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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-16
ROBERTSDALE.

Quite a little excitement was caused
Tuesday evening at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. Powell of Indiana bOule-
ward, by the explosion of a lamp which
hung in a bracket on the wall. AL
though very badly frightened. fortu-
nately no one was injured The flames
were soon extinguished with very little
damage done.
Mrs K Heyl of Cleveland. o.. was
the guest OF Mr. and Mrs. John Stew
art of Indiana boulevard last evening.
The members of the RObertsdale
Pedro Club were delightfully."- enter
tanned at the home Of Mrs. Bartlett in
Whiting this afternoon. y very pleas
ant afternoon was spent in ca1ds. after
which dainty refreshments were served.
Elmer Atchison is confined to his
home in Roberts avenue with a severe
attack Of tonsilitis.
James Mulligan of Benton Harbor,
Mich. is spending a few days at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. James Nickel
son of Roberts avenue.
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. John Rusnak
of Roberts avenue Mon lay afternoon,
A baby girl Mother and daughter are
doing nicely
Mrs Stein returned to her home in
Carey. III, after spending a week here
visiting her sister. Mr.. william Dunn
of Roberts avenue. Mrs. Stein was &C
companied home by her daughter. Miss
Mary, Miss Alice Dunn and Miss Vivian
Golf. who will be her guests for few
weeks.
MI Bartof Of Roberts avenue. is suf-
fering with a very sore foot. caused
by stepping on a nail while at work al
the Glucose plant.
Miss Wilma Balm visited Mr.. and
Mrs william Welly a I their home III
stony Island, last evening.
Miss Ruth Jewett is spending a week
at the home Of her aunt. Mrs. Hunt, IL
Hammond.
Mrs. McVey and daughter. Mis-,
Oracle. of East Chicago. were the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. G. NJ Cough Of
Roberts avenue, Tuesday.
! Robert Atchison and son Vernon are
spending few days at their summer
home in Croker. Ind.
Mrs. Charles Stress, sr., spent the day
shopping in Chicago.
Miss Hattie Klemm Of Indiana bou
levard Is entertaining Miss Ada Bezolc
of Chicago, for a few days.
Mrs. William Norhle Of CLEVELAND
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EAST CHICAGO.

The w c. o. T. will give an ice
cream social Tuesday, Aug, %, at St
Mary's hall. Tickets 15c. Everybody
cordially invited.
Miss Mary Barnes returned from VAL
paraiso yesterday where she spent af
paraiso yesterday where she spent a
few days visiting friends.
Mrs. J. Cavanaugh and sister, Miss
Ella Sheets will leave for Pittsburg,
July IS, to spend a two weeks vacation
with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Dixon had a
pleasant lake trip during the week and
visiting St. Joe.
Miss Carrie Reil and brother Ed
ward, of Milwaukee, are the guests of
their aunt, Mrs. John NJ. Reil of For
sythe avenue.
Miss Maud Stewart, who has been
visiting in East Chicago during the
past month. will return to her home in
Freeport, Ill, tomorrow.
Mrs. F. J. Jenkins left today for
Kingston. Mich, for a short visit with
relatives and from there she Will go to
Manton. Mich. to spend the balance of
the summer with her parents.
C. P. Uric. father of Mrs Sidney
Veaco. returned to his home in Stur-
gs Mich. today.
Mrs Robert Spear spent yesterday in
Chicago.
A. Well and F. L. Welshinnu of Gary
were in town yesterday on business.
Mrs H S weiskoff of Forsyth ave
nue., will leave Saturday night for q
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c. Engel on the latter's farm in Mat
tawan, Mich.
Karl Stankenvich and Miss Mary
Koscilvich were married in Judge
william A. Reilands private office
Tuesday evening at I o'clock. The
Judge performed the ceremony.
Next Saturday July IS, Will mark the
first anniversary since H. 5. Weiskopt
opened his grocery and market at one
Hundred and Forty sixth street ant
! Forsytho avenue In order to make
the day memorable and to show his
customers that their patronage during
| the past year has not been unappre-
ciated by himself and wife, Mr.. Weis
| kopf Will make it souvenir day. Ever!
] adult who calls at The Ideal" (tht
! name under which the store is known
on Saturday. will receive valuable
souvenir. Right here It might not bt
amss to remind East Chicagoans o.
some of the difficulties Mr.. Weiskop
encountered in his years experience
amongst them. He had been opened
for business about four weeks wher
somebody poisoned his horse and I
died Shortly after that the gentleman
was taken sick himself and was in st
Margarets hospital for four weeks anC
it was seven weeks before he was ablt
gained his health, the stringency cam'
and the mills closed. Mr.. WeiskOpf
however. is not the man to be daunteC
| by misfortune. All these things wer,
overcome and Mr. Weiskopf will con
thu to serve his patrons in the futur
with the same fairness and conscien
tionsness that he has in the past year
All are invited to call Saturday ant
receive present.
a male chorus will sing at the 10
o'clock service next Sunday evening a
the Methodist church The pastor
theme will be Men and the Church"
WANTED-At the Maine Restaurant
ia Chicago avenue. East Chicago a,
experienced girl to wait on tables Cal
afternoon or evenings 7-14-t1
LOsT-small yellow Jersey cow
Finder please notify Martin Cuga, 4s5
Barring avenue. East Chicago Reward
fist.
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made on the Luman Fowler hause on
North street this week.
William Parry transacted business in
Chicago yesterday.
Mrs r. G. Horn of Chicago is visit
ing Mrs. Will Heintz on North street
for a few days.
ExTreasurer Leroy E. Bailey, wife
and son. returned from an extended trip
to Eureka Sprinks. Ark, having been
gone since early spring. and from their
appearance have enjoyed the trip from
start to finish.
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WHITING NEWS

