Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 157, Hammond, Lake County, 21 December 1920 — Page 1

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FIGHTING Soviet Government Is Anxious To Have Ho War and ft Lasting Peace BY LOUISE BRYANT tsTAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERVICE! (Copyright. 1320, by the I. N. Service.) MOSCOW, (Dy Wireless to Berlin), I'cc. 21. Soviet Russia will have its frst peace Clirlstmas this year since the creation of the soviet form of govi mment. This was the message sent to the outside world today by Leon Trotsky, people's commUsar of war. Trotsky has just returned from Souch Russia where he directed military operations on the Crimean front. He sajs that Russia is not making any i repai atj-ns for ffuure righting. All t;c energies of the soviet, he says, are r ow b"lng turned toward the economic upbuilding of the country. (NOTE Acccrdtng to press dUraiAon from Constantinople Soviat Tiussia has embarked on a new war in I'ersla. using troops that crushed Hen. Wrangel's anti-Bolshevik army. Constantinople reported that th Russian r. ds had invaded northwe ptern Persia md w ere advancing on Tabriz, overtiming all opposition.) Seated in his office, in the building of the Supreme Revolution "War Coun1. Trotsky dictated the following statement: "As to the situation on the fronts, I may tay that at thia moment we have no active front. In the south we ;.av5 eliminated Wrangel. In the west nd southwest we have eliminated Petlura and Balachovitcn. In the far east wr have routed the legions of Semeuoff. This is the first occasion in the past three years that the military filtration in Russia has given way to tranquility. There is no lighting anyw here just at present. "The inTiitary reports from the fronts deal only with the re-organisa-i:o with the newly liberated districts and with the enumeration of booty captured by our armies." "How long do you expect this period to lsl?"' Trotsky was aiked. He replied: "la this regard you ought to loo for enlightenment beyond boundaries rf Soviet Russia; In those official headQuarters where all plots and attacks and campaigns against Soviet Russia are being manufactured. "We want lasting peace. "We wanted pace before the Polish war broke out "ist spring. We slftuld think that the entente would grant concessions now that we have offered amnesty to the "Wrangel crowd and in view of the utter hopelessness of their undertaking. 'Russian peace, howeter, was not n 4nted in Paris and London. The remit has been that after a bitter struggle and Immeasurable losses Poland ot less than wc had been offering her. wrangcl'a adventure in South Russia wallowed up some tens of thousands f lives and a few billions of francs. Th result is that Wrar.gel'e hordes were annihilated." "What do you regard as the chief rrobiem of the moment?" Trotsky was asked. He responded: "The economic problem. Tou know t-iat I recently returned from the Donets basin where I together with commission sent by the council peotie'j commissars studied conditions tn the coal and iron field. We learned t hat the metal industries and the coal inlnes in the Donets basia are now be yond danger either from Armenia or ihe Caucasus. It is quite possible to double or even treble the product of real within the next fe wmonths. 1 m convinced that the measures taken ly the government guarantees satis 'actory results. We are restarting the Lie metal factories in the south. Rail v ay transport is improving. The at tention of the country is being direr rd from questions of politics and war to economic construction. We ar-: very much interested in international trade. Still more we would like to be left in peace. On this condition we ould pledge ourselves not to unshcatn Ire sword in the future,' "What are your purely military problems?" Trotsky was asked. Ht) replied: "We wish to decrease considerably re numbers of the men in the army hut at the same rime increase the fight ing ability of the army. The capital istic press has fed its readers on fancy Mr, ries about the alleged dislntegrti tion of the red army and about Com rade Budenny's betrayal and so on. Thero still may be in Europe soms numskulls who believe such tales os these." COOL RECEPTION FOR BRAINBRIDGE EUEN'OS AIRES. Dec. 21. -An apa thetic reception for Secretary of State Bainhrldse Colby when he arrives on Mnndav. was forecast today. The -oo!ness towards the American official arises from the prospects for a pro hibitive tarilT on Argentine gooda In the U. S. and is accentuated by the ad verse exchange rats is generally blamed by Argentine financiers. It is harged hre that American capitalist nr trying to fore Argentine to empty hr treasury of gold in hop of stabilizing the peso. Then if Argentina products are excluded from imerira by a high tariff the return of the gold iculd be prevented.

