Hammond Times, Volume 7, Number 18, Hammond, Lake County, 7 June 1919 — Page 5

June 7, 1919.

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TRIB HAPPY OVER TUCKERS NEW RULING Court Permits Introduction of Testimony of Conditions On Border.

By EAUY REUTXINOEB rSTAFF CORRESPONDfNT I N. SERVICE MOUM CLEMENS. Mich.. June .. Attorneys for the Chicago Tribune in the Henry Ford-Tribune Jt,00O,000 libel suit are jubilant today over the ruling Of Judge Tucker which permits them to Introduce testimony concerning conditions alonp the- Mexican border in 1916.1 rrevious to the time United States! forces were sent there. j They regard this ruling as the wedge i by which they plan to drive home tlvrir! contention that statements alleged to i have beer? made by Ford might have i aggravated conditions along the Rio J Grande. Texas rangers and women whose nus- ' bands and sons were slain by Mexican ! bandits are awaiting to testify for the j Tribune and it is expected sewral of ! these will be called when court reconvenes next Monday. That this testimony will be full of pathos and human j Interest was clearly demonstrated by j the steYy told by Mrs. Xelhe Austin, of J Sebastian. Tx., who described . I he slay- j ing of her husband and son by Mexi- j cans cn August fi. 1315. Mrs. Austin told how the Mexicans came to the Austin ranch. demanded ) puns and ammunition and then led Austin and his son Charles away. Later a j workman brought word that teh bandits had slain the two Americans and Mis. worknwin brought word that the bandits i had takn, found the. bodies of her hii- i band and son hidden in the shrubbery along the roadside. U. 8. AGITATORS TO BE BLOCKED AT BORDER 'INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 ! .w.-v.-Mi-hA,. .nan.. jun ,. Afrnators ( w ho came to Winnipeg from the tinted States to work in the interests of the feneral strike and strike leaders from ; Canada who went into Chicago, New Tork. Minneapolis, Butt and - other cities in the United States to solicit funds to finance the strike may have trouble getting back into their respectie countries, according to plans being laid today by United States and Dominion immigration authorities. James Duncan. Seattle - strike leader, who is now in Winnipeg, it is declared, will be challenged by United States offiicials at the border as to his right to return. Canadian

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in the United States, will be similarly v. a nnHiun aufboril ies. i Trf M5tiv. nf romnlete citizenship. It I is declared, will be demanded. Inasmuch as official rulings from Ottawa and Washington will be required In the cases of those challenged, it is thought likely considerable delay will be experienced by strike leaders before they succeed in getting back to their homes. RETURNS COME IN SLOWLY r INTER NATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. June 7. The rartnership and corporation tax returns, which were due June 15. are coming In f!ow, according to ePter J. Kruyer, in ternal revenue collector for the Indiana district. Mr. Kruyer issues a warning to all partnerships and corporations w ho have not yet filed their tax returns, that they will be classed as delinquent after June 15. PERSHING WANTS TO FLY HOME riNTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! LONDON, June .. General Pershing lj. lj. . .... has asked that he be permitted to cross ' , , .... the Atlantic in the R-34. the British dirigible, when it attempts the fight, according to a dispatch by the. Exchange Telegraph Co. It was stated that the request is likely to be granted. The R-34. the big dirigible, which will start for Atlantic City. N. J.. possibly next Monday, has had a wireless et Installed which will send messages for 400 miles, the Manchester Guardian announced today. TWO BULGARIANS HELD IN DETROIT (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEl DETROIT, Mich., June 7. Steve Stoykoff. forty, and ratio Trepoff. twentyseven, both Bulgarians, were held by Detroit authorities today at the request of Cleveland police. Local officers say the two men are wanted in connection with the attempt on Mayor Davis' life In Cleveland. Monday night. A Quantity of radical literature was found on the men and a largf- supply of ammunition was found in their room. Both men carried I. W. W. cards and credentials from the Russian Federation of Union- Workers. WRECK ON MICHIGAN C. SPECIAL TO THE T1MES1 GRIFFITH. Ind.. June 7. Train 141 on the Michigan Central Thursday afternoon at three o'clock was derailed at Griffith. No one seriously injured. The fireman had his left ankle sprained by jumping from the cab window, the engineer stayed with the engine. BERLIN CUT OFF FROM COPENHAGEN (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE I LeONDON, June 7. Communication has been cut between Copenhagen and Berlin, acording to a Copenhagen dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Co., received here at 10 o'clock this morning. Th" dispatch stated that It is believed in Copenhagen that riots are taking place! In the German capital. Advertise in The Times and advertise again. Results come with .constant effott. "

