Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 288, Hammond, Lake County, 24 May 1920 — Page 1

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EGUN Argument Before I. C. C. for More Revenues to Sustain Roads. 'INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE WAsHiXUTOX. My - The railroads today entered a rlea or a ' prompt and just" decision on their petition for rate increases that will produce more than $1,000,000,000 additional revenue, at formal hearing .pened today by the interstate comniTce commission. Howard Elliott, spokesman for the Association of 11a -.1 road Executives, presented the case f the carrier and laid before the commission a mass of data, showing the transpotration needs and necessity f r more revenue to sustain the ruaa. TUO PHESlCi QUESTIONS "IndT thr new act." Mr. Elliott said ."two very pressing questions are under consideration. One relates to the fair adjustment of wages for 2,r.in 000 or more men. who maintain, operate and manage the railroads. The other relates to fair compensation to the roads, so they will receive enough funds to pay these fair wages, all ether costs, taxes and such returns on t'.e properties as will induce the Individual investor to put part of his earnings each year into the transportation business. BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR The newly created labor board has jiow before it requests for increases m pay amounting to $100.000.000 a year. The Interstate Comm-erce Commission has ben given the power to fi"trmine the second great question which involves obtaining for the railroads f?r the service they render, not . lss than $1,017,000,000 of added revenues a year if the railroads are to be sustained. This latter sum is necessary to meet the present basis of wages .costs, interest and a sum for divider.ds and improvements, and does not include any part of the $1,000,000,000 a year now under consideration by the labor board. MAY BE TOO LOW The railroads bring- forth that the calculations of .the roads have been based upon a volume of business substantially equal to 1919. but it was sug gristed that even those estimates may f be too low. in view of the disturbed j Industrial and commercial conditions ' prevailing. Mr. Elliott, asserting that to insure the raildoas six per cent of the ! return on property investment of tho carriers in the thr big classification territories, increase in freight revenues will he neede das follows1 Eastern 30. 43 per cent; Southern, 30 ;j5 per cent: "Western 23.91 per cent. ' SAYS THEY CAN AFFORD IT Declaring that the price of transportation has not increased as much as the cost of producing it. Mr. Elliott said: "A people that has been able to ah-s'-rb $20,000,000,000 of Eiberty bonds ; in two years, carry on an active business of every kind, and increase deposits in savings banks from $4,997.ftrn.nr.n t0 $ 5.47 1 one. 000. can afford to put enough money into the transportation machine to make it adequate. 93 PERCENT FOR COUNTY "Lake county's total population increased 93 per cent In the last teji years according to census figures just made public. The population is given at 159.524. a gain of 77.060 since 1910. Practically all of this heavy increase is taken care of in the cities of North and Calumet townships. Census returns from clary. Hammond. East Chicago, "Whiting, frown 1'oint and Lowrll give a combined population of 141.This leaves a population of 18.039 outside of these cities whereas in 1910 the outside population was 15.691. a gain of only 2.34S. As Hobart and a number of small towns are still to be heard from the actual rural ga:n may be cut still more bringing out strikingly the depletion of manpower on the. farms due to the attraction of high factory wages. DEATH OF EAST ! CHICAGO WOMAN I Victoria Podkul. 31 yearst of age. wife of Anthoney Podkul of 5018 "Walsh avenue. East Chicago, died last night at St. Markaret's hospital. Hammond. Besides her husband. Mrs. Podkul leaves to mourn her, five children. - The funeral vtill be held from the Ft. Michael Polish National church of East Chicago. Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock. Interment will be held in St. Michael cemetery. EOIES PENROSE SERIOUSLY ILL PHIIVL'EEPHIA. Pa., May 24. The condition of Senator Poies Penrose, j who is seriously ill at his home here after suffering a relapse, was reported unchanged rariy today. Vie is confined to his home attended by Dr. Charles (F. Penrose, his brother. 1 r. Herbert B. Carpenter and It. Alfred Ctcngei. fcAre you reading The Times?

