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GONFERE ATINDIANA'S ;tategapital Prospects are Bright for Early Settlement; Palmer Leaves for Indiana. MNTTWHATIONAL NEWS SfcRVICEl WjLHJNCiTON. Deo. S confident f that tba nd of the coal strike is In I s-ght. the eyes of the fovtrnirent were I tcdar turned toward Indianapolis. 1 wher tomorrow the miners will decide j whether they will accept the proposals ! for ttlemen.t xna.de by President WilI son. Attorney rjeneral -palmer, before leav- '. lrg for Indianapol's. expressed an opj lale-n tfcat tha nd of the strike Is In i Tiiue far there has not bee nth sdght eat Intimation of the presidents provoaitJon for e-ndlr.gr the .strike. There are well founded reports that the presl- ! dent hat offered the miners' leaders the ! :t per cent Increase propped by Dr. ' oarfleld. and the establishment of a ! . rmmveskm to Investigate wages and : working conditions. ' t" RFIELD WOVT BrtOE. My position fcaa not been bdged one inch and will not be." declared Dr. Garfield, indicating that bis proposal f-.r a 14 per cent Increase Is the one which, the president haa made. Dr. ivarfleld was insistent that while he remains a fuel administrator he will not stand for any waga- Increases which would mean an Increase of the cost of i oal to the consumer. Although there are bright prospects of an early aettlenvsnt of the wholn matter today, the government was pro- . eedtng with Its work of coal conservation. The railroad administration Is . .-ierlng many paaaenger trains taken -om the schedules and the number of Pullman coaches Is belns greatly de- ' 'Farrington Won't Talk. SPRINGFIELD. ILL.. Dec. 8 "I nave ret been advised of the Washington proposal to end the strike and cannot comment on It at this tin..." .aid State President Frank Farrlngton. of the 1 Vnited Mine Workers of America today. "VU member of the state executive '.oard will attend the conference at Ind ianapolis tomorrow to her the terms, "it- may be that Illinois members will ro i wtrh the others. I Farrrngton declared that would j , not Mrd a guess on the outcome of, '. tiia conference. Miners discussing the ! .rMlttnn believe that the feet that ' rtlnT Freeldent I-ewls and Secretary Oreeji are to support the proposition at ' Tnd'atispolis Tuesday, is practical ' s-jrance that tha wage increase will ! e more than the 14 per cnt offered 1 hv Fuel Administrator Oarfield. Farrington. who has been released : n 110,000 bond, left this morning for Peoria, where he planned to fight xj tradition to Indianapolis on habeas orpus proceedings to be heard at 10 ' o'clock in Judge Fltihenry's court. ' Tt is probable, however, that Farungton will take hie chances with the ' courts, as official business necessitates his presence at Indianapolis tomorrow. AH mines of the state continue closed today and suffering as a result of the ful shortage continues serious in Central Illinois, according to report received here. AGITATORS AND MOONSHINERS AREU.S. PESTS Atty. General Hopes That U. S. May Be Freed of Presence of Aliens WASHINGTON. Dec. 8. Radical agitators and "moonshiners" hn-ve given the department of Justice the greatest trouble during the past year, A-.oording to the annual report of the s ttorney-fceneral made public today. Aiinougu w.t ""'I ;ew indictment """-. ' tators. me r. t tivi.le. f a great result from the acttvit.es of a m A v. BPitiwt these nersons. I Tr.e tH'""o" "- . . limitations of the law have made it . recessary for the department to ce.f j rer their work upon those who a J .liens with the ODjeit. ox u-' j in view. "Already this policy has shown results nd it is believed that in the iar future, this country may be freed of the presence of considerable nimiter of aliens who have coins as missionaries of unrest rather than fug itives from oppression," said the torney genera.1. ntPADEREWSKI RESIGNS INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! LONDON". Dec. 6. Ignali Jan Pader-e-wski has resigned as premier of Poland. Tiut tho resignation was refused, said an V.xchange Telegraph dispatch from Warfw today. Faderwski was asked to attempt to form a new Polish cabinet.

