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New Wage Scale Ranges Downward From S1.25 Per Hour f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERV1CE1 CHICAGO. Sept. 7 Kederal Judge K. M. Iandis. acting as arbitrator i the Building Trades dispute, today ordered "lashing cuts In wages In hi9 arbitration declson. The new pcale ranges downward from J1.25 an hour. It is believed 60,000 men will return to work under h:a decision. Stone carvers top the si-ale. at !T an hour with bricklayers, engineers, electricians r,3 tile layers getting- $1.10 leathers ajid roofers get 51 an hour and ail others ranged down to $30 a week for teamsters. The new scale, ordered by Judge-L-andls follows: Rates per hour: Plumbers, 53c: brick layers, $1.10; bollermakers. $1.13; steam fitters, 95c; tile, layers (f.rerrocfers $1.12Vi: cement flnTshers. S5c; composition floor finishers 97c; cement workers (laborers. Local Xo. 76) 72Vsc: stone derrick men, 50c: drain layers, 2Vic; electricians, $1.10, gas fitters. ?5c: ornamental iron workers, 95c. structural iron workers. $1 05; laborers (plasters) 75 3-4c; excavating labor. I Local No, 225) t7?c; excavating labor (wall menTTocal No. 225) 55c; con-.-poslton floor laborers, 72i2c; lathers. $1; machinery movers and rigger?, 5c; marble setters 87Hc; marble setters' helpers. 70c; marble rubbers and polisher?, 75c; mosaic and tils worker?, SI. OJis ; mosaic and tile helpers, 70c; ripe and boiler coverers, 95c. composition roofers, 92Hc; slate and tile roofers, $1; stone cutters. $1.02; stonv carvers, $1.25; Ftone planer men. S21-jc; tuck pointers. $1: sprinkler fitters 021-so sprinkler fitters helpers, 70c; composition roofer teamster, per week, $30. It was indicated that this scale might be adopted throughout the whole state and probably in adjoining states should labor agree to it. NEW DEPARTMENT STORE FOR HAMMOND Max Hertz Goes Into Business For Himself on State Street. Hammond is to have another department store soon. The announcement was made today by Max Hertz, who for eight years was in charge of the dry goods department of the Li op. Store. Mr. Hertz res leased the room; at 255 East State st , just east of th? post office. Mr. Hertz plans to open first with a full line of cry goods, notions and ladies' ready-to-wear and add ether departments as rapidly as the st -! ran be obtained and the organtzatV.is perfected. He has a wide acquaintar:- e among the buying public ef Hammond and vicinity and promises his friends that the material he handles will bc cf bst quality at reasonable prices. He wants them all to drop in and inspect his lines of merchandise as soon as he makes his opening announcement The store win be known as The Hertz Department Store. MANY ARE CALLED; FEW GET OFF In accordance with the uui! custom, the gaia. dav of th Ha.mtnond -; court cinie the first ciurt af-r a li.-i:-day. and this morning a h ig amount of wcjk was dene. ?peedrs ami drunks divided lienors f cr the weekend, "with a goodly sprir.k'ing of disorderlies. The law- violators were dlT'0-j r, r t follows: Gf.r?f Koa'.ea. 2f""? Sedgewioh ave , Chicago, drunk. $15. Joe Zaci-'h. Subway, rlbscn. drunk. $15 Mike Markanacz. 1? Columbia ave.. for driving an autt while drunk 125, Herbert Cross, 4222 Evans ave . Chicago, speding, $15: Mike Boranski. 1S21 Madden ave., Chicago, open muffler. $2 William O- Plunkett, 26S2 East T4:h ft , Chicago, speeding, $11; Frank Greenwald. 560 Rcooevelt Road, speeding. $21; Wi'iter Lehto. 555 Morton ave. drunk, $11: Harry Sharer. Griffith. Ind fpeding. $11; Glen Wilson, :3c.? Arch er ave., truck cn the 'boulevard. $!'" Charles H- Stevens. 253 Hoffman st., disorderly, $10; Dares Zocza. 450 Webster ave, Chicago, speding. $15, D'.no March!. 9Tf Franklin St., Chicago, ?.--r spedir.g. $".5: Henry C Kneis. 525 1 Emerald ave.. Chicago, speeding, $11, WILL SELL HERSELF FOR $3,000.00 HNTESNATICNVl. NEWS SERVICE" CrilCAVio. t-ept. 9. Miss Catherine feterscn Yearns for pretty clothes and an education and has decided s-he needs J3.100 to cons immate her desires. To anyone who will prov.de the $3,000 ! ?he wi!i give herself in marriage. 3 eia.red today. "I -will marry o.l enc if r.io:3i;:7,rehe said. '3.it I would prefer to wait until I have finished school." l&ltB Peterson is 20. a blonde and weighs 130 pound

