Hammond Times, Volume 15, Number 98, Hammond, Lake County, 14 October 1921 — Page 1
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Railroad Heads Despite News Plan Further Wage Reductions t'N-'RNAr.ONV- NEWS SERVICE) CHICAGO. Oct. 14Strike clouds o. increasing menace beclouded, ttr railroad horizon hare today aa executives of railroads cf the nation assembled to discuss the fituitloa. Every ir.dl--avon. pointed tt, an unyielding atti:,d on the part el both the roads ,:-.d their employes and eventual a'tby tv,e federal government to adjust the dispute vas foreseen ly man:n ser - ersThe heals of the various railway umor.s. at a series of conferences herduring the past week. bave drawn care- ' 1 plans for a strike ar.d. according o apparently authentic reports, have r:-.:ed October SO aa the date for the i'.kout. No ofticul a-aour.cerr.ert o. i:..s date, however, tas besn ntade. JUSTEIB WAGE CCT3 T-x..-u-ives of th ad:ns railroad r f- country on th other hand, arc .:;id"ta have prepared a revised e.-ala 01 -S-t aui passenger tariffs mat w... r.du-e the cost cf transportation, t.v .da-tlor.s be'r.g predicted solely upoi 0.tver ro-.teir.pUted cuts In the as"of employes. This scale oi te it is expected, ill b presented ard hPbllv aioptei at the meetin. ,.f executives which opened here today. It 's ejected that the railway u-.iiors w:!l present to the gathering of tne Xss'oc.ation Oi ah. - - .-;tu-es. an ultimatum cf a strike oair.t wage reductions ordered by the rr-ed States Railway Labor Board :si T-,;v It is cerm that the unions -ai:; irouly oppose any additional -u-3 The K-.err.bersh-.ps of the "L-i? Fou'" brotherhoods and of the federated shop crafts organizations a.read . . ti- ; v In favor h-iv voted o-.cr ..e. ...... .y of a strike.. TO MEET ESIPPXH.S DXM.ISES Rail executives are prepared to Justify their P'-an of further wage cuts, it 's .a' "by decUriaar that the wage re-r-..-t'or: put into effect last July ha-.e teen the only factor that has enable? -ar-v roads to avoid bankruptcy, xhe only' way to meet the shippers' demand f0r lower tariffs it will ha contended. S? io further reduce the wages of employesccrdlr.e t- unofficial information, rt-e strike plans of the. unicra c.vl 'or the division of the country Into ten fl.,txicts and the Ptrike will operate ?ectior.a!ly. If the executives refuse to confer with the unions a strike v i be called m one section. If this proves ineffective the men in another secti-; wall be called cut and the strike will progress bv sections until the entire rail system of the cour.tr- i- tiei no un'ess the roads yield. The roads vi each group will te kept secret and no advance announcement made of the -c-tion in which a strike is to he called. VXLX. STTKMir A.LUSSATITS3 It Is understood that the drr..ir.d cf the union men will s-hmlt an alterrative that the reads acree to rcr-;: Defc'otia.tions on w.ffs and general work r.g conditions. If this is refused the s-trlke plan as outlined will go into effect. Directors of the strike in the various sections, it Is understood already hd----Veen named and definite ins-ructions Clven them. So far as the unions are concerned a strike can he set in mono:, within a fe-7- hours upon orders from the heads of the organ izations. DAN BROWN MEETING AT RIVERSIDE TONIGHT Democrats Rest on Their Oars Until Next Week. "vvTiile the republicans have a Dan Brown meeting at the Riverside school at 8 o'clock tonight, the democrats will rest on their oars over the week-end Mayor Broun is expected tonight to answer the accusations male by Mrs. J. M. Turner. Bernard Gavit and Ed. Simon at the K. of r. ball last nibt. Next week the democrats have three meetings and Monday nisht. October 14. they will stage another big rally at the Orpheum theater when it is promised the public will bo treated to a surp-ise. in the way of speakers. "Nothing has encouraged us so much a.s the woman's meeting at the K. of p. ball last night." s'-id Frank Martin, democratic: city chairman. "By actual cohnt there were 60 women present. It shows that the women of Hammond are thinking and that they want to hear the Issues of the campaign disctissed." Floyd Murray will speak Tuesday right at the Lafayette school for the democrat... Bemrrd Gavit is scheduled to speak at the Camercr. street hall on Thursday night and there will be :. Slnon rally at the Columbia school on Friday n'ght of next week.
