Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 248, Hammond, Lake County, 7 April 1920 — Page 1

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i Read By All the Peo- f ! pie Who Want All 1 nigb.1 aad nn4r) "lowly rlaiar teni. f 4 5"" cnntcr. fnit nonia-ht. t.H J JLiD the News ( CfTHKATIOXil ITZW3 irru. X.BASZS wr&x 8XSTXCX. Oa an-eeta aaA mewnetaafis. a pa copy. Uslivaxad by carrier la MABmoit ul Was JLaaimoa.1. 6e eer meat. VOL. XI V, XO. 2 IS. WEDNESDAY APRIL 7, 1920. HAMMOND, INDIANA

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1ABL STRi KESPREMSMOflT IQE3AL MLKOUT STAIffED j VIOLENT

FREIGHT TRAFFIC IS PARALYZED Strike Has Spread to Buffalo St.Louis and Milwaukee

jrLLETlt la Chicago, aome 1S.O0O eaglaeera. ft rem en and awitchmen are on strike and ay Bight It ta expected that their nnmber will be Increased to 25.004MI. t Buffalo. 600 awitchmen went oat early today Disaffection which may .-atiae a atrtke at any moment, was reported among; the railroad worker 111 LLETl 'INTE RNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE' BtFFALO. - April 7 Five honored awitchmen, employed n the allroads entering BufTnlo. went on ilHk at midnight, tying up freight n the yards of every road but tbe r,ennsy'lTanlit V. J. iheehnn. vice president e-f 'the local switchmen's vnloa, nil the strtke was unauthorised. Roads alfeeted are the Buffalo. Rochester Pittsburchj Aew York earrnl, relaware. I.ackawnnna A Western; the Lehigh Valley and the :t offal Creek r INTERN ATION A L NEWS SERVICE CHICAGO. April 7 Chicago's runaj ty stride of railroad workers nor threatens to spread ti other cities, and poss'bly to become a national walk-out which would virtually tie up U railroad traffic tn the V. S., it tei apparent from reports received htre today . YHtll all freight truffle ccnrlttflv raralyted In the Chicago railroad district, and practically all lines of industry In the city menaced by the strike, word reached here, that the t route 1s raptdry- extending o -Buf-fal-o, St. 'Louis. Milwaukee and other cities vrhere "insurgents'' are being ';rrs4 apparently to break away from the control of the big cailroa-1 i.i-otkerhoods and precipitate strtVes in -he fashion that the Chicago -walkout wu started. At Milwaukee and at St. Leuls the - itchmen and yardmen are now " eeting to organize a runaway union, t 'ire at e n in jp to strike If demands for wage Increase are not. granted. All these Activities fraught with 'he gravest possibilities for the lnitustrta! life of the entire country ere going rn in te face of direct opposition from the unions to which the -trikrs belong, but Tvhich they apparently have repudiated, the Broth --rhood of Railroad Trainmen, the r.rother7ood of -Locomotive Engineer nd Firemen,- and the Switchmen's Vtiten of North America. POX2TT OTT I. W. "V7. TACTICS. Railroad officials and other. observer of the. sinks here are lnthrcd to the belief thst I. T". V.'. tactic?. f not that Tg-arJration itself, is behind the trouble. Om of th cardinal I. AV. W. policies 's to "-w-or'i frojTi wiUin."' as mucii -sa Inst labor union control as ag&mn ?he "capita.!:sts," and it is knos-n that T. v. V. agitators Ita-.o been escd-irg-iy active ajnersi; a'.! railroad -worker". What th strike viil man to the ration if it is allowed to spread senrs.lly may 7 ?a.ujed from the results u bAs produced in Chlcas in less tha.n tiiree days, rtiief anions these are: AXiL AX.Z TXXO UP. Every rajtroad entering- th? city, with 'La exception of the Illinois Centra!, ir 'oniplateSy tied up so far as freight traffia is concerned. ChicajWg j-e stock market is paralyzed, with all operation at the stock srds being rapidly shut down and C3 100 men already thro-wn out of ork. With only a -ek's supply of coal o:i band, the city faeces a fuel famine and :h complete closing down of its chief '.r.dustries. rOOD SKOZ.TA&E SJCPOSTSS. A aerioua food shortage is reported ajid prices of many foodstuffs are soaring. Corr.plete exhaustion of marsy stapla articles of diet is threatened. Th strike began on Monday, -when 15.210 yardmen and switchmen, oponly T-i?belling a.gainst their union heads a& "a protest ajrainst the autocratic meth- ; ris of their leaders and the unfaJrness -f tha government," quit Ihtir Jobs on cloven railroads. On Tuesday night, representatives of the 8,500 engineers and firemen employed in the Chicago railroad district ' oted to strike immediately. Ky noon today more than 2,000 of tha latter had ou:t and it was expected that the rer;.ainir.g 6.000 would be out by nightfall. AKTACWIOIE STIUXZSS. tVTien the switchmen quit, hta-is of the fcrolheriiood and the local railroad ffisials decided at a conference to bring tr union men from other cities to fin their places. More than 1.000 were thus imported and it is believed that this served to antagonize the strikers still further against their organizations. Plana for strikes in other cities were tushndl by these tactics, it is declared by tha strikers. The American Railway Express Co. today removed its embargo on freight fxpress shipments butlittle advantag I looked for from this, it was report Times news service s the fhat rponey can buy ana i.or.-5i

