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Wilson Supporter Attacks "Autocratic Assumption of Authority." rT!MES BUREAU AT STATE CAPITAL IM'tANAI'i'l.I?, 1XD. . June -3 Tn Ttmnar.t if d.-m- rat u- l.-;idr! 1 ft i ' the Hoo?ter caint il suiff rt ! a bad ca.-e of rorvfs as a ic-ait of t'i? s.t.iU-m ent of the erstwhile surrortir .-f I'rt-i-d-nt V:ison, AViUiyni F. M Combs, atta kirg th- autocratic as.-umpti. n of authority" by tb.e Wlr.t? lloufe and condemning the Wiisonian i-iea --f the league of nation? . Mr.NM'l) TO IHRMOW '"r.jiterr.a!i'Ti r-tan-d atrtisr th? If aders at tb. suiidfii b.'bbms "I1 n' a grrfus nif-r.a.' t i ii perftct h;irnfny that thpy had prd:ot-d for th San Franciscn event. In th abf no of Torn Taggart. who never fail? t quiet the nerves of his federal brethern in times of dire stress, th small ojrs in the- democratic n.aehine let out wild screams that M-Ombs is sufferingwith he affliction of "sore thumb." LOOK ASWAN V. AT 1.KAI.1F These brethern. who have been whip Ted into line and told that the Wi!r,on leag i of nations is the greatest of ad documents ar.d is the only thins that triil save the world. ate bf sinning. however, to look with imsa 1 vinr the league p-att'Ttn plank adapted at the lr.d'ana state convention and are trembling: least their .plank may b 'shot full of holes by .vme action a the ti olden Gate convention. MARSHALL HAD TO St BHIT j They recall that evn Vice-President ' Marsha'.! was forced t" 5tibrr.it to the Ta g ;j rt-Fosse-Hals on triumvirate die j tation in th" attitude, of the state con-; ver.tion on the leasrue ntBtfr. AVhen it i "conies down to rock bottom the Ind- ' ' jara democrat ;r poitian don't carei rrueh about the league, but from the , s'ar.dp int of party exped'em-y they . did not like the idea of havinc Indiana ' Tbending- the knee to the Wilson league t plan when it is possible that the party! nationally may not swallow the White H-use bait. ML SIPPORT UHI1M. The swing of the rank ard file of the Indiana rpj'oiioans to the firm sup (Continued or. pa'; nv ECAI THREE DAY SLEEP Titer Eogrusz. 13. liPth st "Hammand may be credited wit (tepvery of the perpetual stew rJaad had his way aoout it h Ufft t h d : i If he would liave proven it conclusively but ."West Hammond police intervened. he i Af-

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'Kowalski last niht. Early Sunday m-jrntn;? Pete was found trvinic to find his home. He i could barely navieate and in try . to ci bis bearings h pau.-ed ocas- I lionally to sight along a half-pint hot- J of water Colored Tejuid which lie '. gripped convulsively. With a sigh of reli.f himself to the custody of he resitrnrd j the officer , and promptly w ent to sleep makmK j it necessary for them to haul him to t the station. There he si. pt and sit pt. ' The bottle which he toted was found j to contain stomach drops, sold under j various names. ;t consists of ninety- , odd percent of gram alcohol miM-d with ether. The proper way to use it is to first pour the stuff into a saucer or oth-r shallow vthsl and allow the ether to evaporate. Pete was in a hurry and besides he didn't have a saucer so he drank it. ether and all. Onlv a couple of vhits were necessary to lay him away. At the police station the boys became worried. It I seemed he would never awake. Prob- j ably his stomach should have been I pumped but no one happened lo think j of that. The ether in his stomach ' slowly vaporized ant as he continued j to snore away he kfpt inhahnjr the ! funr.es of his liquor which made him j sleep sounder than ever, until the ether had been .1 1 vv a s n o t ! entirely dis sipated that he had any chance to re cover from his spree. East nijiht with hazard face he nnounced that he was in condition to face the police magistrate. Huefullv he told he had bought the stuff in Chicago, paying $-.' for a half pint. H was assessed a fine -f J.1 which with costs amounted to $!l."a. No extra charpe was made for using th- eel! as . bedroom thro" da vs. APPOINTS TAGGERS COMMITTEES Mrf. E. Ionfr. Mrs. O 'Callahan. Mrs. of the Tajr bay Benefit to take place r-n Saturday, the L'Hth. th.e proceeds of which are to be divided between the Orphana.