Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 234, Hammond, Lake County, 23 March 1921 — Page 1

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7k Tin Try IV F THE WEATHER. 1100,00 Showers TirdiT I nlfcfat nnif ThurlH y , probably tontglit and rising trmiwralurp loin northeast yitrtlon L- JL -I jll jl BLAZE BURNS Delivered by TIKIS Canter la Kfttt) ncuiad ajiu w tit , 50c Per Month. On Streets acad Nezt Standi. 3c Per Copy. VOL. XTV. NO. 234. "WEDNESDAY LRCH 23, 1921. HAMMOND. INDIANA

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Does Hot Include Numerous Changes in State Offices. 'IMF Pu E'.r at ;ttt ca;t.vj a. disciosea Ji-clr-sed today a reu,t 01 -lamination I n e 11.11 SCtS of Assemblv mad" y Char'.-"? Kt!"t'OTOuc!i. direct of the legtslaJr.'cmiticn burau, - t- - o,uST of Governor ;iei.ray, u.i call for seventy-seven rolntmerts by the governor. .uar.,( .ntinln'ment; to bo made uy tn'loveroor vf.Mn th- not few months j ill be to boards and coniniisaioas al- j r.ilr established, bur. w hU-h j ordered r-oi gantzed by th j Ih's unusually largo number .-f j -ointments docs ret include the nan'-pla-os that 11m i",ovmr will be I red 1 fill from ttm t u:r 3 j rrrs of pre ent board of c5mm:fion ! ipire. nor dees is taeniae ; -he contemplated tc be made j it s'ate oeflces. Only fcur rt" iat departments j created X-v the, acts. Th meet tmpartart of v. at, and the or'y one , "tat will be or any great "h1"'" 10. the state ia tie probation commission. . This new department Is t interest it- . e'.f in ths well V-Jinp of th clul'5ret ( o indVana. It will consist of a con:- j n!?a!ort of five mmbrs. -who not : -c.!v9 corcpenyatt in other thai: their j xper.se?, and a stats nrob vtion officer, j The probation o'Meor will, of course. (ievot" b!a or her on? Ire !ne () t'.:e v or It and wi:i lu a'.! lik c l-lv.v.-! bo em- j r-orfd to er.p.-oy dvuti-s. i tie oper?"on of this office by thj a?sorbly vgs at Ibe su?g?sl'"n of the chili elfaro cominSsyion '""hi was a-i- ; . . . ' ',r,-i-i1 to st ii'lv the a on by me . , .,.,11. 1 1 i i 1 e g . s I a l j e . T-e ?ta9 budget cor.tuiasioner is .v,. new offices. The law provides that f he stau exairiner of '.o board of accounts shall be, the . rr.missloner and that he. wJn t approval of the governor, shall appoint, a budget clerk. The state professional hoard of registration for , engineers and lar.d mjr- 1 eyors is the third of the permanent ato bodies created. Tlij five mem- ; vs of tlm board are to bo appointed qv the governor within sixty days afir the acts pre iiubliahej . license fees to be collected by the 'department i will jr.ore than cover the expense that 1 It involves. ire. lour or me, new permanent

bodies, and one of little general lm- at nil. rortance, is that of the, hoard of direc- J The IIan:mond police deserve a grat iors of the Indiana Preparatory IIom j deal of credit for their efficiency In makr ' Domestic Arts and Sciences. This , Ing this and other recent captures. Chlm to be a colored institution to be lo- j cago crooks) will soon learn that Ham-

ra.ted in Indianapolis for the training , o negro gins. I- ive women ai e to j b namei on the, board. Ons of the boarls of trustees to be re-organized Is that cf Purdue Vniverslty. Tho real reason for this re-or-ganlratlon has Just been brought to ,;ght. Since when the act amend ing tha original statute governing the, rP9lntment of trustees of this insti-t-i'lon was passed, the length of terms hm been unconstitutional. The trustes of Purdue have been appointed for six-year periods In direct violation of a provision of th ecinstlt'iticn, which limits the terms of all offices created by the state, other than Judgeships, to four years. The a-t provides that the board shall be re-orsranized July 1, 191. Three of the i.lne members are to be appointed by the Purdue Alumni Association and the remaining- six, including one v.uman, by the governor. The terms will be limit.-d to three (Continued on v f.ve.) "PEEPING TOM" i IS CAPTURED ! A "Peeping Tom" w-as ca-ight In! 