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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-29
Hughes Had 4.a1s nIajority.
Claim Ad
Wrong on
Tax Rate

The advertisement appearing in
newspapers Of the county yesterday In
which the county democratic organi-
zation asked for the election Of. a
clean efficient business administra-
ton" and in which the statement ap-
peared that the county levy is raised
from 81 cents to St36" has aroused q
storm of protest from those who are
informed on the county tax rate.
Auditor G. N. Poland Of Crown Point
has been besieged with Inquiries and
in statement to The Times today he
said:
I object 70 the statement wherein
they say that the county tax levy was
Increased from 81 cents to S1.ss be-
cause We had no levy last year or this
which corresponds to either of these
figures.
Our county levy in 1919 and pay
able in 1920 was 1s cents divided os
follows: county tax. II cents; county
debt. cents; gravel road repairs. 4
cents
Our county levy for 1920 and pay
able in 1921 is "a cents, divided as fol-
lows; county tax 12 cents: county
debt, cents; gravel road repairs. 8
cents.
Whenever they say that the levy
has been raised from SO cents to S1.36
they are making a false statement It's
the same old policy Of the same old
party. They wan ito deceive: that's
all"
The reason why the levy was raised
is because Of the 100000 tubercular
hospital bond issue. $4,000 bond is
sue for fair grounds buildings, to this
add the 100000 bond issue voted for
e. the primaries and carried for the
tubercular hospital. AS to gravel
road repairs Lake county does not get
any auto license money any more on
account of the state highway commits
sion, IN fact she received from the
state $4,000 to $4,000 less fees than
went into the gravel road repair fund
Of which we do not receive any now
The cost OF road material has ad-
vanced so as to bring the increase OF
. cents brought about BY loss of auto
fees and cost OF material, according
to Auditor Geo. NJ Foland in a state
uent made today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-29

Tomororw Will wind UP the campaign
for the democrats or Lake county with
their biggest meeting and star attrac-
tion. Governor James NJ. Cox. democra~
tic candidate for president Major A.
P. Melton, Of Gary. will introduce Gov.
Cox at East side Park at 2 O'Clock day
light time, on account OF railroad time
change for the Cox special the follow
ing time will prevail. The special viii
leave Chicago at 1 D. m. and arrive at
Gary al 1.45. Tho governor will be
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-29
M'CRAY IN EAST
CHICAGO TODAY

with only an hours notice that
Warren McCray would speak in the
Twin Cities this morning local repub-
licans got busy and gathered about a
hundred at the Indiana Harbor Civic
Club at ten-thirty and half a hundred
at the city hall in East Chicago at Il
O'Clock to hear the candidate for gov-
ernor
The speaking schedule did not per-
nit OF McCray making any lengthy
speech but he devoted a few minutes
al each place TO stating his plans for
the Improvement Of the state which he
expects TO have adopted IL he is elect
ed TO Office.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-29
JUST MEX, THAT'S ALL

Clement Neori, who belongs to In
ciana HaTbOr's Mexican colony. was
found hanging to street sign post
at Conkey avenue and Van Buren,
street. Hammond last night He was
drunk. This morning when arraigned
before Judge Klotz in the city court.
Clement could understand no English
The Judge. the bailiff and the prose-
cutor tried their limited stocks OF
Mexicano on him. but could get no re-
plies. Finally the sign language was
used and when Jimmy frost initiated
ste wbum and looked questioningly
at Clement, the latter got the drift
OF the suggestion and nodded HIS guilt.
The fine OF S11 was pointed out to him
on the arrest sheet and Clement nodd-
ed his Q. X He paid it.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-29
FUNERAL OF
HAZEL ROSENBAUM

The funeral Of Miss Hazel Rosen-
baum, who died yesterday at the home
Of her parents. 524 Ingraham avenue.
aged 10 will be held at the residence
a 1880 Saturday and from the Evan
eelicsl church on Sibley street at ,
7. m. The burial will be at oak
Hill. EmmerIlnE in charge.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-29
ARE DEAD SET
AGAINST FAGS

