Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 255, Hammond, Lake County, 15 April 1920 — Page 1

TOE WEATHER

Read By All the People Who Want All the News r - i 1 t ' its ? " FOR I.m.VA honrn probable tonight utl Friday ii nd East purtlt-us Krldny . i nuruicr la Suutli tuultiUO culder uu DITESSATIOSAi HIWS FULL J.EASED WIRE SERVICE. On streets 4 niwiitmat. 3 per copy. Cellvored by carrier 1 mmmond and, Wt Hammond. bv per menu. OL. XIV, NO. 255. THURSDAY. APRIL 15, 1920. HAMMOND, INDIANA 1 f : fcl& TV JJ n -3 i v

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DEW STRIKE HftNDICAPS NPf YORK

HNTEtNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE' 1 KEW YORK. April 1o Just as New- ( York was beginning to breathe wi'rj i.vor th strike situation and It eonse-I quent endangerlnc of the city's f .o.i, itupplv a new peril ar.sc t.-dny n, th strike of f.irast"!'., chauffr ir, j porters and stabb-men who i j 5 a re part of Niv York's butter, egss j rhspso and poultry. rn!y a little mor than 1 "0n mn; j ar.- invoivi-d but they r fn ff ;e i. n ; i v j strongr to tie tu nii.v. nifi.ts of that; etas? of food. -Tli-w d-mimd increases i of $4 a tt(t, with a m 1 n i uimn of $;;;; and a maximum of $., a week ami: time and a half for o ertime. j Evidence that he srike of rnU-oad j workers, if not actually brought about! by ultra-radicals. at least is b-ing us-j eel by them to further their aims. waS( seen today in the a ppea r.incy of numnroua handbills ursine the men whoj sr out to remain on strike as a "partj of the crat class strus(;!'." ! Those dodgers advised trie workers) that they never Would pet anywhere j by following the "reactionary officers"! of their labor unions wVo "are fhej chief supporters of the w hole rottnn; system ol capitalism." ; "Sweep aside the traitors to t ne 1 working class In your own nrcanizntion." advised the dodger. 'Keej uj eut of the reactionary American M- j ' ration of T-ahor. Throw out the re-j actlonary betrayers of tte workers ( who hold fat jobs, live in comfort and j rail your demands for better things' 'illegal.' Make It one big union ofj railway men, fighting fL,r the workILL COST TAXPAYERS ' A PRETTY PENNY!. American Soldiers on Bhine Are Costing Over a Million Dollars a Day. ttNTrSHATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! WASHlXtiTUN". April 15 The Amrh an army i-w occupatb-n aloi.jr the Khine, Germany, consisting- of IS.'hi troops. Is costing- e"tout $L'HO.OOO a diy. Repv. Kahn. chairman of the house military affairs committee today c-!d the houf . While It was arransred that this expense should "be borne b- the Cnrm.in L-ovf rnnictit 1 fear that much of it will fall ultimately upon tne Amen- an 1 taxp-ayer. said Kniin. cnnany ha paid 433,000, on 1 marks an account, he taid. He expressed the 'ew also that the 1". S. would eet Jtttle by way of rf r a t t i en from Germany. FUNCIK MUST PAY DAMAGES Paul Punclk of Indiana Harbor must p y Joseph Klam $1801 damages, for runnJrur over htm with bis automobile last May on Columbia ave 8"coriiiiu to the verfhet ,,f th" jury which heard the suit In Room Z of th" Hammond .s-jp-erior court. Testimony of witnesses waa that -"utioik had been driving in n recle&s manner 'wh'ti be stru.-k Klam. who was riding a bicycle. According to -he ftyures submitted by the plaintiff, Klam'f actual damages amount.sl to a i t le over $l"f)a f,-.r medical attention and loss of time from lo work, but the jury ta.okcd rt the extra. Sfin to i '-mpensaid for pain and suff- r-ng which he endured. The jury brought m a c rr-hi.-t at 3 pVlo.;k y- sterrta y at'ler being cut abou twentv minutes, WHY POTATOES

COST SO MUCH;g.ary ST. R'Y CO. SUED!

