Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 215, Hammond, Lake County, 28 February 1920 — Page 1

THE WEATHER JOIt I.IJJA. Partly elotiily fowls: lit and Sunday; irt-rrilrd by nuv tonight In run-mr nonhvast ...rl i.-n slightly colder Muntliiy.

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Dan C. Roper Tenders Resignation to Wilson, Duties Were Too Strenuous. . l,'NTE',"ri0Ni- NEWS SERVICEMASBIXGTOX, F. b Lv -Dam.: mol C.I Tie per, commissioner "'if, haa tendered h: 1 internal rove- 1 rs iffinr ..n to , president Wilson. Commissioner Pop. aWci that j tie be relieved of his duties by April rr.r, but ha? agreed, to li;d office until! .! 1 ,a first if th president-so desires. 1 f fives as hi? reason for resigning j rtesir" to return to privit business ! rnmmissionor ltop.-r has found his' ii -Teasing: duties a bit strenuous as he j charged with tho duty of collecting! tavos and the enforcreunt of tho prrhi- : b.:-on la ws. The prohibition onforeoti.'nt. task has been a st lipenlou' 0110.' :-i it n:i reported I!op-T has ex peri-I ".red considorablc difficulty, pat t u ularly : i-; sruardin.sr the millions of dollars ! v,,ftH of intoxicants now h-i,i in stor- ! '"'' i !i ! a'1'1 regulations 'aid down for i th- prohibition pnforcmrnt by Commis. i fioner Roper Have been most sfrinpent ! h0 has bePn severely criticised . in j s. me quarters for his interpretation of ! t . law. A. lively contest for i he appointment - a successor to P.oper is xpeetej, with Vc-th the "wets" end the "drys" bringing f. eat pressure to bear upon the president to secyre the appointment of a man who has views which accord with it eir own. Commissioner Roper was in New Tork today. It was learned that his formal resignation has not been submitted but has Informed the president of his lr cations and has asked for instructions - to when the formal resignation shall b mad"' effective, Commissi'ner Roper, whose home is Ji South Carolina, "has been in the g-ov-f ument service for more than twenty- j ft-- c years. He has been connected with! c nsressional committees, the census I l'-ircaus and has been first assistant j -.t mas ter g-eneral and m,ce chairman of J ti e -ariff board. He was in charpe of c :,.inization work for the IXniocratic Ja' ty durine; the 1315 campaign. FORMER GARY MAN M QUIZ George F R. Cumrnerow Takes Charge of Iron River, Mich. Situation. 1 1 iVTEPN AT ION A L NEWS SERVICE IRON FT V EH, MICH.. Feb. 2S The 'rrops" for the last act of the preat comedy drama, "Iron county's Rum Revolt," wre shifted today to Chicapo. v-hTO a federal in vestitration of the en-ire situation is to be conducted by ;eorRe-F. R. Cummerovv. chief of th department of justice at Grand Rapids, t,d formerly of Gary. Ind. in u.o iiirauiiiiir. iiuiuMire a. vm-: ication of Iron county by Assistant j Atty. Gen, J. F. Converse of the state's! Jegal staff, and Mr. Cumrnerow, two fpparate investigations will continue! reie. one by state officials, and other y state orticiais. and other! investigators. Cumrnerow, ' rned today has sent a redepartment of justice exProsecutor Martin Me Don-' by federal It was learned port to the yneratinRp ough of charges made against him by Maj. A. V. Dalrymple, head of the prohibition expeditionary force. Farmer's Accuser In Court Oak Glen Woman Says That Lansing Farmer Married His Own Daughter. T'-ie t illagrc of Unins three mile? j (out'i of Hammond is much wroucht up 1 ti the case of Geortre Deled; a!