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Oct 2e.-The
ranks of cigarette smoking women in
Indiana will march along the aromatic
way without recruits from the Hoosier
Uomen's clubs. That's final. The In
Stana Federation Of clubs. in session
here. has put itself down as record
Ing It's unqualified disapproYal OF
cigarette smoking by women"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-29
PROCLAMATION

In accordance with tie ordinance
passed by the city Council. citizen or
Hamond are requested to turn their
clocks back one hour al ? a. IN. next
Sunday morning 70 conform with the
return from daylight to standard time.
DANIEL BROWN.
10-2a-1 Mayor OF Hammond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-29
WASMUTH
CLAIMS $1,000
IsPEcIAL 40 90 TIMEsI

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind Oct 29-Tn-
dana VIII give the entire republican
ticket a plurality OF $1,000 and carry
every one Of the IS congressional dis
tricts. according to a statement is
sued by z. NJ. Wasmuth. chairman Of
the republican state committee here
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-29
O'DONNELL rs
CORRECT NAME

In the advert!sement containing tAe
democratic candidates IN yesterday I,
issue Of this paper the name John
O'Connell was given as the candidate
Tor coroner when 81 should have read
O'Donneu John ODonnen is tie
democrats candidate for coroner II
Lake county.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-29
Water Shut Down Notice

At ~ o'clock midnight Saturday
Oct 3oth. water supply vii be shut
off for approximately hours A
users are hereby notified to prepa q
accordingly.
HAMMOND WATER DEPT
10-29-2 g Blockie, suat
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-29
IS GREETED
WITH CHEERS
EvE:RYWHE:R.E.
With Warren 7. NCGfay Scr
atOr Watson Speaks to
Thousands.

Knowing that the people ~ t.ase
county were waiting to hear him tea
into the league Of nations Senator
James Z. watson devoted much OF he
time 70 that subject IN his tour yes
I terday in which ten speeches were de-
{ livered in various parts OF the count5
His tour closed with an address bs
fore the people OF Whiting. who
sernbled early and waited n the la.
until $50 o'clock. Although the hour
OF his speeches during the Day mao
II difficult 70 get the largest crowds
out. he was given a royal reception ea
every stop and in dealing with the i.4
sue he carried the crowds with h.n
bringing forth round after rouad ~
! applause as he drove his points home .a
Characteristic fashion.
RAIN NO TERROR
4 Sudden switch OF the weather ta
rain during the supper hour kept man
away crom the Hammond meeting, but
as IT was the De Luxe theater W
comfcrtsbly hlled when Senator Wat
son took the platform He was lothe
10 quit and held the stage much longcr
than the schedule had provided. The
crowd was equally unwilling 10 sec
him 90. =
He spent no time n discussing the
democratic administration Of the con
structiye program of the republican
but plunged straightvay into tho sub
ject Of the league It's simply an old
promise II new guise. said lie. The
went before the people four years ago
with the slogan. He kept US out OF war
and now they ask our support hecausc
the league viii keep the whole world ca
Of war Ny friends. it's the same CD
CRY from the same old party. The
fooled the people once but they can't
do Il twice"
NEED AMERICAN IN W. Il.
what we need. said the senator
IS a Zoe per cent RED bIooded America
TN the White House. We must substi-
tute an American for an ;rternational-
ist.
He then discussed the formation or
the covenant Of the league Of nations;
told Of the presidents trips to France.
his futile fight for his fourteen points
been made first and consideration or
means for perpetual peace left II 2
later date Mankind was not II q
I STATE OF gfllilU 70 SN4lsiueI 8tIAd EIsa-
at that time. Tho world was still
aflame. blood was still flowing Oh RE
I battleneIds ard mems passions we're still
4 in tho fever Of the death struggie.'
LANSING WAS DTsGUsTED
Those few men said he. 'proceedel
+ behind locked doors and the strictest
censorship the world has ever known
! to fix the map CT the world and then
TConffnued on page eieven-1
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-29
AUTO BANDITS
GET $4,000
IN CURRENCY
INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE
A - q.

