Hammond Times, Volume 10, Number 11, Hammond, Lake County, 26 March 1921 — Page 1
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Some Startling Facts Are Brought Out Relatively To Cost Of Building In Region (PART III.) J H. McGulre, one of the leading plumbers of Hammond, gave aome rather startling testimony at the meeting of the investigating commutes held laat Wednesday when ns , jt i, . . i makins: the cost ii building mount to impossible heights Mr McGulre stated that the plumber, are not permitted to hire men rt.reet but must go to the business agent for them. Ke stated that the run are doing better work now than they have beem doing tn the Immediate jut Mr. McOuira said: "Previous to the war we had steamfltter and a helper -working to.thr on a job. At the time I think wages were only 15.10 a day ui a steamfltter and a nelper used to average a radiator a day. Now they hve eliminated the hedper. They h.ve two steam fitters on the Job. and It take, a day and a aif to Ht radiator. Now that r-actically booats the pries from $8.o0 or H.00 to$30 a radiator. There is no euofa thing aj helper or an apprertt'.c any more." MH. LEWIS Is there any compact, any arrangement with the workingman as to the time that shall be allowed for the setting of various parts of a bathroom like the lavatory and too lest? 1IR. McGCIRB No tnere Is no set t me. Mr. MeOulre aJso made the statement that a good roan will now do tnore work than the average Indicating that there is no limit now on production. T. O. rxmaldson, also a plumDer, f ated that business is very quiet Just now. In response to a question, as to whether or not bona plumbers are allowed to work he said that they were, tie said son of them took out cards in the union. George Pearson stated that he nas figured a great deal of work but that nlth a few exceptions the people threw up their hands when they saw what It was going to cost them. He complained of the high cost of money and the big discounts that are requir--d In order to dispose of second mortProbably the testimony of Rufus ,3a.nner, the general contractor who has Just completed work on the Parthenon Theatre building, gives as ood a picture of the trials and tribulations of a building contractor as fcould be had. f DAlfXBR OPEVS IT. Mr. ranner said: "I have found that It takes about two men to do one Mian's work In the last twelve months. S do not blame the men entirely. It is jartly due to the cost plus method pt handling contracts during the "Now a man is supposed to do a day's work in eight hours and not -moke cigarettes and run up and down to the toielt very hour or two. The men are supposed to have only a half our for lunch, under union rules, but by the time the men get down from ah e top of a building and get back up there, they are off three quarters of en hour and they don't work a minute after our o'clock when quitting time pomesf "Nokr these are conditions that the yublio pays for, because after this when I figure on a Job I am going to f sure these conditions in. I have been building around in Indiana for 30 j-eara and one of the worst things I rave found is this lathing proposition. "The lather gets $IC a day. We used to pay 17 when I first came to Ham- I tnond. The boys commenced to quit along about half past one cr two ttlock in the afternoon, on the first Job that I had down on South Hohdian street (the Presbyterian church . "I said, 'boys what is the matter?' They said, 'we have got our day in,' they began quitting and going home about two o'clock. But finally the union prevailed on them to stay on S-.e job until four o'clock." Mr. Danner then said the only other rase he had heard of limiting production was complained of the pumbers but he said that he generally jub-le-t his plumbing and heating and 3id not know so much about that. ?pe-aklog of the plasterers Mr. Danner paid he had no kick coming about DASXER CLASHES WITH McOCllE Danner had stated that his margin f profit had always been close. "Now if I would add on a margin of profit n my contract like my brother plumber and electrician when I figure rour Job for 123.000 I would have to make it 135,000. If I flgurt work :his summer I want the plumber, the iectrician and the whole bunch' to igure. the same way. If they are goirg to figure 15 to 30 per cent on the lob. t.hat is the way Danner is going So figure." MR. McGUIHB Mr. chairman I want io ask Mr. Danner what percentage he vouM charge on doing work on con-3-act? MR. D ANN ER Ten per cent. MR. McGUIRE Well you are a tamned fool. MR. DANNER Probably I am. That just what I want the public to unrstand. Now if I would figure on little house that he figures on about TuCcntinued on pags aix.j
