Hammond Times, Volume 13, Number 294, Hammond, Lake County, 26 May 1919 — Page 1

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World Amazed Today to Hear i of Hawker-Grieve Re- ! turn to Life. WIFE'S CONFIDENCE IS REWARDED Forty-eight hov.rs after Kaivker 'til into the sea The Times cariiad 13 following- cable irsm Mrs. Harry -lavrker, his wife, who held out hope v-.-n after the worlA had ;iven up intrepid naral ana-.cr fnr lost. "God v-ill protect my mari." sho r.iJ. with a brave effort to suppress ;.e tears, "hut if he is lost, it was rrninst big odds." (BULLETIN.) T. JOHNS, N. T., May 2G. Capt. n AlcocJc and lieut. Arthur 7. ' :Trn, latest aspirant3 for the trirs- i atls Eight; began assembling- their ; X Vickers-Vimp bomber airplane on CJuividi field today. I-, has not been '.Ce&, however, whether the hop-eft" H ve nitl? from Quivldi or some cr field. Capt. r. ' P. Eaynham's .tynside machine, which was dani- - in a nose dive on May IS, i3 being r.ired at Quividi. IC: re; (BTJLI-STIN.) HTt!NT!CNAL NEWS SERVICE' LONDON, May 2G. The world's biggest aeroplane, the "Atlanticer," capable cf carrying forty thousand pounds, was -recked in leaving the ground at Parn-l-crcug-h, near London, today, and two cf iter crew were cri-ically injured. The acrcplane w3 nearly twice the size of tic American seaplanes which flev7 to ti'.c Azores. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE j LONDON, May 26. A reception like that accorded visiting monarchs awaits Harry G. Hawker, intrepid Australian aviator and his navigator, Mackenzie M. Grieve, when they reach London tomorrow right after their dramatic rescue fom mid-ocean. The two airmen torched land this morning for the first time since they started from St. Johns, N. F., c the evening of May 18 on their ill-fated attempt to fly across the Atlantic. They came ashore at the Scotch , seaport of Thurso, after spending the night aboard the British warship Revenge, and after receiving the homage of the entire town, boarded a train for London. VONDIKID FOB. MOMENTS. "It seems (food to stand on something t :d asaiii." Hawker was quoted as mar. "For just a few minutes after were forced down on tho water I v . .ndered if we would evt-r he on land a nam." Xf ither Hawker fir Grive won!, v iethr or not they would mnkf anc her attempt. t fly aoross the oc an. Hawker said his ilrst thoughts were f r his wifo and hahy. who will sreet h::n at the statum hero tomorrow evenItiS. Af'i- that ho will alk ovr his pians with the Sopwith Aeroplane .'o. officials. Theairical manac-rs and cinema prodinvrs teh-erap!i d dcz'ns of (CorttinuB. on pace live.) M. C. SUED FOR DAMAGES Injuries sustained by Frank Shelfo. j Michiiran Central s.o.tion hand, reilted in his death April CS The Anifriean Trust & Sarins! Bank, administrator of estate is t,ow dematid.nsc SI-"."1" da:r.a:,'on kh-rouKh 'heir attorneys. noon & Mt.rray. Ac.ordins? to the oomplaint. Sh'dfo was n a fras.dme niotrr -ar n whi'h the ')'. eojjm had placed a larsc shiftinjr lack. The ear was run backwards for n;.-ip distam'o hu' in didns so th jack "U of and d..-r.iid the oar. ' Sltelfo t n s ir.Jured ,n the wr.ck which is laid to the carelessness of the Coinp Jtiy's '' i i.mn. His aar'-d parents and a rot cr and sist r. both minors, were .ft witiioi.it !natt!t of support by h's 5 rath.

