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Steel Magnate Touches on Wide Variety of Topics In An Address INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE NEW YORK, October 27. Normal conditions in the United States have not yet been fully restored and are net likely to be unless extraordinary efforts are made, declared Judge Elbert H. Gary, chairman of thi United States Steel Corporation and the President of the American Iron and Steel Institute at the annual meeting of that body today. The country is at present suffering from the high cost of living, h declared, to which profiteering and labor disputes, temporary relapses of the war fever, have further complicated the return to normalcy. TOUCHES O.V MANY TOPICS Judge Gary selected as his topic question of supply and demand, upon which he declared our entire economic foundation Is predicted. He couched on a wide fleid of topics -cverlng economic conditions, both at home and abroad. Judge Gary vigorously opposed the cancellation of the foreign debts owed to the United States; lauded President Harding for the conduct of h:s administration; said that the steel industry is in a healthy condition but expressed concern over the growing labor shortage; advo cated the fullest use of publicity in all departments of economic life which affect the public and voiced the hope that a conference would be called in Washington for the frank discussion of all unsettled financial, commercial and industrial questions in which the people art interested. MAX-MADE LAWS Legislation which has been enarted to curb profiteering and high prices, Judge Gary declared, has not always succeeded and added: "There are already too many manmade laws and perhaps too many attempts to apply them which are .calculated to interrupt and hinder progress and industrial prosperity. Any statute that unnecessarily interferes with the natural law of supply and demand works incalculable damage to economic progress and prosperity. The fault for continual prosperity In a measure may be laid at our doors. If so, then let us to the best of our ability, overcome our faults and consistently ndopt and practice reasonable and constructive policies." Judge Gary declared the foreign debts were "voluntarily, open and fairly contracted." AC1AIXST DEBT CANCELLATION "To cancel these debts or any part of them without full payment would te forced charity and that is never agreeable to the donor and as a rule equally disagreeable to a self respective person or nation." he declared. "Americans generally would not be contented with a governmental action which relieved from debt the citizens of foreign nation by increasing the burdens of the former." Judge Gary said that debtor nations can and are willing to repay their obligations (but cannot do so at present because of unsettled conditions. '"We should be cheerfully willing to extend payment at reasonable low rates of interest. We should be glad to make new loans wherever we are confident they will be paid and thus assist in restoration and rehabilitation. There is no 'royal doal" to success except on the lasts of reciprocity. Every man or nation in order to measure up to obligations must work and save must be prudent and fair and economical." 'rigid EOONOMV needed Foreign debtor nations need not expect a return of fair rates of exchange except by producing and selling to other countries what can be utilized by the latter. When a man or nation is in debt there should te practiced at all times rigid economy and aximum industry until after the debts are paid and the equilibrim for the basis of exchanges Is restored. It is needless to ignore the well tried law of supply and demand. It cannot be done successfully." Judge Gary warmly praised the (Continued on Page Five E tSPECIAL TO THE TIMES! CROWN POINT, Ind., Oct, 27. E. L. West of the Sixth postal division. Chicago, has been In Crown Point this week in conference with Postmaster Wheeler relative to mail service between Crown Point and Gary. He stated thnt he would recommend the (icrvlce be instituted and that one mail daily would be the present plan. The mail will be carried to Gary on t!v 1 o'clock car and from Gary to Crown Point on the 4 o'clock car. He was to confer with officials of the Gary & Southern relative to the hauling of the mall and the cost , of th service, and stated that tho service would begin as soon as the details had been taken care of.

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Hammond Represented At Meeting INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. Oct. 27. The ninth annual state meeting of the ladles' auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers wa,s held today at the Denlson hotel. Mora than 300 delegates, representing eighteen societies, attended the meeting. The Indianapolis lodges, Nos. 121, 137 and 393, opened the meeting with ritualistic work, which was followed by the reception of the Grand Lodge officers. The address of welcome was made by Mrs. Vera B. Rubner of Indianapolis. Music for the morning exercises was provided by Virginia Holly and Thelma Fulkerson of Indianapolis. The afternoon meeting was taken up by an exemplification of the secret work of the auxiliary. A banquet at 6 o'clock in the evening at the Athenaeum and a dance at 9 o'clock at the Penison hotel, were to close the meeting. Miss Helen Ixmise Perkins, Master Robert Green and Miss Margaret Harris, students of Mrs. Claude J. Stephenson, were to give a dramatic program at the hotel in the evening. The lodges represented are as follows: Huntington. Garrett, Elkhart, Hammond, Peru, Logansport. Terre Haute. Evansvlll. Washington, Richmond. Lafayette. Princeton, Howell, two lodges from Ft. Wayne and three lodges from Indianapolis-

