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money that was left. My maternal
grandfather lived three miles from the
academy and my father 1--WE miles, at
the corner Of triangle.
Early Financiering.
1T was agreed that I should pay
my grandfather s1.75 a week for board
and lodging, on the basis OF twenty
one meals and the use for seven
nights of his one upstairs room. in
which corn and other things were
stored, Plenty OF candles were in
cluded In the bargain.
by walking to my fathers house
every Friday evening. chopping wood
on Saturday and going back to the
academy Monday morning earned
half a dollar and reduced my weekly
Indebtedness to my grandfather by the
sum Of seventy-fve cents. This was
my first taste OF liberty. and II was
good.
THE following summer went
&c another farmer. who was no.
tcrious for being a terrible worker.
was now 10 and was paid the ulprece-
Gented sum of SIS month. This man
had a dairy farm and made cheese.
MIXED from twelve to twenty cows In
the morning and then worked all day
IN the fields. Hay was cut by land
and 1 was the pacemaker Of the Other
men with scythes.
4 Civil War Hero.
81 attended the academy for three
years. studying as hard as / worked
out OF doors. and reading the few
books that l could borrow. Then thu
! civil war came on and ! enlist'i q!
a private in a Massachusetts, regimen
and was made a corporal before m,
! time was up"
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and while in the Philippines. Until
then 1 had never heard Of him.
jumping captains over the heads
of other officers and making them
brigadier- generals has been done l
said, but II always causes trouble
Enter Capt. PershinG.
81 thought no more, about Capt.
Pershing Until the month Of Novem-
Der. 1904. While my daughter,
Frances, who had graduated at
Wellesley College that summer, and
were returning to Washington from
Cheyenne, we bought q Chicago news
paper that contained q romantic story
about Capt. Pershing and his deeds as
a soldier. with the statement that the
President, Il was believed. meant to
promote him to q brigadier-general-
ship.
H"I am for Capt. Pershing.' Frances
said, after reading the article,
ION reaching our hotel in Washing
ton we were invited by Miss Willard
daughter OF Senator Joseph II. Mil
lard Of Nebraska, to take dinner with
her and her father that evening.
There will be only six Of u.s. she said,
and one of the guests will be Capt
Pershing, whom we knew when he
was on duty at Omaha
80, that evening, We made the &C
quaintance of Capt. Pershing. On
the same night there was a ball at
Fort Myer. There again Frances met
Capt. Pershing and danced with him
Two nights later she attended a party
given by Mrs. Thomas r. Walsh. 60
ing alone in n carriage.
land you must come home alone,
I told her. That is the etiquette OF
Washington
Returning from the party she was
escorted to the carriage by Capt
Pershing. II had showed and the
sidewalk was covered with slush
Frances noted that Capt. Pershing
wore pumps and that his feet and
ankles were wet. He said that he
had no carriage. bit that didn't matter
with a soldier
Tho Romance Buds.
att would not be proper sho said
publicly to take you home. but IL you
will walk down the street for half 4
block I'll overtako you and YOU may
| get in
well, a love affair was begun
Frances and Capt. Pershing becam'
engaged. About that time a new
military attache for Toxic was unde
consideration. japan and Russi'
were at war and our Government
thought 1t wise to send competen
officer to the scene OF action. Capt
Pershing was chosen for this service
first because Of his ability and theI
for the reason that he was bachelor
ION being informed Of the qualifica
lions that brought about his selection
Capt. Pershing and Frances wer
greatly troubled. They desired to &c
married and Capt Pershing, above a
other duties, wished 10 watch the mil
lltary operations Of Russia and Japar
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ECAUSE OF the universal use
OF salt In food and in food
preservation and the lack OF

II II
OF salt In food and in food
preservation and the lack OF
any substitute its output would be re-
duced only by most unusual condi-
tons. There is always a general tend
ency toward AN increase In production
in the United States on account OF the
steady increase In population.
In view OF the shortage OF labor
and other difficulties which hampered
many industries during the war. a re.
duction in the output Of salt might
have been expected, but there was
nevertheless a considerable increase.
Figures compiled under the direction
Of r. w. Stone OF tho United States
Geological Survey. Department OF the
Interior, from reports furnished by all
producers Of salt in the United States
show a total output Of 7.23s,744 short
tons, an increase of 2eo,667 short tons,
or per cent. over the output of 1917.
The total value was Sze.s40, ssi, an
increase ot'so per cent over the total
value Of at17. which Wa t1sIetosA4a.
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areoo New England Boy Becomes Wyomngs First Citizen

