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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-20
EAST CHICAGO AND
INDIANA HARBOR
EAST CHICAGO.

Mr.. and Mrs. Gwylim Jones Of Bea-
con street yesterday entertained
number of guests. including Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Summers of Indiana Har-
Dor and their guests, Mr.. and Mrs. G.
H Miller of Muncie. Ind; Mr.. and Mrs.
J. d. Jones and Mr.. and Mrs Thomas
Wilson of Valparaiso. The last named
are coming from Indianapolis, where
they have been on visit, and will re-
main with Mr.. and Mrs. Gwylim Jones
for few days.
Rev. and Mrs. De Long of Delphi will
arrive today to be the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Gwylim Jones of Beacon
street.
Mrs. Harvey Phillips of Beacon
street has been i'll for the past couple
of days. but is some better now.
Miss Jessie Mitchell of Lafayette,
Ind, returned to her home yesterday
after few days visit with Mrs. L d.
Williams of Beacon street. Mrs. Will
liams also entertained Miss Elizabeth
Smithers of Englewood yesterday.
EmIyn lodge No. 20 and Interstate
lodg No. 5 of the Amalgamated Asso-
ciation OF Iron, Tin and Steel Workers
will give a dance at the Lewis rink
Saturday evening, Sept. Is. for the ben
eht of the strikers throughout the
country who belong to their organiza-
ton.
The official board of the Methodist
church will meet IN the church this
evening at 1880 p. m. This board will
look after the churchs financial bust
ness for the coming year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank H. Hesse of Chi
cago, who have recently returned from
their summer home in Miscauno Island.
Wis. were entertained yesterday by
Mrs. Hesse's mother. Mrs. G. A. John
son of Chicago aveurse. Mrs. Johnson
also had Mr.. and Mrs. August Johnson
for dinner
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Evans gave q
three-course luncheon yesterday in hon.
or of Mr. Nathaniel and Miss Clara
Perry of Chicago. Besides the guests
of honor, Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Groves
and Mrs. Cena Palmer were present
Attend our grand fall opening. We
have a larger and better stock than
ever. We can save you big money.
Spiegel, South Chicagos leading fur
niture store. tt
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-20
ST. JOES WIN
THE LAST GAME
Big Crowd Jams Harrison
Park to Witness Inter
esting Match.

The St Josephs won the last game
that will be played with the All Saints,
this season. at Harrison park yesterday
afternoon by a score of to 3.
Though the score was not large it
took nearly two hours and half to
play but nine innings owing to the fact
that the game was interrupted by the
crowds getting inside the ropes at GER
tain times when the game become so
interesting that 1t was nearly impos
sible to keep them back. The game
was also interrupted by different de-
cisions given by the umpires, which
caused considerable wrangling on both
sides
But laying aside the above mentioned
the game was fast and intensely inter-
esting at all times. The All Saints
kept the lead until the sixth inning.
With the score to 1 against them the
St Josephs, encouraged by a timely rail-
ly led by Heckelman who smashed out
a single after one man was down and
then stole second. Boiling drove a liner
into right for two bases, scoring Heck
leman Engleton followed with anoth-
er two Dagger in nearly the same place,
scoring Boiling and tying the count
Jergins was next TO bat and singled.
Engleton racing home on the hit. They
came back in the eighth for one more
run, making a total of five runs.
The st. Josephs have improved their
team by adding a new player to the
infield. Lovendusky, the new inhelder.
played a good game in his position at
short. and although two errors were
marked up against him he made the
best catch of the day by pulling in a
seemingly impossible pop fly which
nearly took him off his feet. and also
/ knocking down couple OF bingles
which might have counted for hits
Klein, outhelder for the st. Josephs,
cracked out his annual single" which
the entire season, in the game with the
All Saints yesterday. Klein has a habit
Of getting a single every year and he
| gets It when II is least expected by the
spectators. After tanning out vice
previous the fourth time to bat Klein
after having two strikes called on him
smashed out clean single, scoring
Wheeler. The All Saints were Klein's
victims Of his annual single" yester-
day. but he refuses to make known
the victims OF the single which he
claims to have made last year.
The st. Josephs will have TO play the
| Hammond Grays for the championsh iT
of the amateur teams of Hammond
They will meet for the second time al
the north side grounds Sunday. Oct 3
If the st. Josephs cop this game from
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-20
DARKNESS CALLS THE
INDIANA HARBOR GAME