'he act las? e-er.ing when j.v tacko.n, 153 i.54rn sire " es' Hammond as arrested s' 2"'6 Indiana avenue, Hamrnor.d. by Officers Fisher and Bell. Fearle i?tahi. who live. at that ad7 f -ess, csiim to the station and comrlained that a man m looking In the windows and trying th d -ors of bis iiorr--. The two ai-cv? ra:::ed officers ix r. w.th hint. As h cy approached t:.i houso they saw Joe trylnsr the '""' dor snd looklrg 'n the window. T?9 turned and ss officers and 1 I - -i-d I al el y took t" b's haels. d r" ard'ng an order to stop from Fish " iio fred two shots 3.C him. M.i.cko -a f in between two houses on Tru -an aver tut wa.tf. s cap; s o p p e o- a - the hi?h po-f.-ice. and w . ' f e m n . At the f t a t r'-arg" of '. 5 . j red ' as booked ot it o 1 1 rderly o.t.ijr' gl-e r.O c"".-f i; range actions KEWANIS CLUB MEETS TUESDAYS The K'.war's to hold its no cay neon a t mere in p. m?e" director,- Its' ' President I'.'" yesterday from t c- e I r d sn-'i s o -ri jb. ;rtforrr I"? ou'd b in 1 A Til i tO deln :-id de lunrheoii If-, v 11 TUes - ; f Co ulcers and . : nu r -I a i"iram "u;i -ch, Mo ll im 1 a :n ' or ' '.at .nit' u'.a v HirvT'ind yren?. rn a d f o ' -e e H -I ft-r tb ceremony t PI ,1.1 ;. a - e '-'C'! IT on tliat, r I i ! ; he I.yndor.n h-tel

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Fire Again Ravages Family Herman Rohrmaii Home at Black Oak Burned to the Ground T TIMES' Mir.-h .2 OAK. I n r . UZCn - w d.ys of being littlo da-ishte- na b-jrr4 i I to 1eatri and arothr ch.ld vu cr'pr''J be TT-rmm Kohrman family 3'' j Black Oak suffered Its second loss by , S it n'jrbt, m hn the home u a.3 i burned to the ground. ! I Th," Pre na; discovered at 2 o'clock' j thl.s tiprn!ng. Mr. and Mrs. Koh.rman ' I trt rn awakened by Lh fmoke and In-1 tense ba!. They were barely aIe to i arouse the children and escape from i the b'lld'ing-. which was already a , j rna-i of fames. No oa'.)e for (he .Ire 1t linen. Mr, nohmian fays there were, many mice about the house Und that brobab'y the j ro wn. started by p" V.;cw!its , j matche.. T had r.n li-.-urance on tha furniture and Mrs. C.irl ?traucli, w ho ' ou ni-d the property carried no injirI ancfi on the house. j Just a r ear a;u next Saturday, the 1 little daughter of Mr. and Mrr Kohr man was fafa,.y burned wnen her cloth! tig esuchf fire n hl: the oh'Mn-n werv burnl-ir trfish in the back yard. tudrer child was also horribly burned Uut survived. BY HAMMOND POLICE Another plee. ' nulck Tork 6y the Hammond police aprehended & vair of i burglars and reco'. ered lot o toien ' loot t-ofore the party who was robbed . had discovered her loss. The. f ro nwi save, their names Hoy Barnes. 5? 10 south Instead street, C4:icgo. ana jonn . rV. x-lrt X A i Ci,Fa it 1 ' -"- i x-ar:y iitai cvtn.iiK ivrti infii j to t':" -'1,ir''3 -' Mrs. Mclod. 414 Cedar 'street and tryed to borrow rioney from iier. which ahe refttsed then:. THo two men left and returned a U'.'.le later in Mrs. Mcliood'a absence and f.to!e a lot of clothir.g and JS.C in cs.n. At 1:30 this tnorn-.ng vTlcee Fandrel r.oticei the mn trying to s'art a Vuri nand'r.ff at the curb 'on Slate street, Ua put thm under irrert and took them i to the police station, wher- the stolen I jooda via fout.d on them. I At eiyhr o'clock this morning. Jfrs. I i'cL,eod called the station and reported that her house had been robbed. A description of the things held at the station proved the pair o be guilty., oo.in i..c i-i. uccn mu.j mond is not "small town" 8s far n? the i police department is concerned, and that 1 this is a good place to steer clear cf. J The capture of the two young bandits 1 who stuck up Iessers' lyosn Bank a few days p.gc is also deserv ial mention. n; of spec-i CABDINAL GIBBONS' CONDITION ALARMING i BALTUrOKI., March. -3 Alarm was j again felt early today over the condt-t :t!on of Cardinal Gibbons, which Is- re-i j ported to have takn a decided turn! j for the worse. Trayers for the car- J a-.nai nave oeen asnea in an cnurcnes r of the archdiocese for next Sunday. , inn preiate r.as oeen connnea 10 nis bed since Sunday when he suffered aj relapse or peari. acrion ana oeeame, weaker, with his temperature fall ing j to a serious dgree. o marked lm-1 provement Is reported In the cardinal's condition during tne ;al i nojrs. CLEANING OUT WAR AGENCIES! j N", IMarch 23. Attorney ! General Daug'nerty- has decided to re-j : duce. the department of Justice to a '"peace footing." War agencies built: : up as part of the legal machinery, are, to he abolished. Judge Vernon Van Fleet of South j 1 Rend. Ind.. les'gnated by the attorney" 'general, as department rorganlrer. t1-, 1 day began the task of dlsmantl'n ' , r om, of the routine branches, w hich were dnvotd to war a-tlvlly. 