Hammond Times, Volume 16, Number 4, Hammond, Lake County, 22 June 1922 — Page 1

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Steel Industry Keeps on Improving Conditions for Local Concerns The construction of over thirty miles of railroad car?, a contract tatalir.gr nearly $17,000,000 w.s awarded to the General American Tank Car Corporation of East Chicago snd the Standard Steel Car Co., -f Hammond, by officials of the Wbaah and Wabaah-Missourl Refrigerator Lire yesterday. The complete order cons'stti t 30 tank cars, 100 ref ligerators, 2050 gondo'.as and T30 hopper gondolas, one of the largest orders received by IocmI car companies thi year. 3';;tterments in the railroad situat '-on are tending to swell the capnc;t of all the steel plant in the .-i.ist.r ct from which the cyr companies obt3i:i their buildi-is materials. The Inland Steel, which furni.-hes the majority of the sheet steel and other equipment t the local car builder?, is placed upon a stronger operation basis. Standard Forgings. supplying axles, is made a party to these large car orders and thereby increases their production. Hubbard and American foundries are both maintaining better operation schedules since the opening of the railroad buying. Otner concerns supplying equipment to be used in car building and realis!ng business improvements. The General American with the exception of the tank car department, is operating full. This has been their condition for the last thrae months. With steady expansions going on in the wood department of this concern the company will soon realize capacity facilities equal to that of the tank department. Empty tank cars stored on available tracks in the district sre fast disappearing. With this increased d err and the tank department has ben brought up to a better working schedule. Wi-ji large orders adorning their took? there sferos to be no indications of closfng the General American plant down this fourth for repairs as was the case last year. Ed. Junior, king of Hammond's "Black Belt" could have been justly styled "the Immune' not so long ago, but recently this nickname has been belled. Not long ago Ed. was fined and sentenced for violating the liftuor law, and yesterday afternoon B the Hammond city court he revived his second dose of the law. This time it was for another vice charge -that of conducting a house of ill fame. The ability of Judge Cleveland to recognize mother love when he saw it, is responsible for Ed's downfall, for 'old lady Washington,' mother of the convicted negro, attempted nobly to take the blame for her son's missteps. In spite of the fact that ihe stated under oath on the stand that she, and not Ed., ran the place at 49 State street; in spite of the statement that Ed. had nothing to do with the property and did not even help her pay the rent. Judge Cleveland passed sentence on the erstwhile 'Immune Ed." He did so, because he knew Mrs. Washington to be a woman of good reputation, and her son to be a man with a very, very bad one. Judge Henry Cleveland and Prosecutor Joe Todd are in earnest in their efforts to close the hell holes that exist in the "Black Belt." They said so in court yesterday. The judge also gave warning to the prostitutes and keepers of houses of bad repute that hereafter the law would be meted out to them in large doses. Two bonds of $100 each were forfeited yesterday afternoon. They were for Ruby Douglas and Bertha McRae, who were charged with being Inmates of Junior's resort. To prevent other cases of bond Jumping, Dick Keigler and the three girls arrested with him as inmates of his place, had their bonds changed from $100 to $1,000 each. The Keigler case will be tried Friday morning. If that little sum of $200 was all that Keigler had to worry about, things would look better for him. The main difficulty he has to face now is the fact that his white bar tender. Ed. Rossiter, failed to appear also yesterday and his bond of $500 is also forfeited. Keigler had signed that bond. Rossiter Is also under a $1,000 bond, as the result of his recent sentence of $130 and 35 days for violating the liquor, law. Keigler signed this one too. Attorney Erie Sproat, appearing for the negroes, frankly told the Judge that Rossiter was in West Hammond dead drunk, and for that reason could not appear in court.

