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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-30
LOOKS BRIGHTER
FOR JULY FOURTH

Things are looking brighter hnan-
cially for the Fourth Of July celebra-
ton which is to he staged at Harrison
Park in Hammond
with the amount which the United
Spanish War Veterans appropriated
originally and donations erom mer-
chants the organization now has 5000
to be used towards defraying the ex-
penses Of the big event. Attorney n.
E Granger intimated that before eve
ming a certified check for 5000 would
also be in the hands Of the commit
tee VINO is contributing the sum has
not been revealed
The outlook IS good" said Attor
ney Granger today we started this
movement on short notice but the mo-
ney Is coming in and we are going
to be able TO put on big celebration
in spite of some knockers who have
been hindering US"
1t IS still hoped that by some means
the 5000 which was left over from the
1919 Armistica Day celebration may
be added to the funds Of the Spanish
War Veterans as suggested at the
meeting Of the American Legion last
Tuesday evening
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-30
SAD M|SHAP
ON N|CKLE PLATE
LspEcIAL ID THE TINEsl

HOBART. Ind juno 3o.-Injuries
received shortly before midnight las
night when he fell from the top OF a
box car beneath the wheels OF &
Nickle Plate freight train. resulted
fatally TO II year old Milton Morris IN
son or d Morrison. consulting en-
gineer living at the Birchmoun'
Hotel Fargo and Greenheld avenue
Chicago. IN Gary this morning when
he died az the Mercy hospital
Mr Morrison. his father was noti-
fed and grief stricken came out TO
Cary this morning TO take the body
Of his son back to Chicago Accord
ing to the father. his son had told him
that lie was going TO take ride in an
auto With some other boys and we're
going TO Cary 70 try and secure en-
ployment
Whether or not the plans feil
through is not known Young Nor
rison boarded the freight train in Chi
cago but did not get OF at Gary.
There we're no witnesses to the
tragedy and particulars OF the acct
dent were not learned
According to another story the Lad
told an officer after being rushed to
the hospital that he was on his way
10 Fort Wayne. Ind, where he Intend
ed TO take a job in q hotel there as
2 clerk Besides his father the boy
is survived by his mother and sew
eral brothers
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-30
DARING ROBBERY

A pair OF daring thieves broke into
Sam LURES place at $50 Morton ave.
last night, and looted It Of nearly a
thousand dollars worth Of shoes and
clothing. The men made their escape.
Entrance was gained by breaking
tho transom over the rear door Of the
place. The thieves evidently knew
the lay Of the land
Mrs. Novak. who lives across the al
ley from the store. heard the sound Of
breaking glass at l145 Looking out
the window she saw the two men az
the door Of the place She screamed
and the men ran south down the al
ley She says that they were large
powerful looking fellows.
The police have picked up two sus-
poets whom they are trying TO con-
meet with the crime They are Carl
Loyon. SIS Merrill ave. and james
Eleader 53f Morton ave. one Of them
is said TO have a police record, and to
have served time in the penitentiarv.
The men have so far rtfused to make
statement
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-30
OIL STOCKS
IN TUMBLE
iIRTEREArIoEAl nrwe sssy,r

- In J sEhAIiOhAL MEMS SERYfCEI
New YORK. June 30-Stocks OF
1 foreign oil companies we're democrat
lied on the stock exchange today foI.
lowing the unexpected action Of the
house ways and means COMMITTEES IN
Washington yesterday in adding a tsx
Of IS cents a barrel on crude oil ard
% cents a barrel on fuel oil entering
the United States to the tariff bui
This was complete surprise 10 The
street and was followed BY throw
ing over of large blocks OF stocks OF
companies owning oil properties out
side Of the United States
Mexican Pete dropped neariv !.
points to 98 ~ the lowest price IN r..
, cent years Pan-American Pete STUN
blcd over six points and the common
over h1e points TO new low prices
General Asphalt dropped over s.x
points ana Atlantic Gulf over three
points. The rest OF the Industrial its.
vas unsettled By these heavv losses
the steel shares. motors. sugars and
a few specialties falling from to 3
points.
The railroad list showed s.-onc
tone generally up about one point
Mexican Pete continued the most IN.
portant feature of the market IN tbs
afternoon. trading Of that stock being
on large scale railying from 100 to 15s
I and again offered in heavy blocxs
and fell to 9s Il. a loss OF IL points
for the day
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-30
MEMBERS MEETING TO
DISCUSS CLUB SALE
Hammond Country Club
Members Up In Arms
Over Proposed Sale.

