Hammond Times, Volume 16, Number 108, Hammond, Lake County, 25 October 1922 — Page 1

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BOTH ARE 1ST DEGREE MURDERERS

Thos. Tyroll and A. Gudlowski Escape Electric Chair by Margin SPECIAL TO THE TIKESJ CROWN rOINT, Ind., Oct. 25. Two Lake county men wo-e sentenced to life, imprisonment In the Criminal court on Tuesday, a Jury finding- Thos. Tyroll of East Chicago guilt;.- of murder In the flrt degree. Tyroll. who Is a Negro anil married, with a wlfi living in Tennessee, became enamoured of Ada Bryant, who nas clso married. On the 8th f July, at 642 Merrill ave. In East Chicago, several Negroes had ct sis;rcRa'-ed at the home of the ISryani woman, where they were dancing and having n general good time. Tyroll became Jealous of the attentions of another Negro for the Bryant won. an and followed her out on the porch and shot her dead. The recent grand jury Indicted Tyroll. Anafra GuJlowskl, of 3833 Carey St., Indiana Harbor, cut off the head of Tony Br.-skls, with whom he roomed at the. above address, using a hatchet to commit the dastardly deed. After which he went to the police station and told the police there was a dead man at the above address. Gudlowskl said he was intoxicated at the time. Judge Smith sentenced him to the penitentiary for life. "POTE" LIKES BIG SALE OF TICKETS Dr. H. E. Starrer. Potentate of Orak Shrine, is enibvslasttc ov.t the advance rale of tickets for the blgr Shrine ci-cus which will be g-iven in the Temple for ten days starting Wednesday, November 8th. From present Indications it Is apparent that the sale will reach the one hundred thousand mark In the number of Uckets disposed of. Activity In the advance ticket ails will be kent up until the circus dates and ihrlners will sell the magic bits of pasteboard until the very last day of the show. In order to further augment the sale W. H. Startsman, rhalrman of the ticket committee plans to visit Gary. Valparaiso. Ilobart and Chesterton, Thursday night with the Shrine drum and bugle corps. Next week the corps will be taken, to Crown Point, South Bend. LaPorter. Michigan City and Intermedials towns. A concert will be played In each town and city. Harry Morganau, chairman of the style . show committee announces that all but two booths for merchants displays have been taken and xhat the committee wli! not do any further soliciting. The last two booths will b sold to the first merchants who telephone the Shrine Temple tonljjht or tomorrow morning. WHAT DOES SHE CUE CHICAGO, Oct. 25. America is terrible and .American women impossible, Isadora Duncan,, world's greatest exponent of classical dancing declared here. ".America Is only a bank to Europe," she said, "a place where any to her credit can come and be exploited and get rich. American women need her school, she sal.d "I could teach them to live a hundred years and look twenty." she asserted. "I was the experiment, not an example. But I have had no encouragement. The newspapers are against me." Tlfen Miss Duncan proudly proclaimed that she is a "Red." "Only the Reds are creative." she said. "There are too many grays and blacks in the world. The grej's are those Rrple, like Americans, who wish to take the alcohol fro.-vi the wine and feed a nation grape Juice The blacks those oppressors who stop paople f-om coming Into a country and tell other nations what they shall :arry on their ships." Incidentally Miss Duncan sworo he didn't take off her little red skirt on the stage at Boston it was fastened on with court plaster and elastic and wouldn't, come off. DEATH OF DACDY BAT.ES SOUTH HAVEN. Mich., Octooer 15 lg;2 Daddy twues, agea j years, died early today in South Haven. Michigan City hospital. He attended the funeraf of his daughter, Mrs. J. E. Ware only last Monday. Burial at South Haven.