JOHNSON IS THE WINNER Hiram Johnson ban the prtildrn. tlal nomination etched It the conntry given him anything near the support which be received today noon tn the efficra of the F. Bfi plant la Hammond A atrarr vote nas taken today tarn and wmnrn As the I'ouat of the olea progrffaed It nnt mob evident that it van a Johnson bunch and this ooo larnrd Into a landslide. Tbe tote nave .lohnso-n a mnjorlly of sixty, live per cent with 'Wood and tovrdrn pulling only straggling few Nedeff Is Placed On The Stand Gary Alienation Suit Rapidly Nearing End in Hammond Superior Court. Absolute denial of any attempt on his part to cause a break between Moses Barney and his wife was mad" toduy when Milan N'edeff. defendant in the suit for alienation of affections in r.o-.in 1 of the Hammond superior couit. jvhii he was placed on the witness stand by Die defense. Attorney Joe Conroy for the plaintiff announced that h had completed the introduction of his evidence at 11 o'clock this morning. Attorneys Butler and Ecor.omcff then called upon their client for testimony. He b.id been preceded by children of the Barney family and otl.ers who ivf r .n close touch with the home life of the H.-irneys. The elder son testified regarding the break between lis father and mother and sid that 'Nedeff had furnished the money which was used to pay the drnyrr.ixx wdio moved the furniture. At another time he said he herd his mother ntid Xedeff talking in a bedroom and seid that ICedetf gave her $400 which was to be ueel in securing her divorce and pay the expenses of their marrit:se after the vorco was granted- Ti buy and Nedfr se-rered relations when iliey had an argument over the lad gotting a job. The boy says Xedeff put hir.i nut of the house. The little daughter of Mr. Barney teld ,-,f sAein Xedeff give her mother mon-v and said that e-n cne occasion lie di. -riayed a roll of bills flid a.ked if they tiad ever ten Mr. Barney have that much moncV. 'N, Nedeff. w-ho !s of Bulgarian dec-p?. had trouble In -understanding question' rut to him by Attorney Conroy end ,c.f.ni(!(l inclined to givo evasive answers which might be accounted for by hi failure to gr.--.s-p the questions. He d"iiiel that Barney had ever objected to his boarding or roc-mi rig Pr. his house anii moisted that they had p!w.is been 'he best friends. He also declared that th money had bcn g'-ven for Mr. Baxn'-y fu;d not the woman. Lattle of a sordid or sensational nature has been permitted to tnter lnt the case and attorneys hae apparentl;. avoided with arc some features which, whi'e adding spice to the hi-arinft, would .o little to aid the cause one way or the other. The attorney for the plaintiff is confident ho has sufficient grounds Tor a verdict without this material and tb defence is cat u rally nor anxious tr have it introduced. 1SIAYOR WILL CONTINUE TO SELL FOODSTUFFS Mayer Dan Brown will continue to sell low priced foodstuffs to Ha.mrr.or 1 people whenever he seeS ft nut re -n-iU not use the city e'aV.es as h'.s stor? room . Such was the result of th dircusI'.on ef the subject at last n. slit's cou.i ell meet. US'. The mayor v-a scheduled to announce his attitude on the protest of the Grocers' ssociation and said it plainly. He said that he had been offered a business room in wh'Vh tc conduct the sales and that be could jt carloads of food soon ard woull probably do so. A resolution war introduced by Alderman Mariin which stated that the matter was ically up to- the mayor f r decision ard that he could do as .he pleased re.ard:ns continuing the sales. However, the resolution stated that the city staib'es should no- longer be used. Thi? was pssed unanimously lay the council. . Alderman Hecklenian spoke as usual on the topic and (gave a lot of "information" which he had received re-ttardir.g-profit the mayor had made and the manner in which the ronds had been carted to the city hail. It s "information" proved to have been wron?. acce-rdinr to contradicting statements v.ade later by Mr. Brown. HENRY WHITAKER AT MAYO BROTHERS The many friends of ex-sheriff Hen ry "Hiik 'WiiitiKer of Hammond will be surprised to ai n that he is nc-w confined at th Mayo Brothers hopital at Kochester. Minn., where !i was taUen last week after physicians hsj advised an operation and treatment to save his It is une'ertood that Mr. Whitaker har heen a sufferer from an infection of the 1 p for a short time and fearing serious eompiieat'.c-ns. he w-a.s rushed to tVhospital. Mr. Wr.ita.her had two brottiers nufcum'.i to the same diseaj.'. Advertise ir- ic iiie

