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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-05-12
CONROY ST|RS CROWD
IN S. ARMY CAMPAIGN
Speaks to Big Audience at
the Parthenon
J. Theaeter

no matter how rich or poor you az&
it Ia your duty to pay to help lessen
the number OF 'unfortunates."
In a four-minute talk at the Par
thenon theater in the interests of the
current drive of the Salvation Army IN
Hammond. Attorney Joseph Conroy ap-
pealed to people to give of their means,
He said that even the man working at
a small daily wage should contribute
something to the fund.
You have been entertained hero to-
night" said Mr.. Conroy. "and you have
been inspired by the architectural
beauty Of this theater and the music
Of this splendid orchestra When you
leave and start for your home you
may bump into some poor bum. Prob
ably he's to blame for being a bum.
But remember that only few years
ago he was inspired you are. He
had hopes, ambition and comfort
There IS only one organization that
puts on gum boots and goes into the
mire to rescue the outcasts Of society
and that is the Salvation army. 1t is
your duty and my duty to help this
work Every dollar raised In Ham
mond Will be spent in Hammond. We've
given our help to the unfortunates Of
Europe Now let's help our unfor-
tunates at home"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-05-12
PHONE CO.
RATES ARE
REDUCED
Public Service Commission
By Action Admits Increase
Granted Was Too Much.

Announcement was received from
Indianapolis this morning TO the effect
that the Public Service Commission
had made several changes in its order
which granted sharp increases in rates
OF the Illinois Bell Telephone Co. in
Hammond. whiting, Gary. East Chit
caro- and other cities of the Calumet
region.
The changes made are on the rates
fixed for extension service which had
aroused a road of disapproval even
greater than the complaint against
the charges for ordinary service At
torneys for the telephone company
realizing that something should be
done to calm down the uproar, i'm
mediately fled a petition asking for
modification OF these extension serv-
ice rates. The new rates are as fol-
lows:
on business phones changed from
81 to $3.50.
On residences phones changed from
$50 to $500
On "B'' stations or terminals chang
ed from So fat rate to S1.5o.
Attorney w. W. Mcmahon who has
already fled a petition for a new
hearing on the matter before the com
mission at Indianapolis had not been
informed of the reductions. Other
cities Of the region had promised to
take action similar to that which he
had taken for tho city Of Hammond
but have done nothing as yet. He
looks upon the changes which were
made at the suggestion OF the tele-
phone company as an effort TO cause
further delay on the part or the other
cities.
Hammond will go ahead single
handed in the matter unless the com
mission refuses TO grant another hear
ing, In this event other legal steps
may be necessary. It is said.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-05-12
v. HAMMOND MAN
RECEIVERS HIS AUTO

Because e safe was blown by yeggs
q the little town of Franklin Grove,
Ill, John Whitmer. AT Plummer ave
nue., West Hammond, now has his
automobile which was stolen Monday
night.
Monday evening George Gage. who
had been rooming at the Whitmer
home, was asked to take the Whitmer
car and 90 after some groceries and
ice, lie departed but did not return
that night. He was missing the next
day and night also. Yesterday morn
ing Mr.. Whitmer was notified by the
sheriff at Dixon, Ill. that he was hold
ing Gage and the car.
Chief Nitz of the West Hammond
police went 10 Dixon yesterday and re-
turned with Gage last night. The
young man had driven to Chicago
Monday evening and picked UP two
friends. Then they started for Omaha,
Neb. Tuesday night a safe was blown
at Franklin Grove The report spread
and the countryside was warned 10
watch for three men in an automobile
Along comes Gage and his friends. A
farmer saw them and telephoned to
the sheriff at Dixon who picked them
Up.
The men had little difficulty in
showing they were not connected with
the robbery but it was necessary for
Gage TO make some explanations re-
garding the car he was driving. This
led to the notification of Whitmer who
informed the sheriff that the car was
stolen. The Chicago boys were re-
leased and given their carfare home.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-05-12
WHITING TRUCK
AND CAR SMASH

WHITING. IND. May l2--The Nc
Namara Brothers truck and a big Au-
burn touring car collided at l19th
street and oliver street on Tuesday
evening. James Mcnamara driving
was coming of oliver street. turning
east on 10Th when the Auburn car.
going west containing two women ran
into the center of his machine. putting
it out Of business temporarily and in
juring the driver, he having several
bruises ag the result of the encounter
The Auburn car was evidently not
damaged for the women did not wait
to see. but drove hastily off. their
number. 325l99 Ill, being all that vas
secured.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-05-12
M.P.C. ASSN.
UNDER j. 5.
EYE BEFORE
UNCOVERED
BY TIMES
Supply Too Great" Reason
Given For Milk Waste
By Trust.
Northern Indiana Dairy Farm
Output Is DeS-
trOyed Here.
Bv HAROLD CROSS.

