Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 169, Hammond, Lake County, 6 January 1921 — Page 7

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Thursday, Januarv 6. 1921.

THE TIMES

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ASK RULES

ON "HUMP" WORKERS

"ITICAGO, Jan. 5 FlrQuests for ules covering yrdmpii rldingr on cars and providing fir filling switch lenders" Jobs with disabled yardmen ''r" the principal points brought up t thf aftfrnnoii session of the Norfolk Wcst'-rn railroad hearing be-fc-re the United States railway labor board today. The rule v irarding yardman's riding on cars in "l-ump" yards was requested as a safety measure. Road official, however, said that there had been few accidents and that they did not consider rules as necessary. Th brotherhood's submission of a rule to fill all yard vacancies with pro-m-table men and to employ up to to Vr cent of hro! hi-rhnod men brought cot considerable irgumnt from both H'les. The n,l" was asked to prevent discrimination against white trainmen. hrotherhi"'d officials said. The railroad contended its right to employ w homever tl.cy chose . n attempt to upport the road made by the As sociation of O'lored Hailroad Trainmen, hut the board ruied not to admit testimony of the association's repraitniat i en.

PRESIDENT-ELECT TAKES CONSISTORY DEGREE Harding Lays Aside the Cares of State For . One Day

rSTAFF CORRESPONDENT t. N. SfcSViCEJ MARION. O. Jan. D Warren G. Harding, master mason, :aid aside affairs tf state today to take up the square and the compass of Ancient Free and Accepted Masonry. lie, left her early today for Columbus vnre be wi'l receive the Masonic degrees fro nithe fourth to the 1 hirty-second, under the auspices of the Scioto Valley consistory. Four of these degrees, ccordirc' o the program, will be confred and the remainder win be communicated. -. A group of .".2nd degree Masons from Marion accompanied the candidate carrying -with them a Minntc ring to be presented to him when the fraternal bonds shall have been added to thoae tf friendship a'ready existing. Before his departure, the presidentelect held brief conferences with Fred XV. I'pham. treasurer of the republican national committee and Ciarence V. W'ooley, of Hie American Radiator Co., who discussed the business and laoor aituation. The visit here today of Tv. N. Doak, regarded a the representative of the four brotherhoods, has caused incrcas. ed speculation as to the probable selection of a secretary of labor. Doak'a declaration that the wage earners of the country felt tint the man chosen fhould "carry a union card" has placed emphasis on the candidacy cf President John t-wls, of the United Mine Workers and has added the names of V. G- Lee. of Chicago; James O'Conncll, of Pennsylvania and others to the list supposed to be under considers ' ion. T ree predictions made b both labor leaders and employers of possible In -dii.-trlal strife have lent importance to the labor appointment, as it is fe.lt a -,prtion riot antagonistic to either organ'ged labor or employers would go far tn averting discord.

GARY CHIEF SCOUTS

CHICKEN

ARM YARN

Doesn't Believe That Place Was Stuck Up By Masked Bandits Tf four masked bandit, carrying automatics did stick up the well known "Chicken Farm" and termed by another Garv rap"r as "Gary's Monto Carlo." early yesterday morning. Chief of Folic Forbis of Gary knows nothing of it and makes sn emphatic statement that r.o report w?.s made to h:rn by the owner". ' I don't h!ii".- th'?re was a hold-up." aid Chief Forbis when questioned this jnorning. "ajid if there was. no report f the stick-up was made to the Gary department. W have been hearing that It was a plan of some crooks to Bick up the "Chicken Farm" for some tfm, but we paid little attention to the report as it is out of our jurisdiction." "The Gary papr that carried this a'.ory, a. column in length and with scare headlines clear across the front page

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NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS

Henceforth, all display adrertiung copy for publication mutt be in THE TIMES office not later than 11:30 A. M. the day before publication, with a limit of 77 inches if brought in at that notice. Three-quarter and fall-page ad must be in 48

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would make It appear as if this place is few blocks from the heart of the. business district." said the Chief. "Where in fact, it is located outsido of the city limits and we have no Jurisdiction out there."