SEVENTY-FIVE AGENTS ATTEND LECTURE BY NOTED ORGANIZER W. E. Bilheim, recognized as the greatest life Insurance sales force organizer In the country, today lectured In the rooms of Northern States Life Insurance Co.. to seventy-flve agents of that growing concern on the fine points of salesmanship. .Twenty agents of the Central States Life Insurance Co.. of Crawfordsville, which was recently absorbed by the Northern States Life Co.. were present. Dr. H. E. Sharrer, president of the "Northern States was host to the agents at a luncheon this noon. E. "M. Brown, president of the Central States Life, which has been purchased toy the Northern States Life; A- D. Warner, chairman of the board of directors of the N. S. F.; L. L. Bomberger, attorney for the company and Dr. Sharrer, president, were the speakers at the luncheon. It was shown that the Northern States Life now has net assets of $1.79, 9-92. 60 and eighteen million dollars of insurance in force, making it one of the strongest companies In the stat. The agency and office force are the guests of the company this ev. ening at a dinner-dance. L AUTO EVENT Yesterday marked the opening of the third annual Springtime Savings Club by the Overland Fudge Company, local distributors for Willys Knight and Overland cars. Three years ago Mr. Fudge conceived the idea of starting the Sav. ings Club in this territory. Since then many Inquiries have been received, not only from the territory in which the original club was J started, but from all over the Unlt- ! ed States and was finally copied by the Willys-Overland Co of Toledo and recommended to all their deal ers. Briefly, the Springtime Savings Club is an organization of present or prospective owners of either Over land or Willys Knight cars. By making an Initial payment of $25.00 to the club and a stipulated amount or as much as the member can spare each month, until spring time ' members have at that time accumu- ) lated enough in their savings to take ! care of the initial payment on their .much longed for automobile. T!9 Club pays Beven per cent on the money Invested and is a real incentive for many to put away money that would otherwise not be saved. The Springtime Savings Club has been highly supecssful during the past three years and has aided many people of this region of moderate moans to own an automobile. Many a man has longed for an automobile, tnit never found It quite possible to save enough In a lump sum to take care of the first payment- By Joining this Club they pay a little as thoy are paid and by spring when the family will enjoy a week end outing or a drive into tho country on a warm evening, tho necessary money will be savod too and on hand to enable them to enjoy these pleasHi res. At the pre6ent time when almost everyone Is employed. Indicationsare that the Club will have a banner membership and the Ovrirland-Fudg-e Co. will go on record as aiding many in obtaining their heart's desire with very little effort, FTtOEBEL High plays their old rivals, Hammond High, at Hammond Saturday afternoon. Players and fans will make the trip In special cars, The FVoebel band will also accompany them. IQ&at Chicago and Emerson meet at Emerson field.

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GREAT CROWDS HEAR BEVERIDGEYESTERDAY;

