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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-02-02

JOHN GERLACH. St Johns town
David Allen, OIcott avenue. East Chi
cago. and W. J. Banner. Ogden street.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-02-02

CAT ALLEY That's name Of new
thoroughfare in TIammond's north side.
I'm be tagged with one of the 500 street
signs to be erected this month by Bill
NorInan's gang OF workmen.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-02-02
wATER AND sroMAcHAcAEs

Because all his men had the stomach
ache from drinking Hammond water. Mr.
Rohde. postmaster. wrote 20 Lee X
t4ankeI. welfare director. postoffice de-
partment Washington, and asked him to
ask Will Hays what wac good for ach-
ing paunches. His boys. said Mr.. Rohde,
didn't mind the pouches Of miai but they
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-02-02
THE TINET

hammond. we're warned yesterday by
Hammond police for minor traffic yio-
lations.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-02-02

CIGARETTES and shoes and meat and
tobacco and butter were stolen last night
from the Monon restaurant, Sibley St
Loss s25.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-02-02

FRED B. DAVIS. Hammond building
tells police his pocketbook containing s4s
is pocked from his pocket. This hap
pened In a street car.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-02-02
FLU" WIDELY
PREVALENT
IN CITY

CONTINUED from psse one,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-02-02
Did You
Hear That

JOHN MALo. clerk Of the water works
Is i'll with pleurisy
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-02-02

BURN your garbage; don't expect
the city TO haul it away in the winter
Burn It It's good for cleaning out
your furnace" Mayor Brown.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-02-02

CARL BRUINS. winner OF the Essex
motor at the recent Orak circus, says
the car Is linked. Each time he has
taken il out an accident has occurred
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-02-02
LIVE LOCAL.
NEWS lads"

Wassey's Pleating Shop
ENRRoinF1ING. STAMPING. HEN
STITCHING. BUTTOs HOLE
MUTTON COVERING. RHAgDiS4
RUCHTSsi FANCY sTITt HING.
81 sTATE STREET. PHONE HAM.
MOSD e<&
TRY q KELLO CIGAR 49, At
Hammond Musical College
Piano. Voice. Violin. Public Spear
ing. Ukeleie. Banjo. Mandolin. Guitsv.
Dancing. Dramatic Art. tot
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-02-02

HOME talent at Wentworth high
school. Five acts of vaudeville Thurs
day. Friday and Saturday nights IN
der auspices and for benefit Wentworth
Athletic Club. Proceeds to new gym.
One act minstrel show under direction
c. Hackander. One act cabaret scene
with Mrs Hoover. 0. w Glamore, gem
eral director. Merry melody makers viii
furnish music. All invited.
SIX pounds of chlorine to million
gallons OF water is the ratio used in
purifying Hanmonds water This TO
refute charges of consumers that the
water works people dump ali the chlor-
Inc in at one time-then wait for an
other shipment TO repeat the operation.
At that. some consumers will come bxca
with the crack that they must be get
ting all OF the million gallons
"SKINNO" SUMMERS. copper. order
ed Arthur Wolf. driver Of a Chicago
baking truck. TO move his car away
from fire plug. The baker told the
copper TO move the fire plug If he was
anxious about it. The baker took his
bread into a grocery and when he came
our "Skinno" pinched him for violating
a city ordinance prohibiting parking
near fire plugs. Wolf will be arraigned
tomorrow.
TO those hero worshippers who see
much in Henry Ford. the following in
eident may be OF interest. While william
A. Kenney, ~ Ruth st. was then owner
of a Ford agency and before he adopted
the more lucrative profession Of insur-
ance representative, he encountered Mr.
Ford in one OF the latter's semi-annual
visits to his agency. Mr. kenney. after
reviewing the local auto market. told
Mr.. Ford that many people complained
about the light weight of the Ford auto
bodies They wanted heavier. more dur
able bodies. Tell them" said Mr. Fore
with his peculiar drawi. tell them they
are getting the tops free
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-02-02

Mrs. william z ayers. probation
officer, Is quite i'll at her home on
Douglas avenue.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-02-02

Mrs. Julius II. Meyn ia entertaining
the Tuesday Afternoon Bridge Club
this afternoon AZ her home In Glendale
PARK.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-02-02

