Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 133, Hammond, Lake County, 21 November 1919 — Page 1

BEST READ NEWSPAPER IN COUNTY COLDER flvEATHER arsamsATioHAXi vm-wa roil, uusd wui IUVICE. On si rests a&4 aasmtaala, Si pr copy. Dallvarad oy oar-rier I 4mmoi4 and Wsrt Famjn jad, SO per month. vol. xiv,xoi;w Fill DAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1919 HAMilOXJJ. INDIANA. Mia, yll ii J 1 .i t WW

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fjtfmf tl.te LaW Will CaUS6 j lOUVt i xrt po GreatSr VLHeiU XO J ; Shf.re of Taxes. -fe-jO.1 v; lndu8trl?s of t'n ":' "' V.h tffnriar.t rVi-- ioo. hi It fer-x-fd SniMias'vaJua,tions? 5u-;r '-axts an J t!-.a". ''! EJ5t i Chioro ai Indii ins llarnr vi" ' icro:i'' 1" valua,iTf.n & irnis "'" r.,,v throwing r.sult cf the new la. 1 - ' . the bu-don of tx vaymonts cn t. -! ill" i ' v.int-r :hat tlioj tris of dividual pt or-Tiy ' - Calm v",n ,,v"1contrary is p t ..r wor.!.. nr" h" ind 11. W .' l Raat Chicsp and Indiana if root - . 'ir.g -vith th Individual a bin r--.:-Jo't.-n at.a i.- : v ov, n m- u-.n i r.ad "hf ' sea js inq-fo : -n- ' - i.na of 'ho sty ot ' ho ' -ar n 1 t on I East Chi-mr--' f;-r tax. a wr-t - .oci--i ; n-i for . -.car 101? on filter. I.,! c-lh-o---d). w-hi.-h h" f-r c-aoh year and wb.it j rrorttor. -"-f oa vmr s t a, . in he indusine?. TIT-! TACTS. T"ne 'h" facts: Tho as.c'.-sed vai'-.arion city -f I'ast Ohioa.'-- In m sni Of this atfoi.nl was -v-a!-ukuons r.f '.he Industrio.-. roa-hod a total of $3.S5?.5. or n-,or than onehalf cf th entire valuation. In 1? 13 'hf t.,tal ao-?seJ valuation of th city of F,a?i ivago amour's to tf..W,U. Ot 'b amount the ir.dn.'tr'es ha-. a val iafjon of $55.:74.?72. or tnor than flv-ihths of th 'otH viliia'if-n. In ordw v.-rds. h- i:idutrifa this vfr bad to ray '.on of va'ftatlor.l o Th oity ard rour.'y trasuraru, for state, cour.tr. township. dty end F-h.ool citv ruriv.s. tavn tbo amount of 134(..2!9 77. N''X'. yaar thv imitrt pay '"'.i amounting to $ 7 47. "Si t.2. assrssmonts hclnR m4e on tho vah.af.cn r-turnod this year. The lr.a.oris .f the ; o: tast Chic.- r.fn S8 1-S l-r u'-tt" f.n 'rr. o . tt in tho.r ttx'i as 3 ras-llt rf th nw law. T'i d-'.lar-and cents th's Jnc-o-s" atnoun? ' j07 0S4.H5. Thru is how miifh tnor. they w,U rav ifxt ax e WHAT OTHERS PAY. In If' 1 ? th-- i-et of iV.f taxpayer '"ielualve of mdtis'i-Je-s paid "oes on 4.1.1" r'er cant of thf 1?1? valua ion. In I'.'-'i thay '.; only htvi to pay on 56. C8 r-" cent of he lo'al 1!13 A-rtuat And 'he term "'.hf rst of the r ax pay er dos not n-.f-fly mean th individual - property owner, or housoho'd-r. or m.-r-ba-nt, or hurdronaii. or Ma.-ksinKh. er reataufan. 1-ee pf r HCT.TIES BASKS, R. U. AND TEACTIOs LrWES. Tlia term "tho rest of h taxpayra" j t'.e inf iudes tl.f Iwnks. trust companys. VaUdlnlT and loan associations, contract-j log ftrtts. railway shops. gra!- eleat'r-. ptyei licei. the '"no-ifio Telfphone Com-j rany. tt t -t- '.-n Uni-n Tf legraph , rropert;-. tho Tlaror.-.ond. "Whi'ing & Fast j "hicago street '-ar litif. thf (1,-iry A- In-j terurbc-u th South Shore, e-i'y lines, j ,:nd th South. Sh..r Inf-nirb.-in linos, . also the Baltimortt & 'ht". rennsylvanfa j NVabaih, Nov Tork t'e-ntral. H. & O. j . f ,(, Iarjuotte. Indiana Harlx r j Belt, ai.d Klgin. Joli. & Kastfrn rail-j road. RfsMff, I ,T s nrd lr.dut ri ) 1 , eage ow r.tl by cr'aii. real . state cor-j -. .rations so un.i'r this h'-H-l. j rTTBUSTRJES OET HEAVY END. j With the industrial of Ind una liar- ; " r and F-sf dticago having their taxes) . .. roast-1 over 2ft.''0f bv 1 he rc-w law . j their siiar of 'lot t..'al valuation i e..sed so that they now L.-ar nil but! i,.., .lot v.i-e t '. , p. eeot '- i . b-rnf hj th railway. trar i 1 and .ot.-ruroart .- . ... . ,H telearat.h onira:ii". harms, ' . , . . ' " '- ' ..... . I..1 i-eai t y i i - pert y ow fc,'riM'IVU"!0 '"I'' "O ....... . r. it is said that the in-ur-tries fill !. k tn.-ri closf.v into tno .-... law -h'th iiurwa th-ir va-';a'i Jtia a nd t.a.es. I FOLICE STOP If Rilph Cr.wn. who with !. br ,r.s a poo' room in the State" l ji,. S'.. 1 1 a mm on i . atvi w u a-reste-J Mortdny by Captain R'mbach ,." the I! a mm .and police, charged w'tb aoowinar mtr.ors 'n h - s p- -'. room i tHpfl tiia morninir in th Hamm and "'I cty .-our'. "undav n'ght when Captain Rimbaco - nt into tiir. p..ol i o.Mii i.e r emu t all ,'tndf r . Several of : ranging as-". f-'-m : :, years - f test.f-ed for i niij and Brown CC t ' v J ji? - liO'3. Tim;s nvs s-r-effort can furnish. Stll'f md $" see is -.r.c ot:

