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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-21
HAMMOND TRA|NMAN
INJURED AT WHITING
Knocked from Engine
Step by Wagon Left
Standing by Track.
SPECIAL TO The TlMEsl

WHITING. Ind. June Civ. A.
Watts. a switchman for the I, H.
Belt Railroad Company. who lives
at 155 Logan St. Hammond. was
quite seriously injured when he was
knocked from a step OF switch en-
gine No. z6 just a little south of
the 10th st. crossing by a wagon
that had becn left standing too close
TO the track by some careless team
ster.
The accident occurred at 1925
o'clock last night. The injured man
was rushed 10 ST. Margaret's hos
pital In Hammond by Andrew Baron.
where II was learned that his back
Is seriously injured. The nature of
the injury will be more definitely
decided today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-21
MANY FINED IN
HAMMOND COURT

Cases which have been continued
and pending in the Hammond city
court for weeks were all tried today
and the result was one of the bus
lest sessions that the court has had
for some time.
Liquor law violators were there
in abundance. Those convicted
were Milos Basnak, 179 Company
House. $50 and 90 days suspended d
sentence. Andrew Howach. soft
drink proprietor with place of bus
mess at 36S Holman street, was ar
raigned for the second time for the
offense and drew a fine OF $3.50 and
so days on the penal farm Frank
Morland. 1s7 Henry St. received a
sentence OF 80 days suspended and
a fine OF $3.50. Joseph Nievzselski,
2s5 Gostlin street, was fined $3.50 and
sentenced to serve 35 days on the
penal farm.
Other law violators who were
tried this morning we're Mike Pa
loney. drunk. SIS; Steve Krawzauko,
drunk. s11; Walter Shultz. Oak Glen.
H., speeding s11; Mike Palarmo, Of
s.
Ralph McWilliams. $50 Summer ST..
speeding, s11; Frank Yukwsko, 126
l55th street. drunk, $11; Nick Sop
ion and Steve Makar. 500 Theodore
street Indiana Tarbor, drunk, s11
each. Joe Plopbinski. 335 154th place
driving an auto while Intoxicated.
$500.
Deputy Prosecutor Joe Todd
should be given credit for his In
:tiative in causing the raids to be
made on the liquor law violators. He
supplied the police with twenty-four
search warrants with which TO
work.
Several cases which the court was
unable to fnd time for this morn
ing were tried this afternoon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-21
COUNCIL RAT|F|ES
WATERWORKS BID
Construction of P u m p
House, Boiler House
and Reservoir to Start.

The Hammond city council las,
night ratified the contract for the
construction of the pump house
boiler house and publication reser-
voir at the lake front
The contract was awarded to the
Henry w. Horst Co.. of Rock Is
land. Ill. by the Board of Works at
a recent meeting. The pump house
is to cost s36.5O0: the boiler house
$4,000. and the publication reser-
voir (superstructure) $4,000.
Excavation and underground work
for the new waterworks is nearing
completion and the Horst Co.. will
be able to begin work above ground
at once.
other business transacted by the
council follows:
Although too poor TO appro-
printe money for a police court
matrons salary the council au-
thorized an appropriation of
$1,000 for fireworks to be sSot
off at Harrison Park, July 4th.
rain or shine.
Passed ordinance to third
reading which stipulates that
water users. must obtain per-
nit from waterworks depart
ment to sprinkle lawns. Hours
of sprinkling for residents north
of CarroH street from 5 p. m.
to n. m: south of Carroll to
Conkey avenue, p. m. to Q p.
m. south of C-o0key avenue any
time of day or night.
Granted police one day a week
off with pay the year around
and two weeks vacation.
Passed ordinance whereby city
licenses can be transferred from
one person to another on con-
sent of city controller.
Tabled ordinance which pro-
vided that all sidewalks must
be built abutting lot line.
The council approved a report
by City Attorney Mcmahon in
which the city attorney said
that the 12O houses in the Lyn-
dora subdivision are exempt from
taxation so long as the titles
remain with the United S,rtes
Housing Corporation. The city
will lose s2.629.37 in taxes this
spring in the Lyndora subdivis-
ion while the county and state
will lose a far greater sum.
Agreed to meet but once
month during July. August and
September.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-21
R. R. STRIKE
PROMISED
FOR JULY
Union Heads at Cincinnati
Fail to Make Decision and
Will Confer Again
BY WARREN w. WHEATON


