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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-08-01
ORDER new
ELECTIONS |. !:
TO Be HELD
Issue OF "Open Shop Is
Sharply Brought to Front
BY New Order
LlNrERNArIoNAL Ngws sgRyIcEl

CHICAGO. Aug. 1.-The issue o.
the open shop" as It effects employees
OF the Pennsylvania railroad was
brought sharply to the front today by
the action of the United states Rail
way Labor board in ordering new
elections OF reprasene leives 9: en-
ployes of the road and prescribing tie
manner OF voting.
The order sets aside elections al
ready held and ov.rrules the conter-
non Of offlciaIs OF IN. railway that
their employees repr4s >nfa.ives SHAH
be chosen without reg ara for union At
hliations Conferences to be held pc
fore Aug II will determine the
method OF holding the new elections
Officials Of the Pennsylvania rail-
road frankly stated at recent hearings
Of the labor board that they would
deal with their employees according 10
their own plans, virtually denying the
right of the board 20 interfere This
attitude, in the decision issued by the
board is called "quibbling" and al
most treasonable The board ex-
pressed impatience with "quibbling
over technicahties and declared at
time when the nation is slowly and
painfully progressing through the con
dition Of industrial depression, unem-
ployrnent and unrest it is almost trea
sonable for any employer or employ
stuboornly TO haggle over unessentials
at the risk of social chaos"
The sylvania, in ostensioIe
compliance with an order o. the board
Tor conferences with its employees on
nav rules, had held a general election.
votes were cast for individuals only
and the names Of the various labor or
ganizations among the Pennsylvania
employees did not appear on the bal
lot Rules negotiated with represent
atives so elected have been put into
effect.
The labor board sets aside this cleo
ton and these rules and orders a new
election at which the employees may
vote for representatives OF the labor
organizations II they desire. Repre-
sentatives chosen at the new election
are to be recognized by the road IN
new conferences on rules.
No statement as TO their attitude to-
ward the newest order Of the board
has come from Pennsylvania officials
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-08-01
FREEDOM
May COST
PAUL $1,000

Paul Rukavina, 3511 Deodar st. IND
lana Harbor has nc matrimonial strings
attached to him today but his freedom
may cost him a cool $1,000 is Rosa
Masarfs has her way about it.
Rosa is angry she has been Tilted
she says and Mr. Rukavina after gain
ing her consent 70 marry him has seen
fit to treat it Lightly
This morning Attorney George J.
Eder filed Rosa's complaint for dam
ages in the Hammond Superior court
She says that on May 10. 1919 and at
divers times during 1920 UP to last
Christmas. Rukavina showered atteH-
tons upon her and besought her han1
IN wedlock. She accepted him every
time he asked With the coming OF
the new year Pauls ARR cooled. Rosa
insists she is still ready and willing 10
marry him but he neglects her and re-
fuses to complete the contract. She
asks $1,000 damages.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-08-01
Three New
Bankrupts
Reported

Still the bankrupts continue to clut-
ter up the docket or the federal court
az Hammond Three NJ - ere added
to the list today INrmond furnish
ed two and Indiana Harbor one. There
from Gary soon.
An involuntary petition was filed
against Arthur and Martha Stowen.
operating the Standard Electric and
Manufacturing co. of Hammond The
petitioners are the Chicago switch
board Manufacturing Co. the Electri-
cal Materials Co. and the Russell Elec-
trio Co. all of Chicago. They hold
bills against the company totaling $3.50
and claim that there are debts amount
ing to SIC coo due other creditors The
company is alleged to be fnsolvent.
Charles Mauck, proprietor of two
grocery stores has closed both places
One is located at 500 Conkey avenue.
Hammond and the other on Kennedy
ave. in Hessville His voluntary pet-
ition in bankruptcy lists assets at s4.-
o14.05 and debts at ss.0ss Stocks OF
both stores are badly depleted At
torney Henry Cleveland prepared the
schedules
Mary Bielsii who runs a-v goods
and ladies furnishings store at as
Cedar St, Indiana IIalbor Is the third
victim. Butler Bros Of Chicago am
she owes them $3.50 for merchandise
A petition for a receiver was also filed
in which her assets are said to b.
about $4,000 while her debts will reach
5000.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-08-01
DISAPPOINTED GIRL
LEAPS IN THE LAKE
Mothers Opposition to Her
Love Affair Causes Her
To Take Step.
ESPECIAL 70 rHE r1MEsl

