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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-06
John e. Thomas. son of sIr. an

John r. Thomas. of Mr. and
Mrs Robert Q. Roberts OF Hammond.
Is back home after serving sixteen
months in France. He was discharg-
ed from Camy Taylor. July %. Mr.
Thomas served with the Fifth division
OF regulars on three fronts. He par
tlcipated IN two drives in the Argonne
two on the Toul sector and was IN on
tie ST. MihieI cleon-up from start TO
finish
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-06

Anthony o'Briesn, Whiting. of the
A. r f. who was stationed at Arch
angel Russia, has returned from ser
vice and Is again residing at 55S 119th
street
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-06

After having been officially report
ed dead twice BY the war department
Michael Drake entered his home here.
yesterday afternoon. an dhis mother.
who did not know he was coming.
thought him ghost and tainted.
Drake was in the lighting on the
Aisne- Marine front in the world war.
and was gasesd- He was sent to a
hospital and the war department re-
ported him killed in action After be-
ing released from the hospital. he re
turned TO the front and was shot. and
had to go back to the hospital again.
The second day after being in the hos
pital he was sent 70 the base port at
st Zazaire. and the authorities re-
ported him as having died OF wounds.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-06
Fred Armstrons. nee eighteen. of

Fred Armstrong, nEe eighteen, of
NorthManehester, a world war veter-
an. was drowned at Lukens lake while
trying to save q girl companion YES
terday evening. Armstrong and Miss
Glea Eeeter. also Of North Manchest-
er had started to swim to a raft a
short distance from the shore When
about half way they both went under
and. coming up. called for help.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-06

LAPORTE - Twenty pretty young
women with coffee pots VIII receive
donations for the Salvation army at
a concert here August sixth.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-06

SEYMOUR Jackson county peo-
pie are opposed to the county building
up the Brownstown road with con-
crete They say the state will do il
New Britain herald., 1919-10-24
Selectmen Will Be Asked to Get Signatures and Pre- sent Brief to Public Utili- ties Commission.

Action to attempt to abolish the zone system on the Berlin line is being taken by residents of the town of Der lin, who feel that the coming 12 cent fare is excessive. It was reported this morning that a petition is being drawn up by some of the prominent residents of that district and will be placed in the hands of Selectman Roger M. GrisWOld Sunday, who in turn will be asked to send it around the town to get all possible residents to affix their signature. The petition, when com pleted will be personally presented by the selectman to the public utilities commission at the state capitol, it is said. The residents of the town state that in their opinion a, six cent fare is ample for that ride and they mean to contest the company's plan to charge more.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-24
PERSHING'S VAL0R IS
 QUESTIONED IN HOUSE
Democratic Representative Wants to Know Where He
 Was During Big Battles.

Washington, Oct. 24.-Declaring that in all wars commanding generals should be constantly at the front, Representative Sherwood, democrat, ono who was a brigadier general in the Civil war, asked the house mili- tary committee to report when and where Gen. Pershing was at the front during any of the great conflicts of the last war
 Citing that 121 generals had been killed in the Civil war MT. Sherwood told the house that soldiers return ing from France had informed him They never saw or heard of Gen. Pershing at the front"
 Washington, Oct 24.-N omination of Admiral Coontz to be chief of naval operations was confirmed today by the senate in open session. There was no discussion,
New Britain herald., 1919-10-24
TEACHERS CONVENTION
 IN FOUR CONN. CITIES
Sectional Gatherings at Hart ford, New Haven, Norwalk
 and Norwich Today.

