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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-07-26
TRUNK CR|ME:
SOLUTION NNAY
DEVELOP SOON
Wearing Apparel In Trunk
Coffin Has Positively Been
Identified Today
lRurLETTNl

ErRNrEGHA1E, Ala, July 2e--Woro
-.. racasved at local police headquar-
80 tr4a morning that the woman whose
...-,.,4ataa body was found in trunk
-,..r,,,.a from Detroit to New York has
bsar identified by Detroit, Mich, police
- MS y. Leroy, formerly Mrs. Katn-
crime Jackson, Of starkv1Ae' MISS
birmingham police had oeen "orA4--s
.,~ougnou+ sunday and monday morn
4rg upon the clues furnished theln ~
A. A. Eatura, a linotype operator O ms
city. and although the body was thous =
70 be that of Mrs Leroy noIhns A-.
been ascertained positively as 70 -
identity until the message came ahoAn
Detroit.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-07-26
PARLEYS WITH
SOVIET RUSSIA
INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE

LINJO-N. JITy -h--FTefIIeT LIOVd
George and Premier Millerand today
began arrangements for a meeting in
London at which preparations will
be made for general peace parlev
between soviet Russia and the Rus
sian border states It is expected
that Poland, Finland, Esthcnis, Lithu-
ania and possibly Roumania will be
represented II general peace confer
ence yis held.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-07-26
SPECIAL
AGENT IS
ACCUSED

ArraiEned this morning before Uni
ted States COMMISSIONS Charles Sur
prise. Frank II Adamaitis. Chicago
an. charged with breaking freight seals
Of Interstate railroad shipments and
larceny was bound over To the grand
jury under bonds Of $4,000
Adamaitis. while employed as spec
fal agent Of the G. s @. railroad is al
legged to have stolen thousands Of dol
lars worth Of shoes, underwear and
other clothing from local yards Of the
railroad It is alleged that Adamaitis
disposed Of his loot in Chicago Spec
fal Agent Clarence d Mote. of the g.,
& O. refused 70 discuss the case. but
admitted that further arrests are i'm
minent.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-07-26
SOFT DRINK
.PARLORSCENE
OF THE CRIME
Chicago Man Uses Gun On
Man Whom He Had
Argument With

Gary recorded its seventh muraer
ct the year shortly after o'clock on
Sunday afternoon.
While playing pool on a table away
in the rear Of William Gracy's SOIL
drink parlor and pool room at I'LL
Broadway. two colored men, Robo Mad
dox. So years old. 1888 Pennsylvania
st and Grant Parks. IS years old.
Chicago resident, became engaged IN
an argument
WHIPS OUT GUN
In an instant Parks whipped out
vicious looking revolver and fred two
shots. Either shot would probably
have proven fatal and Maddox dropped
to the floor dead. a bullet hole through
his brain and another through the
heart
Leaving his victim. the murderer
dashed out or the door to his freedom
and although a wide search was made
In every section of the colored district.
no trace Of Parks could be found. As
the search was extending into the night
the police received word that Parks
had boarded a train for Chicago. Chief
F1rbis at once got in touch with the
CNicaeo authorities who are now lend
ing their aid in running down the
fugitive
NO CHANCE FOR LIFE
Just what the shooting and arEu-
ment was about has not been learned
Maddox and Parks were playing on the
last table in the rear OF the pool room
and although those in front heard loud
words. they were unable to learn what
it was about Parks did not waste
any time on words and pulled the RI
volver and fred without giving Mad
dox a chance for his life.
The body OF the dead man was re
moved to william morgue.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-07-26
QUAKE FAILS
TO REGISTER

WASHINGTON. July 2s-The earth
quake reported in Los Angeles at
$40 this morning. failed to register on
the seismograph at Georgetown Uni
versity here. because recording sheets
in the instrument were being changed
at that time.
Father Torndorn. in charge of the
instrument and an acknowledged au-
thority on earthquakes. stated today
that he had found nothing unusual In
the recurring earthquakes in lower
California of late. He stated that
at this season OF the year slight earth
quakes were to be expected in that
region. but there were no indications
Of any serious disturbance.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-07-26
PYTHIAN MEETING

Lake county Pythians viii gather a.
Castle Hall. Gary, Ind, on Wednesday
evening. July 2sth. 4 rank Of knight
Will be conferred on large class by
an all county team. Every Pythian in
Lake county is urged 10 attend this
meeting. Crown Point. East Chicago
Hammond Indiana Harbor. Lowell and
Whiting lodges will all have a large
representation. 7-c6-27-2s
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-07-26
LEWIS REFUSAL MAY
BRING ON STRIKE
Coal Situation in Central
West Further Peopardiz-
ed by John L. Lewis.

