Hammond Times, Volume 15, Number 109, Hammond, Lake County, 27 October 1921 — Page 1
TMK KAJBKR Fair taonltjht (ir.d pri'U-.fclv rriday.
tiy cooler tjcifiht in eaat pc: LAKE COUMTY TIME tloa. IWorM's News by UTra by Oamm la KinunoM Z?rr' Hammond so pi moats cm - wtt ww tnl 3o wr I.N.S. Leased Wire VOL. XV, NO. 109. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1.921. HAMMOND, INDIANA UP AT HIS NORTH SIDE RALLY
SIMON
WARMS
ORDER
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STRIKE
ISSUANCE OF THE ORDER IS WITHHELD Brotherhoods Silent On Reported Order Halting Proposed Strike
NEWSPAPER HAS RIGHT TO PRINT POLICE REPORTS ST. I.OL'IS. October A verdict in favor if the St. Louts Star was renamed by a jury in circuit court lie! In a fim,0ui libel suit brought . y Alexander 1. Macauley of Toronto. Ontario. ' The tuit was based on news articles printed on Maeauley's arrest here in January. 1917, suspected of passing forged checks. Macauley later was exonearted. In instructing the Jury. Judge Grimm said a newspaper had a right to print official police reports.
Did You Hear That
ONLV two having. J
more days of Laylight
LICENSE 2 1347 Indiana. It's -ays J. Dillon, U2i Monroe St.. appeals to police.
MORA s y
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ADD Downward Trend of Prices. The
nickel cirar. It appears in n-mmr..,
wrapped in white paper. MAYOR DUOW.V was in hi. office esterday all day. Kut that's not news. Ask any democrat.
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(BT LUTHER A. HUSTON)
STAFF CORRESPONDENT 1. N. SERVICE J CHICAGO. October 27. The United. States States Railway Labor Board has! r-rTared an order declaring: the strike)
of the -Biff Five" Railway Brotherhood j I BT THE POLITICAL REPORTER)
FAR-FETCHED
Bit for October 30, illegal ana aireciiivg the heads of the Brotherhoods to c;i eft the striks. It authoritatively learned today. ORDER HELD TS OBEYANCB Issuance of the. order will b withheld pending the outcome, of the conference to be held today 'by the executive committees of the Brotherhoods The Brotherhood chiefs will be given an opportunity to withdraw the strike order before the Labor Board Issues its mandate that the strike Is illegal and jnust be called off.
Menrbers of the board unofficially predicted today that peace la near. PAVES WAY FOR WITHDRAWAL. fhey bileved that their announcement that no further wage cuts will be considered until tha controversies over working rules are disposed of, together with the etatement of T. PeWitt Cuy!er, chairman of the standing committee of the association of American of American Railway executives, that the railroads will not make any changes In irige schedules without going
through the regular procedure before tie board paves the way for the Brotherhoods to withdraw their strike order. BOARD WOTTFIE9 WASHIJVGTOX It Is understood that the board has notified Washington of Its findings and of Its preparations to i.su9 an order intended to halt the strike. According to advices here the machinery of the department of Justice has 'been set in motion to Invoke the aid of the courts to prevent the strike unless it Is called oft by the Brotherhood. It was learned that some sort of a communication will be sent to the meeting of the Brotherhood executives' today by the Labor Board. There was
a strong belief that the Board's statement would point out to the Brotherhoods that assurances given 'by the board regarding future wage cuts and working rules afford the unions ample Justification for calling oft the strike. tOFERECE END ADRITTIV It was reported that these conferences of the Brotherhoods' executive committee had been Instigated by the liatlway Iibur Board following the 'peace conference" which ended abruptly last night. The prevailing im-pre-sion v s that the executive committee would consider tho situation in the light of yesterday's hearing and decide If assurances given by the labor board that there would be no Immediate action upon any further applications for wage cuts that the roads may make constituted adequate grounds for wiihdrawing the strike order. "NOT SATISFACTORY" Throughout the lively session of the 1-abor Board's conference yesterday the union leaders emphatically stated that!
the memberships of the unions would obey no order halting the strike that did rot embrace a "satisfactory settlement." It was reported but not confirmed that the heads of the Brotherhoods would submit to the executive committees a piposltlon that they call off the strike and give the Labor Board an opportunity to "make good" on its aseurances with regard to future wage cuts and rules governing working conditions. Whether the executive committees would concur in any auch recommendation, if it Is made, remained to be seen. WILL WAIT OX no.tRI) The railway executives, t!. rough T. L-eWitt Culver, president of the Association of American Railway execuUres. gave assurance that the carriers do not intend to make additional changes1 in wage schedules without the authorisation of the labor board. ( Anotaer report said the conferences
Let's be fair," say the democrats,
All right, let's. Ask any policeman who has been on the department for any number of years and he will tell you that the moral condition of the city la better than It has ever been, due to a great extent, to prohibition. The police reporter complains every day that things are not like they used to be. In the gjod old days the police reporter reveled in stories If crime.
