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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-05-22
PERSONAL 10 |
SOCIAL NEWS

Mrs. T. W. oberlin viii entertain
the Thursday Afternoon club Thurs
day.
The Dorous Rebekahs are requested
t. be present at the meeting this ev-
ening. also the degree STAFF, as a
large class of candidates are TO be
inflated The representatives to the
state association viii give their re-
ports at. this time.
The evening hour department Of the
Hammond Woman's club Will meet
Monday evening at the home of Mrs
clyde Cleveland. 1l9S Harrison street.
Miss Altessa Emmerling is spending
the week end al, Purdue university.
The Women OF Moose Heart Legion
10 held its regular meeting last even
ine There was an initiation of candi-
dates and q social hour with refresh
ments followed. Arrangements were
made for a dance to he given Tuesday
night.
The Baptist Women's union held a
meeting at the church parlors this
week. The program was given by
group 9 with Mrs. J. Is uttner acting
al chairman. Papers were prepared
and read by the different members. the
topic for the day being THE Negro
Mrs. Summerhays sang a lullaby. and
a quarette. composed Of Mrs. r. d
Iicklider. Mrs. j.. o.. Dickson. Mrs.
Sumnerhays ana Miss Carolyn Lick
Iider sang several darkey songs Aft
81 the program dainty refreshments
were served.
There VIII be an informal dance at
the Country club this evening. Jdhn
scott VIII furnish the music.
The Women's Relief Corps, No. 24s
are requested to meet al the court
house Sunday. May 20 at $50 d. IN.
Is attend the memorial services which
viii be held at the All Saints church
80 Slbley street.
Mrs. Fred Pharris Of 81 Detroit
street. entertained yesterday afternoon
for her son Joe who was jast clever
years old. Twenty boys and girls spent
a very pleasant afternoon with game.
and music and d delicious eours,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-05-22
STATE [. {
CONVENTION
IN JUNE

Convention plans for the Indiana
State Christian EndcaVor Society.
which viii meet at INDIANAPOLIS. June
81 TO III AT the Central Christian church
have been announced.
Among the speakers WIN he stan
1ey Is. VapdersaIl. national alumni
secretary. Boston. Mass. and Or. Ira
landretb. Christian EndeaVor eNpan-
SION departmental superintendent.
Sightseeing tours for put-of-town
delegates who are expected TO number
i zoe also are inclined i'm the program.
The quota for Indianapolis iu menu
horship is given as 1000 registration
ly June l.
Registration blanks have been dis
tributed Ia all local societies and an
effort 10 obtain the quota Will be made.
All convention committees have been
named.
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luncheon was served. Joe received
many nice presents from his friends.
-
street entertained twelve rs her
friends last evening in honor of Miss
Eva Seiinan, who - soen ta leave
Hammond and Miss Nora LoNesfen'
who is here visiting from Rockford
Ill. The house was attraettNeiy decor
ated W1th spring ho~cfs' Ntolsts and
Htaes' and "a prett3iy arranged lunch
eon was served.
-
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OAK Lea El"'fe'0ets sl4o ~ H'i
meme yesterday lug oits'ho0A W."
spent socially 47o q PieSe''S aF'"hss~
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and alrs E r. Reese az Ruth street
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held am a}f-dav session a+ G,r vss-
| terdav. the hives from East chicago.
South Bend. NschiraA CIV And AIts6a-
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Never before such decorations were
seem az al chic May Dance al Unity
Hall. May 10Th. Admission soc.
5-22-it
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May Dane by Seatena BAH club. az
X. II. HAIL. Hammond. Wednesday.
May 26th.- Elusk O'Hara's orchestra.
5-l9-7t
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Dated May 2fs 1921
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-05-22

The evening hour department Of the
Hammond Woman's club Will meet
Monday evening at the home of Mrs.
clyde Cleveland. 119S Harrison street.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-05-22

Miss Altessa EmmerIing is spending
the week end al Purdue university.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-20
REDS DEFEAT WRANGEL
WITH HEAVY LOSSES
SoUiets Again on Offensive
After Victory.
BIZ che Associated Press

