Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 177, Hammond, Lake County, 15 January 1920 — Page 1

THE WEATHER TO ISDIAJTA Cloudy tojiffbt Mid rrtJay; probably snow In aortb and aow or reAa in south portloa; somewhat Tanner. rfW T IvkTrwi BEST READ NEWSPAPER IN COUNTY uvrn 3kJAT10HaJ. SIVI U1BTZCX. On streeta 4 ne w-tKn. ae et copy. Xeilrarad iy carrier ia Hammond aad Vul FmiB-jal, SO pet moat. VOL. XIV, NO. 177. THURSDAY, J AXUARY 15, 1920. HAMMOND, INDIANA.

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CABRERA T! I TELL FACTS Declines Proffer of Mexican Government to Show Him Country. (BTJILETTW) "INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE tMJt ANTOSTTO, Tax., Jan tor Tail today decU&od. the tnyitaioa of Xola Cabreim, tne Mexican minister cf ftsaace, to coma Into tna Interior of Mexico to yttrsna ais lnraatlratlon Into Mexican affair. Cabrera bad offered to prcTide a special train to meet Senator Fall aad nl lTeertigator at the border. Senator 7 all recorded tae telegrams la the senate sub-committee record and Then sent a telegram to Cabrera inviting lUm to coma to Baa Antonio to testify before the bearlaga here. He fa ranted To pay all of the Mexican mlaieter'a ecpensea from the border If he woull cma. INTERNATIONAL HEWS SERVICE : ME.ICO CITY. JaJi. 10. Tho Mexican t ,-rr!ii:cnt ha.'! offered to soud a speei'." : -.n to the Vnited States torder for .-riv.or Aibert l: Fh'I of New Mxteo to :r.ke a trip of pers-ntui observation h. Tj'iis t'abrera. minister of interior. h::':?-.or C-a.bre-r 3s.'cl that a telegram - 's beirn sent to senator ran at i-an j -''i'on'o, Texas, wynplifying the invita- - ' rx :adtt '.rat.y throuu'b J. J. McCul- . n at t.1 raso. Jj AS IT RSAX. SITUATION. j . !! tejki of the tc,cgrafn. accord. ng Mtnis'er t abrera. follows: j foj have been looking at Mexico,

irojgh a kejhole. (.Vine and convince i farkus and a number of other men were urself of tho rejt! situation. The Ms- j hoarding with Toth and on tha.t day they ' --t government vou!d bo glad to pend atj Bot drunk on moonshine, whiskey : -u a pe:tal tralu lo the border in 1 whjeh was served. It is said, in cclebrav -i;eh you would b" cble to travel . t;on of the fact that ToUi w as to leai e -' .roaghout the repubMc," j .t a fcw diys for his home in the old KO MZZXCAS- "REDS." ; country. , f.ght started in the livinu

