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Officer Jinds Him Playing Pool With Satchel Of Securities At His Side. CHICAGO, Feb. 2S. William Daiton, the 17-year-old bank clerk, who robbed tha Northern Trust company h-re of $772,000 In liberty bonds Thursday noon, was captured thi safternoon at Heyworth, 111., 12 miles from Bloomington, according to telephone advices received here. All of the stolen bonds vers in Dalton's' possession when he was captured. Daiton was raptured by the town marshal of Heyworth. Chicago police immediately ordered the Heyworth marshal to take DaltOK to Bloomington. Detectives were sent from here to bring him back to Chicago. The Arrest of Daiton, after the greatest robbery in the history of Chicago, followed a hunt in which thousands of detective.", private operators end citizens throughout the middle west engaged. The trail was first picked up early today at Napervil'ie. 111., where he spent Thursday night. Yesterday ro-orning he went to Aurora and from there made his way southward to Keyworth, where he was apprehended. The intense interest in the quest for the boy was heightened by the immense reward offered. One thousand dollars will be paid for the arrest of Daiton and $25,000 for the return of the bonds. Daiton -was arrested at 11 o'clock this morning. Marsha Jack Draper found the boy in a Heyworth pool room. The kid was playing a game of pool and a .small leather grip containing the bonds was on the floor beside the out his name he dropped his poo! stick table," Draper said. "When I called on the table and said, 'That is me.' " "Daiton spent last night in a hotel In Bloomington, " Draper continued. "This morning he asked a man in an auto for a lift. The man took r)n into his machine and let him ride to Heyworth. "This man called us tip and said the boy acted suspiciously and carried a grip. That was enough for me. ' I started a search of the pool halls and found Daiton a few minutec later. Draper said the bonds were intact except one bond for $ 5 " o . Se said Daiton refused to tell him what became of the missing bond. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE1 CHICAGO. Feb. 26. -The first definu.clew to the whereabouts of William Daiton, 17 year old $772,000 bank robber, was reoived this morning when Thomas J, Green, proprietor cf the College Inn, Napcrvile, 111., positively Identified photographs of the boy as the lad who ha-1 stopped at his hotel Thursday nignt it was Thursday noon that Daiton walked out of the N rthrn Trust company here with a brown paper parcel of $772,000 in Liberty bonds under hi-i arm. It was the greatest robbery in the history of Chicago. Green declare! today that Young Daiton had driven within two miles of Naperville Thursday evening- in a V roadster wnen the car became stalled. It was towed into Naperville and is being held at a garage there. Daiton left yeste'rday morning but promised to return for nls car today. The Napervillo. clew, according to detectives, completely discounts reports that Dalt-'n had driven through WaukeKan, 111., north of Chicago shortly after midnight yesterday. Mr. Green was positive in his identification of the photographs of Daiton. "The bey was apparently about 17." he said. "II" was alone, and my attention was attracted to him hrcau.se he was so nervous bile here. He carried a small black bag, new, evidently purchased but a day or so before. "It was about S:t!ft Thursday nigh! when I first saw him." Mr. deep sair!. "He walked int: the hotel and si.i his cur was stalled two miles d awn -the road, that Iik was hungry Jnd wanted supper. "We served hi 11 and he paid for it with a $" bill. After dinner he sat about an nour. He was very young and very nervous and I figured h ; probably bad taken his father's car out and wrecked it and was afraid to notify his folks. "I urged him t3 telephone his mother but he was obstinate and would nt He said be wanted a room for the night and registered Kdwrd J. fBoi.nington, Chicago. - "I asked iiim what he was going to do with his automobile. It was cold and I told him the radiator probably would free10.. that he should drain it but he rei'uid tj heed the advice. "Finally I got a mechanic in 'he garage and we went out and pot the car. He evidently had met with an no cident for the peering gear was oii" of order and the engine won 'd n't start. We toed it to the garage and it still is here"About 8:30 the hoy went to bed an left a call for 7 o'clock Friday morn(Continued on pa&e five.)
