Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 204, Hammond, Lake County, 16 February 1921 — Page 1

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CIVIC BODIES ; GOING AFTER j TESTIMONY

Public Sentiment Will Then Be Able To Hake Own Deductions. Hammond. W.i ting and Fast ChlaSo civic bodies are going to conduct an impartial inuiry Into the cause i hat have brought home building m these North Township cities practicalIt to i standstill. " Each of these Civic bodies is to apj o-nt one member of the Board of Inv estimation. This board is to call on the various interests that have to do wi'ii building to appear before the committee and testify. This testimony will be boiled down d given the greatest publicity. The ,lBr.nlc will b? told the facts. No attempt will oe made to place the blame. The public will be able to make its own deductions. Tt is expected that public sentiment will do the rest, Some of the high points cf the Investigation will be as follow?: 1. The financing of buucu.g operations. Interest rates. Commissions on loans. Marketing: of second mortgage?. 2. The cost of real estate. Investigation Into co--t of building itee. Real estate commissions. Abstract charges and attorney's fees. 3. The cost of materials- The whole question of the retail market of palldirg supples ,vl11 be gone lnto to dc" irmin if profit 5 are excessive. 4. The question ct profits taken by contractors, whether or not there is collusion between contractors. J. The Question of the cost of labor. Its comparative productiveness the question of union rules, jurisdictional disputes and wages. At a meeting: held at Hammond. Ind., .iutUe..rooms of Jihe Hammond Cham her of Commerce', at which the followingcivic oodles were represented: Hammond Chamber of Commerce re presented by Frank R. Martin, chairman; Judge Joseph Ibach and John Mort bland. Kast Chicago Chamber of Commerce t presented by George W. Lewis, chairman: Harv.oy E. Jackson and Richard A. Bafei. Hammond Rotary Club, represented by Roscoe E-. Woods, ehairn.an; Geo. Vlannauer and Richard If McIIle, "Whiting Commercial Club, represented by J. II. Fetterhoff and Oscar E Meek. The following resolution was unanlTiously adopted, as regards the presr.t building situation: J. That '.he present building shortige, and the underlying causes therefore, as brought out in this conference, of civic bodies b made the. subfort of a report by the representatives present to th'lr respective bodies for the purpose of having them appoint a representative cf a board of Investigation. 2. The boar.1 o f investigation to meet at appointed fjmes. call in voluntary witnesses, hear their testimony, and that of all other interested persons; this ttimony to be made a matter of record. 1. That the results of tb.es.-i hearings, and ths data compiled, b? given wide- publicity ro that general public may become better informed a. to the real cause of the high cost of building and the rejultant building shortage. 4. That this committee be authorized to rals stiffi -lent funds to finance the necessary expenses of the Boan! of Investigation. TWO RAIDS HIT BURNHAM CAFES; FOUR ARRESTED Two separate laids were made cc Rurnham yesterday. The first raiding squad was lr;d bv Deputy Sheriff Otto Gnewucli and netted two women and two men. The second was made by Chief Investigator Ben Newmark o: the state's attorney's ofice. A slot machine was obtained, but no arrests u e-re ma de. Deputy G.ie.'urh made the arrests In th Speedway inn. "When v.c appeared in Burnham the town was aglow with lights." he raid. "Two minut-.-s a Her we had raided the inn there was not a light in the place. Some grape ine system'" The slot macinne was found in the Ferfecto Inn. Meantine the grand jury is said to be busy wtih conditions in Chicago Heights. It is expected several indictments will be returned today. DECIDE ULSTER ELECTION DATE LONDON. Feb. 16. The filter election to choose delegates for the parliament of North Ireland, will be held in the third week of March and the parliament will be formally opened by the Prince of Wales. With state ceremonies the last of April, it wac announced today. This parliament, as well as the one in South Ireland, are to be established under the partition act (the, home rule law).

