Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 175, Hammond, Lake County, 13 January 1920 — Page 1

FWYTTT. BEST READ NEWSPAPER IN COUNTY ICkl. LI1SID WIS BBTXCX. On atreeta Bid newBtinf.a. 3e per copy. Delimited ljy carrier n Hammond and Want Janunjni, SOt per month. VOL. XIV. NO. 17.'). TldiSIlAV, JANl'ARY 13. 1020. HAMMOND, INDIANA. n7 n MEXICAN INQUIRY OPENS AT SAN ANTONIO TODAY OFFICIALS

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ARE READY TO JESIIFY Air Inner History o! Mexico Since Revolution of 1S10. (ExriiEirr;) j : INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE' nJt.OI.AS, Arii.. Jan. 13 Thirteen 1 l.'..rj.c-aa bandits .who had beet, convicted i . -juiny crimes and atrocities, were e. j . . .d .7 v tLrirLg squad Sunday evening j r .-:i7 Teplsco, Southern Sonor, accord- j 1 to a-dces re-duncr the Blcr-lcan mill- j : - autlicrttles at Aftna Prieta, Just . .-.-rs the border. The e-ectition vra.3 .-.-led out under the dlreo'ion cf Oon. j ;. -.irao Oonxales. iic "orirands rrere apart of those cap. t :' recently north of Herraonillo, after 1 battle w'.tb federal trc-ors. Among; ; i w p b..oi. lea tier ar.icd Juau i ; a former commander under i : and at oac tls-.o a comnusaiouea ...-i 1. '.he Carranxista army. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE) ; P - A.NTi "X L . T' , Jan. 13. Mor :Tf:y -Snn An'""".iv witncsP'.'S arc- or: ard the s'agi has b.n .-! f-r an ;.l L.,y whicU il ifr Hvcd reveal innor- wcrktr.ai of Mexican poliiirs to IRht. many murders, ind'.g-rx-bberics r- -tVr outrages : . . s. h American ci'izrs in Mxk-o i;. v ... ! .ol'atou in .110 T.d tho n-urcicr of .. . . - ( - - orzss TO OAT. Ts irejulry wil lb'in when tho a.- ..&tc co:unr.ttec. invniatin t?''.' i, - ., ':tuitio;i opens pubU hearings r.. Utnc-r vun'-' " t-tv.cen 130 to 200 from border towns?. , - ,;C3 t.nt ether pla- have boon rotii. i thoy will be wanted to testify at j -. ton:rr.ittoe hoarii.'srs. j 1-AT TAKE WIIIS. j Troni tho number of nitnccs who ; - .'. bo caUod b;-foro th- commiHe it b';.. v.J thv. the hoai irg- in Saa , , sa- can be fmiPhod in ls than two i j. t-(..-. ..nvkf. Ko'.low Inrf the o 'he committee :s oxpeotcd to to P.-k-o and Nogalt-.-. Ariz., nn-l wind ; n v stiSHtion t U-:'S An-ijur-a-. ii . r.r.s-ible the committee iftcr I fr San Antonio may ? t. Urown' rn .mmi .-.r two other l-j'.vrr Uio i alley tow n- for brief mvetigapro;eednp to VA Fao. SSVILLE VIOKIAN OIES AT L AGE OF 98 .HEARS FECIAL TO THE TIMES1 :.SYIl.I;. 7nd.. Jaii. 1 3. Bclicv rt .: oldest w-:i-.an in lke county, . jV.mnns l- dtsi. v :'iv a of the latt I.oh.'-o. d; d nt l:2" o'clock this i.-; g 31 th-s ,-jjcv of uiivty-eiht years. a i.-iniber cf jerr- tho aged nnman l . h'C.i t. -.a king her lionte with her '.-.?.. Mrs. Gar!ir.e Lohse. r.V. had ii i cor liealth for h long :ir..' and 's hn bet ii rr" licaiiy Ik I pies. I . ;.-.ior.i. vh'c'i developed a few days i. iS4u.-ed her denih. Mis. I-ihse- was b"i-n In Germany, ?. -.t. : : ISC f . and eaine to Ue-ssvllle i -riy forty years ago. Tho funeral will t J.t-li? Thursday aft' moon. Rev. Hump -, i'. oti!:!lcfHlac et ervic-.'S at the home . i o'rlrek aftfr which services will be l.t.',' at Concordia Lutheran church f i ; -s-iX i:U at 2 o'clo' k. Buriat will be . :i.o Il-ss ille ct-inetery in charfte of I iii'-iiak'.r Kinmerling of Hammond. ?UBUC - IS TO BE AT LAST BII.LKIIN. V. ASHIMiTOV, Jan. .VlthdrawrI l A mrl,,.-in Ironna frmn Klhrrln will bca-in at once. Secretary of War UriL-er announced thi afternoon. f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! WASHINGTON. Jan. 13. America's oiiey in Siberia will be announced pubLe y by the state department in a few i..-!-s, it was learned today. The original purpose of the American litrces in Siberia. to protect the withdrawn! of Czecbo-Slovak troop.s js heir. it rapidly accomplished. Th- Czrcho-i-lovak troops arc being gradually with-tiT-i'.-.n nd if this movement is i-om-j.iei.-d shortly it is possible that tho v r.icricau troops will be taken from Sib- rla, unless other reasons for their maintenance there arise. secretary of War Btker statid thai tii-re is now snollor very importaiil j.-..;ou for keeping Ainericm tr ,ips m c.lnria mul that is the maintenance ft' xi,: -.i-iins -Siberian railrt-nd. Aie yiu tcsaing IV,ti Tr-Qf