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GEOKGE HA XX AVE It. general manager of the I. H. Pelt, has been in New York on business this week. CHIF.F Peter Austgon is a witness in the Kosmal.l-tt'.cneor trial in Judge Lindley's court in Chicago this week. CITY THKASUKKH Walter Pielet'elt has received the tax duplicates and is ready for the collection of 19-0 taxes. XOTE for the lawyers: The February term of the Liporte Circuit Court opens at LaPorte next Monday morning. "BILLY" ROSE, County Recorder, has bought property at Cedar Lake and is to make his home there, it is reported from Crown Point. MICHIGAN" CITY will hold an intercity meeting of Kotary Clubs next August, so it was decided at Kvansvllle this week. THOMAS rOVKEN'ZIE of Lake Co.. sent up for life sentence for murder has asked the state board of pardons for a pardon, this week. Tlir.'Dt-' V, n c- Iw..-,,-. tallr nKnt T? H. Harrington announcing himself a candidate for the mayoralty nomination on the republican ticket. OFFICIALS of the F. S. Betz plant complain that persons, presumably boys, throw stones through the windows along 'the Johnson street side of the factory. THIEVES list night stripped the copper t"legraph wires from twenty ru les along the X". Y. C. railroad near Ivanhoe tower. MISHAWAKA police are asking for help in locating a bit; Packard car stolen there Thursday night. Its license number was 190!' S. LOSS AVOODilL'LL of the Woodhull Ice Cream Co.. was again triumphant in running for Alderman in South Chicago, on tho democratic ticket this week. THE Calumet Puslness College which has schools Jiere, East Chicago and in Gary, will invade Laporte county again with a new school at Michigan City. LAKE MICHIGAN is still entirely free of ice, a circumstance that has not been true of February in the memory of anyone who has known tho lake in winter seasons. TWO hundred thousand gallons of maple pyrup will harvested In Indiana this year, according to present indication thus adding to the high cost of buckets. OFFICER Ed. Wirner, crack shot of the Hammond force, is thinking of challenging Joe X'iomiec, for the pistol honors as soon as the latter gets out of the hspital. vv. Li. D.wtft,?, W. J. c:cmmer anil Fb.vd ';.--.- r - . in -it ; I .unoe , .d fishermen . who have been hauling in the pickerel at Cedar Iike. They are'blring good along the Motion pier. MPS. Da:d Johnson, 3n- Chicago ave. reports that boys broke the lock on her ehicktn coop yesterday and stole in epirs. She pup the police the names of two boy suspe'-ts. THE Wcstviih- KnlKhts of Pythias had charge ' of the funeral of Samuel G. Hans, of Hammond, who died here on Wednesday. Tin- funeral took place yesterday morning. CHIEF Gus. Simons of th federal 'ponge squad, bcis been spending the greater part of this and lust week atonding the trial of "Mike, Do Pike" Heiller at Chicago. EOUIS SABO who was arrested near !"oy's Park last Saturday for moonshining. today enured a plea of guilty nnd was Riven a fine of $100 and a suspended jail sentence. SAMT'EE MP PRAY, junk dealer, of Grrenshurg, married Mrs. I.ou .Strattou. his mother-in-law-, yesterday, two days a ft or he had obtained a divorce from her daughter. Murray is 4S and his bride is CO. ATTY. .Too Conroy has sold his residence at Is? K!i7.alie.th street and is arranging to build a bungalow and garage it the south end of Kenwood. The garage is for tint flivver whicli Jo" has at last consented to buy. JOHN' HITHKL is going to call a meeting of the Hammond Athletic Association soon. Something must be done looking toward a baseball team at nee if the city is to have a good one this year. ANOTHER thine that peeves a Hammond motorist who bus just paid n fine for having his cut-out open is te dodge one of those large contractor trucks which lumber up Hohman street, making the windows rattle with their exhausts. HAMMOND man who feels it keenly says tlt this is the time for a fellow with an $0 suit which h" purchased
before Christmas to get madder 'n ev- ! f:t orythiag when he passes a store audi11" sees the same suit in the window, mark- j ''"
ed $13. MAKE wh.it you can of an unsignd post card which says that "the separa tion of a certain Prof, has leaked out. Dame a double affinitv affair, man and wife Rumor claims a tall bnin tte and l mighty good looking little blonde. It's tho truth alright." A telephone numbe-r is arohonded. THE Pill in the Legislature for the payment of a Jl.L'no salary to the park Commissioners, is being fought by members of the South Il-nil board, who contend that it would take the Commissioners into polities, and would eliminate high class, men. Hammond doesn't sei m to be interested yet In a park lKiard.
