Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 52, Hammond, Lake County, 18 August 1920 — Page 1

SUFFRA GE

RATIFIED

JON IS NOT OVE THE WEATHER. FOR INDIANA Fair toniv-.lt- nnel Tkurxlayi not much ch.infcc in the traipf ralurf . ST TIMS ' 1 ' HH U TENNESSEE JUL JO On streets and nswtrtindi, 3s rer oopy. Delivered by carrier la Hammond and West, Hammond, 60c per month. VOL. XIV, NO. 5l WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1920. HAMMOND, INDIANA C33 n si 41

TENS

RATIFIES THE AMENDMENT

jp r W

RJILL

IIS I

ROM

MANYF

LAKE COUNTY

ILL ATTE

DEATH FOLLOWS IS WOMAN'S WAKE

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Democratic Candidate To Re-1 turn To State Next i

Wednesday

Attention of prospective Sooth Bend ; lUltors is called to the ad vertieoient j

on another page of this isouc. Indiana Democrats are counting on the Cox meeting at South B-nd Thursday to frJve theii campaign a big- start. The presidential nommei-'s first visit, to Indiana will be made, the occasion for a Democratic rally for the nort'c section of the itate. A large delegation of Democrats from Gary. Crown Point. East Chicago and Hammond will' !ave over the South Shore tomorrow for the bis how. Word was received in Hammond this morning: that Hon. Thos. Taggart,

candidate for V. S. senator, will be j present at the meeting and this ia )t-j eelf will insure a large crowd of Lake;

county democrats. TO AUDRBSS EDITOHS. Quite properly the Democratic campaign, with the- standard bearer a newspaper publisher, will have it? beKinning under the auspii't," of the Indiana Democratic Editorial Association. Professional politicians will take a back seat while the editors, ordinarily armed with nothing more, harmless than a pen or typewriter. t..i'-h off th- heavy artillery. Th K-neral arrangements for the. meeting and rally are beinr made under the direction of k . YV. Pickhardt. publisher of the HimtinSfjburjr Signal, who is president of the editorial association. TAI.liVHT MAY SPKAK. Mr. Ta-sart probably wi'.l speak at th, id tonal banquet which is to be saniwithed in between Mr. Cox's aftair meeting and his nitlht

s5-

vw .

Mr. and trs

Homer S. Tlstm.

Homer S. Wi'.scm, who the police charge his wife shot and killed near Wirfid. Kansas, on July 25, was the fourth man to meet violent tieafh nne closely associated with Mrs. Wilson. Charles West, first husband was phot and killed from aa-.bnsh. Next. Frank Anthony, foreman of Mrs. Wilson's fanch at Tahlerjuah, tras shot by Wilson for insulting the latter's wife. Almost at the same moment, Wilson killed William Anthony.

i t ; n g

the

.-an

in is to

t.-.e one

South Bt-r.d coliseujn.

w.ll mark the bf sinning of hi.- acparticipation in the campaign, nti! now he has been remaining ji.-tlv at French Lick, recuperating

an liiness ne ru.i'.. e w

Francisco convent!!'!;. -ir.

PiieaR at. one 01 uic v.w.v

pwiinss a a curtain-raiser f--r the b r show. Mi.'S Landers is to intro

duce Mrs. Idah MvGlcT.e Oib.-on writer-soeaker. who is to address

of the meetings. f.ov Cox has been elected governo

t..-c itrr. of a state that norma

100.000 republican. TO COMK HAtK TO STATK. Governor Cox is to return to Indiana next week whfn he win visit Mr. Boss's home town cf Evan.'v ilie on TVrdnescay. Mr. T.osse was an enthusiastic Cox rooter !n the San Franc-sen convention and th nominee, as

a romoliment to Mr. Kooset.

accepted the E.an.-n-when it was extended comlne to Indiana for

before s'.artincc on

1' is the h"pe c that he will erne In the campaign.

PARK CONCERT TO

BE GIVEN FRIDAY

Give Away Whiskey At Show

iYew York Theater Tries!

Hovel Stunt Which Won't Get Very Far. NKW TOUk', Aug. IS Prohibition Knforceme nt Aent James Shcvlin today put a crimp in the moMt alluring and mosi successful press agtnt stunt tiiat New- York has known since the day the Indians sold Manhattan Islam! for 124 and a keg of rum. This is how it happened: In the second act of (lie opening of

a new snow last night the chorus sang I "I've grot something,' and sure H had. Durtnjr the sung the girls handed out I small bottles containing one snifter of ! Old Carstairs whiskey to the audience,

1 he bottles were labelled "Compliments f Arthur Hammerstein." Just as Mr. liammfrstfin was working on plans to handle the box office crush today. Mr. i5hevlin can.e out willi a statement .saying that he would investigate and if he found that the theatrical man was giving away whiskey he would make it uncomfortable for the aforesaid theatrical man.

