Hammond Times, Volume 15, Number 4, Hammond, Lake County, 22 June 1921 — Page 1
rum wiiTHOk w-eatler change la wind. unsettled, not nocB trmptrninrf, variable Delivered by Carriers In Hammond and W. Hammond 60c per month on streets and news stands 3o per copy. VOL XV. XO. 4. ASSOCIATIO CONFERS WITH COOK COUNTY Forest Preserve Commissioners Outline Their Plans At Meeting Last Night. That the Hammond Country Club my become a playground section of the great Cook County Forest Preserve left the rumor stage laat night and became almost a probability when representatives of the board of commissioners of Cook county met with-directors of the Country Club Association to discuss the proposition. Laet night's meeting' saw no offer to sell or buy. The visitors were In Hammond merely to outline their plans In case they decided to make the purchase while the Hammond" men were there to find whether the golf course was to be perpetuated or whether after a few years the tract might be subdivided and sold. The commissioners stated that In case Cook county took over the valuable property. It would be preserved as a public play ground In connections wfth the present wooded tract which It adjoins. The prms which they have in mind at present call for the extension of the present golf links Into an elghteen-hole course which would bo open to the public This meets wTTh the approt-al of the Hammond parties and If they have proper assurance that such steps will be followed It Is likely that they will be willing to go through with the proposition. Another meeting will probably be 'eld soon after the commissioners have br.en able to have specifications preparfi from surveys which their engineers will make. IIS IL S. N. BACK FROM (BULLETIN.) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE "WASHINGTON, June 32- lin uTpanisatioaa In the national capital are iroLng to treat Rear Admiral Sim with "silent contempt" for his utterances In London. It wan said today. No demonstration against the voluble admiral aa planned upon Ms arrival In Washington late today to report In person to the secretary of the ravy. riNTERNAT:CNAL NEWS SERVICE NEW TOBK. June 22. Wearing civilian clothes featured by a soft green hat. Admiral William Snowd?n Sims, apparently in a cheerful, confident mood and in the be3t of health, arrived on the liner Olympic today without any demonstrations of hostility and but a few of friendship marking his arrival, proceeded immediately by automobile to the Pennsylvania station to take the train for Washing-tern . The only statement he mad here Indicated that ho has no fear of having hla distinguished naval career abruptly ended as a result of his "Jaunass speech" in London which brought about his recall by Secretary of the Navy Denby. Earlier when coming up the bay, he had declined to make any statement on his now faraouh anti-Sinn Fein utterances and their consequences though he said he expected to have a statement to nske after he had seen Secretary Denby. In that statement, he added he would cover the whole subject thoroughly. The first hint of the presence of enemies came when the amendment stepped down the platform toward his train when there were a few "booes" Then, too. he got in black and white hat Irish sympathizers has originally planned to express in a noisy demonstration at the pier. The band and police precautions had forced them to put their case in writ ing. Major Michael Kelly who organized the Irish "Greeting" that had to be abandoned, handed the admiral a communication which read: "The Veterans Association for the recognition of the Irish republic extends you their appreciation for the invaluable ftrvite which you rendered the republic -f Irclsnd by you- "Jackals" speech belt re the English speaktr.g uniun 'n L:dcn." MAYOR TO GREET GUESTS Mayor Dan Brow-n, of Hammond, will he visited by a delegation of Chicago business men tomorrow and will receive from them an official invitation from Mayor William Hale Thompson, biddingthe people of the vicinity to attend the Pageant of Progress Exposition which is to be held at the Municipal Pier in Chicago, Juiy 30 to August 14. The delegation will reach Hammond at about 9 o'clock in the morning. The tourists, who are covering Illinois. Indiana. Iowa, Michigan and Wisconsin, carrv complete information about the export inn which is planned j ;i he international in scope and to i stimulate business in Chicago and the j M:dil West. It considered Chicago's! greatest horn blowing effort since the world's fair. j
