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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-25
1900 CARPENTERS
BACK TO WORK
New Scale for Philadelphia
Craftsmen is Ninety
Cents an Hour.

PHILADELPHIA July 2S.-Nine
thousand carpenters. who have been
N strike here since May l. ave &C
cepted the terms LAID down by their
employers, including q material re-
duction in wages.
contractors said the carpenters &C
ton probably would bring to an end
the entire building trades strike
which was called when a lower wage
scale for all classes Of labor was an
nounced.
The new rate for carpenters was
fixed at 90 cents an hour. the old rate
having been S1.i2h an hour. In ad-
eftion. the carpenters agreed not 10
all sympathetic strikes for the bene-
TT OF othe rclasses of labor and TO
protect nonunion men from molesta-
ION. A fort-four-hour week is 10
cplace the former forty-hour week
md overtime pay is to be on the
asis Of time and a half for the first
four hours and double time there
,-tter.
Saturday afternoons. Sundays and
holidays are to be paid for at the
ate Of double time.
only the bricklayers n plasterers
ernain out and contractors announc-
a they had enough n%onunion men m
nose trades TO proceed with all
Guiding projects.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-25
LOWELL

The eldest son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Curtis was kick in the head by a
horse last Saturday morning. He was
brought to Lowell and the wound was
dressed and sewed up by a doctor. No
bones were bound to be broken but
he is quite badly injured and it will be
some time before he IS able TO be
around.
Miss Irene Chapman Of Frankfort,
who has been visiting relatives here.
went TO Shelby yesterday to visit her
sister Mrs. Fred Ahlgrim. and family.
The remains Of Mrs. Samuel Cottrill
were brought here from Buffalo. kan.
Yesterday for burial beside her husband
in the Orchard Grove cemetery. The
funeral services were held at the NJ. r..
Church yesterday morning. She leav-
es one daughter. who accompanied the
remains here. Mrs. cottrill and family
formerly lived east OF Lowell. but for
a number Of years she has made her
home with her daughter. Mrs. Laura
wood, Of Buffalo. Kan.
The funeral Of DR.. Jesse l. Hill who
died from injuries last Wednesday was
hold at the Crcston VI. f. church Sat
urdav afternoon. The services were
in charge Of Colfax lodge r. & A. VI. Of
which he was an honorcd member for
many years. A large number OF rel
atives and friends were IN attendance.
Interment was made in the Creston
cemetery.
Fred Lynch was here over Sunday,
the guest OF his mother. Mrs. Ada Lynch
and brother Ben, and sister Mrs. Orlo
Alyea and families.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Thatcher of Val
paraiso. visited her brother. DIR. P. L
Rigg and family Sunday.
Lowell lost TO the Valparaiso team
at Oakland Park yesterday by a score
OF s to 5. It was a slow and unin-
teresting game. neither team putting
up the game like the Beecher-Lowell
game. Minas Irwin. who has won
many hard fought games here. was in
the box for Lowell and all of valpo's
runs were scored while he was pitch
ing. Mininger held them in the last
three innings. Waters was the hitting
boy OF the ga-ac. letting a three base
hit and q two base hit.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-25
GARY
NEWS
SHOOTS AT WIFE;
HITS

Angered at his divorced wife Mrs.
Moon. 1890 Massachusetts street. when
she refused TO give him a deed 10 some
property. George Shreed went to the
front OF her home in Gary Saturday,
whipped out a revolver and started
firing at random through the floor OF a
porch. evidently expecting 10 kill her.
Instead of the bullet striking Mrs.
Moon. one OF the missiles hit the foot
Of Mrs Matte Hams. 1901 Jackson St.
who was visiting her. A physician
was called and cared for the wound.
Shreed ned after the shooting ana
up to this hour has not been detected.
According TO his former wife Mrs.
Moons. she divorced him after learning
that he was an ex-convict. she having
learned that he spent ten years in the
penitentiary At Leavensworth, bsides
having served other Jail sentences
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-25
WHITING
-crd its
PEOPLE

