Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 56, Hammond, Lake County, 23 August 1920 — Page 1

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Booty and Trophies' Reach Enormous Proportions. BTLLETI.V LOXDO.V, Ann. -3 Loss of the greust Polish fortress city of Brest -Lit ovsk was officially admitted by the Sun let war office at Moacow today. A Bolbecik communique wirelessed 'from .HoMoit saysi Ve bare abandoned Breaa-Lltovslc and territory la the vicinity of Ostrof and Vlodova." BVLLETIX tOJTDOV, Ana;. 23 Gen. Bndenny's Russian cavalry itrxn j that haa been; attesBB'ttas a counter drive against the j Pole 1st Oalicla, has been defeated and 1 haa narrow ly escaped annihilation at- ' cording to a Central ewi dispatch from Vienna today. The dispatch said that Gea. Budcnny'a army is sow a "considerable distance" from Leuiberg. l.emherg Mia the chief objective of the Red army drive In Gal!cia BULLETIN "WARSAW, Aug. 22. via London, A as. 23 The recapture of nine important rtties from the Russians was reported by the war office tonight. The Poles are advancing on Blclostok, the Russian great headquarters in the Held. The official statement sayst "STlva, Rosan. Praasnysa, Ostrof.

Masowieca., Bielslt. Brest-Lttovsk, ; Wheaton of Crown Toint went away on ( holm and Urnbiesof hae been taken a vacation. Rising earlv in th mornby the Poles. e are advancing upon! ,ng she handed Wheaton a diamond bar Rtelostok. We strongly hold the Buw pin. two diamond rings and 150 In cash rl-er line." telling him to keep it in some safe

The Polish war odlre makes special mention of the fact that Gen. Weyarand, head of the French military mission, participated In the successful Polish connter offensive. BULLETIN PARIS, Aug. 23 The Polish war office expects to be able to annouuee the capture of 70,000 Russian prisoners and 400 gnna within the next 4S hours, according to Information glim oat at the foreign office today based upon dispatches from Warsaw. According to these advices communication between the various Russian armies haa been broken. The Russian army on the front In Northern Poland ia reported to have been rut off from Its base with the alternative of surrendering or fleeing Into Germany. In addition to occupying Brest-Llt-vk the Poles captured all the forts defending the city, the foreign office stated. t (BTrLrCIEN JONES) "WAHSAvT. Aug. 22. Via 'London. Aug. 23. Th number of Russian prlsonera captured In the great Polish victory wu estimated tonight at 40,000. Th trophies arid booty taken by the Toles have reached such enormous proportions they cannot be estimated. Twenty-one Bolshevik divlirions were represented among the prison. The Tenth and Fifteenth Russian division, commanded by Prince Gajakachcn. have esen cut off between the Vistula river and East Prussia and news of their surrender ia momentarily expected. Hard fighting continues on the front east of Warsaw but "the battle of "Warsaw" has ended. The Polish eountereffensive which not only stopped the Rusians, but rolled them back ail along th line. Is Hwinflng into its second i phaso as the Poles have begun to meet stronger resistance from the Reds ani tho Poles advance has slowed down owing to lvk of Polish cavalry to fol. low up their recent victory. Tb.a Polish government has hen ,:nab'.o to communicate with Minsk and thus notify the Po'.ish armistice and peace delegates of the victory over the Russiors. The Eovernment has been getting its Mln&k news by picking up j wireless messages from Vienna and Nouen . The more hot-headed advisers of the government are clamoring for a decisive military victory before peace is made. The cry of 'On to Vllna," and "On to Kovel," is now heard. Dispatches from the frcnt? north and east cf Warsaw dated Saturday night repcrted that the Russians had been completely dispersed. The Russians are retiring toward the East along both fronts, the dispatches added. A wireless message from the Russian field station at Grodno to Gen. Budenny's headquarters in Northeastern Galicia asking that reinforcements be rushed to the northern battle front was picked up. Two hours later a reply from Gen. Budenny was picked up. It read: "Cnable to send help. Have hands full in South." The. Polfts are moving heavy forces to Brest Litovsk as the Russians are attempting to regroup for a counterattack In that district. The retreating Reds are reported to be burninar houses and bridges an3 destroying rail way lines. ON WAY HOME WITH HIS FISH Word reached Hammond today from j