Ther are fewer sensational stories. It Is tough on the police reporter, who being a good police Importer, feels that he has a kick coming. But tho democrats Insist that there Is a moral issue in this campaign, that vice is rampant and unfettered, that the fair name of the city is at stake, and the guileless youth of the community preyed upon. It is a fact that there have been dis
reputable negresses soliciting' men on Pluinmer avenue and they have "been promptly arrested and prosecuted by a vigilant police department whenever detected at their trade. Whether you believe it or not It is true that certain of the colored brethern are want to engage in the pastime commonly
known as "galloping dominoes." It is possible to get a drink of moonshine in East Hammond not a thousand miles away from councilman Skufaklss' hotel. It cannot 'be- denied that there are women of loose morals and commercial instincts in the city and they occasionally obtain rooms at hotels and share their profits with the attaches of the hotels. 0 PROTECTED HOl'SES But there are no protected gaming or vicousi houses in Hammond. The police department is free from any
suspicion of graft. It is constantly
seeking evidence against people and places under suspicion. Can Ed. Simon guarantee that there will be no evil practices In this city under his administration? How does he propose to drive the
colored colony out of rlummcr avenue and close- their boarding houses and pool rooms? Tlme after time the police have sent stool pigeons into these places. They have arrested negresses and the negresses have been fined and Jailed 'by the city court. Does Mr. .Simon propose to have the police drive these people from tha city limits? fo a few instances of prostitution and gambling which have been prosecuted constitute a moral issje In a city election? BETTER THAN ELS EW HERE f If there were open houses of l'lfanie as exist in' Indiana Harbor or all night cabarets such as have been ner-
i. J. KUN'ST says he is going to spin his vote for mayor. He's wearing both Brown and Simon buttons.
ILYMM6nD high - school football team will take on South Bend on the Hammond grounds Saturday afternoon.
"I'N'ITE" is the appeal made to steel workers of Calumet region by L W. W. whose stickers begin to appeara hereabouts.
CIGARETTES and inner tubes. That's
part or loot secured by thieves who
rob store of Peter Marynowski, at 1202
Columbia avenue.
HIGHLAND breaks into limelight
Thieves steal 12 lengths of copper wire from poles there, telephone company
reports to Hammond police.
BUSINESS is good. Recelrts at
Hohman street five and ten cent store show an Increase of $217 over same day
last year, says manager.
rjriv. miles an hour. That was
speed of gale that swept through Ham
mond at midnight last night. Many-
trees in parks were up-rooted.
ATTT. JOE COXROT is suffering
with an attack of appendicitis and has been confined to the Wesleyan hospital
at Chicago for several days.
WHO owns the Lexington stolen from
West Hammond? Xo, it isn't found yet Owner wouldn't tell police his name He said license. 13 354SS2 Indiana.
C. W. SMITH is undisputed story telling champ of Hammond, say friends. He never neglects to wake up his a.udltor3 after ending yarn, they say.
GOSSIP for the day. Hammond man says he has quit hoping that he'll ever be rich, all he hopes now that he'll be able to keep his life Insurance paid up.
PAUL WAOXCR, who owns a news stand in South Hohman St., says the mechanical coon that Jigs in his store window has never had an attack of fatigue.
FOLKS who wonder if women will adopt knickers should visit the dunes any Sunday and fee the hundreds of woman hikers clad in t!v free and easy costume.
STYLISH little George Weaver has recently returned from his vacation and West Hammond heaves a sigh of relief for the old burg just couldn't get along without Charley.
TEHY tell a story about a local doctor who told a patient he never would be well unless he had his teeth out. "There they are." said the patient as he laid a set on the table in front of tha doc.
