Hammond Times, Volume 15, Number 234, Hammond, Lake County, 28 March 1922 — Page 1

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VOL. XV. NO. 234. TUESDAY, ARCH 28, 1922. HAMMOND, INDIANA VERDAL Pit

DISASTROUS FIHE m R

E,B.LAHMAH FMTORY

LANMAN

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FIREjSWEPT $50,000 Loss Incurred When Blaze Guts Rolling Mills at Riverdale Jorff than half the main m oth build ir.fr housing the rolling mills of E. B. Lanman & Co., at Riverdale, due nest of Hammond, was destroyed early Saturday morning by a fire believed to have been caused by cross ed wires. The loss ! placed at $50,000. This Is partially covered by Insurance. The blaze was discovered at 3:30 s. m. by the night watchman. His attention, centered oi finding out why all the lights in the plant were extinguished suddenly at the culmination of rain storm that had raged throughout the night, was diverted by the glow of flames along the roof of the building. He rushed to the company fire equipment. The fire, slow to begin, might have been put out easily, he says, If the fire pumps had been working. But he found with all electric current in the plant cut off by the storm tnat the pumps couldn't operate. He then called the Riverdale fire department. They were powerless to cope with the blaze that was now making great headway. An appeal for help was sent to Pullman, a couple miles distant. It was forty-five minutes after the fire was discovered before the Pullman f.re fighters arrived. Heroic efforts on the part of thi: company stemmed the flames and total destruc tion cf the building was averted. Machinery in this plant was not damaged, according to officials. Between 60 and 75 men were employed In the Unman plant, comprising 10 ar.d 18 Inch rolling mills. Ths plant had been operating one day a week. This on each Tuesday. At the time- of the fire all furnaces in the mills had been drawn. Production wil'w cut off lor at least 95 days, ao-ording to Henry A. Lanman, ouic.al cC tha plant. "It was our intention to begin operating on a larger scale at a very early date," said Mr. Lanman. "The situation In the steel industry has Improved wonderfully. A few days ago steel prices advanced again and all indications point to greater activity in the steel market. We will rebuild immediately but it will be fully 90 days befoie. production begins again." Henry Lanman lives in Hammond. Two brotners are associated with him. K. B. Lanman, president of ths company, lives in East Chicago. The third brother resides In the east. ROTARY CLUB VOTES Oil DIVIDING STATE The Hammond Rotary Ckib at its weekly meeting today voted 25 to 13 in favor of dividing the state into two Rotary districts. There are fifty Rotary clubs in the Mate and according- to the rules of the International Rotary, threefourths of the clubs must vote against restricting the state in order to defeat the measure. Thirtythree clubs have already expressed themselves against dividing the Mate and if five of the remaining seventeen clubs vote against it the state will remain as it is. Dr. Robert Giilis spoke in favor of the restricting of the slate as advocated by the International Rotary while W. C. Behnan made a convincing argument against the proposition, stating that the clubs of the state should vote as a whole and that the International Rotary demanded too great a majority to deft the measure. H. R. Misener of Michigan City, the associate of Charles J. Robb, In the publication of the Michigan City News, was present with E. P. Ryan, another member of the Rotary ClMb of that city and informed the Hammond Rotary Club that the Michigan City rfub had voted unanimously against dividing the state. Rotarian Misener and Rotarian Rya: made splendid talks. STATE FINISHES BT ELLIS H. MARTIN" STAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERV1CE1 SAN FRANCISCO, March 28 The state was expected to close its case against Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle today. The door taken from Room T2I3 of the hotel in which "Fatty's" Labor Pay party was held following which Atrginia Rappe died was introduced in evidence. K. O. Helnrichs, consulting criminologist, testified that he had found thereon the finger prints of Virginia Kappe with those of Arbuckle superImposed. These "struggle prints" furnished the climax of the state's case.

