Hammond Times, Volume 15, Number 184, Hammond, Lake County, 27 January 1922 — Page 1

THE VEATHEK rMay aarf unsettled i(r.

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Transmission of Orders Said to Be Responsible For Collision With Freight

rs'rctA:. to th: it;i. jnd.. ivi -. r.TT . per--n-.r.s wero injur.nl 'orii.y e-rhe'-s we-e tsi- evening- and severely nhaken iien the east bo train, due here r into the rH.r end x. -ar the eat end " ' . , " . i ;.j,,i, o cloc- crashed ! string of cars f th OrirVii.h yards. Most i f the injured- were able to pro- J c ed to their hoi.-.os afir they hi i reJ ; ceived medical alt'-'-oa in C riff ith . ' Mrs. Ulizi Hi',! of Crown Point had r.?T fac: and) lip cut and several teeth ..rokeri . Mrs. Israel To.-.r of Crown Point cufTered a mitnber of cuts &.bon the tae-j a no neao. I rore fca.3 1 lulert Thatcntr c ooiae ll.ree fractured rib?. Aasni-t tyinan .i severe brUes cu h BrT.e G-rove '-.Sxl . ri.7ht arm and ', -ic.-.t lesr. It la believed that his i Un.bs verei not fractured. Martin "trailers of Kou's, svfrred ; -.-nm bruises ab ut th" head and body, i K. Conkl-j, basr-agc man of , .'.luntinrton. had a fr'.ve ecalp wcunij und a d?cp g-a.h in his s m. I The train reached Griffith about; twenty minute-a ft had beer, us-t-y the ltt-hand traM-s befweeji H-Y f tower tu-l Griffith becau?? a fre!?h I train h-ad tied vp the reslar eaot ': bound track. Orders J.ii be..-n re-; -reived t crow over to tha r!s"M hand t-;;.c?u at Griffith. TTiere is a cross-ot-er swftsli at t.e ; esst and -west ends of the Griffith ; - nrds. Tho conductor in trar.sm.ttinsr ' T'.ie order to the. empinee-, failed to j designate thei east end switch. Th e-irineer crord over at th we.t end. A string- of probab'y u dcicn -ri ar.l a c-atboese waa fe-t.ndin oti tfie track - r.e&r the ecst end of i n - yard.-! vhi.e zne icurauo o .. .j. i Tn Ba.-"senger rain crorhed into the-. rear w o-f the train, the locomoti-.e: rammjntr tie caoooo" 1.13 tr.-i plcuphine ha-oCway thnrec-h a car i if lusher. Z he raSot) r t wen a rc. --..- of ;ama owing to the overturning -f a r-eatlofr stove. tremen prevented the BoreexJ o Uie firo to Oohej partu of th-; r r eci . The pssisrer e1ri d!d not leave the riiia and. after about t vo hours 'Selay the traia able to proceed to i-jntiEs ton. l-'ort.u r,3 tely thre wfra 30 crnr-s -r'-t the -.'recked cabooso. Thatcher, conductor of ths Tr.llK Tvv: 11, ridirg- in the ba-gajsre c.r at the' the comsion. Is be'ieveci to be moat serious JnqurecL II Vivo te

', was removed to iLammond for me-iical

attetitlorx. First reports ft the wmlt reaching 'tmniocd were that runaber f pasnrers h-d been killed. Lrie rail- j voad oiTici-Cs immediately made-up a : fecial tram ar.d placing; llammor.d i :hye!c5ars and im res ei toani, rush- i d'th train to the scene. Tm aid I raj given to Injured. They were tak. ; e -i to their homes. Of the injured only j "0 were paf-seng-erti. The others, i i,,, -.11. , i i.n the cars. j An tovestlgatlon is beinjr held today) re determine th cause of the accident. ." ,. ;! , M,ir.;, i?eJ a-Wb'Hty may be fastened on the I " 4 , .v. mV ' , T, ,, .-., '.j r . i rua 'o obe s-.pnals in running pas : t e switch. "A clear track w. open i to oaaaencer train. Haid officials, i BUXiiiiTrrr :i;tll S4T!ONAL NEWS SiKf. prrTstuar.H, pa.. Jan. 27 facob, atkiasoa, 35 and Ii Thompson, 20, both of Tart to freak, this county, Were killd onl John O'Hira conductor, wa bad ly scalded and braised, early today in f-1 collitrton between two trains of the ! H traioa Bilro.-id near Hall Station, three , mlJes fi-ora Turtle Crock. A mis-ander- , tan&latr of orders Is said to have been i re-rpo-nslble for tiie crush. Iti the lmtja;t the steam pipes In ooe easrin "jorKt a-nd the tareTs- was scl.i 01 MCM" ALLEGED SHORTAGE I