HIEF "SKY PILOT" OF THE U. s. ARMY

i" - o!. ?"4ii

F r - .

X WORKS

ON STUMP

CHAPMAN'S DEATH MAY LOSE PENNANT FOR THE INDIANS

SCHEOUL

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A JL - 'A.'A -) .

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WHITING OBJECTS TO MT FARE Claims That 5-Cent Franchise Is Still In Force

Maj. John T.

-. rnr . 1 ( o re o; ker. !!:

Whiting.

A xton.

M.tj. John T. Ayfor . h i f "sky p::o-" n' he r'r?t chief of chf pla.r.s pointed by Secretary il

aut:e! include investipat.or. into ti e "q-ialifirations of Candida"" for ar poir.tm?ni a? rh.iDl.in general po-orcr.ai..n sr.; supervision r.f the work -..f ckar'air,.:." Mair Axton. who '"il! r.tnk colonel in h:s new appo'",fr.i::i-. 'vas awanied the distir.jruishei service ?n-;3ai for

in .-lay. l.'ir.

welfare vcrk

WHITING. IND . . Aug. IS does not propose to pay fare unless it is obliged to yesterday tiled suit in the

readily

ill invitation Mr. Cox his two dates

his western trip.

? Indiana D -mocrats to Indianapolis lat' r

WOMEN VOTERS

TO HAVE MEETING

rSr-ECUL TO THE TIDES' CKO"vrS POINT. Aug. 18 There will re a meeting- of the women of Crown Po:nt and the surrounding districts n The Crown Point library, th:? week Thursday, August 19th. at ::."' p. m . The object is to form a League ot ti'orfn Voters, for purely educational Ti ok. which seems very necessary be f-'-r the fail election. Mrs. Laura D . F'.iyd. county chairman, will addre.-? th - ladie" and tfa will be serxed Ev ery woman, whether interested -r rot. lc ureed to com? and ." nJ a r'(aC aft"'QOOn with us.

Hammond's free band concerts will be held on Fridays instead of Thursdajs as had first been announced when representatives of the Hammond IU mil .Merchants Association planned to inaugurate the c ' rts. The committee which canvassed the merchants to finance the entertainments met with a hearty reception and all scm.id d-liihted that the s. h me has been started. A T,a:.d stand will be erected in H.irri.'on park where the musical rrsr.iins will be- lu!d. Karnie 1'oung h.is bcdi commissioned to organ-i.-.e a 23 pi'-cc band. In addition to the

music by Young's aggregation there will j be two sp.-cial number? on the pro-j gram. Th,; first entertainment will be j ne-xt Friday tvcnnig beginning at S ' o'clock. Sim e Hammond has entered the ton- : cert lie Id the week is pretty well tilled! over the county. Gary has ene every i Tue.-day evening: Whiting on V. .In. -I day; Cjown T'oinf! Thursdav: H.tnimoiid, ' Friday; and the is, mil! H-lmiui str-t-tj Merchants on .Sa'urelav. !

This city lght cents do so and Gary Su- !

perior court against the public se r-: vice commission ef Indiana and lliej Hammond, Whiting and Last Chicago; Railway Co. The complaint is that( the public atirvice commission acts be-; yond its capacity in granting the iail-, w ay company a li-cent raise el fare, en said railway. j The Hammond. Whiting and Last j Chicago Co. was issued a franchise! in 1S13 by the city of Vhit,ing, grunting it permission to build ' ar.ill operate a railway on certain streetsj of the city. One- clause oi the Iran-! chise provides that fans sh.il! be charged on said railway not in e xC(i9 of o cents a passenger. The city of Whiting claims that the franchise is still in force. and , that no ordinance has been issutdl t" the contrary. The street railway company did not in any way .-urrender tiie franchise or ehange an) of its provisions. On t ht si- jir'dnd.. ' the Whiting authorities contend that., the railw ay cemipany has n np;ht i to go to the public s l ice coin-: mission with an appeal for lusher

