Hammond Times, Volume 13, Number 218, Hammond, Lake County, 26 February 1919 — Page 1

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HAMMOND, INDIANA.

WEDNESDAY, FEliKHTAKY 2(, 1019.

INTERNATIONAL. XEW3 tULL LEASED WIRE SERVICE.

Udllvered by carried In Hammond and On streets and news stands, Jio par copy. Weat Hammond, 50c per month.

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DEMOCRATS TO MAKE CUMMINGS CHAIRMAN

Mother of Chicago Boy Mourns for Son Who Was Alive Though She Thought K3 Was Dead.

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DAY STARTS BILL ON ITS

Ham m o n d Has Ne w

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Amalgamation Bill Introduced in House by Day of East Chicago Yesterday.

Ilomer S. Cummings.

is the latest photoRTap'n of

fSrEctAi. TC' The Tims.I WHITING, IND., Feb. 26. How the Navv department through i

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8 monstrous error uuw a uuiu6, fIomer ?. Cummir.es. actine chair

Whitin naval aviator to be buried j man of the Democratic na'ional ccma , . . mittee. He will be made chairman of for another man in a Chicago j the C0ITim;ttee at its next meeting graveyard and how a Chicago ! oa February 2C, according to reports, mother mourned for her son who J : "

is alive and well is disclosed in an

Special To Tlio Times. , . ! IXOIAN A T 'LIS. IXIV. J--.rl. 2(5. In-1 ti-xliiinl by Ir. II. V. i-'hriri.r of H;in;nmnil, tho nina;r:i nia t ii m; lill linni n by I'lty AttiTiiiy I'ritts " K;ist ' ;uid ni'i rnveil by tho rrmmcrri.-il lubs

f til.' CMIOS of H'l!'.)!:l.'tl(I, ICast riil-'a-n

on r'''-s"i ( !

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rl :'rcf of It until It Is nov p1 ''1 or rjooNvl bv the sonnt" an- li'fjso. Tho hi'l rT"H.s t!-.-i! bv poti!"on of

j votors ho rity ctuiri'v of tho no;r-hl"r-irq" t(vns phn!l pr n !:itf vri hln n'rioty i-hv nf'rr r'-':.7,l of tho "or a j i I'-b)pei(; on ' m d-rai'i.i t ion.

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unusual story. The niystory of tho flir-nre of John

.TV trick nkrdarf. apo ZR years, of Whit-

i has now bf en .Ivel with tho sad ip'ormation that hddiod at $ca on Doc.

1", tb.at ho wir.t through th- navy 0:1 j i ;:"i!ir mpn's r cord ; rccived only i

rart tif his salary, the other Kclug for f.!i .'.,.b'mrT.t which ho never made; that I-,.- was p-nt to France on another man's r: cord as a member of a bombing unit

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Knui'man and AVo'.f.

Hammond Country Club Association to Meet Will Decide Tonight Just What It Will Do About ! Rebuilding of Fire-Gutted Clubhouse, j Other Vital Questions. J At a, meeting of the Hammond Coun- about 250. Whether the thirty assoclatry (. iub assuciati'. 11, v hith uwi.s the tion members will gu down in their Maud ai.d b Hidings ef the 1 1 iiuniuiid j 1 eekets gleefuUy to pay the mortsK. j ountry 1 dub, it will be decided this J r build the clubhouse and forget about i i.in vx bether or ti.it the clubhouse I the rent, is a question. In ail r roba-

I whi !i v,u.-i vutted bv lire a wo k. ago is ' bility the association will not rebuild

j t.. bv r. b-iiit. Tiie meotinji is to be held j the clubhouse without an agreement at tho rhambcr of Commerce at S.lliat ft portion of the club dues le set loci. k. jasi.le each month for rent and nothing

Tl..; association will adjust the fire i loss dn-r.'l by insurance and coin5 to

r ri aij mont as to the future. Tho fin;. In, use was built six yours ago

t a cost of ?

