Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 164, Hammond, Lake County, 30 December 1919 — Page 1

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i .-. i ; c s n ti 7. ill! Attorney General Palmer Urges Exercise of Econeniy in By ATTT. GEN. A. MITCHELL PALMES. (Written expressly lor tne X. N. Service.) VAMIINiTON. I. 3-. T. . Wonin of ni'-rf.-a : Nearly en ry t ig- campRiien sach as fh r-n. ina1:;t by tho d;iurttiir-n: of jj.-t.t; t. t 'duce the cost of living is started, v turn t9 the American wow. on a; i j-at big: sl-.are of th burJtn in 1;--houlaers. Durlnir th war womati i r-roved heroelf cspal'l" of fxtronte sar.3ce. loyalty and j.atrioitsin a'oi now rttan feels more than ever ti.ul iic can 'Impend on her. ' So quite nat'irally in ts nattnnn; i emergency, lb wnmen of tho iatni j ?ruet come to hrr re.--cue. prioDi(TTo ct miatrii i "Why has the cost of living j.imr'O-l o-.it of all reason? l'roil;;i't i i n co'lsj are being: boosts fv,r- day by the :n- , s. stent demands for higher w utcs an i j .hortr hours. Iliicl:r wn tri-s aM materially to the rnst of pv-in t o-i and fewer hours of work 1-s-on tlio : nount of pro-iurtien without in any .vay decreasing dernands. A n itt-. ;v:t5d'tnand and a dc-cr a fed pr'-lttctioj. -aean h'gher priot? sure a.- ; w it 3 a y . !oi- j OMEY no T If K Bt VtNT. Statistics how that nine-tenths of t buyinjr of neoessit .es in this f '-.m-i y if done by won:en so that t':o mri.rr of decreasing the demand is la:cl ; -.n the'r hands; it la especially import- i inr to cut down on 1'i.t'irifs for if the ; .chants becor.ii? mir.-.-d that t'.o. I .Vi o-rican women arc d -r in i n t-d t.i j ire the present economic evil by .-.--n- j "i'r.ie. Judicious buying she ;'! t urn , r at;entlon to demnndiitir sensible ami ; iceable merchandise :ro-n tho man- ' lo-t:; re, to w.tpply the icnsivic, tntci. ; zfTit roitstttf er. fit i k t n hi 'Tins nai ter of boy in if !? a .!r:oj one. We arc all. 't eetn. i.nnr'.'Sfsed more with- tho price ta ' .'in an thins: eise no-;t articles w'k-'Ii to purchase. Meri'hants a'.l civ i.e country have hrouBht hom- ti in. ' i.e really absurd way in which we, a- ! .-. at ton. buy. e pee sottiKlim? w.t'k and if it only costs five (Pd ars v. hen we thoutrht it oii;ht ,to bp t. n. v imagine it is not good and do n.v oj.' it. HtHKED TH EM IP The following- tale wa." r.rought. -

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i.e the other day. A ri'f'har.t in N iw York had a quantity of top coat' ' ,r fale at and he cu d not s.ii hem . As the season passed he became worried and coo'ided to a fr:-;oi tiiat he was going- to h so a. lot of nv-n-y bf.au. he could not pet rid 'if h;s sfek. The frl"nd. betnir apparently .i.moti? other thinets. a j.sy cholos-isf. s-iBstestd tnarkinir the coats at $r,S. His arsrurnent that tt.e bu inp public ' d adopted the frame of mind that reasonably priced articles were oh'-a P in quality . To make a !-nr and sad s;ory short, the coat.- were a' I sold vithin a week at the advanced price, o !t would sem thr;t sunn actual i.nowledpe on tre subjeet of value rc-.i-itpil would aid un b great dfal in rur '. ery day shoppir.a:. As I see th- sit

uation women can absolutely control , uj t he prices by buying wisely and only ' If;,:n bat they need. When ebmand is i ,.., e-.trtalled and we produce more than i-.-u .-imugli for our needs, the cost of l;v- ' and is: w:U come down. W aires cannot s; . c. '.; i.p while retail p-ices are g&ine; down with and so the whole economic s.tuatk-n i whv will be stabilized. ! -t.-.

