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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-17
OFF AG|N"
GONE AG|N'

"Shuckst'
Leon kirthremir said that after
being hustled out of the jail at
Crown Point. He had been there
eleven DAYS His fine of 81 and
costs assessed in the Hammond city
court on charge Of being drunk
had been worked off by his reten-
tion in the county jail for IL days.
Now he stood outside the prison
walls, disconnected, chagrined. out
witted
The time had passed quickly.
Time does when one is in the mel
low throes of romance.
And Leon didn't note how quickly
the days had slipped away.
"one day more! Just for one day
more
With one day more at his dis
posal he could have won her. Yes,
one day more.
Leon sighed and trekked his weary
way back T. Hammond
But the vistas of green fields,
towering nature, and the song of
the roadside birds awakened in the
mind of the frustrated cavalier a
plan TO regain the car. and maynGp
the arms. of his beloved. secluded
in the fastness Of the county Jail.
In Hammond last night he carried
his plan TO execution. Shortly af-
ter his arrival he was arre sted.
gloriously drunk, by Officers Reckler
and Bell.
All night he caroled in his cell
and the responsive soul of his lady
love secuestered in durance vile at
the county seat. re-echoed the bal
lads of the cavalier who was to re-
turn on the morrow.
This morning he was arraigned be
fore Judge Cleveland.
What, weren't you before me not
long ago for this same offense?"
Bailiff Metz spoke up and OK
planned that Leon had but the day
before returned from Crown Point
We'll 1 must teach you that sec
ond offenses are less torelant in the
eyes of the law than first offenses.
I must fine you heavier this time"
And so the court did.
But Leon had no money.
Leon smiled.
He returns to Crown Point to
work out his fine.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-17
BULLETIN)

IINTERNATIoNAl NEWS SERVlCEl
DECATU R VILE. Mo-.
May l7.-Slipping through
the Gordon of state guards
men and deputies. three of the
FIVE Springfield. Mo-. payroll
bandits. carrying with them
$4,000 in loot. were today
making their way toward St.
Louis in a stolen automobile.
The bandits obtained the auto
mobile and three days sup
ply of food from E. A. Par
rish, a farmer living near here.
at the point of revolvers.
Their missing companions
may be dead in thickets near
Bradshaw Flats as the result
of two gun battles with posses
late yesterday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-17
ASKS SEPARATION
FOR A YEAR

Once more the paths of Mr.. and
Mrs. William De Verger OF Ham
mond. are dlverging. Mrs. De
verger has again filed suit for a di-
vorce in the Superior court of Ham
mond.
On March "a the first suit was
filed. She says that her husband
came to her and begged to be taken
back. He promised to be a good
and dutiful husband. He would
quit drinking Intoxicating liquor
She yielded and dismissed the COM
plant
Now she says William Is off the
water wagon again They separ-
ated May and have not been liv-
ing together since then. She wants
her maiden name Mabel Cornwell,
restored. G. c. White Is her at
torney.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-17
GARY MAN MADE
VICE PRESIDENT

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May IL
Officers of the Indiana Sheet Metal
Contractors Association were elect
ed Monday. afternoon at the close of
a one day meeting of the association
members. preliminary TO the annual
convention of the National AssocIa-
tion of Sheet Metal Contractors. Jo-
seph c. Gardner, of Indianapolis,
was elected president A. w. Dudley
of Terre Haute. first vice. president;
Charles Gatz. of Gary. second vice
president; Leslie Beach of Richmond
secretary; J. ID. Ortmeyer, of Evans
Vile. treasurer. w. s. Waters of
Indianapolis, and W. A. Brown of
Marion were elected directors
The delegates voted TO hold the
1928 meeting of the association in
Terre Haute.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-17
MINERS DEADLOCKED
WITH OPERATORS
INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERyIcEl

NEW YORK, May 17.-Negotia-
tions between anthracite operators
and the striking miners are still
deadlocked and there is no sign
that it Will Re broken soon. il was
admitted today by Edward Parker
of Philadelphia. representing the
mine owners.
Meetings between the wage nego-
tiations committee of the United
Mine Workers of America, headed
by Phillip Murray. vice president of
the United Mine Workers of Ameri-
ca. and the operators committee.
headed by S. D. Warmer of Phila-
delphia, are held here FIVE days a
week
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-17
Wife AGAIN FILES
DIVORCE SUIT

