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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-02-10
SHARRER
GIVES Up
RY. POST

Quite furry viii be caused among
the medical and surgical fraternity BY
the news that DR.. ii. f. Sharrer has
resigned his post as district surgeon
for the New York Central lines. a
duty which he has acceptably filled
for % years or ever since he became
a citizen or Hammond. and in that
time he has cared for hundreds upon
hundreds OF railroad patients DR..
Sharrer gave up the post because of
the fact that his other duties are too
pressing for him 70 continue it, He
viii in all probability IL retained BY
the \. Y c. as a consulting surgency
an honorary position. as the y \ C.
railroad job is considered quite sin
azure. there viii be considerable in
terest In who is TO be DR.. Sharrer.s
successor. Ii is understood there Will
be numerous applications.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-02-10
NEW HOMES
ARE At A
PREMIUM
Owners Are Dead
SET Against All Kinds of
PrOfiteering.

If the plant of the Standard Steel Car
Co. should close down it would be some
thing of a calamity. But it would not
be nearly as disastrous as suspension
Of Hammond's building operations.
This and other facts have been brought
out in q notable contribution on ths
subject by Woods. Martin & Co in an
advertisement which appears in today's
issue of THE TINES.
The al is of interest 70 every person
connected closely OF remotely with the
home building business and takes up all
phases of the situation.
OTHER CITIES ACTIVE.
With South Bend planning TO spend
$4,000, 600 for building construction in
the next twelve months and 10000 600
in the next five years. and with Flint
Mich. starting on n campaign 70 spend
$1,000 zoe a year for f1ve years it can
be seen that Hammond would be out
Of step if it curtaiIed its 1920 building
operations.
A careful survey Of the situation indi-
Gates that Hammond people are willing
10 pay the prevailing high prices for
modern homes but they do insist tha,
there he no profteering an tho part OF
material men. owners Of vacant real
estate or labor.
5RIGHT OUTLOOK FOR YEAR.
Not only are there indications OF tre-
mendous building operations in the
downtown business and industrial dis
tricts. but neighboring cities are gettinS
busy. Tho Inland Steel Co expects 3
launch is million dollar home building
project on the land recently acquired
from the Philadelphia Land < Improve
ment Co.
But the best news for Hammond il
the fact that the STANDARD OH CO. plans
70 loan its employees sufficient funds 10
build 500 houses. all OF which will be
built in Hammond because of the lack
Of vacant residential property in Whit
ing. These 500 houses viii cost not
less than s2.00O.000
Other building projects arc in the pro-
motion stage and there is the possibility
that Hammond Will double its population
in the next five years If tire building
business is encouraged
SOUTH SIDE BOOMING
In kenwood building operations are
assuming remarkable proportions. ChsS
CONTINUED on page five).
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-02-10
NEW SUITS
BEGUN IN
IN HAMMOND
Land Owners Say Damages
Awarded by Board are
too Low
(BULLErIN)

ESPECIAL TO TIE TIHEsI
CROWN POINT, Ind, FEB. Io--Ths
board for $4,000 for for+y-hve acres of
rheir land condemned for park purposes
for $4,000.
More trouble today Ioomed ahead or
me Gary park commissioners in their
efforts TO condemn lands for park pur-
poses when two suits were filed in the
hammond superior court today b. per
sons who hold that the dana Ges award
I'd by the board were away TOO low. The
plaintiffs n the suits are Charles Crum
packer and Mr. and Mrs E r. Anes o.
Hammond.
The complaints which were filed =
Attorneys Crumpscker. Friedrich 4
Crumpacker state that Charles Crum
packer owns thirty-ffve acres Of land in
The vicinity of the proposed park end
that ave acres had been included in The
tract. Mr.. and Mrs. Ames own seventy
seven acres nine of which have beer
condemned. The board allowed Mr.
Crumpacl1er 1920 damages and $500 for
the Anes land
Plaintiffs in both cases claim thatethe
land worth $500 an acre and state
that the balance of their holdings which
would otherwise be valuable for indus
trial purposes has been cut off in such
. manner as to greatly damage il. For
his reason they ask that the court r.
view the awards. Mr. Crumpscker be-
lieves his damages should be fixed A.
$4,000. while Mr.. and Mrs Anes ask
for $4,000. Both had appeared at tn.
meeting Of the commissioners on Jan
70 and asked 10 have their damages
raised but say thar the board refused
The original suit on similar basis
which was filed by the Tolleston Gun
club of Chicago last fall VIII be heard
soon IN the Hammond superior court
It was to be tried before Judge Reiter
but on motion for change OF Judge. At
Jorney Jesse Wilson Of Hammond has
been selected
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-02-10
COUNTY TAX SALE
LIGHTLY ATTENDED