III LIE ~
INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERvicEl

flNTERNATloNAL NEWs sERVICEl
SPRINGFIELD, ILL, July 26-frank
Harrington, president of the state min
crs union declared today he could end
the coal strike In Illinois In sixteen
hours IL given authority to do so BY
the government.
"AlI thnt IN needed he said, Ills per-
mission for the Illinois operators and
miners unson. officials to get together
and work out their own salvation.
..The operators know the wage award
of the presidents coal commission is
inadequate TO the shift men, but arc
bound by the agreement TO take NO
action" Mr.. Harrington said.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-07-26
ROOSEVELT
RESIGNATION

WASHINGTON. July 24.-Assistant
Secretary Of the Navy Franklin D
Roosevelt. democratic candidate for
vice president. this afternoon formally
rendered his resignation to President
Wilson The resignation is TO take
effect August g.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-07-26
M LLOYD LEHBRAs

rs-ArF CORRESPONDENT i. N. sERylcEl
1ETROIT. MICH, July 2o-Solu1ioh
~ the New York Dstrolt murder tfun4N
MYSTERY. and the arrest Of the slayer
- tba woman found in the grewsome
contatner appeared to be but ie"
hours away today following the posi-
rive identification of the wearing ap
narel found in the trunk -coffln AZ tnal
~ Katherine Jackson. of starksVllle,
Nfiss known in this city as MIS-.
Eugene Leroy
FOUR PEOPLE IDENTIFY III
Acting On information from Birming-
ham. furnished by the Internatonal
News Service. chief of Detectives I'd
ward I'll Cox and the homicide squaa
quickly located four persons VINO knew
the Leroys in this city and who laehe1-
eed both the mans and woman's cloth-
ing as well as giving other information
that dovetailed with the story of a.
A Tatum in Birmingham and - =.
Tranic, New York eNpressman Com
rleta solution ar the battling mystery
awaits only possible identification y
the man held BY Chicago police r.
Eugene Leroy Policeman Leo irum-
bum who has known Leroy since Oct
1919. arrived in Chicago today IN an at
tempt TO identity the suspect
POLICEMAN KNEW LEROY
Policeman Trumbun. and his wife,
olive. 261 Lafayette boulevard. told
members of the homicide squad that
thev had met Katherine Jackson on
Oct go. 1919, at the interurban hotel.
Woodward ave. and Jefferson ave.
Two nights later they met Eugene Le-
roy. The hotel records show that both
katherine Jackson. of Nashville, Tenn.
and Eugene Leroy. or New York. were
at the hotel that night, coming In at
different times and occupying different
rooms. 4 Helen Burg registered with
and occupied the same room as Leroy.
WORE WEDDING RING
Two weeks later the Trumbulls met
the man and woman again. The girl
was wearing wedding ring and said
Mr.. Leroy and ! are married &C
cording 10 Mrs. Trumbull- Theg
went to live with the Trumbulls az
25s Lysander st. and * was there
Mrs. Trumbun wore the rose sweater
coat found in the trunk on a number
of occasions and became familiar with
other clothing and first heard of 4.
a. Tatun.
DIVORCED FROM PJGILIsT
which she received ard again, fol
lowing a quarrel Nth Leroy. sent for
Tatuna." Mrs. Trumbull said Mrs.
Leroy confded in me that she had been
married and divorced from prize-fgh-
ter named Jackson in Mississippi and
had hoped this marriage would be hap
pier. They quarrel considerably. how
ever. and when Tatum was here and
went out with Mrs. Leroy they were
followed one night b. Leroy with 4
dagger"
SECOND COUPLE
Shortly after that incident the Trum-
bulls moved to Highland Park and the
Leroys to SO Trumbnll ave-. where
they lived with Mr. and Mrs. Il.
Pfster The Phsters were located by
the homicide squad and took UP the
story where the Trumbulls left of al
the same time making Il second iden-
tiacatton of the clothing found in the
trunk.
Mrs Phster said she had worn the
brown coat with black fur collar sew
era1 times Pfster completed the ia
link in the chain Of facts connecting
the Leroys with the murder when he
Continued On page fwo)
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PATENTS TO
LAKE COUNTY MEN

