Hammond Times, Volume 15, Number 43, Hammond, Lake County, 10 August 1921 — Page 1

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THE WEAIHEB Fnnettled weather i1h thnnderhnm tonltcht and In tujutli portion Tkumdoyi cofllfr Thursday and n north portion tonight. Delivered ty Cimsri in H amnion, and W. Hammond 5oc pei xuoatn on (treats and news utanris 3o per copy. VOL. XV, NO. 43. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 10, 1921. HAMMOND, INDIANA 11 ft Hi Iv

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500 Gal. RYE MASH IS FOUND

'mportant Find Made By Dry Agents In Laporte County liAPORTE. Ind., Aug. 1?. rive hundred gallons of rye mash, half a dozen gallons of "million proof" moonshine, three copper stills varying In capacity from two to forty gallons, colls. hogsheads, barrels, oil stoves, charcoal in short, the most complete still equipment thus far taken In the county, and the second largest haul, were confiscated or destroyed yesterday i7 Federal Offlcr Ed Berwarger cf Hammond and Prosecutor Earl Rowley and deputies from this city. They belong to Andrew Slgenkowskl, a Bohemian, sixteen years over, who Uvea on the Homer Decker farm a mile east and half a mile north of SprlngrllU. The five officers came upon Andrew and his family shortly after the chords were completed this morning- Three small children of a family of seven, all under ten, were not yet awake. A cousin of Slgenkowski's wife was on the farm. He had been there sine" "last tomorrow night." No one knew anything about any hc-:e. Absolutely not anything. A short search revealed a few quarts o. white liquor in a Jug In the house, and a search of the farm yard soon re--, eaied the distillery located in the r-ar of the barn. Andrew ci idently believed in complete equipment. In one corner was a huge fortygall'.n still, tubing connected with co'ls running into a fifty-gallon barit I . The walls of the room were lined with similar barrels, ten In number, all filled to the top with rye mash, almost ready, according to Berwar.ger. for the distillation process. The bis copper vat was heated by a four-flame kerosene stove. A huge glass container similar to that in which acids are shipped, was nearly full of purr white liquor. The man has gone one better than most other3 in the game, having first run his product through eharcoal to remove all or part of the fuse! oil. PAGEWT Or PnOGRE". In another corner of the shed wara smaller copper vessel, with about a twenty-gallon capacity. Its cover with the goose neck was funJ In the sranary. full of sacks of rye sugar. And in the house a sma ar.' one was found comp!te. capacity abou; two or three gallons. Evidently business has warranted an increase in the machinery of production. Samples of the rye mash were taken, and then ;igenkowsk! and his wife's cousin, by reque.st, dumped the ten barrels or. the floor of the shed. It made a pool fix inches deep, that eventually flowed through the sides of the building and ran In a broad stream, only eventually to melt into the sand of the garden adjacent . Accompanied by one of the deputies Andrew and his cousin loaded stills and other paraphernalia on a farm wagon and drove them to l'u" city. They will be destroyed after a ten day period. Slgenkowski says he has been making the stuff only about two weeks, and that In all, he has sold but six gallons at six dollars a gallon. These went to six different pi".people, he says, but he states some got only a quart. His arithmetic is apparently at fault. Rowley thinks. His sales have been t" Michigan City mert. according to his op'n!en. He doesn't know their names. l.erwanger is convinced that there has been a daily run of possibly fifty gallons, end as the federal man handles ab'.ut twenty-flve similar eases a week in Lake county, h's opinion is probably worth something. m:ji viki Knw. The James Yuk! farm is a short mile away across the fields. Tukt's place yielded the largest still of the founty. rl" is back trorn a ninety lay farm sentence. The officers stopped f-.r a drink of water. Yukl was home and not at all larking in cordiality. "You one dam fool. Mist Rowley." he told the prosecutor as he left. "I make you offer of six hundred dollars if y-u let me go, and you only get seventy-five In fees. You ain't no business man." The states attorney laughed. "I wouldn't try It any more, Jim. You can't beat the game all the time." "Sure wish we had a prosecutor like you In Lake county." Berwanger remarked as the party left. "We'd show these foreigners a few things." EIGHTEEN OIL WELLS ARE AFIRE rrNTESNATICNA' NEAS SERVICE! COPENHAGEN, Aug. 10. Eighteen Naptha wells are aflame on the outskirts of Baku, in the heart of the rich Cacasus oil fields and the inhabitants of the neighboring villages are in flight, fearing a general conflagration, said advices from Moscow today. The burning of the wells in the ll'aku fields wil! intensify the winter lutl shortage In Southeastern Russia-

