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legislature Refuses To Run Wild As Per Predictions. FTIMES BUREAU AT STATE CAPITALJ TNPIANATOI.IS. Ind., Fob. 21. As there are only thirteen more working days for the present session of the legislature it now seems safe to predict 0 1 hat the seventy-second session will be noted for what It did 'not to rather what It did do. On the whole, the . present BPE-sion has been Kane It has leaned toward economy and has resisted so far powerful fcrcos that would have it open up the public treasury for the benefit of office holders and public projects. lVlor to "he sessii'.t there weri feme observers in the capital who fear".-! that The teuton would "go wild" buur.use it was so one sided politically These observers lescalled the famous? session of ;;il3 when tho democrats were I i complete control, just as the republicans are now. The fear was expressed in some quarters that some things might te put ovr. This fear has proved unfouruieil. T 1 'hese who have been in constant touch with the d'.'lr.gs of tho session unothcr thintf is try e.j.parent. The lr? s tire has been mapping- out its c.vn r-. nd Vtere has Leen less interference wl'h ::s i.ourse of m.'lon by the governor and tin republican organization than in any other session in recent years. tn Indiana, is well as !n other states, ihc power ef the executive over the assembly--in event h desires to use it is well recognized. Put Governor McCmy has taken the position that he will rot interfere. On several occasions he has interested himself in some of the bills before the asembly. It has been only an interest," however, and has never taken the shape of a whip with the possible exception of h'.s publicly announced determination to have John McUuire elcctCContlnued on page nv) CONTRACTORS SPEAK FOR OPEN SHOP MTTT.E ROCK, Ark., Feb. 21. Statistics for 1920 which have ben compiled by the Open Shop Bureau of the Little Rock Board of Commerce have just been made public in a report which shows how labor problems of the community have been handled under the opn shep system. Among the interesting facts cited are the following: Open shop contractors carried or 2.3 percent of the wofk done in the buildlngc industry in Little Rock. The remainder was union, principally repair -work. Contractors ar almost unanimous in declaring that efficiency of mechanics In, every craft since the establishment f the open shop, has increased from 30 to 35 per cent, working the sama number of hours. There was not a single strike in Little Rock during the year 1921, whereas there were numerous strikes in 1913 under union conditions! All general and 'sub" contractors are well satisfied with results and say that they would not revert to union conditions uni.T any circumstances. Incidentally 130 witnessed the largest builcJingr program in the history ol Little Rock a fact of which the city is justly proud. There is absolutely no dissension among the workmen and it is the consensus of opinio.! that all parties are much better off under present cone1; tions than ander the closed shop plan TO LAKE COUNTY Invitation Extended to Republican Editors to See Sights in County OREENPHriW, Ind.. Feb. Cl. K'lward J. Hdneo'-it, of this city, president of the Indma Republican Kditorial Associat i in, is in receipt of a letter from A. r;. Bibler, editor of the Crown Point Register, iniitlnr the Republican editors to Lake county for their summer mevtintr- His invitation la indorsed by the chambers of com merce of Hammond, Clary, Crown l'oinf and other northern Indiana citis. It is planned to give the editors such a reception as was cH-cn members of the leirisiature on tlvir recent visit, only there will be a much moreelaborate program, which will include trips of inspection to the steel' industrial centers, the dunes, visits to the most important cHb.-s and an excursion trip on Lake Mienifian. Another invitation has been issued to the editors to hold their summer meetings, at Madison. Ceore Klliott. of Xewc'istle, is chairman of the committee that will meet in Indianapolis soon and decide whether the editors will north or south next summer.

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Women Seek Verdict All Night Long Plump and Rosy Cheeked Kiddies Fail to Show Mother's Neglect