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JURY TODAY tfly Times Staff Maul CROWN POINT. 1ND.. April 7 The tvilliam Trice case on trial before Judge Smith in the criminal court in which so much Interest has been fhown In Hammond and East Chicago where the defendant is we'! known will go to the jury this afternoon. Both sides rested at noon after which the firal arguments were to be made. The jury is expected to get the ca. e :-bout three o'clock . The state failed to show that the defendant, had laid hands on the prosecuting; witness, a young Hammond girl. She testified that Trice had made a lunge for her but did not toueli her. Briee himself was on the stand for two hours this morning- and was subjected to a scorching cross examination. An effort was made to introduce letters which the defendant was alleged to have written a little East Chicago sir!, but failed after Frice had declared that he didn't remember writing the letters. I'rlce ajso swore that he had never seen Mrs. Smith, a state witness, who testified yesterday that 1'riee. had followed her. The case bep-an yesterday before a crowded court room. The defendant was brought from the county jail to the court house under escort, and lamentations c-f friends at 'tie s'ght of Price's hand-cuffed wrists broiisht from him the statement that "they are trying to make a criminal eul c-f mo." sal at one ctid of p long table with his attorney. Tra C. Til'on of Valparaiso, with nhntn he conversed before every n:ova taken by the d - fen SO. At tho orPosit rnj r.f the table sat Mr.-h and tJriitl'ha. for the s'sie. and between them William Beck. If". IIoliman St., father of Vera l-'ek. whom I 'nee was alleged to have attempted to assault. The Isst tt-i'.jiess to tsk the stand j-esieriiay" was "Trice, wto ArifTs.sa.in ti-slify in hi own de'ense when the (Continued on pae ten ) FOR A FIGHT INTERNATIONAL NES SERVICE1 CHICAGO. Afril 7- Seu.U'.i- Hiram .Johnson's campaign in Illinois wi'l he deferred until after the prima r.s, in which he is not entered, and wii-1 concentrate hW campaigTi in this section, of the ee-iintry in Indiana, where he has fled. Ills friends d-r1ard today. .V fi cht with V'l.-oii and In-dn even hotter than that which took rlaoe in Michlran will be made in Indiana by th California senator. The Indiana piimarles are sehednled fo;- May t. JUDGE E. M. APPOINTED DELEGATE INDIANA POL.I3. Ind.. April 7. Gov. Goodrich toda-- arpc-inted fit e delesates from Indiana, among; them Jud.i,VI. Miles Norton of Crown Point, to represent t'-,e state at the forty-sv-'n;h annual meeting of the National Cc-nfeience of So-.ial TV'crl: to ba held :n New Orleans, la , April 14 to 21. The Indiana delegates are Paul Kirby. Indianapolis. secretary of tbe Children's Aid Association: Mrs. C. C Warrington. Fort Wayne, attorney f c thn Ai'oii t'ounty board charities: .Tudce El. Q. Judge r." tiie Juveni'e Mile: ,T;-jg-e r.. Miles Nor Point and Mi. A. V. SiSouth Fend. c: roup'..--I.OC -kyear. on . row r d'-i'ik'r of FRENCH ARE FIRED UPON MNTfRNATtONAL NEWS SERVICE l WASHINGTON. April 7. A German armored car tired upon French patrols east of Frsjikfort yesterday durinff tiie occupation of that city by the French, according: to advices received by the stata department today. There were no casual ties. The state department received confirmation of tlo occupation of Hamburr, ParmMaJt. I'raukfort and Hariau bv the Fcnch and conditions were reported quiet at Mayence ar l Wiasbaden. I RUSSIAN MONEY ! IS COMING IN j 'INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! I WASHINGTON. April 7. Russian ! Reds, liberally supplied with funds from i ovjc TJusia. are coining :uto this j country surreptitiously and working ac tively for the overthrow of this government and tb destruction of its institutions by force. Col. Thomas W. Miller, of the American Legion, testified todav 'Cor0 the house immi era 1 ion commit-

