Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 96, Hammond, Lake County, 9 October 1919 — Page 1

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RGDUGED Conference Is Now Working In Committee Groups. T OIOBOK m. HOUEES rSTrr CO-RESPONDENT I. N. SERVICI1 WABHINOION, Oct. 9. The Hood g-te. of r.tlcenc wlilcb liars retarded the work of President Wilson'. Indus, trial conference opened tip with a rush today and a veritable torrent of words and plans came forth for the settlement of the nation's economlo and Industrial 1H. The labor group, -headed by Samuel Oompers. carried out the threat to. inject the national steel strike into the conference proceeding's by the Introduc tion of a resolution providing for the settlement of the strike by a commit tee of six persons selected from the nresent conference two each from the groups representing labor, capital and the public. la the interim the strikers will return to work. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICI WASHINGTON, Oct. 9. The president's industrial conference today was asked to take steps to bring an end to the steel strike. A resolution, introduced with the approval of the entire labor group, provded that each of the three groups at the conference appont two men, these six to constitute a committee to which would be "referred existing differences between the workers and employers of the steel industry for adjucation and settlement." COMJOTTIB MUST ACT. Fend'ng the findings of the committee, the conference is requested, under the terms of the resolution, to request the workers to return to jobs and the employers to reinstate them in heir former positions. Under the rules -the resolution was ref rred to the general committee of fifteen which must act upon it before it ran be debated on the floor of the conferenceLabor's proposition as presented today includes: I. The right of wage earners to organize. 3. The right of collective bargaining. 3. The right of wage earners to be represented by representatives of their own choosing. 4. Free speech, free press end free esemt?lage. 5. The riifht of employes to organize for colectlve bargaining. G. An eight-hour day, six-day week, and encouragement of Saturday half holiday. Overtime to be discouraged and when necessary paid tYr at he rate pf not less than time and a half. 7. The right of all wage earners to a living wage. S. Women tT-teceive same pay as men for equal work performed and not lo do work tending to impair their potential motherhood. 9. Children under sixteen not to he permitted to labor. 10. Establishment by agreement of a national conference board consisting of equal representatives of employers nnd employes for consideration of the subjects affecting the progress and wellbeing of the trade to promote efficiency or production and safeguard the rights of all within the Industry. II. All immigration into the United States to be prohibited for at least two years. MAY GET SOMETHING. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 WASHINGTON. Oct. 9. The fourth day of President Wilson's industrial conference began today with strong prospects of getting some business done. Screened from the ru"blic gaze In the privacy of exerutive sessions. labor, capital and the public gathered around their respective council tables and succeeded In getting their rrogram for curing the industrial economic ills of the world well started "Most of them are bulging with schemes." said one member of the labor group. They will come out in the shape of resolutions presented on the floor of the conference. The Inauguration of executive sessions by groups has robbed the confidence of much of the spectacular side. Those who expected to see Judge Elbert Gary, head of the V. S. Steel corporation and Samuel Gompers. president of the A. F. of L. figuratively go to the mat on strike and labor problems will be disappointed. COUNTER REVOLT IS SPREADING f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE1 LOM'ON. Oct. 3. The counter-revolution again1 th Bolsheviks in Russia is extending, said an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Helsingfors today, quoting advices that had been received there from Moscow. The mensheviks. who are leading the movement, declare that the lives of ten! F-eds must be forfeited tor every social revolutionary who has been killed, according to a. dispatch to the Morning Post.