TYPESETTER from local rrlnting plant tells court when arraigned on charge of Intoxication that he's so
mitted in Gary, or slot machines and j fast it takes oth.-r employes two days
booze parlors, then it would b time to cry "unclean." At Black Oak you will find slot machines galore, there are road-houses selling "real" beer and liquor. But not in Hammond. The moral is.sue is far-fetched. Hammond Is the best regulated city !n the industrial belt extending from Joliet to Gary. Down at Valparaiso there has existed for a score of years
a nuuie d; prostitution operated bv a I
to catch up with him. Then he goes on spree to equalize disadvantage.
IF the grub wasn't good at the Koffeo Kup Tuesday night it is because Fred Donovan lias had to answer the phone every five minutes. Fred says he got 100 calls before noon in answer to a help want ad In The Times.
SEXT11IEXT. That' a u!.y Jake Wi-
woman who boa?t of raving protect
i ker drives horse, he fas.
But it's
too slow. bo Board of Works will get tandem motorcvele with side car. Jake
! will mount cycle with Dietrich, while
All aboard!
to a plac-s like that in Hammond. LaPorte hft nt 1eo r.n. a... t.
i. -..-- - j-. ' .. . ' ! Swanson rides in side car.
' '!ii.-.,ii now ana men but never, put out of business. Michigan Cltyj SHE shook out a pillow and lost $47.
a :ore or ineni. . . . t t;. t.ju,,.
have never permitted
a no u ; ej are
The Piumni'-r av
T tne executive committees wouiii , cannot r,?-"T in on every conversation consider plans for carrying out the; or peer into every room, grille instead of proposals for its set-' Help the police. Give them infortiement. Tiil report, however, was matu.n of law violations. Mak af-
i Tr haor.ened to Mrs. If., od j
avenue, who shook pillow out at up-
a house of ill- I .!rf,M,- s;aw nocketbook fall.
te to on rate once they knewi ri,,,i ,irt-n stairs. Money tor.".
riu.1 plac-1 school hoys passing by reap windfall.
ienai a.'licrnatinn and the police araj ' " doing all in their power to prevent! VICTIM of circumstance. Judge those conditions in the colored district, j Klotz. candidate for re-election, tells Let's be fair. Flht this campaign .' court spectators he's that. Charge that out on th real i.iTjes. j he's lenient on bench Is denied hy Joe Policemen are not omnipotent. Thv ! Tod.l rennblican rroperutor. "I make
Italian Army Hero Now In United States So Expresses His Convictions BY R, M. MALAGRIDI tSTAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERVICE) (Copyright. 1921, by I. News Service.) WASHINGTON. Oct.. 1!7. Great Britain in all probability will renew tha Anfflo-Japanese alliance, regardless of the outcome ci the. conference
on the limitation of armament and far eastern questions.
General Diaz, hero of Vlttoro-Venlto and a dozen ether victories, and chief military adviser to thi Italian delegation ttt the forthcoming armament conference, expressed this conviction here today in an exclusive interview granted the International News Service. Great Britain finds the Japanese alliance necessary, the- general believes, in order to off-set her loss in naval prestige resulting fruni the recent large scale construction program adopted by the United States. Italy is ready to support America to the utmost, the general declared. As she has no Interests In the Pacific, however, her function in the conference will be largely of a moral character. The league of nations. General Diaz reg-ard3 with skepticism.
"It was a beautiful Utopia, impossible of realization," he sild. Throughout the Interview which covered practically every phase of International affairs. General Diaz reflected the high hopes he entertains for the
.success of the Washington conference.
"I am quite optimistic about the forthcoming meeting," he said. "In any cue I believe it will clear the international atmosphere, permuting the world to know exactly how each nation standi lu tha matter of armament." "I do not believe though," he con
tinued "that England will refrain from renewing her alliance with Japan. This Is the only means Great Brilaln has in case of conflict to restoro the naval superiority which she lias nov jst through the recent naval construction
of the United States.
The era of splendid Isolation is
over, and all nations, even the largest
and most powerful, need the allies and
support of others. I believe it is pos-
ible for the conference to set the
basis of future understandings."
It is impossible to interpret the
Monroe doctrine today In the same
way ii was interpreted at the time of
its enunciation a hundred years ago, the general declared. The war has made the world much smaller than it was before. Russia, the granary of Europe and its reservoir for raw ma
terials, will be incapable for manyyears to com--, of exporting on a large scale. ItaU'. therefore, will be forced to import more and more from America, and political intercourse will naturally follow commercial intercourse, lie said. "As for disarmament. Italy, has already reduced her forces to a minimum," the general said. "For lior there are n. reasons for future war; her frontiers are saf-j and all that she will need In the future Is a small army which will njt weigh too heavily on the budget of the s-tatc.