Gary Men Arrested As Booze Runners Motorcycle Police Nab Offenders, Who Get Deeply in Trouble The pension icr.d of the Hammmd police department is $70 richer through an attempt whi. a Dan Ojan .vich, who runs a hjiel at 2200 Washington St., Gary, made at bribing two officers. Dan play.-d in bard luck. It is bst to besin at the first of the story. Officers HensoTi and Erlenbaugi. motorcycle cops came upoi a car on Calumet boulevard last night which had no tail light. It was 9 o'clock so the car was stopped and the driver. Joe Paleus, 1516 Jefferson street, Gary, was told to light up. He and his companion. Joe Gctratus. 14"3 Ada. -is street. Gary, stepped from the car and after looking- over the cops they stepped right ba.-k In. Palcus mad-- a desperate effort to drive away but was overhauled. This around the suspicions of the officers who looked in the rear compartment and found three kegs of moonshine. As it was necessary to summon the patrol waRon to take the men In charge, Henson rl igged down the next machine which came along intending to have the driver pass the police station and drop a message. There was where Dan Ojaneivich's bum Hit k shone. It was bis car which was stopped. Dan was driving a Ford coupe. He weights about 200 pounds. Crowded along-sid of hir.i was Steve Militich of Gary who weighs 300 pounds. Hidden under Steve's overroat in front of his feet were five quarts of whiskey. In the nack part of the car wets five more quarts. This morning in police court Dan explained tfiat be had merely picked up Militich in South Chicago and that he knew nothinr about the liquor. Dan took a fine of $100 and costs ant thirty day jail entrnce. He will not start serving- until March 7 so that he will have time to find sum-one to take charge of his hotel in his absence The first two booze runners caughl by officers were also arraigned today. The charge against Getiatus was nolle prossed but Palcus was Riven a fine of $100 and costs and a suspended jail sentence of DO days.
FIND BODY OF THREE MONTHS The three months old mystery of the disappearance of 12 year old I gnat:-. Hordorozskl, 1549 Vrginia street. Gary, was partly solved this morning whetJack Giiler, well known East Gary lisherman found the boy's badly decern posed body ni-ir where the Michigan Central railroad crosses the river a; East Gary. On the 19th of last December young Hordorozskl accompanied by t-wo othei play-mates attended church and follow ing the nine o'clock mass, decided t go to the dunes at East Gary and cut Christmas tree for the holidays Securing their tree the boys started home. According to the story told b; the other two lads llordorozski rani d to take a slv-rt course by cutting n cross the river so he could hit Fifth avenue and then directly home. It is reported that previous to this, Tgnatz's pa's had tried the lee on the river but it was too soft and they came near getting a cold bath in their attempt to cross. They warned Ignatz that it would be dangerous to cros-j the rver but he persisted and waved a last g-)od-hyp telling them that he would sec them in the morning. The last time they saw- him alive was when he was going over the top of a hill close to the river. Parents of the dead body nnd the -iu-thoritics have been conducting a search for the lad since his d isa p p-'ara nee anu not until this morning did it bear any fruit. Mr. Giiler v.-ho found the ),dy callerl the police, who in return sent the- patrol to the s ene. They had not returned at noon and none of the particulars were learned. RUSSIA TO FIGHT POLAND? 'Special Cable to The International News Service and the London Daily Express) WARSAW. F-b. 2-t Dispatches from E'-nibc-ff today quoted the I.emherir Press r.s predicting a general Persian offensive against Poland in J me "despite the Itiga Peacem" m wspapers in I., n'berg deciar-d titnt t'.ie Russians probably would ripen the offensive with a double drive, one army :ns through the- Vilna region in north; the other through Eastern Galicia in the south. CROWE'S MEN RAID BURNHAM AGAIN Acting on a tip raided two weekx ago that P'.irnham. had "oriened up again" detretivq sent out. from the state's attorney's office visited the town last night. They made the rounds of the I'.urnliHm Pay Inn. the Perfecto Inn, the Cottage Inn and the Speedway Inn. At all excepting the last barred doors and dark windows confronted them. Two women were taken from the Speedway Inn. They are being- held at Lawndale hospital. The former raid netted 20 prisoners among whom were nearly 50 women.
