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WOMEN TO STORM U. P. CONVENTION

Militent Suffragists Are Preparing to HecKle National Gathering. BILLETIV CHICAGO. May XO The high ot Republic- N-tlol convention. ay waa repealed today vh- figure were leai ont .howlna; that the committee on arrangements will P least $150,000 to hold the . r. .theriaK here, about twice the cost of the 116 conventiou. BY MILDRED MORBH ISTAFF CORESPONDENT I ""V"are WASHINGTON. May 20 11 Delaware again fails to ratify the suffrage amendment, a great protest army of rumen will sweep "P" lhe republican convention in Chicago, "to dem.ni the reason why." militant suffragists announced here today. Thousands of women througho it the country "outraged and ready for action" are waiting for the rallying call. On to Chicago." said Mrs. Benigna Green Kalb. of Houston, Texas, secretary of the Farm Women's National congress, one of the leaders in tha movement. WILL WALK IF NECESSARY "I shall walk to Chicago if necessary." said Mrs. Kalb. "And thousands of other women are willing to do likewise. We shall need no invitation to s into the convention. "We shall walk in without permission and turn St into a suffrage demonstration. It will be a protest army of women voters and it will express all the pent up indignation of the millions of unenfranchised women. As a republican I am ashamed of my party." Mia Emma Wold, of Portland. Ore., said a large delegation from the ratine coast would join the "On to Chicago" movement if the republicans of Delaware failed to act.t WAS A WARNING At the headquarter! of the Xatlonal Women's Party it was announced that the recent heckling of Will Hays, chairman of the republican rational committee, was intended as a warning that "militant methods will be revived if the republican party can be aroused to action in no other way. "The women have waited long and patiently," said Alice Paul, leader of the militants. ."If necessary we shall resort to more aggressive methods as the way opens. The republican party has the power to enfranchise the women of the country." SAYS IT MXST BE IMMEDIATE The militant headquarters today buzzed with old time activity and there was glee over the announcement of Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood, one of the heira to the great Eno fortune, and an aunt of Gifford Pinchot. one of Gen. Wood's active supporters, that she would not contribute another cent to the republican party unless Delaware immediately ratified. The heckling, broke up the meeting ef republican women called to hear Chairman Hays pica for funds. BADLY INJURED Lester D. Toung, of Lansing, 111., was seriously injured at 7 p. m . yesterday when he drove the motorcycle on which he was riding at 50 miles an hour into a Ford automobile containing Sir. and Mrs. Henry Boratel, who live at the corner of Madison and Cherry streets in Hammond. The accident occurred at Madison .and loth streets, where it is alleged Toung, driving at a terrific dip, lost control of his machine and plunged into the back of the Ford which was also traveling north on Madison st. Both machines were wrecked. Toung and the occupants of the automobile w'ere taken to St. Margaret's hospital where it was found the motorcycle driver had sustained a broken right leg and broken knee cap. The others were discharged. Dr. Chid law said that Young's injuries would not be fatal. Hammond Lodge Puts oif Work for Illinois On Friday evening. May 21, McKlnly lodge No. 713, F. & A. M.. have been Invited to put on the Master Ma. ton degree for Rainbcw lodge of Chicago. The occasion will be to celebrate "Rainbow lodges 400th member and the local lodge is highly honored by this special invitation. A special car has been chartered to take the degree team and any of the Master Masons in Hammond who wish to make the trip. This care will leave the Russell street switch at 6:30 p. m. Friday evening. May 21. According tc the registration there will be more than 100 Blaster Masons who will make the trip and an enjoyable time is anticipated by all. The McKinley lodge is the junior organization of -thC-Masonic bodies instituted just a year age. It has gained quite a reputation for its excellent work and the beauty of its parafernalia. Hammond should be rroud of any organizaion which carries the refutation of the city into foreign Countries

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Work On New Arena Is Stopped Opposition to Boxing ByEast Chicago Commerce Chamber is Cause