TSPECIA1. TO THE TlfveSl CROWN VOIXT. Ind.. Feb. 21. "Not pruilty" was the verdict pi von by 'be first woman's jury sitting in the Luke county courts when one ol their si x. Mrs. Sophia Miiculek of Clary was on trial for contributing to the necrle.-i of her children, Minnie and Thclaia apes 12 and 1. The majoiity of (Injury thought that Mrs. Mikalek instead of neglecting: her home had been a remarkable mother in Koire to work in the Holt. & crew Works a week after her husband's death where s'n 1 earned 4.50 per day and which s!-o spent in keeping her little brood together. The two children with their plump round faces and rosy cheek-1 looked anything but neerlect, according' to the view taken by most of tbe jury, The ilrst ballot taken was 7 1" 5 for acquittal and the women balloted until 5 a. m. before tii.-ir minds were al of one accord. Attorney Thp! Fsnoher made an eloquent appeal in behalf of Mrs. Mlhalek whith brought tears to the eyes of several of t'ejurors. Prosecuting Kinder looked att'l the state's interest riNTE9i;AT!CNAL flEWS SERVICE IXDIAXAPOLIS, Ind., February 21.' Abolishment of the entire primary election system by the seenty-s-(inl general ass'-rnbly was declared to be out of the question as the result of the action of the house of representatives in the prompt and unanimously accepting the report of the election committee for tin indefinite postponement of the WiUis bill which provided for the repeal of thi direct primary law. The recommendation for rostponment was presented by representative Null of Marion county, in the midst of. a flood of committee reports and was adoptee by the house without a single protest This action was not expected. Occupied for more than an hour ovei the question of taxing property owned by college fraternities and sororities, the senate finally approved exemption of the ornardzn tions by a vote of 19 to 17 An attempt in the house to remove the exemption privilege granted fraternities failed when the bil was considered last week. Pbirir.g debate on the question Senator Miller of Indianapolis, declared that ail property, including that of the churches, should bo taxed. The Barker bill to place the administration of Indiana University, Purdue University and the .State Normal tin 'let a central board of control was advanced to second reading in the lower house, when the minority report of the committee on education was adopted. Tlx majority report for indefinite, postponement was rejected. Senator Masters of Indianapolis, introduced a hill in the upper house to permit the State Highway Commission, to combine with County Road Superintendents In improving: roads when owners of abutting property were unwilling to petition for the samr. CONFERENCE IS EXPANDING By EARL C. REEVES STAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N . SERVICE LONDON, Feb. 21 The international conference which was called to discuss near east problems and the bps' method of ending warfare in the old Turkish empire, has ben expanded Into a survey of German matters, ae-cerding-to a communique issued at Premier Lloyd (ieorge's official residence this afternoon. "The Lelenan and Japanese ambassadors attending the present conference decided to hear the Greeks t afternoon." said the Commun iquo. !; 'xas been decided that the voting in th upper fciie.-.ian Plebeseite shall be he:.' on the sain- day for both residents an . non-resid' nts. Great Britain offers to furnish four battalions of troop.- for the disposal. BIG FIRE IN BOSTON BOSTON. Feb. 21.- Fire today eom-j pieteiy uestroyen me Neponset avenue carbarns of the Boston elevat-d railway, burned :P of the latest type eys and marooned thouoands of commuters cominar to the elty from Porchester, VVallaton and ejuiney. Elevated officials estimated th- damace at i-t.-.o.nnn. Fifty persons, mostly wocren and children, ran to the street, scantily clad today -when fire broke out in the basement of a brick dwelling. HAIG TO VISIT IN CANADA VICTOUIA. P.. C Feb. 21. Field Marsha! Far! Hai will visit this city in the fail, according to woik received today from lxmion by the Pacific Coast Officers' association. Pari Hail commended the British forces in i France during- the war

