Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 101, Hammond, Lake County, 15 October 1920 — Page 1

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EXPLO EAR ROSS Red Agitator, Held in East, To Be Brought to . Lake County: TraJiina; their man from Gary to Sparrow Point, Sid., member of the Gary police department, federal agents anil tha 2rerlfrs office were credited with, om of the most Important arrests of the year yesterday, when Joe Vavrek .alias Orross, arch bomb plotter, I. w- Red agitator and radical alie'n. was taken Into custody. Upon Information received from a former friend of Vavrek's a. week ago. members of the Gary police unearthed a plot, in which, jt is alleged, Vavrek probably planned blowing up department of the Oary steel mill during the steel strike, the destruction of several Oary buildings and homes and the death of a number of residents whom Vayrek believed were not his friends. Yesterday, the Information led to the finding of eight sticks of high explosive dynamite, seven caps and 80 feet of fuse la a can on the farm of Andy Dudaa, one-half mile west of Koss ntatlon. Officer Smelko. an authority and acquainted with the use f dynamite, took part of a stlcy, at tached a cap and fuse and set It off. It caused a deafening and terrific exrlflo explosion. The balance of the explosive was brought to the Gary police station. Through two letters which he had written to his wife and mother, Vavrek was located at Sparrow Point, a steel town ia Staryland. Fearing arrest Vavrek had fled from Gary, secured a position In the tin mills near Baltimore under an assumed name, keeping his Identity a secret. Chief of Police Forbla of the Oary police wired ahead and caused his arrest. He has waived extradition and Is being held by government officials at Baltimore, until the arrival f the Lake oounty authorities. jg According to a statement made by fc!s wif Mrs. Mary Vavrek, who resides at J15 Grant street in Gary she waa married to Vavrak at St. Peters, Austria, la 1407. At that time he was employed as a detective, for the municipal government and It was his duty to datact and Investigate all Illegal uses of passports and the shipment of Individuals to other countries. Three years ater, after Vavrek had abandoned his wife and. came to America, lira. Vavrek learned that he had been Illegally transporting people from Austria and Ced when he learned that he was to be arrested and punished. In 1915 Mrs. Vavrek secured passports and came to America. She joined her husband at Pullman, left him in 1916 because he had cashed a check that did not belong to him. They became reconciled later on and daring the earns year they came to Gary to make their home where Vavrek had been employed in the mills up until the out break of the steel strike a year ago last month. Continued on page MX.) DEATH FOLLOWS ITAUAN ITS PARI 3, Oct. 13 Disorders. In which many persons have been killed, were reported from various guards of Italy today. Ten persons were killed In riots at Ftoggla and one at Brescia. Flvt persons were killed at Bologna and more than 20 wounded In street fighting between sodlers and civilians. Trie clash occurred during a demonstration by the workers. A general strike h-ia beon proclaimed at Bologna. A Milan dispatch to the Petit Partslen says that heavy damage was done by explosions of three bombs at the Hotel Cavour, where French, and British representatives of the league of nations were living. Xo one was Injured. The lioml explosions were attributed to anarchists. One civilian was killed and several wounded la a battle between soldiers and soviet sympathizers at Trieste. The ex-soldlers raided' the offices of the Socialist iewspeser Voratore and set them on fire. COAL SHORTAGE WORRIES SOUTH INTERNATIONAL ! SEKVTCtl ' - -ATLANTA. GA, Oct. 15 With the coal situation acute in this territory and prediction of a cold wave headed In this direction, a number of coil dealers have been asked by United States District Attorney , Hooper Alexander to attend a conference this afternoon in an effort to find a basis for curing the" alleged fuel shortage. Coal la selling .la. Atlanta .at from J 15 to $17.50 per ton. It la known that at least one coal firm has been placed on the "suspicious" list by the federal authorities. A number of civic organizations have made complaints that Atlanta s payng an exorbitant price for coal compared n ith other spctiots. JENNINGSjRESIGNS DCETBOrT. lllch.. Oct. IS. IHughle Jenxxlags. manager of the Detroit ' "XVstTS. has reclamed.

