Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 250, Hammond, Lake County, 9 April 1920 — Page 1

THE WEATHER FOB rJTBIAXA Cloudy toalajat and Friday continued coo

COUNTY Read By All the Peo 1 pie Who Want Atf the News DrTSmATZOITAXi ZTBW3 TVJA uins rrxa BUTICI. Ob streets anil newasttnes. 3 tr copy. Delivered by carrier 1 ammoa sad Wast aLammcad, Sua p-r month. FRIDAY, APRIL D, 1920. HAMMOND, INDIANA 1

LAKE

Ro R, o STR IKE GROWS

TTB

I 1

TtSH DO OT FAVOR THE MANGE British Newspapers Show a Great Bitterness in Commenting on England's Attitude, i BT KEWTO.f C TAJIK 'STAFr CORRESPONDENT !. H. SERVICE! i PARIS, April S The decision of the j British cabinet opposing the advance; French troops Into the German neu- ; ttal zone from the F.hine was laid before th French ministry today by j Premier Millerar.d. . A not had been rce'vea from Lon- j don earher in the day defining: exactly tee attitude of Great Britain upon the J "ccupation of Frankfort hy the French. I MOY DIPIOM TI 1F.KTIGS This was a day of momentous diplo- j i stic meetings. The council of am-; 'assadors met during- the tnornins -.-hen the British note was read. Later, the council of the leaguo cf nations n-ji In session, but it. was considered nr.Hktly that The diplomats -would con-! .der the German question as it was j r.deratond that they e'.i.l not nave auf- I 'cent data, on which to base a deeis- ' n . wlLITART IF.tDr.RS OATH ER It was learned from an an t ho-t s ti v s'varca that Fiance might insist upon 'he right to continue the occupation e. Frankfort until July first, if the sll.es grant C'ruiany's request t leav the reichs-r. ehr (German gtoverm 'Tit roepe) in the Ruhr district until thai tl.r.e. Tfcere) were several conference,: rU:r'.r.g tha dey betweer 1 ;gh Fronds military leaders at.ci inivi.;aal men'ers of the. government to discuss f. e Germin situation. rHEcH phe nnrrn The French prei. prtvlous-lv r.isled by reports that England voulii support the French idiarct, etisplpy.d much bitterness in editorial comment today. Premier I.!cyd George has eles.it the entente a blow from v. iiich it will bdifficult to recover and abandon? t'S at a time -when we a"re at grips wih our er.emy of yesterday who will ;mdoubtedly be ercouraged ly our ai an'icfiment. aaid the Midi. BFtCHM WTTH FRA( F! "England has pronounce against j fha French occupation of ti-.e rcutral xone, a movement which was carried e.ut to gjarantee our safety and without doubt the Vnitfd States and Italy c.ay be expected to adopt the same attitude," said he Matin. "But at t-e ame heur comforting rews arrives from Brussels, giving us atsu-anc , f .Belgium lurpwt, wbih is a '.ettor. to England in solidarity." ROASTS UOVD GKORGF "Pertinax." the political editor r f -1 the Echo do Paris blames Fre r.loyd George for the British attitude tailing him a demagogue. The Fetite Farisian emphas'.rea the cordial meeting at Miypr.ce between Gen. DeGoutte. the French commander on the Rhine, and Maj. Gen. Henry T. Allen, commander of the American a.rrr.y of occupation, quoting both as aying that they have evidence that i ha Grmans are circulating false re- - ports te the effect thst dissensions . have brol.en ou among the allies. SMALL NEWSPAPERS BEING KILLED OFF Hundreds Going to Wall Because of News Print Situation. Scarcity ef newsprint paper is killing of hundreds of small newerapers throughout the country. Newsprint, formerly 2 cents a pound. !s now IS and 14 cents on thg open market, with little offered there. Only big city newspapers, essured of their supply by favorsble contracts, csn be prodigal In their use of paper. Many srr.u r-pexa are unac.e to buy at any Xever has the situation been as serious as lt is now, and indications are 1 I that it will becoma worse. "I expect to sea my newspaper go on tha death list any day," said tha owner erf a small Indiana daily, who came to Ir.dianapolia In tea hopa of finding a Kttla na-wr.rint. "I am printing enly one sheert (four tiajrea) for a few hundred subscribers. . ...... ..- ivr, tor mora una a day or two. "With the little fellows, like m self, j it is no longer a question cf using less paper, or raising advertising and ub-j srlption rates to mert the high r rice . of paper it is the question of gel ting any paper at any price.'

