Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 170, Hammond, Lake County, 7 January 1920 — Page 1

BEST READ NEWSPAPER IN COUNTY COLDER I V.-JATWER Oa atraeta a-a.6 Btvtittnea. ? ! oopy. XeUTr6 by carrier Hammond and Want Kauioi vcl, ? poi Month. Ui.1. LKiSXO WXJIE MTXCB. VOL. XIV, NO. 170. WEDNESDAY, JAN EAR Y 7, 1020. HAMMOND, INDIANA. lJ Q lJ MEAGRE T HO US AN DS WERE KILLED$

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EARTHQUAKE

DEATH TOLL Latest Information Says Loss of Life Will Reach Thousands. '. INTERNATIONAL N S SERVICE ! MEXICO CITT. Jn. er re . ut increases the horror of tho oarttir lake in Eastern and Southern Mexico 'nd the management of the national ,m IroaJs estimated today that tr.c deatha tn Vera Crun and m-ar-by state r...-i!d run '.nto thousands. will b" impossible to estimate ..'',,.. .,mhr of victims because the ! the I -... ..mjI -ot alaCon of scm .1! .-own b IS Tied under ..' Anwm the towns in th . r i: jc i n .B'.e of r Cruz which were , ...u- .iirfiV'S wet'O l.liitK-to comand Fr.nrisCO rver, in sw en Cruz which v. a? noooi-u. - ' - . ,J "K. ..1 w. t--dine. lav;n soovea .,1 o" oni too b&iiks. i . i,,,'is hire FA SO. Tel.. Jam P--from Vera Crm put i"- '' q,ua T l I T 1 III - - .iy at over id ,.uzt!an . ipe. cut. wit a , l;t of over l.O.'O. ! At Barranra Grand,- 3l-i arc report. - Ad. ! The unitary Karrlson at Eocc'.o rc-, .orted thirty killed and a.xty injured., t Sin Frat.oisco ie la V" flevtn j i..',he have been re.-ovcrod from the!. , and teniy-(or at Kaconda j it roscomatepec twelve sol .hers j ere killed". Floods in th wake oC the Iremoti .. rt the. watT level up twenty-tivo ers at Tort Barranca, oei -vuul. At COMPLETE PLANS FOR FARM COURSE JANUARY 12-16 Expected That 3,000 Farmers and Their Wives Will Attend School. t xrvTETTC. Ind.. Jan 7. nans it complete for the annual farmers fiiw v , eotirse which will he tiehl at I urnui'i 16 and arrangei: eiveryity Jan. 1; to v.rmc made to care im .t.-w -id i f',-mrs and their wives from through.at the state. In one county. Pulaski. t . twelve township director? of th , farmera' associations hare agreed to j ering ten men or more to attend the j ours leaking in al l """1- ! i ' t one. faunty. ounttes whose a. a layette by in v i'i farry tt-e in v, ?iich promises lr, a number or otn'-r t residen'.n may reach, erurban. special cars: vn to the short course ; t o he the most euc- j rsful ever held in the state An ex- i tfllcut array of agricultural leaders, and speakers will he on the program. In addition to the short course, the; nr.nu'i! state corn pb.ow; the annual. Tjrdue appie snow, and a ham and baron show, in w hich homo cured meat i -.v.i compote for JT5 in prizes, will be) b-:d. .More than a dozen state associations; w.th a total membership of more than', A "0 including the Indiana Corn Grow- , i-c association. inumua " - 1 ;re"j;rj' assocaition. Indiana lairy Ksociation. Hof and I'airy 4"attle i'.reed a ?sociat ions. Indiana Sheep Breeder? and Feeders' association, and Indiana Home Leonomics association which is composed of representatives cf each of the local clubs over the tivte. wiil bold their annual meetings ti'irmg the farmers' week. Such well known speakers as Hon V F. Lever, of the Federal Farm Loan j-.ureau at tVashincton. for years chairvu'i; of the agricultural commitv-e 'r t;e House of ltcpreser.ta 1 1 ve-. I T. II. .1. Waters, former president of the K'iM.sas Agricultural Colli co, nowt ,i- of the "Weekly Kansas City Star;, . "W. Hopkins, ctiairmaii of the V is- ! ."orsm Livestock Breclers" association; j I'rof G. 1 Christie, sureriptenleiit of j agricultural extension of Purdue uni-j rsity and formerly assistant score-j tarv of agriculture, wilt be on tliej program. ; Special classes with a great amount! of practical w ork will be provided in animal husbandry, poultry, dairying. ; home economics, borticulturo, an-1 soils; erons. Purdue specialists m these, arious lines will conduct this work ar.d those attending the course may attend any o! these etas" they wise, j I RALSTON WILL SEEK NO OFFICE j I .'.'DIANA POLIS, Ind.. .tun. 7.- Former Governor Samuel P.alsion iil tie a candidate for neithtr the democrai'tc el-frnatorUl or senatorial nomi-.-.a-ii.-us in the coming campaign, accord -Ins to a letter receive dtoday by A. I'. Sallee, democratic state cllairm.i from Mr. P.nlston.

