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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-05
AUTO
COLLISION
At HARbOR
Former Gary Health Inspec-
tor And Wife We're
Near Death

Thomas Porter. former health
Inspector OF Gary, and his wife,
Catherine, narrowly escaped death
in triple automobile collision
Sunday morning on Cline avenue.
Indiana Harbor, when a car driven
by a. Kripiscker, of 2644 West 25th
st. Chicago. dashed head on into
the car of Steve Basick. of 4Os
Maryland avenue Gary, standing by
the roadside.
In the shattering of the wind
shields both husband and wife were
seriously injured. Mr.. Porter re-
ceived a deep cut on the head,
while a pane of glass bored into
the forehead of Mrs. Porter. Mary
Kripicker, the wife of the speeding
autoist. sustained slight bruises in
the collision. All three were taken
TO the offices Of DR.. Levin on Cedar
street Later. Mr. and Mrs. Porter
were removed to their home at 3S29
Washington street, Gary.
The accident happened on Cline
avenue about 500 feet from the in
tersection of this street with
Guthrie. Speeding south on Cline
avenue. A. Kripicker ran into the
rear end of Steve Basick's car
which was standing by the road
side. Bounding off of Basick's ma
chine, Kripicker ran headon and
made a clean billiard onto the car
of Porter's going north. Both
automobiles were a mess of twisted
wreckage.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-05
THREE SEEK DIVORCE
IN CIRCUIT COURT
Two Gary and One Whit
ing Couple Chafe at the
Matrimonial Bonds.

CROWN POINT, Ind. June s.
Three Lake county couples are
seeking legal separations accord
ing to complaints filed by their at
tornys in the Circuit court this
week Charging her husband, Chas-
Evans, with seeking the company
of other women. Of beating and
striking her, Gladys Evans. of
Gary, asks that 4 divorce be grant
ed her, and her maiden name,
Gladys Hart, be restored to her
Nick Chacker, of Gary. had
wife that was changeable as the
stock market. When fortune smiled
on Nick, who keeps a restaurant at
II w. 18th avenue, his wife. Marie.
was happy, but when reverses came
she told him she was tired of him.
she was quarrelsome and Nick
wants to get rid OF her.
John Mancos. of Whiting, does
not have to bring divorce proceed
inss against his wife. Annie. to
separate himself from her company.
for early in their married life she
left for Pennsylvania and has not
returned She would not cook his
meals and their married state was
not that of connubial bliss.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-05
ONE Dies;
ONE DYING
IN GARY
Series of Week End Auto
Accidents in Gary Have
Disastrous Result

One person is dead and another Is
not expected to live as result of a
series of auto accidents and week
end festivities in Gary.
The dead:
Three year old Paulina Krall, $50
Jefferson street. killed Saturday af-
ternoon in a street auto accident
The dying:
Arthur Holod. 1925 Virginia street
suffering from fractured skull Hit
over the head with a bottle.
The injured:
Bert Durbin. injured by auto, ta-
ken to Tin Plate hospital.
Peter Gettings, severely injured
in auto street car crash. In a SER
ious condition at the Mercy hos
pital.
The Krall child was killed on 10th
avenue near Jefferson street Satur-
day afternoon when the tot wake d
in front Of an auto driven by Anton
Jukl, 2642 Harrison street. Yukl
was arrested and charged with man.
slaughter He was released on ST.
900 bonds.
ACCOIdl ~ lHc pOiitc ICPoi Inv
child was accompanied by her broth
er until a minute or so before the
accident The brother told her to
go home and on her way she walked
across the street directly in front of
the auto.
Arthur Holod, 1928 Virginia st
will probably die as the result of
being struck over the head with a
bottle by Jack Boskovich and Joe
Weaddal who were arrested and held
on open charges pending the out
come OF their victims injuries. The
blow fractured Holod's skull.
Two machines were damaged and
Peter Gettings, one of the occupants
was severely injured when street
car No eos collided with an Over
land car near the Y. NJ. c. A. at Kirk
yard The Overland bumped into a
bort Bert Durbln another occu-
pant received minor injuries. Get
tings was removed to the Mercy hos
pital
son OF Paul r. vasil. lis z. 7th
avenue. received minor injuries
when hit by a Hammond street car
between Seventh and Eighth avcs,
on Broadway.
George Jones. giving his address
as Kirk yard. received minor injur-
les to his leg when he was struck by
en- auto at Fifth avenue and Broad
way
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-05
INCREASED NJ. c.
RAILWAY SERVICE

