Hammond Times, Volume 11, Number 217, Hammond, Lake County, 24 February 1917 — Page 1

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Report Current Oyer County That Gary's Hew Court is To Be Attacked With the criminal court fcr S f Hammond and Crown Point killed j by the action of Senator Nejdl, who ; voted with 25 democrats in the senate yesterday afternoon, new inter est attaches to the report that the ! law establishing a superior court in j Gary is to be attacked In the courts on its constitutionality. When or where the first move will be made has not yet been determined, but it is expected the question will come to an issue, when the county council will be asked to make its appropriation for establishing and maintaining the superior court at Gary. Attorney V. J. "IVhtnery of Hurnmond. vh- argued the unconstitutionality of he iary court bill from a. br:--f Id Jo'mor ;ooilr!' h before th in: tor Kijrtp -i the Ml, is expcclf-4 to tak- :i Ii-tirnror pa-t In the new court Ugh:, but mM this morntiiK that J,e was not pr-pa red to say that he. would take th" Initiative j in the matter. Mr. Whinery beF-ved it i should not be a one man riKht, but. that J the test of the law should bring: tojji't her j in array of uttornf.vn on both eidos. ' 4t-.houffM-itvotmUtitmit-tht --$. ',-ist!un whtbi pending in the supreme 'dur. may noia a court tor tiary in hyance at least until the legislature. ! ..... (S ajrain two y-ars hence. Hay Affect Crown Point. Tip- ijuestion of constitutionality :nvi,; it's not only the right to transfer t'.inin three, of the supe'hor court, nvcr uhi'-h Judge Gfe'-nuaid. reside s. from j llmnmond and I'rmvn Point, lioiwwn J which it alternated its s-ssi-ms. but ; c-s hack farther to the Ihw which ore- j :rd rooms two and three in ItUl, ami according to whicil roi.sn 3 w as (o alf rnatp its pps5 Ions htwopn Hammond ird Croun Point. Ti) const itut :0:1a 1 I ' tivftr.ion on whii h it b s"iii.'to. ! knork out th Gary cmirt Id a !. the provision fur a it roa : nsic r""t:i ! '..' cou 1 t possi'"'ns, fi tbnt in cis ? j bf uncon stit ut jotia ' 1 1 y pr v 1 ',-, r-'.tn I ,,'' would l.'v 1 ia in niond. It is p..;nt"-d hi'-ii j-roviib-d oa t in tr be. u "f-n I'n'Ut. and thi' : ni n 1 t t t'l.liiw c-f mi. !hr.- nitorand Crown I :)': ish ma that ri"'i!i Hammond r 1 it la '.v 'i'ii threo 10 sit pi-rr.ia n-n 'y tit ' Htlb.t w i 1 h 1 !i- f rl 1 ' .'V. inc pro !liii siH't- oiiititiificii: Constitutional Provisions. S. ctii-n 11-". K .'! fict vIliU loo-.- iiut (-it'' t-ihji'i't snd mat"' l-i-"i'"riy ci.-nro'! - il thoiuvi?b. win ,-;!!iji'i I flu, i! 1)-' -xt t!.. lint if any 1 n. i-ra c'-l in an act ! ox)rcs--I in thshall ho ui! on!- ! Ik vc 1 f as sim I ! r in t iio tit if. Hoi-tlou 117. N" ) b- 1 - v N- (I or an 1 c n !o iis 1. : r si i n t fl. !l-' tliM b. !! i;--t -'1 ro-t rn ' 1 r ' 1 ; -1 i - t .i"-l b 7 hu 1Kb r 1- ot r,.,-! -1 so-:;-.!i r i sb-.I! ; 1 - 1 ill M rnbiy i-vi'l n- t ;-as loral rial !aw in ai.y of t'-e f-.; rtmiii' iao ,l i.'iscs, that. i- to !!i-f u la ' i n x th-- .ill risiljcl : fi'lties of j!JSt:CIS (,f the p--',-of i onsiab: For the pun i')tU' nt -r f ml !ii!sii -moano rs. Ib-Ktiln' itiK 'iet pi'i r. ':-e in of justice. It es with reference t,) T-o- I.rn ph uuoted. ' rt'Kulatnn; the m l lie- courts of justice," that, t -ro idinff for Die altertta tin? sions is subject to attack. Fnrier th'- present law .Tiidc naltl is to bein le-idiuK court M.indny, March 12. ami and -r paiapi act ice the law cirt ses. r'lreenirt hi : FUNSTON IS BURIED IRr 1 ntn-il Prp. I FUAXCISl'i K-b. 24 - r-o-st impr-'asivo :;iit:.ry r-r horiy of ' Tijrlitbin' Fre.I" K'l l.iil to rprt in tiie national Pesi-le thf grave of his Jittl t'c.ur M--Arthur Funit"n. Tin -With F. i st-in w.i cemcl cry ..f tiie minute suns, ti e clear hu lc rotes of taps and finativ the three , lasiiinsr voileys of rifle fii over the ur'-vo of the nations b--!oi.d so',hrr stirred 5,onn people. Major General J Frfanklin P-el: ro-1.. :mrneliatey behind the casket in the funeral column which contained artillery companies, marines, infantry, national guardsmen, veterans'- and several agy38 of police. TERRIBLE STORMS By l ulled !'re t ATLANTA. reported deathirtl'f !;; th,. wo: st to ren-oes wetoday. . F "t ;