New Haven, Oct 24.--So far as was possible the general program following it the four sectional gath erings of the Connecticut State Teachers association, today was the same. It began with a community sing. At Hartford and in New Haven the first address was upon the edu- cational value of a library, by G. B. Utley, secretary of the American Library association, at Hartford, and by H. B. Sargent of the Bridgeport public library at New Haven, while the same speakers With the same subject spoke in the afternoon at Norwich and NorWnlk respectively At the latter places the initial ad- dress was upon "A WOn,an'S ReasOn' by Miss Lena M. Phillips, of Wash ington, D. C., and on ''Nalue Re ceived" by Miss Mary Stewart. of Washington. speaking at NorWalk and Norwich, and each going in the afternoon to the Hartford and New Haven meetings respectively.
 Other, interchanges of speakers were made between the meetings, and so far as possible the subjects considered at the section meetings within each general group were identical.
 Among other speakers at the gen eral meetings were pr. David She'd den, of Teachers college, Columbia university; Dr. Milo B. Hillegas, state commissioner Of education, Nermo ont, pr. John l.. Tildsey, as sociate superintendent of schools, New York city. and Dr. Henry F. Jackson, agent of the federal bureau Of education. Washington.
 The section meetings were those of the High school, junior High, ele- mentary, rural Kindergarten, art, music and trade education schools. There was an interchange of speak CTS a these meetings.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-24
MUST NOT JOIN A. E. OF L.
Teachers Advised to Band Together But Urged to Keep Away From Such Labor Troubles.

Hartford, Oct. 24.-Vigorous ap- pIause from all parts of the crowded high school auditorium greeted the statement of pr. David Snedden of Teachers college, Columbia university before the fall meeting of the Hart ford branch of the Connecticut State Teachers association that school teachers must organize to get better compensation, but that they must not affiliate with the American Federation of Labor, or With any other body the aims of which would demand some- thing in return for such aff1liatiOn. 'I am not saying one word against the American Federation of Labor" said pr. Snedden. "It is a magnificent militant organization"
 Dr. Snedden told the teachers that it was the young man and woman, un- married, under 25 years of age, that really kept the teaching profession from getting better salaries.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-24
Such a Recommendation Will Be Reported to Surviving Public Group This After noon.
ROCKEFELLER WANTS
 SPECIAL COMMISSION

Washington, Oct. 24.--Immcdiatc dissolution of the public group-the remaining element of the national industrial cOnference-is proposed in a recommendation of the committee of five which will be made to the group this afternoon. Should the recommendation be adopted, the con- ference Will end tonight.
 Wants Unrest Commission
 John D. Rockefeller, Jr, chairman of the committee appointed to deter mine the future course of the public representatives suggested today that a report be made to President Wilson that the conference was bankrupt and urging appointment of a commission on unrest to take up the work of the conference.
 This suggestion did not meet with the approval of some of the public delegates who held that the president desired them to continue the work of seeking some basis of agreement for industrial peace over the country.
 Wants New Body.
 Mr Rockefeller's position was that the public delegates, having partici- pated in the full conference, would be handicapped by public opinion and that an entirely new body should be created.
 Officials of the American Fedora tion of Labor have been approached as to their attitude toward the pro- posal that the public group go ahead with the conference work and they were understood to have promised cooperation.
 The committee on the future course of the public group was to report at @ meeting of the group called for 2:30 o'clock this afternoon
New Britain herald., 1919-10-24
RESIDENTS OF BERLIN SAID TO BE
 DRAWING UP PROTEST PETITION TO
 VOICE OPPOSITION TO ZONE SYSTEl
OFF TO SIBERIA

Eric Kronsbein, Former Herd
 EmpIoye, On Way to Land of Bi
 sheviki For Three Ycars' ServiceI
 Eric Kronsbein, q former empIo| of the Herald, is now on the hI seas bound for Siberia where he is signed to do duty with the Amerid army, having enlisted for three veal service. While employed on this E per, Kronsbein was a press assistal Kronsbein enlisted in the army September. He sailed for Sibe1 from California.
 He speaks in glowing terms of | army life, and although he is goI to a very cold country, he says | army has fitted him out with vd fine equipment. q know how shoot straight, that's all a soId| needs to know over there, they oI| attack when in crowds, and this v| make it easy shooting for us," Krod bein writes ill his letter.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-24
Miners Said New Proposals Were Not Satisfactory, But They Would Consider Them.
FINAL SESSION TO
 BE HELD AIT 4 P. M.

