Hammond Times, Volume 15, Number 62, Hammond, Lake County, 1 September 1921 — Page 1

CONVENTION

WIRES PRESIDENT HARDIN

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Orders Out To Have Troop Trains Ready Fcr Scene Of Carnage inru.ni. r ' N T R N A T i 0 N A L N t V, 5 SE.'lCE' IT1II TH1. MIMH' IIM". Mnisov w. v., pt- l t'r miners are rr,mrtr.! killed or badly woonded in renewed flshtlng at Nlalr this morning. The report hroufrtat fcack from the front by two. "0,h ,mindr(!. The detachment in ald -o li a v e attacked a machine gn m-st on Itlntr mountain. The entire force, viith the exception mf the two making the report In said hae been wined out or taken prisoner. m !.m:tin.) rnni.K?TO, -w. fP- i"''jw.it. from the 1 ognn-n..one bottle l'r.e received here indicate thre deputies and from one to twenty mlnrr. ntrf killed or wounded in th" jshting vrstenlny nnd last night. The fighting 18 continuing thl. nomine, acordlnc to reirt. rrrh lnK the' irovfrnor'n office. IU I.I.UTIN.) IOC. V. " Vn.. Sept. 1 Military authorities extinuite thirty miner were killed at the battle of Crooked Creek, about nine mile, from Iogan courthouse yesterday. There I. no DT of confirming the estimate n present. Three deputies are known to be dead. The military authorities at 5:.T m. .aid sniping had ogaln started at Crooked C-reek and nt Blair Moontain. (BITI.ETI.) WASHMOTO, Sept. 1. A aqaadroc of thirteen airplane, today w ordered by Secretary of Mar Week, to proceed to West Virginia to be amd by the po'iernmcnt In the event of establishment of martial law in the trouble rone, of the West Virginia con 1 fields. nVTI-KTIN.) rHni-F.5TO, W. V.I., Sept. 1. A report received here said that lender, of the miners, now engaged In a truckle -with Sheriff Don Chafln. hl deputies and volunteer. In Us:n nnd Boone counties. were at a mining camp at W hite.burs this morning recruiting reinforcements for tnetr line. following yesterday'. fighting, when, according to unofficial reports, eleven men were killed. (mi.l.F.TlV.) rmtWrOTHE. O.. Sept. 1 Order iavc been received nt Camp Sherman Jjere to have two troop trains ready to move from the camp at noon. Although ennip official refuse to talk. It is believed that the order, relate to possible movements of federal troops into W et Virginia. (mUF.TlV) ',U1,1.UM0. W. Vs., Sept. 1. Heport haif reachrd sheriff A. C. PlnB.n of Mlng- county from the LognnHoonr rn'irty border, where a furious battle raced ell day WrdnciJny be. twn O.OOO armed striking miner, on one rldr and deputy MlirHfrs, on the (, i:rr vi ere t.ite police nnd volunt.er clrlr.cnS, thr.t cs many a lOO men were killed in ycterdy fixating;. nTENT10KAL NEWS SERVICE) WASHINGTON. Sep. 1. The federal governmert is pr; par' d to step lr.tr West Virginia and take controi ef the situation which thnatms civil warfare there. Although the jer" hour for the government action was set at 12 o'clock today, in hope that the armed bands in the West Virginia coal firWs would is.rr .there was little- indication this morr.ir.g that fedr.il intervention cr.uld be avoided . President Harding's proclamation of martial law in Kanawha, Fayette. B,mn!, I'gan and Mingo counties is upon his dr.sk. rigned and ready for issuance. A final report from General H.mdholtz. representative of the president, is awaited before the proclamation is promulgated. Orders for troops to move into West Virginia have been prepared and the troops will go forward within a short time after the issuance of the proclamation of martial law. and Secretary of War Week.-- psp'-cis to be able to have the federal forces in control of the situation before midnight. Infantry and niachine run companies are standing by Camp Sherman. Ohio, and Camp Dix, N. J., awaiting the word to ir,oe. General Bandholtz will rr-i.tinni the federal forces in the West Virginia war zone and he Is under strict orders from Secretary of War Weeks to deal firmly with the situation. Military aircraft ha been despatched to West Virginia and it is understood proposals are before the ser.ietary for the use r.f aerial bombs filled with tear gas to disperse the armed forces. Miners Are Being Reinforced ET ROBERT STAFF THORNCCRf (Special Correspondent of the International News Service.) I)GAN, W. Va., Sept. 1. Lojan 'Contlaued on psae niao.)

