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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-01
BOLD ROBBERY
IN MINNEAPOLIS

MINNEAPOLIS. June 1.-TWO mes
sengers Of the Miller & Traders state
Bank in the heart of Minneapolis wore
held up today by automobile bandits
and robbed of $4,000. The robbery
occurred in full view Of many pedest-
rians.
d. E Bray. manager of the real es-
tate department of me bank and Emmet
Erickson, 10 year old messenger, were
bringing currency from another bank
When they arrived in an automobile at
the door OF the Millers & Traders bank
they we're met by four armed men who
snatched the satchel. searched the two
for weapons and then jumped into a
waiting automobile standing alongside
with the motor running. The bandits
then dashed away toward st. Paul
Police and Sheriffs Of both cities are
in pursuit
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-01
TWO HOURS TO
GET OUT

Residents in the vicinity Of High
land and Holman streets we're an
noyed yesterday BY a beggar who came
to their doors asking for food. When
refused. he abused them roundly An
officer picked him up and took him TO
the station, where he was booked on a
charge Of vagrancy. a search revealed
a large amount OF food stored in his
pockets. when arraigned IN the Ham
mond city court this morning. nc gave
the name Of Joe Paytor, Chicago. and
told story Of hard luck and Illness
which kept him from work The judge
gave him two hours to get out of
tow
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-01
GARY STIRRED BY
NEGRO SHOOTING
Black Belt is Thrown into
Pitch of Excitement
Over Affair

Gary's colored population in the vi
cinity Of 18th avenue and Adams street
vas thrown into a pitch Of excitement
early last evening when a Gary police
officer shot down a colored man who
had assaulted q colored woman witA a
black Jack in the busy crowded thor
oughfarc
when officer Colosin1o saw a crowd
gathering a. the street corner. ne rush
cd to the scene in time TO fnd Mary
Montai. colored woman living uncon-
scious on the sidewalk and an aged ne
gro running to safety down the street.
Thinking the colored man had killed
the woman the officer demanded him 10
halt When he did not do so the Of
fcer ired. the bullet striking the negro
in the head and causing a slight nesh
wound. He was booked at the police
station as Joseph Williams. 50 years
old 1745 Virginia street. and is held
today on charge OF assault and bat
terry.
According to the police report VIII
lians slugged the Montai woman with
black jock. rendering her unconscious.
The cause Of the assault was not learn
ed
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-01
j. S. FINDS
CAUSE OF
HIGH COSTS
Four Hundred Odd ASSOCia-
tiOns Still Operate Under
"Gentlemen'S Agreements
RY GEoRGE R. HoLalEs

rsrAFF CORRESPONDENT 7. n. SERYicEl
WASHINGTON, June 1.-The admin
istration has found what 1t believes
to be one Of the principal causes for
the high cost Of living.
And in finding it there is also. found
an answer to the question continually
being asked by the farmers: Why Is
it that everything we have to buy stili
has the wartime price tag attached
while everything we sell is down to
rock bottom in price,
The answer, according to surveys al
ready made by the department of JUS
tice and the department of commerce,
is found in the four hundred odd as
sociations organized along Industrial
lines, which have not disbanded since
the war and which are still operating
under "amicable understanding" and
"gentlemen's agreements" regarding
prices and selling territories.
The investigation Of these associa-
tions by government agents has far
only tapped the surface Of conditions
but they have disclosed enough to
warrant Attorney General Daugherty
announcing today that antitrust pro
ceedings are going to be brought
against several of the more open
combinations"
Attorney General Daugherty today
characterized some of these associa-
tions as the most ingenious schemes
he ever saw. So cleverly have the as
sociations been made among various
competing businesses. that in many
cases there is grave doubt whether
they can be dissolved under existing
laws and in such instances. H. SAID,
moral suasion is being attempted. II
they are recalcitrant and stubborn the
government viii take them into court
under civil and criminal statutes.
Lumber and coal men, cement men.
clothing men. manufacturers engaged
in the same line-all have their asso-
Citations, their organizations and their
understandings, The farmer has none
of these. broadly speaking, and there
in lies the cause OF the present wide
difference between the price OF the
product the farmer has TO sell and the
produce he has TO buy.
Many of these organizations T~ere
formed during the war under govern
mental encouragement The govern
ment needed information concerning
production. capacity of output, There
was only one way TO set it-by or
ganization. So the government shut
one eye to the organizations that we're
formed and was glad enough to find a
single organization in any one indus
try which could speak for all or a
great majority of the business in that
industry.
The organization collected figures
and information which was of vital
Importance to the government 1t
simplified things for the government
to be able to call upon the secretary
OF the association for data on a While
industry and be able to get it quickly
and accurately. The government was
pleased and so was business.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-01
KIWANIANS TO CAMP
IN CONVENTION TENTS