Temporary separation from her
husband for one year is asked by
Mrs. Lillian Golembieski. 419 Cedar
St. Hammond, in a suit filed this
morning in the Hammond Superior
court.
Mrs. Golembieski charges that her
husband abused her until she has
been confined to her bed They
were married September 6, 1920. and
separated April l of this year. Mr.
C;olembieski is living a their home.
673 Michigan avenue. The plain
tiff asks that she be granted an al
lowance of 800 a month. F. r.
Murray is her attorney.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-17

coin st, Whiting. who is said to
have fed Jones home after becom-
ing too attentive with one of the
inmates. that Zic was shot. The
testimony OF Jones was that the
girl had shot the bullet that acci-
dentally killed Zic while protecting
herself against the insults of No
votny.
The case vas bound over to the
Lake Criminal court by Judge ivy
man, from whence the counsel of
the defendant took a change OF
venue to the Porter county court,
VALPARAISO.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-17
COLORED CONSTABLE IS
ACQUITTED Of CHARGES

William Jones. colored con
stable. living with his family at
1920 Pennsylvania ave. Indiana
Harbor, who was arrested on jan
uary by the Indiana Harbor police
charged with the murder of Jack
Zic, workman at the Universal
Portland Cement Company, was ac-
quilted by jury in the Porter
county Sup perior court before Judge
Crumpacker yesterday
1t was during running gun
fight from the home Of william
Jones with Jacob Novotny. 766 I'm
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-17
FLOWERS VS.. FOWLS

1t opened in city court this morn
ing. The flowers. vegetables. ct. al.
belong to Mrs. Frank Argentine.
The fowls to Al Lawrence.
Mrs. Argentine charges that Mr..
Lawrence's chickens have been tear
ing up her newly painted garden.
She was supported by Mrs. Peter
Osborn. a neighbor.
Mrs Argentine got warrant and
had Lawrence arrested He de-
nies responsibility for his chickens.
The Argentines live at 18th ave-.
and Calumet Blvd.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-17
BULLETIN)

INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERVicEl
MARLIN. Texas, May II.
With crowds Of frantic
friends and relatives lining the
banks searching parties con-
tinued to drag the Brazos river
FIVE miles west of here today
in an effort to bring to the
surface the bodies of those
who perished when the Mar
lin-Denton bridge collapsed
yesterday afternoon.
Thirty-hve persons were on
the bridge when it went down.
Fifteen persons were unac-
counted for this morning. Two
bodies had been recovered.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-17
SHOW AT ORPHEUM
NOW CLEAN OF SMUT

yesterday found nothing offensive
in the performance given hy the
Billy b Purl Company. Although
the show was made up of bits and
pieces from the theatrical store
house. there was nothing offensive.
Aside from Mr.. Purl the people in
the company are clever enough.
In the bill which the company
gave Sunday. Purl's jokes were re-
voting. Public opinion, however,
forced Puri to refrain from smut
and this commission permits the aud
iance to enjoy the good singing and
dancing of the other members of the
troupe. The company will remain
? II week
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-17
RULLETINl

MEXICO CITY. May u
Great boom in the silver and
copper mining industries in
Mexico is expected immediate
ly. it was learned here today.
This expectation is based up
on two developments: CD
The rise in the price of silver.
CD Exhaustion of the war
time stocks of copper.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-17
BuLLETINl

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERWcEl
LONDON. May IA
though members of the minis
try ridiculed the idea of a
crisis" the cabinet met to-
day to consider the defeat
which the government sus-
tanned in the house of COM
mons last night. The govern
ment lost when a motion was
carried, preventing discussion
of the government proposal to
tax teachers part of their
salary for the educational
pension.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-17
P|NCHOT
DECLARED
WINNER
tBULLETIND
INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERvIcEl

''''F IsI' XIV FINII
PHILADELPHIA. Pa. May IL
ON the face of the unofficial re-
turns. Clifford Pinchot has won the
Republican nomination for govern
or W Harry Baker announced this
afternoon at. Republican state COM
mittee headquarters.
Unless Allegheny county is able
to give bigger majority for Alter
than all advices seem to indicate.
there is no questioh that Pinchot
has carried the state Baker stated.
The results in Philadelphia and
in other parts OF the atate have un-
doubtedly contributed to the Pinchot
victory which l am now prepared
TO concede," said Baker.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-17
BULLETIN)

