Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 306, Hammond, Lake County, 16 June 1921 — Page 5

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CAPTURE MILK THIEVES TODAY Harry Barton, 2108 Madison street, and Thidore R. Co, colored. 1005 Jefferson street, Gary, were arrested shortly after 5 o'clock this morning at 8th avenue and Jackson street on a Charge of stealing milk from the rear of a number of houses In the neighborhood. Although a number of complaints have been made by the various milk dealers In the city that sneak thieves have been stealing milk, this Is the first arrest. CHICAGO YOUTH SEEKS PAROLE . Chief of Police Forbls of the Gary police department received information from Indianapolis this morning that Sam Coplansky, young Chicago youth who was arrested in Gary on the afternoon of April 29 a-fter he attempted to rob th cash box in the telephone booth at Umple-by's pool room and recently give na sentence of 2-21 years by Judge Martin Smith of Crown Point that friends of the young man have already made application for parole.. "We no sooner get them behind the bars than some one comc-s along and tries to get them out again," said Chief Forbls. Three Escape From Michigan City A city -wide March is being conducted in Gary for three prisoners mio scaped in their prison clothes from the Michigan City penitentiary yesterday morning. A reward of $100 for each convict Jackson 30 years uld and Sb.eppa.rd, 49 years old. Court Business Falling Off Business In the Gary city court has dropped off to nearly one-half in the past two months, according to city clerk Mrs. Ralph Koss this morning when she gave out the weekly report of the total cash taken in during the past week. The total amounted to 884 which is just half of the record week of several months ago when close to $1,700 waj taken In, In fines. DID NOT SELL THE RESTAURANT George and Nick Capony, proprietors of the Pershing restaurant on vest Fifth avenue in Gary, have not sld their restaurant as carried In a story by another Gary paper yesterday. "Yes. we sold the building to the Mid-City Realty Co., but not the restaurant. We have a ten year lease on the premises where our restaurant Is located and will be doing business at the old stand." The Capony Brothers who purchased the building several years ago made a profit of ten thousand dollars on the deal. The building sold for something like $69,000. START WORK ON ELEVENTH AVENUE Completing a street paving contract in East Chicago, M. D. Heiny, who waj awarded the contract for the paving ff 11th avenue from Grant street to Clark road in Gary, moved his street paving equipment to this city to start the immediate construction of that thoroughfare. Testerday a gang of workmen started putting In the curbing and at the same time a number of teams started grading. The street will be laid with concrete and will cost In the neighborhood of 1116.000. To Elevate Railroads in Gary, is Plan Elevation rf all railroads operating through Gary as proposed by the Gary plan commission at a meeting several weeks ago has been referred to railway company presidents as the result of a Joint meeting of the representatives of five raiiroads and members of the Gary plan commission this week. Divisional superintendents and engineers, representing five railroad companies, met with the city planners and after considering the jvation project, moved to refer It to the company hea; who will be requested to appoint a railway committee to confer with the Gary planners. The elevation plan as yet uncompleted, was surveyed in a general way at the conference. The proposal to transfer the Wabash and Michigan lines through Gary to the Gary and Western Michigan highway lino was considered. Thisi is the only project of the general plan so far decided upon. What disposition will be made of other railway lines Is not yet decided upon. Gary Raises Nearly $200 for Flood Victims "The relief campaign for the rueblo! flood sufferers, which was conducted in j the Gary theaters by the National Underwrlters association of the country ' netted a sum of $13.77. according to aj Kidney and Bladder Troubles HAVE TO GO Clogired up Kidney Deposits are Til,, solved and the Toxins (Poisons) Completely Driven Out. Dragglets Told to Guarantee It In Every Instance. "Tour very life," says Dr. Carey, "depends upon the perfect funotionlng and health of your kidneys go whatever you do don't neglect them " Or. Carey's famous prescription No. 777 known as Marshroot is not recommended for everything, but we cannot too strongly urg Its use if you differ from annoying bladder troubles, frequent passing of water night and dav. with smarting or irritation, brick dust sediment or highly colored urine bloating Irritability with loss of flesh, backache, rheumatism or any other tendency to JJrights Disease. Dlabetis or Gravel, for kidney disease in its worst form may bo stealing upon you. Don't wait until tomorrow to begin the tlse of this wonderful prescription If you have any of the above symptoms, Kidney and Bladder troubles don't wear away. They will grow upon vou Flowly. stealthily and with unfailing certainty. Never mind the failures of the past If you even suspect that you are subject to Kidney Disease, don't lose a single day for every good druggist has been authorized to return the purchase money on the first two bottles to all who 'etate they aav received no bene-