IS MOUNTING

ENGLAND TO ASK FOR HUGE LOANS, SAYS FINANCIER

4 t - . . " 1 -r.:v!f - .if SoV( f ?. X . ' s Hsu Sir George Paish. Sir Georjre Paish, English fir.anfier, recently arrived from England. ?ays Great Britain, as the financial clearing house for Ri:rope. will ask thij U. S. for "staggering" loans. He came to explain the British situation vO U. S. bankers. REMOVAL OF GARY Strike Leaders Say Picket- i ! ing of Mills Will Be Resumed. "With th" removal r-t the tr" ps ftom (Inry the first of n- xt vf it is h' incj rumored in certain rirri.'s that there i- j j !nic and tho steel strike a"iities in the j jcity, according to reliable information j i received this morning. j To what extreme the strikers wiU pn j i if they do attempt the revival is an Tinj rertsinty. Chief t,f l,.lice Forbid has J j made arrangements to cefft with tho sit- ! nation and if necessary the soldiers will j i he called back. They will be l..ca '.! at; j Fort hcritinn ard it w i'l only take a j ) v hours to bring th- m ba-.k ;o the j ! i :ty aain. j ; The first bnttsli--n of the soldiers mil I ' move front the city snmrtmv net Men-; j day, according to t'ol. Ma pes l!iis norn- ; line-. Oitb'ial orders, from the h-adu'in ri '.ers in Ohicaeo was ree ived by the null- ! -jry neaueiuariers in tary last msm mo orders reli-ne tr.e i- ' urlti (livi.-ioi detachment from further duty in Gary ! next .vionuay anu or'ier uiou iu .-r .com i j,y motor to Fort Sheridan, t.'-d. Map"s h..pei -o h-n . tV.e troops out of th City : by the niliddi- of the w-'ek. iruviding, t ho wathfr does not interfere. i TfKi3y Mayor M". F. Hodges re-, n-d Jeiter from Col. MaV'S. In !ia.-, of : '! terachmc-nt. tlnnking the- mu:.o- aid the citizens of (lir.v -r the roj; -t-tey i ,K r.nr J and the -.v .priiii-ia c'fer-d .luring their stay .- tho city. The letter v,:u bA r,.-ia.s, d for r-ublioation soincjroe touay. COUNTY OFFICERS FILE DEMURRERS 1SPECIAL TO THE T1MFS: Cri'tWX POINT. A N". Mishauio r f the State Tax Board, was in "n-wn I'o'nt on Monday. tie was called here in the mandamus proceedings in w Inch Auditor M. "Poland. Treasurer llalph Bradford and the state tax hoard ar-.- Ix-ing sued by the own of Scherervil. . In answer to thf complatnt. Mi-i-aum filed his tlemurrer on behalf of the State Tax Board. County A'ld.to;- l-'o -land and Treasurer Bradford filed deuiu rt-ri. MARGARET KEILMAN DIES AT AGE OF 82 ; ?ECIAL TO THE TIM'S, ST. JoHX. Ind.. J it.. ;.-M' ret KcUmaii. wulow of to- b IC'i!m;ii; di.-d here- J":inl;iv . s. MaiKai . P -; . 1 1 - a i o clock alter -oi iiif.rmitU ? of old iM-i'-s- w-rli the She was --iht - 'W!J years ...-inity the old a :id had li-d 11: greater part of her life. this She kHvos s be held ven children. The luticn! Friday morning at !" o' iii-irn- a' her da-.is.hter. from the- ho M :- KuwarU bchma.. with who 1.1 sh- ii1.CHICAGO BIRTH RATE SHOWS 15 PCT. SLUMP INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE ' CHICAGO. Jan. 7.- An aiarming drop in Chicago"? birth rat" was revealed here today by '..":! Health authorities The fgure- for If!?. w hen completed, it was said, will show a decrease in babies during 1 1 1 f of 15 per cent. Officials , were inclined to blame the de-cre-ase ,,n tie war and Its atlerdant !s Jl