HAMMOND BLACK BELT NOT IMMUNE

Did You Hear That

"WE mayors must stick together," day the official Tag Day or tho Centenary Methodist church. HUGH FEHRMAN is selling golT balls at 10 cents each and guarantees them to be 80 per .cent effective. DICK TINKHAM, home for the summer from Wabash College, is employed by the Standard Oil Co. in their Whiting plant. THE Baptist Sunday school will enjoy a big picnic at Douglas Park Saturday afternoon and evening. A great time is planned. HARRY BROE RTJES, city controller. Is in Colorado Springs. He is there attending national convention of city controllers. Back next Sunday. MAYOR BROWN has called a special cession of the city council for thi sevcnir.g to pass an ordinance authorizing the $25,000 park bond issue. "W Emayors must stick together," Mayor Johnson, Gary, is entertained by Mayor Brown, Hammond, at informal tete a tete in office of latter this morning. THE gasolne tank in a garage at 502, 155th street. West Hammond, exploded, causing a spectacular fire which was extinguished by the W. H. fire department. C. B. TINKHAM. acting for the Standard Oil Co., superintended the details of the presentation of ' the plot of ground to the city for the new Community Home there. A BIG delegation of Hammond Knights of Pythias will attend the county convention at Lowell on Sat-1 urdav evening-. The auto caravan' leaves the Pythian home at 6:30. SPEND the Fourth of July in Hammond. That's motto of every one interested in promoting Hammond's big Independence Day celebration. It's to be a "Home-Coming" fete. MRS. J. KNOX, 162 Indiana ave., besieges police station lor a.d in recovering four rings, diamond, sapphire ruby and. pearl. Platinum sets. She left her pocketbook on Gary street car. CONKEY AVENUE. under the pounding of cTHseless traffic is rapidly getting in shipe for another scarification . The dust is terrible with no ail, rain or sprinkling pressure in sight as relief. THE northwest corner of Zachau and Hohman street is the first entrant in the city beautiful contest of the Kiwanis club. These premises have attracted the attention of the committee. Who else? GEORGE KNOERZER finds his work no the grand jury to be rather hard on his business. Orders began to come In when he began his work in Crown Point, and he likes to bo on the Job to superintend the work. JOHN KLEKOT. of West Hammond arrested for being drunk, faced his wife and sister as complaining witnesses this morning. "Soak him three months." suggested the wife. But the judge decided $1 and costs would be enough. WHITING citizens announce the greatest new story the region has produced for ages; nothing less than the marriage of Judge Fetterhoff. There is confirmation from the Judge however, and no one knows the name of the girl. EDSON FORD passed through Hammond the other morning, stopping for breakfast at the Hammond Cafe. "Why don't they elevate these blamed railroads?" inqulr'ed the multi-millionaire, of the proprietor of the cafe. SCORES of West Hammond youngsters and some older ones have already supplied themselves with bathing suits in preparation for the opening cf the new swimming pool at Memorial Park which will be about the first week in July. FRIDAY evening, June 23rd, at 8 o'clock in the evening. Rabbi Julius Rappaport will speak at the Sibley Street Synagog on "Progress As The Fountain of Life." This being the closing services for the season a large attendance Is expected. WHAT was it? George Hannauer and a few railroad men from Cleveland put on some kind of a match at the Country Club' the other night, but no one will tell what was at stake. Some say George bet $50 he could make the first hole in three. FROM acceptances already received by officials of tTie I,ake County Fish and Game Protective Association, It looks a3 though every person in the county who ever packed a gun or flshpole in search of game will be at the Douglas Tark picnic Sunday. FARMERS In LaPorte county today made frantic appeal to farm bureaus for men to assist in the wheat fields. It is feared thousands of acres of grain will go to waste unless help is secured very quickly. The yield promises to be one of the largest in the history of the state. EARL JOHNSON, aged 25. machinist, C12 Oakley avenue "is held on charge of worthless checks. He's aeged to have beaten several Hammond and out-of-town banks of funds aggregating several hundreds of dollars. Singer and Einslie nab him on description as he sits at

