Hammond Times, Volume 15, Number 343, Hammond, Lake County, 19 April 1922 — Page 1

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LL BROWN GET STATE ROMJOB? FormerTreasurerHasPowerful Influences at Work for Him INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. April 19Whether Matt Brown. Lake county politician and former office holaer, ahall succeed Lawrence Lyons. Governor McCray-'a former campaign manager, to the $6,000 a year job as director of the state highway department has become a serious question in the minds of the state highway commissioners, it was learned Monday. Brown's friends are among those who are In high places in the state administration and despite a movement to have the department headed by some one other than a politician It Is understood that powerful influences are bearing on the commission to have Brown chosen. It had been reported that John L. Williams, now auditor for the commission and a man of long experience In state affairs, would be selected for the post. When the matter of selecting a director for the department came up soon after Governor McCray too 'office, he named Mr. Lyons, although the law says the commission shall select the director. It is known that some of the commission do not believe they should be pressed now to select Mr. Brown or any other polltiilan. DtrFEY WRITES LETTER Luke W .Duffey, one of the authors of the state highway law, is among those who are opposing the lection of a politician., He said that of all things the director should not be a manbacked by material or contracting interests because when the department functions It should do so from the standpoint of serving the taxpayers and that the board should leave it to the contractors to drive the bargain " from their viewpoint. In a letter to the commission. Mr. Duffey said: "Having- had my attention c.!ed by friends of the state road deirttnent to the demand made fror.i wl:e county in (behalf of Mr. Brown by the original enemies of the highway commission law, I feel in view of the desire nd necessity for lower taxes, that to surrender control Into the laps of such men would be a serious mistake.' ' "As Indiana -was one of the last tates In .the Union to create a road department, it was able to realize In a most wholesome way on the objectionable experience of other states. Without Interference or suggestion from the many other interests in thoeause of good roads, you have jun.tho department in a clean, businesslike, efficient and nonpolltical way, attracting the attention of the entire country with your effectiveness In public service. ALL WRO.G, HE BAYS "I cannot appreciate a reason lor your permitting the old line enemies of the law . now to name any c-f its administrators. The suggestion of their control coming from this element, identified as contracting and kindred interests who always deal with every constructive act of the board Is all wrong. They are by all rules of sound business and trade, pitted en the opposite side of the people's interests. They are there for .he express purpose of driving the best bargain possible for themselves and their concerns. "For this reason, many of the department's friends are apprehensive of some bad administrative history being written hy this, the greatest cash disbursing agency of the state government. "It is remembered that Senator Nedjl and Senator Brown, Mr. Brown's brother, who now are seeking his control of the department, were most formidable contenders for jokers sind weakening amendments to the measure in the sessions of both '17 and of '19. As proof that their affiliation was bad. they shouted loudest for local control and home rule and were the last to yield on the proposition that it was a primary function of state government to classify, construct, control and maintain state roads, No public organisation cieated for the general good can function efficiently if its activities are handicapped by public doubt or a disrupting power within. "I hope that from the other 95 percent of the state Interested in the early development of your stem line road system, you will be able to choose a twentieth century director." COUNTRY WILL . GET REST TOO WASHINGTON'. April 19 Representative Blanton, democrat, or Texas, whose fiery oratory, incorporating recently, charges that congressmen use traveling expense money to buy "Whiskey flasks, manicure sets," and similar per requis ites, has led to attempts to expel; him. is going to take a rest. j Blanton today sought Jndeflhite leave of absence from the house "on account of needing rest after five j ears continuous hard work."