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OJLL 'LIll 111 WHITE WEATHER STOPS RACE (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE1 BUFFALO, N. T., Oct. 9. Announce ment was made at Curtiss Flying Coti- j trol at 9:3 o'clock this morning that i the New Turk to San Francisco air race t has been postponed on account of the weather conditions. A cold rain began tn foil K. it Q-n1 rtVTrtrlr Tl o-H nlan.a remain at the field. Those that left this! morning will stop at Cleveland. Flan? No. 6, a DeHaviland Four, and N'o. 1. a Martin Bomber, arrived from Kocheater this morning at 9:00 o'clock. AVIATORS ARE WARNED. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE TINEOL.i. L. I. Oct. 9. As a result of three aviators being killed and six machines wrecked yesterday in the first day of the cross-country flight between Mlnecla find San Francisco, flight officials today wired all control stations to use the. utmost care to prevent more ' acciUents. Aviators will be warned' against unnecessary risks There are still several pla'nes to hop off from herj today. Three of the flyers were "missing" for a time last nieht. They were Lieut. J. G. Williams, Lieut. Willis R. Taylor, and Capt. John J. Marquette. Lieut. Williams is still unheard from. STEEL FOREMAN IS KILLED ATS." CHICAGO Gary Steel Worker in South Chicago Claims He Was Shot at in His Home. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE CHICAGO. Oct. 9. A. J. Smith, a foreman employed in the Illinois Steel Co. plant, was shot and killed in the plant yards today. Plant officers say Smith accidentally sot himself while cleaning his revolvers. A police investigation has been ordered. The police are also investigating an attempt on the life of Wm. Kelly, a Gary steel worker, who reported that as he entered his home in South Chicago early today a shot was fired at him. He declared the bullet barely missed his head and tore Into a wall neart his children. JEWISH RELIEF E STARTS WITH VIGOR Hammond s committee in charge of the Jewish Relief Drive will have a neat sum to start with when the cam paign opens. Chairman TV. C. Bel- i man announced today that at the Atonement Day services at the Hammond synagogue subscriptions were called and that $10,500 was contributed by those present. The call for subscriptions followed a stirring address by Judge Fisher of Chicago. Trie campaign does not start in Hammond until the latter part of October or the first of November and in the. meantime. Chairman Belman and his committee are getting everything In shape for a quick trip over the top. The quota for Lake county is $110,000 and of this Hamond has been allotted $30,000. With the. amount which has already been subscribed it is believed that the canvass 01 the city will yield a heavy over-subscription. GOING AFTER AUTO THIEVES INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE CTtA WFORDSVILLK. Ind.. Oct. 9. The National Horsethief Detective Asst. ciation has taken unto Itself a new task that of preventing automobile thefts and recovering stolen machines. The association in closing its convention her; selected F.1 wood for the next meeting and elected Dorea A. Pense, ci Swaxoe, Ind., president.

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SOX b i BEDLAM SOX PARK Returning Heroes Greeted By Capacity "House" On Return from Alien Soil. ST rXACTC O. JffXNra STAFF CORRESPONDENT I N. SERVICE COMISKEY 1'AKK. CHICAGO, Oct. 9. A parkrapacity multitude came out this afternoon to give a royal greeting to the "White Sox and to attempt another victory over the Reds. Enthusiasm unlike anything ever before shown in Chicago was rampant today. The rally of the Sox on alien soil their two brilliant triumphs their restoration of world championslup hopes to the fans all were remembeied vividly. And the mighty assemblage loosened a vocal thunder that rivaled Niagara's tumult when the white hosud "comebacks" raced onto the fields. Claude "Williams, twice defeated byReds, was sent back at them' today and Kid G.eason insisted that "no ball club in the world can beat 'Williams three games in a row." I This was one of the reasons why fwhite Sox backers offered six to five that their favorites would win the contest. Another cause for "White Sox confidence was th probability that Hay Fisher, the American League discard, would fling for the Reds. They don't think much of 'Fisher around these parts. Hod Filer was the logical Cln'-Inna'l choice and Moran wavered rlsht up to game time between Fisher and Eller. tempte-i to use Filer today, but realized that if his "ace" was beaten. he wouldn't have a wholly dependable man to wor in the ninth clash. After a careful perusal of the wtnrwork of Messrs. Filer and Fisher Pat Moran rapped Filer on the shoulder and motioned Fisher to the duirout end so it came to pass that Fllnr. the man who stood the Sox on their heads Monday, was asked to repeat today. The Chicago band blew out "The Conquering Hero" soon as it could make Its sound heard Hbove the cheers of the crowd. And then followed "Hail. hail, the gang's all hre" which provoked the crowd to assist in the chorus wort and brouirnt a smile to the faces of the men of Gleason. An ovation far more generous than was accorded them on the last appearance here was given to the Reds when they pranced Into view. Barring a stiff bree?.e that swept across the field a 25 mile an hir affair tjje dny was ideal for baseballing. The low-hanging clouds of the morning S had disappeared; the mist faded under rays of the sun and everybody was cozy ard comfortable. I Both bleacher sections awere fiiled at ! 1:15. There were only a few vac.mcies In the pavilions at that time find the grand stand and boxes were filling rapidly. It looked like a HO. 000 on'- ! pouring. And that was surprisng in view of the fact that th- rain of earlv morning caused thousands who ha i planned to come to the game to change their minds. It was about 30-50 as to the displiy of athletic "pef." The Pox cavort'd hither and thither with the spirit of men who had made up their miids to go somewhere and were on their irresistible way. What a contract 'o their attitude prior to the fifth and sixth duels. The Reds seemed not at all depressed by the two wallopins that had been presented to them. They frisked around in confident and unafraid fashion an! flashed some startling plays afield. Thy neemed surer of themselves than they appeared Wednesday. THINKS LAD DRANK KEROSENE. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE COLUMBUS. Ind.. Oct. 9. While Edwin Neville oiled farm machinery his fcur-ycar-oid son drank a can of kerosene and died soon .if:erword. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE PERU. Ind., Oct. 9. John A. McElwee and hi wife, both eighty-six, are dead of asphyxiation. Ga escjed from i Jet while they slept.