NEW YORK TRAINS 1,200 NEW POLICE TO FIGHT CRIME WAVE

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TIN PLATE TO INCREASE HOT MILLS Gary Plant Now Shipping on Average of 25 Cars Per Day

As told exclusively in Tri Times early in the week, extensive preparations are boing made by officials of the American Sheet and Tin Plate Co. for the increase! operation which will start Monday of next week when the twentyfirst hot mill will be placed in operation. According to offiriaja the. Gary plant is now operating more hot mills than any similar plant in the world. Three other new hot. mills will be placed in operation wlthLn the next ten days, making a total of 14 hot mills in all. The Tin mill forces will employ in the neighborhood of 4.000 men when in full operation. The Gary Tin Mills are now shipping an average of 25 cars a day and the out rut is Increasing daily with the addition of the new tin mills. The E. J. E. yards which handles all the Gary mills exports also represents an air of pre-war activity. An average of 126 car loads of steel are being shipped out of the steel mill yards every twenty-four hours and with increased operation at the Gary mills tiie number is rapidly increasing.

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EAST CHICAGO DIVORCE SUIT Objecting to beatings and whippings which she savs her husband administered from time to time,- Julia Tapu of East Chicago has filed suit for divorce from Frank Papu in the Hammond superior court. Besfdes beatin? her. he says Frank would call her vile names, stay outlate at night and would sometimes remain away from home fof weeks at a time. When they were married she turned over $7,000 of her own money to him and t was deposited Jointly in an Indiana Harbor bank. In order to prevent h!m from drawing it out, she has made the bank a party to the suit and asks an Injunction against paying the money to anyone until directed by the court. John V. Kennedy is her attorney.

ntar 141st street, on Kennedy avenue. Tlnsley refuses to give it up jnd Mrs. Harris, who clainiH to be the owner, has brought suit, tihe also asks for $200 damages for unlawful detention of the property. J. w. UrlsFey is her attorney.

In the Criminal Court CROWN POINT. Jnd.. Jan. 3. Marlow Freise. age IS years f Gary, was fined $10 and costs and given a 1 t. 14-year sentence for stealing a goil watch and $:S8 from Harry Miller, 543 Jefferson street, Gary, on Monday in the criminal court. Freise plead guilty and had the honor of having the first sentence passed on him in 1321. Sam Paul, bartender for Jim CVaaere Gary, was given J 1 on fine and 30 days in Ja.ll for selling intoxicating liquor over Ceasere's bar in Gary.

TWO AFTER A LUNCH WAGON Possession of lunch wagon was made the basis of a aSt. which was filed today In the Hammond superior court. The plaintiff is JTannle Harris nd the defendant is John Tinsley, Loth of Indiana Harbor. The wagon in question i-i now locate" on a lot

No. 571 BANK STATEMENT

J. G. Ibach, .President. A. J. Mjko, Vice President. A. J. Marko, Cashier. D. E. Gavit, Asst. Cashier Report of the Condition of the Peoples State Bank at Hammond, in the State of Indiana, at the dose of its business, on December 29, 1920. RESOURCES Loans and Discounts . $ 74,977.67 U. S. Bonds 596.50 Other Bonds and Securities 7,650.00 Furniture and Fixtures 9.684.24 Due from Banks and Trust Companies.. 16,329.31 Cash on Hand 6,155.27 Cash Items 693.78 Current Expenses. . . 1,632.99 Interest Paid 59.87 Other Assets 515.00

Wealthy Landowner Accused of Murder QCIXCY. Mass.. Jan. fi. Caleb T, Cunningham, wealthy landowner, was arraigned !n court today, charred with the murder of John Johnson. 53. Out of work and with his wife and two children without funds, Johnson, the police sray, had been g'tting- wood to Keep his family warm from Cunningham's wood lot. The body of Johnson, with a bullet hole in the back, was found on Cunningham's estate, besides a wheelbarrow, saw and saw horse.

Edar says that his wife showed a nasty and unbearable disposition immediately after the wedding ceremony was1 performed. On the other

hand, he says he ha? a kind and gentle

disposition and found that he could rot live with her. After two days of strife they parted. Sheerer ,t "White are attorneys for the plaintiff.

FIGHTING A MYSTERIOUS BLAZE INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE) SCRANTOX, PA., Jan. 8 Scores of men were eng-asrod today In battling against a. mysterious fire in an abandoned mine of the Pelawsre Lackawanna & 'Wci.tern Co.. under Vit Scrantoti. Great clouds of smoke and speakers are .hootina tip from an air nhaft. Th fire caused alarm amonjf residenfa f he Wet Side and resulted In city firemen boinf: called to fijtht the (Ire from the surface. So Jar as mine officials can detfrmino the flames are 400 feet beneath the surface, but their exact lo

cation has not been determined, thouph the fire has been raainjr throe days. The tire is spreading: rapidly. Concrete walls will be built to keep the fames out of the other parts Of the oine.