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John Max walked into Hartley's theater in al Chicago last evening and eat down to enjoy tin- picture w h-n "whang" he caught a wallop in the left eye from the man who had been sitting in the next seat. For an Instant Max was dazed and then he began to i strike out in eelf-defense. but before. I further development?, others lntervon- ' td and the other man was taken to the ! police station and booked fur assault and battery. Tho offender. Ignatz rishatov. ski, of 503 Chicago avenue, explained that ho had gone into the theater after a hard days work and had gone to sltep at the most exciting- part of the film. He then dreamed that he was in a fight ami it was at this time that he slammed Max in the eye. WOOD WILL SPEAK AT WHITING NEXT MONDAY EVENING rcorriAi T-rt u r Tiyrei i THITINO. Ind., Oct. 15. Monday! evening- at the High school Auditorium. In Whitinp. M'ill R. TV'eod. Congressman from the tenth district, will be the i principal speaker at the Republican meeting, lir. Wood was billed to talk at the last meeting- but was unable to get to the meeting. This meeting is to be a very larga one as a sort of testimonial to Mr. Wood, -who has so ably represented this district for a great many years. He -has a special message for the people of Lake county and more particularly to those who had sons and brothers In Siberia and North Russia. Sir. Wood Introduced in Congress a bill asking for the return of our boys In Siberia and Russia. Probably no other man In the house of representatives Is as well acquainted with what part our soldiers played in Siberia, os he Is. Mr. Wood also has taken great interest in ths cost of the war. The extravagance of the present administration in carrying: en the war will be touched upon by Mr. Wood. COX TO STOMP HIS HOME STATE SAT. ET HARRY L. ROGERS f STAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERVICE! EN ROUTE WITH GOV. COX. COLUMBUS, O., Oct. 15 Gov. James E. Cox today planned to carry his fight for the league of nations to Senator Harding's front porch. His schedule, which called for numerous short Fpeechea in Central and Northern Ohio and a main address at Detroit tonight, will carry him to Marion early this morning. The governor's advisers differed as to whether he would speak in Senator Harding's home town, but a majority of them were of the opinion that he would make a brief rear platform speech. Those favoring the idea were urging that there are many democrats in Marion, particularly among the ratlway men, and were arguing that they were entitled to an opportunity to hear their candidate. After his address at Detroit tonlplit he will come back Into Ohio, speaking at Sandusky, Elyria and Cleveland tomorrow. Though Gov. Cox plans to review Ms record as chief executive of the state in all these speeches, he will lay particular stresB upon the league of nations. KTIaLINGS were not INDISCRIMINATE WASHTN'GTOX Oct. 15. Secretary of the Navy Danlela today denied that there has been "indiscriminate killings" by I'. S. marines in Hayti as was indicated In correspondence made public in the Haytlan report of Gen. ttJarnett. "The record of the marine corps in Hayti has been excellent, but for two exceptions," the secretary paid. "One Tas that of a crazy man and fhe ether ot a man who was discharged before we knew of his record and whom we are now seeking." Coolidge Says G. O. P. Will Sweep East NEW TORK. Oct. 15 "The republicans will sweep New England, carry the democratic city of Boston, will be reelerted In New Hampshire and will return Senator Brandegee In Connecticut," sail Calvin Coolidge, of Massachusetts, In a statement to newspaper men at the Waldorf-Astoria today. When asked whether he had received the challenge of Franklin D. Roosevelt to a debate on the league) of nntton. the republican candidate for vice-president said he had not, adding: "I will take care of that matter when It reaches me." , GINSBERG FILES IN BANKRUPTCY Upon retltlon of the Crown Mercantile company, one ef the creditors of Harry Ginsberg, who last Tuesd.iy fUed a petition in voluntary bankruptcy in the United States district court. Harry C- Sheridan has- appointed Chas. Surprise as receiver for the business. Ginsberg owned a shoe and general merchandise store at Wanatah. Ind, but decided to file bankruptcy proceedings after he had become blind.