MUST WEAR THEM, ANYWAY XrV Y'dlK. Muy No matter how vef it ets eiu l.av.. to wear them m llrxieo. A copy of Kl F: i . et sti, It-adtne lrwspaper of Mexico City, re'-eived lere today, contains the proclamation if Senor Tdalee'o Fontrerns, mayor of iloie'.la. vlio warns tlie male residents lb at they must wear pants while pas1'njr through the streets. Any frcntlerac not possessing: rants must equip hemselves not later than May 5. the rder said. Underwear does net go. !! off :".?'d"rs will be locked up until hey pro vile .;h.;5:s.-es with th ants. .. 1

KEPUHLICANS MAKE HIM SENATE WHIP

V f v Senator Charles Curtis Senator Charles Curtis of Fansss wiil play an irportar:t part in pt-sh-inc throujr! th prcirr;ini of tot in-ct-mine RcpHican majority in the senate, lit has been appointed vh:p of the ndxt senate He ruled th.s position in the la5t session while the Dartv was in the minority. MOTOR ACCIDENT Both Are Whiting Men; Car Skids in Concrete and Overturns. Mi-!,a.. 1 I 'o o. i. h. it'u", Pclirajce ave. iiu.', Whiiinc d;.d at Si. MurcarM's hospital last nluht from injuries received, the poll.-,, liiink rii. n he- was hit and roll'-d by an auto on ! nd la na pol u boubvard on Saturday niht. Ii"roieh was found in th" !,'!rh by police. IIwas barely conscious and told them he had been jumped on and robbed by fmir men. He was not robbed, however, hecause m .!; y was found in' his c'oth-s. He claim. -,J to have beeti black jacked, but his body was one mass of bruises from load to foot, and the police think it was impossible for him to hae been beaten ly, by a black jack. Physicians think it much more likely that he was hit by a car and rolled benrath it. The unfortunate man was taken to St. .Margaret's hospital v here lie died later yesf rda y. ANOTHER BOULEVARD ACCIDENT IS FATAL SPECIAL TO THE TIMES 1 WHITIMi. Jnd.. May Role rt FI mir.K. it ire 4! years, v. ho resides in Slii glitz park, was killed at Indianapolis boulevard near Pehrage avenue on Saturday, wton his Ford touring car turned over. The road is lmt paved at this point and Fleming ran into a pile of crushed st .'.no. He endeavored to turn out but his machine turned turtle and he was the victim of s, v ere injuries about the lead and other mt.rnal injuries. He was taken to his home, l.'ajh street and 1 Sorry avnup. hro two physicians attended him. but he passed away within an hour. Mr. F'cminp was an engineer at the f.lrand 'rossme; Tack Works and was on his way home from work when the accident occurred. He is survived by his widow at:d two lotle p:-fs. H also leaves a bn.tii.-r on Fisciirupp avcmie. i The funeral will 1.? held tomorrow uc.di r the direction of tn-!f rtaker Heyi den. S i", io s V ii! be held, at the family I home, l."ia:h street and l'.erry av mue. at i - p. tn., interment to be at Oak Hill i ceinftcry. Hammond. ALASKA MAN TO FIG.HT FOR SEAT SEATTLll. W;;--h.. May 26. James Wickers ha :n l;ei e today en route to WasMnst'-.n to be present at the contest proc o d tisj for the seat in c"nsiiess a? li'l.-sat" fioei Alaska. He states that he will present a bill to Contrress appropriating; $4.'i00,0'i0 for the completion of the Bovernment railroad In Alaska ard will also ask con-ress for the settlement in Alaska by returned soldiers who lack the financial moms to pay their passage or living expenses for the first year. Don't .throw you: paper away without reading the want ad page.