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ELSE BUT--Th teil n; you are the man I hav 'oine to to got a rermlt to buy booze." atd a stranger who entered the tYcst Hammond pollre court and adva.u td. Lain hand, to Jmlg-e Kowaljki's bench. "Who told you that?" askoj the magistrate. "Oh, several fellows." answered the visitor. "Well, you don't see many hanging around nailing for their permits, do you?" asked the judge. "Don't you knowthat !f I was writing those liquor slips you mention, this old court ronni would bo packed from mornjng to lught. I'd have been laid out with writer's cramp long ago. Xo, my friend, I'd like to accommodate you but someone has given you a bum steer." Sadly the visitor walked out. T GIFT TO Another Mtgnificent Gift by Once Poor Boy As Fund For Needy Students. Max Epstein, president of the General American Tank Car Corporation, which hs a plant in East Chicago, has made a gift of $50,000 to Harvard University i3 be used as a fund to aid needy students at the law school. The gift waa made to offset the eSect an increase In tuition might have In deterring needy students from enferlng the law school. The monoy will not be given to the students, but will be loaned. Mr. Epstein is not a college men. but he has been Interested In the work of higher education and believes that the fuccess of men with slight education Is in spite of the lack of academic training rather than because of it. He has made several gifts to charitable and educational lnatltutions. one of which was $100,000 to he University of Chicago for a new dispensary buildintr for the medical ?chool. He was interested in the- Harvard Law School through a friend. Judge Julian W. Mack. E. in XOTICE. There will be a meetinpr in the C.tr Council Chamber Monday eveningr. December S, at 7:30, of all merchants Interested In working" out a schedule on heat, and light conservation. I personally feel that the merchants of the Twin Cities should be recognised in this matter and have a voice in the same. I earnestly request a large attendance. Tours very truly, I.EO McCORMACK, Mayor. The above notice was written today by Mayor McCormack of East Chicago after ha had received a number of complaint from merchants of the city tint the rules and regulations for conservation of heat ard light which were adopted by t the Hammond merchant? w. re iiol suitable for E:ast Chicago and Indiana Har bor merchants. Ap a result of this feel- j his; a number of the merchants did not! close their stores this mornins? and ono j was reported to have stated that he; would tiot close until he was compelled j to do so by court order. Hopeful reports of an early settle-j ment of the coal strike hao caused! I s..rtA niftrchaTifc to J,ltrt' 1 hi t 1 10 f'On- I servatlon efforts should be dropped. ' Others fe"l that the hours which the! Hammond merchants have set for clos- ! ing are not the best and that early clos- ! ing in the aftirnoj-n would be better I than closing in the morning. All of ' these things will be thrashed out at the j neeting this evening and the merchants of the Twin Cities will decide for themselves when and for what period they wju losc ln "ddition to the merchants the meet aU,ndr.d bv . " niittve Of the Chamber of Commerce and the ooal commitlce of the Ili(-ialia Har. br Cii0 oiub Thf.se two ,,m,mtK.,i ,,e jr n position to explain to the I n.ccting just how serious the coal short a;o is and may make recommendations which have been considered by the organizations. DEATH FOLLOWS TRAIN CRASH t INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! CALTIMOKE. Md., IVc. S. A railway locomotive- was overturned, six passenger coaches were derailed, and the Rev. Dr. Wm. H. Pelt of Baltimore was instantly killed when an express train i on the Pennsylvania railroad crashed; into an automobile near here early today. I Dr. Dell was driving the motor car. He j was seventy-two ;ars eld. No passen- ! ger on the train were injured.

