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Automobile Edition BEST READ NEWSPAPER IN COUNTY WKlNAnONAt NEW 3 FULL LEASED WISE SERVICE. Delivered by TMES carrier, 40s per month; on street and at newsstands. 2c per copy; baci tumtr.s, 3c per copy. vol. xiv. no. na MONDAY, OCTOBER fi, 1919. HAMMOND, INDIANA.

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KITE a INNING i TIOD ELLER i i 1 ! ! j i ! SAL- - x I ! j ! I j j j j r Horace A. Eller was born at i Muncie. Ind., on July 5, 1S94. Start- i ed with CTjampaifmJjub of IUinoisMissouri league 913. The next 5 spring he was sold to Danville.. Then j went to Moline, where he jlayed for two years. In sprinp of 1916 went t-3 Chieapo "White Sox on trial, but was returr.cd to Molin lat in AprilHe ioined the army on the Mexican border and was superded by Moline for not reporting, but was reinstated in September and drafted by the Cincinnati club. This is bis third vear with the Reds. Crowd Slow in Reporting; ! Air Chilly; Teams Get a! Quiet Welcome Before j Game. By rUANK G. ME2TBE. 'STAFF CORRESPONDENT 1 N SERVICE.. j v OMISKKY PAKK, CHK A'-i'K 6. The trio of beatings so far doled out to the White Sox hasn't l-.-ssened baseball enthusiasm aroun.1 ths parts. More than 30,"O0 native sens and h ff.w beribborvd Cincinnati tanatu- , were among these present i-r the ntth; worid s series combats. j Ta- Moran s:ck-.-.i "Hod" Eli-r up-m U-.c Sox ami promised m adan o th.u t;'. big right-hander would s'.mg the ; rhsecsns into the defeat column ono; again. To Claude Williams uas dele-k-ied'the task of halting the rampaging lieds. Williams, the southpaw, held the Cincinnati swatsmiths to four hits in the s-cend game, but lost it by issuing- a half-dozen untimely passes Because of the chill m '"tithe sparkling sunshine-, the air despro ' Perhaps it fe-arod pncurv.nifi uni'ke thej Cincinnati ciowd on Wedn-sday an It Tnursday w hich dodgvd heat j-rcstrat ion. j The b'.cacln i s w ei e i ni i. i - viated at 1 :0 P- m.. but fifteen minute. i.tr the cash customers began t arrive in numbers sufficient to Dlow out -i: tv, hie blank areas before game t me. And at ! :30 the grandstands j ar-d raiilions were forr.fortably filled. v Tarpaulin stretcher over in- oiaNv.ond Saturda ev-nn-. bad kept it , c i.i'hin''!!! inpt .n tlie c; rv ir.'i "- - ar.o j lies. b-.C the outfie.d was lu.te ' f:om SundaV downpour and the neda'l'ng work of the gardeners was sio--

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in n kJl The Game By Innings TEE LINX-TJP. CKXCACrO: Leibold, rf; Eiaia Col-' Line, 2b; Weaver, 3b; Jack sob, 11; ralaeh, I cf ; Gandil, lb; Riaberg, i; Schai, c; Williams, p. j CXKCINNATI: Rath, Sb; Daubart, lb; . Grch, 3b; Roasb, cf ; Cancan, If; Kopf, as; Neale, cf; Rariaea, e; Eller, p. TJSCPIS-ES: Kigler beiiad. the tat,. Brers at lrst baae, Qtiiffler at second : base, Naliin ar third baae. j FIRST INNING '"INOIN.VATI; Rath up: Ball on: strike one. called: tail two. insid. ?:r:k? two, called; bail three; bail four. R.tth walked. Daubrrt up. Daubert out on sacrifice Schalk to Gand:!, Pwath Ko:nfi to second. Groh up: Ea.U one. lo-.v; ball two, low. Groh out on a high fly to j Felsch. R.iush up: Ball one; strik" cue, ; called. Roush out, Gandil to William, j wh" covered f.i?t. j No rur.?. no hits, no errors, one left. I CHICAGO: Leibold up: Ball one; bail j two; strike one. called; strike two. fou'.; ; ball three; ball four. Ltibold walk?.! Eddie Collins uf : Ball one: ball two; j strike one. called. Collins out. Kerf t Daubert. Leibold goes to second. Vea- . . L tT tv-rV r Eingied' Lc:btl4 tot " 1 wa! a",infte d drne to for TAT to handle- Jackson up: StrUe. swun; slTik tVk- fou!ed- Jon cut on a Y c 1 s c h out on a. fly to Duncan. j .'o runs one hit. no errors, two left. I SECOND INNING ! CINCINNATI; Puncan up: Strike on?, j tailed; strike, two, called: ball one, too hiph; ball two Struck Puncan out.