GROWN POINT, Ind Feb 10-The
county tax sale started on Monday and
was lightly attended and the bidding
was not a. fast and furious as in former
years. as the choice bits Of lax property
were not nearly So numerous as in days
gone by. The sale was in charge OF
County Trea surer Bradford assisted by
Deputy Auditor VIII Whitaker. Ed. c
Glover. who acted as agent for several
outside parties. was one of the heaviest
bidders Julius GreiseL J f. Brown.
and some others bid in quite hit Of
real estate.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-02-10
GARY GREEKS SET
LEGION CHARTER
$50 Service Men in Gary
Overcome Objections to
Their Post.

INDIANAPOLIS. IND. Feb io-A
charter has been granted the Leonidas
Post. No. 253. of the American Legion
at Gary. composed Of about $50
Greeks. Application was made some
time ago but was referred to the nat
ionai officers when it was found that
all applications are Greeks A clause
Of the national constitution forbids
class membership. Some members OF
the Legion al Gary protested that the
post planned to conduct its meetings
in the Greek language. National of
5cers granted the charter with the con
dition that the post hold its meeting
in the English language. and that il
not confine its membership TO former
service men or Greek nationality.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-02-10
THREE DIE IN
ONE FAMILY
Special 10 THE TINES

HESSNILLE. Ind. Feb. 10. - Mrs
Katherine Greiner. for many years =
settler of HessviHe. where she is well
known and leaves many friends. died
as might at her home
Her daughter. Mrs Charles Frank o.
Lansing. died at St Margeret's hospital
sunday and was buried this afternoon
and her son. John L.einback. of Ham
mond. was buried last Friday.
Mrs Greiner's funeral Will be held
from the home ia Hessvire Thursday
afternoon at 1880 o'clock Interment
viii he held in The HessvilIe Genet cry
in charge OF Jndert sl1er Neidow.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-02-10
SINN FEM
RAIDERS BUSY
INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE

LONDON Feb. 10.-Two hundred Sim
Fetners attacked and captured the Castle
MARTYR police station in Cork. seizing
large quantity Of arms and ammunition.
said Central News dispatch from Cork
today. Five Sim Fein prisoners We're
being detained n the police station
when the attack was made The British
military authorities at Cork haye begun
q gorous search for the raiders.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-02-10
COULD SET
MORE NOTORIETY
uHrERNArIoMAL NEws SERVICE

LON Don. Feb. I0.--Au Exchange Tel
. graph dispatch from Amsterdam today
saws the former German crown prince
has telegraphed to President Wilson and
the heads Of the allied governments say
ing he is willing to stand trial instead
of The German officers who We're de-
snanded by the allies last week.
6Thore We're nearly 900 names in the
allied list including that Of the eN-
crown prince4
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-02-10
GARY LAD Is MISSING

Chief o Polioe ForbIs of the Cary
department asked his men 70 keep a
close watch for II year old Victor
carlson and son Of NIr. and Mrs. F.. H.
carlson. $40 Van Buren, street who
disappeared last Friday noon and has
not been seen or heard of since Ac-
rording to the description given 20 the
policc the lad wore q gray maclSinaw
coat and a gray undercoat. eordoroy
pants. black shoes ana stockings, rub
bers and a brown cap
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-02-10
Biq Outlook For Building Boom in Hamm,
CRISIS AT HAND IN RAILWAY WAGE QUESTION
Hammond Man After ~
Tom MarshaU's Job

