Hammond Times, Volume 15, Number 202, Hammond, Lake County, 17 February 1922 — Page 8

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TITK TIMESi. Fridav. Februarv 17. 1922. SAYS FRANCE CAN'T PAY HER DEBTS BRINGING UP BILL by JACK FARR WHAT (S "THE IDEA OP yoo hupmoup amd down Uub. A yjuw3MANIAC VOUHGham -"ma ME. - HAD 0 MOM - lY said on My medicine Bottle"TO SVlAUE. WELL SEF0CiUSING 6UT FOCGOT SO WAD TO i i!LUE- - WILL YO HAM V. T RACKET O i

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K foreign representative f th Baltimore u in 8 lengVhy ebl0 under Paris date ruMl8hcd ,n tho un toja7 8tates that la an Ja tervtew he had with Iui3 Iucheur. formw sch minister Tor devastated rejrion. if. txucheur declared cm.jmatlcaJI, that Franca never can pay Jr debts. Tha United States bars Freaeh goods and will not accopt her currency, jj. Iucheur asserts. Mr. Kenf. cablerrsun, jn part 8aid. Tla a vigorous taik I had with him todar at his hosne. 9 Use HatneUn, iUi Loucheur, minister of devtastat"tiors In the Briand cabinet and cow a member of the chamber of roputies, flatly arid emphatica.'ty declared that Prance not only cannot, now or ia tfce near future pay her debts to America, but can never pay it. Further, be asserted that tho reduction of ber army win cot ajter la the Iciet ter inability to pay. "Lioucheur said he had much fa'.th B the proposed Genoa conference. lie alao stated that Franco was convinced that Genv.any was able to pay her indemnity and Oc-rcands that Germany lay her flnancial card3 on the table. "What are the chief dangers in fi "ay of economic reconstruction over here?" toochcur was asked. "TTeU," said M. houshmir. "the ohif

thin,5 of which I am afraid of is that tfcero 'may be rn!surtder.3tanllns of the Tnen1Al facts in nurcjv? by America. To u asked us to pay our war debts. TVs cannot pay them, we cannot pay now and we cannot rav ever. No c'ear-fcead'id man. with a real know!x3s of financial facts has the reicotJt idea that we can ever pay. "The on!y possible way la which n-e eer could pay is la our goods, and yea wiJl not take- our goods. TTc cannot pay in our currency. Ten won't take that. Tou demand gold, arJ you have all th sold in the world In your own vautts. And now you prepare to erect a tariff wall around your country ttat will iiill mora completely bar out ou- goods. How utterly tilog-'cal and Jnconsi'tent :3 t'ae American attitude."

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national Junior vice president and Mrs. K. Watson, president of the Indies' auxiliary of Lake View Fost of Chicago were present and gave a nice talk on the great work to be dene for the boys w ho served their country overseas. All ladies eligible for the auxiliary are requested to send their names and addresses to Miss Kathryn Larscn, 10S4 Garfield street, Hammond, so they may be notified of tho time and place of the nest meeting.

"Everything is brighter," said ColBritish troops from Ireland will be resumed tonight. "In view of the ever present possibility for nntoward developments it In preferred to tvithhould official announcement of withdrawal of British troops locally until the soldiers have actually embarked upon shipboard."

LADIES' AUXILIARY

IS FORMED!

MERRILLVTLLE

Cast ereninj In the parlors of the Majestic Hotel the preliminary organisation cf a Ladies' Auxiliary for L'dward H. Larsen Post No. S02, V. F. V., "wis effected with the seleoUon of Mrs. C. 8. McCarthy as temporary president and Miss Kathryn Larsen a. secretary pro ten. The charter list of twenty -seven members was filled out and application will lo forwarded at ince to national headquarters for the i barter. On receipt of th charter .permanent officers will be elected and installed with the Institution of the auxiliary. Greitt entausla.-iu was manifested by the ladifs present and ea effort is goto be made tor enlist a',1 mothers, wives, e!ters. ar.d daughters of all overseas veterans lr. the order. Another meeting wUl be hed within tea days M assist the tvst In tho sale of tickets fur the production of the A- K. F. musical comedy, "A Buck cn Leave,'' v.-bJch comes to Hanamn4 -arly In March for the benefit of ei-scrvice men. ?.frs. Wara-aret Hartieran cf Chicaaro,

