Hammond Times, Volume 8, Number 1, Hammond, Lake County, 8 February 1919 — Page 1

COLDER J THE TIMES' bureau cl S'ae WEATHER Capital for All Leg3latixc A'cx'j. VOL. VHT. NO. 1, INT EKNATIO N A L NEWS FEBRUARY 8, l!)ll. Ti:N I,ES. SATURDAY A XI) WEEKLY EJDITIOX j

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SEATTLE UNSETTLED

Mayor Is Out With "Ho Compromise" Statement) U. S. Awaiting Deveionments EUTTr, MOI-T., Tel'. 8. More than a Vr!f dozen mines nepr hero are unable tc operate t nir.r , a number of other are crippled and Butte laces a "closed town" grrerai strike sJluilav to that of Seattle. I vr. W. resolutions, adopted la mass meetings by thousands cf miners, ovdering a "jcicial strike" iu Butts are held rsspcti'ule. Th A. T. of I. has rot laacticcctt tl-o call. r.MTLt, VrASI., Tit. Z. X.ibor f u ":y tic:iout pvotest anil s-i Seat. : -c o3V!-.?te in-.lt-.;trial activtf tcuaj i'ciJ cn tlie sift lines aatl accepted the t : ;.-iafa:u jf tlio ;nayor withotit a kaul t, it?.'.tnptly et C o'claci, the hour set, T :.-.:ess sot uadev way. and at 0 o'clock, ..ti!" ret l-'y strikers for decision. T'-cra vr!? ao rTo from it'bor. :d atin-.u.rtcc::ic'at haO. cciae froat the f:i-;-i comuiitto of thn Seatt! Ceatvat j..-o- Count 1 cs to tvhat action. If ncy, v. K i)3 taken c:i the situaticsi. C-;t frcin tUo ir.ayor catno tl-s: '3:attle hs stDod t lo et.o-.iPli." tits mayor tlus incrningr. ' Seattle, e. r, -;! true America spirit, reneei V- f -notions today. Tna sytnpatay s -,-iko Tras lost the d.?.y it v. as declcre:1." (T?7 Internaticaal Hats Sevricc SEATTLE, WASH., Feb. 8. . The issue is stiil undecided in Seattic today. ! .ns o thou jar. is are in uisnuy ard distraught with apprehensiona .: to wh t. U. U.,.- .f ; iial tin, iiOlU Ul Lii- , , tit urn 8 o c:ock a. ni. today nrv bring forth, -a :iCthcr it be ma-, , i -guns, muMcr and tr.e rc j--.cc of Liohhevisrr or tne peacea icsthknell ot strike. s?o cor-urKOMirtrt. r ; -i of - ' ii. '...' i "' th.it be .r.c w ' r ::. an-1 the in a ' " CHARGES VIOLATION OF MANN AC John Hu.fcer and Others Arrested by Police; Sensational Chr.vgcs Made. res V. , t.-.v I !: y b.-: I' ..aii .. I j ;';i.:": ii;-: ,.',:,M;-:-:'-a-i;;; . hi la '.-cry

. :-. it, ;..' mortt-RK v'np'.. .;tt .-r.s. ' . V. "V I'.K. I-". 5.- "No bee-, t, o ; an people mi:;. '... m- : It-' cat .a r lo; jo,- Ma-.tv.i J'lef;. t and officers , iv,,:',t." T ' . i : the r nt of uriion ! which l'Kins Jti! I. ''!iairr-t! ',t.-l l-'.-iis'' o went into tch Aval on ' wc. hvner. to th" r-.tLt'oer of TS'vVi.'i, rep- ' Kitelun of the wa; .si.d p-.cans eoaitni!.,i:.i r.rrfst-td i'e ;jen a r.d tin-, t. .--i-t.r ar;. -.- t !.! in New yor!; too. de.-lared in tb.o i-.o..-e this afternoon. ' u. ."r.d Nw Jci c . f o'.'.-tw-:n)f t,-.e.'.nRs , ir. cr'-nin? debate on sh- pcndirtK rr e- .... .. s-eie !! ien l-'u-.it-. C '..e.-e and at N : V. v !;'. th f -a d" i ; r.'io bill. o'.l. of Tn. r:in:: nv .. Hammond; .'.tie';- 'tM se,s!.- us to advo. at a j H explained thai the l-i'.l would .! y j l..--.s. if 'o; ;. a . Han. i i-.. f -(- it -.lir-.i ' 'l" at.-.or.s: '.he iriou ' t.ii.c care of about ? i ,o f. C'.OC A, fi o " for th' )I.-t.-r f'h't.'hf t. 17 year" "i-i. of '. ..i.!- i. th-- ; h; :or. iin r Fit - . tto:.t i'..s..a! . ar." and he est imated s . Hh. a : ,d Essie A' -Morn. ; . r. : .o-c . i .'"Mr. ai-.l a l i at lo:i.-.t $10.,'')'h''"'M'..,.fi( would h" ro ed-d j

