Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 203, Hammond, Lake County, 15 February 1921 — Page 1

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East Chicago Hen Also' Try To Break Jail At Valparaiso. BCMET!N. rAT.TARAIS" . In"!-. li. Fedr u M,a4M and Albert Olivia, two Moxi- ..., li.H in the Porter county jail for; the murder of T-avid Flicker, a merchant at East Chicago. tried to saw thrlr way to safety. The men obtained t,-o steel ktiiv, given tb-m at their meals. ThC38 th-y fashioned into saws While the tufr murd-r rae ' in progress Friday the men sawed their v through eii-i bis steel bar and partly througi thrc? bars outJiaa w Indo .v of tho c. C-'Cirfr, w irridor. ho is on trial for tilt: murder of li is brotlif r-tn-law, J. 1 id tditor of Gary, atcovook. a cob erei the plot- Hp mi","!3 the ;l,'-t-s and notified th rherifT. The- kmve, were found in th" sewer. '1 he two .Mexicans nad banned to escape 5Ctcrday, when t h-v trial of Tarter was resumed. The men are tvw confined In th dungeon ef tho jail, to prevent Dim fron e3.:ayins before their tria' nit week. TNDTANArOElS. Ir.i Feb. li. -Police, and sheri.T in various Indiana nties and h-ns have been asked to on the lookout !or I..con K. Stn-h'-ns. a Belgian, under indictment in the frderal c-ourt on a. charge of counterOUirg. who sli-J.U out of the Mari.m county jail s...m tim? .Saturday. Stephens home is in Gary. Sheriff Snid-r and attaches at ths lail said the prisoner's fl 'ht was not known until one of the .-iiiers found that the chain, which fastens th double doors lcalins from the basement to tho street, nad been pried loose. Stephens, win ".as confined in Unf ed States row" .m the second floor, had been- serving as call' hoy for visitors and had spent Vs time durin? th"early part of th3 day In silting bctcre his ceil. Sheriff Snider and his aids bt'.iev ha prisoner followed the jailer when he went to the baserrent to tire the furnace nrJ th-n concealed buns'.i: behind a largo i- e chest in that par" of the Buildins until after the jailer had returned to his post. The chain on the double dor3 had been pried open with an Ice pick taken from the chest Stephens Is twenty-four years obi And 13 described as weighing 1 i'.1 pound and having biack eyes and hair, He was wearing a gray cap, a darV. siit and a white shirt at tho time of his escape. iRIt 15STED LAST NOYKMBEIt. Stephens was arrested last November, when, It is charged, he was operating a get rich scheme through raisin? one-doyar notes to Jio. lie pleaded guilty and v3 bound over to th.--grand jury under $3,000 bond, Stephens, who Is twenty-five yea-s old and married. Is said to have operated his schsme under the. aiiaa of F. H. Boudan. H-5 was employed as a draftsman in a Gary steel mill. It said he had Jabeis printed bearing the words and figures, "Brusselis l'.'O"," which he said lie used, to place on erate3 of fruit t bat he was supposed to handle in wholesale quantities. The figures were mads to conform to tho;? on the cotes whith he raised by panting figures necessary to raise a oncdoliar note to a ten-dollar note. At the time of his arresa he was employing school children in Mishawaka to pass the raieo.J not.es. nv falsi-; E.rniEs. It is satd also that he obtained $750 from a bank in a small town near Gary by the scheme of making false entries in his eavings account bankbook. He had deposited one dollar in a i-avjiijjs aoount in the Kir at National K-irik, of Gary, it is said, and changed the onedollar entry in the hook to read $100. Thereafter he mad various other entries until the book indicated a total savings deposit of $6..V0. At the town where "he obtained tn $750 it is sai l he presented his cheek lor that amount to the bank, sayinjr that h" had bought an nutoin"b!ie an 1 v. i.viru i-j o.uatrt trie money to pay :! the car. As proof that his check was good he shonol bin savjngs denosi'l book, which was accepted in indiea ing deposits in Gary amounting to $j,0 30. LITTLE GIRL IS

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If.'t'KKo A N. III.. Feb. 10. -Eight yrar-oid Miriam Rubin was still tajk1 tng torlay dc"nte a reppjt or two i hours and a ha if Iat yesterday, but marked improvement was noted ami it is predicted that she will be entirely recovered from her strange malady within .two weeks. This prediction was made by rr. Taul liei-ger. who will continue treatment to keep the vertebrae of the child in normal alignment. Since the disordered vertebrae were first snapped back into place last Saturday there has been a steady improvement with three bort "naps." Totaling 'tx hours. Her fever is practically norma! and r"Mid nourishment is being administered for the first 'm" since rh became ill. Miriam, who is th daughter of Mr. and Mr?. . M.. R'tb'n began lir Ions chatter on Feb 5.

