Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 98, Hammond, Lake County, 12 October 1920 — Page 1
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CHICAGO IS TAKING THE LEAD
Proposed Sewage Disposal Plant Latest Step Toward Better Water. Taking the lead among cities of r.orthern -Indiana In a campaign for better drinking w ater the city of East Chicago Is now engaged in making plans for the immediate construction cf a sewage disposal plant which will effectually, as far as East Chicago's sewage is concerned, free the water of Lake Michigan from contamination and provide the city with a heathy water supply. This sewage disposal system combined with the filtration plant which is practically ready for operation will give East Chicago one of the most complete water purification plants in the entire country. Although a plant for partial treatment of sewage is now an assured fact the East Chicago officials are reluctant to go ahead with plans for complete treatment until they are assured that the water supply will not be contaminated by the sewage from the other municipalities in the region. Gary has been considering the erection ef a sewage disposal plant but Hammond and Whiting have as yet takn no steps to treat their sewage. Pearse and Greeley, Chicago engineers, have been employed by the city of East Chicago and have been "it work for tha past three months Investigating the needs of the city. A preliminary report was submitted yesterday at the meeting of the board ot works and a more complete report will be submitted two weeks later. Thts report will cover the specifications for both the activated sludge system which ia now being Installed at Milwaukee and the sedimentation system with either tha Imhoff or Dorr tanks and. with or without sprinkling filters. Both systems which East Chicago tow has under constderatln are In operation In other cities in different parts of the country and according to reports vary but little in results which ar accomplished. The activated sludge system costs perhaps a little less to construct but requires greater expense than the other for operation. 'When plans are completed bids will be asked for both systems and the board will then decide which of the systems will better suit the needs of the community. The present plans of the city call for the erection of a sewage disposal plant at either end of the city and a third small one at the Mark subdivision. The Aider street sewer pumping station la already Jn good condition to be made a part of such a sewage disposal plant but tha Magoun avenue station will require overhauling and repairing. The Magoun avenue sewer also will require repairs with or without a disposal plant and the first work In preparing for sewage disposal will probably be in that direction. The decision to treat tha sewage of Bast Chicago Is not only of interest to cltlsens of East Chicago but to those of other municipalities in the region as well. When East Chicago has treated the sewage In such a manner as to cease contaminating the water of the lake they will be in a position to demand that tha other cities of the region also treaj their sewage. Only when this la done, doctors assert, will the cities of the Calumet region have a water supply free from the deadly typhoid germs which at the present time are taking ao many lives annually In tha district. CRIMINAL COURT 'SPECIAL TO THE TIMESJ CROWN POINT. Ind., Oct. 12. The Jury commissioners have issued the following venire to serve in the criminal court at Crown Point: Frank J. Wachewlcs, Hammond. Carl D. Norris, East Chicago. Murray Bailey. Lowell. Wm. Kreiter. Crown Point. Joseph Baird, Leroy. T. A. Peterson, Crown Point. Walter Carlson, Crown Point. Thomas Turner. Hebron. Sandy Brown, Crown Point. G. B. Van Black, Gary. Beaumont Parks, Whiting. H. A. Bloede, Crown Point. The drawing of Mr. Wachewlci's name is probably ar. error, due to the fact that he lg a property owner in TAke county. Mr. Wachewic is a resident on State Line street. West Hammond, 111. ST. LOUIS CAR PLANT BURNS ST. LOUIS. Mo.. Oct. i;. Loss estimated at $1,000,000 was caused by a fire which destroyed the plant of "the St. Louis Car company early this morning. The fire started In the milling works and within a few minutes spread over the entire plant covering t acres of land. BODY IN RIVER PITTSBURGH. Pa.. Oct. 12. The he-dy of Baby Coughlin lays at the bottom of the Schuylkill river, some distance below Norristown and professional divers are at work today searching for It. according to a'etatement made today by MaJ. Lynn G. Adams, superintendent of the police.
