Hammond Times, Volume 15, Number 360, Hammond, Lake County, 9 May 1922 — Page 13

Affairs County

Tom Jacobs and family and Mr. and Mw. Walter Eoesel of Leroy. went to Sandwich, I1L, on Saturday to spend a few days with Clarence Lauka and family. A force of wor-k.men are busy repairing the streets in Crown Point this week filling: up the holes with stone and preparing: them for the oiling: preparation which will be put on as soon aa the city council lets the contract for the work. Hiss Ann Smith who has 'been in tho home of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Parry for the past four months, returned to her duties in Gary today. Miss Ann Deitel who has been employed in the Koll Bakery for the Part year, ceased work there on ?.I on-day. Mrs. Nellie "Wirt of Chicago, spent the week end as the guest of Mrs. John Reiser Sr. Street Commissioner Joseph Young: had the street workers busy early Monday morning: washing: the streets around the court house square so that the parking: spaces around the court house could 'be marked off, which was completed on Monday. Must be parked in accordance with the markings on the streets. , A petition for ar recount of all the votes in the primary election, held on Tuesday, May 2nd, 1022, was filed WHOLESALE Eleven Gary youths ranging In age from 14 to 19 years old, four of them paroled inmates from Plalniifcld, and one having escaped from the Institution, who were held In custody at the Gary police station and confessed to a series of auto thefts, store robberies and burglaries during the past month, attempted " a wholesale- Jail delivery early last night. The Jail delivery was discovered by the turnkey. Wrenching a atrip of iron from one of the steel cots, members of the gang had removed several bricks from the wall behind a radiator and It was only a piece of luck, that the discovery was made. They were then placed In sepaia-H; f.ells, awaiting to be removed to the county Jail at Crown Point where Prosecuting Attorney Dwight M. Kin dcr has filed chaj-ges of grand larceny and burglary direct la the superior court. The lads facing these serious charges are: Sam LInder, 19, 758 Jefferson st. Melvin Edwards, 18, 824 Virginia. Ferrill Peed, 16, 805 Georgia St. Leonard Spoor, 18, 1610 Monroe st. Joe Kasardo. 16, 1703 Washington. John Pickles, 14, 1618 Adams st. Steve Halaschock, 19, 13215 Jefferson St.. paroled from Plainfield. John Yurtimes, 1734 Filmore St., parcled from Plainfield. Melvin Davis, 17, 714 Broadway, paroled from Plainfield. Tony Petrltus, 17, 1803 Maryland, paroled from Plainfield. Frank Strelsky, 17, 1701 Massachusetts st., escaped from Plainfield. Loot stolen by the youthful gangsters will run Into hundreds of dollars, besides the four auto thefts which they confessed to. The police believe they robbed other places and stole other machines which they would not admit. Their operation was not confined solely to Gary. They robbed a grocery store at Wheeler, Ind., a candy wagon at Pana, III., a hardware store at Mowequln, 111., and a soft drink parlor at Assumption. These robberies occurred., while driving stolen machines. Of the stolen auot which they confessed to they are responsible for the theft of a Studebaker from Maz Bernstein, 820 Madison street. A Tan American from Harris A. Roy,

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Report of Condition of the First National GARY, INDIANA At the Close of Business, May 5th, RESOURCES Loans Overdrafts , United States Bonds Other Bonds and Investments Bank Building Cash LIABILITIES Capital Surplus Undivided Profits and Special Reserve Circulation j (. . Deposits DcrTdderar Reserve Bank

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WE RECOMMEND FOR A FIRST CLASS INVESTMENT OUR 7 FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS F. RICHARD SCHAAFrPresident . E. C. SIMPSON.-Cashier B. T. LEMSTER, Assistant Cashier

At The Capital.

