Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 149, Hammond, Lake County, 11 December 1919 — Page 1

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WAGE LOSS East Chicago Plants Hope! For Early Lifting of the; Fuel Ban. i Unless tli end of tlio cval strike ; i: ?s immediate relief from the gov- ,

I ivuueiit ordir closing industries three (io;Een3 f companies have Quietly folded !:; s a. week, thousands of workmen in iri.!r stock selling tents and come across l.s: Chicago and Indiana Harbor plants j thc stHto iulo t() Hammond and other will be cut to a throe-day week with the ; cit:ea 0f ,. Calumet region. Here they consequent cut in wages. Already more..rc comparatively safe and tho only real tiian a thousand m-n have htrt-n laid ott j,rotect;on afford. d investors from these lor indefinite periods awaiUns relief , fch( .K.S js tiie sound advice which may 1'iv.nt the coal shortage, but plant ofll- j ,ic stcln,.,j frm hanking- institutions, tinls arc doing everything in their power j

keep the men at work. U is not known how many o p. ants will be uiieeicd by the three-day- .. i. v... .if tV-i Twin i'itv , 'ats are plaitn4ns on cutting the tiro ', iMinply with the order until their j :,-ict status can be determined. The j Ucpubli- Steel and the Metal & Thermit i C te.p-.uiy are already closed enlirelv, but i , 1-tr oiaiits in the ci:y are cither burn o:l or have an adequate supply of t oal. ft is the belief that plants whichb'.ir.ning oil will not he lorced to 1

ii.se since tneir eiosms woum v- , ras Negras. is under atacK toouy o ..:t the coal -situation, but there is doubt ; ,(JJ vnl)sti troops commanded by Hito the closing of these plants which; pi;ilo Vii!a, acotd.iis to word received i.ive coal. j her

The Xorth'rn Indiana Gas & Electric , rriers to cut their power --crs to three dajs a week, but an effort i- bc-ins tnade to determine whih of tho ;....nts are considered "essential indus.'ies" and would thus be entitled to rate full time. All f oivcr users will ! the prfsent jUi.n on a three-day-a--, ,; miration, but stmns will apply to l- classed as "essenuals." The ruling j i; -essential industries" is not very j .' i rite and the Northern Indiana tlas &. J K'.'ctric Company is unable to determine which plants bhouid be furnished power 'ntinuously. There seems little doubt that the Sln- . air Oil will be allowed to operate without restrictions and the Interstate Steel which now uses oil as fuel with probably . v . . r ...uv. T,t. irlt nlnnt e.or imeiiuiru j nd tho Inland Steel both have- an ade- i ..uate supply of coal to continue oper.ion for some time and it is hoped by. he officials that these plants will not: t . forced to close. i At a meeting of the general superin- j tendonts of about thirty of the East j hicag-o and Indiana Harbor plants yes-j rday, at which officials of the Northern i Indiana Gas & Electric Company were J : .resent, the three-day -a-week order was! .:,scussed and an understanding was ,otl All roircr users will close three days a week, but no definite prov,o -at worked out. I . , . t! -r.wir n r ifa ftim flosLS':' r"1"1 " '' rVlertric om. ! I'.sr hours and the Gas & Electric Com-, 'iiy will atiemoi io nuin. oov... r..i- all The plan will to have part .,! the nlants closed the first three days 'i the week and part during tho latter -.nrt of the week in order that the com- j r.'uiy m.iy distribute the load properly, j Some of the plants will close during' the ! l.uter r art of this week and others will j rot close until next week. Each com-j wny nil Tc g'iven as much opportunity : possible to arrange the closing days J to their be.-t advantage but all must j , .inform to the general plan. t.ie i in i n - : ' . t ! . . innAiiv now has cnougii coal to last Viitil ths first of the year and oeeordine the Kovcrnment order win no uname -. get mro unlil the supply on hand .. . ,lo.-o Tf tVj erval Wage - relived before' December 21 j Iton.tgt . I