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SI LOUIS? LOOKS LIKE IT IMEPfII&NL NES SERVICE: I.'M 1.-. M , . N'.r. , 21. Un .-tares 1'isti i.-t J "onetiore i the !;ft: .:i St 1 Pollock 'od.af the lid vi i be, ; lt a U..oi.-ion m tho suit c.f St. L.ouls j hr''TS Judge rk granted a tm-! granted a tent-; ' m r:ir;' '"-"triitr.i.j.- ord-i. rf-.tr.-ur.ins i'n'.io.i Stat IHtt r..-t AUn-y H ns.'ey '.

, -fid Cvj! b.-fo r of lit r i-T K'-v.-riue II " -re; iucs tt". Indiana v. and Knt. St.. Ihmj fi-.tiu pnf .reing the prov isu-ns of the ' mond. mss nrraisnfl V-f. r I'rV -.i I V'i.iot'a.1 ivar-tiiii.' pr.'tu i' it i'n at'.. ! Staff Vrr.nM.:.-r.r Onr1' Snrpri' in ff t :'",Tri ll-ti;.:. y : r.-.v-rt.-.l'..! ?..:u prcsfouttng ' a rr1:m!nary ht-aring f..r c.n.riicHy in i.'fi-'S-'" "'f th"f tl -..! i..)h.-i-s ...f thf m-Asur- ami ' h" t,'r,"t Kn't ""uicJ-i."-'. M.Jvr Is 'To.'tn'jJ tivm rf ftiH-.ns t- lssu-' " rrr.etd by IT.-unmoivi T"-'" " .x taf. l revenue Tamf for t"-r ..nta.:nlnc or.o-i vtV"filir 9 and has b'fn h"Id t't-

;ia;f cn, t.r t,r ;i....r.- f aicoh.'. order I t ji'-ritix" at o:.c. H-'wcrs sr.- rxp. oiovi to r' .ini t!i-? vl ' . ....... ... . ccnu:: friciit at vnoe. INDIANA MILITIAMEN PRAISED BY SPEAKERS Appreciation Expressed for Work in Steel Strike; Dinner Given Companies. TNrIAN'Aroi,ls. Ind., X?v. -With ; spf echf of ippr ioatlvr. f vr the s- ! ices of tit's Indiana s'at m'iitta . ino stf f t strikf in tin; Cal-itnf t distt jot r.ij tho "i';;ron:c:e of thf Campaign .f ; ! t!o Cahimot " by srvrul rnftr.bf rs of j too di troops w- ip given at a d'n - ! J n'-i t tangfi by ttif Ind:anap..'.i Chr.nil.o : . oninif rf t t f nr.pan.f ana n , .a .tgimen. o. , .fantty W c-dne.-day night. Speeches : I were made bv .'. F. Cofln, president ' i of the Chamber of Commerce, who was .it niast-t , May; Charhii v. Jewett j secretary of state, j ani V. I'.oac j The formal speeches were followed by! j a series of humorous i-f coiif etions of ; tho to.:' cf duty by the Rev. I.. A. ' ! Harriman. rav;d B T.utf n. Tlommey j Allison and Hal Adams. Ar'hur Baxter ihad charge of the at rangements for thf i 1 dinrer. ) "T. Af". t".'s or other la'.v's rad ; - i cals who tr;.' to stir u; troub in Ir.dtanapolla v.ll not bf ? nt t- ja 1 ! to t!o. "ity Hcp;a," said Mivor ' Jewett. alluding to t'a radh a". eh -! men's fa-ed by the state tt'.fp tr 1 ne.rthf rn Indiana. Ho charaf tf rSzeel i tl'.e wo-k of staff tt o .j.s as a "serv; :-e. . tn n crisis of the great problem cf re i const ruction." j Mr. Roach, who sp-.-e !n heha'.f of ft.-.verroT- c..-.r.d rich wh- tr. ,it.v.' : t - be pre?.-r.t, t.ld of t-m sacrifices i ' n-iif bv thf loi -at rt"n t,-"-..' t;,.-.r,ifrl rt the nam- r.f the stA'e ifiieserioea toe conuitions 1". the (aoi-i met as 'being' the worst. In ti.e cro.r-; try. t There ws anso.utely r.o class nier.t in the e nfore e mnt f f law thf state militia." Mr. Coffin said. 'The state militia stands not iga'rst this class, not aga-nst that class, rot In favor of this ola?s, not in favor of that class, but ft stands for ohedifnee to law. whatever that law may hf. I GARY TRACTION LINES ASK INCREASED FARES City Rate Placed at Seven Cents in Petition; Other Pleas Before Board INTtlAN'APtir.l.S. Ind. Nov. TerissJuri to in irea--faros for citv fr;i?fl v,.....t ... V. . . . v. , . . . r - ... 1 ,"J""'J ' "- cr .fi.:iTn , irtic'ioii ..ooipitny an.i ny lire iary & tr..t.MT- Tt'iftinn i .m r. n v rl.t ' u,,, , -v!( publfc .-Tv)cf. . r ..... o'.n-.tii!s.n. 7 no .arv .vc lioh-trt Hne r.-'irt-.tis a ;-o a n for ...nitiiutatb.n bxtok ! ciianges. j Tho Hiry g i r:r;!:t to e-harge Southf-n r"o iests the 1 liitfad .-.f " cr's for i iussergrs transported v-lt bin 5ary citv l.mits. The Gary & Hobart re-quests a jtl-.-oot fare for sfrollar h-isiress to re- ' niii.-e its .'.-.-out fate and thf right to discontinue coupon hooks be-t n Gary ; and new h! -asro and so it-i .( from V, .','1 o t0 for the .-.o'i7.-n iH.;..s in ' .;$. b'-tin t'iiry n.:id lb-hart. Tho retmw.tsi'in x'e-r.d'vl ftom "0 to ! 13ft days the time within which the 'Knigb.tsu.wn Nafurai 'las Ooropony must j have cut off industrial users of natural gas supplied by it The Northern Indiana Gas Electric Company p-t it loned for approval on a i contr-t.'t " or street itgnt.ng witn ire ctiy

