Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 154, Hammond, Lake County, 17 December 1920 — Page 1

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ANGRY AT PASSE, 'HE VEiTIIEB toil INDIANA Fair tonight nn.l PiUurday, fioi'iK .roli.iblr a now lurriCH near l.jik- MK-tiiKnn- ot much c-hange In trmprruturr.' Fin DEFEAT FOR ANTI-STRIKE

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OLD TIME OPPONENTS IN SESSION

Peace and Methods to Insure! It Gist of Conference BY JACK KOYt.E rSTAFF CORRESPONDENT t. N SERVICE! MARION", O.. Dec. IT. Old time p 'tiea! opponents fat In close and holpf:il confere-r.i.-o in Marion today. Urn. Jennings Bryan, long the cnirmanding figure in the democratic party, came to Five his advice and counsel to Senator Harding on the future world policy of the U. S. Mr. Bryan arrived here this morning from Columbus and was the guest cj the president-elect for the day. Peace end the most potent methods to insure it were th subject of their consultation. These subjects always have been close to the heart of the former democratic standard bearer and former Secretary of State. Senator Harding ounted on him to outline in deta:l the provisions of the arbitration treaties entered into by the V. S. before the great war and give hi? opinion as to "row they should be effectively amend- ! ed to meet present conditions. Mr. Bryan, it is known, has been a consistent advocate of an association f nations banded together for peac-. It Is understood hi expressed freely Tils views as to the so-called referendum on war outlined by Col. George Harvey. He is also believed to have talked over the plan of Senator Root for the use of an international tribunal made operative through arbitration treaties. Although the question of the make up of the Hardir.g cabinet was not a subject of disouss'on between the pres ident and Mr. Bryan it was by not means overlooked by Senator Harding during the day. Harry M. Daugherty was expected to arrive from Wishingt n to outlin the views'of party leaders in the capital on cabin-at appointments. Mr. Daugherty is the expert political chemist of the Harding counsellor. To him has been delegated. It is said, the task of testing the reaction followirg presentation to party leaders of each new combination of cabinet material. He is believed to carry from Washington accurate reflection of the comments brought out by the visits of I'harles E. Hughes, Herbert Hoover nnd Eiihu Root and A. B. Vail, all cabinet possibilities. ISON INHERITANCE TAX 'Former Hammond Man Appears Before Assessors and Tax Board INDIANAPOLIS, Ind . Pec. 17. Governor James P. Goodrich declared yestrday that the adoption of the prorosed constitutional amendments providing for a state tax on incomes and ; the classification of property would bo ' found necessary and strongly denounced the home rule tax system In an address before the twentieth arfnual con- - ference of the state board of tax commissioners and and county assesors. "Home rule has been the purest kind ef demagogy and rot," the Governor said. "There has never been any euen a thin as the right for a local community to flic tax rates for a local community to fix tax rates in Indiana or any other state. The General Assembly, Just as surely as It meets, will have to do away with this unfairness. Glad Terra Ends. Governor Goodrich Uok occasion to refer to the termination of his duties as state executive, remarking: "My time la nearly up and I am glal of It. I look forward to Jan. 10 as to a day of emancipat ion, when I shall return to private life and happiness with reasonable success." William C. Harrison, secretary of the state boarj of tax commissioners, diseused the Inheritance tax. He said that there had been an increase of 60 per cent In the income tax over last, year and an increase of 25 per cent in the number of cases where the tax was collected for the same period. A resolution was passed calling for the preparation of a circular letter by the state board of tax commissioners to be mailed to each citizen of th state to explain the taxing system and dispell the Illusion on the part of! many that taxes are a- burden which they have no part in creating but which is foisted upon them. POOR PICKING IN THIS HOLDUP A. D. HHIyer, who lives at 647 Ann street. Hammond, was held up and robbed by two men yesterday evening at 5:30 o'clock just after he had started home from work. He was walking south on the C. I. & S. tracks intending to take the Gary car to Hammond. About 200 feet north of the road crossing two men suddenly appeared at his side and shoved puns in his face. They J went through his pockets and removed Iiis watch and chain, pocket knife and wallet. The pocket book contained 11 ents. his annual pai's and a picture of his wife. IliHyer furnished police with a good description of the two r...'Mu','s. - Don't forget Kagles dance Saturday. Pec. 18th. Columbia phonograph to be given away, 12-17-1

