Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 108, Hammond, Lake County, 23 October 1919 — Page 1

A BEST READ NEWSPAPER IN COUNTY RAIN,' CSCXKATXOH AX. RIW8 rOU LEASED WISS KEBVICE. Oa strta a&d wwututs. 3t pet copy. Delivered by carrier la Kamxaond and Witt EamaoKi, SOa per month. VOL. XIV, XO. 108. THURSDAY, O CTOBEU ZS, 1919. HAMMOND, INDIANA. nrvn by . ' 1 , ST CAR IDENTIFIED AT INQUEST LABOR UttUrAH I

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SAID, "THERE'S!; THE WOMAN" Dramatic Scene at Coroner's! Inquest Over lllfated Hammond Women. A PRACTICAL SUGGESTION jt t. Xmdwi, former Bwippt au, baa augrg-erted that th Lake county board cf commissioners protoot the id.a of the Cftltunet boulevard at Iaka George wfcere twelve aothB hav oocarred tinonffli auto acoldeata by mean of steel rails placed at a height of two feet from the ground. He believes that a half dose a rails at this point would be th only meana of stopping machlnea from g-oiaff into the watrr except a concrete wall, which would ha too expensive. Mr. I.udwis" Idea will be presented to the board of commissioners. THE TTXES" crusade for protection at tfcla point hn met with universal public and official approval. Faint traces of what appears to be unit paint on the running board and a dented bub cap on the left front v.hel of the car in which Mrs. Harry r!ir.rley and Miss Elizabeth Yonke lost iheir lives Friday evening on Lake Ge .rge drive, together with certain statej.Ki.ts mad a by tfcft principal witnesses, :orm the outstanding features of the .-idenco which tends to tlx the blame .01 the accident upon the driver of the m oii'j Ford racer, iciss BOwaiAjr absent. This was brought out at the inq-jest conducted this morning by Coroner J. A. Giaharn. The driver of the white car. Miss Evelyn Bowman, did not respond so the summons of the coroner, but her companion, lire. Boitnie danger. wa.s present and testified. " We struck absolutely nothing.'" wat her insistent statejp.ent when questioned by the coroner, which, in turn Is countered by the statements of Mrs. W. R. Riggs and Harry Stir.gley. -who occupied the. front seat of the ill-fated machine. Whether the. two cars brushed, as Mrs. Riggs and Mr. Stingley declare. n.nd as the marks on the car tend to fhw, nar be decided if two fishermen who were fishing near the scene of the -incident can b located. As yet their identity is a. mystery and efforts of the coroner to locate them have been with- . out satisfactory results. MAJTT HXAS TE STEM OUT. Superior court room 3 in the Hammond court bouse was well filled this morning when Coroner Graham opened he inquest. In an opening statement he commented upon the dangerous nature of the highway owing t the ditch, twenty feet dep at p'aces, which lies along the east side of the driveway. Whether the contractor who built, the road, the county commissioners. th city cf Hammond, or the man who owns the adjoining land Is responsible for this ditch being there is a question which fr. Graham hopes to solve. He believes tht tfcs iaquert should at least result m changes being made to safeguard the I ublic. PXPPEHDIITE TXRST WITH ESS. Will;a.m Pcpperdine and his son. Frank Pepperdine. Hammond contractors, wr r j the first witnesses summoned. They Eaid j they met the white racing car at the I Intersection of Sheffield ave. with Calumet ave., but n-ither paid any attention j to the occupa-nts and did not notice that the car whs traveling at an excessive speed. Thev reached he scene of the scrident within -a few minutes sfter it ! occurred and were there when the auto- j mobil was drawn from the water. Wil- j i.am Pcpperdine expressed the behef t that the ditch along the dri'.e h'-',ild , be filled up. ! Mas. hioos ors stand. j Mrs. W. R. Rices told of the affair; as she recalled it. She sld the Stingley j machine was driving slowly, probably tweive miles an hour, and was far over, i the right Fide of tiie roail. She heard : tho other machine approaching with a lo.irinit sound like the muffler was cut; out. The first thing I knew of was a i sort cf sc raping sound and a crash.''! f-rte, said. ''Their car seemed to pass right j ;:ong under our left fender and it must l.a'.ij been their rear wheel which struck i i.s." IDE N" TXT IX S S&HQEB WOMAN. Mrs. Riggs was sitting rather sidewise in the front seat so that she might i:k to Mrs. Sftngley and also give Mr. Sri.iglcy plenty of freedom in handling j h. stec rtr.g wheel. She was in position lo j,i ok soiarcly a, the woman sittinrr on the right 1de of the white racer. .-he was rather heavy set." said Mrs. TliKgp. In rescribing the woman, and an mittnt later exclaimed. "Why. there she is now-" Tien followed an excited .cere In wh ci It was learned for the rst time thfrt Mrs. Sanger had entered hq room after the Inquest bad started. Mrs. Riggs composed herself with an ' ffort and the hearing was continued. DIVED TO SAVE LITE. She told of diving out to the right (s th car was submerging and of helping to support Mr. Stingley until the t,v,i fi'h-rs on the bark ti..-w a l.n "to thorn. Mr. Stingier w-as pulled to the shore while he swam there. renvvd tCcnM rue 4 on page ttv J