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Hear That THE Elmer Phegleys of Rensselaer are the guests of Hammond relatives. DODGE touring car No. "23320 was stolen from Steve Rocovich's home. 543 Fields ave. ELLIOT CON'ROT is back at work with the F. S. Bets Co.. and is now in the traffic department. CHRIST EITZER, 110 rayette St.. had two suits of clothes stolen from his room Saturday night. VERNE SUMMERS now has the biggest little department store in Indiana and probably Illinois too. FLOTD ML'RRAT has every reason to be proud of his Airdale hound. The brute is learning to play stud poker. THE Edwards Valve Co. offices in Chicago have been closed and transferred to the East Chicago plani section. R. E. DAILT, of the American Maize has returned from an eastern trip. The plant is now operating 6a per cent capacity. VALPARAISO is also being bothered by automobile LhlefB. The sheriff reports a Dodge touring car No. 188493 stolen. HAMMOND'S blue laws are coming back in vogue again as witnessed by the arrest last night of Max Heifer for operating a punch board. YESTERDAY was the last day of the. quail hunting see son and Heaven help you if ypu are found with any quail in your possession today. J. W. LEES, vice-president of tha Inland Steel Co.. is ill in the Pres byterian hospital in Chicago. He was just about to go to California with Mrs. Lees. A JACKSON seven passenger car was found burning -on Forsyth ave.. just south of the Grand Calumet bridge this morning. The car bore Xndlana license No. 23S289. A CERTAIN Hammond citisen ha lived here ten years and has spent seven of them waiting for trains to pass, according to his own estimate. He Is a crossing flagman. "HOW many cars ara there In the road race?" asked the cigar drummer in front of the Mee Hotel, as he saw two yellow itaxis soiotlag (along a.t least 4C miles an hour down Hohman street. ATTT. H. E. GRANGER, took some limburger cheese Home for mouse bait last night and before he realized the cause of the trouble. .Mrs. Granger had compelled a'.m to put on a new pair of aocka. VAUGHN PARRY, who has the mumps on two sides at least, is preparing affidavits that he had them on all four sides and expects to excite a good deal of jealousy among the other Homewood victims. JOHN R. PARKER, paying toller at the Citizen's National Bank got his Christmas present pretty early this year. It's a baby girl and came yesterday. John feels like slipping an extra five to everybody. THE marriage of George Dobbins might have remained a secret, no telling how long, if on Inquiry by others regarding his stiff neck George had not inadyertantly replied that he had had it ever since he was married. NEWTON BEERS, famous monodramatic artiefl will characterize in monologue the play "Damon and Pythias" at the K. of P. hall Wednesday evening. He impersonates eleven different characters during the evening. EMIL MISC3LA. melter in the Interstate's hearth department, who was injured recently in an automobile ac cident, when his car was hit by a fast train at a grade crossing In Hammond, is well on the road to recovery, IT'S now Ensign Samuel Hedegaard now when speaking the man In charge of the Salvation Army in Hammod. The former captain received the promotion this week at the hands of Commander Pearl of the Central district for efficient services. FRANK MARTIN suggests that a supply of excavating tools be kept on each side of the State st. railroad tracks so that the waiting crowds may donate their service in digging the proposed subway. "It would take only a couple of days," says he. JOHN FILAN and Maurice Champaign took their new colored heavyweight up to Kid Howard's gym yesterday and met Benny Leonard, who presented Jack with a nifty Elk cane. Looks like Gus Meeker and Mike Kelly will have a little opposition now. THE sixteenth dinner of the Indiana Society of Chicago, for which a number of locals always pux on the "soup and fish," has been postponed until Saturday evening. January 15. It will be given at the Drake hotel, the entire ballroom floor having been reserved for the occasion. Hoosiers from all parts of the west as well as from Indiana knd Chicago will be present. ; J. L. B. looks with great admiration upon the stalwart westerner who, after being handed a French menu and, writing pad In a cafe, studied the menu for awhile end wrote: "1 slab of roast beef, 1 big gob of potatoes, 1 ir.ess of carrots with lot? of jutce, a qurt of coffee, 1 rut of apple pie smeared with ice cream." And then he added: "1 hunk of heese." He at least, had the satisfaction of getting what ho; wanted.

