Hammond Times, Volume 11, Number 46, Hammond, Lake County, 2 December 1922 — Page 1

STRENGTH I THE WEATHER Fair tonight, probably followed by iBCreaadna clondlnrsa Sundays not ranch cbanare In temperature, lowest tonlKbt near freezing. TP VOL. XL NO. .46. DECEMBER 2, 922 TEX PAGES. M&JP SATURDAY AND WEEKLY EDITION.

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DIGGING IN POLITICAL TRENCHES

Conference For Purpose of insuring Party Harmony During Session IMM 4 X tt -AT r?TATE CAPITAL J i-NWA.NAPoUi, Dec. 2 x'rep atlons for digging in th political trenches of 1924 will begin In Indianapolis Monday, when the Republican members of the senate will I10UI a conference chiefly for the Purpose of insuring party harmony on administration measures in the coming session of the legislature. The next day the Democratic loaders meeting with the state committee wiil hold a big pow wow to determine upon the most expedient strategic moves to make in the assembly fur the purpose of gaining st-cngth with the voter two years hence. Pemociats are delighted with their position in the assembly. They will have some power but will not have responsibility for any action. To capitalize on this situation to the fullest extent is the object of the party leaders. In doing this they have dstermined not to place them in the attitude of obstructionists. They believe this would be bad policy, yet they are fully determined to make political capital out of the Items in the appropriation bill. Walter S. Chambers. Democratic state chairman, has announced that the members of his party in the assembly will adhere to the planks in the state platform. One of the chief planks was condemning the expenditures for the state prison. Another plank, however, which appeared in both the Democratic and Republican platforms, Is giving leaders on both sides some concern. This is the one relating to the public service commission. It now appears certain, from the declaration of members of the house and senate, that there will not be a majority sentiment in favor of abolishing the commission. But there does seem to be a great deal of sentiment in favor of 'amending" the public service commission law. Just how it should be amended Is another question. The members of the assembly who desire this are not quite clear on how th"y'can remedy the law, but they are certain they desire it amended. This sentiment which undoubtedly will be exhibited on the floor of both houses is a stumbling block over which the leaders a-e somewhat concerned. Neither the Democratic or Republican leaders favor the repeal of the law or any modifications which will hamper its operation. Therefore, the question arises, how can the abolitionists and the anti-commission members be given their stick of candy and yet not reduce the efficiency of the commission. Up to this time there have been several amendment ideas proposed, but none of them have been openly espoused by leaders or the administration. Senator J. Monroe Fitch of Jlunrie. Republican, will Introduce a bill which will prohibit a utility from issuing more securities than the total of its tax assessment. This strikes at the root of the trouble, Senator Fitch thinks. The utilities will seek a low tax assessment and when that is determined then they will not dare to ask for a return on a greater investment. t!ut other members of the assembly shake their heads at this plan. This would not do they declare. It would not be fair to take, the assessment figure at the, actual used and useful valuation of the company for rate making purposes. Then there is a bill proposed to retire the present membership of the commission and have the governor appoint a new commission. This measure is not being looked upon with a great deal of enthusiasm. It is asked "what good .vould it do to merely change the membership?" Bills to abolish the- commission v.itright. of course, will be presented. This is always done. . Balances against the abolition - ilea are the pending bills t place motor buses under the control of the r-"bl;c service commission. It is upon this conflict of Id' as that some adequite tdea may be pained of lack of abolition strength. More than i0 per cent of the meraoers 01 the assembly have declared in favor of state conttol of motor buses. This means that they want a public se-vice commission in some form cr another to operate. Cities, counties or other subdivisions of the state cannot supervise the inter-city bus business. This is acknowledged by most of the members of the assembly. Therefore, there must be a state body to control the business. In the criss-cross of agitation about taxation it now appears that little or nothing will be done to change the rresent tax system. Relief from direct taxation will be n.fford?,1 to a small extent by a tax on rasoline and by increasing the motor vehicle licenses .it appears. FOOTBALL GAME Sl'SBAY SCATEXAS VS. JiTKRER. III. for Championship, Harrison I'nrk, "t 2tlg sharp.- 12-2-3

