Hammond Times, Volume 15, Number 211, Hammond, Lake County, 28 February 1922 — Page 1

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English Wedding One of Almost Unprecedented Splendor and Impressiveness BT EDNA HfBEE CHUKCH. rsTAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N . SERVICE T.OXPON. Teb. 2 8. Amidst all the pomp and ceremony of old world royaltv her royal highness. rnnccss Ma'rv, only daughter ot Kins George and "Queen Mary. was married to Mscount Lascelles. heir to the Early of Harewood In Westminster Abbey to,Uv It was the first marriage in the reiVnins royal family In nearly twen-tv-ntne years and was a social event of almost unpreccnted splendid, brilliance and impressiveness. The ceremony took place at noon in the presence of the most varied and representative assemblage that ever attended a royal wedding. All members of the royal family were present except the prince of Wales, hetr to the throne, who is in India. The magnificent old cathedral with its great vaulted room. Us gorgeous traceries, its mighty pillars and Its beautiful stained windows formed a fitting background for the nuptial ceremonies. rtie brilliant uniforms of army and navy officers and the dazzling gowns of the women. HIDES IN GLASS COACH. The bride and groom and the royal family rods in state from Buckingham palace to the abbey and the sight of the happy girlish face in the famous old g-lass coach gave a thrill of pleasure to the vast multitude of men and women who lined the streets. It was an "all British" wedding, according to wishes of the royal fam11 v. The bride s maids were English girls. The groom's best man was Sir Victor Audley Falconer MacKenzie. a captain In the Scots guards and a brother in arms in wartime. Contrary to custom, foreign royalitles were not invited. The most Rev. Randall Thomas Davidson, archbishop of Canterbury and the highest prelate of the Angellcan church, officiated. The orthodox ritual was followed by which the princess promised to "love, honor and obey" her husband. t The princess was given away by her father, King George. There were about :,230 guests within the abbey. Those who held superstitions about the weather, and it was reported that Queen Mary did so, had gTound for propitious predictions. It had been stormy early in the morning, but the skies cleared oft and it was clear, with a brisk spring-like breeze when the ruptial procession left the palace for the abbey. (OUD OMT SF.E PARADE. Many rich Americans had come to London, many of them social aspir.mt3 rfco hoped to get ithi- " abbev. but all had to content themselves with a view of the marriage procession, if they were lucky enough to be able to purchase sightseeing space along the route. Tbe actual wedding ceremony came p.i the climax to a glorious Cinderellalike pageant, resplendent with glorious pv6 riotous colors, it was a fete of yurple and fine line, silks, satins and i.rocades. ermines and furs and flashing Jewels. splendid uniforms and fnshing weapons all surmounting the Rilded coaches which carried the principals and their families. The route from the palace to the abbey lay through the Mall, Admiralty Arch, charging Cross, Whitehall. Parliament street and Parliament square to the west door of the abbey. The streets were lined by thousands of soldiers and police and were banked on both sides by masses of cheering humanity. Ku'ldings were decorated with flags, pictures and flower, windows, doorways and roof tops were decorated with human faces. The official colors were blue and silver, but every color of the rainbow ilazr.led the spectators. Pealing church bells and booroingrannon signalled the start of the profession from Buckingham palace where a group of wounded soldiers who had heen allotted space in the forecourt by ihe king himself threw their caps i ri t - ilie air and cheered till they were hoarse. CHOWDS STAND SINCE DAVBRKAK. The crowds along the way. many of whom had been standing on the pavements since before daybreak, took up the acclaiming cry and one huge shout rolled for four miles or so all the wy along the route to the cathedral. It was a few minutes after 11 o'clock when Dowager Queen Alexandra, mother of King George and grandmother of the bride, accompanied by her suite of ladies in waiting, stepped into a glass and gilt coach and the procession was under way. All traffic was stopped in the streets traversed by the carriages and the crowds held back mainly by guards and troops wearing red coats and great bear skin shakos. The dowager queen vii followed by another coach bearing Queen Mary, escorted by troops in sacrlet coats and silver helmets. The life guards riding behind the jueen's coach were mounted on bla,cl- . hargers whose harness mounting had been oiled and polished to brilliancy. With the queen was her second son, the duke of Tork, wearing the horizon .blue uniform of a British aviator. Later came carriages bearing Prince Henry in a scarlet uniform of the (.Continued on Pe Fire)

