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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-23
IT'S NOW UP TO
u. S. SENATE
INTERNATIONAL NEWS s--.Ice


LONDON. July England today
formally stands side by side with
France to repeal any future German
invasion. the house Of commons hav-
ing unanimously passed the Anglo
French treaty bill It now remains for
the French chamber and the L. s.
senate to adopt ratification measures
to make the triple defensive alliance
complete.
To England also goes the first hon
ors of giving official approval to the
peace treaty with Germany When
brought UP in the commons on Mon
day night q bin recommending the
ratification of the pact was passed by
163 TO votes.
An attempt to interject the Irish
question in the debate failed
The proposed trial Of the ox-kaiscr
was also brought UP which led the
premier to say. in reply to a query
that he knew Of no neutral country
that wanted to be the seat Of the trial
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-23
NEW FACTORY
EMPLOYING
800 COMING
Liberty Wheel CO, Of Indi-
ana Selects Hammond AS
Site of New Plant.

Indicating IN a measure the great
era Of development which the Calumet
region is entering upon. comes the an
nouneement that the Liberty Car Wheel
Co. of Indiana. has selected Hammond
as the site for one of its largest plants.
A deal has been closed whereby the
company becomes owner of one of the
finest factory sites in the region. tract
Of twenty-seven and one-half acres in
the north part of the city. formerly held
by the East Chicago company.
a group Of Chicago and Hammond
"a apitaists. headed by ?. H Joyce of
Chicago. have purchaser this site. and
-oday started the construction of a large
manufa curing plant that viii employ
over 500 men when in fun operation.
Showing unbounded confidence not
alone in the outlook for the country's
continued prosperity. but also recogniz-
ing the facilities which Hammond Of
fers. Mr.. Joyce and his associates de-
termined that Hammond was the place
to locate this plant.
The Liberty Car Wheel company's
site Will extend from the north bound
airy of the Illinois Car & Equipment
Co.'S site. all the way to where the IN
diana Harbor Belt Ry. and the Pennsyl-
vania r r. intersect each other near
Douglas park They have a frontage
along the Indiana Harbor Belt r. r. OF
nearly a half mile. This particular site
has the finest switching facilities obtain
able and the railroad facilities had a
great deal 10 do in the selection Of
Hammond as their now home. They
viii receive large consignments of ore
and scrap iron and this Will be con
verted through their furnaces by a now
and improved process into cast iron
railway wheels
The site is only one black away from
the Hammond. Whiting and East Chi
cago Electric Ry.. and q sort distance
from the suburban stop Of tho Pennsyl-
vania r. r. so this viii provide trans
portation for their employees in Ham
mond. South Chicago. East Chicago.
Whiting and Robertsdale.
To a very great extent the credit for
locating this industry i'm Hammond is
due to = II. Joyce the president OF the
company Mr.. joyce is one Of the Calu-
met districts Charley Schwabs.' He
believes in action and usually gets it.
Continued on page six.)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-23
GUY WAS
OBLIGIN(1
TO POLICE.
He Had Ninety Gallons of
Wine With Him in One of
Mr.. Ford's Lizzies.

L.aboring along with its cargo OF 90
gallons OF wine an old Ford delivery
truck Of the light closed type attract
ed the attention Of Hammond motor
cycle cops on Calumet boulevard
Tuesday evening. Guy Pesko. 3l2 Mon
roe street Gary. was at the wheel
and stopped promptly when the officer
hailed him II was one Of the easiest
finds the cop ever made.
GUY NICE ABOUT IT.
Guy was very accommodating and
utterly ignored the very best chance
a man could have to escape. Another
machine which had been accompany
ing him raced away when the truck
was stopped so the officers started af-
ter it, Thev overlook it in a short
time but found nothing out OF the way
In the meantime pesko could easily
have dumped his load into The lake
or could have turned and raced for
the state line but It seems that he
took it for granted that he had fooled
the cops when they let him go He
came chugging along with his load
and seemed surprised when stopped
the second time by the police.
GUY QUITE A CURIOSITY.
This morning Pesko said he would
set the $500 bond and a lawyer and
in the meantime is being held at the
Hammond station. His is the first
real booze running case to be handled
BY the police since prohibition became
effective. Pesko. says the dealer who
sold It to him tolds him there was no
alcohol in the ssazhsh Put the revenue
stamps on tte end 81 the barrels tell
a different story.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-23
OFFER COMPROMISE
TO INDIANA SHIPPERS
IInrERNAIIoNAL NEMs sERvIcEi