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STAFF CCF RESPONDENT 1. N . SERVICE) VVASHIXOTX")N. Sept. 7, K- pun '48 C'.ngrrjm'i! f ron the north and ; tnld-west win w.nt. back h.'tr.e for tna ; Congressional recess to upend a vaoa.tion and to re?t. are returning tjj asn;ngt..-n unrett-d. The retaining rnr s w ere rt-Iatin ?ad talcs today of tii'ir home rover tion . They nor met by an army cf employed r.v-n and d ! ;0-u ra; eu i chants and farmers. They were faced with a batter, questions as t wh.st o.-nres-, was ins or we-uM d" to h-'lp endit ions They were crit:. istd for delay helpful lf-2 i-lat ion and f--r f.i Itir' ' cn'.plete '-naetm pt of tiie tx untariff re i.i..n !' -15 !at i'- n . Finally, they w-r- p" : iti.r.e.i for jobs. WHAT DDES THIS MEAN JHYWAY? Five Cent Street Car Fare Suggested for Ordinance Before City Council. What doe-3 this mean.' At the session of the city council last night 1 bystreet and alley committee nil democrats) brought in a report on an ordinance favoring certain changes 1: street car service and attached to the report was a recommendation or suggestion signed by Ed. Simon. At the last regular meeting the ordinance was introduced providing for lifteen minute service on the 'ireen lilic between Hammond and La.st Chicago and Hammond and the state line, and loop service in the city of llammcnii, The committee brought in a favorable report setting out the details of the service. The suggestion of Mr. sitncm was that a. five-cent fare be included in the ordinance. The ordinance as it red rrov ided -or a chars e of flv cents on the loop, 'jut no provisou is made for transfers to other parts of the &stem. The. loop vuuld cover the old joutc so long dit.ussed over ilohruan bt., Cop. key ave . Morton ave., Columbia ave. and Stat-, or Sibley and state ttretts. Alderman Highland proposed an amt.-ndn.etii. .o include service over the old Xoith iids loop aiso. Thio v adopted b; the council and tho ordinanea wan .-i-r.t back to the city attorney for redrafting. Ten-minute servKe is 'uileu j or on the loops between i:ij o cloci. .11 the men mug and 10:O j o'cluek 111 th. j . er.ing. CiiuiMiis plagued the city dads las night. iieently one tried to locate ii. v hiting and failed. X 1st-11 the chan table orgabiii tior. bacl: of it .isac-i j.e;:n:ssion to hold Cue "l'estivai' in l-iub -i'Udaic. 'llie council grant-.d the re I'.iest but later decided against 11 ,.att t.'gnt tiie froinotsr v-. eie befoV-. ib.o council teiiing ho.v inueli tiio.. ouid lose. The louncil stood pat on .h last decision. At the same tmi : c pi csentati v es of Canton llj.mir.ond o. ihc Odd i tiiows were present vsaitiiu '.' present a. einiilar request. Ihe.. 'canted t - hold a "lail lestiv al" on thlots opposite tile Lov.-nvy Coal ofin : oil Calumet a-e. Ihj saw the outlook was bad but made their plea anyway and we.'e turned liu-u 11. 'i lie, ai--. uau gone to some expense 1:1 fcettnib eeady for their snow. -Vat ordr.anie was passed e&tablishii:& a standaru of strrngth lor concietc ouildng blocks and die. They must b. able to withstand a crushing te-t i . pour.us to txie spuaie in:u o .-earing surface. Albert iJehring was allow he service of his band at the .i ' riv ate Mul e.. . KIWAIsIANS HEAR LECTURE Before the Hammond Kl warns Civ., this noon. A, Me Art hut e.-f Traversecity, Michigan, pa.nted a word pictu'"of James Whiteomb Riley in a few short moments whicb w;l! '.r. - :n fw nearts of his listeners forever, Mr. McArthur was fortunate in bem a close personal friend of the Hoosier poet, and is more fortunate In having the rift of holding the breath of hi: hearers with his sparkling quotation and vivid eic-scriptior.s of Riley. I: Is seldom tiiat a Hammond aud:en:e has been more royally entertained. Mr. McArthur presented intimate (ketches from the life c-f the Indiana poet in a charming manner. He defended Riley from attacks which have been made againut him from time to time, but mostly he opened the hearts of his listeners to the beauty of thpoet's works. Mr. McArthur entertained the club in a manner seidom equalled 'by speakers. It is fortunate that more people could not hear him. Murray Turner offered a f ig?estion which met with favor. Tne great highway between Chicago and the east ends at Indianapolis boulevard, and practicolly all of the millions of motorists who ntr the big city, pass over the tresl. Mr. Turner suggested that a suitable marking be placed at the State Line on this highway and that the club offer a prize of $5.00 for 1 the best suggestion for the id-a. The club will take up the matter and t ie arrangements will e announced later.