WASHINGTON, May u
The United States transmitted
two "replies" to the powers at
Genoa with respect to the In
vitation to participate in the
inquiry into Russian affairs. it
was learned officially today.
The first was in response to
what was described as an in
formal feeler' by France. ask
ing whether the United States
would participate in an In
quiry conducted by experts.
The reply of this government
was favorable. and it was upon
this communication that press
correspondents at Genoa sent
out word that America ac-
cepts.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-17
TRAINS MEET
IN HEAD ON;
MANY HURT

KANSAS CITY. MO. May 1.-Two
St Louis and San Francisco pas
senger trains met in head-on
smash-up mile from this. city at
IL O'Clock today. Over a score were
injured. FIVE seriously
The two trains were number 21.
south bound from this city to Spring
field, Mo, and No. %. north bound
from clinton, Mo. to this city
Ambulances were rushed from
this city to the wreck
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citizens was increased to four
this morning when Tommy
Saxton died of wounds receiy-
ed in the fight.
Before death Saxton con-
fessed that he had participated
in the Grafton. Pa, bank rob-
berry. in which an assistant
cashier was killed.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-17
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fINTERNATIoNAL NEWS sERvIcEl
DUBLIN. May l7.-The
Irish peace committee which
has been attempting to adjust
the differences between the
Irish Free State and the Re
publicans, reported to the dali
eireann this afternoon that no
agreement could be reached.
The collapse of the peace
negotiations caused deep
gloom.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-17

IN spite of the coal strike, the
Gary steel mills are running at an
average of 10 to So per cent. capac-
ity. The ninth blast furnace out
of a total of IL was fred recently.
Before the coal strike the steel mill
officials stored up huge quantities
of coal. They also have oil burn
ers to fall back on, in case OF a
coal shortage
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-17

Senator Bob La Folette and
Charles Schwab. head of the Beth
lehem Steel Corporation, probably
will start some fireworks If the SEN
ate holds a meeting on the recent
merger of the Bethlehem and Lacka-
wanna steel companies. The SEN
ate approved I.aFoIette's resolution
ordering the federal trade commits
sion to report to the senate on the
merger and its effects.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-17
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PEEKSKILL. N. Y. May
17.-One man was killed and
all through traffic on the New
York Central was delayed
when two freight trains were
wrecked north of here today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-17
BULLETIN)

NEW YORK. May IL
Foreign silver on the New
York market sold today
around 72I4c an ounce,
new high record for the year.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-17
BULLETIN)

CANTON. O.. May u
Death total of the recent bat
tie between four bandits and a
posse of Canton police and
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-17

THE WEATHER

Unsettled weather tonight and
Thursday, probably showers. mot
much change I'm temperature, mod
crate southerly winds.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-23
THREE MINUTE JOURNEYS
Where the Baker
Who OUerchargeS
Is, Himself. Baked

If the traveller in the Orient wish
es TO see one Of the oldest cities Of
the world, he should go to Teheran.
the capital of Persia.
Although Teheran has only been
the capital OF Persia for half a CEN
fury. ii has been a city since time
was. and there were cities any
where.
One feels the age OF Teheran at
every step. Even the palaces which
at distance appear magnificent
are disclosed by close view as really
shabby and decaying.
Blu the Persians are naturally ar
tlstic, and though a house be nearly
tumbling' down-or even just the
smallest adobe hut--the presence OF
some beautiful little potted plants
or carefully-tended garden gives
the atmosphere of the beautiful.
In Teheran some new or unusual
custom. at least new 10 the visitor.
is always presenting itself Instead
OF the pushcart men selling ice
cream. "hot dogs" and lemonade,
as is common in our country. the
favorite refershment sold on the
streets is hot soup.
The vendors Of this very sensible
and popular food are mounted on
donkeys, and the soup IS carried in
jugs other merchants carry the
soup on their heads in huge crooks.
crooks.
Only preceding SOUP in popular
ity is bread. Bread Is as much a
standard Of diet as ii Is In our coun-
try. but bread is even more popu-
lar In Teheran. It is sold In the
street.
The bakeries are controlled by the
There are huge pub
lie ovens where the bakers are
obliged to bring their dough and
bake It in the public ovens under
the supervision Of Persian govern
ment officials
Not only IS the baking supervised
by the government. but also the
price of the loaves is set by the gov
eminent.
II any baker overcharges or in
the least way makes any attempt at
profitcering he Is thrust into the
oven and Drowned nicely As a re-
suit. there is little dissatisfaction in
Teheran about the Fl. c. l. when IL
comes TO bread.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-23

