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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-31
INDIANA FLOODS
/. CAUSE FATALITIES

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, March 81
Two fatalities have attended the
rapid rise of the Indiana streams.
following general heavy rainfall.
Gordon Meagher, 5. and his six year
old sister. Mildred, were drowned In
a small creek at Crawfordsviiie.
when the bank on which they were
playing. caved in. a near cloud
burst had made the stDam tor
rent.
In a windstorm at Rockport, line
poles and trees were blown. win
dows smashed and barns. outbuild-
ings damaged.
Homes were flooded and roads in
undated in the wabash Valley near
Huntington. and live stock was re
moved TO high ground, while trac-
ton service through Wabash from
Peru to Fort Wayne was abandoned
because Of fooded tracks.
Heavy damage was done by a
storm at Petersburg and the streets
OF Washington were flooded by near
ly 2 Inches OF rainfall
At Fort Wayne, police patrol
boat was pressed into use for pro-
lection OF families in flooded dis
tricts.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-31
HAYWOOD LOTS
TO JUMP So
A FRONT FOOT

The hnal rush to buy lots in the
haywood addition before the price
increases 60 into effect Is expected
to culminate at the offices OF Woods.
Martin & Co. in the Hammond Trust
& Savings Bank tonight.
The increases in most cases will
amount to s2.o0 front foot. or
$1,000 for lot OF s5 feet Already
about ten sites have been contracted
for Builders who have had such
great success with their building
operations on Lyons, Eaton and
Drackert SITS. are expected to clean
UP all or the remaining lots on these
streets.
4 number of purchasers are also
buying with speculative intent
Hammond never before experienced
a situation where the sale OF a few
lots positively meant the selling out
OF all the residential vacant In u
whole division OF the city, such as
the cast side.
There are still in the neighbor-
hood of six or eight business lots
and one corner for resale on Colun
bia ave. The reasons why Colum-
bia ave. business property IS com
ing to the fore so rapidly are as
follows:
/. Everything on tie east side Of
the street is restricted for IS years
Ia
city park eliminates one block of
lots.
?. This leaves bue four blocks
(short blocks at that Immediately
available for business purposes on
the whole street from the Nickle
Plate tracks TO Merrill ave.
s. The East Hammond Improve
ment Association announces the fol
lowing improvements for Columbia
ave. in the near future: New So
inch water main. New concrete
pavement on Columbia ave. Orna-
mental lighting for Columbia ave.
Scores OF new business blocks.
The haywood district has more
home owners in proportion to the
of residents than any other
section Of the city. These make the
best customers for the new business
houses that are locating on the
street.
The following are some Of the
81 slsfss sssassffss3fs's es~enEf are nseded IN
the haywood business district on
Columbia ave. Storage garage.
Shoe and repair shop. Drug store.
Bakery shop. Fruit. ice cream and
confectionery store. Moving picture
house. Oiling station, looking for
ward to the new pavement which
will divert must new traffii. Dry
goods and notions
Just remember that Columbia ave.
is farther from the down town bus
mess district than any other section
Of the city and that II is tributary
to a large truck farming district
JUS south OF the city. Today is the
last day before price increases go
into effect
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-31
DOMINION
EXPRESS IS
D|TCHED
Crack Pennsylvania Train
Slides Down Embankment
This Morning
IIN1ERNArloNaL NEWS seEvIcEI

HARRISBURG, Pa., March ST.
Five cars of the Dominion Express
on the Pennsylvania railroad slid
down a twenty foot enbankment
into the old Pennsylvania canal at
Halifax early this morning. The
train was bound from Buffalo to
Washington. Four were injured.
The wreck occurred at 4:47 this
morning and was caused by a
broken rail. The second car from
the engine. a day coach, jumped the
track and carried with it four Pull
man cars which pitched into the
deep mud on the 20-foct embank-
ment and went down into the old
canal bed without topping over
The seventh car hung TO rails and
held the chain of cars in position.
There were ninety passengers on
the train and many of them were
asleep in their berths and did not
know what had happened. some not
being awakened. T. Spencer, of
Atlantic City suffered severe lacera-
tions about the head. many of the
passengers had to be taken from
the windows OF the sleepers. as the
doors were so deeply EMBEDDED in
mud that they could not be opened
The passengers were transferred
to later train and brought to Har-
risburg.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-31
DEMOCRATS TO
FILE COMPLETE
TICKET TOMORROW