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WHY DO PARENTS LEAVE GLiKS AROUND? Three-year-old Griffith Laddie Shoots Revolver at Little Relative

(SPECIAL TO THE TIMES', GRIFFITH. Ind., I eo. IT. A little three year old tot pointed a gun hero at its live year old unci.' and pulled the trigger yesterday and the child 11 In a critical condition. The extreme folly of families having guns In the house where children can get thera was shown when Paul Kaufman got bold of the gun in some inexplicable manner. They always do. Five year old Wallace Gault whose nephew I'aul is and he were playing together with the gun when the three ear old pointed the weapon at Wallace and tired. Th bullet entered the child's groin and came out through the hip. Doctor's fear that the intestine was perforated and that peritonitis Is due. Whiting Men Are Sentenced Frank Horvath and Joe Stanclk of Whiting, were sentenced this morning In Hammond police court on moonshine charges which had be"n filed following raids by government officers in Whiting several weeks ago. Both men had made frank confessions to the court and entered rleas of guilty when their 'testimony was taken recently. ' Horvath runs a soft drink parlor and had several gallons of liquor which he said he had for his own use. He occasionally gave friends a n'p out of a bottle which he kept behind the bar hut he Insisted he never sold any. Stancik owns a little confectionary store which his wife runs while ho does carpenter work. He said he kept a small quantity of liquor on hand to satisfy the cravings of his father, who otherwise might go to South Chicago, get stewed and disgrace the family. Horvath was given $100 and costs and thirty days In jail. Stanclk was given the same fine with ninety days in Jail, but his Jail sentence was suspended. Horvath was permitted to wait until after New Tears before starting serving his time. The same favor has been extended a number of men recently and Hammond will send quite a colony to Crown Foint about January 3rd. WAGE FIXING INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE KITIV YORK. Dec. IT "Unpaid advances to the Industrial workers of the world" amounting to $100 was a notation on the records of the National Erectors Association, read at today's hearing of the Lockwood legislative committee by Samuel Vntermyer. Its chief counsel. The disclosure of this link between the wage fixing steel combine now under fire by the probers and the notorious I. W. W. came as a climax to two days revelations which are so farreaching that Senator Lockwood announced today an extension of the inquiry's scope. He said the evidence concerning a "series of flagrant violations of both state and interstate laws" by certain chieftains of the country's eteel Industry would be laid Immediately before the federal district attorney and a state grand Jury. Sensational Indictments are looked for before this new double-barreled probe Is far along. FIRE WIPES OUT BUSINESS DISTRICT INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE TIPTON", Ind.. Dec. 17. Fire wiped out the business section of the town of Kempton today with loses amounting to $100, ono. Flames which started in the Morely Woods pool room spread to near-by business buildings. A bucket brigade was unable to cope with the flames, but fire companies which came from Tlptoa and Frankfort saved near-by dwellings by the use of chemicals. ILLINOIS MAN GETS INDIANA PLUM (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE1 INDIANAPOLIS. IND., Dec. 17 The state board of education today selected E. A. Wreidt. of Illinois, to be director of vocational education in Indiana. Mr. Wreidt, who holds a smilar position in Illinois, was nominated by L. N. Hin:-s. state, superintendent of pubic Instruction. Presentation of Wreldts name at tho last board session precipitated a hot contest. D. R. Hogdon, president of Valparaiso University, protested to the board that the report of Oscar Williams, director of teachers training, of unsatisfactory conditions at the university was "unfounded." The board directed that Williams again investigate conditions at the institution. See Brown's one dollar Fruit sale in this paper. Jam and