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BECAUSE OF LOVE: Indiana Harbor Steel Worker Found at Michigan Citv is Identified. H.s tt lends thiea-.t-n'.r.gr to ostratiie him siiould hn many the girl of hi h.-i.:o arid fin.ling hi si: it contrary t--ir..t wif :.ej .- ins parents lea. I Dan Var.ovlch, Inliana Harbor null hand ti commit suicide police said yesterday after identification of the body found near Michigan City had been r.iadretrain bj- arrival of Mike I-'opuvi brother cf the girl the suicide w as to niirrv. Va:iove been tr.arri'd to Miry ropovich of Indiana Uarlnr : October C. )P; raistent i.:f.i.-ai of bis parents to consent to the match is tu'd by police to have unbalanced his mind A few days preceding;, the date set for the marriage Tanovlrh Qitippeared. The weiidinj day cams and w cr.t. Mary mourned and Yanovich's friends rejoiced thinkln? ho had given up the fe-irl and would soon return to bis home ani sever the old association. Monday aftc-rno r-n come iifs from M.chigan City police that h-mters had disco-, ered the body of a young: man who had shot himself through tihead. The suicide was iier.tifl-rl 1 -it" yesterday as Yanovl -b MAY SOLVE ALLEN MURDER pt. Frank Roach Expects to Wring Confession From Prisoners. JO. A confession Is expected within the r.ext twenty-four hours by Captain .'rar.lt Roach, of the Gary police de--artmerit that will solve the murder of ohn Allen, colored, who was found hot to death early Friday night of last week at hie boarding- house at aassaehusetTs St.. following a drinking .es- with a stranjrer. His boarding house mistress, Mrs. .ilaggie A'ance, and a colored man, whose .ame is withheld are now in eustody ini according to information. Captain loach wbo has been working ronhnuus!y since the eve of the murder to olvu the mystery. The prisoners are it a breaking point and are expected .0 make a complete confession at most ill time. The murder was a. most brutal one. The murderer or murderers had jamlied his head half way beneath a kithen range and the doer. The weigh: of le stove hal crushed the skull. Five .let holes were found in the body iiirteen shots were f.red in all. It was revealed that Allen had been IrTnking heavily. He did not work in r.e afternoon on account of the ram. .ate in the afternoon according to Mrs iaggie A'ance with whom he had boarded for the past fourteen years he rougat a stranger to the house. Mrs. A'ance stated that she left the .louse about six o'clock to visit a friend at 1SC.5 Washington street, where a ard party was to be held in the evening. Both tvere sitting at the kitchen .able at the time. Accompanied by another colored lady. Irs. A'ance left the Washington street -ddres3 shortly after S o'clock to see everything was all right at home. il:r scrtarr.3 attracted the Et'entio. o. :shbors and examination was made ilfce body was stiii warm. Ir. is known that Alle.i had $:3 cn i.is person in the afternoon but Coroner hi. E- Evans was only able to find 20 cr.ts in his clothing CALL ON GARY MAN FOR HELP I"ea;t Sunday, for the last time this year. th. dentists and lawyers of Hammond will match wits on the Hammond Country Club goif links. The lawyers aro ell Hammond men but the dentists had to ring in a couple cf outfid -rs like Roc Salisbury of Crown Point and Doc Dr-ng of Gary. Atty. Eiil MoAleer Is looking after the lntercst.3 of the lawyers in the preliminary arrangament3 and Doc Leonard Moran is the Tex Rlckard of the tooth pullers. McAbi'.r announces his team &a follows-. V. S. Reiter, Jesse Wilson. J- F. Sawyer, "VY". J. McAleer, Fred Crurnpaokor. Newt. Hoinbreff, Edwin Friedrich. The dentists -aer offered eu follows: Robert Gill is. T. E. Bell. L. A. Salisbury. M. I. Iddings , J. Long. W. II. Da sis. L. J. Moran. The lawyers have the privilege of making the pairings. The. game starts at 3 o'clock Sunday mornirg. KLOTZ HEARS OF CUTE LITTLE STILL "Cutest little still I've seen In a long time. Considering that it's only family size and that George Repka was actuated by fatherly motives in providing Illegitimate moonshine for bir.ief Rnd his family I'll fine him or.ly $13 and sentence him to thirty days on the penal farm." This is what Judge K'otn said in po-'-.c-e court this morning as he passed -n Repka, 47 Hohftian street, raided 'sst nlgnt by Prohibition Chief Gus v'mons and his men.
