Hammond Times, Volume 15, Number 198, Hammond, Lake County, 13 February 1922 — Page 1

nn LAKE COUNTY nn World's News by LN.S. Leased Wire VOL. XV. NO. 198. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1922. HAMMOND, INDIANA EVERIDGE TO ANNOUNCE CANDIDA CYTHIS WEE

Increasing1 mol4ias with probably snow Tuesday and in extremn outU portico tonijrJit, rising1 temreramr. D'ilTTfl T CanrJ.m In Hjiajtott "a w- Hdhboi4 50c jtr noitk o ttrets and sews stand, 3o pw hopy.

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WILL RATIFY 20 PER CENT WAGE DEMAND Operators Prepare to Enforce Wage Cuts Regardless of Convention's Acts INTERNATIONAL NCA3 SE.RVICi.1 INDIAXAPOLI. Ind., Feb. 13. Bent '"holding -what holding they have ot'' in their present wags contract and determined to demand a substantial ray increase at the expiration of ,the existing agreement some six -weeks hence, the 1,000 delegates to the international convention of the United Mine "Workers' began arriving today for the fet-ssions -which will open tomorrow. The -wage question -will come sharply to the front early in the convention, for the sealed recomriendations of the c ale committee are to be opened shortly after the session begins and placed pere-re the representatives of the 500,t")' miners of the bituminous coal fields for their approval. The proposed defensive alliance of the miners and members of the sixteen major railroad unions likely -will be discussed freely by the delegates, and it may incidentally neeeive the conveniens o. k., but success of the planned coalit'on does not hinge upon approval t v the corvn4.Von. It already has had ofll-ial sanction and awaits only formu.' acceptance by the railroaders. It is a foregone conclusion that the convention will ratify the twenty per 0nt ware inrrea.se demand already formulated by the anthracite minr in their recent tri -state tr.eetinjr. Then a r;-.ii will go forth for joint conferences Pclwoen the miner? and the operators v ho have given every indication that they win insist upon a decrease in wage in the lard coal minew In the bituminous fields, however, evrn the preliminary steps of attempting to arrive at an agreement do not t rnmise such clear sailing:. because ! owerfnl operating: groups have flatly re 'used to enter into joint negotiations ind have prepared to enforce pay cuts fesrardless of the action taken in toti.iirroiv's convention. r.oth fields will witness a cessation of opera: ma after .prii 1 as a result of the ' "lock now forecast, it is generally cted. Union . ...'.dale were frank to admit in.it public opinion does r.ot appear to be with the miners in their demands. ALIVE TO B J rTES NATIONAL NEWS SEtVlCEl CinCACrO. Feb. 13. So that he may hanscd in th county jail next Friday. Harvey '., Church, "show oT rjurdered." is Lein? forcibly kept alive by the state. The state hns decree rhat Church, -aho has lo?k-d his ja.-- in a hunger f-trike. must literally "like to die." Todny the condemned rcidr. was forcibly fed with saline solutions by i he jail physician. I'hurch. termed the "hermit of the j-iil," because he has p-rown a heavy beard and shajry whiskers, has been -M a Iiunz-er strike for thirty days. His' eyes are Rlsssy and sunken, his cheeks a greenish yellow. He acts ike a wi'd animal when attempts are made to feed him. The jsi! authorities are making- r'.ansements to carry him to the g-a.1-.ow s, if Deces.-iary. ihurch na? convicted of kiiliner. tuckin and burying; Bernard J. iMiifiherty and Carl Asranf, automobile ,awuen. to sain possession of an a ;fomob!! . SMOKE SCREEN EXISTS IN TAYLOR MYSTERY New Witnesses Sought In Hollywood Crime ByDistrict Attorney. t:y cTTARi.r.s n. hx"giik. 1 STA f h CCRRLSPONDENT I. N SERVICE LO.S ANtlKbES, Calif.. Feb. In the belief that persons in the Hollywood motion picture colony, who have !'.' bOTi hitherto Questioned, are in possession of i::iormation of importance in connection with the probe of the William 1. Taylor murder mystery, District Attorney Thomas Lee Woolwine. and other officials have started an investigation that Is expected to reach every nook of the great studio center. The district ' attorney and two of his chief investigators were engaged tod.iy oj a. secret mission that started last night. It was generally admitted that toic phase of lh" investigation rn-,-. i reed a th-.ty th t a dope; rins-' tnuy h.io bei -i i volVod in some v ay. A woman and two men, whost iuet;li'y is being kept, a secret, were in attendance at the district attorney's con ference. An oiuc.ai court reporter was another member of the secret investigation expedidtion.