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A brief message was received yesterday evening by Mrs. A. L. Hunt of Hammond informing her that her sister, Mr. Pora Sawyer, a widow residing at Richmond. Ind.. had died as a result of an automobile accident on Wednesday. Mr.". Hunt and her daughter. Mrs. M. T. Ludwig. left at once for Richmond to attend the funeral. Mrs. Sawyer wa well known In Hammond, having frequently visited in the city. Last month she spent considerable time in Hammond on her return with Mrs. Hunt from a trip to Colorado and California. RALPH PIERCE HEADS HAMMOND SCOUTS Scout masters, assistants and committeemen of the Boy Scouts of America held their annual year-end meeting at the Hammond Chamber of Commerce yesterday evening. The affair opened with an excellent banquet which was served by the Woman's Relief corps of Hammond. Election of officers was held Immediately after the banquet with the following results: President Ralph M. Pierce. Vice President Dr. G. L Smith. Treasurer W. C. Be'.man. Commissioner Dr. R. O. Ostrowskt. Reports of committees were real and the new scout executive, Irvin K. Scott, who comes to Hammond from Des Moines. Iowa. An interesting address was delivered by Judson P. Freeman of Chicago, who is deputy national f.eld scout executive. He was followed by H. H Richardson, state boys secretary of ttvY. M. C. A. A brief address was also made by the new pcout executive. CROSSING ACCIDENT CAUSE OF LAWSUIT A friendly suit asking for 1200 damages was filed today in the Hammond .-M" court by H'.ioy Sirois by her next friend. Neal Sirois, against the Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Ry. The suit Is the outgrowth of the gradcrossing accident at Shelby last su nnier in which a car driven by Mrs. Nellie Ahlgrim was struck, resulting in the death of Mrs. Ahlgrim and two children and the Injury of other occupants. The plaintiff in the suit suffered a broken leg. It is charged that the train gave no warning as It approached the crossing. McAleer, Dorsey & Glllett are attorneys for the plaintiff. REAL STUFF UNGUARDED IN GREENTOWN FLIVER INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! INDIANAPOLIS. IND., Dec. 17 Seventeen hundred dollars worth of real liquor seventeen-year-old bonded stuff lay unguarded In a flivver at the West entrance of the federal building today while F. M. Garrett, marshal of Greentown and two prominent Greentown citizens told Dlst. Atty. Van Nuys how they had "taken no chances" of having the bottled goods seized by officers of Howard county and had brought it here for the government to keep watch over. Marshal Garrett, warmly clad in a big overcoat and red overshoes, peered anxiously out of the window,- frequently to make sure his cargo not dlsdisturbed. After he had told his story, the marshal and John Linville and George Larowe, of Greentown, who accompanied him, were taken before thr federal grand jury to tell how he martial had arrested Elmer "fay and J. E. Konn, of I,r.g;isport. and confiscated their automobile, and 92 quarts of whlkey near tho Howard county town, how Sheriff Butler and Prosecuting Altorne. Irfiwrence Bock had seized the prisoners whom Garrett had promised to deliver to the federal authorities and how the sheriff and prosecutor had demanded te ar and whiskey and had been refued. ' ; s : ' The Greentown men told of repeated trouble in getting Howard county officials .t Kokomo scone ' of the recent country club "Beishazzar feast" and they were promised government assistance Jf the county fails to act. WERE THEY BLUE OR BLACK? MCNCIE. Ind.. Dec. 17. A beautiful girl with "wonderful eyes," who wore a pray squirrel coat and was accompanied by two rosy cheeked children," is being sought today by merchants of Muncle, Anderson and other Indiana cities. She left a trail of bad checks amounting to hundreds perhaps thousandsof dollars, according" to victims who asserted they cashed checks without question under the gaze of the "hypnotic" eyes. The young woman gave the name Ruth Steele and had a deposit of $155 at an Alexandria bank, it is said, for the benefit of Inquirers. TWO BIG SHIPMENTS ARRIVE . Just received Holiday stock or Johnston's and Whitman's candies In one. two and five pound boxes. Nelson's Drug Store. 12-li-U Don't forget Kagles dance Saturday. Dee. 18th. Columbia phonograph to be riven away. 12-17-1