It was learned today that officials
Of the Hammond Country Club plan
calling a meeting OF members Of the
club in connection with the proposed
sale of the club house and golf course
to the Forest Preserve OF Cook coun-
~. The rights OF the members. If
any are to be considered al the meet
ing
New members especially. and there
have been a dozen taken IN during the
past month claim they have not re-
celved full value for their initiation
fee OF SIS
It appears that a great deal Of OPP
position has developed within the
mem mbership of the proposed sale OF
the club property by the Hammond
Country Club Association The asso.
citation Is comprised of twenty mem
bers who bought the property and
leased it to the club for a period of
twenty years.
For some time negotiations have
been conducted by the board Of COM
mlssioners of the Forest Preserve with
view to the purchase Of the country
club land to be converted into a public
golf course Meantime, Il is declared
the membership has been uninform-
ed except through the newspapers.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-30
1000 UNION
LEADERS At
BIG MEET
Will Gather In Chicago To
Avert Tie-Up In Nations
Transportation System.
rln1EsnArIonAL htNs sesYlesl

llATEFkATichAL NEWS sEEVicEl
CHICAGO. June 3o.-More iii.
thousand railway union leaders rep
resenting 100000 railway employees
viii convene in Chicago tomorrow Il
effort to prevent tis-up in ths
nations transportation system. These
union leaders will decide whether tht
workers shall abide By the T. $
Railway Labor Boards order. SLASH.
ing wages Il per cent. whether
further efforts shall be employed Il
seeking a compromise arrangement
Union leaders declare walkous
could not be declared at the schedu..
ed conferences, because such an orccl
would have TO be backed up in many
Instances By q referendum Sote Q.
members OF many OF the unions whfcl
as yet have not expressed their septt-
ments by ballot.
B NJ. Jewell, president of the raiG
vay employees department Of the
American Federation of Labor. sac
the referendum vote Of the shop crafts
workers had been completed ans
would be announced shortly. II va:
reliably reported that the officia
count backed up unofficial report.
that the shop craft workers had over
whelmingly rejected the wage slash
The executive council OF the federated
shop crafts has called the ak presi-
dents Of the crafts to hurry to Chi
cago.
Other railway unions which have
already taken a referendum vote In.
clude the metal workers. signal rren,
stationary engineers and maintenance
OF way men
There will be representatives IN ad-
dition 20 the above unions. of the en-
gineers hreren. conductors. trainmen.
switchmen and clerks at the chicago
conclave
Mr.. Jewell was hopeful today that
strike would be Averted and hims Ell
thought It would be If there were
proper cooperation from the railroads
and the general public
There will be four main meetings IN
progress simultaneously The con
ference OF the four rail brotherhood
chalrmen-hy far the largest meeting
will be at Medinah temple; main
tenance OF way men VIII meet al the
Masonic temple: railway clerks rem
resentatives at the Atlantic Hotel aad
the chief executives OF the railway
workers organizations will assemble
at the Great Northern hotel
The various Organizations were fac
ed today by further adverse ruling
by the railway labor board. when
Will react against them in their CON
troversies with the employing roads
This decision held that no separate
agreement on wages or working cor
ditions made by any group Of rail-
way employees, shall have force
against an agreement made with that
class OF employees as a whole
When the conference Of the railway
workers heads was first called for
Chicago, the IL per cent wage slash
was to be made operative July I.
That condition has been modified bv
the railway labor board extending iu-
dehnitely the national agreement.
obyiating any slash. in all cases where
the railways and workers have nor
oeen able 70 get together. In a new
wage scale and working aEreea a.
this means that in the majoritu- -
cases, l2 per cent cut viii no IT,
made operative tomorrow. as original
~ intended
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-30
CARPENTERS
HALT WORK
ON PROJECTS

Practically all Of ths large build
Ing projects Of North township are
once more at standstill and there will
be no resumption untl the word comes
from Chicago stating the awge sched.
ules and new working conditions which
nave been worked out by Judge Lands
Work had been gradually slowing
up because Of the fact that the car
penters refused TO agree upon Judge
lands as an arbitrator or return 10
work at the old rate until his decis-
ion was reached Today the additions
to the Industrial high school building.
the Kenwood school units, additions to
haywood units. the Elks Temvle and
several other important Jobs are idle.
The Masonic Temple has gone about
as Ear as it can without the use OF
carpenters
Architect Addison Berry reported
this morning that he had fve or six
big projects which are at a standstin
and on which nothing can be done un-
til Judge Lands makes his report and
new agreements can be signed. Moth
ing is expected from the arbitrator be-
may be another weeks delay gefore
the labor organizations sign the new
agreements II az all.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-30
WHITING CRUSADE
GETS GOOD RESULTS

