Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 148, Hammond, Lake County, 10 December 1920 — Page 1
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NEGRO GOES TO THE 0HA1 Doomed Man Electrocuted in State Prison Shortly After Midnight (By a Staff Correspondent! MICHIGAN CITY. 1ST). Dec. 10 AViil Thornton, of Indiana Harbor, bad negro, who killed Nick Kish also o? Indiana Harbor.cn the 13th of last June, paid the extreme penalty of the law eight minutes after midnight and died gamely in the electric chair in the death house at Mlchlgran City prison. The electrocution was a success in every grewsome particular, and was conducted with unusual impressiveness iuid dexterity. Shortly before midnight the condemned man was notified that his hour had come and he faced it with remarkable stoicism. He received spiritual consolation from Rev. Father Rachf jnlU, a Catholic priest. His last day was a particularly lonely and pathetic ene. for not a soul in the world came to tid him jroodbye. At midnight the electrocution officials having: conducted satisfactory tests on the death apparatus, announced that all was In readiness and at two minutes past twelve the death march began, the doomed man keeping- a firm step through the corridors with his spiritual adviser and prison officials. The adjustments were deftly made and the signal gien At eifht minutes past midnight doctors pronounced life extinct. The doomed man refused to make any statement whatever, and went to his death with his lips sealed regarding his crime. He Informed the prison officials a few hours before his death that his wtfj was In the woman's prison at Indianapolis. At three o'clock ths afternoon the remains of Thornton were interred in the prison cemetery. Thornton was sentenced to death by Judge Martin Smith of Crown Point, after being: convicted of an atrocious murder. He and his wife and Fred Horn held up Nick Kish and Thornton killed him. The wlfo and Horn were sent up for highway robbery. Governor Goodrich gave Thornton a 30 day stay of sentence until his story could be Investigated. The time was up Thursday and further reprieve was refused. The trial Judge, in his statement of the case, says there is no doubt In his mind to Thornton's guilt of the jrime of murder in the first degTV. Thornton, according o Horn's sworn statement, had stopped Kish with a view of robbing him and when the latter refused to put up his hands, killed himTHE LAST WORDS OF FIVE MURDERERS Crowds of Morbid Gather to Hear Last Details of Electrocution INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE OSSIXIXG. N. Y.. Dec. 10 Sobbing relatives and a email crowd of morbus curious gathered In front of the grim gate-s cf Sing Sing early today to hear the details of how five criminals died the death decreed by law. Here are the last words of each: Joseph ("Onions") Usefof. "3 "Gentlemen, you see an innocent man die tonight. "Warden, I thank you." Howard Baker "Well. boys, goodbye." Charles McLaughlin "Well, goodbye boya. God bless you all. I got the old smile on my face yet. A little tighter, please," (the last remark was addressed to the men strapping him to the death chair). Joseph Milando "Goodbye boys. I'm through." James P. ("Bull") Cassidy "I know I dona wrong In every shape and form, and I pay for it now. Hello, warden, back here? I see you. old timer." All five were convicted of murder. WHITING CAES INCOLLISION 'SPECIAL TO THE TIMES WHITTXO. Ind.. Dec. 10. A collision occurred at Sheridan avenue and the lllth street alley on Wednesday evening, when Olenn Butcher bumped into the Franklin sedan of Russel F. f-'mlth. Smith was ;jni-ig s uth cn Sheridan, while Butcher was west bound, coming out of the alley, which however, is a dangrous spot. Butcher ud his horn plentifully, out was travelling at a huh rate of speed and hit the front of Smith's cai, turned it a-ound and it hit the telegraph pos'. Outside of'bent up fenders and bumcers little damage was done, which however, was a very fortunate occurrence, considering that no one was Injured and both cars were able to be driven off.
FOUR LIQUOR VIOLATORS TAKEN Four Gary men. Jos. Daksnes. 16 37 "V. 13th avenue, John Kulbeckis, 1620 W. 15th avenue: Chas. Daniel, and Luis Jelulch, 1314 Adams street, were arrested In four separate raids yesterday on charg-es of violating the state liquor law. They all furnished a $1,000 real i estate hond for their appearance In tho ! city court.