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f;.r:ii. r of that place. j j, . ., , , Testimony that. George HeP.ok had hr-bi Ui Ha said he was th" father .f 16 year. memb. rs old Nellie Osterhoof Di'llnk. whom he;,, r,,,iities v married recently, was given yester-1 uljVv heads

day before .fudge McKinley in the isuperior court in Chicago. OeUok is seeking custody of th chiid wife, claiming the Juvenile court has no right to held her. .'Vs. A. Widenprr of Oak Glen testified DeT'.ok told her he was the purl"? fatlo-r. -This was denied by Pidlok who .aU! she was the child of his former wife. Fa rising- is much incent"e o,;r the affair and there has been talk even of taking the law into the hands of the citizens. Take The Tiir-.-s- i;.:icT keep Id hen vcu i. s::re Wi.4

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Arnstein Was Not Big j Jbona men uonspirator 1 i'Air, unit 1; frs. J;.!es 'N:ckv'l Arnsre't, i.ei ter known as K.itinie nr -Molnis! Kr.-:io" act res 5.. .Ten;es the (i,;,,, against her husband, w ho is s..ur!..tSl the X-w Vo-k p. Iice s ui- nint mind' in the i. t tf..,, j worth of seeiiriti-s fr'.-n W.Vt .sf e. : brok-rs. Ife has b.-.--n m." t,r si:.. -.- y.uin s bank nisn: conm-ction w:th the named lorn as one of Arnst in's actress wi c--ni- pa :; an i . , has bee.n questioned a-tornev. th-- i : i a : ors. ! S! 1.500 Harm.ond and W.-st Han, i Scout orRamzatlon w i i ha-.e Its treasury when all . t nC: hands ..f t;,e f:u.;, .. ne-te than th-- ,v,ta ,.f $- had lie..,, s,t when the bitr fund. 1 was .started Fo-ruar-.-ib.y " in r o w' u driv for o'.n.ar;.- "W e uki'i.-Ii i.i carry two years insf-ad '- llai.l'io r'..iir. believe w-e w.:i (,.-, the sootMs fhroiifrh o; 0:1-," said 1 r: limn of TV F'nanc The o.nia:;!!i-p indi.-tduals and tirr earlier !n the driv. is be i riff ad dd dail 1 a v . s wh . w and nn to the money H'i. -Th.-atrom.-.iie men and nn-lo-i not r- j.orted as m.n-h as we -d on fr an them." said M-. "!)Ut we know that sr,:l),, no: s-v.-n ;iti r.ppor 1 1 1 11 1 1 ,, '"' ,s 'rf ' h- ,d open and as :, f " - tha- tiictheir .-b-i ?-.. t',,-. d- 0. to pi - f, them an 01 S'-y-.ral chc-k-, ' ot.h.-r firms wh h some t hue as;,, 'n.iv ". he corvn it:,. 1, .. "itiimt y ." 'Pi industr Were p,,.,,, d not shown up but. t'e. n assured that j and in due Cm.. I these will re .v. r-.r.pr ,,, .-. r rh '".. tI on ires. nw ,,, the handa j nr iiiier the scout fund ' ii now- (in ra ; $ 1 a 41.(1, MM PleotPORlri U f!fj I j f I I I f 1 1 1 H l 1 1 i ill " GETS W.C.T.U. COiWENTION Mm. J homo m n Cracs returned p. Per Hammond yesfrdav aftir ' 1 t'.'i i days this w e k al Inspenditio; diunapolh '""ii'imR tne i-ecioriai conj fer-nce of the W. -. T. F. Nine s Of 111. nr.tol rifirih centra: fT'-i 1 .- r.-pr. - 'I s ,' i , ,l ! - -re. ,K Til -flip l-.'llll-h.sl inence. ! loll. Child and kme : 1 np; was d for the is be The part. C the inol V "-. h a-h - a re i..,A mi )a e: I -o - .1 re moth-il's. the paiirn, pr-un .lub menib. 1 f to--, .-. w . 'id prohibition, A uv rjo a t1 i.a fa re, hea li h nd mora 1 1 1 d lopios --( ;,, midnd ixt'iai tiv- t --a ! Laos ,, t'llull u ilicll ml ti. ! fa i i o n : z-i ;on at--" to play - also d-scusscd. The exee-ior'-d enter'ni; the politi cal parties but maintaining the present Or ira niza t ion and siir.nnrlim, t.,1 i.lu t , s whosn mli.-i... -,r i, ,.-,,1, the W. C r. F. One of t fie speakers op t lie program W.as Mrs, 1), b n It. Pan'. - - formerly of Hammond, who addi-.s - d th. ,-,.nf.-r-Pee and .-hib .- d - l-;m-.l ,-,,11,.,--Con of dolls dre......i hosier .;.?.. cos i u nifj DEATH OF MRS. BADER A. Murray Turner received word thi.s W ti rnonn that M r. . Callus .1. Fader, w i of the well known Cilum.-i r-- c 1 of i"inr. who has i-i-- c : : I a I i -ill !r. i.o- a,- i--.. da-ij ji.er- . .u IU..-inormnf;