t-U o s o:t Pel TiO-J , eat ? obi. old 'lie A -' ! Tbo.e'. who are I , .r.g hei-1 a." s.-ttt itn.-and . nari'S i a j is i i t.:a .. .mo. i... tharK- i with vio'tiiiit flic Mono a-''. When the liunhet cirl. n io it little llore th.a-.i a chilu. v- as t a !;: to she roiieo ;.!.-.' i.ni, ;dte eo .!'.-sf.i that sho lad come from her hotuo m Norris Ciiy ,o tc 'vi-h br friend.'. Esstc IcMorr!. Mer,-.rr-,s v-eir.l.atl lives at the .-.a- t Tt:. !: deelarej that she me Htiher r,i e and that he had taken her on -ov-,i il trits outside of the stale. She airo accused 5'ube-r of br.iig ris back to the Avalcr. Hvt'l f-.r iwa" iutl'oses. tther sensat ion.-, i d--pmonts are expected to be made, r the police. ! Uses 100 $100 Bills to Trim His Girl's Hat (Tiy International News ier-lce. I EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio.. Feb. S. j A b.at trimmed with one hundred I or.e-do'.lar Lods and a hatpin mad-? of $3 gold piece" were the gifts reo.ived by an East Livertoo! eirl ; from her sweetheart, a Fea-.fr Falls J Pennsyli nnta business man Enrlosi ed In the batbox ivas a note from ' iht milliner win. tr'-ime. the hit. I in Tihi. il t'ne tr.irmr said. "An! ; , ho bst v.-;': never yo o';t of style. : p - dear"

like Likes To Wear 'Em In Bed

Heres a Guy With 20 Pair of Corsets and Ten of Them Are Pink (By International 3Tew Ser-rlce.) CHICAGO. Feb. 8 Mr?. Michael WrtoH tlZr. Mrs. Michael Verhaag hinted that she IiK'.s to Hear Pin. yh emphatically : .h.argrU her husband also likes to wear ',::. yon going so far as to w cur a Pa:r "K": bought twenty corset covers, and f! ua if : ptrsU cor.v;," frs. Vrrhang ."ui'.fce Ucmmlil. of tho Court of '.:;":'.- 1 1 : notations. v hre M!-!-,i;;'s v- . t t!.o r.nk ones Ianl-1 lum. "Jle M-tar? them to ! M a' riis;l;t." '.1N"J the Indignant -wife, "and h? v! ts tht hi-nse!f luce rin:n:C'! :ht.n:i?c." ll-..v. ,hciit aiik-d Vfihaig. .1 udpe "If I do I shou'.d siy ;t I.-mess." retorted Michac! rny own axtr'J. u-: .Tudtfe I'iuv. . , . - SlXty Ad'CS 01 Valuable Land Between .Sheffield and Lake Avenues to Be Subdivided into Lots This Spring. j "ITTIN'a. IN'T). 1-vh '!;'. of the! mos: inip-.-rtant re.il -vctto deals of the ! ..... IV,., Tact vrek : . .a.. V,'.-. :w..,. ...... 'or tn days when Judje totterhoff el i Vhttinc necoii.it5d th i .irchose of the , 1 or?yth property 3; in l!'n s'V"f ' t'e'.d an T.a,; t: f-nuen and x:'-naii'i ,rr . n,.h s:rvM !? md; ;:.ar.y.s t ,ui- - ( i U'.f- - -. -. 1 '.'i'j!. '.t: '' ..!. oriraii'? .diaria l'i ". ' nti! ..!' -'it r, r? L i.. y--:.--. Or'-iity. . i-T'.y t.. be trico: T'"-a rod a th i-m T.t cs.T : v i'h ,' I i"": V:t iati' e r v, . --. nr-vfr'v 1- r t purpvSv ot i idint; and con-.e rtir.tt the sai-:e in iiigii ii r. .s id' !' e disti.tt. U vrd-.r-t.--oJ th-t :'.. ', ac t ,. a f.or ' f :. ' '.-'' '' ;.:el rnd hiRh'y v-str:.:ted both -Aiti. re! t -, n,.-c h-n'.i.t.ic l'n" end the. hitr nd cf h .: .1 : ' ':-' or! '! ' r-'O-t :' 1 , 1 ! ' "I i i or, ena'r Tii'f a ri' r '.r.d.-i to IP' t ; ' stre-: r -i, . ' . Mid 0! '. .-'! : ' r. The dv.-"h P'iifl.l -f dr t.. i jrrH-e' r h .-i as 1' is ---..' .-.. in '.k aii' ins; "hade tre.-ti.t-3 -rf tor !'--rx ' .-'e-:i rie: ir- .-.. II J. ate-j A -lie.:,:; d ar J-oltf" i'tt.-rhftf i f ti e ..-on -pa:-; . ? r. T t-,-,s Inter r.. is i r :r. i;.'.-;.i-it-.-. It r.?i'':-'. aerator -Cf. 1'. fhil Sn,;dt. Ah. V- ff. 1 . -I yi,.t(;i. . ... - . M f h ar.d . -. - r '.' '. 'ors:- ' iNews Nuggets :n0 Beer, no work (By Zatematlonal News Service.) .-.i -, . . i, ,-.r;. a: e ' in?, w rr, t . lay ' - Oh Say, Not So! (By International News Service.) OM Ml A. X-b.. Feb. f "T'srl.t shirts a--j t. r.e-'r.if o-f s bl e. ei". ba t ras: n s; and tm-.v.ori. o say .rs. , . rbl. - r rma.n of tee loor.e econ tr.iitoe. of the l.imoin Worn,.,,, ciaol in a letter to 210 women's dubs of N. t.raska. Mr.?. Zucliey has .je.-iared war on tec t -gi.t r k.rt, ..ieiirinp H I d 1a ool '. a i at rpt to pit women .n t..r-

