Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 305, Hammond, Lake County, 15 June 1921 — Page 1

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OF GRAFT Investigation Launched Month Ago Is Now In Full Swing. BY W. H . ATKINS (S'AJF CORRESPONDENT !. N. SERVICE WASHINUTO.V. Juno 15- Tho. administration's decision to air the scandals growing out of frauds perpetrated by war profiteers will lead to close analysis of big contracts let for supplies of an emergency character '.n most of the big government department during tha war period. It was declare! t.day at the department of Justice. Speedy and thorough search is to bo vuthorlscd by Attorney General Paugherty for evidences of "gra.t which may be revealed by contracts la department files ar.d throush vouchers undnr which the. profiteers ,,;it enormous suiT.s from the treasury. Jail Is promised by the attorneygeneral ad punishment for the worst .Seeders caught in tha Investigation, it was Bald, and those shown to have ben guilty of crooked schemes to rake down extortionate- profits on war contracts, may also suffer maximum fines. The Investigation, quietly launched a few weeks ago. is now in full swing. H was officiary announced, and mi 111 be prosecuted upon a nation-wide scaie with the organization of a special bureau within the department to beadle the war graft matters. Deci-i-ion of the attorney-general to create the new bureau, has the approval of President Hardinsr. The attorney general's plans today indicated that the government's dealings with soma of the largest industries in the country wi'l be subjected to closest study by investigators, for the purpose of bringing out into th. open soma of the rru.ro conspicuous samples of war profiteering. How much the war profiteers got away with probably will not be known for some time as the accounting records in hundred cf instances have, been completely destroyed. SHS LEAVES FOR HOME THIS MDRK BY EARLK C. REEVES T STAFF CORRESPONDENT I N. SERVICE LONDON". June 15. Rear Admiral , "Willis S. 31ms. U. S. N., who was re- ! railed by Secretary of the Navy Denby at Washington, departed for home tolay . There waj a disfntrulshed assemblage at Waterloo station to bid goodbye to the admiral ar.d his special railway car w as gcurgeously decorated with roses and smilax. Th American admiral, who was accompanied by his wife, was cheerful and smiling. He showed no trace of anxiety in h's demeanor. Admiral Sims had booked passage for New York upon the liner Olympic before his recall orders were received from Secretary Nenby. Admiral Sims chatted with the British naval officers and other officials uho were at the station but refused to be Interviewed. All he would nay for publication was that be had an enjoyable time and deeply appreciated tha courtesies the English people had down him. Just before leaving Mrs. Ftms said he had be,en deeply impressed by English girls and i-epecial'.y members f the girl scouts . "I have been very much Impressed by the girl scouts and their fine leadrs." salt Mrs. Sims. "I certainly hope that the girl scout movement continues to grow for I believe it will be instrumental in giving much help to the rising generation. I have been asked what I think of the English girls. "It seems to be that the games playad by the English children call for more Imagination than those cf American children." FRENCH MISSION SENT TO JAPAN" PAFRIS. June 15. The French government is sending a military mission to Japan, headed by Marshal Joffre. it was announced today. Tho press Is devoting considerable space to comment tap on the utrengthenlnar f relations between tbls country and Japan as a result of the visit of the Japanese Crown Prince, IT PAYS ONCE IN A WHILE CHICARO, June IS Mrs. Joseph PcdJcord of North Chit ago. was $1,500 richer today for a kirvdn'sa done a BBiiawairs tframp" 11 years Geo. "Foster F3ddocl, at that time penniless, came to Mrs. Feddlcord'ff hn. k door nriu be gave ltm three Angara of whiskey, one breakfast and 60 cents to travel to Milwaukee. Paddock, who died very wealthy at Wafertown, N. Y., romemered Mrs. Peddicord in his will.