EsTAFF CORRESPONDENT l. N. sERvIcE1
CINCINNATI. O.. June 21-The
much discussed strike-hghting COM
bination strike OF the coal miners
and railroad shop crafts remained
l matter or conjecture here today.
Definite assurances that the coal
ition OF forces proposed for meeting
jointly, the coal miners strike and
the expected railroad walkout. FAM
ed to come from a conference OF
leaders Of both unions. Another con-
ference Will be held
The only fruits Of the initial con-
ference was q joint statement from
John L. Lewis. president Of the
United Mine Workers and B. NJ.
Jewen. president of tho railroad en-
ployes department of the American
Federation OF Labor. In 1t both rel
terated organized labor's belief that
the railroad workers will strike early
in July.
The conference was surrounded
by all possible secrecy. Conferees
neither Lewis nor Jewell would sup
plenent their prepared statement
No announcement was made as to
the date for the next joint confer
ence although 1T Is believed 1t will
be held before Saturday when the
railroad workers strike ballots will
be counted
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-21
CERAJEWSkI LANDS WRITINGS BOOZE PEDDL|NG GROCER
AND STILL
THEY COME

Here's another letter picked
from the bunch In this mornings
mail placing the stamp of ap-
proyHi on the efforts of The
Times In exposing vice condi-
tionsi
Hammond. Indiana. June 20, 1922,
Editor, The Lake County Times
Hammond, Indiana.
Dear SI-,-The members of the
Womnn's Bible Class of the First
Methodist Church. wish to ex-
tend to you their appreciation
and thanks for the fine stand you
have taken to make Hammond
and other Lake County cities
better cities
We believe you nre entirely
right In your crusade against the
crime and liquor nnG have our ut
most support.
Again thanking you and wish
you continued success, we arc
Sincelcly yours,
MRS. GEO STREETER, Teacher
MISS IRIS GADSBY, Secretary.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-21
FIVE BANDITS HOLD UP
ROADHOUSE NEAR bERN|CE

A police net has been spread m
dts who early Sunday morning held
up a road house at Bernice. Ill, and
escaped with 5000 in cash. The
place is isolated. and is located be-
tween Lansing and Oak Glen. a few
miles southwest of Hammond.
The bandits were all heavily arm
ed. and the leader wore mask.
Parking their car down the road a
half mile from the lonely road house
the stick-up men approached on foot
and burst into the place with the
old cry of stick EN- up.' Eight
customers and the proprietor were
lined against the wall while the
bandits went through their pockets
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-21
SUPPORT TO
TIMES IN VICE WAR

A pledge of support to The Times
in its drive on lawlessness is con-
tained in the latest petition of COM
mendation reaching the office of this
newspaper. The petition follows:
I'VE. the undersigned, citizens of
the City of Hammond Lake County.
Indiana, heartily commend the stand
of the Lake County Times, have
taken in the exposure of the con-
dftions existing in Hammond and
other parts of Lake County. rela-
tive TO vice and the violations of
the liquor law.
we pledge our support to The
Times in their drive against these
conditions"
Mrs. o. y. Xiger: o. n Kiger; E.
Alice Wiltsee; S. K. Wiltsee; Mary
c. Pickett c. H. Leeson; Mrs. F. w.
Preston; Mrs. John r. Layton; H.
J. Wright: Mrs. G. II. Leeson: Mrs.
w "A. Knipp. NJ. J. Mc;.lennen: Nina
Abbott: Genise Bush; c. NJ Jewett;
Mrs. H. r. Lightly; r. w. Abbott;
Mrs. e. L. Dorsey; j. Wesley Reed.
Emma c. Witham; Mrs. f. Sailors:
Mrs. ]. Mcdonald; Mrs. D. F. Htx;
J. Z. Sheldon: Mrs. J. E. Sheldon; !;
Lizetta Rouley; I. B. Reagan; Mrs
S. B. Reagan; Mrs. Ferrell; Mrs.
Haney; Mrs. Emma Wright; D. S.
Anderson: o. Carlson; Walls; H. O..
Palmer; Mrs. o. Carlson; Mrs. L..
Dorsey; Herbert Compton; Ruth
Klery; Mrs. J. c. Milliken; Mrs.
VIM. Stephenson; III. Fl. Lightly; J..
z. Milliken; Ella a. Palmer; A. c.
Sprout; Mrs. Gertrude Sprout. Mrs.
Anna NJ. Wells: Mrs. II. j. Parker.
H. j. Parker; Maude YAzel
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-21
MOONSH|NE
CANNED FOR
CUSTOMERS
One Still Running, Another
Ready and Two Old
Ones Scrapped
ESPECIAL TO THE TIMEsl

