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NOON EDITION ONE CENT TORNADO DEATH LIST INCREASES AS REPORTS COME IN FROM SMALLER TOWNS CINCINNATI RIPPED AND TORN BY FORCE THE DAY BOOK An Adless Newspaper, Daily Except Sunday VOL. 4, NO. 239 Chicago, Thursday, July 8, 1915 398 IS HEALEY ACT MOVE TOWARD OPEN TOWN? e Shifting of Officers Causes Comment Old Timers at East Chicago av. District are Sent to "The Woods" Were Numerous Raids the Cause?, David Smith and Mary Metz, ac knowledged to be the owners of one of the worst resorts on the North Side, were in the morals court again yesterday. They demanded jury trials. When Smith met Mrs. Metz a year ago a partnership was formed which was destined to give the police of the East Chicago av. police station a lot of trouble. The police say the ro mance started in morals court, where Mrs. Metz appeared with her husband as often as their hotel on North Clark st was raided. After many of these meetings the couple eloped and set tled down in a place which is known as Metzs "dry" saloon. Investigators Claim they have bought booze ia thi place, but the police have never been able tq find any in their raids. This "dry" saloon is located at 513 La SaHe st. It is a soft drink parlor where women sit and solicit men. In the rear a door opens into a passageway. Next to it is another which leads into the basement of 515 La Salle st No. 515 is connected with 517, by many doors and panels and on the three lots are four buildings which the police have raided nearly a hundred times during the past year. Mary Metz and David Smith have appeared in the morals court on an average of three times a month for many months. During the year of 1914 the clerk of the municipal court .-...w.- .-- -- .W.A-t