Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 233, Hammond, Lake County, 22 March 1921 — Page 1

JM) fS PROSE REVEAL ING TION 1 7 THE WEATHER. VIr la north, o n )r 1 1 1 c1 In om h port Ion tonight nod Wrdncsdoj) rlsfnjt ttnpmlor Wednesday. PERTINENT FACTS SEEN De-J-rered by TXSTES Carriers la M.vmro rnd tnl -West HM-uniond, 5o Per SIOBth. On Streets and Newa Sts-ads. Fsr Copy. VOL. XIV. NO. 233. TUESDAY, MARCH 22. 1921 HAMMOND, INDIANA UIRY Hi CI sitral bngine Grew mim

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Says Engineer Was Suspended 4 Times For Previous Faults. WASHTTeWOK. V. C. March CI-:epeciai-)--EUme for the collision or tha New Tork Central and Michigan Central passenger trains at Porter, led.. Feb. 3 7, In which thirty-seven reraons were' kills! and many injured. rra thoH br tba Interstate cemraprc! commission burea-1 of safety yesterday dire"tly uhm Enginercan Iong a n 1 Ftremao Block, of the Michigan Centra" rata. The. report of the investigation conducted by W. P. Borland, bureau of eafety eWf. sors the cause of the aceident was I-ons's failure to ohserre end obey the signal pnvernlns Porter rroitlDj. A contributing cause was the, failure of Fireman Flock properly to obssrrs th ehome signal and h's faslore. t- gi . correct information to t hs engineer. The woort disclose-a that Long bad been suspended four tim&a since 1901 tor atrial Infraction end that be bad ones been taken out of service for defective eyesight. Flock u once reprimanded for disregarding a etop elsLETT WAR.VWO TO FIREMVJf. "The evidence," the report says. "Indicates that Enginen-isn Hong relied practically if not entirely upon the announcement by Fireman Block of tho Indication of the home signal. Icsteal cT observing It himself. The location r.f the signal is such that It. was both possible and convenient for him to observe the signals personally, and for his failure to do so there is no excuse. "According to his own statement, 1-cng received a caution indication at the distant signal; this Informed h'm that the home signal governing the rroesins 'was then in the s-,p position, and rf-aulred him to 'proceed" tinder such control as to be able to atop before reaching: the neat signal. "The evidence discinaea that Jjons observed and heeded this caution indication, as ha made a brake application and aUrhtly reduced the speed of his train. It "was then necessary for him to ascertain the Indication of the home signal and be governed by that s)a-r.al in the further operation of Ms train. 1VJTKRH TIB PAILED A GAIT, "In addition to this failure, Engineintn Eongr failed to sea and be govmel by stop signals given with lanterns hy two trainmen of the freight train standing on the sldintr. These hand slgnalj were in no way obscured nj had Iong been on the alert and maintaining a proper lookout he could uqI hve failed to observe them. 'At the time of the accident Xxns n4 Block had been on duty 1 hour &4 47 minutes, prior to wMch they fcnj been off duty 7 hours and 5 0 miaCEDAR LAKE LOOKS One Company Alone Contracts for Erection of 15 Cottages CPtOWV rorXT. ITarch 2? Cedar l.ke, the summer resort of Lake county, is la the midst of the hlcsest boom of lf htstory. More property his ihnge.d hands this winter than ever bsfore in the same period of time tn the history of the p'aee. People wjho tleslre to maintain fmr-mer homes There are bidding heavily for l.'ius .'ilre.-vJy ereoted BJid vai'snt rro;erty. flitted yrs ago, l bfirifr snRjio.'l up. One lumber ooncern has already contracted for the er-ot ion of iftn cottages to met the demands and it Is expected that v.-h'.o blocks of them will be constructed before ua-m weather arri ve. 011 tlmr-i at tre sumnier rtfrt ore looking f"r the bet season ever this yr, Tbi t'sh'r.sr I'a" opened many eks In advan.