Hammond Times, Volume 16, Number 139, Hammond, Lake County, 1 December 1922 — Page 1

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Mr. Mann was 66 years old Plan Chicago Funeral No plans for the funeral had been made tonight but it was said the sergeant-at-arms of the House would be communicated with tomorrow to assist in the burial arrrangements. It is understood a funeral service in Chicago planned and that Mr. Mann will be buried beside his son who died four years ago. He is survived o by the widow. Fought Till It The veteran legislator ardent advocate of the ship subsidy bill sent word to republican house leaders eariy in the week that although ill, he was ready to go to the capitol to help in the fight He was urged to remain at home. Although the seriousness of his illness was not realized, a pair was arrarged for him h one of his colleagues. Representative Saat of Illinois, a democrat, so his vote on the measure would be recorded. IIOHN U FA. Ijnies It. Mann was product 8 ;m Illinois farm. Kas born KAi Bloomington Octo20, 1S5G. Th' n he was 11 years h:s family moved to Iroquois c y, where it prepared himself foliege so WldU'jusly that he wiraduat-d ttoni the University cllnols at tk age of 2". In 1S9: received iiS'deree of master tws from ti same university, , in 1903 irai given the degree doctor of Soon after cotins his resruiar course at Urbihe carne I to Chicago, and In ISSIs graduated from the Union Cty of Law. From the ! o t; 1 1 1 n i !i,e found steady success In the p:c t- of his profession. He was flCected to congress In ISO1", and lite of opposition that oftfn w-.ltter he managed to retain h",s in ea'di Fucceeding congress, llrst lection was fr"m the F I istrlet, but his later service from ITie Second. From the Sixty-secon tlie Sixty-fifth congresses he The floor leader of the republic rty and during th? AA'lison acstratlon he served as minority cr. According to the rules otcesslon, lie should have beenakcr in lais. when th" repuh party again came Into powej. some of his actions when miy lea. er had brought him or,? in the councils of his own par DITEATKI) I"Olt S.iltll This opposition was n.-imtiy , strong to defeat him speaker In tho republican oatn-ut r l - t - : ed Ifpresentatlve tliHo that 1 post. Of Ills strength was sut,wever, that he retained controthe ?e- 1 lection of committee a-rs. of; late years his health hltrun to : fail and Ills w ea k n ve n t ed him from gaining mii'f th" : power that might have. lis. j Congressman Mann w stanch : party man and both Sir.ority! leader and as majorlt y if r overlooked no chance t, ; publican capital out o. mis- ! takes of th? democrats, strong in following up his peu when ; once he had adopted th often withstood success! uiiy p, i an,i personal attacks at ho!,,( )n TVashingtoti that his frlp;,rf.j would destroy him. As a parliamentarian. Mar.n : was one of the most 1 :j anj most adroit that congresr has feen. No less a judge tl,rtn,r President William How Taft. now chief justice of :b...;;,.,i States Supreme Court, t-rjanrl "the greatest parliamcrn of age." Alann was always "on tv," in Washington. Never wou allow himself to get out cf With the details of what wasj. on in congress. Not a bill ws.lt-M tip that he was not famivitll To catch him "napping" w,r!ck dlffieult to perform. DR. TOBIAS TONlT. Dr. J J. Tobias, "-.: the Chicago Lav.- .-'chool. the pulpit i-f Rabbi Ju aV '.IT it-,r port at the Si-blry Str? this evening, December t ,., fi.il o'clock . wil; be Tobias is mond p-u-l The Chan "American not a strand "ic, having :eli "er to rlr ?poker i fere. iuite a number o: lights of the Cnk.-.net Pis trad-!?. t"s- of his school. , nl