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East Chicago Officer Who Battled With Robbers And Shot Two Will Recover. The condition -if C. J. Niemiec, In'and Steel police officer. and a former deputy sheriff under Lew Parnes, who Tuesday evening shot and killed two thieves during a gun battle near White Oak and Chicago avenue, is re ported by physicians of the St, Margaret's hospital as being- much improved. According to .hn statement told by Niemiec to a Times reporter, there were only i.hree men in the gang, notwithstanding the statement of the police that they wre positive that there were feiur men. "When I first saw these three men." stated Xiemioc, "I was on my way home and noticing that they were a 'ting suspiciously J commanded them to halt. Walking up to them I leveled my revolver at the men and demanded them to throw up their hands. Just about this time (,p,e of the men threw his arms around my neck throwing me te the ground, thile the oth-.es began kicking ac me. I struggled with the men for a r.'v minutes and finally seeing that the odds were greatly against me 1 again pointed the revoler at the men and pulled the trigger, but not any too soon, as on-: of the thieves had already taken aim a' me. ,s I continued to fire a few more shots the thieves backed a little away fr..m me and then all of them began firing at me. Again I took aiiv and fired and this time was rewarded by seeing one of the men fall, Although I kivw I was pretty badl wounded 1 manied to reach a por. h on Paring avenue and there was nun1 by a passerby who TfTslficV-d me to til" home of J. J. Freeman, who made nit feel comfortable until the arrival of physicians."' There was not a hit of bravado '.n Xiemiec's voice is lie continued to tell of his experiences. His coolness even during the time hat his life hung. h a thread has won the admiration o" ,be hospital atta -hes and the hundr-d-of friends wno have called at the hospital to omplini.-nt him on his heroic deed. He is a cred't to the community, N :he word .,f officials ,,f the Inland Steel company wh"re Nimiee was employed. Honest, and upright and alays re.toy o d,. 1. i. ton of his neighbors du'y is the opin n the south aide HAD STILL HIDDEN Iff FURNACE PIPES out the Detectives Fished it Right Out, a Piece at a Time I'espot Talijano, -1 1 S Pine street. 'Jan. mond thought he was pretty hrewd when he conceived the idea of ,'aking .'tis stll! to pieces and hiding the parts in the fresh air pines of Ins "gistei-. but he failed to ri ckon with Officers Krlenbaugh and Hens.-n of the 'laititn.iiKl force. The snow anei rain last night made vork with the motorcycle.: procariou.so the hike officers started out on ome gumshoe woik. They had hear'! tbout T.i'ijauo s,, they dropped in te hi:n. Henson was ab'.e to purhase a drink so they looked further. They found n ga'Ion and a half of cioonshine and a in, but no still. Despot closed up like n clam when he saw lie had made a mistake-. The .eareh looked fut'le until the Hawksi. aws held a conference and dei-id-'-l that they had looked everywhere except in the cold air register. Thev li'ted the grating and fnind part of the still. A h el and line w ere arranged and the)- continued to fi-h nieces e.f the still from the pipes until they had the complete outfit. It w-ae Talijan.Vs second offense so when b" was lito d up in police court this morning he drew a fine of $:;ii0 and !oi days on the penal farm. WHITING HIGH BEATS FROEBEL -WHITING. Feb. 2fi. W biting high school everlastingly whipped FrocHrl Mgh school e.f Gary last night at Gary by a core of 41 te 12. Thiesen of Whiting scored 10 points for his team. Wickhorst and N'oijl starred for the Oil- city five and oleson f.ir Froebel. It was Whiting's fifteenth victory this year. , MURDER TRIAL BEGAN IN COURT HERE TODAY VALPARAISO. Feb. 2G. The trial of the twei Mexicans from Indiana Harbor, charged with murder, was commenced in the circuit court here yesterday when the work of selecting a jury was c'wunience J. The work of selecting the jury wa."
completed by noon today and the tak-l Monday's Times and you will be most j Champ Clark of .Missouri, who has man Lutheran church at Lansing, ing of evidence commenced this after- nsreeahly surprised and repaid for J been quite ill with a complication ot I Iturial will be in the Oak Olenn cemenoon. your trouble. 'diseases, is sii.;htly improved today. tery.