Rev. W. j. Hawthorne. Mr.. and
Mrs. e. N. BunneN Miss May Masnino
and Mr.. Henry Conkey attended thea
ire last evening when Robert b. Man
tell ana Genevieve Hanr-s- appeared
in "Richelieu" at the Olympic.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-02-02

ray 4 KELLo CIGAR 49,.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-02-02

Leonard Fl. Corey OF Fond du Lac,
Wis. was the house guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. b. l.. P. Bell Of Webb street for
a few days enroute for Sioux city, Ia,
where he has accepted a position
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-02-02

Miss Mildred Sheerer and Miss Ruth
Dickover are spending a few day.
with their parents during mid SCENES
Ter vacation at the University of Wis
censin-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-29
JOHNSON FIGHT
BEING DECIDED

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. Goal
ifornia voters had their fling today
when they went TO the polls 10 de-
eide who shall be candidates for
governor. United States senator. and
a list OF state and county offices
Mt the general election in November.
Chief interest ocntered on the
fight between Hiram w. Johnson
and Charles G. Moore for the re.
publican nomination for the senate.
A spirited campaign has been onr.
rled on by boih Johnson and Moore.
Second in Importance 10 the John.
son Moore contest came the race for
the republican nomination for gov
ernor between william Richardson,
Berkeley. Cal. newspaper man and
at present state treasurer. and Gov
ernor William ID. Stephens.
Contests for congress attracted lit
tie attention. julius Kahn, military
affairs committeeman in congress-
and John l. Nolan. labor spokesman
IN the house. were without oppo.
sition In Los Angeles Charles H..
Randall. formerly prohibition mem
Der OF congress. was making spir.
tied fight for the nomination for
congress against w. r. Lineberger.
incumbent.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-29
BITTER FIGHT
IN CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Aug 10
With clouds Of vttnperntion trailing
In les wake. the bltfercat senatorial
contes, IN the country draws 20 a
close here Tuesday. with Senator
Hiram Johnson tho favori,e By con.
siderable Odds.
c. c. Moore. Johnson'n opponent.
formerly president ~ the san Fran-
clneo Exposition. has given Johnson
IN good run. but even his own sup
|porserr concede him only a fighting
chance OF nomination.
This Is campaign aimort without
any real political issues. This one
big iNsus II Hiram Johnson himself.
Folks out here are either pro-John-
son or anti.Johnson. and their per.
sonal pretudices anent tho Caiifor'
nlan win largely determlns their
votes.
True. JohnHon's opponents. IN an
effort 20 make live issues. have
framed set 81 ~ questions ranging
from where was Hiram when the
S~wberry vote was takenT' TO John
sons alleged relations with William
Randolph Hearst. the publisher.
But johnson has ignored these
questions. He has act about to con
vince his following that Moore'a can.
didaey IL nothing but an attack on
him personally.
The campaign has split the Cali
fornia republican party wide open on
entirely new lines.
A lot OF Johnson's formerly most
ardent supporters arc fighting him
today. whiie batch ~ former
Southern Pacific machine politicians,
whom johnson used 10 sacrifice on
his political altar every election year,
are now working devotedly for him.
johnson himself ia worried. but his
friends are confident
Success AZ the polls II virtually
election 20 six more years in the sen.
ate. II johnson wins. for the demo
Gratis are making no effort TO place
real candidate in the field.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-29
by Rob poRNIAN

