Hammond Times, Volume 15, Number 21, Hammond, Lake County, 15 July 1921 — Page 1

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THE -WEATHER Fair tonight and Baturdny, cept loracwbat unsettled In extreme aouth portion I not much change In temperature. Delivered by earners In Hammom. ana W. Hammond 50c Vr montu cm streets and news stands 3o iior copy. FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1921. HA MMOISTD, INDIANA VOL. XV, NO. 21. S5 ! rfs rvPfc ,(SPi i K Ss :i -J3 5 SUCK 9 ta a 11 a

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Series Of Arti:!ss Will Show How Foxy Japan Is Beguiling World. (Rll.l.I VI I INTERNATIONAL. NEWS SERUCE! toimiX. July IV J..Pn Bl" fnlly understand the c.pc of the ! -r,ed conference on l'"cic and , fr ..,.rn problem- before fommUtwS eClf to either rejection or hceep - of I-reMdent """ tion. it a. learned nulhorittttU el today. t, Inquiries to nscerta.- bb tl.. Tlrltl-h .U.d Am'rU-n Tkn pointhae been undertaken l.y Japanene -..tc-men. I- the ca.e of American. It a lc.rned to.lu,, -certain uuc- ,!,, hae hcen propounded to nnf.hlnrtoB on behalf of the Japanese rn,n,Bt. and until rv;.Ile have been received Japan will take no definite aetion While the re.t of the vror'.d l on the -verge of OUar.nli.n. Japan 1. lo-lnse not n second In bolstering every branch of her armed preparedness Duke Vnrry. start correspondent of the International Ne Service in Toklo. h. made a careful invotisatlon ,f Japan' aviation program. Kol-lowtt-: Is the first of a series of these Etoric. on what he found. EDITOR'S NOTE.) BY DUKE N. rAKRT "STAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERViCE i v.. v the I. N Service.) (Copyright, l.'-i, oy t',e TOKYO. June r.6. By Special Courier to San Francisco, July 15). Japan, if she should go to war with the United State? within the next ton years, would employ against the American naval section. aviator whose original instruction was received from British naval aviation experts who for the past v.ral montns have been arr.vins in J :' pan, win.--disarmament tall, in th. United Mat r,,n, high. While opponents or preparation measure throughout the United States gain favor for their beliefs, Japan goes "feverishly on' with preparations. H' r diplomats and statesmen, no-coinmittally agreeing that disarmament is a measure ... which lies much good. Her officials in tome cases stating Japan will .-. with favor upon such a disarmament conference as has Wn suggested, the imperial Japanese government, through Its department of the navy, is showing what will rank well along in greet national speed contests tor preparation In building and in learning. FACT TH AT M A MJ OIT. Before giving figure- lists o. Uri'-i-h e-servic m-n wh ' nave arriveri i Japan within the last year to ine.rUrt the Japanese and detailed plan.ps known ifgarding Japan-se intent'ons in naval aviation, some facts that stand out might he presented on th.- subject of Jean's latest attempt In preparation for possible war. First, British former officers, former experts and commercial designers, n-lth mechanic?, to the number of 5 positively, 74 possibly, have arrived in Japan in the last y.-ar. While not the representatives ot the government of Great Britain, it is stated with authority they have been chosen for the Japanese government by officials of the British government and this claim borne out by the fact all &re men whose work for Great Britain would make them the ones who would most likely be chosen as those best able to instruct in naval aviation and construction. Japan announced informally in 1920 that the imperial Japanese navy hoped t have seventeen divisions in naval aviation trained and ready for duty in 19?3. Fifteen of these divisions were to be the flying divisions, while, two were to be training, they are to be located as follows: Flying: Tokosuka. five; Sssabo. five, Kurs, four: Maidzura, one. Training' Kasumigaia. one; Tokosuka, one. JSOT BREAKHC; f I'STOM. Great Britain's commercial men. who send their representatives to Japan to teach and build for the Japanese are breaking no International custom by so doing. Called the "unofficial mission" of Great Britain, to Japan, the present group of naval aviation men now in this country, are In no wise different from the military mlssbon which trained the Japanese army and which came from France. The present group, which is headed by Lieutenant Colonel Meares. retired, of the British air forces, represents a business enterprise in Great Britain. Its members are findinpr employment in Japan far more lucrative than they could find in their country; they are. if recommended by the British government, received some of the good post-war treatment that is due exservice men and they are yet, in no wise, the official representatives ot Great Britain. This does not lessen the fact, r.or make less interesting to Americans the fact, that, if war were declared any time within th next ten years. American naval aviation men would s-o up against Japanese aviators whose preliminary instructions was given by America's one time ally, Great Britain.

