Hammond Times, Volume 15, Number 39, Hammond, Lake County, 5 August 1921 — Page 6

AGE SIX THE TIMES. Fridav. Ausrust 3. 1921 OPERA TlOh Ski JZlV&l VL

INDUSTRIAL DEPRESSION

Amount ofBuiiding inHammond For Six Years Surprises Business Men

Despite - th Industrial depression and the recent building tradea lockout, 1321 promises to be one of Hammond's banner years In building. Including Che half million dollar school building prcgrram, the aggregate cost of the, building operations to date this year la $1,860,464. For the first six months of the year the total building as shown by the records In the office of BuildinR Commissioner Henry Vis was $1,206, S10 as egainst $1,120,464 for the cu'espnoding period of 1920 which was the greatest building year in the city's history. More money was invested in buildings the first six months of this year than was spent in 1914. 1315, 1315 and 1317 or any year previous to 1314. The f.sjures follow: Year Total Building 1314 ...$1,039,250 1915 , 879373 1916 v 970. 9SP 1017 1. 158. 378 1318 2.274.296 1919 2.223.S2S 1320 2,256.960 1921 ..(First six months) 1,206,510 Three hundred and twenty-six permits were issued up to the first or

July this year as against 226 the ti half of last year, an increase of 100 permits. The comparison of money invested in dwellings, business buildings and repairs follows: First Six ilonths 1921 1920 New dwelling's $579,100 $304,250 Repair dwellings ... 33.950 32.759 New business bldgs. . 513.300 682,800 Repair business bldgs 32,800 32.000 Garages - 62,310 61.625 Building Commissioner Vis' report for the first six months of this year follows: Repair Dwellings Dwelgs. January $ 33.300 $ 3.800 February 113,800 2.000 March 76.000 6,750 April 156.500 rt).60O May 66.500 t.tnr June 131,100 5.000 1921 579.100 33,950 1320 304.250 32,789 Building Permits January 20 $ T3.60 Ferbruary 3? 135.70 March 53 525.40 April '..81 246.25 May 50 115.00 June v- 7S 190.80 1921 325 1,293.75 1920 226 1,185.30 Permits issued tv past few days are as follows: Bungalow. 651 Eaton street, cost $1500; H. H. Harding. Brick cottage, 842 Summer street; $4,000; J. Urar.ayrch. Store building 499 Morton avenue; $7,000; G. Eiabialas. Brick veneer dwelling, 562 Becker street; $5000; M. A. Pay!;. Brick cottage $5,000; A. Kussy. Frame cottage 1187 Madison street; $4,000; Chas. Scott. Cottage 429 Drackert street, $5,000. Store 272 Calumet avenue; $7,500"; Chaa. Scott. Store building, 243-45 State street, $18,000; Vosner and Throop. Cottage 455 Highland street; $5,000; Vosner and Throop. Cottage. Lake avenue. $5000; I. Shaweroff. Cottage, 636-150th street, $3,000; Leo Pudto. Store building, brick, 885 Calumei avenue, $20000. E. Vlrich. Cottage 473 Lyon street; $5,000; E. Ulrich. Cottage, 469 Lyon street; $5000; E. IHrich. Remodeling De Luxe Theater $2000.

BY A. O. HATWARD STAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERVICE WASHINGTON. Aug- 5. Secretary of the Treasury Meilon has failed today to convince congress that new taxes are necessary to care for government needs during the present and next fiscal year. His plea for another quarter 'of a

than ih- committee decided some time apn s-houM lie raisi-d Ly internal taxes. Chairman Madden, tf the house ap-

t-iopiiations committee, who folio

Secretary Mellon before the ways ana means cinimilte, insisted that the secretary had not cut 1.:.- estimates to the bone even in the revised state

ment, and that Kreater amounts can

billion dollars apparently fell on deaf be gavej through economies and larger

SEIZE BEER AND TRUCK DRIVER MICHIGAN CITY. Ind.. August 4. Chief of police Haller and Detective Schioma seized the driver of a truck and a case of beer at the rear of the Sheets place on north Franklin street. The truck belongs to the Atlas Brewing company of Indiana Harbor. The driver, who gave his name as J. A. Lawless was held In Jail pending the arrival of Prosecuting Attorney Rowley and is

wed i to be arraigned at 5 o'clock In the

city court. Lawless claims the seized beer is nean-beer. He delivered a truck-load in Michigan City July 15th for which he collected $5.00 a case. Today he collected $2.25 for each case delivered, acting under Instructions of

ears for republican leaders in the

house are Just adamament today an ever that no additional levies will be made. The democrats are frankly gleeful over the situation and they are already palnning to make political capital out of the "republican promise to decrease taxes." Congressional elections are already looming on the political horizon. Forced by criticism of the ways and means committee to revise his estimates of expenditures and receipts made some days ago, Mellon has lopped off many millions of expenditures. He further admitted that with economies and a saving of $250,000,000 in appropriations tho treasury can get along with $3,370,000,000 from internal revenue, which Is only 70,000,0ff0 more

sums realised fr'm salvage and collection of back taxes than the secre-

j tory is willing to admit.