TELEPHONE HEARING ON OCTOBER 21

City Officials Meet In Hammond Today With Public Commission Member Present telephone rates in cities of Gary. East Chicago and Whiting will remain in effect at least until October 2. That date has been set for a rehearing before the public scilce commission making the present rates permanent. The cities want the rate reduced to that in effect previous to April 1. 1921. The company wants the rate continued. Representatives of the three cities were summoned to Hammond this morning to confer with Glenn Van Aukeu. member of the Indiana public Service Commission. They agreed to the October date for the rehearing. This, in order to await the outcome of the injunction suit brought by the City of Hammond against the Illinois Bell Telephone Company enjoining it from enforcing the boost and asking f-jr a rebate to telephone users of this city. The rebate would be retroactive to April 1, 1921 ,and would comprise the difference between the old Burleson rate and that in effect at present. Twice removed on change of venue the suit is now pending In the LaPorte superior court. It is held in abatement await ing the appointment of a judge to succeed the late Judge John Galla gher. ' Representatives of the three cities still fighting for a reduction of phone rates before state comimssion found themselves this morning between the devil and the deep sea. They compared notes and found that their constituents while demanding an audit be made independent of that conducted by the commission are reluctant to appropriate money through their city councils to employ competent auditors and engineers. With adjournment of the meeting It was virtually agreed to rely upon the audit of the commission unless a tri-city investigation could be made of the company's properties and books. Mayor Johnson of Gary, appearefl in the interests of his city. He was accompanied by his city attorney, John Patterson. Former Mayor Hodges and Jack Warner, new secretary of the Gary Association of Commerce were present also. Mr. Hodges Insisted that a date for the rate hearing be set. "Don't dally," he urged. Mayor Johnson was adamant in his belief that the cities should rely on figures supplied by the public service commission. He was upheld by City Attorney Brissey, of East Chicago, and City Attorney Frank Duggan of Whiting. The Telephone company was represented by a corps of lawyers, engineers and experts.. Mr. Brissey, energetic city attorney of East Chicago, shook his bristling locks and fiercely leaped to the defense of the mayors of WRiting, East Chicago, Gary and Hammond, when Glenn Van Auken, member of the public service commission raised an Inquiring eyebrow relative to the outcome of the four-city fight on the united public utilities last fall. The pow-wow broke up following a filibuster meeting at a lake front fish resort it will be recalled. This, after It was decided to lay the whole thing up to the mayors of the four cities. They were to call a meeting to confer and to outline a plan of battle against the gas, light, heat, water and telephone moguls. But they never did. Mr. Van Auken wondered. As has been said he raited an inquiring eyebrow. Then: "Weil. I'll tfll you. Mr. Van Auken what the matter was. You see the reason why the mayors didn't meet was this: We've got a lot of modest mayors up here. They are modest. They don't like to push themselves forward. So each sat back awaiting the call of the other. Consequently none of them sought the initative to call a conference. Too modesf. Our mayors were too modest, sir, that was the reason." So ended Mr. Brissey's defense. And the galleries responded. "Aye, s;oie telephone trying to gtt a number. HE'S at it again. The bird with the old crying jag is once more making himself obnoxious around West Hammond saloons. Every evening he is tossed from one saloon or tho other on State Line and make3 the neighborhood hideous with his wailings. JOHN A. GLEASON, a young man of Hammond, better known to his many friends as John Reed, is making good at Washington. He recently went there on business and landed an appointment as Assistant Chief of Files in the offices of the United States Shipping Board. John is very grateful to Hammond friends who have aided him in many ways. HERMAN KELLNER is home after eleven months in Germany. Everybdoy is working in Germany except those who are lnapacltated by the war or extreme age. Mr. Kellner says that the people to be pitied are those whose fortunes shrank with the decreasing mark until they cannot live without work and are too, old to work. The Hammond business man brought home a Berlin police dog valued at 100.000 marks.

ANOTHER STATE HEARD FROM SAX ANTONIO. Tex. June IT. 1022 Dear Old Lake County Times. Iterelve my heartfelt congratulations for the clean-up you are making on the vice In Lake county. Keep It up. lours truly, f J. J. KELLY, (HiS Kentucky Ave.