Did You Hear That

THE Hammond Public Library is receivingnew fictic-n nearly every week and some of tho vcrv latest books arc on the th'ivf?. MANY Hammond and West Hammond I toxins fins took a jaunt over to Whitins last r.igh. to see Kir I.lptnsKi scrap at tho Ani'-ri'-in Region bouts. THE janitor of the City Hall lias taken on a side !i:ie. Ho is taking orders in advance for 111' youns rabbits which are luitable. for Easter dinners. rcrnr.M'rai, no Ames avenulost his ili.-fiiirgo from the army, serial P'in.b-T i C$i.3K ho The Tiv3 to help him find it. . ha-: His a.-ks HAMMOND is basket bill mad this year and ha. more pbiy rs and fans than it has ever h.-vl btfvre m it ury. entire hjKEXSfE UA E R who was trinitned by Crown Poirt at bs.skctbjll characterizes the county real te-jin as "rough player?." K I WANTS Club orgs nizers are. in th" city and Hammond will very likely blossom on' with a. brand new organization short! .- on the lines cf the Ilotary ciu5. SOMEBODY accused Atty. Dan Mor.tn of putting '..- Mesh and J m retorted: "Well. I f".-l a g-o-i deal b"tt"r than 1 dtd v hen I wa-s t'-n pounds lighter, anj way." Tlillll I', '.V-t Himmond men who chanced to he in tlurnham when the big raid was pulled, had not returned to their home.- ;. eter-Jay evf n'ng but had tch phoned friend- that they were safe. 1 f A R n Y MAY?, th.e "Miracle Man." is '..-)'. ;ng a few callers nt bi.5 office on i-Vrsj tho a.rmie, AVe-- t 11am moi.d. bn buinejip i ;io; nearly to rushing as he 1 nticiput e-i. HAMMOND Democrats wiil hold th.- r re-orgati iza.t ion tneetlrg Monday evening. A e'Mirnnn and precinct comtiilttecmen will be r.omed And the outlook for a goo-J city ticket w .H be discussed. MANAGERS of the M-B Boot Shop are chesty '.odny b"eaiie some Cliicago women hnd to c-me to get some of those View grey suede rj Monte slippers. Chicago stores didn't have fcuch. thing3 yet. JfAMMOND EI.KS will stage a Homecoming night Thursday. February 21th. Tlie affair will lie. an elaborate one wyh the fatter calf (not calves) and a grand old reunion. MArisHAI. Gunder of Hessvllle was a'-l worked. up Monday over, a hold-up which he had been sicked on. Hammond police happcnfii.1 to have the fUi: that tMe whole affair was a fae. EOCLVJ autoists who have come f grief for gcing over 23 miles an hour would like to know how Cue Chicago Heights-Hammond busses can go from SO to 40 mi!?s an hour and get by with it. THE extensive use of advertising to incraese the consumption of dairy proiue;s was e.d ociiied at a meeting of dairy farmers, representing every county in Indiana, which was held in Indianapolis this week. ANNOUNCEMENT lias been made by the I'cnnsj ' ania Ttailroad company in ,'hicago that approximately 2. '.'00 skil!cd mechanics- in th5 locomotive and ear repair shops will be returned to v. ork t'ms week. THE Northern Ini. Athletic and Oratorical Eeague met at the I.aportc High School Saturday. The spring meet will be held May 14. at South Bend and the preliminary for the oratorical at Elkhart and Gary May 61I1. FnN K I ..AGREE, IS. who resides at 13 Carroll pt.. was knocked from his biejcls by Da ve Neili's machine on HighlandSt., yesterday. His knees were bruised, his clothes torn and the bike was sinashed. BERTHA EEARTON and l.ouie T.aivsoti, both 17, were picked no in Hammond yeterday by the police. They bad escaped from a. girls' home at 002 1 Indiana ave., Chicago, and will be returned. ED. WHITE, the Rolf specialist, of tho Hammond Country 'lub has the in-ii-or golf pet rigged up on tl.e west porch of the club house offering fans an opportunity to got into their stride before the ground gels solid. , AN u'iknowri child was struck but not f seriously hurt by an automobile driven by Mi.'e Evclj n Norsta-H. 9.14 I'ark Side ave,, Chii -ngt-, Sunday afternoon. The accident ooeui red en Calumet avenue, In t wren Fay ette and Sibley street". hurt by an automobile driven : "WUN'I.ER tho management of the street ear company don't observe n pracjtiee of motnrmen," ;n)d I'r. AS'i rt !i'im"r. I "W hile we iv era waiting for a street car ! at !i-ir r n.lnra lie nei-e ns s sc-f! b -.- a top speed in spit" of our con- ! spie:ous s i gn a 1 1 ' i r, g and missed a train." AN interesting address is expected this evening when E. ". Soper of North- . speaks on "America at the banquet which rit the Presbyterian vv est ern 11 r.i ei si 1 1 and the ,-3r R.-ist,' is te. be given church by E. E. Homberger's class for Hie class of Charles Surprise of the Methodist' Sunday .school. THE En port e Herald s.i.ys: Charles Harness became .-.larrd at the story regarding the finding of a headless body of a. woman at Blue Island, 111., and thinking that it. might have bene bis wife's sister, Mrs. Mabel . Meyers, who was lo-t h-.-ird from a.t Hammond in ceniber. he mad n trip to Hammond on nndiy to investigate. H? found that The bodv was not tbat of the missing 1st er-in-law however, v iium he oca ted I n loyed. J of in Hammond, where, she is cmpl