.Minocqua. Wis., that R. C. Pierre left ! Mi'ner headed a commission that went! CAMDEN. N. J.. Aug. 23. An tnvesthat place ostenrnMy for Hammond, j to Egypt in February to confer with ! tigatinn was to be opened today to fix with a box of fish but that whether he f the Egyptian nationalists. I the blame for the auto bus accident At reaches his destination w ith them re-I Tli fust intimation that Grest Prit-! Feirview las night at which eight per-

mains to be seen. Friend? there say it will te a sad bow if he doesn't ; as RaJ- icd to pay good money fori them 1

Three Near Death in Car Wreck Auto Leaves Road and Rolls Over Thrice Near Hegewisch Saturday Night.

Three young men of Hammond mir-

I "xulously escaped death late Saturday Dejnri'uI&ht when the automobile in which DdgJ they were riding left the road near Hegewlsch and rolled over three time. I Budd Kennedy, -who suffered a brokj en iaw and had five teeth knocked out, was the most seriously injured. E-l.

tvrennan a hand was cut by glass, leavinga wound which required Jive studies in closing HI knee als wrenched .' William Bulge h" w id driving the machine escaped with a wrenched bak . The three men had driven" 1'aul Llpinski s Packard touring ear to the South rok saloon beyond ' Heuewisch ;ind were returning to Hammond near midnight when the ao-Ment occurred, j At the sharp jog in the road just west j f Hegewisch the ,-ar went int.. thai I ditch and rolled over and over. Another machine arrived shortly af lr the wreck occurred and took th men to a physician's office in Ham mend. Hammond police nt onfe vis l'-cd the scene of the wreck and founj that thieves had already he. n titer" and stripped the machine of everything of value. " t ALL ABOUT II About four weeks ago Mrs. Herbert place until she returnod. When the vacation expired and she asked for her jewelry Herb s jaw dropped for he couldn't remember what he did with the stuiT. Gossip soon got hold of the matter and the report then spread that the Wheaton home had been robbtd. " Last week while Wheaton was talking about It to Deputy Sheriff Clem Hentzes, Clem expressed confidence that Herb would find the jewelry some time and ended by betting him a chicken dinner that he -would. Saturday while cleaning out the money drawer at the clerk s office of the Gary superior court an envelope was found containing the trinkets. Then Herb recalled sealing them in the envelope and tossing them in the drawer ior saie Keeping. He s now arranging I for the chicken dinner and mighty glad to be able to do It. AUTO LAW ARRESTED Chief Austg-en of the Hammond police eyed with satisfaction the long list of names of men who had been brought in by members of his force over Saturday and Sunday for violation of traffic rules. "We are goinar to kp right after the speeders and auto drivers who travel the streets without the:r lail-lightj burning." said he. "A utomohi'es must hae their tall-lsmps burning af. ter dark. Drivers who v;"'ati the ruie mut expect to be arrested." The iit this morning included. Pr. L. G. Muliineaux, no address given: Porffinn Staines. 131! Grant street. Gary: Ed. Heath. Attica. Tn.; Cyril Atkinson. Crown Point. Ind. Thes were the speeders! All excepting Atkinson will be tried later, having giirn 2Tt ca.-h bail each. Atkinson pail $11 th s morning. Those who had dark Ti! lamp" were Frank Purpura, S 1 20 Muskegon avenu?. Chieazo. Th". Sehw-epke. .i.'oa Kennedy avenue, Ksst Chicago. Albert R"ll. Harrison street, and Saxony avenue. Hammond: Martin Sulerius, Munster: Purpura. Sett wen ke j and Hell each paid Ml. be heard later. "iderms will BRITISH PLAN TO FREE EGYPT LONDON, Aug. 23 Great Britain's plans for freeing Egypt, according to the Daily Herald today, include the following: 3 Aboliton cf the British protectorate . I Great Britain to recogniie the independence and full sovereign status of Egypt. 3 Egypt to have full control of her foreign relations. The British army of occupation in i Egypt to bo completely withdrawn. British officials in Egypt to join the j Egyptian gvernment service or leave the countryl These terms. I the Daily Herald st a-I ted. w ere included in the settlement I wnicn i.ora Jiun'r. representative of the British government had efTect-.l ty the Egyptian nationalists. Lord ntemp'atd graminc fuli inde-i pnden.. to Egypt was conveyed in an ' announcement rrinted in the British press today. i

