Hammond Times, Volume 15, Number 101, Hammond, Lake County, 18 October 1921 — Page 12

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Tuesday, October 18, 1921.

"GHOSTS" OF "DEALS" HAUNT CANDIDATE

The co-stars In the latest drama of f.nanoe and politics were on location yesterday.

FREE EDUCATION Three months in either college for the first two correct answers to the following puzzle. "O T T XT B " My first is a verb. My second la a pronoun. My third la an education. My fourth la a preposition. My fifth Is one who Is skilled. My whole la the slogan of the Calumet Business Schools Association.

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Scene A room In th superior courthouse at Hammond. The eta-ra J. K. Rep pa. banker and candidate for mayor of East Chicago who is accused of usury, and George Lupean. hie accuser, charred with slander. Other characters Court reporters, attorneya. political advisors and witnesses. Action The deposition of J. K. Beppa In his $10,000 slander eult ag-alnst Lupean Is being- taken. HERE'S THE STORY. The plot During his campaign for mayor the "ghosts" of former alleged "deals' 'come up to haunt J. K. Reppa, the banker. So many charges are made that the leaders of his party

force the candidate to take some ac- i tlon against hie accusers or resign, j

Reppa selects George Lupean for the duel and files eult for $10,000 against Lai pea n. charging that an affidavit mads by the latter Is false and slanderous. At a preliminary hearing (Saturday) Lupean testifies to the genuineness of the affidavit and stands on his conatltutlonaJ rights. The second auction was taken yesterday. Repoa, the lender, faced Lupean, the borrower. In a room at the- courthouse. Attorney C. B. Tlnkham represented Reppa and Attorney W. J. McAleer appeared for Lupean. In his deposition Mr. Reppa denied that he had taken anything except a legal rate of Interest from Lupean. Cancelled nots were presented In evl-

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Mrs. EHzabeth Tyler. Mrs. Elizabeth Tyler of Atlanta, G., grand chief of st&if of the women's division of the Ku Klux Klan and bead of the propaganda department of the organisation, defends the society, now under attack of a New York newspaper. She denies that it countenance either violence or race hatred and that it la a "grafting society."

I, George Lupean, being duly iworn

on my oath say: That 1 live at 3713

Butternut street. Indiana Harbor. Lake county, Indiana; that about July

1917, I borrowed from the Twin City

Bldg. and Loan Assn., through John K. Reppa. as agent, tho sum of 1800 and

gave a mortgage oa my home; that I

paid continuously each and every

month on said loan Just as I was Instructed by Mr. Reppa, the euxn of $30

per month for twenty-four months, a total of 480.00. I never was late with my payments or delinquent In

payment. After I paid the $480 I aked to have the balance due stated to me as I wished to pay It oft and Reppa told mo I owed Just $800. I borrowed

$8u0 of a Riley bank and paid Mr. Reppa the $800. When I paid off the notes each month, four In number, I

saw Mr. Reppa tear the stamps off and put them In the drawer of the table. I

did not cancel the stamps nor see them canoelled. ' (Signed) GEORGE LUPEAN. Subscribed and sworn before me this 11th day o-f Sept 192L (Signed) J. W. BRISSET. My commission expires Oct. 18, 1923. Mr. Reppa' was very nervous while on the stand and appeared In low spirits. Ho was not a satisfactory witness, Insisting on making long and Indirect answers.

you please. They revelved their promotion from plainclothes officers to aerceanta yesterday and are now working on the night shift under Captala JTrazUt Roach.

ItHIND MANAGES COLLEGE DINING BOOM Alexander "W. Rhlnd, Hammond. Is now manager of tha dining room at the Men's dormitory of Knox College, Galesburg, Illinola Ability In handling the dining room there last spring induced President MoCooaughty to make this appointment. From his account aa bead waiter, an efficient running baals ha been established. As "King of the Commons," he supervisee the dining room arangement and secures1 competent waiters to serve the 21 rtudenLa who regularly eat at Seymour Hail.

GARY OFFICERS ARE PEOMOTED Plainelothesmen James Connelly and Harry Calne of the Gary police department are now detective sargeants If

dence. Mr. Reppa said that he loaned Lupean $800, July 20, 1917, and that

the note was paid, Jan. 20, 1920. He Rfl.id he also loaned Lupean $400 on

April 29 and $80 and $50, May 1919 which were also paid.

In summing up the evidence. Attorney W. J. McAleer said that he was not satisfied with the explanation Mr.