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Will Tell Koosiers He's For A League But Against Wilson's Paris Pact. 13 Y GEOR'jE R. HUL.MES l STAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERVICE WJLIt. VliH SUA.Vl'UK ll);l). IN'.;. LOL l.SVIl.Li:, K.Y., Oct. 10 Fet-l-ins confluent that Kenttt Ky can s-afcly be counttJ in the republican column this year, Senator Warren G. Harding crossed tho Ohio river today ami UpVertook the invasion of Indiana, nnother pivotal" state claimed alike b- r.'iniMioaiia and democrats. hniator Harding entered tne Hoosier state close on the heels uf iiis demoi cratic rival. Gov. Cux having campaign. eu mo stat'i earlier in the week. Joiuuig the Ilardaig special as it crossed into ludj-na were Guv. James I". Goodrich, Senator James K. Watson. Who l.S IJll I'.il- rt'lpft f. ,11 ii, . . I .nr.t: it i. to "Tom" Taggart, and other state ofnciais, who will remain with the canilidate during hi? state. M hours stay in Ui6 Senator Harding has found in his lnvalou of Tennessee, Kentucky and Indiana that the impression exists in many quarters that ho is agajnst the whole league of nations idea. Consequently it was f,aid today the senator will take particular pains in Indiana and during lli'j rest of the trip to point out that ths issue Is not "A league or association of nations," but "tho" league, as conceived at Paris and presented to the 3fcnate by President Wilson. The republican fire henceforth will be directed on this target, with particular reference to Arlicle X, which Senator Harding has characterized as "the most dangerous." and the "most contemptible" proposition ever submitted to America, Senator Harding crossed the river today at Jeffersonvilie, where the first halt of the , day was made. Seven speeches are carded for the republican candidate in Indiana today with stops at New Albany. Scottsburg, Seymour, Columbus and Franklin. The senator will reach Indianapolis this afternoon. Ho will be taken from tho station on a short motor parade through the business section of tho city, winding up at the Hotel Severin, whero a public icccptiort will he- livid. benator Harding a party the night at Indianapolis, will spend! leaving to-I morrow for St. Louis where he will deliver the last big speech cf his trip. It was definitely announced today that Senator Harding would speak in Buffalo and Rochester, N. Y., on Oct. 21 and that he would not speak in greater New Tork at all during the campaign. Attacks Wilson's Mexican Policy LOUISVILLE. Oct. 15. The administration's attitude toward foreign trade, the Wilson policy in Mexico and the league covenant written at Versailles were the special objectives of Senator Harding's assaults yesterdaythrough the borderland of the solid South. Charging that ""secret diplomacy," as practiced by Democratic officials, "had kept American business men from learning of trade opportunities abroad tho Republican presidential nominee i said the State and Commerce Depart- j mcnts must be reorganized to give more active aid in developing com-! merce with other nations. The President's Mexican policy he denounced as having brought distrust in Mexico and humiliation at home and he advocated a program of amicable relations to insure protection tj American interests on Mexican soil I without interferintr unduly in the internal affairs of the Mexican republic. As:itJ Article 10. Ha reiterated that he wanted no council of foreign powers to dictate America's part In tho world and. reading article 10. told his audiences that, as spokesman for the Republican party, ho was opposed to It." He added that in due time the na tlon would find a way safely and prac tlcally to ortanize the conscience o the world for peace. The senator's arraignment rt tlie Dem x-ratic attitude toward foreign J trade was made In Louisville. I He eluded a throng at the railway! station by leaving his train at th! edge of town, but he was recognized! and cheered along the streets and was the center of a rolling wave of applause wherever lie went. Spending the n-iglit-here,,he will turn north today for a swing through Indiana. Stigmatizing the State Department as representing the "lowest possible ebb of government service." In building foreign commerce, the candidate said the dip! -i)iat ! service had been "demoralized" by th appointment of men 'Cor.titiUr-il on j? f!-. TREASURE SHIP IN N. Y. HARE OR NEW TORK. tvt. 15. A veritable "tra?ure si'.ip" steamed into New York harbor today when the White Star luier Adriatic arrjved from Southampton with JH.033.45t in gold. Three million d ollars of this amount was consigned to the banking iimi of Kulni I-oeb & Co.. whUf the balance was I. larked as conMirnel by the Bank of England to the federal reserve bank. Iv will go toward the Una! payment of the $5CP.C0O,O0O Anglo-French loan, due today.

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Sheffield Addition Newest Subdivision on Sale Sat.