ASK JUDGMENT

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- I j , iTid., ar -Irtch who ..v.rs John's to-.w,.-: had en aen the circuit ir durinr on Wednesday by the state of Attorney iTertra' I.esh n:.d fr.di.tna by .St a sbu'-y I sjiklnpr judgment as .-tins the t rm.r I trustee and i.: .in tT! sums ;f Jjro. The c. ir.plrint .ijgs lhat( Gc rlach made warm ids for several f.ums cf -ney to w.i'ch he v.is not! leraiiy t;;f.tl'Vi, paym :e out o' . - ,t ; t.hivj fur.da, such frr.dj were '.Hur.i;fuily paid out and h.j ir? v :. s the Inst j. n, c e 'ownship the above sum. Or the complaint se cut was that 'tlach paid ti-.e freicht on a aeon sort n him as an imilvid tal ar.d in which v , sx-hoo! had no inieiest. The a...--e disclosures were made r.v tiie s;.-.'c h.-ard cf accour.fs ar.d made knos n to Th rrovernor, W--.-. turned 1 P.VI'T over to the Ate.rney General who filed tb c-juip air...

NORTHERN STATES IS PROFITABLE YEAR IN 1 921

Ir. ttblte of the depressed industriat and financial conditions of 5021, which 1 played havoc with many other lines or i Dullness, the Northern States! Life In- . suranee Co., IlammonJ's lvme company i iound the y'ar a profitable on. 1 , . , X lll.ua l.lt i C J"-' I 0 it.rtM, laji ...... n . ,1, at the annual meeting of stockholders 1 -t the offices in the Citizens' Hank iuildin;r. showed 1 1,000.000 of r.ew insurance in force. The company was : able to declare a semi-ar.tmas dividend ) of four per cent on the capital stock.;

The surplus was al.so increased until It J ino Q,sriJ1"tQ now equals 51 per cent of the capita j the alarm nent in with immediate restock. 1 sporuo from threo fire ensrinos. The The follow In y directors wore elected: j bjaze waa extinguished before the

C J. IVarr.er, of Prophetstowti, 111; II. I C. Shurrer, A. V. IL'-hrer, 11. K. Jacobpon, i. L I ion-.ber-er, and A. II. Tapper, all of Hammond; T. Ii. Leber and .. IK. "V,". Knpstrorn. of Iloekford, 111., ana C. Brown, of Vyaiiet, 111. j Following President are ar. i the officers for 1022: . 1 d an a g e r H. r - Kharrer. Ckairmaa 0Board of Lirectora A. Warner. I'frFt Vice-President E. Strom. Second Vice-P residen tlirowr:. EnsTreasurer Paul A. Parker. Counsel I,. L. nomb'Tre.". Actuary )t.aid i Ctampbell. fc'apt. oT Agents C. C. Hon ham. Medical Director IV. V. K. Fosu Attorney John W. Morthland. HAIL PEACE FOR COAL INDUSTRY BT H. V. P.iiYlN'Cfm fTrF C0PRrSP0ND5:N f f. N. SEHVJCE J V Ai-iUNOT'.'N, J.-ji. 21 Snaction of torigrcsa of aa industrial c-ude applica- j Pie to coal mmir.p and the creation of ! a tri-partitie federal board to adjust j diitereaces between coal operators arni . I 1 mmcr, hat there may be peace ir: . th rral itA'.Ktrv we re recommended : " " . s,in&l0!. Kcn. j ry,u.-,r. t...,, republic-lc., I'jv. a. Kenyon's recomDcndaitona wens a resuit of a ytudy of the rnlnlr.f industry In connection with an investigation by tbo senate committee on education a let lubor, of trouble between operators and union miners irv Vfest. V!rgir.'.a, which led to armed outbreaks ar.d bloodshed last summer and f.nal'y reruited in the cailir.f cut of fadera! troop.i. The tri -psrt'.tie tried! atloc Itoard pro-ro-.e by Kenyon would te ccrn posed of thre-7 r-. preier, tati ves- of the employes tnree of the employers and three of th - public. all to be appointed by tbo president. The new apency, according to Kc-nyor.'s plan, would be operate 2 much in the sanio manr.er of the Unltel States Hail road Labor Board, no penalties being provided for violation cf the board's orde-f. S&n TT! A TTT fV ft