WILL GET OUT FOR XMAS Witchhealer Sent to County Jail for Dispensing Booze Today 'Doctor" Andrew Vldkowski, Ham::iond';i witchhealer, will nut be at ..ome until Christmas. This information Is driven in order that. Doc's patients may look elsew here for treatment.- Fntil Christmas Poo will bo the guest of Mr. Lewi? Barnes who runs a place, commonly termed a Jail, at Crown Point. Andy was found guilty yesterday in the Hammond city court of having intoxicating liquor in his possession. The court decided that a line of J100 and ioo;ts with 30 days in Jail would be about right, but on second thought he cut the sentence down to 15 days in order that Andy might be out of the hoosegow by Christmas. The healer started serving time today, but before leaving Hammond he paid his tine and costs which totaled $130. Whether his practice will stop altogether during his confinement remains to be seen for Doc is Versatile. Absent treatment is one of hit? accomplishments along with hyptnot ism. "making medicine" and the transfer of disease from bodies of human to those of lower animals. No action has been taken against Vldkowski by the medical profession of Lake county for practicing medicine without a license, although the matter is under consideration. THREE ARE LYNCHED Mob of 100 Disdains to Wait for Law to Be Carried Out SAXTA ROSA. CAL., Dec. 10 Disdaining to await tho processes of the law, a mob of 100 men swooped down on the Sonomo county Jail early today, forcibly seized George Boyd, Terence Fitts and Charles Valento. alleged slayers of Sheriff James A. Petray. Miles Jackson and Lester Dorman and hanged them from the limb of a tree in a cemetery three-quarters of a mile from town. Boyd. Fltts and Valento were to have been brought into court today. The pleas of Sheriff John M. Boyes. successor to the slain sheriff. James E. Petray, that the law be allowed to punish the three prisoners were unheeded. The mob apparently unorganized, stormed the Jail, postal members of the mob in the yard, overpowered 'Sheriff Boyes at tho points of a dozen revolvers and took the keys. Then they unlocked the cells and removed Boyd. Fitts and Valento. Fifteen minutes later the bodies of the men were hanging from the same limb of a tree projecting over the fence of the grave yard. OLDS MAKES E CROWN FOIXT, Ind.. Dec. 10. It is reported that W. H. Olds has appointed William Burros of Gary as warden in the Lake county Jail to take the place of Thomas Piatt who will become a riding bailiff In the criminal court. Mr. Burros Is a negro and was given the job thru his activity In tho recent campaign. It is rumored that outside these change the force in tha sheriff's office at Crown Point will remain the same. Herman Huseman will still be turnkey at the Jail, a position that he has filled since the term of office of George Laurence. PREDICTS U. S. WORLD POWER riNTERNATtONAL NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON", Dec. 10 The L. S. will be the major naval power In tho world in 1913 unless Great Britain makes changes in her naval program, Secretary of the Navy Daniels saiel today in commenting on press dispatches that Great Britain has deferred her progrram of capital ship construction until the entire question of naval strength is settled. Secretary Daniels stated he was Interested In reported agitation in England for a navy equal to the combined strength of the U. S. and Japanese navies. He said he would discuss this question with the house naval affairs committee next week when he appears to take up Ihe question of the American naval program. A SERIOUS CHARGE Kenneth O. Dibble, 719 Sohl street. Hammond, is being- held by Hammond police charged with passing worthies.? checks. The check on. which the arrest was made was signed by "Frank Allen." and written to "Frank Brltton." The endorsement of "Allen" appeared on the back. It was for $16 5) and is believed to be only one of a number passed by Dibble under different names. WILSON ACCEPTS NOBEL PRIZE f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON. Dec. 10. President Wilson today cabled his acceptance of the Nobel peace prize. The president directed the American minister to Norway to accept the award of the committee on his behalf.
