Hammond Times, Volume 11, Number 12, Hammond, Lake County, 8 April 1922 — Page 1
WORK'S BOARD DISCUSSES WIDENING OFHOHMAN
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D MONEY GO IHEYASK? Roads and Schools Biggest Expense, Records Show ISPLCIAL TO THE TIHES1 CROWN VOINT. Ind,. April T. The farmer is going to the bank to borrow money to pay his taxes. The home-owner In the cities ol the north end of the county will have to squeeze and scrape to raise the money for his taxes out of th flattened pay envelope. Three years ago nobody worried about the taxes. The farmer sold his wheat at 13.50 a (bushel and bought a Cadillac The mill worker's pay check looked like the grow receipts of a burlesque show in a mining town on Saturday night. Now taxes are the bane of existence In Lake county. Everybody is sore. The trouble, of course. Ilea with the people themselves. When the period of deflation set In we-stopped buying silk shirts and out the standard of living down to fit the income. But we went right cn signing gravel . road petitions anu nobody - remonstrated against a million dollar school bond issues. Seventy aud one-half per cent cf the total taxes collected by tho county treasurer go into the schools and roads. When taxpayers stop signing gravel road petitions and remonstrate against school bond issues then taxes will come down. SALARY REDCCTIOXS. Reducing the salaries paid the clerk, treas-ureer and sheriff will help some, but not much. Only 12 per cent of the total tax collection is paid out in 'salaries and office maintenance. When the legislature cuts down the pay of the clerK, j treasurer and sheriff, as it will undoubtedly, the consequent reduction in taxes will not be noticeable: The total taxes to be collected this year follows: 15,786,863.52. This money, or as much of it as the treasurer can' rolled, will be disbursed as follows: Stite, 5 per cent; schools 54 per cent; county, 19 per cent; roads, 16 per cent; township, 3 per cent, and towns iV Per cent. The industries will pay 40 per cent of the taxes and the railroads 17.3 per cent, leaving 42 per cent to be paid by the land owner. Out f the county tax amounting to 1946,605.54 will be deducted tlf9.321.il to pay the county debt, leaving a balance of 3757,284.43 for cosnty purposes.' The county board of truancy will receive 359,762. f7. the county poor farm, $57,132.12 and 335.J20.63 w 11 go to defray the expense of assessing tho county. The tuition tax for the schools Is $1,349,043.18 and the special school tax. $985,281.71. The road contractors got more than a million dollars at the final 1S21 settlement in December. And now the cltle3 of Gary, East Chicago and Hammond are planning to spend between two and three million dollars for new schools this year, while there are sixty petitions for gTavel roads on file in the off ce of the county commissioners! The people demand more schools and more roads but they find it hard to pay for them. The schools and some of the roads are needed, Aside from remonstrating against more schools and more roads there ie one other way for the small taxpayer to get some relief from high taxes. That i's to demand that ue state legislature do away with the Goodrich tax law and the state tax commission that cut the assessed valuation of the Inland Steel Company Ave million dollars. Since the Goodr ch tax law was passed the taxes of the small property owntr have mounted while the taxes of the big industry have been proportionately lower. Before that law went, into effect property was appraised at about twenty-five per cent of its true valuation. The new ;aw stipulated that it should be assessed 100 per cent. The readjustment gave th3 Goo.-ch tax commission a chanci to get in its deadly work. The net result was that while the average small taxpayer had his valuations increased to 100 per cent the major ty of ndustries are valued at from 60 to 60 per cent of the actual investment. Even so, the industries pay the greater portion of the taxes. Hammond, Whiting, East Chicago and Cfary paid 82.58 per cent, of taxes In 1921 while that rortion of tne county .oouth of the Little Calu'-'t river paid 17 42 per cent. The proportion of taxes to He paid this year by the industries, ra Iroads and all other taxpayer, folloys: GARY. Per Cent. 52,5 1S.79 S3.71 Per Cent. . . .64.1 11.18 ...24.63 ' Industries Railroads Others . . WHITING. Industries Railroads Others
