Hammond Times, Volume 15, Number 231, Hammond, Lake County, 15 June 1922 — Page 1

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Drys There to Form Coalition With Ardent Prohibitionists (Bl'LLBTIX) t INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! NEW YORK, June 15. The seizure of five vessels, on suspicion that they wene engaged in illicit liquor traffic, was announced today by United States District Attorney Hayward. The ocean-going tug H. S. Lock wood . and Kentucky were seired in New York harbor while three others were taken over at New London, Conn All were said to have been cm-ployed in the movement of whiskey and alcohol during1 March and May, some of Which reached this city BTJX.X.ETZ2T (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE1 X.OKTH5N, June 15 The question of the sale of liquor on ships flying- the United states flag came In for international attention today. Also it aroused the psychological interr off action : "Why do travelers want to drink" Commenting' on the Volstead speech made In the American house of representatives hy Congressman QalHvan of Massachusetts on Tuesday, a shipping1 official saldt "Nearly all men azfd women demand to see the wine card before they will book passage for If ew York on American shippings hoard liners. They want to he sure that they axe going to g-et what they want." By A. O. HAYWARD WASHINGTON. Jura 15. President Harding's long- cherished plau for the devslopment of the American merchant marine today was threatened with defeat unless the government takes immediate steps to stop the sale of intoxicating liquor on United States shipping board vessels. Members of the House" who "are opposed to the Harding -Lasker ship subsidy bill on general principles prepared to form a coalition with the ardent prohibitionists to put through in amendment barring ships which carry liquor from the benefits of the subsidy legislation, Republican leaders plan to block this move by establishing a form of cloture in the House to prevent such an amendment from being considered but it was evident today that Chairman Lasker' s policy of selling liquor on government ships Is to be attacked so vigorously in both branches of congress that the administration may be forced to alter this policy er to establish definitely its legality through a new ruling by the Department of Justice, pending a decision by the United States Supreme court. If the Democrats in the House find It impossible to attach the prohibition rider to the shio subsidy bill they hope to stage a fight on that Issue which will prevent enactment of the shipping legislation during the present session of congress. House leaders admit that the exceedingly precarious situation in which the administration's ship subsidy bill has rested for seveiai weeks is evon more complicated today because of tlir charges cf Adolphus Busch that the United Ctates is the "biggest bootlegger in the world." Even if the administration shoiM bow to the will of the "drys" and agree to stop selling liquor on government vessels, shipping authorities declare the development of the merchant marine would be placed in Jeopardy because American ships could not compete with British vessels which are permitted to dispense liquor. The Anti-Saloon League declares this problem could be solved by prohiting all whips American or foreign from carrying intoxicants within the three mile limit. Wayne B. Wheeler, general counsel for tne league, says such prohibition is provided through recent decisions of the Supreme court ir. interpreting the Volstead act. "The enforcement of the law as recently upheld by the Supreme court will destroy most of the discrimination complained of between foreign vesnels which could carry liquor and American vessels which could not." Wheeler said today. "When a foreign ship cannot come within our borders with any beverage liquo- on board. American shipping will have a better chance." Despite all the agitation that has been aroused as the result of the controversy between Adolphus Busch and the governrc-ent over the sale of liquor, Republican Leader Mondell and other administration leaders were driving ahead with their plans to get the ship subsidy bill through the Houso as early as possible. They have under consideration a plan to call a Republican caucus to get unification of action on the shipping legislation. Senator Willis, Republican of Ohio, and other "dry" leaders today reiterated their dawnnda fer a change in the srevefnment'e liquor selling policy and were expected t carry their fight direct to the While House. Antioch, In the fourth century, is believed to have been the first city to make any attempt to light us streets at nigh'