Building Wages Cut

C V It I'KXTEB S ( I T A AfiFS NASHVILLE, Tenn.. Feb. 16. Members of the local carpenters' union have voted unanimously to cut their wage scale 20 per cent. Union carpenters here have been setting 75 cents an hoar, according to local contractors. The CO per cent decrease would make a scale of 60 cents: an hour. WAGE FHOniCTlOV ritOPOSEIJ TH ILA DELPHI A. Ta., Feb. 16. .Master builders here propose a reduction of approximately ;5 per cent in warfes of skilled labor, the figure having been determined at a meeting held yesterday. No reduction in wages for unskilled labor is proposed at this time. AWOIXE WVGE (IT DETROIT, Mich.. Feb. 16. Building contractors hTe today announced a cut in wagts'of approximately ;n per cent. MAN IS KILLED INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE WHITING. Inl., Feb. 16. The Standard Oil yards were the scene cf a lamentable accident yesterday when Charles Reed, i railroad employe, was run over and Hilled. The decedent was 50 years of age and had been employed nere for two years, As far as is known he wai a single man and inquiry is being made for his relatives The body is being held at Owen's morgue. . CHICAGO WOMAN Mrs. Mary Szilvasi Shoots Herself Yesterday While Despondent Despondency due to poor health is given as the cause of the suicide yesterday of Mrs. Paul Szilvasi, age 38 years, of 3C01 Alexander avenue, who ended her life by shooting herself through the breast. According to a statement made by Mary, the 14 year old daughter of Mrs. Szilasl, a man came to the home yesterday morning and began talking to her mother. She psid, "shortly after this man-left, I noticed that my mother was acting kind of rjueer and I asked her what the trouble was. All that she would say to m is the 'electric chair. I do not know what she meant by this, as we have never had any real trouble in our family or among our relatives and where she got this Idea of the chair, I do not know. It was about an hour later after our talk, that my mother went to another room, and a second later I heard a loud noise, like the report of a revolver." The girl, who has ben confined exclusively to a wheel chair, has been paralyzed for the pact few years In both of her lower limbs and was unable to go to tho assis-tanc of her mother an she lrd writhing in agony upt.-n the floor. Mr. S-silvasis, who is a blacksmith by trad", was at work at the time of the shooting, but lajbt night could net give any apparent fisjii for hi wife committing this deed. Mrs. Szilvasis, besides tending to !i'-r routine work around her hoinc, also ran a little confectionary store as a sido line. Neighbors say that they know- of no reason for the terrible deed, as Mrs. Szilvasis had a host of friends throughout the section, and that she wa.; a loving woman. COMMERCE BOO! ROLES ON RAIES INTERNATIONAL NEWS SEP.VICEJ WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. The interstate commerce commission today declared freight and passanger rates. fare3 and charges, fixed by the Indiana public utiities commission for intra state traffic to he unduly prejudicial to traffic in interstate commerce and ordered the rates raised to the k cl of interstate rates. The order becomes effective March Intersfate rates o-. coal, for distances of thirty miles ana J less were fxempted from the order. 4-YEAR-OLD ACCUSES DAD CHICAGO. Feb. 16. Four-year-oid j Sammy 'Buis toeir.y is the lone acuser j of his father. Roy Buis. who police I found with 'lie body of bis wife, H-.-'en. last night. She had beet; shot. "I'apa "hoot Mamma." the child! lisped to the police. The father, two! brothers an.i a siste-r-in - law how ever, declared Mrs. Buir had committed suicide. Buis is being held.

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COMMITS SUICIDE

Eight From Lake Co. Are Indicted Federal Grand Jury Reports to Judge Anderson at Indianapolis ITIMES BUREAU AT STATF CAPITAL1 INDIANAPOLIS. Ind,. Feb. 16. Violations of the liquor law again led the list in numbers among 12 6 indictments reported by th federal grand jury yestardav aftarnoon to Judge A. B. Anderson. The indictments on ', charges of violating the liquor taw i numbered forty-three. Seven of them i are from Lake county, four from Ea: f'hirapi. two from Gary and one from Highland. Judge Anders m set March T and i as the urrai jnmont dates. THOSE V.M)ER ARREST.