Mrs. O'Nen of Chicago is spending
several days at the home of Mrs. Par
malice, in Fred street at the Davidson
addition.
William Vogel of Cleveland. who has
been i'll for several months with dropsy
is now able to be out for a short time
each day.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Brown of Fred
street are contemplating moving into
their new house in Contra. avenue
within a few days.
Mrs Finley of Fred street, who re-
Gently returned from st. Anthony's
hospital IN Chicago, left yesterday
morning for the southern part of Indi-
ana to remain for an extended visit
with relatives.
Henry Ahlborn, contractor and build
er of Hammond. transacted business in
this city yesterday.
Contractor Gillian is at work putting
in the cement walk on One Hundred
and Seventeenth street at the vacant
| lots where there has been nothing but
cinders sines the board walks were re-
moved.
Mr. and Mrs. Quilting have moved
from the Boyer fiat in One Hundred and
Nineteenth street to the Roberts cot
tage next to Schaafs grocery in Indl-
ana boulevard.
Mrs. Blackwell of Fischrupp avenue
has received word that her brother
Henry Ballantyne, who has dropsy and
was taken finn st. Nargar+re hrs-
pital TO his home in Windsor. Canada,
TODD the trip very nicely.
John NJ Cove went TO Chicago yes
| terday to have his face dressed at the
Michael Rees hospital. where he re
Gently had a very serious operation
performed.
Mrs. Earl Swan and son, have re
turned to their home in Alton, Ill, af-
ter Il very pleasant visit with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Soltwedel
Of Sheridan avenue andff One HUNT ed
and Eighteenth street.
Joseph Scherr of Sheridan avenue is
entertaining his mother, Mrs. Sch"rr OF
St. John
Mrs. ]. L. Hayl and sons. Louis ant
Edwin, returned to theih home il
cleveland. O.. yesterday morning, after
a ten days visit with her sister, Mrs
Catherine stewart and family of Sheri
dan avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. George Soltwedel anC
family of Sheridan avenue and On
Hundred ard Eighteenth street hav'
go ne to Clark Station. where they vii
spent one month camping.
Miss Mary Thiel of Sheridan avenue
was South Chicago visitor Tuesda!
evening.
Peter Pfeifer is confined to his hom
in Oliver street, as the result of hav
ing his feet burned with hot acid, Will
| at work in the Standard Oil company
Mr. ano Mrs. Jesse Cunntngta an
! moved from Davidson place TO Oii'
1 avenue yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. william ONeil (ne
Maud Carrette) Will socn go TO house
keeping in Davidson plcae.
Mrs. Krouse of Fred street WHO in
jured her ankle 50 severely whel
! jumping out of wagon on July
is improving slowly.
Mrs Williams of the Peterson fiat
is entertaining her aunt, Mrs JENNIE
Of New York City.
: Mrs Williams and her aunt. Mrs
+ Jenncr were Chicago visitors Yesterday
Mr. and Mrs Hazlett, who have bee,
=. visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
J. b. Krout of Central avenue. have re
turned to their homo in Chicago.
Miss Irma Krout left last night 10
Shlcago where she will remain owe
Sunday with relatives.
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BLACK OAK.