-f. of tlv ustial sobeduie r.d ha.i drawl huntrf!- to th- I.ak at t!m when t; r !a-e i? M.-stjaiiy almost 't.er: ed Tiiy ''n,l it n ;-i 'krel ear Fery r.tw flii'i 'l:'Ti. r'ry s?.y. 'h p:"'.vre? prfsdominat.e tljrt'U phoM t tlio flshlnc tsOTt nni hrcAi-i lite hevy catch they s-uttle bark v n -rnri! ag-nn. Sunday five Hammond nen broke tho fcjerl t Co.i;r l"ke for the ?Mson by dragging in fifty l.are pickerel at th fTln rvicr. U. S. "DICKS" ON TRIAL HEREIN. Ms-'h 22. Frank Zimmer and Carl Neaf. the Amerie an detectives f-cm the United f.ntes army of occupation, wno T.r arrested at R-er-bacb while Ir'-ln? t. sir.e Grover Cleveland Herdoih trie -I eh An-rinn el-aft dod'-t r. "-ere arraigned at M "?- fcarh on Monoay C't the 'nd:ctment had been read tse taking of eid"nc i a.s commenced. Tt was not rompleted and f h trial w.ii be c o ti i n ; e d today. FiEgest. t rest o' the G'ee Ci'lb n: F'.r.M Cbrrh. F'iday r. zh'. yoijr friends. i-cc r V. c: .in h Pit -sh vt ert i ti : n-i e pi ) hr : n z

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KEV. J. n. FLEMIXG of RenssfUfr, was a Jiiinmonii vt.Mtor yesterday. CUT.VRIES SPITUKR. mayor of Tlens-fein-r w b.s here vot tf-rday fretting: a f cmhints on how e city ouht to be rjn. JOHN KOSDLKE. one cf Porter county s rflsp'' r pionoors is dtviri thfret at the age of 7i years". lie owned ICO kcrp of la.ud at his death. UNDER tfin new bser ru'.lns; Todar lain should bo a money. making proposition for a couplo of good doctors next eumrae. TEE National Surface Guard Co.. of Hammond, bad an Interesting evhibit at the Xatlooal Railway appliance show at the Collsonm lat weekGRrtGH FtLOOD, repatnstaji for the Ncrtbern Inniaite. Gas nd Electric fv., who was Injured last spring, has again roturned to the hosrpital for further treatmentr.USlNTj?? of importance Is expeteed to ooire t:p for consideration tonight at the meeting of the American Irgion p.st wh'ch will be held in Honn i Rt tho ourt house. KKMTN" FTuEESn of Hammond w.is one cf the wHnfcsfsesi ,,f the big Armour explosion In South Chiftagu la-t Saturday and says It wu an awe-inspiriny: sight. THE South Shore line Is preparing to put tn. a new time card to take e.ftoct next Sunday lo conform to the advar.ced time tht goes into effect In Chicago and Gar?. A $2,100 !noTase In the iwlary of the state bank commissioner which the recent legislature intended to give ma not be received because of a defoct ; the bill. MAN-AGETt KRUO would l:ke to match his man, Frank H'pl'ck, against "Battling" Ltpirskl at th next Whitir.g show, provided the battler la still In the business. H. r CONR.OY has resigned his position at the Bets plant to be first violinist at the Parthenon theatre. Dan Taylor has succeeded hirn at tba Eetz plant. POUWiAS FTC GENT! XICHOLAS, Ave months eld babe of Mr. r.nd M-s. . V N'lchola, died at his home, st.. last Sunday. Funeral at Walkertoo. BEX TROVIC5I obtained passports for his wife and family to Jugo-Siavia-I3en will visit b'.-j mother and settle an fftata during lus absence. He is well known tn East Hammond politics. HATTM'O'XD tobacconist says be should worry about the anti-tobacco eruFale threatened by the AY". ". T. 1.. "I'm safi" be says, "for my riars a!! contain less than one half cf one por cent, cf tobacco anyway." TIfE Lake County branch o fthe National Asociatlon of Ufe Underwriters wl'i enjoy a gathering and dinner at the Chamber of Commerce rooms in Hammond tomorrow night, according to Secretary Joseph P. Sabados. A. M. T7.TP.NER who has been In Florida for a winter's visit is now enjoying a tay at St. Petersburg where he Is meting th members of the Hammond colony. Report Is that Mr Turner is icry much taken with Florida. ATTT. BKRVARD OAVrT who has