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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-05

through Switzerland, Germany, Bel
GUM, and Holland, spending some
time at The Hague. Prior to the trip
Miss Fetta had been in Paris for sever
al months. She is in Berlin now and
expects to be there for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Schepman are
visiting in Olney, Ill
George Eversman, of this city, un-
derwent a serious operation at a
Detroit hospital last week His con-
dition is reported as being favorable.
Miss Evelyn Ullom is visiting at
Mays Station.
Miss Marie Belts is spending the
week with her parents at Lynn.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Hartzler are
spending the week in Cincinnati, o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Galen MORRISON are
visiting in New Paris, O., this week
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Marinace and
two children are leaving soon for a
several weeks visit in New York
City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Webb Haynes have
returned from Cambridge City, where
they have been visiting.
\ Mrs. Charles First and Mrs. Georgia
Pearle, of Martinsburg, W. Va, who
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. R. NJ
Stetler, of North Twentieth street
| have left for Whitewater TO make ar
extended visit with Mrs. Bessie Alex
ander and Mrs. Byron Stetler, of thai
place.
| Miss Mildred Jones left Sunday fol
a visit with her mother, with whom
! she will take a several weeks triI
through northern Indiana and Crane
| Rapids, Mich. In the fall Miss Jones
and her mother will take an extended
| trip through the west,
Mr. and Mrs. John Alderman. o
South Eighth street, accompanied b!
their daughter, Miss Rhea Alderman
are leaving by motor for New Yorl
City to see their son, Carl Alderman
who arrived Monday from Europe
where he has been engaged in foreign
news service,
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell H Moss, 0
| 100 South Twenty-Second street. lief
Monday on a motor trip to Wheeling
w. Va.
Mrs. James W. Morrison, of Chicago
and Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley Gates, o
Winnetka, Ill, we're the guests o
their father, W. D. Foulke, of Soutl
Eighteenth street, over the weekend
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-05
Bescher Files Intentions
To Make MayoraIity Race

Baltz A. Bescher, city controller
filed his formal declaration to make
the race for mayor in the coming pri-
mary election on the Republican tick
ct with the city clerk Tuesday morn
ing. This is the sixth candidate to an
nounce himself for the office of mayor
on the Republican ticket
Clerk Thomas filed notice of his
Intention to run for councilman-at-
large.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-05
MAN OF MANY ILLS

LONDON-Sir James Camille, speak
ing at a conference of nurses. claimed
to have had more serious illnesses
than any man of his age. He is 79.
Commencing with typhoid fever, he
then had appendicitis, fractured his
skull, had paralysis, malaria, spleen,
blood poisoning, broke his twelfth rib
and had % shot in his knee received
when a man tried to shoot some
rabbits
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-05
CENSORS SKIRTS

OSWEGO, N. Y.-Dr. James G.
Riggs, of Oswego Normal school fac
ulty, sent home one of the young
women pupils recently because her
skirts were too short and advised four
others to have their skirts heightened.
The indignant students are threaten
ing to appeal to the state educational
department.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-05
TROUSERS FOR GIRLS.

CHICAGO.-Dr. Ben Morgan, Chi
cago surgeon, in commenting on ex-
posure of the knee incidental to the
new style in women's clothes, advo-
Gates trousers, flannel shirts and high
boots as the ideal costume, as far as
health is concerned.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-05

An autobiography rivalling Mrs.
Asquith's in human interest is ex-
pected when daring Lady Angela
Forbes publishes her "reminiscences
sometime in the near future. Her
name figured prominently in the
British press in the middle of the
war, when the war office recalled
her from France. where she was
running an army canteen.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-05

Miss Mary Rutter towlo. the
feminine member of a New York
law firm, has just been sworn =
by Col. Hayward, T. S. attorney
for the district of New York. Miss
Towle is the first woman to be ap-
pointed an assistant u. S. district
attorney. She is a graduate Of
Bryn Ma, and of the N. Y. u.
Law school. She has been extreme
active in the cause Of equa! suf-
frage.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-05
SAM BROWN COMING IN?

WASHINGTON The Sam Brown
belt, cause of much dispute during
the war, may be accepted as regula-
ton equipment to be worn in the
United States soon after Gen. Perish
ing assumes the post of chief of staff
on July l. General March, chief of
staff, forbade the use of the belt by
officers at home during the war, al
though General Pershing sanctioned it
in France.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-05
ASSISTED AT 5000 WEDDINGS.