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Sentenced To Prison For Life Indiana Harbor Man Who Beat Woman to Death Must End Days in Pen.

fSPECiAL TO THE TIMES) CROWN roiNT, Ind.. Ju'y lo. L.1T0 imprisonment was given John Levln-,-ky of Indiana Harbor by Judge Martin Smith In the Criminal court here yesterday. Ievinvky bring tried earlier n the week. His crime was one of the most atrocoils in the annals of the county. He I '..eat his iand-ladv. Katie Xalendak to j death with a chair after he had been on a protracted spree and when he was halt maddened with cheap whisky. Baili Hose Specter at East Chicago is a FleetWinged Fellow. A creditable performance on the part of the East Chicago court bailiff. Hose Specter, was registered yesterday before the eyes of the entire city hall personnel, when by clever maneuvering Mose captured single handed a .unaway prisoner. The prisoner, was George Simmons, the alleged holdup man who is charged with robbing George Keilman of Dyer of $1S0 and four new automobile tires last Saturday. July 9. Keilman identified Simmons in open court yesterday as one of the three men who robbed him last Saturday. Kae M. Royce, representing tr.c eI'endant, had Just finished his plea of mistaken identity the judge was preparing the state commitment, binding he prisoner over to the grand Jury, while the bailiff was busy writing up ther legal papers in the caee. -o jne saw the prisjner Quietly pass out f the court room without a police sccrt. neither did they see him venture out into the open air until a warhoop was heard from the hallway of the building and the bailiff was seen sprinting down Forsyth avenue in H second fashion after his prisoner, capturing him at the end of a two block da?h. Mose realizing the escape of his man might have meant ultimate disaster to his position, showed signs of distress when entering the police station with the, victim. The four automobile tires taken ir. the robbery last Saturday were found returned thl3 morning on Sergeant Makar's porch at 4013 Grapevine St., Indiana Harbor. The money has not been located as yet. L1GHTLESS That it is Just as important to have the lights on your car turned on while you are spooning with your best girl on the lonely htghways on the outskirts of the city, as it is when you are driving, is what Ivor Arvldson of Gary learned in the Gary police court before City Judge William Dunn this morning . Last night was one of those "wonderful" nights to be out with your best girl and Arvidson did not let the opportunity slip by. As a guess, the youthful lovers got tired riding and stopped by the road side, turned out the lights on the car and were "billing and cooing'" when they were awakened from thier love dream ny a sudden jolt and crash. Mr. i-e.mmes of the firm of Kelley and Semmes was driving along the roadway and falling to notice the unlighted car crashed intw the machine with considerable force. Kpithets that would not look well in print were used by both Arvidson and his girl, according to Mr. Semme3 and indignant he caused Arvidson's arrest. In the city court this morning Arvidson was fined a sum of $15 for driving his auto without lights. ONE IS INJURED A accident involving an auto ua a motorcycle occurred at Cedar street and 150th early last evening, in which Joe Welling, 5002 Magoun avenue, East Chicago, suffered a broken leg and minor injuries. He was taken to St. Margaret's hospital. Welling was driving his motorcycle west on 150th street when he ran Into the car owned by D. J. Heyden. 423 penn. avenue, Whiting, who was coming out of Cedar street. The injured man was taken to the hospital by Mr. Heyden. The auto and the cycle were both damaged to some extent. WANTED Reliable boys to carry Times routes in West Hammond, south of 134th st. Times Office. Roira 2H Hammond Bldg., Hammond.