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J Ai T,vt liMrs. Eliza Shephard. Another proof cf woman's eligibility t-o the vote is furnished by Mrs. Eliza Shephard, who is superintendent and general manager cf the Jack London ranch in the Val.ey of the Moon, Glen Ellen, California. The Fonoma county ranch is one "of the larpest of its kind in the west and Mrs. Shephard is one of the Golden State's riOst successful ranchers. POLICE SEARCH FOR MEN WHO ATTACKED GARY BUSINESS MAN Who were tl: wouid-be assassins of J. Mrver. head of th M-y-r K'.ectrlo comj-any :,.t 1440 Adams meet. iu:irv. and what was tnesr motive ; This is what iti Carr nolice are at- i toniptint" to ascertain today. j i ne attack upon ts.e cii-!i r.own G;-ry . man occurred early Sunday morning. As customary lie went do-vn into the basement shortly after o j Tiie attack upon the welt-kr.own o'clock to lake care of the furnace; :i:d after he had completed his task! ar.d turned out the light, he was at t tacked v someone who pir.ngej 3. ..title to into his breast near the hear'..) A blow on the head wit It a black J Jack or some other blunt ins trtiment rendered the victim unconscious and a call for assistance was not given until he came to his senses, giving h!" assailants ample time to make their getaway. According to attending physicians. Mr. Meyer's condition Is serious. He ;h confined to tr. .Meyer noino aoove ir. electrical store 0:1 Aohius street. I low deep the stilleto blade penetrated has not been ascertained, but subsequent V.emorrhaiv-ii indicate tliat the lung w;s ba iiy punctured. l'.ev nge If believed to be the motive; lr the attack according: to police and tiie family. The. ... . "r t assassins kn-w- It was his custom to visit tho basement at that time very inorumc to fire tl-.e furnace ar.d laid in vait m the darkness of the coal bin. They made no nioe until he had switched out the light preparatory to leaving- the ha.-emtnt. He was then pounced upon. He grappled with th? assailant who pluuced the murderous knife or sharp instrument into his breast while another struck him over the head. The assailants then fled from the building Tiie police were summoned but were unable to find any clews. JUDGE UPHOLDS NEWBERRY COUNTS t INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE ) j GRANh KAI'lI'S, Midi.. Jan. 13. Judge jIpniI.iiij t"day handed down a j decision in Federal district cent, in j which he upho'ds the six co :r. Is in the j f.rst election scandal indictment which!'1 . harce Truman H. fwi'"l'ry and 184 of his aides with con.-.p!racy fraud and corruption in the lampaijjn to elect - e W P I ! lO I Or United States senat. This means that Nowhcrry ami .us Bssocrates will have to stand tr.ai the indictmeuTs on January 27th.

