Hammond Times, Volume 15, Number 36, Hammond, Lake County, 30 September 1921 — Page 1

OWN AS DULUTH'S PONZI THB WBATHCK Fair tnnlgbt, possibly Hght froat t Ion-lands of north portion) Satnr" day generally fair and omrnhat warmer. fteUvered by Carrier la BtmnoM and. W. Hammond 50 o px moata oa treeta aad uews ataads 3c per copy. VOL. XV, NO. 36. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1921. HAMMOND, INDIANA

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MotherHad Seen Him In Dream Dangle From Nooses Knot BT -WTLXIAM K. HUTCHIKSON t STAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERVICE CHICAGO. Sept. 30 Carl O. Wanderer, arch murderer, was hanged here today -with a song on his lips. Wanderer, slayer of his wife, unborn child and a ragged stranger, during faka holdup, paid In full for the mur der of th'e "poor boob." He wont hi death, singing a song in a harsh tremulous voice, to the woman whose life he snuffed out more than a year ago His song trailed oft into, silence aa the "death cap" was dropped over his head. ASXS JtfXKCTT ON HIS SOTJX. "Lord have mercy upon my soul .v- A-,nA man repeated after IUO VUU"" - minister as he walked on the scaffold. "Father, Into your hands. I commend my spirit. God have mercy uuon As he began the march to tne gallows, Wanderer again confessed t. Jailer Peter Lawrence, the Jailor said that he had killed his wife and tn. Tagged stranger." Throughout all ol li. , . escaDe the gallows Wanderer had insisted he was not guilty ot the murders, repudiating earner cU.i A moment later. When asked for his last word, he broke forth into song. It was "Old Pal. Old Gal," and he sang it In a voice that sent shivers down the backs of the "death" audience. "Old pai, old gal, ar yu thr? I'm all alone. "Old pal, old g-al, I'm Just oae rolling stone," he sang. "Shadows come through tha -weary sight, always find m near, "X orava for yoa, old pal, oid gal, why don't you answer mat Old pal, old gal " And the shroud ended his song. DIES IN EIGHT MTNTJTXS When the trap door was sprung. Wanderer's body dropped through with a- jerk, bounding hack two feet. A jailer grabbed the twisting form. Eight minutes later, he was pronounced dead and the murder of the "poor boobwas vindicated. On his last night. Wanderer sang one song after another. He prayed frequently with the prison priest. His songs ranged from "Rock of Ages" and "Nearer My God To Thee," to his favorite, "Old Pal. Old Gal" and other popular songs. Seven years ago, a woman awoke just before dawn screaming at an apparition of a dream-filled mind. She vlsioned her son dangling from the end of a noose. She was Wanderer's mother. ., "My toy Carl, they are hanging him. Bh shrieked. "He is hanging. My Gd! I'll kill myseTt before I live to ee them hang my Carl!" aCOTHXA xm.3 HIESILr She shot herself to death that day. Crazed by the apparition of her dream, fate ruled that her vision of seven ears ago should come true today. Wandered died on the fifth Black JMday of his life. 2Ie plotted his wife's death on the first Black Friday, hiring the "ragged stranger" in Chicago's loop to stage a fake holdup that he might be "heroin his wife's eyes. On the next night, in June, 1920, the "poor boob" followed Wanderer and his wife home from a theater. 3XDDLXS HI 9 W1TE In the hallway of their home. Wanderer suddenly whipped out two automatics and blared away. From one gun, be fired seven shots at his wife, while with the other he, fired a like number at the "poor boob." The wife, struck twice, died an hour later ahd the "poor boob," with hree wounds, died that night in a hospital. Wanderer was a hero for a day. On his second Black Friday, a week t.r, police learned that the gun supposed to have been used by the "poor boob" had been purchased orginallv bv Wanderer's cousin. They alo learned that Wanderer's wife had withdrawn $1300 from a bank two weeks previously. A "love affair" ol the army officer was also unearthed. MAKES 17 CONTESSIONS A week later, on the third Blank Fridav. Wanderer was arrested and charged with murder. He made seventeen different statements but finally confessed the revolting crime. "I hated married life," he said. "1 wanted to get back in the army. It was so free and easy there. It was the life for me Besides, my wife was about to become a mother and I hated her for that. I killed the "boob" to keep his mouth shut." He was tried first for his wife's murder and in October, last year, he was convicted hut sentenced to but. twenty-five years fn the penitentiary The light penalty aroused a slorm or protest and Wanderer was brought hack from Joliet to go on trial for the "poor boob's" murder. HIS FOURTH BLACK FRIDAY The spirit of that "bundle of dirty" rags." which had laid unclaimed for months in the morgue, arose from its Potter's Field grsrve to demand an "eye for an eye." Wanderer was convicted of first degree murder and on his fourth Black Friday, April 16, he was sentenced to death. A desperate effort was immediately launched to save him from th gallows. A jury found him sane after a