CHICAGO. July 23.-Illinois packers
prepared today to present q compromise
proposal in the Indiana-IiMnois attempt
to adjust rates as applied to live stock
and packing house products. They pro-
posed to agree TO an addition of Is per
cent TO the Illinois rates which We're in
effect prior to the 25 per cent Increase
filed by the railroad administration and
then TO increase the resultant rate 25
per cent. making a total increase OF
slightly more than IS per cent over the
present rates.
Indiana shippers completed their first
part Of their case at noon and Illinois
witnesses were expected to testify this
afternoon. Indiana viii resume its case
tomorrow
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-23
CALLED THEM MURDERERS
INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERVIcEl
IT Cr EhHEhIC NIL Lin %

INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERVlcEl
MT. CLEMENS. Mich, July %.
John R. Lee, a former Ford
executive, was a witness for the
defense today in the Tribune-Ford
trial.
He testified that Ford had said:
The word murderer should be
embroidered on the chests Of all
soldiers"
Did he specify which soldiers?"
inquired counsel.
mo qualifications" said Lee.
Statements that he did not
blame men for avoiding military
service" that the navy should be
sunk and the army disbanded, "
and similar utterances were at
tributed to Ford by the witness.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-23
HOW STOCKS
OPENED

NEW YORK. July 23.-The stock
market opened strong today. Opening
gains O Fl to points were recorded. U
5. steel common rose nearly l point to
11O5s. while Crucible showed gain of
over six points at 1909 and Baldwin
Locomotive was SIS higher at 1l4ia.
Southern Pacific rose IS TO 1o7 g.,
American International 2lz to Ill. Mex
lean Petroleum over points to 1871 {;
Sinclair oil points to 63as; Pan Amer
lean Petroleum nearly points to III;
Lorillard Tobacco 515 points to 2s4 and
Freeport Texas points to 592a
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-23
HAMMOND MAN
ATTACKED BY BANDITS

Martin Liezwick. 221 Hickory street
Hammond. has a nasty cash across the
back of his head and J. number Of other
marks and bruises To-Day as a result OF
q severe beating which he received AZ
The hands of holdups last night
Iiezwick was on his way home ana
had reached the Masko garage at Huehn
and Calumet when an automobile pear
ing three men stopped beside hiin- On
man sprang to his side and thiust ~
- ris nod Another searched him and
found only $50. Evidently ansered by
heir small haul. the fellows beat hlm
about the head with their guns until ne
was nearly unconscious They then
entered their machine and drove rapidly
awav south on Calumet avenue. Ihe
matter was at once reported to the
Hammond police but as yet no trace
has been found of the men
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-23
BURGLAR WORE
ONLY B. v. DIS
fINTERNATIoNAL NEWS SERVICE

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. July 23.-Twc
squads of police secured the east sids
Of the city today in search for thin
ly clad the B. Y D. burglar From
$50 this morning call after call came
to police headquarters from familisi
distu- bed by a burglar variously De
scribed as attired in light clothing
light underclothing and sans B. V
DIS The burglars haul also were
light. Searchers were unable to cast
any light on his identity
MUNCIE. Ind. July 2S-Four hun.
lred strikers In the Republic Iron ana
steel Co.'S plant here who demanded
20 percent increase in day wages ant
10 percent increase in piece work ant
an eight hour day. today voted to re-
turn to work when offered 10 percent
raise in day wages and ~ percent or
piece work and won an eight hour da
instead OF ten.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-23
RETURNED SOLDIER
FILES SUIT
rINrrpN.rTcrAl

~ tNNA ICNAL NtNS SENVILET
FRANKFORT. Ind. July 23.--Chare-
ing that he was virtually forced into
wedding Constance Taylor. English girl
while lying in a hospital near Liverpool.
England. more than a year ago. Jesse
L. Cox. a returned soldier. has filed SUIT
for an annulment Of the marriage He
denies he is the father Of her child.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-23
LOPs OFF 81 MILLION.
-INrERNA1IoMAL Nrws sERmcEI

INDIANAPOLIS Ind. July 23 -
More than S37.0O0o00 has been lopped
off the original valuations Of corpora
tions over which the state board OF tax
commissioners las sole jurisdiction.
one hundred and thirty-nine of 2.3SS
corporations assessed by the board are
affected As a result OF revaluations
the original aggregate assessment OF
s1O1l.461.O00 is reduced slightly more
than three and one-half per cent Er-
rors IN calculation were given as the
reason for the changes.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-23
HE UPHOLDS
WAR TIME DRY ACT