1 GARY HOTEL MAN FINED Srw-f!. TO THE TIMESJ CF -OV."X I'OINT. Ind., March 23. i Harry Kaliis, proprietor of the Adams '; hotel at 1101 Adams street. Gary, was 'found guilty of keeping a house of. Ill : f,tm by a J-iry In the criminal court 1 on Tuesday and fined $100. Tho police ' have raided KoliiJi' pia-ee on several , occasions and this Is the third time ' he has been arrested on the charge. Held to Higher Court The j .lunger of the attempted to rob Char! two lads. whoi 3 Lessor's l-an 1 ban Monday noon has supplied anctv .- ranif which the police now belie-, to be correct. The latest is Walt- r Msrrtoih, Garfield ave nue, Chicago, The boys were gi-ren a hearing in the Hammond police court this itiirang and were bound over to the crimir a i eo'i-t. for tr-ai on n charge o r"bbe r-c.

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R. SAUER :Veteran Physician in Calumet Region Dies In Hammond Hospital. . Tha Calumet region lost one ! us .ft.r. staunchest supporters yesterday afternoon when Vr. Frederick w. Sauer of Indiana Harbor died at et. Margaret's hospital tn Hammond. Death follow- . ed an tlineaa of io wedu pneumonia. T)r. Sauer had been practicing medic.ne in Indiana Harbor for s.rent- j years and had made a host of friends !n this and neighboring counties. II had Riven liu time to his profession ! durin, ,h- last : ear ow.ng -op,.; health family F.3rlv last fall he sold tlje residence at 34i f ir street i.-. the civ'e club of Indiana Harbor and much of the w'nter had been spent in veiling with relatives in Vlint, M'ch. . A . fe" weeks ajto he and Mrs. Sauer returned to Indiana Uarbr.r. iniendir;? to close ui their affairs thero before going to Flc-ida. He was lakfri ill with pneumonia shortly after returring home and was at ov-ce removed to th'e hospital where death occurn d yesterday. Dr. Sauer was born at Calumet, Mich., forty-two years ago and grt-w up in the famous Calumet and Heeia copper mining distriet. His family owned about half of the stock in li e Calumet & Hecla Co., recogniitd aa one of the best paying mining properties in the country. Mr. Sauer first took the pharmacist course at Valpa raiso university nnd sho-tly after compitting this work he entered the Uni versity of Mtchia versity of Michigan at Ann Arbor where he graduated fr-ni the medhal department. T.ea-. ing the university, he returned ... . ..... . to waiumei. i:cn, wnere n spent icv eral years as interne In the great hospital of the Calumet & Hecla- He camg to Indiana Harbor where h n0 been one of the leaders of liis profession for th.e last cvf nttcn years. IT. Sauer was we.l-to-do outside of the income from his practice, a fart " hlci permitted him tj do more charitah'e work t.ian could afford. the aicrage physician pr .eatier '.s eurv.ved bv a wideand thre, son9 Frederick. Robert and Philip. The boys have been attend-, ing Howe military acodemy. He a!?o leaves three maiden sisters, Laura, Bertha and Mina, ah) live at Calumet, Mich, Tb( bod. was taken today to the Tinrns Xr McGuan undertaking parlors in Indiana Harbor. Brief services, consisting only of a prayer will t-e, held at the home, ZH2 Fir street, Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock after which the bocy will be shipped to the oJ d home et calumet, Mich , for burial Mrs. Sauer plans to move the household articles to Flint, Mich., fnr tl.e summer and will spend the rv;r.!er in California. RABBI DASKAL TO SPEAK; An interesting Pjrim prcgram has been arranged by th Toung People's, ,a,narjr of th, Congregation Kneseth ' j.rael for Thursday- evening. March 24, 1 at th9 n,w synagogue on Siblev street I Xh8re l9 a tres. !n 8tor8 fi)r a:i who ; come. Rabbi Daskal of C-.ict. who ha9 spoken here before and needs n"i introduction to the Jetvisl: Hammond. will be the ?opi of principal rn,,'Kr There w ..cal splorA'.r.a and 11 be ffM'sri! mtia buffet luncheon bq served. -tfverron is ' ccrd'ally Invited to be prcsent. SUES AUTO OWNER ' !r"'narCharles A. T-undbom, 452 avenue, Hammond, who was irjuret Oct. 2. 