FISH, GAME, BIRD PROTECTORS WILL on ! It-. i lev HER SUNDAY The Calumet, Fish. Game and rt.rd i'rotecti Association which in-!i.d- s members from all over La.ke , o;n;will me.-t at the Kst Chi. -an., ritj- 'n.', next Sunday afternoon at two o'ci j, t consider the wt.rk to he d,me o-ir-i ig the follow ing year. The Cal'iae i. association is affiliated with the I::d una Fish. 'Same and Bird Protective Ass'ciation which is. a part ,,f tiie r.r.tional organization for protection of Tine and fish. Th" local organisation has p-tit i--i--arrangements for re-sto.-king the r- i rims and Jakes of C.te Ceiii-mt :r. t i i. t with eatable iih thr-cij;; i i-rniii'-nl a't'-tii ' s. Th- w i'l ai:--.-..tiiipi t-i stop the illegal no tho, is i s c i 'i jr and ,i :;i g w : ' niinishinii; t' - s-'p.,'." o u a : 1 1 e in the .stale Harry Cough, lias. Ch idil't; tP-orge N'ist of If. 1 resident: llnrv . ...go, secretary and "It. V fret Chicago, treasurer. o fa,-t -i,l th. cigo. p. ton i tid. v; -t Fa.-t Richard i JITNEYS HIT HARD BLOW At the closing eontieM meoting ot ti e year in Oary I;t night, th. d-'.-t. ordinance prohibiting .litio - .i 1 r, n; oeratinir ou Bromi v. -i . Wa-i'-intrto;.. Alms, Massachusetts and Co,-. M- it ,-1 -" :m passed. It is not known v.-'. . u ti;e ordinance w ili go into f.Vi-t . Through the effort of At term y Jo. ' oni'oy of Hammond who r. -pre t r t - .1 Ihtu, the Jitnev o.vm rs put tip a s: .If but iosing figbl . Pit yen xtilbv; i;:-2 rr-srs? hi-fi'

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pbui's a i ; nf'ir. s. 'in.- Iiiiir:ui.c was ; ft 'Vi. p., ,-, i ;-.r lit n,,n, ! Tho ir-.!)..:. -.'it-nisatioaUy !n-J ae. .iir to b-nclii of s.. r v i I .Ti l r.-i-ia.-s ,..: the nl-'ng ..-.it e,f av ; ; . ; :ii.fHfl ii i ii-ik in i.i ,.,-r to bcoom J I ::.-.-tive in the ; i-1 1 v i a a oaws. .. ; ! -am-,, will !-,. h .,!.;. ,1 tl-r-tigh tluj ' elt'i-re P. partm-nt in la" Oon.ral . i j ! ;,? H!i.l w ,il l.o under th.-! ' '.:-'M-, . i n .1 Jl.i-,, J-.j.t.-in. X..:

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FARM HI HAS LIVELY MEETING: OFFICERS ELECTED Organization iS BeCOmmff o Important Factor in Lake Co. Industrial Circles. )WN T'' IN'T, I:-.J r c e -- The of the d nirci-.tks; in iay, which va rt a r.i c c t.'uurt 1 ar.ee -,y ficn.if.t snows t!:.. l r. f ; I. o: s a!. iz on or uvcy i , :.ir c rs l ; ttr.'rts n, and othr in o it. 5 :hr..ti;h wlioso t'e'io-ult'.iral . i.nes j.as been accon.phs.'.cd '' '' ',l!''!1 ov.n-t; officers and director. J to pilot the fftt-anizatton :. Ti:e hutance f the old " eb'-cte 1. wi.i. !i alio shows The t. w-rc i cf; u-fi jhe w liii--,; t i t; y

manner in uhi h they haveliiitl - looks- the part now. Forty wctks ( fii'.i,-.; ciia :s during the I m the l sti'ai. durtns which time he J underwent thf -.i operations, hiao loft. C. l!.!-y Smith.. Crown ( hti'i : thniiow of his former robust self. ; His jaw was broken, his skull fractured.