Rides Headlight Rather Than Arrive on Job Late

The last possible nook into which a human being cuild le crammed in! Green line cars was found long ago. j but it remained for G. IL Oman of 1 lammond to add one more to every 'car's capacity. He robs tiie hi' crowded Someonv beat hold on the ; headiicht unl r. t :i t o - -Last him I h-i-r.r the in !.. - look e, I :l-o-r ;t t ;:-d rattier tl Chicago . job ' a re i u The iiy befoie t headlight'. ivius. u; P' tore the motor-

SOCIALISTS CALL GENERAL STRIKE IN BERLIN TODAY

j INTERNATIONAL NES 6ERVICE1 LONDON, Jan- 13 Th German Inde. j pendent Socialists called a areneral strike at Berlin at noon today, accordinr to a Renter dispatch from that city. Th RelchBtaf hulldicf was reported to hare 1eea ba-rrlcaded. The Independent Socialists made a cTemonstrction before the building-, the dispatch added. SET IN STREET Two Rooms in Old Hohman Block Bring $13 Per Front Foot. Ifohmar street real estate value h'i p new hlfc'h mark et this week when rental leases were closed for the room i Dow occupied by tne .vionneit .-moKi: i Shop and the Newark store. Mr. Mon- ! r.ett wilt continue in business at the ! old location. but the shoe store ivlilj j move and in its place wil! appear a! new shinlnir parlor. I '- Pj-the trrms of the leases the renta! ' ' vsliie per front foot has been boost-j d to 13 per month for the two rooms., i Both are twelve and one-half feet j j w id and se enty-five feet deep. Mr. I ! Monnett will pay $150 per month J while the new occupants of the New- ; ark room wilt pay tl'b per month. Thus thesw two ron, whlcn were formerly ,.on.e room. "ix"5 feet !n nw ! old ol'j Hohman block, one of Hammond s! st builfiinii. have sudden'v become ! ' 'r.e two ir.opt valueb locat'.ons in j Hammond today. Tho entire corner block was recentj ly leased for ninety-nine years at a i fancy figure by Kontos & Gregory; ; who also hold lease's on other valuable sues In Hammond. i"oniderlnr that ' j these rental figures refer only to the!

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lower floor and that the rent repre- Attorney f.conomorr, were conspicusents the return of a certain per cent I during the May Pay riot at Gary on the value placed uon the proper-' at"1 following tho affair an investigateby the own-r. the hitch figures at j Ion was ordered by the con nt y bar a whirh tho Hammond nronertv Is held sociatlon with the view,- of disbarment

