Hammond Times, Volume 15, Number 11, Hammond, Lake County, 30 June 1920 — Page 3

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AHDHT IS DRAFTED

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PETTICOAT POLITICS

Male Politicians Finding Out

TIMES BUREAU AT STATE CAPITAL1 INDIA.VAlVLIf. June ."O.The tax law amendment bi".i - huh is to bo submitted to tl'-'"' sci ond spoi-ial s-ssion of the: lcjiiUlure has boon drafted and lurncd tr to Gv.xorncr G"Odr:v.h. In a general way the amondraonts, inrtsmuih as they refr to tax W :os and V.iaci issues, conform to tho mcifiions .nacie by the Indiana School Mens ilub.

it s-aui. Some of t-he outstanding features

the rocommcnditions made by this or?ar.ia.ion aro: 1 That 'star rhnn-ihrr" moctinjrs of

local officials for tho purro.- of do- j u. rr.'ning axi tai lo 10 t-h.il! bo abolishod by providing that if an incr.'.is-c in j ;i;C- levy is doomed rKvrssary a dale I must be set for a public hearing:. Tho j rate fixed at such a hearing shall b 1 the tax rate for tho corporation unless j an appftal is taken to tho sia'.o board of j "ax commissioners within ton days by j five interested tax payers .o object to j the rate. After a hearing by the state I board the municipal corporation may de- j ruanJ a referendum vote 111 event the in- 1

cree in rate sought i either denied or out by the state board. 2 Bond issues may be made by any municipal corporation only atfer a public hearing set by the local officials. If It is decided to issue the bonds are other evidences of indebtedness after such a hiaring they shall be incontestible except by appeal of any five tax payer? who opposed such issue at the hearing. The state tax board would be made the appelate body and if the issue is denied y the state board the municipality may ask for a. referendum vote on the ejues. lion. These are, the outstanding feature? of the proposed amendments. Such amendments would be in effect simirar to threw rules now inferced bj the tax comlj mission. At present the commission approves all bond issues unless protests aj-e filed by tax rayers and In sucli cases a Jocal hearing is conducted.

Things at Democratic Convention.

By EDNA HUBIS CHTJICK f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE1 RAN' KKANi'ImU Cat.. June 30.

j That worn old phrase rottieoat poli- ! tics is bems erased from the political j ocabulary right here in the d-mo-t cratio. conenlion.

j Male politicians, even the strongest i-,f 1 anti-suffrapists. are finding that there is

no such thin as petticoat pontics, iur the t t-ry reason that the women are jumping into this political game in man fashion. Tins convention is a liberal education inor male politicians. You may take that from Miss Julia Sanders, national rommrtee woman from Indiana. ?aid Miss Sanders today: "Do you know th.it today for the first time a whole lot of men are finding out that vome n aro not shallow little creatures? The women have certainly shown here that they hae a breadth of mind and an ability to srasp groat issues. This work 01" education isn't complete yet. Watch tho women f -ur years from now. And my. how independent these females are after nearly an hour of de-

REPUBLICAN LEADERS CONFER AT CAPITAL

May Name- Successor on Ticket to Late Judge Lawson M. Harvey. .1NP1ANATOL.1S. 1ST.. June S'l K. M. Watmuth of Huntington, republi-

state chairman, will arrive

In an' Around GARY

GARY FIREMEN ARE KEPT BUSY

cide. The Nai-h car which he had borrowed from his boss to drive to Burnham. III., to see hie girl, has not been recoveerd.

MOTHER TELLS A PITIFUL STORY

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ESCAPED DEMENTED MAN FOUND IN GARY Claiming that he had escaped from the insane asylum at Dunning-, a demerged negro, giving hi? name as "Will Watkir.s, his home ac New Port News, vas found wandering on the streets of Gary ty the police last night. The rolice are unable to understand hew the demented man came to own over 4 in change which he had in his pockets. Efforts will be made to send him back to the Illinois institution as Illinois has been getting rid of some of their charges by putting them on a car or tram and sending them to Indiana.

bate in caucus in trying to determine just how far they should go in asking facors from Gov. Roberts of Tennessee, in regards to speeding up ratification of suffrage. Jlaggie Smith Hathaway of Hamilton. Mont., read the riot act to her fellow compatriots for lack of independence. " 'Don't ask a single thing from the men that you think a man in politics wouldn't ask for.' she said. 'If you want to succeed in politics, don't tease, don't annoy, don't rely upon the fact that you're a woman. The ovation that followed this sreech certainly road-? it plain that the female caucus was in agreement T.at Maggie wis a political Solomon. Despite their independence the women have added just a touch of refinement to the convention proceedings. Of ce-urse this is rather hard on some of the old timers, but they are game even if the big brass cuspidors have been removed from the convention floor. 'J.l2Li2ii2

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dianapolis this evening for a two-day conference with Frederick K ShTte-j meier secretary of the state committee and other republican leaders at 1 the Hotel Severin. .While in Indianapolis Mr. tsmuth , v. ill confer with Gov. Goodrich on thftj appointment of a successor to Judge 1 Usffin M. Harvey of the Indiana Su-I preme court, w lie died la.t week. Tho 1 man appointed to the bench will be named by Mr. Wasmuth a. the republican nominee for the vacancy to bo voted on at the election this fall. j SEVERAL ARE O M DKIt T.U I It is understood that I,ouis B . Kwbank udge of the Marion circuit court, is among the attorneys considered for the place. The name e.f .1. W . Foster, who was "a candidate for j

thf republican gubernatorial nomination and was defeated by Warren T. MeCray. is mentioned frequently in connection with the appointment.

