Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 252, Hammond, Lake County, 13 April 1921 — Page 1

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The Reason Why Tax Question Is Acute This Spring. V (PT , tax i:.n-.KT.i Taxation and " b"vlt "', .r,..Vrr.l f-r the wraK" 'nd.xhl'.a. . j,cc-,.t at the point cf cor.ia.-t- p-wlc Th-- ,m ru'an ami th- foreign -.tit. is ambitious to bc-onio an Aimn- . f n. i.cccpts -v it h good gi i ' 1 ax1.-' a.s 'irr i!l'r,s:;; 1 h-m :s continuance :rir?,ntrnl by tin' c to liiHiir'.' the b'.os-ings emis; it lit 1 ii or 'no the; acc.pt tawc -nihlio. that is. with Rti.'j uni'f ';' normal nn... Kut th' are r-.t notm.il In...-.- -t,.ro times ar" uit C j..mt. :wM wb-n . can has tronh with his honr.s. he ,1 ;iL-r;p', n.'thin '.villi K".hS t;r:i". 8lll!v, inc-.tutin,- tlt th- hih i ll. vnr ri-a'-' Ll su.-'.i infinli-'U "I ;;;;.-: .-f thai p-.Th'tl Tf acropU'd as '..I v;r;i'. i:nior tti,'?r o.-nd it i. Hi.". I'-'t rp i". 1 . ' th- nrr't'iil f ilrfati.'n -t 1 ir.-.ni.-itry heR.iti t ' las. wet; ' .. si ..ff. prlrps st.irti-d itnwn and h.ix ' ",nMm-i to B.. h'n untii 1:1 traf.y 0?. tiny aro n-'v as l.-nfi us tii.y vorf lic'iiro tin- war. IJ-jt so far as taxes .-..r..- rn-'d ' arc making- paynu-nt ' tito bps-.s . a v n-,ad at in ;r!y th- hih of price.-, a !ty made at a time 'hen it would lin ' taken a financial prophet of superior vision to .see tint a x months ahead, in May, I'jZl, or.r prices would he changed from 1-:J oO per cent. That is the r-as. n tte tax nuosurm s acute tills spring tliat popie have o pay 10 per cent taxes on r0 er .nt labor. If taxes were deflating as ialior and necessitates p.i down there v.c.uld be little prr'anibling-. Hlfrh levy and low wai;(s are bestnr ng to make pe 'pic think and qu-s-tion-Is there a aood rrason 'why taxes should he hicii? -And thanswer is no. Hut that answer applies to futurr taxea. and in juFtiee taxing officials should :i"t appiy to levies made in period of inflation. You are polng to know more about tho taxing system now. since it is so seriously interfering with your domestic economy budget, so let's understand it. Tn days gone by i7 varieties of assessors covered the territory with a.rict!es of valuations and valu.iotii are the foundation of. the taxing system. X'nder the old law property was valued for taxation purposes at anywhere between 1 p' r cent and l.'O per cent of its actual selling price. 1 nder the n law which became ef-',-ctive in 1?15. all prop-rti M real and pcrpeinal, tangible and i n t a n u i be, are I) vauod by htj assess, ts at the ;-t: e cash v. 1 ue. I would not m.ikc n part id" of dif-f'-r'nee to any tnvpaj "!. hat the true rsh value ;? if the same standard j.pplieri without .'iri.it !on to ev ryiiody. It woub't raaki no riifferincc in taxes if the assessor's standard of values dlfferni matriaily from our on. Trovided h applied his standard to all alike. . unif..rni that is he asef'or's profdem. and when your property and my property have been oe-finitely fixed at their exact varati-.n. e have no further quarrel with tlie i- ssessfr. When all a!uatio:,s of properly are established the yare ce;tified to the t'.tir.ty auditor and by him are made 1 non to the councils of th.; various cities. Tn September of each year t'uei.e councilmanic bodies meet to determine how much money they will send in the 'nsuingr year. They have no particular interest in valjes till they have made up the budget. They inquire into the total valuation of the city's property as established by the assessor and by a simple method of arithmetic arrive at the rate of levy. The valuation of real estate are fixed for a period of four years, lmt personal property, tangible and intanlble is valued each year. If the council decided to spend twice as much mnny this j ear as they spent last year, your taxes will be double the amount you pajid last year, even though the valuations established by the assessor are identically the same. Conditions similar to this is what happene din Kast Chicajrn and Hammond under the operation of the new tax law in 11)19 and 120 tax par. In Kast Chicatro the 1D19 levy was set at $1.34 per Jino of valuation, in 1920 It was set at 12.22 almost doubling the tax, though valuations were the same. In Hammond the 1319 rates was $1.56 and In 1920 was raised by the council to J2.31 on the same valuations. The taxes on these levies were payable In 1920 and 1921. Our quarrel will be with the councilmanic bodies next year If ,JUr levy this coming September is not to our liking:. Advise with your councilman this fall. JOHN BEHYMER DEAD AT TIPTON TIPTON. Ind., April Li. John O Behymer. fid, former state oil inspector editor and publisher of the Tipton Times for 38 years, is dead of stomach trouble at his home hero. He had long fin active in democrataic politics.