just gone through a stoga of typhoid fever, was able to be out for a short time Sunday but it will probably be snpi time before he will be at his office regularly. AS a curiosity, Hammond ifasons are considering putting a pint bottle cf whiskey tn the comer stone Saturday. The.'r only draw-back is tho fear that Home thirsty fellow might wreck the building in future years in order to get it. PHMAXTW of the curious have forced Atty. Erie Sproat to consent to tho public ethlbltlon of thn famotis paper pn.nts which lie received laft wek from (rmanr. They will be placed on display hi the window of thl Sciiloer Shoe Store. OFFTCErr.5 Carlson and SSner who w ero decidedly on the Job at the Le-ssor liO.in bank yewterdaj-. w-!ll kindly step j forward and receive the thanks of the I multitude. They showed the Chicago j cops how small town police cap'ure bandits and hold-up men. T. S. COMMISI'"iNT. Tirla Sur--prii reports s flood of applications ' -r passiporls in the last two dais. All "f t'r.e nien leaving for th o'd country have expressed their Intention of eomIng b.ir;i to this nv.jntry in the r..vjr fu-STTU-.FT OTSfAlIPv-TONFJn W.illftm Xotman has been patching the worst hoeS In the asphalt pavement on South Hohman street, making It munli nicer tor the "'ilows who are warming up for the annual read race. Some new ontries will be announced for the benefit of the pel ;.-e PATS the Rensselaer Republican: John J. Frehn an.l son Frank, of Hammond, were in Rnselaep tod?y. Mr. Fr--hn i proprietcr of the Wst Hammond Goal Co He formerly lived in this county and still owns his iT-aore f a rr.t tn It-ark'ey, which U occupied by Edward Smitli. THE sto-y g-t out som"wav that Verne W. Parker who Invested In a hotel '-lit In Iowa was going to move away from Hammond, Verne would like to know how the story got o-jt as i. is .-til! president of the T".- .-.ond Tan! and Transfer Co.. will continue to main-ta-M h s residepe-A here and vry muci-i a 3 lAnimnnd nian o f m it Air.

Mayoralty Candidate Is Injured - J. H. Burns of East Chicago Hit by Auto When Get

ting Off Street Car ,T. IT. TV.i'ns. candidate for maw of Kas-t i-h'i-.t o on 'li0 republican ticket, bss been taken to St. 'lirg:irct hif" pitai. Hammond, f-dlow injj an ac id "tit j he met v ith Sunday evening he . alicht'd from a rr ar the corner f ( ir.Sih and Ijendar .teretn and nasi i ptnii'ic h;' a maliine dr.ven by IV.ih n; j Plumentha. Mr. Hums suffered tw.j j fractured ribs and is ctliet wiae badly I bruised. NOT ENCOURAGING TO POSTOfflCE APPLICANTS Hays Says He Wants to i iilimmato Politics m His Department Applicants for p-storYVe In tn. C'?trlct may find cold comfort tn a ppeecii made by ros'mist'r General TVill H Hays in Chicago whn "ie promised to eliminate polities and extend the dv.'i service in his department. Jle sa'ti. "My purposes are to take th postal service out cf pejitics. to make such ret ;ft(-a; 'ens as In a'.! decency and fairness must be made to assure a square deal and to strengthen broaden the civil service and to put the entire postal service on a purely business basis so souna nrej a-rv.--able that no polttical party will evaga.'n, dare to attentpt to ignore or evade It," he said in his talk at ni5,'t before the Illinois Athletic Club. 'V.e cf the new administration mmbe Judged by our deeds, not. by o-jr words. Xeverthele??, I do not. hes'.ta". to state one fact as positive- w. mean business COLE'S QUICK WIT Loan Broker Gives Timepiece to Coored Man, Who Prevented Bandit Raid "vtlili Coie. the regro whose rr.jenc of mind in g!