R

il

DEATH OF MRS. HUFF Mrs. Hazel Huff of Chicago Heights, formerly Miss Harel Fatrick of Hebron, died in a Chicago hospital following an operation on her throat. Mrs. Huff leaves beslder her hushand. four children, two brothers, two sisters and her parents to mour nher. The funeral will be held at the home i-sf har sister. Mrs. Mary DeFrates of 76 Calumet avenua, Hammond, at two o'clock Saturday afternoon. Rv. i Bajsett will officiate. Interment JTlii he he-d in Oak H.U cemetery

R'Y MANAGERS ISSUE STATEMENT 'INTERNATIONAL Ns SERVICE ! CHICAGO, April 9 A bulletin la. sued today by the General Managers Association, composed of all railroads entering Chicago, read as follows: "The strike la Chicago shows fur. tier improvement. Passenger trains on all roads are running- according to schedule and an Increase Is shown in the number of switching crews wort, lng. On none of the roads has thera been a decrease. "The labor brotherhoods continue to bring in members of their orga.nl. xatlon from outside places to fill tha places of strikers and there is good reason to belle-re that conditions In -he Chicago district will continue to Improve rapidly within the neat few days. "Reports hare been received that small numbers of men have gone out at various points outside of Chicago, but the reports also contain the in. formation in these cases that the labor brotherhoods have the outside situation well In hand and that business !s moving about as usual." Taxicabs Carry 'Em To Work DeLuxe Bricklayers in Chicago Start Work in the Height of Style. 'he INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! CHICAGO. April S Just before even o'clock whistles tooted today; a t.ixleab rolled up to the curb before the site of the i.ew Drake hotel. now in process of construction L,a):e Shore Drive. A man IniveraHs aril carrying a bri-KIayers trowel stepped out of tl-e cab. yawned lang uidly and glanced at his wrist-watch, j "T say J.oo." h called to anothfr; ovrail-clad occupant of the cab, "You had better come out of it. old chep.j The whistle will blow a.nv moment"! Out came Joe. sl.t csrrvir.e a trow.-l and the two entered the hotel etruc-t-,re. -nirir.sr tr-.e text rew minutes mvthan a doien taxicpbs arrived and deposited their Bares af!l di5Rgrar-.-J wornrntn t.eai ;rg trowcus. mallets. lev-i j e'.s and other irnpk rrnts ef the hui.o-j Pi! trades, at the bote; rntrart-." . J ' "? eg it's true w com to wet ! t&'ca'cs new." admitted on of tnc D Lut bricklayrs. It gives uf met time at home and real'v old riiv. ftv f,nno,nj,al , the isaves us from scattering cur er.ergiee." None of the wcrkmen tarr'rl rVnr.er palls. Tt was explained that tb'-y a.i "dine" at a r.earby restaurant. DYER CAPTURES ALLEGED MO THIE SPECIAL TO THE TIMES DYER, Ind . April S. Wednesday sfternoon a yeung man drove into Dyer, fn a Euick touting car and offered the cr.r to one of the busir..ss men of the piae for a very low price. ''TTT"',' H. C . Batterrr.an. the tewn marshal, who heid the ycung mail under arrest until ! M.rs. Camalian. Dyer's telephone one-- ! atcr get -n touch with the secretary of i state of Wisconsin. I It we then found out that the cs.r ' had been stolen in Milwaukee. The Mil- I waukee officials praiswd both the marshal j and the telephone operator for the.r quick work In getting the thief. The car and the thief were both turned ever to the Hammond police for saft keeping. THREE NEW VOTING FOR CO. SPECIAL TO THE TIMES CROWN- POIN'T. Ind., April Lake county will have three new voting precincts at the coming primaries over what it, had in 191$. when there were rrr Mack Foland. The U...,l h:s v o, r ! tow new precincts, making voting place J at Schererv ille, St. Ji?hn and D. er. North 1 towns-hip gets, a new voting precinct at i Munster. whereas last e!.ction lt only , naa iiessviiie and Mlgniand. WISCONSIN LUMBER MILLS TO CLOSE INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE CHICAGO. 111.. April ".A:: i :mber mills in Wisconsin. Michigan and Mir-I ncsots. numbering arproxiniatelv 2.000 ! will be closed down May 1. it was dis- i closed here today bv D. W. Faird. president of the D. W. Eaird Lumber Co. The shut-down will be the answer of the lumber rnanufacturers to demands of tha timber workers who have been unionized for n Increase in pay to 75 cents an hour." Mr. Baird said . "Such 8 lookout wi! mean a tremendous curtailing of iiim'irr producti.-n and that prices. hich, have already readied tmprecedented Uriah?, wilj scar stiii higher." The Times' want ads bring astonishing results if their users are to be believed.