WHITING. Ind, June 5o.-Greater
regard for Writings lranic regula-
tions is being show by both local
and visiting motorists as q result Of
the crusade of the police department
against vtolators News OF this po-
lice activity has spread to neigtbor-
ing cities and Whiting Is now being
regarded as a place where It pays to
be careful.
Officer Avarona picked up Charles
Laing. Clarence Hall and Mike Karas
yesterday for passing standing street
cars which were dlscharging pas
sengers. The first two viii be tried
this afternoon. Hall at once entered
a plea Of guilty and paid $1i
Walter Essenbach of East Chicago.
Otto Acker Of Michigan City and Rob
ert Sterling were arrested for speed
ing. Acker pleaded guilty and was
asse ssed s1f while the others viii be
tried this afternoon.
Walter Lis of Whiting was arrested
Yesterday afternoon By officer WACO
ner He was concerned IN a motor
cycle accident recently in which a lit
tie girl was injured lie failed 70
stop and IL was only yesterday that
his identity was learned He IS now
charged with failing TO report ar ac-
cident. He was released on bond.
Charles Sirmay. driving a Whiting
ice truck and Robert sill. Gary mo-
torist collided at a street ~-rner
Each claimed the other vas al fault
50 they were both arrested and charg-
cd with reckless driving Gustav
Elssel i held on a similar charge
steve Neko was picked up yester-
day by Sergeant Nlztolkiewicz He
vas drunk and u-as begging money
from people en- tbs streets.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-30
BANKS COOPERATE
FOR NEAR EAST

Many banking institutions of Ind
lana have consented to cooperate IN
the effort to save the remnant of the
Armenian race and succor thousands
of starving orphans of the Bible lands
according to announcement from the
Near East Relief headquarters at Ind.
ianapolis
More than three hundred banks In
cities and towns Of all sizes will dis
play the Near East Relief appeal card
and receive fnaucial gifts for the or
phans and other sufferers from Turk
ish oppression.
Citizens National Bank: A NJ.
Turner. city Treasurer First Trust &
Savings Bank; Peoples State Bank.
and the State Bank Of Hammond Will
aid in the task of trying 20 relieve
these orphans and invites certri buttons
to this great humane work The In
diana relief committee states that
over 800 600 is needed to MI Indiana's 5
quota fer the relie tof suffering peo-
pies.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-30
EAST CHICAGO MEN
PLACED ON TRIAL

crown POINT. Ind June So-The
trial OF Frank CamponelN. alias Mike
varlatti Of East Chicago charged with
assault and batte-y with intent TO Kill
vas held in the criminal court on
Wednesday. Domenico Martins Of
East Chicago was Camponellfs VIC
tim The shooting took place at
boarding house. camponelI claiming
that he SHOT in self defense The case
savors Of the black hand. several Let
ters being introduced in evidence.
Camponeni plead not guilty and the
trial was held before a jury.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-30
HEAT WAVE
CLAIMS VICTIM
Gary Man Falls From Box
and Succumbs to Heat
Wave.

The heat wave claimed It's hrst IA
tality in Gary this morning
Pedestrians at 11th avenue and at
Broadway saw Harry Smith. 1864
Washington street. fall face forward
to the Sidewalk from a box where ne
was sitting and reaching his side as
he swooned into unconsclousness He
died before reaching the N|rcy hospi-
tai The body was taken to a Gary
morgue.
Little Is known Of Smiths past at
this hour other than he has been liv-
ing around Gary for some time. List
ed among his personal effects at the
Gary police station is 1913 in change.
pocketbook. knife. key. bottle of medi-
cine pencil and a watch.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-30
What Is Hammond Going To Do With HessvIe Now?
EXTRA
(BULLETIN)

TIHrEFNATlcNAL NENs sEEVce1
WASHINGTON. June 30. The
House today passed the re-drafted
peace resolution declaring an end Of
war between the United States and
Germany and Austria-Hungary. The
resolution now goes back to the Sen
ate where its speedy passage is ex-
pected there BY completing the legisla-
tive action necessary to get the coun-
Try back on a peace basis.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-30
GEORGE HONDE
WHERE ARE YOU?

