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The Washington herald., 1920-09-12
Writer Declares Admiral
Benson and John A. Don
aid Only Members of
Shipping Body, Though
Law Calls for Seven, and
Neither Has Been APP
pointed or Confirmed Un-
der New Act.
By FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Copyright, 19e0- BY Public Ledger co..
Reference has hitherto been made
to the shipping Boards" sanction
Of the gigantic Northumberland
mercantile marine deal. II may
come as a shock to the nation. in
whose name the seal of government
approval has been placed upon. that
amazing transaction. to know that
the United States Shipping Board,
wher approval was given. was only
two-thirds filled. and was flled by
men who have no real status at all
under the new merchant marine
law.
The officials who gave Uncle
Sans 20 K" to the German agree
ment are Admiral Benson. chairman
Of the board. and his single as
sOciate. John A. Donald. The old
board consisted Of three members,
but since the resignation several
months ago of Thomas A. Scott, it
has had only two.
Act Calls for Seven Members.
On June the new act governing
the membership and activities OF
the Shipping Board came into effect.
1t provides for a board of seven
members. chosen with regard to
their occupations in life and to a
nationwide geographical distribu-
tion of the appointments.
President Wilson has allowed
more than three months to elapse
without naming the new board.
Meantime the two hOld-Overs from
the old board, Benson and Donald,
have conducted it's operations with
virtually autoCratic power.
Neither Confirmed.
Benson and Donald have never
been appointed or confirmed as
members Of the new Jones law ship
ping board. Technically they are
even serving without salary. II
they should not be re-appointed to
serve on the new board, they could
not legally claim any government
pay. The woman shipping board
which appfoved the Hartman Ger
man pact is only a qUasi-Offjcial
organization, though able to WELD
full power.
Another revelation that may not
be without significance is the dis
covery that the general counsel of
the Shipping Board, Robert A. Dean,
who throughout the month of July
repeatedly and Concretely criticized
the German deal, was early in
August relieved of his office. He
was succeeded as general counsel
by William Goff, a son of the late
Senator Goft of West Virginia.
May Be Congressional Probe.
II the agitation which has been
aroused over the Hartman German
combination leads. as there is strong
possibility that it will, to a reopen
ing OF the subject before a con-
EressiOnal committee Of inquiry. the
internal organization of the Ship
ping Board. as above set forth. is
sure to figure largely.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12
Manifesto Issued.
BROOKLYN CAR CRASH
KILLS |, INJURIES 40

New York. Sept. 11.-One man was
killed and forty passengers injured
this"afternoon in n collision between
two trolley cars at Flatbush avenue
and Halbone street. Brooklyn.
Police said both cars were manned
by strike-breakcrs. One car was
standing at the corner discharging
passengers. The other, headed in
the same direction, crashed into the
first car from behind.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12
Poland More Warlike,
Delays Peace Confab

Warsaw, Sept. 11.-Militarism is
in the ascendent in Poland.
The council of defense today de-
cided to postpone the opening of
armistice and peace negotiations
with Soviet envoys at Riga.
1t is understood that important
military events are expected before
the Polish envoys are permitted to
initiate the Riga discussions.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12
Irish Troubles
AndLdborWdr
Nearing Crisis
MacSwiney's Death Ex.
pected to Start Dark 4,
Days for Premier. /
By CARL W. ACKERMAN.
Washington BeraId-PubIIe Ledger
Service. Special Cable Dtspatehl


London. Sept 1I,-England todas
is on the eve OF grave events. The
coming week is expected to bring
to a head the Anglo-Irish couhics
and the coal dispute.
Everything revoIves around the
little Welshman at No. 10 Downing
street. Lloyd George will make or
break the trend Of British history
by his decisions during the next
fortnight
There will either be a war Of as
sassination and riots in Ireland as
well as in England when the lord
mayor Of Cork dies, and nations
wide strikes and Iockouts. or therd
will be a compromise and a tens
porary adjustment Of the two seri-
Gus crises.
The most careful precautions
have been taken 10 safeguard Lloyd
George and the Prince Of wales.
Lloyd George has never been pro-
tected as he is today. His return
from Switzerland was so secretly
planned that no one outside Of
those responsible knew when he
left Swiss territory.
Now MacSwiney may be expected
TO die Drugs and smuggred food
tablets cannot keep him alive an
other week. He has tasted more
than zoo hours
The death Of the Lord Mayor will
bring on national crsis. His DO
sition is no longer that Of an Irish.
man sacrificing life for the cause
OF Irish independence. II is one oi
English policy. His case has
aroused as much, II not more. sym.
pathy in England than in ireland.
Led by the Northcliffe press. there
has been waged a campaign Of at
tack on the government for it's atti.
tuoe toward MacSwiney which is
destined to lead not only TO a cabinet
crisis, but also 10 a national one
II is undoubtedly true that Kiag
George strongly disspprovrs Of
Lloyd Georges position He il
pOwerless TO interfere
/ was told today that the GOV.
ernment feared an attempt 10 dyna-
mite government buildings A se-
cret guard already has been placed
about Downing street. Parliament
and The Home once.
There is a growing feeling that
Lloyd George has played with IRE
too long 10 expect TO escape itE
consequences.
Copyright. 1890. by Public Jodser Coz
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12
Broker Held IN Murder
Of Bond Messenger Boy