IN GARY TONIGHT Arrangements Made For Big Rally at the Hammond Masonic Temple. Great crowds greeted Albert JBeveridge at Michigan City and Valparaiso yesterday and this evening the Republican candidate for senator will speak to a crowded house in the Orpheum theatre at Gary. Saturday he Is to address an audience at the Masonic Temple in Hammond. Whether Beveridge will speak at the Riley school in Indiana Harbor at 7:30 tomorrow evening, before coming to Hammond, was not definitely known today, but it was thought probable that the Ind.iana Harbor meeting would be called off. With a strenuous week before him, Beveridge may find it necessary to conserve his strength. Two speeches in an evening may be more than he is able to manage, especially when they are in the same territory and the Masonic Temple at Hammond is large enough to accommodate both crowds. East Chicago and Indiana Harbor people may be compelled to come to Hammond to hear Beveridge tomorrow night. 250 SCOUTS AT HALLOWE'EN PARTY Cowboys, bandits, pirates, negroes clowns, cops, soldiers and flappers. They were all at the masquerade party which was given by Ham mond Eoy Scouts lasfevenlng at tne Lafayette gym. About a dozen of the flappers were present. The management came near throwing them out Into the street because it was supposed to be for iboys only. But the flaps were able to convince th bosses that they had a right there. They were Just boys, you know. About 250 Scouts were present. The evening started off with a grand march Then came the chariot race and games under the direction of Alec Batoney, assisted toy Levi Golden and Scoutmasters Gordon, Thorsen, Quick. Scranton, Kreger. Whear. Leaverton and Finn. Then came the troop stunts. While these were going on. the eats, consisting of doughnuts, apples and etick candy, were distributed. The stunts were as fallows: Troop 1 "I see a Ghost." Troop 2 "Burlesque Basketball." Troop 3 "Uncle Tom's Ca'bin.' Caste of Characters: Auctioneer Jean Groshon: Simon Legree, Dick Parker: "Liza". Elmer Tangerman; Baby, Fred Crumpacker; Little Eva Charles Renwlck; Uncle Tom. Geo. Evans; Blood Hounds, Welnie-wursts Troop 4 'Young Ladies Seminary.' Principal!, Leslie DeCamp: Flappers, members of troop 4, ail peaches. Troop 7 pulled a unique stunt by appearing in costume and standing at attention for five minutes. Troop 8 "Novelty Stunt." Troop 9 "Colored Police Court." Judge. Jack Harwocd: Chief of Police, Vincent McArty; Prisoners, the members of Troop 9. Troop 13 "Skinning the Snake." Troop 14 Mexican Army. Fred Kolb, "General Issimo." Troop 17 "Flag Raid." very exciting. T-" 1S Sh-ittle Relay. Following the stunts, came moft impressive event ever staged by Hammond Scouts. Mr. Scott explained that James E. West, Chief Scout Executive, had requested that Scouts observe in fitting manner the birthday of Theodore Roosevelt. America's greatest scout. The birthav is today to the ceremony was he'd last evening. Instantly the boys who a moment before had been roughing things up and having the time of their lives, became silent. They formed a hollow square and stood at attention. Colors were presented and they renewed their Scout Oath and Law. Scoutmaster Whear of troop 14 read Herman Hagedorn's "Tribute to Roosevelt." The -boys repeated the pledge of allegiance. Colors were returned, taps sounded and the ev"ng closed with the scout benediction. SEEK ADMISSION TO COUNTY BAR SPECIAL TO THE TIMES! CROWN POINT. Ind.. Oct. 37. Attorneys F. B. Pattee. Daniel Moran and Ora L. Wildermuth will conduct an examination for admission to the bar In Lake county on Nov. 21st. Ira A Brown of Ga-y. Roy Lee Washington of Chicago and Albert Lewis Erb of Whiting have at this time filed petitions for admission. HALLOWE'EN PARTY The Parent-Teachers Association is going to have a masquerade Hallowe'en party Saturday night at the Wentworth school. Prizes will be given for the beat costumes. Other attractions will be fortune telling flsh pond, a stunt room and a Wis-ard.

