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KLOTZ SAYS JUDGEMENT WAS WRONG

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of Criticism That Has Followed Draft of League' of Nations.

HERE'S FIRST EATS

(By International News Service.) SOSTON, Feb. 24. Following Is 'he -menu of President Wilson's luncheon at the Copley Plaza hotel today: Cape Cod Oysters a la Mig-noaette. Petite Marcnile Pass en Tassc a la Moselle. Tile; ds Seles an vln blanc am eccrevisi a la Aruericaine. Supre fie Vol?.112e favorite. Boston baked beans. Aspcigus nouvell sc mv-i ,-otiiae. Pomans soufTlee. Bombe tricolor. MigriarcUne. Cafe.

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BOSTON. Feb. 24 President Wilson

I said that America is the hope of the ' world .and that If she does not Justify ; the hope the result will be unthinkable. If she does not the world will be once ' more a series of armed camps, he said. 1 Any treaty arrived at in Paris must be a "Modern scrap of paper," he said unless American cioes its duty. By JOHN EDWIN 1TEVIN ! (I. 1. S. Staff Correspondent.) Ml.t'rIAMi'S H.!.U Hi'STilX. Kill, "t. l'i--s!:.-'U Wilson this n ' I orti'

: (' up thr ch:l!lrn;e in' thi of the I.crkuo i'f Niit'ons. ! pass'oiii ci m, 'i-?) t i i r' i i i f ' i to Uat. of the po.n-t- ronf'-i't' ri j h" dvi-l.-irod th.-!t t!u- v hn'c iv.'Mtini; on mer:oa.

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(By .Tntematioeai Hews Service.) BOSTOIT, Feb. 34 Twenty. hve suffragists were arrested in front of the official reviewing- stand before the state house here today Just before President Wilson was due to pass. They had as. sembled with the announce dintention staging: a "demonstration" and refused to move away when ordered to do so jy Capt, Fitig-erald, of the local police. The women were carrying1 banners. Among other inscriptions were: "Mr. Wilson what are you goiag to do tor woman suffrage r" and "-Mr. President, you have the necessary vote," and "When, are you going to give us liberty?"

Among those arrested were Mrs. H. E. Hussian. Detroit, and Miss Betty Cram, Portland, Ore. Ths others were New iSngland women. When the suffragists defied the police t .itrol wagon were rushed to tho scene iiifl all but one of the vonea submitted to arrest. Miss Bety Oram, of Portland, Ore., fou?ht and kicked as the police endeavored to get her into the -"agon. By JOHN IDW1N NEVIN. (I. N. S. Staff Correspondent.) BOSTON, Feb. 24. A thunderous salute of 21 guns from all the harbor forts at S o'clock today sounded the opening note of NewEngland's welcome to President Wilson upon his return from the history-making peace conference. The George Washington arrived in Presidents' Roads late yesterday. She was guarded through the night by circling destroyers and submarines as she lay at anchor. KETTJBNS IN EIGHT DAYS. President Woodrovv -Wilson returned to mnke a prfd iminn ry r port of stewardship as chief o' the Amork-.r oeace commission and to vh1 up tie pfairs of ihe cxnir!ns rmcrp??, lie "'ans to return to France ;r about ciri l a;. s to complete his work there. T! - ore a irtjr he lione? to ncqunint corscrcss with all that has t r.-r-sp'red since -e 'eft New York on December 3 UNMOVED BT CRITICISM. The president came home ii fine fcLHe is ry no means senouslv concerned e e- the storm of critici'i v hich has followed the making: public r-r th- initial draft of the proposed les'lition for the If-ajru" of nations. In 'he f. pinion of the president, those in v,:s -onr,deiice sa, the peop'e of the ennrp v,orld lip'iov that only through ih eint'cn of such a league can futtre n-srs lo atfrtfd. And it is iolat i:jr r.o ,.ocret to state that Presiden" W i!:;on ncr-orn!ly believes that when the peon'e of the 1'nited Slates understand a'l that is involved in this world of a''il Com inucil on pac five.)

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j lie sa'd. "A'l libf-rty clrpends mi ou" action. Tho world wa ts tor us to make ' j:ooil on our sett'.nR up of the promi.r 1 : f 'iberty to jill tho world."