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N TELLS OF WELFARE IRK Candidates for Governor failed to Appear Before Convention Many who attended the afternoon session of the W. C. T. U. convention yesterday were disappointed when neither of the four candidates for gjvt.nor appeared to eueak as had teen I scheduled. An Interesting session had baen expected and the audience was eager to hear the expressions of the four men on. the subject of interest to the new women voters. . When this point in the program was reamed the gay was bridge by sevorti other Important natters which haa arisen and r.o explanation was given as to the non-appearance of the candidates. JlOXDAY AFTER-NOON A bit of busineffj was forced on the convention because of the Impossibility of Mrs. Luelia MoWhirter, serving as president the coming year. Mrs. Elisabeth Stanley was elected president; Mrs. Ida Mix of Kokoma. vice president: Mrs. Kiger was chosen to fill the vacancy in state I T, I department made by Mr Mix. At this point Miss Anna Gordon was introduced to the convention. 6h greeted the crowd with a. pleasant 'Howdy-you-do." A Jubilee demonstration followed by the counties of Indiana that have gone over the top in the public drive for a million dollars. Thirty-seven counties participated In this demonstration, also the various local unions whose county did not go over the top. Mrs. Vayhlnger announced to the convention that the vtate of Indiana had gone over the top. Miss Anna Gordon tied white ribbons on a number of the little folks., who became white ribbon recruits. Miss Gordon voiced the prayer for these little ones. Mr. Bird Baldwin of Iowa State university next addressed the convention on the subject. "'Child Wei(Continued on page ten.) PEOPLES 6TH AND NEWEST LOAN The Peoples Building, Loan & Savings association, is Hammond's sixth and newest organization to come with the growth and expansion of the city. Although still waiting for some of Its stationary and forms to be supplied by the state authorities in order to proceed with husiness. the original capital stock of $100,000 has been subscribed, and Application has been made for an additional Issue of $300,000 worth of stock. The founders are Judge Joseph G. Ibach. who helped to found the first building and loan association in Hammond. 25 years ago; Attorney J. K. Stinson. who has heen Identified with the older organizations in Hammond: David Posner and Harold E. Throop. partners in a real estate office at 606 Oakley avenue, where the Peoples will have its home office; J. Edward Burns and Theodore Soulias, well known and successful State street businessmen; Yens Anderson and William J. Clemmer. railroad employes, and Fred F. Chandler of the Lion store. These men constitute the board of directors for the first year and will elect their officers at the first regular meeting. Mr. Chandler is the secretary. The charter las already been issued. The Peoples la organized along the old and well tried building and loan association plan at 25 cents a share and to mature in six years. The nineyear plan is also available. Unlike some of the older associations the Peoples does not issue its shares at stated periods. In other words new subscriptions will he accepted at anytime. Loans will be made at 8 per cent on 60 per cent of values fixed by appraisers, and already there has been a large demand for the funds. Wednesday night is tha regular business night, but payments may be made any day from 8:30 a. m. to 5 p. m. Rev. Rist To Succeed Dr. Bassett The Rev. Benjamin J. Rist, of Indianapolis, who will succeed Dr. T. J. Bassett as pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal church in Hammond, is expected to arrive next Friday. The Rev. Rist was the pastor of St. Paul's M. E. church one of the prominent congregations of the state capital. He is recognized in the state as a successful churchman, and well qualified for the difficult field to which he has been assigned. In his Indianapolis pastorate he will be succeeded by the Rev. Ilovis of Monticello, formerly cf East Chicago. The Rev. Bassett will have charge cf the Monticello congregation. The Rev. Rist will occupy the Herbst apartment on Hohman street on Friday this week, this being the same ons which the Rev. Bassett vacates on Thursday this week. SIMON TO GREET COX AT LAFAYETTE Edward Simon, democratic chairman, tenth district, expects to be in Lifayette this evening for the big Cjx meeting. He will probably be accompanied by other active party workers from this county.