INTERNATIONAL NEW5 SERVICE ' CTfCAOO, April I.". Widi d.-ar c l iaining unprecedented pri 1 ut.Urs here, claiming Ksr-i for and (opt. I he ra : i road strike qs responsible, i arload e-f "spuds" have been i n side tracks since Apri' Z in ord to 'jeep up the high trices, it, was di t hosed Iiere toclav . I he ,if.-.r ilciers Is under the 1 1 p of the loot. th-'in-HOW MANY DO YOU WANT? (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! CHTC .Vt i, A;. ril 1 :. Residents of Cl.Uago's "gftd c.-ast" the rast fash-.-i,avle section of the city, today of. f. ted to rent their mansions to out of t. ivn vlsit..-r.j daring the liepublican i t tiventii ti w eek at prices ranting, fu rn IT'VI lo $".i"."ii for the week. The lrehest rental. ?.,' d i s. t for the 1 . me of M' s. K. Hail M.-i -ormh-k. a ..... tety loit.-r. The full taf'" -f Mriants is Included m ail rental figures : t w n s i x p 1 a : n e. 1 . HAMMOND MAN HURT Henry Parker of Hammond r i-cived a siiglit cut over Iho eye yi.sii'trl.iy when ) - was struck by a Ford truck belongiiiu to the T-ln t Chi. -go park Ivard and i" i i v ert by T , o !.-.'. j f ;. i . - c :v i . i ; - m t . , - took (lark -r ' In-, ii -".-':: . ll i e w lo t-e !.. nci-iiei 1 1 . a ' mi ;i L end ;ui able to go home.

Mother Hurries to Die Before Son Pathetic Suicide in Chicago Hospital When a Mother Finds Boy Cannot Live.

I INTERNATIONAL NFWS SERVICE I rH!;o. April l. When Mrs. Tifujatiun Cayne arrived ;it. the bedside of lo" I little son today i:i a h '-tii'ii! where he had boon for several days a pneu mori ia ufi'ci'r, a ;ii;sician told her j'titiy her ly eould not live. " Will' tears streaming from her evt-s the mother knelt hesol- ' ie be.l anil sliTipcd hr arms beneath tl'o hoy's shoulders. "oh. don't g-o from tne. Leonard." fh sobbed. "Loti't you remembfr that story you like so well about Mi.ry's lamb you know 'Mary bad a htt le Iamb' oh. dear Jod. don't take my bny away from me V l'oit tlteie was no response. Th" boy lay still, breathing- heal'y. The moth- r left the room. The. e. was a crash of window glass. Atteiidatua pickt-tf ip her lifeless bofiy from the cutirt-yaril stories " b e low. Thirty minutes later Leonard jofned his mother and the father, Benjamin I'ayne, was left wrepins and aJone. LABOR PART! TO , 1ET lti GARY Instead of meeting- at East Chicago, as was at first planned, the Central! Labor Poriy of Lake County will path- ) er at the Labor headquarters at ;'H0 j Hroadway In (;ary instead. This derision was rn;;de at a log meeting held t h i s w e e k . ' j At the meeting- the subject of re-' organizine the Central Labor News. ; the official publication of that bodywas taken titi. A committee of clerks 1 mm the Iletail Clerk -Association al-j o appeared and told of a number ofj j merchants who are failing: to atode ! thy the closing houraureein-nt . The j new butcher agrei-ir.ent for a nine j nour nay ami one nail day ort a week was also endorsed. PERMIT LESSENS TTinM 5f (K)0 TO Slftf Yesterday a woman er.'ered the flee of building inspector Henry V ofthe city ball The foih.w -:ng is lia.t look jdace. 'Is this where I take out a building permit?'' she aslc d "Yes. what km1 of a bulldlnc are i you r..tns; lo erc- t and how much will I .t cas-7" - i I "We. are go-tne to p-at tm a rhl'koti i It W;! 1 s'-Jtorw-AoeoffCw Iytn"S.-f! p. It will cos Jifl.rton." j j '"What." exe'-irnrd t!;i thiinderj struck Vis as !i Jumped from his I chair. i j The woman p ,.) V..k"n Kns'ish ! ! and vtv little of that. ! cal'e.l i j upAn Leo Rueth ti translate the dio- ! io- and tinaliv jrariinH that she want rd to build a garage 1-lxllxS fee -ind j that the cost would be Jinn. She lives j on Henry street. Now V's Is try lugto flgti-e how a chicken c..,,p to cost; i SliCHiO w.'uld look a'on:-.-;d a Hx'lxS jerarage costing $lAt. PRESS UP IN PRICE TO 3 CENTS INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! DETP.OIT. M;eh April 15. The De troit F.-ee Press announced today that beginning Monday, April 19. its selling price would he increased to three rents a copy. The present price is two C.f tils . Sl"5FEND5 PlIU,irTION I INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE rt-tlt .. Apnl 15. The I i ! in Siaats. tie; only J' per In Chi "ago, su; rman morning paliended publn -atn-n toriav becaue nf the The rpanagemerit hop. nhta-.n sufto h tit. n.-ws paper ,"h.rtage. H to be able t print to re'-urno. put. ileal i"n In two we For injurie: tu re log and Hl-eet Car i whicl isflgtir included a. d f ace, suff e in Cary, M f rac-j ed in ichael: m o! i a rn t , ry ni n-xt triend. fieorge j M-irhardt. Iris browsrht suit for damages! against, th' t.lary Street Railway Co., the Hammond superior court. The ad ,-il-nt in -which lie. w a.s injur n ! re.-irioi S : n ih- r 2", 1 '!. v hen J Fifth av. car e-n which he , r.di cclhded wi'h n car at lhn hanan 1 Mrirbardt says his right leg and an; tig St. lie ! were fractured and that lu nn.se was i fattened so -that it is now unsightlyi ai d Interfeies wit bins breathing. He j risks for ShV'hO damages. McMajion I & Cor.ro .are his attorneys. F. E. STEPHENS HAS A NARROW ESCAPE f F. E. Stephens of Indiana Harbor had narrow escape from electrocution last evenmg wlon lir.-ii Line In reib'ie Iron & Mast 'hi -ago. the trolley w 1 C ke in front of heel Co. on Chic and s-tni., 1'ic of the the Homo ae.. 11 1 ' I C h 1 1 1 e ,ng. The of the in wh ich Mrs. Stephen. was d ri v wire struck t!o front. I'.t-id.-r ii.-. -htne but caused no damage. HAS PLENTY GASOLINE NOW: Paul Monrbead the Texaco man. git j in tli'-ee cars of ga-soiine yesterd,a i at. i C ' the S-Cell ie had d'-hived 7.V t'o-i s' r-",e er-d ' '-be s h:s cu -;..-,f r.- t - 1 i'P .gh In without