HOUSE ACTS ON PRIMARY

MEE1ING IS

Chicago Reds Meet With a told Reception At Hands Of Gary Police. Tn the ne.i.jrn )o,-hood ,-,f two dozen Reds. Communists. I. W. W.'s and the like, all claimi:i,r their homes as CM capo, attetn.it 'd to hold a so-called Soi ialist iiie- ii.i at Turner nail, 14'h avenue and Washington street, in Gary yesterday afternoon .but found ' oe police on tho Job and the i-ici-t itii; was broken up before he lenders were ai ! to call their snirtll audience- toseth-v. The meet in-; was the outcome of a lot of Red literature which wu.e circulated ovu- the ei,y last week. Hearin S that an at! nipt was to be made by out of t.ovn loj; -itors to hold a meeting on ;he Souti Siib Sutiday Mayor V. F. II"(!?-s oiderid Chief of Police Forbis to have ;; me extra m-n on tlopouth side and !reak ui iiny po.wsPde attempt to hold a meeting. Resides brincin over twenty of thChicago acritat'irst to the police station where' they were questioned, the jiolieo eontiscated a lur.je amount o i,d V -erature. Ste-.o l.esko. 12" South lla: st -d street. .'ii 'a'-o, one of the agitators was held w .;! the oth: rs were taken to the station and ordered to take a train bacic to Chie-ago ami stay there. Upon questioning- t he Chii-ajro del -cation it wis fiiimi that all th men were foreign horn subjects and ul9 ihoui-h the majority have In en it, America eicht, n'ne and ten years no, a one of th"m dad taken out naturalization papers. riNTEPNATIONA.. NEWS SERVICEJ W A HH1X G Ti i ". Feb. "1. Pueines: conditions will improve f i m n--w says Arch-r Wall DoukPis, chairman o! "he Committee of Stattsties anil Stand ards of the Chamber of v'omnere-- io the United St .t- s. In bis monthly nof husim-ss issue,! tniillv. "The meet e c.n vine ins e i-ienee th." . v e a n- on the liiuli road to r-'Ci very." Iiou-rlus says, "is foind in 'lo- iniiv-r sal report. .iio.j,iut by traveling- sales ;ni n front - very section ' the cminlri (f steadily erowinp; sentim-i-t that th, business will lie better in the- sprinsr--not a sudden return to prosperity the is neither likelv nor d-'sira'ol--. Put a slow and natural working out of tine processes "f liriuidation, l.i eh now ;tr in full operation. There are few who are more r- "-tie-!: sible than tb---e same tra-.-iin:; sabs nie-n for the growth of this h-altliy sen timent, which, in effect, is tie- r--eo;;n. ti.-n of the inherent soundness of thsituation and that the r-no-di-s for i li-l.-iiK-eV in mil' "t ruet i e a- tint). Not e-n ly is sentiment impi.-ve-l. but there is definite increase in th- volume of bus 'ness done. "Desjiite the jreneril story ef farm i rs withholding: their products th- re is dally a steady stream of grain and livestock cominjr t the market. Not a fail volume, but eriouch to. assist in alle-vial-imt the situation." N. Y. G. TICKET AGENT IS ROBBED Clarence Keiff. nieht ticket npent of the New" York 'entral Kaiiioad station at Lake ! nt and Heent road, Indiana Harbor, was h--!d up m ieln itrht Stiturday by a masked ha tie it and at the point of a earn was forcer to hand ver a sum of money -slini'ilnl to h" lo t ween $120 an I Jlf.O. ft is beli'-ved by the police that there ive-re two men implicated in the holjup as it was I'-oorted that two wen witp seen loa fitirC around the station, shortly before th" h ld-iip took dace Fvery a vail.'inle policemen. of t h Harbor station was placed upon thrcase. out up 'o a late hour today, no clue as to 'he whereabouts of the- ;'- prits have oejn found DEMOCRATS CALL MEETING Pemoernt s m Hammond will hold a re-i.rira n I zat ion meetirjr this evening in the offices of I bach, t.iavlt. Stlnsen V flavit on tiie fifth floor of the HamiTiemd huihlinir. Harold Gesclii idler. present city chairman, lias announced his intention of r-'tirihjr from the office because of the pr-'.'-s of either duties as cashier of he Hammond Trust -.v SavinKs bank. Flection of his successor will be one of the important duties of the evening. All of the precinct committeemen will be cm hand and the political situation in Hammond will be cone into thoroughly.

BUSINESS coin ON MEND

T jrrciit internal Ir mil I'onfiTrnCM of the llrt miiKnif iielc in imliort iince are heliiM; hrl In l,tiiltn mif) Purls this week. rere-Ni-nliithcN met in l.ondixi to (IImciih near -:tt ireil'Iem.. 'I'hi riiuni'll (( the lenKue of nnltniiM met In Pnrlw tf cn.sleler mandate- iinel rufioMiilK to nmi-nel tlio rmrniint of the l(-ariie of nntiioiiw. ome t thi-leoKm-lelptiici held that this n on 111 !- 'in ntii'loiis time to aim ud the covenant to I'lintnrm I'loNiT to Amcrlra'n iilenlN iih I'resl-ilciit-eli-i't Ilarellim ivlll come into i (Bit In two nci'ks. Another Kre-:it nllleil I'lHilrre-niT to ilisi-ms in-ili-ninity iinel other I.erniMn problem. ivlll ofien in I.i neloii a week from tiiniiirrinv,