Chicago, Sept. ll-Lord H. Wil-
son. member OF a Chicago brokers
age house, has been arrested in
Billings. Mont in connection vita
the murder Of J. H. BiukowItz. bond
messenger Tor d New York brokers
age house. according TO q wire re-
ceivcd here today by Chief Of De-
tectivas James I. Mooney.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12
1900 KILLED, 10000
HURT IN ITALY QUAKE

Rome, Sept. 1.-THE number of
victims of Tuesdays earthquake
was still uncertain today, but Off
cials announced that tents and bar
racks were needed at once for 1OO,-
900 homeless.
The latest reports from relief
workers indicated that possibly
$500 persons were killed and 10000
injured.
President Wilson yesterday sent
the following message in connec-
ton with the Italian earthquake:
His Majesty Victor Emmanuel
ILL., King of Italy. Rome: 1t is with
heartfelt sorrow that 1 learn of the
dreadful earthquake catastrophe
which has befallen the peSuIe of
Northern Italy. and I pray Your
Majesty to accept the deep. SYM
pathy Of this government and Of
myself in this time of suffering and
sorrow. (Signed)
WOODROW WILSON"
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12
Letter from India
To Thos. Jefferson
Received ,byColby
(Pubiic Ledger Servfce.o

(Pubiic Ledger servfce.)
News travels fast but there
seems to be some parts OF the
world to which it does not
percolate with any amazing
rapidity.
Witness the following letter
received recently by cambridge
Colby, Secretary of State, which
came from Bombay. India, and
was addressed to: -.'
Thomas Jefferson,
Secretary of State,
Master of Patents,
Washington, d. c.. U. S. A.
The letter has been press2ted
to President Wilson as a curio.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12
BODY
OF FDEADSTAR
Judges Order Olive Thomas
Subjected to Autopsy to
Solve Death.
CBy United Press.)

Paris, Sept. 1.-THE body of beau
tiful Olive Thomas must be mutt
lated by surgeons knives to satisfy
the law that her death from pois-
oning was accidental.
This was decreed tonight by the
judges after the police, at the in
quest in the mysterious death Of
the American picture star. had aC-
cepted the physicians report that
the girl had drunk from a bottle of
bichloride of mercury by mistake.
They ordered an autopsy to be per
formed Monday to determine the
amount and kind of poison she
swallowed.
The judges action was taken af-
ter the case apparently had been
closed and created a sensation. par
ticularly among the members of the
American colony and in French
cinema circles.
Miss Thomas husband Jack Pick
ord, testified that his wife went into
the bath room to get a bottle of
medicine which had been prescribed
for a nervous ailment BY mistake
he said. she drank from the bottle
of poison. He summoned medical
help and she was taken to an Amer
lean hospital in Neuilly. where she
died yesterday.
Although Pickford maintained
that both he and his wife were So
ber when they returned from the
dancing, the testimony of hotel at
tendants was to the effect that they
were both somewhat intoxicated. %
Arrangements had been made to
send Miss Thomas body home on
the Mauretania, which is scheduled
to leave Cherbourg for the United
States a week from yesterday. 1t
was believed by Pickford's friends
that the autopsy would not disar-
range these plans.
New York, Sept. 1.-THE movie
world tonight showed its mourning
for Olive Thomas in dimmed cleo
trio lights.
All signs of moving picture houses
in the theater district which adver-
tised the late actress in feature
films were either dimmed to half
lights or extinguished entirely.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12
|ITALIAN
READY TO SEIZE
ALLFACT0RIES
Issue Five-Day Ultimatum
To Industrialists on
Metal Workers.
MILAN MEDIATION CITY
Rumored That Affected
Concerns Are Making
Hand Grenades.
MILAN MEDIATION CITY
Cwnshington HeraId-Public Ledger
Service, Special Cable Dispatch.)