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UHJ Y i U HEAR THAT 1K. Kl.INKS. the ehiropo.list, is r-M j ! be recovering from a serious attack intlutni'.a. TUB I'niled I'lRiir Store expects to H into Us new home fly Sunday niht. Saturday and Sunday are moving; days. THE East Coast Fisheries Co. has' pened a tish market on State sr.. just! '.Cross the state line in West Hammond, j I'NOhK KK.V 15KU1.. on a postcard 1 M Ceived twlay from lljvjuia. Cuba. says. ; "Life is too ihort to explain W ill write j a book when I Ket home," if. M. OSI.XSKI. maintenance foreman of the Nickel Plate here, i in Washmp:on attendaiK a conference of the signal division. lt TOT can't place Sfiiy reliance in rob-I j .us. biuo birds and ground hogs as har- j ; 1 rimers of sprins. Hammond people; I ' .ie 1,-awil to wait for C. C. llonliatir's j j I 'a i in lteueh suit. i I SAM MARK11AX, West HammondV ! J ity attorney, detines a, delicatessen as j a place wherein such delicacies as . j smoked meat, sardines. Karlic siusage j and load ehe se are sold. AXOTHKU d.iMehioent of ncruiters' arrived m iraniiue.nd yesterday hringii's a tiehl machine shop for" artillery repair urk. The ixtr-ri'T of tie' truck is camoiillagcd in the usual manner. A STATE food inspector madf he rounds of Hammond restaurants and 1 -.inly stores .his week and was l.beral iti his words of praise or condemnation is the conditions warranted. FKIKXI'S or ll.-rbert l,ampr':i who is to make a speech tomorrow a I tie hristaiu church, are counsejinjr iiim to say nuihiiis' about ifbo i.u its manufacture. S'" IMF of tim big Chicago d, ) art ire ,1 s :;!' are thre.nt'-mnfr ! ipnt ili-iivi-r:;. .o-.,is to Hammond patrons if t ! venule tax ordinance is enforced. ' "U "m-uld worry." s.,- HammonJ m rc'eaios. SAM SK I'FAKISS is dabblsnB a 1C : : m l'oreijrjj exchange- On :'ie w imlow of, the Columbia Indel iu Ilist Hammond li has a sign off. rmjr to buy Austrian ' Ivi'oneii a! forty-five cents a bushel. ! I-:iiAP. Kl-ll-iM-i.iii: Ciiui.INS. sod.; at ti -- Summer.s fountain, says he j know wli- ri ovi t an n t the-real it- d t I Fy o s-lUft at only $.j per at. just omt t the Canad ia nine. i , t ATT V. FUF1 i Ki'Ml' CKFI-t. lie-. -111.. who locales hi- car bv ;h.- suuliii! v. was all e.x.o'-d. '-strdav : : vmz just heard ih.'tt bu i : rtm Ik c.-n- ! tairoVl one-half of in r Cent ,f al A C.VSF3 of tie- Fvansville P.riiwms Co. vs. James T. Smith, an ex-saloon ; k. - per of H-iiniiii'ii'l. is or, trial in the: Porter sup.-rior court. Tic suit is ov r J an amount alb-Kd "1 l,e dm- on 1 bill , for beer. ! CITY .irii'il-i THFO Ki,.TZ has been. fr. e from tlu and other ailments for, several weeks, but the waistband of his ; ;,-oUs. rs still lias a lot of slack which j V is try rig- t.. eliminate by means of; his favorite pastil inn-, volley ball. j Cl.V I IF 1 ' I .FVFFANF : ; ATTOHNFY i says that the onlv j knows is !ha! I'lyde '. ' h"rl d! :-s s arid i v . an tip his fa !"u startling news InTr. has now put on xpeots to soon b" trousers. liavaiK for some time past been wearing- the pants of the house. FII.F" ITFRCF, who is at t.-ttd.rer j j Michigan I.'niv rsity. sent ! jovlul ' ; tdins- home to his dad. Pal ph. today I that he was ph-dtp-d to Siriiiii N 1 fraand ; ,, ,-nit last nitht and expected the ini tiation Monday-. He passed the exams above '.lie avernsre. . i TTV T'tlll, 1 PF.FN W A FF'fa muffler' disappeared yes!-rd iy wb-.n- be was ab-j soi-bed in a case in sup. Hor court room, 2. Phil says the mufib r was a pres'tH i ir-m a dear friend and that if Uk party who' appropriated it will h ave it . with F.uiliff Few i !: le- will call it i square. , SALE IS POSTPONED Owin-ff to the fact that merchant,' 1 are of the opinion that they will not: hav time enough to prepare for the 1 bis; event, tin- Hammond Dollar Fay ; sales w hich n "tf announced yester- i day to be h- !d Tuesday. March !. have j Vieen postponed . Mi'l e w o: k 1 ban usual devolves upon the -nerchajf ; s this, year in arranainK attractive proposi- ; tions for an event like Dollar Day and! they have decided that they should have at least a few weekf loncer in which to line up their stocks anr to make selections. No date has 'been selected as vet bur it is expected that a definite announcement can be made' soon . j DEATH OF CHILD TxMiis Xeubaiier. the three and ai half yi ar old son of Mr. and M rs. Fou- I is Neuhnur dod yesterday afternoon at ' 1 ;.'tft o'clock a! their ha-rne st 2 Indana j avenue. Hammond, of Scarlet Fever. 1 Ke.sj.Jes his parents he is survived bytwin brothref. six years of ace. 1 The funeral was held this afternoon from the home at two o'clock with a short service at the prave by the Rev. W . F. Hiohtsinn . Interment was in concord iit cemetery in cha rpe of under, taker Xeidow WEEGHIaAN IS SUED FOR DIVORCE f IPTcrtN',i iONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 CHICAGO. Fell. 2',. Charles If. Wcosihman. former owner an Cpresident of the Chicago National league baseball club was sued for divorce here 'odav by Mrs. iessie WeesrP ni.i 11 . She -cad. statutory .hat-Res. lr: . oe e brvia n -a :n hniorei. Ind. 1 'n J ! OU1

