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The Washington times., 1919-05-31

Who remembers when you could
get a hanson" ride for so cents
Those tsll-wheeled 1.-TWO wheels) and
a driver looking over the heads Of
the passengers. And, by the way,
what has become Of the odd-looking
auto which had the coachman sit
ting at the rear of the auto and in a
position like the hanson driver used
Speaking Of ancient history,
know a person who has an old bike,
the Warwick, and was purchased
from Miller Bros. in years gone by.
The wheels are the same, no new
The Washington times., 1919-05-31
Arms DoMnl

Was walking through Franklin
Park about 1890 last night, just in
time to hear and see q bicycle police
man yell to a man sitting with his
sweetheart on a bench to "Gut the
arm out" The man was talking
quietly to the girl, his arm merely
resting on the back Of the bench
but in close proximity to the girls
shoulders. OF course, the swain "cut
the arm out" by removing it from
its resting place.. Will you tell NEE
what sort Of city ordinance this is
which permits "arms" a certain part
of the evening and "cuts them OUT
later the same evening?
FRANKLIN PARK CORRESPOND
ENT
The Washington times., 1919-05-31

Well, the Salvation Army got its
quota here and will get more when
the departments all report-and
the thanks due to everybody who
worked, including the pretty yeo-
men IL, the pageant people, the
tag day ladies under Mrs. Brownlow,
the doughnut makers, the Almas
Patrol, the moving picture houses,
the theaters, the business men, the
public schools-whew! what a won
drous list.
The Washington times., 1919-05-31

A man in Pittsburgh wrote that hs
was coming over Saturday night on an
excursion Went over to the station.
to meet him Sunday morning, found
the train was in nine sections because
Of the tremendous exodus Of Pitts
burghers; but no man. Returned
home, and at IL noon received a tels-
gram dated IL Saturday night saying
that he could not get a ticket. Now.
leave il to you, thirteen hours is
pretty good time from Pittsburgh to
Washington, amt it?
The Washington times., 1919-05-31
This Will Amaze You

Dr. Wood Tells Some Astounding Truths About American
Children in the June Number of Good Housekeeping.
The Washington times., 1919-05-31

Who remembers when Ramon
Moore. with Primrose, Thatcher
and West Ministries used to sing
Sweet Marie?"
The Washington times., 1919-05-31

That ~Open Your Eyes" film was
all right. but personally I would
rather see Bill Hart silently shoot up
bandits refuge.
The Washington times., 1919-05-31
HEARD AND SEEN

MRS. W. D. OWEN, wife Of my
good friend COL. OWEN. who had
charge Of one Of the most interesting
units in the entire American army,
suggested to me the other day that
the distinguished service medal be
given to LOUISE SHELDON, the
Salvation Army woman who is cred
tied with a million doughnuts made
and distributed to the men in
France. Miss Sheldon is probably
known to more American soldiers
than any other one woman in war
work on the other side.
The suggestion to reward her
with distinguished service cross is
a good one.
Another suggestion from Mrs.
Owen: Get soldiers into civilian
clothes at cost to the soldier. How
about it?
COL. OWEN was in command Of
the detachment at the Army Medical
Museum. The research work, the
practical work and the uplift to
dozen big things that the museum
outfit is responsible for is something
for which Col. Owen himself might
readily merit a distinguished serv-
ice cross.
The Washington times., 1919-05-31

After the Eastern Branch is prop
erly drained perhaps Washington can
reclaim Baltimore.
The Washington times., 1919-05-31
village Comment.

Village Comment.
II we are going to have a Sunday
closing law, why not include q pro-
vision prohibiting trains from lsav-
ing the city on the Sabbath? Some
OF the inmates might succeed in desc
Grating the day in some other city.
The Washington times., 1919-05-31

we VIII all agree that dead cats
placed at frequent intervals along
the streets were not part OF LEI
rants scheme for the Identification,
OF Washington, but for goodness sake.
let the feline corpse rest in the mau-
soleum OF its own choosing. 1 have
derived considerable pleasure from
perusinS your column in The Times,
but II you continue to edit an obitu-
airy column for cats / will have to
give up either the column or lunch.
AS it is, they both feel like coming
up.
The Washington times., 1919-05-31

spokes or rims. and the present
owner has recently had q new pair
OF tires put on it, and rides it Just
as far as his badge will let him.
ALLAN McLANE ALERT.
The Washington times., 1919-05-31

The suggestion to reward her
with a distinguished service cross is
a good one.
The Washington times., 1919-05-31