report issued yesterday by a member of the committee. Hammond which Id among other cities In the county conducting a campaign, made its campaign somewhat more elaborate than Gary and will probably subscribe a

much larger amount. To Probe Origin of Gary Fire At a recommendation, which is to bo made by fire chief Grant of the Gary fire department, a probe is to be made into the cause of a mysterious blaze which occurred at 1550 Copnecticut street in Gary, early yesterday mornins causing a loss of $1,500. The fire occurred in the grocery and market of William Gumna and Francis Chini and It Is said the firt'inen found throe separate blades In the one sturo frame structure and that there was matches scattered on the floor as proof of incendiarism. It is likely that the probe will he made, by 11. n. Nicholson of Crown Point, Ind., who some months ago vas appointed assistant state Are marshal! nd has the entire state, to cover. It will be hia first task in Lake county. Gary Bicyclist Injured Mike Maltasky 1725 Maryland ave., Gary steel worker was severely Injured Jute yesterday afternoon while returning from work on his bioveiw whn he attempted to cut in front of an auto driven by Jas. Athens, at 5th avenue and liroaduay. Maltasky was taken to the Mercy Hospital. According to the report made by the traffic officer he had given a "Cro" signal to Athena to cross Broadway and Malta.sky riding south, on Broadway attempted to cut In front of the machine. CHIEF GETS LETTER "When Chief of Police Forbls received a communication from an unknown writer at Louisville. Ky., several months Rgo that "a murderer was hiding at 14-10 North Pennsylvania avenue, Indianapolis, and wanted for killing three people," he immediately got in touch with the capltol authorities hoping to cause the arrest of a desperate murderer. However, he received a return message that the Indianapolis police had received similar messages on different occasions and the letters were evidently written by a "nut as the chief called him. This morning he received another similar tip, but he threw this one in the waste basket. Bridge Over River at Miller, Unsafe Until reralrs are made on the bridge leading to Miller Beach, all traffic will be stopped according to Mayor Hodges of Gary this morning. Yesterday after a thorough Inspection, city engineer Cottlngham declsred the bridge unsafe stating that the

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Labor to Oppose State Constabulary Unit Labor organizations In Lake county are also strongly opposed to the establishment of a state constabulary unit ln Lake county and have already taken steps to puliv,) a bitter fight accord in gto labor leaders today. It is said that a large force of labor men will be present at Crown Point oil next Monday morning when the county commissioners begin the discussion of the advisability of a county unit of tlie state constabulary. It is said that members of the commissioners body are not In favor of the move. DIFFERENCES AS GREAT AS THEY WERE (Continued from page one.) had to be contributionsby Hammond people for this purpose. The lied Cross was organized, prior to our entering the war. I hiada the application for the permits for the Ited Cris to act and afterwards for the charter wh.ch we got. "I hava been associated wltu the lied Croso ver since and am now chairman of the Ked Cross since nobody else would take it. .Somebody had to take it and do their duty in administering to those in need. Within the last lew weeks gentlemen, from five to six. families a day, some days luora than that, have applied to the Ked Cross for help. Five young soldiers in the late war. recently married, some with children, in one day applied to the Ked Cross for assistance. Without anything to eat, some of thorn had children; one had a baby four years old with no money to buy food for that baby. Hence the people of Hammond who have contributed to the Ked Cross fund have contributed to the relief of these families. '"The conditions are getting worse. Not as bad here as they are in Gary and Fast Chicago but they are getting worse every day. More demands nli,tmmn S , , n rtthru nfi' t -11 a nn I'll M

