Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 192, Hammond, Lake County, 2 February 1921 — Page 1

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Congressional Appointment Huddle Brings Out Some New Ambitions. 1M-.ETI. Word reaches A- ashlngton from Indiana, being- brought, by a reliable courier, that Will K. Wood is to be saved; that hi district has been arranged to keep both Tippecanoe and Lake countlei. and that all will be serene for Mr. AVvud, let the wind blow how It will. According to-the irrangfiiifOt now &a.ld to be In the mir.ds of the Indiana legislators, tha entanglement of the Tenth district is to be arranged by the allocating of Warren county to representative rurncll. !n the present Ninth district, and by g'vlng Jasper and Porter counties to either Representatives llickey, of the Thirteenth district, or Repreesntative Kraus, of the Kleventh district, or one to each. This would leave Ave counties In the present Tenth district. Uake. Newton. Henton White and Tippecanoe, which would give th.! Tenth district Just about the right population of 242.000. INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 2. Out of the congressional apportionment muddle In the legislature two points stand out. either of which might cause a serious upset in plans now being tentatively formed to rf district the state. First in interest are the early signs of a serious st.rm In the northwest part of the stat. where Is situated what Is now the Tenth congressional district, represented in the congress by Will R. Wood. A determined fight. In which the names of Senator Nejdl and Representative Harris, of the Indiana legislature, appear with, frequency, will be made to break up the Tenth district so that Mr. Wood s chances of maintaining loaderrhdp in the district will be seriously threatened. Back of this Is the generally accredited report that both Senator Nejdl and Uepresentative Harris would like to be -electee! to the congr-ss. FOR IXOUSTRIAI. DISTniCT. Wood lives In Tippecanoe county, largely an agricultural county, at the sonthern end of the Tenth district Senator Nejdl and Representative Harris are both frm Lake county, at the northern end of the Tenth district and in the heart of an industrial district. t-o. it comes about, there la a very pronounced desire that the Tenth district be made into "an industrial district." To bring this about It would be necessary to cut off Tippecanoe county which happens to be the place of residence of Mr. Wood. Politicians have been puxzled for some time as to the ecource of the strong pressure to make an "Industrial district" cf the Tenth district, and have f.nally put down the Nejdl and Harris ambitions as being largely responsible for this sentiment. The elimlnatl n of the Wood htme county from the Tenth district would not mean that Wood would be shut out from campaigning for congress in the Tenth or whatever numerical designation this new district might have. He m'ght be a candidate in this district, although he did net live In the district, but his chances of winning would be slim. It Is said. Then, too, he might move Into the new district if Tippecanoe county was eliminated, and thus hold himself In the race. The new "induitr ial district" which Is sought and the movement for which has the support of Senator Nejdl and Representative Harris, according to report, would likciy be composed of ILke. Newton, Jasper, Ijiporte and. Porter cunti;.i. This would make necessary some changes In the Thirteenth district, where Representative Hickey lives, but compensatl n for this change, du to the removal of Ia porte county to the Tenth district, would be given by the addition of counties lying to the south of the present Thirteenth. NEW LIQUOR LAW VIOLATIONS Third Man Within Week From Whiting Sent to Jail at Crown Point WHITING. In-!., Feb. 2. Nicholas Krlvaclch of 121st street and Davidson Place sentenced t 30 days In Crown point and Jack orzliak sentenced to 30 days by Judge Green for afr violating the liquor law were both taken to Crown Point on Monday to begin their month's stay t the county jail. In addition o the Jail sentence each were fined $100 nnel costs for having Intoxicating liquors in their soft drink parlors, this he-tng the third saloonkeeper 'from Whiting sent to the county Jail within a week. FORD HAS NO NEWS OF SUIT DETROIT. Feb. 2. "I have received rio notification of the J5.000.ono suit filed by Morris (Jest In Thi-ngo against Henry Ford and the Dearborn Independent, aside from the morning papers and have nothing to v " fnr Alfred Lucking, attorney for the For' Interest her today.

