The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-17
INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERyIceI

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SENflSEJ
CHl1tGO, .uay L. Iei4 lists
who made good their threat to use
the torch in the war Of certain
building trades unions against the
Lands wage award were being
sought today by the police and
every law enforcement agency in
Chicago. one of the most gigantic
drives against gunmen, bombers
and thugs in the history Of the city
was under way.
This sirive followed the burning
last night Of a s5oo.oo0 building. in
course of construction under the
terms of the Lands wage award.
The IRE was set after warnings had
been given ether residents Of the
neighborhood that the building
would be burned. The Lands award
was cursed openly By those who
gave the warnings.
Damage TO the building. which
vas being erected in sheridan road,
Chicagos most exclusive Residential,
section. is estimated at from s10o.-
600 to s25o0o0.
As officials went into conference
to discuss details of the campaign
to stamp out terrorism and punish
those responsible. States Attorney
Robert f. Grove charged that the
fire and recent murders and bomb
ings attr4 buted to the labor war.
was the work Of leaders of the Chi
cago Building Trades Council. who
sought TO bring about a general
strike here. Grove declared that the
Building Trades Council was disin-
tegrating because of dissatisfaction
of many unions with the conduct
OF It's officials. He declared that
these officials were seeking by ter
rorism to regain command of the
graft that once characterized Chi
cago building construction and for
which many labor grafters are now
under Indictment"
Labor as whole has no part IN
it," Grove Sd d. Tt is gang work"
Grove likewise declared that the
heads of the terrorist gang are Big
Tim" Murphy. Fred Nader. president
of the Building Trades Council. and
Cornelius Con" Shea. Murphy IS
under sentence TO prison for rob
bling the United States mails. Shea
and Nader are both ex-convicts. The
three are now under indictment for
murder in connection with the slay-
ing of two policemen last week
Guards were thrown about tho
county jail today. where Murray,
Nader and Shea are confined. in the
fear that an attempt would be r1ade
by their adherents to liberate them
hor
eunmen extended beyond the city
limits for the first time when raj IL
were conducted at Kankakee and at
Chicago Heights. No arrests re-
suited as far as is known.
Police declared today they are In
possession Of the names Of the slay-
ers of Lieut.. Terrence Lyons ana
Patrolnan Thomas Clark last week.
The names were revealed, thcy de-
clared. in an alleged confession ly
Mrs. Margaret Miller, wife OF John
Miller who has bean Identified rs
the driver of the car IN which the
slavers fed Indictments charging
murder are TO be asked against
Mrs. Miller. her husband ard the
two men they named according to
an announcement from the states
attorneys office. Mrs. Miller viii
be charged as an accessory. It Is
said. upon her admissions that she
gave aid to the fleeing murdere.s
after the slayings.
In the Are which was set last
night. a building. nearing compile
tton and containing 70 apartments
was ignited. Shortly before the Ire
broke out. several men went to adj
,oining buildings and warned the
residents to flee.
Get out quick" one man told
Mrs. Mary Corbett. This building
{. going to burn. There'll be an ex-
nlosion In minute. To hell with
the Lands award
The force Of men employed at the
h,,ilding had left about an hour be
fora the fire started. The fire broke
out simultaneously IN several parts
az the building and was well un-
derway before the FIRE department
arrived. Contractors who were
building the structure denied they
rad been forewarned OF the nre