Washington, oct. 24.-Final appeal was made direct to President Wilson today to prevent the strike of half a million soft coal miners, called for November 1, after miners and opera tors, meeting jointly with Secretary sitions to negotiate a new wage agreement.
 While on the point of breaking up, the two groups, needing the plea of Secretary Wilson, agreed to return at 4 o'clock this afternoon to receive a message the secretary hoped to bring from the president.
 Operators Refuse F1atIy.
 s'Thc miners and operators still oC- cupy the same position as last night, v Secretary Wilson said. 'I made a suggestion as a new basis of settle ment which was rejected, the opera tors refusing to accept and the min CTS saying that, while it was not sat- isfactory they were willing to con- sider it.
 MT. Wilson outlined the terms of his proposition as follows: Terms of Proposition.
 ''ThGt the pick mlnlnG 1cc De ad- Vanced 15 cents per ton. 'That machine mining, yardage, dead weight and day wages be ad- Vanced in the same ratio. That the day work shall be eight hours from bank to bank. '"That there shall be a Saturday 1 half holiday.
 ''That with these changes the exist 1 ing agreement continues into effect until March 31, 1922. To Be Effective Nov. l. That while the legal termination of the war will not take place until some unknown time in the future, the increase in the cost of living is an existing fact; therefore, these changes will go into effect as of Mo- vember 1, 1919."
 MT. Wilson was plainly worried and hurried away to consult other Of fcials before proceeding to the White House. Some members of the miners group said the "blOW up' had about come and they expected to start for home tonight.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-24
May Go to West Va. Where Governor Hears of Plot to Kill Officials and Take Over Government.

Louisville, Ky, Oct 24.-Orders have been received at Camp Zachary Taylor. from the war department, it was learned today, to hold four pro- visional battalions of infantry and machine gunners of the famous First Division ready for riot and strike duty. The battalions will number 2,5OO men. Col. Peabody, chief of staff, is quoted as having said no ac- tuaI entraining order had been re- ceived, but the order to hold the troops in readiness is indicated that the battalions might be sent to West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-24
LOTION FLY WHEEL BURSTS
One Man Killed and Six Hurt Whk Flying Pieces of Metal Are Hur
 About Factory.

Lancaster, Pa, Oct 24.-In | explosion of a 15-ton fly wheel at | plant of the Penn Iron and StI Corp. this morning, Ira J. Weaver, Eprata, was killed and six other el ployes were Injured. The puddli mill of the plant was wrecked by | flying pieces. It is believed the gd ernor on the engine jammed allowl the machinery to run wild. A pid of the f1ywheel weighing 1900 pourI struck Weaver, the engineer, crushi| him. Tho injuries to the other eI ployes were caused by steam.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-24
MYSTERY SURROUNDS PLUME
Sudden Activity of Allied War Craft in Adriatic Believed to Have Bear ing On Problem.

Plume, Oct. 23, (By the Associated Press )-A lively movement of allied war craft stationed in Adriatic ports is in progress. The U. s. Torpedo Boat Foote, which has been stationed here has been ordered to Spalato and left this evening. Similar movemnts of British and French Warships are occurring.
 The Associated Press correspond ent was informed today by an Amer ican naval commander that the move ment was probably connected with the Plume situation.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-24
DIVORCES GRANTED
Judge keeIcr Hands Down Decision in Superior Court on Two Cases of Local Interest.

Charging desertion Mrs. Viola Nu- gent Foster Albee appeared before Judge Keeler in the superior court room this morning and asked for a divorce from her husband, Calvin s. Albee. The case has been running for some time and was assigned to the current session of that court for a decision. Judge William F. Mangan appeared for Mrs. Albee.
 Louis Altrides, d well known local barber was granted a divorce on similar grounds. He charges that his wife who was Miss Esther Spalding deserted him and has refused to live with him. Judge l\eeler granted the decree.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-24
Specialist Examines Men
 In Machine ShOD Office

Heads of the Machine Shop office departments are being examined by a New York health specialist as a. part of the welfare program of that concern. In order to get the greatest amount of efficiency out of the en- ployes, the officials realize it is neces- sary to have them in the best of health and for that reason the idea. of regular examinations was thought a good one. The foreman and assist ant foreman of each of the depart ments will be given a thorough exam inatiOn.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-24
20 WEEKS STRIKE ENDS
25,OOO CigarmaLers and Packers Will Return to Work in New York Next Monday.