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DR. FRANCIS KEEFER ! DIES LAST NIGHT1

Former Hammond Physi-. cian Had Reached the ! Advanced Age of 88. Dr. lYanois R- Keefer, one of Hammond's pioneer physician, and former o'ruj store proprietor, died last evening at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. 1 L. C. Minas, 32 Rirnbach ave., of pneumonia, hiving- reached the splendid obi t age of S8 years. Dr. Keefer had not i practiced medicine for a number of years i and retired from business many years ago, but his establishment is well re- , irembercd by the old timers. Six children survive him and they are: O. AV. Keefer, Attica, Ind. K. J. Keefer. Los Angeles. Cal. I Lillie Jf. Armstrong. Los Angeles, Cal. C. II. Keefer. Andrews. Ind. i Walter 1'. Keefer, Toledo. Ohio. Sirs. B. C. Minas, Hammond. Sinle the death oi' Dr. Reefer's wife five years ago. he had been nmkin; his ; home with his children. Thirteen grand children and four great grand children are also left to mourn. The funeral will take place at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon, from the residence of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Minas, and interment will bo at Oak Hill. MRS. O'BRIEN BY NO MEANS NEEDY It was not because the pantry was bare but because the parlor was crowded that forced Mrs. O'Brien, mother of the late adventurous Lieutenant Pat O'Brien, to sell the tiger rug- for $530 which her son 's said to have shot during: one of his far eastern jungle hunts. Mrs. O'Brien had neither use nor room for the rug:. This in correction of a statement appearingin a recent Times' story telling of the pale of the ru? which seems to have l?ft the impression that Mr O'Brien was needy. "She is well provided for and has five sons and two daughters who would not let her suffer any privations of any kind. The money received from the sale, of the rugr is to be used toward erection of a monument for my brother. Tat O'Brien's grave." Quoting from a letter from Clarence O'Brien. Oakley avenue. The Times is glad to present the true situation. MANY MTEND Crowds reminiscent of the Orak circus days of happy memory Saturday nifjht jammed Orak temple to participate in the dedicatory exercises of the hujre buildins that stands as a tribute to the enterprise and ipiative of local Shriners and a credit to the city of Hommond. Following the ritualistic ceremonies of formal dedication open only to Khriners the more public program of musical entertainment and dancing drew hunderds of people that crowded the hutre auditorium to hear the Englewood Commandery Band and later to waltz to the irresistible strains exuded by that organization. BONO ISSUE FAVORED FOR SOLDIERS' BONUS The best way to raise money for a soldiers' bonus is by a bond isue, and not by increased taxes, John J. Mitchell, president of the Illinois Trust & Savings bank, said yesterday on the eve of his departure for a three-months vacation in California. Taxes already are too high, he said, and if the already over-burdened sorporations are to be still further harrassed by new levies the effect may be a serious hindrance to the return of prosperity. "If Congress is determined to pass the bonus legislation," he said, "it seems to me the most wise and just way to provide the money would be through an i?iue of bonds. The payments should be regarded as a proper part of the war debt and combined with the otthtr obligations of that character, to bet spread over a long term of years. "It v.-ould be better to equalise the lo.id in that way than to inflict all upon special classes through the imposition of increased taxes. The railroads, for Instance, are in no position to stand such an increase in the corporation income taxes as has been proposed. The effect on them would be crushing and would aggravate their already serious financial problems. "I have no doubt the government could float a bond issue of the pecessary amount on satisfactory terms. At ai.y rate, there are extensive fundirv operations t be undertaken in connection with the floating debt of the government and there should be no difficulty in providing for the bonus requirements at the same time and In the same way." LINCOLN"? Birthday today was observed in Gary by the Banks, the schools with special services, the city hall was closed with the exception of the poyee imd tire departments and all other public orUees. Although Lincoln's b-'rthJry f-11 on P-mclay this year it i.bems observed today. l'LIJ h:ts hit (lary at least, bat t.o far i in a milder form than in other years, accordlng to City Health Ofiicer Dr. ( W hite today. Severe sore throats and colds are prevalent over the city.