LONDON-George Damms. second
oldest parish clerk in England, in
point of service, has completed his
5Sth year of Office at the Parish
Church, Chesterfield. He has assisted
at $4,000 baptisms and 5000 weddings
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-11
THESE CHAPS
ARE REAL
OPTIMISTS
INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE

IikrEeRATloHA NEWS SERVICEl
CHICAGO, July ll-Tcn thousand
real estate operators went into con
vention here today with the avowed
purpose OF dispelling the financial
gloom which hovers over American
business and industry II was the
fourteenth annual convention Of the
National Association Of Roal Estate
Boards
Business conditions are far from had
and are going 70 be a great deal bet
ter in tho near future according to
carly arrivals. The delegates dcclar-
ed the business outlook in the south
and west was particularly bright with
the south favored against the rest of
the country.
Each of the realty men from the
south and west termed conditions best
in his own locality
Business in the south is surpris-
ingly good, said Meyer Eisemen of
New Orleans. IT is impro4 ing all the
time
Business has been better than VIC
had any right TO expect" added W T
Hambright of Cedar Rapids Ia This
is true not merely Of real estate. but
OF business in general"
z. E Taylor of Portland. Ore
president of the association. will pre-
side at the sessions. The convention
lasts five days.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-11
GIRL HIT BY
CHICAGO AUTO|ST
Auto Crash at Five Points.
Chicago Driver Accus-
ed of Drunkenness.

Anna Kosher. 752 Indianapolis boule-
ward. vas painfully injured yesterday
afternoon in an automobile crash al
the hye points. Robertsdala The
girl was riding with A Frankiewior
when the car driven by Crawford
Hamilton. So4s East 91st St. Chicago
crashed into the machine She was
taken TO St. Margarets hospital in
Emmerling's ambulance where an ex-
animation showed her injuries to be
not serious. She was later removed
TO her home
Hamilton was driving east on Indi-
anaposs boulevard and Frankiewcz
was going in the opposite direction.
when Hamilton, in trying 70 avoid a
street car which had stopped at the
corner. cut across the street. hitting
the other machine. The Kosher girl
was thrown TO the pavement.
Hamilton vas arrested and booked
az the Hammond police station en- the
charge OF driving his car while intox-
icated
In the Hammond city court morning
he pleaded not guilty 10 the charge and
his case was continued for a week. He
says that he was not drunk and that
the erratic movements Of his machine
we're caused by hitting a stone on the
street car tracks.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-11
GARY GOLF CLUBS
FORMAL OPENING
Many Golfers Go Over New
County Links for the
First Time.

Eight holes OF the Gary Country
clubs new golf course were formally
dedicated last Sunday afternoon with
a large crowd in attendance 1t is an
interesting course and a good course.
Editor a ] Smith Of the Hobart Ga
zette is ready to testify to that Up
to last Saturday golf was more than
Greek 10 him. He had never had a
club in his hands but he took a mid
iron and shot the eight holes In 90
and counted all his shots at that. His
only falling was a liking for water
holes-a truly un-editorial liking
A big crowd OF golfers participated
in the matches Many Hammond play
ers availing themselves or the ,..ery
Country Clubs invitation and were
loud in their praise of the Gary
courses possibilities. The blazing
sun has been very hard on the new
grass and the course is much parched
now but the greens are in excellent
shape and were fast as chained lishtn-
ing on Saturday.
The feature Of the afternoon wa. a
match between the Hammond and
Gary professionals in which the ,a.,er
won out by a small margin. There
were about three hundred in attend
ance at the cluS's opening event.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-11
SCHOOL PROPERTY
NOT TO SELL
THIS YEAR

The Central school property Will NOT
be sold this year Efforts hich have
been made by the Board of Education
at disposing Of the valuable building
site a public auction have met with
failure thus far and the board mem
bers now believe that the season has
advanced too far
1t would be necessary 70 re-adver-
tise for bidders and by the time this
had been done. even if a sale we're
made. there would not be sufficient
time in which to move the building
TO its new site before school opens III
September.
Our first consideration is taking
care Of the school children said a
board member today Real estate
deals must be conducted in such a
manner as not 10 interfere with the
schools. We could not afford TO sell
the property and bind ourselves to
move the building when we knew that
it would delay the opening OF the
school for a month or two
The matter viii not he taken up
again for at least another year
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-11
CARPENTERS BACK At
WORK IN NORTH TP.