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Crooks were busy in Hammond lusl n:ght. Reports tins morning showed that thiee nu n were held up on the streets, three homes were robbed, attempts were made on at least two more homes, an automobile was stolen and a store window was smashed to accomplish the theft of two revolvers. Police were al.o hu.-y. The man wno robbed the store is In custody, a man believed to have been implicated in the holdups was captured, the automobile was found and s ver.il suspicious characters are now being quizzed. The home of Forest Cassady, 550 Sibley street, was entered some time after 11 o'clock. Mr. Cassady had left !!. trousers in the dining room. The thief managed to open a window which had been nailed down., He stole a gold watch which was in the pocket of the trousers, but disdained to take S cents from another pocket. Tracks in the ground under the window indicated that the burglar has large feet. T thief broke the back window in the Holmquist residence at 2 "l3 Sibley street at 3:30 o'clock. He escaped with a lady's wrist watch, a ring and a mesh bag. all valued at $35. Mrs. Frank Letz. 219 Sibley street, was aroused at 3 o'clock by noise? in a neighboring room. She arose and was in time to see a maji escaping through the dining; room window. It was found that he had taken a check for $12 and $2 in cash. E. Sonnebom and George Douglas, two Erie switchmen were held up at the Dauglas street crossing over the Erie tracks shortly after 'midnight. Two masked men with a gun stopped them and relieved Sonnebom of a gold watch and f 29 and took an Ingersol watch from Douglas-. The stickups were young and appeared green at the game. J. C. Lawrence, who rooms at 6S0S Truman avenue, was held up by two men on Indiana avenue, about half a block east of Calumet avenue. The robbers took $9 from him. This was st 10 o'clock. The dlsp!ay window of the Charles Lesser Jewelry store, 65 State street, was found smashed at 11 o'clock. The proprietor reported the loss to be two revolvers. Later Officer Peasley caught Clem Brooks, a negro, who plays at the Swift camp In West Hammond. He had the guns In his possession. Officer Byelick brought in a man at 3:30 o'clock. He had found the fellow standing In the shadow of the Baptist church on Sibley street. He gave his name as Dock D. Newton and said he lived in Chicago. His first story was that he had been sitting In a poker game until 3 o'clock and wa" on his way home. He refused to name the place other than that it was about three blocks from the church. He said he didn't f ish to see the other fellows arrested. To Captain Bunde he tod a different tale. A gold watch which he carried Is being traced. The automobile stolen was the new sport model Chandler of Walter Rose, ITS C'ark street. It was taken from In front of his home last night between 7 and 11 o'clock. This morning Paul Cipowski, 506 134th place. West Hammond found the car In front of his place. It had been nearly ruined by fire which was still smouldering. Tho gears seemed jammed for two horses were barely able to drag it along the road. Several other men were picked up by the police and are being quizzed regarding their presence on the streets at such late hours. SCHOOLGIRL The condition of Vera Scrobell, 15 year old Froebel school student, of Gary, who was knocked down by an automobile driven by Elizabeth Greggor last Monday, remains the samo. The victim's left leg is seriously injured and there is a probability that the injury may cause Miss Scrobell u limp even after she has recovered from the accident. AVhen interviewed by a Times reporter yesterday. Miss Scrobell stated that Elizabeth Greggor did not stop the machine which she was driving-, when Miss Scrobell alighted from a car. She also stated that an officer helped her to Iwr feet after the accident and since that time, be has called at her home and taken the details cf the accident. Miss Scrobell has engaged the law firm of Stiles and Stagoski to represent her in a suit for damages. In the meantime Miss Scrobell will be removed to the Mercy Hospital where an X-ray will be taken of the Injured limb. MAY SETTLE CABLE SQUABBLE r INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 WASHINGTON". Dec. 10 Justice. Sanford, of the supreme court of the District of Columbia, was today informed that negotiations between the government and the Western Union, in an effort to reach an agreement on the control ersy over cable connections at Miami. Kla.. had failed. An agreement had been sought that would permit the laying of certain cable connections at Miami on the basis of a promise that no effort would be made to connect these cables with the proposed Barbadoes line?. As a result of the failure of the negotiations. Justice Sanford permitted the filing of briefs In the Western Union's application for Injunction proceedings.