BULLETIN (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SER'.'JCEJ ID&B IAFISS, 1A., Oct. 27 Fosses and bloodhounds today are seeking a bun flit, apparently a boy 18 years old, who ehot and probably fatally wounded Mn. Carl Landstrum, proprietress of a grocery tore, when she refused to torn over to him the store's receipts for the ilij. BULLETIN f 'NTIRNATIONAL NEWS SL'RVICEI HOSCE, Oct. 27 Twenty-two bodies have been recovered from the ruin of the Tort of Vaao, Genoa, which wm wrecked by M explosion on Wednesday, said a dispatch from that place today. It was rumored the bolshevik sympathizers may have been responsible for the disaster. The hundred and fifty wounded are In hoxpltals. The town was almost completely wrecked.
BULLETIN f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE) TAIPA, FLA., Oct. 27 So far as can be ascertained today three persons are known to have lost tholr lives In the fierce tropical storm which swept through this city and tip the west coast of Florida on Tnesday and Tuesday night. This is the only known loss of life, hut the property damage Is tremendous and will run Into the millions. BULLETIN f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! LONDON, Oct. 27 The Sinn Fein delegation to the Irish peace conference has refused to take down tho Irish "republican" flag from
their headquarters in Cadogan Square. The premier made a personal request, comparing the pnbUo flying- of the Blnn Fein fiar with similar use of the Oermaa flag at TersalUes during the peace conference.
BULLS TIN (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE) MOWU8TOWN, N. .1., Oct. 37 Frank .lankona, 30, of Florham Park, was held In the Morris county Jail here today on suspicion of having murdered Jeanette Lawrence 12, whose mutilated body was found In a woods at Madison several weeks aro. The Lawrence gl?l had been brutally assaulted and there were more than 2o stab wounds on her body.
TO
BULLETIN CHICAGO, Oct 27 John Xj ellander, federal prohibition director for Illinois, has resigned. His resignation has been forwarded to Washing-ton where a successor to the office la expected to be chosen within two weeks. KJellander's action followed a decision made in Washington to place the issuance of liquor permits In the hands of one of his assistants.
Makes "Brass Tacks" Talk At Lincoln School Gym Last
(BY THE POLITICAL REPORTER) td. Simon made the best ;,eech .f h.s political career last night at Lin!n school m!la3ium. The democrat r-and,,,at got doun to brass tacks and wL ,north ton k,,ow exaf "here he stood. It was a better talk than he mad. :t the Parthenon theater, although alo.nr the same line .if ,
HL-iH'au v free r,f
to the is-
BULLETTN F I NTEft NATIONAL NEWS SERVICE) PAJUS, Oct. 37 Admiral Horthy regent of Hungary, has refuaed to hand over former Emperor Charles to the allies on the ground that it would violate the Hungarian constitution said a Frafrue telegram to the Petit Journal today.
ARMISTICE OAY'S BIG
CELEBRATION
Hammond's Armistice Day celebration will be the biggest event of Its kind ever staged in th city. It will even eclipse the big welcome home celebration. November 11, 1913.
These are the predictions made 'by the committee in cnarge of the .prepar. ationj. Hammond's two younger or--vanjzations of ex-a-.rvioe men, the American Legion and the Veterans oi foreign Wars are back of Lnls year's celebration. A Joint committee composed of Joe W. Todd, Sherm G. Stoll,
Dr. W. F. Howatt. Edward li. lilair,
Dr. V. E. Nichols and C. G. K.lngvill is in direct charge. Last week invitations wtre tent to all lodges, civic and iab..r organizations to participate in the- big day and asking them to select dci.. gates who would meet with the original committee and help with the planning and execution. E.' -service men held their meeting at the court house last night. Reports showed that the public was taking unusual Interest in the celebration and tr.at the lodges and the organizations ha-l responded prvmptly e.o the Invitations. . A committee was appointed to rolicit funds and preP're a beautiful float typical of tho day. The funds raised will be also used in defraying other cxpensry of the celebration. Weft Hammond is preparing to take an active part in thc doings.
