Hammond Times, Volume 15, Number 236, Hammond, Lake County, 30 March 1922 — Page 1

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THE WEATHER TJaaettled. probably rain tonight and Friday, cooler fa the extreme southern portion tonight. LAK TIM JO VOL. XV. NO. 236. THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1922. HAMMOND. INDIANA PERATORS FAIL T TO AGREEMENT

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LIBS CONFERENCE ! IN NEW YORK IS A FIZZLE

All Hope of Averting a Strike Has Now Been Abandoned INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE NEW TOKK, March 30. Any hope of averting: a strike of anthracite m;ncrs Saturday was abandoned today by the operator? and representatives cf the miners who have been in dally conference for ten days. No aggrement has been reached and spokesmen for both sides admitted that the negqtlations have so far fallen through. That no progress has been made was proved by tho statement of Thomas Kennedy, chairman of the miners' scale committee, who said that tho negotiations now in progress would bo adjouriicd after Friday until next Monday In order th U union officials and committeemen might return to thei- districts Saturday to supervise tho walkout. The nineteen demands of the min ers for increases in wages auu x . i improved working conditions arc . . i. .1 . . . I V. ntamtii Doing mrestneu out in n--& - - tions now ,t;nding. It is maintained by the miners' representatives that the operators refuse to met thm half way on any proposition and are insisting upon a seventeen per cent reduction in mining rates. After the strike is on. the negotiations will be resumed. It was said. Phillip Murray, vice president of the United Mine Workers, stated today that there was yet a chance or' the operators and miners reaching an agreement. Kennedy Tells Strike Plans By THOMAS KENNEDT Chairman of the SCale Committee .f the Anthracite Mine Workers, and president District No. ' 1" the an" thraclte coal fields of Feiuisylvanian. Written exclusively for International News Service. NEW YORK. March 30 The strike nt 600,040 bituminous and anthracite miners throughout the United States will begin at midnight tomorrow, is planned. This will affect 150.000 hai'd coal miners. - All negotiations lo avert the strike have collapsed. Meetings of committees representing the operators and the miners !v continuing, however. V.'.f: mine workers' scale commitu;j to date has presented data ui a written and verbal nature to suoslantiate the demands of the anthracite mine workers for the past four days. Cur data has consistei of such matter as to substantiate ihe wage demands of the anthracite mine workers, consisting of a 20 per cent wage increase on contract work, and Jl per day on day labor. Our figures, based upon the cost of living, past wage increases, and opportunities in the industry, all tend to prove that our wage demands are consistent, and should be adopted. Savins wages is our interpretation of a living wage, ani it shall be our endeavor to impress this emphatically upon the operators Such saving wages can be pail without increasing th cost of coil to the consumer, and if substantial reductions in freight rates were mad?, if the profits of coal sales corporations, retailers and royalty g rubbers were deflated, higher wajres could be given to the min workers and the ot of coal cou'd be reduced to the consumer. Tho operators now give the labsr cost on a ton of coal at $3.32 per ton. The consumer pays approximately tlZ a ton. These two sets or figures- demonstrate that somebody other than the miners Is responsible for the high price of coal. MASONIC TEMPLE MM ERNAT10NAL NEWS SERVICE1 CHICAGO, March St) "Dressed Up Johnny" Gardner, notorious police :haracter, today languishes in the Herrln, Franklin county jail, charged with having perpetrated the (100,000 Chicago Masonic Temple tault robbery, two federal postofSce offenses and a score of other minor crimes. Seven other men, all of whom are said to bo members of the Gardner Croup, also were taken. The arrests came at Eenton, 111., ifter Gardner, who was under the Influence of liquor, had flashed tell tale tatto marks on his right arm. Several shots were exchanged before the remainder ot the group was captured. The men are said to have confessed that their next job was to rob the Benton State Bank. Native Hawaiian are said to be facing extinction, and, if the present ratio of births and eaths is maintained, the remaining; life of the race will be only about eeventyfive Tears.'