!ol. Riley Sees Naples' Beauties

A cablegram from Naples frnm ColWalter J. Riley ncelved today at his offices In the First Calumet Trust and Savings bank building at Hast Chicago told if safe arrival at the Italian port. Col. Riley advlx.-d that he was well. At this time Col. Ililey Is scheduled to be cruising on. the Mediterranean, heading for Alexandria. Kgypt, He Is due In Cairo towards the end of the week and from there will proceed into the interior of th- country. So far the Kn-U Chicago banker's tour has tak-i him to Madeira Islands. Gibraltar. Spain, the Rivelra country of France, Algiers and the Italian coast. COURT JURIES ARE CHOSEN YESTERDAY CROWN POINT, Ind.. Feb. 2. The following Jurymen for Lake county courts have been chosen: ClRl l IT COt HT M. Shuboi k, Hammond. John Rochnowski. Ka.t Chicago. H. L. Arnold. Gary. John A. Anderson. Gary. John Fuster. Hobart. George Gard. Schererville. Otto P. Fruas, Crown Point. August Neunfeldt, Crown Point. William Pratt. Crown Point. S. H. Petrle. Lowell. D. C. Rrlscoll. Loweli. Jay roak, Ixtwell. XI I'FHIOH COl'KT. '. 3 George A. McGinnlty, Gary. Joe Mi Ievee. Gary. Harold G. Manly. Gary. I Ia Whitney, Hammond. Charles Johnson. Kast Chieasu. Waymond Pettit. East Chicago. Iyeo Deutsch. Gary. Jos. McConnel!, Hammond. Harmon Hubbard. Indiana Harbor. Jos McConnell. Hammond. Arthur J. Weit.-s, Hammond. L. B. Snowden. Gary. Harry Hawkfwon, Cedar Lake. I C. Rreyfogle. Crown Point. Carl Kro.'-t. Crown Point. Sam Woods. Crown Point. John Fisher, Crown Point. James Love, Leroy. Guy Clark. Crown Point. Clarence Wllklns. Gary. Mary Figg. Gary. Charles P.. Kasterlin, Hammond. Marie Verna Lesnik. East Chicago. Charles Schalten, Hammond. Charles Anderson, Gary. Pearl McCarty. Gary. Charles A. Klstter, Hammond. Ixittie Koch. Hammond. Michael SterTan. Gary. Anna Deinko, Gary. REVOLTING CHARGE AGAINST HARBOR MAN CROWN POINT, Feb. 2 Steve Vralskl of Indiana Harbor was up for trial In the Criminal Court for one of the most revolting crimes that have been bared In the Criminal court for a long time. I'raleski's victim was six-year-")d Marguerite Gubura, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gubura of Rutternut st., Indiana Harbor. Uralsk! was a boarder In the Gubura home and on X mas eve when the parents went shopping they left -little Marguerite and her baby brother at home In tlaskl's care. Subsequently, a revolting situation was found- The case was tried before a Jury who at this time have not returned a verdict. Edwin Knight of Crown Point defended Uralskl. MOOSE HEAD OFFERED CABINET JOB MOOSKH E ART, 111.. Feb. 1. Jame. J. Davis, gen-ral director of the Loyal Order of Moose, has been offered the post of secretary of labor by Preal-lent-elfct Harding, according to a statement meide today by J. N. Ward, general dictator of the order. "I know that the post has been offered to Mr. Davis." Ward said. "I do not' know If Mr. Davis has decided to accept." Davis la on the Pacific coast at present. NEW YORK HARBOR JAMMED BY FLOES NEW YORK, Feb. 2 Traffic In New York harbor was demoralized early 'oday when an Immense field of ice floes floated down from the North river. Dozen? of small craft were set adrift and several tug boats were disabled by the Ice floes. Ferry boats were delayed from 10 minutes to two hours. Thick weather adder to the danger Ambrose channel wa reported almoit jr.navlgablc from th blinding snov and the huge cak. s of ice floating oi t from the harbor. Harbor worker! said the Ice Held was one of the biggest ever seen in the New York harbor. NEW YORK HAS A BAD FIRE NI5W YORK. Feb. 2. Two thousand live chicken.-, ducks and geese perished and damage amounting to $100 0imI was ' caused by a fire that swept through a one-story building, extending from Kelly to Tiffeny streets on West Chester avenue in the llionx arly today. Eleven .stores were -le-troyed. Tiie intervale station -n the ibway cauaV." lire but firemen quicklv jhecl'ed the blaze there.

