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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-01-14
STRONG ARGUMENT
FOR {. CHICAGO'S
FEDERAL BUILDING
Chamber Of Commerce Sends
Some Staggering Sta
tistics to Woods.

taxable valuation Or $4,000 GOO Ire
home for forty ind.s--ries with an aggre-
gate pay ron ~ slO00000 a week.
reputation Of 5000. four and hall
miles 81 deep waterway doekage on .
government canal a two mile frontage
on Lake Michigan and an increase in
postal receipts from $45,46G.73 IN 1916
70 s66.36736 IL 1919 are a few of the
reasons set forth in report rendered
to Rep. VIII r. Woods by the East Chi
cage Chamber OF Commerce Why the city
of East Chicago should have a 100000
federal and pastofnee buildins-
BILL INTRODUCED.
The bill asking for a 100000 appro-
priation has already been introduced by
Mr. woods and has -been referred TO a
committee. Mr. Woods asked that the
Chamber Of Commerce submit informa-
tlon necessary To convince the committee
thst the bnnding IL needed il East chi-
eago and the report vas mailed yester-
day The hearing before the committee
expected % be held Tins Week
Tho report includes 4 short history ar
he East Chicago postofTice. the handicap
under which it works the need for more
working space. a report Of the population
according to survey Of July Il 1919.
when placed the number at 1885. the
percentage Of increase IN population. ex-
pecled increases in population during the
next few years with reasons, q COPY Of
bank statements for the end Of the year
showing the resources and deposits and
a report OF the harbor tonnage showing
Indiana Harbor TO be Americas greatest
INLAND oil shipping port with the ton
mage value exceeding that of the Chiea &c
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-01-14
George Washington Too
Late to Enter the 1920
Presidential Race

PIERRE. s d, Jan.-Anong the be-
lated applications to get upon the bal
lots Of different parties Of This state as
presidential candidates are those Of
George Washington. OF Brooklyn. n Y,
who wants a place as candidate OF the
new American party; Lucy PAGE Castor
Of Chica go. of the .Anu-Cigarette League.
as Republican. and Whitehead Leon Tuck.
of Winchester. Mass. as Democrat.
As none Of these applications was &C
companied h. petitions and all came in
after the Ming date they get no place
en- the ballot.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-01-14
Fashions Forecast
BY Annabel NVorthington
BOYS SUIT.

Al ia. elements that make fer Eoca
style are embodied in this nstt5 suit. No
a489 Slashed pockets are an innovation
aud achieve that good-looking tailored fin
ah- The skirted cost mas fitted back
The full length sleeves are two-pieeei
and finished with buttons The lower
edges Of the trousers are gathered into
leg bands. A narrow bHcklsd belt OF ths
material II worR-
1hs boys suit No. 94Se IA cut ID size
TO IA years. siss s requires 21s yards
44-inch material With - yard 36-incb
lining.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-01-14

Price 10 cents
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-01-14

Better call Up The Times and
have it sent to your house every
night. Then you'll be sure It will
be there.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-01-14

Don't throw your paper away
without reading the want al page.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-17
ACCEPTING NO MORE FAvoRs
Negroes Somewhat Peculiar Reason
for Refusing to Act as PAIL
bearer Any More.

In Alabama, a negro team-driver
came home one night and found his
wife highly agitated.
Jeff" she said, you know dat Asa
Rogers wife SaIlie is dead. Amt you
goin' to be pallbearer at de fun'r'l?''
mo, aint," answered jeff. with
unusual positiveness.
"You amt? Well, wasn't you pail
bearer at de fun'r1 of his second wife,
Melissa?"
"Sho l wuz. But dat amt"
En- wuzn't you a pallbearer at de
fun'rl of his first wife, Mandy? Whut
you mean, you amt goin' act dis time ~
Liza" he said, "suttinly wuz a
pallbearer at dem fun'r'ls, en- done
de best I could, but I'm tellin' you now
| amt acceptin' no mo- favors from
nobody whit I can't return."-London
Tit-Bits.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-17
"How About Your Attempt to Escape7"