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HAMMOND boast a cousin of Gov. Cox in the person of Dr. Frank P. Cox. 1161 Moraine ave., who practices iu Indiana Harbor. THOMAS TEAST. a rising young man cf East Hammond, faced Judge Klota i for speeding this morning and paid $15 into the city coffers. SUGGESTION to advertisers Hand lettered sign In alley between Sibley and Fayette streets, reads: "Bird cage for sale, 5Cc- A Bargain." DOC. SALISBURY and Mack Foland of Crown Point played forty-seven holes on the Olympian Fields course Sunday and finally had to desibt because of darkness. DEMOCRATIC headquarters in tha Hotel Mte are now open at all hours of the day. A clerk Is on the Job all the time mailing out a grist of literature to Hammond citizens. PEOPLE on Lewis st. are still trying to dope out who it was who emitttd the frantic calls for help early Monday morning. No bloodstains or foot prints were found when daylight came. GEORGE H. DE HORITT, a young iii an with a vote-getting handshake and smile, was in Hammond yesterday in the interests cf his candidacy for state .treasurer on tho democratic ticket. AND while other people dream of the fruit they will buy next year. Chief Austgen continues to pick a Quart of strawberries every other day from his patch of ever-bearing plants in his back yard. IF everything goes right the new pav. ilion in Harrison park will be erected in time to afford shelter for skaters this winter. Difficulty was had by the Board of Works la getting anyone to take the contract. FOR about the stecnth time in a week the fire department was held up by a freight train at noon today. This time It was an Erie train at the Fayette st. crossing which blocked the laddies several minutes. ATTT. JOE TODD bought a shotgun yesterday. "Someone ha3 been monkeying around my house several nights." says Joe, "and they're going to find a dead man strewn along Lyons st. one of these mornings." A eneak thief made a poor haul last night when he broke into the office of Attorney Fred Barnett. He carried away a small savings bank which had about $3 In it probably some child's contribution to the Judge's campaign fund. CHIEF WILLIAM NILL of the fire department found a white tag fluttering from the wheel of Us fiery red trailblazer the other day, but he stood on his "constitutional rights" as fire chief to park his machine wherever he thought necessary. SAID a downsta'e W. C T. V. delegate: "I've heard so much about Hammond ever since Virginia Crooks was here and my husband was worried when he heard I was coming here, but I find it Isn't such a terrible place after all. Ia fact, I like Hammond." JAKE KUFERBERG of Chicago stopped in Hammond long enough last night to allow a thief to steal a suit case from his automobile as it was standing in front of the Minas store. It contained toys, a mouth organ and some celluloid dolls valued in all at $12. MAYOR BROWN broke a precedent when he delivered the address of welcome at the W. C. T. U. convention the other night. For forty-seven years the women have been meeting in various cities of the state and never before had a mayor responded to the Invitation to address them. WABASH College fans have secured one hunded tickets for next Saturday's Wabash-Chicago football game at Stagg fleid in Chicago and have placed them on sale at Monnett's Smoke Room. Fritz Ebert and Bernard Gavit are pushing the sales and expert to get a hundred Hammond people to the game. RESTAURAXTEERS say the W. C. T. U. women were good customers. "They are not like a bunch of women who came here several years ago," said one pro prietor. "Those women would bring their lunches into my place and simply use the table. Why one of them actually asked me to toast her bread for her for nothing." EXITED STATES COMMISSIOXER i
ikaklm ti KfitlsE n -ecelved a '"' tne t,ast Lnicaijo noaia nas sugcard from Atty. A. M. Stein of Gary Rteted the county build a new bridge.
who has been in Europe stating that I he is leaving for the United States and Is bringing with him six relatives as prospective citizens. He promises to give some inte.restlng information regarding immigration laws when he returns. The card was mailed from Trieste, Austria, on September 25th. JAMES J. KELLT claims that the oldest joke is one about the preacher ' who was calling at a house when the small son of the family came home from school with his clothes muddy and a black eye. The preached was horrified snd gave the boy a lecture on the Pin of fighting. Then the preacher said to the boy's mother: "I w-ilt now pray for your son.'" "Huh." said the boy, "You had better pray for your own son." OXE of the sights of the town the Hoosier Limited holding the tSate street, Monon crossing, a dozen autos and a street car waiting patiently and quietly for it' to pass on, and one small boy on a bicycle blowing his horn in a horrendous noise in an effffort to get the amused brakeman to "break" the train de-lux
