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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-28

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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-07-06
An nNERnmS JOB

The Beard Review Lake County will COM
pete abors TO-DAY deliberations have had to do
with the finances Of the rapidly growing counts
Indiana, both wealth and population. approximate
~ $500,U0OOo0 the equivalent Of good sized, healthy
war loan OF this vast sum North township rolls UP
$2O0.0OO.0OO and North township made up of Ham
East Chicago Indiana Harbor Whiting Hessville
Highlands and Munster.
On the first day Of March The township assessor
picked up about forty deputies IS 90 day each
them the township to list its valua
tons with instructicns to complete their job in ten
weeks. How big business would laugh at such crude
organization at a task gigantic as that. The
laboring these industrial communities is COM
handing six eight and dollars day but the
expected pick up efficient $500 per
day. and employ them only weeks in the year
can't be North township has outgrown its
swaddling clothes public business be handled
in up o-date business like way The criticism Of tire
officials and of the law misplaced should b.,
directed the machinery provided for the operation of
the law.
Within thirty days after the special deputies had
completed their task Township James Clements
picked up nearly $3.000Oo0 be listed fer taxation
which had been overlooked and Mr. Clements says there
are millions than should be listed he has
help with which to get it, What is the remedy? Mr.
Clements he needs deputies all year around
With them he pick up what has been overlooked
and when the peak of the load in the spring h,
viii have trained efficient ready TO tackle Job
Instead CT costing more than heretofore he predict
II will cost less and viii aay the criticism
that has been caused by the unequal assessments mad
+ 10y inexperienced deputies in the past
The county and officials should be urged t,
try out Nj Clements plan. 1t looks good.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-07-06
DEMocRArIC DEFEAT CERTAIN.

Republcanism triumphed at san tranelsVo 1usl a.
certainly it did at Chicago
In adopting platform that disregards lacts LOT
theories and embarks on flights Of fancy endorses chl
merca plans of internatonalsm and ignores the DIG
problems of reconstruction home and in nonin-
at,nr candidates pledged stand by it. the democratic
party made certain that its tenure OF conlo' Oh 'e
federal government viii end next March
Had the republicans themselves written the demo-
cratic platform they could have devised one more
certain to defeat the demccratc-the Wison-paTty on
November 1t makes only issue in this campaign
so clear that even the dense see Wilson V
Americanism
While pointing with pride to the accomplishments
Of the Wilson administration since 1918 and claiming
record emitting the party to renewal OF popular
trust and confidence platform NEST attention
TO the entire American people and not to any single
party.
We are entering on the era of reconstruction dur
ing which domestic problems important To de-
termne may expected Of the democrats IN these
trying times reference must be made TO what they dld
and the results CT actions before the European
war began.
The Astounding prosperity of the United States came
only with the horrors of strife Before that from the
acciden election of Woodrow Wilson which was rec
ognized as threat the economic welfare of this
country there had set in a business slump that was
proving ruinous Democratic tariff legislation had IN
dermined industries few remaining merchant snpS
were being from the first steps on the road
to state socialism had been taken How low We might
have sunk tell.
But the war changed the course Of events. Now
the democrats would CAPITALIZE circumstances over
which they control OF course it is their bust
ness to do so If they can. The public has a shor.
memory But in these days when we are making ready
TO promote the welfare of the through wise
choice OF political polls believe that
the people will forget those dark days OF 1855
They point individually to what is to be expected Of
the democratic party again entrusted with power
This is the real record of the democratic admins
idpr
1t is the record but you will find word OF il
platform But the latter is an instr
ment OF empty phrases that viii fool no one. It's
apparent hypocrisy viii help defeat its clever trainers
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-07-06

AND for the last five years we have
been engaged
IN a desperate struggle
TO have union suits classed as un-
dershirts
OR sections.
ABE Martin says that old-time
SLOUGH who was too trifing TO
BLACKEN his heels now has a
DAUGHTER with a painted face and
tLDE> oak neck
THIS is another damli.
TWO men met at soda fountain II
HAVE a soft drink and
NEITHER said word about beer q
prohibition
ANOTHER party we would like t.
locate
IS the old-fashioned dude vho
USED to use hair oil
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-07-06
LAW PROTECTS PUBLIC SERVANTS