Miss DeBriae of East Chicago and
a party of friends spent Tuesday here.
Mrs Henry Even and Mrs. Louis
Even were Toleston visitors Tuesday.
Miss Alice Paulson of Chicago is
spending her vacation here the guest of
her parents.
Robert Mcintyre has returned f1om
a visit at Hammond.
A great many from here attended the
sale at Hessville Tuesday.
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SHELBY.

j. NJ Dickey went to Danville this
morning on business.
Ed Stineburg. who has been on the
sisk list. has returned to his home in
Hebron.
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Stringham went
to West Pullman where they Will re-
side for awhile
Mrs. H T Clement intended going
to Vicksburg, Mich. received the news
that some of her relatives was very
sick
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GARY NEWS
Leaves For European Trip.

K. K. Knapp, of the firm of Knapp
Hanie Campbell, the attorneys for
the United States Steel Corporation
will leave on trip to Europs for his
summer vacation.
Mr. Knapp will visit many of the
continental countries, but Will spend
most of his time in Switzerland Mr.
Knapp takes an optimistic view of the
iron and steel business and leaves the
United States anticipating a great i'm
prOvement in business conditions dur
ing his absence.
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Ready for Motorists Meet.

Anyone afflicted with "speedomania'
can have all their desires gratified next
Saturday afternoon at the races of the
American Federation of Motorcyclists
completing the great New York to Chi
cago run. which has just been finished
Twenty five racers are billed to com
pete for prizes and their respective
manufacturers honor and supremacy
and exciting afternoons sport is prom
ised to all who attend. Be sure and
come
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valve on the throttle Of the steam
roller refused to close this morning
while the engineer was signaling. and
Crown Pointers were treated to about
ten minutes of delightful din. Many
of them thought 1t was a fire alarm,
owing to the continued noise and the
antics of several citizens was funny in
the extreme.
Charles Frederick of Hammond, was
in town yesterday attending to the i'm
provements on his numerous property
interests here. Charles says 1t keeps a
man poor keeping up with the up-to-
date improvements that are demanded
by Crown Point renters OF property.
The farmers have nearly finished
harvesting the hay crop and if the
grains come out as good as the hay
crop, a horse will not be the luxury to
keep as it was the last year.
The Crown Point baseball team will
cross bats with the Continental Casu-
atty Insurance Companys team of Chi
cago at the formers grounds near the
Erie depot, next Sunday afternoon
The visitors are one of the strongest
teams playing in the Windy city and
a good game is expected.
a. F. Knots Of Hammond transacted
legal business in town Wednesda
c. Buchanan of Muskogee. Okla, was
a Crown Point visitor yesterday
John Agnew and wife visited with
friends in Hammond yesterday.
d. A. Root returned last night from
a business trip to Hammond
The Gary ToIeston Automobile Trans.
fer company. are making regular trips
from Crown Point to Gary every DAY
and report the business on the increase
and expect big recommendations on thei,
investment in the near future.
Charles McWayne and wife trans
acted business in Hammond and chi.
cago yesterday.
viii Steeb was a Chicago visitor YES
terday. going to consult an occulist 70,
the treatment of his eyes. which hav,
been troubling him of late
Mrs Milton Fisher returned las
evening from visit with Harmon,
friends
The Gun Club will hold its regula
practice shoot at their grounds on tn
Horst farm tomorrow
The Turner and Fitzgerald tourin,
cars from Hammond loaded with pleas
IRE seekers from that town, passe
through here last evening. RETURNING
to Hammond from Cedar Lake wher
a picnic supper was INDUCED in.
Sheriff Carter and son and DEBUT
Sheriff frost of Hammond, returne
yesterday from taking a bunch of pris
oners to Jacksonville. Ind
William Nicholson returned las
evening from Hammond where he wen
on business yesterday.
Miss Bessie Hart visited in Chica g
yesterday.
Numerous Improvements are bein
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Mss Hattie Nasshahn was Shopping
in Crown Point yesterday.
The Ladies of the Aid society will
give an ice cream social at their hall
on Friday evening. July II.
Ralph Pierce and Fred Randolph
wives are camping at Liverpool. They
expect to put in full week fishing.
Veda Pierce IS visiting for a few
days in Hammond the guest OF A o.
Merrill and wife.
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Miss Myrtle Lawson. formerly stem
ographer for DR.. T. B. Templin and
teacher of piano. has left Gary and will
reside in the future in Chicago. Miss
Lawson is we'll known in this city,
having lived here nearly a year.
Mrs. B. S. Gardner and her little son
have returned after weeks visit with
friends and relatives in Kalamazoo and
Dawagiac. Mich.
Attorney H. F. McCracken ana Will
lam Fitzgerald were in Chicago yester-
day on business in connection with the
celebration July 23.
Dr. J. H. Metcalf and family have
moved into their new apartments in
the Kahn building where they Will re-
side in the future. They formerly
lived in the postoff1ce building.
A. c. Eggleton of Cleveland. arrived
in Gary last night for a short business
trip.
Mrs. Frank Sinclair has returned
from a very pleasant trip to Belvidc-e,
Ill, where she has been spending her
vacation at the home of her parents,
Mrs. Sinclair has been gone for several
weeks ard feels much improved in
health from her trip.
Attorney John Gavit of Hammond
was IN Gary yesterday on legal bust
ness.
T. W. Enslehart. of the South Broad
way Land Company, was in Gary yes
terday and said in regard to the story
which THE TIMES published about the
inactivity in pushing the construction
of the bridge across the Little Calu-
met river that the article hit the nal
on the head" Mr.. Englehart is one OF
the largest real estate holders in the
vicinity of the river, and feels that il
the bridge is not put in this fall, ii
will be a great detriment to the inter
! ests OF all of the property owners ir
the vicinity. Everyone on Gary SHOULD
boost the immediate construction Of
the bridge.
Attorney Clarence Brctsch has left
for indianapolis where he Will spcnt
a few days on business
Charles Jeffrey, OF CT the owners
of the Jeffrey & Morgan building or
Sixth ana Brohdway, was in Gary yes
/ teruay attending to his business inteI-
ests in this city.
Attorney H. w. Guipe Will return to
day from a business trip to Wisconsin
where he has been for the past few
days
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HEGEWIsCH.RURNHAM