BATHING SUITS AS GORGEOUS AS GOWNS AT FLORIDA RESORT

fit . . -: ' - ,T. - .- 1 b . .V t VP 2 t 7 Mrs. John E. Liggett at Palm Beach. The balhirti? nit of Trlrs. John E. Liggett of New York is causing much I corament at Palm Beach, where sha j is-.spendiwv'- th wirtter It is strikj ir.g as bathing suits go and is a j stunning as any gown. The squared ! border of the skirt and the broad j garter effect of the bloomers give I the costume a chic and very attrac tive appearance. GUNDER TABERNACLE MEETINGS I ;)(: ia 1 t o t;n'.:;. ixtx. : tl:e ore b: W l-.y "' chorus of 1 to the s r for si';::n Ti: Ft Ti M K?. ) Jb. 2 4. To'-:ht - night at the t.ib-l:e-ause the bin 0.1 little ih'.'iiif-n are ! a.?t n u,, t;d w e a r sreat surprises, as C" it-on 1. t t ,- o so eon is befn (Irilltni the: . f-'k.-i for this si a T; 1 i'l itts' yoii a R 1 bi)0f f Jl ill .1 : i" l.ok Out I-'rr iniiln?. will bo iiattn'! stri-iniilii atoi vir a, it- tbeie will bo the !eral.i y s. ,-iOi.l p.irale ever hebi in a ti i 3 .ohort -ci;-';-. Five si'lio muri-'.i t-j the tab'-rn,! ! they will be a uni Y o J c an rot a f f o r J 1111 to J 1 1 ; J ." hi' no a. '. frnoon r.fft.ngs. 1- Conrc-4utio:ial . hu: c-i, t e a uti'.on nir-'.-tin , b-I by Mr. FoHis- - rviccs" by tl-.e big .1 by i-ieaciiir: bj fo! j;.-v. NO ALLOWANCES FOR CLERK HIRE TIMES BUREAU, AT STATE CAPITAL INIHANAI'OUS, 1NR. Feb Th--:-e will be n... b-.i; is ! a I ion at thU i si'iu of the Ji-tcislature on the sub t of making a s- he-lul c-f salari no a I - low i-'-r pa v tu,:"S i'or ( i'-rk hire fThirf was !.rr.p"s-il d l,v (liihert, M. li r f-ititit v off i- ' i in a bill pte-j mir- n. si a i ' e.-i n'.ni' r of the st a ' - 1-;-h-il of ai't'oun'ami iiitn-'iuci -! iti t he Sitnie.ous. The hiil i t h-:- - -unt : s in ten cb th-ir size, population si na 1 1- hy S- na I- u I oposi -ii to ti III'ss -s, a, eor-lmif fi , ire pi u ta nc" ami amount of business Ir.'iie -it'