RAIDERS FiilD ONLY

'GHOST' OF B0RRHAmTD"?; "'""i? ! whole, this atternoon adopted the ' seven cent levy for common, schools Deputies in Sunday Raid j and fifty cent poll tax for all voters in

Filld the Pickings VerV Poor Iturr.iiam. eoice the Me-ccu tor the: I leasure seeker wit h a. pe-m lit. tit for t " j:, womii ud seiu,', 1 roved a i .s ; opioi!ittn spectacle to t!ii-f I-"puty '. She-riiV Otto Ctiue.vviicit and fifty dvpti- j ties yes terda . Knteru.t; the Purnh-im Pny Inn. 'lie- ' posse halted in amazement. A few j e'im lights were- ,11 i:i the saloon, but j the cafe was dark and silent. Chairs' were stacken eut liii :.. ice v. ;in-di-re-d around to the next ot.ee n .tori -uh 'bad bind." less I;.' lit. line h reSEARCHES FOR WIFE N HAMMOND St. Car Conductor Figure?' w m Disappearance 01 Young Chicago Woman ;irtre Iioirrl. S. S pai.ld m av.-., 'Iiii'vai.'", lias l e,-n in H,tir..;iu.l trytni;to b-e.'ite hi-; wife, Francis, wh h is been n.issipi virfee V-,'i,-i : esdii y. JJ.-e-.-tuHf s!o. i,oi a- i ua i n t a no -s in If iinoe-M!, he bad ; 1 .- -li u. li ! si tin ore- misht f-irt-.'.-'i loin v. ith : - iui- a s to h"r hereali-ui : s. Wednesday, at 10:110 o'clock ;he is -upposrd to Lave- met M iss i Paired A - st- rn of Hanin'oTi-i in ("hicn-r. When she: 1-ft her homo she told Mr. I.iolz.i! hit she would be back at 1 tip) o'clock :;-it a f :-Tii-'on. Sin- Oi-1 not return. In H immoral. 1 toPal found tii.it si.iiad met eiTieer buiibuy of the p-'lie-lot-ee. Il- ask-d her what the troul.lvns a rvi she- repiied tli-it she was tire'J of "hi',-ie,, and was i-o;nir baclc to Waldo A'iseonsiii. ir Patsburs with Miss West I n. !i!zal was told th-it a street car o-ei-luetor w ho I i veil in lltimmt-r.-i kn-w .vh-rc she was but he ealb-l at that loin's home. was not tla-re. 'I have a letter written by hint Sep- - ruber 3. Ii2ti, askitiif her to ue-et him." lis Ii. I a I. "If she is willinsr to be. ia vo herself and settle down. I will for i'.-e h-r and rjvr her ariother (hanc. If not, she liad bettir :et all of lur iotlies at iny lioni' ." The Chicago) man is also fo'lo-vi-or uu report rerardi'iir i i u i r ies wl.iih were ooe-ntly m i-ie about his vifeby a your: A' 1 seer, sin farmer. BARNEY BARUCH S ATTACKED 1 tiNTEBNAT 0 NAL a I S SIFV1CC1 W'AM 1 1 Xi Pi'i IN. 1 .-o. 21. An sit tack on Peru nd I'.-uucb ami John I). Ilyau for iheir sales of copp- r to the )"Overnm- nt diiriiiir tin- war yens mad ' in tiie ho'use 'O'hiy by Iteprepentati ve ?.! lsen of F!inois. Iih" e-harycl that Parueli and KyMi ia,d permitted coppe-r com : i -. i---s in e rich they were i r; tereste-d in maiii- Imc,. arotils both .beforei and .lurinir the war. "I was not t.-ikimr nd vantage ,.f mv position as a. memoir of the hoifs- to i!rin..--r llarueli. and llynn," sai.l Mason. "I sin wiilin;.- to risk my rosilu-n riir't a show-down by lair-io'li aial Pyan if they will I resent tlv ir becks and "five immunity. I hold thnt it man who rt-bbi d this frevi nitn-iit durimT 'hewar ui's jjiiilty of treason and he shop;, o " si e w hi ppe 1 of j-is;iee. "l:a rui-li betray I'd the 'ecple, lie-t rayed the President and helped his friends to rob the people. I flvr, you proof of jParueh's interest in this copper buse ' ness in bis conduct." HARDING'S HEALTH IN FINE SHAPE fly OEOIlfiK K. HOLMES ST. At" OUST INK. Fla.. Feb. 21. WecJts of outdoor life umb-r tiie semitropical c;;;i f the .s,-.n:!, have put Pr'.-ident-elect Harding in just perfect physical comlition and he will enter j upon his pre-spt' ti t ia I ilutiesi ten days he-nw with u i'hysi'iie far fln-nttf-r than enjoj-f-d by many of hi.a pre dee e s s ors. Dr. C. E. Sawyer, the Harding family phytician. who has 1 n nlmo.st. in constant attendance on Mr. H.-irdinir since the n-unina:ion at Chii'airn, sa id today lie had just completed a t horo u c ii exmat i -"-n t h pros;detH-e:, at ami j found him to 1"- In the ln-.-t ail around physical rr.mliti'.n of h is "ra re-e-r. So far as his heaitit is cneern-d, Mr. Harding can. view with equanimity the r-sors of white house uutie-s. according to Dr. Sawyer.

