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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-09-20
FORMER SHERIFF SUED
THROUGH AUTO SMASH
Gary Councilman Brings
Damage Suit Against
Lew Barnes.

Lew Barnes. former sheriff OF Lake
county. and controlling stockholder oi
the Barnes Ice & Coal Co. of Hobart
ent in a $4,000 personal injury suit ln
the Gary Superior court today.
Don r. Van Lew. former banker
member of the Gary city council and
we'll known Gary real estate man, is
the plaintiff The suit Is an outcome
of an automobile accident on the night
of April 30. during the heat of the
spring primaries.
Following a meeting at the Harrison
Club il started to rain and Lew Barnes.
driving his Packard car, invited Mr.
Van Lew and several other men to
ride with him he intended driving
to johnson meeting whose campaign
he was interested In.
In the car, there was Mr.. Barnes
Harry Stringfellow. Van Liew. John
Lane and John Perry. all four prospec-
tive candidates for the Office of city
treasurer.
Nearing the I H Belt viaduct on
South Broadway, Mr.. Barnes attempted
to fix a rubber on the windshield and
in doing 50 the machine skidded on the
slippery pavement and plunged into
one of the iron supports beneath the
viaduct.
The most serious OF the injuries sus-
tained. according to the document was
due to a set OF artificial teeth. which
through the impact. was shattered and
Particles of It lodged in the roof O.
Mr.. Van Liew's mouth. piece Of the
set of teeth. 1t is alleged. was driven
through the roof of his mouth and
lodged just under his nostril. causing
a permanent paralytic condition of the
right mostril.
Mr.. Lane received q broken leg and
other injuries and although he was con-
fned TO ths hospital all through the
balance OF the campaign. he was nom
mated Mr.. Strinsfellow and Perry
escaped with minor injuries. Mr.
Barnes escaped with some severe bruis
es. but the car was badly damaged.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-09-20
CROWN POINT HAS
IS DIPTHER|A CASES
City Council Holds Special
Meeting to Cope With
Epidemic.

CROWN POINT, Ind. Sept. 2O--A
called meeting OF the city council was
held on Sunday afternoon to determine
the best way to cope with the dip
iberia epidemic which has gripped
Crown Point the past week. The
members OF the school board and
board of health met with the council
and after due deliberation and consid-
Grafton of the matter it was decided
by all those present that IL would be
unwise TO close the schools at this
time unless a strict quarantine was
enforced. It was deemed advisable
TO have medical inspection in the
schools and all children not now In
perfect physical condition to be sent
home to remain there until all danger
Of contagion is past. The schools
have been thoroughly fumiEated ano
those In authority believe that the
situation is well in hand. There are
thirteen cases in Crown Point at pres
ent and all of the are getting along
nicely. Robert Ross. con of Mr.. and
Mrs. Melvin Ross was taken sick with
the dread disease and the house quar-
antined on Monday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-09-20
killed In
SHOCKING
ACCIDENT
ESPECIAL TO The riHEsl

HOBART. IND. Sept. 2o-1n shock
ing auto accident yesterday afternoon.
about four o'clock. quarter of q mile
from Ainsworth on the Lincoln High
way. A. L Fisher, Of this city. received
a fractured skull from which he died
an hour later. and Mrs. Fisher was
seriously hurt An auto travelling
about 60 miles an hour. driven by w
Angeles. a Chicago confectioner. crash
ed square into the Fisher car as 1t was
turning into the highway and the i'm
pact was fearful.
The Chicago parties escaped unin-
jured. Mrs. Fisher was rushed to Mercy
hospital in Gary. where It is believed
she may recover.
The Fishers are the parents of Earl
Fisher, of Gary; Ray. of Oklahoma. and
John. OF Hobart; Mrs Hazel Dillabaugh
OF Crown Point. and a daughter. who
lives at home here
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-09-20
STEEL SHEET PRICE
ADVANCED So TON
Inland Steel Co. Still Opera
ting at Capacity; Refuse
To Take Loss.