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OS shon io Bfton 10 NEAR Fffl "Within a stone'? throw of her destination, Mrn. Kthel Blade, enroute j to the Gibson round house of the I. IL 13. railroad, where she Is employed as cook, narrowly escaped death at S:30 jestt-rday morning when the taxi in which she was riding was struck and virtually detnolisiied by a switch engine operatlng over a private crossing at the j yards. Along with the driver, Frank , Itansier, aged 52 years, ot- C14 Sumj nier boulevard, Hammond, she was I removed from the wreckage sufferjir.g serious Injuries and taken to St. Marg - aret s hospital, where Air. Ranlater was discharged. Mrs. Blade remained at the hospital wheve. according to Tr. Charles M. ll;.'.isc!n-:iba''lt. her condition is still critical. Her back was badly wrenched. According to witnesses the accident w a.- unavoidable. Switchmen In the yards were shunting a caboose ahead of an engine. Mr. Ratisler failed to note the approach of the train. It crashed into the left -bio of the Ford sedan containing Mrs. P.'ade. The auto was crushed. J. J. Grisamer, a brakeman from Klkhart, was riding on the caboose. He was slightly Injured in the. collision. Mrs. Hlade lives at 5H Wilcox avenue. Mr. Kansler and his sens have the reputation of being unusually care1 i ful bit dri v taxi Orlc'na'ors of the "two ice." they have a large. u-thout the city. per tin SAYS LLOYD GEORGE SUPPORTED GREEKS! Diplomatic Sensation stirs Europe Over French Newspaper Story. daunts: DAVID M HURCH ; SERVICE! ; AT1CN A I. Ill I I ; 1 1 I.OVDOV, Ili-c. 1. lloriimPiiti printed todnv by the I'nris iu.it In fchowlnur that the former I, lord (I'-orsf c crnin-nt Mtpp'rted Ttleuf herb's enlelos. ex-l'remler f t.reece, in the l.rrcl, war acrainst Turkey anil nrtu' Hj promlMd imiHt:!iice to tireecc, catised ;i .ensntfon lirre :ItliuiKh It ha liei'n an p-n serret that Ilritaln aided the ;re-ks while the I'rriieh assisted the Turks. h PA" FRANK F.. MASON PARIS. Pec. 1 Revt hat Ions that former Premier I.l;yd ilcortr. England and former 1 "r "rnier Eleutherios VeniiC-los. of ;reoce; entered into a seoret diplomatic acreetr.ent in by which Great Britam promised to support Greece in th- war ai; a in st Turkey were con taine.-l in an Athens correspondent of the Matin today. According to the Athens correspe-ndc-nt of the n:;;t:i "there is evidence mat the Greeks undertook their military a civ nture in Asia Minor at the sngsi st ion of Britain, the Anc'o-Greck N't-a:- East partnership promising the Greeks financial assistance to carry on the struggle." Greece, it was further stated, was promised equal shares in th- sub sequent division of Turkey. The cost for carrying on the war was to be impose,! upon Turkey in the peace conference.

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EAST CHISAGO HAS CLEARING HOUSE J. O. Allen of Indiana Harbor National Heads New Organization. A: otmeement was made today ? formation of the East Chiand Ind.ana Harbor Clearing Association, which is anslep in the completion of thp i a i. 1 !ou othe o-,;nty clearing- house organization. The officers of the new organization are as follows: President, J. G. Alien, vice president Indiana Harbor National" Bank; vice president, H . K. Groves, president American State Bank; secretary treasurer. George k. Sipp. assistant cashier F.rst Calumet Trust and Savings Bank. The clearing house will have its head-iuarters at the First Calumet Trust ami Havinus bank building. Cb ariugs of all local banks will be made dally at headquarters. In add.tion to expediting the financial business of the city the clearing house will have suiervision over a j number of regulatory policies of a I general nature. The nine local oan,;s are mourners. Tho establishment of a clearing house is in line with best, banking practices and lends stability to the banking situation. AVhen the county eb"a-ing house, which il is understood will consist of the clearing houses of Gary, Hammond, East Chicago and AVhitlne, is organized, r' plena! banking business will be further aided. YOUR LAST CUE IS TOMOR Todav and tomorrow afford the last opportunity of the general public to see the modern electrical home on Forest avenue in Kenwood. Pur- I ing the ten days of the exhibition j at bast Sli.foVi people have visited the home. j This indicates a tremendous Interest in the comparitively prosaic j matter of home building and home i recking. The Hammond Electrical; i ab-r's Association has irnmesura-v-!v alvan. rd tho interest in this vi .1 b; le community interest. : mt.la n,iM,H,. r- T.r - . 