illion Conditions Bright for Banner Year in Building Lines This promises to be a banned build lng year for Hammond, thanks to the owner, architect, union labor agreement contracts which assure each builder full protection against wage raises, walk-outs, lock-outs, strikes and general labor disturbances during the construction of his building. The new contract, offered to every builder by the unions, nas stabilized building. In addition to business buildings and dwellings, a good deal of public and school building will be done this year. There is in propect for Hammond at present more than a million dollars of new building. Bids are to be opened May first for the new municipal pumping station at the Lane front to cost about $250,000. "Work is now progressing on the foundations for the pumping station amounting to $S8,000. The Catholic church has plans for tte new Catholic Academy onOne Hundred and Fiftieth street, the first unit to cost $250,000. Twenty-five acres o fland were purchased recently from the East Chicago Company for the academy. , The contract for the first unit is to be let this month, it is reported. Greenwald Erothers announce that they -will let the contract this month for their $100,000 three-story store and oilce building at the northwest corner of Oakley avenue and State street. Contracts have been let for the 5200,000 Lincoln school on the north side. J. T. Hutton & Son have drawn plans for a four store and twenty apartment building cn State street near Calumet avenue to be built by the Workers' Building Association at a cost of $73,000. Hutton & Son also have plans prepared for the $50,000 J. H. McGuire apartment building on Calumet ave. J. P. Downey will build on one of his corner properties on Calumet avenue, but aside from the understanding that the project will run to at least $100,090, nothing has been learned about his plans. Among the first to take advantage of the new building contract with the unions were members of ' the unionn themselves and this has resulted in permits being let for a score of cottages. Posner & Throop & Co. are building six cottages on Drackert street while Charles Scott has the contract for ten cottages in various parts of the city, now under process of construction. H. Ambre Is building a $5,500 dwelling at 7 Mason street; a store building Is being erected at 177 Henry treet; the Wanner Malleable Iron Works has put up a new warehouse, houses are being built ' in Robertsdale and Hessville in fact, everywhere there is evidence of a building revival. Henry Vis, building Inspector, has Issued a warTITng to builders that they must secure permits before they can start construction. Many builders wait until the building is nearly completed before obtaining a permit. L E The city council had it a little easier last night after their strenuous sessions of the past few months. They passed the Henry Vis amendment to the building ordinance which provides that an eight inch wall is sufficient for buildings with 800 sguare feet of floor space or less, whereas the old ordinance equired a twelve inch wall. Councilman Anderson said that there was a hole in the Kenwtood ave. pavement every ten feet and otlnsr councilman told of like conditions on Conkey avenue and South Hohrr.an street. Dan Enright, Michigan Central freight agent, told the council the road had arranged to put in a wig-wag signal i the subr way crossing. i City Clerk Kunert rel letters from Senators New and .'atson and Congressman Will R. Wood assuring their support of the adjusted compensation for the soldiers.' The contract of the board of works with the American Chimney Corporation for a radio brick chimney for the Lake front waterworks was ratified. Those present at the meeting were Councihnen Keeler. Simpson, Mehan, Slack. Stamm, Malta. Hess, Wolf. Krugiolka, Malo. White, Dedelow, Fowler. Conde, Anderson, F. Seliger and Reissig. Councilman Schulte was absent owing to Illness.

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SHOULD PAY THE EXPENSE A city ordinance of Hammond, passed in 190S, may he held unconstitutional If the iflght upon It started yesterday by the It. W. & E. C. street railway is pressed. The company won Its first brush in a walkaway and may have to wait a while before a contestant will stand his ground In order to have Its contentions threshed out in the proper manner. Testerday afternoon the street car company filed a petition for an injunction against John Ahiborn & Son, house movers. The petition asked that a restraining order be ismied preventing the defendants from moving a house across Hohman street at Ilussell street., with out first depositing the amount or money necessary to cover the expenses of cutting trolley and feed wires. The old city ordinance retires that the company get its wires out of the way of houses that are being moved.' House movers are required to furnish bond to cover any lnjurie swhich may lie done to public property but no provision is made for the protection of utilities. Judge Reiter Issued the Injunction and set the matter for hearing this morning. Before the time for the hearing came around the Ahlborna had paid for the work. In the petition six reasons were set out to show that the ordinance is unconstitutional. "Public utilities 'hare been complying with the ordinance since it was adopted although they realized its injustice. ' said Attorney Crumpacker this morning. "I have known instances where it cost the street car company as much as $1,000 to cut its overhead wires and take care of the interruptions of traffic when houses were being moved down or across streets on -which its tracks I are located. Every spring there! are many such cases until now the expense runs into hundreds of dollars a month. We intend to keep up our fight Again standing- the expense o-f such work for private enterprises." FEDERAL Judge A. B. Anderson made short work of