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Bulletin. j INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVlCej WASHINGTON, April 7. Rc-j ports that President Wilson has suffered a paralytic stroke were officially declared "without the i slightest foundation" at the White j House today. j LABOR TEMPLE POSSIBILITY Hammond will have one of the fines: labor templt-8 in Indiana if a deal now under consideration is consummated. It is planned to purchase the building now used by St. Paul's Lutheran church as a school and c-nivert it into headquarters for thu la"or organizations of the city. For some time tbe labor organizations have been considering building or purchasing a heme of their own as the present quarters on the third floor of the First National bank building are poorly suited for such purposes. The idea has been growing and within the last few weeks has been given con i-iderabl attention at meetings of the trades and labor council. It was learned that the Pt. Paul's 1-utheran church was anxious to dispose or the school building at the corner of Sibley and Oakley a e., because the coiner is too noisy for successful school-work. Monday evening a delegation from the labor organization met w-lth the'mernbers of the church and talked the matter over. As a result of this conference both sides apfeed to appoint committees with full T,,-.w er to at to complete the deal if a satisfactory agreement can be reached. While the buildirg becsure of Its location is imgited for school puiposei. . tt.-.ia e?Pei.i.y. deewrous ss a l,3i,;r temple and the transfer, if completed, should prove a sreat d-al for b"in s.des. The upper fl'.-r of the building has a large auditorium which the trades council can use to advantage. Ti-e other rooms with little remodeling will afford offices, recreation ro'-m.j and council chambers which will tnaU the tm,-!e one of the beit oppointod in the cruitrv. U : Intimated that the central organization has plenty of money on h.md to deal outright out it is prr-'-ab-ly that the plan w hh li is beinc used in Onvy will aiso be adopted in Hammond Bonds v til be sold and ea- 'n labiT oreanUat'on will purchase s. certain p roportion of the iss e . Tiie mniter will be pushed and i p. tir!" the deal w ill be closed within a short time a it is understood tha-. i he church desires to erect aotherhool at once on a new- location if tiie present buildirg can be fid earl-, i no-jf h this year. f . With nearly tvro hundred and fifty kw-itchmen striking at the Kirk ard? of lh E. J. A E. raiircad In tiary and others expecting to join th'rn on ths second and third shift this affernoen at 4 o'clock and at midnight tonight, the strike situation at noon today has every sppearance that within another twentyfour hours the Kirk and the mill vards will be completely tied-up. With the exception of a few dozen switchmen who will probably stick to the-r jobs, car shipment a' the K. T. 5- K. yard, which supplier the v g steel nidi, v.-iil be at a standstill, if the C-hi-ag.j "tardmen's Association continues to organize in Gai y like it has in the past twent j -four hours. The I'lary organization i? a branch of the Chicago Yardmen's Association and iias is its chairman C. C. I'ichl, b'sd representative of the E. J. i- E. workers in Gary. According to statements at the mass meeting this morning the Chicago Tardmen's Association did not authorize the men to strike, but left it up to the men individually. However, if tha switchmen do or do not strike, they will rcei. e the support of the new orga.nizu.Lion. It was learnfd that a Gary committee visited omcia.li of the E. J. & E. in Chicago yesterday to pieent their de-ntat-fis aud upon information gathered it i reported that the olflcia's refu-ej their demands. Those who are now out on strike and are flecking to join the organization are the foremen, swi'chmen and engine helper-v. The switchmen arc- demanding Si. 00 an hour for foremen. S3 ccnU for heiperj, time and one-he !f fur ocrtiinc and feur.daj-s and legal l.olidays. ami c Sso ask a basic eight-hour day. Switch ter.uer-s ask $5.00 a day for lending not more than throe switches and if tending more than three switches helper's pay to apply. Don't throw yjur pdi,-e: wij without readies the wcjit a.d