TAXPAYERS MUST PAY 1661,830.60 IN 1922 GRAVEL ROAD BONDS

County Auditor George M. Foand Gives Out Figures For Coming Year. r 5 p E C I A L TO THE TIMES! CROWN POINT. INP.. Aug. 10 Lake ocunty taxpayers must pay J56 1 .S90.6 " !n 13;i for grave! road bonds and Interest. The recapitulation follows: Bonds Due Interest Pur Township May 15 May 15 North J102.SflO.O5 $3S. Calumet 76. 209.01 14.49926 Ross ,. 7.534.53 1.463.97 Center 12.416.SS 4,353.95 West Creek 9.674 97 7.075.71 Cedar Creek .. S, 012. 43 4.945.42 Eagle Creek .. 4.405.00 2.936.09 Winfleld 4.726.25 1.529.24 Hobart 24.449.65 f. 165. 90 Hanover 4.S03.00 914. 5g Bonds IXie Interest Due Township Nov. 15 Nov. 15 North $102. 00. "5 J 21, 266. 46 Calumet 76. 209.00 12,779.63 Koss ... 7.534 55 1.294.44 St. John 5.62S.73 9R9.53 Center 12.416.e8 3.157.04 West Creek 9.674.DT 2.942.90 Cedar Creek ... S. 012. 43 2,250.21 Eagle Creek . . . 4.405.00 1.1R0.73 Winfleld 4.726.25 1.194.23 Total, Bonds and Interest due in 1922: North $265. 749. M Calumet 179. 696. S9 Koss 3 7.S27.51 St. John 13.362 S4 Center 32.444.23 West Creek I3.3GS.sr. Kagle Creek 23.220.6l Winfleld 12.473.97 HamuT 11,327.0? Total $iol,S30.6i" STOLEN WES RECOVERED AT DOLTON stolen gcids. representing a motley array and valued at over $1,000, v. as recovered yesterday afternoon from hiding places In Dolton, 111. hy I. II. FS. railroad detectives who for months have been trying to run down a banc of thieves known to be stealing from trains. Five, men are under arrest an! several more may be taken at any time. Lorin Meginnis, Gust S-hu'.tz, Stanley Smythe. Arthur Reynolds and free! Reynolds ail of Dolton are the met taken Into custody. They were bookec iri larceny charges in the West Hammond police court . Judge Kowalskt will h'ar the cases next Tuesday morn ing at 10 o'clock. All are out on bonds. The Belt police assisted by Chief of Police Joe Nitz of West Hammond wh' is alxo a constable of Thornton town'hip mad the arrests yesterday afte i-arch warrants had brought to llsrh" 'arge quantities of stolen articles. Chic' that the merchandise recovered is only that the mtrchandise recovered is on!, a small part of what was stolen. Stat" ir.rnts made by Meginnis bca- him ouThe articles include, elet-rlc motor". ; ap: underwear; overalls; cigars: hristmas tre decorations; chewing to b-icco: automobile tires, shoes, electri.rwoepers; autimobdle epcedometer.-: notometers, linrns and tire rumps; pip" wrenches, monkey wrenches; collapsi We drinking cups: complete ?ts of oo!s ard scores of sma-'ier artie'.es. Meginnis cor.f-.s'd t" pa rtir ipa t In r ;n the robb-rles . The first was com flitted In February. He furnished thautomobile and was accompanied J1' "chulrz. Smythe and a man named Ber nard Furch who lias not beep, arrest od . They dr"ve to the Pen ; sylvan in -ailroad right-of-way near T.lack On): here Tiurrh and Sehultz left the rnr with the intention of bearding a fr'Mcih' train to throw oee merchand'se. Smythe and Meginnis waited at B!ac Oak and later drove arrip" into Illi nois to x point w hich had iv " designated along the railroad. I here they found their two pals with 100 boxes of underwear. Each box contained from two to six suits. They were divided equally. Meginnis says he gave part of his share to his brother and the rest was Molen from his garage several days later. Another trip yielded an automobile load of oeral!s. Meginnis picked out a couple of pairs and sold the balance of his share to a ragman f..r $5. Since then frequent robberies have been committed . RAILROADS ARE DEFIED INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! CHICAGO. Aug. 10 Defying the railroads to re-establish the piece works syrtem of shop work, represen tatives of the federated shop, crafts of j ,3 t-astern railroads today declared that an immediate walkout would follow orders by the United States railroad labor board sanctioning either the piece work system or abolishing time and a half for overtime.