For the hrst time in many weeks the
sound of saw and hammer welded by
union carpenters was heard generally
in Hammond and other North town
ship cities today The carpenters are
working at the old rate and Will do so
until Judge Lands makes up his mind
on the new wage scale
A committee from the Carpenters
District Council met with a commit
tee of carpenter contractors from the
Building Trades Employers Associa-
uon Saturday afternoon and after
brief discussion the agreement was
reached. The copy of the agreement
on which Chicago carpenters had re-
turned to work was read over carefully
and both sides accepted It with the ex-
ception Of three paragraphs which were
contrary to the bylaws of the Car
penters District Council
These paragraphs deal with the use
Of non union made material and also
outline some work as coming under
the jurisdiction Of carpenters which
hitherto has been given TO other crafts
or has been in dispute. The craftsmen
agreed to 20 back TO work and will
take a referendum vote on the para
graphs OF the agreement which they
excepted
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-11

The three leading crafts. the brick
layers. carpenters and laborers are
now working under agreements With
the contractors. Several other small
crafts have tentative agreements with
their bosses whereby they will accept
the wage agreed upon In Chicago.
There are still number OF minor or
ganizations who are holding out. While
they Will not tie up the Jobs at present
they Will cause trouble later unless the
line up with the crafts now at work.
Work on Hammond's big jobs was
resumed this morning after they had
been idle the greater part Of the time
since May 10 Scores OF unemployed
were waiting whenever construction
work was being done. The Industrial
high school building on Calumet ave
where work Is geDing under way slow
" is especially ilpular with jobless
men work was resumed on q num-
Der of residences which have been
standing half finished since the trou.
BILE started IN May
No word was received this morning
from Chicago which would indicate
that Judge Lands viii have anything
to announce today. Last week II was
predicted that his wage settlement
would come the first Of this week.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-11
HAMMOND PHONE CASE
VENUED TO LAPORTE

LAPoRTE, Ind. July ll-ru, case
OF the city OF Hammond against the
Public Service Commission and the
Illinois Telephone Company was venu-
ed from the Lake County circuit court
TO the circuit court here Saturday. The
city OF Hammond asks an injunction
against the P s. c. for increase es
granted to the telephone company af
fecting 1000 subscribers in Hammond,
and 500 in West Hammond. Ill
The injunction is asked on the CON
tention that the Public Service Com
mission did not have Jurisdiction in the
matter. since part of the subscribers
were In one state and part OF them in
another, and that the matter belonged
under the jurisdiction OF the Interstate q
Commerce Commission. The COM
plaint also charges that the rates are
unjustly and unreasonably high The
case Will come un during the Septem-
Der term of the LaPorte circuit court
william ". McMahon. city attorney Of
Hammond, represents it in the suit
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-11
HOLDUP VICTIM
MISTAKES IDENTITY
Men Accused are Relesed
With An Apology
Afterwards.

A PAIR Of bandits IN an auto held
up and robbed Two Hammond mer
last night engaged IN a running bat
tie WITH the Chicago Heights police
and finally made their escape after
losing the automobile which they had
stolen They also succeeded in get
ting a psir of Hammond men into q
peck OF trouble for a while
The victims Of the holdups were
Frank L. Savery who owns the CON
fectionery store across from the Me-
Hotel at 64S1z Holman ST.. and vii
liam Schultz Of the Tri-City Electric
Co Dan Eder and William Young
who reside at the Nee. were accused
Of the holdup BY Savery.
The candy dealer was going to his
home after locking up his place Of
business for the night, when two mon
stepped out OF the shadows and order
ed him to throw up his hands They
took all the money he had, which for
tunately amounted to only a few dol
lars. and made their escape Sayery
was positive that Eder and Young.
both Of whom he knew. were the rob
bers He reported the holdup 70 the
Hammond police and named the men
as the thieves Eder and Young were
arrested They protested that they
had been sitting peacefully IN front
Of the hotel from the time that Savery
locked up his store to go home until
the police came for them. and produ-
ced several witnesses to prove their
aIbI They were locked up, pending
Developments.
Not long after. schultz who was
riding with a lady friend On Lyman
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-11
Expect Conference
VIII Be Held
by NEWTON &. PARKr)