WHITING, Ind. Aug. T. Miss
Elizabeth Ritzko. age twenty years,
who resides a. the home OF her moth
er, Mrs. Parayos on Steiber street, at
tempted suicide because her mother
refused to favor her marriage with
Mike Ogrenich. a Russian. employed
a the s. o. Co
A license had been issued to the
couple at Crown Point. and when the
mother was informed of their inten-
tion to marry she flew in a rage. so
the daughter attempted to drown her
self. She accordingly went to the
Whiting park where she walked out
on the pier for quite distance. when
witnesses suddenly saw her leap il
the water. Joe Kupscho of John st.
seeing the act went to the rescue and
brought the girl ashore. A phone
call was sent to the fire station for the
pulmotor, but was not needed for
when the fremen arrived she had
been resuscitated.
The girl was taken to her home
where her mothers feelings were
changed to the approval OF the match
when she found that her daughter was
willing to die for the man she loved
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-08-01
WHY J. KILLLGREW.
BECAME ALARMED

Yes, have felt it coming on for
three days now" unused County
Chairman John Killigrew. this
morning. I must consult an oc-
culist."
And then John took another look
at the photograph Of Senator New
Governor McCray, Col Walter J.
Riley and members and guests or
the Indiana Republican Editorial
Association. taken by Photographer
Howard of Crown Point. at the Buff
fngton plant Of the Universal Port
land Cement company last Thurs
day.
Yes, I am seeing double" again
mused John as he gave another
glance at the picture. seeing him
self twice on It. 7 wonder what
double vision is symptom Of" The
photograph showed him in the mid
die of the group, and it also showed
him at the extreme end.
Tommy, there are two John XII
hgrews on that picture as sure as
1 am living" said the County Chair
man to Thomas Roberts Of Indiana
Harbor, the state Industrial com
missioner.
Roberts looked strangely at the
County Chairman. then he looked
at the picture. and he too, saw two
Killigrews.
That's strange" said Roberts.
And I drink nothing but East Chi
cago's filtered water"
Just then the mystery was ex-
hv
knows all about panorama cameras.
Why. John" she said. I see
what the trouble is. When the
camera began to revolve you were
in the center of the group Then
YOU must have walked around 70
see somebody. and il again recorded
rou at the extreme end Of the
turn"
Both Roberts and Killigrew then
hreathed normally again.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-08-01
16 YR. OLD
DESPERATE
USES A GUN

Detective sandow Singer OF the Ham
mond police force deA=rves q lot OF
credit for q capture which he made on
Sunday noon in which he was threat
ened by revolver in the hands OF a
76 year old desperate. On.y the fact
that the cartridges in tbs weapon were
defective saved the policeman's life
The young bandit IS Fred Hughes. who
lives. when in Hamm ond at the home
of his father at 345 Kane avenue and
IN Chicago with his mother at 465 Paul
ina st. He styles himself as the
Prince" and after burglarizing severa,
houses in broad daylight he left notes
reading; You had a visit from the
Prince"
In making the capture. Singer recov-
cred jewelry stolen from Mrs Kenney.
PSI Sibley St and Mrs N NcPher-
son. 253 Sibley st. Both Of these
homes were entered on the same after
noon two weeks ago. entrance being
gaind in the same manner. through a
rear window.
Saturday evening before dark. Hughes
entered the home of ] Baldwin z24
Sibley st. The Baldwins live on an
upper floor and woman living down
stairs saw the young burglar as he was
going UP TO commit the robbery
When the theft was reported 10 the
police Sunday morning. Singer was
sent out to investigate He obtained
description Of the young thief from
the lady who had seen him and left
but saw Hughes sitting on a pile OF
ties at the Niczle Plate crossing at
Sibley st. He went back and got the
woman, who said that Hughes was not
the one she had seen. Nevertheless
Singer decfdAd 80 question him. AS
soon as Hughes saw the detective he
started to run down the alley between
Sibley and the Nickle Plate traAks, the
policeman in close pursuit. At this
point the burglar pulling a gun from
his picket. aimed point blank at the
officer but his gun failed to work. Sin
ger then drew his weapon and fired a
shot into the air and the bandit gave
up.
At the station. three bullets which
80 the mark Of the hammer on them.
but which had failed to explode, were
found in Hughes gun All Of these
were aimed at the officer.
Several hundred dollars worth .,
Jewelry has been recovered which wa
stolen from Hammond ad Chicago
homes A search Of the baby bandits
home in Chicago is expected to reveal
more loot. The Hamond police in the
mean time, are looking up Hughes rec
ord.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-08-01
HARDING
PREDICTS 4
NEW ERA
BY DAVID NJ. CHURCH