Heres Hammond man With his hat
q me ring -Elwood Washington wants
10 be nominee for vice president of the
nited states According to his friends
ms name viii be presented az the Re
publican national convention in Chicago
June 4. campaign has Begun TO secure
i've hundred names upon petition cir
culsted in HaQmond and which viii
allow the name Of tho candidate to ap-
pear upon the ballots as permitted by
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-02-10

the preferential voting system adopted
by the state Of Indiana
This is probably the first instance
where a member Of tho Washington fam
lily has allowed his name to 60 before
national political convention since our
first president.
Any person-man or woman-in Ham
mond who would like 70 take hold Of
this matter should write TO NJ. G. Todd
Oak Park Ill
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-02-10
DID YOU
HEAR THAT

CHARLEY CRUMPACKER. who has
had considerable experience with chick
ems. says that Herb Wheaton was lucky
TO get back even an egg in return for
The money he spent on them.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-02-10

Fl. T. MCFARLAND the hustling down
town representative of the McIlroy Mo
tor supply Co. wears sad face whom
HaInmonds automobile show is men
toned. He had his heart set on a big
affair and he hates p think of waiting
3 mother year.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-02-10

Advertise in The Times and ad-
vertise again Results come with
constant effort
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-02-10

BILL AHLBORN Leaves tonight for
Florida for a little recreation. but III
making his preparations he filed an ap-
plcauon for a passport to Cuba Just
as a precaution.1 4 might happen to
fail in with a bunch said Bill
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-02-10

HENRY WHITAKER. former sheriff
of Lake county and well-knovn Ham
mond man has been appointed sales
manager and distributor for the Leven-
dor Cigar Co The Lavender plant IS az
271 Holman ST., and Ed simon IS presi-
dent Of the COMPANY
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-02-10

CHARLES SURPRISE has decided he
will become 2 newspaper reporter of ne
ever moves 70 another city where an
opening in his own line docs not present
itself He'd make pretty good ono,
too.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-02-10

THE tUo new members of the Police
Pension Fund trustees elected Monday
night are George Hanlon and Fred
Fandrie.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-02-10

WASHINGTON. Feb 1o.-The ques-
+,o, ~ Increased wages for railroad
workers reached climax today
f-bieftans Of the railroad brotherhoods
and unions were prepared 70 demand
that Director Of Railways Hines give
0aal answer on their demands which
1b,v havs been considering in conference
Tor 3 week
Little hope was held out by the labor
leaders that any increases would oe
granted and the best they expected was
..onne small adjustments in wages as
lstnreen various classes OF workers.
--hsy we're prepared 10 taks their dS-
nisnds TO President Wilson and remind
hirn that he had promised action 10
rsduce living costs. II Director General
Hines finally rejected the demands The
.aiefs today openly admitted they feared
they would be unable 70 hold their men
ir leash. They predicted sporadic un-
authorized strikes with the danger that
+hese might spread to general strike
- the workers received no concessions.
Leaders maintained that the order for
EtFfka of maintenance Of ways en-
ulove~ for Feb H. would be an incen-
i've 20 other workers TO Etrlke ON
Gals Of the railroad administration pro-
fessed to be little worried by the threat
cned strike BY the maintenance or way
men. declaring that this class Of work
ers Is poorly organized and can b easily
replaced
Demands for the wage increases will
be made on the private owners imine-
s5iatelv after the railroads return should
1be administration final answer be re-
loction and the cost Of living not sum
GENTLY reduced Ia the meantime
Most Of the railroad union leaders are
onuosed 20 strikes while the railroads
remain in sorernment control. but they
admit that . general strike IS planned
ST the wage demands or tho men are
.still unsettled after their return.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-02-10

Don't throw your paper away
without reading the want ad page
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-02-10

ROSCOE WOODS SAYS that since that
mint employe was pinched for carving
sway money in his wooden leg. hc not
ices that bank attaches or Hapmond cas-,
suspicious glances at all Visitors who
they think may be wearing cork limbs.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-02-10
WILSON To
TAKE Up
DEMANDS
May Take Legal Steps In
Present Maintenance
Strike.
cRuLLETrN)

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE
wAgEYwGrON, Peb. lo.-PrestdenF
,Azu.ou w1u take up the matter Of IN
' CEASED wage demands for railroad work
ers today.
secretary runnu1ty has held lonS
rcrfereree with Director General Hines
ana win Law the entire matter before
the president today.
rhs Threatened strike Of the msinte-
nance of way employees Is regarded Al
rhe white House as g serious situanon
because Il may open the way for other
strikes.
The white house takes the attatuds q
that this strike So Illegal because
-htrty-day notice has not been given ana
A. was tntimated that the president may
take legal steps 10 prevent the strike
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-02-10