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SILAS REFFERT, 258 Piummer ai'enue, reports motormeter, tools, stolen from his car. SAM TRUPPE, 798 Alice street. C. J. Kramer, Crown Point, crash at Sibley and Oakley. Both cars damaged. MRS. JULIUS H. METN and son. Walter, left today for Eaton's Ranen at Wolf, Wyo., where they will join Mr. Meyn in his outing. GIRL gone. Ruth Johnson, aged 13 years, light hair, brown eyes, resident of South Chicago is sought here. Missing threo day-6 from home. MRS. JIMMIE GROVES, S!V Erie street, tells police a tricycle bjnging to the family is missiig. Later she calls to say the trlke is recovered. TIMES reporters investigating vice in Lake county are deulged with "tips." Most of them prove to be about as reliable as the source from which they epring. CALUMET district police are asked to hunt for foreigner, former employe of Standard Oil at Whiting, who this morning stabbed and fatally wounded a companion in Chicago. IT was Juniors and not seniors who came home pantless from the Lake Front Monday evening. Their names? Sure. Joe Ball, Bill Myers, Harold Huffman", Artl Fromm and Darill Fields. FEW folks in Hammond know that the city has a budding vocal star in Mrs. J. J. Badalli until last evening, when they heard her solos at the Elks program. She was enthusiastically received. NOW is the time to start mak ing the premises of your home beaj-i tiful to win the prizes offered by the Kiwanis Club. The best looking premises will receive first prize. Hired gardeners are barred. TRUMAN BOULEVARD gets thrill. Joe Plapinski, 3S5, 154th Place, driving while drunk, crashes into cars of William Taylor at 386 Truman and of Frank Eberly, 382 Truman. All three machines damaged. Plapinski arrested. JIM WANG MICHELSTETTER and Little Mike have gone to Rock Island where. Jim Wang has charge of the Trans-Mlssissippl Tixposftion, one of the largest expositions to be held in the United States this year. Jim is sure a promising boy. AND think of the poor boys at the garage spending the night with the Brunnell booze car when there was 25 gallons' still1, in the tank. Or worse yet. suppose no one had found it until Uncle Sam sold the confiscated car. THE First Presbyterian Sunday school will hold a picnic at Thornton Saturday ' aftornoon. The cars will leave ' the church at 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Lawrence DeSwarte, Mrs.' Howard Stevens and Miss Gene Breck are in charge of the affair. FOES OF SIT TO STUDY BLIGHT Farmers of Calumet Region to Make Inspection Tour on Saturday. CROWN POINT, IND., June 15 The farmers of North and C.tlumet Townships are planning to inspect the several onion fields of that district where treatment fcras been ad ministered to control onion smut and I other diseases. The tour will, bei made Saturday, June 17, starting from Andrew Kxooswyk's farm at ,8 a. m. County Agent V. A. Place and Dr. C. T. Gregory, of Purdue, will go with the farmers to explain the methods used in controlling onion smut. Assistant County Advisor Day, from Cook county, Illinois, with a large delegation' of onion growers from that county will be in attendance. Mr. riace stated today that the treatment for onion smut alone will mean a saving of hundreds of dollars to the growers of that locality. WIFE REBELS; WANTS DIVORCE Mrs. E'.len Ftollter, J618 Block ave. Indiana Harbor, has rebelled. After eight years of "married life, during j wnicn ner nuanna sam, nas uoei her pretty roughly Jw has decided to get a divorce. "She objects to beiny kicked and beaten and she Is particularly averse to being thrown upon the floor and trodden on. She alleges Sam did this several times. Prior to prohibition becemIr.g effective, she says he used to come home drunk and mako trouble Recently he accused her of ibelng unchaste and unfaithful. Bhie asks $2.00 Oallmony Her attorney is Lester Ottenheimer. Orpheum Theatre Are Now Running Moving Pitcures Tho Did You Hear column the other CKrlnj naid that the Orpheum had e'.o.-xsd for the summer. This statement wa not correct. It should have said that the Orphaum ho4 discontinued musical corned: and had returned to pictures. The houe is open every evening.