New York, Oct. 24.-Twenty- y-flve thousand cigarmakers and packers will return to work Monday, ending the strike which has been in progress for 20 weeks. By a to 1 vote tha workers have accepted a 10 per cent. wage increase and a compromise agreement leaving employers the "hlre and fire right with factory commit tees free to insure against unfair dis elimination. The vote was announced today by David Levy, secretary of the New York cigarmakers' label commit tee. An average wage increase of IT 1-2 per cent. was originally de manded.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-24
LOCAL BOY CANDIDATE
Alfred Wilson Mentioned for Office of Secretary of Older Boys Conference at Bridgeport.

. Bridgeport, Oct. 24.-SiX hundred delegates to the 2Oth Connecticut Old CT Boys conference began registering at the First Presbyterian church at 1 o clock today The first formal session will open at o'clock when w. H. Gib- son of Boston will deliver an address. This will be followed by election of officers the names to be presented are as follows:
 President, Brewster Co1ey, Bridge port; first vice president, Edwin Brad ley, New Haven; second vice president, stuart Brown, New London; secretary, Alfred Wilson, New Britain, and as- sistant secretary, Joseph Wickhan, Hartford.
 The conference will last two days
New Britain herald., 1919-10-24
Denies Charges

Washington. Oct. 24-"Thc re- ported outbreak by miners is palpably untrue," John l.. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of Amer ica, said today after reading the Charleston dispatch which said the governor had notified him of serious conditions in the Cabin Creek section. He said he had received no message on the subject from the governor.
 q sent Governor CornWell a telc- gram last night but it was on an en- tireIy different matter" he added.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-24
51 Alien Slackers Are
 Going to Be Deported

Washington, Oct. 24.-Fifty- one aliens who withdrew their first citizen ship papers to escape military service during the war would be deported un- der an amendment to the alien stacker deportation bill approved today bE the house immigration committee. Members indicated that it was the purpose to recomm end deportation ot all the 1700 aliens who withdrew thelr papers so as to avoid fighting under the American flag.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-24
Cut Off From World, Didr| Knew That War Was Ov

Auckland, N. Z., Oct. 24, via d tawa,-The British dreadnought IrI Duke, with Admiral Sir John Jellid aboard, has picked up two whl men, one native of Christmas Islad who met party from the battl ship with revolvers, believing | sailors to be Germans. They did Il know that the war was over, havi
 been cut off from the outside vol for IS months.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-24
Returned Australians
 Want Germans DepOrted

Brisbane, Queensland, Oct. "A, via Ottawal-A deputation of returned soldiers waited upon Premier Hughes today and requested him to have the government depOrt all Germans from the plantations in German New Guinea. Premier Hughes promised that if in the coming elections he was returned to power he would visit the island of New Guinea and then decide.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-24
Wireless Reports Lenine
 Taken By Anti-BOlshevists

Honolulu, Oct. 24.--Nikolai Leninc, Bolshevik premier of Russia, has been captured by ant-Bolshevik forces, ac- cording to Q wireless message picked up by the Japanese ship Tanyo Maru in the harbor here. The message gave no further details of the report cd capture of Lenine.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-24
Ex-Service Men Should
 Attend Meeting Tonight

All eX-service men are urged to at tend the mass meeting to be held this evening at o'clock at the ElkS' club hall, at which time definite steps will be taken toward permanently organizing the American Legion post in this city. The local post already formed on a skeleton basis, has been named the Eddy-GlOVcr post.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-24
Reds Claim They Have
 Defeated Opposing Troops

London, Oct. 24-The Bolshevik official report. received by wireless claims that their troops have recap tured Pavlovsk and Tsarskoe-SelO, south of Petrograd, by a flashing at tack. Many prisoners were taken. The advance continues. The report further states that the Bo1sheViki have recaptured Tobolsk on the Siberian front from the army of Admiral Kol- chak,
New Britain herald., 1919-10-24
MARRIED Al YEARS
NIr. and Mrs. A. C. BarrOWs of o1l West Main Street Entertain at Anni- 

