Beer law charge roils Lake County politics and trade
Gary bottler Ben Rosen told the Hammond Taxpayers Association that a gentlemen’s agreement among breweries importers and wholesalers fixes beer at 20 cents per bottle in Lake and Porter counties, a practice he says benefits Democrats and blocks his wholesale license bids. He named Michael Kiernan of East Chicago and local Democratic leaders, calling the scheme a political racket and vowing to reveal names and dates at a mass meeting. Kiernan, who runs a restaurant and works as a license plate distributor, allegedly profits from the system as Rosen cites alleged price fixing and licensing favoritism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Ben Rosen
Gary
Hammond Taxpayers’ Association
Weis Ball
Dans
Michael J. Kier Res
Hake
Democratic Organization
Sinc
Paul Pry
Stirter
Rosen
Kiernan
General American
East Chicago
Elty
Inflation fight faces delay as Republicans oppose
Washington April 21 The administration’s inflation program meets opposition from conservative Republicans who denounce it as dangerous and say a filibuster may delay the measure. Senator Reed of Pennsylvania says the public must understand the plan before backing it and warns it will harm savers and policyholders. Democratic leaders hope for passage but fear several days of delay as the Senate debates an initial bond purchase up to 3 billion dollars and possible later gold dollar revaluations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle C. Wilson
Washington
Senate
Jeaders
Reed Republican
Pennsylvania
Federal Reserve Banks
Administration
United States
Thomas
Oklahoma
Feiler
Fletcher
Reed
Ogden Mills
Hoover Administration
Treasury
Mills
Glass
Virginia
Senate Financial Oracle
Wheeler
Montana
Hammond Temperature Report Clear Noon
Temperature in Hammond today was 42 degrees above zero at 7 30 a m four degrees above zero at noon. Weather fair at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond
Taxpayers Protest Secret Sessions of Tax Board
Lake County Tax Review board sessions were denounced by the Hammond Taxpayers association in Weishall. They demand public hearings and notices for all assessments and accused the board of granting 16 million in secret reductions to favored industries. Leon J Granger called for parity between industrial and small property assessments in North Township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Association
Board of Review
North Township
North
Frank R. Martin
Martin
B Martin
Taxpayers Association
Value of Waterway to Calumet Region Industry
Industrial leaders say completing the Lakes-to-Gulf waterway will greatly boost Calumet mills. A 500 ton Inland Steel barge moved toward St Louis and Memphis, marking the route’s first commercial voyage from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi system. The canal enables direct water shipments to midwest and gulf markets, challenging Pittsburgh’s prior freight dominance and promising millions in freight savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakes-to- Gulf
Calumet Region
Inland Steel Company
St. Louis
Memphis
Mississippi River
Lake Michigan Porta
Lake County
Pittsburgh
Ins Calumet
Middle
Southwest
Gulf Coast
South America
Indiana Harbor
Chicago
Winds River
Des Plaines River
Sag Canal
South Chicago
Dethlehem Mills
Calumet
Jury Clears Hohman Couple in Boy Injuries Case
A Superior Court jury found Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Hohman not liable for injuries to Bobby Banner, 14, struck by a car driven by Miss Hohman after he ran from an alley onto Lyman avenue. The verdict came on the third ballot amid jurors’ earlier disagreements. attorneys weighed retrial options afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Superior
E. Mies Norton
Charles G. Hohman
Bobby Banner
Lyman Avenue
Miss Hohman
William J. McAlear
United States
Milo Bruce
Sidney Banner
Pigeons Remember Wood in Capitol Vigil
A tribute to William R. Wood of Indiana notes how pigeons he fed near the House office building kept vigil after his death. Belief in their mourning and in their ability to “talk” to him is shared by Representative Jin Cone of Kansas, as the Congressional Record recalls Wood’s twenty years feeding the birds and his final farewell before sailing for a Mediterranean cruise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Agri] al
Will R. Wood
Capitol
Indiana
Congress
Jin Cone
Guyst
Kansas
Representative Wood
Uuver
Congressional Record
William R. Wood
Wood
Washington
Cefeat
New York
Mediterranean
Calumet City Budget Up This Evening
Calumet City's 1933 budget details set for second reading tonight before the common council. City Clerk Frank Angel announced that finance committee and taxpayer recommendations will be reviewed. The budget aims for passage by late April with a May 1 inauguration possibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calumet
Whtevar
W. Jaranowalsi
Secord
Coommon Counsil
Frank Angel
Angel
Karnnowski
MacDonald Comments On Gold Standard Abandonment
New York April 23 Britain's Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald commented on the sudden abandonment of the gold standard. From the Berengaria deck after a nationwide broadcast he said the move had not changed the world’s stress but highlighted global economic problems and the efforts of the president and him to address them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
America