INDUSTRIAL CHIEFS WiEET LAST NIGHT

Tri-City Employment Managers Enjoy Conference at East Chicago That the foremen of the large and small Industries arc really the backbone of any organization is the opinion of T. R. Tennant, superintendent of the United Chemical Organic Products C , as expressed by him at the monthly meeting and banquet of the Tri-City Employment Managers Association which was held last evening in the dining room of the Congregational church in East Chicago. Mr. Tennant has hnd many years of experience in industrial work throughout the country, serving in many capacities. Drawing on his wide experience, Mr. Tennant told his audience what he thought constituted an efficient employment manager, and laid emphasis on the fact that the foreman of any plant, large or small, is really the head of the plant, insofar as concerns the production and general welfare of the average werkingmin. He believes that the foreman 6hould take a greater interest in his workmen and should devise ways and means of bringing closer relation between the worker and employer. As a typical case, a man employed in his plant, who has but one eye and told of the great interest which their foreman take in making this worker's position one of contentment. Following his speech." Mr. Tennant answered a number of questions from the employment managers present. Mr. Klelnsmlth, Federal Director of the United States Employment Bureau delivered a short address dealing with the unerr.p ment problem and stated that the employment managers should get together and work out some plan, whereby a number of present unemployed men and women wuld be given a posifon on part time. which would enable them to meet ctlrrtnt expenses. Judge Hyman CdTten. who was an honored guest of the employment managers associated also, delivered a strong address and urged the organization to use Its influence to have a bill passed that would enable a man with one eye or one leg or one who was not fully incapacitated to secure work at some congenial occupation. At the present time, said Judge Cohen, the compensation law almost prohibits the employing in a large number of rlants these poor unfortunates, through no fault of their own. The Judge also urged that some bill be passed that would give the president of the United States the necessary power to control the immigrant proposition, and that he should have the power to say when enough immigrants had arrived. "Let us le for the United States for and last." said the Judge. "We have many people idle here, and when they cannot secure work, why flood the country with additional labor, and let our own workmen starve?" Thirty-flve men connected with the Plants of East Chicago, Indiana Harbor nnd Hammond were present last night, and it is believed that soon all of the industries of the Calumet region will be allied with the organization, which has been formed for the purpose of rendering assistance and for tha welfare and production of the workingmtn of the region. Those present were the following: Messrs. Huber, Irwin. Lewis, Fink. Gledhill and Jones, of the General American Tank Car Corporation; H. M. Petersen, president of the Chamber of Commerce; Judge Hyman Cohen; F. B. Thoman, of The Times; Charles Chamberlain, Keith Railway Equipment Co.; E. H. Twohde; T. R. Tennant end V. J. Cupp, of the United Chemical Organic Products Co.; C. McConntll. of the Interstate Iron & Steel Co.; Alderman Carlson and J. E. Smith, of tho Standard Forging Co.; Bruco arrow, Marks Mfg. Co.; W. H. Huntington, of tho Sinclair Reflnory: H. H. Henderson, Edwards Vadve; H. L. Johnson, of the United States Lead and Refining Co.; A. K. Thompson, of the Standard Ste"l Car Co.; C. II. Hess. Graver Corporation; F. S. Reynolds and J. H. Sheldon, of the Champion Rivet; Joseph Ad ley. of the O. F. Jordan Co.; P. J. Gorman. Republlv Iron & Steel Co.; E. C. Lee. American Steel Foundries; Mr. Krucr. of the U. S. Employment Service; R. A. Bates, of the Bates Expanded Metal Co.. and John Dandre. of the John O'lier Co., of Chicago. 0 y?Oi?B

