Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 145, Hammond, Lake County, 7 December 1920 — Page 1

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FOXY TRIPLE UpUtR John Dobron Alleged Moonshiner and Box Car Robber as Well

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Only 10,000 Out ol 65,000 Workers in New York Are Employed ' ' INTERNATIONAL Nc-W3 SERVICE! NI5W iuKK. I '' 7 F-nce or wa il the clothm; i -iged today ' industty of New York i v. hoihor the rlothin-; ,'t.if(!- on!.l miL .mt.i torev : .i' ir ultimatum i r piece work, redu.- : .on in wa.s ami r -o; t;iH ishinenl o.r : v- right to "h vt ,md fire' wh h liu.3 .n rejected by t lit unionized employes. ."ar as e.pvcicl. aUluuj;'- during iiu rft s"veral di.ys n.. Ti-it in ' which c.rr; bring sought by t o: re pro -irftsiivM "f 63. ""V A malfi'.iciia t i Ui-'.l.-rs nuy dolay tbe o;-n 'i he tmpl 'v;i! have the upper hand. I "jr. l 'i10'j of the lio.cyO w.-.-kevs h .i- " . -npinj -ment c-A r.s t" the t t. ei "ii T . ; c J ' -J sry, they have n rild" for ;ir. iig suit?. Tiny f tinner o nton.! hey w" b' unjl-b- to o.ic.atc i'i competition with out .-lot hi--; . niacin-; . .u-?rs if ""cp .--f-1 '' " 'S'" ' wfrliitig r 31" ni-nt lire i -t nvtdi. The vc:rV.cT. hi'f of whom a --; m'-l-n n mass mif'.ir.o. rejection ,.f t!n err.pI'--yoi-R' ultlmatuin. Riv; th--r .: .:.:jatcs l--.v.-- f rup'tiat- nnd ;.:.d:d. in f.ie (vr it th;tt th in pl y,is Khould force a sTnss'.e upon u.. ' 10 rut forth "All error! to brina !hn s'.rjBK-o to a successful cocl-.i-in." Sidney llillman. unirn uorkcr-' p-fs'dert. was to civry tnc n-nrio Tr' , , ply to tit's maxiufaoturcrs today. Th : irsnufacturers pr vit-tisTy lia.l d-M-'de l io put their ultimatum in'" ffe,-. whtther accept' d by -..r!-.rs or n. -l:ng that with the n c: impi.yp,ont they could wvl I r'sk sur'i a .stju f lov-i- ver .union leaders sa:d they did not expect employers to f-Tco a !-?:-...it immediately. Many o' the orkrs still employed 'l part time. The workers v. cr.- tir. ina'rueted t i.tr:'e in the evetit the errpl-.yers pi: into effect th-ir propo'ed was" a:i 1 v-ork ehanffcs. but to report su-n 'mfrur tiors" to unien officii Hillman was anx'otis l- nrr. h-th-,r the onr-ployevs r3l!y d-s1r. d a tst nf strerslb. or nierriy w.sbc-d to bar--If tl,e w.plf.y.'