Increased railroad service be-
tween Chicago and Hammond over
the Michigan Central lines was an
nounced today by J. H. Nugent, of
the Michigan Central local Office.
Two trains have been added 10
the run. In place of the old Canal
ian Pacific special which left Chi
cago at 5:49 p. m. new train has
been added. This Is the Grand
Rapids special. 1t will leave Chi
cago at $40 p. M, arriving at Ham
mond at $40.
TIL former Canadian Pacific spec
ial has been changed to leave Chi
cago at $40. arriving at Hammond
at 6.19. This will be through
train and will stop here only on
signal to pick up passengers for
the Canadian side.
Going west, the Grand Rapids
special will arrive in Hammond at
$40 a. m. This train will provide
extra service for early Chicago
bound travellers.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-05
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES

lsTAFF CORRESPONDENT l. y. sERvIcEl
WASHINGTON, June o. oday
primaries in Iowa, with six candi-
dates III the field for a single sena-
torial seat affording an insight into
the warmth of the fight. ushers in
a series of important June political
contests.
The seats of four republican SEN
ators. Rawson. of Iowa. Hale of
Maine. kellogg. of Minnesota, and
McCumber. of North Dakota, and 2S
republican members of the house.
are involved in the results. In ad-
dition there IS the primary in Florida
tomorrow But the withdrawal of
William Jennings Bryan as SEN
atoriaf candidate there leaves the
field open for the denomination of
Senator Park Trammel. democrat.
Official Washington fela an In
terest in today's primaries in Iowa
second only to the intensive inter-
est felt in the historic contests in
Indiana and Pennsylvania. In Iowa.
as in Indiana and Pennsylvania, the
republicans feel that nomination is
equivalent to election this year. and
the identity of the republican nom
inee is an absorbing topic today.
Senator Charles A. Rawson. the sit
ting senator, is not a candidate. He
was appointed bA Governor Ken
dali to succeed Senator Kenyon with
the understanding he was not to run
this fall. And this left the Iowa
race a free-for-all
In Iowa, however. as in Indiana
and Pennsylvania. there is the spec
tacle of a progressive" fight. The
so-called progressive wing of the
party is represented by two candi-
dates-Colonel Smith Brookheart,
picturesque liberal of pronounced
views and Clifford Thorne, noted for
his legal victories against railroad
interests.
The other four candidates are
Charles E. Pickett, a former con-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-05
BUSINESS AGENT
LEAPS FROM AUTO

Chicago's labor struggle which
has resulted in the deaths of several
leaders and dozens of others, shift
ed to Gary late Saturday afternoon
when Roy stewart of 5044 So. Loom
is street. business agent for Paint
er's local No. 4. made sensational
escape from speeding automobile.
eluding three Chicago labor slug
gers who had Kidnapped him earlier
in the afternoon.
Pedestrians in the neishborhood
Of 1fth avenue and Broadway. were
given a thrill. when they say Stew
art leap from the speeding machine.
Fear Of being captured, the drieer of
the car stepped on the gas and made
their getaway. Although his cloth
ing was torn Stewart escaped un-
harmed
According to Stewart to the po
lice he was an important witness in
a case. The details of which he
refused to divulge, and it was his
belief that his supposed enemies
were trying to put him away. Wheth
er his kidnappers intended killing
him or not he did not know.
The Kidnapping took place Sat-
urday afternoon at Hastings and
Racine avenue in Chicago. He was
driving his Buick car at the time.
when the three labor sluggers leap
ed to the running board of his ma
chine. forced him to leave the wheel.
One Of the labor sluggers then took
the wheel and with threats they
headed towards Gary.
After telling his story. Stewart
left for Chicaseo.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-05
THIS IS A LITTLE
STORY FOR FISHERMEN

This is a little story for fisher
men.
One afternoon a week or so ago,
Jack Croak. amateur bowler, base
ball bug and disciple of Isaac Wal
business. A few hours later he was
wrapt in the arms of Morpheus in
the berth of a Pullman attached to
n Northwestern train. 1t was a hit
The next morning our hero awol<e
to view the wonderful sunrise that
only the north woods knows. The
train was speeding past the charm
Ing lakes and dells of upper Wis
consin. The air was chill and ex
hilirating and redolent of the
pines. 1t was cold.
The contractor. bowler, baseball
bug and fisherman left the train at
a little station called Hayward and
drove twenty-six miles into the
woods to Boulder Lodge, the fish
erman's camp established this year
by Fred and Martin Scheer, of
Hammond.
The next morning he arose early
and accompanied by an Indian
guide. went fishing. He caught
two muskellunge. One weighed IA
pounds and the other 1871 pounds.
The heaviest fish will be exhibited
this week in the window OF Milli-
kan's sporting goods store.
That completes this little story
for fishermen Except to add that
Mr.. and Mrs. Croak say that the
meals served at the Scheer camp
are great.
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(BULLETIN.)
NEWS SERVICE