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THE Colonials will play the Gary Works big team at the Lafayette gym on iiarch Sin. ALL ex-service men who are bowlers 1 are urged to be present at the Anierij can Legion meeting tonight. THE American Legion's meeting J.h: , ) e.venlng will bo featured, by a smoker , I Tor the benefit of members. A. MURRAY TCRN'ER will erect ,; more than $100 worth of bird houses j in the trees surrounding his Glcndale : I Park home. I LOUDEN L. UOMJiERGEH knows; more about migratory bird laws than . rtiiy uitw Cle ui i.tii. 3 iiyji. A vi.m inal lawyer either. ! t'ACT for today: Hanitnotsd lias 1,75.1 Inhabitants over 21 years old, who can neither read nor write. Of these, 959 are men and 7SG are women. ED. MAYS got drunk also. Ed. is the bronze czar of Plummer avenue. He Peat up his, wife. Judge Cleveland assessed him $33 In city court. M. J. W. KUHLMAN' will build frane residence at UMS Monroe sttfeet. It w'l be brick veneer and will cost $5.oO. John Melyers is the contractor. ! THE Hammond Boy Scout council Is I believed to be the only one in the United States which has nrnyors of two cities and from different staTn as its; members. MARRY H. REI1-T, Kobertsdale, t member of park board, says he's lost thirty pounds In lasf two weeks. "Even my hat has grown too large," says the naive Mr. ReitT. TR1 worthy 4ir-ice of DeteotlT Sergeant Wm. Stapleton, formerly of M-immniid In f h r'hlrarn defective bureau, has resulted !n his promotion j to a lieu tenantry. I THE check for $25 received from ! Mrs. J. J. Ruff for the Eveleyn Gregory Kund should have been credited to the Junior Red Cross. Mrs. luff is treasurer of the organisation. CAPTAIN J. M. KYRON, of Company 4, Hammond fire department. Is planning new- and mora beautiful gardens to surround the south Calumet aenue aunwu una rummc.. j BY scouting around a little, Geoifse Hannauer detected signs of age in th?j ever-perennial Doc. Sharrer last night! and declares he has graduated from j dancing in to the bridge class. OFFICER JOE RECKLER. handsome J member of Chier Bunde's downtown j "beauty squad." will switch from night j i to day duty on March 1. Joe's a great ' lavorite of the young and younger. BRICK two story, four flat building. It'll be erected at 307 Sibley street by I George Pearson & Son for J. A. LaMere. The building will cost $15,000. Henry Vis issued the building permit today. C. J. SILVRP leaves Monday for a! ! trip to the Pacific coast and back by J I way or Atlanta, Ga. HA will visit j Spokane. Seattle, Portland. Los Angeles,. ! Phoenix and one or two intermediary j ; cities. Time: Pour weeks. "WHEN the Hammond building was built the only thing that went past on r'actt street was a milk wagon once a day. and now the traffio is too havy," aid K. H. Mcllie yesterday, in urging the board of works to widen the street. DON'T do anything out of the ordinary. That's a good way to keep out of this column. W. H. Knickerbocker, salesman at 153 State street got drunk. That's uncommon. He was fined. $11 In city court. TONIGHT Is the big dance of the Telephone Men Employe's Association i at the HamvTid Masonic Temple. ' tickets have sold rMdiy since it was: assured that the linemen would he re-j i quired to check their climbing irons be - I ! lore entering the ballroom. I THREE men held up a. driver fo- the Ward Baking Co. This at 110th st. and Shelfleld ave. Police found the truck i in the ditch. The thieves got $1!) from 'the driver. The truck wasj wrecked 'when It was driven against a telephone ' pole. The pole was snapped !n two. i OWING to delays in getting the re-i served seat tickets for "A Buck On Leave" from the printer, l! exchange; of tickets bought .om stores and In- j j n virluals for reserved rackets is been postponed until next Monday when they : may be obtained at the Tarthenon box i oitite, CLARENCE EIER. highway commissioner, has purchased through the wachewlcz real estate firm, a beautiful home at the corner of Hohman and Highland streets. Th same firm has also negotiated the sale of the Hannah lioyle flat on State Line st., to Joseph , Saitn. DRAMATIC Circle of St. Marys' Poiish Catholic church) give frequent einortainments at Stodola Hall. East j Hammond. Native plays. foTlc lore dances, and songs are presented. All this In old land costumes by young Americans. Some exceptional talent Is being discovered say competent obser-J vers. WITH more delinqient tax blllf piled up In the city wat works offices than in any previous years. Paul Fisher .John Main, and others in h;U depnrtniciit daily aie forced to listen to pitiful tales ..f husband out of work ami no money to pay wa'er bills. Tt is usually the wife who a.ppers to plad for extension of time. This Is usually granted . Th dpartment Is flooded Jo with letters from people unable to pay their bill.