WHITING, Ind. June 21.--A veri-
table flowing we'll OF moonshine. be-
lievedsto have been supplying much
of the liquor which has been caus-
ing trouble in Whiting recently. was
plugged yesterday aftern o n
through action of Attorney Thomas
b. Cerajews,1i. hard hitting deputy
prosecutor. and the Whiting police.
l~natz Halo. 114S Indianapolis
BLVD. was spreading this flood OF
II oonahine from his little grocery.
He delivered It just like any otner
commodity.
SIX ARRESTED
Prosecutor Cerajewski prepared a
bunch OF warrants which resulted in
six arrests. Hallo's place was vis-
ited by Officers Mullaney. Vidovich.
SALESMAN, A3senheimer. Hall, Brown
and Bramsr.
First they ran across thirty three
cute little Allegation jars of moon
shine all fixed up for delivery. Then
they found j 20-gallon still running
full tilt. Near 1t was a 16-gallon
still. filled ard ready to start as
soon IS the bigger brother had I'm
ished. There was also some fresh
moonshne.
Ignatz had evidently been a busy
guy. for in a dark corner were
found two old 5-gallon stills which
had been broken up after they had
become worn out. Fred J. Smith
furnished bail when he was taken
TO the station.
SOFT DRINK PARLORS
Officers Wawizyniak and Surdu-
kowski dropped in on Andy SlNunta
and Lewis Mashura at their soft
drink place. 622 Clarke ST. They
found a quantity of wine which
furnished 81 900 bail
Andy Saho's soft drink place, 4o5
Steibor st.. yielded at pitcher half
full or moon" A whiskey glass
was beside II behind the bar, Mike
Rechan furnished his $1,000 bail.
Two homes completed the round
up for the afternoon- Andy Thomas.
$50 Schra9e ave. was brought in
with a 5-gallon still. some moon
shine ard 50 gallons OF mash. An
drew Suliman. All Center St, had a
still. a gallon of moonshine and so
gallons OF mash Joseph Chilla fur
nished the $1,000 bail for Sulim-n =.
They were to be arraigned this aft
ernoon.
I'VE are right on their heels" said
Prosecutor Ceraejwski this morn
ing. "and we are going to keep
smashing them a fast as they bob
up. It's a hard fight, but il con-
stant plugging counts we are going
to keep whiting clean
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-21
HIRSCH AND BLUM
V. OF f. w. TRUSTEES

Edward H. Larsen Post No. so2.
held an interesting meeting last
night and heard report of the Poppy
Day sale which resulted in a profit
of over $3.50. This will be divided
between the Post and the Ladies'
Auxiliary. They also decided not to
send a delegate to the National con-
vention in Seattle. Wash. in August
on account of the expense involved
but devote the funds for the relief
work of the order. Comrades Joe
Hirsch and Harvey Blum were elect
ed as trustees to serve one year
and eighteen months respectively.
On account of the next meeting day
falling on the Fourth of July. there
will be none but there Will be one
on July 18th. The baseball team
Is doing good work but did not play
last Sunday The Gary team cancel
led the date owing to inability to
secure Gleason Park. They will
play a return game at chesterton
next Sunday and all their friends
are invited to go with them.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-21
FIRST DANCE AT
WHITING TONIGHT
To Raise Funds for City's
Big Fourth of July
Celebration.
ESPECIAL TO THE TiMEsl


