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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-12-18
CUTS
POST-TR|b
PLANT TODAY
Gary Block in Danger; Fire
Loss May Reach
100000

The Gary st-Tribune WAS
burned out OF home today by g
stubborn fire which fireman had
difficulty IN combating because of
the severe weather. At noon today
il was believed the newspaper plant
would be practically a total loss.
The fire was discovered by en-
ployes in the roll paper stock room
Believing they could manage II cas-
ily they did not turn in an alarm
az once but tried fighting II them
selves In a short time the flames
were beyond their control and when
the fire departments arrived IN re-
sponse 10 a general alarm IT looked
as though the entire block at Sixth
avenue and Broadway was doomed
Zero, weather hampered the fire
men who worked heroicalIy in spite
Of the fact that their clothing was
stiff with ice. They managed 20
confine the flames 20 the Post Trib-
une rooms and the flats above. The
Tribune Cafe. next door. was not
damaged
The fire started at 1o:<o o'clock
and at noon ftremea were still play
ing water on the smoking ruins.
With Characteristic energy the
management before noon had made
plans for getting out an edition this
evening IN srete OF the setback It
was hoped TO print at least e four
page paper IN the plant OF the Calu-
mert Press.
The blow 10 a severe one 70 the
publishers ar well as the merchants
OF the city, coming as II does in
the midst Of the holiday business
rush.
The loss has not been estimated
az yet. but is 10 expected to TUE
above 100000. Three carloads OK
news print as well as tens OF thou
sands ce dollars worth OF newspaper
equipment were destroyed.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-12-18
SUES TO
REGAIN
DAUGHTER

CROWN POINT. Ind, Dec. Ia
Louis NJ Bair. OF Turtle Creek. Pa,
began proceedings IN the Lake
County Circuit Court this week to
get possession OF his small daugh-
ter. Alice Grace BRir. who has been
living with her mother. Mrs. Vie
toria Bair, at s25 Rolp street. Gary.
Previously to her residence IN Gary.
Mrs Basr had been living with
Charles 3. Wilcox, a. the Lyndora
Hotel. In Hammond. Wilcox was
-ecertiy arrested tor being innrii-
Gated In the wholesale theft OF au-
tomobiles In Lake county. Mrs.
Blair, on leaving her husband In
Pennsylvania stated that she was
going to visit her parents They
were married in 1917, and Bair
states that his wife 10 not a fit
person to have the custody OF their
child.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-12-18
JUDGMENT AGAINST
Street RAILWAY CO
coil Newell's Oas e
Against the Green Line
Is Settled Out Of Court.

vALPARAIsc. lad. Dec 1A-sste
tlsment OF the personal injury ac-
tfon OK Cecii Newell against the
Hammond. Whiting and East Cal
cago Railway company was made
out OF court The plailtiff was
given twelve hundred and nfty Dol
lars for injuries he suffered when
he was pushed from q car operated
by the defendant company "a Eaet
Chicago in July 1913. Ths ease wEs
scheduled 70 be heard before .
jury in Judge CrumpacEeTs court
this morning. Attorney CozroEI re-
presenting the plaintiff. ana Atter-
ney Fred Crump&cker, counsel for
ths defendant, conferred before the
convenient to court and the set
tIement was made.
Newell charged na%liEence on the
part Of thu railway conpary's en
ployes caused his injuries. He was
boarding . crowded ear, he con
tended. when passengers On the
rear plstferm crowded hsu OF
causing him "a be dragEe& eS the
car
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-12-18
WOMEN TURN DOWN
PROPOSED EQUAL
REPRESENTATION