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Democratic Candidate Coming From iiiinois Plans to Hammer Away on Article Ten. By HARRY L. ROOEKS STAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERVICE) ENROUTE WITH GOV. COX. SPRINGFIELD. DL.Oct. 12. After spending four houra on a siding tn the railroad yards here. Gov. Jam M. Cox left early this morning for Peoria where he is scheduled to make tho jr.t important speech of the day. The governor's &i.:'. i! Ira.n cau.j up f.-o.n St. Louis imnieu',: ,e,y folio in; hi. speech before i5 .'05 person at the C'olitvum there lust night, but remained parked in th? yar-s nere fttin 2:30 a. m. until 7:15 a. in. In his speech at Peoria, Gov. Cox planned to lay particular stress upon Article X of the league- of nations covenant. This provision, the governor hold:?, does not threaten the sovereignty of the U. S. in the leas- and i merely an international guarantee that larger nations will "keep off the grara" as regards their weaker nefhriors. The governor believes the word "advise" as employed in Article X means that the counsel of the league will take into consideration all conditions entering 'into any such international aggressions and then make recommendations as to what steps should be taken to punish the offender. The word "preserve," as used In the same article. Gov. Cox is convinced, does not of necessity imply that force would be used by the league in preventing aggression. He argues that such a reprimand as the breaking off of diplomatic relations would in many instances be sufficient to bring any recalcitrant nation to terms and believes that the commercial embargo which the league covenant provides shall be placed upon any transgressing member would make the use of force unnecessary. Enroute to Peoria Gov. Cox wM make a number of brief rear platform speeches and from Peoria he will go f Effnor, Reynolds and LaFayette. Ind., where he speaks tonight. Tomorrow he returns to Columbus. $6,000 LOSS IN HESSVILLE FIRE All Buildings but Residence on J. H. Krug Propertyare Destroyed ISPECtAL TO THE TIMESl HESSVILLE, Ind., Oct. 12,-t-Damage estimated at $6,000 was caused yesterday afternoon shortly after one o'clock, when fire from an unknown source destroyed al! the buildings with the exception of the residence on the J. H. Krug property, on the west outskirts of Hessville. Half of tli lofs is covered by insurance w hich Mr. Krug carried in the Hammond Trust & Savings Bank. With the exception of a tew chickens, no live stock was destroyed, although some of the horses wei somewhat singed. Mr. Krug and his son He,nry also sustained several painful burns. But for the fine volunteer help which Fire Chief Nill and his men from Hammond and emplryes of the Metals .Refining Co. and the fertilizer plant nearby gave the house too would have been destroyed. BRIDGE KENNEDY AVENUE A Joint meeting of the East Chicago; and Hammond board of works with; the county commissioners will be held this afternoon on Kennedy avenue at the Calumet river for the purpose of discussing the need of a new bridge at that point. The river at this point divides Hammond and East Chicago (ind the repair of the present bridge haw fallen t the two cities but now the bridge is in such pror condition T10 three boards will decide whether a new bridge is needed or if the present one can be repaired. The Joint meeting win also consider the paving of Gar road and White Oak avenue. White Oak avenue is the dividing line between Hammond and East Chicago and the East Chicago officials wish to pave the street. If Hammond will co-operate by paving the west half of the street the pavement will probably be started early r.ext spring. PLAN AID FOR COTTON GROWERS' WAS H I XGTO X, Oct. 12. Declaring U at farmers throughout the entire nation and cotton planters in particular, are facing one of the most desperate situations in the hUtory of the country, representatives of farmers organizations gathered In conference here today, decided to asw Wilson to ca.ll a special meeting of the cabinet to discuss a way out of their dilemma. SERG. BOB CRAMER Is advertising for two men to enlist for permanent recruiting duty at Hammond.
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For ten years Ihmmond business men have dreamed of an extension of its street railway liucs to Blue Island. Riverdale and Dolton by which connections could be made to many other nearby lnuustrial towns on the Illinois side of the Slate Line. The lat hope of such a development Is now abandoned. The Chicago and Eastern Illinois Traction Company, incorporated as a subsidiary of the Chicago City and Connecting Railways, for the purpose, of building this line, has surrendered its charter and liquidated Us assets. The last act of the now defunct corporation was the tale, through the agency of Woods. Martin & Company, of -he southwest corner of Sibley and State Line streets to John J. Brehm. This corner was purchased to enable the street car company to cross State
"Scrambled Wives" for Hammond Rotarians
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members had "Scrambled Wives for dinner last night. Weil, let's pull up a chair and get ! this thing straight. There is enough ' misinformation abroad without this twisted bit of news befogging us neediest-. The Hammond Rotary club as every one knows is made up of a bunch of fellows who make some of the big wheels go around in this city. They stag it once a week at a luncheon, but yesterday, and here is where the straight of the report begins, they had their wives as their guests, that is. all except Henry Conkey. He has none. The members and tseir wives. 