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are being made every day, so many people are out of employment with all the work that could be done and should be done In Hammond. Much of this is on account of disputes between employers and employees. I hold no brief, gentleman, for either of them. I am not here for that purpose. I am not here to discuss the rights and wrongs of cither of them. That has been gone over time and time again . "An investigation wis held here and held over for a number of weeks, many hearings had and the evidence was typewritten and is now on x.o in this office. The Chamber of Commerce helped to pay part of the expenses of that Investigation. I have read much of that evidence and I want to say to yon that you can't blame simply the Laboring man, there are many others to blame, as far as the

investigation discloses. All of you, no doubt, who have given any consideration to "this subject and hi.ve the interests of Hammond at heart and the people in this community, men, women and children, have studied the situation elsewhere and read of the Investigation that have been made by the senate committee of the Illinois legislature and various other investi gations In Chicago. Those investigations show that a great many things have entered Into these various troubles between the employer and employe. It is not onesided and I am not here to take just one side of this case, but 1 am lore to say this: that the time for notion ban come, the time for the people to (set to work In this community Is here nt band It tc ore wolng to prevent the Muttering that Is now exlHtlug In Hammond; If we are going to prevent punning the hnt nnd oVieitlng help for the women and children In Hammond whose husbands nnd father nre out of employment nnd If w r re going to prevent n condition (hnt is hound to conif thla winter when ronl is to be botinht and food nnd clothing for the men, women and children If we nre going to prevent going n round and soliciting uld from the people that enn afford to give It nnd other thnt can't afford to give, for I have femnd in many Instance thnt many of thee people with meager incomes give Mbernlly as fcome of them thnt have greater Incomes, but thnt Is coming Ja.it aa Sure as we nre here tonight unlcks we get busy nnd nre willing to take some action right now "Now. it is my understanding that the conditions that prevail In Chicago as to the working conditions as to unions and as to employers, as to material men, are similar to the conditions of those In any other Calumet region cities, Chicago. Hammond, East Ch'cago and Gary;. Now, I understand aiAo that they have submitted some of thrje propositions t6 arbitration In Chi- , cago. Many of you know as much j about that and probably more than I j do. Probably what Is reached in Chi-I

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cago- should be what the laboring man, the craftsman and socalled common laborers should have here. "I was talking to one noted contractor In this Calumet region and he is Quite sure that a condition of that

j kind should apply. If Chicago pays more he eayi than they do In Hammond, Gary or Kast Chicago for car penters or craftsmen, the best men will go to Chicago and leave this com munity with men who are not so skill ed, h-ence It -will cost more In the building business to use these un skilled men In building than It we have those men skilled back in this community paying them the same wages as they would be paid In Chi cago. "So last Monday night I called a meeting of the board of directors of the Ha.mmond Chamber of Commerce on account of the suggestion that somebody should take hold of this appearing In The Lake County Times and see if we could not get action Immediate action. In the way of starting work to relieve these conditions existing now and what we know win continue to exist unless we can start work now and have things under headway by fall and winter. Wo had a representation of sixteen or seven teen members of the board of direc ! tors and it was decld'd that we should Invite everybody that was interested and put the notice In the paper to ccme to this meeting to see if thy could not help us in working out a plan, or assist In working- out a plan to see if we can't get the people to j work, and get them to work at once I and to see if we can't remedy the i many other conditions that exist here i that are retarding building and im- ' provement in Hammond and get to gether on some common grounds. "Von can't stand aloft and say we won't do this or we won't do that; everything is a compromise. Life Is a compromise from beginning to end; no man lives but what he Is livtr.g in a compromise state between Ms faily, between his children, between his neighbor and as to himself. The whole life of a man is made up of a compromise, of a get together and doing things. The Clearing Association, just prior to the meeting that we held on last Monday night made a request also that this matter be taken up by the board of directors of the Hamfond Chamber of Commerce and the hoard of directors met as I stated and li-nee the rail for this meeting. In-vltat.on-s were sent out to ths different organizations and the builders tade craftsmen and asked then to be present. It is not necessary for us to go Into the debate of t'i3 question now as to the rights of one party or the wrongs of another, or the rights of one and the wrongs of the otin-er, but let's get toegther and g.- to work. "I believe the decision of the committee in Chicago. this arbitration board, of which Tudge fandis Is the head, f-hoiild prevail here in Hammond