House republican leader Mondell, voicing the sentiment of a maojrity of the members of the house, is out in open condemnation of taxes proposed by Mellon on postage stamps ana Dank cheeks and will agree to an automobile tax only should such be found necessary by the ways and means committee . "The country demands a lifting not a shifting of the tax burdens." Mondell said. The committee beileves that there can be large reductions in appropriations by congress particularly for the army and navy if an armament limitation is agreed on by the nations of the world.

his employers', he said. This beer or near-beer has been retailing over the bars at 50 cents a bottle, the police say.

KILLED BY A FREIGHT TRAIN Word was received in Gary yesterday bearing the sad news of the death of Walter Bozar 19 years old, 45th ave. and Cleveland street, who was klllad at Columbus. Neb., when hit by a freight train. He was on his way to California in search of employment, when the accident occurred. He la a son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bozar and was well known.

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BROWN WON'T GO TO MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERV1CE1 LONP'.'N, Aug. 5. Walter L. Brown,

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE NEW YORK. Aug. 5. The stock, market closed heavy today. Tnere was no important change in trading conditions in the last hour although a

lew issues ere in aemanu to .has declined the Soviet's invitation to shorts in the last few minutes of busi i gp to Mofcow to di.,cuss in jetail the

plans and conditions of America's help to the starving disease-ridden millions of the interior. Director Brown said today that he was only going to Riga and would not enter Russia proper unless something unforeseen develops. Headquarters for the distribution of American food, clothing and medicines will be established at Riga. According to present plans the supplies at Riga will be taken over by the Soviet which will distribute them thru agencies created at Moscow. In that event no American Relief Workers will go behind the Russian frontier.

ness and rallied slightly from the low-.

est range of the aftfrnoon. Mexican Petro after selling at 104 H moved to 105 and general asphalt also had a fractionar lrecovery. Great Northern' preferred continued in supply and held down to a new low for the day Just before the close. Other issues moved within a narrow range. Government bonds unchanged; railway and other bonds strong. Total sales for the day were 469,300 shares; bonds $10,557,000.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE NEW YORK, Aug. 5. Stocks, close? American Fdy 124 American Steel Fdy 26 American Tel. and Tel 10554 Baldwin Locomotiva 7"H Bethlehem Steel iihi General Electric 113H Lackawanna Steel 33',Lehigh Valley 52 Mexican Pete 105 Mldvale Steel 24 H Pure Oil 26 Rail Steel Springs 77 Republic Steel 46'i Texas Co 34S V. S. Steel 74. We-stinghouse 44 Willys Overland 6 Sinclair Oil 20

CHICAGO LIVE STOCK. HOGS Receipts. 34.000; market, uneven, 3575c lower; bulk, $8.85!3 10.90; top, $10.90; heavy weight, $9.65 10.40; medium weight, $10 . 15 G 10.90;

light. $10.6010.90. j CATTLE Receipts, 4,000; market j steady. Beef Steers Choice and! prime, $9 . 5 Q 10 . 25 ; medium and good, I $7.503'9.50; good and choice, $S.90 10.25; common and medium, $3.50g 8.90. Butcher Cattle Heifers, $4.00,

8.75; cows, $3.50g7.P0. SHEEP Receipts, 11,000; market

steady to 25c higher. Lambs: (84 lbs. ! down) $8.7511 .00; lambs: culls and j

common, $5.00(8 8.50; yearling wethers. $6,005 8. 30. CHICAGO PltODlTE. BETTER Receipts. 7,576 tubs; creamery, extra, 42c; firsts, 37 41c. EGGS Receipts. 7.614 cases; miscellaneous, 2829c; ordinary firsts, 24 27c. LIVE POULTRY Turkeys. 30c; chickens, 2228c; springs, 27528c roosters, 18c; geese, 1418c; ducks, ? (J26c.

POTATOES Receipts, 44 cars: Mls! sourl, $2. 25-52. 50; Kansas. $1.50-51.85;!

