Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 62, Hammond, Lake County, 29 August 1919 — Page 1

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R'S CASE DISCUSSED If! ASHINGTO Situation As It Affects Entire Country Will Be Considered. (BVLLXTCr.) 'INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVKE1 WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 Oompers, accompanied by the steel ui Iron workers' committee, entered the White House promptly at 3 o'clock. So far as the committee was concerned there wu ac attitude of bitterness displayed on the part of many of tie labor leaders be. cause of the refusal of Judge Gary of the United States Steel Corporation t meet their committee. The steel situation has been a source of agitation among labor leaders for many years and they hare been working hard endeavor, leg to organise all steel and iron work, eis. Today the leaders declared that "if a strike was necessary" to compel union, recognition the number of men that would be Involved would ''astonish the nation." John Edwin Nevin - staff correspondent i. n. service! WASHINGTON, Aug. 29. One of the most important conferences since the labor situation became acute will take place this afternoon. President Wilson and Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, were to discuss the general labor situation. The exact time had not been set. The president let it be known that he was willing to receive the, veteran labor leader at any time that suited his convenience. OOHFIK6 A5D WILSON. The conference was arranged before Mr. Gompers left France to return to the United States. His early return In r'rt wafs due, it was admitted today to he desire of the president, that he take j personal charge of the complex labor situation. In the past there has been a complete understanding between the president an dthe chief of the federation which hs been absent In negotiations with iv her labor leaders. It was expectd that the entire labor situation so far as It affected the entire rountrly would be discussed. OUTLOOK IS CLABXFIED. The general labor outlook was considered as materially clarified by last right's and today's developments. There nas an absence today of strike talk, '"enerally labor officials seemed inclined to wait developments. The general feelng expressed in most quarters was that j the administration should be given "a j air chance" to work out a solution of: ihe compensation problem so far as it -as affected by the high cost of living. FACirXC COAST STRIKE. Only meagre reports had been received by the railway administration from the Pacific coast regarding the strike conditions there up to eleven o'clock today. These indicated that the strike shortly will collapse although the radical element was fighting hard to retain Its control and keep the railroads tied t;p regardless of the ultimatum sent by the railroad brotherhood heads and by ltailway Director nines. i WILL NOT TEMPO SIZE. At the offices of the railroad administration it was declared that there will v,e no further temporizing with the s-.rikers. If they do not return to work i forthwith their places will be filled and the most complete protection given to the strike-breakers ever given men of hi sort in America. According to officials of the railway administration any interference with strikebreakers if they h8ve to be used will be punished under the drastic federal laws and all cases will be pushed to tha limit. Officials of the administration said that this was being emphasized to the strikers throughout California and was expected to result in the strike generally being called off and the men sent back lo work. Gompers will be accompanied by members of the executive council of the A. y of L., and by the committees representing the iron and steel workers union. The steel committee, headed by John Pitzpatrick. today telegraphed James Mulholland. secretary of the Gary allied iron and steel workers council, charging that the steel companies were trying to force the strike issue with wholesale discharges of men and calling upon the men to remain at their work until President Wilson has been given a chance to p-i?s upon the merits of their contro(Continued on page nine.) Labor Day at Country Club i Best Party of Whole Year. j Oolf all day, good prizes. Dinner at 7 p. m. Athletic and vaudeville party it 9 p. m. Owin-r to the delay in getting out invitations reservations can be made up to Saturday 'noon. Ladles are especially requested to be there. S CO