Cake Starts Short Courtship; Fall Ends Secret of Marriage

GOSHEN. Ind,. Oct. 113. Elizabeth Barclay, age. forty-nine, of Goshen, wrtdow of Rrhert Barclay, whn fell deal 'ighteen rgrmths ao. and Eugene Walker. (age forjr-nine. of Peekskill, N Y.. a k in thij Vnitcd States army. ii which he has. served for more than twenty years. w;ft-e married at St. Joseph, Mich . a few hours after they had met here for the first time. W& 1 kt r ca me to O n h n as a mn.hpr Of the Sixth division motor i ruck train i recruiting party from Camp Grant, III. Tl party camped near the Barclay home. Mrs. Barclay was ill and Walker sent her a cake. She asked to se the man who baked it. Walker appeared. Before he left they had agreed to marry. I On returning from St. Joseph, Walker walked into an open cellar-way st the WAR TIME PROHIBITION BILL TO WILSON INTERNATIONAL NFWS SERVICE WASHINGTON', Oct. 23. Strict laws for the enforcement of war-time prohi- I bition may become effective today. J Atty. Gen. I'jlmer today sent to the i White House the. war-time prohibition i enforcement act which he lias been ! studying. Ir. Grayson announced that j he would not oppose the bill being pre- j dented to the president for lus siena- : Jture, unless there was a change in the: president's condition. The wet spots still remaining In the Vnited States will be immediately giv;i a "dry cleaning" when the bill becomes effective, It was stated at the department of justice today. The first drive will be mwlfl against 2 75 per cent beer, which is now being sold in many cities. The bill prohibits the sale of any beverage containing more than l'j p r cent of alcohol by volume. A campaign against the many receipt for "home brews," and "kitchen kicks," will also be made by th department of justice: under the law the sale of such recipes or their communication is unlawful and the many puo'-lshingj housap dealing In such matter will be. forced to destroy their stocks. The home will be the only place for strong drink, once the law becomes effective. Liquorn purchased before the law became effective may be Kept in the home. PLEADS FOR SAFETY As ran ft the campaign vhi- U is under way in I-ike county to lessen fatal and serines acciiicnta winch has been renewed by Coroner j. a. Graham following the drowning ..f the two women in Lake George Frid.iy evening. President Charles M. Hats oT the Chi- ! eago Motor Club addrtysr.d tut! mem- j bers of the Hammond Chamber of Com- j v mtrce at the noonday luncheon toda. j In introdueing the speaker Coroner Oraham told r-f the high d-ath rate of 4 accidents in this county and the efforts which have ben made in the past to lessen the number. He whowed In particular that the work had resulted in a marked decrease in the number of children who did not have med'cal attention . Mr. Hayes had had much to d0 with safety first wink in t'ook county. I'l., and neighboring districts both In that State and Indiana. He related how repeated arrests of Chicago motorists by a constable at Dyer had lead him and several frlendo to pay a v.? I t the town in order to teach tne : : ' w a lesson. Instead of finding it crooked oT'ced of the law as they had expected it proved that tho c n.-ta'de was trying his best to reduce the number of accidents and ut.a'.d-d. was se.'kln to have a dangerous bit of road straightened at tr- place wheie it crossed the Monon tracks. He was putting up a losing Mht until others' R"t heh'nd him ai.i gave him the necessary ro. .potation. A curve respcjnsiblc for the -ieah of at least lx persons was -1 1 mi na tc d . Ho r.rijiiin"iijs a campaign through the seh-iols to fd vate the c'r.ilrcn !;j Af ty subjects. He- would have the people . f Ha:. -.mind form an organization sm-.ile r to tlie Chicago Motor Club through which this w-ork can be carried on. He believes there should be a committee on regulation of traffic, another for marking the dancer spots along the public hiehwavs ar. 1 streets another to conduct the school campaign and i;c:; fourth to take, care of the. ptib-lii-'ty end of the campaign. He brought with b::n e xpres? slons of wi!lingne s to co-operate from a number of "Vi?oago P'iblic safety workers and a h-tt-r from OoMntr Hoffman in which it was sursrested that a public meeting e.f cl'.lJens be called at which the subject will be introduced. VALPARAISO. Ind., Oct. 22. Com-; mitteos from ti-iry ani Michigan City i met vesterdsv with representatives of! Porter county and had a heated time! over the Dunes lark project. Lake and La Port county want Porter county to contribute rearly all i:s Lake Michigan frontage for the park. Portrr count. y is willing 'o supply three miles of beach. Commit t-es of three were chosen from each county to counsel further.

