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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-18
j. S. AGENT
BEGINS HIS
FOOD SURVEY
Special Representative of De
Dartment of Justice Ex-
leCts to Find Fertile
Field In Region.

Profteers and food hoarders of
the Calumet region are now receiv-
ing the attention of the U. S. De-
partment of Justice. Investigations
which had been started by the fed
eral agents were confined to other
parts of the safe and for some rea-
son this corner was neglected.
Special Agent M. l.. Rabbit.
who has headquarters at Ham
mond, had been working in other
cities for two weeks but this morn
ing he returned to Hammond with
orders to confine his activities to
the Calumet district cities of Gary.
hammond. Whiting and East Chi
cago.
In the orders received by Mr.. Rabbit
attention was called to the fact that the
sugar equalization board had fixed the
fair price for sugar at ten cents per
rRICEs THEY CAN CHARaE.
All dealers who are selling sugar un-
der licenses issued by the board are ex-
pected TO charge these prices. Dealers
who overcharge are TO have their IL
ccnses revoked.
This opens up a fertile field for the
federal agent as dealers in Hammond
cary and East Chicago were reported
last week to be charging various prices
for sugar ranging from eleven 70
eighteen cents. It is said that one big
u holesaler the latter part Of the week
raised his price 10 fourteen and one-hait
eents. Several retailers fatty refused 70
buy from him and as a result they have
10 sugar in their stores today
REPORT rooDsrUFP BOARDING.
REPORTS have also been current that
vsst Quantities of cured meats and gro
ceries had been brought 10 Hammond
and other cities by Chicago wholesalers
and stored wherever warehouses could
be found. Mr. Rabbitt already htfs a
large amount OF information Fart OF
which has been worked UP by agents r
-htcaEo in their Investigations or tne
packers and big wholesalers
While there are no packing plants OF
cold storage plants of any size in tbs
Calumet region which would be suitaole
for handling fresh meats. eggs, chickens
and butter in large quantities. there are
many large warehouses which can be usee
for boarding canned goods, sugar. cured
meats and dried fruits and vegetables
These will come under the federal In
veRt.Sation and IT Is expected that some
Interesting disclosures will be made BE-
fore long.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-18
ACCUSED OF s.
SERIOUS CHARGE
ESPECIAL 10 rHE HINES

CROWN POINT. Ind. Aug. 1s.-An
affidavit against Henry Pechel. whose
true name IS unknown. a fellow who had
bsen working around the farms at St.
Johns was filed on Saturday at Crown
Point Pechel is charged with attempt
ing TO ravish 1o-year old Elenor Kon-
nores, of St. Johns. Her parents were
attending a dance at Spring Hill Grove,
St Johns. and left her outside the dance
hall in their car. Pechel came along and
made advances to the child and attempt
ed TO attack her. Her screams attracted
attention. The fellow ran away and v as
later caught and placed in Jail at Crown
Point. The crowd was very much in
censed at Perchel's actions and If they
had gotten hold Of him they would have
dealt severely with him
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-18

Sometimes when the moon i in the
right quarter thecr are i've paydays
in . given month but whoever heard
Of six Sundays IN any given week.
Mss Vera l. Noyes Of Cary. clans
that she has heard Of SIX sundays. one
ght after the other With the ex-
ception Of Saturday. Sunday comes ev-
cry payday in the weei. for her
Miss Noyes explains that she is a
teacher ia the school o. religion the
Episcopal church started along side
the jefferson public school at Gary.
She holds Sunday School all week
long, with Saturday as aholiday.
Episcopa! children who attend the
jefferson school also attend Miss
Noyes' school for one hour a week ard
when permission from the school au-
tnorities is asked by their parents
And so from Monday morning until
late Friday afternoon she teaches
nine classes in twenty-one periods.
Before taking over the school OF re-
Iigion. Miss Noyes was public school
teacher IN Gary and previous to that
she was a worker in Christ church in
Chicago
such a school is unusual but now
through the nationwide campaign Of
the Episcopal Church, other such
schools are 70 be established The
Arst OF these Will be at Toledo and the
others will follow i seems as
though better city than Gary should
not have been chosen for the pioneer
school. for Gary is always doing some
thing new along educational lines and
as someone has said of the town "ev-
eryoody who lives there ought 20 be
highbrow in five or ten Years time.
SO progressive are the educational
IDEAS which are put into practice.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-18
KILLED WHEN
AUTO TURTLES