A complete democratic ticket will
be filed tomorrow at Crown Point
for the May primary it was stated
today by Howard Gescheidler. one OF
the democrat leaders OF Hammond
Following meeting last night in
Hammond, attended by nearly hun
eired democrat party men and women
from various parts of the county.
George Hershman OF Crown Poins.
democrat chairman OF the county.
presided at the meeting.
ticket was selected to be fled
tomorrow.
Among those present at the meet
ing were Harry Arnold. of Gary,
Joe Martin. OF Lowell, Allan ivy
man, OF East Chicago, and the city
chairren.
The only republican candidate
who will not have an opponent on
the democratic ticket Will be Judge
Critics OF the superior court, it was
stated
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-31
MIKES HAD
A REAL KICK
He Was Tired of De
pending On An Out
side Supply of Rot
gut.

Wearying OF depe nding upon
an outside supply of moon
shine and not satisfied with
its palatable effect. Mike Werjo
OF 51s Narvs place, East Chi
cago. set up his own equipment
lie was sure his initial batch
had proved a success for his
wife had commented upon its
kick
There was great deal Of
talk circulated in the neighbor-
hood about Mikes good stuff"
and yesterday Chief George Z.
Weeks with Agent Harvey
Rhedd with Police Officers Kerr
and Muha tarried awhile in
Mixes home. And soon after,
both Mike. his priced liquor and
Illicit manufacturing equipment
merged into the open closely
followed by the officers.
At the East Chicago police
station Werjo told the police
that his stomach would not
stand the rotgut that was be-
ing pushed across the bars and
that he had tried producing
something with q pleasing taste.
The prisoner was released on a
$1,000 bond
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-31
WEST HAMMOND
TAXPAYERS CALLED

Taxpayers of West Hammond will
hold a public meeting this evening
to consider important improvements
with other forward steps which have
been taken recently.
They will express their opinions
on the proposal to construct modern
pavements on nine OF the citys
streets If all are approved, the
cost viii be in the ne!ghborhood of
$4,000.
The meeting will be held this
evening at o'clock at the Went
worth high school
The streets under consideration
are Garfield ave, Freeland ave.
Harrison ave. Lincoln ave. from
Plummer ave. south to 156th st,
153rd St from state Line st. west
to Freeland ave, l53rd pl. from
Wentworth ave. west TO Freeland
ave, 154st st. from State Line st.
west to Burnham ave, 15sth St
from state Line st. west to Burn
ham ave, wentworth ave. from
I56th st. south to 156th pl
Several of these streets run the
full length and breadth OF the city.
while others are only block or 80
lie tAagth. Petitions for their con-
struction. signed by property own
ers, are already in the hands of the
each instance the petitioners are In
sisting upon concrete.
The improvements will give the
territory west Of Wentworth ave.
first class thoroughfares where now
only sand roads are found. Prop
erty values have been advancing
rapidly in dis district aimee many
homes have been built there and
since the playground park was pro-
jected. At Wentworth ave. and
l53rd St. the second lot from the
corner is owned by a Chicago WON
an. She had held to it for years.
Much of the time it was considered
hardly worth the ia KOS but its value
has jumped amazingly in the last
year. She says she has been offered
$4,000 and $500 several times for
the 4o-foot lot.
Twenty-Five boulevard and street
signs have been ordered by the city
to mark Sfbley blvd. from State Line
st. west. This will be the first
street in West Hammond to have
intersection signs. anj it is planned
to broaden the work later to in
clude the entire city. Before this S
done. however. the council is con
sidering changing the names OF
some of the through streets and
possibly make them correspond
with Hammonds. The difference in
street names has always been a
source OF annoyance to visitors.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-31
POLICE find downtown DISTILLERY DOING BIG BUSINESS
WOMEN CALL
ON POLICE CHIEF