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.'-iriking a. stone, wall anil breaking one arm and Injurng his head. Plans which j had been male to keep the, marriage, a i secret for eleven months at which timet Walker's eii!t;tmenl period will bo up., wfr? frustrated. Lieut. Worrall. In command of the train, will ask for an I Immediate discharge for Walker, citing j unusual circumstances. After Mrs. Bar- i (!iys tius&and died, sne aaoptea iw children. Walker's wife died in 190. ' I has two sons, one in the army and f.ne In the nivy. and one daughter who was a twin. i Soon after the death of Mr. Barclay hts wife had a stone vault bulit next to his grove, bought her own oaaket and lowered H into the vault to await her death. Her grave is complete, except as to the date cf death, on the marker. NEWS FROM W. J. BRYAN ! INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE NOKWAL.K, O., Ooi. .'3. On' by one are illusions shattered. First, we learn Ssnta Oaus is but a myth. Then despi'e being told it was "impossible," the country went dry. And now ha.3 corn': the crowning blow. Our old friend. Cel. William Jennings, w uj) made, grape juice famou". cares not a whit for the product of the vineyard. Th disillusioning truth came out when the colonel entered thj grape- beU hero for a series of 'dr" speeches and admitted he does not drink a gias.- of it in weeks. Men Going Back to Work There Stady increase in the number of men returning to v.-ork at the Standard Stee! Car plant. In Last Hammond, gave rise to the rumor this morning that the strike had been called off and that all of the men had reported for duty. Inquiry proved the rumor to be unfounded both among leaders of the strikers and from efficiels at the car plant. Eaea day this week has seen many of the o'd fices back at their work. Monday fifty reported, yesterday thei e were ii'ty-seven and this morning thirtjieven. It is said that the feeling of dissatisfaction among the striking workmen who are not working elswhere bus been growing of late and that there is really suffering in many homes r.f the- Standard district. HupI plies. hai- been furnished through the 'inion headejua'-ters to part of these j ratn-.l'e.s and have helped to bolster up ! th" morale of the m'-n. i Added this, it is said notices were l rested en ail of the tenement houses i announcing that nr.'y employes of the 1 car . on-.pan-. can rent the apartment? nr.d un!f Cose e.n strike return to j wrrk by today, eviction proceed .n g:-! would he bta-led. GEN. HAAN AT GRANT CAMP GRANT. Oct. Maj. Wi lism G. Hsnii. former commander i f th Thirty-second division. Wisconsin I ;md Michigan national guard troops is j at 'amp Grnr.t today making a prelim-J lnary survey of tho requirements of hc- cantonment for the new at my vocational and academic training courses to be installed within the neit month. T'.ur: is the first t isit of Gen. Haan to the snip, where practical1)' a'l his o e rvaa troops w f re demobilized. . The educational work !o be tindertaken will be under tiie immediate supervision of Ms.l. Peter A. Tu'p. fotmr ran.o personnel adjutant. It will include rot cniv ir.ide courr.es that will f.t t roor s for more valuable service in the technical branches of servic". but also academic branehe to cover complete high school work. Maj. Gen. Haan is attached to the general staff as supervisor of the new university In khaki. SUES GARY ST. R'Y .i. sc iih X. Perrste.n has brought su t f'-r damages . agair.st the Gary street Railway Co.. which he sustained in an accident July 1. He was crossing Sibley stteet, Hammond at Sohl St., when a street car struck his automobile. He asks for $2,000. His ettorney, John M. Stinson. filed the complaint this morning in the Hammond Superior court. MINOR STRIKE DISTURBANCES 1 i 'nternt;omal news service' j cri-;vKLAND. o., Oct. 23 Minor dis turbances marked the steel strike here today. Reed Kelly, an employe cf the Otis Pteel Co., was shot through the arm near the central furnace of that oom',anJ Anthony Corea sustained a fractured I skull ar,d Fred Trocano was injure 3 1 in a melee nt Clark Ave., and West I HOth Street. ( Four arres;s were made Are you reading The TrvntsT