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I.ca.icue ff Xations could the r v p.:fnii to be formed a r.i'is fur i.e. , President WIson came into sls'.i- on the stae at 2.-W escorted by Ma; . or 'fenrs rnl th nicoibors of tho official party. He was accompanied h." Mrs. , Wilson nnr: as thev ik the sa'.s roservf d for Uieni ti " audience i.ro.Ch' riij. The ;ipp';u."e ';-,ted for ip.'ie than i rainut's wh"" the presid-i't I stood, smil'iis j; ml p'a'n' very happv i ovc- his reception. The president oxp'amed that riunr.K ! the ipie he was may t"".'c had beep many timfi when be wanU-ii to think o"' ! the ?.dice and counsel of his fethv A nie -ica tis. j He paid tribute '.o his great recep

tion abroad. T?jt always he said, "f took it as directed to you by those jjreat crowds

whose -hearts heat, with yours in. the. j Kreat -cause of liberty. "The;- to'd us." he said, "lha' they j wn'ted for us to come r.cross the sea j to s-o 1 h.-t a new world v. as ronsl-ucl-j ed on the simple bas!s of liberly and rtrH. ! Titi? Ri-- country of ours is trusted : throughout the world," ho declared ; 'i';ii. t a wh'rtwind of applause. l-cs'ci-ut Wilson cxplxincl that v. htie tip-r e '-i a v. dicrsepee or opinou appn jf the peace lel jit -s tber was no I doubt that thy ail were united lo create ! a new world built on justice and right. 1 "While the conference seems to so j slowly, the president nskd the audii ence to remember the complexilis of I t), Krent task facing 1. affecting as it I does all o the world.

"Tho men gathered in 1'aris," he said, "realize that they are not masters of their pi pl s. but that 'he arc smell's

j of the'r peoples." j I'rtsidcnt Wilson dec'arcd that he had i been impressed by the moderateness of

the claims of me ;i w ho had gathered about the peace ta.b'e. "1 had seen no stlfishness " he said. "I'.ul 1 ha f-eeu tears of earnestness in the eyes of the men who seek to adjust their claims on the basl sof right. "t can state to you the iim-i wonderful fact in history. )t Is that there is no nation in Kuropc tnat suspects the motives of the I'nlted States." The president explained that naturally the ambitions of men gathered about

j th peace table have clashed from time

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An unusual incident occurred irt the Hammond city court this morning when Judge Theodore Klotz returned to his duties on the bench after n visit to Indianartolis and reversed n ruling made by John M. Slorthland. appointed to fi'l the judicial chair by Klotz in his absence. I.as; Friday the Hammond police arrested rjeorge K. Thomas, a forrter Indiana Harbor constable, with 1? gallons or whisk, y in his posse.-.sirn. He was bringing it into the state by way of Indianapolis boulevard. Thomas was brought before Judge Morthland a -d p''-aded gii'Ii:. The court fined him s;on nr.d sent lfm to the county jail for fi'l days. This morning when court enrven.d A fly. J. H. Conroy appenrrd berore Judge Klotz and si id: "Judge. th!s man Thomas is a friend of mine and h's fne is cxresslv" and the poV'ec think so ton." Judge K'otz then. ;n th" ihy: rcc o'" Pros. Atty. fly do rioe'npil, sa.d: "Well, all right. I'll make it $100 and give him a SO days suspended sentence." This ems off the jail sentence altogether. The reversal o the judgement aroused a good deal o" indignation among the Federal authorities, state's attorney's office and police department T". P. 'omn-''ssioper Charles Surprise liniv1!1:' !s no through with the case and expects to take actio'!. The police il'-n'-that they third; the fine excessive. Thomas has been released from jail nt Crown Point.

KILLED IN A BLINDING SNOW STORM Sidney H. Crozier of Illinois Car Company Meets a Terrible Fate.

y r St.. rK pita i . Timw Ht r.KAt: INDIANAPOLIS, IND., Feb.1 24. The seventy-first general as-j sembly of Indiana began its nextj

to the last week today and a multiplicity of detailed legislation j yet was to be handled, including i the two big appropriation bills that! still remained for the house to pass. At the afternoon session ox the: house today it was expected that i the regular appropriation bill; would be finally framed to suit the! nouse members and then it was to j start on it journey in the senate,1 with every prospect of much rewhittling of various types. ; EXPECT ATTACK ON BILL. In the house at this afternoon s ! s- - . Ron it was expected that the regu'.'i'" . bill would be attacked .seriously when ' it provides for increases in salarns o! 1 various state t'icials. or where app-o-prialio-.is for ti -s I it u t iocs above those of . tho ,.;!! period are proposed. Sneaker . Jess 1 . Ksclhach was to take the floor