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36 Degrees of Difference in Temperature is Recorded in 24 Hours. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE tnitAW, sepi. . Having aroppeu with a chilling thud from a maximum of 87 degrees above zero yesterday afternoon to a minimum of 01 degrees early today, the temperature now is threatening a further plunge to the freezing point tonight, according to the weather bureau forecast. A light frost in the lowlands and open spaces of the suburbs probably will fall tonight. The first frost ol the year was recorded Tuesday mornin, although it was so light as to do virtually no damage to lingering sprouts of green plants. The danger of the normal first frost has been passed, and there need be no more surprise at crisp mornings from now on, said Prof. H. J. Cox, chief of the weather bureau here. Temperature Vis been unusually changeable for the last three weeks, said x'rof. Cox. but the change from yesterday to today is the most violent of the season. Pittsburgh Hard Hit PITTSBURGH, PA., Sept. SO A sud3en end violent stprm accompanied by a 60-mile gale and a 13 degree drop in temperature, swept over Pittsburgh district at 2 o'clock this morning. Heavy damage resulted In Pittsburgh. ;Alleheny and neighboring oounties. Many buildings were unroofed in Washington county and at Sturgeon. Pa. A church was lifted off its foundations. Practically all oil derricks between Oakdale, Allegheny county and McDonald. Washington county. have been blown- down. Two unknown men were seriously injured in Pittsburgh by a falling sign. Be American Telegraph & Telegraph company reports the loss of over 100 wires or one-third of all its long distance wires to -Pittsburgh. STORM IS RY. TRAFFIC Traffic over all city lines of the Gary Street Railway and the Gary and Southern, Gary and Hamond, Gary and Hobart and the Gary and Interurbai lines securing their power through the Gary Street Railway from the power station at Blue Island was delayed just two hours last night as a result of the severe rain and electrical storm. The electrical storm on ths. power lines between Gary and Blue Island badly crippled the electric service and did considerable damage. Power was off from S:05 until 10:05 p. m. Rain fell In torrents in Gary 'or more than an hour. It was accompanied by a heavy wind which tore down awnings, up-rooted trees and broke windows. Considerable damage is ported in the Ridge Road district which was swept by a high wind ol cyclonic velocity. City Treasurer Win Hjnter of Gary, candidate for county treasurer, who was caught in the wind and rain storm in his machine near Highlands, state i that he never saw It rain so hard in his life. He was unable to see the roadway and was forced to halt his machine for nearly half an hour. The storm hit every section of the county according to reports reaching thi soffice today. CROWN POINT GIRL S BADLY HURT Woman Autoist Knocks Child off Pony Under Wheels of Machine. SPECIAL TO THE TIMES1 CROWN POINT. IND .Sept. 30Mary Elizabeth Baldwin, the ten year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.. J. Baldwin was quit badly hurt on Wed nesday night when an automobile drien bv Mrs. Hattie Saw-arris ran into the Fifield pony which the Baldwin girl was riding knocking her off and under the wheels of the machine. A deep gash was cut in her head which necessitated several stitrhea. Her body was bruised "by the fall and con tact with the machine. The accident happened in front of the Wendel Green House on North streojt. LIGHTNING BOLT HITS BABY BLIMP DATTON. O., Sept. 30. Th? "Baby Blimp" prize of McCook field, was destroyed by a terrific explosion at 3:3 this morning, caused by a bolt of 1 ightnjng. The hangar at Wil'bur Wright field where, the new acquisition to L'nelf f4m's (a!r forces was--housed, was completely wrecked. No was injured, dug .to. the hour at which the l. pruning struck. The BlimD was built at Akron by the Goodyear Company. sensational hearing. He won two reprieves, one when William R, McCauley, state commander of the American Legion, appealed in his behalf. Every agency of the law, includ g the state supreme court, the state hoard of pardons and Gov. Small upheld the verdict and sentence. . So Wanderer died today.

