Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 301, Hammond, Lake County, 10 June 1921 — Page 1

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DEMOCRATS HOLD BIG LOVE FEAST

Prompt Amalgamation Is Promised By Standard Bearer. Rigid MononiT, reduction of public Utilities rates, improvement and tension of street car service, plenty of pare water, good streets kept in perfect condition, rigid enforcement of law and order, prompt amalgamation and numerous other things will bless Hammond if the democraU are successful in the election next fall and they oarry out the pledges made by their platform and their mayoralty candidate, Ed gimon. All of this was explained at length laft nlht -when close to 800 democrats, men and women, gathered at Huehn's hall for a love feast. They adopted a platform, ratified the nominations of the primary and applauded loudly when Michigan Central trains permitted them to hear the promise? of their candidates. Mr. Simon started off by lending his approval to the platform which had just been adopted and promised to carry out its pledges to the best of hi ability, adding that those who know him realize that he never breaks a promise. Because of his previous experience in defending the tax payers of the county before the boards at Indian apolis. Mr. Simon believes he will be able to get more satisfactory results than were obtained by the present ad ministration. The speaker called at tention to the fact that the platform urges that the water question be taken cut of politics and then proceeded to make it one of the burning questions of the present campaign. He had with him a copy of the repo?rt of A'.vord & Burdick. sanitary and hydraulio engineers, which was prepared for the proceeding administration, but which he said was Ignored by present city officials, who hare hired another en gineer at great expense to bring In a

report covering practically the ame materia.' the first one. He compared the two reports showing recommendations of Engineer Ericson. which checked with tho9e of Alvord & Burdick. Simon is not eo wild over new streets, paid for by assessment on the property owners as he is for maintaining the old streets at the expense of the entire city. He pointed to South :Hohroaa street, which two years ago was in an &lmoJt Impassable condition and which the street department said wsj beyond repair, but which walater pet in excellent shape by a contractor. Ha also considers sewer cleaning Important and hinted that the present activities of the street department la cleaning sewers and patching Ftreets, were merely for political effect. "I pledge you my word that in ca? of amalgamation. I will be ready tr -resign any day if that resignation wili essist In bringing It about immediately," was the way the candidate for amayor wound up his discussion of thi 'union of cities of North township. He favors amalgamation with one reservation and that is that the city retain its municipal waterworks. "I promise you that law and order will be enforced and rigidly maintained and that The Lake County Tlmei rvi'.l not have occasion to call attention to the fact that plain clothes policemen have been solicited on th. streets by prostitutes,' was another statement which brought loud applause. But the remark which brought forth .the greatest demonstration and threatened the demolition of dishes and &xrTes was Jil a terse statement of hif aosition on the "blue laws." "I am personally opposed to the eo.called Sunday blue laws," was all he said, but tho crowd went wild. Then he touched upon Hessvll'.e and track elevation and gave a brief history of his career, closing with' a promise that, ff elected, ho would "look after the welfare of a Greater Hammond. Indiana, first." Attorney F. R. Murray was in excellent voice when he arose to read the platform, which the committee had adopted subject to the approval of the maeting. He explained that the committee had borne in mind tho allembracing platform which the Citizens party had adopted and then neglected. The example .caused them to refrain from making promises which could not b fulfilled. Here are the high spots: 1 Stop the unnecessary expenditures and exercise the most rigid conomy in the expenditure of public funds. 3 Vigorous defense In every instance of the rights of patrons of public utilities. Record of present administration characterized as "most disgraceful spectacle of laying down and permitting the people' interests to go by default." 3 Adequate transportation facilities for all parts of tho city. This Includes Surest car service on Calumet avenue, elty loop service by connecting tho Columbia avenue extension with State Street, local service over the South Shore from Indiana Harbor Into Hammond. 4 More water and pure water. 5 A street (repair outfit in constant use. No oiling of streets after summer is past. 6 Amalgamation of North township cities as early as possible. Submission jf question to voters at an early date. Good government and respect of iContlaaed on page Ave.)

WHAT TO DO WHAT TO DO!