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POLICE PUT IN BUSY DAY As the merry month of May swings J to a close Chief Peter Austgen's men at Hammond Central station are kept .-n the ju'nip. During the past 24 hours few stories were told at police headquarters and the pinochle pack lay undisturbed. Fifteen gallons of whiskey were seized when Detectives Einiia and Singer and Officers Fandrei and King visited the residence at 150 Sheffield avenue, after police had gotten a tip that Adam Stanek, 109 Dearborn street, was up to his old tricks, the same for which recently he did ' time." THE BOYS WtllK HISY Along with Stanck. police arrested ( John Gabrys, charged with operating a blind pig. The boys, who had been whooping it up for some time indulging in a continuous revelry brought about through libations of liquor imported by the wagon load, were gathered in a back room when Einslie knocked at the door. The deteciivea were held at bay until Einshe succeeded in clubbing a vicious bull dog. Police believe they have a line on some of the conspirators in the "million dollar liquor ring" which has been agitating the Chicago police department for 3ome time. SAID HE MAS HELD IT "While the rf.id was still in progress the quiet cf -police headquarters was broken as an automobile screeched to a sudden stop outride the door. In rushed John Weber. 445 Summer street, with " I've beer robbed." Captain Rim. bach looked him over then said "Proceed." "It was like this." began Weber, and blushed slightly as he said, "we were out in our car, she and I. you know, and we had reached a point on Madison avenue, just south of Saxony avenue, when suddenly a small black Dodge car loomed tip. from behind, sra-ung round in front of us, and five masked men jumped out. They forced me to get out and shell over a gold watch, bearing my initials. J. C. W., and $30 in cash. I got back into the car and here we are." "Wer tbe men armed?" asked Captain Rimbach. "Yes." said Weber, "each of them had a revolver and whn the thing was over they drove south." LEFT HER POCKETBOOK The phone in the police station rang. "Yes. this is 13. Hammond police station," answered Night Sergeant Kunz. "My. rny what an unlucky number." came over the wire, "say this is J. W. rhilph. 1S1 Michigan avenue. This afternoon my wife, she went out to a neighbors and left a pockeibook with t2'i in it lying on the table. When she came ba'-k the pocket book and money was gone, ran you bet it? Nn, she didn't mislay it and T a:n t seen any tramps around and the kids didn't take it. Ain't it some mystery how money disappears these day?? Goodbv." JIDfiE KI.OTZ IN ACTION Things were almost qui", again when the auto patrol returned from a hurry. -up call and Officer bu" .daggered into the station with a young cyclone under his arm. This," says Elite, "is the original bad man. Bill Hart could take lessons from our friend here. R. I. Molntyre". of Cinc mnati." It developed that Molntyre had entered the C. fc O. round house waving a. sun and threatening to shoot up the pis He almost succeeded when h" was over powered. This morning in the City court Judge Klotz fined him tfO and costs for carrying concealed w eapons. FREE-FOR-ALL FICIIT The phone rang again. It was a bfx cp.11. "Send the wag-n. qui-k." says Officer Rockier on the other 'nd. When the patrol returned it brought in Paul Croak, aged 26 years. 76 Sinley street. Paul and some 20 other young bloods had been engaging in a free-for-all fight at the corner of Sibley and Oakley streets. It was another gang feud. Paul will be arjaigned tomorrow morning in the Oily court on a charge of disorderly cond"ict. In their spare rr.oment? the police discussed an accident whuh happened earlier in the evening and whi'h will deprive a hcky-poky man of his liveli. ho-od. WHAT HAPPENED TO TOM Tom Simingis. an elderly Greek, parked his little push-cart containing peanuts, pop corn, candies and ice creams, in front of the Majestic hotel on Hohman street. In front of him stood a tig car belonging to. Otto Dietrich ,209 Truman street. The big car shielded the little yellow push-cart from the chilling wind;", which began to blow, in from the lake. Tom was tired after a hard day traveling the streets. He sat down behind his little wagon. Someone got into the auto ahead. There was a whirr, a e-rind and the car shot backwards. Tom was dashed "beneath one of the wheels of his cart as it passed over him. His wagon was smashed and all the delicacies that entice the tooth of youth were sent flying about the street. Tom was badly injured, but managed to get to his room in the Maine hotel, DOCTORS. DID YOl ! The talk in the station dwindled. The telephone rang asrain. "This is Officer H.rlbcck at Uobrrtsdale. Thieves tried to get into the home of John i DynhecVt at 523 119th street, about an hvir ago. at 3:30. a. m. Dynbeck heard j them scraping at the window. He got bis revolver and fired three shot", through the sash. On the sidewalk I trailed MOi-d spots for several blocks f.oni the bouse. If the robbers were badly wounded they would probably visit a p'lysioan." "Whit'rg and Ha'mmond physicians have ben notified lo he on the look-