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Brawl At Harbor May End Fatally

Argument Starts in a Saloon. Murder Makes His Escape A fighting brawl that started in a prohibition saloon and ending in a shooting match that will possibly cost the life of Sel Alvas. a Mexican, living on Block avenue, Indiana Harbor, was the aiTsir that awakened the populace of Block row early thi morning. It is said that the argument started between Alfred Mungas. who lives with Sel Alvas over a $5 board bill, which Alvas was Insisting be paid, that caused the shooting and fatal InJury of Alvas. The. injured man was immediately taken to the Hammond hospital, but is not expected to live. The EJoat Chicago police have notified all surrounding towns of the attempted murder by Mungas and of his escape from this district. RELIEF MAY NOT BE SO SPEEDY The relief expected in the water shortage with the connection of the S5 inch main at 120th st. may not come as speedily as was at first expected. Although the dead end has been uncovered, the measurements made and the Joints, valves and piping ordered, the work must of necessity halt until the machine used In thla work can be brought to the spot. At present It Is iocated at Orange, New Jersey, and Hammond will have to wait In turn for It. " , In tha meantime, the situation In regard to th water supply will continue to become more acute. The heart of the city la one pump, and everything depends on It. A. breakdown will mean disaster The connection wtilch la anxiously a waited will accomplish one of two things. If there is sufficient water. It v. ill increase the pressure In the city by from 10 to 20 pounds. Should the water supply become less plentiful, the connection will merely tend to lessen the load on the already overworked an strained pump. These things will be brought about by the lessening cf the friction In tha pipes, which adds a heavy burden to the one now borne by the pump, and causes the lift from the lake to the mains to be heavier than it should b-!. The water survey, earnestly recommended by John Erlc-jon, temporary consulting engineer of Hammond, will be mado in the near future. The city has advertised for bids which will be. received next week, and the contract will be let and the work started In the c..-o-t;- rnacIKU ttmo THrf TXT 1 11 . felt as soon as the workers begin to J stop the leaks in the present system. SUES TO COLLECT ON A NOTE Michael Wojeicki of Whiting has come Into the superior court at Hammond to collect on a note against Charfrs Wysockl. He is unable to produc the note. lie says that In October, 1913. he sold Wysockl a lot In Schrage's second addition to Whiting for J2.250. Wysockl paid him $1.000 cash and gave a note for the balance. Later It Is alleged Wysockl obtained possession of the note by trick und connivance and destroyed it. leaving Wojeicki in a bad way for collecting the amount still due. The plaintiff asks Judgment for $1,100 and wants !t declared a lien upon the real estate. He Is represented by Attorneys MoMahon & Conroy. Death of W. S. Mattingly W. S. Mattingly. who for two years had been suffering with hardening of the arteiros, died yesterday afternoon at his home, E03 Michigan avenue, Hammond. Mr. Mattingly had been In a critical condition for the lost two weeks. He wss 59 years old and came to Hammond f"Ur years ago. He leaves a widow and two daughters. Mrs. E F. Van Home and Miss Antionette Mattingly, both of Hammond. The I O. O. F. 1-idge will conduct services at the home at 8 o'clock this evening and at midnight, the body will leave Hammond over the Monon for the old home at Petersburg. Ind.. where burial will take place tomorrow. CITY COURT RECORD Ijaw violators for this morning In the Hammond city court were John Leps, Columbia hotel, who stole a dollars worth of coal from the C. and O. railroad. $15 and three days in Jail, Mctody NocMoff, 55 Kenwood avenue, truck on the boulevard. $10; James White, lfi25 Normal avenue, Chicago, same offense and fine, Bennie Hell, 4S26 Indiana avenuft, Chicago, speeding, $15 McKinley Lodge, No. 712 Called meeting. Wednesday, June 15. Master Mason degree conferred at 7 p . m . 6-15-1 E. W. MILES, Secy.