W. 2. REXTREW. well-known Ham
mond business man. has left for San
Antonio. Texas. lie Is accompanied by
his son II II ReNtrew. who Will re-
main with his father for some time. Mr..
Rextrew Sr has been unweli for several
months
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-02-10

HAMMOND school teachers may cx-
pect the announcement or the school
boards revision IN the salary list ia a
few days it is reported
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-02-10


had considerable experience with chick
ems. says that Herb Wheaton was lucky
to get back even an egg in return for
The money he spent on them.
Fl. F. MCFARLAND the hustling down
town representative of the McIlroy Mo
tor supply Co. wears a sad face whom
Hammond's automobile show is men
toned. He had his heart set on a big
affair and he hates TO think Or waiting
another year.
CHARLES SURPRISE has decided he
viii become q newspaper reporter of ne
ever moves 70 another city where ali
opening in his own line docs not present
Itself. He'd make pretty good ono.
too.
ROSCOE WOODS says that since that
mint employe was pinched for carrying
away money in his wooden leg. III not
ices that bank attaches or Harurond ca,
suspicious glances at all Visitors who
they think may be wearing cork limbs.
BILL AHLBoRN leaves tonight for
Florida for a little recreation. but III
making his preparations he filed an ap-
plcauon for a passport to Cuba Just
as a precaution.1 4 might happen to
fail in with bunch. said Bill
HANS DERNER. former Hammond
employment agent. j. once more riding
the Green Line to work. this time 70 the
General American plant and says it
seems like old times.
THE tuo new members of tho Police
Pension Fund trustees elected Monday
night are George Hanlon and Fred
Fandris.
HENRY WHITAKER. former sheriff
of Lake county and we'll known Ham
mond man. has been appointed sales
manager and distributor for the Leven-
dor Cigar Co. The Lavender plan, IS az
271 Holman St, and Ed simon il prcsi-
dent Of the COMPANY
SINCE they cur down the police force
i'm West Hammond chief Joe Nuz re-
heves The monotony of the dsll DAYS
by travelling beat part of the time THE
old town is not what She used 10 be
he signs
SCOUT COMMISSIONERS HARRIS.
Levi Golden. Scoutmaster OF Troop .
and several Scouts held the crowd for
hours vest terday while they showed their
skill in the window Of the Lion F'urni-
tlre store
THOSE little square knots on the
lapsls Of the old scouts ar> there be-
cause the wearers have promised u Do
good turn daily this week watch
them fall over themselves trsing Is
make good their promises
W 2 REXTREw. wen-known Ham
mond business man. has left for San
antonio. Texas. IIe Is accompanied ~
his son. T. II Rextrew. who viii r.
main with his father for some time. Mr..
ReXtrew sr has been unweI for several
months.
HAMMOND school teachers may *
pect the announcement Or the school
boards revision IN the salary LIST ia q
few days. il is reported
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-02-10
DO a Good Turn Daily .
Ask a Boy Scout
He Knows

on streets ard zswHsfe1ds. 5A
per copy. Delivered by caFr1sr IN
Hammond and West HA11m oKas sos
per month.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-02-10
THE WEATHER

For INDIANA-GencraIIy fair to-
"Wednesday unsettled.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-05-01


The deaths of Is officers and "a en-
listed men in the marine aviation and
deaths subsequent to the armistice
brought the total Of deaths from all
causes in the marine corps. to $500.
Four enlisted men were killed in &C
ton against the Dominican rebels,
two were lost ON the Cyclops and one
commissioned officer and II men Of the
medical corps Of the navy serving in
the marines were killed.
The Second division captured 1906
prisoners, which is 1907 per cent of
the total prisoners captured by the en-
tire expeditionary forces, the report
says.
Decorations awarded the marines
were, according to Major Mcclellan:
Medals of Honor, s.; Distinguished
Service Medals, 8; Distinguished Serv-
ice Crosses, 1868; Distinguished Service
Order (British), 1; Croix de Guerre
French), 1887; Legion of Honor, 49,;
Medaille Militaire, 10; Belgian decora-
items, 10; Chinese decoration, /; Ital-
ian decorations, @; Montenegrin, 4 /:
Portuguese, 1. Total, 1,6SS. 4
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-05-01
CRIPPLED TONNES GET JOBS
$500 Firms in London Give Employ.
ment to Men Disabled
in World War.