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FRANK YOUNG haj gone Into the restaurant business at 92 State streetCHARLES SURPRISE. V. S, -commissioner, is in Indianapolis today on business. Tl. J. HEIST of the Hammond Auto Hales is enjoying a vacation before the spring: rush sets in. MORRIS DOBSON has been trotting around town with a new sping suit on. HARRY WANNER is driving a new Cadillac limousine one of about , tin classiest cars in the neighborhood. THE Tuthi'll divorce suit from Crown Point is on triai in the Porter county circuit court at Valparaiso. THE bids for tiary's new $ 100,000 country club house were IT, "00 over the allotted amount and the club may not be built this year as a result. REMEMBER, children, that school starts Monday anorning on daylight saving schedule and you must not bo an hour late. THE Indiana Electric Service Co. will open an electric shop the fore part of next week in the room adjoining Mel Monrette's Smoke Shop. LOUIS GOODMAN, a Hammond man. who escaped from the state penal farm this week in cofhpany with another Lake county prisoner, has not been captured as yet. THE Hammond firemen's pension fund reecied a J50 donation frojn Paul Moorhead in recognition of th?ir good work in fighting the blase which destroyed his plant early t'.us week. MOLLIS ifUNTER. has already fad his lat year's ihat reblocked and keeps it within reach. He hopes to be the first to blossom forth In panama when the season officially arrives. THE Christian church which has t'"e alumet avenue booster spirit will stage a big parade this evening. It is expected that the Sunday school attendance will be pushed past the 1,800 mark tomorrow. REPRESENTATIVE Oscar Ahlgren is back from, the state capital and has appeared in Hammond several times In the last few days. Ahlgren is looking fine and says that the legislature and he were Just made for each other. THE baskeitball game at the Irving gym ended In a row last night after the first ten minutea of play. Both Hammond and Bowen high alumni showed up well as soccer material 1n the near riot which marked the close. THE Parthenon announcement explains why the new pipe organ isn't being used and the public now awaits to learn what has become of the cages of warbling canaries which were to add oheer to the foyers. WHOEVER owns the touring car with license number 04344 has an ontry blank waiting for him at the headquarters of the promoters of the Hohman street road race. The delivery truck of the Economy Grocery is also honored. THE young bandits who attempted to rob Leaser's Loan bank early this wetk were arraigned before Judge Martin Smith in Crown Point the other day. They were granted a continuance and evidently intend to flght the case. JOHN J. MEHA.V, everybody call him Jack, Juts announced himself as candidate for the nomination for aldermaji from the Third Ward, a la democratic. He runs a grocery at Thornton and Walter ttre.et3 and always chefs the big K. C. blow-outs. B. S. PARSONS, representing the International Correspondence Schools wWih offices in the First National bank building, calls attention to the result of the questionnaire sent out by his people iaytng that business is on the upward trend and that times are going to be better. SEVERAL candidates for the office of aldermen have filed their applications In the city clerk's office in Hammond. They are: republicans. George H. Provancha, 6th ward; JoJm P. Kline, Ind ward; H. Bert Ander&on, 3th ward. Democrats, Joseph E. Hajiey, 3th ward; John Mchan, 3rd ward, A PETITION Is being circulated to find whether property owners are la favor of going before Judgo Anderson to show him that the old C. & O. railroad tracks on Kenwood avenue are a nuisance and ought to be abandoned to the city so that the street can bG made into a beautiful boulevard. REFERRING to old cars again. Harry Margenau says the only reason he doen't buy a new one is that he can't got another with any good stuff in it, and he Is willing to back his old bus in the Hohman street marathon against the bird responsible for the squib In Thursday's Times. BICTCLE thieves nave been busy in Hammond the last thirty-six hours. Howard Ward reports his machine to have be-tn stolen tram in front of the Western Union telegraph office on Sibley street. William Todd lost his bike at the Centril school and M. HPrevo lost his at the Columbia school. The police are looking for the culprit. WILLIAM HERKNER. formeTly of Hamond. now of Chicago, wroted from Hot Springs, Ark., stating that he and Mrs. Herkne-r and his brother. Otto and wife, are vlsitii Robert Ruff at Stuttgart, Ark., and expect to hit St. Louis, Little Rock and Memphis on the way back. Everything is blooming there and the mercury hangs around ii.