WHITING. Ind. June 21-The first
of the Wednesday night dances to
help the fund for the monster
Fourth of July celebration will be
given tonight at the new pavilion
in beautiful. Whiting Park These
dances are open to everyone, much
the same as the festivities on Inde-
pcndence Day are open to everyone
who cares to attend. There Will be
a small charge for dancing and the
proceeds will be used to swell the
fund for the big celebration
No matter how hot the weather is
up town, it will not be too hot at
the beach pavilion where the dance
is held. The dancing will be strictl,
high class and to the music of one
of the best orchestras in this region.
The more this dance is boosted the
bigger Will be the funds for the
biggest Fourth ever held in Whiting.
Everybody in Whiting at ell inter-
ested in dancing or music will prob
ably be in attendance and there will
also be generous sprinkling OF
people from other cities. There will
be no dance Friday evening or any
Friday evening thereafter. Hence
forth community dances will be held
on Wednesdays.
General Chairman D. ], Paskweltz
of the Citizens Independence Day
Committee. when interviewed last
evening. expressed the opinion that
this Fourth would be one of the
most successful ever given In the
history OF the city. 1T will set a
mark for committees to try to equal
for years to come" he added There
will be something doing from the
time the parade starts at nine in the
morning until the last dance al
eleven at night"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-21
PREDICT HARDING
WILL VETO BONUS
|NPRESENT FORM
BY ]. BART CAMPBELL

tsTAFF CORRESPONDENT /. N. sERyIcEI
WASHINGTON, June 21-Prcsi-
dent Harding Will veto the soldiers
bonus bill. If it is passed finally by
congress in the form In which Chair
man McCLmber of the senate finance
committee reported 1t to the senate.
administration leaders, who have con
ferred lately with the president on
the bonus situation declared today.
The prediction was also made by
them that despite McCumber's ex-
pressed belief that the president
Will sign the bill. the measure Will
not be passed by the senate until 1T
is whipped into such shape as the
president is likely to approve.
The. official white house statement
that the presidents position on the
bonus is still the same as he describ
ed in his letter to Chairman Ford
ney, of the House Ways and Means
Committee on February 16, was ac-
cepted by the administration lead
ers as indicating Enthusiastically that
the president would refuse TO sign
bill as McCumber has sponsored.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-21
RELIGIOUS
CONFERENCE
OPENS TODAY
INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERvicEl

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. June 21.-
The greatest religious conference to
be held in this country in several
years will open here today when
the International Sunday School
convention begins its sessions
Nearly 1000 delegates from all
parts of the world were pouring in
to the city today. while several
thousand visitors were also expect
ed. This will be second time the
International convention has been
held in the United States. Four
years ago it was held in Toxic. ia
pan. eight years ago it was held in
San Francisco.
Essentially the convention will
be conference to plan for winning
the young people to the church. The
keynote will be expressed in a
prayer. written by the Right Rev.
Charles E. Brent, Protestant Epis-
copal bishop of western New York
and delivered today by William o.
Thompson. D. D.. president of Ohio
State University. Columbus. Ohio.
and president of the International
Sunday School association.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-21
.HARBOR WOMAN SUES
FOR S25,OOOD DAMAGES
ESPECIAL TO THE TIMEsI


CROWN POINT. Ind, June 21. -
Mary Zaliski of Indiana Harbor has
filed a s25.ooo damage suit in the
Lake circuit court against Tony
Zaltski. whom she accuses of vio-
lently striking her on the left jaw.
causing her to fall with great force
and severely bruising her. She was
disabled for several weeks and suf-
fered great physical and mental
pain The complaint was filed by
Hershnan. Mokiva & Klotz.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-21
GARY MAN IS HELD

John Passetto. 1892 Jefferson st.
Gary. was arrested yesterday by
Sen Strong OF the I. H. Belt rail-
road detective force for the theft
of clothing from a box car at the L.
c. l. railroad yards.
The man was arraigned in the
Hamond city court this morning and
found guilty Of petty larceny His
fine was SIS and he was sentenced to
a go day suspended jail term. He
was also paroled to Detective Zen
Strong for the same period
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-21
WARN MOTORISTS

Aldermen on the safety board is
sue the following warning to Ham
mond motorists. Ordinances 1869
and 1870 will hereafter be strictly
enforced. The former reads that
anyone parking his car at the space
on the east side of Holman street.
at State and Holman streets south
FOR 125 feet. will be prosecuted. The
later says that there shalt be no
parking cs cars from Muenich CT.
south to Russell street and the pen
atty is a minimum nne OF IS and a
maximum Of 500. costs to be add
ed. Police stated today that these
ordinances will be enforced to the
letter from now on.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-21

and the till behind the bar. The
robbery was consummated in a lies
ure.y fashion. for the place was lar
out of range of cries for help.
After completing the search and
ignoring any jewelry they ran
across. the men forced one of the
customers into his own machine, ana
at the point of gun made him
drive them to their car. which was
parked in lonely spot some dis
tance from the scene OF the hold-up.
They ned in the direction of Chicago
Heights.
Police in surrounding cities were
notified at once, and the man hunt
was started without delay. Efforts
to locate the bandit gang proved
unavailing. however.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-21
COMPLETE PLANS