Hamond Kiwanians who are planning
TO attend the national convention of the
organization in Cleveland the week Of
June Goth will be able to get back to
nature for fair 4 large number Of
the delegates are making arrangements
to camp in tents during the concIavo.
which viii mean that the public parks
of the Ohio city Will present he ap-
pearance of tented cities The citi-
zens of this canvass principality will
take their meals from large dining
tent Arrangements have been made
for a famous chef to take charge Of
preparing the meals for the delegates.
Indiana members Of the Kiwanis club
plan 70 make brave showing al the
convention. Their aim is to hoist Col.
G. L. Mccullough. president of the In
diana district. into the International
presidents chair
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-01
HARBOR COUPLE
IN DIVORCE COURT

-Four months OF married life durins
which she was forced 70 work all Of
the time in order to support herself
have satisfied Mrs. Della Van Dine
3514 Grapevine street. Indiana Harbor
This morning she fled suit for divorce
from Wilbur Van Dine in the superior
court at Hammond.
The Van Dimes were married Feb
and separated. May %. Mrs. Van Dine
says her husband has a mean. cross
and ugly disposition and frequentl9
struck and heat her. He never gave
her any money. but made her vors
and earn her own living while he
spent his money on evil companions ;
on May % she says he choked her anf
she left home never 70 return. " J
Murray is her attorney.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-01
lRuLLETINl

f'ftT - tOkA Al f'HM5 SENAif
TULSA. Okla. June Dawn broke
today with Tulsa an inferno of race
hatred. A night of terror marked BY
he rush of hundreds of armed mer
through the streets, with frequent
clashes between masses Of Negroes and
frenzied white persons. grew steadily
n murderous violence during the morn
ing hours and this morning aw and
order has been swept aside. The rot
ing started last night following the ar
rest Of Negro who is alleged to have
assaulted white girl.
The death list is steadily mounting.
No accurate estimate can be given,
Early reports gave over thirty persons
killed and more than fifty injured. The
Negro fatalities are unknown, but they
will run high for the shooting was con
tinued.
Police and militia were unable to
cope with the situation and troops
from nearby cities were speeding on
the special trains to augment the pitt
fully small numbers who were trying to
stem the tide of bloodshed.
Overhead the drone of arplane
motors added to the terror. Reports
were circulated that the planes were
ready to drop bombs on the Negro sec
ton. This was untrue. It was learned
that the planes had been sent aloft to
look for mob of several hundred
Negroes reported en- route to the city
from Muskogee.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-01
DISAPPEARS: IS He
IN CALUMET REGION

A peculiar disappearance case has
been called to the attention of the
home office OF the Northern States
Life Insurance company in Hammond
which involves the vanishing Of Glenn
II. Garrett, a policy holder in the com
pany, from his home in Loveland, Colo
In a letter from the young mans
father. the comany learned that Gar
prett left his home on Feb. 21 of this
year in good health and spirits, and
has not been heard from since that
time. He IL an overseas veteran. 1t
IS thought possible that he may be in
this region.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-01
BUILDING TRADES
STRIKE is ENDED

CLEVELAND june Ian asres,
ment reached here today ends the big
strike of the Building Trades which
has bccn in progress since May I hung
up approximately $40 900 ooo IN con-
struction and adding about c5.oo0 70 the
unemployed ia greater Cleveland
All issues. including now wage
scale arc to be arbitrated. the men re
turning to work pending arbitration
next Monday the Board Of Arbitration
viii consist Of seven representatives
Of the employers, seven Of the work
men and seven men representing the
public Among those named in the
latter group is Bishop Joseph Schrenbs
newly appointed Catholic Bishop OF the
Cleveland diocese.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-01
INSULL SEES
DULL OUTLOOK
IINrERNATIoNAL NEWS sgawcGI