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IN (BTJI.I.ETTN) And new tho sacred precincts of the family basemen.; axe to be Invaded at the request of the Anti-Saloon Z.eagne to brlnjy before the bar of justice such delinquents who indulge in the practice of home brewing or making concoctions ont of dandelion blossoms and sugar rtnd the like. This Is one of tne provisions of a bill to amend the "bone dry" law to max It "extra bone dry" Introduced In the Indiana Senate yesterday afternoon by Senator Oliver T,. Dunn, of Spencer. f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! WASHINGTON. Ijb. 3 Wnolele liquor dealers will be closed out of business by tbe terras cf nn order Issued today by IntemaJL Bevenue Commissioner Willi? ms. Commircionr Williams announced tha' upon the basis of an opinion by the Attorney General he has promulgated on order which will close out tho wholesale liquor dealers and restrict the withdrawal and sole of be-rerasre liquors In the future to manufacturers and wholesale Irafi-frlr's. Wholesale liquor dealers will be permitted to dispose of their stocks on hand and certificates of liquor in bonded warehouses.. . The rollny will effect several thousand wholesale liquor dealera. SOOP LINE AT E. The lack of employment continues to bring a largo number of men Into the Twin Citle.i. During the past hours, a total of 24 men, from different sections of the country have applied for food and lodging at the Harbor and Ka3t Chicago stations. Several of the mm who applied last evening from points In Wyoming where they had be-n working on sheep ranches. According to the men, big reductions in pay have been made by the ranch owners. Herders, formerly receiving 50 and 75 dollars a month, are now getting cnly 10 and 13 dollars x month, whir-h also includes their board. This, say the men. is not sutTlclent for them, as they are required to buy their own hordes and saddles, besides other necessities of life. xoi'P mm: khows iue;;i:n. The "soup" line in the basement at the city hall, continues to grow larger and larger. Msny new cases of want, have been ree:ived by Mary Lindley. police matron, from different sections of Indiana Harhnr and KLst Chicago. Most of the men who compose the soup line are nejros and Mexle.ans, who have been receive 1 by Mary Lindley, curtailment of act vltlrs at the plants of the Inland Steel company and the Gra-selll Chemical company. Cltithes as well as fid and medical attention is needed by there men. In several cases, th? men have walked from Indiana Hartior without shoes on their feet. isstns oitni:it. Owing to the numerous complaints received from citizens about feeding outsiders. Miss Lindley has issued orders that none but bona ride residents or workers who are able to show that tlfoy have been working in one of the plants will be given food. Miss Lindley today 'be pan nn Investigation as to whether the nen v. ere attempting to seek employm-nt or whether they were just loailng. DEPRAVED NEGRO .SENT TO PRISON Charles Wilson, a negro who say.s his home is at 2007 Federal street. Chicago, was given a fine of $50o and sentenced to the penal farm for six month.-? this morning in the Hammond police court. Wilson was charged with contributing to the delinquency of minors. He entered the warming house at Harrison park yesterday evening while a number of Hammond boys were there, (lis depraved actions caused the boys to report him to the police and his arrest followed. Wilson denied that he meant any harm by his acts, but the court was not convinced. . It was also yhown that he had annoyed some young girls at the pirk last summer. METHODISTS IN SESSION CHICAGO. Feb. 2. Kminent ministers and laymen of the Methodist Episcopal church in .ill .sections of the country are In attendance at two meetings that opened here today. The annual meeting of the board of Sunday schools of the Methodist Episcopal church convened thi; morning. Three sessions will he held daily until Friday. Tlshop Thomas Nicholson. Chicago: BHhop Homer C. Stunt -J. Omaha and Ilishop Frederick D. I,et , Indianapolis, are attending. Annual reports of officials of the board will be submitted. A conference of deans, managers and life work secretaries of the Epworth agnje also is being held here.