Minister Cabrera issued another do- ! i . i.: of reports thet Bo!xhe-!sts v. ere i taring the United States through Jin-i-j". "tkisheipm if Invaditier th? t'nite-.l Elites from Russia: not front Moxieo," if !ared Cabrera. BETZ PURCHASES FORTY ACRES FOR INDUSTRIAL SITES ii ' An Important real estate deal which : n ay mean much to the industrial Je- : '. cloptnent. of Hammond In the near fut.re w as c!o;ed today w hen F. S. Hotz purchased a forty acre tract on , t' e north nide. The sals was made by ; a Chicago realty syndicate which has : f"!tn holding the land tor years as au , investment. The tract lies between Sheffield aver.ue and the Pennsylvania tracks and extends 1H10 feet south of 136th street. 1 -. lies, east and on north of .Douglas psrk. Mr. De-tst already owned several t-iuall strips adjoining the forty acres. Y'hH he has as yet made no ani. auncement of his purpose in purchas- 1 ?g the land it is understood t'.iat the is to be divided into Industrial . tes. It is admirably suited for such pi rposes as it now has the 1'ennsyl- ; t Atiia and I. It. B. P.. R. tracks alorit ', t'.e east side. Mr. Tt:z .i cts to be a .,le to make an announce ment within a. n eel: Which v i it be of considerable interest in Hammond regarding his jilans for the new subdivision. The .:-;al was mafia throu?h Gost'in, Meyn A, Hat:iir!rs of Hammond. , JURY FINDS NEW GUILTY OF MURDER ' INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE J L.OS ANGELES, Calif., Jan. 15. The .,ry in the' case of Harry ?. New Jr., l ied for the slairg of his sweeth'-rt, 1 reda ' Lesser, today returr.e.1 a verdict of murder in the second degree. The verdict was found after the jurors had t)--en out over forty-five minutes. The verdict was returned at 11:30 o'clock this forenoon and carries a penalty Of lire imprisonment, ..ew am not . New did net J ttinnii w hen tr.e vraict was reao. lie ! t.js attendel by hia half-sister. Miss TT.n-a Clancy. His mother, Mrs. Lillie II. Bergr, w-as not present. The court room was crowded to the doors and the verdict was read und-'r dramatic circumstance a. UPS. DANGROVE DIED TUESDAY ytrs. Hannah Louise Pang-rove, w'.flow of the late Louis I'angrove. jesterJay fit her home. 54 State St., JIatrtmond She was tlfty-four years old mid is survived by two sons arid two daughters. They are William and Henry "Walker. Mrs. Grace Myron and Mr?. Charles Sell rood er of Chicago. The funeral will be heid Friday afternoon from the residence, I!v. T. J. Pasne.tt offlc.Uting. Burial will bo in Oak Jtlil cemetery in charge of Undertaker Hums. N RUSH WORK ON NEW GARY FACTORY. W.th the walls of their four etorv vu11din? up to the second story, officials of the new National Spring Products' Co.. at Twei.ty-Flrst avenue and the Pennsylvania tracks. Gary. are er. ploylrg a large jorcc of bricklayers Jr hopes of rushins: the job to completion. It was stated yesterday that hey hope) to commence operation the tt of June. The nw concern will ,-r;,!oy In the neighborhood of UfOO

Lake George Fish Object to Freezing

The fish in Lake i;'orse arc so averse to the Icy cold water tliat they jump! 1 out of the unior into r. basket, it' oik belli nrar h hole in the (Cf, according i 'to Court railiff James Tr-st. ".T i 'i " j brought a basketful! into th- y-.dicv -"ta- i ; t ..n yesterday and the fore njoyci e ; ':h diuiiT today. i The Jake has !. frozen 01 er for almost two weeks now mil as soon as i h"! is rut in the- !cs 'lie lish swim : th opening for air. It if a .-implc s I matter to scoop th-.ti out of the water j i and onto the ice where they urn quickly j gathered Into baskets and carried awaj , t to fill a hot frying pn. I ' It has also boon suggested that water ; may be leaking into the lake from a' 'city water tiuuii which would account i ! for the hate of the f:sh in trying to i got aw,' . AT POINT ;Jury Returns Verdict of 'Not Guilty" in Trial Of Joseph Farkus. iSPECtL TO THE TIMES1 CROWN Pt)INT. Ind.. Jaji. 15. After being out since yesterday afternoon the Jury In the tnsl of Joseph. Farkus of WhitinK. eharecd with the murder of his father-in-law, John Toth. came intoi : court this morning at S o'clock with a ord.ct ,f "Not gTjiHy. fh- crime for which farkus rras tried! oef.jrre3 iVlrtiipr A t t room where all of the boarders were congregated. Toih and Tarkus were the principals but the atfaur was quieted. Later Toth and Ste-c Jul", one of the hoarders, went Into Jule's bedroom. Soon they called Farkus in. Apparently the trouble had been patched up for the- I took a fcTv- more drink? together and sti.n several songs. Then suddenly the f.ght started once more between Toth ' and Farkus. both men using knives. It ' ended w ith Toth dead and Farkus badly j cut VI At the trial in which Firkus xraa rep-I resented by Attys. TV. J. McAl'eer and j William Iijy, Steve Ju!e testified strongly against Farkus in the direct examination and it looked very mue.h 1 a though the case would go apainst the i d'fendaut. However, in the cross-exam-ir.ation his story was broken down and! lie finally admitted that it was so dirt i in the room and he was so drunk that he really did not know what happened, CAPT. ELLIS MAKES SHORT VISIT WITH F Captain I.uther E. Ellis, popular young high school teacher and coach of the ; Hammond hi?fh school basketball team j pror to his entry into the service in the spring of 1917, and who waa recently awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for bravery In the Argonne. arrived in j Hammond yesterday for a few days' i visit before returning to the Waltorj Reed hospital at "Washington, D. C. He , will leave for Washington tomorrow. j Mr. Ellis went to France as a first j lieutenant of infantry immediately after I his graduation from the First Citizens'; Officers' Training Camp at I ort Benja-j mn Harrison in August of 1917. At the; tims of entering the training camp he j j was an Instructor in the Hammond high! : school. He served through, all of the I (important engagements of the war in j which the Americans took part, was gassed, and received two citations for ; J conspicuous bravery. j On October 26. 1918, Mr. Eius was j (wounded in the battle of the Argonne, i !a nice of hrar-nel rasing through his1 rhst lung. Since -bat time he has i...... V,r,ia'a in ri-anr nH 1h; bwn in hcsj,jta;9 in France and the United States ami has undergone sevra! major operations from which recovery vas deppaired of time and again. Only his superb hysktue and never-failing spirit, lias enabled him to recover. Mr. Ellis has Just come frcm h.s home at Montpelier. Ind., when he wai taken sick with bronchitis and was contincd to bed for several das. He hopes to be r-iea.;ed from the Walter Heed hospital in the iar future. HEAR ARGUMENT FOR NEW TRIALS FOR DOOMID MAN t INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. Jan. IS. Pleas for a trial for the four youthful Iake county bank robbers under death sentence for the murder of Herman Uecker. cashier of the Tolleston, Ind . stste bank, were made today in .supreme court. Counsel for the quartet, all of whom are under twenty-five years of age. declared that the case had b--en "rushed through" !he lower court. The doomed me.r, h" were to have died in the electric chair in tho Michigan City prison tomorrow, but who - won additional time by a supreme court stay delaying the day of their doom until April 23. are ran Trikulja, James Parker and Albert and Thomas Bs.-helor. Th cashier v. as Ullc-i iu a bold attempt tx- rob Lha ba.:iX

