Hammond Times, Volume 15, Number 121, Hammond, Lake County, 10 November 1921 — Page 1
Tlx tonight, wirmet in .ontu ana west rorUont; Jrriday increasing olouOinaaa with warmer in aoutli and poaalbly rain or mow In norti portion tonight. 9llvr4 by Camera In (t oa W. Hammond so pi moo ta oa treats una uiwi ataxiln 3r er -cpy
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MAYOR PLANS TO WIDEN HOHMAN STREET im.Mll 0 1 REVEREMTLY I OifMSJTSji Mi eiFflli1 HAS MANY HARDING sMlL irerlillliOflS PREPARE IRONS IN LAYS WREATH; Wmj.J. WILL HEED ! FOR CONFERENCE OPENING THE FIRE iini in a in
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ilia .unm- ; hm Lur::T"- n ur w.r.s
Oil Ul lUStLa I HIE tumult and the shouting is dead j Va.lVI I I I er than a last summer's bird nest. ,
World's Envoys Pay Koniage;16 J. MU
At Nameless Hero's m S IIMU
IBSUjlUay
MAYOR BROWN is still getting con-
tulations from all parts of the coan-
Bier
BY H. K. REYNOLDS f STAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N . SERVICE WASHINGTON. Nov. 10 Moving leverently through the shadowed rotunda of the national capttol. grayhaired mothers and high officials of the government;. battlescai"red war eterans and envoys of world powers raid homage and tribute today at the bier of America's nameless hero. Beneath a mountain of laurel and rnun b ulent the sleep from -which
The mayor and the city treasurer enacted a dramatic tableaux 'yesterday I afternoon in the Ea?t Chicago city hail. 1 City Treasurer Walter O. Harmon had , a riiie leveled at the mayor's heart. . Mayor McCormacK had a revolver aimed at the city treasurer's head. ! They stood ten feet apart. The tense situation lasted for several seconds and then the city treasurer lowered his gun.
THE executive council of the Hai
mond Teachers' lirst meeting.
Association held its
Hammond Will Do Solemn-Honor To Patriot Dead of World's War
the visiting foreigners.
GERALD BOWMAN, former Hammond boy. is editor of an anti-prohibi-
perlodical In Pittsburgh.
tion
HAMMOND merchants have been requested to decorate their store front.-; tomorrow in honor of Armistice Day.
ill.
TUESDAY w;
I 4-fj. i naa ueorge wolfs Mrtti-j j day and the Ninth Warders made turn ii j juice present when they cast their votes! for alderman. i
BY the way, what's become of all those folks who used to postcard this j column claiming the largest pumpkin grown in the county. i
A J . l , . ,
. .v.'r.nnr rmn the cat- -u eiucuon celebrants were
afaloue which has borne Lincoln. Gar- ecta to rs Carrying a coffin and field and McKlnley. until he shall be ; reth had. f w the city hall burled at Arlington as a symbol of the ? chaff the repuoliean administration love and gratitude of a mighty nation 0U' d K. Reppa and for her honored dead. 1 tic w in t, ? n ' ' P . i ticket in the city election. Tuesday. FMSIMirr LAYS WMATH When he party of Caahan enthus. Only the -wreath placed there by the j lasts entered the city treasurer's ofrresident of the United States rested on fic)?t Harmon broke forth into a tirade, the simple oaken casket when the sun The quarrel reached the ears of Mayor rose over the great white dome of t ho ; McCormack on the floor below and he capitol this morning. At S o'clock the went to intervene. When he stepped
solemn procession oega.n. Aum ;ri me an.ir, Harmon turned his rage On i
noon scores of floral tributes had been tne mayor, claiming that he was resdeposited at the bier by religious, frat- punsible for the Callahan roysterers ernal and military organizations and coming to the treasurer's office, by representatives of foreign govern-' Harmon produced the rifle- he keeps ments. behind his window and McCormack Thousands who were not allowed to drew his revolver, cause at the catafaloue filed through Harmon was the first to lower his
the rotunda offering silent prayer. The j gun. j SOMEBODY told Albert Gumm that
vl v"" - t , - . . v.-. . ,,, Dl.u i"v.. Mnion was sure to be elected
glistened unashamed in many eyes as , tion, said flavor McCormack today citizens of high and low estate ming- j when questioned by a reporter. "I led In the endless human stream. would prefer rot to talk about the afrw ot.tt- nwTTT. TOOTOirr ' fair aa it is a closet' Incident."