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Senator Poindexter Adviser, Makes a Remarkable Statement to People Today. MNTF3NATIONAL NEWS SERVICE PlEURfc;, U.. lit-.:, s I lie titst step in the fight against Maj. t; u . Leonard Wood's campaign for the republican ncuninatlo-n for president was token here today when J. W. Hian, political manager for Senator M.ls ISnndexter, announced that hr would file the Independent republican petition of Senator Poindexter Tuesday. "It is reported," Bryan said, "that the petition carrying the name of Maj. Gen . Wood for president is to be filed without the signature cf Gen. Wood to the statement he uill serve if elec ted, and ihat he eiix-res the prln-I ciples communicated In tiio convention! platform. j "While T am not authorlzc-d to sny the secretary ot sta te will l e enjoined 1 from placing t.e name of any candidate; for president on the baJlot until he ha I signed the required statement, still it la my opinion that the court will be In- ' voked If necessary, or enforce the law. "Woodrow Wilson is Leonard Wood's commander-in-chief. We are stl'.l el j war. The declaration of the principles j proposed by the U. S. senate provide! for reservations to the peace treaty 4 1 Americanize it. It seems incompreher - i sibie to me that Gen. Wood will sign any such declaration at issue with hi commander-in-chief." s.o. lines HOLD GATHERING Industrial Relations Dept. and Joint General Committees Feast at the LaSalle in Chicago. .TxsrE''- TO THC TIMrSl a-ether meeting- cf the board of dire. forH plarl mnnasters sjid Miperlnl'tiri-'nls representatives of the Industrial Relations department and members of the Je-fnt Beneral committees of the Standard Oli Company was held in the Kant room of the LaaUe hotel in Chiraarol on iriday night. There were ninety-! f.-ur representatives present they heine 1 from the plants at M'hitiiic S'lR.ir J rtK. Jll).. IVnml TttvT- in ,1 . . : - mi 'i xHT. - per. Wyo. Among the directors oreson-! were Col. R. TV. Stewart, chairman of the board of directors and Mr. W. M. Burton, president of the board of directors. A luncheon was held at 12 o clock which was followed by a business ses sion at which reports of the -a votk -was .given Dy the members of the committee. These were very ncouragtnsr and the .spirit of grfa fellow ship and co-operation prevailed throng out all sessions of th'ji. the first annual meeting of tha Joint industrial relations department. In the evening an la.horate banquet was held at the IaSalle, this beinff attended by 54 representatives, forty-four from the Whitingplant, twenty-four from the Sucar Creek refinery a.id ten from the Casper, Wyo. plant together with member of board of directors, plant managers Ht.d superintendents. The consummation of the hfa'r was the f.arnp of approval on the industrial relation department of the s. j. Co. SOCIALISTS ARE UONx IDENT' INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE' UILWACKER. 'is.. r.-o. 8. Social-i-st a of the Fifth congressional district ' r rc contldent thnt Victor Ilerger, recently ' refused a feat in the house of re preset!- t latives because of his attitude toward' the Vnited States and part in the war, ! will he nominated for congress in the j jrimnry election? being held today. 1 IVrgcr is opposed by Henry Kode.nstab, 1 fusionist candidate, and neither candidate needs to obtain more than 16 HO ! votes to obtain a place, on the general j election ballot. "Early voting was light.! SENATE TO TAKE NO ACTION : lN-tPV ATICNAU NEWS STRVICEI "WASHINGTON. Io. S. Preparing consider the coal situation the senate labor committee today decided to take no action in view of.the pending promised settlement of the soft coal sirike. Senator Kenyun of Iowa, its chairman, unnounced. Senator Phipps, Republican, of Colorado, forced the committee to hold an txeiutive session by objecting to the presence of newsparer men while- tho ttrike was under discussion. He argued the committee was considering a matter t f policy which should not be given publicity at this time