PROPERTY

ind iritoal end ic;al rcj.1- of mx years of nat'ot.s. Pc-ttllons will be ago. ! !:. tilated in l. ohui-ches for signI Pvs to the l;i? ie r.f nation? union. Picro iv, fllnvor -viiich is b-chmii ip l'res.d'.r.t iVil.o:.. rigS 111 WOVei. T o;d nf,,iprt r.( .;, anJ ethers, for the (By International News Service.) , cratinK of a s, ,, nations NEW YoRK, Feb Wife;.- wouldn't: Over t2.(..Vi . t, ,i rchf s are already reptock his pr.ze pi? in bed to guard U j resent -d in the union.

against (nil'i'-nra. so Joseph 1 . Hra.en became obstreperous and had to tell his ..roubles in court today. Mi.. Frueken stated that, hubby was so s--licit.'-'is i- ver his pet pig that he drank hea . Important, If True. v.' 1 EM FTTH. ii:.. FC. y. "Pontics f no place for a wotrmr;. Man is better: nt'.' to .-ope n .th m-mic'pal problems.'' i Mrs. Eeland l'!eff,or.. rieir.be-r ef to ? ",!!? hoatd of tc.istccs for two year. ex;)r..sed tios opinion in haodint; in he.' reii..r.8t on which was accepted

