Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 194, Hammond, Lake County, 4 February 1921 — Page 1

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Plan Contemplates Increase In Educational Levy To 6 Cents. INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., A branch of the Indiana Stat Normal School will be established in the northwestern part of th state If i Pl-n be,nff wo out by school men of Uke county and memberi of the legislature from Lake and adjoining counties succeeds The plan contemplates an Increase of the levy for higher educational Institutions to 6 cents end a new basis for division of the revenue from the levy. ,o as to give the State Normal School as much as Indiana University or Purdue University. The present barls and the basis of the B-cent levy bill, which has Just passed the house Is two-fifths for each of the universities and one-fifth for the State Normal. The proposed basis. If the levy Is Increased to 6 cents, is one-third for each of the three institutions. SAME REVEMB FOR rXIVERSITIKS Advocates of a new branch of the State Normal call attention to the fact that Indiana University and Purdue University would receive as much money on the basis of one-third of the proceeds of a 6-cent levy as they would on the basis of two-fifths of the proceeds of a 6-cent levy. Since the establishment of a branch of the Normal at Muncie. there has been a growing tendency among those associated with the State Normal tc assert that onefifth is not enough, and is not an equitable division. With the new plan for another branch and for a 6-cent levy, they horpe to bring about a new basis of distribution of the proceeds of the levy. It Is reported that when the 6-cent levy bill, which has passed the house. .,aari?K'-'- the aenate, Lake county senators will seek to Increase It to 6 cents, and to change the basis of distribution to one-third for each of three Institutions. The proposed new branch of the State Normal may not be discussed, but it Is explained that behind the move for a higher levy Is the new branch plan. The matter wa3 discussed at a meeting of the board of trustees of the State Normal, in the Statehouse, Wednesday, before which appeared W. A. Wirt, superintendent of the Gary schools, and Edwin N. Canine, superintendent of the Fast Chicago schools. These superintendents told of the shortage of teachers In Lake county, and urged the need of a new branch rf the State Normal accessible to prospective teachers In the northern part of the state. At the meeting the proposed 6-cent levy and division of the proceeds on the oi.o-thlrd basis also were discussed. . OLD I'lAN IS HECAUED. The Lake county proposal. o It is known, provides that the buildings and ground for the new branch shall be supplied without cost to tho state, and the state would then maintain the school as It maintains the branch at Ufuncle. Both Mr. Canine and Mr. Wirt stated that they desire! the new normal school established In 'Lake county. This has nothing whatever to do with the proposal that was brought forward a. few years ago for the state to take over Valparaiso University, according to L. N. Ilines, stale superintendent of public Instruction. TAX VISITORS ARE COMING HERE FEB. 21 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. Keb. 4 The 1921 taxing year began yesterday with the first of a series of meetings for the discussion of assessing problems, under the auspices cf the state board of tax commissioners, which was held in Lafayette. Subsequent meetings will be held In every county of the state and will be attended by representatives of tho board. The date for the Marion county meeting, which will be conducted by the full board, has not been decided. Dates for meetings in a number of the larger counties of the state are as follows: Vanderburg county, Evansvllle, Feb. 21; Allen county. Fort Wayne, Feb. 11; Waye county, Richmond, Feb. 14; Torter county, Valparaiso, Feb. 9; Lapeite county, Laporte, Feb. 10; St. Jo.ieph county. South Bend, Feb. 11; Lake county. Feb. 12; Vigo county. Terre Haute, Feb. 21; Klkhart, Feb. 10, and Cass county, Loganaport, Feb. 8. WATER SHORTAGE The large pump at the Pumping Station will be shut down for repairs Tuesday morning, Feb. 8th. It will probably last one or two days. Water consumers are asked to kindly be saving with the water during the shutdown. GEORGE J. BLOCKE.