appointment came before the Com
mittee on Military Affairs Of the SEN
ate and ] az q member approved IL;
and the nomination was confirmed.
After Roosevelt, whom knew
when he was a ranchman in the West,
became President he desired to do
something for Albert L. Mills, an able,
young Captain in the Regular. Army.
Mills had lost an eye while fighting
in the Spanish war and had been
awarded q medal OF honor by Congress
for distinguished gallantry in action
near Santiago de Cuba July 1, 1898,
In encouraging those near him by his
bravery and GOODNESS after being SHOT
through the head and entirely without
sight .....
:. Besides' Roosevelt said to mo in
his high pitched voice, Mills saved my
life. 1 intended TO lead my men into
action on horseback. Mills agreed
that such q proceeding would be dra-
matte, but that would be shot as soon
In the spsrsiards saw me. Lead your
men, he said, but do II on foot. :
And, Roosevelt added. I followed his
ndvice.'
Root. Proposed Promotion.
1T told Roosevelt that II he promoted
Mills That the Military Committee,
being chairman at the time, would
stand by the nomination and have II
confirmed. The promotion was sent
to the Senate and made good my
word.
"soon after that Elihu Root, Secre-
tary OF War, said: DO you think
you could put another man through ?
"who 10 her I asked.
"Capt. John ]. Pershing. We wish
to make aim brigadier-general.'
Then Root told me about Pershing's
| brilliant record as an Indian fighter
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Largest Things the World With New York City Foreground

TIME recent greatest war the
world has ever experienced,
both in numbers engaged and
intensity, as we'll as the billions raised
to finance it have accustomed US to
thinking in terms of big things. How
ever. although the largest guns, the
largest loans and the largest Of every
thing obtainable were used in the
prosecution OF the great war. many Of
the largest things in the world are
employed in typifying peace, industry
and natural greatness.
For instance, Greater London, with
lts seven and a quarter million pre-
war population, heretofore has been
considered the largest city in the
world. but since the war Greater New
York aiming this honor. This Is
easily explained by the fact that while
London has lost much population on
account OF the war New York has
gained almost incredibly as so many
Of tho returning soldiers remain here
instead OF returning 20 their former
homes. II you don't bs,ieve this Just
go out and try to rent a room or
apartment!
The Woolworth Building is the lsrg-
est and tallest office building known.
It Is SIS stories high and from the curb
to the top OF the tower measures 792
feet. Visitors to its tower or a clear
day can see all the New York bor-
oughs and surrounding country.
Magellan gave the Pacific Ocean its
mime from experiencing calm weather
on ITS surface after having survived
the stormy waters around Cape Horn
II Is more than 10000 miles wide,
with an area of 100000 square
miles. which Is greater than the entire
land surface OF the globe. The greatest
depth known Is 1854 feet, found just
east Of the island OF Guam. IL IL al
most three times as large as the At
While the Mississippi. including the
Missouri. Is the longest river. the
Amazon, which traverses Brasil. In the
largest. 1t u $50 miles wide at its
mouth and each minute discharges
INTO the ocean q volume OF water
equal TO eighty acres fifty feet doep
and nowhere In the last 100 miles OF
rs course Is the main channel less
than $50 feet in depth.
As 10 generally accepted. the Statue
u Liberty. ISL feet from the top Of the
pedestal to the tip OF the torch, Is the
argestf statue In the world. hut II the
remarkable statue OF Buddah. near
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Nor seem,neIv. did Wyoming and
Cbeyenne ever cease 70 have CONF
dence In him. He was "a wears old
when he heard the competine brass
hands ana saw the waiting omnibuses
A. the sbank that was called a rail-
road station in the CITY that ever since
has been his home.
N. n,auv noo.t P.r.A,>-. .
Al % he was president OF III. Tori
torial Legislature and city Trustee of
CHEYENNE. He has been both Treas
urer and Governor Of the Territory
ana the State. ana in December. 1880.
took the oath OF off,ce as n Senator in
Congress.
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Francis Emory Warren. % Years in
U. 6. Senate, Tells His Life Story
and How His Daughter and
= Gen. Pershing Fell in Love
By JAMES b. MORROW.