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SPECIAL TO TH C TIMES1 CROWN POINT. Ind., June 22 Breaking last year's record for the period by over a million dollars. Lake county's greatest semi-annual distribution or taxes will take place next Tuesday. June 18. This announcement was made today by County Treasurer Ralph Bradford after he and Auditor G. M. Poland had completed their semi-annual settlement of taxes last night. Forces of the two offices have been busy on this task for some time and the work has now been finished. The total tax collection on first installments this year reached I3.292.6S3.43. There still remains about $2,000,000 to be collected next fall. Another record was also made in the amount of delinquents which total 256,09S.2S which is Just 1100,000 more than for the same period last year. County officials believe this marked increase Is due to the prevailing unemployment which in the past has always been accompanied by slowness in paying taxes Schools are the heaviest recipients In the distribution. Fifty-one per cent of the total distribution, or J1-9S7.038.55 is the amount awarded to the schools Half of this, or about $SS2,0C0, has already been advanced and spent, so that the schools will really receive only another JSS2.000. This advance payment was necessitated by the enormous debts which the schools have teen facing duej to the refusal of the stats tax board to fix the tax levy at a sufficiently high' rate during the last two years. PUT ON TRIAL Jack Wright Arraigned Today at Crown Point i or Shooting Cleo Dutton. CROWN' FOINT, Ind.. June 22. Officer Jack Wright of the Hammond police force, who shot and killed Cleo Dutton. 441 Michigan avenue, early on the morning of April 17. win go to
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trial in tfte enmiwi ! providing play grounds for children, afternoon on a charge of man- j u wajj our orisinal prcgram to get slaughter. I this work started by calling upon the The young officer, who has been on ; School Boar4 to use of thr the force about seven months, is to school groun(l8 durlng tho acation receive loyal support from the police Beason an(1 by gettlng cltv to pro. department and the city in his fight, j vid(j attendantB. informal interviews The common council has signed n'wlth members cf the School Board debond of $5,000 and has voted to defray veloped that the School Board was in the expenses cf his trial. City Attor- j pogitlon to allow the use of the ground ney McMahon and Attorney JoPh ; providing attendants were available to Conroy have been retained by the city i 8urervIse tjlft children at play ae that to defend the officer and Attorney Milo hag been found e9SCntlal to safety.
Bruce has volunteered his services Cleo Dutton, with his brother-in-law, Earl Pooler, were riding on Calumet avenue early In the morning. They were without lights, according to the story of Wright and of Officer George Plant, who was with iimi v the time. The testimony of the policeman showed that the men ignored
an order to halt. Pooler denies that i ltev6 that the work should not be tonthey received such an order. The of- I tided to a temporary arrangement for
.leer further stated that he was not shooting at the occupants oi luu nr, but was endeavoring to puncture, a tire, and that the fatal shot was wild. Dutton was shot through the neck. He lived until early Sunday afternoon and died without making a statement. He was employed as a towerman. He Is survived by his wife and a two year old child . Wright had been Instructed to keep a close watch for two stolen cars which were thought to be headed in his directi&n, and h believed that the car in which Dutton and Pooler were riding had been stolen. Officer George Plant and the towerman at the Nickle Plate crossing on Calumet avenue, where the shooting occurred, have substantiated Wright's I story in as far as they could see what was going on. The inquest, which was held on the morning of April 23, found that shooting was unwarranted." the SOLVE MYSTERY OF CHILD'S DISAPPEARANCE Body of 6-Year-Old Walter Skulka Found on Bank of Stream. WHITING. Ind.. June 22. Waiter Skulka. age 6 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Skulka of S29 Schrage avenue, who was missing for two days, was found drowned as the parents feared. Walter went fishing with his 17-year old brother on Saturday morning. Not finding any fish at that point he left the younger brother in charge of his shoes and instructed him to remain there while he went down stream and endeavored to get some bites. Gone only a short time the. child was not there whrn he returned. The parents searched and searched and Monday evening at 7 p. m. the mother, father and Frank Stanish found the body on the bank of the stream, three blocks west of New York avenue. Mr. ar.d Mrs. Skulka were grief stricken at their find and think the child must have fallen in while awaiting his brother. A special council meeting will be held in Gary tomorrow night to take up City Plan Commission ideas. the -SSff.noO bond issue and the building of stores in the rear of lots in the residential districts according to announcements maSe today.
