Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 206, Hammond, Lake County, 18 February 1920 — Page 1
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LOCKS TIE ORDINANCE A ioud and solitarv "Xo" uttered bv 1 .:dmnn Ixui? I leckk man last night j 'i. 'd ui the r of what is eonsid- I i ed to be on? of the inus; important ordnances introiiucd in th; Hammond, i :v council in nioni'us. The ordinance, Ttamod by Alderman Keelcr and pat-i'-rned after the one now in force in -v York City, was aimed a; landlords i', ho contract to furnish heat with apartments and then negb-ct arid refuse to n.eep the temperature at the proper point. Roughly speaking the ordinance re- .. ;.ies all (iwti'T! of building. in which -at i.n furnished to tenant, either for i side nee or business purposes, to kp . -e fmt'mture at 6S degree; s V. between hi hours of 6 a. tn. and 10 p. tn. in j i - Sidenres and during; business hours r,i ef- ritems. A tine pit e - pr'-vHcl for persona fduig $!'"'' a! his the I I iiiinaiw. j I n' r'"d u rt ion r' t'i erdimnc broucht . tun: iderable dtseiisj-ion. bill th" K'-j i f 1 attitude of th councM and maor ' is favorable, Jleeklenvtn dts-sejlt e 1. lb- had no particular reason of weight, i ..t ha disagreed anywy and when t he "e came to suspend the nibs he held. up and forc-d i f-v v until the n. x; i eetinp. The ordinance dis-a nne-s mcr a sma'i i i-.p of land a lot;? Kennedy ave. h ' !"nniund in order to allow t'ie r" d ( e.i under the three-mile rd 1tv n.c up for third read ins and wa.tsscd. Alderman Martin rejtister-l a I I i e-k and it 'rodu'-ed a resolution to the j -;:'H't that the t'ouncl was disregarding ' .e statute in disannexing wiihout t:rl - :tur a petition t.. do so fr-an the v.wrn of th property thrown out. The I M..ijer ruled his resolution out of order .Mar' in promises trouble if the rnatte ) roceeda in this manner. An ordinanc was brought in rejr-jla i: trttfflf (mi the streets of ilanimond i e.d desiFiiatinfT certain streets as thor- j i usrh fares on which traffic had the rittht- I ef-ay over inters eotias streets. I l--w- f 'T. It was found that some errors had t-n mado in drafting it so It -was tent: i .ck to th committe". I motion introduced bv Alderman !.--;iy reeommendel that the Toard of iisith order the IL A . g. v.. ". Street i I':: ivray Co. to renovate the s'rert cjrs. i :.h the v md-ows ani ' l l rh'in up; s.--;i!rally. From some corner a small j ce (.ailed. "Include the ct'y hall in j 0 r t motion." Tlie motion passed unari- i ..i. us!v. ; The city a.torney n as instructed to' nj in an ordinance at th- next rn-e-., re to repilate'the tonnage ofvehiele?; ",c,(iini over Hamnwnil str-ts. This! .s to be done to protect iveral of the, 'y's Favements whieji are beina: ud ; l ' plan's for haulm loads frequently j i , nnma; into many ion". Traffle between l ast Ch!c?go and "iiiaso i ,i to be; ;nd-r.s Indianapolis blvd. to pieces. i motion raised tinannnously to the tect that the city wheel tax law be . i-Torced upon all vehicles doinff busii s in Hammond. hief Austgeu has ; --ad v started his campaign against .rier who have no ;ec;ises-. An oert'nanee was passed n ppropriat$.).f4.98 to pay H Vhman st r-tt ass.ssments against property. Another ordinance appropriated $;ir. 1'.' pay for the liny Seoul advertisiiuf. The city clerk was instructed to jret n touch w-ith the otTieials of Kast Chi-$o-Indiana Harbor to find when the s. eject of .rrmlgamatl"ti of the three ..,',e3 could be taken up ag.i'n. Slump in Export Returns INTtRNATIONAU NEWS SERVICE! 11 VMll'JlU.. MT eit, in. rtni'-u,ii f.i.-ign 'fade, fallmsr off in pursuance cr il.e European r.olicy to retiuce imports! o the lunils of an economic necessity, j -ios a decided slump in the export; returns now- beir.ff compiled by govern-J r;'i:t experts. Teina.tive licures for .laiuiary reveal -rat tne i nitio states t..-.rmal trade halance monthly will be stia'-p'.'.- reduced. Treasury officials note,i material increases in imports from, abroad in the last, semi-monthly period, j Reports to both the treasury ami comii. ore" departments indicate a moderate J recovery by Europe in i's ability to ex- i 1-i.ri Roods. Great Pritam is far in the; lead, reports indicating that she is fast j i cuperating the industrial power she; r. joyed before th" war. A nntiiial in-I , i-.-jse 's noted in her ability to ship a i mi (us of guilds to all oilor countries. i bietly the I'nited States. i France and Daly likewise show :mjio'.ements in expori leiaiioui out. wos ie. o very thus far seems only partial, i roasury experts explained. It was declared American bankers generally are i ot making any considerable commitments in foreign exchange. The federal board today in an analysis on the exp-ort situation stated that export bouses f-ai-they must finance the reduce r tilstheir t rad e or else turners out of th' ir own resources. In many cases, it vv-a.s said, balances are being left abroad unpaid, subject to an interest allowance granted by debtors. Better 'call up The Times and have it sent to your house every night. Tnen you'll be sure will be there.