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E. Chicago Boy Is Lonesome, Cheer Him Up!

0 V'-" .15 5 , rl " ---rt ------ f -at T'-w-n'-Vi Yn I'VT. FIlAiK MACKOWICKK. For over a year Fvt. Frank Mackowicek who enlisted from Kast Chicago has been serving In the American Army of Occupation in Germany. It't. monotonous work over thre but Frank could stanel it all right if hie friends would only write to him. As it is he says he g-ts no letters and Is pretty lonesome: In a letter just received from him he believed The Tims would help brighten things up sonie. That has been attended to but every one knows that nothing Quite takes the place of real live letters from the old gang back home. Mackowlcek will he In Germany another year u'nless the army is withdrawn and he hopes that the second year will be rendered pleasant by a succession of gossipy letters from his Kast Chicago acquaintances. letters should be addressed to "Pvt. Frank .Mackowi(Pk, Co. C. Prov. M. G. Itn. Second Jirlgad A. V. O ." His letter was written from "Y" headquarters at lingers, Uerminy. - - .: i . Search has been Instituted for Miss ".erniee Gill, sixteen years old, of Gary who elisappeared Sunday evening. Fear.'ire expressed that the girl was kldrwipoed. Miss Gill, since the death of her mothr nine months ago, lid been acting as housekeeper for her father nt 2264 Wer.t Sevejiteenth ave., in Tolleston. To her had fallen the task of caring for n small bby and several other children of the family. Sunday evening nt 1:Z0 o'clock she dressed to po down town. She was to stop at the home of n friend. Mlts Peggy Comerford. who, with another girl, was to accompany her. The girls waited for her until after 9 o'clock but she did net come. As the two homes are less than two blocks apart it is believed that she was selr.cd nnd spirited away. Miss eiill has light brown hair, blue eyes, light complexion, and was 5 feet, hi Inches tall. She wore a mouse gray coat with black plush cuffs, collar and trimming around tho bottom, blue sercc lailored suit, dark blue turban bat. find brown low heeled oxfords and black silk stockings. She had a nlckle-plated pteel signet ring. OF FEDERAL JUDGE TART INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE I WASHINGTON", Feb. 2. Recent alleged utterances cf Federal Judge John C. Pollock, who presldeH at Kansas City. .Mo-, to trie efTect that "unless such prohibitory laws a.s the Kightenth Amendment are repealeel while there i.! yet time, bringing an end to the present epidemic of libertycurtailing legislation. the I'nited States faces inevitable revolution." have aroused the Ire of Wayne It. Wheeler, general counsel of the antlsaloon league, of America, who today declared Judge Pollock s-hould reslpn "A Judge who takes an oath to sustain the constitution and enforce the laws, and then gives out a statement which tends to bring enforcement of the law into disrepute. Is unworthy of the high offico which be holds," said Wheeler. "If Judge t'olloc.k cannot enferce an amendment which was submitted by more than two-thirds ef both branches of congress and ratified by fifteen-sixteenths of the states, he ought to resign rather thin embarra-ss the government eir weai.en the law which he has taken an oath to enforce," added Wheeler. Funeral on Friday The funeral of Mrs. Fred Schult ef Chicago, who died yesterday, will take place from the homo of her daughter, Mrs. Fred Honert, 441 Plumraer avenue on Friday at 1:30 and from thLutheran church at 2 p. m The decedent leaves 14 grand children.

