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THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
WESTERN

Eugene Wilder Chafln, 6S years old,
one of the best known prohibition
workers in the country and twice nom
inee for the Prohibition party for Pres
tdent, died at his home in Long Beach,
Calf, as a result of complications from
burns he incurred in an accident.
Eight bodies from the lost barge W.
j. Pirrie, including that of Mrs. AL
fred Jensen, wife of the master of the
vessel, have beer found on the beach
In the vicinity of Cape Johnson. The
Jensen baby has not been found. The
Pirrie is now believed to have foun-
dered on Cake rock, midway between
James island and Cape johnson.
The board of athletic control of
Stanford University has decided to
build an athletic stadium costing $780,
900 and seating at least 10000 persons.
Erection of the stadium, which is to
be of the bowl type, will start next
summer, 1t was decided. A finance
committee was appointed to work out
plans for financing the project.
Eight bodies from the lost barge w.
J. Pierrie, including that If Mrs. AL
fred Jensen, wife of the master of the
vessel, have been found on the beach
in the vicinity of Cape johnson. The
Jensen baby has not been found, 1t was
stated. The Pierrie is now believed to
have foundered on Cake Rock, midway
between James island and Cape John
on.
Police officers and fishermen in n
motor boat have been at work in Oma-
ha dragging the bottom of the Missouri
river with graphing hooks in the hope
OF recovering n large amount of bonds
and securities said to have been
thrown into the stream by Keith Col
Inns, n of several men alleged to
have robbed a Burlington mail car
Nov. ID last.
Edward Wheeler, held temporarily
as n prisoner in Salt Lake City for
California authorities, who have pre-
ferred a charge of embezzlement
against him, was married to Chelnitia
Rowley, a hotel elevator operator. The
marriage was solemnized in the county
clerks office. Following the ceremony
Wheeler was led back to his cell.
George Taylor, special agent of the
Denver & Rio Grande railroad, who
participated in making the arrest, was
the pest man.
, 1920-12-09
Dressed Poultry.
Eggs.

Eggs, strictly fresh. case
count 21.00
Loss off. per doz....... $50 80
, 1920-12-09
Thought It Was a "chaser."

"This railway claims to have the
smoothest roadbed In the country"
whats that to me7' asked the
grouchy traveller.
"Stand a glass of water on the win
dow sill and not a drop will spill ols.s
"Umphl 1 tried hat and an inquisi-
tive stranger watched me for half an
hour to see II L was going to violate
the prohibition law."-Blrmingham
Age-Herald.
, 1920-12-09
WASHINGTON

~ "a INV
lea, where as the representative of
President Wilson he will pay an off,
cial visit to the governments of Brazil
and Uruguay and an unofficial visit to
Argentina.
Collection of S5,407, 5s0,251 in taxes
and efforts to control the liquor traf-
fic under the prohibition act formed
the principal work of the Internal
revenue bureau during the last fiscal
year. Commissioner Williams said in
his annual report, made public. The
tax collection was the greatest in the
history of the nation, he added, while
in prohibition enforcement the bureau
was faced with the creation of an or
ganlzation which embraced all states
and Hawaii, Porto Rico and Alaska.
Final figures on army casualties in
the world war are contained In the IN
nual report of Surgeon General Ireland,
showing 1920 killed and 224,OS9
wounded.
Secretary Payne has recommended
to Congress legislation to exclude ma
tional parks from the provisions of
the water power bill. The bill drafted
by the secretary provides that per-
mits for such developments may be Sc
cured only by special net of Congress.
Nineteen cargo steamers, totaling
more than 100000 lightweight tons, are
to be withdrawn from service and tied
up at Norfolk and I'm Pacific and Gulf
ports under riders issued by the ship
ping board. The largest vessel to be
withdrawn is the 9,41O lightweight ton
steamer Yosemite, to be tied up on the
Pacific coast.
Immediate loans Of S60.OO0,000 from
government funds to aid farmers in
the face OF falling prices Of their prod
ucts is proposed by Senator Hitchcock
OF Nebraska, In n bill drawn after n
conference with Governor Harding OF
the Federal Reserve Board. Senator
Hitchcock plans to present the measure
when Congress meets.
Two new saving treasury certificates,
n 81 treasury savings stamp and n S25
treasury savings certificate, will be
issued during the coming year. Secre-
tary Houston has announced. The 81
savings stamp will be %non-interest
bearing. The $50 certificate Will be of
Tered in 1921 TO mature January, 1926.
Appropriation Of $500, 900 for the re-
lief Of the 10000 South Russlnn ref
ugees in Constantlnople has been an
nounced by the American Red Cross In
response to n cable from Rear Admiral
Bristol, describing the situation as
Catastrophe"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-29
SPEEDING AUTOIST
WRECKS FRONT PORCH
Unusual Accident on Calu-
met and Summer Boule-
wards Last Night