VES

PRECINCTS

15,000 Jobs Are Periled In Twin City

Industries are Hard Hit and If Strike Continues Shutj 1 downs Will Occur. j A lay-of? of thousands of mer. ml Ployed In tha various Industries of East j Chicago and Indiana Harbor will be a j necessity w ithin a few days unless the j "outlaw strike" 1? leys effective than it j has boon during the past week. Alj though none of the companies have made i any announcement of the time the closins will take place, it Is well known ; that most of the plants are hit hard rand those -which are best equipped can j continue to operate for only a oomparaj tively short time. j A combination of causes are working ! together to effect a complete tieup of the region by the switchmen's strike. Pome of the plants are unable to get material and others have plenty of material to work but are. unable to dispose of It. Tiants which are using coal are running low rn their coul supply and even the oil surply of those which uf( or can use oil is a big factor. A few of the smaller plants have already stopped production and are using the employes for repair work about the plants. Larger plants will not be able to utilize all f their employes after production is stopped and attempts are being made to continue production Jut as long as posstblo. Mo-tt of ih industrks In the Twin Citi-: report indicate, will either b-3 I closf-d or operating on reduced schedules j by the first of next week unless the ' s'riko ends before that time. A total j shut-down of all plants in East Chicago ; and Indiana Harbor would throw twelve to fifteen thousand men out of mn1nv. j nitnt. I iWIFE DENIES GIVING ANY PROVOCATION ! ,. ,. I Mrs. Charlie Chaplin Distressed Because He is Worsted in Fisticuffs. i MNTERNATtCNAL NEWS SFRVICEI j T OS ANOKLF.S. C.M,.. April -Pnv. ing that her relations with Iouls B. .Mayer, her manager, could have given Charlie Chaplin, the world famous film ! comedian, sny provocation for havins jn fst fight with Mayer. MPdred Harris i hap!:n expressed great astonishment j at fan Diego today when f.l;e !earr"d : r.' the fls i-.-;: ff s in the lobby of the ll-tel Aiexandr'a. in this ci'y. ! The c.-median's wife was visibly distrevsd when he wss informed thst i Cbsplin had been worsted in the ori- ' counter and hor vf ral marks as a result of it which he might carry for j some days. ! "I know of r.o reason why there I shouH be trouble between Mr. Chaplin and Mr. Mayer," she said. "Mr. Mayer was my minasr an-i producer and I know him only in a j business way." she declared, i Chaplin -was tald to have received j a bruised nose and contusions of the , head In the bout with Mayer. In which the selver screen failed to 'save ,;im frcm a bad faU on the te(J n0 " WHITING CITY L SPECIAL TO THE TIMES WHITING. 1ST)., April 9 Tha city council at their regular meeting increased the salaries of the city firemen lo per cent to begin with April j 1. the members of the police dejjirtJ mert having- also received a 10 per rent 'ncrease which began on March 1. The other city employes having their salaries increased were as follow?: Park Superintendent, $2,310: Barn Fos-s. J1.650; Engineer Garbage Plant 51.980; Street Commissioner $2,liir; Engineer Sewage lumping Station, ?" cents per i-.our: Street laborers SO I cent i fiO c sper hour: Garbage cart .its p;-r hour-. rivers n m T T t DOCTOR'S HANDS .-Lc'f of an over-tajwcd throat and a geacral strain, the result cf his labors In the Interi Church World Movement tour, John D. Rockefeller. Jr.. placed himself under I he cars of a physician en bis arrival I in Chieagro today, and denied himself to j ail Interviews . A personal representative of Mr. Rockefelier declared that his condition would be restored to normal soon, and that it would no' interfere with a continuation of bis nork for the Inter-Church Movement. REPORT SALE OF REYNOLDS BUILDING It is reported that neaotiatins are beinsr cl.-sed today for the sale of the Keyno.as b'liidmg in Gary to a syndi- ( cate of Gary business men whose in- j tonCon it i.- to build two nvre stories 'n the pere nt stricture. The j:,y nolds building is one of Gary's bes knr-wn effice buildinss Don't throw ytrur pper wty without leading the want ad Fagi,

