Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 138, Hammond, Lake County, 29 November 1920 — Page 1

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HAS Ml OF "MIRACLES" Police Uncover Healer anc Hake Some Startling Discoveries

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Bottom Said to Have Fallen Out of Heat, Prices Prewar Levels hear INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE Chicago, Nov. -a utucago, the raeat ctuttr of the world, started the lousiness week today with meat prices nearer the pre-war levels than they Lad ever been, before. Declarations that the "bottom has fallen out" and that tlio period of "normalcy" will be reached ery shortly, are- freely made by leading retailers. ON TEE LTAIOB DO WIT Pork heads the list with a decline In price during the past few days that is little short of sensational. Loin jork, which sold a month ago at 3S to 45 cents a pound, can be bought today for from 22 to 27 cents a pound. Pre-war prices for this meat was from 17 to 18 cents. Pork chops also have declined, dropping from 50 to 55 cents a month ago to 25 and SO cents a pound today. OSASS PATTXNXD BEET DO WW Grass fattened beef has recorded a decline of approximately 35 per cent, dealers declare. Corn fattened beef has net shown any marked decline as et, but if the drop in the price of corn, more of this grain is bring fed to stock and increased offerings on the msrket are expected to bring corn fattened beef to the price level of other meats within the next few weeks. OTBIE COSESCODXTCSS Other commodities fl;i nave shown oharp declines here recently are butter, which has dropped 8 cents per p.'und in the last week; sugar, which has declined from 31 cents a pohnd last spring to 10 cents a cound; potatoes, wliicli were ten cents a pound a year ago, nd have dropped to 3? cents expound now; coffee, flour, milk, bread, canned goods and apples. Eggs and oranges continue to be the aristocrats of the family table. Prices of these edibles continue to lurk near the peak reached during the war. GARY RAIDS TAKE PLACE Swooping down upon all the alleged "blind pigs", gambling resorts and houses of shady reputation in the eouth side district in Gary late Saturday night, the Gary police conducted pine big raids and arrested in the neighborhood of sixty persons in one of the biggest 'clean-up campaigns" cf the Gary underworld in the history of the city. The clean-up started early Saturday right and continued during the night and over Sunday. Sixty-five arres:s were made from 7 o'clock Saturday Sight until 8 o'clock this morning, breaking all records that have bean established for several years. Tips received in advance from unknown sources spoiled several raids. In one place the police swooped down en. a soft drink parlor and pool room. A light flashed a signal to gamblers In the basement and before they police were able to get down stairs all that they were able to find was twenty-five negro gamblers. They had found sufficient time to hide evidence of the game and th police were unable to cause any arrests. This same condition was found In another ptacc. Some of the places raided are: Sent a "stool" into soft drink parlor of Dan Ojanovlch at 2200 Washington street and bought a glass of moonshine. While "stool" was drinking it officers entered the place and arrested OJano-i-h on a charge of violating the state liquor law. Joe and Dan Lamont. owners of a soft drink parlors at 1703 Jefferson, were arrested on a charge of keeping a gambling house and took four other men on a charge of gambling house. Making a further search the police found two women upstairs. They Maimed they were from Chicago and had been in Gary about three weeks. They were booked on a charge of being inmates of a house of JU fame. , Twenty-two Greek dice shooters B-ere arrested in a game at 660 Washington street Saturday night, following a complaint earlier in the evening that a man had lost $400 in the tame and that they were using croaked dice In the game. E. Pera and Theo. Sundaa were booked as keepers of the jame. : Twelve colored men were arresteJ In. another dice game conducted by William Burius and Ike Smith at 1725 Adams street in a soft drink parlor and pool room. $52.70 and fome die; as brooght to the police station as evidence. Adam Skl'Jo and Sam Joricieh, owntrs of a soft drink parlor at 1120 Jefferson street were arrested In a Eharge of violating the state liquor .aw. Fifty gallons of mash and some noonshtne was confiscated. In the pool roon of Jesse Evan, 118 Adams street. . the police found ;werity-ftve negroes in the basement. The money and dice had been cleaned fr the table before the police were ibie to get down stairs.