the civil docket when he started through it this morning in the federal court at Hammond. By 10 o'clock he was on his way home. In the damage suits brought by the Federal Paving Co. against Sam Woods and others of Lake county because of their criticisms of the manner in which the Lincoln high way pavement was constructed, the plaintiff confessed the demurrer of the defendants and pioraised to file answer within ten days. The winter's wear which had seen the breaking up of the new pavement and the report of Investigators which was made to the State Highway Commission Indicate that Mr, Woods and his neighbors were Justified In their criticisms and it is believed th.it the damage suits will fall fiat. The court heard motions in other matters and then adjourned until next fall. Only three naturalization petitions are now pending in the federal court as a result of yesterday's session. Fifty were admitted to full citizenship, two were denied and fourteen were dismissed. The majority of the petitioners whose cases were dismissed failed to appear. THEY ARE STILL AT IT The following communication has been received by the sporting editor: I have heard a great many stories about a very distinguished young man who belongs to the Kiwanis Bowling Teurn spending a great deal of time among the Blue Bloods and the Red Bloods of Europe. From the way he reported a recent bowl, tng match. I would say that most of this time was spent with the Reds. He certainly can write a red story. This story would remind one of the newly rich whose head was turned by their sudden and unexpected success. So far as I know this is the first game tnis club has won and it naturally upsets them some. Especially Is this true when it also nets them a real chicken dinner. In any event, you can say for me that I had just much fun out of this match as George Wolf did and I get just as much pleasure out of the dinner, although I have no idea of getting as much dinner as George will get. We have ordered three plates for him alone. He can make three times as much noise as any. body else and we expect him to be able to eat three times as much. We could have forgiven everything else if they had not added in sult to injury by calling Major J Neville the Captain of the Kiwanis Team. Tours very truly, BERT STEELMANV

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ELABORATE PLANS TO ENTERTAIN PUBLIC E BY THE ELKS Just about the time people begin to feel In' a rut and look about for some fun along comes the Elks w-ith their five day New Home festival and everybody begins to chirp up. The big show starts April 25 and continues to and Including the twenty-ninth. The .heautlful new home of the Elks on Rirobach ave., Hammond, will be the raecca for Elks and their friends from all parts of the county. The public is welcome, The admission price Is 15 cents.. The building committee, consisting of V. S. Reiter, R. G. Conde. J. J. Ruff, D. C. Atkinson, F. J. O'Rourke George Dobbins, C. 8. . Mathusa, H. A. Lamprell and R. C. Slater, ere staying up nights to think up original things. GRAIN SHIPMENT Suit is Filed in Federal Court Today Against Indiana Grain Buyer. Use of fictitious weights on bills of lading which accompanied drafts for carloads of grain shipped from San Pierre in Starke county to Chi cago commission grain dealers is charged in a damage suit filed today In the federal court at Hammond by Mayflcld & Company of Chicago against Frod Arndt, San Pierre grain buyer. The complaint, which was filed by Attorney Oscar B. Smith of Knox, states that Arndt shipped many carloads of corn, wheat, rye and oats to Mayfleld & Co. between April 1. 1921, and January 10 of this year. This rraln was sold fry the plaint. ff for Arndt and payment was made in advance out of anticipated pro; ceds. Arndt would mail a draft accompanied by a bill of .lading for the car. , The grain would be sold in Chicago by weight which would generally be under that of Arndt's bill of lading. In this manner he if said to have defrauded the commission merchants out of $900. At another time he drew on the company for $2,275 for the purpose of purchasing grain but he used It In paying debts, the complaint states. The plaintiff ask for $8,050 damages. HAYS PUTS BAN Ten Thousand Showings of His Films at Cost of Million Dollars Made. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! NEW VOItK, April 19. Movinw picture producers today estimated that cancellation of 10,000 showings of Roscoe "Fatty" Arbupkle pictures on an order isFued by Will II. Hays, head of the moving picture organization, will mesn a loss-to the cinema industry of from one to tw million dollars. , Hays' order followed a lengthy consultaton with representatives of the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation, distributors of Arbuckle pictures. A quotation from tha charter of the organization he heads, giving the jiurpose "to attain and maintain the highest moral and artistic standards', was Hays' only explanation of the- order. L COURT SETTINGS I SPECIAL TO THE TIMES1 CROWN POINT, Ind., April 1?.--W. O. Thomas, deputy prorecutin attorney, ' Ins made these settings for the week of April 24. 1!22. : i the criminal court of Lake county: MOVDAY. APRIL 24 2401 State vs. Tom Morgan. 2407 State, vs. Lawrence G. Lenehan. TIUMOIY, APRIL 25 2466 State vs. RajnyaU, Jurkowski and Krecke. 218; State vs. OrUlle Ellis. WEDIS'ESDAT. APTIII, 21 2571 State vs. Bell Bird. 2286 State vs. Geo. A. Jones. THURSDAY, APRIL 2T 24i; State vs. Felix Gratwick. 2411 State vs. Louis Kosculneak. FRIDAY, APRIL 28 2422 State vs. Tony Vlalch. 2S74 State vs. Joe Volaganskl. 2387 State vs. Frank Latunas. 2479 ?tate vs. Walenty Kowil. 2229 Siato v.';. John Pollock and Mike Walch. 2449 State vs. Joe Skinder. 2451 State vs. Anna Basich. 2453 State vs. Elizabeth Giant. 2454 State vs. John Jakubiak. 2453 State vs. Mary Fagin. C466 State vs. Ben Fagren. .