Boy Scout Loses Life On The Rail

A sad tragedy took place on Saturday night when while crossing the. Michigan Central track on Columbia avenue. Hammond, Edwin Jacob liuUnor. tho 14-yoar-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Huttner, of 490 Michigan avenue, was instantly killed when struck by the "Herdy" train. It is claimed that Edwin, who was on his way homo about 7:20 o'clock Saturday night, had passed in front of a slow moving freight train going oaM and was watching it. when he walked directly in the path of the passenger train, which was westbound. The train which is used to carryworkmen from the Gibson yards to Hammond find Blue Island, hit the boy. throwing him beneath the wheels and cutting him in two. Edwin was a pupil of the Hammond high school, where he was well liked by both teachers and pupils. He was also a member of the Hoy Scouts and one of the most popular boys in his t roop. The' funeral was hold this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the homo, then from the First Baptist church at 2:30 o'clock, end was in charge of Undertaker Burns. The deceased leaves to mourn him "besides his parents, one sister Miran. and one brother. Horace. He. aa a nephew of "Tiarles Green of 4 "Warren street. The members of the train crew axe A. A. Stutsman. 453 May street: J. J. Evans. 339 "Wood street, and G. D. Carroll, 479 Bauer street. mm 10 ADVANCE ' TO CUSS 2 Mayor Dan Brown will rrobably preside at his last session of the Hurirr.ond city council next Tuesday evening, for it is planed to advance Hammond to the second classification at the meeting. The only administrative changes of importance will be the establishment of a park board and the election of a president of the council to fill the chair now held by the mayor. Two of the members of the park board will be democrats and two republicans. As they serve without pay it is not anticipated that there will b- a scramble for the offices. Much speculation-is "heard as" to -who will be the lucky alderman to pull down the job of president. He will draw no more pay than the other members, "but the authority of the job will be attractive. The fact that the president will not be expected to d much talking may xeep several of the .ildormen from seeking the position. There will also be slight advances in the salaries of the mayor and several other city offi ia Is. "but on the whole the government of the city in the second ciass will be but .-iightly different from ns present status. Another important matter to come before next week's council meeting will be 'he appointment of a member of the r"ard of education to succeed J. D. Bruscl. whose term expires Jure l. The r.ew appointee must he a democrat. I.ittle is being heard regarding the possible choice of the council. If any plans have be'-n paid they sr being kept secret, to be sprung at the meeting. The board has over a million dollars' worth of building to do nt once, so it is conceded that a man of ability should be selected to assist Dr. G. I,. Smith and Attorney E. E. Bomberger, the two other members. OBREGON WANTS TO BE GOOD WASHINGTON. May 24 On. ObreKon. leader of the Mexican revolution, has made overtures to President "Wilson. I'Ouis Morons. Mexican labor leader, and an agent of the revolutionists he-e. today presented to Secretary Tumulty a message from Gen. Obregon to Pre." dent Wilson. Gen. Obrrgon's message Assured the president of the desire of the new government in Mexico to maintain, friendly relations with the TT. s. and emphatically stated that the revolutionists had nothing to do with the killing of President Carranza. WANT SALOONS BACK AGAIN 1.A PORTE. Ind.. May 24. "Good Fellows of America." have enrolled more than 10.00 members for the restoration of the saloon in the U. S. through a chain post card system, it became known today. A speaking campaign will follow a state-wide drive for membership. Tbe organization, it is understood, is political in the sense that only avowed "wet" candidates for congress and legislature will be supported. Headquarters of the "ood Fe'.lcws" is in Sioux City. Iowa. out f.-r one or more punctured crooks. FOR DRIVING A TRICK Just to make the day complete Tony Naieapa rushed into the station this morning to say that his pool room at 573 Morton avenue, had been entered and $20 worth of merchandise taken. The thieves got in through a rear trarwom. And to show that there is no discrimination. Mat Keeler, son of J. V. Keeler, city alderman, was picked up for driving a truck over Calumet boulevard Keeler lives at 419 Ash street and will be impressed tomorrow morning in the City court with the civic responsibility of prctrving Hammond's only boulevard.