P. ily.bwve speed demof

5tr5ci:en tut one day with, iriruier.ti pneufn-ont?., lltt'le Lucille Daily 10 years I lire, daug-nter of Mr. and Mrs. C. r. Daily, died suddently yesterday ft t fh horne e? hr Tvarenta. ! , ' " . " .. ' ' . . . ! Irr.ys.cians tribute er c-ari to a, nw parties arly ma'ignant form , of pneumonia tliat is a'd to have already claimed two victims in thia city, i Death crmes within a few hours after :f-am frrt 5tnfi;fn Luoir, N Hirvivej Sy heParent- two s .-tera. Mwi and Mrs I it. Scor t Itobhir.s and a brothed 1 ... :ia , v. ard. '-he wi.! -be rnotjrtied a.s-s b i host of fr-ds ati-l pla mates. The f un-ra.l wi.l be held Monday 10 rr, rom ,r. f -i m the i-'i r end a Christ in cnurc.i. Keverend Pni'h-ej-, Itirial IV. be rii.ade letery. C.ha:;e.r if lev oor.-uct rr.e -'-r.eri. AnOtlieT !NeW HaTnmond Enteimss ; J.. pa.rl-:er and J. vr. Parker, .- . -ro.T. : r.r t.t yo.ir.r 'tyu s n e s.1 m-:a of ianr.r.or.d, have b.- a s-troke cf P'-cd ; .:ck. on t..e P'tr". of fj . W. ftr'KT, ' -.- : - 1 i'.:: f il:..-ive agency :n t'ie, alum ft repr on for the only aut..rnatio aouirhn:-. li.ait.r.r ;i'acn:n- t.:e market. 1 The r.e-.v do'jg'r.t: -.ts arc new cr. sal-; ;.t rn. '-st i-f tiie pro,-'--y stores and restaurant.in the Cu.umet rtrir::. They : are bar .-d iresh dal'y and the distribution has pone over the hundred dozer, mark daily. Kvery grocer ir th district shcuri take a fin and placo an order becti.usx h i s ct.st omers will insi-t that he carry :er; . r. ;:toci. TWO DIE IN TENEMENT FIRE , . - h '. iri.-si; N1..V Vold-f ,k: and at: IS tconths :t.'u. A ths old baby perished, injured and 25 persor.s -wn laiil. ra by firemer. 12 others were re 'a.rrif d 1 , in a lire in fo.ir story Croos-lyii tol:Cl meet he-. is-- t-'d.-.y. Mrs. Mm ma rtunde-li, 4", and Ceorgre :.-ey,.r, IS nio"bs old. son of Mr. j Mrs. Alfred Obernieyer. 1 aaa

AD FIE IN

LAol uniUAbu: iDreesen System Shop Dam-! ! aged $3,000 By ; Fierce Blaze. i'ire of an unknown origin early last evening- destroyed the paint shop of j tne xr)fC3en System at 471c Olcott avs- i , . nue. Last Chicago, threatening- the hardware store of John Preesen, jr. in front, and the adjoining- business block of frame building along- Olcott avenue. The loss entailed is estimated at Ji.ooo and upward. P. d-.es had spread to the front of the building that saved th3 largo stock ot hardware and paints. A nuPiber of finished signs or tr.e ( Drees'-n System, cdla, pamts, escafflinsrs ' I and a full line of sir.n painters equip- . mT.t, was the loss estimated at 1,5U0 j by the I'l-eesen company. The build- 1 loss Is estimated clos-e to $ 1.00 . FIREMlAi III FALL $9,000 Fire Loss in Gary This Morning When Tobacco House Burns. --r C.irv f-rpir.nr. irijz r- rey !njurcd in a fail and a f?.C-00 less was recorded in a dijra.-trjLis tire m tae Leon Kaplan and Bros?., who'.e.-ao tobacco si-re at 20 West l'lth avenue early !i;:s morning. Stepping: into an ope:; air .'haft and raliir.iC a- di.-lar.co of tv T.ty feel, Murde'.i Fivlier. p:p-n;:i No. t Lose cntpar.v at ti Central station. aa painfully injured. He tv;l.s removed to l:;s home at 54 Delaware street where he devebi-d he liai suffered evcra! fra-:-fcred ribs ad fcvre- brui , lite .-iajuries are pot rc g'arded aa 11 s I iiowevc y, hf..n M-rdeil fe into the air snaf striking the bottom, ha awoke aev . people who were not even aware ten! a fire V as n progress. Fearirir that 1 they would tnisinke him for a burglar ' and sthoot ac him he raised tis helmet to show them that he was a Crwiian. j He w;us taken out of the .shaft by the I firemen. ' The origin fi ttie Ire is not !tnwn ! Arriving oa the scene the firemen ! were unable to lxsate the 'biaze on ac- ! count of the dense mok. Opening I up the doors and windows to cause a j I d rztl the firemen were .soon able to : locate the fire in the rear corner of. the bu n 'i i r, a-. Mt-.Tiij-rs of the fire department are i credited with ha-Wngr done fine work, i savins tboj-ar,ls dolb-jrs worth : 'costly cisari .and t.r.e.-o.-,. It was ! estimated this morning- there would be ! a $1,C"0 osa on the bui'dir.c; and a i -rotable loss of $S.00 on the coti-ter.t.. HURT IN TAXiCAB r.N'TTP. HA f IC NA.L NEKS StKVlCi." CIIICAtiO, Jan. IT. i.-, u i s Ciien )et. veteran automobile "r,ieed demon unscathed uurvivor of hundreds death attended motor races received Ms first serious injury today In a taii