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I Volunteers to Try Mars i Trip When Prof. Goddard Has His Rocket Ready i r r j i i V I - s ( I. im: K. When Professor Robe; t H. floddard Clarke c.!!ese has his re- k t r"a.ly shoot, ti' Mars Cap:.a;n i"iaud. it. iln.s Is re.idv t- :ca;-e a f!iuht ir- it. 1 1 darec t!; vr i p'-e. '.deti t et t nt'Cs" 't-.;ii , f n n ' ; 1 a r. i a and .obb-r . :' tn in ; ern.ti ;orn i airplane -I'd, s license. 'aptaui 1ms ma kc s offer. Jle la! imi? ii j.tes that tie he w ed to as-. St !ann:ne tic ro k- t .-. t.d t -s d. t ils !,e ft s !; i ; tl at . omr n i ,. t ' n shiC 1 . be established . i h M.i rs with an firsl be cc Xpej nil' I il ro- Ki-i : t h.it a board ot ten pi a. h minent scientist j ae t ee to 'he t ? md that :n- iire. f..r $ '. HOW ARE THEY GOING TO PAY? It Costs to Be Sick in Chicago; Doctors Boost the Prices Sky High. of INTERNATIONAL NEWS SER CI!I-.;. I'd.. Th.ICE Mi-:, C 11 hi"! tCttltlK MO i s xoms st iH-as . Medic. . V .. . c II.- fee here, if the ( adopts a new phy-uans lee s.-a i before it. m The tifw ss-ale. mole ,u"e:.- today, pcrio, t a Mi ii : ;c ii ;:t fee of $ 1 " for hoi;?, VISI'S. The f.hl ft e v. as N'-fcl.t visits are to..st d f-on $., and Jl to from f 1 ' t. $.".fi. Rs-y l-t'le rib operat ions en-; iric r.'f.v ..my $';, antl ,". wiil j . j i u ; lo SI ' " ami $;.! if the sv-ale becttiTit- ofTioi.'tl. iiTid a m p u s it t i n i; toes is t.'t cost tfom SI -" 1 to $lMt. s compared to the obi rate ,,f S",ii. The new- market quotations on major nrepuiions rang from tl.'"' to $J-.el,H. ! INJURED WHILE I RESCUH (Gary Man's Heroic Deedj Lands Him in the Hospital. I Suffering from lacerat.ons and burns. I .lohn Haas is continett to bis home at i tAA Vlnfli-nO trt-f,' in I lit T V todiiV. Tif tor playing a. heroic part in the r-s cue of his wife and two ci. a burning building. . While they asleep in ti of their home, tire from an i hi rt i: from i.. .1 room i v t i !. ;t ted r of the s-nvti set fire to the mt ri -living room shortly after The flames spr,-;,,! quiculy 9 o' clock and before the sirrper were aware of It. they were trapped fla nvs The l .: : r patrolman -u a ml it was t , presence of i entire family t he ib nse smoke and '.IS t duty '.roug i J the voice of a : gi v ins t !;' alarm i his con rage and I lid that be saved the, from a horrible death. Driving hi window, !;. carried hi: fisis through the bedroom cleared it free of glass. He Wife who was ill to the window and j arms. In an back into the laced her in waiting instant later lie dovei P.ames and smoke res i cuing i Cut the two chihtieti. fit.'iii breaking the window clas iiid hi -u:s .. .-linn and bu m-d, he then escaped liiiiii-'lf. The tire department arrived in time to save ne one story frame cottage from being gutted. Firemen found Haas ill a very weak condition and hurriedly summoned medical assistance. "Jon't throw yrjur pdet waj without ieadir.2 the want ad pa
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UtT A T TU. A T MRS. "OT:.V ANDERSON" and Miss Ruth I'.crg. deputies in the clerk's office at the court house, were in Gary toda.v helduig out the clerk of Room 3. ! I'OLICE ('ATTAIN" STRONG has seen nil kinds of drunks line that was suffer drunk he nabbed the but he never saw than the bitters'' other night. ATTORNEY DAN MORAX is anything; but a weather prophet and refuses to rnk any predictions whatever as to ! when the muple syrup will run. RIIvI-Y ROSK'S latest stunt is to hand out cards bearing his picture in the middle of a bright red American Hesauty ruse. "W. J. WHINKRT, who went to college j in Southern Indiana, likes the winters there best. Winters were dry and the sprin? ami flowers came- early, he said. MASON' J. NIIJUAtTC, candidate for Rovernor of Indiana on the Democratic ticket, was in Calumet region cities yesterday looking over his chances here. JACK VOX wa ice this tiU'i'Miiiir pulled for jury servbu! as the r;ise was continued he mana 1 mi". d to (.rape tins THK tiiesenfrlf t"r.