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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-22
SOUTH TREMBLES OVER THE APPROACHING HURRICANI
MAYOR
"'"fX EXERCISES
HIS VETO

Mayor Brown exercised his veto
power last night for the first time in
long while. He knocked out the ord
nance passed at the last council ses-
sion placing a prohibitive license fee
on popcorn and ice cream wagons.
The fee as fixed by the ordinance
was $500 year and in his message to
the council last night the mayor stated
that he believed the fee was discrim-
inatory and contrary to the purpose
OF the original licensing ordinance The
council referred the matter to the city
attorney for further enlightenment
The aldermen did not convene until
o'clock owing to the difficulty In
skirmishing up a quorum. Finally nine
men were accounted for and with
Alderman Highland in the chair bust
ness proceeded. No ordinances were
passed further than second reading
owing to the fact that the number
present was not sufficient to suspend
the rules.
An ordinance read provides for the
appropriation OF $50 to pay for sec
retary OF the new board of safety for
the remainder OF the year
Another ordinance provided for the
appropriation Of $4,000 to meet run
ming expenses of different depart
ments.
a clinic fund was also established
to handle the money received through
the U. S. public health service clinic.
1t was voted to send Ed Parmenter.
city electrician to the convention of
Electrical inspectors and allow him ex-
penses up to 800.
A firm which manufacturers concrete
park benches asked for a contract by
which benches for the use of the pub
lie are to be distributed at handy
places over the city. One of the
benches has been in Central park for
several weeks The object OF the COM
pany is to advertise its products and
II retains the right to place n small
metal advertising plate on the back OF
each seat The company also promises
to pay a fee for each bench placed
and to assume all responsibility for
any damages caused by the benches.
The matter was referred to the city at
terney. s.EMakE
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-22
Doctors
Scurry To
South Bend
Annual Convention of In
diana State Medical AS
sociation is on There

Many Lake county doctors Joined to-
dav the physicians and surgeons from
Indiana and surrounding states. whc
arc attending the annual convention
of the Indiana State Medical ossocia-
tion. which opened for a three days
meeting in South Bend today AMI De-
gan arriving in South Bend yester-
day afternoon.
Many OF the medical men are ac
companied by their wives and indl-
cations point to the largest conver
fien ever held by the Organization
In order to take care of the incoming
guests the st. Joseph Medical Society
has appealed to the Chamber or
Comerce TO arrange for people of
the city to open their homes to the
visitors. the hotels being utterly un-
able to take care of the overhew.
Sessions will be held in the oliver
hotel. Elks club and high school audit
torium. All incoming trains are being
met by reception committees and the
women are TO be entertained with
luncheons. teas. theater parties and
automobile tours. The program incIud-
ed a smoker at the oliver hotel Tues
day night as the frst social event
for the doctors.
Among the famous medical men who
will address the convention will be
DR.. Rufus I. Cole. medical director
of hospitals. Rockefeller Institute.
who will speak at a general meeting
at the high school auditorium Thurs
day night The sectional programs
will be Doctors Virgil Moon. f. b
Wynn. s. o. Mert. r. C. Beeler. H
G. Gamer. ]. 0. Titchie. Carl Hahich.
Luther Williams. c. II. McCaskey.
Joseph r. Eastman. John r. Newcomb
and J. o. Stflson. all OF Indianapolis;
Albert L. Burelson. Jr.. Fl. Wayne;
c. ]. Adams. Kokomo: A. r. Simon.
Laporte; X. T. Brown. Muncie; G. II.
Mundt. Chicago; Bayard Keeney.
Shelbyville; H. H. Martin. Laporte;
Frank Crockett. Lafayette: Miles F.
Porter. Ft. Wayne; Ivan C. Brenner.
Winchester: George c. Richardson.
Van Buren,: J. y. Mccoy. Vincennes:
L D. Reed. Hope; c. S. Boenbury.
South Bend; William Moore. New AL
bany: II. D. Fair, Muncie: w. V. Van
Nuys. Newcastle: c. E. Reed. Culver:
Q. B. Nesbit. Gary J. Z. p. Holland.
Bloomington.
A score of other doctors will take
part in the discussions. 1t is expected
that from 400 to 400 medical men
VIII be present at the meeting.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-22
ROLE
Of SOLOMON
To SETTLE Il
ssEEEaEN