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Joe Too Much of a Spendthrifi Why, Do-one. He Wants 15 Cents Every Fortnight Out of His Pay for Cigarettes. W.'HTIX";. IikI. Mny 2S Joe I::rcl!'''k. o!" hitinp. asked his wifo fvr fift'Cti ronts with which t rurhifi' i-!parc ttrs. she- refused, sayin pr that rh- hrn! p'.v'i! him lifwn nts out of hs lnt pay for that ry Srtm.- ruriu-sc. That sttld it. At .t!-o!!v r timf ho iifotKd the ?crvi:f of a. rh.Ys!-i::ii y Jt- iri'-d t irot Sr..i'i from l.or. No usr. Hp manJi'd to borrow tin- mcnoy f ri'in a fi'!!t!'.v tniplo.x at t'nf plant, ri'oiii:siriK to rooay hii i. M pay day. hon pay d.ty tain alonr. .Top nnininjrly sllpp -,1 oat $3.f an t turned r- rosi over to Mrs. I'anlilivk as was his custom. That l.ilit s'.io piokiu t..'-k. t : end found t!o- !i;o-,,, y. so tin: ffllow oniployc v. a !!;! paid, on top ,.f thit. Mrs. I'ardmoK K.f.o him ;i H' '.i calin,;; i:i the nn.rioiiK ;.! U tvid li'.m to ;;rt otil rif til,' hon-i,. and t ;iy out. is n ov iv'.::,- t tot to- Uivor, in the I Unitl.. ; ccf-pl.-tii.:. fiied :.y Atto-!- !' .!. .-iulliv an. th- y v.o:o D'an-'ol '. i ; . i . j 1 7 ' t r 1 i i i t -.si t h- ' -.i- : ;!' t i; s I-ar-at. .5. I.-.i r i.' ! .: i : t : n. T!i-' s. . . .- ; . : r ;' t i.ti i d lil t '.a'-t( -I ' -.-i-.i : . II' i . t.- Man h o. A.s;i.; 'mi h r :' h.in.llius of th'- li.-i.-; .i:i,!.; t, ,K.-C ph a? t'a uoniHi i-;ii'.oil liini a poor provider. !-nid !n- a worthlos.-", linanc:r.'.ly and lo.'ialiy. and ai cus J liini of heip.': ph fioial'-y hit ! an. a!! of wlii' li Joo sa. s is lalso. AMiONQ Shrine; s ifae hi, n arnvm,; in 11amoond ;;1! da v from various parts if Xiu-lhern Indiana to attend the bis as--s. mbiy ami initiation of Irak T a:i;de. At noon there were U. own to be st vt.ntyt v. o ca.::d itla ;os for initiation and it it tboutht that by the time all had report- ' ii lil.-te weuM be o i r tishly. Tin1 bust-' r.css session b. ir-.a at ;;;: oVlo-k. At; 1 1 i, th,- ft: -1 ha . a of ctintildat-s v. i!i take th" t rip. j In nidi r l" i;. i .- i;lb- i ta . h air an I lob-vv tlie r.sl ;ee candidates a fan-' UOl! look at the .Oi;.' O. f Hl.O" brin-.. parades vv i!l b-- ii.-ld at 5 o' i.,c',. Tin- i Tekram lor tio- r.maind- r of the iav is announced as f'-llows: i rOu I .u i.eh. 7 . Co Ihitt rtai nni'ii' . v . i .". Second Section. !;. -Third Section. MotC Finis. 11:",' I'b ariirii: up Teni;-!- . Thi. iii'tiin is i.in held in pi-' par-' at'-i-n for the Imperial '"ii(rtion wlii-h, ,vi,l be held a; India1 a polls. June M to 1J. when it is c..ictod rak T mple will carry off le moi w i ! !i the j'atrol and I'rum t'oros. SENATORS OBJECT TO EQUAL SUFFRAGE I INTERNATIONA'. NEWS SERVICE! VARlII.'iT. May I'll Ant i-su f f r aKisls effectually blocked early inndder- ' ation of the woman suffrage amendment in the senate this afternoon. Senator Wctson, of Indiana, earned today as chairman of the senate commit-j 1o on woman iiffrat,'. attempted to call up a mo;ion ii;. Senator Jones, of Washington, dix-ha r-e the committee on woman suffta'- and place the sul'-j frage amendment m; the c.ilecdar. i Senator Fnderwood. tf Alabama, and. Senator Smith, of "boria. objected. JUST LIKE STEALING A BABY'S CANDY Stealing a canary bird from a. hospital j seems like a pretty litle thins for anyone lo do. but that very stunt was pull ed off at St. Margaret's TiospitKl int Hammond and on Sunday besides. Yes-I tirday noon while the sisters were at j dinner someone removed the little sin?-! er from his capo on the second flood j of the hospital and made, a petawav. j The bird was worth fully $10 and be-j cause of the cheer which he added to the quarters the patients are requesting that he be returned forthwith. PAST DUE CHECKS SENT WASHINGTON'. May 2-?. On" m 1lion overdue allotment checks will be sent out by the bureau' of war risk insurance immediately. Secretary Olass announced today, following the 1 ecelpt of Fresident that he would sirn v. 1th the last possible delay the deficiency measure passed by Congress last week. L.APOKTE. C. L,. Saunders, cashier of the Interlaken bank, will become one of the heads of tile New Carlisle Farmers Stata bank, a ne-bank which will be capitalized by SL Joseph county men.