47 in all gathered at" the Hammond CounSen. Harding Opens New Tour Today BY GEOIIGE Ft. HOLMES 'INTERNATIONAL N'WS SERVICE) MARION, O., Oct. 12. Senator Warren G. Harding will leave Marion late today for & speaking campaign through four doubtful states, which both democrats and republicans deem vital to success three weeks from to day Indiana, Missouri, Kentucky and Tennessee. These states are claim'ed alike by republicans and democrats and Senator Harding's invasion of them i3 consider, ed by his managers as probably his most important trip of the campaign. Senator Harding is making the swing not only in his own behalf, but -also in the interests of a rtpublican senate next term. In two of these states, Indiana and Missouri, the republicans have warm fights to re-elect republican sen. a t ors. James E. Watson and SHdcn P. Spencer. In Kentucky they are hopeful of deftatinj the democratic Incumbent, Senator J. W. Beckham, and thus add to the narrow majority of two votes which they now have in that body. Final decision on the Eastern invasion pobably will bo made at a conference of republican campaign heads In Xew Tork today and tomorrow. Smator Harding is personally opposed to making any more trips. There sre, however, insistent calls from Eastern states, notably Xew Tork and in the j end ho may have to yield to the wishes I of his managers. Senator Harding's special will leav Marlon t 3:30 o'clock this afternoon, reaching Cincinnati about 5 p. rn. and Chatian--oga, where he will make the first s-ptfeh of the trip, early Wednesday morning. From there he will go to Louisville and Indianapolis, winding up in St. Louis on Saturday night. EANDE COMING TOESDAY Judge Anderson of the federal court will be in Hammortd next Tuesday. October 19th. for the October term of court, but because of the small volume of business now on hajid will have no jury called. He will hear several arguments on demurers. motions, etc. and will settle the issues of oases for Jury trial ot the April session. The amount of business for the October term of court will be lessened also because of the law which prohibits the lnal hearing of any applications for second papers within thirty days of election. All petitions for naturalization papers are now being turned down snd the applicants are told t return after election. Already there are more then fiff v TC t itinna f" crnn1 - o rAwhich will have to go over until the i April term because of election. Wilson Calls Coal Operators and Miners WASHTXGTO.V. Oct. 12 President Wilson today called a Joint meeting of the anthracite coal operators' and miners, to be held in Scranton. Pa., on Oct 18 "for the purpose of adjusting any Inequalities In their present agreement." which they may mutually agree should be adjusted.
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Jacob's a Chicago restaurant on Fortybeventh street, for a dinner. Jt was hre the social spirit of the real rokarian manifested itself with song and story and wit and juip until it was time to leeave for the down town, where reserved scats were held at The Playhouse for the farce comedy, entitled 'Scrambled Wives." It wa more than a name for the Hammond contingent for every rotarlan had another rotarian'a wife at his side, the nicely paired tickets having been "scrambled" ii a hat at Jacob's and each one drawing a new ticket and incidentally a new partner. The party of course was a huge success. The club held its regular weekly luncheon at the Lyndora this noon. EREE EVENING SCHOOLS OPEN NEXT MONDAY The vocational department of the Hammond city schools Will open the 1320-21 course of free evening school classes beginning Ostober IS. An ad vertisement in this paper gives a list of the subjects for which there is expected to be a demand and for which instructors arc already being engaged. The vocational department has been greatly extended during the last year, and the wrok centralized at the Central school building where classes ar"! being held In trade subjects for the benefit of 150 high school pupils and over S00 part-time pupils. Most of the classes in evening school will be held at this building instead of at the Industrial high school, as being more con. venientlp located for thos? who wish to attend. All enrollments for th- beginning courses will be taken at the Central school building, across from the Court House, on Friday and Saturday of this week, but pupils may enroll at any time later if these evenings are not conveniently located for those who wish nights ea'ch week and those who complete the course will be vocational school certificates as a credit for the work done. Thse courses are open to every working man or woman ocr sixteen years of age who feels the need of advancement In his or her trade or occupation. Federal Quits Hohman St. Bakery Shop The Federal Bakery, 69 Hohman street, a household word in several thousand Hammond homes is no more. j It issued its last loaf of bread last Saturday and today Carl Prince, resident manager ordered the entire equipment, valued at $10,000 moved out and placed in storage for future developments. "The Federal Bakery was a very successful business In Hammond," said J Mr. Prince tlay. "For some tme the principal. owner of the Hammond plant R. A. Schoenfeld. a former Chicago banker and prominent Peoria hanker figured on moing the plant to Peoria. Father than transfer farther west. 1 preferred to go back to my home stat Xev Tork where several g n,. positions aw-alt me. Tl.e bakery is only a minor interest for Mr. Schoep'Il. and he will decide later what he will do with the equipment. We have been in operation for a year and a half and on our record breaking Saturday this summer we sold 330 loaves of bread." The lease, a very desirable one. is understood to have been bought by a shoe house which now operate in Gary and South BendTAGGART LAKE CO. TRIP ON THURSDAY v a Thomas' Taggart. Indiana democratic enatcrial candidate is scheduled for Lake county for Thursday this week. I.Ms itinerary includes Whiting where ho will make his principal address of the day at 8 o'clock In the evening at the high school auditorium. George H. De HoVity, democratic candidate for treasurer of state was in the county yesterday.
