Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 111, Hammond, Lake County, 27 October 1919 — Page 1

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Lowden's Vow to Back Up the President In Coai Stike Not followed In Indiana. BILI.ETIN. I.niAAPOUS ID,, Oct. 27 Presclcnt Wilson can count upon the opport of Indiana In tTfrj step he take against the carrying out of the threatened strike of coal miners, Gov. (Goodrich declared In a formal statement Issued today. Earlier In the day Governor Goodrich had said ho "did not contemplate Ssnliis such n statement." r INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 27 Gov. Goodrich is not yet disposed to Issue any r; r.i.e that Indiana will bark up President Wilson in his stand against the threatened miners strike. "I a;n not ready to say anything- as v(t. nor do I think I will Issue a state-r-. nt to that effect.' said Gov. Goodi oh today when an International News Service dispatch reciting- the stand of Gov. Lowden, of Illinois, was read to 1 . . m. M) DATE FOIl CO.FETRECTB. No date has been set for the proposrd conference of governors of the eight bituminous coal producing states to deal with the mine situation, he added. Siight hope was felt in some quarters that the miners strike order may be scinded at the meeting here Wednes-j day of the executive board of the United Mine Workers. Lowden Backs President. (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE) SPRINGFIELD. ILL.. Oct. 27 Governor Frank Ixiwden today stands ready m back up President Wilson In his stand on the coal strike. Tn a statement made public last even.ng Gov. Lowden said in part: "A genera! stri'ce would mean, in effect, an effort to substitute Soviets for the duly constituted authority of the land. The people are not yet ready i : abandon their form of government. "Illinois will co-operate with the president to the extent of its power, to the end that its people shall not suffer." Washington Awaits Word f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON. Oct. 27 Otrleial Washington today awaited a move from the coal miners who are threatening to strike on November 1. No further action will be taken by the government to avert the strlV.- until action has been taken by the miner son the demand made by President Wilson that the strike call be rescinded. WILSON EXPECTS ACTION. Secretary of Labor Wilson today was expecting that action would be taken by the executive council of the United Mine Workers of America, when tney meet in Indianapolis on Wednesday. He did not pHn to ask for a special cabinet meeting until after that meeting. A regular cabinet meeting will be held tomorrow morning when further plans for government action will be discussed. It is understood that a genera! program already has been worked out by the cabinet and that there will be no hesitancy in employing all of the war time powers of the government and the most drastic action will be Taken. V. 8. WILL not wonni.E. "There will be no wobbling on th part of the government, it was stated in official circles today. President Wilson was prepared to carry out his threats that the law would be enforced. Attorney General Palmer was expected to be the first to he called upon for action In the event that the miners refuse to recall their strike order It .as expected that the Attorney general will pu Into effect the Iever act. whlrh gives the government the power ' operating an industry necessary for the war emergency. BUSY WEEK FOR MASONS This Is to be a busy week in Hammond Masonic circles. At a meeting of the Comandery toright fin.U arrangements will be made for the special inspection in the Tonights Templar Wednesday afternoon and evening. Grand Inspector Olin E. Ho'loway of Knightslown will be present at both meetings. Supper will be served at 6:0o o'clock. Thursday evening the Patrol and "Drum Corps will put on a HaP "we'on and dancing party. Tickets for this event are already on sale. Saturday the Council will have an afternoon and evening session with supper served during the intermission. In 1he evening the super-excellent degree will be conferred upon a number of candidates. This work is put on only twice each year and is always well attended. Word from neighboring cities indicates that there will be many visitors' present.