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Double Tragedy at Gary
After his wife had threatened to leave him and sue for divorce. Maxim Moroi, 32 years old, 1944 Massachuetts, Gary, fired six shots into the body of his wife Marryi, shortly before supper last night and then turned the gun on himself and blew out his brains. The police made a hurried call and rushed them to the Mercy hospital where no hope was held out for his recovery. Moroz shot himself through Ihe head and died shortly after 11 o'clock last night. In a last effort to save the life of Mrs. Moroz an operation was performed. She was reported resting a little easier this morning but has little chance to recover. Six bullets entered her body. Moroz fired at close range and four of the six shots ploughed their way into vital organs. Two penetrated her lungs, two in the a.bdomen and one bullet in each arm. The shooting, it is understood, is the outcome of months of quarreling. According to police reports the shooting was caused by Moroi contracting a most dreaded disease some time ago and then gave it to his wife. He quarrelled when she refused to have anything to do with and in one of the many quarrels several weeks ago he committed an assault and battery upon her, for which she had him arrested and was fined in a local justice court about, a week ago. Just what led up to the shooting last night is not known. Morox was unconscious up to the time of his death and Mrs. Moroz's weakened condition does not permit her to say anything but a few words in her conscious spells. It was in a brief statement to one of the hospital attendants last night that she admitted the cause of it all, was her husband contracting the disease and giving it to her. Moroz was a mill employe and well known in the south side foreign section. Two children were found in the house following the shooting, one a child o.f the Moroz's and another girl, a daughter of a daughter of a dead sister of Mrs. Moroz's for whom she was ralsinrThey have relatives In Chicago. CHIEF WEEKS Tl Armed with a John Doe warrant. Chief, Weeks and Agent Harvey Rhed of the prohibition forces, dashed into the home of Mr. and Mrs. Matt Dolok in Hobart township, south of the Ridge Road yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Dolok confronted them and resented the intrusion. Weeks began reading the warrant. He pronounced the name of John Doe. "You're mistaken, mister," interrupted Mrs. Dolok. "Mr. Doe doesn't live here. So get out." She started pushing them towards the door and when they resisted she got real rough. It looked for a time as though Weeks would have to violate his rule against striking women. Then they heard Matt in another room. They fought their way to him and managed to read the search warrant to him. He understood the John Doe part and reluctantly stepped aside. They found nearly fourteen gallons of moonshine in various containers. Mr. Dolok was booked in the Gary police court. The officers also raided the home of Thaddeus Given on Cleveland street, south of Gary. He hAs a forty gallon still, two sets of condensing coils and two gallon jugs filled with moonshine. FEIEHDICH IN ROLE OF SOLOMON Justice of the Peace Charles Friedrlch of Hammond has a King Solomon case to decide. George Albert, of Hessville and William Walker of Ross, Ind. each cralm the ownership of a horse that was found soaming at large recently. Each lost a horse and each says that the horse that was found is the horse he lost. Justice Frlederich heard the evidence yesterday and after weighing it in his mind said to his constable Julius Taussig: "Bring the horse in front of the Hammond Building Tuesday morning and have these gentlemen present. If the horse shows any sign of affection for either one I will decide that that manistheowner. An intelligent horse upon seeing his master will walk up to him, if the master has been kind to him. If the master hasn't been kind to him he don't deserve to have." Attorney Josephs Conroy represents Alberts and C. B. Tlnkham is counsel for Walker. The attorneys and the court as well as the farmers are puzzled. EAST CHICAGO. Per Cent. Industries 61.36 Railroads 10.14 Others 28.00 HAMMOXD. Per Cent. Industries 21.9Railroads 16.35 Others 62.56