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.,, nlants mav resume perron i opera 'ion within a few days, but officials sec but little hope of betterment before the Li-si. of the year. HIGH COURT HEARS n TODAY hit.! ON 2.75 BEER SALE l INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEl VASHINGTON. Dec. 11.--The supreme oijit hevud aigunients today as to the -.iilit of brewers to Sell 2.7i per cent, iri.r to tho enactment of the Volstead ict enforcing war-time prohibition. If -,ot after the enactment of this legis.ai ion. Indirectly the constitutionality of the Volstead act fixing a maximum of oneIf of one per cent alcohol in beers is -hallenged. The test cases were brought by the standard Breweries of Baltimore and the American Brewing Co. of New- Orleans. Elihu Root and Wm. D. Guthrie of New York and A"m. L. Marbury of Baltimore among the counsel for the brewers. Assistant Atty. Gen. Frierson represented the government. Root held there is a large quantity of 2.75 per cent benheld by the brewers that was mad. b gaily and which they are. entitled to sell. The contention of the attorneys for the brewers is that 2.75 per cent beer manufactured after July 1 and before the Volstead act became effective in October tan ba sold. CLOSES AT NOON INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 CHICAGO. Dec. 11. As a coal o'naorvstion measure the Chicago Board of Trade, beginning today and continuing until further notice, will close at noon.

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PUSHES MORTAGES ! TO FIGHT SVINDLE

j In order to oomha! Hi a measure tho J llood of oil and mining sab. I si'Jiemes which arc pouring Into lluni- ! mond anj Lake county, most of which .ire of questionable aluo, tht liuc ( 'ounty Sav incs S rust Co. of Hammond id making a specialty of hunting out imTtgaK Investments for 'their patrons". These are in estmciils which have the ring of security aiui also satu-tacte.ry earning power. Of the hundreds of itiorljage.s which this wen-known bank has sold to its customer-, in the last lit teen years tho clients have never h-st a penny of the interest and principal. Since the state i.t Illinois enact, d its "blue skj law" VILLA'S REBELS ON RAMPAGE ONCE MORE T INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE) E.viI.K I'-SS. X-xas, i.t c. 11. .Iuzc4ii2, 100 ;mies nouthsKest or rieilThe battle has been rasing since last Tuesday, according to advices t"day. In the fighting Wednesday. 30 Villistas and a number of Carraniistas aru sJlid to have been killed. The Villista soldiers are said to have seized several citizens of Muzqui and are reported holding them as hostages. The attack is believed to have been planned in revenge for the execution of Hen. Felipe Angeles. L,aree reinforcements of Carranisv trops are reported en route to Muzqult to aid the small garrison of government soldirs. Mexican Consul . M. Seg -iln said he received word today that the government jolliers "Have -the ittsatt6u well In hand." PARR FINDS SELF IN MORE TROUBLE UNTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE CHICAGO. IH-c. 11. -Saturday night when Dr. Frank T. Braune found his wife entertaining lift y-tour-yoar-oia l'arr in the Braune home, the Edwin doctor figured the "easiest way out" of of

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'instead of filling Iarr with bullets, as I'arr requ ste j. he gave his wife Into the care'of his midule-aged rival with ;

instructions to "provide for her as well i the net of circumstantial evidence lnas as I did." I volving Virgo is tightening.

Farr and Mrs. Braune left the Braune home together. Braune expressing the) belief that his troubles were over. f Today Mrs. Tarr sf irred tip the affair again when she filed suit for divorce from I'arr and at the same time fihl I suit for alienation of affections against Slu; also asked for an injunction restnunlng I'arr fm disposing . . . . f liis property, his money in trio ianic and funils due him from others. Mrs. I'arr. it appears today, had "taken Mr. I'arr bark" and was "trying to forgive and forget." but "in the midst: e ,A.iii!.ilj.ii Xfr Purr broke otil back to the other woman." COAL STRIKE COST OVER 100 MILLION r INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! BOSTON", Dee. 11. The cojl strike cost more than f H0.0m),iiOO. This estimate is roughly arried at by J. D. A. Morrow and other officials of the Na tional Coal Asociation. ! The loss of wages to the strikers is! estimated n.t about V.n.iiOf'.tO'. The loss to the op. i ;i tors estimated; at more than $ 2V.(0.0. The 1oS to the I'llited firj1e in in- j creased cs!h. fr coil f..p railroads and, ships is figured at about SUS.n,10.0,). ! H is estlTn.Ued tint the !.:-. to the! miners will be niado up in increased ! wages. Operators lo-pe to me.k lo-es by increased p.ioduction. up suffered for lack of coal are apparently those who will bear the burden of the strike. PAST GRANDS TO ELECT OFFICERS Election of officers will be held by Past Grands Association No. 1 of Lake ;-ounty at the Indiana Harbor lodge ball of the I. O. O. I", the evening of Monday. Di e. lo. Th? d gree staff will confer the work on a large class of candidates for Harbor lodge $73. -wftcr which Sam Dinar. ti and his refreshment committee will furnish a feed. The present officers are as follows:- I 'resident. Sens Anderson; vice president. D. D. Dixon: secretary. V. D. Sanon: treasurer. H. H. Ilusgins. The meeting will convene promptly at 7:3f o'clock. Members of all subordinate and encampment branches are invited to attend whether or not tbey r.re past grands. -V number of high lodge, officials will be present.