INTERNATIONAL MEMS sEsvicEl
SAN FRANCISCO, march 3l.--
A committee OF women vigilantes
called in chief of police O'Brien
TO demand rigid enforcement OF
the law against selling cigar
cites to minors following reports
TO the organization that cigar
e tie smoking IS increasing
among San Francisco school
girls.
so prevalent is the habit
among young girls that notices
reading please do not smoke
here have been posted in some
school buildings. Mrs. Bertha
Clancy told the Woman 'Vigilant
Committee.
Spare time between classes
is when they indulge in the
smoking. The habit is growing
worse and worse.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-31
CHICAGO BANKER
LEAPS into LAKE

CHICAGO. March s1.--W. t. Fenton,
vice president and general manag-
er of the National bank of the Re-
public. committed suicide today by
loaping into Lake Michigan.
Fenton hired a taAi-cajo and then
his fare he walked to the waters
his fare he Wake cto the waters
edge and the taxi-driver saw him
leap into the water. The police
were notified and succeeded in re-
covering the body from the lake but
efforts at resusciation were futile.
The body was identified by Fent-
ors son. An investigat ton is being
made in an effort to learn the mot
i've.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-31
ORDERS EXHAUST
THIS WINDOW
NECkT|E SUPPLY

Harvey Blum Of the J. r. Blum &
Son. State street haberdsshers. says
the unusual thing happened the 9TH
er day. Harvey is the official win
dow dresser. He had just gotten
in a supply OF the niftiest stuff in
neckwesr the boys have ever seen
in these parts.
The orders began fock:ng in be-
fore he had completed the display
and before the window was finished
a telegram from the Blum haber-
dashery was on the way TO New
York fer another big order of Gren-
adine tuo-tone knitted ties
Another article Blum had to re-
stock almost Immediately was the
fancy piped front shirts, that are
going ever big. he says People
are also getting some real surprises
In our spring showing of Kirch-
baum and Fashion Park Clothes
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-31
ARBUCKLE
TRIAL VERY
TECHNICAL
By ELLIS II. MARTIN

IsTAFF CORRESPONDENT !. N. sERVlcEI
SAN FRANCISCO March 31.-The
third trial of Roscoe Fatty" Ar
buckle bids fair TO 20 down in legal
history as having involved more
legal technicalities than any case
hitherto tried in the Superior court
here.
The day opened in court today
With long arguments over the ad-
instability Of certain affidavits TAX
en- by the defense in Chicago. The
prosecution is fighting tooth and
nail to keep these out of the record
The jury was not brought into tie
court room while the arguments
were made.
To date fully half of the time con-
sumed in she trial has been taken
Up with arguments over legal tech
nicalities.
The defense today planned to at
tack further the health of Virginia
Rappe to support its contention that
She was suffering from a chronic
ai7nert which mfgh- have caused
her death
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-31
AL BARBER AND AIDS I.
NIP HOBART HUNTERS

Continuing his raids on preyin =
duck hunters. Al Barber, state game
warden of Hammond. aided by two
other wardens. yesterday nabbec
four Hobart men who brought
down ffteen north-bound maliards 1
in the Gary marsh.
The men were arraigned before 4
Federal Warden Merrill and wers
bound over TO the federal courts ad
Indianapolis under charges Of vioa
lating the national migratory bird
laws and OF shooting ducks out oil
season.
The prisoners gave their nameI u
as irwin Christensen. Walter Trail
ger. Paul Wehner and Earl Green|
All are Of Hobart.
Barber was aided by Warden
Dundgren and Timm.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-31

INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERVTcEI
CHICAGO, March 31.--Word
of the first break in the ranks
of the coal miners. scheduled TO
go on strike at midnight to-
night. reached Chicago today.
II was the message that union
miners Of the Western Ken
lucky have decided not to Join
in the strike, voting to stand
by an agreement with the oper-
ators that runs through 1922.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-31
CYCLONE WIPES OUT
TOWN IN SOUTH
NEMs sERvIcEl

CULI.nsN. Ala, March 31.-Crane
Hill. small town fifteen miles from
this city. wiped cut by a cyclone
early today, according to meagre re-
ports reaching here. Several per-
sons are reported to have been kill
led and number Of others injured.
Physicians and nurses arc being
rushed to the village from here.
Property damage to the extent
OF 500 000 was done BY the cyclone
in this city. Twenty homes in the
path of the twister were demo1ish.
ed.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-31
BULLETIN

INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERVIcE1
iol SNiLLE, PA, March 31--Sus-A
pension Of operations in the lower'
anthracite regions came carly scday
when the night shift OF miners left.
the coilieries with all their tools
The miners expect a formal strike
to be soon declared because theyi
cannot draw any relief funds from,
the general treasury or the local.
union while mere suspension is
In force. Railroads have given right.
Of way to coal trains. An immense.
amount Of coal is being rushed 60,
Buffalo. Rochester, New York and
other Empire state points as well as
to New England
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-31
ORGANIZED
LABOR WITH ].
0ALM|NERS|
U. S. Warns There Must be-
No PrOfiteering in
Coal Prices
THE NATIONAL
COAL STRIKE

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERvicEl
Ihe strike will begin at one
minute past midnight.
approximately 525,00o union
miners VIII lay down their tools.
Two hundred thousand nom
union miners may join them.
twenty states are effected.
The country has reserve coal
enough to last three months.
The government will keen
"hands of" until the public be-
gins TO suffer.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-31
BIZ GEO. r. HOLMES

ISTAFF CORRESPONDENT 7. N. SERvfcEl IN
WASHINGTON, March 31--Whilsy
battle lines are being drawn QUE
today for the greatest labor tieur.' :
in the country's history. ofricisRe
Washington went quietly about Its
business, watching closely, but keep
ing hands off.
So far as the administration ia.
concerned. officials said, there will:
be no hurried last minute conference
no ultimatums and no frantic &c
eleventh hour attempts to preven nc
the strike going into effect at MID TO
night. such as have featured simila1rs
situations in other years.
ISSUE GOES TO SHOWDOWN
Having failed utterly to persuads
the coal owners to meet the miners.
for the adjustment OF a new con-.
tract, the government. to all arp
pearances, is willing that the issueE.
shall go to "a show down" bet~eerTl-
the half million unionized miner,
and the operators. =
Not until the public begins tc
suffer, either through lack OF coai
or from prof1teering dealers. will the
government take action unless re-
auested to do so by the parties &c
the controversy, 1t was stated of1-
cially
The big strike viii be ushered In
at one minute past midnight with
the two warnings from the govern
ment-one to the miners that there
shall be no violence; the other 60
the operators that there shall be nc
profteering. II
PRICE MUST NOT ADVANCE
If the price of coal In any locality
is boosted, that fast should immed
lately be reported to Washington
said Secretary OF Labor DAVIS
There is no iustihcatio for amp
advance in the price of coal and this
public should not pay it."
The strike beginning at midnignl 4
VIII usher in the greatest industrisy
contest that was ever fought ifi
America. 1t was predicted today p
Ia Dor leaders. The mine owners
they sad by refusing to confer WITH
the workers, have plainly warned
that they are out 10 break the en-
ormous power welded by the United
Mine workers in the organized lab
or world.
-Ts,---+yr7fraG rfage fVal
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-31
GOMPERS CALLS
It A LOCKOUT

WASHINGTON. March S1-The
coal operators have broken their
contract with the miners and have
deliberately forced the men to quit
work, in other words. 2 lockout"
It was asserted today by samuel
Gompers. President Of the American
Federation OF Labor, in lengthy
statement reviewing the history cf
the present controversy.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-31
BuILErI~.)

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERvlcE1
BREMEN, Ind, March 81
Indiana Evangelical association
at it's meeting here today, is
considering a proposal 70 es-
tablish an old peoples home in
st. Joseph county. west of
South Bend. property valued at
100000 has been given for that
purpose.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-31
BULLETIN
LlgIEsNAIIonAl News sERglcrl

INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERyIcsI
iofEhA, k-AS., March 31-Kansa-
coal miners were Under orders OF.
the Kansas Industrial Court today
not to join the nationwide strike
scheduled TO begin at midnight to-,
night The order further stated
that present wage contracts between
operators and miners will remain In.
effect for 80 days. In the meantime
operators and miners are urged by'
the court to speed up efforts to reach.
A satisfactory new agreement.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-31
BULLETIN

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERYicE1
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. March a1-l
Regardless Of the order of the KAN
sas Court Of Industrial Relations.
extending for thirty DAYS the present I:
wage scale IN the Kansas coal fieldsI
miners of that district will drorl
their tools at midnight and strike
with the rest of the nations minersi
John L. Lewis, president of tns..
United Nine Workers, declared to+
day.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-31
BULLETIN.l

INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERYlcEi
PARIS, March 31.-France has
dispatched a note to Washing
ton acknowledging the receipt
OF Secretary Hughes second
note and recognizing the valid
ity Of America claim for pay
ment for the upkeep of the
American army of occupation on
the Rhine, it was learned at tha
foreign office this afternoon.
France promises 10 cooperate
in the matter with the other
allied powers.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-31
--LATEST BULLETINS q !

double pneumonia on Madeira
Island, has rallied and the at
tending physicians report slight
Improvement, said a dispatch
from Funchal today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-31
BULLETIN.D

INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERgicEl
BIIDDLETOWN, O., March 81.
While his wife was lying In
bed this morning Ambrose
Watts. SO. who claims to have
been dreaming, shot her
through the head.
Watts told police the report
OF the pistol awakened him and
he found his wife dead at his
side.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-31
BTLL.ETIN.)

INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERVIcEI
LONDON, March 31-Ths
British Miners union is going to
give its support 70 the Amer
lean miners In their national
strike at midnight tonight.
However .hrdlua hrdiua hrdlut:
Miners, however, will not take
any action to stop the ship
ment OF coal to the United
States unless the United Mine
Workers OF America request II.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-31
UNEMPL PLOYMENT
SEEMS To Be
ON DECLINE
Optimism Marks Reports
From Indiana Cities.
Surevy by Evans Wool
len.

The unemployment situation in
many OF the cities OF Indiana seems
to be on the mend. says a report for
the latter part of March. made pu9-
lie today by Evans Woollen, region
al director for Indiana OF the presi-
dents conference committee on un-
employment, of which Herbert
Hoover is chairman.
Reports TO the regional director
from the mayors and other officials
Of many Indiana cities and from IL
vestigators sent out by the Wash
ington headquarters OF the commit
tee. indicated that in few places the
unemploymc situation is Is acute
as il was IN December In some
places there are indications that IN
dustry Is resuming irs prewar stride.
Reports from Muncie, for example,
say that the city is almost back to
pre-war conditions"
Mr.. woollen's report has bean for
wardsd to tire washington head
quarters Of The presidents commit
tee.
sgMMARr OF REPORTS
A brief summary of reports from
the leading Indiana cities follows:
Anderson - There is no occasion
for worry about the situation here.
East Chicag in East
Chicago are somewhat Improved
More men are working than in De-
cember. They expect to reduce u7-
employment further when outside
work gets under way
TT. Wayne-The local post OF the
American Legion Is conducting
canvass OF the unemployed. Figures
obtained thus far indicate these VIII
number 1900 or 1.4oo. Jnemploy-
nent IS mainly confined to industrial
plants. The outlook is regarded as
favorable in view OF projected build
inr and sewer construction work.
Gary-The situation is rather un-
favorable. 1t is hoped that men VIII
he nut 20 work on roads. The mayor
is actively interested in the prob
lem.
Hammond - The conditions here
are not serious The outlook Is ap-
n.rently brighter. The Chamber Of
Commerce and other organizations
are doing everything possible %
overcome unfavoranie conditions.
The mayor IS working with these
organizations.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-31

w. Kelsey. w. ]. Nichols. w. L.
Sanger, F. G. Carsten. Elsie Ragon.
AsHc5&or
L.oslie n. Cseist, Vernon P. Dickin-
son.
EAGLE CREEK
Trustee
Jay Doab, +. NJ. Gosniley-
Assessor
Murray Pearce
A large eastern corporation has
esta blishsd wireless stations at its
plants IN Pittsburg and Cleveland.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-31

crisis does cause cessation of deliv-
aims OF coal have been stored in the
railroad yards. This photo SHOWS
two Of the huge piles Of coal with
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-31
FIND 500
GALLONS Of
HOOCH MASH
Police Believe Still is Big
gest Ever Found in
County

While Judge Cleveland in city
court was tacking heavy punishment
to liquor law violators arraigned be-
bore him yesterday afternoon, Chief
Bunde's sponge squad" of Hammond
Central station. conducted another
successful raid near the heart or
down town Hammond and uncover
ed what police believe is the larges,
ssin yet found in Lake county.