The LAarue ef Women vetsrs OF
Lake County and the Tenth oongTes-
sional district OF Indiana did sur
pr:ssnE thing at their meeting sat
urday evening at tho First Metho-
d.ss church OF Hammond when they
rejected the proposed equal repre-
sentat.on with men IN party orEani-
zations
They voted not to support a bill
to eiee. one precinct committee
woman for every precinct commit
tee man with equal voting power.
Mayor r Q. Johnson. one OF the
guests at tho banquet. made speech
against the measure.
GO in girls ard win" be said
You don't want this nfty-6fty
proposition"
The present status OF women in
political organizations is that they
can run for precinct committee man
the Same as the msn. The proposed
law would assure the same number
of women as men in q city or coun-
ty party organization.
Representatives Harris. Thiei.
Love, Hill and Day ard Senator
Holmes attended the banquet
The ladies approved OF law TO
make mandatory tho mothers aid
provision in each county and ap-
proved of the teaching OF citizenship
in the public schools.
IA resolution wns passed disprov-
Ing any cutting OF appropriations
dealing with child welfare.
The resolution favoring election
Of members of the school board and
increasing the number of members
to five was referred to the Hammond
organization
The meeting approved of the
plans for a state park in the sand
dunes,
At the election of officers in the
afternoon, Mrs. Stella Dickey Of
Hammond was made president OF the
Lake County League OF Women vo-
ters, Mrs. Lydia Pixley, Lowell,
vice -presidenti Mrs, Mary Hay.
Whiting, secretary, and Mrs. Hay
hurst OF Eagle Creek, treasurer.
Mrs. Lewis REESE, who delivered
an excellent address en- what wo-
men Are Doing IN Europe" said
that as long as our soldiers remain
on the Rhine the United States is
liable to be plunged into another
European war.
Europe is On the very verEs ef
war" said Mrs. Rose.
Mrs. ". H. Meyers, retiring preG-
dent, presided at both the afternoon
and evening session
The delegates in attendance fol-
low: Airs. Helene Russell, Lowell; /;
Mrs. NJ L. Sterrett. Rensselaer,; Mrs.
Ella Hayden. Lowell: Ora Thompson
Ross, Rennselaer; Mrs. J. r Lucas,
Lowell, Mrs. Minnie HayhuEst.
Lowell; Mrs. William b. Love.
Hammond; Mrs. w J. Whinery. Mrs
Grace r Coaroy. Hammond; Mrs
Hannah c. Black, Crown Point; Mrs
H z. Wheeler. Crown Point; Mrs. E
A. Mizo. Whiting; ". r. Orr, Ham
mond; Mrs J. L. Matthew. Ham
mond: Mrs \. J. Austgen, Ham
mond; Mrs II j. Con-oy. whiting;
Mrs Carl Peterson, Whiting: Mau--
inc Steffey Hammond; AIRS. Matilda
Roberts. Gary; Mrs. Ora B. Ross.
Rsnnseiaer and Mrs. Carl G. Middel-
stAdt, Monon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-12-18
PLAN fine BUILDING
FOR WATER GARDENS
Structure to Cost $4,000
And House n Fam
lilies,

Ground in the Forsythe Water
Gardens will be broken about jan
uary for construction Of a hand
some 72-famiiy apartment hotel to
cost in the Reighborhood OF $4,000
it was announced here today by
Harry Davidson, to whose vision
and persistence OF purpose is due
the rapid expansion of that terri
tory.
Mr.. Davidson explained tha;
while final architests plan have not
yet been prepared the project had
reached d stage OF development
where he felt it safe to say excava-
tion would begin the first of the
year. The enterprise Is being f.
nanced by a group of Hammond
and Chicago people whose names
Mr. Davidson preferred not to di-
vuige.
AS visuaiized now the apartment
hotel, which will be constructed on
the l50x15o feet at the southwest
corner Calumet avenue and 18th
street. facing Forsyth Square, will
comprise three units each 1e4x4S
feet and three stories and English
basement in height.
Each unit will house % families
in two and three-room apartments.
The building will be known as the
"Watergate Apartment Hotel"
The three units will enclose ,
spacious court or plaza which will
be beautiful as miniature park
with fountains, gardens and small
lagoon. This will be the biggest
single building project yet attempt
ed in the Forsyth Water Gardens
It adds another link to the chain
of residential development bindiu 6
closer the communities Of Hammond
and Robertsdale.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-12-18