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Period of Uncertainty for Future Policies Has Been Reached at Cincinnati BUUETCT tINTER NATIONAL NEWS SERVICE CONVENTION' BAZ.Ii, Cincinnati, O., June 15 The American Federation of tabor convention today reiterated its declaration that unemploy meat is "not incurable" and pledged itself to continue its remedial efforts. By unanimous vote, the convention adopted the executive council's report oa unemployment and asserted that to alleviate the unemployment situation, it will be necessary to: 1 Create a federal employment service through Immediate legislation. 8 Provide employment for each person at his preferred trade or calling. S Expansion of public works as a means of stimulating Industry la pjerlods of depression. By WARREN W. WH EATON ISTAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERVICE CONVENTION HALU Cincinnati. Ohio, June 15. The period of uncertainty for organized labor's future policies, unity and political program arrived today. There will be no set program of procedure beginning today for the American Federation of Labor's convention 'r.nd labor leaders levk for a rising to the surface of tto factional bubbles of discontent be fore many more days of convention! sessions pan. Trouble lies in many of the veritable flood of resolutions already before the convention, leaders believe. Soma, particularly those aemanding the Federation's approval of the one big union idea, the recognition of the Soviet Russian government, and various attempts to straighten out interior local union disputes, teem wijh dangerous, possibilities, it Is said. Leaders say they are "filled with dynamite." Labor's unburdening- of Its r.-rath against the United States Supreme court had not finished today. There remains to be presented to the convention a supplementary report of the executive council of the Federation which will bo another scathing criticism of the judiciary. It is possible this will be presented today or tomorrow. Favorable action is expected oy leaders on United States Senator LaFollette's suggestion, made during denunciation of the Supreme court, that a constitutional amendmentbe sought to enable congress to" override decisions of the country's highest court declaring any act unconstitutional. With the turning cf the convention doings over to' the hands of the delegates, leaders expect some Federation political developments. There is a freely expressed opposition to Secretary Frank Morrison and to Treasurer Daniel J. Tobln. Railroad union leaders want a place on the executive council and would sacrifice either one or both to obtain the coveted position. So far there is no candidate against Samuel Gompers for president of the Federation. HOT TIME AT WEDDING CELEBRATION The Frank Cwick borne. 114 155th St.. West Hammond, was a scene of merriment last night until after 1 o'clock. A wedding celebration was on full blast. Then things changed. The house caught fire. This morning the bride and her mohter-in-law were under a physician's care. Both fainted when this fire broke out, and although carried to places of safety, they have been ill since then from the effects of the frignt. Albert Cwick and Miss' Sophie Wydrzynski were married earlier in the evening. A dance at Koscluszko Hall followed. At midnight the crowd returned to th Cwick home for the big ftast. Then it was back to the hall to continue the dance. It was hot. Men shed their coats and left them at the Cwick home. Consequently when Fire Chief Mike Jaranowskl glanced from the station window at 1:20 o'clock, saw flames breaking from the roof and sounded the alarm, there was a grand rush for the house. Everyone wanted in at the same time. The doors were . Jammed and windows were smashed. The fire department was able to quench the fire aftor the greatei part of the roof had been consumed. It was found to have started in the attic where there were two beds. It is believed that someone went up there to rest and dropped a lighted ctgaret. The interior of the place was badly damaged by water. A larse front wtndo'v was smashed fo that tho piano cbuld be removed. The most powerful of all putsenrer locomotive weigh 280 tons and ia capable of pulying twelve to sixteen Pullmans at sixty mile on the larval.

E. Chicago To'Complain To E.H.Gary East Chicago's complaint against the cement dust nuisance, which has plagued the city ever since the Bufnngton -plant was erected, is to be laid directly before Judge E. H. Gary if it is possible to gain a personal meeting with him. This decision was reached at a meeting of the East Chicago Chamber of Commerce last coining. Judge Gary was to visit the Gary steal mills today and it was expected that he would spend Friday and Saturday in Chicago. Representatives of the Commercial Club will trail him to the Windy City and upon opportunity will make their appeal for relief direct to him. The old fight against the clouds of cement dust which settled over East Chicago and Indiana Harbor has been going on for years. Time and again it has seemed that smething haa been accomplished. But felays have .follwed delays. The last promise of the company was to install devices which would prevent the dust from being emitted by the stacks. Installation of these improvements would be expensive and require much time, it was said. he Commercial Club decided last night that the matter should be put up to Mr. Gary and in case nothing comes from the attempt, court actions will be started at once to abate the nuisance. The club also passed a resolution calling tipon the city authorities to require soft drink parlors and pool rooms to remove curtains, screens and other obstructions from the front windows so that all rarts of the rooms will be visible from the sidewalks.