i : ; " . r pa -1 y i - a r : l'l-e.-i-h-r-t i'u : n t . Vo . ft--: til. Ir.i. "Tii C. V liailey. Iosv-, I t.o :-r;i 'ice-I'i-rs ii' - A!-;x Royd, t jry J . V. Parry. Crown Point !'.:rcr J iTi-. s H. Te.ve, Ijtroy. tors: Ki .-s t-.wn.-liip, Mr. Fred : Not th township, I'.. C. TreaK T e i : ( i or: H New toi '. rt. Wm . l'. o n: c-'ito, Wm. I,. V.r:;!J. . K. l.ove; Cllu- : . y J;i;:s-'i; K.'k! Cn ok, Tho. ! : .t. J..-1-.sis. ;) gc Nond Tf, ('in k. Forrest J i is -i -. West I . II .11 ,luv;i. liar.ovcr, Ot- ; 10 j, GIRL FORGERS III . JAIL AT. CROWN POINT One Pleads Guilty and Then j i Changes Her Mind. cr; i'.vn T.ew is and h ti u 11 ci. i .'INT, 1'ec. "0. - Kdllil rtiia yi a ta on ic h. two well r :s ii'ciui.; in the sc,-jth niiy, w i-e i n t e lcept ed In' t h . y w ( re a b m t to for Triii." on Saturday broiiitht t-i Crown J' .nt j.. il. Ti.i y bad forg. d a --. -.s ;.;n .unting- to $s'i. .my tick- ! - to th, it slat--. iad a ci: pie of soldier' toe i . . nd as a t r; 1 : i-f , n d ai i d ir Ti.' in 1, of t: passed the ci-.e. ks o!', and bad began ir journey when atam in o: d police. Thr e hl.c ll'll ': t. y criminal o.utt ; cd under ??.0ie.i 1 and 1 1 ici he Iter tha. but He r1 i li": h--r f is i t i i ne th-y have t : rue. K-! i 'he : ti , i - rs y a i d i 'i to y wV a th. pceJv. thnok at , the t -1 wi'i i 1 y ('.:; in the ; f g'l ; tin ;itt, t I - . e , aught, .-ml she v'.tnd t ria 1 on a f . g - lb had a change loait a: d w.thdrew h.-r ple-a; '.ill ho represented by ii the case comes to ; i I HE TUB ITS VERDICT A . i ' fc I hi '.n-ion-i I topics 1.) i t'-ri ot ll-'dn-g 1 . l y w . 1 1 - I h . in i: . a ' t ' . -.- - . was that was s h -1 n i . 1 1 '.imii he h 1.1 ; a nbahy . r.. . t 1 t hi t ,, ti an! it i -- . )o;;. . ' d . had uo.,-ro and it U ;-'0 o'clock had BURTCN ACCEPTS U. OF IT. POSITION i I "E SVK An- ! lta'.I t b.ig in i to- ' M ' Mi 1 1 u .. H . Marry HuUhiKs,