WALLIE AND ART HESS ARE

!.! High School and. Indiana U Football Stars Assigned ; to New York City on Fatigue Duty. ' , .. ; To drop from the hand of plenty .nthe lap of iuxuiy, wouldn't peeve uiyone. leartwise tho brothers IIcss, cf ' Hor. itiiond. ; A f-:-v day? a" :n N.?w Vor'.; Car 'Nani ana Art Hfs. f ..rmer Indiatia . I"ni ers ity footoall stars and p.-pui.ir ; ! ca! Iioj . ns!gn. .n the I'. S. na: .-. . "i".d periiiUted to vear the ut.if.r:n of i that off. whici: has never J '. I faiivd : oaptui c the heart of an adoring : :i.a.d'.n. ! A!l .: lv- d can. in tiie gold and blut ' ! '- h '.vs received order t.j take a tetj ; i day furldgh hon;c and thercafttr J! r i .New Yorh. r:ty, reporting f-vi.o a ! v-ec ' until !.-; 5: l; nvd to a si hi p. It sua: ! I t" - months .-.iiid it may b :x bej :';'- t;c y p t,. ..ri, , ''- ;" ' ' ' 'i to . , ;n New Vur'r. ' : ; c :.i..r.th pi-" ' lu;ht ! ; find yi.-. r: . 1 ; . : . , do b-tj ! 1 ' '"' : c.-'.uand.r.g officer j w,. e 2. i :-,:-.tv imi t, half bad. j I '.Vai::e in ! A : :i nifty Ht'tl pro- ' . a.l Hi : . .-. i ! t!,ey rc!l.n. N. y,..;. ;:,,n. t .. . u .... y ; . ihiil .1 ft . 1 no n 1 iiuitoi .ih. v. ; T '-.;. expt t-- d Nfv Yor'.i thorjc,g).iy. f:i.;.i th' i.:'. c.,::.n Inj.t:fite I th Tonsos. U.'r.t .o,;--r cf the I 1 . M ji:-r e;e-;s : .- ;-., i0o. j ;iv- j.' p; . ; ant f . r a Ua.' : i -' 1 ii!. 1 l;a : -. A.partr.-.ents mi K. er!4e Jri-. ft linstn Walter i Mn.n;. Art. r r-. t are ::! i'a!;: and idy o..t si.y ii'ien ' S ' ft: Va;:!t ; ''n' ijgsr. Art.) a !!; .v rt : i i:s ma.. my buttered 1 f)a.-t tLir. ' "i a m .V v. a i k to the ; i:t n. . A trip to tte frry. p.m. A ftroll on Fifth a n . ft"; pins at a Itusjjcn tea Co ri: . .Cj p. ;ii Th-s Hippud rjp.'.e. :0o n tr. A su-i v, in th? tank at - p. ti: I'ir.ner at ti.e cafe Ucs f C"a-jt Art! n m. 'J'x to Matro m j" a n n i '? o-iein. ' ;yp-nt i',,;,jm: Mil : ': " ' 1 :-..;,- - ; '".'. of ari'. ; I Little Dark Runaways i fit ! :,J Sr.;- ;da--es i ' t.iiit -.-....WPrj i T d r. i i : -! ' -. Vaadt of : . . , . ' ' r-: r. ed ,, , ; , .a; :..i -. ;;i a - av f.---:-. ;;. '-..-.ti es ti -U at'( - us a'o-'it i.os" na:.-.f. are Kt.e !la'owori and Franh W.lsoii. t-. t;i stati'-n. '. ere f,.-. low s. and onl; too slad t r ' p eTl -- and k ha . . fiatn. .a," ti.e;--h- ',e ai o.'-i,. if . b, i . r, ... -a 3 ? :an away from Indith; lrti;:-'atii.. t r ; : ii n ' r i; n ' v n U ... ,ef A ustgeri v. i COUNTRY FACES HUGE DEFICIT! Iatematioiil News Serrlce. va?i:i.v';t. . -a .i"f.c.-i o ' j.-,.m.;.,-i.. of. (,i.;i . .o'.r.-.nt. tii .-m ri- 1 to defray the cxpen.-o of the Ahlti-mo c., - , ci-i-.tren' fur the IHEi-t'ii'l fiscal -rar, ! 'b.-re w,uld t oer. ! of.-. tn-- '.".'.- ,u..ij(.i de'.i.-:' to still rr" ole f.-r. j IT.- figured that the co-. f rnr, nt w uid ; .f. p-, raise 5 ly.ac.ii.i'inii.fi'.'O by "of end j , tj,.. preserit fiscal j ear. June f'. ECO. I WILL PREACH I FOR LE A.Ct U ti i - mtematlonal Kewc Sefvlce.) riNPi IN. rob. nt r. i win orcai lied Kns'.and and Wa.e ; ,.: - o: ro v.- n trie r.eea i Too Many Blind Pigs For Police Chief Quits H.v Internattont:! e Serslce.) PVNA. Tib. Feb. $.- -Charged with failure o close blind piss. Chief of r-ili, r v.'.'.lia.n rtofntr, aged se eti'y. ".as res'kn'd. replying to the polo o b- a: J that it would tak-r a regiment of soldiers t- n event, illict sale of liquor in Pans.

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AMERICAN FORCES CAPTURE BOLSHEVIK TROOPS NEAR ARCHANGEL . ?"Vs?.?.H3; ' ' ' saws

