. S. Steel Corporation accedes to the demands of its employes the strike vote recently taken will be put into effect in a few days. This was stated jn a letter to Judge E. H. Gary, chairman-of the board of directors, made public here this afternoon by John Fitzpatrick, head of the committee, representing the unions of the iron and steel workers. Replying to Judge Gary's statement questioning the authority of the unions to speak for a majority of the workers, the letter stated. "The only way to prove this is to put the strike vote into effect. We hope you will not force a strike to prove the point." GOMPERS CALLS - Conference FINTEPNATIONM. NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 23. Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, arrived in Washington early today with his staff to "attend what may be the most epoch-making session of the executive council of the Fed- ' eation ever held. The entire labor situation, but particularly with reference to the crisis in the steel and railroad industries, was to be thrashed out. Gompers went into session with the .oinmittee shortly after ten o'clocx. rnon those at the meeting were Daniel r Tcbin. treasurer of the American Fedr ration of Labor; Frank Morrison, its secretary, and the following vice-presidents: James TKincan. Joseph H. Valntine, Frank Puffy. William G. Oreen. W. D. Mahon. T. A. Rickert. Jacob Fisher and Mathew Wall. Before solnp into session with the executive council Gompers refused to make any statement, further than to ,av that he has not intimated in any wav what course he or the council would take. He refused to comment upon a report that he would issue an appeal to the railway shopmen to accept the four-cent an hour increase except ,o say that he had not indicated that he would. CHICAGO EEDS JAILED r INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERV1CE1 CHICAGO, Aug. 2S. Eighteen P.ussinns are in jail today, while the polk;.re investigating their alleged I. "W. AV. ,-ctivltles. The men were arrested in a raid conducted last night by Chief of .Police Garrity's "Red squad" on the rooms of the Union of Russian "Workers. said to be the headquarters of the ounger radical element of Chicago. TIMES SCORES BIG BEAT THE TIMES' bulletin announcing" tnat "Judg-e E. H. Qary, bead of the "United States Steel Corporation, nad rejected all demands of tne steel and Iron workers," which was posted on Stvingrfellow's drag1 store window in the Reynold's building- at 2 o'clock yosterday afternoon, attracted the attention of thousands cf workmen and shoppers, in tho business district. was a distinct beat for THE TIKES, as no other paper in the city or the county carried the story. The edition appeared on the streets shortly after 3 o'clock, giving the first news of the s-teel corporation decision, and spread over the city like wlldftre. Steel company officials also received news of the decision through THE TIMES. A reporter also called the Eabor Headquarters, informing- them of Judge 0ary's answer, and it was also the first news they toad received. The labor officials were astounded when Informed. So important was the news to the residents of Gary as It effects 50,000 people In this city alone. It is considered one of the biggest newspaper "beats of many a year. The International News Service carried by this paper, which has scored other important scoops in the pas Is credited with the story.

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CHARLES W. HEIMBACH Loving hands laid away to rest this morning, Charles V. Heimbach, one of Hammond's well known men. Alderman for three terms, street aotnissioner, contractor, express agent, he had led a life of varied activity. Ills death followed an apoplective stroke at his home 522 Sibley street. At one time he heaile.l the Indiana State Catholic foresters as Chief Ranper. Three sons, two daughters and a -wife survive hhn. St. Joseph's church this morninar was crowded with mourners at the funeral services. FOLLY TO THINK PRICES WILL NOT DROP PALMER W Persons buying clothing and other articles now for the next year because they think prices will be higher are victims of a mischievous propaganda and are only helping to keep prices high, according to Attorney General Falmer. "The reports we receive from all parts of the country are that prices are beSj I lining l u vv tiii cx u ivtutk w. - - -' operation of fair price committees and the activities of the department against j profiteering and hoarding," he .said, j "Probably the decline is not sufficient yet to be appreciable to the average consumer, but I believe it soon will be. There seems to be an organized propaganda rromotxd by dealers to j frighten persons into making purchases j 5 n-vt -co ""f .irp lpinsr told tll.1t. UULIL J"-"! " j prices will be higher next year and that , we can never buy this and tnat again hi the price now prevailing. "I do not put any faith in such alarmist predictions. I believe that the price of almost every necessity of life will be . ....... t n .i (hie TnT-.n.tifl cneaprr n'-si k.i.