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVlcEl
MANCHESTER, y. H. June
5.-Only about 100 Of the 1880
operatives normally employed
by the Coolidge mills of the
Amouskee Manufacturing Com
pany. returned to work today
when that mill re-opened it's
doors after nearly four months
idleness due to the textile
strike Two men were ar
rested by police for rioting,
it lis alleged. although wit
nesses declare no disorder
marked the re-opening of the
mill.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-05
JUDGE GALLAGHER
DIES YESTERDAY
ESPECIAL TO IHE TIsEsl

MICHIGAN CITY. Ind. June o.
Judge James F. Gallagher died yes
terday at his home in this city af-
ter long illness with Bright's dis
ease. He was 60 years old.
JuGge Gallagher was well known
over Northern Indiana as an attor-
ney and as a Judge of the LaPorte
Superior court. He had also oc-
cupied the bench in special matters
in neighboring counties. He leaves
a widow and an aged mother. No
children survive. Mr.. Gallagher
was a member of the board of di-
rectors of the Michigan city Trust
e. Savings Bank. Funeral arrange
ments have not yet been announce /.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-05
"Booze Concoctions"
Cause Many Arrests

INDIANAPOLIS, June-Two nun
dred and seventeen persons have
been arrested in Indianapolis since
January charged with drunkenness
but not one in the lot was "spiffed"
on regular" liquor. This was the
belief expressed by turnkeys at the
city prison. who recalled various in
toxicating concoctions. self-admins
tered by those who fell into the
police net. One man admitted he
got his jag by drinking metal
polish
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-05
YANK TROOPS TO
STAY ON RHINE
INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERvIcEI

WASHINGTON. June s. Ameri-
can troops Will be retained on the
Rhine indefinitely. II was learned
at the War Department today.
The Eighth L. s. Infantry, COM
prising about 1000 men. has been
ordered to remain until July /. and
no date thereafter has been set for
their return home.
Major General Henry J. Allen.
commander OF the American occupa-
tional forces since General Pershing
came home. also will remain on the
Rhine.
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(BULLETIN.)

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERvlcEl
SHERBROOK, Que, June s.
Three persons We're KILLED when
a touring car was struck by
Grand Trunk train at Turkeen
crossing today A youth and
little girl were in the car, the
boy being seriously injured
and the girl escaping unhurt.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-05
% BLIND
PIGS, 16
RESORTS"
Fifteen Gambling Dens and
100 Slot Machines in
Steel City
WHAT WILL MAY
OR JOHNSON DO?

What does Mayor Johnson of
Gary the chief of police and the
prohibition officers intend to do
about vice. gambling and moon
shine in Gary? Times reporters
with little effort found sixteen
houses Of i'll fame, twenty-five
blind pigs. fifteen gambling dens
and approximately 130 slot ma
chimes.
A partial list of these places
is printed tonight ana more will
follow,
1t is ridiculous to think that
these things can f1curis. sn such
a scale wi h out protection.
Where are they getting itr And
how long are the good citizens
of Gary going to stand for 1t?
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(BULLETIN.)
NEWS srHvIl

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE1
MILBURN, n. j.. June 5.-An
auto driven by John Aldez skid
ded into a telegraph pole here
today, resulting in the death of
his mother, Mrs. Florence AL
dez, and his 15-year- sister.
Dorothy Two other passen-
gers in the car were injured.
Aldez was placed under arrest
charged with manslaughter.
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tBULLETIN.)

TINT IENNNIIUNAL NEWS SEKVItEJ
LONDON, June 5.-The Amer
lean steamer. Seattle Spirit,
from New York. was reported
today to have been held up and
searched by the British in Ira
lee Bay on the west coast of
Ireland. on suspicion she was
carrying arms and munitions.
which were found and seized,
but this is not officially con-
firmed
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CBULLETIN.)

INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERVIcE1
BUENOS AIRES, June s.
From so to SIS persons perished
when the steamship Villa
France, carrying 100 excursion
lists was sunk by an explosion
in the Farna river near the
Argentine-P Para guayan frontier,
said advices from the scene TO-
day. The boiler burst, setting
off number of drums of petrol
in the cargo.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-05
NOT WISHING TO START ANY
THING. BITT WHOSE Is THISf

An Oakland passenger touring
car was found yesterday by police
in the ditch south of Kindel's grove
in Sheffield avenue. 1t was hauled
in under the direction of polio. The
license number is 154 ,395.
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tBuLLETIN.)

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVicE1
NAPERVILLE. Ill. June s.
State authorities were asked
today to Investigate the origin
of the mysterious blaze which
yesterday destroyed the SIS.
Peter and Paul church with a
loss of s150,0o0. The church
was fifty years old and one of
Naperville's landmarks.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-05
fBIrLLETIN.,

BY GEORGE POPOFF.
TsTAFF CORRESPONDENT |. N. sERvIcEl
MOSCOW, June 5.-(Correct)
Conditions of every kind in
Russia, famine, economic and
legal. are improving rapidly.
Col. William n. Haskell. head of
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-05
WHERE WAS MIR. MA>pELL,

Police asked that after they found
an abandoned car al jefferson and
Standard avenues. stripped of tires
Tracing the license they discovered
that IL belongs to Harry j. Mandeil.
I53 West Washburn street, Chicago.
The car may have been stolen. say
police
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-05

head-on crash at a crossover
switch at the south approach to
the Fort Madison bridge over the
Mississippi, Monday. No. 3403,
the engine drawing "The Scout"
is the same engine that crashed
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-05
REMOVAL NOTICE

/ have moved my office from Room
502 Hammond building and am now
open for business in Room 400 Ham
inond building.
JOE w. TODD,
Attorney-at-law.
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(BULLETIN.)

INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERVicEl
MONTREAL, June 5.-Four
boys between s and IL years
old were drowned in the st.
Lawrence river off Gross Island
today. when their boat over
turned.
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ElA3fEksf IS $t1EG2hr5As : S!

the American relief administra-
tion told the International
News Service, today.
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HORSE RUNS AWAY

North Holman street received a
thrill last evening when a horse
owned by William Nau, former Ham
mond police officer. now engaged in
the coal and ice business. galloped
madly north and was only brought
to standstill at Hoffman street
when two pedestrians dashed from
the sidewalk and seized the bride
of the frightened animal. Nau, who
was driving. says the bit dropped
from the horses mouth. The animal
sensed his freedom. Unrestrained
he tore up the street Nau kept his
place on the seat and managed by
shaking the slackened reigns to
keep horse and wagon in the street
car tracks. Nau's boy leaped from
the wagon a short distance from the
spot where the horse was brought to
a stop. No casualties
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-05

juries to people
The car is owned by Frank Gier-
hor.
Benedict was arrested by police
after the accident for failure to
carry a state license.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-05

Fair turiE7r nnd probably Tues
4Gy, sozrerEhSc warmer Tuesday,
gentle xz1datsk- winds tonight be-
cor-tng nscfxrat> ~nufherty Tuesday.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-19

Tow.headcd Johnny Miller an eight
yenr-old Diogsnes, whose abode for
the last three weeks has been dis
used water tank on the roof Of tene-
ment at Essex and Rivington streets,
betrayed no astonishment yesterday At
the Iuxuries with which he found him
self surrounded in the new home Of
the New York Society for the Proven
tion Of Cruelty to Children, at Fifth
Avenue and i0sth Street
He ate heartily, took quiet enjoy
ment in the clean sheets and warm
blankets on his bed and smiled a
cleaning and not at all wistful smile
Whcn his neighbors in the inhrmary
smoke Of the certainty OF Santa Clhus's
virit. The youthful tank dweller Is a
philosopher and takes things as they
come; in his experience one thing
never has failed 10 succeed another
when his mother died a stepmother
succeeded her Johnny accepted her,
though he felt he could get along
without her, particularly after his
father. who Was an ieeman, was killed
bv an accident Then his stepmother
made him scrub floors and used a whip
on him ri the slightest excuse.
Johnny bore with her, confident that
things wonld change. They did. his
stepmother gave him 50 about three
New-York tribune., 1922-12-19
Essex Street Stole, 8, Preserves
Dignity in Descent to Luxury

