Hammond Times, Volume 15, Number 349, Hammond, Lake County, 26 April 1922 — Page 1

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THE WEATHER Generally fair tonight and Thursday, probably frost In aorta, portion. LAKE COUNTY TIMES 2,000 HEAR Hi AT EAST AOL. XV. NO. 349. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1922., HAMMOND, INDIANA R PLAHT HOT fiS BADLY DAE3AGED AS FIRST THOUBHT

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FIRE LOSS AT FACTORY IS REDUCED Officials And Insurance Men Say $15,000 WiS Cover The Loss

First estimates of the fire loss at the "Wanner Malleable Iron Co., In the oil explosion and lire that wept tjhree department of the plant yesterday afternoon were considerably cut -when officials In a careful check today found that costly machinery was not so much damaged 83 at first feared. Reports originally had the loss at $80,000. This -was reduced to approximately J15.000 when It was found that most of the damage from flame and water was centered In the shipping room where hundreds of dollars worth of bags and Ingots ready for shipment were rendered useless. Julius Meyn, manager of the insurance department of the. First Trust & Savings Bank, today that the loss would not total more than J 15,000. This is covered by Insurance carried with Mr. Meyn through the Hartford Insurance Company; the Fidelity Phoenix; the UnTn Insurance Co.; the Philadelphia Underwriters Co. and other companies. "Workmen today were cleaning- out debris from the buildings housing the soft rolling mill, the assembly room and the shipping room. The last was virtually a total wreck. Only the wooden pillars and a portion of the roof, charred and broken by flames, remains of this department. Production of plant will not be seriously curtained. Chief Nil, who personally directed the fight that successfully curbed the flames after one of the hardest battles the local departien has had to encounter In some time, this morning received a check for $50 from K. C. Wanner. This goes to the Firemen's Pension Fund. The cause of the firs Is said to have rebutted from the explosion of an oil tank used In conjunction with a rivet heater. Flaming oil was showered about the department driving laborers from the rooms. LAKE CO. MEN ON TRIP OFINSPECnON Will Visit Tubercular Hospitals in So. Bend And Fort Wayne. CROWN POINT, Ind., April 26. County Auditor Geo. M. Foland, County Commissioners James Black, John Claussen and Geo. Schaaf. Dr. J. H. Iddings of Lowell, Dr. E. E. Evans and 3r. Nesbit of Gary, W. H. Beatty of the Beatty Machine Works of Hammond, and H. A. Poppenhusen of the Green Engineering Co. of East Chicago, will go to South Bend on Wednesday to Inspect the tuberculosis sanitorlum in that city and to secure information which will enable them to build a tuberculosis sanitarium In Lake county somewhere within the appropriation of $300,000 which Lake county has to spend Tor this project. On Thursiay they will Journey to Fort. Wayne to visit a sanitarium in that city. The above men were recently named as a committee at a meeting held In Hammond la3t week. "BILL" BLACK'S FRIENDS SURE OF HIS NOMINATION W. K. 'Black, candidate for the nomination on the republican ticket for re-election asc county assessor. Is No. 60 on the ballot. Everyone knows "Bill" Black, first, as a successful farmer and business man. and second, as a conscientious county official. He hes a legion of friends in the county who predict that he will be nominated by a !arge majority. XOTICE TO TIMES READERS The change dn price of The Times, effective April 1st, was for delivery in Hammond and West Hammond only. No change In price outside of Hammond and West Hammond. 4-25-2 If it's service you want, nominate Otto G. Fifleld as County Treasurer. Republican. 4-26-5

Uimltedl States SemattoMr Mauriry So New, pesik3img . ToMgHitt OirptaedHinm TIheatire9 HaWm Miss Elinor Barker, of Indianapolis will open the meeting at 8p.m. followed by Ex-Governor Bush