PASSENGERS SAFE ON CUNARD LlffER

! INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE NEW i jKK, ike. 11 me Cunard' !i:icr Cartuauia. with nearly 1 ,0O passengers on board, which was in collision with the freighter Maryland, SOU mi!( ? o.'T Sable Island in a storm late yesterday, is proceeding on h.-r way and is due to arrive at Halifax at 2 'clock tomorrow jaoming. it was an-ivum-ed today at the oil ices of the ','una.rd line. , AVirelesii MPtsngfs from the Carmama indicated th;it siie lied sustained a glancing d.ow an,:i mat an the flam-I age was above tho water line. The passeriRtrs are all snfe. The Carmanla is bound for New- York. The Maryland, whi h also proceeded on hecjway. I enroute from Baltimore! to London. PLAN NEW LAWS TO CURB STRIKE f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! WASHIXUTi X. Dec. 1 1. Immediate I efforts to prohibit strih'-s in all indus-

tri-s with the production of th neces- . al "R rr- i i""- i" "v,ui v-v sitie of life have been abandoned in the aire of b'-,:ts wa" from ?t0S senate TH9 per acre fur an average crop or Senator Cummins, chairman of- ,he i elwen tons, which left the grower a senate interstate commerce committee. 1 rl If. Bult. of North township, and v.ill introduce an amendment to the rati- j 1 -"is he. of Calumet township, road bill now pending to strike our the ere elected as members of a committee, anti-strike clauses, he announced today.: third member Is to be selected by Members of tho committee agreed, how- This committee will meet with eves, that such legislation should the Lansmg local of C,.k ( ounty Groweo.,ci,i....i ... i.. . t,.-. ers' Association, after which they ore to

" ' ' j NET OF EVIDENCE CLOSES ON VIRGO "INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEl ! UWTO.N, Mich.. Dec. ll. Startled; by revelations contsined in testimony already given, officials conducting the inquest into the death of Maude Tabor vict'm of Lawton's trunk murder mystery are awaiting today the arrival from California of Mrs. Sarah Tabor and Walter Tabor, mother and broth- f T respectively of trie slain girl. The inquest has been postponed until Monday when it is expected the mother and brother will be here. Sensational testimony was given at I the last session of th inquest by Alfred S. Warthin, pathologist of the university of Mh-higan.. Warthin asserted, in the basis of a post mortem examination, that Maude Tabor, died of an illegal operation at childb-rth. But for the operation, he said, indict tions were that both the woman and the child would have lived. in? testimony oi jusi-pn v iro, un- i dertaker. who admitted six marriages, claiming' Maude Tabor as" his 'fifth wi?-' but who denies knowledge of the circumstances surroundinar her death. Is belnjr checked up. Officials declare . FORDNEY URGES NO -