Mr.. ana MIS-. Roy K Green and Yam
lily and Mr.. and Mrs. r. z. Greenberg
and son are spending their vacation at
Fish Lake. Wis.
Miss Mary 1. Beal OF Lincoln ave.
Is spending her vacation in Denver
and other western points.
The Daughters OF Rebekah OF Whit
ing will go to Gary tomorrow where
the steel City order VIII be given a
trophy for getting the largest num-
Der Of members wothin a given time.
All Girl scouts are requested to at
tend a meeting at the Community
Service headquarters at 700 p. m. to-
night. The girls are planning TO soon
leave for their camp in the Forest Pre-
serve and much important business is
TO be done.
Andy Koval. arrested for being in
toxicated plead guilty and paid a one
OF 800 and costs.
Miss Adah Shelley has returned from
her trip TO Denver and other points
in the west.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles comstock OF
11sth street are leaving today for a
trip to Buffalo.
All girls who expect TO attend the
Girl Scout camp. should meet at the
Community Center tomrrow evening,
at Z o'clock.
Sam Solonis OF I'll w. Taylor st.
Chicago. arrested for disorderly con
duet, was released on a SIS bond. Sam
Amodun OF 273S Lexington venue
Chicago, arrested for reckless auto
driving. was also released on a $500
bond TO appear tomrrow for trial.
H. J. Gordon q taxi driver. arrested
for passing a street car discharging
passengers. plead guilty to the onense
and paid a fine Of 500 and costs S.
J. Lew arrested for the same onense,
also plead guilty and paid 800 and
costs.
Edwin A. MILO OF 10th street. is
suffering with a broken arm sustained
by crankinz a machine.
Miss Anna Rojahn OF Central avenue.
is entertaining her father from Brazil.
Ind.
Misses Helen and Marie DugEan. Of
Pe@lsylvania venue, left Saturday
evening for Altoona. Pa. where they
Will spend a two weeks vacation with
their SITTER Mrs. Charles Shoenfelt. nee
Mildred Duggan.
Mrs. John Helm continues to improve
from her serious illness.
whiting friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Smith of Chicago. Will be inter
ested to know that a son was born to
them at the Michael Reese hospital. in
Chicago. on last Friday. Mrs. Smith
was Miss Thelma billiard or Whiting
before her marriage.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-25
TENSION IS EASED
OVER SILESIA
Paris Dispatches Concilia
tory Note to Great
Britain.
un-rsnArtouAI urws srsvfcr,

NEWS SERNiCE1
PARIS, July 25-Tension between
France and England over Upper Sill
esia was eased today as the result OF
a con~ciliatory note from Paris TO Lon
don. according to the well-informed
Echo De Paris. This newspaper stat
ed France now is willing for the SUI
preme council to meet within ten days
for discussion Of the Upper Silesian
issue. At the same time France
agrees to abandon her insistence that
the experts complete their labors in
Upper silesia before the supreme coun-
Gil meets.
CParis dispatches last week quoted
Premier BRAND as saying he could not
consent 10 a meeting of the supreme
council before the end OF August or
the first Of September)
4 more truculent view was taken
BY the Matin.
England said the Matin. is quar-
relling with France because she pro-
missed Upper Silesia to Germany II
Germany signed the indemnity ult1-
matum in London last May. In any
case France refuses 20 be bluned and
intends to despatch the necessary
troops to Upper silesia despite the
veto of Premier Lloyd George.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-25

Mrs. H. Rolph and daughter and Mrs
Frank Buehler were Hammond visitors
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Harms and fam
lily and Mrs. Harms mother Mrs. Dora
B~aungarten returned from their mo-
tor trip of two weeks which they have
spent at different points In Michigan.
Laverne Payne returned last week
from his vacation which he spent in
visiting friends in Hunting. Tenn.
Mrs. Hamon who has been visiting
her daughter. Mrs. Floyd Rraley and
husband of the Forsythe Water Gard
ems returned to her home IN WARSAW.
Mimi, last week.
Mrs. Fred Stavitke of Pearl street.
visited relatives at East sid the lat
ter part OF last week.
Miss Gertrude McGown Of West Park
avenue and her cousin from Chicago.
are spending a two weeks vacation.
visiting relatives in Canada
Miss Antolnette KraArrer OF Myrtle
venue who Is employed as stenogra-
pher in a Hammond law Office. 10 en-
joying a two weeks vacation.
Mrs. Tucker OF Knox, Ind arrived
here the latter part Of last week and is
expecting TO remain with her soH. Mr.
sam Tucker and wife OF Pearl street.
for the coming winter. Mrs. Tucker.
who Is SO years old was accompanied
by her daughter Mrs A. wilkins and
husband whose home Is In Shanute.
Kan.
MI. and Mrs. Carl Miller OF Irwin.
Ill. are visiting for a few lay at the
home OF her cousin. Mrs. Lawrence
Long and aunt Mrs. Jake Wichorst.
Mrs. Miller was formerly Miss Elsie
Linghasi. who. several years ago lived
with her parents on Myrtle avenue.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-25