GOUNG

MEETING

HEALTH BOARD

QUARANTINES

MAN

'In Absence of City Pest House, Wm. Ready Is Confined to Room. Protests by Mrs. Mary Schuts. who operates a rooming house, at 152 State street, over the Orpheum theatre against tha use of one of her rooms for the care rif a small-pox case, proved unavailing and Dr. William A. Buchanan, secretary of the Board of Health quarantined. William Resdy, who Is one of Mrs. Schultz" roomers, felt sivk Tuesday and drotptd Into the office of Dr. K . S. Jcnes who immediately diagnosed the caae as miall-.pox and ordered the man home at once. He went back to his room and Dr. Jones called the secretary of the Board of Health. The sick man was Isolated in his room and a strict quarantine established. Mrs. Schuts objected to the presence of Ready had been a roomer there was would soon drive cut the other roomers . Dr. Buchanan held that In the absence cf a pest-house and tha fact that Reary had been a roomer there was nothing ele to d but allow him to remain where he, had been making his home. Ready is being cared for by Dr. Buchanan's assistants. This was the only maIl--pox case reported by physicians this week. There were a number of measles cases reported and unless people help to maintain the quarantine established on contagious diseases a. dangerous situ- i ation will arlee, according to the secretary of the Board of Health. T IS KILLED AT EAST CHICAGO Walter Reniszewski, Formerly of Gary, Meets Death At Hubbard Plant. Walter Reniszewski. 1 Verr.cn avc. E Chicsgo. was kll'ed yesterday as he ae making repairs on a sand mill at the Hubbard Steel Foundry plant. Renizewski was about forty vesr old and Itavos. a wife and four children, the ! oldest of which is sixten. He had been' working as a millwright at the Hubbard! for r.nli. . e.. .u j . .. . t -... . i.jvii(.iisf or;, ore inat time was employed at Gary. JLo has lived in East Oiicago for a ears. num. be r !U. S. TO TAKE AT PRESENT INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE? WASHINGTON. April 9. The United States will sit tight for the present. This was the view of officials her to day la connection with the apparent dif- j ferences between the French and the British over the French occupation of the German cities in the reutral rone. "There Is no statement I can malte with propriety at this time." Secretary cf State Colby fcaid this morning when asked for his view of the situation. Secretary Colby indicated that the ! United States will take tin m-tien .i'iil further facts are presented and a full and complete report is received from Ambassador Davis as to the English position and from Ambassador Wallace as to the French position. The president waa srupplied with news reports of the latest developments early this morning, but it was stated at the White House that be is not likely to make any official utterance. It was indicate!, however, that the president does not view tha differences between the English and French with great alarm a.nd this was s-enerally the opinion In rfficirl circles here. In well-informed circles the action of Great Britain did r.ot come with any great surprise for i Great Britain had previously gone on record as being in favor of permitting Germany to settle tha Ruhr Valley uprising by the use of forca if necessary. President Wilson Is fully expected to agree with the British viaw that enforcement of the treaty terms must be py aii or the allies and not by any I sir.g.e ration. Officials refused to accept the situation as an Anglo-French split and were j of the. opinion that it does not offer pos sibles of any grave crisis between the all. NOTED SPEAKER TO SPEAK IN GARY Harry Holmes, of the Australian T. M. C. A., and who is rons.dered one of the best .j-'Cakers in the Antipodes I ."'a..1 " ncuwiuiea i appear in ai meeting at the Y. M . C A. Frldav- ev- ! jtnmg. April i. Mr. H.-.imes win tell i of hi miraculous escape from a inrj pedoed boat and his manv- month's ex perience on the battle fronts r-f Belgium and Franca. Advertise in lAe Time?