Friday evening, July II, the Ladies
Aid Society and all members and friends
of the Lebanon Swedish Lutheran
church Of Hegewisch will be entertain
ed in the Swedish Lutheran church by
w. E. Pearson, president of the Ladies'
Aid Society. a good program begin
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WHEELER.

John Ehrtsman transacted business
in Valpar also Wednesday.
Charles Deardoff was a Valparaiso
visitor yesterday.
Henry Theide was among the passen-
gers for Valparaiso Wednesday.
Mrs. ] NJ. Sigler and Misses Edna
and Edith Sigler, started Wednes day
for Cassapolis, Mich. to spend the sum-
mer
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Make Great Catches.

Julius Rockwell and Jake Steeb hold
the record for catching fish in Fancher
Lake and can go down most any time
and get nice string when the rest OF
our nimrods cannot get a bite. It is
in the bait they use-no not the bait
the use-but the bait with which they
catch the fish. Rockwell recently
caught four and a half pound bass
in those waters and was as proud as a
boy with a new pair Of boots over the
fact
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CLARK STATION.

]. Nimitz of Griffith was a Clark
Station business visitor.
Miss E. Behn spent the day visiting
in South Chicago with friends
P. Anderson and Mrs. Virus of Grit
fifth spent the day here.
The game which was to be played be
tween Toleston Mckee Colts and the
Clark White Sox Sunday at 2:15 las
been changed to Saturday afternoon.
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ingg at 100 o'clock will! be rendered in

ningg at 1880 o'clock will be rendered in
the following order:
Selection. ................Y. P. S. Trio
Vocal Solo. Mr.. W. E. Pearson
Reading .......... Miss Edna Jackson
selection. ...............Y z. ;. Irlo
Declamatio Mr.. B. Swanson
Selection. ...............Y. P. as. Trio
After the program is concluded, all
are invited to refreshments. which will
be served on the lawn, providing the
weather permits. otherwise in the
school room OF the church. Encourage
the work of the Ladies Aid society by
Your presence.
Miss Minnie Patton went to Ham
mond today.
Mrs. Book called on Mrs. Groves
Wednesday afternoon.
A. c. Kluckus new residence is
nearing completion and is a beauty
George Mill has returned from a
visit in Wisconsin.
The Lake Shore depot at Burnham
was broken into Tuesday night, en-
trance being gained by prying open a
window. The money drawer was
broken open and then destroyed, the
thieves obtaining nothing for their
| trouble as P. A Cooper. the agent. had
taken all the cash away from the depot
as Burnham as practically no protec-
ton. The tickets were not disturbed.
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eek visiting relatives in

spending a week visiting relatives in
Chicago.
Mrs. Rose OF Alton. Ill. is spending
two weeks here visiting her mother.
Mrs. QuantE and sister. Mrs. Babe OF
Harrison avenue.
Mrs. c. Wonnecot is quite i'll at her
home in Harrison avenue.
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Advertised Mail.