-e f"r boys in Hammond and the one for "iris in East Chi. ago, anrounccf the following committee to take full charge of the act-.vitie-t. AT tViriso Ti-l-i.-. a i-.- - 1 1 1 i n V to VCl' lilltl'lT the i, , j services as ta-K. rs wiu joe.ie .. i-.-il . to this committee at once: Mrs. E. Eons'. Mrs. o'a.o;iahan. Mrs. Former, Miss Marie ;..in( r:. Mi.'s C.issie. Ieary. Miss S. Melvcuthi n. Miss p. H-lbrich, Miss ".:, rvrtz. Miss Hose I x.ic:.e ana .oi.-s . rnnca jvo.n. I

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His Boom Launched When I Predecessor as Treasury ! Dept. Head Withdrew j s; AHH C AIt'l F-R til. S r'f.n::" w i t lid a titi his n.ime f cons;derat ;ori as a Mnd-2.nt e for ''. ;: rTiocratv' r ori s r. a t : a to Mn Kra.r sc- 'V:i en t :n by M'i:;.am MrAI'-v wh:' t o.io we.;i bv the launcnini of a bo'-rrt for Senator Carter Jiass of V ; r-r ; r, i.i . For se.T.i'. rr.--nths S( r.flTor ilia.-s haj? b-e-i nsidered a possipu.ty. bit h wis known to t a ciose friend -f the man he succeeded as head of the Treasurv Iep,irtrr.ent. Hefore !r. JI.-Ad-rs withdrawal it had been .-: a ' - 1 that Senator Gl a. ft w u ' d h-ad the ( ro ro it t e t j -n r:.itfo-; at San F'rarsejsoo. Shoul 1 j Senator Glass h nominated he wo ill 'nave tee o s f -. r. ' ! his own p 1 a t f o r rr j the convent i-n . '.at 'tc w r i ; rf.-ent;r.: it SOBIESKi TEACHERS ' OUIT JOBS Iiscc-'jra.ced with f r u4. 1. 1 e-ji s fiht w-hich making: towards havtr.f tered at. the Sobie.-ki Hamm ;nd. all of the the seemingly ey have b'm r conditions betschool in West t h r e ta hrs employed a: the bu;id.n- ha v nd"--ed their res. nation, v. lak effect wnii the end of tue term ve.k. All haw bett"r position? in view for next fall . The members of the son j.-ski staff are MJss H"ien Kcnnelv. principal, and Misses Mar O'C "tiiKl: and Resira GranacKi A.! a' experience and h a v wcrk in s' 1 la m m r- , f '. nd or. e e x i , t nd inspire e.f t h " h they have la hand a ps a rirc r w- h i bor Pat r in? i :; their pir. !.r. to a siri n o u , --'r.v . . v h p -i : t -r tr.ii r. v are iave su. .-. - ie.J lie f e. ; ; r ' n r.z will b- a-.--in ar' the j e c Tj; s corn r '; ;n i a' the t3 a u s e o : -.-s i-- t t.oe res : ft", a - of he refusal of prar. an a le. 1 me v r ea in the:r salar.es. At pi esep t tl." We vv n c c .s they a 1 e trio lowest ; a;a i a.i 1 st Ha ir.tnor.--l schoc'ls . Their are lower than th" county's ; mil. .muni . Unless h.eher Wi.cres are; granted, the teachers who take ti.eir ' ;.Iaccs .the newcomer.- will be wrirnu J for less than the -j.in.i' V receives. Miss O'Conn"!! first handed in !i"" i esicna-.K n' last November but the board refused to accept it &nd threats ; were niiid" that the courts would be invoked to f- rre her to live up to h r ccn'ract if olo- refused '" r'-'nain "a th" job. S... an) the orhr teachers (announced 'loir in'enti.-n to resi-rn in April and s.n e t hr-n. it :s said, tne re- j f or has been circulated to th" . ffe.