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The Washington times., 1919-12-25
PROBE TIP ON FAKE
DANSEY SKELETON
Authorities Try to Trace Body
Supposedly Substituted for
kidnapped" Boy.

HAMMONDTON. y. J., Dec. %
Search is being made today of all New
Jersey medical institutions to deter
mine whether the body held In the
county morgue as that of Billy Dan
sey, the perfect baby" is really that
Of an unknown baby taken surrep-
titiously from one of these institu-
tions.
The search is being directed by
Prosecutor Gaskill as a result of in
formation contained in a letter re-
ceived by him.
The letter says that Billy was kid
naped and that the body found iE
Folsom swamp was taken from the
Medical College of New Jersey by a
physician.
In their home on the outskirts of
Hammonton, Mr.. and Mrs. Hercules
Dansey are waiting to see whether
the promise contained on a post card
they received recently that their miss
ing son would be returned safe and
alive today would be fulfilled.
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PRIEST Is BACK AFTER
FIVE YEARS IN JAPAN
Father McNeal, of Nipponese Cath.
Ollie University, Will Raise Huge
Educational Fund.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 25.-The Eev.
Mark ]. McNeai. OF the Catholic Uni
versity of Japan and the second
American ever to be appointed a lee
turer in the Imperial University of
Japan, has arrived in this city after
an absence Of FIVE years, and is stay
ing at Loyola College. He landed on
the Pacific coast about six weeks ago.
and has been making a lecture tour of
his trip across the continent back to
his old home.
Father MCNeal is a son of the late
Joshua V. McNeal, former vice presi-
dent and treasurer OF the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad. He is a graduate
OF Doyofa College and Georgetown
University. He was ordained by Car
dinal Gibbons at Woodstock.
While in this country Father Nc
Neal will help raise found of $500
900 for the perpetuation of the Catho-
lie University in Japan. This work
will take him over the country on
several lecture tours
The Washington times., 1919-12-25
IRISH SHHEADQUARTERST TO
BE MOVED TO DISTRICT
De Valera and Staff Coming Here to
Work for Passage of
Mason Bill.

The headquarters of the Irish re-
publican emissaries to the United
States will be transferred here after
the first of the year. President De
Valera and his STAFF will remain at
The Capital to urge the passage Of
the Mason resolution, providing for
recognition by the United States of
Irish independence. and to engage in
other activities which can be more
suitably directed from this city.
This information came yesterday
from the Irish national bureau here.
in charge at present of Daniel
OConnell. of Boston. The president
of the Irish republic will occupy the
extensive offices now used by the
bureau, and his assistants viii be
placed in convenient localities within
reach of the Capitol.
The more sanguine supporters Of
Irish Independence are confident that
a favorable report on the Mason
resolution will be forthcoming at the
beginning of the year.
The Washington times., 1919-12-25
REDS ON ARK" PEACEFUL
UNDER RIGID ARMY RULES
Protest Meetings and Anarchistic
Songs Taboo for 249 Deportees
After Lights Out"

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-Peace has
reigned on board the U. s. army
transport Buford, the Soviet Ark"
since she left port here Sunday with
249 Reds" being deported to the land
of the Bolsheviki, according to United
States army officers.
Peace will continue, these same
officers declare, because a set Of rigid
army rules is being enforced.
Protest meetings and all other dis
orders such as singing of the Inter
rationale" or "Marche Anarchiste"
after lights out" are taboo.
The three women on board have
been assigned to quarters located
near the officers staterooms and are
permitted to use portion of the
deck reserved for officers. They will
not be allowed to mingle with the
men deportees at any time, IL is said
The Washington times., 1919-12-25
DYNAMITE IS SENT
IN XMAS PACKAGE
Believe Internal Machine Was
Mailed to Woman BY In
fatuated Musician

SEATTLE, Wis, Dec. 25.-A Christ
mas package flled with dynamite was
received here by Mrs. Fred Finke.
The package was brought by mail
man and Mrs. Finke retired into the
house with her three little Nchildren
clustered about her to open the pack
afge. Had she united 1t instead of
breaking IL open. the bomb would
have exploded.
The internal machine consisted of a
iloaded revolver containing three
shells. n half dozen high-powercd per-
,scUssion caps and a box filled with
minced dynamite. The hammer of the
>gevolver was cooked and held in place
~ a rubber elastic.
4 The bomb was mailed from Port
bnd. Ore, and the wrapper was
marked as coming from the J. F.
johnson Music House, there. No such
business house can be found in that
4eity. tn. chief of police there reports.
Mrs. Finke's husband believes he
knows the guilty man who. he says.
IS infatuated with his wife. The re-
tired man is said to be a musician.
The Washington times., 1919-12-25
Clearance of Odd Lots
BOyS' Winter CZOthinU