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Vampire Automobile Slays Two Shocking Motor Accident at East Chicago. Speeding Car Makes Its Escape

One woman is dead and another, a daughter of the woman killed, is dying as a result of one of the cruelest and most dastardly automobile accidents in j the Twin City that has happened fn months. , Mrs. Julia Seja, with her 7 year old daughter, Iona, came from Chicago yesterday morning to visit her brother Tony Seja of 4316 Mellville avenue and after spending a very pleasant day with her brother had left the house about 5 o'clock for the purpose of going back to her home on Erie avenue, Chicago. The woman and her child had been awaiting to cross the street to board a Green Line car and as they approached the crossing a big gray Harmon car, coming at a terrific rate of spted and without warning swooped down upon them striking and knocking the woman and the child down and then speed on in the directio of Calumet and then turned North on Kenneny avei.ue. Witnesses to the dreadful scene rushed over and picking up the two bodies, carried them over to the Calumet Drug Store, where the woman was found to have been killed instantly. Dr. Schlieker who was called rendered first aid to the child who was In an unconscious condition and had hr rushed to the St. Margaret's hospital wnere she is reported as dying. Upon examination of Mrs. Seja. It was found that she had received a broken neck and that her heart had been p'erced by some sharp instrument. The machine that killed the woman is reported by witnesses as being a grey painted color and bore an Indiana state license but that they were unable to get the number owing to the speed at which the machine was traveling. Witnesses claim that three young men who were in the machine seemed to be in a drunken condition and that taey were laughing and swearing. For sometime past speeders have caused a number of deaths in this locality and yesterday's accident is ono of the many added to the long list now chained up to automobiiists charged with reckless driving. E. C. GLOVER TO BE DEPUTY RECORDER CROWS POINT. Ind., Nov. 29. It ie reported that Edward C. Glover who has" been assistant manager of the Lake County Title & Guaranty Co. for several years will resign his position there shortly to become deputy recorder under William C. Rose, the newly elected recorder who will take office January let. Mr. Glover Is well qualified for the position having acted in that capacity under H. E. Jones and is thoroughly conversant with every piece of real estate in Lake county, having been in this line of work ever since his graduation from Purdue university several years ago. PETIT JURY FOR SUPERIOR COURT CROWN FOINT. Ind., Nov. 23. The following petit jury for superior Court No. 2 in Hammond has been chosen by the jury commissioners: F. B. Plummer, Lowell; Aug J. Dreesen. Hammond; Otto Matthias, Hammond; James G. Alien, East Chicago; Henry A. Beaubien. Whiting; James H. Gardner, Indiana Harbor; Arthur Bixenman. Lowell; John Jackson. Whiting; Albert Sherby, Hammond; John H. Bremer, Hammond; F. C. Miller. Hammond; W. E. Jewell, Indiana Harbor. LORADO TAFT AT BAPTIST CHURCH Lorado Taft, the sculptor, who is to appear here on the Lyceum course. Tuesday, Dec. 7. at the First Baptist church. is a native of Illinois. He was erarluated from the state university at Campaign at the ae of 19. His taste for sculpture revealed itself when he was a boy of 13. A foreign sculptor had been called from Chicago to mend the statues of the newly acquired university collection, broken in transit, and young Taft watched him with growing interest and a desire to emulate him. During the Columbian exposition Mr. Taft frequently lectured in the fine arts building and came to be recognized as an authority on all'matters relatln gto works of art, as well as to his chosen profession. Two groups, "Sleep" and the "Awakening of the Fowers" by him adorned the entrance of horticultural hall and excited much admiration. Mr. Taft' sculpture Includes the statue of Schuyler Colfax at Indianapolis. General Grant at Fort Leavenworth and figures on various military monuments throughout the country. Death of Mrs. Seehausen Mrs. P. Seehausen died Friday at her home. 450 Gordon street. West Hammond, after a long illness. She resided in West Hammond for 2S years and leaves besides her husband, two daughters, two sons, a son-in-law and two grand children. She was 51 years old. The funeral arrangements are for Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 in the home and 2:00 in St. John's Lutheran church with C C. Xeidow in charge