Dan Was All Set For Business Ross Township Farmer Found Concealing Much Moonshine and Mash

T'an 1 .a rrn c. who lives on a small farm between Moss and Griffith, waall ret to go in'o t lie moonshine busi ness on a big al" when federal prohibition officers knocked his plans m tli" head yr-s'erday. Dan will have to wait a cotip!" of months. When th" ; oif emen visited t'i" Tie..-":' to-vn-h'p h iTi they f.ojnd seventy ga'lon.s of moonshine and .1 largquantity r-f nia-h. Th'fl n i o r i i ;n the ll.imm"ri rliy court Ur -nee said that )m hougrht the liqijor .un day from a fellow over near I'eep U; -e r paying him 512 a gallon f.T the i.,t Ji told a lard lueH story aieojt Iom'i.; h.is job nnrl hn tng the flu and said he was hard up to"! loney jn spite f the fact that lie pa:J I $' for the 1'qjor. A eked to explain the pre. --once of t lie mash a't bos plac :J 1. 1 . , . , . . .... Mi'i ia-i annuel to ri'ive a fiiii later but the vi.-it of the- federal agents interfered. Dan InFi.-Kd Hat lie had r.ef .-old anything but that he inter, ded to. The c Mir' kept the J,,,,, n (,, j j r,o aR. 'os-.-i out ?av ' the jefrn,j ,nt jxtv t d a y s n the j.en.il farm. THE COURT LIKES A G000 SCRAP Suggests That Warrins Greeks Met in Bastile for" Their Next Mill The alley adjoining the Maine restaurant wa. the scene a hvclv cncbunter last night which was stage::) because Tom Taulos. 613 Calumet avenue, insisted on us.ng bis own dice ii a little game wh-'ch was being conducted in one of the rooms of t he hotel. Tom'.s antagonist ws--George Kotv ira.--. 122 Siblry street, Hammond. P iv 5 a ca:-'- of (jreek meeting Greek. The men still cast surly looks ai each other when they w erp arraigned 111 police court this morning. Kontras entered a plea, of srulity while Rauloi answered not guilty w hen tliey were I Itiformed that they were charged with 1 assaulting each other. "Well what have you g ,t to say?" a.-ked Judge Kloiz. Both started to ta'k at once. Aboi the rabble ojld be heard interesting bits of information about tho Jitt'e ganie-s which arc iieid in looms o' the Main ..otel. Tom said Gcor ;c w a -the caut-s of the ilaht anil George t-aid Tom was back of It ell. They pas.se-d th l:e back and forth several t'lnc and nearly came to blows. Bailiff Troi-t rappej for oide-r. "Let 'em go." said the .fudge, w h was getting a 11 earful, "maybe we'll get to hear and see something worth v, hile here." Then Tom made himself heard. "A Ha time Cms beeg stiff bees try to maka l.'lte hoe., one tough guy. Hees I rv to j maki fight. T say no wanna fight, but j hrfter while we go back :n ellcy for j sci ep.' 1 "N.T.v. r.ae-, naw, i a'l wrong." inI terrupted George. "Thif bird is crook, j Every time in little craps game he don't wanna be straight. He wanna use Just, his dice and T don't 'ike that I tell him, come down in elley." Georgf paused, swelled his chest and added "two or three times I rs.it him down easy. He can't fight." v en, ' said the judge, -;ts plain you are both guiity. I'll give you each $10 and cost?. T!.-. next time you pull off a fight let ;s know and maybe we can fix it up to have gloves and everything here at the police station." NEGRO IS SUSPECTED Mi'tor, Mcty.gor and Ciiffton Hector, who occupy a bunk car a.lonir the C. f. S- S. ;i t lie.-vv-llp had two leatherette coats, a pair of pants, a shirt and a 1- ii fr stolen from their car w in they w ere away yesterday afternoon between and 1 o'clock. Eater in the day W. E. Shiiith. a car inspector at Osborn founl a suit case alone: the tracks about 210 feet south e.f Summer street, and turned it over t,, Hammond pilice. It v. as found to contain the n.ssir.cr articles. Mrs. ! 'er,rge 'A ilks cf Hessvllle ,-1 w a negro Jpa-s her home that afternoon with the I same ru't case ?,i it is supposes that he coinm'tted the fir ft and later became frightened and threw- the loot a w a v . THIRD VICTIM OF TYPHUS NEW YORK. Feb. 15 The third victim of typhu.s succumbed today at the Detention hospital at Hoffman island, where immigrants are examined before they are permitted to land at Ellis island. The latest to succumb was an immigrant, who arrived a few days ago aboard the Italian liner Sangiufto from Th i est e. One new- case of typhus developed among the detained immigrants today. MEET AGAIN TONIGHT