LAD DIVES .. TO DEATH . IN CANAL: ; i
First Drowning Of Season. Hammond Boy Victim In E. Chicago Canal. Tli firt drowninsr of the year toon .,.., , ..t.ra' afternoon when little Vernon Gro-at. nine - years of aire, son of John Groat who lives at 347 Oak street, II am mono, dove front the bank of the East Chicago canal at a spot a short distance east of Columbia avenue and sank to his deat'n in the icy waters. The body j was recovered at 10:30 this morning by the Hammond police. The officers j vainly dragged the canal last n-.ht. 1 stopping only when it became too dark to work, and resumed the seiich early this morning. Vernon, with two companions, was walking near the canal yesterday afternoon when the boys decided to hi.--:-their first swim of the season. It is thought that the. warm air led th-m to -t!eve that the watct waa eorre.V----nd-i-ir-'y comfor'able and without Jcliy 'her ran to the bank and took off their clothing. Vernon was ready first and w.thoui waiting for his companions ho d-v hc first into the bitterly cold naler wh'ch is very d-?-p at this point. 11 . ose to th- surface on-..- and his ;r-.-panins thrw a rope to him. I ut Itc.ir.k without a enind to hl-s death, his fr mds standing terrlfi'-'i on the ban'.; helpless to aid him. When their little friend disappeared, the two boys ran heme and io-inc afraid of punishment they said ing about the tragedy. At three o'clock yesterday afternoon two East Chicago men were wa'king near the canal when they iaw- two small boys running away from the bank, evidently badly frightcnej at 'cm thing. Deciding to investigate, they walked to the spot that thg lads had Just left and found thi clothes belonging to Vernon Gro-at, They were able to Identify the owner by articles found In the pockets and they immediately notified the police who In turn got in touch with the hoy's parents. Investigation showed that Vernon was a pal of Roland IafeiM"r, 350 Oak street, and Leonard Klam, 3-7 Cedar street, both 12 years of age. The-so boys were found and when questioned told the whole story. '1 ney were too terrified at first to say anything about the accident. The parents of the little victim are grief stricken. Mr. Groat was at the canal this morning when the police were dragging the chill waters and he had to be restrained from jumping In after his son. Vernon is said to be a g"od swimmer for his age and it is thought that he was seized with cramps as soon as the cold water touched him and was therefore unable to reach the rope thrown to him or to struggle for 1if life. The body was taken to Burn's undertaking parlors awaiting the coroner's iniuest. IN RECEIVERSHIP When His Wife was Granted Divorce and Alimony He Just Quit Creditors cf John Juhass. Gary
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garage proprietor, against who reeelv- J lhe vcrson cf Harold Hobbs, Jr.. who ersJiip action had Just been filed in the , nothing short of a genius in makfederal court, w ere worried yesterrdny I ng ,hf) l iano talk. when they read the report of John I . r, .-!,, rendition of Henley's
Juhaes hanging him&elf in East Chi- i , cago, A number of them called Clmrles Surprise by telephone about the matter and were assured that this was another man by the same nmnc. The petition first filed by Tillman Start srnan of Hammond aked that Sir. Surprise be appointed receiver. At the same time yesterday Mr. Juhasz himself cajne into court and filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy ! debts are listed at I5.H05.76 while his assets are only $3,199.11. He says things have bt-en going against him lately and recently the last straw came when his wife was granted a divorce and $1,000 alimony. He threw up hi3 hands and quit. Juhasz runs a garage at 1605 Monroe street, Gary. He Is being represented by Attorneys Kinder & Draper. NO FEDERAL COURT HEREJTHIS APRIL Judge A. B. Anderson of the federal court will not hold the usual April session in Hammond this year. Announcement to this effect, was received yesterday by Charles Surprise, deputy clerk of the U. S. district court. ( There were only a few caws at issue ready for trial next month and as attorneys Interested were not insisting that they be heard it was decided to pase them until the fall session. Owing to the fact that all but a few of the naturalization matters pending concern Germans whose applications cannot be considered until peace is de-c7ai-ft Turtle Anderson decided it -aa i ,,rth v.ta in com. in T-T m ni o n r? I