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i One of Nine at U. of W. To Be Elected to National I Fraternity. Honors to a lbi.ii-.mond daughter: Miss Marjorle Ru;T, daughter of Mr. ml Mrs. J. J Ruff, of Carroll struct, ft-s won fur herself literary recognition the I r i". ersi t y of AN isconln. tfhl il ia bet-n elected to Theta S.gma Plii, j the national honorary woman's Journalj .stlc fraternity. Tlii-re ere only titnJ ouiiK won-.eti cn the anurvi.' upoi ! -vi.om this honor was conferred, s'... of j them seniors and three juniors. Miss Marjorie is a Junior in the unl- ! crsity. a Mn'.ber of l-lu Delta D-'ltu ! Oi'tir.rfiiiShe 1 herself In her ireshiian year liy njaiting t no v. tectiv rumor yaocr of the campus. "The Octoms." As & sophomore, she took a place on the daily t uper, "The Cardinal." dct!iM;rab!o reporting and nidkiiift .nvriutiosu, Tl.Jft j ea-. her third vt-ar in the bits university, .she is work V-j 0,1 bo h pn i-er. and nKikiii? vir.ierfui pnu'vess M:s-- Y.a ff wa.t gradaate.i from f.u-Ma-nn'.ond Liiih school in 19! 5 i-he bar :..;: in the Knjthsh classes of A. L. Murray, at present a professor in th r.a'i (iaii'- -VI?cons;:i. normal s-Jiovl. i'or thre years, and gamed exvellent i,(ttii:f for her present work. Her friends hope that Miss Marjorie may realize her fondest wish in this ne' achievement, and to her is extended the heartiest good wishes and congr.ituiations. FINDS HIM GUILTY The first Jury of women in a Hammond court yesterday took Its dutie.--eriously and after careful deliberation 'rea from wrangling found the defending guilty and affixed a fine of Jl and costs. George Hatfield. 571 "Logan street bo was the defendant paid his fine in bad temper. He decided that hf didn't care mir-h for lady jurors. Justice of thc Peace Charles Friedrich in whose court the case was tried omplime nteil the women on their oar? "ul attention to the evidence. "I can only say that this is one of the most intelligent juries I hae ever iad in my court." said the justice. "1 have neer seen a Jury display greate; appreciation of their responsibilities. It was evident from the start that ever:juror desired to be fair and impartial." Hatfield . a.-s charged with assault ipon John Buetner, a neighbor. a th result of a dog fight. It was show; by the eidnce that there had been ft treat deal cf profanity connected with the altercation and this may have i.i iuercrd the jury to an extentAttorney George Eder appeared fo the state and Attorney Mi'.o Bruce for the defense. Mrs. Grae Conroy wacrcir.an rf the jury which was composed largo of clerks, stenographers and other business women. FRIENDS OF WHITING HEROARE INVITEE Medal Holders" To Be Official Mourners at Armistice Day Ceremony. WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 Seven Indiar.iar.s. holders of the congressional medal of honor, have been invited by the war department to attend as official mourners and guests of the gocerr.rr.ent at he Arrnisice day ceremonies incident to the burial at Arlington National cemetery of the body of -i. unide.ntl.'led soldier who was hilled in France. The holders of the medal that have been so honored are: Frank Stria. 