I to the United States while I'resWent An oaaranizer has been in Hammond J Wilson promised to use his influence for sen-ril days trying to interest j with the American congress to the p'ronvnenf cit'zens in a Kiwanis club.! same end." the Matin declared today. A meeting was held at the Ryndora j The newspaper added that it d'd not hotel last ntsht. I n vf a f ion? had been J see iirjw France can repay America pv-o-nt to a numher of men. but rmh I cept in merchandise, pointing opt tbat

eillr were present. Another session ill be held this evening ;n the, ofri.;.: Frank Wache-icz.

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Bandits Force Hammond Man Out Of Kis Car And Head For Chicago. J r. a d a r i o g daylight vesterdav :iferioon 'in holdup pul,ed Itobert sda le. I-lus.sell Hank forth. 1S State street Hammond, had his Hudson speeds! ei taken a w i v from 1 m two yuan. men. j Mr. Hankforth tool; his mother to! Chicago ye.;rday afternoon and or. j h;s way homo while passing through! fouth Chicago, fvo young men asketi him for a ride I Hammond. l(e pick- ! I ed them up. Rorertodate was reache.-i : . about 4 0V1 'k. Suddenly one of j the boys sliowed a gun and ordered: Hankforth to i?t-'0 the ear. When lie! did so lie w us 'comma nd ed to climb out. . Once np-re lie nlyri), i The hoys then turned the car around : and he.-)d"il b.ic.c for ("hicago leav ing . Han', forth .it lh- roadside. He bur ned to the near-.-:! telephone and uotl-t fled the llamni'ind police who m tnro1 set the ('hicago police nn the lookout f'-r the bandits. NV trace or i10 carl ha,: ye; been foil id. a last year's Indiana t lie num her i 1 1 7. file machine bor ! 1 icen se plate with!. POSED AS MAN AND WIFE, JAILED Ariejte.l last tight at a room write-, they bad rented 1 y posing as husband and wife, rie.,) oie.dk a whose homo Is'fcfl P9yv-.tr -v Mrcrf'and Martha Nehring. whose ;nron;s reside southv.eet of N"a 1 pa ra i so. were arraigned in tlo Hainmond f court thin morning on charges of disorderly conduct an I fornication. Ole5ka is a u-ll known character about Hammond !-a ing been concerned m sever); in.---ances w liere women ef ill repute ni-.e been picked up b;. police. The girl, who is eighteen jears old recenlly ae birth 10 a child at St Margar't's hospital and when the. left the instituti 01 --.he stole a fur She claims that her brother-in-law who is said to be a man of standing tn Garj . is the father of her. child. TVinfant is now i,:ing eared lor ,11 a Hammond homo. The court ask el her why she a:d nr.' return to her home near Valparaiso! and she replied that her jr. other ha 1 driven her away and told htr nevr to let urn. Olska said that he met Miss N'eli ring before .,. e-ntercd the hosp'f: and found her shortly after : he was released. 'n the lis-,-jerly charges the gm w as fine, $3 an I costs and oleska was linen an. I costs. on the s.iojn 1 i , course sue was g.ven Sj and costs and thirty days imj.ul whiiethe man drr-, $13 and sify days on the penai farm-ANTI-TYFHUS

