Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 228, Hammond, Lake County, 16 March 1921 — Page 1

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State To Have A Hew Fire Marshal According to Report "TIMES BJHEAU AT STATE CAPITAL INDIANA POLIS, Ind.. March IS. The period of watchful waiting started round the Indiana statehouse this week when Governor McCray departed en his short vacation. It was well understood that during his period of retirement from the public that he would give serious consideration to the changes that are to be made in the state offices. One of tho changes that manr have not contemplated, but one which Is to be made, according; to reliable authorlT, is in the office of the state fire mxn'na!. In this office It is said that K. H. Fretdley is to be retired and that Newman T. Miller, now attorney for the fire marshal's department, is to be elevated lo the position of fire marshal. The retirement of K H. Wright as director of the state highway commission is one of the important changes looked for soon after the return of the gorerner. Gossip in the capitol is (o the effect that the post will be Riven to JjaTrence Lyons. Tenth district chairman. However, friends of Mr. Iyoris assert that he would forego this appointment in order that ho might seek the, republican stale chairmanship next year. A. V. Burch of EvansUJe has also been mentioned for the high-way place. It Is now fairly well established that John W. McCardle will be continued on the public service commission tu-r rhe expiration of his term in May. There, has been nf doubt that the governor would reappoint htm in event he desired to remain on 'he commission. Mr. McCardle ha-s .ndlcated to h's friends this week that he will remain at this post if it is the v. f '.he governor. Strange as it may nera the state office for which there has been the greatest number of applicants It that of the state house custodian. More than a ddren applications have been presented to the governor for this jost. The present custodian is Roscoe Shults. During the administration of Governor Goodrich the office of state custodian and state house engineer -ere combined. Shuliz was given an ncrease In salary of $500, bringing r.ie total up to JI.500, for handling "nth Jobs. In spite of the fact that many are seeking the place it is likely t'lat Governor McCray will retain Shults. Aside from these purely political appointments thore are a number of appointments to b made by the go-.-, . -n-T as a result of the acts of the Genrat Assembly. One of there is the ommlssion tS investigate the salaries ..? public officials for the purpose of eauallzing them and making them con'irm to the economic conditions that! are l;;ely to continue for tho next few j n ears. Another of those commissions j !s the one to make an educational survey of the elementary and high school I f-jttm cs well as t!ie higher instltu- : ;oas of learning. MEMORIAL OF OF REAL BENEFIT There aerir.s to be considerable misnrlerstandinsf regarding the stand den by the Messera Ham an and Freev and the entire- fourth ward and - .'-nerous other citiaens of the city of Hammond in regard to the memorial r.-"oposition. The purpore o' the stand '.slcnn was to bring the proposition be'ive the people, rvhere it proper!; belong, for their decision; and as far .' the council bowing to the wishes r," the shove named gentlemen :t waii nothing more than a case of common sne ar.d good Judgment on the part j c' the Thole body. The issue Is not whether or not to, establish a memorial for our war' t-roes, but rather that all the people ' ef Hammond at the regu.ar election .-.aiI have the opportunity to express themselves on such a proportion. The previously proposed memorial perk would be of no direct benefit to, 'he soldiers and sailors themselves.' besides It would create a bonded in- ; flebtedness that they themselves would -be obliged to pay. Why should the city of Hammond

here arc Po many soldiers and sailors j Q, Ijlbrary Aernbly RooR1. out of employment, on a project which, Llbrary Scrvloe to High School. City apparently did not have its inception anJ nurai In the hearts or minds of the real tax- NtnVutch Treat Luncheon Dispayers. i cuss Old Favorites Worth Pushing.

unite and give our hero5 a memorial! Ifom which they would derive sonr direct benefit. Give the people an opportunity to express themselves on this question. FRED C HA AG, It. A. BrtOWN". A. K. SPIELBERGER, Committee. CONFIRMATION Have your First Communion Photo taken iY the Majei'tic Studl'o this must be the photo you'll always be proud of. Beautiful easel frame included free with each order. Make Appointment today. Majestic Studto. 565 Hohman street, near State., phone i!7 Hammond. All work strictly guar-