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A Word to the Citizens of Hammond Concerning the Memorial Athletic Park Project
By N. E. At tlie regular turning of the Hai:.mciiid City Council, the Menu-rial Pari, project, Inch had bni disposed of at a former session, through the efforts of the itromt'ters, was reivcd for reconsideration, resulting in a majority vote by members of the council in favor of the measure. The wriur of tiiir- article was prient, t.nd v ah otuers, was prl lleged to ; uddicss the nieolmc, wme.i he did la ! nr,n,.c!li.Lt, I,. tl;, )it ( rnri Kf. Ii, -1 1 n L' j that this action ot" tin i;y council was i unwarranted .tnd not in accordance, with tlio sent intent of the majority of the utizens of Hammond, and in order to give more publicity to the wraity of the situation, the editor of The Timks his kindly consented to publish this article Iti which I liopc to make dear to the Kcnerai public that my opposition to this scheme ia well founded. In a city like Hammond there are niwajs many problems confronting the municipal authorities for solution, and many improvements to be made, from ! time to time, essential for promoting lnp welfare of the people and the pros Realty Man Begins A Slander Suit Salesman Objects to Being Called Crook and Asks Damages Harrv T. Wulff, real c.-tate salesman,
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said to have been made by Emma and William Mentzcr of East Chicago, calculated to bring him into dtsrepute. Today he made them rtatndants in a slander suit which was filed in the Hammond superior court. Wulff says that on March IS in connection with a certain business deal, , . ientzer in the presence of ' East Chicago people proclaimed in an angry voice, "you are a crook.'' She referred to Wulff. In the course of the same argument Mr. Mentier is also said to have made the statement, "I'll give you just one hour to deliver that deed or l it hire a lawyer and I'll aJvcrtise you.' The plaintiff says the Mentzers wished to havo the hearers infer that he was ilshonest in his busines sdeallngs, where s ho insists the words were slanderoui, and defamatory. He asks for $5,000 damages. Fisher and Harvey are his ittorne; 3. COLLEGE VERY GOOD Hammond treat at the ba.sh College Presbyterian people enjoyed a real performance of the WaGlee club at the First church last evening. It was by far the best Glee club that, m er appeared In Hammond, and is raid to be the best that Wabash has ven turned out. The members are talented young men. who offered clever munts and specialties in addition to their musical program that are worthy to -be shown on the stage. Among these was a monologue by N. A. Watson that was made up of clever impersonations, a 1an band that played the newest music in , v. a ..nri-er wav. anu a c-iaihoi. j .t, well done, and to b co-ntnended was the string trio with Rachmanlnoffs -Prelude as a sudjeet. Merle Maupin is a talented aej eompariist. The G'ee club u maae up ei . ceptior.ally fine voices and sev e-al beautiful solos were rendered in addition to the numbers by the ensemble. Altogether old Wabash has reason to be proud of this r.V.endid organization. BARNEY JERGENS Barney Jergens. who was injured ! an automobile accident on tne .vi.e-n-t-n r-itv road near Christman .via i co 1, has brought fmit ic-r uiwiafc. a o-a ;rit O. J. Bowman, driver oi n.o car which coUldcd wun .-wi. machine. The complaint, which was filed toda n the Hammond superior court, states that Jergens was driving no.-f.i when How-man approached from behind and attempted to pass the Jergens car on the right side. In the collision J reen's car was upset and he was thrown through the top. He say he has lost the use of his left ear and asiis for $5,000 damages. Joe W. Todd is his attorney. STAGES FAKE FUNERAL ASPERMONT, Tex J. Cochran is under vears imprisonment March 26. Bvrd sentence of two here today for -:miila t mar death and staging a .ane i..nni in order to defraud three 'J jury deliberated eight hours.