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. AUGUST Is.
a X Heiser. 20. member of the In
dianapolis Live Stock firm Of Clark.
wysong & Co. crushed to death when
his automobile. said to have been driv-
ing at a terrific speed, went wild on a
road near here. skidded into 4 bank
and turned over. Two men and two
women in the car were only slightly
hurt and are said TO have disappeared
Immediately after the accident. Mr.,
Heisers back was broken
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-18
WELL KNOWN HARbOR
MAN NEAR DEATH
Goth Century Limited Hits
Sam Barber on Railway
Crossing Yesterday

sam Barker. of s711 Fir ST.. Indiana
Harbor narrowly escaped being killed
when his machine which he was driving
across the Pennsylvania tracks at Indi-
ana Harbor was hit by the Twentieth
Cantury limited yesterday. As a freight
passed the gates went UP and string
of autos headed by Mr.. Barker started
to cross the tracks. Suddenly the watch
man waved them back. They all re-
yersed but Mr.. Barker's car the one be-
hind him and the flyer was atop Of the
Barker car. He jumped and the train
hit his car. Mr.. Barker sustained slight
4n juries. Eye witnesses were r. An
drews. Chicago; Charles Berry, East
chicago: r. Clark and D. L. Mitchell of
Indiana Harbor.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-18
BLOWS HIMSELF
INTO JAIL

Ralph spahr. truck driver. blew
himself into jail in Gary Saturday
morning.
Going past the police station. spahr
opened up the shriu whistle on his
truck. to warn the people attending
the city market OF his approach
1t attracted he attention Of Captain
Vodicka and plain clothesman Ernest
inside the station who hurried outside
and placed the violator under arrest.
Spuhr claimed ignorance 10 the city
ordinance prohibiting the use Of such
whistles. bells and other shrieking
noises of warning on automobiles 9TH
er than regulation horns. He will
tell his story to Judge Dunn in the
city court Monday morning
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-18
WANTS THE
r. r. RETURNED
INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON. AUGUST IS.-Urg-
ing return os the railroads OF the
country 70 private operation as soon
as remedial legislation can be enact
ed, George \ Post. of New York. the
chairman OF the railroad committee.
OF the Chamber of Commerce OF the
United States today presented the
chaber's railroad plan TO the house IN
terstate commerce committee
There is manifest throughout the
country "a strong. even overwhelmi in z
sentiment against Continuance Of fed
era! control he said.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-18
PLANS FOR
Bic STRIKE
ARE TOLD
ALL. Organizer Predicts Col.
Ossal Industrial Strike In
Steel Industry.

"The United States is facing the
greatest strike in its history
think in the history of the world
a strike that will tie up the entire
steel industry of the country" VII
liam Z. Foster, general organizer
for the American Federation of La
Dor, told the Chicago Federation of
Labor yesterday.
Foster. who has been organizing
the steel workers in the Pittsburgh
district, presided Saturday at
meeting of 400 delegates, repre-
senting about 100000 steel and
iron workers in the Chicago, Gary
and Milwaukee districts. The
meeting was held at 19 West Wash
ington street.
STRIKE IS VOTED.
At this meeting a strike vote wa,
taken. Ninetyeight per cent of thoss
present voted to strike. declared.
1t the same meeting the following
message was sent to President Wilson
we decry the denial of free speech
and assemblage in the Pittsburgh steel
district"
Foster declared strike vote nov be
ing taken throughout the entire stoo.
industry, viii be completed Aug 20 he
added:
PITTSBURGH a VOLCANO.
That vote will show a large majority
of the men in favor of striking TIE
! Pittsburgh district is a voicano-reacs'
to blow UP at a moments notice. And
when it blows, look out. For nearly a
year I have been directing the organ
cation Of these workers. We haven't :
100 per cent Organization, but VIC h.
enough steel workers in the Pittsbur-A
district in the union TO tie Up the dis
trict. The Chicago and Cary districts
are we'll organized. We could tie UP ths
entire steel industry this minute. AMI
we're getting recruits every day"
Accuses steel Companies.
Declaring the steel companies Vcr>
J using gunner thugs. stool pigeons. and
! spies" to scare their employees out o.
/ joining the union. and discharsias all
they learned had joined" Foster con
! tinued:
| They've got few scared; I'm sorry
! TO say they're Americans. The foreign
ers are our best material. They're not
! afraid Of fght-they're more indepcrri-
ent than the Americans-they are not
afraid of the boss"
Foster VIII return to Pittsburgh today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-18
STREET CAR
COMPANY SUED

