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New-York tribune., 1921-12-01
Investment Information

deavored. however, in making up the
following list to get the highest yield
for the total investment possible un-
der the safety requirements, which we
place first. We suggest Grand
Trunk per cent dcbentures, due 1910.
recently selling at 1O7, yielding 6.36
per cent if held to maturity. guar
anteed' principal and interest by the
Canadian government; Kansas City
Southern refunding and improvement
os, due 1850. recently selling at S01a
yielding about 61a per cent; State of
Queensland Is. duo 1941, recently SELL
ing at 1o41s yielding 678 per cent in
terest; Steel and Tube Company of
America general Is. due 1861, recently
selling at SO, yielding over ~ per
cent; Diamond Match 71as due 1886
recently selling at 1O7. yielding slightly
under per cent; International Mer-
camille Marine IS. due 1941, recently
If held to maturity, and United States
Smelling and Refining IS, due 1926,
recently selling at 95, yielding 7.2O per
cent if held to maturity. The cost of
these bonds would be about $6,765
The amount that you would receive
annually, regardless of appreciation
in market price as the bonds near
maturity, in the case of those bought
at discount. would be $455, and the
appreciation in the bonds bought at
discount win more than offset the
three bonds bought at premium
You Will have 1926 left. With this
you could lust about buy two shares
of Am merican Telephone and Telegraph
stock, which would add $l8 a year tt
your income, total of $473.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01
Financial Items

Robert Fl. Andrews, formerly Of Hemp
hill, Noyes 4 Co. and William Q. Pack :
ard. formerly connected with the Bankers
Trust Company. have formed partner
ship 10 deal in investment securities al II
Broadway.
William Fl. Finley. president OF the Chi
cago 4 North Western Railway Company.
has been elected director of the Banner
Consolidated Mines, Inc. recently formed
through he union of the Central Consoli-
dated Mines Inc, ana the Norumbag gun,
Consolidated, located in the Grass Valley
district OF California
VFank 3 Calm &. Co.. members OF the
New York Stock EchanEe. announced that
a. Q. Marcus has become associated with
them as mana gar OF their foreign depart
nent aud Walter Levenson as manager Of
thelr New York bond Department.
Frank IS. Calm. Mas r. Engel, Shirley
G. Morgan, Julian $. Hess Frank IL Set
teie ard Harold r. Calm have formed a co
partnership under the nrm name OF F'ranls
2. Calm & Co. members of the New Yorl,
Stock Exchange, with Offices at III Broad
way New York City. and : St Paul
Street, Baltimore, for the transaction OF a
general brokerage business in stocks bonds 8
and Investment securities
York has been appointed New York regis
trsr s,. II for the philadelphia Company first
ro hnnds. nated February l. 1919
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01
Atlantic Fruit Defers
Interest Due To-day
Requirements for Sugar Fl.
nas'cing in Cuba So Great
CnrlnanV s..annnf Paw

Directors Of the Atlantic Fruit Com
pany announced yesterday that the in
terest due to-day on an ISSUE Of $l0,-
100000 per cent bonds would not be
paid. In explanation the statement
said:
''ln consequence of the very large
cash requirements with the completion
OF the sugar project in Cuba, which is
now ready for grinding the season S
crop. and because of The general con-
dition of the shipping business, there
is no cash available for the payment
of the interest on the per cent bonds,
due December j."
The bonds closed yesterday at "a,
indicating a good dcal Of uncertainty
regarding payment Of the interest.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01
Demand for Oils
Offsets Reaction
I'm Curb Trading
Profit Taking in Coal and
Other Industrials Gives
Irregular Trend to tho
Market; Bonds Ouietcr

tendency to take profits as re-
suit of the advance in coal shares and
other ndustrials brought about re-
action in this group yesterday, but IN
creased demand sent prices up In oils
and final quotations were Irregular
Bonds were quieter.
Cities Service common suddenly re.
hectcd increased demand and advanced
s points to 213. The bankers shares
rallied moro than point. Simms
Petroleum established new high for
the movement at 10A on continued ac-
cumulation. Anglo lo-Amcrican held a
net gain Of point after selling as
high as %.
Farrell Coal and Burns Bros. B re-
acted and Goodyear common fell back
fractionally.
Mining changes continued irregular,
with changes generally small.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01
Burns Rros..F arrell Go.
Merger Plans Approved