MEASURES TAKENl E,ur;cK' x- r'- I-Cb !1--An-jnouncemenL was made from the office NEW YORK fh . -,t;, fa,i;f State Hank Examined O. E. I.ofthus

uov-ei niii-i-1 today tool; compiet e charge cf all anti-typhus measure's in this city and port and announcement was made that e-, cry step necessary to guard th enation from this dread di - sea.-- has been made effective. "I now feel comfortable for the first time s,nce typhus made its appearance .1 e , t . u'Lfdioi 10. I.ii,, a I r. 1. f pc 1 a T1C1. commissioner of health for New York city. i

Rumors that a 12-day quarantine! . 1 N HI AN A ROETS. Ind.. Keb. 14 John might be imposed on the port wee de- i Giune. 5S, proprietor of tiie Art I-'urni-r.ied. Hut. white there will be n o 1 t u r company More at 16 S'JUih Merlina ran t me, all persons who have beenidi.-in street, member of a prominent exposed to typhus will be isolated for' Indianapolis family, was found in an

VZ (iaif. CYCLE COLLISION ornon Harnack. t -j May street. Hammond was bad'y bruised and shaken up y esterday evening when his motorcycle colded with the machine of Reo Hack as he turned the corner from Claude street upon Fai et'e treet, Harnaek was thrown from the motorcycle which was knocked in t he path of Jake Barton's truck which was approaching from the cast. The motorcycle w at badly damaged and some injuries resulted to the front r-f the truck. Harnacl's injuries are not considered seriou. FRANCE STILL CRABBING PARRS. Feb. 15. 'Several times while in France American leaders, inoludina Colonel K. M. Hou;v, promised not to ask France to repay her debt

the Toan represents merchandise! Region affair on vv ash i nil n n s birthbrought from the T'nite.j States, and j day ami have two concert sched j ie.d Ucd by France tn carying on the war. for Whiting in March.

