Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 62, Hammond, Lake County, 30 August 1920 — Page 1
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Democratic Nominee To Spend Three Days In Stata In October 7 ' ilmu in tsuM! fact nrvr thf , Ok. Co. oT Ohio, democratic o..i ecatiel r.omiuee will mai.e Gary out t I vhree point In Indiana for a night j speech In October. j Beu lV6se, democratic stite chair- i man, has a promise that Oovernor Cox. ' presidential nomine, will return to In- i lana In October for a three-day. special train campaign that will curry hlrn into almost every congressional district of the state. In addition to these three days devoted entirely to Indiana. ' Mr. Ilosse expects to have Mr. Cox j for three special night en sagements. one in Indianapolis, one In Kort Wayne end one in Gary. BACT OF TKAT5 FRONT POKCE Mr. Cox already has filled three speaking: dates In the state, South Bend. Princeton and Kvansvllle. His return. ! when he will use'the back end of a spe- ) rial train for his "front portJi." will ' come after his Western trip and in the j closing: weeks of the, campaign. J Both Senator Hard in. republican : nominee, and Governor Cox, because of , fhis being: a neighboring state, are quite 1 as anxious about Indiana as they are 1 'heir own home stttte of Ohio, and It is : certtvjn that Hoosier politics, noted for ! their strenuousness, will be red hot be- ! fore Nov. 2. t TAMiET OOXSa BAST ; Thomas Tagart. who attended yes-j erday's meeting of the democratic state ill ie,.,rt t.tvi executive committee for his summer home at Hyannisu Port, j Mass.. where he wil visit for a few days j before, returning with his family the ! second week In September. He will ; stop off In New York to see Senator Pat i . ; Harrlso'n, chairman of the speakers' bu- f r-u. na anemur to ...e M'rti j dates for Mr. Cox in addition to The i three days already promised. i Mr. TaKart. upon his return from j his Massachusetts summer home, will launch actively upon his campaign for senator He exT.ec.ts to climb into an nutomoblle about Sept. 10 and bean i handshaking- and speaking campaign that will carry him into all parts of the i ,tnte ! ! SATS TAOOAJtT I "Personally. I haven't any evidence.! but I think Governor Cox told the truth ' srid that he i!l have more. Truth to tell later. " said Mr. Taifirart. commentinif i on Governor rx's complaint abiut the) "Republican campaign fund. ; Actually the L-eague of Nations Is iit a politirtTT qui-a.ton." continued Mr. i TagKart. "I look on it as a irreat hu-: mane question a proposition to save j 'is from future ars and that can not properly be a politi'i! question." Mr. TaKHirt said that tie, favored Article 10. but added that he would accept reservations If Ihev re necessary to preserve American interests. W.E.
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Lake County Masons gave w Osborne a .good wen doff Saturday at his last appearance as Worshipful Master "f Garfield Lodge. Today Mr. Osborne left for Kutland. Vt.. where he expects to make his home. He ten-! dered his resignation to hia lodge re-' ctntly when he was certain that the ' move waa to be made and Hammond j will learn of the proposed departure j with regret. There was work In the Master Mason decree i" the afternoon and evening! and a big supper was served at 6:00 ' o'clock. Over 250 lodge members of Garfield and McKinley lodges of Ham. : mond and also from Whiting, Last CM- 1 cago and Crown Point were present. The candidate in the evening. CVot. William Welch, -who was formerly -in charge of Army recruitin.g In Hammond. Capt. Welch sprang a surprise it the end of the ceremony when he made a little speech and presented Mr. Osborne with a beautiful Past Master's Je e". . RUSS STAGE A COME-BACK T y-i .tm tin t . ' k occupied several vHlages four 1 mile east of Brest-Litovsk, said a Sov. let communique wirelessed from Moscow today. The Russians have launched counter-attacks in the Brest-Litovsk sector In an effort to re-capture the fortress for the Poles. NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS Owing; to tha mew additional Vaacea 1m tha cost of labor, prtat paper aad all other material aaed ta the publication af this paper, we are ea impelled to Increase the price t display advertising B eeata per Inch ta mer chant a . greeerlea, markets, aad drag torea. Thla increase will take effect Wednesday, Sept. 1st THE LAKE COINTY PUIVTIXG A NO PUBLISHING CO., Fl'IH.IsHKTU OF THE T1MK9 NEWSPAPERS