The h Y. & z. c. Ey- Co, was MADE
defendant in a damage suit filed this
morning by Henry Aronson in the Ham
mond superior court. Aronson says he
boarded a car in Chicago TO come 10
Hammond and that while coming south
on Sheffield ave, in Hammond. the car
collided with a motor truck. He was
thrown from his seat against other OBJ
jects and suffered a broken hip together
with other injuries The accident oc-
curred January Is. 1918. and he says
that since then he has been unable tc
follow his usual work. running a FISH
market. He asks for $4,000 damages.
His attorneys are Fred Barnett Of Ham
rond and Busch. Leesman & Roemer of
ChicRkn
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-18
(BULLETrN.)


INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Aug. ls.--AdJt.
Gen Harry I'd. Smith last night said that
no orders had been issued from his Of
dee for companies OF the sta.e militia to
hold themselves in readiness to proceed
20 Hammond. more recently THAI at the
beginning Of ths strike, when such or
ders wsrs issued, ss Is customary In the
case Of all strike disorders In the state
Gen Smith said that Company Z OF In
dianapors had bespn enud out ut 500
o'clock Sunday -noxaing. aad said that Il
NOM bers OF the oo5tpany had been aetivs
at that hour & probably was In prepara-
tion for range practiee at Fort Kari.
SON yesterday. zslsaid troops could not
bs called out undA tho sheriff OF the
county affected requested IL with ths
statement that he &ould control the sit-
uat1o1 no longer. 4
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-18

Another conference is on at the Stand
ard Steel Car Co. fhis morning between
the plant o1icia - the committee rep
resenting the stffRasfs and TIE mediation
committee consisting of Mayor Brown.
Sheriff Barnes and Alderman Skufakls
in an effort to reach some agreement
whereby work may be resumed at Tia
factory.
Following the meetings Saturday in
which the men reluctantly consented to
take referendum vote on the matter
Of returning to work today preparations
had been made for the balloting when
the men underwent another change of
heart and decided not to vote. How
ever, il was agreed that they would ket p
the women out of the affair and would
not interfere with foremen or other
men who wished to return TO Their
places.
This morning the crowd on the stree :
was nearly as large as on other morn
u - but there was no violence There
wire only a few women carly in IL c
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-18
TWO KILLED
IN AUTOMOBILE

TERRE HAUTE. IND. AUGUST Is.
Adolph Brink and Mrs. Mary WeIele,
we're killed when a train crashed into
the automobile in which they were
riding Eve miles east OF here The
machine was ground and the locomot-
i've. an airpipc was broken and the
train stopped automatically.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-18
YOUTHS ARRESTED
FOR LARCENY

Three Youthful thieves, Adam Null
inski ls years old. 1749 Massachusetts,
street and Reynold and George Tarr.
1901 Massachusetts, street. l3 and p
wears respectively are being held at
the nolice station awaiting an inves-
tixation BY the Juvenile authorities.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-18
FINALLY GETS
WOUND BUTTON.

Eric Lund is one of the FIRST Of this
city's returned sold iers to receive the
new wound button. He was gassed
al Chateau Thierry and put out Of
commission for while. on the sec
ond day after returning to the from.
he was wounded in the knee since
returning to civilian life Mr. Lund
has lost Atty pounds in weight which
brings him to about his weight when
he entered into the service
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-18
DEATH OF MRS. NAGEL

Mrs Mary Sagel. mother of Manag
er Nagel OF rhe Hammond baseball
team. who has been very i'll at her
home in Oak Park. Ill, for a month
died early yesterday morning. The
interment will be held on Wednesday
at Calvary cemetery The decedent
leaves a husband four sisters and two
gouS
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-18
III. G.. T.. ALSO HITS
JOHN SINKO