property ' the present lessors. II jj , ---. Men WllO Will Form RegU' lar Panel for Rooms 1 and 2 of Superior Courts. SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; CROWN" J'OINT. Ind., Jan. IZ. udng are the jurors who havf -Fol- j been I drown for Room 1 and Z of rhe i o urt at Itamnionii: Superior ! 1 Tlor.in : Henry Spe Uer, Hammond: j John Kai'er. I'.oss twp.: Henry lb ssilrii, mticld twp.; George I-et Hobart; Ii'-trick. Onter twp.; Jos. H. ' ', " r t t "1 t r ' , on I'w.l...... -. 1 ,., . . T .,, at c j'iiit i'i 1 i'- Jviiii rrnTfrvuip; iehr.l J-i.kln. Hamm.-.n.lr tv - Ti,.i,. Hammond: "W v!l. North twp. Harry C. llathawav. W est Creek twp.: J. '. Locke, tvhiting. ) Ttoni '1 Annmt H 1 Idebrn 11, 1. l-rf-iil Toint; Nick Moiss'er, H;mmond: Wm.i 1-inion. Crown Boint: Abe Vinnedge, West Creek twp.; hirmnti Liorchus, llanov r twp.; Fred W. -Simpson, Ijrglo Creek: tivp.; chas. Tabor, lloss twp ; licit 1, Hayden. Center twp.; Merie Kltcner. Gorv : Alex Jameson. North iwp., J. Ire Kookuill. Center twp.; Elmer Clsby, '.Vest. Cre-ek twp. "EUROPE CAN FEED HERSELF" HOOVER. 1 INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE i WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. Except for J a comparatively small area, Europe . should feed herself this year. Herbert j Hoover told the house ways and means i co 111 mitt"" today. Hoover expressed j inns-ii as e. tinhati.-ally against tiie footing the bills for poms in Central Eurep-: peace terms. United State iitlcil corciiii caused by the "If any of the countries over there want to maintain .-iFh conditions they .-hould pay for th' m, not the u. S.." h' said. man could object he had mounted the new post and with his pipe between his teeth thoj- were off. its r.ne Ousiness. a:n Mr. Oman today. "There's plenty of room. No I one tramps on your toes or shoves; an elbow through your face every time the car lurch-.-. 1 can smoke and no ; one kiclis. It's .1 regular observation ch i t where nobody can stand i:i front of me; anri .-iove .ill. I'm ur: i-'Opf.-r- d bv garlic fume. The company coulU fare for more passer., ers by a tiding mon; lieadli-jht?.

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PAUL GLASE I SUMlViOi BV ANDERSO Gary Attorney Arrested By Marshal and Taken to Capital. On a "forthwith" warrant ordering his arrept. Issued by Judye Anderson of the United States District Court, Attorney Taul O'.aser of Gary, who gained considerable publicity during the eteel strike because of his allejed radical views on the strlKe. was taken to Indianapolis in cuf-tody of U. S. Marshal Mybeck late las.t night. The court order of Ju'l Anderson follows allegations by defendants that (J'aser had advised thorn to plead not truiity to charses against them after he knew they had made staterncntB adir.itt'.ng yuilt. The deftndants in the case are Felix Miller. Karol Mlclslaki and Aiex tJorphei, who are charged with the theft of some merchandise from bos cars at Hammond during the Ftec! strlUe. The men are said to Y.a s suita tr.ai uiaftr goi cne lee m j and another for ISO for advising them to plead not guilty. Judge Anderson continued Otis case "ntil Glascr could be broub-ht Into the court as a witness. It Is probable that the Gary attorney may be asked to return th money to the men. '.f their chnrgiis against him are lourd to be true. The warrant was mailed to Deputy t". ?. Marshal Mybeck at Hammon I. feachiu his i-ls ftr o'clock la.t m-ht.t He at once went to i.ary ana r' ok G'.aser in charge for Indianapoon a train leaving Hammond at midnight. Short after the arrival of troops !n 'iary. during the steel strike. Gia.-er was called before the military authorities and given a "calling down" for statements he was alleged to have "d before gatherings. He. v it'.i if charges were subs'antlated. No action was recommended by the grievance committee. LOGAN INDICTED BY GRAND JURY Twelve Bills Returned But Only Six Are Made Public. rSfECtAL TO THE TIMES CROWN IOINT. Ind., Jan. 1.?. The grand jury which has been in session all during the past week concluded i-.s labors on Saturday. Twele iridh tments were returned, six of which have been made public by warrants being issued for arrests: I I RssinE-ton M. Loaan. irfsi4ent cf the " Tirst State Bank of Griffith, who ab- ! scona1' wlln x" - LmnK lunas ln l-'t'-He. vjitnrnH In Ijike ronntv in Oeeorerier Dan Gaul, charged with incest upon his uaugnter, r-ari nui.