As coon as the sale was COM
plete and the board of education
had accepted a draft for $io2,6oo.
the balance 20 be paid in thirty
days. there was no longer any need
OF secrecy and It became known
then that the successful bidder was
not tho WooIworth Company, as
represented. but the Meyn- Turner
BslmAn banks.
Mr.. Turner immediately made
known the plans for tha improve
ment OF the property. An architect
has been employed 70 design q
beautiful bank and office building
with a frontage OF eighty feet on
Holman street. The building will
be 10 less than five stories in height
and not 70 exceed nine. In all prob
ability Il Will be eight stories.
Before tho plans have been def
lnitely decided upon II IS hoped by
the owners that the board OF works
will have wtdened FAyette street.
fifteen feet
The new bank building will be on
the southeast corner of Holman and
Fayette streets.
Meantime the school board IL uEl-
der contract 70 move or race ths
Central scAool building. The board
has not reached decision In this
matter but will take one OF the two
courses early in the year so that the
school building Will be out OF the
way By the first Of April.
In all probability the bank and
office building will be ready for
occupacy about this time next year.
The First National bank and the
First Trust q Savings banks Will
be combined under the one roof with
capital. surplus and undivided
profits OF sE5o.ooo. and assets OF ST.
100000 II win be the strongest
banking inutitution In the Calumet
district
The new building win cost sp-
proxiYnateiy s75o.ooo.
Mr.. Turner stated today that the
bank hoped TO interest other capital
in substantial improvements on the
remaining a4o foot Holman street
frontage.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-12-18
'SPOSE We
COULD GET
FRONT SEAT?

Gland trsasportatiens fer the re-
habilttatloa Of depop4iated indus
trial centres will be discussed to-
morrow by physicians OF three
counties, comprising the Tenth Dis
trict Medical society who meet here
as guests of the Hammond Medical
society. Lectures and clinics Will
be held al the St MaTgaret's hospi-
IA. IN the afternoon followed by
dinner and an illustrated lecture on
pathology in the evening at the
Lyndora Hotel.
The session tomorrow is one Of
the quarterly meetings of the So
clety. Eminent physicians are
scheduled to addf>ss the meeting.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-12-18
IlNTERNATIoEAL NFvs xrnv,crl

IlMEshATiokkL NEWS SEHvacEl
DENVEH. Colo. Dec 1A-St1g-
ing one OF the most sensational
daylight robberies since thu days
OF the old west. five heavily arm
ed bandits today held up a United
states government mint autornobile
and escaped with three sacks Of
money admitted by officials to con-
tain approximately 100000.
The bandits. drove up to the mint
at West Colfax and Cherokee street
IN a Buick autonobils lust as tive
nnschine coHtaintng the money left
the instttutioa- With scores OF
pedestrians looking on. three Of
the bandits dashed for the rear
door Of the cage OF the govern
msnt machine while the other twe
ievelled guns at the driver and two
guards OF the money wagon. The
bandits opened fire when resistance
was offered
Charles Havenor. one Of the
guards fell from the rear sf th.
car with a bullet In his stomach.
He will probable die.
Fifty employees Of the mint. hear
ing the shooting. rushed to the
street and started firing at the
desperadoes who had secured three
of the sackE- One Of the bandits
fell but his companions stopped TO
pick him up and escaped in thsir
machine,
e. Olson. cashier Of the federal
reserve bank was in the government
motor truck when the bandits ap
psarsd with levslled guns and was
fired upon by mistake by the mint
guards IN the excitement Olson was
unhure
we wsFs placing tho last Of the
days consignment in ths truck
safe" said Olson. when suddenly
two OF the highway men appeared
and simultaneously yelIeA Throw
up your hands"
II did what he sata--AA held =
IS e&libre gun. should udge
7 started back toward the mint
building but saw three Of the hold
up men breaking the safety COM
partrents of the money wagon.
'Halt way back TO the building,
I saw thu half hundred employees.
armed with rifles and shotguns
pouring ont OF the building. They
opened fire Immediately and nany
shots went wild. why WASH
killed or wounded is . miracle
Olson was In a highly nervous
condition.
Superintendent Grant Of the mint
said that the three sacks contained
sa0e 600 mostly in five dollar bills.
Ths robbery was staged in one OF
the busiest sections Of the city.
Tht Eunmen dared terrific rain
Of bullets fired By the mint guards
first from the windows OF buildings
but tenaeiousiy stuck to their ef-
forts 10 secure the money which the
truck contained.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-12-18
FRATR|C|DE
SENTENCED
INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERUeEl j.