You hare heard the motion: -
there q second TO it?
The Lake County times., 1919-09-26
GARY SCHOOL
ENGINEERS ASK
INCREASED WAGES

At a meeting of the Gary school
board last night the board were noti-
fed Of an increased wage scale wanted
by the school engineers who have re-
Gently been unionized with promise
that II their terms were not complied
with they would so on a strike next
Monday at 10 o'clock.
For seven months from January /
to July 81. as compiled by the auditor
Of schools. Howard Bell. the eleven
engineers have been paid in wages.
ss.174S5. Now IL the wage scale
asked.by the engineers were to be
agreed othe same number of engin-
ers for the same length of time would
be paid s27 .2ss 05. or an additional in
crease expense Of 302 per cent to the
schools The average wage now paid
per month to the engineers for the sew
en- months has been s146; under the
new wage scale asked for by the en-
gineers for the seven months would be
per month they would be paid 1855. At
each. The engineers are asking 81
per hour. time and a half for overtime
and double time for sundays and holi-
days which. if agreed to, by the board
Of education a one and one-half cent
tax would have to be levied to be paid
by the taxpayers to meet the extra
school expense.
Seventy-nve per cent Of the teachers
are now being paid ss5 and s125 per
month
The Lake County times., 1919-09-26
WRITINGS
CONVENTION
IS over


Union Convention finished business at
500 o'clock p. NJ, Saturday. Sept 90
after one weeks busy session at the
Slovak Home. Exactly ISL delegates
from the various cities Of the country
were in attendance. which makes the
fifteenth convention. the largest since
the organization Of the Ladies Union
The next convention was decided to be
held At Bayonne. N. r. In 1929. An
eastern city was selected because Of the
larger number Of delegates helinE from
the East and considerable money viii
be saved on transportation.
Practically all new officers were elect
ed for term of three years. Franciska
Jakabcan Of Redding, Pa. was elected
70 the presidency. replacing Anna on
dray. who served the Ladies Union faith
fully and in an exemplary manner for
sixteen years as president. The remain
ing officers are as follows. Nice-presl-
d1ut. Razalia Brozman, Yonkers. ~ ~;
recording secretary. Maria Grega, Cleve-
land, Ohio: financial secretary. Maria
keVera, Cleveland. Ohioi treasurer
Maria Lupcho Manticke Pa; official
pastor. Rev. Victor Blahunka. Chicago.
I'll; Official physician. ljr. John ZeaS,
Braddock. Pa; present trustees. Katar-
ma Prihan, Jussup. Pa; Anna NJ kadak.
Scranton. Pa; Helen Kocan, Whiting,
Ind; Maria savol. Joliet, Ill; Anna y.
Herman Youngstown. Ohio; financial
secretary. junior order. Johanna Hrubec.
Perth hmboy. n. j.: recording secretary,
Junior order. Maria Rushin, Minneapolis.
MINI.
Financial committee: President. Maria
slifka, Youngstown. Ohio; recording sec
retary. Anna v. Kuzak. Wilkes Barre
Pa member. Maria Olenyik. Donora. Pa
Supreme court: President. Anna on
dtay Cleveland. Ohio.
The convention committee expresses
thanks to the many people who have as
sisted in making the convention a sue
cess and those who have donated the
uso of their automobiles and to the
business men for decorating their places
of business. Thanks IS also expressed
to the mayor and city administration
for the many privileges accorded 70
the convention.
The Lake County times., 1919-09-26


commit some overt act or be forced into
q preina eure sttlAe TOT whleh they We're
uiiol ~. s'uiizea,
NiloW 1hat many ot the oflclals ~
tehhsy wanna are under the domination
81 the =. ,. steel corporation said
1oi.,pers'
Nhat II the atutude of the American
feaeralon oI Labor as regards the en-
iivyhlehl win non-union men where YOU
nave oFsanlzed asked senator Phipps.
4he american Federation of Labor
ii'is holhihs NJ 81 "lth y. That IS ter
li's 'a'ioiial tF'de UNION 20 decide. The
,a''s'e' 'taoe Union tfies TO organize
'iie Werhefs' SAID Gompers-
WAT were lhe conditions of the men
VINO GeeiLned the uhlon z. asked Senator
n.lps
aoh know any such animal an
sWefed 9ompers.
Aly experience has been different" "
s7la senator Phipps
en Woulo pc more frank with me
nan Win You said Gompers.
hdNe my aiMaNs peen an employer
sald senator fhipps. was hand in
The Lake County times., 1919-09-26
TWO DE IN
CAR CRASH

