Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 297, Hammond, Lake County, 4 June 1920 — Page 1

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Reservationists and Irreconcilables Fighting For The Lead BULLETIN 'INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! CHICAGO, June 4 With the nnttle login "o wmpromW Senator Hiram Johniwm Trill lend the entire senate trroup of irrrconotlablr,." on the floor of the republican roufnilon in a apeetarnlar fight against the Wilson league of nations, it was disclosed here today. The Split is expected to he the greatest platform combat in the history of the party and may result In splitting the ti. O. P. Smashing at the fence straddling the plank which Senator James K. Watson will bring to Chicago, Field Marshal Johnson will direct the "Irreconcilahlrs" in a drive to cast into the dump heap all "pussyfooting measures affecting the league, and to force the republican party o riiet into its platform a plank committing the party to definite .unalterable opposition to the Wilsoniaa -world brotherhood idea. If the battle goes to such a point that It beoomea necessary. Senator Johnson will appear personally on the floor of the convention to launch a final drive with the objective of ripping the league f nations to smithereens. BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS STAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERVICEl CHICAGO, June 4 A bitter fight on the outcome of which to a large tent, hinges the republican nomantin for the presidency, looms ahead of. the resolutions committee when it tackles the leagrue of nations plank here next week. Hiram Johnson has laid down the law and pounded the table with his fist to SI N'ATOR HENRY CABOT I.OrGE of Massachusetts, "the, scholar in politics," will deliver the; key .ote speech at the opening of; the G. O. P. convention, emphasize his point: He will accept m straddling of the Issue If he can help it. And with Senator Wm. E. Borah, of Idaho, due here today from "Washington, as his fighting lieutenant on the committee, something memorable in the way of a scrap Is considered certain. lodge: heads the other Two well-defined factions have formed within the ranks of the G. O. P. and both are strongly represented b're. First comes the group of "reservationists." of the school of Henry Ca(Continued on page six. HEW CHARGES OF DELEGATE CORRUPTION "INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEl CHICAGO. June 4. Sensational charges invoking a loan of $50,000 and the seating of deleges favorable to the Lowden candidacy In the fourth Oklahoma, district were made before the national committee today. James K. McGraw, former national committeeman, and head of the Wood campaign in Oklahoma, charged that the Lowden delegation from his state wls secured through a $50,000 loan from "Jake" Hamon. Lowden's oil millionaire chieftain, and rresent national committeeman. McGraw Issued a statement containing his charges against the HamonI.owdcn machine. Things went the Low. dn way. he said, the day after Hamon made his "loan" to Vernon W. Whiting, cbsirman of the Republican state committee. Hamon and McGraw met face to face in ihe national committee room and precipitated a bitter tilt. "Now. McGraw, tell the truth about this!" shouted Hamon after he had read the charges. "It's true, every word of it." retorted McGraw. "The court house records down in Osage county prove it. A nirttaf on Whiting's home and personal property is recorded there."

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Hammond ' Man Leads First Time Manufacturer Wipes Out Holmes Vantage TWith 2 Votes to the Good. rsrsnu, To The Timt:.1 CROWN rOINT. I ND . , June-4 Frank Molllroy, of Hammond." took the lead away from C. Oltver Holmes of Gary, yesterday evening just us the canvassing board passed the half-way mark in their task of re-counting , the primary votes oast for state senaxor. Mclllroy was two votes ahead of his rival when the hoard adjourned. When the commissioners started on the Gary preaincts Mi-Illroy was twenty-nine votes behind Holmes- Fourteen precincts have been counted which netted him thurty-one votes or better than two votes to the precinct. There are still sixteen precincts to count In Gary before "Hast Chicago's nineteen are taken up. Mclllroy's friends are expecting him to maintain his rate of gaJn through the remainder of the Griry count and they ar confident that the breaks will be in his favcT in the East Chicago precincts. The board is averaging five precincts a day now and as practically ail of the remaining precincts are heavy it will probably be ten days. before the commissioners reach the end of their work.