ROBBER CAPTURED

Did You Hear That

WEST HAMMOND has designated April 12 as Clean-up Day. COBBLER says Hammond men endure pain better than women. JOHN SCHERRER, 171 Lewis St., is nabbed by police on charge of driving furniture truck without a license. I1KKB WHEATOX, clerk of circuit court, announces dead line is 4 P. m. Saturday for candidates who wish to tile. . HAVING pulled off "The Bat" and "I-rene.,' Resident Majiager Cralgdon, of the Parthenon, Is looking around for new worlds to conquer. HAMMOND ha3 had one of the wettest spells this month that It has ever had. but the birds still sing and lordy, how the grass Is growing. OLD TIMER wants to know who remembers when men used to have to stay at home nights to keep their wives company? 'TUOPHECV and Trophetlsm !n Israel." That's topic of sernon to be preached tomorrow night at Sibley st. tjngogue by Rabl Jujlus Rappaport. SPEAKING of his race for the State senatorial nomination, Erie Sproat says he's running JUst like his first name not so fast, but safe and sure. POLICE department at Central besieged with queries last night as to what happened to the water supply. Evidently there are folk in Hammond who drink water. MTLTONj DERMODY and Harry Rimbach went to Harvey to see the Betz girls play basketball. They got lost. Anyway, they didn't see the game and Dermody got stuck In the mud. WHILE West Hammond is enjoying its playground park and athletic field next summer, Hammond will probably stUl, be, wondering what to do with the land donated by A. M. Turner. COP NOTE3: OfCleer Skiorski reports back for duty after Illness; Officer Funk goes on to sick list; Officer Schaetzel taken home after three weeks in t hospital from injuries received In motorcycle crash. SAVE your old paper, rags and scrap metal during the spring cleanup days. The Boy Scouts of Hammond and West Hammond will call for them. They will be sold and added to the Summer Camp fund. THIS talk abouf lack of funds is causing East Hammond folks to wonder whether the Board of Education wVl make good its promise that the next real building to be erected will replace the May-wood cottages. JIMMY TROST erected a large bird house for. martins. The martins refuse to settle there because sparrows beat them to the quarters. Now James is thinking of having Morris Dobson serve eviction papers on the tenants. IT will be every fellow for himself among Hoosier rabbits after Friday midnight. The open season for hunting then will begin Saturday. Since January '9 the btnnie, by law, have been unterrified by the horn of the huntef SECRETS of City Hall: Mayor Brown on sick list for past two days; George Blockie meets wrath of irate public for failure of water supply. Hundreds of homes inconvenienced last night when department turns off water. Times gave notice however. THE r.rrrz GIRLS won their I basketball game with the Harvey Reds on Tuesday evening, 8 to 6. Their last game of the season will be with the Blue Island Lutheran Girls at Blue Island Saturday evening. Private cars will leave the Hammond court house at 6:30 o'clock. A LITTLE boy repeatedly arrived late at a certain school. One day the teacher said to him: "Next time you are late I'd like you to bring an excuse from your father." "I don't want to brins; an excuse from lather." "Why not?" "He's no good at them. Mother always finds him out." COL. L. T. MEYER, representing Hammond, wis in Chicago yesterday and today attending the annual meeting of the National Council of Boy Scouts of America. ExecutJ-.e; I. K Scott and Commissioner R. O. Ostrowskl attended the banquet with him at the LaSalle hotel last night. Several others were planning to be at today's meetings. DAYTON, OHIO, newspapers Saturday carried pictures of Raymond Douglas at the piano in the windows of the Wurlltzer music store while he was breaking the Ohio music marathon record. He played continuously for 44 hours and 23 minutes. Ecslde him stands Billy Davis, who to rtwelve years lived in Hammond and is well known here. Davis Is now instructor otn stringed instruments and has charge of that department of the Dayton store. He received his first musical training In Hammond.