!! ra."y want tii' th'PS they ask for I think th. y l;n.w they will lia' e t fisi't for theni." lie d. "I think they rou"t U"if w are tvt ready to sriv-' pp the things hicli iave trirj p.ss'h"e new standards m clothirg industry." KIM SHOT i BY HOLDUPS $10000 BJCWAEJ) j ye-r tha arrest and cPnr!ction of the pwtiea trho held up and sho. rrao.t i MeChOlo'n-ght n 'West H?muaond en Mot.- j Ltj n'ffht. ! J. B. SABADOS, SUPT.. j Met. I-'fa Insurance Company, j I T" a daring holdup s'a"'1 gi t after, darkness bad falb-n. Trank tc 'ullugh. j 4 4 4 Garfield avc. 'West llamm-md. wa.?' -net and robbed jerlerdiy m- rni.ng. j lcCHll"Urh i! confine.! ti; his hori-i with a bullet wound through his left; .pt Just abv th- hip. rhysiciins say the bullet did nt p'fe any vital ff-ts and that h will recover. i3 a COlIeetor f-r the JIelroiv.lt- i 1ST IVfc Insurdnee J."" . and vest r rdn y j een!?"K was making the. rounds of. pclkcyholders in West Hammond. At 5 : 30 o'clock he still had a few- homes to j vis't. At the corner of Went worth andMott avers, he was suddenly confront-; cd by a man with a revolver. Tbe holdup demon d-d MrOu! lough's j money. Th" latter submitted ihei a-urroan took his gold watch and SK0j in money. As the fellow started to, heck away. MeCullough. who had b'-en j thinking of some way to outwit the! man and recover the money which be-j longed to his employer, suddenly grab- I bd the gun. J In the struggle which ensued. Mo- i "illourh was unable to wrest the gun1 from the band of tho holdup. The fel-j low managed to w rest him'"' free am. at the same time thr- reoiver was dis-' eliarned. Whether it wa.s done neeidently or Intentionally is not known. Modi Hough realized that the bullet had hit htm and was not able to pursue the man who quickly ma.de a getawav. He wa-s able, to go to the home of his father-in-law. John Wolf, at CS Harrison ave., where metlieal jittentiori vvas suniinoned. Mcfullough says 1. did not get a good view- of his asai ant's face. Wilson Sends Huge Stack of Nominations WASHINGTON. lee. V rrrsident Wilson today sent to th .-nat- nearly .".coo nominations. Among the more important nominations are: Norman II. Iavls of New York, to be under-secretary of state. Edward Capps of Princeton. N". J.. to bj envoy eutraordinary atid minister plenipotentiary to Greece. Van Sant Voord Mere-Smith of Clyster Ray, S". Y., to be third assistant recretary of state.