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o I. T3 T3 , uu&uu i and Was Arrested While Peddling It. Michael B. Kruszynski. 1600 Massa-1 chuasets St.. Gary, a member of the j police force of that city under a former administration, is face to face wth tho thing which he has deaded mosL the this morning by United States Marshal i Keam on the charge of violating the liquor law. Kruszynski bought a case of whiskey In Burnham for $60 and 1 brought It to Gary to dispose of, but j was caught in the act. AX OLU OFFE DER He was arrested once before in Hammond and three times In Gary and was also lined $100 and costs by Judge Anderson. In one case which was tried by a special Judge no decision was ever handed down while in three others in j which he had been convicted he tooV appeals which are still pending. When I arrested by Marshal Ream this morning j he. waived the preliminary hearing and furnished $1,000 bond. . HOW THEY DID XT. I Joseph Romano and Carl Garzello. of Gary, were also arrested by u'ni ted ; States Marshal Ream and brought before Commissioner Charles Surprise,! charged with conspiracy to violate the! Reed amendment. During the latter part of July they went to Chicago and; purchased a load of wine. As they were on their way home their auto truc I broke down. While they were trying to reach Ga,ry by telephone to have another truck sent to help them out. some ona became suspicions and informed Department of Justice officials In Chicago. Federal agents swooped down upon them, eiezed the men and the liquor. They were released later and today were given j thir preliminary hearing. Commissioner Surprise accepted $1,000 bond for each man to appear before the federal grand Jury In Chicago the first Monday in October. 8 CENT FARE IS SOUGHT So. Shore Will Charge That Amount if Public Service Co. Grants Petition. East Chicago citizens will have to walk unless they wish to pay eight cents per ride on the South Shore line to Indiana Harbor if the petition of the street car company is granted. Of if they wish to buy tickets they may secure five of them for thirty-five cents. The company also asks fcr an increase of fares on their line running from So. Bend to Kensington. The petition asking for an increase of fares was sent to the Public Service Commission at Indianapolis yesterday and as., tnat the increase be made effective at once. Three separate peti - tions were received by the commission.! one in ree-ard to the East Chicago-Indiana Harbor line, one In regard to the South Bend-Kensington line, and one In regard to commutation tickets on the main line. A petition was aiso sent to the Interstate Commerce Commission for an Increase in fares Between states: The company asks in East Chicago for: City Line Cash Fare: On the basis of eight cents per passenger per ride between any two street stops in the cities of East Chicago and Indiana Harbor. City Line Ticket Fare: On the basis of seven cents rer passenger per ride, tickets to be sold In lots of five for thirtyfive cents. All tickets to be good for a ride between any two street stops, in the cities of East Chicago and Indi-i ana Harbor. j The petition states that a five cent j fare has been in effect since June, 190S, j and that the revenue received from the traffic is not sufficient to pay operating expenses and fixed expenses. For the mai nline of the company the petition asks: One way Passenger Ticket Fare: Advance the one way fares between all points on the line in the state of Indiana to a minimum rate basis of three cents per mile per ride with a minimum tare oi ten cents lor any J train tares: tn me nasis ui i" cents per passenger (both adult and child) per trip over and above the tiAct (Continued on page five.) DEATH OF MRS. EGGEBRECHT Mrs. Theodore Eggebrecht. 354 Indiana avenue, who has been ill for three weeks, died this morning at St. Margaret's hospital following an operation for appendicitis. Mrs. Eggebrecht was 55 yertrs old and leaves a husband, son. daughter-in-law and to grandchildren to mourn her loss. She was a member of St. Ppu'.'s Lutheran church and hi.:V ly esteemed by her many friends ,-uid neighbors. The funeral will take place

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houso and at 2 p. m. from the church. Rev. Lichtsinn will officiate. The interment will take r'.ace at Concordia cemetery. Aic vcu reaciir.jr i"he Tim-isr

CONDITIONS ARE QUIET AT STANDARD All is quiet tiday at the Standard Steel car works in Hammond and tho the soldiers hav all left for home, the strikers followed the advice of their liaders and have created no dis-