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WIFE OF NEW SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY SETS EXAMPLE FOR THRIFTY HOUSEWIVES

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Mrs. Houston making a purchaaa in Center market. Mra. David Houston, wife of the new tecretarv of tha treasury, ia a firm believer in reducing the ijrocery and meat bills by purchasing ranch of the household foodstuffs at the market. Her husband is one of tha r.ripinal members of President Wilson's cabinet, having served as secretaiy of agriculture previous to his new appointment.

Big Raid Is Made By Dry Officers MALONEY, EH! The first of the distillers who wre arrested by the F.aat Chicago police; last night aterped forward to be booked and in answer lo tl Query, "'A hat is a o,ir r,Mc .''r "sfc.'T.Thy call m Jls.Ioney." Tim O'.Veil, one of the pollcefnen who a-;sted in the raid and former heavyweight prizefichter. leaped to the ril and shouted, "What did you say jour name is?'' The arrert she.-t rnw bears the name, Ststiley Sporniou. Kist Chicago p-dice, secompanled by federal prohibition enforcement officers, Isst r.ight insde the biggest haul :n se-.ersl months when two simultaneous raids netted three stills. 7 50 gallons of raiin mash and ten gallons of whi-kei. Two of 'he sMlis. winch wt-ro foui d r;""? l;io' k Indians Harbor, are of the latest approved style and capable of turning out twenty-five to thirty esl-hn-is of "lubricant" in a dny. The other still, which was boiling a 41 Uec-dJ-.r s is of the wash boiler variety with a capacity of five to ten gallon?. John Spcrnicti. Stanley Spornicu and Nick Vngurai. three Roumanians, were the trio who were carrying on the business on a large sca'e. They had 600 pailor.a of mash and almost ton gallons of whiskey, while Isidor M&nce, the ether distiller, had only a small bottle of whiskey an.1 i;'0 gai lotus of mash. Ail of the stills winch have been taken in East Chicago and lt.:n:'.y during the rst several das are now stored in the women's cell cT the East Chicago police station and leave but little room for the us of occupants. WHITING MAN SUES FOR DIVORCE AI!a-.ng that his wife. Sarah, ailowiowed -vile and lewd persons" to cad a' her home and thai she waj of a o, -jarrelsome disposition. Georsa W. Taney of Wh tins, has fiied his complaint for a d:vori in the Hammond imei-'cr court. Thev were married June 15. 18S? and ,patatd on their i wedding anniversary In 1?",. Their ttr-i (h'.ldre.n a-e r.o longer minors. Taney is raiirovl watchman and rcde sr 40? IjH.X'r-rt avenue. Whiting. I hof and AhU:en are his attorueys. DEATH OF WM. REIMER SPECIAL TO THE TIMES HCBAKT. Ind.. April 7. A weil known Hobart citizen, William Relmer who has been sick for about fenir weeks with paralysis died Suncay. at the age of 72 years, 4 months and 19 da vs. He is survived by one son Wiliiatn Reimer. Jr.. of this place tnd two stepsons. John Eckheldt of St. L.ouis and Hans Eckheldt of Ch.csgo and three grandchildren . The funeral servicer will be held this a'ternoon at one o'clock at the home of his son and at two o'clock at the Christian church. . Interment will be held in the Hobart cemetery. MORE SMALL POX CASES IN GARY! Two more ca-es of gmali-pox broke J out in Gary this week and according to the tity health officials, unless precautionary measures are taken, the situation is likely to become more serious. City Health Officer Dr. C. M. Reyher advises vac nation as th most efficient measure of stamping oit the (.ontagion.