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TERRACE Realty Men will Burn Down Old Homestead As An Advertisement. A two- story seven room house is to be burned to the ground at Madison Terrace on the afternoon of Sunday, October 2, as an advertising proposition. It will be the biggest bonfire Hammond has ever seen. It is expected that 3,000 people will be on had to see the big blaze. Fire Chief William Nil! went over the ground yesterday to ascertain whether or not there would be any danger to adjacent property. The nearest house is over a block away and the chief declared there would be no danger. The novel and original idea of burning the building was evolved by Roscoe K. Woods, who was casting about for something to attract a crowd. There was the old homestead of the property. The necessity for remoling It to make way for new modern homes was apparent. It was so old and rickety that it would not stand moving. The timbers that were in it were so old that the building was not worth tearing down to get them out. As kindling wood the place was not worth over tsn on and 'earing It down would litter up the place. THEN CAME THE BIO IDEA Why not burn it down? Everybody at heart is a firo fan. People will go miles :o tie a hi if b:ze. As an advvr tislng proposition the fire would be worth $500.00. Get the people out to cur beautiful subdivision and they will be sure to want our lots. So the fire was decided upon. ' The permission of the lire chief was secured. The windows and doors and anything else of value were removed. And tnere the building sfTinds, out in the middle of a large tract; awaiting its doom next Sunday. "Do you want a quick fire or a slow fire," said Chief Nill. "If you want a slow fire, start It in the roof. If you want a quick fire, start it in the basement where the fia res will quickly run up the partition." The quick fire was ciecided on so as to make It a greater spectacle. The thousands who will see this fire will be shown how little it takes to destroy a big "building. In this particular the fire will be a lesson in fire prevention. The big sale of lots starts Saturday morning at ten o'clock. There is to be a continuation of the sale on Sunday from nine o'clock in the morning on The house will be burned down during the afternoon. There will be a corps of salesmen on all parts of the big tract to take care of. customers who have picked out lots. Each lot Is to be carded and the possessor of the white card ha an option on the lot until he can get to the tract office to get an earnest money receipt-Two busses have been hired to furnish free transportation to the sale. These busses will run back and forth on Calumet avenue and Hohman street and stors will be made at any street intersection on either Calumet avenur or Hohman street on Saturday and or Sunday. It is expected that the easy term' and the fact that a great building boon, is at hand, a boom which will result in the building of a house on every vacant lot, wii. result in the sale of practically all of the lots in the subdivision. Woods, Martin & Co. announce that everything is ready for the big .sale, liven the big bonfire. TWO PIONEERS VISIT TREASURER'S OFFICE John W. Ulm and Simon F Fogg Still Attending To Business. The advance guard of the fall taxpayrs visited the city treasurer's office this week. They are John W. I'lm and Simon I'. Fogg. Vim and Fogg were pioneers in Ham mond and did a great deal to develop the city. Ulm has given away a great many acres of land to Indu.-e Industries to locate in Hammond. Fogg was superintendent of the Hammond Packing plant and with Thomas Himmond opened two sub-divisions on the eas' side, known as the Fogg and Ham