center for two bases. The center fielder
was just about to pick the ball up when
he tripped and fell and Erickson. who
was about to stop at third got a tip
from the coacher to persevere, which
he did, with the result of getting to
the water bucket safely and tieing up
the score. After that four innings were
played, but they were no more pro-
ductive of results than the first four
Two nice double plays by Thomas,
Rymal and Sternberg in the first in
stance and Rymal and Thomas in the
second, coupled with Girard's throwing
to first where he nailed few mean
tious visitors who ventured to take a
longer lead from the base than he con-
sidered advisable. were the fielding fea-
lures of the Harbors' play Girard,
two two baggers, and Calvin with one.
carried off the batting honors The
Greeleys' center fielder was the bright
particular star for his side, getting six
putouts and catching everything that
came into his own or the adjoining bail
iwick with an ease and grace that was
charming.
Ford for the Harbors struck out four
teen and passed one and allowed nine
hits. Shea for the enemy only allowed
five hits, struck out eight and passed
none
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-20
CUBS AND GIANTS TIE
IN "A INNINGS, 4 TO 4

Fourteen bruising rounds to a to
count. That's the story of the fourth
meeting of the Cubs and Giants at
scending over the belligerents after
three hours of brilliant fighting ma
terially aided the champs in spiking the
Manhatten cocktail. The same shades
Of night queered a scheduled outing
today, for instead OF visiting Spring
field the Giants are billed to loiter here
in another melee. with Brown and
'Matty' pitching.
Park attendants, armed with lanterns
vending their weary ways around the
battle field. moved Umpire Rigler to
call a halt in the fourteenth. Other
wise the cordial enemies might hape
struggled on indefinitely. Crandell
supplanting 'Rube" Marquard In the
second had Chances leader-less champs
eating from his sturdy right mitt up
to the finish. Jack Pfister. redoubtable
Giant amer. likewise worked a charm
over "Muggsys hopefuls. after reliev-
ing Reulbach in the eighth.
Fifteen thousand stanch followers OF
the championship cause sat spellbound
for the gay windup. Thousands OF din
ners went cold waiting for the tardy
feeders, but what is a meal compared
to real ball game? Sterling feats en-
tered into every inning with honors
even. although the athletics had to
travel at top speed while fighting grim
~ to beat the sunset gun.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-20
CHARLEY
RANDALL
GETS ANOTHER

Well, you will have to give It to
Charles Randall, manager of the Old
Styles, for yesterday he snatched an
other game. making 1t five straight
And 1t was the classy Boiler Makers
that received the bump.
The game was played at the H A. A.
grounds. which have been leased to the
Boiler Makers and the Old Styles for
rest of the season. The Boiler Max
ers received a nice long row Of goose
eggs. while the Old Styles managed to
get three tallies All three scores were
made in the third inning by punching
hits on Smith, pitcher for the Boiler
Makers.
Randall had a new battery and it
proved to be working in fine shape.
Schram and Wagner were the men who
made UP the battery and while Schram
hurled a fine game Wagner was there
behind the bat.
Rosine and Schau did the star batting
of the day, both pounding out a two
Dagger Schau. not being satisfied
with one twobase hit, smashed out an
other two Dagger, which was wasted
by the Old Styles. The next men to
bat were easy victims for Smith. and
Schau was content to stay on second.
Though Smith of the Boiler Markers
struck out nine of the Old Styles while
Schram only struck out six, the Old
Style pitcher held the Boiler Makers
to one measily bingle. The Old Styles
netted eight clean hits off Smith, three
of them being wo-baggers.
The feature of the game was a triple
play pulled off by the Old Styles. II
is the first of the season around these
parts and it was done in an easy man
ner. With a man on first and second
one Of the Boiler Makers hit a liner
which looked to be safe. but not so
Bob. third baseman for the Old Styles
clinched the liner and threw to sec.
ond. the second baseman relaying +
to first. getting a triple play in les:
time than it takes to snap your fin.
gers.
The lineup was as follows: Boiler
-Withers, If; Johns, 3b; Muir
ray, CT; Paddle, IS; Hudson, c; Sands
2b; Dishwag, 1b; Steinhour. RI; Smith
D. Old Styles-Lemmertine IS; Hide
brant. CT; Rosine 2b; Schau, 1b; Friske
IF; Bob. sb; Bnssmer, If; Wagner, c
/ Schram, p.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-20
HOBART.