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T HAMMDND Hammond parted company with Gary last night and will operate under the old time this year. The city council last evening passed an ordinance repealing the daylight saving ordinance of last year. The vote was unanimous. It was taken after cltirenc in the audience had spoken and letters had been read. Mrs. Williams Myers spoke at length, j hhe said she represented the women of Hammond in asking that tho daylight saving ordinance be repealed. Mrs. Myers explained that the women were doing the assessing this year and were trying to find out" everything else they could while making the; rounds. Among the things they were learning was that the people did not want to change their Working hour. Joe Tratebas was there repreesnting the carpenters union. He said that a canvas has been made of his local and that only about CO out of 1600 were in favor of daylight Having. Charley v nearicns aiso Epop. lie was representing his wife and registered his objection. The only words in favor of the change in time were communications from the Hotary Club and the board of directors of the Hammond Manufacturers Association. PUTTING PEP IN PROJECT FOR 1 L Hammond's Memorial athletic park scheme is once more alive. The city council applied the pulmotor last night and the project Is again on its feet. It was a wild night. Aldermen left the council chamber at midnight with Kroggy looks in th'ir eye's. More oratory had flowed than had been heard In the hall for many a day. and this is aji oratorical council. They started things moving when they '-ailed for expressions from the large audience, previous to taking up the matter in regular order of business. Attorney Joseph Voz-.roy spoke first. Ho has been devoting much of his time to the matter of late and ho waded into his subject with characteristic fire and earnest neas. He first called the attention of his hearers to the fact that the park would be constructed as a memorial to the sold iers and tailors who died in the war ar.d not to living men as many people seem to think. He showed ho'.r people wore departing from the old custom of erecting monument., of stone in memory of their dead but were more and more taking up tho plan of eroding living memorials mieh as hospitals, parks, churches and homes for unfortunates. Ife then explained that plans are already on foot for the erection of a county memorial which will cost at least a million of dollar. for which Hammond will be taxed unless her own project Is started first. Tutting it off until after election he raid would onlv entail unnecessary expense. He igures that the additional ex::-- fj the city in having the matter voted upon, including tho time which would be required of citizens in keeping the matter alive bc!"r tho people would be not less than JS.OOC. He showed hov tiie park would be self-sustaining and would pay for itself so that the people of Ham. inond would have their memorial at no cost and at tha same time would avoid being taxed for the county memorial. X. IJ. Tlnlihnm made an address In opposition 10 the matter. Ho said he be-lli-.iii the people did not want It but his main argument was that tho issuance of bonds for the rrocct would interfere with bonding the waters orks improvements. At this point Mayor Brown read Cont!r.uei on pa wo. TO MEET AT V district meeting of librarians and J trustees will be held at the Hammond I public library tomorrow In an all day session. The program is to be as fol-jof lows: Morning Seanlon 10:00 A. M. Topics Some library Problems in AftrrnMn Session, 1.30 r. M. Topics Making the Hoard Sleetlngs Interesting. How Can a T'lstrict Meeting Program he Hade Helpful to Library Trustees? HASKELL & BARKER WAGE REDUCTION MICHIGAN CITY. Ind.. March 16. Nearly 2,500 employes will be affect-d by a 1" per cent wage reduction announced today by the Haskell & Darker Car company to become effective tomorrow. Officials of the company declare-d that the cut Is made necessary by present business condi tions. Only a part of the p'ant ij novr