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lY CALLING GEN. STR1K Deaths in Berlin Riots are Now Placed at 67 By Red Cross. By FH.AI7JC MASOrT. j STAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SCRVICE1 1 HKHUIX. Jan. 14. (lielayt-.i) prta i 'S.t leaders adopted a resolution today to caJl a genTaJ strike tn Germany in retaliation for tlie dcclaj-ation of martial , law. una the appointment 01 31imster or . lcfenae Noske as dictator. ; The Ud Oose today placed the numi b'-r of deaths In th twtttle, around the reichstag- buildir.e at pixt y-seven. Many ! ir.ere w ere wounded. j TEOOPS SEADT. 1 Although ."cske ha taken 1rnstic prectutiona to avirt further disorders by nia.?sinK troops throughout the c!tv and ! suburbs, fears aw n pressed that a gen- : ertl strike, if buc-essf ul, ni:iy lead to! ; r-voiuuon. j The soldier." ere stronpiy rupportc-J by ' riiachine suns and light artillery in prep-j arntion for possible anti-povf rnmeiit j (iemonstrations tomorrow the annlverhsry of the kiiling of Kosa Luscmlicrg and Karl Lfiehknocht, two of th? main! Spartacist leaders. SPAKTACISTS EHEAOCD. j The Sps-ratacists and Independent So- j ci.tltsts are eirsed over the kiUing of So many of their numbers in th effort to storm the rftiehstajt building and more disturbances are looked for. . The government is being blamed fr i allowing tho demonstrations to start in 1 tlie first place. espeeia!!y at a tlmg when ' there is such doep-seated labor unrest j and g-eneral dl.-'yatlyfaction over Iiing : conditions. j SOSXI COKTIBBSTT. i Government officials claim to have the', idtuation well in hand and Noske be-j Hevos that he can k-p th government ! intact no matter how violent the. agita- j tions of the Spartac.i.-ns and Independent: Socialists may4 become. I All of the government but'.dings are j under g jard. The streets about the for- j ragu o3ic fairly bristle with michine I puns. J U.S. WILL NOT BE REPRESENTED AT WILHELM'S TRIAL rtNTENTIONAL NEWS SERVICE) LONDON, January 15 The V. , ' will not be represented upon the inter national tribunal which Is to try the j ex-kaisr. according to The Globe to- i j day. This newspaper stated that the i court would consirt of Brio's h. French, ! itanari,- Japanese anil ueigtian Judsr-s, ; but that there would be no repreeen- i tatlve of the V. S. owing; to Prsident Wilson's opposition to the proceedings. I The Globe says that Holland ia ex- j pected to refuse the allies' request for , iue nuncnuT oi nur.nm, out wpuid turn him over to Germany, if reotieste to do so. Great Britlan the plana for the trial. is pressing i Tl FIXES TAX LEVY SPECIAL TO THE TINESl ING. Ind., Jan. 15. The tttiiiiMt. ina., Jan. 15. Th -- 1 levy for 1P2 sd.iDted hv the IV '.! cltv counci, iB as follow.- ' Jeneral fund .43 .04 .07 Electric litrht. street, allev anri r,ut piac.s pRrk jmprovemenVVurposes"!" Prin. and int. on park purchase bonds pri. and int. on park improvement bonds -rt. on water nitration bonds. .1 j-ublie library .ni25 ; .0:5 ! .04 I .0350 1 ,-v. - .05 .6 VCtfl - - - . - I PETER MAK TRIAL " OPENS TOMORROW SPECIAL TO THE TIMES, CROWN POINT, lad.. J-dtr. U. The trial of Peter Mk Jr.. of West Hammond, charged with the murder .-.f "Tex us" Miller at the rrar of the Union Lunch Room in Hammond several months aero, will be taken up by the jury in the crimini! t.-urt tomorrow. AUy. J. A. Gavit will conduct the prosecution end Mali will b defended by MoAleer, IV-rscy and Gilktf. SMALL FIRE The Hammond fire department was ealled at 7:3 la.t ngiht to the G. Johnson home on Hoffman street. A garage at the rear of th lot was badly damaged and Mr. Johnson's Ford was ruined by fire of unknown origin. ATTACKED LORD MAYOR OF CORK LONDON, Jan. 15. The lord mavor of Cork was attacked and beaten dur- 1 ing the election today, said a Central News aispatcn irom iorK this afternoon. A party of men were tnvljved In thi assult. All eeeaped. The lord mayor had attacked the Seln Fein election methods. '0"- reacllr.c Ti;c

