Hammond Times, Volume 16, Number 148, Hammond, Lake County, 13 December 1922 — Page 8

THE TIME3 Wnsdav. Dec. 13. 1922.

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I. W. W. Doctrine Men Say Responsible for Crime

TETIRA HAUTE. !"&.. Dec. 15 After a gTlllES of one hour by detectives Uogw. of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and Marshal Mullen, of SeeleyvUle, Oto Karrack and John Craig, of Glen Ayre, confessed to trying- to wreck a Pennsylvania passenger train No. 21 last Saturday near Glea Crossing. Karrack and Craig tald they are I. TV. W.'h and cave this ai a rrseou for trying to wreck the train. Karrack wj arrested by Detective Hogan ax.d at the time cf the arrest at the Glenn ralna at East (iitns h.e was under the Influence of latoxlcatlr.g liauor and could not glvo a coherent account of his whereabouts Saturday. Craig was arrested later at the BAine place by Marshal Mullen of Sesleyvif.e. Ind., and he confessed to placing a large coupling on the track, ray Ins that Karrack asltl him. The obstacle was placed u the west bound track ftnd was discovered a few minutes before the last rasaenger train wsa du.

LAKE GO. PORT CLEARANCES

Indiana Harbor port will be closed to navigation next Friday, December ' 13. according to Customs Officer Sam Banata. Joseph J. Block, as Inland Steel ore boat. Is expected tomorrow en her return voyage from Superior. the only boat cf East Chicago, In liar. a Harbor stoel companies' fleet now on lake waters. The following is a list of boats entering- and clearing the harbors of Indiana Harbor, Gary, South Chicago and Michigan City for the we-ik ending- December 10: ENTRANCES Indiana Harbor: Dec. i: Kenown. Muskegon, light; F. R. Harard. Toledo. . coal ; Wm. I Cowan, light: John J. Barium. Toledo coal; Joseph J. Block, Buffalo, coal. South Chicago: Dec. 4 Cygnus, The Harvester, Sandusky, Crete. Ashtabula, coal. Dec. 5. None. Dec. 6. Gltncalrn, Escanaba, light. Doc. 7. None. D-o. Sth The Harvester, Calelte, stone; Kearsarge, Depot Harbor, lijtht. Dec. 9. Neptune, Milwaukee, light. l.K'c. 10. None. Dec. 11. None. CLEARANCES Indiana Harbor: Dec. 5. John J. Barium, Duluth, light. Dec S Renown, Muskegon, ga3ellne. South Chicago: Deo. 4 F. R. Hazard, Buffalo, corn; Chicago. Buffalo, -wheat; The Harvester, Calelte, lightDec 5. John J. Barium Buffalo; 0. N. TVtlson. Fort William, light. Dec. 6 Glencalrn. Midland, corn. Dec. 7. Nona. Dec. 8. None. Dec 9th Kearsarse. Inpot Harlor. corn.

Deo. 10. Nona. Dec 11. None. There were no boats mtwrtng . or bearing- the harbor of Gary ar1 Michigan City.

ELK'S HEW YEAR

EVE PROGRAM IN

Did You Hear That?

E. Chicago r.OIiBR 6katlr.tr wll soon be a specialty et the new Oswego gymnasium which Is expected to open New Year's eve.

NIGHT and part time school will close In the Daft Chicago public schools next Wednesday night until after the first of next year.

' HKSSVXXJE to have City Water'" says Times head. "What are they drinking now?" Inquired a curious citizen. Ask Harvey, lie knows!

BETTING Is strong on Fatsy Kocco, Kast Chicago's young welterweight, who t to meet Jimmy Clahby next Monday at the' Harbor auditorium.

MAYOR FTank Callahan and City Attorney Brissey will attend the meeting of the Municipal Eeague of Ir-diana Cities that is to be Lcl at Indianapolis next Friday.

MRS. AMANDA. WINTERS of the Dennlson department of Nasau and Thompson, will have charge of preparing and decorating- the First National Bank for the Christmas holidays.