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VACATION' STAGE PARADE Mass Meeting at Harrison Park Attended by Strikres From Entire District Predictions th.i' other railway craftsmen would leave their work this week and join the switchmen in the region who are now on vacation and that Wednesday may not fijid a wheel turning in the Calumet region were freely made by speakers at the mass meeting of the Chicago Yardmen's assc-ciation which were held in Hammond and West Hammond yesterday. - The constitution of the' yardmen as drawn up at Chicago limited membership to switchmen only, but changes are being made o that every railway worker may affiliate. It is planned to expand the original organization into one large railway union with departments for the different craft3. Representatives from the east have been here studying the Chicago scheme and it is believe litat it wi'l spread to all parts of the country. With a brass 1 ind and a saxophone band, over 400 switchmen of tho Calumet region marched in a long parade through the strc ts of Hammond yesterday to Harrison park, where an open air meeting was held. Heading the jvarade were twentj former service men tn uniform. One speaker .said that 92 per cent of the rrambcrship of the organization was in the army during the war. Probably a dozen automobiles tilled with men and women brought up the rear and there was one large truck crowded with children of the marchers. Speakers were on hand from Gary, Chicago. Kansas City and Xcw York. All of the speeches were more or less of an instructive nature, informing the men of the progress which had been made in organizing in othr cities: the success of the railroads in handling cars during their absence, and progress being made by the wage board. Grand lodge officers of the old brotherhoods were roundly scored by the speakers. They are of the opinion that the wage board will realize the futility of leaving th C. Y. A out of consideration in the rresent crisis and will summon th4 switchmen's representatives before them this week. The point ia emha?ized thmrt.tneC J. A- will not ask tor be heai'W but will e Invited.' The men, it was asserted, will be back on the footboards within' fixe hours aXtr the C. Y. A. is recognized and the agreement signed. The majority of the speeches were of a quiet tenor, but occasional bot shots were loudly applauded. The men have insisted all along upon the exclusion of anything which might smack of I. W. W. or radicalism. Several of the speakers, however, could not rrfrain from advocating the realese of Eugene v. Debs, "the greatest railroad leader of them all." and this seomed to strike a responsive chord with the crowd. The meeting at Kosciuszko hall in West Hammond in the evening was an rnthuiastic effair at which about 400 were present. FOODSTUFFS BY JOHN" V. DEEA.VEY. ISTAFF CORRESPONDFNT I. N. SERVICE CHICAGO. May 24. One billion dollars' worth of food reposes in the cold and dry storage warehouses, cm the railroad tracks and in other secret places in Chicago. Food speculators are reaping a financialy harvest, the public in general is being excited over the possibility of a famine, and in the meantime dealers handling food are sending forth propaganda indicating a shortage of suear, 'ggi and other commodities. The Internaiionp.1 News Service, and lite Chicago Evening American .after a thorough investigation by a staff of reporters, herewith present for the first time a detailed account of thn food situation in Chicago, one of the nation's main food centers. f This investigation shows there is unconscionable speculation in foodstuffs, especially sugar, making the non-productive brokers rich at the expense of the. consumer. CASE APPEALED TO SUPERIOR COURT Not satisfied with the way the suit turned out in the City court of Whiting. J. Krause & Co.. defendants, have filed an appeal in the Hammond superior court in the damage suit brought against them by Joseph Violit and Michael Harr. Violit and Harr -rdered fixtures for a recreation parlor from Krause & Co. They say that when eight settees arrived they were of varying sizes instead of uniform as ordered. The quality of the upholstering was also said to be inferior. The opening of the recreation parlor was delayed and for that reason the plaintiffs asked for $500 damages. C. Dwye: sitting as special judge, awarded them $172, where upon the defendants took the appeal. Times news ser ire Is the best that money can buy and honest effort can furnish.

