Hammond Times, Volume 15, Number 32, Hammond, Lake County, 28 July 1921 — Page 8

Thursday, July 28. 1921 REVIVAL EA THAN EXPECTED

THE TIMES.

INDUSTRIAL

MEN RETUi TO WORK AT ! MANY MILLS

Sudden Pickup In Bash IndusI tries Points to Quick Return to Norma!

-Tfc!a b been toe summer of our discontent. Only few weeit ago we were in the doldrums. Th in dlistrie of this lively belt vere op-ri-ating-to Pr cent. "CV'orlcmen fifrurabled at the enforced Idleness, albeit there vii nothing to do but load the family Into the flivver and drive to tfie beach, drawing twiytincef on the t3irplus paving of those halcyon days r'f hlgrh wages that have gone never to return. lThis time la.it month, fextlemen, you would have found us disconsolate and iff at case. Inclined to "view with apprehension" and susceptible to alarms. f--t that Lake county had for a moment abandon- faith in Itr- ultimata future, but rather that- It was uncertain as to Its Immediate future. la fad those emineot roen who gather abound the mahogany tables in the presidents' office ' of out banking houses were Inclined to the belief that Prosperity would be abaent otil the spring of next year, t' Short Oa Pm Area'. ('.One thing may be said o: the Tndtana CaJutnet region. We are sincere. There is no false optimism, feather its leaders are given to cautin and to moderate predictions based or past performances, general conditions and logical sequence. Ttf cities of this district are not of the inush. foon type, built solely on enthusiasm. hjs hope, faith and charity. They '.ack the boasting spirit of the west whieh. after all, may he a virtue. There in civic pride aplenty, but it Is sot expressed la astheros of rapture. The district is too ftmly grounded to necessitate hallelujah choruses and tram? peters. If anything-, it is under-pre agented. We admit then to having resigned

ourselves to a long period of 'readjustment. In fact, we baan talking about it long before it came, ' Knew it Wu Cooalnc. The demobilization of the vast army of munition makers and war provenders must come sooner or later. A hundred thousand men were working lc industries that normally employed half that number. They came Into the region every morning from Chicago and other cities' on . long suburban trains- ' The bousing was taxed beyond capacity, beyond all hope of relief. Thousands of negroes were brought from the south. Now they are gone. Our recovery depended entirely upon the business conditions' of the nation and its tre?e relations. Tb farmer in Grant or Johnson county must prosper if the Calumet region Is to boom. And the farmer in Grant or Johnson county cannot enjoy affluence while m-e are Idle. Agriculture and industry are arms of the same body. JiormmlmtdT la Ker Lake county rrtacbed the crast of the hill sooner than its optimists hoped- The rift In the clouds came ten days ago. Today there is a general feeling that the return to normalcy is more a matter of weeks than months. There Is ample reams for good cheer. The Standard Steel Car company at Hammond has started work on the repair of 1.000 box cars for the Erie railroad and the building of all-steel coache for the fi'ew York Central Lines- All departments of the plant are at work. Wages have been reduced to pre-war basts and the readjustment at this plant Is complete. It is mid on good authority that the standard steel Car company has orders that will cause r-fa ploymeut of hundreds of workmen within the next thirty days. It Is running at 40 per cent at present. j

The American Car Manufacturing of Hammond will reopen AugMSt ' 1 with a force of 800 men, having received a substantia! car repair order from o;e of the big railroads that is friendly to this region. President Joyce of the American Car & Manufacturing compuy returned from New York this week with the announcement that he had landed the order. He la one of the region's most energetic "Go-Getters." East CnicAgo llrlvbtema. The American Tank Car corporation's plant, at East Chicago, has reopened with a force of 1.400 men and has orders which will keep it on the upgrade for a year. The Inland Steel plant, at' Indiana Harbor, Has resumed operation of it? sheet mills and flred up another blast