Railroad Man Out For Office

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. ; " v--t; 4 r.. 1:. 11 vit r.i i :h. t'ousi, let-abb inter, st vvas a r. I . in repuldican .'lrilcs wlo n 1-i. li llartzb-i- announced his candola.-y for rh" nomination for city treasurer oft Hammond. ! Mr. l!a: t:'.b :- was i . rn nt ; . s n. j I. -id.. I'cciribrr li ! . Iv'l. sm! wis cdu-1 o.t ted in tip- pub!:.- s ho-is of Indiana . and Michigan. lie is a aia.iuate of. the rani.-tis I". :11s Ins'iu;'. of T'.ig Kapids. Mi, h. lb- r .,.. . :a'. .1 ' witii the v.-vv V,-rk r.irr.-.l Uaiiroad 10.. liav ipg l" n w it ' i t;,- company sine 1912. His abili:;- w .. s so 01 r.'i'"? n tl and '-.e vv.s proiuoted to 'chief -, rk in tin I'tiiitioTini" doparimeni in 191:;. ! H. whs I 1 ansi -i r. d to !!;. iiiiii..nd in! I '' ' -s ami inino .!i;;te!v- b.-o.-.m.- infer.-Kt- : cd in tit- luibli.- affairs of his home city. His i-xjiericnce well iUs bun f..r : the duties of the treasurer's off,,-,.. n ins candidacy he is being stroncly 1 supported by the m n eitipl.ty.-d by thevarious railroads w ho have nc. r iind a r. -T.-.-i ntntivf- in any official poli? i-' cal capacity. Mr. Hart.ier is married and has thr. e ehiblrne. The family bom- j, at 131 r.ink- y avenue. Hamni'-nd. Glen Park Residents Indignant Thai residents of the Kbl:;e district in Glen Park on the south of 'iary do not Intend to permit the ,...i..r- . cd population of the city to reside i-i that section was c!"ar!y demonstrated j yesterday when evera! citizens, said to ! have b.-eu former resid.nts of the South1 gave orders to a colored family who had just moved into a vacant pi.ee of prop- ; rTty to move on an hour's no'loc. j According; to reibtblc Information re-' ceived this morning the colored familv -had moved into tin- lioiise earlier in the ! day -lfter renting tlo- ).;.ace from a well know n Gary real estate dealer who' told the indignant Gbn Park resident-, last night that a mi-take h i-l b . n ' made. ! It is said that when the colored family ' moved into the house, residents andproperty ow ners in the neighborhood be. i can:-' indignant and decided upon some action. At the time of their first visit to the house of the new residents the eiM7.ons were informed by the coir.icd lady that her husband was net r-t home and was fxpectrd cbout eight r-' lock and for them to call later which fh'-y did. At th" given hour the colored man was i found nt home and it is said that he was informed by the. visitors that he anil his family must move within a given time which they diH. A report that a race riot aws in progress took an auto load of officers to the scene, but found there was nothing to be alarmed at. The lacident today is the talk of the Glen Park residents. SHOI BY DETECTIVE John Armon. 2T.'.!eS Uni.-n R-.- nu.. Chicago, vvas shot in Hammond last evening about 10:20 by special agent Charles !--Overton of the F.rie railroad when attempting to escape, after having been ordered to stop. Armon, it is claimed, vvas stealing r. ride when detected by Overton, who ordered him off. Instead of stopping. when ordered to do so. the man ran : away, and Overton, suspecting him of! being a car thief, brought him down) with a bullet In the right b-t-. The injured man was taken to St. Margaret's Hospl'al where his wound was attended to. He is not seriouslyinjured. The shooting took place on Highland street at the F.rle crossing. WHITING AUXILIARY j WHITING. Ind., April 13. -The wo- j man'.-- auxiPary of Co- American Legion will be organized this coming j Saturday at a meeting to be h--ld at the Whiting public library. Mrs. Cans I W. Hanley. chairman of the loth d s-1 tried, w ill priside at the me. ting. All. wives. mothers and sisters of ex-. service no-n fire rcpiest e.l to be pros ent at 2:3u. ! NOTICE TO 1 ORAK PATROL : There w iil be no drill tonight. Rciru- j ' lar drill will be held next Wednesday.; k Adv. i