A meeting of the committee with the
IN
INE
SPOILS THIS
MARRAG
E
Moonshine caused the separation Oct. 13, between Anna and Walenty Malifcorski. 3724 Alder St., East Chicago.
Mrs. Mallborski filed suit fcr divorce today In the superior court at Hammond. She says that they were married on September .1. last yoir. Pho soon learned thr'.t Walenty v a - rcMictcd ';e use of moonshine. He would un, home crazed with ihe liquor and wri!" beat her ui:mcn'! r'ul : . Several t -:. ,. was necepsarv f. r , or to iie fr.:. the;
house in order to osja;-; inm. She said had threatened to hill l.er and her two children by a former marriage. Mrs. Mallborskl as'is for $3,000 alimony. Her attorney is Michael Havran. I
ARGUMENT
RESULTS IN
STABBING FRAY
) organizations will be held Fridnv i-ven.
"The communistic and -bolshevistic i,,g at eight o'clock at the court house, danger in Italy has been much exag- I U is urged that ail bodies desiring to gerated. especially in the foreign press. Knd a hand have their representative.,
.-v i v e I it. lew ine lldui- p i ' S - - V-' 8 r C O n - vulsions Italy now is scttlinj; down to
It was while in an argument over the Ingredients of a healthy mixture of concrete that a ngro employed by Shea and company, of Hammond, stabbed and seriously Injured a co-worker.
ditior.al members named 'by other Walter Jones, of 3601 Elm tsreet. Indi
ana Jiaroor, yesterday afternoon while
really hard woik, and I believe the financial and commercial reioveiy will be speedy."
ACTIVITY
I rircumstance," said Napoleon. How
about it Teddy?
OF WHITING REPUBUGAHS
! NOTE to editor. St st
without confirmation and members of fid.ivits. They're doing- their brst ' the committee and the heads of the They're hands are not tied. Brotherhoods refused to discuss thei j The moral issue ns presenter by the p'aas. j democrats I an unfair reflection upon1 51 AT SEEK I'JlCTIOY J Hie efficiency and integrity of rhe':
The Labor Board, on the other hand, j of Police Austgen. an official entitled ! Now set for November 1.
was expectea to announce any decis- to t.n respect of Ine citizen of HamJon it may reach as a result of yester- mor.d. day's hearings some time today or to- i
Morrow. mere was no accurate for
SPECIAL TO THE: TtMESl WHITING. Ind.. Oct. 27. Following Its plan to get all the tacts to all the
voters of the city, the republican cam-j Valgners held a meeting last evening j
i ;'cr the second ward voters. The audi- ' bend Riv-j e-ni " was one of tii - most en! husiastic '
i TKide Hotel Case Again Continued. ! th.tt h:i. yet greeted the campaigners. 1 gainst wHhes of Judge Klotz. Att'.r- j Mayor Sthrn.fr made a go..ii talk on; iv-.- W. W. McMahon, represent!!!.? tie- J the ari..us activities r.f the city ad- I lViidants in Riverside and Fed ere I lio'el ) ministration for the past tli-'lu years. ! cases asks fourth continuance. Granted. I show ing what has been accomplished, i
lie said: "The cwy o: Whiting has accomplished what no other city in this
at this session. It is hoped that an unusually large turnout of the Red Cross can be secured for the r.arade. Major Charles C Jones who served overseas with the lu3rd Field Artillery has been appointed marshall for the day. lie will 'be assisted by Eric Lund of the American Legion and Mac McCiure of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
In addition t the parade and the speaking in ltarri:-on Park in thc afternoon, the Veterans of Foreign Wars will plant a tree in the park at eleven
j o'clock In memory j Kdward H. I.ar- ! sou for whom thiir post was named, the American Legion will .sive a dance
in the afternoon and evening at Unity Hall. In thc evening the Veterans' of Foreign Wars will hold a public Installation of officers and furnish some excellent addresses on Americanization at the K. of P. Ha'I. Tiie evening closes v.ith an Informal reception.
MAN. LOO
MAY
OWNERS MUST TAKE OUT PERMITS
BEAR hunt In Highland. Grizzly escapes from circus train menaces vil'azers. Henry Auwerda. farmer, leads attack with pitchfork. Bear isn'l sighted, hut by heck, all Highland is het ur. over the report. John Groot. Highland banker, knows details. Ask him.
or at of what action the board would take but the Impression prevailed that th; board hold the strike unlawful and a violation of the Transportation act.
