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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-23
Claims Eviction Was
Responsible For Death

Charging that the act OF Charles 5.
Bunnell In ejecting the Cletus Wilkin-
son family from their home on very
stormy evening had been responsible
for the death OF one OF the Wilkinson
children and the undermining Of the
mothers health. suit for $4,000 dam
ages has been brought against Mr.
Bunnell in the Hammond superior
court
The complaint which was fled this
morning by Attorneys Granger g. Todd
states that on October 1871. the Will
kinson family was away. the defend
ant visited the rooms and locking the
door made violent threats regarding
what he was going to do 70 Mrs VIII
i1inson and the children unless they
moved out at once In the evening
the police came and were there when
the husband arrived Bunnell order
ed them TO get out ond under threats
that he would kill them. drove them
out IT was dark. stormy. rainy night
and the exposure. according to wilkin-
son. resulted I'm the death Of one Or
the cnildrens a few DAYS later Mrs
Wlkinsons health was injured also.
he SAYS
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-23
SHE UNDERSTOOD
HE WAS SWEARING.

When Mathew Schmidt became angry
and started to raise Cain with his wife.
he used 70 talk German, which she did
not understand. but in the few months
they had lived together she was able
to tell that he was swearing BY his ac-
tions. She says she knew he was ours
ing her and she uses il as one of her
reasons for asking for divorce.
Mrs. Schmidt filed her petition this
morning in the Hammond superior
court stating that they were married
November 2s. 1918. and lived together
until May rs. 1919. when she says Mat
thew deserted her. 1t was the second
marriage for both Of them and each
already had a SET or children Schmidt
came TO live. with mis- new wife, who
was staying with her son and daughter.
He at once started % criticize his wifes
son and objected 70 his presence around
the house The wife stood pat and re-
fused TO send the boy away, so It ended
with her husband leaving. She says he
only paid the grocery bill and never gave
her any money to purchase clothes. In
addition to the divorce. Mrs. Schmidt
asks for the restoration Of her maiden
name. Mary De ChantaI.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-23
QUARTER MILLION STANDARD OIL PAYROLL STOLEN
INDUSTRY In GARY HIT HARD BY STEEL STRIKE
HAMMOND
SITUATION
UNCHANGED

Hammonds part in the great steel
strike remains yet to be determined.
Plants which were expected 10 DC tied
up yesterday morning when the strike
became effective were running today
with thir regular forces Of workmen.
Chicago newspapers in listing Hammond
as having 2700 men out of $500 on
strike evidently referred TO the STANDARD
Steel Car Co. where the strike has exist
ed since July Is.
Practically all Of Hammonds plants
turning out steel products employ men
who belong to the different labor organi-
zations but they have no working agree
ments and arc not classed as closed
shops. One Of the last statements made
BY w r. Lawn. international repre-
sentative Of the Electrical Workers be-
fore he left Hammond for New orleans
Saturday was that the call had been ex-
tended to the organized men Of all open
shops and that every plant of inn
portance in Hammond would be affected
Little change has been seen in the
situation at the Standard Steel Car plant
since the strike was called Officials re-
port gradual increase and this morning
it was said that before o'clock 400 men
had passed through the west gate alone.
A report had been circulated in East
Hammond towards the end Of last week
that the big steel strike was being call
ed in sympathy with the strikers at the
Standard and the statement was conf
IDENTIFY made by many Of the men that
the company would soon be forced "a ae-
cede to their demands.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-23
BOARD TO CONSIDER
BOOK SHORTAGE
Hammond Publishing Plant
Cannot Get Employees
Enough for Rush Job.
IIlsss sgsEau AT STATE cAsIIaLl

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Septe 23.-Tle
inability Of Indiana school children TO
obtain required text books viii be dis
missed in detail at the meeting of the
state board of education called to con-
sder the uestion next Friday.
1. y Hines. state superintendent OF
public instruction. is gathering from
county uperintendents data describing
the shortage of books.
Ele Stansbury, attorney general. viii
place before the board information as to
how Il may take up thousands Of dollars
II bonds given by book companies which
contracted to deliver books within five
days after they were ordered by dealers
The board may decide TO prescribe, for
the present, books formerly used IN some
Of the grades or may take other tempo
rary measures to supply books.
The board may inquire into the opera
ton Of the plant Of w. B. Conkey COM
pany of Hammond as 1t appears that all
the books on which delivery is short are
being printed and bound by that com
pany. 1t is understood that inability Of
the company TO get labor is the cause Of
the contracts slow delivery.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-23
RIOT Ar
CUSHING
SERIOUS