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Hear That i'l.L CYANS of Kcn!!sclaer, is irciuUcs Iicrc. t of l'eMlHI'e;i:U lias Vctn called v York on legal business. j II. 1- Fl PLF.KS. of nrnssclaer. Mi: ha r mnvtil their li'X'ie. (liis city to make it MTN'AS has br-n ;i t 1 rench lick Spring tc-r a few days taking the rulers there.' I'U K.-i'N" j;US. liav machine1 vh'rh -nt; and wraps candy "hisses" in i. io ,.iniov, of tiicir Sibley ft. store. I'KTK K TSF.R. wli has been working io. .Vorih Dakota, .-iiiomk thr- non-par-iieat r- ba' U aatn in Hammond. Til" IVniis!vaiiia railway Iiad a bad freight wreck casl of Crown Point yes lerdaj, in which u train was derailed. MIflllOAN CITY is i lannui? t o huild : new $101.(W1 Masonic Temple and the: preliminary steps liae been tr. ken. TIIK inovtrncnt puggr-stcd by Trail'., o'ib urke to laU' tlio proposed athletic plant a soldier memorial, 13 meetiog with more and more iaior every day. . 1 j tm r. f i t'.wTor. uowstii. or ("hesfrton. well known to republican politicians here is in a l-il'ortc liospitsl to undergo a scrioxis operation. Jl'LIUS H. MEYN. who has leen ill fur sum" time, vas ablq lo attend thaj Koiary Club meetiiiEr today and 11 as srlven a great hurruo by his fellow Ro tai ians. l'EW people w!,o did not see it would beli"e it. but a month ago today the kids were skating on the laaroon 1:1 llan-isjjn Park, Hie ice being oer an i.uU thick. liOXAI.D GAVIT says that th chanee from bein?r a reporter to tho banking: business would be O. K. if lie didn't feci 1 lest because he doesn't hav o work day and night. THAT Atty. W. J. WHINKUT does not carry a gun is shown by the fact that the burglars found it at lu3 home last night. Hut he wasn't there tn use it. nie-re's the pity. J .UTOMOItll.KS belongirc to George . Grimmer n.nd I.eo I'aullk cany together' yesterday at Truman and Calumet aves No one ww,? hurt but the cars were slightly damaged. TTI3 coiumn was away off when 5t pr'-dieled gra.o-: for the Central schorl lawn. That bt-ick dirt wan cinders and the whole work"! is now being covered with crushed stone. N'OIV that the Hoard of A orks has finished all of the public impro. cincnts slated for this ya,r. they are g"tting things moving for a busy season with Ihc opening of spring. r.VLKT inrmlfrp of ti-.s Hammond Ijg;on post is wanted at the. special meting tonight at which the proposal lo 1 i o, t an athlf-tic park Instead of a m mortal lin.l I will be direussed. Mr::-", i.unoii uteri a wej A 1T.UOM BI.AIN. for-j known Valparaiso girl. I hr liusb'ud and son, wro aJl killed in an auto nreid'tit near their bom" in j Sail TJarnedo. t'ali fornla, lat Saturday, j F''I.K.r' are ppculatlng on What will j be done by the ritj" council tonight in th" nay of choosing n successor for) City Clerk Hilly Ko-e. Mayor Frow n, j ro.oi i' o: Tint omirr.ii..l I tKn ! ' meet in if. A N N OCXt '15M t;.NT of a big d"al which 1 .... y . ,.. . ,.., . . . , - . . 1 . . r 1 ' j o . - ' - 1 i.-,- 1 . rt 1 1 1 1 ' . 1 . , o CvHast'uics will be made jur;t a" soon as n, 1 few of the final details have been attended to a id the proposition I5 all tied I up in a bag. ! VVAT.Tl'.J J. TI'OST. son of railiff for Galveston, t attend the I r. 11 . , y Trx.. :: f iito rc ! is a th filers "re--!, left today v being here or his hrolber, In uglns. lie j egato for the Mnrsne Firemen, j lid Scan :i union. .' t;ii; ary C 'nlpariso Intcrurbant has been cnniteil a freight and passenger fare in. r",ifc by the Indiana' Slate Utility t 'oinmssinn. Thero is 1 an lucre .-e of 35 1-.", per cent our all' existing cla. freir-i,t rates. j Tltli vatii' of co-opot-ntioti is shown 1 in a a nearby m w siv. per which printed i a card of thnnks reading. "W.- wish to thank our friends and neighbors who :o kindly j-srlstel in the death of our oti Mr. find Mrs. -" WITH all the thievery that has been going mi in Homen,.o. an, Kenwood not a man has r. ported the loss ef any private stock although the robbers visit ed the cellar 111 at least two cases. Probably v.erc satisfied with just a nip. G. I.. SMITH, of the board of education, writes from Ios Angeles irom iis Angeles, 1 , , . . fee!... better ami n In i Cat., that he is through hobnobbing In an auto with George leklln is in a fair w ay to become lnnociilated with th 'ever for Califftrnia. AUTOI.STS and street car passengers trapped on the Calumet ave. crossing of the Michigan Central wanted to murder tlnj crossing watchman last 1 night. It s s,iid thero are more broken j gales n this cre.ssing than at any other place in Hammond and many complaints arc 1 uada ed" the crossing watchman. PASSENGER AGENT E. L. VAUGHN of the Michigan Central in response to Hammond patrons ef the road, is ablo to announce that train No. 44. due hero at 5:13 p. m.. in addition to stopping her for Kalamazoo and beyond, will also stop for points on the St. Joseph fc Henton Harbor division, which insures lino connections at Galicn.