WANTS 8 CENT FARE

N The H. W. & E. C. street railway company wants the eight-cent fare con tlnued for another year. Petition to that effect has been filed with the Ind la.na Public Service CummLsaflon at Indianapolis and the date for the hear ing has been set. A member of the commission will re In Hammond Tuesday. June 2S. to" coTTduct the hearing which will be he'd at the court house. The street railway compiny has tak en steps to avoid the old scraps with city councils which have always at tended efforts to Increase fares or make any changes which necessitated the request of the city law makers. They have announced their Intention to sur render their franchise and operate hence forth under the utilities commission Notices of this move have been filed with city officials of Hammond, Whiting and East Chicago and a petition hnji bten sent to he publio service commis sion. N"o word has been received from Indianapolis as o the commission's act ion on the matter. At the lat session of the legislature an act was passed making it legal for utilities operating under franchise? granted by cities to surrender their franchises and receive In lieu thereof an Indeterminate permit. This w-as for the benefit of corporations which had failed to taku such action within the time limit provided by the original act. They now have until July 1 19J3. In which to come under control of the commission. The eight-cent fare was granted by the commission after It had been asked to assume Jur lsdlctlon because or the emergency which then existed . WHAT'S ALL THE ini IN Midnight Revolver Battle Near Dyer Casualties Unknown It was the witching hour when grave yards yawn and humans are apt to do likewise. A limousine, drove slowly up a gravel road running south from the Lincoln highway east of Dyer. The highway ltd through a grove. The country beyond teemed desolate In the mystic light of midnight. The big black automobile stopped. Two men emerged and two remained. The engine was purring and the driver in readiness to depart at a signal.. Th-2 two men walked back into the grove, past a little ehack, in which a light could bo seen. iETOLTElta BAJB.K Came the report of an automatic re volver and tha flash of light. From another angle a second revolver spoke. I'or thirty seconds the woods rang with volleys. The two men ecurried back to the limousino which was moving slowly. They carried somo object, the nature of which could not ba dLstingui&hcd . Thu big black car sped away, the engine roaring defiance. A half mile down the gravel road It turned around and came back slowly, lights dimmed. WAIT rOB KETTJRN By the side of the shack on the edge of the woods three men crouched In the darkness. One had a shot gun. the others revolvers. Two men stooped on the running board of tho limousine as It moved slowly past. But not a shot was fired The big black car picked up epeed end raced away in the direction of Gary. This Is the report of an unusual occurence last midnight as it came to The Times from an eye witness who proferred no solution of tho mystery, except that troublo Is brewing In Lake county that may crown Chicago guumen off the first page. NATURALLY OTTO GREW PEEVED Otto Paasch. an employe of the American Maize Products company, iiad given up trying to persuade his wife, Lulu to give up her gadding around and pay more attention to household duties. He has filed suit for divorce in the Hammond superior court. Otto saya he and Lulu were married Nov. 31, 1916, and separated about a week ago. Lulu brought to the home three children by a former marriage and another youngster who was a near relative. Otto had them all to support. Lulu would leave the home for lor.g periods and her husband after 10 hours of hard work at the factory would come home, cook tho meals and do the house work. Several times he asked Lulu where she had been but she became angry and called him a fool and an Idiot. One time he got up enough gpunk to complain because he had to do the dishes, sweep and make the beds whereupon LuM squelched him by telling him he could go to hell. Then he decided to get a divorce. ONTARIAN HEADS ROTARY rtNTFRNATICNAL NEWS SERVICE, EDINBURGH, June 15 Dr. Crawford McCuIlough of Fort William, Ontario, today was unanimously elected international president of the Rotary clubs.