(Wnshington Herald-Public Ledger
Service, Special Cable DispatchD
Milan. Sept. 1l.-This city has be
come the seat where the final de-
cisions to solve the extraordinary
situation created by the workers
seizure of the factories in the metal
industry will be taken. The crisis
has now reached its eliminating
point.
1t was in Milan that last Sunday
the General Labor Federation
threatened the Italian industrialists
with an extension of the movement
for the seizure of factories by the
workers to all the other industries
unless in FIVE days time the metal
industrialists were resuming nego-
tiations and settling their diff
ferences with their own workers.
Factory Owners Solid.
1t is here that, as a reply on
Tuesday. the General Industrialists'
Federation met, voting a resolution
pledeing all Italian manufacturers
to support their colleagues of the
metal industry and sanctioning that
no negotiations be resumed until
the factories had been evacuated.
II both decisions were strictly
adhered to the deadlock would be-
come complete This has induced
the government, which until now
was keeping strictly neutral, to step
in with an effort toward conciliation.
The first move was made by the
projects of both Milan and Turin,
the two most important centers af-
fected, who were instructed to find
out the minimum requirements Of
the two interested parties.
Can't Pay Workers.
According to a resolution issued
yesterday by the metal workers
committee an effort should be made
to sell the goods produced II buyers
can bt On Ndsh lGl
so that the money collected can be
employed to pay off the workers.
The lack of pay at the end Of the
last week had a depressing effect
which the leaders are trying to
eliminate in case the fight be pro-
longed.
Also the proposals OF workers for
special canteens to be established in
the occupied factories with funds
provided by Socialist organizations
are being examined. There is an
ugly rumor that at least one of the
seized workshops in Milan is manu-
featuring arms. especially hand
grenades, instead Of motor engines.
which shows that in spite OF the
effort of the moderate leaders sec
tions OF the extremists are active
in pushing toward desperate meas
ares.
Manifesto Issued.
Today the industrialists will pub
lish a manifesto to the country ap-
pealing in strong language against
the workers requests. II looks as
If the government at the last mo-
ment in the attempt toward media
tion has failed and the fight will
go on more bitterly from tomor-
row.
Copyright. 1920, by Public Ledger co.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12
Rent Receipt Collectors

Nine houses. six to nine
rooVs and bath to each. all
modern Improvements. well situ-
ated in good home section, are
advertised on classified paEe Of
the Herald today. Home seekers,
here is an opportunity 70 stop
collecting rent receipts. Read
full particulars on CLASSIFIED
page.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12
THE WEA TIER

= Rnrtly cloudy today; tomorrow fairi
EIEAsst tsnpsraturs yesterday, ss; lowest,
s4. Detailed weather report on Page g.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12
"CHCK" EVANS

wins National Amstsw Golf chsmpnen-
ship. Read what ernntlsnd hies. the
worlds greatest rolf writer. has ts say sboui
it On Page Il.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-12

CONTINUED on PAGE FIFTEEN.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-08-12
LOWELL

Mrs. Mel Griesel of Chicago is visit
ing relatives in Lowell.
Henry Peterson. who is working ON
the railroad met with rather serious
and a peculiar accident yesterday morn
ing. He went to stick a pick into a
tie and he struck the rail with the
pick and a splinter flew off the rail.
striking him in the neck. cutting quite
a gssh- 1t was necessary to take three
stitches in the wound.
The Misses Neva Dickinson, Mamie
Nichols. Ida Deathe and Thelma Hill,
are at Lake Geneva, Wis. for a couple
OF weeks outing
The bankruptcy order for the Ameri-
can Road Plane Inc. was set aside b.
Judge Norton Of the Lake Circuit
court and Fred Schmal was again re-
sumed his duties as receiver for the
stock holders
Stock is being sold for the purchase
of the Nichols elevators in Lowell.
Shelby and Dinwiddie. The stock is
being readily subscribed for and 1t IS
thought it Will all be disposed of with
in the next few days
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-08-12
CROWN POINT NEWS
Happenings Of Day In Lake County's Lively Capital