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HUSBAND OBJECTS TO WIFE TAKING PET LION TO BED

That her pet lion, "Tawny Pershinpr," has alienated the affections of his wife is the assertion of Herbert E. Cole of San Francisco. Mrs. Cole was fcrm?rly Betty McMillan of San Francisco. Cole was provost marshal of Frisco for a time. According to dispatches Cole objected when Mrs. Cole finally decided to take Tawny to bed with her. Mrs. Cole says she fears that 6he will have to dispose of Tawnv Krratm Rho rar.not buy food for him. but. rather then rart with him she will chloroform him and then kill herself. She alleges Cole will not provide for the animal. i 3e r JlP'f -1 Jt'W1? X it T "3. r Mrs. KAUFMAN & WOLF SELL BUILDING TO STRAUBE CO. Important Hohman Street! Transfer Involves Consideration of $75,000.

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j around. j Tbe most important deal that ht I "n of the bodies was recovered! been mad.. in f-hv Hammond business tt"m the lake and search in still belne ' ' property In years was the sale by Karl : ontintied for the other. The accident j Kaufman and o Wolf, of the is ai'i to have been caused by the exj Straube building to Charles H . J. i r'."sion of a ladle of molten sla. Five j Thorby in trust for the Straube Piano j !"'!" were in use at the time of the I & Music Co. The consideration as evt- I sicoident. On the second trip the third