Th1 'On i 1 ; j'i n c ni,7i?v a i the esMiien decided thai AVat-hingto-j ' is .1 rf 're comf--rtaile place than home They ar returning filled with a. de; ertn ina.t ion t ) f-pee i up legisiaj tion ma y iieip in tH- rest-ration iu ' h-u.-i n.e.-' - to n - ? m 1 1 and are eagerly I .! eking son,; way to rr He e the great J eii:- of 1; n nip i '.vinen t . S T'i'ii-e utiiniin from Kansav. low :i.

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1 r- j an 1 oi'l.r Hi id-w.-.i t-ite? mini:; t in y i had diffu-ulty 'n in.. k:n tln-ir pr'-pl- ' i understand why thy had voted t- i - -d : - j p i i ill" h 1 a v , 1- mi! tax- s on lar -;e in- ' Ci'lSK a and ali iV- d flM. S to K'- Ut:in j c'r.anged on the unailrr incomes. Ill" t ij husniecs eior.oini.s of tir; move by tii and ! republicans the effo: t to get money j lit of tax free securit-.e and turn it

nto bus ints.-i ntPipri.-- was no; unierstoi.d rl. ar!y by the voters. 11 1 iff iC-NL NE5 SERVICEI 'b- 7 -Sensatitnal cnni.ix, re ports of a visit of J. P. Morgan to Merlin, which influenced the stock ei hange ar.d o,--.id the pri e of German Central Electric to sky-rocket l--; oists were proved t -diy to be a Ivax. An lnvestigaton placed much of the .-esronsdhility to a reporter on the F.eriiu Tagebatt. An American who registered as "Parker Miller. " of Netv York .it th" Bristol Hotel and produced an authenticated passport via? said by the

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Hcrliner Tugeblatt to be the famous the d'i;a wanted. American banker who was traveling; Other cities have apparently thrown incognito. The Berlinger Tageblatt re- ! P their hands and are making no reverter who was responsible for tiS j :ort to even h-'.p the men to c-Td fjbs story. Paid he had interviewed Felix ' ThiR nt Presnt about the only he!;. Itutsch. an official of the Germa.i ! Mr- Kl'"-r 1811 ffer but he keeps ..- General Electric Co., who admitted j tha constantly. He aiso keeps It. 'Parker Miller" was Mr. Morgan and' t"uch th all of the industries of hr it-.t t) .a -i i territory and was able to cive a e!os-