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.v'V-fl ?' "1 2! aU 1 l'K AN K li. M S IN) I s 1 ( y c '.'' R 1 s r I :l';cl. IN". or 'NPfNT I N SERVICtl 1 ;;. l'"ra nee, accord ;e. to r.-M.ibl.- p.it t.s reaching the Tn t-in.it niiiii N ( Service, contemplates a d.-.-laration of war on (b rtnany on the -1 !' Mas, on tin.- -round that the tier a tiM ha v e brok' ti tl treaty of VersailThe l-'rench overninetit. it is learned, feels that this is the only course left op. n to it in v lew of the promises made to tb.e l-'ren.-h people by Premier Uri.ind that "a heavy hand will be placed upon b rtii.my s tci k" and also ow ing to the : tnuig pressure from the French press. 1 'ot.ii-b-nttal advic.H reo-hing herfrom Paris contirm this: It is possibb- that the declaration w',il not be issued on May 1. but wil be withh. 11 a few days, but th- re is no doubt that Hi" French statesmen are figuring on th. ait. lost imvitable. ni.'v. cm i.i.ivriv.t INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICH WASIIIN'-.TOS. April Kl.-l'nf-nt Harding is requested t or.br th-- immdiate withdrawn! of the American army of occupation in ibrmany. by the terms o a resolution today introduced tn the house by Hep. Hamilton Fish. Jr., of New York. ( III I.1.IWIN.) I'.Y J. HA KT CAMl'HKU. I STAf-:-- f ORffSPONriENT I N. SERVICE! W ASHl.V'.TO April 13- -Sent-Knox of i'tnntor Philander s y 1 v ' a '. a t s- nate his end to th xisted for .S. and the lay introduced into the resolution declaring an state of war that has years between the I". former central powers. nt M inn.) 'INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERV1CEI INDlil'Ii.NDE.N'CK, la., April 13. -Two mail ' robbers are believed to have obtained a considerable sum of money today when they robbed C. K. Dodge, station awtit for the Illinois Central Railroad here. The bandits fired one shot at Dodge when he did not throwup his hands quick enough to suit them, seizel a pouch containing registered mail and escaped in an automobile. ( HI I,I.ETI.) : INTERNATIONAL NEWS SLRVICci WASHINGTON. April 13. Indiana Itepubl leans were presented to the president today by Senator Watson. Among those pr. sentei were Hurt Thurman of New A1 bany. who is slated to be internal revenue collector for Indiana, Linus Meredith of Richmond, who is slated for I". S. Marshal for Indiana, John Owen of Noblesviip?. Lawrence Lyons of Brooks jjid lvl I.'-owcn of Delphi. ni I.I.KTl N. I INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON. April 13. The republic of Panama has flatly refused to accept the White derision i-s a basis of settlement in her boundary differences with Costa Mica which was virtually demanded of her by the state d-part meiit in a recent note, it was announced here today. (Ill I.I.KTI. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICFI COVINGTON. Ky April 1 i A Chesapeake & Ohio train ..it an automobile this morning on a grade crossing, killing four persons and injuring six otheid. WILLIS FORD MAY BE NEXT I the be Willis R. Ford, proprietor of Ford Putter & Kgg Co., will recommended to President Harding by j Representative Wood for the postoffice job to succeed John L. Rohde. it hecame known today. At a meeting of :i publican precinct commit term, c several weeks ago Ford's candidaey was favored and his name recommended to Kepr. sentative Wood with the endorsement of the party. Other aspirants considered by the committeemen were J. v. Keeler, Harry Voorhei.s and Lrie bund. Whether F.-rd receives the appointment depends on whether the president rescinds the order issued by President Wilson placing the postmasters under civil service. It Is freely predicted that the president will rescind the orib-r. Willis R. Ford served as prechnet commineeman or i;i G, O. I Hammond fift.eri years. in Everyone Welcomed Attend Dokie dane and up-to-date entertainment, K. of P. hall. Saturday evening. April IB, 1921. 4-!l-John Frickson. chief con.-'uHing engineer of th- Chicago water works, will speak at the mid-week luncheon of the Chamber of Commerce tomorrow. Mr. Krickson will discuss Hammond's water pro'blem.

