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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-01-09
By ROY @. WICKER
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tIaECrEaLlC11aA NEWS ~ NA1oFf
INDIANAPoLls. Ind, Jan p
Strongly denouneing any scheme fer
. Capitalization Of power or fer per-
sopal ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Lieutenant
Governor Edgar p. Bush. opened the
seventy -frst session of the Indiana
State Senate today with speech TAX
en- 60 have sounded tho keynote = op-
position tn the Republican ranks to
tne Goodrtsh plan tor centralizaSo of
tie state government
In his address Ideut-Gov. Bush de-
olared ha forfeited ne risht TO express
has opinion ON any suhjcct and de-
nounced any attempt TO take the soV-
ernment Of the state out "a the hands
% tho people
The House session vas opened with
prayer by Bishop II II Tout, Of The
United Brethren church
Judze pavid A. Mayors. or tho sg-
rren,e court administered the oath q
office to the new preSentatfves
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BEAUTIFUL CHURCH
IN BALTIMORE AFIRE
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BALTIMORE. Nd. Jan. 9.-Four
alarms were sounded for Are which
broke out this morning IN the Sew
enth Baptish church. magnificent
white marble structure. The church
is one OF the largest and most import
ant Of the Baptist denominations south
of New York. First reports say the
church viii probably either be total
lv destroyed or wrecked.
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Make State Sure DrV.
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Ar STATE CAPITAL.
TIMES BUREAU
INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. s--Plans have
been laid here today to have both the
houses Of the legislature ratify the
federal prohibition amendment under
suspended rules at the opening ses-
sion.
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HAYES IN CHICAGO.
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CHICAGO. .an. a.-Wll FL Hayes,
chairman of the Republican National
committee. arrived in Chicago today
and. Immediately began lining up
tbings for the meeting or the govern
ing body tomorrow.
HAYES VIII confer tbs afternoon
with members or the Republican 1vo-
mans National Executive Committee.
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Americans IL Berlin.
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ZURICH. Jan. An American del
egatfou has arrived in Berlin to make
an investigations into Germany polit-
ieal land economic situation. said a
dispatch from German source today
The Berlin Lokal Anzeiger was
quoted as saying that this visit may
result ia American sending focdstufs
into Germany and later making a loan
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MORE UNITS
COMING HOME
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WASHINGTON, Jan. additional
units Of the American Expeditnonary
Force comprising a total of over 5000
officers and men. have been assigned
to early return to the T. s. General
March. chief Of staff. announced this
afternoon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-01-09
ALBERT GAVIT
NOW LAW CLERK

TIMES ENNEAl
INDTANAP0LIs. Ind. Jan. s-Judge
w. C. McSlahan. Of the appellate court.
has engaged Albert GavIt. son Of former
Senator Gavit. of Whiting. as his law
clerk and Mr. Gavit began his duties
here yesterday. He was an ambulance
driver for the French during the war.
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MAJOR BELL DEAL.
CIV rnternational News sorvioe.)

NEW York. Jan. 9.-0Iaj-General
Bell. commander Of the department. Of
the East. died suddenly from heart
disease at the Presbyterian hospital
late last night. General Sell was tax
On to the hospital three days ago for
observation but it was not realized
that his condition was so serious and
his death came as = surprise. lie was
IS years old and q native Of Shelby :
VILE. Ey.
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Nothing Doing.
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WASHINGToN. Jan 9-Refusal to
grant the request of Representative
swager sherley. OF Kentucky. chair
man OF the house committee on an
preparations. to give priority over 9th
ST legislation Or his bin to provide
s1oo.00o.o0o to feed the liberated peo-
pies OF Europe. requested By Presi-
dent Wilson. was announced this af-
ternoon BY the house rules committee.
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POLITICIAN IS
BADLY HURT
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IEV
DUQUOIN. ILL., Jan. 9--efeorge *
sheldon. Of @ew York former treas
urer of the RepubHean national com
n2ittee. who was injured while inspect
ing mine near here late yestorday'
was reported in serious coadl'ion
today
sheldon was caught between
string OF cars and a rib Of coal He
suffered fractures Of three rtos' Sc
we're internal injuries
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-01-09
PARLEY FOR PEACE.
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AMSTERDAM Jan. Negotiations
have been opened between the Ger
mans and the leaders Of the advanc-
ing Poles i'm Posen province. to avoid
further useless bloodshed.' said dis
patch from Frankfort today. quoting
the ZeIlung
IT. was reported from Berlin al the
same time, however. that o German
volunteer army engaged the Poles tn
battle st Kolmar and succeeded In oc-
cupvinE the place.
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". B. CONKEY PLANT MAY MOVE BACK TO CHICAGO
Counfv 10 Pave Calumet Ave.
Reporter in Occupation Army

