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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-26
SHOULD Be ALIKE
Standard Colors for Trutlfc
Signals Sought. ~
Same Lights should Mean
Same Things, Say Railroads..

Chicago. Aug. Observation-Disclosures
of colors for traffic signals IN the IN
terest OF greater public safety has
been recommended by the signal esE
ton OF the American Railway aAso-
citation, the Pennsylvania News, pub
lication of the Pennsylvania railroad,
announced in a recent issue! - f -fas
The recommendations are:
1. The principle OF red for stops
everywhere, unless qualified by a
more favorable indication; that .isr.ac
highway crossings with RAILROADS. Il
train is approaching; in fixed sfsnafs
and in the hands, OF traffic OFFICERS
at street intersections and at the ends
of streets and possibly to indicate ex1
cavations in streets. -
2. yellow for tail lights OF auton1os
biles. possibly excavations in stresth
and for calling policemen. or for anse
other purpose where caution Is res
quired; possibly at busy street intSEr
sections to indicate. that, the traff
lights VIII be changed rom red, ~
green or from green to red. 81 D.. .r-tE
8. Green lights for fra escapess epg
proceeding at street iatefsectionB' aerN
other purposes to Indicate the was II
clear. 'nasy
Public Can't Interpret slgnna8. i-lb
cit is obvious that the public CAM
not be expected to interpret slg11E38
correctly-if their Significance diEfern
in various localities" said A. H. Ru&9y
chief signal engineer of the Penn
sylvania lines, who presented the H6oz
concentrations in behalf OF the sig338
section. 3Is1
uniformity Is, therefore. net ohfS
desirable but absolutely essential" h@
said. rs. as
THE great underlying cause OF eos
cidents is carelessness of the .autona02
bile driver and his disregard for his
own safety and that of othera II urlfo
form colorS are established, drfvWf8
should be required to pass a test for
acuity of vision and color psrceptioftzsc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-26
Railroad Ne1Ds of Week
VERNON E. BUNDY -
( GHIzEA
VERNON E. BUNDY

Loading Of bituminous coal on Fri
day Augast H. the latest date on
which figures are Available, amounted
to e total OF 1855 cars for the entire
cars for the preceding Friday, an in
crease of 75S cars.
Car shortages are becoming appar-
ent according to the reports Of the
ear sefviee division of the American
Railway association for the week of
July 20 to 81, the latest available. The
shortage that week amounted to
for the previous week. The pffncfpal
shortage was in the southern regions.
It is reported that in the year 1921
a total of 166 laws were enacted by
the legislatures of the various states
on subjects relating to railway opera
ton. The number of bills of this class
introduced in the various legislatures
was 5SS. Minnesota passed the great
est number of laws for any one state
fourteen: California was next with
thirteen; South Dakota passed twelve.
and Iowa ten.
Overcharge claims arising during
the period of federal e0Atrol of the
railroads are now reaching the inter
state commerce commission at the
rate of 500 to 1000 per day for set
Element. : 1t is estimated that at least
09sU0U EuCA C1alI1lS nave dlIGddy DCCAA
received. A recent amendm ent TO
section EOS of the transportation act
extended the time for the filing of
these claims to September of this year.
Automobile drivers are actually be-
coming more careful. This is the con-
clusion Of the safety department of
the Southern railway from a check
at three CROSSINGS on the Dixie High
way in Kentucky. The checkers
found that one driver out of every
four actually stopped to make sure
that no trains were approaching and
So per cent looked in both directions.
Only per cent crossed without TAX
ing any preeaution whatever.
Enthusiastic competition among the
Kansas counties that are in. the Bet
ter Bull contest is getting results, ao-
cording to r. p. Cruice, manager of
the Santa Fe's agricultural and indus
trial development department. Sew
eraI hundred scrub bulls have been
replaced by purebreds. Scrub bulls
are being sold on the market and
breeders are supplying the farmers of
their counties with good, purebred
bulls that will make wonderful inn
provement on the grade herds. The
Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
has offered q 81, 900 cash prize for the.
best county record. The Better Bull
contest was started last May, at the
time the Santa Fe operated its Cow,
Sow and Hen train in cooperation
with the Kansas Agricultural college.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-26
IeIA L9Ls 1915 1917