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. ft y s. 'ft.: The cosiness iri wiU enjoy tftis white crepe cie chine blouse with its soft frill down the front and its soft turnover coilar. It is prcctica; waist for summer wear, for it is coo! and easily laundered. AUSTRIA !S INDIFFERENT SAYS CABLE Masses Exhibit Not Slightest Interest Austria's Future The In ihlEFNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE ) VIENNA. June fi. v;a London, June Austra has takell the first lnstailjment of the pear terms "lying down." Amone the masses there is no deep frl:nr rc.lrH:n T "r neaCe terms. , .... . , . , t l lie j r Am v.: not in- .feIiLL imcicoi in Austria s ruture. "The worst is yet to come." the Taeehlatt fays, pointing out that the financial terms are the most Important jnrt thai they have not yet been received. A cr?at deal of press comment eraphaizes that Austria should form a I union with Germany. Tn newspapers j declare that th.s is Austria's only sal A select committee from the ashear serlbly will meet tomorrow to report from Dr. Otto Bauer, foreign minister, who has been conferring with Dr. Karl Renner. head of Austria's peace delegation in Switzerland. BRITISH VESSEL FOUND DISABLED f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE NT;w TORK. Jun 7. A wireless message received here today said that the British freighter Beechleaf and been disabled from fire In mid-Atlantic and is being towed to this port by the transport Westhavcn. Two members of th crew lost their lives fighting the fire, the radiogram said. Both were firemen. The Beechleaf. a vessel of 10. 000 tons, was on her way (o Lough Swilly, Ireland, from Baton Rouge. SEN. HEMENWAY MAKES DONATION f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! BOONVILLE. Ind.. June 7. James A. j Hemenway, former Unitfd States sena- j tcr from Indiana, hss purchased a large! strip of property which will be cleared j 'and xurr.fd over to the city for an ath- -., letic field and play ground to be known ' " as Hemenway Field. ' OTrc, nnmrTVfl BOYS COMING BACK FROM RUSS. 'INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEl WASHINGTON. June 7 All of the original American expedition will be out of the Archangel sector within three weeks. Gen. Payton C. March, chief of staff, announced at his weekly conference with representatives of the press today. One large force left on June 3. the general added. This consisted of Companies E, G, I and M and the machine gun company of the 333th infantry. Of these. 52 officers and 1.509 men sailed for Brest, and two off.cers and 323 men sailed for England. JUMPS ON TRAIN . IS MANGLED Charles Forsyth, 2S years old, who lives at 172 Wilcox ave . Hammcna, while trying to Jump on a moving inn- i iana Harbor Belt freight train at Mor- j ton Court last night lost his hold and j fell between the cars which ran over both his fpft, crushing them. Forsyth was taken to St. Margaret's hospital In the Hammond police, patiol where it is thought that both feet will have to be amputated. SWALLOWS MEAT; CHOKES TO DEATH I INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEl INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. June 7. Michael Higdon. thirty-eight, is lead at a local hospital as the result of an operation to remove a piece of meat lodged in his throat while he was eating. DEATH OF MRS. KOCH

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Aujrusta Kcch. fia years of age. died be called June 11. unless ail telegraph a-, the home of her daughter. Mrs. officials yield to the demands of the Anna Walker, of 1050 Novie avenue, ( workers by that date, according to a Hammond, last night of pneumonia. j telegram received here today by TresThe funeral wi'.l be held from the Went Tatrick O'Connor, local 77. C. T. home Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. V. A., from First Vice President L. I. Interment will be held in (Oak H I! Marshall. This announcement, o Conremetery in charge of- Undertaker "r fW. embraces the Western Union. Stew art. ' Postal and Federal companies. and I means, so far ts commercial business