The unknown will lie In state until
AND now that the battle is over the i garbage collectors, street repairers and sewer cleaners may ease up a little and catch their breath.
THE GENERAL ALECTRIC SHOP of; Hammond sends the first chill down i daddy's spine by inserting the line, j
pen evenings until Christmas.- In it
I ad.
Harmon Is underrtood to have been
Heppa. porting
10 o'clock tonight, guarded by a de-!
tachment of army engineers, who have ; kept their vigil under the great dome since the" body arrived from France last! night. After ten o'clock, none will be! admitted until the mnrning of Nov. j 11. when the Armistice D;iy ceremonies betnn. j The first delegation to arrive at the capitol today represented the Federal Council of Churches. It comprised a j
number of leading ministers, who, after a few minutes at the casket, gave way to members of the American Ambulance Association. Wreaths were then deposited by officials of the Rotary Clubs, and behind the Rotarlans came members of the National Woman's Oversea Service League. themselves veterans of gruelling days on dusty roads. SPANISH -AAIXHICAiT VETXEANS The United States Spanish war veterans, men who served with Roosevelt and Dewey, marched by, their beads bowed. They were followed bv officers
and men who served Ay 1th rershlnsr. prown
members of the r orty-seconn, r-.venty-
ighth and Eighty-second division o th American Expedition.irv forces.
, promised the Job o; city controller by
He recused McCormack of sup-Callahan.
EAST HAMMOND had quite a joUifii cation election niBht in honor of John j J M.Jca. the newly elected butcher-al- i jdi-rman. John has a lot of friends. He! juscd to be a Scoutmaster. i
and Al
bert concluded he'd take a hundred dollars worth. It's going to be a long hard winter.
THERE will be something doing in the city council after the first of the j year, now that Bill Schulte is elected, j Reserve seats for the opening perfor- j mance.
SLIGHT CHANGE l;l HAMMOND
I THAT began paying dehts today when ;
'It WHa nnnntm..oH that Via
board had certified the elc-tion of Pan Brown. Talk of contesting the election is dying down.
VOTE TODAY;
At ten o'clock V ice-l resiaent tooi-j Kunrrt 1dge entered the rotunda to take part j ?ma!Py
1n the first formal ceremonies of the day. They were conducted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, composed entirely of men who saw service outside the United States. Included among the distinguished guests were Secretary of War Weeks, Assistant Secretary of War Wainwrigrht. Secretary of the Na'-y Penby, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt, Secretar of Labor Davis. Secretary of Commerce Hoover. Postmaster General Hays. Attorney-General Paufrh-
erty. Secretary of Agriculture Wallace. I
Slight, changes in the total votes for candidates in the Hammond e'.ectio-i have been made since th-- e'ecti n commissioners hve completed the!i count. The relative standirgd of the candidates have not been changed but the new figures will be of interest, especially to those who inav ItaA-e had wagers ported on the maojrities of the city hall candidates. Here they are: MAYOIt.
R) 5.7.11
Simon CD) 3.1D1 Brown's majority. 50.
JOE TODD is trying to hustle up -j more automobiles to carry Gold Star Mothers, the G. A. It. and W. R. C. In the parade tomorrow. Get tn touch with him at once.
STUDIOUS people over 16 years of age are crowding Hammond night schools at Central and Franklin schools and Brooks House. Classes covering 17 subjects are held.
THE Men's Club of the Presbyterian church Avlth the Lake County Bar Association Avill have memorial services
J for the late Judge Walfr T. Hardy at ; the church Sunday evening.