-ehet Ror.k" or H'immond lias just T r ed an order f" l.icci of the popular books which HI lo be sh'pped t'aHforni.i. IIAMMMNIl docf tlon of the fin . rs report a dim;mid. rnie hut sa y t ha ' Ul.'illV C;iSe Of of hronchitis. diphtheria, md scarlet fever arc rife in pnf umoma the ci IV. HAMMOND police hae discovered iat the lower pa i I of a "white mule" '11 capture,! recently i just the tiling iey wtrc needing- f...r cookinir tin- Mite, il l-'t f,,r their 1K dinners. SriTAKlNO ,.f wen'! who raise,) "h.iwKs'" i a! e.-ir.s a r,. sa : Innate i,;,r none ,-,f w h do u c jop. I FURD ' T.l "M PAi'KEH has little difflj ei.lt y in finditujr his automobile now-. It j said lie simply tries hi:; sw I'ch key ; on e;,cb e.-r he cop'.'S to un'il he finds i he ona it tits. , CHVRI.KY r.rilRIv;. janitor at th "int. house, sa; that the cards and I oer of i'iitdila.tes hav titi'm" so 'ii' .v. round bis bu.tdtn;? that a fellown't take a stood jit- any more w Phut dislodgus: about a rZcn of t'tiem. FTJYD MI'RRAV. who t.s a member j
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'of the I ,,,-,,-,,-.,! ,t, I I NT ERN ATION A L NEWS SERVICE I ft the Mftnot.al emmtt tee. sa that; LRAN V, N. V.. l-'c b. 1 V- Af f cepmg ; ail kinds of uigrest ions are heme re- I . ... . '.eiveel . t . 1 1. - i i r , nial that the v ia.li.st of America :c)ofi as- to t?o. h i nil -l ni.-iiir.ri.-tl builij m- which i-h.-uld be erectcfj m Hjm.i.ire Bohevt.-'ts or that they foster the ! "icntl. ! adoptiot. of a sovi t govermnetit for the ! COR. M A "l7' "m "ST I : W A T.T den-t!rnUed Siatr!" lras ",,,d' toda-v by MorI'i:, 11. ke tlti55 u.flih.r a little bit. if- t hinks ', H Iqnit, the p u 1 y leader in America, 1 uine is no comfort !n having the finest ; 'esufjing as an op rt in the proceed- , la-Ati in town if ; on can t run over it 1 itlB. asainst the tivc suspended Socialist
h the i ' r d a di a v n mower about every THK reporter who covered Dr. .Judd's -..mi.- wji iiiKMt s,-ti ma; alter seeme he Ilammonil i"ar!i"i- en masse fop the hrst time he can com-ene ,,f no rason why the youth of tho city should be reluctant to attend clashes. lie wishes t t I Hit he be t.,M ... ...... .. . . .. w-i-e still m the crad'sin Uamnd. ATA YOr; RROAV.V'S fruit sale move. f-!onsr nic.-ly yesterday. Tt will continue tomorrow urni! Urn st,,, k is dispos, , of Ibf t" Is soon in ,'tnnonn. t at-.otK--hipm-nt ,,r flour io be pold at tow u i ITIKYF.?: are reported to ha.ve broke,, ' a South Side house the rither dav into a tid -ides ettit:r jewelrv and fine men. i appei tne t,S:,.v panDlv of fine was d:s1 key prrttv !. lid The I.,m..0 imost ,ir- when the robberj overr ,1. was
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During Suit Sijrlcif n i 1 ! r : lidrepre sented the idaintitT halted the 1 1 lal of the sint for damaes which bad , jijf.f ? started this morning in Room 1 the Hammond superior court. The i t suit wa that of Victoria Moekaitis. ' administrator f the estate of William 1 .Mo. k a it is a Hit i nst tit M ich Iga n i en trat railorad t'o. Attorneys M -.Mahon A- Conroy assisting Attorney Johnson in th were and had attended to the selection tho jury while awaiting his arriv ,'l! from Chicago. Attorney represented t!;e defendant, was selected and the trial ohn Gaviti " he ju ry was about to commence when word was received that Mr. Johnson had been taken suddenly ill at the office of McMahon ev Conroy. For some time his eiondition was serious hut later in the day he was able to return home. Judge Jieiter dismissed the jury for the term and reset the case for trial March !. I The suit Ls a claim for damages by I li e w mow anu iamiiy oi .uut itaiuj ! who was struck by a train tit the (Grant st. crossing over the Michigan i Central tracks at ry. It is alleged j that the automatic cro.-sing bell was ! not working and that Moekaitis was j unable to see the approaching train ; because of sand hills ami other obj struct ions. Advertise in Tne Tm.es and ad t-.tov. ;.'t.r.. L'.cijrti come constant effort. 1