Opposition to the erection of an arena j for the staging of boxing contests on ! the site of the old Kast Chicago hall park has caused the indefinite postponement of such construction and possibly the project will Pe dropped altogether . The opposition was started by property owners in the vicinity of the proposed arena and was taken up by the Chamber of Commerce. The contest which was to have been staged between Sailor Freedman and Bud Perrill on May 22. at the new arena will be postponed until ovner arrangements can be made. Possibly the two can be brought together some place in the Twin Cities during the following week. Mcllroy Recount Is Granted RFLLF.TIN Judge Norton made the other tiro appointments this afternoon. They are J. Kelmun Reppa. of Fast Chicago, and J. AMI! Brlshaw, of Lowell. rPFECTAT. To The Times. CROWN POINT, Ind.. May 2C. Judge Norton of the Lake circuit court yesterday gTanted the petition of Frank R. Mcllroy for a recount of the ballots cast for state senator in the primary election. The decision f-nded a stiff legal battle which had been waged between attorneys for Mr. Mcllroy and hi3 oj ponent. C. Oliver Holmes, who won th-j nomination by twenty votes. The recount will start Monday of r:'it week. John D. Peterson of Crown Pirt has been appointed one of the three special commissioners and Judge Norton will select the other two before the end of the week. When the matter came before Judge Norton, attorneys for Mr. Holmes filed a special appearance and pleadings to the effect that the court had no jurisdiction in the case. They held that the senatorshjp was a state office .ni any contest must be taken before the state legislature. Attorneys for Mr. Mcllroy held that the office was not classed as a state office, but was really a district office, and according to the statutes came under the jurisdiction of the court. They also showed that as he legislature doeS not convene until January no decision could be reached in order to see which should represent the Republican party in the November election. Judge Norton overruled the motion of Mr. Holmes and granted the recount, setting next Monday as the day on which the commissioners will start their difficult task. JOB SNAPPED UP IN HURRY If applications for jobs on xarms continue to come, in with the frequency of the present rush noticeable relief will be afforded farmers of Lake county in their present plight du to labor shortage. When the appeal of Bert Hayrten. the Lowell farmer, appeared in The Times last night, it started a ruth. His offer of $70 and "trimmings" appealed to dozens of men who had farm experience. Ed. Kroer, Hammonds free employment agent, had just eaten his suoter la-t night when he began to receive inquiries over the telephone, blx calls came in. Each man wanted to know if there was any way he could get hold of Mr. Ilayden and cinch the job without waiting until morning. It seemed too good to be true. Mr. Hayden received several telephone calls this forenoon and one letter, but a man was already on the road.' having been sent through the employment office in which Mr. Hayden's application had been filed. Eight more men appeared at the office this morning and filed applications for farm jobs. Practically all of them had spent a number of years on the farm at some period in their lives and were anxious to get back. All were assured jobs just as soon as County Agent Place gets the farmers supplied with application blanks. Two appeals for help came from farmers through the early mail. Here they are: Ed. Keunckle, Hebron, R. R. l, wants an experienced or inexperienced man over sixteen years old. He specifies "no milking" which will appeal to many young men. He offers $25 to $10 per month with board. H .B. Wason- of Lowell, wants a man with family for one year. He offers $60 to $65 per month with house, garden and part of fuel furnished. LAKE CO. MEN AT CONVENTION Br w. h. ni.oDGinT) INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. May 20. A State Democratic convention without Pat Finerty of Gary, would be a very cold proposition. As a Democratic boss in a big Republican county like Lake, Mr. Finerty manages to pull out a good many votes for his tickett The city of Hammond is represented by two- physicians. Dr. Roy K. Malloy and Dr. William Howatt. so if the usual thins: happens in the Hammond delegation, first aid will be at hand.