ESPECIAL 10 THE IIbESl
WHITING, Ind June 3o-Mrs L
Honde 4ls Ilsth street. Whiting.
s appealing 70 The Times TO help
locate her son George Who has
been missing for some time. Sew
eral boys have been found through
your paper" says Mrs Honde. ana
I hope you can help me- In finding
mine
Il am worried sick since George
has been absent" she continued.
His sister. Pearl and brother
Babe are longing for the time
when they will see him again. II
ne cannot come home now I VIII
come - see him II nc will on!y lei
me know where he l.. nave also
asked that inquiry be started a:
kankakee"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-30
HAMMOND
CENSUS FIGURES

WASHINGTON. .. c.. Juno So
The Bureau Of the Census. department
Of Commerce. has issued preliminary
general occupation statistics for Ham
mond. which though subject to change.
are probably approximately correct
The number Of persons engaged IN
each particular occupation will prob
ably not be announced until the tabu-
lation of the occupation date. now in
progress. has been completed. This
viii be about July / 1922
According to the returns Of the Four
teenth Census there were 14.629 per
sons 10 years Of age and over IN Ham
mond engaged IN gainful occupations
in 1920, constituting 4o.s per cent OF
the total population OF the city (3s.-
eo4) and 53.2 per cent Of the popula-
ton 10 years Of age and over.
OF the gainful workers Of Hammond
in 1920 12.40s. or SIS per cent. were
males and 2,221 or 152 per cent were
females. The male gainful workers
constituted s. s per cent Of all males
10 years of age and over. while the
female gainful workers constituted
17s per cent Of all females 10 years
Of age and over.
OF the gainful workers Of Hammond
in 1920. 1859. or 53.9 per cent were en-
gagged in manufacturing and mechani-
cal industries: 1876 or i2.5 per cent
in transportation; 1887 or 92 per cent
in trade 2S8 or per cent in public
service; 623 or 4S per cent in profess
sional service ~ or So pr cent n
domestic and personal service: 1917
or l24 per cent in clerical occupa
t.ons; and 81 or o.5 per cent IN all
sther occupations.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-30
MERCHANTS TO MEET
TO STIMULATE TRADE

Every merchant Of Hammond IS urg-
ed to be present tomorrow evening al
the Chamber Of Commerce to listen to
a plan for stimulating business which
has been worked out successfully else
where. notably on the northwest side
of Chicago
After the plan IS presented 70 the
merchants they viii be asked to dis
cuss It and offer suggestions.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-30
POLES COMPLETE
EVACUATION
INTERNATIONAL NEWs SERVICE

BERLIN. June 30.-General Henuick-
er, commander Of the British troops in
Upper Silesia. notified General Hoefer.
commander Of the German volunteers.
that the Poles have completed the
first phase of their evacuation Of oc-
cupied territory said dispatch from
oppeln today. General Hoefer has or
dsred the Germans to withdraw.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-30
aRTLLETIN.

CHICAGO. June 2o-seven hun
dred grain elevator workers are
scheduled TO 20 on strike here to-
morrow. according to a statement
issued BY the operators today
The workers rejected a twenty
per cent reduction in wages and,
according to the operators, refus-
ed TO arbitrate their grievance.
The old wage agreement expires
tonight. The operators announc-
cd new men have been hired to
fll the strikers places.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-30
(BULLETIN)

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. June 30. =
The Public Service Commission today
issued an order continuing the Scent
street car fare charged by the Ham
mond, Whiting & East Chicago Street
Railway Company in Hammond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-30
CONSTANTINE
PRESIDES OVER
WAR COUNCIL,

tsTAFF CORRESPONDENT L 5EFVicEl
ATHENS. June e9.-Dacisions Of the
utmost Importance were taken a.
Greek war council in smyrna over
which king Constantine presided. satd
4 dispatch from smyrna today Tie
British authorities have awarded the
islands OF Lemnos and 1mbros IN the
Aegean sea to Greece
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-30
cBuLLETIx.l

flNTERNArioNAL NEWS sERYIcEl
BERLIN. June 5o.-Prince Re-
gent Alexander Of Serbia. and
Premier Pasitch Rad a miraculous
escape from death at Belgrade
hen a bomb was exploded, said
q dispatch from Belgrade TODAY
Seven persons were wounded
Hungarian communist vas arrest
cd The outrage is attributed 70
Hungarian royalists-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-30
cBULLETIN.,

WASHINGTON, June 5o.-The
Anglo Japanese alliance. in which
the United States IS vitality inter
ested vii be renewed. but re-
newed in such a way that all the
teeth viii be taken out OF Il. ac-
cording to reliable information
which reached Washington from
the imperial conference now go
ing on IN London.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-30
HESSVILLE
CITIZEN IN
INTERVIEW
Question Of Hammond'S At
titude To Recent AcqUeSi-
ton Is important.