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0 E. G. S PRO AT Attorney TL G. Sproat. candidate for the nomination for state senator, aubject to the Republican primary, has pledged the people that if he Is elected he will do everything In his power to cut down the taxes. "I will watch all appropriations and do everything that I can to encourage economy and efficiency and to discourage extravagance and high taxes," Attorney Sproat declared. "The home owner and small property owner must be protected. If taxes are not reduced, the small property owner rniy lose what he has and will surely be discouraged from buying anything more." Erie Sproat was born and raised on a farm near Covington, O., where he attended the grade schools and later taught school. He was principal of the luph school for four yers and attended Miami University, going from there to the Valparaiso, Ind., University of Law, and graduating in law. He came to Hammond fourteen years ago and began the practice of law, at which, he has been very successful. Attorney Sproat Is a member of the Lake county, Indiana and American Bar" associations. He has a wife and baby and one of the fine homes of Kenwood. BOY SCOOTS NOW HAVE OWN CAMP Boy Scouts of Hammond, you now have a summer camp you can call your own. W. C. Belman, treasurer of the Hammond scout council, has sent a check sufficient to bind the bargain to the owners of Cedar Crest, the ideal camp site on the St. Joe River near Berrien Springs, Mich. The final details of the deal will be attended to June 1. Summer camp opens the first Monday after July 4th. Mr. Belman is hiahly enthusiastic over the place. He isn't neglecting his banking business on account of it but he spends about all of his spare time extolling the beautiful wooded tract which seemingly was made to order for Scouts. He and Attorney L. L. Bomberger chairman of the Sjmmer Camp Com mittee, are now figuring on mess shacks, bunk houses and other permanent features of the camp. , Mr. Bomberger is just elated over the purchase as Mr. Belman is: "1 can't conceive of a camp site which could come any nearer ibelng made to order than Cedar Crest." he said today. The bathing and boating facilities are Ideal. The water is just a safe depth. There are fortyseven varitie of trees on the tract and we saw birds galore there." At the meeting of the Scout Leaders' Association last evening, Execu tive I. K. Scott told of some of the plans. He described the sit and its seclusion from outside Influences. He lays particular stress upon ihe safety of the bathing beach and said that a chicken wire fence would surround the stretch of water so that no boy could swim into deep water. "We have always Observed safety rules strictly at camp," said Mr. Scott, "and we are going to be Just as vigilant this year. I'm going to promise this right now that any scout who breaks a rule and places his life in danger Is going to take the next train to Hammond." Parents of scouts will commend the executive for this stand. If it's service you want, nominate Otto G. Fifleld as County Treasurer. Republican. 4-26-5

MOVEMENT INTERESTS

TW0C1TIES Hammond and East Chicago Go Over Plans for Community Service Organizing Much interest is being shown in the Community Service movement for Hammond and East Chicago. This follows a meeting at the latter city last night and announcement of a meeting of representative citizens of Hammond on Thursday night. May 4, to go over the plan to be submitted by national headquarters for outlining the organization work which would be done In case the community of Hammond should decide to extend an Invitation to the national headquarters of Community Service, Incorporated. I norder to ascertain the wishes and desires of the general citizenship regarding the Community Service movement, a meeting of representative citizens will be called on the above named date to confer with the Indiana representative of the national organization, Thomas E. Pickerill, and to discuss the possibilities for the in auguratlon of the community activities in Haramondi The members ot the committee which has been named to call this meeting are H. A. Lamprell, Joe W. Todd, C. B. Tinkham. Ralph C. Pierce. C. L. Surprise, and R. H. McHie. On Thursday noon, May 4th, Mr. Pickerill will speak at the luncheon of the Chamber of Commerce of Hammond preceding the committee meeting at the Chamber of Commerce rooms in the evening. Meanwhile. Mr. Pickerill will fill several engagements in the central part of the state, returning for the meetings above mentioned. In a talk before the board of directors of the East Chicago Chamber of Commerce last night, Mr. Pickerill .said: "Community-wide recreation' is an agency for good citizenship. With grown-ups, it aids to unite them for solution of many civic problems which face them as residents of American cities and towns. With boys and girls, It awakens them to perception of their obligations as citizens and reducejs juvenile delinquency." "To be community-wide, recreation In any city or town must literally be so embracing as to have all the people taking part in the program. The men and women Join with the boys and girls in sports, games and athletic activities. Get everybody off the side lines and into the game, into the game of play and of community building, is a slogan whlcn expresses the objectives of the nation-wide effort of Community Service, to make community-wide recreation and civic center work permanent features of community life In every American city and to get everyone actively interested in and solidly behind every good movement in the community." WANTS CHAUTAUQUA FOR HAMMOND ChaJtauqua for Hammond? "Tes," says William A. Tojng, insurance man with offices in the Hammond building. After a fruitless endeavor to interest local business men in bringing to Hammond this year the Chau tauqua that made such a hit on its first appearance here last year, Mr. Young personally assumed financial responsibility for the 1922 season and has signed contracts for a Chau tauqua Week the latter part of August. "It will cost In the neighborhood of $1,000. But I am sure that Ham mond will appreciate the advantages of the lectures, music and entertainment to an extent that I will not suffer greatly from monetary loss. It is worth trying anyway. One lecture alone In the course last year that one by Dr. Cornell on the "Mind" and the Brain" was worth easily $5 of any man's money." That's how Mr. Toung feels about it. He says one of the big features this year will be a dramatized version with a complete company of tested actors of "The Shepherd of the Hills," Harold Bell Wright's popular story. Details of the project have not vet been worked out. A man who has helped Lake county, now Lake county help Otto G. Fifleld to be County Treasurer. 4-26-5