-ng the alarm saved C::ar!e.s lesser from losing a large s-im of money and jewels yesterday when the two daring youti'r Koseland bandit stuck up his State street loan bank, was rewarded whn Tr. T.er mad" him a present of a gold watch and eha'n. The funny art of It wa.i that Willi didn't care as much for the watch as he did for the cash, and an hoi.'r ia'er , walked Into the bank with the time piece In lis hand. "Mr. Lesser," be said. "T par no appreciate this watch and J sure -want to thank you forr It. but if It's ail the ame to you I'd rather have the cash. Would you just as soon "et me hock '.h'. watch?" Mr. Levse- gave httn the mor.ey. It developed todav that the rout hf :1 bandit who gave h! name a.s Karl Webb to the police ytoTdny I" in reality Walter McTntyre. .-.-,22 rarf eld street. Roseland. Pon. lil oimpiriin, ' said to be the son of a wealthy realty man in Vti'.'.mae. Ilr sa'd tha' the only reason he had for a"m;itin; the crlrc was that he craved ercTfmr.t and that he wanted to he-lp lite companion, who was broke and in trouble with bis parent'. The two lads ar belnz he'd f the station pending an lnv igitfon o their records. T;'.ev will b ale-i to I'rown Point for trial. SENTENCES OFFENDERS CROWN" POINT, Ind . March :2. Nick Pundovlch of East Chicago pot a (rood dose of the law in th" shir" of IIS? fine and "" days 1n Jail for violating the 110,-jt law- or. Monday in the criminal court. Th" authorities had s rar cas on Nick find Judge Smith nave him a st'ff fn end di 1 not sus-p-nd h's sentence. George Kgrtoh. a clever ; roo froGary, said to he Implicated in the chicken farm cas, was found guilty of burglary in the second degree and sentenced to 5 to 14 years. He rohb?d the pool room of r!rr.ietra Martin cf Virginia street. Gary, took the sfe containing $S25 and ? 1 1 In the cash drawer and made his pet-away ti Chicago, H later returned and became impli-sted in othr robberies. He will t held pendlns? the outcome of the other charges against h i m. DEATH OF JOHN JARCHOWi ITr.5tSVrL.EE. Ind.. March 22 Tohn j H. Jarchow. sged 4?. died at h's hem j here yesterday afternoon with hear:! disease. He is survived by a wife j dsughter. s'ster and t.-ir" brother Funeral s"r". icch will be held from th. j . 1 5 "e I home of his hro'her. Wi.iiam. 41 dar street tomorrow at'trr.oon at r. fi-rioe-k. p.-j-'nl a". Oa k H:"l in cha-ge e Stewart.

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With fitting ceremonies the corner stone of Hammond's new Masonic Temple will be laid Saturday afternoon at 2 00 o'colck. Several thousand Masons from Hammond and neighboring cities are expected to be present to witness the affair. The accompanj ing rhotogrr-aph shows fh remarkable prc-grevs w hoch ha been made by tho eonstruclk n company in tr. "-ting the new tempi?. The entire front of th" old temple has been torn away o that the wall cf the new structure will be l;j uniform in its Muenich court frontnge. The stej work In the left background encloses tihe opening of what will be the huge stage of the auditorium. The corner stone, a mammoth block, four feet square, will be placed at tho vaa formerly loost'd. The old stone southeast corner where tho old .-tone Has been removed and the s'e! box njv.i contents placed in the cavity within tie '.re ears ago will b placed in the new 'tone along with another box containing newspapers, documents and other artice of interest. T1-e eremon:e wrll be under the di JUDGE REITER REFUSES TO GRANT DIVORCE White Woman Loses Court: Fight Against Her Japaneso Husband Juile Rf.ter refused in grant a d'vorce xn -Winifred Tamura. white wi'e "f Tom Taniurs. Japanese houseman of Albert Pack of Fas: Chicago, when th ease came i.p for trial la room 1 of th" Hammond superior co'irt. frs. Tamura. who .-onduotii a rooming h-Mise on Monroe strert. In Hammond, filed su't for divorce last fall, alleging: non-support and ct-uel and Inhuman treatment. In h'r testimony th'.p morning sh" ai-I that she had . t children h- h firt h-isband and that se' en years ngh was struggling in support t'-.e family r,n ?5 a week which, f ho eacn-d hv working. She met Tamuru. who was employed ns cor,;.