mond sub-divisions. Both Ulm and Fogg have disposed of the greater portion of their holdings in the city. Mr. I'lm having sold his lastr. big tract to the LaSalle Steel Company. He holds a sub-division in the vTcinity of that plant and several acres of land on Sheffield avenue. Mr. Vim and Mr. Fogg are both very wealthy men. but they live sirnjMy. Mr and Mrs. Fogg have settld on a small but modern farm near Valparaiso. Mr. Focg resides tn ChiaKo, but winters in California, where he has big real estate Investments. Whenever the two old timers are in town they invariably call upon A. M. Turner aTid P. W. Meyn. Mr. Vim is more than eighty yeaTs of are and Mr. Fogg is nearing the eighty mark. NOTICE TO KVCAMPMHST MEMBERS OF I. O. O. F John A. Logan Encampment will journey to Crown Point Saturday, Oct. 1. to participate in instituting a nevv eneampment, the degree staff to confer th Golden Rule degree. All members will meet at Calumet Hall at 12:30 p. rru Buses will leave at 1 p. m. Adv. . 9-30-X s

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Capt. Nels St. Peter Was Surprised When Reception Body Met Him At Harbor (SPECIAL TO THE TIMES MICHIGAN CITY, Jnd.. Sept. 30 The good ship Billy Eddy, unable to dock at Chicago, slipped Into port here yesterday and furnished Indiana's first case of booze smuggling by tinLake Michigan route. The Billy Eddy bore 100 barrels of beer. A reception committee was waiting In the boat houses near the wharf to greet these pioneers of a new commercial venture. However, they did not show- themselves. The harbor gun boomed no salute. The boat docked in silence. Forth stepped Capt. Nelson St. Tetei of Chicago. He was not vexed by the fact that the citizenry was not out '- bid him welcome. His mind waa benl on renting several trucks to transport his cargo to warehouses. He was surprised when the reception committee suddenly appeared around him. Among the prominent folks present were Attorney Earl. Rowley of Laporte, prosecuting attorney for Laporte county, and Edwar! Berwanger of Hammond, prohibition enforcement agent. Others present were numerous members of the Michigan City police force and some deputy sheriffs. Instead of the keys of the city, Capt. St. Peter was shown the keys of th jail. While St. Peter was getting his firs! taste of Indiana hospitality, the policemen and deputy sheriffs had been mixing with the crew of the Billy Eddy. All were made prisoners and the boat was taken Into custody. The beer is being analyzed today and If i' shows proper amount of kick, St. Pete; and his crew will be out of luck. Th. state will .also probably have a good boat for sale. The Billy Eddy tried to dock ot South Water street in Chicago on Wednesday. She appeared outside thharbor and failing to receive the proper signal from the men in charge of a flock of trucks on the wharf, had put about and disappeared. In the meantime the truck drivers were arrested Federal authorities received the tip that the boat was heading for Michigan City and the Hammond prohibition office was notified to prepare t. meet it. Berwanger came at once t Michigan City where he met Prosetu tor Rowley and laid the plans which resulted in the captura. The beer ' supposed to have been purchased u Canada, MUCH LABOR TROUBLE ABROAD IN U. S. WASHINGTON. Sept. 30 Pespit widespread unemployment, the depart ment of labor is now confronted with more labor troubles than at any time sinee the armistice, Secretary of Labor Oavis announced todav. The department has 63 strikes. whWaf it has been asked to settle the tary stated. The majority of these strikes have been caused by wage reductions. Lack of conciliators Is hindering th department In its work o settling th controversies, the secretary said, and volunteer conciliators have been impressed into service. SOUTH BEND POLICE FIND MAN MURDEI SOUTH REND, IN'D.. Sept. 3" Police were today bending every effort to solve the mystery of the murder or Mike Rams, whose body was found lav ln on LaSalle street bridge about one o'clock t"ls morning. Sergeant Luther, attracted by shots In the vicinity of the bridge hurried to the sent and found the body. It is believe'CJ '."";ma is a victim of an Italian "blackhand" pun that has been operating in northern Indiana inc suspect has heen arrertcd, but h has refused to give his name. THREE INJURED IN TERRE HAUTE STORM TERRE HAUTE. IND. Sept. 30 Three persons are suffering serious In juries today as a result of a wind storm which swept across Indiana, attained rycTonic velocity here last night and did rrorerty damatre mounting to thousands of dollars. Harry Lewis and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Graff, were injurd when th wind demolished the G. M. Click automobile shop and hurled wreckage into the automobile they occupied. MASONIC NOTICE Garfield Lodge 569 F. & A. M. will hold a called meeting Friday evening, Sept. 30th. Master Mason degree. J. W. MORTHLAND. 9-;9- w, M.