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SCORES LAKE CO. LAWYERS Federal Judge in Gary Case Condemns What He Calls "Common Practice" Dimitre Economoff. a lawyer, of Gary, must pay into the federal court J750 collected in fees by him from Mike Zoran, of Chicago, or stand trial for criminal contempt of court, according to an order Issued Monday by Judge A. B. Anderson. Economoff appeared . before the court in a hearing to show cause why he should not repay what was regarded by the court to be an excessive fee collected from Zoran. who was convicted In January, 1920, on a counterfeiting charge, and was sent to the Federal Prison at Atlanta, for three years. Zoran admitted having had counterfeiting equipment In his possession, but denied that he had practiced counteracting. According to an affidavit filed by Zoran, he had paid $S60 as attorney's fees to Economoff but 1100 of this amount was returned. Economoff said today that he had re ceived $760 hut said he had returned $140 to Zoran. The later in his affi davit said that Economoff had collected 950. on the assertion that he was to give some of the money to Judge Anderson and the district attorney, Economoff pleaded that he had not obtained more than $760, but he could not remember how much he had obtained In cash and how much In bonds. CODEMXi ALLEGED PRACTICE "It makes no difference." Judge Anderson said- "Ton are going to return that money or you will have mwe trouble than you ever had. I know you Rot too much money and got it under false pretenses. I am going to show you that you can't do la this court what you have been doing. It has been a' common practice in Lake county for lawyers to tell defendants in this court that fees must be divided with me. I am going to teach you that you can't rob your clients, defraud them, lie about this court and rob your cocounsel." CLUB WOMEN IN PROTEST Manager Gregory of Parthenon to Cancel Johnson Date If He Can. Resolutions protesting against the appearance here at a local theater of Jack Johnson, former world's champion heavyweight colored pugilist and more recently involuntary guest at Leavenworth prison, were adopted last night by twenty members of the Hammond Woman's Club at a called meeting of the executive board' of the club held at the Majestic hotel. Characterizing booking of the pro gram headed by Jack Johnson as an "Insult to the intelligence and good taste of the people of this city," th"3 committee, whlqh according to Mrs. D. J. Moran, reflects the sentiment of 450 club members, called on S. J. Gregory, manager of the tkeater. to cancel the engagement and "ob viate the stigma to the theater and us patrons Johnson s acceptance here would entail. Mr. Gregory, present at the meeting,' acceded to the -demands of the women, and said, that every effort would he mado to cancel the negro boxer s program. Much of the success of. his endeavor, he said, would be dependent upon action which the Chicago toard of theater censors will take in regard to Johnson's appearance in that city. Mr. Gregory said Johnson was coming here from Pennsylvania. His reception at scores of theaters irt eastern cities, according to telegraphic advices to Mr. Gregory, has been most successfhl' with show houses there, crowded at every appearance of the black .boxer. Mr. Gregory was in Chicago today trying: to arrange a substitute program for the one which aroused the ire of Hammond club women'. KROER BOOSTS PLAN Edward Kroer who haa charge of the L. S. Employment service In Hammond Is a booster for the plaisance Idea. Kroer came from Buffalo, N. Y., which has a public square known as the McKlnley monument. It was hewed out of the heart of the down-town district, of Buffalo to relieve congestion and give the oity elbow room and It became at once the established community and business center. The plan has numerous boosters In Hammond among the business and professional men, property owners and automobile owners.