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STANDARD QUIZ SENT WASHINGTON

j C0112reSSiOnal Sub-Commit- 1 tie Will Prevent Evidence Secured in Chicago. t INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! CHICAGO. Oct. 'i'he cung r essiotial sub-committee which for the pas.', week has ben investigating th? J27.0O0.0OO munition contract of ih-j Standard teel Car Co. of Hammond. Ip.d., left for vN ashingfon today to present evidence to the house of representatives on which' civil suits to recover between ' " 0iu,H"0 and $ir.OOO,Oi0 from the coiopany iti-' olved an j start criminal prosecution of. i dozen or more army clTi" ers an i civiiinns involved In tho d -al. Congressman Wm. J. Graham, hair-; man of the sub-committee. f i e leav- i .ng for Washington, said: . "Tho sub-committee Is satisfied that the goverr.in'-nt is the victim of a gi-; gar.tic fraud on this contract. Our re-: port will ask that several army oificors. member:, miu aids of th Chicago d:s-' trict claims board and oMiciais - f the Standard Steel Oar Co. be prosecuted ; under the federal criminal code fori abetting a fraud flgai'isi, the govern- j meot in war l:mf." The report of the sub-committee to the ' house of representatives will charge: : "The government spent $27.527. 5V8 on the contract inO received 200 gun car- 1 riages. w uich were to hai e cost JiO.O'iii; each, or a fo:al of $8,000,000. "Not a gun eprriojre was finished hefore the end of the war. None evt-r carried a gun until after the armistice.! "Settlement of the claim was made in j record time ruid under unusual condi-j tlons. j "A final award of $3.000,ftt0. as a la't 1 portion f the $27,nf-0.0':t t'.al was made! to the corporation, the claim settled, and ' the oh' -ok paid within thr.. record-breaking procedure as war contracts. cjajS al regards! i "Many demands were accepted by the; c'alma board weie never audited bv thei government. OR COAL STRIKE IS EXPECTED INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! WASHINGTON. October i!3. A Com- ! plete show-down on the Impending coal strike was expected today. j The coal miners representatives and j the operatives had before them today Secretary of iJbi r Wilson s plans for j wage increases for the miners w h are threatening to strike. Final anr-wed on the proposal was o be given this afternoon. If either side refuses, the conference which has been in session here since Tuesday, will come to an end and srovrrnmont oTic'als must, turn to other methods for the prevention of a r.atton-wide fuel fa mine . The miner were jn rr mood today to sccept th proposal of Secretary Wilson for its fsils to c-ganize their claim for a thirty hour week. "We will reject Secretary Wilson's proposal in toto," declared John L. Lewis, actir.g president of the Fnitd Mine Workers Just before going into conference with t her.ther representatives o fine miners at the federa lion of labor building today. REVIVAL MEETINGS IN GARY In a series of revival meetings. Rev. .john K. Pary 0" A Igonq-iln. III., evsnisalist, is attracting large orowds each evening st the Olive Praneh Mission on Ninth A'. which are bir.r conducted i.r.der the auspices of the Fr. Methodists. Mrs. Orindi Jacksoa. whose h-isbsnd is a local contractor is the pastor in charge. $1,300 FIRE AT GARY Originating in a basement and the people all sono from home, the two-i story fla' of John Tonan. 344 Monroe! st.. e'iary, was -sited by quite a eilsas- j trous fire esterday afternoon. thai flames leaping throughout th building . when the. (ire department arrived, a hard J fight ensuing to subdue them. All the clothing of the family occu-j pying the fiat closeted in the basement was burned up and damage done to the building was $00 and to the contents 5500. The origin of the fire was not icarnea. WILSON SIGNS FOOD BILL INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE) WASHINGTON. Oct. 2:. President Wilson this afternoon signed a bill provlcbig amendments to the food control bill. The amendments give the attorney general power to prosecute profiteers. Any person charging 'unfair or unreasonable" prices may be subjoct to heavy penalties umlc the provisions of the bill. Times news service is ihe best that money can buy and honest effort can furnish.

