Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 82, Hammond, Lake County, 23 September 1919 — Page 6

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ASSESSMENT INCREASE IS Ef Lake Co. Yields 378 per cent Increase over 1918 and Beats All Other Counties in the State. tSPECIAL TO THE TIMES INrWXAFOI.13, Ind.. Sept. 23. According to preliminary figures of the State Board of Tax Commissioners. LiV.e county real estate and improvements and personal property assessed Jn 1918 fur SD.GSJ.OSfi, has been assessed this year at $311,768,050. or an Increase of 37S per cent. Allen county photvs an increase for the sams items of 221 per cent; St. Joseph county, 275 per cent; Marlon count. 136 per cent; Laporte county. 153 per cent; Wabash county. 131 per cent, and Vanderburg county, 166 per cent. There will be some changes in the flgLESSONS IN OPTOMETRY BY E. C. CARROLL Of Carroll A Nawton EH0ET-S10HTi:DHES3 that INCREASE 5. Optorr.etrfts call such a. condition "pre er:r-ssv myopia." Short-sighted fhrrl hildre-i very often have the crn-,p!3it in n progressive form, arid nnv p.-rent who has the Slighter rf t.-'n to suspect that hi3 child dee? n'.t see as veil or as far as ha tbcuM. fhouM take immediate steps to hav th matter attended to. Our pluircn'. and experience are at the disposal of Interested parents. CARROLL & NEWTON Optometrists and Jewelers 1&9 6tat St, Hammond, Ind.

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anures given out by the state board, but these ngures are approximately eoroct. Plural real estate in Lake county has been increased from $7,201,140 in 151S to J22.03l.325 in 1913. or 206 per cent. Improvements on rural real estate were increased in assessment from $1.293. 055 in 191S to $2,457,645 in 1919. or 90 per cent. The largest increase in assessments in Lake county was made on real estate within Incorporated cities and towns. In 191S, it was assessed at $13,547,375 and in 1919 at $74,731,780. or an increase of 451 per cent. Improvements on city and town real estate show an increase in assessment from $23,283,900 In 131S to J10S.9S5.955 In 1919. or 368 rr cent. Next to real estate within Incorporated cities and towns, personal property shows the largest percentage Increase in assessment in Lake county. In 191 J. Lake county personal property was assessed at J22.02S.426 and in 1319 at $103,501,345, an increase of 416 per cent. Personal rroperty for the states as a whole was increased 107 per cent, according' to the preliminary figures of the State Board of Tax Commissioner. Railroads, next to improvements on rural real estate, showed the smallest percentage of Increase of Lake county property. In 131S. they were assessed at $21,167,221 and in 1913 at S62.771.SS5, or an Increase of 196 per cent. The increase in the assessment of interurban properties' of Lake county were assesed at $1,145,381 and in 1919 at $4,335,503. The State Board of Tax Commissioners reviewed the assessments of 128 cases from Lake county at Its third session. The result was that the assessments were increased $21. 027. 27$ over the assessment of the County Board of Review. Under the old law. it was difficult to get anyone to appeal an assessment from the local Board of Keview. Under the new law, the state boa'd can require that any assessment be certified to It for review and re-assessment not nly et Its third session, but at Its fourth, session as well. GARY MILLS PRACTICALLY SHUT DOWN. TCemf jntie4 from ratte one was packed. The, street was alive with strikers an-J business traffic from the mill property on North Broadway, south to Twenty-second ave. Here and ther3 sood groups discussing the strike situation. Moving picture operators cranked their machines securing scenes of interest along the 'world famed thoroughtare. It ia at the north end of Broadway, where In times of 'peace" the 4 - M Jt