NEW YORK, June MKflt your Tutnc falls oft (11 peir rent, Inrreas your soiling effort 73 per cent-" Tnat was the remedy for biulnes depression oontalnd tn a niessaite from Thomas A KdUwn to the Edison cVaJerV cararan convention In Svfislon he-r todny. 5EKNEWS FLASHES (BULLETIX.) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE PITTSBURGH. June 10. Three armed bandits this afternoon held up James Neal, efficiency manager for one of the largest department stores in the city, grabbed a bag containing $10,000 and fled. Clerks, pedestrians and policemer. engaged in a hot chase and the bandits opened fire on their pursuers. Neal was shot through the abdomen. (BrLIETl.) MNTEBNAT'ONAL NEWS SERVICE! INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. June 10. Benjamin Burrls of Washington, Ind., was today appointed state superintendent of public instruction by Gov. McCray to succeed I X. Hines. who resigned to accept the presidency of the Indiana state normal school. Terrs Haute, Ind. Burria has been assistant to Hines. (ItriLETIS.) PROVIDENCE. R. I., June 10. Heroism of firemen cf this city and Cranston prevented loss of life when fire damaged the state Infirmary at Howard to the extent of $30,000. About 300 women and children, many of them crlppiel. were carried from their bedj to safety. CBCXI,ETTX. CHICAGO. June 10. Miss Anna Murphy, a stenographer, either jumped or fell from the thirteenth floor of the Stock Exchange building today. She was crushed to death nthe "s-uieide bars" covering a sky light nine floors below. CHICAGO. June 10. The TJnited States railroad labor board today decided to hear the petition of the Pullman company for a general wage reduction to all employes. The board refrained from deciding whether the company had a legal right to petition for a wage reduction, but stated this point would be decided prior to the decision of the petition proper. HDOSIER POETRY FOR 1 Oh. we're from I-o-wa. I-o-wa From that grand old land Traveling o'er the sand. Oh, we're from I-o-wa, I-o-wa That's where the tall corn grows. The above ditty ast to appropriate m-usio will be sung on all sides b Iowans at the big Shrine conclave at Des Moines, which opens Sunday. Right bick at them will oome this one from the Hammond delegation: Revive us again. We're aa dry as can be We're from old Indiana Plain Hoosiers ycu see. Hallelujahl Here's to Iowa Where tho tall corn all grows. We're from Orak Where's your llkerT (Pause) No one knows. Hammond will be heard at every opportunity at Des Moines. Orak temple is laying out about $3,600 to see that everyone at the big convention sits up and takes notice. The special train consisting of a baggage car, equipped with coat hangers and storage apace, a piano and orchestra outfit, two pullman sleepers and an observation car, will be on the Moaoa siding tonight ready for loading tomorrow. There are still six or seven reservations not taken in the last car, but it Is thought these will be sold before the special leaves tomorrow afternoon at 4:20, standard time. There will be 76 In this party. The drum and bugle corps and patrol will be there with full equipment for participation 1n all of the parades, circus aril other spectacles. Tdcre are 62 of these uniformed representatives alone. Then there will be the temples four representatives. Dr. II .E. Sharrer and Judge V. S. Relter of Hammond and William Earl and Win Hunter of Gary. The tram stops nt Chtsagro, where the party wJIl be enterta-'ned at shipper by Medinah temple. At 3 o'clock standard time, the special leaves Chicago and will be in Da Moines at 8 o'clock Sunday morning. On the return trip the train will reach Hammond at 1.0 o'clock Friday mirning, Iowa promises the visitors everything that they have ever had before and a lot more. Word from the convention city today stated that charges were being preferred against all members of the police force and that it was probable they would all be thrown in Jail Sunday morning and not tried until the following Sunday. The Orak special will have a b!g electric sign on the rear of the ob servation car. huge banners along each coach and Orak monograms on each car window.