-t i that they were to be discharxed at the ' e nd of th" term . ! The storm which broke amms th- ; patrons of the school when the beard j of education took no step: to ha . e ti'. , water line t the school hr use c-p' rrd t up after it had been frozen, is believed , to presaae better thtn-s for Sobic-ki. . i People who : children tier ! of the r.oor ha ve iear ra en led f -ment h the send; nir their r the ri: st t inie of th" place, it over with ci'antv edu ca T h c - r; a v e b' ! t h e m selves a r i t ior.al a uthor ! A w-11 deh i foot for Lite j br.ildincT. ihe ts d ca:r.pais.n is t r e r t i o n o fa n e w pa vine; of 1 " n f h on hool 'in .'o (n which the p la ;rr. und "lieic are no school is located q'l'pmont. At -id" walks lea-din. and for . t, buildira- and th ntf nt furnished itics this year which became 1 hn .--nly recroa'ion ecp.ii by the sclio.d an; I;" wast a cheap baseba p-sid"d the first time was hit by a ba f . The city council has already taken action locking towards the pavement of the strtet and the laying of a laiar" w a t e r ma in t ground equip; of education . t lie sc hoc! . oent rest xvit which hao h; The playth board h"rto held to the theory that s 1inar bars and s ac'i thin-ts were dan-rero suit in tii" injury .f Children of ottor is and micht reel, i ! d ren , West l.lamyion.l picnic in May at schools were ivrn a the c x ;ic nse t h" seho d I no picnic or that p city, beca: Soe rt a w.as hie; h. 1 1 ion s ea r m a d e oiiil Xi JJU t Uu ;

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iiirsii Over I By HECTCE ELWELL r STAFF CORRESPONDENT 1 N. SERVICE! SAX Fi-VXCTtCO, Oal.. JunOut in lel Monte. al.. in a bi hotel. is a gray little man who smokes mtt. j black cigars and chucki.-s constantly. ! H- liruls fun in everything. Apparently : lie thinks there: is fun in being vice president. Evidently he expects to find ir.jov mom in the bis; I niocrat.c convtntion whuh opens Monday: L'ndoubt ' dl y there is no man now m ! California, nor will there be one before July 4, who .s or will be more personally int"r:sied in what this convmtion will do than th;' same gray little man. with tinki::iK c s . Still j he chuckles. I MAESHALL JTJST CHTJCKI.ES In San I "ran Cisco one can t'nd d'Z"n. ! 0f .serious men. The;, do nor have the 1 same t rsona 1 ir.t r si. bin th- y ! taking the situa'ion sr r:-us-! . The ! m.llir.s- about th" lob'o".-, of j hj botch-:. iwsuuiB Mai. no in.-. 'JM ' t':uri:ic .nid V"!id- r.oc. What :. t ' d'.tio about Tr".- don!. W ih-on and are r hlk.nn. , he his lea cue -.' il.it jbout ' h" li T lion an 1 th- Irb'h oue'.tor -r quer--v h.it DRY ffilllS CHLLEO 10 THE CAPITA rv.id thf An em r. Hamn-er-.d in? e n 1 n Ke --era! t o d a v p l.U-ldjn. ! n a- d a y s a numb v..--cn en a t ed federal prehi b r : rxi lt.i equ-ls to ,n enforcesee: rail mfit r.-:ee-s on th home Np. k Mar-o--;oo at Ilishland. S- methinc- is sojn-e to hir rT. 'j i ..re tceols To kl-O.' TISt soon wha t it is. Not a member of the Hammond so-iad -f orohibiiion officers was to bf or.d t o 1 a y . 1 no -i hr.f statement that t b r o u e ' t t h -were al. out of town. Iiater developments show 'hat all of ihe dry dejeeiives of t he Indiana distrirt hs'-p been called to Indianapol.s nad C"-im for a conferenc e,. Other. i !' ; said have been sum inon r d irc-m I oter parts of t':i country and the o be one of jjreaf hinted that Major m.eeiin,jr is b'li'ved . i m po r t a n e . i r a ' pta'rvmpi" of Chica j prood his throat toi is about to make vake Lake co untv the rin-st spot m the Mow will fal d e '; i vi- r e-d has not ri-jf. ; ri : ' s c ;nt i v. w n rr be. n rtam. i.... it nistil- . e r s has -e fr:!-.r'r.ed. ! d e r. 1 v taken a r .il slump. aeeord-.p.a- to these who prof-ss to- know something about tie traffic It isj said that Nick Marovich is br .ne r-imd , jv v-rn'vd by the tiade for his actions j in causing ' h" at rest of I h ib i -. i on i oj r-rativ es vti urand larcny eharz t-'rebv ar '.::i: th" ire of Maj lalrvrriple and brin?inc the h e a v y hand of the law down upon other more j peaceable and "la w-a'oidins" manu- j fact .r rs of will: " m u'e . j Krien-is f pi oh bitien a: e cla storm broke. Th"v believe that a determine.! efforts will be made by the fed'-ra! a uthor iries to Van up the husine's in the Calumet repb.n. Vhihti.. Hammond he a d. j -i a i " r s was report in- an average of c no .