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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-07
LARSON
FUNERAL
On SUNDAY

With hitting military ceremonies the
body of Private Edward Larsen. who
died in France, viii be laid in it's last
resting place sunday afternoon. The
body arrived in Hammond this morn
.ng and was at once taken to the home
II the parents Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Lar
son, 1884 Garfield avenue. Hammond.
Larsen is the first Of Hammond's
soldiers, who died on foreign fields to
be returned home for burial and ar
rangements are being made for one OF
the largest funerals ever held in Ham
mond. He was one of the hundreds
Of Hammond boys who enlisted at the
entry OF the United states into the
war
He entered the service April ia. 1917,
end went overseas with Battery of
the Twelfth Field Artillery of the
Second Division. Larsen was in action
shortly after reaching France. His
battery laid down abe barrage for the
marines at Chateau-Thierry and was
thereafter in the hottest OF the fight
ing until the end of the war. When the
LAST grand drive was under way Ed
ward was taken i'll with pneumonia
and died in the hospital at Limoges
France. Oct is. 1918.
The funeral will be Sheld from All
Saints church on Sibley street Sunday
afternoon at 1:50 o'clock. The process
sion will start from the home OF Gar
deld street at / o'clock, moving west
on Conkey avenue TO Holman street
north on Holman street, to State
street, east on state street to Oakley
treet. to the church.
In the line will be large escort of
eX-service men, delegations of police
city officials. members of fraternaI So
cioties and friends of the deceased.
Following the services at the church
the body will be taken to Mt. Olivet
&C metery Chicago for burial. The
military rites will be given by a firing
quad of ex-service men. Pail bear
ers will be selected from comrades
# Larsen the majority of whom served
the same battery with him.
There will be a meeting OF ex-serv-
ice men this evening al o'clock a
the American Legion club rooms on
state street. It is expected that about
1900 veterans will attend.
Ex-SERVICE MEN ATTENTION!
A meeting of ex-service men will
be held this evening at S p. m. at
American Legion club rooms. when
hnal arrangements for the funeral OF
Private Edward Yarsen. will be com.
pleted. All ex-service men are re-
qUested TO attend
A great many ex-soldiers feel that
they must be members Of the Amerl-
can Legion in order to attend this
meeting, such is rot the case. this IS
a meeting pure and simple of every
man who served this country and IT is
possible the new bonus bill viii ba
discussed at this meeting.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-07

Private Quigley's body Is the first
Of returned soldier dead to arrive at
Indiana Harbor and a big ceremony IS
planned. American Legion members
from East Chicago. Indiana Harbor.
Whiting aud from other points in Lake
county will participate in the cere-
mony. Police from the Harbor and
East Chicago station will act as q spe-
cial escort. Upon the arrival of the
body at New York Central StatioS. 1t
will be met by his former comrades
and from there conveyed to the un-
dertaking parlors OF Burns & McGuaa
who Will have charge of the body.
Private Quigley before enlisting was
employed in the open hearth depart
ment of the Inland steel Company ana
when war was declared, although not
OF age. secured his parents consent
after much persuasion and was one of
tile first members to join Company L.
i51st Indiana Infantry. enlisting IN
May, 1917. He went to France with
this company. but upon arrival there
was transferred to Company c, 2sth in
tantry.
Private Quigley was in action on
three different fronts and in the bat
tie OF the Marne. received wounds
which later caused his death. He is
survived BY four brothers. James, Rob
ert and Myrl Quigley at home. Albert
H. Quigley OF Millers Station and three
sisters. Miss Ida Quigley. Mrs. Lena
Morris of Pittsburgh. Pa, and Mrs.
Annie Jordan OF Gary
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-07
Legislature
Invited to
Come Here
Solons to Have Opportunity
of Seeing Cities in Calu
met Region
By M. il. BLopGErr.