Operations OF leading steel mills In
the Chicago district were Increased at
the opening of the week. The leading
interest in this territory is producing
at the rate of So per cent OF capacity
and the foremost inde pendent is oper-
ating at around 80 per cent.
The Illinois Steel Company has fve
furnaces running at Gary two at So
Chicago. and one at Joliet. The In
land Steel Company continues to oper-
ate It's sheet mills at capacity and has
also increased its output in other de-
partments.
Railroads are buying for immediate
needs only, according to leading steel
authorities. and there Is nothing to In
dicate that the carriers plan an exten-
s,ve buying program in the near flu
ture. The Denver s. Rio Grande West
ern and the Delaware. Lackawanna &
Western roads are now inquiring for
1000 cars each.
Sheet steel demand is exceptionally
heavy and the leading independent in
this district has increased its quota
ions s5 a ton New prices in effect in
Chicago yesterday were: No. 10 blue
annealed sheets. 2.S3c; No. 2s black
3.3Sc. and No. 2S galvanized, 4.3sc.
Finished steel prices are quoted un-
changed with the exception OF hard
steel bars which are nominalIy priced
at from It's to .s5c. Chicago. Pig
iron is firm at s22. Chicago
Iron and steel scrap prices are un-
changed with little business reported
Foundry grades are active but steel
and rolling mill material has not been
in good call Heavy melting steel
continues quotable at from s11 to
sl1 SO.
old metals are dull with prices sta
tionary. Reports from the east indi
cate that the old metal market in New
York Is showing more strength with
dealers expecting higher price levels
to prevail soon
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-09-20
CHARLEY CELEBRATES
AN ANNIVERSARY
Former Lowell Bay Makes
Good in Seeking Fortune
In Hammond.

Fifteen years ago today Charley Sur
prise. with his wardrobe tucked in
small valise. stepped from the Sis
Monon, IN Hammond. ! snort time be-
fore he had parted with h IS parents at
Lowell and set forth TO seek his for
rune He had been offered a job in Ham
mond.
Charles had just been appointed de-
putty clerk of the Z. S. District court
at Hammond and with many misgivings
he was about TO start on the new work
II remember II as well if II were
yesterday" said Surprise this morn
ing. The wonder is that / got along
well cid considering my ignor-
ance of the work l was to do"
He pulled out an old bank deposit
book There dated few days after his
arrival in Hammond. was the first entry
in Mort Towle's familiar hand. Forty
seven dollars.
Charles had breasted UP to the cash
ier's window in the First National
Bank and informed - Belman that
he had decided to make the bank his
depository. Belmar never batted an
eye. He merely said: Well" and
called Mort to take care of him That
account fuctuated. 1t climbed past
the hundred mark and then almost pass
ed out SIX months later when Charles
was married. But it gradually recov-
cred and today Charles has stock In the
First National and First Trust g. Saw
ings also. Furthermore his account is
not 10 be sneezed at for besides his
personal deposits he generally has
from twenty to thirty thousand on de-
posit in bankruptcy and receivership
cases.
In those fifteen years Surprise has
seen the Hammond office of the federal
court grow. During his term. 345 cases
have been 6led on the bankruptcy doc
ket and he has acted as trustee or re-
ceiver in at least 100 Of them. He has
handled about $50 estates. For fourteen
years he has been u. S. Commissioner
with all OF the raft OF work which that
Job carries.
Today Charles toois a vacation. He
refused TO visit the office all day. He
even thought seriously this morning OF
going to Chicago TO see ball game II
ths weather cleared up. Next Sunday
he plans q still further celebration in
which hiG Sunday school class At thu
Methodist church will participate. He's
going 70 give his boys a half holiday
or something.
In closing here's another point For
nfteen years he has written a lottar 70
nis mother every week and HIS yoothar
has written him That means 7so 49,
ters to write and $50 moro TO road
which In Itself 10 quito ar nccomonxh.
meat
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-09-20
FIFTY BARRELS Of
WH|SKEY IN COURT

whiskey. with a bootleg value OF
100000, is involved in a lawsuit before
Judge V. S. Reiter, in the Superior
court The complaint is Julius S
Friedman. of East Chicago. and the
defendant is Albert Given.
According to the complaint, Given
gave Friedman a promisory note in the
sum Of s5.2l3.46. July 16, 1918. shortly
after Indiana went dry Fifty barrels
OF whiskey were the basis OF the tran
saction. Friedman says the whiskey
was collateral for a loan and Given in
his complaint declares the note was Civ
en- in payment for the liquor.
1t Is the contention of Attorneys
Crumpacker and Friedrich, representing
Given. that the deal was illegal and
therefore the note cannot be collected.
Friedman says he sold the whiskey
at 80 cents a gallon in February, 1919,
and discounting the revenue from the
sale, Given still owes aim more than
$1,000
Attorney Abe Ottenheiner represents
Friedman.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-09-20
.CLEVERLY
CONCEALED
STILL FOUND