A quiet wedding occurred al the res
idence OF Mr.. and Mrs. c. Naet OF Rob-
erts avenue on Thursday evening. when
their daughter. Miss Mary Naet and
Hugh Studebaker were Joined in mar
riaEe by Rev. Spielberger Of the Evan
gelical church OF Chicago. in the pres
ence OF only the immediate relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. S~tudebaker left on a few
days honeymoon and on their return
viii go TO housekeeping in the NOEL
ray home on Myrtle avenue. The
young couple who are well known In
whiting and Robertsdale have tho best
wishes and congratulations OF their
many friends
Rev. S~pielburger Of Chicago, form
err pastor OF the Robertsdale church.
visited with many OF their friends while
here last Thursday.
The Golden Star Rebekah Lodge of
Whiting will go to Gary in a body on
Tuesday evening. July rs. This lodge
will at that time. present the Silver
Trophy cup to the Gary lodge. they be.
ing the one to win the cup for having
the largest membership at this time
Jasper Wichorst Of Roberts avenue
is seriously Ill at his home and under
the care Of DR.. Dewey.
Mrs. J. Nicholson and daughter Mrs
Frank Mcneil Of Roberts avenue. were
in Hammond on business on Friday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-25
BOYS HAND CUT
OFF BY TRAIN

Twelve year old Jar.es ~Prycylski. Of
$50 Ambridge strect. Gary. who lost
his hand while crawling under a box
car at the z. J. s z. yards last week
in orier to take a short cut home Is
reported getting along nicely today
n will recover according 10 physic-
ians.
The lad had been swimming at the
Tin MIL Beach and in a hurry 70 get
home found that he had TO wait for a
freight train which blocked his way.
Accompanied by some other lads. they
decided 70 crawl under one OF the cars
and Just as ~Prvcyliski was beneath the
car with his left hand on the rail, an
engine huckled into the string OF cars
a wheel Of the car passing over his
left hand. PlEckily he ran 10 the en-
gineer who rushed him to the steel Co.
hospital.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-25
INDICTMENT
FOR GEO. AKERS
MAY Be SOUGHT

George Akers. IS E. Fifth ave. Cary
,.river Of the Buick car which crashed
INTO the rear Of another machine at
.2nd and Broadway following g ride
Nth two married women last week.
causing the death Of Mrs. Jess Peas.
life Of a Hobart railroad man. may
b. indicted and charged with mans
lauEhte according to Prosecuting At
torney Dwight NJ. kinder.
Although Coroner z. E. Evans held
LAT Mrs. Peas death vas accidental
following the inquest Saturday, Mi.
Yeas has asked that Akers be prose-
cated II possible. Mr.. Kinder aovis-
al that he would do all in his power
US have Akers punished.
Akers stated on the stand that he is
4.arried and previous TO meeting Mrs.
as on the corner OF Sixth avenue
Id Washington street by appoint
ent. had taken his wife and another
.Nonaan out for a ride.
with Rush Harmon another mar
"a ma the three rode TO Indiana
..arbor where they met Mrs. SEEDS
i then returned TO Gary. After
linking at several road houses, they
ere on their way to Indiana Harbor
,.hen the fatal crash occurred.
Akers also testifed that he vas "a
red on the head at the Gary Bolt
and Screw Works several years ago
nd the injury left him subject TO ats.
lie stated that he felt a queer feellng
md vision left him at the time OF the
accident and that he did not know
4nything until he found himself sit
ting on the curb alongside OF the dead
body OF Mrs. Peas.
il is said that II Mrs. Peas had been
-iven prompt medical attendance she
,3robabIy would have lived
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-25
Boys Went Fishing;
Never Returned Home

Matt Kasprazyk. 1871 virginia St,
Gary. reported to the Gary police this
morning hat his twelve year old step
son John KATE. who left his home on
the morning OF the nineteenth to 90
fishing with several other boys. never
returned and has not been seen or
heard Of since. He fears that the lad
may have gone swimming and was
drowned.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-25