HIGH MARK CANDIES FOR HOLIDAYS

Tf you are a woman and you have been waiting as long: as possible before buying that box of 151 Hopo ctgars for your husband's Christmas present in the hope that prices would como "own. ycu arc uoomca to disappoint ment. Buy it now. m The same advice may t'e given to men. young or old, who have tiad certain fancy boxes of candy In mind as suitable Christmas gifts. liuy them now. The price wi'l not drop soon. MIi: MI I.I. THKV DllOP. These are the opinions of Mel Mopnette. proprietor of the Smoke Shop at Sta: and Ilohman streets anil Met should know. 'Tcoplc are asking every day when the prices of smokes I and candy wl'.l drop," said Mr. Monnette this morning. "I tell them ail that I don't know but from my knowledge of conditions it will probably b a long time." "T"u know," continued the smk" shopper." the quality of cipars today Is way below what It used to be. Thprices have been increased while the quality was lowered. The ciar y,,u smoke today Is much inferior to the same brand which you bought several years ago at a lower price. As I hav--it doped out, the manufacturers wilt first tape up the quality of the cigar and bring it up to the old standard then as costs come down they may cut the prices.' DOES CT litl'EtT ( ITS, Mr. Monnctte looks for little cut in prices of clgarrts at present but believes the manufacturers will use the old plan of bringing out new brands at tho pre-war rates thus gradually shoving the present standard brand! into the background. In support of this theory he points to a number o: new brands which have appeared on the market recently at tho old price oi fifteen cents for twenty. Xtuyers of Christmas candy will receive no benefit from the sharply declining sugar prices, according to rctail dealers. They say th-it the swo ts now offered for holiday sate were purj chased under the top-price scale or on the- first break in a fairly level market fclld stand them an actual outlay from 5(, to 100 per cent in exc.-s of what current prices from the wholesaler should be. It is freely predicted, how ev -r( that wtih the waning of the holiday ru-.li an Immediate drop in rrtail prices will bring candy to almost a prewar level. Candy prices for Christmas will rang, based on present prices, from 35 cents to 11.60 a pound, according to the grade bought and tho manner in which it is put up for the trade. last year candy was ranging from C" cents to 1.60 at 1 he sarin Cme and j durinc; the highest price period, wt.cn j sng.ir was sellm,; alf r .m "0toSecnt3 j a pound, prices were even higher. For the usual Christmas trade the majority of candy cornea from what it termed "loose os bulk" candy bought by the retailers in pat".? ir.d barr.-i.-. find in this line the de.lin already hf:s ur.de bself felt and pvc: v.l: ;. I- w 1 r, hut not enough f h;e u -eal j efTeet on sales prlcos. ruKAGi; c.M)v snows iitti.i: I II oi I'.ox or package candy will shov rractically 110 change in pricosi dealers say. This they attribute more to the high cost of bo's, ribbons and other material used in packing than te sugar prices. l.lttle difference ts shown in this line, the wholesale pricey ranging from M cents a pound to $1.5 5. The retpil price on the same article will be from 71 cents lo Jt.Se a--cording to the grade of candy and the package in which U is contained. "Tho candy man is hard hit this year." said one of the large manufacturers. "The goods we are selling today are made from materials bought on the peak prices ami most of us are now actually putting out our goods at a logs. For Instance, candy made toI flay is mostly from sugar bought at C and 30 cents a fund and we are forced to sell at prices based on from 12 to "0-cent sugar in order that tli" public may b satif-fied. This is a heavy loss to the manufacturer." From the standpoint of the Jobber the usual answer w;i.-: "Yes. we are selling at a loss. Wo now have our stoeU f-r th" Christmas trade and '. was bought at a time when sugar priors were hgh. We ar helping the I manufacturer and taking a lejsjs on j candy, and the retail trade should help I us bear this loss. -One rrtison for th ; j high randy price is the refusal e.f the retail denier to bear his pre.port in-i-ate loss along with us. He buys at I our loss and sells at a profit." iiiiTAii.i'.iis ni;v rnnriTiiFJiiMi. From the retailer comes the rebuttal: "That is not true. It is a!! welt and good for the jobber and wholesaler to say he is selling nt a loss aim that we are not bearing our propor- . tionate part of the less. However, he . , . docs not stop to explain, when showtat th(j fcrs at the big decline is not on the market an! run not reach tlie trad before after the first of the year. The goods we are offering now were bought at high prices and Pet price existing today." Gk A. It. ELECTION W. 31. Calkins post 503 G. A. It. of Hammond held its election of officers Saturday evening in the post headquarters at the court house. Tbe cletCcn resulted as follows: Commander. Patrick Keilley. Senior vice commander, Q. G. Vn'ood. Junior vice commander, A. F. roblnson. Quartermaster. K. Clark Johneon. Chaplain, J. G. Pollard. Adjutant. G. E. Jaqua. Officer of the day. W . A. Strange.