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Labor Leader Whose Salary is Now $25,000

1 i 4 i Z ' It 4 Warren S. Stone has become one o' the highest paid national labor executives of the country. His annua: salary was $13,600. but at the triennial convention of the Brotherhood of Iocomotivlo Engineers his salary at grand chief of the (Brotherhood anci siresident of its co-operative national bank, building association and pension association, was increased to $26,000 a veer. Sims Stands Pat On His 6 i Jackass " Talk (INTER NATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! LONDON. June 10 Rear Admiral Wrn. S. Sims, U. . N ., today admitted that he has reocivd a cablegram from Secretary of the Navy Denby at Washington, demanding an explanation of his sensational "jackass' speech In this city Tuesday. Admiral Sims told the International Newf Service he had nothing to add to hi." previous statement in which he refusel to repudiate his public utterances. The London morning papers had no comment upon the Sims incident but a dispatch from Dublin quoted the Freeman's Journal as saying some caustic things of the American naval officer. The Dublin editorial eald in part: "Admiral Sims has been at It again. And. as usual, when he seeks to commend himself to the English tory gods, he selects. In his Idolatry, Ireland, as the subejet of his onslaughts. His allegations that the Sinn Fclners, were responsible for the loss of American lives and ships during the war were denied by President Wilson's secretary of the navy, Mr. Daniels. Admiral Sims has already received a snub that would have sufficed most men. "America, unlike Britain, does not want and is determined not to have political admirals and generals." CLYDE HUNTER TO HEAD INDIANA ELK! EVAJTSVTLLE, IND., June 10 The twentieth annual convention and reunion of the Eiks lodges of Indiana met here yesterday for a two days' session. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President Clyde Hunter. Gary; first vice president. Dr. A. J. McDonald, Kedford; econd vice president, Edwin Julian. Vincennes; third vice president. Harry Knight Elkhart: secretary, Thomas G. Hedian. Indianapolis: treasurer, J. C. Sawyer, Michigan City; trustee for three years, Julius Albe, Valparaiso; chaplain, Don AUman, Koblesville: sergeant-at-arms, Irving B. Hellman, Evansvllle. The place cf holding the 1922 convention was left to the board of trus tees and the appointment of standing committees was left to the new president. The resolutions commended President Warren G. Harding for his purpose to live up to the national Ideals of Americanism. They also pointed out that Elks should do all In their power to promulgate optimism and patriotism In "theso trying times of reconstruction." A telegram was sent to the Elks lodge at Pueblo, Col., expressing sympathy for the flooded city and offering to extend aid. Delegates attended the convention from forty-three out of the city lodges of the state, representing a total membership of 22.000. Owing to the rain that fell during the day tho ball game at the Boss field between tho Evansvllle and Terre Haute teams of" the Three I League was called off. Visiting Elks were to have visited this game. There was a grand ball at a local hotel last night for the visitors and theii lady friends. It is expected that more Elks will arrive for tomorrow's festivities, expostion park ending with a ball at night. An old-fashioned barbecue in the afternoon will be a feature of the day's program.

