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REFEREE GIVES UP SINECURE (Continued from Page 1.) Judge Anderson was in Hammond yesterday he is said to have signified his intention of giving the place to one of the other referees in bankruptcy in the state. Originally there were thirteen districts, but Judge Anderson has been cutting these down until now there are only nine. It is expectéd that eventually they will he reduced to seven. The Hammond district, which is known as the twelfth, was recently extended to include a number of other counties, and South Bend became a part of this district. This makes it one of the most important in the state. With the extension of these districts there are a number of referees who are thrown out of jobs, and it is understood that Judge Anderson will send one of these men to Hammond rather than appoint a Hammond man. The compensation is according to the amount of the fees. It has been estimated that the office will average $1,000 a year. It has run as low as $500 a year, and when large failures, such as the McCoy bank failure or the Goodland bank failure take place, the fees are very large. However, an office room in the federal building is provided for the referee, and as the work does not take 80 much of his time that it is not possible for him to carry on a good law practice, the job is considered a good