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honors her tRO UtAD I EEC1AL TO THE TIKES i I WHITING, IP.. Aug. 2 3 The bodice of Frank Oscar Glraid and Sergeant Norman Kabe, both of whom died oversea, while serving their country during the world war, have new been laid to rest on American soil. The funerals ot both, though in different cities, were very similar, being in charge :f the American Legion, a firing squad pour ing three volleys ier each grave as J the caskets were lowered to their finxl j resting place . The bugler's, sound' d ! laps and with this Whit.ng's two r?r.returned heroes were ccmmittil for-i ever to the keeping of Him who watches and knows everything. The funeral of Norman Rabe took place en Friday at Michigan City. Ind. ! where the American Legion at that place did all honor together with the! citizens of the city. To represent the Legion of Whiting. Harry Pow era and i Harold Reynolds, were sent to Mich-' igan City to participate in the funeral. ) The funeral there was a double on?, ' the other being Karl Kirkham. a friend of the Whiting boy. The remains of both young men lay in state nt the court house until Friday mom- ; jng. then they were removed to mA : home of Kirkham's sister. Mrs. Geo. i Bennett, 120 East Seventh St.. from . where the services were held at Z jorlock. Rev. w. B . warriner. pastor of the First M. E. church and formerly of "Whiting, officiating. At the con clusion the remains of the two heroes were carried to the waiting hearses. j w here the firing squad presented arms and the band played the national anjthem. The procession then moved to Greenwood cemetery, w here the American Legion escort proceeded and corfducted the burial service. The band played the national anthem and Rev. Warriner read the committal service. The War Mothers aiso took an important part in the funeral of the two boy. Sergeant Kabe who was 25 years 'f age was one of the flrat Whiting boys to enlist for service and his death being caused by pneumonia, following the signing' of the armistice, being contracted while on guard duty at the Cbleni prison. He is survived by his n other, Mrs. Catherine Kabe, a sister, Mrs. Benjamin Weidman and a brother Harry Rabe, who is also In service and was- here on furlough from Quantico to attend his brother's funeral. Fi:ER4L OF GIRARD Frank O. Glrard. youngest son .'f Mr. and Mrs. George L. Girard was born in Whiting, February 23. 1854. Ho was a graduate of the Whiting hili school where he was a player on the championship high school basket ball Continued on page rlve BALL GAME REAPS' NEAT SUM FOR GIRL The K. of C. Elk team defeated the catenas yesterday at Harrison Park, by a score of 8 to 5 . Haines, pitching for the K. C. Elka proved too much for the Seatenas, he had them at his merey in every inning except the eth. in this inning S hits. 2 errors and couple of base on balls netted 5 runs. Creasbaum for the seatenas, pitched a good game also. This game was a benefit for Miss Rudolph and the fans surely responded in good shape. The collection at the park amounted to I2.C. This entire sum goes to this young lady, the managers of both the bail clubs as well as those who gold the lapel card?, desire to thank the lo al fans for their response, they also wish to thank the Hammond Musicians i for the concert. The game had to be called in the seventh Inning on account of too many fans insisting on umpirinsr. instead of letting the regular umpires take care of the Job. Hammond is very unfortunate in hair.g a small number of fans who seem to attend almost every ball game j determined to create a disturbance by interfering w ith the players and the umpires. They crowded on the field i yesterday and It was Impossible to I get them ofl the field. j The object of yesterday's game was fo get some financial support for this unfortunate young lady and in tnis respect the day wa a success. FOUR DROWNED IN AUTO ACCIDENT Chicago Men Reported To Have Been Fleeing From Police. CHICAGO. Aug. 23 The Chicago river is being dragged today for the bodies of four men, believed to have been pitched into the water and drowned at i Sunnyslde ave. early today when the j automobile in which they were fleeing fmm the nolice. smashed into the river embankment. The wreckage hung ovf.r ,he embankment. rouce had been chasing the men In .,," of a report that thev were. responsible for the kidnapping and an ..,,., committed on a 17-year-old arirl ,ae Ust nijfht. The girl is in a local late last night, hospital . fn" including four children. were killed and five injured when the bus was struck by an elfsctrlc train. Three of the injured may die.