IsTAFF CORRESPONDENT / N. sERvicEl
PILGRIM AMPHITHEATER PLYM-
rUTH Mass. Aug. 1.-America stands
today with new hope" at the door of
a new era which promises to bring the
nation and the world to the state
which Cod must have meant for these
created in his own image" President
Harding declared here today in an ad-
7ress at the Pilgrim tencentary cele-
oration.
Our faith is frmer that wars
oauses may be minimized and over
burdening armament may be largely
diminished. and without surrender Of
the nationality which has inspired. or
the good copscience which has de-
ended" the president cleared
The international prospect is more
han promising and the distress and
depression at home are sympomatic Of
early recovery" the president continu-
ed Solvent financially. both econom-
ically-these United States will carry
on"
The president called upon the nation
TO follow the example of courageous
independence set by the Pilgrim faith
ers. We must guard against the
supreme Capitalization OF power at
home" he declared. and the super
state for the world. More, we must
combat the menace in the growing as
sumption that the state must support
the people. The one outstanding
danger of today is the tendency to
turn to Washington for the things
which are the tasks of the duties OF
the a. commemorative HAVING
wrought the nation as the central
power of preservation and defense. let
US preserve it So
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-08-01
HERRINCTON
YET WITHOUT
CREDENTIALS

Robert II. Harrington, slated the
new group chief for feedral prohibition
enforcement in Northern Indiana to
succeed Gus Simons dropped in at the
office in the federal building this morn
ing to see if anything further had been
learned there regarding his appoint
ment.
So far. all Of AIr HArrington's infor-
nation regard his selection has been
the telegram announcing that he had
been recommended and statements from
indirect sources that he had been the
successful candidate. He had been
told that he was to start on his new
" ork today but as he had received no
credentials from Bert Morgan. state di-
rector. he prefers to wait a while
Chief Simmons will remain in charge
OF the district until Mr.. Herringtcn's
appointment is confirmed.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-08-01
HUSBAND CHARGES
WIFE WITH FORGERY

Mrs Hannah Hallberg of Cedar
Lake was brought to East Chicago on
Saturday charged by her husband. Ar
thur E. Hallberg. of East Chicago. of
forging his signature to check for
s7A2.67 The c}2ck was executed by
Abraham Given for certain pieces or
property within the corporate limits
Of East Chicago.
The husband has ha6 an affidavit
executed charging his wife with lar
ceny and forgery. First that the
check was made out in his name and
taken from his room. Second. that
his sfg-EFure was forged and the mo-
ney secured by his wife.
1t is the contention of Mrs Hallbers
that she was entitled to the money
and that the check should have been
wade out to her instead or her hus-
band 1t j. said tat the couple ar
not living together AT the present and
that the wife Is conducting a chicken
and fish dining hall at Cedar Lake
Mrs Hallberg was released upon
$4,000 bond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-08-01
BUSINESS TURNS
THE CORNER
INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERyIcEl

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERPlCEl
CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-Business has
turned the corner toward prosperity,
but it went around on two wheels and
is still skidding considerably How
ever. it has made the turn. This is
the concensus OF opinion expressed by
the delegates to the national congress
Of retail merchants which opened a
weeks session here today.
business is betteC.y said W L
Ware, Trade Commission for the As
ISOLATION of Commerce, in the key
note address. Reports which I have
received indicate this. Steel lumber
and dry goods are picking UP. De
preston has reached the bottom rung
Of the ladder and we are now starting
upwards
Two hundred delegates from all over
the country attended the opening ses-
sion.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-08-01
.POTTAWATOMIE CHIEFS
NAMED IN QUIET TITLE
Frances Kennedy the Act
ress, Seeks to Clear Claims
to Miller Beach Land.