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f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEl WASHINGTON. Dev. 11 Auo.ti nal I loans or extension of credits by th ",iivrii:iiit to Kiironean erovernmer. ts . ,,, , . . . , " . w 1 1 r.e.1- ho authorized hv the nresent congress, llepresentatl va j-ordnry, oi i Michigan, chairman of the ho-ise ways ' and means committee, declared today. I Ho said he had received indicn t ions I from various sources that arpeals to congress are to come soon from scveral quarters for financial li -ip f rem I some toriign peoples. "1 do not think the people of the t'nited States arc wllllnfr to extend their existing heavy loans to foreign governments and peoples, or to arrange for additional credits."' said Mr. 1'ordney . "I a:n bitterly opposed to any such es tensions and I think our committee feels as ,1 do on this question and the assent of this committee must he had first for additional loans and commitments. I "With the foreign go ernmeiits id j which we have nunK i.. -i". loiiris aid Kiven credits defaulting on tin-ir in ' t paynnnts on" ynr after the cloe of the w:r T do not think we would b. justified in maK'-ttg add i ! ion,; I lonti.-. be continued. "Besides th. y don't n.e,; it. Very soon, nxicli sooner bati some of tl w c p. ct. t'uey will be back on t1iir ; feet. Our trade ln.-t .o-.mh reached the I bue-e tfttnl of $;.rt.00.m.'0. . mmii f.n p-reiiter than CUV pi -war month, and the imports file keeping up. Through this trado the i.eedy foreign jveini nients are being helped. Their me.no; I soor.age troubles will adjust themscl i vcs. NOTHING DOING Hammond people are evidently too ;usy keeping warm thest; ami have no time to spend in getting into j trouble. Tie-. dice coil i t wtis absolutely quiet toiV.- as there were no arrests and no civil cases un for trial. As a result Chief Austgen, Bailiff Trost rant, liinibitch and Desk Sergeant See wore contented smiles and spent a very quiet day of it. I INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! WASHINGTON. Jc 1 1. The nomitmtion of Joshua W. Alexander to be secretnry f commerce was favorably reported today bv the senate commerce comm'ittee.

SUGAR BEET

10 DEMAND SI 5 Say it is Impossible to Raise Beets at the Price Now Offered. i bout fifty sugar b'ct growers from .,,rUi and Calumet townships met at HiKhland Saturday afternoon, Dec. 6. to discuss the new contracts offered by the Holland St. Louis Company for the yenr of 1920. C. H. Howell, contracting agent for the company, was called on to explain several new clause in the contract rei laling to the advance of 60 cents per, iton to the grower for each one-half o ut I ;oJva.nce in the price of sugar above nine j e:nts pr lb. for the months of October, j .NOVfinDT ana iwecmocr oi ij;u now 'January of 1021. This clause, with the I contract prii- of $10.00 per ton for not ! less than twelve per cent sugar beets, i was very unsatisfactory to the growers ;uid it was unanimously rejected. After a number of representative farmI its bad submitted schedules showing send a representative to the company to i ! explain that it is Impossible to raise; j sugar beets for less than $15.00 per ton.' If this price cannot be secured the farm ers ill turn their attention to some other crop. It was clearly brought out that after 'a few years of raising susar beets tho sf.il becomes to depleted that no other i crop can be grown. This is against the Lbest interests of the farmer, and of the consumer, as well. The committee asks that no farmer sign a contract until they have made a report, which will be as soon as the necessary action can be taken. KEYSTONE MASONS TO" RUN E. CHICAGO LODGE SATURDAY Saturday, Dec. 13, will be a big day in I at L nicago Masonry ano me x ania Masons' Night will be long reI member by those who are lucky enough l - .. .. . i. i ll ,J,r l,J " . .. " ! v a rut oil for th", .Masons at nammon-i four vears ago and the members of that I city are still talking about it. t re , ,.,v-l snen tire chief, (!d SpenEast Chicago's