1U5 Marlowe avenue, Indianapolis; Orvllle T. Chamberlain, Elkhart, William C Cubber! v, Lyons Station: Sidney Hight. Whiting: John R. Porter. North Vernon; Reuben SrnaUey, Greensburg, and John T. Sterling. Prairietown. These ere the only living holders of thj medal in Indiana who were not in the, service of the army or navy October 1. The service roosters may contain the names of medal holders thai formerly lived in Indiana. Official mourners at the burial will include holders of the congressional medal, probably 4C0 in number, three service men from each state, to be named by the government; one officer and one enlisted representative from each arm and service of the army and r.avy; one member of the American Legion from each state and one momoer of each of the other permanent war veteran societies. IMPORTANT MEETING Today's bright sun shone with sgree able warmth. But what of December 14? What sort of a day will that be? How many homes will be cold because there will be no fuel? Well, Hammond business and professional men can answer that tonight. At 8 o'clock in room 3 of the Superior com t ."-.uiUlinp. Ed. Kroer, local ruprintnndent of the employment bureau, a ill ask the co-op 1 at ion of city ofriclais and citizens best equipped to offer aid to mitigate the misery of a jobless winter. IT IS I' OCR DUTY TO PE THERE.
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McAleer Says He Lacks Initia tive, Granger Says He Stole Another's Glory r.V THE POLITICAL REPORTEK r.epubli.'-.ar.s and d moot ats run ar other dead l-.'t-t last night in the muniipal cerb; . T o republican meeting' on Calumet a-.enue were equ.-.l in sie to the democrat woman's rally ' at the tv. of P. hal!. It must be with mixed feeling that a andijite listens to the pra.ifo; and -beers of an audience and realizes that .1: -another section of his town another ."a t hi-rirv of H.tijep.j 's handing- him the uU krowr, razzberry. Tli-M e w as a great abur-. i.m'-e of platirm ta'ei,!. last night, headlined b W. J McAb-er for the Brown faction ltd Bernard Gav:t for Simon. New additions to the republican asrregation of speakers wore H. E. Gran:er and E Sproat- Some of tb hings said at th Brown meetings in he Lafayette school and the Auditor-u-:i theater at Hoffman ard Calumet ire given below; rAVOKS SXORX&ATION )..'. G. i-proat "It is better to have . i.vse conditions segregated on Plummer .-.e-nue than to hae them scattered el", ver the city. As a practicing attorney know that things are rot as bad s hey have been painted." Henry Cleveland "If I am elected 'ity judge I promise that there shall he no whispering to the court and that verything shall be said in a tone audito everybody in the court room." Councilman .Join R KeeJ.-r "There asn't been a single act ir. four yearshat the council has had to bbish for.'' AV. J. McAleer "The hardest w-rk 'd. Simon did as a member of the tate legislature was to draw his salary. .Ie says if elected mayor h will remove the Ert yards. I don't know l.et.her Sklddo Murray put that in S--non's platform or not, but I do know hat any man that puts a thing lik 'hat in his platform is either dishonest r crazy. There l. as much chance nf Id. Simon remo-. ing the Erie yards as 'here is of Pete Mejn coining down here Hid giving me $lhOTV" BBOWJT APPEOVZS SffiTSTS Mayor Brown ' I want to say a word bout the jitneys. The street car coni--any has failed to give us the servicli people demand- The Jitneys are iere and they are welcome. The px-o-de want them." H. E. Granger "Ed. Simon cTalms redit for Increasing the assessed vallation of the LT. S. Steel corporation 'h- fact Is that th county assessor ineit rbe appeal to the state tax board ti'l Simon bad nothing to do with U. It v "uid b a calamity