Z :
CHICAGO, June Samuel insult,
President of the Commonwealth Ed
son Company and one of the Middle
vests leading electrical ma agnates. to
day declared there was no prospect for
better business conditions.
Speaking before the National Elect
ric Light Association. insult warned
it's members to prepare for continued
hard times. BY increasing their
business-gottins facilities
During tho coming winter. yol viii
be somewhat embarrassed for lack Of
capacity il the present depression in
business is to continue ne said
Il. for myself. after looking the en-
tire world over at business conditions.
cannot see the possibility of the de-
preston doing other than continue. Ny
advice is to get busy With your busi-
ness getting departments
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-01
; WHITE
MEN DEAD;
90 INJURED
City PatrOlIed BY Hundreds
Of Armed Men In Fast
Automobiles.
(RuLLETINl

ffHTEFNATi okAf NEWS SePst
TULSA, Okla. June The entire
Negro section Of Tulsa was IN flames
late this morning as result OF the
twenty hours Of bloody race rloting.
The FIRE is out of control and IS threat
ening to wipe out section Of the white
residential district.
The death toll so far will probably
total more than slxty-three whites and
blacks. There arc seven known white
dead. with probably sixty Negroes shot
or stabbed by avenging whites
Hospitals are crowded with wound
ed. Police estimate sixty whites
wounded and probably 200 black
either shot or beaten.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-01
LINIERNATIoNAL NEMs -

Tulsa al7fasi9aA- ol,ls NEWS SERVICE
hours ~ rae rio.4n-
the entire eitv a,e ~.
<nown 10 h. do.4 a.a 80.
,noun to bs in,nroa
The riotinv wb.eb b-o,.
Tucsdav nirbf gre,, 49,.
TUESDAY aftarnoa, - No..
negro boo, blaol ~
zaulting White cle,.tor H., !
Drexcl building on Monde.
There are no knopn n,r-o e,.,,...
though r.nor.. 81.
killed = - Ne
-,
~, - sso's "efe nreo during
'''eu ~ ai"
~ 3 pons
49, ,,,.,
80 neg % % 7u'eH'o
I'll - ! - a'i.'e' men "h'4e o0p
~ '' ~ 'a'
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-01
COMMITS SUICIDE
ON PASSENGER TRAIN

Despondent over the fact that he had
besn robbed Of his savings Of nearly
$500 and unable to find the man who
had taken his money. Scero Uzelac. 40
years old. who boarded Pennsyl-
vania train in Gary, killed himself by
shooting himself through the heart
while sitting In a passenger coach on
the outskirts Of Bucyrus, Ohio, last
Saturday. according to belated ac-
counts Of the tragedy. An hour before
the suicide occurred he told the con-
ductor on the train that he would kill
himself if he didn't find his money
The body was taken to morgue at
Bucyrus.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-01
AMERICAN WOMEN
GOLFERS BEATEN

TJRNBERRT. Scotland. June II
Miss Cecil Leirch. British champion
woman golfer had a tough fight yes
terday defending her title against Miss
Marion Hollins Of Westbrook, l.. L..
at Turnberry. Scotland, in the second
round Of the annual British champion
ship tournament, Miss Leitch won by
up. RI Miss Hoilins hadn't cracked
at a critical moment, the result would
undoubtedly have been different.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-01
HUGE INSTRUMENT FILED
FOR LIBBY M'NEIL CO.
Lake Co. Recorder Gets Ten
Million Dollar Mortgage
to Put on Record

CROWN POINT. Ind, June An in
strument filed by Libby Mcneil and
Libby Of Chicago. in the County Re
corder's office on Monday giving
Sto.ooo.ooo mortgage to the Harris
Trust and Savings Bank Of Chicago
was one Of the most voluminous pieces
OF work hled for record this year The
mortgage covers their holdings in Il
linois. California. Colorado. Indiana
New York. Oregon. Washington. Wis
consin and Alaska and will be filed in
each county where the property lies
In Lake county their holdings are sev-
erai blocks in Highland, where their
plant is located. Recorder William
Rose demands a fee Of $S5. 90 for re-
cording the instrument. which IS in
book form and covers several hundred
pages
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-01
POST IS GRATEFUL

The Hammond post OF the Grand
Army Of the Republic were extremely
grateful for the splendid services held
in their honor Memorial day. The
courtesy and kindness OF the large
number or people who turned out for
the exercises was greatly appreciated
BY the men. Public announcement Of
this gratitude was made to The Times
by members OF the post and in ac
cordance with their wishes, this
thanks to the public is published.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-01
DECLINE OF
CLOTHING PRICES