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(BULLETIN) 1 INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE", INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Feb. 28. ; Four unmasked bandits today held up i the East Tenth st. branch of the Fletcher Savings & Trust Co., looted the vault of $26,000. scooped up j $4,000 from the counters, and escaped in an automobile. Bank employes were forced into a directros room, j One who was slow to raise his hands i was struck over the head with a gun butt, but not badly hurt. ( j (BULLETIN) I PNTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEI j INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. Feb. 28. Samuel Ralston, former governor, will ( be Democratic candidate for United i States senator, he announced this aft ernoon. - FAVOR OF SPECIAL TO THE TIMES) CROWN POINT. In.J l-t. 28. The county commissioners met for their regular meeting on Monday. A large representation from Hobart, Miller and Gary being present to hear the ruling made by the commissioners on the merging of the two townships. Mayor R. O. Johnson of Gary, city Attorney J. A. Patterson and other Gary officials were present and urged at least the annexation of Miller to Calumet township. The town of Miller was parctieaJly unanimous for the annexation while many Hobart citizons relsisted the merger of the entire township. After listening to the arguments for and against the proposition the county commissioners favored the annexation of Miller to Calumet township and found for the remonstrators in the annexation of Ilr.hart township to Calumet, Gary was anxious for the annexation so that it will be able to build the Gleason road to Gary beach. Miller or 10 ward of Gary, has $4,000,000 of taxable wealth which Hobart will lose as a result of th annexation. ACCUSED BY E (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEI WASHINGTON. I'o. 27. Within a few minutes after lie had been indicted by a Federal grand jury this afternoon on charges of conspiracy and em'bezziement, Charles W. Morse, New York shipbuilder and financier, issued a statement making sensational charges against Attorney General Harry M. Dangherty. Morse charged that the indictment was due to personal animus on the part of Daugherty. who was his (Morse's) attorney some years ago when Morse obtained his freedom from Atlanta penitentiary. "BY LAW, EVIDENCE AND IHE ALMANAC" An almanac or 1920 was introduced into evidence this affernoon in a personal Injury suit n trial before Judge Reiter. George Arca -r of Chicago sustained i fracture of th collar bone while working at the Inland Supply Company's plant at 4.40 the afternoon of Dec. S. 1920. Archer testified today that It was dark when the accident happenod. Other witnesses said that it had been a rainy dark day. The almanac was introduced by Attorney Bernard Gavlt to show that the Fun fft tit 4:30 that dny. Attorney Fred T'arneti for the detemlant company declared that nlmanacs are not reliable as to weather. CHANGE FOR HAMMOND OFFICERS "Out of the harness." That's pleasant prospect tomorrow for Sergeant John Kunz and Officer Fred Fandrei. . After years in the uniformed ranks if the. Hammond po;ic department tomorrow they assume the plain regalia of the sack-suit ?d detective. They will augment the present detective staff of four men. For a few weeks th. two new detectives will travel with the. veteran, Einsele, Singer, Ca.rlson and Warner. Both Kutij and Fandrei have proven their capability. They merit a timely reward . Fandrei for eleven years has been stationed at the Four Corners. HE kicked t;eant Horlbeck of Robertsdale station. This when he was or-d.-rf from a bar at 1127 Indianapolis boulevard. Horlheck was investigating the place. Horlbeck threw him out. He came back. 'He kicked Horlbeck agatn. In city court this morning he got $15. His name Is Joe Bob row -sky. It's a wonder his name Is Dennis.