0. S. VICTORY

ANTWERP

liROWINIi AT

Py HA It It T L. UOGEKS 1 STAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERVICE! rUlX'Mlils, O., Aug. It. With the arrival here at noon today of Senator I'ht Harrison, chairman of the; speaker's bureau. Gov. James M. Cox. democratic r sidcn t ia 1 nominee, expected to work

i on this afternoon at least tentatively, I Ho gr. ater part of tin- stumping sch.-d-i uies to be put into effect b' tw cell now 1 and the: .Noeiniber elections, j. The governe.r s nt for Senator Harjiison because he is particularly anxious I to settle, details ol tho wetern tour ! which will begin early in Septi mber and will cxttlid to the I'acilic e-oast with I speeches at Los Angeles, San Francisco ! and possibly Seattle and I'ortland. His ' time up to and including Sept. 2 Is i pretty well provided for wirh five major ! sp" .living elates already dejiniteiy dteimini (I, and it was thought unlike ly that ' i.ny additional speeches would be sand- ! wnhcd in, thou,'h the govi rnor is anxii mis to make m many speeches as is liumanly possible.-.

; Oeiv. I ox will leave olumbis teiciglu

! l'r South Lend, Inil.. where h-. will j speak b lore tli Indiana democratic j i il i I us on Tliur. . II, will tak-- blinkjlast in Chicago tomorrow ninrning. re -I iii.'tiiiing in tin eity fer ab,'-ut three I hours, returning to I'uliiinbus Friday. ! !!.- will go Saturday morning by train ; I" Canton, . w In re he is to speak at a i Cox. day ol-'bratmn in tin- afternoon. Mn r.-ute to Canton the. governor will I slop tor a short turn at Orrvillr, a railt way jinn tlon, ami will in. ike a brief

, spe ecn. .N' ki wi eie nc will speak at I

! Kaiifr lie, Ind.. I'lttsburgh and .New j Haven. Conn., 1. lushing up with an ade:ris in New York. Aug. 26. nt ihe po- ' " licl.i d'iy exerci.-is near Coney 1.-1 aid. (m Sept. Z lie i- cheelulod to ' address the re 1 1 rese ii la 1 1 v s of National ; Farm eu-ga n lia t tons ut Columbus. The vi stern lour is expected to P. gin im-

euiatf l tin re a u-r.

-' . . y.rs . .

vchc

th W.T e

y.1 -

! Ray-Chapman.

C"t 3pm an,

-bed h.i'l

dent:; of

kiKrd bv a p

from the bands of Car! Mays of th

iNew , ork lankees. the Cleveiani ball club is deprived of the ne all around shortstop ip the American league, one of he f mf e'llers ia the history of th ijinr He Car.-

Speaker Moves Reconsideration And Question Goes Over For Two Days

(BUU.ETXN) WASHINGTON, Aug-. 18 An 6pp. to Secretary of State Colby' to Issue tie proclamation declaring- the suffrgamendment ratified was made this afternoon by Miss Alice Paul, chairman ol the National Woman's party, and Klt Maude Yotxng-er. The women asked thr.t the proclamation be Issued as soon as

nowncation of ratification

ceiTea in oraer that

Is re-

women mv nr.

tlclpik-e In Aurturt primaries now' beinu held In many states.

V ivl N,A,T.I0N-- "tWS SERVICE I -Av.ti 1LLL, Te 1111., Au. IS. '

T)t

Jennesstt house of re;rese ntan v rr rati-tie-1 the. nineteenth amendment bv a vote of 13 to 47. This is one less than the constitutional majority. u,.,virr thl rruIl

lio amiouiiei-d Speaker

in.- v otc i nun n, to

" io i, ;L nie-:

but

Walker ehangr

a v c. makiiu tl, .,-

constitutional m;t ;-,, ,

replaced hy he Inoi-.r

r.ot

his lfss may mean the ponrnt to Cleveland.

lo:

:s oi

GARY M AN WU'S In the lirst heut ot tire -co-Roman wrMl!T:-,- Wili.-'. f the F.'S. navy won f.euri Truna. e f "ze-!ie-Slov akia and Frinian. of Finland, defeated Gallery c-f the V. S.