The home of C. z. Cunningham. 742
Calumet avenue. Hammond sports a
wrecked front porch today as a result
Of a speeding automobile attempting
TO negotiate the turn from Summer
boulevard onto Calumet avenue. with
out taking proper safety precautions
Yesterday evening at o'clock when
hundreds Of children from the La
fayette school and Industrial high
school were on the streets. Alex
Michnlcurcz. 1901 149th street East
Chicago. came suddenly off Summer
street and apparently attempted to
turn north. IF the street had been de-
serted he probably could have made
the turn. but another car going north
happened to be in the way
To avoid a collision the East Chicago
man tried to slow down enough to fall
in behind the other car He missed
the machine all right, but could not
stop his own car. With brakes set. it
climbed the curb. crossed the Cum
ringham front yard and crashed into
the front porch The force was SO
great that 2xS timbers were splIntered.
Michnlcurcz said that he had set his
brakes to show down and that a yel-
low wheeled Ford bumped into the
rear Of his car and knocked him across
the lawn. Witnesses disagree with
nm He agreed to pay for the repair
ing Of the porch which Mr. Cunning
ham estimates viii cost close TO So.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-29
CONTEST
NARROWS
To TWO MEN
INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERvIcEl


CLLN LLA\D. %, Sept 99-All indt-
cations today point to the election OF
Col. f w. Calbraith. Of Cincinnati as
the next commander of the American
Legion. The contest has now narrowed
down to fight between him and Col.
Hsnford MacNidor of Mason city. Ia.
and while the friends of the Iowan do
not concede defeat. it is generally be
lieved that Calbraith has the inside
track
4 bitter fight over the formation of
negro posts is scheduled in the conven-
tion this morning Strong opposition
TO their organization has been voiced
by the southern delegations and many
northern states are lining up with them.
Another attempt will be made today
TO widen the legions political activities.
il was said. Yesterday. save for de
cision to print the record of all public
men on questions directly affecting the
legion. politics was not mentioned.
A resolution viii be adopted today pro
1iding for the erection of a memorial
to the legion members who were killed
by I. w w bullets at Centralia. Wash.
last fall
This is the last day of the convention
and an exceedingly fun program faces
the legionaires.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-29
ANOTHER MOTOR
REFORM DEMANDED

Just when Hammond and visiting mo
torists were beg ming to got next to
the ordinance restricting the parking of
cars in the city Chief Austgen springs
another blue law to make life miserable
for poor car owners.
For a long time other cities have
enforced the rule against automobiles
turning around in the middle Of the
block. They always go to the next street
crossing TO turn. In Hammond this
rule has been neglected and with the
increasing number Of accidents. the
chief Of police has decided TO put the
ola rule into effect.
Orders have been issued to patrol
men and motorcycle cops to watch for
infractions Of tho rule and send offend
ers to the police station 1t is expect
cd that the number of visitors to the
station under these orders viii be al
most as great as the stream which fol
lowed the parking edict. This number
has been diminishing steadily OF late
Hammond is getting to be a real city
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-29
.GOMPERS
WARNING
To LABOR
BY MILDRED MORRIS

WASHINGTON. Sept 29-American
labor must sever cooperative relations
with European labor So long as it con-
tinues revolutionary i'll character.
This. in substance, is tho notice scr
we'd on British labor and the Internat-
ional Federation Of Trade Unions. 10y
Samuel Gompcrs in statement made
public today iii the Fedorationist. official
organ Of the American Federation of
Labor
The statement is official pronounce
ment that the American Federation of
Labor repudiates the movement to stop
the transportation of munitions and to
call a general strike of workers 10 aid
soviet Russia in war against Poland.
The American Federation Of Labor it
s&ys, is wholly opposed to any assist
ouce to s'oviets. In scathing terms it
condemns the soviet regime ard dc
nounces tho recent activities of The Brit
ish Council of Action and the Inter
national Federation Of Trades Unions
describing them as European brain.
storms"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-29
POLITICAL.
Pot BOILS
WITH NEWS