KILLED AND INJURED DY AUTOMOBILES

One Whiting Child Killed Outright and Another Is Seriously Kurt. rSPEClAL TO THE TIWE3J WHITING. Ind., June 10. -rw children in different parts of the city, were the victims of auto accidents here last night within five minutes of each other, one child was killed ana one badly hurt. While Nicholas Smith, a Etlegiits Park resident, was driving his machine on Indiana boulevard, the four year old son of Mr. and Mrs. He8eaus also of Stieglitz park ran out in the street apparently from nowhere and while directly In front of Smith's car was hit and run over. The autolst took the child to a doctor's office but it was dead. Every bone in its little body was broken. Smith gave hlmelf up to the police. People who witnessed the accident claim that the driver was going between 30 and 40 miles an hour along this strset and that he had his car wide open when he struck the little fellow. Smith who was driving thi racer stopped and picked ths boy up and carried him to the waiting mother who had witnessed tho disaster. The second serious accident u;urred at White Oak Johnson street when the six year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet Slvas, 41S John street, while, riding a bicycle near his home, was knocked down by an auto driven by Joseph Kessey, 1018 Atchison avenue and huit internally and seriously. Kessey is out on $600 bond. SUITS ASKING FOR JUDGMENTS Twp suits asking for Judgments amounting to $27,600 and which Judgments are to be liens against the new Parthenon theater of Hammond have been filed In tho Hammond superior court by the Peckman Supply company and the Hammond Lumber company. Contractor Rufus Panner, Jj:r. and Mrs. William Kleihege, the E. J. Gregory Theatrical company, tho First Trust & Savings Bank, the Paxton Lumber company, the Fee Teaming and Supply company, the Hammond Lnm!:r company and the National Mosaic Tiie company, are among the defendants in the complaint of the Beckman company, which asked for $17.439 plus $5,000 attorney fees, while the Hammond Lumber company comes in with a cross complaint asking for $1,000 with attorney fees. The plaintiffs sold the material to Kufus Danner, who had the general contract and" claim they have not received their money. Bomberger, Teters & Morthland are representing the plaintiffs. CREDITORS' Efforts of creditors to learn what became of the assets of the defunct Stern Tire & Rubber company of Hami.iond were expected to come to a head tills afternoon In the fuderal court at Hammond where Harry C. Shoridan, referee in bankrUpLcy, Is holding hearings. Trustee Charles Surprise, through Attorney F. It. Murray, has filed a petition alleging a shortage of $18,000 and asking- that former officers of the company be mads to account for It or pay over the money. It was a busy day for Mr. Sheridan and it was believed he would not reach the Stern oast- until late and the matter might have to go over until another meeting. Mr. Sheridan held first creditors matters. The cases were those of Ton. matters. Tho cases wer ethose of Tom Keussis proprietor of the Athens Grocery and Market of Gary; Louis D3aumwohl. Whiting merchant, and Martin Kocal. proprietor of an East Hammond grocery. In the Baurnwohl case a petition was presented by the bankrupt at the close of the hearing In which he asked for a composition with the creditors, offering 20 cents on the dollar. CUPID IS PRETTY BUSY CROWN POINT, Ind.. June 10. The following new marriage licenses were granted at the county seat yesterday: Sam Jewel, Jeaoie Richardson, Gary; Fred A. Keilman, Agnes Curry, Gary: Emll M. Lauerman. Hattie Hennebohle. Hammond; Anthony E. Mahler, Evansvllle. Izetta Henley, Hammond; Gaetano Bosco, Alfonzlna Oonzaneri. Gary; Nick Perko, Anna Kokocki. East Chicago; Vito Delrnedico, Carmela Pannorallo, Gary; Eugsne Olszewski. Sophie Bauer. Gary; John Hanish, Julia K. Belavich. Gary; Perle Miller, Ruth B. Brennerman, Hammond,

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Won't Somebody Do Something?

HOW MUCH LONGER? Have the people of Hammond reached the stage where the Builders vs. Building Trades deadlock is a matter of supreme indifference to them? Apparently the controversial principals are no nearer a settlement today than they vvere a month ago. As far as any attempt to get the warring factions together is concerned, the disposition seems to be, "Oh, let George do it." Nobody appears to be interested in whether any buildings are put up, uncompleted jobs finished or any tradesmen work or not. "Life is one grand sweet song, why work or worry" is the slogan. The year is over half gone, bad weather is hurrying here as fast as the calender can huny it. In the words of the disgusted public nobody gives a damn. Conditions are as bad as words can paint them. Perhaps they are not as noticeable in summer when people can go hungry easier than they can in winter. Such was the history of the '73 and '93 hard times at least. Not only are men out of wcrk and yet not permitted to go to work, but the resources of the city are fast being depleted. There is a 75 depletion in the savings at the postoffice; withdrawals every day from building and loan associations, and bank deposits rapidly diminishing. Instead of using his savings to build a home, the workingman is drawing out his money to feed his children. In other words he is living on his little savings and hunger is staring his family in the face. This depletion is hitting the city like a sledge hammer. Building in the district is dead as a doornail; business is suffering. Construction, progress and employment why there are no such things in Hammond. This ought to be the fattest building year in the city's annals, when as a matter of fact it is the poorest. There is no hope for a solution and no prospect for settlement. While everybody is marking time. labor absolutely refuses to budge an inch. The building tradesmen insist on $1.25 an hour. War wages or they won't work. Contractors won't pay it and are going about quietly planning open shop. In Indianapolis there is a building boom on. Tradesmen are working for 80 cents an hour and glad to get it. The same is true in other cities, but here workmen sit supine waiting for somebody in Chicago to do something, as if they hadn't brains enough to run their own affairs The situation is absolutely disgusting. It is a crass exhibition of

stupidity and the worst of it is, no efforts to end the wage wrangle are being

made No one will act unless On behalf of the business men and spirited body which will put a little pep

together? Can action be secured trom committees, or a joint commiuee cont;n7 of th board of directors of the Hammond Chamber of Commerce