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HEAR THAT "00 PLATES will be set at a banquet at the "Masonic .Temple tonight to discuss the new temple building plans. THIEVES last Tuesday night broke into the home of Fred Miller at 237 State St.. They got nothing. POO licenses to the number of SBS have been issued at the city hall. Yesterday 23 alono were issued. A BUNCH of Hammond people visited the H.artly Theatre at Fast Chicago last night and were delighted with the big bill. DAVID O 'CONOR, the Dublin Sinn ing at K. of C. hall at 8 o'clock. 20S Sibley St. AX applicant for second papers insisted he had no children but had four boys and Judge Hardy couldn't talk him out of CITY JUDGE KITZ is always springing a paradox. "Yes." said the judge, "I'll have a garden this year and a few chickens besides." Ask the judge how they do it. FT FARMENTER. ciy electrician, has a strawberry patch back of his house ar 192 Highland st. "Plants arc in blossom now," sflys Ed, "and in about three week's oh, you shortcake," THE city garbage collection department is once more functioning in the south part of the city after several alleys had been neglected for quite a while. LITTLE tike asked h:s mother to read him the Mfns in Harrison Park: "Do? Not Allowed in the Park." "What do they want to put them up there for?" he asked. "Dogs can't read." W. B. CON KEY, at a meeting today of Lake county manufacturers, was heartily cheered when he spoke of "this iro"t Calumet region this Garden of Z. in for manufacturers." FRA.'.'K 3CHUE. assistant manager of the Lyndora Hotel, waa released on $3000 bond after a warrant charging him with a.ault and battery was served. The Lyndon's former Jap chef is the plaintiff. CHARLES CRUMPACKER. attorney, will have a garden. In facl. Charles says the family is already indulging in tomatoes. 'We liavo them on the back porch in boxes," said Mr. Crumpaeker. What he meant was canned tomatoes. W. KOVAOY, former Hammond high school boy. is showing up well as a strintcr at th University of Illinois. ! In spite of his 170 pounds -Aeiirht, he j came in second in the 100-yard dash at a recant meet. ART KIGHT, doorman at the De Luxe, suspected that someone was trying to kid him the other night when he was asko.1 over the phone to rage Sir. Finkelstein. Dr. Diamondstein and Abe Stein all within an hour. However, each man was in the audience. CAPTAIN EMIL BUNDE was forced to admit that his garden is one of the best little gardens in the city. "What do you raise. Captain?"' "Oh. I've got a variety garden?" "But your egg fruit, according to Sergeant See, is about the most tasteful vegetable hereabouts." No answer. CHIEF OF POLICE FETER AUSTGEN has a state-wide reputation ajs a cook. And when it comes to gardening, r.sk Chief Austgen. The chief's annual I spring garden is a delight to the eye. and as for the ralate, why the chief finds, in the summer, that he has friends he never met before. ATTT. C. B. TINKHAM moved back into his old office in the Hammond building a few days after the last telephone d. rectory was printed and says he neer bffore realized how important it was to ! h3e his phone number in the directory. He is going to have 4S2 rrinted in caps in the next one. MISS KADA CIAR-Iv. who operates a beauty parlor on Mucnich ct.. has among other noteworthy accomplishments, the distinction of conducting Hammond's first Chora society. Forty fulsome feminine voices will sing the songs the grandma sang when the Hammond Bethany Club choral society auds in the Memorial Dav celebration. TOU may have fv-ard it, but a Green Line pas-semrer with a bulging hip pocket, lost his balance and sat down hard when the car hit one of the bumps on Hon man St. at night. As he recovered himself a look of horror spread over his fae. Something wet was trickling down his ec. As he feverishly started an examination h murmered prayerfully, "My God. I hope that's blood." riTY the poor flat dweller whe.n his more fortunate friends, who have attics and cellars, dilate upon their garden-m-aking abilities. He stands bewildered, or if acquainted with the joy of sinking one's teeth into a homegrown onion or radish, he is at least envious. Jimmy Trost, city court bailiff, is garrulous about his onions and rhubarb, and Desk Sergeant See is positive that his rhubarb and onions have it all over Jimmy's. GARY MAN GETS A JUDGMENT CROWN POINT. Ind., May 20. Angel P. Rose of Gary was given damages amounting tc $314.76 by a jury in the circuit court on Wednesday. Rose was suinjr the Superior Laundry of Gary for $200 wages, which he alleged were coming to him. Kenneth Call of Gary represented the laundry and George P. Rcse looked after the interests of his brother. Don't rhrow your psper awai without reading the want ad page.

Shimmy Dance Dangerous Here's a Girl Who Came Near Loalaf Bar Adam's Apple Darin? the Abie.

k INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE I 1A1LA. Neb.. May 20. Biting one's vis-a-vis In the neck while jn the midst of the throbbing palpitations of th shimmy may be classified as a fxx pas, it wws held by Judge FHzyerald in the Omaha police court today. He imposed a fine of $1 on Edward M. Lynch, accused by the latter's fajr dancing partner of gnawing on her Adam's apple, and ordered the latter to confine the use of his molars on food hereafter. FACTORY MEN INDORSE R. R. At a joint meeting of the Lake county manufacturers and the Hammond Chamber of Commerce held this noon under the direction of the Hammond Manufacturers Association resolutions were passed by both sides endorsing the request of the railroaas for i per cent increase in freight rates and petitioning the Interstate Commerce Commission to give the broadest possl. ble latitude in its Interpretation of the laws governing freight increases. W. B. ConWey, chairman of the Hammond Manufacturers Association, appointed a committee composed of B .F. Affleck, president of the Universal Cement Co.; H. F. Prince, traffic manager of the American Steel Foundries; H. F. Chapln, of Chapin Co.; and H. E. Greenberg of the Sinclair Refining Co., to draft and forward to the Interstate Commerce Commission a letter concurring with the ideas and appeals as presented by representatives of the railroads at today's luncheon. The case of the railroads was outlined by V. A. Butterworth, assistant reneral freight agent of the Fere Marquette railroad. .Other speakers for ine roaas were: -. . i. . w nuney, sistant general S. .agent of t NewTork Ventto'luiv.' Ox M; UtI the roads were: a- . L. Whitney, sthe id ler, genral freight agent of the Baltimore & Ohio: W. H. Ward, generaf freight agent of the I. H. B . ; C. A. Gormaly. division freight agent of the Grand Trunk; W. C. Douglas, of the Michigan Central; and C. R. Newm.a, of the Wabash railroad. Proceedings are now before the Interstate Commerce Commission request ing a raise of "0 per cent in freight rates or approximately $562,000,000 a year increased revenue for The railroads. Action will be taken by the commission next week, it was said. Mr. Butterworth. in explaining the situation of the railroads and their reasons for asking an increase a this time pointed out the necessity for more money. "The shortage of cars is something you all are disagreeably familiar with. At present 240.000 new cars are reeded. Within the next three years 608.000 cars will be needed for replacements alone. Credit of the carriers must be re-established. Railroad Investments must be made attractive. The railroads must have more moi,,C. A. Taylor of the F. S. Betz Co.. wanted to know what assurance the manufacturers would hare that service would be improved with an increase in freight rates. "Where is the guarantee." he asked, "that will give us more cars and better service if you get this increase?" His question was dittoed by W. B. Conkey, E. F. Affleck and others. A representative of the Graver Tank XVorks said the payroll of his company had been cut $15,000 in the past mo:th because of the car shortage su.tms down production. F. F. Chapin voiced the sentiment of the gathering when he said that all agreed the railroads should have more money; that they further should have the confidence of the manufacturers and public. More than 100 manufacturers of the Calumet region were present. Dr. W. D. Weis made his bow as the new vicepresident of the Chamber of Commerce. GARY MEETING More than 200 building contractors from all parts of Indiana will convene June 2nd at Gary w hen the State Building Contractors Association will meet for a one-day session to discuss material prices, labor and the building situation generally. The convention will be held at the Gary T. M. C. A. building. v The executive committee of the association will meet at 2 p. m., when plans for the coming year will be outlined and the problems confronting the building industries will be talked over. At 7:30 p. m. will be held a mass meeting and banquet. It is expected that resrvations for over 200 contractors will be made. The announcement of the convention was made this morning by E. E. Cole, secretary of the Hammond Building Contractors' Association. A delegation of contractors- from southern Indiana will charter a special train from Indianapolis. This Is the first time that local contractors have succeeded in bringing the association convention to northern Indiana.