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STRIKE IS POSTPONED (BULLETIN.) 1 INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE I ATLANTA, Oa., Jan 7. Th proposd walkout of mexnbti-a of the Commerdal Telegraphers Unions in South Caro. Una Telephona xenanges and repeater ! stations, announced to begin at 10 ' o'clock Saturday morning-, haa been j poatponed by order of International j President S. J. Xonenkaznp until the j date of the nation-wide strike, which he i will announce Saturday night from Chi. cag-o. I f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 CHICAGO. June 7. S. J. Konenkamp. president of the Commercial Telf graph- ' ers Union, is expected to arrive here this afternoon from Washington, V. C, and to Immediately begin final preparation for the calling of a general sirike of Commercial telegraph and telephone operators. The strike probably will be called early next week, according to a statement today by J. F. Campbell, sec-retarp-treasurer of the union. Western Union officials deny that more than a scattered few of their operators belong to the union. The- s,iy "Cur men are loyal and we anticipate no strike." Union officers, however, declare that operators have joined the union without the knowledge of the Western Union officials and that the strike wii' completely tie up the wires of t ha, coniI pany. J Whether the employes of the I'ostil j Telegraph Co. will be called out in he I (cenera) strike will not be decided until 1 President Konenkamp arrives here. It is announced, however, that press association and broker wires will no' bt- affected. E IS East Chicago May Buy Park Site; Act On Thirty Petitions. TIMES BUREAU AT STATE CAPITAL) INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. June 6. Among thirty petitions for the approval of bond Issues acted upon yesterday by the state loard of tax commissioners, the city of East Chicago was authorized to issue $125,000 bonds for the purchase of a rark sife. The approval was granted as a result of a rehearing of the case. The original pettion called for a bond issue of $140. too. it was denied. clty then presented facts to show that the acquisition of th park proper ty was necessary and that the lesser amount would suffice. GARY LIQUOR VIOLATOR ARRESTED ! Steve Jukovich, of Aetna, a state law liquor offender, was arrested by the Gary police' last night. The offender furnished bonds In the sum of $500 for his appearance in court. RIDGELEY BEGINS HANDSOME HOME E. A. Ridgeley. the druggist of Gary has begun the erection of a handsome residence at the northwest corner of Sixth avenue and Fillmore street. The ! cost of construct;on will be $10.or.o and i i w .ll be of colonial design and w ill face ! I the boulevard eighteen feet from the i j s "?wa'fc line and will have large j ( run parlors. The construction will be , of pressed brick in attractive fronts ' and fre both the street and boulevard, j i QUIET TITLE SUIT Jhe Calumet Lumber Co., has filed a complaint to quiet title against Engelbert Gross et a!., in the Hammond superior court. Ibach, Gavit. Cravens & Stinson are attorneys for the plaintiff. GARY AGED MAN HANGS SELF Th s morning at seven o'clock the alarm was turned In from 2554 West N;n'h avenue that a man had hung himself at that number. A response by the patrol wagon and officers revealed the bedy of an aged man by the name of Frank Krejcl, with a rope around his neck, hanging from a pole extended from the toilet to a wood j shanty in the rear. " The suicide w ho was slxty-nin I years old. made his home with his ! son. Frank, had been in ill health from !a cancer for a. number of years and 1 his commuting the rash act is attrib- ! uted to ill health. j DISTRICT ATTORNEY GETS A WARNING (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE I KANSAS CITY. Mo.. June 7. United States District Attorney Fred Robertson, of Kansas City. Kant., enemy of I. W. W. and Bul?hei5in. received a letter late yesterday b ar'.ng the "Sign of Death" ihe skuil and cross-bones. The note, lettered in heavy characters, read: "You'd better let up or you'll get this." Although this is not the first warning Mr. Robertson has received since his prosecution of the thirty-two I. W. W. ( leaders at Wichita, it is known h went to Wichita last night closely guarded. WIRE STRIKE SET FOR JUNE 4 :ni (Rnational news servicei SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., June 7 A ration-wide telegraphers strike will j Is concerned, the cutting off ol all com munication with coast and " eastern points.