AUTHOR IN CAVE MAN

FISIICJUEL Harry Leon Wilson, Famous Scribe, Is Worsted by Artist in California 1 INTER NATIONAL NEWS SERVICE C ARM 1ST, Calif.. March 30. The colony of authors and artists here was startled with publication of details of a "v hand to hand duel fought by Leon Wilson, famous author and Theodore M. Critey, wealthy landscape painter, as the outcome of a fued starting with a production of a community play sis rtonths ago. On a high cliff overlooking the sea in the early morning a few days j ago. according to reports current here, Wilson, a map of 35 and weighing about 185 pounds, met Critey, aged about 4i and weighing about 1B5. in primitive conflict, seconds attended the men, it Is aid, and stripped to the waist, the two (battled until Critey had scored four knockdowns. Wilson fought, according to the reports, until completely exhausted. The men wore thin riding gloves on their hands. Eoth were badly battered. It Is reported Wilson's first blow nearly closed the left eye of the landscape artist. The feud between the two men was well known in the local colony. Last fall, the open air theatre, a community affair, presented "Pom-1 ander Walk," a romantic play. Mrs. Wilson was' chosen for the role of heroine of the play and Critey play ed opposite her as hero. Wilson is said to have become jealous and this later fanned itself into bitter enmity. According: to all reports here the early morning struggle between the two men was a classic from the jfflndpoint of physical battling. The affair was handled in approved d-jelling fashion. - The seconds handled all details between the two men and paced off the sod-covered ring. There were rounds- only when a knockdown was scored. Wilson recently came back from a trip to Hawaii, according to reports her. He was In training during his stay in Honolulu and he was in fine physical trim for the encounter. Wilson, it Is (understood, first sent a -verbal challenge to Critey. Critey replied 5n conciliatory spirit, but agreeing to meet Wilson alone or with witnesses In any manner he wished. Wilson lost no time replying, stating: that as soon as he could enlist the services of his seconds, they would arrange the meeting. The scene of the encounter is a romantic as the affair in which the men were engaged. It Is a grasscovered glade on a hiarh point known as Yankee point and so Isolated that the men were safe from all Interference. Wilson is widely known for his writing, ibolh in magazines and in books. Many of his characters are of the outdoor type. "Rug-gets of Red Gap," and his "Ma" Fettingitt stories beset him fame. Both men have ben in retire-' ment since the struggle. I Despite the bitter physical encounter, the feud is not settled, according to reports Wilson's last words to Critey after the battle I were "you win this time, but I have! Just begun." Critey is reported to consider the whole thing "schoolboy stuff." POSTOFFICE EMPLOYE IS T Jacob Bodegraven, aged 50 years, known to hundreds of Hammond people as the genial stamp retailer at the local postoft'ice, last night was knocked to th pavement at State and Oakley when he stepped in the path of an t automobile, the approach of which he failed to note because of the heavy rain. Eodegraven was taken to the hospital in the police ambulance. He sustained a broken rose, leg wounds and possible serious tnterr.al injuries. Dr. O. O. Melton, the attending physician, announces hia condition is not critical. Bodegraven had just left the post office and was om his way to his home at 221 Sibley street, when he was struck by a car driven by D. W. Sweet, resident of Ivanhoe, and employed as towerman at the Michigan Central tower. Sweet was accompanied bV Ed. Loom's. The accident occurred shortly after 30 p. in. It was witnessed by tred Moll. Tfichiga. Central railroad freight house employe. Detective Sergeants Kunz and l''red Fandrei and Officers Carl Fan drei. and Steffeyj responded to the emergency call.

BADLY IHI

Mary Had a Little Skirt Co-eds at California Author of Startilng New Goose Rhymes.