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Ballroom of th WES FORGOT HIS PIECE WASHINGTON. April 26 Wesley Barry, 14 year old movie star, found out today that there is a lot of difference between "doing his stunts'' for the cameras and speakin; a piece for the president of the United States. Wesley called at the White House with Senator Shortridae to invite President Harding to California. He sailed into his prepared invitation address without hesitation, but got half way through, gulped, and admitted he had forgotten the rest. "Excuse me," Mr. President." he said. ."I'll have to start all over again." Then he did. getting through safely on the second atfempt. , One of Hammond's pioneer Industries, established 30 years ago by Fred C. Dietrich, and which, under his energetic and able direction has flourished to successful proportions will probably change hands in a reorganization of the F. C. Dietrich & Sons Bakery. The transaction, tt is said, will involve $60,000 and may result in the transformation of the bake shop from one of comparatively modest extent to one of the largest baking corporations in northern Indiana. A group of Chicago capitalists and maliuf atturers Is said to be interested In the deal. With a daily capacity of 2,700 of bread, besides hundreds of pieces of cakes and pastries, distributed through scores of stores in Hammond and East Chicago, the Dietrich bakeries have gradually forged to the front until now the company is one of the largest in the district. A score of employes and three trucks are maintained to care for the business. It is understood that the transaction, which, according to Mr. Dietrich, must be consummated by May 10, will include also the handsome two story buildings owned by Mr. Dietrich and his sons at 609 Calumet avenue. After forty years in the baking business. Mr. Dietrich feels that a rest is due him, he says. On advice of his physician he has decided to give up rhc making of pies, patties and dough nuts, although he will retain an Interest In the newly organized corporation. He said yesterday it was problematical what his sons will do. They may remain with the organization. He did not know. The boys affiliated with him in the deal are Fred, Charlie, Emil and John. He would not divulge the names of the Chicago parties, but admitted that they are all men of practical exprience in the business and maycontemplate expansion of the present plant to triple Its capacity. Georgei Scheerer, local attorney. Is handling the legal end f the transaction. Mr. Dietrich is a member of the Hammond Board of Public Works. Always on the job, for a bigger and better Lake county; Otto G. Fifleld for County Treasurer, Republican. 4-26-5

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BII.I.KTI. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE1 LONDON. Aprif Jo. at least one country in this wide world has tried prohibition and found it a failure. A Central News dispatch from Reykjavik. Iceland, today stated that the Icelandic parliament has abolished prohibition and adopted a measure permitting the sale and consumption of wir.es. BtLLETl) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE NEW VOKK, April 26. .Nearly 200,000 worth of imported whiskies, loaded aboard a big ocean-going eteam lighter, waa captured by the New York police today after a thrilling twomile chase down the bay. A flurry of shooting and" personal encounters between the boarding police and the crew of the lighter figured at the eid of the chase. Six men were arrested. nri.LETi INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE CHICAGO, April 26. Scores of families marooned by recent floods throughout the state were being removed from their homes today by Red Cross relief boats. Food and pther supplies also were being distributed among the sufferers. Late reports indicated that there is still intense suffering in the vicinity of Beardstown, Murphysboro and Carrolltan. Relief boats are arriving at these places regularly. ' inrtlETIM INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE CHICAGO, April 26. A mysterious attack In which one woman slashed another on the face, head and body with a long knife is being Investigated by the police today. The victim of the attack Is Miss Evlyn Streeter, who is in a hospital in a serious condition. Miss Streeter said she was attacked by a Negro woman who came to her door and began wielding the knife without warning. The Negress fled. BITI-ETI INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE ' TOKIO, April 2b A section of the American embassy was caved in today by the most violent earthquake in thirty years, whiHi shook Tokio at 10 o'clock. Buildings swayed for two minutes from the earthquake tremors, the entire population rushing into the streets for safety. According to reports the earthquake centered in Tokio. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE CHICAGO. April 6. "Blue Boo" candits who raided the fashionable apartment of Samuel G. Garfield, wealthy broker, and robbed it of $16,800 in cash and jewelry, are being sought by the police today. It is believed that the robbers were members ot a band that has robbed homes of wealthy persons here of more than $250,000 in recent months. fBlTll,ETI INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE NEW YORK, Awnl '26. Fremont M. Jackson, 75, a well-to-do retired business man. and his wife, Mrs. Arnie Jackson, 70. were found ded tod3y in