in i l-iirsc coip.m i I i main ' day ard tight

!,.;: :);nn in various v a ; ;- BE VENUE KILL BIO. The 'otil .! opropriat i -r. - i-aiiied !'! : his bill' are about six miUion doll.i-s r year and the specific appropriation i bi'l. which is to'be Introduced early tlvs I week in the house, will call f.-r a'."i, ! $l.75rt.OilO additional In the two year' period winch is to b" eovf n tl by the an- . propriations o 'i1? two houses. Th : will make approximately lhir;een io! fourteen million dollars in appropriations ths.t are to be made -"or the cn-': suins binr!jB.U.pcriou. and. againsL .this.., sum is approxirncly fifteen million dollars of available revenues during that period, according to estimates th.M have been made by the members of the! house ways am. m ans committee. ; GERMAN BILL TO FORE. The climax of the Jerina.-i-iu-l he--.choo's situation was expected 'o come j

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D'.irmg the hcay snr,v. siorm ial Saturday afternoon while loading cars at the Illinois Car Co. Sidney H. Croy.ier, foreman of the Illinois Car Co., Hegcwisch. was bit on the head by a moving crane and killed. He was we" known throughout the Calumet region. It is thought that Mr. Crozier was blinded by the storm and failed to see the crane which struck him crushing bis face and head in. The remains were taken to Kmmerling morgue then shipped to his home at 1505 K. 6th Place. Chicago, from wh"re th efuneral will be held tomorrow at 2 o'clock. Interment will be in Oakwoods cemetery. Mr. Crozier. who was 47 years otd leaves besides h's wife three daughter to mourn him.

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DUEL IN DANCE HALL. (By International News Service.) .e YORK, Feb. 14 A ri'jfl to the '.ah over the attention of a pretty i'.a1 an girl named Marie, was fought ti a. dance hall in Brooklyn early toitay. As a result. Anthony de Ar.dr;'na. 2t. and Anthony N'a poi t tano. 23. a-e dead. Napol'tano had escorted the c.il to the dance. Andria arrived in The afternoon and confronted his rival. 'wo thousand dancers looked on as ih men drew revolvers and fired one hot each. Napolitano was struck In n th head and Andr'ana 'n th ah- : o m e n . Young Bandit in Holdup. (By International News Service.) CHICAGO. Feb. 24. Four youthful hand ts. the oldest not more than 16 vears of age. held up Kugene J. Mars in his saloon early today, robbed him of $oo p.nd when he res'stcd them one or them fned twntfhnts into hii hea?. V ti t ipg hint inrtaiit 1 y Th bandii ma'le uro.el their escape.

j eted. be said, and they remember po- , littcal derires. Put in the end they a'i ways refer their claims tit that nation "that has won the enviab'e distinction j of beng the friend of mankind." Wheniever they were want to c-btain territory

net would cause clashes they ask of the American soldiers: "American soldiers aie always welcome." continued the president. You may be proud of the -it) division but I commanded te 16th divirpon. Kvcryone praises the American sold'cp because li

.realizes that in praising h'm he de-

j tracts from no on else j "lut-ope did tint believe In us during I the first throe years n' the war because I she believed tha' we bad more to gain in staying out than going in. Hu thi. ! verdict was reversed in IK months because they realized that we brought inj to p'ay all that he had or owned." 1 President Wilson declared that he 'was proud that he had u'tered idea's i throughout the war. i "Men fought w ith tense muse lep." he Isaid. "until they saw men m khaki comj mg across the seas recklers of danger because they saw the Idea that made I the danger wort hw bile. They had a (vision. They hail a dream. They were J crusaders. They fought in the dream land in the dream they turned the whole j tide of battle.

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John Doneu Dies at Ham-j mond Hospital But Says j It Wasn't Friend's I Fault.