With exclusive high grade residential ubdivlslons In North township limited in so far as transportation and proximity to employment are concerned. Gostlin. Myen & Hasting. Inc., agents for the Indiana Development company, an ticipate a "vlcan.out" sale tomoirow for -Sheffield addition tho newest community homesite near the Lake Front Parks of Hammond and Whiting. This property now under improvement aiong the most modern lines of subdividing was taken off the market three weeks ago. but will be formally replaced tomorrow after an intensive advertising campaign which has aioused hundreds of prosrects to the closing point. Only 3 43 homc:-;Stes ,ir In the subdivision, which is made up of CO and 4 f ot t Iota around beautiful curving t streets and drives. Presldrnt Fetterheff. of the Indiana

CITY IN 1DST OF FALL FESTIVAL IN A WEEK

"Greater Hammond'' 1? the slogan adopted by the energetic east side citizens in promoting the coming fall festival on Oct. 21, 22 and 23. Everything is getting in proper shape for the big event. The feature celebration will be the great pageant which will take place oil Saturday evening, a week front tomorrow night. The promoters of this tre much pleased with tho re.cpone for 'participation in thin event. However, there seems to be a llttlu misunderstanding on the part of some who are under the impression that only the so-called floats are allowed. This pageant will havo two and perhaps three divisions. The first division will be the foot division. .This is1 to Include all the different organizations, churches, etc. The second will show the different floats representing Hammond's ' d'fferont enterprises. Prizes will be Siven for the best exhibition:-. Different industries of the Calumet region have contributed quite liberally tcward thl:J celebration and it 1 to be hoped and desired that a goodly Tsumber will he represented in this page EIGHT OFFICERS OF i SUGAR CO. INDICTED rOCATELIX). IDAHO, Oct. 15 Ficht officers of the Idaho-Utah Sugar Co., are under indictment by the federal grand Jury here. Each of th thirteen counts anainst the directors found they were guilty cf violating the Fever act, Those agalnet whom true bills were returned are: C. W. Xibley, Merrill Xlblcy, Thomas R. Cctler, W. P. McCormlck, David A. Smith. James D. Murdoch. V. If. Wnttls and S. II. Love. The Rrtind jury found that th company sold sutar for from $ .1 . 1 3 1 to $24,301 per hundred pounds while the actual rojt of the company was not more than -$!'.)( per hundred pounds with an additional cost of not to etfccd $1 for delivery rharges. MECHANIC KILLED WEST LAI'EX. Ind.. o, t. 15. Earl I'atten. a mcrh itiic of IX'iiisville. Kv.. v--a. almost instantly kiilei lien he clipped and fell into the propeller of nr airplane b orankirg. The n-.;i-chine was being made ready for an exhibition flight when the accident occurred.

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Thompson standing before the ruins of tary revenged the murder by wrecking practically the whole town. The Sinn Feiners raided J Development company. t j expect? to seo the maji ates that he jorlty of the residential sites sold before sun down tomorrow night. The large tent owned by the Orak Shrine has been rented for tho occasion and this will be used as an office on the subdivision. The down own office of the Indiana Development company on linth street and Central avenue, will also be kept open. They also announce that this sale will t."ko place rain or shine tomorrow and continue Sunday and until such time that all the lots are so'J. The firm of Oostlin- Meyn & Hastings, Inc., has conducted a very intensive advertising campaign and believe that people In the vicinity are fast coming to a realization that there is very little residential property available in the. entire Calumet region for subdividing purposes. Fifteen salesmen are cont.ecte.l with the tale. ant. The g'neral lineup of this pagetint will be given later. Frank O'liourke and Judge Klotz state they now have a signed contract with cue of the famous movie stars who is t lead In this grand pageant, but do not want to disclose her identity. Each evening will have six high cios vaudeville act:'. A thirty-piece band will be on hand, street dancing will be one of the entertaining features each night. The closing night will be known as the Mardi Gins night and thia no doubt will promise one of the merriest events ever wi'inessod. A grand display of fireworks will also be given on that evening. The committee, in charge feel gratified for the support they have received from the different bui'ines.i houses and Industries and are convinced they will be supported one.