J. Ramsay MacDonald
Britain
MacDonald
Avenue of Escape for Winnie Ruth Judd Fails to Halt Gallows
Arizona lawmakers ponder an immediate repeal of capital punishment via a special session to be called by Governor Moeur next week. Winnie Ruth Judd awaits execution in two weeks as counsel seeks reprieve. Dr. Bowers testifies Judd feigns illness, while advocates push for a law to abolish the death penalty effective immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tloscon
Atiz
Winnie Ruth Judd
William W. Wisdom
Arizona Re
Senate
B. B. Moeur
Wisdom
Legis
Judd
Mmciear
Phoenix
Dollar in London stabilizes after volatile start
The American dollar opened at 9.84 to the pound in London, unchanged from yesterday after a 1.245 cent drop. The pound traded at 47% francs amid erratic exchange, with the dollar fluctuating between 3.27 and 3.90 at Ilam. Stocks showed an unsettled tone as international issues and German bonds slipped below opening levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
London Exchange
Foreign Exchange
Ilam
Herriot in Washington Talks Warn of Dollar Pound Decline
The report notes Edouard Herriot, former French premier, speaking aboard S Sle DH France on April 21 about abandoning the gold standard and asserting U S policies affect world finances. He travels to meet President Roosevelt amid planned Washington discussions, urging caution as the dollar and British pound exchange rates wobble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. & Tsle
France
United States
Washington
Edouard Herriot
Herriot
America
Roosevelt
Ranch Statesman
Hammond relief funds depleted as wartime loan ends
The $9,200 Reconstruction Finance Corp loan to Hammond is exhausted leaving over 1,000 workers without work. A few will stay to finish Indianapolis boulevard repairs as city officials plan new relief measures. City Engineer Frank Blocker and Mayor Schonert convened a meeting with appointive officers to map out unemployed aid and track project costs. About 2,500 workers gained employment through the loan program, with most hired for two days weekly over eight weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Hammond
Indianapolis Boulevard
Frank Blocker
Charles 0. Schonort
von Sider
Barly
R. F.C
George St. John
Chicago and Calumet District Transit Company
Atehi- Son Avenue
Indiana-Tllinois
State Line
BR. F.C
Blocker
Hal
Schonert
Woman fined and jailed for slander in Gary court
Special to the Times reports Helen Sitincich of Massachusetts steel Gary was found guilty of slander in Crown Point Ind on April 21. She received a $25 fine plus costs and sixty days in the women's prison after Sylvia Pokopac of 3696 Massachusetts Street testified to the alleged actions involving a Gary courthouse switchboard operator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TIMES
CROWN
Poin's
Ind
Helen Sitincich
Massachusetts Steel
Gary
Granudes
Sylvia Pokopac
Massachusetts Street
Mantiar
Helen
Sylvia
Daisy DeVoe Freed After Hollywood Theft Case
Daisy DeVoe former secretary to actress Clara Bow was released in Hollywood on Sunday after serving 1 1/2 months for stealing 1825 from her employer. DeVoe declared she would stay in Hollywood and continue life in the film community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Daisy DeVoe
Clara Bow
DeVoe
Danegrous Precedent on Tax Duplicates Warned by Assessor
North Township Assessor Frank R. Martin argued that removing indigent property owners from tax duplicates would be unconstitutional and set a dangerous precedent. He said current law requires all land and improvements to be assessed and that only a special legislative act could exempt indigents, a move he doubts would be allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Township
Frank R. Martin
Taxpayers’ Association
Martin
Bandits Rob Lansing Pharmacy in Hold-Up
Two masked bandits in a Ford two-door sedan robbed Lansing Pharmacy on Wednesday night, grabbing $967 after threatening owner Kovacheff and customer Edward Hon. They entered at 9:10 p.m. to buy ice cream and cigars, produced guns, demanded cash from the register, and fled. Kovacheff and Hon could not describe the assailants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
E& Model
Edward Hon
Kovacheff
Homer
Kyacheff
Wiethas
Anll
Kovacheft
Einstein Ousted from Reich Institute of Physics
April 21 Berlin. Professor Albert Einstein, famed scientist who refused to return to Germany under the Hitler regime, was ousted today from the board of directors of the Reich Institute of Physics. The action follows his decision not to rejoin the German scientific establishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Albert Einstein
Germany
Hitler
Reich Institute of Physics
Germany Rejects U S Gold Export Ban Move
Berlin April 21. A Reichsbank statement says Germany will not imitate the United States in banning gold exports or abandoning the gold standard. It says Roosevelt actions are not international in character or compelled by conditions. The bank warns measures may hurt Germany’s exports and impair its ability to pay dollar obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
UNS
Germany
United States
Reichsbank
Roosevelt
America
Bank Cited for Contempt of Court in Indiana