The Hobart Maroons played at Han
ma yesterday afternoon and defeated
the Hanna team by the score OF 4 to 2.
A. Newman Of the hotel and James
Roper have gone to West Baden, Ind,
for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mellon of Ham
mond spent Sunday with his parents
here.
Miss Martha Busse OF Chicago visited
with her parents over SUNDAY.
Mike F1eck and family spent Sunday
in Hegewisch. Ill, going over in their
auto.
The dance given by B. w Stratton
on Saturday evening proved success.
A large crowd were present.
Miss Mabel Reynolds is quite sick at
the home OF her grandmother. Mrs. Nc
Cormick, having pleurisy.
Hiss Hazel Werlich of Omaha, Neb
is visiting here with Miss Eunice Rop-
err
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-20
CROWN PT.
WINS 18TH
VICTORY
fsnecia1 10 THE TINES.

Crown Point, Ind, Sept. 2o.-Crown
Point won their eighteenth victory out
of twenty games played yesterday, by
easily defeating the Smith Colts. said
to be a pick of Hammond's best, by a
score of 10 to 4. This makes three de-
feats for Hammond town teams this
season by the locals. The game yes
terday was not faultless from either
side of the fence, Hammond making six
errors, while four were chalked up to
the locals. Crown Point won their
game by hitting Baird and Walker at
will. walloping fifteen hits off the Wis
iting pitchers, while six was all Hen
ming allowed the visitors. Claussen,
Crown Points third has suffered
badly lacerated nose by being struck
by a ball and was compelled to retire.
The summaries were as follows:
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-20
READY TO PAVE
THE SPEEDWAY
Work Will Begin With Lay
ing of Brick This Week.

Indianapolis. Ind. Sept. 20.-Steps to-
ward the improvement of the Indian
apolis motor speedway will begin this
week when the work of paving the
great race track with brick will begin
in earnest This Improvement will be
made at an estimated cost of $3.50. 600
and 200 men viii Immediately be put
to work at paving the two and one
half mile course. 1t is calculated that
1t will require $500, 600 brick to cover
the speedway and $4,000 worth Of ce-
ment for a coating
The main object of paving the speed
way is to insure greater safety. The
promoters say that the hard surface
will prevent formation Of dangerous
ruts and holes in the track, no matter
what the speed of the racing cars. It
is also expected that the records made
on the track in the racing meet of last
month will be lowered on the new sur
face.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-20
INDIANA HARBoR.