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Out of Race For President President's Son-in-Law Not; A Candidate for Nomination, He Says. I INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! N'KW YoliK, Feb. 1R William ' ' McAdoo today announced, in a letter. I made public lo re, that he is not a eanididate for the Democratic nomination j ! for president. He asked that his name! j be withdrawn from the Coorgia prii inarv, I The former secretary of the treasury declared, however, that he regarded it as the "Imperative duty of any man to accept a nomination if it should come to him unsolicited." Mr. McAdoo's letter was addressed to Miller S. Hell, mayor of Milledyevllle. 'la., and was in answer to a telegram notifying; him that his name had been placed in the Ceoryia primary by the citizens of Villedg evil Ip. "Your telegram informing me that I the citizens of M il ledge vi lie have rnI tered my nam In the Democratic i primary if the state of 'ienritia for j president of the I', s. duly received. 1 1 am ue. jy moved by this mamfesta- j f tion of the confidence of my friends ! ! wlio ile in the city of my boyhood and I I in the state of my nativity. It is in- j ideed an honor to be considered by! I them worthy of such hu;h station. I feel, however, that I should candidly j. state my position. I am not seeking! i the nomination ami am reluctant to do ' j anything that would crtate the np- j s pearar.ee of my candidacy . 1 cannot I help feeling that this is peculiarly a i time when we should fi;ht for prinei-i i pies and not for individuals." SOCIALISTS TESTIFIES ! asseniblymen. j Itillquit leptirietl as the otbctal spokes,in for the Socialist party of Aratricii, f whitii be is now and ha-s been a ! , avir for turntj years. "We Socialists in America art not P.oIsIk iks." dfclaiel I ii 1 Ii u 1 1 . "We are in reality Social Dt mocrats of the ilarxi ,x" ." J "To say that a soviet government for j the United States is our aim, or to say ' il.-at a soviet government, is appropriate lor the Fnitetl States is infantile. Tie farmers of the Cm ted States are not comparable to the peasants of Russia. : i. or is the industrial America to he cctnpared with the industry of Russia." j Mr. Millquit denied that the Socialist ; party wa.s concerned with ethics, ici l'iii'jn or marriage. ' "The fact that even 95 per cent cf i the Socialists were agnostics does not I make the Socialist movement. against I religion," he declared. j The witness was then examined on I be war attitude of the Socialist par'y. j . Members of the committee joined libJerally in the examination. Mr. llillj qui', "as asked if he was pro-Herman, i a t stifled by Pettr ". I'oilitis. Knights if Columbus oiKani.er. who was a w itt pess for the mate, i "Well. I'm not." lie replied, j ' Did you ever advise against the pur- ) .base of liberty bonds?" "I ncvei- did. "When I was running " m .-. -.. .-, f V" en- Vfirl: 1 t o a awLr r1 Vv v" ' "" V L ' i a reporter if I had bought any Liberty ! bonds. Mi position was plain. I ans , red. 'Xo.' I was opposed ' the war. but I did pay my war taj.es." Members of the cmnnult' c questioned i him on the platform adopted by the! Socialist party at the St. Rouis conv n-j Don in i:17. The plaUorm. Mr. llillquit staled, declared upiosii ion to the v a 1 . bu ' not obst rui i ion. ".No doubt if that convention had been ' held sac a vcar later, when the war i r.ii.i oertitej. i . d tVie American neopie spirit the language of tin war pi il have been different, but our a "I'm miiiht tion would not have been tliff'i en' ." "What did ihe Socialist party do in positive way io help -the (mtrnmri in the prose-cut ion of ihe war'.' mittee member asked. a co ni"We tri'd to bring tion of the war. We I we were helping th'1 whom wc v ,cw es the aboii t a teijniiuilieve that in that .Vm'riciii people. R" v errimcn : . n presented politically." Hiilciuit said it never occurred Socialists to oppose the war by means. " to the 'i lien a I DEATH OF BABE