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W C W. Hart turning hand spring as port of his daily training. C. W. Hart, recognized as the world's ?hampion long distan-e runner, is training to set a new record for the run from London to Brighton and hack, a distance f 2U6 miles. Hart is fifty-six. Something Else For Linemen Now it is Ten Thousand Dollar Aeroplanes that Get Tangled up in Wires. The Potal Telegraph Company's linemen had a new experience yesterday, when looking for " wire trouble" they found an aeroplane which had been blown from its moorings by the srtong wind, lodged in the company's wires at Haiel Crest, Hi., a few miles west of Hammond. Twenty-seven wires were mixed and broken. The aeroplane also suffered considerable damige. which caused the owner much concern. He said the machine was worth ten thousand dollars. WRIGHT TRIES FOR BAIL THE WRONG COURT Hammond Officer goes Back To Jail At Crown Point Today. Jack Wright. Hammond policman. ;ndicted for the killing of Cleo Dutton was returned tj the county J;il today after an unsuccessful attempt had been made to have him admitted to bail The hearing was heh this morning by Judge Reiter, in Room 1 of the Hammond superior court. Wright was represented by Attorney Jos. C'onroy while Prosecutor Dwiiht M. Kinder was present to oppose the granting of the order. After both sides had presented their arzumrnts. the court decide! that the matter was really out of his Jurisdiction as the statute made it obligatory for the accused to bring action in the court in which he had been !nd':ctd unless that court was in vacation. As the criminal court is continuous there will be no necessity of appealing t any other court. .t When this opinion had been expressed by Judge Reiter. Attorney r'onroy announced that the plaintiff would dismiss the action. A new petition v.i'l probably be filed in the criminal court at Crown Point. Wright, wearing his uniform, was present in the court room and a', the conclusion of the hearing accompanied a deputy sheriff back to Crown Point. I BRANDED US A FALSE ONE WASHINGTON-. July 15 Published reports of an agreement by the treasury department for the postponement for fifteen years of the accrued interest due the United States from Great Britain was branded as "totally unfounded and absolutely false" by Secretary of the Treasury T.tel'.on be-fore the senate finance committee today. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Wadsworth explained that the report read into the record in the senate by Senator Borah, republican, Idaho, recently had appeared originally in a New York newspaper. PENSION FUND DONATION The police pension fund is richer by $10 a gift from William F. Lynch. Maywood avenue. The check was given as a testimonial of appreciation for the good work done in recovering a valuable ring which had ben stolen from Mrs. Lynch. The police are very well pleased over the gift.