Anderson Sets Date For

His Court .Tudpe A. H. Anderson will come to H.Lmmond Ttosdav-. April - to preside at the ncular sprim? s slon nf th'l'tiled Stat, s dis!ri- t eunt. from the a mount of bu-ii-u ss i! I r b,'. now V be on hand his r-uu!red for ; i reeni-e v ' a w wk. s All of TieRia will be devoted b I t.i tura 1 iza tion matters. There are now , 15 p-t it ions for second papers on h'ind i !o he dts(M'So(j of by the I w ill bo t he bii.-M. st da v ( on rt. Tinthe session tor Judge Anoeif oi;. I Tho pc tit. jury has h- en called f-r 1 Wednesday, the second da. Four eases j -ire now at issue and have been set for i trial at this session. Sutnmonses for (thirty jurors from the mHlo-rii part of I the s'iite have beet, Issued. Two Hani-i j ntond men are mehid- d in this venire. I I i ney are jonn rtecuman aim . n. npl jyfr. i"rown Point was rinuii on for! ! 1 , m-- UViltfr f. llimn t.ero V liailev. ! i "harb.s K. Ulack South Ceud bi's atid other p.-!tt and Jaysix name in Nort 'raw ford, i the list ! i i Indiana ;. re rcprose-titi-d. M. 1. DUGGAN IS DEAD IN HOSPITAL Hammond People Shocked ! to Hear of Passing of i Respected Citizen. As a distinct shock to Hammond peo

ple came the annmtieetneiit today that j Wl'fll merriment ntnonjr the vncation-Mat'h'-w J. nugnan of 551 May I inr yardmen was aroused hv rdstrioi liatiimond had diod in the West Side f A'-y. Clyne's order to go back to work