Those under arrest who are indicted on charges .'f violating the liquor laiv are Nick Popovich. Vasa Lacan sky, Nick Vujnovieh, and 'Jacob LI -gacki. East "Ihicago; Nick Miscovich and Peter Str?!toff. Gary: Thomas Garner. Richard Heacox, William Moshctt, Ida Mulviiney, Wiiiiam AValla e and Hobm Miller, Terre Haute; Nicholas Mrovich, Highland; Fred A. Jpencc, London, Ontario, and Arthur Zamberletti, Leo Nolan and . Louis amherletti. Blarford. An indictment or. a charge of stealing from interstate shipments was returned against Walter Maida of Hammond. EW PARKS FOR CITY More recreation parks for Hammond are expected to refult from actiot. taken last evening ,by the city council on a motion made by Alderman Frank Martin. The city in a short time will probably acquire land for at least two more parks. Mr. Martin brought, up a matter, which was presented, at the Rotary club recently by Dr. G. L. Smith, secretary of the board of education. Mr. Smith at that time stated that, owing to the building up of the north side, the school site opposite the parochial school, which was purchased by the board several years ago, had been found to be no longer centrally located. New ground lias been purchased for the new Lincoln school and Mr. Smith ."uzgestrd that the city purchase the block and make a park of it. The proposition mt t with favor among the t-ounrilmen and it was vot"d to instruct the board of work te enter into negotiations with the board of education looking to the purchase of the park side. The board was also instructed to inspect park cites in Lobertsdalo and to acquire land in that part of the city also. GERMAN REVOLUTION IS NOT FEARED , By EARI.E C. REEVES (STAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERVICE! 1ONDON. Feb. 16. British official: have no fears that tho allied indemnity, decision will lead to a revolution in Germany, despite the pessimistic forecasts of German political leaders. Even should German unrest be fomented to a dangerouo degree and tlrmonarchists and former adherents ii the ex-ka!ser attempt to take advantage of it. the allies will not seek to re-open the question of bringing Wiiiiam to trial before an international tribunal. SHOOTING TRAGEDY COSTSJTWO LIVES NEWTON. III.. Feb. 16. Police today are seeking the motive for a tragedy that has aroused this section of the country and which resulted in the death of F. If. Robertson, wealthy real estate man and Charles Sutton, a gram broker. Robertson shot and lulled button and then shot hi:n-e!f. the wound pro ing fa tal f"Ur hours Hter. Tho only clew to the motive f.-.r the shooting has been found in the hysterical sobbing of Sutton's wife. "I knew- it would come." she sobbed. "He's been brooding over i! fur weeks, ' PAT LANDS A RUNAWAY Tat Rci'iiy attendance office,- for Hammoml schools, know;, about all oi the youne-stors who should be in school. Yesterday lje fan- a strar.ee one in Hammond, hanging around on Hohman street. "Iok here my hoy. bow's tome you urfn'f in sciion! ?' keel Mr. Rciiiy. The lad pave e asive answers at first and finally confessed that he didn't belong in Hammond. Tt was found that hi:- naflhe was Evan Hanson and that his home is at S-G Fifteenth ftreet. Ra'Jin?. Wis. He is 14 years old and had run away from home. Mr. Ri.-: Upturned the boy over to the police, who arranged for his parents to cmi( after h ini. FORD STOLEN Some time during the last week a thief entered the gara-e of the. Hammond Auto Paint & Top company on ! Lyman avenue and stole a Ford tou Lyman avenue ana siom n. r ora tour-j ing car which had been stored there. J The theft was not discovered until v csierday.