'No Glamor About Soldiers Life Now" He Says.
Dressed for Comfort and Hard Work and Not
for Style" In the Meantime on Bet or to Pass
the Time Away He Grows Charlie Chaplin
Tells of Visit to Ex-Crown Princes Headquar
ters at Stenay.
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BERLIN, Jan. s (via Copen
hagen, Jan. 9).-German troops,
supporting the Ebert government,
entered Berlin today and drove
back the Spartacides. The troops
came from Potsdam.
There was a struggle at the Of
fices of the Wolff bureau where four
loyal soldiers were killed. The
Spartacus troops were driven from
Tiergarten and adjacent streets.
HEAVY REINFoRcEMENTs
Heavy forces OF government rein
foreements are enroute to the city
As this dispatch was fIed the loyal
forces were lighting TO recapture the
buildings that the Spartacus had oc-
cupied
The SpartaCides we're elected from the
state printing offices after a sharp fight
The government is again IN control of
the railways.
The fighting is constant
The building occupied by tho Red
Flag" the newspaper organ of the
Radicals. was occupied by loyal troops
after hard struggle. The Spartsctdes
defending the place. barricaded them
selves behind rolls Of printing paper
Tie governments position va
strengthened during the day.
Troops-both regulars and volunteers
Are coming up to support the govern
ment All are well equipped.
/ The Vorwaerts. the official organ OF
/ tho Socialists, which had been seized
I By the Reds. made its reappearance to
day as a loyal newspaper.
/ The paper was printed secrotly. The
extremists had threatened to call g gen
eraI strike if the loyaltsts succeeded in
! occupying the Norwaerts plant.
/ The newspaper AllegC meine zeitung.
( which had been seized by the radicals.
/ re-appeared today also
Il is understood that the government
is attempting further negotiations with
! the Spartacides.
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SPARTA(1US
MOVEMENT
SPREADING
American Soldiers VIII Be Sent
InlO Berlin According to
Copenhagen Gable.

international News Cablegram.)
LONDON, Jan 9.-Thrse hundred per-
sonE were killed in ths Berlin street
The government is master OF the situa-
tton.
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LONDON, Jsa. 9.-Ansrfoaa troops
VII 90 into Berlin to restore ordsr, it
Is announced from Amsterdam today, ac-
cord4ng 70 q dispatch from that city.
Another dispatch from that city as
serted that the German government had
approached the allies VIZ a view q
speeding up the opening CT the psace
Conference
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NEW YORK
IS TIED Up
BY STRIKE
City and Environs Is Con
fronted by Situation Rec
ognized As the Most Ser
ious in It's History.

(By international News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-Government
officials today planned TO take Immediate
steps looking to the termination Of the
marine workers strike in New York
and adjacent harbors.' a conference be-
tween Secretary OF the Navy Daniels,
Secretary Of war Baker and o1floIals OF
the United States shipping board will bs
held this afternoon, II was announced
TO decide upon some plan Of procedure.
Government officials were determined TO
PUT an early end to the strike, it was
stated, but thare was no inttnaation Of
what course that would be pursued.
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WANTS TO MoDERNIzE IT.

At that caucus also Mr.. Eschhaeh
recommended that the indiana legisla-
uure immediately modernize itself and s
seemed probable today that a joint ses-
SION Of the legislature would be called
iu tho vers> near future to work out dc
ta4Is az a Plan where under the old sys-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-01-09