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Case Will Be Set Precedent for Others Totaling Half Dollars. Ievh and p-rsonal ii; jury claims total- !.: half a. millioit dollars aKainst tloto .!i.-hiKim Central railroad company, an-1 he Vnit-.-d States rilT..-.,i ...o., , , ;tion. hingo on th. outcome of tho (i;ur.iapo suit of Joseph T. Iu..riciv wliich It now Lcitiff heard by JudKe Hardy and i jury in HanuiL-nd suporu-r c urt, room ". Tho suit is the nrst t f ctr-s w hid-. h io l.- n til-d as a result "f tho u rribi.- ! Hasoiibuch-WaUae! circus train wreck u. Ianhoo low.r. June 22, 3 918. ; '. lie eut.0 Js moving- .--lowly and will rrohttbly ioccsitato an extension of the term. Introduction of e idenct: ht Kan osurday .".rid sii.iu.d that tho ouip- ' u nt of tho circus train was antiuuated and uimsy. .iidtietor Johnson t.stiiodi that in .smtc . f t!,.- f.,.ct tliat the empty j troop tram doo-io d throufe-h the Ca- : I boo:.e and four c-a-'n. s, f!u- car on uhich ' ; 'he was trcatno; a hot box eleven car.' i I'r.s'hs from i lo. r. ir was moved only! ! 11 '""or or t-i. h Uo : im; act. ! Iciii.s of tho rot k have been touched ' ! upon from tint" to time and e.-p.-cia.l j phasis his be.-ti placid on t!o fact that! iihe !:,i;nnii sent to the r-ar of the cjr- j '. cua tram threw hi.? fus. e at the oturme j !" it- I'ass.d in .stead of lca-isr It at t he t ,, ,, u ; ,...,...,,.,.... ,,, was that the condueuT of the tro-p tram mittht have seen tin- siijiial and sfrned th tram himself bv annlv- . 4t,K tho tm-rji-ncy air. The lact also iwns Proulu out that tho tram had run , fron: .iwhim-an City to Ivaahoe without - a stop. J Hieiicl;, the plaintiff, was employed i as a strong- man with the circus, but he " broken uud he (s now deaf in one' car. j Jteoaufe of the wide publicity which I the catastrophe received, lit'le t'.ir.o wif sp- tit ni ju stiofiniK jurors and the en- ! ure ir.mIur raise), was .-"eerpted. foreT ' than a dozen la wyf t? are followitiR the 'ease .-i i. r through direct interest or . bet auso they arc c.-ic'. rnc-d in other suits I which wilt fo!!,.-.,-. Amelia- the ai.-ay of pal tal-nl ar,. sou- of the leading . i.trorr.ys of I m i la in ;"! is and D'troit, i who tire here to a: -1st Fi ed I'arintt, w ho I pri nts the a i : ft' or I bach. Oavit. alt 'jnu ys for tloTi r.kh-un n-fviidaiit iV SlilLSoJl. DEAD WHILE ON WAY HOME FROM WORK AT SIMPLEX Apparently in his usual good health, ter Jooatz. J'S Pouglas avirn, of i St t lti n i niond, donned his overcoat looked up his dinner bu-'ket u.n started l.oiiie from the Simplex plant in i taniniond . A few- minutes later hew-as dead. As he started to cross the Hohman street In-idg", he was seen to stagger and fall and when hip reached ii's sido.it wots 1 iui-1 that he had end in.-tantly. Th '" dy was tak--n to the Kinmeriiiig .t il.-rtnle-i- parli-n and lit, r reiiio, ,,i t,, t.o j ;n,, it, West 1 ian.icioi.,; . H. art disease w as rosponitl:e Jo-- i.is d.-ath. Mr. .ioiiatz who was fifty-seven v.-ras old had for yen is been an employe of tin: -impl.-x ph-uit. II.. is survived ( by a wife ami Ii v .- children, three sons i and t wo daug-'ntei-s . He -i a tiu m- ) io-r of the Cat h..i u ho will ho . e I 1 set vi- .s w hi. ii tiiotrong at nine Joseph's churcli . St. Joseph's cmt i n !!- of Foresters the f"ner;U nehi Friday !"i k from tin It, ni. it will b St.. in mm water WORKS DESIRES TO ISSUE BONDS 'INTERNATIONAL NEWS SEPVICE1 TN I1 N l'i i PI S. Ind . Poo .".'i. .pplii cat ion w a i with the public serviceI c. ,ll i V.'nl -no. today by the Hammond ; U "t k i f'.-mpany for permiss ton j i t i e t h. ,ti. is. c -., '"1 in lirsl mortgage ing ;ie p.-j- c.-tit for ti -.-rial ! i " i-i funding present mortg-, to ss. bt. HAPG00D QUIT TO ANSWER CHARGES j I 'INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE ' WA.-IUNilTi iN. Pec. 3. i. Norman I lap good, former min'ster to peYtmark irs - ni-d and teouesti,! President Wtl- ! son that his ioi;r: tion he accepted bate iy :r, onl ; th-it. he might, rerharg.s the i. Ii- bad been in nei " y t lattro with v. v nun. i 1 ,"t th esentalives of th--in Russia . This Wh'tr- house tod.iy. It was dav that i d at. tin Wli't'i bouse- t .- re f'gnalion had ii: I p g -oil s diat.ly a i'i-i p ti d . GENERAL EARRY DIES. TiONAwf":v.'a SE.q-rc w ash: NtiTt n. i i.c. sc. 'pi c jo j t. t Thorns- Par-... on- .,f i-j cl .-.,, v. ti . '. "i is of the F. S. Arm, died A ilie Waiter Reed hosnltai .here -today '