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Tom W. Spencer, stealing $58. ?0 from George Adams. Hammond. Frank I'edni for the murder of Frank Petrich at Ka?t Chicago. Joe Farkosz, for the murder cf John Toth. Are You Sure You Have Been Enumerated? Have jou ben e-,umratd? If you have -re.' or you have any doubt you shoul trotf!d in tel y furnish the census scp .-';' with. our fiame n.id address so :'! t s.n enumerator may be sent to tret Um necessary information. Phineas M fr-nt. 8ipervisor of the Census who h - offices at Hammond, is enziouK to e- oerat every person in Lake county ed especially in Hammond and F.'l Chicago, both of which c ties hope to enss into ti e f.e, r.nd class ue areealt t f the information obtained by the cr.ms takers. If a sufficient number Ik not. enumerated p., each of these cities they will have to remain in the third rlasit cities. If you have not been emimera'e.i till t out tne coupon below ri mall to j P- M. Kent. fuiTv;s(.r of C'iiu'ij. ; !t'ii:iioiid. Indiana. t On January 1 l2- 1 w hs l-vingr at thaddress heiov i.ivl t- ; now ledge I hn. e not Go-re or ar,ywho' ' 1 Nat 1. .-ti eei and No Icily

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Above: Ei-Prince August Wilhelm and es-rrincess Joachim. Below: ExPrince Joachim and ex-rrincess August Wilhelra. Princ Aajrust and Prince Joachim, respectively th fourth and brth sons of former Emperor Wilhelm of Germany, have brought suits for divorce, according to Berlin advices to the Paris Matin. . Both marriages took place under circumstances apparently auspicious, and a son has been born in each case.

Your Court Squabbles are Going to Cost Still More

; Lake county attorney yesterday gave j ; a ooost to trie niga cost t law su;;s ; when the Lake t'ounty Bar Assoei.ition i sdopted a new schedu'e .f rat s a verj aging twenty per cent in-re tliin the ,bj I schedule called for. A few of the foes j were ailowed to remain as they were ! and a few were Increased as much as j fifty pr cent, but the average was about j tv. enty per cent. I Atty. W. J. Whinery recommended that I the editor of the Saturday Evening Post ; b- censured fur an editorial whb-h ap- ; pcarM in a recent issue of the magazine, j .nd accused all attorneys- of being retro-H.-f ivo and at least twenty years behind the times. The editorial referred to congressdonal action on the league of nations as indicative of this failing. Atty. I Joseph Ii. Conroy took an opportunity J to d- liver his opinions on the league of 1 rations and it was only with diiliculty i :hat order was restored. j A committee was appointed to go be- . f- ro th.e Industrial H.mrd of Indiana , with the recommendation that all per- ; s.ms appearing before the board do so ; personally or be rcj resentcd by an attor- ! ney admitted to lAractlce In Indiana, in- ' stead of the present rule which permits j real estate or insurance or fake law yers I to represent the plaintiff. I The new schedule of minimum rat's ;n r.dopted yesterday follows: Preparing- and filing complaint in cirI cuit court, $60; appearing for plaintiff with other attorneys, $0; appearng for! I ?73: contingent fees and personal Injury " " T WARRANT SERVED ON LAU8E Atcording to a report in Gary tod'-i.y. a warrant was served on V. J. Laubc of Gary en the charge of embezzlement following his indictment by the grand jury at Crown Point. His bond has been set at $2,000. Mr. Laube is campaign manager for August lll-mer of Crown Point, candidate for prosecuting attorney. mx warrants on inuu-iments have a.i- j ready been sei ved and six additional j warrants wnicn nave iieeu issu-d are still to be served. OPERATORS BALK riNTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! WASHINGTON. J-.'r PL Bi tuiuinous coal opt ra t -districts of the cept. willx.-u! re - i "pr .-entic-f ill! the in'ry declined to ae-rt-ation. the authoritv of the coal commission to iniu ire into wruges and to ti x prices at the initial session of the 1 omtuissi'.n toduv. KILLED BY CAR ; INTERNATION'.L NE'tVS SERVICE Ml'N- lei. Intl.. .Inn . I ..;. 01 -'c C. P:i the Ii. 73. I i- kt -. Ind.. s i i. ;.-d on r r.i : 1 :-! ; '. i;; e .., !-.r.rd 11 M ,ln- . Win.- t.- .-'. : inieru. b.tn . -r to.l.-iy. beti'-ft,') the wheels nnu v.je killed H.s -rite tiled three weeks ago.