Serg. Cramer Transf erred To Georgia After rpending II months in Hammond as officer in char; of tho re ciuillng station during which time h added iSO men to the I", s. ariuv, Serjeant Kobert U. Cramer has been transferred, lie and Mrs. Cramer loft this morning for Camp Hen 11 1 ng. Ua. While he- profesi-es to b- in the dark as to what the future holds in store for him. those acquainted m ith the excellent work w hit h he did in the region are of t he opinion thi t lie- is slated for a bigger job. Corp. I. K. Ca.-trr of the 13th infantry will have command of the Hammond dis-tri" t and I. eut. M. It. Meek", who came a few, days before Cramer's transfer will take ciiaige of the Fort W ayne diitrict. Cramer ea.m to Hammond in March. 1?19. at a time when Hammond's hundreds of service men were being discharged and army life's attraction was at low ebb. He smarted right off with 43 recruits .the. first month. 12 tho next and lie let the pace until tiie first of September. Various conditions contrived to lower tho number of recruits

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M.IIOT. ROni;ilT ti. CltAMKU during September and October, but. he kept going strong after that. Last March he celebrated his anniversary In Hammond by sending Jl men to the army. That record stood until last month when 55 recruits were signed, his banner month. He was looking for .still more this month. Much of the lime Hammond has :-,ooii phead of all of the substations of Indiana and frequently Cramer lias even gone ahead of the main station a' Indianapolis. In his short time in Hammond the sergeant has bceone known to people In ail parts of the ity as well rs in Whiting and Cast lueago. He lias devoted considerable time to Americanization work an) has been of great assistance te exservice men in helping th.oi get the lonu. victory medal, service pin or e'.othiig. No lean come ( him with hard luck ienr;- without getting aid. Many times Cramer suffered financial 1 m oa ra ssnien t Just because ir gave " 's last com to an ov-servlec man who was temporarily out of l'iclt. Whorcc pr Sergeant Cramer goea, the good w isl.es of a host of friends in Hammond and vicinity will accompany h'M. Alt my iiurutim; Yesterday the army recruiting station enlisted 15 men for different hranches of the rrrvice. some going to Honolulu, some going to Panama, and others to different parts of the t.'. S. list VtTonth this office accepted 52 men. I'p to this dat", this month the office has accepted 53 men. Corp. h C Caster, who relieved Sergt. Cramer, predicts between 70 and SO men for this month. I.att morth the r:. S. army eeCPptcll marly 10.t00 men. Young men ha-e j'ist begun to realize that the regular a1 my soldier with Ills "0 per cent ln.vra" in pay since last July, ranginz from j;o to fl.'n per month i." setting on the world. At present the srmy authorities In Washington have issued orders whereby young men between tr and IS years of age. wijo are robusr til si7. with their parents consent may le accepted for inlisfment in the army. Corp. Caster wants t'.e people of Hammond to k"" that he j here t 1 cultivate a warm friendship and to r-ffer his co-operation in any way ti.ni he may render it. He a. so slates; that his office will he open from 7 a. m. until 10 p. 111. Anyone wishing victo-v meda's may obtain the forms ut this o!f.ee upon request whereby ppon iresentation to the Ked Cross they will receive their victory medal within from 10 to 15 days. E. Chicago Wins From Crown Point rcpF-i-i TO THr TIE?1 CP.OWN pt.MNT. Ind.. Her. 7. The Crown Point High school basketball team met defeat nt the hands of Hi" East Chicago quintet on Fridey right to the tune of IS to S. Frederick being on the sick list. Love with a sprained wrist and Hathaway out of the game made the above score assum. the proportions it r'id. However the local team put up a good fight considering that the odds were against them. The game was clayed at East Chicago.