POSTMASTER

Did John Catch His Train?

Is John Killtgrew count v rcpu Id n-.i u 1 i chairman the owner of 11 I'ord coupe, ! that crashed through the gates at the1 Pennsylvania crossing on Hroadway In j Oary and into a 1 'enns v 1 va n in pjsscnger train last night, demolishing the ma- ' rhlne. Shortly after .ieen o'l-lnck last night; the. (Imi v police received a cnll to the ' IVnnsylvanlii station relative to the' wreck and In conducting an Investlgi-' tion witnesses stated that the two men j drove up in he Ford Just as the train! aws pulling out of the tation. j ,irjvor ,,f tnf rar fa,ied to shut ofl" the engine and throw it out of gear; however anil the l'ord continued on it , journey croshing through the gates anc plunged into the side of the moving' train. The front was badly damaged ! The Ford coupe '.s a 1920 model and it ( ctrrie.l a '92a llc-nse No. 23427.1. I,atcr it wa learned that John K1TI1-: grew had called the station, making J reservations to go to Wahlngton "n the; same train and it Is believed that he , mnd! a hurried trip from rr-wn Point, jn .U5:t in time to catch the train. The Ford coupe is described as similar to the one driven hy .Mr. Killigrev . Capital stock o-f the F.Iks l'.uildirig Association of Hammond will be increased to $RiV00O as result of action) taken at the meeting of stockholders, i-nsrerdav This it is believed Willi be ample to care fori the canntru''tion of the new home which !S to be erected on Rimbach avenue, Just w et,t of the court house. When the association was organised the capital .stock was fixed at $20.00'.) but yesterday it' was decided to let triat amount te n-i.i ny me louge as a whole as common stock and add tfi",00 which will be preferred stock b'-aring 6 per cent, interest and which will lie held by Individual members of liit; tovjfcT-. ii-'iuia ' 1 ' v 1 ''-' stock have the same voting privileges as holders of the common stock. New officers of the association are ns follows: President V. S. Reiter, Vice president R. G. Conde. Secretary. D. C Atkinson. Treasurer J. J. Ruff. These men with the following form the board of directors: R. C. Slater, George A. Dobbins, C. D. Mathusa, F . J. O'Rourke and H. M. Godfrey. E THRILLS Maynnrd. like Hammond, at the south J end of Calumet avenue, was the scene of I j a great deal of excitement last night i in which the Hammond police captured j Ja pair of hold-up men and also con-j I fiscated a truck loaded with a variety j j of merchandise thought to have been stolen from a small general store. They j I detained on suspician. the four men who ' were riding tn the truck. Tb-Imuth Sehnnat, who lives at 679! Webster avenue, Hammond, was driving with his family on Calumet avenue, when a big car stopped across the St., in such a way that he was unable to pass. Four men with guns, jumped out and saying they were government officers, searched the car. Finding no whiskey, they allowed Mr. Schauta to procede. He notiefled the Hammond police Immediately and a detail of officers was rushed to the scene of the hold-up by automobile. As they approached the car again Mopped cross-wise, blocking the street, and the four men attempted to bold up the officers. When they saw their mistake they turned to escape. The police captured two of the men. who gave their names as Thomas Stapleton. 4510 Iake Park avenue, Chicago, and John Ryan. 4S17 Champlain avenue. Chicago. The other two men escaped by jumping into the ditch at the side of the road. It Is bele-ed that the men were In search ot liquor and were probably out for a good time. They were armed, however, and may have had more serTous motives in attempting the stick-up While the police were preparing to take their prisoners to the station to be booked, a Ford truck occupied by 4 men drove up. The police became suspicious of them and stopped them. When questioned they told conflicting stories of how the truck and merchandise came into their possession, so they were booked on a charge of suspicion. They gave their iiames .'is Charlie White. AVheclIng. 111.. John Weiner, 1lt.'. AV. Harrison street. Chicago. Robert Kelley . no home and Frank Rennett. Cleveland Ohio. Two of the men claim to be hoboes, and say they know nothing of the affair, merely having been given a ride by the other men. The driver of the truck claims that he bought the merchandise at an auction sale in Valpar aiso. The loot Includes practically a eomnleto stock for a general store, ranc-.i ing from grape fruit to ribbons.