'ui s cy oui.umg inspector.! TRTtTC John Wilson enters
c Tiers directing them id call off the ! announced to contractors todav that. . rtf i. ci,rt
,. .... ; autn supi'iy poi o owners of ouhdrngs aaout to be con-man 6-5 Hohman st. He buys two In
struceo win nave 10 tane out per-I fH. Writes check for $13. Gets
limn ioi i-iiu uuiiuinfi l nemse. i ve s.
-:rike would be issued could not be learned. If such a course Is followed, It was believed, injunction proceedings In the courts against the union leaders would frf instituted by the department of Justice.
Writes check for $13
JfS.f.O in change. Leaves tubes in store.
"Will return.
he
says. He doesn't. Xo arrests yet.
Big Simon Rally at Auditorium, Robertsdale, Tonight pi 8:C0 o'clock. Good
Speakers. (
10-27-1
Heretofore the city 'building depart-
........ P.ece rneaijrheck ,g worthIe5s.
me rcvcnii con. raci ors interested ri 1 . the improvement. This resulted in j PHIL aRF-HNWALT, sitting ss specmuch friction and not a little loss to j iRl judge, gives attorneys agreeable surthe 'it-.-. pi-jye when ho pronounces judgment at "From now n." said Mr. Vis. "own. : completion of trial against Steve Varers of contemplated improve-ments v. ii! s m I'.nmr h violator, instead of tak-
j have to take out the pel mit theinsel ve ! lnar case "under advisement." Va-no
and for the who'.e amount before con-i is found guilty and fined $200 and
district has been able to do. That is we have been able to build an incenerator plant and buy the laud for ths same, buy the land for the sewerage pumping station ar.d l.uHd the sewerage pumping station, buy the site for the new city hall, buy thc site for th nitration plant and thi new athletic field, and put it in shape, extend the Whiting park to its present sie, without a bond issue. . The only bond issue that was put out was for the building of the filtration plant." Tonight the Young Men's Republican club will hold a big meeting at the republican head-juarters. President Frank Oreenwald has something In
I the way of a surprise for the members, j wnn bv the way. know that there is t
T
REACH THREE MILLIONS P. M. General Hayes in Per-
conal Charge of Hunt For Bandits.
NEW YORK, Oct. 27 Probability that the loot taken by three bandits from a mail truck on lower Broadway Monday night may reach $3.POO,000 was seen today with additional reports from banks and financial institutions of securities which they had mailed and which had not been delivered.
on the Commonwealth avenue paving Job. "I've done tole you that it takes two parts stone and one concrete," ?aid the colored man. Jones was prone to believe that the mixtur? was different from the general run of street pavement and advised the colored man so. Eut when he saw that the colored man was disagreeable and ugly in his demands, Jones left him saying that probably he could be convinced by going to the boss, whereupon the negro pulled his knife and cut Jones twice In the left side. The ngro ran 3nd escaped from the clutches of the mad workers witnessing the attack, and as
yet has not bee.r captured by the police. The Injured man was taken to the offices of Dr. Teegardcn, where his wounds were treated.
r.trson.ile !
(,!. .J.-, "
"..uueu little rrev-..!,,r,e
ues of the campaign.
S .arm did nol (!en. the Btateni( made by V.'. J. McAleer that he would ju.pomt o. r.. Tinkham city attorney. "Ut he did y.ny this: "If I am elected mayor I will not ten e city attorney at a meeting of th council that unices he attends to th.'. city- business I'll et somebody wh.. will attend to it. II, KO one bcu,.r than that, ril fire him." MOEAL ISSUE ALIVE He said that the moral Issue was alive and breathing despite the al-ee-ed efforts of Charles Surprise a!.d the political reporter to bury it. "A few days :u ter the primary I called attention to the conditions on Plummer avenue," said Simon. "I believe tb People of the north side know what those conditions mean. You had the same conditions on Oostlln street acrob.; the line. That element was tin-
-o. u . v e. i out or p.urnham. and I have been wondering why they came to Hammond. One of the republics ti spell-binders didn't have the nerve to to deny the morals issue and admitted that conditions were bad on Plummer
avenue but aid it was better to have' those people segregated. "That's not true, however. Thfty are not segregated. They are In various parts of town. Two hotels have been raided ihN week. The morals issue isn't closed and so far as I'm concerned it isn't going to be closed ,jnt:l the doors of those i-Uces are closed." I"!!i"d out thai while wa- ' ' : :.!!, t-i.ies for j,-a.-'-.h'.'i.e BTVK-e ar.d street cur I .-S - , !V ,;V.V.g UP. "i.vfs r.- fa:.-." he .!,. "We're not i -if,i:-c M-tycr I roi.-i, with being dishonest. P.ut v.e ro saying that h faued to cope w:i!, th- situation and that he did not carry out his promises. "One week from next Tuesday it will up to you vr.ters to decide whet'i-r the public Kervi.-e corporations shall.