Judge Reiter played the role of Solo
mon this morning in Room l of tho
Hammond superior court. It was up
TO him to decide whether the custody
OF a fourteen -months-o baby should
go to its mother or it's grandmother.
The suit was one in habeas corpus
which was filed recently by Bessie
owen against william and Jennie
Frisinger, parents of Mrs. owen.
The child was born in a Salvation
Army rescue home in Chicago last
year and after efforts at placing II in
q good home had failed. the Frisingers
took him to their home in East Chi
cago and had kept him about a year.
Last September the mother married Mr.
Owen against the wishes of the Fri
singers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Owen decided that they
would take the child to raise but met
strenuous objections on the part of the
grandparents. They refused to give
him up. On the witness stand yester-
day afternoon. Mrs Frisinger said that
she did not consider Mrs. owen fs to
take care of her child and she cited
various reasons. most of them being
acts or carelessness in the personal
care OF the child.
mother had given the babe to her with
the understanding that she could al
ways keep 1t. Mrs. Owen denied this
and insisted that she had always in
tended to take him when she was able
to provide home Tor him.
Much bitterness was shown on both
sides in the contest between the moth
er and daughter. The court finally
halted the testimony this morning and
said he did not care to hear more. He
held that the mother was entitled to
the possession of the baby and ex-
pressed the hope that both parties
would forget the differences OF the past
and be on friendly terms once more.
When his ruling was announced the
attorney for the Frisingers took the
babe, who had slept through 1t all
from his grandmother and passed him
back to his mother. There was no
evidence of reconciliation they left
the court house.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-22
GARY MANS
ESTATE SUES
FOR $4,000

The American Trust Savings Bank.
administrator OF the estate OF Nick Still
inovich. has filed suit for damages In
the Hammond Superior Court, against
John Barton Payne. federal agent. op-
Grating the c. & o. r. r.
Stilinovich was shot and killed by a
c. & o. watchman In Hammond on jan
uary. 1919. The watchman and other
railroad police were watching for thiev-
who had been stealing from box cars.
Stilinovich who it IS said. was not tres
passing on railroad property or in any
way interfering with the defendant. was
mistaken for car robber by the watch
man.
A wife and six children were left by
Stilinovich. He had been conducting a
business in Gary which the adn>1istra-
tor claims was yielding $1,000 annually.
The plaintiff asks for $1,000 DANA ges
Attorney T. R. Murray filed the COM
plaint.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-22
.COMISKEY READY
FOR GRAND JURY

CHICAGO. Sept 22.-First of the
witnesses ready TO go before the grand
jury. when it began its investigation
today of charges of fixed games" and
sure thing" gambling in organized
baseball, was Charles A. Comiskey,
president of the Chicago American
League club.
Comiskey was to bring to the grand
jury rooms with him reports of de-
tectives hired after the worlds series
games of last year when rumors were
current that some of his players had
agreed TO throw certain games to Gin
cinnati.."
Il am willing to give these reports
to the grand jury" Comiskey said to-
day. NO one is more anxious than
TO lay all cards on the table and get
the truth of the situation"
Twelve witnesses have been sub
poenaed for the hearings beginning to-
day.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-22
GIRL SUES FOR
BREACH. OF PROMISE
Bank Teller at East Chicago
is Made Defendant in
Action
ESPECIAL TO The TInEsl

CROWN POINT. Ind, Sept "a
Regina Gradzeleski OF East Chicago
filed a breach of promise suit in the
Circuit Court at Crown Point on Tues
day through her attorney John D.
Kennedy against Henry Niemic, bank
teller of East Chicago Henry had a
change of heart after having gone TO
Crown Point with his fiancee and Sc
curing the license after she had spent
$500 in wedding garments, hired a hall
in which to hold the wedding recep-
tion, the banns had been published and
relatives from a distance had come for
the services.
Henry left her waiting at the
church AS a result she has suffered
great humiliation and mental anguish
and nervous break down and asks
$4,000 as a heart blm.
No reason is giveH as to why Henry's
heart turned cold after all the prepa-
rations had been made.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-22
HAMMOND
c. D. ?. FOR
RALLY, BOTH