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GOVERNMENT JTFTEAJENT OF CROP CONDITIONS THE PPOSPIC7JVE ZZOWtX CPOP OP O.S. IS EQijAi 70ZZ PQUN0J PEP. eP7X -ES TMF7ED JNCPEXJE OP CPOF PfiOPUCTfON 333,000 TONS. CiESN 920 ZV6ftK CFOF IS OF 7ftZr?ZND0l3 PROPORTIONS GARY CONCERN SUED FOR CONTRACT BREACH Deer Park, Wash. Man Asks For $15,000 in Hammond Superior Court. Frederick C Parks of Peer Park. Wash ., has filed suit for Jl 6.000 for alleged breach of contract against the O. K. Giant Battery Co.. In the Hammond Superior court. Park javs he was solicited by the O. K. Giant Battery Co.. which is erecting a plant at Gary to organize sales companies for marketing the batteries which were claimed to be super, ior in many respects to ail forms of morage and wet and dry batteries on the market. The plaintiff first went to Boston, where he arranged for the organiratlon of -a company to handle the sales east of the Allegheny i-Ml. Capitalists w-e inte.rei.ied and yr--f. iS to invest if tests showed the battery to be supeiiot a warranted. Then Mr. Parks went to Spokane, Weh.. which is near his home town, and where he has many friends. A western sale company was to be organised and everything went well un til the electricians of the city arrang-j ed for a demonstration of the O. K. Giant battery. Parks received some J samples from Gary but claims they , proved a failure in the tests. As a! result the promotion scheme fell thru ( and he has fallen considerably in the estimation of his western business friends . He says that he afked the new batteries be sent for mere tet but none came. Crumpacker. Crumpacker and TT-: . e. ; U m tsnraiAnlinrf him in Vi!b : butt. TO SELL BOND ISSUES TODAY $225,000 in Road Bonds Will Go To The Highest Bidder. TSCECIAL TO THE TIMES ' CROtWX POINT. Aug. 23. Ncij gravel road bonds have been sold in Lake Co., durinp the past j ear. en account of the rates being low and Interest rates so high. This afternoon $223, nop worth of bonds will be put on sale by Co. Treasurer Bradford. $110. ooo for the Barne- Road and $115,000 for the Mccracken Koad. The first bond issues on these roads were sold before the war. being 1"2.000 for the two roads ar.d the money has been in the treasury ever since. With the additional bend" issue, they will total .2T. OO'I . on. The McCraclten roeds is 22nd avenue. Gary, and connects Broadway and Ea-"t Gary. The United Construction Co.. of Hammond has the contract. The bends" pay 4 per cent interest and County Treasurer Bradford lias already received bids and Is sure of sale and the roads which ha been held up so long can now be completed. WHITE MULE CAUSES A BLOODY RIOT The East Chicago police last night answered a riot call to 151st street where they were informed a big ficht was in progress. They found that the whole trouble wa caused by the white liquid which was trickling from one lone still. The trouble started ater all present had imbibed freely of the "white mule" and all of the available, supply had been exhausted. Then the drinkers derided that they would divide the still o that each would get a share and then the .fight started It was a bloody scene when the police arrived and placed three under arrest. Mike Krivokevcha sr2 1Slt street, was arrested for selling liquor: Walter Dombrowski. 534 Kenwood avenue. Hammond, was arrested for beetiiig up a few of the others and Sam Maovek. 4919 Homer Lee avenue, wis also implicated.