Colored Welfare Worker

Judge Norton Appoints Thyra Edwards of Hous ton to Lako Co. Task SPECIAL TO THE TIME3J CT.OWN I'D I. NT, Ind.. 1-Vh. 15 Bake County has f.-cured the services of a colored welfare worker. Miss Thyra Edwcrds. of Houston, Texas, and graduate e.f the -1iii;ago f'ollego' of Civics, who comes into the lb-ld under the au. point ment of Jud-e rt. Mile Norton, of jr-rown Boint. MCs Edward's dutieS will be mostly confined to Indiana Harbor ind flar;.'. She can be raj-ebed at t lie Kitherine House. Indiana Harbor. or at the Y. A. building in Gary. She will mal.e calls n other parts of toe county uron summon?:. x duties are in the confines (.,r child protection and probation officer's supervision, among her own race of people. She comes here well recommended and is enthusiastic in ngaging in the woj-k that, means betterment for her das juveniles. 1 mm report Th Hammond Koi.iry -;ub held itAeekly mectirg at the Evndora bote: tiii noon and received a number of report.-! that indicate t;10 comm-ttce.-j a'-e functioning to a r . ma rUa hie cx- : tent. i The m",t interest it's report w-as th3'of .-.ttorney errrl Crumpackcr Dn pro ! posed bg.!afion to make amalgam.- -i tion of the cities of Nort ;-, fonshij j pe.-sihic at some time in the n-.t few ye a i s. The detail?; of the bill that will b proposed were, gonr into fully and ; liiely discussion ensued, ft he'ieviv1 that many of tho ob.-Uaelos, that hav. - heretofore. prevented amalgamation i w:ll. have her n removed if the bill car I lie passed,. ! Fr,.ieo.ao, n med ; I'm-, li. V.. Sharrer in a brief report . stated that while complete return. ! wye not .vet in that S"o far there bar! b. er, deposited to the credit of the j Hoover Relief fund the ?;!m 0r $5,300 I as a result of the success of the - A bj sen t Guest" dm tier. 1 A more detailed report will be made j at. a succeeding meeting when ther. I vvii: be more time to give to it. Comj pliThentarv letters have been receiver" ' from a number of sources on the sue I ce;-; of the project. ! nu: ito cost ok in n.m; Roseoe E. Woods, c-ha.r-nan of t!iI eoiiimi; : ee that met v ith. .similar com- ; mi t tec." from Hat Chicago and Whiting c. vie bodies 1.1 see what step. 1 .-ould be taken to learn tho cause of i.c nigii cost o ttiiil:;ig. was appointed to act" as the K-narv ciuh j neiribc- f the- board of inquiry thai I 's n come into bejn- as a wull of a j meeting held la ft evening at the HamI limnj Chamber of "onimerce. ! Tt i- t'ne p;, rpose of ihi board of ini ,-juivy to receive t r st i m on v mi the suhi je-et and to make known the facts that arc brought o-:t with the expectation ; that t.ie building pro-gram of 731 wil" (miniated and this great industry he icvived to :;s pre-war p! opoi I ions. BANK CLOSES IN N. DAKOTA j today that the Scandinavian American hank of 'rS--. N. J .. did pet open iff ' ,i"urs ,ht- TOf,rninS- Break of crop l""icet making the bank's paper "slow" jv'as assigned by the examiner's olfic j for the A losing of, the institution. " " ' f CAPITAL MERCHANT TAKES HIS LIFE obscure corner of the est a 51 is!-, men t today with .1 buliet wound through the head. Suicide because, of ill health was the coroner's verdict. Scare;! for Clune was started when he failed to arrive at St. Peter's and Paul's church, w'rence h" tarted Sunday inoining. AVIATOR IS STILL MISSING ' SAN ANTONIO. Tex , Keb. ... n.. . W hether Eieut. Alexander Pi aroori. Jr.. j t'nite.d States air serv ice, lies dead or j seriously injured in the wreckage of, : hist airplane or is s'owly making his : way through, iii" sage orusu ami satn . hills of the southwestern desert to erne ! of tho small towns over w c.ich he was : last I ---en flying remain's just as much i a m;, st cry at the end 'of a fPi-hour ! search by 4f army planes, cowlioys. J ranchmen and Texas rangers as when the flier first dropped from sight 'Thursday morning. WHITING BAND GIVES CONCERT WHITING. Ind . Feb.' IS -The Standard Oil company's band played to an audience of 70 people at the Farfid .sehool auditorium m East -hi'ago and were very well received. The band will furnish music at riie Vmonoac ,