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MASONIC NOTICE ( Kuner.il services for Pro. Rob" j F,,v .r b, v,f".i at his late r.,!J.-ne, I 4 West Kitzabftii sir" Sa'urdn-- afit f "to o cl.eh. -in if r the aus P. t ami 1 I ..a I-. No. ST, .- He 1 w ' n Me mh Gat .1 e M .Mi ,) i an.j 71 can Join lhm a' the toanse Interment a; O ik H 11 . e-netery . I -.-;: ! .. t Al.t.KTT. i I you rt3dir. Thi Trsrs?

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TOLEN FROM DISTILLERY Ttai or the theft of t barrels oj wh!ky fron thf arr'nu of thf li msney iron t.t vv n nr'ins or th out Hammond .p.st'ttery bf dav w hf n M rIct Jesse c.me rfiblio toHaa. h" roj whil an a iff nip xia. triad t-1 Uorn thi 't flair j.j.'t ur.'il c:!it o .u'.ors t.-ti!.i l,.-. ! 'inearthed. S;p. thit tinf- thrff it!t.d ; Staffs rf t "tnia oTl.-ors and j .rival" .h -J fctive ha"..? he--p. working' on the ; "nd o'h. t nrro ap expoc'od to bo liiadct w'?h.r. p hrt tint". Soic s'ftti I i ii if d.-jvf ioj rins ate htn'od at. Jito ..,1, 'hf tucht rf sunda v. :0,,r. i her i-'lt of 'h" I'nnr'mon.i lli" tio v br!d;" op o.r l'-.o tltst I' r-.-. Tt'R'-- - - :t : y.r )( jf!K hf wrtii UN r-rrf ach was, I 1 ... !iir t o n bf'.ow for tiff of f..r"i. itottrrj-In? ' iWh t'. nanagfI to' t, M h'.'o- TTiPiz and tl.oT i I .aft. ' :iriy in th ! apturo "n a ioo'n arou;t.s The rd.fct of th.-- ' frai itering- t -...-..t f.-ut-d. On th" :-i lay n wb-.k.v b-i'r-) a i .iter.

: rz V.'.i s-.d hi ono aide. T-lii!l S-r.ator Undrr.cd held a long con- , tuttfol around it w.-re a nuwher of fj v - i fe-renoe today t iih Secretary Tumulty j Mllfti oil oans toc..'l"r with a dippar lan-I st hlni much xal'iatd ir.f'ormai and funnrt nhi", pa,i ).,. ., tpan.. j fion f.-,r -. niidant-ft of th nrtfident