1 I 1A o; , - , .4 , 1 . . 1 w ; Itllillllinil'l ' rail..?.! in The Lake Countv i i itr.es with tion and a". -o Tribune and 's widespread circulain the Chicago Sunday the Chicago Evening Post. It is x foregone next yea- will wit of a rte' her modern and that as a r'ut es will come to be and r.p-in-rlaip to ! in the countr v. cone;us!on that loss the building electrical home 1 Hammond bo.nthe most modern 1 found anywhere GRANTED DIVORCE Mrs. A Fry mi re was granted n divorce from Hrry F. Frymire. by Judge Crhes in r..iT,l 2 c." the Hun. mond t'c-i , .-.mt Mrs. Prv. "lire who lives at l,"3 Fayette st rt Hammond, charged ahandi nnio-t. She was awarded the custody t"'e two children and Ftvmire was order ed to pay iju.i a mont.i for t: I it e i r support . HARTFORD CITY, Pee, ford county, apparently. Is ing a model community. The jail here is empty for the fir in yo'"" Black. - eom- : -"unty t time

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Friends Scout Mystery in Connection With His I Death. j I.loy.i Arter's frlrt.ds insist he ' :,- in a VlcUsburgr. Miss., -hotel V Ho wirier a heart attack. They fco-.it anythlnsr mystifylngconneetlon witn tno aeatn oi .-- f.'vmer Gary and bake county labor leader, who passed away s'iddf niy in !ils hotel room last Sunday. They .nsiMt further that the tnvestiprat'-On made at the coroner's inquest resulted in a finding that "deceased .ntv.e to ills death through heart failure." The body was to arrive In Ha ra id this afternoon. it was to rt moved to Buvns undertaking rooms . The funeral will be held from the residence cf Mr. Arter's sister, Mrs. W. J. Martin. 451 Hoffman street. "Chu'b '' Arter was well known anions mechanics of the district. He I was for a time president of the Gary t International Order of Machinists. lie is survived by Ills wlTe, two brothers. John and Fred.- pf C'orWk-" don, Wis.; sistT!rrtUftjs-.;

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Hammond: Mrs. AV . J. Overton, Gary; Mrs. Harold Ke'ifel!. Gary; and Mrs. AVi'lliam Qulnn. 76 Wilcox avenue. Hammond, and Mrs. Ar thur Franklin. A hltlnff. bis rn". Michael Arter and mother Mrs. Martin of Chicago. ALLEGED CASE OF KIDNAPPING Flaying hide and seek Isn't so much fun when you have to play it with the sheriff. Nine year old Alarvis Parker will tell the world that. For Jlarvls Is seeing- a goodly portion of the old world right now as she flits hither and yon with her mother, Mrs. liebecca Parker, sought by upufy sherlffs who want to serve her with a citation to appear In the court of Judge Greenwali at Gary. Mrs. Parker doesn't want to appear before Judge Greenwald not at this time anyway, her attorney George Eder will explain. The citation to appear Is preliminary to procedure begun by her husband to regain possession of Afarvls, daughter of the divorced couple. Air. Eder Is confident the husband hasn't a leg to stand on. 'Tie's twice tried now to take Alarvis away from her mother. Each time he lost. And his chance Isn't any better now than It ever was." says Air. Eder. The case in city court against Mrs. Parker, charged with kidnapping her own child, has been continued for a month, by agreement of attorneys representing both defendant and tho plaintiff. The husband swore out the Warrant for Airs. Parker's arrest after the two fought savagely !n the street one night recently for possession of the daughter, whom the husband tried to take from the mother on the strength of legal documents issued by Jur'ge Greenwald. Eder says the court's action in award Ing the daughter to the father was made, on misrepresentation of Air. Parker and his attorney, Ex-Judge Green, of Whiting. Now Parker has enlisted the aid of the retrie v merry Mar vis, sheriff's office in finding and ng his daughter. It's a chase, but kids, don't envy because it's no fun playing de and seek with Albert Alorrls. TAKING MONEY FROM CHINAMAN Charlie Wing. Chinese laundrvman ' at fiSS Cal imet .venue, did some tall j winging tlvs morning at ten o'clock i when he gave chase to a fneak thief who stole $12 from Charlie's till while the chinaman was In the rar of his laundry. A!ng s.