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(BULLETIN) WASHINGTON. Oct. 25. Supreme Court Justice Brandeis denies writ of supersedeas in liquor ruling. What Did Pete See in Harem? Frank Betz Not Permitted to Finish Exciting Tale at Kiwanis Dinner. A Kiwanian Is a noisy fellow. Place him at a dinner table among his fellows and he will stomp his feet, clap his hand?, blow whistles, ring LcllK, rattle rattles and sing "Lil" Liza .lane" at the top of hia lungs. A Rotarlan will tell you that the Kiwanian's hulabaluo Is a crafty soup-silencer, but the Rotarian Is likely to be biased In all things Kiwanian and his opinion cannot be admitted in evidence. After trying various and sundry expedients to quiet the Klwanlans arid subdue their table din and clatter. George Geyer. the- worthy president of the Hammond Kiwanis club decided to invite the wives of all members, including his own, to a dinner. Surely, he thought, the women will quiet these fellows. KOZSXZB TKAJT ZTSB It didn't work. Last night the Kiwanlans and their ladies, dining at the Masonic Temple, had such a rip-roaring time that George Mallett, seeking to consentrate his mind In his office on the main floor fled to the Sacred Cupola atop the tempi, there to commune In peace with the spirits of departed Shriners. The Klwanlans tang "Lir Liza Jane" until the rafters shook. It was a Hallowe'en party and the room was seasonably and gayly decorated. George Geyer rapped the assemblage to a pen-.blence of quiet. nrr&ODTTCXzro sac anrrzr "At this time,'' he said, "new members will be Introduced." Frank S. Beta arose. "I want to Introduce our new member, Mr. Peter W. Meyn," he began. "I fine you a dollar for using- the prefix. Mister, in violation of the rules of this club." stated Geyer. "Pete," continued Mr. Betz, "is a frisnd of mine. I haven't time now to say much about him but " "The less you say about him the better,' Interposed A. Murray Turnei. "I always figured that guy Turner was against me," said Meyn. "I'm going to tell you a story about Pete," resumed Betz. "Pete and I were fitting on a bench In a park In Berlin. 'Let's run down to Turkey," says Pete. "I always wanted to see those harems.' " "'Alright. Pete," I says, 'we'll go down and see the harems. Well, we got down as far as Belgrade " "Tour time Is about up," shouted George Geyer. "You have thirty seconds left." "I can't go to Belgrade to Turkey In thirty seconds," shouted Betz. "Twenty seconds," timed Geyer, holding his watch. OBTEE SAVES tJCE DAY "Well. Pete nad I sailed from Berne. Switzerland, for Turkey to se the beautiful women In the harems and '' "Ten seconds!" "Well, Pete and I got to Constantinople and fixed things with the American consul to get Into one of the largest harems and we went down to the harem after dinner and " "Seven, eight, nine TEX!" shouted George. "Next speaker! Be seated Mr. Bets." And so the Klwanlans never heard what Frank Betz and Pete Meyn saw In the Turkish harems. Z2T KOKOB OT REITZB The pasty went ahead, full sway. Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Miller were presented with a beautiful baby pig. The pig squealed and so did Mrs. Miller. Other silent boosts were an immense basket of assorted fruit from Dave Lovegrin -which was won by Mrs. W. H. Davis; a pair of ladies shoes from Dave Milgrlm which Mrs. Charles True drew, and an electric toaster given by Bert Shearon which was awarded- to' Mrs. William Norris. There was music by professional entertainers and dancing by the guests. The dinner was in honor of Judge V. S. Reiter, who has been elected .Lieutenant Governor of the Kiwanis clubs of Indiana. Judge Reiter made a splendid talk. HE'S PROUD OF THIS LETTER Jaco-1) Schloer, the State street shoe dealer, takes considerable pride in a letter which he received this morning from R. Ruschli, former Hammond man now connected with the Mathieson Alkalal Works at Saltville. Va. Ruschli was ordering a new pair of shoes. His letter reads a little like a medicine ad, for he say's: 'Since wearing these shoes I manaired to be free from corns and bunions-' He was referring to a pair of "kicks" which he bought two yers ago from Schloer. He returned a remnant of one shoe to the dealer so that the make and size could be duplicated. But he Is loathe to part with the ancient footgear for he adds a post script: "Please return the old shoe."