CR 5,547 id s.nos
Kur.ert's majority, Cl.t. TH UASritKn. Bielefeld
. 5.053
. .5.687 . . 3,10:'
Major General Harboard, Major Genera! LeJeune, Brigadier General Lasslfr. Brigadier General Stephen, Brigadier General Randholt?:. Senator Wadsworth
Eggebieeht
Bielefeld's majority, 765. JIDCK. C',veland Klotz
"leA'el.ind's majority, 4SS. In yesterday's election s'ory in The Times another error also crept In. 7t was stated that the democrats had elected six ward aldermen when the number should hive been seven. The
POST-ELECTION excitement was responsible for a disappointing attendance Ht the opening number of the K. of P. lyceum course last night. The Holl--wood Trio put on an excellent entertainment. BROKEN HEARTS. Local man advertises in Times for girl to answer telephone. Telegrams, post cards and letters pour Into Times office in reply. Advertiser gets 7S answers. Somebody will be disappointed.
THE PARADE Clias. C. Jones, Chief Marsh
Eric Lund. Asst. Marshall. Mac M. McClure, Asst. Marshall. Hammond Police Forte. West Hammond Police Force. Mayor of Hammond and Council Mayor of West Hammond and Council. Hammond Band. Grand Army of the Republic un autos). Gold Star Mothers of Hammond (in autos). Spanish War Veterans. Edward H. Larson, Post No. 802. Veteiis of Foreign Wars. Symbolic Float. . Ham m and Post No. 15. American Legion and Ladies' Auxiliary, Daughters of Liberty. Hammond Chapter of American Red Cross. Salvation Army and Band. (The above organizations will form on Hohman street, south of Douglas). Hammond Public Schools will form on Douglas street, east of Hohman. Boy Scouts (Will form on Douglas str'-et, west of Hohman). Hammond Paioehial Schools (will form on Douglas street, east of Hohman). Orak Shrine Drum and Bugle Corps (will form on Douglas, west of Hohman). Hammond Lodge No. 4"o, B. P. O. E., (will form on Clinton street, east of Hohman, north side of the street). Hammond Lodge No. 2'0, Knights of Pythias (will forc on Clinton treeCTeast of Hohman, south side of street). Hammond Musicians with float (will form on Clinton street, west of Hohman). Dorcas Lodge No. 2"if!. Daughters of Reliekah (will form on Clinton street, west of Hohman). Calumet Iodge No. 601, I. O. . F.. (will form on Clinton street, west of Hohman). Protected Home Circle (will form on Russell street, west, of Hohman) Italian-American Fraternity (will form on Russell street, east of Hohman). Scatena .Athletic Association (will form on Russell street east of Hohman). West Hammond Band. Polish Falcons. West Hammond Public and Parochial Schools. West Hammond Fraternal Organizations. (The above We s t Hammond organizations Avill form on 152nd st. between Fors-. th and St it Line ami will join the par. 'do in their pro per places when that body passes this point).
( "Wait until we see what America has 'to Propose." is the official annminri.
,ueIU preseme of a simple tiag draped tiunt of . ' U k t t M tlii, ... n i .. 1 .. f . i . . . , . .
;wlu""1 l" "uona'i Wth the. Japanese and Chinese haA e : r-u u .I, ! , I SU,t'e:'S,0 f h their headquarters staffs buzzin I i .K tt'-all y all American activities bear c i nig on the armament con erence, jut:t,ticli.i . , , . , ... ; . , . , "" statistical data for submission to the . now 4t hours ,'iwj.v r , (conference at the proper time. Data . America led ,n solemn procession bearing on everv conceivable question ' mourned '"Jier ""known dead and . that can be introduced, from the size ; tr,u i. .v. . , , ' of naval guns to the intricacies of Chin- : Most of the foreign delegat ons. tow ,,,,. , . ,,. , , ,. , C!"e railway manipulation, has been pre"ior. held final prelim nary meet ngs at v lV. . . , " . .
lhiir. t i tt tens iroin iokio. loon respective ht:if!niinrtor Tho nn
t" their ! f-"hi"a. with most to gain from the
?ir respective headquarf ers.