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iHni m nil IS M a 1 hm M U u as? I HP! Seventy-Five Colored Ledgemen From Steel City Tangled In Lawsuit In Superior Court Members of the Univers.il Negro Improvement Association, Inc., ind Africir. Communities of the World, Inc., about seventy-five strong, came to Hammond today from Gary and took charge of Room t of the Superior court. i. occasion is the effort of President Pa., terson to enjoin a bunch of insurgents from usurping the offices f-om which they have ousted him and his Iriends. The defendants in the suit are in the great majority and it was with much difficulty that the crowd could be restrained from breaking into horse laughs and boos "while their deposed president was tettifyins. Colored lawyers represented the defendants and the plaintiff had one colored attorney. Fred Crunipacker who is taking the lead for the plaintiffs is the one r'.ft in the darkness. The triaj started before Judge Reiter at 11 o'clock and up to noon only President Patteryon had been able to testily. As all of the seventy-live stood up and were sworn as witnesses the matter will probably drag along for several days. Patterson said he had been elected president by tiie membership and the "parent body" la?t May after the regular president had "resigned following his dismissal." He was to serve the remainder of the three year term but strife soon arose. He removed several officers because of insubordination and non-qualifications and the fight was on. The nryt turbulent meeting was brought to an abrupt close by the president when he saw they were about u take steps to oust him. The dissntisfied portion of the membership held a rump session and picked A. D. Williams for president. That meant trouble for the next regular meeting. Patterson wanted to occupy the rostrum and so did Williams. Patterson got their first. U was a wild fission. The Insurgents crowded around the presidential chair and uttered all sorts of threats. One of them gave him a glimpse of a knife. Another offered to throw him out for sjorne reason real violence was not Indulged In. To avoid the embarrassment of holding two lodge meetings at once the members who were sticking with Patterson decided that th others should no enjoined from usurping the lodge name and quarters and should be required to bring back the records which they had carried away. Chief Simons and his aide. Ed. Berwangcr, nailed another soft drink emporium yesterday and put it out of business for at least 30 dy. The place is at 210 Calumet avenue, and is run by Carl Stankiewics. It was raided at about 5 o'clock in the afternoon, and a quantity of colored alcohol was found. Berwanger went into the place about an hour before the raid and attempted to purchase a drink, but his well known face gave him away. He was blandly informed that it wu against the law to sell booze, and that the proprietor wouldn't think of doing it. Nevertheless Ed. didn't give up. He tried at five o'clock and met with better success. Part of the whiskey was behind the, bar. Star.kiewciz protested hia Innocense ns far as selling the stuff was concerned, but was unable to explain why h kept it in his place. He was fine 1 f ISO and given 3 days. Gust Pakagnrg). 443 May st , was also arraigned before Judge Klotn in the Hammond city court. He was found guilty of ?f ending and paid a fine of $11. " SUFFERS IN AUTO ACCIDENT Mike B L,"naif. who lives at the Lyndora hotel, suffered painful cuts on his head and arm yesterday evening when his auto crashed into the car owned by Herman Peters. 10330 Ewlng avenue. South Chicago. He was taken to St. Margaret's hospital. Peters, bad stopped his car on Summer street, a block east of Forsythe avenue, for the purpose of making an adjustment of some kind. Lena'f. who was following close behind, failed to bring hi.- car to ahalt in time. Both cars were damaged In the collision. JAPAN ASKS FOR SETTLEMENT WASHINGTON. July 15 Japan has aske-d the United States for a statement as to the scope of the proposed discussion of a Pacific and Eastern policy in the forthcomir.g disarmament conference, it was laarned officially today.

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Here are the men most prominently mentioned In connection with Irish peace r.effotiations. General Smuta is the premier of the Union of South Africa and was instrumental in securing a truce between t-ng-laud and the Sinn Fern. In the pending conferences Premier Lloyd George, Eamonn de Valera and Sir James Oaij? will be the spokesmen .Dctively for England, Sinn Fein Ireland and Ulster,