Ml

NO ACTION

IT'S A VERY POOR PLAN

CHICAGO. April 8 Sever hand yoor wife a revolver while la the raids? of a family argument and dare her to shoot. Frank Brown, a onlou business agent, did so. Mrs. Broitn accepted the Invitation and her aim na good. Brown la dead. Rail Strike Is Spreading Bll.I,LTI.V INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE) I.T UMv. ITUI, April Rail road t broil bjIi out the Inter-mountain atntes are demoralized as a rrault of the nltrbnirn'a strike -which spread to Salt l.akr, Ogilrn nnd Pwntrllo. Two hundred and fifteen switfhinrn employed by the Oregon Short Line and Denver I H Grande went on strike here Inst nlarht. At Oarden l.0 men. employ, ed by (Kden I ni.in Itallroad went out. At Poratrllo. Idaho, between lOO arid 200 svtltchinen employed In the terminal yards of the Oregon Short Line walked out. HI "LI.KTIX INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVfCEl KA5X (111, M . April With approximately I.14M awltrhmea and remvnmtlU oat nnd engineers scheduled to take final netlon looklnjr fo a walkout of that craft, the strike situation aasumrd a atlll more serious aspect today. A meeting: of the shop men la also scheduled to be held today 1n determine what action will be taken on -sympathy-' strike. According to shopmen ofllrlnl aa majority of the shop men fator Joining the walkoot. BIMKTIV F:W YORK. April witch mm In some yarda of the w York Central i nnd w Ilnven railroads Joined the i 'outlaw" atrlke among rallrond workera today, extending the movement to include all of .New York's principal traffic arterien. The freight yarda at Jersey f'lty were eloaed eompfetely this mornlnc. although paftsenaer trarTio rnntinued aa nsual. The other roads itfferted were the Krle, I nrknwanna, Pennsylvania nnd Tet Shore. Reports enrly today Indirated that prohahly not more than 1.000 men were out . HI I.T.FTIV ' INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE ' TOriih K A April D I he Industrial Court l:iw will be Invoked npalnut ktriklng awtlehmen in Kansas. A statement to. this effect wns made hy Gov. Allen here today. sV s y . Gen. Hopkins Is now In Roaedale. where Kwltehinen. employed hy the St. T.onls nnd San Francisco road, walked out. BriIKTIV INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVTCE! ST. IOl'l, Mo. April l t. Iouls today wns In the throes of the most teriou rn!7rond Mrlke In years. Frela-ht nforcmrnt was practical!." at a standstill, with switchmen and yardi men variously estimated at rrom 4,250 to 10,000 Idle. I. R. Burllngame, snperintentlent of the ft louis Terminal Railroad, declared not more than 4f0 men werr out, but W. P. Doughty, secretary of the St. Iouls Ynrdmen's Association asserted 10,000 or more men had resigned and declared clerks nnd other claasea of railroad employes were preparing to Join the walkout. F.fforts were being made to mo- e Into the National Stork Yarda at East St. I.oula hundreds of head of live stock left stalled on alde-tracka In the I St. Louia district. DELEWARE BLASTS SUFFRAGE HOPES INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE i DOVER. Del.. April P. Hopes cf the suffragists that Deleware would be the thirtv-sivfb srt n i-tif,- tv., et - - - v .v.- ....... . ,1.-- lt.lHIO.li suffrage amendment were Maited todavj when eighteen members cf the lo-wer house signed a plodpe. to vote against ratification during this session. The pledge does not extend beyond the rrese.nt session. There are only thirty-five members of the lowea house. Latest Census Figures Out INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON, April Pr liminary population figures were announced today by the census, bureau as follows: Weoster. O. 1320 population, ?,:0; increase. 2.068 or "3.7 per cent. Qulncy. Mass. 1?20 population, 47.611; increase. 14 960 cr 45.0 per cent. Erewcr. Me. 1920 population, 6.06 4; increase, id i or i per cent. Lancaster. O. 1?C0 population. 1 4.706; increase. 1,613 cr 12.3 per cent. Wellsville. O. 1020 population, S.SOO; increase. 1.130 or 1 per cent. Milford. O. 1020 population, 1.525; iucrease. 204 cr 15.4 per cent. Bethel, O. population. 1.340: increase. IS? or 11.6 por cent. MONON HAS A SMALL WRECK fSPECIAL TO THE TIMUE1 ST. .1 OHN. Ind.. April 9. The Mon ti ra.iraii company nsil a final! wreck at St. John on Wednesday afternoon, near the H. P. Downey farm. Three freight cars were derailed and all north bound trains were detojred until Thursday . Try A Times Want Ad.