M-eplion whs the British.
bustle of
c;l,jj tj. j . jvl-nsi wno always like? to have the last Avord pulled this one j yesterday morning: "I understand that ja lot of our good friends woke up with i p. dark Brown taste In their mouths j this morning."
of NeAr York, chairman of the senate i
military affairs committee, Congressmm
Kahn. of California, chairman of the
house military affairs committee. Sen
ator Sutherland, of West Virginia, Sen
ator Bursum, of New Mexico. Senator
Colt of Rhode Island, Senator Jones of Washington, Senator Walsh of Massarhusetts, Col. Charles R. FcrVes, director of the Veterans' Bureau, and members of the house military affairs committee. The veterans were called to attention by their national commander. Col. Robert G Woodside. of Pittsburgh, who pinned pon the cushion of the casVfir a gold medal and the insignia of the order, and conferred upon the unknown th rank of honorary ade da camp. "My comrade." Col. Woodsido sp'd, "we feel as though you are the com-
i figures which accompanied the article j disproved this. The mr.keup of the , '-ouncil will be seven democrats and i eleven republicans.
- COLE ASKS FOR
CHANGE OF VENUE
'SPECIAL TO THE TIMES CROWN POINT, TNP, Nov.
tonif y McAleer ti ed a motion in the Criminal court on Wednesday morning
PITT. MONROE announced this afternoon that the public schools would I-- dismissed at noon tomorrow. There wili be patriotic exercises and the Armistice Day salute at the schools in tbu forenoon. Speakers have been assigned to each school, building.
EIGHT Hammond banks announced that they would be closed all day Friday. They are the First National, First Trust & Savings. Citizens' National. Hammond Trut-t tt Savings, West Ham-
ft At- I 1'"n'1 Trust &- Savings. American Trust
;!it! Savings, People's State and North-
Trust and sjaAines.
em
a chanere of venue in the crtse
rade who fell Pghtir.g at our g'de, nr. Ave stood In the trenches, or as we were Advancing across No Man's Lard In those days there was little though of self. Our one thought was that through us, America mierht lead th world In spreading democracy aniens the nations of the earth. Here at. your shrine, your comrades renew tht !r obligations of true allegiance to the United States of America and may we. ever be loyal thereto. Wo dedicate our 1ies to the service of our country in
peace as we did fn Avar."
. .iHivinir
, of Leon Colo, charged Avith the murder ; of Julius Guenther, a policeman of j Gary. He asked that the case be tried I i-i the Porter county court, stating that on 'tis to the fact that the murder was committed In Gary and a bitter feeling j exists against the negro, he could 41 ot ; have a fair trial in Lake county. The I ease was set for today. The petition i a as granted.
CARTOONIST ERNEST S. BARR, 1? year old employe of W. B. Conkey Co.. living at 'J37, 1 50th street, has presented Mayor Brown with a pen and ink lkcness of the mayor in a striking 'rose. Ijrnwn Is shown crushing Ed. Simon's political aspirations AA-ith the l.cjr stick of an OA-erwhelming A-otp. The
Tomorrow is Armistice Day. All of the. arrangements have bre-t
! made. I The weather man has even promise'! ; fair weather with rising temperature. I That means Hamond's ratriotic a-v1 : ciA-ic organizations will put on one of ; the finest celebrations of the city's his- : tory. ; It will lack the noise of that first Arjmistice Day for the feelir.g of hllaritv j and thanksgiving over the successful I termination of the Avar av:11 be temper- : etl by the solemn honors which Avill be ' raid those from Hammond and Wet Hammond who gave their lives In the struggle. The city will pay Its respects to its ex-service men. The day's observance starts In the schools at. 9 o'clock tomorrow forenoon
where the following speakers have been assigned : Central ReA-. Teter Iangendorff. Columbia Rev. Benjamin Rfst. Industrial High Sclrool By the sch.Irvint- Rev.'. E. L. Steffov. La Fayette Rev. Alex Schaffer. Linoiiln--Rev. W. C. Henslee. May wood Mr. W. C. Belman. RiA-erside Rev. C. M. Smithson. Wallace Rev. Charles IT. Leeson. Washington- Atty. Bernard Gavit. Kenwootl ReA'. John C. Parrott. At 11 o'clock Edward Larson Post the Veterans of Foreign Wars will plant a beautiful elm tree in Harrison p-
which will be dedicated to K,?t-ni- 11
cartoon is well done and displays re- j Larson of Hammond, who lost his vfe
PROCLAMATION WUEREAi5, Friday, November 11th. i;21. has been set a.-ide as a Ix-ga! Ho'j lay by our Honoratlr President, j THEREFORE. I. Daniel Brown, ' Mayor of the City of Tl.-immond. Indi-
I i.na. tlo hereby request that every
nustrr .uid pl.-tc ,.f business be close
markable talent.