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By GEORGE R. HOLMES I STAFF CORRESPONDENT I. K. SERVICE WASHl.XUj.'o.N, April la. Une Russo-German treaty, bringing into alliance upwards of 250,000,000 Muscovite and Teutonic peoples, which proved such a bombshell when tossed Into the startled midst of the Genoa conference, has fallen Oat in Washington. President Harding Is of the opinion that the treaty In no way materially affects the health or well being of the United States and his opinion is shared by those members of his cabinet upon whom he relies chiefly lor guidance in International affairs. Secretary of State Hughes and Secretary of Commerce Hrbert Hoover. The administration Is "interested" but only in an academic way, it was made clear today. Officially, the administration takes the view that Germany Is a sovereign power at peace with the United States, and (BULLETIN) MONTREAL, April 19. The convent of the congregation of Notre Dame at Point Au Trembles, near here, is a mass of ruins today as a result of fire which damaged the building to the extent of $150,000. The convent is the oldest in the province of Quebec, having been founded in 1619 by the Rev. Sister 4 Marguerite Bourgeois. (BULLETIN) CHICAGO. April 19. Amazing revelations of skyrocket financing involving almost a million dollars said to have been made by Everett R. Peacock, former president of the Milwaukee-Irving State Bank, are expected to be augmented today as questioning of Peacock was continued in the state's attorney's office. CHICAGO. April 19. Unless the great lumber states of the country take measures at once to protect their remaining forests, not only will the WILD YARNS OF CYCLONES Wind: Lots of it real. Kspeciaiiy that which swirled through Calumet district cities at SO miles an hour. This coming from the south and southwest and blowing furiously moft of the day. But th re were other winds also. Hot on;s. These from the . mouths of the calamitous inclined who prated wildly about cyclones striking surrounding communities. A huge black cloud scudding north from the Illinois border at ten o'clock this morning tarried ti-uth of .Hammond, then diverted swung its ominous course hack across the Mate line and disappeared in the direction of Chicago. 'Cyclone,', su.id some. Others said "twister" and similar synonymous ejaculations sped from mouth to mouth as the wind rose in the wake of the storm cloud. Phone calls Into this newspaper office queried anxiously about "where did the cyclone strliie. We heard that it hit Lansing?" ' others cited Hessville, Chicago Heights and one excited woman wanted to know if it were true tha't "the Wrlgley Tower at Chicago had been blown over. A careful check of the communities named showed all present and accounted for. The chief of police of Thornton stid he'd been walking the streets all morntna- and "hadn't seen any cyclone. Haven't even had my hal blown off," said he. Most of the wind seemingly canic from tlie kitchens. ofTlces and factories of wind-jammers. Street car service to Chicago was Interrupted for more than two hours this afternoon when the wind storm blew trolley wires down In several places on Sheffield avenue and Indianapolis , boulevard. Northern Indiana Gas & Electric Co., electric wires were also broken. Pleading guilty to the charges n which they were arrested, Frank Hoily and Salendi Segi were each fined $11. Both men, it is alleged, were drunk and began fighting at 13th and Adams street. ' when the police arrested them.

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PACT DOES that as such she has a right t conclude a treaty with any powe she desires, so long as such a treaty does not violate treaties which sh has with the United States. As for Russia, the United State has no official relations with he anyway. The text of the Russo-German pact has been subjected to close examination here, and It considered not In conflict with the separat treaty concluded between the United States and Germany. Consequently it is extremely unlikely that thl government will be a party to any of the dozen controversies tha threaten to arise out of It. Speaking of the turmoil and Cjuar reling- It has already created at Genoa, one administration spokes man said today: 'The principal thing it emphasizes is that the United States Is fortun ate indeed to have remained 3,000 miles from Genoa." doom of that industry be sealed, but the value of the tens of thousands of inland lakes, stripped of their trees, will have lost their value as summer re sort declared Gov. J. Preuss of Minnesota. A. 0. (BULLETIN) SAN FRANCISCO, April 19. The anxiety of spectators to miss none of the finale resulted in injury to more than a score at a circus here last night. The grand stand section collapsed .when those in the rear seats rose to their feet precipitating all into a struggling mass. More than 300 people were in the mass. (BULLETIN) WASHINGTON. April 1 9. A new bonus proposition was laid before President Harding today by Senator James E. Watson, republican of Indiana, the principal framer of the new republican tariff bill. Senator Watson's plan embraces the tying of the bonus bill to the tariff bill "letting the tariff pay the bonus." ON GARY RESORTS Morals Squad Finds Some Activity in South Side Section. Houses of shady reputation on Gary's thickly populated South Side were given the once over by the moral squad o? the Gary police department last night, raids and arrests being made at three different addresses. . At 1109 Washington st. the police caused two arrests. Marie Mann, giving her address as Muckegan, Mich., was booked on a charge of prostitution, while Hattie Slartlno was charged witn being tue keeper of a house of ill fame. In another visit the police caused the arrest of Evelyn Fisher at l'J0 Adams St., on a charge of prostitution. The Wabash Inn wts next visited. Mrs. Miller, proprietress,, being arrested on a charge of keeping a house of ill fame, and two Chicago women, Elizabeth Wise, charged with prostitution, and Mrs. J. Harrison with visiting a house of ill lame. In the trial in the oity court this morning. Mrs. M'ller and the Harrison woman were found not guilty, while Elizabeth Wise v.as found guilty and fined $5.00 and costs. j It was disclosed during the trial j that the police sent a "stool" Into the Wabash Inn and visited with the Wise woman. After being brousht to the station she was searched by the city matron and an indelible mark placed on the woman's person by the "stool was found. The cases of the others arrested did not come up for trial today. EAST HAMMOND TO BANQUET Brooks House tomorow night will be the setting for what promises to be one of the most auspicious events in the advance of East Hammond. This when the East Hammond Civ ic and Improvement Association, comprising aoout eighty of the community's most progressie and influential business and professional men, meet to banquet and plan bis things for East Hammond. The banquet is aet for 7:30 p. m.