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po! !.-.- sr. ;.n, ,-at.H. - o th. p.. fodfral t.u . ' th, w ftv toi niortr with thf whiskfv This a 1... 1 ' n.. o,Bt. .t vr j: - Mirp. A .-hfck wn- then r-,ado ::k' tfk9 in thf dtstillery . '.arMO!t.J nii'l it was foyrd tba' ten l-arrds ttw irlssinsr. The itii t,i,., ;,..,. ftectfd from the oldest stock in ! - --. ..... 'he rnnn- i . j Haag protsod h: innocnie and et-r-lained that hf waa employed by the Heed construction com ran v in hiii;.-i!nt fh,; bridgf ar.d that hf was on duty when .-trresffd bv Cap'aln Bell. The construcHon con. par, y'? oHoe and equipment sheds were Tocated on the disiil-rv pre pert y and from rh's it n-as seen that an t-mpiose of the company might easily work around the wardrooms v..i'hout arou s.n e the sur! n of th" -UHrds. hf rivet heads had It d "P"o tt.it hf en sheared h 'z one of the door .vbtif the rivet" u e re t ' ( iolew n tb.f doot". : family remnved a.nd '.ipsp in pla-e. riirrel;.- uk in The ha.n va ' ; "he tio.-r oppn...) 1-;.- thf n-' o whenever ; th f-oav; ivjo le.tr for removing a barrf 1. "VA'h.-ri tlio barr 1 werf cpiptif.1 a: t ho rt . f r-1 d f they u-'r" knocked to pi'-of. i t'.o slabs tied tn bundifs and stink in tbe ri ver. I'ract i' a! 1 y all of thesa had ,'",n rffvere-i by tl.f pe.li.-e. . The the t 's Cov.-r a period of several :c.rit.hs and r'-vnuf fR. f rs werv ama-ifd that the- ; e.e :he thiove..- had n-.-er. n ! ,n of the war!tiom t o' trae-f d iruard". Thf rev f mi ouf the go.-frn- . i men' or. t n.s f mount of whisK'-y amounts

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it tins rotailcd. in the hearing this aferroon Tlaag '"nrgfd with removing whiskey riH.i y - r- ' in ih manror pro t-i-i Ty 1 .1 v. i iif Phil 'Jrffnwald arioaid for j r fond" r.f. BIG ORAK Ml Great preps ration r the eic. '-nth an1: t f trak T'-'iii.le -,vl have- ,-ioen made ! fall erf inoniu 1 nil w .,! ii -11 -j t Hnno,,rH T.,r Mtiliila. Th r. - - - '1-JtM l.ri C. i' p,.t'tiiatf William K' ! foi tit la'.- s tor the 5hrine h.aa been ! ntt an .it ho F.-ttt-.d and Itrun: an ... i Hug.e eort-s w : ' i ha' one o" th i.vorps w:'i ha' f one o" ..est da "s ;n its Jrsf.(.ry, Ft Is .v.. i J that e et y nook dist-lct w-;: bf r pt 'Sfntf d in gathering M'.o.iav a deif gat t. ; ,!: he present from 'ii'-f.ert.n. 11 t.-t. G.iy Indiana Ilnrhor. f.apert", M i "i a v a 1 a . lllkhaet. N i-panne f . ",a 1 pal a i t?o. e;.av-. Crown Point, Hist Chicago and Whil'ng. while n" f e j.e being heard fr.o.; i.ii; . The or v.irh. 'ou; no; F'.iri .in1 trriooTi . T 1 's a s jf wd will begin f gt;infss se.lii n es '.!- o'elock in the af -1 is t-iirade which is al- ' ,i r i : f. starts .at S-3-o lo'.k . 1 first a--: i i i c i-andidat's o- "' take the work at 4:t1 o clock . Tit's w!il be i'o.I ,s-.-1 1 - a banq-ie' ;.(, si v o'clock after whi' i th.e af-on-i an i third sections wi i t.e sl-.ove . 1 1-. -on gh :.t S .and ?:S i o'-b. ; r : ,p(.t; . : .- DUNLEAVY MAY NOT PLAY The shinning light of tii Kmers-.n High School fotbal! team m.av not be pi.aying at hl position ton.o io.v '- teinoen when they v ill line up a g.v.r.M t the Fre eb 1 nigh S'liool a ggr.gat.i..n J for the rlfv s-hocl t tie. I'u'i.i: t'-f ; s.-i irnmege pra'f.'e the other feiii- x .argf i ".in:eavev aa .i.. p i 't fea'-Vta-omond ka erai weeks aco. e-,- r.iv . V'-f't-hi -.f Iff. i'".i:i'lo anj il is 1 p.issi'i'i. :ha' h-' wii: K- uii jb'ei t . gt I ;rto ft;e a tn.e 1' h.S S J SP. 'I A Vl 1 t at" he Frt.f r son '. ' e s and may turn the 4 battitag odds !ti faarer of Froebel. j