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Maintenance Of Way Union Seeks To Be Reinstated At Convention. BY MILDRED MORRIS f STAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERVICE DENVER, Juno 15, The railroad unions are- lining up for a test of strength In the convention of the American Federation of Labor. Victorious over Samuel Gompers last year on tho lusue- of government ownership and democratic control ot tho railroads, they will again endeavor to wrest control of the federation. They will line up solidly behind a resolution introduced today to reinstate the United Brotherhood of Way & Railroad Shop employes. With the organization allowed to vote, it Is claimed they will have sufficient strength to dominate the policies of the federation and force a reorganization of thv administration. A rupture in the ranks of tha federation Is threatcn-d In event of favorable action on the resolution. Withdrawal of the Vnlted Brotherhood of Carpenters t Joiners, the econd largest union in the federation, which was BU."peuded last Saturday from the building trades department, is ft-ared. Tho Maintenance of Way Union, the second largest of the railway labor organizations, was suspended nearly two years ago for refusal to carry "Ut tha Instructions of the executive council in a Jurisdictional dispute with the carpenters. It was charged at last year's convention they were suspended to prevent the railroad unions from controlling th9 Largcat vote in the. federation. If their efforts to reinstate the maintenance of way unions are suc cessful, they may present a program for complete reorganization of tho federation. it was learned today. The Irish are. "fighting mad" at the statement of J. H. Thomas, head of the British railroad woikers, took a slap at the British labor leader today when they eliminated from their iosolution demanding recognition of the Irish "republic" au eulogy of British labor. "Don't you believe Thomas took any wind out of our saiis." said Timothy Heuly, one! of the Irish leaders. "He has Just encouraged us to fight all the harder. If British labor Is helpless to eeo the Irish question, American labor Is not." Thirty of the Irish delegates sign ed tho "British goods" boycott resolution Introduced despite the opposition of the group headed by Peter J. Brady of New York, which fears the Canadian unions affiliated with the federation may take affront at the wording of the resolution and secode. It Is predicted that this resolution will never come out of committee and one of th hottest fights to come before the convention Is anticipated as a re sult. Equal rights for women and the color line will also precipitate lU-ely fights In the convention, according to "dictions. Samuel Gompers, It was learned. advised the women active In beh'ilf (if a proposed amendment to the constitution of the federation, embodying a women's bill of rights to drop their efforts. The proposed amendment has been Introduces! in modified form. GARY MAN NEW HEAD OF SPANISH WAR VETS LOOAN'SPORT, Ind.. June 15. C. Yerhury, of Gary, was electees commander of the Indiana department of Spanish American War Veterans at the. jinal session of the. department's annual encampment here Tuesday afternoon. The election came on tne see-.. rid ballot, which showed: Yerhury, fill; .l . M. Loudon, ot Blooming-ton. 57: Crone, of Indianapolis, 6. and K. H. Elser, of Huntington. 4. Henry Guyer, of Ft. Wayne, withdrew after the first ballot. OLIVER FORSYTH MADE DEFENDANT Barbara Germick, 935 Schrage avenue, Whiting, has flied suit for $2,000 damages against Oliver Forsyth in the Hammond superior court for injuries, which she says she received March 2'. 1920. Mrs. Germick says she suffered a broken arm because Mr. Forsyth neglected to keep the house he wa renting in a good state of repair. She had lived In the house 12 years and had been paying $13 per month. The stairs leading to the front door had become shaky, but no repairs were made. On March 20, 1020, they broke down when she was using them. M'Mahon &. Conroy are attorneys for the plaintiff. RAILROAD UNIONS MEET JULY 1 DENVER, Colo.. Jure 15. All the sixteen standard railway organizations the big four brotherhoods and the railroad unions affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, wili meet In Chicago, July 1, to decide on a uniform policy of action on wage cutu leaders announced here today.