Although John Sinko. 35th and Mis-
sissippi street Gary. had s6ss4 on his
person, when he was arrested by the
police Sunday. he was unable 10 sup
port his wife and child. according to
Mrs. sinko. who swore out a warrant
for his arrest. The trouble will be
aired IN the city court today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-18
COLUMBIA A. C'S. WIN

In close and exciting game at the
Hammond ball park yesterday. the
Columbia = G defeated the ST Mich
aels team to l. Krug's wo-bagger
won the game for the local boys.
Romeo with eight str!keouts to his
credit allowed four hits and Kowal-
ski with ten strikeouts allowed five
hits. It was one OF the best prairie
games ever seen in Hammond
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-18
AN AID. ERROR

In Summers Saturday ad a transpo-
sit.on occurred which was rather
hideous in its effect. Csc and 75c DJer
Kiss Face Rouge and Powder was ad-
vertised at 800 when it should have
read OF course. 81 Rouge and Powder
for s5c and 75c.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-18

UNDER Way
AT STANDARD
No Violence Reported at Stan
dard Steel Car Plant
This Morning.
(B ULLETIN.l

p. N--Tt - understood that salts
factory progress Is being made at tho
strike conference hero among the con-
nicttng interests in tks Standard trouble
and that things look favorable. The
committee refuses to give any Of the
salient features of the conference, but
merely said that everything "looks
good"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-18
NEW CAR rs STOLEN

The new Nash touring car Of Or
]. Urkov of East Chicago. was stolen
this morning from in front of St
Marga-et's hospital. Hammond, where
the doctor had gone to make a call,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-18
Steel Organizer Predicts Greatest I'll,
DID YOU
THAT

GEORGE DOBBINS celebrated his
thirty-hrst birdthday last Saturday by
entertaining some friends in Chicago.
He walked them all over the city trying
70 ind a place good enough for them
70 dine IN. Babe" Ruth was unable 10
-, bur acknowledged Georges presence
IN the Iark BY polling home run.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-18

". q. PAXTON. who is summering &
somewhere. is expected back this week.
The old buildings on his newly acquired
Holman street property are being re-
moved and plans as TO their successors
viii be made public when Paxton re-
turns.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-18

H j. DERNER. examiner in charge
OF the United States Employment office.
started on his vacation OF two weeks
this morning. Joseph News is subbing
for him.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-18

COL WALTER J. RILEY. of East
Chicago, who has been in Hammond for
Ihrce days as the personal representative
cf Adj Gen. II. B. Smith. saat an ex
haustive report OF the Standard Steel
Car plant situation 10 the state capital
yesterday
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-18

JOHN HACK. the TINES sterotyper
has two carp on exhibition in a catch
basin which ho swears by all that is
holy grew therein from to IS inches
long IN three weeks and he has both
the fsh and catchbasin TO show for it.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-18

MAURICE CHAMPAIGN. who likes
nothing better than the good red earth
and being very close 70 It. took a spin
III an aeroplane the other night and lives
to tell the tale. He has il on Pop Clabby
nowadays.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-18

after trying a trying case in the city
court found that somebody had traded
lids with him and he would be much
Obliged for its return and everything.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-18

DOC SHANKLIN. who went away on
a vacation after he had promised to take
care Of several gardens belonging TO
people who had gone on vacations. is
expected back today and there IS excel
lent prospect for trouble.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-18

FRANK O'ROURkE, who pals with
Comisky on the worlds series trips. is
baseball cyclopedia who could tell
you. for Instance what suit Eddie Cicot-
te wore when his father larruped him
the time he stole the watermelon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-18

JUDGE WALTER HARDY. who has
been en- tour and en- vacation as you
might say for some time Is back again
ready 70 slip on the harness at mo-
ment's notice.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-18

OFFICER GEORGE HANLON is
somewhat concerned over the story that
he was hit by a striker IN the Standard
Steel Car disorder. They never touched
me" says George. The shoe was on
The other foot.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-18

GILES WARNER was watching the
aeroplane splitting the empyrean over
Hammond and declared that about as
high as he ever cared to go was at the
top of q step ladder.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-18

DIR. Q. o. MELTON. OF Hammond. viii
represent this section of the state on
the Indiana Medical Association program
for its coming annual meeting. He is
engaged in the preparation of a paper
on Conservatism in Medicine.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-18