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for the reasons 1 have heretofore stated. It Is not all. aa I understand it, a question of a dollar an nour or a dollar ttnd a quarte- tu hour, or seventy cents and a dollar an hour; there are many condlt'ons. working conditions that have been Imposed in the past that we must tret a' trom te r s-otntr to get things to run

ning along smoothly and in the proper channel. Why oae of the blggrst men In the labor organizations the other day said out t Denver that the labor organizations must get together in regard to these Jurisdictional questions and these working conditions so as to not have this dispute between themselves, for when they do it falls upon the employer with a heavy blow when he Is not to blame for it in any particular whatever. So you see with these conditions, men who are responsible to the people who have placed the money In their banks and in the v.i.11. iin,. anH Inan Associations. men tv-iin ar. responsible for the handlin of that nvoney to put It out to help build up our city to help build our hivmes etc.. are not going to take the chances, g--ntlen n, of Jeopardizing that fund for which tney are resi-oi.-sible unless they know that the people in the community are going to stand behind them and s. e that the money they have put in the property that the property Is going to be so constructed and built in such a way and In such a time that Uiat money so invested will Tint Um. lennardized and the people who have entrusted them with their funds are not going to lose it. They are no going to lose the confidence and re rvect of the DeoDle who have glvri them their confidence and put their money In the building and loan ana banks. Can you blame them? "Certainly no sensible man would do such a thing? "I was In Indlejiapolls yesterday and had occasion to talk to some of the large contractors In Indlanapclis. one of them happened to be a brother-in-law of mine who has been In the contracting business in Indianapolis ever since 1866, a good many years, building hundreds of homes in Indianapolis, soores of tenant houses, public buildings of various kinds and public schools, and he says that one of the greatest evils today is not the question of wages altogether, but It is the question of Jurisdictional disputes between the organizations themselves which delay him In his work and for which he is not responsible at all, and some other questions in regard to the combinations of ma terial men. if you please, who held up the nrlce of material. lou see It in Chicago, you see the Investigations In Chicago. I am not Faying this thing i3 all one-sided, but I am saying this, and I believe it was the sense of the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce, seventeen being present. that the time has come in Hammond when we should not quibble on theso quost,'lons at all, the time has coantei wnen we should go to worK. inert is plenty of work here and there is mone v that will bo loaned for the pur pose of conducting this work, to build these homes, and the doing of busi ness that Is worth while in our city. if these conditions are right And peo ple are willing to worK ana give on est day's work for the pay they receive give us value received. They want to know that the value Is in the house or the building or whatever it is that the money is to be in, so that this fund that Is put in will lUM be opardized. Now, over In Iafayette they have agreed upon a scale of wanes recently which is much less than the scale that Is proposed here in Hammond, as I understand it. I understand there is a proposition here in Hammond by the men who are conducting the building operations of a dollar an hour for skilled labor and seventy cents an hour for common labor. Now we can't hope to be so much different from other towns of our size In the measure of wages that are to be paid. In Iafayette Just a short time ago they reached an agreement between the associated contractors and the union carpenters and hod-carriers. The carpenters signed up for eighty-two and one-half cents an hour, or a reduction of seven and one-half cents Instead of ten cents as proposed, and the hod-carriers will receive sixty-two and one-half cents, a cut of seven and one-half cents. No agreement had" been reached up to this time with the lathers. "Now, it wasn't the purpose of my getting up here or of this meeting of the Hammond Chamber of Commerce to advoate an open shop. I would be the last person to do that If you could get together on any other grounds. I be. lleve in organizations and 1 know these organizations of the unions have helped them In many instances in working conditions and in their wages. I know that. I know that when one side organizes that the other fellow has to organize too. I know too that when the time comes, such as Is hero at hand, it is the duty of every man who resides in the community, that knows the condition of things as are here; and knows what is coming If they don't do something, that it is their duty to take off