liospital at t.'-hicago. His death came at i.tinie when it was -thought he was on the way to recovery. Matt lugga.n. who was for years n locomotive engineer on the 1. H. H. railroaj, was close to sixty year- old and enjoyed a wide acquaintance in Hammond and vicinity. lb- was taken ill last summer and since Angus- his case had ruzil physicians. Different treatments had been prescribed but withoirt favorable .results- Ktontlj.- lie aud ,Mrs. hPF n. went to Km Springs, hoping ! that a warmer o'ltra'o would be bete - fc-.ial but In returned after staying lays. , or.lv afew I Early this we. k Hit physicians at the j hospital decided hat tii'-y had a last i fc-und tlie i ause ot" his i lines'; and t heimprovement which ;i" t brought hope that they w bad shown e nt last on the. right track. However, he suffered a relapse and the cod c.-itoe sudd nly. ll i believed that heart, disease was r-!-ponsible for his dt ath. Mr. piit-KHti curie c a family of Inch iiileibvtuat .f tninmettt and he hints-if had nlw-;.s been known for his broad vision and sound judgment. He wns a s a h'p th" brother of the well-known Archbi tnigeaii, A mrtiber of yrars atro I 1 v, -is saddened w'm ii the only n of Mr. and Mrs. Thick m. a brilliant lad, of i tii-en y.-ars. dr-w ne.l w hile bathing J m the Little Calumet ri-.'-r near the' M. n.in bridge. The widow ai d a iiii:n-li.-r of rel'i t i-. ...s in ilijc.-.go sutvice. j No funeral arrangement In mad" as yet. been SITUATION MIXED fi CLEVELAND . INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! CLEVELAND. ".. April 1 .", While ; two lodge-! of t'.e Prot ,ierho..d of tlatlwaymen' were h- lding mass m- et1ngs Ik re today to consider returt.ini: j to work, pi epa rat hus were made by I official., c f the llii'ermak' r and Shoo; -.en's Fnion to sumd out sent ' mi- n f ; t B.ciii.g a mat's str'ke mox ett.ent r-icouc numbers of .1-ese organizations' t lit e i;ioitt the cet-intr.. Boilermak-j cr- am' Slionmc . ( '" I.inndale shops' c.f ' Pig Four v.'.i :.oh! a mass me.-t-. ! ;,g In fen days t Ho; a strike vote. A reprc- entaf tve t-f t'e Ou land J uisurgent" mi I'i-l'n 'n'c union i-i en-ro-,,te to Chicago today o deal with j the organization's demand to the new ' That the mi-mln-r.-liip of th ' rei). the J, luad I body is sertii.n growinsr rapidly was .f Frank . ' Rourkc, f the union today . MUCH EASIER SAID THAN IT'S DONE t INTERNATIONAL NEWS SEf WASHINGTON, April li.If El - i 1 li n i ti5tion of the "m.ddc -ed today by th" Fed ,is adv. -catra! trade wmttiission in a tep 't t made public on Its probe of the wholesale food market. The comniissii-n favors a dire, t move ment of food f run field and faoi-ory the table. It also condemns un necessary costs am i -sses in business as a deterrent to America's eompeti- ' tion for world ttaele. i "The weekly wage of un'-.n hil j I'M-- bo-ight. but 77 pi r cent as ' I" od as in If'! i." the ropott nn'.l. .or In ma. h TWO INJURED IN LABOR RIOT I INTERNATIONAL SCMKRSW ' ' 1 i" J 1. :ws service . It.. A,-.ri J :.. T w .iu-'d and ti rioting ik . -brc ak1 out em1 Shoe I ., i Otlle out f -u-n H. ff by ! o f a -niet) v. jio n them. d ;.tr.