Giants Sign Jess Burkett, Holy Cross Diamond Coach NEW TOP.K. Jan. S. Jesse Burfcett, coach of the Holy Gross baseball team, tiRj signed as coach for the New Tortt Nationals. With Tlughey Jennings ne will aid Manager McGraw in hanSilnd recruits. Burkett was with Giants m 1890 as a pitcher, and managed Worcester in the old New England league.

BOOZY GOATS ARE DROWNED OMAHA. S'eb., Jan. ',. Fire hundred Kallons of liquor, six stills and four arrests would have been the bag brought home by a sherlff'a detail of

GARY COUPLE IN - DIVORCE COURT

Only two day did Edgar J. and Seal Myers of Gary lire together a-a man and wife. They were married Nov. 10. 1920. and today the husband filed suit for divorce in the Him' mond superior co'irt.

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JOHN PAPPAS

The Jeweler 148 STATE STREET, HAMMOND ias increased the popularity of his well-known Jewelry Store by giving the famous S. & H. GREEN STAMPS Special Attention Given to Fine Repairing

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Total Resources. .$118,294.63

LIABILITIES Capital Stock, paid in $ 30.000.00 Exchange. Discounts and Interest 1 ,988.96 Demand Deposits . . . 46,690.88 Demand Certificates . 125.00 Savings Deposits . . . 39,044.25 Other Liabilities 445.54

Total Liabilities. .$1 18,294.63

STATE OF INDIANA. COUNTY OF LAKE, SSI, Alexander J. Marko, Cashier of the Peoples State Bank of Hammond, Indiana, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true. ALEXANDER J. MARKO, Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 5th day of January, 1921. MARGARET HOFFMAN. (Seal) Notary Public Mv commission expires November 19, 1921-

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nine men in the largest "moonshine" ruld ver made in Nebraska, but for the Tact that the axle of an automobile truck collapsed and the bottles broke. The liquor ran down a lawn near the Carter Lake club lio ise and was lapped up by a herd of gjats and a flock of gee.ie. Gambol inii; goats and Reese entertained passers-by for some time after the debauch. Two g-onts, spectators, declared. irowned themselves In the Missouri riv:r In an exuberance of jubilation. Authorities are nw searching for e'ght men who escaped when the raid was made.

D'ANNUNZIO'S SAFE ROBBED MJUAX. Jan. 5 The safe m the headquarters of the Italian govern -ment troops at Flurr.e was plundered during the nlht and a larg-e sum of money and vaiuable document r--iating to Oabrlele d'Annunala were Stolen, according to Information received from Plume today. Friends of .'.'Annunzio are suspected D'Annunzlo's volunteers p r no leaving the city. Flume is quiet.

Montrt-nl 10). ITaok BcUwelb hem Johnny lllaton (10). At New York Marry II III topirl . erlr Wood (10. Ucorge l.ibej beat Johnny Hart 10. Juknnlt Adauu opped 1 onivg stereos X. At fan tutonl, Tri, Tommy Carte hrnt Jimmy Hanlon (12).

DETROIT BROKER IS KILLED 5PI:lN;KJ51IJJJ. Mas. Jan. 6 Ilalp: li. Jones, ;js. a wealthy Detroit broker, was instantly killed, and John Fitrgerald of Spr ing'ticld, vat seriously injuri.d whti their automobile collided early today with a taiicab. The Jonus machine waa thrown Into the air and tended on the sidewalk.

PEACE TALK

RENEWED

FIGHT DECISIONS Deelalana f hoilnc representatives rei At Bta Ibr FVIedman beat Vonnir

I-ONlX'N. Jun. C. Tho return cf Eamoon Dp Valeru ha given n !m-

l pet us to Irish peace negotiations, ac

ccrd'.n to indications t..da-. 'Tr:!iiler Uoyd (leorg,. has a. lowed it to become knuwa that ho Is read-" lo treat d-recf.y with the president o.' 'he Irish republic' paid th-i Daily Ei-pies-s today. "If the iieg"!iitl jus are a.rranKd they will refer to nu-.s emendnienrs t tiis home ruU act rranting an extension of powers to the Irish for self government. a definite move, may be mode within the ru xt few days.