Gary Girl Witness In Murder Case

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE) DETROIT, MUn.. Dec. Mary Bearegard. alias Thompson, alias Phyllis Holdsworth, 19, Gary, Ind.. gi-1, is being held here as a material witness in the invesitgatlon of the slaying of Sam Myers, Detroit underworld character. The Gary girl la said to have told the police she had a "very good idea who killed Sam Myers." CONNELLY RESIGNS I. H. BELT Gen. Supt. J. W. Smith Announces Successor and Other Promotions. Nicholas D. Connelly, superintendent of the Indiana Harbor-Belt Railroad Co. with headquarters at Gibson, Ind.. has resigned his official position to become effective yesterday. Mr. Connelly has been succeeded to this office by Frank G. Swafford, formerly train master at the Gibson yards. Mr. Connelly, who is well known in railroad circles, makes known none of his futura plans. During an interview h intimated that he might retire irora the railroad pursuit and go into business here for himself. CO WEST OX VISIT The. Connellys expect to leave next Wednesday on an exteded trip west, visiting relatives in Seattle, Wash.. and returning to their home at 1002 114th st.. East Chicago, after the Christmas holidays. IOXG R.VlIJtOAD CAREER Mr. Connelly has followed the railroad business for twenty-three years. lie was born on November 27, 18S4, at Jackson. Mich., and entered railway service on August 18, 1899, as messenger boy in the telegraph department and the o"i-" of the trainmaster of the Michigan Central at Jackson Junction, Mich. He continued as messenger boy at this point and later in the offices of the chief train dispatcher and the division superintendent at Jackson, Mich., and thereafter as a telegraph operator at various points of the Michigan Central until December 14, 1303. when he was transferred to the Indiana Harbor Belt as a train dispatcher. Consecutively thereafter he served as train dispatcher, switchman, conductor and yardmastcr on the Indiana Harbor Belt until 1912, when he was promoted to general yardmaster, from which position ho was advanced in 1916 to trainmaster, with headquarters at Gibson, Ind. This spring he was promoted to superintendent, which position he held when resigning. HONORED BY EMPLOYES Thursday night Mr. Connelly was the guest of honor at a banquet held at the Lyndora hotel, where over sixty officials of the Gibson office and yards gathered. Before the the banquet was concluded Mr. Connelly was presented with a diamond ring by the employes of the road as their last tribute for his unfaltering, fair and impartial dealings with the trainmen and office employes. Before his departure west next week. Mr. Connelly will be entertained at another banquet given In his honor by the trainmen of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railway Co. PROMOTlO5 AXSOfSCED J, W. Smith, generat manager of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railway Co., announced the promotion of Frank G. Swafford from trainmaster to succeed Nicholas V. Conenlly as superintendent, together with the other following promotions: .1. B. Clark promoted from assistant trainmaster from Franklin Park to trainmaster of the Calumet district. C. M. Carroll promoted from general yardmaster at F-anklin Park yards to assistant trainmaster at Franklin Park. j -j. childs promoted from general yardmaster at Gibson yards to general yardmaster to succeed C. M. Carroll at Franklin Park. The new promotions became effective December 1. PIN. UflS EMBARGOES PITTSBURGH. PA., Dec. 2 Every where throughout the entire Pennsyl vania railroad's 11,000 miles of operated trackage, the sky will be the limit for freight movement, beginning this morning and ending at midnight next Tuesday. All embargoes, restrictions and similar rules are suspended for the next 72 hours, according to announcement here today. The barriers at the Pittsburgh, Oil City and Erie, Pa., and Buffalo, N. Y. gateways are also lifted. This temporarily annuls the recent ban on east bound freight through these pointp. WITH one hour's work standing j in the way of its completion, work j on the boy's swimming pool at the , high school has been tied up for I two weeks while artisans tinker at other things. The pools have been ' tied up for more than twp months while the student body clamors to ' use. them.