! (BULLETIN) i INTtRNATIONA. NEWS SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Feb. 21. - - i Senator Joseph M. Cravens, Demo 1 cratic floor leader, introduced a motion r in the upper house just before noov. 1 adjournment toc'ny 'clen andinr that the

; state board of accounts make public ! its report oh the affairs of the othce I of auditor of slate. The report coves 1 the term of fi rmer Auditor Otto L. Klaus. Jesse Eschbach, chief cxamiI ner of the state board of accounts, p; i out of the city today. ! (BULLETIN) f INTERNATIONAL lE5 SttVICEl a compromise bill introduced by leprescntative Willis of Stuelen county. Y. k CARD pony RANiiiK I wuni unnu Here's the ia holdups. Join ' v.iur iiien:'ii-t:o)' -t v-roteet ion a u a ins. C. Y. A. nn.l carry i ard w it h i"'U. 1 1 worke-1 S t: uro.ay ev ,s W:te-t-i hold up io--n hoard- d the e.ioo.-s-of an I. It- P.. -i -::M M:n as it was pansies the H..'in.ui str.-l ,-ri.9.:ntf in Hammond. The stick tips entered ill- cal'Oosand otd -red the rtiir.'f.-ti t-- put up lbfir i,in';s y-'il. tie.-- of 1 !o men went. ti;rou.;n Victims. Fl'oal oia- man's pai-o-ts tie aandit brought mrtii a i a- nib- rsl. i; card of tin- "hi-aso Yardn-.- n's Association til-' "outlaw" s wit- I,!.!- ;i' -" union whi-.h was oiarivo-l a loe t:.". of the t ike last - umn-er. The . Pew piss- d it to t':c- man with the lam. "lie's all lirrht." li-'Mo l': leoiiri. "'Civ i,im I'lv. i his t!ii:i's." The jlt.M -r of tin car-i was a'.l-nvei to reeairi bis v.iluahl wVi Ie seme trinUetd in! ab-.ut 5 1 in cu.-u win' 1,-iki-n from Olh'T l.le-mhers of tieerew. Then the bandits hopped from the train and fl i sa PP-a r--tl amor, j; teahouses on 1'iuM.ner avi nue in 'es 1 i a a . mop I. That eras at 11:1!0 (. lock Saturday .eiiiit an.! a few minutes later VYt iiammonl pi.l c- n-eviv. d a . all from I- rar.it - z y n .- ". i s s.-t! e:ri"K s a e ion on Piu.nr.ier .e -lull. Tine ihoe had bee II il ' id Hi i y "Wo I, li n . Three men .vme utaiieiiiv at the lui'" w hen the ni'l'i.r's - t't- red. Tie y v. e re Mtiickly reli.-V'-d of tip ' v eas'i and tin"in t' ii'ler was ilun forced to c-i-tiiaute. Tiie t-Pal iuu.l was ...-nui Jfi 1 lescript io.l s of tile two liall ta'.i.