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ACX7S V THE T.P? WJJEN G N Pili I MAN FrtKES OF 2Q rtND SO HCSPE-CTVei-V -EFFECTIVE FROM WQ, 25" 'MIDNK5HT - TJLL"? RIDER HURT: HOBART RACE CALLED OFF 'JSEC1AL TO THE TlnESl HOBART. Ind., Au?. 23. Serious injury of E. E. Whistler, one of the riders in the first lap of the motorcycle races yesterday at the Hobart Speedway. resulted in the races being called off by the promoters. Whistler, who is a married man. and formerly a conductor on the Hobart street car line, was thrown some distance when his racing machine skidded on the far turn. It is believed that some part gave way causing him to lose control of it . He was picked ii(! unconscious' and the physicians found his condition so serious that he could not be taken from the grounds. Two attendants have been constantly at kla aloe clnce A-.mdav sftemoftn hlltt he fcae-not rgiaed coaaciou ness and, his chances for recovery are considered slight. The race were to have decided the championsh p of the Hobart Motorcycled Club for th present season. Program for Races Excellent fSPECIAL TO THE TIHES1 CROWN POINT, IND, Aug 23 Kothi n rr Vnt a f?ri Imp rain trtr m Tt- i M t r rt 9 greatest card of horse races, ever seen in Lake county here at a three day meet at the Fair Grounds, this week and a wonderful lot of horses has been entered as follows: Wednesday. August 25 3.00 Pacing 1. Miss EInora Nell, bay mare, by Neil Medium. Ed. Green. Agt., Mjnience, 111 . 2. Sadie May. bay mare, by Tregantle. Bothwe'l and Williams, Gary. 3. Dr. Pratt, s. g , by Will Davis, Jessie Turner. Hebron, Ind. . 4. Lady'Glnver. b. m., by Trader, Soj Byrd. Gary. 5. Peter C. br. g , by Ectasis. Will Muster, Valparaiso, Ind. . Warren Dillon, b. s., by Guy Dillon. T. W. Ready. Nilcs. Mich. Wednesday. August 25 2.30 Trotting 1. Miss Margaret M . . b. m . , by Madden, Us Green. Momence, 111. 2. Queen Jolla. b. m.. by Ben Jolli. Both well and Williams. Gary. 3- Dandy Bclbert. s. h . by Colbert, J. H. Turner. Hebron. Ind. 4. Franklin B . , s. g.. by Cricket Tom. M. J . Reed. LaPorte. Ind. 5. Ptcr Niles, b .c. by Peter The Great. Alex. John. Elkhart. Ind. 6. Teddy Jay. h. g. , by Asoft, T. W. Ready, Niles. Mich. Wednesday. Aug. 25 1. Canthrox, b. m.. by Red Medium. Ed. Green, agt.. Momence. 111. 2. Willow Brook, b . h . by Mitre Barrer. Bothwel! and Williams, Gary. 3. Miss Nerval, br. m.. by Norval Worthy. N. I. Edwards. Crown Point. 4. B.g Game, 1. . g., by Prairie Game Albert Stevens. 4ary. 5. Gene Wotan. b. m.. by Wotan. J. Line. I,aPorre. ind. !. Gold Medal, b. g . , hy Coont Lewis, E. Line. agt.. South Bend. Ind. 7. Frank H. Porbee, b. g., by J. Malcom Forbes, R. Line, agt.. South Bend, Ind. . Hattie V. Todd. br. m. by Iowa Todd, R. Line. agt.. South Bend. 9. Wm. Donlin. b. r., by Wm. Penn J. M. Quinn. Logansport. Ind. 10. Virginia Brooks, b. m. by Margin, Chas. Method. Goshen, Ind. Running Entries Forbid. J. Singleton. St. Louis. Mo. Noiseless. J. Singleton. St. Louis, Mo. Reg. J. I Chafer. Hudson. Mich. Watermore, J. I. Shaf-r, Hudson, Miihigan . Hallie Busche, W. C. Wright, Hicksville, O. Iizie Ham. W. C. Wright. Hickville. O. Iron Queen, Harry Thomas. Scottsburg. Ind. Trans Miller. .1. R. Carlocn. N-.-rth Vernon. Ind. Sammy Boy, Green and Breeriep, H"ulon. 111. Thursday. August 25 2.24 Pacing 1. F.hisone. fclk. s . by Red MdtContiri'wied on yags i;e.