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RETAILERS Retail dealers ale being asked to j.iotet ayauist tjovernriieiUai intrusion in business and Herman Keiimr recti', vd a. letter tiny momma from n lwii.-.ial r jjo:iitiiiij out tne.se. lacta; "Xiio iui Price Commission and DepMtniftit oi Justice iiiveausutors, witn whom ou Wmb Uouutic.-i uud experience in tlit. j.al several j tars, luinish a good i Xii.npie of h u reauc 1 ary . About ail that Ituso aiious agencies .-ecoiuiWiMied wa.- to convince- people i fceiieijii that yuu and utile!' busi-io-;v inen are uiaUolii-t ana need con-i-laut w a Idling. .No real ei". ice in tile vuy ii lovveiii. Uic cost ol liViiiji was lendeied; luliiel tin; coat jt uvillg inti vuki-U. because j,-uverunitultti uetivi;iii ut tins kind tua money anu our taxes leflect the cost even u it is not added directly to the. price of food. ".Now tuat the war 13 over there is no Jasuucation for furtiiL-r governmental intrusion ;n business. VVasu-ii'S'-on cannut run yuur business better than juii ana lias no iigut to tiy. i. usincss mi n fiiuuiii shake oft Luc jiisiiiing influence ol iovci miici. t meddling. "Advocates of bureaucracy, howee;, ivo no idea, or loosening tneir g:ip. rather they intend tisuteuuijj it and tUeir eneitf.- a at pieaeut are dnt-cteu toward setui.ng pa.-aJa'e by congie-'o ot the o-caiied ive ny on - A iiuei'? ou measures lur placing the iiee stock .ndJatiy under a commission. The proposed coiiimiiaioii could aceompiiah no siood purpose, which eoiu not he uccuiiip.isheJ through existing agencies or laws, but it wouiu have wide peweis for evil, beeause. It tends to lessen tjovei rimcrit by law and maiie tor go -eiiuiienl by nun. "sponsors of the bills pretent to beiite that they are going to lower the iri:e of meat and increase the price j' live stock but every business uiu.i knows that I hey will laii. The u,iJnot of their faiiure w;;l be to make for other commissions to control somebody else and new and worthless agencies wiil come into existence to increase tuxes and handicap busiiiMiis ar long as fo.ks can be mad-j to foilow the rainbog of bureaucracy. "Congressmen for the most part dislike such measures, but hesitate to vote against them, beeau.-'e the bueaucrats are doing their best to make it seem "thai there is a popular demand for their bills. That is not true. The supposed popjlar demand is Uie loud yelling of a cry few with personal ii. teres-.sT to serv-s and no concern as to the needs of business or the weiltre of the public. "The matter is up before congress now. Write or wire at once that you are against further intrusion of government into the business world and that you oppose bureaucracy, such as is provided in the Kenyon-Anderson bills. It is a.- much your business to kill bureaucracy as it is mine our interests are the. same. ' Very truly yours, J. (.HIDES' All M OUR. RIDES Ofl WALK; L Unknown Bicyclist Badly Injures Miss Elsie Strom of Hobart ' SPECIAL TO THE TIMES HGSbaRT. Ind.. V'C 17. Miss Elsie Strom met with a rather serious accident while n her way home from work Tuesday evening. Just as she was crossing the Duck C'iek bridge on First street she was run down by a youth who was rid.ng down the sidewalk tipon a bicycle. On this particular evening there was no street lights and neither saw the other approaching. The. hoy on the bicycle whose identity is not known was hurled down the eii.barkment and in bis fright lest he shemld be taken into custody hastened a vay leaving Miss Strom In an unconscious cemdition. She was found some time later by Ge . Stncker who happened along. He took her to her home and obtained medical aid for her. but she did not regain consciousness until 11 o'clock that evening. Although her condition Is not serious she is very weak from the affair. GIVES HIS HOARD TO UNITED CHARITIES CHICAGO. Dec. i7. A battered tin box found among the mean effects of Michael Heron. 76, a recluse who was fyund dead in a squalid hovel on the south Vide, has enriched the United Charities of Chicago to the extent of several thousand dollar;'. Although his surroundings indicated abject pov-. erty Heron's death revealed an accumulation of giit-edge securities and real estate worth more than $10,000. A will found in the tin box bequeathed his estate to charity. BIG FIRE AT ROCKAWAY BEACH 'INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! NEW YORK. Dec. 17. The Temple Israel Synagogue and a whole block of business houses were destroyed by fire early today at Rockaway Beach. One hundred and fifty persons were driven from their homes Into inclement weather. The- loss is estimated at $20!Ve'.0. Don't forget Eagl-s dance Saturday. Dec. 18th. Columbia phonograph to be given away. 12-17-1