fsTAFF CORRESPONDENT d n SERVICE
LONDON. July 1t.-Fresident iard-
ings proposal for disarmament confer
cnce to be held at Washington has been
cordially received in Great Britain and
the prediction was made in responsible
quarter today that Great Britain VIII
accept.
II is learned that Marquis Curzon had
summoned Colonel Harvey TO the For
eign office last Thursday to consider
the cabled results Of the conversations
Sir Auckland Geddes had held with the
French, Italian end Japanese Amhassa-
doris at Washington
The Foreign Secretary was said 70
have told COL Harvey he considered
the time ripe for President Harding to
act. col. Harvey Immediately sent
cablegram to washington.
The first news OF President Hard
ing's formal statement was personally
given to Premier Lloyd George a.
Chequers on sunday by Col Harvey.
The Dominion Preminers We're seated
upon the avn when Col Harvey vas
announced. LLOYD George left the
party and was absent about fifteen
minutes. When he returned he was
accompanied by Col Harvey
The American ambassadors then was
formally presented to the Dominion
Premiers
It is accepted as a foregone conclus-
ion the conference will be held
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-11
CLOTHING
STORE IS
ROBBED

The clothing store or Abe 1au.en al
$500 Cedar street. Indiana Harbor was
entered Saturday night and the fol
lowing articles valued between $4,000
and $4,000 stolen. Il silk shirts. two
suit cases. IS suits Of clothes. hats.
shoes and necktics. .
The theft vas not discovered untn
late yesterday morning when Mr. zab-
len entered his place Or business to
accommodate a Sunday customer
Police officers who we're detailed on
the case found that the place had been
entered ~ unlocking the front door
10 one has been arrested as suspects
in this case as yet
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-11
NEW LIQUOR
SCANDAL IN
CHICAGO

- IfNNN tGHAL NEWS SERVICE
CHICAGO, July ii-Five warrants
we're issued today by United states
Commissioner Glass in Chicago's la
test liquor scandal" said to involve
fiyc millionaires, police officials and a
former high federal official il was al
50 announced federal agents had OBJ
tanned confessions from three mem
bers Of the ring The confessions
are said % involve miIlionairics who
purchased tho liquor.
\ policeman, former patron of the
ring" and driver who delivered the
booze are said to have confessed. The
warrants named Mike Canavan. former
saloon keeper; Mr. and Mrs. James
Walsh alleged Deluxe "bootleggers. :"
= p McGrath a chauffeur. and John
Doe
The government it was said. does
not intend to prosecute the patrons Of
the ring, but intends to call the
customers as witnesses for the pros
ecution. A world-famed humorist and
a nationally prominent ear specialist
were among the millionairs involved,
1t was said
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-11
lBY GERoGE R HOLINESS

IsTAFF CORRESPONDENT /. N. SERVICE
WASHINGTON, July 11-Presidcn
HardIng's inquiry among the Worl,
powers as TO whether they will con.
siGer coming 10 Washingtsn aud Ils.
eusslnE limitat on OF armament an;
:he settlement Of affairs n the Ia
East. was hailed today as the creates
single step has been taken IN the di.
rection OF International Peace sine,
the conference at Versailles failed ts
establish IT.
II the Big Powers-Great Britain
Italy and Japanese ht to accept ths
American invitation. Il is likely tn.
coming autumn or winter will see
peace conference held in Washingt5r
which will seek TO accomplish whaf
the Paris conference failed to brinE
about-a clear understanding among
the great nations OF the world taai
will ann at prevention OF the "n-Ai
war"
Stripped OF diplomatic verbiase. "
aoker terms. Hardings action was re-
garded today as constituting a "can.
The responses which will have TO be
made to the American invitation vii.
reveal whether the great powers have
been sincere IN their professed desire
for an armament understanding or
whether the disaxmamant and peace Of
the last year mas been only so much
International bluff.
1t is accepted in washington that a,
least two OF the powers concerned
Gret Britain and Italy-have already
assured the United states Of their viii
lingness to engage in such a confer
ence. as the President has proposed
The British have delayed renewing
the Anglo-Japanese Alliance with such
a conference In view. and her leading
statesmen already have placed them
selves on record as whole -heartedly Z
favor of the idea. The conference.
if held, probably would sell the death
OF the Alliance.
81 In the case OF LAZY. simiiar assur-
ances have been received Italy mss
been staggering under an enormous
war debt; she IS beset with domestic
unrest; she has nothing 70 fear any
more from her ancient enemy. Aus
tria- Hungary, and any measures that
would tend 70 decrease her national
outlay would be doubly welcomed in
Rome
The belief prevails in Washington
Il there is any hesitancy on the pat
OF any OF tthe powers consulted II VIII
come from Japan and France
France has the largest military es-
adjustment in the world today ans
the reduction or armies as well as 81
navies would come within the scope
OF the discussion which President
Harding put forth France has
steadfastly maintained French safety
makes necessary such a huge stand
ing army and that France cannot IN
justice TO herself and in recognition
Of the German menace" consent to a
reduction in these forces
japan is now engaged in a fast
program-both in the air and sea-
hich IS designed to make the empire
of the far east practically the equal
Of any world power in military and
naval sense. This program is stih
Far from completion
Fully important as the arament
conference itself would be the discus
sion OF far eastern problems betwoc..
the United States, Great Britain
Japan and China which the prossd
suggested as a necessary accompa
ment Of such meetings
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-11
COOK COUNTY NOT
KEEN ABOUT DEAL /?
Times Told by Forest Pre-
serve Commissioner, In
tereSt Luke Warm.