IiEIEkhtItONtL hEH5 sLHse! .-,.
ANGOLA, Ind, Dec is.-Nie
Shelter, charged with the willing
of James Sheffor, his broth
er at Auburn. was sentenced to
life imprisonment by judge Endi-
oott OF the Steuben circuit court
here yesterday. After having been
ont IS hours the jury rturned d
verdict OF guilty of murder in the
second degree.
For the first time since his trial
began, Shelter showed signs of emo
ton when the court pronounced
sentence. He asked to be taken TO
the homo OF his father at Auburn
where he is confined TO MS pea
having suffered a paralytic sefoke
several months ago,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-12-18
SALE OF SEALS
IN WAR OF THE
WHITE PLAGUE

Hammond women who are dcyot-
ing their time this week to the sale
Of the Anti-Tuhercuiosis Christmas
Seals found the public anxious to
help along the war on the white
plague by buying the little stamps.
Mrs. Kingwell and Mrs. Warbler
visited the industries and Mrs. IT.
gay. Mrs. Eggers. Mrs. wise. Mrs.
Hummell and Mrs. Vivian had the
business district. Mrs. J. M.
Turner had charge of the sale OF the
seals at the postonies. Mrs. Charles
wilson at the Z. c. Minas store and
Ars. Ben Wolf at the Ldon stera-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-12-18
HUNTING A THIEF

Police today are hunting the
thieves who stole al opal set ring.
pearl necklace and pair ot euR links
rom III ehons Of Otto Mstthies, SO
Webb street.
Others got car beIopgirg to 3Er.
Clinton Costelioe. $50 Morton ave
It's q ave passenger Aaxwell and
vas stolen in West Hammond Sat
u-day night.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-12-18
SUES BECAUSE
He WAS STABBED
ESPECIAL TO THE TINES

wHuTING, Ind, Dec. 1s.-Paui Joe
Marcovich, Whiting boy, has filed
suit for damages IN the Hammond
superior court against Louis kocis
because OF injuries he suffered in
an assault the evening Of Sept. l.
Aarcovich says he was walking
along White Oak avenue. between
Fred and 131st street, when he was
attacked by Kocis who stabbed him
in the neck just below the jawbone.
An ugly wound was inflicted. Mar
covich was unable 10 work for hf-
teen weeks, he says. He asks for
$4,000 damages Fetterhof & Ahl-
gren are his attorneys.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-12-18
Bulletins


INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERVicEI
NEW YORK, Dec. 1s--kn ad-
dttionAI word was forthcoming
today 20 give s1y ugAt TO tho
identity OF tho ship frozn whieh
o. o. b. MESSAGES were received
along the Atlantic coast sGtur-
day niSht. The naval communal
cation effice REPORTS that 81 was
q British boat but located toe
far north along the Canadian
coast to give clear connections
via wireless.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-12-18
MINER IS
SAVED FROM
LYNCH|NG
INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERvIeEj

EfNCKNEYvIILE, Iii, Dec. Ia
Frank Stevenson, 90, a miner, ts
EtiH alive thanks to the aisrtRsss OF
local authorities Stevenson eha1g-
&c with murder was spirited away
from the 1aii here TO Murphysboro
and from tho possible vengeance OF
q threatening Moe which has gath
cred and threatened g. iEachias.
Stevenson ~as accused sf having
murdered Sh~wsff J. QutRR carie-
toR- CarsItoz vas fe1ad dead with
his throat siashsd to ribbons
s,s7easez vas sharSsd with RuE-
de. By = ceEeaeT's jury. Belief
that the alleged murder Ess IN
DIR Influence CT liquor at the time
Ia tagged Staying occurred vas
dissaSat4G bv testimony OF Steven
sons daughter.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-12-18
BULLErrNl