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attk.ntiov. rirs: All men of Hammond who intend to take Scouts to the Father ar.d Son banquet Wednesday evening should immediately inform II. C. fierce, president, at the Hammond council. His office phone is 31 im) and his home phone 379$. This is important. Boy Scouts hold the center of Hammond's stage today and will continue to monopolize t''e sh.ov until Wednesday evening when the Anniversary V, eek celebration closes with the annual F.ithcr Jind S"i banquet at the Masonic Temple. Yesterday scouting provided topic for sermons in practically all of the churches of the citv. This evening- the Prim and Bugle Corps holds its big parade and in the windows of several stores the scouts will continue their demonstrations of knot tying, first aid, fire building and other accomplishments of scouting.. Windows of the Lion store. Minas store and gas office have had large crowds in front of them each day since t'yi exhibits and demonstrations started Saturday thirty-two boys representing ten troops went on the hike to the Little Calumet river. Many boys passed their tests in different lines of tcoutoraft. There was a treasure hunt, sonic trailing, tire building- contests and games. How wide awake the boys are was shown by a contest staged on the way out. Certain object.s were named and the boys were told to watch for as many as possible for them. The lirst scout to "spot" one of these was given a bean. One lad hud 65 beans when they reached the river. On returning t to the city at n.SO o'clock Scout Kxeeutive Scott found four boys busily engaged in brightening up headviuarters. They had w ashed the windows, scrubbed the floor and were varnishing: the linoleum. Thus did three scouts from Troop 6 and one from Troop. 4 forego the hike in order to do a good turn. Tomorrow is good turn day in the schools and scouts will vie with each other in doing pood turns fir the teachers. It -will be interesting. EXPERTS VISIT CITY Hammond, Whiting, Last Chicago and Indiana Harbor come In for slams at the hands of the investigators of the state housing commission, who have spent some time in the Calumet region. Only a short time ago Cary was sharply criticized for conditions in its tenement district. . In Hammond the investigators visited the home on Towle street, which was recently reported in The Times. Thfs barn-residence of three rooms had three cows and a horse in one room and the family of three occupied the other two rooms. The investigators left orders for the renovation of the place. Another bad case was found on Webster avenue, in Hammond. Housing conditions of for"igners in Whitintf were said to be bad in the report made b3 the in vestigaors. Jn Last Chicago and Indiana Harbor it is said the efforts of the Red Cross and Social Welfare society have resulted in better housing conditions ajnong the forMgn:SPR0AT NEWEST SENATORIAL CANDIDATE j Attorney K. CL Sproat of Hammond is the first man to ret his can for the new stale senatorship which the last session of the legislature gave Lake i county . Mr. Sproat this morning said Tie intended to be a candidate for the office. The last legislature re -apportioned the state on the basis of the I52'1 census and gave L.V.'.e county three senators. Heretofore thi county has had two senators and joir senator with Porter county. The jo'.r.t senatorship has been abolished. Senators Nejdt and IWmw hp hi over tint"! the next sessio-i. while it wiil he necessary to elect the thiid ma:; next fa".!. BIG OIL WELL CATCHES FIRE (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE J LOS A Nt ;- -Kt. Calif.. Feb. IS. Shootir.g a siierf of fbimr fl.OOO feet into the air aid iliurnin vt ing th.3 country within a radius of 15 miles. Leil well Xo. at Santa Fa fprings. which came in as a gusher at noon Saturday canght fire early today. Guards were posted to keep sightseers from venturing too close to the flame and efforts were made to prevent 'he fire from spreading to r.ell well Xo. 1. prorVjcingjj oil at the rate of 4.40 barrels a d f. nepresf ni t ives of -the drilling compacy s'd the 'l rn'srkt p-rtij i'scif 1-1. .". WALTON of Anderson, rid., who has been appointed deputy revetiue collector of this district, is expected in Gary early this week where he ' will make his headquarters.