WILSON IN HIS LAST MESSAGE

President Urges Congress to Make U. S. Champion of Right and Justice 11 Y UCOIIGK It. 11 OLHCS I STAFF CORRESPONDENT 1. N. SERVICE WAS.H1NC.TO.N". hoc. 7. Calling attention to the fact that the CnltcJ States Is the "sample democracy ol the w 01 Id," and as such is constantly under world scrutiny. President Woodrow Wilson in bi- last congressional message today urged upon congress the duty of making this nation the champion of right and justice iu the world affairs. Only by rectifying wrongs within our borders and championing the right wherever it is in danger, the president pointed out, can the V. Si. fulfill its destiny and keep faith with the fathers of the republic. The president's message made no mention of the league of nations nor any International aspect in particular. i It w as a thort message and more than half of it was de-voted to domestic alfairs. At the last moment President 'Wilson yielded to the wishes of hi-s physician and did not attempt to go to the capitol and deliver the message in person before a joint session of the two houses. Instead, a few minutes before noon the message was transmitted to eacn house separately and there was read to the members. President Wilson began his message with a quotation from Lincoln : "Let us have faith that right makei might and in that faith let us dare 13 do our duty as we understand It." The simple faith expressed tn Lincoin's words formed? the gist of tho entire document. There was no reference to the tumultuous closing days of his own administration, r.or the incoming republican adminlitratlon 0.1 March 4. This one phrase, the president said, marks out America's duty in both foreign and dometslc affairs. I5y this faith alone, the president Jaid, "can the world be lifted cut of its present state of confusion and despair."' The president himself summed up his message In its final paragraph: "1 have not so much laid before you a series of recommendations," he said, "as I have sought to utter a confession of faith, cf the faith in which t was bred and which it Is my solcmi purpose to stand by until tny last fighting day. I believe this to be the faith of America, the faith of the future, and of all the Ictory whic i await final action in days to come, whether in America or elsewhere." The first half e.f the presidential message was devoted to evpreusions of his faith and the urging- upon congressJ its duty to make America indeed the triumphal force for right and justice. Then, turning to domestic affairs, the president recommended to congress the following: The passage of a budget bill to stabilise the. government's finances. Stricter economy in governmental expenditures in ordrr that the burden of taxation bo 1 ghtened and the national debt decreased. Kevision and simplification of th? taxation system, which he declared, has become "an immediate necessity." The granting of a louu to the ".struggling government of Armenia." Granting to the Philippines their Independence, "after they have sure-ceded in maintaining a stable government." The message in part was: "GENTLEMEN OF TIIE CONGHESS: When I addressed myself to performing the duty laid upon the president by the constitution to present 11 you an p.jinual report of the slate ot the Union, I found my thought domiated by an Immortal sentence of Abraham- Lincoln's: "'Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith let us dare to do our duty as wo understand it. "A sentence Immortal because it embodies in a form of niter simplicity and purity the essential taith of the ration, the faith In which it was conceived, and the faith in which it has grown to glory and power. With that faith n.md the birth of a nation founded upon it came the hope into the I (Continued on pag eight ) CRIMINAL COURT SETTINGS FOR WEEK TSPECIt TO THE TIKES1 CnrrW.N POINT, Ind . Doe. .. Th" following criminal court settings f"i" this w eek have beent mado by Ltcputy Prosecuting Attorney Thomas: Monday, December 1 1519 State vs. Harry Nusbaum and Claude Johnson. 1475 State vs. Louis Grtf n. 133 State vs. William "?. Kucknor. 151S- State vs. George Sims. Tneoday. Ilrermber 7. "3.-4 State vs. Homer Johnson. 157 State vs. Louis E. Smith. K5? State, vs. Mike Przespole-w ski. Wednesday. Dfrrnilirr 8 1421 State vs. Christopher C. "Carter, j Thursday, IJc-eemtier 9. Xo cases set. f Vrldny, December 10State vs. Chas. Clayton and Cari Young. 1307 State vs. George Drsgos. 1558 State vs. Lawrence Morgan. 1497 gtate vs. Edward "VV. Smith. 1498 state vs. Harold MeGrath. 1139 State vs. Samuel Evans. 1500 State vs. James H. Smith. 1S16 State vs. John Matusik.