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NAVY DISMISSES MAN WHO "FAKED' HEROISM IN WAR

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Capt. Edmund G. Chamberlain. President Wilson has approved the findinfj of the naval courtmartial which recommended the dismissal from the marine corps if ("apt. Edmund G. Chamberlain. He was court. marua;ea in ,urone after the armistice. The court fcunel him puilty of deception in connection with certain alleged heroic aerial exploits while a visitor at a British airdrome at the front. MAY DOUBLE PIPE LINE INTO CHICAGO Standard Will Need Greater Facilities Than New Purchase Offers The sale of a half interest in 'u Sinclair Pipe Rine to the standard Oil Company. I n-i. ha-- been the satis y ing topic of dt.-"iasioi 1:1 C.10 oil mar Set."'" Ther"?' arc as man; nngU-s to 1 1f Jis.cussimi a? there a it p - .pic who arc competent i -ii.-uss the ma'tcr R has been a nii'.--r e-f oopo-ofi knowledge that l.ie,.:tin lair people hav. 1-ecn selling a ..-.ige amount f the e Mid-Continent irtide to the Stands'.! O.l Company, as they have a larg. share t)f the M-wean crude to t ho A -ianf.c Refining t. ompany of Philadelphia, which is :i Standard oil company in ow nersliip. W'HITIMj'S . III GItOU III. The jri-owth of the Standard plant t Whiting nas male the standard faci'1ties for transpo-. t.ition by pipe. line in adequate, and there is 10 the big r e fi n . y luiw u n d e tion and 1 pp ro 1 h 1 n g com May town, just outside of Te .will also have '. d : a ,v Iir, , ns id e ri o 1 ; s t r u - do, w 1, iy for crude on the M ! -t . out ; n-11 1 ;-nd vv es -nd een fields. The ; i ice, J10.' .'' ea.-li f..r the . half .nlei' st is genera!!; thought to be a cheap buy for the Standard putting as it does, a price o" $.1-.e0'l.i'lf,"00 01 the CO'" mile line with is pumping stations. . o r. n .- c! ion s. storage and the 1-kc. The Sinclair i'l : extends from the Ranker t.eld in North Texas to East Chicago. l-'rcin Hea'.-l-top. Okl.. to I-'iefman. Mo. tl,. j-n. was doubled dm .tig the period of thwar. It has nv-.i proposed to do.ihl the line fro.ni Freeman to East Cliirago and It is not unlikely that tins will hi done sonic t'me i the m,t remote future. Th" capacity .f the Standard's rj fineray it Whiting is so large thai when running fuT. it could easily use all of the oil th;-t tho pipehne is cap -able ,f carry, n::, in addition e.. tin supplies rc'civej by the Standard pipe liii.-s. so i'iat the c-.inpary w.ll lie still a shipper c.f crude by tank car ' in times of full te'inrry activity. In addition to supplying part of Whiting 1 Ml. " should he lememberer) that tin Sinclair pipe lin also f,-, d.- the .Sinclair refinery at Jast Clueago. PUPILS WIN CERTIFICATES The 'olioaing pupils f t Ae li i m -mond public s-,ie.,-s werr a-eard'-d the Zaner Grammar grade c"i' t Tiea t e th' past vv ee) ; f entra! CDstf-r Il-Swa: . l.l.nor West. Rit ersude Herbert Geiger. Eva Gar- j ben. Delia Merrill. Vi rnon A m r.- on. j Franklin Vada, PheSp.i. Elsie I. in - i lauf. Anna K'alanik. Su-ho Spt -.;.. 1 narau lxaunerg, ,nn.-l ifusrs.-, .iina Na vta. Waliace Mary Gyursaas' v Kaihcyn Mc"artin, Ethel Downipi;. Ilei-n Hughes. Hedwig- K'udeli.;, Mi rib-' Sfjinmers. Elwood I a o-.be r- . i;,i-t I Roew inge-r. Clarence Volk mann. Aniaj Hits. Cornice Gardner. Mi'dred ropua.i. I Uwri-nco Flaherty, Anna Guhcks, ! Helen Eolfok, Irving May ; ev nso:.. Violet Nichols, . p. jn Evans ,' 1,a fa; ctte -.Eugene P-uuku Sidney j Goldman. Marsm't Diitor. M ilfr.-d A'frey-, r.uth M'eE-.vcn, R i tn D'-ckirs. J Agnes 'Rueknci. FORD IS FOUND A Ford automoiiiie, n-ioe - had )' standing, on Summer stree. near I sytlie avenue in H a m i n o vl since r,vrslerday meij-ning was ta'-.en into ' i r y U :- tody by Hammond police yesterday man residing ri the nei r h bor h 'd : , A -a d 1 1 o -w o - I CO I 'J - - that two wull bos drove l ne ma here and then ran away. Later is found to pelonz lo John l.up'o Mo'-ton avenue. It had hern stolen li1; It," rii-lit