ivorr up: tiriKe one. cauea. t-au nn'-' I necessary, he is ready to go to I'ittsstrike two, foul. back. Kopf fouled out J bar(th ftnd delier the same address. Schalk near the grandstand. Neale j Ater condemning- the -industrial serfup: Strike on-, swung at it: ball '": dom of thn stPfl ani iron-workns. Rahbl strike two, swung at it. Struck Neale j xvjse dpC;are1 that the situation has dout- 1 ve'.oped into a conflict between the lM'l No runs, "n hits, no errors, none left, j and ;f)th c.nturies.

CHICAGO: oanau up. triK- on... t swung at it: ball one. too wide: strike two, swung at it; foul: ball two. Gand'l fanned out. KisDerg up: aii one. , and on the side; ball two. inside: strik.-j one, called; ball three: strike two. called' R:sberg strucH out. cnalK up: 5triKe , rn-, swung at it; ball one; strike two. 1 foul. rack: ball two. SchalK strucrt our. No runs, no hits, no errors, none left . THIRD INNING CINCINNATI: Rariden up: Strike. (Continued on page two.) POLICE ARREST ' FIFTY DRIVERS t st Hammond s police station is a j ousy p!a e tries- day? It is a!si iio.irTful ai t.tnes a s-.m- careless j driver t art- w.th his mon-y . With- ! out tea: o- fa o: the West Hammond ops are flagging: d.wn the -notort.- ' who persist :n driving .W, the w ron side of State Lin- street. since Chief -Nitz issued his order last week to bring in all off-side drivers, cver fifty have mad- the pilgrimage to the station. In the crowd may be seen the elite of Hammond and other neighboring, cities. Yesterday's gang ak-ne yielded a prominent manufacturer, a lawyer, a priest, a truck driver, a dozen or more.Jc'hn Does. Jim Joneses and other ficticious characters. In spile of the numerous arrests, violations of the traffic rule continues unabated and many escape the police by swinging to the Indiana side and tLirninK down a side street. Those brought into court generally take it a,-,d-natured! y and pay a light fin Many ay that th- West Hammond of-fi.-ials are doing the right thing and ! their objections are directed towards ! Hammond, because of the rank oonrtij t or. tn which the oat half of thi street has been allowed to rt.

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& RUBBED IT ON HIS LEG TIMES BUtU AT STATE CAPITAL INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Oct. 6. That he had bought whiskey to rub on his leg as a cure for rheumatism was the plea that John Vujanovich of Hammond put up before Judge Anderson in the Federal court here when accused of violating the Reed amendment. As Vujanovich had been in jail for seven months since arrested and pleaded guilty he was ordered released. MBBI WISE DENOUNCES GARY BITTERLY Synfigcgist Says that E. H. Gary is a Profile Breeder of Bolshevism. f I NTEW NATIONAL NEWS SERVICE) NEW TORK. Oct. 6. Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, of the Free Synagogue, who