sector, scene Of the most heuish war IL
history There / saw wars aftermath.
passing miles and miles Of trenches
grim gashes cut into thc earth. all
silent and ghastly. fun of shoes, cloth
ing hand grenades rifles and ammuni-
t5on ralore-the salvage of hell Hun
dreds of dug outs. some blown 70 pieces,
some just big enough for two men, 9th
ers dug deep into the earth, into dark
moss danpuees and stencil. All crossed
with wire entauelements AT Bar Le
Duc I saw two blocks blown to pieces
~. air bombs We went through Will
ages. now rubbish. just leveled 90 the
a-rornd You wouldn't know they were
once towns. All VIII have to be rebuilt.
miles upon miles OF them Ia no other
way can you set the effect OF wars ruin
and carnage except by motor trips. A
short distance from Stenoy an American
officer was killed after the arnistice
Mas sirned. would write at length
t,,+ On, too brsv. We are gotting hook
ed up for the Big Trip into Prussia from
:, 1,@,,-e ,-ou VIII hear from me next"
Z
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AGSTEzDAns Jan. s.-The Sparta
Gus NOV ves11ent is spreading from Berlin
aad the Spa-tacides are now In cont-oI
Of Muelheirn and oberhausen, In West
oTn Prussia, it was repostod from the
German frontier todsy. Fresh disorders
are feared.
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(By International News service)
FERFE, Jan. 9.-Ths insurgents At
Be lin (the Bolshev1Ei), have proclaimed
a nsw government, according TO inEorms-
tion received here today.
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tsy International News serzics.l
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 9--A,lied troo-s
ara on their way to occupy Berlin at the
regEest Of Chancellor Ebert, according 70
z report In circulation In Berlin A. noon
today.
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GENEVA, Jan. e.-8zsasurss of al
extremely severe" nature w1u be TAX
by the entente II the troubles in Ser
lin are not suppressed, according TO re-
ports current II Official circles in
Munich today. Munich is the capital o.
9avaTia.
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fag
NEW YORK, Jan. q.-The port
of New York is practically paralyz-
cd today as the result Of q strike
Of approximately $4,000 marine
workers.
The city and its environs IS con
fronted by a situation which IS be
lieved By many to be the most pre-
-fc fc,cstinued On Pase two.l
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BIENNIAL SESSION Of
LEGISLATURE IS STARTED

imously as speaker Of the house
at the Republican house caucus last
night.
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Appeals for Their Support
to Get New Pavements
for Holman State, Fay
cite, Sibley State Line
Streets and Good Road
to East Chicago.
POINTS OF
MAYORS TALK
TO MERCHANTS

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Contlnued - page eight.)
New-York tribune., 1919-12-11
Poindexter Campaign
For Nomination Opens
Washington Senator to Have
Headquarters Here; ''Any
Ones Race" He Saws

United States Senator Miles Poindex-
ter, of Washington, candidate for the
Republican nomination for President,
who is speaking in New York this week
at dinners and political gatherings, said
yesterday at the Belmont that he is
actively in the campaign and that his
friends throughout the country soon
Will be diligently at work in his behalf.
My own state will be unreservedly
for me-" said he, "and l expect that
delegates from various districts in
many states will be for me. So FAR as
know, no delegates have been def
nitely instructed for any one as vet.
although the action of the Republicans
in South Dakota indicates that the del
egates from that state will be for Cen
eral Wood. The real delegates in that
state are not chosen until March %,
and they are elected by the voters and
not chosen by the party leaders, 1t
looks to me as if it will be any ones
race until the delegates get to the con-
vention."
William A. Orr, New York State
manager for Senator Poindexter, went
TO Washington yesterday to see Repub-
lcan leaders attending the meeting of
the National Committee. The Poindex-
ter headqua rtcrs will be in the Wander
bilt Building Forty second Street and
Madison Avenue
Senator Poindexter spoke last night
at the dinner of the Marquette Club at
the Plaza. Tonight he will address
the Union College alumni at the Hotel
Astor.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-11
Board of Education Asks
$2,5O4, 400 for Deficit
Use of Old Books Urged and
Solicitation of Funds From
Children Halted