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PRICES SLASHED IK SOME PEACES; III OTHERS NOT

!5 TF.K C KT ( IT FOIl .MEN WASHINGTON, May 20. Two men's furnishing stores here today had large advertisements announcing redactions in prices. One store advertised a cut of 25 per cent and another 15 per cent. Charles' J. Columbus, secretary cf tha Merchant's Association, stated that general reducttions will follow, partly due to the unusually late summer seaion. OMAHA m SIXESS PICKS IP OMAHA, Neb.. May 20. Managers of Omaha stores, who slashed prices on their goods from 20 to 30 per cent, said today that the volume of business in their wtorcs has increased in some instances as much as 400 per cent. Some managers reported an increase comparable to the Christmas season rush. Two more clething stores today announced a 33 1-3 per cent reduction on their entire stocks. IIASNT REAOIKI) PITT5BIIICH PITTSBURGH, May 20. Pittsburghers today were hoping that the price slashing campaign would soon hit here. The merchants are still sitting high.. Llub women to-day were canvassing groceries and making inquiries about combination sales in disposing of sugar, which is soling as hgh as 31 cents a pound. Sugar purchasers find it necessary to buy st least $1 worth of other gcods. Prosecutions are like- i ly to result. PRICE CfTTIXG IX X F.W nXGLAXD BOSTON. May ?0. Price slashing in wearing apparel continued in NewEngland today. Scores of bi retail stores, announced "clearance sales." Women's dress and sport coats, which brought $50, were advertised for $05; $S.T5 gloves were down to $6.35; $1.10 knit underwear sold for 75 cents; $9.25 white blankets brought $6.59; $12 women's suede shoes now cost $7.45; $45 men's suits sold for $37.50; $3.50 trcusers brought $7.45; $45 men's suits sold for $57.50; $3.50 trousers brought Jr"i; $3.i9 pajama cost, $2S5, $10 men's silk shirts were reduced $6.45; $2 neckwear was down to 85 cents: boys $13.50 Norfolk suits sold fc-r $10.75: $16.15 misses blouses brought $12. and one big men's clothin? store announced a 15 per cent discount on all suita and tc-p coats. XOT KFFECT1 V E IX DEWKR DENVER, Colo.. May 20. Prices for tie-thing and food stuffs in Denver, except for 'bargain sale" reductions in some wearing apparel stores, remained today at high figures. There was no indication that the price slashing movement reported in some cities will be effective here immediately. PREDICTS STILL HIGHER PRICES BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. May 20. Declaring that "We have long ago instituted cut price sales." Iccal merchants were a unit in declaring that the price cutting was misleading in their opinion. They declared that staple and standard articles were higher than ever and that retail prices for this season and the coming season would be higher than ever. 5 pmNEWS FLASHES (BTJXI.ETITT) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEI NTJW YORK, May 20. The stock market closed strong today. The market bad a sharp rally in the -final trading and rose from two to six points. The highest levels of the day were established in the last few minutes. (BTJLLETIN) Earl. C. Reeves STAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N . SERVICE) LONDON. May 20. A. Konar Law, addressing the house cf commons this afternoon, declared that France has an exaggerated idea of the amount of indemnity that may be expected as forthcoming from Germany. (BTJUCETTTf) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE I WASHINGTON. May 20. While the prices of clothing may be reduced thero is little hope of reduction in prices of food commodities for the present, according to Dr. Royal Meeker, chief of the bureau of statistics of the department of labor. (BTJX.X.ETXN) (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEI WASHINGTON. May 2 A conference was held at the department of justice today between representatives of the principal sugar refiners of New York and Philadelphia and officials of the department, with the object of working out some plan for pro-rating the supply of sugar among essential industries. (BTJUETIW) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEI FULTON CHAIN. N. T.. May 20. Forest fires which for a week have been burning fiercely in the lower Adirondacks. have gotten beyond control of rangers. Publio works were stopped here today to get fire fighters. More than 2500 acres have been burned over. See Brown's Big Flour Sale ad on inside page of this isuc 5-20-2t

M'COLLOCH NAMED FOR GOVERNOR