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bitterly Attacked Flbert H. Gary. andplunged the weapon into his heart. Steej other asociates in the I. P Steel Cor.Gya!ie, a boarder, was also arrested as J poration ft "among the most proline! a witness. j

breeders of Bolshevism. I course of two sermons during the' on the steel ' i str:ke on Sunday, declared today that, if ..Th. eighteenth century . .. ai(J tne ,-errvir,aii. IS going to Pr. Wis? charged that the c?!ciais ot th( ,eel corporation had "corsackizid anj terrorized the workers through ccrrion an4 violence." i t am H wound UP by saying. "If I have redress jelling them they and they knowwhere to find me." ZONE SYSTEM MAY HELP THE SITUATION ITIMES BUREAU AT STATE CAPITAL INDIANAPOLIS. ,-i. ti. Indiana must depend for its be.t sus.ir ;iP'y entirely on lmHans. Ohio and Miehigan under th- zr.n- system which w:il be instituted for its distribution, according to Stanley Wyckoft'. who has charge of supar distribution in this state. Fe' sugar will start moving during- the latrer rart of this month, accordinar to Ir. WyckofTi The zon- system may result in Indiana obtamme mor- sugar than wa pr-iois!y though' possible. Mr. Wyck'-if iaid. Mr Wjckoff aid that Ohio in-.enes wijl h" able to supi-ly Ohio and Kentucky. Indiana has hut one refinerv. This is at Decatur. It is believed, however, that the Michigan refineries will be -v.. , ,,u. rare of the most of Indtan-i. , - -- - . - - - - - J The supply f sugar for state instittuions has been cut in ha'.f b'y agreement with the state purchasing committee. The utmost of conservation bv other consumers is urged by Mr. Wyckoff. j HUSBAND LEAVES HIS HOME i I Mary A. Lucas of Hammond, has) 61d her complaint for a divorce from her husband Harry Lucas. She says I he left the home on August Hth ar.d has not heard from him since. Pr:or to that time he had mad- her work to support herself and their child, j Lucas, she says, would only keep a she says h- knocker her down and t'"ld j her to nk her k:d ar,1 leave. She

ruins - 5 Joseph Farkoc Stabs Father In Law Who Was About To Return to Europe. SPECIAL TO THE TIMES) 1 WHITING, Ind., C':t. 6. In a d:sputj over money on the ee of his departure ( Tor Europe, John To'.h. a ell-fc.no n i j Whitinar rr.an who was related In Indiana) 'Harbor and Gary, was stabbed to death! I lit st Saturday night at the surper table) by h:s son-in-law Joseph Fardoe. Far-j doe was arreted by Officer Benak andj ii now in th"; htt:i,g jail. h-ld without; bond. He will It taken to Crown Foint , ; today to b- tried in tho Criminal court i I for murder in the lirst di srrce. Toth (boarded at th? heme cf John Wayo, 64) i New Tork ae. His tiunks had been! : racked for the old country and the row' j occurred over a division of money which ! ! it is reported the men had In a common ; j fund. Fardoe. seized an uirly butcher i ! kn:fe and after slashing Toth acrs the face and neck in ferocious fashion, j DEATH OF DR. KROST Crown Point Specialist Had j Won Wide Fame in His j Profession. ISPECIAL TO THE TIMES' ! CROWN POINT. Ind.. Oct. ti. The sal news of the death of Dr. Robert Krost of Chicago reached Crown Point on Sa'.-J urday afternoon and brought sadness to many hearts who had known and admired this yours man who had grown to manhood in Crow n Point until his duties i took him to Chicago. His success in the pi actn e of medicine has ma le him one of Chicago's leading specialist? aiej! hi.- advice and aid was sought by mn high up in the profession. was a-! distant professor of po.iiatri.-s of Nona-' western Medical SvhooT and attending! pediatrician of Wi-siey Hospital. H: ! specialized in the diseases of children! ar.d was known throughout this section' of th- country for his success in the treatment of them. He was Taken sick! a couple of weeks ago with an infection' of tho nose and later .Jouhie pneumonia.' developed. His life was dispa.red of by! ni'endmg physicians from the first. -i;i-1 everything that science an J medical ski.'! could do was futile. H. passed f way at esley Hospital on Saturday a: , l:A'i I'r. Kros: was thirty-nine ea,' of age and was the son of Mrs. Marv ' Krost of this city. His wife, formerly', -miss tiessie Brown or this city, and two children survive him. also four brothers. Drs. Joseph and Gerald Krost of Chicago, Fred Krost of Hammond and Dr. Edward Krost. and one sister. Mrs. Eilt irH T rrfwr of tni rlti' TV- , was held today at lf:.0 from Brensmore (community church in Chicago and the body brought to Crow n Point for interMen ' . WANTS ITS NAME CHANGED Th- First Greek Catholic P.ussian National Church association of Kast Chicago has file-J a petition in the superior court at Hammond, to have the name of the organization changed. 'Tha petition which was filorj kv Attorney Havran for Mike Bercheny, prsilent of the asncati.n. wouii have the rame changed to th- ' First Greek Catholic Russian Church of th- Holy Ghost of East Chicago. Indiana."