furnace. A month aero it was report

ed the Inland would close Indefinitely. That dancer haa passed. Good Siews tT QarT. Tie American Sheet & Tlnplate plant at Gary, a subsidiary' of the United States Steel corporation. Sred up twelve hot roil 2,s and eight sheet mills Monday. Th parent Industry the Gary S(eel work -U picking up and showing signs of a general revival. The wage readjustment Is practically completed. In some plant? in the region common labor is being paid 30 cents an hour as against K ta J7 day during the. war. Thirty cents 1? considered low level 1 and It U not believed advisable to go below that flsrure. Bulldln fteUa Vp. The building contractors have ended their lock-out and building trades are back at work on thevregion's building program. Visiting editor will see a surprising number of building's is process of erection. Living costs in the Calumet region have been lowered approximately forty per cent in the pat' year.' Houses that rented tor $60 and $70 a month are

now procurable at $3$ and 140 while work-man's cottages are back to 115 and ISO a month instead of nearly twice that rental in UJ0. Merchants have made their reductions in practically all lines' of merchandise. Expert See ChaaKe. Regarding the revival of industry, Arthur Evans, the Chicago Tribune exT pert, had the following article la recent issue of that newspaper: "Basic Industries, hardest hit by the business slump, are showing signs of recovery. Key Industries in the Calumet region have begun to revive to a noticeable degree. The railroads now appear ready to spend money, at .least to a moderate degree, following the potential $400,000,000 a year saving through the wage reductions ordered by the United States railway labor board. "The Illineis Car & Equipment company of Hammond. Ind-. has aecured a large railroad repair order In the east, and will re-ope-n' Au- 1 with em. ployment for 800 men indefinitely. The Standard Steel Car company of Hammond also lias new orders necessitate Ing the employment of additional men. The significance ofthe reviving activities In car building and repairing Is seen in the fact that of all groups of industries jnirveyed by the bureau of labor statistics at Washington, this industry in June had sustained the largest percentage of loss 'in employment. Compared with a year ago. the plants had laid oft 4J per cent of their workers, and many more were on part time.

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Mrs. J. M. Ehrlich arriving at her farm in her ambulance and feeding1 the animals who rush to meet her. Up at Millwood. N. Y., there is a little farm that caters only to the wants of aged, helpless or otherwise unfortunate animals. It is supervised and was founded by Mrs. J. M. Ehrlich, who is also president aiJ founder of the Horse Aid Society of New York. She has a reputation throughout the world as one of the jeatest living humanitarians. Since the war ended 6he has taken under her care many horses that served in the conflict and were either injured or mi"4 homeless.

"Steel also is picking up. At East Chicago the 6heet mills at the Inland Steel company opened Monday at capacity, it was reported- At Gary twelve hot mills an eight sheet mills of the American Sheet and Tlnplate company were put into operation, and the rail mill of the Indiana Steel company began speeding up.' Business men regard these are the most cheer

ing signs displayed aince spring", for steel And iron, one of the last industries hit by the depression last year, have been about the slowest to recover. "It has been Sat on its back, the Industry as a whole operating on a basis estimated at between 20 to 30 per cent of normal capacity the lowest mark, as a whole, it has struck la any year

sdmse tao twat!tb century started. Production baa ' been at tbe rate o; about one-half that tn IBII.'la finished rolled steel product. The output: for some time has been accounted far below present consumption, and the theory has been that the industry would Start to pick up when accumulations of stocks, which have piled up by reason of the drop is forelg-n trade, were reduced. lUwcrv Hoard More Cfctcj fui. "Another cheerful note was sounded by the federal reserve board in it index number of ninety wholesale price quotations for representative commodities In international trade. Compared witbprioes in Ull. ail these commodities as a whole in June' were 83 per cent higher than in pre-war days. They declined 3 per cent from the mark in May. "The reserve board's members ahow that goods produced are 41 per cent higher than In 1913; 'good Imported are only 3 per cent higher; good exported ' are 33 per cent birher. 1 Baw material are St per cent above the 1913 prices; producers' goods are 40 per cent higher; consumers' goods are 44 per cent above tie 1913 averageall at -whole sale."