-
years oio ana ehtereu Hinsaae Acad-
envy, having less thah 90 IN your
POCKET ana wearing n Wv suit OF
eiotnes ana sn 90 oVercoat' Whlch mad
oeeh purehaseo ~ your iatner ana tof
mhem Sou "ere W pay at SOME future
oh.e
that' senator warren replied.
where should Cuts pesir,
r
nsu oeeh .auiioheu AZ
u,as .as, sn. ~ III. e'enosraphef
go. ~, % "as soory
nlaae up OF several STORIES that was
s su as 'ne sun was gong down tnat
80. rs. anu us rolnan.ic
$50. 1e ineo tne narrative
orInta s oi "ere re'eaieo'
~.
60. soy, anu 1is men, d. mat tne
,,".S . nev' unuer INC mead Oh
,,on. r.rus ue puon.' ina. appropria-
.yxyho ~ ie,''
v,haro,,' e" ASH
toni, - Snn.u,e . y. ene"i e"a"se the
~. " ..' e'so.
.., W say cut inc sena-
49, 49,, u e'olIoiy az WASH
.hes T., ss,uus iperauVe, OUT
Iii sVs al 'hs WORLD as
81 Is ss,N anu men Ill Sohsress
;n,a,,,n..,'. S 'us. az. sareiy ana
go 49,. pe"u.,uIes VIII De re-
Son~a w. nv. 70 poin' 'na' VIII De
A"e'- oo' ~ ''e eouhfS'
a..,...
u"
Worse than that" with which the
interview started off. meant that
Francis E. Warren was IA years old at
the time ne left home, that he was
SIS.
nao pair OF sunday SHOES and
ounuay sult OF ciotnes' ne salo.
On ,ne oeher Gays OF the Week. IN
GUNNER "ore Ten cent nat an un-
pieaeneu ilusiin shirt ana oVeralls and
went barefoot.
we were farmers he explained
anu "reo near hinsoale' whcre was
oorn. nay lather. Two story man.
was only twenty years older than my
sei. Ills gauge was work, physical
WORK ana II ne ever ooasteo or me
was ABOUT my strength.
ne nao oousht MS time or his
iather. ne mad often said. and 1, in
turn' oouent mine OK MIN. WI nat VIII
you take' one DAY asked, TO let me
20 and WORK lot some one eiseF
mat "ouio De seillng You seven
menuoneo the name OF a neishoor'
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country near Seal Rocks, San Fran
cisco. and is used to pump water for
the irrigation OF Golden Gate Park.
Built in the Dutch style, its round
tower is 100 feet high and so feet
in diameter. while its four giant arms
have a sweep OF 1874 feet.
Meteorites. those fiery bits Of me-
teors which sometimes detach them
selves and take n shot at the old
earth. have been found In very large
fragments. The largest authenticity
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1.-THE Father Of the Forest" and lifted
its mighty bulk $50 feet in the air.
while It was 40 feet in diameter at
the ground when standing. However,
there are still many redwood trees
standing with diamerers of 20 or IS
feet with a corresponding height Of
300 or more feet.
Naturally, you would think that the
largest windmill would be found
somewhere in Holland. but prepare for
a little surprise. It IL in our own
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SED v, fTancis EMORY warren
~ gathered and sold his first
4, \ crop. It was potatoes. grown
on Massachusetts virgin soil. among
wintergrcen roots, and netted, cost Of
seed subtracted, ssSo.
A. present inventory. Of his assets
would include 100000 acres Of land and
almost as much under lease and I,ore
sheep perhaps than are owned by
any other man In the, United States.
There would also be residences In
Cheyenne, maybe fifty in number.
more or less, and some thirty-odd
storerooms and buildings used for
business purposes. Land and live
stock have worked this magic in the
accumulation of property. The $3.50
Of potato profits was never spent ard
to-day is performing its function as
Invested capital
But herds and ranches do not
measure this mans achievements and
success. 1t. is agreed that he is
Mornings first citizen. in which State
he has lived for fifty-one years,
having gone there while 1t was still
part Of the Territory. Of Dakota
:. ,Chcyenne's Early Days.
When he arrived among the tents
and covered wagons, which collectively
we're called the city of Cheyenne. two
brass bands were vigorously engaged
at either end of the shack that was
called the railroad station. They
represented. he was. informed, rival
gambling establishments and were
welcoming. with omnibuses in waiting
such of the newcomers as were specu-
atively disposed.
Old Inhabitants, however, predicted
that. the days of Cheyenne were fast
drawing TO an end. The railroad was
In, its building, being driven onward
toward the Pacific coast, and
Cheyenne. its population dwindling
would ere long simply be a station
between large cities that were brewing
In the air.
But Francis Emory Warren. in the
laboratory of his Yankee head
worked out a solution OF differen,
sort. Cheyenne was fixed and woult
grow. So, holding fast. he grew, ant
his fellow citizens elected him Mayor
Of the city and Governor OF the State
when It became a State, and in 1896
sent him to Washington as a Senator
In Congress, which offlce he has helt
without a break ever since.
Twenty-eight years in the Senat,
mast be indexed among the rare rec
ortls- OF the republic. In that time {
generation Of great men, diluted Will
small ones, has arisen, performed IL
tasks and passed away and yet here 4
Francis Emory Warren, rs in June
gay of spirit. robust and energetic
showing no sign of his age, and Jus
made chairman Of the Committee OF
Appropriations. And he will be tn
chairman. He will SIT at the head o
the council table daily, and at nigh,
when It Is required.
Coiupns of figures and letters an,
kilograms were before him and
stenographer was at his side when tn
writer entered his ONCE. A large mar
both as to latitude and longitude, era,
eyed and friendly, he was working Il
his shirt sleeves. Yes, he would tall
But come back tomorrow"
''Isrit t''oc,". the interviewer OBJ
served. that You left your home on
Massachusetts farm when you were /
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7.sssfU