Special to The Times Crown Point Indiana April 21 A bank and two officers were cited for contempt of court in a Lake County estate matter Judge Sullivan ordered the Gary State Bank cashier J B Briley and assistant cashier A M Mulkbeer to appear Monday to show cause why they should not be punished for contempt The administrator Kostrade seeks $1400 from a safety deposit box allegedly held in the bank tied to the estate of Ned Mills a former Gary bandit slain in a Davenport bank robbery The bank had refused to recognize a court order directing access to the box and the contempt citation allege the bank is hindering administration of the estate under the court s supervision
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Times
Crown Point
Ind
Lake County
Sullivan
Circuit Court
Gary Stace Bank
J. B. Briley
A.M. Mulkbeer
Barr, Norton
Barr
Rayment Westhade
Kostrade
Ned Mills
Gary
Davenport
Kosthade
Hills
Afat
Local P D Employes Pay Cut In Hammond Post Office
Hammond post office workers face a 15 percent salary reduction effective April 1 under Roosevelt and congress action. About 75 local employes lose roughly 72,000 a month for the year, saving the office about 25,000 annually. The new rate follows an amended law. actual cut equals six and two thirds percent after recent changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Congress
Otto Rabe
Howard
Hammond
Thieves Enter Home At Calumet City Residence
Mrs. J. Bradtke of 224 15th Street Calumet City reported a thief pried open a window and entered her home last night stealing $2 in cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Bradtke
Calumet City
Regulation Income Levy Operation in Indianapolis
Legal staffs of the sales tax and state license division prepare regulations for the gross income levy effective May 1. The new tax is expected to yield several million dollars yearly. preliminary provisions announced soon. First payments cover May and June with a $166.67 exemption from gross receipts, returns on department blanks, and records of gross receipts sufficing for filings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Department of the Treasury
Must Get Drivers Licenses Now Required in Indiana
Frank J. O Rourke, Hammond license bureau manager, announced an April 1 effective amendment allowing drivers to apply by mail or in person. Applicants must include a sworn freeholder statement of financial ability, with a 50 cent fee. Ten cents remains with the issuing bureau. no notary fees. Operators without a license are warned against driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. O'Rourke
Hammond Automobile
Sibley Street
General Assembly
Automobilsicense Bureau
O'Rourke
Comparatively
Indiana
Makes Son Drink Whisky In Bloomington Court Arraignment
John David Son, 48, pleaded not guilty at city court and was bound over to Monroe circuit court for trial on involuntary manslaughter charges. He is accused of making his seven year old son Robert drink whisky. the boy died from acute alcoholic poisoning. Bond was set at $1,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Ind
Uw.p
John David~ Son
Monroe
Robert
Bond
Hammond to House Lake County's First Licensed Brewery
George Parmley of Hammond announces that Lake county will host its only licensed brewery. The Continental Brewing Corporation is formed with Parmley, Howard Gescheidler, Patrick Gorman, and Gary Amercian Legion chief as incorporators. Construction would start in Hammond within 30 days, with two more months to produce and age the first beer. A brewmaster is to be hired, and most stock already sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Hammond
George Parmley
Gary Amercian Legion
Continental Brewing Corporation
Hig Company
Wee
Ftrat Beer
Lake
Porter
Howard F. Gescheidler
Patrick
Gorman
East
Chicago
Parnsley
Delvery
Pets for Mortgage Moratorium Sought by Hammond Group
Home Owners and Taxpayers League of Hammond tabulates moratorium petitions in Miotke Odd Fellows hall. Forest Nicholas predicts over 1200 signatures and says petitions will be forwarded to the governor and Indiana congressional delegation. Approximately 61 copies circulated. earlier petition presented to Governor McNutt with no action without a state legislature call. The group urges a special legislative session to authorize the moratorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Owners and Taxpayers League of
Hammond
Miotke
Odd Fellows Hall
State Street
Forest Nicholas
The
Hague
Congress
Paul V. McNutt
Hame Ynond Organization
Purdue accepts $8000 scholarship from Cambridge estate
The Purdue board of trustees accepted an $8000 scholarship from the estate of the late Mrs. Kate Comey of Cambridge Massachusetts. Income from the fund will provide $100 scholarships for one senior and one graduate student each year.
Governor McNutt backs inflation measures in Indiana
Indiana Governor Paul V. McNutt endorsed Roosevelt administration inflation moves, calling them experimental yet necessary for quick action. He spoke to the Indiana Canners' association and Kiwanis members in Bloomington, urging not to localize rising relief demands while noting a 19 percent monthly increase. He received the Indiana University Union Key, honoring its 1911-22 president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
U.P
Roosevelt
Paul V. McNutt
Indiana Canners' Association
Bloomington
Kiwanis
United States
Statehouse
McNutt
Indiana University Union
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Gary Bottler
Chargesie
INC
Nunmanyd
Will Wood
Hammond RF. G
Bandits
ROB Lansing Pharmacy
Einstein
U.S
P. D
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