LEsAsroPoL. Oct. II (delayed) The ef-
forts Of Gen. Baron Wrangel to take the
Kakhovka bridgehead in South Russia,
northeast OF the Crimea, have resulted in
failure, with heavy losses to his forces
in killed and wounded and in material
captured by the Bolsheviki.
Gen. Wrangels troops have been
thrown back into the Taurida area, be-
hind the Dnieper. which they still con-
troll Leon Trotzky. the Russian Soviet
War Minister. is said to be personally
directing the Dnieper campaign from
Orel.
Gen. Wrangers offensive at first was
successful. His troops forced the bridge
heads first defences by bayonet charges,
but the Soviet forces rallied on Thurs
day last and drove out the Wrangel
troops, who are retreatng in disorder
which borders on confusion and are
abandoning tanks and cannon. The
Soviet forces have assumed the offensive
on both fronts.
LONDON. Oct. 1S.-The Soviet Govern
ment's Moscow wireless report says:
Heavy cavalry and infantry divisions
attacked the Bolshevikd northwest of
Nikopol on October IA and drove the
Bolsheviii cavalry back for some dis
tance,I but q counter-attack defeated
Gen. WrangepS forces, which retired In
panic. The Soviet troops took large
quantities OF booty and entirely de-
stroyed the Smolensk and Alexaleff in
fantry regiments OF the south Russian
army. Gen. Babineff. commander of the
Kuban division. is reported to have been
killed, and It Is said Gen. Barbovitch.
| commander of cavalry corps, was
severely wounded
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-20
Quick Action Urged.

Sir Robert was answered by william
Brace, a Labor member and president
of the South Wales Miners Federation.
who emphasized the necessity for quick
action. He declared that the miners
friendly for few days. but he solemnly
warned the Commons of what might
happen IL II became a fight TO finish
He said the so-called datum line
(monthly production upon which wage
Increase would be based) proposal put
the output figure too high; that the
miners did not trust the proposed
tribunal because they questioned the
faith of the Government TO carry out
faithfully the tribunals findings. He
asserted that these two issues were dead
and that some new scheme OF settle
ment must be found He argued that
the miners thought It unfair to base
wages ON output without giving them
control of the mines At this point he
said
NOW. II we had naturalization OF the
mines"
He was interrupted by an outburst Of
"Ohsv and Abs :" as though many
members recognized that this was at
the bottom Of the whole thing.
Mr. Brace declared that the amount
OF the output Of the mines depended more
on the owners than on the miners. and
that there was a general fear against
overproduction.
Mr.. Brace inspired hope when he said
he believed there would be an opportu-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-20
BRITISH STRIKE WON'T
AFFECT COAL HERE
300, 600, 900 Tons Sold for Ex-
port Called Unbelievable.

That the British coal strike will have
virtually no effect upon the local btu
minous coal situation was the consen-
sus OF leading representatives of coal
export agencies and Wholesale dealers.
They declared that all the coal that
could possibly be shipped abroad had
been going out of the country regularly
for several months and that millions OF
tons of untitled orders are now being
filled by American coal exporters as
rapidly as the fuel can be obtained and
loaded at tidewater.
AS coal loading facilities at all ports
already are taxed to capacity, II was
pointed out. II would be n physical i'm
possibility to export more coal TO Euro
pean countries. no matter how acute
the demand might become The export
demand officials of the Wholesale Coal
Trade Association said. Is six or seven
times greater than can be filled. and the
British strike cannot materially alter
the situation here.
There are more than 900, 900. 900 tons
OF coal sold for export that never will
be delivered" said A. ~ Thompson,
manager OF the Imperial Coal Export
Corporation. These orders have been
taken by agents who know our export
ing facilities will not permit shipment
Of more than 100000 900 tons abroad In
n year" Mr.. Thompson expressed the
opinion that the strike OF the British
miners would not be of long dura-
ton.
In the face of the British strike
prices eased somewhat yesterday Local
wholesalers attributed that fact to a
slight betterment in transportation ia
cilities and an advance In production
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-20

nifty for a settlement of the strike within
the next day or two. and that he hoped
this opportunity would not be missed.
He gave out hint OF what might hap
pen TO the tonnage OF production II the
men were beaten and went back To the
mines sour and disgruntled.
Mr.. Brace insisted that the miners
demand for an Increase in pay amount
Ing to two shiilings day was not para
mount issue. but, to the contrary, CO.
operation between the men and the own
ers of the mines was most important
When this came about all sides would
benefit.
He urged that a national wage board
be set up TO settle all labor disputes, and
that il act on the miners case before the
end of this year He advocated that the
Government grant temporarily the two
shllings demand and let the men work
while the case was being reviewed and
pending the creation of a permanent
wage board. Also he urged that a sys-
TEN be worked out through which the
State. the mine owners and the miners
would share in the mine earnings pro-
portionateiy. He declared that above all
quick action was necessary on behalf OF
the Empire. Mr. Brace asserted there
purposely restricted the output. and de-
clared that II II was TO be a fight to a
finish every man must be withdrawn
from the mines regardless OF the dam
age and loss involved.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-20
TO AID GOVERNMENT