(Continued on Page Six)
THE republican city committee will j " " z ponsor a bill to put every person regis- fiWW VOTTR OWN" TTnTVTT1
(BULLETIN) GUTHRIE. Ok!a.. Nov. 10.' A 5outh!ound Santa Fe Passenger train was ditched north of here at 8 o'clock this morning. Several passengers were rep6rted to have been killed. A'l available doctors and nurses in the city are beinf? rushed to the scene to the wreck in automobiles.
1 2 o'clock Noon, j 1 1 ot -Is and re- I n in ord- r to feed !
b-Mwi-cn tht- hours " Mid 6 o'clock P. M. t-iurams m;iy May tjt
the public. Everybody i ta-nt-st'y requested t take part in th.- afternoon program. 11-10-1 DANIEL BROWN. Mayor.
tering voters give bond and to arrange each voter shall receive a receipt of i registration. Scores of people of j both parties were unable to vote Tues- ' day because registrp.tions had been lost'
or not turned In. A receipt of regis-
'n I tration would .guarantee the right 'to
vote under the new system.
Responsible :rty can eventually own a beautiful fi-rm. modern bungalow on So. Side merely by keeping up the rent. Only small payment down required. Tel. 2"67. Possession at 'n"- 11-10-1
TEACHERS in elementary Fdhools v. ill tell children about the significance of Armistice Pay tomorrow morning. In the afternoon the schools will be closed. High school closed all day. Library closed from 12 to 6 p. m. Stores 'lose at noon. Banks closed all day. Factories open all day. Business houses close at noon. City hall and cnuntv building closed all flay. All this divided sentiment on America's most sacred liolidav1
Fifty d-r-llars down and easy monthly paj-ments aviII secure you a home of your own in the best lesldcnce districts of Hammond, Wh'tir.g or East. Chicago. A building b.,om is on the way. Start a home now. Prices $2.3"0 to $6,000. Address Franklin club, care The Times, Hammond. 11-10-1
POSTOFFICS CLOSES
i The Hammond postoffice will be i
t
11th to observe
closed on November
Armistice Day. There will be no delivery by car-! rler and no window serAice. Special delivery mail will be given! the usual service and all mall dis- j patched accordine to train schedule. !
conference, has been scarcely less occupied. Spokesmen for the Chinese delegates have made it clear the Pekin delegation is entering the conference with documentary proof of the wrongs for which they demand rectification. "China will riot demand anything unreasonable at the conference," said Dr Alfred Sze, head of the delegation today, "but she Avill ask for settlement
(meetings for the past week, most of ; of those outstanding issues with other them disclaims the preparation of any powers that now hamper her from main- ! "set" program of national aims for the j taining the rU-ht to preserve her nat1 conference 'lonal existence."
h';aluarters there was
activity in expectation of the arrival of Gie Rt. Hon. Arthur J. Balfour, who Avill guide Britain's course in the conference until Lloyd George arrives. Balfour's arrival will complete the conference cast. While the foreign delegations. and particularly the Japanese, and Chinese contingents, have held almost daily
First Steps Toward Condemn ing Land For Deep River (Tiu. la firrt ot ft ,erle conatroctlv. aicl.. oa tt. cm, of th. Caltua.t reg-lon of XadUaa. Civic Improvement., indu.try and th. bualnea. outlook will b. tr.atin tbis ..ries. Th. material win , la Interview, with m.n of affaire.) The Editor.
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I" LATEST BULLETINS
(BULLETIN) f IMfcRNAT'CNAL NEWS StRVICEl NEW YORK, Nov. 10. Fiftyfive thousand cloak makers in the metropolitan district will strike Monday, it was announced today, as a protest against re-establishment of the piece work system by the manufacturers.