-m i...... production is going to effect that re-; suit." OLE HANSON ' ' QUITS JOB r njTFDL iTinml NTWS SERVICEl SEATTLE. Wash.. Aug. -!v Of his own volition Mayor Ole Hanson of this city becomes a private citizen today. At a special meeting of the city council this morning his resignation as chief executive of Seattle was read and by prearrangement immediately accepted. Ill health and a desire to complete some literary work in which he has been engaged for a year or more is given as his reasons for retirement. It is his intention, also, to accept an engagement offered him by an eastern lecture bureau, and he soon will be seen and heard on the platform. Mavor Hanson achieved national and international fame by his sturdy resistance to demands of alleged Red asitat ors. whom it was claimed instigated a strike of ship-yard workers in this city at a time when the war with Germany was at its crucial stage. The strike was inspired, it was claimed, by Eolshevik propagandists from llu.f.ii. fi-wno.vl by the Lenine and Trotsky regime. The strikers undertook to "run" the city, declaring th authority of the mayor and council should bo vested in officials of the union. Hanson defied thorn and toft plot to overthrow law and order in the city of Seattle gave up its ghost. In several cities where he ha lectured. Mr. Hanson's name has been mentioned in connection with the nomination for the presidency on the Rrpubiici.n ticket. TERFLINGER OUT OF THE HOSPITAL. INTERNATIONAL NCWS SERV1CEI IN ni,..'..i i 1.1S. Ii a. Aug. 2N. Resigrntuvi rt In-. R. V. Tc-rdinger as sui i 11' e:iit nt of th- "oil hern Hospital ,-. r the ".'lsane at Lo van sport, has be-n accepted by the bivu.l of trustees of the in St. 'i.i i n, and Or Raul 1-1. Ro-.vcrs, ; of "Wh:tt'r Calif., h .s been appointed I to mi icfii him about Sept. 1. Dr. Tcr-riiiur'-r -.-i'l enter private practice ut F.of-ansiori . K. of C. Picnic Monday, September 1st. Hudson Lake. 8-2S-2

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T 11 Hammond Council Asked to Ratify Agreement Reached at Crown Point conference. Street cars may be running in Ham mond tomorrow and certainly by isa'.ui'ay if agreements arrived at in con- j ft-ronce at Crown Point between repro- j s.Titatives of the city and the street car, :cmi)iiiy are ratified by the city council i in e, special meeting' this evening. ! Whether the service will include Whit- ! ing and Kast Chicago depends upon tho action taken bv those cities. Double tracking of State St., pnvins r l!e jiart of Indianapolis blvd. occupied b the street car lines and tenminute car service during the rusii hours re the concessions which the city has linally bi' n able to secure from the fempany m rxriumi:? for granting of the incrcusi- in fsre. Temporarily the recti' trship procitdnigs are marking timo. MAST AT HEARING-. Delegations of citizens were present at the hearing at Crown I'oint yesterday and during the court recess in the afternoon these men once more asked the company officials what they could offer the city. The plan was suggested to duble tr;ick the State st. line and cut out the present plan of routing cars v-.T the Gary & Interurban line on Sibley st. The company agreed to this anj later promised to pave Indianapolis blvd. The paving proposition has been one of the principal bones of contention. In addition to this the company agreed to change its schedule to provide ten-minute service during the rush periods of the day. As the franchise is said to provide for only twenty-minute service on the Chicago line and thirty-minute between Ilaramond and East Chicago, isjsertliis thi l.nthe. contract i-a believed by many of the councilmen to be a step in the right direction. Many of the aldermen were present at the hearing and in the conference with the officials admitted that the entire "eight points" were unreasonable, but that they had made the bid high expecting to back down a little in exchange for concessions by tho company. Alderman Stocker, who has made a consistent fight for his people of the Kast Side, is rot satisfied with the deal made at Crown I'oint and is unwilling to be a party to an agreement which will not provide the service which people in that part of town have been wanting. The proposition of the company will 1 be discussed at the special session of the city dads tonight and if the fare increase is granted, the street car company will at once open negotiations with the men who strurk" nearly two week1? ag . The men are insisting that the iaiic,be dated from August 6 and that they lose nothing because of the idleness due to the strike. This will make it an i expensive proposition for the company, but it is believed that these matters can be arranged and that cars will be running within twenty-four