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per;! rf thy city. I think it m.11 be readily conceded, by everjonr, tnat of all the pub'ie utilities necessary to the general good, along materia! lines, tlvit a, pure water .supply with an efficient alcr sj.-.tini, has first p!"vce In public appreciation. Tii's is Hammond's greutc-'.-t problem and should hac iiivc-do'ic'- over cn-r-other c nt rpr:s. until It is satisfactorily ! -VO 1' e(i out. We an fullv aware of the impi-tiuie-e- of providing m -some way for a purer qu.-illt of nat;-r find a moreadequate supply with a &tror.g-r pressure. Especially is this true during the summer months, when the supply Is oft-times so ni'-.-if'T and the pressure so light as to work great inconvenience and i ma ny I a dual ii '-privation to families in part.- of the 'it y . in ln.onced ti;at a p an 1 ; n worked out now to remedy this difficulty h;- an increased water supply .md strong er prewurc. An estimated cost r.f such an Improvement his b"cn made and this cost plus the present city l nviclv edn'-ss, (Continued on pag nine.) R CLOCKS 1ST BE SET AHEAD After Spirited Session Hammond City Council Again Adopts Daylight Saving. The c.ty council of Hammond met in a special session last evening in the council rooms in the city hall, and after a .stormy argument for and against the proposition voted to a'low the da;, light saving pian adopted in 13C0 to remain in force. The meeting was attended by a hundred interested cltiiens, who gave their reasons for wanting or not wanting the plan in Hammond. The question was well supported on both fides, and the balancing argument was not that the pian was bent for Hammond, but that as long as the surrounding cities intended to operate under the new time. It would be inconvenient and confuting for the people here to go by another time. The plan was Indorsed by the Hammond Manufacturers association, the Chamber of Commerc, the Rotary club and a large number of people v bo were present at the meeting. The main arguments for the opposition were that the bankers wanted ti e plan s-o that they would have the etra hour of daylight in which to play goif! and that the manufacturers were trying to run the town and did not epres?i the sentiments of their emrloves. t It was also said that Hammond did not have to compete with the surrounding town.s and therefore It was Immaterial whether they operated under the ram time or not. The supporters of the plan pointed out that men working outside of Hammond would be forced to get up an hour eariies. and if the manufact jrers ado-pted the plan for their plants every workingman would be forced to rise at an earlier hour. This would mean that the house wife would hav e 1 3 cook two noonday meals: one for th husband and one for the school children. Councilman Highland moved that the. council reconsider the action taken at the last meeting in regard to daylight saving. The mtitinn was carired. It was thn moved that the proposed ordinance repealing daylight saving be referred to the judiciary committee. The motion wlsjs lost. The motion was then made that the above named ordinance go to a third readinsr. This motion was lost by a vote of 7 to 6. automatically killing the ordinance and leaving the old daylight savlnc: ordinance In effect. j Hammond people must remember to I turn their clocks ahead an hour at Z o'clock Sunday morning. If you must ' have a certain amount of sleep it will! be necessary for you to retire an hourj earlier Saturday night in order to get It. ; ! i RED UPRISING SHORT LIVED BY FP.ANK E. MASON ' STA f F CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERVICE! TiERL,IN. March 25. Although fighting bftween communists and security police were reLt,rted trom Eisleben and other industrial centers in the Elbe valley, the indications today were that the Ite-d uprising would be short lived. However, strong precaui tlons are being taken to deal witb an outbreak in this city on Sunday. The government has adopted a conciliatory attitude towards the communists anel ha. not attempted to employ regular trr-ops against themv CJovI ernment officials complain that tneir litudo of the aiiies.