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HITS 3 EVERYBODY PRESCRIBING FOR WILSON 'INTERNATIONAL NEWS SEICE1 WAEmilTGHOIf, Oct. 6. TIib vholi eoruitry Is prescrlbiBf for th president. Every white hoti mall fcr tha tilt few daya has ben leaflet, not only with prescription from physician!, feu with ncstrums which hava cured the aeadan, they say. of maladies almilar to that from which th president It suTTerlng. Practically all of the praacriptleas aad remedies are seat In the best of faith, according- to Bear Admiral Grayson, the president's personal hyslclan. There are practlcaiy bob hearing the earmarks of dow-arfht quackery. It is neediest to ry of course that cone of them erer reaches the patient. BRITISH RAIL STRIKE IS ENDED Industrial England Surprised at Suddeness of Paralyzing Strike. BY CABLE C. B.XZVE8 ISTAFr CORRESPONDENT I N SEHVICE) LONDON, o.-t. 6. With the same astonishing suddenness which marked the beginning of th strike nine days ago th- railway men returned to work toda?. Industrial Kngiand breath-s free again after a week of threats to ext-nd th- tie-up to th- coal miners, transport workers and allied unions, paralyzing th- entire nation. The truce, which was negotia'ed between Promier Lloy i Cf u: go and a gn.-.ip of conservative labor leaaers Lite Sunday, proid-s that there .hl! be a final settlement by Oct. 31. and that there shall be no reduction of ra lwajmen s wages before Sept. 30. 132. The men lective the guarantee from the government that no railway woikers are to receive less than about $1 weekly, instead of the pre-war wage, so long as the cost of living is not less thaa 11 per ce.".' above pre-w ar ley el. AVIATOR WHO FLEW AT THE COUNTY SEAT IS DEAD 'SPECIAL TO THE TIMES CROWN POINT. Ind. Oct. -Bccause of a de f-ct tn the airplane lie was operating. Price Holling sw orth, w ho took up passengers in Crown Point some timago and has a number of friends and acquaintances in this city, was killed s-veral days ago when his machine crashed to the ground Hol'insw (irth. aet online o the report, was alone in the plan- at the time th- accident -V".i p'ace. W'nelher the machine was weak m th- fram- or whether it wa engine trouble wh:.-h caused the accident is not know n. Probably, however, it was du" to a broak in the frame, for so experienced a flyer as Holir.gsworth could easily have volplaned to earth otherwise. The flyer was married a short time before he came to Crown Point to fly. He was barnstorming with Harry HenIcy as his mechanism, and after completing a circuit of Indiana. Ohio and Kentuek. carried passengers at Michigan summer resorts. Recently h" passed through here on his way to -'--,,, go. from which point he went south with his plane to carry on the same business where the weather is better at this time of year. He was one of the pilots employer by the Ohicago Airline Triibi' Company, and had to his credit over ICO hours in the air. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE ' i JOHNSTOWN, Pa.. October 6 Two i thousand eoa! minor? employer! by 26 independent compan.es in th.s d, strict ' went on s'rike today because th- operators refused to sign the new wage scale.