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AT Fifteen Year Old Louise Bobbit Weds Arthur Walsham at Crown Point Indiana Harbor, whose name has been linked with several murders, rob beries and. other 'miscellaneous affairs of questionable character, has blossom ed forth Into a town "of romance. Dur ing the past week, no less than four romances resulting in the same number of elopements have taken place. Tie latest romance coming to light is that of pretty Louise Bobbltt. 15 year old daughter of Mrs. Carrie Bobbltt, of 3412 Grapevine St.. who, with Arthur Walsham eloped to Crown Point and was married. The romance began about 4 months ago when Walsham came to room at the Bobbitt home. Mrs. Bobbltt. who had been watching the two young people, noticed that a friendship had sprung up between them, and determined that her daughter should not yet think too much of men, ordered Walsham to leave her home. . However, both young people planned to see each other despite the mother's Wednesday morning, Mrs. Bobbltt went to the city to do some shopping, and while she was gone, -Louise packed up her things and instead of going to work, met her "Romeo" and together they proceeded to Crown Point where they were married. Shortly after dinner, a telegram was rcelved at the Bobbitt home from the young couple, asking forgiveness. Mrs. Bobbitt had not yet returned to her home from the city, s othe telegram remained unanswered. This was the last word received from the elopera. Mr. Walsham !s a formr dancing Instructor and is 2S years old, while the bride, formerly a cashier for the Northern Indiana Gae and Electric Company and is only 16 years old. It is believed that th couple have gone to Kentucky where the parents tt Mr. Walsham reside. AT ROYAL JESTER MEETING rSPECIAl TO THE TIMES! INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. Dec. 21. Indianapolis Court No. 15 of the Order of Royal Jesters, held a ceremonial at the Hotel Severin Saturday afternoon and evening. Preceding a banquet, thirteen Indianapolis men were initiated. The Royal Jesters Is. a national social fra ternity, admission being limited to members of the Mystic Shrine. Following the banquet officers were elected as follows: Director. Chalmers Brown; treasurer. Frank D. Stalnakcr; lmpresalro. L. T. Leach; property man, F. A. Holmes; delegates to th national meeting. E. J. Schoonover an 1 F. A. Holmes. Visitors were present from a number of cities, including: Harry KSharrer and Virgil T. Iteiter. Hammond, Ind.; Robert A. Woods. Columbus," O.; Herbert Graham. El Paso, Tex., and Fred Raven and Charles Wackerhager, of Chicago. NO TO TO TREAT , A SUIT OF CLOTHES "After his wife had ruined his new 150 suit by slashing it with a rasor last June, Amos A.' Cooper of Hammond, left her and today filed emit for divorce in the Hammond superior courl. Amos and Margaret were married Oct. 1, 1916, and separated June 23 1920. He says that Margaret has an ungovernable temper, that she curs-d and rworo at him and even threatened to kill him. The lai"t straw was when she became angry one day and spoiled his new suit. 3Irs. Cooper now lives at 336 East State street. MoMnlior. & Conroy are attorneys for the plaintiff. BANK HEADS ARRESTED LONDON. Dec. 21. Thomas Farrows, head of Farrows bank, which failed yesterday and the chief auditor, named Hart, were arrested today in connection with the failure. Detectives visited Farrows hom wlth.'a warrant lat last night, but as the bank official was ill they consented to wait until today before serving it. WOMAN IS IDENTIFIED t INTER NATIONAL NEWS SERVICE NEW YORK, Dec. SI. Though completely mystified as to the manner of her death, police believed at noon today they had identified the body of the fashionably dressed woman found on the sands of Long Beach last night as that of Mrs. John A. Lee, widow of a prominent physician of Brooklyn. Mr. Lee. who was head of the Kink County Medical society, died about six months ago. Ke was a noted cancer expert. DEATH OF MRS. W. S. THOMPSON Mrs. W. S. Thompson of the Lyndora hotel died quite suddenly at' the home of her brother-in-law Sunday -vening. She was 47 years of age. uband and brother survive. The remains were sent to St. Louis, Mich.. for barial last night.