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! cab collusion. ' jealoufy. , Chevrolet w :ws rldir.? in a ca'; in jn ti,o old days ar.d they, are r.ot , .Nilch'.g-d r, boulevard when it was struck far distant tbc v. latlvnshlp of Ham -squarely by another cab. Chevrolet's m,,,,,, Gary ar.d I..--.st Chicago w.ls not

rUht t-iste leg- wan painfully r-rt.ised and : I. lie was taken to his hotel. ; ' 1 RTHnTTtV'T? fiP.TR I LIFE SENTENCE; .-. FlCi v.. N I'o; TH'-l TIMii:;' Ir.d., ,!al!, .-- he peck sr r'f Whiting waj convicted niurde" here today by a jury in the ,:r.inai CiAitt and se-,tcncc-d to life pr'.sonmey.t ; He f.acbed his ictira deat.i i.trtiiiKii jea..ouny . fo'-thr o -? dainties. Sp'cod c'K-.Kier. -vcdmotoera eir ,-erf read . rvt-ry-K IP 5 t - eat . All ti:e-e you w'.l c ra.e of Immf-WiiriM rC"''h'i n or. Saturday ly th? Aid 8 :-iety the Ccuienar;. M I . . -.asemer-t of the buiid.ttr..ct. : ;!1 Bread, a, ijoa I 'ark ei ho.j s-e, '; .oils, Cefee ' w. i Pniit lie Cream Ihe Cookies, a doien . ivn.jchnijts, a d zen i-d ooue; . if r . . .'0'; . . 2 .1 c $1 .00 . . n 5 c . . . 20c ..35c . . .3fc t'likes. all kinds if rom . . . A .'C B-,.ked Beat,;-. 2 pounds Potato Ha I ad. Banana Fi IPutters 1 sound. Order:: -v'.U t taken and deliveries 4x.ade. Call r-ionea 8 j 5t . 1-26-MASONIC NOTICE MrrXin'ey Ix-acre. tin. Mas. ter M.Lsnr. d: sree conferred Satu;diy, T'ec. 23th, beeini.irs at 1:3" p. m. and 7:30 p . m to iBsrh 2 rr.em-bers. meet st Th -J T 1-27-2 mp'e toni'e, i ec. at ..o'j. II. W. MILES, Secy. i

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ni LV Officials and Leading Citizens Desire to be Helpful KY tl. TL CROSS. There is a new and refreshing- Rir it of co-operation in tite Calumet re Kion. Thi.-i was pointed e-it y Ca.pt. N'or ton of Gary iu a talK before the H-i.ni mod liotary club Tuesday. '"apt Norton said that in the past the lo cr. tion of a new industry like the Jones and LauhMn plant would have excitc-d the jealousy of the other cities. "Instead cf being- envious Gary was e.-y much I rot ere Hied in Hammond's ! irood fortune and 1 e; ..y f-l-a. a o. 11, i sail (pt. Norton. Kvidtnce of the new spirit was seen I through out the negotiations for the puKvi.afe of lanl for the Jones &r i ilaurhiin company. The real estate firm of Gi.sti.n. in;yn S: Hastings was , f T'-atest hvlp to th- Kiust Chicago 1 and N',-w I'ort Laud companies in 00- . 1 t.iininK facilities on -which the sale I