INTERNATIONAL NsWS SERVICE
NEW YORK, July 2S.-The constitu-
donality Of the wartime prohibition act
was upheld today by United states
Judge Thomas 7 Chatfeld who. sitting
recently in New Haven, Conn, in place
of Federal Judge Edwin s. Thomas
heard a test case brought by the liquor
dealers association Of Connecticut
through Stephen =. Miner
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-23
FIRE ON WEBB STREET

Fire destroyed the garage at the
rear Of the Mrs. Peter crumpaeker
home on Webb street this afternoon
An automobile belonging TO Harry
NJ. johnson was in the building. but
could not be rescued. There was no in
surance on the building and It Is said
Mr.. johnson had allowed the policy on
his car to lapse.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-23
'0A0O1 p POSTPONED
ESPECIAL 70 THE TIMEsl

WHITING. Ind. July 23-N. S
Spencer and Son, the Chicago archi-
tects and G. II Hoskins, secretary OF
the Whiting Board of education, have
that owing to labor diff
culties in the Chicago district it has
been necessary to discontinue the
seeking of bids for Writings new
school building and the bidding VIII
be postponed to a future date.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-23
ENGLISH CABINET
DISCUSSES LABOR

LONDON. July 2S.-The cabinet held
an important session today to discuss
the industrial situation
II was reported that Premier LLOYD
George would confer with officials of
the striking coal miners this after
noon in an attempt to pave the way
for q settlement
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-23
FEDERATION IS
FOR SOVIET

INTERNATIONAL hEWo sEHVI~EI
NINNEAPOLiS. MINI Juiy 2S.-rf'e
Minnesota Federation OF Labor in Sci-
sion AT New Tim, is ON record today
with an Endorsement Of the soviet GOV
ernnent of Russia. TAG Federation do
cidcd to postpone for one year ans 1c-
sIoa concerning the lea sue of natioas.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-23
congress
TO TAKE No
EARLY ACTION
Leaders to Follow the Lead of
U. S. State De-
partment.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERvIcEl
WASHINGTON, July 23.-Con-
gress will take no early action with
respect TO the Mexican situation.

respect to the Mexican situation.
While sentiment seemed TO be crys-
taliizing for decisive measures to end
outragas against American citizers in
NIexiec and many members were de-
Iranding use Of the armed forces Of The
United states in a general cleanup. the
leaders IN congress. it Sas learned to-
dar have decided to follow for a while
longer the lead of the state department.
TOO BUSY WITH PEACE TEEATY.
There was TO be continued invesuga-
ton Of the Mexican situation. however.
but action was TO be shifted from the
rules committee to the house fore gn
affairs committee. This decision was
reached by the house rules committee
following notice from the senate foreign
relations committee that it could not
Join with the house foreign affairs com
mittee in any joint Investigation. Sena-
tor Lodge said that the senate commit
tee was too busy with the peace treaty
to take on other work until that docu-
r1snt had been finally disposed of by the
senate.
JOINT I1vyesT1GATIoN.
AS a result Representative stephen
Porter. Of Pennsylvania. chairman OF
the house foreign affairs committee, to-
dav had secured a pledge from the rules
committee 10 substitute for the Gould
resolution. which required an investiga-
ton by a Joint house and senate com
rnittee. resolution for the investigation
~ the house foreign affairs COMMITTEES
of an matters set forth in the Could
resolution together with an inquiry into
the attitude Of Mexico towards Germany
and Austria Hungary during the war.
TO TAKE no HASTY STEP"
with this decision reached congress
slanal action in connection with Mexi-
can matters came TO standstil in the
house today. Repre- sentative Porter had
left for his home IN Pittsburgh and no
meeting Of the house foreign affairs
committee will be held before next week.
The house foreign affairs committee
IS said to be pledged TO Under Secretary
Of state Polk TO take no hasty step
IN connection with Mexican questions
Recently when Folk went before the
committee. he outlined the Mexican sit
nation and the plans Of the state de-
rartment and promised additional re-
ror,s from time to time as matters
should develop in connection with the
turbulent republic
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-23
REPUBLIC CLOSES
AT MUNCIE
INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE
NIUNCIE, InG.. July 23.-The Republic
Iron & steel Nut & Bolt Co.'S plant
here was closed following the walkout
of 400 men who struck for q hat eight
hour day instead of ten. a fiat Increase
in day wages Of twenty per cent, and
an increase Of ten per cent on piecs
work.
The company's counter propcsal Of ten
hours pay for eight hours work ana time
and half for overtime was refused
There was 10 disordor
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-23
COUNTY SEAT
REMOVAL
11NrrRnA1IoNAL NEws sEavIcE