J. K. REPPA BEGINS DAMAGE PROCEEDINGS

East Chicago's political campaign which has been waxing warmer each day with a proportionate increase in the percentage of mud-slinging, took a new turn today when John K. Rrppa republican candidate for Mayor hied three damage suits against members of the opposition in the Superior court at Hammond. The defendants charged with circulat ing slanderous statements, are Charles Pifzcle, George Lupean and William Messex. Mr. Reppa demands $25,000 damages from Pitzelc and $10,000 each from Lupean and Messex. Reppa cites that he is secretary of the Twin City Saving" and Loan Association, president of the East Chicago State Bank and president of the First Securities Co.. and that his reputation in the city for honesty and fair dealing is a valuable asset in his business. Charles Pitzeie is said ta have addressed an audience on September 20. and made the statement on which the action for Zander against him is based. The complaint quotes him as follows: "J. li . Keppa, four year? ago. when he ran for mayor was broke. He spent somebody's money. The people of Oklahoma were afraid their money was lost. Whenever I will say something I will always mention the names. One fellow came out by the name of Mate Zivcich and put up $5,000 to ;ave J. K. Reppa from Michigan City." By Oklahoma is meant the Fourth ward of East Chicago. Mr. Reppa says that the speaker meant to infer, and the audience understood It so, that he had been saved from the penitentiary by the timely aid of Mr. Zivcich. The complaint against George Lupean Is based on an affidavit which Lupean is said to have composed, sworn

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(BULLETIN) 1 INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE) INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 30. On the heels of the fixing by the State Board of Tax Commissioners of a two mill tax levy for the purpose of meeting a deficit in the teachers' retirement fund, the State Board of Accounts today revealed a net deficit of $166,691.24 in that fund. The two mill levy will raise less than $120,000.00. (BULLETIN) BERLIN. Sept. 30. The German-American peace treaty was ratified by the reichstag today. The reichstag committee on foreign affairs on its report on the treaty had recommended ratification. (BULLETIN) MEMPHIS, Tenn., Sept. 30. Ten thousand Negro employes in southern railway centtrs. including Atlanta, Birmingham, Dallas, Little Rock, Memphis, Nashville, New Orleans, Knoxville and Chattanooga today were ordered to organize immediately and affiliate Cth the six shops crafts' unions. (BULLETIN) CHICAGO, Sept. 30. Christopher Riebold, 29, of Marion, Ind., was taken into custody early today as a suspect in the slaying of Fred Christensen, cashier of the Glen View State Bank. He was to be questioned concerning his whereabouts ai the time of the killing. Riebold is said to have escaped from an asylum for the insane in Indiana two months ago. (BULLETIN) WASHINGTON. Sept. 30. Fifty "human documents of unemployment" reached the capital TWO MEN SET FIRE TO SCHOOL AFTER VALPARAISO. Ind., Sept. 30. Two mn in an automobile stopped at the Carver school house in Fine township, asked the teacher. Miss Catherine Maxwell of Valparaiso, If she was there alone, and learning she was. ordered her to leave at once. No effort was made, to rob r molest her. but as soon as she left the men rushed inside the building, poured kerosene on the floor .and desks and set fire to the building. The plucky school teacher hurrlea to her rooming house, a quarter of a mile away, and notified men there. They arrived at the school rn time to put the fire out after some of the desks had been destroyed, a hole burned in the floor and the building damaged. The two men were stranger to Miss Maxweil, and no motive can be. learned for their aciion.