ANXIOUSLY AWAIT

SOLDIERS MONDAY

0L0 SCHOOL DESTROYED

BY FLAIVI Lincoln Building Consumed Early This Morning Loss $25,C00. j 1,'ncoln f.-hool, Hnmmond oldeyt j school buildinsr was ,-arly this mornin? j .!f.stroed by fire, th- origin of which is i unknown and which will probably never h: rb-t, i iitned because of the complete ' ' struct ion of the bu'ldtnK. The loss ; irO.i amount to about $25,000. n-il of ! which is covor.'d by insuranee. Tb- fire was fir-t riot icon Py Hie watch ; man at the Central Lumber '"'m ;-a:iy on jC-.lumct t veral blocks fi.im llo " .-:ii.l!n t uhotlj 2:1 j o el .CK. an.l lJ z ' th.- time he bnd turned in the hrm ! flam.-s bad burst through the r.ioi' ! iliuiuinated the entire neighborhood, j The ii;un!in;Uion was visible: to the ninn. ! oers of t.ro cmpanv N'o. 1 as they I crossed the Ibdiman street bridge. j ! The biiildirur was beyond hope of savns when the tiro d'part:nnt arrived. . iu.t the fir'- fisiht-rs went f work to theck the flame s much as pos'-ible. I Tli- lisht fall of snow which had coyt t-rerl the r.-ofs of the huildmcs aid-d

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t the d' -partroetit in savins adjacent huwd- ; from the sparks which vr cirri- -I j INTERNATIONAL NIWS SEBVICE! some case- a couple of blocks. Lad; r "OMM I'.t'r5. .. Ian. 7 Hy an r-ver-i the roof? been dry the department w ou!d ! whelmiPtr ote (he Tnitod Mitse Workers ) b;iv. been kept busy in savins; the borne" . ,, )n,.r,,-.n- through tlseir more than 1 nearby and would have been unable to J e,o dehat in eonv-tition h-re. thi lpi-e th school building much attention. afi.-.rn,,on vlaoed the stamp of arTro at ' The Lincoln buildtnir. although not the;,,,. strike cttb-inrnt reaebe.l by their

last school building in Hammond. wa. 1 the oldest building s-tandil-K. of the

i'dder buitdmgi. havinc bem ether moved r rf ac.ion (,f thf.,r B,Ur9 in ar. I or tern down. The building was j ct ,,tir,c president Wilson's plan for a j domr-cd several years ago :.nd N orth j r.m. if;MOtl p.tlc thp -ng,. COntro- , Side r.side.nts made bp atttmpt at that : . t I tin- to have a row buildin erected. Thej ' -r' t.cnv (.,,tron wat sra tu r.-de.l to far-; '-Id buildms was then remodel-d and hr j ,ct5(,n hy Rn impassioned speeeh