STATE LIFE

INSURANCE HEADS ME Presidents of Indiana Legal Reserve Companies Guests of H. E. Sharrer. j Hammond will be the capital of j the Insurance world of Indiana to- j mo-row when Dr. H. E. Sharrer. president of the Northern States Life Insurance Co., entertains the State Association of Iegal Reserve Life Insurance Companies at the annual meeting. Presidents, actuaries and legal lights of the big- Insurance companies of the state will arrive by train and automobile tomorrow forenoon. A reception will be held at the offices of the Northern States Life Insurance Company in the Citizens Bank building and the guests will be taken to the Masonic Temple for luncheon. Following the luncheon there will be an executive session and election of officers. At the close of the business meeting at 3 o'clock the insurance officials will make a thirty-eight mile autobile tour of the region, returning to the Hammond Country Club at 6 o'clock. The day will close with a fish dinner and entertainment at the Geneva House. JteM V IUtA Y TO SPEAK . T. J. McMurray Jr., insurance commissioner of Indiana, will be the featured speaker at the executive session, while Thomas J. Houston, commissioner of insurance for the state of Illinois, will speak at the Geneva House. The officials of the association are Herbert M. Woollen, president of the American Central Life Company of Indianapolis, president; H. E. Sharrer of Hammond, vice president; and G. L Stayman, secretary of the Reserve Loan Life Company, of Indianapolis, , secretary. 15 COMPANIES REPRESENTED The companies which will be represented tomorrow by their executives are the Jndianapolis Life, Indiana, National, Public Savings. Century Life, Reserve Loan Life, State Life, American Central, all of Indianapolis; the Farmers National. Huntington; Lafayette Life, Lafayette; Lincoln National. Fort Wayne; Peoples Life. Frankfort; Western Reserve, Muncle; Conservative Life, South Bend; Central States, South Bend, and the Northern States Life. WOMEN ELECT OFFICERS The Business and Professional Wo man's Clubs affiliated with and organized by Hammond Community service through the department of girl's and women's activities, held a splendid meeting last evening which bore out the fact more strongly than ever that this club is to be a live wire. With nineteen' new members th'ere last evening to swell the membership to tver nlne-ty the election of offloers took-place. Mrs. Grace Conroy was made president; Miss Katherlne Oberlin, vice-president: Miss Margaret Wolf, secretary, and Mlsw Gertrude Harris, treasurer. As a number of the members of this club had previously expressed a desire to organize themselves Into groups of activities the following classes, with chairmen, have been arranged for: Miss Ona Prather, chairman of basketball. Twenty-two members have signed up for this class. Miss Lottie Winer, chairman of hiking. Twenty-two have joined this class. Mrs. Lynn Wilson, chairman of bowling, with ten members. Miss Tillle Trinen. chairman of Interior derorating ind costume design lng, with a class of twel. Miss Zella Smith, chairman of embroidery, knitting and crocheting class, with an enrollment of twenty. Miss Mary Moran. chairman of First Aid and social hygiene for which twenty-four have signed up. Miss Gertrude Stewart, chairman of employment and personal advisory committee. Miss Lucy Jones, chairman of badges and reception committee. Eleven members volunteered their services to needy families to work through any accredited agency whose function it is to extend relief and fourteen volunteered to visit hospital patients. All eyes are on this newly organized club at present for it is one of the most splendid to enter the limelight for some time for its personnel is an energetic cne whose object is to be of service to others as -well as to have recreation and pleasure for its members, f Following the business session last evening the spirit of good fellowship was broadcast when Mrs. Lynn Wrilson, accompanied by Mrs. Lillian Mikesoh, led some rousing good songs and Miss Lasca Crispin led the get-together games. Any weather wizard who might be asked to forecast the weather for this club would say with little hesitancy, j "Fair and warmer, with every indication for clear sailing." TOM ROBERTS, republican county chairman, had quite a long conference with Governor McCray at the train Saturday before the governor left for the capital.

BUSNESS

In His Fighting Togs I INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE I.OD, oet. ::.. .i a Itle ! h outlining; the doroeatlc and foreign poilclea that he will ffupport If lie In returned to power, formrr frrmlrr I.tayd i;rir," nvode tlie following points todav: I Ilrltaln'a policy m u a t or lrace-lovln- but not afraid. S There muat he rloarst Anglo-American cO-opcralloo to prrnciTc the peace. - merloa muat be paid by the Tteitlvh but Britain must not surrender the debts owing to her. 4 The Interests of the country come first. II If the nrw ajoTernment departs front oar policy It will not he u British policy. O Peace la th? only road to prosperity! we cacont tnke that road tied to the ehnrlot ot another nation. T I will support nny government serving; the Interests of Britain.