Bead Oil Made For Moonshine Hammond Man Invents Another Little Trick of an Illicit Trade Someone with a good command or simple English can make a fortune by writing "The Complete Moonshiner." Translated into fifty-two different languages and dialects it would meet with a heavy sa'.e in the Calumet region. So many little tricks of the trado have developed and hootch buyers are becoming so finicky about their liquor that the combined knowledge must be compiled and proad broadcast or many a good still v. ill go Into the discard, riain old white mule doesn't satisfy the critical trade. Keal whiskey or Its best Imitation is demanded. Steve Vargo. 575 Morton avenue, East Hammond, waa doing his best to make it nice for the hard liquor customers of his soft drink parlor until federa lagent3 tripped him up yesterday evening. Steve used "bead oil" In addition to the other little deceptions now employed In disguising moonshine. Hand a bottle of liquor to one who knows something about it. He Isn't satisfied with smelling or tasting: It. He shakes the bottle vigorously and watches for the little beads which linger on the surface instead of bursting Immediately like water bubbles do. Lf they remain he thinks it has aged properly. Ordinary moonshine shows no beads. Well "bead oil' Is a concoction which when added to moonshine will make the beads appear in about three days. Then lf the coloring is added and the stuff is placed in regular bottles with the fako labels and revenue stamps it gets by very nicely. That waa what Steve had planned to do. Some fellow came along recently and explained tha game to h!m- It loked so good that Steve bought six ounces of "bead oil" paying the fancy figure of $2 an ounce. Steve also bought several gallons of moonshine at $13 per. He was ready to become rich. When the federal agents arrive? Steve shrugged his shoulders and exposed the palms of his hands and bade them search the place. Nothing was found until tho safe was reached. Steve was ordered to open It. His hand shook so ho couldn't work the combination. The officers thought he was stalling ;o ono of them called Chief Simons at headquarters. "Get an axe and break It open," ordered the chief. "Aye, aye. sir." responded his lieutenant and he started after the axe. Then Mrs. Vai go recalled that she knew the comblration. She twirled the knob and swung the door open. There was the "bead oil." two and onehalf gallons of moonsihne and a half pint of colored liquor. "This Is for Steve's own use." said Mrs. Vargo as she took the colored stuff and started to put It away under the stair steps. Steve will never use it though. Steve was lodged In the Hammond police station and will be tried tomorrow morning b'fore Judge Klotz. Not long ago he paid $150 and served thirty days for violating the liquor law so it looks bad for him this trip.

STILL GETTING IT OFF HIS CHEST It Just Makes Charlie Dawes Cuss Whenever He Thinks About It 'INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE CHICAGO. F.-l. 4. Brig. Gen. Charles O. D.iwps, president of the Central Tru.t c.mpnny. arrived in Chicago today frr m Washington where he testified Wednesday and Thursday before the congressional committee concerning his activities as fjenrrn.l Pershing's purchasing agent In France. Oencral Dawes witnout hesitation continued the use of sky-blue words which characterized his statements yesterday before the Washington investigating committee and submitted to newspaper m -n who m"t him that "I stand on every damned word I said.'' "I don't care 1o be interviewed." Oeneral Iaves yak'. "I have nothing to retract from vv list I said yesterday in Washington riot a damned word." Asked how the committee took his "square toed" answers General Dawes reported ag.iin to hi. favorite expletive. "I dont know find don't carp," he said. "I am satisfifd they have injected politics into the hearing and I had a few things to tcl! them. I think it's a damned sham that partisan politics has been inj.cted into the hearing and I took my own pood way telling- them. I was glad to get It off my chest." Lad Drops Five Stories Down Chimney NORFOLK. Va.. Feb. 4. Kdward Kane. 17. dropped five stories through a chimney during the night in an effort to escape from the detention house here, but succeeded only in locking himself up tighter. His five-story drop took him into a room in which the authorities had stored all liquor seized in raids. Kane made such a ommution in the room that he was ''oarrl and taken into custody again, 'le did not know until officers told itni later what was stored in the room nto which he fell. He is held by the police on a minor charge.