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Hid Vn i - W-V jl s l V Hear That THK U rH Hammond schools o;en next Tuesday. will DOC MAVRICE I DDI Nil? is out of the Hohman st road race for good. GKOROK n. SHKF.KKK is planning exter.s!e improvements to his property cii Warren street. TITE most explosio initials in tri state labor convention are those of l'resident T. N. Taylor of Terre Haute. SOMUEnS recreation rarlors on tate St. is besinning to gain fame for the ham sandwiches they pass out for 15 cents per. MANY of the Federation of Labor deleKates hjve visited The Times composing room this week and exchanged fraternal greetings THE stase door of the Farther.on has a drie in it every (lay a the result of the Singer Combination of animals and midgets. Fjr.EP LASH has wound up his vacation and finished redecorating his restaurant and will throw open the doors to the public next Tuesday. "HONEST ABE" OTTENHEIMER or East Chicago, was in Hammond today. "I am celebrating my 5.1rd birthday," said Abe, "and tne old head is clear as .-. bell." THE platform from which the construction of the Hohman Block has been going on, scatters vi fine stream of dust on pedestrians who pass underneath. HAT.MONP motorcycle cops are breaking up the Hohm.an street road r.ice as fast as they can. They nabbed four who were attempting to qualify this morning. GEORGE McHIE is learnitig to run a machine now. hut the iiformant forgot to tell us if it was a typewriter or an auto. He is equally deadly on cither, however. ED. BECKMAX is spending his vacation constructing- a beautiful n-w-wire fence, a garden and some other odds and ends. He Intends to do the six weeks job In about three weeks. ONE of the "future presidents, who lives on Highluand St., came cut in his Tirst long trousers tha other day, and is thinking of acquiring the ciparet habit in preparation for high school. HAMMOND and Gary superior courts open their September terms on Sept 12. lawyers who have beer; enjoying the long -vacation are returning honi with heavy coats of tan and lots of pep. LAKE COl'NTT taxpayers wonder why the Indiana Taxpayers Protective Association has sent no speakers up into Lake county to represent its side of the constitutional amendment question. INDIANAPOLIS has been selected as the meeting place for the January, l?r2. meetin, of the Indiana Republican Editorial association, and President Hardlnr has been invited to attend. AnOUT members of Walther Leagues of the northwest zone of the Indiana district o Immartuel Lutheran churches attended i fall rally held in Michigan City. Hammond was repr;cn ted. TTTERE were no arrests by the Hammond pollre last night, no cases in the city court this mornlnr. no warrants sworn out, no accidents, no roDberles nothing. The end of the world h.-s come. .11 DGE M.HTIN SMITH, ef Crown point, has been appointed a honorary ''.elogate from lake county to represent Indiana a the American Prison Congress at Jacksonville, Fla., ija October by Governor McCray. OHATtLES SURPRISE had to change his vacation plans. With eight bankruptcy sales advertised tonight for the next two weekH and 3ix more for the last two weeks of the month, there won't be much chance for a -vacation. "WELL, today had been slated as the. date for the change in management of the Hammond (prohibition enforcement office, but at noon Director Bert Morgan of Indianapolis, had not shown up so Chief Gus Simons continued to sit tight. EVERV time the mail truck driven by Ed. Reyburn of Wabash hit a bump he heard a faint cry of "mamma-mamma." When he reached the office he quUkly opened the sacks and found, not a baby, but a toy doll that gave the maternal call hen rressedJIM WINGFIELD, formerly of Hammond, now leading booking agent in Chicago,- says that too many shows went on the rocks last year because the leading flapper Joined up in the middle of a scene and suddenly decided she wouldn't let any scab actor kiss her in the third act. THE manager, of Singer's Midgets is a resourceul fellow. When one of h:.i minature actors was taken ill the other nisht he hustled out onto the street and luckily found Elliott Conroy in front of Monnett's. Elliott waa finally persuaded to till in and got through in pretty good shape. THE KOFFEE KVP, also known as the "few allow & Duck" and the "'Gulp and Run." will re-enter the hash dealing field next Wednesday. Fred Donovan and Helnie Schneider have useo up their surplus earnings from last year In vacations and are now ready to settle flown to hard work for another twelve months.