weeks ago and told him 10 20 10 hell
she was going back to Europe. Johnny
took the S5 and consulted with his
friends. Johnny Poliehell and Matte
Falak, who knew as well as he how
painfully inadequate a So bill was 70
support life IN New York
Through the advice Of his friends
Johnny left the tenement on East
Houston Street which had been his
home since his parents brought him
here from Poland a. a baby, and took
refuge In the water tank, placing some
boards on top as a roof. His fox ter
rier shared the quarters with him until
food got scarce and money ran low.
Every day Johnny vent 70 school and
every night he eurled up IN the tank.
A few days ago Johnny found Il i'm
possible 20 descend the steep stairs
rom the roof His feet had blistered
because Of constant contact with stock.
ings and shoes The most stoieal o.
philosophers can't sleep In water
tank In December n he takes OF bis
shoes and stockings every night. The
situation was yexItious, but Johnny
felt sure something would come up.
u did. II took the ample form OF
Mrs. Helen Lehman. who went 20 the
roof Tor some washing late sunday
night and heard Johnny muttering IN
his sleep. Then came . policeman, an
ambulance surgeon who treated the
blisters. and .hcn the rooms Of the
Childrcn's Society.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-19
Morgan Refuses German
Loan; Berlin to Insist
Allies Quit Rhineland
Berlin Asks Cost o.
Averting Ruhr Seizure
an,,lnI -. . ID. -.

'opyrighl 1879 New York Tribune Inc
PARIS. Dec. 1s.-Thc German
government has rushed a special
representative to the Quai dor
say TO ascertain from Premier
Poincare what reparation pay
ments-all other expedients fail
ing-during 1923 will prevent
France from occupying the Ruhr.
The nature Of the French Pre-
mier's reply is not known.
Within the last twenty-four
hours the French Foreign Office
has inquired of both Ambassador
Jusserand at Washington and
Ambassador Herrick, here as to
the reported plans for an Amefi-
can loan TO Germany. Both
sources have informed the Quai
d'Orsay that they are completely
ignorant Of any such plans. That
the Washington government Ia
keenly interested in the siabiliza-
tion Of the European financial
situation is not, however, ques-
toned here.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-19
Bernhard F0ints on
Stage After Rehearsal

PARIS, Dec. 1s (By The Asso-
ciated Prcss) Sarah BernhRrdt
had a fainting attack at the close
Of the last rehearsal this after
noon Of Saehs Guitry's new play
"Un Sujest de Roman" which
was to have been produced to-
night with Bernhardt in one Of
the principal parts. BY reason Of
her indisposition the production
was postponed.
The physician who attended
Nine. Bernhardt said tonight
that her illness was in no way
serious. Indeed, after resting for
a time, she expressed deter
minstion to 20 back to the thea
ter and produce the piece as
planned, and was only dissusded
with great difficulty by her
friends.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-19
Cold Wave Here; Snow
Expected This Afternoon

The cold weather which began TO en-
velop New York yesterday is to last
a few days, just how many the Weather
Bureau couldn't say last night. The
eonsoling information was that no rec
ord will be set, the temperature not
being expected 70 go below 10 degrees.
The snap Of a few days ago sent the
mercury 10 that point.
Snow Is expected this afternoon
which may develop into a good fall,
but with II comes a lessening Of the
temperature and lots Of work for few
thousand men. Il will remain cloudy
all to-day and tomorrow, which seems
to preclude any possibility Of really
cold weather
Az midnight the thermometer ~egis-
tered 20 degrees.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-19
DE Valera Caught,
Says Paris Report
attended Mass in Dublin
Church and Escaped,
Asserts London Paper

PARIS, Dec. 10 Tuesday THE
Herald" this morning says reports arc
current in Paris that Eamon de Valera
has been captured by the Irish Free
State authorities.
LONDON. Dec. is.-Eamon de- Valera
braved the risk Of arrest and narrowly
escaped II when he attended n morning
mass In the fashionable Catholic Unit
yersity Church in stephens Green.
Dublin. according 20 "Thc Daily Ex-
press" The newspaper DOES not state
the day on which Mr. de Valera at
tended worship. but presumably IL was
Sunday.
Hjs entry into the church vas not
noticed, but fellow worshipperU recog-
nized him during the services. Three
persons went 20 general headquarters
and warned the commander and troops
we're sent 70 the church. They arrived
lust ~ the congregation left and Mr.
de Valera vanished In tho throng.