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Standard Oil To Cut Wages By 10 Per Cent (BULLETIN) It is reported today that wage cuts from 10 to 20 per cent have been made by the Sinclair Oil Company at all its plants and in all departments, and that the new scale became operative yesterday. NEW YORK, Feb. 2. The Standard Oil company will cut wages of all employes 10 per cent In all parts of the t'nited States, according to information which reached workers at the Kayonne Bnd IXty Way (Elixabeth) plants yesterday. It was said details would be a.nnivinced at 26 Broadway xt 9 o'clock this morning. News of the impending cut resulted from two meetings of employes, one In ISayonne and the other in May Way. It was said the proposed reduction waji discussed, but Whether these meetings were those of shop councils sponsored by the cennpany, er of men belonging l Independent unions, was not learned. Another version f the Rayonne meeting was that loth employes and officials attended, and that the employes there vote! to accept the derease. Two general Increases of 10 per cent .-ach were grante 1 by the Standard Oil company of New Jersey during the w ar.

ROTARANS

TO ABSENT DINNER An "absent guest" dinner Is to be ponsored by the Hammond Rotary lub at which it is expectd there will e an attendance of between 600 and 1.000 people at flO a plate, minlmuni charge, and at which between Jo.OOf nd flO.000 will be raised. The matter had been suggested at i.n earlier meeting by Rotarian Karl Kaufman, but It remained for A. M. Turner, an Invited guest at the weekly Rotary luncheon today, to Impress ipoa the 40 members and guests pres. nt the Importance of Hammond's do '.ng Its part in the true Rotarian oplrit f "He profits most who serves best." President Thomas R. Tennant appointed Dr. H. K. Sharrer aj chairman f the committee that is to put the big affair over And the other Rotarians who will support him in this greaf project are Karl Kauffman. Rlchare. H. McHle and Thomas R. Tennant, the latter selected by the chairman of the committee. The outside members selected i' far by Chairman Sharrer are A. M. Turner and Frank O'Rourke. The big dinner will te put on in some garage or other place where s maximum seating capacity can be secured. The detailed plans of the or anizatlon will be announced Sj the next Tuesday meeting of the Rotary club. ma von rniKMTS rRoBLrcn Another matter of major Importance vvhlch made up a crowded session, wa,; (he presentation by Mayor Itrown of rhe seriousness of the Hammond city water problem. The mayor showed a remarkable familiarity with the details of the proposed plan, which will cost In the neighborhood of t.50O.(00. President Cullie Swanson of the board, of ptrbhc works was present In support of the mayor program. The details Include a water tunnel from two miles out In the lake to the renter of distribution In Hammond, a new pumping station and a water supply system that will take care of the needs of the city for years to come. Chairman "Jack" Jones of the water committee announced a meeting for next Friday evening at which further hearings will be had on the problem of building and financing the project. HOI SIG TO TUB FROXT A committee of the Hammond Ro tary club was appointed to sit in on ' conference of other civic bodie? for the purpose of seeing what can b done to reduce the cost of building tn that the community can go ahead with a comprehensive building program this year. This committee Is composed of Roscoe E. Woods, chairman: George Hannauer and Richard H. Mc.HIe. The committee Is to report back to the Rotary club what measures are suggested for stimulating building. BOUND OVER TO CRIMINAL COURT After her case had been continued several times "by her attorneys. Lenora O. Emerson, well known Oary woman, stock broker .nd automobile saleswoman, tu bound ever to the I next term of the criminal court at Orown Point yesterday afternoon when she was found guilty of embezzlement -by C'.ty Judge Dunn of (Jary. Her bond was placed at 13.000. She was arrested on a warrant -worn out Jan. 2- by Charles Ioo!ey. olored, who claimed that she had Tiisapproprlated over 5.000 shares of Vrlzotva. Consolidated copper stock, tn -etura Dooley said she promised to Tlve him a Hudson super-six sedan 'or the use of the' money. The deal fell through. It was alleged, ajid the stock was not returned to the owner.