. dencd by the revenue, stamps on the deed was ITa.Of. The property gold ts a tw:. storv brick and tera cotta building- with a 1 frontage of p0 feet on South Hohman j street Just south of the. broken corner. There are four stores and six off.ee ; saltes 1n the building brinsrinir In ' u .At 1 r? a r . . v u I e 1 j 0 CA a year. M IK K FtR- Jfi H TT D tO F, Th" Ptrauhe rhino & Music Co. is t?i principal tenant in tii bulldira:. the j other occupants of store rooms being j the S perry & Hutchir.s.n premium par- ' iors, the Standard Elcittle and Fensin i Brothers. I Tbe aiamf.cant thine- abo'it tbe trim- ! saction Is the fact that although the ! was fortified w-.th a. lease i ' ! ,!lat had several years to run. the rapid development of o.ith Hohman st , the tremendous increase in rentals on J the street and the expanding needs of ' the purchase- made the acquisition of ; the property at this time a matter of broad foresighttdr.es. ! Kaufmann t Wolf were represented bv the real estate firm of Wood. MartH & Co., who were the brokers In the. transaction and John . Morthland. the law firm of Bomberger, Feter.1 and Morthland. attended to the legal ' details for the purchaser. The Straube Piano A- Music Co. is the retail j. vision f the Pti auhe Piano Co. 1 The tremendous activity in the block I in which the Stra ibe building- is bvat1 d may be appreciated from the fact that there hat hee.rr a transferase of 466 feet of frontaare in th past year of which Woods, Martin & Co. have eld "2S feef , VrHMHF.- f.RltnHfi INPt TBV But this deal also attracts attention 'o the sturdy and almost unparalleled growth of the Ptraubo Piano Co. the manufacturing; division wi.nh has Its 1 plant and ceneral offlres on Manilla Ave., In Hammond. I This industrv bis 3 present onput ' Af i:; pinno:' a ,iny :,n l on rs,:ma,"i 1 1 !2' oil' put of CO p'anos a dav of t.fn"!il U yea,. More tr.nn 150 .killed Ine- j bt-nies are e-mploved and the business ! ; s growini.- by leaps and boiind.s. An j j ?i).(i0fi.i'.i addition was made to the ; plant Inst year and other extensions ftr eon t enipUi t ed for the (oroins year. I'l.UKH PIANO 1NOW im: Those w ho are close to the piano Industry know that the player piano, ber.i'ise of its almost universal '.tility and adaptability, is p act ra ! !y r"r'a'irc the obi mantiallv operated piano" atid has opne,j up a market so extrn(ive as to he praetb-ally inexhaust.-ible. With the spirit of progre.sf.-i veness tliat f-haracterizes the S'ra-ibe organ:tContinued on pge irn.)' I AFPJQUE DEATH PLACED AT 556 PA1M.S. Jan. 15. The death list in the loss of the I-reneii si. u'ntdiip Afrbvui, In the Bay of Biscay. w-,s put .'1 5,".t today. All hope for the res-cu-.- of any further survivors has hct n a ha r, - loncd owing to the tremendous storms which are prevailing over the bav. The Afrnue sprang a leak on Saturday and went now n Onrlne tbe nigh'. There is no confirmation of the rep. t'-Kt American ho'fr.t r on ooard i. ihfelr iivei.

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LADLE EXPLOSION HURLS TWO STEEL WORKERS IN LAKE In a terrific explosion that occurred ' at the Inland Steel company plant at i ' Indiana Harbor Tuesday night, ttso : men were hurled bodily into the laka. an engineer was tossed through the cao window of his engine, tracks were torn up. cinders and oei.ris were, ! tl rown into the air a distance of ol'l feet and the shock was felt for .iii".as ' I.-iciie blew up, hurling the Indies, trucks and two men into the Iske. The ladies disappeared In twenty-five feet of wafer. One of the two men caught 1n the explosion was rescued when John Lartack. engineer was used as a human chain. Lactaek caught the ladle dmrpi pod out. The engineer sent throunh the cab window was only slightly iri"ured. The damage amounted to thousands of dollars. ATTITUDE ON WAR WORK THE REASON j ALBANY, N. T., Jan. 15. The acition of the Socialist members of the j New- York state assembly last year and j In 131S on legislation designed to aid I the federal Rovernmcnt in the sje.-fEs-j l'ul rrosccutlon of the war ' together 1 with Informntlon g'ver. by federal inI telligence officers led to the aetlon of j the assembly In suspending; five J?oj clailsts from membership, speaker I Sweet declared todav. 1 The speaker Issued a statement dec'nrlng there Is precedent for the action of the ho-ie In refusing- the suspended members rlirhts as assembly-r-en pending determination of their 1 trial before the assembly judiciary that begins next Tuesday. SHOOT POLICEMAN IN EFFORT TO ROB THE STEGER BANK INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE', STEGKK. 111.. Jan. 15. Four bnndl's I robbed th-i ,St'-gf r b"tik herf shortly 1 before daw ti today arid escup.-d after i i'a tally shoo'ii.g iViTiternan Fr-iok '.ilastow. , Glasg-r-w saw the men drive up the 1 bank in an automobile. He waf-hed ! from Leh.r.d a tree until they nud blown ! the r.ife open with two chsrpes cf heavy explosives. Then he rusln d 'hern, f.ring 'his revolver. The robbers r 'urn.M Lho I fire a 'id fi--"! ui hurt in tlieir r. e h 1 n e. The n mount e.!ir-d ;.- tho thieves wis rmii-icrmini i vanv i-r'.;iv. the I 1 l.-ph- 1: c wire" mi., the town wrt cut. ! Mippri,:;r-ily by tl-.i- rerb:er:s. j n r si i -a 1 i"U I'j- Vatik authe-ritjes later !- v'J!'0 inn-, 'n- romrs were InrhtI el, d off by Glasgow- before i: v or vaiu.ib'.er. securing any SETTLE BATTERY CASE YESTERDAY u iginally ?t for a Iv ar-ng Frid-iy ( wot nine, the rs se 0 Phi. 1 1 . Cohen I :iti:iiiit the O. K. li.-ifit i"i"e: 1 i a petition akinu that a n;v a e-t be ' j p',".' Ti t"U '"1 I..L il'!-fl.atlt W .1 scti t'ed ar.I dismissed from the doi-lo-; m J-ids- I'lr'-einva'-ls fi'ii t ye-"te,-di; . j 'Hie law r!"-:u 1 f.ling the petition Lvddic5 A- S'neehjn r"r tne plaint iff an- ! no'-mced the settlement out of e-urt this nvmnar. It wan said th.-it certun a hv off IJiistnients bid eer in ejiarse ,1 t.'i i s of ' rr.i