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T "'Service Above Self." 13 the Rotarian motto that is guiding the committee that today Is in third speed with chains on all tires to make the "invisible guest" dinner to aid Hoov er's Kuropean relief the most notable event in the history of Hammond. The banquet is to bo held next Thu rsday. There will be no speeches by local citizens. ,S!f effacement will be the rule. Today strenuous efforts are to be made to induce Charles G. Dawe and Judge Kennasaw Iandls of Chi cago to make twenty or thirty minute addresses. Tho banquet hall has been selected It Is to be the S. and S. garage; the new building at the corner of Sibley and Srtate Line streets. This is the only place in the city where "50 to 1.000 people can be seated at one time The dinner is to eo.it from $10.00 to $100.00 a plate and the menu is to be as follows: The dinner Is to be organized on the Soup Crackers basis that your $10.00 will be as good as the wealthy man's $100.00. No one will know what neighbor's pastboard cost him. With hundreds of thousands of children starving your conscience will be your guide. The banquet is being put on by the Hammond Kotary club. Its 33 members together with 35 others from outside the membership are to constitute a committee of 70 which Is to assure tho success of the project. Last evening the executive committee met. IBy today wonders had been accomplished. The tickets have been printed and numbered, the arrangements for the speakers are under way, the sale of tickets has been organized. Every member of the committee of 70 has something to do. There will be none of the usual characteristics of a banquet. No toastmaster, no speakers struggling to the limelight. There will be no limelight. The tables will be set for serving soup and crackers. The meeting will be opened with an Invocation. The president of the-.Ro-tary club will simply introduce tht speakers. There talks over the meeting will be closed with a benediction and the crowd will go home. That is the spirit of Rotary, the true 'plrlt of charity. It Is estimated that .etween $5,000.00 and $10,000.00 will be -alsed. It will be part of the $33.000.000.00 that Hoover will raise for Kuropean relief before the war is over. President T. R. Tennant of the Hamnond Rotary clu!. has selected the .'ollowlng- committee: J. A. Armstrong, Henry p. Cojikey. Morse Dell Plain, Chas. S. Fletcher. Teorge Hannauer, Dr. ft. S. Jones, ,Osar A. Krlnbill, Henry A. lanman. It. II. McHie. Prof. Kdwin S. Monroe. Fred "). Paige. Jr., Chas. A. Perry. Dr. K. f. Shanklin, Dr. Geo. I Smith, Verne C. Summers, Joseph Thompson, Roco E. Woods, Wm. Beatty. George M. Cha--in. Fred C. Crumpacker, Win. M. Elstun, Frank Hammond, E. R. Jacobson iarl Kaufman, Herbert A. Iamprell. Rev. R. D. Llckllder, Julius H. Meyn Paul G. Moorhead, William G. Paxton, Coman Scott, Or. Harry E. Sharrer, II J. Steelman, Thomas It. Tennant, C Herman Thorby, William H. Fehrman and Roy See. Also the following citizens have been selected to act with the Rotary, club In putting over the invisible guest banquet for the Hoover Kuropean Relief commlsfion: S. Abletnan. R. E. Daly, W. Ahlborn. Dr. Holly. Kd Burns. N D. Connelly, Adolph Hlrsch. Dr. Robert Gillis. Edward Bohling. J. A. Gavit, C. True, W. Hastings, A. Marko, Theo. Moor, F Brahos, W. Maginot. Central Signal company, B. Austin, Frank S. Betz. O Carlson, J. Wilhclm, H. Downey, Dr. W. D. WeU, f.eo. H. Vincett, W. R Lawless, John L Rohde. John Zitz. E. iiunnell. E. Dibos, K. Bartlett. H. Kellner, C. Surprise, Dr. II. C. Groman. R O. Winkler. Jeo. Geyer, E. C. Minas and R. Fudge. General committee: T. R. Tennant. A. M. Turner. R. H. Mellle, C. Kaufmann. F. J. O'Rourke, H. E. Sharrer, chairman. SPECIAL JUDGE FOR IND. HARBOR CASE IAPORTE. Ind.. Feb. 3. Judge G-al-laher today granted a reque.-t of attorneys from Indiana Harbor that a special judge be appointed to sit in the damage and dissolution suit of the Indiana Harbor lodge of International Brotherhood of Boilermakers. Iron Shi pbu ilders and Helpers, against the parent organization. Suit is brought to dissolve the national order and divide the monies in the treasury among the local branches or reinstate the branches in good standing and put out of office the officers of the national body. Time for trial was set as the December term of ccurl and it was called today. HELP FOR THE GIRLS Tloiiie, the photographer. S9 State street, has volunteered his services to those who aspire to win the Chicago Tribune's beauty contest prize. Mr. Bodle's association with one of the country's greatest arti.'ts and also his studentship at Academy of Fine Arts. Chicago Art Institute, ha? given him a rich experience that is available to those who feel they have a chance to win one of the big prizes. Hammond l. looked to to furnish one or more of the winners. Telephone 1493 for appointment or call.