PLANNED

h 1 Jolin Spurgeon, stenographer for Room 2 of the Hammond Superior I court, suffered a stroke of apoplexv at i his heme, 81 1 Hohman st.. at 2 o'clock j this morning. He has been unconscious since then and attending physicians fear that he will not recover. SAM READY TO LEAP 3 Kedera! prohibition agents knocked another spoke out of the wheel of the booze running machine last night when they captured A. E. Cutter, alias Sam L-vin, with an automobile loaded with bonded whiskey. The catch was macje on the Fifth avenue road just east of Gary shortly before 2 o'clock tiiis morning. Today six sacks containing oer 100 quarts of Green River whiwkey, -'the v.-hiskcy without a headache,'' were lined up in the office of Chief G. J. imons in the Hammond federal building. Federal agents were "laying out" for runners last night and Levin ran right into their arms. Levin was recognized as an old timer at tho garni' so. the car. a green Auburn roadster, was inspected thoroughly. 'They were stumped at first. Then one of the men noticed that the back cushion of the -eat was loose. He pulied it and the -eat cushions out and exposed a lar, opening into the roomy compartment into the roomy compartment: tu;t into me rear oi tne macnine. i mc machine whs of the type which hiw :t spare tiro bolted flat on the projecting rear part of the body. In the compartment were the quart bottles of liquor, each carefully wraplied and packed with newspapers to prevent breakage. The newspapers were from Detroit and Jackson, Mich. Levin refuses to talk but some statements have been received from i. boy who says that Levin picked him up in Detroit. The destination cf the load Is unknown. Levin said he lived on Kedzie avenue in Chicago, but it is known that h has been fending money to an address in "Philadelphia. The car while new has already been Iriven 7,000 miles, indicating that it lias been driven bard and steadily ince it was purchased. Returning to Hammond late laat night. Chief Simons first stopped at he Majestic hotel to get something to at. Levin asked permission to go mto th toilet room. Simons' allowed Mm to and waited oufsid.-. Presently he - saw the man's shadow through the transom and decided to see what Levin was up to. He entered the room ust in time to catch his prisoner with his head and shoulders out of a window. He would have been killed, but for the interference of the officer. Levin was to be arraigned before I' Commissioner Surprise in the federal court this afternoon. E BANDITS SENTENCED tSPRCIAL TO THE TIMES,' CROWN' POINT. Ind., Feb. 16. John C'lironowski and Charles Kardick of East Chicago were found guilty of robbery by a jury in the Criminal court on last Tuesday night. Their -ictim was N. St-haeffer of S031 Fursythe ae.. East Chh'ago, from whom they ton; $40. '10. The crime carries with it a sentence of 5 to 14 year"- in the penitentiary . It de elopes in the trial that the bos w ere mi tiiborb of the Ridge- Road hold-op gang. CARTJSO SUFFERS A RELAPSE NEW rOP.K. Feb. 15. Enrico Caruso, the famous grand opera sinrer. who is critically ill of complication., following a virulent attack of pleurisy was "resting as easily as possible," thif morning, it was announced by the attending physicians at the Yaiulerbilt bote, Caruso suffered a. sharp relapse early today and two priots the Rev. Father Joseph Congpdo and the Rev. Father E. E. Molimli were called into the .sick room to administe extreme j unction. The last rites of the Roma catholic church w ere performed v hen the great tenor seemed to be dj ing. 36 GIRL DANCERS ARE ARRESTED NEW YORK. Feb. 13. Thirty-six girls garbed in evening gowns, rand-1 ing in age from 15 to 30-emphatically i denied w hen they were arraigned in night court that they had been danc-; Ing the "Mirimba Shiver" and the J ' Chicago Trot" in a Broadw ay dancing I palace. They were arrested after four: detectives, garbed In evening clothes, j had spent an hour dancing with different gir!,s in the hall. Fifty men. ac- j cuscd of disorderly conduct, were aiso j arrested. The judge believed the girl? j and dismissed the charsc. GEO. SEMAN ROBBED Burglars entered the home of George' Seman on Sherman street, HaVnmond. j iast .right and got away with two gray j overcoats, a blue serge suit, two Filli ! shirts, two pairs of tan shoes and two suit cases. The thief gained entrance to the house by prying up one of the east windows.