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Fayette Street Widening Project Discussed at City Hall by Property Owners Following a lively discussion between property owners, pro and con. the board of works yesterday afternoon took the Fayette street widening project under consideration for ten days. After the meeting, which was heid t o hear remonstrances, the board indicated that it might revise the project, to include the widening of Fajetle street from Hohman street to Calumet avenue instead of from Hohman street to the Monon tracks. The advisability of extending the improvement to Calumet avenue was urged by City Engineer Bridge. K. H. Mcllie, representing the Hammond Realty company, owner of the Hammond building, and other property on Fayette street, said that h? would ba glad to see Fayette street widened to Calumet avenue, but that he did not see why it was necessary to lay aside the present action. "Let's go ahead with the improvement of the street to the Monon tracks and the rest will follow," he stated. "I believe that now is the time to open Fayette street. If it Is widened now a $250,000 building will go up this year. I believe the widening of Fayette st. will enhance its value 100 per ceat in five years." ESTIMATES OF DAMAGES. City Engineer Bridge read the estimates of the damages and benefits. Twenty-five feet will be condemned on the south side of the street from Hohman street to the Monon tracks In order to give the street a fifty foot pavement and twelve and one-naif foot sidewalk. The Central school, property will be uumiicu io mo extent jp ou.uuu, re-fceivtng-a benefit' of flO.tfl 5, leaving a debit of $19,r?S5 that the city must pay the school city. The Hammond building must pay $7,700 and on a fifty foot lot just east of the Hammond building, Mr. Mcllie will be assessed $3,000. The other assessments are smaller with the enceptlon of the Monon railroad which is ben .ted to the extent of $3,000. On the north side of Fayette street to the Monon tracks the benefits run from $2,500 to $1,200 while on the south side the cost of moving back the houses and the damages of condemning the front of the property leave tidy debits in several cases. A number of property owners. Including J. C. Hennin. Henrv S il -wedel, W. M. Kaiser and Al Hudson objected tr the assessments and the board indicated that changes might be made in the estimates. The main objection was that the school city is allowed too much for damages. Mr. Swanson, president of the board of works, tpoke favorably on the project, stating that it would Improve the property and that it can be accomplished with a minimum of expense. Attorney George Eder represented a number of objecting owners and At-orn-y Fre.lerU'n was present for the Monon railroad. N IS BEREAVED Scores of friends of Miss Mary Moran city nurse, "will grieve to learn of her bereavement In the death last night of her father, Thomas Moran, aged 63 years, at his home in Hegewisch. Mr. Moran had be"n bed-ridden for more than 14 months with lymphatic leukmia. He was given every attention during his long Illness by his loving and able daughter and his wife. Ho is survived by a son. Thomas, besides his wife and daugnter. He was a resident of Hegewisih for 3S years. He was for 2S years a member of the Chicago ploice department and distinguished himself riny times during his 16 years In the plainclothes department of the defective bureau. The funeral will be held Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock from St.Colmba's church, Hegewisch. Burial will be made t Mt. Olivet cemetery. LADIES NIGHT AT THE KiVVANIS CLUB Tonight Is Lad.es' night at the Kiwanis club. Tlio Klwanians are giving a dinner for their wives and sweethnarts that is. the married Kiwanlans will take their wives and the single Kiwanlans their sweethearts at th Chamber of Commerce. Judge James G. Wolr-h of Waukeg-an, j 111., will be the spt-aker of the evening. 1 Th silent lo,sr is by Cully Swanson. The entertainni'-nt committee ptomi ises a number f surprises. MAX KLEIN of the Hammond Lumber Co. has a contract to furnish lumber for a $25,000 combination store and Hat building at .107 Sibley st. He says spring building has already begun and nis company is now figuring on several bis contracts.