The Board Of Education yesterday
voted to ask the Board of Estimate for
total of S2,504,409, covering a deficit
OF $6lS,928 for the year 1919 and ST.
8S5,4Sl to liquidate unpaid bills in
Cured in 1918.
The request for money to meet this
years deficit was FASTENED, it is under
stood. by pressure from hundreds of
creditors brought through> the Bar AS
sociation and the Merchants Associa-
ton: Two of the largest bills are for
textbooks and coal.
Inc request for money to pay bills
Tor 1918 is expected to renew an old
dispute regarding the disposition of
$2,000,oo0 the city schools are sun
state.
In circular for transmission to dis
trict superintendents and principals it
was declared that prices for school
books are much higher and that many
complaints have been received that
good books on hand are not being
used. The circular urged that old
books on hand be used, if possible, and
generally made plea for economy.
On the ground that it was time to
call a halt to solicitation of funds
from children the board denied a re-
quest from Nine. Cecile Sartoris, first
vice president of the French Restora-
ton Fund, Inc, that the children of
the public schools be permitted to
contribute dime each toward rebuild
ing schools in devastated France.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-11
Jury Investigates
Prosecution of
CASTOR B. Means
Panel Takes Up Charges of
Man Freed in King MUIR
der Case Against Dooline
and Agent Of Trust Co.

The extraordinary grand jury YES
terday began another investigation of
the matter of the "people of New York
against John I. Dooley and Alexander
r. Reichman." This was the phrase-
ology of subpnnas issued to several
witnesses who appeared.
Dooling is an Assistant District At.
torney of New York County and Reich
man is counsel for the Northern Trus st
Company, of Chicago, trustee of the
estate of the late Mrs. Maude A. King,
uaston B. Means. who was tried and ac
quilted of the murder of Mrs. kim in
Concord, N. c., two years ago, was the
lrst witness called by the Jurors.
During the King murder trial Means
charged that Assistant District Attor-
ney Doollng's prosecution was unfair
Mr. Means appeared before the grand
jury several weeks ago and asked an
Investigation of the connection of Mr.
pooling and the Chicago lawyer with
his prosecution.
Inc subpoena on which Means ap-
peared yesterday was duces tecum
and called for all records and CORE
sspondence he ha3 relating to the jury's
inquiry
Another witness was Dr.. Richard r,
Burke, of s33 Lexington Avenue. for
many years family physician to Mrs.
King. "Gaston Means would not hurt
fiy,' said the physician, leaving the
grand jury room. "The charge that he
murdered Mrs. King was the most das-
tardly thing ever heard OF. hope JUS
t'ce is ABOUT to have her inning"
Alfred l.. Becker, former deputy
state Attorney General, was also called
during the afternoon. He declined to
discuss his testimony other than to
say. it had been on the "Means natter
1T IS said that at one time Mr.. Becker
mad occasion to investigate stories to
the effect that Means had connection
with German agents here. These
stories he is said to have found lacking
in fact
William J. Burns, the detective, by
whom Means is now said to be en-
ployed IN a confidential capacity, was
examined. Before entering the room
Burns pointed to Means and said ::
"Ihe charge Of murder against Means
was the silliest thing I ever heard"
Another witness was Henry Deutsch,
father-inl law of Alton Means. brother
of CASTOR. He had charge of the
Means apartment in this city when, on
oeptember IL, 1917, Mr.. Dooing en-
tered the place seeking evidence.
M cans has held that this was an illegal
entry.
Just what lines were taken by the
inves tigation, which will continue, are
not known, but it was recalled that
Means filed suit for 81 100000 against
the Northern Trust Company in April
last, alleging conspiracy to send him
to the gallows. Among defendants
named at that time were Reichman and
Dooing.
The complainant's declaration al
legged that the Northern Trust Com
pany, through the co-defendants,
sought to obtain his conviction for the
murder of Mrs. King, alleging further
that the defendant corporation sought
thus to control the King estate and OBJ
tain vast profits.
District Attorney Swami expressed
indignation at reports that the grand
jury was considering leaving the Grim
New-York tribune., 1919-12-11
Buses Make CITY
Liable to Traction
Lines, Says Hedges
Municipality Is Responsible
for Revenue Loss to Com.
panies and 10 Those In.
jured by Motors, He Adds