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i ne inair For Carter Gary Murder Case at Valparaiso Nearly Ready for Jury .'SPECIAL TO THE TIME5J VALPARAISO. Ind., Feb. 16. The C. C. Carter murder case will come to a close aomoume this afternoon and following arguments of the state an 1 attorneys tor th defendant, the case will go to the jury either tonight or tomorrow morning. At the close ( yesterday's session I it was agrs;d by both the state and the defense not io take up more than two hours time in their arguments. The state will ask the electric chair for Carter w ho murdered J, C. Cooke, colored editor of the National Defender and Hon, a colored paper published in Chicago, in a cold blooded quarry In the rear of a south side drug store in Gary last year. ROBERTSDALE IS AGAINST Robertsdale registered a resounding kick against proceeding with ercetioi of the recreation park as a memoria' to the so'diers and sailors, who fought I in the war against Germany, when o j petition signed by 522 citizens w a presented to the Hammond city co'in eil la; . night. The petition asked that the council rescind its former action on the matter and let it be voted upon by th' peopie in the election next fall. Th. memorial proposition has ben a toph of heated discussion in Robertsdate ol late. Meetings were held in which I' was said that the rest of tne city w a. trying to slip something over without Robertf'dale's cons'nt. This opposition finally crystalized in the petition The petition was accepted by th council and referred to the judieiiri committee to report back next meet ing night. Er. W. E. .Nichols appeared befor' the council and made a lengthy speech in favor of the ordinance which limited parking of automobiles to one-halt hour in the business sections of Hohman and State streets. The ordinance was tabled when it was introduced a' a meeting last month and there are 'ndicatlons that agitation m favor o! it will result in its revival soon. The committee composed of Aldermen Reiliy, Voorhei.f and Keeler" re. ported unfavorably upon the .suggestion madfl recently to cut down the number of wards in the city and redue? the number of - aldermen. Theounei! approved the report. Favorable fiction was taken on tin 'notion of Alderman Martin to liav Ihe public service commission petitioned to have the wafer rates on twotory buildinsrs made equitable. A' present the shape of the roof of r house determines whether it shall b' rated at 50 cents or $1. The Hammond post of the America;Legion will soon vacate its quarters in the' Diamond building on .Stati e Lreet and as suitable rooms are not now- available, Alderman Yoorheis suggested that the county commissioners be asked to permit the use of room 3 in the Hammond court house by the legion free of rent. A motion to Hi in effect passed unanimously He, -kb man's resolution that the city ndursc tile new Masonic temple project and lend encouragement wherever pcs-sible met with hearty approval. Martin brought up the Gieason mad matter, which L.-now before the county board of commissioners. As Hammond, under the county road law ould be forced to pay its proportionate share of the half million, which the road will cost and derive no bene, tit, he raid the c ty should voice its opposition to th- project which is planned primarily to connect tary and Miller l"ach. Alderman Reissiar male a motion to th" effect that the finance committee of the council co-operate with the chamber of commerce and the other city councils in fighting the matter i" the courts and that the city stand its share of the expenses in carrying on the tight. Tin motion carried. -nsM-ri- ny--MISSING AVIATOR j SAN FRANCISCO. Texas, Feb. 15. A I b g caproni, assisted by 40 planes from the border and Kelly -field is today combing a 100-m.ie strip of land lyinz between the Pecos river and Howard creek in Crockett county, to establish whether Lieut. Alexander Pearson. Jr.. is dead or alive. Army fl-.crs today admitted, unofficially, that the;.- bad practically given un hope o finding Pearson alive. Thev are in reality now searching for the ! wrcCkagi of his plane or his body. Resume Operation in Gary Wheel Mill The big wheel mill at the Gary Works of the Illinois Steel Company which has been down for several weeks duo to 'the repairing of a big wheel press, has resumed operation. It is understood that the Wheel mill is now only operating a day shift and working six days it week instead of the 'tomary day and night shifts. Ac cu cording: to information the 60-inch plate mill has also gone down for an indefinite period. Tiie r'awn wa.s not given.