AMERICAN TRUST'S BANK IS OPENED VERY AUSPICIOUSLY

The American Trust &. Savings Bank grand opening last Saturday was a lomplcte success. Bankers from every institution in the county sent congratulations or called in person during the day and evening. The new banking rooms was jammed with people who were presented with flowers and cigars. The gifts of flowers to the bank by firms and individuals were many and beautiful. The bank is now equipped with elegant banking fixtures, large roony .quarters and one of the largest and finest safety deposit vaults in the state and with something like deposits of eight hundred thousand dollars and owning their own bank building. The officers and directors have every reason to feel grateful to the depositors, the business public and the people. AL He Will Not Tank up Henceforth While Riding Motorcycle ' , Frank Solovei. 1433 Greenbay ave. Burnham, will say that it doesn't pay to fill up on booze and then try to motor through the streets of Hammond. He tried it yesterday and made a. mess cf it. ' ' Frank had beeif At Chicago Heights, according to his own story, .and purchased two bottles cf moonshine, a big one uid a little one. He drank the little one right away. Then he etarted for Burnham through Hammond. By the Lime he reached Calumet- avenue the fcootch. was 'working fine. Officer Bell saw Frank coming with bis motorcycle. lie was handy with It. He flirted around other cars, broke every traffic rule he could thinlt of and then tried riding with both barfia bove his head. Belt followed and finally overhauled him. Frank objected to arrest. He offered Bell the motorcycle and started to run at the same time. Bell got him and a short time after had him in a celL This morning Solovei was arraigned in court. The speeding charge was tried first. Frank denied it all but agreed to a fine of 115 and costs.' He thought he was getting off nicely when the prosecutor read the next affidavit charging him with, driving his bike while drunk. Bell produced the large bottle of liquor and the empty small bottle as he told tho new phase of the story. Frank was downcast and refused to answer when the judge asked, "how about it." "Well here's where I take r3ther crack at this business of driving while drunk," remarked the judge. "I'm going to fine you $50 and costs." That made a total of $85. which Frank paid and he lost his liquor besides. HARDING ON WAYTO JAMAICA By DAVID M. CHURCH ABOARD THE U. S. SS. PASTORES WITH PRESIDENT-ELECT HARDING, Nov. 29. The. Paatores, carrying President-elect Harding and his party bound for Jamaica, was 200 miles out in the Caribbean sea early today, having left Colon at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. In leaving the Panama canal aone Senator Harding expressed great satisfaction with his visit. He said he felt considerably rested. Mr. Harding expressed himself especially impressed with the commercial possibilities of the canal zone. Appointments After Legislature Adjourns INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. Nov. 29. Warren T. McCray. governor-elect, who arrived here Friday for conferences with various people in regard to the coming state government, made the positive statement that he would not announce any of the major appointmentss in the new state administration until after the adjournment of the Mate legislature next March. He said be would not even make arrangements for contemplated changes n Important positions until after the legislature had completed its session. T will not make any appointments until then." said Mr! McCray. in this connection. "I can not say what Governor Goodrich will do." NEW YORK STATE SAVES SIXTY MILLION ALBANY, N. Y.. Nov. 27. New York rtate has saved 160,000.000 by a court of appeals decision today. The state's highest tribunal sustained the corporation Income tax law. assailed by several of the largest corr.orate tax payers in the state and thereby, according to Attorney General Newton's interpretation, "chackmates the efforts of the business and mercantile corporations to recover sll corporate franchise taxes paid the state in the last three years. SUPREME COURT RECESS WASHINGTON. Nov. 29. The u preme court of the U- S. is in rec!today and will not reconvene unt! next Monday. It Is expected that a number of Important decisions wi.il b i handed down on that date.

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STORE MEN SUBMIT TO INTERVIEWS

How Department Store .Heads Consider Problems of Service to Public and What It Means ADDITIONAL REWARD OFFERED We the Building Trades Council of Like Co offer a reward of 9100 for the arrest and conviction of any I'nlon man affiliated with this council for the breaking of the window In the Lion Store. BITLIMNG TRADES COUNCIL, OF LAKE CO. J. U. MEA.RS, Secy. For the first time since they have been harrassed by picketing and boycotting Hammond department store proprietors consented to be interviewed by Times reporters on the labor situa tion that has confronted them. Interviewers were impressed with the fact they were busy as could be and their clerks were busy. The three men in terviewed In the several stores, if con cerned as to the outcome by no means manifested it and were willing to dis cuss anything but labor questions. It was noted in every case that the on thing which did concern them more than anything else was the interrup tion of their service to the public and their kinship in their help and cus tomers. That their organizations have been built up around these problems and for them was sincerely evidenced DEPLORES TREATMENT. That merchants must be left in con trol of their own business without outside interference was the tenor of an Interview had with a department store proprietor who declared that; "The one thing that I personally re gret most in connection with the situ ation that has arisen between our"J selves and the officials of the Clerk a Union and the Trades Council, Is the uncalled for and unjust treatment that patrons of the stores are subject to at the hands of the pickets outside. Not a day passes that we don't hear a num ber of complaints from customers who have been spoken to, intimidated and even threatened by men and young women parading in front of our doors, carrying placards. Public opinion is thoroughly aroused against this sort of thing and people are wondering how much longer the stores will put up with these vicious tactics on the part of the pickets in their rither unsuccessful effort to injure our business. FIGHT FORCED O.V THEM. "Expressions of Indignation at these methods come from many fair-minded and right thinking union men and hundreds of union sympathizers who patrolze us. as well as from the general public and we feel that we owe a debt of gratitude to all those who by their loyal support and patronage of this store show where their sympathies are in this fight that has been forced upon us. Regarding the effect of the boycott on cur business, you may state that we are doing a normal business. While It la true that a number or union men who from fear of having fines imposed upon them by their locals, are not coming to our store now, this loss has been offset by the additional and most liberal patronage that we are getting from our best citizens in their desire to show that they consider our cause Just. "As to the nature of the controversy, there is no need of going into details again. I believe that the general public has been enlightened through the articles which I have noticed in your paper and whioh reflect the true facts with reference to wages, working conditions, hours, etc. HE MAN 13 FREEDOM OF ACTION. "I regret indeed that the Hammond Trades Council has seen fit to line Itself up with these outside agitators who are trying to force their will upon us in an endeavor to dictate how we shall conduct our business. As free American citizens, I feel that we must be left in control of our own affairs without the malicious interference on the part of agitators who are totally incompetent to judge the operation and needs of a business like ours. No one realizes more than we do ourselves that only by the whole hearted co-operation of our employees, whose full confidence we have always enjoyed, can the organization that we have developed, hope to succeed in its aim icuaunud n pagu two. W0W!.fji