- th" S.in-e house hold as ihe. Tnr.-.ura talk",; piarrisce and she said .'he acceple.J f,; once b"'au're he n ould. help her provide for the fHniiiy. Ili't she said h" b'-came. Jpalous and was always "throwing It up to hr" that other r.iorj wre ".stuck on iir." fler compla'rtt slated that h i ad falsely aceus' d h'r of imprr per relation with oth.or n;e-. V;t tU1 t'sstim',ny. according lo the court, did not bear out this allegation. S"ie adm i! : -.! that he had never miyf rented her. Three of the children 'ny the firs; husban 1 a-e ii.'t living a iiom and th" sems to lave ben d i.-aart ""mept between th" Tam-jris reeardmg ths. ?h'. -l'.rl h" insisted that they fh-lUi eave the p'ace and she refused to permit theri to gr. Mr.. Tamura sa.d that he husband had vd to rrry out 'i s promise i - st-.pr.ort th" funi;!-, However. It iri shown that h had been f irr.lng ovsr $" rvry month and part of th" time J 1 re-, a month whi he re:Ved his r"nn and board at tl-.e Pack home wr.er he was employed. Si" a:1 that wliil" a wns 'oa'h t bav his money spent on'ris ep children ho lavished coin en '-e rliild. whio.h was horn to him and Mr, Ta'ivtra. She cited an, Instance when he had spent a 'a-je sum for a 1 at for ti e -yes--. -hi cl-.iid. A f t r h e a .-1 r ; i a e. ; , 1 r. r- a n ' p eplte of f h" fa-t th.'. AH vny if. M ol.ep f e- t h o ej r fend -art had already ou:'.lne,l plris f-r oT-'ng '-r the e:iildren in r?5" t I' e (Irtrypo xvts granted. Jurio n-iter refi ned to porT-. .'- r -r ?r.d in'orn-.ed Attorney a. F 't l f fit lis t 'c e t he wo.iid h.a- e t-i prser mip et lijep-e tef-re ire wo:.'r rip. .-Idcr the matter Mr. Griffiths sskd a rt t : AUTO ACCIDENT Two Hammond j o-n-r rr,n had a narrv'-v escape iom s"rious Injury last right when a car driven by E. Wiike. ; p v'-rtcl .7. F. Saw . er t-:is an oc--upant. re'll ded with a stree-t ear on ibihman f-f reej.. when-. Wi'ke ha-i turned from Hi rn back venue. T-e auto was damaged and Sawyer out about th" face, but th" dr'ver escaped injury. :c wj:i bi.okej at the station for tckler, dri :n HA S HALL FOR BENT I have a large hall on State street for rent, near r .oitof flc. suitable for l"dge, s.cietli or ch'icb.es. Phone Himmond )S). S-22-1

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rection of Richard H Sch-eitser of KniphtMown. grand master of the grand lodge of Indiana. Mr. Schweitzer will arrive at 6: IS over the Monon Faturday morning, accompanied by the following grand lodge officf rs: ilrand Warden. Robert W. Phillips of rtidimond. CJrand Treasurer Frank U. (iavia of Indianap-!-is. Grand feeretarv Wiii'dm IT Sn,lr-t; of Indianapolis. (Jrnivi Chaplain An brose Hunkel of Indianapolis. 'Iran-! Ie-c. urer Hoy K. Tilford of Martinsville. 'ir-r.d Marshal f tary l. IIarre',1 of Ttioomlng'OP. ?epi.;.r Ptacti T,ie pinwiddia of Fowier. Ir.d.. Grand Junior IVaoin Albert Ii nk iiou'r of Ev-sfs-ville, i.rrand steward and Tyler Jacob Rubin of Indianrpoits and Grand Instructor Herbert A. Graham of Indianapolis. They will be taken at once to the I.y-ndora hotel for breakfast. L.-;--r Heputy Grand Master Omar 1. f-'iri;h of Rochester and Junior Grand Warden Ch-rle? A. IV.pplncott of fou'h pend. will utIvp. The Isitirg grand lodge officers to. get'-pr w'th a recrt '.on comm'tf 'e will b.' taken tbrovpli tlv manufa- " '! u: trict of the Calumet region. . wi'i ;-it th'" inriustries of 1 larnm1 'ii. '.ilv - Fire broke out in the new Moorhcad Oil plant near the Hammond Malleable Iron Works about 3:30 this afternoon and is it reported that the blaze will destroy the entire plant. Traction King Dies At Capital INDlANArOI.I?. Ind. March 22. Samuel T. Mnrdock. l,Z. known throughout th" n.iddlewest as an operator of pui.'liC u'illtlcs. Is dead here. Mr. Muriloel; was interested in a score of traction proper! 