Mrs. Jack Spellacy has been quite Ill
for several days. She had bad spell
yesterday afternoon
Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Miller of Nun
Gle, Ind. are the guests Of Mrs. Mil
ler's daughter, Mrs. Ernest Summers.
The Carpenters local union No. 1917
will give a ball at the Auditorium Sat-
urday evening, Oct. 9th. All the mem
bers are working hard selling tickets,
and there is no doubt but what the af-
fair will be the grand success the union
predicts.
The biggest crowd OF the season at
tended the ball game yesterday be-
tween Indiana Harbor and Greeleys OF
Chicago.
Jack Spellacy came in from Moline,
H.. Saturday night to spend Sunday
with his family here.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-20
SUMMARY OF
SATURDAY SPORT
Baseball

Baseball
Cubs lost to New York by the score
of 2 to 0. other National league scores
Pittsburg. 6; Brooklyn, 0. Cincinnati,
Is; Boston, 2-5. ST. Louis, ?; Phila-
delphia, 7.
White sox broke even with Boston,
the score being Boston, o.; Chicago,
10. Philadelphia shut out Detroit;
score, to 0. Washington beat ST.
Louis; score. IS to l. New York de-
feated Cleveland by the score of to g..
Milwaukee and Minneapolis tied for
first place In the American association
race through the brewers losing twice.
Turf
Fight on the racing game is renewed
by Governor Hughes of New York
Coplin made the best time of the year
on half mile track, covering the route
in 2:10% at Austin.
Montreal held its closing day. Great
Heavens winning the handicap of the
day.
Boxing
Joe jeanette had the better OF Al Ku-
biak in their six-round bout at Phila-
delphia.
/ Fitzsimmons departed for Australia
on a theatrical tour and says that JEFF
fries will win bout if he ever meets
| Johnson.
Football
Gridiron season started in the west
and active practice will commence to-
day.
Coach Sheldon is to take command
of the Indiana University football squad
at once.
Yachting
The Illinois, owned by E. NJ Mills
won first place in the final regatta OF
| the Columbia Yacht club.
Golf
2. A. Engler led the qualif1ers for the
| championship round at the Glen View
| club.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-20

New Orleans, Sept 2o.-It required
Packie Mcfarland of Chicago twenty
rounds to find Ray Bronson yesterday
afternoon at the West Side Athletic
club, but he lost his steam before the
end of the battle and was lucky to get
a draw decision. For fifteen rounds
Bronson had shade the better of the
bout, and had it ended at the close of
the tenth victory would have gone to
the Indianapolis man.
In the opening round Bronson lured
Mcfarland into clinch, freed himself
and put a right to the Chicago mans
jaw. flooring him. In the ninth Packie's
left eye began to bulge, and in the
tenth he received a nasty one under
the right eye.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-20
SPORTING NOTES
M'FARLAND IS LUCKY To
DRAW WITH HOOS|ER CRACK

The fifteenth found both men weak
and fighting cautiously and in the six
teenth they went to work at close
range. Bronson had used his right
with terrific effect on Packie's kidneys.
The referee cautioned Mcfarland in the
seventeenth against wrestling his op-
ponent. Bronson gamely fought off
Mcfarland in the eighteenth, and in
the nineteenth he was still clinging.
The twentieth was declared McFar-
lands bount, as were the previous two.
The decision of Referee Wallace
Woods met with the approval of the
three thousand spectators present.
Young Dillon of indianapolis, Bron-
sons trainer, knocked out Kid Sparks
of Louisville, Netherlands trainer in
the second round of the preliminary.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-20
DEFEAT THE TIGERS.

The Triangle Colts of Hammond de-
feated the Tolleston Tigers at Kun
ert's ball park. in Tolleston. in a close
ly contested game by a score of to 4.
The Triangles started out to win the
game in the first inning by sending
three men across the plate before the
Tolleston pitcher settled
Kindel, pitcher for the TriangIes, out
pitched his opponent in every stage Of
the game tanning eight of the Tolles-
ton players, while his rival whitfield
four.
The lineup was as follows: Tolles-
ton-Sample, c; Barrick, p; Bode. IS;
Huckelberg, 2b; Hassick. 1b; Kid, 3b;
Krewitz, If; Phillips. RI; Cole. IF. Tri-
angles-webel, CT; Goehringer, sb;
Bunde If; Kindel p; Bunde 1b; Thomp-
son c; Ruiz 2b; Buse, IF; Bodie. CT.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-20
Miscellaneous Ball Games.