-i" witii those of the men w ho r-'bheei tip train cr--w with Cue ex.'ej.tion that "in of th" ti, ii who -oiih- d th- saloon had a frt.su cut over 1 is i in lit - J e w Inch was still b I ee,i i :k. A third redd.ip far AVest Hamiionl was ri -or til arjier in tie ev- titn; ' The victim was John I'.na-k of il-.o,-wisch. He was i-topp-al hj two l.a a at 15-ind sir---t rit'd iiipaPia iro.ina- in the prairie claims to have lost V-.'. This oceuilej at J ' l-.-nk. PAN ii 111X1 ILLf ni 'tod joes, which a .-, l.t'iig- found by !o, iseiiol lei-s of li-u iniyiit are helping kcr;. ip,. w-oif fr-uu the doors of mariy 'lo.T.es in UTin-ii to-' faiaar is out of .VI' I it . i.ec-.-iiiiy i-.u ivrorr. eMiuem ,.-i!,;i-,e oi me i icimtim- I re e em ri'i't I'flice. appealed to Hammond people- to lock around and see, if there wei-e not some sma'l- j'hs a Villi thnome wn-.ca tiitstt'.t tarnish employ- i m-'-it for seaio' -of tne ii.e-i w i:o arej daily rulviiu work at ills ..ftice. For! sevtia days . ir,-,:;,s ,.(-e receive I ' hut Within the 1 i,,,i, I!,,- r,c'n.,.l ' n s e has been rpiite a rat if yir. t:. i 1 -' tne ow n ers w ia:- h a ve a e n - to level, si rr; ai. ry to be moveal. base- j mtiits to clean, coal to be hauled in. ru-;s to heat, trees to be cut down ! I'-ar-ii yards t -i cl"ri and do.-'i.s c f i other hule ta-i-.s, jrn ( b- , n caoipei mi ire oiii'i" 'ii' in r.- ireau tor ha-:p. t I'ltf n times tae j d'S lat only an haui or s-', but there- are pp-nty ef m- ti win: are U'U-.T to tied even a few hours iiipi' iy m n ' . Aprl sea tit- for wo: k are oarefu'i-, sorted over. Win never a job I.-? reported it is eyven to a man with aj family to support. 1-lveii the-m arej qu'-siiomal to learn how lone- their! present rm-ans will ia.-t la-fore they I ee-o:i:e dst'li.te. (m'y la ery ncoy j can he "ivi-ti work i" eau.-e (. ti scarcity of j-o's apU tiie nu inner ot aprP ican t s f-.r e-m pi ay m cr, t. it is tee People' opinion o : er.-iid p n. Mr. Ha aid in ti t h a t trior pie-s-l '. of i ho :se j hop-mi i n t situation Pillllll jo'a.l in which m i". lit h s tin! e a re faaml around th-; done now if til heaPrs would just 1-ek around stead of waiting until the jobs art ly presented th m.-vlves to the m.

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BLIZZARD BURIES N. Y. NEATH SNOW BLANKETS