SpeciaI Despatch to THp New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. e.. Oct. 10.
The Department of Justice is to
make an immediate investigation Of
the 100000 coal deal revealed in THE
NEW York HERALD this morning, ac-
cording to Assistant Attorney-General
Mitchell, in charge of coal cases. 1t
was indicated that action under the
prefiteering provision Of the Lever act
would be taken II the facts warranted
such a course.
After a conference to-day with
Attorney General Palmer. Col. D. 3.
Wentz. president Of the National Coal
Association. called a meeting of the
bituminous coal operators throughout
the country for next Tuesday at Cleve-
land to consider high coal prices and
the communication of the Attorney
General.
The association issued the following
statement:
THE Attorney Generals communi-
cation urging action looking to lower
prices reached Col. Wentz last week in
New York, where he attended a meet
ing of the board OF directors Of the
National Coal Association. Owing to
restrictions In the charter Of the Ma
tional Coal Association preventing II
from taking any attitude related to
price fixing, the association directors
could take no action.
$50 as to have the matters acted
upon. all of the 1000 soft coal operators
of the country have been asked to attend
the Cleveland conference. The follow.
ing telegram was sent out to-day by
j. D. A. Morrow, vice-president of the
National Coal Association. TO associa-
tons OF operators and individual oper-
ators in all bituminous fields:
"'Col. ID. B. Wentz, president Of the
National Coal Association, has received
request from Attorney General Palmer
that the bituminous coal operators take
action in their meeting at Cleveland
Tuesday. to effect reduction In the
present high prices of bituminous Goa
wherever such prices exist. The Attor-
ney-General has assured Col Wentz
that action to reduce high prices fol-
bitumlnous coal and to eliminate prof
teering az construed under the Lover
act IL taken without infringing certain
limitations which he will communicate
to Col Wentz and the necessary dis
cussion thereon by the bituminous coal
operators attending the meeting. will
MT 10 lr ,,ioIatiop tho Sharnoap ari
or any other law. Col Wentz has
promised to place the Attorney-Ge
communication before the meeting for
such action as the bituminous coal oper-
ators present desire to take. Please adj
wise your members and all producers OF
bituminous coal in your territory of this
fact and ask them to attend the meet
ing prepared to act on the communica-
ton OF the Attorney General
The National Coal Association board
OF directors in New York last week
went on record In a resolution con-
demning Improper practices In the dis
tribution of bituminouS coal
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-20