tFTFrrriON OF EqufiL SUFFRAGE. FtMENPFteN T Gives women gv-w MOPEl FOWER OkR POOK PffN 5K NEWS' FLASHES BILLETIN f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE I IOWA CITY. IA.. Aug. 23 Several persons were injured, a number seriously today when the Rock Mountain Limited train? on the Hock Island railroad wasderailed S'j miles west of here. Ten of the coaches turned over. A relief train has been sent from this city. The limited left Denver at 9:25 o'clock Sunday morning and was due In Chicago this afternoon. BILLETIN I INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE ; WASHINGTON. Aug. 23 Poland has informally advised the V. S. that she haw no intention of going beyond her enthnological boundaries in her drive to push the soviet forces out of Poland, it was learned this afternoon. BILI.ETIX rtNTERNATiONAL NEWS SERVICE ' CHICAGO. Aug. 23 Serg. Wm. Mulchahey, the second man to be shot in the Pekin Cafe riot died shortly after Serg. Wm. Hennessy. Hersche Miller, an ex-bailiff confessed to the shooting of Hennessey . Bl LLET1 r INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE ATLANTA. GA ., Aug. 23 Engineer John Harvey and his fireman, whose name has not yet been learned, are reported killed, and Conductor Robert Addington, all of Cornelia. Ga., is believed fatally Injured as a result of the wreck of South-bound train No. 40 on the Tallulah Falls railroad, about seven miles north of the falls early today. Reports of the wreck have not yet bee nrecelved except that the engine and baggage coach were derailed and turned over. Bl'LLETl.V 'INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERV1CE1 CHICAGO, Aug. 20 Gov. James M. Cox, of Ohio democratic candidate for presidential honors, will be called upon to furnish to the senate committee investigating the campaign expenditures all the information he has concerning his charges that $15,ono,ooo is being collected and expended by the republican national committee. BTI.LETIN MARION, O., Aug. 23 Charles Evans Hughes, republican candidate for president in 1916. will, arrive In Marion tomorrow for a conference with Senator Warren G. Harding, it was announced here today. SUFFERS FROM A NERVOUS COLLAPSE Friends of John Mooney, one of The Times' energetic 'reporter, wi!! regret to learn that pince hi return 'o li. old home in Cleveland three weeks aco. he has been under the care of a physician on the verge of a nr'" --us collapse and has been sent to the country with instruct ions to rest. II has b en forbidden to ev en read or write and ha to forego the daily newspapers, which will be the worst blow i f all to John. The a.r. word from h m indicates that he ! recovering slowly, glad nw-s for his friend. DEATH OF AUGUST PETERS Augu.'t Peters, a well known farmer Ir.'lng a nv.ic and a haif jnjtn of (ia' Glen, died last Saturdty afternoon on the same farm upon which he had l.ved since he was born, fifi yearn a:i. He is survived by a wife, five children and three grand-children. He i.- mou-ned also hy his mother. Mis. trt he a per -r? of West Hammond, a bio: he. if. C. peters of West Hammond, a Wether. John, of Tomahawk. Wis . nr.ei a s-ister. who li--e in I'iljn--:. T'r-.e 'i. p.eral will take place from th- house at 1:80 standard time and from the church av two o,' clock,