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fSPECi. TO THE TIKES! SOUTH CHICAGO. Aug. 10. Maj. Henry W. Lee, of the Iiliana commission, today received the following telegram from Congressman Will R. Wood of Indiana : Iiliana Harbor resolution was introduced and referred to the committee on rivers and harbors. Will mail you copy as soon as it is printed. WILL R. WOOD. Major Lee says the plan was to have the resolution introduced jointly in the House and Senate, and he believes this has been done. JUDGE NORTON LINGERS I00L0NG;MTI0N0FF Lake County Lawyers Slip One Over on the Last Day of Court. tSPEC'Al. TO T4E TIMES! CROWN" POINT, Ind., Aug. 10. Judge Miles K. Norton was the last ! the civil courts in Lake county ailojurn for a vacation. The superioi courts In Hammond and lary were closed. And Judge Norton was winding-up a number of minor cases, clearing the docket fur the fa!l term. And then Attorneys In Hammond. Gary and Eajt Chicago became cognizant of thf fact that Judge Norton's court was still open. The day before he intend ed leaving Crown Point for the old homestead In Michigan they bega flecking to the county courthouse with n!l sorts of law suits. It locked like a government land office. Result: Judge Norton's vaoattop lasted exactly a week. He came back yesterday to take care of the business that piled up the last day. "It's all right." said Judge Norton, laughing. "The boys slipped one ov. r on me, that's all." WEEKLY LUNCHEON Hammond Klwanlans were treated tc another splendid talk yesterday at their -cpulur weekly luncheon when M.il William T. Morgan of Chicago, sp"-.,, 'o them. Major Morgan is a veteran f the last two r? and is a re.M American, and for this reason lie has given up more lucrative employment :o fight for what he believes Is r creat cause, namely, the treatment o' ' h fore.lgner in America. Major Morgan said that. In his opnion, the foreigner in this country of'"rs one of our fundamtntal problemh solving of whirli is up to evr "nmunity and every individual, ra'l thn the government. He pointed out that the alien ha j ""rn criticized and misrepresented e- r, - ' rce he first canie our shores a..! 'ad always ben loe,krd do- n -, 'Pago, ,1 "Chink" s.ntl a "Wo' 1 -'vmed that lhr,e men were tr(!.-'i c?itit!ed to klndnes and considerat i -n '-om Americans as is a natie b'rn citizen . "Out of every hundred who land '" America, but two per cent come fo"my bad purpoi-e. The rest come to better their economic cond" Ion," sa!-: ajor Morgan. ""u- gr'-.t raiiwav b-idg's, tunn'lj; cana's; b-j,! lints: an i n fact cvr-rvth'rg in Am'r.ca w! i -, t. progrssive and which Is construe, 'ed by human l.'lmr. represents ifr wat and the backache of millions of f'Trlgn born people. The remcd--- for th's condition is to 'eeat t!,e foreigner as an cua!. ?h",''in that you respect him, at;,! his reppcr.se will b" rapid and plrnirc. '".'e have to contend with, th" "h world itardard which he has brought w! him. We should break up our Little Italys. Uttle Pnains and all colonies where the mother tongue is sti; spoken and make Americans out of t!ies--people. All that is necessary ! to trat them as equals as you would like to he treated In a foriegn land." The silent boost, a box of stationarydonated by P. J. Mann, was won by Norman Bridge. KILL MEMPHIS COP MEMPHIS, TEN.V., Aug. 10 p. A. Carraway ,a policeman, was killed early today by four masked bandits who attempted to snatch the $? 500 pay ro7i of the Ford Motor Company plan'. Another Policeman W. C. Harris, was seriously wounded. A special agent of the Ford company was reported killed. The robbery was attempted as S. E. McHenry, assistant chief clerk for the company, drove up to the entrance cf the plant with the pay roil.