Two dead. others may die and about
seventy were hurt in the shocking street
car collision iii Gary yesterday which
Coroner J. 4. Graham has already be-
gum to invests gate.
Tho Dead.
GEORGE K0STANEHET ITO ". 18th
ave.. fractured skull. body crushed and
internal injuries Body removed %
Nllliams morgue.
JIAI TRIyANOFF. thirty-seven years
Old 1905 Adams st
Seriously Injured-AIay Die.
Chester Gumberg 22nd and Adams.
mOtorman; skull fractured and crushed
ana bruised about body.
Tom Trivanon. thirty-seven. 140s
Adams st. legs and body injuries.
Quillza. ampmated foot. fractured leg.
injured head ard forearms.
Unidentified man skull fractured. un-
conscious.
George Doras. 500 Broadway. twenty
Eve. single; leg and bcak injured and
leg amputation
The accident occurred near the en-
trance % the American Sheet and Tin
Plate Company on Buchanan st. The
cars one Of the new steel construction
ana THE other an ola wooden car. were
loaded down with strikers. They We're
en- route 10 and from the paymastor's
ofTice TO draw their checks Just as the
wooden car No. ia was rounding the
curve under the viaduct. the motormau's
yiew hidden on The single track for 4
distance Of forty-fve or fifty feet 1t
was met head on by the steel pay-as-
vou-enter car. 40. 204. Neither car 1T
the track Those who we're not seriously
fusion. They fought with each other
in their madness to get out of the cars
Seats In the wooden cars were torn
from the floor as if they had been
paper leaving a mass of injured and dy-
ing in wreckage In the brief time
that expired before the two cars were
drawn apart TO remove the manglci
forms from the wreckage. excitement
and disorder prevailed.
A dozen mangied forms were found
buried in the wreckage. IT was found
necessary to pry the wreckage away
from some of the bodies to remove
them There was torn clothing and
shoes found scattered in the debris.
Some Of the shoes had parts Of feet
them It was a bloody. 4rlghtful and
sickening scene.
Mercy hospital to where most Of the
victims were rushed, was over-taxed.
Temporary dressing stations had 70 be
improvised and the operating rooms
were full Victims were taken into the
wards and other available rooms and
as soon as it was possible to get toll
them they were given temporary treat
ment.
AS yet the blame for the responsibility
of the ~-ecident has not been fixed, an
though the officials of the Gary Street
Railways are making rigid investi-
CATION 1t is being withheld awaiting
the outcome Of the serious condition of
Chester Gumherg. 22nd and Adams ST.
who was motorman on he Inflated
wooden car He is suffering from serl-
Gus head and body injuries. cut from
recent operation was also reopened
ana his condition IS regarded as serious
The Lake County times., 1919-09-26
BOOZE JOINTS IN
GARY SOUGHT OUT

Booze joints or blind pigs and booze
holsters IN Gary during the stress Of
the strike are finding a rough ana
rocky road to travel these days
The police are exercising eXtraordin-
airy vigilence to bring all state liquor
violators up to the, captains office and
a ruthless campaign is being waged to
wipe out in the city all semblance Of
blind pigs.
Yesterday afternoon grocer and a
soft drink vender. Sam kokas. at
Tyventy-hfth and Broadway was trap
ped by police sleuths and brought TO
the station and booked on the charge
Of violating the state liquor laws. His
bond was fixed at $1,000 and being un-
able TO furnish it he is being held in
Jail
The Lake County times., 1919-09-26
CUM kRS
TAKES STAND
To TESTIFY
Federation Head Says Steel
Corporation Has Been
Bringing in Foreigners
for 25 Years
LINTsRNATIoNAL NENs sERmcrl