Before The Big Battle CHICAGO. June 4 "Hoover win Pe th nominee." says Toning Robert Taft working hotly at Hoover headquarters, just as if his own distinguished daddy were not being quietly "tipped as a possible dark-horse. , Chicago cops are worried over news from Washington that those dreadful suffragists who set fires in front of the White House and got themselves arrested during-the wax, will descend on Chicago next week to harass the enemies of the suffrage amendment. Whether to handle them with Vid or boxing gloves is the question, for they are pretty sure to take the law lightly. "I've run out of conversation." said Toung Teddy R-osevelt to a reporter. "You tell 'em he's no chip off the old block, hes a splinter," commented a hard-fisted delegate from Wyoming when this was brought to his attention. The gates of one city never before admitted so many press agents as are here, everyone riding the winner. The psychopathic ward at Kankakee is the logical retreat for the responsible editor who listens confidentially to their babble. "The republican platform will be a sacred obligation between the party and the people," says Will Hays-While inviting wets, drys, farmers, labor unions, capitalists, reformers, pro and anti-suffragists and all other contending social forces to appear and present arguments in favor of planks. To present the Irish cause to the republicans. Eamonn de Valera. president of the Irish republic, will attend the convention and perhaps print a little Irish newspaper for free lobby circulation. Johnson. Lowden and representatives of Hoover are so closely quarted at the Blackstone hotel that if anyone sneezes all can hear. "Pusryfooters" are criticising Will Hays for his "open sessions" of the national committee, declaring that too much has come out in the press regarding contests. Executive sessions are now in order, hut Hays says the results are to be given out immediately. "Ton don't have to hire 'em for Hiram." is a catch phrase invented by Mrs. Allen Lane Robinette. of California. Tall, sandy, dapper Frank Hitchcock, who has been just sort of standing around the edges of Interesting groups during the past week, seemed to have important business on hand, the inside scrap 'twixt him and the soap king of Cincinnati having been settled again by the commanding general of the Wood campaigners. Here's one from a local newspaper which is antagonistic to the distinguished governor of Illinois: "Sing a song of check books, A barrel full of jack, AH the Lowden delegates Are going to giye It back." ARRESTED FOR RECKLESS DRIVING rSrrciAi. To The Ttmes.1 WHITING, Ind.. June 4 Marion Narkiswicr was arrested at Schrage ave. and 121st street for reckless driving and he w&s released on a $3". 00 cash bond. Xarkiswicz bumped into Frank Kompanik. messenger for the Western I'nion Co.. injuring the boy and smashing the bicycle which he was riding. Don't threw y3ui tpapei aTa1 ithout reading the want id page,

LABOR PARTY

CONVENTION ON SUNDAY

The Labor Tarty County convention for the purpose of selecting candidates to run on the county labor ticket will be held at the Masonic Temple in East Chicago next Sunday. The convention will be called to order at ten o'clock in the morning and will be attended by three delegates from each organization of the county, which- is interested in the Labor ticket. These organizations are not confined entirely to labor organizations but also represent othr interests. A complete labor ticket Is expected to be selected by the delegates before the close of the convention and this ti.V, will (K.n Ka nlan.l h.fn.. th ! public at the election next fall. In the meantime there will be a quiet cam paign among the members of.the various organizations in the county, lining up the entire membership to vote a straight labor ticket, and work will also be done among non-members. - Although the labor advocates announced some time ago that there would be & county lab,r ticket inactivity for the past few months has led the public to believe that the matter had been dropped. On the contrary the work was progressing very quietly, delegates were elected, and all arrangement swere made for the nominating convention. Politicians are waiting with interest to see who will be on the new ticket. DRYS WILL DEMAND Call Mass Meeting to Confront Candidates on Wet "Or Dry Stand. 'INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE) CHICAGO. June 4. A gigantic inaas meetings of prohiblttoe force' from all parts of the U. fi. ha been called for Chicago- June , which all praaVj dential candidates win t Invited t attend and state their position with reference to the eighteenth amendment. Declaring that "no political party or candidate could in the year 1920 escape the liquor question." the prohibition national committee today announced that all presidential candidates were being asked the following (uestions. their answers to be made puolic when given: m "Do you believe In the eighteenth amendment s Interpreted by the Volstead act. which act as you understand it, interprets intoxicating liquors to be anything containing more than one half of one per cent of alcohol?" "Do you favor your party adopting a plank in its national platform endorsing the eighteenth amendment and its enlcrcement as Interpreted by the Volstead act, or some measure equally effective?" Virgil J. Hinshaw. chairman of the Prohibition national committee, announced that 17,000 newspapers and many rublic officials throughout the country had been asked by the committee tj use their Influence in getting all political parties to adopt planks in support of the eighteenth amendment. AGED LADY PASSES AWAY The death of Mrs. Wilhelmina Bielefeld occurred at 12:40 p. m. on June 3rd at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. W. Millikan, 1S8 Plummer avenue, aeed S6 years, eight months and eleven days . Wilhelmina Grote was "born at Einbach. Germany, Sept. 22d, 1S34 and grew to young womanhocl in that country, being wedded October 6th, 1S54. to Carl Bielefeld. In 1S7 the family came to Wisconsin where the deceased lady resided until coming to Hammond In 1S9S to make her home with her daughter, Mrs. Helen Millikan and there remained until death called hed. Mrs. Bielefeld was In her usual health until three weeks ago when the inroads of age compelled her to retire ..... to what the family ana pnysician re.iwl rwam V Heath hed. Age had . left little vitality and with little auffering. but a gradual wearing away