-mmoned police who his scoured the east side of the city, for trace cf the thief. It is beieved he flipped a passing freight i nil ese.Of'd 1 TEMPLARS ATTENTION! j Members of Hammond Commandi cry No. 41, K. T.. are orde-ed to attend a special conclave to be held j at the asylum Saturday afternoon, j Pet ember 2nd, at 2: o'clock, to j at t-n J and conduct funeral services I for cur late Frater. Eminent Shr I Willis R. Ford. APmbrrs ill report in ful! unii sorm. r.veryono who car. furnish aj cr ;s ri'iiu-s'c-il to bring the same i to the j Temple I public. Temple. Services at the at 3 . ft 0 o'clock open to th" Interment at Oak Hill. WM. E. STARTS MAN'. Eminent Commander rjf I.EESBURG. Ind.. Citizens :.c-esbu!-g have provided which to construct a a fund with I communttv ! illding to hous" all civic enterprises, a fair, high school basketI all contests, and to provide a place for free lectures, shows and ,-..jr-i programs.,

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INTERNATIONAL Uf.SS SLRVICE V Aliil! i lj... man ran get it ff - 2.73 beer wh.' . ia :- carry a. lot , 3. AVhecl-:r decid r.ouncintr that ' One :n a sr.! ' T h 1:1 . p. ; c-d a ier man AVayne in a r. -;-'a:o''n league would vi . -.j-u sly o;pos.e.ny move in onrress for the -ftab!lshnm of a '"scientific . otnniissi n" to tle i"iv..:!f Avhat is and w hat Is not intoxicating i I'luor. "No scientific commission can determine accurately what Is intoxicating liquor for $1 "0,000, 0ui pepole," AVheeler said. Alcoholic liquors affect people differently, according to age, temperament, toU ranee to use, and many other conditions." Hesldes. AA'heeUi added, the move for the appointment of such a commission is not aimed at strengthening the prohibition laws, but instead, Is a blow- at their destruction by the wet mre st s. Messrs. Harris, Day, Ahlgren and HedjI Seek Honor in Legislature INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., Dec. 1. Tho contests for Speaker of the next house of representatives of the general assembly, and for president pro tern, of the senate, came to the front today with the announcement of William R. Phillips, representative from Fayette and Franklin counties, that he is a candidate for Speaker, and the presence in Indianapolis of J. Glenn Harris and James I. Day, Lake county repre.r iltatlves. w ho are seeking the same place. Other Lake county residents who accompanied Air. Harris snd Senator Will Brown, of Hebron. Paid encouraging reports have been received on the candidacy of Senator James J. Nejdl of Whiting. for president pro tern, of the senate. Among other candidates are Senator Harold Van Ormaii. of Kvansville; Senator Clem J. Richards, of Terre Haute, and Winfield Miller, of Indianapolis. Senator Nejdl. however, is the only member of the upper houe who Is making an active ci'i'.ss for the place. (ALL ON GOVEIIXOK Air. Harris, accompanied by W. P. ill ason, superintendent of the United States Steel corporation plant at Gary, called on Governor McCray. A"hether the speakership was discussed could not be learned It Is understood, however, the primary purpose of th conference was to ascertain the Governor's attitude orj the proposal to establish a dune park along the Lake AlichIgan front In Indiana. The Gary men are especially anxious to have a state park created along eight mil's of the lake front, most of which is in