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i -1 -1 .a V' 'si ; V ' J ' e ' V irgil Steinmetr at his corner. Virpil FUeir.mctz, revrsbov, recently ioined t'.ie ' iroatt'e cioiml.cr of commerce. He in .! ieved to be the or.y rowsi-oy ptJ youngest menher of ar.v chanter of commerce m the cotmtry. He i stiM under twenty sr.d is s"crc'ary of tho newsboys' union in Seattle. a.nme in Co. Hospital j Building I ISPECUL TO THE Tlt-'Cs . : x - c.-uniy t 'om m i ss o i-,. is jo- ,n special s'ssjon on Friday a! Crown Point 111 regard to ;be plans '' tie 1 . 1 k County Tiiiii-rciiin ;s lbe-titai 'I'. 1.. Vidwor, governtn- r.t il.r-ct -.f 1111.1 rruiosis hospi;;.', nas j.i'.--n!. 1 r. Ih.slcns of Writ inc. I 'r. l.e-nn-rs of l.ow . ih O, P. N. !:!. of Carv M.di.-al Society. T. y. . Port- r. of i;.,ly lleaitii Ii'-parlitn-nt and Sin 011 Yoi;;u;. of the Altera ari l,i-i- p. is. Tli- F ii., County sanct ...n. a t 'C , 1 '.ii- iii.ui, a :ri 1 -c th.'tt too . . c ,: on the :s. and not .j-. in- is. Krem Co.se present ' prop.,,., d )CSit 111 'ii'- very "'inly c, rtainiy p i a s; s dr.i wi ii.v ' i 'MifaKO archit '-ft . ia i iiit'li m. -in y 'a as , 1 ; dmiriistrat ion !--: . V , noli h on o ; .a ' . - the attitude 1 1 ;, . -1, !.; today it looks liic Hpit.il will no; I..- I-1! neir future. 1 1 11 is the i n t i t n ' ,' in. appropriated for os seenis a shame t.:i.l must be .s;e-i. t 1 i o; e biiiidings are vtartci. y has b. en i n and it much time ' propose! BliilDi I s t UUiLUSHU PERMITS ARE