The law does not always OVERLOOK the browbeatings
public utility employees receive at the hands of Ger
tain type Of citizen A passenger on street car il
Willesden England, fined pounds and costs
for obeyng the instructions of street car con.
ductor the front Of the car Getting closer
home, tho Public Utilities Commission Ohio has
just upheld the action of the Farmers and Merchants
Telephone Company in refusing service the Canton
Transit Company because its general manager used pro
fame language telephone operator when she could
not get a certain number for him.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-07-06
THE PASSING
|sHow|
VI helLexa nat very man

WE believe that every man
SHOULD have keen sense q humor
80 that he viii know when e
laugh and
THIS would largely put stop 70 the
PRACTICE of some men trying 70
tell a funny
STORY when they cant remember
the
POINT themselves.
NOTING We would like to point out
Is more variable in quantity
NTHAN So pounds Of ice.
THE autoist who collded With car
AND hurt his leg badly may be
EXCUSED for furnishing the lame
EXCUSE that he did
N musical Or literary clubs
IT is generally necessary 70 have
ONE Pr two people around
WHO ~in be obliged to SIT stn and
listen
AND act as If they we're
BEING entertained or instructed.
pessimist is man who hates to
carry
ANY life insurance he knows
THAT he VIII never 1--we to enjoy.
LATEST grounds for divorce with
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-07-06
PRODUCE MORE.

The fundamental trouble in the business world at
the present that, resulting from the there
is worldwide shortage both of consumable goods and
capital available for investment and this situation
aggravated by the inclination Of the wageearners to
curtau rather than production charges The
Nations Business"
If the normal consumption Of wheat is four bushels
per head only three bushels per head is available
general Of wages viii increase the supply
If anybody gets than three bushels others must
do with less An increase Of wages all around would
simply enable everybody bid higher and the higher
wages would be absorbed in that The only real
remedy scarcity of goods is goods. and that
is lesson which the needs learn today.
is unnatural strange that wage-earners
should take advantage OF extraordinary demand for
labor push up wages Employers promoting it
in many Instances the different industries bidding
against each other The rise of under the cir
cumstances legitimate the of prices which
results the relations of supply and demand The
curtafment Of production is a different basis. 1t
is economically unsound from the standpoint Of both
the community whole and the wage earning class.
It eounteracs the effect OF rising wages deprivng the
wage earners of the benefits that higher should
bring.
NOW THAT collars are to be cheaper the down
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-07-06

DEMOCRATIC NEWSPAPERS will now turn from
reviing the republican platform and nominees 70 ex-
planning events San Francisco.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-07-06

NOW THE nation knows who will not be the next
president.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-07-06

NOW THAT collars are to be cheaper the down
middle class pans = It's chin UP IN the all
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-07-06
Has Paid Full Dividends on
All Investments

the Of the
To addto owIlf
itesvhere heupr advertised and sold
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-07-06
You Can Buy as Little as 500
Worth of Preferred Stock

Will give o vii make wider distribution Q
tsandnoe interested
There only dividend bearing preferred stock for sale will
isrpehaps n
at time
the details No obligation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-24
SEEKING A ROAD "CURE"
Waston Calls Meeting Contractors and
Material Men Here.

High cost of highway materials may
put d stop to future hard surfaced
road work for an indefinite period.
according to NJ. W. Watson, state
highway engineer.
Anticipating continual hikes in
prices of material and the consequent
trouble it will cause, Watson today
sent letters to all highway contractors
and, highway material men in Kansas,
asking them to meet with the state
highway commission in Topeka at
1880 o'clock Friday. March 20
At the meeting Watson Will en-
deavor to reach an agreement with
contractors and material mem where
by. for a period of four or five months
during the summer road builders may
be assured that certain prices will pre-
vail. The constant fluctuations in
prices generally upward. and the
trouble this causes on contract hard
surfaced road is looked upon by the
highway commission as menace To
work planned for the summer.
I BY reason of the continual increase
/ in price of highway contracts" Wat
son said. the state highway commits
/ sion and the county officials of Kan
sas are terribly concerned over the fu-
ture OF our road program The con
tinual fluctuation in prices of materia
and labor is believed to he largely re
sponsible for the present condition,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-24
IS NOT SOLUTION
Kansas Industrial Court Nalu-
able Experiment, Says Hoover.
Cannot Take Away Right to
Quit Work, He Declares.