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MEETING AT Democracy still resides in Lake county . Phil Smidt's, Kobertsdale, was the scene of a democratic convention last night where county committeemen their wives and prominent leaders of the party, numbering nearly ope hundred, assembled at a banquet to decme whether they would place a county ticket In the iioid this spring. Unfortunately they didn't settle this question. Other Issues considered paramount at this tlm. by the fif"--tlve committee were disposed of and the ticket topic postponed for an eany hearing. There Is no doubt, however, but that a democratic spectre will haunt the ballot. The democrats aro out to win a couple of county offices this year an.y way. and more if they can choose the right name for their ticket. TVVVMA.V RESIGNS AS CHAIRMAX. Judge A. P. Twyman brought b.-i' news to the organizatin at the open ing of the meeting by tendering h resignation as county chairman of tbparty. This is considered by many as a blow to the democratic organizaib i TP TIT" kT.ATTPQT ? ffl mm wa (BULLETIN) r INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE CHICAGO, Feb. 28. Harvey V. Church, under sentence to be hanged Friday, was reported to be in the same comatose condition today, the fortieth day of his "hunger strike." The doomed man's last chance for a reprieve was to be decided this afternoon by Judge Kickham Scanlon, who will rule on an application of the prisoner's attorneys for a bill of exceptions upon which to base an appeal to the U. S. Supreme court. (BULLETIN) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEI MIAMI. Fla.. Feb. 28. Mrs. E. C. Frady of Chicago, who was shot in her husband's room here Sunday, following a quarrel between the couple, was still alive in a hospital here early today, but was reported to be sinking rapidly. She suffers greatly from her wounds, particularly the one in her spine, where a bullet lodged. Physicians hold out no hope for her recovery. (BULLETIN) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE LONDON. Feb. 28. Great Britain will abolish the British protectorate over Egypt and will terminate martial law in Egypt when the act of indemnity is passed, Premier Lloyd George announced in the House of Commons this afternoon. (BULLETIN) 'INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEi NEW YORK. Feb. 28. The number of stock brokerage failures recently announced here was augmented by two today when involuntary petitions in bankruptcy were filed in the United States District court against Morton Lachtenbruch & Co. and Harry A. Cochrane 6c Co.

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4? i ' 4 ? " &. o - . .v r ROBERTSDALE Judge Twyman Is an ex-service man and a younger member in the party, and was believed to be a great asset to the party. In the last county election Judge Twyman did wonderful work and in the recent city frlocti-'n he was one of the main factors in pushing the Independent tickets across in East Chicago. Judge Twyman's duties as city Judge and with his private practice has made it almost impossible for him to give much attention and time to organization work In his party, j Judge Twyman said that it was for this reason he was resigning. Vpon the proposal of Mayor Prank Callahan of East Chicago, Georgo Hershman of Crawn Point, was nominated and elected f completed the unexpired term of Judge Twyman as county chairman. A vote of thanks to Mr. Twyman for the work accomplished by the outgoing county hairman during the recent county and ity elections was accorded by the assembly rising to their feet. IMS1 STATE DEFICIT OF S.TO.OOO. Dr. Halsaar, vice chairman of the ate centriil committee. was not iContlnued on puge s ven.j

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EL (BULLETIN) I INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! WASHINGTON. Feb. 28. George B. Lockwood. former Indiana newspaper editor, and now publisher of the National Republican, was appointed today as acting secretary of the Republican National committee to succeed Clarence B. Miller, who died recently in Minnesota. (BULLETIN) KANSAS CIT'. Mo., Feb. 28. The worst blizzard of the winter, which swept Kansas and the Missouri valley last night, was howling its way through Oklahoma and into Texas today. Temperatures near the zero mark prevailed. Snow, which began falling last night, had covered Kansas and virtually all of Missouri and Oklahoma under a crusty blanket. Roads were blocked in many areas and train schedules vere badly delayed. (BULLETIN) LOS ANGELES, Calif.. Feb. 28 Five men, alleged members of a gang of bootleggers, "tipped off" to the police by a girl, were arrested at a house in V. Washington St., early today and booked at Central station, where they were held while detectives investigated information directing suspicion of the murder of William Desmond Taylor. (BULLETIN) DUBLIN. Feb. 28. A resolution to censure Arthur Griffith was voted down today in the Dail Eireann. the Sinn Fein parliament. Thoe supporting the resolution contended that Griffith, who is president of the Dail, should be censured for his selection of the present minister of agriculture. The resolution failed of passage hy six votes.