I ITALY'S NEXT KING
T 1 yt ,e.J--h , 3fl Wjw. The Crown Priace f Italy. This is a new photograph of the Prince of Piedmont, heir apparent to the throne of Italy. He if wearirp the uniform of the military college of Rome. U. S. To Run World's Largest "General Store," Is Plan WASHINGTON. Aug. ill) The larg: est "general store" In the world will b established by the United States Kovernment here If a bill already dr -u oy rtepreseniative wnnam it. wood of Indiana, becomes a law. The measure provides for a central bureau for the purchase and distribution of ail siinotlea rennlrerl In tha ... , , federal service. The plan would require the use of immense government owned warehouses, with wharves Bid-! nvft aIllj gpurs ' j At there are more tn. .lit.' different purchasing- agencies for the g-overnment . Co-ordination of these, according to Ttepresentatlve Woods, would eliminate duplication of effort ans te necessary buyina; in small' lot n an open market
Hearings on the Woods bill will be oemg- properly laeoimea started immediately congress convenes.' proving his ownership he was per- j :rnitted to take his -r
GREEK LABORER' - De.meaios Rournpos. member of a j ari(,' of Greek laborers', living- in toard ' Ing cars at Gibson wi s found u neonsclr.ua late Sunday nifjht near the car i in which he had been tav-mg. it Is i believed he had been slugged . held up and1 j Hammond ooll.-e wr .,,..... . . - ... ... . . ,.uiui,i,iir, ttnu , .the. man was taken to St. Margaret's ! hospital In the patrol wagon. There ' I it wa.a found that his skull had been i fractured, apparently by a blow from : some blunt weapon. Police hae as vet been unable to
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any clue which would lead to thejor Hlt afreet and no one noticed the
ientity of Rournpos' assailant and as : .as not regained consciousness ' ! nothing has been learned from wm. ! j Hit condition is critical and it is feared he will die without being able to tell j anyining ai.out tne assault. ; COX WILL TRAIL F. ROOSEVELT BT HARity L K-; lifts STAFF CORSiSrOMDtNl 1. M. StSVICEl KViL lli WITH OV. COX. Pitts i burgh. Pa.. Aug. JO. (J.,v James (Cox. democratic presidential nominee reiurniag to olumbus from fir,t Invasion of the East, i to mak' n,aI preparations for his tour to ,h l'ciflc coast. tomorrow he will receive a firsthand report of the political situation i in the west from "Franklin D. Rof.se I velt. vice-presidential nomitiae, who has Just completed a "swing around the circle." The itinerary of Oor. Cox in genera! follows the Roosevelt ! tour. Roosevelt has written to the Oovernor that the league i.aue and attack, uoon reaction have received a big poritfe In the wri and it i9 virtually certain that Cox will stress them on his i . ' tour. ! The governor indicated todav that ; h. vn.iM tn . L -rf,i.. -. . regarding campaign funds In his speech i e. this week. He had no comment to offer on the charge of Representative Good of Iowa, chairman of the house appropriations committee, that Secretary Meredith is attempting to levy an assessment for the democratic committee fund upon postmasters and other government officials. PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY A petition in bankruptcy waa filed Friday afternoon in tha federal court against the William Small Company, .of Indianapolis by the Warner Malleable Company. Hoess Brothers, of Hammond, and the Columbus Bolt Company of Columbus. Ohio. The plaintiffs allege that the small company owes them sums totaling $7,SSS 02. A receiver for the company van appointed in the Marion superior court this week.
Gary Man Loses Foot "In Collision Shocking Accident on Ridge Road When Motorcycle and Auto Collide.