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I)llLETI.) I INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE NORTH FORK. I.. July 15. Harry G. Hemming, a New York Broker, was shot nd killed at his country home on Puck Island last night, according to reports to the Sheriff's office here today. Thtj reports stated the shooting was done by Frank Eberhart, a caretaker, who, after killing the broker, committed suicide. (HllXETIN) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON. July 15. The United States is menaced by tha disease Pellagra, which is spreading at an alarming rate, particularly in the Southern states, according to a statement issued by the Public Health Service today. (BULLETIN) t INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE PARIS. July 15. French officials today voiced opposition to any plans for a preliminary International conference in which France would not be represented prior to the disarmament met!n? in Washington. It was declared that the French interests made it necessary for this country to participate in ny negotiations regarding (he Far East as well as limitation of armaments. (BULLETIN) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERViCEl CORSICVNA. Texas, July Kv-f-Fire which started early today destroyed the bank, postoffice and several dry goods and grocerjstores in Trinidad, near here. Tflophone connections were destroyed by the fire but last reports stated that the entire business section of the town w-ts in flames . DEATH OF MRS. WARSINSKI Mrs. Eva Warsinski died yesterda.y at tho home of her daughter. Err. RI enter. 438 Mott ave . W"e.t Hammond. She is survived by a son. daughter. granddaughter ami son-in-law. The funeral services will be conducted at the homo Saturday afternoon at J j oclock and 'ouria! will tike place in OalHill cemetery, under Undertaker Xe'.dw . irection HAMMOND ENSIGN IS TRANSFERRED TO MICHIGAN MICHIGAN CITY, July 15. Ensign Samuel Hedegaard. who was in charge of the Salvation Army work ir. Hammond during the past three years, has been transferred to Jackson, Michigan. Ensign Hedegsard was formerly engaged in the work of the Salvation array in this city. He is an able leader and both here and in Hammond his efforts spelled success. Ensign and Mrs. Hedegaard were in the city this morning en route to Jackson to begin their duties there. NEW VIOLENCE IN BELFAST BELFAST. July 15. Order wag restored here today after a new outbreak of violence in which two persons were killed and more than forty wounded. The Military Curfew order is being rigidly enforced. Wm. Grant a Unionist member of Parliament, was shot through the breast during an outbreak of firing in the streets laJit night.

i X Left to right, above: Gen. Jan Christian Smuts and Prem: r Lloyd George. Below: Eamonn de Valera and Sir James Craig. (BULLETIN) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE CHICAGO. July 15. Pretty Mrs. Emma Sambolli, 19-year-old bride, stepped off a New York Central train today into the arms of Detective Sergeant McDonough. A husband she left behind in South--wick, Mass., had asked Chicago police to find her.Jack Consollnl, claiming to be her husband, was also taken Into custody. "I'd rather take care of 150 babies in an orphan asylum than go back to my hsuband," the bride told police. (BULLETIN) i INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON". July 15. Internal Revenue Commissioner Flair in a ruling today nei max "hedge" transactions in "futures" on leading cotton and grain exchanges of the country, will, under certain conditions, be accorded recognition by the government at the clore of each taxable year and wily be taken into consideration in computing taxable income. Commissioner Blair's ruling followed hearings granted leading individual dealers in cotton and grain . (BILLETIN) f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE LINCOLN". Neb. July 15. One life was lost and thousands of dollars damage executed by a cloudburst which struck Andrews, Neb.. late yesterday. according to word received here today. Hundreds of cattle were swept to death while growing crops were Inundated. Mrs. John Andrews. PO. was killed when the flood carried away her home. Her body was found lodged in a tree a half mile from her home. SLAYER OF NEW YORK : ! BROKER KILLS HIMSELF ! ' , . . j VVOmail in the CaSC Wife 01 Broker, Witnesses the Killing. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE NORTH l'OHT, I. I. July 15. Harry G. Hemming, a New York broker, was shot to dca-:i it hia wife's country home on Duck Island, four miles from here, last night, according to the police by Frank Ebrhart. a care-taker for Mrs. Hemm:ng. Eberhart then went to his own room and killed himself. The tragedy did not become known until today when the authorities set about trying to unravel several mysterious ar.tile?-, Mrs. Hemming was a witness to the k'l'ing of her husband, to whom she ha1 been married only two months. They had separated two weeks after lYi(f wedding, and. according to Mrs. Hemrrings story, the shooting was the result of her husband's attempt at. a reconciliation. He wa.- her third husband. Mrs. Hemming told the authorities that her husband had tricked her In'o driving to her island home and that when they etoppe-d on the way, telephoned to Eberhart to be ready to he'p her. When her husband tried to force entrance 'nto her home, she says EatrLart shot hirn-

Money Shortage Relieved In Hammond By Importation Of Capital. The trades' union lock-out was ovet and the contractors and workmen were ready and anxious to start on Hammond b belated building projects for 1321. Secrca of perjple were eager to build.