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THE school April 10. enumeration starts BY the way, have you been psycho-analyzed today? BOB JENNINGS has made a great hit In the restaurant business. FACT of the day: Repair Hoh' man street and Michigan avenue. HIGH school philosopher says te world owes a lot to chemistry and adds a lot of blonds. THE Hoosler limited on the Mon - on is now equipped with a phone receiving set. radio BOTH flies and mosqufloes regis tered their arrival for spring and summer visits this week. CANDIDATE Charles Dyer is giving away some natty souvenirs, advertising his candidacy. AND dr-n't forget to save all of your old paper, rags and metal until the Boy Scouts call with their truck. UNCLE John Barge, of the Simplex is expected here from Dixon next week after a long sle.e of illness. INQUIRER wants to know who remembers when there wasn't a bathtubTn the whole of Hammond? Says he does. CITY CLERK Andrew Stachowicz, ot West Hammond, has been confined to his home for several days with a bad cold. PRECINCT committee women of the county republican party are rflcellng in the Gary library auditorium this afternoon. DAN EDER, expressman, augments his fleet of trucks with a handsome yellow "Betz." It'll I'ly between Hammond and Chicago. SOMEBODY tore up a large piece of asphalt yesterday on South Hohman street and left it without warning lights for autoists to bump into. L. COX, who is assessing real real estate in Hammond, this year, is finding many discrepancies In the assessments made four years ago. LAPORTE county farmers were bilked by magazine and newspaper subscription sharpers who are said to be headed this way. Watch out for them. CHARLES H. TRUE, of Hammond, superintendent of the Looomotlve Superheater Co., has been granted a patent for a double tube return bend. JACK REDMOND, who moved recently to East Highland street, is wondering when Maywood park is to be equipped with tennis courts liki the other parks. LOCAL park board is thinking seriously tf erecting high board fence alout Turner field. That'll give some young genius a chance to sell knot-hole coniessions. FRANK MARTIN drops a card from Washington, D. C. Says he saw President Harding irt church Sunday and he asked how all the folks are back in Hammond. DETECTIVES in raid cn 1S5 Gostlin street. And two gallons of moon. Toney Shzelacki is booked on charge of v. 1. 1. He's held In bonds of $1,000. "Middle-man" police call him. THE Colonial baseball team tojd the park board last night that Hammond was to have at least one fast team this year. The team wHl have a workout in Morris park tomorrow afternoon. DR. J. R. PL'GH returned to Hammond last night from the University of Michigan alumni banquet at Chicago, an out-and-out enthusiast for the deep waterway frorajakes to the Atlantic. ATTORNEY W. J. Whinery didn't write this, but he believes that way: "Count the day lost whose low desecendlng sun Sees not a brand new Jagger suit begun." ' THE Woodlawn Commandery band will play for a concert and dunce at I the Masonic temple, the evening of ( April 17. under the 'auspices ot tne Hammo'id commandery. This will be a real treat. A MO-CON passenger train stopped on the Hohman street crossing last evening long enough to hold up the central fire department for three minutes while the firemen were enroute to a fire. "SNOWBALL" poet at the Beatty Machine Manufacturing company, dashes off verse eulogizing fish dinner in local restaurant. The fish Is vindicated! The herring needn't be pickled to inspire verse! HAMMOND Boy Scouth today distributed copies of the mayor's CleanUp Day proclamation and health literature furnished by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. In all they passed out about 60,000 pieces. "WHY should you and I go to the expense of widening Hohman street when maybe it won't be needed for forty years yet," Was heard yesterdav at the board of works meeting.
That's just why Hohman street lo-As subjects will be discussed pro and pared with a production ol 67.like .t does now- con,' says Herman the Great. 918, 0"0 bushels in 1931.