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICft . , ;.,.or niari s vr fraie m o ? I"1".i: r vasH tn the suprfru" .-ourt of the X nitcd StHtes t".Iy i.y fi-rmor Senator Ktihu I'.out. of :- Tork. A '.o.msl ; .f Jarol Uuppvrt A V . of Nw Y ork, trrwi-rs. Hoot tus org-.iiiijr nsa'.r.st th t 'Hist ilutiouaiity of thi VoN'usd rt hflj t)!ki 2.75 j"r con' lirr ili'al. The- .ourt mu.st fxcrtisc 'heir judicial Vvmt V, prev-rt f nc.-oai tiniont s on th rigl.ts of the ifiiir., I t rtoc.In.ri-d. and i i "t "fr the courts to aot niien ooiiKrosn us.'s pw-r which It docs not cons'i'urioiiflly I'l'Sh. "In iw vf Oif unrpt m.d d.Murb-'ti'-'-S hflloOK U;f r.' i-ch It II... w lmp.r. WILSON IS GOING' AFTER TREATY FIGHT - ,'IMI.RSATIONaL NEWS SCRViCC U'A.-iU.NtiT! .N. Kov. 21. rrf.tldenf Wilwn has nut given up tbo treaty f!ht Thit was indicated "...la..- w b.f.n ; wa--fiirifUiiooi it tl.f Vhite Hon" tV.af 'iiera wl!t ! cc-istart : f.trfiirrs a: "'-r' Viitj Ilonaf with tlif ln.eratlr atnators rolativ- to the trosfy situation in his preparations in his new f:;ht. for ,.r v,. . ........ t n.r-ux--ts.n pf rrntts. the Iemocro tl" fr.atort' ..r,f. -,ti, r.,.i,u,,, l:i,,s,if i . ....... kl wj annou'iv.ea tni too prvMU'iiu 1S tl...w devoting all of tho time ullowe-I , h!m e,.r xv,,rk by his uhyslctans upon i to ...... ..- thi' ... - ...v. . in... ii t'Hsi..n i .'"iiLrii.i rji ijil imju-

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.." I i ii.i v inim ..n HAMMOND TO POT GREAT TEAM IN FIELD A wealth of material awaits seder tion in forming Hamniond's baskotba' ttain which w'!l c on-'pete for honors tni th Northern Indiana I.eaaue. It iias b-er. decided that tho Hammond Pr.st . ff tiie American Leglc-n W!i put the ! team in the field and a hasty review j ! of thf membership shows no less than! ftf'.,.,, l,.,l.'.tt,ltt '-. the mulnrltv! ..f wbun ntaiy clleg teatns. tl.'-ir reputatluns oi Albert TJaniptll. the! , x,etrjon's spurt- committee will be toe manager of th- t-am. The list of ...... ... i pIaJ ers fr!m ,vh; i ma team win m a is at presfnt as fallows: t-oop-er. of M'..'liitan: Veenker. of Hope, Col ; HtJ, brothers, of Indiana: Hul- . p,n of Ind,na.. 1,,,-kha-t, of Butler , (.Al(t,. King, of the V. S. battleship : Pennsylvania: Atchison, of Roeheste-. Ind; Roth and Sheridan, of Purdue. i tlliiige nsmlth. of f hel "nt veralty of Pennsylvania; MacThompson, Clarence '. Thompson, Parker and pollard of Ham- . W011I and McMurray, of Dartmouth. The Irst practlcf gamf will hf held at the First FVesbyterlan churc hgyin .j 'Saturday evening and It !s hojed that all of the prospects w.er.tt .mf d will . on hand. unij two wemi tfuia in i which to organize and practice aa the j league's schedule starts l!er.ember 3I A trophy for the team winning the t greatest percentage of games of th -'Sfason Is to be awarded, the particular I to be announced later. COURT ISSUES A REVERSAL ; Notorious Col. Mayer-L. A. Bryan Suit Ends SomeWhat Differently. The supreme court, has reversed f bt,1'..rf elroi ' ir. for gl ,ti A' phonso i.'. Mayo a j-jdatiftit for 'to against I.ou " A. Bryan for a'.lfgred vf r . icf s in sclhng real estate for Bryan. It is shown 1n the ems that itnmediately after 'he rendering of th" .rilgment the a'torneys for Mayo filed a I'en on tho Judgment f TllS.-IO't as atl-u-nfy f'.-f.. The .'udgrmcnt i''a, on an alleg'-d oral agr'-'-nient B:"l an in emj.b-y ing Ma" o to mantf tb sa!'- 1H.'.. -an's j-.tji 'ii lary. If i s'-oi-vn thai fir a while Mayo s-.d the ot. Und-i written contract by which lt was t0 receivf a sta'ed amount a f-.t for e. the ! -.. but afterward he . .i -,e,e. ,...r - - cnangf io n " v , ini the comm-ssion. i rf supreme -out holds that tb slge. , ontra.-t comes wl'h n th provision of the Statute against recovery ot commissions f - the sale o real estate unless .,,-. ,..,,;t.vt ;s in a-r'tint and that -r that t''tt-i there w-a.a n 'a-.vril rH'ief " sustain the v.-i l .-'. Are you tcad'.ns TV.? Tntff

SENATE POOR MAN'S BEER

- .Vlvd that the courts protect he V.'illiam Outhrh-. as.o'-lolfd with Kco', , wnnt-i c !; tlit; Rrfuin'-nta in b'fhaif of Oie Vren 'ra this a.f! .'-rri. 'r u. ! S'lllcitor (l.-imrHl Kins' wit. malf the' !inJ aruti!-i,t f..r the govrntner.t in ilftns.- . f t!i- var-tin pr..-hbitt-u a-.t tmd thti 'o!sl'..id ' lifer.;' rii'.rt ac. j Altlu-unii tlir. f rr. pfnujish in ti ' 51 " i Time t-.'jrt lia.it n ii-'Zcn oiiir im"" ..n li.t.K.r mti.I l.!.-r d.-1f-l..!3 tit's di'iilrt nn.l br--r ha-t submit tod th.-lr j .so.i to the arg-iinnts which have boon : h.ard v..surdM- at.d today'. A dfisi.I. from ih-. tirt ! pvt'd , t.'.t lat' r Ihtui Dtorii b-r x. BIG STICK