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BULLETIN WASHINGTON, Ot. 27. President AVilson this afternoon vetoed the proliibition enforcement hill, it was announced at the. White House late this afternoon. WOMEN AS PICKETS, ARE ACTIVE As the big steel strike entered its sixth week in Gary this morning, pickets were found more active than they have been for some time. A large number of women pickets were doing duty at the mill entrances. Urged on by Mother Jones in a speech in Gary last week when she told the women to get into the fight, the wives of strikers have taken action. "Get out and help win this strike" said Mother Jones. "When you find one of these dam "scabs" jump on him. beat him up and if you have to string him up to a pobs. Don't be afraid. They can't hurt you. Because your a woman." Consequently since Saturday, women pickets have outnumbered the men. They ar- going to the ex treme in CiLmpa'gn and are -not only insulting the workmen calling them vile names, but are attempting to cause disruption among the troops doing guard duty. "We do not mind these women doing picket duty, but they are going to keep within the bounds of "aw and order." said Col. Mapes this morning. "We have a stockade over there." he said, pointing to the bull pen across from the city hall, "and if it comes to it we will put the mln there if they do not behave themselves. We are going to treat them just like men." Cases of violence are still being reported. Last night strikers stoned another house at 1532 Harrison Street and a number of arrests were made over the week end. Saturday a number of prisoners held by the military authorities were put to work cleaning the streets and alleys in the city. At the pj!nt of bayonets they were kept at work by an armed guard. On Recount of the delay in a shipment of blaknets and bedding the prisoners are still being kept In the city jail. One battalion of troops Is now doing police duty in the city. Another is bein gheld In reserve as well as a company of men armed with "riot guns" who are being kept in readiness to be rushed out at a moment's call. Although It has not been confirmed, it is reported that there was a small movement of troops out of the c'ty yesterday, and that by now they ar on their way to Pittsburgh. What number was taken away has not been learned. Very encouraging reports nre being received from the mill officials claim that by the end of the week they will be operating about seventy-five per cent capacity. .0. CALLED BY DEATH Estimable Hammond Lady Succumbs to Illness At Her Home . Hammond people were shocked today to learn of the sad decth of one of the city"s most estimable women. Mrs. Catherine Knoezer, wife of Otto Knneer. 46 Elizabeth street, president of the Champion Potato Machine Co. She .had been very ill for about a week and but recently submitted to an operation. She was 53 years of age. Four children survive her with the bereaved husband. They are George and Leo Knoezer. Miss Mayrne Knoezer and Mrs. Oscar Faber, ail of Hammond and very popular with the large circle of friends. The decedent was a member of the W. C. O. F. and the Ladles Sodality of St. Joseph's Church. The funeral will be lit Id Tuesday morning, the cortege leaving the home at 9 o'clock and arriving at St. Joseph's church at 0:15 oclock. Father Berg will officiate. Interment will be held in St. Joseph' cemetery in charge of undertaker Emmerling. DEATH OF J. FRANZ (SPECIAL TO THE TIMES HOIlAliT, Ind., Oct. Ti. Jos'-ph Franz doed last night .vt his home one mile west of Menillville. He was seventyeight years old. He leaves twelve child ren, all mature, and one deaif. He. lived in the same place for fifty years, coming to Iake county from Ohio. The funeral will be held at 9:00 o'clock Wednesday at Turkey Creek. Times news service is the best that money can buy and honest effort can furnish.

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Militia Is Leaving Strike Zone