..t .... .m. -i. . t- i i t-.-i i (j"-''l i.a- , iness matters. had ptarte.r The Boerse committee .... ., . ' . he reports of Mr. Morgans presence here were started with the ,dea of ir.rluencir.g prices. TWO BOYS INJURED BY MOTOR CARS Within a few minutes of each other yesterday afternoon, two seven yea old Hammond boys were struck and seriously injured by astos. The accidents occured in different parts of the Robert O'Conner, 655 Ingrham St.. '.'."est Hammond, was run denn at the corner of Iliir.bach and Jlohtnan street by the M:on Kail road bus. driven b., W. J. Cunningham. S37 Hohman street. The injured lad w as rushed to I r. Meit"n's office w here he was examined and siven first aid. lie suffered a bad cut j over the right eye. .another on the -bin. and terrible bruises. It is thought that lie w ill retover. The other auto vie.tim is Mike ;Susk' bi Company House. East Hammond. He aiso was struck by a 'jitney" Tins one was driven by S-'am Stahl, C.S3 I'ougi.is ave , M est Hammond. Tl:e accident oc uied on the corner of CoTumbia and Kenwood ave., when the little boy i:i fiont of the Ford sedan, which was proceeding at a moderate rate cf speed, j where a doctor attended him. His con dition is rot alarming, although he suf ered a bad break. harbor girl in CRITICAL CONDITION Margaret Johnston, the ? year Md daughter of James Johnston, cf 37CS Ivy street, Indiana Harbor, who was struck and dangerously injured .by the auto of Payniond Thorsky, 3711 East .'Sth street. Chicago. !s not dead, as rportd. The little girl is in it. Margaret's hospital in Hammond and her condition is critical. Dr. Tee-garden or Indiana Harbor is attending her. There a little hope entertained for her r -covery. The accident occurred in South Chicago Sunday. M. & B. B00T3H0P SCHEME SUCCESS' , The M. B. Bootshop cor-t'-st for the

oest reason for the popularity of M. j , Arrange an immediate Er.glishB. shoes brought forth a myriad of! cinn Fe:n conference at which quesanswers. Trn prises were effered and; ti,,n aff.rfin th" n'a.-f s duMou

thry wii; be distributed to th following, whose answers were judged prize takers; Alice Klug. Edward Snyder. Marian Winters. Orvlli Thrailhill. Jayene Lotz. Charles Kamp. Eloise Danton. Genevieve rorsey, George Pieivin. Eivin Fordney. Th- !rst named, M'sr Alice Klug. received the first prize. H-?r answer is giv.-n in the advert itvemnt of the st"re appearing in today's paper. In. Miss Klus's answer, there is considerable originality, dressed in poetic form, which shows an extraordinary degree of mental effort. The prize winners are requested to call at the f.ore and receive their awards.

(BULLETIN) ! ; tff c n-!, j CN A,;. e;..VS KCF'.ieL' IVERNESS. Scotland. Sept. 7. j The cabinet's reply to De Valera ac:epts conference doramion status, but '