need only ask Miss-Mr. BENIN if it
is not so. He says that Mr.. Lowrie
has a certain mark on his right arm"
Indeed, yes. Every one knows
that" remarked Mrs. Kirkland. ut
shows whenever you play tennis"
mot when 1 play" contradlcted
Clinton. "Mr. BENIN will tell you there
Is not the slightest trace of a mark on
my arm"
mo mark on your arm?" asked Ell
len. She looked from him to her ia
Their in bewilderment.
You said you had no remembrance
of when the mark was removed"
stated the police official.
THAT Is a deliberate misstatement,"
Clinton angrily retorted. what said
was that there never had been any
mark on my arm to be removed"
The physician fixed him with an in
tent gaze. Recall the cases of which
you read in my office yesterday. In
view of those other instances of dou-
BILE personality, can you be positive
with regard to this MARKHAM you be
positive of your IDENTIFY"
The young mans eyes darkened
with the shadow of doubt; but only
for a moment. He frowned and an
swered: II can, sir. am positive.
There never was any mark on my arm.
am Richard Clinton. You have all
deluded yourselves and each other
Into believing am this VIII Lowrfe."
How about your attempt to es-
capeT cut in the official,
Escape? Bah! I've told YOU three
times already it was to get away from
the-the embarrassment of my false
position"
False, WHIP" inquired Mrs. Kirk.
land. "Then you realize"
THAT you are all deluded-crazy-
or else In conspiracy to have me
jailed, perhaps tried and sent to the
penitentiary, while the real GRIM
inal--"
Criminal" shrieked Amy. But 1t
isn't true ! 1t isn't 1t isn'tl You didn't
take the bondsr
Lou ADMIT II, then. You admit I'm
not your brother"
mo, mol you arel you must be !
Doctor says"
Hush, hush, my dear" interposed
Mrs. Kirkland. "You are over.
wrought. Let the doctor explain all
about It,"
she drew the reluctant girl from
CLINTON, who promptly edged around
opposite Ellen and placed himself be-
tween Doctor Kirkland and the police
oiheial, BENIN, who had kept rather
IN the background; now came forward
with show of friendly interest
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-17
CHAPTER vlIl--contInued.

That's the horrId part of IT," re.
piled Amy. "Charlie says they found
the safe deposit box, but the bonds
were gone"
Clinton's smile vanished behind a
look of blank surprise. "GoneT"
"Yes--and all that money In Chicago
In the bank Is in your new name |!
That's what made me so cross at
Charlie"
Il don't quite see the connection"
"YOu don't7 OF course II win be
easy for you to explain about the
money and"
Nothing easier If Jovel Why
didn't think of II soonerTH he ex.
claimed, and he dropped the hair.
brush. See here, Miss Lowrie--"
Miss Lowrie r." she repToyed.
He went on, unchecked: "You claim
that look exactly like your brotherT'
There you so againl Don't be sill
Tyr .
He sprang up, clear of the eager
arms that she sought TO fling around
him.
"SO, waitw he exclaimed, as she
jumped up after him. "It's--it's not
what you suppose--just the opposite"
"oppositel" she repeated.
II said, / actually began to believe
to doubt my own identity. But at
the Athletic club Tell me. You say
] look exactly like your brother. That
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-17
YOUR BROTHER Pro TEm.s