The release of five companies of state militia from East Chicago-Indiana Harbor Is looked upon both by the soldier:! and the strikers as a hopeful sign. Tho soldiers are anxious to get back to their business and the strikers have been insisting for a couple of weeks that troops be withdrawn. Gen. Smith says, that '.(re are no arrangements for relioving 1 of the troops stationed In the East hicago-Indlana Harbor riot zone, and .hat the number on duty will remain practically the fame as it is now. COMPAUIXS LEATTE ZONE. Co. M, Third regiment, of New Cn-stle; Co. C anil I, Second regiment, both of Indianapolis, left the riot zone for home yesterday and Co. H. Second regiment. of IndtanapMis. and Co. E, Third regi ment, of Elkhart, left the c ty today Co. II made the trip between East Chicago and Hammond by army truck, mak ing connection with the ilonon which left at 12:45. Gen. Smith intends to relieve a nu4n-b.-r equal to the number of replacements which came at the end of tho second week and the number which were absent on twenty-four hour leaves at the beginning of the third week. This number totals about 4 40 and to date about 370 have been relieved. It Is possible that another company may be relieved or certain companies may be split, the more urgent cases being given first consideration. STEW CONFERXNCE P1AITNXD. Further conferences will bo held today between Gen. Smith, Sheriff Rimes, Mayor McCormnck and the union lead ers with a view to making possible the withdrawal of the entire body of state ( troops. Subordinate officers and cnll-t J ed men nre placing great hope in thesrj conferences and there is a general feeling that the end of the week will see the last of them at home. Gen. Smith is not as optimistic and says that no definite arrangements have yet been made and that the troops will remain until he has absolute assurance there will be no trouble after the troops leave. The Gary T. M. C. A. is scheduling entertainments for the soldiers in East Chicago-Indiana Harbor and have entertainers from Chicago who visit East Chicago in the afternoon and Iniliana Harbor in tho evening. Shows are staged in the quarters. A largo number of tho soldiers yesterday accepted invitf.tlons from citizens of the city which were issued through the Methodist church and enjoyed real heme feeds. All who accepted Invitations report a very pleasant day. DEATH TRAP ON MQHON GETS TWO (SPECIAL TO THE TIMES1 CROWN POINT. 1NI.. Oct. 27 Armour crossing on the Monon railroad two miles north of Cedar Lake, long regarded as a death-trap where former Sheriff Carter was killed, added another accident to its list Sunday night when two Hammond men. unacquainted with the road, drove upon the tracks with their automobile and were struck by southbound passenger train No. 31 due at Cedar Lake at 6:4S. F. E. Van Slyke and son, Herbert, who reside at 430 Michigan Ave.. Hammond occupants of the ear nariowly escaped death. The two men had been at Cedar Iake and were returning home by a route which neither had been over before. The younger man was driving and says that he was not aware that a railroad crossing wns near as he approached it from the seat. Just a they were upon the tracks he saw the headlight of the engine over his rl,rht shoulder. The piolet caught the right rear wheel of the machine and whirled it squarely about in tho road and throiving both men cut. Iloth were Injured and were taken to I.vell for first aid treatment F. V.. Van Slyke had a number r,f wounds about the head and face and one leg- was badly bruised while Herbert's injuries consisted of scratches and bruises which are not serious. Thfather was brought to St. Margaret's j hospital on the early morning train and an X-Rav examination w.ts made.) It was feared that his skul! had hern fractured but this proved not to be' the case. His left, eye was nearly torn from Its socket but it is believed the sight can be saved and that he will soon be able to leave the hospital CAN'T USE WORD "SCAB" f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE CANTON. ().. October 95 !',, I steel workers have been enjoined from engaging in "unlawful picketing" of the P.( rger Manufacturing plant by Judge Harvey F. Ake.- The order was a temporary one and followed severat crashes between pickets and workmen at the IScrger plant. '"' inerats oil personal violence, are tabooed by the j order, and the epithet 'scab" must 1 not be applied to workmen by pick: tu 'INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE ATLANTA. Ga., Oct. 27. When the officials of the Atlanta federal prison was called to a report circulated in some quarters that Eugene V. Debg Is seriously ill, they stated there is no foundation for such a report. "Debs never felt , better in his life." the prison authorities declared.

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the operators. "We nre willing to snbir.-t our demands and can prove them logical and meritorious In f.ny conference If reasonable consideration is given I'-cll "The strike can be r vrted. What s necessary is for the government to confer with the operators :md induce them to recognize the necessity of being guided by the law of rrason and justice to the miners. "Our policy has the unanimous sanction of thr members of the organization the president to the contrary notwithstanding. " Mr. Lewis took occasion to reply to threats of government pnd state militaristic interference when he said: "Poorly veiled threats to force the miners to continue work have br-en widely heralded. Thi sin ie!f will not avert the strike. Neither will threats to imprison or jait nivseif or my as sociates have any effect Mr. Lewi i expects to remain in ! Springfield during today and tomorrow when he will leave for Indi.'ir.'ipolis'to attend an executive council of th union mine leders, which he called before leaving. Tli'. council. Mr. Lewis said, would be held Wednesday and amon:r other things will take up the Impending strike problem. KING VISITS THE BOWERY j i INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE NEW YORK, October 27. A real honest to goodness king. Albert of Belgium, has visited the. Bowery . The king traveled incognito, driving his own motor car through the east side tenement distiict. H,e was not recog-