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STAMPS OUT GERMAN

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All Private and Parochial Schools Now Forbidden to Teach German, Goodrich Signs Bill.

n the other hand, there is a entl-

mnt m the association to dispose of 1

tin. land to Cook county for a nubile

otO and was nrotertrd . eightoen-hole coif coarse such as th

(By International News Berries.) INDIANAPOLIS, IND., Feb. 26.

ll.OOi'i of inpuranoe.

The hundred '. courses at Jaekson and Lincoln parks I Indiana has stamped out the

nd ton acres of land for the country j and elsewhere in ("hieaKo. Cook county , teaching of thft ficrmati Urtmtatr

,f S':n,fHii. rtKikwir a total ctf ! rolf courrn Rt:l couM I.'t;iMTosly he Inj and the trustees and officers cf any

wi'li tho building. The land . duood to take the prorcrty. elementarv rhnnl erhntls nf rnr.

n ii I auto snlt's-

t.r:o woi.r.

i will erect n bi;

room at tlir sou :::. -t corner of Delias and Ilohrnan st.-.. it is reported. Tho raiding suti 1 of the Himitioml

i pe.lico in rr.Mce ot ;. btrong a in: 1. V. (iro.'H. foderal agent. ai p ared in ia movie weekly at D. I.uxe vest.

r.KX STUON'.r and Ocrge Greer looked as thouli t'ny w-T" rhasing rainbows but they were really niter

I booze hounds. ' SrilAKlX'I of lv!,ue, if you want The Masonic Huiiding association at a to see a ho-vaml-ire in action don't mi.-s meeting last night instructed Architect the Clnn;;re Your Husbands" ri-ttro t t Tiutton to nrenare at on a- a sketch today. The male Camille is a high class

and estimates for the n model, ng of th home-w reeher. liamniuiil .Masonic temoie. to include a ; JOHN" I.CRI'TIKAX has sued

fourth P.r.r, a straiglil brick front. for a divorce. II" says slio has been a i clubrooms m the basement, additions to ' constant visitor to C ney Island. A :..t , the other floors, and an elevator. f folks will watch the judi.oV decision ! The improvements will cost about with interest to learn if that is just j ? 30.000. ' cause for divorce. j The Mascns contemplate another r.'uo 1 jtMMV CLAl'.HY is hack In Anstra'U j lodge and will accommodate it under ! , t , , ntv. rrenirn to stage i

hib and I s' ;n, nt

! rc7.'i00 with the building. The land , dueed to t a

: !i,.,ft-i fl... tl'.tr lii... n r-.1 ti r.;ikt..rn . The rtnti' nuep reTltd Tw rrhoitt fni ft

i boun'lnry f the golf course was sold .Hammond city rluh. ort of an auxiliary i rectioaal and benevolent institu- ; in homo sites, leaving 9-5 acres. Of this ' to the Chamber of Commerce, or a so- i tions private and parochial Schools ' ...1 acres ha ve been used for the eight-, e:a! center. , ! hole gof course, h aving 43 acres undo-j fir. H. K. Shnrrer -s resident of the ! are Subject tO fine and Imprison-

je:,,pei. it was expected some day to seoetntlon. A. F. Ferrer, secretary, and! I ftilftrcd fl. ,Mift: tr, S .r,te T-VnrtL- Ten:!ir- tre.as'iror Pr Stharrer. !

I In tho six years of tho club's exist- ' eiurstiond regarding th? above facts to- I Gov. James P. Goodrich yesterjnoe it h-. paid in rert and tho asso- day, refusod to discuss th" matter wltfT ! fiy signed the McCray arti-Ger-,ilation. v.bieh is cotnrirised of thirty a reporter, declaring h" know of r.o dis-: . ' newVrs. I ns i!;n a mortgage on the agreement between the association and ; man bill shortly after its passage i building and land. This morU-age fell tho club. hir iht V,rttic nt .car.