-hundrt d jir cent strong. While the burden of the work falls on east sillers, they want it understood that this is to be a Hammond ft.ll festival for the he'nefit of the en tire city and that sectionalism has been eliminated for this enterprise STATE SPEAKER IN CITY ONE HOUR To get off a Monon train from Inc fu.napol is, address the noonday luncheon of the Hammond Chamber of Commerce yest rday for 35 minutes, and to hurry back to h's station to return to the state capital waa all the work of an hour for B. R. Inman, manager for the State Chamber oT Commerce. Brief as was h!s time, he left a strong r.nd Impressive message with his hearers, about fiO of the mn?t active business men and industrial depr.riment heads, who had been brought tngerher by In. 4X. 1 . Wei., vice president of the chamber. That flaui'nond mu-i sot a goal of fltt H-rim' t't for it-e;f. a id s.-eondly tKn: employer and employe must return, and the sootier the better, to the eld standards of f.iirr.ess toward each ether were the gist of his talk. .Mr. Inman is an eloquent speaker, easy to hstfn to. am! al.--o a man f ability as show n by the result s be i setting for tin State ( ",.: n-her of Commerce. 1'pon the itrgf-nt requeft of Hammond busir.t. Ksroe:. Mr. lntinn promised to return son;' t ime 1'ie future for n jnor- i j'fi'iiol vis:t to Hammond and to de'iver a i a H v'.i'-h is eon-Mrii'-tive for Hammond's 'articular reeds.

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'n, 5-J, -i-v iJ"K 't!:tV M.TaW' -r 2i .-1 1, i' his home. the Mallow barracks in the attack which resulted in the sergeant's death. Will Be Some Game-Dinner For the rresent it Is called a golf match. What It will end up In nobody knowing the temper of tho contestants can predict. That statement is based on the following quotation from Dr. T. E. Bell who is to captain the Hammond dentists' team against the lawyers which will be headed by Fred Crum packer. "If wo honest dentists have to play these eI lawyers (first syllable deleted make your own guess) we shall Insist, before we accept their challenge that a refereo and an accountant be stationed at each hole, one with a fairly good sized gun, the other with a rapid calculating adding machine. We shall not permit the game of golf to go the way of baseball. It must remain as clean as we can make It. etc. You know what I mean." At this point the doctor picked up a foreceps the eye tooth one and came nearer to the reporter and in an understone said: "Make it sound real harsh. We want to get their goat, for there is a good dinner in It for the winners, at the Koffee Kup, or Burnhamj La Sille or somewhere." The game Is to be played ono afternoon next week, bo please save your toothache for a later date. K. GORDON AT LOWELL SATURDAY SPECIAL TO THE TIMES) LOWELL, Ind., Oct. 15. Mrs. Edna Thomas Gordon, Republican national speaker, will talk at a mass meeting of citizens at Lowell, Ind., Saturday. October 16tht for the Harding and Coolidge ticket. Mrs. Edna Thomas Gordon of Ottumwa, Iowa ,is a graduate of the Cumnock School of Oratory, Northwestern University and has taught playground work and story-telling on the junior lyceums for four seasons. She. taught playpround work and ftory-telling l'l' the Ottuniwa schools, has had charge of tha work at the teacher's institutes all over the state, and during tiie sumj nier of 1917 had charge of all he young people at the Lineoln, Neb. Chautauqua. During the war she was one of the 4 minute speakers all through the stnte of Tennessee, both in theaters and on street corners. She is the wife of an Knglish Lutheran minister and supervises the keeping up of a seven room house. .She speaks on "Why I am a Republican" and treats the league oj nations, the tariff and the high cost of living in a clever way. RUSS ADD POLES STILL FIGHTING ' INTERNATIONAL NFWS SERVICE! PARIS. Oct. 1"'. Russian soviet troops ar PUvanemg n the Poli-h front amidst viol"n' flahtlng, according to claims made in the soviet Avar office communique wirelessed from Moscow today. The communique says: "On Thursday violent fighting continued west of Minsk and in the sector of Sluik. We occupied Koreston and our advance continues. In the direction of Novograd Volynsk w occupied Ostropol. We repulsed enemy attacks in the region of Xo vol; onst a nof . violent battle has been raging in the direct i-n of Nikopol. We drove hack t'-p enemy in a southerly direction near Alexandi ovsk (Crimean front).