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to and published. A copy of the affidavit whin was given wide circulation is included in the complaint, in it Lupean says that he borrowed $S00 from the Twin Cities Savings and Loan Association through Mr. Reppa, giving as security a mortgage on his home. He savji he made payments for twentyfour months at the rate of $2n a month. When the $&0 had been paid he says he asked Mr. Reppa what the. balance due was. Reppa informed him it wa $800, meaning, the plaintiff says, to give the impression that he, Reppa, was overcharging him .$48". The affidavit continues to state that Lupean borrowed SS00 from a Riley bank and paid off the notes. The affiant says: "When I paid off the note.each month, four in number. I saw Mr. Reppa tear the stajups off and put them in the drawer of the table. I did not cancel the stamps or sec them cancelled." By this final statement. Reppa srays. Lupean was giving the impression that f was tearing revenue stamps off of notes in order to use them again. William Messex in charged with having given circulation to the Lupean story on September 10. He is quoted as having said: "Mr. Lupean borrowed the sum of $S0n from Mr. Reppa. He paid twenty four notes of $20 each, amounting to $480 ar.d then Mr. Reppa made him pay $800 more when he paid off the loan. I know personally tiiese charges are true. Before this I always thought Mr. Reppa wa;t an honest man. Now I know he is not. I know several other crooked deals that Mr. Reppa put over. I Intend to give them to the public before this campaign is over." The suits were filed this morning by Attorney C. U. Tinkhrvm of Hammond.

this morning by motor truck from New York. Philadelphia and Baltimore. Their sponsor, Urban Ledoux. "Shepherd of the Shorn Lambs of Labor," announced they will picket the national unemployment conference this afternoon and later will "sit at the threshhold of the white House." (BULLETIN) rtNTERNATtONAL NEWS SERVlCL'i CHICAGO. Sept. 30. An acute crisis in the railroad labor situation throughout the United States was believed drawing nearer today as the 57 general chairmen of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen returned to their respective districts to lay before the brotherhood members the result of the strike ballot counted here during the last three days. (BULLETIN) tlNTERNATIONAL NFWS SPVICF! COLONIA BEACH. Va., Sept. 30. Attracted by the cries of children, neighbors today went to the home of Dr. D. Eastlake here today and found the body of Mrs. Eastlake. with the head severed and the limbs badly mutilated. A bloody hatchet and knife were found near the body. Eastlake, who had left his home early, this morning, was summoned to appear before a coronor's jury. He made no statement. (BULLETIN) t!NTFSN4TiONAL NCWS SESVlCt I DUBLIN. Sept. 30. Eamonn de Valera this afternoon accepted Premier Lloyd George's invitation to a peace conference in London on October 1 1. Announcement of De Valera's acceptance was made following the meeting of the Sinn Fein cabinet which had discussed De Valera's reply to the premier. RECEIVES PACKAGE AFTER, SIX YEARS U. S. Postman Delivers Parcels Mailed in 1915. Gus Mette, 123 Manilla avenue. Hammond, went to South America i.. -- cember, 1914. A few nvnths after his departure a package was mailed to Mette from Chicago. He was in the rubber jungle or Brazil, the very heart of the South American continent. The package wnt back and forth in th. mails and finally war? delivered 'o Mette. Sept. 17. !bis year, at his home in Hammond. It was in tne rnaila six years. MASONIC NOTICE McKinlcy Lodge No. TIC. There vvill be Master Mason degree Saturday beg-inning at 1:30 p. m. E. W. MJLK3, Sf-y. ! o-;i0-2

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W. J. Markovich, Well Known In Calumet Region, In Serious Trouble