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American American soldiers, clad in arctic raiment, sre soeip real war .erviff in Bolsriev.V.i-torn Russia. With forcevs ff and the ASSEMBLY HAS BUSY WEEK' NEXT, BUSIER i - Botrl HntlRPS nf Tnrliana T.ocr islature Were in Session, This, First Saturday. By EAT O. VIKEP. (I. 27. S. Staff Correspondent.) IN'DiANAf'i ',A. PIi . i--.-b. t..-f u e? ot the Indian., .t!e I s : u-e ere in session t .!; v, v.- first Paturday since t.ir "e ..-ias !i i e oonirnid January l h-'cr. h'jhj -- r d v th-,. ,ht... ........... t. The '.'. h-MIf., f!dic,!rtl.,l . ill it !!.- K i-:': r-. I-. 1 o'."n HI d ' : a ': ".hi' 7, p it,:-.,,--. ... ... ,. :l. t. i.' : v. .'Td n:.r-- 1 -i ! n, e. r,. u thtn dwing -;;;v , r -., .., j, '.h sffi i.dd:. A i un,'--. r bii. inebtdtrg -e ' th.- rvpuhi. -.i! phirf. t-o -. T.'-u 4 i'h. r ii..t:.usc or 'h. : -! -i Th" lito b ; a?..-d b 1 i-.-.-i w ioea.iir Mcncd by ;.. rn.-r J...-.dri.-l -.-. ws, wort.-et! the rich' t i:e b!i rr-.-siden .a ; . .ei A sres t mativ mefis-urt 'a Ken i;- by o.-onniii. . :- . ;' b.-th 1. ' '' . ' ' i-'i:--. ani lo.iniifr .- , i i i. 'VP etiat. atid !'.e'i5-e ' .rr.;r.;' -e.- y.- ,. ' 1 ' it'll'- III.'"" ' o.' .-it :h.s -, .-.-',; ire f...'n.r. i - , t...-. o,:,;. . eijnip.lr' d ! ' t:'r- Si, ! rnfasur':- are or T,t , bu-nc.i' on diff.'r.-r daweek: rM,d ' er.il ! rlamiins pr.b'."" l.t-aring ..... era 1 1: ... : bill' RoilpfiONOI? Tiie name cf Hoses AVlley, 10G3 JacJtson St.. Oary, as wonciied tliffhtly is clrea la the day's cm. ualt7 list sent by Oea. PeiBldnf. Lake County's work Is not done till she has bcurrht more W. S. S. LANDSCAPE ARTIST TO AID (iAUDENERS J,, vr - 'f.V 1 .-' 1 , 4 ' .e- , . ! Miss Grace Tabor. ! To prove that the finest lanscapc i this year will b the one w ith beets ' and ctrrots ir it. Miss Grace TahiT l.as suspended her work as a lardscane architect for three month. ' She has enlisted with the- national victory jraruen c:ntmi:;?ion and :!! ! cam.piiiren through Xcw York, j Per.r.sylvania and New England for j the commission. Mis3 Tabor lives in

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bluejacket artJ soldier countirg Bolsheviki

Omsk coverrment they are bat- near Archangel and Vologda. Tha tling the Ked army. The photo prisoners were escorted to Arch-f-hows a group of Bolsheviki sol- angel under a guard cf sailors

i diers captured in fierce fighting DID YOU HEAR THAT? MAT. TIN LINZ and r,iie9 Tt'arner rian to buiM a high clsss movie eppo- : -'e the post off: ce j .uiu. ii.t.un.i v., riiiiicuin j j presario, . an In town t'-day. He tviII : 1 rut on a tho.i- for the Eika t East Chi- J t ch jo the IT ti. ar.d 3 5th. ; i i ' IT romdn't he that Hammond's pair, r l ru jiiuii -i'av ... - .--I ; j .-M-i't . rizt lishtc : s arc fra!4 of e-ieh other. : Hid.IXT I.A5Z1.U has filed suit for ' dam as -s tss'-M the South ?hor iuh knocked his ati'o ' ?. .,. iRt. a cro;ns , .1 I . , .. . J-"1- '-mn:r.r..i iicci v,-ii rooms antic Cv.dr.pletton tin.icr tr.e direc-M.-ti of Arclnf-.r Max Turner ar.t Owner An' on T:;.d'.r. It las a S' ft- fron'ase ! i-id is buIH of steel and bri-'r. About , ' THI1 Ofllufiict RooStiK ''o. is gvK.g to ' lT-m.-b . -it nt.. h-i.-t . hivrtso, N ;i;u:. , and '-iary. i. "A I; i;-04 cf the H. V.'. & II '". b:o.:ked ', h- sidewalk crossing at Ih h. and Sib. -e.isy at lii.vO because ti.e m-u-rmar. ,,.!, i nr. Cn r t;..ii2'i. iid:. t pu.i up far '.liviisii. t;iim: krislit; is ko.jis to instaer ;.. --tte-.d a nef'inf of the U. & R. 11. .v 1'. C I'iub of w h;ch he is a ..hort r moii.b-. ! . THE F. & R 1! V. G an?, ' r; rr, r.d Italt-od H re aed a ;-:itlef.ai.." Not I.V.e the A'. W. M. M. i Wild Wo-.r.en Ivto.d Men) w h b flourishes In tta; y. FI.OKKN.'E XWI-.N on.- ,.f the d - . 1,f.'-.ff.A r!:Hi,o,iv ,.f V,? limraii Wilr of Mr? l-'.mrrtM Wil-