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Reductions Affect Half Mil- ; lion Workers Steel Mills j Soon to Follow i NEW YORK. Dec. 10 Wage cut pf-j fecting half a million work' i s, amounting to from 10 to 22 rer cent, have been j made or have been decided upon by employers throughout the country dur- j today. Heading the list was that decided upon today by the textile mills of llasschusetts and New York, amounting to 22 a per cent and affecting 300.0'JO workers. The clothing m inu lecturers of New York City have decided upon a newwage scheme, ogectipg some 63,0'.'0 j employes, that will result in a saving j of more than 20 per cent in nianufac- : turing costs. This Is being resisted by a new ly constituted Needle Workers . Alliance of 400.000 union employes. j Thj California cotton mills, follow - ; i Ing the eastern lead, have reduced wa- ' j ges ten per cent and some 1.2"0 em ployes are out of work at Oakland. The Tennessee Copper Co. ani the Dick Town Sulphur. Copper and Iron Co.. at Coppcrhill. Tcnn . haw reduced wages 10 per ccn'.. ! The Tyer Rubber Co., Andover, Mass.. which has been on a thre days j a week working basis, with 050 men, reoucea wages i per cciii. j These examples, ail tak n from action within 24 hours, could' be multiplied by listing similar cuts elsewhere within the last we k . Some plants have duplicated the ac- I tion of the Auto-Lite Co., Toledo. O. j with 450 employes, which has closed j down. In other instances, it has been customary for a lowered wage scale j to be put Into operation upon re-open-f in sr. '". - - ;' i.. Dispatches from Pittsburgh indicate, that steel mills throughout the oun- j try wilf reduce waces when there has; been a substantial lowering of the cost j of living:. J The Standard Oil Co. of New- Jersey. with 31.00,1 employes, which male Its; last two bonuses of If per cent each j continpent upon the abnoimal cost, cf llvir.fr remaining hiti. hopes to! eliminate the last bonus of 10 per cent, eraly in 1921, if the cost of living ha3 j gone down sufficiently. SHOWS UP HUSBAND 1 Gladys Laviolette Files Cross Complaint in Divorce Proceedings Gladys Laviolette. of East Chi.--.jro. came back strong today with a cr.evi complaint in the divorce proceedings which her husband. Lawrence, instituted last month in the Hammond Superior coiyt. They separated November 5th. and the complaint which the husband filed stated that Gladys refused to get up nnd c-ok breakfasts and adicd further that the kept herself and the house. In su h a filthy condition Ihni it was almost Impossible for him t. stay in th-j same- rooms with her. (ililjf tells a different sb.ry She says t'ut when they were ma lied ! Decemb;i 22, 1919 Lawrence took her to a dark basement to live, telling her that re could not afford bct-T quarters. She enumerated the clothes which he bought for her dunny the year as a coat, two pairs of shoes, Mvo pairs whito slippers, two skirts and two waists. Lawrence was a poor provider, according to her story. Frequently, in order to get enough tej eat, she says she went to the home of her aunt at Stiglitz Tark. On sii'h occasions. Lawrence would generally drop around also and live off of the aunt for several days, mucli to his wife's embarassment. In October the husband went to Michigan, leaving his wife destitute in the basement home. On November 1st, he returned and told her he had had the marriage annulled. To prove it lie took her to the East Chicago police station and handed a letter to a man in uniform. This supposed, officer read the letter and told Mrs. Laviolette that her husband's statement was true ami that they had better live apnrt henceforth. She has been living with her aunt Hince then. Mrs. Lavio"tte asks for $'"00 alimony and the restorafn oT her maiden name, Gladys Monte!. She is being represented by Attorneys Green & Dwyir of Whiting. SAYS SPAIN FINANCES HER EMIGRANTS WASHINGTON. Dec. 10.- Representative Knutson of Minesota, charged in the house today thut foreisrn governments are financing some of the hue emigration from their countries to the U. S. He asserted that Spain was among these. "We cannot permit the foreign governments to dump upon us their anarchists, bolshevlsts and communists," he said.