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xaiious coun'y I'flici-s, ami of saiail---! and a 1 1-o.vn n c? id f'-r tin- arious classes. A ('!! a C'-nf-r--nce (t. i-nrich. Amiitor of si:ii,. Mr. ! n-Ii'-n it v. as uwn-Mii n ! ii : nib n et ou Id be pro: const il ut iouai Coji ci!t ion l -n G.-ierii- r K i'i U'-s . a mi 'ci that tinsi ' d in I b - xt w inter with a reeoimnetnia t i--n that the ootiven-

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an adequate and proper manner. It was pointed out that even if the bill asj passed at this session of the legislature j it would not atf-ct present lidii rs of! the county offices, some of whose terms will run nearly four more years. In ill,meantime the constitutional convention will have been held and the whole sub

jert will have been threshed out and!f-re or .-is to '. ana ine other contest placed in the organic law of the state, j by the close score of 23 to 2. Quite a A letter was sent by Mr. Hendren to j number of the local basketball fans Senator Robinson, chairman of the sen-I Journeyed to Lowell to cheer the Crown

ate finance committee, lust niKht. asking him to do r.othine with the bill, because 1 it b- rn decided to nlii.w it to die. WEATHER.

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50 HURT ifl STREET GIR CRASH

iRr I Ditni rre". Tiil.KI, ., Ki-b. at. Running at a ! liig-h rat? of peod a Ftrot tar with jis iviivltmi'n bound for th WiUys'(uerlan.I automohilp shop tumfrl over ! iir parly today. 3 u is optima-ld fifty vrt r i.urt. yov.-r.il probably fn tally. i i Th orash jamnifd the doors shut and i the workman w.-r- caught Ilk." rata in J a trap. The tanfrlt-d mass of human ' beitips prayed and sr.-rea.med while I firemen from a noarby Kation shopped j hois in the roof and pulled the men ! out- .Manv were faint from want of ! tir. TIMES BUREAU, AT STATE CAPITAL. IMHAXArOblS. JNI').. Fh. ti. A conflict has broken out between the Senate and House, that may prevent, tinenactment of much more legislation of any kind at this session of the legislature Each branch is charpinK the ether with bad faith, nnd they are threatening each other with dir things. A report readied certain member? of the House a f"w lays nBro that the senate was criticiins the House because of delays in handliiiK senate bills that aie passed by thi senate and sent to the house. The rerort said that some of ! ho senators were very sore over this situation and thai they wore in a humor to "do somethinK" to t'10 bouse !?om-- of the house members thereupon let it. become known that they were 1 displeased with the. in.-inio r in which j the si-nat't was performing, especially j with reference to the Governor Goodrietij no-Hsui-es for economy and efficiency in ; state government. The talk then was; that unless the senate cut out its. foolishness and proceeded to act right about tioso matuis the house would swat the bills of tho.se senators w ho participate in such condui t. This talk reached t! ears of sotTi" ,-,f the senators and there was another explosion. Senator i'nlbertson announced on the floor of the smate tlmt h-t bad heard this talk, and he serefj notice on all concerned that if the house unoerst.oodk any sso li ta--ti os the M-nat.e would close the Hoer against everything and that in.ilnu more would hie passed. i: cause of i,e fail that (ulh.ilo,i is ' J'eiiioerat. that there ar(, twenty-five IJene iCl i S 111 the senate mid tlmt Sinn.,. tor Nejdl, ; publican, bus lined up 1 1 h them hi th.-,,- s, heme to prevent Rood b-Kisl.-rt Mil. disherison's W!miiiiK , :,r. l ied ndtb-d w icht. ! is i-( idor.t' il,.,i ' j the If mocrats, with (he h--lp of Nejdl I .-an prevent any bill from romg tbroturhf i the senate if they devi.b- that it, shall! not K1 tlii-iiiih. I'nt along ;ih ;,! ,,( tj i ik-r thiJ.schbach has b. conic hot uu.h r collar at r-'iH-rts ,. crilii-jsin of lions.' hy senators, ftn-t Ik- j.lanm-il to niak-' a public stntcnif-nt in the house It could HO! Well be IHM.mih 1 . today lhat stood by th- seriato 1 1. is ovidein. t ha ! r anon-- -is--, this eondition lna v no an a hap of trouhlrrluiinc- the r..inaininer time of thf psion and lhat it may Sf-riouslv intorfcic with the i,,,si-Mf-.ss of tho two houses ;ind the en-iet-nient of .some of the most 'le-1 laws. SLAYER OF GARY BANKER'S BROTHER INSANE 'I I IF. .. F-i.. 24 K;-.-,i,K C in1 forme;- Austrian army olfoe; , :as 1-een on tn.il for the slip in.' j Stephen Z.ijrar. a bani offi. rot her of r; ial, 211-11 Vrr,t worth ave: ue. a 1 Za a r, vi pr-- shiee t Tru-'t & Sip inits hank. "t John i ' (ia a & Pa: d oisane o a jury in .!,:,! i coin ! i but i tion t est t-riin . oh was fou-id to have killed Zasa r the jury recoainiended his dete-)-in Chester penitentiary. It was A ss-ista n t " ich will restored. he;j. ved State's A 1 1 orne v be liberated if his to have pis; his iii'ml in the ten ItaiibtiiliK and ilei-r fro :ii h:s wife ana than a ear. or of military eani-u-e he "as n ot ilea : .1 -ar , .hirer, ill imu-e CROWN POINT WINS TWO (Spec. a to Tub Times.) CROWN POINT. IND.. Feb. 24. -T.P i Crown Point high school basketball , team?, first and second, defeated the ' respect i e Lowell teams at Lowell last - ! evening, ine major game ended by a. Point five to victory. The frame last evenins? closes the basketball season for down Point. PYTHIAN AFFAIR I.I OS . I I Sniiiini tin: for in -. 1 rank.