THIEVES

E ITouse breakers, who have been operating in Hammond and West Hammond during the last few- weeks were on the J,-b early lart nUkt. Attorney w. J. VNhinery and family were away from their home. 35 troit street, yesterday evening until S o'cle-ck. Wlven they returned they found that tiie place, had been ransacked. The burglar had gained entrance through the basement, breaking threugh two doors. The loss, as near as could ba ascertained, consist.. I of a new suit of clothes belonging to Mr. Whinery, a gold watch belonging lo Mrs. Whlncry. three gold pins, two small savings banks and a Z calibre revolver. The total value l. placed a: ISO. In West Hammond the home of Dr. A. I Hickman. 10 Waltham street, was visited. There the loot is estimated at close to $250. It consisted of ail of Mrs. Hickman's jewelry, two table cloths and a fur cap. In the Jewelry were four e.r five diamond rinys. two or three broaches and the ssme number of stickpins. The thief got in through a window. Dave Akin reported tj the police that his coal office at 150th street and Calumet avenue was entered and ransacked. The only article of value taken was an American adding machine worth $45. The same p'aee was robbed of a watch and alarm clock six weeks ago. Saturday Gust HanUenrlsser moved to 475 Morton avenue. Saturday. .Because the gas was not connected he and the family went to Chicago over Sunday to stay with friends. When they returned to Hammond yesterday they found that burglar.-i had been busy In their new home. Entering through tho cellar the thieves had found $100 In paper money and they also took a new rug worth $150, an overcoat worth $60 and a revolver. Several house holders have reported rrowlers around their homes at night, but in each case the Intruders have retreated on finding that the people in the house had been aroused. y. S. HOUSE SALE ALL BUT ENDED The sale of U. S. government house? In Hammond has been practically completed by Frank R. Martin of Woods. Martin & Co.. the sales representative of the V. S. housing corporation. The sales now exceed $600,000.00 and there are only about 1-alf a dozen houses eft for sale tolether with some cut lots which were not built on. The magnitude of this operation may be appreciated when it is known tiiat 174 renters have been replaced by over 100 owners and that a large subdivision of houses has completely chanced hands in the brief period of four months. The measure of the housing demand in Hammond may also be taken by noting the fact that the sale of twothirds of a million of dollars of houses has not perceptibly slacked the demand. M51V HIGH lilt A DE DISTRICT The result has been that where the Lyndora addition was once referred to slightingly It Is now regarded as one of the best residential districts on the east side. The residents there are American citizens of the better class and the spirit of neighborhood improvement Is deeply Inculcate- in the minds of the new purchaser. The sale of these houses ! unquestionably the largest real estate operation of the year in Hammond and in foot the Calumet district. It illustrates what can be dene by rational sales methods of the conservative character. A policy of avoiding misrepresentation has resulted in the best of feeling between the new pirrhasers and the government reprepentati es. That the houses are really bargains is shown by tl;e fact that in two cases the purchasers, of homes derive sufficient income from two rooms to make the monthly payment to the government. MY FINK INVESTMENTS BOU.HT The purchasers of the flat and duplex houses not only have' kept rentals flewm to n. reasonable figure, but are making from 15 to 55 per cent on their investment as well. A number ,f re-fales have been made at a substantial advance orr the original putc'. ase price. Th" outstanding facts that contiibuted to the success of the government's pro.'ect in Hammond were a:i follows : V1E ( ITY ri.NMNG I YS Turing the period of construction: 1 Wise city plann ng shown in laving out th? subdivision. The substantial character of the street Imj. rovemer.f s. The practical plaos adopted for the houfes to be bul't. Covering the sand with black dirt and the planting of trees" and shrubs. The conscientious manazomcnt O the whole project by Arno'd Curdes of Fort W'6) 11" by which the (opcriy i-ss conserved, the untiring efforts of F.dgar W. Shookman and his wife win managed and rented tU property to the best advantage. Tejring the sale of the prop?r'y: 1 The poiicy of avoiding -a'c" t 1 ndes rables simply to make sales. Toe Pclicy of encouraging -riles to the better ciass of people. I The policy of securing possession from tennants. It was found that the tennants. desiring to retain possession o." their houses on the low rental basis d'd not encourage purchaser. and would not themselves buy. The attitude tow ards tennants w a hate,! on a T'cogniiien of the prevailing housing shortage.