'cs i. It -! among thfm b"ing the Chicago Fou 'i l'.nid & N'orthern Indiana Traction Co. H" was the rop of .lames H, Muni')."'; f Lafayette. Ind.. and ha lived jn Ind anii;"iis ' r the- past tivv cars. The widow. Adui". two ,rj and i da julitf r surv;- Tl-.e daughter. Alice Murdock. is r- riecd .ng l.iimni :i r-1 'r.ui Eur-"pe tut will not arilec! in t'me for the. fu, -a 1. CHICAGO TRAVELING MAN HELD UP. ROBBED The corner of Ca! uv. ei ? p -? Sne-ff.id nvfnvie.f wss file Si-e-ns of a r, a -: p robbery last -ight at T:S0 o ch.ck in which A. It. Alley. 14'1 East S:ty-flr-t tr"et. Ci;;rag' wuis reiie- rd of hi. c.ir and sev"ra! ?u teaser of s.'ip-. plr f. Alley. w!io is a sa!ema-i for 1h-rk-f on ores.. Chi-r.g was ci.-t-. ,ng north on Calumet a.-.enu" in hi j F -ri sedan !:'ti a b's: gr"en Iviric: car h"t pa-": h:m api carne to a stop 1uBl in front of hun. Three young men lo-.it.ed '.-cm the ear Willi K'ins in their han-i'; and ordered l-.im to get out. which he did. fine- o' re liHP'iits t'-"k hi.-1 p'ace and the two oars raced off op 11!;1-! street toward Whit .ng. ,U- no! '.fied the po'ie" a' one", but th"y have so far been ,;nahlo to find any t ra..-? the t hl 'ves. Th." men f. re describel hf ip yo-.jr.g a'l wear n? oa;... and two w't;- ' vc rooa t s. Aley hs car wa bhicir pnr bore the FVr.ots lioep.se IT131T. Th" nuple cp.srya coniair.ed i.h ihin a-i-i baser,:; goods. H. A Foer.der .t5 rnty sre-. reports the theft of h-' Chalmers oar from Wet j-'ais stree-. between tha koirs of l and 7 o'e'cclc last e"n:r.c. Th" car is described as be'ng a J?17 touring model, brown body. 19 2 1,eense Indiana 1 ?$. SO. I: las s blaclc top. n fu- f , d " c u r t a r s and n a equipped w ' t h flv C.odyear t.rc.-. KATE VAS A GOOD PICKER NiTlTV TOE K. March 22 When Ka Tedford Hlekle was arraigned before Jueisre Maclntyro in enera J"?':"!!," court, on the charge of criminal libel, th" court announced that, as she had no attorney present, one would he assigned for h"r and asked per if she had any preference. "Tc. I would 1 k Charles Evans Hugh"?." replied the defendant . WANTF.n Good a" j-Mnn mn App'y Engineer Hammond Fid.

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ins. F.-ist Oiic-- r. Indiana ITarbcr tnd Gary pnd op the return to Hammond, will be entertained at a fish din rr &t one cf the l,tke- r ont re5ort by all o the officers and paM officr-s of G r!leH and M. Kinlov At 1 ' .If' o'r'.-.r'k lhr' - isitor t i ' ' ""Uirn to rli" Mn..onio Te-niple, -where the grand le'if tl be r-.-in-e.,j and a ree-pion held ffcr the members u'ltil - 'c)oek h"n the corner s;.-t. laying will take place. a PH.ra.de thr -ig'i the buslnes ci;triet tv i ! 1 1 ii nieTj : a t G pre-edc thc ccrcnior.;'. In-. : i "n.- 1 o lip- .i r trivlod to all of tne B.uc -. e jnenipers of iVrjn Point. H-'l.art. l.-ci!. lias h!-ago. Ir.efar.a Harbor, w luting and Gnrv. Imring the day the Co mm an dfrie r of llan-inn.fl and li ry Ti'tl act as evert, tin; Kn:t,h'i Templar appearing in full ur.'form. The eenimit'ep :r ch.?rK" rlf the (.rmony lias pot nerfd"d on -vho wi'l deli-rr the address. Foiiowing 'he service. whir h are expected to take up t ie -o. ma'tider of lite afternoon th visitors will be erterta'nd at the Hammond u T.'t ?;. t'i'ih n-i.r s dance wll be e'.: en for all Mason, their Jadie.1 and friends. REMARKABLE DIVORCE SUIT ' " -ra'.At-' '.'; lfe CFC-;-r-WHITE PLAINS, N. H.. March 22. John and Henry Leibrock of Mamroneck, brothers, who eight years ago at a double wedding married sisters living in Newark, began a double action today in Supreme court here for divorce from their wives, naming a White Plains chauffeur as co-respondent and allegins th infidelities took plice on the tame date. SUSPECT'S FATHER IS KILLED , M.e.