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4 The Game By Innings! the tims-trr. CrwcmrNATlJ Rath, 2b; DaaTert. lb;! Qroto, 3b; Bouah, cf; Duncan, If; Kopf, ; Meale, rf; Bariden, e; Eller, p. CHICAGO: ielbold, rf; E. Collins, ab; Weaver, 3b; Jackson, U; Felsch, cf Oandll, lb; Hlebery, ; Scaalk, c; Wll-! liams, p. UMPIRES: irallln at the plate, BJarler at first, Etui at aeoond, Quigley at third base. FIRST INNING CINCINNATI: Rath, up: Strike one, called: strike two. foul, back; foul. Rath out on a high fly to Risberg. Daubert up: Strike one. called. Daubert singled to center. Groh up: Strike one, foul to left field; h;ij one; strike two, foul to left. Groh singled to right, sending Daubert to second. Roush up: Iiall one; strike one, called. Daubert scored on Roush's double a.oe,y th jright Held foul line. !roh stopping at third. Dunca.ii up: Strike one, foul, back; ball one. Groh and Koush scored on Duncan's twobagger along the left field foul line. Kid Glason decided at was enough for "Williams and sent Big Bill James, a right-hander, to.the mound for the White Sox. Kopf up: liall one; ball two; strike one, called; ball three; ball four. Kopf walks. Nea.le up: Strike one. called; strike two, swung at it; ball one. Neale fanned. Rariden up: Ball one. Duncan scored and Kopf went to third on Rariden's single to right. "Wilkinson began warming up for the Sox. Eller up: Strike one. foul. Rariden stole second. Ball one; ball two. Filer out on a fly to Felsch. Four runs, five hits, no errors, two left. It waa the first time In world's serie-s history that a pitcher was knocked oui of the box in the first Inning. CHICACiO: Lelbold up: Strike on. called. Iycibold singled to left. Fddie o!!iis up: Strike one. called; .ball on. S. Collins doubled to left, sending Lelbold to third. It was an ordinary single which Duncan handled poorly. Weaver up: Ball one; strike one. swung at ii: strike two. swung at it; strike three Weaver fanned. The third strike was called. Ring Is warming up for Cincinnati. Jackson up. Jackson out on a fly to Kopf. Felsch up: Foul, strike one; strike two. sarung at it: ball one: foul; ball two. Felsch struck out. Ko runs, two hits, no errors, two left. Kven the White Sox fans Joined in giving a rousing cheer to Flier for extricating himself from a hole into which he was placed by the hlte of the first two men up. SECOND INNING CINCINNATI: Rath up: Strike one, called; strike two. called; ball one; ball two: ball three. Rath fanned. Daubert up: Ball one, Daubert out on a fly to Jackson. Groh up: 'Strike one. called; foul, strike two; ball one; hall two; ball three. Groh safe at first on an infield tap. It was scored as a hit. Gandil fielded the ball Rnd tossed it to James, v. ho did not have his font on the bag. (Continued on page two.) TOUGH GfflE THE JUDGE TO WATCHi Judge V. S. Reiu-r of Hammond superior court ro-.ni 1. with every baseball fan on his jury, started for Chicago at noon today to attend to business of importance at Comi?key park. On "Wednesday afternoon the court anounnced that r.e was tired of the listfess attitude of the Jurors and other attaches during the hours the world series games were in progress and that court would be adjourned at 11 o'clock Thursday . There are a number of wild "White Sux fans on the Jury and the rule is that no one is to talk or make signs to Jurors while they are hearing evidence. Every time an outsider entered th room during the hearings, the poor fellows have eyed the newcomer hungrily for soTne sign which would indicate the progres sf the games. Judge Reiter finally took pity on them and gave them a nopoprtunity to see one of the games with nothinsr else on their minds.