Thursday Of next week. September so.
viii be the first big rally of the repub-
licans of Hammond for the present cam
paign. Plans are rapidly being round
cd out to make it regular stem-winder.
Three speakers of note will be on the
program Of the opening event. They
are Senator Iedill Mccormick. OF Ill
inois. Mrs. Manly LIE Fossen, and Con-
gresham YIN r Wood. The meeting
will be held in Unity Hall in the Huehn
block
From then on the political pot will
be kept boiling. Speakers of prominence
from all parts of the country will be
brought TO Hammond. One of these
VIII be Senator Hiram Johnson, whose
Lake county crowds during the primary
campaigr broke all rcords.
The new republican headquarters ov-
er the Federal Bakery near the corner of
State and Holman street have been
thrown open to the public. These rooms
will be used as headquarters Of the
Central committee. the Hammond Re
publican club and the Republican Wo-
rnrn's organization.
There are eight rooms in the suite
which will accommodate 200 persons
They have been fitted especially with
the view of attracting the women. Easy
chairs. rugs. private office for women
and rest rooms lend an inviting air to
the place. Next week an extact repro
ducticn of an election booth with vo-
ting machine viii be installed in order
that instructions may be given in vo-
ting. An opening night and house warm
ing for the club rooms is planned to
be given sooL by the club.
Work of registering voters who did not
register on September 4th. is progress
sing rapidly Tho nineteen precinct
committeeman and nineteen
commilteeNvomeu nave been made the
nucleus of an organization of over 125
workers who are engaged in this work
from house TO house
The headquarters will be open every
evening from now on. Bob Strauss. a
notary. viii be there to take care of
all voters who wish to register for the
election.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-22
BANDIT TRIAL STARTS
At VALPARAISO

VALPARAISO, Ind. Sept. 22.-The
case of Thomas Bachelor, one OF the
four defendants accused Of killing
Herman Uecker, cashier of the State
Bank at Tolleston. during a robbery
of that institution june "A. 1919. was
called for trial here yesterday in the
Porter superior court The state has
subpoenaed +. T. Fogarty. warden of
the Indiana State Prison, to have Lee
Spiers. connected with the bandits in
the raid on the bank, who is serving 4
sentence in the prison, present to testt-
fy in the case.
A special panel or 100 men was sum
rn5ned for prospective jury service. in
addition to the regular panel of twelve
men. 1t is expected that three or four
days will be taken UP with the selec-
tion of the jury. due to the state IN
sistinE on the death penalty. The case
was ,.rougrt here on a change Of venue
from Lake county.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-22
TRIES TO LOCATE
/. HIS MISSING BROTHER

Edward E. Adams. a wealthy farm r
Of Sanish. North Dakota, was in Ham
mond today trying to locate his
brother. Frank Adams. The North Da-
kota man once ran g tea and cof-
fee store in Hammond a number OF
years ago and found number OF old
acquaintances. Only recently he learn
ed that his brother. Frank. whom he
has not seen since they lived in Pfqua,
Ohio. has been working for several
years in the Calumet region.
Mr.. Adams came to Hammond from
Chicago where he had made a bust
ness trip and did not have time 70
conduct an extensive search for his
brother He is offering a liberal re-
ward to anyone who can furnish him
with information which will lead to his
S-diro tho rnar
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-22
BY GEORGE R. HOLMES

tSIAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. sERYIcEl
MA ARION, o., Sept 22-There was un-
disguised pleasure manifested at Sem
ator Warren G. Harding's headquarters
today over the active entrance into the
campaign of Hiram johnson in Cali
fornia
Senator Harding carefully persued the
speech of the Californian made yester-
day at Sacramento to the republican
state convention. While he did not COM
ment on the speech for publication he
was obviously pleased with It's tenor
and with the stamp of approval which
Senator johnson placed on his can
didacy in general and his league of
nations position IN particular
Leave Cox TO johnson
In view of the Johnson speech at
Sacramento. tho republican campaign
directors are perfectly willing to leave
Gov. Cox to Senator johnson in Cali
fornia- ii said at Harding head
quarters today. 1t is expected here that
Senator Johnson win soon take up Gov.
CoX's trail through the state and ans
wer some Of the arguments :he Ohio
governor has been rutting up.
Today was a free day for Senator
Harding-his last Tor a week. He ex-
pected 10 work on speeches during the
forenoon and play st If in the afternoon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-22
WOMAN VOTERS DON'T
HAVE TO GIVE AGE
So Supreme Court in Maine
Makes Rule Yes
terday