For the past week rumors have been
afoat TO the effect that campaign is
now in progress for the purpose CT
eliminating the democratic ticket from
the field and pushing the labor party
ticket to the front.
Lake county is a republican county,
and when a candidate wins the nom
ination. it is generally understood that
his election is cellain. If the rumors
prove TO be true, il will probably mean
a harder run for the republican can-
didates. Efforts to get anything oni-
cial on this proved futile.
The general opinion Of the voters
here is that. while il will mean great
deal more work for the republicans. all
the men nominated ON the republican
ticket are good. capable men for the
offices. and when November md $
here, none Of their friends viii forget
them.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-29
GARY MAN SUES
FOR DIVORCE

crown POINT. Ind Sept %
Pythogoras Wanides has sued his
wife. Marina. who is in Greece, for
divorce in the Lake Circuit court.
They were married in 1899 on the
Island Of Lamas In the village of tt
zani. lived together there until about
eight years ago. when Pythogoras i'm
migrated to the United states for the
purpose Of procuring employ ment for
himself and for the betterment of their
homo and welfare of their child. now
a lad OF Is years. He purchased a
house at $40 Virginia street. Gary and
for eight years has sent money TO his
wife for her support. He alleges that
prior to the fling of this petition he
send the defendant $500 with which to
come to Gary. which she appropriated
aid notified him that she would not
come to Gary. He asks divorce through
bis attorney George ?. Rose.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-29
FINED FOR VIOLATION

Eddie O'Niel. who lives in South Chi
cago. and drives truck for r. J.
Crocker 45o7 Magoun avenue, East
Chicago. paid S25 and costs in the
Hammond city court this morning for
driving an automobile while drunk.
Al the same time he paid $500 to Louis
Schrener. 4S6 Michigan avenue. Ham
mond 70 cover damages done the lat
ters machine in collision at o'clock
night
Schrener was driving on Summer
street near the Gibson subway when
he saw the car driven by O'Nel ap-
preaching schrener stopped when he
saw the other man was weaving from
one side Of the road TO the other. The
heavy machine swung 10 the wrong
side of the street and crashed into the
Schrener car turning it around in the
road. Fortunately no one was hurt.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-29
WILL HAVE:
A COUNCIL
Of Mind"
Republican Presidential Can
didate Sees Huge Crowds
In West Virginia.
ny GEORGE n HOLMES

lSIAFF CORRESPONDENT !. n. sERVI1Ei
IN ROUTE WITH SENATOR HARD
ING, PARKERsBIRG. ". Va, sept. -.
-speaking tcdny along the Ohio river
senator Warren &. Harding answered
GOV. Cox in regard TO his comparison
of the slogans, america first" AMI
"DcutschlHnd Ubcr Allies"
'Fhe democratic nominee" senator
Harding declared before a packed audi
tortum at ParkersbGrE, has tried 70
make the slogan America first appear
as selfish expression. He has co-ip irr6
IL with the German slogan 'DeutschIand
tber Allies remind you that under
The slogan Deutschland Uber AIIe>,'
Germany in forty ye ars reached world
cmincnce in art. Industry, letters and
national accomplishments. And what
caused it's dovnfaIit The arrogance of
one man, was IL not.
II draw the object lesson, my couf-
trymen." senator Harding said. "nnI
that is-never in this country let one
man dictate"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-29
1Continued On page six.l
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN
An appeal has reached this office from
the better citizens of Germany asking
that the good people Of this city donate
any old shoes on clothing to be given 10
the suffering children. boys and girls.
of Germany They do not ask for any
money or things To cat. but must have
something to cloth the suffering this
winter Don@tions will be appreciated.
Committee il charge Of receiving do
nations:
Northsidc
Henry Rippo. Sc Gostlin ST.. phone 76s.
Mrs ] Weber $50 Ash St.. phone sos.
Southide:
Mrs f Galinski. ssFs4 Beale avenue,
phone 101S-R
Mrs Wm. Ahlborn. 100 Webb street.
phone e2S
Downtown;
L G. Miller. is9 state St, phone 1890.
w. VI. Bell, 155 Logan St, phone S25-J.
Henry Elstor. S54 Indiana ave. phone
S1o-M
West Hammond.
Mrs. Martin schwarz 561 Ingraham
avenue. phone 2791
Sincerely yours
9-29 DANIEL BROWN, Mayor.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-29
WRANGEL
DEFEATS REDS

COPENHAGEN. sept 29.-General
Wrangle's -Bolshevik forces have
broken the front Of the Red army ac-
cording to all unofficial dispatch print
cd by the newspaper TiteDde today.
The dispatch SAYS:
Gen. Nazaroff. ef Gen. Wrangers
staff has broken the Bolshevik front
between Voronjitch and Tzaritsyn-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-29
NEW JURY FOR
HAMMOND COURT
ESPECIAL 10 THE TINEsl