CHICAGO, Oct. 2e.-A bank mes
senser was shot and probably fatnIIy
wounded and a policeman miracuIOusIy
escaped injury and possible death this
afternoon In a battle with three arm
ed automobile bandits who escaped
with $4,000 after daring hoId-Gp
A bullet aimed at Policeman John
Leonard pierced his overcoat and was
detected by nail Gle In his inner coat
pocket. The robbers stripped both the
wounded messenger nnd the officer OF
their weapons before they escaped In u
high powered ear,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-29

CHICAGO. oct. 29-Two policemen
were shot and wounded, one probably
fatally. in an exchange Of shots with
three automobile bandits who jumped
from their car this afternoon and es-
capped with $4,000 in currency after
overpowering a messenger. The rob
berry occurred at Sixteenth ST and
SouR Ashland ave, on the South Side
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-29

AS expected, the Democrats dispute
the plurality figures. They say they
viii be able to hold the Harding
plurality down 20 about 200. and TO
about 5000 for Watson, and they also
say that organized labor will make
stronger fight against Wood than 1t
has ever made.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-29

MAKES HIS
PREDICTIONS
Only Part Of Contention In
Lake is Size of G. O.P.
Majority.
BY W. H. BLOD6E EFT
Gin IadtauapoIIs NeyyN

GARY, Ind, October 28.-The result
Of the election in Indiana will be af-
-ected considerably by the result in
the Tenth congressional district, and
what happens on election day in Lake
county. Will have big bearing on the
district result. Consequently all po-
liticaI parties in this county are COM
pletIng the campaign with a rush.
Claims of Republicans
The question of Harding, McCray
Watson and Representative viii K
Wood carrying the county is not In
dispute. There is some question about
the Republicans being able to elect all
Of their county ticket. The only point
of disagreement is the size of the
plurality that Harding. NIcCray, Wat
son and Wood viii obtain The claim
IS made by Republicans that Harding
viii carry the county by 10000.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-29

The race between J. Hamilton
Lewis, Democrat, and Len Small,
Republican, for governor Of Illi-
nois has been one Of the bitterest
contests in the country. Lewis,
among other charges. alleges that
the Republicans have Landed ne
groes together 30 thEf votes can
be duplicated. Small's adherenEa
charge that Lewis, as lawyer for
traction interests, has an ulterior
motive in pledging to retain the
public utilities commission-one uf
tbs isSnes in the campaign.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-29
THE WEATHER

FOR INDIANA Fair tonight
with heavy frost and freezing temp
srstuxe. Saturday fair and warmer
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-29
League Big Issue.

The iegaue Of nations is the one big
issue in this county. and it is more
than likely that on that issue the Re
publicans Will lose many votes. and
the assertion is made that because
Taggart is for the league he will lead
his ticket in this county. while Wat
son. because Of his stand against the
legaue, will TRAN along behind the
other candidates. Il is true that what
happened in the election of two and
four years ago before the women had
the right TO vote can not be taken as
q true basis OF what will happen in
this election, but there are soma
things that date back that may throw
a little light on the election OF next
eek
Hughes Had 4,316 Majority.
when only the men voted. Hughes
carried Lake county 1916 over Wilson,
ard Watson carried it by 3,374 ever
Continued on Page Thirteen)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-29

On streets and newsstRnds, 80
AA1unond and West Ham-nond,
per COPY Delivered by carrier in
600 per month
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-29

sNsrrG WAS DrsGusrgD

Those few men, said he. 'proceeded
behind locked doors and the strictesi
censorship the world has ever known
TO fix the map CT the world and then
TTor TTn7Tsd IN maze aJa--e-, \
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-29

CONTINUED on page eleven.)
Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-16
FANCY" RAILROAD SALARIES.

