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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-26
FIND BODY OF
BOY MISSING
THREE MONTHS

The three months old mystery of the
disappearance of 12 year old Ignatz
Hordorozski. 1549 Virginia street. Gary.
was partly solved this morning wher
Jack Gtller we'll known East Gary fish
erman found the boys badly decom
posed body near where the Michigan
Central railroad crosses the river al
East Gary.
On the 10th of last December young
Hordorozski accompanied by two othel
play-mates attended church and follow
ing the nine o'clock mass. decided
go to the dunes at East Gary and cut
Christmas tree for the holidays
Securing their tree the boys started
home. According to the story told b
the other two lads Hordorozsd wanted
to take short course by cutting across
the river SO he could hit Fifth avenue
and then directly home.
1t is reported that previous to this
Tgnatzs pals had tried the ice on the
river but it was too soft and they came
near getting u cold bath in their att
tempt to cross
They warned Ignatz that 1t would be
dangerous to cross the rver but he per
sisted and waved last goodbye tel
ling them that he would see them in the
morning. The last time they saw him
alive was when he was going over the
top Of hiu close to the river.
Parents Of the dead body and the au-
thorities have been conducting a search
for the lad since his disappearance aau
not until this morning did it bear any
fruit Mr.. Giller who found the body
called the police. who in return sent
the patrol to the scene. They had not
returned at noon and none Of the partic-
ulars were learned.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-26
BRITAIN EXPECTS
NEW UPHEAVAL

LONDON. Feb. 26.-German in
demnity and the near east tangle were
practically pushed from the center of
the stage today with public interest
centering upon the possibility of seri-
GUS upheaval in domestic politics over
the new developments in the Irish sit
uation.
The new turn of affairs hinges on
the resignation of General Crozie.
commander of :he black and tan
policemen in Ireland who quit in pro-
test against the reinstatement Of
auxiliary policemen, who had been dis
missed from the service for looting
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-26
WOOD TO BURN,
NOBODY WANTS IT

TINTERNArIoNAL NEWS sERWcE1
HELENA, Mont-Helena' three city
commissioners are in a Quandry They
have 500 cords of slab wood decorating
the city corral in neat piles ten feet and
their difficulty is TO "unloal" It, There
is a bear market in wood. It followed
the delivery here of much coal after the
nationwide coal strike Of last year. and
the city now has more wood on hand
than it can use in twenty years
The fremen are tired of chopping ft:
there are no prisoners in the city jail to
work it up" the policemen have q hor-
ror Of it, and the public. which demand
ed its purchase a year ago at prices
ranging from s9.5e to $3.50 a cord re
fuse to harbor #
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-26
INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERvcEl

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE}
CITCAGO Feb. 26-The first definite
c1ew 10 the whereabouts Of William
Dalton. II year old $772.ooo bank rob
Der. was received this morning when
Thomas J. Green. proprietor 81 the
College Inn. Napervile, III, positively
identified photographs Of the boy as
the lad who had stopped at his hotel
Thursday night it was Thursday noon
that Dalton walked out of the y rth-
srn Trust company here with a brown
paper parcel of $772.o0O in Liberty
bonds under his arm. It was tho
greatest robbery in the history Of Chit
cago.
Green declared today that Young
Dalton had driven within two miles Of
NaperviTe Thursday evening in F1rI
roadster wnen the car became stallcd.
1t was towed into Napervile and is
being held at q garage there. Dalton
left yesterday morning but promised
to return for mis- car today.
The Napervine clew, according 10
detectives, completely discounts re-
ports that Dalton had driven throug3
Waukegan. Ill, north Of Chicago
shortly after midnight yesterday.
Mr.. Green was Sositive in his idcnti-
fcatfon Of the photographs Of Dalton.
THE boy was apparently about IT."
he said He was alone and my atten-
tion was attracted to him because he
was 50 nervous hile here. He carried
a small black bag, new, evidently pur-
chased but day or SO before
1T was about $3.50 Thursday night
when I hrst saw him" Mr. Green said
Gle walked into the hotel and sei3
his car was stalled two miles down
the road shat he was hungry IND
wanted supper.
we served him and he paid for It
with a s. bill. After dinner he sat
about an nour. He was very young
and very nervous and I figured he
probably had taken his fathers car
out and wrecked it and was afraid 70
notify his folks.
II urged him t3 telephone his moth
er but ne was obs.inate and would not
He said he wanted a room for the
night and registered EdwSrd J. fBcn.
nington Chicago.
i asked nim what he was going to
do with his aut tomobiIe. 1t was cold
and I told MIN The radiator probably
would freeze that he should drain it
but he refused - heed the advice
Finally ! got a mechanic in the
garage and we went out and got the
car lie evidently had met with an ac
cident for the scoring gear was ou-
Of order and the engine wouldn't start
We toed it to the garage and it stiIl is
here.
About $50 the boy went to bed ana
left call for o'clock Friday morn
CONTINUED on pase five.)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-26
MADE ALCOHOL TO
CUT HIS SHELLAC