"VETS" POLITICAL
PARTY GROWING
IN JE COUNTY Mass Meeting at Gary Last Night, One in Hammond Monday. Several hundred ex-service men were present at Turner Hall, Gary, lat night at the first county mass motting of the Veterans Political Association. Speeches were made by David Rosenthal of East Chica go. Oscar Ahlirrn nf Whitinc. Rav ! selv and ri ving rhivkm nf Ham mond and Tf-m Hamilton and Maj. McFadden of Gary. It was an enthusiastic meeting, and a mass meeting tB be held at the superior court ho.ise in Hammond. Monday evening at 8 o'clot , was arranged. The committee in charge consists of Floyd Murray, Irving Chaykn and Harry B. Jonej. Organizations are being perfected In East Chicago, Whiting and Hammond and organizers are to be sent to all other towns in the county. The political signlllcance of the new organization is not apparent at this time. Presumably the "Vets' will be non-partisan and interested largely in Hie candidacy of ex-service men. It was pointed out at the meeting in Gary last night that the city Judge prosecutor and city clerk of Hammond are ex-service men, and the prediction was made that the next mayor of Hammond would be a ,'vet." MAYBE PRIEST SLAYERS CHICAGO. April 8. Through three arrests last night, in Boston. Mass., police there and here believe they may have solved the mystery of 'he recent murder of a priest at Hegewisch and the robbery of numerous priests in several Illinois cities. The men under arrest gave their names as John Russell, Morris Josser and James McGjire. They were captured while th-y are said to have been attempting to sell $28,000 worth of negotiable bonds. These bonds, it was said, were identified, with the exception of one, as those stolen February 18 from the Rev. P. G. Weber, pastor of St. Nicholas' church at Aurora, 111. " An In vestigattion is being conducted to determine whether the three were implicated in the murder January 27 of the Rev. Florian Chodniewicz. pastor cf St. Florence's church at Hegewisch, killed while struggling with a burglar. Other robberies of priests were reported from Ottawa. Bloomlngton, Rock Island and .Springfield. a N FEDERAL INDICTMENTS INDIANAPOLIS, IND., April 8 More than 200 defendants are named in Indictments returned to Judge Anderson today by the federal grand Jury which has been In session a month. Indictments under the Dyer Act, making It a federal o(Tenfise to trans port stolen automobiles in Interstate traftic, head the list twentythree automobile theft indictments were returned, as against only 12 covering liquor law violations. The biggest Indiana liquor ring case hinges about the Indictment of "Big Jim" Careero and 20 other defendants of Clinton, reputed to be the states chief source of liquor supply, since the Muncio and GarySouth Bend "rings" were broken up last fall. Sensational developments are expected In event the case of. George Remus, Chicago attorney, said to be head of one of the largest and most notorious liquor rings in the United States, come to trii.- Remus has been mentioned frequently with ,arge ilquor withdrawals from a bonded warehouse at Lawrenccburg anJ he Js char(?td not on)y wltn liquor law violations but is alleged to have offered bribes to Indiana prohltTTUon officials. Inasmuch as Remus already is under Indictment! at Cincinnati and Chicago and is under bonds aggregating $60,000, it Is ".considered improbable that Tie will face trial here. ERIE SPROAT had a headache. He couldn't concentrate. So the trial in the city court of" Ed Junior and a dozen others nabbed in police , raids on Juniors' Plummer domicile was again delayed. 0 ; half dozen of witnesses lor the state' were again compeneu iu li " -' work to appear. Sproar appired as counsel for the defense. J. K. Stinson, sitting as special judge, granted a continuance to Saturday next. HERMAN the Great, imperator of East Hammond, fears not the encroachments of communism -in the community of toilers. "Immediately cfter Easter we're going to have a debate once a week at Brooks House." Economics, politics, other
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15 MEN IN THEIR STORY Indiana Harbor Wine Room Exposed by Testimony in Juvenile Court SPECIAL TO THE TIMES CROWN TOINT. Ind., April 8. While their mothers wept silently and the accused young men shlftej nervously in thtlr chairs, Ave Indiana Harbor girls in the Juvenile court yesterday afternoon told a sordid story. As each in trun fated Judge Miles E. Norton, giving corroborative testimony, the net drew tighter ariAind the fifteen defendants, inducting proprietors of thre "moonshine" taverns and the boys and men charged with contributing to the delinquency of the girls. TEI.I. OF JlOAUHOl SES The way ttatlons of the "moonshine trail," Uniting at a Saturday night dance hall in the "Harbor" and including the roadhouses known as "Rosle's Place," "Mickey's Place" and the "Speedway Inn." were described by the girls who range in ages from 