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America s newest submarine, the S-lb, recently launched at the Lake Submanne Hoat Company's yards at Lnciport, Conn., haa fa cruisGARY ELKS BUY SITE FOR HOME; The new home of the Gary Klks No. llf.J is to be f-re- ted at the corner of SitJth ave. and Adams St.. it became known today, and according to the'pians is to lie one of the finest In Northern Indiii na. The Mte to be purcliased is at the ; -oti'nwcst corner of the Adams St. and ; Sixth ae. Intersection. It is to be pur-' i lias d from 1 r. Fvnns. at a consider:!-' tton of $27,On0, according to to w-11- '. founf'.-d reports. j Tne site includes an Adams st. front-" aire of CO feet. At the present time it is improved with two residential struc- . ture, whkh v It) be removed a soon as the transaction is completed. j The Flks pian a new home that will ; . tual any other lodge buildings in the, state of Tndi.-ina. Not long ago they completed paj nient for th" property '.hey " now occupy, on Washington s!., not far from Sixth ave. This building will be so'.d. it is understood, and the money realized add. d to a buildirz fund, to h.-.ndi;. the cost of the proposed new, bui'.dili . i - PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO HELP VETERANS i i I'iscliargej soldiers, sailms and marines will receive .-penal consideration from tile iiast Chicago I'epartment of Public Health at any time that hey desire to obtain information as to heir i ighs under he free diper.sary or hospital treatment rules of the War Risk Act, tht ' ity" h-allh officers have announced.

. ..... . , e ... .- . . diction t.t ine jenainn liurcau w-nen 1 the person was discharged prior to1 Oct ber 6. i:H7. All service men whoi were di-ch.ai ged for disability- initiried in line of duty after Oetobei -i f. 1&17. and whore condition now requires medical a'tentien. arc entitled to dispensary or hospital trenvmon. ', Men who desir- m.-dical attention muld make application at tne ,.Uy j h.-alth department office in the city, i boll, where, the necessary forms will j ie given to (ill out. Tf the evidence Is j sufficient the person may be treated : 1 1 a government hospital or relief stai tion or under certain conditions may. j receive ir.-nttii. t,t a a b.oal hospital. i ; i ravel expenses. X-ray and "' vJ ing expenses, the j limbs and burial cost artificialexperses are paia ! hv ihe m- ,. ii :, t i i b. the Wat K..-k Insurance Bureau. I the government-and the V. department m securing treatment for all those w ho are entitled to it ,! will also give information in regard t .'i conijiensa i ion jr! vocnuonal I T-. 1 f PfiT.TPP TTiSTTT' A XTTT I POLICE UNE ARTH ANOTHER STILL with operating sCH in tl.e slate liq..P laws, Steve ittT'l Massachusetts street I'i.ai ced violation o ' P.adovi.-h. sted y the Oary police shortclock yesterday evening I ly after .-.x I in a raid at that address. Re furnislied bond for court . his appearance KINDER BACK FROM DANVILLE Attorney Pivicht yf , Kinder returned from leucine. 111., today after having spent the holidavs with relatives. He intended to step uril afer he tirst of the yar, but bis visit was shortened on accoivnt of bu im ss matters. Better cIl up Tne Times ani r.xve t st sent to vour r.ouse every ; Then you ii be sure it v.-:Il'

"5'" l" lur ""'",; not T-rle. Walter Mauder. understand what tr.atmcnt they ate Ward' 2 J. M. Uutntsnn entitled to if they oecome sj,-u fnuu'van Delester. .ruses which existed prior to their dis-i Ward 3 Mrs. Clyde Tib ,;hare'- j Ruth Monihan. ' . Certain cases come under the juris-! Wash 4 Phi! Fchmidt