AL the people q Hammond want
With Hessville s place 20 farm out
their Hunkies and bury their stlffs."
This is none TOO elegant. but never
tne-less forccSul language IS the way
Phil Mclaughlin. tho patriarch ot
Hessvllle gives vent to his feelings
over the way HeSsville has Jared, 50
far. at the hands q Hammond.
These observations are interesting
fer the reason that Hessville IS now q
part OF Hammond and there IS a ois
vote n Hammonds new south side that
aas to be reckoned With.
The big JOB that Hammond has on
It's hands Is tne matter q placating
HessviLe and convincing K tha' in
the near future. II not ein the past, u
i going to have fair and generous
treatment at the hands OF the people
OF the old past Of Hammond.
SPECIFIC COMPLAINTS.
Let by-gones be by-gones On the
question o. annexation. The question
- Hammond's attitude from now Ixss-A
important.
TO be specific there IS the question
Of cemeteries, Practically all Of the
land north Of Fifteenth aveune and
south Of the Weis road and between
the Erie Railroad tracks at Colum 5ia
avenue and 70 within quarter " a
mile Or Forsythe avenue has been pur-
chased for cemetery purposes
The people of Hessvile believe tlat
with the rapid Development or Ham
nond southward that il will oe only a
fe,v years until this large cemeterS
viii intrude itself en- the community
lust az Oak Hiu cemetery now does
IN 80
necessity for costly foliage screens
and interposing great barrier to the
development Of the city from Colum-
ga avenue eastward
FOREIGN INVASION.
But the cemetery problem IS not all.
Hammond people have purchased vari-
Gus acre tracts along Columbia ave
nue. and have sold them out to for
eigners. These tracts have been de-
veloped with non -descrtpt lot OF
shanues, all without easements be
cause 81 a lack or sewers. creating an
environment 50 forebodlng that the
prospect O. inducing the better class
Of development Is rapidly becoming
slim.
The idea Of these subdiyiders has
been to sell out to whom -so-ever
would buy. make the immediate in
stead az the ultimate profit; get out
from under and utterly disregard the
effect on neighboring acres or the fu-
ture welfare Of the locality.
ALL WANT TAINTED MONEY.
But even while il is true that Ham
nond has shamefully violated the ter
ritory It has invaded it IS noticeable
fact that even some Of the larger
land owners are not unwilling 10 sell
out part Of their acres to subdividers
they know intend to cater to the for
eign business. In other words the only
time they criticize IS whe nthe other
fellow does what they have not found
an opportunity to do.
OF course the solution OF the prob
lem IS for the remaining acreage own
ers to place voluntary restrictions on
their land calling for houses of the
better class. for fencing limitations
and limitations on the character Of
out buildings
But It is hard to do this IN ter
ritory where there are no sewers. The
s-o-called Hdnkey IS the only man who
will live IN house without modern
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-30

rfNTEFEArI OVAL NEWS SERVICEl
CHICAGO. June SD. w
Baird. wealthy lumber magnate
was bound. gagged and robbed in
his home here early today by two
masked bandits The intruders
broke into Baird's apartment.
covered him with their weapon
and bound him They OBTAINED a
$1,000 diamond ring SIS IN cash
and several pieces ot expensive
statuary.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-30

II CARPENTER can reach Jack
often enough With thac right. he's due
% be the next champion" vas the ay
Alderman Frank Martin put look
for him - do il. too he added.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-30

DUBLIN. June So.-Arthur Grif-
18th. founder and president OF the
Sim Fein and Dr.. Mcneil. who IS
high in the counsels of the Irish
republicans. were released from
Mount Joy prison today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-30
tBULLETIN.)

ST LOUIS, Mo. June So.-Three
bandits early today held UP the
j. l. Fruend Jew e!ry company
and escaped with diamonds valued
at $1,000. They also took 5000
in cash The thieves fed in an
automobile
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-30

i HOPE Dempsey doesn't said MISS
Agnss Harper when sac was asked who
would Win the fght Carpenter IS d
better Looking man Dempsey is too
big and not a all good looking
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-30

CBULLETIS.l

INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERyIcEl
WASHINGTON. June 30.-Presi-
dent Harding today signed the
army bin cutting the size or the
United States army from 100000
to 10000 men.