ill!! rnHA ' ' ' amalgamation wntini nor place J1jS ! 1 1 1 1 I V ,,,,r" in n I'ishcr class r,ia.i no benehhs"4 flleTm II l "'' increns.-d salaries yvou'-i be derived, t I li I j I LI j Li liJ itthers consider that tho henefts which

. th.- citizens would d.-rive from an amal- " samated city would ma,ke ama'.ia-.maii.in If buiidiht- permits taken out yes- ,.xt r ,-.t-,,,-! y .-ie.sira b'e.

terday "at the office ,.f l-tuiblins" ln-.sT0.--.1r Vis may be looked noon as an indication ,,f what can b- expected in the coining season lh'11 Hamtnopd will most certainly Tj.y a prosperous building year. permits yesterday to-tab-d $71. ""a. Tin permits represented s-eye ; different types of buihi.tms. The largest was for $ F'.i-"" ami w isue,l to C. Khoaii-. He will erect .ven bungalows urli costing ason-.d Sfi.fioO They Will be of one stoty end e.leri li'i.vCJ feet, of brick and frame cnstruetiotl. This new and importart Improvement will le made in th" Kenwood Hdditi.m at X-.s. Ufa to 1 'T For est avenue. .T. Siiracia will erect n one-story briclt tan;.., 1 x 1 a' f.7.". Hohman st. The liiiiiiims wiil or,-! $ir.. W . It. Conh. y has ln-n issued a permit for the CO II -t r 'I'-- roll ( : e n o - s-orv faotorv. ;wn i.. .-.,si $fi fiiin Cement blochs wi.i be (J. p.;'1 Pearson ,Vr Son have I.e. n award.. I thei' contract for th" rv-v buiidim.. p SECOND CHAPTER IN INVOLVED SUIT - . .,1 Another chapter "as written n the 11 ,. , ,,, , o. t - P-e 1 Ilaliindl.i innuniil Fot.-i case u, judge , ... , , ... klutz's court this moT-ning when At- ... , , tornevs Schotttei and I ,ra ndenber g " ... ,, . - appeared for t imic u.-nts. ! , -.- o o i n ' s , . t T i o a w 1 , r . - 1 1 v rani; i.u; .-r 1 "

and the admis.o .,f .... ,.. n.-.. through- 1 KUOXl JJ UJTv iilVilUiX OliiO 1: the niorniui: s :h. icon hour j And few St a ; o v icz cty cii-rh of approached am! tii- coal .saw that no vyest ll.pii'i vii'l. has devise,; a scheme progress was acmy; made r..(j if..a,-il start a ruT'h. for the pew vehi.'le that a copy of the proceedings of th" p reuses iu IPs rit . Th' morning he previoiir, trial held at Crown Point, announced tl.at he was g-cng to hold which forms a ha-.,-- f..- th--- pres. r.t u,, ti e i.o-uing of lie, nse No. 1 until ouit. be secured aiidpres' nt.-d for Ji. J five appiica nt. which pays the largest pe '-iisil at the iir-M be-a-ing which Was The teg besrirg this shortesl itiint'ieis. t '. f jp-. 1-h at ., ... j . , :,, ,e awarded to the .0-0 f tile tirst Alt... -I,,-, seln-iC.:- ai.-d l.. p. ..-iii'c P.' ape'iacnts wiiah IfO i: the ptr et the proceedings from JuJg- Smith. liaiifj fee