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x . Lewis. Lewis, who arrived here from Washington late last night, declared the "status quo" prevailed. Asked if he thought the president's statement would tend to suspend the strike, Lewis said he had "nothing to say" on that subject at the present. Lewis aks for 30 hours a week and a sixty per cent raise in wages for the miners. CORRECTED TAX LEVY COUNTY LIST SPECML TO THE TIMES1 CROWN POINT. Ind . Oct. 27. When Fred Sims-, chairman of the state tax bvard, recently sent out figures for the tax levies in the various city corporations and townships of Luke county he failed to add the 18 cent state levy to the totals. Deputy Auditor Will Whltaker today gave out a list of the corrected county and statte tax levies, which .".rc as follows: . Gary-ltobart Tw p. Jl-09 j North Twp. i .43 j Calumet Twp- .70 i Ros3 Twp. .92 j St. John Twp. 1.00 i Center Twp. Crown Point Corp. 1.4 g West Creek Twp. .9$ Cedar Creek Twp. .94 Lowell Corp. 1.94 Kagle Creek Twp. .S8 Winfield Twp. 1.06 Hulxirt Twp. 1.14 Hchnrt Corp. 1.76 Hanover Tv.-p. 1.02 Hammond C orp. . 1.00 1st Chicago Corp. .Jjg Whiting Corp. .78 Oiifihh Corp. 1.08 .nry ("orp. .98 Dyer Corp. 1.30 Munster Corp. .96 Aetna Corp. 1.54 New Chii-ngo Corp. 2.88 Highland Corp. 1.12 St. John Corp. 1.24 Sehererville Corp. Schneider Corp. Iler.sville Corn. City Corporation. Hammond East Chicago Whiting Gary .9 1.22 1.S6 .55 .4$ .57 .56 In ol her words this makes Hammond": total tax $1.56; Last Chicago. $1.34 Whiting, $1.35 and Gary, $1.54. TENN. STATE TROOPS CALLED INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE KNOX VI LLE, Tenn., Oct. 27. With 2.000 state troops on duty here today, street par service suspended by the strike of motormen and conductors was partially resumed. The troops were called out late yesterday following reports of several clashes between strikers and non-union street railway workers. Four men were reported slightly injured in-these clashes . Adjt. Con. Sweeney issued the call for the troops after consulting with I tnvnr Neal and Police Chief Havnes. Petitions are being circulated today demanding the recall of Mayor Neal because of his allewed activities agaTnst the striking street car men. VOU The Tracs?

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WHAT GKN-. SMITH SAYS. When Interviewed by a Tlroen represcntallve regarding the sensational Merle K. Walker ehargeit that the military nt Fast Chicago and Indiana Harbor was under the order of the utrlekerJi, Gen. H. B. Smith, commanding officer, denied there was any trnth In Walker's statement and doen not feel that It Is worth his time to answer such ncriiHatlons. "The story will hurt Walker more than It does the officers lr charr;v here," snid Gen. Smith at headquarters. Walkers statement Is looked upon by the officers at lieadqaarters as n joke. Indiana militia circles in the Indiana Harbor strike area as well as the capital at Indianapolis have been stirred by the sensational statement made by Private Merle A. Walfcer, formerly city attorney at Indianapolis and at another time Judge of the Marion Probate Court, who was discharged without honor while serving with the militia at Fast Chicago. Mayor Brandt Downey of Indianapolis left for that place with Cos. B. and C. of Indianapolis yesterday noon and could not be seen regarding the charges made by Walker. Gen. Smith laughs at them and says they'are beneath his notice. Walker said in a dictated statement that there was no need for continuing the militia in service in the Calumet region. Whether there is any truth or not In his statement it is observed that following his discharge the militia Is being withdrawn by companies, nm LKTTER CAVSH TllOt ni.K. Mr. Walker referred to a number of incidents which, in his opinion, indicated lack of proper command in the militia. He told also of his letter to Governor Goodrich, which was referred hy the Governor to Harry R. Smith, adjutant general. Soon after the return of this letter to Gen. Smith, Mr. Walker was discharged from the service, he says: "Before we went to Gary we understood that there was condition of riot there," said Mr. Walker. "Our company. Company C. was composed of ED. AUBREY DIES IN THE Hammond people were shocked yesterday when word was received that Edward A. Aubrey, former city controller, had died at the Washington blvd., hospital. Death came at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon after Mr. Aubrey had suffered for a long time witli Bright's disease. When his condition became serious it was decided to remove him to the hospital and he was taken to the Washington Boulevard hospital about a week ago. While he had been suffering with Bright's disease it is said that an attack of heart trouble was really responsible for his death. Mr. Aubrey was born at Canton, O.. December 24. 1S71. Upon finishing his schooling he taught school in White county for nine years. In 1S9S he graduated from Valparaiso university and entered the drug business at Peru, ind. From Peru he removed to Buffalo, Ind., and in 1902 he came to Hammond . At Hammond Mr. Aubrey was employed in the offices of the C. J. rail, road company until 1904, when he became assistant to City Treasurer Wm. Wolter. In 1913 he was elected city Controller and held the off'cc until 1917. Since leaving the office he had been employed by the I. H. B. railroad. September 30. 18"s he was married to Mary I'aschal of Rochester, Ind., who survives him. Besides his wife, he leaves two brothers. J. A. Aubrey of Hammond, druggist, residing at 251 Hohman street and John V. Aubrey, 1120 Madison street, and one sister Mrs. A. M. Dunn, 433 May street. Hammond. His parents died about tight years ago. The funeral will be held Wednesday morning at eight o'clock from the All I Saint's Church in Hammond and hurlal will be made at St. Joseph's ceme tery . Advertise in The Times and advertise again. Results come wit'r tonishing results if their users are ! to be believed