Boston. March 24.-Herbert Hoover,
in addressing the members of the Bos-
ton. chamber of commerce today,
declared the Kansas law establishing
an industrial court a valuable expert
1nent." but held little hope of its SOW
ino, the industrial situation.
In periods of industrial prosperity
the advancing wage usually adJud1-
Gated bv the Industrial courts prevents
strikes" Hoover said, but in tunes OF
Industrial depressions decisions against
the working people give rise to the ola
form of resistance.
mo one denies the right OF the IN
dividual to cease work The question
involved in this form of legislation Is
the right to combination in common T
action bv strike. Whether the rlSh'
NAV he it is a certainty that the WORK
ing community of the civilized Woric
a dheres to this right as an absolute
/ Fundamental to their protection.
! The plan for settlement OF laool
differences drawn by the Wilson IN
dustrial conference. of wh1ch HooNel
was a member, was supported py th'
! enealxer as Fundamentally the promo
tion of collective bargaining under 1aI II
] conditions of representation OF ootf
"It would he neither plan OF ar
hi+ration nor is it an industrial court.
| Hoover declared. 1T IS stlhluiatloii y
self government
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-24
To SAVE HIS SOUL
Father Shot His Son to Stop
LaWless Career.
Waits Sobbing Beside Him
Until Police Arrive.

Chicago. March 24.-Frank Pinano,
II years old, lay on a cot in the county
hospital today seriously wounded
while his father. who shot him ito
save his SOUL" awaited anxiously the
outcome of the boys struggle for life.
The father used his revolver last night
to keep his wayward son from crime.
Il am sorry" the elder Pinano told
the police. Rather than have him
hung or shot, I shot him myself.
was always afraid he would turn
bandit. My boy was in bad compony."
The elder Pinano set out last night in
a final effort to reclaim the boy. He
found his son on the street in COM
pany of a gang, and after few words
with him fired three bullets in his
body. He waited over the wounded
boy until the police arrived
Il love you. Prank the aged man
sobbed. Il did it to save your soul
Frank. .Ir.. one of ten children.
slipped into his career of a gangster
when he was l 4 years old, his father
said. He was arrested numerous times
/ and sent to a reform school at the re-
quest of the elder Pinano. But his
mothers pleadings always won for
him a reprieve. He left home a year
q go and persuaded his mother to give
him money. Then he went away
ga in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-24
SAYS HE CAN'T PROSECUTE
Ottawa County Attorney Appeals to
State in Auto Theft.

f. r. Edmond, county attorney of
Franklin county, today appealed to
Richard J. Hopkins, attorney general,
for aid in the prosecution of w. G..
Saunders, an ottawa merchant,
charged with stealing an automobile.
In a signed affidavit placed in the
hands of the attorney general Ed
mond asserts that when a jury in the
Franklin county district court returned
a verdict of guilty against Saunders,
Judge c. A. Smart set aside the YER
dict. Edmond in his affidavit claims
that when a hearing on a motion for
new trial was held. Judge Smart de-
clared there was no evidence intro
duced that would even cast a suspicion
at Saunders.
Edmond also set out in his affidavit
that Judge Smart was financially in
! terested in a bank with which Saun-
ders did business a nd that officers of
the bank signed the accused man 5
| bond.
Il know it looks funny that an OF
| tawa business man would be charged
| with an auto theft" said Hopkins to-
| day. but there is the affidavit by the
county attorney saying a jury brought
in a verdict of guilty against him
This office will Go nothing at present"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-24
Congress Told Bonus Refusal
Gives I. w. w. Chance.
Radicals Are Spreading DiscOn-
tent Among War Veterans.
LEGION URGE LEGISLATION NOW
Failure to Consider Will Make
Bill 1920 Issue.
Would Give Soldiers Options of
Four Different Plans.

