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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-14
OPERATORS
AND MINERS
REASSEMbLE
BY EDWIN cARTY RANcK

BY EDW IN CAk1 kANCh
IsTAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. sERyicEI
NEW YORK, April 15.-Represen-
tatives of the anthracite operators
and striking miners reassembled
this afternoon at the Union League
club while statements from each
side Indicated complete belief that
the negotiations will break down.
The conference. at any event,
probably will be abandoned until
next Wednesday.
Immediately following it. Phillip
Murray. vice president of the United
Mine Workers. is to start for In
dianapolis to confer with his chief,
John l. Lewis. president of the
union.
There is no prospect OF any
agreement being reached for long
time. The outlook is not encour
aging" said Samuel D. Warriner,
spokesman ter the operators.
Murray ina lie similar statement.
refused to discuss his reasons for
going to indianapolis. and declared
the miners reports show stoppage
Of additional non-union mines
brings a period OF serious shortage
appreciably nearer.
District coal mine leaders today
were utterly without hope OF any
prograss in negotiations unless the
government intervenes.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-14
FOR
CLEANUP
MONDAY

Weather permitting, tomorrow
" i'll be one OF the busiest days that
Hammond has seen in a long time.
In all parts OF the city, old and
young will be busy Frightening up
their home surroundings and get
ting things in readiness for Clean
up Days, which will DO Monday and
Tuesday of next week.
Cleanup Day has particular sig
nifcance this year. Because of the
warm winter. filth has accumulated,
The recent rains have helped clean
up a little, but there Is much to be
done. Few realize that there arc
more ases of typhoid fever In Ham
mond right now than there were all
together last year. Cleanup Day
should help much to remedy this
condition.
Boy Scouts have arranged for at
least four tricks TO gather the old
paper. rags and metal which the
people are saving for them. The
boys will canvas the city thorough
ly and at the same time calls di-
rected to the Boy Scout Headquar
ters-Phone 327-will bring the
truck.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-14
6
HAS RIGHT
TO BE CHESTY

Troop of Hammond Boy Scouts
is mighty chesty today. They grab
bed first place in the hnaI contest
or the inter-troop series. nosing out
Troop by a bare twenty points.
The contest. which was held last
evening at the Lafayette gym, drew
a large crowd Of scouts and friends
outside Of the troops which partici-
pated. The events consisted Of in
spection drill, knot tying. fire by
friction, first aid. signaling ana a
chariot race.
The troops placed in the follow
ing order when the points were
counted up: 6, 9. 3. /. II. L. The
work was all of high order and
judges compiimented the boys on
their work. The American Legion
furnished w. f. Long. Ralph Thor
sen and Nfr. Bafneck to Judge drift
ing and inspection. DR.. Oberlin and
Schlessinger were judges of first
aid work, and Levi Golden and Mr..
Leverton picked the winners in knot
typing. fire by friction and the
chariot race. Troop swung the
total points IN It's favor by making
three fires IN that event.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-14
HARBOR COMMISSION
MEETS APRIL 25
Will Report to Legislat-
ures on Interstate Pub
lie Transfer Harbor.

a notice has been received by
Major Henry W. Lee OF South Chi
cago from C6l, Townsend that the
Organization meeting of the Inter
state Harbor commission OF Illinois
and Indiana will be held at the
U. S. Engineers Office. Chicago, on
April %.
For one reason or another. the
work of the commission has been
delayed. The federal member was
not appointed until January and
then Col. Rilcy's foreign tour came.
All members now being appointed
and available. it is expected that
rapid progress VIII DC made.
The commission viii report to the
the two state legislatures and to
congress upon the feasibility of Col
Judson's plant for an interstate
public transfer harbor in Wolf Lake
and Lake Michigan, a project urged
by Major Lee for many years. and
recently attracting international at
tention.
With the St Lawrence waterway:
the proposed harbor will be one of
the most valuable terminals in the
world at the transfer point from
rail TO water and from boat to
barge for the Mississippi system.
The tremendous advantages to local
factories and communities are OBJ
vious. The plan now meets with
general approval. no objection hav-
ing been made in any quarter. Major
Lee believes that actual construc-
tion within three or four years is
not unlikely making all due allow
ances for inevitable red-tape.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-14
BY JAMES McCLAIN

lSIAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERyfcE1
TOXIC, April 1.-THE cere-
monials Of formal reception out Of
the way, Edward. Prince of Wales,
Yesterday entered upon a month Of
Ieting and entertainment such as
mas never been accorded any visitor
to Japan before.
The visiting prince was welcomed
by the Diet today. He visited the
law making body OF the empire fol-
lowing visit to the Imperial uni
Versity- At noon he dined with the
prince regent at the latter's home.
hasumi Gaseki palace This after
noon he was the guest at recen-
ton given in his honor bv Sir
charles Eliot, the British ambassa-
dor Tonight Prince Gigashi I'm
SHIN entertained the visitin1
prince at dinner.
Inere IS no official program for
Good Friday. but on Saturday morn
ing the Prince of Wales and the
J apanese heir will review the i'm
perial guards at the Yoyigo parade
grounds. 1t is anticipated that the
distinguished visitor will be made a
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-14
MYSTERY
IN DEATH Of
COLLEGE Girl.
Traces of StyChnine are
Found in Stomach, Author
tiles Investigating
INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERyrcEl


ROCKFORD, ILL.,. April 14--An
analysis of the contents of the stom-
ach of Miss Grace NJ. Hoffman, II.
a student at Rockford College for
women. who died early Thursday
under mysterious circumstances
was being made today by Kenneth
Jones, City Chemist. Traces Of
strychnine already have been dis
covered and the analysis will be
continued to determine the nature
of other contents Of the stomach.
Miss Hoffman. whose home was
at West Branch, Ia, was found in
commissions in bed by her room
mate, Miss Evelyn Sevauer. of La
Crosse, Wis. Dr. Robert Borland.
the college physician. was summon
ed, but Miss Hoffman died shortly
afterward without making a state
ment
4 post-mortem examination was
conducted by DR.. Clarence Boswell
county physician. and the vital or
gans turned over to City Chemist.
Jones
Shortly before retiring. according
to her friends, Miss Hoffman took
Aspirin tablets to relieve a head
ache. Several OF the tablets were
found on dressing table in her
room and they will be analyzed to
determine If they might have been
strychnine tablets obtained through
error.
Friends of the dead girl say that
she was cheerful and light-hearted
Wednesday. so far as is known. she
had no love affair.
Coroner Fred Hoffman announced
today that an inquest would be held
Tuesday and that meantime a
searching investigation would be
made.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-14
FESTIVAL
HELD At
GLENWOOD

LANSING. Ill. April Il. The
Annual Division Seven Festival
will be held this year at the Glen
wood. Ill, Forest Preserve. Friday.
May rs.
Mr.. C. c. walther. Country Life
Director, has arranged a new fea-
ture. which will be exhibited as a
part Of the program. A magnani-
nous historical pageant VIII be
given in addition to the usual fes-
tival displays. This phase of the
days glorious entertainment bor-
ders on the miraculous. It is some
thing that has never heen attempted
in a school festival OF this sort be-
fore.
But walt. That IS only one thing
On the program YOU will notice:
Athletic contests. two brass bands.
and interesting speakers.
Everything will be gratis. Re-
serve May 2s for a spring outing
see your schools in action.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-14
GARY DAMAGE
SUIT IS STARTED

william Lesser. SAT Tyler street
Gary, was made defendont in dam
age suit filed today in the Hammond
superior court by Mrs. Anna Pastor
of Gary. Mrs. Pastor bases her
suit on an automobile accident that
happened october 81 at Eighth ave.
and Adams street. Mrs. Pastor was
riding in her car which was driven
BY her husband. At the corner. the
machine of Lesser swung from be-
hind standing car and collided
with the Pastor car. Mrs. Pastor
asks for $1,000 to cover damages to
the machine. Bomberger, Peters &,
Morthland of Hammond are her at
torneys.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-14
FLOOD STAGES ON
WHITE RIVER

INDIANAPOLIS. April Il. ~ Seri-
Gus food stages all along the course
of White river were forecast today
by the local weather bureau. From
one to two inches Of rain fell IN
Northern Indiana last night. con
verting tributaries OF the White in
to torrents White river at Elliston
in Greene county was reported hav-
ing risen seven feet. The stream
in indianapolis. which is protected
bya huge levee sysetm is expected
TO go within a foot of food stage
This city win not suffer, it is be-
lleved, but elsewhere the situation
was described as dangerous.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-14
CAMPAIGN
DRAGS IN
HAMMOND
Election Day Not Far Off
And Things Warm up
Everywhere Except
in Hammond