CIRCULAR LANDS MICHIGAN CITY MAN fTNTERN AT TONAL NEWS SERVICE Buffalo, n. y.. Aug. . a police circular, sent out by the Detroit police, led to the arrest here of Felix Habinowskl. 49. who is wanted in the Michigan City, Iud., on the charge of murdering his wife, Marth, and seriously wounding his daughter, Lilliaji, In their home, June 23. last. Detectives found Habinowskl In the Erie county penitentiary, to which he

was sentenced on a charge of carrying a revolver. Habinowski Is said to have admitted shooting his wife and daughter. He told Detective Captain Newton he was drunk at the time. A Detroit detective will take Habinowski back .

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Fresh Eggs Per Dozen 34c

Fine Granulated Sugar, CCr 10 lbs JJ Pure White Lard, ACr 3 lbs UC Best Creamery Butter, A C per lb OC Our Very Best Breakfast OO Coffee, per lb Fancy Peaberry Coffee, OCper lb. iOC Calumet Baking Podwer, O f Mb. can ..OUC Libby's Best Red Salmon, large cans, 3 for 93c, Q C per can OUC Medium Red Salmon, Cfl 3 large cans J Z DELIVERY

Fancy White Potatoes, ATc per peck Campbell's Baked Beans, O C 2 cans Fancy Sweet Corn, OQ 3 cans for Fancy Free Stone Peaches, heavy syrup, large cans, Qftr 5 for Monarch Sliced Pine- 7 O apple, 2 large cans. . . Heinz Macaroni, OC2 large cans JJ Heinz Spaghetti, OC 2 large cans ....... Live Poultry Hens, per lb 30c Springs, per lb 36c DELIVERY

ARREST OF DEPUTY SHERIFF MURDERER IS SOUGHT HERE Affidavits and a fugitive . warrant were issued from Prosecuting Attorney Dwight M. Kinder's office yesterday, for the arrest and apprehension of Frank Graham who stands charged with the murder of Deputy Sheriff J. W. Burke, of the city of TaJladega. Talladega county in the state of Alabama. p Graham Is colored and is describeas weighing from 190 to 210 pounds; has big eyes, thick lips and round face A large gash over his right wrist will help the authorities to identify him. He is 27 years old.

SAYS HUSBAND CHOKED AND KICKED HER; WANTS DIVORCE Carey Temple didn't mind goincwithout her . meals or taking beating.which her husband. Herbert Temple, cfc.-ninistered with great skill, fvjt. when he kicked her out of bed one nisht and compelled to s-pend the remainder of the nisht in another part of their house, she decided married life was no joke. Carry has filed a suit for divorce in the Lake Circu.t court, charging her husband with cruoi and inhuman treatm. nt. She asks for an absolute divorce an . the custody of their child, Herbert, who is two years of age. Kinder and Draper cf Gary, rcjrpent Mrs. Temple.

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Best Peaberry Coffee, 4 lbs. 89c, per lb. .

Yuban Coffee, very spe- OQp cial, per lb

Sugar, 10 lbs.

Best Creamery Butter, per lb Fancy Blue Rose Rice, per lb Michigan Navy Beans, per lb Fancy California Lima Beans, per lb

P. & G. Naptha Soap, lObars

Lighthouse Soap, lObars

Root Beer Extract, per bottle

63 c 45c 5c 5c 9c 59c 53 c 10c

FRESH BAKED COOKIES Fig Bars. I Cn per lb IOC

Vanilla Wafers, per lb , Chocolate Creams, per lb ,

Lemon Snaps, per lb.

Graham Crackers, per lb

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Buckeye Malt and Hops, "T C per set 3t

Puritan Malt and Hops, T C

100-POUND SACK OF MIXED CHICKEN FEED OA Special at x).Z)

Try today oar own South Shore Brand Malt Extract of pure barley, Bohemian "style. Satisfaction guaranteed.

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Manor House Coffee, special, per lb Heinz Apple Butter, Mb. jar

Heinz Pork and Beans, No. 2 can Snider's Catsup, large botde Nutro, per can

Kellogg's Corn Flakes or 1 f Post Toasties, pkg ...

Karo Syrup, 2 cans for

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U. S. Mail Soap, 1 0 bars for

P. &. G., Fels Naptha and Kirk's Flake Soap, EiQr 10 bars for JZJ Grandma's Washing Pow- OCp der, 16 pkgs iUC

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We Handle a Full Line of FRESH AND SMOKED MEATS Fresh Lean Pork Roast, OCp per lb

Best Pot Roast, per lb

Spring Chickens, young OQfries, per lb

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