WASHINGTON. D. C.. July 2s.-Pat-
ents have been granted the following
Indiana men: Elwrod Washington. of
Hammond. vacuum cabinet, Abe Lip
ner. Indiana Harbor Tanor's implement
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-07-26
AGED GOLFERS
BEAT YOUNGSTERS

In an age competition for players
under rs. matched against those over
SIS. played at the Country. club. was won
by the older set In spite of the high
wind that was blowing, there we're a
few good scores turned in. The score
J. e. Ibach Jr.--- 0 Frank Hammond 9
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NOTICE

Look for Browns famous government
lam sale in this paper. 1861
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On streets and nswsstards, Ga
per copy Delivered hy CARRIER n
hammond and WeSU Hammond,
SOC per month
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THE WEATHER.

FOR INDIANA-Probabiy cloudy
and local showers tonight and on
TueSday.
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CONTINUED On page two }
The Washington herald., 1920-04-04
BEST of Goosehesh"
Plays, Says Mantle,
Of The Ouija Board

Crane Wilbur's The Ouija Board,
which began moving mysteriously
yesterday at the Bijou Theater, is
the best of the gooseflesh dramas
so far offered. says Burns Mantle,
in the New York Mail. Whatever
the motion picture invasion is doing
TO the thSater-or, more particu-
larly. to the drama-it is just now
furnishing a lot of new thrills to a
jaded public.
This play happens to be the
weirdest, thrillingest and, of its
class, the most interesting drama
produced since the first modern
spiritualistic seance was held on the
stage in THE Thirteenth Chair"
Also the most liberal in its con-
tribution of murders, ghosts and
creepy scenes. 1t contains enough
weird lights to haunt a cemetery.
The frankly admitted intent of the
author is first to interest, next to
mystify, then to startle and finally
to satisfy with a reasonably plaus-
ible explanation of all his tricks.
Dealing openly with psychic phe-
nomena and current Investigations,
he is crafty enough to leave the
subject open. He invokes the aid
of the true spirits, and gets it-but
his medium is a confessed crook
"All professional psychics are
fakes" he says-but he is careful
to underscore the word professional.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-04

Player. producer! playwright and
painter are the four roles E., H.
Sothern has played in the drama of
life, with the stage set embracing
two great continents and a most
important little island. Mr.. Sothern
is perhaps best known as the player
OF some fifty-odd important char
acters in the theater. and many
smaller parts In the early days,
when he was forging his way to
the front, but as a producer, a play
wright and a painter. he has also
won his spurs.
The public little thinks of the
man who produces the plays which,
for the most part run so smoothly
before its eyes. Yet, the producer
is an indispensable parsonage in
the theater. and in recent years has
taken a high place in the playhouse.
Mr.. Sothern produces all the plays
in the Sothern and Marlowe roper
toire. and has done this ever since
these two stars Joined forces.
With the assistance of his stan.
he supervises every detail of pro-
duction from the casting of roles to
the arranging of the business" of
the play. In the case of the Soth-
ern and Marlowe productions this
season, he has had an active part
in the designing Of the settings and
The Washington herald., 1920-04-04
Nine Selwyn PLAYS.

with 'Buddies" now past its 2ooth
performance in the Selwyn Theater;
"Smilin' Through" continuing at the
Broadhurst and Wedding Bells
making ready for California tour,
the Selwyn producing interests are
now turning their attention to new
productions. They have accepted
nine plays for production and have
placed under contract a long list OF
players. The plays which they are
now making ready include The
Mistress Of Chance" a melodrama
by G. w. Albyn and c. w. Bell;
The Double Bar" a drama by MAJ
tin Brown; 'Rollo's Wild Oats" a
new play by Clare Hummer; Love
and Learn" a comedy which Edgar
Selwyn is now engaged in writing
with Vincent Lawrence; The Voice
of the Minaret," by Robert Hichens;
a new play by Avery Hopwood,
which is as yet unnaped; a play
for Leo GARLIC, which they Will
produce in conjunction with Adolph
Rauber, and another play by Sails
bury Field, in which Margaret Law
renee will be starred
The Washington herald., 1920-04-04
Two New Comedies
With Musical Score
Attain Broadway