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Prospect of Another Large Industry The Times learns on excellent ithority today that Chicago brokers, representing Henry Ford, were in iuast Chicago this week looking over sites along the Indiana Harbor ship canal suitable for a plant for the Ford Motor Company. AFTEJl WATER FROSTAC13 Local real estate Interests were told that water frontage -was required. Subsequently U was rumored that the Ford agents were seeking the site for a plant to manufacture castings and axles and that the Industry would employ approximately 4.000 men. X OPTTOJTS TAKEX Tha . first Inquiries were made through Chicago real estate brokers, followed by the visit of Ford representatives. No options have been taken at this writing although prices on canal frontage have been submitted. The names of the firms and Indi viduals were not learned. Local real estate interests said they were not at liberty to give the Informa tion. TIMES WIHJES FORI The Times hls noon sent the fol lowing telegram to Henry Ford: "Mr. Henry Ford, Ford Automobile CoDetroit .Mich. Reported here that you sre seek ing site for plant In the Calumet District of Indiana." CONFERENCE By S. D. WETER GENOA, April 19. "We'll do everything we can to avoid a break," Walter Rathenau, bead of the German delegation, declared to day in discussing the statement of the allied powers barring Germany from further participation In the dealings with Russia. The German leader mad it plain. however, that he and his colleagues are determined not to accept the stigma of duplicity carried In the allied note. The Germans are work ing on a reply which probably will be made public late tcday. It was .learned today that the French made a hard fight to have the Germans barred from all fur ther participation In the conference. This proposal was blocked by Pre mier Facta of Italy. In this connection It became known that the Italian delegation had no objection to the Russo-German treaty, but believed that it should not have been made during the present conference. Rathenau and Chancellor Wirth of the German delegation held con ference with several allied leaders over the situation. They are atempting to lormulafe a reply that will clear themselves of the charge of duplicity and will at the same Ime not anger the allied powers, Rathenau was In conference with Premier Facta for more than an hour. Neither would discuss the conference.' RESULTS OF All villages of Cook county, nd cities lying wholly within Illone township held elections yesterday. 'ho results in those just across the tate line follow: West Hammond: First ward. ames J. Jseiiy; secona wara, jonn umerackl; third ward. Paul Gipowkl; fourth ward. John Murrsy. Lansing: Clerk. Otto F. Schults: rustees. Albert Kindt, Charles Lang nd Martin IhiltgeBurnham: Clerk, Otto Heigl; trus tees. Ottoman J. Kiersey, Clarence M. Hit tie, John W. Buckner. Bolton: Clerk, William G. Dolton; rustees, John J. Connors. George oldwelt and Charles W. Berger. South Holland: Clerk, Harry C. D oung: trustees. Peter Van Eerden. John Vanten and John Schilling. Thornton: Clerk. C. J. Sleek; trusees, Martin rsruggemann, Aieert larrcp and John C. Blank. FOR COURT CONTEMPT CHICAGO. April 13 Theodore '.. Lodln. juror in the trisl of William 1". Ques?e. Chicago Flat Janitors' Union president, charged with perjury, and conspiracy. Was found guilty of contempt of court by Judge Swanson in criminal cout here today and sentenced to six months imprisonment in tle county Jail, and fined $10. LondiV failure to respond to satisfactorily questi. 'n asked him by Assistant . I Stales Attorney Harbor resulted in the action of the court. Vote for Charles R. Dyer for Clerk, Lake Circuit Court. 4-145-1

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