HERB LAMPRELL. OF the American
Glue Company. and Homer Carr. editor
Of the Gary Tribune. were sadly victim
ized BY the famous Hess cold tea at the
shrine picnic and contributed literally
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-18

c. E PAYNE. foorman for the Lion
store says that he street car strike
hits the stores hard but that the big
store did fine business on Saturday
Notwithstanding the strikes.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-18

MOTORCYCLE POLICE Lutte wishes
that the blamed strike was over so that
he could go back and finish UP his vaca-
tion that he had only used one day Of.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-18

WITH the Standard strike. the street
car problem. fighting the h. { / ana MS
regular work Mayor Brown Is Ham
nond's busiest man today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-18

T. T. HAGAMAN has sold his resi-
derca property in kenwood and will go
West to engage in the lumber business.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-18

COUNTY TREASURER NJ. J. BROWN
5 able TO be out again after his siren
Lous fielding exercises at the Shrine ball
game He charges that the umpire
treated him rough in insisting that he
keep one foot on the ground while going
after high drives
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-18

ALDERMAN FRANK MARTIN missed
the chance of his life to jump on the
neck Of the street car company by not
heing al that meeting wednesday even
ing.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-18

BARNEY CARTER says that he does
not recall a time before in tishteeT
years when the Green Limo employees
had Saturday and Sunday of.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-18

sCon'inued on page nVAI
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-18

OF streets and rewsstancs Sc
per cory. Delivered by CARRIER n
Hammond and west Hammond, SOC
per month.
The mirror., 1919-12-04

the time being forget the danger,
hardships, and home folks in the
enjoyment they derived from be-
ing entertained, and when amuse-
ment will have the above effect is
it any wonder that the people are
aroused over the possibilities and
good derived from it and make it
one of the chief subjects of thought
and discussion today.
A subject that is a very promi-
nent factor in the world to-day is
love. And, in fact it effects the
daily life of the whole human
family, more or less. By that 1 do
not mean the kind of love person
gets affected with while sitting on
a back porch with his arm around
some housemaid's waist, but love
for the we'll being Of your fellow
man such as was displayed by the
members of the Red Cross, the K.
C's., and other organizations, or
societles during the late war or the
affection person feels when be
will risk his own life and 90 to the
rescue of another who is in dan
ger. or a mother who has for her
injured or sick chlld Such SYM
pathy or affection has a tendency
to bring people in closer harmony
with each other and makes the JOY
of living a lot brighter for every
one. Love is factor or guiding
star that brings people in closer
sympathy with each other. Was
it for personal gain or foolhardi-
ness that prompted the ladies of
this country to face the danger
that they did in the late war. No
it was love, human sympathy
they had for their country and fell
low man. A desire to aid and
help the injured and dying as best
they could. Such a love is mans
best gift to his fellow man and is
one of the leading subjects to-day.
The mirror., 1919-12-04
Earth's Richest Ruby Mines

The worlds ruby center is
Mogok, in upper Burma, some 20
miles north of Mandalay. Here
are the great ruby mines, one of
Burma's most valuable monopolies.
Indeed, not only does this country
produce the finest of these coveted
gems, but they are recovered in
such quantities as to enable her to
dominate the market.
Few are aware that, weight for
weight, ruby is more valuable
than a diamond. 1t is estimated
that one the color of pigeons
blood, weighing five carats, will
sell for ten times the value of
diamond of the same weight.
Furthermore, the price increases
with the size of the stone.
As the s'byon," or earth con-
tanning the coveted gems. is taken
from the ground it is placed in
great revolving TUB. Here it is
screened and all loose earth re-
moved by water The residue is
then tipped on the sorting table.
A white overseer carefully ex-
amines the pile, selecting the true
gems from the worthless debris.
If he's lucky he may at one sort
ing find gems worth many thou
sands of dollars, while ON the other
hand the yield may be but hun
dred dollars or two. The yearly
output of rubies from these mines
totals about 100000. - London
Weekly Telegraph.
The mirror., 1919-12-04
Eye of the Starfish

At the end of each arm in the
starfish there is little red eye. It
does not form an image, but has
considerable sensitiveness in dis
tinguishing different degrees of
light, enabling the fish to become
aware of distant illumination that
differs from the surrounding area.