-till seize f a a v . no a ; be mad" i p: .aloe heafi-Aav seern-d to c 1 1 lie c bust ; nK th" t ra ff io . For it. is probable that at i mole case cou 1 1 f o . ti lie s ,; il d i had " o be , oou : t s . Will be f: Old th" oispr r;o"d o r . ' f n d . d 1 n th" f 1 ; I v o ra 1 o w -s VVhiri, the s a t e FOR USE OF WINES AND BEER

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Made Party Issue At San Francisco. By J. BART CAIFLL ' ST FF COPPESPONDENT I N. SERVICE 1 ! SAN l-'EANt-ISCi.t, Cap. jun.Cov, Cox of Ohio, those behind his ; president ia 1 candidacv, w ill be found j with th"se who favor a "liberalization" , of the Volstead act. if there is to bo a declaration on prohibition m the ; I kmnerat io platform, accord ins to a j statement, made today by Edmund H. I Mo- re. Cox's campaign manager. I iVit the governor and his friends do i t-.ot believe it iii cessary t i make the i Y'olstend art ,i I arty issue, Moore exj plained. j In the event, however, of such a party issu" b'ing- cre-nt.d bv- the IVmooratio ; convention. ho added, the Cox men i would be found cn the side of the ailvooat. s of a moist plank that would

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w ines t'lld bee rs. Mo. to made it clear that Cox was unalterably opposed to the ro-establish-ment of the saloon and was unequivocally in favor of th" enforcement of i aw and order. CHILD BITTEN BY DOG. Marion, daua 7 4 Sum t. e r : ' rloc; ye-sterday-hter of C. . C. McKnwn 'reef, was bitten by a Phvsieians who at tended the n t serious. hi'.d said her injuries were Try a TIMES Want Ad

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Sim an c about 'm. '. McAdoo, Sr-ni:"' (iv. Cox. Gov. lidward- and lest ,' They have piern li'i'e r Hon to the m.in .-it 1 im. t'-. chuckles over it a:!. tS TAKING NO FAST 'v'.'hile th" dopc-ter? 1:1 t ; v be have given little ' id ration in man there is a quiet litt;.. bo-m bfin-j f..st.-rod liere ami b. -fore the b iliotind j ii- very old. it is c,.w rredicicd Vi. e I'resider.t Thomas J;, Marsha.ll v. ill j s inr mil the rild. He is taking no j part in the oi nvcrs.Tion. bi.t tiier.- is no question th.it he is as :--erious a j candidate for the pl- ns ar.v of hose j vvho.-f names have gone for'ii a? real ; co.it- iid' rs. j "I ;. m lu re ofRoiiliy as vi--- pr-5ident of Die v. S. and a d'h-sate to this convention." Mr. Mar.-hnll vrnd. ' I am ! - '"" i i been locked up ; V, "a - h : v r-i n for a ; lonjr till..', and p.rha; .- I 1 ( . e to (rrisp ju'-t what the p.-.o).!.. van TEXT WANT MONEY Tha sounded serious The next rent developed tho jok". (Con Intied on paae fti . Does No , One Want The Job?! h T.Trir H-r" vha 1. M all S i r c h a ' ; S. .-'u;-.-rvis the j o c f o o 1 ! she's in", to in.-otj: - na t.ri: inea re era t , t and juvenile ! no' tk-jj fr - . ,y s p p r i s or- ' r; j , K-io A- u I a, UT pf .h n T. Keep s ' 'err f f ma . e z u e-st s . M ik 3H' .-1; and . n i?a 'f -a -- e-r inv'"vir; vomen and -j T, Su b ,t : t u e far at. . And lha' s a! o-.t a' d jries Th'-" a e a of n-; T h e s a ' a r v- is $ inn a wee', vjc.it ..-n ear a The citv supp!ie her Line will form- to 1 e . r e s vo SO -y e barlc. ind will ; kindly rem-mbfi that you t' are ladies j and it isn't a bn ru a i n to; h I Sm ' 'he r- sisna- ion o J r.'effer the poln-e i-mhi t s ; rpr ised th.at m ar ri;.-. Mrs. Myrtle s i o i-t r a ; a t th--'ff.oe have hecn received. REGION 2.000 SHORT OF LAIR: SITUATiON Tl r.t ice f ( t il'!' tha ht'imet PS,H'i: f . 