A meeting will be held this ev-
ening at 500 o'clock in the rooms
of the Northern States Life Insur-
ance Co., to complete the plans for
the celebration to be held July 4th.
AL delegates from the various
churches and other organizations,
are urged to be present.
w. f. BIELEFELD.
Chairman.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-21

were 210 drunks arrested in Whit
ing, or an average OF slightly less
than IS a month. So far this year.
there have been Al arrests for this
offense. or an average of less than
per month.
Chief Collins says also that there
is little or no gambling in his city.
and offers as proof the fact that the
outward manifestations of vice are
not at all in evidence in the city.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-21

THE TIMES latest news beat Of
yesterday relative to the visit OF
four well known officials of the Ma
tional Tube Co.. and L. S. Steel Cor
poration visiting Gary to go over
the housing problem for the con-
struction OF more than 200 houses
FOR employees of the new Tube mills
in the near future caused consider
able excitement in the business dis
trict
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-21

THE Parker case from Hamrnoni
was halted IN the Gary Superior
Parker, asking the custody OF her
child. collapsed on the witness
stand The Parkers have been d.
vorced for some time and the case
was to settle a dispute over the ous-
tody of their DAUGHTER.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-21
NEDJL GETS BIG
ROAD CONTRACT
ESPECIAL TO THE TIMEsl

GROWN POINT. Ind. June 81. =
James ], Nedjl of Whiting was tne
lucky bidder on the W. G. Beilfeld
road in North township, let by the
county commissioners on Monday
The road is known as Columbia ave.
in Hammond and the contract price
was s13s.276.
Courtright. Heinz & Wheeler Of
this city put in a bid Of s137.400
The Hoosier State Auto Associa
tion was given the contract for fur
nishing the danger signals to be in
stalled in Lake county during the
summer.
H P. Downey of Hammond re-
ceived the coal contract for the
Hammond superior court building.
and W. H. Tuthill of Gary was the
successful bidder on the coal for
the Crown Point and Gary. county
buildings.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-21

DOC" SALISBURY OF Crown
Point. who has worked his way into
the so golfers class finds that the
hardest part OF foursome is to run
a bank and keep a set of books.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-21

GUS SIMONS. general prohibit
ton agent, continues to dash into
and out OF Hammond every day or
so in following up leads IN connec-
.io:, with the latest distillery booze
theft. Sensational developments
equalinE the Remus case are hint
CO al
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-21

EDWARD REIL has been an
nounced as the new assistant super
intendent of the East Chicago plant
of the Consolidated Oil Coanpanv-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-21
THE WEATHER

Partly clondy tonight and Thurs
day' ciowiy rising temperature;
moderate northeast winds, shifting
to cast and southeast Thursday.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-18

900 and a year later 70 si,222.ss0, 900
By the hrst week Of April. 1921. they
were down TO 81 l.o73. 100000. and held
close to this level until September. By
December 2s Of last year they had
climbed 10 Sl,2l4.203. 900. and the latest
report. as Of May 81 places the aggre-
gate at sl.491, 1893 900 This would ap-
parcntly show that loans to-day were
above the maximum reached during the
post-armistice imitation era.
Returning 20 the estimated totals,
when loans were AZ S2.000.000.000. time
money FOR the usual periods COM
manded s, 6iz per cent and sometimes
more when commissions were taken
into consideration. The call loan rate.
soaring occasionally into double fig
ures. ranged regularly from 10
per cent. never getting below Q pes
cent. During the period whe1 loans
were around 81 900 100000. 6 per cent
or higher was the usual charge foT
money on call and 6 per cent for ac-
comm modRtions on time. To-day, with
loans back az 81 800 900 900. call money
is to be had freely at around ga or I
per cent. and the rate has been a. low
within the week as 2i7 per cent. Time
loans for from sixty days 20 ak
months are arranged at from 10 81.
per cent. II is an amazing comparison.
and what lies behind IL is pretty much
the entire story Of business and credit
conditions over the period IN question.