192ft. whn ha was strueV by, an sutmohlle a he was about lo board a etree-t car at Truman and! Calumet avenues, has filed suit for damages against Anton PaMllk owner) cf the machine, The complaint was filed in the Hammond superior court ! today by Attorney J. M. RMr.son. Run!-' bom says that he was preparing to step on the car platform whn Pauilk's grocery truck struck him, dragged h-rn ' a nhert d'ntance and then ran over. him. lis says that re was permanently ertpp!d by the accident and asks for $lo,On liamaj'i, KENWOOD PROPERTY OWNERS TO MEETi There will be a meeting of the property owners of Kenwood on Thursday evening at Charles Dinner's at o'clock. There are a number of Important and '-;fal matters that ere to come up at this teaslon. The meeting is open to t hs new1 property owners on the noruh. side of Zachau avenue, who are showing a' commendable spirit of progress'Veness , and who hope to make their etrset the ' prettiest in town. Some of the rju.stlens that wil up are on followst 1 Appoii ting a rtersrhborheod up dav 2 What shall be done witn come , c.ean : 1 Statoi j Line t'ireet. 8 Question of street lighttn?. 4 Keeping down the "bl-wing an nulsaace

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(BULLETIN) 'VTtBl.TinNL NF.WS 'irViCFl CHICAGO. March 23. Tliievesi , jmashed the windows of Lcbclt &c Co., i jewelers, in the heart of the downtown district early today and escaped with between $5000 and $10,000 in jew- ! elr'. 71ie robber)' occured in the early morning hours when the street was in ! j (BULLETIN) I !NrRNTIONAL HI NS SERVICE! I ! MONTICEXLO, Ark. March 23. ' This place was quiet today following exciting scenes last night when a mob ; , . i ,1 J 1 or approximate y one thousand persons j i stormed the county jatl and lynched; Fhil Slater, 50-year-old Negro who had confessed to assaulting a white woman near Vilmer. Ark., last week. The ; Negro was hanged to a telephone pole' , ,,. ..,m public square. . - j fBULLFTlN ' rXUX'WCSV "WIL i moiui noKC iulj ranging from 5 to 20 per cent and affee ting everyone of its 43.000 men and women, including officials and subordinate officials, was announced today by the International Harvester Company under a program of reconstruc'tion. "based on an expert analysis of ' diving costs, business possibilities, and( working conditions." i tiMERNATlOKAL NE'AS SfftV!C ) I ' TNDIANAPOIJS, Ii.d., March '-Z. ; J Iouble. suicide as ind'eated thirl ! morning in the deaths of Mrs. Stough- j f ton A. Fletcher, w ifa of the widoi; I known Indianapolis banker, and h?! j mother. Jlrs. Eva Henley. i ' A bottbs of ci.id found i.l Mrs. I Fletcher's dressing room t the mag-j ( nificent Fletcher country c tate, lyiurc; the wom.-n Hall. led to the belief tha had ended their lives. i The body of Mrs. Fie.tcher was found J shortly before noon by the mother who ; according to reports reaching officials! of the Fletcher-American 'bank. r. r i wh'ch Fletcher is president, fallowed j her in death an hour later. j Theories of a suicide pact were. corned, i being the belief that the; finding cf the daughter's body provided , the motive for Mr". Henley".s supposed' suicide. AN APPEAL FOR DAYLIGHT SAVING Editor Times: I I make this appeal to the citizens of ' Hammond. Iet us have the extra hour j of daylight. Why must Hammond, who 1 leads the region in ai! else allow a few peopie to make a dec slon that discommodes the working people. The ch!f objection at the recent meeting seemed to b( based on the fact that the. extra hour cf dayl'ght was disturbing to the children. The argumert I was that the v.ldr who were a.lowed to r'ar on the streets during! i the extra hour annoyed the ones who! were compelled to retire