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O C.i 1 . waa contingent. j s(. AMITIIi;il If)ICATIO. 'tivt.There is another indics-tion cf the-tr'r i mutual a-1m:r:itiin of the cit'es of th" ( -T-

1 region. vv. P. cicason, peto-rai super 1 intendent of the Gary Steel works, recently sp-ohe on the de ve b-xp men t of I pn-;ts, boulvaMs ar.fj piaysrrounus, c : fore the Ittary club of H i n jnond. ! Mr. Gieason li thv fathvr of Gary's i model parks and playKroands. A. Mur1 ray Turner, president of the First Nutional Bank of H.-m-.tnond. was er-jihua-d by Mr. Clearer. 's tlk a.5d soon ) after pnescntci the City of Ha.tr: mend i witi a -v a::-,; able tract of lar.-i to be I o-.ivertcd into an at h let; ficlc, i In an interview today Mr. Turr.er l paid Mr. Glcn3on a very h!i--h cmpli- ' mvr.t for "nliftins th aid of his as-socii-tes on t'ie ary par ijionro n : r. f p.-ojeot of buying- the site for a lake " j front park aaJ t::e 'and for a river drive. n U,V IN ACf01tI. Mr. Turner sid that he is- fully ir. noocird with Mr. fiiv.a; on's. pin-i for a 1 benk-ntrd iir:vu a'otijr the Ii't'e Caiumet river ;:nd that he ni l "o sny- , fh.ni in 'i.:s power to lnierest the "ity of Hammond ir actiiirins; a half . mil' str'p of land alori? the river from the city limits of G.try the. Monon railroad, or pcsr.b!y the state line, to o-or t hc drive. Hsriminnl's future p-owtli v";!! rei' XK3 and r;.t? irrounm in ihe' l terri'ory beiween Srarri.'-.-il avenue r.nd the t'd-re read, said Mr. Turner, and it U bt. i.-ai t Tr e the.-e p;aiw in harnior.y with the sisier c'f y to t". en.. Tb.e ri"v'"r drive -.'irt be i.. r. ', t, htrit.T-p- the cit C'-il l..-nve to po.t.-rlt y. Kl'enk.inT of the new spiri :Vat tx'.'.5 in the region. Mr. T';r;.r jtaid ' I that he belie.'e j thtt th Kirar.ls ard Vlo! ary clubs vere 'arse.y respor sibie. ' !.F MilPISII. TVe -'ire learn.int to be f elfish ' and to conri-'er the other fellow,'' he said, "'i'h'-re i.- an h mosi'io re ir- , I t hese clubs that is 'or:.-rtr.:ctive arid , helpful. Perhaps it is f h sinsrinpr that r!,-,M it. flat whate" er it in 1 know I; feel I'ke a new man whth r.ew eft- : thut-ia.-.m af .er the weekly lunehe n rrt the Kiwanls club o'' which I cm ! . prrflid to be a mer.iber." The e-o-operation of W. P. Oleawoi:, 1 A. M. Turner, P. "V. Meyn and Waiter; ! j p.iiey is dolns: a great deal to ce ment ih.-e. three cities and elim'r.ate jaMjt JauTg'eiy be-:a--:a of P'-ll; cai fe!1ds IlaTUiior.d s cTT;osit:or. to the removsi of one of -her courts to (I vy, II a s t ".in cT-e opposition to ';- r - 1 r- C itrie' liar irn-or.d, f"OU i'h 1 lii.51 c-1'i.'Us o;i', r eetrar.g .. -d sues tions. re. a G a t y r a3 Ha ir.ruor d s, '1: i- a;ro too ;t'l-s to too aioof 3tuperLr, and East ! : r.-eriifd in -.ow qualntf-d.' Walter Z. e a. e r u ,y S is the apt way P.iley puts it. in wlrich ornriAi.Ji Fiur.vm,r The "ttit :'j ft the city n dmi.r ii tra - ' t ion ir, al.io favorable. Mayer Brew r. I cf nan.mvnd, 'allahs-.i of Last Chicaso. Kcliratre of Wiiitir.gr and Jjl.nson , !..f Mary ore reficetir.fr the friendly ! spirit cf their rei'ective communities. I It is noticeable that Mr. Turner, i for ore, is more friendly to the rji.es- : tion of s.malganiation than a few yep.rs: P-tro. Ho sai a t -may tnat it was c ounu ; ! t-4 come and would be the most natural ; flnr.it in the worta. ne o-i:ees that. ; the interests of tho cities cf the north j end cf Lake county are ,- interlocked! that they carrot afford to pull away from each other. I Newspaper men have noticed cf late a better disposition towards biK mr. ! and bis institutions. The public does j not suspect an ulterior motive in ' everything- they say or do. There is a I l ' tendency to reeoffnize ability and hen- ; ( esty of purpose. It is understood that I j th.-re are certain men the commur.itieti ! must lock to for certain thlrcs s-r.d to I I pet the best service from these men i they must make kr.ouji their approval. ; Councilman Schulte's endeavor to ; ! cause the formation .of a -city plan I 1 commission received the endorsemet t (Coat tued on i'age 1 welve.,)