lowed IL clear to the West Fork OF
the Wagonjack. where they lost IT
on the rocky ground on the other
side"
do you know somethin' Guerilla
q wouldn't surprise me a whole lot
90 ind out the district attorney his
own self made that trail 10 the
Nagoniack I guess I'd better go
see the district attorney"
Guerilla Melody chuckled as one
does at a pleasantly.
II mean II" pronounced Billy
'He needs a iii straight talk, and
he's going - get il prompt and soon.
Luckily De leaves his window partly
open az night"
The district attorney lying on the
broad OF j IS back in bed. suddenly
snored his way into a nightmare
lie dreamed that he was in the
woods. and that a ninety-foot pine
had fallen upon his chest
The something on his chest spoke
in a carefully restrained whisper.
Keep very quiet"
The district attorney would have
shivered had he been able 10 move
that much. He knew that voice. Il
belonged q Billy Wingo.
II hear YOU arrested Miss Walton"
TER had to-" explained the
district attorney.
no evidence a-taI. You were too
previous, Arthur. I've got sneak
ing idea. old settler. that YOU are
cluttering up the face OF the earth.
Be reasonable now don't you think
so YOURSELF"
No reply.
You're thinking because I'm
talking 20 You so bright and merry
that I don't mean what 7 say Lis
ten" the whisper lost its airiness
and became a ruthless. snarling
growl--"listen TO me. Because Of
what you've done 20 her. it's all
can do 10 keep from strangling the
breath out of you here and now"
Billy paused. About Miss Walton. g"
he continued in his former tone. I'll
give YOU your choice, If she isn't out
of jail and the warrant against her
withdrawn by noon tomorrow, I give
you my word that I'll down you on
o. before midnight Sunday. And
have a habit of keeping my prom
ises."
"Au right" capitalized the dis
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-23
SAILORS CLAIM
RADIO AS OWN

NEW YORK. March 22.-Radio
belongs 20 the sailor
That's what every mariner be
ueves, says Lieut.. Commander D. c.
Patterson. district communication
superintendent Of the Navy depart
ment.
He has good cause for this be-
lief. too" says Patterson.
Its practically the only means Of
communication he has.
"Our greatest service IS rendered
10 the mariner. He receives not only
news. both general and personal
hut weather forecasts. chronometer
time and reports o. danger in his
path ct sea.
Letters come in d-ily from all the
seven seas telling how the naval ra-
die has helped guide some ship to
port"
The radio amateur and broadcast
ing stations are not in the way of
these large naval radio depots
Before the recent radio conven-
tion in Washington was called"
Paterson said. "the director Of naval
communication requested my views
] told him we suffered absolutely no
interference from the amateurs or
broadcasting stations
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-23
MaGS& &ra,.lzc
NSG@~Nyf

What is needed. next 10 SOS. is
an international sick call. especial
ly for ships carrying no physician
aboard. Il used TO be KDKF. sta
ton OF the Seamen's Church Insti-
tute in New York. from which med
zeal advice was flashed % ships at
sea. Now there are four govern
ment health stations on tho Atlantic
coast and one on the Pacific coast,
but each has its own call
Indications are that radio rvceiv-
ing and sending Will be combined
into one operation within a short
time. The recent telephone CONVEX
sation from an ordinary wire tele-
phone 10 the steamship America at
sea included use OF a duplex tele-
phone by which the speaker was
also listener. without the necessity
Of turning the switch continually
from sending TO receiving.
Sound waves travel farther
through the ground than I'm the air
Radio waves may also be more eff
fective by transmission through
water or the earth. That's the be-
lief OF Charles =. Steinmetz. cleo
trical wizard. With sending an
tenna and receiving set grounded.
the earth would act as a return cir
cult for the current.
Wave length for broadcasting en-
tertainment is 800 meters. Daily
weather, market and crop reports
and other official and emi-official
announcements are sent out on a
wave of 485 meters.
The radio has cut in on the
profits from photograph records
and sheet music. Less Of this
source OF music is being bought to-
day. says William Rossiter. music
publisher, because thousands OF
fans are depending on the radio
concerts for their amusement
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-23