The building boom that is sweep
ing the country follows logically in
the wake of falling costs of construc-
ton. Prevailing Tent rates aFe again
bearing a just ratio to the cost OF
building, and the erection of new
stores and residences 10 once more
q profitable Investment. These facts
are clearly shown by statistical stud
les recently complsted by a group of
nationally known economists. The
chart shown above demonstrates
graphically the reasops back of the
50, 900, 600, 900 building shortage which
the country Is now beginning to make
ZIP with new construction. At the end
Of 1914 the costs of building began
to soar. Rents rose. too, but not fast
enough to offer n fair return on the
price of new buildings. The erection
Of stores ana residences became a poor
investment. Few persons were willing
to risk their capital in ventures offer
ing no prospect OF adequate dividends.
This condition continued from 1915
until almost the beginning OF this
year.
The peak" of construction costs
came in 1920. For purposes of com
parison, the price level of 1914 is
placed at 100" 1t will be noted
that the curve in 1920 approached
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-26

"270.' In other. words. work that
had cost 500 in 1914 was costing
nearly 1870 six years later.
Rents were advanced much more
slowly during the same period. While
the average unit. of building cost
was rising from 800 to nearly $370.
the average unit of rental was pro-
crossing from 500 to about $780,
These comparisons, founded ON fig
ures drawn from the entire country
represent national averages. There
were variations in given sections both
above and below the figures quoted
In the latter part OF 1920 the costs
OF construction began to decline. The
fall continued sharply thruout 1881.
We find now, in 1922, that rents ana
building costs are once more in almost
their normal relation. The time has
come again when a man may invest
money in building and expect q fair
return on his investment.
There is every reason to believe
that this condition Will continue In
definitely, and that the next five years
will witness unparalleled building &C
tivity as the country labors to make
UP its deficit in stores and Fesid ences.
For the man who is skilled in the
building trades, there will be contin-
uous and profitable employment for
years to come.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-26
BOUGHT MUCH EQUIPMENT
July Was Big Month Especially Gor
Sale of Locomotives.

July Was Big Month Especially for
Sale of Locomotives.
A reorganization Of orders for rail-
way equipment placed during July,
made by the Railway Age, is accom-
panied by the statement that Zone
wonders how it is that people can feel
ditions as these
The figures are given for the first
seven months of 1922, and show that
more locomotives were purchased by
the roads of the United States in July
than during any other month of the
year. There were purchased during
the month 353 locomotives. The
greatest number purchased during
any other one month of the year was
seven month period was S35.
July's orders in freight cars totaled
1876. and were exceeded during this
year only in April and May, when
contracted for. A total of 103,847
freight cars were purchased during
the seven months.
The average in the purchase OF
passenger cars dropped little. There
were purchased during July only 120
passenger cars, making that month
fifth in the list SO far as the pas
senger cars were concerned. The
total purchases Of passenger cars dur
ing the first seven months of the year
amounted to 1852.
In regard to the orders, the Railway
Age has the following to say: Favor
able prices are one factor. The nee
essity for catching up on the small ac-
QUESTIONS of new power in the recent
past is another. The most important
reason, however. is the expectation
expressed in these orders in a very
practical manner, that the prosperity
we now have with as is here to stay"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-26

The first overland stage Coach
started across Kansas for Santa Fe in
.1S49. The old Concord coach carried
eleven passengers. and the fare from
the Missouri river to Santa Fe was
$250, including meals. It took two
weeks to make the trip. Today on a
Santa Fe train the journey consumes
fifteen hours and the fare is about
$S4. including three Harvey House
m als.
The city of Las, Animas, Colo, owns
the old stage coach, and has agreed to
loan it to the Santa Fe railway to be
exhibited at Hutchinson and Dodge
City this fall when these towns will
celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of
the coming of the railroad
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-26
ROCK ISLAND m APPEAL