( 111 1 1.1. I 1 N.I i ( INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE) ! MADISON. W. a., Sept. I. On practically rery hand, accordion to j Information renolilns here, the miner. i hate expressed utter contempt off ! . . i j . . I 1 1 . . I .- inrf I rvineni im i ....., - have declared they -will not turn back unless they nre driven hack by I nlted State, troop.. Determination to continue their march toward Minn county i. al l be ten one plan throughout the rank, of the miner.. The miner, commandeered a locomotive and atrlna; of tint ear. early today, the train wn. taken to Bla; foal Rher and (aMn Oeek for uppllc. and relnforeementa. The miner, are makingr a strong: effort to recruit more men. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE m ii.i:ti.) INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 1. I.lttle hope exist. In mine worker, circle, here today that warfare In Went Virginia can be quelled without the Intervention of federal troop. It waa Indicated today. John 1 Iewts. president of the I ntted Mine W orken, declined, however, to discus, till, phuse of the sit" uatlon. The. union leader .toted he had heard nothing alnce yesterday from Thillp Murray, vice president of the miners, who went to the trouble one. Calls For Help Are Many Charitable organizations of Hammond are swamped with appeals for assistance from families which are in dire straits. The number of calls is Increasing daily and the organi jations. whose treasuries are about depleted, are at a loss to decide how further help can be rendered. W. C, T. C societies of the city are being besieged by people, many of whom are actually suffering from hunger and who dread the approach of winter because of lack of cloihe!1. fc d and fuel and the poor prospects for work through which these may be provided. An elderly lady was found today who had not eaten in several days and Is in a serious condition. Pride prevented hr from asking for aid and it was only through a visit by friends that her condition was learned. One society alone- has twenty children listed for assistance. The majority of these are receiving only a meager amount ot ffod daily. The W. f. T. U. has decided to give a series of pound parties in order to obtain ood for the needy families. The first of the series will be given by the Central W. C. T. I, at the home of Mrs William Myers. 71 Douglas St. tomorrow evening . Other W. C. T. Vorganizations of Hammond will give similar parties later. All persons attending will be exrected to donate at least a pound of something in the way of food. Persons wh cannot be there and wish lo assist Have only to telephone Mrs. James IL Graves, or any other mem ber of the W. C. T.- V. and their donations win be called for. An excellent program of musical numbers ano brief addresses will be gtven at the Myers home. Distribution of the material will re in the hands of a central committee and efforts will be made to conserve as much as possible and hold back a reserve for the bitter days which are expected in the winter. WINE IS El THE SEWER Agent Harry Mathers of the prohibiten forces stationed at South Tiend. put on a little wine parly yesterday which waa well attended. When the party wound up t'le tongues of all present were still hanging out for. In pite of the plentiful supply of liquor not a drink was passed out. It all went down tho sewer. Mathers had received instructions to destroy sixteen barrels of pretty good wine which he captured on a ecent raid. The word went around rapidly and plenty were on hand to help but Harry made them all stand back and ruefully witness the destruction. The liquor formerly belonged to Alex Csallo. The dry agent also paid an unexpected visit to the soft drink saloon of Aboyes De P.tck at Mishawaka. He was accompanied by Chief Fender of the Minhawaka poke. Mrs. De Ileck saw them coining and smashed a quart of good Sunnybrook whiskey, on the floor. However, the raider'fe found two more -bottles in the room adjoining 'CVt'e saloon. DeBeck and his wife were taeh held under $1,000 bond.

