Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 289, Hammond, Lake County, 25 May 1920 — Page 1

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.' k I -, " , ; '. i " f: "" . . .... , . , .- . m i ' " i' i .4 1 vri I. tlmt the Illiiioix u-l. :itnn is not j.lvJKd to suproit the guvirnor two weeks f hence. Interest Is at a fever pitch over the Munitions t 'Nv'a.shinstoa of Kuiieno 11. Tike, the mayor's closist pi'litit-al usjsooiiite. to testify Ixfore tho r,.inmlfI tff of Inquiry. It n-ns wll'ly r'lmnfil I along the row ti.ilay that the Vmid forces had offered Mayor Thompson's force $200,000 to finance his fisht iacj.inst the KOernr. This was instantly denied by the Wood camji. It j !s belie ed here that Tike has been (Summoned to "Washington for iuestlionin concerning- tliis report. 'QUESTION WHERE DIO THEY GET THE BOOZE? Horrors! Oh. Maizie. think of it. Anita Ptewart pinched. N't in red life, either. She was arrested last right by Harry Iinderval!. conductor on a Gary & Interurban street car. Along- with her was a pal named Virginia r.ruwn. -.oth had b.-en to ilary. They had tippled too fr.rly. Anita lives at S7 Condit si., and is a housemaid. Virtrinia lives ;.t 510 Van lluren st., and is a waitress. They were both charged with intoxication. 'FIVE KILLED h HOME HIOTING ; r INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE) ( TrXr.N. May Five p.rsr'ns pwfte killed and eleven wounded In riotf'lftg at Home Xllowins an attempt by j the police to quell a demonstration by l BCKl students, saiil a news agency dis ' patch from that city today. Four of the dead were poll, .men and two of Ithe weunded were women.

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i-oiuiri is.-ion : "I I mniond protests nsainst leiiipoinry ord.r o-'itinuln i nt fare of H. V.'. & K. C. railway. Objectior.s follow by mail." lit 'lil.- objections Jude. MeMa'.ion pointed out that although the citizens of Vhitins and Kast C'hieafio '-ubl ride into Hammond from their cities for .r cents, it costs a Hammond c'ui7.n 7 cents, not only to ride to those cities, but j-vcti for a short haul within the corporate limits of Hammond itself. The protest continue, "That the commission lias no jurisdiction or authority to issue said temporary order to the petitioner, for tiie reason that it we-uld be unlawful., undue and unreasonable preference and advantage to t li . citizens of Kast i'hii-n ro and Whiting over the citizen.-' of Hamii:ond." And further. "i:nj;ist discrim. ination which is prohibited and de clarcd unlawful." The mayor will await word from the T'uSiic Service commission ns tc its disposition of the plea and sb.uubl the commission decide that the city must pay 7 cents fare, it i; likely that a special meeting of the council will be called. Pretest meetings of citizens throuirhout the city will be held, it is the-uscht. Following tl'.e discussion over the proposed fare "hold-up." as one. e.f the board members characterized it. the r.o.ir.l of Public Works pot d.-wn to till:': ness. Tlarney Ynun;'s band of 10 pi, ees was ena-eil to play liecoration day from 1 to 5 p. m. The boi.rd dicided on twe further city improvements. A badly needed city stables wilt be erected back of the city hall. The bliildinil will be one and a half storiea hish. of brick lonstru't'on and will contain II stalls. Action was taken on the propo.'-a t construct a new F.ooster pumping station in Harrison P-'o to nrovi''

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'5 v .?f-.-or. Gof Ac r.v ,cm v.. i . ;i u ( ' . S f ! less than tJ.otjo iiccordiiii to Stieritt 1 '.a rues. It is said that Mrs. I'crrin was beaten late Sunday aftLinuoa lis she si'.nud on the Kround l'ocr landing of the twoHat bui'.dint,' at it 6 Double -t. The l'erriiis occupy thJ u!p'-r flat and Henry Sim-kcr, who owns tTie buiMini; the lower llat. .pe. ker is alleged to have struck her over the head several times with a cluli causing wounds so serious that Ir. Jon.s, who attended Mrs. I'errin was forced to sew the scalp in numerous places. It is paid the attack J followed an argument between Mrs. 1'i t riu and Mrs. Specker. According to neighbors trouble has been brewing ever since. Mrs. I'errin is prostrated over the incident. Cleveland & Cleveland, attorney for Kdwin I'errin, say the case will do pushed to the limit. CANNED GOODS SALE 1 will place on sale at SS Monman st . cummenciiisr Thursday and continuing until sold out .the following;: Fancy Calif, lied Raspberry, No. It) can $1.4 0 Fancy Calif. Blackberry, No. 10.. 1.17 Fancy Calif. Apricots. No. 10 can.. ,2 Fancy Calif. Peaches. No. 10 can.. Hawaii grated Pineapple, No. 10 ca n l.ibby'a fancy Apple Cutter, 2 lb. can .'JO .S3 .no M-r doz"n 3.35 Tii'-si- koous are in No 10 cans, so ciilc.l cations. Prices are pinr up every day on this class of fruit, lielter lay in yi.ur supply. You can have all you want. IANI1II DHOWS' Advertise in The Times and ad vertise again. Results come with constant effort.