National Crop Improvement serviee.J
IT, he LAFAYETTE Radio Station
which is erected at Crolx d'Hins
near Bordeaux, France. was built
by the American Navy and the French
Signal Corps and the results are fully
satisfactory.
It's signals are heard at the most
favorable hours by al the receiving sta
tions in the world.
To the most prominent receiving sta
tions in the world, 1t viii be possible
to send messages during several hours
each day and the greater part of the
night. This has already been demon
strated.
Why not use this wonderful station
fer gathering and disseminating crop
reports of the world? The international
Institute of Agriculture at Rome it is
true, gathers the worlds crop reports
but like locking the stable door after
the horse is stolen, this information is
often more than 8 year old before it
Is compiled and distributed.
The same In true with the crop re
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-25
UTILITY DECISION
ALARMS SPRINGFIELD
tIN1tRNATIoNAL NEWS sE0vlcg

RNHllO tAG NEHS 9ENslGEJ
SPRINGFIELD. Ill. July 25.-In-
eustry in this city today faces almost
complete paralysis and hundreds OF
families using heat and light furnish
ed by the privately owned utility com
psny anticipate great inconvenience
through the decision OF the city coun-
Gil to withdraw the company's fran
elise on August Is. The council goes
into session this afternoon to take
formal action with many threats be-
ing made by citizens of the commits
~sioners' recall.
The threatened Generalization to
industry and business can be averted
by the city paying s2.1os.412. which
an arbitration board has fixed as a
fair price for the company's plant or
by extending the franchise and aban-
doning the city plant.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-25
BULLET. VICTIM
NAY DIE

Zurich ~Juronovich 171s M~assachu-
setts street who was SHOT in tho rear OF
his home in Gary last week. while
playing host at a party is reported in
a critical condition at the Mercy hos
pital and is not expected to live. The
bullet Is said to have struck the spinal
cord. causing perhaps fatal injuries.
Ns<S ~romknxtch- lila friend. VITO I'D
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-25
MAN STABBED
AT PICNIC

Joe Radula. 9th avenue and jefferson
street was seriously injured in a cut
ting ARRAY which occurred at the picnic
grognds at 47th avenue and Broadway
south Of Gary Yesterday afternoon. He
was taken to tho Mercy hospital for
treatment. The details of the cutting
were not learned.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-25
ERECT NEW GARAGE

A new garage to be constructed at
S13 Washington street in Gary at a
cost of $4,000 will be rushed 10 COM
pletion according to the owner. A. l.
Anchors Of the Gary Transfer Co.
who took out a building permit on
Saturday. Building permits were also
aiken out for three garages accommo-
dating six cars and a new beach cot
tage at Miller Beech.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-25
STEEL WORKER
NEAR A

John Nespo. 1925 Pennsylvania ave.
Gary steel worker. who has been con-
fined to the Mercy hospital was re-
ported in a critical condition yesterday
afternoon and the Sisters advised TO
police 10 notify his brother.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-25

the shooting has been arrested and
charged with shooting with intent TO
kill. He has been released on bond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-25
esigium Greatest Battle Center.

The little country of Belgium has
been the scene of more important bat
ties than any other country Of the
Rorld-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-25
Texas LEGAL Definition

An alibi is when you prove you
were somewhere else at the time you
committed the c-ime-Dallas News
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-25

STAR THEATRE TONIGHT
Lottie FiciEford in HOUSE OF BOND
AGE No children admitted. Also
Comedy and Latest Fox News. 1851
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-09

Just little more experience in championship matches and the trap shooting champion of the United States will be Boyd F. Duncan, of Lucy, Tenn A professional shot three years a member of the Win chester team, Duncan has each time won the trapshooting championship of Tennessee. This year he was high gun in six of the seven state cham pionships he attended, and was high gun in nearly every shoot he went to- In the national championships he faltered. In the averages this year he will do close to 97 per cent, being about third-and he will have shot twice as many targets as most of his competitors. Their average would not be so high if they shot at the same number of targets as Dun can. He is g years old and a south paw one of the few successful south paw shots.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-09
American Architecture
 Praised by Britisher