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Gary Offer For Copper Process Bogus But Laporte Man Gets Another (?) Disappointmnt came yesterday into the life of Walter liunton. the young machinist of I.aPorte. Ind., who asserts he has a process for t mperir.H copper . When he arose he was happy in tin' thought lie had been off. red SI.'"'"'.""1' flat and 2 cents a pound on its output for h'.'s patent. The offer had beet; nifide, lie believed. by the United States Steel company in a letter signed by Elbert H. Gary. The $20 a week machinist went whistling to work. The blow fell in the afternoon. It was a telegram from Winthror, Smith & Co., of New York. "We offer you J2.O00,0l0 and 4 cents ;i pound for youj- patent if it Is ait you say it is if it will actually temper copper," the message read. WOED FS.OM MB. OA IT Bunton'ii whistle cease!. "I sold out too cheap." he said. Ar hour later a messenger boy put a telegram in his hand. "Regret to Inform you the.t reports concerning the offer by the United States Steel company arc untrue," the message read. It was signed by Mr. Gary. "Whooo-ree!" shuted Mr. Bunton. His hammer crashed to the floor. "Now I can accept the Jl.iOP.rfio. What a disappointment tough luck." SATS PROCESS IS CXKTAXS There is no doubt In the mind of F.unton that his process will trmff copper. "It has been tried out Ty chemists .'ml metallurgists and found successful." he sa.ld. Questioned regarding the alleged orfcij from th United States ?tcel company he asserted he had been duped. "I went to Gary, Ind. wtth my patent," he said. "T met officials I be lieved were genuine. One said he was Mr. Gary." ITp spoke of a letter from Gnry. but coulcin t locate It. He will go to Gery today Jn an effort to locate the men who he now believes, tried to do him out of his patent. FORT WAYNE PHONE CO. ASKS REHEARING INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. Aug. 10. The Home Telephone and Telegraph Company of Fort Wayne is obtaining only ne tenth of one per cent revenue on ts investment Instead of the 7.64 per cent set out In the public service commission's recent decision refusing the company an increase in rates. This as the contention of Paul Haynes. representing the Fort Wayne utility, n oral argument before the commis- ' i"n on the company's request for a shearing of evidence in its appeal for higher rates. Argument this morning centered about the report of former commissioner Atwater, ordering the company on May IS. 1020, to extend Its facilities ( and expand Its equipment. The commission later re. filled to make allowance. Kayne.s de iarcd. for jn.-,nr0 expended for !m pr.o.-er.icnts . Ho con'er,Jp,i this expenditure should be given consideration in the appeal for a rehearing. ILL KNOWN LAKE COUNTY MAN DEAD Frank Seidler, Son of Former County Coroner Dies In Hammond. ! Frank SejS'.er passed awav at his home a 207 West State street after a short illness. He had not been feeing well for some time, but was conInfd to his bed only a week. He is Mir-, ived by his wife, a son, and three risters, Mrs. M. Jung of Pyer. Mrs. P. C. Taggart of Griffith and Mrs. P.. r. Seidler. Chicago. There are three brothers. Ed and Charles of Nowlln. N. D . , and G. L. Seldior. Hammond. He was a son cf the late Pr. Seidler, once coroner of Lake county. Mr. Seidler was a member of Am'.fy Lodge No. 47J A. F. and A. M. and the Railroad Telegraphers. He was employed by the, Pennsylvania railroad at Caiumet park for IS years. Mr. Seidler has made a host of warm friends who regret his death. He was born in 1R72. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. THREE TAKEN TO STATE'S PRISON CROWN POINT, Ind.. Ausr. 19 Three prisoners were taken by the sheriff to .Michigan City yesterday to begin serving their ententes. John Levinski. of Indiana Harbor, entered the prison never to leave Levinski murdered his land-lady. Ixiuis Seeinberg and John Sullivan, who stole merchandise from the Michigan Central railroad and hopes of befree again. They were sent up from 1 to 14 year.