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I famous stage dancer, who ha.- been Ti il - Kenneth M. Thilmont, the s)x months ' jntr an engagement in Paris, today doold son of Mr. and Mis. Albn Thil- ' to-d a report printed by the Paris Midi mont of Highland, diet at their home yesterday that he will immediately leave l.'-at nicht t f pueunion'a . j the stage to marry into a wealthy KngThe funeral will be held from thejlish family, t.ivne tomcrrow- afternoon at two p. j "No girl not even a wealthy, "titled
Interment will be held in t he I Ross i-t ler Emn meterv in iliarci of undertakmmerlins .
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AS TO CAUSE OF JE PEEVE Lansing Said to Have Intimated Marshal Should Act as President. WASHINGTON'. Feb. IS tion by Robert Lansing President Marshall should An intimathat Vice take over President Wilsons duties durinir his illness was the direct cause of Ransinsr's rtslpnatlen, according- to information from a source well informed. Ths suKKestion was made months ago. hut came to Wilson's ears only recently. A few hours afterward, it t was said, he acted to force Ransint;. j out of the cabinet. i The Dresidenf it M a s niri a tA eil ! was sn id. rgardeii on as a personal aflast straw." It wa" mg seris of irritaI r.ansiiiK'n siipeesti i front and as "the i t h e climax of a 1 I tioti.s. The presid "nt it is believed. It he could not resume biv; oetive! work 111 co-orvern f ion with Hia mam j w ho had sucested that his presiden-j jtial duties should be delegated to an-i (other. Therefore he virtually demand! led Itns;ng's resignation. j j ki:w or MKMIM.S. j With regard to Ihe reason Riven calling: cabinet meet i tigs it is pointed out that Mr. Wilson knew of these meetings, had known of then, for weeks and that therefore they could I ooi M e i i p 1 1. a - e ii nis suiiuen opImand on Lansing for information roncernint; them. Dr. (Jrayson, Mr. Wili son's persotial physician and advisor. was at some of the meetings. and Attorney General Palmer, at the time of the coal crisis, toid the president the conclusions of the cabinet with regard to it, and laid them before him. IN FEARFUL BLIZZARD Storm Has Been Raging for I Three Days, Several Perish Through Cold. Bl'LLETIX. CM'IX'Y. Mt Feb. IS r.lr.rn 1ietilKt "plrls" rnn(lm in nfr from IK 1 6 years, desire husband. Tbelitalrntlnrn, due to storm-ilisrupted train rhedole. hnte Just arrived at the office of Mayor Whlttrn. The mn. jtr SHid tndny be vtoald deliver tbrm nhfti the proper teroon npply. I INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE t GRAND RAPIDS. MICH.. Feb. IS Northern and Western Michigan are still in the grip of the worst blizzard of the wintr. which has been raginc. for three nays. i nree deaths are known to have resulted from the cold. Mrs. Alfred Benjamin and her new born babe were found late yesterday dead in an isolated two room shack near Caro and with the husband and four other children seriously ill with influenza. Dr. Wm. 'Weaver, of "ooperllie died m a hospital here after having been found in a snow bank unconscious. Railroad and interurhan traffic Is paralyzed. No trains have arrived or departed from Tefoskey for seventytwo hours and the situation is almost aw bad in other sections. Fear is expressed for the safety of three sleighloads of persons last seen crossing the Straits of Mackinaw in the biizzarl early Monday. Fuel is growing scarce in many of the smaller cities. Food supplies are also very low and appeals were sent to Detroit today to the mayor requesting efforts be made to get food to the sufferers by auto trucks from that city. LOCAL MAN RECEIVES CALL Ar.rtv N'av.n. who for e'.cht years has (served a.