(BULLETIN) I INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE CHICAGO, Nov. 10. George D. Matthems, 19, assistant cashier for the Morton Grove Trust & Savings Bink, was mysteriously shot early today at "Lovers' Lane" near the outskirts of the city, after he had taken a young woman to her home in his automobile. A man came out of the darkness, cried "Hands up!" and they began shooting at each other. Matthews Avas shot twice in the side. His condition is critical.
on September 30, a decrease of, 273,841 tons.
(BULLETIN) (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! ST. LOUIS, Mo.. Nov. 10. Two bandits early tochy held up the employes of the S. Pian Jewelry Co. store, looted the safe and escaped with jeAvels said to be valued at $35,000.
(BULLETIN) f!NTrNAT:ONAL NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON, Nov. 10. Fears that the German-American treaty may have been lost are held by State department officials, it was learned today. The rat.fied treaty Avas sent by mail to Berlin by the State department, for an exchange of ratification with the r?rrr.an government. Thus far there has been no word receiA-ed by the State department indicating that the treaty has been received in Germany.
(BULLETIN) 'INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.. Nov. 10. Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe southbound passenger train No. 1 1, the Kansas City Flyer, left the track about 33 miles north of here this morning. The last five cars ' of the train are in the ditch and a score of persons are reported to be seriously injured. (BULLETIN) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SFRVICE1 LONDON, Nov. 10. Five hundred native gendarmes and officers . were massacred by Kurds following the occupation of the town of, Suibulak, according to a dispatch today from A'lahbad, British India.
THE MAYOR'S PLANS. In an interview today Mayor Brown who was re-elected Tuesday, told the things he has undertaken to do: 1. Provide at once for the relief city des-'tute families of the 2. Speed up the waterworks project, g,ving work to unemployed and assuring the city an ample wat-r supply for years to come. 3. Begin construction of a comprehensive deep sewer system. 4. Take steps immediately for the widening of Hohman street in the downtown district. 5. Condemn land on the bunks of the Grand Calumet river to have it straightened, widened and deepened for big freight boats. 6. Keep the fires burning- under the Illiana harbor project. 7. Retire the mortgage on the waterworks and give the city a free title for the first time. P. Lay the ground floor for a citv of 100,000 and put it over that marii in the next ten years. 0. Bring every influence to bear to make possible the elevation of the railroads. 10. Build a boulevard to Garv from Standard avenue eVst.
(BULLETIN) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEI CHICAGO. Nov. 10. Warfare between rival organizations of musicians is blamed today for a bomb explosion which wrecked the foyer of the Canton Tea Gardens, a downtown cabaret. No one was injured.
MNTE3N ATIONA' NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON. Nov. 10. "There will be no compunction in killing bandits who attempt to hold up the mails," PostmasterGeneral H-tys said today in announcing that orders Aere issued today assigning 25 United States marines to each of the twelve Federal Reserve cities for guarding mails.
(BULLETIN) riNTERNATIONA'. NEWS SERVICE FORT WORTH, Tex., Nov. 10. An eastbound 'Texas and Pacific freight train and a wectbound passenger train co'hded seven miles west of Longview this morning. Fire followed the collision. Coaches and cars were reported to have burned. Meaper reports from Longview and Marshal stated a number of passengers were injured and one member of the fre-pht train creAv Avas missing. Fire fipht.ng apparatus and medical aid were dispatched on a special train from Longview.
(INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE T NEW YORK. Nov. 10. In its monthly statement issued today, the LTnited States Steel Corporation reported unfilled orders on its books as of October 31 last of 4,236,829 tons against 4.560,670
riNTERNTONAl NEWS SERVICEI PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 10. While crowds passed by unaware, three bandits in a dramatic daylight holdup today robbed a jeAvelry store in the central section of this city of gems valued at $50,000. They escaped. NEW YORK, Nov. 10- A wage cut of from 15 to 25 per cent on all eastern seaboard territory railroads, affecting more than 40,000 Avorkers, w.l! be announced shortly, it was learned at a meeting of the Eastern branch of the Association of Pvailway Executives here today.