NEW YORK. Aug. es.--what does
Il cost 70 see broadway A thousand
dollars a night. says rroadwty's
most spectacular spender.
lie Is Diamond Marty~--o,herwis
Jchn Martin Kline. theatrical angel
and real estate broker
Il ought 20 know" he says. for I
have spent sis0.0o0 along Broadway
in'the past five months. l have been
the kind % fellow they love along
The Great White way--a speuder.'
Diamond Marty wears a IS karat
5iamnnd ring a siickpin 'hs. looks
Ike headlight, and 20 many other
gems that he IL acclaimed as the
successor 10 tho hate Diamond Jim
Brady. Kline sprsng into the limo
; light recently In a legal battle over a
champagne bill IN one Of New fork's
gildied palaces
broadway ~ SIN alive--if you
know the ropes says Kline. "A
spendcr has an exciting time. like
TO watch tho way they go after my
money. the different schemes and
tricks they use why. I've bought
quarts % champagne and had them
stolen right under my nose and taken
back 60 the kitchen and sold 70 mo
over again.
Parasites men and women. flour
ish in Hroadwny's night life. Many
q man IN fashionable rig hasn't tho
price az his next mornings BREAKFAST.
And many a giri. dresSed In the
latest mode from Paris. Is wondering
where the landlady's rent Is coming
from.
1T amusss me 10 see the Difference
! get from the captains IN the rertau-
rants. the way the walters bow and
scrape. the affabllity Of the managers
and owners themselves.
! When I come in. the orchestra.
even tho In the middle Of a piece.
win stop and play some favcrite tune
o. mine They know there'n be a
fifty for them
should the floor be too crowded
for comfortable dancing. the captain
viii have them announce that 'Dia-
rnond Marty Kline viii give an sx-
hibftton dance.
Royalty never receives more at.
tsntion than the spender does on
Broadway.
But 10 maintain your honorr. you
must skimp nothing. What yotr
guests desire must b provided And
when they get tired of local color. a
motor trip TO the seashore Is the
thing.
But don't think that have any
Illusions az 20 the stability Of Broad.
day friendships. when your money
.. gone. your soon be forgotten. The
ones that today eagerly seek you out.
wlii paaa you on the streets unknow-
taxiv.
~Dut as a study In human nature.
there ia no greater field than Broad.
way. And i get my moneys worth
An ifs study. It's the one amusement
that find In life. r
Kline at one time was boxer and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-29

Los ANGELES. Calf. Aug. 20
81 dreamed / shot myself" said An
thony Slumick. 81. a painter.
He had, and surgeons removed the
bullet from his head.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-29
CHURCHES Give
STRIKE VIEWS

WASHINGTON. Aug. 20. 49, The
church ~ called upon TO exert its ef.
forts 90 the utmost TO bring the
Christian spirit OF fairness and good
will into the economic order. 20 teach
Christian principles. and 20 insist
upon their application 10 industry. In
tho Labor day message OF the cons
mission on tho church and social
service OF tho Federal Council OF
Churches. released here today.
Frankly. tho message expresses
sympathy with organized labor In
the coal and railway situations. say.
Ing that both are due TO the made.
auacy OF earnings OF the men. That
tho financial conditions OF certain OF
the railroads may have made tho re.
auctions for their employees appear
desirable. II says. adds only TO the
seriousness Of tho situation.
The message declares that the
shopuren are, fighting for the very life
OF their union. and that where such
war Of determination Is waged. en-.
ployers can only expect moral defeat
The message depiores that the ~.
hour working day is stiii In effect In
the steel industry. and asserts that
apparently Il will require all the
continued moral pressure OF the
church TO complete tho reformation
OF the industry"
The message. however. closes
with the declaration that there are
distinct signs OF hope and progress
IN the industrial situation In Amcri.
ca" Earnest and courageous EN-.
ployers are at work on constructive
experiments. Employers organiza.
tons and labor unions are conquer.
Ing the old Psychology OF fear and
force, and are seeking more social
ends by much more social means.
The workers educational movement
and the new interest OF labor unions
In scientific research give much
promise.
a paragraph devoted to tho press
says; The press. sharply criticized
and often Justly 80. for craftsmanship
In labor disputes. shows signs OF
greater fairness and discrimination
and in some instances OF moral lead.
ership. The new role that in being
played by tho religious press in this
connection Is specially gratifying"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-29
WAGE FARLEY
IS RECESSED

CHICAGO. AUG. 20. Maintenance
% way men los, the first skirmish IN
their fight for increased wages when
the railroad labor board today denied
the living wage" as basis for fix.
ing a new wage scale.
'-rhe board win not go beyond tho
transportation act" the dociaion de.
clared. III we find that tho living
warc' II Just and reasonable wage.
a. prescribed by law. we will adopt H.
II would be superfiuous 60 an.
nounco in advance the theory on
which wages would he fixed"
Upon tho request Of President r.
". Cradle. OF the maintenance men.
the board recessed until 10 o'clock
Wednesday morning.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-29
Trainmen Strike
Settlement Made

JOLIET. III. Aug. .s--The strike
Of frainmen on the Eigin. Joliet a
Eastern railroad. which has tied up
tho ~outes belt line" serving Chi.
cago. for more than three weeks.
was settled today.
The men win return 10 work at
; p. m.
Settlement WAS reached when Of.
ficiais agreed TO move troops on
duty here further from tho shops,
The strike was called when troops
arrived here following n riot In
which two men were killed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-29
CHARGE BODIES
ARE MUTILATED
Corson Accused OF Letting
Autoposies Be Performed