Charles O. Uoemler. e hairman. and Harry

of si-ine small children matches yesterday. a

.mall blaze was started at Klri Adams street, m Gary, the damage amounting :o a t-um of Two other mail 1 .uzes e.iurre-d during the day, but austd very little damage.

STORE IS READY FOR OCCUPANCY Alterations on the front of the Gary Commercial riub building, which wtre ;ar:d over a month ago were completed vosterday and the hoarding around the s.d i-lk was removed. The Moll'.an ste.ro.- of New York who have 1 lease on the buiidin expert to open for business by the first of next week. I h-y w ill carv a c mpiete line of good.i s t popular price.- .

SUICIDE IS VERDICT

In the inq jest of Joseph D. Bartola nf c.irv. who was found slain seeral

Seventh district ! w er ks ago. with a ron:ei no.e in ni.s C. Sheridan, of ! 1-ead and the back of his r.eck cut from

Frankfort trustee in bankruptcy for ear to ear. coroner F.

the Federal court, also are mentioned, icrd.iv handed d -wn

Soon to become a mother, a Gary wo

man with three small children clinging to her dre."ses walked up the stairs at a Virginia street home, and inquired 01 the woman, who answered the eoor if she ceulJ inform her where the people next door had moved and espec- ; tally the young girl of the family. "I ajn sorry. I do not kno-w. but I can t find out verv radiiy by asking the milk , man." said the woman.

The milK man: ne 13 my nusoani, and I want to warn the girl that he is married." said the wife exhibiting a picture of the girl and a letter which iv.e had found in his coat pocket. The mother of three then related a story e,f hi her husband had met this girl, the long lonesome evenings of The mother while- the husband was is:ting the girl and how at last he had sold everything and had told hit: wife that he wa.s going to California where he ce-uld be happy: then she found th pic ture and letter of the girl. The mother has hired Edward Marsh for her attorney and dive-roe proceedings will probably be instituted.

in Gary thU morning- as to wno w-ou'd be appointed to fill the vacancy of City Comptroller John A. Brenr.an who will tender his resignation to take charge of hu new fruit farm up in Michigan. Mayor Hodges is not expected back

. from his acation until the latter part I of this week according to the mayor's I secretary this morning and it is not likely that th name e.f the r.ew comptroller will be made for se.me time yet . Mr. Brennan stated this morning that he did not expect to leave the : city before the later part of July or the first of August. The office pays $3,i0 a year and dors not expire un- ' til the month of January, 1322.

i TRUCK AND

AUTO COLLIDE A Gary Transfer truck driven by T.ee Gerkin. who attempted to turn into Washington st . at Sixth ave.. collided with the Scripps-Ho.-t h auto of O. C Smith yesterday. l.-.th machines were damaged in the accident.

WET PLANK YARN IS C0NTRADIC ar t INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO. CAI... June" A report that the sub-committ the reselutions committee at 'its sion early today had lotert. S

as-ainst a proposal to put a wet f.

in the democratic platform, was

ly denied early today by Senate-r tor Glass, of Virginia, chairman--. the resolutions committee an d &

the sub-committee. '" 13

lucre is ntje j. wfj the. report. ' Senator Glass stated. rii.I not take anv action of any

as I .-aid when th" session ad jour early this morning." ' . -

GARY MAN HELD IN HAMMOJN.

WHO WILL SUCCEED JOHN A. BRENNAN Speculation was rife in the business

FOUND ILL ON THE STREET Steve Lor.gohe, a workman of the steel company wa.s found in a s.ck and weakened condition at 2Crd avenue and Broadway in Gary yesterday evening and was taken to the hospital in tr.e

patroj where- he was given med-

Antoni Gary, is Cent ra! rival of

rote! by 1 G . n n 1 s and

Flagg'.o. Jo 50 Fifth avenue being held at the Hammoif ..lice station awaitins; the ai? Kedrnl officrs. He w a.s a.j

H. B. special agents. .vt.4 Brown. Baggio. it is a'

le ged. bones

implicated m several car ro The charge against him

'udes breaking car sa..s 01 !'?-"'; h i p m n t s . v

The Times want ads bringtoaishiriK results if their users a"a to be believed.

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a verdict of su:-l district end the city hall departments iea: attenoance. 1

GARY IS BEING TAGGED TODAY

A small army of taggers for the Car i meiite Orphanage fund of East Chica- j go invaded the business and residential I districts of Gary early this morning j and if any one get bv them, it was not l their fault. At noon today the committee reported that the workers were t

meeting with a lot of success and expert to raise several thousand dollars in the drive.

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