Kahkoken of Finland

'"ess, ChiciS"' iSrt-ck A. C. Met ropouliais, ;iry. Ind. Yocyoi.k.-is. tiroo.' Jans, n won from Swigat. 1..". S. tii.v;

EV JACK

REV

IT N

FRENCH IN CLASH KILL

IERS

NINE GERMAN SOLD

BEGINS A REVIVAL

n f rem Veir- I

defeated

w e re local r. u e s, Th

:i r e s of e he S-n lust e-d on Madis

vanKe-lisiic loeetins niht m a lare tent n and Standard ave-

i c y c r - ANT W Ki

spe.ts by in w Olyir.p.c team roll up their points in the

VKIOCK I

Dro:NX i. m scbvice' ' A ii l; . 1 8 Hit in ital i injuries. t!ie American j still continued today le I ove r hi lining total of j seventh Olympiad, wltlil

Fiiit Christinn chuieh.

on Calumet avenue ami street;:. ie backing tile im e l Al . S: i tli. on. he ro-vv mini.si;ee ceded C. J. Sharp, is d-

preje-hinss anei ir.uricians ei ehurch u - : - t in t!ie music. There war? a fine cronj at the

locate d Siiinmcr o-rs. C. r who in th,eit th--

German Strikers Attack French Soldiers, Killing French Soldier. ' 'vTreNTIONM. rnvs SC9VICE1 LONDO.V. Aujr IS Nine Grimar.s. including two offioris ,f the .. curi type -lice, and a French tr,..p-- vv ere- killed in a Hash between .-.tiike-rs and the Freneh soldi, r? al K a t ', o wit:'., in upper Silesia, said a Ke-uti i dispaich from Le-rlin today. The liKhtiiiff sirted vvh. r. G.rman workers who had t'one- e.n strike against the hanellintr of I'ol sii muni

tions, attacked the French, kill Freneh soldier.

I lie freneh tu!md m.-n h

iti".

THTJaSDAT brought utj en

n'Xt two legislative then adjourned unti;

ire confident that motion the v w ir

did not have io-lii.i-today s v ifUe hed fre-m their

had reeorded on the- i,,or..i

Hon to i c-e orsidi r.

This motion can be

r:me within the

dam. ihe. rmuse

l1':::''' Thursd.ly. 'I'h. su:i rae leaders ! "" ,hr I - ' onsid. r.-Hion j I ' . I t.' two e,,;, s U., , 1 el.,. a;d ,.,

lory will m-i i,

v,rsp.

NO VOTE IS SmriBD The ratih, ;itio fo!i.,u.d two

tabling- the res !yj:on in 1,

rcrs of ,i. I, si,!., t. .

i. -ot a mn, shir,,

nedi.ue-l

fori vote. Then V. to tr.ble, voted ay. 't our- j, t,e ijlle

"inks lie ill firm ,h

me totals IJ to 47. KAKES IT COSSTiTIITTnwAt

po-iker did ,,,-t annouuee

i, 'oi a m note .,r i

.. , Vi

",uil to ' e-osp.u,. ?t.cake-r tiu.t he culd change his e ot. h-s re. cons. d. ration motion, -loft, howe v. r mroic the

- "o.-i 1 1 u Liona I one

e.-ll v. hit 4 t The i

h 111

te of ltd 1'.

lid

i-ve-d the rai-i'ca J. who flare in,,., Th's iiav : , ,1,,,-

'it H

lest v of

l ' it maij,

I V .

the was

Walker, so and put m

Walker s majority -,

n- tiims- r.-tt !lli4:e-

..i.-is ii, iu uecn tearful th,

obtain.

icy would no?

HOX.Ii

tii.

ine sm

and t o l

d : .lead

and tin

ill. .1

also. : w t i .

1- ade r

hi.m-. 1-1 the

open- i

rates and acting out

issuing

that the :de "f

an order

co mm issietn It.:, authority P riu .t t i

S-cent fare with fourfen tickets 1-

In cniH'lu: government lie service invalidateei pany lie re f cent fares.

lifill. til" Whiting de-mauds that th e ommission "I'd

and t i-.e r.nlw ;ey c ti ained from co!. ;t;n

is ; m -an l-.r !

p u rt - r tic Cotll-

Finland tteadily be-t ween the two At I no end of si -ore union-j the

Fluted States . Finland Sweden Ln pi a rid Neve additions today swept as id tie ally had be-e n

decreaiinj the jfap nations. tn- day tli'- point leaders ve-as: . ...10.' 4i . 24 to tiie casualty list

points that praeunted in the Am-

MINAS STORE EMPLOYES iTEACHER'S INSTITUTE

STARTS AUG. 30

erican column. Worst of these- was an injury to l'at Mi I). nald s hand. The bit Ne w York traffic c ,p was. unable to do better than fourth in the shot

n?r service. H. c. Hatfield and Mrs. .V cumber sane a duet. V. . F. Winkler

ur ch ir: Harv-i-, v as .rese nt

assisted in the services.