CHICAGO July 1.-THE Cook coun-
" forest preserve commissioners are
undecided as to whether or not they
will accept the offer Of the owners of
the Hammond Country Club property.
a member OF the commission told a
Times representative today.
The commissioners met with rep
resentatives of the Hammond Country
club Association which owns the pro-
perty." The Times was told. This
meeting occurred two weeks ago and
thcre were no definite results. The
country club association wants to re-
tain the club house and the forest
preserve does not want the property
unless It car have the club house also.
IN fact 1 am not sure that the forest
preserve commissioners are anxious to
buy The Ropcrty at all We will know
more about 1t at a meeting tonight"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-11
25% STATE
TAX RAISE
THIS YEAR
Two Things Operate to In
crease Levy For State
Revenues in 1921.
griAEs BUREAU At STATE cAPlrALl
TNDIANAPOLIS. Ind, July IL a

kTfAES BUREAU AT lAlE NhFt -
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July Ill Ae
new state tax rate to be adopted this
year by the state board of tax com
missioners. Governor AfcCray and VIII
liam oliver. state auditor, viii show
an increase Of approximately 2S per
cent over last year The 1920 state
tax levy was 20 cents on each 500 Of
assessed property. The rate this year
will not be lower than 24.S cents and
Will not likely exceed % cents.
Two things have operated to in
crease the levy for purely state reve-
nue..
one is the increase in school leviss
ordered by the last general assembly
and the other is the large decrease in
value of personal property this year
Assessment figures have been suf-
hciently anaIyzed by the state board
Of tax commissioners % satisfy tnat
body there will be decrease in per
sonal property assessme nts this yea
Of about s5o0.00o GOO. This means
that 1-cent state levy viii raise only
s534 oo0 whereas the same levy last
year would have raised S5s4o 600 or
$50 600 more
1t is. therefore evident that even it
the state expenditures We're not in
creased the 20 cent levy OF last y ar
4 again applied this year would net
the state government s1,eo0oo0 less
revenue.
The decrease in the state tax dupli-
cate was expected. Il IS the natural
result ~ the decrease In value of farm
products. stocks of merchandise and
other. forms Of pers nal property
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-11
SURPRISED TO
SEE FRIEND THERE

In the Hammond city court this morn
ing. a pair each OF drunks and speed
ers faced Judge Klotz. Meals Anderson
81 GostlIn street and Andrew Ohlstrom
Of Hegewisch. H.. were fined SIS each
for being drunk They were arrest
Cd on Holman street together. Ohl-
strom was too drunk to give his name
TIL this morning. He was surprised
to find himself in jail, and still more
amazed g see his companion in the
same fN Now his friend is out hav-
ing paid his fine but he is still in dur
ance. has ing only four dollars.
The speeders were Henry Nick Of
S4o6 Escanaba avenue. Chicago. and
Robert Brayhs, Bernhaning. Alabama.
They paid fines OF SIS and s11 respect
svely.