Porter county to the east of Gary. Porter county residents are said to favor a smaller tract, inasmuch as the Inland Steel corporation has bouttnt Sne acres of Porter county water front for a new- steel plant site. Mr. Pay. who lives In East Chicago arrivd in Indianapolis Monday, ostensibly to the interests of his candidacy for Speaker. He remained over night, but was not about the Statehouse when Mr. Harris called on the Governor. Threo Pake county r-presenta-tlves Mr. Harrl". Air. Pay and Oscar A. Ahlgren, cf AVhiting are candidates for the speakership. Lnk" county representatives and senators explain the fact that they have thr-e candidates for Speaker and one candidate fo,- president pro ism nf the fnm. t ith the state ment that Lake county Is not seek- j ing any special legislation at tn hands of the next assembly. They j asprt thev are desirous of having , I an appropriation for the acoul li tion of the dune park, but tr.at tc . oiurstlnn will riot be pressed. ELKS MAKE IT REAL TURKEY DAY Fifty Hammond not hoped for m fa-e (and mlehf families that had ore than ordinary Il-tle cf tat). for ".-e-e !.-.a-Ie happy 'A-yn t 'i'e r ' v-seven :b"jt"l ""' the P'ks "C" "ger.d '?'0"'S" ( Thinli.-sr'.vlng Pa: ( We'lnesday r!h j baskets were distr I and the remainder an(j a Is" worki r c i co-operation :. city nurse, i ;cr:es. rf.alned chlcwith Miss Mary M'.r and rher tocai relief Th Elks baskets kens, potrit---ec, cranbe celery, coffee nr.d bresd butter, i ' Iits were I filled with l'-ke edibles. Distribution of Tharl.fr: cheer is sn annual E'k p , 'n g g.i-d j ent. The i i Welfare cemmitee this y ?ar -inder i jwh3?e direction the ailefr.er.t I rl GriU.n, Johri i made, comprised Ki Afehan, J. J. Brehm ar.d c. E. Tinkham. cahirman. Alifs Aloran supplier! the needy families to a score mond people who -".ad" llve-y of the'- "turl- da"rati,s of of Ham- . , r? ri 1 I --" . " - "

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE) CHICAGO, Dec 1. Gunmen invaded the Waiters' Club in the downtown district early today and without warning opened fire, killing Frank J. Ragen. manager of the club and former president of the Walters' Union No. 7, and shooting Police Sergeant Archie Cooper juts above the heart. There were nt least fifteen gunmen in the party. About forty men were In the rooms when the gunmen entered. Ragen, fearing trouble, bad asked that policemen be assigned to protect the club. At 7 o'clock this morning twenty men were under arrest in connection with the killing. AVitnesses told the police the armed gunmen "marched into the place in regular battle formation." Alore than fifty shots were fired. The Interior of the club was In wild disorder wh" nthe smoke cleared

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ill I 1.1" TI ) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE W AS! t ING TON, Pec. 1. A national tribute such as has seldom been accorded a member of congress will b paid tomo--tow to Representative James TL Alann, veteran Illinois member of the bouse, who died at his home bore last night after a quarter of a century of service In confess. Plans made today call for an official funeral, the services to bt held In the hall of the house of rep-esentat ves at 2 P. AI. tomorrow, at t--ruled by the president, members of the cabinet, and the Supreme court of United States. the. tut i i.i;ti INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE CAl.u -Vi 11 . M if ii.. P. c. 1 J- etl lives are believed to have been lost and twenty members of the crew were rescued by coast guards when the coal carrier Mapleburst went to pieces in a fierce gale three mibs west of Portase lake ship canal early today. TH I I.ETIX) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE IN! ; A ." . u-Obl!;, i i.d., ijc. 1. Iiespoiicieti t over the condition of his health, which had been failin- for the pas-t year, John Real me. .", hanged h.mself in the 1 asem nt of his home eariy today. iDP I I1T1M INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE WAL. .A . -i.i v. as 11,. I'-C. f eattle for the here at 1.