BLLI.KTIX 'INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEI ' IXt)IAXAPOI.ls, JLr., May :i-Dr. ( arlrton It. Mr ulloch, of Indlnnapoli. wns nominated for 1hr Kovrrnorahip by unHnimoua vote in the dfmorr.it Mate convention thin afternoon. He min nnoppoMed, the content f iprftrd front filrnd of Ktrlty Risk, of Lafayette, failing to develop. The nomination of Tboman Tang art for I. S. Krnator nan ratified unanimously . Samuel M. Footer, of Fort Wayne, waa Nominated for lieutenant-governor. Other nominations follow : Secretary of State, Charlen H. Wanner. Bart bo-lomew eounty. Auditor of state, Charles R. Hughes, of Peru. Atty. General, George I) Snnkel, of La Porte. State treasurer, George A. Beharlty, of El wood. (BTJLLETIIT) f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 INDIAHAPOLIS, Ind., May 20. A woman will be a member of the Indian 1)1? four at the San Trancisco conren. tlon and three women will he alternates. The tig four chosen today follows: Vice President Marshall, Thomas Taffgart, senatorial nominee; Samuel Ralston and Alice roster McCulloch of Port Wayne. Alternates will be Mrs. Pred Latienstein of Evansville; Mrs. Mary K. McNutt, Indianapolis; Kirs. Hortense Tapp Moore, Rockville, and Mason J. Niblock, Tincenn.es. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS. IND.. May 20 The. liquor issue was injected ini. the Indiana democratic convention tod;iy when Thomas Riley Marshall. vice president of the U. S.. declared that the "people will ..find a way lawfully to lessen what some deem to be the rigors" of the prohibition amendment. The vice president, although indicating that the federal amendment was not a "forward movement." said that so longas the amendment of the constitution it must be enforced. No wet plank, however, was contained in the platform to be submit1 cd to the ounv!nliuv A vis-orous fight was r.uule to have a "wt" ptank inserted, but when It was seen that the "drys" outnumbered the "wets," it was decided to leave the liquor fight to the San Francisco convention. Planks endorsing the administration of President Wilson, demanding the adoption of the treaty and league of nations covenant and scoring thu Knox peace resolution just passed by the senate, were in the tentatie platform prepared. T FLAT WAGE SCALE INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEI CHICAGO. May L'n Recommending to the Federal railway board that, the flat wage scales now in effect be abandoned in favor of a sliding wage scal intended to permit employes living in centers where the cost of living is highest to enjoy equal purchasing power with those not so affected, E. T. Whiter, representing the railroad executives, today continued hi presentation of the railroad's attitude on th?ir employes' demands for a billion dollar increase. "Workers living in centers where the cost of living is much higher than in other sections of the country, should be granted purchasing power equal to that of railroad employes not so situated." he said. "The sliding wase seal" we recommend, should be based upon the cost of living in different communities. "We also recommend that nigljt workers get more pay than day employes, for as it is now. the older and more experienced men naturaTTy get the jobs which pay highest and night work must be left to the younger and less experienced men. This condition is seriously affecting the night, efficiency of the roads. "The difference in lhe pay of conductors and brakemen should be greater, too, for as the scale now stands, there is not enough difference in the pay of those two classes of workers to make the brakeman ambitious for a conductor's job . The roads accordingly are shy of good conductors. "The demand for time and one-half for work performed on Sunday nd holidays is opposed, because the roads feel that they should not be penalized for having to do work that is made for them by the nation's shippers." THE MILLION POUNDS OF SUGAR IS FOUND INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 CHICAGO, May 20. With sugar retailing at 25 -f onts a pound and upward in Chicago, the discovery v.-ns made today of more than 3.0CO.0OO pounds of that staple loaded in cars hidden sway on an obscure ra.i.'road sid.r.jr. Most of he sugar is believed to have been sent heer from Philadelphia, many tags on the cars were missing in order to conceal the nature of their conVrtji. A'thugh consigned to wholesale grocers, b.oher rnd other dv!TS. it is trliever' that the cars are bc:n: he! for "chain re-selling" In order to keep up Lhe price of sugar here.

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Services to Nation While Member of House Many and Notable.