From a wandering singer in a sypj band in the Balk-ins to the reprcsentative in Uuluth, Minn., of the "Bank or Serbia" is the meteoric rise of M.' J. Markovich, former Gary and Indiana Harbor foreign exchange and steamship ag-ent as revealed today in press dispatches, following his arrest ly Puluth, Minn., authorities charge-! with violation of the blue sky law. KNOWN AT HAHBOH. Before making- his residence in Gary about a year ago Markovich took ud his abode at Indiana Harbor w here h - is well known. His residence in Gary covered a period of six or seven montha during which time he conducted a foreign exchange business and sttamship agency on West 13th avenue between A .lams and Washington street. Markovich then departed fr parts unknown several motnths ago when it is alleged lie was compelled to flee aftfr putting his yet rich quirk plan into effect in the .tecl city. It Is also alleged that he also fleeced a string of victims at the Harbor. He is alleged to have defraud -J many of his countrymen through foreign exchange scheme, his arrest following complaints made against him. "Duluth's I'onzi'' as the prosperous looking young man, with a foreign accent, has come to be known anions others in the city, today declined to say anything as he waited in the sheriff's office, to be arraigned. GET RICH Q.IICK PU. .Markovich carried half page advertisements ' ith Serbian newspapers published in San Francisco and in Pittsburgh addressed lo "Serbians in Amtrica" and to "Dear Brothei which he tells them, according to a translator that the "Bank of Serbia paid to its stockholders in 1920, 25 per cent in dividends, and that it pays 7 per cent interest in savings account'' and that "withdrawals can be demanded on sight." He inform.s his countrymen in thadvertisements, profusely illustrated with prosperous-appearing individual-! that "It is easier to earn than to save. In labor is salvation. In saving i wealth." He also informs them to "Remember, also, that in this day all the progressive nations support their domestio banking institutions; woe to tha nation that depends on foreigners and foreign capital." Markovich came to this country about fifteen years ago. according ta friends. He sold real estate In Pittsburgh, Gary. Ind., and has been ti business in Chisholm and Virginia. Ha came from Virginia to Duluth. He was associated as a salesman with thi New Duluth Land company. An advertisement in the Serbian language as contained in a San Francisco paper follows: PICK SI AXIVK Am EHTISK M T. "I have the honor to inform you that our firm obtained the general agen.-y for the Bank of Serbia cf Belgrade. "The Bank of Serbia is under the control of the ministry of commeicv and industry of the kingdom of Serbs. Croats and Slovenes. Depositors o. the Bank of Serbia who deposit the.r savings are not only guaranteed wi;.i all of the bank's capital and rcscrvv but the bank helps them out in over way with advice and is always at t;,disposal of the dtpositors. "Because we arc in the direct connection with the newly organize'. American department of the Serbin -. bank at Belgrade, we are in positi...i to obtain in the shortest possible tini'. the savings department book and alf the. receipts for the money which you sent to your relatives In Ihe old country; and we will serve you promptiy and reasonably in any matter cone, ruing banking. "The Bank of Serbia or Belgrade i . veives deposits from America and pa -7 per cent interest. "Help your relatives in the old cour. try or deposit your earnings and sav ings in the Bank of Serbia, especially now- while the price ot dinars ant kronen is so low and the Bank- : .Serbia will take care of your depos t and will see that it grows. NOR. IND. GAS The Northern Tndiana Gas t Eleclri Co.. is now under full supervision of the Indiana Fublic Service Commission. I-a(e yesterday afternoon the company surrendered the franchises granted fry local authorities in thirty-nine muni'ipa.litics of the state. The communities affected include Hammond, Whiting, East Chicas Griffith and smaller towns of I.al; county. South Bend, Mlshawaka, Michiaran City, Wabash, Bluffton. Logansprt Fort Wayne. St. Joseph county and Laporte counts'. At the last s'sion of the lcgislatura law was passed making it possible for utilnie.s that had not come under the supervision rf the commission wih in the time limit of the original law to do so now if they so desired. The Northern Indiana Gas and Eiectric ., which has itrt offices in Hammond is one of th state's larsrest utilities and is one of the last to surrender its franchise. Similar action wa taken a few weeks aero by the Hammond, Whiting and Eat Chicago St. Railway Co. NOTICE Republican meeting Lafayette School Auditorium. ! p. m.. Saturday. Oct. 1st. f'ir the purpose nf organising the voters of the Thirl ward. Good music. Good speaking. 3-30-3

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