E. CHICAGO SLANDER SOU

It cost Joseph Szlmanski SS8 White Oak ave.. Last Chicago, 51 and some court costs for telling Frank Sklba that his wife Mary had formerly been married to a Chinaman. A Jury in Room 2 of the Hammond superior court yesterday returned a verdict in favor of Mary in the slander suit which she had fined against Szimanski. But she came pretty close to losing it. Her attorney had stated In her complaint that Szimanski in a public place and in the hearing of others had made' the statement that she was a "Chinese prostitute." When all of the evidence was In, Attorney Roy Green for the defendant moved the court to instruct the jury to find for the defendant. He declared that Mary had not proved the allegation set out in her complaint. Then it dawned upon Attorney P. MoClosky, who was representing Mary. The statements had been made In Polish but he had written the English translation In the complaint. It Is necessary to set out the exact slanderous statements. So McCloskey asked leave to amend his complaint. It was granted..- - He Inserted the words 'Chinese kurva," which translated Into English Is "Chinese prostitute." That set him fright. The court then overruled Green's motion and the trial proceeded. v Szimanski admitted that he had made statements regarding Mrs. Skiba. He said that it happened in a saloon. He had taken three drinks of "alcohol." Frank Sklba came In. They had a quarrel and Sklba knocked him down. Szimanski grabbed a club and chased Sklba home telling him. the while, that he had married a woman who had formerly been married to a Chinaman and had one child by him. Szymanskl said the words were uttered in the heat of passion and after great provocation. Mary had asked for $5,000 damages but after deliberating a short time the jury decided to give her $1 and let Szimanski pay the costs. Stacks will be dead at the East Chicago plant of the Republic Iron and Steel Co. next week, it was officially announced today. All operations will be suspended for an indefinite period It Is said. This is due primarily to a lull in the bar iron business, which Is the chief product of this industry. More than four hundred men will be thrown out of employment as a result of this shut-down, it is declared. Tho office and salaried force will not be affected by this shutdown, it is further stated. This dosing order is said to have been anticipated by the loral officials for some time and among many of the workmen no surprise was manifested when the announcement was made at the plant today. LAKE CO. HP'S MEET AT LOWELL Lake county Knights of Pythias will hold their first county meeting of the winter season Thursday evening at Lowell. Large delegations of knights are expected to be in attendance from all parts of the county. R. L. Jones of East Chicago, the new county deputy will preside. This will be his first meeting since bMng elevated to the office. W. C. Lewis, of Hammond, the new district deputy grand chancellor, will also be present. He is deputy of the Fourteenth District, composed of Lak. Porter, Jasper and Newton counties. Hammond Is planning a big turn out headed by the Dokic drum and j bugle corps. The automobiles will j leave the K. of P. hall on Hohman street at 6:43 o'clock. IN NEW LOCATION V. A. Bellez, a mercS-.ant In the Central iblock at Hohman and Ptammer avenues, has moved to a location next to the Overland-Fudge agncv on State street.