and crime if S.nion was elected. That stuff about the 'hell holes' of Plummer avenue is bunk. If Floyd Murray was solicited ivfr there it must be that be has a me-hither eye." Ar.d as for the democrat speakers: SIMON TO tOAVEB TAXES Ed Simon "I maintain that no mater what else Is brought Into tnls ca.nia'gn the people are interested in lowr tates, lower telephone rates, cheaper md better stree.t car service. And 7 harge that the people are not only ivrr-taxed but that the public utility 'orpora tieiis have bad their own wav .aider the present adminlstratior.." Mrs. J. M. Turner "I be-lieve that "very woman here will agree with me that the alleys are in a deplorable condition and that the administration has :gnore-l complaints of Its failure to collect garbage." Mrs. Fre.d Jarvis "This great audience of women is evidence of a democratic victory at the polls Nov. S." usrrTTi.rn.iED fkomtses Bernard Gavlt "Ed. Simon is by far the more capable and energetic man of the two men. Pan Brown has shown his lack of ability in his failure to cope with the public utility corporat-oris. Their increases based on prices existing more than a year ago could not Etand in view of the great drop in prices of materials and labor if the city would go before the public service commission with the facts. Brown's administration is one of unfulfilled promises." McAXXXE. ATTACKS SIMON Attorney W. J. McAleer reiterated the charge made at Robertsdale that there is nothing in Simon's record which qualifies him for the position of mayor. Speaking at the Auditorium on the north side last night, Attorney McAleer said: "Did Simon as legislator father any law? Is there any law stamped with bis name? No. The hardest work ho did was to draw his salary. AVbat does the Job of legislator amount to? A fewjob hunters run arcmud saying, 'I want to go to the legislature," ' and we say. 'Yes, for goodness sake go, we're glad to get you out of the way.' AVhat docs the auditor' office amount to? It's a rubber stamp job. AA'hy there's our (-Id frie-nd Mack Poland, a better fellow never lived. Mack is the auditor now. All he has to do is to stick his head in the office in the morning and say, 'Hello gals' a.nd then go cut and play golf. The gals run the office for him. "Dan Brown is a man who is willing to do anything at any time for any man whether he be democrat or republican. When we are progressing morally T say 'let's go on." I don't want to go back to old times. AA'hen you get as old as I am maybe you'll feel that way too." Henry Cleveland presented comparative figures on the tax levy, showing
OFFICIAL WASHINGTON IGNORES BOSSES' KICK ON "DAMP" DIRECTORS
There is Worry in the Camp of the Drys Cleverly Devised Plans for Enforcem ent, That Leave Nothing Undone in Tight Regulat ion, Are Halted.
No Snap Judgment Removals
(INTERNATIONAL NEAS SERVICE! WASHINGTON. Oct. 14 There is ample authority for the statement that not a single one of the "dry"of f icial3 !.o are charged with being not. dry enough to bold office." willte removed from office for mere expressions of opinion, even though su'-h utterances add a touch of Jazz to 'he v nies.iread pros and coi.s cvererf orcement. And there is not going to be any snap judgment, vr s-hot-at-aunrise decision, on dry directors at the behest of dry enthusiasts whatever their fel-.ade of opinion.
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STAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERVICE!