Charter No 8199

Reserve District No. 7.

REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE Citizens National Bank

At Hammond, ie tbe State of Indiana, at the Close o? P-

December 2Sth, 1920

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RESOURCES. Loans and discounts, including re-discounts (except those shown in b and c) $978,060.2-;' Total Loans 978,'660.29 Deduct : Notes and bills rcdiscounted with Federal Reserve Bank (other than bank acceptances sold) (tee Item 54a) 20.000.00 r reign Bills of Exchange or Drafts sold with in dorsement of this bank, r.ot shown under item d above (see Item 54d) Overdrafts unsecured $372.12 '........ U. S. Government securities owned: Deposited to secure circulation (U. S. bonds pat vjM 100.000.00 Pledged to secure U. S. deposits (par value) .... 1.000.00 Pledged to secure postal savings deposits (par D.v,alu 15.000.00 Pledged as collateral for State or other deposits or bills payable '. 270,650.00 Owned and unpledged 89,348.30

War Savings Certificates and Thrift Stamps actually owned Total L S. Government Securities Other bonds, securities, etc. : Bonds (other than U. S. Bonds) pledged to secure postal savings deposits Securities, other than U. S. bonds (not including

stocks), owned and unpledged 191.814.71 Total bonds, securities, etc.. other than than U. S Stocks, other than Federal Reserve Bank stock. Stocks of Federal Reserve Bank (50 per cent of subscription) Furniture and Fixtures Real estate owned other than bankin? house. . Lawful reserve with Federal Reserve Bank Cash in vault and net amounts-due from 'national banks Exchanges for Clearing House Total of Items, 12. 13. 14. 15 and 16 147,110 I Checks on banks located outside of city oi town of reporting bank and other cash items Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer and clue from U. S. Treasurer

938.60.29 372.12

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45,500.00

476.198.50

TOTAL

LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in Surplus fund Undivided profits $ 5 3.18l.r- I Less current expenses, interest, and taxes paid. ?n 1 ' S 78 Amount reserved for taxes accrued Amount reserved for all interest accrued Circulating notes outstanding Net amounts due to banks, bankers, and trust companies in the United States and foreign countries (other than included in Items 28 or 29 Certified Checks outstanding Cashier's checks on own bank outstand.r. Total of Items 28. 29, 30. 31 and 32 54.644 6 1 Demand deposits ( other than bank deposits) subject to Reserve (deposits payable within 30 days) : Individual deposits subject to check Certificates of deposit due in less than 30 days (other than for money borrowed) Total of demand deposits (other than bank deposits) subject to Rrserve, Items 33. 34. 35. 36. 37 and 38 ho7.2M 7! Time deposits subject to Reserve (payable after 30 days, or subject to 30 days or more notice, and postal savings) : Certificates of deposit (other than for money borrowed) Postal savings deposits Other time deposits Total of time deposits subject to Reserve, Items 39. 40. 41 and 42 707.643 22 United States deposits (other thin postal savings) : Other United States deposits, including deposits of U. S. disbursing officers 1.000.00 Bills payable with Federal Reserve Bank

27,3,14.71 10,135.96 4 200.00 6,201.82 5244.55 76.521.06 1 34.087.29 1 3,022.89

1.110.29 2.400.00 .925.489.48 100,000.00 40,000.00

1 3.99 J.I i 4.521.81 9.000.00 97.400.00

51,563.84 471.0fJ 2.600.68

661.480.01 5.806.70

TOTAL Liabilities for rediscounts with Federal Reserve Bank (see Item Id)

40.670.24 6.444.70 t60.52fl.28

1,000.00 230,000.00 $1,925,489.48 $ 20.000.00

Total contingent liabilities (54 a, b. c, and d) (not including items in Schedule 23 of report) $ 20.000.00 Of the total loans and discounts shown above, the amount on which interest and discount was charged at rates in excess of those permitted by law (Sec. 5197, Rev. Stat.) (exclusive of notes upon which total charge not to exceed 50 cents was made) was none. The number of such loans was none.

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STATE OF INDIANA.) COUNTY OF LAKE. J

I. Theodore Moor, Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. THEODORE MOOR. Cashier.

Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 5th day of January. 1921. EMMA E. CLAUS. (Seal) Notary Public. My commission exp. Jan. 16, 1923.

Correct Attest : W. D. WEIS. ANTON H. TAPPER. C. E. BAUER, Directors.