-' general chairman of Rocal j "tiiO. of the Order of Railwav Conduct -j oi of the I. If. Pelt railr ad. has reJ i e i ed a rail to Washington fot a conIfetente of the local chairmen. The , ord-r wa issued by R. K. Sheppard. ' I 'i ternat bmal President of the Order of Railway t'ondtn-t' vs. Mr. Navin who leftt this afternoon for Washington, is not aware of the nature of the iiiisines." vv loch w ill be up for consider. a t ion at naticnal lie adquarteis . Tt. is probable that the new wage demands w.ll be formulated which are expected to be .submitted to the railroad heads s soon a the ait. vern men t relinquishes hold on the lines. NO BALL AND I CHAIN FOR CARL I i INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE I PARIS. Feb. U. Carl Randall, the ' ,n c lsh (firl couPl put trie na.i auel cbam of matrimony upon me." declared Kendall emrhaticaJiy.
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V. L. McMenimen, at top, and P. J. McNamara. With the anti-strike clause killed rut of the Cumminfcs railroad bill but a short time apo, the country is ag-ain farinp: a tieup of the railroads by a strike. Above are shown the two lobbyists who led the fight against the anti-strike clause. ram CASE GEIS An early rjeei.-'ion in court fght wh'ch has to dissolve the cornota of HessviHc is expect the i ri g d ra w ti beep conducted ion of the Town d fri-m the supreme court as a result nouncement received p o f the a n - lav that, the case had "n place, on je advanced docket . The suit entitles the Slate ex. ret. Clyde Hunter vs the Town of H- ssville fib d in 1311 w hen cit;?. ns of ville remonstrated against th annexation of that territory by Hammond. The court ruled in fav-.r of the annexation but. it was argued that the court order was not spocfie month and an appeal was taken. The ruling was made in 1 f ! " and it was specified that the territory should become a part f j Hammond af ier five r.1 1 s bad elapsfd. i The matter dragged along waiting! for a ruling n the appeal an, J before ; the rive j ears had ' lapsed winch wa.-'i in January. 191S, the town government i had beep oreanized and officers ele: t- j ed . Since then various means hive been considered for dislodging toe Hessvilie officials while the S i preme court's action was awaited. Finally Attorneys M.-Mah-on and Con. roy. representing the s'tato and Fred Crumpacker representing IfessviHe. agreed to petition the hi-h i,i:;r! to have the cause advanced for early hcaring because of the it,i':d:t- c n.-ern in it. The reply was i-eeeiv e,- today. This means that the case wiil have precedence over all except criminal cases and will in all probability be set for oral argument before dune 1. Jn such event, a decision may i... expected bt fore October t. GIVES CHECK FOR $250 ; With $S,",S to raise the finance romj unttee of the Poy Scout campaign fund , through ;'s chairman. George Han- ) nauer announces that the drive will go over the top tomorrow. There will be I no slackinK of the lines however, unj til the full JS.Oao has been dug up. Small contributions from West Hammond yesterday totaled over $.4R. Ham motie) women, in a house to house campaign, contributed $410. The purpose is a big one and it is the intention of Mr. Hunnauer and his crew to see that Hammond elees rot fall down on the job. Hammond hoys hick many advantages enjoyed by much smaller communities, but perhaps more public spirited, and- if the city can be awakened It. new civic pride the present drive will do that. Mr. Carl Kaufman, after two elays and a night en the road finally arrive'! here from New York and persenallv tendered bis check lor f :;,(.