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Sixteen year old Bernlcc Gill of Gary who has been missing from her home at 2264 West Seventeenth avenue. In Tollestln since last Sunday and believed to have been kidnapped has been found according to Information received by Chief of Police W. A. Forbis of Gary last night. She, was located at the Hahnemann hospital. 2814 Ellis Ave.. In Chicago, late yesterday afternoon where she gave the name of Miss Rae Borgongue, 18 years old and her nearest relative as Dorthea Burns, 4818 Michigan ave. According to a Mrs. Homer In charge of the hospital, the GUI girl came to the hospital several days ago to have a goiter treated and gave her residence as 4818 Michigan avenue. Edward Gill, employe of the tin mlll3 and father of the girl, was notified this morning that the daughter had been lo cated at the Hahnemann hospital and left for Chicago to bring her back to Gary. On a tip that tho girl was In Michigan City, Mr. Gill spent the day there yesterday and did not return until late last night. The theory of the girl being kidnapped was abandoned yesterday when police officials obtained tho Information that the girl could be found in Chicago. "It was just another case of a father being stern and a daughter with objections, leaving home." BOY SCOOT WEEK STARTS Next week la Boy Scout Week. Beginning Sunday and continuing all through the week there will be special programs, exhibitions and demonstrations of the worth of scoutcraft everyday In HammondAll over America the same courses will be followed. In every city where there firoorpsjilzattons of Boy Scouts fhf America the citizens are lending a band to mako It the annual eye-opener :r the- public and bring added support to the cause. Hammond's observance starts with a special Scout wrmon and Scout service? in all of the churches. This will bring the campaign to the attention of thousands. The Scout movement is Just eleven years old and there sre already over 378.800 boys, 32.345 scout masters and assistants and 6S.565 councllmen and troop committeemen enlisted In the work. But this Is only a small part of the total number of boys of the scout :ige. In Hammond there are 2 COO boys who should be Scouts bu tso far only 228 are taking advantage of the opportunities. There are eleven active troops in Hammond with ten scoutmasters and twelve assistants. It is hoped that through next week's demonstrations this number will be swelled materially. One of the. big features of the week will be the Father and Son banquet, which will be given Tuesday evening at the Masonic Temple. Scouts with their fathers will be present and those who have no fathers or whose fathers cannot come, will be adopted for the evening by other men who are boosting the scout work. Following Isj the program for next week : Scout Sunday, Feb. 6. 1321 Scout Sermons and Scout Services In all the churches. Monday, Feb. 7. 1921 Put In window displays. Tuesday. Feb. 8. 1321 Father and Son Banquet. Wednesday. Feb. 3, 1921 School Observance.. Demonstrations. Meeting of teachers. Thursday. Feb. 10. 1321 Special Community Good Turns and Scout Stunts. Friday, Feb. 11. 1321 Clubs, lodges, etc.. all promote the Universal Good Turn. Saturday, Feb. 12. 1921 Afternoon Rally an dlllke. Camp Fire. WOE TO THIEFFIRE CHIEF Chief Mike Jarnowskl of tho West Hammond fire department is credited with the capture of two lold and bad thicken thieves Wist night, single hand ed and unarmed. Yesterday was the Chief's day off, and he spent it liesurely. At 10:30 last night he was walking homeward on 156th street. He saw two dark figures dodge Into an alley nenr 404 156th street and cbi-jded to Investigate. Up the alley he crept until he readied the chicken house at the rear of the lot at t.ho house number mentioned. a man with his face covered with a hondkershief stood outside. There was a commotion within the coop. As Mike stepped forward tho guard ran but he had the Inside man cornered and plncW him under arrest. Mike had no gun with him but the roost robber didn't know It. He submitted to arrest and later the Chief went out and rounded up his pal. The men were Stanley Janik and Peter Jarski. who lives at 128 136th street. This morning, when arraigned before Judgo Kowalskl they entered pleas of guilty and were lined $100 and costs each.