At Valparaiso. Ind-Valparaiso
Standards, IL. Hebron, 0.
At Goshen. Ind.-Goshen. 49, Ships
havana, 3.
At Streator. Ill-Athletics. u; Mu-
tua1s. 8. Three T. Eagles, 5; Browns,
2
At Astoria, Ill.-White sox. 4: st.
David Silver Moons. /.
At Bedford, Ind.-seymour. So;
Bedford, IS
At Belvidere, IIl.-Belvidere, Il; FL
gin Iroquois O.
At Hoopeston, Ill.-Hoopeston. 0;
Boswell. 0 (hften innings, darkness).
At Muscatine. Iowa-Muscatine. 9;
Meteors. l.
At Minonk, Il1.-Iilinois Centrals, IA;
Santa Fes. 8.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-20
BRUSH BREAKS ARM.
Falls on Board Kaiser Viii
liam II.

Paris, Sept. 2O--The European editor
of the Herald received tonight the fol-
lowing message: Aboard the Kaiser
Wilhelm IL, by wireless. via Croak-
haven.-During a light gale last night
the Kaiser Wilhelm II. careened and
John T. Brush, president of the New
York National league baseball club, fell
to the deck, breaking his right arm be-
low the shoulder. He was attended by
the vessels surgeon
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-20

the Hammond Greys they will have to
play one more to decide the champion
ship, but on the other hand, II the Ham
mond Greys win the coming contest
they can claim the championship OF the
amateur teams OF Hammond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-20
Results Yesterday.
National League.

NHNEUUtaK ICHButs
Chicago, 4; New York, 4 fourteen
innings, darkness).
st. Louis, 2; Philadelphia, 4.
Cincinnati. 5-5; Boston, "a.
American League.
No games scheduled.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-20

Two-base hits-Bohlin 2, Engleton.
Struck out-By Homer. 6; by Wheeler.
10. Hits-On Hofner, 8; OF Wheeler,
g. Bases on balls-Off Homer, 2; off
Wheeler, l. Umpires-Nelson. Kisler
and Prindle.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-20

Two base hlt-Enr1ght Three base
Naturalization. Sacrifice hit-W elday.
Baird, Taylor Struck out-By Henning,
s; BY Baird, 6; by Walker. 2. Innings
pitched by Baird, g. Double plays
Parks, Curley Taylor. Curley. Stolen
bases-Neko, Reno. After Mcmahon.
Claussen. Vonich. Umpires-Durvee and
Bardget. Scorer-T. C. Row.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-20

THE NUMBER or COPIES of THE
TIMES SOLD THE STREETS ALONE
EXCEEDS THE ENTIRE CIRCULA-
TION OF ANY OTHER PAPER IN THE
CITY.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-20
WICKS TO COACH
WABASH FIVE

Crawfordsville Ind, Sept. 2o.-Ralph
wicks. former wabash college basket
ball star. has been engaged to coach
the five this winter. Wicks Is taking
a graduate course in college. He
was a member OF the Little Giants"
five for four years and every year the
team won the undisputed championship
of the state. Wicks coached the Mo-
bile, Ala, Y NJ. c. A. team last winter.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-20

James A. Danewood Thorntown
horse buyer, against whom an affidavit
had been issued, charging him with is
suing fraudulent checks, was found in
Chicago last Friday. Cabe Davis to
whom Danewood issued the checks, has
been in Chicago several days and 1t
was through his efforts that Danewood
was located
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-20
CAUGHT BY CAvE-IN.

In a stone quarry near Alexandria
Friday afternoon BUD Fiscus. an en-
ploye, was crushed to death when the
bank caved in after a blast had been
made His body was terribly mangled
and was recovered with difficulty
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-20

ADVERTISE IN THE TIMES.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-06-23
COUNTY WANTS 100000
FOR BRIDGE AND ROADS
WHAT WILL COUNCIL Do7
Majority May Try to Defeat Some Of
the Arsndmen S.