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pulse of the steel industry can be felt, where thousands of hob-nailed feet tread daily in and out of the monster mills. that the eyes of the country are cast today. TVm.1.3 LOOK GHOSTLY. The scene in the world's biggest and most famous steel mill took on a different aspect. It looked more like a funeral. The humdrum of life, the clanking of the steel, the pouring of ladles, the firing of furnaces, the chus of the engines and the click of the machinery was sone. Even last night the mill took on a sad, ghastly appearance. The red glow of the huge furnaces, which have illuminated the heavens and has warmed and brightened the hearts of residents of Gary and miles of surrounding country ever since the teel city came into existence some twelve years ago, was keenly felt in its absence. EYEETTHIH( IS OSSZKLY. There has been no violence nor even attempts at violence. Even those going into the mill to take the places of the strikers have not been molested. Even the I'ickets who patrol the area in front cf the great silent foundries have caused no trouble. "We do not want any violence, tnuble, or anyone to destroy a bit of property." are the instructions given out to the strikers by the labor leaders. "Leave your revolvers, knives, and other weapons at home," and thoy are abiding by the orders in every detail. TEW ENTER THE MIX.X.S. Silently, the thousands of strikers watched the small bands of workmen go into the mill between four and five yesterday afternoon. Few of them were foreign born $nd so far that class of workers have shown that they are sticking together in a body. Of course, there are some that have broken from their ranks, but the number is small. The majority of the workmen that can bs seen going Into the mill are members of the colored labor unions, the balance being made up of a small scattering of white workers and foremen. TBT1ITO TO KEEP IUDCSTST ALIVE. This is the little army that is attempting to kefp the Pteel Industry in Gary alive. Those coming out of the mill at the Virginia street gate were escorted through the ranks of the watching strikers by a force of deputies and police. That the Gary works is practically shut down is even admitted by some of the steel company officials. They estimated yesterday that the plant was operating from thirty-five to forty per

cent capacity, but this is thought to be rather high. Iibor leaders lay claim to having pulled ninety-five per cent of the workmen out of the mill. Others, who have closely observed the situation and are neutral in their decision, estimate that about fifteen to twenty rer cent of the employes are back. Yesterday and today being one of the regular pay days, it has been difficult to estimate the men cominsr in and going out of the plant, as some of them go for their checks and then return to their homes. According to reliable information received from an employe of the Gary works yesterday evening the various mills were practically shut down and the men who were at work were employed largely in the coke ovens and blast furnaces. Only four out of twelve blast furnaces are being operated and if renditions do not improve. It is likely that two more will be taken off. leaving two which will be necessary for furnishing the city of Gary with water, power, fuel and electricity. The steel company as well as labor officials state that in no event will the strike cut the residents from this supply. At number one open hearth yesterday only one heat was tapped, tt Is said. In open hearths number two, three and four, a total of eight heats were tapped, causing a daily deficit of about 33 heats. A less number is expected today. The heats were tapped out by several melters, foremen and department heads. Out of the army of little "dinkey" engines which chug all over the plant, only one was seen running yesterday. Two engines from the E. J. & E. were in operation. An effort was made to roll a heat in one of the mills yesterday morning, a roll was broken and they finally gave up in despair, it is reported. It is estimated that in the neighborhood of 1.000 men rtported to work at the Gary works. There was a noticeable increase in the number of workmen going into the plant on the morning shift today. Many reported for work yesterday, but finding the departments practically shut down, they returned to their homes again. An announcement made from the general offices last night to the effect that many calls were received from workmen yesterday that they remained away yesterday only on account of fear and if thy knew they would be given protection, they would only be glad to return to work. Many of the men In that class, encouraged by the absence of violence yesterday, returned to work today. In one street car alone, this morning, in the neighborhood of 100 colored workmen got off at the mill gate to report for work. They failed to pay any attention to the picketers as the car passed them at the restricted Ticketing area south of the B. & O. tracks. Other street cars were practically empty though. Fearing clashes between the colored workmen and colored strikers, extra precaution is being taken by the police and extra deputies are guarding against disturbances. Yesterday the strike broke into the ranks of the employes of the Union Prawn Steel Works when it is estimated that in the neighborhood of 65 per cent of the workmen walked out of the plant. The plant is located one mile east of Broadway on Fifth avenue. In an effort to united the Union Drawn Steel Company employes with the Gary Screw and Bolt workers who went out on strike A FOOL AT 40 It is an old proverb that every man 's either a fool or a physician at 40. Weil. I fooled along for 40 years in the practice of pharmacy and the study of medicine and therapeutics before I discovered the wonderful prescription for Number 40 For The Blood. There is more cf thi3 wonderful prescription sold and used by the citizens of our home city than all other blood medicines combined. It is indicated in all depraved conditions of the system. In blood poisoning, in sores, ulcers, eczema and skin diseases. In chronic rheumatism, catarrh, cons' ipation, stomach, kidney and liver troubles. J. C. Mendenhall, 40 years a druggist. Houston. Texas, Jan. 22, 1313. J. C. Mendenhall. Evansville, Ind. Dear Sir: "Having suffered from 12 to 18 months with a nervous breakdown, said by physicians to be sciatic neuralg'a. causing general toxic poisoning and seeing your advertisement in the San Antonio Express. I called on Dr. A. M. Fisher, Druggist. He recommended your prescription Number 40 which I have been using for three months and have received great benefit from it. Sleep well, good appetite, have gained several pounds in weight, get up feeling fresh every morning. Have no rains. My nervous system has become nearly normal." Respectfully, J. L. Dupree, 1715 Common St. Number 40 Is sold by Jos. Weis, Hammond; Central Drug Store., Indiana Harbor. Adv.