George Dusig. of Gary. suffered the loss of his left foot nd narrowly ascaped dea.b Sunday evening in a colimn K a t . . n u I - . an ! -- n mr iuu(urv)i-ie ana an i j automobile on Ridge Hoard south of I Hammond . I IL-5l(r In aov. ir. .S. . Margaret's jios- " ''- S t ffti iae su-i mi- ne v-c" oAu Ninro .'"a- Gary, b: i Ga;y police .ne,e n men 'umbf: . Hn 1 marner' a&d a eirorvs st tindir.i- o - wife ha.a jbu j withoui. results . I The motorcyclist was riding; north on the road which leads from Dyer. At Its intersection with Uldf e Hoad. he collided with terrlfr-t torce with an , auivminuiie ariven Dy Ji.lvard Iu bi.n, of Biue Island. III. The motorcycle rebounded and was far out in the prairie berore it stopped. , I)ui;J i fot was caught in the crash 1 nd when witrtw ra mo his side' ; the member was fort rid to -oe hanging by only a bit of flesh. The leg had been severed a tew Inches above tha j ankle. The man was losing blood rapidly and it is believed he would have died ir. afew minutes but for the quick aclion of Rryce Whllake: a: Kasi Chii CMi) who ri ,1rilnt n c.r imm.,1-n. iy Denina tne iiu liean machine. Mr. , Whltaker knotted a handkerchief j aroung the leg- to stop the flow of j blood and then toox the unfortunate man in his own car and rushed hlrn to ; the hospital, making- the run In less j than en minutes Witnesses stated to Hammond police that I was aendlnjr hl motor- j cycle along at a high rate of speed' and ran wquarely into the front of the i DuBean car. j SUSPECTS ARE ARRESTED IN PAYROLL HOLDUP! Captain Harold Barr. an army cap- i m who ,tve In Chicago. Saturday! "' came to East Chlcafo and he '"eniuea me studebaker car which had aoanaonen hy tne pay-roll bandits a hl!' machine which had been stolen t ' from him on the night of Friday. Aug. Nothing- definite has been learned In j regard to the bandits who made away ! with the J.S00 pay-roll but the Chi- ' ; cago police have picked up two sua- ! pecte who they believe may have had la haDd in the robbery. An attempt' j will be made today by the men who j , were in the car to Identify the men i iheld. Superintendent Edward Cavanaugh believes that he will be able 1,1 recognise the men if he sees them Chief O'Donnell believes that the bandits were able to get Into Chicago although he says that It Is possible ,'"?-v went some other direction. "With j motorcycle, police of Hammond and ! Garv on the roads surroundinr the i c - citv 11 believed that the bardits wou'd have as much trouble makiug a ffft-away in these directions as they would towards Chicago. Tod avenue where the bandits left their hold-up car leada either to 145th men after the change of cars was made They might have turned either on 145th tr't or on 141st street which would) permit them to head either toward Chicago or toward Indiana Harbor and j mfnee 10 uii, iiwuiue, iwnmonQ or I almost any direction on one of the numerous roads between Hammond and i I Gary. Every effort Is being made to clear up the robbery but no far there Is very little to work upon. PRAYING FOR HUNGER STRIKERS (SPECIAL TO THE TIHcSi CORK. Ireland Aug. 30. Line a vast i congregation attending some devotional ' s.rvlce thousands of people today pack ed up and down before the prison praylng and singing for the Pinn Fein I hunger strikers who are confined behind j the walls. This was the twentieth day tht pri9nMTS gono without r'-lffinH . of th.m arfi M weak . , t. . . i that news of their death was expected momentarily. Priests mingled with the i ilk i r rum cii ii rir tj r-.a. .i i wn ciitxtru , ,, . m, ... I i-rnwHi iMitlnr the hvmns and reciting T-l I. 4 . , , . ! A prayers. They exhorted the people to k"P C"' rrtP fr"m d"or,1gr S00 LINE TRAIN j IS DERAILED (INTERNATIONAL NCW3 SCRVICI) FN DU LAC. Wis.. Aug. 30. Engineer Bollard, of Fon du Lac, was almost tnatantly killed and one passenger was slightly Injured when Soo line train No. S. from Chicago to Minneapolis, was derailed two miles south of Neenab, "Wis . early this morning. Two baggage cars, a buffet ear and aa avtra dinar caught fire and weds totally destroyed A woman occupant of one Pullman car received slight injuries. All the other occupants of the sleeper escaped uninjured . The cause of the wreck could not be determined early today. William Kowallk. 1345 W. Superior street. Chicago, war fined 110 for driv.