SYNOPSIS. = AlightinE from
train at Denver traveller Is greet
ed as "Wili'' by an elderly lady
and gentleman, who stop their
auto to speak. He imagines Il a
case OF mistaken Identity and In
PRODUCES himself ~ Richard Clln-
ton" on his way to the coast, The
couple appear greatly surprised,
and learning he is 10 be In town
nDtil midnight, the lady. introduc-
ing herself as Mrs Kirkland. and
her husband as Doctor kirkland,
Invites him to dinner, explaining
the action by his truly remarkable
resemblance to friend OF theirs.
Al the kirkland home he meets
young lady who greets him as her
fiance. She Is Ellen Kirkland, and
plainly is greatly hurt by his asser-
tion that he Is Richard Clinton. At
dinner Clinton learns that his host
Is a medical specialist and that he
Is believed to be VIII Lowry, 4
young man who had been suffers
Ing from nervous breakdown and
had gone East for medical treat
ment Lowrie had had IN his pos
session bonds of the value of sI00.-
90. belonging to the bank where
he was employed, which have dis
appeared and OF which he has no
recollection. With Doctor Kirkland
Clinton goes to the Lowrie home,
the doctor being satisfied that Amy
Lowrle. WINS sister, will convince
Clinton he Is really Lowrie. suffer-
ing from loss OF memory. Amy de-
clares AT once he rs her brother,
and insists on treating him as such,
TO his great embarrassment. Doc
tor Kirkland sends telegram to
the sanitariim where Lowrie Is UNI
dergoing treatment Ellen and Amy
try In vain TO convince Clinton he
is WIN Lowrle. They manage. how
ever, to prevent his going. BENIN,
snitor OF Amy and an agent OF
the bank. moves IN the matter OF
the missing bonds The sanitarium
teiegram proves nothing. BENIN
wants Amy to marry him as the
price OF shielding VIII in the bond
matter. Amy tells Clinton. Clin-
ton has TO brush Amy's hair
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-17
| The Man Who
| Wasn't Himself
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She replied In a half whisper: 1.-THE
right
He drew up the loose sleeve of his
robe and held out his bare forearm.
She stared at 1t incredulously.
"Well2' he queried.
'tIt--it can't be that rm--that it's
the other?n she murmured.
He barred the left arm. You see
Can there be more positive proof of
identity than such mark as that on
your brothers arm (which Is not on
my armf"
The vague dread that clouded her
dilated eyes swiftly increased TO a
paralyzing terror She stared at him
as whlte-faced and immoblle as mar
BILE statue. Stricken with concern for
her, he bent forward. Instantly her
cheeks flushed scarlet with maidenly
shame. She clutched wildly at her
loose hair and fed to the door. In a
twInkling she was out in the hall, with
the door shut between herself and
Clinton.
He had not moved For some time
he stood where she had left him. His
body was motionless, but 1t was evil
dent that his thoughts were In whirl
Of almost violent emotions. Across
his face, in quick succession, passed
looks of bewilderment, pity, delight,
tenderness. Last of all came contri-
tlon, and again pity, both of which
merged into resolution
From the closet he brought out his
suitcase and the suit that he had worn
on his arrival In town. Next came a
rummage through the dresser and
closet to restore TO the suitcase the
articles that had been taken from 1t.
Some he could not find.
He dressed himself in the suit so
neatly tailored by old Title, and
glanced around the room, preparatory
to closing the suitcase. The hairbrush,
lying on the floor where he had
dropped 1t, caught his eye. He picked
II up and gaZed at 1t several moments.
He then went to the mantel, where
stood the framed photographs of Ellen
and Amy.
When he returned to his suitcase
one of the frames was empty.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-17
JACK OUT OF HIS ELEAa
sold Salt" at Least Proved 70 Z
Swab That He Was Not to y
Trified With.

The sailors are leaving the n's
seems, and not a few are adyeas
into the wilds Of the western q
belt. A real old salt approadsl'
farmer and asked to be "sgnel !
"Worked on a farm since yqa I
the scar" he was asked.
yes; on one"
"What did you dol?
"WeT, helped with a Gran y Y
sort. We hoisted wheat into PEI 4 /
hatch, and straw came out o's'
bows, while the other stun pouls
to bags hung onto her stern a T. !,
told me it was thrashing laa-
but l knew he was trying 70 plA
the only thrashing around 'aeis E
what | did to the swab.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-17

aioux the main corridor to q door
maraed Private" BENIN raped
upon the panel In rather peculiar
manner. The door was opened by
police official, who at once recognized
the eminent alienist.
He stepped aside. Instantly Amy
uttered an eager little cry and darted
In across the room to the froWning
young man who sat near the far end,
Juggling at his mustache. At sight OK
her he Jumped up and sought to re-
treat. But she was upon him In
twinkling and flung her arms about
his neck.
"Brotherl brother you poor abused
old dearl" she painted. sits horrid OF
them to do a thing like thisl"
He put up his hands, and, unable to
unclasp her interlocked fingers with
out violence, freed himself by draw
ing his head down between her arms.
Holding fast to her hands, so that she
might not again embrace him, he re-
piled to her With gentle sternness:
ut is extremely annoying and em-
barrassing thu. you and Miss Kirk
land insist upon deceiving yourselves
as to my identity. 1t is not of my
self / am thinking, but of you two. Try
to realize what 1t will mean when
you learn the truth that am not your
brother"
''He still insists on that p murmured
Ellen.
81 do, and l have given positive
proof of it," rejoined Clinton. 'You
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-17

|E do moi
III house
Ibend yd
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'Iarringt
5e are ~
aitchend
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belped
EN- tro1
nation,
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sfeeling,
linn.
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contain
8I|2 1t ID
Ind he1
amen. |
Lydia |
aenhall
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-17
CHAPTER TX.
In a Box.