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ROTARY CLUB DISCUSSES CITY WATER SUPPLY

The Hammond "Rotary Club at an enthusiastic meeting held at the Lyndora Hotel this noon , heard a statement from City Chemist C. Van Schaack. regarding the Hammond water supply. The outstanding features of this report were: 1 The city of Whiting and the Standard Oil Co.. aj-e polluting the water supplies of all of the cities of the region and must be forced to filter their swage. 2 The city of Hammond at a cost of 11,000, 000 must In the near future take up the matter of the purification of its water supply. 3 The city of Hammond must in the near future at a cost of $1,000,Ot'O buld a gravity intake with which to reduce the cost of pumping water by pumping it from the center of distribution instead of from the lake shore. 4 The rresent pumping equipment Is declared by competent engineers to be wholly inadequate to take care of the needs of the city. The whole burden of the talk was that a water supply crisis Is upon the city of Hammond. A crisis that is far more serious than that of twenty years ago when the city was compelled to turn over Its water system to a private company to be operated and financed until the city could again take it over. When the matter was finally open for discussion to the members of the . . H-.-m K. Woods stated that the only immediate solution of the qu'-s-tton of supply Is the city wide installation of me'rs. The fact was pointed out that periodically the qus-t!on of water supply Is taken up and discussed by arious civic bodies and the conclusion reached that the, solution is universal metering of the supply. Then the question of mtcrs is forgotten or put aside for one reason or another. At the Kenwood indiunation meeting the conclusion was that meters were the only solution but no action was taken. Now the city clicjnlst questions whether or not, the new booster pump will provide more than 6llghtly additional water supply in the summer ttm. .Morse Dell Tlaln, vice-president of the Northern Indiana Gas and ElectricCo., made the statement that he thought metering of the water supplywould prevent the waste of at least one-third of the water pumped. He stated that to Increase the capacity of the present plant to provide enough water for the city under the present wasteful system would be to involve a cost so great that the interest on that investment for one year would pay for the installation of meters. Mr. George Chapin stated thftt the tering of the water supply was the real solution and that running water through nozzleless hoses, using it for refrigerating purpos-es and wasting It on unmended leaks in the plumbing was responsible for the lark of supply that would be avoided undt the metering plan. Dr. E. M. Shankl in, President Thorn -a R. Tennant. Oscar Krinbill and many others voiced the opinion that meters would save the city thousands of dollars in coal as Boon es they were installed. The question was introduced at the Rotary meeting by Dr. E. S. Jones, who is chairman of the special committee whicli has in hand the question, of the purification' and supply of city water. ME WITH MUCH FAVOR Wonderful success has attended the work of the solicitors who were circulating the petitions asking the city council to back the proposition of erecting a memorial athletic park in Hammond. Although the workers had only a short time in which to carry their papers names have been secured from all parts of the city and from every walk of life. Seven of the petitions returned to the Monnett Smoke Shop last night carried nearly 400 signatures alone. Other solicitors have fared equally well so that it is expected there will be several times the number of names required to make the petition legal. The proposition will bo presented at the city council this evening and if favorable action is taken a new memorial committee will be appointed by the mayor to investigate the matter, have plans and specifications prepared and report back' to the council. Little obejetion Is expected from members of the council as it is believed the movement has met with greater popular favor than anything attempted in years. COURT DENIES R. R. MOTION WASHINGTON. lec. 20. The U. S. supreme court today denied the motion of the Lehigh Valley Railroad company to modify the decrce'of the court ordering dissolution of its hard coal combination. TWO BIO SHIPMENTS ARRIVE Just received Holiday s'o k or Johnston's and Whitman's randies in cne, two and five pound boxes. Nelson's Drug Store. 12-li-tr I