Jlng- a truck on Calumet boulevard.
H DEATHS i IN IRISH ! RIOTING!
' 1 ... - .. 0 MSVOr. U H HUnPT MriKP. i wa wa " a w mm w m W i 9 Still Alive; Reprisals Threatened 1 IM ' .(-.ATIOMAL KrVt: fc2AVCi l.u:00, am. S4V i'vtr tciioai, kre mea aad aae mti, were killed la rmi wnthreak at violent flvltt. laa- at Belfast tadti. arlaalnr ti fatal aratb. mp ta 1ft alaee flatrtlar algat. Mar taaa afly aera.a. were ,4 . dlaaatek frata Belfast at J lwek thla aftr-rawoa said that the nrlfnal pnMcr, asalatra ky keavy r - laforeeuienta f traaps, haa aaeceetled la realarlnir arder. By EAKL. C. RKKVKS (STAFF COSRESSOHDIKT I. H. SERVICE 1 liONrON. Aug. 3 Fearing- the consequences f Ird Mayor Terence McSweeney if Cork dies from starvntion the Pr.tish rfovernn.ent has adopted a - pollcy of strategy to keep hlrn alive, j It wns learned from an official source; ! ,(,l1.lr - ?r,on " McSweeney beBY t 4 K 7 - -V. 'OA - r , . i . it 1 .':VV HkafY J -VI K 1 lr4 Mnyor Terenea HtrXitriff. comes unconscious In the Brixton Jail infirmary restoratives are to bej administered . POUCK filMRDJ ItKDOl UtF.D Police guards in the district where the government buildings are located were redoubled today as a result of the resolution adopted by the Glasgow branch of i.nr .-..in r 1 it in. rairnniK v. - t'l... v . : . v. . ) to retaliate by wiping out the Brit-j ish cabinet if Ird Mayor McSweeney' j,,. ! Officials at Scotland Yard claim that the London branch of the F"eln is plotting to burn the British buildings if the Lord Mayor suc cumbs . VITALITV IS ANTOMUHIMi McSweeney's wonderful vitalitv Is amaxing the medical staff at Bixtons: Jail. The chaplain who visited him' thls morning announced that be was 1 still conscious very weak . and clear headed but ! The head Jail physician issued a bulIf.tn gaying- that McSweeney had show! ed improvement on Sundav and that there was no reason to expect for at leat 36 hours. MKPOHT A HOI T KVA LKH. It was denied that the lord mayor j was suffering from abronmally high I temperature. Appeals for McSweeney ! continue to pour in upon the governj ment and crowds gather daily before ! the prison where men and women kneel ' ' in the streets and pray. 1 A report was current here that Prof. I E. DeValera. president of the Irish republic, bad disappeaed from the U. S. and was on his way to Ireland in disguise. lt is understood that Scotj land Yard has queried the American authorities regarding this report. HIS DEATH UPSET W. C. T. U. PROGRAM The tragic death of J. Franlr Hanley
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8t&t convention of the- W. O. T. L whicn is to be held in Hammond. Oct. S to 11. Mr. Hanley was to have delivered an address at the mass meeting. Oliver Stewart, one of the .state's prominent temparance workers will take Mr. Hanley's place on the program. They were very warm friends and worked together for a number of years. Another speaker of note will be Dr. Bert Baldwin of Iowa, who has made a reputation as a child welfare worker. Ir. Sin Stratlon of Philadelphia, will deliver three lectures on social hygiene. One will be before the women of tha convention ond two will be for tha girls, of Hammond. Tba program for the convention is rapidly toalna; filled out and the committee expect to be able to announce If ln Its entirety soon. Arrangements are being made ln Hammond to care for an enormous crowd which will be drawn from all parts of the state. Albert Anchors, 765 Adams st.. Gary, was the only man arrested over the week-end for driving his automobile j without his 'si'-light burning. He j paid fl and costs.