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 Even In mat felluws. The pith of the old saying law bosses. There is worry in the tamp are at the basis of their guessing over Cleverly devised programs, for ing undone in the way cf tight reguiam.portar.t localities. Lack of success Ir. law in some states rioted aj big liquor In pome of the large state.; dry enforce merit machines are presided over by men who are suspected by the drys f not being 100 per rent drys. These men say the charge of the drva is true. They happen not to be in tne category of professional drys. ixttikE ornciAX wxjoht It is the private opinions such men hold that make them unfit to administer the dry laws, in the view of the Iry leadr. But that argument does not get far with either Felted States Senators who recommended these officials or with the White House, vrhicti had the final approval of their appointment. Agitation for the removal of some of the alleged wets presiding over State -iry law machines has been very pronounced in the camp of some of the Irys. The rumblings have now taken the form of formal demand for the removal of certain directors. One of 1 hern has been officially placed before Hevenue Commissioner Blair. Others are expected. The outcome of these drives against lry-ln-v offjr'als -whose personal and official Integrity- remains abo?.jtelv in
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(BIT,LETI.) I 'NTE'NATiCNAL NEWS SERVICE" AVAIII;TON, Oct. 14. Col. Wlllinm Jox-ph JlmrannS, Imperial wltord of th Ku Klu Klan, 111 today nnd unable to rP'r before the house rules committee to undergo crosft-ennmluutlon conrrmlng his orgnniMtloiv. (BlbLnTIV) f : NTfRNATICr L NEWS 5EVICE1 LOMJO, Or. It The IrlsH peace conference nfft-r 1 uliort session, adjourned until .Monday. (BClLtlTIX.) f 1 4; T E P N AT ! 0 N A L NEWS SERVICE' (HICAC.O, Oct. 14. The Inhibition against piece work lo ralliray shops wa8 rfmon-d ly the I nited states Hnllway Labor Board today and the quctJon of the lnoug-uratlon of the yircc -work plan by xhr various roads referred to conferences between the roads and their employe. BLLLETI.) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON. Oct. 14 Polltf cnl Vchinsrton wn -linn with. peculation today over nllat la geuerally recorded aa a conciliatory move on the part of Col. E. M. House to "moke up" wllh Woodrow Wilson. IDlTLCTIA.l i ! N T E P t' A T i 0 N A L NEWS SERVICE! Bi t HAIllisr. Oct. 14. leu men we. re killed and inury were vounded when 150 trucks of umruiinrlnn exploded nt I ort Hndmrl. u Ilumanlan arsenal and fortification tiidny. f INTERNATIONAL. NEWS SERVICE! MIAKO.V. I'll., Oct. 14 The Sharon Steel Hoop company announces that effective October 15, the price of hot roll strip uteel will be advanced ?5 a ton. (Bl'LLLTI V. INTERNATIONAL. NEWS SERVICE! AV.VHINGTON, Oct. 14. PrBsldent Hardinjf today took steps to make way eauler for those who pa vr Bervtec In the world war to secure appointment In the postal service. BTJXIETIN f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE The sheriff and bank representatitlres at Dyer, Ind., have been asked to come to Chicago to Identify five men who, police here believe, robbed the Dyer bank. The five Hammond's levy to bo 70 cents; Gary's, 72: Whiting, 01: and East Chicago, 92. "Forty-four and a half per cent of all taxes collected in the city of Hammond last year went to the public schools," declared Cleveland. "The city was economically conducted. The waterworks project i.s needed at once. The engines, at the. lake front are liable to hreak down at an;, time. Po you want a new- bunch of men to come in and start all over again or will you let the present sdmintfctratl on continue the 'work it has so ably begun?''
H. ATKINS.