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Thirty-two persons narrowly escaped, injury early today when two sleepers of passenger train No. 19, Michigan Central railway, westbound, due in Hammond at 7:dS. were ditched near Kalamnzoo. Mich., arid a passenger coach was partly derailed. A broken rail caused the wreck, the tracks being ripped up for a distance of 800 feet. A relief train pifeked up the passengers and brought them here. No one was injured BOYS STEAL TEACHER'S PUFFS With 9 quick, half-hopcfu! glance the teacher in Room 16 glanced at the cute nose of the teacher in Hoorn 14 wb'-n the two met in the hail at Columbia school this morrrng. The appraising eye of the latter returned a similar glance at the features of the former. They both smiled. Kaoh viewed the delicately pv,vdervj nose of the other and wondered again about which two teachers in the building were the unfortunate owners of uniov-,ired noses. This because two vani'y cases stolen from teachers disks -Alien two b.ys ransacked the school Ft Ida;.- ni:-rht to!y lie on the dok of Miss Katherine Hamilton, principal, djcired but unclaimed. The boys were caught by Hammond police. The loot they secured was returned to the teachers. That is a'.l of It but the two vanity cases containing the powder puffs. None of the teachers will admit ownership . Mi an while MiM Hamilton is thiol. -in about counting noses of her teachingstaff. 8omewh"re in the building are two unpowderc J noses. Miss Alys Hess and viis Lueil'c MiHette identifi-d tho loot at police headquarters this morning. The boys are now charged with breaking also into Maywood school where they secured a number of pitch pipes. There were no powder puff,? at Maywood. LOST MASK AIDS IN BANDIT'S ARREST Whiting Police Arrest Sus pect In Matusick Place Holdup. i SPECIAL TO THE T1WES I WHITING, Ind., Feb. 13. The Whiting police have located one of the men who on December 5, 1351. held up the soft drink parlor of John Atatusick, 125th ,r et and Schrace envnue. fin this occasion three masked men entered the Matusick place, which was the former location of Bob Cordon. ind compelled .Matuviek to turn over the contents of the cash register the amonnt of which wes JCOO.Of'. In the sciitTle which ensued, this ''dip" lost his mask, by which means it was easier to identify him. The police lin-.-e been working on the ca-e for several wteks and Friday Chief Collins. Sergeant l'.enak and Motor Cop W:r.-r. wont to Chicago and came back with th-ir man who proved to be Lv-o liecker, i? years of us". T til and T.aplin .'Ntrect, Chicago. The police also have a line on Ue other members of the party. An effon wiil be made to also connect them with the holding up of ; Sti' gl't Parle grocery, which like the present affair way pu1!ed off on pay day night by masked men who also made their getaway in a Ford, flecker is being held at Whiting awaiting further developments in the case. STORM OFFICES OF MNTTfi NATIONAL NEVIS SERVICE! CHICAOO. Feb. 13. Cry inn "Our money: Our money!" an ecitM.i. mob of people today stormed the offices of Raymond J. Fis-ho;T. th- young "Chicago I'onzi." In the mob were many of the :l,.00 creditors of LMschofC, whose fi-cn.ieu llnance in said to have lost them nearly 5.000.000. The crowd became so menacing that a hurry call was sent for police reinforcements. At the same time Federal Judge Kenesaw M. Landis opened an inquiry into BisehofTs operations. Fi'ehoff is under arrest charged with defr.iudir.f; hundreds of creditors whose money he had invested. Members- of the Kishcff family were subpoenaed before Judxe Ija'ndis for questioning; concerning Eischoff'a assets. HOTELS AT INDIANAPOLIS FIGHT BILL INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. Feb. 11. Congress is 'being deluged with resolutions and tiiegrams from prohibition socrcof and from the hotels an-i vcn'i merchants of this city to !:!!. t"i . ilickey b.:i cieutiug another fcattai court d ircriji. It is declared the hotels oZ Indianapolis are eplistlng- the aid of dry associations of the state in the Cght on th new court.