Common and preferred stockholders
of William Farrell G. Son, Inc, yester-
day approved the plan for merging the
company with Burns Brothers. Over
100000 shares of The common, out Of
100000 outstanding. and approximately
$1,000 of the $4,000 preferred shares,
were voted at tho meeting.
Stockholders Of Burns Brothers are
scheduled to meet to-day to ratify
proposals for the issuance of new stock
for the present issues OF both com
panies. Exchange Of the stocks. it is
expected, will DC completed by Deccm-
hrr IL
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01
Guaranteed Mortgage Bonds

Question-Therc are several recent is
sues Of bonds both ind strial and OF for
"tsn governments. giving a high yield that
'ook very ten ptirg to an investor hut as
| have been somewhat unfortunate in the
past and being over sixty have become
more conservative and more easily salts
fed with greater safety and less yield.
Next month / Will have $1,000 TO invest
and think of placing ii with tho Lawyers
Mortgage Company or Title Guaratee Com
pany at 5la per cent. What do you think
OF these companies Il. II. X.
Answer-The guaranteed mortgage
bonds of either the Lawyers Mortgage
Company or Title Guaranty and Trust
Company are high-grade investments
in our opinion.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01

twenty-five-yea series B per cent
bonds of the Northern States Power
Company, due April 1, 1a4i; sS.00o,oo
ffteen-year 61a per cent bonds of the
Illinois Central Railroad; $4,000 ~ddi-
tional shares of the Union Oil Company
of Delaware, and S5,655 900 first COM
solldated mortgage 5 per cent bonds OF
the Southern Railway Company.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01
Hydro Electric Power Bonds

Question: probably am one of the old
est readers OF your paper and have sub
since its publication, think in lSa3. Now
] wish 10 invest a few thousand dollars
in good bonds OF long terms and have a
leaning toward hydro electric May ask
you t. name number OF the best that
will not me about per cent interest? l
noticed a few days ago YOU placed as an
of Baltimore per cent sinking fund gold
bonds first 'efunding -, Series c. conver,i-
its weaknesses II. II.
Answer-We think that the Consoli-
dated Gas, Electric Light and Power
Company OF Baltimore first refunding
series, per cent c bonds, due 1881,
are d good Investment. 1t is not a.frst
mortgage bond, if that is what you
mean by cts Weakness" there being
S32 ,773,000 prior liens outstanding.
The very highest grade of hydro cleo
trio bonds, such as Niagara Falls
Power first mortgage 5s, due 1882, and
due 1943, do not yield as much as per
cent. The Niagara Falls Power bonds
at recent prices yield 5.57 per cent to
maturity and the Montana Power $50
per cent to maturity. Puget Sound
general mortgage 71as. due 1941, are
the bonds of strong company, in our
opinion, earning in 1920 double its in
terest charges. and secured, in addi-
ton to the general mortgage, by the
pledge of like amount of city of
Seattle Municipal Street Railway 5s.
Connecticut Light and Power first re-
funding Is, due 1861, are secured by a
first mortgage on hydro-elcctric plant
at Stevenson, on the Housatonic, and
on various otner hydro-electric prop
critics, and are a safe, good investment,
we think. mississippi River Power :
per cent debentures. while not secured
by mortgage, are the direct obisa-
ton of a strong company, and, in our
opinion, are /, good investment.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01
New Stock Exchange Lisiings

Securities admitted TO trading after
the close of yesterdays stock market
include Slo0,0oO,oo0 Government OF the
French Republic twenty-year external
gold loan "a per cent bonds, due June
|, 1941; $2,500.O81 common stock of the
Pierce Oil Corporation, par value S2b:
$l,500,000 first and refunding mortgage
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01
Safety and High Yield

Question: am poor widow have
six children ranging in age from yen years
TO nine months Between my husbands $
Insurance and my lie savings I viii have
going To trust in your good advice as to
the way I should invest 1t 10 get the best
percentage out of l.. having my $1,000
safe at the same time have 10 depend
on its earnings for help TO support my
chiidren.--MRS. j. G.
swer~Under the circumstances
that you name We think you ought to
put safety of principal above every
other consideration. We have en-
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01