T SHOCKING RESULT OF E Twenty-Six Shot and Killed by Striking Union Miners (Bl'LLETIX) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERV1CE1 OAKBO.XDAI.E, 111., June. 22 A telephone message received here today from J. T. Turner, plant superintendent of the Murpbysboro long distance telephone company said that twenty-six prisoners were shot by their captors. MARION, 111., June 22-The Williamson county mine war went into a new and dreadful phase today, when reports were received shortly before noon, stating that the prisoners taken when the striking union miners stormed the Strip mine of the Southern Illinois Coal Company had been taken into the woods and shot. The number of dead varied. Some reports had been between ten and twenty, while oOhers went as high as thirty i All agreed however that thei shooting took place in the woods north of the mine and that Superintendent C. K. McDowell, was one of the victimsi Col. Sam Hunter, ' representing Adjut. General Carlos Black, of Illinois, accompanied by county officials, started at once for the. scene to investigate the reports. Four other men were shot when Morrison was wounded. From Ambush. Morison was driving a truck load of men. newly arrhved from Chicago from Carbondale, where they had detrained to the mine, when strikers opened fire on them, John Jordan and C. W. King were shot In the' back and arms and two others as yet unidentified were found wounded seriously in the woods 'by Mayor A. Hayden ani Chief of Police Norman Walker of Marion. The other men on the truck took to the woods and are supposed to have escaped. The American Legion Post at Herrln owns ten rifles and the strikers, according to apparently authoritative reports, demanded tHe rifles of the officers of the Post. Three demands were made, but the rifles bad been hidden. Then the miners descended upon the sporting goods stores of the town and secured fourteen guns and five thousand rounds of ammunition, and the march wast on. THREE DEAD IN STR KE BATTLE INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE HEREIN, 111., June 22. The battle between striking miners and employes of the Southern Illinois Coal Company, after an overnight lull, broke out again early today, according to reports reaching here. Corj ro-boration of the report was furj nished by a tremendous explosion. shortly after seven o clock, coming apparently from the Beleaguered pit mine, five miles away, where a number of men are reported to be surrounded by a small army of striking union miners. Three men are known to be dead as a result of the fighting which began late yesterday afternoon. A check-up will show many more dead It is feared. SEEKS TO SPECIAL TO THE TIMES CROWN POINT, IND.. June 22 Proceedings were begun by George E. Relland. of East Chicago, this morning in the Lake circuit court, seeking to mandate the Board of Election Commissioners to put Reiland's name on the ballot next fall, the proceednlgs being entitled. State of Indiana ex rel George E. Reiland vs. H. L. Wheaton t al. Relland claims the primary ballot on which he was a candidate for North Township Justice of the Peace contained the Instruction "vote for one candidate" when he says It should have read "vote for four."