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DIB YOU jHEAR THAT

THE Indian Harbor Tlt's "writ o liars" are doit'ST fs't work moving ir.-i,ht duririsr 'If' s'! ri eillKF K1TZ of West Ibvmtnond is setting "pig" tiotorii ty fr--.m coast to ovists these days. TH13 now Faxbrt stored Hohman st. are a great emh 'o lh iie-igliliorhood. n South ilihni'iii U.VRVET ;tSTl.IV is a Lowd-,, l.ai.kT atid thinks ths IlIinoKau the bes" of tht bunch. SAM rOSTLF.WArr and tt'm Sehloer are taking- a little whirl at jury service this week in the sniper ior court. "VIIENI-TVri;i; B. J. Steelman sees n wrestling match be fels the wronch m bin back. WAI-TER rraYRVLSKl has old his acoordTin Lizzie to Hernia, i "Winning in to friends. TTCF. noosters have Joined the Hammond County Club lti a body and will .. i ... t , l... , i .... , cui . .., ... v ,oo.,,, r'niation.y P. A. TARICHR of the Northern States i Life is backing' a combination that' h says Is tough to bent Johnson for president and the "Wtvlte Sx for the peimant. MAJOR-R. T. St 'HA A P. they say. is playing a wonderful game of golf as a. sea,son opener, but he stili has his old knack of losing his kale to his opponent. CII1FF XT LI got (,: miles an hour last night out of his pew fire "wagon, lb-member how proud you were of the red-topped loots'.' "Well, that's F.iily Nill these days. SEVERAL strings of trucks in the last few days have brought merchandise from Chicago to ILunrnonJ to load in freieht cars for shipment east in order j to avoid the tie-up in the transfer yards, t or quit their jobs. 'Why, we quit over a week ago," they say. (-,. R, ANDERSON", insurance asrent. ikes Johnsfin b'Maus' c.f his Interest in the soidlersj "He did his best to net the boys out of Siberia." says A ridersou. "The wet-dry issue? W hy. there's my one answer. J..F") tYOLF has contracted with a pefifessionaj pelf ,!. fr.r- six or more Vssons ill' "golf enoug'i anyway to j make him a slicker at it while Ht French Ilck and on his return, unless ) is too busy with -.thci- matters, he w ill take on all corners. E. A. HUBDKOF, Irstinuioe agent, has picked Cox of Ohio as the man fcr the presidential chair. ' H a man of the Henry Ford type and that's iho sort of man we want. He's opposed to Wat st. Y"es, 1 would rather support Ford 1" he would run. Anarchist? II.-';-nothing of t he kind. R. C. KENNEDY, attorney, with Ibach. ivit &. Stinson, feels like a dove in ai j each 's nest. He's the only Republican j in at. office full of P'tmocra'5. "(Jeperar i Wood is my choice." he says, "because 1 believe h'-'s capable of meeting emet-ci-ncy that might aribe m gov no rital affairs," j CF.'CRCE R. SHEERER, attorney, is cosmopolitan in the matter of presidentlal preferences. "I'm for Cox of Ohio i and Johnson," he sa.id. "I'd like to so,Johnson nominated at Chicago and Cox j at San Francisco Rut I fear that the . ! Democrats' chances of election are rathr slim." J. K. STIXS'N". attorney, Is another nan who states ins presidential preterence by prefacing his remarks with. w don't smile." Meaning that Thomas R. Marshal is a more serious possibility j than first appearances woiilei indicate, j "Tom Marshal! Indiana's best governor. : :,. toaster of states raft, un-adtilteratc 1 American, and a. wid' -awril-.. , su. ccs -fu 1 I la w y er. " .11 LH S TAl SSp;. constable Is anther man like Attorney (ireenwahl mid le, ,, -j i ey e to the fulure rlevi-Iopnunt i f the c"nlumet region. Say Taussig. "Low den should be nominated because he would mean much to the ndustria.l progress of our district. His interests in Pullman and the other industries would have considerable influence on winning special privilcee- for our busir s:;.-s." HF.NRY ItERRST. grecerv dep-if- ! ini'iit. Lion Store, hasn't any of tin ennui and bored air of son-e of bis fel- ! h w cra'rtsmen who disdain anything j;-.. triviaJ ? a presidential campaign, tl'- rtist h.-ul his choc at totigiic's end j ' 1 -al'Villet te." he snapped "and you '1 find 1 him more American t bun many of his I col b .agues. What ho 'Miiks he says and i. w hat he- says nr1- usually pretty level- ! loncbd thought-.. I am for LaFollet tC' t TfARLES T. CRt MI V' KEE. attori t.ey. ha no pre lore ncp pact, ularly. Any of tlie men runnins for the Republican i nomination suits me." he said, "but one. ! And he is Johnson. I'd change my party "f misfortune should a war Johnson the naminatior. He appeal? to class prejudic. -li" would stoop to anything to gain his end. And he's not a Republican or the .Wi.finn California votes which w.-nt to the Democrats ju i;lt would have be.-n cast for Hughes. ' j JOHN E. ITT.FERALD. Hammuid j hunker, felt about as acutely as any ; H-tnimondite th news of ;,,g. r i'. shii- ' 11 van's e--ith in Cincago biet nigh', l-'itz-1 -eetahl t n s c r illl inin !! - i I ii tl.e Int.. politician. "1 ii-.' Su'hv.-ie years ago when be was ganger at tin It. II. Si-'-ih-feldt dis'ilbrv ht 'iih-ago. and of which I was then sui'erintendent . X have attended the weddings i f all his sons and drt lighters'. Yes h w is t''.-. ablest of !c parte west of the Alb ghanies. And -. r. oc. rka hi ibing ahem him wr thai h m. rv . ari l, d i i.lge. v losing of an oluioxl. book was closed also." incident the