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Chicago Taking on Convention Aspect With Two Hundred Th ousand Trying to Get Into Coliseum, Hotel Rate Begin to Climb Day by Day,

BY GEORGE R. HOLMES f STAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERVICE1 CHICAGO. May 24 Two weeks from today a veritable avalanche of humanity will pour into Chicago, swamping hotels, rooming houses and private domiciles. Two weks from tomorrow the temporary chairman of the republican national convention yet to be selected will bang his gavel and start what promises to be a most bitterly fought nominating convention in years. Already the committee on arrangements is faced with an unprecedented situation. Despite the increased seating space provided in the historic Coliseum, there are toiay 20 applicants for every scat in the galleries. And the number grows hourly. Previous conventions have seated Monon Caboose Fired On According to report an attack was made early this morring on a Motion freight train as it passed Harrison park. Seven shots were fired from a closed automobile as it swerved Into a road that skirts the west boundry of the park. The bullets shattered windows in the caboose and slightly injured one of the switchmen, it is alleged. The train was traveling south and had almost passed the park when a heavy, black automobile spurted alongside, where the Monon tracks parallel the road. Someone in the back of the automobile lifted a side curtain and a moment later seven shots rattled into the caboose. Whether this is the first outbreak between striking switchmen and strike breakers has not developed. At the headquarters of strikers in "West Hammond the report of the trouble was scoffed at. Officials of the striking switchmen denied that the attack' was made by strikers. "It wa a personal .squabble, probably." was the sentiment expressed. No trace of the antomobile could be found. - L Net Gain of 2,624 School Children in Lake County This Year SFEOtAt. To The Times 1 CROWN POINT. IND.. May 24 The school enumeration of Bake county for this year as collected by K. H .. Heighway. county superintendent of schools pj-caents some interesting figures and shows that nearly every farm ing community shows a loss while the towns and cities show gain. It is an indication of the away-from-the-farm movement. The largest gain is recorded by Gary witti 1.311. East Chicago second with 632 and H.immond next with 367. The figurues are as follows : Calumuet Township.. 265 gain 11 Cedar Creek Twp 409 loss 8 Center Township .. 300 gain 14 Eagle Creek Twp. .. 21?. loss 18 Hanover Tw p 301 loss 52 Hobart Twp '. 17 ga:n 7 North Township .... 26 gain 26 Ross Township 437 loss 30 St. John Twp 3S7 loss 45 West Creek Twp. .. 427 loss Winrield Township .. 2SS loss 11 East Gary 262 gain 29 Griffith 206 loss 11 Hessville 517 gain 77 Highland 209 gain 26 Hobart S7 gain "9 Lowell n?5 loss 19 Munster 177 loss 11 New Chicago 12S gain 14 Schererville 3 fin loss 3 Crown Point 839 gain 66 East Chicago 9,736 gain 632 Gary 13.447 gain 1,311 Hammond 9.692 gain 367 Whiting 2,888 gain 205 Total 42.448 . Net gain for the county. 2.624. JERRY NEARLY GOT PINCHED Jerry O'N'eil stopped near the four corners in East Chicago yesterday to get a coca cola and while the refreshing elixir was trickling down his dustythroat, about a hundred and fifty natives gathered around his Stanley sleamer. some one having lifted up the hood. While the crowd was trying to figure out where Jerry got that motor which Sfomewhat resembled a lard rendering kettle, so quiet and so quick in action. Mr. Copper on the corner says: "You're pinched for blocking the traffic." Pinch yourseeif," says Jerry, "Get this crowd out of the way and I'll step 01 the steam." And Jerry didnt lose any time getting off either, he says. "The gentleman in the uniform was of Polish extraction." states Jerry, "and I fully expected to hear him ."ay; Tell your troubles to de judge.'" Don't Mow your paper away without reading the. want ad page.