wlIH ARK

BIG PROBLEMS

FOR SCHOOL I The Hammond scnool board called into consultation two score representative business men, tax payers and financiers art the high school building last evening and sought their advice and counsel on the following serious problems that today confront the school city. DEMANDS O.V TAXTAYFJIS 1. The total number of pupils attcndinr tne schools today is 3,646 more than in 1912. The increase in that time has been from 3.193 to 6.8'i9 or 114 per cent. 2. The increase in attendance In the high school in five Sears has been 635 or 97 per cent. The present high school building, built at a cost of $450,000.00, will be filled its full capacity of 1,500 students next year. 3. A new school house must he built on the North Side to replace the Lincoln school that will cost $J50,000.00. 4. An addition must be made to the Columbia s-chool. 5. Additional temporary facilities must be provided at Kenwood, May wood. West Tark and pother grade schools. 6. Changes improving the sanitary and lighting equipment of the old buildings must be made at once. HOW MULL MONEY UK RAISED The school city is within $450.000.00 of its limit of bonding power. The only other solution of the financial problem is an increase in taxes. It was the. consensus of opinion of those present last evening' that recourse would have to be had to both methods of raising the money. Now revenue from taxes depends on the assessed valuation of a city and the tax rate of the levy on, that valuation. According the following figures are interesting: Hammond: Assessed valuation, $61,500,000: school levy. .90; tax receipts, $553,300; enrollment. 6.839; cost per capita, grades $53.69, high school iiS.'.i. Gary: Assessed valuation. $146,000.000; school levy, .76; tax receipts. $1,109,600; enrollment, 10,500; cost per capita, grades and highschoPl. $15185. " " ' East Chicago: Assessed valuation, $84,000,000; school levy, .64; tax receipts, $537,600; enrollment.. 5.590; cost per capita, grades $60.15 high school S135.40. These figures show that while Hammond's enrollment is great, its assessed valuation in proportion to its population Is relatively smal.. Then to further compliate matters the costs of operating the schooU per capita has increased from $48.48 In 1917 to 72.24 in 1921. These facts and figures were presented by L. L. Bomberger, president of the board in a clear, cool, dispaslcnate manner, illustrated by graphs showing how the curve of enrollment was diverging. SWANSOX t.IVF.S U.LI STRAllO Albert J. Swanson, president of the board of iublic works and president of the- American Trust & Savings bank, gave an illustration of the importance of acquainting the tax paying public with the reason and necessity for higher" taxes. t-r. said a man came, into the bank to pay his taxes on a small place he-j owned. He said the taxes amounted to $28.00. They had been recently raised and he was complaining of the. fact. How many children have you J n, the schools," Swanssn asked. The tax payer replied that he had five children going to school. "Do you know that your five children cost the city $350.00 a year for their education." said Swanson. The tax payer was surprised and went away with a better ieelir.g about his taxes. MI ST PAY A? "WE GO There was a free and full discussion of all phases of the question of how funds should he raised. Mst of the opinions were that the school citv should pay as it goes. That means tax s will be higher unless economies are effected by other taxing bodies :-uoh as the county. Bombert.:r was supported in mpreser.taLion of the .school cityfinancial problems by Superintendent E. P. Monroe. It is the first time in the recent history of th? school city that representative business men nave hea-d such a clear and well t'tought out analysis of the situation. It is expected that other meetings will be held in the i-.ear future at which similar facts will hf presented. I INF. I.CM"H I SlUVF.n The meeting was jireceeded by a lur.ch which v. as served by the domestic science teachers, aided by some of the iigh school girls. Miss j poll explain. ! the j.mnagement or j the cafeteria where 400 hieh school j rs, ,,.n are fed every flay. The meet- ; i:,g served t establish a closer contact between the schools and its pBtrons and is expected to broaden th: interest in the problems of the school city. Important Chinese Treaty BY EDNA BOOKER SHANGHAI. March 28 It is reported unofficially in the Chinese press today that a treaty has been concluded between Dr. Sun Tat Sen. President of the Southern Chinese Republic and General Chang Tso Lin. War Lord of Manchuria and one r.r th fir, nowerful independent figures in China. According to the! press the objects of the treaty are three-fold : 1 overthrow of the Pekin government. 2 Defeat of Wu Pei Fu. 3 installation of Syn Tat Sen as president.