7.2Ss.Htt
The production OF rock saIt
amounted TO l.6s3.941 short tons. an
increase OF about per cent. but the
value was $5.6S4,661. an increase Of
46 per cent The output OF evapor.
ated salt amounted to 2,724,2O3 short
tons. valued at s20.0l0,435 an in
crease OF nearly 10 per cent. in guam
tity and 81 per cent in value. Tho
production OF salt In brine was $780,
500 short tons. valued at tl.245.2sG.
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FRAN CTS z WARREN
A SENATOR ROE 29 YEARS
@ ~ ,rrRSIs q eVU~0
Salt Production Increases

The production OF salt in 1918 b.
States is shown in the following table;
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Room and Board.

FOR RFNT-Room and board Every
thing new and modern. S. Michigan
mRA -hone Ea nn1ord 1898. 2-2S4s
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-31

NOTICE TO CANCEL CONTRACT
IN THE MATTER OF a PETITION BY
ADRIAN L. COERTRIGHT FOR
CANCELLATION or HIS CONTRACT
FOR TIE IMPROVEMENT or L. F.
BARNES ROAD No. IN HOBART
TOWNSHIP. LAKE COUNTY. INDI-
ANA
Notice is hereby gwen 10 all parties
concerned that on the 2tst day Of March.
1912. Adrian L. COPYRIGHT who has the
contract for the Improvement Of the
above named highway. nlsd his petition
with the Board Of County Commissioner
of Lake County. Indiana. for the cancels-
tton Of his contract for the improvement
OF said l.. z. Barnes Road No in
Hobart Township. and that the Board
Of County Commiss ioners have 61ed the
10Th day OF April 1919. a. 10 a. m. a.
the date when said petition for conceia-
ton OF contract VIII he heard and de
terfniued rs the Board Of County Com
missloners of LAKE County. Indiana.
ADRIAN L. COURTRIGHT
3-34-S1.
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NOTICE TO CANCEL CONTRACT.
~ THE NATTER OF PETITION By
ADRIAN l.. COURTRTGHT FOR
CANCELLATIONS OF HIS CONTRACT
FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF
JOSEPH BACHE ROAD IN ST
JOHNS TOWNSHIP. LAKE COUNTY.
INDIANA.
Notice rs hereby given 20 all parties
concerned that on the 22nd day Of March.
1912 Adrian l.. COPYRIGHT who has the
contract for the Improvement OF the
above named highway. fled his petition
with the Board Of County Commissioners
OF Lake County. Indiana, for the cancela-
tion OF his contract for The Improvement
or said Joseph Bsche Road. in 81. Johns
Township. and that the Board Of County
Commissioners have fixed the 10Th dsy
Of April 1919. a. 10 g M. IS the date
when said petition Tor cancellation or
contract will he heard and determined
by the Board or County Commissioners
or Lake County. Indiana
ADRIAN L. COURTRIGHT.
s-z4-3t.
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NOTICE.
N THE NATTER or THE CANCELA-
TON OF CONTRACT OF THE
HENRY +. MacCRACKE% ROAD
Notice Is hereby given that the un-
dersigned United Construction Company
has filed rs verified petition with the
Board Of Commissioners Of Lake County.
Indiana to be relieved from a certain
contract entered into by il with the
Board or Commissioners o. Lake County,
Indiana for the construction Of a GER
tain public hi ghwey known as the Henry
F MacCrecken road in Lake County.
Indiana A hearing upon said petition
viii be had before the Board or Com
m issioners or Lake County. Indiana. At
10 O'Clock a ~. or the 10th dsy OF
April. 1919. at the court house in Crown
Point Indiana. in the commissioners
rooms therein. FOR the purpose Of de
termininE whether the relief in said
petition sought shall be granted or
denied
l -NITED CONSTRUCTION COMPANY,
BY william Ahiborn IT'S president.
3-24-SI.
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In an Around
GARY
MISSING MAN
RETURNS TO
GARY HOME