CECIL B. DeMILEE'S remarkable T'aramount production. Manslaughter, vcrtd shonlns' at the Hartley theatre tnl;Lt. Tn..mas Me!r.sn I.eatrire .loy ind Lois WIi-joji hut the Uading roles.

HAVING purchased the former li'j:ne of Win. Poms at 8S12 Ivy ft. and sold his place at 3S07 Drummond street, City Attorney James W. Btrlseey with his family line moved Into their r.ew residence.

RXCILVRD MASON resigned, his position as traffic poltceman at the Indiana Harbor four corners yesterday to accept n positton at the General American Tank Car Corp. plant. Chief cf Police 1-truss accepted Mason's resignation.

HIGH officers of the Knights of Fythlas. among whom wl'l be the Grand Chancellor Ccmrnander, R . W. Galer, wll! attend the ceremonies of the annual district meeting: to be held in East Chisago next Friday evening, it is announced.

AS a result of receiving an accidental shot In his leg when cleaning a revolver Sam Day, colored, was taken to" the. St. Antonio hospital yesterday.

THE Joint meeting cf the Gary city plan commission members and Gaty Commercial Club 'board of directors to consider the proposed onIng system for Gary has teen postponed a week until next Tuesday.

THE M. B. fc'hoe Store In Jary has Installed a new Adrian X-ray shoe fitter, tho only shoe ftore In the state of Indiana. There are four In use In Chicago and only nine other states In the union have them In ate .

5AM MlCirOPODOUri. proprietor of the Blue Bird restaurant at Sth avenue and Washington street, Gary who is alleged to have ret fir to the restaurant ts on trial on a charge cf erson In the criminal court at Crown I'clut.

GARTH TIES are centering; their Interest at Indianapolis this week, where the Federal grand Jury ts In session Investigating the Gary liquor cases and conspiracy charges. The probe will probably extend Into next week.

FOR the convenience cf shoppers all Gary stores of consequence wlil remain open until ten p. m. evenings until Saturday before Christmas. Christmas shopping week in Gary will Tse ushered In Monday of next week.

THE Barnes Ice and Coal Co.. of Gary which suffered a $16,000 loss at Hobart nlsrht before last when an incendiary tire razed the monster Barnes Ice Storage house to the ground, will Install additional apparatus and storage at the Gary plant to take care of the loss.

CLEMCEMJ

SAILS TODAY

ROT W. FEIK, principal at the McKlnley Junior High School will speak before the civic department of the East Chicago Women's Club tomorrow evening at the Congregational church. Principal Feik will speak on school problems 1-i connection with the regular program of "Municipal Day."

THREE of the major plank? promoted by the East Chicago Chamber of Commerce, Hospital. Cement Dust and Boy Scout Movements have been accomplished. There still remains two other Important mon-c merits to .bo achieved before the members may again rest on their oar?. They are amalgamation and city planning.

NEAR zero weather, augmented by the forty-mile an hour gale that swept over the barren duns sector of the Oudahy Packing Co. district yesterday morning, froze the lobes from Ray Cosgrove's ears, an accountant at the O. V. Jordan Co.; when he was forced to hike two miles to work when the South Shore train? became stalled at this point on account cf no "Juice."

Gary WORK on the construction of two r.ew sewers In Gary has been halted on account of the cold weather.

BV HARRY I,. RODGERS NEW YORK. Dec. IS. Fears 1n America that France ntll refuse to ratify the five power naval treaty adopted by the Washington arms conference ara entirely unwarranted in the opinion of Georges Clemen -cau, ex-pre:n!er of France, who sailed today on tha liner Paris for home. She will also give formal approval to the four power pact and the other conference agreements as well. '"The Tiger" believes. Clemenceau himself is a staunch supporter of the treaties and he believes France will be for them regardless of any change In government. "The Tiger" believes the principle of the four power Pacific treaty might readily be extended' to the Atlantic and therefore to Europe. Notwithstanding suggeslons from tho White House that there is no relation between the two problems Clemenceau is not convinced. LECTURE BY DR. SEHER "Europe's Needs." a subject receiving much attention in this country right now, will toe discussed on Thursday evening -by Dr. Carl Seher of Hamburg, Germany, at St. Paul's Eutheran church In Hammond. The lecture will start at eight o'clock. Dr. Setter Is direct from Germany and 1s a!ble to tell of conditions there, especlaly from a physician's viewpoint. A collection will be taken and the proceeds of the lecture will be devoted to European relief.