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RECEIVED BV WILS01 President is Ready to Withdraw I). S. From Peace Negotiations. f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE1 WASHINGTON. Feb. 1S Receipt here of the Council of Premiers replyto 'resident W llson's Adriatic memorandum may cause a real crisis in the peace negotiations of the V. iS. The reply, sent from L,onion lnt night, prohabiy wiil not reach Hie president until late this afternoon, it. was stated at the state department, as it w ill have to be decoded, fit I IN MY BIJ AT HMJ. If the foreign leaders have not givI en satisfactory answer to President I Wilson it is believed here that he will j lake further stops which may m-an I that the r. s. will withdraw from furt Uier participation jn the closing of tha Tif' ,"rms- f"r the president has in -j i ,.ted that he does not feel that this nation can be bound to agreements "hich it had no part in making. The presidents memorandum has caused a sensation in Kuropean circles according to unofficial advices and officials of the state department have been advised that it is regarded as onof the most serious crisis that has confronted the allied leaders during their peace negotiat ions. FAPKt T TO ( OWIM E roiMii.. -It Is expected, however, that evenlually the council of premiers wi'! iiirree to the v iewpoint of President Wdlsot, and that he will b0 given an opportunity to ratify or reject for the. I". S. those steps which have been taken without the consultation of this government. Ambassador Wallace is understood to have reported the proposed Adriatic settlement to th s gov erument and thr state deparfment notified the council or premiers that the V. S. maintained its position on the Fitime auestion irreif.ective of the proposed new agreement. This notification evidently waa not taken by the council of premiers iis seriously as it, should have been. lOMION TKM.S OK -NOTE. I.t'NDON. Feb. IS The allied premiers reply to President Wilson's Adriatic protest, which was sent to Wash ington last night through the American embassy, was described today as a voluminous explanatory document. The reply covered seven pages and was said to have gone into a full and oetailed explanation of the premier's position. The council of premiers is repotted to maintain the opinion that a satisj factory settlement of the .lungo-T' v j Italian -dispute over Fiume can still reached. Premier N'itti of Italy wa. quoted by the Pall Mall Gazette a" saying; "We desire the best possible relations with America, but-upon the qucs tions of today I cannot speak. The decisions reached by the allies on January "0 place a definite imprint upon the Adriatic question." FINE LECTURE BY Figures, farts and fancies flowed las; night from the l:ps of Dr. C. H. Juud dean of the school of education at th--Cniversjtv of Chicago, j,, his addre -before parents and teachers at th' Haptist church. His theme was the rei rganlzed school curriculum and the necesiM;. thereof. He pointed out that in IfJO the present eighth g:ade elemental . school was introduced in to the Fnite.' States from Europe. At that time the total number of sSo-ol da? s in the average American's life was Tn the number of days haei risen to 1200. The fourth grade child of today has covered as much ground hol astieaily as the average American d d 1n his whole life seventy years ago. The third grader today reaches the same stage in h:s studies that the gth grade child did in 8fi. "We have extended the schcol year, created the normal school to improve our teachers, constructed the latesr type of school building, but we have faded to change our training methods We are wasting twe years in review, in every elementary course. The seventh and eighth srades should be incorporated in the. high school 0r vice versa. Natural science, civics, soei.t I studies, and many other subjects should b taught In the last two trrde. to liven up the child's flagging interest in his sch- ol work." said Mt. Judd INDIANA'S WAR CASUALTIES I INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE ' INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. Feb. IS. Indiana's casualties in the W orld War tofab-d 3.736 men, according to figures just compiled by Adjt. Gen. Harry P. Smith. Fifty-seven offlcerr and 1.45J inpn died in service, twenty ofhVcrs and oC.i men being killed in action. Three 1'iTic.ers and 5.1 men were taken prisoner, all now repatriated. One hundred fortysix olliee I s ami .054 men vv r re w ounded in action.
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