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(BU&X.KTX1) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE LOS AN;ELLi, Feb. J. Scathingly denouncing the two prisoners, Superior Judge Sidney Reeve, today sentenced Arthur W. and Floyd Cnrr, the cousins v, ho kidnaped Mrs. Hadys AVI t her ell to from ten yeaj-s to life Imprisonment In San Quentin penitentiary. Btrf.I.XTIlT) I INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE) S "RAN TON, Pa., Feb 2. Ten men were injured, four seriously, when something went wrong with the hoisting engine and they were earto the top of the tower of the Cayuga mone f the Iackawanna Company today on a cage and then were dropped SO feet where the steel fans worked automatically in the shaft and stopped the cage abruptly. (BTJXX.ETHT) 'INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE' CHARLESTON, W. 'a., Feb. 2. Flooded with appeals during the la5;t few days for aid and assistance In coping with outbreaks and threatened outbreaks of typhoid. lr. li. T. ravis, head of the State Health Iepartment. announced today that his office because a shortage of forces Is finding It Impossible to meet all the appeals coming In. The requests for aid have come from forty cities and towns in the last few days, he 3a Id. (BTJXLETIJJ) 'INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! WASHINGTON. Feb. 2. Alleging "inhuman treatment." and conspiracy, which resulted In the de-ath of her husband. Mrs. Mary Marcinak. of Passaic. X. J., today fil"d suit In the District Supreme court for $250,000 damages against Atorney-Oen-eral Palmer and Anthony Camlnctti, Commissioner-General of Immigration. Mrs. Marcinak In her brled relates a story of "brutality and cruelty" on the part of the agents of the de-partmen-a of Justice, which it Is claimed. accompanied rald.i on "Reds" early last year. CHARLES BABCOCK SUED FOR DIVORCE Charles Rabcock of Hammond, once more steps into the limelight, this time as defendant In a divorce suit, the second which has been filed In the last two years. Charley first attracted attention in the spring of 1919 when he announced to the world tjiat he was a bolshevik. He wrote pamphlets setting forth his Ideas. He wus a prominent figure at the headquarters which had been established by the ultra radicals on Indiuva ave. Then came the "May Iay riot at Gary in which the police broke up a parade of bolsbevlkl and arrested a number of them. Among those pinched was Charley. Shortly after that, his wife brought suit for dtveirce In the Hammond Superior court. She sld she could not subscribe to his doctrines -nd didn't like the way he was trying to force them on other people. She also charged him with cruelty. AVhen the time came for hearing the case, Mrs. Rabcock's attorneys entered & motion to dismiss, explaining that Mr. and Mrs. R.ibcoclt had patched up their differences nnd wire living together again. Trxlay the second divorce complaint was filed by McMahon & Conroy. attorneys for Mrs. I bibcock. She says that Chares has a temperamental disposition and an ungovernable temper. He has threatened to throw her out of the house and told her he wished she would get a house and move out. In fits of anger he has benten her, she s.vs. Mr. Rnbcock ha-S four children, two of them minor?, by a. forier marriage, and Mrs. Rnbcock ruus two minor children. She suggests that Charley take his e'hildrcn and she be allowed to take her. She also wants $2,000 nllrnony and the restoration of her milden name Anna 1 Hubbard. They were married October 2. 1911 nnd are now residing at 596 Wilcox ave., Hammond. SAYS PRESIDENT SHOULD HAVE POWER WASHINGTON. Feb. 2. The president should be clothed with complete powers to control and regulate the country's' coal industry in an international emergency. Or. Harry A. Garfield, former fuel administrator, told the renate manufactures committee today. Garfield urged the Cald'r coal bill being considered by the committee, he amended so as to provide for presidential regulation and supervision of the country's coal production Instead of by the federal trade commission as proposed by the measure. NEW RUSS OFFENSIVE NOW IN PERSIA LONDON. Feb. 2. According to the! Central News Agency, the Russian j Soalet forces are opening a new often- j lve In Persia. The following Central News despatch was received here today: "Troops from Moscow, describing hemselves a.s the advance guard of the boW-hevIk army In Persia, attack--d the Rrttlsh st Ohllan. In northern Persia. The reds were defeated and U were killed." The British are maintaining an army n Persia as a bulwark between Soviet ftosist and India.