- James wife tnui Mahoned,rer, paid ; 1 1 ira 1. o w . crime on : daybreak I Alahoncy, rear uyo. almly a:"tsion : e st r his ! . '. an Moocrs M a mtr in Sea , , on v i t - d over a went to his death :-"r -c -. i:', r a confes'.i. .bat );e murde-ed ' detly wife, Kate icy, with a hamin April, 1021. f nvr.i r:n ) NATIONAL -EA'S SERVICE rINTi ROC P- i Police o: t alert for C Is charged automob:"e Tt are on the Miller, who ti.e't of an i I : - d . i '. .ith at

disorder when the smoke cleared The lights in the rooms had been shot out- , Ragen was wounded a number of times. He died within an hour. Police Sergeant Cooper Is not expected to live. The authorities- Immediately plunged into an Invssttgation to learn tho circunutanc.es which brought about the gunmen raid. Eir.il Frank, the police declared after an investigation, was responsible for much of the shooting. "Before Regan lapsed into unconsciousness he named Frank as the man who shot him," said Police Sergeant James Coleman. "He said Frank fired at him with tw-o guns. "AA'b.en we questioned Frank he admitted he nred at Ragen. Frank is known as a labor character." All the ,unmeii would have escaped had not the police met them w-ith guns as they came dashinsr down the s. airways.

LETT, ber 172-547 and engine number 2.111. St" 1. Alilier is described as being 23 years eld, five feet seven inches tall, weight ISO pounds, light hair ;;nd blue eyes. (IHT.I.GTIM INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE SOUTH ilKMi, mu.. Pec. i.John P. Tiernan. figure in the sensational ra-ernity and divorce suits and in a much advertised second marriage, today accepted a lecturing contract with the Preston Lecture Agency of New York. His subject, it was understood, is to be "Tiei nan and Emotions," and his fee $;. per week. IHTT.El V) INTERNA! CN.AL PORTi.N P. 1 NEWS SERVICE re. Pec. 1. Three men were suf. death ami the lives than seventy-five lod emlaii u-e rt d b v a fi o c a t e d t o of more rers were re which sv ,t the Pen Hutbote! here early th Two ?nd a lives w : is morning. iinicb mined Filipinos white man lost tht-ir ;en they wre trapped by the b- t,;e a Fir, men car- p nd smoke ehi icls. d about fifty men and women from second and third story windows to safety. iiiiTirmv) TiC'iAL NEWS SERVICE rl. i ., pc.i , i . Nine fiNTEMO.V n en w-fre injured todav while f.gh-ing to prevent a fire in the Cnivt-si'y of Montreal from reaching tanks containing 300 pallors of alcohol. This was the sctcn 1 fir.- at the university wi.hin a month, Icnia;" is , sthr at .1 at $230,000. flit U KTIV) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE AN'Ai'lUlS. SJ . ..'Of. 1. A board of y aval officers convened here today to begin an investigation into the alleged "disgrace:":;! conduct" of scores of mitshlr.men at Philadelphia, on Nov. 25 fallowing the annual Army-Navy football game. A c o n t a i n e- c c mile square and hii-h would be re maoufa ct ured gas York c ity in a y vering a base a - no-half a m i I e i iir. d to hold the produced in New

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The symbols and drums of Orak -hrine are stilled. The , rollicking -ongs of Kiwanis cease. The illumed knights of the Alasonio '"ommandery stand solemnly at the bier c f a departed brother. Willis R. Ford Is dea.l and a city s in mourning. Not of wealth or pow.T, great deeds or accomplishments do they tali: but of a man in the common walk of life who wa3 a patriot, a C.iristian, a citizen and a nels;.br. DIES IV HOSPITAL. He dijl while, sleeping at St. Margaret's hospital at 8:S0 o'clock yesterday morning surrounded by his family. It was Thanksgiving morning and the city was gay and festiv; but the word of his death brought sorrow into countless homes. In the heart of every man who kne.v him there was a feeling