HIGH SCHOOL GIRL WINSJ500 PRIZE Chicago Newspaper Gives Her Scenario First Place in Movie Contest. Miss Edna Wright, a sophomore, in the Hammond Inda atrial high school, the talented daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wright, 60 Sibley st., and great-grand-ohild of Jacob Rimbach was today awarded first prize of $500 by a Chicago newspaper for an original scenario entitled "For Remembrance." Miss Wright won Temulac honors last year in high school and had distinguished herself in English composition. She was first of thousands of contestants In the scenario awards for high school pupils outside of Chicago. The Judges who passed on Miss Wright's scenario were D. W. Griffith, George Barr McCutcheon, Gene Stratton 'Porter, Richard Barthelmess and other celebrities. The Hammond girl's scenario will J be produced In the near future. Miss Wright's mother has written a number of successful scenarios, which found a ready market. CAT-O'-NINE-TAILS FOUilN AUTO Chicago Trio Arrested After a Mysterious Mission. CHICAGO, June 15 Three men, one of whom is said to have admitted he was a member of the Ku Klux Klan, were arrested on the outskirts of Chicago today as they were returning In an automobile from Morris, 111., where they are alleged to have gone to chastise a prominent doctor there. The doctor, they told tne ponce, saw them in town and fled. The men gave the names of Herbert Pascolini, A. R. Umbach and N. W. Newman. Pascolini told the police they had gone to Morris to find Dr. William Muttera. A cat-o'-nine-tails. two loaded revolvers and "billy" were found in the automobile. ' BE SETTLED? INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE LONDON, June 15. Hope ran nigh in official circles today that the long standing Irish trouble had definitely been settled. The cabinet held a meeting at which a report was made by the signatories of the Anglo-Irish peace treaty upon the revisions of the Irish Freo State constitution. Colonial Secretary Winston Churchill was in c most optlnjlstic frame of mind and said that he hoped to be able to make formal announcement of a settlement of the Irish trouble In the House of Commons this evening.

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Arrested Gauger Declines To Turn Keys of Distillery To State Dry Agent Efforts of federal officials to make an immediate check of the whiskey stored in the Hammond Distillery warehouse in order to determine, if possible, how extensive the booze thefts of Andrew Brunnell had been, were thwarted for the time being yesterday when W. F. Meyers, distillery gauger, arrested as an accomplice of Brunnell refused to turn over the keys to the warehouse. Bert Morgan, state director of prohibition enforcement, G. J. Simon, general agent, and a representative from the revenue department who had come from Indianapolis, decided to investigate the warehouse. They asked Meyers for his keys. He refused to turn them over, saying that he was under $5,000 bond to the revenue department and would now allow others to use the keys unless he received orders direct from Bert Thurman, collector at Indianapolis under whom he works. The man who had come from Indianapolls had no such order. He had no credentials showing him to be a representative of Mr. Thurman so Meyers remained obdurate. Meyers who had furnished $2,500 bond before Commissioner Charles Surprise in the morning, left last evening for Indianapolis with tins keys. He said he would turn them over to Mr. Thurman and let him do as he pleased about it. Director Morgan and Agent Simons also departed from Ham'iond last night, following up some leads which they have in the conspiracy. The next developments will probably be at Cincinnati where the offices of the Hammond Distillery, are located. Brunnell, who was caught Tuesday afternoon with a barrel of liquor stored in specially constructed tanks on his automobile, claims that he was hired as shipping clerk and "to help around the place" "by H. M.' Markstein, secretary-treasurer of the Hammond Distilling Co. He met Markstein at the Morrison Hotel in Chicago several weeks ago and arranged for the job, he said. Federal officials intimate that the distillery warehouse has been opened under private management for the last time. Former irregularities coupled with the present ' instance, they say, may result in it remaining permanently in the hands of the government. Just whfi? will be the status of bonded liquor stored there and said to belong to private individuals holding warehouse certificates, is not explained. There are still about 700 barrels in the warehouse. BOY SCOUT MURDER WAY BE SOLVED INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE CHICAGO. April 15. Mystery, which since last October, has surrounded the dteath of Samuel Bufflngton 14-year-old Boy Scout, is believed to day to be near solution. Arrests on murder charges of , two men is expectted to result from the investigation whl:h has ibeen conducted during recent months. The boy's body was found hanging in a closet of his home. It was at first believted that he had been strangled white playing an "execution" game with playmates. Later the police discoverted evidence tending to indicate he had been strangled