After Robbing

aylight and Killing Cashier

andits Shoot HATTIZSHFRG, MISS.. Jan. 27 1 Bitrg-lars who held up the nlyht clerk of a motor company today obt.-ilned S18MH Hi bonds, accordLig- to the i Ijollce. ; Htrxr.ETtK'

:TNiFPfirr.I.' M'AS SERVICE j ; hurry call sent in for i-very available DES MODJ2S, IA., Jan. 27 Tlie j policeman. The- bandits are firing first tweatj-one times Ms store WU j f rom the windows at e ry head they robbed, r. j. snakle, merchant of Bey. j t an see and their f.re is being returned wici. a tnfburb, stood for it. "When a , by the officers. The bandits later ucbanuit entered the store early today : ceded in shootijifr th-ir way out. A

rnd arrtrapied the twnt7-sconl rob-bu.-y, Dnakle rebelled, however, niid j . Fliot B ad killed the intruder. The slain i man haj not betn Identified. ' : NTKBKTi.'.N. PITTSlii inlii, bandits en '-red I tank 1,' Craftor t.ur-;!i suburb at m - u n , r.r. s'n -t iw; M". 32. locked l news sERnr.; J 'a . , j an . - 7 . 'y ve be Kir st National , r.r'.st'.cr.v ic Ihtts-fi-ie o'-iock tbs istant ca.-hler If. '1 sevral ppiiI.vcp in vault, ci a ned out everything of bank cri'i es ,1 in an The j-ni uni of the loo. vn I 'it in the 1-1 -is i.ii br--n dei M'l 0 . S:i r e s ' s t e -J 1 hrijirh ti. led but may reach t:ie hea. : d i 1 9 and vras Ho c ied at 1 0 -tl' o'clock, c'ty uetfs'op an automobile -; , th-ru-h the

MENTIONED TO SUCCEED POPE BENEDICT

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Cardinal .Jtroir.Ai MaS of Pisa is ore of

ff3 -dispatchc-3 ciseu.tsir-c; :Y.e succesocr to Pope Bndic t Italian birth ar.d ia kr.owxi for his advsir.ced mocem idea?.

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e ftr..mm ZUI..TJSTTJH' T! MTCSTIONM. tiF.Vt? Si'S'. .v.Cj 'liliCA'iO. Jar.. 27 Members of the Amalgams led Meat '"utters and Hut 'her W ork.-nen of North America v. ili continue tiiei- sirii-v at pA-'k-'.:::: h'us" ceniir-: l lirou ffhout the country in protest sit-f.inst wi so re dictions paclutrs. : secrcta y i effect by the is Lane, -coruiiife to i-e of the ur.:or.. more than nkery voted hi an elcc?u per cent ot t j continue the tiou held jes-.e tiie TfAMUMOTO.V. .Par.. 27 "War neurosis" probably wli figure in tho testimony being- taker, by the specUl se;.s.te commit t-c on tec e har tits of Per.ator Wa'son, derocrat, of Georgrla. that soldiers .were executed illegally in France, according to an announcement rr-aua FT. LOc Jc. ilidney Schwab ras s.uriE-ested a:.e committee local alienist, who to the special senir.vestiatins the Watson charges as r.n authority of -war neurosis" declined t-'day to ofrcu.-s the subject. "It would he most uneth'cal." he r.ai-1 tfsely. P refur't 'i to say xe he. .votl.'d gso 'tashinton to testify.