CLAIM 98

PER CENT OF New Organization Said to be 90 Per Cent .Strong; Conditions Brighten, Say R. R. Officials. That the newly organized Chicago Yardmen's Association now embraces S8 per cent, of the- yardmen empl-cyed by railroads in the Calumet district is the claim made officials of the union in Hammond today. Rapid progress is also being made in the organization of locals c-f the American Enginomen's Union with which former members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers are affiliating. "We nun- have 450 memterj in our local of the l'ardmen'a Association," said C. Fresh, president of Local S which has headquarters in Hammond. "There are three more locals in the CaXimet district," added Mr. Fresh, "and jou can Ague that we are now ii per cent, strong." "Rememfter though, w are not cm strike," said the union president. "Tou can say that we are on a tittle vacation or something like that, but we are not on a strike." Many men are new wearing th 'buttons- of the A. T. U. and organizers are working feverishly In the district. It is expected that enough will have affiliated soon so that regular meetings can be heid and officers elected. R. n. JIFA HOPF.Fl j Gradual brightening of conditions broright on by the walkout was re-lp:-rtd today from raiiroad official circles. No attem.pt is made by them to forecast how long it will take to bring conditions tack to normal again but they say that from the improvement shown tr-day. the baclone of the strike i. at least bginnTng to bend. The Illinois Central at Chieajfo, reported thirty-seven crews working thlc morning but. In many other yards enough men had ben mustered to handle some freight, generally the per'shable stuff only. The Erie has three more crews working tc-efay but the tranffer yards of the Calumet region have been making little effort to force the issue. s the storm broke in Chicago, which ptm remains the center of action, railroad officials are inclined tc fight out the battle in Chicaero and the roads having yards In the outlying districts are anaitir.g the out corne cf the fight. Through lines are brinsrlr.g men to the strike center from distant points on th!r systems to take over the work of the men who walked -ut and the rrotherhoods are doing the best they can to live up to their agreements with tne com-pames. As the I. H. B. has tie outside line to draw upon it a h't particularly hard "by the walkout and is merely biding its time vir.til the affair !s settled. One more crew was working on the I. IT. B. yards this morning than yesterday. Tne yardmen who walked out have been instructed by their leaders to "lay off" of the word "strike" Jn speaking of their present vnemp!oyrr.ent. They are f wee the word "e.u't" henceforth. It Is said this ?re--aurion wss taken in an effort to vade ! the Esch-Cummlns set which outlines the manner in which disagreements . 'bet-ween labor and employers shall be j adjusted . The meeting p!ace o the rJ,rdmeTi ; ' as teen changed a num'ber of times since the first of the week. Today they held their meetings !n Unity Hall but "beginning tomorrow they will s-seror-le n a store room at the corner of State and State Line streets In West Hammond. Numerous speeches are made sra the men are kept in touch with fh strike s'tuatlon in Chicago and other cities cf the cuirtrr by telej eraphic bulletins. Anr.o-.ircements I of r.ew walkouts are greeted with nuoh enthusiasm. The stories are recounted ef several delegations of railroad men. shipped here to break the strike, being met by representatives cf the strikers and "converted." It is said that many of the striken breaking out at other places are due to the missionary work of these converts who returned to their own homes and spread the gospel of the Chicago yardmen. One of the f.rst effects of the strike in Hammond hemes to "be noticed is the decrease in the sugar supply. Although trucks are bringing it Into the city from the big central warehouses it is said the supply is dwindling down and already the storea are placing the limits on purchases. A number had limited customers to two pounds yesterday and were e.xpectir.g to drop to one pound today. Shortage of ce-a.1 !s also looming end p'ants which are deepndant upon regular shipments of materials have slowed donn and are threatened with complete shutdown within a short, time . JOHN REED IS REPORTED SHOT INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! CHICAGO. April S. John Reed, a New .jih tiiii.;j. Known mrougnout ror Ins j authorship of radical propaganda, has ! ben shot and killed in Finland. Accord ing ?o a report received here todnv by Assistant State Atty. Henry F.ergcr. in last neru itoin Kced irr'. was t that he had been captuied by the Finns at Abo. Finland, while trying to make his escape from Russia with a quantity of eoviet literature. His indictment here w due to his affiliation with the Comtnun.st Labor party.