declares for no separation. Iti mm M mi IMl l I! ii v Gov. HcCray Notifies Hoover He Can't Give Desired Information ! Ilamm '- nd is the n n 1 y 1 which ic keeping- v!oe ta;Indiana ci'y cm the em!vtn nt sit u.H i-.-n an 1 which he? df finite- program to meet present count ion of um-mpl''iy me nt . This in -fiin.atton was e'l'viyed t" Il--rber: ll-" t r. sc-r. tary t.f ce inmerve, by il j v..riii'r Mci.'ray t-i'.ay after he ha ! read th- report of Thomas IUiey, d' -f etor of the fr-e -m pi -yine-nt servicMr. H -."over r-ct ntiy announced in-int-iitb-n of h-ld:ng a t.mfertnce c. ti n-iiipb yni-n t in Was-hington and asked Mr. Ril. y for reliable figures mi conditions in I - 1 : a n a . The state director rent out questionnaire t agencies ovi-r tb.-" state. Ed Kroe-. examiner in chaise of the Ilamm or. i r re i w as thv only rar, to send bac-i estimate of th number of men work- ! ins; hi every plant, i :, T. ; . f -'ii . xxif'-z F-.-iir:;.i-the number ! men out of w.rk in Hammond todav ,at ah0l,t :-00 J. . pirk. h an(J t,r.r ,,.;t u , I . , ... anced by slumps in other plants. H - sees little indication cf improvement in the next few months. When it w a talked that industry would be itnprov mir greatiy by September Mr. Kro- : could f-nd no such Indications in Harom. rid and said so. Development.ha ve shown his judgment was corre. t. .MANY ARE ADMITTED TO TIE BAI S EC'AL TO T H E TIMES CROWN POINT. Ind.. Sept. 7. Lesr D Murphy of East .'Mca$-o. W!i-t--r D am I. J'nkln", of Indiana Harbor. David I. Rosenthat of East Chicaj? Walte-r Jait inski of East C'nleag--. Herbert B. Iir.snbloom of Gary, Samuel C. elark of Gary, Jacob Zaklan of Gary, and Win. C. Huston of Garv were admitt' j to the bar and will no.', be. privilegi d practise law in thcourt of Lake county. Attorney - pattee of Crown Po D. Moran "b Hammond and Judge Ora E. Wlldermuth of Gary were the committee in -harf e of the examination. CRITICAL TIME IN IRISH NEGOTIATIONS British Cabinet Considers Situation in Meeting in Scotland for First Time. BY WILLIAM CO LEY Speial Correspondent for I . N f .' ! I V KR NTISS. Zetland. Sept. 7. The I advisibiliiy of inviting the Sinn Fein i to an immediate peace conference n i determine if a basis can be reached i for further discussions and discussed. I it was understood when the British j cabinet met here today w:tn Frtmb r i Lloyd Geerge. The session began at i 11 o'clock . The International New tervic earns authoritatively that the guidi ins eentlment of the cabinet member, I was as iv.iun.. shall be pulsar:d discus1;. d plainly and bluntly. 2. The English government's off-r to remain the final word in principles. 3. Demand of the Pirn Fein whether it Is standing pat upon its contention for a republic. inti-TOirate -he Sinn F-in offii cials ivh:hrr they are willing or un-j willing to agree to Ulster'. re'en'ten i t of her pre nt rights un.'t-T the e- .v-i I ernment of Ireland act, j j If the Sinn Fin remains adamant' ) the negotiations will most probably j end and the British will proceed with measures to protect Ulster province frc-m attack by the Sinn Femers ofI South Ireland.