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. . whose life waa spent for those about j her. Carl and Wilhelmina Bielefeld were parents of nine children, all of whom were reared to manhood and womanhood, but two of whom, preceded the mother to the beyond. The husband children I d;ed in 1SS7. The surviving are Amelia Rurup. of Rockwell. Iowa; Chas. Bielefeld. Goc-dwell. Iowa; Helen Millikan and Theodore Bielefeld, Hammond; William Bielefeld, Dougherty, la., and Walter F. Bielefeld, city treasurer. Hammond. The deceased was a faithful and consistent member of the Evangelical Lutheran church and funeral services will be conducted by Rev. W. F. Licht f inn . A short service at the Millikan home at 1:30 isaturdav afternoon will precede the service at St. Pauls Lutheran church Clinton street at !:00 o'clock.. . A mother. f ulfilling to the fullest measure the noblest piirpo-"e for which God created woman, has gone to her reward.

the jpirit of Mrs. Bielefeld passed io('t uunaina .-i mc nujf nre place mat the beyond. Her last days were those "" Ju't finished a few days ago and of a rood woman, a noble mother now the house is ready for occupancy.

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SEARCHED Wood and LDwden Both Discard "Wicked Partners" Who Were Bought. BULLETIN CHICAGO. Jaae 4 Wosd pledged del-eg-atea) fraaa Sothe- states who aroagat eaateata agaiast the regular ergaalaatiaa Chicago fell thick aad taut before He aatioaal eomailttee tola hath Mtaalaalppl aad Seata Caraliaa the arajaalaatiaa slates were upheld aad the lasargeata erajaalaed aad pledged fer the eaadldaey ef General Weed were dealed aeata. As a net renalt ef the early eastea ef the eenamlttee. Gt. Freak O. Lewden, ef lillaela. gained approximately 10 votes In the eoaventloa.- All the Heathern delegations are teehaleally "aopledged," bat la almost every Instance. If la an epea aeeret that the flttht la between Lewdea and Wood for these seat hern delegations. BT MAHLIX PEW STArr CORRESPONDENT 1. N. SERVICE CHICAGO, June 4 "They're 'off In the great O. O. P. classic and tightlipped desperation, seised politicians here today. Both Wood and Lowden having discarded like soiled gloves, the ' wicked partners'-' to wham is attributed the fiareback from delegate-buying, were today in command of their respective camps. No one denies that their booms have been scorched. GOV. LOWDEN IS ILL Got. Lowden Is 111 in hla roems at the Blackstone. but his secretary aaid this morning he hoped to aee the reporters at 4 thia Afternoon. Senator Harding is coming to Chicago tomorrew night probably. He'll atep ' in ' quietly no brass bands, no cheoriag clufcs, no talking foriltn. It la .rjrrally that Harding know W Kitt he ie d?ng ajid Jut where he is golr that one must accept it as a fact. PENROSE 0 SICK LIST Senator Penrose, the great G. O. P. bss mechanic, ia reported too ill at his home in Spruce st., Philadelphia, to venture here . But if his plans do not carry through he'll come on a stretcher, his old frienda say. It Is said he is suffering from bright's disease. But whether he eorees or not. his hand is surely moving across the map with the Pennsylvania delegation which will come in fine featfcer tomorrow. The Pennsylvania delegation pledged to cast its first ballot for Gov. Wm. C. Spro-ul, of that state, and it developed here today that it will be Sproul who will execute Penrose's orders. T4 ILL SUPPORT SPROUL Fifty-three of Pennsylvania's delegation of 78 attended a meeting in Philadelphia a few nights ago and pledged themselves to support Sproul and follow his lead as per Penrose's Instructions. When these gntlemen steam into this city there will he a brass band reception of the "Gang's All Here" variety. J. Hampton Moore mayor of Philadelphia, will make Sproul's nomination speech. KNOT NOT IV CLASS It would appear that Knox. Penrose's second natural choice, is not in the "favorite son" class now. And the tip went around among the professionals this morning that there was an actual agreement between Penrose and j Harding that the latter would receive the senator's support if a winner did not go over the convention top during the early ba".lot"trg next week. Maybe this is only talk. Everyone heard circumstantial stories early this I week that Penrose would first give his ! strength to Johnson, If the latter need ed It In a pinch. ARE YOU GOING? Faturdav afternoon the Boy Sconts will at four o'clock dedicate Camp Wicker. This beautiful camp ite on the "Ridge Road just across the Big Ditch on the Wicker farm is made possible through tv. t,:.j..a "VC - - Tnl... J l. "t ....... .,nrr una ner The work on the camp vu started lat fall but winter set In a delayed -. a 1 . . Every Scout in Hammond is ordered to be present on this occasion and his parents and frienda are Invited to bring along their supper In a harket and cc-me and help celebrate. The Scouts will leave Harrison Park on Saturday morning at 9:30 and Journey toward ,ne camP on foot. All members of the Drum and Bugle Corps are to bring their instruments and transportation will be secured for the drums, etc. All parents who do not own cars and who wish to go will kindly call Hammond 37 Saturday morning and arrangements1 will be made wh one Qf the bus drivers to- convey thfm to .thr camp leav ng Hammond from, the First National Bank corner at" ??3.1 r. m. Cof- . . . . . . " ne lur" nisnea ty tne council. Come on folks " ",tDrlllon ami picnic. i licrp win r- a Dig Camn j Fire with stories and sr-ngs in the evening. Iefs go! For further inforr.'ation call 327.