Chicago, Aug. 2B.-An appeal to old
employees OF the Rock Island railroad
and to the general public, to assist in
the work Of gathering an historical ex-
hihit depicting the roads early DAYS,
was issued today by w. J. Leahy. as
stStant passenger traffic manager of
the Rock Island lines. Mr.. Leahy is
chairman of a committee which Is ar
ranging an historical exhibit in con-
nection with the railroads Celebration
OF the seventeen anniversary of its
first passenger train. on October 10.
We have already received many ar
tcles of interest. principally from old
employees" said Mr.. Leahy. these
inclade photographs Of our first train,
photographs of some or our early en-
gtneers and conductors, q photograph
OF our first station at Rock Island.
which is still standing. some of our old
advertisements ana dining car menus.
"One OF our dining car menus of
the SOS Is particularly interesting
in these days, as It lists Pommery Sec
at $3.50 a quart.
we are sure there are many old
patrons of the road who have material
that might be OF interest IN this ex-
hibit, and their cooperation IN coli
Letting material viii be greatly appre-
ctated- We hope to make the collec-
ton good enough for a permanent ex-
hibit in the La Sale street station in
Chicago. and to make 1t of interest not
only concerning the Rock Island lines
but concerning the pioneer days of
railroading in the United States"
Celebration of the anniversary of
the roads first train. which ran from
Chicago 70 Joliet and return on Octo-
Der 1oS-lS52s are to be held at all the
lines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-26
TOPEKANS TO BIG CONVENTION
Four Delegates to International Meet
Christian Denominations.

Fifty Kansans will attend the in
ternationaI convention of the churches
of the Christian denomination, which
will be held August IS to September
IS, at Winona Lake. Ind. A special
car will be attached to the Rock
Islands Golden State Limited at kan
sas City. Saturday night, for the con-
venience of delegates.
Topekans, who will attend the con-
vention are: the Rev. John ID. Zirn-
norman Of the Kansas Christian Mis-
sionary society; Miss Ala Evelyn
Moore, state women's secretary of the
society; Mrs. Mary E. Kurdish. super
intendent of the young peoples work
OF the society, and Mrs. s. L. Wilson,
member of the board OF managers of
the convention. The Rev. thinner
man will speak on the opening day of
the convention. He announced today
that the annual convention of the
Kansas Christian Missionary society
will be held in Topeka, October to 5.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-26
TIMES HAVE CHANGED MUCH

The Ola Concord Coach Which
Preceded the Santa Re Took
Two weeks to Make Trip From
Missouri River to Santa Fe-
win Be Shown at Celebrations
This Fail.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-01-16
| LACOMB
NEARLY GETS
DEBT FREE
Hammond Police and Federal
Agents Find Costly Dis
tiIIing Outfit

Within fsw doors Of the residence
Of Mayor Dan Brown on Truman boule-
vard- police and federal prohibition
gents Saturday afternoon raided the
home OF Frank Lacombe at 974 Tru-
man. and seized what authorities re-
pute to bs one of the most complete
and evidently successful amateur dis
tilhng outfits uncovered in Lake Coun-
~.
Chief Gus Simons had received infor-
nation that Lacombe was operating a
small dfsullcry. News had come to
the prohibition chief that hundreds of
dollars worth of home made hooch
was being distilled and sold By La
combs.
The prisoner. when booked at Ham
mond Central police station on charges
Of violating the state prohibition laws,
told police that had he been so fortu-
nata as to dispose of the last batch of
liquor seized by the raiders he would
have been cleared of debts that at one
time totaled thousands OF dollars and
most of which. say police. had been
paid through sale of ulegitimate
moonshine.
x16EG IL A45b Oh LILO Dull bcl1c0 a.
Lacombe's residence.
Sixteen bottles (six gallons) colored
Illicit spirits.
One pint carmel coloring.
One Ave gallon still.
One condenser and worm.
Four ten-gallon barrels mash
Two one-half gallon barrels mash
The raid was made by Chief Gus
Simons and police of Hammond central
station under the direction OF Detective
Sander Singer.
According to Mr.. Simons the liquor
made by Iacombe was being sold at
81 a pint 1t was a high grade corn
meal product, much superior to the or
dinary run of moonshine found by
dry agents in this part of the country.
IAcombe. a former switchman. and
said 10 be the father of seven children.
made his home with his wife and fam
lily above the cellar -distillery OF the
Truman street house. He was released
on bonds of $500. He will be arraigned
Saturday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-01-16
REVIVAL EXPECTED
BY MARCH 18TH