In Box.
After half a night spent in weeping.
alternately chilled with doubt and
scorched with the shame of mortified
modesty, Amy had at last fallen into
the heavy sleep of exhausted nature.
The morning sun found her still lying
rs she had flung herself in the aban-
don Of her grief. Her face still had a
little of the look of child that has
cried itself to sleep. Her hair lay
across her tear-stained pillows in two
exceedingly tight braids.
Her usual awakening time passed !;
an hour slipped by. and another. Still
she lay fast asleep. At last old Tillie
came into the room, looked doubtfulIy
at the sleeping girl, went out, returned
with a package. and, after regretful
pause, touched the broad white fore
head.
The brown eyes opened slowly and
looked up, clouded with slumber and
the memory of grief. Title held out
the package. "rm awfully sorry to
wake you, Miss Amy. But it's most
ten o'clock and everybodys gone,
and"
"Ten o'clockf"
Yes. Mlssus Kirkland and Miss
Ellen left half an hour ago, when they
| found MIR. WIN was gone"
HE has Comet And they went
without telling mel"
"Missus Kirkland said you looked
like you mnst've been III In the night,
and for me to let you sleep till you
woke UP. But when this came,
thought p'r'aps-"
what Is itF' asked Amy, holding
out her hands for the package.
II dunno. A messenger boy brought
II. He wanted tip because the wrong
address had made him run all round
Robin Hoods barn before he got here.
Like Pandora, Amy gazed uncertain.
~ at the box-and ended by opening
| 1t. Within lay new haIrbrush, the
duplicate of her own. She blushed
scarlet, and was about to clap on the
cover of the box when she perceived
note tucked in under the handle of
the brush. She glanced Hpprehensively
around her dainty pink room, and aft.
er several moments OF hesltancy, drew
out the note as If 1t were bomb,
The writing was In bold sharp
hand, very unlike the copper-plate
script Of her brother:
"Aiy dear Miss Lowrie:
May / ask you to accept the In,
closed brush in place of the one
which. II seems, carried OFT with me
In my sultcasef must also ackdowt,
edge having purloined one Of the pho
tographs from the mantel. My justl,
tication Is that need II to keep me
mindful OF my little sisters relation,
ship to me until such time as my
Identity Is established.
Very respectfully,
"Your brother pro tenn,
| ORCHARD CLINTON"
She slipped out of bed and stole
barefoot through the hall to the door
Of her brothers bedroom, She opened
the door little way aud peeped acros,
at the mantel. The frame of one OF
the photographs was empty. In the
other she saw the beautiful serious
face OF Ellen
She scurried back like a frightened
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-17

must be so, because every one who
knew him Yet there's one thing. Hnd
he any peculiar mark-a mole or scar.
for Instance--let US say, on his armf'
"Why. Of course. Everybody knows
n; everybody has seen Il when you
play tennis"
"Seen whatT
''Don't pretend The mark on your
arm below the elbow"
(which arnT
Tie girls brown eyes began to d.
Iafe. What what makes you talk
This wayf"
(which arm N the mark on he In
<'ed
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-17
Paramount Duty.

doesn't the sheriff spend ! n, Y
deal of his time at the earu N''F
"Yes," replied Cactus joe
"Instead of being on the lOO''''
law breakers| 49,, d
"He's doing the right tnius ,s,d
of the unruly element is ass $ y. !,
that particular place ana a n,,, Y, !,
lie sentiment of Crimson Ga a,.,, !,
is that the sheriff VIII
rules of the poker game.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-17
Different Thounh

The agitator had talked long and
wildly. Il can not be STILL" he sud-
denly beloved. '"rhe words that come
into my mouth are as numberless as
the leaves on the trees"
YES" agreed a weary listener as
he arose, "but they're different in one
way. 1t doesn't take much of breeze
to start them flying"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-17

II girl gets only one letter year
Fba always reads 1t on tile street.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-17
BENIN shows his hand and
Clinton sees trouble ahead.
CTo BE CoNTlNUG Ed
Essentials.