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LYDIA VAN GILDER is to sing at McVicker's theater. Chicago, the week of December 17th. PAUL. G LASER, Gary attorney, appeared this morning in Hammond city court for a local client. POLICE get complaints of numerous house burglaries and attempts. Crime increasing as cold weather sets in. C. M. SKINNER and Bob Slivick slightly Injured, cars damaged, when they meet in head-on collision in Summer street. HOME of G. A. IMES, at 1258 Jefferson street, entered. In through pantry window, then out again. Nothing taken. A. E. SHAKER, 1156 Madison St., suffers bruises, glass cuts, when he drives into unlightod pile of sand last night in Columbia avenue. HI GREEN. 453 Calumet avenue, drives his machine into street car at Rimbach and Hohman streets. He is arrested for driving while drunk. THE late Congressman Mann, of Illinois, was one of the best friends the Calumet region ever had, Justice of the Peace, Chas. Frederiehs. declares. COLLIDING at Cedar street and 150th. Felix Buczynskl, Torrence avenue. Arthur Meyers, Munster, suffer bruises. Both cars are damaged badly. DR. A. A. YOUNG has charge of stag party American Legion is giving Tuesday night to members of Scatena football team at Legion club rooms. DOROTHY DUNSING. on the staff of the University of Illinois college paper, is visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. Dunslng, 107 Carroll stret, over the week-end. NINETY-NINE republican county precinct committeemen are meeting Friday at Indiana Harbor In a protest and indignation meeting over the distribution of party plums. NEW use for old article. Lip article. Lip stick found in pocket of Robert G. Wood?, arrested as drunk, is named browner as effective preventive for "moonshine mouth'" burns. THESE nabbed for speeding, other traffic complaints: Andrew Peters. C B. Brunsdon; Ralph Jewett, Alden Haysmer. Emerson Wartsbaugh, Santiago Spragia, William J. Stearns Viter Peters.burn roadster shadowing an Olds "S" touring car. Both cars are well known at the police station. At the bottom of it? Ah, churchy law fernme, as they sayf "BALDY" Bert Steelman fell for the trick the other night at the Shrlr.e ceremonial and smacked one of those toy balloons which came floating past him. It contained a liberal charge of talcum powder. REPRESENTATIVE of the Salvation Army called today to state that the proceeds of the bet as to which lodge was the larger, the Masons or Eagles, have been received. The Army thanks the bettors. JOHN JARANOWSKI was certain today that the new pavement on 154th street in West Hammond would be practically finished by night. The weather man has certainly smiled on West Hammond's paving ambitions. THE Grand Calumet river has fallen a foot since the sag canal was opened at the "Forks" about a month ago. For the first time in more than a quarter of a century the water in the river looks clean. The opening of the river has carried off the green scum. LLOYD ARTER funeral will be beld Monday at 2:30 p. m. from j home of sister, Mrs. V.. J. Martin, 491 Hoffman street. Arter. labor leader, died suddenly Sunday in hotel at Vlcksburg. Miss. Body arrived here yesterday. Interment at Oak Hill. WAR on Jitneys, other traffic violators. With three boys in hospital, suffering injuries that will maim them for life as result of jitney traffic, accidents, police will ask Judge Cleveland for jail sentences for speeders, reckless drivers, according to Chief Bunde. COL. L. T. MEYER was notified, today that an article which he sub- j mitted had been accepted for the j January number of Field And Stream The article deals with the neglect of elk in the northwest which he ; says will result In their extermina- I tion in five years. I YOU can't take the picture and j be In it too. Karl Griffin, amateur j photographer of parts, drops that : bit of meaty wisdom as he nurses ; his left hand badly burned when an ! over dose of flashlight powder exploded while he was taking picture at Irving school. J. S. BLACKMUX. of Hammond, is J the Tenth District memh?r of the j Executive Committee of the Savings j & Loan League of Indiana, which; holds its thirty-second annual convention at Indianapolis, Thursday. Mr. Blackmun will, a usual, be able to present some eye-opening figures on building and loan associations for the downstaterr.