they were taken by you Hazers
ridin' horse. the one used 10 be her
uncle's. that's gone toO-with you.
IF Rale thinks ! was at Hazel's.
it's reasonable TO assume ] migns
have had a hand in KILN Rafe my
own self. That goes double for Dan
Slike. seeing ne had the knife last.
IT'S reasonable all right enough,
but then you and Dan Slike amt
noways available. and Hazel is right
handy"
But how did Slike get hold Of the
butcher knife. that's what I want 70
know? He didn't have it on him
when 1 arrested him last January"
That's the damndest part OF the
whole deal Bill. Hazel says Dan
Slike came TO her place before Rafe
did. and her horse and her hat and
that very same butcher knife which
gave Rafe his come-uppance. Slike
beat her almost senseless too. she
said"
Billy Wingo looked up at the stars.
His lips moved But no sound is
sued. After a moment he said. in
an oddly dead tone of voice. How
did Slike escape2"
Far rs anybody can tell he made
him a key somehow and unlocked
the jail door and walked out Any
way. Riley Tyler found the door
open yesterday afternoon and Dams
cell empty And the district attor-
ney lost a horse and saddle"
IF there was any kind Of a trail
it's queer they didn't run up on Slike
at HaZers"
That's the funny part OF it, The
trail led I'm the opposite direction
toward Jacksboro. The posse fol-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-23
RADIO PRIMER

I.ead-in-wire leading from the
aerial to the receiving apparatus.
This wire is attached near the
end OF the antenna 10 obtain maxi
mum inductance If there are
more than one antenna 10 an aerial,
connection is made TO each antenna.
as shown above, and these wires
are Joined 70 a single wire leading
20 the receiving set.
In case Of transmission the lead
in Is used TO carry transmitted
waves to the aerial and out.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-23

CHAPTER XVI
month had passed and Billy
Winzo. now far south OF Golden Bar.
knew that his quest was nearly end
ed In the past four weeks Bills
had grown a presentable beSrd. had
met up with Johnny Dawson.
friend OF his youth. and had three
times crossed the trail OF Dan Slike
His latest Information was that
Slke and Jack Murray were insep
arabic.
Finally the morning came when
Billy and Dawson believed they had
Slike i'm their grasp. They could
hear his rifle as they gazed down
from the hill on a scene that had
many counterparts IN the west.
A Quarter-mile out from the base
OF the Hill was a tiny fire. beyond
which lay a hog-tied calf Beyond
the calf a man sprawled behind the
body OF a pony. He was aiming a
rifle at another man escouced be-
low a cutbank bordering a small
creek. This second man was not
clearly visible
Between this man and the man be-
hind the pony were three hundred
yrds OF ground as flat as a floor.
Billy swept the background of the
Cutbank man with his glasses.
There are two horses tied behind
a windfau alongside those rocks.
Where's the other MANI"
There's the other man." said
Dawson. pointing fifty yards down
stream from the cutbank. What's
he doing-drinking?
Billy turned his glasses. "IIe amt
drinking" ne said soberly. "His
heads under water"
I'm sure hoping he amt Dan
SHke." Dawson said matter-of-factly.
Me too. What"
For the man behind tho cutbank
was climbing Up and walking out
into plain sight OF the man behind
the pony. The man behind the pony
did not five"
Hes cashed all right, Billy re-
marked suddenly. He looked so
natural he fooled me"
They ran down the reverse slope
of the flat-topped hill, cut across the
creek and approached the horses
tied behind the windfall
"TeH you" said Dawson, loosen
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-23
INGROWN TOE NAIL
TURNS OUT ITSELF

a noted authority says that a few
drops 90 "Outgro" upon the skin sur
rounding the ingrowing nail reduces
inflammation and pain and so
toughens the tender. sensitive skin
underneath the toe nail. that Il can
not penetrate the flesh. and the nail
turns naturally outward almost over
night
"Outgro' is a harmless. antiseptic
manufactured for chiropodists. How
ever. anyone can buy from the drue
store "A tiny bottle containing direc-
tons -Adyt.