Franklin County Now Selling Around 512 With Shortage Unrelieved. TVASHIXGTOX, Oct. Lower prices on "soft- coal should prevail throughout the eai ard middle west before winter begins, as a result of measures pvt ir.t0 effect against tha speculative element among coal Jobbers by the department of Justice and the interstate commerce commission, officials of these government agencies predicted today. Well, what about coal? According to estimates today by John J. Brehm, secretary-treasurer cf the Hammond. West Hammond Coal Dealers Association this territory ts only half supplied, with so little coat iti fifty per cent of the basements, that a w eek's cold snap would find half of the people freezing and going, to neighbors for comfort.
"In the first place." said Mr. Breji "if the consuming public even want m. ted to stock up right now. It could not da so. as there is not a yard now as far as I know that could do more than answer emergency cases. To' say that half of the homes are supplied for the winter is putting It conservatively. "The summer long agitation for reduction in prices along all lines, the more recent cut In some of the necessities and luxuries, and the very r?cent statements in the prss, regarding official investigation of coal prices, have all had a tendency to put the buying public in a waiting attitude. The situation today could not be changed quickly." "What about the cost, taking Franklink county as a standard?" Mr. Eretira was asked. Retailers in normal times can buy coal either under contract or In the open market. Just at present and for a long time it has been impossible for dealers to buy under contract. The result is they must go into the rpen market, where we have to pay front $7.50 to $8.00 per ton including freight and war tax which amounts to $2.13 per ton, or an average cost of $10 to the dealer. Under the circumstances the price to the consumer is twelve dollars. Contract coal costs the retailer at the mine from $.75 to $S.50." Combining the estimates of Mr. Crehm-with an estimate of about 3500 homes still to be supplied with an average of 12 tons per home for the wintr, there are needed over on? hundred thousand tons o" coal or twenty-. va hundred carloads, which would make a train of coal cars about 23 miles long. , GAS CO. FILES 10 PETITIONS Two petitions have been filed wittv the Indiana Public Service Commission ly the Xorthem Indiana Gas & Electric Co. The Hammond company asks permission to extend the time of payment of principal of the first mort- ! gage five per cent gold bonds of the South Bend Fuel & Gas Co., which would be payable on November 1, 1920, to November 1, 1925. The other petition is t purchase the property and plants, business and franchises of the General Service Co., and to purchase the property and plants, business and franchises of the Indiana Lighting Co., and to issue $5,ooff.noo of bond.--. The commission has set the hearing on these petitions for Saturday, October 16. in the commission rooms at Inidanapolis. GRAND JURY TO E fPEttfL TO THE T1WES CROWX POINT. Ind.. Oct. 12 The grand Jury was called for Monday la the criminal court to return indictments against several Gary and East Chicago murderers who are now under arrest and in the county JalL Those who will serve arer - Walter L. Allman. Crown Po'nt. Alex Boyd. Merrlllville. Peter W. Meyn, Hammond. William Stommel, Hobart. Clarence Summers, Gary. George P. Gufftn. Gary. The last session of the grand Jury was in July and since then several murders and misdemeanors have been committed In various parts of county and it is against these true bills will be returned. the that BT NEWTON C: PARKE STAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERVICEl PARIS, Oct. 12 A careful canvasa of diplomats indicated today that Japan will suffer a humilating defeat if she attempts to force through a racial equality resolution at the first meeting of the assembly of the league of nations at Geneva. Inquiry by the International "News Service among the diplomats of the pow. crs invited to attend the meeting shows that there will be a clear majority against Japan if an effort is made to settle the immigration problem In favor of the Pacific empire. - What is more significant not a representative of any power will admit, either publicly or privately that his country will support Japan.
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