i inp radius that will enable her to go to Japan and back without refueling. She carries a crew of j fifty-four men. Mrt. Archibald CENSUS TAKERS READY 10 T WORK FRIDAY I Director P. M. Kent Confi dent Work Will Progress Rapidly. Censu enumerators for 1-ike County, under the direction of 1'hineas M. ! Kent, with a few exceptions, have all; been eelected and will begin their actual canvassing on Friday, January 2. There are still eight vacancies in th" i; ... i... r.ii... i... :.. i." i -t , MPl I KJ ..'V 11 t I'.l, IIUL ..II. IVI III I Al" I to have a full force to start work Friday. the only disrict which ha.s no numerators :s tne fjrittith district. tstricts are ,.nJy partially provided fo, ompb-te ,he countVs list. Th- offical list of acc.pt.., enumetra ,,,.. tors fi Cedar I're'k Township i ex. LmivoII ) Fred Kiv r. I o weli - J. I". 'Hitter. Hanover Township l'eter Miseii. Kobart Mrs. Ara A. Smith. North Township (including Hessville Iligiiland and Munsfr, excludintr Ham mond. Fast C'hicago and Whiting) .folm M Grimmer. liASTcilIi '.Wi Ward 1 -Mrs. I . Anderson ga ret t rvvens . Ward 2 Mrs. Fred Taske Ward Z Alma .Johnson. Ward 4 Margaret Such, Mrs. Mi Rose St-i-blor. Ward 5 Mrs. Mary Coursey Martha Hitimenthal. Ward C Jeorge Mosny, ,Tr, J . A. I,u n demist. Ward 7 I,uotcn fjtrsch. HA MMON 1 Ward 1 Jo Walker. Mrs. Helen1 .Mrs John, :. M-.! Ward 3 Mrs. Ed Aubrey A list gen. " Ward C Sam Rtcnfakiss. Ward 7 -Mrs. Klizabith U. v. Peter Weii. Ward S Mrs. Maude E. Y ciHe H. Itedierg. Herbert Wa ggner. e.uel, IuWard B Mrs Ttei-iVn s-.,. T ( Tfutchlns. Mrs. Oscar "v K'ge'r' War,, 10Fr,, Ward 11 Albert flehringr. uiriTi.Nv, tVsrd 1 Mrs. Anna Pospvchala Nellie K. Ifeslin. Ward 2 Anita Tokarz. Ward 3 Sophia Wilson Ward 4 Kaslmer " lvt7nhl iross Towns'. in,s,M, n. Woods. st. John Tou-noKi ( including St. j(,1T, -v-i.i; n . . ... . ' i.os i -j i-r ana r-enorovi c) Edward J. ibrlnch SLVL.Z . ''" -' ' 'I'wiin.i en r t ann 1 A infield TownshipJohn W. Beach. OARV S Ward 1 . .-i.-niiore .viurt'tlV. Mr.. V.-ia T 11. .1 lA oni'iier. -HI'S, wu la H. Nicholas. Mrs i Jona I'arris! Ella Flann.-rv Ward '"aroline Snow-den. I.e-K-' A If. Caldwell. Mrs. Addie Endress, Clarje I jreenhe rg'T. Ward 4 Joseph, S. Alexander. Ward f. James M. Oill. Anna R. Kost all . s. Ward 6 Mrs Eizzie F Sharp, William Ciegricil . Ward 7 Clara A MoCollnoh. T'aisy T. Prry Jaques. Ward Ward Mae Itlondin. Minnie F. v Mabel P. 0 Wtili'i- F I'atise r.'t t.Rd we rd i I'onick Ward 10 i (.'-.I tow n of Mil!er i--o. ; Ife I The ity cnu mo-a ; i, will probably bo complcied within tvc. week- and the rural enumerati rt will require a month. PILISEURY DEAD I INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! W ASH INtiTi .N. Pec g.v. Rear f..!the m;-ai j. E'li'I H - 'try. N a v y . rl i I Rt 1. -a tro ke h. r.- t. lo-.vir. g par "ue art -

