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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-02
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COMPANY

COMPAN1
J. Arkin. Mgr.
242 z. State St, Hammond. 5:2:eed
FOR SALE-Black dirt, delivered any
place in Hammond. SO per load
Workers Building Association, phone
$3.50 Hammond 6:2:5
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NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICES

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Notice is hreby given: That the
Board OF Park Conn fssioners OF
the City Of Gary, Lane County. Ind
lana. viii meet on the 4th day OF
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EXCEPTIONAL
BARGAIN
ONLY $4,000 CASH
con M DID EEnNTIT

ONLY $4,000 CASH
$4,000 PER MONTH
tx story modern dwelling. so #.
lot. Close to Industrial high school.
First floor consists of reception hall,
living room, dining room and kit
chen with colonnades and built-in
buffet and glass enclosed porch. End
floor. large bedrooms and bath.
All rooms are well decorated and
the exterior has been newly painted.
Z foot ceniented basement with fur
mace. laundry trays and coal bins. IL
its a real buy you are looking for
investigate this.
Price $4,000.
Immediate possession.
FRANK J. WACHEW1CZ
Home of the Best Home Bargains"
1853 State st. phone 1917 Ham
mond. 5:2:2t
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WANTED--FEMALE HELP

WANTED-Sales1ad honest and
energetic Able to give referen-
ces This Is proposition you will
enjoy WORKERS BUILDING AS
ISOLATION, Room 1. Straube Bldg.
phone 325s Hammond. Open eve
nings. 4:22:tf
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NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
In the matter of the Estate of
Edward McDermott, Deceased. No.
SIS.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has been appointed
Administrator with Will annexed
Of said Estate, by the Judge of the
Lake Superior Court, Room 5, sit
ting at Gary, Indiana.
Said Estate is supposed to be SOL
vent.
FIRST TRUST & SAVINGS
BAN KOF WHITING, INDIANA
Administrator. With viii An
nexed.
Dated April 4, 1922
GAVIT, HALL. SMITH & GAVIT,
Attorneys. 4:25:5:2:9
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FURNISHED ROOMS

FOR RENT-Furnishcd rooms. 500
and 81 a day Spring cots, 55c.
BY the week. So. SO and So Hotel
Carleton. Hammond. l0:4:t1
FOR RENT and rooms for
hskpg.,, 1873 Plummer, 2. room
Inquire 53s Oakley ave, Ham. 4;2e
FO RRENT-2 modern nicely furn.
rooms. low rent, north side. Phone
1893 Hammond. 5;l:S
FOR RENT--E'ive room fiat furn-
ished for light hskpg. COS state
Line ST. Hammond. 81
FOR RENT-2 exceptionally fine
rooms in one of Hammond's best
homes. Hot water heat, minutes
Ref. required. ola
FOR RENT-Clean, well furn. room
for light hskpg. 4102 Northcote
ave. phone East Chicago 1921. 4 -
FOR RENT--3 and room apartment
80, 152nd ST., phone 5000 Ham
mond. OIL
FOR RENT-One large pretty bed
room, suitable for two. Gentle
man preferred. "a Webb ST., Ham
mond 5:2;2
FOR HENT-Nicely furnished rooms
ed. Also sleeping room. $40 state
Line st. Phone 1164J Ham. 5:3
FOR RENT-Light hskpg., apart
ments, and rooms each. -s5
Douglas ST.. phone 1881 Ham. -
FOR RENT-Small furn. house.
garage and garden. So per week
South of Standard ave. near Harri =
son. 50 Mulberry St. Ham. 5:z
FEMALE col
FOR RENT-Sleeping room. $40
Alice St. phone 1927 Ham. 5:2:2
FOR RENT--LarEe sleeping room
for 1 or 2 gentlemen. down town
location Call Rimbach ave-. or
phone 1850 Hammond. 5:2:l
FOR RENT-Modern heated hskpg.
apt, blks. west Lion store. 546
State Line ST., phone 2574 Ham =
FOR RENT-FHrnished room. 513 In
diana ave. End floor. Ham. BIB
FOR RENI-furn. hskpg. rooms,
modern, garage. reasonable: I34
Wood ave, near Christian church,
Hammond. o:1:l
FOR RENT-Furn. room corner of
Hink and Highland St. for one or
two gentlemen. 244 Highland St,
Hammond. 5:2
FOR RENT front rooms furn.
for light hskpg. 252 Plummer
ave, phone 134SW Hammond. %
FOR RENT furnished rooms for
light hskpg., gas and cleo. 4s1
Wentworth ave-. near state, West
Hammond 5:2
FOR RENT--FNrnished room, l or
2 parties. Apply 1880 Madison St.
phone 3072 Hammond. % .
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AUTO ACCESSORIES
SACRTFTCE SALF