by clock time thereby making them cross and Irrl- j i table. vVhat about the family where I one member works in Hammond by ! Standard time and another member !n I one of our neighboring town whoi have very wisely adopted the daylight ' savirg time? Tf this family spend,. the ecenlng at a theater and return1 home late the one who works out of. Hammond must lose an hour of sleep.1 thereby deera!ng Ma efficiency. What "bout the mother of this family? Sne ' must prepsre two breakfast ., which' means she must rise en hour earlles. Thir extra hour of w.rk cer-elnly will 1 not lengthen b.er life. Pe-haps Pad. would enjoy that extra hour working in h'.s garden. Maybe big slsfe- would' like to have tho same tlmo as her. sweet hart who work out of tim, and must com en hour ear'ler. which,! may rot always b convenient for !- ter. With all due cortsdderat ion to th: future r-tlsens of Hammond. I make this appeal. I.et us hav time throughout the res'.cr tosame GEORGE LOCKLIN VERY LI A telegram from the bel&ld e.f: George Lockiin in California will cause a great deal of sorrow in Hammond. The wire from his ton Harley say j that Mr. Lockiin Is very low. His heart action is weak and little hop is held for his recovery- He is unconscious half the time and the only chance conceded him is in keeping him - j quiet. His many friends wast with anxiety o hear of the outeome and the g-rees sympathy u fit for h. f "Toi'y.

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East Chicago Banker Declines U. S. Internal Revenue Commissionership. Col. YVa.ter J- Kiley of F.ast CUlcaAo ; today ennouTired that he has no Inten- ' tion of entering p u b I ! r life at 'Wash-' Ingion. as newspaper reports hac In-, dicated. The Kast Chleagu banker has been mentioned In connection with thri commiesiorership , f infrnal revenue. The revm-jr or, tr,m i .i one rsh i p is oo ; of the most Important flnanc'al poss in th iro vernment. is rrgarjed as a blue r'bbon place and p e-j u l a r in prestige t the secretaryship of the, treasury. Hi sld'S) upe'-vlsi.-n of '.i.o, collection of tobaoi'.,, l nuor and v. a" taxes, the comm'sslone'- Is at the hen if of the entire i .-, ;ne tax inni'iiinr ry . ,f the ro e m me nt , and one of he suhordlr.a'es l the d:rr.-(or ,.f prohibition enf "reemen t . S-'Pi"" J?.0'.".' ins"ps, are employed In t rc Internal revenue department. Col. Riley's statement regarding r" commlssionershtp is as f jllov, s: ""Vlth reference to reports that i'l", Indiana delegation Is soliciting mo to, become a candidate and to accept an important position with the admlnis- , t rat Ion at V."a:tlng!ii, I have this to say. "My financial contributions and i': efforts in btiialf of the republican party were not made or sriven with the Idea, of receiving official recognition, but for the purpos of helping to secure for the state and nation adrnlnistrafotia that Tu'd be for the be?: fn- ! tercets of the community, the statu and i the country. 'However, T am crrtaiuiy very proud of the fact that when I was in distant : ligyot nsy friends in 'A ahington we.c Kind en,', ugh to reni ruber me and to feci that I nas capable enough to' handle one of tiie most rt-suonsibl nanciai positions witliin the g'f the president. "T have not been and am nV. n candidate for any t.ff;c. with in nt in gift of (he president of th- liried States or the governor of Indiana, and I shall not accept any public -ffic. but desire U continue to play the interesting game of hus'.ncps in the Ca!u:n-t region." WILL POT A Members of the executive ccir.iiii'icc in charge -of the m vitrei show which Hammond post of 1 American Legion Plans to stage avP holding a meting this afternoon at which it is believeu that tlm cntra.it with the Joe Hren Co.. will he signed. At an enthusiastic meeting cf the post List night 11 whs voted to put on the show. Manager S. Jafi'c of the Parthenon theatre was present, having been called thtre for consultation regarding the proposed show. Mr. Jsffe readiiy agreed to rent the new theatre to the hoys and promised all possible co-opvra-tlou in making the show a Fuc es. 1 ;ic unie ti.