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"WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, The state will receive $446,979.87 and the county will get $270,563.16 to cover its official running expenses. The gravel road repair fund and county debt fund will each receive $134,897.03. The latter fund la used in the redemption of bonds and interest on bridges, the poor farm and the tuberculosis hospital. Into the township poor fund goes 330.163.30 and here It may be said that officials grimly predict that it will be necessary to double this appropriation next winter because of the Increased demands which will fall upon township trustees because heads of families are idle. For paying off the Interest on roads for the six months period. $338,544.58 Is set aside for the gravel road bond and interest fund. libraries in the small towns get $8,460.36; corporation taxes which represent the general fund of the small towns, reach $82,103.3"; road and street taxes, also for small towns, are $40.421.17 and the township fund, which Is the general fund allotted to township trustees, is $13,811.51. This enormous distribution of tax moneys will cut down the county funds In the forty-three banks of Lake county over 50 per cent. In order that no great strain will be felt by the banks In meeting this withdrawal Treasurer Bradford today notified all of them of the amounts which would be withdrawn from the deposits of each of them and they will be prepared I The following report has been made by George Hannauer, chairman of the Boys Work Committee to the Rotary Club: Hammond. Ind., June lith. 1321 Hammond Rotary Club. Hammond, Indlaina J Gentlemen: Jn connection with the matter of Such aldermen a we talked to were very much interested in the subject, but they all felt that there were no funds available at this time for his work . The vacation season begins trtis week and we feel it essential that a start be made at ence in connection with this matter and wo further be certain of the school grounds, but that an adequate, permanent plan should b-ii worked out In connection with the city officials; that funds should be provided permanently and by taxation if possible, and that the. work should be sponsored and followed up by a Play Ground Organixation devoted especial ly to that purpose. We oelieve that th organisation of a Play Grounds Association for this purpose would be a proper activity for Rotary and one of the greatest civic value. Wo recommend: First. That Rotary undertake to organiie a Play Grounds Association for Hammond, the membership to be ae representative sa possible. Second. That Rotary invite the cooperation of other civic organizations Third. That Rotary undertake to provide, partially from .its funds avail able for its boys work ana partially from other souroes. a small fund that will enable the Play Grounds Association to complete its organization and to Immediately start the use of at least two play grounds to demonstrate the value of the work to the commun ity. S" order that thes rlaygiunds will the maximum amount of good, they would nnturallv be located where the need Ts most pressing. With your ap proval. the Boys Work Committee will undertake the preliminary steps toward the formation of a Play Grounds Association within the next week. Tours very truly GEO. HANNAUER, Chairman Foys" Work Committee GETS BIG FINE Martin Kovist. 1112. 137th St.. Indiana Harbor, who led Officer Waggoner such a merry chase yesterday before he was captured, was arraigned in the Hammond city court this morning before Judge Klotz. charged with speeding. He was convicted of making 5S miles per hour on Calumet boulevard and paTTj a fine of $35. This Is one of the stiffest speeders fine handiil out in the Hammond court for some time.Tony Urban, Pullman. Illinois, wa just as bad as a drunk as Kovlsi waj a speeder. Tony was found dead to the world in the gutter on Hohman street yesterday afternoon, to put him to bed. $15. The 'or.ce had) He paid a fine of j street, I Wilbur Gains. 422 East 37th waa fined $15 for speeding.
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1921. FOR GARY Hammond And Gary Police To Meet In Mortal Combat On Gleason Field. Tomorrow Is the big day for which Hammond and Gary followers of cops and baaeball have been waiting since it was announced several weeks ago that the baseball teams of the two nolice departments had arranged for a game. George H anion, captain of the Hammond team was in a jubilant mocd last nig'ht. His team during the afternoon had walloped a select bunch from the Simplex plant. 8 to 4, in five innings. "I never saw any better playing than our fellows put up. We've been practicing every day and have been getting better right along, trary is scared stiff. They're digging up ail of the best ball players in the town and putting uniforms on them for a day or so in order that they can play on the team." The Gary police had 2,000 tickets printed for the game and are ejecting to run short. "That means a big crowd." said Capt. Beasley and that's where my men shine. The bigger the crowd the better they play. I wish Gleason Park would hold a million." Here is the lineup that Hammond will present: Tebode. c; Hart, p; Steffey, ss; Michaels, lb. Wollak, 2b; Mroz, 3b; Beasley (Capt.) If; Horlbeck, cf; Orr. rf; Henson and Plant, utility men. It will be noticed that none of tnt detectives is in the lineup. When the game waa booked both teams agreed that the gum-shoes should be barred from the field because of their ability to steal signals, detect gambling an ferret out bvotleggers . It is hinted that unless Hut Olds stops It a coin will be flipped for first bat. Gus Simons is going along ostensibly to look after th bats and such but from statements which he has made, there's more back of it. "There'll be no bootlegging there," said Mr. Simons decisively. "Ill take care of that." The dry chief has consented to bring seme fusile oil from the old federal stocks to be used for externally only. Doc Chidlaw will be there to apply it. He is the club doctor as they say it over at Indiana Harbor. But heres the big tip. Frank u Kourm ts to umpire. This was in doubt for some time but when the announcement was made Hammond fans went wild. They urged Manager Han!on to leave his best men at home as they weren't needed but Hanlon is taking no chances. "O'Kourke might be hit with a porp bottle early in the game and we'd be in a pretty pickle-. No, we're going to play just as if Garyhad furnished