nearly a month ago. met in a mons'er meeting on the south side in Gary last night. It was reported this morning that employes of the Central Metalic Company had also gone out but this was denied in a. telephone communication with officials of the company this morning. At a conference with Chief of Police Forbis yesterday Mayor W. F. Hodges authorized Chief Forbis to Instruct the labor leaders that picketers are only prohibited in the following areas and to govern themselves accordingly: On Broadway between 5th Ave. and the B. A O. tracks, Virginia St.. between Fiftn Ave. and the river; Buchanan St. between Fifth Ave. and the river and 1 Ambridge between Fifth ave. and tha river. A certain number of picketers were also given for each area. Tt was found yesterday that the strikers were using dozens of picketers over the quota authorized. Both the American Sheet and Tin Plate Company and the American Bridge plant are both operating but upon a greatly reduced scale.

AMAZING THEFT IS REVEALED fContlnued from page ena.1 furrfished the detectives by Walter Phillip's. John S. Wejta was later arrea'ed. WSJTA CONFESSED. Wejta. an employe of the Chicago postoffice, is said by the police to have given information of the sh'pment of the cash and through this means to have aided in the robbery. PoBtoffiee inspectors. In charge of the case, while admitting that the trio "have implicated themselves in the robbery." refused to discuss a reported confession by one of the Phillips brothers "until we haye found the balance of the money." Nothing was known of the robbery in Whiting until the capture of the thieves. The mail shipment was not received by Whiting banks so their Chicago banks supposing it had gone on further east sent out another shipment. The agent of the Pennsylvania tells of three men who acted mysteriously at the depot when the 7:35 train came In on Thursday and inquired when they could get another train far the east. Chicago reports say that Wejda is a clerk in the registry division of the Chicago postoffice. Some months ago he noted that every Thursday a registered rackage consigned to the Bank of Whiting from the Federal Reserve Bank went through the Chicago postoffice. One day the package was torn and Wejda saw it contained money. BEGIN TO LAT FLANS. He immediately took the Phillips boys Into his confidence, and they made plans to take some of Mr. Rockefeler's hardearned money. They learned the mor.ey was for the pay roll of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana. How to get it was their big problem. The deluge of confessions that was under way at 4 o'clock this morning gives Wejda credit for solving the ruzzle. USE BTTIOCT PACKAGE. Last Thursday he prepared a rackace Identical with the bank package, and gave the dummy package to the Phillips boys. Acompanied by a fourth wan, whom the police are seeking, they put the dummy sack into an automobile they had thoughtfully stolen for the ocasin and fared forth to Whiting. There is a wise regulation of the postoffice that if the consignee is more than eighty rods from the railroad station the railroad must furnish a messenger to take the package from the station to tba supposed recipient. Bert Ogle, the railway mail clerk, delivered the package at Whiting to Joseph Schwartz, the handy man around the Gives Amazing Relief From the Shooting, Tearing Pains of Neuralgia, Sciatica and Lumbago. It goes right to the spot, L. Barry Wala can supply you.