What Puts Hammond On The Map
What is it
Many think
that makes a citv?
it is payrolls, but
further thought brings out the fact that payrolls play only a small part in city building. The thing that really builds cities is community spirit. Let fli.it tangible living force spirit die out and your cities will die. Payrolls are necessary, that's true, but it is the healthy functioning of spirit in every city and metropolis that, makes payrolls a possibility and success. That tremendous force, community spirit, is the outgrowth of a struggle to create better living conditions and secure the maximum of joy and happiness along with mix (mum effort. AVith this struggle gradually increasing and becoming- more intensified, human wants and desires are multiplying, ambitions groAVing greater and therefore mass spirit ot psychology becoming niprtt cotert
It is this spirit that is getting Hammond large cn the map. And just in the proportion that this spirit permeates the mass, just that much faster will Hammond spread out and up. The spirit of Hammond is noticeable in every direction. It is ol. served by our visitors who never fail to comment favorably upon Hammond and its possibilities. Spirit is a contagious thing and it's catching in Hammond It is that spirit thnt has been instrumental in locittine lure in tlio year past twelve major industries, it is that spirit manifested through the city's wide awake business men and its nc-A-er-In g g ing citizens that is bringing about the numerons public improvements that make for efficiency, both in the individual and in the city's progress. "Let s go" is no slogan for Hammond. "We're on the way," is a truer way of saying it. and with a seirit that is boundless.
Relief of the destitute, widening of Hohman street from the Grand Calumet river to Carroll street, completion or the waterworks improvement, and preliminary steps for the construction or a comprehensive deep sewer system, are the immediate problems with which Mayor Dan Brown is concerned. In an Interview today, the mayor said that there was so much work to be done that the matter of his appointments Avould have to wait until he had more time. He indicated that he would not make any changes at the present time. HILIEP WOTiK With the assurance that a ,:...
of the voters and taxpayers are pleased
un the constructive program he iu
carrying out. Mayor Brown has tackled n,s herculean lu.i-. ...t.u
" ""it renewed enthusiasm. The relief of the destitute will be handled through the Hammond RelieAssociation of which the mavor is the treasurer and Jesse Wilson, the pre-i-dent. The Chamber of Commerce, the lbtary Club, the Kiwanis Club, the Broo'House and the Hammod Woman'. CTu' are represented in the association. A comprehensive survey Avill be ir:. by the city's visiting nurse, the retary of the Chamber of Commc a representative of tv.
w .c ot.ttttui PC: , and an official of the Brooks House. To obtain funds for the relief (,, eases of destitution revealed bv th' ' survey, every man in the city who U a steady job will be aked to contribute one dollar a month for six month' While the relief work is an emergent -that must be met and is very importar-. it is only one of many irons that fmayor has in the fire. VOBK rOS Ui'IMPLOYID There is a two-fold purpose in pus:.ing the waterworks and deep sew projects. Not only are they needed :t
once but a portion of the unemployed men in the city will be afforded employment during the Avinter on these projects. One other project has been added tthe mayor's current schedule. It is the Avidening of Hohman stroet from the Grand Calumet river to CarroJ" street and i lans Avill be made for the improvement at a meeting of the board of works Monday of next week. Hohman street is now sixty feet wide and the mayor plans to make it n rt eighty foot strert. He stated this morning that the opposition to the wi dening of the street has been greatly lessened and that it was now a feasible proposition. The ciirb will be set back twenty feet on the west side of the street from the river to the court house and from that point south the prooes of widening the street will ba transferred to the east side of the street. "The plan to Aviden Hohman street
jAA-as laid aside until prices had drop
ped, said Mayor Brown today, "but it cannot be longer delayed. It must bdone before big buildings are erected that make the cost prohibitive. The Parthenon theater Avas constructed with view to cutting it bark twenty feel when the street was widened and the owners are perfectly agreeable. CITY OP 100,000 "We are planning for a city of ino.000 people. The waterworks project will amply provide for that number of peo
ple and the deep sewer system will be built to serve a city of that size. The widening of Hohman street is in line with this tirvelnmcnt. The traffic congestion on Hohman street is a serious handicap at the present time and it will grow to be a positive menace unless the street is widened." Mayor Brown stated that the waterworks project will be carried along as speedily as possible and that at its (Continued on rTac si7)