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Section of The material in the picture above doesn't look much like the mowwhite sugar for which we ask the MERCHANTS OBEY CUBING ORDERS: DEAD UNTIL NOON Hammond was a deed town as far ss business was concrrnod uriil noon today. Then things opened up .with a ruyii. With the new heat and light regulations in ricry mrrrimm onsrrvea Ii( rui - ing and the stores remained dark. Many i shopper.-", having in som manner failed i to lc!rn of the restrictions, appc-nred on the streets and wer. forced to wait in i doorways until 12 o'clock. The result was that practically every store had ! more than It could handio the minute the dnors were opened. The ru.h continued nil afternoon fo It is evident that no businf-ss is be'.iis lost. Manufacturers who buy ras and electricity from the Northern Indiana ties & Klectric Co. will attend a dinner ai the.! jlf.imnuiid Country Club this evening at' 1G o'clock. The .situation wiit l talked over and plans, will bo ."rrnjre,f whereby j the industries can bo kept, going as long' as possible and nt the j:Mnf tit con--serve the j-upply of o.a I now J,. 1,J py the utility. Many Industrie. of the region have already gone- on shorter hours, uhile a numln r have hi en forced to close

i.-iowti until tnev reerive coal. Although s settlement o' the cr.,1 ! The federal banking law do-s not nnlIstrike seemed imminent today author- j Ji! h" Ia,v" Justices ritnoy. Ctark

ties warn the public that il will require re veral weeks before :t.n a-l'-uato f up-1 i v . j , - iv l'i .m .,j W-. i,i 'i no . :n ..-Ten it is likelv tint cities which l:m shown i Mie right ppirit during will be the first favored. the emergency In oi iier wrds. j j they hold tlmt the- only s.ife way is to keep e,n conserving fti- l tint il the new supply is. actually available. : REPUBLICANS TO MEET WEDNESDAY WASHINGTON'. Pec. I. The onadrennal meeting of the Republican National committee, sohcduii-d for next Wednesday, will be an cren session. Chairman U'i'l H. Hays announced todav . Four or five hundret people, including supporters of the cities 1n the risrht for the convention, a num ber of potential cnnJidatea for Pres!dent and others will a,ttcnd the meeting . Tills meeting will be a lo.-e feast nnd "K-t together" sesinn wl-.h speech es by Gov. Sproul. of Perm.: i;ov. McGiJvoy ofg Nebraska r.nd Mrs. NedlU Mccormick of Chicago. Chairman Hays aid . An executive senion will follow at which reports will be made r,f the past 'year's activities, a full discussion of Plans for the future and the Republican campaign. Party -petioles as to issues will not be discussed It !s understood . FORTY-FIVE DEAD AMERICAN BOYS i INrt HNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! SAN FRANCISCO. Calif. . Feo. g. Sfviiif-rn hundred more soldiers frem j Kiher. are here today, arriving on the I transport Sheridan, oi Tho transport also brought, home the bodies of forty-five American boys who were killed -in a surprise attack by the Polshevusts in the Snchon district. A sign painted by the soldiers and adorning the side of the transport read: "P.olsht- 1st s. beware: wo are coming to Join the American Legion." Better call up The Times and have it sent to your house every night. Then you'i: be sure it will be there.

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3 receiving yard Oiled with sugar beets at j i grocer every day and don't .t. But that's what the piles shown produce. The photo shows .art of SUPREME COURT DECISIONS IlllLETlX. NO ACTION IS TAKEN WASHINGTON, Dee. 8 The Supreme Court today adjourned until next week. No action was taken in thei i , , j , . . j Wet anQ Ctiy CleClSlOn. (B0LISTIS) MNTf PNATIONAL NEWS SFRVICEI U'ASHl.N'GTOX. Icc. 8. The Arkansas statute Imposing a fine of J50 for benefit of agarieved passengers where rate Is charred by railroads In excess of prescribed rate was held valid today' , - , ,v, ! by the supreme court of the Vnited ; States. The case was broupht on apreal by Pt. Iouis A Tron Mountain Railroad Co. against adverse decision of lower court in favor of 1ucy "Williams, rarsenger. (BTJI,I,ETIIT) riNTERNATIONAI. NEWS SFRVICEI "VrAStflVt'lTON. reo. . The surrrm c--urt of t'i' I'nlted States tidny held valid the Oorcit state la flxl-itr tnaxlrnnm Intereet c'nargo on loans at eiht anJ blanat" aissen,. (BTJIIiTI7T TN t RMATIONA L NEWS, SERVICE! TASIHNCiT'.V, rec l. The supreme court of the I'nited States sustained Covington. TCy.. loel tax on tnanufacj turers of soft drinks. The test case was brought by "Wagner pons on appeal from adverse decision of lower court. Justices McKenna and Holmes dissent. TOUGH LUCK, ALEX! BACK TO- RUSSIA XEW TOR1C Dec. 8haebeas