John Valek 1852 GARFIELD street.
Gary. Who LETT his home on March q
10 20 TO work Al the Gary mills and
did not return home and reported mis-
slns. returned sunday st ten o'clock 70
rs home
Nalek. on his way 10 work on the
cate mentioned became suddenly at
tackled with pain in one OF mis- eyes
when he went 20 a Chicago hospital
and had an operation performed.
y here he Remained since until his re-
tCrn home
on the DAY or Vslek strange dis
appearance it was reported that a man
had been seen TO sink out OF sight in
the Calumet river at the Broadway
bridge and it was supposed to be Va
lex
Several dragsinss OF the river failed
60 bring up the supposed drowned man.
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NOTICE.
N THE NATTER OF CANCELLATION
OF CONTRACT OF THE EDWARD
RANDHAN ROAD
Notice IS hereby given that the under
signed James Brannock has fled A veri-
fed petition with The Board of County
% mr. ssioners Of Lake County. Indiana,
TO be relieved Of a certain contract en-
tered into by James Brannock on the Sth
day OF FEBRUARY. 1917. for the construc-
lion OF a certain public highway known
a. the Edward Randhsn road in Lake
County. Indiana. The hearing upon said
petition will be- had before the Board OF
County Commissioners OF Lake County
a. , o'clock p. m on the 18th day Of
April 1919. Al The Court House in Crown
Point Indiana in The Commissioners
room therein. fer the purpose Of deter
mining whether the relief in said petit
ten sought shall be granted or denied.
JAMES ERANNOCK
5-3I. ~.
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NOTICE OF final. SETTLEMENT OF
ESTATT

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT OF
ESTATE
IN TIE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
ELIZABETH HEAI.Y. No. 1881. IN
THE LAKE SUPERIOR COURT.
MARCH TERM 1919.
NOTICE is hereby given 70 the HEIRS
LEGATEES AID CREDITORS or Eliza
beth Healy, deceased. to appear in the
Lake Superior Court. held At Hammond.
Indiana. on the 21st day Of April 1919.
and show cause. If any. why the FINAL
SETTLEMENT ACCOUNTS with the es-
tate Of said dooedent should not he ap-
proved. and said heirs are notified 70
then ard there make proof OF heirship,
and receive their distributive shares.
WITNESS the Clerk or the Lake Su-
refior Court at Hammond. this Path day
OF March, 1919.
HERBERT L. WHEATON.
(SeaL) Clerk Lake Superior Court.
3-Z4-3I.
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DEATH OF r. SCHULTZ.

Rudolph Schultz. the sixteen year Old
son OF Nj 'Ipd Mrs Fred <. Schultz 81
Lansing did Saturday afternoon a. 4:1B
O'Clock AT heir home
Rudolph lee YES 10 mourn him besides
his parents. three sisters. Mrs John
koartge Of Oak Glen. Ella ana Alma
Schultz Of Lansing; also two brothers.
Martin schultz Of Harvey, Ill, and Dstlef
Of Lansing.
The funeral Will be held from ths home
Tuesday afternoon At f:30 O'Clock. then
at o'clock from the Lutheran church
intermoot will be held IN III. Oak Glsn
cemetery.
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DEATH OF INFANT.

Henry oliver Pagin. the two months
old son ~ Nj. and Mrs Alnert Pa 8 n.
776 Adams street. Gary died Saturday
The funeral services were held TO-DAY
Al williams chapel with burial al the
Gary Oak Hin cemetery
In Gary superior court through his
att0rney L. A Ottenheimer this
morning Nick KoIich hled biH o.
complain asking divorce from his
vie alleging abandonment in Febru-
ary 1915. Plaintiff resides a East en- J.
csgo and defendant is supposed TO be
living in Wisconsin.
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BLACKHAND
TO FACE TRIAL

AnidavifS charging attempted extor-
ton ~ sf0.o0o through the Black
Hand method who sem q message 10
Cashier r. q Simpson o. the First VA
tIonsl Bank. cary demanding $4,000
under threat Of death. has been Sled IN
the Crown Point criminal court against
Fred noncas -. 304 Buchanan street
Doncas confessed the plot soon after
srrest BIZ Captain Mccartney and OHi-
Gers HeIn. Knots and Jonese
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SUES FOR DIVORCE.

OAcar Thomson. through his attor-
ney. a F. Sscket nled bin or com
plant N which he alleges that his
wife. Hazel was an inveterste lover
OF intoxicating liquors Ia the extent
that she was under the influence the
larger part or the time and that she
VAS living IN adultery with Other men
The plaintiff resides in Gary and the
d defendant is supposed TO be living in
On cago