ters of rum politics makes strange bedcomes borne forcefully today to the dry cf the drys. Polities and its workings what will happen next, force rr. nt. that appear to leave 1:0thtions, are not going throusrh in certain strict administration of tiie A'olstead sources, U lli'i-.- d entirely on politics. pregnable in the e;-es cf higher officials vbldir.g final power in enforcement matter: leaves tba drys somewhat up a treo and howling for more ammunition. H.L-TTMXD DRIVE Unfortunately for them, perhaps, they began a drive that was not only Illtimed In execution, but based upon rather shallow ground- They made the mistake in the case cf the alm!ttvi!y able Prohibition Director - of Marylaf! of condemning that official, without also weigh'.n,-; a few qualifying statements he made, iri connect:'.:! with a very frank denunciation of some phaf-ts of law enforcement and prohibition generally. The Maryland Director, like those of other states, is not In complete agreement, in matters of policy, with others who are quite active in prohibition propaganda. But his views according to officials who had a vital part in analyz'r.g thorn, differed but eilgbtly from those repeatedly expressed ly others who hae the courage of their convictions.' recognize a certain set of conditions that cannot be defended and merely gUe voi.-. honestly to what th.e believe. I 0 men cere arrested, one after a hctlo atiteicMle chase, when Track J. Fait, building and loan banker at 3205 S. Morgan St., reported, the men were acting arasplciously near his office. BTJU.ETXS t:VTtPN-ATiONAL NEWS SERVICE! CKICAOO, Oct. X4 AAith. strike tlireats emanating from the "enemy camp" ta a nearby hotel, 150 high executives or the railroads of the United States. Including- practically all the presidents, went Into executive conference shortly before noon today to discuss policies to be pursued in regard to wages of railroad employes and freight rates. bttlustin ;'NTEeNT!CNAL NEWS SERV1CE1 WASTHIWOTON, Oct. 14 Prohibition officials issued a new tamiag today aireinst pablio consumption of "booties-" Liquor. Most of the stuff beiti dispensed cow merits the sunt cf coroner's cocktails," they said. "Less than two per cent of the straff now being peddled Is real whiskey e-nd gin." said J. 14. Doran, chief of the chemical divlsloa of the prohibition office. BULLETIN X.T1T1T, MASS.. Oct. 14 Ttto ariators were killed near Severe Beach today when a biplane of the Lynn Aerial Transportation company, crashed to the grounds in bames. One wing of tlie machine is said to have collapsed. At the Chelsea hospital, one of tlia men was identified as Edward T. roster, Jr., of Winchester, pilot of the plane. The other filer's name was Xletcher And arson, NEW FRUIT STORE OPENS Announcement ha si teen made cf the opening of th-s Piazza Fruit store a. f3 State street. The policy of the store as outlined by Mr. Piazza is to give to the people of this region the very best that money cm buy in the line of fruits an! vegetables at a price that cannot be compared with current prices. I am able to do this Mr. Pir.zzi state been -is of my low overhead and my close- touch with the markets in Ch:--i?o which I vl.-it each day. I i-hai! t-ndeavor to obtain only the b? grade of frui's and o get them every day so that my customers will be able get frc.-h f-tuts .--o n'c-ssary to the table, Saturday there will be on display a coinpb-t . line of vegetables ar d fruit? notibly amenq them, delicious juicy grapefr-iits. DAN BROWN PEP MEETING at Riverside School. The voters . f the 7th AVard. and j those of tie ifit.1 1'iecir.ct of the 5th I AVard will havr an . -pportunity to liear I':-,.n Tirewn or.d otlie-r good speakers. ! and g.)od m:. .!-.-. U", at the It i v r side- j School, Friday eve-nmc. O.-ober Hth. 8 p. ni. Tlear the facts then think for yourself. Aiv
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t.7 S E Many Appeals Yet Remain To Be Passed Cn By Board (TIMES BUREAU AT STATE CAPITAL) INDIAXAPO.U. Ind. Oct. 14. MfIlens of dollars are being aed th taxpayer of Indiana by red j. tior.s ! -le.cal tax levies being made by thstate board of tax com mission r at ' final .session of the year, nt. in p.---grc-s sa- the statehous-?. Tn rnMr.gj re.tdy announced large sj-is of mo--'.-hav bctn saved. Ar;e..:s fr- m lc-r.' levies in many citic-a. c i-in; s .j -i ci. townships of the state. yt remain !' be passed cn ty the board. At this session of the board, ten c more taxpayers could bring any locallv fixed levy before the slate bi-a.rd f----review. This provision of the tax liw has resulted in appeals fr-m t-i.