Hammond is the Sleepy Hollow
OF Lake county in the current pri-
mary campaign.
with more than a dozen candi-
dates for justice of the peace in
Crown Point, sixteen aspirants for
the justiceship and a contest for
precinct committeeman in every pre-
cinct N Gary. and a big entry Of
candidates for nearly every office
from East Chicago, the campaign
wakes hot every place except Ham
mond
In Hammond II is luke-warm
affair, something to be discussed
when the conversation has passed
the weather. business, Holman
street Improvement and where to
go for the summer vacation.
Unless Hammond wakes up and
takes an interest In the campaign
her vote will be the lightest of any
OF the three cities and not much
bigger than Whiting. The women
are less active in Hammond than in
any town or city in the county this
campaign. With primary day two
weeks ahead 1t is evident the Ham
mond women do not intend to vote.
Surely. Hammond should protect
her interests in the county as we'll
as Gary. East Chicago, Whiting and
Crown Point,
The Gary Woman's Republican
club held a meeting at the Gary
library. this afternoon which was
attended by the wives of all the
candidates. Each candidates wife
told why her husband should be
nominated.
The republican women OF East
Chicago and Indiana Harbor meet
tomorrow at the Mckinley school
and will be addressed by a Miss
Elinor Barker. of indianapolis, state
manager for Sen. New. Miss Bar
lIer will speak at the X. of P hall
in Hammond on Saturday night.
Tom Roberts. county republican
was in Hammond today |
with a list Of the candidates and |
their numbers on the primary ballot. |
The important offices follow:
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-14
FIVE SAFES IN ONE
BUILDING ROBBED
INTERNATIONAL NEWS srRyrcEl


NEW YORK April 14-Five office
safes in the big Royal Insurance
building at William street and Maid
en- Lane We're blow open and robbed
early today in one of the biggest
safe robbery raids attempted below
the financial district dead line" in
many years. The loot is expected to
amount to several thousand dollars.
The bandits beat George Breckren-
ridge. the night watchman, into un-
consciousness. bound his hands and
tied him up in mail sack. Early
today breckenridge regained con-
sciousness and wriggled his way to
a window. He smashed a pane of
glass and this attracted the atten-
tion of passing patrolman.
The looted safes were scattered
over five different floors Police said
Il preliminary investigation convin-
ced them that the robbories were the
work of a well organized band of
craftsmen.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-14
SENATOR NEW
MEETING AT
HAMMOND

Thore viii be Now Tor SENATOR
meeting at the K OF P. Hall, Hob
man and ogden streets. Hammond,
tomorrow. evening at p. m, TO be
addressed by Miss Elinor Barker.
Senator News campaign manager
All candidates are invited and will
be introduced. The men and wom-
en- Of Hammond and surrounding
towns are 4>rged to be present.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-14
WIFE IN GARY. AND
HE'S IN HAMMOND

August c. Doebler names another
man as the cause of the breaking
up his home in his suit for divorce
which was fled today in the Ham
mond Superior court. Mr.. Doebler
lives at 49, Cedar street, Hammond,
while Mrs. Doebler is said to be iiv-
ing at 321 Monroe street, Gary. They
were married December 2Sth. 1909
and separated February 81, 1922.
Mr. Doebler charges that his wife
during the last nine months has
been intimate with one J. e. Mar
grave. McMahon & Conroy are at
torneys for the plaintiff.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-14
BURIED MEATH
AVALANCHE
INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERvlcEI

sf1lA 7 IlF-. " aSn-. ApTI II
Charles Hebenstreit, president and
treasurer Of the Overseas Corpora
tion. Ltd. and Mrs. Ifebenstreft were
buried beneath the wreckaGe of
their home in West Seattle last
night when tons of earth. ioosened
by recent rains. demolished The
structure and carried two of it's
occupants to their death. Carl and
George Hcbensteit. sons of the dead
couple, each leaped to safety from
a window of the house when the
avalanche struck the building and
were uninjrred.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-14
SQUALL DARKENS
DAY IN ST. LOUIS
INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERwcEI

ST. LOUIS, MO. April 14-A squall
of hurricane intensity that blew
up out of the southwest almost with
out warning held sway over the city
for FIVE minutes this morning. Doz-
ems OF plate glass windows were
broken in the down town districts.
The squan was accompanied by a
murky cloud that entirely shut out
day light, while rain fell in solid
sheets. For five minutes inky dark
nesS prevailed. Automobiles and
street cars ran with their headlights
on and office buildings were ablaze
with light.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-14
EXCUSE US
THIS TIME