CHICAGO. June Clothing prices
have declined from %. TO 80 per cent
and in some cases so per cent in the
last year.
This was the announcement today
by Chas. z. Wry. clothing expert. be-
fore the board of directors Of the Ma
tfonal Retail Clothiers association.
If you have paid as much as before.
Wry indicated. YOU were not getting
real value for your money.
He made his statement as result
of a survey Of prices in 1000 retail
stores scattered throughout the coun-
try.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-01
SUES M. G. co.

william c. Prohl Of Hammond is
asking 5000 damages in a suit filed to-
day against the Michigan Central
Railroad company in the Hammond
superior court. Mr. Prohl shipped
eight horses and four mules 70 Chi
cago in June, 1890. and alleges that
the animals were badly injured in
transit. He Is represented BY Attorneys
McAleer. Dorsey & Gillett.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-01
PAPERS DOWN;
PRINTERS STRIKE

ELGIN. Ill.,. June Two daily
newspapers and all but one Of the
publishing plants Of Elgin we're forced
to shut down today through a strike Of
pH;rters. THE printers walked out
when publishers refused to adopt the
new Chicago wage scale.
The principal plants affected are the
Courier, the News and the Brethren
Publishing company
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-01
DEATH AT LANSING
ESPECIAL TO THE TEsEsl

LANsING. III. june 1.-Mrs Minnie
Jaeger. wife of Fred Jaeger, died at
her home here yesterday. aged 55 years
eight children survive her besides her
husband. They are Fred. William. Ed
ward. Henry, Hattie. Frieda. Martha
and Minnie She leaves also SIX grand
children Tho funeral VIII take place
here at ? p. m. new time, on Thursday.
June 2
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-01
COSTLY EVENING
FOR THIS GARY MAN

While L. NJ Benjamin was enjoying
one Of the popular Broadway picture
shows last night, an auto thief Jump
ed in his 1920 model Chevrolet car and
drove off with It according to a police
report this morning. According to
the report Benjamin loft it standing in
front Of the five and ten cen store.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-01
TELLS Why
He EXPOSED
GRAFT RING
Michigan City Honest Council
man Is Fearless.
(BY HAROLD CROss)
Crimes STAFF Reporter. }

MICHIGAN CITY. Ind. June l.
Your reporter. IN the role of Dtogenes,
found John c. Miller. the honest coun-
Gilman, watching the baseball scores
in cigar store
Mr.. Miller. you Will recall. startled
northwestern Indiana. by turning down
q bribe of $4,000 and exposing a s100,
900 slush fund. II this was ever done
before in Michigan City no mention has
been made Of II.
AS a result Of his fearless integrity
Councilman Miller was reported in
danger Of losing his seat IN the city
hail. his Job as a freight conductor and
numerous other things including his
social standing in the community.
BRRE REFUSED, SOCIAL ERRoR7
II seemed as though John should
have another cnance Any councilman
is liable to make one mistake. The
next time a million dollar deep sewer
contract came up for ratification to-
gether with a roll Of nice crisp $1,000
bills, he would undoubtedly look the
question up in the councilmanic book
Of etiquette before making a social
blunder.
So the reporter went down 20 see if
there was any little thing that could
he done about it. He vas somewhat
surprised to find John at liberty and
care free.
we heard you were in a pretty
pickle because you exposed the graft
around the city hall" the interviewer
began According to our Information
Mayor Fred C. Miller had ousted you
out Of the council, got your job and
-he gang not only threatened to run
sou out Of town but talked about TAX
uz your life Michigan city is said
a he wild town, what with bootleg
4 ng. open gambling and a red light
district"
councilman Miller laughed. mo
body has so much as said boo to me"
nc declared. "Don'teyou know that
crook is scared of his shadow. One or
dlnary. everyday honest man can run
a whole mob of crooks into the woodsS
Il had lot of fun getting up at that
mass meeting last week and exposing
he graft gang to 1900 taxpayers who
sat there with their mouths wide open,
they were so astonished al what had
leen going on I laughed after I went to
bed that night, thinking how the gang
was taking TO cover
NOTHING CAN HAPPEN TO HIM
Nothing can happen TO a man that
is square by his neighbors. friends and
family I don't know where you got
the tip that I was going to lose my job
because showed the crowd up. Why.
brother. I'm going to stay right here in
Michigan CITY with my little family
and continue to prosper. And my
kiddies are going TO school and grow up
and get married and the wife and I will
get old and wrinkled-but well still be
right here in this town and there1l be
some moro or less prominent folks that
won't be here IN years to come.
"A man has a right to be proud of
being honest but like virtuous woman
he shouldn't go around Dragging about
it. Most men are honest just the
same as most women are virtuous In
the block in which I live, I don't know
man who wouldn't have done the very
same thing as I did only perhaps they
wouldn't tell about 1t. But you see I
had to get up and tell about It to keep
the derusd scalswags from slipping ov-
(Continued on page hve)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-01
Ball Players Wanted