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(EULLET1N) !5Pf'i'i '0 THE TIME?' CROWN POINT, Ind., Sept. 7. Cully Flannagan, of chicken farm Gary fame, wjs found guilty of operating a gambling resort today in the Criminal court and was sentenced to 20 days in jail and fined $500 and costs. He will seek a new trial. (BULLETIN) 1 . T 1 n , f.c vVs S F D V I C r ' DUBLIN. Sept. 7. The Sinn Fein will enter a peace conference with the English government regardless wl-.ether the British recognize the Irish Republic, it was announced this afternoon by responsible republican leaders. (BULLETIN) LONDON, Sept. 7. Official circles expect the British cabinet to dispatch its reply to Earnonn de Yalera's latest note to Dublin from Inverness tonight. The cabinet is expected to hold another session at Inverness tomorrow to deal with the unemployment crisis. (BULLETIN) NEW YORK. Sept. 7. A new drive on the whiskey traffic of the United States, which is said to be centered here, was started today when Federal Prohibition Commissioner Haynes, with several lieutenants of his "flying squadron," arrived to "clean up" New York. (BULLETIN) WASHINGTON, Sept. 7. Government control of the West JOHN PUTT TAKES HIS OWN LIFE First Fires on His Wife and Her Employer. SPECIAL TO THE TIMES! CROWN POINT. Ind.. Fept, Word was received here on Monday of the suicide of John Piatt well known here. wht-h occured at his home at School range number eight near the county line on Monday morning, riatt had been having trouble with his wife, who had left him and gone ta keep house for Martin Otis. living several miles away. Piatt had entreated her to return to him. It seems that Piatt who worked cn the marsh for Otto Fifleld went to the school house where the election was being held and ."hot at Otis but failed : i hit i.'ini. He then went to the Otis house where his wife was ar.d shot at her but his bullet went wild and Mrs. Piatt escaped unhurt. He left the house and rail was sent to the sherlT's force for help. A posse if farmers gathered and went to the Piatt hfm where they found Piatt dead, having sh"t himself in the head. Mrs Piatt claims that she was ke.pmg ; yi .i rs -US'- tor ('tis. 1 iau was of age. STRIPPING TIRES ON ABANDONED CAR Albert P J inn son 10543 Av enue H, South Chb-ago. is held by the Hammond poll, e under the harse of grand 'areer.y, follow ing his a ri est yesterday afterroor; when in th ;i-t of stiippug a damneed and a bn ivl c.ned ,ir. The ma-hiii" is the property of Mr Snip, s;.: Lakeside ave.. "hs-ago. Ptilr. wh'P- driving on Ind iaii.tr o! i blvd. struck a pest at I '''7th st . damaeiuK his car so that it could not run. While be was away, looking for assistance to get his car to a garage. Johnson came ab'iig and sfirted to remove the tires from the car. Motor, y-le Officer Waggoner stopped and questioned him and as he did not receive satisfactory answers, took him to the station, where he was booked un suspicion. Later, the more serious charge was placed against him. II" vv ill be tried soor

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T vr,T u vIt Tnu rt.' 7 -The Warrick Count v team of ths won the i Warrick County team of R,,v .lndiinc cor.terrt at tl-;e Slate Fa-.r -it (-ber t,w, fr.m. In.r-I ana. -a;tur!ne th- J2" tr.liy and the Jicii toward t.'it eMo'ns-s of tiie team . -. ., IB-.r,nf'-r. T . i V t n r- i' v n r. - . - tion at C-iVago in D-cemb- r ThWarrick ccjn'v bo-s will represent i h ,-. c ! ; e in tiie International Junif.r .Tudsrir.g V;nt'.-t ther-. The rairy (at tie .ru-ig.r.i.- -. ent. part of the State m lioon- county. MASONIC NOTICE

j here as the al! z'd liea-l of a. -lirtoze M' Kin ley Idge N--. ' 7 J 2 J ring- which i i--la--'d to have extortstated meeting Wednesday j r-d more than t-o. from saloonevening at 7:Sn. j keepers. ?(v-a! policemen and proE. W. MILES. Secy.. j hibition agent-' -.r- .-!-, -a red to be !n-fl-6-2 ' vulved.