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fSetCIAL TO THE TIMC5; CHICAUO. Auf. JO. Despite efforts oi Senator James M. Keed of Missouri, to prevent it. Chairman Will H. Hays, of the republican national committee, succeeded today in having- resd into the records of the senate nub-comnrittoe Investigation into campaign expenditures, a charge that W. D. Jsmleson, of the democratic national committer, sooke n newspaper interviev.-a of a ilO 000,000 democratic car. oa.'pn 'u.:d Hais 6io o " tii.- n ecords ok -nor.e- nad oeen aoti'l :h a'"!n,siratiOL o s"nc( o, i coo-'s o oo ocifliic poliu al ) OTa',autii. Pressed for tne bOu.ee of Laese charges Otairmaa TZuya rfclvrrcd the emnmlttee to a speech rnafla In tha aenj 1' b Senator Iteed Smoot of Utah, and
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a part of the congressional reitird. Senator Heed fought this testimony,; 'nut lt wa Anally allowed by Chairman i Kenyon of the inv estjgat Ing- commit tee. aft.r Hays hud agreed to bring In : his Investigators who hud looked into j both matters. Chairman Hays stated alo in Introducing a charge that bankers throughout the country had been called upon by the democratic national committee to honor its drafts for campaign pur1oses f. r,.... ,.e c... t siibpoenae for Senator Smoot was Is sued by the committee, this afternoon. i Senator Kenyon told Chairman Hays he could make any statement he demired and the committer would examine hi-m later. "I w is.h an opportunity to reply to chaj-ges as made by Mr. Cox." Hays said. ' "There are great masses of figures ' involved in a reply to these charges. It j is my earnest destre to be exact." Haya then read a dictated statement ! of hi inquiry Into the matter of camj la Ik n funds and concluded by asking ! a full examination by tha committee. I Hijs told the committee that the ' budget of 13.079.037.20 determined upon July 1. was- divided as follows: 1 Speakers bureau, $255,000: headquarters expenses. In various cities. ,750,1 S74.20; rent. $45,643; general publicity. It. 3 16.500; g-eneral expenses of officers and salaries. $508,920. Hays says that collection b states i bi-total a "Million dollara.-N but that they "are not part of the national cami Jaign funds." i An attempt by Chairman Hays to , have reiad Into the records of the hearI lng- excerpts frem New Tork riewspa-J--pers of statements credited to "V. D. Jamieson. democratic national rommtt- . tee member, that democrats planned a $10,0n0,noo campaign fund, was blocked I by Senator Reed. "if we allow this thina: to go," nald the Missouri senator, "instead of a i trial of facts, we will have a chase of fancies." Senator Reed went on record as against any move to ask either presidential candidate to testify personally before the committee. "I do not believe we should Interfere with the plans of either candidate, by calling him now." he said, "but if any , - . . . . , , r - . - - ..... . ... '., v. A y . Senator Reed 'ben asked Chairman "II..,. I V. ., -1 . .. .. - . . n , . , V. . matter in the statements in question. "I believe an attempt was made to raise this $lo.oi)0.oo,by democrats." t Hays replied. "From information given I me by investigators I believe this." "Ar th''f, Investigators here to tell what they have found?" Keed queston,"d "If Jamieson ha1 planned to ra se jui.iioo.ihui we want to Know aoout it." INJURIES KTT.T. T A V OA CCT TTJ Lyman Cassler. the young man who was injured last week ln an explosi ion of gas in a residence on West State St.. died late Friday night at St. Margaret's hospital, where he had been taken because of the frightful burns which he suffered. Cassler was thirty-five years old
and leaves a wife and one small sonl r . He lived at 14 Russell St., and was j fSPtciAt TO THE TIVE'. employed as Inspector for the North-; KANSAS CITY. Mo., Aug. 3D. A darern Indiana Gas & Electric Co. Short j ing highway robbery was reported to services were held at the home .on j police today when Mrs. Cora Vogtl, Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock and wealthy society matron, revealed that
this morning the body was shipped tolshe and a male escort had been held up LaPorte, Ind.', by Undertaker Kmmer-jand robbed of $8,000 in cash and ling, his former home, wher the, jewels on an east side boulevard early funeral wae held at the Christian j this morning. The couple. Mrs. Vogel church. Burial was In the LaPorteJtold police, were driving home in a cemetery. Rev. Smlthson was In, motor car when two men leaped to the charge of the services Sunday and the running board and leveled guns af them.