Things should be 1iver.ng UP indus
trially by the middle of March
This is the conse nsus Of OPT tnion ex-
pressed by executives Of industries o.
the Calumet region in Il seTias of in
terviews wfh Sherlock a. Harrick Of
Buffalo. \. y. who was sant here by
Secretary Herbert Hoover to gather
data to be placed before the Presidents
Conferenc on UnemployTre
Mr. Herrick returned TO Washing
ton at noon to-day after spending sew
eral days in ccnfere nces with repre-
sentatives Of labor as we'll as prac-
tically all of the big employers
Men were sent to communities in
all parts of the United states TO learn
the exact conditions and get express
sions on how business can be stimu
lated The answers are in great va
riety but they all seem to agree in
predicting that the revival Will be on
it's way by the middle of March.
Established primarily for the pur-
pose of finding some general solution
Of the problem. the conference soon
came to the conclusion that it is a
community proposition to start with
that each city in the country has its
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-01-16
EXPECT BIG HOUSE
FOR D. GOLDSTEIN

A packed house is expected TO greet
David Goldstein Of Boston when he de-
livers his free lecture on History in
the Making" this evening at S o'clock
at the h OF c. hail on Sibley street, in
Hammond.
The lecture is part Of the nation
wide campaign of education on his
torical. sociological aud cultural sub
iects, which is being conducted by the
Knights of Columbus. No admission
Is made and it is regretted that larger
quarters are not available. Several
years a go when Mr.. Goldstein spoke
in Hammond. the Orpheum theatre was
filed and hundreds stood in the street
unable to gain entrance.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-01-16
COUNTY SURVEYOR
TESTS PAVEMENT
Says that True Conditions
Will Be Evident in
Spring

County Surveyor Ray Seely has com
pleted an investigation or the new
Sheffield avenue pavement in Ham
mond which was built by the county
last year. Mr.. seely stated today that
he does not believe any serious dam
age has been done to the povement, but
that the true condition cannot be de-
termined until the frost leaves the
ground in the spring.
Evidently frost has got in between
the street car rails and caused it to
heave in places. noticeably on the south
end" said Seely. This looks worse
than it really IT, The condition would
have been the same II we had put in a
brick pavement instead Of asphaltic
concrete
THE whole thing hinged on the CON
dition of the play between the rails
and the ties and the condition Of the
ties. We called the attention of the
street car company 20 the advisability
of making extensive replacements but
them at the time They were very
good. however. about welding the joints
where we found the rails working up
and down.
Il believe that as soon as the frost
IS gone we can make repairs that will
prevent any further disturbance Of the
pavement
1T doesn't matter what design OF
pavement is put in. If the street car
track is not in first class shape there
viii be trouble. If it is in good shape
there should be no disturbance OF any
kind"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-01-16
NEIL BROWN
ELECTED To
CO. COUNCIL
Selected Today to Succeed
the Late JOS. Beattie
ESPECIAL 10 HE TlMEsl


CROWS rOl\T, Ina.. Jan. 16.-The
county council today elected Neil
Brown, son of John Brown. president
Of the First National Bank of Grown
Point, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Josepn Beattie. Mr.. Brown
viii take his scat in the council to-
morrow.
Final action on the appropriation of
s25, 900 for the ideal stretch OF road be-
tween Dyer and Scherervil1e will he
taken tomorrow and it is understood
that the county council Will pass the
measure by unanimous vote.
The ideal stretch or road is being
built by the cooperation of the Lin
coin Highway Association, the state
highway department and the county.
The Lincoln Highway Association has
appropriated $4,000 the state has
agreed to contribute s66,Goo and the
county will pay s25.ooo to the fund.
making the total purse S2t1.ooo. The
pavement will lie forty feet in width
and Of the most advanced concrete
construction. II is TO be built as
model and will attract a great deal of
publicity to the county.
County commissioners today trans
acted routine business.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-01-16
HIGHER COURT
AFFIRMS JUDGMENT
IspEclal 10 7Hg TIMss1