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Hammond Bin of His Death. r PEC!' L C THE TIWE-" M--oai.. wis. h:s .'.;-. and chifO -'. 23 Far fro: i (.n o i w nom a . ignorant of h:s whereabouts or of h. t : ..nesw, Walter Y. John.on. one of j th'- American soldiers who v ent i tbj Mrxican border fr)m ,;ar, dl(.j !r. Ken-.-sha at the home of Y.'.n sister. Mrs. Gustave ftridenaagen . His w i:j, Mrs. France Johnon, formerly of Hammond, and his four months o'd aby ire Lv:ng somewhere ;n Denver at an address unknown t- the members of the family c.f the dead soldier. forXU KX HA t S TED Late in July. Johnson. ho had been ill for some time but wno had not kept '"I" touch v. lth his relatn e.-. was 'ojnd in an exhausted coud.iiun on th streets of Denver. He was taken to the city hospital there where cr.ly the addreiv : a sister in California wa found in the various papers in his rockets. Through her money was ensured to send the sick soldier to his mother and sister in Kenoha, but ail effor( to locate his wife proved unavailing. In Kenosha, Johnson cou':d not recall anything prior to the illness and tho mysiedy remained unsolved. HAD LO.NG ILLNESS Death came on Wednesday at the end of a long trail cf sickness which started in the service. When $he National Guard was called out to go to the Mexican border, Johnson then living in Gary, volunteered. His only letter while In the service earns from Jefferson Barracks where he waa a member of the lSta company. He was sent south and the next word they received of him he was found in 8an Francisco, temporarily deranged because? of some illness which he had contracted. His sister was foutd and through her 'fforts he was sent to a government hospital in Washington. Heath finally came from d:alatien of the heart with tuberculosis as a contributory claupe. He had been in the service for more than ten months but because of the conditions conected with hid leaving the ser ice had lost or never received any of his papers. While in the service he had been advanced to the rank o. sergeant . TRAIL ENDS 1 POVERTY Since leaving the hospital at the capitol. he had gone to Denver, for his health, but had been unable to accept syiy employment there. Hi relatives had sent him money as freely a possible even Impoverishing themselvts to keep him provided for as well a possible. His death revealed that the long1 trail may end In a grave in the pafter's field for the soldier unless some means is found to provide funds to gpthe body burial elsewhere. An appeal has been made to the mayor and to the American Legion to find funds to prevent the remains from being laid to rest on a pauper's grave. The deceased had before his service In the army been a resident of Kenosha, having been employed at the Pimmorts company here. . Jater he worked In the steel mills ;n Gary. He te survived by his wire and child at Denver: by his mother. Mm. Anna Johnson, a brother. Oscar Johnson, and a s'ster. Mrs. Gustave Brldenhagen, al! of Kenosha; and by a sister, Mrs. Harry Holand, in San Francisco, all cf whpm have given generously for his support during the time of his illness. RAID TRAPS SUSPECTS Frank C. Miller, a well known Burnham character, well known in night life in Hammond, Gary and West Hammond, and John C. Heinle both living at the Hotel Florence. 11111 Forrestvllle avenue. Pullman, were held at the Kensington police station las, night as suspects in the $100,000 m"l pouch robbery from the Pullman station of the Illinois Central railroad. Attempts on the part of witnesses to the robbery to identify th paid arrr. ently failed, although Wii'iam Muszynski. 13 years old. 11743 Stephenson avenue, declared Miller looked like the man who had taken the pouch. JfsPEIT ARK GRILLED Miller and Heinie. w ho are employed at the Burnham Pay inn, a resort at Burnham. were captured there late Raurdav nieht by Lieut. Matthew Home of Kensington station and a squad of detective sergeants. They were grii'erj by Chief of Police Garrlty. Liept. Homer, and federal and insurance detec---n es working rn the case. The Hotel Florence, where they live, is directly across frrro the station where the robbery occurred. f-oth suspects admitted that they had n?' era! times sen John M'ntvh. driver the n-a:I s-aior.. tolling the pouches from the depot to the post'.rfi,; . Bot'n denied any participation in th? cri-r,i They are bo ne held to await a po. sib! idntiflcat ion by another witness in th" affair. TH!KKS' Ell'll,IET l ROOM In their rooms at the hot'l Lieut. H'imer found revulv rs. brass knu'kle and large automobile goggles, yueh a wore used Py ti'-- dr: r of the bandit car. The poiic have information that Miller was seen to board northbound Illinois Central train the dav of tn j robbery . Leonard Ban Its:, arrested on Saturday 'an scrut'nize! i. v a:', th witnesses, but none was certain he- had been con-ii'-ten" with lh" robbery. He also Is being held for further questioning. p. i . are now earrh:nv for wo of h-" friends. E-Jwerd and William T"Uhy. wlii said to own an '.I'jtomobiJ "n ilar to the bandit car M;i!--M :iocd to i-e ero-iloved a. he i"ney l'und r"sort. 'av'nz rflf,- of l-.e parking: of th auto.-, t-j 'rr-L . the place and itf-""."." asais; v cm oi the official 5C.b:icers.''

Wife Who Was . Ignorant

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