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Morrison Gives Tart j Reply to Spargo

i INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! WASHINGTON. October 23. , Ir-fpatrick. head of the steel striker.". l!a u th International .V.,-, Service i eported . j "I don't see any good In the labor j group b. lting this conference. We ; tetl fellows did not think the confei- , tnce would do anything for u, anyhow. ; 1 think the ;bor ought to stay in and i go on with th; far e.'j When Fam ;el Gompeiis W8s toid -t i th!s statement by Fitzpatri.k he sa'.d: ! 'AS'e shall have to consider among j ourselves whether or not we will rej main in t:-e -inference." Jonn hp.irgo. of the public group.

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fm to him su.Tlcient. He it.ovc.J tint the conference adopt a lesoi .t'on who-h would be sent to the White House sick room pledging each group mid Pa. h ir.div idual in the conference to remain in the conferei-.ee until a pro-gram had been p.-ecared. Usrrv . . he,-;er ,,f the employers BANKER RUNS INTO STREET car: W. G. Paxton and Wife Have Narrow Escape in Crash on Hohman St. Mi. and Mr. W. G. Paxton. of lSoO iouth Hohman street, had a narrow escape from jfriru injury when Mr. laxtun, who was driving his roadster. rat. i.-'.o a nn.-th 1 nJ -trt efir, joet west of the Carroll and Hohman street switch Inst night shortly before eight r,c,ock. Mr. Paxton as he neared farroll street saw- a car on the swift h and being unable to pass on the east, went to pass on the west of the car. j At that moment a car hpproached on j the main line ami going according io ' Mi . Paxton, at a high rate of 6peed ' and without an hcadl'ght shining. Mr". Paxton further hampered in his course by an auto which was approaching from the north, tried to get between the two but ran head on Into the street car. Hi front axle was badly twifted, the radiator smashed and one fender and light put out of commission. None were hurt. The conductor of the street car wpf J . J . Hart and the motorman W. J . O'Neil of S44 Towle street, Hammond. SHIP AHDY Considera t:ft mtereet is being centered on the traveling recruiting party for the Navy wh'rh is vis!tina: the port of Hammond for the next three daias it is unusual to see so much of the Na iv life so far frori salt water. For th balance of the !( Chief Turret. Captain Mil'lgen together with f?r-t-elas Boatswain's Mate ejraves and first-class Gunner's Mate Plirck, from (Continued on page two.) OF COURSE SHE'S GONE ; Mariha and Anna, two sisters from j Hammond, whose las; names have inadvertently been misplaced were In j Kast Chicago yesterday to see Mrs. i Gipsy, a fortune teller who bad been j located on Chicago Avenue. Finding Mrs. Gipsy gone the two girls rushed to the police station and reported that nine da: s ago they had gone to have their fortunes told, but before hearing their fortunes they had been required to leai e a rirg aiued at $15 and a string of beads valued at $7. They were told to come back in nine days but in the nienntlme Mrs Gipsy bad been ordered out of town by the pol'ce. -phe two girls claimed to be cousins j lf on f.f ,he Hammond police officors. TROOP WITHDRAWAL ORDER CANCELLED I INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE LONDON. October 23. The order to tlie German troops to withdraw from the Baltic provinces has been cancelled according to adv,c?s reaching the war office today. I (Jen. von Kberliardt, successor to Gen. von der Goltz. has promised Col. Bermondt. commander of the Russian troop, near Riga full support. German supplies are sail to be moving toward the Btltlc. Gen. von Eberhardt's forces are atacking the Letts near Jacobstadt. Other German troops are moving into Kast Prussia . RUPPRECHT WILL NOT SURRENDER ! INTERNATIONAL NEWS SIRVICE1 GF.NF.V A., October 23. The former Crown Prime Rupprecht, of Bavaria, commander of the Northern group of German armies on the Western battlefront, who Is included In the French list of war criminals, declares that he will not surrender himself to the allies for trial, according to information received here today from Davosfurlos. where he l living. Rupprecht Ij living. Rupprecht is charged with being the first German commander to use poison ga.