Virginia coal fields to end permanently the violence which has been recurring in them for years, is being seriously considered today by members of the Senate, committee appointed to investigate the repeated conflicts between the miners and operators. (BULLETIN) ' ! NTF3N AT ION a i. u'NS SERVICE KANSAS CITi'. Kans.. Sept. 7. Harold "Tiger" Gauldin. 21, who collapsed after fighting a sixround preliminary bout with "Battling" Joe Woolf here Labor Day night, died in a hospital today of a fractured skull. (BULLETIN) r i i.iro j s t ic , NEWS SERVICE! CHARLESTON. W. Va.. Sept. 7 Approximately 1,000 United States soldiers will be left in the recently disturbed West Virginia coal fields when the contingents ordered withdrawn leave. Those recalled are expected to be on their way to home stations by tomorrow. (BULLETIN) r i NTCKN TION L NEWS SERVICEI McGRATH. Minn.. Sept. 7. Fires, raging beyond control in Minnesota forests, have wiped out a hundred square miles of timber land, a half dozen hamlets, and wrought "damage amounting to several million dollars, reports here indicated today. An army of 750 state guardsmen, aided by thousands of civilians, is waging war on the fires at three different points. AL WALKER ON .1 Former Hammond Police Chief Talking of the Good Old Days. A. A. Walfter, one of Hammon's old timers, who is now with the Chicago i Northwestern railroad is back shaking hands with the boys for a few days. Walker was at one time a member of the Hammond police fore:e and 1i etill referred to by many as "the best cop Hammond ever had." Among old timers there are always the stories of "what I could have done if I'd only have known Hammond was going to amount to something." Walker "has one. He came to Hammond in 1SS2 and stuck around until 1900. "They only had one railroad and a saloon, when I came here." he says. "I had a chance once to buy the hundred feet now occupied by the Fifst Trust & Savings bank. The owner wanted $350 for it but it looked, like a hold-up game to me and I wouldn't buy it." Mr. Walker liter became chief ot police and ran tor sheriff on the repubiican ticket. He was defeated by Charley Friedrlch. He loves to tell of the wonderful horsemanship displayed by A. Murray Turner one time when A. M. tried to negotiate a bucking mule and was thrown iKnominlously. FORTUNES WON IN COTTON INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! NEW YORK, Sept. 7 Fortunes -were won and lost on the New Tork Cott n Market today, a sensational rise of more than $3.c0 a bale being more than wiped out Just before the market clos--"! by just as sensational 3echnes. The market fe'.i Co points, the limit permitted in cn day's trading, meanire tiiat cott -n wnt dov n $1 a bale. The net change fr-m yesterday' cie.te was 12 to 4S points, which nivalis a decline of from fiO cents to above $2.40 a ib ale under vesteidays rlni! N. Y. MARKET CLOSES STRONG (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! NEW YORK. Jept. 7. The stock market closed strong today. Thrr' was some reaction from the h'gh Ie- -els in the late dealings. U. P Stre' yielded from 77 to 76 1-4. followed by a recovery to 7 6 3-4 whi'.e Raid win reacted over one point, to S1"1 5 -5c Great Northern r-""5e m-a y - po.t 74 1-4. Trans-Continental 1 -st i f-1 reacting from . to i -. Studbaker fell '." arid Mexiran P'tro yelled ov 4-5$.. G o e r n; iv en sn if unchanged . pail o r d s t e- a d y . w'a' and f.tier Tot a shares Pales Frocks t 'diy B05,i bond? $12 S22 ) DRY AGENT IS ACCUSED IINTERNATICNAL NE'S S E K V I c f 1 CHICAGO, Sepc P. Robert Wieland. prohibition nt'iit i- und-r arret