-.ael Pepsin, r. 1 0 rnruy!-. ar.ta i avenue. Indiana Ha: l--r. father -.' V,-;l-liar.i Peps,:-, the ; c r."g su -pect ar''ft"'i In .-o:n. , ,,, n ; .1 th-. r.hbbrry '' ill AM' r ..an I'. :s -ci:ij any. if '"end following a h oo;;r. g affray w;.ich icc:.r: ol S inday night. tieorce. Tht ruas. c iii--.'"d preipr-.etyr l of a p'.-c-i room a: ,17 1" Cedar street, js j being l.rld by East i .-.le ago police.' I iui:-K g 1 v n hi: -etf up f'C'owmg- . the -hootlr.fr. Ti-. jri-as says that he! anj another pf ;ro wer ciris ,ng an au- ' ! to-uooile along or." .- f t'-c .s d" streets; J in Ind. ana Harbor when Pcps.n ap- ! peared at the. side of the : 'ad and ; '-'Clered t -.en to sfo. : Thr.ni.i- a', .shted from t r. i ar and confronted I'epstn. who -vns prandlshi i ip.g a revolx rr. The nejtro says; Pa psin was lirur. k anil f'ld him uas g o - ; ing to sii' Ot l-.im. Tivomas says he reI treated to the car where he had a re volver and securing it i-.e f, -"d at pepsin who was adianoing toward him. Thomas at once r.otlhed the po'iic who had the wounded man taken to s t . Margaret's l.ospitqi in ilammr-rd. P"P--n d ed yesterday. GEORGE LOGKLIN VERY LOW IN CALIFORNIA f A telegram from th bedside of George I -orkUn In "a! ,f err. In will ca :s ! a treat Cc cf sorrow in Hammond. ! Tv'e wire from .is ei Har'.ey says i that Mr. I'fki'n is ery low. His heart action is weak and little hope is. hCd for i-.1s recovery, H" is unoi-nse;-I o-js half th" tin.e and he on'- chance j conceded hirn is in keeping h'm v - - : ! r;:!et. His manv frtep-ds --. a I- txif'e ! anxie-ty ;o hear of the outcome and it'" greatest sympathy is fr,t f"r u? (ami ly. T. C. POLK GIVES LECTURE T. C. pork, secretary of tr." South c:de but. delivered a leture yesterday I afternoon befo-e the Italian won-en Gary. HI subject "is ' Fathers r? 1th Republic."

Building Quiz Develops Interesting Data Concerning Calumet Region Conditions. WTfT UK BF.KV rCOMPUHP,n SESSION NO. 1 Fact was brought that in the cities conducting ic t: g 1 1 ion. millions 'f dollars of new construction is being held t.p en accejunt of the high cost and unfavorable building- conditions. Investors in new buildings are on a strike. PES.'H'N NO. 2 -Eanke-s. building and loan officials and oilier money hnd'rs testify that interest ri's for bu l'.l'ng loans are very li'tie "1g'e r h-'t-ven percent interest and tw o mid one-half per c nt com-ic.'.-t:on --ini; the prevailing rat"-h'-eovd m -rtgages how evep command cxhorjitant rate?, from those -vh deal In them. .SESSIONS S an j 4 -- Lumber prices s-s down n per rent from peak jr!c"i but are f HI above pre-w ar pr'es I '.rick prices have not rcoe"de-t prreptably and are COO to 3''0 per cent r.ver pre-war prices. i,'!m"iit, 'iioe, plumbing. iiardm-arc wnd heat ire show slight d " l inei.- 'E".' 1 r.-iuti- brokerage conimijsioni ha', e inert ed. eenimijsionj on (subdivisions and subui -cider's pi jits hu-.e not Wh'ie f he cot of -0U'.!ir. '-3t show n a '.end"nc- to recced all along th" line tber" a.re still tome harl i-pot in the muatlon as In the ca of some t'uilding materials according to t.te te.timopy brought i'Ut by the yoini i n e s r i p a i n g comir: 1 1 lee of Civic bodies ... Whit'ng. East Chicago. Indiana Ilarhiir and Hammond at the scst:on in l lie court house in Hammond last evening. The fiitt to testify wr-.s W.lham G Taxton f th I'axton Lumber C?tipary w h -. derlared that lumbet . elo v u 41 to oO percent fre-m pek prices. H" smied that he id nor know whether or not there, would b" a f-,;rthr reduction. He ld lunb-'r price : ar" Hue any ohr cc.mrnod.ty. subject lo th" law f of supply and demandHe ? a 1 d t h rg p the lack o demand many mills had ihut d n and that surplui stocks were being usee: up. Should the demand increase pet -crptably it would take some tin: to replenu-h ihrse st-ycks and prices wiull so up until the m.iis got into produoilon again. iMnn-i; i tv i,.Bort ad ftieight The fa.