Tn the allegations Of extravaganza made against railroads under private management one of the points of ire luent attack and possibly of general be- lief on the part of the public has been hat Of fancy salaries" paid to their officers In support of this Congressman Sims recently had published in the Con- gressional Record a list of the salaries ;f all railroad officials receiving $5.OO0 pr more in 1917. Taking up the con- Tressmsn's list for analysis, railway magazine finds that in 1917. which was ihe last year before government opera flo0 of the roads was adopted. only e-lrH. or about one-eighth, of the 20,- poo officers of the railways received sal- aries amounting to as much as s5,000 a fes' l. is pointed out that the average salary Of a railway general officer was only S4.55s. while the average salary of B division officer was only s2,0es. as compared with the s2,500 a year which he labor organizations are now de- handing as Q minimum for employees.
 Al what amount 9 salary may be said 70 become fancy" is a little indefinite, out there is no alarming indication of ex- ravagance in these figures, nor when a classification of the salaries in the list shows that out of the total of 2,5O0 rail way officers receiving S5.000 or more here were 7s1 who received less than S5 0oG, 1,247 who received less than ST. 0as. and 1.7s6 who received less than Sl0.00O. In other words, only about roo received S1O,000 or over. On the other hand the list includes only twc men shown to have received $100,00 oi over. while there are 12 names in the list shown as having received s75.00o oi over, Ii more as having received more than S6Q.000 and less than $75,000. 1: as having received S50,000 to s6O 00C and l3 as having received more thar ;4o.ooo and less than s50Oo0 Only 3: individuals therefore, aside from .Es law firms, were paid salaries of s50 OGC year or over, and the range for th' s'Ehest executive officers of road president or chairman, is from $0,093 t .1O4OOo.
 On the figures shown. lliere seems lit tle to support the idea of generally ex lrsyagant salaries fer raiiroai nf,:rs,t tnder private management. Tie figures of course. look smaiis- now :han to, uid in 1917, but t is hria J.d that it te change has been nld le in The ave.ar Eadei the railroad adminiai.. lpr, wntl Uas more generous in the treatment [ Inc employees than of t!- general oit.r4rt rhis belief is suppo- ,l by the fact tlra Inc railroad administration payroll 10 January, 1920, showed the comuensatioi of general officers on the basis of al average of 24,313 for year, as com pared with s4,55S for the calendar yea 1917. the last year of private operation The 1917 figures. of course. include th nore highly paid executive officers wh were not included in the railroad ad ninistration payroll The division off .ers fared better, their averag- lncreas ng, under government control, from $2, is9 to s2,9Ss.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-16

ure in the White House. Ire came to
 the presidency stranger to public men,
 and no president can make new friends
 real friends; he can only make syco-
 plants. When his wife died, leaving him
 without a. close companion in the midst
 of heavy cares, the hearts of the people warmed to. him as at no other time, and they almost resented his rerlarriage De- cause it broke that tie of sympathy Be- tween them and him.
 His reelection Was one of the big sur prises of our presidential elections. For several. hours after the polls closed he appeared to have been badly beaten, and 1 Hughes went to bed with the assurance that he was president-elect.
 After all the great industrial states whicA had decided the elections in the 1 past, except Ohio. had sent in reports oi l republican victories. the tide was turn ed by the Far West which had been al. most forgotten in the reckoning bui l where the conservative interests had les: influence. At last the returns from re l mote hamlets in the Sierras gave Cali 1 fornia to the president by less thar 1000 plurality. He had lost all but tw l of the. states west of that river. where tn,
 women voters are supposed to have ral lied to him because "he kept us out o the war"
 Tomorrow: A President Momentous be cisions.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-16
SNAP SHOTS OF
 DEMocKATIc CONVENTIONS Copyrighted by G. M Adams Service
THE CoNyENTIoN oF Issi