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Jan. fs.-The
appellate court today upheld the judg-
ment of the Lake circuit court in the
case or Peter r. Traynor vs. The Bun
nell Auto Sales Co, of Hammond.
Traynor was given Judgment Of
stoo by . jury at Crown Point in Feb
ruary. 1920. and an appeal was taken
by Ibach, Gavit. Stinson & Gavit. The
principle Of law was that where a con-
tract is entered into that permits one
party to cancel it on notice for failure
to abide by it's interests and the party
does not cancel but continues TO ac-
cept service that he waves the right
to recovery under it for a breach by
the other party Another point OF law
decided by the appellate court was that
where a party on trial fails to object
to the Introduction Of written evidence
ne cannot complain or errer in admit
ting evidence. The attorney for Tray
nor was Riley, Hembroh. Dyer and
Reed
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-01-16

o~ special situation to be best solved
locally. The past two months have
already shown that many cities ana
towns are meeting their own condi-
tions in a most satisfactory manner
Its standing committee is today en-
gagged in a study of the measures nee
essary to prevent or alleviate recur-
ring business depression. One sue
cessful way has been through public
works Many cities In the country
have speeded up necessary projects.
some going so far to stipulate
winter work TO relieve Unemployment
and others letting their contracts with
the understanding that work begin re
gardIess Of weather conditions. Now.
the conference IS endeavoring to bring
about a future state of affairs by
which some public works can be post
poned until such periods Of industrial
depression as today's.
1t is estimated by Secretary Hoover
that close to 100000 persons have
been provided with employment since
the conference adjourned. but until un
employment has been reduced TO fig
ures which Indicate normal times. its
work can not be considered as done
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-01-16
John KOTzER
BURIED TODAY

John Kotzer. first fireman to die in
line of duty in the history of the Ham
mond fire department, was buried to-
day with all the pomp and ceremony
beftting the occasion.
His body, lying in d flag draped cas-
ket was borne on fire truck from the
residence of his sister at 46 Rimbach
avenue. to ST. Joseph's church where
Father Berg celebrated solemn requiem
high mass.
Following services at the church the
funeral cortege reformed and moved
north in Holman street to Gostlin
street where the body and mourners
were transported over the South Shore
TO St Mary's cemetery, Evergreen, III.
In the funeral procession were a body
of Hammond policemen followed by
the fre-truck bearing the remains of
the gallant young fireman fanked on
either side by member of firing
squad from Edward IL Larson Post,
Veterans of Foreign Wars. Behind
these came city officials and a detach
ment OF Hammond firemen followed by
hremcn from Whiting. East Chicago.
Gary, West Hammond and South Chi
cago. Bringing UP the rear were ap-
proximately fifty automobiles contain
lng a portion Of the hundreds of peo-
pic that jammed the church during the
funeral services.
Scores of floral tributes we're receiv-
ed from every source conceivable. Even
little Lynn Seligman. newsboy who de-
livered paper to Kotzer every night
at the fire station. added a spray OF
roses to the food Of tears he showered
upon the casket of his lost friend.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-01-16
VICTIM MAY
HAVE BEEN
MURDERED
". A. Mead Dies of His In
iurieS at Hammond
Hospital Today

Police today are banrled in their at
tempts TO determine the manner by
which W. A. Mead. stationary fireman
Of Hammond. sustained a fractured
skull ard internal injuries that result
ed in his death this morning Mead
was found early today in an alley be
tween Calumet avenue and Cedar street
by Fred MARITIME. 454 Cedar etreet
Lying prone upon the ground, with
blood flowing from a deep cash in his
skull and from his ears Mead was
picked up unconscious and taken to ST.
Margaret's hospital.
He had been living with his son at
SS9 Hickory street. The two OF them
lived alone. The son had returned only
police that he had seen his father last
early Sunday morning.
In Mead's pockets were found a un-
ion card, a bank book issued by Ham
mond bank. a gold watch and several
dollars.
Aid in inrentifying Mead was given
police officers Ted Horlbeck. Roy Paul
and II. l. Lovesey, by Levi A. Whit
core, 3s6 Hickory street.
Police believe that Mead may have
been mitsaken fer another and slugged
in an old grudge fight
Physicians say he could have sus-
tanned a fractured skull by falling.
He had evidently lain for hours. Both
of his feet were badly frozen.