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BE CLUB'S GUEST H. C. Club Dedication Next Friday Night Will Be Patriotic Affair. Gen. W. "! f the fcrt-.-it ' .florals ft the n a with (icrmany, ; h ho oorn:iiand"d t) Ttii irav rps I st to put a w i'.! !f" j i-i.ntp tn the '' rm-i: litest of S.onor at t it- jnforir.al dumer and i!,ir.rf w h r!i is to nr ;-eri next Pr;day msht at the Hammond Country ("uo to murk th- .-persins of its tf'lf) s.".of. ! n. Hnan v. in ho tl-.v ii.-: of Mr. a. Miirrav Turner. I'i i s. :-. It. .1. St. .:!!, n sa . that :,: il-'H to f.:r v- - - t i.oi l,..t w!.--l, to.i.cht that the r.ffair w II be . . i y : .:,-( sifuh He d.-irt e'.a;.-?. the ' iorv .'i.it !.! on- .v .:; 1 as a Joke that t' e '. !ui v as puint to cf!fhrate N V",-i !' : il'tti and deolnres that .'.ni-f r d; O'-". wli:1.. str('l iri.'ocnial. . o ( i-or. sal in k.-'.ini ;th t'o ' ..! day. A nd id 01 i e n i 1- cc- u - d f ' 1 t !." i'ji"' pro.-ra-o w i 1 ore . , I i f - t r ' n . r a. h ; WHY REED OBJECTS TO Tiff LEAGUE ! CTEtNATIOrfAL NEWS SETITE: U'AStii:-.': 1 t.CN. May tit; i I,..- .iu r.v "f llie Fr.il til States i' to the propos. d Ica,.oe of Net 'on ; ,or' coinmit :!.. American I p'e t oVs" as c,ii 1 1 n v.il'i a ciiitioiiicraje r th" blai vcllow cm! blov. Il l.tci.-. 1'r. tiet;t!y so lini'iiniv d ;i nd t oi-i ri- i n s led as to ems' Hut-' an uii- . lassifi.-d iiiiinfii'f I "on d. Senator ltet A, Imoorat. of M i.,.,ou:i. aieclartd in. -ihc finale this iilli i tieeii in a i.iinnis ,-it-lac.k on tin- league. "An tMi in : n.u loo of lie- iii "iln'isiilp of the league veil! first aston.sh Ih'U aiei!i.-e ih', i iid i g nt t ic n of t -lili t f u 1 man.'.' ipit' f.aid. " "Tlie majority -f tlf. nations. comoosin;;' the bauc tin i r;i i c-e'i ! til-- -. hit"' race." ioi-d iri?i niel a tabic of t ii irt -t o .at i'.f.s i-iimi'nMii; th. bai.in- which i,e ilividid into t v. o t i'' i:a : c Co-----,v h i ! o i id .. ; I. I RiVE Lll CAR INTO CUR! I. as', ;ii,;h;. whiie iPorse J. N 1st. of ."..'.- Morton ('curt. 1 la uimoni1, wnii his; family wire m til - Fijou Tin at- r. f ur m.-n stole his fuo pas. iif;er verland automobile from in flout, of the theater.! Ijiler in th- evcniiifr otticer .Nevvhu id, a new man on the Hammond police lurn. saw the car coiniiii; down Sh. I'fidd avenue, and l iief.-iii2iiv it by a discripL - loll scut out by 'hief Aust'.n tried I stoo it. The driver speeded up and in try,,,;to avoid the ofl'ic. r took the rurtar .it Hoffman street too fast and hitting lie . urn. smasneu lvui wn- eis ai.u tin- und. r off the car. The poll,-., .-xprft l' iiiiikt: several arrests soon m connection vv Hit the affair. STEPFE MOORE CJTTTT1 OTlT mrT T OUli UJM X - li - i - .Incise Keitcr ami a jury in Mammonei

superior court room Xo. 1 ate hearing Ui:iia .,, rc;.rted over the top in sub-! the dam.-iro suit of Stepp a-.nnsl Moore, j s,., i,t :,,ns bi:t the cash has l ot Jk-.-h Mr. St. ,.p is as kins: for ?li.H"ii damn s ,.,,5 , , (i Haiiinioiid's drive has b 1 11 , because of injuiies which he says ne..,,, cjtsh. ' sii-.taini'd 0:1 S.-ptembi r M, 1917. wh. ui ;

Moore's automobile ran up 011 the siib -- v. all: on Wis! Sibh-y ti e t and 1 i n - aou ion ned him asainst a. wall. Numerous injuries wen: cited by th plaintiff and it was alleged that tn-n