SHELBY COUNTY FARMER IS KINGJDF STATE Freemont Boy Raises 147 Bushels Per Acre Is Double Normal. 'INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE' LAFAYKTTB. Ind., Jan. 15. Ei'.ward Lux, of "U'aidron. Shelby county, Is the corn king- of Indiana today. The coronation took place at Purdue university this morning- following- the cloe of the state -ora show In which Lux won the championship on a sample of J.ihtison county white corn. i. W. Lewis of Wingate won the championship in the singrle-ear class wih an exhibit of Itcld's yellow dent corn . Winners of sweepstakes in other classes are; Carl S. Short. Greensburgr. yellow corn and A. P. Trover, LaFontair.e. mixed coin. Arthur Frifeh of Cerunna. won the j wheat sweepstakes end Joseph G. IsI ;:- of Shelby county ;s bolder of the o;(ts sweepstakes. j Mr. Hi ort also won the f.rst prise for srftion four, taking- the Gray silvi er t rophy cup . C. K. Tryor of LaForitaine. brother of A. S. Troyer, won first prize in Section 2. 1 IIMOR COVTHM" I In the Junior corn production contest, the winners announced today are: Begion 1 Preston Moody. 14. Fremont. Ind., won the st.-ite championsh'p and district championsh'p with a proiiuct.cn of 1 47 3 hu.-hets to an acref practically double normal production, bfcause of thiek planting. Region Z Charles Clamme, Hartford City, 93 hu.-he-ls an acre. Region 2. Herbert Jones. Liberty ! 1 S 4 bushels an acre. B.-gion 4. Gilbert May Holtonvilie, 13n.l bushels an acre. Region 0. Pa:il O. H.lcroft. Madison. 75.5 bushels an a"re. ! The winners will get a trip to Euflf- ' ato, starting from Indianapolis next I Monday. Winners of other Junior contests, in cluding the. Big Club winners, will be announced tonight or tomorrow. CENEKIN'S ARMY CROSSES DNIEPER f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE J LONixN. Jan. 15. The nmnant of Gon. Denekin's anti-Bolshevik army, on the South Russian front, has been driven ! behind the Dnemer river nnri-iVle.aa va 1-een cptured by rebels, co-operating with the Ukrainians and Gailcians. acc-rding t j a Central News dispatch from L'-in-b rg today. (The "-rebels" referred to in the Cen'ral News cable-srajn are tvjdnv a j fraction of the R.issl.-m Bolsheviks who oave 1-01 ciiKHiiinc tii.j wmre rorc--;5 in iftlei r;l 1 warfare in Vkraiuia.) WILDERMUTH BUYS HUMPHREY PLACE Attorney O. L. Wlidermuth cf Gary e?terdap purchased from A. 11. Humloircy, the latter'.- residence at flli Monroe street in one of the most ti1 I ortant real esta' transfers of the 'i;i consideration was withheld hut i. believed to be round ? bout Si3.5i)ft. There are two buildings on flv property, ore 3 substantial brrk rf sldcnce. w.th a paiag and bar above, at the rcsr of the lot. I Mr. IlJrnphrc;- hjs now disposed of I nM his property in Gary and will make this future home in Akron, Ohio. Don't throw ycui Ithout rcadias the waat id paga,