a married woman should see that
she has all kitchen requisites as she
starts housekeeping" ''Yes, even 10
a husband who washes the dishes for
her."--Judge
New-York tribune., 1920-01-20
Revenue Men Here 10
Watch Rent Profiteers
Tenants To Be Asked to Renort
Payments of $ 900 to
Landlords

nose landlords sometimes rororred
70 irankly "a rent proitecrs" arc an.
paren'ly 70 receive the earnest atten-
ION OF TWO local internal revenue COL
iec'ors. u became known Yesterday
"heh ooth Of them issued statements
'.N'ng tenants 20 send them the NAM,
., ., any landlord 10 whom they have Maid
~ or more IN rent in the last verr.
~ Hf Two collectors are Richard J, Nc
h4Hgott. OF the Sd District in Manhat-
ian, and Bertram W. Gardner of tho
hroo"iyn district. Mr. McElligott said
a-ana'ord may raise his rent $500 and
yer because the Internal Revenue De-
par'ment has an insufficient number Of
mes 'iHators his Offices may be unaware
oi ne increase
iic explained that his bureau can
only prosecute landlords shen .hcv
nave iaiicd 10 make an accurate state
lncHt % their incomes and not because
tney nave raised rents. bus the fact
'ha, The landlords know thcv are be-
NJ watched will haze restraining
effect on them
blanks upon which 10 make rcnor,s
= payment Of 81 900 or more j., reut
may or had at the Offices Of Collector
slcflligott, ~ % West Twcn.y-thjrd
-'reet, and 4. the Offices Of Collector
S"rdner. ~ the Brooklyn postoHicc.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-20
5, 500 Sh0ueIers Battle
Drifts in City Streets
Trains Stall or Run Hours Late in Blizzard Over
State; Clear and Colder Weather Is
Forecast for To-day

A day Of steady snowfall, with the
accompaniment of stalled trains and
herculean efforts on the part Of the
Street Cleaning Department, was
cheerily capped last night with the an
nouncement from the Weather Bureau
that it would likely clear before morn
ing. A decided drop in temperature
was to be expected, Forecaster James
II. Scarr said.
The mercury yesterday ranged from
seven degrees above zero at 6 a. m. to
sixteen above at 2 p. M, when it re-
sumed its downward course
Central and northern sections Of the
state experienced a blizzard. The 500
inhabitants of Sodus, Wayne County,
were so completely walled in by the
drifts of snow piled up by the winds
that swept from Lake Ontario that
with the outside world
was cut off for more than twenty-four
hours
Some New York Central trains from
the West were reported as late as
nine hours last night. Most of the
delay was experienced between SYRIA
cuse and Buffalo, and service was main
tanned at all only by the continual
use Of snow plows. Traffic on the
Adirondack, St Lawrence and Ontario
divisions of the New York Central was
suspended during the day at the height
Of the storm. Several limited trains
had to. be split into three or four sec
tions to enable them to carry enough
New-York tribune., 1920-01-20

coal for heating purposes. Local serv-
ice was uninterrupted.
The Pennsylvania Limited, from St.
Louis, was two and one-half hours late.
Trains over the Pennsylvania from
Chicago and Pittsburgh were also, as
rule, about two hours behind time.
The Congressional Limited, from Wash
lngton, was on time.
High drifts; miles from stations in
northern New York, stalled some
trains for as long as twenty four
hours Crews were forced to make
sorties to farms for food for the pas
sengers.
Outgoing trains were held up in New
York because Of traffic conditions and
the schedules of nearly all the Eastern
roads we're demoralized.
The Department of Street Cleaning
had $500 men at work removing snow.
and there were jobs for 1000 more who
did not apply for them. The principal
streets had been pretty we'll cleared
by nightfall. Motor and horse drawn
plows were utilized
Temperatures in some parts of the
state were as low as Is degrees below
zero: 1t was not improbable the city
would get taste Of zero weather be-
fore dawn, it was predicted
Yesterdays rise in. temperature,
which brought the snow, was a sudden
one. At a. m. the official thermome-
ter read 8 degrees above zero, while an
hour later it had jumped to Is above.
slowing down of the wind was re-
SpOnsible
New-York tribune., 1920-01-20
L. $. Health Officials
Decry Fear Of New
Influenza Epidemic

WASHINGTON. Jan. Although
there vas a slight increase in the mum
ber of influenza cases. especially in the
1h'cago district, reported 70 the Public
Health Service to-day, officials said
there was nothing alarming in the
present situation.
The disease is OF a mid type and
with low death rate, they said, while
the number Of pneumonia eases result
ing is small
The outbreak OF Influenza at Camp
Grant and The Great Lakes training
station is subs.ding.
o'hclals SAID ltat as only about / 600
eases throughout the country were re
ported last week as oor4nared with
more than 100000 eases year ago.
the spread Of the disease has hardly
'eached stag" to cause anxiety They
Havana Of an cpidcmic of influenza
there or IN other Cuban cities.