London.-Since the Inauguration Of
the national scheme for the employ
ment of disabled men last September
$3.50 firms have given necessary un-
dertaking to employ an agreed per-
centage of disabled men on their
stats.
The quota Is generally 5 per cent
and employment has been guaranteed
for $1,000. There are still 10000 dis
abled men waiting for work and the
hospitals have many more 20 dis
charge.
Men who have lost leg are work
ing as clerks, cabinet-makers. toy
makers, weavers, etc., and men with
only one arm are acting as messen-
gers, watchmen, postmen, inspectors
and teachers.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-05-01
POLO AT GOVERNORS ISLAND
Strenuous Sport Being Taught Army
Officers by Lieutenant General
Billiard, an Adept at Game.

Governors Island post is the first OF
the American army stations to take up
seriously the war departments order
that officers play polo as a means or
keeping fit and developing horseman-
ship. Some of the military men are
working out daily under Lieutenant
General Billiard, commanding general
of the department of the East. The
general is an adept and does not spare
his mount or himself in his endeav-
ors to teach his pupils the strenuous
game.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-05-01
WHEN BASEBALL GAME
WAS PLAYED FOR FUN
Forty Years Ago Players Re-
ceived Little Money.
Had to Put Up with Poor Hotel Ac|
commodations, and Sleeping Car
Comforts Were Lacking-Sam
Wise Was Playing.

What nice, fat thing your profess
sional baseball player of today has
compared with that which the player
enjoyed before the professional game
was put on real business basis. AL
Sphinx writes in Cincinnati Enquirer:
Even in $780, or less than forty years
ago, the players had a wonderfully
hard row to hoe, and very few OF
them were paid for their playing. e
There was only one professional
league in existence at that time, and
the players in it were not paid the
gilt-edge salaries that are given even
the poorest players Of today.
Poor hotel accommodations and lack
of sleeping car accommodations were
things too, that the professionals of
that early day had to put up with.
PLAYERS not members of the National
league in that far off day gave their
time and service simply for the SEN
timent that went with the sport and
fun afield.
recall one team. the Akrons OF
Akron, O., who came all the way from
Akron to st. Louis to play the Browns
In 1881.
There were some great players on
that Akron team, notably Sam Wise.
later played at second on Bostons
champion league team; Swartwood, the
hard hitting fielder, who was later with
Pittsburgh: Charley Morton. who IS
still in the game; Andy Pierce ana
many other crackerjacks.
They made the long and dusty RIDE
from Akron in the day coaches. Not
one of them had the price of sleep
or. They arrived in st. Louis all COW
cred with smoke and CRIME and dust,
for travelling was dustier and rougher
in those days than 1t is now.
For their pains the Akron boys were
given four days board at cheap no
tel in st. Louis and bus ride to ana
from the baseball grounds.
But, at that, they were a happy-go-
lucky. we'll satisfied lot who thought OF
nothing but cavorting on the field ana
having a good time.
The st. Louis Reds Of the early '7os
were a better team than the Akrons.
Tom Sullivan was their catcher a''1
Tim Calvin their pitcher, and In their
n,aving ranks were crackerjacks like
Packie Dillon, Tom Orion, Tom Lofts.
Trick McSorly and John I. Magner.
The ton salary on the Reds was SOU
month.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-05-01
Charge Wild Man Kills
Oft Ranchers' Cattle

Winnemucca, Nev.-A wild
man lives on the Owyhee desert,
a great stretch Of bleak, barren
country on the eastern part OF
the line between Nevada and
Oregon, according to ranchers.
They said they had seen him
many times, but that no one was
ever able to approach him until
last fall when some riders sur
rounded him and made him talk.
He looked wild, they reported,
and his hair and beard were
long. The men let him go.
Now the ranchmen OF that Sec
ton are complaining that the TEL
low Is killing their cattle and
sheep, on which he lives. and
they are requesting the Oregon
authorities to catch him ana
look after him.