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DAY FOR FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH j The unusually bis promised for ) the Christian Church !s toriorro.v. 'Fib. . This Is the closing drfy of I Mr. Sharp's lonj and fruitful rninisj :iy and the ehurch ha.t planned to lUHke it an e;niful day. j The lily's celebration begins with j j the I'.ible school at 9:50 a. J11 . w:en ft I is planned and expected that there vrill I 1 l.e a 'l unasuaily l.n -e seined attend Mice r nnn:n; between Jive hunrded and 1 a thousand . I This is also the closm- day of the (short but remarkable r- ival meeting which Ha." been drawing record criwih all the week. The moriiins and cvenmst services will be devoted largely to. j j that purpose and the public is jrreat- I r ly interested in these meetings. ! I In addition to this Hi church board' j has planned for a celebration of rhe ! jCosiisr of Mr. sharp's ministry. To ! t !it- end they liav e asked a'l of the j ( families of the church to br'uur a haj ket luncheon which will h" spread and j s. rve d in roiiuiien v the r.oon hour and ..at ep to the a ompa ni:nr lit of orohesira music furnished bv r cood r relies- , tra . All are invited for this luncheon, j ' Immediately fn'lnwinsr the luncheon ! i the orchestra will open a (rood pi"0'-!- : ram which embodies the afternoon's' ' elehration and in which manv out- ; i ;"ide til" church tnemfaersh ip -will par1 to inaie. A list of sneakers presidid over bv A. M. Turner and includmp; I 1' i . Kindred of Knclewood and a ! rurnber of local men w ill speak and , the program will be interspersed with j E'ood music . I Promptly at 7:30 p. m . . the final and iciosir, service win bcein and. it is ex necfe,- tl'.ft this will the one of the "-atH S'-rviee? ever held in th l.ni-rh. Rev. Snyder will ha- e - '.ire n' the music of the day and w ii leu-1 life a ltd sp-rii to the nrn''r-s v. ; h his spirited h-idi-ir". W. F. S -hnei-ler, formerly of Hammond but now- of Albany. N V .. will be present .nd s'rar. j All ar' nifift cordially invifed to attend these services and ;-h.ire Jn the 1 'rterestir.ar rmyrani of ti-.e if!y . A j ft n-rl inviiaiion is extended to ev- j ' ' I GITY OfilOII ?n in r it CENSUS NEWS A ma I s;n mat ion of Hammond and Fast Chicago must wait tint ii the ( ill ,-i a 1 census refiort has li. '-n made, accordincr to 'he opini.-n in ofilcia! circles in Fast 1 a tea co. jusi wnat oi-erence trie cen-1 sus report will mke in a ma 1 ama ion i 1 bans is not ch ar, but there is a feelim; that no steps in am:i!i nrttinn should Ic In ken until the citizens of ejHh city 1 kr.oyv how the two cities compare in I There are those in the Twin Cities 1 who thilk ama lira ma :on M ould be en-! tirely dropped if both cities should pass! into the second class w bile Cure are; some who feel that if both cities were of tho second class th" uuestion of .in. iiram.i1 ion would be ranch simplified, j .in- of Cue pomjs for amalgamation Pes been that it would pi ICC the new j coy jn the second class and peun:t of ! securinir better rov'rimnt because of increased salaries for ollhlals, etc. If! both cities were already in tfie second j lass amalgamation woutd not plac IN THE CITY COURT A new broom sweeps eb:nn and a rmw i pto-seoutor tnctins b'lslne.es; b ol business for the criminally inclined. ! In the Hammond city court this morning I-. ii.v y punishment was raeud out. o liquor violators. Tory AValepa. or N'atepa was lined Sl'i.i and costs and sentenced to thirty .lays at the eo-uTity jriil and a. lilt" sentence and cne was imposed on .lames P. Pe( isidiots. both of whom were charged w i'h violating ihc liiiuor law. Fmil Schui'z. who has appeared in Hammond city courts before, was lis- . missed and immed'.itrly re-arrested on an nHidavii from 1 he criminal court at : Crown Point on a charce of selling in1 tox (cat i ng liouors. , HU case will be .Vara! before .htiije Smith at t'c county 1 sen, lb was rebpsrd on bonds for ; 5 1 tnno. He bad bo.-n la id to the city art on the siiii.- cha'''e but the ease o, "11.11'!, ( ' ami sterner measure-s are looked for under county oflicials. Sam fdy u f.ik I ss. ? !.-.-rii:.ni from 1 he N.nUi ward, arrested some time ago on a charire of ,-oioiucting a gambling device, was In aril before Justice of the Peace J. p. Presp The aid. i-'iuiii refused to civ a I in' of F'a and costs and wiit '" '' ' ' appeal his case to the cr'noua! court 1 1. Crow n Point. 10 camb ing device ' , , , is d.-sctibed .as tin ordinary piinn'i board, ' " . Vm. J. Wlnnerv is his attorney, "