nern m us- . sine- - i hv j,,;,n L. Lew is, aet.i.c prepident of No arrangements have ' been mad" union for disposition of th- ten teachers and, I ,lm-t four hundred children which the- H" d-mand-d ihV. thesr -rposipg h'school bous-d. but it is expected that ; settlement suggest a means by which some will be taken care of in the Irving; nrrr.l strike settlement e.-uld be and Riverside bulidnm-s. while most ofimade and virtually d-mande-d that the them win probably be lavmht in I -m- , miners approve the aer.-pi.mee and vote porarv o,uar-ers. ' j their confidence in their leaders. The children who witnessed the fire! The vote was taken during a wave of Msplaved d.fYerent emotions. Some of -Patriotic fervor which followed Lewis' them were filled with jov nt t be t boua h ; ; " ! P-a 1 for a vote , f approval on the

f no school while others cried at the . thoiiKht losing "th- ir :io ,i J. S6.000 WORTH OF jewels stolen : J. I. Southard. Chicago broker, fort ;,(jra connected with the Hammond Kle-j j vator Co., today brought to the attention j ; of ChlctKO police tlie theft of JS.OeO j j worth f t.-w-ii-y fr-.n bis wife. trunks. ' lives at tlie I-Msevv.-.ti r Botch Hotel,; j Chton go. Police r.f three cities a re a 1 - ; ! icady working on the ease. Southard ; is a. broth' r--n-law of John Younger. ! mail , li i-l. r.n Tu Times. ! The valuables wre taken from Mr j ."out hard's trunk, but w hen or whet e is J imt luio-.i n ! Southard told T'tectb K.-sig of the I detective Imn-nu that the jewelry wa s J j packed ill on.- ,,f his wife's trunks Ip-ii ; J ciju left lii,-ag- several werks ago to ' ' risk a trip to New York and Philad- 1- i . phio. Stie pass-d a few days in Nr-v ' Y-ok and upon arriving iv, P! . ilade'.pbla ; 'oj.fned th.-j trunk to disco-. cr that the ! iew.ls wr- t-onc. he paid. The trunk ! Kppeared to but e been tamper- d . with ! .: r ported. ! Mrs. Southard hed a; Hotel before h a mg t : : I is pec n L the dot.-oii . upon tin- trail of tbf .lew. I The gern.- d'-s-rib.-d fi ''In-led a pir.Imum brace; . diam -nds. w ort b 5'-',i"1: lb 'hi: Mtri'po'.is Freim I Oe. pi'i'ee ipse t with nine T-l.-l 1 1111," rc ; nin. wi h a one and ' mouU surroiiiKie-1 b one-iia'f . it-. i si:; .niill- I- on s. orf it -i"0 . an on h.-, Uei . ; ic; -.hr.---rows of diamonds; an - li-oi 'l i-'.-iri. ,1 jlat'-r-um chain e-irvj mir a. eioiant : ; v i-i thr- e pe-ws of diamonds: an on;, v : iriK set with n d i-, n n.-nd : y - - -i" it-. ii amend se; ; l'r;.-i - rir.p with i.in-e large p-ar"-: i o . roij. ami a .Id meMihair. IMPORTANT MEETING OF LEGION TONIGHT Hammond Post 111 of b.-Ki.-n will hold if vtil I be j-ew y- ar this (-v'-lilns Til- mei '. uc will bo 1,. Amei-;.-,n .tit-.- for : o'cle-e k. usual a! ace tnat-p---ted to is ur.d 1 .K tl.e i'hatr.b.-r of C.-ir.io. rc. . f.-rs of iSa! Imnoi-tiince arc bo up for c-nsiooi-it ion and teat all no inborn make r, a pr'scnt. It is nlso susru's- , : to hi ed th:C e-jCi H-7W tiiemb- r n -ember bvo.g at bast .jiv willi him te.ninht. COLCMBIA CITY. Ind ing and gagging CeorgJan. fi.-- IhedInirgan, t-.n-.i wntrhman. fn e m-m e-n-iy today rob; the Gaudy Slate Bank at "hurubuscI.iber;y bonds and securiijes estima at .'".O.Ofirt. They ib d Iti 'he ac.tomol d id id! !e ' i i ,i- h i.t - i-nl-'i eij the. t'liv ii.