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S KK NEWS FLASHES BULLETIN T INTERNATIONA1. NTWS SERVICE! INDIANAPOLIS. IND., Dec. 17 The State Board of Education today gave Alma Trcnberth. of Hammond a life teachers certitieai.-. Special music. BTTU.ETXK I INTERNATIONA'. NEWS SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS. IND.. Dec. 17 No pardons will be Issued by Gov. Goodrich after he has passed on the recommendations of the state board of pardons in cases heard "at Its December session. It was announced today. Press of business in the closing days of the Goodrich ad.ministratioti will bar any further clemency in behalf of state prisoners. BULLETIN INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 MUNCTE. IND.. Dec. 17 Mrs. Thomas The dps, 26, farmers wife of Mount Summit, was killed instantly when children gathered about Phelps as he cleaned a revolver, Jostled his elbow, discharging tho weapon. BULLETIN INTERNATIONAL N n AS SERVICE IN DIANA ItjLIS, IND., De-. 17 A committee to arrange for the inauguration o"f Warren T. McCray. as governor or Indiana, January 10, was named today. Frank Leitschert secretary to Gov. Goodrich; Miss Ada Bush, secretary to Governorelect McCray, and Adjt. Gen. Harry B. Smith comprise the committee. BULLETIN f INTERNATIONAL lifftS SERVICE SOUTH BEND. IND., D-e. IT For the first time in h. story. St. Joseph county farmers today are plowing for corn and oats while two inches of snow covers the ground. This is a record for the state, according to County Agent E. C. B rd. On the big Notre Dame Un vrsit y farm three tractors are plowing The soil is "mellow" and has not been frozen. BULLETIN f 'NTERNAT'ONAL NrwS SERVICE 1 MILWAUKEE, WIS.. le. 17 Wrecking of the Minneapolis flyer of the Chicago. Milwaukee & St I'aul railroad was narrowly avertfd -dny as the result of the robbery by six armed bandits of Milwaukee freight train. J he Dandils placed a stolen auti til mobile across the tracks an th-ma'-hino was struck by the fiver, which the bandits apparently did not know would pass ahead of the freight. The flyer stooped and blocked the freight. The robbers then overpowered the train crew and carried away $7,0ft0 worth of merchandise in two motor trucks. CATTS THREATENS TO Florida's Governor and Editor Get Into a Terrible Row I INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE JACKSONVILLE. FLA., Dec. 17 Florida woke up to shot-gun talk this morning coming from the governor himself. Sidney J. Catts. who Indicated that news prrnt may be expensive but buckshot is more effective. Joel Kantian, editor of the Falm Beach Pott and president of the Florida State Bourd of Health, who has always been recognized as one uf tli0 governor's staunehest political friends, several days ago published a semi-humorous page editorial under the caption: "Jon and Sid Friends No More." it was copied extensively by the state press. Today Gov. Catts released a copy of a letter he has written Mr. Earman. stat ing: "Now- I have got to speak plainly w ith you. I am willing to let j ou and yours alone, you to do the same with rue and mine, but if you publish one more page in your paper like this lust one tr bother me or my business or my children any more. I will go to West Palm Beach. Fla.. with my double-barreled shotgun, loaded with buckshot and I will have a final settlement with you." Politicians are all "stirred up" over the governor's announced plans. KEEPS RECORD FOR SETTLING CLAIMS The Northern States Life Insurance company established another' commendable record for speed in settling claims Wednesday when settlement was made with the widow of the late John D. Smalley. One hour after the office had been notified of Mr. Smalley's demise, a representative of the firrri, was at the home with a check covering several large policies which he had carried. Mr. Smalley was formerly connected with Hammond's home ins-urance company as secretary. MASONIC NOTICE Garfield Lodge, N'a, .;.69 F. & A. M., will hold a called meeting Saturj dy evenig. Dec. lgth, i-V ODenicr at 7-00 n-i1-.-v Tho Past Masters of the Lodge will confer the M. M. degree. Members urged to attend. 12-18-2 J. W. M ORTH LAND. W. M. Don't forget Eagles dance Saturday, Dec. 18th. Columbia phonograph to be glvtn away. 12-17-1