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i 1 ill t.j. iivcitted hv oilier Pennsvlvania Masons from Hammond and East CM - third degree. Dr. Jfoo t.oiaman win make a short talk on "The Pennsylvania ! Masonic Ritual." He will explain tl-is ritual is different from that used in ! most Parts of the country. . .. " , T., . ... ., t ject inc .wmei vi l ... i.iwKj.. j. . Basset t is well known in thts locality ana -e always ravorltes. rne charge also is planning for the en.e,-t!nmen, of ommittee in . . . 1 . . . f , .r. In rau for tile .n)lrtutiimnl nf . . . . . , the member and have extended an In- .... . . . . vitation to all Masons to be present. The Pennsyl va.nla Masons who will assist in conferring the degree are: T.-.V... lT.ili.l KMilnr W flrrfn. "r 1 f .T- I Maharg. junior warden; Thomas W. Dixon, senior deacon; Walter File, junior j deacon; J. H. Ross, senior master of cer emonies: G. C. Clemens, junior master j of ceremonies; John Bitter, persivant: ! John N. Ijong. guide; T. R. Loucks, tylcr. WRESTLERS MEET AT EAST Two good wrestling m.-itcbe.s ar"e promised fans of the Calumet region S.-ttur- ' .lav . veiling at Columbia .Hall. Vernon! ;.i'd Mt Cook aes.. blast. Cbieairo. The' MM iM-njt v. V 1 be between .r-in.es Tstok, ' Hi" Hungarian champion, and Young' i I o k'-riMMith, wh claims the champ,ion-I sine of Chb-ago. Joh fc'ees in at COD ! pounds and If.ickensn'ith t 2:!i. The hark .' cond match w 1 1 i be betueeti! Slomp of East Chioaro and Joe Davison of Milwaukee. In both bouts

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Ust will In-in at S o'clock sharp. "BUTCH" PAYNE GETS VERDICT OF $6,000 After .ichatuc on the matter from I five o'cl'.ek Wednesday evening hen th. esse w as t hi ro d over to them unt 1 L':r:ii o'clo.-k this morning, the jury In the damage suit of Edward Pain" against the Metropolitan .Realty Co., ! returned n verdict in favor of the plaint iff. Payne na awarded $.fi0M which is one of the highest verdicts ; vi'ii to a jurv in the Hammond court . ,.-,,. en,, , .. tor R-.mc time. I ay ne or B.Heh, as he is rcmmouly called, had his IcTt band and bK crushed when the lower section of tee I'el.'ixe nre scape teil I t n ljlni three years ag.

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JEWELER NEEDS HIS STOCK TO MEET DEMAND Hating one of the best and largest jewelry stocks in Indiana has helped to put Hammond on the map, commercially speaking. A Southern merchant made his annual pilgrimmage to his wholesale house for his holiday stock of jewelry. Buying was so heavy this year that he was unable to get just -what he wanted. The wholesale house referred the Southern merchant to Snm SUrer of Hammond, who was known to have one of the largest and best stocks of jewelry In this part of the state. Tho Southern gentleman made a trip to Hammond, so anxious w as be to get the cla.Ks of jewelry his customers were ,, v.., nf h.ivVic- He pleaded with " - - -.- i Mr. Clli-T. fnr n ni.rtion ftl his ma srntfican't at nek of brae, let watches and dia - n.ond. Mr. Silver, ns much as he disliked , ... .. . i. - . . , 1 : . ... X. . . ' J . l i..,. itt;f.-i.-c-. e - e f I 53 i tr - . . . .... ! "t " " ' : ; margin oi pro.u. the man went back 1 T.'i.ll.r riicT.. , rr.,.u, v! Anticipating a prosperous y ear . ! and buying far a are he reasons ! ' ' : T1' "V ,t n'V . - - - . - -. he twenty-five per cent In advance of - - Wiutrht i i'1 " ' " " . . . , . i - rnnnd merchants have the merchandising skill and gct-u o-a nd -go spirit equal to i i hfit of the best business men of the vnnl "L i most nroerrMssi ve city in the countrv. most i1"--' SCHOOL CHILDREN . HAVE ICE RINKS Hammond's school k1dd!s will have an opportunity to cut up capers on the ice and In their own school-yards as a result of the boyhood recollections of Mayor Brown and Street OomtnissionerWilliam Norman. Y'esterd.ty the street department flushed" the lowpart of the grounds of the Central School and this morn ng paif it a nother treatment so that by evening ; fair sUatlng plaee trill be provided. The same c ok-sc jn now being followed at all of the school ground of the .ity where the ground will ik-iu if. Replying to the skating fan who .nk-ert the Mayor thv.mirh The Times Monday evening to have the lapon in Harrison park placed m skating con-,-rlon. Mr. Brown says that fuch ac.;nn bad been planned and tjould have t ion i een caried out as soon a.; the snow a number of holes in the iee hoping to flush it. but it merely resulted in spoil--T-i. . in-' the suriace in many i.o-.-. in.; water has been shut off and as soon as the surface in many places. the ice level lowers the water turned on allowing the surfac flushed . w ill be to be Alfonso Introduced New j Wrinkle in Men's Dress ,OM10, Dec. II Klnis An fonm, of Spain, who lin nil lii clr.thea nmdf In l.ond, ilnrlnc his recent visit here, In1 roeliiecd a new wrinkle In men's ilrw the purple dress stilt. Hut drab Londoners failed to Khoiv undue haste li followlns suit. Klnic Alfono h:n nlnnya lcen noted for hi anlety In nttire and otherwise.