SOUTHARD

HAS

HOW THE NEW

Main points hguring in 1 The Bo'eheviki report the repture of Yekateriucslav, in south Russia . 2 The Keda are pounding at Trh?rkassv. on the Dnieper below Kir-fT. The shaded portion on the man indicates the extent of Denikine'a MINERS ENDORSE THE SETTLEMENT Are Stampeded By Lewis and Refuse to Hear Farrington. ( ,jT)0ors flnd At t y. r;,,rii. ralmcr. V1..d I.S.I to 221 to p. - ' 'uuos f Americanism. I Lewis informed th-- convention that i the Cntte-I Mine Work'-rs of America are i Ameri'-ans and that he had not born un- ! Anierienn in what he brel done. I "I would riey.- r bad any organization 'hat is not Am-rican and will unit the ! miners' ornantxa t i-u if it ever censes to j be American," s-inl Lew lu. j Sec-etary - Treasurer (Iron p-e-t.l'd j over the convention during Lewis' speech ! i,nd while th t ote was being taken. :l ink T-'arrington. president of the Is United Mine "Workers, made n in-iis but filth attempt to address the convention. The delegates repeatedly interrupted him with crie of "Sit dow n."' FIND LARGE STILL IN EAST HAMMOND TUESDAY NIGHT nrviu; tm n last tilth! transferred their attention to Last Hammond, and ..ule-J by the Hammond police, arrested two men. mi'- charged with making :n'' s-ellinu whiskey and th- o'P.ep with si ! ! i n u br a n-1 y . .lain- s I 'et s.-i d lot i. who operates tho t I nil !a nn hot ' t :t7" Fields avenue, was till in operation and the i ca u eh t with i n-vfiiu men received evidence that he n selling. One J.jralion jut had 1 i a nd i found vera 1 A Irirg. smnn-'r b iiu;nitii of rtlcs w--re raisin mash ! ,-i s n i - o found ! Ar.'oe, ' r ii-.-. ; a s , r:ii;--. br;i i -'-!:i:it Iki ' pt.-.i.:i. ; ' -ond a ml r o. ii v.-i : I Nab-na.! i renin. I to h.:' -1 ; - :M:d w.-i.-olumbia avel.'fii selknt, charged with .1 .)-i -n 1 m . 1, m boi-.d. Loth, city court on p' BIELICH CASE UP JANUARY 15, ALSO , F"' i. - - : i.g oh .5 el y unon n.em ftoi-.i Indianapolis 'I'elle-too bald, bandits, ii-. had been granted a the afiponnc e--tbar the four condemned to --la;. c;f f xi i uof Hammond. li.-Hi, Any. Joseph C.mri-y i.'ho is representing Pnnijo tenced to life imprisonm Bi I ich. seniellt. nei.lVOl! on t he Bieli. b o!;oe (h'Jl oral ,-irpiliiiei ii.i b beard f..r U asic .1 1. m January 1.". the : four copdeiim'-el ra ip- w t i-i.-il a I'fer Biepcl, i e w,"lS icir.g rc! lieed bV .1: Smith and on ah CHILD DIES urt oeu-nv to n-fd-.l da f Mr. .'.).. ;-; .1 Mrs. Albert Scliwe i-h-irf t . Harrison s;.. in th- south mmonii. died las! nubt after n-ss With pn - u inoiiit . The 1 be held Thursday afternoon ok from the residence and t bri- f i I .tiiera: w el. buntl will bo in Oal; H::i cf-i::.-'.-:; m b: rgi of I'mi.-i -alv--r tni!i.--!,ii,