Boys OvercOatS, of tan suede
cloth and garnet Bedford cord;
xears s,zss 2.t'0o........... to S.W
Boys Corduroy Knickerbockcr
Pants, sizes IL to 16 CT OF
years O4tCC
First Floor.
Boys Wash Suits, white and coll
ored cotton fabrics; slightly OOo
mussed from handling. . CCS
First Floor.
Boys Dark Plaid Mackinnrs,
convertible collar and wide belt
models; sizes {, s. 8 and &C N
10 years ............... OOsCO
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Remnants Of Outing Flannels,
in stripes, checks and plain COL
ors, double-fleeced Shaker rlar,-
nels, bleached and unbleached
canton flannels, printed percales
and 27-inch dress ginghams, in
plaids, stripes and checks. 81 to
SO inches wide. Regular 39c
and Soc values, at. ...... .29c
GoIdeaberx'-Firs Floor.
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Women's Slippers, Worth Up to $500,
Friday at Csc Pair
$500 and $500
Lace Curtains at S2.85

Small lots of to five pair of fine quality Scotch
Nottingham Fet Weave Lace Curtains, in white, ivory
and Colors overlook lace trimmed edges in plain
neat heavy worked cenerS and rich borders All double
twisted round thread quality.
$1.5C Scrim Panel Curtains, CSC
Scrm Curtains with hemstitched borders, white,
coor IA yards Nottingham
tains, white colors, pretty
o a window.
idenoe oerg's- FOURTH Floor
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81 rs and $500
Bed Pillows, at $1.19

On account OF having but few
pairs of each style YOU can secure
this lot OF high grade large size
Bed Pillows at this very unusual
price. Some covered with fancy ar
tickings. others with blue and
white or fancy stripe tickinrs. Pill
ed with curled feathers or silk floss
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Remnants of Printed Fleece
down Flannels, in Persian de-
signs, floral patterns and neat
figures, also remnants of 32-inch
dress ginghams, in plaids, stripes,
checks and plain colors; 32-inch
laundry-proof suitings, 32-inch
shirting madras, 36-inch high
count percales, etc. Useful
lengths. Regular SOC and
69c values, at. .39c
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$1.25 and $3.50
Cork Filled LinOle1n1
at 69c SO. yd.

Mil lengths ct genuine Cork filled LinOleunl with burap
Dack full S-quarte width in lengths from to IS square
Yards sufficient for covering large shops halls
and bathrooms Light and dark tile and paquette flooring
designs, as well as about 500 yards of plain brown.
Fourth
The Washington times., 1919-12-25
Remnants of
Fldnness and DOmestics
at Biz Reductions

large accumulation of remnants and short lengths of
anneS of all kinds and other desirable domestic cottons in
cuded tomorows Remnant Sale at prices that mean real
savings Our entire stock of in these groups:
The Washington times., 1919-12-25

Boys BlOu.s Waists, mixed gray
shaker flannel, 'heavy weight; col
lars attached: sizes 8, 10, IL and
500 8 years: worth Csc
Boys and ChilJren's Hats. yari-
Gus kinds of materials and shapes
suitable for children from to s
years of age. Values worth Snn
s1.0O and $3.50. CUC
First Floor.
Boys Long ONerconts. convert
ible collar style: all fancy over
coatings; sizes 10, l., IS, p7 IN
II and Is years. ID sCU
Goldenbcrg'S-Thir Floor
The Washington times., 1919-12-25
Remnants of
White Goods and
Beautiful Wash Goods
The Seasons Choicest Weapes Marked at Lowered
Prices for Quick Selling Tomorrow
Splendid Selection of Desirable White Goods in Tomorrow
Sale Marked at Prices That Permit You Buy Wanted
Materials Much Below Regular Costs

AOt WO-USS 20 .UU
Values at 49c Yard
\ line collection OF Wash Goods
Remnants. including the mosf
wanted weaves. I'm staple and
novelty styles for women's and
ch0dren's wearables. There arc
Chiffon Noiles. Bunny silks. Creme
dc Chine. Wolfe. Mercerfzed Pop
lin, Seco SILK, Printed Wolfe ami
Pongee Silk. Widths ~. 80 40
and "A inches. Remnant price. Ior
yard.
The Washington times., 1919-12-25
Lo. One-50c to 75c
Values at 39c Yard