By HAROLD CROSS Times Staff Reporter
The Times today dscose amazing condition that has existed
for months Lake county, involving 1900 members of the Milk
Producers Cooperative Marketing Company Indiana Illinois and
Wisconsin and affecting FIVE million milk of Northern Ind
and the Chicago district The evidence that published excu
svey by this paper secured by Times reporter during weeks
investigation
Seventeen hundred and 8gaon Of fresh milk poured
into the city Gsnd Indiana arbor yesterday by the Milk
Producers Cooperative Marketing Company This destruction Of
milk daily and has been going for months During
the month April between 500 and 900 milk destroyed
each day Indiana abor alone AT the offices of the company
Gary yesterday admitted by the Indiana manager of the
pny that the average destruction of milk has been 400 day
COMES FROM HIGH PRICED AND ACCREDITED COWS
The milk that the Milk Producers Cooperative Marketing Com
pany dumps the the output of dairy farms from the
line South Bend nd including territory surrounding Va
Michigan City, LaPorte Wheeler Gary Hammond Crown Point Lowell
and parts of adjoining The milk from high priced
and accredited The farmer paid ST. IS for the milk
shipped by truck nteruban and train the surplus
milk Gary and East Chicago where the butter fat
moved and the milk destroyed
No attempt made the milk into cheese other by
products condnse and The companys representatives
declare that there profit for the the manufacturing
of cheese.
Fourteen hundred and fifty this milk skinned and
destroyed a Gary yesterday
Two hundred and sixty poured into the Indiana
Harbor.
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he. had reason to believe that other
dealers would molest him If he lower
cd the price.
MANAGER FEARS RETAILERS
WOULD DO VIOLENCE.
I'm afraid they would kin me ana
blow up the plant he said.
Walter A. Kane manager Of the
Milk Producers Cooperative 1Iark@t-
ing Company in Indiana with offices
at Gary. was asked why the compsny
did not bottle the SKINNED milk ana
offer it for sale to the public at
price less than that demanded for the
regular milk,
THAT would cut down the sale Of
the regular milk he said.
Mr.. Kane denied emphatically that
the producers trust" destroyed The
milk of northwestern Indiana in order
to keep the supply low enough to
maintain high prices. He said there
was no collusion between tho NILS
Producers Cooperative Market Conn
pany and the retail dealers.
BOOKS OF ASSOCIATION
SEIZED BY L. $. MARSHALs.
As long ago as 1919, United States
District Attorney Clyne of the Chi
cago district charged that the Milk
Producers associations. including the
Milk Producers Cooperative Market
ing Company and the Milk Producers
Protective Association, were in a cou-
spiracy with the retailers TO TX the
price Of milk in violation Of the Sher-
man antitrust act and the Lever act.
District Attorney Clyne ordered an
investigation by the department Of
justice. The books Of the association
were seized in simultaneous ra,us
throughout Illinois. Wisconsin and In
diana. The federal grand jury exam
ined the evidence but did not return
indictments.
VIII United States Attorney Clyne
consider the wholesale destruction of
milk evidence upon which TO base
new inquiry into the alleged COM
bination in restraint OF trade under
the criminal section Of the anti-Sher-
man trust act?
FARMER ASSESSED TO PAY
FOR DESTRUCTION OF MILK.
Manager Kane said that the farmer
IS paid 23 cents quart for his
milk, leaving the milk dealer mar
gin Of 10 Ia cents. The farmer re-
ceives s1.75 for a can Of milk and the
retailer viii sell it in pints at 512
leaving him s3.57, or more than D
cents on each pint. The salaries and
overhead expense OF the Producers
association. including the cost or
maintaining the surplus milk plants"
arc met by the farmer. he stated Last
month the farmer was assessed 10 per
cent Of his receipts for the upkeep Of
the association,
The association only handles the
milk suDplfed by ffs rnep,bsrs 80
therefore the farmers OF northern In
diana knowingly or not are at least
indirectly responsible for the destruc-
tion Of milk.
.0OO.OOO LBs. OF SURPLUS
MILK IN THREE STATES.
Manager Kane said that the asso-
citation maintains thirty eight sur
Continued on Page EieTenJ
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How The Scandal Grew
From a Whisper at Dyer
Refusal to Deliver Can OF Milk To the
Orphans Home At East Chicago
Brought About Revelation