~ N(isA = - - -
Slightly used 3ox3, $3.50; 30x3lk
32x35. $3.50.
All larger sizes UP to and in
Guiding 37x5, $3.50
If any OF these tires prove unsat-
isfactory within 80 days return same
with receipt and get another for
half price.
New 30x3il fabric tire, with tube.
$7.95.
SUPREME TIRE SHOP
Holman and Plummer ave-, Ham
rropd 5.25
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-02

IN THE UNITED STATES DIS
TRICT COURT FOR THE DIS
TRTCT OF INDIANA IN BANK
RUPTCY
In the matter of Morris Davidson,
Voluntary Bankrupt. Cause No. AL.
To the creditors of Morris David
son, voluntary bankrupt, of Gary.
Lake County, State of Indiana:
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IN THE UNITED STATES DIS
TRICT COURT FOR THE DIS.
TRICT OF INDIANA IN BANK
RUPTCY.
In the matter of Paul Baitas. Vol
uptary Bankrupt. Cause No. 422.
To the creditors of Paul Baltas.
voluntary bankrupt. Of Whiting,
Lake County, State of Indiana:
You. and each of you, are hereby
notified that on the 26th day of April
A. D.. 1922, Paul Baltas was duly
adjudged bankrupt, and the first
meeting Of his creditors will be held
at the Federal Court Room. In Ham,
mond, Indiana, at ten o'clock a. m,
Thursday, May is, 1922, at which
time the creditors may attend. prove
their claims, examine the bankrupt,
appoint a trustee and transact such
further business as may properly
come before said meeting.
IN ORDER TO RECEIVE CON-
SHERATON all claims must be
properly endorsed on the outer side
thereof with the name of the bank
name and address of creditor, amount
claimed, and name and address of
counsel, IL any.
HAYRY C. SHERIDAN.
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Frankfort. Indiana, May 1. 1922. So
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NANTED-Tailor and presser. APP
ply Hammond Cleaners and Dyers.
~ state Limo ST., phone 1901 Ham
mond. 4:39:3
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE
Two story frame. four fiat build
ing on n SO # lot. near Calumet
ave. Electric lights and bath In two
upper fat These are completely
uppr fiat These are completely
furnished and are renting for aDcut
800 per month. In first class con-
dition. Can be purchased for $1,000.
Part cash, balance terms.
Two story brick fiat, on SIN IT.
lot. near Calumet. Hot water heat,
electric lights and bath. Built-in
buffets. trimmed in oak and complete
in every way. Garage for one car.
Rents for s95 Price $4,000. $4,000
cash. balance terms.
Have 141z acres OF land just south
Of the new Hammond line. Single
acre lots are being sold i'm this To-
calfty from $500 TO $3.50 per acre
This total piece can be purchased for
sssnn Part cash balance terms.
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D-Stenographer, for gen.
eral office work. Reply in own
handwriting, stating experience and
salary expected. Box 512 care Times
Hammond. 4:29:3
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HANTED-Two CD statesmen. must
be high class and able to present
! proposition in an honest. straight
Onward manner. WORKERS BUILD
ING ASSOCIATION. Room /, Straube
Bldg, open evenings. Phone 5259
Hammond 4:22:tf
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EOR RENT-Ffre proof building. 81
by 46 feet. can be used as repair
shou or other suitable business. APP
r,Iv 11s0 Madison St. phond 507H
H9rn-nr- 5:2:3
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BY: SAMUEL ROSENBERG.
4:1s:25:5:2 Secretary
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FOR RENT-turnisbcd rooms. 500
and 81 a day. Spring cots, 55c.
BY the week. So. SO and 81 Hotel
Carleton. Hammond. l0:4:tf
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HAIRY &. SHERIDAN,
Referee in Bankruptcy
Frankfort. Indiana, May 1. 1922. 5:3
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FOR RENT exceptionally fine
rooms in one of Hammond's best
homes Hot water heat, Z minutes
from court house. Phone 907-W.
Ref required. 5:1;2
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-24
500 BARREL PRODUCER
IN OLD OIL FIELD