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least ought to be of value in cleansing the air. Let's do something, men. instead of permitting a situation to throttle us! Let's get busy! Let's act, let's go!

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CROWN POINT. IND, June 10 The County Council at Its meeting on Thura day made an appropriation of $1,400 fr a finger print expert for Lake county. Tom Piatt, who has become very efficitnt with the eystem. will receive the appointment, having been working along this lino for the past four yeara and has been the means of capturing many a criminal with a previous record by his finger prints. Anothtr appropriation made was for a caretaker for the fair grounds to be paid $500. Other appropriations made were: County Superintendent, traveling expenses in Lakt county. $150.00. Deputy hire and additional per diem, $S53.00. Expense of poor In North township. $10,000. Expense of poor In Calumet township. $10,000. Expense of poor In Rose township, $300. Steel case for clerks office. Gary, $1,700. Fair ajsociaton, premum, $3,000. Supplies guardians home, $1,000. Juvenlo Court: I "Cousin Everett" Harding for Pris V if " k a , J , . - . Cousin Everett" Harding, selfstyled relative of the pTewideut, la pttii here In the custody of federal officers or. his way from Chicago to the federal prison at Leavenworth, Kan. His ROBBED BY PICKPOCKET While P. Harmon. 258 Indiana avenue, Hammond, was at work at the St. Cralle oil plant at Bast Chicago, someone jitole his watch from his vest pocket. He has asked the police to

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EW APPROPRIATIONS

Salary and expense probation officer, $1,650. Juvenile reporter, $S50. Superior Court No, 1: Superior ludge, $400. Salary of Judge, $800. Official reporter. $560 EAliff. $550. Superior court No. t: Salary of Judg, $550. Ociclal reporter, $550. Palic, $550. Superior Court No. S: Official reporter, $550. Judfft. $550. Criminal Court: Reporters per diem transcripts, $200 and supplies $560. Court baliff, $175. Sheriff baliff, $300. Salary Probation clerk. $700. Salary County Auditor, addition per acts 1921, $2,SS3.31. Clock repairs, $370. The preliminary plans art! spectficatior.s for alteration of the court house rejected. $500. The balance due the contractor, Scherzer Roller Life Bridge Co., on the Calumet avenue bridge, Hammond, for S7.S27.34 was alfo rejected. Starting on to Serve 15 Month Term i v tit - N . t- . ........ davs of promising poiti .-ai tiU:T!s to trusting believers are through. Judge Landis sentenced him to serve a term of fifteen months for impersonating- a federal officer. aid him to find the thief. Charles Ostergreen also lo.t a watch yesterday. 11 was taken from his room at 277 Johnson street. Dr. J. R. Brown, 4 Mawin Ftreet. reported that some one took a tire from the rear of his automobile while it was standing at the curb in front of his home yesterday.