BERKELEY, CAL, March 30 Co-ed circles at the University of California were stirred today over a lyrical attack upon their numbers as "stool pigeons" appearing in the current number of the Pelican, university humorous magazine. The attack was InspiicU as the result of the reportiiig. of a number of male studvnts some time ago for alleged 'ntox.ci.tion at the annual I'rytanean f(.te. Aside from this the number Is the most daring since the college authorities trimmed its plummage several months ago. A picture entitled "a ferrysllp'' depicts an undraped woman reaching vainly for an "unmen-. tionable" garment flying in the breeze. Under Mother Gobse "Campus Style" appears the following: Mary had a little skirt . Too little by half; And everywhere that Mary went She showed a brazen calf. She wore her ekirt to Bchool one day; The pupils laughed to see The way that naughty little calf Was padded monstrously. POLICE MATRON Hammond Safety Board Gives Reason for NonAppointment. "The city hasn't any money. "Delinquent taxes totaling- more than $80,00 an not he collected because the property owners haven't any -money. The property has been offered for sale. But even the ridiculously lew prices tax-sold property usually, brings could not induce purchasers. "The city, can't afford to do it." That was the explanation of the safety (board made last night to a delegation of the W. C. T. U. that appeared with resolutions asking re-appointment of a police court matron after a vacancy in that office for the past two years. The women said they were satisfled with the board's explanation. They'll report back to the parent body what the board said. Also that the police commissioners promised to see the office filled "just as soon as the city can afford it." Not much else was accomplished by the board last night. They signed bills for the police and fire departments and raised patrolman John Fisher to the rank of night desk sargeant. This is a permanent appointment and carries with it a substantial increase in salary. Fisher well deserves the reward accorded h!m. the police commissioners agreed. LAKE RED CROSS IS DISCONTINUE! "INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! WASHINGTON. March SO. Discontinuance of the Atlantic and the Lake divisions of the American Red Cross was announced today by Judge John Barton Payne, chairman of th organization. This action was taken, it was explained, to further reduce operating costs of the Red Cross. The jurisdictions of the discontinued chapters will be transferred to National headquarters here. OLD OFFENDER Pete Benedict, one of Tidiana Harbor's old offenders against the prohibition laws was arrested yesterday after a raid on his grocery store at S6S7 Block ave., yieUed a batch of evidence. The raid was conducted by Chief Georire Weeks and Agent Harvey Rhed of the federal dry forces and Captain Makar and Officr Muha, of J the East Chicago police. In various kegs and jars at the store was found about ten gallons of moonshine. There was also a fifty-gall on barrel of sugar and yeast mash. Two sets, of freshly soldercd copper colls were found but no stills. Preceding this raid the officers had visited Benedict's home In High land. It is toe property formerly owned by N'ick Marovich of moonshine fame. No evidence of dist!il ing operations could be found there although the old tunnels to the basement under the garage were just as Nick had left them last summer. Benedict was booked last night in the East Chicago police court.