Considerable interest is manifested
in the meeting Of city council tomor-
row n,glt OWNS To the fact that it
was rumored yesterday that the ma
ior-ly would eadeavor 10 defeat SON
os tie charter amendments decided
upon by tae citizens meeting held al
III city hal Monday night Just
what council viii do remains to be
seen.
As is well known the majority in
C .oacl is not in sympathy with
Ncyor Hopkins and generally opposes
any Of his measures. For this
reason it IS stated they will endeavor
to knock out some of the amendments
decided upon and may take action to-
morrow night in the shape Of a reso-
luton memoralizing the legislature not
to pass all of the amendments
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-06-23
GOT AWAY WITH
HORSE AND BUGGY
DRUMMER HIRED A TEAM FROM
M'cRARY AND FAILED TO
RETURN.

Representing himself to be a pic
ture drummer, W C. Sparks went to
McCrary's livery stable Monday morn
ing and secured a horse and buggy
for a half day Sparks has not since
been seen and it was only by chance
that the horse and buggy were recov-
cred.
The man failed to return at the
hour he stated he would finish work
in the city, but little attention was
paid to it. However, later in the
afternoon Sparks still not returning
an investigation was started Moth
ing could be learned, however as to
the whereabouts of the man
IL was then thought that he had
made trip in the country and was
delayed in some way, but yesterday
morning he was still missing. Mr.
MeCrary then telephoned to Sterling
and it was learned that the man had
passed there Monday afternoon. He
then telephoned to Sterling and later
G. C. Crofton found the horse and
buggy Sparks had left il with a
negro who lived near Sterling, stat
ing to him that he would return for
it yesterday morning He failed to
return, but boarded the Southern train
at Mt. Pleasant yesterday morning
A telegram wa sent to Jesup to ar
rest the man there but ne evidently
left the train before that point was
reached, and so far he has not been
apprehended
The horse and buggy are in charge
OF Mr Crofton at Everett and VIII
be brought to the city this morn
ing
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-06-23
DUTY ON HIDES,
HOUSE RATES ON
LUMBER RAISED
HIDES, HOWEVER, WEIGHING
LESS THAN TWENTY-FIVE
POUNDS ON THE FREE LIST.
Adrich Yesterday Presented Senate
Finance Committee Amendment on
Lumber, Fixing the Duty at $3.50
Per Theussad.
Per Taoussnd.

Washington. June 22-Late this
afteruep the anne udment of the SEN
ate fnahce committee, fixing duty
Of Is p5r cent ad yalorem on hides,
was a3reed to by the senate on a
vote OF 46 to 40 This is the same
rate as was provided in the Dingley
hiu, bur under ruling of the treas
uly department il applies only to hides
weighing more than twenty-five
pounds.
The amendment Of Senator McLau-
rim, making the duty applicable to all
hides, was voted down IS to 81
senator Aldrich presented the COM
mittee's amendment on lumber. fixing
the duty at $i50 per thousand feet.
This is an increase of 50 per cent.
over the house rate
Senator Taylor, of Tennessee, made
a speech during the session conyuls-
ing the gallery asking for tariff
for revenue and opposing free rate
material
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-06-23
Board Begins on
the Investig tigafi0n

Atlanta. Ga, June 22.-When the
Georgia railroad arbitration board
NO. this morning to begin taking tes-
thGony in the dispute in the case be-
tp cen the railroad company and it's
" Ne firemen, there were in the
IA e5oirooa of atty Witnesses for
the employees in the Piedmont assem-
bly, room It was evident from the
opening that the strikers proposed to
demand as wide latitude as possible
in the nature of testimony.
Vice President Kelly, of the Broth
erhrood of Locomotive Firemen, said:
This is a homely story of ours sim
ply told in our homely way We do
not know much Of law or rules Of
evidence. We do know our wrongs
and our sufferings. If we are to be
fairly treated and if you gentlemen
are to get at the facts in this case,
you must let us tell our tale in our
own way.