CROWN FONT. Ind. sept. 2e.-The
following jury has been chosen for the
Superior court. No. I, in Hammond, by
the jury commission.
c. J. Cunningham. Whiting
Peter Hawkinson. Cedar Lake.
Otto Hilzeman. Dyer.
John G. Fischrupp- Whiting.
John H. Tathke. Crown Point.
Ernest Meyer. Cedar Lake.
stan StoveI whiting.
Richard Jenkins. Hammond.
John Durick. Whiting.
TIyman Evans. Hammond.
George c. Hay. Whiting.
Bernard II. Krneger. Hammond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-29
HARDING
IN train
WRECK
Trucks Break Down But Can
didate Escapes Serious
Injury Today.
(BUtLETIN)

WILDWOOD, w. Va. Sept. 29. -
Senator Warren G. Harding's train
narrowly escaped a serious wreck near
here today when the trucks of the
Harding car broke down. The car left
the rails. No one was i,.iured. al
though the senator and Mrs. Harding
were shaken up. The train was run
ming IS miles an hour when the acci-
dent occurred. TIE train was brought
TO halt after crossing a deep gully.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-29
BOMB POWERS
HOME IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO. sept. 29-Police today be-
gan a thorough Investigation Of a
bomb explosion which wrecked the
home Of Alderman John Powers early
this morning. Powers links his po-
litical enemies to the explosion. No
one was injured by the bomb.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-29
DID He PICK
UP S10O BILL?
ESPECIAL TO The TIMES

lSPE(lhL ~ inE LINES
CROWN POINT. Ind. Sept 29.-The
trial OF William J. Hunter of Indiana
Harbor for grand larceny is being tried
before a jury in the Criminal court on
Tuesday and Wednesday. Hunter. who
Is a travelling salesman happened to
ue in the grocery store of Stanley Jend
Of East Chicago when the small son
cs Mrs. Eliza Kivasay came in with
500 bill to pay the grocery BILL In
some way the 800 bill disappeared
Mrs. lend says that she saw Hunter
lick 1t I'D off the floor. As to his
guilt the jury Will decide from the evil
dence.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-29
SENTENCED FOR
GRAND LARCENY

CROWN POINT. Ind, Sept. 29.-Lon-
ME Voolfolk OF Gary got $500 fine and
one to ten year sentence fer stealing
tin box containing insurance papers.
deeds. S1oo in bnls and one gold watch
from James Carey, 1000 Massachusetts
street. Gary. Lonnie is negro and
admitted his failing
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-29
Death of Mrs. Pridham

Louise Jessie Pridhana. wife Of Al
fred O. Pridham. ia Clinton street,
aged SO. died this morning of cere-
brai hemmorhage. leaving a son be-
sides to mourn. The funeral Will take
place on Friday afternoon at ? p. m.
Burns directing.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-29
A. of G. to Hear Gen.
Ham and Gen Bell

Mai. Gen. W. 6. Ham. assistant
chief Of staff Of the war department.
and Brig. Gen George Bell. Jr.. COM
mandant at camp Grant. viii address
the Chicago Association OF Commerce
on Army Training FOR Business Serv-
lee at luncheon today in the LaSalie
hotel roof garden.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-29
TWO MORE: CONFESS
IN BASEBALL SCANDAL
BULLETIN

BOSTON, Sept. 2s-"sport" Sullivan,
indicted in Chicago today, IS known
among the sporting fraternity here as
King Of Boston Gamblers" Several
times recen " ne was put out of Fen
way Park for alleged gambling on base
ball He was arrested on the street
charged with gambling. Sullivan sued
a Boston newspaper for slander.
Brown is known as an "understudy Of
Sullivan"
Sullivan is said to be a pal" OF
Chick" Gandil, former White Sex first
baseman, under indictment in Chicago.
Sullivan lives in Sharon, Mass, and has
a wife and child.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-29
RY GEoRGE n. HoLMEs