REPUBLIC TO CLOSE DOWN

SAYSSHE'S

Widow Claims to Have Seen ; King of Or. Kail and Mrs. Mills By WILLTSNE TAYLOR I5TAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERVICE) 'Copyright. i;3. by International News Service. Reproduction prohibited.). N'EW BRUNSWICK. N. J., Oct. 25 Mrs. Jane Gibson, widow -farme', today admitted to International News Service that she is the mysterious eye witness to tho Halls-Mills murrf.-rs. At her very humble home on Hamilton road she told of her Presence on the Phillips farm off Derussey lane at the time Dr. Edward Wheeler Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Mil.s were killed more than five weeks ago. "Yes, I was there. I kpt it all to myself for a long tlnj because fp,t the inlnister and Mrs. Mill Sot whatthey deserved for bcln,r there on that spot at that hour -she said. "That spot is a wel'known 'hunting ground.' Everybody there was 'moneyed' everybody in the affair is -moneyed' except the Mills. The Mills are poor Just like we are. t "Well, abt.i't two weeks ago 1 went to the authorities and told them about it. I wet for certain reasons. Yes, they-vo know about it that long." It is believed that Mrs. Gibson was prompted In telling her storv to clear Clifford Hayes, the youth who was under arrest, falsely charged with knowledge of the crime. 'T did hear Mrs. Mills call out the first name of a man who has been under suspicion all along in this case," Mrs. Gibson said. "The stories printed In yesterday's papers were all wrong They got hold of a few facts and then got mixed up on the rest. "No. It ws not at 9 o'clock,- but later. The moon was out and small but It was not light enough to distinguish faces." At this point in her story, Mrs. Gibson had the reporter stand about 20 feet In front of an automobile light to see if the reporter was dis. tinguishable at that distance. This act pointed to the possibility that there was an automobile at the scene of the murdr by the rays of which Mrs. Gibson saw the crime. She would not verify this possibility. "No. Rev. Hall and Mrs. Mills were not enticed to the scene by their murderers." Mrs. Gibson said "They were found thre." Note: This is the most Important part of Mrs. Gibson's story for it clears up the many theories thohave been advanced suggesting tlis the pair were kidnapped and .' ried to the crab appH tree or tha they were killed elsewhere and theii bodies brought to the spot. The reporter read to Mrs. Gibson a story appearing in a New York newspaper which told her experiences on the murder night as gleaned from "a reliable source." "The slayer was a man," the reporter read. "Oh, that's all wrong. They got it all wrong," she said, shaking- her head. When read a paragraph telling that she was In search for stolen corn a few yards from the cab apple tree and suddenly caqpe upon a group of Quarreling people, who soon opened fire, Mrs. Gibson said nothing but to "read on." To the rest of the printed versions she only smiled, said most of th stories were "all wrong" and main- i tained her determination to remain quiot until the authorities said she could talk. "My son William knows nothing about it at all. I have not told him a word and I won't tell i word," she said. "I Just happened by the murder scene by accident." Mrs. Gibson's corroboration of the story that ho was an ey witness to the murders is regarded as the most vital development In the Hall. Mills case for many days. It fixes the time and pl.T." of the crime and possibly the identity of the slayers. Mrs. Gibson would say little else. "I will not talk yet because the people concerned are very wealthy," she said, "and if they learned all I know they would have time to do away with evidence. It's all a ter--ible mess. My real name is Mrs. Jane Gibson, and I live with my son,' William, 21 years old, here on Hamilton road, sometimes known as Millstone road. We have had a hard season. My torn and my pigs have been stolen crops have ben awful. On our 60 acres here we have had bad luck and on top of that prices have been so low, tomatoes and other truck have not been worth hauling to town." All day yesterday. Mrs. Gibson either denied her connection with the "eye witness" story or flatly refused to talk to the many reporters who called. Phi even s?t her d'-'S on them. Mrs. Gibson is a middle aged, atlilcty. sensibleminded Tonun v,b'j nwet the aorcarar. -i "f being "unafraid of the devil himself," but who possesses a kindly expression also. When asked if she had been afraid to tell of the crime at first, ahn said: "It takes a lot to make me afraid." Her "tumble down" house Is Just oft the eastern end of Derussey lane, at the other nd of which, about one