South Bend In Favor of Bill To Establish Commission Rule.

rSTAfF CORRESPONDED I. N. SESVIC'.' INDIANA POLLS, Ind.. Feb. 2 Proponents of the Representative Knapn bill providing: for the establishment of a commission or c'.ty manager form ot government in a'l cities In Indian that desire .iu:i control will clash, w ith the opponents of the measure "a, a. public .hearing to be conducted by the house commission on cities and towns Thursday cv ning. Legislators from at least two of the larger cities of Indiana are in favor of the measure. These are South Ind and Richmond. There seems to be much opposition to the plan on the part oif 1-a.ke county members and thos? from Fort AVayne, Evansville and Terre Haute. There is on fouture of the Knap? bill that is not generally known. No city Is forced to adopt the new form of government unless It desires to do so. The bill mnkes it optional with the voters of the city whether the change shall be made. A petition may be signed by at lenst 10 per cent of the voters at the last preceeding election calling for an election on the subject. If a majority of the people o.f the city, voting at the election, decide on the change when the form of government decided upon shall be established. If the commission form Is adopted then the members of the commission elect one of their number as mayon Whereaj If the city manager form is established the commission employes It city manager. The commission sha!l be elected at largo and will have tha powers of the common council, mayor, executive departments and boards. Commissioners will not be elected at the regular elections, but on the first Monday in October in odd number years. Nomln.vt.lons are to be made by petition oif at least 1 per cent of the qualified vote.-s. Ballots are to b without party designation. The bl.i attempts to divorce political parly politics from ci;y (,'vernm''nt and prohibits political assessments and contributions! All bond issues would be subjects for referendums. The comml.-slcn wouM appoint tho el'y Judge and city clerk. TO INSPECT CITV PUBLIC DANCE HALLS Hammond's public dance halls sre lo be given tho critical once over. If things are found as bid as complaints would Indicate some legislation will follow In the city council which will put the places on a respectable basis or close them up. Alderman Sam Skufakis of East Hammond, registered an emphatic complaint at the city council list night regarding the way dance halls were allowed to operate. He says that In his part ef town and other parts which he has In-sMM-ted the dances permitted sre the limit In Immorality, no restrictions r enforced by the mangers of the places. Skufakis says that children ranging In age from six years upward may be found in the halls. Nbody tries to keep them out and no one bothers to shag them home no matter how late the hour. The alderman found ready support from his brethern and It was voted t" have a committee make the rounds, and study conditions and report to the council later. President I C. Smith appointed Alderman Skufakis. Rruce and Voorhels for the censor Jobs. Skufakis will bd them to It and Rruce anil A'oorhels will look them over. T)tey plan to m.ike the Inspection trip soon. EXPECT ARREST OF TRUSTED EMPLOYE (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 CHICAGO. Fob, 2. Arrest of Rerger T. Jager. former trusted employe of the Minneapolis Siret Railway company, on charges of sfallng $16l.n00 In cash and securities, is expected to be made here tod;ty, according to detectives. Jager, detectives declare, has been traced to Chicaeo. a warrant charging grand larceny has been lasued against him. , Jager formerly was confidential secretary to A. M. Robertson, vice preldent and secretary of the Minneapolis Street Railway corr.pany. It Is alleged that en Jan. 24 r removed $157.00(1 worth of bonds bl"nglng to the Duluth Street Railway company, of which Robertson also tn president and cashed a check for $4,825 signed by Robertson. Robertson received .a letter of resignation from Jager the next day and an investigation revealed the disappearance of the bonds. Jager was reported to have boarded a train for Is Angeles but detectives working on the case assert they have positive Information that he Is in Chicago. NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS Henceforth, all display advertising copy for publication must be b 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-quartc and fullpage ads must be in 48 hours before publication.