MANY ATTEND TEACHER'S FUNERAL Remains of Miss Schoeneman Taken Today to Iowa for Burial rSPEClAL TO THE TIMES1 WHITING, Ind. Feb. 2G. The funeral service over Miss Lila Schoeneman, who passed away at her home. 236 LaPorte avenue, on Wednesday after a week's illness with pneumonia, was held y-s te-r Ja y afternoon at 2:20 o'clock at ihc Congregational church. The tribute pad by the pastor. Pev. Chas. E. Truebl .od to the departed, were justly rarn.d by Miss Mchoensmati, who was one of the most loyal members of the church and one of th finest cl.ar.iitfi-.ii in this city. Special music was furnished and the largenumber in att"i lance, together with tl.rt ironllh of ft-ii-al offerings. hesnokC
of the many fast friends the deceased t possessed. A number of the teachers of the Hammon-I schools and the children whom she taught were also present. Miss Sehoenman came to Whiting twenty-five years ago, prc-vious to which she taught in Fast ChicagoFor sixteen years she taught in the Whiting schools ,"t the end of which time she left to take a position in theFrunklin school at Robertsdale. She taught there for six years at which time she was transferred to the Irving school at Hammond where she tmairied until th; time of her fatal illness. Miss Pclio lfitian w as popular '.n church and club circles, being one of the organizers of the Plymouth Aid Society of the Congregational churan. a charter member of the Fortnightly club of which she Is a past president and was also ,i member of the Old Settlers' club. In these circles she will be greatly missed. She Is survived by her two sisters, Mrs. Gertrude Smith of Canada and Mrs. Fannin I. add of Peitwater, Miss., and her two nieces. Mrs. George Partuska nee Dorothy Ad-?, who for several years has made her home with her aunt and Mrs. Quinn ll.iil of Chicago, The remains were shipped to the formi r home of the family in Lisbon, la., tnis morning. Undertaker Hcyden being' in charge of the funeral. FRANK'S AID WAS NOT APPRECIATED let Woman Believe He was an Officer and Lands in Jail Himself For dabbltrter in police work when he '-.as not an officer. Frank Ftursris. l"r4 l.iy avenue. Hammond, was this morn--ng bound over to the criminal court, -fter he had been arraigned in the Marnmond police court. I. ist nisht the police were called - the home of Pmnie Parties, colored, it ")il2 Merrill avenue. There' w-las -otible. Mrs. Parnes was stewed and "nrcie was also. The police took Lon-:-ie to the station. Sturgis and a friend were in the eoifrhborhood and after the officers departed t hey decided to vi.-'it the bouse and make a little investigation. Sturgis -ays he h.-ard a shot fired a short time heforc the police came and ho-.ipht the matte-- should be looked 'ito. They entered the house and Mrs. ' lines, still intoxicated, allowed them o search the place. Their work was Interrupted by the police who came br.ck to see how Mrs. Parnes was he. ''a-.inrr and get the liq'tor which her husband said was in the heius-e. sturgis slipped out the hark door, but wa. '.a'lod back and placed under arrest. This morning he admitted' it all and rid thct he thought he wa doing an 'et of good citizenship in helpin? the ""lice. His store had a gap of shout three boors, which he could not account for and some other features 'ooked shaky so the judge decided to let the criminal court figure it out. Tuesdav. March 2nd. Hammond's Big Day Kveryone will profit by readingMonday's ads in The Time. It's just the opportunity the people of Pake county have been wniMnir for to pracl''ce e-e-onomv. Thrift and rlyht thinking: has made the United States the most powerful and advanced nation in the world. The spirit of economy and thrift practiced by the people of Puke county tec-ether with other advantages, have attracted sre-at industrial and commercial i no; i tu t ions within its border! Upon the foundation nf service the stores of Hammond have erown to prominence .and are known for miles in every direction for the quality and full value they pive f,,r the money. Thousands of people fe,r years have done their buying in' Hammond. In 'act it has become a slogan for them to .say buy it in Hainmemd why ?. The r-eeiple know and the merchants know that merchandise is sold for less in Hammond than any either city people like to live in Hammond they Pke to ttade with its me-rohants because they are treated fair and square. Several timen a year the merchants put on a cvarnival of bargain jrivinir, just to Kive the public and their customers an extra run for their money. The big: event next Tuesdav- is one 07 the carnival times Inn? to be remembered, so look sharp, read carefully every item in each merchant's ad In j