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SOCIAL UNREST BLAMED ON HIGH COST OF ORESS Revolution Predicted if the Styles are Not Modified. Hindrance to Marriage Mr.VCIK. IND.( Dec. 10 "Unless woi.ien modify their dress so as to reduce the :. t to meet economic conditions. ve siiitll face revolution more terrible Ih.in Win French revolution," it was a.'s: rt' d by Dr. K. L. House, a psychol:.'Ki t. akiiis to an audience yesterday nftcrnooii m the First Baptist church. "Ate women becoming mad over dr s;;'.'" he asked. "All not'-TS of propriety are being; swept to the winds; (here i.s a revolt against ail styles and the whole world is being .scan bed for oddities that will make, women more distinct in their attire. MEN ONCE WEBE EIVALS "There was a timw when man vied with ,women for distinctiveness of style. Then he had silver buckles and silk stockinss, knee trousers and w ins. After the French revolution, plain dress again came into vogue, but after a time wives of the more well-to-do found time heavy upon their bancs nr j bcp;in to uld 'extras' to their clothes, each striving to be more distinct than her sisters. "I'ntll woman is married, life is to her a bait )e ground, and she fights for her man. Every woman thinks she must step ,-ihead of every other woman if she is to attract her mate and so she seeks vagaries in costume which haw brought about the present unusual displays of dress among the J uuut' wtmii 11."
Police Scour Country For Kidnappers Police of all neighboring cities and of Hacine, Wis., have been notified o be on the lookout for pretty 6 year old Pauline Tillman v. ho was kidr.ap"jsed yesterday morning from the home of her stepmother at 712 Chicago avenue shortly after the father, Frank Pillman, had left for his place of employment. Three women and one man who composed the party of kidnappers are believed to be immediate relatives. I'illrnan's divorced w fe and mother of the child, Mrs. Pauline Pillman, of rt3c1ne. Wis., Is believed to have led the kidnapping party. The had been holding the child in defiance of a Valparaiso court .order, until AVednesday, when Pillman In company with Attorney Lailey of Valparaiso went to Racine and secured the child at the school house which she had been attending. The battle for Ihe p ss'cssion of the child began lib 'Ut four years agi, Io n Mr. PiV.m.in was granted a divorce frr in Pauline Tillman, formerly a Miss Crocker. In the meantime Fiilmnn remarried and has another child, Virginia, three years old. GET JUDGMENT AGAINST PENN. RY. fSPECIAl. TO THE TIMES CROWN POINT. IND.. Dec. 10 Mrs. J. W.-Arnott, formerly of Crown Point, but now living in Central Indiana, was awarded s Judgment for Sd.Oi'O in the pe.-'cr county court ths week. Mrs. j Arnott sued the Pennsylvania railroad. seeral years ago, claiming the death f her husband, a mail clerk on that road, was caused through the car in which he was working being poorly heated and as a result he contrcteei pneumonia, which caused his death. Mis. Ainott was given the same Judgment In the circuit court here a couple "f years "ago. but owing to a technicality the decision was reversed. Her many friends in Crown Point, will be Klad to hear she Mas gien that sum. SPECIAL JUDGE TO TRY GARY MAN LA PORTE. Ind.. Dec. 1". Judge Harry L. Crumpacker of LaPorte was today appointed special jjdge to hear the case of Christopher Carter, paster cf the Michiijm City Mt. Olive liapt ist church, charge d with the murder of his brother-in-law, W. F. Cook, .'arter was employed as a mail carrier when Cook, who wa? editor of the Defender and Sun. was slain at Garyseveral months ago. Carter has since been confined ii the Lake; county Jail :.t Crown Point. CROWN POINT LOSES TO GARY The Crown Point American Legion basketball quintet lost their first game i f the season at the Gary Y. M. C. A. in Gary last night when the Gary post i ' the American Legion basket pesnrrs rolled up the large end of a 2S-1S f-core. The game was witnessed by 20) fans. Next week the Gary post is scheduled to play the Culver Military live at the V gym. FINDS GOLD NUGGETS IN HIS COAL BIN WB1-TKR. Mass-.. Dec. in. Anything to make weight. That's the plan of George e'okkeswcll, a shoe cobbler, believes the ral barons have adopted a.o th result of his rinding two gold nuggets, weighing 14 ounces each In his coal bin. '