Charges that hundreds 81 bodies
have been mutllatcd by young ply
ricians and doctors doing expert
mental work at the county morgue
without permission from the rela.
tlves OF the deceased. were made 10.
day by Or. sylvester wilhoimy, can.
didate for coroner.
''nr. corson. the present coroner"
charged Dr. Wilhclmy. "allowa
autopsy upon autopsy 20 be per.
formed for no reason except that
Young doctors desire Co practice upon
the bodies OF tho dead held there.
This IL what might happen any
nlEht under the present system
Your father or mother II cross.
ms the street. An automobile speeds
around the corner and runs them
down. within a few minutes they
are under the care of some physician
your family has never seen or known
before Before family doctor can
arrive tho accident has resulted
fatally. The body - Immediately re-
moved 20 the county morEue whiir
an effort r. made 60 identity u and
reach relatives. The doctor who az.
tended wants 20 know what caused
tho death. lie ~ afraid he diagnosed
ne ease wrons. He asks that he b.
permitted 20 perform an autopsy and
gets the permission. within an hour
after the accident tho victim lies al
tho county morgue with tho skull
... .a..t.l - a.. ...,a.t ~ stt.N e.as,
ture or conclusion and the body hor.
rihly mutilaied In the quest 81 i'm.
possible internal injuries that might
have caused the death.
AFTER determining the cause Of
death the doctor next turns his mind
20 some experimental operation he
has In mind. II may bc that the
next day he Is 20 remove n tumor OF
perform some other internal opera.
ton on sorns patient, iIe immrdi.
ately sets about preparing for tina,
ordeal by performing the same opera.
ton upon the dead body Of your rcla.
tive.
II, has become common practice
for hospital intrrna 10 spend certain
nights NJ the county morguc expert.
menting upon the bodies held there
awaiting the arrival OF orsierH 10
send them 10 relatives In distan,
cities or pending actual Identification.
''if become coroner this practice
win cease. There will ~ no un.
necessary autopsies and In cases
whore a belief that tho person has
been poisoned or some other similar
circumstances makes an autopsy
necessary u will 10 performed only
after tho family physician has been
consulted and given AN opportunity
20 assist"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-29
CANNOT MOVE
ENOUGH COAL

WASHINGTON. Aug. 20. -
Warned by Secretary Hoover that
the railroads cnnno, move tho eoun'
try's requirement Of ia.ooo. 900 tons
OF coal weekly. President Harding
and his cabinet today considered
plans for insurinw domestic con
aumerv SOD industry against suffer
lnK and shut down.
Mr. Harding has been told by
Hoover that tho task Of moving
8. 500. 600 tons Of coal weekly IL too
bis for tho raiircadr IN their present
crippled condition. duo 10 the strike
OF shopmcn.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-29
SABOTAGE PLOT
BEING PR0BED
Five Held on Charges OF
Murder

CHICAGO. Aug. so.--rederai au.
thorlties today acted 60 prevent ma.
tion.wide railroad sabotage plot.
a sweeping investigation was
started In an effort 10 determine
whether the wreeking 81 the mil.
lion dollar express" nj Gary was part
OF national outbreak OF "commun.
iat violence"
Five men were held on charges Of
murder m connection with tho Gary
wreck which killed two trainmen
and sent 20 express cars into tho
ditch.
Five other men were held pending
today. and authorities
were looking for two more.
Railroad officials indicated that
tho death penalty would be asked
when the men were brought 10 trial.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-29
Big Four Chiefs
Start New Farley

CLEVELAND. Ohio. Aug. ~
Chiefs OF the big four railroad broth.
erhooda and the sw1tchmen's union.
opened their conferences here short.
~ before noon today 20 determine
future policies toward the ahopmen's
strike.
When tho conference adjourned
shortly after noon no announcement
was made except that tho meeting
would convene again at .. m.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-29
NEW PEACE
PLAN MADE

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 81,
was perniatently reported that a
plan for new peace in the anthra.
cite coal fields acceptable to both
miners and operators has been de.
vi.ed. that the joint conference Of
operators and union officials VIII
rcconvrn~ here tomorrow and that
"a now agreement win be signed be.
fcro tho end of N. week.
II this 70 accomplished. there u
a possibility tina, the $4,000 miners
who quit work last April will be
back In tn. mines next week.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-29
WOMAN TRIES
TO KILL SELF