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ARE FOUND HANDCUFFED One Suspect Is Captured With Opium Concealed in His Clothing Because one rum bandit was a rummy, he gummed things up for his companions frusrated an attempt last night to loot the valuable store wntskles at the Hammond Instilling Co., and today is held at Hammoii l 'cntral police 6tation, where federal men and police hope to wring froni r.!m a conlession that will Incriminate one of the boldest bands of liqu.o tnleves and drug peddlers that cti operated in the mid-west. AUTHORITIES SMELL MOUSE Federal prohibition general ae.ii, litis Simons, and police, under Chief unde and Captain Austgen early Ins! evening swooped down on the distillerj arter their suspicions had been aroused through failure of the night desi. sergeant at the police station to arouse the night watchman at the liguor warehouse. TINT) WATCHMAN KANDCUTTED Entering the plant from front aiul rear they found their quarry had fled; Hut they did find two night watchmen handcuffed together as tightly as biamcsc twins, and a third guard lying limp and bleeding in. an office on the first floor. This man. Waller Mead, told poii'-e he'd been struck over the head after he tried to answer a phone call. The bandits probably frightened at the rhone call and suspecting correctly that it was the Hammond police department calling, tarried no longer. DISAGREE AS TO NUMBER Witnesses disagree as to the number of robbers in the band. Police s.iy there were three cars. They say kin; men participated in the attempted burglary. These came in a Cadillac arid a Paige. The third man, held at the station, was driving a Packard. Others say at least 15 men were in the gang. The night watchmen sweatthere were a dozen. CHICAOO MAN- HELD Irving P. Kirch is the man held. ITo gave his address .aaSfcMi: 'rileago. Police found morphln'e and, ot'luni cor.realctl in hi clothing. - In the cuff or his trousers th"y found addresses and phone numbers. They summoned Detective Sergeants Callahan and Crookes, of the .Narcotic Squad, Chicago police department. Together with Chief Gus Simons, they grilled Kirch for hours this afternoon. They would make no statement following the quiz of Kirch, but startling developments are due in twenty-four hours they said. THEIE OS GUARD The distillery contains now 900 barrels of whiskey. Each barrel contains 43 gallons. It is guarded by three watchmen. These are: T. J. Casey, L. C. Eludso and Mead. The former two were the men found handcuffed. CARRIED ARTILLERY The raid on the distillery occurred at S p. m. Casey and Bludso, makfng their rounds were caught in different parts of the building. The bandits, unmasked, carried sawed -off shotguns and revolvers. They covered trte two night watchmen. When the hour cam to ring in at Hammond police station at 8:30 the men were ordered to the rhone. Tney made their calls with the Bandits' revolvers pressed against their necks. Kirch, circling about the building in his Packard is believed to have been implicated with the gang. Pedestrians and motorists along Calumet avenue and lo2st street called police and said they had been stopped by a man in a Packard. After searching the motorists and pedestralns for weapons they were released and told to get away from the distillery. LIQl'OR fl l! SERVED Captain Austgen .Sergeant Kunz and Motorcyclcman Teboda made a hurried trip to the vicinity of the reported holdups. They found Kirch, brought bin to the station an held him on an open charge. A f"w minutes later, susrectins that something was wrong at the distillery In spite of that fact that the night watchman had reported hut slvrt ttne 'previous. Desk Sergeant lrost phoned the warehouse. This wa when Mead got his. He attempted to answer that call, was sapped, and the gang fled. Sergeant Trost Immediately' summoned Captain Austgen and Agent Gus Simons. The trio supplemented Tiv Chief Eunde and a squad of patrolmen rushed to the distillery. Hut the gang had gone. The liquor was taved. CHIEF NITZ HEARS OF BROTHER'S DEATH Chief Joseph Nitz. of the West Hammond police received a telegram today from Bellaire, Maryland. Informing him of the death of his brother, Frank Nitz. The message was brief and merely stated that Frank had died as a result of a motor accident. Chief Nitz at once wired for further particulars and instructed authorities at Bellaire to send the body to West Hammond. Frank Is well known in Hammond and West Hammond and had gone east about six weeks ago. He was ventyons years old. THE barn at the rear of the Peter Krown home, 672 Douglas ave.. West Hammond, was damaged by fire whi'lt v. as discovered last night. at 11: IT, o'clock. The ground tloor of ti.e bni is used as a garage. The owner of the car had taken tt otit only a eliort time before the flro started. What caused the blaze could not be determined. The loss Is placed at $200 by Chief Jarsnowskl, of the West Hammond fire partment.