cent weeks IL being mined at rate In
excess OF 10000. 600 tons a week.
Nor can the alleged shortage be laid
20 the special service order diverting
coal 10 the Northwestern lake ports.
The Black Diamonds figures show tina.
down 10 October we had shipped to
the Northwest only 15.572,OO0 tons as
compared with 19.l74,OOO for the like
period OF 1919"
In anthracite coal there is ar actual
shortage directly affecting domestic
economy and the average householder.
That shortage one high authority at
triblted TO a deliberate curtailment Of
output. DR.. Royal S. Copeland, Health
Commissioner, said he had received well
come information from the coal dis
trl0utors. however. that the production
OF anthracite should be above normal by
october 20. His figures from Govern
ment sources indicated the production
shortage for September was about
S'ooO'OOO tons and that this loss was
being made up slowly. The shortage
was attributed generally TO the strike in
the anthracite fields
The warning | gave yesterday" said
commissioner Copeland, that landlords
would be prosecuted under the SAM. AIRY
code II they failed 10 supply heat in
apartment houses. will ba carried out
to the letter. regardless of The selling
price Of coal. Ny information. how
ever. leads me TO believe the price viii
NOT go higher"
The committee appointed by Public
Service Commissioner Lewis Nixon to
supervise and police the coal situation
of the public utilities companies in New
York, with a view to providing adequat e
supplies OF soft coal for those companies
during the winter. organized at the Of
flee Of the commission. ~ Lafayette
street, choosing as designation The
name New York Fuel Distribution Com
mittee.
The members of the committee are
j. w. Lieb, vice-president OF the New
York Edison Company, chairman. with
Frank Hedley, president of the inter-
borough Rapid Transit Company VI. s.
Sloan, president OF the Brooklyn Edison
|. Company; Walter r. Addiclis, OF the
Consolidated Gas Company {. An
drade, Jr.. Of the Wholesale Coal Trade
Association w J. Welsh, OF the New
York and Richmond Gas Company. and
II. II. Nexsen. electrical engineer of the
Public Service Commission. G. w. Will
der, OF the New York Edison Company,
was elected secretary
The committee canvassed the .situa-
ton and presented to Commissioner
Nixon a form of proposed questionpaire
to be submitted to all public utility
companies, which he approved. When
the replies to this QUESTIONABLE. which
relates 70 the coal situation with each
of the companies. are received and COM
piled the results will be submitted with
a report to Commissioner Nixon.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-20
COAL GRAFT VICTIMS
SLOW TO PROSECUTE
Justice Delayed by Fear Of
Confronting Offenders and
Giving Facts to Courts.
SHORTAGE is DENIED
Expert Says Bituminous Sup
ply Is Sufficient if Allowed
10 Flow Freely.

New Instances OF graft, profiteering or
other violations of the Lever law in
connection with various departments Of
the coal trade and the coal carrying
railroads are coming almost daily to the
ears Of local representatives. Of the Fed
eral Department Of Justice.
There is corporation of worldwide
repute doing business in this city which
owns It's own coal mine and which also
operates mills in northern New York.
Its representatives. have described before
the Federal Grand Jury how coal ac-
tually dug from its own mine and des-
tined to keep the fires going in Its mills
was diverted last summer and literally
stolen while In transit by rail.
When tracers were sent out finally
the New York corporation found that
its fuel had been diverted by attaches
of the railroad at a material profit
either TO the road or 10 themselves. The
fuel never reached the mills. Part of
1t was sold 10 the Standard Oil Com
pany and part OF Il to the firm Of
Spaulding T. Spaulding. in the White
Building. Buffalo, N. Y, and in all prob
ability neither OF those concerns nor
their representatives had any knowledge
that they were receiving coal that really
was stolen property.
Rather than instigate prosecution
against the carrier road or it's agents,
upon whose good will the New York
corporation was dependent for the ira MS
portaton OF coal from Its mine the
corporation LEI the matter drop. such
Instances comprise one of the dlscourag-
ing features OF the work entrusted to
Attorney General Palmers local repro
sentatlvea The victims acquired cold
feet when confronted by an offending
corporation or any other we'll intrenched
law breaker.
There rs no true shortage this year
in the bituninous coal trade said an
official who has made "a careful study of
the whole fuel situation. The seeming
shortage Is due mainly TO dishonesty
The fuel is not flowing through the ordl-
nary trade channels: too much OF II has
been diverted in ways such as THE New
YORK HERALD has indicated. Statistics
show that something like 100000 tons
have been mined this year in excess OF
last years output, and last years. with
total OF more than 600.000,000 tons
was record output. Soft coal in re-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-20
U. S. COAL $50 A TON IN FRANCE
shippers Here Make Big sums Ar
ter Paying s22 20 $50 To Transport

Special Despatch TO THE NEw YORK HERALD.
CHICAGO. Oct 19.-rhe Government
Coal Committee investigating profiteer-
Ing in Chicago reported to-day that
thousands OF tons OF Indiana and iii
nois bituminous coal were being shipped
to France, whore II was sold to the con-
sumers at s55 ton. The cost of trans
porting the coal to France. according to
the committees report. averages from
b22 TO $40 a ton.
Two hundred and fifty thousand tons
OF Illinois and Indiana coal we're re-
ceived in Chicago In the last three
days. Charles Clyne. District-Attorney,
announced tonight that he would ask
the authorities at Washington 20 place
an embargo on the shipping OF Illinois
and indiana coal until Chicseo's coal
shortage had been relieved.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-20
bitterness Deprecated.