Nat. L. Smith and daughter Shirley.
will leave on Saturday for Newcastl .
Pa. where they will visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. Joyce Huron for a couple of weeks
The members of the different classes
OF the Presbyterian church will enjoy
q picnic at the Fair Grounds saturday
The affair will be a pot lunch and will
last all day
Miss Emma Koch OF Milwaukee. a
relative OF the Sauerman families of
this city visited with them and also
Hiss Hannah Black for several days.
Miss Koch visited Crown Point fire.
quenty several years ago, but this is
her first visit here for some time.
Miss Mile Volk is enjoying her an
nual vacation from the Letz Manufact-
uring Co. this week.
Mrs Julia Horst and Miss Margaret
Cook went 10 Huntington on Wednes-
day TO visit Nfth friends for a few
days
Miss Louise Crawford of Chicago Will
sing at the band concert on Thursday
evening given by the Gary Municipal
band An attractive program has
been arranged and Miss Crawford 5
singing will be an added attraction.
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Brown. Mrs H .
H Wheeler and Mr.. Joseph Brown at
Council of the American Red Cross at
the Lyndora Hotel in Hammond on
Tuesday evening. The purpose Of the
meeting was TO discuss plans for con
Quoting the coming Membership Roll
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-08-12

Call Mr.. Starr Cadwallader Of CIeve
land. Ohio. Division Manager and Mr..
Dickson. director Of the Roll Call were
present. In urging the need of en-
rolling as many members as possible.
Mr.. caleval eder said. The Red { css
work did not end with the war BIZ. -
still going on all over the world and
chapters are urged to double their
membership as the funds to carry on
the work are henceforth to be derived
from the membership dues Of 81 90 a
member. The Red cross is sim at
work in Poland and many OF the Bal
kan states and in thtir work over
there they are doing a great service
back typhus and many other menaces
which exist in these countries" S1.00
is a small sum to give in such a cause
but in the giving of it we are made a
part Of ale great work going on. The
local work at the present time consists
largely in services for the soldiers and
in this the Red Cross co-operates with
the government and is able to bring
about many benefits for some of these
men that would not get otherwise. in
the way of Vocational Education. Com
pensation and War Risk Insurance.
The Red Cross is the one World Wid =
organization whose object is service to
humanity and we can all be a part OF
this great organization FOR 90. The
Rcn Call is Yet some weeks off but Il
is none to early 10 decide 10 be mem
Der for another year.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-08-12

the Erie Grand Trunk and c. 4 o..
each have one with E. J & e. two
Griffith now has Ave TO help the busy
yards and large amount of work
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Apon. Jr., liv-
ing on the Dixie Highway. had a son
arrive on Tuesday morning.
The Can't Be Beat Girls Glass will
hold their monthly social evening with
Miss Ada Stack Friday evening.
The Griffith ball team will play the
Gary J C's. on the home grounds
next Sunday at 23o p. m
Clifford Boutwell,. proprietor OF the
Griffith barber shop. has added another
first class barber on full time TO take
care Of the increasing trade which has
been built up by efficient work and
courtesy The shop will be open every
week day and evening.
Another large touring auto was
wrecked in the ditch at Highland
boulevard and Turner avenue, Tues
day morning. This corner is in sore
need OF protection.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-08-12

| daughter Ople, who have been visiting
| at the Sizlove home. returned home
yesterday. Mrs. Smelser u sister
of Otto Sizlove
Twin boys were born to Mr. AMI
Mrs. Robert Worthington on wednes-
day.
Lawrence Traeger. Jr., Of Chicago,
MS been visiting IL parents here the
past few days.
The town clerk has sent out notice
to residents on ". Third street. 70
build sidewalks or the work would be
done by the town and charged 10 the
property owners.
Roy Dale Jones Is visiting this wees
at the Otto Sizlove home. He expects
to return to the home OF his grand
mother in Kokono. on Sunday
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-08-12
NOTICE TO
WATER USERS

Sprinkling hours north Of Rimbach
avenue, Fayette street and Nickle Plate
tracks are from a. m. to a. m. and
from p. m. to p. Those resid-
ing south OF said line TO Conkey avenue
may sprinkle from a. m. to a. m.
and from p. m. TO 10 p. m. South of
Conkey avenue may sprinkle at any time
but not over hours per day. You must
not use hose without nozzle at any time.
Anyone using hose out OF these hours,
will have their water shut of and any
one sprinkling without license is vio-
lating city ordinance and will have their
water shut of.
DANIEL BROWN.
S-11-3 Mayor
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-08-12