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ioners Resign. (BY TIMES STAFK REPORTER.) MICHIGAN CITY, Ind.. June -xO. If perchance ycu pay a eoelal call upon Mayor Fred C. Miller of this famous city, ask him canuaily what ha thinks of womas'J suffrage and ero ycu cross the Mississippi river, racing for the safety of the Rocky mountaina, you will be convinced you touched upon a delicate nnbje.ct. The women, be it known, have upset another dynasty. Samson had his Deliali. Mark hi3 Clto and the woman who ruined Mayor Miller was Susan B. Anthony, the founder of uffrage. It is apparent that several thousand Michigan City women received a message somewhat as follows on the oul'a board this week: My Dear Mortal 8Iitra: Give 'era the axe. ' SUSAN. These several thousand ladlea crowded the poll Tuesday and voted "yes" on the Question of whether or not Michigan City would adopt the city-manager form of g-orernment. January 1. The boys who stood by Mayor Miller the German alien saloon keeper were swamped. The Miller machine was junked. Deatn sentence was passed on the regime of bootlegging, open gambling, vice and alleged graft. Michigan City, reput-. ed by many of her own citizens to be the worst g-overned city in the state, was cleansed. The old order la out. A $14,000 a year manager will direct the affairs of the city. Not only H11 It be the first city manager in Indiana. j but In all probability the first woman city manager in the United States. The ladies of Michigan City have decided to hare a woman city manager an experienced, capable, trustworthy, progressive business woman. Applications are being received at the office of the city clerk. WOME.X LKACIB WITH FARM B CUE ATT. Michigan City and Lurur are the principal cities of LaPorte county. They are industrial towns much the game as the cities of Lake county except that they have a retired farmer 'lement. LaPorte is the county seat and trading center of a rich agricultural district. There Is a large foreign-speaking colony In Michigan City but none to mention In LaPorte. The enfranchised women of Michigan City and LaPorta are leagued with the Farm Bureau. Trending- their moral aupport. the women hara assisted In one of the most revolutionary campaigns ever pnt ovr In Indiana. An Investigation wu made or the county's roaa and bridge contracts. An expert was employed by the Farm Bureau to check up betwix the specifications for Improvements and the finished contract. It was found that roads and bridges JW not conform to the specifications. The Farm Bnreaa with the power of the women rota gathered a tnas of evidence that could not be refuted In court. LaPorte county Is fortunate fa one thing. It ha the awesome presence of the state penitentiary at hand as a constant warning- to miscreants. Whether or not they felt guilty of a crime, the contractors began kicklngbaok with Ill-gotten gains. The county has been reimbnrsed to date to th extent of $44 000 and the -county commissioners havo resigned. Thus does the hand that rocks the cradle rock politics. In truth politics have been Jarred ror the count of ten -in LaPorte county. Without political machinery, campaign funds, organization cr headquarters ths women of LaPorte county hold the talance of power, by simply making a solid front on every issue In which right is plainly distinguishable from wrong. WOMEN OlT-SMitnTED IX LAKE -(X)lTT. Before recounting the achievements ' of the women voters of LaPorte, county, it seems timely to tell what one of the prominent women republicans of Michigan City had to say about her enfranchised elrters In Lake county. '"The women of Lake county have no conception of their power," sha said. "They have let the men outs smart them. I have frle.nd-j in Lake county and I am fairly well acquainted with the sltuaticn there. During the county campaign th party load- ; era rot only made the republican women ewaliow the whole ticket Jt'y bull-dozlnjr tnctlos but as soon as tr a election was over they silonred tr leaders by giving them Jobs. Th few Lake ci ur.ty women who held thn reins and could fe-u:dc the women oj the various cities now have political Jobs or promises r.f jobs. It sirnp!7 means that tho real leaders hftve no come forward. You'll have a rtvoit on your hands some day ord It will come lifco It did in LaPorte county." THE nSAXOK AT MICHIGAN CITY. Ten representative women of MlcBOgan City were askfd If thty had voted on tho question of a change of government. Two slid they did riot g to the pulls. One cf the vote slackers was the ticket seller in a moving picture house and the other the wife of one of the wealthiest nitn in the city. Seven replied they nad voted for a change and one said she favored the old form of government because John Miller, the "honest alderman"' was a candidate for mayor. The seven women who voted to have a city manager disuused the advantages of the change more intelligently thr.n the avrrapre man the reporter talked to. "We have round In our study of p.el'.tlcal economy that wr-.ste and inefTj-rit-ney cannct be eliminated from municipal g-overnment," said Mra. It. E. Davidson. "It Is almost Impossible get men of tho proper cualincatlons to run for th office of councilman. City councils In email cities are fencrally a j.ii.e and in tr,-! larpe clt4 become closed corporations of ward heelers and lioodlers, "Grant that your mayor Is an hon- , (Continued on pace five.)