Washington, March 24-American
Legion Representatives from nearly ev-
lery state in the Union will March upon
congress today and demand a bonus
for more than four million ex-service
men.
The Legion demand will be for
$1.50 additional compensation" for
each day that a man served in the
army, navy or marine corps. If the
house ways and means committee re-
fuses to grant the bonus, as present
conditions indicate. the question is
virtually certain TO be one of the is
! sues of the campaign, congressional
leaders said.
New Bill Offered.
| Under the bill land projects in all
| states would be available to former
/ service men and credit at the rate of
| $3.50 for every day of service, together
! with a loan at the rate of Az per cent
! interest would be authorized. Com
pensation at 50 a day would be paid
those who desire to acquire homes
I in city or country sections.
Vocational training would be ex-
| tended for time equivalent to service
in the army or navy and compensa
tion at $1.50 day would be paid. Ad-
| justed compensation for those who dc
not desire to participate in land pro.
ljects, home building aid or vocationa
WOu1u pe pau at @l-OO AOi
each day of service, to be available
! within a year from the passage of tbs
bill by congress.
Former service men would have ter
years in which to file application exer
cising one of the four options.
Gives I. w. w. Chance.
Failure of the government to ai'
former service men has resulted il
the l. w. w. making a drive to ge
such men into that organization, tn
house ways and means committee wa
told today by J. f. Holden. state ad
jutant of the American legion in Utah
Organized propaganda by the L. w
w. to discredit government aid an
undermine the American legion !
spreading thruout the country, he sa1d
and many "unintelligent" former serv
ice men are being gathered into tn
, organization as the result OF propa
ganda stating that the goVernmen
has done nothing for former soldiers
1T is hard to come back" Holde
: said. "and see the I. w. w undermln
ling the principles and ideals OF Tor
mer service men and plotting the over
, throw of the government
j. G. Strugham, a member OF IN
,Iegion's executive committee, told IN
committee there was much disconter
among both former service men an
: women and that immediate relief wa
: NECESSARY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-24
FAKE COPS AFTER BOOZE.
Gang in Uniforms Fled When Real
Police Appeared on Scene.

Baltimore, March 24.-Watchman
Thomas Kennedy saved $4,000 stock
of liquor at the country home of A. J.
Carozza, a wealthy contractor at Ca
louisville a fashionable suburb of Bal
.tinore. about 1880 o'clock this morn
ing when men dressed In the uniforms
of policemen and soldiers were re-
fused admittance to the house
While Kennedy detained the men in
conversation as he looked out of the
second story window. and the uni
formed men" threatened to brea k
down the door. the watchman's wife
telephoned police headquarters. Two
squads of police were dispatched to
the scene The men made off in a
high power motor car as the police
came in sight but the machine stalled
in a mud hole. The men, however, es-
caped in the woods.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-24
Student Soviet Controls
Hays Normal S.Profs !"
Are Ducked in Lake!
Frantic Calls for Protection from REDS Reach State
Oficials-Two "Bourgeoisie" Students Nearly
Drowned-Hopkins Orders Probe.

A soviet has controlled normal
school two days which throws fac
ulty members and students in lake
unless they do as ordered by stu
dents. Two boys almost lost. Please
send someone to control situa ton.
p. CASPAR HARVEY.
Hopkins Orders Probe.
Gray Immediately turned the tele-
gra ms over to Richard J. Hopkins, at
torrey general. Hopkins wired to
Jacob NJ Weisner, county attorney al
Hays, as follows:
Complaint filed this department
certain students Hays Normal at
tempting control that institution,
some sort soviet. Investigate thoroly
at once. Report fully. Prosecute
guilty parties.
RICHARD J. HOPKINS,
Attorney General.
Until word is received from th'
county attorney or other telegra m:
begging for aid are received, the boarC
of administration will take no furthei
action.
I'VE could go to the adjutant gen
eral for help" said Gray today How
ever. we hope it is no more than
series of college pranks."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-24

Students at the Western Normal
school at Hays have formed a soviet
government and are "ducking" fac
ulty members and fellow students in
a lake who refuse to conform with
soviet rules and two "anti-soviet" stu
dents were in real danger as result
of their forced plunge in icy water,
according to kilograms received today
from P. Caspar Harvey. an instruc-
tor, by Malcolm Gray, secretary of the
state board of administration.
Harvey informed Gray he wants
help and wants it quick. His first
telegram was dispatched from Hays
at 9:40 o'clock this morning. The sec
/ ond. again urging aid from the state
board of administration, started over
the wires at 9:44 o'clock. The first
telegram reads:
President W. a. Lewis out of
state. Soviet in control for two
days. Throw faculty members into
! lake. We need protection from stu
| dent force.
P. CASPAR HARVEY.
j The second dispatch reads:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-24
is SEVENFOLD PAPA
Private in Mexican Forces Paints
Town Red When Told Wife Gave
Birth to Septct.