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ment if German is taught today.

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mbers of tbo association meeting Paturdav evml"g nnpieard op-j which SetS OUt that the "German

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SUPPORTERS

in V" ' f-r,n . timlstio and certain that the clubhouse j language shall not be taught in Th-- elub itcrif ),as a membership of would be rebuilt at nne.

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.IE! CHURCH!

JOHN P. RIORDAIT.

ae same roof. The Flu.- !odg now has

i 7 0 o members and there are 4 00 unaffili

ated Masons in the c;ty. The fourth floor to b" added to the t."nr1o would he-use a largo assembly

room and clubrooms.

and return to Ham-

He w.i-hs l'i

fin,l it might be sairi that he died in 1 ar.e.th.er man's ydace end lastly that be '

v.as found buried under another mans uame. LIVED IN WHITING.

Itirdan. who er.li.-ted in the naval j aviation, had made his home here for

HARB

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as far as So. Aft ;ea

! now. ! HI;. V. V. lb WATT, who is in the I medical servo . ..f the army at Cnap j Dodge-, has b---n j ranted a we, ki l ', hour leave i.nd will spend it on the ! train to Hnmir.on-! and back. I'v will j just about get in on l iie t:13 and b-ave I on the 3:33. ' IF you want any bills rushed through i the legislature just ask eld Hoc Hhairer,

the champion rusher. MAJOR VlirbllllV. now a candidate e.-.r cVii.t-iO was b.ekirur over the; tV-mees

other luorian. bo. ause Woman Accuses Gob of Be- ! hero yesterday.

was receiving only part or nis pay, i rest be:ng deducted for an allot-

i. accord. ng to jamos oinbby sr. i Trinity Eiidsh Evangelical iv started for 'he war 7.0,10 and got 1

Lutheran Congregation Is Started This Week at Hammond.

Wilson to Speak in Confiidence at Much Heralded

What Color W a .3 It? (By laternational News Service.) HUSTON", Feb. 26. New England women want to know what color of hat Mr. Wilson wore when she landed in Boston. El!t bonnet makers are swamped with orders for turbans "Just the same shade as Mrs. Wilson's." It was somewhere between maroon and rose in color. Milliners cannot tell Just what shade.

Now Deer Sea Cafes (By International News Service.) NEWARK. N. J.. Feb. 26 The "Deep Pea Cafe" js In sight. A corporation

Dinner; Some Senators to known fis the Arp 1:,s!a'jrant Cnm- ' pany has been formed to operate Remain Away from the j ""e eating places- together with C'l kinds of business !ncl.ided thereFeaSt. with upon tiny of the rivers or har bors of the U. S.

ars with is brother Emmet L.

Last !

;:..r-lan cf West I'ark aildition.

ura-ner .lr. Kie.raan cai wiieivn ma i 'l..Cnor Viee that his reC "Is Wore m'X- '

ed UP With

COUPLE IN TROUBLE

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u.er,t, although he had never made one. I ERROR NEVER RECTIFIED. j He- comr-iei'ted and was itiformed that j C.e error would be rectified, but it is) i roven that this never had been done. The last letter written by Riordar. to I i.:s WhUing relatives was dated Xov. 22. at which time he was in good health i

ing too Fresh ,nd Her Husband Wallops Him in Hotel.

MAYXARD SMITH has gene to Gary to open up a tin' nutei f a lesrcom and

a ec

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The .-r.r: have f s I .nt he r-ans

in.5 saying he expected to soon be ,

home. The clececsed was in the war zone uit.i the northern bombing group at A. Continuedor. page three.)

CHICAGO. F Lakes blur jack

pa rat

rv to

!. v.-hen a Great i t movoft bs 1a w nri-

, . . , , " -. i monel, ak ng to Mrs. I-.rnest

ry shop with a Gary young man

; n Rroadway. I II. C. kiKRCR, v.ho has char.-e of about 5.0 1"' 0 Times carriers. mor- r b ss. ) lias added to his troubles by getting an- ' other r.e..v automobile.