CAPITAL STOCK NOW $80,000

MAYNARD

EXPERIENCES

Hammond Mayoralty Candidates

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I MAYOR RLPORTEK) KV THi; POLITICAL .Mayor Dan Iho-.vn has a numb- r of things in his favor. His nan;. , for one. qualities hen to be mayor of a ll 'osi.r city. It is the most natural thing in i tile world to trust a man by that home ly cognomen. li is a neighborly sort of a name and a suits tie man to a "-". It is remindful of tin Indiana harvest fields, Danny Doric, r and sour apple trees but it dn.-s not follow by any means that our Dan Crown wiii share th.- fate of - l'h.r Danny D.aver or th"historic John Hi iw n. or t l.a t h- will be hit by a sour-apple- at lb-' primarns on May 3. UNPROFESSIONAL POLITICIAN our Dan Frown is a tri.-ndi;.. cni SC ie 11 1 hotn .-t. earnest and collid ing p. rson w li ndr't in the least g.-t swclb-d-iiii by th-- .,,, of th-- position of c: Hammond. His off:.comers and th- re arstate. To tin- humbb Hrown will explain tin r h;s ad mi u 'st ra ! ion facts and lia tires of t; r and i.f ox. iiith- rit y , 1 : i ve of n to a' I j "n ' s of ; n. May o- , operand! ting the- i -cords to i modii I res. city Itsupport his si a ' . no 1 1 1 :-. ! has scorn- . i d d.-ubb -entries and doiibici. -. : - tig. tier Dan Hrown '. - the most nfi-shing unprofessional . 1 it i - -1 : i tb-it c r :; " dovvn rhi pike. lie w.n into - ffl.Hl bearing banners that cri- d out a - i n-' ; tho i,-al ma 1 factors of gicat w. a'::; and ; lia mpion int the ca i.--- of t 'o- c . i niop i "pee-pul" but vv.-n the cm-id..! eo of , the aforesaid bloated ra i -i : a 1 i st s who ! are now oomfor'alwaiting for bis or go down, li.-; ::;;; pneu m a tic w he ! s r V, I smooi h 1 v m c v-atoil in hi- ..imp i'ioal sun ;, siit i ! w ' i ' . Th..t ' Is "f i h- :r g'. s clri :. .1 - v el- Cue spb-n i id 1 I v -,n bo:'! vv li- r. tm s;. , - i ml 1-'. -rd truck bat !!: locom. t ioti unpleasant men's thai l".nholes of i, thou made vt--li leu la r if n-l dangerous. A LOtAL WAR MAYOR Our Dan Hrown has be. u a g..l find fai'.hfu! si rv.nt of his city they ,!,-. 