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slightly 'more than 12.000 people. It w-as then estimated ahtt not another soul could be squeezed into the building. But the committee did the miraculous and added more than 1.000 seats this year, realizing that interest in the convention this year is greater than in years. Today the committee was about ready to throw up its hands. There are accommodations for 13.250 people. And there are to date nearly 200,000 P'p!e trying to get them. Already Chicago is taking on a convention aspect. The ordinary hotel room which rented several days ago for $3.50. has crept up to to flat. It will keep on creeping until just before the avalanche descends. Then it w"iil break into a sprint.

Carranza Murdered In Sleep Train Bringing His BodyBack to Mexico City Also is Wrecked MEXICO CITY, May 23 (night) The special train bearing the body of Venustiano Carranza to this city from the scene of his violent death, was wrecked today near Huauchinango and its arrival delayed. Gen. Francisco Murguia. commander of Carranza's bodyguard, who it now appears, put up a stiff fight against the assassin band under Bodo'.fo Merrero. is being brought to this city under military escort. All theaters in Mexico City were closed today out of respect for the late president, and the flags on the American embassy and other foreign embassies and legations are at half mast. Bate advices to Gen. O'oregon's headquarters stated that only one other person in the Carranza party was killed in addition to the late president. Gen? Pascual Morales y MoHna. Both were slain their sleep. Official information indicates that Herrero was inspired by revenge. His I father was recently executed by orders of Carranza and Minister Luis r-ab-rera. Herrero with a guerilla band, joined the Carranza party at Patla, in the mountains, offered to escort them as an advanced guard. After the attack Herrero is said To have taken sixty men from the Carranzista party with him when he fled. Their fate is unknown . Among these prisoners is said to be Mario Mendez. former director of government telegraph lines. The treacherous assassination of Carranza was the chief topic of conversation among the officials gathered here for the election of a provisional president today. The members of the diplomatic corps planned to welcome the body of the illfated president at the railway station. Among the late arrivals from the north is Gen. P. Elias Calles, leader of the revolutionary forces in Sonora. AMETEUR SLEUTHS TRAP YOUNG THIEVES C. 1. Creasbaum, $27 Maywood avenue, Hammond, and Charles Rochler. 1191 Myrtle avenue. Whiting, last night rounded up the gang of four boys which had been causing the police and automobile owners of Indiana Harbor much trouble during the past few weeks. AH are around the age of sixteen or seventeen years and have been stealing automobiles for rides until they ran into something or the gasoline ran out. Oreasbaum and liochler were visiting friends at 13Sth and Fir streets. Indiana Harbor, and had left their machines outside. When they o-amo out they found that some one had tried to steral Rochler's machine and had cut some wires on Creasbaum's machine. Rochler's machine was equipped with a steering wheel lock and the boys ran into the curb, causing some damage to the machine. The two got into the other machine and drove to Michigan avenue and Dickey Place, where they were informed that four boys were driving toward Whiting in a Ford without lights. A chase followed and when the boys sawthat they were followed they deserted the Ford and ran. One. took the tracks toward Whiting and was caught by Creasbaum, who drove ahead to the next crossing. The owner of the Ford has not yet been found. Steve Bosack. who was caught by Creasbaum, confessed to the theft and implicated Frank Mauger, Joe Halavinski, and another whose name he does not know. ADAM GERLACH SINKING FAST ,CT:OWN POINT. Ind.. May 24 The members of the Adam Geilach family were notified on Saturday of the serious illness of their father at Camp Walton. Florida, and were urged to come at once as he was sinking ta.it. Ed'vard. PhilPp and Eillian Gerlach. his children and John Gerlach. a fired into Mr. Hoyne'st residence in an in :he hopt-s if reaching there before he passed nay, Mr. G"rla' li Is an old resident f this commun'P. but for ine past few ye.ti-s has spent iiia winters in Florida.