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H. H. Johnson, Chief Bank Examiner, To Officiate For Big Clearing House Association fSPECUl TO THE TIMES! INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., Sept. 1. H. M. Johnson, chief examiner of the state banking department. has been appointed examiner for the Indianapolis Clearing House Association, it was announced Tuesday following" a meeting ' of the clearing house committee. Mr. Johnson will begin work October 1. Previously the Indianapolis clearing house has not employed an examiner, George C. Calvert, manager of the "association, said today. "A local examiner," he said, "will in time become more intimately informed as to local conditions than either the federal or state examiners could be. Therefore, after & time he will be able to make a more thorough and searching examination than either the federal or state examiners. The employment of an examiner markj a step toward greater co-openation timong the local banks." "This action is a. step toward strengthening the association," Frank D. Stalnaker said. "The members of the clearing house committee, Evans Woollen and Otto N. Freniel and I. believe that Mr. Johnson os a competent examiner and that we have made a good selection. He will make examinations of all member banks and trust companies." Before becoming chief examiner of the state banking department thirteen months a.?ro Mr. Johnson was the cashier of the Clttrens' National Bank of Hammond. LABOR DISTRUSTFUL OFL H. GARY Suspicious of President Harding's Unemployment Conference. BT MILDRED MORRIS STAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERVICE WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 Organized labor Is distrustful of the president's unemployment conference. Comments by union leaders today showed a spirit of bitter antagonism The labor heads expressed suspicion of the purpose of the conference and predicted It would fail to relieve thialarming unemployment situation. There is evidence that the administration Is aware of this attitude of distrust and Is anxious to remove it. It was intimated today by well Informed labor sources that assurance had been given Samuel Oompers tha: neither Judge E. II. Gary, head of the T.'. S. Steel corporation or Jas. Emory of the National Manufacturers' Association,will be invited to the conference. Labor officials would rot deny or confirm rerorts that such assurance had been demanded but It was said to be doubtful whether Gompers or any other representative of the America Federation of Labor would take part if either Gary or E ry were Included in the employers' group. GOOD NEWS FOR THE LADIES The affairs of the Lad ies" , Furnish -ng Store of S. & M. Mandel Co., have been taken care of by the large Chicago House of Harry Bernstein. 237 ?outh Market street. The Mandel Store at 1S3 State street is now- open and doing business as u.-mal. Look for their big ad In Friday's paper. Mr. Mandel, who has always done a big business is confident that his place will be Just as popular a ever and his friends will be glad to hear that the store is to continue. INSURANCE PAID IN LOCAL CITIES The current issue of the Insurance Press, a national publication got out by life Insurance companies, contains a lot of statistics, among them being the amount of life insurance paid during the year 1920 in all the principal towns and cities of the United States. Iale county cities show as foilows: Hammond $2"". 000 Gary 197.00O East Chicago jiO.OOD Indiana Harbor 4,, coo GARY INJUNCTION SUIT HEARING VALPARAISO. Ind., Sept. 1. Judge Harry L. Crumpacker, was here today to ho-ar an injunction case wherein Jos. Deutsch would enjoin Heime Gaff man. and the Sheriff of Iake county from collecting a Judgment given by the court. The matter was finally aettied by the plaintiff placing J1800 in trust in a bank in Gary until the September term of court, could make final disposition of the case.