and' the body noosed up in the closet to glvia the appearance of hanging. Efforts to solve the mystery at that time were unavailing but a secret Inquiry has been conducted and, according to the State's Attorney's office, evidence has iben disclosed which probably will be presented to the grand Jjry. Soon after his death it was thn brought out that the Bufltlngton boy was Joint heir with a brother to an estate of $50,000. LARGE CROWD ATTENDS ELK FLAG SERVICE A large crowd attended Elk's Flag Day exercises at Elks home last evening. Dr. Robert Smith of Chicago made a wonderful patriotic address. Solos, all patriotic, by Mrs. Evelyn Meara. Jay Clark. Mrs. J. Badalli and a reading by Mrs. E. Chartier were all well received. The music by Miss HilUbrick, Miss La Mere and Miss Clark was exceptionally good. "Chuck" Rohde's orchestra sure made the feet of the young folks by after the patriotic program was over, they danced till a late hour. The most pleasant feature of the evening was a surprise to everyone when C. B. Tinkham in a well chosen speech presented Past Exalted Ruler W. O. Thomas with a Diamond ring, as a token of regard for services rendered. Thomas responded in a ivery nice manner. Committee In. charge of these exercises were F. J. . O'Rourke, R. O. Conde and D. C. Atkinson.

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(BULLETIN ) By S. D. WETER STAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERVICE THE HAULE. June. la. The iniernitlonal conference to consider the means for the reconstruction or Rursia and by which Great Britain hopes to bring about a long term truce to secure the peace of Europe opened today. (BLLLETIX) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE LONDON". June 15. Reports that Nicolai Lenine has been granted six months leave of absence and that a triumvirate has been established at Moscow to wield executive power were believed by British officials today to be a forecast of a struggle among bolshevist leaders for control of communistic Russia. (BILLET1X) LONDON. June 13. The Irish constitutional problem which for a time threatened the re-occupation of Ireland by British military forces, has been satisfactorily settled, it was learned from an authoritative source this afternoon. There are still other difficulties pending, however. WASHINGTON. June 15. Faced with threats of a Senate investigation unless he finds a way to keep coal prices from skyrocketing, Secretary of Commerce Hoover went into conference today with operators and retailers to make another effort to prevent profiteering during the strike. BELFAST. June 15 Six buildings were burned here by incendiaries during the night. The Ulster special constables at Armach are threatening to resign

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Harry Winter, on time proprietor of the Washington hotel, and political ' btfM;l8 , facing three serious charges in. the East Chicago court. They are: 1 Violating the state food law. 2 Assault and battery on Jake Bremnan. ' 3 Violating the state liquor law. It all came about when Jake Bremnan, health inspector of the Indiana Harbor ldc, stopped at Winters' boarding house on Parrlsh avenue this, week and made an Inspection of the kitchen and food stuff being served to his boarders. Jake wasn't at all satisfied with the conditions of the place and he reported the case to Secretary M. A. Given of the board of health. Dr. Given didn't tany very - long until he had Mr. Winters HOW HE CELEBRATES HIS TWENTY FIRST Coincident with the modest admission that yesterday marked the anniversary of his twenty-first birthday, Kenneth Whitman, salesman for the Northern Indiana Gas and Electric Company, displayed contracts for installation of ventilating systems in many of Hammond's biggest business houses. These were obtained by Mr. Whitman, whose enterprise an a youth promises to be outshone by his zeal as a man, now that he has reached his majority. Mr. Whitman, pointing out the advantages of modern ventilating systems cited some of his selling points. These: "Consider your customers' health as well as their pocketbooks." And: "Clean air means clean dealing." And "Fresh air means fresh, eneergetic employes." Some of the places equipped recently are the following: First Trust and Savings Bank; First National Bank; M. B. Boot Shop; Summers' Pharmacy; Monnett's Smoke Shop, and Industrial high school. CALDWELL CLIMBS INTO FOURTH PLACE SPECIAL TO THE TIMES CROWN POINT. IND.. June 15 The Recount Board, counting the ballots in the Calumet Township, Justice of the Peace contest, concluded their labors on Wednesday afternoon. Atty. Lewis H. Caldwell, who asked for the recount gained 61' votes, putting him in fourth place, and placing Rahlch in fifth place. The official count as furnished by the Board ': Stapleton, 1.210; Clemens, 797; Widholm, 871; Caldwell, 748; Rapich, 716. Rapich had 729 votes, according to the official vote of the canvassing board. Caldwell now has 32 votes majority over Rapich. Probe lto the death of Sam Kosak Gary motorcycle rider who died at the Mercy hospital of injuries received Sunday night when his motorcycle crashed into a Bulck car on 21st avenue near the bridge,' is being conducted by Coroner E. E. Kvans.