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FACES COURT After admitting that he could not profitably operate a soft drink parlor without 'violating the law. Stanley Jablonski, proprietor of Polonia Hall, 198 Cameron street, Hammond, turned down Judge Cleveland's offer of clemency, providing he would close up his business and take the fine and penal farm sentence yesterday afternoon in the Hammond city court. He said he would take a chance on having the penal farm sentence knocked off by appealing the case to the Criminal court. Jablonski s place was one of those hit in the Saturday raids i by the Hammond police. They found the moonshine behind his bar and a large quantity of bonded whiskey. When the trial came up yesterday afternoon several of the soft drink man's friends came into court and told a pitiful story to him. They said Stanley had decided to throw himself on the mercv of the court after aM the facts had been explained. He would plead guilty. He has a family of seven cbildrer, the oldest is fifteen and the youngest seventeen months. Th mother c'.itO a year ago but it !. sVd JabVnski has kept the homo together without the aid a woman. The cr.iidren are all with n'.in. Furthermore h would do bstter in the future. His friends promised that for Jablonski. Then Judge Cleveland called Stat ley to the witness stand. He put the flat question which he has asked other soft drink parlor proprietors: "Can you run a soft drink parlor and not violate the law and still make a H'ving for yourself and family?" Stanley mumbled and evaded an answer. "You can answer It yes or no,' " said the court. Jablonski finally admitted that he could not make a living at the business without slipping over the lines. Then Judge Cleveland made his offer. He would imipose a fine of $100 and costs and a penal farm sentence of 120 days, but would suspend the penal farm ipart of it if Stanley would promise to close up his 'business, quit selling drinks of any kind and allow office of the court to inspect the premises whenever they wished to make sure that he was keeping his word. Jablonski would be given until 9 o'clock next Thursday morning in which to close out his business. Then if it was shown he had complied witth the order the penal farm sentence would be suspended. Jablonski said he wanted to talk it over with his friends. They retired from the court room. One of them returned in a few minutes with the announcement that Stanley had decided to refuse the offer. He did not want to quit business. He would let the court impose sentence and take his chances on an appeal to the Criminal court. So the Judge gave him $100 and costs and 35 days on the penal farm. This is not the first time Judge Cleveland has obtained from law 'Violators that a soft drink parlor is not profitable without cheating. It is one of hl3 favorite questions put to men who face him. and the answer is' generally the same as Jablonski's. Soldiers Beware! Girl Who Wed 17 War Dogs iS Free AURORA. III . June 21. Uncle Sam would better lock up his soldiers and sailors. Mrs. Helen Drexel Ferg-uson, etc., etc., etc., etc.. 20 years old. of Washington. D. C. sent to Jail In Geneva. 111., to serve a sentence of six months on a charge of marrying fifteen to seventeen soldiers and sailors, has completed her sentence .and was at liberty today. The sentence had twtelve days to run but she was released to enter a hospital for an operation. The girl who admits fifteen husbands, but thinks she may have married seventeen more, has been studying stenography and says she will keep away from men in. uniform. "It was their uniforms," she said today. "I co.uld not resist them. Of my varied assortment of husbands, I ioved No. 10 the best. He bossed me around and was a regular he-husband." MOONSHINER SAYS THE TIMES CONVERTED HIM. Even the moonshine-sellers are seeing the light. Joe Niedzelski. proprietor of a "soft drink" parlor at Torrence and Gostlin streets, told City Judge I Cleveland this morning that he had been converted by The Times' crusade. The police found only a few table r.poons of moonshine in Joe's place when they raided it Saturday but the prisoner admitted to the court that he had been selling moonshine previously. "When I read in The Times about' all the graft and crookedness that moonshine was causing I decided not to sell anymore," Joe .said. Judge Cleveland said he would reward Joe's commendable spirit by giving him the minimum of $100 fine and thirty-five days In Jail. Joe was represented by Attorney Conray.

HARBOR MAN DIES

I As the result of an automobile accident at 117th st. and Grapevine blvd.. Indiana Harbor, about 6 o'clock last evening, George Rostovski, of 3735 Carey St., died a few hours later in St, Margaret's hospital. In a car with Fred B. Helbling. a prominent leal estate man on Cedar St.. was Mr. Rostovski, a prospective buyer, who were going west on 137th st. Coming up to Grapevine blvd.. Jr. Helbling, the driver, said he stopped h;s car. Going south on the boulevard, Fred A. Wolfe, of 3442 Michigan - ave., crashed into Helbling's ar as the real estate man was about to swing down' the bo-'irvfird in the same direction PARIS NOW BECOMES WEALTHY WOMEN Paris today has scratched Reno. Nev.. and its predecessor in marriage breaking annals, Sioux Falls, S. D., from the itineraries of disE FOR BOOZE Federal Agent Geo. Weeks Surprises Moonshiner By a Visit. To ie a good reporter, one must have what they call a "nose for news." To be an expert dry agent, "a nose for booze." Federal Chief George Weeks of the prohibition enforcement office of this district has the latter. The other day while rolling along Ridge Road in his Buick his nostrils caught the wafting aroma of newly distilled moonshine in the atmosphere. He located his direction and rendezvous where he believed the illicit spirits wre dripping from a still. Yesterday, armed with a search warrant. Chief Weeks and Agent H. Rhedd and officers Kidwell and Lloyd visited the home of William O'Brien near the Crown Hill cemetery. It was a rather unpleasant surprise for O'Brien as the dry agents found a 50 gallon still in operation and one twenty gallon still ready for action. They also found thir teen gallons of moonshine. 1050 gallons of corn, rye and sugar mash, two stoves, ten empty Jugs and a big batch of fresh yeast. O'Brien was booked at the Gary police station for violating the state liquor law. At Highlands the sponge squad also had luck. It was while Charlie Apotski and John Bellak were out in the eld working that the dry agents found a twenty-five gallon still in operation. They also confiscated 400 gallons of corn sugar mash. 24 gallons of moonshine and 200 pounds of corn sugar. In a barn they uncovered the moonshine, hidden beneath a Dodge car and evidently ready for sale. The Dodge was also confiscated and used to haul the find to Gary. Ballak told Chief Weeks he was the owner of the still. Both were held on liquor charges, however. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE1 WASHINGTON. June 22 The United States government is hot prepared to grant independence to the Philippine islands. That was the reply of President Harding today to a special mission headed by Manuel Quezon, president of the Philippine senate, which came to Washington to demand 'immediate, complete ai: absolute" Independent-