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FINDING BONDS MAY BE EXPENSIVE LUXURY Gary Man May Find Himself $101,000 in Debt as a Result

f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE CHICAGO. Dec.- 21. Some folks might figure themselves lucky to find 1150,000 in bondd for which no owner has been discovered. Carl Jsggcr. of' Gary, Ind., whose wife picked up tlo1.000 worth of treasury certificates in a Chicago taxicab last May is beginning to think it is bad luck, Federal authorities declare the bonds became income when they matured Sept. 14. Hence Carl may have to pay an income tax. Carl didn't earn the bonds; his wife found them. Inheritance tax due the government $51,000. Lawyers have discovered that Carl's wife had no legal right to remove property from a common carrier. They threaten a writ of replevin to restore the bonds to the taxicab company. If they get the writ. Carl sayn, he will be $50,000 shy. because five of ihe bonds, worth $10,000 each, have passed from his possession. The net result is that if all these things happen, Carl may find liimselT $101,000 or more in debt. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SFRVICF! NEW YORK, Le-. 21 A sensation break of over 22 points from the earlv high in Replogie Ste 1 furnished the fireworks on the stock matkt today. There was nothing to account for the violent decline, the opinion being expressed that thT professional clement in their efforts to depress, prices had uncovered a weak spot in this Issue. Vanadium Steel slumped nearly 7 points to 28 3-4. Tlu-so declines caused unsettlement In the industrials and nviny sold off to new low records for the year. Among them were Baldwin luootn ti ve. International paper. Coco '"Via, Chandler Motors, Pierce Arrow and Sinclair Oil. Steol common touched its previous low of the year at 78 1-4. The unsettlement continued as the session entered tho final hour. Str.p loss orders were uncovered on the decline which further aggravated the downward movement. New low for the year were made in nearly a score of Issues. Replogie Steel, after its violent break to 47 1 - 4. a loss of over 22 points fiom the morning high, came back to above 60. Slecl common sold at 78 1-8, a new low for the year, and Baldwin dropped nearly lour points to S2 1-1, a new low for the jear. Crucible. Republic Steel and Beth'.ehem Steel B. a'.l touched the lowest levels for the season during the afternoon. The weakness extended to the rails and Reading broke over 3 points through 77. Southern Pacific declined nearly 3 points to 94 1-S. Mexican Tctroleum after earl: strength at li9 slumped to 104. Fan American Petroleum and Royal Dutch fell over one point. Sinclair touched a new low mark at 20 and Houston Oil. after selling up to 64, dropped to 57. International Paper, Sears Roebuck. American Woolen, Pierce Arrow, Chandlers Motors, Anaconda, American Smeltirfg. Utah Copper and American Beet Sugar were among the more prominent issues that touched new lowmarks. DAVE ENTERTAINING: POLICE TARE Hammond police dropped in unexpectedly at the room of Dave Lewis, colored, 40 Plunimer avenue, laot night. When they returned to the station they had Due and a colored woman named Margaret Comer. Margaret gave her home address as i22 South Carroll street, South Bend. In police court this morning they were arraigned on a statutory charge. Dave said he guessed he was "guilty in a way." Margaret freely admitted her guilt, spoiling Dave's defense. Each was fined $10 and costs. Margaret remained in Jail until her husband arrived from South Bend and paid her fine. CARING FOR THE LAME DUCKS WASHINGTON. Dec. 21. President Wilson will appoint Senator Mark Smith, democrat, of Arizona, to be international joint commissioner on Canadian international boundaries to succeed the late R. B. Glenn of North Carolina, it was learned at the White House today. Senator Smith was defeated for reelection this fall. DE VALERA NOT ABOARD SOUTHAMPTON. England. Dec. 21. The Cunard liner Aq'iitanla, which arrived here today from New York was searched by secret service agents for Eamonn de Valera, president ofthe Irish republic, who was reported to he on board. Th? detectives were unable to find any trace of De Valera and reported that th-y were satisfied that.be was not on board. Christmas gift suggestions, holiday slippers, attractive assortment. S!! hosiery for women and men at Helierman's, 535 Hohman street, 12-21-4