because a platoon was suspended for holding up and searching the automobile 'of Cardinal Logue, Roman Catholic primate for Ireland. (BfLLETl r INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE) LONDON, June 15. Mrs. Molla BJurstedt Mallory. the American champion, survived the fourth round cf the Kent tennis championship today by defeating Mrs. Peacock, 6-4. 6-4. (BtIt.ETIN INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! KEY WEST. Fla., June 15. Sub chaser 205. with a crew of twelve on board, is reported on fire off Sand Key, according to a radio message received here from the steamer Joseph R. Parret. A ship has been sent to the rescue. (BILLETIX) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE LINCOLN, Neb., June 15. Drys today "sat in" on the state primaries to be Oield in July. Questionnaires were sent to all aspirants by the Anti-saloon League, demanding a statement as to what stand the candidates will take on the Volstead Act if elected. (BILLETIX) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE TOPEKA Kans., June 15. Police today were dragging the Kaw River in an effort to find Che body of William H. Arbuckle an oil man bellea-ed to be from Fort Worth and Los Angeles. Children found the man's Palm Beach suit, shirt linen and a straw hat neatly folded en the south bank of the river. A bank book in one pocket showed that Arbuckle had deposits of more than $50,000 in a Fort Worth bank. on the carpet to explain the reasons for keeping his place In such an un sanitary onditleo. - - ' This in a way embarrassed Mr. Winters as he wasn't accustomed to being handled by authorities in this manner, but of course he dldnt blamo Dr. Given, instead he met Inspector Bremnan on the street yesterday and during a verbal battle struck Jake flush on the cheek. This completed the second offense against Winter sand caused Inspector Bremnan to start the' police on an inves tigation for "moonshine.' And sure 'ruff the stuff was there. This on"y goes to shw that Mr. Winters might have avoided if he had been more dlplomantic and bad not crosesd . Inspector Bremnan. LEGION WILL AT The misunderstanding between the officers of the Hammond Post of the American Legion and the pro. moters of tne boxing bouts at the Porter arena Saturday has been straightened rut. it became known today, and the exhibition will be held under the auspices of the Legion, despite the denials of Post Adjutant Thorsen and Post Athletic Director Chayken. The Legion is to receive a uat guarantee and a per centage of the gate receipt. Bill Tate and the Boston Bearcat colored challengers of Jack Dempsey for the world's heavyweight championship, are to be seen In ten rounds of hard punching, the outcome of which will eliminate one of the tar babies from the running. The Boston Bearcat fought Dempsey to a draw in six rounds in the spring of 1918, while Tate won a decision over Wills on a foul and In a return match fought to a draw with him. Special cars on the Gary & Interurban will leave Indiana Harbor and Hammond Saturday noon and go direct to Porter over the Valparaiso & Interurban line. The big arena has been built and will accommodate 10.000 fans. There will be several preliminaries. POLICE STONED IN INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE LAWRENCE, Mass., June 15 Five arrests were made today in the first serious demonstration here since the textile mill strike began. City Marshall Timothy J. O'Brien and several members of the local police force were stoned by a tumultous gathering of textile strikers outside the Pacific Print works on Merrimac st. The strikers had been attempting to prevent operatives to enter the mill. About 600 striker took part in the demonstration,

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State Prohibition Chief Declares Reports in Paper Are Facts