Tidioute. Pa, June %. Throwing
oil high over the top of the derrick. the
Ginger we'll on the Hunter Farm near
here was today spouting at the rate OF
500 barrels day. and every barrel
was the finest Pennsylvania crude
with a market value OF $3.50. The
we'll is the largest struck in the old
middle field for more than % years.
Oil was found in the Queen sand
last midnight at a depth Of about LOCO
feet, and the flow broke loose when
the drill was a scant six feet in. 1t is
the third large well brought in here in
the last ten days.
The excitement Is intense. prdctl'
cally all the people from Tidioute hav-
ing gone out 10 the well. Scores OF
Automobiles filled with leading oil men
from Oil City. Huntsville. Franklin and
other nearby petroleum centers ar
rived during the morning. while ex'
perts from the most important compa.
MES in the east wired for hotel accom-
modations This field, one OF the most
important In early history OF petrol
cum has been practically dormant for
moro than twenty years.
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tempted % disarm them when they
clambercd into tho car The Officers
fought them off. During the melee tves
shots rang out.
The rioters then made their way int
the smoking compartment OF the cars
where J. NJ. Orr. chief owner: JohA
Ford. superintendent: James kidweil.
chief clerk. and other officials OF the
coal company were gathered. A hand
to-hand- battle with clubs and fists oc-
currcd here. Clarence Duckworth. a
deputy sheriff, being in the thick OF
the fray. He succeeded in getting .
number Of the rioters off the car.
Twenty Under Arrest
4 oosse Of deputy sheriffs went to the
scene of the riot this forenoon and
arrested about twenty men under
charges of participating in the rioting
All were brought to the county Jail here
in automobiles. Plans were being made
to arrest others and bring them to tai..
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-24

Maxwell In Harrison county circuit
court.
The order OF court to be souCh; to-
morrow in the form Of an injunction
asked for by the Hudson coal company.
Is directed to william Smith. president
or the local union At Lewis mine NICK
Aielo, president nf sub division No. I
Frank Mccartney. district board mem
her. and other United Mine Workers or
America.
Deputies Heavily Armed
Deputy shcrifrs and state police l"tt
the Jail NJ 40 tonight t" serve thc
notices Of the hearing of tho Application
for an injunction. They Went heavily
arme dtn Tia" Srcnc of tn" earlier tr"uhIe
and carried In the car q light marhin"
gun such as state police had taken 10
the mine In the morning. following the
StorminE Of the intcrurban car.
The ShcrinS office tonight reports
quiet in the vicinity Of the Lewis mine
where the disorder occurred during the
morning Deputies and state police are
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who fired the shots. James NJ. Deem,
deputy sheriff. received broken arm
The Lewis mine resumed operations
on the open shop basis four days ago
Normally il employs about 300 men.
Til" men who were shot died In less
than five minutes. Their bodies with
bullet holes In the left side directly
above the hcart have been brought to
an undertaking establishment in this
city.
James Kidwcll chief clerk for the Hud
son Coal company. is among those who
were injured. lie was struck on the
head several times with clubs welded
by tho rioters and received three ugly
paShrS in the head. :.
Clubs and Bricks Used.
Clubs. bricks and missiles OF every
description flew thick and fast during
the rioting. Windows In the street car
were shattered and angry shouts added
10 the din.
Officers stated that the strikers at
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stationed at the mine to see that no
further trouble arose
Story o; the Clash
Clark sburE. ". Vi. Jun" -. Two
foreign striking miners We're Killed.
deputy sheriff suffered Il broken arm
and n dozen others received minor IN.
juries when Il mob Of some l5n Strlk'
inU coal miners attacked an intcrnr'
ban traction car bearing uon'unlon
miners and officers of the Hudson
Coal Company and deputy sherltfs
from this city TO its Lewis mining
plant near Reynolhsvillc this morn.
ing.
The strikers attacked The traction
car when it arrived at lis stopping
point near the mine. pulled down the
trolley pole and swarmrd into IT, The
TWO foreigners were shot 10 death as
they were crawling through windows
OF the car. 1t is not known as yet
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-24
Mine Guard Almost
Wiped Out in Herrin
Narorave Secret Service, Having 50
Men on Guard at Mine, Has Ac-
counted for but Four De-
tectives.