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MEXICO

I Quick Action Demanded by '11i fi'. i

! State Dept. Warning Against Consular Molestation. IHTFPNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! VA?IIIMTJN. Nov. ;i yule i " L--' jrl -veMCO was aen.an.ifd today by the state department In ; answer t Its sba-p tin'. . . ! -.,, . . . . . iner molestation of Wm o Jenkins .,. has ' ' - S- ' " "nesiea o;. t.". MXlCn govern- I mt rv..,.. v.... . .. . . ....... a . -., . . ..;. nivirr . n bt. : --e . ' a napping py oandlts to j discredit the Meujcar. government. La-! .t i-j. ..j .i.-. . , , . test reports indicated that Jenkir-s I In Jail. x.ia Liiiiej rtatea government ex- : pecta the immediate release of JanI kins or there will arise a ej-fuat'.on j which wjl! ' seriously affect the t -

atlona oetween r.hs V. P. and Mex'eo T, . . . , . , . . nu i "c 'jhis visit to Hammond and other o!tts for wnlcn the government of llexloo e r . . . ... . - . of the Calumet reg on 1 is -isgestn raust as.uma fu.l responsibility.- Jthat the n.n ron,ult th. ,.,ca, chairman It wa. expected today that .tep.j of thelr Arafran L.on rt 0e ,h jould be taeen short.y by the atate f th 6 r.,, department to demand that the Me-i

: lean government make full :t tmbur sjtoent for hf ransom money which .Jeni kins himself paid. I AH evidfr.ee before the at df- , par-ment now .;:ows mat. there n-s neglect on thf part of the Mexican ; ?tTrnmnt wh''a ntrlbuted to the i Kidnapring or jerik'.t.s. j Jenkins' own Etatcirt'-t of the k!h nappinc: declared "the state govern- . mav. r. T A tit. ' ....... 1 . . " J ' . i (J.r.ninttn II well did nothing to erect my release, in fti.-t. tiey only served to disturb the work of my friend" They -R-ar.t-led to send troops immediately ta pur- ' .V 1 " w... . , .... .. i ltly tola :ny wl'e that If they were ..,,,,,. .... .....i-.j fv,.,. ,.-..,!. -i lmd , . p, .. ..... .. j "I hgvf been very Indignant ever .an attfr.jp". on their part to fix a cera:n responslh.l;' y for this matter on r1 as th.y hav, published through the(r rar,e..B thnt j WBS n combination 1 on w-ith the "fbels." Jenkins declared in his statement. The state government has caused Vna every possible inconvenience. Jer.Uins de-!ared that the kidnapping took place at ! o'clock at night when he vas overpowered In his own home by "five armed rfbels." ne ."rated that after b's safn ha1 been r:f.ff by the hand::, he carried of.' intb the mountains ws c n horseback. Secretary of State I.ar.sing, ir. a letter to np. p&v-is. of Tennessee avho has ntelretd hlrnaeif in the Jenkins case, declared: "1 can assure you that departmfnt Is deeply incanaed at this Utest outrtige against an American cjt- . uen mi wi.ietake every meana in its , power with international law aid pracl tire to bring to Justice the abductors ' and to see that Mr. Jenkins obtains j redress for the . rime cf which he was tht victim." Rep. Pav's dfclared today that If diplomatic ffforts fail to secure recitfss for Jenkins lie wlli introduce joint resolution In the next congress demanding rspera.tlon. INDIANA FEDEilATIOIl OF FARMERS 1st INTIANArOL.15?. Ind., Nor. 20. With the ratification of the constitution of the proposed FMera'ton of Farmers, th American Farm Bureau Federation, thai Indla.na Federation f Farmers Association t"day .s 'he f.rst member of the tcov or irauia ti on The state federatien. in convention h.-re re-fleeted John G. Brown of Motion president K-ere't Mo1 lure. Pearh ri c-unty. tins .Ji.tfti vi--e president, and Maurlfe lo'itln", Shelby eountv. -ias named P'ti(l vice pres'den'. The i f- di"rict dir.-'crs chos-n are Fifsf. elistrl - . J. A. v arren. i un Third. F. E Reynolds. Ufvt': Fifth 'sear lurrii. Oxford P.aub. ?ilenroe rourty l.r"t. p. Ro.-kPO'-' . OthT directors hold c. f r. T'.e ronvfn'loo .alon-eej h- '"-ti-i ...r da as a standard. The red'ctiien -,v eor record as fav..r1r. jirb'Ta tlon n against a". r es and lackoutf in labor disputes aud in ppreaton o rad'.cal'sni