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE
CUSHING. Okla, Sept. e3.-Mayor
Nicodcmus and several Of the officials
Of the Drumright. Okla. fed to this
rlace today to escape The fury Of a mob
which late Monday took possession Of
the town. All wires to Drumright. ac-
cording to the telegraph companies. have
been taken over or cut BY the mob.
The mob. organized in sympathy with
telephone strikers and after a picket
had been struck by an officer threats Of
lynching was made. The mayor and
other officials were given until 1000
o'clock Tuesday morning to resign. Be
fore that hour. however, they had
oscar ped from the town after spending
part Of the night in Jail for their own
protection.
Gev. J. B. a Robertson has been asked
to send guardsmen to the csene and the
chief Of police Of Oilton- with several
deputies. have gone 10 Drumright to try
to restore order
Three girls. who had remained at
work at telephone switchboards after
the strike had started. were spirited
away from Drubright last night to safety
al this place.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-23
GARY STEEL
STRIKE PICTURES.

In the Chs papers of this morn
Ing many pictures RI the Gary steel
strikes scenes appear among which
many familiar faces are noticed one
Of which is the face of Miss opal
Haste. IL years old. the only woman
on the Gary steel Council and her ap-
pearance mingling with the strikers
j. often witnessed. and she is . leader
among them. Another picture is that
showing the girl clerks in the offices
q the steel mills going home after
completing their shifts The girls
are not affected by the str Ike and were
not molested In any way. other pic
lures are those of the strikers on
Broadway near the mills listening TO
speakers and the strikers paying back
dues TO August Engel in Unian hall
and the one that looms up the most
profinent is that Of william r. Forb-
Il. the efficient chief or police Of the
city of Gary. who has a thorough Of
iciai organization in the preserving
Of Ia wand order.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-23
TO
BE A BIG
DIMENSION
INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERvIcEI

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SEkNlGSI
WASHINGTON. Sept eS.-The steel
strike win be the first matter brought
before the presidents industrial con-
ference. in the opinion OF Samuel Comp
ers. president of the American Fedora
ton Of Labor.
This was disclosed today by Mr..
Gompers' associates In discussing the
personnel Of the committee he has ap-
pointed to represent labor at the october
sixth meeting. Before the conference
can discuss plans for industrial peace.
they contended. II must first take up
the settlement OF what may develop into
the greatest industrial battle in he his
tory Of the country.
President Gompers' appointment OF
NJ F. Tighe Of the Amalgamated Asso-
citation OF Steel Iron and Tin Workers.
one Of the strike leaders to sit as one
Of labor's representatives. was regarded
as significant in view Of the fact that
President Wilson has invited Judge e. RI.
Gary. head Of the Z. $. Steel Corpora
ton to take part in the conference as
q representative OF the public.
Another participant will be W. Fl.
Johnston. president of the international
Machinists Union. one Of the unions
involved in the strike. With the strik-
ers' representatives will sit Samuel
ffompers and other members Of the
executive council Of the American Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor. In other words, should
the steel trust head accept the presi-
dents invitation he wSl find himself in
a conference with representative OF
the strikers whose position will be sup
ported bv the entire executive council
of the American Federation Of Labor.
Even the conservative leaders here
predict that the strike may assume such
proportions as to paralyze industry
throughou the country They confirm
the statements Of the strike leaders
that those Of the two million workers
anIiated with the international unions
involved who are not directly concerned
will stand behind the strikers and that
sympathetic strikes may be expected in
every section Of the country.
Even the government may become a
party to the strike. they believe, In that
members Of the railroad brotherhoods
may refuse to move government-con-
trolled cars which carry ore and steel
for the companies under the strikers
ban and boiler makers. machinists and
other trades afiliated with the unions
involved and working in government
Shin-yards may swalk out
To quote one American Federation Of
Labor official:
Labor is united in one mighty drive
to destroy the power Of the steel trust
Il is no secret that Samuel Gompers
I has been dubious about the effectiveness
Of tho strike. He was not inclined tc
trust the judgment Of some Of the strike
leaders and listened skeptically 70 their
estimates Of the number Of men who
would walk out. The developments
/ however. have surprised and pleased
him" It was stated.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-23
WHITING LOCAL FILES
SUIT IN FEDERAL CT.
Seeks Dissolution Of Int.
Brotherhood of Boiler
makers Before Judge
Anderson.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE j