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The birthday of Abraham Lincoln, the neat emancipator. was fittingly oom meinorated ; esterday and tnily reut".l:tis tiie famous Gettysburg speech made by him at the dedication of the cemetery, when ho said: ' Tour score and seven years ago our', fathers broug-ht forth upon this conMnent n new nation, conceived of lib-' erty and dedicated to the proposition that all men nre created equal. "Now we are ensured in a great civil war. testing: whether that nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, tan long endure. We are net on a great battlefield of that war. We hiive come to Oedicate a portion of that lield as a linul resting place lor those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. Tt is altogether fitting and proper tht,t wo bhouid do this. "Bui in a larger ?rise we can not If"

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JJm (BULLETIN) MNT?.PNATIONL NS StRVlCEj WASHINGTON. Feb. 13. "Uncle Joe" Cannon of Illinois, veteran of twenty-three congresses and former speaker of the House of Representatives, announced today that he would not be a candidate for re-election. (BULLETIN) WASHINGTON. Feb. 13 American exports in January, aggregating $279,000,000. were the lowest since last July, according to figures made public today by Secretary of Commerce Hoover. Merchandise imports during January amounted to $216,000,000. (BULLETIN) WACO. Tex., Feb. 13. Authorities today were investigating a double murder and the wounding of a third person, probably fatally at Concord, seven miles from here. Seven Negroes and nine Mexicans are being held on suspicion. (BULLETIN) 'INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! BALTIMORE, Feb. 13. The Danish steamship Texas, bound here from Boston by way of Philadelphia, is aground in Vineyard Sound, according to word received here today by local agents for the vessel. Slie is not believed to be in immediate danger. (BULLETIN) PARIS. Feb. 13. It was reported this afternoon that the international economic conference scheduled to open March 8 at Genoa will be postponed until April 15 and that it will be in Rome or some other city rather than Genoa. SHE ADMITS GETTING ' MONEY FROM TAYLOR But Neva Gerber Says It Was Only to Pay for An Automobile. ( INTERNATIONAL NtWS SERVICE! Lr'S XC. LLLS. Feb. 13. l retty Neva 'jerbcr, film actress, who two years ago. Mas tng.'igcd to William Desmond Ta;. lor. slain motion picture, director, today explained the fact that several checks were made out in her n.ime by the late director, including one for $.".00, about three weeks ago. "The check's which Mr. Taylor save me from t!tne to t!me can be easily explained," Miss Gerber said. "Although our engagement was terminated two years ago. we remained the best of friends. During: our cngageni r.t Mr. Taylor gave men an automobile as a holiday present that is. it was understood between Mr. Taylor and myself as a holiday present. "The machine was riot all paid for at or.e time and in order to prevent gossip from misconstruing the spirit in which the gift was made. Mr. Taylor simply rniitle out checks to me so 1 could pay for the car In my own name. "Numerous other checks were for distribution to the poor. As to that last check given me before his death, that can be accounted for A ery dimply. Mr. Taylor was always looking after my career or doing all he could to help me in the film world. He knew that I. was in temporary financial straits at that time and voluntarily sent me $500." Till' ('ary building trades tie up. resulting from the oni"r issued by the ;--,m. Contractor assodat Ion i.-c-j.i.g an order that a JI.CiO an hour wnue scule would become effective Feb. 1. is nearing a soltfticn. At a meeting af the plumbers they decided to accept the scale and return to work tomorrow morning.