Christian church quartet furnished music. NEFF BEATS Trttl TJ A TT TTTf ! FORT WORTH. Tex.. Aug. ".-Un- I official but practically complete re- I turns from Siaturday s primary today j showed the election of Pat M. Neff. I fornier speaker of the state assembly, j as democratic candidate for governor t over V. S. Senator Joseph W. Bailey, j The returns so far show Neff leading j by 72.S57 votes. 1 Neff was an administration candi date. Bailey having opposed the league of nations. BULLET VICTIM WILL RECOVER With five bullet holes la his body as a result ef being shot down by another Mexican ln a friendly argument in Gary last week, Nick Ragona continues to mystify the attending physicians by bis super-human grit and strength and at noon today it was reported that he has a good chance to recover. He is confined at the Mercy hospital. WANTED: Press Feeder, apply at The Times. s"28
Lloyd George Singing
fatar Spangled Banner' at Lincoln Monument r- .-U- Jl .'1 A rf I 1 5 r xx This unusual photograph f Premier Lloyd George was tsken while the British statesman was Joining- 1n the slng-lng- of 'The Star Spangled Banner" after the unveiling- of the Lincoln atatue opposite Westminster Abbey. Wine Flows After Wreck; Many Tipsy County Sheriff Swears In Minister As Deputy To Round Up Drunks. LA f A IKTTE, Ind.. Aug. SO. The now or wine, following a wreck of fourteen cars on the Monon railroad at Gattle Ground, and the mixltvg of the county sheriff nd a minister of the gospel, formed the basis of an inter esting happening on historic grounds yesterday. One 4t thawreaked ear contained three barrels of Califorfnia wine. The keen-acented natives discovered the elixir of IJfe soon after the wreck, and a barrel of the fluid was rolled down to Burnetts creek. In a short time a utensil brigade was formed and wine was carried to the homes in buckets, dishpans, pitchers and other vessels. Many of the male residents bean to show the signs of Imbibing too freely, and "S. O. S." was sent out for Sheriff William W. Welnhardt. When that guardian of the law arrived he was greeted by the Rev. M. Patterson. In these words: "Now. sheriff, we want you to enforce the law and don't want you to let those fellows buy you off." MADE MINISTER A DKPITV This proved a chip on the sheriff's shoulder. He took the remark as an Insinuation that he might be bought off, so swore the minister in as a deputy. He then ordered Clyde Reeker. the village barber, arrested for intoxication and instructed the officer-minister to take him to Jail. Twice on the way to the city Beeker jumped from the autoJ mobile, and the third time he escaped. fearing be was in bad. If he did not deliver Beeker at the Jail, the preacher came to Iafayette and enll.-ted the services of the chief of police, who captured and took Beeker to the bastlle. In the meantime the sheriff was rounding up the barrel of wine. About sixteen natives were srathered about the spigot when he hove In sight, hut al made a quick retreat when they saw the sheriff coming. SOCIETY COUPLE Diamonds, which the bandits stripped from the fingers, are valued at J7,500. They also obtained S.Min in rash. D A II D fl A fl PFTlTMN LI VUll U I LIMIUM DENIED BY UTILITIES STF CO-RESPONDENT 1. N SERVICE! INIHANAl-OI.IS. Ind., Aug. 30. The Indiana public service cornmlFsion today denied the petition of railroads operating in Indiana for a.n increase in interstate passenger fares. No 6tatme:it was made, or will be made as yet, regarding freight rat-3. 1t waa said. With three cent fares in operation In Ohio and Illinois. Chairman Lewis, of the commission ea:i it was deemed inadvisable to Increase the fares in Indiana to the three ind oneh:f cent interstate rate ordered b the interstate commerce commission. Leo Reuth, 721 South Hohman etreei. reported that his Ford touring car had been stolen from in f'ont of n's home Saturday evening between i and 7 o'clock .