FENSE OF (.11 Discusses Foundation of Organization and Protection of Womanhood SPECIAL TO THE TIMES WHITING, Ind.. Oct. 27. The first public statement in support of the Ku Klux Klan since it became known that such a.n organization existed in the Calumet region, was made last evening by Evangelist D. Emmett Snyder before a large audience at the Church of Christ at Whiting. Since the big open air meeting which was held in Harrison Park. Hammond, several weeks ago, and which was attended by many from Whiting, much has ben heard In denunciation cf the Klan. The appearance of masked klansmen at the Hammond meeting for raising funds for religious education in the schools and the donation of $200 by the order has also created a furore of comment, favorable and unfavorable. But it remained for Rev. Snyder to be the first to defend the "hooded terror" from the pulpit. His subject last evening was "Principles of the Ku Klux Klan." Snyder said he based his statements on what he had heard and believed to be the policies of the K. K. K. He spoke entirely on the affirmative side of the question and from the applause which he remarks drew, his audience was with him throughout the entire speech. i He touched on the Klan's demands tor 100 per cent Americanism. "There is no room In this country for such as are not willing to become Americans," he said. He also discussed the Christian foundation of the organization; its stand for the protection of pure womanhood; Its Interest in the solving of local problems; Its contention for supremacy of the white race, and its desire to have the Bible placed in the public schools. ' As he emphasized each of these points he wag applauded with much enthusiasm by tlvs audience. It was a me3ting characteristic of Snyder fearless work as an evangelist. The series of meetings which he is conducting at the Whiting Church of Christ will continue every evening indefinitely. The meetings start at 7:30 o'clock. CROWN POINT, Ind., Oct. 27. Republican County Chairman Thomas Roberts has' arranged the following schedule of meetings and speakers for the various places in Lake county for next week : Monday, Oct. 30 Lincoln School House, Hanover Township. 8 r m. Ex-Lieutenant Governor Bush and Mrs. Hay. Tuesday, Oct. 31 St. Joseph's Hall, Dyer, 8 p. m Miles Furnas, Winchester Ind. Mrs. Hcydorn. Thursday, IVov. 3 Basement, Prairie Church. West Creek Township William Hodges. Mrs. Frank Sheehan and county candidates. Center School House, Eagle Creek Township, 8 p. m. Ed Jackson, secretary of state; Mrs. Jennie Ward Wheeler. Friday, Nov. 3 Turner Hall. Schneider. 8 p. m. John Scott, Gary. Oscar Ahlgren. Whiting; Mrs. Meyers, Hammond; and candidates. Dickey Hall. Shelby, 8 p. m. MrsPearl Whinery and L. L Bomberger. Saturday, Nov. 4 Brunswick Hall. Brunswick. 8 p. m. Edwin H. Frederick and Mrs. Frank S-heehan. SPECIAL TO THE TIMES CROWN POINT, ino.. Oct. 27. Mr. and Mrs. George Keiser, living north of Crown Point, had a narrow escape from death on Wednesday night about 11 o'clock when they crossed the Pan Handle railroad on N. Main st. Unaware of an approaching freight they drove onto the track J"st In time to see the train at the crossing. Mr, ' Keiser had tho presence of mind to turn the machine in tho same direction tho train was going. The door of his machine was torn off and the jar caused the car to turn over, but luckily Mr. and Mrs. Keiser escaped unhurt. COUNTY football fans will see a championship football game at the Emerson field in Gary Saturday, November 18th when El ward and Emerson high school teams will play for the state title. The battle will be staged at Glaaaon Park according to present arrangements.

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la femfniae chana and youtbfn) beaaty the best defense of fair defendants to raardei .-ials 7 Court records from all sections of ' the country seem to indicate that it is. it is a fact, well krowr in leal circles, that few American Junes will convict a pretty woman, especially in a case where Startling revelations, disclosing an organized band of automobile thieves, a fence to "make over" the stolen cars and then dispose of them foUowed in Gary last night on the heels of the arrest of Charles Blair Wilcox, as told exclusively in yesterday's TlJE3. At present Wilcox is held under arrest at the Gary police station on an open charge. It was Wilcox who acted as the "lone" thief in tho auto cases, who turned them over to John Jakush, Indiana Harbor garage owner, for a comparatively small sura, who In turn remodeled them, changed their engine numbers and sold them to prospective purchasers. Jakush is also held under arrest charged with receiving stolen property. The police intimated this morning that it is not a complete case and other arrests are to follow, implicating others in the ring. Wilcox's arrest was caused by Officer Kenneally and Motorcycle Officer Ahre.nds of the Gary police after he had attempted to sail a battery, grease gun and headlights from a Buik car to a Washington st garage and auto repair short After being grilled Tor two days at the Gary police station, Wilcox confessed that the parts were taken j from a Buck car which he stole at i Hammond last week Friday. S. . Farros. proprietor of the Hotel Mee of Hammond, was the owner. Ho stated that he took the car to a Hobart garage (the owner belns a friend of his), where he stripped it of five tires, curtaiiis, spot light and tire cover and so:d them to Hugh Qulnn. former detective sergeant, who was nearly stabbed to death In a fight near Robertsdale several weeks ago. The stolen parts were recovered from Qulnn and are now held at the Gary police station. A half a doaen or more other cars, stolen and re-sold during the past year, have been recovered by the police and are now held by the Gary and Hammond police. It was while Captain Maker and Motorcycle Officer H. Hathaway of the Indiana Harbor police were at the Gary police station and Captain Linn of the Gary police were questioning Wilcox that he made the remark to Captain Maker and Officer Hathaway that the car which they had driven from Indiana Harbor was also a stolen car. Wilcox pointed to the window of MASONIC NOTICE The members of McKin'.ey Lodge are requested to be at the Temple at i o'clock Saturday afternoon. Oct.. 28th, to attend the funeral of Bro. Paul Buser. Services at the home, 668 Forsythe ave.. West Hammond, at 2:30 o'clock. Members having cars will report to the secretary. 10-S7 A. A. SEE, W. M.