AXPAYERS

Did You Hear That

HAZEL CARR spent the week-end with his family at Renssalaer, Ind. IT'S a safe bet they will never catch Old George Wolf sleeping during a council session. A. J. MARKO, of the PeoplesState Bank returned this week from a vacation at West Baden. SPRING. B. J. Steelman dines, from kitchen cabinet. This during cellar to attic renovation of his home. MRS. MARY SCHUTZ, who is! touring the west, has left Us Angeles for alght seeing at Denver, Colo. CHARLES N. SCOTT, contractor and builder, has Just returned from his visit with relatives and friends In Scotland. D. M. HUDSON'S friends are having a lot of fun with him for being labelled a democrat in last night's paper when it should have been decorator. TOST CARD from Pittsburgh tells of the great time Doc. Sharrer, Dick Schaaf, Ev. Fletcher and Bill Brown were having at the session of Royal Jesters. TONIGHT forty contractors will learn which of them were the lucky ones in bidding for the construction work on "West Hammond's new playground park. HEAVY, heavy hangs over thy head over the head of the country club. So directors of the organization meet tomorrow night to discuss future of the club. TOMORROW is public visiting day at the telephone exchange. O. A. Krinbill, district manager, will welcome subscribers. There will be an entertainment in the evening. "BUD" KENNEDY, one of the winter's guests at the Majestic hotel, will leave shortly for Racine, Wis., where he is to join, the Racine baseball club of the Wisconsin league AND tt think that ten years ago they were vreparing to extend Calumet avenue through Lake George ad soma were rash enough to prdict that it t would be an important thoroughfare. THE BETZ GIRLS basketball team trinf med Blue "Island last night 6 to 4. Tonight they go to Harvey to play the Reds again. The bus for Harvey will leave the court house at 6:45 o'clock. THE American Legion smoker and silent boost tonight in connection with the regular meeting is expected to draw out a large attendance. Topics of interest to all ex-service men will be discussed. FRANK L. KNIROCH last night was elected manager of the Illinois Bell Telephone Co. ball team. Like other enterprising organizations, the "hello"' people are entering their team in the Twilight league. ALLAN OLTZ has a radio phone in his room at the Majestic hotel. The aerial is entirely indoors and Oltz declares it is not necessary to have an aerial outside the building in which the receiving Instrument is located. JOHN FISHER, well on the road to complete recovery from gun-shot wounds, received in a battle with gunmen many months ago, feels peppy enough to say he'll mount the pitcher's slab for the police baseball team this summer. SWEET. That's what the ladies will say Rbout him. He's a public official. His attention called to activities of New York police in arresting women smokers in Gotham brings this rejoiner: "There are no women smokers in Hammond." McDONALD, night clerk at the Lyndora hotel, thrills guests by puncturing his skin anywhere without. isible cringe of pain. Indies shudder, strong men stand orenmouihed. McDonald smiles and withdraws the pin. Boy, page Earnum. SIMULTANEOUS with the advent of spring weather Sunday, the first Buick Special, all trimmed in nickel and painted maroon, blossomed forth in Hammond. M. S. Piesenfeld, manager of the clothing department of the E. C. Minas store was at the wheel. POSTPONED. Magician Brush, due to appear tonight at the First Baptist church under auspices of the high school lyceum course, says he cannot te here until Thursday night. Same place and time. Maybe his wife mislaid the trick pack of cards. MRS. MARGARET P. TURNER, for six years secretary of the local Ked Cross bureau, severs connection with that organization April 1st. Her resignation brings widespread expressions of regret from scores who knew how efficiently she conducted the office. HOW would you like to be the fellow last everting who jumped from a Chicago car, sprinted after an East Hammond car down Hohman street, caught it in front of the court' house and then was ft"Id by the conductor accept the transfer because it wasn't a transfer point?

PLAN TO PAVE COLUMBIA AVE.

THIS SUMMER!