hours. The receivership proceedings at Crown I- nt were continued by Judge Norton until Friday and in case the matter is settled by agreement the suit will probably be dismissed. SOLDIERS HAVE AN ATHLETIC MEETING The athletic meet at Camp H. B. Smith, given under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A., promoted by C. V.. Marvin. Wednesday afternoon, though a little slow in starting, proved a big success and rreat enthusiasm was shown, the nun filtering into the events with high spirits. l-ort Wayne got first piae-e. i Shelbyville second and tJoshen third. Major Henry McKee assisted Mr. Marvin in furnishing details and working out plans. Cppt. Heintzman. recreational officer, also did much to help make the moot a success. Order of everts and winners of same: 1. 100-yard dash. Won by Kitchen, of Co. I. Third Inf. Time, 12 seconds. 2. Running broad jump. "Won by ilraves. of Co. I. First inf. (Gary). Distance. IS feet 6'i inches. 3. Shot put (16-lb. shot). Won by olton. of Co. I!. Thirt inf. Distance. 3i feet ll'A inches. i. Running hiffh jump. Won by Vollon. (f Co. P., Third inf. Height. K feet 'j inch. ."j. Three-legged race. 50 yards. Won by Anderson brothers of Co. B, Third inf. Time. 8 seconds. G. Tug of war. Won by Co. F, First inf. The summary of First place: B points is ns follows: Co.. Third inf., 18 poin's. iicc'jrd place: Co. l.i pointsThird place: F I. First inf. (Gary), inf., 9 Co.. Third pc-ints. Col. Harrison appointed the as follows: Referee. Major D officials W. DeI re.: announcer. Major Brandt Downey: chief ssore keeper, C. B. Marvin. Gary V. M. C. A.: starter. Capt. R. C. Rankin: judges. Capt. O. K. C.awehn. Capt. N. V. Hill. Lieut. C.eo. C. Rokobrant. Lieut. James E. Rodenheck. Advertise in The Times and advertise again. Results come with constant effort.

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Left to tipht, abort : David Warfield. George M. Cohan and Fay Bainter. Below: Amelia Bingham, Justine Johnstone and Leonore Ulrich Georjre M. Cohan, formerly an actor but more lately a manager, has orcanized a new union of actors which will fipht the Actors' Equity association, now on strike in New York. Cohan's union is opposed to joining the American Federation cf Labor. Among the ILL THEY ARE . HAVING REALTIME The Weather Man Stands in With Picnickers Today At Douglas Park. Tho Edward C Minos Company's big State street store has been closed all day for the annual picnic at Douglas Park. Every employe with wife and sweetheart is enjoying a gala day. The uport events commenced at 10 o'clock. Tug-of-war, fat men's race, pie eating contest, music and dancing, croquet and j base ball gajn of the Buyers vs. Salesmen. Tho war during 1917 prevented this annual picnic event, so today the soldier boys who answered their country's call are again enjoying the "play dav" with their tt,.- ,., The pencil, scissors and tape were left i at home, all each salesmaker was rc- i quired to bring was a smile. The baseball game was staged alon tho lines of a Mack Sennet comedy' in j the movies, staged under the personal ' supervision of Kdward Pahlkamp, who! declares the exhibitions at 3 o'clock', will be a "scientific and bewildering fx-', hibition of our national pastime by group of over twenty stars." Tire win ning team will bo awarded a special prize, the nature of which is carefully guarded by K. Clarence Minas. tho junior member of tho Edward C. Minas Company. The firm has provided practical as well as handsome prizes for the winners of the sporting contests of the day as well as every other thing in their usual big wav to make the event an enjoyable occasion for their loyal store family. SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINSTRANCHERS. j INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 EL PASO. Tex.. Aug. 2.S. American ranchers litng along the border supplied Jesus Rentaria. Mexican bandit leader, with rifles. ammunition and horses and nssisted him in the raids which led up to the capture, of Lieuts. Peterson and Davis, American a v. n tors, according to charges made in con'idontial reports .which are belni- sent to i

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The charges, based on r ports of Mexican agents, are expe.v,; t0 itVord the Mexican government nno'her opporj tunny to louow up ;neir original proI test that the United Sta'-s "clean up" the American side of the border before crossing the Rio Grande. Several men. said to be of h-h standing on the border, me implicat -d in the vharges, it is said. WELL WHY WASHE FIRED? 1 INTFRNAT'ONAL NZWS SERVICE 1 EVA2TSVII.I.E, lad., AUff. 23. A squirrel bunt precipitated a strike ut the Akin Erskine ari'llnj Company plant here. Tour flour makers refas od to retnrn to work today be. caned of the clischarg-e of one of their n. timber for preferring' huntingto -working-. They declare he ws "fired" becausa of his union activities.