HONORED IN THE NATION "If Judge Qt.Kiy.irkf r had wnnt- j ed the nomination for I" . S. xr:.i- - tor in Indiana a decade no," nid a prominent republican thi morning, I believe he could have had it. He waa even ranked by many nx good prrxidential timber and In 1912 he was mentioned In the ulnte aa n national figure who would make a good president. He was n personal friend of Theodore Koosrvrit and Former President W. 11. Taft Special To The Time'. VALPARAISO, IND., .May 20 Judge Edgar D. Crumpaeker. who during his sixteen years in congress, did more tadvance the interests of the Tenth District and ifie Calumet region than any other .nan, died at his home here last night at 6:30 o'clock. In his death the state loses one of its most prominent men and a lony-timc figure in national republican politics. Mr. Cruriipacker's health had been failing for some time and this finally resulted in a general breakdown several weeks ago. His condition wa.s such that relatives were summoned to the bedside on several previous occasions when it was feared that t'.end was near. Widespread mourning will be occasioned by news of hio death. WAS A HARD WORKER A native of Indiana. Judge Crumpacker had always worked heart and s,ul ior the advancement of his state's inteersts and the results of his ejTorls are to be seen especially in the Calumet region. Through the active interest he took in public affairs he. rained a wide acquaintance and was probably the best known man in the Tenth District. Every community, rural and urban, has scores of men who were his personal friends. While he was at the zenith of his fame in congress, he achieved national fame by organizing the plan for the southern states to have their votes cut down where the negroes were nol allowed to vote. He was one cf tha bulwarks of the Taft administration. BORX OF XOTKD FAMILY He was born in LaForte county, May 27, 1851, of a famous family. He attended the public school of Valparaiso and Liter waa a student of Valparaiso College. Cn leaving- the shz, . of his home town, "lie enterd Jheii, department of Indiana University f row which he graduated. Mr. Crumpaeker served two years as city attorney of Valparaiso and was then elected prosecuting attorney cf the judicial district which then comprised Porter and Lake counties, serving two terms. In March, 1S91, upon the establishment of the Indiana Appellate court no was appointed one of the judges by Governor Hovty. RIIMKS LAW PRACTICE On his return to Valparaiso he resumed the practice of law with the, firm of Crumpaeker Brothers of which lie was a member. The firm handled the legal business of a number of Indiana's largest corporations and Edgar G. Crumpaeker -was conceded to be Northern Indiana's leading attorney. In 1S96 he was the republican nominee for c -ogressman from the Tenth District and won in the election. In crdcr to take up this office of public service he sacrificed a lejrai business, the returns from which were much more than the salary which he received from the office. He is said to be one of the few men who had less money when he left congress than when i.e entered. LF.FT MAM MOMME.MS Few peopie realize the extent to which cities of the Calumet region are indebted to Mr. Crumpackers woik. He secured the federal buildings for Hammond. Gaiy and Valparaiso, and put the bill through for the one which is to be built at Kast Chicago. He fathered legislation for the improvement of the inland navifiation and harbor improvements by which many of the region's largest industries arc possible. The public confidence which we enjoyed is shown by the fact that in the Sixty-o'ixth congress the las: two years- of Tafi M administration he waa the only republican congressman from Indiana . Following return to private life, Mr. Crumpaeker had been practicinglaw. but had been greatly hampered by poor health. He is survived by a widow and three sons, Owen L. Crumpaeker, of Valparaiso; Fred C. Crumpaeker, of Hammond and Maurice D. Cru.Mpacker, of Portland, Ore. Therq are also three surviving brothers. Grant Crumpaeker, of Valparaiso. D. W. Crumpaeker, of Wiilow Springs. 111., and Charles T. Crumpaeker, of Chicago. His brother Peter, of Hammond, died two years ago. The fnner'al will be held Saturday afternoon at i o'clock from the Christian chaicli at Valparaiso. TEN KILLED IN BLOODY FIGHTifjf IRJESHATIONAt, NEWS SERVICE WILLIAMSON; VA., 20men were killed and fire were w fcd. In the biondjf flghtins h tiilvate tietcttlTeS and striking at Matetf-arl iate yesterdajr s klght. according io Sheriff (J, liamson; bf Mtngd County; turned to this Ht from Mat mdrtilrig: The wounded Int ae,teehv! hiid m'.neis. lhe place was rjalet to ; ing to the sheriff; with thli state police patrollin ;? He salu Wild Ulsorder cr mining i i"ifti unlit rrik detectives who were taken flight to the nil if.