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THUS. T" KNOTTS 1 hoi'iv E. Knotts. claimed by both Hammond and liary. wa.i on" of T.ake county's b,r-t known men a.nd wherever in-n gathor t'lds- in either of the above named oit it. incidents of his spectacular career are told. H was a dominant and spectacular figure in iljn-'.i early history for many years and while h" was a s'-rg-ant on the Hammond police fore h" was Jut a. celebrated. He was a man of remarkable ability in many ways at-d will logn be reinembert d for his fin.-? tra-t EXTENT OF i INTERNATIONAL N E'A i SERVICE! WASHINGTON, March 116 The extent of business depression was reflected tday in a big drop in bank clearings in the past three months peri'-d. Figures made public toil ay by the fdcral reserve board showed that the volume of clearings through the gold settlement fund of the federal reserve system aggregated $1 8,1.31. -fieg oen. nearly $3l0.rM.n! below fijrures for preceding three months' period. A further Sign of business depression for the ninety days reviews by the. board w a-s shown by the fact that inter-bank transfers decline. cue heavily. The drop in such tra.nsftrs was from J C.4 S7.000.opo f 1 1.4 1 S."0.001. The. net gold deposits of the reserve banks in the settb nicnt fund amounted to J356.C27.OHi1 while the net transfers of g-ld were only tC."o.5",'OO thus showing an increase of more than $1 r0.00'n,ity SALESMAN SUES PAIGE, JONES CO. The Paige Jone.-r Chemical company of Hammond u a.s today made defendant in a suit bcoticht by Georue I. elevv,. m m lh Hammond superior court. Clewes sa. s hat be was formerly i rngau'-d as yalerman for the company introducing a compound which tney manufacture for Cue treatment of boir feed vvat-r. He had the Michigan territory from 1915 to 1919. In September. 1919. he says he made a new contract with t he company whereby lie was to take o r the Tate of California and ti.e -,;p Michigan. He went to California and on arriving there was informed that the company had decided to cancel the rontraet. He says he tried to ret work elsewhere on the coast, but was finally forced to return to Chicago. He fixes his loss in business, selling his household furniture and moving to and from California at JS.OO". H aJso sues for $1,009 in commiiislonj still due on sales made in Michigan. Crumpaeker A r'rumpacker are attorneys for the plaintiff. WILL GO AHEAD WITH SHOW Undaunted by their failure to rent the new Parthenon theater at what they considered reasonable terms, the members of Hammond post of the American Legion are going ahead with plans for a home talent s:iow. Where it will be staged is to be decided later. A committee was appointed last night to go ahead with the work and line up the necessary talent, which is to be found in abunoam-e in Hammond. Members of the committee are Joe McCay, Irving Cimylcn. Tir. J. A. Graham, W. E. Iing and William Culp. The scheme to have the Joe Bren company take charge of the production j has also been abandoned which will i mean that a much larger proportion of the receipts will remain in the Legion treasury. Hammond people who have had experience in such work will have charge of the direction of the play. The date ha- not been decided upon, but it will probably be held early In May.
BUSINESS
HISTORY First Mayor Of Caty Former Hammond Citizen Dies This Morning.