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WHIRLWIND DRIVE , TO ADD 1,000 MEMBERS TO CLUB

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Northern Indiana s strongest political pay for the coal without srec,-ai proviorganization the Harrison Club of Lake j on Yr-ing made.

county witri central neanquaners at Gary is fast becoming one or trie roremost centers of Republican activities in the state. "With a present enrollment exceeding that of any other similar organization In this part ot the state, the club in special session last Monday night enthusiastically supported a -motion to give added impetus to its increasing strength through the enrollment of at least 1.000 new members. And next Tuesday. December .15, will see the start of the biggest and peppiest j campaign for Harrison Club members that even the eld timers will remember ! of. The drive is not to be a leng drawn , ... ,,.. . , v a to.",.,. .... v-.i.... . . .. - I ' Herbert C. Francis. Gary city ! clerk, decided to put it over In four days. ivnm tl,e bnnrireHs of volunteers who From the hundreds of volunteers who .oi f.r. ,-i Tnr.ir uprvirs n r Tn mpp . -- lon uigrn. capw.ns aim anicu win ne : VllOrj-ll l-VJ A ' I J 4 o o i J .1. rv.-i city, town and township in Iake county. Every loyal American citizen will be - - nnnrirfiiv n, tn. poUtlc, power in Northern InHdv made nn of the biggest ! men in the state and count y.

Herb Franc is In directing j central field, the most important biturnf the various committees rr;0n in the T'nited States, will

i i, T.m. l'" u '''""" I Lish. campaign instructor, and Carroll is Slick, campaign secretary. Among those who wiW give their time In secur- ; Ing now members are Judges Norton and i Smith nnd Major Cmpleby of Crown 'Point; Dr. Joe Graham. Iosecutor Thomas. Eric Lund and I'red Freidley of Hammond; John Hit man of Hobart, and the following from East Chicago: Judge Cohn. Joseph Clemen. W. 11. Olds. Bob Ab-xander. Mayor AVilliam F. Hodges will head one committee in Gary. Committees will be called toge'her this week and a definite program outlined. It Is the committee's plan to reach every citizen in the countv. The Harrison Club ! enrollment at the presnt time is Indica tive that Republicans from all parts of the county and state-are anxious to join. The club enjoys nn outside membership of many hundreds, and this is to be raised 100 per cent in the coming campaign. Besides the regular committees several flving squadrons, consisting of prominent f,m,;c-hnlders over the county, will make 1 numerous motor, trips In promulgating) tlio success of the campaign. No stone is to be left unturned in making this drive a. record one. The coming year Is predestined to be a hie Republican year. leaders of public life all oer the country are predicting sweeping "Viiei-esses for the G. O. V. To ( this end the Harrison Club is entering its activities. Preparations for the big year are already under way. tentative plans are in the hands ef committees. I'or this reason the club is conducting its drive for members before the first of the vear. W nen the new year starts us merry- jaunt the Harrison Club will prob ably be the most powerful political or i i-rinizatlon in this tarf of the state and i - !ts nlr,st Prosperous and success1U1 ' "r a" BILL SHOPS IN U. S. THIS YEAR PARIS, l-'e ! 1 ---The ex-kalse.r has of Christmas mad- heavy ourn-a. j present s in the T'nited States feir memhers of his family and his friends among" the former royalty of the Central pow ers, according to pre. s advices from The His: i. Before the war the ex-kaisr usually did the bulk of his Christmas shopping in London and ibirIng the war in Vienna. n.s the ner;.;ri ."hops did rot fiirnish the class of gifts that he soue-ht.