both umpires." The game will be played at Gleason Tark starting at 2.30 oclock Thursday afternoon . will y. s. STEEL COMPANY CUT AGAIN? Will the United States Stel Corporation put another wage cut into effect? This is the question that is on the minds of thousands of Gary Steel Workers and their families following the late rumor that another wage cut of approximately 15 per cent would become effective by the first part of July. Alhough there is nothing substantial to base the rumor and officials deny knowing anything about it. the rumor of the cut has been heard in the mills and in the downtown business district for several week. Many are of the opinion that he will come. Should such a thing happen, there will be general dissatisfaction among the steel workers. With living expenses still at a high figure, rents still soaring in somo instances and a gTeat deal of idleness, workmen say that they w ill bo unable to make ends meet. Workmen state that their salaries are just t.bout as low as they can afford to have them and continue to live. Months ago they were cut down from twelve and thirteen hours a day to eight, nine and ten hours a day and six days a week, instead of seven, besides losing time and a half overtime which many cf them were making. On top of this the wage cut averaging approximately 20 per cent came along, cutting their two weeks pay check down to more than half in many cases. Another cut on top of this would aJmost ruin them, they say. If rents and living expenses in general would drop, the mill workers would not mind the wage cuts. But very few landlords have lowered their rents. In fact miny have raised. Months ago it was almost impossible to get a vacant fiat in Gary and now there are many. Many complaints are being made because of high rents and many tenants who are moving are doing eo to seek places where they will not have to pay such exhorbllant prices. WOMAN INJURED IN FALL A woman giving fc- narrm Berth?. Krause. 1537 Massachusetts street Gary, was painfully injured last n;gn. when she stumbled over a pipe pro- ! truding out ox the sidewalk at 17th ......... s - - - avenue and Broad, falling hearily to the sidewalk and injuring her knee.
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(TIMES BUREAU AT STATE CAPITAL INDIANAPOLIS, IND.. June 22 Ed. J. Hancock of Greensburg. president of the Indiana Republican Editorial Association, and Frederick E. Schortemeier .secretary of the republican state committee, who are active in arranging for the annual mid-summer outing of the editors in Lake county. July 2S and 23 expect the affair to be the most largely attended in recent years. The ame of the Lake county citizens as gracious hosts has Spread of recent years and Hoosiers from the central and southern parts of the state who have not toured the great Calumet region are reluctant to turn down an invitation when one is presented. There is every indication that the editors banquet at Gary. July 25. will attract republican leaders from all the thirteen districts. According to the plans of the executive committee this banquet is to be a love feast for triumphant republicanism. Ex-Governor Deneen of Illinois has accented an Invitation to speak at the banquet. Senator Harry S. New will make another trip to Indiana to at BUXiUTXK r:NTEP NATIONAL NEWS SERVICE ' HURLINGHAM. ENG.. June 22 America's great polo team lifted the famous International Cup by defeating the British team 10 to 6 here today in the second match of tho series which was for the best two in three. BUUXTXV (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! DENVER, June 22 Fear that the Marshall Dam, 23 miles north of Denver would give way drove hundreds of resTTfcnts of that town into the hills early today. The Marshall dam Impounds several million gallons of water. A 200 foot section of the reservoir became weakened Tuesday night and flood warnings sounded down the valley. It was feared the concrete walls cf the reservoir are sinking into an abandoned mine shaft. BULLXTII7 INTERNATIONAL NEWS SEPVICE1 MONTREAL. CAN.. June 22 Aden Thompson. 40, was carrying a box of dynamite. Beside him walked 14 year old Allen Lelws, Suddenly the leather strap which Thompson carried the box parted. The box fell to the ground. Within another second not a trace was left of the man. the boy. or the box. All had been blown to atortTs. Fragments of buman flesh and brne and tiny splinters were found later within a radius of half a mile. THERE IS By WILLIAM H. RAWKtX President, Win. H. Rankin Company. New York and Chlcaso There are advertisers who are doing good business today. They are advertising. They began planning their advertising ar.d selling campaigns last December and January. They looked ahead to spring and summer business just as they are right now looking ahead to and planning for fall and winter business. These advertisers who used advertising to help reduce inventories, are now on the market buying materials at the present olw prices. They are in splendid shape for business this fall. Because they mapped out their advertising and selling several months ago they are avoiding extra expense and wasted effort today. Your fall and winter advertising should be planned and prepared now. It should have the benefit of the experience of an organization, which Is conversant with the changes that ha e taken place in the markets and with the newer methods necessary in advertising as well as selling. With your fall and winter advertising campaign in shape, it can be sold to your sales force, and your salesmen in turn can ( ash it on it w ith the dealers before a line of it has appeared. The consumer looks upon advertising today as his source of news regarding living conditions. The advertiser who bears this in mind know-s what a strong selling factor advertising can be for him next fall. NMr Is the time to plan for good business this fall and winter. Get ready! j National advertising in newspapers as well as zne advertising in special territories using both the larsc city dailies as well as the small town dailies and weeklies should he given thorough consideration. Consult the advertising or business manager of this newspaper or your own advertising agency for full Information. BRITISH TROOPS IN IRELAND LONIVN. June 22 Reinforcements of British troops nrf being snt into Ireland to combat the Irih Republican army. It was statl at the war office today that troops are being sent as quickly as possible, but the number was not revealed.