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c. , f-(-.--q - r.o i, : ' n ' rpoflnrflrtt - " - - ' a. co f-t.Te st . -e tnarrtcd January m; eh. Ti,f marriaa-: was anno-mc-t.v tr t i'-. ,o .-.in--. T;..-5 oouole i era: . o r wsanriM- nt n. "-- ...... - i h-oifer ana r.a? e tv7- 01 1 1 mi' . E: . th.s ' h r..t:inr.'e. Tiiv. iE.-i.'.;if r THE Foy 'M '.otio''. -ti o-f . f ti.e Eton trior.- f.irtuti.r.. d:;dos of th? Eton trtov 1 iirtutiir.. ... ,t. ,. et 'i'ft. tt is ait. VUiG. WHlTAKEr. -.r.ee .-i.-.'.i-prr hi speech at Ann made an He said that for every drunken man oil the , ' "!'f,s 1,e couId show two sobr or"" ; l!i- .'i.n ;n.i'n: i i . . mi.r o i . ,o campus Adv. ) THE i;..hlit,c Auto Sa.cs Co. has s:;t:j e,j -,p .. -11 the . 'adida-.. "Til 10 Capp Family'' and five other .'acts are "en the bill at the orfeum ! Theater today and tomorrow. "Tr." . ; Capp I'atiiily" are famous- in audei'l3. j i SINCE he's married Geo: gc Ivhi-rst oi. j 'don't get tb'-v. n to '!o- Etvd.e room very ' ; ..','.... THE man who k,ibJ the n.ni wb.. ! I'.iiiod i.'itb.or :b '.-1 r.liv ti the rmjr a j '. ff-' vrersi aE'o vatif?. o T:"iif th-- ' to- ; ' ;,. . ..t" ti.. Ht-m- ioch-V'i'.i Krat.U match. : I Tie V .-It '.in by hard fiamiiuT make PALACE HOTEL IS GUTTED (By International News Servica.) INDIANA TOLI-s. Feb. S. Two men r.c;f. hiiffocated and eleven were cr.trie bv smoke, three of whom are not I J expetd to live, in a fire which Rutted J the north end of the Palace Hotel he:e f e.s v t wla v. BOY SCOUTS THIS EVENING. !,' This -s Uoy Seo;;t day. Tonight at Eii-rty Hall the Scj's will give a proprnm. There w.H be a j.arade. Come out and see what the boys your boys have dor. 9 durir.g the t ur. It wiii bo W"f.t. your vhi. Music for Jailbirds. (lit Internntlonul ew Stn lcc SF'F.INtiFI ET.T . 111.. F.-'o S.. Pr:;-"r.f r.- in the- cttnty jail lore are not on';. -r -i-.V-l, i, it ccnte.n.'-l. And we'll ii.ay tl. y he The sheriff "ens installed n v . t rc-ln and an assort rm. rt f : . cord f-: the.;- aiuireo t n t