Boy page Po-ka-hause. Koshqua. Kaw-
bob-so-que. Meshu- -ac-qua. O-nak-soh.
Paw ke-seah. Nuk- -Koush. Wak-Keesh-
No-Kit and their surviving heirs!
Frances Kennedy the vaudeville star
would like to announce to these Pot
tawatomie Indians that If they have
any claim to the title OF her five acre
tract Of land at Miller on which her
summer home is located to make it
known now or forever after keep silent
here are 317 others named in act
ion to quiet title prepared by Crump-
acker & Crumpacker and filed in the
superior court. 1t is rare in these
days that the claims Of the Pottawa-
tonnes are given consideration in q
quieting proceedings.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-08-01
ABOLISH
RE:PR|SAL-
SYSTEM
Chicago and Indiana Motor
COpsAre TO Cut Out Picking
On" Cars From N9igh1Or
ing State

The reprisals practircd BY the Chi
cago motor cops for alleged presecn-
tion Of Illinois motorists by the con
stahulsry and police of the waysidf
hanllets and the cities Of Indiana. T-ers
declared passe yesterday following q
conference of police chiefs and auto
M bile club officials.
Chief Fitznorris Of Chicago u
whose office the meeting was hold
agreed that every courtesy would hs
extended motorists having Indiana -
-enses In return the Chicago chic
vas assured that the Hoosier Mote
club and the police chiefs Of the Calu-
net district would not be unnecessar-
y severe on Illinois motorists.
Those who made the trip TO Chi
cago were: NJ E Noolet, Of Indian
apolis. manager Hoosier State Auto
mobile Assn: A s. Hess. Gary. chair
man OF Commercial club automobile
and good roads committee; II. c.. Oor
man Of Gary. manager Of the emerg-
ency road service for the Gary dis
tricts. W II. Williams. field repre-
sentative who has charge Of the work
Of the Hoosier association in LAX
county: Fred A Ruff, Crown Point
secretary OF ChamDer OF COHileEC' ,
Ed J. Boiling, Hammond, chairman
automobile committee; Peter Austgen,
chief OF police of Hammond; Wm. F
Forbis, chief OF police Of Gary; John
II Claussen. member board of Lake
county commissioners, Crown Point.
John A Gavit, Hammond. W {.
Jewell. Indiana Harbor; ] Glenn Har-
ris attorney. Gary; Harry K. stor-
mont. indianapolis. press representa-
tive OF Hoosier Auto association.
PURPOSE OF VISIT.
Our purpose in the Chicago visit
was simply to assure the police au-
Continued on page two)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-08-01
Prosperity Returns
To Pitts. District
frNrERNATIoNAt news sFeylcr1


PITTSBURGH, Pa. Aug. Pros
perity is returning to the great Pitts
burgh and Youngstown Industrial dis
tricts. There is a noticeable revival
in business in most lines.
Within the last ten days several
thousand men have gone back 70
work. largely in the allied steel in
dustries several thousand more re-
sumed work today and indications are
that thousands more win be given eni-
ployment within the next two weeks
Invariably the men who are going
back TO mills and mines are doing so
at reduced wages, generally 10 TO Is
per cent below what they formerly
received, and in some instances at re-
ductions of 20 per cent. but the hys-
terra over wage cuts and open shop
has died out Men want WORK ana
they are glad to accept tseady en-
ployment even at reduced wages
Steel plants and steel working in
dustries are booking large orders and
the whole atmosphere is more optimis-
tic and cheerful. There is a removal
OF confidence among workers and bust
ness men.
The independent steel mills have re-
duced wages to almost pre-war scales.
Z. S. Steel is expected to get down
TO the independents basis shortly
Price cuts in steel products are en-
pected within a week or ten days and
these prices vii be rock bottom
When buyers who have been holding
back realize there viii be no more
cutting a tremendous food OF BIZ oru-
ers is anticipated and every plant VIII
be going full tilt within sc days &c
cording to views of some of the big
gest steel men.
The Chanange plant of the Amcri-
can Sheet & Tin Plate Co. at New
Castle started up ten hot mills last
week. The company now has 27 hot
mills going.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-08-01
{. CHICAGO
PLANT GETS
FAT Job
General American Car Works
Lands Orient Business, Will
Help The Region