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dedicate wc can !: eor.secrea.te v.e can not hallow this ground. The brave men. living and dead who struffg-Ie.I here, have consecrated it tar above our poor power to uud or detract. The world will little note, nor loner remember, what we say here, but it can never forg-et what they did- here. It la for us, the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who lousfht hcrt thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining I efore us that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they pave the last full measure of devotion that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain that this r.stion, under God. shall have a new birth of freedom and that Kovernment of the people, by the feople and for the people shall i:Ot perish from the earth.'' JUm 2 JL (BULLETIN) ST. LOUIS. Mo.. Feb. 13. Detectives todiy were seeking the pyromaniacs responsible for half a dozen fires since the first of the year, with losses almost threequarter of a million dollars. Detective Sergeant Murphy today declared that arrests were imminent. All the fires have occurred in lumber yards and wood-working plants. (BULLETIN) i!NTEr3 NATIONAL NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON. Feb. 13. Reductions in the personnel and the equipment of the navy to effect a saving of $70,000,000 in the budget for 1922-23 were recommended to the House naval affairs committee today by Secretary of the Navy Denby. (BULLETIN) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEj WASHINGTON. Feb. 13. Secretary of Commerce Hoover today announced the names of eight men who have been invited to attend a conference here on February 27 with a view to establishing regulations for the use of wireless telegraphy in the United States. (BULLETIN) LOS ANGELES. Calif.. Feb. 1 3. The Taylor case will be solved. This is the opinion of William A. Pinkerton. veteran head of a national detective agency, here on a visit. "Somewhere there is a leak; perhaps in some infinitesimal detail not yet discovered the slayer has slipped up on and he will be found," declared Pinkerton. 5.000 STRIKERS PICKET LINE 18,000 Cotton Opratives On Strike In New Hampshire Mills. INTERNATIONAL SEAS SERVICE) MANCHKSTKr:. N. II . I-'.-b. 13 rive thousand striking employes formed a picket line about the Stark and Aniofkesjt Cotton Mills' today. Ix-ss than 4.O00 workers reported at. the mills and they were forced to vispend operation About. 18.000 workers are striking here. It is estimated that more than 40,000 textile workers are unemployed throughout New Kngisird today because of disputes o-, cr wages :ind working hours. Aniioiniecrr.eT.l of per cent, wage reductions by mill owners bus been followed by strikes in nearly every mi"; where the cuts became effective. PONTIFF CONCERNED OVER PAPAL ELECTIONS solemnly promised that a pope never again shall be elected without participation of American cardinals in the conclave, it was revealed today by Cardinal O'ConneH, of Boston. The Koston prelate told' The International News Service that he had an audience with Pope Pius XI after the coronation ceremonies. "The pontiff repeated to me the conversation be had w ith Cardinal Dougherty of pliilao'ei'Jhia on Saturday, that he will take immediate steps to amend J conclave regulation!-." sa'd Cardinal f VC- ,i ,w ' 1 "Tlio nilriH r!. 1 It. 1 1 1' e regulations be changed to allow sufficient time for cardinals In the United St3tes. Canada and Australia to arrive here for the bailotins "

THURSDAY TO SEE HAT ! IN THE RING

Senator , New Perfects His Organization on Three Weeks' State Tour rTtWES BUREAu AT STATE CAPITAL! IXniAXAI'OLI.-, Ind., Feb. IS. No.. Thursday will a day of days it. Hoosier politics of lt)Z2. On that day Albert J. F.everidge t iH toss aside the mantle of aloofness ar.d in the midst of bis admirers who art to come to ludiar.apolit from nil parts of the state.. Fctmit his political r.,-v; to fall in the senatorial rin. At t tosame time the democrats will be -i session to decide finally upon the -senatorial candidate for the primary nomination. It is well known in democratic . cles that the nomination of that parr--will go to the man chosen by the Ta gart machine. Of course, there is son., slight opposition to the machine diVu. tion. but the party is not tuojaM enough for the opposing factions to make much headway In their scraps. The democratic shouting for Thomis Taggart as the Sinitoria! nominee f recognized by majy as merely an orgar izat ion fanfar prodicid for the purpose of compli.metiiing ih.j Frcii-I. Lick veteran. I'.vi t hen it comes to the actual picking?,!: tho nominee there is now little iio -fl that he wiil h Baniucl M. R&lslor:, ex-governor. TbTaggart faction is strong enough to give the party leader Hie nomination and it is possible he lvmilil accept it ivere it not for the fact that his healti: is very poor. At the meeting of the deii.oera t : state committee Ti.ursuav it. essi"-i -cd that there will be a "demand" to" Mr. Taggart and the word will c..11; thai he can not possibly run. If thit.