WE OVER R. R. TICKETS

Calamet region people have been anxiously waiting for some word from the railroad companies which would indicate that the recent order restricting tho use of ZS-rldj commutation ticket books had been revoked. No such luck. The rallrosds are going right ahead and apparently are giving the matter no further thought. Station agents have received their instructions to the effect that the ride, books will be good for only sixty days instead of ninety days and that they may be used only by the person to which they are fssue.l. In Hnmmoiil a loud wail has gone up ficm the commuting public which has gradually taken shape of a demand that civic organizations of Hammond get busy and see If the railroads cannot be talked out of making the change. It means that If a family goes into the city, thry mu.'t all have separate ticket books or pay the regular fare of S2 cents. While the sixty dRy limitation will probably not bother persons who travel regularly to and from the city, the people who have been using the tickets only occasionally eould not hope to use a book In two months. Whole families of tin found It difficult to use an entire book under the ninetyday term. Here was where the stores which handled these books for the convenience of the publio were handy. When the new rule becomes effective July 1, it will be Impossible to get books from the stores as they are to be sold only at the stations and must be signed for by tho purchaser. " Station agents believe that the ninety day tickets which have not been used tip on July 1 will be redeemed by the railroads . The matter Is to be brought before the Hammond Chamber of Commerce at the luncheon today and It Is possi ble that some action may bo taken ' which wlil bring to the attention of lie railroads the haidshlp which the ruling will work on people of the Calumet region. HENRY BREMER DEAD AT CROWN POINT tSPECIAL TO THE T1WES1 CROWN POINT, Ind.. June 15. The many friends of the Bremer family throughout Lake county xvere shocked to hear on Tuesday morning of the death of tho father. Henry Bremer, vhich occurred at the home on Grant street at 5 p. m. on Monday, h having been sick but a few hours. He has been in a weakened condition the past year owing to his advanced age, being 87 years old on Feb. 20. Mr. Bremer was one of Iake county's earliest settlers having come here to reside in 1858. He was a veteran of the civil war having marched wtth Sherman through Georgia. He was In service three years. He was one of Center township's successful farmrs and was tho owner of valuable farm property. Mrs. Bremer died in 1013. He leaves a family of nine children all grown to man and womanhood . Henry of Crown Point. Fred of Scotia, Neb.. John of Hammond. Chris of Lingle, Wyo Mrs. John Schroedcr of Crown Point, William. Sophia. August and Mary of Crown Toint. The funeral services will be hld at the home on Thursday afternoon at 2 p. m. YOUNG AUTO THIEVES ARE SENTENCED CROWN POINT. Ind.. June 15. Allen G. Buehler and David Greening the two Chicago youths who stole the Mitchell car from Albert Hecht of Oak Park and had an accident with it on the road to Iowe!l and then abandoned it were tried in the criminal court on Tuesday. Mrs. Hecht told how she had befriended Buehler who was an ex-soldier and out of work and he had repaid her kindness by stealing the car on the pretenso that he was going after oil. Both boys have a criminal record and were given a $25 line and 1 to 14 years sentence. TOM GRANT BUSYWITH FAIR INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., June 15. The state board of agriculture, Thomas Grant, president, said Monday, will meet Wednesday to see what shall he done about filling the vacancy caused by the d-ath early Sunday of Charles F. Kennedy. Its recording cecretarv The hoard may put In a secretary temporarily or it may fill the position permanently. It will make the selection ltsvlf. Meanwhile William M. Jones of Fairmont, financial secretary and treasurer. In In charge of the office along w th Mr. Grant, who Is superintend i n a; building work in progress ut the fair ground. CITY MANAGER PLAN DEFEATED INDIANAPOLIS. June 15. Two more Indiana cities have turned down the city manager form of government. In yesterday's elections Richmond rejected the plan by a vr.te of 3,77$ to 2,005 according to unofficial returns today. Madison defeated the proposed Innovation 1.91S to 353.