order whatever An increasing: Bumber of men returned to work this morning and though picketing was resumed by the strikers there was no i intimidation and no one was molested ! tor going to work. Captain Rimbaeh of the Hammond police la In charge of the men doing police detail there and reports everything quiet and in good order. STREET CAR YET RESUMED (BULLETIN.) I Officials of the H. W. T, Z. C. Street! ! Railway Co. are la Whiting and East Chicago this afternoon trying to reach an agreement with the officials of those j cities whereby car serriee can be ra-i sumed at once. It Is understood that nothing is being done tewards reaching l an agreement with the striking carmen! -pending the outcome of negotiations lsJ the other cities Tielding to the pressure which wa being brought to bear upon them from all sides to afford some relief and believing that they have really received seme concessions from the street cir cJr.pjnj' which amount to something. the Hammond City Council by a nar row margin this morning voted to ratify the amended ordinance granting the company an Increase In fare. The result was accomplished only by c.ll;ng a special meeting this morning after the aldermen In asesslon that lasted until 1:130 o'clock last night, refused to take favorable action. When the ordinance was ratified this morning it was stated by representatives of the company that the cars would be started at once provided the men would agref to operate only In Hammond territory if such restrictions were required by action of the East Chicago and Waiting councils. The impression had prevailed that if Hammor.d finally came to an agreement with the company, the other cities would take similar action. Now It is said that East Chicago Is considering holding out for the five cent fare and in case the company settles with the strikers, the city may try to revoke the franchise for failure to opcrate on those lines. I.ast night s meeting was the stormiest In many months. Citizens were present from all parts of Hammond, but little was said by other than the members of the council. Following a committee meeting in the Mayors office the matter was taken up in open council. Chairman Keeler of the committee, read the new eight points which had been agreed t pon by the ttee and the street car companj. icomm These points which were discussed and voted upon separately were as follows: 1. Fifteen "minutes service n the line from East Chicago to East Hammond, entire day, from five o'clock a. m. to ten o'clock p. m.; twenty minute service from ten o'clock p. m. to one o'clock a. m. Fifteen minute; service from State and Hohman streets to State Line, between five oclock and eight thirty o'clock a. m.. and four o'clock and seven o'clock p. m . : twenty minutes service the res, of the day except from ten o'clock p. m . . to one o'clock a. m. when it shall be not less than one-half hour. - Double track on Sta.te street, from Oakley avenue to Calumet avenvie. ar.d at once pave the eight feet additional for second track. 3. Cars to be routed on old way. passing both directions on State street between Hohman and Calumet. 4. Cars to be run on Coulmbia av-'.-v.ie to Sibley street. 5. Provision for notice to Company . repair streets out of repair reduced from twenty to ten days. 6. Company to fill with crushed I stone sixteen feet occupied by its tracks on Indianapolis boulevard from j Atchison avenue to State Line, roll the same and put one coat of Tarvia on. 7. Company to fill with crushed stone the street occupied by Its track on Calumet avenue from the River to Hoffman street, roll same and cover with one coat of Tarvia. 8. Company t double track the portion of the line between the switches Just north and south of the Calumet avenue bridge as soon as the new bridge is completed. It was also agreed to retain the two and one-half cent fare for school children of north township. The first point was the most bitter- . ;y fought over, j netopted a motion After it had been was made to reoon- ! cifying ten-minute service was introduced. The amendment was defeated an 1 the point was once more adopted. Things would run smoothly for a point or two and then the war would (ColTtlnuedoir"page nine.)