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bis life. On motion i f tlie defense two physicians were appointed to examine t,.r, ... uHain his meson l eooilili.,.. ... ..,.t t .-. ...iirt t.o tlw iii-,.t..i ' i I " . , . : n 01 i.is oeu.s i" i,.. oijui.,,. ,,. F.. Oraer i, attorney for the Plain-iff nd W. J. Whinery represents Moore. NEW BUILDING PERMITS TAKEN The follow-in? buildinjr permits have been taken out with Building Commissioner Vis: One $iiiHiO cottage at 1f3 Morain avenue bj- Farduhn and Koeh. One $,"of)ii cottage at 1207 Morain avenue by Farduhn and Km-h. On" .-,iiiiii ii.tlaa. t 121 ! Morain avenue by Farduhn and Ki.cll. One $30101 t'din-'f1 at 112:1 Harrison street by C. R. Fan? One $3S0 cottage at ."' 3 Fecker St., by Kindis FrOs. One $3500 cottage at 1124 Lincoln avenue by J. D. Meyer. One $3000 cottage at 1105 Lincoln avenue by Kaplin and Kaplln. One 1500 cottage at ISO Wabash avenue by J. riatzki. One $300 cottage :.t 337 Johnso nst., bv J. Erb. lne JS0G0 brick '::MIng at 27 Standard avenue by D. F. Hix.

MORE RIOTS IN GERMANY EXPECTED AS DELEGATES BALK AT SIGNING THE TREATY

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Crowds riiscusstits news ttu.ii i'ar.s in iicrlin s;r'".. Seriou. riot:n;r in Berlin and other big centers of Germany are expected hourly as the German peace cleieq-ates continue their def.ant a'titude i.nd refuse to sin the treaty. The German people want them to stern the treatv so that the fatherland rr.av settle down and hepin its reconstruction. The picture shows how the people gather in groups to discuss the news frvm Pari. A fender nr.d a few fity TVords are all thai; are needed to turn these people into a mob.

.Times Locates Missing Girl I ,e.,,:--:, ,.,,,,i J Thio.iph a ilie SM.ioiu ca t .-' : . ! i. of T; e T.m. r-. Mat - .-'.icl-.i.t v ef Wi'.ttins who had Mav o-H-. PIt. b a '..rent :roni ip-r io.cr mi d th.u I.e.- pa. cnts w ere trybe at. lo r. S',.- c-ili.-d :'i ne to a .: lioun si'c v :l ti by safa !.Tl I M r. liiis n.o-u; -' was 1 . .en 1 ed. j, -id Mrs. t ';..' 1 1 i - s S'ickr.i.-y. whi : ., nt l-'l flev. land a -.. have l.o-n .:-ai chinv; f ,: fo-r sir'.; s n left home. When the liivI. who is only foritten yt r. oi,I. ca.ocl tii. in by phone she t cf.i.- ed to 1! w n.-re she w is. s mpiy i jt:n- th::- : h" v. a s ivurkins in a home and ci- satisfied. The Whiting on'wee v.frt- m titled and succeeded 'n I , , ,,, ,. ti. pi one call lo a home in j jJ( Vvi; te tlo rl w as later i ;in.j ., j 'u-ik-. i HAMMOND DRIVE FOR SPOT CASH d w. Su b.o r t pt Sons in the Kmmon ( x L- ,jrjVe continue -omir,R' in at loo ' yiryt National Iwink. ronsi.Li ruble riv alry lei." Til ell worked up between tho i four viniotis in Haimiioti'i as to which ! will be the first p, (urn m $loa io.u-su'j-' scrii't ions. Ti' a.-urer Ida H o li r r- colts ' . . . . -Y. : I. A , -1. ..... .. ''.nirai i no n. m win. u .m.-. v uai e-a ! trimmer aii-1 Mrs. M.dlie Flanchard are 'taplams, in the bad today. Illinois. l.-e-i ,. ,,,i v., ndcrbuiB- coiinti. s cf In-1- '-; cn-tt a rT tT a t nr O V, tJ JTi. -I-V .Ll iJJflJJ JJ '. . I -ITT A T n T.1 Ct TTA VTVC VXX,14 UTJ-O XXiViHl0 ! The SuiKii-e Heal jrara so and iv Taxi' , . . . ,. - . 1 line wnich wro tormerly conducted at -n over by the Victory Oarage and Yellow Fab t'o. Under the now tnanape- . , .. . . . .. . merit a nay ami niiijii, strvice win ne . . . . , . - . '. .. . 'i.a'.ialnee, :,n.l .n auii.tio,, ine company, n ,.arrv a tij line ct tires and ac- ,,..,.,, ,. Th, . (.XIlort mechanics and au, wasr,.rs niu a)s be at the disnua1 - a oi the iiiitic. i-.u- wi I bo oal ,-l lor , , , ' . , , and d'livorod wn.-n work is i'i.iiiiit. u. TO STOP ARMS SMUGGLING r INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! FAOFK FASS. T- x.. May 2t. Texas j national guardsmen are to be used to stop the smuggling of rms across t he border into Mexico to Villista bandits as th" re -ult of a conference in Fi' dras Negrr? b .iv, ecu A dj. n. Harley. of Texas, and lli-i. M"-c!as of Ooahui!". ft was ar.nourced t:-day. Ai. e 171 T" 11