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i-niir hit i t uu Mrcr'pr c I UUI UUl Ul UU lluUtllulv Show That Amendments Carried There (BULLETIN) CROWN POINT, Ind., Sept. 7. Thirty out of 99 precincts on the eighth amendment (qualification for lawyers) show a vote of 1083 yes and 524 no. (BULLETIN) CROWN PONIT. Ind.. Sept. 7. Twenty-nine precincts out of 99 give 1410 yes and 729 no on Amendment One, and 428 yes and 1172 no on Amendment Ten. (BULLETIN) SPECIAL to T H F TIMES CROWN POINT. Ind.. Sept. 7. With 23 out of 99 precincts heard from, it is estimated by these precincts that the 1st. 2nd, 7th. 8th and 13th amendments will carry, and the 3. 4. 5, 6, 9. 10. 11 and 12th defeated. (BULLETIN) f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! INDIANAPOLIS. Sept. 7. Decisive, defeat of the two tax amendments and probability that the naturalization amendment will be the only one of the thirteen proposed changes in the basic to pass, is indicated by incomplete returns from yesterday's constitutional amendment election. Returns received today indicate a majority voting yes for these amendments. SPECIAL TO THE TIMES CROWN POINT, Ind.. Sept. 7. With only four out of 99 precincts in Lake county heard from at noon today m regard to yesterday's constitutional amendment election. Clerk Wheaton of the election canvassing hoard announced that it would probably be tomorrow before the final vote is given out. There being abolutely r.o interest In the costly election the rrturns are- very slow in coming in ani the canvassing board -will not be see i in action until this afternoon. Tw precincts In Ross and two In Wts' Creek are In ehowiner that in these four the amendments have carried hy small majorities. It is estimated that not over 15 per cent of the vote cast at the last election was cast at the election yesterday' by Lake county voters and this even falls below the eftlniate of 20 per cent g-iven yesterday. The result in many places in the state shows that only 10 per cent of the vote was cast. '21 TAX LEVY Hammond's total tax levy for 1321 and collectable in 1922 will be'70 cents on each $100 for assessed vauation. a reduction of approximately 10 pr cent from jast year's levy. The levy is apportioned to the various funds as follows : General fund t .513 Water tax and rent fund 033 Bond Int. and not9 fund "4 Light fund 044 Park fund .021 Toiice pension fund .W!2 Firemen pension fund 0fl2 Total $ 655 To this must be addd th levy msiif by the Library Board for the public library fund which amounts to four and one-half cn'j, bringing the tota. up to 70 cent.-. The poll tax will be $1 as usual. Last year'i levy was 77 i ent?. The assessed valuation f Hamm-nu is $i 1 iCM.r.r .. iR tound ntin.b'rs. Tics is about JC,0'"i)0 higher t i -. 3 ; l Jr year el'je to r. !--- fact tiiat !!"Ssv-;i property i m.-luied in the a sse s mn ' The levy will yield probably ?.."'"") less than last year's in sic'e if th fact that expansion has be-en necessary in many d-par'ments l- eiui'- "" the increase in territory. In explaining the levy at .-. 'iie---jpg of the city conned! 1 if' ', "'. chairman K-eUr of the- ':!-'i:ii e c -m mittee said. '"We hav u.-d Cie 1-v. t where ver possible in pt ur.ing d ti the budget so that the levy v nuM ! e as low as peisi'i'pie- The b-.id'- t " :i a been cut about $ S 3 ' '"": ar.d wc hav ' instructed all department h- a 1.use the axe wh-sever p -' s : ie 1 e have trimmed so (ioselv th.;t soin. tiie . fficia's have thr-wn up th-..-hand arol declared that 'hey c,-..n i--' t 1 y hut v e must ec :i m i ze Th- 1 u d g ( t f.Mil U y o : . : i n a n s were n-'l ,;. ss'il by th- coi.n-.l !a.-t night i"-ea:i-. ' ' . f- r,-r.-trury by the lb-mot ra' i-- I'ert'.r.g'nt on s;i ? pers;, ,ti r.f rubs. ib';liey- charged that certain . ity i ffi.-.als wer-i draw irn tp lr salaries .. ! no? doiti a lick ,f wo: 1; h- n -tske-1 to nc me them 1m- rep , 1 1 1 "The c.ty s.-!er." II- iind t-kufa'-i'ss 'he-r Ti-.i ' have the- s. ale r's salaiy ppr-. r,a 1 ;. r. lirtiinated from th- I'lplrr. i but eci.iiou: .-ucc ... . Tii' n iIkv tried i-it'tn h;s wage from $1200 t J--, but ;',-;l-.i .,n thai, also A special meeting w.Il be h!d th s evening to put the ordinr.nces thr -ugh in order tii.it they may be in the band? of i ?ie cuunty tr-as'ir.- v by is -;ri r.i.'er l.iLb .

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