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Mrs. Archibald McNeil, Jr., sponsor. McNeil, Jr.. liidgeport ' Conn., christened the ship. She formerly was Miss Ann Orr. She is shown breaking- the bottle on the ship. Eli conn READING MATTER M LYGEUrVi RAID f INTERN T10NAU NEWS SERVICE) Ci!i:s n:!'. x. v.. i c. aw. T j il1 1vi n nsati. nal raids on toe r. f.pi.'s l,ai ur hal's, Lyceum. 'IS headquarters of th. tansy pan d tills nv to- n were heinjr d h the p-d:ec and of comiiiiinist lit-.-: the office .-,:" !i..I'oputy Attorney Merger cjind'.icted tinned tuts nioru: iho'tsiu-ds of pi ite re v r-e lalve cesi t.' l'ict A Liiti y Love iJen-i-a: Sa;tiu--1 A. the raids, with the I assistance ,,f :,iUads of police. District! Attorney l,-,vt- and Sonat John Jt. Af ilian. nomiiet- .,e the Fu.-k commit t i The men arrested ar. riiarb-s M. fi'Hrieii, an rganlzer. t wlio is said tlave in f ii a, ive'y iden- ; M c.haei Masis. fhar.-s .f , :;m:r,al i r-robably will be , n tor..d : agt.mst s .me of the mm foli-.wii.r the' ret Pilipovich Indiana Harbor, proved himself a black-dog- v r st erdav when be roi.beii his raipbycr of $4,000 and then d appeared leaving his two bondsmen t, pay Sl.oon t.ond under wliich ite was held to th deral grand '"'' I asa I.acanski and rrte r i novlch ipovlch were arrestee on i..,ceniber 1 charted With seliine win,- at 3713 Cedar sfet ... Indiana Il-itb.-r. ie,cansk' (;-,ooe,l ,h, i Jhlipovich ! knowledge but both were h'u, . . 1 crand jury under I1....00 bond each. both of which won c,,-- .A.ll... -r.. .. o. lyillJ -tllnnnnvipl. nn.l W.IF M .... ., :..i. ' "' ' ' " While Eacanski and his w if ere ei nit- ei nit H I y vesti-rilrfv l.t ; p.ared but Eacatiski thught nothing i il umu last night he w nt to the ca.e to cash some hecks and found the money gone. The nr-n.-j- box was found under Pi 1 tpov i.-h's ;,.-d but $4 000 ivliii'h nad ;-een in the ing. w as rnissAlthough U-icanski alwavs : r tnoney in tne sate for cashing cheeks he has tiey.-r taken the written combination orT the front of the sa'e. Anv person who could read English c,iij oo.-,, i,,,. r.UIt. i.y jooKing alOe d"Or at the vriJn numbers. tfK .B if N TEXAS CROWN POINT, lr,d. Th" many friends o Pe. ernber 30. the Rothwell and I. iton families in l":own Point were sheicked bej ond measure on Saturday to learn of the death of Mrs. Lucille Rothwell at Pallas, Texas, where she had gone in company with h r husband in the hopes that the climate would benefit h health which mill icon Ruling ror some months. j was a victim oT tuberculosis. She was twenty ea rs of age and married to Char! s Hothw ell, a little over a year ago. Kast winter she spent in Florida. She was the da '.giit r of Mr. and Mrs. Charles IViton of this city, a sister. Miss Emma i-'eit-m, died of the same disease several years ago. The body was brought t" Crown Point for burial and the funeral was b-ld today. Much sympathy is extended to the b'-reavcfl families. ' DorCt .throw your paper aw aj v!thottt readin? tbe want ad page.