ONI

OPERATIONS

Not satisfied with the returns from one criminal pursuit, John Uobron dabbled in other lints, made careless as to his 011 safety by the ever increasing stream of money which swelled his bank accounts at home and ab")ad. As a result of bis ungovernable cupidity, l-e.bron s mow behind the bars of the county jail in Chicago, while, federal, state and railroad officials Investigate his activities as a counterfeiter, luotmshincr and box car robber. CEIDIT TO S. B MEN To Chief Pen Strong and his men of the I. H. li. It. K. police belong tbe credit for Dbron's apprehension. To wh3t extent others than LKibron will bo involved hejiiains to bo seen, but it is hardly lively th:t the man was earning out his work single-handed. At tho office of Chief Strong in Hammond today is one of the most complete counterfeiting outfits ever captured. Federal officials believe that from it have come a quantity of twenty, ten and five dollar bills which have been found within the last year and which hao been so near perfect as to deceive anyone, but an expert. BOX CAB THXrTS F"IK3T CLUE Strong became involved in the matter when investigating box car thefts. A shipment of eigars had been stolen and a close watch was kept for their appearance on the market. Finally ona of the boxes wa3 found in an East Hammond etjrc. Investigation revealed that a man had been selling them in that part of Hammond at a remarkably low price. This lead was followed and coon th entire shipment of forty-nine boxes had . been accounted for. At last the cigar salesman was located. lie owned a small farm six miles west of Blue Island, 111. The place was raided. The first visit to the farm yielded further evidenc of car thefts in the shape of a suitcase filled with silk cloth. In a room of the farm house a moonshine still was found in operation. THE BIO HUD MADE But the big and was mado when th officers entered the clean and woll equipped basement. There the counterfeiting outfit was located. Thera waa a small printing press, a copying camera worth several hundis of dollars, bottles and jugs o chemicals and inks, tui expensive rhotographic printing frame, engraving tools, a set efapoth-csry-s taTartcesr rinc'plates Yor etchings numerous arc lighting devices for furnishing the Intense white light necessary to pcriet work. None of the plates ready for printing money were fcund. XXBDEir BEEIirO WAUS Strong waa not satisfied. He visited the place again and had some of th siding torn from th barn while continuing his Investigation. Thero between the walls he found a number of photographic copies of bank notes, done on zinc, and ready to be etched Into printing plates. It was found that tho photographs material had been purchased from a Chicago crtical house. This pIace v.fts visited and the records showed that IXibron had made the purchase In Kovember. 191?. paying Jl.goo for the out- : fit. Dobron was turned over to the V. S. Secret Service authorities at Chicago and is b"ing held jn jaf DID BUSINXSS IN HAMMOND "When Dobron bought this engraving outfit he lived on Forty-third St.. !n Cbicago. Later he moved to the farm .' west of Plue Island. It is believed that his principal fence for his bogus mo- ; tuy and stolen goodo was located at Purnhani. while email quantities were disposed of In East Hammond. It was learned that r,obrorl has n account with a Hammond bank, but his deposits nt no lime were large. However, it is known that he has kept an ' almost constant stream of mone-.- KO ing to his family in Lithuania.

REPUBLICANS

ILL ASSAIL BY A. 0 HA V WAR I) 4vSr-TF,,(l??S.ES',0'NDENT ' -SERVICE! YS ASIIINGTON. Dec. 7 Acting under the belief that the country is demanding a temporary cessation of Ilia food of immigration, republican leaders in the house planned this morningto jam through late today, under a special rule limiting debate,' the Johnson bill suspending alt immigratlJU for a period of two -.ears. Efforts to effect on organized fight egainst the legislation were made today by Representative Siegel, ot Nev York, republican, and Uepresenta t ive Sabath, of Chicago- democrat. Eacrt represents a district with a large foreign population. They want m?r drastic exclusion regulations to keep out the undesirables, but free admission of all immigrants who ara likeiy to make good citizens. The report of the bouse Immigration committee supporting the Johnson bill calls attention to the great rush of European Jews into the country. It, points to the fact that alt these immigrants are destined to tho large industrial rfnhr now' over crowded and without adequate hous ing for their pr. sent residence. NVni 0' the immigrants now ciniing in are agriculturalists. The committee tinm 1" "11 informed that millions ff Jews from Poland and Germany are seeking' passports from their governments t come to the I". S. and that all of th"-i. are without funds. Siegel and Sabath claim that the proposed legislation Is aimed at exclusion . f the Jews. Pacific copst mcnib'r.1 are. disappointed that the iij doe3 not provide speeifiially for ex'-'usion of .Iapanes3 immigration. They will try to have provision to this effect, insert-' el in I u bill.

IMMIGRATION

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