Questions of general interest to in
uestors wiN be answered an this col
umn, m aohich case only initials aUiU
oe used. Others qpill be onswered bu
mail. Addrcss oil inquiries, inc'os-
ing a stamped. addressed enuelope, to
Financial Editor. The Tribune, 15l
Nassau Street, Ncqo York Citu.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01
Hanover BAN. Dividend

BOSTON. Nov. 30-The Supreme
Court was asked to-day to authorize
payment of dividend of 80 per cent
to depositors in the savings depart
ment Of the Hanover Trust COMPANY.
closed year ago. Fitzhcnry Smith,
liquldating agent of the bank, said he
bad on hand s6O5.522 with which to pay
the proposed dividend on SHOT ,29S
claims that have been proved
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01

so Can Pacific 6s.,looM 1ooM 100 10oH
Cent &C.. steel SIS ssA s9ta a9A :ab
- cot cot sarv srsnb Is g ss, IS IS sss
) do Ralt Is al io2ls ioais 1929 ics1s
codahy co6 hy = Is 1922. 1872 1872 1S" ""5 SS SS
do SIS 1923 1908. 1928 1908 lo2}s
- do ss 1s24....1o37s 4 lo4 1o3 * 1o4
s do IS 1925 ...1ooa 1854 1o5 io5A
Deere &, Co 7i7s.i A71a 97's 97la a7ss
cialena SO Is w.l0oal 1oo74 1908. 1908.
50 Goodrich Tire Is 81 SO aS5s %
Cd Trunk rs. .I0Aia to4ia 1924 t0fM
2 Heinz Co 7s..loi 1o4 1o4 1o4
20 Humble on 7s..iooA 1909 1ooA loo,%
I4aclede Gas Is. 81 "a 97ia o7la 97ia
lib Mon & l. 7s.iools 1904 1oots 1oo14
i5s do IS lsss ~ ~ 7sss ~
i az, Do S l3sS; s.. ~ q q ssA e e
IA Nat ok & S SIS. !a7 97i4 ~ s7is
q, % Nat ), Leather s. ssA aasSs ssA ssssss
osis [.,. steel ss.,.. g g sss. sss
i phiiippi"e i " % % u 5s los s ,es q
ssar5 Shps Ts rs sss S. es es7, 1872 1872 ls % s5 ss
ID do 7a 1923.... 99s4 99s. 99s4 o9s4
Is shawshesn Is .1o2 1oo2A loi% lo2
SOlNay ct Z IS. .IOa 104 1O4 1O4
10 Southern Ry Gs. 9oss 99as 99'4 s9H
IL do 5s ......... S9Ia SsA SO S9,a
IS sthwest Bell 7s.1o1 = 1919 1ol 1otls
/ so ~ 7s 1927.lO57s 1855 I05i * 1858
do rs 1928. ..1O6A 1864 1861 1864
. do Is l929.... 1865 1865 10sss 1865
do IS lo30....l07 1O7 l07 l07
10 do Is 1891. l0S 1875 l08
do 6ias .,...1o5as 1o5ss 105 % lo5 3
Is Swift rs 1925. 1o0A 101is 100 q l01 Ia
"a do Is 19Sl....lo21a 1925 1928 1o2A
1 Texas Co 1s....10lss l01 81 101 Is ! OIL "a
II Tol Edison IS 1868 1854 105 1851
Tidal Usage ...I0l 10l l0l l0l
2s L Ry Flav 7las..loos4 loo4 loo 100
u Un Oil Prod SIS. I00 100 9S 99A.
10 Vacuum Oil rs. 6,a 1868 100 "a 1861
Is Westn Elec Is. ..lo4Ss loan 104 "a l04ss
43 Winchester I 1as. 99l2 100 a9ia 9sta
3 Wilson g. Co Z rs 96sA 81 96s. 81
Foreign Bonds
465 Argentine rs -. a97s 100 997s 100
French Prem 5s. 63s. 63s4 63A 63&
80 Rio Grande IS. 1002s 1o1 q 100 81 10i
IA Swiss Gov 51as.. eoas 95ss 95,4 95A
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01
%Sells cents a 81 are.
Bonds S