-r nouting itie snow nasi t. been agreed upon but It will be dur mg the month of May. Three performances will be given, probably on Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday of the week selected. There will be no dearth of talent this year for already local talent, learning of the Region's plans, has been coming forward with offers to assist. All are anttlous to participate 111 a minstrel hi the new theatre. Dr. W. 3 '. Ho-.vat is chairman of the executive committee. Tho other members are Dr. 15. W. Ohldiaw, Ray Socle;and W. F. T -ot-. g. A meeting of s;j eonr vf : co-"ie.-t-cd with the show will be held Friday evening "in the offices of Attorn-y JoTodd. FIFTH SESSION THIS EVENING The fifth session -f vesttTation of the civic cities of Hammond, Who cago and Indiana Harbo the Joint in-bodir-s of the ing. F.a.'-t Ciiis to be held In room No. 1 of the j.a jper: cr court room tonight a s o'r b-ok. At this s e ss i '- n t h e e m p 1 o y e r s 8 re to be heard on the question of tli obstacles, from their point of vlw that are holding up building operation in Hammond. This session and the final one are expected to be the mo?: important of the hearing CUTLER RELEASED ON BOND :p to the times; INTMANAPOLIS. Ir.d.. March 23. Abraham E. Cutler, alias Sam Levlne. sent here from Hammond and held in the Marlon county Jail for several weeks in default cf the $5,000 bor.d ordered when he was arraigned before Commissioner Surprise in Hammond was able to furnish bond today and was Te,ea;ed. Levlne was arrested by Chief .-, J SImor.s cf the federal prohibition operatives near Gary when he waj at tempting to transport en automobllf load of Green Rlrer whiskey from Dtrolt te Chicago, He refused to talk when tr'ed in Hammond and fed-ral mn are atl.l trying to '.ooate the men se was workrng with.

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Lake Co. Busy With Relief Fund i GarV ElkS Pledge tO Give J or L. , OUppOrt tO OO UrpflallS I fr)T Year i I T rt Of r a '. s I r g t u n d 3 1 n Ij k e county for the relief of the orphaned children of the Near Kajt and for the millions of sufferers in famine gfrle' en C hina continues with unabated interest. The Gary lodge of Elks at its meeting last night voted to gi-. e a year's .support t-t at leat th'rty-f-.e Armenian orphans and po1b!y to fifty, The Armenian re lie f organization, incorporation fgurey fire dollars a month for the tupport ard education c' a child. From I.o'Arll v-Rtrday came a call yesterday from i J a m e s 11 ' ;i c k ( o r anty Commissioner raV.ers to lay t'-'C situation hefor" the generous hearted people of the Creel, town.-hip.. Attrney Edwin Fried rich booked t-,-;,eak on the F.urj--f jt l,'"it'.l next. Tuesday nic'.it. He is recognised is j one cf The a bl ty among the At HainmoT t p"ale-s i-i the cour youPirer lawyers. I, v here 7-uyor Kro' n lBSU"d pro, n-na ( I on !o the pop it id evpe ted that churches, lodges a lao-'T organ !,: t i"r s w ill be making 1 f-howings so'.'n, NEW BUSINESS FAYETTE ST. V," scVio i th prospect that the Central property is to be, sold anci bufit up in tn immediate futurtb.ere Is dcv: lopinir a street prope lively tv win Interest in Fayette :b is e:;pec'.ed to he rapidly con vert .d to bti'-inc.vs men. The firm of Woods. Martin Company has wold tifty fie; on th'- North side of I'Hjei'.o tr-ft. fifty feet rast of the alli- ,-i.- .,f tlir. TTt-i ji-oii.? t:o -' Irl : r.tr to ,,' , ,' . ,. , . , ., UudoTpn Hon:, fo- a eon? .de ration tliat is m ith-held for tho present. J Mr. Horn hc.s .!d Jsii property on Hui.1. S'reet and intends to take thej iri'i-eofis .f the j-ale pnd buiid a bus'-, tn -?s b'.o.-k ci Fyctto vtreei. Hi.s I-roperl y v. ill oo t-.Mr.t of t ip ".trer, tin foot in sizo and th-. second floor v 111 be devoted to -nyi'l tla'. A local architect v, T, rk out the Octa in o..I that work on the. uniiiencc in the next i'l 1 a:;. I n.-v ployed to i -i e po,v bu-ldi.-i will not y ,J;i M r. li I torn expects thai 3ayetl street w ill build up solidly to tho Vnnon tracks, JuM an Sibley .trei. t lia done: eccpiing 1h.1t the. character of the building.' on Kayvtto s'rcot ui'.i br- of more subsiantial ch, tract" r. IVr f-om-j iiT-t.ths r-at. Woods. Martin , f.