"They tell me that it only takes half

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cause lie is trained to go only one way. And he went only one way. He came.

j back only w iien ne could come Pack as j he wanted to." j iSCO GERMAN SOLDIERS SHOT? (Kiflunivf ( abte by The 1 nternationaT

e Service unit London Tally KiprfiiKi. LONDON". I'fb. 24. Eight hundred German soldiers who had been taken prisoners are reported to have been shot whn lh" Bolshevik! captured W'trtdau. on the F.altV coast. sa!d a

1 Copenhagen dspa'ch to the Da h- Es-

The gun wasn't loaded lt -.lotim ' however, died soon after teacmeg St. i Margaret's ho;.pjl;;I. John Dancu, 3316 Rlock avenue. India ia Harbor, was accidentaly shot v es- I terday by John F.urzea of 115th street, j while jn the former's home on Block i avenue. The weapon was a .S8 calibre j outomattc and was rot known to be i loaded. While still conscious. Hancu nb-j solved BurtteaT of any intent to shoot j him. As soon as the report was received ' officers OTVinnell and Wasiiowski called I

Dr. Teegarden and, went to the bouse where ttic wounded man was found to bo in a serious condition. I'pon the arrival of the doctor, be was sent ft once to St. Margaret's hospital, but died soon after reaching that destination.

Times Brtirr. At Kt.tf, Oatmt!.. I.VDIAVAPOMS. INT.. V-h. Ci. - TI

Indiana Young Men's Christ ian Assoi

iton. in convention at tne laypo

hotel Saturday, decided to increase t budget for this enr from $1i.00a

$S(.000, to pay the cost o more extettsive work planned by the association Plans for the raising of money by public, subscripton and the date of the opening of the campaign will be deeid ed by the state executive commMiee. Indiana's quota of a nalion fund to be' raised during the year Is $.jf,00fi. it was announced nt the session today. This amount will be raised by the asso ciations in the state. The convention Closed at noon today. Several addresses were delivered at th'1 closing Si"ion. Executive Committee. Ml the members of the ex'cuti'" committee were re-elected to rerve foanother term. The members follow: ' .

F. Walllck. Indianapolis; O. M. Oregg. i Craw fordvilie: W. J. n. Kvnns-j ville; G. I.. Reeves, ( "'otuirbu : S. O 1 T'lckenr. Indianapolis; H. 'A flr.nvn. Pripht wood : T. O. P'ersoi'. Siw neer; C j Tl. Coleman .trylngton: Joseph H. Kbirk.

Peru: W. ('. P.elman. Hammond: H. M

How ling. Indianapolis; W illin-' j ,,. T)avies. South Bend: P.. F. Nesbitr. V:n- ,

ennes: C S. Words. Ind'anapoli

CORPORAL ERIC LUND.

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ERICK LUND

WELCOMED

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IMany Other Gallant Hammond Boys Return to Their Loved j Ones Today, Others Coming

The week-end brought back fo Hammond from overseas a number of its heroes, including Eric Lund, contractor and former city councilman, who was gassed after two

days and nights of fighting with the Sixth Engineers at Chateau I Thierry. Lund, gray-haired and j far beyoi the draft age, was one i of the doughboys who captured the j town and turned the tide of the j last German offensive. j HE5E ARE 1ATXST. ! Among the latest arrivals from ! France of Hammond soldiers ar i the following : t i E"c Lund, wounded, with 6th

Engs. at Chateau Thierry. Corp. William Hill, veteran of second battle of the Marne, Vesie. Meuse and Axgonne. Pte. Clarence Jones, with Hill in the artillery at the above mentioned engagements. SOME WITH WOUND STSJPr.

Harry Derner, with artillery in j same engagements as Hill and j Jones. i Tekn . ...

-v"" vjicdson, witn 44th' art. oT 1st army, in action from April i. 1918. to Nov. 11, 1918; wounded at Bouillonville. John Phrommer, in 44th art., veteran of Argonne forest fighting. Jerry Collins, artilleryman, veteran of Argonne. COMING HOME, TWOS AND THREES In addition word has been rece'v-d that John Murray of Hammond, gassed in action in France. at a arrnv hos. Pita! in N-ew York sjV. flavin recently arrived from over-seas. It ia expected thaf;,from now'en for several months t hendreds of Ham

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BRICK SAVED FAMILY OF EIGHT

Popular East Chicago Boy j Friend Threw it Through a

Marries Miss Ruth McCartney.

Bedroom Window of House on Fire.

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mond: F. B. Vavvter. Lafayette; "V. M. "Wheeler. Kvansville; Otto Scholl. Ft "Wayne: Paul M. Taylor. Huntingdon; John B. Campbell. South Bid; William H. Fors". Jr., Anderson; J. C,. Collicott Indianapolis, and J. W. Kserlin. Indianapolis.