 Democratic opinion up and down the country had fixed on Governor Grover Cleveland of New York as the strong est available presidential candidate long before the clans gathered at Chicago on July 8, 1884. He had New York ma jority of 1e0,000 to his credit in the | state campaign of 1882, and he was gen. eraliy looked upon as a sincere reformer of sterling dependability He had oppo- sition, however in his home state from powerful Tarnmany Hall; and when this latter aggregation reached the floor of the convention, u sought to escape the l time -honored unit rule (under which 1 it was bound. by instructions to support Cleveland) in order to vitalize it's hostil- | ity. But Tamniany proposals to amend l the rules were defeated by a majority of over 100.
 On the first ballot Cleveland led with 392 votes in a field of nine. His princi- | pal opponents were Bayard of, Delaware, | Thurman of Ohio, Randall of Pennsyi- 1 vania, Mcdonald of Indiana, and Carlisle l of Kentucky. On the second ballot Thom- as A. Hendricks of Indiana, with, 145 1-2 l votes, moved into second lplace-the third convention in which he had been a prom i inent presidential contender. But on this same second ballot. Cleveland went to 6S3. When this roll call was finished Cleveland still lacked 72 votes of the necessary two-thirds majority required | by democratic rules but numerous changes were made from the floor, and his nomination resulted forthwith. Hendricks was nominated for vice president by accla1nat tion-the second I time he had been thus honored,
 Richard D. Hubbard of Texas was ] temporary. chairman of the convention and Williarn F. Villas of Wisconsin was permanent chairman. In the. light ot I modern problems, one interesting plank in the platform said: We oppose sumpt.
 uary laws which vex the citizens and in
 terfere with individual liberty" ..
 one of the most unique figures in thi: convention was General Benjamin F
 Butler of Massachusetts. Butler a few
 years before had abandoned the repub
 iican party. with which he had acted
 since the Civil war. and as a. democra 1 had been elected governor of Massachn
 sets in 1882. In 1884 he had already been nominated for president by tn, 'greenback party and the 'anti-rnonop oly party"
 He appeared in this Chicago conven
 ton as a delegate urging his own nomi
 nation at the head of the democrati' l ticket but his, name was never pre- sented and he received no votes. Hi only formal appearance occurred whel r he tried to have his own personal plat form substituted for the committee .oi ? resolutions. In. this effort he was vote : down 714 1-2 to s7 1-2. -,..-.,.-.
 In the subsequent campaign, Clevelan, and Hendricks were elected-registerin 3 the first democratic presidential succes : since 1856.
 To be continued tomorrow with the stor. of the Convention of 1888. 5 wise men look befofe they leap fol joy.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-16
CIRCULATION WEEK ENDING JUNE 1eh, fseo
 lO,644
1ryER Acr BALLS sfionr.

When it was attempted to apply the I.cever act 10 William M Wood and the two wooden manufacturing companies of which he is president, it is disclosed that the act failed to complete its case against profitecring in wearing apparel. The indictments brought under the Lever act against MT Wood were dis missed. because the court found that the act does not reach to the sources of supply even if case of profteering could have been made cut against Mir Wood Clothing apparel was included under the act along with such neces- saries of life as food and fuel but the application of the law does not begin until after the cloth has left the n1anu- facturer The answer of the defendant in this case was that bolt of cloth does uot come within the meaning of the law since it is not wearing apparel The cour; answered the question whether 1ntaiored cloth is wearing apparel by quashing the indictment.
 Air. Wood had proclaimed his anti 7athy against profiteering So that it wal with surprise that the news of the in d;ctment against him was received. I made il appear that he had failed tt practice what he preached. for he hat caused it to be understood that he wocft lose no opportunity to destroy any merchant of his home town who sough to take advantage of consumers, espec ially of such consumers as were employ -d by his companies.
 Now tha case is to be carried directl! to the supreme court for deciison sine a writ of error has been granted by federal judge upon motion by the gov er7mant. The lower court indicated it vi-v of the futility of the Lever act t -h-og profteering in clothing w;.en i said.
 "The legislative attempt to secure req -1nahle prices in the distribution 0 wearing apparel cannot possibly or per 1aps reasonably bo carried out unles .he limitations imposed upon the distri 'utio1 of the made-up garments are ex ended 10 the materials out of which the are made
 The country would be glad to have tn responsibility for the present high pric 1f clo:hing fixed The makers of tn material the manufacturers of the .io:hira the wholesalers and the retail srs have all been blamed Each ha protested his innocence. jnstica-loy nE public would be greatly relieved | nave the matter cleared up.