Sales 600 om'tted). Open. High. Low. Last.
l6 Allied Packer Gs 80 50 81 81
no ss ctts Ae7s 467s 4s7.. 467.
Alunlin is 1888. 1921 1o2s4 1927. lo2s.
Am Power Ss. 1865 105 - fO5i - los ,
"A Am Tel Is 1922. 100 lo0Is 100 loois
II do 90 1924 0ois ioois loo 100
Ar1 Tob IS ly23.lolS 1os 1917. io2
~ Anaconds bs.. '6i5 q 9s'e n7
g do IS 1929 l0l = 1o2 01M 1oe
Ang 7ias. lo3s4 103% 1o3s l03a.
Is Armour c .slo.As io3 1925 1925
Barnsdall So a6'4 a7 ae,s 81
Reaver Bd Ss. rs IN 7S 70
Beth stf 1922. looA 1904 1ooh 1904
do Ia 1929 100 lo0ia 100 1905
20 do - 1888. 16e4 lol foOss ioos;
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01
Standard Oils

l2sOo Anglo-Am. Oil 2oA PIX 2oI FIX
200 Atlantic Lobos oA 9A S'4 81
10 Galena Signal. 40 10 40 40
- Illinois p L...160 $50 1to $50
24s5 Imp oil Cnn..1o4ta 1o6 1ot 1o6
80 Prairie I-.236 2as 235 255
10 SO Penn Oil. .235 22h 225 225
$500 OH OF Ind. sSM SlN S6is S7A
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-09-21
XI.P. GLEASON
ELECTED PRESIDENT
indiana Association Of Park
Departments Honors Gary
Man; Gary Gets Next
Convention

TFRRE HAJTIL, IND, SEPT. 2l--W
r. Gleason. Of Gary, was elected preFi-
cent for the coniaE year o. the Indiana
Association Of PARK DEPARTMENTS which
met here yesterday III it's sixth annual
.on. ention Gary was chosen as the
meeting place ia 1922 The convention
was continued today with a session at
turkey Run state park in Parke county.
the trip from Terre Haute beirg made
il automobiles
Ii addition 10 AIr. Gleason. other
officers chosen are:
James II Lowry. Indianapolis. first
-presNent; Adolph Schmidt, Evans
Vile. second vfce-presiaent; r. L. Ell
7el South Bend, third ice-president
"rse A. Gluick. Gary, secret etary- treas
arers Carl Baurneister. Terre Haute
assistant secre tary-treasurer. and oscar
DIX Terre Haute. ASSOCIATION attorney.
The executive committee for the com
ing year includes p. n. Foster. Fort
wayne. Adam Kuhn. Muncie. Charles
7 Coffin. IndianepoliS; Wood Posay
'erre Haute Silas Ieheuhauser. Evan
sille. ard William Brewer. Fort Wayne
The legislative committee appointed by
ood Posey. the retiring president. is
made up Of ". p Gleason. chairman;
p. y. Poster Richard Ehel south Bend.
t'srl Baurmeister. Adam. Kuhn and
-harles Inchenhause-.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-09-21
30R0nER IN
DEATH QJIz

Deputy Coroner H J. White of Ham
pond today started an Investigation
through which he hopes to clear UP The
circumstances surrounding the death ot
George Stamos. night cook at the
Cnion restaurant. 112 sibley St. Ham
uond
stamos was found dead in bed in
PITS room over the restaurant last night
y $50 O'clock When ne failed to re-
port for work, other employees went to
the room ana made the discovery. lie
had evlienily beer dead. for several
hours
Coroner White ordered tie body re-
moved to the Burns morgue and TO-DAY
ordered an analysts Of the contents Of
The stomach. Indications point to death
BY poisoning
Friends insist that stamos never
touched moonshine and the coroner q
at present working On The theory thst
death was caused BY some poison agent
the food which he ate early ves-
terday morning before leaving the res
taurant He worked until o'clock YES
teTday morning and when he started for
his room. other employees noticed ~
indications of illness.
Stamos WAS twenty-fire wears 81. ans
has no near relatives in this country
he funeral viii probably be held ~
Thursday morning.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-09-21
CHICAGO POLICE Chief
IS SENT TO JAIL
Judge Sentences Fitzmorris
To Fiv eDays Impris-
on1nent.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS sEsylcEI