Remnants of White Goods. in
Guiding Cannon Cloth. India Linon.
Chiffon Wolfe, Nainsook. Longcloth,
Checked India Dimity. Shifting
Madras, Plaid Sherette. Mercerized
Poplin. Luna Lawn. Mercerized
Batiste, Duck, Fancy Wolfe waist
ings, French Crepe. Sylvia Lawn,
Pajama Check, Plisse Crepe. etc.
Widths range from 81 TO 40 inches.
Remnant price. 39c yard.
The Washington times., 1919-12-25
$500 e. $1,000 Seamless
Brussels Rugs, $24. rs

IWenv-tOur large size 0Xi , it. and eighteen it.
5xlo it. Six seamless woofaced close seamless
Brussels Rugs including such elknoWn makes Alexander
Smith Sons Sloan, Sanford and Firth In floral medallion
and conventional designs in the desirable coorings
Some are subject to slight mperfeconS while others
floor samples An opportunity to high grade rug
at unusual savings.
The Washington times., 1919-12-25
Remnants of Csc
BdthrObe Cloth
at 49c-a yard

Remnants of 21-inch Bath Robe Cloth, in a good as
sortment OF Styles heavy double feeced quality in lengths
suitable for making womens mems and childrens bth
robes. Remnant Sale price 49c yard
GoIdcnbcrg,s-Fir.t Floor.
The Washington times., 1919-12-25
Corsets ard Bandeau

White CcuftI Corsct~. in severa
popular makes: low bust, medium
or lorg hip models; odd e1 90
sizes and lots. 0XsOO
X. n g.. and TheWNou's tsr~~ts,
for stout figures: heavily boned
made with front CLASH: lone NiN~
Large sizes only. Worth GC ~
$3.50 .................. SZs I'D
Bundearx. OF fine pink r1a'~-ial
fasten front and back; perfect SOc
fitting. ....s........ VVN,
GelS~uh~ru's--1kir Floor.
The Washington times., 1919-12-25
Bungalow Aprons at SIG!

lot cf W~-~es'~ pus~sl~w A~-ors.
of good quality nercale: square neck
models. buttoped in front finished
with belt and pocket.
CoIderberr'S-Thfrd Fv@or
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$1:5O Fibre and Mating Rugs, Csc


coIorngs
Floor.
The Washington times., 1919-12-25
SIS and $16.5O Grass or Rag Rugs, $9.75

9xl2 #. double close Stencied
Rugs IN green blue and brown key band scroll border
floral X2 it. Reversible
light and dark hit effects band
nberrA our Floor.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-11
DODGE DOG.
CAR FLOPS
Gary Family try to be Kind
To Animals With Dis
astrouS Result.

In attempting 10 avoid hitting dog
at Nineteenth and Taft SITS. IN Tolles-
ton Ford automobile containing four
people had a miraculous escape from
serious injury yesterday evening when
the Ford turned turtle and again righted
ITSELF and finally came to stop UP on
the curbing.
The Ford was driven b. J Setback.
524 Delaware St. Gary and was occu-
pied by Mrs Setback. a son and daught-
er They all luckily escaped with pain
full bruises. In charge OF DR.. Stone
hey We're taken to the Mercy hospital
FOR treatment Later they we're able 10
return TO their home.
According to witness the Fard was
travelling south on Taft 81. at the rate
Of about thirty miles an hour Near
Nineteenth st. Mr.. Setback saw a large
dog run directly in the path Of the car
and when he turned 20 one side to
avoid hitting the dog the Ford swervec
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-11
FREE PICNIC
FOR KIDDIES.

Capt Hedegaard in charge of sal
walton Army work in Hammond has
completed ARRANGEMENTS for big free
picnic which is 10 be given Wednesday
for the beneht OF the poor mothers
and children OF Hammond ana vicin-
ity. The picnic will be held at Coy's
park all day.
Those desiring to attend the picnic
are requested 70 bring their lunches
to the salvation Army hall PCS East
State street at $40 o'clock From
that place Mi Hedcsaard viii see
that they are conveyed BY automobiles
to the picnic grounds The army viii
furnish the soft drinks. ice cream ana
Pop corn and peanuts.
An interesting program has been
planned and there will be plenty Of
games and races in which a number Of
prizes VIII be awarded A hne day
of relaxation and amusement is prom
ised
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-11