Reppa made regarding one not ior

$70 and another for $130. Repp, did

not present any bank records for these

notes, but merely said that he had

loaned the money to Lupean and the latter had paid It back. Reppa made the loans as secretary of a building and loan association. ABE THEY OV BECORDSt "Why don't these loans appear on the records of the association or the bank?" demanded Attorney McAleer. "I ha.ven't checked over tha records." Reppa countered. THE AFFIDAVIT. The affidavit which Is the base of the Reppa suit and which Lupean yesterday declared that he swore to voluntarily and with full knowledge of Its content and truth, follows: John K. Reppa vs. George LupeanState of Ind. ss : County of Lake.

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FOR twelve months now, they have called it a "buyers strike." Yet, all the time there remained a substantial demand for merchandise of high value and known merit Pianos and Players of Cable make, Genuine Victrolas, certain standard value motor cars, tires, electrical utensils and certain brands of clothing. To makers of standard' value goods, this new era of dear-headed buying has been a boon. Hun' dreds of buyers who before bought heedlessly, now are buy ing Cable-made instruments because they demand full value and because they are sure of getting it at Cables. Piano time is here. Cable prices are substantially reduced. You can buy now at lowest prices. Why wait longer?

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Standardized Model Uprights Reduction of

Massive Empire Model Reduction of Super Value Uprights Reduction of Puritan Model Uprights Reduction of Library Model Uprights Reduction of Adam Model Uprights Reduction of Colonial Uprights Reduction of

Semi-Colonial Uprights Reduction of Luxor Model Uprights Reduction of Baby Grand Upright Reduction of

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Hammond

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Home of the Celebrated Mason & Hamlin

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We suggest early selection These instrument will be sold quickly. If you cannot call, mail coupon for complete information.

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PASSING THE BAR"

This ought to be In poetry, wtth verses full of woe and dirgoful sound and so on Because It records tha passing- of the old "Horse-Shoe Bar," or Number 7, West State St. Yea, boys, ahe'B jrone. Fire got It Flames, beginning: nobody knows how, completely g-utted the building before arrival of firemen early Sunday morning. About 8 a. m. Sunday the mottled rat swished its slltherlnr. slonnv wav -

ta alee mahogany for the last time

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I'rora somewhere In tha rear came th crackle of flames. The bartender turned. Ko. it was not th popping of corks. It was real fire. And soon tltay had the water. But too late.

AUTO AUCTION COMING Going going gone! That's what Jimmy Trort win jt shouting: next Saturda y afternoon aa he auctions off fifteen automobiles to be disposed of by court order for warehouse charges and other liabilities. Some of the cars are BulcJts, others belong to the Dodge family and some are of the wel known flivver variety. The sale will take place at 2 p. m. In the rear of Central I'olice station.

Conscienceless Grav Diggers, A dead man in Burma always pTt his fare across the mystic river t death with a small cain which ha oarren in his mouth. The curse that rests on ffraTe-diggers 8 a class probably comes, from the fact that most of the men of this trada have no scruples about digging the poor wretches up for their coins. It Is believed that this causes the spirits of the disturbed ODes to return to this world to suffer all the ills that the Burman imagination cm conjure iif for them. Beavers Take Long Vacation. Beavers do no work for a period af

three raonths or more each summer.

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No Weather Raairy mMf It was a vis van wt eaatamded that thsra ta as nek thing as bad weather thsra ar only different kind of good weather. Tha hot days and tha stormy days, tha rains, tha winds, tha snows all har their parpoea, sn4 1C Is 4wtjl ft good lirpuMEx

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BURLAP BACK LINOLEUM Genuine burlap backs, fit various shades and patterns, unusually good value, excellent quality, for this sale, special. per yard .... BORDERED LINOLEUM Finished in quartered oak 61U, very neat patterns, in finished or dull polish. Special q this sale, yard. DCMWAVT6

An unusually large number of remnants were received in this shipment along witli the regu 1 a r stocL This shipment will afford you a wonderful opportunity to buy remnants at the greatest saving yet recorded in. this city. If you can use remnants ranging in 3 to 10 yd. pieces, we urge your visit to this store. Very large array of many finishes to be found.

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SAVE $25 TO $75 ON PHONOGRAPH Now is the time to buy your phonograph. The prices on phonographs have taken a drop, and the HOUSE OF MUSCAT is the first one to give the benefit of the market quotation to the buying public The nationally advertised phonographs are still maintaining their former stand in prices, and it is to your advantage to buy an equally good phonograph at less, regardless of its name. For instance, the RIVIERA is as good as any on the market, plays all the records, and is guaranteed for five years. It must be heard and seen to be appreciated.

OUR GREAT 15 HOUR ROCKER SALE ENDS TODAY AT 6 P. M.

Immediately after you read this announcement, make it your business to visit this store and see the unusually attractive offers we have in ROCKERS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS. The sale was a great success, and hundreds of rockers were sold, due to their quality, pricing, and low terms. There is only a few more hours left of this sale. A saving of $5.00 to $15.00 is offered on practically all rockers and terms are DOWN JJ A WEEK

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