Owing to the non-ar-
rival of its fortnightly
car of paper, The Times
is compelled to beg the
indulgence of its read
ers today by appearing
in colored dress instead
Of the customary white.
It looks funny, but we
can't help it.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-14
SENTENCE PASSED
ON WHITING MEN
IspecIAL 10 HE TInEsl

WHITING, IND, April 14-John
Bodnar, Louis Suto and Michael
Barloski were all found guilty Of
violating liquor law in the city
courts on Wednesday and fined 500
and costs, amounting TO. $3.50 each.
William Brown, arres sted by Mailiff
Wawazynihk r violating liquor
law is locked up in the city jail
pending trial
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-14
LECTURE AT
JEWISH TEMPLE.

At the Jewish Temple on Sibley
street tonight Rabbi Rappaport will
explain the historical Significance of
the ceremonial of the Passover in a
lecture on Time for Action which
will be of interest to everybody
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-14

Tn. 70 rtth time snail not faA.
saws Mary Landon taker. who
thrice Ill, ID TO show for be-
marriage to AIllster Mccormick.
Miss Baker sailed on the A .uitan.
for England. We're going TO be
married this time" she said. Nc
Cormick. the Harvester family,
has been Waiting for mis- pride In
London. u here he went after shs
left hin waiting the last time sev-
eral weeks ago.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-14

THE Hammond postoffice is SELL
ing 4 II per cent compound interest
non-taxable. FIVE year, treasury saw
ings certificates. A good inves tment
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-14
SLAUGHTER
ROTAR|ANS
Great Excitement at Pennant
Match on MCCOOI Alleys

And so. (this is no fairy story)
the Wolf George ate up Little
Red Riding Hood cFehrman)
And then all the other Kiwanian
wolves ate UP the other little Ro-
tartan Red Riding Hoods and the
McCool bowling alleys were simply
covered with blood and gore.
R-rr-r-rrrr.
And then the Kiwanian wolves
licked their chops and laughed and
everybody said it served the little
Rotarian Riding Hoods jolly well
right for getting so chesty and not
minding grand ma.
ROTARIES IN WRONG LEAGUE
The following resolution will be
in order at the next meeting Of the
Rotary CLUB.
BE 1T RESOLVED. That the
athletic committee of this club
be prohibited from making any
further bowling matches with
the I<ivvanis Club. because the
mans nre too tough.
And be IL further resolved
that the Athletic committee of
this club be herewith author
ized to issue challenges for
bowling matches to the HAM
mOnd Womnn's Club. the League
of Women Voters. the Repubil-
can Precinct Committee wom-
en-, the w. c. II. L., the Wom-
f.Kffl nf
Church and the Ladies' Aid of
the Methodist church.
And be IL further resolved.
that each and every member of
this club be forbidden to make
any mention whatsoever of the
recent bowling match with the
kiwanis Club, under penalty of
expulsion.
STRIKE, SPARE STRIKE
Well, anyhoo. as Jim Wang Mich
elstetter would say. the Kiwanis
Club defeated the Rotary Club at
bowling last night, by more than
sol pins! It was an avalanche OF
maple ten pins The Kiwanians
buried the Rotarians under the deb
ris Of shattered wood. It was
strike. spare, strike. spare, with the |
Kiwanians.
CLEAN SWEEP
The Kiwanian first team beat the |
Rotarian first team; the Kiwanian
second-team defeated the Rotarian
second team; the kiwanians won by |
total pins. high individual score or
any combination across the board !
Clean sweep.
They had to fight to do it though.
1t was three game match for total |
pins and at the end of the first !
game the Rotarian first team led
by four pins over the Kiwanian /
first team and the Rotarisn second |
team led the Kiwanian second team /
by sixty-two pins, total lead OF
sixty-six pins.
The Kiwanians came from behind |
in magnificent onslaught. forged I
ahead and stayed there.
Ff.M 7
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-14
BIG ORDERS IN MARCH

The Standard Steel of Hammond
reported their first large order last
month from the Pacific Fruit Ex-
press company for $500 refrigerator
cars. The General American Tank
Car corporation plant at East Chi
cago so far has not been interrupted
in their capacity schedule attained
in the department sometime ago.
having also been awerded large or
ders during the month of March.
The tank department of this COM
pany. however, has not reached high
operations this year and Is reported
to be only engaged in repair work.
When these two railv ay equipment
enterprises are operating at capac-
ity they Will employ 5000 men.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-14
RAILROADS MAIN SUPPORT