of personal less mingled with the true realization cf the worth of the man. News of his dath plunged masonry into mourning. The hearts of the members of the Kiwanis club were h'avy. The republican party rnourn. Over on tne east sida of town the members of the East Sidn Improvement association felt ttie blow. Directors of tiie Chamber of Commerce who could buy and sell him financially a hundred times felt in their hearts that perhaps th: city could have more easily spared from their organization a man of more wealth and power. A STEKLINti CHARACTER They realized that Willis Ford because of his sterling charactJr, unself Ishtiess, sincere civic prlcle and devotion to the Chamber of Commerce was one of the most valuable members. MOIRM1D BV ALL. Rich and poor alike are grieving today. Alayor Brown could think of little else. "He was the kind ct's man I like," was the way the man on the street put it. He was a man without an enemy and It is doubtful whether there was a man in th; city with a greater number of friends. In whatever organization h-i w-orked, the East Side Improvement association, the Kiwanis club, the Chamber of Commerce, the Republican party or Masonry, it wf.s always the same. Ha was enthusiastic, earnest and devoted. IN FAILING HEALTH While the death of Air. Ford was a great shock to the public at targe it was not altogether unexpected to relatives and close friends. He had been in failing health for some time and became 111 at a Kiwanis club luncheon two weeks ago. Ha was removed to St. AIargare"'s hospital Wednesday from his home In 1266 Forrest avenue. The illness was apoplexy. DORM IV MICHIGAN Willis Ford was born, Juiy 6. 1S74,, in Muskegon. AHch. His father, Edwin Ford, was in the grocery business and after graduating from the public schools the son workei In his father's store. On the tenth of Alay, 15,92, W illis Ford and Lottie Manning were married In Aluskegon and came to Chicago whers Mr. Ford conducted a grocery in Hyde Park until 1802 when he took up his residence in Hammond, engaging In the wholesale butter and egg business. He was successful In business and whilt! not a wealthy man was in comfortable circumstances. Air. Ford is survived "by Airs. Ford; their three children. Airs. J. A. Armstrong, Mrs. Joseph N. Bauer and Edwin R. Ford, and a sister, Alay L FTrd of Muskegon. SIKVTIO.VEIJ FOU MAYORALTV For nearly twenty years he was a precinct committeeman for the Republican party in Hammond, and at one time was talked of for mayor. He was the moving spirit of the Citizen's party which elected ban Brown, mayor, and much of tho success of that political movement ran be credited to Mr. Ford s personal popularity. He was one of th-? organizers and president of the East Side Improvement association and played no small part lit putting through the improvements on Calumet avenue, such as the widening and paving of the street. HIGH IV MASONRY In the Masonic order he was past grand master of the Garfield lodge, past high priest of the Royal Arch Mascns, past master, of the P.. & S. Alasons, past commander of the Knights Templar, and at the time of his d-ath assistant Rabban of Orak Shrine. He was a member of the Scotih Rite at Fort Wayne and the Eastern Star. He was active both in the Chamber of Commerce and the Kiwanis cluli. It was on his so trstest ion that nt : ied Pagf -e ver: ) WAHAMMCER SERIOUSLY ILL PKZ 7 APE LP HI A , Pp.. Dec. 1. John phila: o u s I y tnorr. . on. w.ih con :.-1 W.mamaker, merchant and thro-. 1st. who has been serii'.l at his home here, was this n-v report .--d In grave condlThe in' lent has be-: troubled severe and exhausting f!t of ing. f-.llowlr.g bn'let'n was issued by p.h she Ian s in attendance early today. "Wi streng maker hi 'ot- i-ununuca loss o" tn and vitality. Air. Wanapassed a comfortable night. "Harvey Shoempker, "Alfred E Stengel. "Willis.: i E. Qu.ck.sall." If snakes did riot .-art the.is skins liicy would not o"