YEAR FINDS THE SITUATION IN RUSSIA

recent developments in Russia and Siberia retreat since the opening of the present Red offensive. 3 A seven days' armistice has been declared on the Ksthonian front. 4 The Boisheviki report; the capture of Marimsk, east of Tomsk. V u Citizens Will Take Up Mati ter of Erecting Memorial ! Building. tl.'mtnond's proposed Soldiers" and Saliors Memorial huildltiB moved a ' step nearer to reality last nifcht when the committee appointed recently from th-- citv council broucht in its recom mendations for the personnel of the . fitizens' committee which is to have! ehartre- of the preliminary work. j Aldermen Miller. Keissiff''nnd Keeler ; submitted the following names which j were approvtd by the council; Charles-, Noldow. A. H. Tapper. V. B. Muir. j otto Knoerzt-r. Henry Gabler, F.. C. Minas. Floyd Murray and Mrs. Joseph; Thompson. Th committee is represen- j tiittve of practically a'.! walks of life. It will be the duly of this body to collect, data on memorial buihlincs and later call mass meetings of citizens to j pr-sent the plans and receive public ! a pr roval. As the C. O. It lilroad mmpany fliows no disposition to remove the old tracks on Kenwood avenue in the south part of Hammond, but continue to use them for switching purposes, a motion was introduced last night to have tbe company notified to place watchmen at each of tho six crossings west of Calumet avenue. The crossings are considered daiiTous because of the number of school children who cross them d.-iiiy. j An ordinance was passed authorizing ; the city controller to issue bonds for I ll.u1 with which to purchase the new j equipment ordered for the tire department last summer by the Board of i Works. At the same time a recomI ineiplation was read from Fire Chief "William Niil. that a 70n-gallon motor pumper he purchased to replace- th old steam engine which blew out its fues at the Bctz fire recently. He -showed that further repairs would be poor economy a the engine is out of date and Is r.o longer made. It was vot-d to Ke abe.ij and install street liehts In the Lyndora addition without waitintr for th" government to dedicate the plat to the city. By the, narrow- ma rein of 7 to 5. the ordinance appropriating to settle the injury claim of Peloris Shaffer acainst the rv was pas.-ed through third reading. The street oar compary has agreed to reimburse th" city for half the sum. On recommendation of the Board of Health the Board of Works was instructed to take up the matter of providing a number of cum fort stations in tlie business d-strie.t ar.d also the rection of a pest l.oiiu for caring for .-litastous diseases. WHITEZEL AND REES ARE RUSHING SALE Wlutozel and Bees, preparatory to i cioslng their Iirist Chicago store and l niot-inc to their Hammond store, have i j piactd large quantities of their stock in the Last Chicago store -at still low- I ' er prices than were set in their e.rig- j . iv.al closing out sale nrd will con- i ' tiiiue tl.e sale for about a weo. more. J The Hammond store which Wh-teiel and P.ees liave recently acquired js ,i ' 'Liferent cl:if of st-re from their East "hi.-aKO one and a d!T rent line c ' ceiM-b wlil he handled. Ke-r thi nason much of the stock whi.i was ear-ru-d in Last Chicago must be dispo.-, d of iind will be sold at lowest prices in ' orib.-r to make a clearing. KtMnres j nnl articles which are r,!so har.db-d at il-i- Hrimmond store wi,! be moved ,-o I Hitmnt'.Hid uniess all trie good are 'within a few days. Material ri t lor.s are l.ieinj; made on ail mere i di.t. in preefreti'-e to m in i;

0I1TTEE i CHOSEN TO GET PLANS !