New England's Worst Storm in 22 Years Brings Death and Havoc j NEW YORK. Feb. 21. Buried under a 12-inch blanket of snow, New York rustled to carry on business as j usual today thoug-h traffic was partially Mocked nnd much suffering- was caused by the storm. No if s than ten deaths, scores of acci-ienis. delayed train and belated commuters w as the net result. The !-tfir-n, it is es'irnated, will cost the city about Jl.oan.noa. T! .Inks to the holiday tomorrow Wa.-- hint con's hichday an army of r than 12,000 snow-shovelers will he Kiven leeway to dispose of the liavy snowfall. vh: h s- t a ree.-rd fotl'.e speed with -ouieh it smothered the in- tre.pol isThe storm a Is i ati.n-ti difficulties tc h ippir. )X. Thr-.--- freight vessels, outward bound, wei - reported in trouble today. The e-ol i harbor. 3,5eO tons, was v-ashe-i asu,.;-- .-ff Coney Island. Tie '.ye..ir.:n-r. ..." the United Staics shippititr boar-1 r- por'.- two j.ropeiioi'o s 'ost v.hi'." 'lie A. a-a ri'i-irt. d by win less - that sh,- is u a t it-'u-cged and otit of control -ff Fenwick Island 1 i k h: ship. v oaiT i s-2 i i:ks. i l1fi'ft.TIONAl ',rV HRV"f FoS'i'OX. Fe-. '- -N.-w Fnuiand's "'"- hlizzard in 22 years nad swept out to .ea IikIv.-. le-ivint; in its wake -f Se t i i a ft -il --i upon the ca.-t. '."ilroad ar.d street ea -traffic -l-morali :. d and a mass of "'" .i'l"r:i;ui wir es and lo;i 4i d roa -i s. s n o w - Sixte-n inches ,,f ,en aw fell, hrcikinu ail official records for snowfall in this vicinity lini-ii.r a smir- 2t h.-u-1" nod since the r,r- ,-; i.ilziu-rd of JX.IC, A Til-mil-- Kl!r- !a; ea, Ih,. driv. i:.p h-iplecs :r:m a.--hore FARMHOUSE SHOOTING S STILL 'STERY Wsst Hammond Chief and Capt. Strong Learn Little From Investigation j Authorl'ies a i st,,,y (,-,;, . fi.v.t :;....! oyer day io.- an I. H. ji. i a i i roa :1 ct . tin ' 1 1 o : s which ii" ivlele nai-sin- a '"iiiiitm-t lark. d haVe n-dy farmhm.s' -ard ma r Satureiay afternoon Chief Joe N : t '- til" W.-st Hamiiieiui Special Ann! p.-n Sir P. railroad police vp. It Till Clio f i-n str.-n- of tiie I. H. '' "''i.-ot'-ii ,-very house Hammond and pulton hot h i . n Wf 1 hey fnaiiv b ocat-d the house in 'luestion hut learned little. i rje, tcaliy all of the fa that vicinity are Italians a nSies e.f d steak little Knalis The man at the house sue' th, vas in, shoot jnc at hb t.b. i-,may "Vi'rilin tit 9 o'clo,-;, ti'.'it he ha been concerned in uip fiffair thnt . nine wiiib ut said s h o o t. -ret u t-n . i nc .home from pop in, -' " ":1 his son he sai,! ha,! W(.t f-x men in the road al! armed with sliott:uns. After they had passed each other the taiu epc-m.l fire ,!IH-, them he said anl ad-led that he and the h,-,y ;la,i returned the fre lie knew no reason for the attack and said that apparently no one was hurt. 'I he conductor claim.', t0 have heard an argument in the romse as he was pairing an t,..;.j ,.f cop v .-isa t i o-i wlvch he had oveth-ard a, ; w -a-n n woman an 1 man. The wm-.is , heard were in Kn-iHsh tci'l the authorities ., r jn. 'lined to doubt hi-- ,)-, been use the inmates of the house a Italians. Further in ve: p-rat hm Sunday broui.-ht no resuits. p UNHAPPY COUPLE GET A D CE -Wtrr living- un-.P-r the same roof h,,t r-nl l'us'nd and wife for til" ,!-t ' ' S i t J' r:i r; Tldwin If. So -it'ii or and w t f 1 Mnmi-a 1 ft t Imiran st-eet, wero diviiri-" this mornHam inar by Ju-1ce Hardy in room 2 ef the Hammond .ui-'erior court. SmPher said that differem-es arose at th" time of e'.,,. ,;.-!, ,,e thej,- fourth child eiU' y ;i is a;, am that a re. co tie i ! ' a t !-"! could never be t fTecteel in ite of the effort." of himself and trie. mis. They had been married J'l ea rs. The husband objected to hi wife nften '.:-m- dances when he was not present. S um times she went to White e"i:v with another woman. He worker surf, is. but occasionally when he had a ni'-ht off be would suuirest attending a p-irca tosether. i in such c-.-a-ions he .aid she would reply that If ' I h -.vas pilm- oho would stay at ,iorne, ! If.- ivoii' then back d-.wn and stav lie- with the children who--. Mrs itiier woo!' p;o to tlo- dance. her aureed that the- w i :' lOUld ritain the custody- of the children v hile ha would provide for tiu-ir maintep.arioe. Sue s.-k'-il for ro alimony, Attorney T'iill ilreenwa1. rop-'ared for inc. pP rc-p-ese Ti.oma tut. wn'.ie .I's. Sor.tne- was fd by Attorney W O

SALARIES Hammond Taxpayers Face a 50 Increase In Spring Taxes.