15 to 18 ytars. It was daybreak, Sunday morning, three weeks ago, whsn they reached John Miller's report at Liverpool. Ind., east uf Gary, where, their minis befuddled by the vile liquor and "ether" beer secured at the In diana Harbor "taverns." they we.e cutraged and the disgraceful "party" in which ten men and the five girls participated for forty-eight hours in the sequestered place was the most ihnrklns: evidence that has been given in a Lake county court. AU spectators were excluded from Ihe court and Jude Norton instructed reporters that the names of the girls should not be divulged. The names of the men who have not been apprehended are also, to' be suppressed for the time being. The case was continued at 6 o'clock last evening until April 19 to permit juvenile ofticers to make additional arrests. The three men arraigned yesterday were George Thomas, Negro proprietor of "Mickey's Place" on Pennsylvania ave., Indiana Harbor; Tony Sonoc, proprietor ot "The Speedway Inn," Indiana Harbor, and John Miller, owner of the Miller resort at Liverpool. Each was charged with selling liquor t-j minor girls, which under the law is contributing to delinquency. Other defendants, nearly all young men, wore present and their names will be given as the cases against them are tri-'d. FAMILIES WELL KNOWN" The girls are from respectable families and are all living at home. Another girl, who laid she did not go to the Miller resort at Liverpool, but admitted having visited "Mickey's riace" In company with a young man she met at the dance, told the court fhe was marrioi and that her husband, wno wis out of town on business, did not know she was Implicated in the affair. The girls were dressed In the prevailing mode, gay plummage. lowcut dresses', silk stockings rolled be low the knees, and patent leather slippers. One wore a very attractive fur coat. They remained dry-eyed throughout the ordeal in court. The rouge and powder became streaked "n their cheeks ty perspiration. POLICE TO ACT The closing of "Mickey's Place." "Rosie's Place" and Miller's resort by the police and sheriff's office msy result from the expose in the juvenile court. Qne of the girls testified that while sh' was drinking moonshine in "Mickey's Place" a detective was there. The investigation which resulted in the case coming to the attention of the juvenile court was made by Juvenile Officer Lewis of East Chicago. ... L INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON, Apru -i'he average condition of winter wheat In the United States on April 1st. was 78.4 ' per cent of a normal against 91 per cent on April 1. 1921. The 'crop reporting hoard of the Department of Agriculture announced today. There was' an increase in condition from Dec 1, 1921 to April 1. 1922 of 2.42 points as compared with an average de.u Upon the assumption of average abandonment of acreage and average influences on ' the crop to harvest, the condition on April 1 forecast a production of about 675,974.000 bushels, as compared with 687,032.000 bushels in 1921. The average condition of rye on April 1 was 89 per cent of a normal, against 90.3 on April 1, 1921. The condition of rye on April 1 forecasts a production of approximated 69.667.000 bushels com -
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ROCKEFELLER NEVER CARRIES
MONEY ROUND WITH HIM
(Editor's Ncte.This is the third and jast of the series of three stories presenting an intimate pen picture of John D. Kockefeller Sr.. the lonely old man of m. Lions, as he "plays around in tie tropica! sunshine of Florida intent on living until he is 100.) By MILDRED MORRIS (Copyright 1922 By International News Service) ORMOND UEACH. Fla., April 8 Imagine John D. Rockefeller alone in a strange town without & cent In his pocket! The picture Is not an improbable one. The man of millions, if he were stranded in a 'strange place, probably would not have enough cash In his pocktts to buy a meal, John D. never carries money around with him, except the small coins he distributes among children and some grown ups among tha latter by the way of jest. New dimes are his hobby this y?ar. His nieco, Mrs. Evans, is the "watch-dog of the treasury" in his household. She distributes all the tips and handles all the bills. Fifty cents was the sum she tipped the belt boy who checked the wraps of the three male members of the party Mr. Rockefeller, his grandson, Jonn D. III., and the latter's tutor. Anther fifty cents whin they departed. The sum total of the tips received from the Rockefeller party tiiat evening was $1.50, Including a half dollar tip to the bell boy who seated them. The financier's household in Ormond is a simple, happy one. The house he lives in is a rambling old-fashioned frame dwelling which gives the impression of having been quite swagger in Its better days. - "That's the Rockefeller mansion, but it ain't no mansion at all, says the "fiiver" driver, pointing it out to visitors.
