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mpmnw SIOUX INDIAN WHITE HOUSE GUARD; LOVES HIS TRIBE FRANK JAN4.S A Rosebud Sioux Indian of Tripp county, S. D., has just arrived in Washington where he has been made a member of the capitol police force. He is one of the few "wards" of Uncle Sam's in the ranks of the men. itasigueu iu guaru me wuue iiuuse and other public buildings in Wash ington. He's taken the job to show his loyalty, for he owns a 940-acre ranch in Dakota and an automobile. GAS COMPANY FINED History was made yesterday. Judge Frederick Hill fined the Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co. $50 and costs in four cases for failing to live up to the provisions of its franchise. It is the first time they have been fined Eince the franchise went into effect The suits were instituted by Com'r of Public Service John Garner, on in formation supplied by the city's gas expert, C. C. Hitchkiss, who found that the gas company was failing to supply gas of the proper candle power to the-loop district and North Side. "I mailed them several letters which were ignored," said Garner. "Then I got the corporation coun sel's office .to takeactioiu" SEALED CARS BROUGHT INTO EAST CHICAGO STRIKE ZONE The shell-making Edwards "Valve and Manufacturing Co." of East Chi cago imported more strikebreakers yesterday. They were sneaked into the company's yards in sealed box cars, which prevented the police from searching them. Chief of Police Bowen, after the riot in which police, armed strik breakers and jeering strikers figured, and which resulted in the death of an imported gunman, told the com pany heads not to bring any armed ruffians into East Chicago. On a rumor that another load of strikebreakers was on its way, this time from Pennsylvania, the chief of police gathered his force and a spe cial batch of 100 citizen deputies to search the incoming trains. He declared his intention of search ing every man that came into East Chicago and said he "would arrest any strike guard caught with a gun on him, without a permit as a deputy. A train of two Pullman and two fruit cars pulled into East Chicago and was headed for the Edwards plant The chief stopped it and went through the Pullmans. He found whisky and beer bottles, but no men. Seals on the fruit cars prevented search of these, but it is believed that the strikebreakers were hidden, se cured from search for deadly wea pons by the seal of railroad, which the' police could not break. The grand jury of the county, cor oner's jury, Chamber of Commerce of the city and federal court at Indian apolis took part in a strict investiga tion of the riot of two days ago. They ordered strikers not to molest strike breakers making shells in the Ed wards plant o o John J. Halpin, former police cap tain, sentenced to from one to five years, accuses State's Att'y Hoyne of stacking jury to get conyicttgnj