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are indicated by figures. 5 Admiral Kokhak is reported to be at Achinsk, the next town east of Marimsk. 6 Irkutsk is under martial law. The Reds captured the railway station, but the Kolchak, forces are still in the town. $7,000 VERDICT IN E. CHICAGO SUIT WITHCONTRACTOR M. K. Crites has returned from Ph mouth, Tnd.. where he was successful in winning an award of $7 OuO for tbe city of East Chlcfigo in tlie- case against I-'. C. Proudfoot. The suit w as st.trted ' ri P-TR for failure of Proudfoot to rpair th Chi cago avenue pavement after he hul been notified to do so by the city authorities. II had given Jin. nan bond for the maintenance of the pavement for two years and upon refusal to repair the city started suit for forfeiture of the bond. The defense of Proudfoot stated that tbe blame for the failure of the pave menttlid not rest with him. hut wa? due to the heavy tarffic which the South Shore line carried over their tracks. Tlie court evidently considered the South Shore as partially responsible in making the award of $7,000. WILL ENDORSE EVERY E OF PRESIDENT By WXX.X.XAM PHILIP SIMMS. STAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N SERVICE j WASHINGTON, J:U). 7. Fu.l and entire endorsement cf President Wilson's administration from the time he entered the White House until the present, including his trip to Kurope and his efforts at the Paris peace conference, will be made the subject of a resolution tomorrow when the P-e-moerats' national committee meets here to make preparations for its coming campaign. This announcement was mud" today by Homer S. t'umm ; nc s, chairman of the committee. GRAND JURY RESUMES COAL INDUSTRY QUIZ. INPIANArOLIS. Ind . Jan. T. The special federal grand jury investigating the coal industry resumed its pro bo j today after a recess since Christmas. ! Activities of operators, miners .iloal -rs . and mine owners w i'l be subx-ct to j "thorough, searching" investigation -before the rand jury's work Is ended ii was said by Pan W. Himms, special. U S. district attorney conducting tac in estigation. Japanese Firms Growing ; Rice in This Country; r INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE: 1 YFBA CITY. Cab. Jan. 7. Three ; firms, controlled exclusively- bv Jai- I anese, are encaned in crowM-R- nr.e in j this country, according- to'th" report I se nt to the Federal bi v,- ,-n me n t by! Postmaster Harry Meyers, of Yuba City. The report also sets forth thati there itre also several individual Japanese who lease lands and crn-.r rice without any nect ions. immediate business SOLDIERS AND COPS RAID HEADQUARTERS MNTERNAHONAl NEWS SERVICE brWJN". Jan. 7. Headquarters 'of the i Sain I'cin parbameut and the officers of the New Ireland Assurance Society were' rai-ac-d today by a targe force ,,f sot. ! ,ircs and Policemen. One liundred thirty st Idler", wearing trench hclm-tss and bearing r;P'S with fixed bayDnetv. took part n the raid. Eighty searched the otlices cf the Aasuri ar.ee Society while the others ran sacked ; the headquarters of the Sinn I'cin paria-io-.pt. Supi I!..', of the Assuranc '. b-jcict y, was (.rd--rr d d ported CONVICTS INSANE f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE' PATHS. Jan. 7, An ep:d'..i-.. of adr.rss has icoken yt :i, ti.e .-ante ro prison. T- n inmate., who suddenly i-1 i became rating maniacs, have been !o-e-j lat.ed in special ee'ls. Tlie a u th'-r i! :es : are erratly pUeUl".! on a'int for the 1 a n e '.-,(10:1111 .

OF CITY TO ESCAPE LAW Hundreds of Warrants for "Reds" Still in Hands of Federal Agents.

! INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! NEW YORK, Jan. 7. Hundreds c Communists or members of other "Bed" organizations were reported to Le fleeing from this city today to cj cape arrest by Federal agents. Sort. I were said to ho headed toward the I Ca narladian border w hile others plar- ; tied to seek thetter witli frlenSs in ! other cities. The so-cailed 'Soviet embassy' : ; virtually deserted with Ludwiy Mat ; t.-ns. the "Soviet Ambassador" out of I town and Gr frory Weinsttin. the "chancellor." under arrest at Cover r. -, c-r's Island. Welnsfein is chars t-1 with jb- ir.g a flar.Kf rous alien, j IMIHE IIITIASi; Fl'M). i A fund is being raised for the d,j f r.se of the prisoners Elizabeth Gur.ty Plynn. who has charge of it, Eai.i today that enough money is on bar.e to ball out about half of the prisoner-. However, the government will refusi to liberate the prisoners on bail imp. . after their preliminary hearing is for.tbe special inquiry boards which are conducting the deportation proceed intrs. chief William Flyr.n and his depar'-me-nt of justice agents still hate hundreds of warrants to serve. "AMIHSVUIOB" GOK. WASHINGTON. Jan. 7. There Was great interest displayed today by agents of the department of justice in the whereabout of L. C. A. K. Martens, the self-styled ambassador of sovli t Russia. Martens was not at the hotel where he bad been stopping while in Washington. S. Vuerteva. secretary to Martens, refused to say where his cb;cf w a s. Officials of the department of just'c admitted they were anxious to see Mortens, but they would not state whether his arrest was planned. EIMTOH A H R KITED. The chief cause for the closing dow -.. of tlie Russian Communist paper. Novy Mir and the arrest of its editor. Gregory Wcinsteln. was the publication of a letter in a recent issiJt. to Communis--comrades" of Detriot reoommend in a immediate action in the overthrow- cf the government. A translation of this Utter convinced the department of justice of the necessity of the nrr st of Weinstcin and hiv deportation to Itussia, it was learnt d today. Novy Mir. It is-understood, had a very lartre subscription list in Petroit. where nearly 40 Communists-were-picked up during the recent raids. The letter is vitriolic in its denunciation of the American govern ment and of the bourgeoisie, "whit:', has survived only tbroutrh the help o' its army, peilco, spies and black-hand legions." M-r-AKH OP'MI IIIlERS '. The letter conclude? w 1th loud prai.for the -Sacred" slogans of the Communists, created by P.osa Luzeinbur and Karl Liebknechl. who. it adds, "wtre atrociously murdered by the executioners. Noske rnd Schneidemar.a.'' LAST RITES FOR GARY'S JITNEYS HEXTSATURDAY Order Barring Them From Main Streets Goes Into Effect Then. Gary' flock of jitney will pas? n-,; t. of existence on Saturday, that, is they will not be permitted to operate on five north and south public thorous-' ! farts. Broadway. Adams. MasaacU.iBroadway. Adams, Mai setts aahir.gtir and Connet: ;t sts after that date. The passage of an ordinance nt a r cent council met-ttng in Gary w,as re sionsibie and as a result s--m" fKindred owners wilt have to ?eei-: ofh e ; means and ways t-j ean th'-ir l.v-m-T aftr January 10. In comparison with a month atvh";n nearly two hundred jitneys fpe-1 back und forth along Broadway, only thirty-two are now in operation. On !; thirty-two owners have made a t plication with City Comptroller, John A. Brennan to operate during the ensuing year . The owners of these machines contemplate running on other streets no:, named tn the ordinance, according to et.e jitney owner. FAMOUS PACER IS ELECTROCUTED I INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE' PEril'OI; . Ind . Jni. " ernPn the 1 In ah" a, pacinir mare owned by C. ft, Oriscoll. slued a! $1.(100, was accidentally executed at th" I'riscoil home bbjting through the insula lion of the eir.c -trie wires in the stable. There was n.insurance. 'Pan rstch' was a grand sire of th c p! ma.!.