Smithson, Elizabeth Forline. Mama
Hess. Elan Babcock; Ovid Bransttet-
ter: Victor Clark: Wilson Frank; Paul
Laud; Ralph Caldwell, Charles Rabh
and John Reed.
Mrs W F. Schroeder. of 2s7 Towlc
st. viii leave today for Tomah Lake
and other points in Wisconsin to visit
relatives and friends for several weeks
Special services. starting tonight and
lasting for the remainder OF the week
will be conducted at the Salvation
Army headquarters. 269 State street
by Capt and Mrs. Tench. late of Rush
vile, Ind, and now appointed to open
up the post at East Chicago and Ind
lana Harbor. The public is cordially
invited TO attend these services.
The Hammond Bethany Club will
have a Beach Party on Friday evening
August IS at the Whiting Beach
Leave the corner Of State and Holman
street on the $50 car. All members
are requested to be present and bring
their own lunch.
Anna Meyers of Hammond Is spend
ing the week at the E J. Murphy home
in Valparaiso.
Gusta V Allen and Arthur 4. Lauer.
both OF Whiting. were married Wednes-
Gay at 4 o'clock at the Christian church
by Rev. c. NJ Smithson. They were at
tended by Mary J. Grifith and Frank
+. Lauer. also of Whiting. They viii be
at home in Whiting after a two weeks
wedding trip.
Rev c. n. Smithson has concluded the
evahgelistic tent meetings. which he has
been holding in East Gary. The meet
ings resulted in the organization Of
Christian church of AZ members.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Brozio and
mother of Brookheld, Ill, motored TO
Hammond yesterday and spent the day
with Mrs. Brozio's sister. Mrs. D. Wilcox
of 2s4 Pine street. Franklin Meyers.
little son of Mrs. Brozio also returned
yesterday after spending the past week
with his mother at Brookheld.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Worth entertained
last evening at their home on Monroe
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-08-12
GRIFFITH

The Griffith Voluntary Fire Dept
are giving their hrst social affair, a
dance Friday evening. August 18th
Good music and refreshments are prom
ised- Come help the boys along to
help our FIRE department TO be an or
ganization TO be proud Of
Mr.. and Mrs Slchter returned to
their home in Gary. having been the
guests of Mr. and Mrs Noah Groves,
for two weeks
new switch engine has been add
ed to the E. J. & E. yard service.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-08-12

street in honor OF Mrs. Worths four
nieces. Mrs. Mary Lindemuth. of De
fiance. Ohio. Mabel Overheiser of In
dianapolis Dorothy Overheiser. who has
Just returned from Wisconsin univer-
sity and Veola Oycrheiser. who has just
returned from a vacation in Defiance.
The evening was spent with music and
games and at IL O'Clock dainty lunch
con was served. The home was prettily
decorated with Japanese lanterns. Those
present were Mrs. e. Overheiser. Mrs.
NJ L.indemuth, Dorothea Hathaway.
Mabel. Dorothy and Veola Overheiser,
Mildred Daily. Scott Robbins. Edward
Daily and Otto Berg.
Mr.. and Mrs j. H Meyn of Glen
dale park. will leave Saturday for a
two weeks vacation TO be spent with
MI and Mrs. Robert Lorimer of De-
troit. Mich
Mrs. Steven Reed Of 1905 Monroe
street. has as her guests. Mrs. Ella
Reed of Louisville, Ky and Mrs Ella
Lowe Of Covington. KY.
John Scott Of Barley township in
Schultz and children of Montana to
Hammond yesterday.
Miss Daisy Chaplin OF Milwaukee spent
Wednesday as the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Chapman Of Detroit street
Miss Chaplin brought her nephew. Teddy
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-08-12
BUTTON COVERING

Pleating. hraiding. sewing machines
at bargains. all kinds of repairs; all
work guaranteed. Call on ]. Was
sey at 81 State St. just west of Hon
man st. Phone Hammond. Ind
lana. TT
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-08-12
HOBART

Josephine and Ruth Westphal of
Michigan City are visiting at the Cal
Fleming home
The Thursday Evening Club will
meet this week on it's regular night
Mrs. Smelser of Kokomo. Ind. and
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-08-12
MASONIC NOTICE

Members of Garfield lodge. No. $50.
F. & A. NJ. are hereby notified OF a
called meeting to be held Friday eve
ming. Aug. 18th at 100 o'clock. Z. a.
degree.
JOHN w. MORTHLAND,
S-I1-12 Acting w. NJ.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-08-12
LIVE LOCAL
NEWS "ADS"

Cash in on our tire offer. good all this
week at the Boiling Auto Sales, corner
Douglas and Holman streets. Ham
mond See price list in this issue.
s-I0-6t
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-08-12

Mss Bessie Banks will start On a
Chautauqua tour again in September
She viii travel through the south with
the Piedmont bureau Of Chautauqua
work.