4 '-h'.'i V it To4 v t - members of his organization are the old timers David Warfifld and Amelia Bingham and such famous HERE'S A CHANCE TO WIN PRIZE WANTED One hundred women to contribute articles to the "Ilotter House- j keeping" number to appear in Tun TiM'3S in the near future. Choose from the following subjects for your writeup "How to Manage the Culinary Dc- , partment of a Home." "How to Equip the Home for More Efficient Operation." "Ho v.- to Save Steps in the Home." "Books Every Home Should Have." "Buying for the Home." "How to Get the Greatest Co-operation in the Home." "Does It Bay to Own a Home?" "Advantages of an Automobile." "How to Get a Home Paid For." "A Good Plan for Weekly Savi ings." "How to Heat and Light the Home." J "Entertainments for the Home." I "Tried Recipes.' ! "The Best Plan for Keeping Tab on the Kiddies." "How to Have Harmony in the Home." "What Husbands Can Do to Help." In your article be as brief as possible aiand to the point, yet take the necessary words to cover your subject comprehensive-.-. Articles over 200 ivords not acI copied. Sign your name and address to I the article you write and mail it 'o J I Editor "Better Housekeeping." care TliEi j Times, Hammond. Ind. The right is re- : rrl t.- rpvisn ri- roisrt a n v r.rvv nl . , .. in. No manuscript preserved, so copv . ,. .. , it before sending it in. All manuscript ....,,,-. , . ' . (HUM ur 111 i nr. i iMr.n eiuee ti .weiiuiiy, 9 a. m.. Sept. 1st. Cash prizes amounting tn v-ill he iriven for the be;t nrfielfQ ' GERMANS AND LETTS CLASH. (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE ! BERLIN. August 2 s. German and Lettish troops have clashed at Mitau and two companies of Letts were disarmed, according to information received here today., Afterwards the Lettish rommandary was sack.-d. The German government has been placed in an embarrassing position by the terms o' the Versailles treaty thGermans were pledged to withdraw their troops from this district. Representatives o.' the iron division of the German army in Baltic Russia announced the intention of the soldiers to remain :n telegrams to Gen. Von der Colts. President Ebert, Chancellor Bauer and Gustav Noske, minister of public defense. ESTABLISH AMERICAN BANKS f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE) GENEVA. Auust 2S. An American financial mission has arrived In Warsaw to establish branches of American banks throughout Poland, it was announced today by the Polish publicity bureau. The object, its was slid, l.i to figf"" German financial monopoly in Poland. The- Times' want ads bring asto be believed.

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u 1 1 1 4 stac;e beauties of the younger generation as Fay Knir.ter. Leor.ore Ulrich' and Justine Johnstone. STRIKE PICKUPS (K'i'UKX of pa." of i'mc soldiers home and liimors thai others wire to go soaa put a crimp in the piun.s which were being laid for giving a military ball at mc Lyndora. ii.'lel -oii.'ght. SOLDIEUS saw "The Little Duchess," j a l.ve-retl movie, and a single reel of fatty Arbuckle at the "Y" .-how given iii tiie barracks last night. i A NCilUlilt of tiie ollicers attended the baseball game between the. Standard il Co. and tiravi-r Tank te.-sms. Lieut. , , rll,,y llf ;i,lt.u oropi-ed f2.30 to r Linville- of Columbia City on thu gam AX ORDER has been promulgated j nguluting the length of moustaches worn by ollicers. Captains may let theirs grow to one and one-half inches. lirsi lieutenants one inch and second i i lieutenants one-half in. h. This is ( planned to help the' priv ates in distinjfcuishiiio tloj rank of superiors easily. LIEUT. SWAN, of Co. D, Indianapolis,! v. as fjuitd peeved over the way Tili Tisiks recognized his services as adju- 1 tant to Major lViwney before the ar-I rival of Lieut. Valodm. He had been j detailed to this duty, but the article I stated that Major Downey had no adjutant during that time. ACCIDENTAL discharge cf a rifle in barracks Wednesday evening brought the officers running. No oiu wis hurt and do one knew who fired the shot. This was the second shot tired during tile present war. SAYS VIFE TRICKED HIM j ! (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEl CHICAGO, August 2S. Is a woman 1 , . , . . , . , 1 justified in defrauding a man into . , . . marrying her in order to give a true I name to her unborn child? This is the charcre which William F. Hoppe. a letter-carrier, makes against his wife, in his petition for annulment of their marriage filed fn the circuit court this morning. The husband claims to have a sworn statement from his wife, confessing that a physician and not her husband, is the father of her child, born after her marriage to Hoppe. Hoppe declares in his petition that his wife "tricked him Into marriage through fraud, to give a name to her child." SUES FOR A DIVORCE Charging abandonment. Carrie L. Ptreigtif. 614 Oakley avenue. Hammond, has filed suit for divorce from her husband Jacob S. Streigtif in the Hmmond Superior court. They were nipjried September 3, 1901. and separated August 14. 1M6. She believes he is now in some Western state. She asks for the custody of their child and an absolute divorce. Her attorneys are McAleer, Dorsey and Gillette. MACHINISTS ON STRIKE I INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE CLEVELAND. O., August 2H . Between 2.000 and3,000 steel workers employed hy the Champion Machine and Forgp company, today went on a strike. The men are mostly of the Blacksmiths' union. They are seeking higher wages. Times news service is the best to be believed.