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Whiting depot. Joe got out the trusty wheelbarrow in which he brings coal to the station agent, and takes homo any stray vegetables he may corral and started on his way. PACKAGES AXE S'VTZTCHES. Joe greets the clerk at the bank heartily, dumrs the package onto the floor, and returns to his duties. The clerk opens the package with the sangfroid with which bank clerks usually handle a quarter of a million smackers, and 'The money is jjone." Meanwhile, having deftly substituted the dummy package while Mr. Schwartz was getting his wheel-barrow out of its garage, the robbers are spinning merrl'y back toward Chicago in their stolen car, the $235,000 nestling comfortably in the tonneau. All was lovely until thy reached Seventieth street and Western avenue, when they got a puncture. That delayed the game until an autoist came along. They stuck him up expeditiously, took his car, -transferred the money, offered him their broken-down machine, and resumed their homeward Jaunt. But times are hard, and $235,000 doesn't go so far. at that. So somewhere on the South Side they entered a saloon it was then broad daylight of last Friday and displayed artillery of sufficient calibre to convince the proprietor that he had no use for the $S00 which reposed In the cash register. Ufe grew more roseate, and they again trekked homeward. STILL WANT HOSE. At the entrance to Mr. Prochowskl's saloon the thought struck them: "We've only got $235, R00 at that, and it's gotta be cut four ways. Well " So saying, they took from Mr. Trrchowski $526 in cash and $1,133 in checks, and departed. It was a good day's work. AND THEN THE TINISH. Why Leo should have done It he can't imagine. It may have been momentary generosity, or a bit of braggadocio, but anyway, after sound sleep Friday night he breathed the details of his exploits into tho ear of the young gent who rnt Sergeant Peterson Sunday. In an excess of generosity this must have been generosity he slipped that worthy $23, bade him have a good time, and promised him hundreds, yea. thousands, mora when next they should meet. The beneficiary of this charity saw to it that they met again on Sunday, but the thousands were not forthcoming. Lo had repented of his extravagance, and Instead of dishing up more funds he bade his erstwhile confidants begone or a clout on the brow would be his portion. That peevish wight bethought himself of Scrgt. Peterson, waited until he found him. and Three young men slert last night in the West Chicago avenuu police station and the rolice have $34,000 of the stoUn money.

TEN THOUSAND OUT AT THE HARBOR. IConTtnuea from rage ona.j orders that if any of the strikers start trouble the pickets themselves are to arrest the trouble-makers and turn them over to the police. STANDARD TORGINGS DOWN. The Standard Forgings which operated yesterday closed this morning. Plant officials say that they were forced to close because of a lack of steel. Strike officials claim the closing is due to more efficient picketing. W. J. Gilmore, manager of the Hubbard Steel Foundry, says that th? plant has closed and will remain closed ndeflnltely unless the men return to work in the next few days. Mr. Gilmore says, "A mistake has been made by th labor officials here in calling the foundry men out. The American Steel Foundries and the Hubbard Steel Foundry are the only two foundries in the country where the men were called out." The Hubbard Steel has only the one plant, and if the strike continues it will be necessary for the plant to turn over their orders to other foundries. CITY MAY LOSE PLANT. This may mean that the Hubbard plant will be forced out of business and be lost to East Chicago. The American Steel Foundries has several other plants at different places. 'none of which are affected, and it will be possible for the-n ake System of BfTTtR. BKtAO