CHANGING tc kick a small box which
had been reposing unobtrusively alons
side the house Of vasal Mineschan or
the Black Oak road just east OF the
Saxony road, Chief Gus Simons OF the
federal dry squad yesterday afternoon
brought to light a very cleverly con
cealed still which resulted In Vasal be
ing arrested
Acting on information that Vasal
was making and peddling moonshine the
dry chief and members Of the Ham
mond police force visited the farm yes
terday with a search warrant 1t was
raining hard and the search was a dis
agreeable one A barrel of mash was
found in the pantry, but that was all.
Failing to locate the still in the house
the men separated and started going
through the out buildings. Fodder
shocks were examined. The wet weeds
were explored. Then simons happened
to kick the old box along side the house.
Behind 1t he saw small window in the
cement foundation of the building.
Within he could see the barrels and
other articles After much search the
entrance was located. 1t was through a
trap door in small closet under the
stairway
vasala had zoo gallons or horrible
mash. He had evidently been cleaning
up the farm and had cast into barrels
anything which he thought would fer
ment- There were raisins, sknellons,
cucumbers, apples. grapes. peppers.
corn and other unrecognizable stuff in
the bubbling mess.
still stood nearby. ready for oper-
alton a small oil stove. Water could
be obtained from a small pitcher pump
sunk in the sand. The outfit nearly
filled the small crarped cave which
had been excavated under the house.
separate from the regular cellar.
Vasal was not at home. but his wife
said he would be back from Indiana
Harbor some time that evening This
morning he appeared at the Hammond
police station and put up the necessary
$1,000 bond for his appearance in court
next week
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-09-20
ESPECIAL TO THE rrnEsI


CROWN POINT, IND, Sept 2o-They
came to the county fair today in gol-
ashes. rain coats and slouch hats. 1t
was a bleak, drizzly morning. but the
crowd that Inilled through the mud un-
der dripping trees remained good ma
tured. Umbrellas were so numerous
that the scene from the road was like
a field OF mushrooms.
1t was awarding day and the fair
buildings were peopled by exhibitors
eager for awards in the various con-
tests AT 10 o'clock the judges began
to announce their findings. One far
rner whose bull failed to qualify took
the matter 10 heart, hitched up his
team. and started for home at a lively
clip, the unlucky critter trailing behind
at the end of a rope attached TO the
ring In his nose.
Gosh hang EN-" cussed the farmer
'Gid'ap."
COMPETITION KEEN
The hundreds of competitors in the
annual county fair do not take 1t
lightly. The prizes are highly valued.
1t Is more than vanity. They mean
money. In a county noted throughout
Tic STATE LOT It's HHe neros OF cdttle'
and especially holstein breeds. the blue
ribbon is an achievement
Every man and his brother is an au-
thority on the live stock or produce
entered in the contests and the judges
exercise the greatest care and discre-
ton in making the awards.
Another thing In which everybody at
the fair today was an expert is the
weather 1t was probable the greatest
aggregation of weather prophets that
could be assembled. Each farmer is by
long practice a forecaster He shifts
the azone at the break of dawn and
gazing into the heavens ascertains the
intent of the elements Whereas the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-09-20
WEATHER FAILS To
CHECK co. FAIR FUN