1 n f. the w o 1 th" distri-t h la I, Pe.d of f i re to bo llliioa toniorr.-w m..ri I be 1 . 1- -i : nd if a off i s v d 1 d in t lone !',,. and af ; iiiuti.iy J lot won bofol-O ii, .,;, j Tho i.ib'T ! : !)-. n a ute in been ni'owinK j of hiirh ! t Ions, vv h i' h r, ,- iia : ion n in. he ' 'm 1 u n o t steadily wo i ia'es and ,,i "Ife red. t lie I o. t r C i T ; i ? f'-. tiie mdustri as i.'iis I'-n tl.o-an-i in h t ra I'll ii io t h-r n be secir.-d to t h" rat. that '.i'c Hon a' .- ;'te d - t'OI 111 b"r of . : i l oii.s . ma i r.t a i n i : Ihe la nil r ni'liis' in in- a lai'i;' numl er other parts of the s A i. -en a: trie:- ; borers f ropi . d from ad- ' . tii-.m at.. ..h ' ;;h. r at a - to: n I ri z states, ;ci r n ; i a i;e : 1 1 or and leave t ii" ci.d of t h" fi r v! t d i I l "s work or v ltiiin i men. t he : iidus- i e of lit; . value 1 th- as" of Ci.fi. j ia v a re rea 1 ly a i.st rie.s arc forced a short tim". These , i ri"! heads admit, at l-i 1 r-od i.-tnui and in j who work for only a i rV inni.'ii;. but the m, ; to take the chances of pcttirp; "stnkers" from a lai g. tr.irr.h'-r f..w I ire 1 i t mr b.yed. Although Ihe pont er" dem-mdin? rers nnd ar" tisinc ivm- cf-oit , ". ithn their power to obtain a si.r'- ; ficient number to carry on normal pro- ' duction. there is also a .; ieoab!" d"- , mand for a few of the skilled trades t ml h as millwrights, m.ohinists. black- ! j moths, and she. t and bar mill me-n. j Tin re bus bei-n n tendency durinir the I T'"st fe-.v w eeks ill on" or t wo of the J industries to lay off a f .- w mach ; n i st s J and i't her skilled workers because of th" reduced produ.-tiein made n.-C"ssar' ' l.y ihe freight tie up. b'lt other jn. j dustrics, winch arc riot ;is hard hit bv ' the poor rail facilities have immediate- ! ly employed the men and are still call-! i n K for more. j The only surplus of workers is that ! of school children who are asking worl for only the summer months. A lain r.umner ot tnoso over sixteen v cars o .7 I I liar" been placed by tiie free employiitorit ofl'ices. but the difTioulty is found I in phi. ana those bctvv n the io.s of i ',,.,. . ,tA.n The industries TO REPORT THE ELK'S CONVENTION Je ist-en. prominent F.Ik and business man. will adopt a new r. '.e with the comins of the man. moth Elk National convention at Chicago, Ju:y f to 11. Mr. Austiron has been appointed one of the reporters who will "cover'' tiie "bi show" for the local lodire. Th convention will be one of the bi;r-ee.-n events Chicasro has seen since th ; World's Fair. Ham mo id Illks ar" en thusiastically preparing to take part jm the celebration.

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j Ohio Senator Who May be ! ! Compromise Candidate at j 1 San Francisco Convention j W f: V X 5 r s sr. v v im; A i i r:n ro n kh i; k As the n : n g of t h ' 1' l: i: a '. S; b ra n" i s -o n a revival Senat -r AtMivse candithe sr.--.nd p."-- t t .-. : k .-::-.. i n 1 ' i t -; .as h. 1 li s u p p' :v.p; th- 1 Si r a t Hard; Forgotten Tax Foots Up j a iiig bum Five Chicago Corporations Located in Harnrnond are Found Shy on Tax List. Pi ' ice -ban J 1 rM'"' - : otnds of tiie obi o n 'it h I lie g Kitiihi., railw y fqiiipm'nr ( - reel and 'olumbia ; nd. r."ver before as- j has been u na r' h- ; if the tjwatlxip as--as announced yescompany a' !."'' a vf n U-, : li 5 ;a ni s d lor t a m .. cd i..y t.iX. -slu s.-.-sor's office 1 t erda y . Five larc" i-i , -nvolved in . h "ir o f t n " -It-, e vas i - r in I. a k in: rr : "d i n v:-t i by Jatip-s E . Tr' ; ff i.r.d I! . II. S.SS.T of Unit rpo are r m tax A lay rth ' il ni. i'Cft ao.-nipis at coi-n ' s h isT ' : y . il en ma de yes t 1 a' . H am mond !' y 1 Alexaiob r, d puty . 'h-.ra-v rev . a'.ed oi t h e u a n d - ifT'.V 'hat ha: d o liar s w v r - u t h" : o x i m a t e propci-- - a -,- ,c i as ! ' .el I ! 