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ROBBED OF S8000
Costa Mtlkovich, who resides at Col umbia ve., and Summer at.. Ka.ntnond. fell for an old game, which wa. worked In a new way. However, the Kame has had a different ending from most of the ones which have beta worked on foreigners of the Calumet region. The Hammond police hae rounded up two of the tricksters. Costa recently received s. notice to vacate the house he was Uvlnff in. rfe had ninety days In which to vacate. This is the basis of ihe game as It has worked elsewhere. HUkoTlch waa worrying over toe itiattei. Th;c came eJteVS LiugUna
of Gary Steve apparently in tee tame buc he had a war u . He e-'as looking- fo;- e. friend who had iiM'cn money as ne had ao they cou'" go Into partnership and build a bouta of their own. The jirrvaerttlaa ae-neelM gve8 Costa and ha confided that he had $1 -000. This ends Steve LJustlna's part ln the game. He had located the money. Now comes Nick Mataiwlch of Indiana Harbor. Nick formed a chance acquaintance with Costa. He also ha4 inorAy and before long they were talk ng about tha partnership building too. Nick know several places- that were for sale and they decided to go out the next day and look for one. Next day aa they were walking alonff Calumet ave. near Summer St.. they met a fellow who was holding hi, head and complaining loudly of being sick. -He spoke broken English and was overjoyed when he found that Costa and Nick -were Serbians as he waa. Than he told them a sad story. The. stranger lived In California, but thirty years ago his father lived In Hammond. He worked for tha Nickel Plate R. R. and lived In a lh. camp. One day the camp burned while the stranger's father was the only man at home. All of the laborers lost their money and they accused the man of stealing lt and burning the camp. They were going to lynch him, so he ran away. In California the fugitive struck It rich oil well and all of that stuff. Recently he went to a fortune teller while he was sick and was informed be would never get well until he made restitution to the fellows he had robbed. He had sent his son with I7 -000 to seek out his victims or their children and. Jn event he could not find them, he was to return the money over to some benevolent institution. , It made a flue story and Costa's, heart was touched. However, the stranger could not stand the change of climate He was In a bad snap. He must g.t back to California. If he could only find an honest man to distribute the money for him he would be happy. Costa suggested turning the matterover to the police, but the stranger refused, saying his father had forbidden him to let the matter become public. Then Nick offered bis services and to show he was a man of means, displayed bis 11.000. Costa who was also willing to help, showed his bank book. The stranger said he couldn'd read and would have to see real money. So Costa drew his roll from the bank. They also bought a traveling bag. Later they met ln a secluded part of Douglas Par kin Hammond. There Nick turned over his ,1,000 as a guaranty of honesty. The stranger wrapper it In a handkerchief and put It in the grip. Costa parted with his II.0"0 which was also placed in the grip. The stranger tb.eri iet him have a glimpse of the nr.-'OO as it was dum,sO Into the handbs.g. Then as Costa was the eider of the partners he waa allowed to keep tha grip while Nick started to take the sick man to Chicago. Nick had the key to the grip, but when he failed to return, Costa opened lt lUmself and found three bundle worth about J60. The stranger had swapped rolls ln the change. Costa finally notified the police and Detectivey finger and Einsele r some quick work on the matter. Saturday thev caurhr Steve LJustlna at Milwaukee and Nick Matalwlch at Indiana Harbor. Their accomplice, the sick California, managed to ehide them at Milwaukee, but they hope to nab him soon. LET US ALL SING THE Motorists who have been harransed by the frightful condition of the street" crossing at the intersection of the Green Line and I. H. B. tracks on Calumet ave. and 150th St.. H1mm1.nl will be delighted to learn that the place is to ,be repaired at once. President O. G. Talmadge of t.v H. W. & E. C. Ry, Co., announce; today that new crossings had bee-i purchased to replace the oldtons and that they would be installed as soon as they reached Hammond. He also has been assured by I. H. B. officials that as soon as the Green Line Is ready to put In Its crossings they will also put in new crossings at the same time. The Green line also has another improvement coming. It is an electric rail welder. It Is designed so that passing- cars will not Interfere with the work and rapid time can be made ln going over the system. It Is planned to weld every rail point, a feature which will do away with the unpleasant Jars now experienced le cause of low rail joints. Three drunks were handed the customary first offenee fine and costs this morning in the Hamond police court. They were Robert Needham, Maine Hotel; Fred Scnultx. 130 Fayette St.; Ludwik KJywaaxew, 567 Mosg eve.
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