PAVE I.KDHKER. formerly of Ih-n-

v ho v. as with tlie Hub in tn-

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o . cr r.o ! i i- li the I .If ry' me yc: f the Iter c

t Eu'boran congrei ' a b J i c n im 1 1 '. i -r s-o-:- tuu - -hat a ve o.-l. in-e.j ii riev ,tl ..'.-; .. .. s rviees

ecMvit:...- wo,,id be; These are

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.

Adoption of the league of nations :

or renewed war.

Oh. Very Well! (By International News Service.) NEW YORK. Feb. ;5. Clothe, are

I e-oing to bo hieher in prices. Tailors say there Is no profit In a $100 suit.

... bonce they propose to tack another $30

tne alternatives wnicn n

confront the world today.

at the . president Wilson is expected by his

is! i

Talk cf Indiana Harbor in th" lobby of the Hot-"-! Sherman last night, ho found its prorr: -e.s suddenly halted by the lmp-o t of lo r husband's fist. A

f n-e-for-a '.' fiaht followed. Other sa

cage

for se vere

1 years, is now employed . ,

l a runn

! fat!-,, rs. an- ! in th-- -o,,,.. ,.f ibe ol.iei j ed 1,, Md.-'I.t j i.. r: -1 by itbaf Is. by j lan.L-ua g"s.

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i in a good job at the Merit piat.t m Ini diana J larbor.

W STOCKS OPEKED

T j r r and nivrd off icers attuned them- j J jse'ves r.giinst the c;"-liian crowd. Mrs.! ! I Talk sc-ea m d, grew hysterical, then I

ii- j PLAN SOLDIERS

AND SAILORS

wr.s arrestei! ,ind cliarged with Insulting detectives who cjueetioncd her. Thu t c, lii'.-. t nt s ef :. pee.;.

BAD START FOR THIS YOUTH

ORGANIZATIONS

ton . Ti.e "Tr it.

new c-ngr. y l-u-e-;i:-li i' and 1- a

(By International News Serv'.ce.)

NEW YORK, Feb. 20. ARhough tlc-rr. were irregular chances at the e:,ing of the stock market today the un.t, rtonc was strong ami important

ir.oe o!n. nts were to bigin r iieures. j In sa American licet Sugar re.se, 1 i to 74 Tt i $10. .'if

and Am to i.'i-':4

Tb.v marines were in urgent demand Aceerdiivg- to tli ;,--lle Oelfewer. with the preferred opening up two ! who says b" is a h'-h f ehonl student, pom's to OS's. ! wr te a letter to a ,'-th.-r of the mis-

j i n g n a n v "Your !o

an Sugar Rei'uiors gained !i - ivealt!i

Febrna ry 1 S

(By International Nevs Service.) cjllt'.'.'bi. Feu. CO. I'o'.iee today are i -be: U :i g t:o on a story told late vest ore! ay by Walter Oo'ewor. 17, who

to have attempted to collect from rr lat; of Matthew Rao, manufacturer missing since

A number of rot last night and ten soldiers and sa:'-' cussed. In the meantime -he building of i

i growing. r.o: . .. lumber and v. ;":. I radia t ion in 1 .i ' : t j pronriated for tlotcad of being so I when th- ball is t I Hammond needs

urned seddier

at'.vo plans for tbo club w- re d:s- ,

e-iTl :i -1 v. IT M

0. 1 at Camp Mo

to "lat Joe., lir.-i eto! (be

( 'gd.

r served

Some

ve atfempttransition e !--! w.-rli. in two 1 difiieult. o b.-th sec-

en named 1 .-i ". !v ran !.-- Mis- :- ei..,i be biiiig.

ndvisfrs to t.-li the senate and house

foreign nlations committees at the White House dinner tonight.