Services will be be sin tonishl at o'cloek. M:ss Marie H'-ss will sinir solo. "In tin- Garden." A dcle-,i-n from Last Gury will attend to-

tiitf-'it. Converts of the recent me-et-u:S-. e-onducte-d by C. M. Smitii-em. j h iii resulted in the oric.inir..ition of ia ('lii'ibtian chui'e-ii.

ef the

and

t :

the German In aelditio

w oundi d . Dr. Milowski. a lawyer, of ihe I'ole s at Kalt iw it2 grenade fror.i the w-inel.iw o It'- was diasy;. 1 out and k

st rrr t . The Kattowitz p.'.lic" tiff their arms and made no eft"

store order, it was said. Aft.r a period of shaip n!it:n me French officers conferred with the bad eis of the strikers and the Ft, Kh troops were withdrawn.

CAii WAS TEUfSS

V treinendouK burst of appi.-,us 'wed th - iinnounci nivnt of th. The r.. I,.,. I 1, .. .

- ...... a tense-, moment

r-'ii c.-ii!. Hanks: Tun; no on tabling the res,

M t

ove n le -

ANTI-SPEEDING CRUSADE PROVES VERV EFFECTIVE

lote in Hi.

" h'.ei ' w ice cli j ui ion. , i. ,, ti-..

rat i;ic.,t I..,, ,-,,n ujl ,,ach,d him Sp.-.-ik.-r

... MHMI-, I,, J,jS i i'll-slly to hiio U. ,,r..d

" in.- ron ,-,,. ,.niJ, j

1 OH ll.-ld lee, I, f.-.-u-I I - -Mills have I-

' 'n-'- tier th. past w, , k. NO COTJL3 KILL SUriEAOE VI.. ... ,

.-le.Uvrr. I d.iir. to as eotin ay.-.'- be called

f the ant is. Tur

pb.d re was ;he t r.:d a the packed fralleric;-.

.-ir.

V suffrage n after i;

Mikm,

.'. Hii d , rs

be- rooordi -1 out to th.

or's unshak- ii

.till

TO PICNIC TOMORROW

put, whereas he le ast second William Plant, eed to withdraw

should have bee n at of New York, wa- t"r from 1 1-, i ii lion m- te r

HARBOR MAN

TnmftrriT t;:e emp'oe-es- of tiie K

Hammond. The bin

i e ,"..ea ai. da-,- w hile

I" . C. to the Jin. tors

time oit -t Iioii-ia.u p3 .-.on binu tin annual p

The crow el leave s pro.ir.d at r . . ' o',-' have been chaiN'.cte t i em to the park, tin re will he all kin a n d ot he r am -j ;em. awarded to the- w ; r, i One f the b ;i th- ba.-f ?ii; :t:e eoil-piif ii of tne ni.it

or r o.isrnie rt sr.ntVr t fa m p ?: ip of r'.e first f eh tr .- ts of .- nr.d mi, h w i : ! he

ST dav for the Mm as store of store veiij be everyone from has a h:?'n old

' .. the oci asn ir .

for the- p;rnb? oi-k. Tlii'e, cars red to transport Dunn tiie dayIs of races, sr.inii s nts. jirii, s; bein.tr

TOW a ill i Hal s Te aciit rs a s s e m ! 1 1 ybu ild inx.

SPECIL TO THE '.' 1-oINT. Pol., i ssion of the institute will

room fi Crown Pi

TIMES ' Aui. I.n The lake- ('utility be luld in tin

le h ' sii si h,,,,; Ind.. Aiiju-t o".

h ; well is at- ' jump . first l

ii n

t f r a t ; o n s will hetveeen a ' Ti.icers and le'r 1 fu-ot.r floor d from tiie r third floors.

- rs ml

rie-

1 1. Sept elli her 3 . The foll.jvvinif instructor se int. d to date : Pi .,f.

Arm. rem. dean of Ln z i i -m. W e s grinia I'mvi rsity. Morantow n. W Miss i:-nma Colbert. Tea. hers' Use. Indianapolis. M:ss Ci H.inter. supervisor mu ',.. Muiic-.e V A Place, county ace nt e.f

culture . of Crown I'o.nt. Ind. All teae her? of Lake county are cr-d-.i'ii i:ieitr. to attend tins in-tit'it'.

s h.i ve he. r Robert A.

Vir.

ire na i Ind.. ! asri- I

walk when he strr.-ned a roiri probably would have linish-d Ciounh up to atJd some points. Tiie injury to Sol Ilutli r in h tempt to nu.ility- for the broad probably deprived America of

place in that event, which was taken by a Sed' Carl Johnson, of the University tf Michigan, manured to finish -'se e-i.ind . There was some gni.il new f, r tho a' hie te s. however, lie n J'le Kay. the Chicago distance runner, ejua! fleel for the ljnn nie ter run. II,. had injured himself several day., ago and seunc concern war expressed over his ability to run we 11 . Twelve events have- now- b en finished and A'meticans have landed in front in on. -third ' f th;m. Two ,re,:ordi were jmailli d .