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v. V 1 ' e' t i IT 4v A recent photc of Prince Alb-ecfci. Prince Albrecht of Bavaria, second son of ex-Prir,ce Rupprecht of fcavaria, is well liked in Kurop?au courts and the royalist3 hope to see him placed on some throne. His father recently married the grrand-i dachesB of Luxenbur. Vaipo Bank To Reopen On Monday Gary Banker Prominent in Reorganization of Farmers' National Bank. VAFPAUATSO. IND,' Feb. 2 R The reorganization of the Farm, rs State Rank of Valparaiso has be-n successCully completed, and tin- bank will reopen for business either Monday or Tuesday morning just as if nothing had happened. The depositors may check on their accounts as they see lit. and they may rest assured that their money will be absolutely safe in the bank as reortran'ra-d. All the Gardner intm-sts lave been elimin.attd. and t'e reorganization with the exception of the cashier, w ho wii lb.- chosen later, is as follows: Chas. F. Jeffny. presid-m and director. P. Y. Clifford, vie- president and d i rector. V,". G. AVindlc. vice president and director. I, .11 is G . Horn, d i ra tor. IF K Prow 11. ii'r- .-to.-. A Pe l.owenstine. dir. c tor. Andrew hii-ia'i. ,io-e,',or. Mr. .Icffn v. tli.- p :-. s id.-nt , banker at chas'. -: t on and Gary, is one ,.(' the most popular and substantial citizens of Porter county, and bis name stands for undoubted probity and the best ethics of sat.- banking, it i.- rumored, that be will soon make his home in Valparaiso. lie lias tak-n ov.-r 11.1 shares of ex-president Gardm r' 483 shares .f 1 ie bank's .toe', and the directors h;-.- divided th- oth- r 3fi5 shares between tin m. thus ' iminating one-nian control and making the bank very much stronger tluui it ever was before. Today Messrs. Gardner and W'inneguth transferred tlmir h..mes and all tangible property poss. '. by tin in to the bank. The state authorities will .! out the Hobart hank owned by Mr. Gardner either by sale to om .." th. other hanks or by the appoint m.'-i: of .a receiver. The interest: f 1,;.- d. positors wiil decide whi'h plan wiii he followed. REID-MURDOCK CO. PRESIDENT IS DEAD V oi'd was received m Hammond today of the Midden death of Prank H. Armstrong president of p.-id. Murdoch & Co.. who have a lug plant in Hammond, one ,,f Chicago's best known business men and golf enthusiasts, at Daytona. Fla.. yesterday. Mr. A mist ron g had been m the south for a vacation. Mr. A rmst fa, rig was county, Ohio. July 117. lo Chicago in i7i.' in for I'.eid. Murdoch , m a . Ie H-.- p i-.-s 1. 1 'lit in 1 a.ei a nd pf sub til born 111 Wayne ISf.rt. He came .1 went to work 1 -. i I - - was 01 ia.- . oiieern n I '. I t He w as also a director of the Merchants Loan and Trust company and Cm city National bank of Hvaiistott. He was trustee ol Cornell I'nivi-isity. a governing member of the Art institute and a member of the Chicago. Commercial. Presby t eria n . Fvansi .n Country and Gb-n 'b w clul-s-A v. id-iu and t ,vu son- .ir m- in F vans ton