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77 f? r- : . ' V. A ,4 Although botli Representatives Isaac n. Sherwood of Ohio and former Speaker Champ Clark of Missouri, were defeated for re-election In November, they expect to "come back" in BULLETIN I INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE MICHIGAN CITY. Ind.. Feb. 4. The Garden Theatre building in the center of the business district was destroyed by fire which started from an unknown cause shortly before three o'clock today. The loss is estimated at $100,000. Police and all available fire reserves were called out in an effort to save surrounding buildings. DENTAL MEN AT ANNUAL The Northwest Dental society held their annual meeting and clinic at the Chamber of Commerce hall in Hammond. The meeting was one of the most tfuccesi'ful and was enjoyed by a very large at-tendance. Clinics were held in the morning and afternoon vlth a stereopticon lecture In the evening by Dr. K. It. Hart of St. Lojis. The following officers were elected: President. B. W. Avery, Whiting. Ind.; secretary, L. J. Moran, Hammond, Ind. The program of the afternoon was as follows: 10 a. m. "Practical Applications of X-ray," Dr. A. W. Mathls. Chicago. 11 a. ni. ."Principles of Gold Casting." Dr. E. 11. Hart, St. Louis. 12:15 Luncheon. 1:15 p. m. Business1 session. 2 p. m. Address by Dr. A. R. Ross. LaFayette. president Indiana State Dental association. 2:30 p. m. "Classification of patients. Mentally and Physical, as an Aid in Prognosis and Treatment," Dr. J. U. LaDue, Chicago. 3:30 p. in. "Technique." Dr. K. R. Hart. St. Louit?. 6 p. m. Harry K. Deakln and Michael Kelly invite all members to partake dinner at Chamber of Commerce. 7 p. m. Illustrated lecture; continuation of Dr. Hart's discussion on casting. The.se dentists constitute a class that is following up special study class work under Dr. K. R. Hart, actual casting work is being done under Dr. Hart's able direction: S. A. Bell. W. H. Davis. V. J. O Keele, R. F. Holly. I J. Moran. Hammond; E. A. Frantz. E. A. Bock. M. F. Sullivan. Robert Gillis. B. W. Avery, Whiting; C. W. Throop, Gary. $571 V OF CIGARETTES ARE STOLEN Burglars pulled a daring job In Ham mond last night when they broke Into the Pennsylvania freight office at Fort Wayne ave., and Gostlin street, and got away with eight (Vises of Camel cigarits valued at 1371. 20. The theft wa not discovered until eaxly this morning when thi; doors of the freight office were found open. Indications are that the thieves first priori the lock off of the cast door and then carried the cigarettes out through the north door. Owing to the rain which started during the night no tracks could be found by which the thieves could be traced. It could not be ascertained whether a vehicle waa used in carrying the cases away. It was probable that a truck was used as a man could hard ly handle more than one of the bulky cases. The shipment was Intended for Llescnfelt Bros.. 85 State street.

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192'4. They so, announced recently when they got out their old-fashioned campaign hat.s and began to brush up for an old time campaign. Mr. Clark Is seen at the right. WILL TEST COLTJMBTJS, Ind., Feb. 4 Indiana prohibition enforcement officers today were awaiting advices from the office of the commissioner of internal revenue at Washington before proceeding with planj to make a test case In the ruling that no whiskey may be removed from distilleries to wholesalers, following seizure here last night of a carload of liquor. Five hundred and thirty-one cases of whiskey, valued at more than tlO.noo were in the ear. The whiskey, taken from Milton. Ky to MadU'on, Ind.. by ferry and there loaded Into a freight car attended to a passenger train, was consigned to L H. Odenthal of Covington. Ky., via Columbus and Richmond, Ind. The car, trailed from Madison to Columbus by a prohibition enforcement officer, today was sealed, but unguarded in the Columbus railroad yards. BE STINGY WITH WATER T U Go easy on the water Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. Hammond has little enough water ordinarily and on tho days mentioned the supply will be the scantiest In years. The big pump at the lake front station is badly In need of repairs. Several parts must be replaced and other attentions tre imperative. Unless these are made now a break-down is almost certain to come later in the se.ison and when the heavy load is placed on the plant. Supt. George Bhxki is taking time by the forelock and will tix the old pump up now when water demands are at low ebb. Tho big pump will be shut down on Tuesday morning at 7.00 o'clock and the load will be carried by the smaller ones until Wednesday evening when It Is hoped that the repairs will have been made. Blocklo wants every person Ij Hammond bathe and dring as little as possible and conserve the water during those two days.. UNUSUAL LEGISLATIVE SITUATION INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. Feb. 4. House bill 56 resulted In a dog fall Tuesday afternoon. This is the bill Introduced by an ardent and adroit representative from Ivike to compel the i-team railroads to pay an additional part of the expenses of keeping up railroad crossings over which traction cars pass. It was Introduced for the benefit of the Gary Interurban company and the ftfam railroad lobby fought It. The dhrewd Mr. Harris, who introduced the bill, amended It so it was satlsfactory to the steam railroads and to the small Interurban? of the state. But It was not agreeable to the X'nlon Traction nor to the Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern lines, and Representative Ray Gibbens. an employe of the Union Traction lines put up a fight against any further doings on behalf of the bill. But Mr. Gibbens Is no match for the adroit Mr. Harris and the bill, despite the wild gesticulations and the eloquence of the gentleman from Madison, went to engrossment. The interesting feature of Bill 56 Is that it i; the bone of contention between two sets of special Interests and the public can stand back and laugh as the Interests chew each other's necks. Thlj Is a very unusual situation In legislation. NEW CORSETIERE Harry P. Grimmer is congratulating himself that he has secured the services! of Miss Grace liorowiak, known to many Hammond shoppers as an expert corsetlere, who has taken up her duties at the Weserveu Ladies Shop where she will be glad to meet her friends and acquaintances.