Chicago. June 23.-The Hargrave
secret service. which had 80 opera
tires on guard at the Lester strip
mins at Herriu when the mine was
stormed by striking union miners. had
accounted for but four detectives to''
lowing the massacre. One or these
Sidney J. Morrison. was known 10
have been mortally wounded. Three
we're believed 70 have escaped. II was
said while the remaining % were
missing.
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Mine Owner Looks 10
. Families of Victims

Chicago. June cav. ]. Lester,
president OF the Southern Illinois Coal
Company. owner OF the Herrin strip
mine, where the massacre OF non
union workmen took place yesterday.
declared here today he could not &C
count for the outbreak at the mine.
and that his chief concern now was to
"care for the families OF the victims"
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Uncover Plot Against
Prominent EngIiShnOen

London. June 23-tRy TIL" Assocl-
ated prsSs)-Thc police Investigating
the assassination OF Field Marshal Will
son have come into possession of docu-
ments. says the central News today.
disclosing conspiracy to take IN" lives
Of q number of prominent persons and
conduct a campaign OF outrages.
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Miners Union Is Not
to Blame, Says Lewis
Declares Organization Never Eneoar-
aged yiolonce-"Sinister IN
fuencss" Brought to Bear

Cincinnati. June - - CBy the \sso-
ciated PreSs) John l. Lewis IN
United Nine Workers OF America IS not
20 any degree responsible tor the IN
fortunate occurrence at Nerrin' In.
nois" He said the organization ~
which he ia president. never enSotF-
aged or condoUCd law,eSsneSs.
sinister Influences" Mr.. Lewis te-
rlared, had been at work among Nc
miners, TO inc!te and inhame the spit
OF violence" Coal companies he aSSer'
ed had employed thousands Of detet'
tiyes TO work among striking miners
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MINE PROBE Is ENDED

Beckley. W. Va. June @&--The commit
tee named by RIB! stephen Wise 70 In
yestigate living and working conditions
Of the miners In the New River coal
fields today completed is work and left
here No announcement was made as
IN the destination nor was any ottlcia.
statement OF the fndi-gs OF the weeks
investigation made.
forwarding address of New forN
Ci,v was left at tho hotel In which
Fiber r. A. McIiown. pr Sidney Gold
stein and Winthrop Lane. member or
EpcklHy.
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GENERAL LORD WILL
Be BUDGET DIRECTOR

washington. June 23.-Selecdon ol
Brigadler General II. NJ. Lord. CHIEF or
finance Of the war department, 10 sue
coed Charles c.. Dawes. "a director OF
the budget. was announced to-day at
the White House.
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POLICE ARREST THREE

Three will face Judge John s. Ritz
IN pol!ce court this morning.
T. y. Spanoz Yas arrested by Motor
cycle Policeman MCF>wan on a charge
OF speeding: John Doe was arrested by
Policeman Golner on drunk charge.
and 3. c. Blatt was arrested by Police
man Charles Johnson for parking his
machine In the conEested district longer
than 50 minutes.
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Would Put Cider On
.,Aa&, FdfHy WIFI 6GGI

washington. June 23.-Amendment OF
the yolstead law by which cider would
be put on a parity with beer with re-
spect TO alcoholic content. was proposed
to-day In a bill introduced By Repre-
sentative Hill. Republican. Maryland.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-24
TEN ROUND DRAW

Aurora. Ills. June 2S,-Pal Moore.
Memphis. and Bud Taylor. OF Terre
Haute, Ind, bantamweights. boxed ten
rounds 70 a draw in the open air afena
here tonight
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HANGED By MOB.

Houston. Texas. Jun" 23-N arr'n
Lewis IS yrar-old negro. was hanged
n, New Dacus Montgomery county late
TODAY after cunfossiug 10 mob or ihr"e
hundred persons that he had attacKe" a
Young white woman living near the
rity
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JOHN W. YERKES DEAD

DanvillH, Ky June 22.-John W.
yerkes l. s commissioner OF Internal
revenue. l9OO.l9lo. died at his nome
her. today. after an extended Illness.
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HARMONY DEMANDED