1 vd . To- be ' h i a "III:; k .- " 1 1 A . Sail' l.a.no and Metal ( oi 1 i orn'tic, James ss or. ad in : 1 1 1 iirati. n f th ' b" start.-d t n ' s . a t 1 r ha w ii on. i . r a I W- O '1 t d b ade alb .a nd r;sib. to p 1 a' tii" Lied success- ' put i. s by t lie Chi - ' t i.n-.e to Hammond illation with City i fill evasi"! .-;.;,. fi! ins today f.i Tr. a .- il r r The fii r; ope ra t : n -T 11" w i a con.' 'alter V P.lc'.cfeld. ip 1 1 v tax s 1 1 1 : ': i ' .1 a in-.s l -: n;e n ' w i s 1 . k f : : ea m sh o. i . ' oi ii- r i i . i .of n ' o wn - ; t ha ". Ho,,S" W IVoiilK , bv t liein f r .ni I h I I ! o-.v ; n o co it pleti'-n ' I . Ta xes amotm' ! Co. and purchased i; . S . c o ern r ... 1. 1 f of to..' Panama can Mill t" JVi'" .(V.i ot.e the l'!3 and l:i' da" I bo- county and -ciiy coveririK th- years reiiiiin unpaid. riemoysr. of the equipment, from t he line p ant a' 15"th street an! . n bi u m - Via five, was stopped by I'us'oji.in i.P,i:u ; K Trosf on receipt of an order 'from County Treasurer P.alph P. Crad-Ifc-rd. The I'hicatro House Wrecking ;('..,, limn: business also as Harris I Uroth-rs Co. and the National Car C-. attempted ' transport the nnscheda'i .I jiropeity from its plant here to Joli i t, I I. where it vvas to be us. d m I const rii"t ion "f a liuc.- steel mill. A j new arrival of steam sh vcls c(in.'?nled to t!i" Clii-'.-io H uis.. V.;reckiiiK Co. ( h'-re did not escape notice of tax dei putii-s yrsttnlay a nd wtll be entered i j a 1 s o on th" tax roll. I H. riv-irisr to affei t a reconciliation s w ith local officials. Harr is P.rothers ! yesterday, thiamtih its v ii president. I H. W. V.'.-lls. oT-r.id to put forward Chicago collateral valued at ISr'(.oro to guarantee payment of the taxes and at j the same time p, permit them to re- j mov 0-r " , their property to Illinois. Thej was flatly refused by c;ty Ti as- t i.'.i"!efld who asserted that thej should be paid at once and be- , taxes fore the property is removed. He threatened to place the property on sa'e immediately f.:.- delinquent tax's if the company does not meet its obligations within three days. Officials of the A. C. Torbert Co. were to arrive in Hammond this afternoon 'o take- up their case- with Ja mes CI. me nt s . Attruhes "f th" township assessor's office if 1 th" erty and county treasurer's offices were of tho opinion today that ni"ie thin $',","n would be collected ns i!"l i nr; ue n t taxes due the rimn ty on th" properties of the Chieasro firms while Hammond would receive close to half the amount. A complete unraveling of the whole affair wiil be conducted for three days beginning tomorrow before Voe c.uittv P.oard of En-jew at Crown Point .

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LAKE CO. MAN, STRIKER, WANTS SON TO PROVIDE INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jane 23 F. S. Conine la a swltchxuaui whan he's working-, Tjnt Just now he's en. faed in the tnx&inees of striking. In riew of this condition, he explained to the sta. c board of pardons today, he wants his son freed from the rtata reformatory so tiiat the younjr man may sappoit the Conine lamily duringthe strike. ELuier, that's the yonth's name, wis sentenced from Lake comity la 191D for grand larceny. Young Corrlne was convicted of robbing1 a Hammond bk. ery larrt ycax. 5 m NEWS FLASHES in i.i.i; ri ! INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE) WASHINGTON. Jun.- ".!-- President W :l.-on t'-day t'-legrrup!-. d the railroad labor beard in Chi. a-o to expedite its report and r eommendiv'ions tor liar- as. d pav for railioad m n, the White 1 !'.: .- nn'.uneed today. Th" text of the message was n"t mad" pi:Mi?. but 'he White Hov;;e .ff i ials '-a v that the decision v ould end 1 1 " p:'rs,nt. ullr;t a.H"i: railroad workers. 