prisoners. , from the U. S. S. Oljrnpia. Wm. SIRLIN IS KILLED IN Y0UNGST0WN Former Employe Gary and j E. Chicago Mills Caught in Machinery; Mangled. i j A eleram bearing the frightful news ' ' f 5the 1''-'rrb!'- ath ''-lltatu Sirlla. n Ind:ana Hflrbcr youns mn. who up lit 1 T:iur:th. aeo nq 1 l.ed bei-e tli greater part of his lif'--. wan received : " "sut ii.v in.- w itlowea mother, ?,,rs E:t,ab.th sipl, T.-lr Wilh.-tm waf ot.e r i ; e: en boys and the eerond to the (.:d..-r. 1 -vts employed ; ho Gary mt'i.s and the Inland Stc-e! m:!! - f Jndian.a Harbor l.-fore c v. ent to T' 'it. t:?! o n to tae a p..sitie n ss as?is..ijnt jvJIer in oif ot' the larcect n.i'is o' T';at ci'y and when.- he n:et d-ath by uin uuniy in th. machinery. Tho ini m'i .n re-e.ved h-ire is that the boy ; f-'' ' r- nii--t be. vinvol by relate l shit-p-vl to Cary. nrr: : : ''' !"av't t mera! s-rM .tlvil" Anp.-.s nuroh at '.' -,1- . -l Q- C 11'.-.,. . d-I. Th.e b rear d rti lo tlves at C.3 Au-m-.s t liitr yreparit' 'ons to of the deeeasd et and was n aki h-ave tor 1 ounps1: t'hatid ai-.d there! 1 1 w n t o mi' he 'h--u;;ir.- i thj Sitrv: v es .Will! t ! t wo .nt .v,- c: v.-,,!-r-.- f.f v',:-;-'; V.,V '-,-V ! tv.rd. Mart.n and A'phi-. tv.o s inters. ' Atr. '.T-irie c:'n.-k' rf m-.l V:-t ' Atr. Marie t:'n.-k' rf n... .Vut F.-trr.- . ; A'u.'.ie lias arri-. -r f ; .- m aero "a 1 a ictt-.-r read, received l hi rooijer a! i ff-'.v r,t. fre-i. N.'-r Vrric i iiiriiiv ' r- i ' r. i n-! i tViDi-r., t'.. .1.-.-.-co.l t. . , - ' 1 1 ' y en ,.1,'.:, Hii't v i t n tii'tTr'-'r- ' ' ' . ,. -f ,.:,V-B 1(1,1 n.ie!ir.rs pe r'ammsr ' ' - ' . " . ' "- ' . V. a v - ichurcli and a metr.l-'.r of tr.e t.ery t.ovtr.- ....... ... . . . l c hurch and a toetr.ber of the Gary Coun cil cf Knights of i 'oi'.iii.bus. A brother -Sirlin lias left for V.'i.inBs:...wn and ! will accompany 1 1. r - e ; '.s ! . Latest 3iilletins (BVLtETIrT.) BOSTON, Feb. 8. "I know notliiag of toe facts la tbe case and I cannot comment," sdd Secretary Baker this after, noon, when shown the dispatch from WashlnaTon concerning the federal probe of charsre of graft, waste and ex. . i travarance in connection wtttn th. i siriu-iian oi tan government nitrate Iplarta in Alabama. When asked if the I figures did net speak fcr themselves, the I sctr'.'urj Biui reiusea io nTer lato a discn"slon th9 ' I PREFERS DEATH I rnr tT TlTrwtTiMrt TO BLINDNESS (By International News Seivice.) CHICAGO. Feb. S Julius Karp. trav Ciing salesman, of i." V adswe-rth ave , Ne'" lor.-t, :s nvi toda a s'lciilf nvinir preferred death, by - -,'sot.l:-ig to i ever.tuai total blindness. m at the Tic body was found 'n a Great Northern Hotej ,a"e .nst r.'ght . T'lctuics of his wife and mother were found beside th" bode. T i o notes at- ! so wcr- four.!. Our- ad-! essc! to his if- s Cd : "p.'twefn everitus.1 tot i-':r,j nr. e Js a r.d death the la'ter '.s pre f erab. The other note -,vas add i esse d to the i manager of 'he !:"!'' -i it was an '. apology for any iticoti'- en :-r.ce or enti ba rra ssment h' deaf h mihr cavse fie management and a ro: io! tha! bis I broth. r-in-Kif . J . ' F;;cf or, cf New i-e riOtiliei.l Help the ifovcrnrnct to pay its. debts by buying War Saving Stamps. i

8.000,000 OF WASTE ALLEGED

Department of Justice Agents Conduct Minute Investigation Since Sept. '18 By TB.ANX A. STZTSOIT - (I. N. S. Stair Correspoadent.) (Copyrig-M, 1919, -by J. jf, &) WASHINGTON, Feb. 8That j tiie departoent of justice agents have been investigating charges of j graft, waste and extravagance runj ning into millions of dollars some j reports says as high as $8,000,000 in tne construction of the government nitrates plant at Mussel Shoals, Ala., was revealed here today. The investigation has been in progress since Sept. 18, last year, but officials of the department today declared whether the result of their long and exhaustive inquiry would 'result in criminal charges being brought against those inTO TIX MSPOKSXBIXITT. Sreri agents of tho department, in-"stigato.-s for the military intelligent department an(3 loca, federa, off.cUi8 have be-tn delving- into th P-ruree end contracts with the srreatest of r,. .-a ;'m7', S cpie.-ed to have been cbtamed tnat will f,x at least part of the responslbiiity for the aUesed ,rru. lnrftie- n the construction of the vawar tfme plant. These facts are knvn: . 1 The appropriation for the riant was S3o.'iL'0,00'h ' 2 The cost to at htj fXc-'d.? $65,000.00.1 excie-j ADMIT rXTJIATAOAKCK. V.ar department official. v,-ne, a,. had the work ,-, eharre. fr.lv o.i. 'here wes vaste and e-xtrax Wan,-. .- ! there were ftnrfe,,, v. ' ' j oaes of what .hey'tcrm -pett'v rraV- ' d ;rinr the oon.tr, ....... ' ? f '