Railroad

Lose IVien A Charter Railway Officials SayLocal Strike Situation is Improving; Is also Denied. ' LO.'iT- One perfectly good charter: in JJrot he rliool of Tlai'road Trainmen, i ; issued to South Bay Ijodg 71. In-: formation will be gladly received by: ; officers of ,. of It. T. or Chicaso ' 1 Yardmen's Association, Local 3. ' S AVhen rue tubers of the Hammond loinl of C. Y. A. gathered at the T? . I cif It . T. hall on Monday evening In; ! what was expected to be their fare- j : well meeting in the old hulje. a crimp ' was fill in the ceremonies. It had j hem plannid, it is sabl to follow- the course c.f Chicago locals in repudiating the charter of the . 1 1 i lodee, ,ui when the meeting convened, it was found that ti e charter no lunaer adorned the walls. Members of the C. Y. A. ' ihir.k it was stole;,. Kema iriimi officers of the 11. of P.. T. say it was . cincelU-d and taken tip by the grand ' bulge. Anyhow the cjuestion or s present w-hereahoij t s is Interesting as j considerable money is Involved in the , , way of insurance and such. i I "The situation here is showing steady' : improvement." was the a n nou nceetn ru ' 1 made this morninc by 5. H. Hannaueri i vice president and general manager i (of the. I. H . P. railroad, relative to,' j tiie yardmen's strike. "A number ofj i our old men have returned to their i j jobs. Freight movement in our yards; is about tw-er.ty-flve per cent of norlinal. but the business is increasing j steadily." j I Reports received from the -various yards of th Chicago district from: whicn totals were compiled .--how-ed that the freight movement yesterday j for the citlre district was f.fty-six peri c at of normal. It is sajd that the K. J & V,. rsi'road had 170 awilch ' engines working yesterday. I Tuesday an order was posted by JZ . ' .1 . el- L. officials htaling that all em-j pi yes who were nt back at their places by noon today would lose tlo ir j seniority rights with the, company, j Many men have returned to work since ' th order was issued, it i.n said, and a marker! increase was snowr. tnis tnori'iny. It is utvierstooa that the I. It. 11. contemplates tahi -miliar action soon. ....... . ........ --.." ... - - - In the meantime the Hammond orI K-anljtation of yardmen is apparemiy ,-itting tiqht collectively in spite ot a i few reported desertions. A number "f the men while retaining their memi hersfiip in the Yardmen's Association i have been quietly locking around for I work in other lines ami many of them I are ni w working in plants or on conj structlon Jobs. It is a well known fact that the organization embraces a , higher percentage of men who are J .-killed in other lines of work than i any other branch of railroad workers. I The only trou'bie experienced row in ! getting: new jobs is the slowing down ! of industries line to the yardmen's ' wai kou t . LEG ON STARTS DRIVE TOflH An Intensive drive to n-ld lr.fift r.ames 'the membership roll of Hammond post No. 16. American legion, will he inaugurated tonight at a meeting of the gmnairres at the Chambcs of Commerce. Weekly "pep' and "g-ef acquaint, ed" meeting- w ill be 1kM every Thursday night untd th. full quoti of Ct'fn) me-mbers ha--- beep rounded up. Resolutions will be Introduc ed -net j. Moiling the jrovcrnment to lend greater iitid more prompt n.i-si stance to disahhd soldiers. The attitude of member of the post will be s.iitided.aiso on Iheir' preference for a cash bonus or suhstnnt .al loans for bom' building and busj- ! ii'-ss b'ol.lin.g. j A.-cordiiiK to Floyd Th Murray , prei- j deir of 1lie, !..-cal p-c-t. I he re nt least (iMMl eligible ex-service men in Ham-' tnopd. "We should be able to interest 1'fiftn of tlu-se nnn pi ibe Atpeiican I.'glon. If they- only km w what aJvan- : iags, beith social and fraternal, that may be had by Joining the legion 1 don't I think we would have any difficulty in' round fug up ;nr)fi." j Two new officers will take charge of their office-? tonight for the first time. I They- are: Vssistant to the Atllutanl, ' Long, and Finance Officer Joe Hi'sh. I r A new- feature cf the Legion will be- I j the- addition of a Ladies' auxiliary post. the charter for which has arrived f :-om i lud-ap-ipolis. ' ; WORK ON NEW CHAMPION ADDITION I Work will begin Monday on a $2f.. i addition to the plant of the Champion , i Auto Equipment Co.. corner Chhago: and Sheffield avenues and one of Ham- i mond's fastest growing indjstrits. The annex will double the number of employes and the out -put of the .auto bodies ma n uf :o t u r ing department. The "nnilding w 1 tioti with c he of fire proof const -uc-'ii'-r'-te roof nnd fio .ring. 'i.xlL'ii and one-story high. ; t ioti of the brick work, for which has been let. p. all construction will he w ners of the plant. Tlie ! be ready fo.- ix-eiipan-y Ii will he 1 ; V Itil toe e J tlie .-on; rac I Malt. !..--.in. doll- "to.- the s ! rue tt. re wi v-ccn !' da' s. According o O' t o Kne.erz.i r. pre.-- dent of the Cham.pion Auto Equipment Co.. the pew plant will he devoted to the -.lanufacftir.- of all new style- e.f aut le fi.es. i:u 'udtnir tie c.f special ! - ... and i n ' i . ; d ia ' i-a t ; e n - .