DAUGHTERS OF AMERICAN STEEL KING SNAPPED FOR FIRST TIME IN LONDON

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iLsdi J3L 1 tBILMlTIM ' I'.y GEORGE It. KOLSrES STAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERVICE U ASi-n.vvj'lo.N, Oct. 25. The Harding administration has abandoned, for the time being at least, any hopes of persuadingthe principal world powers to join with America in voluntarily reducing the size of standing armies, after the manner in which the world's navies were limited by the Washington conference. IBITLLETIX) NKW YORK, Oct. 25. Lloyd Warren, 48, an architect wellknown in New York society, was Instantly killed today when he either Jumped or fell from a window of his sixth floor bachelor apartments. Police believe he committed suicide. (BlLLETI. HACKENSACK, N. J., Oct. 231 Arguments to the Jury were begun today in the trial of George Cline, movie picture director, Charles Scullion, his brother-in-law, and Miss Ali'-e Thornton. 19-year-old moving picture actress, charged with slaying "Jack" Bergln. a "stunt" moving Tiotnr nctnr. E. IND IN KLAN PROTEST Mayor Brown has received a copy of a protest resolution adopted by the East Hammond Civic & Improvement Association disapproving the recent appearance here of Ku Klux oratoi-3 and calling upon the city executive to refuse such permission to speak in public parks or other public assemblies. The resolution was adopted after a spirited talk before the association by J. M. Hcstenes, director of the Brooks House, who championed the raue cf the foreign born, declared by the Ku Klux orator as outside the pale and because 'of the accident of birth forever a creature, unasslmillible. The resolution follows: Resolution adopted by East Hammond Civic & Improvement Association. At ltr meeting October lfi. 1022 The Ea t Hammond Civic & Improvement Association assembled In Sfgular meeting Monday evening, October 16. 1?22. hereby declares itself opposBi1 to and as disapproving of such meetings as took place in Harrison Park recently under the auspices of the Klu Klux Klan. It is our conviction that statements fiuch as were made by the speaker that evening do not work for the best interest of this great country, but only tend to encourage race hatred and religious prejudice. We declare our belief In one government as being able to cope with any situations which may arise from time to time without the unsolicited activities of any organizations, secre-t or otherwise. W"e hereby authorize the rjfficers to send a copy of this resolution to the Mayor of our city. mile, the bodies of Hall and Mrs. Mills were found. Neighbors said Mrs. Gibson had once been much better off, with a pretty house nearer the road, whicii had burned down, and that she had encountered bad luck ever since. Neighbors also said it was true she was accustomed to ride up the road on a mu'.e she usd to till her ground and that It was very likely she was out 0:1 tl.e mule the night of the murder. Mrs. Gibson ?avc every appearance of being; a person wliose wore1 is reliable. jC. H. TRUE, vice president of the Superheater Co., has added a Peer less to his garage.

HAMMO

.-Llr"Vv! Catherine FarrelL ell (EtLLETl) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE CHICAGO, Oct. 2o. George E. Orr of Glencoe. 111., accused of embezzling 1152.000 from the Colorado Utah Mine Holding Co. surrendered to police here today. BULLETIN) t INTER NATIONAL NEWS SERVICE CHICAGO, Oct. 2o. Trie condition of Joseph Melllck, Waterloo, Iowa, man, who was shot by a Chicago bandit last night when he grappled with one of five gunm:n who attempted to holdup a Chicago restaurant, was reported greatly improved this morning by county hospital officials. (BILLETIX) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE l-'On'i iaJJ, Ore, Oct. lio. Fire of undetermined origin swept Washington high school today, completely gutting the building and causing the death one one fireman and property damage estimated at $500,000. O. B. Gabriel, fireman, was Instantly killed wherr falling walls of the building crushed him. Several other firemen received painful Injuries in the crash. KASEY KARNIVAL 1 KLEVER SUCCESS Hundreds, of ifun lovers last night crowded the autumnal garbed quarters of the Knights of Columbus in Sibley street on the opening of the annual fall festival of the organization. October zest marked the gaiety of the feters as they milled about tinlquely decorated) rooms In the basement o-f the club house where are located the concessions, midway and entertaining entertainment. Scores of others dance-d on the floor above and la-ughed at the antics of Hugh Murphy and Eddie Flynn. duly appointed directors, of the floor snd self-appointed maestros of merriment. The festival will continue nightly with a grand finale Saturday night. New professional entertainers and added amusements, will appear daily. First of the door prizes was won last night .by T. J. Haggarty. He was awarded a handsome wrist watch. Refreshed, ref unshed and refill ed, the club room?, prize packets ar.d concession stands are ready to re ceive hundreds more' tonight, the second of the most successful carni val ever staged by the local Caseys. JAILED FOR ROBBERY LOGANSPORT. Ind., Oct. 25. Men giving the names of Walter R. Miller, 26, and Floyd W. Ray, 22. Indianapolis, are being held in Jail nere today on the charge of robbing the Neff book store here early today of gold reus and camera supplies to the value of J1.500. Police claim they caught the men in the act of getting away with the loot. SHOPMAN IS FOUND DEAD LOGANSPORT, Ind.. Oct. 25. Michael Poplela, 32. Chicago, an employe of the Pennsylvania shops here, was found dead in a coal pile this morning. His face was bsdly batte-ed. Popiela had been working in place of striking shopmen. Police are investigating the case. Popiela is survived by a wife and two children. "KIDS" are 'busy taking an inventory of all movable and detach able properties in anticipation of Hallowe'en .