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immiLU ui STEEL CHIEF

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE ' SAN FRANCISCO. Dti.. 2- Chas. M. Schwab, steel magnate, today tn an interview warned America of the dangers attendant with entanglement in European politics, shortly after his arrival with a large party of gustr. on a trip of inspection of the IMi plant of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation. " Europe charges us with materialism. Well. I am proud to be a citizen of this material nation because our materialism gives us power to do good. Here we have no aristocracy of birth; only an aristocracy of usefulness." he said. "Let us continue to give aid to Europe in its distress but don't let us be involved in their politic," Schwab added. Schwab was emphatic in declaring that he had not retired frotn business. "I am today just as actively associated with the management of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation and other interests as ever and I plan to continue in the harness. I have only retired from active detailed management of my industries." he said. TMJI "V , -li.,, T o -r. rence sing? Or Lyman Whitezel? Or Alexander Stolkwltz? Or Carl Nelson? Or L. L. Caldwell? Or well heaps of other fellows who belong to the Methodist 1 Men's club? No? Well you've missed something. Tomorrow evening they will carol Tfi celebration of the bloodless revolution which has Just taken place at the First MethoflTS' t"cTVurtf. Preacher Bn Rist has been deposed for the evening . They may let him pas3 the hat or hand out the song books or something but he's to keep still unless he's called upon. O. L. Downs suggested it at the recent meeting of the club. Others were ln favor of it. The preacher had to be. Downs promised to skirmish up a male chorus. Hollis Hunter volunteered to help him round up the singers, largely, it Is thought, so that he woulu be sure to b) Included ln the choir. Downs also has picked out a male quartet. There will be community singing. The speakers are the w. k. W. C. Belman and Charles Surprise. Belman speaks on "Why Do Men Suc ceed?" Surprise Is to tell "Why Do! Men Go Bankrupt?" At first blush it would appear that men go bankrupt because because they don't succeed or vice versa. But the speaners nave me.r o a the matter. Belman apparently will be the more convincing because no j has succeeded while there ta no rrcord of Surprise going through bankruptcy. It will be all hearsay with Surprise. This is to be an open house affair and invitations are extended to all business, professional, industrial men trases men to attend. It starts at the regular church time. For the b-nefit of those who may have lost track of the church calendar H may be stated that this time is 7:30 o'clock. FIR-ST number of Hammond "Teachers' Outlook." new bi-monthly published by and for local teachers, wins high commendation. It reflects ability of organization. Editors Eleanor Baptist. Edith Duff Gwinn and II. Marie Landon swing a pen like professionals. ON the home beat. Detective Sergeant Charles Carlson, widower, yesterday was married at Crown Point to Mrs. Clara E. Green, widow. They are off now on a honeymoon. Returning, they will make their home in Clinton street. Sgt. Carlson bas two daughters; Mrs. Carlson, one. GEORGE LA VENT, proprietor of the Point Cafe and the Hammond Beach Inn, has purchased the two acres of land at the northwest corner of Indianapolis and Calumet boulevards, a- the "Five Points." Mr. LaVent has great faith in the future of that part of Hammond. s WHILE the family slept, thieves entered through a side window, the homo of Louis Horn, 1149 Monroe St.. ransacked one room, taking with them a bureau drawer and contests. Make exit through back door. Drawer found on garbage can in alley near scene. Check up reveals one razor mistiing. THE blood stained Paige coupe picked up by West Hammond police has been claimed by Victor Lueas. of Maywood. 111. He says he h.d the number transferred from an Essex to the new Pa-'ge and that shortly afterward the car was stolen. Nothirg has been learned retarding the pmifhup which caused it to be abandoned. SC.VTEA8 VS. STE-ciER. III., for FOOTBALL GAME SlDAY Championship, Harrieon Pork, at 2ilr aharp., 12-2-1