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lm2 & XL (BULLETIN) (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE BALLINGER. T.. April 8. Six persons were killed in a cyclone which struck north west of Rowena, in this county, last night. The dead included two children of Frank Kavatil. one child of Joe Kohutek. an unknown white man and two negroes. The school house and many dwellings were blown down. (BULLETIN) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEl PARIS. April 8. In a fit of madness today Emile Baysang at Strasbourg murdered his wife and seven children, all under II years of age. Baysang fled towards the Swiss frontier after the murders. (BULLETIN) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEl PORT CHESTER. N. Y.. April 8. Three bandits early today held up a messenger carrying the $4,000 weekly payroll of the Mint Product Company of Port Chester on the North Mbin street bridge. The robbers escaped in a limousine. (BULLETIN) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEl GALLUP. N. M.. April 8. Two companies of New Mexico national guardsmen are expected here before noon today to patrol the coal mines of this district where martial law was declared last night by Governor Mechom. Outbreak of disorder at the Mentmore camp resulted in Sheriff Robbers of McKinley county asking the governor for troops. No casualties were reported. (BULLETIN) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEl EDMONTON. Alberta. April 8. The first mail from the Arctic regions since the close of navigation last fall reachDODGE IS ARRESTED INTERNATIONAL HEWS StRVICE PITTSBURGH. April . judge Charles L. Bartlett, of Detroit, who recently sentenced John Duval Dodge, son of the millionaire automobile manufacturer, to serve five days in the House of Correction, Detroit .for automobile speeding, today wound up in police station here, charged with violating the traffic laws. Judge Bartlett posted a 850 forfeit and was released for a hearing Monday, it was explained that he had told his chauffeur to "step
JUDGE VHO SENTENCED
The grounds they call it the yard in Ormond are lovely with old tree and shrubbery. The old multi-millionaire rises early. Not .long aftsr sunrise he Js
out on his grounds inspecting the trees or watching the birds. He supervises all the gardening. He plays golf with religious regularity every day. He patronizes the Ormond public links, playing about six holes as a rule. He is a "golf bug" and advises everyone to take up the game. Golf is a wonderful health-giving game," he says. It is golf, proper diet and a simple mode of living that has kept the oil king physically fit at the age of 83, according to his friend and physi cian. Dr. Hiram Biggar. No portrait or photograph ever showed the "Rockefeller smile." A smile w-inninfr, full of warmth and somewhat wistful, as friendly as his warm hand clasp. Children are the most familiar with the "Rockefeller smile." There was the little English boy who ran into his arms as ho sat In the Hotel Ormond the other night. The youngster announced he had been ill and graphically described the ailment to Mr. Rockefeller as the latter sympathetically patted his hand. "You iln t eat any supper, I hope." said the financier to the little boy. When the child nodded his head in the affirmative, Rockefeller said reprovingly: "Now you shouldn't have." He gave this youngster one of his dimes. As the boy moved to put the coin into his pocket, tha financier said, with mock solicitud?. "Now you'ri sure you haven't a hole there." "I have not," said the boy indignantly. "No? Well, that's fine." said Mr. Rockefeller, patting his head. ed Edmonton today. The mail comes from posts as far north as Fort McPherson and was brought .in by relays of dog teams belonging to the Northefi Trading Company. Mail from several whaling ships in the Arctic 'n eluded. (BULLETIN) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE DALLAS. Te.. April8 According to telegrams received at the Texas & Pacific railroad general offices here, a cycrone struck Cisco, Texas, at 7:55 o'clock this morning, turning over the Missouri, Kansas & Texas freight depot and demolishing forty houses. (BULLETIN) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON. April 8. The first request for federal troops to maintain order in a coal strike zone in the present strike, was turned down today by the government. The request came from Governor Merritt C. Mechem of New Mexico. (BULLETIN) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE PEORIA.. 111.. April 8. With the river gauge standing at 23 feet here today, the highest it has been in years, it was believel that the crest of the flood in the Illinois river had been reached. Levees along the river valley had been washed away and many families have been forced to take refuge on higher ground. (BULLETIN) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEl OKLAHOMA CITY. April 8. At least 10 persons are reported dead as a result of cyclones throughout the southwestern part of the state, according to reports filtering into the weather bureau here today. on her" and violate as many Pittsburgh traffic laws as could be safely done In order to see if the ilocal ofTicrrs were on the Job. They were and the first one, the Judge broke In, landed him in the police station. REMOVAL NOTICE Dr. A. J. Warber, Dentist, his moved his office from 155 State st. to Citizens National Bank bldg. Fifty dollars down and forty dollars per month will put you Into your homo. Can build for you In Whiting, Hammond or East Chicago. Address A-X, c-o Lake County Times. 4-3 VIRGIL RE ITER is home from Michigan for a vacation.