BUS LINE IN OPERATION

Hourly Service from State and Hohman Streets to Chicago Loop in Randolph and Wabash Avenue. T.ie motor bus service that has had a miraeuious growth in and about Hammond, dur.ng the past two years, will be extended tomorrow to Chicago. A bus will leave State and Hohman streets on the half hour from 5:30 in the morning until 3:30 at night. The return trip f.-om Chicago wil! begin it: the hour, starting at 7 o'clock In the morning itnd continuing until 11 at night. The Chicago terminal will te the intersection of Randolph stre.-t and Wabash avenue. The fire each way will be 30 centtt as against 7S cfnts on the Michigan Central and the South Shore and 83 cents on nil other lines. In announcing the new service, Fred He-intz. proprietor of the Hammond-

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(BULLETIN) f INTERNATIONAL N E AS SERVICE! NEW YORK. Aug. 10. In its monthly statement issued today, the United States Steel Corporatiton reported unfilled orders on its books as of July 31, last, of 4,830.324 tons. This compares with 5,117,868 tons on June 30 last, a decrease of 287,544 tons. (BULLETIN) .INTERNATIONAL NViS SERVICEI ASBURY PARK, N. J.. Aug. 10. In the same room in which he shot and killed his beautiful cousin who had refused to marry him a week ago today, Arica Picone of Brooklyn today committed suiside. Last Wednesday Picone killed Cammella Maccanico, young queen of Brooklyn's "Little Italy," who four days later was to be married to another man. He escaped through a window. (BULLETIN) i'NTrpNrcHL NEWS SERVICE! NEW YORK. Aug. 10. Henry P. Davison's general health is good, but ear trouble from which he has been suffering for some time necessitates an operation, which will be performed this week, perhaps tomorrow. This was the substance of a statement given out by Thomas W. Lamont, member of the house of J. P. Morgan & Co., at the corporation's offices at Broad and Wall streets today. It was elecitef by false reports that Mr. Davison, who also is a member of the Morgan firm, was in a "critical condition." STATE PUTS VALUES ON UTILITIES (SPECIAL TO THE TIMES) CROWN POINT. IND.. Aug". inThe State Tax Board has certified ba. to County Auditor George M. Foland the assessed valuation of the railroads, rublic utilities, banks and "building and loan associations in Lake county as made by them. The following figures relative to the Crown Point banks. Interstate rubile Service Co. and Crown Point Building and Loan Association may be of intret to Crown Pointers. Interstate Public Service Co., $141(fi30. Crown Point P-uilding and Loan Association. J2.153.4S. The assessed valuation of the banks is rated on the number of shares of capital stock and their value. Commercial Bank J1T0.400. First National Bank, $1 16.000. Peoples State Hank, SllI.SQO. ALLEGED GAMBLING HOUSE IS RAIDED Officer Warner raided an alifscd gambling house last night on Plummer avenue and as a result Thomas P. Harris. 78 Plummer avenu. Florence 70 Plummer and John Hudgin, 703 Pratt street. Savannah 111. were arrested, all charged with gamrdlns:. In the H.im-mon-d city court this morning the collored folks were fined $11 each. Others who were In the place fled like a cloud of black birds from the front door as the officer entered the rear. LOST Hub caps for Marmon car, at corner State st. and Morton Court. Reward for return to Overland Fudeo Co.. 7 State St., Hammond. s-