- Company hav e !" "-u advising thejr cl.'-ntnli-it before 1 1. -h man street dev ' ops very much farther south that the s, ie streets v ill 1'Og.n lo show more remsrknblc activity. ThH 'timat" of the situation is now hoi no out by the building of th" Masonic Temple on Muenlch '"curt, the prospect of the immediate- construction of the Hik's club house on Kimbach avenue. the anouueom'-nt of plans for an !ght ' - . , , ' J ' if 1 111 i.umiai 11 ino iur 1 in ;,rov (. Jlieil VI" (.in -Sibley street and th" ;.b-ive mentioned) sale to Mr. Horn of ft .-! on Fayette j :r;. ;. ! SALVATION ARMY ADVISORY EOARD At a meeting h.a Commerce rooms in vat Ion Army advise. ganUed. conshting at the Chamber of Harnniond a. Kal--y board was orof the following members: I'l. CY. Itunr-el', Morse t'e I ; Plain, fr. F. N. Shanklln. J. H. Con-' ' roy. Carl F. Nelson, P-of. F. S. Monroe. I "r. H. S. J cnes. Charles Taj tor. Mayor : ' Dan Hrown. Frank- J. O'Ho-irlie, Jesse; K. Wilscn. Dr. Tf. H. Starrer and 1 I Howard J. Gocehf-'ir. ,tese Wilson i was made c-halrnian, Mr. Sharrer vice, cha-'-man ami H, J. "lesche :.-, seci rotary and treasurer. 1 The board has been organized for: 1 the purpose of in .iking n comproheni fivf r'udy of the city, - s social and i moral conditions, and to art as the ; intermediary for t'-1 o:ty tn making use nf th Salvation State functions. O-. e A rmy f the anil r st t n i n g to b taken up vldlng fund '. means than t r T'l becard w hi- p-"ii.n of prohe c-:r. v h"- o:h"r co' : cc I 1 on . b.old irivct'Tat ons .e s-ibject of rir.v. and researches en t rrtv. j n e m pi e v n:e j l! e p. ; ' r d e - ilrqiif re;-, rri-irr person. 1. maternity r.op: t a' s. p--, pauperism. A rce-i can ir.atjon. homes, and so:d'ers and sat i ;y t : m tc ; OWN YOUR HOME Lumber Is selling beion- the cost of production and son: of the best judges say that no-.- is the time to build. To the man who is determined to own a ho I can ofer an opporrunPy to purchas a good modern bungalow on payment of I-t0. Prices Jl BO to SS.OTV I will build in Hammond. Whiting and Indjana, Harbor. AdJrrs A-X. care The Times. 3-21 FRED WHEELER FOR CROWN POINT P. M "o- ASinvGTON, p. C. March Congressman W.ll 1: Wood ha! subI mlttd th name of Fr1 Y. Wher of Crown Polrt for nomir.JtVn ss postmaster st that place, rl 11 ser-le Tder 13 1 d-r. t Hardlr.g. providing the. f'd by Pret.-

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Moorhead Oil Co. Buildings Burn and Blow Up Last Night. Oi-!-. of the most erectacular and n-s. reen in Hammond too' place yesterday afternoon, completely destroying the plant of th Moorhead Oil Company, and causing property damage etinted at from n':r) ,0 J'00-500 and ''Ting eu the result of years of effort on the, part of Taul O. Moorhead, wno cn.y three months ago. saw the realisation of his ambition in the completion r't this modern oil distributing and compounding plant. Fortunate!..-, no one wss seriously injured, the only casualty being a few slight cuts from living glats. The property -i as completely covered by InF.urance. Mr. Moorhead announces be tv'.m rebuild the entire plant. Shortly art or two o'clock In the after- ! noon the big pump, driven by an elecU ric motor, was pumping gasoline from !a tanh car standing on tho track which i rijns to the big Summer street plant. . The uump bouse, -sihich is centrally to gted ,!s directly beneath three 8'0' gallon loadirg tank. . from which iha del U cry truchs are loaded. " CAtTSX OF TES BI.AZ1 t is not known whether the, blaie ret fulled from static electricity in tht ; motor dri ing the pump, or whether ga..r.o found its -av in tome manner f th hot pump, but suddenly a hurst of dames shot from the small building. Tn an ln?tant Ihe three loadln tank3 . f,rp enveloped ii flames, and a moment ialer the tanks exploded with a. roar, throning blading irasol'ne IP all directions over th" surounding building.'