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YESTERDAY Crowd's Refusal to Disperse at' Inland Biings State j Militia to the Scena. HERE ARE THE TROOPS CALLED The companies ordered to East Chi. cago, the cities iu which they are located and the commandiog- officers are: Company D, 2nd Infantry, Indian, apolis, Capt. Slrrelle Chaney; Company E, 2nd infantry, Iniianapolis, Capt. Jtofcert J. Ax tell; Company K, 2nd Infantry, Indianapolis, Capt. Sumner Clancy; Ccaipany M, 1st infantry, Attica, Capt. James E. Bodenheck; Company 1, 2nd infantry, Shel. hyrille, Capt. Trank W. ra?el; Company B, 3rd Itfantry, Fort Wayne, Capt. John E. Johnson; rirst separate company. Union. City, Capt. Charles W. Heltimann; Company E, 3rd in. fantry, Elkhart, Capt. Ira H. Church; Company r, 3rd infantry, Qoahen, Capt. B. W. Swartz; Company M, 3rd Infantry, Newcastle, Capt, Bobert S. Hunter; Company T, 1st infantry, Bloomiag-toa, Capt. ITat V. Hill. The citizens of Indiana Harbor and East Chicago awoke Sunday morning to find soldiers in their midst. Following a very serious situation Saturday af terneon which the police and depUtV She-iffs! . r J handled with difficulty the mayor and acting chief of police decided that the only alternative to avoid bloodshed was the calling of troops. The call was received at Indianapolis about five o'clock in the afternoon and the first of the r.u-:t:a companies had arrived In Indiana Harbor before sunrise yesterday. Other .onpan es arrived curing tne day until twelve companies'. had arrived. Four of these rom'anies i were sent to Gary about en o'clock last I night in res pons- to a call from Mayor Hodges of Ga ; y -

OPriCIALS EIHTD CJ.EE. Hodges. As th- strikers left the mee - The original call for troops w-hiching they surged towards their homes or, was received by Adjutant General Harry i the South Side. A street car carrying

B Smith on aturday was from Sheriff Lewis Barn-s. seconded by Mayor Leo' McCormack of East Chicago. The re-j port that the Gary riot was the cause of: calling the troops was without founda-i tion since troops had been ordered to; East Chicago before the riot ecuiricd' at Gary. The situation at Indiana Harbor became serious Friday aft-r thei shooting of a union picket by a colored workman from the cement plant and' continued to grow- more s-erlous un'il! Saturday at four o'clock when a erowdj of about two thousand striker ga-.hered around the entrance tr. jhe Inland Sic.li Company and refused to be dispersed. ; Additional police and deputies were, rushed to the scene but the police officials were powerless to brerik up the t crowd. It was only with the greatest' activity that th- police were ible to save the home-going w orkmen from vio- ! lence at the hands of the enrag-Ji strikers. ;' TB.OOPS OSXY ALTERNATIVE. j After this demonstration Mayor McCormaoli. Sheriff Barnes arid Actirg Chief of Police Ed O'Donn-i! held a conference and decided that th- only alnaternative was th- eajling cf troops. Military guards were not posted until apout four o'clock in the afternoon af which time all of the approaches to the mill were placed under heavy guard. hoth posts and patrol guards being mounted. This guard was kept on duty until the danger hour had passed when oniy a few guards wer- left on duty. The guard was invieaed again this morning at the time the mill opPned and gave adequate protection to all who wished to return to work. One comrfiny was mounted on gruard aiong Michigan avenue from Fir street to Block aenue and two other companies f. rmed patrol guards and patrolled the- streets near the entrance to the b:g plan . Noj disorder was noticed. HEADQTJ ARTEXS AT INLAND CLUB. Upon arriving in the city Adjutant General Harry B. Smith who ha? command of the troops establish-d headquarters in the Inland Employees' Clubj and quartered the companies n the i club rooms. A part of the troops were stationed in the Inland hospi'a! inside the Inland plant. All of the men are greatly pleased with their quarters and are expetcing a pleasant stay. Tin- Inland club rooms offer all the comforts of home to the soldiers, including sicn-i ers. victrolas, pianos, pool tables, .-'c. General Smith has stated. ' c hi' here to maintain law and ord-.-r mid v j are going to do it" The men lav be-n j informed that If any troubles does corioj and shooting is necessary the sclliets! w-yi shoot to kill and not merciy to d,s-j perse the mbo. MAYOR ISSUES PROCLAMATION. Mayor Leo McCormack issj-d nrcContinued on page five ) Advertise :n The Times and ad tonishing results if their users are to be believed.