Changes in the bills at several
New York theaters win bring two
new musical comedies to Broadway
this week Tomorrow night Mr. and
Mrs. Coburn viii present Three
showers at the Harris, and the next
night 'Iassie" will open at the Nora
Bayes- Wedding Bells" now at
the Harris. will begin a tour which
will take it to the Pacific Coast.
and MY Golden Girl" now at the
Nora Bayes, will move to the Casino.
The Little whopper'' will begin a
tour of the subway circuit after
twenty-siX weeks of excellent busi-
ness on Broadway Catherine CHS
holm Gushing wrote the book and
lyrics OF Lassie," and the music is
by Hugo Felix The cast includes
Tessa kosta, Dorothy Dickson, Molly
Pearson, Collin O'Moore, Carl Hy-
son, Roland Bottomley, Miriam Col
Inns and others
A picture OF Miss Marjorie Ram
beau, recently inserted in the news
columns of The Herald, stated in
error that Miss Rambeau was star
ring in The Storm" A statement
from the office of a. H Woods cor
rects this announcement with the
statement that Miss Rambeau is
now starring in The Sign on the
Door" by Claiming Pollock, now
being presented at the Republic
Theater, New York
The Washington herald., 1920-04-04

Harry NJ Crandall, owner OF the
chain OF Crandalrs Theaters in
Washington, apparently finds II i'm
possible to stay put Upon return
ing from his recent trip to the Pa
cific Coast, Mr.. Crandall made a
hasty trip to New York to complete
several business deals begun in CAL
ifornia- jumped from there to Cum
berland, Nd, to have a look at his
new Strand Theater, rapidly near
ing completion in that city, and
now is back in New York., busy on
The details of one of the most i'm
portant projects with which the
motion picture industry is now
concerning itself
The Woman in Room Thirteen"
the latest Goldwyn picture and
starring vehicle for Pauline. Fred
erick, is a story of mystery and
powerful emotions. The picture
gives Pauline Frederick many op-
portunities to reveal her ability as
, an emotional actress and may be
seen at Crandalrs Metropolitan and
Knickerbocker Theater. beginning
today.
John Bowers is supporting Miss
rTeoeTlCh IN Ine part or PaOl Ram-
sey; and his Interpretation of the
youngh poor and ambitious man who
discovers his employer endeavoring
to compromise his wife affords him
an opportunity for some mastery
acting of which he takes full ad-
vantage.
The villain of the story is Robert
Mckim, probably the best known
villain on the screen. He plays the
part of the cunning employer and
does it so well that an unconscious
sigh of relief escapes from ones
lips when he is ultimately defeated
by the hero
Miss Ethel Barrymore, who has
scored with a triumph in "Declasse,"
in which she has passed her 2eOth
performance at the Empire, will re-
turn to screen acting in addition to
her stage work She has been
placed under contract to be featured
in a series of Tri-Star special film
productions, under the direction of
Joseph Byron Tottep and Joseph w.
Smiley
The Washington herald., 1920-04-04
Woods RetiHes Show.

violent activity at the A n.
Woods theatrical producing office
during the last week was productive
of two momentous happenings. The
title of new play was changed. a
feat which is becoming increasingly
difficult for the Woods genius. aud
The Sign on the Door" was fitted
out with travelling papers for Lon
don.
In consummating his latest stunt
OF slight of hand title changing Mr..
Woods dazzled the eye by substitut-
ing THE Ouija Board" for The
Unseen Hand" In the future Mr..
Woods expects to use only the ouija
board in stirring up new titles. The
ordinary sources of title supply have
all but been exhausted by the Wood
sonian energy and now the super
natural must be beseeched for sug-
gestions.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-04
CrandaH's TraueL Lust
Asrha R>eha,oko
SUy

movieS A moving picture concern
is all set with some especially
strong lenses to film the Pagan Rout
at the Commodore tomorrow night.
According TO a press report, this is
the FIRST time that the Village has
taken a chance with the movies, that
apparently being a distinction which
only the movies enjoy.
The Man Hunt" a little tip to the
deadliest species known on how to
get 'em quick. is now in the hands
of Virginia Fox Brooks for ldapta-
tion. Maurice Donnay wrote The
Man Hunt" after learning about
women from her." and il is now in
the open season at the Theater Va
rieties in Paris. 1t is understood
that many veterans of the great
Battle of Paris have already made
reservations so that they may con-
slider the question of how il all hap
pened from the judicial position OF
a seat in the tenth row center.
The first edition Of the Ed wynn
carnival will be placed on sale on
April at the New Amsterdam
Theater. New York. for the weary.
Wynn admits in advance that there
is no plot in the darn thing, and
that he's proud of it. At least, con-
siderable worry may be obviated by
the realization that one need not
hunt for a plot Of the usually elu-
sive musical comedy type. Wynn
himself wrote the book and the
songs, both being scattered through
two acts and twelve scenes with the
same abandon that Charscterizes
Wynn's scattering of hats.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-04
Edythe Bakers Gift
With Piano Keys
Wins Her Distinction