NOVEL CHURCH PROGRAM FOR TOMORROW

GOOD SAMARITAN

BADLY INJURED! Warrant Out for Hammond Man Whose Car Struck Chicagoan. . GRIFFITH. Ind.. L . c. 2. Alfred O. Blaich. aged 55 years, reitred manufacturer, reputed wealthy. Is near death at St. Margaret's hospital as the result of injuries he received when he p 1 a y c ri "good Samaritan" to an automobile party whom he found in a. ditch bordering th3 road south of Griffith on Thursday night. Blaich. along with other passing motorists, helped extricate the party from their overturned car. He was returning to his own machine a few feet away when he was run down by a spec-ding automobile said to have been driven by Christ Abel, Truman ave.. Hammond. Poli-e today arc holding a warrant for Abel's arres. IT S. Blaich. insurance man. has signed the affidavit charging Abel with reckless driving and assault and batten-. The injured man. who suffered three broken ribs, one lg broken and the other crushed, besides bruises to his head and face, was returning with his wife in thMr Cadillac from Crown Point where tehy bad spent Thanksgiving Da--with the TIeid's, we!! known co'jn'v s-at family. They were enroute to Chicago whore the Ela.iehs reside at the Parkway Hot'. They came upon the motor party stranded in 'he ditch. Other motorists passing that way storpcri 'o help. There were a number of cars drawn to the side of the road. Blaich after helping to right thccar. was returning to his own nvi -chine. He rtepped into the. pa'h of Abel's car anj was dragg-d several feet. Abel continued to drive on. w cording to Blaich's b-other. striki: r several machines in an effort to get away. He was stopped. Hammond police last nir1 t were 1- - . - i . - . . , V. 1 '""J LAID TO REST j. .,... ... y - . emu. rays O! int lcember sun fell upon another grave at Oak Hill cemetery late this afternoon. The remains of Willis R. Ford, one of the city's most beloved men h3d been laid to r st. The cortege to the burying grounds had been ona of the longest the city has seen. There remains this evening the memory of a beautiful character, a wonderful personality and of a life well lived. Amid the solemn grandeur of a Commandery service, the Rev. J. C. Parrett, delivered a sermon noteworthy for its simplicity and sincerity. Ttri services, which were held at the Masonic temple, were largely attended. Representatives of the Hammond Chamber of 00 m1 merce, the Kiwanis club, the East Side Improvement association, city officials, bankers, leaders of the Republican party, fellow Masons and the representative men of the 1 clty were present to pay tribute to mfmo . of a ni3n ,0ios, Hfft idVALPARAISO, IND.. Dec, 2 Peter Bick. of Hammond, was awarded judgment for ninety-five dollars by a jury in the. superior court last night against Irving Cowles. a former tenant in one of the plaintiff s buildings. The suit was fore one hundred and ninety-five dollars. It included one hundred and twenty dollars for rent, fifty dollars for attorneys fes and interest The defendant alleged damages because of the fact that his landlord failed to properly heut the apartment In which Cowles lived. The case was venued to Porter county from the Superior court of Iake county. AVERT G. & I. TRACTION STRIKE A possible strike which has threatened to stop traffic over the Gary & Southern, between Gary and Crown Point, for the past three months, was practically settled yesterday when employes and officials of the traction company reached a wasre agreement, members of the local street tar men's union announced today. All wage dispute;. tilst beer, hanging fire for several months hav.- been settled, it was claimed this morning. It was when officials of the road mide the announcement over two months ago that the 65 cen's an hour scale would, be lowered to "5 cents an ho-ir Dec. 1 that employes of th-- road declared the-.- n-fiiiH trik. After some hot arg-inerts a ttmpora'w iirfm?at ? mude an 1 !

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the employes P. creed tr g.-t V ak to work unt.l some (ltir.' pian n-il be worked out. TeJay n v- as learned that employes of the traction line made rhe agreement to accept 60 cents sn hour, a reduction of 6 cents sr hour