Through tie carelessness of some one, we got no mail hero last Monday until the evening train from the east. Don't forget the Farent-Tcachert, meeting Friday. ETery cumber on the program sounds good. The C O. railroad agent !s still on the sick list. Noble to carry the mail. The J. Manis tome, owned by George Elbert, caught fire la&t Wednesday

forenoon, and bnt for the prompt actions of the citizens It might have proved disastrous, 3. F. Staltz and j Clerk Chas. King were soon on the I

ground with two fire extinguishers, and the fire was soon under control. Lawrenca Koyrski's funeral was held at St. Paul and Peter's church at Turkey Creek last Thursday morning. The priest from Scoeervillo officiated. There was a large crowd out tr the funeral. (Treat respect was ehown

Lawrence. There wer- beautiful f.oral j pieces, and so many. He gave his life for his country was the tribute paid i him. TVhat could be gTeater? I Kuth Man Is was here from Hammond

Thursday to attend the Lavrcree Koynskl funeraL

Character. Character is the hardert problem to solve. Lives of promfte easily get filtered doTvn to commonplaces. When plpasnre substitutes for obligation character takes wings for the barrens

end the future collects scraps from the j husli heap. When will-power becomes ' anemia it takes orders from environ-!

merit and vies with others in contributing to fofly. Tills "oae-of-the-crowd" conduct has left many a well-eDdowed

Magnasite Mines Open.

riNTERNATlONA'- HEWS SERVlCt'l fORTERVIUiE. Cal.; Feb. The

magnesite mines here are to lw re- j opened with in six weeks, it has beea i

announced, after having been shot down since the signing of the av1

lice, ivhen demand for this ore dVP- I ped- Heavy contracts will entail ful- j

time worK, it is saia

KVson Ice Float. Ice floats 8iecau.se, as it expands In freezing, its density decreases. Two sepnrate pir.lts of water weigh, the samp .ir.d pof fcess the same bulk space, but if one of .the pints freezes it will ovpnrd nnd Mtcocrie speciflcallj UghXer h-t- tli ritiifri

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Willing Enough, A negro strollel Into a public

brarv. "Ah want an encycoclopacdia

he said. "Whose encyclopaedia, sni what Tolume?" asked the axtendant "Ah don't rightly know." was the an-j sw-er. "It's like dis: Us colored foltfdone gone organize a IH'rary society ;

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life wrecked on the rocks of circuit- 'Curreut ETenls.' Ah's Jes' like tei I stances. kiDder read up a bit on de subjeew

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wear stays high so much leather is used in constructing film titles. Among the current lot we hart "Leather Pushers," 'High Heels" and "Shoes," along

with Coristance TaJmadr reappearing la "Mrs. Leffingweil s Boots." Selraick News photographed a rabbh drive at Pasco, Vaih. The revolt tho old be a good run on I ha screen.

From the number of importations it would seem that the Germans intend to pay the American indemnity ir. films.

Shou!d a Wife Work? is a mean way of referring to the tmemployment situation.

Ralph Ince knew the moving picture business "when," He has been a part of it for fourteen years. "In Old Kentucky" was the earliest "horse race" picture. The latest is "Lady Godiva. If Owen Moort thould makt "Th Latt Paymtni" k xcouid still b On When Doctors Disagree" there is a c&ance for the patient. The Loves of Pharoah" is a new f!m-title. Now for a serial, The Wives of Solomon."

COLLINS HOPEFUL IN IRISH SITUATION

BT DAXTKL O' CONN ELL r STAFF CORRESPONDENT f. M. SCTV1CE1 DUBLIN, Feb. 17. Prospects for an Irish settlement are brighter than at any time elnce before the Ulster border raids. It was declared today by Michael Collins, the outstanding flgnre in the provisional government. Collins eald that the British government wa eco-operatlng with the Dublin government and giving all assistance In the removal of troubles.

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