INDIANAPOLIS Ind. Jan. the
Lake county delegations in the house
and the senate with the Chambers Of
Commerce Of Gary. whiting Ham
nond and East Chicago have extended
an invitation to the members and en-
pIoyes or both houses to visit the
Calumet region as the guest Of the
people of that district. It is the in
tention to carry the visitors on a spe-
oial train and take them to every part
Of the district, entertain them at each
city and iii every way givo them an
opportunity to see the Industrial situ-
alton IN that locality
The Calumet region is the most
wonderful Of its kind in the United
States, said Howard Hay, OF Gary,
who is one OF the persons interested
in the proposed visit, "and very few
OF the members Of either house except
those who live in the north part of
the state have any realization of what
our district really is. We want them
to see our great factories and under
stand our great opportunities and we
wish TO give them a better idea OF the
Calumet region than they have gained
through reading the papers. Thus they
Will see how Lake county adds to the
wealth OF the state and how much
taxable property the county has. II
Is our intention to have a special train
and we hope o take the members and
employees as soon as they can get away
from bushes, which we hope VIII be
IA the early part of the session
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-07
HARBOR MAN
SUES WESTERN
UNION COMP ANY

Niculae PaIasan or Indiana Harbor
who has been trying for a long time TO
get back $4,000 which he gave the Wes-
tern Union Telegraph Co, for transmits
sion to Roumanla has now resorted to
the federal court.
This morning his attorneys. Ibach,
Gavit Stnson &. Gavit, filed a com
plant in six paragraphs with Charles
Surprise deputy clerk Of the Y. S. Dis
trict court at Hammond The defend
ants are the United States Of America.
Albert S. Burleson. postmaster gem
eral and the western Union Telegraph
Company.
Palasan first brought suit against the
telegraph company. but the corporation
demurred, saying that at the time in
question the telegraph lines were un-
der the control Of the L. S, government
with Mr Burleson in charge. He has
now filed a new suit which covers every
thing.
on July 2. 1919, while the telegraph
was still under government control,
Palasan delivered $2o0e to the office
at Indiana Harbor with instructions to
transmit Il to the Banca NationaN at
Bucharest, Roumania. in Y. s. cur
rency 1t was not until three months
later that the delivery was made and
then the company desired TO pay the
obligation in Roumanian currency which
had deprecated fifty per cent since the
order was placed at Indiana Harbor.
This was refused.
Sincs then tho government has re-
linquished control Of the telegraph
lines but no provision was made for
CARRYING out the contract entered into
with Palasan. The plaintiff asks tud-
cement for $500
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-07
BIG PROGRAM
FOR PROGRESS
HERE IN 1921.

With year behind them which has
witnessed many public impro vements
IN spite Of high prices and unsettled
conditions the Hammond Board Of
Public Works has mapped ont an ex-
tensive program of improvements for
the coming year.
Members Of the board believe that
BY the time the season for public works
opens again costs viii have become sta
bihzed so that contractors viii not
show the reticence which they did last
year in bidding on Jobs
OF course the big job ahead Of the
city is the Improvement Of the city's
water department. This work must
be started as soon as possible in order
to meet the crisis Of a water shortage
which impends. This will include the
building of new pumping station cen-
trally located, the tunneling Of water
from the lake to the plant and tho con-
struction Of a modern liberation plant.
The proposed deep sewer intercept
ing all Of the sewers which now empty
into the Grand Calumet river. a sew
age pumping station and a deep sewer
lens 10 be tackled In this department
railroad tracks ON state s. for which
plans and rre1 rlinary estimates have
already been made has been under
consideration fcr some Tins and VIII
he taken up gain providing no lcgis-
latlon is passed by the general as
sembly for the elevation Of railroad
tracks in second class cities.
Welfare stations are contemplated as
part OF the subway plan but even If
the subway IS not constructed, these
rest rooms Will be installed in down
town locations.
Street improvements proposed for this
year form an important part OF the
boards program. Here arc some Of the
improvements which VIII be Attempted
Paving state street, from Morton
Court to state Line street.
Paving the east half Of state Line
street from Plummer avenue to Stan
dard avenue.
Paving Oakley avenue from State
street south to Douglas street
Paving Russell street from Oakley
avenue 70 State Line street
Paving sibley street from Calumet
avenue TO Columbia avenue.
Paving Plummer avenue from Oakley
avenue TO Calumet avenue completing
the concrete highway from the ware
houses Of the west part Of town.
Paving Columbia avenue from High
land street TO Kenwood avenue.
Paving Truman blvd. from Holman
street to Calumet avenue
Paving Gostlin street from STATE
Line 70 east city limits.
Paving Chicago avenue from Shelf
field avenue to east city limits
Widening sohl street from Piummer
avenue north to johnson street.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-07