NO MONEY FOR

AGAIN RAIDED

HAND FIGHT TO DODGEM PENAL FARM

East Chicago Man Principal in Two Habeas Corpus Proceedings John Sporniclc of East Chicago, who was convicted of violating ae liquor law, is putting up an awful fight to keep from serving his sentence of thirty-Are days on the state penal farm. Two habeas corpus proceedings and a mandamus suit have been filed in his behalf In the Superior court at Hammond In the last twentyfour hours. He has the city attorneys, of both Hammond and East Chicago working for him. Yttrterday Attorneys J. W. Brissey of East Chicago and McMahon & Conroy of Hammond filed the first petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Spornlck was then-aald to be held by Chris Struss. chief of the East Chicago police . It was alleged that his detention was illegal because Judge Allan P. T ivy man had ordered the commitment in spite of the fact that John had prayed an appeal to the Criminal court and the customary period had not elapsed. John was tried March 14. The writ was issued but the attorneys learned that Spornlck was no longer in the hands of the Eat Chicago police. He had already been taken to the Crown Point jail. Then the second suit was filed. It asked for a writ of mandate from the court compelling Judge Twyman to approve the appeal bond of Spo'nick. Thi was granted and a summons issued for the judge to f.npear in court Friday morning. Next came the petition for a writ of habeas corpus against Sheriff W. II. Olds ordering hiro to produce the body of Spornick in court tomorrow morning. So unless someone weakens. Spornlck, the sheriff, the city judge and city attorney of .East Chicago and the city attorney oi Hammond will all be in court at 10 o'clock. F COUNTRY CLUB Hammond Country Club Reorganized at Meeting Last Night. Enthusiasm and a will to o things featured the mass meeting of Hammond Country Club and Country Club Association members last night. Stories of the sale of the property and abandonment of the club were effectively sot at rest, when the own ers and members quickly reached a very satisfactory agreement for reorganization and operation without a dissenting vote. Country Club activities will be rushed with vigor now that clouds of doubt have been cleared up and the officers are planning a busy season for 1922. There will be many improvements on the grounds and building, in fact the whole place will be put in topnotch condition for the coming of the golfers. Morris White, the professional, arrives today and will immediately begin work on the grounds while the house committee is already Inspecting the buildings, planning for repainting, cleaning and repairing. The new officers and directors have met and displayed lots of ginger In starting the thing out with a bang. One of the first matters to be con sidered was a request from a new club now forming In Chicago for the use of the grounds until their own club is finished. A very attractive offer " was ' made,' but haa, not yet been accepted by the board. What ever action Is taken will depend on the response to the notices now beinsr sent out to club members. If most of the old members respond Quickly by paying up dues and sig nifying- their intention of staying with the club, the proposition probably will be rejected to avoid crowdingthe golf course this summer. Now that a satisfactory working agreement has been reached, it looks as if nearly 100 per cent of the old members will be back in knickers, when the golf season opens. The officers and directors, including many leading business" men of Hammond, assure a vigorous and enthusiastic prosecution of country club business and affairs. Th new officers are: President Otto Gersbach. Vice-President Dr. L. J. Moran. Secretary Henry P. Cenkey. Treasurer A. Murray Turner. Board of Directors Otto Gersbach; H. E. Sharrer; A. M. Turner: U. J. Steelman: Dr. L. J. Moran; Henry P. Conkey; R. E- A moss, Geo. Mannauer; O. A. Krir.tin. Committee Chairmen: House Com mittee: Geo. Hannauw; Grounds, B. J. Steelman; Entertainment, Dr. H. E. Sharrer; Sports and -Gaines, R. E. Amoss. , '

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I0W ASSURED

SIAMESE TWINS DIE WITHOUT OPERA TION

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Left to right, Rosa CHICAGO, March 30. The "Siamese twins" Josefa and Rosa Blazek died at the West End hospital early today after an effort by a half-dozen specialists to get permission to operate on them had failed. Frank, the 12-year-old son of Rosa, was at the bedside when his mother and aunt expired. It was said that both Frank and a brother of the curiously-Joined sisters refused to consent to the operation. The physicians pleaded JUDGE TACKS ON A JAIL SENTENCE John Stanecz Thought He Was Going to Get off With A Fine. "I'll fine you $100 and costs for violating the state lic-uor laws. That'll cost you just $130. That's all you were expecting. Just that fine." Judge Cleveland learned over the bench in the city court room and miicd quizzically down upon the figure of the prisoner before him. Yes, it was the prisoner's first offense. He expected a fine. Didn't they all get fined a little bit when caught? That was to be expected. Yes. , He made a motion to his -relfe, arid .she, standing- beside him, suddenly flashed a roll of money. The movement of her hand was fo quick arid surreptitious that . court . attaches could not tell whence the money was txtracteJ. With a complacent smile the satisfied prisoner, looked again upon the. countenance of the judge. But what he read there as not an augury all for pood. "You "were expecting a fine. Well, here's something you weren't expecting. Here's a sentence of thirty days in the county jail That'll give you a chance to . think about the law, to think about this rotten business of distilling poisons, ruining homes, murdering men with the rotgut you call whiskey, and brewing trouble, liquor, and disregard for the laws at the same time. You'll go to jail." Dumb-founded by the strange turn in events tho prisoner slumped into a chair. His wife stood bffore hint, hor fnce covered with her hands. Yes. it was rather unexpected. "This Jail business is not so good. The One oh. one can always pay a WM. H. LEEDY, WELL KNOWN HERE, DIES AT CAPITOL Lake county Oddfellows today were shocked to receive word from Indianapolis of the death of William H. Leedy, grand secretary of the Grand Lodge, of the Independent Order of Oddfellows for twenty-six ;years. Mr. Leedy was well known in all the Lake county Oddfellow lodges. He was first elected to the grand lodge at Indianapolis in 1SSS and was made grand master of the state in 1S90. He was elected grand secretary and served continuously until hi death.. Mr. Leedy suffered a stroke of paralysis while at his winter home 1ti Florida three weeks ago 'and was brought back to IndianapolU where he died. L. W. SARIC HEADS CLUB The Servian American Political Club held its' meeting: Sunday aft-r-j noon in its hall at 40i'j tim street, Indiana Harbor. At this meeting the members howed great interest in the Americanization work ef the club where-

and Joaefa Blazek.