-t was brought out repeated'' ti-.Et factors "ntr!ng ir.io the increased cost of all building materials to a large cm-d; w er" labor and fre'ght Siieressivc incr'aseji in freight rates I'ftt- chilrnrd to add greatly t J th cost (if even tuc'i mateiials rd and brick and Mono v. kioh are fjuar'ed i manufactured not more than 2i rciis from this regfon. The increase tn the labor factor is of cours du" to t' general inr reasc t.at took place during th" war. A number of brie cmpan :c i ar n.-itifi.-.J to be pre stnt and offer oir explanation ef two and thu-e bundre I x rornt iii, (-ra...' in the cost of br.. ' with no (empr n.'.a ; i ng reductions hull : one was present to speak for 1 1 prick ceuicf -rtis. M STII.I JIH.H PRICED. The fact was brought o-jt that in c"fi of sand had Increased from ;. yard to $3. in. can J which i ued f -r p uttering pu-p.ses hnd v hich is taken out of nttir-by iuns. In tins region of saml it is a e!rai( tact that this build. ns t.eej;ty is control d i,y a Mrcnc- i -m b'.n.e c n end a!wa;s has beer.. F en S".o- a. yard was high in pre-war times and the present JS.Ju price per yard . ridicui'ius. A plumber present from Whit nj, stated th.it the cm of thumbing hs j Uropp.d jo to l''i per iit a.nd hs:rfc ' as down t i about the same evieru lie admitted. Iivwvit that this diu not rej;-C'i"tit mu' h of a descent from ;:- war pr.ces. t;ri;n m . mi.vv teitikie-.. I'e ti r W. M j n. i epri .-en t i ng Gusli m. Alryn & E'at ings. .:. ko on the real estate feature of the situation. H said that a sub-lii tder usually figur-d on lr,c percent prof.t on the ccnip'-'e turn-over of his fubji vision and th.at if lie U:d not gt that amount he would so broke. He said this percenta-, of pr"!'t had not Increased. lie state, further that building lo Or w i.rk i-i -men's homes could b boucht rn the north side for Slo"1 'o $2i" . icli and residential lots n enrlusMc an! higli priced neighburboods did no; cost m"te Can J1 jf'" to 1.S''1 fc - fifty feet, prices that were p,-v"r than in any ethe- city e-f which he had know te,'-e. He said that vacant resident if. real esraie had not Incr' a -ed in price and that brokera commissions for fcll.r.g this properly was not e V Cos.- i e. A fc-r bcildine; for Investment sf tod, y's pricey Mr. Meyn adv.s"d agiiins-t He said that there wou'd l.a-e to he a re-adjustment of 'i f-si rf tniiter'n: snd labor before man could hope, to get s "onli nu 94a at i fa :r rtur'l on bis tr. -r,y. M-. Henry S. Thvidson o Wh : ng who !:h su'iel -.iie.j (he 1'orsy the T'"sf er C.aidens and l..- been It the building bu";nes for years stated that it ' pi' u-ar i" to huihd only the tnodrrate priced and fairly w el itanatiura type cf residence anej that pr.ces would have to come down before any of the larger but'd'.ns projects sv eraundertaken. W. . HF.1.M4.N MAKIll T ATFVM F,T. W. ' Relman made the statement tha' :n C.P'P o.. a res-denee that s-.id fo- flt.'"',lA w,-,en prices were at th' p'-nk recently Fold for J P . " 0 . Its said this fict was vouched for by T. M i-l-.i 1 '-. former principal of 1 i Hammond, schools who has jut relurnee from there. W. G. F'a-stin explained fir Akren had j'.st been throueh a area boom and that the mo-e the lif.iMrm the flatter the tot. n w- uld be in a time of deprep:on- Th" fac: wa? brought out that there was n fcU'-h n'raipjiintf in'lali n her". tContinu-tJ on pag five."'