1)1 1. 1. Il l IV INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE I.O.N I K')N n.- 111 Tht. hed o a ' M e at I .o n d o ri d e r- r v b ween n d -d an fr-.m ha 1 was Sinn F.-mei.s and r'lte.r.is-ts tin ties ;:id mar. y dead and w ed are lying in t he s'i'-o..-, Exchange Te'egi aph d .spa'. h the Irish city t his a f t ern.. oi further British r'imr.- to. i.; arrived when t rr- dispatc h sent , III I.LI1TIV ".'Tt"'.-TI0NAL MEW? SERVICE; SAN f-PANi IS'lt.'. 'AI... Ju;,c 2.) - TV." N.-w York ard IP c os fiile- (!' ions will have the be si j... a lions r; th" fl'M.i- of th- i-lx p. sit i on Auditorium wh"re the d. tii.. ratio national convention will b" h"ld. It was announced that the .--w- York and 1 1 i i n o i s . s e a t s will be n the eetiter ,,f the floor dir.it v n f;-ofit of the .-n. air m ins si.moI. III LI.K I I ' r INTEPNAT ONAL NEWS SERVICE I CHICAGO. j.jh,. 2 ,,,r.!a S'ate Bainhridc-e Colby wso sse.J throu U t e to til today ends t a i 1 1 n - in. lieat.-.d a r j.a ri y Yersa il 1 es f pa Hons a'l'i'f. in I'l a o vention. in an interviewhis ! If f that the d. mo,-i will vi.' e to t at if y t - e treaty nd the lea-u . covinatit withoiif rcs.iv 111 I I IITI 'VTE3V,ST0NAl KfWS JERVI' lP.TI.ANi'. OP.P.. .;,n, P. Ore; Wm ti ! Hal 1 ; oi d- iiioci G Mc Ad. n om i t j0n on;. I c.i nvei t r fol for the pi-e.-l. n - a : t he dem- .-ra 1 io o.n at Sin Fra nn i e sa t isll- d ' ha t i iseo i . n r i 1 t h.-v h" v il Emler n o t h i n to do net ac.-.-pt the ti tif inst ruct i .ns for t he Ori nop it v,.te for Mo A m i n a t ion t b. -re Js 1- !:;. t on It 1' I.T.I 1! I N 'HTr;SNTlONL NF'; IT-t',-o;iiivc-'-.v- i 1 T. ... .i,...f.w.. .lain- -.. i oao June : S . Cum m i n o;s di niocta.ic m . r is t rat ion . -h a ; rina n of O'rvf mil r. a ni' lit made t . eh.a i : ma i mil i s lie idi ' ..-e ; ., r pet ma ri" r t th" San Fi.iiii.s.'.i -co; d ; n o t " a i jtday bv an official v Io.se to th" ni esr.J. nt mi. i. mi ' It'TtcvATIONAL NEV.S SE9VITE1 N'KW YOlllv, June .!, -'arles " Mutphy. Tammany ho Btol na'ionnl w as indie .d t ordinary "rand onspiracy in operation "f tin .'ra: by i'ii a n '. t riiia-. t;eS of w it h t i-,. iu 's i-o n nee t ion Corn Pr. LEFT AND TOOK BABY WITH HIM I E-. si ! pt-opriei a i-fn iic. ! with hi I Hir w i f ' turned vol", e . Friday Frederick W Prrwanz, or of a grocery nt 18!' Indiana Hammond, '.eft home and tor," m his seven months old chili! . e. Frances, wants tiie bahv relet her and also desires a diHer petit'. .n has been filed 'n ' the Hammond superior court by her I attorn.-y. J. K. Stinson. They w-rre j marro d. she says. October 2.-. lftlS, ; ;ir.d til" main ohjecti'-n which sh" j v-i :ce;. i.1es from his abandoning her Ms his habit of becominir intoxicated, j Frequently he would remain out lat" j at nijrht and on bingf qucst'one.1 bv 1 his wife would frankly admit that h" naa neen "at cnioajro H-uehts drinklrpr JIr:- ask? f ir $1,000 anmony. tne custody of tr.e cn:!d and $15 per w.-ck frr its support. " TITTT T T'PPT'n- QT'TyTTT"t f r i x w 1 . j ..! WITHIN A FEW DAYS INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! WASHINGTON. June 2!. Kvents of the next f-w days, will determine as to whether a general railroad strike will be called to hasten action by the railroad labor board, labor leaders announced hero today. A er-nferenee of all the railroad union executives to be held in f'hi'-agn probably Saturday wi'l decide whether the whole matter shall be put to the men for a vote as to whether a strike sha'l be resorted to. THIEVES ENTER HOME Thieves last nijht entered the home of Iviward Usspbri-cnt. IT.;; Truman avenue, and stole a purse containing S22 oo, No-h;n-z else in tht house was touched .