the death penalty is demnJed. Three beauties, Mabel Champion in Cleveland, Catherine Rosier in Philadelphia, and Clara Phillips in Los Angeles, are now on trial facing th death penalty. Madalyrm Obenchin is awaiting her third trial Bat in New Jersey Joy Giberson is

Captain Linn's oiTIce, where the Ford coupe stood on the outside. He had previously confessed to stealing several other cars. "I'm sorry, captain," said Wilcox, "but the car you are driving is also a stolen car." The visiting officers rxirmg a feat of turning a complete somersault and alighting upright on Its four wheels, a speeding sport model Stutz roadster threw its four occupants through the air for hundreds of yards, distributing them along the roadside at Cline and Guthrie sts., Indiana Harbor shortly after midnight this morning. All four suffered injuries. The driver, Harold Lippert of 6443 Peoria ave., Chicago, is believed to have been fatally hurt. After receiving first-aid attention by Dr. C. C. Rob. inson, the four Chicago people were hurried to the Gary hospital.

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n mf w mom us mm nruETiM INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE CHICAGO, Oct. 21. Bodied of four former husbands of Mrs, Tilly Kilmak, held with her son. Joseph Mitkewicz, 26, in the mysterious' poisoning of her fifth husband, Joseph Kilmak. will be exhumed for chemical analysis if consent of tho relatives can be obtained, Coroner Peter Hoffman announced today. (BVLLETIN) SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 27. Mrs. L. D. Harris. 23. famous as a dancer and violinist, in the presence of her husband, a New York automobile tiro dealer, and relatives, shot and killed herself early today st the Harris apartments at the Palace hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Harris arrived in San Francisco last evening, having made the ..rip from New York by motor. nriLrTiv INTERNATIONAL NEW3 SERVICE CHICAGO, Oct. 27. John J. Bradley, former United States marshal and at one time an alderman, died today at his home here. He had been suffering from a nervous breakdown. (BULLETIN) CIUCAOO, Oct. 27. Dr. Edwin

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about to start a life sentence. Mrs. Ciberson, middle-aged, had lost much of her youthful charm and RTace when she faced a jury in Tom's River, N. J. At ihe same time in Kansas Cit it took a jury less than three hours to free the young and prttty "Peggy- Beal. were amazed at the remark. He told them that it was the property of William Dalton of the Dalton Coal Co.. which he had stolen from the Gary theatre on the night of March 31 while Da'ton was porform(Conti:iU':d on Fase Five) It is said that the car was travehr.g at a terrific rate of speed going north on Cline ave. Without slacking down, the driver is said to have turned on Guthrie when his car skidded and turned over. Answering a call from the Ha-bor Bay Inn. Police Officers Trudelle. Kekich and Kirrin found two men and two women laying unconscious on the street at the intersection of Guthrie and Cline. Thosa injured were The Misses Grace and May David, sisters, living at 3146 Princeton ave.; J3ck Conroy of 8J2 W. 73th st.. and Harold Lippert nf Mi." Peoria st.. Chicae-n. Ktm v& .H -t:T &m D. Reynolds, 27, a Minneapolis dentist who says he is a brother of Mrs. Jack Plckford, nee Marl, lyn Miller, star of the musical comedy "Sally." was taken to Minneapolis today to answer a charge of wife desertion. Reynolds was in the custody of Deputy Sheriff William Tuttle. nrLLtrrix) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE KANSAS CITT. Mo., Oct. 27. Extra United States deputy marshals were being rushed today to various point? in the Missouri district to cope with reported new railroad strike disorders, according to announcement of I. K. Pa-shal, United States marshal for the district. (BM.LETIX) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 WASHINGTON, Oct. 27. Extraordinary steps taken to avert a coal famine thl3 winter in the upper Great Lakes region and the Northwest will be decided upon at a conference of anthracite operators in New York within a few days, it was announced this afternoon by Federal Fuel Administrator Spens. The use of box car shipments by "all rail" routs will be considered aa a means of supplementing water transportation.