WILSON HINTS AT SAKQUK. The j. resident hinted at the dangers in bis Roston speech when he spoke of

on the man "who buys.

I ! Can't Believe It. I (By International Eewi Service.)

OMAHA. Neb.. Feb. 2R. Miss Gertrude Foatty's persistent desire to "die easy" landed her in Jail today. Yesterday site entered the office of Dr. Wi'hard Qu'gVy, flashed a cash

it 1 fiiin 1 .rert.t . ; . . t

the smaU nations to be created by the J ' ' .' ' ,t

conft rence and expressed the j : ..... "- '

to i ncr to return ton ay.

any of the elementar schools ot

j Indiana." j ALL VOTED FOB IT. J The bill was passed under suspension ! of the rules, 97 to 0. by the house when J it was called up for second reading, i Three representatives did not vote on

the bill, Grayson was reported ill, Vesey was reported in Chicago and Sambor to not at the session. When the bill was passed by the senate one vote was cast 8 gainst the measure by Senator Hagerty of South F.cnd. who has been bitterly condemned for his action. After passago by the house tho bill was rushed through the enrolling room: taker to the governor's office and Gov. Goodrich immediately attached his signature. MEASURE BECOMES LAW. The measure became law when it was passed and signed by the governor, and violators of the law may be fined not less than $25 or more than $100, or imprisoned in the county jail for any period not exceeding six months or both. Each separate cay the act is violated constitutes a separate offense. ENGLISH LANGUAGE ONLT. Briefly the measures defines that: "All subjects and branches taught in the elementary schools of the state of Indiana and all elementary schools maintained in connection with belevolent and correctional institutions shall be taught in the English language only," and that "All parochial and rrlvate schools and schools in the state which instruct ruplls who have not completed a course of study equivalent to that prescribed for the first eight .grades of the elementary schools of this state, shall be taught in the English language only," and that: "The German language shall not be taught in any of the elementary schools of the state."

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e..,r th.it v.-ijliiint n leneire of nations to 1

guarantee their status they would be j nnfl vas arrested. pounced upon by the larger nations that surround them that even now are lying j PQOR RECEPTION

m wa it in g. Just how much of what President Wih-.on tolls senators ami representative-, wil! be made public was not kn nvn to lay. It already has been said that much of what tho pre-sldent will sav must "necessarily he confidential."

FOR DOCTORS AND LAWYERS

Profession? 1 men returning from the army r.re not getting the consideration

sentiment favorSr::: emorial armory is t ! i o u s a n d f . . j of tVoisand f'"-t of Hall c.ubl be npneiv building into a cheap bid ni down, a e o n v e n t : o n a 1 '

ion am: i ... .. . . , i The not.-, b -Ve-.d. V

H-- r

an t I '"' : expect EECKECY PLEDGE. due them.

S. nators opposed te the league C'f na- j Doctors and lawyers who gave tip tions let it be known today that if there ' practices established after years of

(Continued on page six.)

"COAL YARD" SUIT NOW M SUPERIOR CT.

T ' . has -:igr. --a-

ba-.

ting. March ; ; will be con- ' ---! r e f Erg- j i ?he -r-rmon. 'p . .a ra t i v-ty ' t.-d from the.

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Fald'vin alter opening at 77?', rose to 7-- and I". S. Steel gamed to ?4!2. Kelly Spring; a -Id a train teuph.-d a new h-g'i record, advancing li3 to lOiOa-

TRANSPORT HAS STORMY PASSAGE

!i said: r is in the hands of a

(?!" rate inns. Fnlt-ss ve get $10,000 he will be- put to death." p.-t'-'tivs with a satchel filled with stage money waited at a rendezvous

end the armory with club rooms f the soldiers and a gymnasium woe

fill that n"ed. Fun army could bo rai a tion.