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Scores of Strikes Throughout Country Paralyze Industry (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE) KEW YOHK. Actors and actresses, members of Actors' Equity Association, on strike to force recognition of a union, closing tweaty-stx theaters. . Piano-workers threaten strike to force recognition of union and obtain eight-hour day, claiming 15.00U would gu out. Chairman E. H. Gary, of United States Steel Corporation, considering letter from union leaders urging meeting with them and threatenin-J strike of steel workers throughout country if request is refused. BALTIMORE. One thousand cigar makers on strike demanding increase In wages, adjustment of -working conditions and recognition of union. WASHINGTON. Actors' Strike reaches Capital; Bclasco theater closing. HARTFORD, Cpnn. Four thousand employes, entire force of the Underwood Typewriter Co., are out because of the strike which began 3lx weeks ago. CHICAGO. 120.000 carpenters and allied building trade workers on strike demanding wage Increases. Two hundred lunchroom employes out demanding increased pay. Actresses and actors striking for recognition of union. Three hundred cleaners and dyers Mriking for wage increases and shorter hours. Ywo hundred at ptical workers on strike for wage increase. RICHMOND. Ind. State troops standing by to quell mob violence at plants of Reliance Foundry Co., and Malleable Casti-s Co., where a few str-ke-breakers were imported to take places of a few dozen molders who demanded higher wages. HAMMOND. 1000 car workers an I laborers on striltft for closed shop and wage increase. CLEVELAND. O. Between 250,000 and 300,000 members of the International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths out, causing the closing of hammer shop of the Champion Machine and Forging Co., -seeking 23 per cent ln crease. ' """ --- , City firemen, through Cleveland Federation of Labor, present demand for increase of $500 annually. EAST LIVERPOOL. O Representatives of the National Brotherhood of Operative Potters and United States Potters Association named to consider demand of S.000 pottery workers for 15 per cent wage increase; conference opens at Atlantic City Wednesday, September 3. AKRON. O. 3,000 machinists on strike for shorter hours, higher pay; still out and no settlement in sight. Strike of electrical workers erpected. Vote of members on question is being kept secret. PORTLAND. Ore. One hundred Jewelry workers on strike demanding recognition of union, increased wages and eight-hour day. COUER D'ALENE, Idaho. 1,500 copper miners on strike, demanding recognition of union, increased wages and eight-hour day. SPRINGFIELD. 111. 15.00 insurgent miners demanding state-wide strike for wage increase. BOSTON. Fearing a strike of Boston policemen to enforce recognition of their labor union, a citizens police committee has been formed by Mayor Peters. Leadern of many labor unions pledge a general sympathetic strike. More than 3.000 shoe-workers have been on strike since June in the factory of the Thomas G. Plant Co., here, demanding recognition of their union and higher wages. Trolleymen operating the Berkshire streel railway lines f r o :n Canaan. Conn., to Bennignton, Vt., are on strike for more wages. Several hundred gas-house workers quit at Worcester to secure more pay and city's gs supply is low. Five thousand' union car-men. operating service for 500.000 persons in Massachusetts. New Hampshire and Rhode Island threaten to strike. Five hundred machinists are on strike at the Gates Rubber Co.. on strike demanding recognition of union. LOS ANGELES. Four thousand railroad shopmen, switchmen and trainmen on strike in sympathy with striking Pacific electric men. Three thousand five hundred Pacific electric and Los Angeles street railway men demanding increase in wages. Estimated 12.000 railroad workers out at San Bernardino. Colton, Barstow, and other points in California. Nevada and Arizona, effecting complete southern California railroad tie-up. . NEW A LEANT, Ind. 1.000 employes of the Ohio Falls Iron Co. arc idle. The plaat was shut down to avert strike after unskilled -workers demanded increases in wages. ROCHESTER. Ind. Employes of the Rochester Bridge Co. on strike for increased wages. Company refused demands and threatens shutdown. $ BICKNELL. Ind. 1500 coal min hcisters, recently sub-organized, will meet Sunday to demand recognition from United Mine Workers of America.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Organized ) electricians will continue work under old contract efter falling in strike for $1.0fl an hour wags. TERRE HAUTE. Ind. Policemen who threatened strike for higher wages will relinquish union charter, having won wage demands. Are you res dint-; The Tnnej?