MT. and Mrs A. c. BarroWs of 314 West Main street observed their fist wedding anniversary last night at their home by entertaining the faml- lies of their ten children in family reunion. MT. and Mrs. BarrOWs also received the congratulations Of a number of guests from New London, Bridgeport, Hartford and this city. The home was tastefully decorated and a supper served at the close Of which the couple were presented with many tokens of friendship and re- mem branceS of the event
 Mr. BarrOWs is connected With the Trumbull Electric company in the ca pacity of foreman of one of the fac tory departments. The couple have been residents of New Britain for a number of years and have wide cir cle of friends here.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-24
Portugal Reported Giving
 IT. s. Naval Base in Azores

London, Oct 24.-It was reported today in dispatches from Lisbon that Portugal had granted the United States a concession in the Azores for a naval station.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-24
BRIDGEPORT MAN FREED
Pending Strike of Soft Coal Workers
 May Affect Local Dealers, They

AcOrding to several of the local coal dealers, the strike of the soft coal miners, set for November 1. is likely to result in a decided increase in the price of coal. Hard coal is now sell ing at $12.50 a ton and unless the "cOmbne" of larger producers, who have set a price from September i to April l are able to supply the whole demand, the prices of coal in this city will soar high. Should this strike oc- cur, the result may be that the city will face a coal shortage.
 The members of the "combine'' fix ed a price on coal last September and since then has increased the price in jumps from 20 to 30 cents ovor the 10 cent raise which was the fixed price from September 1 to April 1.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-24
Brazil Deports Eleven
 Anarchists. More to Go

Rio Janeiro, Oct. 23.-EleVen an archists were brought here recently from Sac Paulo and three were de- ported today. Announcement is made that the others will be expelled from
 Brazil next week.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-24
Shortage of Sugar May
 Close Soda Fountains

New Haven, Oct. 24.-Sale of soda water by druggists and others may be stopped within two days here unless a sugar supply is available, it was stated today. Many large fountains re- quire 200 pounds a week for syrups.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-24
U. s. Intelligence Officer Tell
 Senate Of Discoveries There l BROUGHT OUT DURING STRIKI
Army Men Say That Since TrooyI Took Charge There Has Been AJ solutcly No Trouble There-Fod cigncrs Arc Blamed.

Washington, Oct .24.-Effects N the steel strike in Gary. Ind. anl some sidelights on anarchistic actiyH ties in the district were given the serH ate committee Investigating tlI strike today Lieut.. D. c. Van BuI en, an intelligence officer on the sta5 of Major Gen. Leonard Wood. conI mander of the central district was tFA first witness.
 Watch Since Last Spring,
 "Our first interest in Gary" "A said, came when Chief of PohI Forbis came to Chicago from thl city last spring with a request fg machine guns and military interve{
 ton. He told us the Reds theH were planning to parade May arl start a revolution. Two names wei given to us as those of leaders of t4 anarchist club at Gary,-IvanhdI
 and DeGorge. They were Russiar1 or Austrians. DeGorge was a cherH ist and we learned later that he WI operating near the Aetna Explosil Works outside of Gary, where gll cotton was available from the wastA outside the mill"
 Replylng to Chairman henyo# Lieut.. Van Buren said a report vi made to the department of justiE but so far as he knew there had beA no prosecution. He added that tvE men had left Gary.
 Troops Maintained Peace.
 Describing military intervention Gary, the witness said, NO one h1 c1JCt n ply CiY
 We found in Gary after militaS occupation there, tremendous quaI titles of Red literature" he col tinued, explaining that local poIil and associations of citizens had prs pared the way for raids on the std age places.
 (Continued on Eleventh Page. l
New Britain herald., 1919-10-24
"A American Warships
 Have Arrived At LiSh,

Lisbon, Oct. 23.-The fleet of Am e2 can naval vessels which arrived hl recently is one of considerable size.l comprises a total of 24 vessels.