CROWN POINT. Ind., March 28. County Surveyor Ray Seely submitted to the board of commissioners yesterday the tentative plans for the Columbia avenue pavement in Hammond and the board indicated the surveyor's plans were satisfactor y. Seelj- recommended that the county build a pavement thirty feet wide from Gostlin street south to the Michigan Cenral railroad cotnpoaed of a six inch macadam base and a three ii.ch penetration top of granite aggregate. Continuing from the Michigan Central tracks south to Standard avenue (East Hammond) h6 recommended a fifty foot pavement, the present pavement t be scarified and used as a base for the penetration top of granite aggregate. When told that it was reported that Sam Skufaskiss. former Hammond councilman had said the improvement would be "knocked out," County Auditor Poland declared that if Skufakiss carried out the alleged threat the county would let the city pave the street. Regarding the success of concrete pavements in the county, Surveyor Seely said that the best example was the Turner road from Summer street under the Indiana Harbor "hump" to East Chicago. "This road is a success." said Seely. "Although the ground is not favorable and the road Is lined with pools of water a great portion of the year, the pavement is practically as good as new. On the other hand a concrete pavement on the Lake George road would not have been a success. The Lake George road is resilient." The Columbia aTenne pavement Is to be built this summer. FOR STORE In Hammond this morning. U. H. Commissioner Charles L. Surprint was appointed receiver without notic for Mr. and Mrs. J. Gevertz. who conducted a general merchandise store In Whiting, when the firm of Butler Brothers filed a petition In th Superior court The petitioners cVarge that Mr. and Mrs. G?vertz have been " secreting: cash which should be iid tn paying their dbts. They also al'ege that employes of the Cvertz store were engaged in rente vi ig and secretins the stock of pods just before th petitioner hastened Into court to ask for the revivor. But'er Bros, have a bill of $t.".4 8g-ainst the defendants and uv trey know that th3 fci owing al'o have accounts due": Marshall Field & Co.. $511; Guthman, Carpenter ; Telling, $Ui: H. Kdelman. $59; Kahn & Tower. $25; Simon Bros.. $171; Henry Schrage. $240; Mr. Kohn. $1,000; Sam Cohen, $200; S. Aronbcrg, fCOO; S. Recht, $500. These bills amount to about $4,000 and the petitioners believe other liabilities will bring the total to $5,000. Mr. Surprise was ordered to take charge of the assets at once and use his discretion about closing the store or continuing its operation. The petition was prepared by Attorney F. 11. Murray cf IIammon-1. Talented Young Man Nov Is Executive With the United Chemical Co. Strict attention to business and a painstaking Mastery of the details of every department as he came in contact with it brought a merited promotion for Edward H. Rohde, of Hammond, this week when be was made superintendent of the United Chemical Organic Products Co., riant of West Hammond. Mr. Rohde succeeds T. R. Tennant who resigned last week in order to go into the gelatine manufacturing business for himseir. The promotion follows an established policy of the firm of selecting its executives from men who have learned the . busine? I thoroughly and keeping thein if possible in the plant where they gain their experience. It was so with Mr. Tmmant. Mr. Rohde entered the employ o;" the U. C. & O. P. Co., five yeai s ago. How well he applied himself may bejudged from the fact that he had had no previous experience at su-h work, but was considered sufficiently trained at the end of three years to Je promoted to assistant superintendent. Mr. Rqhde's selection is particularly gratifying to the emptoyes of the plant because they feel he " is v(U fitted for the job. Furthermore he Is a strictly Hammond product and that means much to them. He is a son of Postmaster John L. Rohde. and is comparatively young as plnt superintendents go. He is well known in Hammond and while in high school made a reputation as a football player. His home Is at 95 Williams street.