Sir Robert Horne. president of the
Board of Trade. opened the strike con-
troversy with a long statement dealing
with the negotiations between the Gov
eminent and the coal miners leaders
and reviewing the proceedings. He said
II was hoped that all traces of bitter
ness would be kept out of the contro-
versy. He declared that n Government
which met all demands for wage In.
creases was none other than a dishon
est Government. since obviously 1t was
not protecting public interests. and thu
public has as much right to be heard as
have the workers.
He sad 1t had been noticed that after
every wage increase there had followed
a decrease In the output, and he ex-
pressed the opinion It would be bette
TO give the workers some kind OF an
incentive to greater endeavor.
Sir Robert declared that II the Gov
eminent settled strikes by always meet
ing the demands of the strikers, the
Government would be always settling
strikes, that the Government would be
failing to do it's duty unless II gave only
when II was justified in giving. He
said he deprecated all "fight-to-a-fin-
ish" talk, and that 1t was not question
of armed camps. as in war.
I'VE have come through great trials
together" he said. This strike Ii
liable TO grow and do more harm tt
the country than the great war did
but in the end we must stand or fal
together"
Sir Robert drew a gloomy picture OF
the results II the strike were to be con
tinued. The factories throughout the
country were closing, he said, with each
day throwing 10000 out of employment
Trade, under these conditions, would
be gradually strangled. He called at
tention to the depreciation of British
credit abroad as a result only OF the
threatened strike, which amounted ir
the case OF imports from America since
July. he said, 70 nearly s2,5p.OV
monthly.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-20
PLANE WITH TEN MISSING.

MIAMI. Oct 19.---Search was made
o-day for a passenger airplane which
left here sunday morning for Nassau.
Bahama Islands. with ten passengers.
including Mr.. and Mrs. John w Gather
of New Albany. Ind.
Wireless information from Nassau
said the plane had not arrived there to
to noon to-day Storms were reported
off the Florida coast yesterday and il
is thought the plane may have stopped
at some OF the smaller islands.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-20
BRITISH STRIKE NOW.
IN CRITICAL STAGE.
Continued from First Page.

eating the labor leaders, are speaking
on behalf OF more than a million other
men whom they do not absolutely con-
troll. and experience shows that men
within organizations sometimes do not
carry out the words of their chosen rep
resentatives.
1.-The same applies TO the mine owners.
/ fully admit there may be truth in the
miners charge that the mine owners are
working only the least profitable seams
under the present control (by the Gov
ernment). saving the profitable seams
until their own time comes. hence hold
ing down the output but It Is an in
creased output that the nation wants.
must have and is prepared TO pay for it.
both to the miners and the mine owners.
IT will consider no scheme for In
creased remuneration unless IL is based
on an increased output from the mines. y
Takes Up Braces PROPOSALS..
Then the Premier took up Mr.. Braces
proposals for an unconditional two
shillings a shift Increase in pay. He
said: Our friend calls this a small
matter. 1t is keeping more than mil
lion men idle. 1t means ten shillings a
week increase. l have asked If this in
crease were granted and the output of
the mines not increased after week
adjustment of the pay system. would the
miners consent to give 1t up? The
answer came from Frank Hodges:
:" The miners demand the increase on
their merits and without regard to the
output
again ! ask this same question to-
night, and do not hear an answer from
across the way. Why? Because when
this increase irrespective of the output,
is once granted and then asked to be
withdrawn, the burden of forcing the
strike with the country lulled. will be
upon the Government and not upon the
miners. as ii is now.
"If any scheme by which the miners
can get two shillings. or even three shil-
lings. upon an increased output is sub
mitted, l win accept 1t, but there Is no
use beginning with an increase inde-
pendent of the output. because every ex-
perience has taught us that every in
crease has been followed by a decrease
in output.
THE miners-I won't say all of them.
but some miners-will not work a full
week when. under an Increased wage,
they get enough within two or three days
to live on for a week"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-20
ICE-al-
III ways on time

Your doctor has impressed upon
you the necessity for pure water.
If he hasn't cautioned you about
ice, think it over and you'll
realize that water can be no
purer than the ice you use in it.
Then arrange for absolute y pure
Knickerbocker Ice TO be deliv-
cred ~regularly-ice made from
four times filtered water.
You don't need as much ice IN u1Bier.
bit you pdnt il delivered Just as regtt-
Lorly. Patrons say "You car set your
clock BY the KnickCrbocker drtrer's ar
rip1l"