CHICAGO, Sept. 2I-Chtef Of Police
Charles Fitzmorris is preparing today
for vigorous fight on appeal from the
sentence of FIVE days in jail and 800
fine imposed upon him by Judge Joseph
David for contempt OF court Judge
David found that the chief was in con-
tempt because of statements made re-
garding the case of Carl Wanderer.
twice convicted Of murder, while an
insanity hearing for Wanderer was be-
ing held in Judge Davtd's court.
Judge David granted a stay Of COM
mittment OF sixty days. Chief Fitz-
norris fred the nrst gun in his appeal
fight when he issued defiant state
ment.
Il face jail sentence for saying
that twice convicted slayer should
hang" said the chiefs statement And
criminals convicted ard under sentence
to the penitentary for crimes ranging
from bank robbery to murder-each
with criminal record-walk the street
and the police department is prevent
ed by orders from the courts from ar
resting them and sending them 10 JAN"
Chief Fitzmorris included in his
statement long list of offenders he
said had been released by court order.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-09-21

LOVER BANK RATES
ARE PREDICTED SOON

tie federal reserve board refused 10
divuige details Of the discussions OF
Ire council except 70 say there had
been most nd4d canvass OF ,ae
economic situation ard that easier
money conditions was an outstanding
factor.
Drops in reserve hank re-discount
late swill exert healthy influence i'm
me1tatcly upon credit. The strength
of the federal reserve system and its
ability to meet future emergencies, )
clearly indicated by the almost IN
precedented reserve ratios. reeistered
for some Of the big districts Of the
east and middle west
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-09-21
IIF:L-|VE:IR BAR
DOES {: RUSHING
BUSINESS
East Chicago Man Introduces
Innovation At Street.
Carnival

Hammond police today have in their
possession the frst flvver bar ever
seen in these parts.
1t was captured last night when the
bariseep driver, on his way to the od1
Fellows carnival abandoned 1t 20 es-
cape the police who wanted 70 talk 70
him because of an automobile collision
in East Hammond.
Eugene Jonas. 1902 Barring avenue,
East Chicago, has the distinction Of
being the proprietor Of this portable
saloon.
shortl. after o'clock last night
two cars bumped togethsl at Columbia
and Morton avenues. IL East Ham
mond One Of them, Ford, made
hasty getaway and Motorcycle Police
men Bell and Wagner gave chase
The machine fed north Columbia
avenue and turned west on Merrill
avenue At Howard avenue. the
drivr ran the can into the gutter an
fed throu~n the weeds. He escapo-.
The police examined the machine
and found hve-c gallon keg Of moon
shine strapped TO the back seat. In
little box on the floor beneath TIE
spigot we're several glasses. There
y as no bar rag a. rinse water; no cash
register or cuspitod 1t was simple
y itself
The car was taken to the police sta
tion and from the number It was soon
learned who the owner was. The
East Chicago police picked up Jonas
a short time later and at 1880 he was
back in Hammond putting up $1,000
bond.
Federal Chief simons and the police
have been watching the carnival close
ly in the belief that moonshine was
being peddled through the crowd but
could not get line an the violators.
There was a noticeable absence Of al
coholic breaths last night when Jonas
failed to appear with his tsock.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-09-21
NEW JEWISH
PASTOR ARRIVES

Rev. DR.. J. Rappenport, for thirty
years one Of Chlcagc's leading Jewish
pastors, has arrived in Hammond to
take charge of the educa tional, social
and spiritual WORK of Kneseth Israel
congregation on Siblev st. lie will be
inaugurated on Sunday night Rev.
happerport who is gentleman of de-
cided talent wiz be distinct asset to
the spiritual and educational side OF
Hammond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-09-21
15-YEAR- OLD BRIDE
R!ANES HER PARENTS

Declaring that her father and mother
caused her to swear she was or age. at
the Office Of the marriage license clerk.
Jennie Konistis, aged IL years today
filed suit for divorce from Anton Konis-
It's. She asks $1,000 ahmony.
IN the complaint prepared by At
torneys Cleveland and Cleveland, the
girl bride declares that she did not
realize the duties and res9oassb.Iities
of . wife and was so afraid OF her nus
band thar she left him few days after
their marriage on May lst, of this
year.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-09-21
DISASTER
OCCURS IN
GERMANY
Baden Dye Works At Ludwig
shafen Is Scene OF
Catastrophe
lRuLLETINl