LIVERPOOL, Dec. 9.-Profess or c. H. Reilly, of the School of Archi- lecture, Liverpool University, has just paid tribute to American architecture which he said was purer and more stable than that of Eng land. America does not seem to be swept as our country has oeen by fashions set by individual eontempor- ary architects" he said American architecture has been in the last 30 years less self-sufficient and ess ln- sular than British
 The American architect deliberate ly sought his inspiration in the work of the Italian, French and Spanish Renaissance, Professor Reilly said
 One had no fear that Fifth Ave nue would at any moment be spoiled by glazed terra-cotta building. w'th grotesque German detail, yet who could say the same of Osford Str get or the Strand, or any leading Lon don thoroughfare?
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-09

ed to be strong this season, having lost several members of the 1920 team Stanford's new football coach, Gene Van Gent, will also handle bas- ketball.
 Basketball schedules for the con- ference will be arranged when the delegates from the universities and colleges meet at Portland tomorrow.
 Californias team will leave here about December 21 on it's annual Christmas holiday trip to Southern California before the conference sea son opens The men will meet Pc mona College, Redlands University University of Southern California, Los Angeles Athletic Club, southern branch of the University of Cali ornia, and the Fresno Y. M. ( fornia, and the Fresno Y. M. c. A. California expects it's hardest gam> will be against the Los Angeles Ath letic Club. Sixteen players, Coach E. H. Wight and Manager Harold Noack will make the southern trip
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-09
JOHNNY KILBANE
 MAY BE FORCED
 TO DEFEND TITLE

NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-A campaign that may bring the long-dormant featherweight division of boxing to life has been launched here.
 Tex Rickard, peer of boxing pro motors, and Tommy McGinty of Cleveland, new manager of Danny Frush, signed an agreement calculat- ed to start the ball rolling.
 iMcGinty, who promoted the cham pionship bout between Kilbane and Frush last September, has booked his boxer with Rickard for series of four bouts in Madison Square Gar den against the best featherweights available He hopes eventually, to force Kilbane into return match.
 According to McGinty, Kilbane has demanded S100.00 of Rickard for de lending his title in the Garden wi h the stipulation that he is not to meet Frush. This is the sum Jack Demp- sey got for fighting Bill Brennan.
 Five, aside from Kilbane. are in line for matches with Frush in New York They are Andy Chaney. Billy Defoe, Charles Beecher, Sammy Sieger and Harvey Bright. erstwhiie Columbia student, who has fought his way to a position among the top notchers.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-09
DEPARTMENT TO STUDY SERVICE
 OUT OF JUNEAU
Representative of Railway Mail Service Coming Here
 on the Northwestern.

A representative of the Northwest Mail Service will leave Seattle for Juneau on the steamer Northwestern tomorrow, according to advices re- ceived by Governor Scott c. Bone from Superintendent Vandervoort of the Seattle offices of the service. He will be here until the Spokane sails South or about three days.
 The Railway Mail Service is send ing representative here to investi- gate the Juneau-Skagway-Sitka mail run and to determine just what facil- ities have been offered and what is needed in that respect. It is ex. pected that the report made as a re suit of his visit will figure largely in the awarding of the mail contract on the above route.
 "The sending of a representative of the Department to Juneau is evi dence of the very active interest Postmaster General Hays is taking in Alaska mail service" said Cover nor Bone. The Governor last week wired MT. Hays relative to the Ju neau-Skagway-Sitka mail route and urged that the department take into consideration freight and passenger accommodations offered by bidders in placing the contract for carrying the mails. MT. Hays replied prompt ly by wire stating that an investiga- ton would be made before the con tract was let.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-09
BASKETBALL GAME
 SCHEDULES ARE TO
 BE FIXED TOMORROW

BERKELEY, Cal, Dec. 9.-Five varsity veterans of the University O.. California basketball team, which won the Pacific Coast Conference title last season, are on this years squad which will be out to retain the title
 California expects it's hardest op position in the conference will be the University of Washington. which, 1t is reported, has every first string man of 1920 back in uniform. The two Oregon schools, the Oregon Az gies and the University of Oregon, will have strong teams, having lost but one veteran each Nothing is known here of the strength of Wash ington State College.
 Stanford University, which defeat. ed California in their annual three game series last year, is not expect.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-09
DANCE TONIGHT

Practically all of the dancing peo- pie of Douglas Island and it is thought many from Juneau are plan ming to attend the dance given to- night at Eagles Hall by the Douglas Fire Department This dance is giy- relief fund for the money lost on the last bid ance.
 For the benefit of those attending from the mainland, transportation home some time tomorrow morning has been arranged.