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LUDENBORFF, CilRMANY'S HEAL BOSS; IHS AUTHORITY EXTENDS THRUOUT EMPIRE

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i Gen. von Ludt-ndorJT. According to recent rcporU from Germany. General von I.u ?onlorff, first quartermaster jcr?neral and General von Hindenborfr's chief of staff is the real "boss" of the erapue. AH the threads not orly of miktary control hut also of cits 1 aJrainistratiori, food distribution, iiiji,1jry, apricnlture, and even foreipi relations, all of which are subordinate to military' requirements, now ran to the country sat of the Prince of Pless, whexe Lufieodorff it with HinJenfaurjf at imperial beadqaarters. Xothic is done unless "Ludendorff is for it."

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j JJ Y. B OdV LOOkS IlltO Ger I J man Plot in Which Gary Man Is Held. Xi: voi:l. Fi i'tai-s Kiami jury es t sa t ion i u : o 1 lu , Z 1. T'ub I 'ml' -i i a.- Ma it - ! Mi Hi- j , a-eS of ,'bert A. J Saml'-r ami diaries V. A iilill'-ii!-i-:u li. h i i ' wlio are out. ou ST., eon bait i : with i if u ! ra li ty n-la t a -u i t h- 1 1- i loan government. It is expected that, lie- i i for th- l'nit-d Stat-s uill f bViinx llacon. jr.. a newspaper man of Gary, Ind., now under arr-.-t ly Krnish military authorities in London. Fa-on will h-. sent to this coutnrv to testify. Assistant I'liii-d States Attorney K:o,. w ; , ! pr"s.-nt tile evideii.-e a ti i n s t t hes- lo-n and ask f-r th-ar i i o n a 1 ia ' imiictni-nr. It will also h-- d- t --i u , i m d v, heth-r the in- ti aiiinn' as :ik- u!s oi Sand--" ill Canada. Ii.-imi'irk. JKi'.iand and Fimland kn-w th-y u-ie part of a coi spiracy ataiusl th- h-u t ra i i t y ut ibis country. An ; n i r. . . r t . t 1 1 w;!n-s ( ,-, h. --.m! bef. -re the rand jury will be J h !). it L'avis. now in Siuk Sine. II-.' was lorniotly an oific-r of the Central I'-.w-rs Film ICx. bailee, of uhi-'h Sand.-r is tlm h-a-l. Favis was sent to prison -at th-j C'-liipalliit of Zander, who ac. us. d him I of stealing S-l.iii'H of the iirin's iii.im'. Corroborates "Prime Up." ! Huntington ". Merchant, attorney, of No. 5 Nassau Street, has been retained , by Davis, whom lie visit. -d in Sing Sinn 1 yesterday. He said his ; f.ie the government sum i nut information, and also prisoner was "framed up ' l--rr because b- i-ikw knowledge of th-- workm. client won hi vi ry imt"0't -sln.w lhal th" by u n m c - d to.' f Ih I Din: exchange. S Mrs. Ada I-'isher, who had a hi.arilin house in Court street, Brooklyn, wheiSander and Vunnenborg lived, will be another witness. It is understood she has already told the federal authorities the names of men employed on a neutral steamer to carry letters between England, Germany' and this count t" , and has corroborated the story --f L.'a is heme "framed" by A unnenhertr. Other witnesses will be men who aided in getting passports for tire men sent abroad, who are believed to lw-t-acted innocently. According: to information in possession of the government, nine men are known to have been in th. spy system. Three w-re jn Fnland. two in Holland, on- in openhajron. onii Ottawa and two in this city. :i ii; i. . Is of !!',- o. pa ri i, k n a t,d I'.. I l. ! t.-.i Stales .. r ha ; th. man sent ; - : i J'iI t N no - -1 "i:t hours iCuiit.nut'j i r oll p: five.)