Since Henry Weber. 1915 Monroe 81.
Hammond came to this country six
years ago he has always made his own
alcohol for commercial uses. AT least
that was the story he told the judge
this morning when he was arraizned
In police court for having a stin and
some homemade liquor He said hc
is painter and needed alcohol 10 cut
his shellac and had found IT cheaper
TO make his own. Henry used rotten
pears ane other fruit in making
alcohol He admitted that hc took
sip of the stuff occasionally ana once
gave man a little drink lie paid
fine OF 800 and costs and has sus-
pended Jail sentence Of 80 days hang
ing over him.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-26
DAL TON IS
NABBED At
HEYWORTH
Officer Finds Him Playing
Pool With SatCheI Of Sc
Curities At His Side.

CHICAGO, Feb. 26.-Wiuiam Dalton.
the 17-year-old bank clerk, who rob
bed the Northern Trust company here
of s772,ooo in liberty bonds Thursday
noon. was captured thi safternoon at
Heyworth, Ill. II miles from Bloom
1ngton. according to telephone advices
received here. All of the stolen bonds
were in Dalton's possession when he
was captured.
Dalton was captured by the town
marshal of Heyworth.
Chicago police Immediately ordered
the Heyworth marshal to take DaltoE
to Bloomington. Detectives were sent
from here to bring him back TO CHI
cago.
The arrest of Dalton. after the
greatest robbery in the history of Chi
cago. followed a hunt in which thou
sands Of detectives private operators
and citizens throughout the middle
west engaged.
The trail was first picked up early
today at .Napervilie. Ill, where he
spent Thursday night Yesterday
morning he went to Aurora and from
there made his way southwark TO Hey
worth, where he was apprehended
The intense interest in the quest
for the boy was heightened by the i'm
mense reward offered. One thousand
dollars will be paid for the arrest OF
Dalton and $4,000 for the return Of
the bonds
Dalton was arrested at II o'clock
this morning MarshaA Jack Draper
found the boy in a Heyworth pool
room.
The kid was playing a game Of pool
and a small leather grip containing
the bonds was on the floor beside the
out his name he dropped his pool stick
table" Draper said, When called
on the table and said That is me Z
Dalton spent last night in a hotel
in Bloomington" Draper continued.
This morning he asked a man in an
auto for a lift. The man took r1n
into his machine and let him ride to
Heyworth.
This man called US up and said the
boy acted suspiciously and carried .
grip. That was enough for me.
L started a search of the pool halls
and found Dalton a few minutec later
Draper said the bonds were intact
except one bond for $500. Sc said
Dalton refused to tell him what be
came of the missing bond
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-26
WHITING HIGH
BEATS FROEBEL

WHITING. Feb. 26.-Whiting high
school everlastingly whipped Froebel
high school of Gary last night at Gary
by a score of Al TO -, Thiesen of
Whiting scored 10 points for his team.
Wickhorst and Nerjl starred for the
Oil City five and Oleson for Froehel.
1t was Writings fifteenth victory this
year
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-26
RETURNS VERDICT
FOR DEPENDENTS

VALPARAISO Feb. 26.-In the SUI
perior court the jury in the case Of
Pashalau rs. Harasa wherein dam
ages to the amount of $2,500 were ask
ed brought in a verdict for the de-
feudant. The case came from Gary.
and involved a passenger On a street
car being struck by an automobile. as
he was boarding the car.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-26
(BTLLETIN.)

INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERVIcEl
INDIAN APOLTS, Ind, Feb. 26.-By n
vote of 45 TO 81 the house OF repre-
sentativcs today failed to grant The
request of citizens OF Indianapolis for
permission 10 acquire two blocks In
the heart Of the city 10 be used by the
state site for the S2.0OO.OO0 world
war memorial building, funds for
" shich- aIreadx- -haHe- -heen- -sl,Rropriated
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-26


INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERWcEJ
BALBOA. Panama Canal Zone. Feb
2s.-The republics of Panama and
Costa Rica are at Loggerheads today
as the result of an award Of territory
to Costa Rica by an dnterAationsl
arbiter which had been claimed in
Panama.
Ed Diario Nacional published SEN
sationa1 and unconfrmed report that
war may oe declared,
Panama withdrew all the policemen
from Panama city and Colon. sending
them. 200 in number. and some volun-
teers TO the scene of the disputed ter
ritory. Firemen have replaced ths
policemen in the two Panaman citics
The Panama government appealed to
the United States Canal Zone authori-
ties for ammunition bu the request was
refused
The territory in dispute was award
ed to Costa Rica by Chief Justice
White. Of the supreme court of the
United States who acted as interna-
tional arbiter. :-nder a treaty between
Panama and teh United states terri
torial disputes involving Panama nlust
he settled With tho sanction Of t-te
United States
The wife and brothor-.n-iaw q.
President i'22reS. of Panama. both }
whom arc Costa l}icans by Nirta. hav
moved To the Tie5h hotel i'm she carat
zone as precautionary measure f
their personal safety
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-26
MERRILL FUNERAL

The body of Mrs. Luther McRnl wiz
arrive tomorrow at 1872 The body
viii lie in state at the home of her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs Carl Hartke Of
4S0 siblev street. The funeral VIII
be Tuesday. dnal arrangements not
compLeted as vet
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-26
MURDER TRIAL BEGAN
IN COURT HERE TODAY

VALPARAISO. Feb. 26.-The trial Of
the two Mexicans from Indiana Har-
Dor. charged with murder, was COM
menced in the circuit court here yes
terday when the work of selecting a
jury was commenced.
The work of selecting the jury was
completed by noon today and the TAX
ing of evidence commenced this after
noon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-26
AGED LANSING
WOMAN DIES

Mrs. Frederiixa wittenhazen II
wears old. died at o'clock this morn
ing ali the home Of her daughter. Nrys.
Herman Rain in Lansing. H. she
had been suffering with pneumonia.
She leaves four daughters. and a SON
The funeral will be held from the
home Tuesday afternoon at 1890
O'Clock and a 2 o'clock from the Ger
man Lutheran church at Lansing
burial Will be in the Oak Glenn ceme-
terry.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-26
. (BULLETIN.)

INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERvIcE1
DETROIT, Feb. Ca bandit who
tried to hold up the branch of the
dine savings bank at Dix and ArtII-
Iery avenues today is dying in Recei,-
ing hospital, shot through the stom-
aeh by Harvey Rhcume, manager.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-26
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(BULLETIN)
By GEORGE r. HOLMES

Dy OLOINOL n. T1OLNIED
IsTAFF coRREsPoNOEN9 J. NJ sERycEI
ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla. Feb. 70. -
President-elect Harding today an
nounced the appointment of Edwin
DENLY of Detroit as secretary of the
navy and Theodore Roosevelt of New
York as assistant secretary of the navy.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-26
COSTA RIGA
IN INVASION
OF COUNTRY
Two Republics At Logger
heads Over Dispute In
Boundary.
(BULLETIN)
[INrERNATIoNAL lis sERyIcEl

[TNTERNATI ONAL NEWs SERVIcEI
WASHINGTON, Feb. 70. - Tn,
United States has taken no steps to
offer its good Offices to settle the diff
ferences between Panama and Costa
Rica. the state department announced
today. 1t was stated that this govern
ment has promised the Panaman min
ister. however. to make an investiga-
ton Of the matter.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-26
Death of Little Girl