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iNKW lOUK, Dec. 13. Continental Can was the strongest feature. In the Industrial group In the last hour of trading In the stock market. That atock moving up to aboue fl.ll and ahow lrg a gain of over 3 points for the day. Many stocks developed a reactionary tendency In the late trading ana loat a gooj part of their gains. Baldwin fell back one point and Sutdtbaher sustained fractional losses. Government bond unchanged; railway and other bonda were Irregular.

EW VOKIC NTtK'K. Allls Chalmers 44 American Car and Foundry ...is'.j American Smelting PI, American iteel Foundry r.S'i American. Telephone and Tel.. 123 Anaconda 40 Baldwin Tjoco 127 F-eth Stel p c;;i California Petroleum, IC'i Canadian Pacific 141 Cl.eb&pt&ke and Ohio t,6 Chicago and Northwestern ... &2 Colorado Fuel S5si Corn Products IZ2 'i Cruc Steel 67 General Electric IS! General Motors 14 Eackawarma Steel 7fl I.elilgh Valley 63 '-i Mexican Pet' C41 Mldvale Steel :!H No-folk and Western 1 1 1 Northern Pacific 77l4 Pure Oil 27'; Pressed Steel Car S2 Railway Sttel Springs 113 Republic Iron nn.i Steel 46 Southern Rrailway T31; Texas Company 4S Fnlted States Steel 104 si Westlnghouse E9i Willys Overland 1 6 Sinclair Oil 31 ...li ETA OI N ETA OI N TIT AO IN N

CHICAGO LIVE STOCK

I HOG?: Receipts 05.000: market

The Congressional Medal of Honor tho highest milltaary decoration of the United States, was recently bestowed on an unknown Belgian soldier.

steady Tuesday's closr-; bulk 700 S S20: heavyweight S00TS"5; medium weight SlOii'SSO: light weights S15 Q S3o ; pigs S16C f.3.. CATTLE Receipts 14.000; market steady; beef steers choice ami prime 1 27i 1 373 ; medium and good 90001200: good and choice 1 2 5 0 "Tj H00: common and medium TBOlliO butcher cattle, heifers r00 1000; C0W5 4000 750; bulls 350'5:700. SHEEP Receipts 1.1.000; market strong: fat lambs 1 450:5 1360; lambs cull and common 10001300; yearlings 7D03POO. CHW'AGO C4SII ORAI.V M A K ET. WHEAT No. S Red 1-?; No. 2 Hard Winter 124'iS'123; No. 2

j Mixed 124.

CO F.N NO. 2M . 4ffB; NO. o White 7 4 No. I Yellow 74U: No. 3M 73"3'i: No. 3 White 73 'i i-fl74; No. 3 Yelow 73i'5 t: No. 4M 71U73: No. 4 White 71 if 72 No. 4 Yellow 71 ',47 74. OATS No. 2 Whits 4 6 '- ? 4 7 4 : No. 3 White 4 5'; 'y 'i.

FITTSBTnftGE LTVE STOC2T. CATTEE Supply light; market steady; choice P3t?1075: prime POO 'i9".0; good 800 S73: tidy butchers ?f'3 fi PC;-; fair 675-5 730; common 450? 573: common to good fat cows 150 'i 600 : heifer? 4 50i 750; fresh

cows and springers COfjSO calves 1250; heavy and thin 3fTin. Prime wefh-rs S25'3S50;

mixed 725iS00; fat? mix?d C50U 700; culls and common 200fi500,

lambs J 525. HOGS Receipts ft. 000: market steady: prime heavy hogs&JO'ri P00: mediums 0!5T:?23: heavy Yorkers 9ir.fi 925: liijht Yorkers ! 1 5 Si r 2 .'. ; I pigs P15'a 925: roiiRhs 7SIS. stats