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EEKLIN, Via SayvlUe. Teb. 24. Ho German submarines have been runi since February 1, a competent source quoted, a Eerlia newspaper today asserts. The statemeat was mad-B ia connection with a critical analysis of the speech before the house cf commons by Sir Edward Carson. 3y United Press. NEW YORK, Teb. 21. An attempt to smash the German submarine blockade by the use of six of the bifrffest and fastest liners row afloat as freighters between Sew York and Liverpool is planned by Eng-lanrt, according- to reports in shipping- circles here today. The report is said to have been brought over hy ofneers recently arriTin? from Europe. The fast, powerful vessels are counted on as boiag' able ' to elude the submarines. They will also be armed for combat. The ships named are the Aquatania, Olympic, France, Statendam, Mauretania and Eeltrenlani. Every ona of these ships is new and. while some of them have never been vised in, trans-Atlantio service all were built for that purpose. Each Is capable of twenty-two knots per lion r. United Press Cablegram. LONDON, Feb. 21. Seven Dutch ships with a total of more than 27,000 tons were victims In the barred zone Thursday. The ships were sunk at western approaches of the English channel. Four were homeward bound with full cargoes. It was authoritatively stated that all arrangements for their passage were in the hands of Dutch authorities.' The Holland-American line was owner of two cf the ships. i''i!.T.- - i ; aa : h- - ii-. nc !!intie':i i. ' h su !.::-a ta n ti.-- Fi n h inn.'-'irce It seems thai F-r h' : nm-ni a nk I n t " 'I'.hal.ie prn li ! I II j I nlleil li'...s l iibl-.'iniui.i , l.oIM. I'eli. Zl Seien ltiteh t-nmers were mink in 'lliiirmhiy nltlil. it wan nniioiiiM-ril today. Thr Nliip were: 1 lie Znnnilyk. imrilerlijk, I-tomln ml, .aiterlaml, Jnlalrii, Menn.lo and Ilnn.loen J. res of ail vre nafely lan.le'I. illy Lai (oil Pres. C slilpifraai. I IIF.ItI..I. 1""I.. 24 -Ju the Miinmr sector t"it KnKlish ocnpte.l diime parts of an ndiani-fil position vhloh wis filled with mini noil almnrioneil !y declareil today's official statement. (O.v T nlted f"re?.. Ca lilepram. l,llMM), Keh. 24. The- cnptaiii and siv the it of tlif f.retia.liel, :i HrillKh steamer, were kil-!,--, hen il'. le-H.-l :;h - iitiIv liit:i. "I 1::- ia inlliliili-r of lh rri' vn Milra;. pin.led. l',r: J : Jnti I'l-iiai', a llritih uli-aaii", w.-. also v..-.!- I !oil -j I'M inn steamer -iiailiei-. li: proiiaMj t-e-