Dunn Bill Making State Drier

Moves Up a Notch. (BULLETIN) ITIMFS p.tPFOi f T eTT rtOTA, , INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. Feb. 15. Senator Nedjl of 'liiling is to make a fight on the floor to obtain passage of I is resolution calling for an appropriation of $50,000 and creation of a committee to investigate the feasibility of making an inner harbor of Wolf Lake. The resolution was reported out this morning without recommendation. N'edil said he would attempt to get a small appropriation, if the senate did not favor the amount set out in t!i resolution. MNTEPNATlOfiV. M.,Vo SERVICll IN'PIAN'VPoI.ls, "t.vl. Feb. i;.pri. b-b!ti...n is not a d-a-t i:;.-u- m i -i -i iana. The "wet and dry" f.ght was r"lewod today in the -rnera! assembly when the senate considered on second teaming the Dunn b.'l t-i Incorporate additional bone dry provisions in tin present state prohibition la-.v and to bring u into harmony with the Volstead ac! Senator Jdi of Tik county led the attack on the ;;, movins that th senate i n de tin ; t e 1 y postpone furtlier iclion. i-'enaio, Dunn, author of thi measure, moved to tabic the Nejl! molion and the bill was nfi when a vote of li to 17 was recorded in favor f permiu.ng amendment to be in'reduced. The bill ii revised considcrao.y '.rfore it was passed to engrossment, hirf among the changes being an iniriidninit to strike out the section ,v ii-.' li scuid prohibit the posnession ' an individual cf more than one gai'on of into;, icat ing !:j.:or. Senator Nr.tii fa. led in his attemr. ' sirike out a clai.,se winch proliiixtcd .he sale of patent medicine? containing . large r.-rccntage of alcohol whicii ire capable ed being used for beverage urposes. The cUU;- to ivh'cii Nejd, objected .vri stipprrr'ed by Senate: Iteti-dsJey tVardsley favored the provisions cf 'lie Dunn measure, contending they :i i'l drive out of business many inan'i "aeturcrs ii" bit. marketing fa-i.e ned cina! preparations. "Ttic pi ov isioiu- of tins bill are now ontann-d in federal acts." said Sen -itor N'e.idi 111 attacking the lull. "We ' o not need t u c h a law and n e e u i e s '.tl i.-.-lat Ion is vicous legislation. Tho 4.,v ernment has not been able to copwith enforcement of the federal prohibition laws and it is unwise to add further burdens in the duties of local n i'oieeiiK n t of lie i a '.,." During the consideration of t he h"h t; e i iscu.-s : on at t imes assumed th U'pearance of a farce. Senator 1 logsten moving to amend the measure i.v making It" unlawful for ,an v bod; t -. 'lave a hole in the bottom of lit- o.o from which liquor might Vie taken." .Senator Vnnorman said that "There :s R:,-t as much harm in a lode 1 ,i t o 'l.ittntn o." a i" as titer is in u ( :t Z. f l:.;uoi- -n a cellar of a man's horn-.'' ind th?t t'ne bill was 'ini-iuittotis an-l i;ii 1 i a n c." It was announced tlirt the g w error -ad approved the Rnz'isli b:R iega'z:ng bonds issued in good f Jilh by v a i--o;s taxing mi Is. FORESTER DAY BIG SUCCESS As anticipated, the Joint Initiation ntd reception of new members into th-i ''a'holn- ord' r of F"i esters, under ti:eS auspices of the chief Ranger's A.-oi. of Ralic County, met with gnat .-.(. -..teSH op Sunday, r'ei.. 1.1th. in llimiiond lliirly In the morning, vfsrmri fr,iu ail i-iri-5 of tj.r slate arr'.eel ;.ii'i i -n-gregatcd in the K. of ( '. Iia.il from whence, they inarched it, a b"d to a'tend .Solemn liish M i a! Ail Saint t hureh, Th- '-e w ere 1,'u. ca ml i -la t e s and ap prox i ma t 1 v '.rt mi n.li'-r:- in hue marcb precede ! by the High OfTica'-s of tho order. The Degre,-. exem pi i fiffi t ion v i- be-i't in tlie aftrenoon followed with a banquet m the evening. Th bunou- t "as prpired and served utid- r the, po-e of the I y lores! e,--: of p., .1 pil 1 I'aris-h under th,., direction of Mis A. Volk and Mrs j. a. Se..-.-e r A f-rocram ot" addres.-es and ent ttnlntnent ini tned ia i e! y followed the banou't. Among the I'rniiiiii'n! sp-aUr.-s won Mr. Gustave Kr-llr, Prist Mister of A p. pieton. Wis., i,nd High Treasurer or' th" Order. Mi Th-.. V. M--!onah from ' ''hicago. High Secretary and Mr. John Byrne, Chicago, hae-l of lb- organization depart ment. Miss Isabeil.e i)'t'n:i. nor of Chicago and Mr. Emus En -ha of Ral-'avette cut -rtn i ne, with several sc. lect rradings. Several y-ongp wire rendered bl v Mr. D. S. O't'o-irior a,,f Father Barrett's R- e'-.s ' 'h'-rus from All Saints! Parish. The mu.si,- for the no n-ion, was furnirhe..! by M, Pry -ir's orchesTra. The fealnre rtf the evenmc was thi conferring of the Degree of the Beg'ori of Honor on the Rev. ,T. B. Berg, pastor of St. Joseph's Parish and Chaplain of R ; u in ch rt ne r Court. C. O 1', and Mr. J. J, Moiloy of I.uer's Court. C." f. F. Thf is the highest honor given to any member of the order The County Organization ceiireivel by Mr M E. Eauerman, S'at- Vki Chief Ranger, exceeded all expect at IoNiji in the promotion of this event and'1 moch credit i- !it Mr. Geo. T. Hanton, Genernl, ("linrni.in f-ir nei k of his .'Onimf t ej. lh piendtd.