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BTXI.ETI3!T i iN-rnNATIONAi. NEWS SERVICE! LONDON, Iec. 10 Martial law was declared this afternoon in tho city and county of Cork and In Limerick, Ttpperary and Kerry ceiunties of Ireland. BULLETIN f.MFRNATIONAI. NEWS SERVICE1 MAKIOX. ., Dec. 10 Divergent views on the league of nations were presented to Pre.sidcnt-elret Hirdini4 today. Charles Evans Iufhc, republican nominee for president In 1916. regarded as not opposed u an amended league. and tlcorge Harvey, classed among those bitterly opposed to the league ovnunt discussed international affairs with the president-elect. BULLETIN I INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! LONDON'. D-c. 10 Nervousness of the Belgians over the possibility of another revolutonary coup in Germany was illustrated today by reports from Brussels that railway traffic between Belgium ind Germany had been interrupted, givingrise to rumors of a revolutionary movement in Germany. BULLETIN MNTEPNATiCNAL HFWS SRVi't' WASHINGTON", Dec 10 Japan's refusal to surrender the important cable station on the Island of Yap was discuVs. d in a see ret confe r ence between Acting Scoretary ;.f j-m.uc .-soman H. Davis ani the senate forei; toda v. :n relations committee urnri u iiuill iTOimur CUTS CAFE PRICES Lower price:- for restaurant food have actually made thir appearance in Hammond at last. The restaurant of the Hotel Hammond has taker, the step in the ri?ht direction. A long time ago when tired business men and others sat down for their noonday meal at the restaurant they noticed that the hill of fare was ail marked up. The old prices were scratched out and new ones were written alongside. Later this butchered menu card was replaced by a new one on- which the revised prices were prfited regularly. Then came the next markup with a new set of written-ln prices1. These prevailed until yesterday when Theodore Guscoff, tii" proprietor, garnered in ail of the cards and put a new batch on the table. "Another raise." growned one old patron when he saw that the card was free from pen marks, "I'm afraid to look at it." He had about decided to blindly order soup and crackers when he worked up enough courage to take another peep at the bill of fare. He gave a stru t. He looked again. Then he hauled out his glasses and hastily put them on without polishing. It was true. The old restaurant rates were in effect again. As he glanced around the room thinking that he had been given an o'd card by mistake he caught Guscoff beaming from behind the cash register. He ordered heavily and was relieved of all wor.y when the chack came. The price reductions range from 10 to 23 per cent and hit everything except sandwiches and some of the nonessentials. EVIDENTLY PANSY DOSEN'T LIKE IT INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 Secretary of War linker put It up to congress today to say whether recruiting for the regular army should be stopped. "When ths last war came upon us our delay w;is caused not by inability of our soldiers to use a rifle but in part because we had no in i jor-general who had ever seen a division of troops. "You get no preparedness for h; country by providing for a theoretical army. Congress lixed the size of the army at 280.000 men. The party that passeel this bill was not rebuked in the last elections. If you will direct me to stop recruiting I will do so at once." Chairman Kahn, of the committee, called the attention of th e secre-t.i ry to the fact that while the army organization bill hid authorized an army of 2S0.0T.0, the appropriations had been made for but l'j.'toij during the present year. The army now numbers about 210. (.no and the war department has re-portc-d a deficit in appropriations to bo made up by congress. Secretary Baker explained that he considered the present law left no discrimination to anyone. It provides the exact strength in officers, corps, units and men, he saiel. and wr.s a departure from the recommendations of the secretary of war and of the army general staff. - WILSON MAY NAME MEDIATOR WASHINGTON. Dec. 10. -President Wilson is expected to name a mediator to settle differences between Armenia ar.d the Turkish Nationalist?, it was announced at the White House. This action is in response to a personal invitation from the leazue of nations. Henry Morgenthau of New York and Major General HarboarJ have been prominently mentioned as possibil.ties for the appointment.