SPECIAL TO THE TIMES CROWN POINT, Ind.. Feb. 21. County Treasurer Ralph Bradford hajust finished eoroputinK the result -f the 1921 tax sale, and while the flffure-i may not inter""! anybody else, thy will interest the Hammond school teachers, who wall dra wtheir reajulapay on account if it this coming wte'e. There were 46 bidders at the sale and the agjrega'e amount they bid in came t.- the tid sum of $31,417.95 This is e.ver IS.Oi'eo bigger than the nale of a year ago, and within $6,010 on the banner sale of 1918, which totaled $37,264.26, But here's where the Bchool teachers come in. The school board had t have $20,000 to meet the pay roll, and railed on the county treasurer for a draw. AVithe.ut the tax sale, ther; would have been little Hammond tax money in the tre-isury, but by figurlna; In the Hammond part of the sate Bradford was able to advance $10.00') which will buy i lot of bread and butter for hungry teachers. Tomorrow the banks will receive from the county treasurer the new 18?1 tax books. Hammond taxpayers will be eager to get statements of their spring: taxes, mrire than ever this year, because the increase in the levy for state, county an 1 school taxes Is nearly fifty per ont over last year, due almost entirely to the policy of th state board of tax commissioners last year in cutting down the school levy, and thus putting the school city undr a heavy deficit, which has to ba made up now. Furthermore, Township Assessor Clements has added hundreds of assessment on houses that has beep, emitted from previous aisesments. To cap the climax. County Assessor Black has asesssed all mortgages which he ound of record on the recorders books, and thes assessments will appear on the ne,v tax books at the hanks. If any adjustments have to be nude in assessments, the taxpayer who get ins bill early, will have time to take it up with ;he county auditor's offica at Crown Point, before the tax rush starts, E. Harry .M. tloldste-in. 704 Fast Fortysixth street, ri motoring; in Sixtyfifth street vesterday with his wife and two children. At Cut taste (trove avenue his au'.'im 'liii- was struck by the automobile of Hied Wood. 4422 Northcut avenue. En.t Chicago. Goldstein called on Wood to stop. He didn't. ep.ldstein pursued h'm for three blocks. ov:rt-.ok him and crowded him to the curb. Wood backed out. swerved around c,,ddst,tn's car tnd 'iKiiin sp.-e-.lcd away, Ooldstein en -countered Folic man William Conner took him aboard, and overtook Wood at Seventy-fifth street. ,Wood was charged with driving; an automobile while Intoxicate!. James Johns'. in, one of Fast Chicago's live young business men engaged in the general contracting and real estate bustn-'ss has got In the race fi. mayor at the earnest solicitation of friends and int Tds to make a red hot race, Mr. lohnslon has never before been a candidate for any public office nnd keenly alive at all times to an civic duty offers the public an honest, clean and business lik administration. Tie solicits the report of the people. ROTARIANS ARE READY FOR TRIP Twenty-five members of the Hammond notary club with their wives leave this evening at 6:15 o'clock over the Monon railroad for Kvansville, where they will attend the conference ef the Kiev. -nth district which comprises Ineiiana. Delegations of Botariaris will be present from all cities of Indiana which have clubs. Th Hammond party will go to Indianapolis1, thence to Tere Haute and from there over the C. & K. I. railroad to Kvansville. They will remain over Tuesday arriving In Hammond on the; return trip Wednesday noon. TAXI IS STOLEN One of the large Cadillac automo-t biles used by the Hammond Taxi company was stolen Saturday evenlns; when the driver left it at the curb and entered th- Nickel riate depot. He was ab to see two young men enter the ear Just before they drove away. One of the men was recoitnlxed and he was also able to furnish Hammond police with a good description of the second. The thieves have not been found The car, which had a winter i t -p. bore- Indiana license number 1TS,81S.

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