throughout the night to be allowed to perform the operation, asserting it was a humanitarian duty. The consent of the brother, the only adult relative available, was considered necessary to make the operation legal. Rose and Josefa were iborn in Austria forty-three years ago. They had amassed a considerable fortune during their exhibition tour around the world. The brother and Frank are the only heirs. tine, now and then. And at that, there's plenty money in the hooch game. But serving time! That's different. A many may not scruple about breaking the law; but every man lias an inherent dislike to he tabbed a. jail-bird. Tes. a Jail sentence is stiff punishment." John S. Stanesz must have thought something like that as he waited for the court bailaff to approach with the nippers. His wile, too, well dressed, well cared for, with a little of the da?h that comes to a woman who is countej something in her community, must have had similar thoughts. Stanesz was nabbed in his home at 918 White Oak ave.. by the "sponre squad" of Hammond Central station, delegated by Chief Bunde to stop the flow of mcanshlne in various sections of Hammond. The case of Stanesz was the first tried before Judge Cleveland this morning-. The ' court room was crowded with prisoners, their wives, children, and scores of spectators. Judge Cleveland's ultimatum comingat the very bcfrinninp of the session struck terror to tho hearts of those who Ftood without the law. All day the slow prind continued and with the thinning ranks of the violators, 1?d away one after another to pay their fines and prepare for the long- trek to Crown Point, the remaining prisoners grew correspondingly disheartened and many thoroughly repentent. hopinsr to win some leniency from the court, murmured their guilt when arraigned and begged for mercy. Here arc pome of the mimes tolled off by Court Bailiff D. W. Metz: James Burn?, surety of the peace, intimidating witness. Herbert Kersten. Fame offenses. Walter Zdinkewiecz. v. 1. 1. Fleiz Porcianko,- v. 1. 1. Ed Junior, colored, violating liq uor laws, operating nouie or in fame. John MeFall. v. 1. 1. Mike Sella, v. 1. 1. Mike Kubnski, v. 1. 1. Theodore Androff. v. 1. 1. And about a dozen other whites and blaeks. arraigned on charge? of beinpr inmates or visitors to the alleged house of iil fame at 74 Flummer ave. by each member that is not fully naturalized nip to the present time was enlightened as to how he or she can become a citizen of this country and the benefit of being a citizen of this country.. After the initiation of the new members the election of officers for the coming- year was in order and the following men were elected; L. w. Karlc President. Sam Vujnovic Vice Prerident. Nick M. Ranich Secretary. P. L. Maletich Treasurer. Paul Itudic Trustee. ILLINOIS MINERS ARE READY CH1CAGO, March 29 Illinois coal miners will go on strike Saturday With other groups constituting lie United Mine Workers of America. A Joint conference of operators and miners held here today adjourned without having reached an agreement. No further meetings will be held before JVe time 5-et for the walkout, it was announced. A resolution was adopted however,- providing for a further conference of coal interests upon call, either of Frank Farrington, president cf the Illinois miners, or one of the three presidents of Illinois Operators' As-

Women From All Parts of County Gather to Hear Downstate Leaders.