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President Taylor's Report To Convention Urges Union Members to vote "No" September 6th. In hi? report to the convention of the State Federation of Labor. President Taylor, recommends that union men and women vote "no'' on the proiposei (constitutional amendments at the special state election, September 6. This recommendation, he says, is ba?ed on the judgment of the executive bourd and the legal advisers of the feders.t ion. "It i.i their belief," declared the president, "that the special election was called for the. purpose of forestalling a much needed constitutional convention." The recent legislature was not favorable to labor, according to the president's report anent the disposition of bills sponsored by the labor conference and lobby at the. State House. Among the bills defeated, President Taylor mentions the following: Mother's Pension Bill (Unable to get a member of either house to present it.) HARBOR BOOSTERS IN NEED OF FUNDS Plan Devised to Send Lobby to Washington to urge Passage of Resolution. An urgent situation has developed in regard to the Illiana harbor. It has cost about $700 In railroad fares and other expenses to secure the passage of laws in the Indiana and Illinois legislatures for the proposed Interstate. Harbor at Wolf Lake and Iike Michigan. Delegations made several trips and finally brought home the bacon. But wlthouth the consent of Congress the states cannot make a compact under the Constitution. Two weeks ago Major Henry W. Lee, secretary and engineer of the commission, went to Washington and 'had a resolution Introduced in both houses. But it requires more than that to have the measure enacted. A strong lobby should be sent to the national capital to put the thing t hrough . The city of Hammond subscribed $.'00 end the American Maize Products Co.. J200. This money has been .pent and J400 or oo additional is necessary fcr the last legal step to effect the organisation of the Interstate Harbor Board of Illinois and Indiana, to which Col. W. J. Riley and A. B. Erskine have been appointed as Indiana members and Col. Miller and A. R . Sackett to represent Illinois. Congressman Wood has a letter from c,rn. Beach. chie.f of engineers, stating that he intends to appoint Col. Tow-nsend. retired, to represent the federal government. But first the resolution must be passed by congress and it takes money to travel, etc. Pubscription lists are reing circuited In Hegewisch, Hammond. Whiting and East Chicago. Subscriptions to date are as follows: $50", City ot Hammond; $200, American Maize Products Co: $50. State P.nnk of Hegewisch. $1S. Daniel Jordan; $1", F. Hock. O. K. Meek. H. W. Lee. J. P. Bereolos, J. G. Vlco. A. C. Kluckcr; $.1. F. L. Weiland. Ne'.s A. Anderson. Checks are payable to Mayor Walter E. Schrage, treasurer, Bank of Whiting. L. It. Meara Is taking subscriptions in Hammond. Thy will be listed in The Times during the next two or three weeks. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SOI FIRE IP-

The cook at the Union Restaurant, a "hole in the wall" beanery at 14" Sibley St., put on too much fire this morning, and caused plenty of excitement. He had half the town in front of his place wondering ?.at it was all about. He had the best half of the Hammond fire department there also. Tho culinary artist so lar forgot himself as to get the gas stove good and hot. placing the food in danger o' being thoroughly cooked. The stove, not used to such unusual trvTtment, flared up in anger, igniting sever, combustible pies which were parked in the section reserved for warming purposes. " What's all this." said the seldom melted grease, as it began to run all over the stove. It sevt a cloud of thick, acrid smoke out of the front door. Then ! began to burn. Someone urned in the klarm No. t and i responded. The flrctrucks were a fine sight, dashing madly up rthe street to the tune of the awe. Inspiring siren. The brave lire laddies buttoned their rubber coats clox- under their manly chins. They pulled tf-.eir hatn down over ther eyes in anticipation of the terrible fight to come. "Ain't they grand." said an impressionable young thing, as a doughty fire fighter blunged intrepidly into the choking !meke. It would have been a dandy fire J-f sone one had not thrown a r itcher A-f water on it and put if out. ,? i