RECOVERS

FROM

HIS INJURIES

Recent arrests r.f v;

tic. rulf.-? bv Hammond to have- had a marked . if, r umber of violations. Thi only two men faced Sjt'c Tinkham in the city court.

of traf'iii- .-- e e m t eo: tl-.e 'corn n

A i

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Kit

serv, d

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CLOTHESLINE SCRAP IN SUPERIOR COURT !

r.r.p Fa'ryer. et ai vs. Rnyie Arbu.'h. a'y. '.s the cold court caption of a 'ii which is the out.srowth ef a h-t n e iphhorhood scrap which has found i's wa;- into tiie- Hammond superior court Mrs. Fane r savs she anil her h-ifband own property on Torrence nver.ue. Hammorol . They- have planted trees, sown a lawn and otherwise tried to beautify their home. Then along- comes cattle beleinyins to the other Rosie. breaking down trees and drspoilins: the lawn. Rosie Faber says she has demanded liimaitfe e.f Ko.'-ie Arbush. but received none. Not ulif asks the e-ourt f r $."eoi dnma(te M'r attorney is K. G. Sproat.

SOUTH BEND HIT BY BIG

PLANT EXPLOSION KILLS SIX IN

fi.si.t by apparat us

SOLDIERS' BODY1 DUE IN WHITING

'INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! SOUTH I i K Nil Ind.. Au.-. li. I)

ftruition by tire of .the p. ant of the. Smj,-. r Manufacturing Co.. makers of sew ;ns machines was av. rt.d earl.-f

today after a difficult available Sre men and

the city . Tiie nie Piari'ii short night and for a time it tain would i.pirad te al .lijnl. By strenuous w oi nanage d to confine ti... Iry kiln. L.iriy tee,l.4y iiaiee! the ,,;aiiwse wou ; 1 0 0.0 'H .

I I -1 1

in -.1-

i V after

appe are d le I -! parts of the 'k I he fi rcni'-ij fi.iiii.s to their vv as estl1 d not e x c e e d

f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE i J'.,K I. i' IN. Men. An -. Is. Slit!

kmrn were- repornu nann ana

iinv seriously . injured in two eosions carl, today in the ruoer ant of the Hr ii ns vv it k-B.i! ke Collider company h- re. At 7:."il o'cloe-k

ti-.e pe.lice reported .--ix bodies had In . n taken from the plant and ten p. rson. , j several of whom may die. were in hos- j pita's. i The plant caunht fire after the ex- 1 pleision and all available fire appa- , ratus was called upon t,. fi 4, ht the J flames. Ambulances were ru-Mo! to, the plant to ad th--- in.iuro.1

POLES SMASH RUSSIAN LINES

'INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE' IXlNDON. Auk. 18 Admission that the Tedish eounter offensive had broken the Russian lines e-.n the- right fl ink e.f the Red army- northwest of Warsaw wad contained in a soviet war office commun eiue wirelessed frem Moscow today th'- Russians claimed to have rallied, dr'vinif back the Poles end capturing prisoners. The text of the communique follows; "The Poles broke thr,.u-h on tinNarew river. Later we drove hack the Polish troops, re-ocvupyinjr Czieel.anof. on the Warsa v-Hatiiu- rail-

TVord has been received from F.i1 'r. ton. Iii. to the effect that Arthur

1 onstant of Drumiv.ond street. Iiiejianai Harbor, has almo -t entirely recovered j from injuries reeeived hist week when th.- .iutomoliili winch lie was drivin-cj was struck by an "mterurbaii ear near' Kiverton. lb.- grandfather. G. oi 1 1

'Constant, who also suffered scr.ous ! ' injurie-:-. is inipreev ituj slowly. j The accident en rurr,d as the two1 , w ere- driv-'iis to sprinjcfie Id. and ac- ! j e-ord'iiK t- ' onstant. he- car crew j j lailr.' to give- any s sna' as they ap- I 'proachrd tiie crossing. When the ap-

. prii.ii h of tn. e ar w .is nt(i it was i too late to stop tin' automobile and the res u 1 1 ins crash completely- demo'Shed the mach ne. Arthur Constant suffered .everal fractured ribs while ! Ins grandfather suffere d several frac- ; tured r'bs and injuries to the head ' whicii. Im-auif of his a?e. makes hi.: condition more se ri.'iis. ' Mr. Cress Constant of Ivy- street, land Mrs. Arthur Constant anel her children are also visiting at Rlverton. , 1 ut were- not in the machine at the 1 time of the ace ident.