x 4 'r " ' " .. . . , "I IT ARE WARNED waiimnc: Citizens of Hammond whn da at have f blraijio -vehicle llreasea are warned t ty swijr frara Chlcaa until they hare dame. Tint try ta drive to the C hlcaao rlty hall ta get the license n yon will be plorhed tiie way and flnrd hefareyan aet the permit sm AHIeman mnru no aad Hnrrlnon A oorhein agrreea with hint Traffic matters took up much of the time, of the Hammond -city council session Tuesday evening, but the outstanding feature wan the announcement that Chicago had instituted a system of reprisals on Hammond motorists because of the w heel tax w hich has been placed on commercial cars which do business In the city. Chicago business rouses whose trucks work In Hammond protested when their drivers were stoppei and ordered to get licenses. The matter was brought to a head when the Thornton Mineral Springs Co.. asked for a temporary injunction in the superior court and attacked the -validity of the ordinance. This suit will be heard just as soon as it can be worked into the court caiandar cf Room 2. Testerday Alderman Harrison Voorhels was stopped by the South Chicago police and booked for driving a car without a Chicago vehicle license. Then came Sam Ableman al?o of Hammend. Their offers to get licenses at once were turned down. They were told that they must first appear in police court. Ableman was shown a letter by tha police captain from his superiors ordering that all Hammond cars should be stopped. Machines from other cities are not to be molested. Both men furnished bond and will be given a hearing before the police magistrate on April 14. It is said that other Hammond men wei-n also arrested yesterday afternoon and that (Continued on rase two.) EUROPE MS OUSJILUOHS Br TP ILMAH PHIL.I.rP St.MS JSTAFF CORRESPONDENT . N. SERVICE) WASHINGTON. April 7 What is regarded here as one of the most amazing plans ever evolved In the world of finance has just come to light through revelations contained in a secret report to" the British government by Sir George Paish, now in England, after a trip to the U. S. In the report Sir George proposes a scheme whereby this country would back war-stricken Europe for a period of five years at the rate of billions of dollars in credits annually. This would be done by what he calls a "revolving fund of a thousand million dollars, to be set in motion by the war finance corporation and which would ultimately be redeemed by selling, ir. America, bonds issued by the league of nations through the instrumentality under which the fund would rev oiv e." AMERICAN LEGION j Notice, to American Lgion ard all serv-. ice men: i The regular monthly meeting w ill be i held in the Chamber of Commerce rooms Wednesday evening, April 7th. Action will be taien at this time on th: bonus cuestion and arrangements made for vpen.r:g of new quarters 4--7

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PROTEST IS SENT OUT German Note Calls French Occupation of Cities an Unwarranted Aggression.