RECOVER

N 1TN

PROMOTION FOR

EDWARD H

ROHDE

ROBERTSDALE IK

MOONSHECMER

Brisk Hootch Competition Between Lake Front Cities. ROBERTSDALE. Ind., March 28 Robertsda-le reeks with moonshine. Scores of homes in the lake front communities are believed to be sheltering ilVeg-itimate distilleries of menacing proportions. This is the iew of Chief Emil Bunds of the Hammond police department. Since February 1 more than fifteen raids on north side homes have been made by Hammond police. A varied assortment of concoctions, stills' and mashes have been seized, not to mention prisoners. But the ruir.ous trade continues. A veritable river of poisonous hotch (liters through, underworld channels to scores of so-called soft drink parlors in Robertsdale and Whiting. But the latter community has a similar problem with which to cope. In fact those on the "know" say there is acute competllon between the boot-leggers of the two lake front cities. In the meantime police are concentrating for a mopping-up campaign. Yesterday police of Hammond Central station supported by officers of Robertsdale utation made two more raids. They got two large stills, mash, and several gallons of moonshine. The raids were made at 549 Indianapolis boulevard, where police nabbed Feiix Porciancz and at 1097 West Park avenue wher they got John Jakubielskl. It is believed that Chief Bunde will continue his campaign for sporadic aindgrhrdlmfwypbgkqj a ar ar arar raiding with a simultaneous drive, now and then, cn a dozen suspected places at once. Local authorities are determined to clean out the nest of moonshiners. Support of the local police court evidenced by unrelating punishment of llquir law violators has encouraged police to make plans. for a thorough ponglng of the whole north side district. - This itiorning Takuledalsekl was found cuilty when tried before City Judge Cleveland in the Hammond city court. He was given a fine of $100 nd costs and a jali .sentence of thirty days. Harry Grod an employe c-f the Central Chemical Co., was found dead at noon today in the rooms in which he rented at 423 Garfieid ave.. West Hammond. Gas escaping from a stove is believed to have been the cause. ' Grod. who was IT years old, returned from work last evening- Indications are that he lighted the gas stove and started to cook his supper. Apparently he had laid down while the meal was cooking. The vessel over the burner, boiled over and extinguished the fire. The gas continued to escape into the room, asphyxiating the sleeping man. Mrs. William Helmcke. the landlady, noticed the smell of gas in the house at noon today and recalled that she had not heard Grod leave the house this morning. She notified Chief of Police Joseph Nitz who entered Grod's rooms through a window. An identification' card, gave the name of Fred Putko, 2739 FoHk St., Chicago, to be notified in case of accident. Otherwise nothing is known of the man. Th body is now at the Joe Czechanski morgue. The Coroner's inquest will be held there tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. P. S. GRAVER CHICAGO, March 28 Mayor Thompson has decided to appoint a former fellow football player, well known in Calumet region manufactur ing circles, to the board of educa tion, according to reports current at! the city hall. Philip S. Graver, 10338 Seeley ave., vice-president of the Graver corporation, steel tank manufacturers at 4S09 Todd avenue, East Chicago, Ind. is the mayor's choice, it is said. Mr. Graver is married and has two children. He comes from the Eeverly hill section of the Thirty-second ward and la a close friend of Dr. William H. Reld, commissioner of public service. Mr, Graver was a member of the Chicago Athletic association champion football teams of 1896 and 1S9S when Mayor Thompson was its captain. He was also noted as an amateur indoor baseball player and bicyrle racer twenty year ago. The mayor is expected to appoint Mr. Graver when the term of Jacob M. Loeb expires, April 29. Women today are said to buy 50 j per cent more shoes 4rhan they ever did before.

H. GROD DIES FROM ACCIDENT

FOR CH CAGO

SCHOOL OOARD

Genoa Parley Is Foredoomed Failure

England Wants Credits, France Stands for Big Army Coupled with Russian Idleness, Influences U.S. Position