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Fein Extremists to Be Considered imtnnivi BY EAltLK C. lti;i; l; .STAFF rORRCSFONPINT I f . I.OMJON, l)fp. u, T1P nn,,h tot. em men t lint determined to vncc rtitlile warfare RalnM the inn Fein xtr-mlt in Ireland, but nt the .:.- time, "the vtiilrxt poUle effort, towurd peace will he mad.-," Premier Lloyd (. forsr announced today In ci.mmonx. The premier' drrbrahon that Intensified Mar III ,r conducted ntaiiiM the Slnu l-VIn rn.llc.-.H. ropf-rlullv tinlcndrrM of the republican arm,. , km a Hhock ti those who ha. I l.,'.,,cd for pence In Ireland l.efo.r :iritni:i. PEACE AND WAR The highlight .f Premier UojHieorjce'n "Peace and War-' Kpc.-rh foilon : tf 1. Martini lavr he proclaim ed in the disturbed nrriti of Ireland and pei-nons found bearing nrm or wrnring unauthorised unlforniN will brlinhle to death. The got eminent will continuity effort to bring about Irl.'i pence, facilitating negotiation with reinonMihle leader. 3. The flrltlKh government will not recognize Dnll Klrrnnn, the Mnn V-in j parliament. BY EA RLE C. REEVES r ST A E COR E3PON0ENT I t t-PV.-' LONDON, Dec. 10. The British government has decided to proclaim martial law in certain disturbed areas ,-,f Ireland, Premier Lloyd George today announced in the house of commons. After a certain date persons found in the martial law district with arms will be treated as rebels and will be liabl; to penalty of death for bearing arms against the r.ritish government. WOX'T KKCOGMZE PA K LI A MEM'. Premier Lloyd Gc'orge said that the British government cannot recognize Dail Eircann, the Sinn Kein parliament. (According to recent Dublin advices, Sinn Fein leaders declared that they would repudiate all peace negotiations that were not sanctioned by Dail Kireann.) The premier, in referring to the peace message of the Rev. Father Michael O'Flanagan, actftig president of the Sinn Fein, said it was "one of the most hopeful signs of a new spir.t in Ireland." "The message from Father O'Flanagan and a message from the Galway council required great courage on the part of the writers. But these have already been repudiated." NOT READY FOR PEACI" "Those controlling the murder organization in Ireland are not ready for peace and therefore the government has decided upon a double policy," said the premier. "We have no option but to contiuuo and intensify the military campaign against a small but mighty organization which constitutes a desperate minority." "On the other hand, we have no option but to encourage every agency in Ireland which is really anxious for an honor able settlement," the premier added. WIM, I XI--1 ICT DEATH PENALTY. In outlining the regulations in the districts covered by martial law the premier said that the death penaltywould be inflicted upon persons convicted of wearing unauthorized uniforms or harboring Irish rebels. The premier revealed that the government has replied to the recent peace message from Father O'Flanagan. acting president of the Sinn Fein, affording him all possible facilities for discussing the truce situation. At the same time, continued the premier, the government Is willing to extend in other directions to assist responsible persons to discuss a true: and a settlement. NEW YORK CENTRAL LINES FILE PETITION WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. The Michigan Central railway today applied I the Interstate Commerce commission for permission te guarantee fi per cent K- year promissary notes of the Indiana Harbor Belt line, to the amous.t. cf $J73,0t" payable to the I". P. treasury for e.juipment loans. The Indiana Harbor Pelt line askeri for permission to issue 5 per cent ;i year general mortgage bonds to iloamount of $57f'.f'O0. The New York Central Railway applied for permission to guarantee per cent ten-year notes of the Irel.ana Harbor Belt line to the amor.:.t of $17 4,000. TERRFIC LOT OF BOOZE SICKNESS WASHINGTON. I e-c. HV D "was indicated te.day in a report l- S.-or.-t ar" ot the Treasury Houston to conn r.-ss that there was a trrifi.- lot t.i' .- iei. -ness in the U. S. last year that reel ;l:e I liquor as a cure. "Despite all safeguards with whic:. the bureau of interna! revenue ha been able to s.srround fh- i.-ua n.-e permits." said the report, "the a'-r. -gate volume of a'.cohol and intoxicating liquors withdrawn from bond indicates by comparison with re-cngniz. J legitimate requirements that considerable quantities have, been divet ted to illicit purposes." decreaseTin STEEL TONNAGE I INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE I NEW YOlclC. Dee. 1" In its inioithll statement issued at noon today tlx- P. Stec ceo-pomt ion reports uniiUed 'reb'rs on its books as of November f.rth last, of 3.02: 4S1 tons. This, ''wnpnres with 9.S3S.852 tons on OctC'iKf CO last, a decrease of 815,371 tons.