-y sc:tion of tl;e t;at- c m .n; be: -re t.i board. how nATK is riM:u. In passing on the Io-al v-is board is sticking clos'sly t - it s pc-'.:; adopted in fixing the stitc ie-y i:keping every item on I-:.-: scheiu'.es at. tne 1 w est possible m . u :n T. board !a convincr-d that tr...- i :,o ti.ii to undertaite unneccssa.: y vubl:- l u.-.-ne.ss and is holding U-c- l---;i; '--- ;-s ? a fi-rurti revjulrifi by ah .. -;- ties. Many local tax rat -. . ; . b .ir ,,,1 found, have be cm IlivC-l w-i - , ctra'-a gant building program.? :r. v.-n i. 'Vi '. was ti e rase. ;;i I ?:-i a:: p -i : s i ere r deletion? in the e ity and .- :. -i '. '. rw:il sa-.e the taxnaycrs :i. 1 :-. i ; ? -f,c,o.i. And this saving is n.a.i. a -cording t nn-.ml.er or" hear I. without impairing the '.:(.'. rcy c: ire m-rr.icipal or school jove:-r.:m.-:.t ir. sl'ghte.st degree. HOARD DOESn TJIltTtn THI'if Levies in some, clhes have v . ( :1 1: :, -d by local officials who have kept -, mind present economic condition . Thse levies have, not bern .'bs-urbr l by the board. The. state off.c'.iis biv no desire to interfere in the ir.an.scr--nutit of local affairs where an atter.-i;:-is made to meet pre.senr con li-ic-r s. AAT.en the work of this 5ss:on completed ani offic'al figures ava .1 -able, it is certain many miiii.-r.s of del. la.rs will have been sa M Indiana taxpayers as a result of the sound pci...-y of the tax board. In investigating the fixing of lorn! levies In cities, the board has disco-.-, ered many Interesting and soir.etlm .- discouraging things cenceirg tho management of Indiana mar icipalit'e? In one La.ke county ciry th.r bord found a system of parks outlined ani a pr-gram of park cortrii'-ti'-n proposed far in eic-ese of the. pirc prconly a fraction of the population of tho capital city, was attempting to surpass it In recreation centers. In other cities bad management cf municipal! owned utilities has bn d.scoverej But in cjte.s where Ure tj.v rate has not been disturbed, in spite of the, ay. pea.l of local taxpayers. t.'..i- t-i.--.rd his found a hifc-h. crier of municipal fco--ernment. The success cf the ta-c b-a..-d Ir handling the local tax rt-t'S is due ti the bard-hea.dei business sens? a n i sound judgment of th threo cemm-.s-Eionfrs, John J. Frown, ch iirm.-.r.: W:' liam A. Hough end Philip Z:.erb'r LAKE CO. W!!15 HEW HONORS WHITING. Ind.. Oct. 14. Laae courty which used to startle the country with a lot of things count-. r to A C. T. U. principles has set a r.ew of a different sort. At the A 1 ,-cee-1 u conrcntlon which closed - e dt c: conn i y Elkhart it wa found that L.-.Vc has the best system of Fir'.- thi tiie public schools in t !, - achin; Fr iioi States. N. F. Forsythe of Avliitir. -r whi 1s county director cf religious fdr.t-atior in the public schools sent ir 10.I repoi I or. bis wcrk to the con'-tn::. n. Lake county received or. a of tiiu two prizes awarded for the extent of its children's branch, the I.. C. L It was also one of live oo.ii.u-u to w-i:; the silk honor flag for the la it year's work. The late Mrs. Susan G'-rarl Wood of Hammond was made, a m-nurial member for the great work which slvi did for the organization. AA'hlle a resident of Crown Point he - -3:119 thfirst president o-f the county's first AVT C. T. V. Mts, Wood was the mother of Mrs. Helena AA' . A mots, pr.nci;-.- of the AV.-iliace school, and firs. Cynthia W. S'.jhl. The late J. T-'r.ink lianbg ivernc.r of I n -1 i .1 r. a and a g. erance w k-r. w as al.o meiie'rinl n.i mber. Three i-tn-s, Indian : p -! :. and AA'abash extended lm Hie AA'. C. T. F. for the state next year. The convention . selected later. fornT -tit t . : , -1. ...dt a . r.farior :..t:-o--; I., c -r-, v ri 1 1 : r) : 1 y w-!i be REFEREE HERE Harry C. Sheridan of Fran I-; fort. r'-J. eroe in -hankriptcy in to- !'..- rnl court, .vili b in ll-mmi.. :: 1 to-. -on 0 a-nfte-ii""n at nn o'clocp t 1 ..':-, r-i to matters in eon nr-c ion vith r. -e-. u'.cd at H-.rnm.vii,?. wii' hob. tt.-tt creditor!- meetings In four cir 3, of ps-ve-a! others and ear jj some d'rptit'-J points in still n-.ove.
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