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Lake County Cities Rejoice At News Which Comes From Illinois. Hammond and West Hammond and Lake county cities will soon have a concrete highway connection with Chicago, through step which have ai read. bc(n laken hy tne Coolt county board of commissioners and the city council of West Hammond. Early In the winter a delegation of property owners of West Hammond. Dolton, Harvey and the territory lytnt, along H7th St.. went before the Cook count v commissioners asking that I 147th 'fit. be made a concrete highway from the state line weft to the Western avenue extension. It was mo largest delegation that haa appeared before the board on road matters and the petition was granted promptly. It had been contemplated to make j Sibley St.. tn West Hammond, which j corresponds to J47th St., a part of t this highway. However objections j ', were raised by Sibley street property j owners who did not believe they should have heavy traffic, thrown on their brick pavement which does not have a f-ultable foundation. They also objected to the expense of changing the ctrect while they were still paying for the old pavement. Thursday evening the proposition or making lSCncl street which correspond' to Himbach avenue in Hammond. a pert of the highway. This met. with favor and an ordinance was passed making the unimproved street a county highway. Friday morning the county surveyors wf:ro on the Job and the preliminary work is well und?i wa- The highway will follow Hth street from Western avenue to Vreeland avenue in West Hammond and will then jog south to 152nd street. The plans call for a concrete roadway eighteen feet widi to be con structed by the county. In the city limits of West Hammond the property owners are planning to construct th-Hr share of the street in order to maky it the full thirty feet in width with curbs. There will be no sewer under the pavement. There is nun- on 132nd street now and to construct one would delay paving six months at loat West Hammond is planning to drain the highway by sewers laid in tilIntersecting alleys. It is believd that the new nigh way will ba completed early in the rummer as the work will be pushed from trie nrst. uaminond already has u ( good concrete road from Chicago Height? which means much to the city commercially. The new road will open up the territory around Ooltim and Harvey and at the same time provide a short route into Chicago as It Intercepts nil of the principal north at:d south streets. POLICE IB COUNTERFEIT With the arrest of Joe IXibeko of S20 Summer street, Hammond, the police believe they have broken up a gang of counterfeiters who may have been flooding the region with spurious money. Other members of the gang ar? suspected and more arrests will be made in a short time. Dubeko has been under surveillance for several days and when officer Singer saw him on the corner of State and Hohnirui treets yesterday afternoon, with a suit case in his poss kkIou he accosted him, asking him what ho was waiting for. Iubeko said he was waiting for another man and Singer withdrew, keeping an eye on him. After an hour had parsed without the appearance of another man, Singer brought Imbeko to the station. In the suit case was found a very complete outfit for the manufacture of $'0 bills, with tho exception of the plates. which were not in evidence. lJubeko has so far refused to talk, saying that he has sworn on tho cross to reveal none the f-eorcts of the gang. The police, I however, have information that will lead to the arrest of other members of the gang in a short time. Two theories have been advanced as to the purpose of the gang. One, the most obvious, is that the money is being manufactured for tho purpose of passing it themselves, and the other is that the men intended to Interest the more ignorant foreigners !n the manufacture of bad money and sell them the outfits at an enormous profit. This game was worked about 2 years ago in this neighborhood.. j The outfit was contained in a rattan i I suit case, and included a press, coloring I matter, several instruments for the eachj Ing of plates, and a very good imitation I of government bank note piper. This paper was but little coars-r than the usual government stuff, and the silk thread had been cleverly put into It. A lot of the silk was found in Dubeko's pocket. It is much coarser than that usually found in good paper. Captain Halts or the United Stater secret service i expected in town today to Inspect the outfit and question the prisoner. Dubeko will be arraigned before the U S. Commissioner In a short time.

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orations in Maywood in an effort to i IT. nri Pics Vvnaftfl'T tn C,fi:b'' the uests of t:i Hammond Ko-rei-eve in a small measure the hous-, 1:121111011 aSe XpCiea XO fcO , lary r!ub at a bftnact ta be iven at a tnjr rl tu.itlon in Hammond, are be-, tO Jury La,te TIliS place to be designated later on March

coming discouraged over tho inUif-ft-rence of the city authorities in pro-; teeth:,; -their property. There seem j to be no way of putting" a curb on; depredations of boy who have been! causing damage amounting -to liunireds of dollar."". John Willi elm, PiiS Tiiuiien and Guy! Yo.tnjr have houses in process of con- j t ruction in different parts of May-! wood and a'.l have suffered losses at the hands of the yojr; vandals. In ; their raids on .the building.", the boy:arry off what they take a fan-y to and rum even more than they steal.1 Three of these depredations have been made within as many weeks. On one occasion the miscreant tore down part the masonry on rne of Mr. v i.neini s nouses. -j ne lanor in put 'he labor in ting up the walls amounted -to $75.00. J In one of the raids on Mr. Thullcn's 1 houses every window pane In one of the bungalows wa kicked out and ; the interior was al.10 damaged. Tr.e latest depredation was this week when' electric fixtures were stripped from a, bungalow nearing comple-tl on, Th e los s : in this instance alone Is placed at $C0O. j The matters have been reported n the police hut the contractors say that!