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group seconded the Spargo motion. i Hsm-jel Gon-.pers said the labor j group had held a session th.s morn- ' ing; they had had too little .i:r.e to do their woik. He thought tho Sparso ; motion pledging tvei on. to icinaiu ' in conference was unfortunate. i.'lu'rman Ijine asked Mi . Spargo i to withdraw his resol .ti -n ar. 1 Mr. J Spargo did so . Tho conference then adjourned for i a half hour to give the labor group ; opportunity for furthr confer nee . A siiort R-ene took pi act as the la- , bo: g:o..p iciirei from the i all, j When Frank Morrison of ti.i KTottp ! of labor, passed the table rbr? Sparg. was sitting, he sa:d: j

"That w as a hell of vo i to ir. ' r -d .. c " . I a mot.cn for vou wSnt to Icfcn os hcrci div after uav tc e c.ucifled?" Spargo replied: Well, the motion is w t b .Ira wn. no-.v, isn't it? Tou won't re called to vote on it. GEN. S1IH NOT TO DECREASE FORCES PrlUCH Adjutant General Ha in charge of the state ana Harbor, today, correced the reJ port from Indianspoiis thai the nu'T.ber j of state troops in Kast Chicago and Inf d'ana Harbor would be materially d- ; creased. As many as tivt men from each company wr-re allowed to go to their homes yesterday tnd an equal number will be allov e-d to leave today but the purpose Is not to decrease the troops .n Indiana HArbo: . The four companies which were ass.gned to the riot zone last w. ek were, sent as replacements for the men who are now go'ng home. General Smith says. The men who have gone and who will g0 today are all l.-.en who are urgently needed at home, most of them for financial reeens. A number of the releases were recommended by the Red Cross. The total release from the forces in East Chicago and Indiana Harbor will begone hundred and fifty while two hundred additional men arrived last week. The military nuthori'ies have heard of no plans for withdrawing the troops and do not expect to leave Indiana Harbor very soon. It is o fthe opinion among the military men that the troops w-ill remain in East Chicago and Ind'ana Harbor until the strike ls entirety settled which may mean a?! winter. CONFERENCE-TAKES UP POSTAL SALARY RAISES WASHINGTON. Oct. 23 A con'er-eru-e committee representing the senate and house today took up the cuesuna an to jast new much Incase In oa me j-uipioyes or postal de - par'ment shall receive. The senate passed the house hill gran'irg increases in pay to employes in upended form. The house bill provided :i tlat increase of J150. The senate substitute bill provides for a graduated increase, the largest bIng $240 for employes receiving $1,000. It 1s estimated that the proposed increases will total $"S,0f0,010. The increases under the senate bill are as follows: 'I) Postmasters at offices f the third class, assistant postmasters and clerks. Including spocial clerks, finance clerks, bookkeepers and other employes of offices of the flrst and second class, letter carriers in the city delivery service, employes ;n government owned automobile service, supervisory officials, railway postal e'erks. including substitutes, and the assitsant anent and cierks at the poya) stamp aaeiuj, Dayton, O. SAYS FATHER OOES NOT SUPPORT CHILD j . Well KllOWll Ea.St ClllCagO Young Man in Hammond City Court Talbert Ilograth. 4?05 Baring Ave., East Chicago, a well-known young man was arrested yesterday by James G. Trost, bailiff of the Hammond City 'curt, on a warrant charging him with non-support of his child. Hogra'.h, who is a car checker at Culahy is the son of Wm. Hograth. mister car builder. He is 23 years of age and according to report was married to a well-known Hammond yours woman sra! yea--s years ago. The couple is now divorced .-d in her complaint, the former wife alleges that HogrRth refuses to support his child. Judges Kioti placed . t ... j m-nn I xvi'iSia. ii UM-J.-I i.m.u i.oii'ir. ic H Ppesr ror trial on cct. i.tn, in tne Hammond City Court. Incompatibility was the charge in the divorce suit. Hograth's former wife is now employed as a telephone operator jn Chicago. Arc you leading The Ttroeir