GIRL IS SWEETHEART BUT SHE'S TO BE

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Jlisa Enid Wentworth. Iiss Enid Wenfrworth, the stenographer in a British concern in London, literally is the sweetheart of the twenty-six male employes of the company, ut she's soon to wed the proprietor. Though only twentye:x Miss Wentworth has been engaged to each of the twenty-six and tl - diamond engagement ring3 she has returned have been inset in a clock which will be given her as a wedding present.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. Requests for appropriations totaling more han I vrOn'io for rostoffiee buildings in Indiana are before the house omroit"ee on public buildings and 'rounds which has announced that an omnibus public building bill will be reported . -. the next session to begin M'-mdav. Chairman Langley aid that the bill would carry at least 100,005.000. The ia-gest item in the Indiana column calls for $1,250,000 for a new site and building at Ft. Wayne, where the population has increased nearly fourfold since the present building- was built. Another item calls for remodeling -f the federal bui'dins- in Indianap ROBBERY AT BIG MING STORE SPECIAL TO THE TIVES1 WHITING, IND.. Dec. 2 Using a building scantling as a ram, thieves early this morning shattered a plate glass window in the "department store of the corner'' owned by Robert Gordon and Sons, at Central and 119th streets. The battering bandits got three overcoats valued at $75. This is the third time display windows of Whiting's leading department store has been smashed and the contents stolen. Robert Gordon Is offering a reward of $100 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the burglars. WHITING WINS TTDrvn-r T.nwcT.T.i SPECIAL TO THE TIMES LOWELL, IND.. Iec. 2 Whiting a lr.h school's basketball team snow ed old time form last night when it won the second game of the season against Lowell's stars. The score was 21 to 19. Whiting took the lead and held it. With two minutes to play the score stood 21 to 13. Then Lowell started a desperate drive for points. Three long shots for field goals were successful. Then Whiting got busy and kept the ball away from the dangerous territory until the whistle sounded. ! o"- and Kimmett were the outstanding' stars ifor Lowell, while Whiting's cracks were Ricer, Dewey and DufTalo. EI-K'S ANFTTAL MEMORIAL SERVICE Tomorrow evening. Hammond Lodse otf Eiks will hold their annual memorial services. The public 13 incited to attend this service at the Elk's home on Rimbach avenue. A musical program will be rendered by Mrs. Mikescih. Mrs. BadelU, Miss Sharrer and Milton Dermedy. Prayer by Re- , peter Linsrer.dorf of the Episcopal ch.-rch. The address of he evening will be de'i-. ered by Hon. Timothy Gaivin of Valparaiso. Mr. ftalivin Is one of the foremost orators of the State of Indiana find no d ubt will have a. message of interest to everybody who attends. The program will start at eight p. m.

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olis. The sura is comparatively small. For enlargement and extension of the postoffice at South Bend, $S00,000 is asked. Terre, Haute wishes $200,000 for an extension. Other items of extension and enlargement a-e $100,000 for Logansport and $150,000 for Hammond. For sites and new buildings requests, ln addition to that for Ft. Wayne: Fast Chicago. $300,000; Hartford City, $100. OO; Montice'.lo, $75,000; Crown Point. $75,000. Huntington and French Lick ask $10,000 each for sites, and Tell City asks $6,500. Still another item calls for $6,300 with which to buy add t ionr l l.Tnd at Ma-ion. 'Bulletins (DI'LLETIX) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERV1CEJ Htti.vui-oitS, 1-ir.lanu, Dec. - The .Russian Soviet government has dispatched a stern note to Angora demanding an explanation as to why antiSoviet rebels in the Caucasus are using Turkish arms, said a dispatch from Petrograd today. (BlXLETn) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE ClllCAuU, Dec. 2.- .Mis. Carolina Christensen, 24, was hurled 20 feet ami killed and two men, one her brother-in-law. Albert Christensen. were injured in a crash between two automobiles early today. (BILLETIV) TERRE BONNE. Que., Dec. 2. Four hundred persons were made homeless by a $500,000 fire which destroyed seventyfive buildings here today. fllLLLETI.N) ST. JOSEPH, Mich., Dec. 2 Because her parents had reprimanded her, Esther Bois, 14, took her father's revolver' and shot herself through the lung. Her condition is serious. (BVLLETIS) NEWBERN. N. C., Lec. 2. Two persons. both Negroes, pe-ished in the iiames which swept this city throughout the night, destroying between 600 and 700 homes and rendering 3,000 persons homeless, according to a heck up by the chief of police this morning. (Bl'LLET)X) ST. LOUTS. Mo.. Dec. 2 Surprising a Negro bandit in the ae t of holding up a saioon. Chief of police Martin O'Brien last right shot and kiKed the bandit and caused the arresi of a n 3 ccc rrpli"e. ELECTION OF OFFICERS At their reg-ulir election Ol'imet ! I.orle-e of OCd Fellows - -1 t.e I followlnp officers for the next yar: , No Me Grand Eugene Peterson. Vice Grand Chas. E'-'ans. Rec. Secretary Albert Towle. Fin. Sec'y Jacob Bodegraven , Treasurer Jacob Wiker. Trustee Yens Anderson..