WASHINGTON. Sept. 26.-"The right
Of The employees to be heard through
their own spokesmen.
Their right 10 have their day il
court"
These are the issues in the steel
=ut6e. Samuel Gompers. president az
tae A. +. at l.. today told the senate
Committee Investigating the steel STRIKE.
The labor leader charged that the
foreigners among the strikers were i'm
Iogted BY the companies especially To
work in the mills. a practice which he
said had been followed for twenty-five
years.
The steel companies, Gompers assert
ed. have done everything to prevent the
men from Organizing. conducting a svs-
TEN OF espionage and dlscharzlng en-
Ployes who attended amy meetings And
dlseharse from the steel mills. he added
meant that they were blackusaed from
getting employment elsewhere.
" nat are the issues in this striker
asked Senator kenyon.
The issue Of the right or the en-
ployes to be heard through their own
spokesman-sp spokesrnan or their own
choosing; the right to have their day in
court. the court to determine wages ana
conditions OF employment Gonpers re-
piled.
The right Of association Of workers
has been denied for many years ard
denied with all Of the power ana wealth
and domination OF the steel corpora
tion." he continued. Not only DENIAL by
lawful means. but more often BY unlaw-
ful and brutal means.
The charge has been made that The
men now engaged IN the strike are for
eigners- That may be true and no DOUBT
IS. But these were brought to the Unir-
ed States BY the systematic oIqrts OF
the steel corporation and given prefer
ence over native Americans or men al-
ready in America.
Indeed there was a systematized ef-
fort to eliminate Americans" Gompers
said. They have the harvest 10 reap
now.
THE hours OF labor in the steel indus
try have been abnormally Ions" Comp
ers said.
The attempt to organize on the part
OF the people themselves has aIwoys
been met with stern opposition from
the steel corporations" Gompers CON
tinued. THE requests came from the
workers themselves that they be or
ganized. Those men making such ef-
forts were spotted b. the detectives and
by espiona sc. The detective agencies
in the United States two years ago de-
voted fully so per cent Of their ACTIVE
ties in dealing with agents in the mills
or mines. or engaged in spying. dogglng
men or to provoke men into contests
prematurely in order that they might
The Lake County times., 1919-09-26
NEW ruling FOR
BOND Petitioners

IND1ANAPOLIS Ind, Sept 26--Un-
Ger new regulations being prepared by
the state tax commission it viii be
necessary for petitioners asking for
permission to issue bonds for public
works to come to Indianapolis for hear
ings
The board is preparing a bond petit
ton form which viii make hearings
unnecessary. The forms viii soon b.
completed and they Will be distributed
Immediately
Hundreds Of bond issue petitions have
been filed with the board and IN every
instane it has been necessary for from
one to fifty persons to come to Indian
apolis to present their cases.
In the new forms the board Will ar
range TO eliminate the expense incurred
by the old methods and VIII provide for
rapid disposition Of petitions.
The Lake County times., 1919-09-26
DEMOCRATS
PROPOSING
CHARGES

ATLANTIC CITY. \. J.. SEPT. 2s.-
Two radical changes Of administration
viii be considered by the executive COM
mittee Of the Democratic National cona-
mittee which began a two days session
here today behind closed doors. The
proposed changes arc:
l. To abolish the two-thirds nomina-
ito nFule and make selection by ma
lority vote in the same manner as the
Republicans
2 TO distribute the headquarters or
the national committee according to a
zone plan. thus dividing the country ia-
TO districts each having its separate ma
tional headquarters.
There IS considerable sentiment
among the Democratic leaders here ;n
favor of former Secretary Of the Treas
ury NNm G. McAdoo as the next Demo-
cratic presidential nominee.
The Lake County times., 1919-09-26
ARMY WANTS
DONATIONS

The Salvation Army is renewing it's
appeal to the public for clothes. shoes
furniture and other articles which
would be helpful around the home
Winter IS coming on aud the Army is
expecting TO have a busy time of it
because Of the strikes which are now
ln progress Persons having any
CASTOR clothing or Furniture are asa.a
TO call the Captain by p1one and he
VIII come after it His phone nun,
her is 1925.
The Lake County times., 1919-09-26
UNDERTAKERS'
ASSN MEET

The Lake County Undertakers' Assn.
met az Whiting last night and elected as
secretary Andrew Mirmak Of Indiana
Hafbor to fiji the vacancy made by t. Is.
Finch Of Gary who resigned. After the
transaction Of regular routine the mem
bers enjoyed a chicken and fish supper
at ahe Whiting Point Cafe. The next
regular meeting Of the association wfi
be held the FIRST Thursday in November
at Burns Undertaking parlors at Ham
mond.
The Lake County times., 1919-09-26

dent of the United statel-Mr Wood
row wilson-and the same personnel
became the war labor board
In the activities of labor I have
found the president of the United States
giving every effort to bring about sane.
reasonable agreement between labor and
the employers" Gompers continued.
fHs invitations to the conference OF
October . is evidence enough to me
that the president has changed his
mind tsince I909)."
The Lake County times., 1919-09-26
New "Y" Building is
Nearing Completion

The new Y. NJ. C. A. building in
course of erection at the corner OF
Fifteenth and Broadway. Gary. is
nearly completed and viii be opened
about November L.
The new Y is a former L. NJ c. A.
hut of ithe Valparaiso training camp
and removed to Gary and remodeled
as a branch Of the Gary Y. Pool tab
les, piano. lounging chairs and a soft
drink stand will be installed at the
branch.
The Lake County times., 1919-09-26
HAMMOND
SUPERIOR
COUR rs