asked. He answered in the arirma-
tive.
About how many cans do you take
a day
"Thirty-hve why do you ask"
We'll I'm interested in milk. 10
you suppose I could buy this milky'
Il don't know. Perhaps"
ITS poured into the sewer at In
diana Harbor itsn't it?"
Yes. after the butter fat is re-
moved"
could be used for condensing. max
ing cheese. milk powder, ice cream
or be given to the poor hungry kids
over at the Harbor7"
1T certainly could"
How much do they throw in the
sever"
Last month it was over SEQ cen.
a day at Indiana Harbor. There's eight
gallons to a can"
DO you take this milk to Indiana
Harbor in a school truck
Yes
Doesn't it appeal to you as ironi-
cal to haul good milk to a sewer in 4
truck built for kids to whom milk Is
so precious? Did you ever stop tc
sewer and passes under tho homes ii
the tenement districts of Indiana Har-
Dor where kids go to bed every night
in these hard times with their stom-
achs aching for food?"
NO il aint right" Ehrsam agreed
who employs your
The Milk Producers Co-operativt
Mark citing Company"
How much are you paid?"
About $40 for gathering the mil1
from ths farms and hauling it o In.
diana Harbor."
The Officers ~ the company sal
they didn't k-ow Ehrsam. They sale
they had never refused to donate
can of skinned milk to the Carmelit.
orphans. But Ehrsam was there yes.
terday. nevertheless unloading hi.
cans Of milk and watching the life.
sustaining fuid flow into the sewer.
It goes TO show that gossip is uo
always evil.
1T cries to heaven FOR revenge,
cried the kindly old priest,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-05-12
Arraign
Priest In
Bond Theft
INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERwcE1

INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERvIcEI
CHICAGO May 12.-Rev. Anthony
Gerrick. a holy settlement priest OF
New Chicago, Lake county, Ind, was
under arrest here today in connection
with the million dollar postoffice rob
merry at Toledo. o. Gerrick was charg
ed with conspiracy and possession OF
stolen government property.
Liberty bonds, valued at 100000 aud
part of the Toledo robbery loot. were
found hidden in the coalshed at his
home, Postal authorities declared
they had evidence the priest had dis
posed of coupons on other stolen bonds
in Chicago, Hammond, Ind, and Gary,
Ind.
He made a statement to federal au-
thorities which they said completely
cleared up the Toledo robbery. lie
was to be arraigned before a federal
commissioner late this afternoon.
Postal Inspector w. A. Walter OF
Toledo, said Gerrick's arrest closed
the governments investigation.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-05-12
(8uLLErrNl

INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERvicEl
CHICAGO. May 12.-Three auto
mobile bandits todal robbed tho
State Commercial and Savings bank
Of $1,000 in currency The band
its halted a messenger. guarded by
a policeman. outside the banw
They grabbed big filled with cash
and fed in their car. Automo-
biles filled with police shotgun
squads" are trailing the bandits.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-05-12
E. CHICAGO PLACE
IN POLICE RAID

surprise raid of the Dollas and
South Shore hotels and a place at SOB
Chicago avenue at East Chicago, was
made early this morning and three
couples found unable to give legal
accounting of themselves We're given
A free ride and allowed to finish their
slumber at the station.
The police started making the
rounds about 1890 First along Chi
cago avenue then south on Olcott and
back on Chicago avenue to the South
Shore hotel When they were con-
WINGED that the South shore was the
wrong place they made a detour 70
the Dollas and there made the clean
Ing up
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-05-12
(HULLETTNl

INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERvlcEl
CHICAGO. May 1.-Two men
and two women were under arrest
today IN connection with the slay-
ing of Nathaniel Breakstone. a taxi
sab chauffeur. Breaxstone was
shot to death beside his car which
was standing in front of an apart
ment house. Police arrested four
inmates Of one apartment They
blame a love affair for the shoot
ing.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-05-12
Bulletins
(BULLEr1r)
ESPECIAL TO THE TiMEsl

ISPECIAL TO The IiMES
CROWN POINT, Ind, May 12.-
Judge E. NJ. Norton, appointed the
two members Of the County Board
Of Review here today. to sit with
the County Auditor, Assessor and
Treasurer They are John W.
Dyer. Hammond republican and
W'm. Fitzgerald, Gary. democrat.
The board will begin work June J.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-05-12
lRuLLETrul

INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERvicEl
COALDALE, Pa, May 12.-Fire,
causing a loss of moro than a mill
lion and half dollars today, total
ly destroyed No. breaker Of the
Iehigh Coal & Navigation Co. here.
The structure together with mucn
valuable machinery is entirely in
ruins.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-05-12
CBULLETrN)

INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERVlcEI
NEW YORK, May 12.-John Nc
Fadden tried to scratch matches on
the sole OF his shoe His other
foot slipped. Today he died OF
fracture of the skull extending
from ear to ear. He was president
OF the Weehawken Board of Educa-
ton.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-05-12
(BULLEr1N)

ESPECIAL TO THE TIHEsl
CROWN POINT. Ind, May 12.-
Park Wood, driver for the Stand
ard OIL at Hebron. was killed at the
Hebron crossing today, wll~n =
west-bound Panhandle train ran in
TO his wagon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-05-12
BIG FIVE AT
YOUNGSTOWN

YOUNGSTOWN. O.. May 12-Fire. be-
Iieved to be of incendiary origin. de-
stroyed a lumber yard and ten other
buildings here today. causing loss es-
timated at over s1,ooo.oo0.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-05-12
KILLED IN HER
AUTO BY TRAIN

LAPORTE. Ind. May 12-Miss cath.
crime Hernigle. %. is dead today OF in
Juries received when her automobile
was struck by train at crossing
near North Judson.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-05-12
ST. 900 GALLONS OF MILK POURED INTO
SEWERS IN LAKE COUNTY CITIES DAILY
DEATH ENDS AUTO JOY RIDE
E. Chicago Co.
Head ToHave
High Post

Robert e Tod. president OF the East
Chicago company. and business asso-
ciate Of Col. Walter J. Ruav and c. a.
westberg. the East Chicago bankers.
is to be appointed commissioner-gen-
eral Of immigration of the United
States.
Announcement that the East Chi
cago land executive is TO be appointed
to this post was made in New York
by Charles D. Hilles. republican ma
tional committeeman for the empire
state and former secretary to Presi-
dent Taft Mr.. Hilles announced that
President Harding VIII make the ap-
pointment.
AN IMPORTANT POST.
As commissioner general of innai-
grafton Mr.. Tod viii occupy one of the
most important posts in the Harding
administration. The administration
OF the immigration office assumes
more Importance at this time because
Of the vast numbers of migrants who
seek to enter America. 1t viii be up
to the commissioner general to define
in accordance with the law. who shall
enter America Hundreds OF families
-
Indiana Harbor will be more or less
affected by the immigration laws to BE
passed by congress.
FOUNDER OF EAST CHICAGO.
Mr.. Tod. who is now one Of tho
leading financiers of America, was
born in Scotland in 1857 and is q
Princeton graduate,
When he left college in 1858. Mr.
n
renee he built a belt railroad around
Chicago and founded the city of East
Cicago. and was responsible for the
Indiana Harbor ship canal. One Of
the greatest mediums OF developing
the Calumet region has been the East
Chicago company. Of which Mr.. Too
IS president This concern has its Of
fees in the First National Bank ot
East Chicago building. the director,
including Vice President c. A. west
berg and Col. Riley.
HIS WAR RECORD.
Although so years old Mr.. Tod ent-
cred the war in 1917. He was ap-
pointed lieutenant in the naval re-
serves. Made navigating officer of the
L. S. S. Corsair he went to France
served on Admiral Wilson's staff and
then was made public works officer
for the navy for the whole of France
For his war services Mr. Tod was
successfully promoted to be leuten-
ant commander, then commander. He
now holds rank OF commander, navy
reserve corps. Commander Tod's serv-
ices were recognized by the ward o,
the United States navy cross, a cita-
ton by General Pershing. and the
award Of the chevalier of the Legior
Of Honor by France. Later the French
government gave Mr., Tod the Officer
Of the Legion OF Honor
In addition to being president OF the
East Chicago company Mr. Tod ha:
been president Of two railroads. H,
Is executor and trustee OF his uncle.
estate, which amounted to $40. ooo. 900
Tod avenue in East Chicago Is nam
ed after the new commissioner gen
eraI.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-05-12