-gs go as expected the committee will th. . turn to Mr. talsto-; and he. Mill aeiei-: tho nomination fr the indorsement of the committee .'. will be virtuallyequivalent to a norina tiTi. It is expected lh:-.t the eleventh d,,:,trtet will hold out for its favorite Pernard It. Snivel- at the democratic parleys. He has been endorsed tor the senatorial nomination by the party organization of that district. Jiut In th event he does not receive the indorsement of the machine, and no loader expect him to, he will make a primary fight for the nomination. The fourth, ninth, twelfth and tenth districts each have democratic sena torial aspirants i.-i event something should happen to prevent Mr. Ralston or Mr. Taggart from being the tiom'nee. In the fourth district Lireolu I'ixon, for many j cars a nu mber of congress, is being groomed. The ninth district is busy in its efforts to promote the candidacy of .John C. Snyder of Crawferdsville. supreme scribe of the Tribe of Hen Hur. From the. twelfil, district the word comes that Claud. ) Powers. Fort Wayre editor, is l:Vri (timber and in the rerith district V; -i Pam lorrocli, an att orney of K t n t' a ; , ; is in a receptive mood. : The Seventh District r.'eniocrs t -1 Women's club is again bobbing J much to the consternation of the oil jiine party men . They look upon the cluli with contempt and are grc.j't.'y i'UL our rcr lis lasr.move. . t n meoi.. ing recently the clijo took a. ictp '-.i whether It" would endorse the ca -- didacy of Tae-gart p Ralston for senator. Tgg--t -was -oted on first si he was given unanimous support. Th old line fellows are not at all dispica-r ) td with the indorsement of Taggart. j but they do not like this kind ft pubjlicity. It gums up their works. Senator Harry S. New has completed 'three weeks of thorough orga r. izat io?, I building in Indiana and has returned I to Washington to participate in th. j senate debates on the treaties s;'gp ,l ;;:s a result of the arraj ronf,!'t,,'. ; There w&s nothing rpeetarul-ir aho.:' . Serin for New-'s stay ip Hoosierdo -!. ; i t tr;e that he spolX;- before the v.-. publican editors and made speeches n I Indianapolis. Muncie, South Hcnd nrd j Noblesville, but tliesti tslks were m.i (of any particular benefit in advancing his candidacy. The pe-sonal work do'-e j by the senator at hi headquarters i 'i the Hotel Severin was of vat impart- ! ance. This was recognized by the ! Pcveridge leaders. The senator has i seen hundreds of Republicans ro'i j every part of tho state; he has hs'i (personal chats with core of IrtLn j editors and has roi.vfl gereratiy wife his con.-t:tuerc;. . I There is no doubt that Sena'or Nov ' organ!7.aio.i is more nearly perfecte-.T I than I'.ci eridge's. Very generally tli- ! regular Republican organization is for j Mr. New. This very ftict gave hlrr. the 1 advantage over Leverage. ( Three weeks ago i was felt in the 'capital that lieve.rtdgv wa sixty da: ! ahead of New in theimatter of rr-n:'. meir created in his hjhalf. Keen Ka-i 1 ers or both'sldes felt;. this and fra-ik'-. admitted it. Put thjs situation !.-. ! not seem to exist todiy. With the r 'rival of Senator Nev in Inciiana 1. -.band wagon began to slide along a i. : ' the old wheels have been better luhri ; -aled each day since. Thero is a reason fcr this. Peveridg'i reached the height of his popularity sometime iti January. This marked tinlend of more than a year of sptecf. making by Mr. Peverids-e on non-poi;.-S ticul subjects. In many se (ic.f of th-, (state the small politicians. wb?eh mi:,: J be reckoned with in an organist: rior had been busy gaugiig the sitn.it tor. j w ith the selfish view of picking tho most liKeiy winner. in otner eas.-) the underling's of leaders were feelini," alright until the latter part of January when they began to doubt whetheBeveridge was really g,oing to run. It is fatal to these littie politicians to teal out for a candidate who does not j materialize. i The situation wis .jjimmed i. p con. cise)y by a colored p if. cine t leader n i one of the Tsrgc-r eities. His mt.- ! hud declared i'or Bev.-ridgc. La;e .n January this colored precijii i. mati I iiaTie around to his be. I He rolled his eyes in a signi.'rcar.r mttnier and ventured: "We ain't got