rule your city or whether you are to rule It yourself. It will be up t6 jr.-i to say whether or not you shall contine to pay a premium to the gas company, the telephone company and tho street car company or moe out of town. "The records of the state public service commission show that in everv instance the city of Hammond has made no defense, or a very wt::i 0,,,,. against the demands of the pui.ifo utilities for increased rates. j c.cre m y reason why Hammond should pay the highest price In the country for gas. "Ue pay $1.50 as against 60 cents in the city of Chicago and cents in the little city of Richmond. Ind. "The contention of the gas company was th.it it must have iii--rea.ed rates in anticipation of higher prices for tha raw products used in the. manufacture of gas. LOWER FBICX OF MATEBLALS i
....ai was in its petition of October.
The company stated it v.-as pay-
ng tnen six to r-isir . n
for gas oil but expected to have to pay 13 cents a gallon. I.laj oil is the main
1 0 - 0
ill a-
"LITTLE GIANT" RUSHED TO CHICAGO HOSPITAL Attorney Joseph Conroy in Serious Condition.
The "Little Giant" won't be able to speak at the republican rally Friday evening. He was taken to the Wesley hospital yesterday morning, suffering from an attack of appendicitis and his condition was so serious today that Mrs. Conroy was not permitted to see him. Physicians were unable to decide today whether they would operate. Dr. William Miller, the great specialist who took Dr. Achilles Davis place, was called Into the case. Dr. Miller is the successor of Dr. Achilles Davis as one of the leading specialists of Chicago, This afternoon Councilman Patrick Reilly, father-in-law of Attorney Co.
slruction will be permitted."
costs.
Postmaster General Hays was to
personally airect me mint rir the dsr-iroy, received word that the patient's ing trio that engineered and cs rried ! condition was unfavorable &
be one. but so far have fail, d to lrn j out what is probably the m-jst arib'fi-'er called the Wesley hospital and in what the surprise is. Prepa.-p tions arc I otis robbery of lis kind in the history a conversation with Dr. Miller's asbeing made for tTie big meeting at the of the postofflce department. Numer-1 slste.nt was told that .Arn r-Ant
on Saturday I cue postofflee Inspectors )ne arrived i was in no immediate danger. He rehere from Washington.- ferred Inquiry to Dr. Miller. -
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material in the manufacture of gas. Instead of going up in price it fell to 3 cents a gallon, delivered In Hammond. "The gas company further s.iid that they must have Increased rates in anticipation of higher price of coal. Now, coal l.as since fallen off twenty-five to thirty per cev.t in price, nnd so has coke, another expense in the making of gas. "On t'aesa contentions, without a fight being made by the city of Hammond, the gas company secured a 40 cent ra.3e in the price of gas and there you are. AND HIOHEB KATES "I have been asked why I didn't appear to fight the rate Increase? I'll answer that in this muimor; When I employ a man I e-cpect him to attend to the duties assigned him and if ho
J Jails I lire him and get another man. It
Is the business of the city administration to look after the interests of the people ami If they fail it Is tho duty of the people to get a ne,v administration. "i'he telephone company asked an increase of sixty per cent and got it without any evidence being Introduced by the city of Hammond. "The little town of Munster sent its attorney to the hearing at Indianapolis and as a result of "his presentation of the facts the public service commission did not grant the increase the tele
phone company asked, but gave a much smaller increase. The city of Munster saved its people a great deal o7 money. FANCY TUT All CE "The telephone company asked to be given an earning of 8 per cent on tin Investment of $4,150,000 and the public service commission sent its engineer to Hammond and he returned a report fixing the physical valuation at $2 -800,000. "As against its statement to the public service commission that Jt had a physical valuation of $4,150,000, the telephone company told the tax assessor that it had a valuation of $l,800.0CO. ' (Continued on passeven.j j