the police have i.et been able to render! aid. Th? names and descriptions of1 WHITING. Ind.. Marcn 16. On culprits which were furnied by the j March 18 at the public library in contractors were turned over to pro- Whiting; there will be held one day's ballon ofn.-ers by the police and the 1 s,E,on ; the c.unty institute of the ma'ter seems to have died there. One. 1-ake County W, C. T. V. This will be of th" boys known to have been eon- an a;j jay meeting with a declamatory cerned is sn'd to have beep picked upmodal contest in the evening, by police 10 or ITi times f,-,r var!.)ii! The state- president. Mrs. Elizabeth petty offense", but the of-lcTs have! Stanley, who Is so well and favorably never been able to have him punished.! known throughout the state will be He has always been released. present ail day and is said every- - i one will enjoy her address as she is a

RUSH ON REVENUE COLLECTIONS! I WASHINGTON. March ! Tho usuan , ast minute rusn of tax payers to file of tax payers to

thelr returns with revenue collectors.! tr"aton in connection with her aJbefore midnight last nigl.it, today dress. found the ofiices of collectors in all j Several other speakers from out .of districts clogged with a mass of work, town will give equally Interesting according to reports to revenue com-. ta!ks a0ng lines of the different dernlssloner, Williams today. I partrr.ental work. Thos on the pro-

Estimates of the taxes paid up t " , yesterday varied between SSOO.000,000 and $750. 000. 0H0. Many officials pre-oieU-d tiie amount paid in would be I I closer to the former figures. ' Revenue officials said that the nam-bf-r tiled probably would run near the ; figure shown by last year's records, in excess of 4.OOO.1H1O. The bulk of these are personal returns?. FUNERAL ON FRIDAY The bodv of Mrs. William Strunk.

who died yesterday morning at the) , Washington park horpltal in Chicago.! TllieVeS Enter XlOUSe was brought today to the home of her i Nick Bereolor, 1S3 logan street, roarents. Mr. and Mrs. John Follmar. ports that thieves entered his house "93 Calumet avenue. Hammond. The j some time last night and got away funeral wi!l be held Friday morning with $12.30 in cash. Entrance was at S o'clock from St. Joseph's church, gained through a front window.

Left to ripht, above: Judge T. V. Champion, Clara Smith Hamon and J. B. Champion. Be'.ow: George Cravens and H. H. Brown. J. B. Champion and Brown are two of Clara's counsel.

the testimony of a score of witnesses, doctors and close friends of Jake Hamon, to prove that Clara deliberately shot the millionaire oil man and politician because he intended leaving her and returning to hi3 wife. But Clara's counsel has witnesses, too, prominent Ardmore citizens and men well known in the west, ready to refute that testimony end "bear out the young woman's story of brutality that she says led to the shooting. The defense is not denying that Hamon was Trial Of Woman Ended i - - - 1 f f fim rnii Afternoon COUrtTKOOM, AKDMOHU. Okla., March 16. The actual trial of C'.ara Smith Hamon. on a charge of murdering Jake Ij. Hamon. political autocrat and oil kins of the southwest, ended,; Fhortly after JO o'clock today. j rtoth prosecution and defense rested ? their rates a that time and adjourn-' ment v.-as ttiken until 3 o'clock f-r trial J:;!:-;e Tlmnwi "V. Champion to i prepare his i;i.-truetions to the Jury. ,' When Ju.Jt; Champion has pointed) out the iaw to the - "good men and true' who noli Claras ia-e m I nanus. ai-w.n- ...1 , . L Ui,... : and defense will then give final arguments. Late this afternoon toe ca?e wi. 1 to the Jury. COUNTY W.C.T.O. INSTITUTE HELD AT WHITING very earnest and uengnllul speascr. 1 Mrs. It. I. Ucklider. wife ot the pastor of the Hammond UaptUt church, will address the institute on "The I Bible in the Public .School." Mrs. I.ickij.jpr will have the teacher of religious ,, Brhol of Whltln- civo a demongram from Whiting are Ilev. Homer P. Ivy of tl c Methodist church v ho will have charge of th. devotional exercises at 1;S" p. m. Rev, Chas. K. Trueblood of the Congregational church, who will give an address at 2:."0 m. on Christianship An address on Child Welfare by Mrs. A. K. f-rdclhergcr, wife of the pastor of the Evangelical church. The musical program for the day and evening will be In charge of Mrs. P. J. Prochaska which insures a splendid musical program.