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IU I.I.BT1X INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS. Iud.. June 15. Governor McCray appointed E. Miles Norton of Crown Point special Judge in the case of Albert Carber vs. the- City of Gary In the Laporte superior court. BlLLKTI.t.) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE) DES MOINES. la.. June 15. A sudden rain storm, which drove 100,000 nobles- of the Mystic Shrine to cover, resulted In an invasion of downtown Des Moines today by an army of bathers. Hundreds of nobles and their fair companions paraded informally In bathing costumes with police helpless to move traffic. (DCILET1..) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE CHESTER, S. C. June 15. The Lancaster cotton mills near here, largest print cloth mills in the south, will close down indefinitely tomorrow, according to announcement today by Col. Le-Toy Springs, president. Demands of union workers forced the action. The mill employes 1.800 workers and operates 140,000 spindles. (BCLLETIX.) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE) MUNOIE, Ind., June 15. Charges ot first degree murder were to be placed today against Dr. Xene Y. Smith, former police commissioner and son cf a millionaire, and three other men for tho alleged slaying of Gus Volda In an attempt to rob Volda. a Roumanian of a large quantity of Illicit whiskey. (BULLETIV.1 INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE LONDON, June la. The dream of Premier Lloyd Georges life is to visit the United States to study American conditions at short range and it may be fufilled before many months have elapsed It was learned today, iBri-tETIX.) INTERNATIONAL NEWS STRVICE AUDITORIUM, DENVER, .tune 15. A flood of resolutions featured today's session of the American Federation of Labor which was called to order at 8 a. m. A resolution calling on President Harding to take the initiative In bringing about a conference for world disarmament dtclares the whole word "contemplates with horror the possibility of a race of naval power between the United States. Great Britain and Japan similar to that between Great Britain and Germany, which preceded the great world war." (BrLLETlv.) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SE8VICE PITTSBURGH. June 15. The Prairie Oil & Gau company, purchaser for Standard Oil Interests today reduced Its prices on all grades of Mid-Continent ana Texas crude oils 25 cents to $1 a barrel. This Is the second cut announced this w-ek by this company. The Mid-Continent field3 produce half of the entire production in the United States. (BVLI.ETIX . INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE PROVIDENCE, R. 1., June 15. Secretary of State Hughes made a speech here today which sounded a keynote that Implied an emphatic repudiation of the recent remarks of Ambassador George Harvey in London about America having "gone to war to save her own skin." BOARD NOTIFIES SPECIAL TO THE TIMES . CROWN POINT, Ind.. June 15. The Board of Review Is spending this week checking up the assessments of the different domestic corporations In Iako county, on Tuesday they went over the Gary corporations with Major McFadden, assessor of Calumet township. The Paris Fashion Co. have not filed a domestic corporation statement and they will bo taxed $100 per day .every day since the 15th of May until their report Is filed. Tho following Gary concerns have bwn mailed notices to appear before the board If their assessmet.i are not satisfactory, or to . havo them made more definite: Statler Hotel Co., F. W. Webb Co., Gary National Life Ins. Co., Gary National Associates Co.. Henry Heuck. Manhattan Lbr Co.. Robert R. Cenek Co., Commercial Cal. & Supply Co.. Allman-Oary Title Co.,' Clover Leaf Dairy Co., Safe T. Kros Drug Co., George Eberrt. a prominent I,ake county man, was summoned by the sheriff to appear before the board and his assessment Increased $7,000. GOYKE PLAYING AT PARTHENON Clem Goyke, organist at the Parthenon, has been playing In Lake county theaters for 10 years. He studied harmony, theory and organ under the Rev. F. Valerius. O. F. M. of the Franciscan Fathers, St. Joseph college, Effingham. 111. The double, feature of the .splendid new organ and the lfi-plece orchestra makes the Parthenon pit the biggf:st attraction in town. Mr. Goyke Joined the musical staff of the theater a week ago and has- won a following of music fans.

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Important Conference To Be Held At Chamber Of Commerce Rooms.