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thirty-secoid degree- Masons big grade and intelligent man. who could thing and act for themselves. Mr Walker said. "On our way back from mess the second day we were there we were hailed by the first sergeant and told to say In quarters. When we went there we were told by Lieut. Bertram, an Indianapolis man. whose initials I don't remember, that he had received instructions from .MaJ. Brant C. Downey, also of Indianapolis, to search every man In the company for a wrist watch -which Maj. Downey had said he had lost. Bertram said he had protestetl to MaJ. Downey, hut had been told to comply with orders. LINED IP AND SEARCHED. "We were lined up and searched and then it developed that MaJ. Downer barf left his watch In the lavatory and It had been returned to him later. The company was humiliated ard expected an apology from the major, but noni was offered. This started a general feeling of resentment in the organization against MaJ. Downey. "At no time in the first ten days did we receive any orders of any kind from any superior officer no instructions e! any kind at all. "There was an automobile patrol oF three machines . covering an area of a mile square. The men who constituted this patrol did not receive any instructions as to where to go and the officers at headquarters did not issue any orders In regard to ft. Sometimes the chauffeur took us for a ride arourv! the country or over to Gar:-. SMITH SEXT FOR HIM. "I went to net "quarters Thursday of last week. I was sent for bv Gen Harry Smith. I told him I could not understand why so much money w,, being wasted on auto patrols. Gen Smith said he did not know of the conditions. I told him that some one w apaylng $120 a day for sixteen automobiles from a taxi company of Chicago and that I thought It was outrageous to pay so much monev and u

(Continued on page nlneT" BOY ONLY . 1TNESS OF THE TRAGEDY of ,v TinS ClSeIy Upon th aiscoverv of the Identity of the fishermen wo were near the scene of the automobile accident on Lake Georga drive F.iday, October 17. efforts of the Coroner are now bent upon locating a bov believed to have been the only disinterested witness of the affair which cost the lives of Mrs. Harrv Stingley and Miss Elizabeth Yonke. Practical' ly nothing of value was learned fro-n the fishermen ecepting the information that a boy had seen the acident. Deputy Coroner H. C. Green found Jansma. the Pullman Baker. Saturdav and brought him to Hammond a Ion a with his father and a friend who were fishing with him at the side of tb.e ro that evening. The three men testified in a formal hearing Saturday evening but. as had been feared by Jhe Coroner, they did not see the approaching machines and knew nothing or the'v presence until the Stingley car wa entering the water. The men were fishing at a point . few rods from the scene of the drowning. They said they had become accustomed to the passing of machines and were paying no attention to automobiles. They were facing the laie and looked south when they heard a crash. The Stingley machine was then going down the bank and tie white racer had passed the spot. They could not say whether the noise thy heard was due to a collision of t.e two machines or whether it was caused by the Stingley car Jolting down the embankment . The important point developed from their testimony was their statement that a boy who came as they were assisting Mr. Stingley cut of the water had said that he had saw the accident, that the white racing car ha dstruck the Stingley machine and caused It to leave the road . Coroner Graham is now trying to find the hoy. The task is almost a hopeless one as the Pullman men were able to furnish only a meagre description of the boy, having paid little attention' to him in the excitement. There is a chance that the boy will come forward on learning that his testimony is important. In the meantime the Inejuest which was to have closed today is being held open indefinitely while the search for the boy is bing continued.