CHICAGO. May 24 It will be. about as easy for a rich man to get mio heaven as it will be for an Indiana man to get into the republican national convention. Indiana will have 271 seats out of a total of 13.289. Of the 71 the thirty delegates will receive two each, and the thirty alternates one each. This leaves 181 to be distributed br James A. Hemenway. of Eoonville. na tional committeeman" for Indiana. ILLINOIS HAS THE PICKING Illinois will fare best in the matter of seats. The Chicago committer on national convention will receive 2,500 and the state of Illinois aboMt 600. or a total of about 3,100, not fai from one-fourth of all the seats. Indiana delegates to the republican national convention, which meets in the Coliseum, June 8, will be with:n good hearing .distance .f the speakers' platform. Indiana has the thirteenth choice of seats. 13 DltAW INDIANA'S Names of states and territories on slips of paper were put in a box. shaken up and drawn out by Chesley Searcy, chairman of the Kentucky state committee, and Lafayette Gleason. of New York, who will be secretary of the national convention. The thirteenth draw was Indiana. 'Whether No. 13 carries ill luck with it may depend on the delegates themselves. The order of choice of seai.s for delegations, as a result of drawing by lot, follows: Connecticut, 'l, Arkansas .2: North Dakota. 3: Colorado. 4; Virginia, 5; California. H . Kansas. 7; New York. 8; Pennsylvania. 5; Ohio, 10; Delaware. 11 Ma -sachusetts. 12; Indiana. 13; Kentucky, 13; Mississippi. 13; Illinois, 16; Washington, .7. and so, on. ending with METHOD OF TICKET DISTKIBITIO.V Persons entitled to tickets will be notified by -letter and they will te. directed to present their letters to the national committeeman of their state when he reaches Chicago. The national committeemen will fill out and issue the tickets of admission. "Things will be different this yea. from what they were in past national conventions," says Mr. Henlev. "In the past methods were rather slipshod. This year all tickets will be issued to the national committeemen of the states and distributed by them. All orders of admission will be filled out by the national committeemen. "There is not going to be any underground railroad method of getting into the convention this year. In past it has been customary for doorkeepers to admit friends from their states. Persons would sometimes get in on badges, then send the badges out to serve to admit more persons MIST HAVE A TICKET "This year nobody gets in Vuhout a ticket, and this applies to ser-Seants-at-arras and doorkeepers as well as anybody else. it's so hard to get a ticket that we believe the holders of tickets should be protected against underground railroad methods . " The national comnutte decided not to have dookeepers and seargeants-at-arms chosen through political pulls this year. Soldiers are to have charge under command of Major General James A. Ryan, who led the column into Mexico in pursuit of Villa and who was with General Pershing in France. Mr. Henley says General Rvan consented to take charge on the understanding that the men under him would be subject to no other authority. Mr. Henley says he regrets tha: it will be impossible to provide seats for ail the republican editors of Indiana who have recently applied. IVDIANA EDITORIAL SITPATIO The former Indiana secretary says he sent a letter out to the IndL-rra editors weeks ago teiling tem to apply for seats not ater than April 20. but many applications have come in since that time. The best chance for such applicants is that some persons of Indiana for whom seats have been assigned will not come to Chicago. In that event Mr. Hemenwai' may have a few- for later distribution. Eetters making assignment rf seats may be presented June 5 at the Congress hotel to the national committeeman, who will in turn issue tickets of admission.

GAS OFFICIAL LEAVES N. I MEETING Morse DellPlain, vice presidrn Northern Indiana Gas and Electr, company, left yesterday for New York city where he will attend a conferer.cof representatives of eleven hundred gas companies throughout the United States on Wednesday, May 26, to discuss ways and means of meeting thn great emeregency resulting from the present shortage and threatened fani ine in oil and coal throughout the country. So acute has the situation grown ir. many localities that manufacturers f gas are face to face today witii the proposition of closing down their plants unless they can Immediately obtain oil and coal. Statistics show that many miiliops of families depend entirely upun gis for cooking. It would be impossih'e in the case of any discontinuance of gas service to provide quickly enough other means of cooking, to ward off actual drprivati'-n. It should be especially noted that this creat emersroncy effects vltail v the living conditions of 43.0O,pi0 in every st;nn r.nd every community of the entire country.

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