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FARMER TELLS 1Y HELP IS HARD TO KEEP

Tartial explanation of the recent cessation of calls for help from farmers through the Hammond employment burean is contained in a letter which Kxaminer Kd Kroer has just received from a prominent farmer of the south part of the county. The man recently asked Mr. 'Kroer to send him a farm hand, but explains at the opening of the letter that a former employe, who could not find a house in Kast Chicago, had returned to him. "He has been getting good big wages in the city," writes the farmer, "and the eight hours seems to make the men rather restless on the farm, where we put in from twelve to fourteen hours. I cannot see how we can farm and keep up production on less hours than we are now." He then expresses the fear that men who have had factory jobs before coming to the country will work for a short time and then become dissatisfied and return to the city. While the men are often good workers, the tendency, he says, seems to be towards changing from one job to another. "The man working for me previous to this one," the letter continues, "worked for me about a year and then asked for a raise in wages. I gave him $10 increase a month. He worked one month at the new wages and then went to town and is working on the railroad with a section gang. "I think the best way for the farmer to hire a man is to give him so much a month and a bonus at the end of the year. I wish to thank you for your services. Several m'pi were here and I received a few letters also, but it is hard to tell how long it will be before I will need someone again as I have lost a great deal of confidence in keeping hired help." New Carlisle's "Miracle Man" Harry Mayes, who has been mysteriously effecting" the cure of thousands of people is coming to Hammond to spend several days or possibly a week, aciording to information rereived from New Carlisle today. Just when he will arrive In the city is uncertain. It may be within a month and It Is possible that the trip may be postponed until the fall of the year. While In Hammond it is believed that he will also spend some time in other cities of the great Calumet region. . Yesterday the little hamlet of New Carlisle was thrown into a state of excitement when the announcement was made that Mayes was to leave and make his future home at Davenport, Ia. The news meant much to New Carlisle as during he past ten months the hamlet has been the mecca of 15,000 people from every state in the onion who desired cures. Kvery train is bringing additional relief seekers to the village and accommodations are at a premium. Before leaving for Davepnort. Mayes says thnt he is going to Hammond and Gary and will probably spend some time In other cities of the county. It was not learned however, the exact date of his visit. PASSES THE LIE T INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE CHICAGO. June 4. "It's a lie, and you know It's a lie, and if you dealt aquarely between man and man. you would tell the source of your rumor and not go on a witness stand and tell as facts rumors you heard about a fictitious Jion.rmn slush fund in California. Tou will excuse me." Senator Hiram Johnson stepped Into his main reception room today and encountered Frederick W. Wile, correspondent for the Public Ledger. Then followed; a series of fireworks, which startled several delegates, caused Wile to bow himself out of the headquarters of the senator, but only after he had received a piece of advice about ethics and trimmings in the English language which left nothing to bo imagined. DEATH OF PARLEY BANKS Special To The Times. CROWN POINT. Ind., June i. The death of Parley Banks, one of Crown Point's pioneer citizens, occurred on Monday after a few days illness of pneumonia. Mr. Banks- has been in failinpr health for quite a time, being S7 years of age. He has been a respected citizen of Lake county for many years, residing on a farm near Merrillville before com. ing to Crown Point and had accumulated quite a fortune. The deceased leaves besides his wife, a son and one daughter in Kansas and a son Ralph of this city. The funcray was held tcnlay.