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r?f , - -o ' v 'Jf hits. CO per cent of amount covered; damage suits. CO p r cnt of amount covred; settlement cf -Irimagc suit- out if court. 3i per cent of amount covered. Administration of esta.ts: Supp1irg and tiling administration, $5: supplying and hiing iinentory, $15: supplying and (Song in count current, $13; $3 for each extra page; supplying and filing, unal report, $33. Guardianship: Filini? arplicati--n for guadrianship. $15; filing current reports, ?1; tiling final report. $1.": when value of property is in excess of $300 the charge will bo fic per cent of the value in addition to Uie regular fee. Consul. at ion in office. SI) per hour; time spent on briefing, $10 per hour; divorce cases, llfly; examination of abstracts, $13: drafting wills. $13. Itecei verships. not less than 15 r,etent, of the amount involved; Mechanic j hens, filing complaints, $.,,",. 10 per ,-ent. ! additional on ail jr.ims up t '00, 7 j J day Filing I m h u p I 1-- per cent, on balance, ail o . trial. S73 per day; Mortgages vmplaints $33. 10 per Ten'., on 1 i') S.'i.'oiO and 7 1-2 per cent, on balan- e. j Willis on .oifj, niing- complaints 13 per cent, additional on all sums up to $2,000 and 7 1-2 per rent, on balance; Collections, up to $3"0, 23 per cent; 5300 to $1.0'" 13 per cent.; over $l00 10 per cent.; Minimum fee on collections ot $10 or more. $10; Fees 011 legs than tc, 3 per cent ; l-":l:r.g suit on any CJ. ' the schedule. , . - : , i SETTINGS IN THE CRIMINAL COURT fSPECIAL TO THE TIMES CROWN POINT, Ind.. Jan. low-ins are tho settincs-of Fol- ; the Lake by Deputy ! ( riminal court as announc Prosecu'.or W. o. Thomas: Monday, January 12. 3lis State vs. George Levey. 971 state vs. William Smith. Tuesday, January IZ. l:S3 State vs. Joe Farkosz. Wednesday, January 14. :72 .State vs. Joseph Johnson. G1S State vs. Fete Coppany. Thursday, January 15. 533 Stale vs. Peter Mak. Trlday, January 16. 1-77 Slate s. Dan Gaul. WHITING BUSINESS MEN TO ORGANIZE FECIAL TO THE TIMES' WHITING. I .1 h 11 . " -i . - -pr.r.n-i to ' urt h-i lie . ban :s 1. f Wh i t in g- a 1 e pr ..rgat.ization for ; i: est : and the in tiera : A e.l for Tiiiir-da; Wli it ins p.usines w.ii p-.-jbaotv ir.. -m l-V-e t;te;y .-.t; f Whit in; 1 r. :K-etlni; 1 even r M-t is ilhe!. I :;t u n : i. :ch t 'i ith-ti The .iia i' i i.he.; . t will trie v Kit. 'i'.rn urol of Chic.. K" w-1! i short addresses. 11 er