By GEORGE R. HOLMES, International News Service Staff Correspondent. WASHINGTNO, March 28. The highly advertised economic conference of thirty-one nations which Is scheduled to meet shortly in Geona is foredoomed to failure, according to the well-nigh unanimo-is opinion held by officials of the American Government who are familiar with the events leading up to the parley. It was largely for this reason that the United States declined to participate, turning down the Italian invitation in such :erms as Ij leave no doubt about what America thinks of the conference. "I regret to inform Your Excellency," wrote Secretary of State Hughes, "that it has been found impossible to escape the conclusion that the proposed conference is not primarily an economic conference, as questions appear to have been excluded from consideration without the satisfactory determination of which the chief causes of economic disturbance must continue to operate, but IS RATHER A foTEBE.VCE OF A POLITICAL. CRARAl'T fER in which the Government of the Ignited States could not helpfuly participate." Seldom has a proposal of one- friendly government been turned down by another in such blunt language. Not content with herely sending tpolite regrets, the United States went to the length of calling world attention to the emptiness of the project and, by Inference at least, stated that the whole undertaking was masquerading- under false colors by pretending to be something ii was not. SCHEMING AND CONNIVTXG FOR CREDIT. Back of the curt American note lies a considerable background of international bickering, scheming, conniving and planning, all politicocommercial in character, and aimed at re-establishing Eastern EJrope's ability to buy on credit. It was the realization that these facts formed the background for the conference that caused the United States so bluntly to decline the invitation to "sit in." To put the matter boldly, and stripped of all pretense, American officials consider the Geona cmference and ambitious scheme engineered by the astute Lloyd George to open up the vast markets of Russia and Eastern Europe to British manufactured goods through some sort of a system of international credits, the. burden of which would be borne .by Great Britain and the United States as the only two nations In the world financially able to support such a project. British trade being some 3,000 miles nearer the markets, it would naturall dominate the field. Italy.' being dependent tipon Great Britain for vitally essential coal, and beingr heavily In her debt. let herself to the scheme as a natural ally. France, casting yearning eyes herself on the markets of Europe, and remembering the thirty billions of francs sunk in Russia, is distrustful so much to that she plainly stipulated that the Genoa conference is not to attempt to deal with reparations or change existing treaties and agreements -under all of which French interests ar fairly well secured. KT,UND"! ECOKOMtO POSITIO.V AT STAKE. The economic position of Great Gritain , then, rather than the economic position of the world generally, lies in the background of the project.. And while the Administration has only the kindliest consideration and sympathy for the British predicament, this sympathy does not go to the extent of being willing to further British trade at the expense of America's own somewhat stagnant industry. Nor does it go to the extent of being: willing to undertake still further financing for a Europe that owes us 111,000,000.000, a Europe that manifests no hurry about paying, and that manifests little- inclination to disarm and go to work. ' The industrial situation in Great Britain, according Ho American observers abroad and reflected in their reports to Government sources, is little short of desperate. A3 in the United States, the end of the. war found Britain with greatly expanded means of production and n.j markets. Russia in chaos, Germany squeezed dry, so far as buying ability went, and the rest of Eastern Europe "broke- afforded little outlet fr the great industrial concerns of Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds and Birmingham. In the case of the United States and in the case cf France the situation was much the same as far as absence of markets was concerned. But -there was one vital difference b-uth France and the United States are in truth self-suff jcient. Great Britain is not. Her case in this respect was elonquently pleaded in Washington a few weeks ago by Sir Arthur James Balfoar in his now famous speech urging abolition of the submarine. In that speech he laid emphasis on the fact that Great Britain "never has more than aeven weeks' food" in Engiand proper. FOREIG.V COMMERCE IS VITAL TO EXGMD. Foreign commerce trade with the outside, is essential to the prosperity of Franc and the United States, but to Great Britain it is vital to her very life, for she produces but a fraction of the food she eats. Reluctantly Lloyd George has been forced to turn to Russia, Germany and Eastern Europe for British markets. The United States" is rich enough to buy but won't because she is self-sufficient, producing everything she needs. Ditto France. As for Rusian an Eastern Europe they are eager to buy but have nothing to buy with except inflated currency of little or no value. Therefore, the problem of the harassed Lloyd George evolved itself into one or finance and credit. His eyes naturally turned westward to the United States as the only nation able to shoulder with Great Britain the enormous burdens of world cre.t needed to get Europe back on its feet, and incidentally get Britain's factories back to work. That the talk of credit and finance at Genoa would lead inevitabiv to the reparations muddle and the cancellation of war debts American officials felt sure. Not caring to be put in the position of defending the policy of NOT cancelling war debts the United States refused to attend. Another and far deeper reason, however, animated Administration officials in turning down the Genoa project. The Administration feels, particularly Charles E. Hughes and Herbert Hoover feel, that there never will be any appreciable betterment of Europe's economic situation until Europe disbands her armies, ceases her petty quarrels which form the excuse for maintainirj those' armie.', and gets back to productive work. MILLIONS I.V ARMY AS FACTORIES HIST. Russia maintains millions of men under arms while thousands of factories lie rusting and idle. Poland, dominated by France is armed and ready while her industry stagnates. Czecho-Slovakia. Jugoslavia, Rumania and smaller independdent States that skirt the Baltic are all armed and idle. Meantime, their incomes do not equal the.'r outgoes, and the nations of Europe are steadily going deeper in debt "committing economic suicide," as one Administration official put It.

COM BOARD

HOLDS SESSION SPECIAL TO THE TIMES! CROWN POINT, IND., March 28 The 'county commissioners met in regular session on Monday. Road matters were taken up, the advertising of the Joseph Backe road was ordered. The commissioners changed Hobart precinct No. 4 to Gary No. 31, and placed Aetna in East Gary or Hobart No. 3. at this time it is estimated that about fifteen general contractors are bidding on the tuberculosis hospital, the bids for which will be opened April 3rd. Nine plumbers, 2 painting contractors and electrical contractors have applied for plans to bid on that work.

SEARCHING FOR NOBLE

Potentate Jl. E. Sharrer of Orak Temple. Hammond, received a communication today from Pottsville, Pa., requesting Hammond Shriners to be on the lookout for Noble Geo. Hoppes of that city, who has been missing from home for some time. It is believed he is .jffering from amnesia, and does not know his own name. Hoppes left no clue by which his rresent whereabouts mig-ht be surmised. He had been in poor health and was suffering with a nervous breakdown. He is described as 5 feet. 11 inches tall, light complexion, biue eyes black hair, mixed with gray, small dark moustache, long slender hands scar over chin, mole below and .back of right ear. it is requested that Dr. Sharrer be notified in case a man answering the description, is found in Hammond.