corpus secured Berkman. the anarchist, against deportation. ws.s -The writ of by Alexander in his light dismissed by Federal Judge Mayer this afternoon, llerkman was ordered turned over to the Kllis Island Immigration authorities and lut!I b deported. HAS BAD DREAM VOICE IS GONE :ftf!NATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 V UAPOUTE. Ind.. Dec. 8. Awakening from a dream that her brother had cut his throat, Elsie Pease found that her voice was gone. The girl today ctiuld not utter a sound and physicians are unable to explain the strange case otherwise than that tho shock has paralyzed the muscles of her throat. The girl is the daughter of Frank Pease. SPLENDID RESULTS FOR THE NATIONWIDE CAMPAIGN Sunday was an eventful day in St. Paul's Episcopal church in Hammond as her men ami women were on duty all day at the church arranging for the part which Is to be taken by the Hammond parish in the nation-wide campaign which is now- under way. The parish has been alloted $7,250 to raise for tho work nd it is exrocted that the quota will he easily made by the seventy-five workers now covering tho field. Reports at the night service showed that already $3,100 had been pledged during the day. Times news service that money can buy -ft ort ran furnish. 's tne best and i.one?t

SUGAR Ogden, Utah. the susrar beet crop from the rejricn around. Ogden, Utah, hauled into Ogdm BRINGS SUIT FOR OF Indiana Harbor Business Man Is Accused By Former Housekeeper For all. ged breach of promise. Michael CimswooU. C733 Ix-oder St., Indiana Harbor, was made defendant in a suit for j $:0,000 damages which was filed this morning in the Hammond superior j court. Mr. Chaswood is a well-known i grocer of Indiana Harbor, reputed to be worth at least $50,000. 1 V com'n'", which was filed, today .'' Atty. Michael Havran, states that on July 1. l:m. Miss Stella Thomas was employed by Mr. Chaswood a-s housekeeper. Ho was a widower and she also was single. On September t of that year Fh,; says he proposed marriage to her and she accepted. It was arranged th.it th wedding should take, place during the n-onth of July. ir13. It was arranged tlut she should go to the home of hrr parents at Iuryen, Pa., several weeks before- tho time of the wedding to make arrangements for a ir...tion which was to hn held in connection with the ceremony. Parents, r-intives and friends were- to be invited nd the day was to be a hlg one. Miss 'Jhitnas says sh started for Iuryea en July R of this year and reaching her old home started preparations for the big event.. It had been decided that Chaswood should come not later than two weeks after she went. July 22. the date set for the arrival of the groom, came and pftssed without Mm rutting In an appearance, but instead she received a shipment which contained all her clothes and other personal property which she hid left at the Chaswood home In Indiana Harbor. They had born boxed by the alleged faithless groom and at the same lime his daughter Hilda penned a letter s'.tting that Chaswood had changed bis mind about marrying her and that she should cease I-reparal ions. Miss Thomas says It was too late to conceal tha breach as I he guests had been invited. As a result of the humilli ation, embarrassment, mortification, distiess of mind and nervous shock, she , f.ays she was confined to her home for three months. She says she is still willmtf to marry Chaswood, otherwise it will require $20,000 to heal the wounds. ESUIT Chicago Telephone Co. and State Tax Board Reach Valuation Agreement. INDIANA PO LIS. Ind.. Dec. S. The state board cf tax commissioners and the Chicago Telephone Company have compromised their differences on the fjiiestion of the. assessment for f ixation of the telephone company's property in Lake. Newton and Porter counties, Indiana, and ha-ve agreed that the valuation cf the property shall he assessed at ?2.1 on.Oftil. " Thv company brought an Injunction suit in the Marion county circuit court In July when the state tax board assessed its Indiana property at $3,033,000. In the suit the company alleged that the ioard be enjoined from certifying to the auditors of the three counties i ho valuation as announced by the hoard. No hearing had been held in the injunction c;ise. The suit was dismissed Fridayafternoon on motion of the p'sintiffs sfter th compromise valuation h-d teen erreed upon.