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Fourth Session Handled About 1,100 Appeals By UIG I Taxpayers. TTIMES BUREAU AT STATE CAPITAL) INliIA.VAI't UIS. Ind.. I lor, 30. Frr-m one of the most qui and unobtrusixe offices in the state house tie- Mate hoard of tax commissi, up rs in 15!t bb ssomedinto or.e of !:;- inovt actiee department s of ilio state -..v rnic.ent. The new tax law not on'y heaped up work on the lep-iftment. requiring a large force of -"s.oslants and cWas to work out the multiplicity of ih tails. but the new a'-' with its rather radh l changes in th-.-fie.liods of dealing with the state's. ii ,,.-i tici 1 1 problems served to center liie ii'tiii,-bt of nil Iloosierdom on tlie bcanl. 1100 APPEALS. , Asido from the tempest of criticism i ri-iijr nt to the administration of the new tct there remains certain net r-.t,. that are the tine nctunl. T'nder the working of cash value system ,-,f uss. s. oi. n'.s the ;tale Ix.ard through the towusinp and county taxing officials &t,a through the powers the board oX.--rci&td m mahing mcrras-.s in valuations, suc'd'd in more than doubling the total i-in duplicate of Indiana. Tho property V.Vl'lIV l,xa'-"'tl in i 0 1 3 aii-ou-ited to 2.:-33.761.06r.. This year the total o i s it now stands, amounts to $5,7-0.-4-n.tiS'). Iho mia t,,ti! ,-r.o-.-o, .i j '- th-'hoard after the third session and w' J of lit) per cent. Durmir . the fourth session, whet, every tax paver , I -id the right to appeal j.., ,he state board jior a review and r -assessment of h s property, there were about l.loo Ca.-es 1 appea'rd. J'.EETJCED VALUATIONS. i The board reduced the vaiuotior.s of niany of th,: app-abd casts, but lu scttic i tti&tanc s added to the valuations of trie cas.s appealed 2,3 of th.-,,, ,vrrp frol Marion county. )a the Marion co-,.v cat. s Jot.vIO was added to the ditrdicri.and .S4.62,"),4.".o was taken otf. leaving a i T"'1 '"s to the duplicate of J4.570.0. ' "" actual figures for the rest of ti,. PUUe "r't 'et been -omr-ilcd. but i - 1 ,s estimated by members r-f th board -hat tho net loss to the duplicate lesult of the fourth session will exceed $ 1 0,000. U(t. With this " "l l'"T A BILLION. Abu one s xtn f th, 1913 total lTu, . consist f .the assessments ma,, the slate board on the nr..o..,i,- ..- j ta oro-ids. hanks, utilities, telephone and j tebgraph companies. nd the like. Thej 1 'ta! of 51)0 assessments of the proptrry 'vr which tin., state board has original I iurisdiction is S JS0.220. 4 tS, as compared with $29;.'36.237 in ISIS. I The 1!)13 assessments of the state ; board included only the property of the t a,n aid electric railroads, telephone and tel. graph companies, pipo linen and , sleeping car companies. Under the 19ID j act tu state boc-d was given origirta.1 (juris' -. . - banks and trust comj rani- - . i - ihties and building and 1 lean soci s. The total assESi merits made . the state boird against j these three new classes of property I " mounted to $ 1 S 1 .20O.2T.7. ZHCBEASB IN VALUATION. By deducting this figure from the total i of the state board original &.mmi-i. i the figure can be obtained that ritt j resent the increased valuations of the ! 1 ' ' ' -----essea jast y ! . ' ' ' -'-'u last y-ir i o.... inns me rropertj I t t. a t x- -i e, c . c & .4 I , n , o . " hi ui ny tne state ; ,,0r,l f''r $235,000,000 in round numbers is assc u in itity tor $730,020,191. Thi indicat-s that the assessed ablations of ! ' ZlYlr""1 telephone and pipe iines -and ' '- fc, "I M 1"IM',1I VN, . ' I ctf ,-.ntn ' h companies was increased J about 170 per cent whereas the total 1 about 170 ; state duplicate, including these corpor ation assessment increases, is increased only about 13!) per cent. "Whin it is taken into consideration that the 170 per cent increase Is involved in the total duplicate figure. It ls clearly shown thnt ohor classes of property, assessed locally, were not increase.! in proportion fn tho boost made by the state board on the property for which it is solely responsible as far as assessing is concerned. Tbe increase in these corporation assessments cannot he accounted for on the ground that the amount of property e'ont inue.j .ji i page fivei. FEDERAL GRAND JURY WILL TAKE UP 'LEAK' INQUIRY INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE' WASH IN'i ;t N, rv-e. HO. A grr nd jury investigation of the allejie.l "leak" vn supremo court decisions will be asked by tho department eif justice. This announcement was made bv Judge C. B. Ames, assistant attorney general. "We have dcldd to ubmit the m-t-ter to a grand Jury." Judge Ames said. "No further details can he given at thin time." Whether the rBs will go before the Ptslriet of Columbia grand jury or a ppecial grand jury called for the sole purpose, of considering the evidence furnished it by the department of justice, which has been investigating the alleged leak, has not yet been determined. The Pistrict of Columbia grand jury ws .sitting -until It was adjourned for the holidays and will continue Its work after New Tears, but it Is considered likely that, owing to the press of work rlready on thnt body, that n special boo." will be deemed advisable, considering v'l'. gravity of the case. t