Everything was pet except the. nrt Important factor cf all the monry, was rot enough, was available to meei. the demand. And it has taXen Peter W. l!ejn, preaident of the First Trust & Saving bank aboot a we to take cere cf that part of the program. Mr. Meyn vran assisted In the undertaking by David T. Emery, secretary-lrtasurir cf the bank. TJNXJ3HTED CEXSIT As a result an unlimited credit is now obtainable at a low rate of interest at a time when money is tight in Hammond. Conditions were such locally that outside capital had to b brought in or building would not have had the required impetus. Tho money is coming from the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company of which Mr. Meyn's bank is the agent. At a dinner given Wcdne. day to a numbej of housing loan agents and Walter Stabler, controller of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in the Chicago Clu1. Mr. Meyn and Mr. Emery completed arrangements for the loaning of money" to Hammond builders. The plan is designed primarily for the individual home builder who can obtain a fifty per cent loan at 6 per cent interest over a period of fifteen years, three per cent of the principle to be paid every three months. TO BE TXLXXB ELSZVTSXRS The Metropolitan Life Insurance C-i. is accustomed to making big loans Tuning into tho millions of dollars and t have the vast resources of this great company made available to the little fellow who wants to buld a homo is something of which the community nay i'eel grateful. The Chicago Trust Company is th( district representative of the Metrolitan Company and the Meyn bank acta through Its agency. Hiram P. Cody, manager of the real estate department of the Chicago Trust Company is very enthusiastic about the new plan and the response of the public in Hammond will be observed by many outside men of affairs. Applications for loans may be made To the First Trust & Savings Bank who will eubrnit them To Mr. Cody. The loans will be approved anJ made by Mr. Cody. It has always boen the policy of the First Trust & Savings tank to take care of first mortgage loans. The institution has been the friend of the home builder. DENTISTS PULL TOGETHER AT THEIR L SPECIAL TO THE TIMES CEDAR LAKE. IND.. July 14 Dentists of the Northwestern Indiana Dental Association yesterday exercised their tooth-pulling right arms in a base ball game which was a rart of the annual outing. One Hammond dentist skinned the knee he uses to hold his ratients In the chair an3 there were other minor casualties but on a whole it was a successful afternoon. Whenever a fellow dentist met with a painful mishap In the games they were playing all the rest of the dentists would laugh and say: "It didn't hurt us a bit." The dentists felt entirely at-home when the bills were presented at the resort restaurants which charge 12. oo and $2.50 for chicken dinners. They would no doubt have appreciated having a little ether in the near beer but the proprietors of tiie places lacked the Belasco temperment which would have told them that a little anaesthetic was necessary to properly entertain a gro.o of dentists. There was a good deal of growling at the dinner tahle. So many drtists have poor teeth, you know. The painless diving contest was won by Dr. Ieonard J. Moran. A farmer dtntist won tho horse shoo ritehing contest . Prizes included complete sets of magazines published in 1D09 to be ru en the tab!-s in th? dental waiting rooms for the benefit of waiting patients. It is a theory of dentists that after reading some ancient periodical for an heu and a half the ratient becomes so borc'i that he doesn't much care what happens when he gets in the chair. In the tug-of-war the losing Ide of dentists kept calling "more gas, Mjible. give 'em more gas. carsarn him, hi is getting the best of me." Hammond dentists vrho won prizes are Drs. Moran, GiUis. OKoefe.- Iddings . Richards. Spitler; Hatch; Back; Frant and Bolin. AMUCK IN GARY j The call that came to the East Chij cago police station from the County i Sheriff's office to hold Sam Langford. the colored heavyweight, proved to be th- offense of reckless driving Monday morning along Gary road. Langford is charged by the Gary po-. lice of running P. J. Hinea off. Into the "ditch, causing considerable damag and with failing to stop hi car after tb aun.ident occurred.

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