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their apartment in the Hotel Margaret under circumstances which will tequire an investigation, according to the police. (BtTLLETIX) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEJ CHICAGO. April 26. A series Of earthquake shocks more than 6.000 miles from Chicago were recorded by the seismograph at the University of Chicago, it was stated today. The' shocks occurred from 3:48 until 6:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon, INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE NEW YORK, April 26. Unless the paper mill owners of America withdraw their wage cut demand, almost one-half million paper mill workers will go on strike May 1, It was declared here today at a meeting between the workers and the employers. (Bri.LETIX) Xi. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE KE ttsl', Kla., April 26. A naval seaplane today reported having sighted the seaplane Santa Maria, which . left here Monday fci Nassau with six passengers, at Williams Island, at 11:20 o'clock this morning. The Santa Maria, the report, said.was out of gasoline. CROWDS FLOCK TO ELKS HOMEFESTIVAL Over a Thousand People .Visit the Big Elk Show Last Night. Over a thousand people attended the grand opening of the Elk's show in the new Elks home on Rimbach avenue. There was merriment on every square foot of the three floors. The vaudeville show was great, the dancing immense and everybody won in the games at the carnival. Even the radio program drew a big crowd. The refreshments -were par excellent. The mardi gras spirit last seen at the Shrine winter circus was in . evidence and the committee which arranged the show is to be congratulated. Again tonight. F. S. BETZ GOES TO MEXICO CITY F. S. Eetz, Sr., the manufacturer, importer and millionaire globe trotter, leavog tomorrow for Mexico City where he will spend a month. Vote for Charles It. Dyer for Clerk, Lake Circuit Court. Adv. RUGr SALE We are selling beautiful rugs very cheap during this sale. Call and see them. Hammond Furniture Co.. J. Arkin Mgr., 242 E, State St. 4-25 Don't frcet to -rote for John KIIt llgrew for County Clerk at the trlnrle. Mur 2nd. 4-24-7t

SEN. NEWS RECORD The record of Harry S. New at Washington is unique. One month after he took his oath of office, March 4, 1917, this country was precipitated Into the great war. During the many mournful months that followed, Senator New, as a member of the military affairs committee, labored into early morning and in the dark of night with the chiefs of Mate, the military counselors and advisors of the administration toward the end that victory might bo speedily realized. With the termination of hostility, as a member of the foreign relations committee of the United States senate, Harry New was again called on to exercise Industriously his time and effort In consideration of the treaty of peace and the problems attachedthereto. He, with the dozen other members of the foreign relations committee, stood like a bulwark of steel between the American people and those internationals who would have robbed them of their liberty. Those few men bombarded with newspapers, manufactured public opinion, false rumors and reports from abroad are responsible today for the absence of International strife and trouble so far as this country is concerned, and of our continued loyalty and faith In the principles of George Washington and the fathers of our constitution. After the peace had been made Senator New applied himself diligently to the task of reconstruction. If every senator had labored as conscientiously and studiously as the senior senator from Indiana our economic and domestic conditions would be in much better shape now than they are. What we need is more men in the senate like Harry New and fewer grandstanders who are absent from committee work where most of the accomplishments of the legislative assembly is realized.