shot in one of the two rooms occupied by himself and Clara Hamon or that she held the Run which shot him. Her plea is that she was protecting herself with the jjun and was attempting to escape through the door of her room when Hamon attacked her. Can her attorneys convince the jury that such Is the case or will tho state break down that defense with its proup of witnesses - prove to the jury that Clara Hamon had planned the deed and shot in cold blood?

SCOUTMASTERS TO BE BANQUETTED Tmrty-fl. boy scoutmasters are to 1 M " recogniti.n of their 1 . line yerviees 111 the interest.., of the I Boy Scout movement in Hammond. J These men have given hours of their . time every -vcflt in training boys to ! better citizenship. All they get out of ; it l.f the consciousness of having done 1 their out.-. The Kotary club intends , that they shall kr.ow the public ap preciates t li i r efforts. Wil l, fiO TO VALPARAISO The announcement was made that a P.otary club i to be Instituted in Valparaiso o;i March IS. It U exoected , that members and their wives to the 1 number of al'out L'5 will go in nuto- . r;;bi;ea from Hammond to give the ,....;,;,,..;, c;tv the nroper nd of. ( I'ri-.-'tlen t Tennant announced that there would b- nominations for memj bers of the board of directors, who are to In t jrn elect the ofiicers or the enj ruing year. The election of directors j i) to take place three weeks from jesi terday. I A'l of the present directors were nominated. I hose Included Thomas It. Tennant, pred Cmmpar!i.r, Dr. G I Smith, B. J. Steeiman, Robert D Lick'.ider and Joseph Thompson. In addition to the old directors th following persons from the membership were nominated. George H in nauer, Fred . Paige. Morse re!lp!ain. Pill Heatty. o. A. Krinbii: and Dr. E. S. Jones. LAD TRIED APRIL 5 KNOX. Ind.. March 16. Ceu Bjrkett. 11 yeurs old. charged with m irdering IJennie Slavin. a. playmate 4 years his Junior, In the Eurkett backyard at Ora. Ind.. last Thanksgiving I day. w face trial in Starke circuit court here on April J. Bennie's father, a merchant, will aid the prosecution, while Cecil's1 father, a laborer, will spend his last penny In an effort to clear the lad of gult. Principal witressea in the case i:re children of tender years. BEER QUESTION" TO SUCCESSOR WASHINGTON. March 16. Internal Revenue Commissioner Williams announced today that he will take no action on tiie opinion handed down by former Attorney Genera! Palmer, that beer may he prescribed for the sic'.c. nor on te o-;nion that there can be no limitation on the number of prescriptions a physician may issue. Commissioner Williams said that the revision of the prohibition regulations to conform to the opinions would be left to his successor. The internal revenue commission has tentatively agreed upon lifting the restrictions upon the removal of liquor from bonded warehouses on May 1. It was stated. This matter will also be subject to the approval of Mr. Williams' successor.

North Township Cities To Start Investigation Tonight. .