Attorney C

arrested by (ifrie He- was booked made thirty-tvv, cordmsr :-;ieedoir Morris Karlin

Last Chit-aK fie e r Nau h

h.is automobile

in?.'. Hoth nun had alibi;- whicii sour, ri asonable enousrh to the court so I't them off with a am : n ir ,

Lucas

er r.cli on St.ii as a speeder. mile s pi r 11 eter.

rlin. Chii.vsro " as picked up on S 1 ole y street

rhls w i e 11,

ry vvas st r. e t. Ii.ii ins

av ( tine, bv of. be cause t burn-

i.-d iie

w ra th

st.ind by he nd again b

BITTTB WAS CONTZ.ICT The ratification .-.solution e-annot brcpevrtcd to Secre t irv or Sti'e i'o!by until chi.ne e of re -conside rat i n is ,.v,r. -o two elays, o. .e of tr. lllflldous tl.i..n r- tna'nv ! i'.,iv the rat itioa : --r v ;,bs-,-

liitely eenlplif. It tameof ten day:: ,,!' the bitterest lo Id ill th, r, nn. ssi i- I, ;ris-'

vv.ncii su'ira-,- e.ppon.-nts u.mi! mi.-'ht and Icki.-!ative trick to

..iiiucaiion; uurmg winch it

ilt the; e-los, cotifltct e ve r iture during

ev cry block

was free i v

thit 1 r to

t he

"ry I 1 ot 'ote v c Tf.S di . '-' th.- vo-r

1 l.arscd bv suffrage members

"interests" had banded together t.at tiie a tin ndtni nt . TRIED TO BLOCK IT I" fact Hrpi-is! :it,-,:iv!- L. i. i'f Hamilton county, today char;.

ine : ii:.,. w r-e 11.trr1s.ts vv p. trolle d the letsrisl-'ur. vv, re

bio, k suffrage . .He asserted sarin men who had lobbied ihey wanted through wen 111

111. n t,, d ti at ratifii at ion, v eh. me nily to the hr.u.'-e

purity py us ratification. The n ! was that Speaker made an impassioned assault

r-'iK.. ending by moving -'that the luPon g" wlierf. i? has brlonpt-d t t.:bb

WOSIEN WXRT SOEBINO There was instant turmoil. The voirweiuld de-trrmine the fato of surfra.se clothe r 7 nii,-i,et(.,i w om. n w ho now c-o-

'Uld be allowed to east tl.i-.r

vrmb r would be determined

Mi. J th i-.

en ti.-i . t lion hand t., ed that tii.

w hat ever N.ashv -i!Ir

and .jppi-abvd to prtl-.e: Its

Walk peon Suff-

r. othe

loriert

and

OLD SETTLERS IrlEET AUG.

WHITING, Ind.. Auk is. Mr. Mrs. e;oorfte (iir.arei. 40 1 Sheridan titje. were apprisce! b y tele pram morning that the boeiy of their

and a verb ;s son

MAY POSTPONE

SUFFRAGE ACTIQNj

: INTERNATIONAL NASllVLa.K. Tit

'SPECIAL TO THE JWRLL ind.. A.ijr;

I s, ii.er." ana Hi.,tnncai

Lake County is asked t

! t

ITI .

ja t u ru a v .

rank. had left New York and wr.s being" hippevd to -h:tinp. Frank was r member e.f the "' Hr.f ine-i-r?, A. F.. F and d:ed of pneumonia in a French hos

ritaV short! included.

y before th armistie-

w -1.

11. a

-e y

is turn ioul-rs a-li.T. t

re.-edu Tn

rally act

TIMES i 1. The Old ! assoe iariein of

to me t at 1 iT.o i

u. .-.Ir,. em

NEWS SERVICE ' I-iee County Fair jrr.umds to Ilea;

tin.. Ads. 1. A ru- j re port of the htistorical secretary l both sufttase and I such e' hr business as may be j,r agreed t-. t-ost pon,-j i;v e-r iiO'iy -wele-ome and all thejs.

IS'- on -tl, r.l.iritui- I ,are ?o sni'nd the due vv i ' : t.e

em tint:,' Aug. r.t. The last to c.ri'o earlier. acceirdmjr

Ii the if.-nerai assern'clv can I D.tiwidd.t. rrcsidcnt e.f the

tlon .