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(By United Press.) j CHICAGO, Feb. 24. Foilow- ! ing the identification o the ( murdered man found near j Hammond several days ago, by I Mrs. Valentine DeGuerra j Dacey, as her former sweet- : heart, Fred J. Higgins, police arrested Raymond DeGuerra and Bernard DeGuerra, brothj ers of the woman. After ques- ; tioning the men. Chief of Dej tectives Westbrook said he would not go so far as to charge j that they committed the murdl er but that they will be held ; under suspicion until they clear j themselves. Shortly after the arrest of i the two men police took John I Moran, into custody. He is bei ing held for identification.

CHIEF PRAISES TIMES PICTURE t Chief of Police Peter Anstgen called i THE TIMES ofTice on the telephone toi day. ' 'I want to make known to the public my thanks to tee times for its en-' terprise in. having- a photograph taken of the murdered man immediately after his body was discovered with no identification marks. It ttos through the plcj ture that he was identified." The chief, coroner, detectives from ! Chicagro and the BertiVkon men all pro - 1 nounced the picture which was taken by ( Bocues, 163 state street, to he the most ! remarkable photograph of a corpse they ( haa ever seen. i while the trouser-s button and the r cleauor's mark have enabled the police I to make arrests and were great factors i in the identification, the picture attract- ! ednthvee of the five who identified Higf . SPUDS BRING HIGH PRICES x wa v r: a i o. i x d , i b. 1,1 ,,,,ni .toi'.l l O I II ' - 1 IN O U 1 1 i I ".'III ' ' HI I mci-.? of Ifind is Hie I'loni of K-iward MiQuisn.il of jHcks-.n in ii-iiii.. who t,.la v brought .",n htih.i. of the !, ic: nr:i.ie into T Jl o it y aii'l po),- Ifoiii to I.ortz's procor'. For tho ;o Imsli- ! ho Wli-s pa III lt tilO IHli- of S2 il a hi,15hrl. thos runkins $1:;0 for cm: s-hv'e I'-ad of t)ir. FUliS. i )f tho ti'iii hush- ! r;ii - i 1-y Mr. 3Io(,H115!oll .in-! his s-c-ach liu-hd lois hrmitrli' I j-rn of ;, ! ast Mini t p pi; iamb -f . -r th.-ni And local t that pi F RICE SUBSTITUED run rU IAI Utb HtHt ;High Cost of Living Causes ! Hammond Restaurants to l j Supplant Spuds. ! lie- ii?si I'll-1 n i h. n inn m c t- I hidi cost of lo, iiik ti. l - -- Hii: nl-M' s.-tip- "( (he r- .; a;i rants I follow tie- plan. I 'oia t - pe, In 1 or. ha . ill h - and l.;i c !, ; f b 'a-l-'d t !i:n:iiili: ird-is h-.a r-dinc h.'iis. s ; Th to -'."..".ii for t u -nt y-.-ne m.-nls and! aiding house .-, , p, i s ale ab..ut aKre-.l! o p .- a let s.ale o." J-tic.s such as olh'ws: Itr.-aUfast ..I" oat nival, eotfe-. in -i;. a sli. - -f I aeon t-ml bread and -lei. r. - " -'-nls: n-'on-.tay t-enl r.f ),. a f. -t.-ii.'.'s. bread, hnit- r off-e .r t--i and