The petition Of Tony u. Christopher
and wife of saxony to adopt Rosa and
Emily Mniscalco was granted this
morning BY Judge Hardy.
On motion Of the plaintiff the divorce
suit Of Hardy Il Letcher VS.. Pearl
Letcher was dismissed.
The Lake County times., 1919-09-26
SHORT WEIGHTS
MAN IS FINED

John Draper. Gary huckster. was ar
rested yesterday on the charge of deal
ing out short weights and in Judge
Dunns city court was given a ane Of
s21 and costs
The Lake County times., 1919-09-26

Are you reading The Tnnes7
The Lake County times., 1919-09-26

Two dead. others may die and about
seventy were hurt in the shocking street
car collision iii Gary yesterday which
Coroner j. 4. Graham has already be-
gun to investigate.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-08
PLANNING WELCOME
FOR RETURNING MEN
Committees Appointed in Brattleboro
Last Evening for Reception to All
Back from Service.

Although no definite date has been
set for a reception to the returning boys
of the Goth division and all other re-.
turned soldiers and sailors in Brattle
boro and surrounding towns, prelimi
nary arrangements are underway and
committees were appointed last evening
to have charge of various phases of the
welcoming plans. 1t is expected, how
ever, that other committees will be ap-
pointed as arrangements progress.
The reception committee to the men
of the Goth and all other men in the
service viii consist of 26 members, and
some idea of the scope of the celebra-
tion may be gathered from the fea-
lures suggested by the names of the va
| rious committees.
1t is the general feeling that an ap-
preparation from the War Chest asso-
citation to cover at least a part of the
expenses of the occasion might be fair
| ly expected, and it is understood that
| this matter will be taken up with the
disbursing committee. Such an appro
priation has been made in other places
where the War Chest system was fol
lowed for securing and disbursing mon
] ey for war purposes:
/ Following are the committees: Re
ception-Oscar F. Benson, /. G. Brad
ley, Henry R. Brown, F. w. Childs, C
R. Crosby, G. L. Dunham, L. l.. Dun
ham, j, Gray Estey, e. G. Gustafsons c
A. Harris, c. s. Hopkins, NJ G. Hough
ton, W. L. Hunt, H. p Hunter, c. F
Mann, NJ. ]. Moran. M. G. Morrill,, w
lJ. Pentland, H. C. Rice. A. p Simonds
lC. G. Staples, j. l.. Stockwell, l.. ID
Taylor, #. A. Thompson, y. ]. Wander
veer, j. E. Warren
Executive-Martin Austin. chairman
j. H. Estey. Z. J. Fenton. e. w. Glib
son, II. Z. Moffitt. ". H. Richardson, "
A. Shumway, G. L. Stickney, II. /
Walker
Red Cross-Mrs Julius J. Estey
chairman; parade-H. D. Walker. chail
man: mlitary-Captain E. w. Gibson
) banquet-W. A. Shumway eanteen-
; j. Harry Estey; entertainment-Ma
E Austin; sports-C. l.. Stickney; decors
tion-W II. Richardson; musie--A. /
Wyatt, Earl Braman, F. G. Adams: mi
| nicipal-W. E. Stellman, A. ID. Wyatt
7 s. A. Richmond j. t. Kaine, A. f. Rol
e erts.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-08
STREET NAME TO
BE DISCUSSED
Canal Street Property Owners to Meet
Tomorrow Night-Some Prefer to
Keep Present Name.


Canal street property owners arc to
hold q meeting in the Canal street
school building tomorrow evening at
o clock to consider the proposition of
a new name for that thoroughfarc.
Since a portion of the residents of Ca
nal street view with misgivings the idea
Of a new name, and those who favor
the change have a variety of opinions
as to what the new title should be, it
is safe to predict that the gathering to-
morrow evening will be a lively one.
The village commissioners, it is under
stood, have decided that the matter of
Street names is not one that comes with
| in their jurisdiction, being up to the
selectmen, who may act upon a petition
without calling a special town meeting,
| 1t is generally believed that the Sc
leetmen would not feel justified in act
ing i'll matter of this kind without
giving public hearing, so even in ease
the Canal street folks agree on a new
name at their meeting tomorrow night
| the subject probably will be thrashet
/ out again at meeting in which al
local residents may be heard.
i In addition to the Canal street agita
tion there is a move on foot to chang,
the name of Flat street to Commercial
street, property owners on this tho
roughfare, it is understood, being gen
orally agreed on the new name.