Mrs. Elmer Miller believes her hus
band Is fighting fire. He may bcs---bu'
from tho undertake. and not among
the rescue parties.
Mrs. NJ Cujovich. wife OF n siav
oman miner. with difficulty was re
strained from carrying out her threat
to throw herself down the shaft
where her husband IL held prisoner.
All night long Red Cross workers
served coffee TO the relatives Of the
Imprisoned miners and cared for
their needs. Others attended rescue
workers rs they came 10 the surface
near exhaustion
Superintendent v. a. GnrabIni
Of the mine. fatty refused to dis
eu%s the accident or give out any
information when he returned to
the surface mt $3.50 n. m. today.
ITO he'll with the prAlic--this
r. the business Of the company
and the miners" he told newspa.
per men.
A movement 70 demand federal
and state investigation already has
started among fownspeople and the
relatives OF the miners This invest.
cation would be aimed 20 determine
the cause OF the fire. which still IL
unknown; the conduct Of early cf-
forts at rescue, and whether the
mine was operated In accordance
with state and federal safety laws.
CHARGES MADE
ABOUT NINE
Charges were made today that the
mine had not complied with the law
requiring mines over 900 feet deep 10
have a secondary shaft, thru which
men can escape should the main
shaft become closed. The old "Mul-
doom shaft" located next 20 the Ar
gonaut shaft, was used for this pur-
pose. but IL alleged to have been nes-
Iected to such an extent that II was
useless.
An air vent was said TO be located
at the 4.200.foot level OF the Argo-
maui mine. leading to the Muldoon.
but Il was not OF a nature which
would permit an escape.
Formerly n connecting tunnel
leading 70 the Kennedy mine gave
another outlet 10 the Argonaut. but
after the IRE in the Argonaut, three
years ago. damaged the Kennedy
workings, this tunnel was closed.
The Kennedy mine now has suit
for half a million dollars damages
pending against the Argonaut. as a
result Of the fire, and the Argonaut
has a counter action against the
kennedy for three-quarters OF a mil.
lion alleged damages caused by flood.
ing the Kennedy property. the water
spreading TO the Argonaut.
An investigation would be designed
10 Determine whether these legal dis
putes had any part In making this
disaster possible.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-29
5000 Odd Fellows
Will Come to CITY

Three thousand members of the
Odd Fellows lodge are expected to
be guests OF Seattle during the in.
ternational encampment OF the or.
der here Saturday. Meetings will be
held in the Shrine temple.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-29
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
As MINERS
STARTS ON PAGE ONE

where tho entonbcd men were work.
ms when they were trapped.
The imprisoned men. 1, was point
ed out. had one chance 10 save them.
selves. This chance was entirely de-
pendent on their physical condition
and coolheadcdneAn. miners said.
and consisted % the possibility that
they had sought refuge in one OF the
tunnels leading of At n low level Of
the mine and then had buikheaded
with timbers and earth the entrance
to the tunnel
In that manner they might have
been able 20 make a cell for them.
SELVES which would b. FREQ from
gases generated by the fire and con.
tain enough air 10 keep them alive
until help cosnes
shirtiy after midnight a party Of
ter men. Jed by representatives Of the
United States bureau Of mines, equip.
ped with oxygen helmets. penetrated
to the 3.Too,foos level where they re-
ported the fire seemed 70 be Eadu.
ally rising. They encountered smoke
and steam In quantities 81 the 2.Beo.
foot level: were able 10 establish a
temporary base az the $500 foot level.
and from there penetrated 100 fee,
deeper for periods Of five minutes al
n time.
Canary birds. which they car.
ri~d with them tn detect gases.
came up dad. The men WIRE
save BY their oxygen helmets.
Daylight today saw rrdeyed.
sieepirs. men. standing by the
shaft WHERE they had been most
Of the night. The seriousness Of
the accident was being kept from
wives. mothers and relatives Of
the men.
Mrs. r. Ely. whose husband - en-
tombed underground. has not left the
vicinity Of the mine for ~ hours.
With her are her five children. She
sobbed continuously.
Mrs william Fcasei. young wife of
one OF the buried men. bought a steak
for her husbands supper last night.
cooked u to his taste. act tho table
and sfiii 4 awaiting HIS coming