KOVACHS ENTER
WHOLESALE FIELD

Kovach Bros. who operate a gents
furnishings store on Holman street, in
Hammond and two stores in East Chi
cago, have entered the wholesale field
OF mems wear, with headquarters IN
Chicago. They have mapped out a
large territory that will be covered
by expNt statesmen, and will supply
their local stores from their own
Wholesale house. This means, so says
Mr.. Kovach. that they will be In a
better position in their local houses to
give values such as the great majority
seek especially as this readjus tment
time when prices speak with authority
as they never did in the past.
Associated with the Kovach boys is.
Mr. Miller and Mr.. Valentine two
genial fellows, who have made innum-
g able friends in and about Hammond,
and whose faces are very familiar to
the trading public
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-07
ONE Of THE
BIGGEST IN
AMERICA
Millions of Capital and ThOuS-
andS of Men Continue to
Engage in it
BT GEORGE +. HOLMES

~
WASHINGTON, Jan Pacing a
condition OF affairs in which the ulI,it
whiskey business is shown to bo one
Of the biggest businesses in America
both from point OF capital invested
sno the number Of men engaged in it.
prohibition officials frankly admitted
today that the country is not dry
that 1t wont be dry for at least gen
Grafton, and that the only hope ot
making it dry now lies in a crystal
uzation OF public sentiment behind
existing Law.
The enforcement people have gone
Just about as lar as they can go Con
gress is cutting down their appropria-
tions, along with the general slasninr
and even curtailment of the present
forces may be necessary. Meanwhiie
millions of dollars continued 10 be
turned over in this biggest unrecog-
nized business and thousands OF men
continue to engage in it.
Prohibition officials. among them
John F. Kramer, the prohibition com
missioner. see one hope-the crystal
lization of public sentiment in favor OF
law observance and enforcement This
capitalization. they believe is com
ing They point out that in several
large cities there have recently ap
peared in the newspaper huge adver-
tisements paid for by "non-drys" urg-
Ing respect for law.
condition Of affairs in which Off
eials who are sworn to enforce the law
now frankly disregard it. win not be
permitted TO continue, they believe.
The United States Is not dry and we
will be dead and gone before it will bo
dry" said Kramer today in the frank
est explanation of existing conditions
that he has yet attempted.
Liquor, like the poor 1 believe. ne
will always have with US. prohibit
tton law OF itself will not make this
country dry in anything except theory
Public sentiment must he behind ii 70
make it effective. We are doing all
We can now and hoping for the best.
Il believe that sentiment is crystal
Iizing. I believe that this nation is
dry forever, in that the prohibition
law never Will be erased from the
statute books Neither do I think
there is . possibility Of a light wines
and beer amendment"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-07
SETTLEMENT WITH
MONON EFFECTED

Attorney W J. McAleer Of Ham
rlond representing relatives Of the
three victims OF the Water Valley
railroad crossing accident, which oc-
Cured last summer, announces that a
settlement Of damages has been ef-
fected with the Monon railroad Of
hclals by which the company pays a
total OF $500.
In the accident, which occurred near
shelby. Mrs. Nellie Ahlgrim. who was
driving the automobile, her child and
child Of Neil Sirois. were killed. An
other child Ruby Sirois. was injured
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-07
NJ. B. MAN AT
CONVENTION

David Hilgrau4 proprietor OF the
new NJ B. Boot Shop on Holman
street. Hammond, leaves tomorrow
evening for Milwaukee TO attend a
convention OF retail shoe dealers. 1t IS
expected that 10000 dealers will be
present at the sessions which viii be
held next week. From there he will
90 to Cincinnati and other points
farther each. where he will investigate
the progress. which is being made on
certain large orders OF shoes, which
are being manufactured in a variety Of
new styles for the Hammond store. He
viii be gone a week or ten days and
expects to have some important an
nouncements for the public on his re-
turn.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-07
MANDEL FILES
SUIT IN LAKE
CIRCUIT COURT
[sPEclAL ro q rIvrsl

CROWN POINT. Ind. Jan. 7.-sut
for $4,000 damages was filed today ip
the circuit court by Meyer Mandei. "A
Hammond merchant, against the H. w
& f. c. street railway company.
On Sunday, October u. 1920. NJ
Mandel was driving his car to Chica
GO On Indianapolis boulevard in the
north part Of Hammond he was dri,-
ing on the street car tracks as d car
approached from the west. He tried.
to turn to the side of the street butt
the wheels Of the machine would not
climb over the rails.
He says he tried to signal the mo-
torman OF the street car to stop mi
that the latter paid no attention 80
him. The street car hit the automo-
bile. throwing MandeI to the pave
ment and causing injuries whicH
nearly resulted fatally. lie was con
fined to the hospital for several weeks.
The suit here was hled BY MIR MandeTs
attorneys McAleer. Dorsey & Gulett.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-07
CAMPAIGN
WAS UNWISE
SAYS WOOD
INTERNATIONAL NEWS seRYcsl