MAI. GEN. HAAN DIRECTS ATTENTION

TO WAR VETERANS Dirab!d veterans of th t. vr'.d "n'ar aro to rerf :vo th sp' :!" at'.f nt'.on rf fif Id rtpreafntativta of the war dfpartin'nl a--..-ui dir.g f.j orders iso'd by Mai. G n . TVllKam O. Haan, wlio i n.'V.- TT-cot'-r of th W a r p;n r i ; on of trif .zr. T ii ! o 1 j .it r - Geti'ta! Staff at V.'a.'ioru Jgrht to Han. in day by U't. Carter f. K lb, on- of th r-pr-.-nta ? f s w Mo ha- hf-n vi-th-S part ...f th Ma . k jlarl v B;nc th flr of the f. r j Thi '-orpn of Kpr----ntat :3 u:id: I the dlreof ?'Jp"rilrn cf tie it. i"ol. i Mat.t.ew- c. Sintth ..f th- general -aff I has bfen in th" fie'd for over six months orgagf.1 in pla.-in d . sob argred rrtfn in jobs. Ti".fir woik has carried them into practlcaily r. fry -.ty and ' eornmunttv of the United State and ' t;-... ...:.r':-t .r.- toti'-ii !'r.y have f.5j tabii.h- d w ith :nd-istrfn' plant? as well es with ci-- if and wf.Kcj-f o rsf a til zat ion .nn1 thrr Know Jfdge of io.-ai condition.' wi.I mak" thf rr.rn'tst valuable, in aiding ; wounded and dt.-ai.l. i ve t rans. ! 'rfnrral Haan has issued a bulletin cover'nsr the new p'i c of thf Jnartnt in w-i:,:'n h a; :n part . "Our d rfprr sentatt.:s lia- he ret' fote asshtoi tiio diabl.J roen wh-ie post.ibl. htt in the f ;t i;-. this :s to bf a special foature of :r m or.. "Tn somf ra?'- fail'ii f f r .r ir -."-'a-t'torta" work v ith the d 'red promptness is due to lack of knowledso by the men; in a few xases : : duf to the'.r reiessn fs; in th- at btnk of cases tiie failure ha? b-en due to thr cause?. The changed poTVy of the Federal Board of Vocational Education giving distrfct vocational oilier- " rtnaiiy on certain oiassfs ..t ..-aea rurntslifs us a ''s or t.-asifs :urm.sns us n '2. r-PP'o rt ur -ty for giving assistance wbo-h wa j available whn thf r .ii'-s .-f the noara rfquirea ali '.' to be s.-nt to I ."Washington for final action. I e PV '"" '-" .... , rtecticn between the differen agcnc-.es I interested in the welfare of soldiers. r.ncluding the American Lesion ana tiio i Association of r'.sabled Vefiins and 1 TO ''it'rt S.f m 1 1 fir. m t Rnnr Ol ' f - - onrl secure the r corr.pleta an dccrdial cooperation." In order to aid thfse men tr. quickly .ttrc Irt ff.ifH Ti-.t'o T.'fn' T."f.lr f.r. FIRE IN SING SING ilNTEHNATION.L NEWS SERVICE! OSSINING. N. V., Nov. 2 1 Fir, which is believed to have been of !ncfndlary origin, broke ouf in S'ng Sing flsun today and rapidly sr read to three of the buildings. Nearly all of the prisoners were in the yard when the blaze was d'vovcred and extra guards were qu ekly posted about the gates and wails to prevent any attempt at es, -.pine. Tha Are originated in the s'r ictuir known as the cart and wagon building, spreading to the blacksmith Fhop anri a small foundry. The eight-ir.-h wtr main supplying the ptlson wag r.u yesterday. There is sa.d to have been dissatisfaction am one the convicts .gliding the pr'srua manaiff me nt and Warden Brcphy recently resirned. A friend of the former wsrden said that rip had been circulated that rioting might bleak Out among ti.e prisonet FIND QUANTITY OF STORED DYNAMITE ii embers of the Gary police (je partmeet ateere thrown into a state of fxcitemer.t this mornmg avh'.-n workmen em-pJoye-J by the Ili;nl.-i A- Indiana Bnllst Company found two forly-peuod Ivixfs of dynamite while doing some cfa-mating work at Eighth av anri tjrant st. In Tolleeton. The cxpk :-.-. v.. re brought to the Gary polpe s'.ati..n and was the cause of starting a rigid investigation While, the pohea r?fii?fi 'o gi-. our what they suspect ad. mativ possible theories are advanced for finding the. dynamite In this secluded p.a . K--.-ent-Jy a large quantity of black powi-r was stol;n from the defunct Aorna K-, iojivei plant nt Aetna and was responsible f,,r '"S''' ,1umbc'r of m 'ans being cirils ted Other explosives art stored in 'h powder magazines at Aetna ar.fi .a tiifr is po possible way of cheekic up b exp osr. es 'hfre is a possibilit y of r "if dynamite having been carried an y from there. Jusrt liovv lun? Uie dynamlt. h'is b'en burieel in the sand is uncertain. Wh la '!. fxplo.i-, fa were damp, it i saii to be still dangerous an is being closely guarded. S-nct making th find this i.t-u mi- the

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sev er.tb. J. W. j Pii o'-nee teat there is o-h-i' .;-na-a-d Ninth .1 J. i mite and high eplot.-cs bu-t"i in dif-i'"er.-n PHrta of the rjiv nrnj ii..f. j.. ti e

nsont o is another week . J; 1 e y 1 . toi i.'.'rt'r oachf. Tt is- "..ei-f. r-1 t'vt. .":.ar- Ileus p's an io o : oar t !io ... t;..- th'ft '.h H:r.t. r 'lie -t. -n.,i'-. The stu'hs . f tl . camit - .-.-e fo. od rear l(-e Wti'Ma S ht-of-wa v ! r.(i:u.t S'..