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! TOLEDO. O., Dec. 21, One of tho boldest robberies in the history of Toledo was committed late yesterday afternoon when five masked bandits held up employes of the American Express Co. and made good their escape with a small safe contalniog $16,000. Another safe containing $55,000 had been removed from the express office an hour earlier and it Is believed the bandits were after this safe. As the employes of the express company were about to place the safe na a truck at the rear of the express office they were met by the five -men with shot-guns and driver luck Into the building while the bandits loaded the safe into an automobile and made good their escape No clue to the robbers has been found. ST. FARE HEARING STARTS TODAY Hearing on the petition of ih tr - & E. C. street railway company for an extension of the order of the Public icrvicf Commission-granting the eight cent fare in Hammond, Whiting and East Chicago Is being conducted at the court house in Hammond today. President O. G. Talmadgc, "members of his operating and auditing departments and Attorney Fred Crurnpacker are representing the street car company in the hearing before Commissioner Van Auken. The cities of Hammond and East Chicago are represented by Attorneys McMahon and Crlte3. respectively. For some reason Whiting is taking no part in the matter. The company filed as exhibits figures compiled by its auditor showing the receipts and costs of operation under tho eight-cent fare from the time it was granted July I to November 23. Receipts and costs under the tive-cent and seven-cent' fares were also shown. Much of the morning session w;a spent In answering questions from the city attorneys of Hammond ajid East Chicago tending to clarify the figures which hod been submitted." The comrany contends that the same emergency now exists as . on July 1 when because of increased operating costs the higher fare was granted 'by the rublic Service Commission. THIEVES ARE NABBED AT SPECIAL TO THE TIMES HOBART. Ind.. Dec. 21. Two professional automobile thlevea were cap. tured here Saturday evening when a prominent Valparaiso farmer drove h'.s Dodge car into Valparaiso Saturday evening and while transacting business in town had drained the water from his radiator so that the car would not frceae. As soon as he discovered the car to be stolen he telephoned the surrounding cities to be on the alert for ihe car. Roper Bros. Garage were summoned to pull In a Dodge car which was stranded a few miles from town but wfcich bore an Illinois license number end upon telephoning to Valparaiso for the car number found It to be the car which was stolen. Night Watch man Traeger immediately placed the two men under arrest and they were taken to Valparaiso and lodged in jafl The men refused to give their names. The reason the car was stranded was due to the fact that the water was drained from the radiator which caused the motor to freeiee after they were .on the road for a few minutes and it was impossible for them to get the machine started. Traverse Seven States Before They Can Wed PITTSBURGH. Mass. Owing to the law In many states prohibiting marriage between first cousins. Miss Rhoda Louise Richardson and Harry Richardson, both of Bay City, Mich., travelled across seven states before finally finding a place where they could be legally married. Judge Charles L. Hibbard of the district court, gave the couple a permit to marry without waiting the necessary five days after filing intentions to wed and the Rev. Franklin J. Kennedy performed the ceremony in the First Methodist church of which he is pastor. Both are 33 years old and both were born in England. They will return to Bay City, where, the bridegroom is employed as a machinist. NEW ACCEPTS CHAIRMANSHIP WASHINGTON. Dec. 2). Senator New of Indiana has accepted the chalrshlp of the legislature committee for the inauguration of the president-elect. Senator New is the first United States senator ever to head an inaugural subcommittee. Announcement ' was made today that headquarters - for the Inaugural committee will be. formallyopened at the Willard hotel Monday and the various committees ' will get down to active work on p'am for the Inauguration.