veal cal -Osgood

4004J4EO; heavy mlxt slff915. KAST ni'FKAlO I.1VK STOCK CATTLE Receipts 450 head; market slow; prime steers 1 0 ft 1 1 . shipping steers 1 0(3 11: butchers grades 77r.'fl?;r: heifers f2olS25; cows 00Oi7r.23; bulls 50OTI5O0; feeders too'.? f.7'5 ; milk cowa ftnd strlngern 40 (ft I.K'. CAI.VKS--Receipts 300: market sIotv: eull to choice "005 1200. SHHK1' AND EA MP.S Receipts

120C: market active: chuk-e lanilis ( 142i0 1570: cull to fair 700 & 1400; yearlings f(JlJl"50; sheep "'O'!! j HOGS- Receipts 4. S00: market ac- ,

tlve; Yorkers f8rftRS0; pigs sso&r tl'O: mixed f7n ; heavy P70 'U )N0; roughs 725T( 750; stafis 430'.t C10. MVS T ST. I .O I I S LIVE STOCK. CATTLE rescripts. 5.000. Market strong. Natlvf) beef steers 1 1 ."0 lU.r.0: e(irllrig steer? and heifers 15.50(13.25: row f 3.2097.00; stockers ami- feede-s 5.007.25. calves 1 3.5 OC 2.50 ; cannei s and cutters I0.25O 3.25. IH.GS Iterelpts 22..r.(K. Market 5 to 10 lower. Mixed and butchers JS.25ti S.30; gd heavies 8. 265. SO: roughs 7.4C; lights ii.'i 'V 8.115: pie.s 7.738.20. bulk it.'-3 8.:.c. SHICEP Pecclpts 1500. Market tlv Mutton enes IG-OO4J7O0;

lambs and (hoppers 1 .OOifM-00. SOUTH OMLAJLA EGGS - Receipts, IS. 000: market Is mostly 25 lower: bulk mixed and pu.c king grades. 745 775; bulk butchers, 7 80(& 7;5: top. 800. (ATTUl - Keceiyta. C.300; market better grade" beef steers and fehe Btock. strong; other tlow to steady; 100 pound tteers. 1000; old head. 1100: heifers, 825; all other grades, generally steady. SHEEP Receipt, 13,000: market Fteady to 10 'higher; bulk. 1430 1 475: top. 11S5: bheep strong to high or. 150 pound ewes, C25 to C50; light ewes, up to 7 25; feeders, 23 to 25 higher; to;i feeding lamb.", I'. CO. siotex crrr HOGS Receipts, 2.000; market 5 to ICS, 525; range. 700 to cOO; bulk, 7 7 5 10 7 5 5. CATTEE Receipts. 2.500; market steers and stock cattle struct,": butchers 10 to 25 higher; prime catlle. 1 050'S' 1 035. 1230: thort feds. 23 to 1000: fed butchers. 275 to 825; feeder.1;. 5i-0 to' 650; stockers and yearlings, good, 530 to 675: plain, 400 to 525; feeding cows and heifers. 273 to 485. SHEEP Receipts, 1.000; market !s steady. MINKEAPOIIS OKADf WHEAT July, 119 0-SS: may. 122 '2 : Dec . 1 22 3-8. CORN May, 6CB: Dec, 65 3-43. RYE May, 84'i: Iec. 82B. OATS May. 40 1-SB; De-.. 35 3-4. FEAX May, 250 3-4; Dec. 271S. BAREEY May. 3S 7-8R; Dec. 53 2-4. CHICAGO rnoDvcr, BETTER H-oeipts t2G5 tubs: creamery, extra 53: ertra firsts 49 52: firsts 45-4S; packing stock .'1435. EGGS Receipts 3.477 cases: miscellaneous 50-53; ordinary firsts 4S50: firsts 5 I -53. EIVE IMiVETRY Chickens 120: spring'; IP1-; reoster.s 13; geee IS: ducks IS. I 'OTA TO EH Receipts 55 cars;

j Wis. .vound whit" sack 75-S5; Minn and N Dh1 70-S'i; R.-d River i Ohio sacked 75-50; Idaho Rus-setts ! 125. I YEAE--50 to Co lbs S'tOc; 70 to