Montezuma Mexico, March "a
septet was born Tuesday to the wife
of Jesus Lopez, private in the Mex
lean army.
The arrivals are three girls and four
boys, weighing about pounds apiece.
and each perfectly developed. 1t is
believed here that this blow at race
suicide is unprecedented in am coun-
try.
After he became sevenfold papa,
Lopez was given the privilege by the
military commander to paint the
town red. and go as far as he liked"
He is doing so with a vengeance.
The mother and her seven children
were reported as doing splendidly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-24
MORAL
Stay Home
To Buy Your
Groceries! i!

Complaints are being received by
citv, state and federal officers in To-
peka from persons who have pur-
chased orders Of groceries and house
hold goods from the United States
Army Supply comapny. of Chicago.
and have not received them Investi-
cations are under way
It is said a man claiming TO repre-
sent the Chicago concern has been
taking orders in Topeka and accepting
the money from his customers in ad-
vance. He prices his wares far be-
low present retail costs. One yoman
this morning brought the duplicate OF
her order TO the United States mar
shaTs office. She had paid the man
sie94 for the order two weeks ago
and has never heard from 1t again.
she said
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-24

No pomp or ceremony will attend
the spiritual healing mission of James
Moore Hickson, which will open at
Grace Cathedral tomorrow morning
at 1890 o'clock. After a brief open
ing address by Mr.. Hickson, the old
and familiar hymns such as Rock of
Ages" abide With Me" Lead Kind
ly Light" and MY Faith Looks Up To
Thee, Thou Lamb of Calvary" will be
! played softly on the great pipe organ,
and ushers will escort the afflicted, one
/ by one to the sanctuary rail to re-
i ceive the laying on of hands by the
/ spiritual healer. A short PRAYER will
4 be said by Mr.. Hickson. and a blessing
| by a clergyman of the diocese will
! conclude the simple service.
Among those who will present
| themselves for Mr.. Hickson's treat-
ment will be sick and disabled from
/ Wichita, Winfield, Arkansas City
Newton. Emporia, Larned, Dodge City,
! Leavenworth. Lawrence, Bennington,
| Essex, Alma, St Marys Holton, juno
ton City. Manhattan, Wamego, Nor
tonville, Dennis and Parsons. The
healing mission to open in Topeka to-
morrow will be the only one to be
held in Kansas. Applicants will come
/ also from Kansas City. Mo, from
Oklahoma and from Nebraska.
Bishop James Wise of Topeka, the
Rev. r. n Pooley of LeaVenworth
anu the INSN INltlledi COA u
tan will pronounce the blessings upon
the patients after they are treated by
Mr. Hickson. W. A. Smith, Ivor Nc
Farlane, George c. Thompson. r. r
Peterson, w. f. Clifton. J. r. Burrow
Jr, w. \. West, F. S. Davis and Johr
r. Shelton will be ushers.
Names and diseases of the appli
cants will not be made public, it /;
!, emphasized by Dean Kaye. in charge
of local arrangements for the mission
Mr.. Hickson comes to Topeka from
Council Bluffs, Ia, where he conduct
ed a similar mission March % and "a
In his tour of the United States he ha
) visited Baltimore. Pittsburgh, New
York City Richmond. Va. Atlanta
Ga, Dallas. Tex. Galveston, Tex, Sal
Antonio, Ell Paso. Phoenix, Ariz., Lo
Angeles, Cal, San Diego. Cal. Port
land. Ore, Seattle, wash, Spokane
l Wash. Fargo, y Dakota. Minneapo
) lis Mimi. and St Paul. Mimi. From
. Topeka he will go to Kansas City 1
hold a three hour service on Saturday
Later he will go to St. Louis for
o week, and Will visit Chicago Louis
vile. Ky, Cincinnati and Columbus
= o.. Washington. d. c.. Philadelphia
and then return to New York City 70
:. a second mission.
e Letters Prom Kansas People.
= Extracts from letters. typical of tn
r many received by Dean Kaye in ap