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A New Passenger Station at Hegowiscii Steps have alrcai which indicate that ; beer, ta!: Ford Mot u. intends to construction of immediately s;.-; I i J ! which is to be located In He.Just northwest of the plant of Ryan Car Co. This information reached T-h Times today from reliable sourrV, and finally settles a nu.-rtiu-i garding which there JiVe numerous and confi',-tir- r -r ' within recent weeks. thatW,:'" culated after The Tiuk3 fin,- r Hshed the story of Ford's Iiewi.-,''-. plant. Ford employes are now rrerar-'-.s the land on which the bi facio-v will be located. The South Shore interurban i Is getting ready to build a stat:..to accommodate tht hundreds i new mechanics who Hill need tra-.i' portaton. WHAT IT CONSISTS OF The Ford tract consists of f.' acres and is located within tha b.-r. of the Grani Calumet r;vr west of Torrer.ce. ave. at 130.h' U The river forms the boundary on l" west at.d no-.-th sides . f th0 3vi The tast side is bounded by Torrence ave. and the south by tin South Shore. Workmen, employed by representatives of the Ford Motor Co., r---cently appeared on tho srer.e. veyors spent days there petting- t: -t lay of the land and diivinff S,-.n;;pi. erable stakes. Other crews are ,v moving away several houses w"-.i. Btand'in the way of the i r clearing away tho brush and i reparing for the excavating fangs. MECHANICAL IINGIMIUIS HEiii: One of Ford's mechanical engineers receuily tpent ccns!derab'. time visiting- plants of the neich. borhood and makitts- tests. He ha-f been, uncertain whether the grout- : in this vicinity Is f.rm enough tn support the hug? machinery wh!,-h will be installed in the riant. I: was feared that they would re-jir.; footings so deep as to be impracticable. The engineer was shown th mammoth presses and other machines used in the steel ar a:.-: other manufacturing plants. Th -sr. require substantial foundations ov. . ir.g- to their great weight and titvibration while in operation. Ti.j tests were entirely satisfactory to the inspector. PASSENGER STATION ' Wednesday after a long confercrnce between the Ford traffic ir..inager and officials of the South Shwr-i a contract was slsrned vche-ein th electric line Is to erect a rassen zt station at th corner of Torre:. " ave. and 130th st. This is right ;;t the entrance to the f-.ctory pite. It is understood this station will ros-t $16,000. It will be built imm-dl. ately. The Nickel Plate railroad, In which Henry Ford is a heavy stock, holder, passes through the tract. Jt is to furnish freight facilities. It will be remembered that in the recent deal in which the holdings rf the Great Lakes iredge & Dock C .. passed into the hands cf a developing concern, the Nickel Plate purchased 431 acres for freight yard-.;. This Is a fchort distance north of the Ford land. BOTH RAIL AND WATER The plant will have the benefit of both rail and water communication as the Grand Calumet river is navigable to "Tho Forks" which is at the west boundary of the site, A turning basin has already been constructed at "The Forks." Optimists who aro following th Ford project closeiy predict that construction will be well under v a;before cold weather and that rrt of the plant should be In operati n by late spring or early in the summer. EMBELUSH unnnnn imtu rmKDim nil NEW BUG Taking the lead in opening" up s new business section In Indict:Harbor. Harry Barker, owner cf t: Barker Furniture Stor on Mich!,;.:: ave.. is about to or::;'r,, thn struction of .-). business blk on f-'.t St., Just off Michigan ave, at a co : of i 40,00, When finished, the b'l.idir.g v. i , b.) one of the most modern pla. -in the Harbor do-vn-town section S:x store spaces which this build. n : will contain arc iUl t' hae filrc: ! been leased to pro-poctlve merchants. Fir st. promises to ts one cf Indiana Harbor's main thoroughfarrbeforo many yearw. Its futu-. e ibound up in the possibility of th-. street being widened and j aved. . sewer is now under unst-uct and just as soon as this w- i-K : completed the other iimircvemcnt expected to follow. BOOZE RUNNER IS ARRESTED rtNTEPNATSONL KE-At! SEVICf I TOTJNCSTOWN. ohi-, o t. l'-'.. In the arrest here to-lay of Jo l?er. nard, whi?V:ey rt:nr;e-r, Vi- ,t:i;-t"-' i police believe they iamany rillcr-fhit mjes elsewhere, accordii.-g to t confessed part ici ;at ion it1 f .) ' d 3 P.- ! ' rt, ' 8 i':y ot s- ' P" the crimes inriu iiisg ".- ticl. ii last Saturday in Oil city, pa., cf a Jewelry store in which a clerk ws shot.