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I. HARBOR CANAL The body of a white man, later identified as that of John Pihourch, of 5026" Melville avenue was found yesterday morning floating in the canal near the Forsythe avenue bridge. The body which had evidently been in the water for at least ten days was badly mutilated and disfigured and It Is very evident the man met with foul play. When his body was recovered1 a bank book and a few letterfs were found in his pocket, showing the man had withdrawn about two hundred dollars from the bank about ten days ago and had never returned. FRICK INHERITANCE . TAX MID TODAY County Treasurer Bradford Gets Check for $25,000 on Ind. Harbor Holdings CROWN I-OIXT. Ind.. Nov! 23 An interesting inheritance tax, the largest ever paid into an Indiana county treasury since the inheritance tax law went into effect In 1913, was paid to County Treasurer Ralpxi Bradford this morning. The executor of the estate of the late H. C. Frlck paid 124.938.48 into the county treasury on 124 acres of land across the U. S. canal, northwest of the American Steel Foundries plant. The tract was appraised by W. c. Harrison, secretary of the Indiana tax board, who is soon lo become tax agent for the Pennsylvania lines in Indiana at $643.000 and the proportion of indebtedness in Lake county is 1143,009. Among the beneficiaries' are Prick's widow, $81,000; daughter, $80,600; son, 130.500; the Frick art gallery, $153,000. Havemeyer, Rockefeller get $508 each and the balance goes to universities and hospitals. NORTHWEST FEELS EARTHQUAKE PORTLAND. Ore.. Nov. "9. The extent of yesterday morning's earthquake, said to have been the most severe ever felt in the Pacific northwest, grows with reports coming in this morning from points as far east as Spokane and northern Idaho. Portland was in the path of the tiemblor, but apparently was reached only by the outer waves of the earth disturbance as the quake was comparatively slight here. Spokane endured a thirty-second tremblor, while Seattle felt a series of shocks that grew in violence. No serious damage has been reported. The seismograph at the University of Washington recorded the most violent earthquake since 1906 when the instrument was Installed. SUES FOR $800 Henry A. Meyers has filed auit in the Hammond superior court against thi Enterprise Bed company of Hammond alleging breach of contract. Meyers says that on Aug. 12 he entered into a contract with the company by which ho was to act as production manir at the Hammond plant. He says that on Nov. 9 he was discharged without notice, thus breaching the contract. Ho asks Judgment for $800. His attorneys are Crumpacker & Friedrich. DEATH OF CONRAD KALUF Conrad Kaluf, 63, died Sunday morning at 4:40 o'clock after a brief illness with pneumonia. Mr. Kaluf, who was born in Holland, had lived in the vicinity of Hammond for the last 4J years and at the time of his death was living at 86 Ogden street. He leaves a wife, six daughters one son and two grand children. Four brothers and two sisters also survice. He had been a member of the Presbyterian church for over 30 years. The funeral will be held first from the house at 1:20 o'clock Tuesday afternoon and at 2 o'clock from the First Presbyterian church. Rev. J. C. Parrett will officiate and burial will be In the Ross cemetery, Emmerllngr in charge. SUES CONTRACTOR Calvin Van Schaack, whose automobile was damaged on the night of Sept. 3 by colliding with a pile of brick in front of the new Gregory theater building, has brought suit for damages against Ruftis Dinner, contractor in charge of erecting the building. Van Schaack says that the plie of building material was not protected by a warning light. He wants $S00 damages. Crumpacker and Friedrich are his attorneys. MANY AT HARMON FUNERAL ARDMORE. Okla., Nov. 29. Thousands of Oklahomans gathered here today to pay final respects to Jake It Hamon, republican national committeeman and multimillionaire oil magnate, who died from the effects of bullet wound. The funeral service was to be brief with interment at 2:30 this 'afternoon. Whiie. final tribute was heir paid to Harnon a syrtenittic search was being made In Okia'noma for Mrs. Clara Smith Hamon, cousin cf the deed man by marriage who is charged with having fired the shut that resulted in his death.