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DINTS Fret- Text Books in the Schools. Women's Eight Hour 15:11. ?t ate litiilding Code. Su.tf BJiiditig Inspector. Old Age Pension. The labor conferees were able, how ever, to defeat the following unfavorable bills: t in rn ish.ee. Twelve bilis amending the workmen's compensation law. The constabulary act. "Suming up the session as a who'.e.' declares the president in h:s report, "1 think the labor movement fortunate iti view of. the conditions prevailing at the time that we were able to defeat all of the obnoxious bills, and I wan", at this time, to thank those of the labor movement who complied with tin many requests from the state federation and kept in touch with their representatives and senator."." President Taylor made a tour of inspection of the stalo hospitals for the insane, Dec. 7, 1520, and his report ol over-crowded conditions -was accepted by the governor and acted upon. Th convention was told today that conditions had been remedied and wer. In far better shape"Whether this is a result of the inspection by our president or not, the desired object has been obtained," declared the secretary. PLEA FOR 8TH Definite action has been started by the lawyers of Hammcnd and Lak county to pass the Sth amendment of the 13 to be voted on, the 6th of this month, in t meeting called for tomor row afternoon by Judge V. S. Reiter to be held in the superior court house. Notices have been sent to a larg' number of lawyers and & huge meeting Is scheduled to take place. This action is tha result of the Intense feeling amor.ff Indiana attorneys to eliminate the old rule, -which has been the cause cf untojd ridicule for this state. "The Shame of Indiana" Is the way other states refer to the present order of things. The requirements at present for lawyers pract ictns in Indiana are that they be voters of good moral character nothing else. Such a los rub allows a large number of "Jack-leg" lawyers to practice the profession. I is a hardship on other lawyers who have completed their university training, but it is a greater hardship on the citizens of the state, -who have no assurance that they are hiring a good lawyer if they are unacquainted with the man whom they employ. It is said that the reason for th lax requirements is thr.t in 1852. when the constitution of the state wa? drawn, there were a large number of quack doctors in the state, and tha the passage in the constitution was a j-iker, passed for the purpose o counteracting a movement against them. Attorney Henry C. Cleveland, candidate for City Judge, sald to a Times reporter a few days ago: "Th"."amendment is of tremendous importance to the peopl of this state, and should be thoroughly explained an : discussed. It is for the benefit or everyone that the extreme necessity if this change in requirements be known." The new passage will allow for the fixing of th- requiremen.of lawyers practicing in this state by the legislature. Expressions of opinion from other attorneys show that it is the deyirof the profession to keep it on n -high a plane as possible. C. B Tinkhani said today, 'Indiana is the only state to allow these disgraceful conditions to exist in one of the leading professions. It not only reflection the. intelligence of the people, but it is a real danger to the public to allow any man. with no legal learning, to set himself up as the equal of those who have devoted years of study to one of the greatest subjects. It directly affects the people.'' Joe W. Todd, vice president of th" Indiana Bar Association, said this: "Indiana should have a law on the statute books providing for the qualifications of attorneys. I believe that they should havi a high school education, or its equivalent, with twr more years of study in a law office or some law school of h-rw(i standing. 1 believe this is the only way to eliminate a lot of riff-raff in the profession. I also believe that a practicing lawyer should be a citizen of the United States and should have lived in this country at least ten years, unless he comes from an English speaking country." J. M. Stinson. in speaking of the Sth amendment, summed up the opinions of a score of others when he said. "J am in favor of t h amendment requiring qua! ifica" i"-.-i9 for lawyers absolutely." The day-" for voting on the amendments is "September fith. It Is the general . pinion that some definite action wi'l be taken in the meeting to-niorrnr-nioniin; to pa.".-? the one re-gardifi-the practice of law. It is not necessary to vote for all of the arjier.dments in ordr to pass one. They will be voted on separately. LONDON Th 'Summer color" says j Dame Fashion, "will be a soft shade ' ... of yellow, not unr.xp aipncot. but morel correctly eie.-. rtbed as Ppa-nish onion pe-el color." j

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DETECTIVES West Virginia's Critical Situation Appeals To Delegates In Hammond