JJCd-Wl Ui . XVmiSUcL. joenma on mo- u .- ' - i Falvatore Itenella. 61 vcars old. died: a disgrace to the Republic if we wait)

Saturday afternoon at Logausport. Itul . anil the remains were brought to Hamniond yesterday morning to the home of bis daughter. Mrs. Joseph Folito, of -t' Clinton street. The funeral will be held from St. Joieph's church tomorrow mortrng at 9 :l.a

o'clock. Interment wi'i b he hi ia Mf. vote f.r an ir.i'.ff n:: variety of reasOUvet cr:e.ery. Chicajrn. in c):arfe of j or-.s, particularly now when g-iev-us undertaker Emmerling. war taxation confronts them.

' A - 5" a'- - 4 1 tv- -' ' f 1 .- X? . - - -y 41: Ai -. .-" wary-; ft-. ? if - v ?-.-:;..ii v,- A G'iE KILLED, FOUR iJlEO i COLLISION Engine on Big Four Hits j Touring Car Near Dale- j ville, Indiana. ! -VXFKKSr 'X. Fid' May ,.- p r- ' fi ll was killed ar.d fou:- rr injured ' late yesterday ...hen an an 'omolu b- was j siru' k by a F.i- F eir Kuilroad pas- i seng-r train ai Da'cvi e, lcar here.! Mrs. Kmina l.eiiiiintrton. d 4 years. ' was killed; lor twin sister. Mrs. Otto' Streeler, w as probabiy fatally crushed;; Mrs. Stre. ter's husband and Mrs. Pavid i ' Creek each suffered fracture of the ripht : , b us David (.'reek was severely bruis- '. led. All were from I;di.-iti-ipee is. Their ' i automobile stalled on the rat'ro id crossli'S- ' ; cvU. S. STEEL REcaanizES . W UNIONS I : ; . ! . COrpOratlOIl TaKeS NeW Step in Position Tovard Union Labor. riTTSBUHO. Ta , Ma- -! tocotrni1 . . fiori 0f Uf nv-i ?a m a e-d -isof-iation ! n v 11 -v . aa . , a ma . 1 u tiaiiou oi- ?tr.j, iron ard Tin Workers bv the F S. Steel corporation was a' corded i for the first time when Ch.'i'rman li. H. . CJarv answered a communication re J: ,. ,, ecill.,1, ao.luai ' Tish pre!-ad-1 . 1 e.C ?nt of the Union. ,.Th;s leUer .narks a ,trT) hl , , , , .. 1 VUn,Ct f a"y " ! V V l !ZU ,a:"". t!'" ln"l' ! '..'"I1' J 1 .,- t 1 on e. c r- 7 f r t a k i n .1 r. 1 Lr P. e i . , . , . . , i si. id today. The letters con ten , be wit h.n eld for the present. will t i FRENCH ANXIOUS ABOUT SUFFRAGE j jy Ri:F. VIVI N' . j ( .-XP,1Bi Ve U tlie International eira pj-yipp from the Petit ! , .loiirnall). I FARTS. May Now that the chamber of tVp'ities has veb -I in favor of ; woman's MitTrac" the renat- i- about J fo take no the measure. Fra rce lags! I, , . . . .-u: . , a ; ,11 K' j un til Fcuador or some omer sucn j small nation grant.-, vote to women j before we step into line, j "I sincerely hope that this bill is j not rejected. Rhetorical homage will r.nt longer ; satisfy women. They are entitled to.