1-ir-. and it would b ti ucirratcful a- '. t" return him t i I'fi '- for four more " ars Heckb-d by a co-iimon council of w.iici: there w as no whicher, lh-own .li-pi . rare patb-nce and d!pbimey, w mn-ng the opposition to his wii! and . rr ing out Hi.' program of economy, 'Vi.-ii n.-y ' and prom-ess that h-- l.e-iricl the v;crs. If-' w as not t'oinid wannni; i-i bin.of war. loading in i and sei i n.- t ha t Ha mm it ri-d n- mi nd won il'-b'-nd d-:. as a ciiv in recrti : 1 ! u , l-.-nd i!r; . .-.:i'l t he e'lii-r war a ; , i t i s. Wli- n Hrown eiit-r.-.l .'i:c- 'U- ;! had many pr- ssi-it; ,, bts .-.nd i ' - l oan-ci-il emba r ra s.-' nmn t became .a- toal d.stress when the stal. dr law .ui --'I !b li--i use rcvenui of l;o sai.-ons. The rising cost of m-it.ri.ls for tin van w-d-part ni. ns of tb.- city g...-r:ni . ;u.l the many in. r. a.-- s in pay me. -e-iry to V.rp city employ i -- from resigning twork in the n.unili.oj plan ts. a-ld-d greatly- to lbe found bims. I f made economy pit .- t he.- o t rv ! he made many i x p'-nse iinh! br.-v. ii b. a ring a lea iab u tail a cardinal policy. I slg I-l.ll'iiP'.Hls, however, i mprov emeu t s, i n- lud i n tr la i g. nu mb. r of -tr. --is. 1 t lie pa v i ng of ' H.-foro he entered cilice there was not a Imam t boron gh fa r. in !ti condition I l travel. Hammond today has the b"si pavemcn's of any city in tin not f xci pt i n g Gary . V GOOD mi-IiOW II 111, 11 ay or 1 '.row n i -- p the city hall against stated today that h charge p. go unansw vv ill use th. n-.-'-r-h-miuist ra tion. if i i.e.the , J. et j on of a ii. m -1 1 - -i su r-r and ..'. 'Unci t rogra tion. our 1 .a n 1 row n i -' the trm sense ,.f th good f '1 io W Wlon lie .-par. d il- I the . i c ii v vv i ' I p i n ' 1 1 rid .aid th.a" " the 1 V :"U-- . nd Il.li II-', VV o u 1 "1 iv .c d. Ill ! lb refused to replace Ch h 1 1 !' bo ct lop Austiren or In place anv r. - ivli.'i -o. ver on tie- poli. .- d- p u 'm- n:. s a result Hammond is th. b- - 1 p..:-,-. i city in tb-- region and cnse. m-n i 1 Gobest legulal.-d. P is ti"t diiii.i.-. by open gamt-.;n the notorioii mu-es of iU-r.-ptite an heating s Voo ns. thai other cities permit to flourish in Uc-