INTERNATIONAL lIEWS sERVlCEl
BERLIN, Sept 2l-The town OF
Oppau in the Rhine. Palatnate, was
completely destroyed today in an ex-
plosioD Of the chemical works there,
according 10 advices reaching Berlin
tonight.
Twelve hundred people are reported
to have been killed in tbs blast which
caused damage of l50.O00,000 marks.
Oppau is a town near Ludwigshafen.
Neighboring cities have converted
their schools and public buildings into
hospitals to care for the wounded who
survived the disaster and were carried
from the scene by improvised ambu.
lances and trains.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-09-21
(BULLETIN)

SHAWNEE, Okla. Sept. 2l.-
No demonstration occurred here
today following a parade Of 300
members Of the Klu Klux Klan in
this city and Iccumseh last night.
lhe Klan appeared dressed in the
white robes Of tie order and drove
thrcagh the streets n motor cras.
Banners were displayed warning
law violators to beware. The
riaht editor Of a newspaper was
seized and taken along with the
llanemea on their parade.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-09-21
(BULLETiN)

NEWARK. O.. Sept. 21.-Sev-
eral persons were injured and
heavy property damage done BY
a cyclone, which struck lanes
vile, SO miles cast Of here. this
afternoon. according to fragnen-
taTy reports reaching here. 1ele-
phone and telegraph wires are
aadly Iaid cut by the violence Of
tie storm. which IS still said 70 be
raging.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-09-21
(BULLETIN)

flNTrRNsTfcgss News sERVIcEJ
WASHINGTON. Sept. q.
The weather bureau today order
cd storm warnings posted On the
Great Lakes. except extreme vest
crn Superior and on the Atlantic
coast al and north Of Delaware
brea kwater.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-09-21
ASKS $4,000
DEATH CLAIM

Suit for $4,000 damages for the
death OF his father. Abe Clark was filed
in the superior court today by Worthy
Clark. against the South Shore Railroad.
Abe Clark was killed by a South Shore
train az Hemlock avenue and MichigaA
avenue, August 20,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-09-21
INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE

BERLIN. Sept. 2l-Seven hundred
persons arc reported to have been Kill
led and injured terrific exploson in
the plant of the Baden Ana1ine Works
at igshafen. said a dispatch to
the Deutsche Allgemeine Ze:tung to-
day.
Ludwigsha1en is the seat of immense
dye factories.
The explosion had the force OF an
earthquake, destroying houses tearing
down telephone and telegraph wires
and smashing everything IN its path
The blast played many freakish tricks.
in some places houses were LETT stand
ing in the midst of destruction with
only windows broken and tables over
turned.
1t was the worst explosion Of the
kind that ever took place In Germany
The scene of the blast and adjacent
territory was described as a veritable
battlefield, covered with wreckage snd
mangled bodies
The first report. received by the
Deutsche Algemeine Zeituns estimated
The asualties at 700 but subsequent
dispatches magnihed the extent OF the
disaster and the appalling loss of life
Wire communication was interrupted
and no official estimate of the dead and
Injured could be obtained. UnOfficia!
reports ranged from 200 killed and =
jured to 1.200 dead and many hurt
There seemed no doubt. however. that
the blast had terrible consequences in
human life.
THERE TRA1NS BURIED
Three trains filled with workmen were
completely buried under the debris.
Fire followed the explosion.
Dense clouds Of sf.ose and chemical
fumes which poureo fr n the wreck<
vats hindered the vo'i Of rescue
The rescuers had 10 wear gas masks
before they could venture close to the
scene OF the blast.
1t was hours after the explosion be-
fore the worltmen attempted 20 pene-
trate to the heart OF the explosion, so
great was the heat and 50 dense We're
the rolling clouds of smoke and deathly
tunes.
The damage was estimated at $780,
600 900 marks, normally $4,000. 600.
Ludwgshafen. on the Rhine. and
which lies just across the
civer, also were badly shaken BY the
explosion.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-09-21

on tae till until tomorrow. when
he would press for its immediate
consideration.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-09-21
NEW SCHOOL LEVY

The Hammond Eoard OF Education
has reduced the school levy from 97
cents on the hundred dollars 70 80 cents
as follows
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-09-21
THE " EATEfEn

Fair touieht aud Thursday cool
r tonight.