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Scene Resembles Choas ol Pre-Gonventicn Days In Chicago. BTTIKTEW By GSOROF. HOT.MT3 KAN THAN CISCO, Cal- Jane1 23. Unless something' is forthcoming frc ni the White Kou&a, which, witl changre vlani now In the making-, It is cert lit that no less than fifteen names will be presented to tha Democratic convention here next week as possible red pi en., l for nomination honors. Aside from the n-me of Woodrow Wilson himself, four names stand ont pre-eminently today as the angrnard of the delcpates delegates beg-an to arrive. These are William a. McAdoo, A. Mlt. chell Palmer, Vice President Thomas E. Marshall and Governor James Cor of Ohio. The continued silence from the White Iluse on the eiuectlon of a third terser on any particnlr.r candidate, Is craa-t-infT a situation aJcin to that existing: In Clilcr-g-o rig-ht ur nntu the Saturday npon which Senator Hardinff was nominated. The dcleg-ates and political iner.ors already here arc nncertaJLr trhirh. ay to trim for g-uldance or ? f ffht. UlY ll.l.l'l rill'.LIP SIMMS) : c TA FF CC.tPESPOr.'DENT I N SERVICE 1 SAN KltAN.'Ii-Co. Cal.. J.ne -3. . ihiihin wl.li its head cu' off foppin; : r" ; -d .ti t he bad; virtl knows rvi'ta vvli. ic ;t is iroinpr compared to thf i.n.cc r.f .in"., ri'y za h-lns- br--: f le.-t their 'andidate for the presidency and build their platform. With a two-third.- vote nof 'sary f.-r p. n cm, :;an n in?!' ail of onlp a maioritv with the republicans, the chaoj of Ch:o;;o j.; e-convention days Has c.;-c"od' d upon S-an Francisco, ba? and ba-ato-. b-a'-inp the arrivirif deleati s "..nfiised and .-. nfounded. HIt HS KK IV 1IOI V. tVi'iiio.'ii Jenri-ntrs Hrvan. i' Is claimed hv ; -m". with his - di v" ba.-k'nsr. can prevent the iii'inifiii ti"n of a n y hod v w ho .i .esr.'e i,t him. It W'll take I ..! Hit a V'tc.i ,a third, plus on" of tile !"ia' !.''?' del. sates to do this. Put the warm friends of Gov. Kdw ard 1. Kd wards ,"f Nev.' Jersey, do not .-verlook the wets. They will control a. least 1'5 votes in the convention ard it is asserted and in their t urn can prevent the nomination of any candidal" unfavorable to them. Wi: I.IM1S I P WITH W. J. B. Senator Iobrt E. Owen, of Oklahoma, will form a coalition with Wm .1' nn mirs Hrvan f. nd precipitate a ii'i-sii and tumble opposition the moment th" c-hert" of t' administration insist upon an o ;t--i nd -out ratification 'f the league of nations plank. And with not a few deletrates behind them, many believe this oomhina t io n will b. able to rally more than a third of th" delegate to their side, thus blocking the se'ection of a Wils.-niari nomine". Aside frmi the two-thirds rule now on a lally hothersoiu" to the deinocral -- li." pre.hh m of a nomme.. ;s norryln.them They are every bit ns hai a. to th- ir ho io. of a standard Ue;.-t as were tli" Tie publicans in I'hicaKo. s mi: f ninTrs c -untin-r William G. McAdoo an I Pi'sidint Wilson and no list of dem erratic presidential possibilities' is considered h- h" pa rt p-men now here io 'Con-lnneei op ojire nit.) SHRiNERS SETTLE DOWN TO COSINESS ' I .IT-.PNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 MliThAMi, Ore.. Jun.; ... Th-forty-sixth imperial session of the my.v';c ordi r of tiie Shrine will settle i.t,i-n lo routine business here today in contrast with th.- hilarious festivities ih.f prevailed last night. The pi'incjpnlfeature of today's session will be the consideration presumed to b favorable of a pr.tiH-.-u ion i. establish in thi count rv a M v st i.-. Shriners' home fcr Iricndlrss orphans and crippled children. The i,j.-.t is accredited to Imperial Polenta:- W. FTeol.md Kendrick nr I 'hil adc 1 rhia. The Shriners' conlive today will al.v take under eonsiderat ion a pp! Ir.a t ionslor chart.-r creatins: new lempb." ' hioutthout the country. These applications have been up for investigation before dimmiitic.v of the imperial council for some time and tbeir reports will be rendered today. Election of imperia' council officers is elso scheduled for this morniriK's session. The only competition expected to develop is that for the otlice of outer fruard. The hli?hi officials ordinarily rise by reg-ular succession. BALTIMORE FIRE LOSS MAY REACH MILLION ? INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEI PAPTIMoRE. Md., June 2.1. Fir. ; tinting in a building at J7 Hopkins Place, in the same block where the i stieat fire of 1004 had its orisrin. caused jr. ct rural alarm to be sent in early in. J day. spread to four adjacent buildings, ; cave fire fighters a hard battle for sevI i ral hours, and caui-ed a loss which may reach i l,i00.0i.)0. The building where the fire started was occupied by a number of wholesale clothing- firms. Th" fr followed a mysterhms explosion. A number eif firemen were overcome and received minor injuries. It was the second disastrous fire in the wholesale district within a pare of ten hours, the first blase starting; in the seven story Derby building at Raltimore and Howard streets, causing a loss -f property and merchandise estimated at $.'.000.00-0. WHERE IS CARL SETTY Police here have been asked to hunt for Sorcreant Cary Setty, Pattery I), ."1st C". A. C.. who was stationed on temporary recruiting dutv at Huntington. W. Va. He disappeared several days ago find is thought In have corne to Hammond.

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