Il there any good shortstop and
second baseman in the Calumet dis
trict that would like 10 get on a good
ball club or a pitcher? II there is call
1889 ask for Gus Prince. We are tae
West Ends Of West Hammond ara
would like to hear from some good
ball players that are willing to play
hall
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-01
tBULLETINp

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE
OKLAHOMA CITY. juno I-4dtu,
ant General [. r. Barrett md 100 M
honal Eunrdsmen left here early 30
d"y on specinI train for Tulsa, eauip-
ped for riot duty. The soIdicrs win
Join the three Tuls1 companies .f
militia who arc trying to Eain coptrnJ
of the situation there. Col. n. II. Nayle.
ham of the second Oklahoma infaptv,
Is with the ndJutnnt general.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-01
BTIIETI~,

.lNTERNATioEEL NEWS SERVICE
~ LsA' Okla, June I.-Go7-. r. n.
robertson, in teIeprnEh TO Adtgtnpt
General Chas. r. Bnrrett. I'm charge or
state troops here hns declared martial
law 10 be In effect In Tulsa.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-01
EVERYBODY WELCOME

The public is invited to attend tle
Dokie Drub Bugle and Fife Corr
dance Saturday evening, June g. az
East Chicago Masonic Temple.
Stat
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-01
THE WEATHER.

Unsettled weather tonight and
Thursday, probably showers in
north portion. Somewhat warmer
In extreme north portion Thursday.
oenyered by Carriers IN Hammond
ano W Hammond soc per month on
streets and news stands So per copy.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-02-10
20 YEARS AGO

Rev Thos Hall gives a lecture
at Newport, Washington birth
day. His subject is Victoria,
the Good. He should be in
duced to repeat it here for the
benefit of the Benevolent AS
sociation or the Public Library.
Keep your mouth shut. says
a scientist, and you will not
catch the grip. You will also
avoid many other troubles by
this simple but difficult rule.
A E Bishop is home from
Portland for a season to assist
in relieving the pressure of job
work in this office.
E A Bemis drove to Brown
ington Centre Sunday Ito see his
uncle, O A Denison. A man
we'll advanced in years and
who is very feeble.
M T Sadlier of the Customs
House force is absent from
his desk on account of sickness
Fine orchetral music will BIZ
rendered at the Temple o,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-02-10

The Pythian Sisters installed
their officers last Monday even
ing at the Pythian Hall. Quite
a large number were present
and the work was done very
nicely as it always is by Forest
Temple. A fine lunch was
served.
There will be another one of
those exciting basket ball
games between C. H. S. and
Pittsburg next Friday night. 1t
is to be very much regretted
that Canaan must play all her
games this winter away from
home on account of their ina
bility to obtain a hall for their
games in Canaan.
The last Grange meeting was
an especially enjoyable one. A
fine program was given and the
question for discussion was
Our Banking Institutions and
How Can W. Best Use Them.
This was presented in several
different and instructive ways
by the different members. The
question for the next meeting
Shall we put Agricultural
Training into our Public
Scht ols?
Miss Arvilla Martin returned
from the Littleton hospital last
Monday much improved in
health.
Mrs Edwin Young and Mrs
Dick Davis came up from Cole
brook one night last week.
George Weeks has purchas-
ed the milk route Of Dan
Bunnell and is supplying his
customers in Canaan and West
Stewartstown.
The pupils Of the Grammar
schools of Canaan and Beecher
Falls have accepted the chal-
lenge of the West Stewards
town and Riverside schools to
meet them in a spelling contest
This is sure to be some Bee.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-02-10
CANAAN

One Iof the finest entertain
ments ever given by home tai
ent was produced by the Hoov-
er Entertainers, last Friday ev-
ening at the Gem. The pro-
ceeds of the evening were to go
for the benefit of the suffering
children of Central Europe and
netted $4,000. The program
consisted of a long list of fine
specialties, concluding with a
one-act farce that was we'll act
ed and kept everyone In the
hall laughing from the time thu
curtain arose until the happy
climax. The orchestra furnish
ed music throughout the even
ing.