Five year old vergadeT Hinkel,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ A. Hinkel
died yesterday at her home. SO Condit
street. The funeral will be held from
the home at 70. m. on Monday and
from the NJ E. church at 2.3O.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-26
RUSSIA TO
FIGHT POLAND?
Special Gable to The International
News Service and the London
Dailv Fxpressn

WARSAW. FEB. 2G-DIspatches from
Lembc~g today quoted the Lemberg
Press as predicting a general RUS
sian offensive against Poland in June
despite the Riga Peacem'' newspapers
in Lemberg declared that the Rus
slams probably would open the often
sive with a double drive. one army
moving through the wilma region in
the north the other through Eastern
Galicia in the south
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-26

THE Bill in the Legislature for the
Of a $l,2o0 salary to the Park
Commissioners. is being fought by mem
bers Of the South Bend board. who con
tend that it would take the Commission
ers into politics. and would eliminate
high class men Hammond doesn't
seem to be Interested yet in park
board
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-26

Make what sou can of an unsignd
post card which says. that the separa-
tion of a certain Prof man and wifo
has leaked out. Dame Rumor claims
double affinity affair. q tan brunette
and i mighty good looking little blonde
It's the truth alright" A telephone
number is aRprehendcd.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-26
THE WEATHER.

Mostly cloudy In northern part
fair In southern portion tonight
nnd Saturday, warmer tonight and
in southeast portion Saturday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-26

AG41wered by VINES carrier. soc
se~ month"; ON street and at news
stan6ss 20 pee copyI back NUM-
sers, Sc Per coCy.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-26
CHICAGO BANK Thief CAUGHT BY VILLAGE MARSHAL
Did You
Hear That

GEORGE HANNAUER. general man
ager of the l. H. Belt. has been in New
York on business this week.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-26

TWO hundred thousand gallons Of
maple syrup Will be harvested in Indi-
ana this year. according to present IN
dicattons thus adding to the high cost
Of buckets
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-26

ANOTHER thing that peeves a Ham
mond motorist who has just paid fine
for having his cut-out open IS to dodge
one OF those large contractor trucks
which lumber up Holman street, making
the windows rattle with their exhausts
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-26

CITY TREASURER Walter Bieletelt
has received the tax duplicates and is
ready for the collection of 1920 taxes.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-26

free of ice, circumstance that has not
been true Of February in the memory
Of anyone who has known the lake in
winter seasons.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-26

CHIEF Peter Austgen is a witness in
the acknowledgement trial in Judge
Lindley's court in Chicago this week
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-26

JOHN HUCHEL Is going to cali a
meeting Of the Hammond Athletic As
Sociation soon. Something must he done
looking toward baseball team ar
once if the city is to have a good one
This year.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-26

BILLY" ROSE, County Recorder, has
bought property at Cedar Lake and is
to make his home there, it is reported
from Crown Point.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-26

NOTE for the lawyers: The Fehru-
airy term of the Laporte Circuit Court
opens at LaPorte next Monday morn
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-26

THOMAS POYRENZIE of Lake Co,
sent UP for life sentence for murder has
asked the state board of pardons for a
pardon this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18
CALL TAX XPAYERS
 ID MEET APRIL 23
To Name Delegates to Tax League Convention In
 Montgomery on April 27

Huntsville. April r.-tSpecial)-The State Tax league, of which Col. w. F. Garth of Huntsville is chairman, has is ed a general call to the taxpayers of Alabama urging them to meet in the courthouses of their counties saturday. April %, to discuss present high taxes and to select from the taxpayers large delegation to attend the convention of the State Tax league on Wednesday, Arril 27. in Montgomery.
 The call states that the taxpayers Of Alabama are stirred to action as they have never been before on any public question. and are determined to pay lower taxes and no longer submit to tho tax system of this state.
 ''The taxes in Alabama are burden some. unbearable and contiscatory' 1t says. and there is but one way to save the property of the taxpayers from tax alton by high taxes. If the people will stay by the State Tax league steps VIII be taken and plans carried out that VIII stop extravagance and waste of the peo- pIes money Needless officeholders on big salaries, eShorbitant appropriations from the public treasury and useless eX- penditures out of tho taxpayers pockets must cease or we must surrender our property to the thriftless and idle. The united efforts of the taxpayers of Ala bama will save the people from bank ruptcy-nothing else will.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18
STATE GETS TWO MILLIONS
 ANNUALLY IF BILL PASSES