NORTH VERNON. Ind. July Fin
complete returns from yesterdays cleo
tion on the removal of the Jennings
county court house from Vernon to|
North Vernon give the removalists six
ty-one per cent of the vote or more than
enough to cause removal of the county
scat,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-23
SNAKE BITE
MAY PROVE FATAL
NEws sEevlcr

SEYMOUR, IND. July Z5.1Earle Nit
chell. Jackson county farmer is in a
serious condition today as a result Of
bite by copperhead snake. Recov-
cry is doubtful
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-23
NEW OIL WE'LL
IN WASHINGTON
NEWS SERVICE

forty-barrel-a-day oil production is re-
ported from the newly drilled well on
the Kavanaugh lease in Eastern Daviess
county.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-23
EXIT E. RA
THIRTY LIVES LOST
IN SHIP COLLISION

(By Exclusive Gable to the I. N. S. from
the London Daily Express.l
HELINGFORS, July 23.-Two
British mine sweepers collided
with mines off the Esthonian
coast and one was sunk. according
to word reaching here today. 1t is
estimated that 80 lives were lost.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-23
MOTORS DIDN'T FUNCTION.

Chief Pilot Craft Wacker says. rea-
llzed that the motors We're not func-
.ioning properly and declined TO con
tiaue the flight turning the blimp over
tc John Boettner. his assistant, who.
Wacker asserts. did not know the city
nor the pecularities Of The machine.
Bother. Wacker says. gave no warning
Of the explosion. although he was the
first to leap to safety and the only mem
b r Of the crew who escaped injury.
A grand jury probe Of the disaster Is
to be made in addition TO the coroner :
inquiry now in progress. according to
announcement made By States Atty.
Maclay Hoyne.
If indictments are justified they will
be voted" Hoyne declared.
w. c. Young. Goodyear Rubber Co
manager. and Assistant Pilot Boettner
have refused to testify before the coro-
rer's jury.
The death list from the disaster may
be increased to fourteen physicians
said today as Mechanician Wacker and
Marcus c. Callopy an employe Of the
Illinois Trust & Savings Bank where
the blimp aIghted. are reported 70 be
in a serious condition from their in
juries. Other victims of the disaster
are expected to recover
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-23

Times news service IS the best
that money can buy and honest
effort can furnish.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-23
Bulletins
(RULLETIN.)

INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERvIcEl
MUNCIE, Ind, July 25.-Four hun
dred strikers in the Republic Iron &
steel Co.'S plant here, who demanded
twenty per cent increase in day wages
and ten per cent increase in piece-work
ard an eight-hour day, today voted TO
return 70 work when offered fifteen per
cent raise in day wages and seven and &
hal4 per cent on piece-work and wen an
eight-hour day instead Of ten.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-23

Times news service IS vhe best
that money can buy and honest
effort can furnish.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-23
CAUSED ny EXPLOSION.

Wacker charges, according 10 Capt
.ipsncr. that the disaster was caused by
an explosion in the rotary engine on
tho port side Of the rigible flames
from hack fire being communicated 70
the gas bag
Ie also alleges that the dirigible was
out Of .der and that the crew had dis
cussed il before starting the fatal voy-
axe. Wocler declares that Carl Weaver.
racchanician who was killed, had i'm
perfect know ledge Of aerial engines and
ed 800 r-ch 2 nll,-tura 70 The motor
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-23

On streets and newsstancs, SC
per cory. Delivered by carrier in
Hammond and West Hammond, soc
PEI month.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-23

Sensation
Breaks In
'Blirnp' Yarn
Dying Mechanician Said to
Have Told Fearful Story
of Responsibility.
IIN1gRNATloNAL NEws SERVICE