J. n.
ABOARD SENATOR TIARDING'S
SPECIAL TRAIN. Sept. 29-swingin-
south and westward today ineo the
pivotal state OF Kentucky. Senator
Warren g. Harding crossed and re-
crossed the Ohio river. denouncing in
several speeches the system of "ons
man government which. he says. mas
been forced upon this country. lie
pledged himself if elected t. gather
together a council Of minds" to direct
the destinies Of America.
BIGGEST GATHERING YET.
Senator Hardings special train ;ctt
Wheeling. ". Va, about daylight He
got out Of that city just ahead Of the
arrival Of Franklin D Roosevelt.
democratic presidential nominee.
who is scheduled to speak tonight
from the haH where Senator Harding
spoke last night AT Wheeling the re-
publican candidate was made the cen
tral figure Of the biggest political
celebration ne has vet encountered. Re-
publicans from three states-Wes N'r-
linia and his own state of Ohio-i5id-
I'd in giving the senator an uproarious
q monstracion of "a th which lasted
until the early hours Of this morning
Leaving Wheeling the Harding special
vas along the. Baltimore 6 Ohio to
Parkersburg and Huntington. both
Ohio RIVER towns ard thence to Ash
land. Ky. where the principal speech
of tho day was made.
OPEN AIR GATHERING.
at Ashland. before a great open air
gathering OF river men and mounta n
eers from three states. Senator Hard
fug argued for the sailing Of the ship
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-29
WORRIED IN GARY


Jozef worked Al the Gary steel MUS
during his second stay in this country
but as the family owned property in
Hungary it was necessary for him to re-
turn in 1912. When he bade his relati-
YES and friends goodbye it was with
the assurance that as soon as the af-
fairs in the old courtrv were settled
would come back and make his per
manent home Ia -4iitcI4 4Cst. mat was the
last they ever saw Of him.
The young man spent some time at
the old home and was about to start
for this country when the great war
broke out. lie was refused permission
to leave hungary and instead was CON
scripted into the Austrian army. The
years which followed were full Of ex-
citing times for Jozef. 1t is only nee
essary to recall the bitter fighting be
tween the Russian and Austrian armies
In the Carpathian mountains to get an
idea of the experience which he passed
through.
In the first year of the war he was
seriously wounded but his rugged consti-
tuition pulled him through and lie was
able TO return 10 the front again. In
1915 during one of those spasmodic
sweeps of the Russian army southwark.
Benedek was captured. Then came the
long trail eastward Of over $4,000 miles
10 Nladivostok, the eastern seaport of
Siberia.
There. with many others he has been
held prisoner for five years He has
written many letters to his relatives i'm
Indiana Harbor telling Of the frightful
conditions and imploring their aid in
obtaining his freedom Each time he
says he has received no word from
them They have answered all Of his
letters but some form of censorship is
evidently keeping their messages from
him.
The brother Nozes Benedek is about
as fine a speciman Of physical manhood
to be found in the Calumet region. Yes
tcrday he consulted L. S. Commissioner
Charles Surprise in Hammond regarding
the possibility of getting government
aid IN the matter. Mr.. Surprise viewed
with admiration tho six-foot sturdy sta
ture of Mozes. who informed him that
his brother vas even larger and more
powerful than he when he went TO
Europe.
The matter Will be taken up at Wash
ington at once by the commissioner in
the hope that the state department viii
be able to negotiate the mans re
lease.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-29

Ask y. s.
Aid For a
Harbor Man

Aid of the L S. government Is to be
invoked in an effort to secure the free
dom Of a former Indiana Harbor man
who for five years has been held a pris-
oner of war in the Russian stockade at
Vladivostok. Siberia
Jozef Benedek came TO the United
states in 1906 from Iomorod. Hungary.
the place where he was born. After
spending a year in this country he re
turned TO hungary and then came back
to tho United States in 1909. He came
at once TO Indiana Harbor where his
brother Mozes Benedek. his parents. two
married sisters. an uncle. John Benedek
and many cousins reside.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-29
Do you know that
AGNES STACK-UPPINGH

Runs an Ice Cream Parlor in the
Downey Bldg. Sl4 Calumet ave. 929
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-29
SENSATIONAL REPORTS.
BoLsHEVIsM FEARED.

The official organ of the vatican,
Osservatore Romano, reminds the ItaI-
ian government that. under the law Of
guarantees. the government is respon-
sible for the safety OF the pope and the
protection OF all pontifical property.
The newspaper declares that If the
crowd is impregnated with Bolshev sm
1t cannot be expected 10 refrain from
invasion Of the vatican premises.
PRECAUTIoNs TAKEN.
The newspaper advises the govern
ment 20 take steps II it would avoid
a world scandal"
1t is understood that Premier Giolit-
ii has assured the papal secretary OF
state. that every precaution VIII be
taken to assure the vatican adequate
protection.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-29
-VOTERSi

come rnd hear The reaI issues OF
the caInpa gn discussed tonight at the
Riverside School. Calumet and Truman
avenue go