4 number OF playgoers who at
tended the premiere performance
of Flo ziegfeld. jr.'s new edition
Of the Midnight Frolic" recently
seemed to be as much interested
in a young lady dining at one of
the "ringside" tables as they were
in any OF the Ziegfeld beauties.
Many were the queries: who Is
that beautiful little person."
Which is by way of introducing
Edythe Baker, who halls from
Kansas City. Mo-. and who has re-
versed the usual order OF Mis-
sourians by showing u.s."
Edythe came to New York not
so long ago, bringing with her a
remarkable gift for piano playing
and a supply of extreme good looks.
She sought concert career, and.
of course, being an unknown guam
tity, had some difficulty in secur-
ing a hearing. However, the little
stranger finally obtained a spot"
on a musical program at Aeolian
Hall and scored so emphatically
her a two-year contract to make
piano records.
Just as baseball magnates en-
ploy scouts" to comb the coun-
try for new talent, so does vaude-
willie employ the same method, and
Edythe was reported to the two
a-day office as "find." Upon
learning that the Keith vaudeville
policy includes in it's weekly pro-
gram a few select concert artists.
she succumbed to an advantageous
offer and has been appearing as q
feature in Harry Fox's new act.
now playing the Keith theaters,
where, to revert to the vernacular'
"she is stopping the show" Edythe
makes her brilliancy at the key
board thoroughly entertaining and
she has acquired the art of suiting
vaudeville audiences without low
ering her standards as a pianist.
Edythe came East, saw New
York and conquered it. She
showed us" talent and beauty.
and we are returning the favor by
showing her" that we like her.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-04
The Versatile E. II. Sother1

the costumes in which Miss Mar
lowe has shared the labor ar(
thought
Mr.. Sothern is the author of
three plays. which have been pro-
duced The INST, who Are They?-
later renamed "CrusheA" was pre-
sented in New York some years
ago. He also wrote 'T Love, Thou
Lowest He Loves" and "The Light
That Lies in Woman's Eyes" In
addition to his autobiography, The
Melancholy Tale of Me-" a decided
departure from the usual book Of
this class, he has published many
short stories of fiction, while en-
tertaining the soldiers during the
war attracted considerable atten-
ton
1t was as a painter that Mr..
Sothern began his career, but, like
F'orbes-Robertson, he gave II up to
become an actor, though never
wholly deserting IL. His father, =.
A Sothern, was not anxious that
his son should follow his footsteps
and enter the theater, so he sug-
gested painting to his SON With
prompt response, the young Soth-
ern Immediately began his studies.
He had already shown talent In
drawing. His first instructor was
John O'Connor, and ii is interesting
to note that the boy received his
first lesson in water-colors on a
production O'Connor was painting
for Adelaide Nelson
The play, curiously enough, was
Twelfth Night" Sothern contin-
ued his studies with O'Connor.
iourneying to Spain in search of
local color, and some Of his work
done there testifies to the success
he would have obtained had not the
stage-made an insistent call that
the young man found Irresistible
The Washington herald., 1920-04-04
Neilan's Film Thriller.

Marshall Neilan recently staged
what is considered the most thrill
ing stunt ever screened. For
thrill" in one of his new pictures,
Mr.. Neilan had a man drop from
an aeropIane to the roof of a Pull
man car travelling seventy-hve
miles an hour. Later another
scene was taken OF the man re-
turning to the speeding aeroplane
from the train by leaping into the
air and catching a rope LADDER
from the plane. To get c1ose-ups
of this action the Neilan camera
man was strapped out on the end
of one of the wings OF the plane,
where his camera was also fas-
tened. Mr.. Neilan directed some OF
the scenes from the top OF the
fast-moving train, where a plat
form had been built to hold him
and the camera man and others
from the aeroplane.