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AFFECTED If Twin City Steel Workers Go Out 10,000 Workers Would Be Idle However. Over two thousand men in Indiana Harbor and East Chicago would be directly affected by a strike of steel workers and if tho steel workers decide to strike it will involve many others In the Twin Otic:-, probably bringing the total who would be thrown out pf work

by such a strike near the ten thousand Forming outside of the plant the 500 mark. . ' women and men employees marched The Indiana Hareor lodge of the Amal- j down Firth avenue to the Labor Headgamated Association of Iron and Tin quarters on Broadway, where they filed Worncrs has a membership of over two! into the monster hall to go into secret thousand and this organization Includes i session to discuss the situation, only the men who work directly with j This is the second walkout of the the ore. Tho members of the organiii- j Gary Screw and Bolt works employees lion work at the Inland Steel and the' 'thin the past month and one half.

I.Mark riant. An associated lodge is also I organized at the Portland Cement works and in all probability would go out if I the iron workers voted to strike, j It is not known dehnitely how a strike jof the steel workers would effect the labor organizations at the American j Steel Foundries and the Standard Forc ings, but it is quite possible that the members of the unions in these two plants would also walk out. The American Federation of Labor has been working hard for several months past to thoroughly organize the steel workers for the crisis in the labor situation which is now at hand. The steel workers throughout the country have been kept from striking for three or four months in order that the organization might be made more perfect. At the present time each trade in the plants is organized; and ail are affiliated with the American Federation of Labor. The big thing that the men want is the recognition of the union and after that an eight-hour day with twelve hours' pay. The Inland is now giving eleven hours' pay for an eight-hour day in some departments. LITTLE BILL NABBED BY THE POLICE Barber Shop Porter's Arrest May Be Harbinger of Many Other Arrests. Lake county's first prosecution for violation of the Ret of November 21, 1918, prohibiting the manufacture and sale of liquor after July 1. opened yesterday afternoon when William John son, colored, better known as "Little Bill,' a Hammond barbershop porter.' was arrested by United States Marshal Frank Ream. Federal agents are busy! in the Calumet region and it is said that! wholesale arrests of bootleggers may be expected at any time. Johnson met two young white, men In Hammond Sunday in a soft drink place. He heard one of them, a recently returned soldier, ask for whiskey. Johnson informed him that he could buy him some. The men went together to West Hammond where Johnson bought a pint and returned to his hangout on West State St.. on the Indiana side. There he produced the whiskey and give it to the soldier. The soldier wanted to be a good fellow and called tho colored gang to the bar, ordered soft drinks for all and than passed the bottle. They killed it for him and he paid $5.00 for the whiskey and the soft stuff. Johnson next proposed presenting them to some "lady friends" in a shanty at the rear of the place. They went into tho dark shack and were introduced by matchllght. Now it happened Cart. Strong, of the Hammond police, wa camping on the trail of Johnson and at this juncture he appeared upon the scene and arrested tho bunch. They were taken to the police station, but the cases in the city court had been continued. In the meantime the federal agents were busy and Johnson was arrested yesterday afternoon. Unable to furnish ljond, the man wai taken to Indianapolis to remain in jail until the federal grand Jury convenes. Numerous other little matters have been hanging over Johnson's htad for a long time. He is said to have boasted repeatedly of deserting a wife the day after he married her. but when the draft law went Into effect he changed his tuno and insisted h-; was a dutiful husband, although he had not seen the woman in several years. Judge Anderson will take all these things into consideration. VOORHEIS BACK ON THE JOB. Alderman H. S. Voorheis and family arrived in Hammond this morning after pending two .weeks on vacation ii Northern Michigan. Mr. Voohreis brings back some great tales rf the nmount of fish caught, but has only a fish head to prove it. He missed all the fun which the city council has been having over the street car situation, reaching Hammond a few minutes after the special' session adjourned this forenoon. Having never seen a raper in the wild country he was visiting he knew nothing of the affairs back home,

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E THIS Gary Bolt and Screw Works 500 Employes Walk Out Today. Refusal of officials of the Gary Screw! and Bolt Works to receive a committee;

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of employes to discuss' the issue of re-1 Immediate withdrawal of IndiInstating two employees who were fired i ana state militiamen on dutV at the early this week, resulted in trie neigh- i ri.o j' borhood of 500 employes laying down!Piant of the Standard Steel Car their tools at 9 o'clock and walked out ; Comnan at- Ma-m-mA o-j - -n.j

i the .plant in a body. hen they struck over a month ago. they walked out, demanding wage increases, reinstatement of several discharged employees and back pay. After a short lockout and controversy, the officials of the company granted their demands and they went buck to work. The first part of the week, the officials Of the. Gary Screw and Bolts works, nred two electricians, Ed tVIulholland and Pat Stralley. Officials of the company claim that the two men were let out for Incompetency, while labor officials claim the men were fired because of their union activities within the riant. The

company officials agreed to take back,ative of thfx blacksmiths, drop forge Stralley early in the week, but the em-J men and helpers; William F. Lavin. inployees asked that both be- re-instated, ternational representative of the elec-

At a mass meeting last nignt. tne employees agreed to walk out unless the company agreed to put the mm back to uork this morning. SIXTEEN YEAR OLD GIRL TAKES POISON East Chciago Girl is Found Unconscious on Sidewalk Last Evening. Miss Anna Swisher 16 years old. 2i Magoun ave., East Chicago, attempted to commit suicide last night r.ear midnight by drinking lysol. She was found unconscious on the s'dewalk in front of 4309 Magcun avenue and taken to the South Side Drug Store at 149th and Birir.g Ace. She was later taken to the police station where Dr. Townsley was called to attend her. She will recover. The cause of her action is unknown. F ON SALE AT 8 Hammonds municipal store for handling surplus army foodstuffs which are being sold by the United States government will be open for business tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock. City teams were busy yesterday transferring tho goods from the car to the store room in th Kleihego building. Mayor Brown has received the invoice for the goods and has simply added the freight cost, winch amounts to about ono coiit for each three cans. It is estimated that the supply is sufficient to furnish each Hammond family with twenty cans. The rule has been established that goods will be 6oId in lots of not less than three cans of each kind and no customer will be permitted to purchase more than sixty cans. As a rush is expected it is urged- that tho citizens bring plenty or small cnange in oracr that the clerks will not bt forced to lose ; time. Nothing will be wrapped up. sol customers should bring baskets in which to carry away the stuff. Following are the prices which have been announced for the canned vegetables: Peas, corn, string beans: 3 cans, 2Sc; 6 cans. 56c; 9 cans, 84c; 1C cans. $1.12. Tomatoes: 3 cans, 34c; 6 cans. 68c; 9 cans. $1.02; 12 cans. $1.36. Baked beans: 3 cans, l"c; 6 cans. 26c; 9 cans. 39c; 12 cans, 32c. Prices on canned meat will be posted at the store as soon as the car has been checked over and the amount determined. This is now being moved to the store. C. B. TINKHAM IN NEW PARTNERSHIP. C. B. Tinkham. one of Hanitnond best i known and most prominent la w yers, has J associated himself with the law firm of Ibach. Gavit. Cravens & Stinson, where since the death of the late Lincoln V. Cravens there were only three lawyers In the firm. The new firm name will bs Ibach. Gavit, Tinkham S: Stim-cn and both of the contracting parties are being congratulated today cn the new qulsition to membership. ac-