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Twenty Villages Wiped Out On Island of Java in Dutch - " East Indies. MNIERNJTIONAU NEWS SERVICE1 LONDON, May 26. Fifteen thousand persons were killed and twenty villages were completely viped out by an eruption of the volcano Kloct on the Island of Java, in the Dutch East Indies, said a Central News dispatch from Amsterdam today. Seventeen other villages were partially destroyed. The Tsland of Java, with a popuia';on of at. out SO.f'O.l, hps frequency i'-o ii vis tcd by disastrous eruption. ;.-' bemi Tvimeious active and n'ovt vol anncs in iis mountain chair.;-. The be t known volcanoes on the 1ii.nd n re Tengcer and GaHms-'gung. In flalunfKiine'f eruption in 122 many liouand- Uwt tlivir l.ves. There are a tout I'c.Oen Europeans on the island. The casualties from this latest disaster probably were larjrely amon? the r.atives inhabiting mountain villagi'.-. MV l. 11. PKI.KE. Tee 1, nd'.n rep'-rts ind'eate that ibis lat- s; disaster may rival the on-v. as-ieo bj ' tiie eruption of Ml. Pelee. ivi.ich de.:t oyd St. Pierre, Martinique. ith a lie.lt'ii 1'i't o r.a.neO on May ?. i:-iU. and tin. or-anie earthquak; h.ch virtually wiju-d Messina oil the map 1 . ' -,i v IDHSi. K'o' t is one of the smaller volcanoes in the wester:-! t nd of the island in' Java. In May. 1301, it broke forth, in to erup'ion after a pi ri-: d of inactivity lastm-r several years, envelopj Ins towns J5' m'lrs and'TO mTtcs" d:-. j tart, killintf about -'e persons and destro? ins? the stisar crop of the etitiit; western end of the island. J4 VOl.tWOKS TOtiKTIIKH.' There are fourteen active volcanoes in an area 2. by 35 miles in this imaiod.ate vicin ty. They have destro;. -. i hundreds of thousands of lives. In 1.;n, the Kins;ghit. one of the loftiest o I the group, blew off the most of its peak anil in a series of internal expiofaions that followed mole than 10.-i.-Cii persons weie killed. FORD TIL W STARTED ! INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEI MOUNT CLEM JONS, Mich.. May 25The Henry Ford-hicago Tribune million dollar libel suit got under way in real earnest today when counsel for Ford began presenting evidence for the plaintiff. The first witness sworn in was John J. Henkel. superintendent of the employment department oT the Ford Motor Co. Over strong objections by Tribune attorneys, Mr. Henkel testified to the uniform policy of the Ford plant regarding the reinstatement of employes who entered the military service. Ueplying to the allegation in the Tribune editorial on which suit is brought, that the Ford plant had announeid that its employes who entered the service at the Mexican border would not be given back their jobs. Mr. Henkel testified that in accordance w ith a long established custom of the plant they were assured on their departure that they would 1"? put back at their old jobs o:i their return. Hee.kol swore that at the time of the Michigan copper strike in 1013 and aftir state National Ouard encampments in other years the Ford Co. had deinstatcd employes who had been in that service. The wilm-ss testified that the Ford plant, instead or showing prejudice against military service, had actually shown preference t discharged regulaariny and navy nun on the theory that th-'ir military discipline made them obey orders more readily. The evidence all met objection froni the Tribune counsel, who claimed thai only the facts actually told their correspondent regarding the Ford policy, rather than the actual policy itself chould lie the subject of the t est i -non y . WILL HOLD ALL GERMAN SHIPPING WASH 1NOTON. May 26. No German shifting rmw in possession of the United States is to be relinquished. Following reports that a large portion of the ve.-sels taken over by the allies and allotted to American probably would g' to Great Fritain and other countries, Fresident Wilson, it was learned today, has assured Washington officials that, "no one need have any fear" that this will be the case, and that an agreement has been iea'-hd. Funeral Wednesday. The funeral of Mrs. Christian Duchow who died at her home 607 Stato Lin-3 street. Hammond, Friday night, will bo held from St. Paul's Lutheran churr-'i Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Inveimert will be held in Ook Hill cemetery in charge of undertaker Xcilow.