PORTLAND. Me. Sept. 21.-The su-
preme court today decided that a wo-
man should not be required TO tell
her age in order to qualify as a voter
In a writ of mandamus issued By
Justice Scott Wilson. the local board
of registration was ordered 70 enroll
Mrs. Elizabeth Alden Holman. regard
less Of the fact that she refused 10
give the exact date of her birth or her
exact age"
WRIT RETURNABLE OCT. O
The writ was returnable on Oct. s
when the registrars will be heard i.
they wish to oppose the order.
Mrs. Holman was refused enrollmcn;
on Sept. e. when she insisted that .l
was sufficient for her. or any woman
to describe her age as over 81 yeara'
She announced her intention of making 2
test case on the issue.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-22
FARMER-LABOR
TICKET IS FILED

ESPECIAL TO THE IlhESI
CROWN POINT. IND. Sept. 22-The
county Farmer-Labor ticket for Lake
was filed with the election commission
ers here this morning as follows:
Prosecuting Attorney. Herman E
Granger. Hammond.
State Senator. Frank Spychalski. Gary.
State Senator. David J. Reed. East
Chicago.
Representative. Jos. a. Williams. Ham
mond.
Representative. Henry W. sebold. of
Whiting.
Representative, VIM. W. Amos. Crown
Point
Representative. ". NJ EIston. Gary.
Joint Representative. Anna Altman.
Hammond.
Auditor. John II. Ross. Hammond.
Treasurer. Virgil Huddelston. Gary.
Recorder, Henry Barrow. East Chicago
Sheriff. George Evans, Gary
Coroner. H. J. Snyder. Gary.
Surveyor. John Drake. Hammond
Committeeman. Third. Isaac Hathaway
Shelby
Committeeman. First. J. II. Lock. of
Hammond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-22
PETTY THEFnTS
ONLY FOR POLICE

Petty thefts are the only matters to
engage the attention of Hammond po-
lice in the last few days Three BIZ
cycles were repored stolen. The losers
are Ralph Hunt. Az Carroll street;
Irving Pickert, asa Henry street, and
John Blom Of Highlands. Picketr's
bike was taken from in front OF the
Western Union telegraph office on Sib-
ley street. while the Highlands man
had left his in front of the Central
school.
The Erie Railroad police have asked
the Hammond officers to assist in re-
covering twelve Eastman kodaks and {
Premo box cameras which were stolen
from a car east of II tower late last
nj ght
Frank Trogdon who lives at the
Lyndora hotel reported the loss of 4
watch from his room. The watch was
valued at $50.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-22
MONON HAS BAD
FREIGHT WRECK

LOWELL. Ind, Sept. 22.-The No
non had a bad south bound freight
wreck at Lee. near Rensselaer, on
Tuesday.
The wreck was caused by a journal
turn!g cH under one Of the freight
cars and resulting in ten cars being
piled up and ruined. The wreckage
took fire from the burning journal ani
the cars and contents are a total loss.
Three Of the cars were filled with feed,
one contained tractors. another ma
chinery. another electric motors and
still an. ther was loaded with cedar
mopo Tho other cars contained lum
Der ard some railroad supplies
The track was badly torn up and. as
the wrecking crew vas on the south
dIvisi IN Of the Monon, work clearing
the track could not start until noon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-22
HOBART PEOPLE HURT
IN CAR IMPACT
Valparaiso Men Crash Into
Couple Bound for Gary
Near Liverpool

HOBART Ind. Sept 22.-About 500
o'clock Sunday evenig as Mr.. and Mrs.
Call and Mr.. and Mrs. Archy Brooks
were driving to Gary their car was
thrown into the ditch at the corner
near the Liverpool school when they
were struck BY a car driven by Mr..
Martin from Valparaiso which came
around the corner at terrific speed. 1t
failed to have its lights turned on.
Another man accompanied Mr.. Martin
but his name was not leraned but II Is
said that both men were intoxicated.
Both cars were badly smashed and
Mrs Call is suffering with spinal in
juries which are not serious.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-22
RECOGNIZE
EAST CHICAGO?
SEEMS ODD!