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Senators Claim It Was Slipped Through When Floor Was Practically Empty BY J. BART CAMPBELL f STAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERVICE! WASHINGTON, Dec 17. Defeat :r the Poindexter anti-strike bill wh?n the senate reconsiders the vote uv which ft' was passed at yesterday's session was predicted today by senators opposed to it. Senator Borah, of Idaho; Senator Johnson, of California, and Senator LaFollette. of Wisconsin, three republicans, who have led the opposition to the bill since Senator Poindexter "i Washington, also a republican, sponsored it last session are behind t::e move to compel re-consideration of its passage. It is understood they do not anticipate any serious opposition to thenmove. They point out the bill w;u quietly slipped through while the ft er was practlcaly empty and when their was not a quorum of the senate present. A canvass they have made : the situation since then has convinced them, it was stated, that alone they were Indignant at the unusual circumstances under which the bill was passed. They believe there will be more than enough votes to insure not only its consideration but its defeat. The formal motion by Senator LaFollette for re-considerati- n is now on the senate calendar but the situation may be forced to a final issue any time he may care to request action on the motion. The bill is limited in its application to common carriers under the transportation act. It provides a fine ot f 10,000 and ten years' imprisonment: for persons who "with intent to obstruct, delay, hinder, i.r prove nt tiio movement of comm dities in . s;:uerte . . . shall by word of r or by Ptet-entation, exhibition or . uation of written or printed word:-;, solicit, advise, induee or p- rsuade, or attempt to induce or persuade any persons or person employed (by common carrier) to quit such employment." Penalties of $15,000 and 15 years' impri.vmment are proposed for similar actions with the use of force by violence and for destruction or damage to earners' property fines of 110,010 and 10 years' imprisonment are .proP' ted. The final section of the bill declarss "that nothing In this act shall be taken to deny to any individual the right t qu't liis employment far any reason."

BOOSTING FOR BETTER GAME LAW OBSERVANCE Fishing and Hunting Improvement in Lake Co. is Expected Better fishing and hunting and fewer violation of the game laws in Lake, county are expoeted to follow the organization of the Laks County Fia & Game Protective Association whicn is now being pushed by prominent citizens all over the county. A. E. Bodine of Marion, a state organizer for the Department of Conservation has been spending several days in the county assisting in th: preliminary work. It is expected that the organization will be completed it a meeting' of business men and farmera of the county which will be hcii Wednesday, December 2?, in the council chamber at the Hammond city hali. There are a number of similar small societies in different parts of the couutv such as Cedar Lake. Garv and E.ist Chicago but it is believed that one bir organization for the whole county win be able to accomplish much more effectively the work which is being mapped out. The purposes of the association as roughly outlined are as follows: 1. The protection of fish, game an 1 birds. C. To secure better legislation which will be to the interest of both sportsmen and landowners. 3. To interest landowners in thwork of the organization and promot--better feeling and closer relations between the farmer and the sportsman. 4. To inculcate the true spit It or sportsmanship among members and citizens generally. The Department of Conservation ha.--been eif aid In putting lr8 organizations of this kind In running in Indiana and good results have been obtained in every instance. Those S9cities will exercise considerable influence when working together in'th' Interest of improvements in the state flan and game laws. There is still much to be done. Obnoxious features of the present laws n.ust be eliminated or changed and there is need for somj new laws touching phases not now covered by existing legislation. Prominent citizens will continue l boost the proposition in an effort to have the largest possible representation at the meeting December CARL LUNDGREN ESCAPES MIMf Carl Lundgren. proprietor of one of the lake front restaurants, narrowly escaped serious injury last night when the automobile which he was driving crashed Into a truck which had bean left standing at the side of Indianapolis' boulevard, near 110th street. As it. was his car was seriously damntjed. The driver of the truck. James Oliver of South Chicago, was arrested laf ifor leaving his truck on the strcit without the tall light burning. He will te tried in the city court December 30.