Tire truth OF the saying that 'the
business is there If you go after III
was given fresh demonstration today
in an announcement by W. " Fowl
er. vice president of the General
American car company. a subsidiary
Of the General American Tank Car
corporation Of East Chicago that ne
has received orders from China for
some s3.5oo.Ooo Of railway supplies
The biggest item is an order for 500
aI-steei freight cars. totaling s2,325.
600. which Mr.. Fowler brought back
from China recently and on which the
General American Car shops are now
at work Half % the order Is for box
cars and the other half coal cars, all
for the use of the Chinese govern
ment railways.
This business has now been follow
ed by an order from the same source
for 5000 tons Of steel rails, valued at
approximately 100000, and for $4,000
wood ties. of which the value is $437.-
600 The order FOR rails was passed
on by the General American company
Of the United States Steel corporation.
The order for ties. Mr. Fowler stated,
viii be placed with lumber interests
in the northwest.
GARY TO ROLL RAILS.
Thus. with Europe buying less
American manufacturers are finding
that other markets are rewardirs
their selling efforts, as illustrated in
the government figures showing
gain Of s30.ooo,ooo in exports to South
America in the fiscal year ended June
80 last. while shipments to Europe
fell off s1.50o.ooo.ooo as compared with
The preceding year.
We have arranged for the financing
~ the car order for China" Mr.. Fowl
planned while the Steel corpora
ton viii finance the rail order.
rhinas needs for railway development
ere trereneouts ard look for vast
amount of activity IN that line during
the next few months.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-08-01
BULLETIN

INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERyIcEI
WEIGH W. ", Aug. sid
Hatfield and Ed Chambers. two
Of the principal defendants in the
great murder trial a Williamson.
W. Va, several months ago for the
battle al Matewan, w Va a year
ago. were both shot and killed just
before noon here today BY P. Z.
Lively The two men were here to
face trial for the shooting UP or
the town Of Mohawk. W. Va. An
argument ensucd. and Hatfield at
tempted to shoot Lively but the
latter was too quick on the draw
and beat Hatfield to it.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-08-01
5 P.M. NE DVS
FLASHES
BULLETIN

INTERNATIONAL EENs sERglcXI
CHICAGO. Aug Tho armed
truck" law became effective in Chi
cago today FSm now on. trucks
hauling bonded whiskey from rail-
road stations to warehouses will
be guarded by prohibition agents.
armed with rifles and revoivers-
Prohibition Commi issioner John
Highlander announced this new
move today to prevent further
thefts Of booze such as have oc-
Cured here recently. Trucks. IN
der armed escorts. unloaded three
carloads Of bonded goods today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-08-01
RUTLETTN

TERRE HAUTE, IND. Aug. l.
After hours Of search william Bow
ling early today was found hiding
in a Catholic church and was To-
dyed in jail to await the outcome
Of wounds he is alleged to have
inficfed upon John Burgess when
Burgess interfered with Bowling's
alleged abuse Of girl member Of
their automobile party. Burgess is
in critical condition at a Terre
Haute hospital.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-08-01
CRAWLS FROM UNDER
TRUCK AS IT EXPLODES
Frank Payne Has Hair
Raising Experience on
Merrillville Road.

Pinned beneath heavy gasoline tauN
which had collided with a portable
steam boiler and was in danger OF ex-
plosion momentarily Frank Payne. Of
Hammond driver Of the truck, manag-
ed BY a frantic exertion to pun hi-
self out and escape 5ast a few seconds
before the blast occurred Saturday af-
ternoon Payne wrenched the muscles
OF his back and arms
The truck carried 500 gallons Of gas
oline and the total loss to the owner.
the Mooreheac Oil Co. is s3.10o.
The steering gear of the Moorehead
truck broke and the collision with the
steam roller occurred nesr Merrillville
death crossing The road was block
ID and traffic held UP for an hour.