Harmnond's first sign cf a rrvi-. ,-( ,f the building industry crime tii s r.o r-.-Ing when structural 'r-.n -rt"rs rsumed work on the new Ma.'onic Triple. The Job had been dead slue b -fore the lockout became effective i'. Lake county. Contrnctcr J. W. Snyder had P'-, things going for a while alter the ",i,.icago cess-ition of work put, owing to the fact that J-.i.i structural Iron m o worked out cf go. he was flnalij obliged to stop th.it i-3 rt cf the cm.-. struct'on work. Thia of course tied up tho rent of the Job. As llui'.i?., coi:trictfrs have agreed to put their men to w -rk rtga'tt pr:id lng the cb-cl.-ion -of Jj-I';e I. .!!, Snyder started putties up sue! this tinn ing. With rernrd to c'her lines work ho Is following th" snma po!.-; as other contractors of Hammond td Is not starting anything ui-til the wages and '-.-orking .r-nditlous have b-n settled upon. Contractor", l.iV-r or-&.nicati'jrus ar-t other interested parties ."ire preparing to pr-serit their cases beore the bo,r.j of directors of U,. Hamm- t.d Camb,--of Cc m r.'ree at -.;,. r if . ; ; ;, wh:ch b.sb en c.viled tor - ov ".o-.k ;h . e. no-i.: The Lake County p.titi iine f ra.i.-s J.r,ployers A,soclat ton held a meeting lasi i.Ight in which t iirl'1' - n ,-f ti!board ?. ncc-rid end rtf re-.ntativ.;.-vere se-lr r The L.iko County Building Trad;Council ha? olac t alien up the rr.r.ttr and it was announced from h'-ad-i.-o -tors today that (.rgan'z-.d lubo- w-o-j", I J hav.i a rcpr--' f -n n tl , a? the h- -.ritirThe 1..imh.-r of C'.i:i rr- r :ie dir'-c'or.-, acting upon the 3Uf.gstIon o ''.: 1 tarn -mond CI'-T.ring House- As-.ociaMoa. will attempt tonight to obta-n in a-; brier form fii ivissiups sta-eme- l.i cf facs upon which a beUlenv V tv - controversy should be made. Fro.n 'h'-su t!.--bo&rl will form its cn.-l i-Io;-, (,v,i make. jubl!c rwf-mnier'datto-i i to the. basis on which, in l's oplr.ton, the lockout should be cii.b d. fins? 4 t 1M Hi i; I i cm Richard C. plater, s-c-e'ary of tin Eiks club of Hammond, delivered fh--Elks tribute to the flag at the weekly luncheon of the Klwanis club yest--:-day aiirnoon in commemoration or flag Day. This tribute Is a part the Elks ritual. The members of the club stood fa -ir.g tho huge banner stretched across Mia ride of tho room as -he simple yet beautiful words were fpoken by Mr. Slater. Th-i tr!bt:;' ! cvk.rfti', breathing tho spirit of Arnero-a in every word. In it is exortssed th-' faith, the love and tee v uerat!-,n hi hi for Old Glory by every t:ue and loyal American. "The symbol rf Liberty the flag at once an anthem, a r qui em and a benediction." There was not a man who could not help but foot the spell cf the "fia.- which is destined tusher In a thousand y ars of peace. " Yesterdays mteting was largely given over to singing, both nsemri and individual. The honors were takj en by Frank O'Rourkc, who, after pro testing that ho couldn't sing a note got up under protest and rendered a telectlon with all the skill of an Imprfssario. P. J. Mann, the printer, who Ftarts a dozen son?s a day for the club, balked when called on for a solo, but under pressure obliged with a parody on "In The Good Old Summer Time." Tho club insisted on "They Go Wild. Simply Wild Over Me" for a long time, but P. J. hung out hi sown selection, Esylng tha. lie wanted to spring something. He had his way. Tho silent boost was won by Al Lamprell a ticket for photographs from the Murillo studio. There was a catch in It. however. Al had to give the name and business of every man there, at a cost cf five cents for every miss. He was taxed 85 cents. George Geyer then offered $5 to the club If any member could do the stunt without mistake. Glcr.n Ebiight took him up and performed tho f--at successfully. An organization dinner was held In East Chicago last evening for the purpose of forming an East Chicago Klnwanls club. A large number ( Hammond members attended and report a goo.l meeting and prospects for an excellent membership in the sister city. The National KIwar, Is club has Instituted a movement for the relief of the flood sufferers In Pueblo, Vlo, and the Jlamotid club responded with . donation of $50. 1RITZ COO! Slorrls A. Dobsori, Hammond's skat fan premier, was the only Indiana man to receive honorable mention in connection with the great i n 1 1 rn at 1c na I skat congress -which ritsi 1 Monday evening at Milwaukee. The approximate attendance with the great Internationa) skat congress which closed Monday evening at Milwaukee. The a.p t.rorintate attendance t the log -onfib was 2,2f 0 and ut one time when tho frong Ci-iurnlcd for play to commence 2,12 players had their cards ready for fb ward. This shows the c.l;u;s. Morris was trawling tn and tie ability be hiui to sho-, in order to be Ti:;icJ as one of the bt. The next annual convention n u! be Itoid at Davcoport, I. . . --

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