JOB +. Hedges, receiver of the New
York City Railways Company, declared
Yesterday that the city, by running
buses in competition with surface cars
was liable for any loss or injury to
tne business of the traction companies
operating under city franchises,
mr.. Hedges, speaking at the Uptown
CLUB, III East Forty-ffth Street. said
snat the cross-town line of the New
York Railways system. running through
Nentral Park, was losing $10O day be-
route.
Not bus line now running is under
lawful statutory authority" said Mr..
hedges. Nobody is liable for acci-
oents, unless the city is. / am not
gong to press the point, but believe
that it the city gives franchises to a
corporation and then permits another
10 destroy its business the city is
Mr.: Hedges said that in two years
S2oo,Oo0,000 had been lost in the value
OF transit securities, and that this
loss affected many small holders. He
declared that there was no transit
trust" unless the Federal court could
De called trust. He said that every
ioad was increasing its receipts, and
that II an Scent fare were granted to
the PETERBOROUGH and B. Il. r., as we'll
as the surface lines, they would be
made solvent.
The Mayor has been misinformed
on the traction situation by people who
al are e+; using him for the purpose Of ad-
hlm In room for about twenty min
utes, and talk facts, without letting
our minds be distracted by precon-
ceived ideas or prejudices, the whole
traction matter would be- solved"
Public Service Commissioner Nixon
has fixed tomorrow morning for hear
ing the complaint of residents of
Eighth Avenue, Brooklyn, against oper-
alton OF the bus line along that thor
oughtare. Property owners allege the
ousses are operated without authority,
having no franchise, and tend to depre-
ciate property.
The Brooklyn City Railroad Company.
which has borne the brunt of the bus
competition, announced it would wait
until after the hearing to contest the
right of the vehicles to run over the
routes Of their lines. H. Hobart Por-
ter, vice president and general manager
OF the railroad company, said the busses
are operating in clear violation of law.
At meeting of the company's direc-
tors figures were submitted showing
that the company suffered a daily loss
OF $1,000 revenue through the compe-
ttion of the busses. There are six bus
lines in Brooklyn, operating eighty
buses, and each bus is said to
have a revenue Of about $50 a dav.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-11
Flood IsOlates Mobile:
Crest Is Not Reached
Miles of Railroad Tracks in
Georgia, Alabama and Mis-.
sissippi Under Water

ATLANTA, Ca, Dec 1o.-The crest
of the floods, which have caused prop
erty damage in sections Of Georgia,
Alabama and Mississippi, estimated at
hundreds Of thousands of dollars and
have resulted in the loss of several
lives, had not been reached tonight,
despite the occurrence of colder
weather and absence of any more rain,
weather bureau officials said.
Miles Of railroad tracks in the three
states were under water and Mobile
Ala, and several smaller cities vir-
tually were isolated tonight. Train
service was discontinued temporarily
on some lines and wide detours were
made necessary on other roads to
avoid washouts. Industrial plants
have suffered great losses from the
food waters and public utilities were
crippled throughout the flood district.
In West Point, Ga, water was stand
ing in the business section from five
to ten feet deep tonight, and goods in
warehouses were washed away. The
city water supply was cut off.
At Columbus, Ga, damage from the
flood, which reached a stage Of SO feet,
was estimated at more than half mil
lion dollars.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-11
Anzac Flier Wins
Britain Australia
$4,000 Air Race
Captain Ross Smith Arrives
at Port Darwin, Beating
Frenchman Who Set Out
a Month Ahead of Him

PORT DARWIN, Australia. Dec. TO-
Captain Ross Smith, Australian aviator
arrived here to-day from England, thus
winning prize of 10000 pounds ster-
ling ($5o,0Oo) offered for the first avi.
ator to make the voyage.
Under the conditions laid down by
the Australian government when it of.
fered prize for making a flight from
England to Australia the distance OF
1880 miles had to be covered within
thirty days.
Cruisers and steamers kept watch at
sea on the last stage of the airman's
Journey vessels patrolling between
Timor and Port Darwin Elaborate
preparations were made for the landing
at Fannie Bay, three miles from the
port.
The Australian Premier, William
Morris Hughes, sent congratulatory
message for presentation to Captain
New-York tribune., 1919-12-11
Harvard Fund Booming
Fear That Frick Gift Might
Check Campaign Fades

Managers Of the Harvard Endow-
ment Fund Campaign who feared that
the announcement of the $5,0O0,0O0 be-
quest left to the university by Henry
Clay Frick might dampen the ordor Of
the campaigners were encouraged yes
terday by the largest returns in three
weeks.
More than $4,000 was received yes
terday, swelling the total to SO 1902, ,144.
"After the announcement of Mr..
Frick's big gift" said Edgar H. Wells,
chairman of the campaign, "some
division chairmen expressed the fear
that the alumni might consider the fund
completed and therefore would be un-
willing to subscribe, but today's show
ing demonstrates that the graduates
are keener than ever to carry on the
drive to a finish. Something from
Everybody" is still the slogan.