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Bank In Way to Liberty residential di.'trfci the bandits opened fire and tiie detectives r'-plied. A hot R-jn bat'le ensu?d. The bandits hastily abandoned t'nir car and fled. The detectives recovered $30.uC0. The bandit.? took refujre in a house ii Hripht'in rwi-i. A ;un iiattie is a.cratn in pr-r'v.::. Th. place is surrounded by d?t--ct ives cr.d police and a iiuge n-ati-lumt i i-trrc.-5 , t noor. 1 h.- Craft c. il'y s-a;ed at robbers send JiOi.oOO in n that cash cured $15,000 Liberty bondi "Work fast do not obey lender of the and Kivv to ail lit they v.,nr orders." said the bai dits as they ntere1 was the first intimation the bank. It was anoyne ir. the bai.k -a as about to rtart h'i tnat a h-Piup K.-.'-h bandit had a revolver aui the men and women employes a half a dozen in number, wkire covered by tiie uly weapons. Then the employes v-.-e quickly hustled in'o tti" vauit. Tnt ri.biiers -worked fast f.nd crabbid everything they 1, ,,.-1,, T. ierit be rf value. Asi-i.-tar.t CashiT Mess, a bit slow in p u . 1 ujr -n pp." u:!i5enly reached frr a revolver and levelled it at one of the banditr.. The robber enarest "toss fir'-d pn'l -T SS fe'l Ml ' MsJfi of Pisa. the eardtnals crcnaih't .iv r.te'iiiic Hf i V' fill i l l ; r l . ?K'. rP.i'A J'ct'. h E'A S SRV!C" J.'r.W VtUK, Jh.ii. i'7. Ncll. Ely, in private iife Mrs. Korert 1.1. ST.rr.a... .r.-! of the specf-ii writers on tne staff r'f the Kveninir Jf jrn-ii, in ,S. 1 3 t. r. .a b.--&r.:e i.'l t'j v. .:.-r.:-i a so a i.P.'Twaros v. ri -- tak"n to ni; -i 1 from h.-r r m - hi hoII -te! McAiplr.- i-iie s-rk feadiiy rc.f erday ic f:irthr 'io--e wa: ti:'. for her. iir v.t.irr t .i Ctlif".V';o. .!-.'!. 21- li-'-v. bather "'ri.-it 'iiodn.ewi-- was shot tod:- '- a iur.rl.-ir s iroiii Ik was chasiii;. dvwi: a stairway in ths pari-.d he.is' of St. Florence Itoruar. Catholic church, Kouth Chicago. Trot- b-jrjjiar escaped without cbtair.inrj any -aiuables. er the Ic-c. Chodnie' 'fii shot XILX.3TrrT Tiof-M. Nnvs cer.-ice; J--..n. 2 7 -Fourteen per'All w- . . j .; ! ' i touriV p- a iirii. Klffin ar.d Chicagj leneva snd '.Vest r. ; re-'.irtiS rcon the Aurora, tine I ef -v een ' C'h:cao, actvri c3ied' hera.