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that Wolfe was headed. Both Rostovski and Helbling received injuries. Rostovski was taken, as was Helbling to Dr. Levin's office on Cedar st., from where there were moved in an ambulance to the Hammond hospital. A few hours later, Rostovski was reported to have died from punctures in bis heart and lungs. Rostovski leaves a widow. Helbling's Injuries are said to be slight. Both Fred B. Helbling and Fred A. Wolfe were booked at the Indiana Harbor police station under $2,000 bonds pending an investigation by the city authorities of the accident. DIVORCE MECCA FOR FROM UNITED STaTES Above, left to right: Mme. Ganna Walska, Mrs. Robert L. Graves. Below: Edith Kelly Gould and Mrs. Dudley F. Malone. satisfied wives. Among those who recently have taken advantage of the much more delightful Paris are Mme. Ganna Walska, Mrs. Robert L. Graves. Mrs. Dudley Field Ma-; lone and Mrs. Edith Kelly Gould. ; POTASH PLANT SEVEN HURT AIvRON, Ohio. June 22. Seven per sons were mitt, three seriously, at 8 o'clock this morning when the Potash plant of the Diamond Match Co. at Barberton exploded. The Potash plant was totally destroyed. Flames followed the explosion which was in two distinct blasts, and spread to the company's large lumber yards adjoining. , Hundreds of windows In all parts of Barberton were shattered by the concussion, clocks were knocked off mantles, and pictures from the walls in homes. Every window in the great match factory was ahattcred. FIFIELD DINES CROWN POINT. Ind.. June 22. Otto G. Fifleld, Republican candidate for county treasurer, entertained the members of the recount board at dinner on Wednesday evening at the Gary Country Club, The occasion was very enjoyable and Mr. Fifleld was voted a most admirable host. Among those present were J. Will Belshaw. Lowell; Judge Twyman, East Chicago; Chas. Meeker, Leslie Einsweiler, George Fate. Mrs. August Brenner, Crown Point; Abe Ottenheimer, East Chicago, and Albert Gavit, Gary. ALLIGATORS : SCARES BOYS A baby ar.igotor, believed o hare escaped from a train while In transit to one of the Chicago parks, has been sighted by boatmen plunging about the water of the East Chicago and Indiana Harbor eonals. While yet an Infant, estimated to be about 5 feet long, the reptile Is reported to be one of the "man rntlnaT" specie, which when reaching maturity Is said to feed upon human beings. This Is causing much ooiuern amoiiK the boys of the dIMrlct who have ben making the ranal thlr "ild swimming; hole" mid now feel that to play safe they wtil have to abandon the final until after the baby alligator has been taken into captivity.