The first session of the committee to investigate building in North township wll be held at lloom No. 3. Superior Court House. Hammond, at elgh; o'clock this evenlns. The first session is to take up th question of the prevailing building inactivity. The Idea Is to establish by the testimony of the building inspector and others the extent of building as t-a industry in normal yeari. Then compare it with the present building activity, or inactivity, and upon this premi.se the whole invefct!gatlon is to be based. AKCTIITKfTS TO TllSTII'V. Architects from all of the cities of North Township are requested to b present to give an idea of the building projects of which they have knowledge that are being held up by present conditions. Building contractors are also requested to be present end make known to the public what projects they har knowledge of that are being held ip by present conditions, The fact should be made plain that the sessions of the committee are open to everybody and that anybody is welcome to be present and testify. It ! hoped that all of the major Interests such as union labor, real estate, banking and material will have representatives at all of the sessions. tOMTM: IlKMAKKS TO SCDJKCT. In the interests of an ordirly Investigation It. in expected that all rf the remarks o'. those who testify will t b confined to the subject under con- ! slderation at the particular sreo.-n .t : which he speaks. 1 For the information of thos who j have not seen the first announcement : the following- are the topics that are to be taken up at each of the sessions: j No. 1 The prevailing building- inac- ! tivity. No. : Financing the building .'industry, No. 3 Building material situation. No. 4 Ileal estate feature ; of the problem. No. 6 and S Testlj mony of the building trades employers. No. 7 and 8 The testimony of tho I building trades employees. io om: to jtK ro.DE.a.ED, The object Is not to condemn or d!- ' credit an body. The committee is af- ' ter the facts. If members of the bullding tradt-s are out of a Job In the fee of a b'g demand for buildings; th--I committee hoes to help them to flni ' out the reason. ' If real estate vacant is not st-Min in the face of an unprecedented demand for homes, the committee hopes to find th-j reason why. ii the union labor officials can shed any light on the situation the committee wants tlicm to help solve the problem. Everybody Is being hurt by prevailing conditions. Hence it is to everybody's interest to help solve the problem. The members of the committte r.r the voluntary selections of the various civic bodies represented and are determined to be absolutely fair and open in the whole investigation. The sessions start in Room No. 3 of th court house at Hammond this evenSns, at elglu. o'clock. Hammond, as a city lat night went on record to aid the war sufferlnr orphans of the near east, which Includes Armenia, Assyria. Turkey, Talastlne. Mesopotamia and Persia, and also the famine suffering Chinese. The appeal was presented by CM? Councilman Frank P.. Martin, who !a also the city chairman for the fund raising campaign. The council voted 300 which will be turned over to the state committee of which Governor McCray 1. the chairman. ! 3n f-'hlcago last night a thousand prominent p-rsons gatnerea at a down town hotel to get behind the life sav ing movement. In Hammond last night the cause was also laid before the Moose lodge by P.. K. Uesh?etoor, who has been a worker in the near esjt. Persons of state and nation are lending their active support to raise the fund. Jn this laboring man"s territory it l,i pa; ticuiarly gratifying to tho workers to find ruch names as Samuel Gompcrs and Frank Morrison, preslden tand secretary respectively of the A. F. of I... In the list. In tha Indiana state organisation. A- J. Fr!t. state secreta-y of the A. F. of 1, ha charge of the labor division. Cables from overseas are laden with appeals from 110.000 Armenian orphans housed In American orphanages who will starve unless help Is continued from America from Indiana. The i Hoosler state has been asked to rescue 7,009 of these cnlldren from starvation. A bulletin from the combine! headquarters for Armenian orphan aid and the Chinese appeal gives these facts regarding the situation In Armenia and the Bible lands of the r.er est. Women of Iake county are asked to help houlder the Jb of keeping these helpless kiddies alive. Hixty dollars a year, five dollars a month, will save the life of an orphan and makes the donor the fairy Godparent of the child CYCLE SKIDS MAN HURT Charles Ia Baundy received a painful fracture of the leg ye-sterday when his motorcycle skidded in the car tracks in front of the Orpheum theater throwing- him -to the pavement. He Is in St. Margaret' hospital.

HAMMOND COUNCIL VOTES FOR THE FUND