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4 ' f V Col. I. Antoine Depage. Col. D. Antoine Depape of tho Belfjian army, famous among: scientists the world over for his remarkable feats in surgery during- the war, is in America for several weeks to thank the people of this country for what they did for Belpium in the war. H was for four, years in charge of front line hospitals in Belgium and he i3 head of the Belgian lied Cross. His wife perished on the l.usitania while taking home funds she had collected in America for Belgium. Dr. Depage will visit several cities all over the United States. THE TIMES FINANCIAL COLUMN (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 NEW TORK. June 7. The stock market closed steady today. Dealings were extremely quiet toward the close. Steel common after touching ill, reacted to 11", closing at 1 10 . Most of the other active issues moved in about the same manner. There was quiet accumulation of Marine, which rose nearly 3 points to above SO, while Atlantic Gulf moved up ever 11 points to 1S5'2, closing at 1S7. Panama Petroleum was finally 101. Tobacco Products JOB'S. Mexican Petruluem 192. Reading Olg. United Cigars 13D4 nd General Motors 243. (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE1 NEW TORK. June 7. Total sales of stocks today, 7S7.7nn: bonds. $5.015.00. Total sales of stocks for ihe week were 9.S13.9O0 shares: bonds, $63,254,000. Allis Chalmers 44 American Car and Foundry 10 American H .and L. 35 American Locomotive 85 American 5melting . S4 American Steel Foundry 37H American Sugar Refining 137 American Woolen 1177 American Zinc 24 Anaconda 73 Atchison 101 7 Baldwin Locomotive 1 () 3 '-j Baltimore and Ohio 54 Canadian Pacific 16 4 Central Leather . t077 Chesapeake and Ohio 6754 Chicago and-North Western 103 '4 Chicago, Mil. and St. Paul 43 Colorado Ful ?0l2 Crucible Steel 94 Erie 13 ' General Electric 16J General Motors 243 Gt. Northern Pr. 3: Lackawanna Steel 87 "i Lehigh Valley 55 4 i Midvale Steel 53 New Tork Central S2S4 N. T.. N. H. and Hartford 32 Norfolk and Western ll Northern Pacific 60 Pennsylvania , 4 7"-i Preswed Steel Car Sfir4 Railway Steel Srrings 53 Reading ?l Republic Iron and Steel 00 Southern Railway 3m T'nion Pacific 135 1". P. Steel 110 rtah Copper S', J Willys Overland i West inghouse j Sinclair 66 Vi j j CHICAGO LIVE STOCK, ! (international nfws SERVICE! I CHICAGO. Juno 7. H"GS. Receipts, ; 7.H0; market strong o 10c higher than j Friday's close, but SlilOc below estir- ! day's average top, S.'O.'Ht; bulk. $l?.75Cei i ll' DO; heavy. $ia.eO 19.?: medium. j $19-70 fr 20.00; light. ? 15.50 fi 10.95; light ! lights. IS. nnfi n 60 : heavy l acking sows. ' finoolh. $13.25(9-19.C5: packing sows. itough. $19. 00fi 19Z5: fiR. $17.25 le.n". CATTLE Receipts. 500; compared I with week ago; god and choice beef I steers, 7ScW$l.'i lower; medium graded I 50 "Sc l-er; fat cn and heifers. f.( I di Jl.fn lower: caniwrs ana cutters. 2-vrr ofr lower; buns mostly -'jc lower; choice e-ftlers, steady to J5c lower; stockers and feeders, 75otJ$1.25 lower. (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE ! x CHICAGO. June 7. VEAL. 50 to fiO lbs.. 19?i2c; 70 to si) ihs., 21?22c: SO to 110 lbs.. 23j2312: fancy. 24c: overweight kidneys, 140 to 175 lbs., 14? 15c; coarse' 14cCHICAGO CASB OE.AIK CLOSE. CORN No. 2 mixed. $1.72 fl 1 .7"; ! mired. $1.71 g 1.71 ; 6 miyed. $1.67; 2 white. $1.75 1.761-j; 2 ye Haw. J1.72W 1.74: 3 yellow, $1,701.72; 6 yellowft $1.67 1.68. . OATS- No. 2 white. 69 He; 3 white 6Sc; standard. 6SU63'4c. CHICAGO PECDrCS. BUTTER Creamery extra ?. "iS'jc: firsts. 495510; packing stocks. 40g-44c. EGGS Current receipts. SS'5 4iic; ordinary firsts. 37f?3S,ic; firsts. SJ'j 41c; extras. 41 ft 4 Sc. ' LIVE POULTRY Turkeys, 30c; chickens. 2Sc; springs. 40Tj46c: roosters, lie; geese, 22c:ducks. 23'cT25c. POTATOES Chios. J1.75fi 2 05. A ? ycu readir.c ih-. Times?