Montgomery, April 17.-(Special Ala bama will be given two million dollars year for the next four years by the fed eral government for road construction work if Congress passes a bill appro- priating one hundred million dollars, Ii year, which was drafted during the past few days by the executive committee ot the American Association of State High way Officials, and which was approved by Henry T. Wallace, Secretary of Agrt- culture in the cabinet of President liar ding w. $. Keller, state highway engi- neer of Alabama, returned to Montgom- cry Saturday, after serving with this committee for four days.
 MT. Keller said President Harding, with whom the committee had an engagement, announced that he was heartily in favor of continued assistance in state road work by the federal government, put that he would insist that a provision be placed in the bill appropriating the money which would require state to maintain the roads after they have been constructed. He said he would veto any bill which did not carry this provision.
 However the executive committee or the highway officials association had the same conclusion before the conference with President Harding and inserted a provision in the proposed bill which would require the state to maintain the roads It is proposed that additional appropria- tions shall be withheld from state until it's roads already constructed W1th federal aid have been placed in good con- dition, The federal government IS siso authorized to expend any fund set apart to state in rehabilitating any roads al ready constructed with federal aid pe- fore releasing any fund for new proJects'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18
LIVINGSTON D. A. R. TO
 AID STATE DAY PLANS

Livingston, April IT, (Special)-At d meeting of the Bigbee Valley chapter Of the Daughters of the American Revou- tion of Livingston. it was unanimously agreed that contribution of BIO be sent to the entertainment committee of the Walter Reed hospital at Washington for state day, May 3, when the wounded and disabled Alabama soldier boys wilt be remembered.
 About 50 of these splendid young Ala bamians are at the hospital suffering as q result of the magnificent service ren- dered their country in the World war. Congressman W. B. Oliver will be asked to present the contribution in behalf of the good women of the Bigbee Valley chapter
 This patriotic order, engaged at all times in pcrpetuating history, never over looks an opportunity to show their ap- preciation of such deeds of valor as Ala bama's boys displayed on the bloody fields of France, where one of Living stons own and best beloved sons still i sleeps,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18

Calardin seemed immensely taken with that insipid milk k-and-water crea- ture, Mary Drew. thought Eve. as she considered yandaveer's offer to pay her $500 if she would introduce him to her guardian, Darlington Bellair. Odd-but quite evident. Men were queer beings. Mary was an artful lit tie person, Eve felt sure No doubt by this time she'd told Dick Eyes news about a supposed engagement And D:ck aturally-annoyed.
 We'll it might pay Eve--over and above the hard cash down-to invite Julian Nandaveer into her country home. She could daunt him like red rag before the recalcitrant Calardin. and maybe make him jealous Dick was rather simple. unsophisticated- quite of the jealous type.
 "oh, 1 can fix tiff you want ne to" she languidly remarked, reaching for her fan. I'll phone you at your club ton orrow morning. Don't let me keep you any longer She stood up, hold ing out her hand in definite dismissal.
 "But-won't you let me run you home when the showers over?" said Vandaveer surprised at Miss Eve's independence.
 Oh, I'm all right Don't worry. There are heaps of cars outside-and men to drive them!"
 w ait minute" Vandaveer caught her arm. That fellow. Dick Calardin -d!dn't you say he was stopping at some coustry inn quite near your un- clc's placer
 Eve nodded
 Is t.- of
 Nandaveer looked little awkward
 Well. no--not exactly Only'-he frcNned little-'it happens that he's run off with my car tonight A jolly expensive car it is too l cant afford to lose it. Oh don't look so thunder struck-it was mistake. He's hired one for the evening-of the same de- sisn-eight cylinder, and all. The chap was so almighty keen on getting away with the little Drew girl that he didn' stop to See what ne was doing! That's