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Secretary Lansing Says He Knows Nothing of America's Part. Nbwton C. Parke FSTAFf CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERVICE! I'AKIS, Jan. 13. The question of American representation upon the international tribunal for the trial of the e.v-kai.-er was understood to be under discussion today by the supreme council. While the United States senate has not ratified the peace treaty, it s pointed out lhat ''resident 'Wilson's action in issuing a formal call for the league of nation's meeting on Friday, in accordance with the treaty tern), despite the fact tlui' America has not signed tho treaty, uvij be accepted as a precedent. KIOHT APPOINT JTJUGE. Th"refcie. it is contended the V. s?. might use this action as a basis of authority in appointing a judge, to help try the former Gtrman eniporer. At the tnio.e time it is realized that it is unlikely that th.s view may be held :n Washington to indcate whu.t altitude the U. S. may adopt :n regard to jiariicif alien :n tiie historic trial. Despte trio Closest secrecy it Is learned from well informed sourci; that the .British drft of the indictment against the one-time war loard includes laiw principal counts: 1. Instigation of the war dirlcinatioally. 2. Responsibility for the crimes of the German armies. X.4NSINO KNOWS NOTHING. ' WASHINGTON. Jen. 13. Secretary cf State Lansing said today that he knew nothing of any consideration by the I". S. of participation In the proposed triiU of" the ka.iser. lla indicated that thii aovcrnment will not gie the matt.corisideration. Fresident lVllsoti's action in celling the first meeting of the Leasruo f,f Nations will not set a precedent for farther participation in the provisions of the treaty. Secretary leasing said. QUESTION AVOIDED. WASHINGTON, Jsn. 13 The riet'on of participation of the United Statesm the. trial of the kaiser is one -w,-h has been most carefully a vod-d thus far j by the ofilctals here. Vitl the treaty I still unratified by the senate, both whlr-j j house and state department officials have refused to talk publicly concerning the trial of the kaiser for many realize Jt may add to the confusion and difficuity which no wexist with regards to the traty. This question Is expected t' bring about a new and very heated controversy. APPELLATE COURT IN SHEDD TAX SUIT TIMES BUREAU AT STATE CAPITAL? INDIANAI'OI JS. Ind., Jan. 13. The appellate court today affirmed the Lake circuit court in the case of the Lake County commissioners against Charles n. Shedd. Shedd's land in Hammond and North township was assessed In 1315 by the assessor and later the auditor increased the assessment $43,000 on a claim of "correcting an error." The taxes on the Increased valuation was paid in 191fi and 1917 a-d then Shedd tiled a claim with the commission) rs for the return of the ta.xeThe claim was denied and the case appealed to the circuit court where judgment of $1,359 was granted Shedd. Tho higher court sustained the lower court In tl-.e view that "if the assessment had been legally made appellee wouol have ben liable to pay." IHANNAUER TO -SPEAK Laying out and building stiff high ways along ecienUfie principals i,'l be ' inc subject of George Ilannn.uer. maiwI gep of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad. .- when he addresses the Hammond Chamber of Commerce at its noon-day lunc,ron Thurlay. Mr. Harnauer has mad--ja close study of the cross-country tratlic i problem ai .ng w ith his railroad work and is well fitted to handle the live top.c which has been assigned to him. ; Building of airline trunk highways ' with numer -tis feeder liner;; p soon to be on- of the country's big problems entail1 j.,g expenditure of miilionn of dollars in ! each state. Hammond business men nr" j Kcttir.g posted early so that when the issue reaches this region it will not b-i new to thm. ASK EXTRADITION WITHIN 14 DAYS , riNTFRNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE, 1 LONDON. Jan. PL Demand for th. J fxttadition of th- ex-keiser w ill j made by the allies w ithin i t d iys. th i llvcnlntr 5-rondriri announce.! thi ;tt't: ; r.e..in r.tt- !i"ii"s 't- :o.--r f ' 1 I 'H'-jt.liorltaii-. e xciu,"

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