INFLATED

VALUES AR W FOUGHT Special Investigator Shows How High Price Tendencies are Curbed. W.WHI.(,TO, or. 21Th. dejvort ment 0f Justjfe f enndaetlng a een. pnlgn aSB'nt thf lilBJi oo.t of liins 1'ratll.ally all f fbe function. f thfood adminifttratloM bare hefn toiled oer to the department of lattice. Howard K. Hgit. wclnl twrnlntant to thf "ttorney-ffcnTal In charge of the tanpalgn against high Hvtng roiti hnu written the following artlci f-r the International ew srlc aho--Jng bow thr gorernment ta proocetnc in Ms efforts to reduce the household bill. BV HOWAKD E. FlfKl. Sre.ll Ai.lM.tit to the Attome-r-&a. taVrttten Kxprrssly for the International .News Service) tVAPHT.XGTOX. Nov. 21 .Shortly after the armistice was signed prices cn practically all the necessity of life started tkyw-ards. The fever cf speculation was causing inflated value' and the necessity for curbing this virvard tendency in prices was broug.v to the attention of the department : justice. The atto.-ney-ger.eral ws r.-. attempt to reduce the high cent of .1 -Ing. The president and the attorne-.--appeared before congress asking f i crtain legislation that would assist .ii this work. In the early part of Auguat the department commenced to plan an organization so that there might be as little delay as possible In getting the worn under way after the necessary amendment" to the food control act trr;passed. The natural nucleus of this orgnlzation was the formtfr federal food administrators and accordingly they were asked to un.lrtak the direction of fa!.priee work in their respective state They responded splendidly and now practically all the states we have -, splendidly functioning organisatl-..-that is investigating and through c -eperation with, thf business interest.', arriving at what they consider reason able margins of profit. Where It ha been found advisable fair prlos ;j have been published. The TJ". P. attorneys and bureau agn rf thf departmt-nt cf t-ustice. in cooperation wl'h the agencies cf the statadmlnl st rations. have co-ordinate J their woil; in su. h a way to hr'.nr about aery happy results. Cong-ress finally paf.,j tu atr.enamfnts to thf fond control aft on 1 e twrtitv-second dav- of October At the season of the yfar that afatIstTcs show us that all prices have f-..; an upward tendency n previous yta-i the department has benn able thro-jg.-!ts campaign to stop the upward tr dency of prices and !n ptB.-t!'i;b- 1 food commodities t - sho-v- a gsners reduction of from I to f f. per cer-. These reductions have been shown -al: states where the fair prk coram!--tees have hee-n active. The departmen' plans through ! present field organizations by proser-.-t!n? to thf limit of the law the pr-'-fteer and hoarder, and by an x!nlv. educational campaisrn to bring ferra!" fact.- before tho American people. It is planned throusrh th: campiis; of education, by a dit . appeal t o twomen, to deerease the demand on : neces?arhn until supplies have a chanc. to catch up. The law of supply a; - demand must be take-n as the has-'., fact in brlngine about s. stabillrat:. of prices. Much run be accomplish" by the women " th-'a count-;.- by thf 1 -rfalle'ng the necessity of buying' a nearly d;:-f-"f 'r.trn ti.S pi .dtiff r ss p.-.-s'.b'f. to make both a." to clo'h InM' e ali watf ; i Immediate r, f e d .--n the "B-.iv Nov without sense!,... o.f t . n w ng mil food: to ek riot to loyv b..-ond t he . ne t to b- i n "'.tif nc '-'i V.y the n: ' reii a nt : o . !'iv,i'!-f -, to co-oper ate with the fair pr' cot.imit tf ee t their respect!' e c - m m ' i n 1 1 ' sol tf port an yexfesstV charges made or a-yv evidence that they niay have of iiouhold hoardings: through the p'.-n e ' I A met icanlzing to st'ioula'e p''d '"' work and to' advo-aff .-v.-ryenf ,1"': r the tr full share of wrl. j Produdiot-i m-it be ':i.'rt"l ! t-teef cjemand nil ontM oj.-ii t'r e 4 . proiiu ct ' on has mct-esei il'-nmnl tnii. .be decrease. to al'ow n - 'w - si--ply aid demand r'- atl.-" EXPECTS DECISION OF AFFIRMATION In forma' ban w .1 rf'ir'1 ir. Hn: toond e.terday froo, Tni: i n polls .st.it. ng that the Supreme 'o if had off irn'fri the deci.-Kui of j.ilt'f Hard y of the Hammond superior ourt in ti.. ,-ssf of trie state vs ' o..n d . Th'-' will be t et" n . be red as '.tie r.f th last er nifnal cases to b-" tried ii. the er. -pericr court before thf ry'mma' court was transferred to Cr..wn T'oint o'ondro t a ronvlctf d . f vobmta r1- m;." s'-ancch'er iiavinp stabl-.'.d a -"--ro-' v. o K i. a r. ;u 'h' s'ffj I-, "' ai Cut -J idge Hud-, "ntf 1..-...1 hir.t t.- 'ait to t Wr-.V J ea'ji !-!.vri.'"!!t!..t l.tl' lie .'.a.- -a-a-i sppeii.-'l !'.". in'1.- il I'M .'. nihii 'he netioo ..t" ' o o':- -. .o,.o. Colood , va : . -,- . !'i , en rl in