WASHINGTON. Jan Tho "consu-
mers' strike" against high prices. due
to "an unwise campaign promulga ated
b ythe government to persuade the
public not to buy" and "unwise prose-
cution by the department Of justice OF
retailers charged with prohteering," is
responsible for the Industrial panic,
confronting the country, John p. Wood.
Of Philadelphia. spokesman for the Ma
ttonal Association OF Wool Association.
declared before the senate finance com
mittee today, when It resumed hearing
on the omnibus tariff bill passed by
the house recently.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-07
ENDS LIFE IN
AUTO SMASHUP
IINrERHATloNAt NEWS sgRyIcEI


WICHITA. KANS,. Jan. 7-Slowly
dying from terrible injuries and pinned
under his wrecked automobile on a lone
ly highway near here early today. JOS
eph B. Nichols. member of the Wichita
board of trade, and wealthy business
man. committed suicide Nichols fred
a shot into his head to end his misery.
Ills body was found BY a passing mo-
torist.
He had left his home on business
trip. His machine apparently skidded
and overturned. In the crash. his left
arm and leg were crushed and his
side mangled. with his right arm he
drew a revolver from door pocket and
shot himself.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-07
CUT ARMY TO IT'S, 900
tsrAFF CORRESPONDENT l. N. sERWcEI

tsrAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. sERvIcEI
MARION, Ohio. Jan. Tt is SEN
ator Harding's intention that the en-
listed forces of the United states army
be cut to 175. 900 men Immediately and
further reduced to 10000 within the
Gext fiscal year. according TO Repre-
sentative Julius Kahn Who conferred
with the president-elec today.
senator Harding knows that the
millennium has not come. said Mr
Kahn .He realizes that this nation
has to move so as to defend the rights
Of its citizens but he is determined
that waste must stop at once. He
wants a sensible military establish
ment.S
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-07
TWO DIE IN
EXPLOSION
IINrERNATloNAL NEWS SERVICE

GlNTERNATl NEWS SEREICEJ
AUBURN, Ind. Jan. detectives
from Fort Wayne and DeKalb county
authorities today who were making a
searching investigation into the mys-
terious explosion which wrecked the
home OF G. w. Shelter. nationally
known fanscy stock raiser, causing the
deaths of Sober shener, 26, and Martha
Srcffer, II. son and daughter of the
stock man.
Shelters wife Is suffering serious in
3uries and Shelter was less seriously
hourt in the collapse of the house, Me
shecer. half brother OF the stock man,
IS held pending investigation. He is
said TO have quarreled with Shelter
over a piece OF land The theory IS
advanced that a heavy charge Of
powder wrecked the house.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-07

S Pm NEWS
FLASHES


INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERYIeEl
INDIANAPOL1S. IND, Jan. =
The smallest member of employees
connected with the senate in re
cent years was selected today by
the so-called "plunder" committee
Of the upper house OF the lesis-
lature. Twenty employees. instead
of the forty-five allowed by law,
were picked. They include: Reg
istry Clerk Glen Kimban, Marion;
Endorsing Clerk Jennie Aronsou,
Gary; Minute Clerk, Harry CALI
CHAN, Wabash; Door-keeper. Asa
Elliott, Gary, formerly Of Jones'
boro).
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-07
EXPLOSION
AT EAST ALTON

ALTON, Ill, Jan. 7.--Ons man IS re-
ported dead and another injured In az
explosion which blew TO pieces the
~ wheer house Of the Equitable Pow
der company at East Alton, near he's
today. officials of the plant refused
to give any information. The shock
vas felt for miles around and in Ed
wardsvilie, IS miles distant. People
thought 1t was an earthquake.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-07
BULLETIN

INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERVicEl
OKMULGEE. OKLA, Jan. 7-One
bandit was killed and another ser
iously injured in a running gun
battle between the bandits and the
sherlff's posse near FIoldenville to
day The posse tracked down the
bandits with bloodhounds after
they had wounded two men at Cal
vim, Okla. during an attempted
hold-up. The wounded bandit was
captured. The hold-up victim. J.
a. Williams and F. ". Reese. are
seriously wounded
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-07
EXPLOSIONS IN
UTILITY PLANT
AT MUNCIE.
.INTERNATIoNAL NEMs sERNIcrI