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FOR PROJECT Great City-Improving Plan Is Boosted at City Hall Gathering Yesterday Welcome home. P.a-p Van Wirfklel But not yet. Not for a year. The . you may come. Then you will rur your eyes. And you won't laug-h. Hohman .street is at la.st to widenel. At iast "Main street" will be more tiian an aiiey. It will foe an 80 -,' thoroughfare. M-inarture sky-scraper, handsome business building's, beaut: fi theaters, wonderful storefronts wll' greet you. Kip Van Winkle, when y,., . return a few years hence. For Hammond b;ins a new era. Hard business sense. relieved 'her. and there by gestures indicatm a certain rerrnrd f'.r the city beautiful, yesterday afternoon dominated the arguments of two score Hammond merchants, bnsmef-s and professional m- n path red at city hall to force actiocn the development of the city's fir.v thoro"jgrhfare,. still th cow-path forty years ago. And they -pot action. After ten years Intermittent .irit&tion for the widening of Hohma:street that parody of metrcpolitcr th-irouphfare at last has been loosed from the strickeninp bonds of petrify -in?, selfish tradition and will hav an opportunity to g-row. Rip Van Winkle may return unashamed. Mayor Brown opened tiie meetinr, A. Murray Turner !bro!trht it to ;. This, two hours later and after r. dozen property owners had expressed bemseives in favor of the project. Tiie.re was no opposition. In fact somi v. ero present who wanted Hohman street widened north to Gostiin stree' Others were in favor of wider.lnt i !tat-- street from Oafsey avenoe te ! ;;. state line. With adjournment earna resolution, passed unanimously, call- ' ir.sr upon the board of works to taie i immediate action on the proposal Thi. anticipate? the beard -hiring an en 1 prineer v. ho will advise how the wor.. j is to be aor,e and the approximate eort. i th-a follows condemnation proceedi in t.T n p ;'.hc.iti-m-v4 notice ai.e ; !'.-r '-:--v-s-. and, finally assess cf pr- .erty owners Assesroer.t. e ;i.ae erore wor it begrm. r'y ov.-ners T -i.y cf tlieir v. ill appoint ; be informed 'r. eTsessmentl. Thi day, or more, fo1 ;,r;r-. I'ianiares v.iil be wvlgfhe-'. i.u.-iir.st -bei.cf.ts. .nd with alttmat con v-.pt cf the bulk of property cw ers the project so vltsl lb ftlt :-.-srev. th o; the city will enter Its tr.--.-tares ar.d so on to comriietlon. Thdl may ree the jjijranttc engineer f.at tf.a '..ii; cbansre the fact ! the city hopln. It -mriy ho later. Br 5 if the fervor of the participants at yei urday's meeting is rriu'no Hwwiwn. I will net -.v.-.lt another lenfrthy peri-.-i for dii'.y-dally ha;?lins of the ancle:. I anchors. "Hohmar. street i N'.v:" ! Tiiat'.'; v. ha t the;. be widen--,a:d yesterday. They meant it. too. Wtl T THKV S MI. t V .I'oH'.S KnTir.eerlng con .ari-aboinur for contracts, time t-- do the work. No-.-: - ,be yer.r? from nov. n art wer, and the com i pan-os are Now is tiie ' r.ext -ye - r; ; but now. JI 1 panics who do this .sort of work wa:.t j cor.trii -.:s. Also to fo rent ay the pc.ia'iiiity of flte business :it,trict fr( '.. ; leavincr half the city ar.d establishing i'.se . f in more or "e.-s ciose proximi .; - to tt:d r-ew stetl piai.-t. promised f ' ( tiie north si;le, this widenin-g shoC. I be done. A -MfRKAT TURSHK-Make Har.. "; mor.d a real town. That'.i what the j did in San Antor.iu. Tliey Had ti.. l.-ame problem. They correct it. The. : t as oppofii-'.o dely, obstacles. Ke " iiifr-'nar.ts of thcr.. B-sine-.s Increase., in i-d. Ihroprty '.'tf talk !o any of t i wid'.r.ed streets. ; Rents were -r.ai u.-s went ii ' for.; ;.ot to liamjoond can illy a widen II . .'.in in " street a . ' A Ul j K A I ' KM A 1-- V T tO.i'e'.j ixopie ar. 1 a;, alio; rade art t-ryl I'repo: t -r e s ctty w.t . for a ma.r: s! Y.-t true Bend. The---'hr.nr . was i n ..c pil st -ti , Wahing-t' : k, owecp i -ITht invite..,' M.-.i-;t '. T ) t ore r-. .. OTcau. t i tboroutr.i '..re.-. V'-'d t-venty f..-!' -ota our store tr...: o.s i.arous... -jt it'll ba worth it. '.hie b. -.efita wilf ' r.K.re thir. '' inpersatc t.io temporal ' i II. 7.'. SHAl-b-o Eft Wh.a th:.. ; question came up before I didnt owt. ' any property. J'at Iteiih y sr;uelchecl ' me then. Hut I watited ts Set into this thir.tr. 1 --anted to help put It lover. I've purchased llcb.man street property since. 1 hav. n t -a.id for it I yet Cut I want to j-ee Hffbrna.:i street widened and am. wii:i;: ts itaa-d n.y i share of the expert. A. J. SWAMH'l'X v-.'t stop at wl -'de:dngIlchtr.an street. How about Stats i street? Dor.'t force t that. ttart at -'. bti-tlo a-, errue and wide:: Mate to Statn I Mine and the;: widen llehman street to Meunich court. Mukfl both streets wide enOUit S-0 t.'l.i'. lii'-'U'OMt :,.i. -: -v their cars i.l them at t n angle of deirrecs. (Major. Brown interposed at tlv point to say Mr. Swanson was a triilii early in suKgreatiry widening of Ktaf. street. Mr. Brown said it was his intention to call a meeting- of the property cwT.trs of both State and Fayet'.u street for the purpose cf discussing: .- deninjr of those thoroughfares). P. XV. MfSVX Well, I'm in favor c widen'ne bcth State and Hohman. property cn both. Put let's fret at Kohman street first. We can't wait ar,y j , u.."!. in::! rr.etctir.ij i.a.a neara irorr 1 (Co;.tlauel on pse tenTS "