YARDMEN

RAILROAD

SERVICE

CfPLED "Big Bill" Haywood Wants To See Chicago Put Out of Business. 'BIG BILL' HAYWOOD HAPPY OVER IT riNTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE CHICAGO, April 3. Appeals of the old union chiefs to induce the strikers o return to work were futile. A meeting at which Samuel E. Heberling. International president of the Switchmen's Union of North Am'rica, made such a plea was typical. "This strike is illegal," declared Mr. Heberling. after a prolonged greeting of jeers and hisses. "Tou can't get away with it. Do you think you are bigger thin tha United States?" 'Tesn siouted his 500 harers 1c chorus. At several cf the meetings men known to be members of the I. W. W. addressed the strikers, and were loudly applauded. At one such meeting. John Krietz. a switchman, arose and urgod his fellows to return to work, was shot. He was spirited away before the police arrived. "That's great stuff," was the comment of "Big Eilll Haywood, head of the I. W. W., when told of the progress, of the strike. "The boys will keep it up until they get the country. My hope is that the strlka will put Chicago out of business. f INTERN ATION A L NEWS SERVICE CHICAGO, April 0. A nation-wide railroad strike developed from a threai into a fact today. Despite re-assuring reTrts from railroad official's and the heads of the brotherhoods that normal conditions are gradually being restored here . reports poured into Cliicsgo almost hourly of new additions to the strike In other cities, and., with twenty-six cities already affected, the trout-la assumed, t&Ucnal proportions. CHICAGO TEX CX1TOB. Realizing that Chicago is the heart of the trouble, the railroad ar.d brotherhood he-ads are e-oneentrating every effort to break the back of the strike here, feeling that if this can be accomplished the strikes ia clher cit;es will rapidly subslda. In the meantime, however, rallrcaj service throughout the country has been seriously crippled, with & Consequent serious effect on industry generally ami in some quarters wonderment is expressed that the government does noq take greedy fcad drastic steps to crush it. STEIXIM SZTZZX AT IT. Thus far tha only governmental action has been a proposal by Preside-1 Wilson If appoint a wage board to sett! the walk-out the suggestion sneered at by the strikers and the sending to Chicago of G. W. W. Hanger of the board of mediation and conciliation, who came here merely to maie a survey of tha situation and without authorization t offer government mediation. His lack of mediation rowers, it was explained, was due to the fact that the government does not intend to recognize the "outlaw ' unions to that eiter.t. TB.OM THI B&OTHXX.HOODS. The latest bulletin from the district chairman of the railroad brotherhoods, which are fighting for their very existence in their attempts to smasih tha strike, declares that "there ha been a noticeable, though slow, improvement" in the situation here, and continues: "Men drifted back to work in groups. Thursday and conditions in the district arrear to be wel in hand. On most cf the lines more switching crews wrc working Thursday than at any time since Sunday. In nearly every yard freight is moving, apparently at least nrty per cent. The strike is beginning to fade." These claims, of course, are met by loud guffaws from the strikers. Theclaim that not only have there been no desertions from their rajnks, but that their number is being sujrmr.ted hourly by deserters from the brotherhoods. They also deny that there is any movement ot freight in the yards. BOYS. PLEAD GUILTY TO THEFT SPECIAL TO THE TIMES CROWN POINT. IND., April 5 The trial of the "cigarette thieves" has been claiming the attention of the criminal court the latter part of this week, on Wednesday, John J. Conroy snd James Fayton plead guilty snd were sentenced to from 1 to 14 years in tho reformatory, disfranchisement for 3 years and $25 fine. The boys were paroled to David Boone, cf Hammond ami. Thomas Green, of Whitin. respectively. The trial of Thomas Murphy is being held on Thursdav an. I Friday. Murphv insists in his inno cence an dhis case is in the hands of Attys. Fred Crumpacker. of Hammond and Murphy of Indianapolis, a relative of the defendant. The boys stela 2 cartons of cigarettes from the Pe-n-usiivania in December