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Sept. %
Dissolution Of the International Broth
erhood Of Boilermakers and Helpers of
America, appointment 81 receiver
and distribution OF the organization $
fund among the $4,000 members IS
asked in a suit filed in the federal
court here today BY the Whiting local.
which charges that It was illegally ex-
PEELED frof the brotherhood All in
ternationa officers. having headquart-
ers at Kansas city. presidents OF for
ty-nine district lodges and officers Of
two dozen subordinate lodges are
made defendants.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-23
THE GREAT
UNREST
(RULLETTN. }

INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERvicEI
CHICAGO. Sept. 23.-John Fitzpatrick.
head Of the Chicago Federation Of Labor
and chairman of the national committee
of organizers for steel and iron workers,
has been summoned to Pittsburgh for a
special conference of the committee to-
morrow. At which it is believed plans
for spreading the strike TO ore carrying
steamers and railroads to tie up every
thing" are TO be discussed. according 10
an announcement at steel workers head
quarters here today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-23
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERWcEl
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 23-Harry e.
sheldon president of the Allegheny
steel Co. a subsidiary of the L. S. Steel
Corporation. declared that conditions 1t
his plant were better than yesterday.
I'VE have a decided increase in our
personnel today and the situation is
very promiisng," he said.
The L. s. Steel Corporation suffered
one setback today when one of its sub
sidIaries. the American Steel and Wire
plant at Braddock and Rankin decided
TO close down. Ten thousand men were
thrown out of work there. Officials
operated the plants yesterday with re-
duced forces. The men were paid off
today and everything put in shape for
a protracted shutdown.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-23
How Plants
Line Up In
Big Strike

PITTSBURGH. PA - Mills operating
practically normal capacity
WHEELING. w. NA.-An plants closed.
TARANTUM, PA-An mills operating.
OmciaIs report increased personnel
over Yesterday West Penn plant
operating with nifty per cent force.
BRADDOCK. PA-American Steel and
Wire plants closed. Carnegie Steel
and Thomson plants operating
HOMESTEAD. PA.-AH plants operat-
ing Oncials that only ten per cent
or foreign labor struck.
DTQUEsHE. PA.-All plants operating
practically 100 per cent.
CLAIRToN. PA. 5. Steel plant vir-
tually closed. some departments
running.
wooDLAwN and MIDLAND. pa
Crucible and independent plants run
ming 100 per cent.
McKEESPORT PA.-All plants running;
some crippled, some report increased
personnel
MoNEssoN. PA-Five plants closed.
12.ooo mcn idle. No attempt 70 op-
BEAVER VALLEY PA.-Plants operat-
ing.
DoNoRA PA-Plants closed. no at
tempt 10 operate.
SHARON PA.-All plants closed by
strike.
FARRELL PA-Ali plants closed ex-
cept Carnegie. which is partly op-
Grating
JoHNsTow>5. PA.-Cambria steel plant
closed down; Lorain plant orera.-
ing.
sHARPsvILLE. PA.--Partly operating.
Grating fully. American Sheet and
Tin Plate works partially working
sTEUBENyILLE. O-Al plants prac-
tically down.
YOLNGSTON-N. Q. - Practically all
plarte closed down.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-23
(BULLETIN.)

INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERVIcEl
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S.-In six inn
portant steel centers in the Pittsburgh
district ninety-five per cent OF all the
workers Of the L. s. Steel Corporation
and forty-eight per cent of the workers
in the independent steel plants in the
same places are on strike. according 10
a telegram received today by William
H Johnston. president of the Interna-
tiona1 Association Of Machinists. one
Of the organizations directly affected in
the strike, from an organizer Of the
ossociation in the Pittsburgh district.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-23
!

THE TIMES is prepared by its
leased wire service to give the full
est possible news of the great steel
workers struggle underway. 1t
hopes to give its readers the most
accurate facts obtainable of all
eventualiues as its news columns
today show. If you are not having
THE TIMES delivered to you
regularly do SO now by all means
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-23
AMAZING
THEFT IS
REVEALED
Robbers are Captured With
$4,000 In Currency
On Them.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERycEl


CHICAGO, Sept. 23.-With three
rlen-Leo and Walter Phillips,
brothers, and John S. Wejta, held
at. police headquarters-police, de-
techves and postoffice inspectors
ere toady searching for $141, 900 in
currency, part of cash shipment
of S234,000 stolen from the mails
between Chicago and Gary last
Thursday.
The $234,o00 intended for the
payroll of the Standard Oil Co. OF
Indiana, was in transit from Chi
cago bank to the First National
Bank and the Bank Of Whiting,
when two men held up the postal
clerk at the Pennsylvania railway
station in the Indiana town and
made their escape with the mail
pouch containing the cash.
FIND $4,000 IN CURRENCY.
Following the arrest late last night OF
the Phillips brothers. taken into CUSTODY
when the police say they flashed rolls
of several thousand dollars on the
street detectives went to their home
where they found ss3,oo0 IN currency
The money was hidden behind pictures
-n closets. between sheets op beds IN tie
,.o,r, occupied BY the Philips brothers
sssd under the carpet
On information. said 10 nave oe'h
CONTINUED on pase sixl
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-23
TEN THOUSAND OUT
At THE HARBOR

The second day of the big strike
in Indiana Harbor and East Chi
cago found everything quiet with
very few men on the streets. All
of the plants at which the strike
was called have closed down in
definitely and both sides are wait
ing to see what will develop.
The big Inland plant closed yesterday
and all men We're turned back from the
plant with the exception OF the office
men and q small maintenance force. The
Mark plant also shut down and has a
similar force at work Nothing definite
can be obtained from the officials OF the
Burlington Portland Cement but labor
officials claim that they have SO many
men out that the plant can not operate.
The American Steel Foundries and the
Hubbard Steel Foundry are both closed
and today the Standard Forgings closed
its doors.
10000 NOT WORKING.
The closing of these plants means
that over ten thousand men of the In
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-23
MILLS
PRACTICALLY
SHUT DOWN
Absolute Absence of Any Dis
order, Matter COngratula-
ton for Authorities
and Strikers.

Establishing picket lines at the
various mills in Gary and further
ing plans to make their absence
from the mills more effective, thou
sands of workmen of the monster
steel and iron, industrial-labor
strike wound into their first twen-
ty-four hours of idleness at 8
o'clock this morning, recording al
most a miracle in the absence of
bloody encounters, quietness and
perfect order prevailing.
THOUSANDS JAM sTEErs.
Thousands OF striking steel workers
congregated in and damned the strike
bound area near the entrance Of the
mill gate on broadway at the usual
hour for the 500 e'clock night shit
to go on yesterday afternoon. and IL
there was method nn their madness
they did not attempS.to display It. Not
knowing TO what sxkfemes the strikers
would 80. the police We're prepared for
any emergency and kept them moving,
and when they were seen congregating
in punches they were quickly dispersed
and ordered to be on their way. They
offered no resistance and were cheerful.
BROADWAY REAL THoRoUGHFARE
Broadway never presented buster
scene than II did yesterday. From
early morning until late at night it
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-23
FIVE DIE
IN B. & 0.
WRECK
Fourteen Passengers are al
so Reported to Be Ser
iously Injured.