NOTICE TO NONRESIDENT.
THE STATE OF INDIANA. LAKE
COUNTY. IN THE LAKE SUPERB
OR COURT SEPTEMBER TERM.
1919. JESSE J. HOUGH vs.. MAR
TIA LOUISE HOUGH CAUSE No.
1878. ACTION FOR DIVORCE.
Now comes the Plaintiff. by Milo VI.
Bruce. his attorney. and files HE com
plant herein. together with an af4davit
Of a competent person. showing that the
defendant Martha Louise Hough. is not
a resident OF the State Of Indiana
Said defendant IS therefore hereby
notified Of the tendency Of said action
and that the same VIII stand for trial
az the next term OF said Court and tina z
Unless she appear ard answer or der1ur
therein at the calling Of said cause. On
The Goth day Of October A. =. 1919. The
same being the 37th day OF the next
term Of said Court to be begun ana
held in the Court House Room No l.
at Hammond in said County and State
on the 2nd Monday Of September. A. D.
1919. said action will be heard and de-
termined in her absence.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. 7 hereunto
set my hand and affx the Seal Of said
Court at Hammond, this nth day OF
August A D 1919.
HERBERT L. WHEATON.
(ScaI) Clerk /. 8 z
BY RUTH f. BERG.
DEPUTY Clerk s-f1-ts--5.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-11
PLUMB WOULD CUT
PASSENGER RATES
Wants to see Water Squeez-
ed Out of Railroad
Stocks.
rlnrERNATIoNAL news SERVICE


WASHINGTON. Aug l1-InGer his
plan Tor government ownership and tri-
partite operation railroad passenger
rates could be lowered to one and one
half cents a mile. one-half of the pres
ent rates. ana freight rates cur forty
per cent. declared Glenn T. Plumb. who
now holds the center Of the stage IN
Washington in labors night for public
ownership of the transportation system
in an interview today.
The people want to travel" Plumb
said 1t IS part Of their standard Of
living How much more would they
travel al lower rates. The railroads
are crowded with oxcursionists when
erer the chance offers. On sound capi-
lalizstion. with returns equal u those
paid on Liberty bonds. passenger rates
could be one ard one-half cents a mile
and freight rates cut forty per cent"
The deficits being borne by the gov
eminent in its operation Of the rail-
roads would be turned IN prohts If the
water" were squeezed out of the rail-
road stocks and there were a proper
capitalization asserted Mr. Plumb. who
is counsel for the four great railroad
labor brotherhoods. and author Of the
Plumb bin for government ownership
I'm 1914 the railroads Of the country
he continued. earned approximately
100000 600 or five per cent on their
oapitalization--wato and all. The gov
eminent pays the railroads about $1,000
900, 900 year We're the water squeezed
out this would amount to half that.
Instead OF dehcit last year. we would
have made $4,000 600. This year we
should make si5o000.00o But We viii
pay $3.50 100000 at least out in taxes, to
ray dividends on the water"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-11
BRANDEIS
IN FAVOR OF
PALESTINE
FLOYD MAcoRIFF

STAFF CORRESPONDENT l. N sERvIcEl
LONDON. Aug 1l.-Louis D. Bran
deis. q the United States Supreme
court who has just returned from a
seventeen-days tour In Palestine. de-
clared today that ne : heartily III favor
Of making that country the national
homeland Of the Jews
7 understand now why the Jews love
this land said Nj. Brandeis. I under
stand why they want il, why all the
world wants it. 1t is because il is well
worth having. That is the thought that
struck me standing below Mount Olivet
overlooking Palestine. and it IS known
it IS true
Mr. Brandeis was accompanied by
Jacob p. De Hass. executive secretary
of the Zionist movement in America
They visited twenty-three Jewish col
onies and the city Of Jerusalem. Jaffa
Hebron. Seized and Tiberius
It is regarded here as certain that
the British government will adhere TO
Foreign Secretary Balfours pronounce
nent guaranteeing the establishment Of
Jewish homeland. the details OF which
are being worked out
Mr. Brandeis and Mr.. De Hass brou ght
lack an enthusiastic report Of the pos
sihilities Of one great Jewish settle
rnent in the Holy Land Even at a con-
servative estimate they believe the pop-
ulation would be 100000. while 1t may
reach 100000 They found the present
population literally thirsting for an op-
portunity to get American help and
direction. They are eager and willing
TO be shown how TO develop their
country on modern lines.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-11
COAL MINES
IN ILLINOIS
SHUT DOWN
tiwT1psArlonA, NEWS SERVICE