ALIENS ARE RULED

one liner to te the -goat." have her entar Xerw -york Harbor and try to land, ber alien passengers. Then, if these were ordered deported, an appeal would be taken, nder this scheme, and thus by the time the legal squabbling were ended. August 1 would bave come around. The White Star Unrr Adriatic was Mentioned as a suitable "goat ship" by the proponents of this plan. She 1 due late tomorrow evening and If selected to make the test will dock Triday morning. Tbe Greek line steamship Megall Hellas, with 960 passengers, due late this afternoon, has been ordered to steam about in circles outside the three mile limit with 130 American citizens aboard will chafe under the order.

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nrreNTioNAL'Ktws sjsvicii XBW YORK. July . 3 A situation unique in American Immigration Commissioner Husband, that air ships carrying aliens from countries whose

quota of Imjailrejit for July baa beenj

Mjwiieiw ujvii taae paca swea aliens to their ports of embarkation.' To circumvent this drastic measure Shipping lines promptly flashed radio instructions to a good sized number of vessel due to dock here within the next 48 'hours to cruise about outside the three mile limit until August 1. when the new monthly quota of alien can be landed. This, however, would cause untold inconvenience to the cabin passengers who expect the arrival scheduled to be maintained. In view of this, ope plan 1 said to have been suggested ; select

JINTEMATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 CHICAGO. July J8 The Staters At. torney' office was called upon by Coroner Peter Hoffman to investigate the mysterious death of Fred Kolze. the wealthy resident of Schiller Fark. III., in whose body, post mortem examination revealed, was enough arsenic to kill a number of persons. Mrs- Frieda Denner, housekeeper fT Kolse. since the death of his wife, will be questioned by the State. At the same time the Coroner annouced he would have the body of Mrs. Dener's husband, who died eight years aso, exhumed late this afternoon. Denner is said to have died suddeuly after he had remonstrated with hi wife because of Kolse' alleged attentions to her. Authorization for the exhuming of the body of Mrs. Mary Kolje, wife of the Schiller Park man. also will be asked. A packge of Paris Green, about onethird empty, was found on arafter. in the hay mow on the Kolxe farm by detective sent to question Mrs. Denner. Coroner Huffman said the Pari Green mig;ht account for the arsenic found in Kolze'a body. Three other sacks of white poyder were found in the hay mow. These will 'be analysed by the Ceroner's office.

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Last 2 Days of our Great July Clearance Sale Fashionable Novelties in Oxfords and Pumps !PKgl jjggisl Values to- $8 reduced to

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Smart White Buck Oxfords ancj Strap Pumps. Also White Buck Oxfords and Pumps with patent colt and tan calf trimmings. Al! have military heels. Every woman and girl will want a pair of this high-grade footwear at this exceptionally low price.

July Clearance Bargains that Merit Attention Every Item at Rock Bottom Prices

Children's White Play Shoes and Mary Jane Pumps $1.00 Good quality white canvas, elk soJes. Suitable for boys and girls fine play shoes. Sizes 5 to 1 1 and 1 1 12 to 2. Misses' Strap Pumps $3.49 Our best grade patent colt and tan calf. Regular price $4.50. Sizes 11! to 2. A great bargain at this low price. Women's White Shoes $1.00 Fine white reign cloth. Suitable for girls or women. Shoes that sold for $5.00. Very special at this price, $1.00. Children's Play Oxfords and Barefoot Sandals $1.50 $1.75 $2.00 Brown willow calf, "Sinbac welts, nature toes. Comfortable and serviceable.

Misses' Strap Pumps $2.69 Brown kid and black patent leather, with strap. Sizes 1 1 Vi to 2. A good quality. Misses' Brown Oxfords $293 Brown calf, welt soles. Very serviceable quality. Regular price, $4.00. Sizes 11! to 2. Women's White Strap Pumps $2.49 Good quality white canvas, high and low heels. All sizes. Regular price, $3.00. Women's Pumps and Oxfords $2.69 Good quality patents, and black and brown kid Discontinued lines. Exceptional values. Not all sizes.

lfens Oxfords, $5 pr.

Snappy styles for the young man, in the new French and saddle strap models. Also black calf in the English model. Values to $7.85. July Clearance, $5. Men's Shoes. $5 pr.

Brown calf and black glazed colt shoes. Wide, medium and narrow toes. HJany have rubber heels attached. Shoes that sold regular at $7.85. July Clearance at $5.00.

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