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Railroads and Miners Take New Action Which Looks Bad for Country. WASHTNQTON. Oct WilaoB th). .Z President imbue ! continue its work andkT a re'nort u wa. .tated at the Whi Ir:.r.8POrt- M , Secretary Tumulty left the' whit. nT tn idwStrial confer. f convey the prldear, at tna conference room at la-'-s He explained Informally that h. hxd been in communication with the Whit. "l.tilat Jo-P Tumulty, .ec! , reaia.nt WUon, wa. coming to th. conference worn. He d.fTeS

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turn 10 rresident Wilson's industrial conference. This statement was made by Samue Gompers. president of the A. F. of L. at hi? office. "W are not ,'utnrlnc. -4-v. . Gompers. "TVe don't wait out of . conference and walk right back. u. have been patient. We are alway, ing to meet with men who are willing to meet us on common ground W made all the concessions possible V could not have made more and faced the millions of workers we represented. Chairman Franklin K. Lane, who announced last night that the conference would open at 3:30 this morning was ot present at the opening ae?sicl1 The group which represented republic in the conference has announce that It wilt make a report to Fre -dent Wilson which is intended !.. as an explanation to the world as U why the conference broke up. STEEL STRIKERS REJOICE riTr'N5TNTI0NAL NEWS SERVICEl i.JtbLRuH, PA., Oct. 23 Titer was much rejoicing at the headquartcr of the steel strikers todav over f-e prospective walkout of railed mcn in sympathy with them. Onlv thoe men who handle the raw products and the output of the mills would be effected, but their quitting would sriously cripple the Industry. The matter was discussed at lcrgib by the strike organizers last night and ther- was to be another meeting tcd.f. It is likely that the men will b cut In a few days. The ban on strikers meetings here sriii sroewi today despite ficbt of counsel to have the bitter it lifted Afj ter a. full days hearing the court njie-i ltnat Major K. V. Fahoock'? sction 1 refusing permits was correct and t; st kers' petition was refused. COAL STRIKE ASSURED. T- A' rE-?-V-iR?LNEWS SERVICE j AfHINf,TON, Oct. 23 The e-. . strike will go through. John L. Lewis acting president of the United M:m. Workers of America, declared todav .'- ter holding a conference with cthor leaders of the miners to consider the w.xge Increase proposal made by Secretary of Labor Wilson. "The strike order still stands," said Lewis, as he left the conference "Thstrike will not be averted. We wfl r.ect the secretary's propose! as beirjf Inadequate to meet the demands of the mine-s. We will so inform him this afternoon, but we will listen to whst he has to say." Lewis and other leaders were of tbopinion that there )s no chance n..-..-of concessions which would lead to negotiations. Lewis went Into conference wtlb ?amue! Gompers to make plans for or operation from the A. F. of L. during the proposed strike. RAILROAD MEN RESTLESS. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 PITTSBURGH. PA.. Oct. 2 3Wb.-'. Is believed to have been an attempt (o biow up a passenger train filled with workmen going to the steel mills a Monessen was made today when a bomb was exploded between two tjn,i cars loaded with gasoline on a s:re trick near the Believernon station at the time when the train was scheduled to leave. The train was several minutes lafi and the explosion did no serious damage. State policemen w ho immediate! v took charge of the case. belice th.t those responsible for the Mast thouieo: the tank cars would also be hlown up. There is no clue to the perpetrators. 'INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERViCEl WASHINGTON. Oct. 23 Pst!ro brotherhood officials are planning ;i set a general strike date in November it wi stated at the headquarters of I -o ,o.,iav . jjhii ...-is. l t j jThis strike date will be event the rail admlmstra adjust tie deminds of used in the on fa lis to the railwn v wages or tsi's workers for increased to give assurance of better condition when tha railroads are returned to the,r prlv.ta owner., it wee .aid.