I - - - .-.i o: ins proie.-r. b'it,wt,' ; Has cmdit;n of aiairti th CJ ' !:s V ?xpC,i ,n bis a Proiche,d a jworkms under rush orders to meet a u.a -itfi , oiar ptr.prff.n,- -ri

11 . . . ' 1.' . -- ... i.;. v wav I p.v rti i ei !.-. however tha. ....... ;nvc-ivir.5 larce sum a wi'i v. ,.t, -.- - .... l . iru&,-'i probe, f '"liiurH tl, . ,,f the rf- ...... "' r.--:,-.,lc i.un,. The .i-r,,. . --.....'..... own instlir:oriS. .made by the miiitarv i n'.li ir. -.r. : of nsrt t--er.t v..e., , .. ; I riant went ir.to !rroduct,cn :n Xovfner. showed msnv ! . ,rU ,d' c, h,... ' " if' T'! i ., L. . . - ume naa recti ,r -iieie ras recti t.e le.-: ... ' . . ' 111 ' ! as any iar; srat c,-.n-.,.acv . H. frn-ji ') g.-r,.n " ' 'vss decided to build tit, a s l'-Httt in order to n.alr. t- t- ' '-'U' - I 1 ' "- 1 11 n,tr.u. sapplv." exploi; ea a -u i .ffi.-ml i. -,.1-., -.- - I - ' ' . ar-llt,,' , rt"iu:rcr.int of r-itt trat.i whs ISu.'ICm'i tor. U"r ''' Our v:.'.y sourcj of ,. t- - I I 'l l r.-. e ir.l ,l,nA t ron. itanpr-r ot tr.is fa:!inp because of 'ak ' 11 entering upon ! c;,r r-rogratn of 9.'n-Jiiiff men ov erseae .ermany was iiiderende-. h,.p..,. .-. , . - ner ability to e.-t r.itrr.to rom it.. We dctermii-.r-J obtein our suppl: ii. m tr.e same source, end the r.u. ! i.t Mussel ish'.ab' wa--, started. Cotistructicn f the v lat-i pr.:p--r was start;ed in, Oct. l?ir. and produ. ticii vas i reached in Nov. 1?1. v. hieh el-arlv je. t-rm:r,ed our i-bttity to produce from jrhis plant nl.-ne ii n . tn. a year o ; ammunition nitrate v.b.icb 3 ur-jj foj filling shells. i 'We think it Is treat record, and ! i th-re was waste. erraaprance r even : ntty graft in cr.r.ne.ntoit wifl. tLe f.l'- ; 'nff of this bie order, th'y were Jnsep- ; arable from the u r -.-..-; of th i ccs -, : ,.-n wh,.-re sj .ed - r, ! e? o.-ii; r- oi,. not ,'cotiomy were ;h,e obj-cs --.ew." The actual ocjistrn.-. ion !' r-!i ! v a l'-y the Ar Niirxrcs "-, e.f .v A" n 1 .,,'.., . t -1 1 ha - be.-'. n-d .'.-. r rorp.-c., a r.d iopi"c!i t';e . "y Hi". i r i ;.'! O'o.. on ti rs of i :ir pa'eiit--. pro. ii of pr'duc'.ng an.i r,.,in.im mtrate by f xatin method!. . . . ... ., .. - ,. ,h. ! .h, liti i 'crdnanc nf iho war v part:, en' until l?st July when ett. rtat j Faker crdefd that ail bureau constrt.v, ork v. a . Zu ti;n be nac-d tino'd titc supervisimj n of t h quti'ermr s e r's department, width hn? vfdved a s;.sAm of checks oti eAp'-f'5-ture:' tat is d.ciared by experts to be r erfict and tiiider whi' h iinf :- 8:rr,. lari'ie-' are jmot iiitpc-sstblc. It is. uniiot.-ieeii tiiat friction th caused by the transfer, the cr nstructti-e conipany resenting the change in t it (Centinuo "n page five ) Montana Has Butterflies and Grasshoppers flly f nternnttnntl wi Service. - EF.WIST'N. Mont , Feb. h. Butt"r"ies nnd p rassh-ppe ;n r:idw int'-r. '' hen the gr-'-Und Usual!; is covered wih sn--.w. i-i the 1ht p.ople f t'r.jS 'U inity lav "DM.ri whnsiris t ecently. I'sueliy Janus-:-' and Felo-usry a-e ti-,, ccldfst troii'ii.i '.ti tics ?t,-it".