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(BULLETIN) WASHINGTON, June 4 Rumors that President Wilson is to be taken to Rochester, Mirn., for an operation were denied at the White House this afternoon. Wife's Sister Elopes With Her Husband He Sent His Wife for Pork Chops and then Left With Her Sister. "Wifey dear, please run down to the bucher shop and get a pound of pork chops," said Charles Forsythc, Sr., 1S9 Indiana avenue, to his wife a few days ago. "When the obedient woman returned her worst fears were realized. Charles had run off with his wife's own sister, according to tho wife, the police and the mother-in-law of Charles. It was a case of June and September, of a man who fell in love with the soft youthful voice, tho golden hair and the blue eyes of a littl eSalvation army girl. She is Mary Chandler, whose home was at 5SS State street, but. who lived with her sister, Mrs. Forsythe. The girl is 15 years old and the man, twice married, approximately three limes her age. Police of Chicago and the cities of the Calumet region have been e-sked to aid ia the search for the missing girl, whom police of Hammond Central station assert was lured away by Charles Forsythe, Sr. Mary was a member of th" local branch of the Salvation Army. She has been missing since June 1. bit the case waa not reported to police until yqesterdaj. 5 m NEWS FLASHES BrtLETIX r INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! CHICAGO June 4 Pennsylvania's seventy-six delegates will mass solidly behind " Gov. Sproul as their choice for president, second choice Johnson, according to word brought from Pittsburgh today by Alexander Moore. This statement was taken to mean that the candidacy of Senator Knox has been practically eliminated, so far as the delegation from Pennsylvania is concerned. BCIXETI1V (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEl CHICAGO. June 4 That there is a plan on foot to steal away some of the delegates instructed for Hiram Johnson and turn them over to some other candidate for the republican nomination, has been reported to the California senator, he admitted todav. BULLETIN r INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 CHICAGO. June 4 The North Carolina delegation headed by National Committeeman Joseph T. Tolbert was seated bv the national committee today. Four delegates-at-large and seven "regulars" were seated, all known to favor Gov. Lowden's candidacy. Bl'LLETI V I INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEl CHICAGO. June 4 -The price of potatoes smashed all records here today, despite the recent findings of mjge quantities of "spuds" stored in Chicago warehouses. The dizzy price of 9 a hundredweight was reached. BILIETIV (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE) ii,aj. june 4 Domestic Is sues are of paramount importance in the coming elections, far exceeding in their influence with the people all foreign questions and the league of nations, according to Henry J. Allen, of Kansas, who reached here today. Bl'LLETI V I INTERNATIONA L NEWS SERVICEl WASHINGTON. June 4 The senate this afternoon adopted tee conference report on the merchant marine bill by a vote of 44 to n. The bill provides for the sale of the American merchant marine and further provides that ships may be sold to foreign purchasers ' if the shipping board is unable to dispose of them to American purchasers. ' LEROY AGAINST WORK Alleging that her husband hasn't worked for a year and declares he will never work again. Irene Trost, wife of Leroy Trost. has decided that it is time,to get a divorce. Her complaint was filed by Attorneys Boone and Murray in the Hammond Superior court this morning. .The woman fays her husband curses her and calls her vile and indecent names. He also leaves home and remains away for four and five days at a time and whin she asks where he ha been he tells her it is none of her business. It is the usual thing, she Bays for him to stay out at night until three and fcur o'clock in the morning. Mrs. Trost desires the custody of their child and $1,000 alimony.