Bert Morgan, director of prohibition enforcement for Indiana, yesterday told The Times that he had investigated the reports of conditions as printed in this paper and had found them to bo true. Combined with the calling of a grand Jury by Judge Martin Smith of the Criminal court of Lake county, the statement of Morgan is double assurance that The Times expose will be the basis of wholesale prosecution of law violators on a scale .never attempted before in th county. Further efforts by Prosecuting Attorney Dwight Kinder to whitewash the , vice and gambling ring will result in impeachment proceedings, said Attorney W. J. McAleer today. STATEMENT BY Me A LEER Attorney McAleer. who volunteer? ed his services to help The Time in cleaning up Laka county, made the following statement today: "If Prosecut'ng Attorney Kinder continues to attempt to white-wash the vice and Kambling ring in Lake county he will be. impeached. If Kinder, uses the power of the office of prosecuting attorney to obstruct Jntice it will be necessary to remove him from that office. "Lake county has had a black-eye in Indiana long enough. No man or combination of men is ever going to run slot machines, gambling houses, houses of ill fame or sell liquor openly in this county again. I don't care who they are or where they come from. I am in thi fight to the finish. "The day of the houres of 111 fame and the slot machine in Lake county has passed. There are 130 slot machines in Gary, according to th information secured by The Times. There are more than 130 under-fed, ill-clothed children in that city who need the money their father put Into those slot machines. "Tou can say that I am In thi fight to the . finish and that there can be but one finish, and that w'.ll be the finish of the gamblers, dive keepers and moonshiner." PRAISE FOR LAWYER Teterday at the Gary Commercial Club, the Superior court room in Gary, and other places about th Steel City there was manifest praise for McAleer. Leading attorneys of Gary heartily endorsed hi stand against Kinder, One lawyer said that McAleer by the fight he made In the City court saved the day for th crusaders. SOUTH E.XU HEED? WARMNO The south end of the county tootc heed of the warning. When The Times story of lar. evening wa read around Cedar Lr'.e, containing the Supreme court decision regarding the "mint" slot machines, the.V was an immediate clean-up by proprietors of Eoft drink saloons from Shererville and Dyer to Cedar Lake and Lowell. Times reporter touring th south end of the county last night found but three slot machines. The first was in L. K. Hartman's soft drink saloon -at Dyor, the second at "Rlckerts" at Brunswick, and the third at Otto Alia' at Cook. They did not find a slot machine at Cedar Lake, although in several saloon the prizes which are given with punch boards were still on the bar. The punch hoards were gone. Cedar Lake was evidently dry. MACHINES ILLEGAL The slot machines exhibited every where in Gary are of iron construction. Most of them set on the bar or cigar counter. The player place a nickel in the slot and pull the lever. Disk bearing picture revolve. Whn they top, an indicator ays "no" or "yes." If it is "noit means that on the next turn th player will receive nothing and If it is "yes" he will win some slug which can be used to purchase drinks or can be cashed at the bar. Except in one or two Instances, the reporters never received the "mints" which are merely a blind to circumvent the law. Almost Invariably the slot at th side of th machine containing from fifteen to twenty packages of mint would b locked. In one saloon the other night where the reporters were apparently recognized the proprietor insisted on giving them a package of mints from a box on th back bar every time they played the machine. He gave them one package too many but refused to take it back. At Hartman's In Dyer last night the proprietor insisted on giving th reporters oifars for euch nickel they put into the slot machine. The machine at Hartman's was of a different type than those at Gary. The player lnse.-is a nickel and it falls through a series of pegs into slots at the bottom. Most of these slot have "0" printed upon them, while a few have "1," "2" and "3." indicating that the player has won. CORRIPTS PL BL1C OFFICIALS "These slot machines bring thousands of dollars into the gambling ring," said McAleer. "The profit on a machine is tremendous One ma chine may -ot be such an evil, or two. three, four or five, but in the ( aggregate they rob the people of the community of thousands of aollars a week. This money comes out of the pocket of the working man. "There is nothing fair about the slot machine. It gives the greatest percentage in favor of the 'house' of any gambling game known. The percentage in favor of the machine is from 60 to 90 per cent. "It isn't gambling. It is simply robbery. Men tand up and put dollars Into those machines without getting a cent in return. If they win four or five slugs the7?1 invariably put them back a Rain. "There is nothing so mean and dispicable as a slot machine. , The player may have some chance in a poker game or a dice game, but he (Continued on Page Five)