"Drive the Baldwin-Felts detectWeu out of West Virginia." This was the appeal of the annual convention of the Indiana Ptat Federation of Labor to President Harding. In an outburst of sentiment supporting the striking and lighting miners of West Vrlsinla. the convention today Instructed its president to wire President Hardin,: as follows: "When the United States troops go Into West Virginia drive the Baldwin Kelts detectives out.'1 Coehed in more diplomatic languaae the message was dispatched by President T. X. Taylor at 10:40. The latest news from West VirAnta had prepared the convention -r the speech of Harry Lentz, miners dele- f Kato from Terre Haute who preached the resolution of sympathy for the striking miners. "If ever the rleht of American citizenship was in danger it Is now In West Virginia," Lentr declared. "1 would like to have this convention pledge their moral support to these people of West Virginia in thir fight for freedom." Tha motion of sympathy was amended to Include the telegram to President Harding. The convention applauded and cheered the miners. In the broad breast of the lowly hodcarrler burns the flame of chivalry. When the second day of the Indiana State Federation of Labor convention opened this morning, Chairman Taylor announced that Hodcarrler Reel had supplied flowers for the lady delegates. The ladies were requested to step to the platform and receive the bouquets. A resolution for a daily labor paper to be promoted by the Federation of Labor in Indianapolis was read by the secretary. The resolution committee reports to the resolution which had been presented by a plumber's local -was unfavorable. One delegate demanded to know the reason the resolution committee's report was unfavorable. "It would take all day to give the reasons of the committee for not favoring the establishment of a daily labor paper in Indiana,' declared George W. Goetz. The convention rejected the committee's report and prepared to vote upon the resolution itself. E. P. Barry, Indianarolis, spoke against the resolution. "The delegates favoring this resolution have no Idea of the cost of establishing and maintaining a daily newspaper," he declared. "The newspapers will publish lab ornews if will give it to them. It has been tried again and again. It costs big mone? to run a newsparer. Each day represents a finished product ana if you haven't enough ads in the paper that day you have lost that much money. If you decide to have a newspaper you are arranging to nave a perpetual drain upon the pockets of out members. How much cheaper and better it will be to train our memDers to supply their newspapers with labor news. If it is news the newspapers will print it. Don't blame a newspaper for not printing something you haven't told them about. The bosses hire tralr ed press agents to prepare their news for the parers. What labor needs are a few good press agents. "We haven't had any trouble getttn icws printed in South Bend." declared eorge Goetz of that city of the resolution committee. "We have a weekly paper In this -tate now and we can't get the secretaries of the locals to send us the news. How do you think we could get them to send the news daily?" "It will cost you $70').ono to put out the first issue of a newspaper th cover the state daily," said A. J. Srhaffer. Terre Haute. "I want to say that the day of the establishment of a newspaper on a 'mall scale is past." said William Green, Indlanapoliy. in twenty years I have never had any trouble getting labor news printed. I recall that Mr. ''ioorge C. Hinton was called Into a conference after the demise of rtte Indianapolis Journal and told that a subcription of $650,000 had been raised tor starting a new daily. Mr. Hinton said it would be absolute folly. The convention disposed of the question of ordering the appointment of u special committee by the president to consider the advisability ' of establishing a dally newspaper in the state and report to the next convention. Resolutions were adopted favoring the eight hour day for women workers and a minimum wage t'of women. The convention voted to have these resolutions embodied in acts to be presented to the next legislature. Hot blood developed when the reolutions committee recommended uonconcurrence in a resolution presented by the machinist district local asking congress to revoke the charter of the American Legion. The chairman of the committee said that the resolution was the result of a tight between two organizations of soldiers. This was denied by speakers. The recommendation of the committee was accepted. LEGION IS UPHELD. The resolution to revoke the charter of the American legion was defeated. The "open shop'' plan of the burlesque theaters of the Columbia and Western "wheels'' was the subject of n resolution against patronage of those house Tho eon v en t ion commended the action of Postmaster General Hays tn putting into effect labor policies toward postoft'ice employes as recommended by the American Federation of Labor. William A. Green. Indianarolis, re' the report of the committee appointed to consider the pri-iter's forty-four hour week. He presented a resolution declaring that conditions i:i Elkhart. Michigan City , I'vansi ille. erre Haute (Continued on ri j:ne.)