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w Colonel Joseph S Harrison wl'h tw companies of guards last night made a number of raids on places in Indiana I Harbor that came under the ban of i General Smith. He confiscated a large ! amount of liquor and closed ten addit'nal Places where liquor has been so'd Thls brings the number up to about thirty-one Joints thai have been put out of business since the guards came hu e several arrests or aiins on minor charges were also made but none for interferring with men going to or from work. Those arrested for violations of the' state laws such as selling liquor, etc., will be tried by the state authorities. Those who were arrested for manufacturing liquor were lurifed over today to a representative of L. Frt Slack, United State district attorney a Indianapolis, who arrived this afternoon. Military offenders, those arrested for violating any of the rules set down in General Smith's proclamation prociaimjng martial law. will be tried before a commission appointed last nigh by General Smith. This commission is composed of Lieut. Colonel Albert T. Smith, Second Infantry, Indiannpolis, president of the commission; First Lieutenant William II. Morrison. Second Infantry. Indianarolis; Firt Lieut. George W. Talhott, First Infantry.

Bloomington, and First Lieut. J. H. her of them in the hospital sufferingOharnley, Judge advocate, Goshen. This from minor disorders and complaints.

PITTSBURG STRIKERS TO INFUSE LIFE Strikers Declare They Are Backed by Force of Organized Labor in Penn. nNTEBNT!OmL NEWS SERVICE PITTSBURGH. la.. Oct. 3. With th? steel operators reporting dally gains in their working forces, the leaders at strike headquarters here today took steps lo infuse new life Into their campaign and prevent further desertions. The barring of meetings and assemblages admittedly has been the greatest obstacle In the way of the strike organizers and a bitter fight is to be waged against this restriction. James H. Maurtr, president of the Pennsylvania State Federation of Labor, who was called here to confer with the labor leaders, announced that he would make a personal appeal to Gov. Sprcul to lift the ban on meetings and if that war not successful, a special convention of he State Federation would likely b'i calied. The steel strikers will be backed by the wtiole force rf organized labor V Pennsylvania in t'lis fight, he said. A Fpeclal meeting of the Pittsburgh rnttal La!r.r Uilnn will be held toi,.irrow night to decide on action in i ie!p the strikers. I The Weirton, W. Va . deportations ; were, given consider.ihle attention at ' strike bridqusrters ,stoday. The leader? ; charge, that the'lM Finns who were j driven out of the town were not radicals. but were strikers and they were deported at the instance of the Weirton Steel Co. Other groups of foreigners on strike there are to be turned out. it 1 was charged 1 STEAMSHIP IN DISTRESS I INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE NANTUCKET, Mass.. Oct. 9. The steamship lake Pearl. Capt. S. S. Stacy, was in distress tcday two miles southeast of the Cross Hip light ship, with her propeller and wireless antennae earried away. The ship had dropped anchor and is awaiting assistance. A naval cutter has been rushed from here. Court Sarcastic Over Crown Point Marriages CHICAGO, Oct. 3. Crown Toint marriages came in for Judge Barrett's sarcasm yesterday wh-in Edward Gloub brought suit for divopce. The Glouhs w.re married at Crown Point. Hay 2?., 1916, ;nd separated two weeks later, when Mrs. Gloub left. Judge Barrett said he thought tw.' weeks was pretty fair for a Crown rii.l marriage. a :4 they usually last thirteen diys less.

ERRORS 1 r - r commission ri:; also have jurisdiction over the military prisoners taken by the s'ate guards at Gary, most of whom are In the county jail at Crown Point. Colonel Charles B. Gerard today stopped the display of fire arms, bailies, knucks and other weapons of offvnse that have been resting in the windows of some of the stores here. Their sale was prohibited a day or two ago and now their display is stopped. The weapons were not confiscated but will be if they are not kept out of sight. General Smith this afternoon lengthened the guard !ines and they now take In a wide scope of territory. No one can res the guard line without a pass issued by Captain Walter S. Greenough. adjutant, and countersigned by General Smith. This was done to stop the curious crowds that have gathered about headquarters without any particular business there and also keeps out those whose business might not be for the best of law and order. There were fewer pickets on duty today but it is reported that they ire to be Increased tonight. General Smith has not jet limited the number of the pickets but will do so if they becomo too numerous. The health of the guardsmen Is generally good although there are a numCLOSES UP SUSPECTS Federal Authorities At Last Show Activity in the Calumet Region. Action cf Ad.it. Gen. Harry B. Smith In closing up places in Indiana Harbor suspected of harboring violators of the liquor laws hs met with the approval of U. S. District Attorney L. Frt Slack and Instructions have been issued from his office which will greatly aid Gen. Smith in his campagn. Late yesterday evening the district attorney called V. S. Commissioner Charles Surprise of Hammond by long distance telephone and made arrangements whereby the work of handling the Jaw violators will be greatly f;icllitated. Mr. Surprise was empowered to issue warrants direct as soon as the affidavits are brousht to him. All such warrants will be approved by Attorney Slack and U. S. marshals will be ready to serve them on short notice. "We are going to bark up General Smith in hi3 work," said Mr. Slack, "and we are going- to give the men In that locality to understand that the government means to enforce the laws in this regard to the last letter." Special Agent Bragdon of the Departmert of Justice at Gary and at least two agenfs from the office of Supt. Brennon of Chicago are working in the territory, having bVen Instructed to assist General Smith' in the work. Already a number of places have been closed ard prosecutions are expected to follow. Practically all of the men connected with the houses under the ban have been up before Judge Anderson for previous violations and many of them have been served jail sentences. Concoct ons which are, known to b made in the home? are also causing considerable trouble and it Is likely tnat '"thin a few days, revenue officiair. win lanu t iiuhjuci vi inuiaiiii Harbor residents who have been preparing a neven per cent mixture in the belief that they were vading the law. Attorney Slack's orders are for warrants aga nst all persons caught making, selling or bringing liquor into the state and the bonds are to be fixed hih enough that the majority of the violators will 'jo kept In jail until the federal grand jury ran take up their cases. EAST CHICAGO MAN WANTSA DIVORCE E. J. G?orge of East Chicago, In the Garjr Superior court, has filed a bill of complaint seeking .1 divorce from his wife Ethel, alleging that she is of a jealous disposition and has accused him witout cause of being too Intimate with other women and threatened him of bodily harm.