Boston. June :3.-The burial ~ all
-1,c+tonaI differences within the Demo.
cratic party during the coming cam
raign wa- demanded ~ chairman cor.
drlI Hun ~ III" p"mo"~s''i" national
committee In an address hoe today.
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had come. but gave the password OF
NV lodge of Elks. and q brother mein-
her stepped forward. ! showed him my
union card and told him | h1u JUST
come down the day before. LATER ne
took me to his home. gave III" some
thing to eat and paid my fare '"'N 70
Chicago.
Der; was almost miraculouSi! spared
from death under the whitening r.he
fire when he crawled 10 sale hiding
place beneath Cump OF hlackhcrrE
bushes. where he was PROSTATE ihree,
hours.
The second cook was one ot III" gang
Of 50. most Of whom me, their dc''h
at the harbed- wire fence.
Two of the men. members "r e gang
which reached the truuhlcSom" mine
country the first Of tho week. today
rode into Chicago on tn" rods, af'"r
beating their way harh from little
Egypt" They had hidden for hours IN
the woods before making their escape.
Swan for Their Lives
There were eight " us riding in n
truck to tho mine last Tuesday morn
Ing" said {. !. Mellon one Of the men.
Suddenly coming around u curve in the
road we were fired on. and. although
the driver was wounded. he put on
speed and we managed 10 reach river.
We plunged in and swan for llte.
Somehow reached the woods on the
other side Of the river and Go' away.
According To II book signed hy all
tha men who made the trip. recruited
through an employment agency. all
knew they were going Tor strike
duty" officers of the agency dcciarch
today. + w. Wi!kic. superintendent
Of the agency. SAID when h" opened IN"
camp on June -. there WAS no tr0uhIe.
but that apparently tho citizens OF tne
town resented his coming.
Tapped the Wires
He said his wires were taNHod on
lung-dIstance calls, his automobile was
stoppcd In the street. and in several IN
stances men sought to pick luarr'Is
with him. The stores in llcrrtn, he
said. refused to sell him meats ANA
supplies. so that provisions had u II"
sent from Chicago.
Wllkie laid the cauS" of the disturb,
ances to moonShinc liquor and radica!
speeches.
The damage 20 tho mine. h" salH
could scarcely n" estimated. although
a $4,000 steam shovel was blown nH
and supplies valued 4, $4,000 were CON
fscatod by the raiders.
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Apply For Injunction

officials Of the Hudson coal company
late this afternoon arranged |" max"
application for an injunction 10 restrain
members Of the United Mine Workers
of America from interfering with
tho nneratjonS of the mine or It's en-
plovcs. The application for the iniunc-
ton will he heard at 10 o'clock tomor-
row morning before Judge Raymond
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ARMY or DEPUTIES
Continued from Page one)

tcered to assist the authorities II need
cd and among the thirty deputies who
had been sworn in tonight wer" a num-
Der Of Young men who served IN IN"
world
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PASSWORD OF ELkS
Continued from Page One)

looking FOR the rest nf US. When they
stumbled over US. thought my time
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-06-17
SOVIET MAKING
LOTS OF NEW
SILVER MONEY

Petrograd, June E.-New silver
money which in time the Soviet gov
>ernment hopes to put in circulation to
replace, partly at least, the paper
ruble of today is being coined in the
Petrograd mint, the only existing
plant of its kind in Russia. ..
The mint began operating several
months ago; up to the present time 1t
has manufactured 100000 rubles in
silver of denominations Of 10, Is, 20,
so copecks, and l ruble pieces. The
coins contain 80 per cent silver and
ten per cent copper, and in general
appearance are much the same as
those in use before the war. Close in
spection, however, shows that the So
Wet coat of arms has replaced the old
Imperial eagle. Another striking fea-
ture is the Bolshevik motto ''Proletar-
lat of the world, unite" on the re-
verse side.
The new coins are sent to Moscow
where they are held rs part OF the
government reserve, When sufficient
quantity has been assembled the gov
ernment contemplates using them as
a form Of guarantee for PAPER money
to be issued in the future. Ulti-
mately it is hoped to put them gen.
orally in circulation, and thus OBJ
viate the present necessity of cal
culating in billions and millions for
the needs of every day life.
The Bismarck tribune., 1922-06-17
AW-BREAKER
STEALS "TIME'

Berlin, June N.-Thousands Of law
breakers have been given "time" al
,Berlin's central criminal court in
Moabit, but recently an ingenious
crook posing as a repair man actually
was given the courts official clock
and during the conduct of trial.
The sitting was well under way
when q man in working clothes en-
tered the courtroom with long lad
der which he calmly placed under
the huge, imposing timepiece on the
wall. The Judge, counsel, accused
and spectators were astounded al
such an unprecedented interruption
The president stopped the workman's
ascent of his ladder long enough to
iquire the meaning of his conduct
The visitor explained that he mere
ly wanted to get the clock for repair
and that it would take only mo-
ment. The president objected, but
consented when the man said he al
ready had called six times and always
found the court in session.
g The vacant space on the wall sur
prised the janitor later in the day
And his Investigations revealed that
the court had been robbed under its
very eyes, in fact, with its permis.
sion,