CHICAGO. July 25--The aIlescd In
side story Of the dirigible balloon dis
aster MONDAY in which twelve persons
we're ku,ed and more than two dozen
inquired VIII be tod to the coroner 5
Jlry today by Capt. Benz. p. Lipsner.
former superintendent of the govern
meut aerial mail service. Lipsner as
sorts the story was told him by Harry
Wacker. Of Cleveland. mechanician cf
the blimp. whose death from injuries
he received IN the fall is expected.
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mT1BNATzoNAL NEWS
FULL LEASED WIRE
SERVICE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-23

back over nm as he had never
thought possible, so far away and
dreamlike the past had already be-
gun to be. Was he dreaming, or
was he really in civvies and back
home?
Yes, there was the stage, beyond
1t the yawning gloom Of the orches-
ira, and outside a street organ was
playing Bubbles" And the two
of them both out Of uniform. But
the treaty Of peace was not yet
signed, and
The ex-Guards1nan spoke, break
ing in upon the others feverish
train Of thought
"Got fag?"
Fritz doubtless remembered hear
Ing how generous the Americans
were with their cigarettes with
captured Germans. So 1t was a
very much astonished ex-Guards-
man who, instead Of getting fag,
saw a slim young man in front of
him suddenly burst out into ironical
laughter, turn on his heel and
stride away az Il he had never
heard word.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-23

he i.au looked forward to the exact
moment of meeting. From others he
had learned how the Guardsmen
might be told, not only by their
peculiar method of attack, but also
by their unique uniforms, particu-
larly the decorated helmet.
The decorations he brought home
with him amply testified to an init
mate acquaintance with the Boche
with hand grenade, pistol and bayo-
net, but in all his action it so hap
pened that never to his knowledge
did he meet member Of the Prus-
sian Guard. The one thing he would
have boosted about he was unable
to boast, and his disappointment, in
warriors vein, was very keen.
The armistice and subsequent de-
mobilization prevented the complete
extinction of the guard He re-
turned late last summer to Broad
way and stepped as from dream
back into his accustomed place about
a local theater, and became Hard
wieke Nevin, civilian again and
press agent.
Ona day soon after his return he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-23

weary Of the endless playing of the
two tunes, discovered that individu-
ais in the different bands were re-
peaters. When the band departed it
was followed. At saloon in Sec
ond Avenue there were coneregated
the members of eight German bands.
There it was discovered that after
these had each serenaded Mr.. Ehret
once, financial genius among them
had contrived schedule Of combi-
nations, so that an endless variety Of
little German bands was kept on the
road between the Second Avenue sa-
loon and the brewery.
When Mr.. Ehret returned home
that night he was accompanied by
a husky driver of one Of his big
trucks. There was a German band
waiting in the area entrance. The
driver talked with them briefly.
Then the band vanished, and
through the rest Of the night two
policemen remained on guard, to see
that Mr.. Ehret was allowed to Gel
citrate his birthday in something like
a normal fashion.
There have not been any licenses
issued to German street bands since
1915. That was the year the Lusitania
was sunk. Perhaps it is just CO.
incidence, but it is better than an
even bet that the next time q Ger
man band plays in New York it
will carry large and vivid sign
bearing these words. "The Little
Czecho-Slotakian Players" OF even
"The Jugo-Slovak Band"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-23
At Our Political Teas

Of his discourse; more likely he
doesn't.
A political lion is Just as good al
any other to have at a tea. OF
course he isn't as picturesque as an
author OF an artist; but then he
knows how to handle his audience.
The only time he feels really at
home at the political tea is while he
IS in action. Here he is on his own
ground. But the minute he con-
cludes his peroration and a polite
ripple of handclapping mingled with
the babble of many voices, soft and
strident, breaks loose, he remembers
how big and clumsy his hands and
feet are; how corpulent his vest;
how thin the hair on top of his head.
He is presented with q delicate
teacup, which he nervously balances
In an equally delicate saucer. He is
given q morsel Of cake, which he
holds for show while he talks to
twenty women clamoring at once.
He finally swallows 1t at one fell
swoop, just as Miss Gurgle asks him
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-23

Therefore one goes to the station,
where there is always room.
Commuters rush madly through
the hall-ah, not for them are these
long benches, with comfortable re-
Ginning backs. Chicagoans and Pitts
burghers pant YEARLY in an effort
to keep up with the porters, who,
with their baggage, are rapidly dis
appearing in the dim vista of ths
concourse beyond; incoming voy-
ayers, their eyes blinking in beccm-
ing astonish.nent at the city's won-
ders, stumble past.
But the New Yorker sits on. fin-
ishing his pipe or waiting for his
date, catching up on her knitting or
wondering where to go for tea.
Who says. the New Yorker is q
rushing, restless creaturef Just
look into The waiting rooml