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IS T More 'Men In Gary Reported to Be Going Back to Work. fBTJXlETXir.) CHicY'fNTA0;AL-,NE:WS SERVICE! CHICAGO. Oct. 9 Th. flrat actual arrtTal la Gary Monday w r.port.a at miUtarr headquarter, today wh.m It was aanounced that a ma ha flj.d four .hot. at a military patrol oa th. outskirt. of the city. Ko. of th. oL dier. were hit. The soldier, itw th. bus who ftrl the .hot. running- from hack of a trt, hut although they gar. chaa. they did not Are at him a. they are armed with hlffh powered rlfiet aad f.ared .hot from their ffuna might Injur. Innocent w. a. Kinrai Atty. Clyu., acting oa certain information about the radical. called on Maj. Oen. Wood today to dl. I cu.b the situation. Intimating that rithin the next seventy-two hours, important developments are expected as a rej suit of their investigation into the radical movement in steel centers, military authorities called the small army of newspaper correspondents in Gary together yesterday afternoon and asked co-operation on the part of the press. When asked if the news censorship had been clamped down la" Gary as quoted by a number of Chicago newspapers this morning. Col. W. S. Mapes answered in the negative in an interview at headquarters, that censorship had not been established, but asked the newspapers not to use anything which would be detrimental in their work. EECRECT TO FEETAIL, In the future the utmost secrecy is to be maintained by the military authorities as this week several newspapers have greatly enlarged upon .tories, hindering the secret service officers In their investigations and causing embarrassment and dspleasure. Under this ban it is asked that care be taken of news published on reports concerning the activity of the military operations, the opinions and observations of newspaper men: facts obtained from soldiers and civilians and order, com'(Continued on page .lx.) DIVORCE CASE IS Testerday the separate maintenance suit of Blanche De St. Aubin against her husband Ernyst De St. Aubin was dismissed by Judge Hardy in Room of the Hammond Superior court on motion of the defendant and with the consent of the plaintiff., It was auposed that the couple who are prominent residents of Griffith had patched up their differences but today Boone and Murray, attorneys for Mrs. De St. Aubin riled a new suit, this time for divorce. The reasons of Mrs. De St. Aubin are much the same as those given In her first complaint. The husband charged with cruelty and ung indeceru lanauage. she says that he finds fault w-ith her. is of a nagging disposition, and refused to let her use an automobile, to go to church. Furthermore ha is said to have cursed her and her church whenever she went. De St. Aubin, she says refused to provide food and, clothing for the children and will not permit them to be educated properly. The man is said to wm $125. O' worth of real estate In Lake county and Chlcag-o and has four automobiles and personal property valued at 000. She asks for $100,000 alimony, the custody of their six children and $300 for the support of the children. GEN. BISCHOF COURTMARTIALED riNTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE LONDON. Oct. 9. tGu.ta.ve Nosko. German minister of defense, has decided to court-martial Gen. Bischof, commander of the Iron division in the Baltic provinces, for tellin ghis troops to disobey the allied order to withdraw, said a news agency dispatch from Berlin this afternoon. CONFERENCE REPORT ADOPTED INTERNATIONAL NEWS SEHVICE1 WASHINGTON. Oct. 9. The conference report on the prohibition enforcement bill was adopted by the senate thl. afternoon without debate. The report has not yet been adopt.d by the house.

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