Work In All Coal Mines Wil Cease Tomorrow iiinEn.t f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE) LOMION, Oct. 15 "I regret th.it thJ strike htm become nfrmrT," nil Kobe-rt S ml Mir, tbe miner' lender titday. In an n!vral for unity. "We must fight to the bitter end,'' lie concluded. In Wales the prediction U crnrr.il that tho strike will la.t at Ica.t Bis weeks. BY EARIE C. REEVES STAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERVICE' LONDON, Oct. 15. The general strike throughout the British coal fields will go into effect tomorrow when more than 1,000,000 men will lay down their tools, the Federation ot Miners officially announced thl afternoon. The following statement was issued: "In view of the government's unsatisfactory reply, the- executive committee has telegraphed all coal mining districts for work to cease tomorrow. This announcement killed all the hope that the stine may be averted by eleventh hour Intervention by the government. Unless government intervention is successful the strike wiK be in full awing within 48 hours. Robert Smlllie, head of the Federation of Miners, denies that any "industrial revolution" is contemplated, but there is muclt apprehension as to th possibility of the movement spreading to tho railway men and the doc workers. "v The decision cf the miners to qu't work is the chief topic of conversation, overshadowing: the political problems, and utilized the first pages of the morning newspapers. In a message to the Daily Herald, organ of the Labor Party, Frank Hodges, secretary of the Federation of Miners, charges the government with responsibility for the strike. The Daily Herald predicts that other unions. Including the railway men and dock workers will take sympathetic action. On the other hand, the Daily Mirror expressed belief that the other leading trade unions. Instead of Joining ths strike would attempt mediation. The Daily Chronicle said it could not believe that the strike order would j" allowed to go Into effect without renewed efforts to prevent it. This newspaper suggests that "some one in the neighborhood of Downing Street mat provide materials today to build a bridge across the differences separating the miners from the government and the colliery owners. DEFER BUILDING OF KENNEDY AVE: BRIDGE A new brlds over the Calumet river at Kennedy avenue will not bo built at the present time, it has been decided by the combined boards of works of Hammond and East Chicago and the county commissioners. The three boards met at the bridge and after investigation came to the conclusion that the present bridge Is too leng and that it should be shortened by filling In the approaches. Work on the Tcpalr w411 probably start within a short time. No decision wan reached In regard to the pavement of White Oak avenue but it vias decided, to hold another Jolrt meeting of the Hammond and East Chicago boards. Eat Chicago has elready started to draw plans for the White Oak pavement and thoy wish to have Hammond pave the west side of the street at the same time. zACAiiliiii MURDERER, PAYS DEATH PENALTY INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE) CHICAGO, Oct. 15. The third man to be hanged In Chicago within 24 hours paid with his life on the gallows in the county jail today. He wis Frank Zagar who killed two during the hold-up of a hotel at Durnham, a suhurb, more than a year ago. Zagar spent his last night nn ear' n sullenly pacing the floor of his death cell, cursing or playing cards with tin. guards. When his 12-year-old sitter flung herself at his feet and begged h kiss her good-bye he drove her awuy and cursed the guards for permitting his family to come near him. j "What in the hell did you come h'-re j for? I told those guards to keep you out of here?" lie shouted when Father I James f-'hields of Holy Name Cathedra! visited him at 1 o'clock this morning. Almost until the time he walked t the scaffold. Zagar was hopeful of a reprieve. His attorney spent the nlgiit ttwaiting word from the governor at Springfield that never came. Jail guards said Zagar was the mot hardened slayer ths ever occupied thj death chamber here. Wants Japan To Gird for "Emergency TOKIO, Oct. 15 Premier Hars. in .1 speech t tho munitions commission, emphasized the importance of forming fit once an Industrial mobilization scheme He pjinounced that tb" government canvassing mines, railways and shipp".t lines with a view to co-ordiii.il ion ivl eontrol "in the event of an Vniprs-'ii' ." The premier revealed that lh! iar of. Pee is spending 2. BOO. 000 yen on new fortifications in Toklo Tap.