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BTJLLITIM r INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEl SOUTH BEND, IND., Nov. 29 Service of 100 subpoenaes in South, Bend will be completed today by Frank H. Ream, deputy U. S. marshal here, to round up witnesses in the federal grand jury investigation of the alleged "giganti-:" whiskey ring operating in Indiana. Several prominent South Bend persons, it is understood, will go before the federal Jury in Indianapolls December 6th to tell what they know about the reported "combination." BTJLLXTTIT r INTER NATIONAL NEWS SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS, IND.. Nov. 29 Federal authorities here 'today denied there was "any truth" in reports that the government had begun its activities against the alleged Indiana whiskey ring by serving more than 100 subpoenaes in South Bend preparatory to the federal grand Jury investigation into the liquor traffic. Reports have been circulated that 160 persons are to be subpoenaed in South Bend and that half a dozen other cities are to come in for investigation. BTJXXJETXK INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 SHAMOKIN. PA.. Nov. 20 Fire starting .in the pool room owned by E. R. Dubbs swept the Windsor block in the business section today causing a loss of at least $300,H'0, The fire was still burning at noon, but was under control. The origin is unknown. BtrUETX2T f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEl NEW YORK. Nov. 23 R. Wllmcr Boiling, brothervin-law of President Wilson, was requested by telegram today to appear tomorrow before the AValsh congressional committee investigating the shippin gboard. t INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 BOSTON, Nov. 23 Directors of the Christian Science church were flayed as having used methods unworthy of the trader in the street by William G. Thompson, arguing for John V. Dittemore at the hearing before the supreme court today. J. J. GARY BOOSTER, PASSES AWAY James J. Reynolds, consulting engineer of the Elgin. Jollet & Eastern Railway, and building of the Reynolds building in Gary, died yesterday at his home, 4326 N. Rockwell street, in Chicago, after a three days' illness. Mr. Reynolds was known nationally as a railroad builder, principally in the Gary district. Born in Cincinnati 63 years ago, he came to Chicago in lSSs. In 1888 he married Miss Dora Thomas of Dodgevllle, Wis. In 1S98 he achieved prominence by harnessing the power of the Snoqualmie waterfalls for the lighting of Seattle and Tacoma. Nearly twenty years ago, as engineer for the New York Central Railroad, he built the Chicago, Illinois & Southern Railway. In 1906, when the United States Steel Corporation decided to build a plant and city in Gary, Mr. Reynolds was placed in charge - of relocating all of the railroad tracks. He built the Gary yard for the Elgin. Joliet & lastcrn, and built the Gary & Western Railroad. He was in charge of all the railroad work there. The surprising growth of Gary was his lifelong rride. Gary was his hobby. He helped to improve it. In 1912 Mayor Harrison appointed him on the harbor and subway commission. He was largely responsible for the commencement of work on the Municipal Pier. His 14 year-old daughter Dora died In the Iroquois fire. From 1904 to 1906 he was president of the Iroquois Memorial Society. He was a member of the Wctsern Society of Engineers. Burial will probably be from his home to Oakwood Cemetery at 10 o'clock AVednesday morning. ACCUSED OF BLOCKING STREETS Jake Diamond, Reuben Diamond, Jrike Zobasky, Simon Silverman and Loulo Finkelsteln, Hammond fruit venders mere brought into the Hammond police court this mornin? charged with violating the ordinance against blocking streets with vehicles. Complaints had been received that the men had been backing their wagons to the curb of Oakley avenue, between I -. . . .j sit.i. . .i & i vehicle was barely able to pass on the opposite side at a time. Judge Klotz refused to dismiss the case, btit held it open pnding good behavior and let them off with a. warning. A CORRECTION An Item In last Saturday's T:mes stated that John Waltz, alias Harris, a negro, was arrested at the Hotel Carleton. The hotel management insists that Walts was a white man and that negroes are not permitted in the hotel as guests.