Hegewisch bus service and the new Chicago line, stated that the prohibitive railroad fare, has created a demand for a bus line into the city. The trip will be made in an hour and twelve minutes. Leaving Hegewisch the bus will follow Green Bay avenue, Ewing avenue, 05th utreet. South Chicago avtnue, ste.ney Island avenue and Lake Park avenue. One of the Important stops wil! be Stoney Island avenue and fi3rd street. The limitation of the. commutation ride books to sixty days and the exclusive use of the individual or one family has discourag&d Chicago traffic on the steam roads it is declared. "The bus line wil". be quicker and more convenient than the street car," said Mr. Ilcmti. "The street car only takes passengers to South Park avenue while the bus w-ill gu into the center of the loop." The te-n cent service from Hammond to Hegewisch will be continued.

A (BULLETIN) r r.'f futi. !CNI NEWS SERVCE! WASHINGTON. Aug. 10. The War De partment today issued orders that seven of the cantonments recently ordered abandoned shall be evacuated by Sertember 1, or as soon after as practicable. Except for necessary storage houses, roads and tracks, all property on the cantonments will be sold. The cantonments affected by He Grder are: Devons, Mass.: Sherman, Ohio; Pike, Ark ; Grant. Ills. ; Johnson, S. C. ; Bragg, N. C; Meade, Md. (BULLETIN WASHINGTON. Aug. 10. Not a pound of American food will move through famine-stricken Russia except under the watchful eyes of American directors, it was stated today by Herbert Hoover, head of the American relief commission which is undertaking the feeding of starving thousands on a colossal scale. Americans will have charge of the supplies from the time they cross the Russian border until they reach the ultimate consumer. Hoover said. (BULLETIN) SPRINGFIELD. III.. Aug. 10. Gov. Len Small. Illinois' greatest "prisoner," appeared at his office today "as usual." He had spent the night at the executive mansion where he was arrested late yesterday. He appeared smiling, but apparently worn by the events of the last few days. Sheriff Henry Mester, credited with being the first sheriff to arrest a governor in office, was also "doing business as usual." UELUXE G DELAYED Owing to the fact that the new seat which are to b used in the Pe Luxe theater of Hammond, have not arrived. Manager Charles Michelstetter stated today that he would not "be ab!e to re-open the popular show house next Saturday as had been previously announced . The scats were shipped three days ago but hae been delayed .somewhere on the way from (Jrsiv! Haplds. Mien. He expects to have them installed in time to have the opening early next week and will make the annourrcmen as soon as he lvirns dofhniteiy. The theater have been given a complete renovation . Walls have been re. decorated and a complete new floor has ' been laid, removing sorm of the objectionable features of the. old plan. The b'K pipe organ has b-cn overhauled and altogether the Pe Luxe when completed w ill be one of the most attractive places in this part of the state. TEMPORARY DROP OF SILESIAN ISSUE BY NKWTON C. PARKE) STAFF CO-RESPONDENT I. H. SERVICE) PATUP. Auarist 10. Temporarily dropping the I'pper Sllesian lnsue. the Tnter-Al'.ld Supreme Council today took up the cireek-Turk war in the Near East but no definite decision was taken. The proposal that the allies intervene in an effort to resteire peace was considered, but Marquis C'urzon. the British Foreicrn Secretary, opposed any such move at. this linif. He recalled that previous effort!" toward mediation had failed and ?aid that he did not consider the present moment propitious to renew thcai.