MUNCIE, Ind. Jan. IA series "
explosions OF uncertain origin in the
plant of the Indiana General Service
company here today resulted in INJURY
to several workmen. two Of whom inae
die. One man. whom rescuers were
Unable 10 reach. was reported to be q
a deep pit. The plant supplies cur
rent for electric light and power to
Muncie. Marion, Eaton. Hartfort City.
Alexandria, Elwood and smaller towns
and cities where factories today were
compelled to close and some business
houses suspended operations when
power failed.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-07
BULLETIN

NTERHATi OHAL NEWS SERYIcEl
LITTLE ROCK, ARK, Jan. r
Eight persons lost their lives IN a
fire originating in a rooming house
in the downtown section of England.
Ark, early today. The blaze spread
rapidly and before it was under
control had destroyed a large de-
partment store, two meat markets.
drug store and number of
smaller business buildings. besides
the rooming house
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-07
WILL CUT OUT
1921 CROP

LEXINGTON, Ky. Jan. Tobacco
growers Of Kentucky, at meeting
here today, voted to cut out the 1921
tobacco crop and TO suspend ali sales
of the 1920 crop until May.
Thirty-two counties approved the
to eliminate the 1921 crop
y hile three counties voted against It.
The meeting was stormy one and
there was much dissension, delegations
from several counties being divided.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-07
BULLETIN

INTERNATIONAL NEWS sgRWcEI
LANCASTER, PA, Jan. The
Pennsylvania Iron and steel Cor
poration. an Illinois concern. with
a plant here, was today placed in
strike lasting six months and n
falling market. The assets are
given as $5s5.e0o and liabilities as
$4,000. The plant here VII be
sold
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-07
.PID THIS MAN
COME FROM GARY?
INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERWcEI

IiNtERhA tOhRL NEWS SehslSE
SOUTH BEND. Ind, Jan. THE
body Of an unidentified man believed
to be Anthony stahlaris, Of Brooklyn,
n. 7, was found here la.e last night
near the tracks of the Lake Shore
railroad.
The only clues to the mans identity
were a notebook in which the name
Of Anthony Stafilaris appeared many
times and a match-b box bearing the
name of Gary. Ind, merchant.
He appeared TO be OF Jewish ma
tionality, about thirty years old, was
wearing a dark brown suit. gray fan
mel shirt and dark tan shoes, a deep
cash in his forehead led police to be-
lieve he had been struck by passing
train.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-07
Pictures Taken.
MARRIED IN IOWA

Word was received BY AIr. and Mrs
Robert S. Smith. 9 Warren street, stat
ing that their son. Robert S Smith, Jr.
was married to Miss Celeste Lamb al
Fort Madison, Ia. Tuesday last. at the
First Presbyterian church in that city.
The couple are in Chicago on their
honeymoon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-07
MILITARY FUNERAL
FOR CHARLES QUIGLEY
Ind. Harbor Plans to Honor
Memory of American Boy
Who Died in France

The body OF Pxivatc Charles Quig-
ley. son Of George E. oulgley of 3442
Common wealt havenue. Indiana Har-
bor, who was killed in - action in
France, July 10. 1918, is due to arrive
at Indiana Harbor tomorrow, accord
ing to a telegram received by MS
father this morning.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-07
NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS

Henceforth, all display advertising
copy for publication must be in THE
TIMES office not later than 1880
A. M. the day before publication,
with a limit of " inches if brought
in at that notice. Three-quarter
and fuH-page ads must be in 48
hours before publication.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-07
CONTINUES
TO IMPROVE

BALTIMORE. Md. Jan. THE con-
dition of Cardinal Gibbons. who has
been i'll for nearly four weeks. is re-
Forted today to show much improve
raent. For the first time since he was
stricken, it was said. ne appeared
more like himself.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-07
KENTUCKY EDITOR
Is SERIOUSLY ILL

GALVESTON Tex. Jan. Col.
Henry Watterson, editor emeritus OF
the Louisville Courier-Journal, is seri-
eusly III at a local hotel
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-07

CHICAGO, Jan g. Benjamin
Thomas. for 20 years president Of
the Chicago & Western Indiana
railroad and long prominent in
transportation affairs of this sec
ton. died today at his home here.
The funeral will be held tomor-
row afternoon. Mr.. Thomas had
been III for a number of months
and his death was not unex-
pectsd.