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r r - j f ' y j 4 24 . ,- lit J. -w.tf. 1 i . . iA V: ii,, lr cui, wuu sii--est, the H. rmits al v ay: hae a SwJ time at their frequent dances. JACK IVmp.' . y,-f Patterson. X. J.. asked f.,r lodging- for the nljht at Hammond Central I-olice statiuii hist niKht. Hi id on his way home. He's IV years ed! and actually .idiiii'ted thai he's no rtdative of th heavyweight e-hampie.n. V. C. HIKTnii'H, driving throuuh Jnckson par, Clu'caKo, Sunday nfteruooti, was nearly arrested when he failed to stop at M boulexard crossing. Kveryone knovvs that Fred is a persuasi vc fellow and do not marvel that he escaped, but the MUcstion is "what was Fred watching?" CAITA1X Sam H.-d. aa.rd. chie f of the local Salvation Army, was di-nounc-tnr a member of the- army who had dropped away and has Imt. st living to found a new army lu re. "He's an imposter," someone suested. "Yes. imagine caliinjr his organization the Salvation Navy!" A ILV?.IM N"I first nisht.r lias written to a Chicago pla house whose manasrer is catinf alM'iit for a new tiaine for hi.s theater. It is a buriesipje house ml the Hammond min wrote sussestina the name to be us. d as "Si jnniiir." :ii. surely we don't hive to srive a luap with it! CAIil. "W'iker rode horseback from Clue-irn i 1 1 i in 'iioiel last Sunday. " hirst time for a loiiu lime and it was e;uite sotneride, too," said Carl from his hiavily cushioned chair this morning-. He expti ts to be abb to l.e around tomorrow and if constantly reminded of the time when he us"d to have to cat standing up. See Hrown's big annual fruit sale on another pas. f-23

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ir : t- ipf v ' . t r ' . i .. V'f'nr 'Tow r,. ne nl a. - In.- ,i,i. I...-, rs.'' ii, .v Illinois en dered pro: . e n i ions in every case where investigation showed willful refusal of the. theatrical Interests to pay t'ii.j t ix. In its campaign against "ticket sca!prs" the bureau, Mr. V. illiams said, will virj;e the impositiem of extreme icnalti.'S. In The Courts The Smith-Hamilton Co. has l.kd suit on account against Pen Si lo idler ct al. through Attorneys Koc and I'etersen of KiLSt tliicapo. Fred J. Stephens, who is runing- a hardware store in a room belonin to Arthur J'.erkovit. on Michigan avenue. Indiana liar' or, has filed suit to compel lb-rlvovitz to execute a written base for I him .us ajrrood upon verbally some time ;iro. Stephens is represented by Attorney J. W. Prissey. Suit on promissory not. s has been lib d by the: ILeynolds Machine- Machine c. anint the Automatic Safety IV-vicc Corporation threui-h Attorneys Poni-be-rtjer, I'cte-rs Mortliland. Appeal to tlie sup. rior court has been taken by the eie femlant in t!ie suit of tin" C-ii-y l.eath. r Co. ct al. vs. John ! 1 -. The matter, which was first leant by .H.stiee. i'riedrichs, is a suit on account. Suit to colb-ct a bill of S73 for T.ro poii.-uis ,.if sviirar sold last summer has h-en iil,; by the Cntral Syi,;ar Co. njrainst the Saf.-T-Kros rru:,- Co. of ;ary, throu.Th Attorneys P.o:r.'.crs; r, Peters z Morthliinct. Attorney W. J. AVIiinery today filed a suit for Xortn.ui 11. Il.inste.i.1 a.i,-ainst Henry . Iavidson in which the plaintiff seeks to collect $j00 for his services as an architect in layinfr out the plat for the Forsyth Water Gardens, a Hajnmond subdiv'"'-J

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" ' '"7 MP ' i ' ' . t !. ' ' . . v . I,' I ) WtHiftm F'.rtf, rf Garv. has rri't n to J rrv Kinntv .i-ff . f I r-!' "l' In.I'ati.lf'Hs. ..:.!.!:,:: s p,-;-FOR SUPERIOR COURT rioom t of the Hammond Superior curt where Jud;;e V. S. Peiter orj dinarilv piesid. s, may have a variety t judges durinvr the summer acc.-rd-inK to a' plan which has bee n w orked out. Jude lit it. r leaves on June 14 f ir Portland. Ore., to attend the Shrine convention and as he is uoim,' to take a little run down th coast, he wi; pr.-bably not be hack in Hammond be. fore the end of the present Court term which is July 2. After July 2 there will be no court emerfrency matter.! until the first week in September. In order that important matters J misiht not be neglected owinf; to his j absence, Judse Iteitr-r suir-jrested that ! attorneys who wanted ac tion to their I cases sli.-uld set together and select special judges to hear them in his ab:vnce. This was agreed upon and the lawjers are now fiyrurins" on w ho they will select to sit as judges ,n the cases which they want tried. POLE-CZECH .WAR PROBAELEj I INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! WASHINGTON, -lay 23. Proclamations have been posti d at Waj saw call, inir upon tiie I'olish povernm -nt to take aeti..n against the Czechs and war seems inevitable unless the allies intercede, a cordin to a cable from Warsaw r eived lo re today. liepoii.-. of terror iza tlon i" Ivies in Silesia by the Czechs have bt to pub1:.; demonstration.-', the dispatch declared. Peports received in Warsaw from Teschcii in the Sibsian ple'dseire area show- th ?!nniliin Is serb-us Itaids sare beinc; made by armeil bands of Czechs In the KYrwin mining re?rion, the d!;patch added.

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