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HAMMOND, INDIANA tend the love feast. Governor McCray and E. M. Wasmuth, republican state chairman, are also on the speaking program . The editors and party leaders that intend to gather In Indianapolis will arrive in Hammond on July 28. During the morning the visitors will be the guests of the city and will visit the industries in the immediate district. Luncheon will be served at East Chicago and at 3 o'clock the party will go to Gary where the banquet will bf served at 6 o'clock. The night will be spent at Gary. Early Friday morning the visitors will be taken through the steel mills and at 10:30 o'clock will start on a tour of the sand dune region. Lunch will be served at the Lake Shore Club. From this point the party will go to Michigan City by motors where the editors will be the guests of Warden Fogarty at the Indiana State Prison at dinner. Those who desire to attend the industrial exposition may take steamers to Chicago at S o'clock Friday night at Michigan City. ULF COAST HURRICANE ALARMING (BULLETIN) TINTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! NEW ORLEANS. La., June 22. Somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico, between Corpus Christi and Galveston, a Iropical hurricane is raging. Reports to the weather bureau indicate that the ;enter of the storm, which is reported o b of great intensity, is central off hese two points. (BULLETIN) riWTESNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE) HOUSTON. Texas. June 22. Apparently centering east of Corpus Christi at 1 1 o'clock this morning, a tropical storm today threatened the gulf coast from Port Arthur to Matagorda Bay. Hurricane warning over this section were hoisted at 9:30 A. M. A message, taken to indicate that the United States weather bureau expects the storm to strike the coast with full force at some point between Matagorda Bay and Port Arthur, was received by the local weather bureau. (BULLETIN) f iNTEFNATiONAi. NEWS SERVfE CORPUS CHRISTI. Texas. June 22. ! After a, night of terror, during which time it was feared that the disaster of 1919 would be repeated, the storm off here subsided this morning. No damage was done by the high winds and the tide was only running four feet high. Last reports from the weather bureau are that another storm is brewing in the gulf between Galveston and here, but it is not known where it will strike. PIKER FORGER MAKES Do you know a man by the name of Frank Weiss? He is a good looking fellow, about five feet, eight inches tall, 25 years old, wearing a double breasted suit and a cap. He is a piker. He forges checks for a living, and makes $2.50 on each deal. Weiss has passed checks on Rothschild and Hirsch. the Winner Clothing Store. Abe Marks store and he tried it on the Liberal Credit Clothing company. His method is unique in the annals of check passers. Instead of the big rake off sought by the average forger, Weiss cashes a large check in payment for a suit, leaving the suit behind for alterations. He says he needs a little cash and makes the check good fcr $2.50 more than the price of the suit. He takes the money and promises to return for the suit when it is ready. He disappears from the scene. Loss, $2. 50. Weiss' checks are all made against the People's State Bank of Hammond. He is a suave, gentlemanly appearing rascal, and In as much as he leaves a suit behind, offering to pay for It In advance, there is usually no questioned raised as to whether or not he has money in the bank. The Liberal Credit Clothing company refused to take the check, however They have a suit which fits Weiss perfectly, and the police are trying to find him in order to give h'.m h:s fitting. WILL NOT COMBINE WITH COMMUNISTS TINTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE) BRIGHTON, ENGLAND. June 22 Motion allowing th'- mnmanlfl party to affilia'e with the British libor party was defeated today in the labor conference which is in session here discussing the advisability of a general strike.