900 MEN ASSEMBLED

AT HARBO! Four Companies are Rushed to Gary Today at Mayor ! Hodges' Request. i With the arrival nf fnnr j parties of state troops early this morning, 900 men of which came to j Indiana Harbor yesterday, Gary ; ushered in the third week of the j steel strike today. At the request ; af Mayor W. F. Hodges, of Gary, the troops were rushed from Indi- : ana Harbor to Gary, following senous looking outbreaks in several ; parts of town yesterday afternoon I and last night At noon today the troops had j checked further disorder. Scores of arrests were caused over the I week end and the city jail is crowdi cd to its capacity. I AU3EB2XAN I2T JAIL. ! With over forty other prisne.Ts. j Frank Spyrhalskl, member of the Garv i city cruncil from the fourth wrd on the South Side, is lodfrei behind the. ba:$ on a charg of incitirgr a riot. It " "earned that arrangements are streariv beir.R made to brlnjt impeachment proceedings aeaints h:m. Rioting first became rampant eVrt'y before 5:10 o'clock Saturday afternoon 'hpn eomp- ve h""dred strikers made hn attack on a street car fin wh'rt a hn attack on a street car. on which a half dozen negroes wer- headed to r.o' m the s.te-1 mills. Like a flash- tha strikers seethed Into Broadway fcr mor than two blocks. BTEIKEKB ON -RAMPAGE. The strikers stoned the street -ir. stoned the men who tried to quiet then, and finally attacked the police w ith cub and stones who made frantic efforts 'o i rescue the negroes. They made th.ir atj tack on anyone they thought was .n I worker who had not gone on strike. The rioting Saturday afternoon fi"I 'owed a monster mass- mealing at -b--East Side Park. Fearing a repetition . , " j gjj, rark for yesterday afternoon wa-- ! storped b an order issued by Mayo; k , half a dozen negroes was halt-d by i Michigan Central tram near Tenth a . -It offered them an opportunity th.o they have evidently been waiting fr. When someone ye'led. "loci's get -m. ' an instant later a mob of 5f0 mov-d in a mass towards th- dof.r. demandm-r (Continued or. page five.) I1 IS TO BE INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! WASHINGTON. Oct. 6. After a satisfactory night President Wilson toda c:ntinu-d to hold the improvement the", was noted in his condition yesterday This was the g-st of the bulletin of the president's condition th.t' was issued at the White House at 11 30 o'clock bv Rear Admiral Car;- T. Gruyson. his p-r-srnal physician. Dr. Sterling Ruffln of ; Washington. Mrs. Wi-on's family phv ? !- cii.i. and Rear Admiral E. H. Stitt. hoi of tn; naval m-dical college Tins morning's bulletin, which was isued following a conference at the Whit' House i' the three m-dlv al men, mark- 1 a change in all previous bulletins on th. president's condition in that it w.n F:gned, In addition to Dr. Grayson, b. both Dr. Ruln and Admiral Stitt. A t previous bulletins have been signed b: i Dr. Grayson alone. in There was no particular signif.cin. I by all three doctors. Dr. ti ray sen rriained. The signatures of ail thr were attached, he said, because the bulletin was issued after a consultation. One of the Washington leading hot-l-has put a "soft pedal' on its jazz hand as a result of the president's illness. 1 1 is inclose proximity to the executive mansion and the sound of th- cow-bell, tin-boilers and other noise-making dc -. ices which featured its selections wer,wafted across the way to the sick ro i. . At the Wh;te House's request the j v. as disoor.t inii-d and only the r'til v etilK-'lra now plays. EMERSON BEATS STATE CHAMPIONS Gary won tr.- first les for the state f-'-ot ball championship at th- I"mersoi hi in Garv Sat :ijrt f te : no. n whrn t-hey dofi-at-d K.-ntland. 5ait r-i" ,-l.ite ha iiipi-s by a v. ..re f SO It 11 Th' s.ci! was tied until :h- 'as: te-v m:n-j-s of plav w-hen Gary s--jied s touchdown and kicked froal.

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