paid weather prophets in the govern
ment service arc often caught on their
way homo without an umbrella. the
farmer is always forewarned.
The writer recalls an incident in
which Prof. Cox. Of the Chicago wealth
er bureau, stepped out OF the federal
building where hie observatory 10 loca-
ted and looking out on Dearborn street.
said
My goodness gracious. 1t Is raining.
I'll have to go back and got my rain
coat
EVERY MAN A PROPHET
All morning long at the fair the far
mers kept turning their aIl-seeing eyes
to the sky and remarking that IL was
going to clear UP. Sure as shooting. II
did. Shortly after II o'clock the sun
came out and the Il told you SO" be-
gan to be heard.
1t was not only brighter but warm
err As the chill disappeared the fair
crowd shed its rain paraphenRlia and
wraps.
This afternoon the full glory OF the
fair burst fourth. The Gary municipal
band played. the horses worked out on
the muddy track. the Tree vaudeville
show was revealed to an admiring
throng and the 1rst parachute drop
was made. Throughout the entertain
ment the barkers kept up their cs.es
without which county fair would lose
It's Identity
REUNION or FRIENDS
The county fair is a reunion OF old
friends Farmers wives seek out Their
former school mates and AIsd a h4nch
where they can gossip. There is a
great deal of back siappinx and Hell
10 Byron" and jolly How be yahs?" on
the part of the men.
1t is one OF the finest and most whole
some American customs-the county
fair. 1t will do you good to attend
Tomorrow is children's day.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-09-20
LEWIS IN
STIRRING
ADDRESS
Takes Alex HOWat To Task For
His Defiance of Executive
Board
INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERwcEI


NpIANAPOI1S. Ind. Sept 20
The night In Mingo county must be
won"
In tnese words John L. Lewis. pros
1dent of the United Mino Workers
summed up a lengthy discussion OF
the recent bloody conflict In the West
virginia coal fields in his report to
the biennial convention of the Inter
national Miners organization hero to-
day.
..There can be no compromise OF the
principles involved" in the Mindo
county contest" declared the union
ohiettain. Tho souls of our dead
members who have died in this con
dfct will protest any other course and
on this occasion let US highly resolve
70 carry on.
I'VE sincerely hope that the work OF
the senatorial commission VIII De
fundamental in laying here the
horrors of that field and IN paving the
way for the recognition of the rights
Of the mine workers who desire TO be-
come members of the Mine Workers OF
America. Industrial peace will never
come to this tented area until the
miners of that heid are accorded the
.ane privileges as exist in the or
rantzed sections of America and which
ers shall not be reduced.
Lewis was equally emphatic In MIS-
assertion that the wages Of the min
ers sail not be reduced.
while other powerful trade union
organizations have been compelled TO
accomodate themselves to the pressure
of economic conditions" the union
leader said in this connection, our
(Conrfnued On page rvel
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-09-20
4 ROBBERY
THAT WASN'T
4 ROBBERY

When Ben Rafle. proprietor or
gents furnishing store at 15S State
Line St, Hammond. returned home yes
terday from Chicago he found that J.
would be necessary for him to start al
over again in business His store mac
been cleaned out in his absence DA
thieves who had made one of the mos
complets Jobs ever pulled in Hammond
1t made a great mystery for the po-
Y,ca 10 solve 1t looked battling. Mr.
RaY1as was distracted. He was ruin
ed. Just when he thought he hac
safely weathered tho storm OF tht
business depression, here comes some
loT-lifer and steals him blind.
Detectives Einsele and Singer visited
the store to look things over There
vas little 20 look at. Mr.. Raffles had
spoken well.
Practically the entire stock of the
store, IN fact everything of value ex
cept the fixtures and some small nov
city articles had been removed some
time after Mr.. Rattle locked up the
place Saturday night. The loss was
estimated at $2.31350.
RaY1e explained to the cops that
the family had gone to Chicago over
Sunday and did not return until Mon
day forenoon The Raff1es live in quar-
ters adjoining the store. but the bur
glars had confined their operations to
the business room
He had already Investigated and
found no one in the neighborhood who
recalled hearing any sounds in the
night which would have been made by
the thieves IN cleaning out the store
~ rhrOtDh side
window near the rear OF the building
Tracks showed that the stock was car
ried from this window to a truck in
the alley.
The stock included 33 suits OF mems
and young mems clothes, brown win
ter overcoats. a summer o*ercoat. q
spring overcoat, IS pairs OF mems trou-
sers. the complete stock of silk and
plain shirts. socks. hosiery. neckwear
and jswelry.
But hold on a n1inutei
Mr., RafSles If he interviewed any
one at all. failed TO question one
neighbor woman. She could have en-
lightened him. The detectives found
her.
did You see or hear e truck in the
the alley at the rear OF Mr. Rafles'
stoye Saturday night?" she was asked.
Sure" was the prompt reply. I
saw Mr.. Rafle's truck out there -
about $50. Someone was carrying
stuff from the store to it"
That was enough. Ben was TAX en-
10 the police station. They question
ed him closely and finally he told the
officers how it was. Business was
bad and the creditors were getting
froublesOnA He figured that rhe
best way out OF it would be to stage
a real robbery. The stock had been
loaded into the truck and taken to
Chicago where it had been stored on
Chicago avenue. The police have the
address and are bringing the clothes
back today.
No steps have been taken looking to-
wards prosecution of Rattle as the po-
lice decided to leave It UP 20 his credi-
&crs.
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ELATEST BULLETINS '
- & - ~ 1 N 4 a a