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Signs Of Spring Here

pi owing ion toriv COI.L'MBl'S, Ind.. Feb. ID. Few Bartholomew county rctidents can remember a milder winter than the present one. Plowing for corn has been started by at least one farmer, and others toon will bee in plowing for coin end gardens, they anpounce, if the present weather remain.' uncl.angf d. St vera! varieties of b,rds ha. e hctn seen and heard the greater psrt of the win-U-r, and yesterday pumcrou. robins were seen in the streets of the city. Dandelions have been :n bloom for more than two weeks. FROC;, OV THE JOB SKVilOUR. Ind.. Feb. 15. Frogs have appeared along many creeks in Jackson coj:i;y and farmers say they provide a g.jod indication for an early spring. It is not often that frogs are heard at this season of tiie year. Buds on shade trees' are .swelling, and early spring flowers are peeping above the leaves. The weather has be-;1 exceptionally mild and the temperature yesterday was the highest recorded in Februar for ears. IAL ES GET NEW ADDITION Hammond numbered another organ-zati.-n among its financial family jeserday when the People's Scour. ties ompany, a corpoiation organiz-.c: . -romarily for financing automobile itale notes, opened for business with a . aid-m capital of $C5.0f"'i.O'.). The new organization riled incorporation papers on Jan. 15. according to which the affairs of the company luring the first year of its existenc ill be under the management of Alexander J. M:ko, Joseph G. Ibaeii auc Aljaii W. L d. At a meeting of th tockholdeis la."L Week the same thret "en were erected as the officers f.. he first year: Atty. Ibach being electd president; A. J. Marko, secretary aid A. W. Lloyd, treasurer. Although tlic company was organ'zed with the idea of financing autonobiie rc-salc notes the articles of mcorporation provide that the company may "buy and seli state, county .umicipal and all other bonds; borrow .nd loan money: buy and sell promissory notes, both with and without nortgage! securing the same; buy ait ell contracts for the purchase of auomobiles, also notes and mortgages .pon automobiles securing the same; uy and sell accounts, fees and all ther evidences cf indebtedness, bu? ind sell second mortgages and to do nd perform all tlr'ns nece.-sary t. properly carry ..n the. business rclaiuns incident thereto." The company j one which it is believed will til a longf'it want in .iammond and the surrounding territory since it will be ab'e to finance msiness of a character which the varfUJ 'banking institutions of the city -avc found it impossible to take car' f. Not only will It relieve the autonobile dealers of financing the sale -which they malic on contract." undei which the purchaser pay.s a certain amount monthly, but will also assist builders, who tind it necessary to tak. second mortgages upon their newly .reeled properties. Already the oflicers of th" new company report that a larce number of applications f'.r hems have been mad ind it i-' thowaht possible that an increase in capita! will be necessary In order to take care of all the demands. The company has established office" ir, 'he People's State ban'. GRANT RAILROADS AUTHORITY WSHTN 'iT'MN. Feb. IS. The Illinois Central ral'ro.-id company and the Chicago. St- T.o lis X- New Orleans Rai'road company. ,n-,. foiay given authority by the interstate commerce eommi.irn to is.-u.. pi;nt first refunding mortgatre bonds to reimburse the treasury of ihe Illinois Central for advanct s made lor additions and bet'ermenis of the properties of f h" Chicago. St. Loins & New Orleans- railroad and the Canton. Aberdeen A Xahi!lr Railroad compvy. The com nlsi-'ion authorized toe pledg ing of tl.e bonds as security for short ter.n loans of the Illinois Central Railroad company. WIFE SCRATCHES HIS FACE, SEEKS DIVORCE In a eomp.al'it tiled ; Lake . j-ji rior cojrt yeste '.:1C day. ' .ary i Floyd I Cat Uface ! A. Newel! alleces that his v erine B. Newell, .n-ratehf d in with her finger nails unt'i blood flowed that she accused him of immoral conduct, which accusation he fa; ? is untrue and without foundation. Plaintiff asks that the bonds of matrimony now existing between him and defendant be forever d'ssol .e.J. and that i. be granted an absolute divorce. i Mrs. Xen cl! i. now li'. ing in Chicago with the r one child. East PUGILIST DIES OF INJURIES BROOKKEtELI . Mo. I'r'o. 75. Harry Hamilton. light we.gi.t box- -- of ,o.s city, died i ally thio morn'ng f rum injuries received Ti.e.-day nigh -r. a bout wlih Frankie I rn of Kansas Cuv.