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SEEVIcEl
PITTSBURGH. Pa, Dec. Is
GeerSe Petrowfex, 20, nnd JOHN
BussCa. Is. were b1rned to death
carly to-day and Hflltewa, nssv
here, sn q are which eeusfy sf-
Nciais believe to have been eaus-
ed by the eKrlosios of moenshfns
still.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-12-18
(BULLETTSl

INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERyIcEl
sYRACU8E. y. n, Dee. Is
SJracuse's coal shortage reach
cd famine proportions today and
resulted In the closing of the
first grammar school with n 800
reEfstra tfon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-12-18
1oTICE

Hammond Cornmandry No. 81 4.
r. will hold a special conclaye ASon
lay, December Is, opening at S.ea
,. m Work with Red Cross degree.
Members are urged to be present
" F. SALESMAN. Sec.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-12-18

A new method OF packing salmon
for the froeisn trade. which consists
in chilling the ash without actually
freezing them. has been introduced
BY the FISH packers in Labrador.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-12-18
NATION IS
AROUSED
OVER LAXITY
Later President Will Call
Other State Leaders For
Conference
BULLETIN

FORT WAIVE. Ind. Dee. Is -
~Drys7 were juSilant---Ifwe ets'' sais
nttie--as prchtsftton agents here
barned huHdreds of gallons of whis-
key-moonshine and "good stuff
I'm q 1muRicfpaI boaffres here. The
liquor burned was sekaed In a SET
les of rnfds.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-12-18

gaxs.ss bail, Coioniais va. Fort
Sheridan, Masonic Temple, Wednes-
eaE. December goth. Dancing aft
er the garsc :
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-12-18
BY KENNETH W. CLARK

HI AkN NE1a W. AI&AElh
tsTAFr CORRESPONDENT I. N. sERsIcEl
WASHINGTON. Dec 1s-Respond-
ing % an invitation from the prest-
dent. governors OF fifteen states
came 10 Washington today for a
conference with Mr.. Harding at the
White House cr ways and means OF
more effectively cIamping down the
prohibition enforcement lid
The governors came here fresh
from their three day conference at
White Sulphur Springs, where IN q
rather informal manner, the same
problem was discussed
President Harding will mince few
words IN making II quite plain TO
the governors that hereafter dry
agents. federal or state. must unite
IN closest cooperation to combat IL
quor.
The question OF the prep-iety or
tbs expetiency OF tho dry law 10
net an issue In this conference.
President Harding now Is only con-
ceFned with effective enforcement.
While President Harding doss net
feel that any specific agency or
individual can be blamed toS the
apparent let down IN the dry cam
paign. he Is represented as balm r
Of the opinion that the iAxity re-
ported TO him from many section
OF the nation has been due In no
small degree 70 the lack OF proper
and harmonious cooperation be-
tween the regularly constituted
prohibition units. state - welt es
national.
On this ground he will appeal 60
tho governors for aid. tDel!svlng that
the state unite are Of vital and es-
sentisl part OF the general Tnachin-
cry.
Because ~ certain conditions.
out OF todSys conference probably
will come no we'll defined plan OF
attack. The date of the rnsstin 6
Unexpectedly was showed ahead one
month as many governors Gs the
white guiphur conference had pre-
vious engagements and were unable
&c attend today. Also several OF
ths governors ara to rslinqu!sa Of
Zee shortly. and would not bs in
a position 70 carry on any definite
enforcement program that mtght be
evolved,
Largely, then, thu meeting will
he turned over to Etatraeat OF
problems that actually have coma
ea the attention Of tbs individual
~overnors, from this II IS hoped
some common ground will be found
by which tho reins eaa be fastened
and illegal liquor trafno held IN
check
Later the prssidsnt will probably
sal! othsr state leaders here fol
coa4srences, while at the Same tiRse
sending QUE vsrninEs to fsdsrei
enforcement chiefs that they must
radoubis efforts to avoid further
repetition ot the pFssent admittedly
deplorable enforcement situation.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-12-18
BULLETIN