List of letters remaining in Crown
Point postof1ce for week ending July
10: Mr.. Ollie Bailey, Mrs D. A. Lu-
cas-, Miss Grace Klugel, Mr. VIM. Nor
gan, Miss Matte Scrolls. Mrs. F. Weis-
haar Mr.. John Virgins.
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MORE NEWS IN ONE WEEK IN THE
TIMES THAN IN ALL THE OTHER
PAPERS IN THE CALUMET REGION
COMBINED. COMPARE THEM AND
SEE If 1T ISN'T so.
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IL you have property for sale or to
rent keep the fact before the public
by advertising in the classified waut.
column on page :.
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CROWN POINT NEWS
Death Claims Two Citizens.

Death claimed two citizens, well
coming to his end in a violent manner
coming to his end in a VIOLENT manner
and the other the result of old age
Returning from a shopping expedition
to Crown Point, Zacharius ("ZackD
Green, a well known, retired citizen
Of Leroy. was struck by the Pennsyl-
vania local yesterday morning about 10
o'clock The accident which resulted
in the instant death of Green, took
place at the Houk crossing near Prairie
View and the section men working near
the spot claim that Green was entirely
to blame for his death. The engineer
whistled twice for the crossing, out
Green. thinking he could get across IN
time. whipped up his horses and landed
on the track just in time to be caught
by the engine. One arm was broken
and he suffered compound fracture OF
the skull which was the cause OF ms
death. Deputy Coroner Houk was
called to the scene and held an inquest
over the body. 1t was taken to Leroy
bv the train crew Friends of Mr..
Green claim that the railroad and train
crew are to blame, as the train was
made up with three fiat cars IN 'front.'
of the engine. which confused Green
and made him attempt to cross the
track. The deceased leaves wife
and four grown children in eLroy and
owned a small country store and much
valuable acreage property near Leroy.
Holm Bierlen. an old man IA years OF
age, residing with his son, who is care
taker and manager on the John B. Pc
terson farm southeast of town, died
there yesterday. He has been In poor
health for some time, and the hot
weather coupled with his age, was the
cause of his death. He will be buried
at Lowell Friday afternoon, Merrill
& Linton of this place having charge
of the burial.
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avenue, left yesterday for Wapagoncta.
O., where she Will spend several meeks
visiting relatives.
Ed Simon OF Hammond was a Rob
ertsdale visitor Tuesday evening
Fred Kasch of Roberts avenue at
tended the Plattdeutche Guild at South
Chicago Tuesday evening.
Mrs. c. w. Little has returned after
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HIGHEST BIDDER GETS
EAST CHICAGO CONTRACT
Especial to THE T1MEs)


East Chicago, Ind. July 16-The
council of East Chicago held an adj
journed meeting last night for the pur-
pose of letting the contract for the
office fixtures for the new city hall.
The contract was awarded TO A H.
Andrews & Co. OF Chicago, the highest
bidder of the four bidders Mayor De
Briae was opposed to letting the con-
tract to this firm, giving as his opinion
that the furniture and price as pre-
scented by the Wallagher Manufacture
ing company of Milwaukee were suit
able. But the committee which was
appointed to inspect the furniture be-
fore 1t was bought insisted on the
higher priced material and the contract
was closed
Earlier in the day a committee ap-
pointed by the mayor, including him
self, Councilmen Lewis Wleklinsk and
Walton. who acted in the place OF
Councilman Schock went TO Chicago
to inspect the furniture of Andrews
& Co. Councilmen O'Girr and Bryz-
cinski took a neutral position in the
matter but voted for the contract rec
commended by the committee. Council
man Schock was absent from the meet
ing.
The other bids were presented as
follows:
Macy & Company S8.27S.35
Wallagher Mfg. Co. 10000
Derby Desk Company 80. 7,99S.5O
The council also passed a declara-
tory resolution for the big sewer II
Indiana Harbor. setting August 10 a:
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JOHN KUSCHNER
STRIKE is SETTLED
BOi!ermakcrS on Northern Pacific
and Great Northern Go
Back to Worn

The strike of the bOilermakerS is
ST tiled and the strikers went back to
work last Thursday. The settlement
includes the Great Northern and the
Northern Pacific. Settlement has
been made with six out of ten roads
in the state.
The strike began several months
ago and has been costly one both
to the roads and to the strikers them
selves, though the former probably
suffered the more The big engines
that haul the limited coast trains
and the Winnipeg trains on both
the Great Northern deteriOrated bad
IN owing to the boilers getting out
of condition. Consequently it was
next to impossible to put the trains
through anywhere near the schedule.
This fact alone was undoubtedly the
most potent one in causing late
trains
1t is understood that the settlement
was upon a basis of 4l1a cents per
hour. an increase of 2 cents per hour.
No discrimination is to be made
against any strikers and on the 9th
er hand the companies made no prom
Uses to discharge any nOn-uniOu men
now employed. The matter of rehir-
ing the old men at once was left to
the heads Of the shops.