Offer To Pay For Inquiry Of

Ford's Charges Published Last Saturday. DETROIT, M b., Feb. 10. Three oi -tanizations of Detroit ha-, e challenged Henry Ford to stand investigation of his charge that International Jewish banking groups are guilty of promoting war for personal tain and that the Jcv.a are responsible for other "plots." Tho organizations, 1 urtlicrmore. throw down the gauntlet to Mr. Ford's declaration that he is, not Anti-Semitic. The Jewish organizations offer io stand the etpense of such an investigation and, to allow Mr. Ford to pick the investigator'! from the United States Secret servic. M "hcther or not Mr. Ford will accept the challenge was not intimated today. The Jewi.-h organizations which made the challenge in a public statement are: Congregation Bethel, Congregation $ha. Arcy and Pisgah Lodge, E'nai E' Rltli. Tiie statement in part: There .-.re those who will say that this, arch-mischief-maker does not krvo-w '.vbat Is being published in his known organ iThc Darborn Independent.) Po.' -haps he does not. perhaps if he were forced to take tho witnes stand be would say as he did when he sougl t the courts to prove lie was not an anarchist, that -it was in the book, it was all right.' But if Ford i ot the vicarious dut f a groun of Anti-Semites and fa ring fatellltles then ho will order his vii'.'tis Auti-S' mitic compaign to ceasi i ho will accept tho challenge cf th rri rlcan Hebrey to ray the entire n -ense of an investiiution by government fficiils and secret service men to be seetted by Mr. Ford himself into charges f Jewish International intrigue, of Jewish financing of wars. of Jewish oi.trol of the press, of Jewish toi ivol f governments and other equally era lotions: he will play the game as a true American, in a spirit of sportsmailtt md in a spirit of good citizenship. - Wo appeal to the fair-mindednes.'? of ho Americjii public. "Mr. Ford's statement to the Anitil can public, issued through the press o! he nation on Saturday, February 1. in insult to Jew and Gentile alike. It s an admixture of sophistry and sv.'u!ia '. cojicoctfd ostensibly to di.e'i 'ttention from the viciouncs-; ,f h,s . rsoiial organ. is declaration that Is:r. erslstent, mischievous, calumnious d-?-amation of the Jew was after all Ins way of expressing his love for the Jev"" s ,n example of hilarious s-tun,ldity unurpassed in public addresses. His nonths of unrelenting persecution and in-American race and religious disturbmce rind the pitifully fatuous explanaion that his 'desire is to wake up tho oob Gentiles and get them to display he same energy and earnestness as the lew.' "Mr. Ford's fallacious declaration that vp arc not Anti-Semitic must eonte-ut-date on his part eollassal credulity on .he part of the American public. It is made in the face of the despicable record that is made by The Dearborn Independent." NEW TO TAKE HAY'S PLACE AS CHAIRMAN? Indians, Man Said to Be Choice of President-Elect Harding ST. ACGt'STlNE, ria.. Feb. 18. Senator Harrv New, of Ind'ana, slated to bee me the next ihairnun of the Republican national committee The present cha'rman. Will 11. Hays, will oeeome ,vst mast' r-generl in th,Hardmg cabinet and will resign " head of the mt, ional committee. Senator New Is understood to be Mr. Harding's eh nee for the chairmanship an-1 of course, the I 'i evident -elect has the power to diet. t'e the selection. '1 chairman of the Repu hi ican committee dorn not n d to be a menibar nf the commit' e before he is chosen. CALL GRAND JURY - FOR CRIMINAL COURT SPCI.LTO THE TIHES; CROWN roiVT, Tnd Feb. 1 Juf'g". Smith, of the Crinv.nal Court has ordered a grand jury for Feb. 23rd and the jury ommisft tamers hav e drawn the following l.ai.t County men for serv- ! ee : C. r. Davidson, Gar;. A. E. Harrib. Gary. Henry Bcaub en, Wh.tin. David Cohn. Fast Chicago. Fred Srehausen. Dyer. George Kimmct, Lowell. FIND BODY OF UNCONSCIOUS WOMAN Mysttry surounds the finding of th body cf a young woman In an uncorsrious condition on the sidewalk beneath the v iaduct pear the Lake Shore station on Broadway in Gary yesterday and at the Mercy hospital it is reported tho is sriil unconicious. Police offlrla's believe t -r.va r , I be slightly demented and are attempting i : disclose; h:r identity today. A woi iSan called .he police station yetrdiy j m.:ki.ig iivim'y teartngr m woman j who had jumped through a window or. 'the south sid yesterday and was lost, tj,a m'Siini n-Oman's name was Mary Ma'oncvich. th yearn old