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OF TROOPS BRIGHT Gary, Goshen, Elkhart and Ft. Wayne Troops Were the First to Go. (BT7X.UCTZK.) The last of the eleven companies of state militia vanished from the strike zone this afternoon. The Hammond police are now in command of the situation with Sheriff Barnes and his deputies. (ETTUETIK.) 'INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 lRDIiNAPOlIS, lad., Au. 38 All militiamen will be out of Hammond' Etrike xone by tonlglit, Q-ot. Goodrich said this morning-. Adrlcea received at the g-o-rernor's office tted that the Gary, Elkhart s,nd Tort Wayne units already had been withdrawn. Vo men. tion was made of the recall of the Goshen company In messages received at the state house. With amicable settlem-'nt of the strike situation, all the state troops will be homeward bound some time duringthe night, It was stated. (BVUETZS.) Indianapolis, Attica and TJnlon CI jmilitia companies were withdrawn from the Hammond strike son at 1 o'clock and left over the Jffonon for horn. On information furnished Governor Goodrich by Mayor Brown of Hammond and Sheriff Lew Banes of Lake county last night, four companies of state militia stationed at the Standard Steel Car plant in Hammond since Thursday are now on their way home and the rumor is afloat that the otherc will be withdrawn before night. The units yhich retuurned home were from Gary, Elkhart, Goshen and Fort Wayne. The following signed telegram was sent to Governor Goodrich yesterday by the mayor and sheriff: "We, the officials of the city of Hammond and Zake County, hereby recommend that the Indiana state militia, now doing- duty here, be -withdrawn from said city and county." GOVERN OK SENDS ORDER, Actinsr upon the assurance of the local officials that they could handle the situation the governor at once wire.! Adj. Gen. Smith to start the homeward movement of the troops. Col. J. TJ. Harrison of Columbia City stated this morning that all of the troops were included in the order but Oen. Smith earlier insisted that only the four companies named would leave. It had beerintimated last nifrht that troops would bo held in Hammond until after Labor Iay in order to be ready for any demonstrations which might be planned for then. Col Harrison informed a Times representative that all the troops would probably be out of Hammond tonight, though he admitted no orders had been issued. The strikers have caused no trouble and Kast H.-.m-i :id has been perfectly quiet but th- (ear has been expressed that trouble will follow the withdrawal of the troops. CAN BE RUSHED BACK SOON. However, it has been shown that the soliders can be rushed into Hammond in a few hours and the demonstration of this fact should have its moral effect upon trouble makers. A f,ew more new men were back at their old places at the plant this mcrninp but the total is still estimated at less than 300. There were about 1 S00 working at the plant when the strike occurred over a month ao. Unless violence develops within the next few days the opinion is expressed that the number of returning men will increase rapidly. AZ.Z. GLAD TO RETURN. The departure of the troops was attended without any ceremony at all ana to say that the soldier boys were happy Is putting it mildly. "When the l-'ort Wayne troops left Col. J. It. Harri.-ton. who has easily been the most--?OTulai-officer in the regiment, was' Riven a reusing demonstration as he shook hands with the company officers. There was no fuss or feathers about leaving When the order was issued the soldiers were bundled into the government ordnance busses and .rushed to the depots. The situation at the Standard is now wholly in the hands of the city and county authorities. There have been no further conferences between the committees and no rrospects of any. The Standard Steel Car Company stands pat on the statement it makes, public today on another page of this paper. Don't throw your paper awaj without reading the want page.