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VALIDITY F DRY LA' Coming Session of Supreme Court After Recess to Take Up Important Matters. 26 STATES FIGHT DRY APPEAL AUGUSTA. Mr"., Feb. 27--A list of twenty-six: states that will cooperate in opposing the action of Uhode Island in sleeking- to have the national prohibition amendment declared unconstitutional was announced today by Cov. Miliiken. These Mates are Alabama. Arizona, Arkansas. California, Colorado. Delaware. Florida. Georgia. Idaho, Indiana. Kansas. Kentucky, Louisiana, -Maine. Michigan, Montana. Nebraska. Nevada. North Carolina, Nortii I'akota. Oreeon. South Dakota. Texas. Fth. West Virginia, and Wyoming-. Bl I.I.FTIV. HMWUO, Feb. 2S Fifty local antlpr.iliil.it lun nrennbatloDii hrre I00W KlrpK :it a meeting to send a many .lelsates as possible to thf San FranIsco convention who ill irnrk for hr nomination f (lov, liibvnrd., of tw Jersey for presi.Jrnt. and vi ho will null a "ligtit wine and brer iimrndmnt" in the Oemoernlie platform. The organisation alio plan to aak for nil presidential candidate the question: "Are you wet or drj-f iiii.i.KTiy. HASIinCTOV. Feb. 2S The law passed the legislature by TSrvr Jersey permitting: 3..-.U per cent beer will not be recognized by the fedrnl jcovernment. The bureau of Internal revenue today iNsued a etaieinent. declare ed that violation of the federal prohibition law, permitting but one-half of one per cent of alcohol will be prosecuted In New Jersey, despite the law passed by the state legislature. WASHINGTON. Feb. IS The V. S. supreme court will resume its session next Monday after a recess lasting throush February. With the exception of a shott recess over the Faster holtdays, the court will continue. It Is expected, in regular session until June, when the regular summer recess lasting until October, will start. Many important decisions are expected from the court at an early date. Among the expected decisions are those in the anti-trust cases against the coal carrier railroads wherein the government peeks a separation of the business of transportation and of mining and sale of coal; the valilify of the federal law imposing a special tax on the product of child labor in mills, mines and quarries; and the liability of stock dividends under the revenue law to the income tax. Th validity of fie prohibition amendment will be brought before tne court during Ihe coming session. Preliminary arcunietits in the case have been set by the court for hearing on March Sth. after other matters on the" calendar previously set for that date have been disposed of. The solicitor general of the F. S. will reply to the brief filed by the state of P.hode Isianl. to which, have been connectel other complaints to the court attacking the amendment which charges the unconstitutionality of the amendment the invalidity of the Volstead enforcement act and seeks to enjoin the government from enforcing the Volstead law and to have it declared null and void. The government will insist that the supreme court is without the jurisdiction in the issue raised by Rhode Island. If this contention is upheld by the court there will ne no trial of the Phode Island case on Its met us. SENATORS TALKING TREATYJO DEATH Democrats Favoring Pact Predict Development of Fillibuster. ''INTERNATIONAL NEWS SCaVfCEj WASHINGTON. Feb. :'S The peace treaty today appcarfd to bo buried deep in senatorial oratory. There was little indication of any action by the senate on the treaty for senators showed a creat disposition to talk about th" pact. Since Senator Fodge brought the treaty up on Thursday with the announcement that lie would keep it continuously before the senate, the greater part of the time had been taken up up by speeches by Senators Feed and Nonas. No reservation to which there was little objection has been voted upon. Democrats who favored the treaty today predicted that time would showthai "irreconcible"' foes of the treaty w i re developing a filibuster to "talk tho treaty to death." Takr The Tcnes .-.nd tcrr-p touch vth tne whole woriu

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