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Chair In Parlor Car New York Woman Stricken With Heart Trouble on Penn. Flyer While Tearing Gary last evening on her way from New York to Chlcag-o, Mrs, Carl ,nnr , whose residence is trlven as l ;: W. ',7th street. New York suddenly fell over from her chair In the parlor car to th-; floor and lapsed into uneonsciou-nt-ss. A hurry call was snt to Dr. Tee garden of Indiana Harbor, who met the tra'n at Indiana Harbor.. After rendering aid to the woman Dr. Teegarden had her removed to a hospita'. in Chicago -.vlt-t-o her condition is reported as. serious. It is thought that the woman was stricken with hear: trouble. i . n (BULLETIN) By GEORGE R. HOLMES STAFF COWPFSI -CNOENt I. N SERVICE ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla., Feb. 26. President-elect Harding today announced the appointment of Edwin Den by of Detroit as secretary of the navy and Theodore Roosevelt of New York as assistant secretary of the navy. , (Bl IXHTIV.! INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! riETHOIT, Fi'b. -II. A htmdit Trim rl-d to hold up the branch of tlir diir.e i-mlnci bank at lilt and ArUIIcry nvenui-s tod:T is dying In ItrecliInjc hoNpital, shot through the stomach by Harvry II lieu in c, maiutKCr. (Bn,I.KTI.) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SFRVICE INDIAN 'OI.IS. Ind.. Feb. ;(. Ily a vote of 45 to .11 the houxc of representatives today failed lo crnnt lie request of eltlzens of IndlnnnpoIU for prrmtxxion to iiriiire tno blocks in the hrnrt of the ilty to be tioed by the state n a site for the Sl2.oon.o(M world war nipmoriiil liultdln. funrix for j;ricairynjj;, mai r. Jttriv jimruprlMt-l. BRITAIN EXPECTS NEW UPHEAVAL LONDON. Feb. 26. German indemnity and the near tast tanarie were practically pushed from the center of the statfe today with public interest center ins: upon the possibility of svrius upheaval In domestic politics over the new developments in the Irish situation. The new turn of affairs hing-es on the resignation, of General Crozie. commander of the black and tan policemen in Ireland, who quit in protect, aicainst the reinstatement of auxiliary policemen, who had been dismissed from the service for looting. WOOD TO BURN, NOBODY WANTS IT INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! IIELKNA, Mont. Helena's three city commissioners are in a quandry. They have (JHO cords of slab wood dec-oratinsr the city corral in neat piles ten feet and their difficulty Is to "unloal'' it. There Is a bear market in wood. It followed the delivery here of much coal after the nation-wide coal strike of last year, and the- city now has more wood oil hand than it can use in twenty years. The firemen are tired of chopping It; there are no prisoners in the city jail to "work it up." the policemen huve a. horror of it, and the public, whi.'h demanded its purchase a year ago at prices ranging from $9.50 to $13. DO a cord, refuse to harbor It. RETURNS VERDICT FOR DEFENDENTS VALPARAISO. Feb. 2. Tn the .superior court the jury in th case of Pashalau vs. Harasa. when in damages to the amount of $2..W were asked, brought in a verdict for tlie defendant. Tiie case came e;-. ,P1 ;:iry. and involved a passenger on a street car being struck by an automobile, as he was boarding the car. INDIANA SINGER'S
MOTHER DEAD' ":,mmnnfi- cam1 country six J years ue he has always mr.de his own MI'NVIK, Ind.. Feb. 21 Mrs. P m :n ,1 j '' ''"hoi for commercial hs. At tcs; I'hlfant Han-old, mother -; Orvi.lej 'it was the story he told the judge Harrold. famous tenor, is dead at lo-r;;'lis morning when h- was arral.2n.-d home lo re today. M;.s.s A-1-l'ne Ifar- police court for hnv ing a still and redd, playing the principal part in j some home-made liquor. He sab! be "Irene." New York musical show, is a '--' a piinter and needed a'cohol to ,.ut a rand daughter.' j ''is shellac and had found if ciie.-.p.o- ' j to make his ow n. Henry used rotten
McRILL FUNERAL The body of Mrs. Luther McRill will arrive tomorrow at ll 2.'.. The body will lie in state at. the home of her parents, Mr. and Mr.', ("ar! ifartke of 4.S0 Sibley street. Til- funeral will be Tin sday, final arrangements not completed as yet. Death of Little Girl !