their coats and go to work on enme compromise basis and let the matter be adjusted in the future either by arbitration or otherwise. "Not one single Influence, whether ft Is a question of wages or hours of working conditions or combinations of material and supply men, should be allowed to remain in Hammond or anywhere else in this country of curs, when conditions exist as they aro today. It is only a few months until winter and you know, gentlemen, what is coming. I understand the labor organizations have four million, five hun. dred thousand men in the unions. Vmt does It mean for those four million, five hundred thousand men to be out of work for one day? Are they going to let thi3 question of dispute of vuf s. of from a dollar to a dollar and a q.i.Hi -ter or from seventy cents to a u. l,,ir keep these four million, five hundred thousand, or any portion of them, -ut of work from tuy t'J dav until e,, l

weather comes on? What would th.s tremendous 1-jks mean, lu.t only to the nien who work, but to pcoplo in otii-r industries in other niiied buy;ue:;., ;.i other employe,.; in otiivr Induct iv.-.s ,n business other th&n the iraie.s, be, ,-iu-:e one Is dependant upon t:; oth-.'r. "Now I fuel l!ii.o we Ufcht to s.nthis: "That If these rcy;e can't got tugtthcr and aro not w.lling to fo to work nr.-J l-,t theso questions of and other conditions bu et-ttlid by arbitration or otherwise, or abide by the decision of tho arbitration board in Chicago. in v. c oi..M to :ay to every man in Hammond, whether he is u union man or not, that he ;-.a!l have the right to go to work ana provide food, clothing and coal for the protection of his fv.mly ti.e coining winter and to feed thenj now. "I feel that the time has come when the building interests arid th elf -respecting men of Hammond should stand together and say any man that wants to work fhall be supported and protected in hia desire to work unless thes organizations can get together and go to work and say they are willing to leave this question to arbitration or let it follow the decision of the arbitration board in Chicago. "Let us go to work; let us go to work next Monday morning at the wages proposed of a dollar an hour and seventy cents and If the Chicago arbitration board decides it should be mure than that, let these men who are em ploying them pay them what they detide upon. That Is what 1 sav and i think that every man should say that. (Applause). "I don', know what this meeting win accomplish. I have laid the proposition oerore you, I believe, as viewed by many of the business men of Hammond. th men that look after the loaning of mo ney, iurnisning money for these buildings and the progress of work in TTummond, and I think these men, these business men of Hammond and the fin ancial Interests should get together on this proposition and tell frie people to go to work and If they don't go to work on a common basis with this Idea of adjusting these things as they may bo aajusiea Dy this agreed arbitration board of Chicago, then they ought to invite anybody In the community that wants to work to come In and wnrU and we will stand behind you. "I might eav that the PhimNw r,e Commerce is willing to do anything In their power to assist in this decision We are not taking sides in the decision one way or the other, but we want the people to get together and eo to wni-'. I want to see the laboring man get a fair wage and further I want the material man to see to It that he Is not robbing the people or the man that is building a home. Has anvhodvanything to offer further?" Dr. W. E. Nichols Special Attention to OBSTETRICS AND DISEASES OF CHILDREN Office: Suite 101, First National Bank Building Phones: Office, 145; Res. 1529 Hammond, Indiana Automobile Owners We have installed a high pressure lubricating system and guarantee to free your car from all squeaks or money refunded. Hammond Auto Greasing Co. HOHMAN AND RUSSELL STS. HAMMOND Tile, Marble and Terrazzo Work Schmidt Bros., Washington street, Gary. For prompt and efficient work, call 3630 or 91. I. ' r"" t " 3 H 1 . fl Bro.j A4K , '.Jin