iBERUN IN

THROES OF BIG STRIKE f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 LONDON. June 7. Berlin is again in the throes of a general strlk". A dispatch reaching London shortly after noon today said that 1"10,000 had gone on strike there as a protest against the execution of the Bolshevin leader, Le- j vine at Munich. The dispatch slated that th-strike started on Friday. The workers did not wait for the sanction of their leaders but walked out when the news of Levine's execution was circulated. j In the dispatch, arrived at noon, it j was stated that "No bloodshed haa been ' reported yet." Earlier in the day a dispatch from Copenhagen had said that all communication, with Berlin had been cut off. Guards who attempted to prevent th strike were disarmed. Arrests weVe 'reported all over Germany as a result of Levine's execution. Earlier dispatches told of precautions against riots being taken at Berlin and other large cities. UNIONISTS ARE ENJOINED riNTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE TOLEDO, O.. June 7 Federal Judge Klllets, Issued a temporary Injunction today against striking unionista restiaining them from Interfering with the re-open!ng of the Overland plant, closed since the serious rioting here Monday night. The temporary injunction Is only for ten days when a hearing will be, held on making It permanent. DENY JEWISH ATROCITIES INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE1 WASHINGTON. June 7 There have been no atrocities against Jews In Poland, Lithunia or Galacia. Th.s was the b-irden of a lengthy dispatch received by the state department this afternoon from Hugh C. Gibson. American minister at Warsaw. His source of ' information. Minister Gibson said. Included newspaper reports, including the Jewish press, the American relief administration, whose representatives cover all parts of Toland: representatives of Jewish organizations "who have talked freely with me on the situation," and various other sources. FAIR WEATHER NEXT WEEK f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE1 WASHINGTON. June 7 The weather bureau today Issued the following forecast for next week: T"or region of Great Lakes Generally fair weather Indicated during the week with nearly normal temperatures. DANIELS IN DENIAL OF STORY (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON, June 7 "No uch offer has been tendered me." was Secretary Daniel's comment today on a report that he would resign as secretary of the navy to accept the presidency of North Carol.na University. Asked If he would accept if th offer was made, he replied: "It would not be proper to answer such a question under the circumstances." EXPLOSIVE SHELL IS DISCOVERED (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 PHtLADELriHA. Pa. June 7 A 4I1RII lliri i, " i oj-jnii in ii. - (iuci a found against a pillar at the Eighth street enerance to the Market street subway early today. Word of the finding of the shell was sent to Wm. J. Flynn. chief of the bureau of investigation of the department cf justice in Nw Tork. i Flynn planned to return to Philadel phia today to renew the hunt for the bombers who pr-rpetrated outrages in this city Monday night. A general round-up of I. W. W. and Bolshevik has started. WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT i ! NEW YORK. June 7 Bank statenient: Aorttf Loans increase. H55.f'.rft',: em.ind deposits Increase $17,4b9.f,ft0: tin' deposits decrease, f;23,ooci; reserve increase S11.524.0nf. I Actual Loans increase ;fi5.4n2.nft0; demand deposits decrease. jr9.GS3..00n; time deposits decrease $202,(100; rei serve increase, $ 1 4.7 90,ioO. MOTORCYCLISTS TO MEET The first annual endurance contest of the (iary Motorcycle club will be run Sunday morning starting at S o'clock. Twenty-fire speedsters are expected to leave me-torcyle "Mike's" on East Fifth avenue at that time for Pe-nton Harbor. M.ch.. and return a distance of 150 miles. Checking rlaces ! will be at Galien. and Benton Harbor. and the club expects to make the round trip in eight hours. Prizs or different motorcycle accessories will be g.ven to the men finishing and the entries thus far are: Albert Gemeinbart. Sam Hirschberg. Jorin Kuss. Mike Isac. Geo. Apica and Wrssley Hall, all rr.en using the Harley-Da vidson machines. JITNEY IS HIT BY STREET CAR A Jitney containing a passenger by 1 1 the name of Mike Pelijgevich, at 6th J I avenue and Broadway, Gary, last nignt ' I hit by a south bound R ioarway street . car. was quite badly injured, who was rushed to Mercy hpital. A misunderstand.ng of was the cause traffic police signals of the accident.