Is to construct ttm ed by a small tax

Tel st -mps htm as I r mi-se-ona r v work. "- ! f..r the Install- I -i Mi.-.iinci t! iti Tub i

THREV7 DICE

designnated in the letter Oelfewer showed up place rler arrest.

'd when him un-

(By International News Service.) NEW YORK. Feb. -'S. After a

stormy voyage durin

vessels, the t arrived l.eve

which eight S.

re receive.! from other nsport President Grant o.iay with t'-vi of her

own life bor.ts smashed in their davits by the rough seas. Purine; tlie height of the storm Lf. Col. jstt-wn rt McGuire of Richmond, end Maj. Thomas Nassau of Philadelphia pei form, d an emergency operation on Noble Hoffman, a marine, iwinrind at Rellau Wood and who be-

r.-rons v 1 as ll.e it-st..L

a complications result'.n.gi

injuries.

Ibe contingent aboard the President Grnnt was made Up of the lS4t Inf. Prig, het.dquarters. bound for Camp Meade, the lfi4t!i Infantry enroute for Camp Pix. the 162nd Inf. Supply Co.. sne Company K, also bound for Camp Pi: and Casual detachments 44 to 50. Inclusive. "he total number of officers and men aboard is 4,729.

TWO OFFICERS ARE SHOT DOWN

FOR MURDER

(By International News Service.) GENEVA, Feb. A throw of the ricf, determined who should assassinate Premier Kurt Eisner, of Ravaria. said a dispatch frcm Munich today.

This fateful game took place In a ; moo nlt-g club and among those engaging was ,,,, h..,t

Eupprecht, former crown prince, t f j v

j Bavaria. . T". o 1 m l,.c t nl c t fr.rtVi

on his (lealy mission.

SUFFEAGJC'TC;

BREAK FAST

(By Tn'ei-natlor.al News Service.) T-IjSTMV I-.! 21 Five of the slx-

.,, .iiit.,rt snr-ar'sts on fih"ner

j trtl.-e in th" Huff -.-Ik c-.tintv Jill broke j i ther Mr-ts T-.av and -te a Fgb.t .vi-l-ijAD KILLED ON

Four Lake county boys, two of them previously reported by relatives to The Times, are mentioned in today's casualty lists: WOUNDED. (Degree Undetermined.) JOHN REBAR, 152 Giant St., Tolleston. JOHN SZITZAS, 2325 Melville, ay., East Chicago. (Previously Reported In Times.) RICH. D. OGRAM, 324 Sheridan a., Whiting. TRANCIS DENHAM, 235 Laporta av., Whiting.

wating and hard work have come back to find business gone glimmering. That would not be so bad hw the office rooms they occupied are now- held by other tenants and they are having a hard time finding locations. In fact some of them are unable to get locations nearly so gend as thO'e they had when they left Hammond.

(By Inemational News Service.) RAHWAY, X. .!., Feb. 26. Patrol

men James I.vnch and Jacob KrausilOIQ VATJTvS FTfi-TNTERS

came can tine x pet ira-n the

were slnt and killeel today while at

tempting to make an ar-est in a Main street tenement here. Lynch was shot down as be entered a room on the se-end tlo-.v. Kr.-.us saw his comrade

I fall but dashed int.. room and recelv-

f i " "' - - o - o ' '''

ger. d to the rm!.c sta ion an.i gave 'he alarm b- fore he died. Giusoppi Musachio is under arrest. fharsreJ with tie sbo-.';r.g and accord-in-r tc the polue. hr.s confessed. The patrolmen entered the house in pursuit, of men who had participated in a f-ee-for-a'l fght on the street a short distance away.