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Federal Tax To Be $6 Lower For Han, Woman and Child In l). S. BY GKOTl'lK It, HohMlin f STAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N F R i C E : "WASHINGTON, Aug. ! -In first cltar cut clath b-twen the 1' g;.lativc and executive bra nches of llv government under the Ila: l:ng administration, congress ha cincrg.d with a decisive victory ocr the tra.ury department. As a result, federal taxes th'.s nc'-.' fiscal year are to be approximately sl? lower for every man, v. i.r..m and child in the I'nited States utnirr rnprovisions of the new tax rev'.-:. mi pro. gram which the house wa;; and means committee began drafting today. There will be a reduction of tee? -000,000 In the government's inctne Whether the. reduction in the k.-.-rn-nient's out-go will be 'at Urge remains to be teen. p.itibt was expressed today that it could 1" eif. . cteii . The treasury experts w tv fav.ir-d : pay a y.,u go policy for governm ntal financing do not believe it car; be d"p'-. They foresee the necessity for a deficiency appropriations towards the close of the next fiscal year. Regardless, however, of whether th income equals the out-go. there wiii be reduced federal taxes for this year at least. Ktpubln-ati leaders of the. house and ;in.t fiatly informed President HafMine and Secretary Mvlioii that a reduction of taxes this year r.t-ct ssary to insure the return of a republican house in 10-C. Secretary Me Hon never having stood for elective office, could riot appreciate this, lie viewed the whole proposition from a cold business standpoint so mucn was needed and so much had to bt raised. President Harding did appreciate it, however, and the result wa-s a victory for the congressional Uader-. With the clarification f the taxation scrap, the republican leaders in the house began a drive t. Jay to speed up the program towards a r1c.ss. It is hoped to get the taxation program completed and passed witbiti two weeks. Then both houses are going to recesu a, month, Kaving tinsenate committees to thresh around with the twin problems taxation an J tariff. Treasury estimates cf the amount needed to run the government for the next fiscal year will be siashed from $4,554,000,000 to t4,034.0oo.OO. a reduction of ha!f a billion dollars. Program of retrenchmt nt in expenses to correspondent to this cut will fall heavily on the army and navy and shipping board. Pre-sent plans contemplate lopplngr off $ S0.0'!0."0(i from the war department's allotment. tlO0.00O.0O0 from the navy and Jio-v-000,000 from the shipping board. This will take up about half th' amount. WANTS 10 SUBSTITUTE ON THE GALLOWS Hammond Woman Proposes To Hang in Place of Tommy O'Connor. Mrs. May Carr of Hammond wants to do someone some jr-.od in thi.s world. She figures that a.- g.-od a way as any would be to substitute fr Tommy O'Connor, notorious Chicago character now held on churgts of murder, in case Tommy is convicted and ordered t. the gallows. Yesterday Chi-f Michael HuclKs of !lie Chicago detective bureau rc ived a letter from Mrs. Carr ir. which rde asked him t ' make the ;i rra n treiin-nt .. She gave her home addr. ss as 509 Indiana St.. Hammond. It might be said that there is no such street number in 11,'mmond. The 500 seoti-m cf Indiana avenue, happens to Murray stre-i oecause of a jog and there is r. ..t even 503 house on the street. However, there Is a Mrs. Carr. She was in to see Chief Peter Austgen o: the Hammond police one day lat week regarding the same proposition. She wanted him to fix it up so that she would be the one to pass cut in care the jury elects O'Connor to the uc-1;-1 1 e party. "I'm of no use in this , world." she told Chief Austgen "and maybe tbis O'Connor man if given another chance would straighten up and amount to something. If I could be hanged in his place I would be doing sirieoiie some good." Chief Austgen describes the woman as belrg probably forty years old. II decided she w-as demented and tuM her she would have to take the matter up with Chicago authorities. He d:-l not bother to ask her street address. TO PICNIC Lake county medics and their wives are praying for plenty of sunshine and little illness for tomorrow afternoon, when they will gather at Whiting beac?i for a pi'-nlc. The Lake County Association of Doctors get together 'very so often for a big party, and tomorrow's affair will be no excaption. Dr. H. J. White, and Dr. K. 13. Evans. secretary, have completed plans for ail kinds of contests and events which will furnish plenty of entertainment for the docs. Horseshoe pitching, trap shooting, a bas'hall game, and other e"Vents, are scheduled, the least of which will not be the dinner to be served at 6 o'clock. AH members of the association are urged to be there and get intj th" games. It may be that the wives will be given an opportunity to show their skill in son-j; way.

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