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AT HIS PLAY High jinks in Central school yard yesterday after classes had been dismissed resulted "In a broken right arm for Russell Purbaugh, 42 Russell St., a pupil In Grade 6A, Miss Hood teacher. Together with a number of other boys, young Purbaugh was engaging in high jumping. The bar had been gradualty elevated to a height of four feet when Purbaugh with a running Jump cleared the bar and fell in a heap on his life side. When he did not rise his companions ran to his assistance. He was taken to the office of Dr. H. C. Gioman on Kimbach ave., where an X-Ray showed two bones In his left arm had been broken just above the wrist. Purbaugh's casualty ended the game for the evening. ST. CONTRACT IS LET CROWN POINT, Ind.. April 26. The county commissioners let the contract for the Joseph Baacke road In St. John township to Courtright, Helnlg A Wheeler on Monday for a consideration of $23,000, the estimate being $23,830. Other bidders on the road were, James Brannon, Lowell, $23,600; Johnson & Downey, Hammond, $23.850; United Const. Co., Hammond, $28,000. THIS HUSBAND UP IT For five years John Lubarski, 4011 Euclid avenue, Indiana Harbor, has been taking his meals where he found them. He got so he didn't depend on his wife. Cecylia, at all. That's what he claims in a suit for divorce which he filed today In the superior court at Hammond. John says this wouldn't have been so bad If Cecylia had let him alone. She gave him a beating every now and then. She chased him away from the bouse and told him rot to come back. He persisted in staying until Monday when he made up his mind that he really wasn't wanted. He asks for the custody of their six children. His attorneys are Sembor and Jaworskl.

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Marked Enthusiasm Shown at all Points on His Trip Through Country Lake county laid business aald today to greet United States Senator Harry S. New. Heads of industries deserted their plants, bank presidents cancelled business engagements, leading attorneys continued their cases, labor leaders turned the labor templei over to subordinates, while the man on the street lollowed In their wake to see New. From the momen. New stepped from the Baltimore & Ohio train at Gary yesterday noon until he spoke to more than 2,000 people last evening at East Chicago and Indiana Harbor, it was evident that he was the popular choice lor the nomination for senator at the primary next Tuesday. Whereas Lake county had been cool to the eloquence of Albert J. Beveridge, the great throngs cheered Senator New last night when he made a very plain and direct talk, without flowers. This afternoon Senator New addressed a great crowd at the Community Center in Whiting, and tonight he will speak at the Orpheum theater In Hammond, preceded on the program by Miss Elinor Barker and ex-Lieut. Gov, Bush. GETS OVATIOS E VERYWHERE Everywhere Senator New has gone on his tour of the county he has been given the same respectful, genuine ovation, something of a public expression of gratitude for the things he has done for the county In the past and the things he is In a position to do In the future. With the added prestige of being "a warm friend and advisor of President Harding," Senator New attracted even more attention thia time than he has on former visits to the region. Representative Republican from all parts of the county were at the Gary Hotel yesterday afternoon to receive the senator. W. P. Gleason, general superintendent of the Gary steel mills, and a great admirer of Senator New mas present. Throughout the afternoon the lobby of the hotel was swarming with the senator's admirers. "Prosperity la coming back. la the keynote of the speeches that Senator New is making In Lake county. biqv cmowss r iwu ctrr People of East Chicago and Indiana Harbor gave Senator Harry S. New an unusual reception last night when he visited here and addressed two large and enthusiastic meetings at both ends of the city. Fully 2,000 persons listened to the arousing addresses delivered at the Auditorium theater, Indiana Harbor, and Colonial hall. East Chicago, where the meetings were held last night. Much importance was attacher to the efficiency of the present administration in cutting large government appropriations and in these Instances the senator cited the number of cases that be had represenied the people and a member of investigation committees In the house, to lessen thse large expenditures.. An optimistic view as to the outlook for a prosperous era waa manifested In the addresses of Senator New. Material facta of the country's situation, of which Senator New Is well acquainted being con stantly in touch with every department of the government and placed in a position to inform his constituents of the true conditions as they now exist, and without prophesying to any large degree, thia information was given in bearing out his many statements that the country was now entering into an era of prosperity. He referred to the local condition of Industrial expansion and increased productions of factories as reflecting to a march back to normalcy. Answering the many discreditable remarks . made against him by his opponent, Albert J. Beveridge while in the district recently, good points were brought out by Senator New. The senator said that the many wild statements made by Mr. Beveridge against his record as senator was misleading and unfounded. E-Lt, Governor Bush, Col. Walter J. Riley. Mayors Frank Callahan of East Chicago, Mayor R. O. Johnson, of Gary, Mayor Walter Schrage of Whiting, and other prominent men of the district and state were in attendance at the Senator New meetings last evening.

Rousing Reception Given in Gary Selator New was accorded a rousing reception at the public reception given at the Gary Hotel from 6 to 7:30 p. m., last night before ha left to speak at Indiana Harbor and East Chicago. He was met by a large representative crowd of Garyites, both men and women. He made a short address. He did not dwell on his tampaign but little, stating that he would bring all that (Continued on page five.)