tiles of San Francisco as a witness
IN the case of Roscoe Fatty"
Arbuckle. charged with the mur-
der of Virginia Rape. arrived in
Chicago today. He entered a Wig
orous denial that he was a fusi-
tive from justice and that a third
man was in the room where Miss
Rape met death.
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE
CAM I'D AkfCJCCN 1f

[IhTERNATloNAL NEWS sERVIcEl
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 20
When the county grand jury ad-
journed early today after a FIVE
hour session. District Attorney
Matthew Brady announced that
important progress had been made
toward establishing that a frame
up" had existed to impeach the
testimony of Miss Zeh Provost.
one of the state S star witnesses in
the cose of Roscoe Fatty" Ar
buckle. charged with the murder
of Virginia Rape. pretty film act
ress.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-09-20
MAKES A GOOD HAUL

Harry Mathers, federal dry agent
stationed at South Bend made another
good haul Saturday according to q re-
port received by Chief Simons at the
Hammond office today. Mathers raid
ed the home OF George Popp on Rural
Route out OF South Bend and brought
in two FIVE gallon stills, a ten gallon
still. 200 gallons Of mash and eight
gallons OF moonshine. Popp wae re-
leased under $1,000 bond and his trial
set for Tuesday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-09-20
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERYIcEl
BANGOR. Me. Sept. 20. =
Edward Francis Prout. a Univer-
sity of Maine student. was almost
instantly killed in a boxing bout
with Frank Langley. a fellow
student. who was held today in
connection with a technical man
slaughter charge. Prout fell
through the ropes in the fourth
round, fracturing his skull on the
floor.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-09-20

STEVE JABLONSKI. who runs the
free taxi for his friends known as thu
Little Green Line, started to take 8
pal to the South Shore station Sunda,
night and drove right through the
Monon gates on Plummer avenue.
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r. iINrgsnAIIoNhL NEWS SERVICE

IiNTEPNATIoNAL NEWS sERVlcEl
WASHINGTON. Sept. 20. =
The Interstate Commerce Com
, mission today made another cut in
freight rates when it ordered the
transcontincntal railroads to de-
crease rates on vegetables from
California and Pacific Coast ter
ritory 10 territory east of the
Rocky Mountains as far as Chica-
go and the Mississippi river. ap-
proximately Is per cert.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-09-20
-FOUR GARY MEN
ARE FOUND GUILTY

CROWN POINT Ind. sept. 90
Mark Crudrup. Andrew Caldwell. An
ton Frinchetty and julius McFadden Of
Gary were found guilty of larceny IN
the criminal court on Monday which
carries with 1t sentence OF ? to IL
years. $50 fine and disfranchisement
for years. which was imposed upon
them by Judge Smith. Thoy stole
shoes and underwear valued at $3.50
from cars on the Wabash railroad.
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS sEsVcEJ
LONDON. Sept. 20.-Premier
Lloyd George has replied to
Eamonn de Valera's note Of last
night. It was announced officially
this afternoon. The oficial an
nouncemcnt. which was given out
at the premier's Office in Downing
street, gave no indication of the
contents.