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THEDEBRIS First Reports Circulated Gave Number of Dead At At Least 25

G!T was thrown into a frenty excitement this morning when the report spread that fifty men had lost their lives in an accident at the steti mills. Investigation reveal ad that five o. six men had received minor lrjurie" but that there were no fatalities. . gang of a dozen bricklayers and help ere had been engaged in rebuilding th, roof of No. 54 furnace in No. i ope.hearth when the central arch suddenly collapsed. Many of the men fore saw the coming crash and managed to scramble out of the furnace. Other were trapped inside and burled In tr" debris. The accident occurred at It o'clock. As ambulances, police and fire patrols had been rushed to the mills it was soon rumored that many men had been crashed to death. Rescue workers soon liberated the entrapped man and it was found that the majority of them had suffered only cuts and bruises. One man is in General hospital as a result of being struck over the stomach. Ills condition is doubt ful. Company officials later announced that none had been seriously Injureand all were being cared for In t!v plant hospital. No wounds more sen ous than cuts and bruises were sustained by workmen caught In the cavein, according to company officials. ADD MURDER TO N. Y. CRIME WAVE Woman pf 30, Dressed in Deep Mourning, Found Shot on Beach NEW YORK, Dec. SI. A murder mystery. Involving a beautiful woman, was added to New York's crime wav-' tortay. A woman, about thirty years of age, and dressed In deep mourning, was found on a lonely stretch of sand .it Long Beach. She had been shot tl.reiugh the right eye. The police believe that she was murdered elsewhere and her body carried to the beach. Taero were no .marks of a struggle around the corpse. No revolver was found. The woman had the appearance or wea'th, refinement and education. Her clothing was expensive and bore the impr'nt of Pearl Keller, a fashionable New York modiste. Her hat had been imported from Paris. Her underclothes were silk. There was a hand bag near the bodybut it contained no cards or anything else to identify the woman. Police Commissioner Enright'a curfew order went into effect last night A number of belated pedestrians were stopped and searched by policemen in unfrequented streets after . midnight. ome of them were found to be carrying loaded revolvers which they explained, were for self protection. The police department is adopting other measures in addition to the curfew. Automobile patrols have bean established In some parts of town: The automobiles are filled with men from the strong arm squad who have been withdrawn from Greenwich Village where they were cn duty agamt gangsters. 10 KILLED INTER NATIONAL HEWS SERVICE! LONDON. Dec 21 Fifteen civilian and one sergeant of the back and tan were killed and another wounded in a violent battle between military and civilians at a nine mile house In County Tipperary, according to a dispatch from Kilkenny.' Heavy firing was heard along eight miles of the country road where the battle was fought. DETECTIVES PUT ON TRIAL VALPARAISO, Ind.. Dee. 81. The trial of Edward Schlene, of Michiga'ii City, and Charles Simmons, of Chlcag . on charges of manslaughter, was begun yesterday In the Porter circuit court before Judge Lorlng. The two men are detectives on the Michigan Central railroad, and. In a clash with John McFarland, of Chicago, near Porter last October, McFarland was shot and killed. The detectives were guarding a merchandise and whisky train, and McFarland, who was a motor tourist en route from Dowaglac. Mich., to Chicago, stopped near the tracks on a public highway to-repalr a puncture! tire. When the officers approached McFarland "he opened fire, and the detectives killed McFarland with a shot, gun and a pistol. The shooting aroused a storm of indignation In the north end of the county. . Prosecutor Jensen requested a special venire of twenty-flve names In addition to the regular panel. ' Mrs. McFarland, widow of the dead man, whr was with him at the- tlma of ths shoot -.ing, It present at the trial.

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