Following the Saturday and Sunday
cleanup of Indiana Harbor by the East
Chicago police in which eighty-e ght
men were arrested the city has enjoy
ed quiet unknown for several months
and during the last twenty-four hours
not a robbery, hold-up or other crime
has occurred to disturb the tranquility
of the community. Since the raids the
only trouble which has been expert
enced was with the five negroes who
were arrested Monday at noon for the
display of revolver.
In spite of the apparent quiet II is
not believed that all OF the bad actors
have yet been driven out of the city
and the police are keeping a close
watch on all persons who have no ap-
parent means of support. 1t is the
policy to keep the city quiet and the
police authorities are ready to main
tain quiet at all costs.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-22
SOCIALISTS
Open CAMPAIG

George r. Kirkpatrick of New York
City. author of War. What For?'
Kirkpatrick Is one OF the foremost
Platform Speakers in America today.
His lectures command the instant re-
spect of Thoughtful people everywhere.
Socialist party national campaign
speaker will lecture on statesmanship
THE Old Steal or New Deal" at
American Legion Hall tonight. Every
body welcome Bring your friends.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-22
HARDING
EXPRESSES
PLEASURE
Gov. Cox Waits for Effects of
Pacific Coast Stump
Tour.
BULLETIN

INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERV'rEl
"ASA1NGTON, Sept. 22-'Bunk stun"
ana bar room talk" was the way Col.
VIM Boyce Thompson, chairman Of the
republican ways and means committee,
characterized Gov. cox's charge Of re-
publican campaign slush fund Of from
S1s'ooo,o0o to sao,ooo,OoO, in testifying
today in the senate committees investt
cation OF campaign contributions and
expenditures.
Thompson charged that Cox was close
70 Wall street and that Wall street
was aiding the democratic and not the
republican campaign
Clashes betgeen Thompson and SEN
ator Reed, democrat, OF Missouri, were
frequent.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-22
DID YOU FIND
YOURS TAGGED?

Many Hammond citizens were sur
prised today to find small white cards
attached to the steering wheel of their
automobiles when they boarded them
after leaving them standing at the
curb. The cards invited the owner oil
the machine TO call at the police sta
tion.
The police are enforcing the parking
ordinances which forbid parking OF
automobiles within thirty feet of q
street corner and at places where
street cars take on and discharge pas
sengers. The officers on finding an Of
Tending car. take its number and at
tach a tag A record is being kept
an dfrst offenders are being let so
with a warning but the second offense
brings a fine.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-22
Has HEARD No NEWS

NEW YORK. Sept. 22.-Harry Bo-
land. secretary to President De Valera
o. the republic of Ireland. when told
or the message said to have been re-
ceived by Father Cassidy Of st. Paul,
said he had no word to confirm the
report of Lord Mayor MacSwiney's
death. The Friends of Irish Freedom
had received no information OF Mac
Swiney's death up to noon today. The
last report about him reached them
yesterday and was to the effect that
the hunger striking prisoner was very
weak.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-22
OFFERS REWARD
FOR AIRDALE

Vic Werner. proprietor of the Burn
ham Inn. was in Hammond today on
the trail of his Thoroughbred Airdale
dog. which disappeared last night. He
believes the animal was stolen for
friends reported seeing an automobile
stop in front of the Inn last night
and pick up a dog. That was at 10
o'clock and he has not seen the Airdale
since. He is offering a liberal reward
for information which will lead to the
recovery OF the pet.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-22
WHO Knows HIN?

Editor Times-I am trying TO locate
Roas Redding. SAG Morton count of
Hammond. Ind. who lived in your town
al one time.
Any information you can give me
will be gratefully received as I have
a matter of very great Importance.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-22
MAC SWINEY
REPORTED DEAD

MINNEAPOLIS. MINI. Sept 22-Te--
ence MacSwiney. lord mayor OF Cord.
Is dead. was the message Father
James F. Cassidy. ST. Paul church.
received late yesterday.
Death came at the end of 4o-Iay
hunger strike in Brixton Jail II TIC.
report is true.
Father Cassidy is Of the opinion
that the news has been suppressed by
British authorities