BIXLETI.V I INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 LODO, April 7 It Is reported iBerlin that the Freacb plaa to rcpLsem. the aeat of the Great Krapp gun werka. arcoMIng to an Exchange Telegraph dlnpatrh from Berlin toda?. t'n la a considerable dlatane north of tha territory taken Ttr ay Marahul Koch's French aoldlera restertlay. and Ilea opposite the British ceB.e of nreopation The German press la highly excited over the altaatloa BH.LETIK 'INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVJCEJ BERLIN, April 7 Hhvj loaaeo hare been sustained by the relrkmrtr In "gating with the Redt tn the Ruhr district. Areording to adrlrea from Eaea. the nelrhevrr hr hate lost 179 In killed! 350 In vrcunded, -nklle 120 are mlaing( BULIETI.V fINTERNATIONAL NEWS SERV1CE1 BERLIN, April 6 (night) The French are taking war-time p reran -tioae la tbe German territory occupied by them today The French commander forbid the a' telephone and telegraph lines and the poatal arm Ice haa been eoppreescd. newapapera may he prlat- , The aecority police hare been dls armed and military aaperttsion ba been mtablUhed over all clrillnn officials and pnhllc office BIXLET1Y I INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERV1CE1 COBLE.M, April 7 Practically the entire Tlnhr district la Germany haa aow beca occtiplcd by he relrhawehr. according to a report rccoted at the head (a.-trters of tha America army of occupation today. The go-rr-rnmrat troop are aald ta be arresting scores of Red leadera . INTERNATIONAL NrWS SERVICE) PARIS. April 7 A protest (rom Germany against the occupation of German cities by French troops wis handed to Tremier Jfillerand this morning. The note was delivered by Herr Whelm Mayer, German charge d'affatri. It waa unietttood that the German protest would be discussed at the meeting of tiie Allied ambassadors th afternoon. CAM, IT AGGB.F.S9IOX. Tho proteat referred to the Frtnrn advance as "an unwaj-ranted aggrsion." The note declared the bloodshed was avoided by an order from Kerlin for the German government troops t etir fccfore the French it adds. "But the government 1a forced t;make emphatic protests in the name c-f right, reason and humanity against this unwarranted aggression." doest mscrss itu. The German r.ote refused to discuss the wording ef the treaty articles that the Germans were accused cf violating, but maintains that the intention of tha peace treaty wa net to prevent the German government from keeping order in its own territory . Germany justifies the entry of j,o-, -ernment troops into the Ruhr district on the ground that condition In th Ruhr were a menace to the peace of the whole country. SATS ALLIES AIOCATE IT The proteat declares that arms were handed over by German recalcitrant s wherever tha reichswehr were in control. Gertnany accuses the allies ar.d associated powers with vlolition of the protocol &' December 8, by which it was promised that, in case of alleged violation of the terma of th peace treaty, the only measures employed were those provided by the treaty, "in accord with the right of peoples." Ml CM H 4R H DONE. Germany took the stand, that even if the action in the Ruhr district was a violation ef the peace treaty, it was a question for the league of nations. The German contention was that th league should act without military intervention, even if Germany is a non-r-eriber of the international organisation. The note adds that "even If tee French withdraw shortly, the Invasion will result in incalculable harm and difficulty for the German government, which desjes only peace and iUjet jn order to fulfill the hershest terms of the treaty." HARBOR MAN SUES LUMBER CO. Frank Vincent of Indiana Harbor, by his next friend, Paul V.neent, has brought suit for damage in tbe Hammond superior court, aga.nat the Indiana Harbor Lumber and CoaJ C. The ad, according to the complaint, was injured April 2Z. 191$, when hs tell beneath the wheels of one of the defendants delivery trucks. It la alleged that the boy was invited to lide and that as he neared the p'.are where he wlfhed to-alight he asked the driver to stop or slow down. T'o.s he says, th driver refused to o ant as the boy stepped off he fell and the truck wheel passed over hia left ank He asks f.-.r $1,000. Modjeska and White are attorneys for the plaintiff