DAN BROWN .fiance of tile law. Moreover the io".ice

department is efficient, so efficient that .1'nL'e smith of an- criminal court at Crown Point saNt so in court the other day alt.r lie had .-enteric, d half a dozen crooks lautht by th-: Hammoi-d police and barned that :ie y had seventeen more pris.-r.ers in tin- county jail that w . re awaiting trial. If anything the police department is the diadem in the mayor's crown. Our Pan Prow n lias been a good feb low- in nr-ny eth-r ways. He has sold thousands of pounds of canned food at cost plus the bare overhead, waiting on the ti-a.b: with ,-b " (.s rolled up. With ae). . an of meat .- fruit the customer r.-c. ived a Hrown -mil.- and a cheerful w.-rd. our Dan Hrown did this simply b. . !:- P. is a good fi lb-vv and couldn't h. 'p h-.mse'.f. The governtnent started hi,!u in 'In mutiicipal .PC ry business d lie liilol it so wall he kept right on. Our Dan Prow r. Is oppose,) jn the primaries by a War Horse w ho bears the scars of many battles atiain-t. th" high "axes public utilities and raids on the lublic iv.lie.ju-r. Th-- War Horse, Charb s Fr.edrich. t.ok a jutnping star? and '-- c-niing up fast fr-un behind. Put th.- friends of Frown are n-; nervous. Tb. y are .-on :b bTit that their mayor w .11 b. at !' War Horse. X. verthele-s ,t is r-n in:.i-'ing fic and proip's-'S to grow in cxcitim-nt ns the day of 1 he I i : ; 1 1 i e s draws pear and th. r-pubii- , a n d i'v;r. in a' i-m ' ans pr. p:- : M go to it-.-- ili.-ir ..-lie;.--To lb r n i -Pat n I - DISPOSE OF ; MANY CASES o ; ca.-e.T W I 1 e .11 . '- Hammond city court - vv '. n g a tii-i't of a .- -rt of th- Hammond pi ::g n tie foil P Fred Huiini.'ii. -' .' ' ' 'tnpany a as lined 51". for morig drunk Koi k.off. ."'33 I.armd street M.-i art t. -te 1 H -i : n: .a n s! re. t : smith,. 47i Michigan avenue H -'is- . .1 oil n .! o i ' n Albert F.lv a I '.a i t aa. ,".2 9 Mi t on court ; Dick Maril. !.:. State street id .1. II. G b b u. ..' Ridge'. "ind ; .:. line- "" $1 1 Joseph ''I'".-" a v . nn. tin a . a-n. offefCe. Ames a - - no a sontonefarm f o- v i . m l-.i.- proiniwas fined - i x 111 "tl ' 1 1 s '..t.tig Co i a nd t ii. r la I'P to hehilVe (he eell. lcj. Mike I'r.os; -tr. t. Lob. ana or speeding. Ib-i b BIELEFELD DECLINES ! TO ENTER CO. RACE ai'.er H e' treasurer, to. la r. n t at ' 'row n a . an lid. He b .-id. Hammond ' t V denied th. report curPoi nf t hat lo- will be. r county treasurer at !. In- nex t n t y .-!. 1 1 n. "I'm running f. '' city treasurer." said Hielefrid. "It i.- true that I have bfen appt'iuichcii and asked to make the rac- for .cutty tiaa-nrer, but 1 am well sati.-tnd to he .-;t tr'-a.-arer "f 1 la m mend and 1 would n-'t make t'm- : a- . fio r- - - e I - c 1 i o ii if I - r : nd . d i iu.-,--n : llm coeriiv c'lmiciign nt year.'' CHICAGO BID

. j WAJS LUW -tJlJJ I ' - In xplaintig' flu- rea.-"n for a war.l- )., t,e electric,-,! contract f. . - the n-vv in M , sonic Temple to the Western Ko-e-j t ic company of Chicago. !-. ,(. I-;. i-d i S'mii-rer, president of ti e ha-idlng a--

1 -..c ati.'-n savs: The contract was lef ;.. tin- Chicago concern ! us- if . bid vvas $7"."i lower than tin- low --t lo.-a! bidder. Alb our ot'n-'r contra. -t-a i" b-oa'.. but we fail to why we houi.l .-p.irn $T'o and e vvoibl have I been glad to have the contr.i. l slay lor. if the bids bad been that much i 1 low if.

Date Set For Greatest Strike Europe Has Ever Had.