BY MILDRED MORHIS z: ' STAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERVIC .MONTREAL. QUE. June 4 ThU r; under the British flag, has take - ; some of Chicago's pclitical atmosi - With the arrival of delegates tc ZZ fortieth annual convention of the "Zg irican Federation of Labor,' the tion of who will be the next pres if the V. S. has become one o. ; chief topics of conversation in th tel lobbies, indicating that politics ZZZ be one of the leading subjects convention. EES SIX OM.Y SATISFACTORY According to opinions expressed r"Z delegates today six candidates in field are satisfactory to labor, out oC"j one of them is a republican SenaC Hiram Johnson of California. After talks with many labor leadt; row on the ground, there is Utt? doubt that Senator Johnson and Wm" G. McAdoo, democrat, are the two favorites of labor. Senator Johnson's labor record 'a dcM-ribed as 100 per cent ooil, although he is criticised by railroad union men because of his absence from tns senate when the Cummin Ksth bill was up. By his absence the senator failed to place himself on rcco-j regarding the measure. RAILWORKfcRS FOR M'ADOO It is accepted as a foresno conclusion that railroad workers ar-: almost so'idiy for Mr. McAdoo. In the Kansas City convention, representing 100 -00C members of the railway employes department of the Americaa Fclera-

FRANK H. HITCHCOCK, a Wood ianager, wears an inscrutable mile. tion of Labor, a resolution endorsing .Mr. McAdoo waa received with such enthusiasm that the leaders had difficulty in tabling it, partisan politics being barred. . Atty. Gen. Palmer seems to head labor's " inbad list." Some of the delegates here offered to lay wagers that no union men would vote for him if he were nominated. Gen. Leonard Wood is apparently a close second to Mr. Palmer in labor's disfavor. This is said to arise pver his connection with the steel strike and because na is a military man . HOOVER .NOT POri'LAR Herbert Hoover is unpopular with the laborites because of his endorse-? ment cf the open shop. Senator Harding came into disfavor because of his advocacy of anti-strike legislation. Gov. Lowden. of Illinois, seems to have some following among the Illinois coal miners. Unionists say that Gov. Lowden's labor record in congress was not satisfactory, but that he has made a fair governor. BRYAN LABOR'S CHAMPION If Gov. Henry J. Allen, of Kansas, proves to be the "dark horse" at the Chicago convention probably he will prove as unpopular as Palmer. Wiliam Jennings Bryan is expected to be the champion of labor at the San Francisco convention. Gov. Edwards, of New Jersey, has some s'upporters because of his antiprohibition views. It is likely, however, that Senator Owen would receivo labor's support in preference to any other candidate nominated, either by the democrats or republicans, with the exception of Senator Johnson. Representatives of coal miners from Ohio and? Indiana declare that Gov. Cox, of Ohio, (democrat, is acceptable to the mine workers. CHIEF WILL SHOW ECONOMY Chief of Police Peter Austgen of Hammond will not attend the four day convention cf the National Association of Police Chiefs of the t'nited States which convenes at Detroit on Monday. Th city treasury already "groaning beneath the weight of overwhelming financial ernbarassments will -not be further plunged in misery if Chief Austgen can help it. This will he the first convention of Chief Austgen'a pet organization which he has not attendel during the past three years. DEATH OF JOHN CLARK John Clark, 41 years of age. diedlast night at his home 169 Logan street. Hammond, ft-llowing a two weeks illness of typhoid fever. Besides many friends Mr. Clark leavei- to mourn him a wife and four children . The body will he taken by undertaker Rums to Iarosse, Ind., Munday morning to be interred in their family lot.