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discovered by Tucich who a'i'.rm to the fire departpon.'er! at "it, but could -ave the store as the fire

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NORMA COOK FOUND.

By In eiTiational News Service.) CHH'Aii'). Feb. 21. Pretty 13 xCn" old Norma Cook, mysteriously missing for the past 11 months, will appear in i

court today when he- father. .1. Norman Cook, is p'aced on trial for the mu-der of William K. P.rndway. her fifty vpar old adm'ter. This word reached the office of the prosecuting attorney late Jast n'ght. The prosecution is counting on the girl's testimony to convict her father of stabbing Rradwuy to d'h last August.

(By In'srnational Nerrs Serrice.)

WASHINGTON. Feb. C4 P.igh; o wa-- over th" mass of congested leg's- t la Hon w-as today given the Moon wire J control bMI. limiting government con- j t o! of the telegraph and telephone j lines to Pec. 31. 1010. and a bill pro- I

virilng for the appropriation of l'u'.pno.eon for acqt"lr:ng and establishing rural settlemenls for soldiers in every state or the union, in two special rules announced by the house rules committee. This makes U certain that these two measures will come up in the house this week. Debate on the wire control bill was limited to one ho.ir end a half under the ura! settlement h u o I href hour?

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jNEW UNITS ; COMING HOME Irternatioiial ITews Service. W '. i i 1 N'i ;T'".'N". i h. ; i. The 'a ser I 'red. l-f-k Wlbel nt with 1.TC7 additional pr;,; ..t'M.-r ;"! I'""! of the Vmer- . ! an .-.p.-dit loimry forces : the t ra nspi'rt Siori. e.-,rr ,-ing I f'1-:, and the transport t 'art ago with four officers and G3S ' mirpot. nre due a .Vew To'!; March 1 ; j r,d Ma. h 5. ri-spei-liv ely. it was anliiopneed at the war department this afl- ; "non.

.1 r.tFF.US.ON'VH.I.K The Pitsburg. i i.ne:nnat!. Chicago and St. I.o.iis Rail-

v!i v ('"'iipHny loundhous". se ei'al vct. ago. will he r 1 r..--: ,"'!.-. N ; , th- f'-

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tnrets to happy families that long awaited the day of their return EMC A HERO "WITH BOTS. Because of his age and the fact that -e "stood the gaff" alongside men half his age. EHek Lund Is a hero with the returned soldiers from France as we"

trie namiring civilians. Rut K

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he fought at Champagne (Chateau Thierry) for forty-eight hours In the open and without rest or food and was gassed as he docs of the line wiffeb says, "Character excellent." By char, acter !s meant not only discipline and conduct but everything that is necessary to make a rel soldier. A RIAL EXPERIENCE. At Chateau Thierry the f,th Ens -neers fought with the Marines and Infantry. There were no trenches used except thoee in which the dead weio buried and half of bund's outfit was killed and the other half wounded. R". ing gassed was el! that saved his !;e. Krlck declares. The forty-eight hour action started from Hellau "Wood and continued un:1 the town of Chateau Thierry h.-d been taken from the Huns. Oleaso.n In Mnti.f flatties. John Gleason. son of Mrs ? . A Tteed. 130S Monroe street, went to France with the 44th Art., of the "! - r Army, which was the flr.t repaint" artillery brigade across. He sail-d from New York Aug. 14. 1317. arrive in I,iverpool. .cept. 2, and went direct' v to France, in which country he served eighteen months. After great training at MaiUy le Camp, on the left wing " " the old battle of the Marne, the l(in went to the Alsace front, reachlnr there April 1. 191S. and joining In th" offensive at "WtHier, April 15 to June 23th. The next engagement in whch Gleason fought was that of r:eff mat . en. (Alsace) June 29 lo Aug. 22. That wrs followed by Iternecourt (St. M'.htet Kept. 1 to 15 and Houillenviile ll.o -ralne-Metz front) Fept. 16 to Nov. 11 He was wounded at Pouillonville, Pep; 24 by a shell splinter at the bare of the spine and absent from the front a month. There were other Hjmmo-"j boys in the regiment, he learned but he d'd not see them or did no' know their names. The 44th Art. won distinction will three citstions for not missing- a tarRet. Harry perner aw four engagement with the K5th Art.llery during his ten months in France. Perne-. "William Hill. Clarence J'-nea and Jerry Co'lins enlisted and left Hammond together and were separated until they were returned 'o th i'opntty where they met aga'n