Wc captured l.L'fm pn.

s , v e n gun? . "We advanced west ward of Vladimir Yolynski (southeast of Warsaw) and etcupicd Hrubie-sof anil a number ef villatses to the soutliward. Tariiop.d ill Galicia and a number e.f points were tccupicd. We penetrated as far as be soft."

HOW STOCKI OPENED

bad

1 1 o h n i

1 n

ji.d

y vte-rda- aft collided with

a beeut rnoon i mo-

truck The lad who is f ijrht y ears was ridinsr east n Michisan ave-

: n t e i n t o

Sidney . S;cRe

Hammond, was the arms and fae when his bicycle

tor old

nur. and as he turned avenue, he ran directly driven by H. A. "ombs. avenue. Chicago.

Soutii fiend polite have a Hammond police to watch fpassenger M.i.wve!! automobi

was stolen there Tuesday was thought the car throu-rh Hammond en n caso.

a' u met truck Pa xton

d the a five which

evening. It wexjlel p.i.-s nit to Chi-

Accordir.gr to a report made today at tin- police station a truck belons-

j inp to Fricke & Freeman 'f Chiraso t broke one of the ornamental light (posts ?t Soh! and State streets on

Aug, 10.

nt till Iinv.-

v the h.

t . . t i . and

who .

e ie 0:1 1 e- ! r I sse.'v in-

MASONIC NOTICE Hammond chapter 117 R A.M. vvii' iie'ld n called rot-vocation Wednesday ?v erninc. Au.su'-t l)-th opetiitig at S o'clock . Work ,., f .Master hi nr. e oc eotiferrcd He fre.-hmnt s FKA.VK C. M11KKIS. K H. P.

N'n' TOIIK. Aug- IS. Although tht news from IVIand was rcj.-n.rd id as siilisfaciot y it had only 1111 influence- em the stock market tor a shirt period toejay and be lor. the e nd of the first 15 minutes 1 rieif were ajjain 011 the divwn r.iiii-. ar!y gains being: turned into losses.

Met I started on a sain of '4 and tlon dropped to Ml. and aft-r ad'-ane ing :y tee lie." '3 . to 2--a. ' ' 1 I. Indium moved in the same

F. S . SO v.. aldw m. dim el Me XI. a

nil

ma.iiiir: an ic. ):, froii

pel. Ill w h Icii

-."am

of oil. pp-d lo

When pan to - that the sile nee. or no in rinsing ' vv ho it suffrag-is

the roll e, a. i,, n-omr-n br--ob. The tension was so g-re-.ir members were affected to still Some- of them eas-t their ayea conversational tone. Minn a

'10 came freun a suffrage

had be e n ts v hi e re d

feared wobbh to the echo.

man

d. 'th-?

H. GESCHEIDLER

MADE CHAIRMAN

I lemoci a t ic of Hamition-J

nisht to perfect

tien for real campaign mi e tin: vvas he-Id in

Gav it & Stin.-on full attendance.

pi'icinct committeemen he'd their meeting last

their city ortraniza-

activities. The the office ..- rf

nei Lruusl 1 Following

g n

tay: imp

Sold en Wilder, who Standard Oil company's c ln.g was picked up in t road yards in H.-imn.e.nd the railroad police and

tre .-!.-. W ldir was discharged by the judii- this morning after he had

.it the at Wh.it-

ih ,-. r:e raillast night by harmed with

prom forth

sed

e tiie cushions he nee-

HAMMOND GIRL GETS LIFE LICENSE INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Aug. 1- Mi:s N.mett. F. Johnson if Hammond was gran'.-tl a life tat- te.ie'hers license by the states board of education lodav.

Ibach. out a

are trie; new eiffice-rs; Chairman How ard Ge scheidl r. Vice Chairman John P. Smith. Secretary Harry p. Grimmer. Treasure r -William Rippe. Mr. Ge soh.iti ler asked to have

advisory cym m i t tee of five or more members appointed to work with him during the campaign. The committeemen decided that they- would allow the chairman to select his own committee. He will announce the names within a.t'hort time. The Democrats are looking for 1 place to open their headquarters and as soon as rooms can be found they 111 be fitted up.

WAR RKNSFIT'RG, Mo.. Aug If. Twelve passengers were irjureet. -e -era' seriously when ten Cyarhi s r-f Missouri Pacific pas-tender train No ! ': left the- rails between Warren. liurar and Cen -v iu " i - tniUr