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"Doctor" Andrew Vldkowski, 71 150th street. Hammond, is the latest type of "miracle man" to offer his i-ervlces to the public. As usual he has been making money at it. Doc Vldkowski has been practicing his art for a long time, but had always managed to keep it quiet until last week when the Hammond police raided his place and arrested him on a charge ,of selling intoxicating liquor. He was to have been tried in the Hammond city court Saturday afternoon, but Special Judge J. W. Morthland was tailed away and the matter was continued. STRANGE TREATMENT OF DISEASE While police were at Vldkowski' home some startling discoveries were made. One of the officers entered a bedroom and found the "doctor's" young daughter and a paralyzed patient in the fame bed. It wij a part of the strange system of treatment of disease which Andy has evolved, according to the explanation which he gave. He holds that if a sick person is placed in bed with a healthy youth or animal, the disease will leave the body of the weaker one and enter the body of the stronger. The latter will be able to combat the attack and will not suffer ill consequences. DOGS SLEEP WITH PATIENTS The paralytic was swathed in cot' ton which had been soaked with vile smelling concoctions calculated to aid the victims infirmities in escaping from his body. Inside Vidkowski's house and in the yard which is surrounded by a high fence are numerous dogs. These animal? are used in his process of transferring disease. They also sleep with patients and carry away the ailments which afflict them. Vidkowski also has an office. It !s an Impressive looking place, lined with shelves bearing huge bottles of ether, alcohol, and all sorts of patent medicines. There he diagnoses the oases in which t he patients are able to be brought to him. He either hands out tho medicine which will effect the cure or recommends treatment in his "sanitarium." WANT TII.M PROSECVTKD The medical profession of Lake county has known of Vidkowskl's activities and efforts have been made to "save ,him prosecuted by the state board for practicing medicine without a license. However, the state board has done nothing, as it claims to have no funds with which to carry on the prosecutions. In the meantime Vidowski continues to make money. His fame has spread and numerous cases of "wonderful cures" have been heard of in West Hammond and Hogpwisch. He is also much t-ought for by the more or lesj isrnorart of the foreign element of East Chicago and Indiana Harbor. POLICE ni V I.Kll OR The arrest of Vidkowski came whi.it It had been reported that many were taking his medical treatments because of the high alcoholic content of some

of his preparations. Hammond police purchased a bottle of stuff from him and found that they had a good liquor case against him. DEATH MAY OF ACCIDENTS One man may die and several other persons were injured as a result of a series of accidents that occurred in Gary over the week-end. Failing to notice an approaching auto driven by William I.lle. 3757 Harrison St. yesterday afternoon, Donato DiFoggi 2127 Delaware St., step ped from behind a street car, directly in the path of the auto at 22nd ave.. and Broadway. Dolle tried to bring his machine to a stop in time to avoid an accident but it was impossible. DiFoggle was caught by one of the front wheels. receiving a fractured skull, a broken col lar bone and bruises and lacerations about the head. He was rushed to the St. Antonia hospital where . his con dition was termed as critical. I'lh'e year old tiopliia WroblcwsU,i, 163S Pennsylvania street, was another auto victim. She was severely bruised when she ran in front of a Dodge Se dan at 17th avenue and Broadway yes terday afternoon. Word received from her homo at noon today was that the would recover. In ancthor accident, Albert Woodk-:. resuding south of Crown Point, had a narrow escape from injury when attempted to turn into Broadway at loth avenue. Woodke it is underst--.d was drivins west on loth avenue and In making the turn crashed into a machine driven by Dr. W. S. Bailey colored) who attempted to make the turn onto 13th avenue. Neither were injured it is understood and the cars escaped with but little damage. New Sales Manager at Surnmer's Pharmacy From today on a new face will b m-en in the household department of the Summers pharmacy. The business has grown to such an extent that Mr. Eummera has been compelled to hav assistance in the sales end. E. N. Bishop, is the new manager in charge cf the household department, consisting of Pathe phonographs, Fedeml Electric Washerp, Vacuum S'weeperi. etc. Mr. Bishop is an experienced salesman, knows the house hold accessory business and will be glad to meet the friends and acquaintances f the store

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