Sunday dimor of chick- n. 4.-. j came -n.t fr.-m F.hie;-B. after iidtoii. At lb. boardtiiK l.,i.i s i-o-.t'oes -,,..! ere p. -s: t i e in t h-a r id- n f Pica t i-mi I- :: ,; s,o-N,'d in side-dishes, and meat in! u o- v- ioped that myitis was the ,o,nsmall pi.-ees It i ..,.T Possible! r' "r a ven-passens. r I'.iiii- f u'-.m-.-for hi,-- star l.ar.-r to srnl. off a sta-kj ;""! "'""i""'1 Flin-os li--ens, uu-,-f p-aat.- s as his as h-s hat. i d"r the raine of John Wnl-1.. K-n-Hiit boardin-t bous" k- ep- rs rrK..(t litis i ,n"rr' Two weeks he colli,.- -I as nun h as th- hoard- rs. Th.-v claim a""',K'r 1 ,!l'lll!1" ''uie drit il.K his lax- an- htn init a hail th,:- t,, make' ar r-'ueht. for dn, b..'h ends m.-t, ' H ha-i lus car repair' d aial a-h-.i at 1' 'Mil h. s..m- sa-isfa.-t i tJ-,f 5 !'akl11 Karat--', married man to know Hp; single chap is Sought Him For Week, jr.' ' t ir.K his. j ...... . . ...

liiis lfe laritfr of 1.IH1I turn roth, lere.l t eeiiMt!e. The Irojan Prince :ih a steel nvrrit vraarl of :t. IIM tons reKitere.l nt pi ilr, H.v I riite.l I'rrn-i. I W oIN. TO, Feb. 24. s.il.iiiii'ii Tririrlie of I2r. Mmit 1:011, ,-ry lreet. "Mm l'r:n Ise.i. nas nix'iir.l a Nnrnmlno liark, nunk liy a submarine l-'eh. 22, CookiiI Front nt lliirriMtun 11 reported 10. lav. He v tin waved. T'VRIS. Fell. 2 4 I reru li dr. h. Iimeiit penetrate. 1 at niKht the t.ernian raid on French lines early of Scnone. today's offlelal state, ment announced. An attempted t-rrraan raid on Franch linen aerly today failed, the statement continued. ARMOUR STORY IN SEWER PLOT Fnbii.-at ion of a" s o-y (hat tii Ara 11 I S.:-i-Ci It '.'. . -1 1; -a -a r