Boxing Commission Bill Proposed Will Cause a Spirited Fight BY HORACE M. COATS STAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERVICEJ INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 2. With tha opening of the seventythird session of the Indiana general assembly a matter of only a few we ks ahead, the race tor the jeakership oi the house of representatives is becoming rn-jre interesting daily, and rumor;, of proposed legislation are talking more definite form. The various candidates for speak er are laying their l.nes, and oni of the warmest contests for the hone-r for several sessions is expected when the house m?mber. caucus the night c-e fere the opening of the f e s ? i vi , Chief amc-ng the ccnnders for the rpeakership are J. Gler.n Harris, Lake count;., veteran member of the house; Lemuel I'ittenger, 'Delawara county 'maiden" member, whu is i-'sid to have the backing of the

farmers, Luke W. Duffey. Marion county, lorm'r state senator; Oscar Ah!r.ren and Jam-s 1. Priv, both of Itke county, and both farmer members of the house; and Asa J. omi'h. Marion county, newly elected member. Observers of the eont st define the actual race n.w lies between Harris ani Pitters-.-r. Several Important mea-ures i - e ne?ri taiked of about the staUhcusa which, it is believed, will be introduced, and which v ill result in some warm debates. One of these is a bill which would reate a boxing commission, whi h has the taa backing cf the administration. A similar bill was introdured at the last session, and met defeat after a bitter battle. The geverr.or'a idea in supporting this measure is to relieve him of futurj action such as that taken whn the proposed Dempsey Brennar. fight was .'topped at Michigan City, Labor Day. Another measure that is expected to be presented is a bill providing for repeal of the city manager government law. The decisive ana stinging defeats given the commission form of government in 1021 in every city but on:, where attempts were made to abolish the present aldermanic system, has led to the belief that the legislators and public wish this law stricken from the statutes. Michigan City now Is the only city having such a form of government. Upon the action of the state supreme court, on the appeal from the decision of the Hancock circuit court, depends the 8ubiission of a new legislative apportionment measure. The Hancock court declared the apportionment law passed in 1921 to be unconstitutional and an appeal was taken to the supreme court. A decision from that body is expect "d before the legislature convenes. and should the lower court be upheld, then legislative action will become necessary, as all members of th9 house would be holding their seats unlawfully. The old "bugaboo" moving picture bills will bob up again next year. It is believed. Several women's organizations of the state havs declared intention of submitting measures for stricter censorship of movies. The picture interests, however, already have set in motion an organization to defeat such legislation. No Sunday picture bills are expected to be introduced. Little opposition to measures ef the appropriation bills is expected, due to the operations of the state budget law. One of the "fireworKe masures is expected to be that which would repeal the miners' licensing board law, said to be a eemi-administratlon measure, grow ing out of the recent coal strike. Hi SOUGHT BY war INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE CHICAGO. L'ec. -i. Aeon pan led by her father, the Rev. Charles Hawn. Mrs. Blanche Hawn Tiernan. "bride for a day" of Prof. John P. Ticrnan. today was speeding to Chicago from Hansell. Iowa, to fight for the professor's love. The professor, meanwhile, was having a more or less hectic time of it in Chicago, where his sister-in-law, Mrs. Frances Pulaski, charged him with insanity and succeeded in getting a writ issued calling fo rcommilment to the psychopathic hospital for examination. Ticrnan md his first wife. Mrs Augusta Tierr.an. came here late yesterday from South Bend. Ind., with their three children after having disposed of their home la that city. "My husband Is not crazy and I'll stick to him to the end." declared Mrs. Tierr.an. Tl-rr.an disappeared this doming. MRS. B. R.VVERMEIi-TKR and da;; ,'htr r-ir.-law , Mis. Walter Bauer, me. me-, injured when machine. In whi-.'l-. they are ridinsr collides with car 0- Albert Helmer, Dyer, at Standard ar.d Hohman. Waltir Bauermeister was driving the car containing his wife anrl mother. FOOTtlt'-L C.V1E ST.' VT A Y irTCA vs. HTrrir:n, ti' , f CbotnrforKJiUi. Harrl.-;oa P.irk, at 2:lg kari. 13-2-1 BASKET HALL Colonials vs. LaPortr Y. IX. C A.. Masonic Temple, Wednesday. S P.M. Adults, 66; children, 25c. 12-1