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which the situation has been handled. He j will not take personal charge of the! strike situation but will leave Captain Ed O'Donnell in full charge. Captain O'Donnell has kept excellent order in the strike zone and Mayor McCormaek is content to let well enough alone. The Inland Steel has asked authorly to swear in some new m-n as police for duty within the plant. The company alread has a large police force but wish to give their men the added dignity of the city forces in case any trouble should arise. THE TIMES FINANCIAL COLUMN Ajax Rubber Allls Chalmers 44 American Car and Foundry 131 American Locomotive 107 American Smelting 72 American Steel Foundry ZS American Tel. and Tel. 97 American Woolen 114 Anaconda g$ Atchison gg Baldwin Locomotive 135 Baltimore and Ohio 40 Bethlehem Steel 94 Canadian Pacific 143 Central Leather 93 Chesapeake and Ohio 68 Chicago and North Western 90 Chicago, Mil. and St. Paul 42 Colorado Fuel 42 Crucible Steel 1S3 Erie 15 General Electric . 163 General Motors 235 Gt. Northern Pr. ' 55 Lackawanna Steel . 81 Lehigh Valley 4 g Midvale Steel 50 N. Y. Air Brake 123 New York Central 72 Norfolk and Western 98 Northern Pacific . 55 Ohio Cities Gas 52 Pressed Steel Car 92 Railway Steel Springs 95 Reading 73 Republic Iron and Steel go Southern Pacific 101 Union Pacific 121 U. S. Steel , 102 U. S. Steel Prfd. 113 Westinghouse 53 Willys Overland 32 Sinclair Oil 63 CHICAGO LIVE STOCK. . HOGS Top. $18.25; heavyweight. $18.50 IS. 00; medium weight, $16.75 18 15; light weight. $17.0018.25; light lights, $16.00 17.50; heavy packing sows, smooth. $16.00 1? 16.50; packing sows, rough. $15.I515.75; pigs, $15.00 16.25. CATTLE Beef Steers Choice and prime, $15.25 17.65; medium and good, $10. 753 15.25: good and choice. $H.00S 17 63; common and medium, $8. 00 13.75. Butcher Cattle Heifers. $4 50 014.75; cows. $6.23'S 13.35: bulls. $6.50 1 1.50. Canner and Cutters Cows and heifers. $5.35S6.23: canner steers. $5.75'38.2o; veal calves (light and handyweigh'. . $20.2521.50: feeder steers. $7.0012.16; stocker steers. $6.2510.00: stocker cows and heifers. $6.0038.00; stocker calves. $S.00S10.00. Western Range Cattle Beef steers, $7.5013.00; cows and heifers. $10.75 15.00. CHICAGO CASH GttAIN CLOSE. CORN No. 2 mixed. $1.501.52; 2 white, $1.53: 3 yellow. $1.50 Vi 1.54; 3 mixed. $1.5m: 3 white. $K491.53; 2 WANTED Experienced stock salesmen on commission basis. Apply Wednesday between 11 a. n. and 4 p. m.. at Room 210. Hammond bldg. Mr. Fair, agent. 9-23-lt

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Who's Got the Button? Sergeant Cramer, of the Hammond recruiting station is trying to locate th person who found George Gohdc's Victory button. Gohde received his button inst week and lost it. Today he applied for another, but Mr. Cramer informal him that the order stated "one button to each soldier," so it would be impossible for him to get him another. However, he is helping hunt for the lost button and asks that anyone finding it to please leave it at his ofTiec. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 COLUMBUS. O.. Sept. 23. After stating that four reservations to the Versailles peace treaty may be adopted before the senate ratifies it. Vice iTesidert Marshall is en route to Washington today to resume his duties as presiding officer of the senate. He did not say what the reservations are. Vice President Marshall expected to go from here to Chicago, but changed his plans when he received a telegram from Democratic leaders urging him to return to Washington. (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE PARIS. Sept. 23. King Emmanuel has summoned a council of the leading political leaders and the chiefs of th army and navy to consider the Flume stiuation, said a dispatch from Rome today. The convocation of the Chamber of Deputies has been postponed until Sept. 27 as a result of the uncertainty. Three army officers. Gen. Robilant. Gen Fabri and Gen. Etna, have been relieved of their commands. , It is reported from Fiume that the troops under Capt. Gabriele d'Annunzio are prepared to "blow up the city rathtr than to surrender it." USED FIFTY YEARS FOR RHEUMATISM AT ALL DRUGGISTS THE MASON WHY the DeLnxa Theatre la running Nailmova la 'The Brt" Is because It is gooG. A great many people wanted to knw why we did not run "Tha Xed Lantern." We told them to ask people who had seen It aad that would explain It. Ktilmova appears In "The Brat" a.11 the time. OftlNIC THE 5N1PPY UKC'ORINK' y a S. B 3 s B B a Z3 EI E I EL SOUVENIRS TO LADIES M a S3 3 B

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