1 .INDON". April 13. '1 be trip!" a. . -. i .... a i o g-, i -n has order, u n s 1 ' " o-der. a ti t rik ' .1. I ! in o" Thoina. . -H l-'riday n'gmsecutive h. ad of l.vI nion -.f Railwaymcn. m-. I h da eliit-mf' i shortly I" to""" no.m t. St r i k i rd -is have g tie oi. r,, t ransp -i t w ork r t ,ii- t m r-- - a!k ooi at support of th tie- a'.ipomt.u v.ni miners who have j. ted '. h'" sittlement basin ent and the unto ow t by the governm , rs y si .-nl a : - Together Wit II the !II!I1"I1 me, and transport workers the t a :onst 1 1 vi ! e ,h.. triple alliance, directly controlling ,-u.c oxir.-ately 4.""U' w.-rkir.-. 1'-.-f j.i'.s. about 1,iine.a"ii other work, v.-, mg.iged in indur-'tri.-s nb.-o-.ui'ly pend.nt upon tb. aliianee will ! made jobbss by tb- strike, so that -;. th" end of the week the United Kingdom will pee five million workers idle. Shortly after the triple allianif order wus made known, the organlziHons of engineers, clerks and electricians formally notified the alliance that they are ready to join the strike the moment they are asked to do s . This will add 2...000 to the total. The strike which now can be averted only by an eleventh hour backdown by one hide or the other, would be the most gigantic and most complete in the history of Europe with the possible exception of the German general strike in 1918, which led to the collapse of kaiserism and the crtation of a republic. OTIIIIK VMOIYS TO JOI. Thomas followed his strike announcement with th statement the "applications arc being received by other unions to join the strike." these applications, he said are being considered. The press welcomes the fact tha". another three days "breathing spell" is left in which negotiations may porsibly be returned. Railway manager do not believe there will be a strike. At No. 10 Downing; street, Prerni'i Lloyd George's secretary stated that his chief was not taking the initiative in any steps toward resumption of negotiations, though he was ready to hear any delegations offering meaii.tion. The new breakdown of negotiation has resulted in a revival of violent c in the coal fields, today's dispatcher showed. If H resumes its former scale serious clashes between striker and the troops who are now guarding the pits and collieries are regarded as inevitable. Rioting; was reported from Thornton junction in Fifeshire, where mineTn drove the railway signalmen from their boxes and held up traffic for three hours. Mobs did heavy damage to rolling stock. Looting- also was indulged in. Marines and sixty police were rushed to the scene in motor lorries and finally drove off the rioters. A manifesto being circulated among the miners in South Wales says: "Militarism has migrated from Wllhelmstrnsse to Whitehall. Meanwhile the charge Is being spread from the national miners' headquarters' that tipgovernment has launched a "war of attrition" and means to "starve out women and children." INSTALLED AS Fred t'rumpack.r was installed as the new president of the ll,niitiu...i jlotary Club at the regular Tuesife' luncheon as the I.yndora ilotel. In acknow ledging his vie. t ion, t lie new prt'sidetit expiess.-d bis appreciation of the honor conferred upon him and called upon the members to renew their pledge to the Idpal.s .f Rotary and to make the club motto, "His profits up.st who serves best." a living thing in the heart of every member of th-- local clu'.i. He express.-d th' h- lie that i v. ry member would so conduct him.-lf in th. community life nf Hammond as to impress his fellow cilircns with tin- fact that every liotnriiiii is a big-hoarl.d. broad-mind. 1 man a man of energy and action---a n-nl man. 'I'lo ot!p-r officers and ili.-ectort In-.-'.ulhd yesterday were Jack .hous. o.-.-ar Ki-inblll. Mat Shanklin. Fred Paige. .M.-rs-- 1 'll'lain, Henry Lioman and T -m T- nnantELECT OFFICERS p. iiini-nitic pr-. inct commit t i-i men and commit t. ew ..nu n of Hannn.nd ceinjleted the city organ i m t ion in a. uneting hi id last evening in th" Oltices of Attorn.. vs Ibach. limit, SUnson ,vl- (lavil. Chairman I-'rank .Martin had ii couple of appointments to make r.nd the women vven- also announi'-th'-ir choice for vice chairman. Tb-i roster of officers now stands as follows: Chairman I- rank Martin. i. chairman -Mrs. Fred Ja.rvis. Secretary R. C Slater. T r.-a surer- - William Kippe. There wen- also several vacancies to be filled in the precinct w.orkrs lank. The new oDimi i i term n named last nig Jit were: l-'ourt.i precinct -John Kraua. I'ift'n pnein.-t James Hartn-tt. Tenth precinct John Phromov-r, Thirteenth jire.-inct Jerome Ialton. l-'oiirteent h pre. m l Herman Schvv e i- i n . Seventeenth precinct Herbert Ati.aiKiu l-.U-t nl h Sjcbrocti-r. precinct William

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