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bii.ihtiv international news service) softh i;kai."ii:i-;e, m a s s.. April 15 General Supt. P. A. Parinenter. of tlie. Slater and Morrill Slioe Factory here was shot and seriously wounded by live bandits this afternoon. Richard Yer-deli.-i., chauffeur and f tril. was k llled . The bandits made off with the. weekly payroll said to te,tal $ll'i,'"Mi. speeding away in a high powdered aulotnohile in the -.hrociin oi Uol. ni' i.i.irri v INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE V.'ASIUXcJTciN April l.j The dpartmert of justice has ordered widespread at rests of lead, is in the unauthorized railroad i-tiike in general orders issued to V . S . district attorn-v. Alt. v. Cen. ratine!announced late this a 1'le: noon . in i.i.in iv INI ERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE" KANSAS CITY, MO, April 1 ." A n ultimatum to "Outlaw'' switchmen to return to work on or before starting time of their regular shifts Saturday or suffer' the penalty was issued here today. III 1. 1. 1 IT IV (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE i Ml'SKflduX, MICH., April la Stevv'art Moon, jiromitotir. Muskegon Lumber man. aged 71, today killed his pi y.-ar old gra ndda tighter. Krma Moon, with an are. after golnfr to the yoi(i-ii and calling the child out.-ide the building. "I killed her because I I-.-.ed lo r" he told' officers. Ill I I.HTI V (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE; NKW OKLKANS. LA.. April !.".--Members of the "outlaw ' railroad organization, in a meeting, voted to return to work, thus ending the strike here. The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen g."ve t:,. inlaw untii p. rn . to return to w t . r k . REPORT SWITCHMEN'S STRIKE LOSES GROUND Strike Leaders Deny Brotherhood Statements With Indignation. f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 CI 1 1 c'A H , April 1.'.. Further evidences that the switchmen's strike is lesing- ground throughout the west wore apparent today. Reports from many trouble centers were that, the back-to-work movement among the strikers is paining and that the railroads were handling more freight than at any time since the walkout started. In '"hicago, switchmen or, tlie R.-ck I 'land lines and engineers and ff.niPii on the Pert Wayne and Pan Handle d!'. Islon of the Pennsylvania lines returned to work. The rn : 1 r'-ad manag ers declared that fully iiftv per rent f the switch engines in the Chicago' district arc operating. Tlie strike leaders denied statements by the brotherhood brads that the strike will end t"day. They likewise were Indignant over slateni'iits bvAtty. C.en. Palmer that the I. W, W. has been backing the serike. John ilrunaii. pi esident of the Ya'dmen's Association. declared Mr. Palmer's statement that he has beep deposed in favor of a "one big union'' radical lo be untrue. In view ff the betterment of the situation Ic-ally. U. S. D'st. Atty. riias. F. dyne ;9 maintaining a. "hands off" policy, while awaiting developments. ONLY TEN CENTS A POUND PROFIT 'INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICF1 NEW YORK. Apr:! IS. The first arrest on charges of protiteeirng on food products during the shortage caused by the railroad strike was male here t'-day when fc redal agents t -. k into custody M. J. Es-henbren::er. vicepresident of the firm of Lewi:;, Meats &- Co.. dealers in produce. He was charged w ith violating the Lever a t. The firm'" headquarters are jj, Hosion. The government' agents cha rged KM'henbronner with making a profit of ten cents a pound n butler f .id here smce the strike. Es-1. r ri ' , e n et- was arrested as he emerged from the. produce Exchange.. He u as h i: t ied to the fed. ral building . COUNTY W. C. T. U. INSTITUTE FRIDAY Mrs. Tda Mix of Ko'i.tin, Lid., state organizer of the Loyal T mperance. Legion Branch cf the W. C. T. 1 .. will hold a county institute in Hammond Friday. April lfith. at the borne of Mrs. J. A. Gavit. lf'19 Hy.-tlop phi.-.-. . There will b- an al'-day ,-on. beginning at nine in the morniag. A good program has been arranged for morning. aft-rioon and evening tue.digs and a cafeteria luncheon will be s- rt -d atj noon and --ix o"ei.., k. llvei ,.ne iuler-i e-tr-d in "le W. i" T. 1". :! k is urged! '. ,-iitii.d. ' l DEATH OF BABY SON j i Edward, the si y'.een - rn "tit hs-o id son of Mr and Mo.'r. L. Vandike. lio Sibley street. Hatnmend. rt d at '.ne e. 'clock Sundav morn. nig. ) "a n i -ra 1 S.lVe-.S Were lidd M 'I'lO . I f I C 1 U o U . ... o ...if,.'- '"- . 1 1 : i I i r I -- u n : e taking pcrl.-s .-nil bit; ml was ak Hill cemetery. J