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Improvement Is Still a Matter of Hazy Future In. spite of the fact that it is generally agreed that Hohman street must be widened if It is to remain the principal business street of Ha raond, the proposed improvement is still a thing of the hazy future. Property owners on the street object to standing all of the expense of the widening. Property owners of the district surrounding Hohman street object to being assessed for improvements to Hohrnan street frontage. Incidentally it may be mentioned that several important building projects will be affected vitally by the progress or reaction shown by the people who are to settle the matter. The Hammond Board of Works had the subject up yesterday afternoon which was the date set for the hearing of remonstrances. There were plenty of remonstrators but it was plain that they were kicking against the plan of assessing damages 'more than they were
against the improvement itself. The improvement would extend from Plummer avenue, south to Carroll street and the district which would have to help pay for the work embraced the territory from State Line street to the Erie railroad for the most part. Some property east of the Erie is included towards the north end of the district. Nearly all of the taxpayers of the district outside of those actually fronting on Hohman street had their names on the remonstrances. William Kleigehe and William Love representing probably the two largest property investments on the street objected to the improvement conditionally. They desired to have some idea of the cost of the work before they agree'd to it. Mr. Kleigehe said he already had an architect figuring on the cost of cutting twenty feet off of the front of the Parthenon theatre lobby and the business rooms to th north of Mr. Love stated that the Rimbach block would sooner or later have to be replaced by a more pretentious building and he realized the value of widening the street. He favored hiring experts to prepare estimates of the costs for the entire street so that owners of frontage may know about what it will cost them. It is generally agreed that substantial buildings which must be changed should receive a greater portion of damages than buildings which have outlived their usefulness and should be replaced. It is the owners of some of these ramshackle buildings who are doing most to hamper the improvement because the expense to them will be greater. A. M. Turner, representing the First National bank, informed those present that his bank has been planning a new home for some time. He said that one thing which causes the directors to hesitate is the uncertainty of Hohman street's future as the business center of Hammond. He said they had been considering the purchase of the Central school property but that they were not anxious to invest 1250.000 or more in a fine building if It was to he on a narrow street from which business was drifting away. Mr. Turner declared that property owners had put aside the improve--ment several times when it was discussed and each time had learned that ft would cost more. He declared that they should not put it off longer now no matter what the cost because he beTeved the expense would be cared for in In- . creased value to their frontage. R. E. Woods, a real estate dealer, told of the remarkable growth of the territory around Calumet ave., since that street was widened and extended through the lake. He pointed to the business houses which are springing up along the street and predicted that unless Hohman street got busy, the business center would shift eastward. As an example of the manner in which street improvements enhance property values he called attention to the development along Michigan Uvd., in Chicago, after the street had been widined and the link bridge constructed. Adam Ebert was the only one who came out flat-footed against the improvement. He said it would cost too much. He also laughed at the idea of the business center moving from Hohman street. He said the North Side had nowhere else to trade because of lack of river bridges and 'because the street car lines give them no other choice. There was some talk of letting the street alone but passing ordinances forbidding parking of automobiles in the business district. It was suggested that by widening Fayette street and building a City hall on the Central School property all of the machines could be stored on Fayette street. The board, after hearing the discussion, announced that the matter would be continued until May 26th, before passage of the final resolution was considered. In the meantime property owners were urged to have engineers flurnish them with figures showing about what the work would cost. 200 Want Same Seats INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEl INDIANAPOLIS, April 8. There have been more than 200 requests for the s.ime section of seats Uy people planning to attend the International 600-mile race to be held here May 30. This is a record according to T. E. "Pop" Myers, manager of the Speedway. Maay requests are always received lor the better seats, he said, but that never before had so many people wanted exactly the same location.