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NEW YORK. Feb. 2tb1r-Th- 191? Yankee? will be a fighting 'earn if Manager MUIrr Huzglns has his way. j "Fit;! ting spirit disappearel fr- ml tin major league during the Federal ; league war." said Hucgins tc.lav. "I hope to see it return. Ry fighting ' spirit, I do not mean rowdyism, but I I believe that the public 'ikes to S"e a Sighting team, fi. team that is on its!

toes every minute. .nei xri3i. is iao kind of a team I bore to put Into the field this year."

nt.-m- f-o.i fine of ?" ' vho !.i''i-

were n..t known !

prisoners b'-imr record-"J-.ne p, e." Tl-.e women were nrr previous t" f-n .-r:--ge:l

h.- 'ile Pr -sid

h- fr-t eight th. !r. ref ira! Tie n n m e s of hun-irer strike 1 official, the

WAY TO SCHOOL

(By International News Service.) .EVAN'S VI ERE, Ind.. Feb. Cfi. Irvin Hancock, 11 years of age, was run down and killel by a heavy motor truck today while he was on his way

s:m; Iv as fed Monday att.-mpt to

hool. The boy's neck vas brok

en. His mother collapse when she identified the body.

Don't throw your paper away without reading the wart ad page.

i:r F,t-r be covered.-

(Hy in'ernational News Service.) PARIS !". b. 2'". - Prerr ier Clemene --an bad Improved t" such en extent te.tiav that tli- a -tending physicians eon - n ' e d to allow him t " go out for i short tome.

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THEY'RE STILL DOING IT (By International News Service.) Cillt'AGO. Feb. 16. Frank Fisher and AV.lIiam Brocks, cattle men from P.oe.ne, Iowa, blew out the gas in their furnished room here when they retired last night. Fisher was found dep.d this morning. Brooks is in a hospital.

NO ADDED THEATRE TAX IN HAMMOND There will be no change in the admlsison price at local theatre for the present, according to tho managers teiday. Chas. Michelstetter. manager of PeEuxe, stated that the new revenue bill would not affect his house and Jim Michelstetter of tin Orpheum said he bad no information regarding? anw Increase in tax. "If I raise the price at all It will be to $2.50 a seat." said Jim. "That's

It Has Developed into a Major Eengagement; Another Meeting Is Held by Property Owners.

Learning t'l Attorney L. I Bomberger. representing the Calumet Coal Supply Co.. had filed an injunction suit against the city In the federal court at Indianapolis yesterday, setting the date for hearing Friday, south side property owners held another indignation meeting last night. They report that ninety-five owners of property in the vicinity of Petrolt and Mink streets where the coal company has commenced operation of its yard, are pledged to finance the fight against the company to the supreme court of the United Ftates or the League of Nations, if necessary. The suit filed at Indianapolis seeks injunction against the city from Interfering with tlie operation of the coal yard. On Friday a city ordinance prohibiting coal, lumber and mater-

what the shows I am giving the peo

ple are worth. But I'm satisfied with J ial yards south of Pouglas street (not the present prices. If there is an In- ' alrealy established) becomes effective, crease in theatre tax existing now j A t! o t leys for the company claim that

I'll pay it myself and not charge the customers."

OLD HOSPITAL CONVERTED INTO ROOMING HOUSE

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The former Gary General hospital in Adams street. Gary, will soon be converted into a modern rooming house ar.d uptodatf hotel as announceel by Hooper and Motto, the owners. It has been leased by Charles Weaver an old time hotel man, who will operate a popular priced heestelry on the American style. The building was formerly a hotel and rooming house before it was converted into a hospital

they can show that by the terms of the ordinance the Calumet Coal & Supply Co. does not come under the ordinance. It has been in operation since, Sunday and the ordinance does not go into effect until Friday. The company has dropped its suit In the superior court at Gary and the reason given is that the attorneys for the property owners took a change of venue from Judge Greenwald to delay the hearing.

(By International News service.) BREST, France. Feb. 25 Pelayed) The Twenty-seventh division of the American army, composed of New York stato troops, began embarking today upon the giant transport Leviathan for transportation to New York City.