GORGEOUS ROBE TO ENTICE COOL REST

4 w: 1H MM l&m.MZM "Merely the feel of it rests one," said the young: woman as she slipped into her favorite loungringr robe, and it must be true of such an exquisite robe as this one Loose and unconfmed it hanjrs from the shoulders, jrivinjr freedom to the limbs and lody. Orchid colored crepe de chine with a box plaited skirt in empire style forms the under part, while the coatee is georgrette to match, beautifully embroidered. FOLLOWING A HUNDRED TRAILS (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE New York. June 7 "We are following a hundred trails lead.ng to New Work City," Chief Wm. Flynn. of the bureau of investigation of the department of Justice here today, in connection with the probe into the countrywide bomb plot. "I do not attach very much ' Importance to reports of clues elsewhere. All of the aranrchist bodies seem to center here. I am entirely confident w e w-ill get to the bottom of the whole thing. I hope to be in a position, to make a statement soon." FUNERAL MONDAY. The funeral of Mrs. Eva Kramer, who died Thursday night at her home 26S Conkey ave.. Hammond, will be held from the home Monday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. Interment will be held in Oak Hill cemetery In charge of fndertaker Neidow. REDS IN A NEW PLOT INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE CHICAGO. June 7 Discovery of a plot to arm I. W. W. members and to release leaders of the I. W. W. now In jail by blowing up the federal prison at Fort Leavenworth, was annqunced by government officials here today. The plot was unearthed through a letter seized in a recent raid on headquarters of the "Reds" here. The letter, sent to a Chicago - woman, outlined a plan by which high powdered automobiles, armed with machine guns would raid the priron, using dynamite if necessary, to release the I. W. W. conf.ned there. That the plan Is of recent origin Is shown by the June date which the letter bore. It was further declared in the. letter that "the government will keep on messing things until the Bolshevists come over here and blow them off the face of the earth"

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UMPLEBY REPORTS AT STATE CONVENTION

World War. Veterans of Indiana Meet In Indianapolis Yesterday. TIKES BUREAU AT STATE CAPITAL! INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. June 7. At a convention of the World War Veterans cf Indiana which was held in the house of representatives In the state house, it was voted to affiliate as a state organization with the American Legion, the national organization formed in St. Louts a few weeks ago. Following the vote to affiliate with the American Legion, a committee to draw up papers of incorporation was appointed as follows: John E. Schultz. Michigan City; Frank McClaln. Indianapolis; and Conrad S. Arnkina, of Frankfort. Reports of the proceedings at the national convention were made by A. C Duddleson of Terre Haute. Robert L. Moorehead. Indianapolis: J. A. Umpleby, Gary; and M. H. Huntington, who attended as delegates. L. Russel Newgent haa received the charter for the state organization from the national headquarters. This wit read before the convention and accepted. The appointment of a chaplain, a chairman of a publicity committee, and vice presidents as organizers in some of the congressional districts were among the matters which came up before the convention. A state employment officer was to be selected to aid in directing discharged soldiers to employment. A recent communication from the American Legion said the organization plans to have an employment agentln every state to co-operate with state officials in this field. - XZT MX3COJLXA3C. In sad but loving remembrance of our dear sons and brothers who passed away six months ago: August. Nov. 21st, 191S; Friederieh. Dec. 7, 1918. We miss thee from our home, dear sons and brothers. We miss thee from our place. A-shadow o'er our life Is cast; We miss the sunshine of thy faca. We miss thy kind and willing hands, ' Thy fond and earnest care. Our home is dark without thee. We miss thee everywhere. Tour loving parents, brother aa iter. Mr. F. E. Schultz. Mrs. John Koartre, Ella and Alma, Martin & Detlef Schultz. LESSONS IN OPTOMETRY BY E. C. CARROLL Of Carroll A Newton LESSON rOTJBTXZIT. Is phesbyopia, or old eight, difficult to diagnose or correct? No, it is extremely simple. Is it considered an error of vision? . No. a person's eyes may be normal up to middle life, and no glasses may be necessary until presbyopia renders them necessary. Should presbyopic people change their glasses frequently? Tes. they should be changed at least every two years. Great changes have taken place, bave they not, in Optometry in recent years? Tes. i important changes and advances hae taken place, and are still going on. In what particulars? Optometry is being recognized more and more as a profession, and the studies which a person must master before he can become cn Optometrist are being increased in number and enlarged in scope. CARROLL & NEWTON Optometrists and Jewelers 186 State St., Hammond, lrd. Hammond, Ind

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