i CLIMAX ! BREAKS TO s MYSTERY

I ! Fred J. Higgins Victim ot Assassln Three Arrests Are Made In Chicago This Morning, That Hammond's greatest murder mystery a daylight vendetta to the death on the Jackson Highway will be fully revealed and those guilty of the brutal murder of the young man whose body was found by a farmer Tuesday afternoon beneath a willow tree south of the city ascertained, was indij taA tor- fnllnwinir the nncitive. : . , . ,J , , ; identification of the remains and ! the introduction of a woman into j the case. Arrests were expected j momcntarily this morning. , J ! Identified By Five. j After five persons had identified e sIain yuth aS Fred L' Hi5n- ; a chauffeur, said to have been once arrested as an auto thief, John L. ! Kuhlman. commissioner of streets ; of Hammond, today gave out a j story which will be of value to the i police in their investigation. It determines that the number ot peo- ! pie in the car of death after Hig gins had been disposed of was three two men and a woman. ' "TTV t- T" . woman in ine faryi. I At four o'clock on the f i f it. --h.u -t: tho .-rnitf. an hour b.-foro IK.' 1-niy l.sd h0"n disr.ovored. Kul mian was iirn n.t As ho n-)r-south on Oaluniot av-nuf. td the bridge over th-' Little Calumet river hf noticed an auto r-n th- nr-it'i approat-h near the ditch, facing: toward Ilammoiiit. Hesi? it stood a womnn in a Ions coat. Two niii canm runnire J across Ti. bri'ls? from th-- 5011th mii with ih- woman jiiii-----1 into th ni.r-- ! Ktihlntan turned as' on the first . r sloa.l south c-f th,- bridff-1 and saw nr i rn-oe of the t ri.,. A"h-'i: lie read of th ; iiisco ery of the st i K-w a r i o bod;, of mo ' a n nl'-nt i ll-'d slain nu.-u a stone's throw south of the bride. ; an h u: r ftt. r he ; had witnessed the unusual actions of i :::;,tjr;V,,z;TL :r on South llohman street in-t-a.! of South "a hi met avenue. H was t i.an.v Ci'irect--il and today told ti;- f Austtfa-ri hat he had seen. Two Are Very Positive. Kuhirnan's story invt h.s a wi-n.au ia th-- . ase and tie (Tio aeo pi-.tic-- '-A-.---,-

- todar w.-rkinj; on th.it th--tii. '.-l-.a!,-shple j-wiiis tun- the ideni 1 0 a : ;--n was heirs- mad.1 tlie pin.-h ot ey.-n more cun.plete in ihn.ir.rii'l. !:. : v i I I'amttion.i. j last ov.'innc Mi.-s Vnh-nttiv I'- .: ;. r '-.i for potjifoi s j 4 7-jl Virgjnia awi.-n-: Mi.-s n- M;.-:-ats nnd i ' ho i-i s j ,io.. 04 1 Chi -r.Bii iiviir,--. F a n'd . a .. and

:jrarker Jlinor, proprietor of th- Faho ! wnii,"-, were c'iiicaKO pii'e'e h. s..tarately id. ntilp'.l th- !.! as th it iliKifins. It was after tnidtoRht that Gh.ef Police Ansttj.n mad hcati-ns. hit) in"!--; j.Jc-ti i Auto Men Are Sure. The last to identify llistins were ori I. Ihirrn.-in, mana---r af the r(-p-,!r ,o ' parlin- nt. of th-- lal,in piu-.-itv. and An t il'' j"-!-ti,.- c-ci'-ani. vus;..K loot no. n s- ekinc Hiftirms fur two weeks i-n a tip given by annth-r man that lp; lad b.-en arn-sted as an amo thief. The tirsi. of the id-nt ifiea t ions .a,.oe flinviieh the pb-ito t ik-n by Th1-: Tivi-.s and r--print, d in c'hiea;;.i papers whi- h was s--ti by S-rti at fusaek v h-. was i...,koit for Hiel-ns. Win ii iss 1 1"1 !u"i'ri v. a s bro-iihi :-, ! Hamm-'iiil she f.ain:. ,l at the d. .-r of the j iimi'su-' b-fore she hardly more than oauieh! .a pinups,. .,f the f 'C- !" the corpse, i j His Fluffy Hair. ! "Oh: that's Fir-ii!" she -,-ht in ;.!. when revied from a d-a-t faint. "1 ! know his ha ir it v as aln,s .. soft and fluffy." Later she looked Ions; into t h- face of the. victim snd stated there v as n"t t ho least doubt as to hia identity. One by i one the articles of Higg-ins' clotihp.twere shown her. snd she recognized them. "I gave hfm that on Christmas three years ago," she said, referring to a black si'k muffler. Detective hergreant Charles ;ti,. Paul fhiffv and il-orse Crift'iHi of First Deputy Wesibrook' eh!.-- went 1-. tho apa-Mii. ni l.-iiblit.K ,-t 1T.",I Viritiiii . awri'.i" aia! f"i.i:'! Me-'; i-.-iPj.r'ra : r - t 1t h 1 n tContlnurd on j.fj Cvt.i

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