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BASIS OF THE SETTLEMENT i INTERNATIONAL NCWS StRVICEl WASHINGTON. Deo. 8 Th basts of the proposed settlement or the col Htriie, according to reliable statements to the International News Serrlca today. Is that the miners' ualon will accept tbt fourteen per cent wag-e lncrtas atiiSested by Dr. Oarfleld and that a parmanent consultatiTe board will ha established to settle differences In the future, prorided congress enacta the recessary legislation. On tha other hand, the rorernxnent will aqnaah tha contemtrt nrocaadlars at Indian po 11a and the proposed rmnd Jury probe into the soft coal industry, TV.VSHIXGTOX. . Dec . . S Freldcj.t V"llsin hopes for settlement cf tha coa! strike tomorrow. The following formal statement wa l?-5.ied at the -U'hite House today: "Tt is hoped that on Tuesday afternoon there will be a settler-.ent of tha controversy between the miners, tha opeVa.tors and th- government through accptance by the miners of a deflnU. proposition by President Wllaon. The proposition was submitted to ueting President Iewis by Attorney General Falmer on Saturday. The White House refused to divulge any intimation of the proposition o-i srounda that It must first be submitt-s-i to the executive committee of the crs . OFFICIAL CIRCLES ARE CONFIDENT Much Speculation Exists To Terms Embodied in Settlement. f 'N TCP NATIONAL NKWS tBKYlCIl INDIANA POU3. IND . . n" 4w(, dence that the coal atrike la virtually settled grew in official circles h-era today when If w-as strongly tndicater'. that the conference of m-ne workeis officials probably will ratify the reported agreement reached between the government and John L. Lewi, aptlrs president, and Secretary Treasurer TVi. Green .of the union In Washington. No hint as to the nature of the government's proposal was forthcoming- 1n the early hours of the day. Iwl Creen and Attorney General Palmer hart not yet arrived from Washington anc pe-ndirg their coming the terms offeree: by the - government were a theme ft -speculation. Government circles here professed to be undvlsed as to the terms. In aome quarters It was believed that the government had not lncreaaed it offer of 14 per cent lnrra.e, but had proposed tha't a commission study tiv rntire situation with a view to adding further wag-e increaeea If they are deen td Justified. Whatever the offer. It is certain tha. the scale committee, district preoldenif end executive hoard which will oonvane here at I 'clock tomorrow, -will approve If It has the sanction of Lwi and Oreen. ln the opinion of Ellis 8al- . editor of the Mtne Workers Journal The belief Is expressed unofficial) -tcday that the government may grant a postponement cf the contempt hearing aralnst the 97 miners officials scheduled for 10 o'clock tomorrow, pending action by the conference of union leaner. The contempt charges will not b dropped, however, it is Indicted, unti the government has evidence of good faith compliance wit hany terms aretl upon. The suddenly altered strike situation will not interfere with the federa: grand Jury probe Into the activities of operators and miners beginning; today, it is believed . HAS ACCIDENT HKT!rAT-( NAL NEWS SERVrc, CHATTANOfXiA. Tenn., Dec. .- V. Price Hollingsworth. pilot of u. airplane, which, in trying to lan-3. crashed Into a crowd here Sur.da;. killing Mrs. Malissa Myers and Lena Shell, seven year old child, and a score of others, threo probably fatally, (- detained by the police today, pendir. a thorough Investigation of tha accident. Hollingsworth gave exhibition flights in Hammond last summer. Times news seriee is the bc?t that money can buy and honest effort can furnish,

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