CC%NELLSVILLE. Pa Sept 23.-
rive passengers and a fireman were re-
-~ftod killed. Il passengers were serious
a. injured and a scare or more We're
lghtIv hurt when Baltimore and Ohio
main. number g. was wrecked AZ Houst-
-, near here carly today. The train
,et Pittsburgh at 1880 this morning for
>.ew York and was going at express
iced when defective brakes are sup
"a sed 10 have fallen from one Of the
,ars onto the tracks. The locomotive
and two coaches were upset and three
other coaches were derailed.
The fireman killed was w. A Glenn, s.
o. Connellsville His body is believed
to be in the wreckage.
p. E Miller. so, Connellsville, engin-
.cr. is in the hospital in a serious con-
Eit.on.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-23
tBULLETIr.)

INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERvIcEI
PITTSBURGH. Sept 23.A"Before the
week is over" said William z. Foster.
secretary Of the steel mems union and
directing head Of the strike IN the East.
every man in the steel and iron indus
try Will be on strike. Every mill will
BE closed down by Saturday
,All over the country cur reports show
that the tie-up is complete. Our Birm-
ingham headquarters wired US that out
side Of a few nsn working the mills
there are closed down"
The organizers of the steel and iron
workers held a ,get-together" meeting
here today and checked UP returns and
made reports Tomorrow there will be
a meeting of the international presidents
OF the unions concerned in the strike
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-23
EXCITEMENT AT
AUTOMOBILE PLANT

Things moved pretty briskly at the
Herrington and Sorenson's auto ser
vice plant today, besides disposins OF
a couple Of cars. Adolph Sorenson. the
Junior member of the firm was hitting
en- twelve cylinders on account OF the
arrival Of a ten pound boy at als homc
s1l West state street and Bill Her
rington was just about as ickied a.
Adoiph. Tt was one of those bounc-
ing kind. said Nr. Harrington 'and
you car cay that We look forward 70
a great Fail and Winter business.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-23
Latest
Bulletins
NEWS SERVICE

flNTERNATIoNAL NEWS sERVlcEl
y WASHINGTON. Sept. %. = Judge
Z. II. Gary. head Of the q. s. Steel Cor
poration. and John Fitzpatrick. chair
man Of the national committee organ
izinr the steel strikers. this afternoon
we're summoned by Senator Kenyon of
iowa. to appear before the senate COM
uittoe on education and labor next
thursday morning. henyon's action
followed the passage Of his resolution
providing that the committee. of which
na is chairman, investigate the steel
strike
i intend to get these men face to
face and get 70 the bottom Of this
AFFAIR" declared Kenyon. in announcing
The action he had taken.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-23
(BULLETI

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE
SaAEoN, Pa, Sept 23.-Two foreir-.
ers We're shot here this forenoon IN !
resumption Of the r1oting which started
last night. Both men were wounded
severely. They were part OF crowd
which gathered in Staunton St. ue.-
the entrances TO the American steel an.
wire plant The throng failed TO NOV
on when ordered TO do so by rnouuts.s
coastanu1ary and the troopers charRea
the crowd In the melee which followed
many shots were fred and tho mob was
broken up.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-23
(RULLETIE.l

I'M EFNAilDNAL NEWS SEFHlCE
WASHINGTON. Sept. 23.-Condcmna-
tion of violent method of organized
labor in forcing its demands is demand
ed in a resolution introduced in the
senate this afternoon by Senator Thomas
Of Colorado.
The resolution would put the senate
on record as charactcrizing the closed
shop as "un-American" ands would de-
clare strikes for power" to be con
spiracy in restraint of trade"
Senator Thomas announced he would
call the resolution up for consideration
tomorrow.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-23
R|OT|NG
RESUMED
IN PENN.
TH|SA. N.
Wife of Butler Standard Car
Non Striker, Fatally
Hurt Today.
(RULLErYN.1

BUTLER, Pa, Sept. 23.-An innocent
woman the wife OF a non-Ktxdk1nx en-
pioye OF the Standard steel Car works,
vas PROBABLY fatally wounded here today
mnen snots were fred through a window
lH'o tne nome OF Michael Thompson
small baby sleeping with the ,no+ssr
was uninju jured ana the husta.d. -
whom the shots were intended .1so
escaped unscathed. Three bu11eta an.
tered the wolaan's body.