Railroads continue the best sup
port Of the finished steel market
and are taking more tonnage in va
rious departments than any other
class of buyers, it is announced.
while We naturally expected a
buying movement OF Importance
soon. we did not expect the tonnage
involved would be so large and that
the industry would jump from. a pc
riod of depression to one of activ-
ity," said an Industrial leader.
INLAND STEEL GETS CONTRACT
The Inland steel Company was
awarded the 5000 tons OF re-inforc-
ing bars for the new Sewage Dis
posal plant being erected in Mil
waukee The competitive bid of the
Inland as announced was $3.50
ton for new Bessemer material.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-14

DR.. Herbert Bryson of Cassville,
"a, shell-shocked war veteran. is
'eld charge of numbering his
vife,. formerly Miss Helen Kirby
# New York. Mrs. Kathleen Kutz,
she dead woman's mother. has told
)r. Bryscn she is convinced he was
ot responsible for ais actions at
he time if he did do the sho< ting.
He ceni 4 the deed.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-14
sEyEyTy MILES OF cans

Figuring the length OF each car
as thirty-ive feet. this order OF
10,50O cars would extend along
straight track approximately seven
ty miles This is considered by the
leaders In the district as the rec
ord order since the founding Of the
car equipment industry in the Cal
umet Region. 1t is said that within
the last ten days more railroad cars
were contracted for than during the
entire year OF 1921. The rate of
road buying freight cars has been
calculated around 100000 for 1922
as a against 29OOO fo- 1921
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-14
REGION
PLANTS GET
BIC ORDER
Seventy Miles of Freight
Cars to Be Built By Car
Factories in This District

An order for 1O,5oo freight cars,
the largest recordej wooden car
award ever placed with railway
equipment concerns IN the Calumet
Region. WAS received this week
when the New York Central rail-
road company closed contract for
1880 cars.
or this order, the Standard steel
Car Co. of Hammond was awarded
1900, the General American Tank
Car corporation of East Chicago
1000. Western Steel Car of Hese-
wisch 1000. and the American Car
and Foundry Co. $500. 1t is re-
ported that the other $500 cars
were placed with eastern concerns.
In interviews today with officials
Of local concerns interested in this
order. it was learned that while all
of these cars would not be built
here. the majority OF the work
would be performed at the local
plants.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-14
SHOOTS Like RoCKEr

Operating under 95 pounds
pressure. still No. II of battery
10 shot like a sky rocket to the
the clouds Just two hours and
half before the eight o'clock
shift change this morning with
out warning. the huge reinforced
concrete. brick and steel crude
oil container burst asunder and
geyser of flaming oil spouted
upwards when the bottom. heat
eaten by coke. dropped into the
fire-box and the sputtering oil
and explosive gases becoming
gnited flashed out death and de-
struction.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-14
TEMPORARILY DERANGED

= y = y . I'D
Fred Keesel, fireman, terrified
by the miniature volcano that
came like a fash OF lightning.
was temporarily robbed Of his
mind He fed in mad flight
stumbling, falling, rising, and
falling again until picked up
from the spot where he fell ex-
hausted when physicians found
his body a mass OF bruises with
the proba-b bic dislocation OF one
shoulder. The temporary aber-
ration of his mind induced by
the horror OF the gene he had
witnessed VIII pass y<vay. physi-
Continued on page two-7
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-14
THE WEATHER

Unsettled weather tonight and
Saturday, with rain tonight; colder
i'm extreme south portion.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-14

We are investigating the
cause OF the explosion Most of
those injured received compare
lively minor burns and bruises.
We don't think any are fatally
hurt. The property loss cannot
be estimated at this time. IT will
be high. We can place no figure
now" That is the substance OF
Mr.. Smiths statement.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-14

MAY REACH
MILLION
Whiting Scene of Double
Explosion And High
Fire Today
ESPECIAL TO The risssI

,
WHITING, Ind. April II
Whiting, rocked out Of bed at
$50 this morning by two terrific
explosions at the Standard oil
Rehnery' opened horrifed eyes
10 view huge pillars Of flames
and smoke rising fronn the ruins
Of the new million dollar tube
pressure still blown to the heav-
ems when the bottom dropped
from one Of the condensers in
operation. igniting two OF the
stills and in the resultant deton-
alton taking the life of one man.
the mind Of another and sending
three others to the hospital with
probable fatal burns.