out of the village Of Dyer came
gossip From the general store to
the barbershop and the lunch counter
the story spread until finally an .ex-
cited parishioner went scurrying to
the home or the kindly, old priest who
can be seen every day plodding in his
picturesque garden concerned about
the welfare of the plants and buds.
Farmers stopping on the road TO
pass the time Of day carried the tale
farther away each day until finally it
found its way. as rumo-s viii, into a
newspaper office. The office was that
of The Times.
THE SECRET LEAKS OUT.
"Thirty-hve cans of fresh milk are
hauled each day from Dyer TO Indi-
ana Harbor and dumped into the
sewer"
That was the tip on which a re-
Porter went to Dyer II was an in
definite rumor. Traced from lip 70
lip /. seemed a maverick until the
reporter found that pretty garden
with the kindly old priest in his black
robe, smiling to himself as he packed
the soft earth about the bulb of a
plant.
keeper. is tt true tina. when rne
Father was told they were throw
ing the milk from Dyer into
the sewer at Indiana Harbor he
appealed to them to donate some OF
the milk 70 the poor sick little girls
at the Carmelite Sisters orphanage
in East Chicago and that they refused
to give the milk to the orphans unless
paid for it?"
That is partly true, said the
housekeeper The father heard that
there was more milk than they could
sell and We asked Mr.. Ehrsam to give
can OF the milk to the orphans He
said they couldn't donate the milk but
that he would deliver it for a small
sum, thirty cents can"
EHRsAM MAKES ADMISSIONS.
Mr.. Ehrsam was the man the re-
porter had been told by several peo-
pie to see. He was found at his home
Are you the man who takes the
milk TO Indiana Harbor?" Ehrsam was
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-05-12
YESTERDAY AN AVERAGE DAY
IN MILK DESTROYING BUSINESS.

Pints-l09s44o.
YESTERDAY AN AVERAGE DAY
IN MILK DESTROYING BUSINESS.
Milk is sold to the consumer at the
price of II cents a quart and cents
a pint. The retail value OF the milk
destroyed yesterday, not deducting
the worth or the butter fat that was
saved would be s7.660.so If sold in
quarts and Ss.755.20 If sold in pints.
The consumer must pay the bill. Some
way or another it is added into the
cost of milk
The Times reporter watched the de-
struction of the milk from early
morning until evening yesterday. lie
followed a truck load of milk from a
rural community to the surplus milk"
station where he gained admittance
by a ruse. He saw it stream from the
separating tank al an estimated speed
of twelve gallons minute. He caug ut
dippers of the milk before il flowed
into the sewer. 1t was sweet, warm
and sustaining. 1t was all he ate
throughout the day and he was not
hungry at night. 1t tasted almost as
nourishing as milk delivered by the
dairyman to the consumer after IL
stands long enough for the cream to
rise to the top and the cream has
been removed.
CAMoUFLAGE "SURPLUs
PLANT'' AS DAIRY.
The Milk Producers Co. Operative
Marketing Companys surplus milk"
plant in Gary is not listed in the tele-
phone directory. 1t is located at 1880
Madison street on Gary's south side
and the building is on the back end
Of the lot. The cans are lifted from
the automobile trucks onto a landing
platform by crew or workmen who
remove the lids and dump the con
tents into a big vat. The milk passes
through g drain in the bottom OF the
vat into an apparatus that separates
a considerable portion of the butter
fat and then flows out Of a trough
onto the cement floor and into the
sewer basin.
The Indiana Harbor surplus milk
station is located at 1918 One Hun
dred and Thirty-seventh street and a
sign on the front of the building
which is back from the street pro-
claims it to be a dairy" There are
two separators at this plant" and
the milk flows from two drains onto
the floor and is carried away in two
catch basins.
Next door to the Indiana rIarbor
surplus milk plant" the MIX t.ro-
ducers' Cooperative Marketing Com
pany maintains a retail dairy. 1t sells
milk at cents a pint and IA cents
a quart.
Asked why the company charged SO
much for milk when it was apparent
ly such worthless commodity.
Nicholas kiper, the manager of the
MIX Producers Marketing Company's
Indiana Harbor retail depot said that
he didn't dare sell it cheaper He said
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Harbor.

Reduced 70 gallons, quarts and !,
pints, the total destruction Of milk BY
the Milk Producers Cooperative Mar !
keting Company in Lake county yes-i
terday follows:
Gallous-13.6S0
Quarts-54.T20
Pints-109.440.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-05-12

Delivered By Fuus Carriers In
Hammond and West Hammond
300 Per Month on Streets and
News Stands, 30 Fer Copy.
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EHRsAM MAkEs ADMISSIONS

Mr. Ehrsam was the man the re-
porter had been told by several neo-
pie to see. He was found at his home
Are you the man who takes the
milk to Indiana Harbor?" Ehrsam was
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-05-12
THE WEATHER

Generally fair tonight and Fri
day. slightly cooler in north and
central portions tonight.