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BACKS CITY City Dads Tell Judge McMahon They Are Back Of Him In Phone Row. "Stay with it. Judge. We're back or you." was tho way the Hammond city council last evening disposed of the hue and cry which has been raised since tho Illinois Boll Telephone Co. announced Its intention to put a separate exchange in West Hammond In the city attorney follows out his campaign for a reduction in telephone rates. The telephone question was only one of a number of Important matter iiaposed of by the city dads in a s elterlng session. Alderman Bruce start, ed the oratory by presenting his yardlong list of holes in streets, bad railroad crossings and numberless small matters which are being overlooked. The session ended after the aldermen had decided to finance th waterworks improvements by bonding the city instead of adopting the present plan of having the plant held by a private corporation. Somewhere between these two points the bath house. Hessvlile. Zachau a e., the old laundry permit, parking stuff, park property and proposed damage suits were talked over. The resolution of the City of West Hammond asking the Hammond council to "lay off" of the Interstate rate business in the telephone injunction suit was respectfully received and filed. City Attorney McMahon was given a chance to ta'Jf after Alderman Rellley and Highland had characterised the company's threat a a bluff and of. the talk which has followed as propaganda. Mr. McMahon begged them not to hamper him in this deal. He showed them how they nearly mads him spill the beans in the Hessvlile suit by horning in. The Judge charges that the coffers of the telephone company have been opened and that the money is owing freely to thwart Ms fight against th robbers. He pointed to the fact that Hammond and Robertsdale people now have to pay toll in order to talk to eaeh other although they are within the same city limits. He showed that Hammond people must pay $1 per month for their phones than Robertsdale folk. Then he added that even if the separate exchange is established it will be a blessing to the people of West Hammond for then they can talk to points in Chicago for only 5 cents whereas they now have to pay 39 cents". Ho closed by saying that if ther will just let him alone he will beat the tricksters ef the telephone company and then the people of Hammond will eu uunt uiou gooa ana isnnrui servant." He did not complete the quotation which bids him enter into the house of the Lort. The aldermen were moved by the speech and promptly voted the attorney their confidence. As Hessvil.'e is now officially a part of Hammond the territory is talkinp about representation in the council. It was finally voted to divide the 5,01 acres into two warla with Forsythe ave. as the dividing line. Special rangements will have to be made for the election which will raise tne total number of aldermen to IS. Alderman Skufakiss raised the objection to the present condition of th lake front rark and bath house wherupon after much talking It was vot"3 to refer the matter to the park commissioner . A communication was read announcing that the Hammond Trust & Savings Bank, administrator of the estat" of Cleo Dutton who was shot and kilted recently by Officer Jack Wright, that suit for damages against the city oul1 be started soon. An ordinance was ordered drawn which will prohibit parking of cars on State and SiMey streets between tha Monon and Nickel Plate tracks. The first attempt at overriding Mayor Brown's veto was made last n!gh! and proved a eignal failure. It came when the mayor announced he could not approve the ordinance which appropriated 1500 to reimburse Contractor John D. Smith for loss abstained w-heh work was stopped on a building which he was erecting. The permit had been Issued for a "store room." when in fact the place was IntendM for a laundry. Some oie kicked anl the work was stopped. The city council approved the stoppage and th building has never been completed. Af the last meeting the aldermen voted To pay Smith f GOO to cover his losses. Bruce and Martin moved to pass it over the mayv. eto. After Heck!man had made a speech backing th mayor for the first tTme in many months, the vote was taken and Bruce Martin and Reilley stood alone. Th ordinance remains dead. The ordinance disannexlng a small tract in order to permit the paving of Columbia ave. by the county vu passed on third reading with only Martin opposing. On the waterworks matter. Mayor Brown called attention of the counc!! to the fact that they should be d elding what financing method should be employed. Skufakls made a motion in favor of the private corporation" plan which died for want of a second. Relssig then moved for the city bonding scheme. Several good political speeches were made before the vrt was taken which resulted In 12 "yas" and tw-o "nays" Heckleman and Martin. LABORERS AGREE TO RESUME WORK Another labor organization fell into line with the plan as outlined at the open meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, when the Building Trades Laborers yesterday agreed to resume work a? the old rate and accept whatever wage Judge Landis deals out for th laborers in Chicago. This makes three organisation which have reached agreements with the contractor association, the bricklayers, the plasters and laborer.
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