. Instantly the -whole plant was a roaring furnace, and the fames, fed by the, highly inflammable oil and gaaoitt,, and driven by a strong north wind. made, salvage work in the plant proper an irorfsibiiUy. A fire alarm was sent in immediately and departments one and four responded. When the nature and extent of the blar v as known a general alarm was sounded, but the firemen could do little beyond :;a, ing the office and surrounding buildings. OAS TANKS BIXJ-W TTP One after another, two hufre gsscl.es tanks, one of kerosene and one of lubricating oil blow up. throwing their blading contents over the plant. T.io ait 12.0f'0 gallon compounding tanks in the ' rear buildings, burst into flames with . i " . . . vU'!n e almost equal It an tiplor-ln. Nine storage tanks each with s capacity of 12.O0 gallons, caught fire one after mother and added their full to the, oonflagra f icn. The llrj department was handicapped by a luck- o, materials to fight an o.t r.rc, and by the intense heat and smoke. Thi y bti.t their efforts toward saving the office and the surrounding buildings. The roof of the office building was burned away, but the records and thi furniture were preserved Intact. Thes and tho boiler in the extreme rear of he plant -veto the only thinss saved. AUTOS ABE SATSD j Automobiles belonging to employes of t i-ho. company were saved from the gar1 age loca.ed just at the rear and attached to the cdice building. The salr! of I smoke and flames driven into the w:d j door; 011 tin north side by the wind, ' mud it impossible to drive them out, s a crowd of men and boys broke out a section of the brick wall on the east a-yi , the cars were saved by pushing them J out of thi opening. At 6 o'clock, when tho jlant had been I reduced to a blackened ruin, nnd th laj-t f,re truck new was winding up th-ha-e and preparing to leave a huge 20.-(K-0 gasoline tank which was thought to have gone long befcre blew up with th mi'ft violent explosion of the Mre, and j rcatt.-rtd burning gasoline all ov.-r the I wreckage. It was necessary to call ths j department back and make the fight to ' save surounding buildings al over onmore. BLOWN OTXIt BtnxEnroThe head of this big tank was blown lover throe adjoining houses and lauded 1 In a field at least 100 nls from the I'lnnt. V, widows were shattered in the j surrounding houses and a few of th ' inhabitants were slightly cut by the flying glass. A window .ah was blown out and landed upon the roof of a house across tho ttreet. t TidO a tank of lubricating oil exVlodeJ with l--ss v iolenco and thiu w asi the !;ijt. f-f the blaze. Shortly after that the fin men v f re able to leave. The htat was so Intense at times that the iron fen e cf the Wanner Malleable Iron C-o. was mflted away at 0110 place and a stack of empty oil drums beside it were burstd and destroyed. Ore of the delivery trucks w burned to the ground, even the tires bolng burned from the wheels, a box car that was standing on the track Inside the lacloinre was completely destro-cd. PLAjrinwo nxvr tx.aitt W.Tle the fire was rtl'l raging, Mr. M'-orh'ai was orderlrg materia! and r u't merit to rebuild his plant, and with oharsi'teris' ic. pep and :pir we.s making arrangements, to deliver to h's customers as usual. Delivery will h mads oa schednic fedy, on everything put kinssene and that wil! be supplied In a day or two. T r nt y-fl v 'abore-s were oi the job at the ruins at Beven o'clock this, morr.lng and the rebuilding cf Ihe plant will take piace at once. "As far a-s my customers are cor.ce-ri-ed there never w-as a fire," Mid Mr. 1 j Moorhead. "We will supply them vitth gasoline and oil just as we always have, I expe-ot to have the new plant in o'pera' ion In throe v ceks " The Moorhead OH Company wa:; organized in January, 1313. when '.' handled T'xaco products- At the first of this year it was compounding the Marland motor oil and chipping it all over the United States. At this time the new plant was put into operation -ad j handled no particular brand of oi'.. be23. : sides Marland, but delivered almost inv. thing in the line of motor fuel and lubrication to retailers all over the region. Mr. Moorhead has made a host of friends by Ms fairness and erergy and Thy wish bim every ruccess lo th rbuilding and operation cf his sew piut,