on Monday afternoon by Winifred D. Hunter. The plaintiff alleges that tho vote cast was by ballot and no voting machines were used, therefore he asks a recount of the ballots cast believing that there might have been a mistake or fraud committed in the official count. He asks that three commissioners be ap pointed by the court t,o have charge of the recount. Gavit, Hall and Smith filed the complaint. The official count made by the canvassing board gave Tiflel! a majority of 476 vote's. j XEW MARRIAGE LICENSES Charles A. Hurt. Ind. Harbor, to ich, Gary, m. Keller, Gary arar Nellie Harris. Ind. Harbor; Eli Mcdich, Gary, Cornelia Mecchan, Gary; Wm. Keller, Gary, Rose Black, of Gary; Ben Downs, Hammond, Rose Self rig, Hammond; John Klongarekl, Hammond, Jennie Vogt., Har-, vey, 111.; Leon Spinka, Chicago, Alice Greenburg, Hammond; Wm. Lowell Carray, Hammond, Gladys I. Gosoeil, Hammond; Anton Parskyd, Ind. Harbor, Antini Plinarskl, Ind. Harbor; Mathlas Pluth, Gary, Mary StaJuhar, Gary; Mike Jukich, Gary! Angelina Pentar, Gary; Joseph Man-I ercy, Gary, Martha Peichenberger, Gary; Albert Davis, ' Gary, Anna! Johnson, Gary; John Weeks. East ChicaKO. Carrie Quinn. East Chicago; Phil S. Gross, Hammond, Loretta Reinert, Hamond. of tho Gary police department, an Oldsmoblle from James Vodicka, 675 Johnson st., and a Ford roadster, stolen from Gastoni Estep, which was recovered and led to their arrest. They also confessed to. breaking into the following places: Clericy grocery, 612 E. 6th ave., Ruben grocery, 715 E. 7th ave., Guba grocery, 824 W. 15th ave., Vlitich grocery, 1117 W. Sth ave., Fadel Jewelry store, 1633 W. 15th ave.. Cigar Stand Bucranan st. and Ickenburg residence, 830 Monroe street. They also broke into and robbed the garages of Charles Schmidt. 837 Madison St., R. B. Lucas, 821 Monroe St., E. Ollinger, 844 Madison st., C. A. Thayer, 63S Jackson St., J. C. Pisor, 668 Maryland st, J. K. Moorhead, 634 Maryland st, Marshall Marks, 532 Delaware st. ,and Dwight Kinder, 525 Jackson street The gang's downfall came last Friday night when Motorcycle Officer Ahrends captured Frank. Strelsky, said to be one of the ring leaders, after he had stolen the Estep Ford roadster. He abandoned the car at Fifth avenue and Clark road, attempting to escape by eluding the office Jn the wooded district After a hot chase Officer Ahrends took him into custody. After thorough questioning he confessed and other members of the gang were implicated and taken Into custody, until leven members were under arrest. Those given credit for assisting In the case are Captains Frank Roach and William Linn, Detective Sergeants Connelly and Potts, and Officer Fuller, McElfresh. Llttrell, Wytow, Bogardus and Motorcycle Officer Ahrends. LAKE COUNTY WOMEN AT LEAGUE MEETING The Indiana League of Women Voters, in convention, will vonvene at Lafayette today. The league calls all women of Indiana to counsel together on subjects of great importance and of deep concern fothe welfaio of women and children. Amid the confusion of many interests 'that clamor insistently for attention the League of Women Voters has blazed a trail of its own. That its advance may be rightly directed, the conference will consider: How to attain greater efficiency in government; promote child welfare and the rights of all children to health and education; improve the wnrkine conditions of

women in industry; make uniform f the civil and political status of wo- '

men; establish higher standards of American citizenship and encourage all women in ine effort to preserve international peace and friendliness. Lake county wilt be well represented as delegates are going from every chapter. The Hammond delegates are Mrs. W. H. Myers, county chairman, Mrs. Cora Douglas, Hammond president, Mrs. W. J. Whinery, delegate at large. Lake county has raised her pledge of $250.00 and tSO.OO mor, thanks to J. Glen Harris, of Gary. This money goes to carry on the work of the organization and to pay the expense of work done in retting the citizenship amendment to the constitution passed, the only one that dl i pass, and the League of Women Voters through their untiring efforts, are in no small way responsible. GARY NEWS CHILD DIES FROM BURNS The funeral of Chester Howard WiUde, sixtefc months old child of Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Willde. of 648 W. 44th avenue who died of burns Saturday while playing with wavhes was held at the resiJence this afternoon at th.-ce "'ci- ck. Interment at Gary Oak Ilt'-l. The child's clothing caught fire, inflicting dep burns. Death re sulted four hours later. Mrs. Willde who -battled the flames was severely burned about the hands In smoldering the fire. SELECT LOCATION FOR OFFICES Officials of the National Tube Co. which wll start the construction of the first unit of the $40,000,000 Tube mills shortly yesterday closed a deal in which they will take over the unexpired lease of the Gary National Life Insurance Company's offices in the Gary Theatre build lng. The Gary National Life which Is now closing adeal for the merger with the Chicago National Life will leave Gary shortly. They now occupy three floors of the Gary Theatre ibullding which wil become the offices of the Tube Mills until the first unit is completed. WOMAN FINED $15 FOR A. & B. Minnie Williams and Rose Walken, colored had a family Quarrel, which resulted.' In blows. Rose said Minnie came to her hous look lng for Mn-nJe' husband. Minnie ordered Hose away. Then the fun began. They war both arrested at 10th and Jefferson street. Rose was fined $15 for assault and bat tery and Minnie was found not guil ty. FINED FO R ASSAULT AND BATTERY A row which occured at Seventh and Broadway Sunday afternoon restulted In Steve Threld and George McGllvary being each fined $1100 in the city court for assault and battery. Tom McGllvary, Georgo's brother, was also arrested,- but as ho had no part in the fight, was released. George ad In court that Steve hit him ever the head with a beer bottl. then Steve had a black eye as his 'Fxhlblt A." FOUR DRUNKS FINED $11.00 EACH Stanley Bargain, Mike Kathlovich, CJarlie Peterson and Bob Wright were each fined $11.00 in city court when they were arraigned on charges of drunkenness. Each man paid his Cne. Clearance pale of Midsummer Hats worth $6 and $10 for $1.98 and $5. Hankforth Hat Shop, 467 Broadway, Gary. Ind, 5-8-"?t -M Bank 1922 $1,144,447.34 843.68 1,564,790.00 702,606.97 100,000.00 519,183.45 $4,031,871.44 ' $ 200,000.00 100,000.00 89,076.05 200,000.00 3,442,795.39 . . , . None $4,031,871.44

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