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READY TO SAHARAIZE CONTINENT Prohibition Commissioner Lines Up Men; Big Job Ahead of Them.

riNTERfcATIOtAI. NEWS SERVICE "WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. Fedral Prohibition Commissioner Kramer war oilirtg the wheels today of the prohibition enforcement machinery for the lis. time- Tomniorow night at the stroke of tovo the nation becomes thcort ica ' y .n arid spJt and Commissioner Kramer intends to see that that th-Kiry becom--. practice. More than four hundred agents cf the bureau of internal revenue have V?,; Li, en their fnal instructi-)ris t' benil every energy to keep tho nation dry. SIXTT BSXLI.IO IT OALIONS, Kramer expects tomororw r.ipht to b" coanu the custodian of some sixty million gallons of whiskey, which will be in bonded warehouses and for which wjil be h-.-Id responsible. H has asked coi.jrres'S for an additional appropriation of $",000.00U. part of whhh will be uisJ '" ry guards for this groat stock of THX LAST BLOW. The bureau of jntemaJ revenue ia roday issued an order whl'h is the lasblow to the thirsty. Fearful lest soma n-.i.sfht stiii plac-j their hopes In cider. ( fl:o bureau issued a strict order that i ' iocr with more than one-half of one ler cent of alcohol would become an tl!:t beversae at midnight tomorrow. Natural fermentation will not be accepted as an excuse, the bureau warns, and Lhus cider gce the way of its mote powerful companions. "WET CEI,T:BB.ATION5 ISKIW YORK. Ni;V YrRK. Jan. 13. The !st rites for old John P-trlycorn are going to bo celebrated tonight with one of the wettest ceremonies in the history of the country's wettest cities, aecording to ail the indications today. It will be a double-header affair, starting tonlg-ht with the "wake" and ending tomorrow nifc-ht with the "funeral." PICK GOULD FOR REVENUE AGENT FOR EAST CHICAGO Word has been received of the appolntment of Ben Gould of East Chicago as United States Revenue Agent to act with the other revenuo men who hae headquarters at Hammond. Gould has been on the Ea:t Chtcaco police and hss be.en very active In tbe operations of the Eat Chicago police in conjunction with tie federal au-hor-ities asninst violators cf the liquor laws. Although no announcement has been made of the duties to which Gould will be assigned, it is understood tha hid appointment comes as a result of the good work which he has done witti the revenue men and that he will remain active in the East Chicago-Indiana Harbor field. ij-ou!d is well acquainted with the Easi Chicago field and is understood to have hre.s on several other stills and other illegal sales rooms. WITHDRAW NAME PARIS, Jan. 15. Premier Clemencan may withdraw his presidential candidacy ss a result of the boom of Paul r-esehanel. eteran president o the chamber of deputies, it was learned today. The movement in behalf of M. Desohanel was a bombshell In the ranks of M. Clemenceau's supporters. It is believed that if the "Tiger" seer a prospect of serious opposition i.e will retire from the rare as hi. friends say he will not be satisfied unless he is the unanimous choice of the national assembly. The opposition to the premier is beins- conducted by an alliance of radical and conservative elements. The former have always been hostile to the premier and the latter are attacking bim because of his a nli-cleriiia 1 attitude. The election will be held at Versailles on Saturday.

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BREMER'S FRIENDS RISEIN DEFENSE Friendei of August Ilntrn'r, Crown P'lint attornry, who is a candidate fv-r tl,e ne-miiiatiori for prosecuting attorncv. resent the ftatement wliich appefired In a re.-.-nt irsu of The Timim In which it was said that B. J. Laube. the Gary ,i istice of peace, waa his campaign manager. They say that Mr. Liube has at no time been connected with Mr. Bremer's race for the office. EAST CHICAGO GIRL STRUCK BY TRUCK Marv Popy. 427 Alexander avenue, Kaat Chicago, is in th t. Marraret's hospital at Hammond suffering from fvfri injuries 1;k1i s!: received lat rsterday afierno-'M w h'-n she stepped from beh.nd a trtfck a" Chicago and AlxanJer .iv-rue in front of an eutornobt.e driven by Casper Bi-.k. ..f Clucag.,. The wirl was knocked ur conscious and did not regain consciousness until after she had arrived at the hospital He;- condition is better t"day but 1' W;li be eerat days befos Soe , lvc Use hospital.