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Policeman and Civilian Also Wounded by the Assassins

THE 1IIGGEST FIGURE Field Marshal Sir Henry H. Wilson is the biggest Hgnre to be sacrificed to death In the Irish struggle during the pres- . ent generation. An attempt wa made to assassinate Lord French, while he was serving as lord lieutenant of Ireland, but It failed. Of the thousands killed and wounded In the struggle in Ireland, all have been members of the rank and file British soldiers and police and regulars of the Irish Republican army. LONDON, June 22 Field Marshal Henry Hughes Wilson, former chief of the British Imperial General staff was assassinated on the doorstep of his home today as he was returning from the unveiling of a war memorial. Field Marshal Wilson, a native of Ulster Province, Ireland, had ibeen named commonder-ln-chief of the Unionist army of volunteers which led to the belief on the part of Scot land Tard that he had been killed by Irish Republicans. Two men were arrested charged with the actual assassination. Their names were withheld by the police. They were taken after a spectacular dash for freedom, firing pistols as they ran through the streets. SCOTLAND YARDS VERSIOX According to a version received at Scotland Yard (British police readquarterg) at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon, ojie policeman and a civilian were wounded by the assassins. After shooting down the Field Marshal, the killers fled through the streets firing- at the policemen who pursped them. It was a regular wild west scene with tha -desperadoes running a few steps then turning to fire from pistols which they held in both hands. Field Marshal Wilson's body was riddled with bullets. The assaasins hid in tha garden of his home and opened fire as he stepped from his motor car. A the shooting began the crowd In the street wWon had gathered to eee the famous soldier was thrown into panic. A rush was made for the assassins, but they took their time In getting away. Their menacing pistols held the crowd In check. , SERVED WITH DISTUfCTTION The Field Marshal -was a member cf the House of Commons and recently had taken an important part of the activities of the Unionist Die Hards in their opposition to the English Cabinet's Irish policy. It was understood that Field Marshal Wilson was directing the movement of the Ulster Special Constabulary and common report had It that he was chiefly responsible for the recent movement of the British military forces In the Ulster that resulted In the capture of Pettigo from the Irish republicans. Field Marshal Wilson served with distinction throughout the world war. He was 58 year old. He had been born In Ireland and always maintained a residence there. Ills London residence, the scene of his tragic death, was at SS Eaton Place. Field Marshal Wilson began his military career in SS4 as a member of the Royal Irish regiment. BELT'S N. G.; CAN'T HANG HIMSELF VDoggone these cheap belts. Tou can't buy anything you can depend on ' any more." John Darlak, 115. 154th place, West Hammond, thus soliloquized late late night in the West Hammond police station as he ruefully scanned his old belt which had broken when he attempted to hang himself in his cell. John was pretty despondent. Moon shine had dragged his spirits to low ebb. He wanted to kick off for two reasons. First to escape the horrible headache and the dog-fight sensations in his 6tomach and second to get away fro mhls wife who had caused his arrest. The Darlaks broke for the 'steenth time Tuesday evening. John says he went to East Hxmmond and there bought moonshine. He came home late and got one bunch of clothing. The next day he came for more. After packing them in a suit case and going into, the front yard. he changed his mind. It would be more fun to burn them. So he piled the duds on the front porch and tried to apply a match. He was too much stewed to be able to strike a match. They kept breaking. Then Officer Joe Ulandowski came and called a halt. Late last night Sergeant John Okraj was aroused by a loud thud in Darlak's cell. He found John nursing a sore neck. Part of his belt was around his neck; part was attached to the bar on the cell window. John had jumped from his couch. But the strap broke. This morning his .wife told all abou'J their home life when John was arraigned before Judge Kowalskl. She said she was preparing to get a. divorce and It would be Just as well to have John out of her waj until she was free from him. So the judge gave him $50 and costs with instructions to work it out on the farm at Oak Park. Mr. and Mrs. Darlak have been married a little more than a year. It has been a tempestuous one. John insists on hitting the moonshine. In fact, it was only through kindness of the police that he was present at his wedding. They released him from jail at midnight the night before the ceremony so he could go home and get cleaned up.

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