Thomas E. Knotls. resident cf aXi county for more than thirty esr, anj Gary's first Mayor, and early pt !ho passed away at the Maya Brotnrrs ho pital at Rochester, Minn., this mornir.i, at two o'clock following a lingering illness extending over a period cf f.v years. A month ago Mr. Knotts ws Ufn tthe Mayo Brothers hospital in en elfn' lo relieve his suffering and an opcrski-o"-' as advised. In .rdcr to operate 3 Knotts was compelled to fast for a number of weeks and this weakened his condition considerable. Had he been a ;'. . to gain back soma of hin strength It is believed that he would havo lived as U made a remarkable tight for his life. On Monday morning of this w ee he w-is operated upn by Dr. Charles Mayo and his condition has been critical most of the week. Yesterday word wa received that, he had rallied and the many friends over the county were an tously awaiting encouraging news of his recovery. The remains will -rivein Gary some time late today. Mr. Knotts was 69 jerars old and sits born in Pennsylvania township, liuland county, ( h!o. Kefore coming t -Gary he resided in Hammond, where h& lived in the neighborhood of twenty wears and also saw- the growth cf flirt eity. He was prominent on the pill-' forco there. F'.eteen oars ago -Alien th nn s Prs spread that ones of the bipg'st st-el mills in the world vou'd be located e-i I he Sand Punrs where ' ry now staid. Mr. Knotts realised the possibilities and took up his residence in Gary. He became connected with its cirly construction and t-s.w the ramli T"m City grov. into one of some t'.0'" inhabitants. Jibe-came the city's fir;.t Ma"r on tl.e democratic ticket, taking an active par' in politics until the la-t few yearr. dur j 'g which time he has been devoting , many of his hours in compl'ing a hist ory of Gary and Lake, count . Kesldos his wife. Mr. K'nof :s is survived by four children, Eugene, John. Hazel and Susan, also two brothers, A. K. Knotts, formerly of Hammond and Finery Knotts of North lakota and a sister Mrs. Mattie Gleason of South lakota. His step-mother Mrs. I". I. Knotts and step-sister Mrs. Nettii "'.x, reside at Porter. Ind., and a step-brother, William Knotts, oi Texas. Tho funeral arrangements have rot been completed and v ill bo announced later. NEW FURNITURE STORE If you h-ar strange knocking and rappincs upstairs at 165 State steret don't become a'armed; there's only one pirit there, and he's v.-ry much in the Mesh. It's G. O. Hagen getting ready for his opentrR. Monday morning, busy hammering away smashing a finger nail every so often, but g'tting everthing in shap for the many calipers he expects to entertam on the eventful penlntr day. According to the dope sheet Mr. HaKfi will have a brand new furniture store throughout new fjrniture neverythmc. "and sell stuff for a song.'" to quote him. Amonsr the things handled w;ll h Karpen goods. Grand Rapids furniture, the famous f-lellers kitchen cabinet-. ioes and ranprs. "The slight disadvantage of walking upstairs will be ofiset by extremely low prices that Is, a very close n-iar-srin of profit on the newly adjusted prices. We bought on the new pricbasis and will have iim very entertaining prices throughout the store," ays Mr. Hagen. He !.- well known to Hammond people, having held a position as manager of the furniture department o "ii" of the region's must (successful department stores, u-hera many hundred thousands of dol'ars worth of furniture passed through his hand.-. He is a young man. but very old In experience and the city welcomes him most heart ilv. M'KELLERY TRIED T Jesse McKellery, the negro wh wa.arrested by Hammond police in January for robbing men wh had befriended him and given him shelter in th bunk cars rear Uurnham, was yesterday sentenced to six months in tho re formatory by Judge Kersten in Chicago. At the time Hammond police Investigated the matter they tuppoied the robbery was committed in Hammond However, after the arrest had en made they found that the bunk cars were located Just across the state lln in Illinois. McKellery was then turned over to the West Hammond authorities who bound him over to the Cook county grand jury. He was indict-J and the trial was held yesterday. P.ecause of the fact that he had already spent several months in jail the court gave him a light sentence. MASON FUNERAL The body of Mrs. Anna Mason, win died Wednesday at St. Margarets hospital, will be taken from the Emerllng chape! tomorrow to the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chandiei, .00 Cmcago avenue. Hammond. Til funeral wll be held Tuesday morn.i, a? 8 o'clock from St. Joseph's t'uuFather Uerg will officiate and bu: will be in St, Joseph's cemctury.
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