Serious Opposition to Come

From Democratic Side of Senate By WILLIAlf K. HUTCHINSON (STAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERVICE! WASHINGTON. March 28. Tb Senate will pass a soldier bonua bill at the present session, accord ing to predictions today by leaders vu pom siacs. The fight on soldiers' Mmni.nu tion in the Senate will be centered on the effort of republicans to in elude a sales tax as a provision fa raising funds with which to pay th. bonus, whicn will meet with or ganized resistance. Administration leaders were ad verse to predicting when an effor will be made to bring about bonu legislation but the consensus o opinion was that the measure wi follow the tariff bill row before- thj senate finance committee. The sales tax method of raising bonus revenue will be champion, in the committee by Senator Smoot republican, of Utah, and Senato Frelinghuysen, republican, of NeJ Jersey. The floor fight will be shar ed by Senatar Edge, republican, f New Jersey, who is the Senate most ardent sales tax supporter. Senator Simmons cf North Caro lira, ranking democratic membj of the finance committee, said to day he favored a bonus feature, bu that he was opposed to the bi" passed by the House. Simmons, I was 1ndicat;d. will lead the flgr for raising: bonus funds from inter est of the foreign debt. His view are shared by Walsh of Massachus etts. and Harris of Missippil, bot! of whom will support him in hi fight, and by a number of adminis tration senators. Republican supporters of a bcnul bill will Include Senators Johnsor of California, Spencer of Miss-our. Lafolette of Wisconsin, and mns of liquor law violators has encour On the democratic side, Harrisor Walsh of Massachusetts, and Sim mons will be joined by Robin;oi of Arkansas, Hitchcock of Nebras ka, Harris of Georgia, and Wals of Montana In supporting a borwj measure. Serious opposition on the demo cratic side will come from Under wood, the minority leader; Carte Glass of Virginia and King o Utah . Their opposition, however, i, not expected to gain much addi tional support. METTE TAKES PLAGE IN FIRST TRUST "There's a "comer;" keep your ev en him, and if ambition, perser-anci and natural mental endowments coun, for anything youTI sea that youn man a power In this community. Am, thats not many years distant." The speaker Jerked his thumb ove his shoulder and singled out a youn man standing in the lobby of th. First Trust & Savings Bank. H. needn't have been singled out. Hj stood out. There was that combinec flair and poise about him that n arate the distinctive from the or'l dinary, the superlative from the medJ ocre. the success from, well the unj That young man is Raymond Mette. After an absence of several years he returned to Hammond yes terday to assume the rapidly ex panding responsibilities cf the officii of auditor of irsuranc acconnt.M with the insurance department of thfj First Trust & Savings Bank. Therd he will have unlimited opportunity! to meet the recurring problems o the department, those sharp grow ing pains, that, indicate a healthV development and are attendant upoiL the eventual success of every enter prise. Another change has been made too. in the personnel of the insurance department, which, under the super vision of Julius Meyn has come t be talked about among business rner as an example of what can be don in the way of expansion in this field in spite of wide-spread economii depression. Miss Emma Heick. taking the plae of Miss Lilly Fedder, who reslgne.-' last month to enter promotion wort' for the WRlther League, will b rollcy writer of the department. Sh will be assisted by Miss Margare Underwood. At the present time the depart ment is handling casualty premlumi totalling more than $100,000 annual ly while fire insurance yearly it more than 1250,000. The deparimen handles sluo s.urr-tv. accident health insurance of generous rrol portions. Associated with Mr. MeyrJi are Harry Jewett and Arthur Ebert, Mr. 'Mette, who resides with his parents in Manila avenue, is a grad uate of Hammond high school, wher he won the reputation of being ; crack athlete and able speaker. H' studied accounting under Roy Hall secretary of Chapin & Co., at North western university, and until th rresent had been connected with thf Continental Audit Co., of Chicago. JOHX POPA HELD John Popa, proprietor of a sof drink parlor at 2233 Michigan ave nue, Indiana Harbor, arrested last week when a quart bottle of moon f shine whiskey was found behind th. bar, in his place, was fined $130.nand sentenced to ISO days at th state penal farm. The jail sen tence was suspended. City Comptroller and Attorney F A. Parks, represented the- defend ent- -