SO lbs lOcQllc; 90 to 110 lbs lift. 12c; fancy thick 1.1c; overweight 130 to 175 lbs 5i Sc. LIIJEHTV BONDS 5 1C.2 1st 4.1-4s 99; 2nd 4 1-4 O-j. 40: 3rd 1 l-4-. J'S.70; victory 4-2-4 railed 10": victory 4 3-s 100.41; new 4 !-1. 99.8). !

SPANISH WAR VET CHARGES CONGRESS

DISCRIMINATED

Attorney IT. E. Granger, a veteran of the Spanish American v h r. has enlisted tlu Bid of the SpBnish War Vfterarls of Hammond in a protest Balnst what he declare! f, be an unjust discrimination ly congress in conferring special legIs lativo benefits upon soldiers, sailors find marines of the late world war. Spanish American nnr veterans receive but J30 a month for total and permanent disability whereas veterans of the world war are given $100 a month. Attorney UraitM r &ta t -:s.

J. me soiaier wno served in ,ne . war and was llsabled better than j the fcc ldier who served in another war and vas disabled'.'. Granger asks. j Thousands of acres of land liav.i 1 been opened In certain states to homesteaders and the veterans f the late, war are given preference in securing the laud. Why aren't the veterans of the Spanish American war entitled to equal opportunity? he asks.

MAYOR ORIERS A CLEAN-UP Ff'HTH BEN1, Ind.. December 12 "' lean up the city at once or resign from the police force." is the ultimatum rf Xlayor W. W. Dodse. of Mishawaka. to the members of the police depart ment . Gambling and "bootle es;iiis" Is Fa Id to be prevalent hi t he e it y .

j Following the dismissal of Al'bert I i'.e-rnhardt. turnkey of the County

j.lail Monday If was announced that

Sheriff I Mick had started an Investigation of conditions at the Jail.

J. WANAMAKER WORKED IN INDIANA

EEKHART. Ind. John Wanamake-r.

December In 1866-5C.

near Jjeewbars ,fn Kosciusko eounty.

The graces ot his parents Kelson a-rd Ellrabeth Wanamaker, and a sister, who died Et the ae-e of three, are in the cemeter-y at Eeesburg. John Wanamaker was aberut eighteen t the time he worked In a ptore at Clunette. It was said that a man offered htm the management of a store fit E-e.burg, but that he declined, explaining it was too bi-: a propopttlon for him.

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EXPRESS DRIVERS ASK FOR RAISE CHICAGO, Dec. 1.1 A plea lor a wage Increase of flften cents n hour for the 2.S0G drlrcrs. teamsters and eha'iffeur emplored by th" Amerlcan Railway Express Company will be 'heard by the railway la-bor board en Jan. 12, It was announced tofiav .

FORMER HAIlOrlOND

GIRL IS NOW J. P.

Amo:.' other people for which Hammond takes credit may now be tlsted. Mrs. Anna Joy of Buckeye township. Ellis county, Kansas. Mrs. Joy who was formerly Miss Anna Bruetsch of Himor.d. has jur.t Ijeen notified that slie was the successful candidate for Justice of the peace- in her township at the November election. She lias the honor of being; the first woman to hold office i.1. the township. So elated was she uver her suc

cess that the tr.fciled her certificate of election to her father, Gottfried j Bruetsch, who ba.i a grocery store 1

at 114M Calumet avenue. Mr. Fruetsch Is proudly displaying- it to friends today . Mrs. Joy was born and reared In Hammond. She moved to Kansas thirteen years ago and haw resided in Buckeye township since then. Her home is near Hays City, which is only a short distance from the Cotorau" o line. Mrs. Joy Is a republican .