ItNTEPNAFfCAAl NEWS SERVICE
SPRINGFIELD III. Aug 1l.-Coal
minos of Central Illinois are shut down
today in protest against state mine
union officials. Miners in the Spring
field district voted last night to strike
until President Frank Harrington and
the mine union executive board have
been disposed of
II followed a factional labor night be-
tween sub-district officials and the state
leaders. Charges OF autocratic admins
traction were made by the sub-district
men who declare harrington is directly
responsible for the smuggling Of a Belle
Vile delegation Of miners last week who
came here in an attempt TO settle lock-
out OF men in the Belleville district who
are striking because they we're locked"
for participating in recent Mooney Day
celebration at Belleville. The strike in
that district has now spread throughout
southern Illinois. Fourteen thousand
men are now said 10 be out there
Coal operators altogether concerned
about the strike insist it is more Of a
shutdown as result of the railroad
shipments strike than an actual coal
miners wlkout.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-11
DEATH OF
MRS. ELIZA DAVIS

eliza Jane Davis. who died in Ham
mond last SATURDAY. was born in Pauld-
ing county. Ohio. uly 20th 1859. and
departed this life August 3. 1919: aged
sixty years ard nineteen DAYS. she was
the daughter Of Josiah and Rosa Da us
and srent the earlier part of her life ia
stark County Ind. uniting with the
Conservation Dunkard church AZ about
Ell ghteen years Of age
She was married to George NJ Hatha-
way September 70 1885 and she leaves
to mourn her a husband. two daughters.
two sons-in-law one grandson. one
brother. three sisters and two brothers.
in-law.
Charity for All. with malice toward
none" was one of her chief Characters
tics. Rev Rassett. pastor III the NJ. Fl
church. conducted the funeral services
held al the hone 34s y. Holman st..
Tnterment was had at Morgan cemetery.
east Of Valparaiso. today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-11
JESSE HOUGH
SUES FOR DIVORCE

Jesse J. Hough has filed suit for di.
vorce from his wife. Martha Louise
Hough. in the Hammond superior court.
He accuses her OF being intimate with
other men and names one man and I
slxteen-yearold boy. The bsy is now
serving a sentence in the reformatorv
because OF his associatinE with the
woman They were married September
l6. 1911. and separated October 10. 1915
He enlisted in the army in June. 1918.
and although he had lived apart from
his wife for some time he sent her part
OF his pay. While they lived together
the husband says he worked nights. and
the woman would leave their child alone
or with the neighbors while she ran
around with other men He asks the
custody OF the child. His attorney is
N NJ Brue.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-11
BARBER IS
ARRESTED
Roy Breeding Figures Tn
White Slave and Drug
Ring.
tIhrERNArIoNAL NEWS sERNlcEl


CHICAGO. Aug. ll.-Through the ar
rest OF Roy Breeding. a barber from
Indianapolis. who had $50 lurid letters
and a mysterious private telephone book
containing more than one hundred Chi
csgo numbers. the police obtained evi-
dence yesterday which they believe
points 70 the existence or ring Of
white slavers who operate in the larger
hotels. They also believe the ring
conducts a wholesale tranic in drugs
Emmett Donohue. bell-boy Frank
Read and a Miss Brady" twenty years
old. who says she was Iured 10 this city
from Indianapolis by Breeding on the
promise Of marriage also were arrest
ed
The girl who claims 70 be q member
Of a good family was released il Gus
tody q private detective.
Read. who says he is travelling
salesman. denies having had any Grim
lnal part in the scheme.
The girl and Read we're arrested in
the latters room.
Donohue confessed the police say.
that Breeding brought the girl 10 the
hotel and introduced her 10 Read and
tkat he had become party 70 scheme
- call her from Reads room and 9TH
evs IN the hotel
The girl told the police she had been
led To believe he was a man al i'm
portance and had been overwhelmed BY
his ardent wooing and promise 81 mar
rage.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-11
FAIL TO AGREE
ON PALMER

WASHINGTON. AUGUST 1.-THE
senate committee considering the
nomination Of = Mitchell Palmer to
re attorney-g general failed to reach
an agreement after nearly three
hours OF conference Saturday.
a motion was made to discontinue
the taking Of testimony and to take
action en- the nomination. cut It failed
tn reaca a final vote
Senator Fllingham. chairman Of the
committee. announced that the sub
committee would meet again this
week