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FIG1ALS . Thirty II. S. Marshals Round1 ing Up Switchmen Leaders In Chicago Today. CALLS PALMER A REAL LIAR r !t.'tRNAT!ONAL NEWS SERVICE PITTSBURGH!, Pa., April 15. "Atty. Gzn. Palmer Is a liar and I suspect that be knows be Is. His charges ag-alnst me, as reported In the newspapers today, are all buni." In these words, W. Z. roster, form, er secretary of the national commit, tee which conducted the steel strike several months ago, denied the charg-es alleged to bave been made by the department of justice tbat he was one of the prime movers in the present "outlaw" railroad strike, "I don't even know the fellows who are striking," eaid Poster. I ! m i.i.i:ti HICVf;0. ,.pr1l 13 The arrest of he lc.-tdrrn of the Switchmen' strike i lirrr w:i ordered today. Thirty dep. i litj I . S. niarMial are now rounding i them up. It was reported that they : would be charpteil with t ioltitlons f I the I, ever net . j Kcileral officials here acted after rec-eivitiii Atty. (ien. I'almer's report that the trlke -was backed by I. W . . Ill I.I.ETIV r INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! WASHIV-TOV. April J.T The department of jutice today refused to coimiifnt on report from t Mcbro that X' . S. marshals hnr been ordered to ::rreM strike Iraderx. Officials would neither confirm or deny reports that enteral order have grnne forward for iln arrest of traders all over the country. It wax Mated that the attorneytreneral might hae a Kiiilcnirnl Inter in the day as to bis planit. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEl CHICAGO, April lo The government struck at the heart of the nationwide switchmen's strike today by ai -resting thirty of the strike leaders in Chicago, the pivotal point of the strike throughout tlie country. Among those arrested were John (Irtitiau. president of the Yardmen s Association, and the chief figure ia tite national ttrike. AM of the strike leaders arrested w re charged with violations of the Leycr act. The arrests were made by Y. S. deputy marshals. No resistance was offered by the men when tin y were taken in custody and they were lushed to the federal building. Among the others arrested were Fred L. Schtiltz. vice chairman of th ' Fnited Enginemen's Association; Michael Ellgass, treasurer of the Un;; ed Enginemen's Association; Ma.rtn: .1 . Kenny, vice president of the Chicago Yardmen's Association. A. W. Cassady. temporary secretary of the Chicago Yardmen's Association; Joseph Scott, trustee of the Chicago Yardmen's Association and Win. Larrabelbtreasurer of the Chicago Yardmen.: Association . Some of the strike leaders were arrested at their homes, while others were taken into custody while directing strike meetings. One was arretted while in the middle of an aililu t : to the strikers. Catcalls were directed at tin- marshals but demonstrations were quick ly suppressed by the Cooler beaded among; the strikers. "We've never bucked the jroverniTunl. and we won't start now," sa'cl ilnmaii. when be surrendered. "We have no connection with the I. W. W. or the Communist party, and do no' countenance tluir method?. Tf I have to go to jail for what I've done, I'll go gladly." While the arrests were taking place the claim war mad at the headquarters of th- 1 1 rotherhoods that the strike had been shattered in tin. Chicago district. "The strikers are gradually returning to their jobs." wa.s the announcement of the Brotherhoods. "The government roundup of the strike leaner will send yard employes back in large numbers. The strike is shattered se, far as the local district in concerne d . Railroad officials backed the asse,-t-ons of the Brotherhood heads, aim reported that the m.-vemettt of freight, was rapidly nearing normal. At the s-ock yards it was reported that ail departments in all the big plants weie cperatlng, atul that 35,000 of the 4" -000 men forced out. because of tic strike were back at work. Edward A . Corriaan. head cf the engineers and firemen, who have been on strike, announced that all striking members of bis organization had repotted back for work on all the roads en'ering Chicago. WASHINGTON, April li American -ism and the railroad board were th two hopes held forth by government officials today for settlement of the nation-wide, railroad strikes. Atty. Gen. Palmer w.a.s expected that following his expose of evidence indicating that the present strikes are being fostered by the Commun-o-t Int.- rnat'onalc. there w'wild l,. ' i i ii to work today of workl Continued ot; page ttv )

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