LITTLE COAL MINED UNTIL , NEXT WEEK

Workers Disagree As To Justice of Strike Settlement. BIII.ETIV. flNTEPNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE V A Ml I I , ll t resident Wilnoai this afternoon arnt n trlcgrtim to John I.. I.fn1, actinjr prenident t the 1'nltrd Mine Horkrr, thanklnic hltn for the "patriotic" action taken by thmlnern anal derlarlnR that "Vow m not all work toRether" to effect a permanent settlement. The text of tbe teleitram follorr "May I now exprenn to yon and thrt Ton to tbe other officer of your orCanlsatioa. my appreciation of the patriotic action which yon took at Indianapolis jfntfrdav. ow we annat all work together to aee to It that a ettlemcnt just and fair to eTeryone la reached without delay." I INTERNATIONAL L NEWS SERVtcri Dri!. ll. Coal WASHINGTON. Iefc. 11. Coal pro duction was not resumed to any great extent today, despite the fact that tht strike has been settled. Reports to tbe fuel administration and oher government agencie sfalled to show any great number of miners returning to work. s Officials stated, however, that this not unusual as most of the reports wara of a very early origin and furthermore it had not been expected that U:o ma would get back to the mines today. Tomorrow is expected to show whether th,"; men accept the settlement made by the r leaders. The federal reserve board Is meeting today to consider meant ' of extending credit to coal operators who hav had their coal seized by the government ant! have not been paid as yet. Operators declare they will take court action t secure Immediate payment if steps ara not taken to give them financial relief. The railroad administration Is unabla to A portage of cars at many of thMiddle "Western mines wes reported today and Director General Hincs was axpected to isue an order during the day giving preference to coal and coal ce.r over all other freight. (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICI5 SParNorrxi.r, ill. SPRINGFIELD. 111.. Dec. 11. Mlnain Central Illinois failed to return to work today. Reports, at atate union headquarters here Indicate no resump- , t ion of mining in Illinois, despite tb strike recall order. Omcials do not expect the men to go back until Friday, pointing out that locals will require time to consider the new wage proposals before accepting it. JOHNSTOWN, PA. JOHNSTOWN. Pa, Dec. 11. Only few miners returned to work In tha Cantral Pennsylvania field today, the offlofai word of 'he settlement In Indianapolis not haing been received. At the district headquarters at Clearfield, hewsver. it was stated that ttier is no doubt that the 55.000 men in tVc ...... .. . acotpt tnc inaianapons compromise, ana that the return of the men will begin tomorrow or Saturday. There Is rV doubt, the statement said, that pmctlea'ly all of the men will be in the mints by Monday morning. X1TSIAS-APOZ.XS, UTS. INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. Dec. 11. Early tdvlces from the Indiana mining district", today revealed only one instance of resumption of mining operations in response to instructions from the executive officers of the mine workers. This was at the Globe Mining Co., a stripping mine near Petersburg, in which Gov. Goodrich Is said to be interested. Telephone messages to the International News Service frcm Terre Haute indicated no resumption of operations in (Continued on page seven.) DYER RESIDENCE LOOTED AS OWNER VISITS IN CHICAGO J. The second daring burglary In th0 South Side residence district of Hammond was re.norted to Hammond Dolico yesterday evening when Mr. aii(t Mrs. John W. Dyer, 1071 S. Hohman st... returned home from Chicago. They found the kitchen and side doors of the house, open, while the furnishings of the placa had been ransacked by burglars. The loss is expected to amount to se -oral thousand dollars, but it will he dificult to determine alflhat was stolen for some time yet. Contents of oh Iff on! (viand dresser drawer?" bad been bastily dumped upon the floors and everything of value token. The missing articles include a pearl necklace, another of gold beads, pearl stick pins, gold cti(T button? fur coats, all of Mr. Dyer's silk shirts and underwear a.nd the family silverware. In some manner the thieves overlooked the family plate. Many of th" articles taken were of rare value becati of their historical, connections and caitnet be replaced. No clue was left by which the burglars can be atmrehended.