; Mrs. Frederlka Wit ten haze n. 71 Five year old Vt-ritad'-ll Hinkel., ; years old, died at 2 o'clock this morndaughter of Mr. and Mrs. .M. A. Hinkel. j Ing at the home of her daughter, Mys. died yesterday at her hum". O.ndlt j Herman It- hn in Lansing. 111. Sfie street. The funeral wiii he hei, from ! had been suffering with pneumonia, the home at 2 p. m. on Monday and j She leaves four daughter.- and a son.
from the M. p.. church nt UK WASH I N'iTON. Feb. s K -(-Speaker j
I Two Republics At Logger heads Over Dispute In Boundary. (BULLETIN) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON. Feb. 26. Th United States has taken no steps tc offer its good offices to settle the differences between Panama and Costa Rica, the state department announced today. It was stated that this government has promised the Panaman minister, however, to make an investigation of the matter. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SEaVICej BALBOA, Panama Canal Zone. eb 26. Th republics of Panama and Costa Rica are at Logfgerheada today as the result of an award cf territory to Coata Rica by an 'lnternatlon! arbiter -which, had been claimed In Panama. Ed Diarlo Kaclonat published A sensational and unconfirmed report that war may be declared. Panama withdraw all tho policemen from Panama City and Colon, sendingthem, 200 in number, and. some volunteers to the scene of the disputed te; rltory. Firemen have replaced t policemen in the two Panaman citic? The Panama government appealed to the United States Canal Zone authorities for ammunition bu the request vat refused. The territory in dispute was awarded to Costa Pica by Chief Justice White, of the Mipreme court of tha 1'nited States, who acted as lnternational arbiter. Panama and t 'nder a treaty between i I'riitcd States terri tfirial disp'i'.-s inv lving Panama must ie sane' ion of fie be s 1 1 b d wl: !i United Stat- s. Th- xv if- and Pi es id, n- i '.-r. s WilOje CvMil ni-ved to the Ti. h rot ii i r-. u of Panama, tic.-ins !,y hi oi h-.t ! in ticnc. ; v ; law he th i to, hnv be r ur t ; SU1 i - .. i Z pne their a pr-,-,1 rsonal j The I' -sta P'c .n , , ma City was a-r.,-",; j Panauians T'r,iii-Ml.-iy ch- lu-d r t iwh' fn Itntr hjs een' irroff:1j-' ker ntr pitch. News has he..., recejv-el Costa Ricun tr-i.i.j had . frontier into th - Panaman Cltiriejul, -m th- Pacific here rosvoi P r v i n . 'iit. territory m dist trict. ite lies in that !.- BILL PASSED Adopts Measures Providing Commissions for First to Fourth-Class Cities INDIANAPOLIS. Ind Feb. J8. Th House, in session last night, adopted two bills seeKin.T to form city plan commissions in cities of the first, second, third and fourth-class throughout the state and to give the commission power to enforce city zoning. Thi bills are backed by many persons throughout the state -who are Interested in civic problms such as transportation, uniform buildings, etc. Action, on both bills wps unanimous. SM.AHY BOARD HI 1.1. PASSEO. The Senate parsed sixteen House bills yesterday and House concurrent resolution 3 aut oorlzing- the Governor, auditor 0f state and chief examiner of the state board of accounts to Ret aj a commission to draft a salary ached ule for all state public officials and present the ,?arac to the next Legislature. An effort to bring- the state police bill. Introduced by Senator Arthur P.axter of Indianapolis, out on the tb-or of the Senate for second reading yr..-t-rday failed. Considerable activPv behind the scenes and a recanvas.i af the possible vote on the measure, gave, little encouragement to the authors and supporters. MADE ALCOHOL TO CUT HIS SHELLAC ince Henry Web.-r, il'IS Monroe a pears anif orhrr fruit in making alcohol. He admitted that he took a sip of the stuff occasionally and onckiave a man a little drink. He paid a line of tlfifl and costs and has a suspended Jail sentence of 30 days hanging over him. AGED LANSING VOMAN DIES The funeral will b held from the at l:-1fl home Tuesday afternoon o'clock and at 2 o'clock from the Oer-
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