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ASKSJNQU1RY Asks Federal Investigation of Troops In Hammond After ! Were Withdrawn. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Aug. 29. c J - auu tx x cu eral investigation of the labor situation at the plant were requested in a resolution adopted by the Indiana State Federation of Labor in session at Tomlinson Hall yesterday. Delegates from Lake county offered the resolution. The last of the militiamen were ordered withdrawn by Governor Goodrich yesterday. The withdrawal was decided on before the federation passed its resplution. but the delegates were unaware of that action. CENSUIU GOODRICH. In the discussion which followed the introduction of the resolution several speakers censured Governor Goodrich for ordering state troops sent to the plant. The resolution called for the appointment of a committee to confer with the Governor and urge the removing of the militiamen. M. W. Martin, international represent - tricians. and J. Barnett, representing the boilermakers' organization, 'siffned the resolution, which calls upon United States Senators New and Watson and Representative Will Wood of the Tenth District, to introduce, a resolution in Congress for an investigation of the labor situation because of the fact that government "work is being dons at tha Standard plant. TEXT OT SKSOXTffTXOir. The text of the resolution follows: "Whereas. Conditions of labor in the Standard Steel Car Company plant in Hammond. Ir.d., were such as to force the men to suspend work on July IS. 1319. "Whereas. State militiamen have been sent to Hammond, Ind.. over the protest of the international XfPresentatives of labor, for the reason that no troubi had occurred for five days prior to the calling of troops, and j "Whereas. Every effort possible was l made to bring about a settlement of the difficulties through the good offires of the Federal and state governments and the same was ignored and treated with Indifference by the management of the Standard Steel Car Company; "Whereas, We deem the troops un(Continued on page ten.) STATE TROOPS ARE CALLED TO RICHMOND "INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE) RICHMOND. Ind., Aug. 23. State troops in Richmond and Cambridge City today were awaiting a call to intervene in rioting which broke out early today at the Reliance Foundry Co. plant here early this morning. The disorder was a renewal of a demonstration by a mob of 2,000 persons shortly befor midnight at the plant of the Richmond Malleable Castings Co., where 75 molders are on strike. Firing of two shots. supposedly blanks, from a window of the Malleable Casting factory, resulted in a bombardment of clubs, bricks and stones. When the trouble was at its hcipht. Mayor W. W. Zimmerman and Sheriff Clem Carr called Gov. Goodrich by telephone. n;rcaling for state troops. The Richmond and Cambridge City militia units th n received orders to siar.d in rcadines-. Shortly before midnight police and union men marched to the Malleable Castings plant and escorted sixty-two strikebreakers to a train bound for Chicapo. It was then that the demons; ration shifted to the foundry company plant LABOR DAY BIG AFFAIR AT CLUB. The bi-t,et event t'f the season ui the Hammond Country Club will ! pulled off Labor Day. Golf enthusiasts will have a whole day of it and a number of fine prizes are offered the winners. Dinner will be served at 7 o'clock and at 9 in the evening an athletic an-I vaudeville party will be given. Owing to the delay in getting out the invitations reservations ca;i be made up f Saturday noon. Lad.cs are specially requested to attend. CRAMER GETS NEW QUARTERS Sergeant Robert Cramer has closed a contract for the rooms over Wie Hellerman shoe store, 595 State St., and will move the Hammond recruiting offiie there tomorrow. The location is an ideal one and should be the means "f adding considerably to Cramer's already high percentage. Ho has just reieive,-? a report showing tho recruiting work of the country up to August 23. Slnee enlistments have been accepted I'M. 121 men have been added and of thtse tht Indianapolis district heads the list wt h 2.303.