BULLETIN
tikIEsRATIohAL NEWS SERVICE,
WAsHxRCTON, Dec. IS--Tsha ~ua-
cesaful hold up Of the e. s. Mint n
DENVER today and the loss of 1900.
600 In cash was said by officials
acre 20 be tAe first incident Of fts
kind I'm history.
nsre save been canes of petty
tnefrs from government mte t. but
nexer an organised hold I$p on 40
sna and successful n scale, ac-
eordfng TO mint authorftfaA
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-12-18

England imports wood worth
about s15o.eoo.eoe every year
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-12-18
ELLLE TN

BLLLETIN
WASHINGTON, Dec. IA re-
eerd breaking smash at boofle@ke n
an all principal cftte~ where wet
goods iH large quantity are report
Cd 20 have been concentrated for
rae Christmas trade was inaugur.
sted today by Prohibition ofnctsls-
IL will be tbe busiest week of ths
yesr for enforcement ofeeers.
Orders were seat TO stan prckt-
Hfttcn directors to recruit extra en-
Gc~eement officers where emergency
sttuariors warrant In Pfttsburgh.
New York. New Jersey Newark, Bah
tin.ore. PSilsdeiphia. Chicago, ss.
Louts. Atlanta Norfolk Rtehnsozd.
New Orleans. Boston. Washfngton.
Cleveland, Cincinnati ana Tndtanap-
oils.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-12-18
ALI. RECORDS
ARE BROKEN
BY BANDITS
Most Sensational Robbery
West Has Ever Known
in Denver
BULLETIN

INTERNATIONAL NEWS srrv,er,
NEW YORK Dec. Is---Band die "a.
oay Asid up Barnet TflinRer. COL
iecfor for ths Green Point NettonnY
bank and escaped with $4,000 Ioo+
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-12-18
fHE WEATHER

Fair tonight and Tuesdsyg not
aafte % esIdi lowest temperature TO-
ntght slightly above Dero5 gentle.
vaFinhe vvt1dH.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-06-15
operative sales agency by a livestock
exchange is unlawful.

operative sales agency by livestock
exchange is unlawful.
The Minnesota supreme court, in its
opinion, referred to court decisions
involving the Kansas City exchange
quoting a statement that "the trad.
ers who were members of the ex.
change had never been able to resist
the temptation to grasp the reins Of
the market and sit, in the seat Of
monopoly" The record in the South
St. Paul case, the opinion goes on
disclose no absuses of the DEFENDANT
business at the South St. Paul mar.
ket., The exchange may render use
full services to the public by its con.
troll over it's members, the court
stated, "but the power it yields over
them is capable of abuse"
Time and again, when the right Of
the people to supervise the markets
where their food is bought and sold
has been at issue, representatives
of exchanges have argued that pro-
posed regulations would violate the
exchanges contracts with the state,
as contained in corporate charters.
Now the supreme court has stated all
contracts relating to matters within
the police power of the state are sub
ject to the exercise of that power,
because "the legislature cannot sur.
render it or bind the state not to
exert it,"
The supreme court also over
throws the exchange argument that
the open market act deprives ex-
change members of property without
due process of law, by destroying
the value of membership. Member
ship rights, the high court ruled, may
be property, but "they are property
which is subject to the police power
of the state. ~ Property rights are
just as much subject to the police
power of the people, as exercised
through the state, as to the taxing
power Of the state, the supreme court
held.
The decision upholding the open
market law is an agricultural tri-
umph. The first. definite result of
attacks on the agricultural market
ing laws enacted in Minnesota is vic
tory for the farmers and for the
public. It is sweeping victory for
the Minnesota Farm Bureau fedora
ton, which organized and lead the
fight for open markets and the right
Of the people to supervise the market
ing Of the food they eat.