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CHRISTMAS OinS

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THE DUNES"

IN OIL Within its borders there is presented to the eye cf the tourist no less than one thousand enchanting views of virgin nature in all its charm. Many artists of note have attempted to transfer to canvass some of its foremost points of beauty end interest locally there have none succeeded more admirably than Mrs. Belle Lund, who is exhibiting a group of her paintings of the Dunes and Landscapes in the Art Room and window of the Homer J. Postlewaitc Co., Hohman St.. Hammond. Very favorable comment has been heard about artist Lund's work and not a few people have said what a beautiful Holiday Gift one cf those paintings would make.

FIND HUDSON SPORT West Hammond police have ,been

holding a Hudson sport model auto-j mobile which was found aibandned ' p.t 134th street and Range Elne last j Sunday. The car had been stripped j of tires and accessories. License I p'atcs are missing and th ldenttn- j

cation numoers have been tiled so that they ere unrecognizable.

REQUISITION FOR. GARY MEN

flNTERNATlCNA!. NEWS SERVICE! INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 13 Governor MeCray today honored a requisition from the Governor of Wisconsin .for extradition of Alphonso Mayo mid David Glueck. now hr)$ in Gary.! I::d.. and wanted at Milwaukee on charge of obtaining money under ffi'fV-reterise. '

Weis Drug and Stationery Co.

Carry a Clean Up-to-Date Line of Christmas Presents

SUCH AS Fancy Box Paper Japanese Baskets Cameras and Snapshot Albums Box Candies, high grade Seals, Tags, Greeting Cards Toilet and Manicure Sets Fountain Pens and Pencils ; Prices Exceptionally Low Considering: Quality 98 State Street, West of Hohman

HANDS OF COM

Jay CConnelL tha "Littla Glar. erf Exchangs avenue, as a commit;, of one., announces that tha Ea Chicago B. P. O. Elks have, corn rlete-3 arrangements for what promises to be thje greatest New Tear T1T6 celebration ever held In the. Calumet region. A npoclal committee, appointed for the speclfla purplse. of outdoing Jiythlr.T In tha way of entertainment the. Elks have, ever attempted. Kvo worked diligently for the past rrionth and claim tiiat what Is In tora for thoso fortunate enough to attend Is something that they cannot very well afford to ei!ss and still hold their social prestlga In this community. Everything- la Una of entertainment la to be thera. The finest and most syncopating orchestra to ba found in Chicago has been enaage.f. The. banquet will be fit for a king.

Electrical Gifts

ARE Useful

In Serbia ana Bulgaria th girl who Is not betrothed by her sixteenth birthday la regarded as hopelessly Ineligible.

STORE OPEN E v e ry Evening from Now Until Xmas. FRIDUSS FURNITURE & CARPET CO. 243 E. Slate St. Hammond

Electric Percolators

NvTiat more useful and serviceable Xmas present eoukl you give than a beautiful Electric Percolator. Every morning it brings remembrance as it serves.

Oar Store is full of Useful Christmas Presents

Buy HER a -Westlnghouse Dectric Ircn that fits the suit case. $2.00 Down

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Tlie Westinghousc Turnover Toastrr browns both sides quickly. Our special terms. $2.00 Down

A Universal Curling Iron with comb for the boudoir is an ideal Xmas gift. Special price, $6.75

Our display of portable and stand Lamps is worth looking over if you intend to give a Lamp.

The Armstrong Electric Table Grill cooks n whole meal at encc. $3.00 Down

ASK ABOUT OUR SPECIAL HOLIDAY TERMS Northern Indiana Gas and Electric Company HAMMOND. EAST CHICAGO. INDIANA HARBOR. WHITING

ANNOUNCE

A Reduction in the Price of Hudson and Essex Motor Cars as Follows: All Prices F. O. B. Hammond

Coach-Sedan-Touring-Touring-

HUDSON ' Old Price 5 Pass., $1759--7 Pass., $2463--7 Pass., $1700-

-4 Pass., $1650 $1545 All Prices F. O. B. Hammond Old Price New Price

New Price $1645 -$2250 $1595

Coach, $1375Cabriolet, $1 265-

$1160-

-31265 $1265 $1160

All Prices F. O. B. Hammond

Touring,

Hohman and Russell Sts.

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