Cold Weather May Delay Work on Lake County's Road De Luxe

Progress In the construction of the ideal section of the Lincoln highway has been materially delayed by the strike and the resulting- cessation of material shipments, Is the announcement made from the headquarter of the Lincoln Highway association . The famous piece' of road between Dyer and Scherervllle in Lake county, the design and construction of which has probably received mora thought and care tfian any other sec. tlon of road in the world, is being built by the association to demonstrate what Is believed to be the last word In modern, durable highway specifications for main routes of heavy travel. PLAN Hl'GE HOTEL In addition to this comes a rumor that a syndicate of Chicago men Is engaged In negotiating for a tract of ground at Scherervllle, at the east end of the Ideal section, and that plans are being made for the construction of a COO room hotel, when when finished will be one of the best equipped hotels, catering exclusively to automobile tourists In the world. Definite announcements of the jroJect have not been made, but a report, credits the syndicate as "helng backed by wealthy hotel owners of Chicago and Detroit, and that noth. ing will be left undone to make the structure the leading hotel resort in the co'intry. TOURISTS FRftM ALL OVER It Is expected that tourists from all over the world will visit ths ideal section, and that no transcontinental motor trip wili be complete without a virlt to this spot. Attention of road Tuilders and contractors all over the country Is already attracted to the spot, and a great Influx of visitors is expected as soon as the section is completed. This win make better hotel accom modatlons necessary, and the syndicate expects to supply this need. While the road deluxe Is not long nelng less than a mile and a lklf in length. It is being constructed with the utmost care and under the com. blned supervision of the federal government, the state of Indiana and the Lincoln Highway association. Every safeguard Is being thrown around the work, to the end that the completed p:.ving may be. In every respect as perfect as modern high-, way engineering can produce. The work Is therefore not being unduly rushed. TAKE XO fHAXCES IX COLD WEATHER W. G. Thompson, consulting engineer for the Lincoln Highway association and representing also its technical committee cf highway engineers and other authorities, re cently Inspected the progress of the work, following the resumption of material shipments. Following a conference with C. Gray. stte high way engineer of Indiana, and Albeit Scott, vice president of Lockv. ood Greene & Co.. engineers. In charge of the work for the Lincoln Highway association, be announced that -io chances will be taken In laying any of the concrete pave ment durine- the cold weather. POSTPONED TILL SPRING This means that the pavement will probably be completed from the west end of the section to the bridge this year, and the balance of the paving. toward Scherervllle. be postponed until spring. The old micadam now extending west of Scherervllle will not be torn :p. so that traffic will meet with a minimum of Inconveniences during the winter. Both bridges are now rapidly nearing completion, and the state has finished the eighteen-foot concrete road which will connect the west end of the ideal section with the Illinois state line. This section of paving was inilt to the ususl state specifications 1. e. eight Inch. es thick, without re-enf orclng. STATE PAYS S33 000 A M1IE The ideal section paving will be forty feet wide on a 100-foot right of way, and ten inches thick, eighty pounds of re-enforcing steel being Imbedded in every 100 square feet. The s'ate is psylng, as its share of the Ideal section cost, only the amount it would pay for the usual state specification. 1. e., $33,000 per mile. The county has agreed to finance the cost of the bridge and culvert and the Lincoln Highway asso. ciation Is providing the funds to meet the balance of the cost of the work a special appropriation having been made to the association by the United ftates Rubber company for this purpose. The beautiflcation of the right of way, details of lighting and other final touches njnder the direction of Jens Jensen, landscape architect of Chicago, will also be accomplished next spring and the section Is expected to be finally opened for ths Inspection of highway engineers and the general public early In the spring of 1923. SOAFFOT D FALT,3: ONKIS KILLED riNTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE OMAHA. Neb.. Oct. 25. One carpenter was killed and another perhaps fatally injured today when the scaffold on which they were work ing at a local lumber plant collapsed. Two other carpenters saved themselves by hanging tenaciously to a scantling 125 feet in the air for 23 minutes, when they were rescued. RUN DOWN BY AUTO E'everf-year-old Johnny Stoehr, 475 Michigan avenue, was taken to St. Margaret's hospital yesterday suffering slight .bruises after being; run down at Calumet Rnd Michigan avenues by an automobile driven by Peter Garry.

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