Marie Stuart Edwards, first vie chairman of the national organiza tion ef the League of Women Vot ers;. Ada Eush. secretary to Govern or McCray; Mrs. John J. Quinn, ds trict chairman of the democrat. party and talked of as the rex chairman of the national democratic. .,Ifca,zalIoni and 0ri; Thompson I;css of Rensselaer, dis t.tn. !... i. uiai.niiu or the League of Women Votirs. were the guests ot honor last night at the banquet of the Lake County League of Women! Voters at Hammond. Jt wag an inspiring meeting. Mrs. William H. Mjers. coiintv hatrm. acted as toaatmaster. calling attend tlon to the fact that the League of! Women Voters embraced both the'J republican and democratic -parties.51 j and 'that Mrs. LeGrand T. Meyer, ! chairman of. the democratic women. was seated beside Tom Roberts, fj chairman of the Lake County Re-s. publican Central committee. Practically ail the republicauS candidates for county office and those seeking; places in the state? house and .senate were present. 5 There were speeches by Judgej Miles E. Norton of the Juvenile court, Tom Roberts, Judge Joseph Ibach, one cf the leading democrats of the county, Mrs. Edwards, Ada.9 Bush, Mrs. Quinn and Mrs. Rosa. URGES HOME TO FILE Tom Roberts, republican county chairman, invited the women of!j Lake county to rui for precinctt committee women. They have untii Saturday to fille their petitions with the county clerk at Crown Point. "As chairman of the republican central committee. I invite the wom-r en to run for precinct committee women, and delegates to the stat;Jj convention,'" said Mr. Roberts. "Tmr!ft is the only way you will ever have anything to say about. the manage-'8 mint of the party." ;g Mrs-. EJwards. the national vice? chairman .,f the league, made the key-note talk. . "The League of Women Voters?. takes up the question of politic where most people lay it down.'if said Mrs. Edwards. "The league i interested in the study of govern-, mcnt and of political theories. Jus as out of the combined efforts anat care of the parents the child ii trained, so nut of the united interesty of the men and women of Americawill the government progress. "It is the business of women t'e bring into politics that kind of car and consideration for human welfare that they bring into the home.'; Speaking- for the democratic partv of Lake county. Judge Ibach said, part: i"Women have always, in my,a judgment, been thoroughly capably to do things men do. Women stand, on absolute ecuality with the mif" in my party . I am thoroughly conf vinced that the condition of th United States today is better thar it would he if the women had noil been given the vote. The influency. of the wom-'n in politics brings out better candidates for offices in both," parties." Judge Norton had been assigned the topic, "Needei Legislation." He said, in part: ! AIJVOCATES STATE ORPHAN" AG ff? "The state has six volumes oil statutory laws, each containing about 1.000 psges, and the court!1 have added volumes of decisions .C these laws which are known a.' court-made laws. I some'times think it would be a good idea to elect legislature instructed tc repeal lawr and not make any. "Not long ago I heard of a law introduced into the state house ir Kansas which said that where It" railroads crossed at graje and twe trains approached the crossing-, each train must come to a full stop unti the other has crossed over. "I advise ou to pay strict atten' tion to those men you select for th !crilat nre. Somet ime our state legislator? feel that they are nclj appreciated. Now. I think better o . I them than they do of each othcr ml 1.11 - ........ . . ., . U , 1 i neV iril BlUl v a.-"Ut t. i:nrr of the Indiana legislature who wai siroUnert in the nitht bv his wife There's a burglar in the house:' shJO told hiin. 'No. no," he said sleepily he's not In the house. He's in the senate.' "I believe in party politics, but do not believe that politics has anj right where a child is concerned There are a few things in which J child doesn't have half a chance." Judge Norton then entered into f discussion r( needed remedial legislation regarding the limitations fo: admittance to state institutions fo; " the delintiiient and defective chil" dren, and in conclusion advocated state orphanage. His speech wa enthusiastically received. SEEKS TO DIVORCE HUSBAND AT "FARM! Woodford Kohler, who forrnerl; lived at East Chicago but whos present address is "Indiana Stat P-inal Farm, Putnam ville, Ind.," wa made defenjant in a divorce actio flUd today by his wife. Helen. Th complaint, which was filed in th Superior court at Hammond, state that Woodford had failed to uppo-hi.-wife and had been associatin wMi lewd women. She asks fo $1,000 alimony and the custody w their child. F. R. Murray of Haacy mond 1 her ntfrrney.