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Six Sinn Feiners Are Slain in Battle Yesterday Horning. (nt'M.lTTI.'V.) f INTERNATIONAL HEWS SERVtCEl NEW YORK, Keh. 4. The Irtuli Republican government Is now eondnrtIna; both land and nfn warfare against the British nnd he first "naval vlrtsry" was the flaking ( the llrltlsh submarine K-5 with the loss of BT lives, according to a story published todny In "The .Nlnii Fein." the Amerlenn order of tbe Irish Republicans. The story waa printed In the form of a speeal despatch from Dahlia, saylag thnt tho K-S hnd been destroyed by electrically controlled -projectile Invented by n n Irish cngtnrcr. The K-S was lost on or a boot January 20. while enronte with a British squndron to the .Mediterranean. She submerged In tUc Kngllsh channel oft Land's llnd nnd never rose to the surface as;aln. (BfLI.UTIN.) f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! LODO, FV-b. 4. The claim printed In a Minn Kcln newspaper In JVew York that Irish Republicans hnd sunk the British suhmnrlne lv-3 with the loss of 57 Uvea was ridiculed by the admiralty todny. "It la too nbsnrd nnd ridiculous to warrant comment." said nn admiralty statement. "The K-5 was mllrs from the Scllly Islni.d when she was de. stroyed. There Is no known rleetrlrsl vibration capable of doing- muck harm nt such a distance. o atrnna-e ernft wns In the. vicinity at the time. We hope that this report will not be considered seriously for It would embitter the mra of the nn vy aajalnst the Sinn Fein." INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEJ LONDON. Feb. : Fourteen British soldiers and policemen wera killed and 13 wounded In four . clashes between Irish Republicans and crown forces at Ballinshasslt, Baliinalee. Balbriggan and NewpaIHa during the past 36 hour, according to an official casualty lljt isrued by the Irish ofTico today. The casualties were detailed as follows: Killed. Wounded. At Ballinehassit 3 l At Balllnalee . 3 0 At New Pallls 9 j At Ballbrlggan 0 1 Two police lorries were ambushed near New Tallis and obstacle were put upon the roadway. The first lorry was able to hurdle the obstructions on account of the high speed at which It was traveling. The second was brought to a standstill and fierce fighting ensued. The policemen were outnumbrred but fought bravely against heavy odds. - Advicea from Dublin this afternoon quoting informat'o-i given out at Dub. lln castle, told of four men policemen killed at BesHbrook. Gormanstown, Dunlavin and Balhrlggan. bring tho total death list of crown forces up to 18. Dublin reported that the British military authorities have not yet received confirmation of the news that six Sinn Feiners were killed In the battle near Rosscarberry Thursday-morning.

IRISH REPUBLICANS START OFFENSIVE IjONDON, Feb. 4. The most ambltlouj "olTensi ve" yet launched by th.j" Irish Republican army Is under way in Ireland, according to reports received here today. More than a score of persons, over half of them British policemen and soldiers, have been killed In the past 30 hours. Nearly half a dozen pitched battles were fought where armed Sinn Feiners ambushed detachments of military policemen and troops. The wounded cannot be accurately estimated because the British military authorities have not issued detailed casualty lists and In some Instance the republicans car. ried their wounded away when they rttreated. A woman was shot In Dublin early today by a British sentry. She was fired upon while passing through John's Ivine after the military curfew had rung to warn all pedestrians from the streets. JOHN L. LEWIS IS R.E -ELECTED INDIANA 10 LIS. Ind.. Feb. 4. John L. Lewis has been re-elected president of the United Mine Workers of America by the largest majority ever given a candidate for head of the union. Lewis' majority over Robert H. Harling of Washington l.s between 66.000 and 67,000. It was announced today at the international headquarters of the miner's organization at the conclusion of the count of votes cast In the recent nation wide election. Phillip Murray was re-elected vice president and William Green, secretary-treasurer, was returned to office without opposition. NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS Henceforth, all displaydvertising copy for publication must be in The Times office not later than 11:30 A. M. the day before publication, with a limit of 77 inches if brought in at that notice. Three-quarter and fullpage ads must be in 48 hours before publication.

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