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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-22
ON TRIAL FOR
MURDER OF SON

CHICAGO. Jan. 21.-Franl1 Piano to-
day went on trial before a jury in
Judge Fitchs criminal court for the
killing OF his 1s-year-old SON TO save
tho boys soul."
on March "a 1920. the elder Piano
went TO look for Frank. Jr.. and found
him with d band of other youths loaf
ing on q corner near the Piano homo.
The father called the boy 10 one side
and without preliminary scolding drew
revolver from his pocket and fred
again and again into the boys BODY.
Waiting until the body was PROSTATE
IN the sidewalk. the elder Piano walk
cd slowly away.
Frank died few hours later at the
county hospital.
L feared my son would end his life
at the end of rope" the father told
the police. because OF that I shot
him He was always unrufy, disobe IL
ent and never would work. Bad com
pany led him astray."
The old man was right" young IL
ano told county hospital attendants
Just before he died.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-22
MANAGERS
WANT LAW
CHANGED

At a meeting Of Committees Of the
Tri-City Employments Managers Asso-
citation and The Chamber Of Commerce
held last evening in the banquet rooms
az the Cafe La Fayette. plans were dis
GUESSED for the drafting OF a supple
ment bin affecting tho oWrkmen's Com
pensation Law, for the state of Indiana.
This Is The outcome Of a case of a
former soldier. Who had applied to one
Of the East Chicago industries for
work but unfortunately through the loss
of a limb probably sustained in tho
War was refused work by the employer
on the grounds that having an injured
member the Corporation would be re-
spcnsiblc for total stability Under
The Indiana Workmen's Compensation
Law. should this workman lose one or
his other members.
The plan which the COMMITTEE are
now working on. is something similar
70 tho New York State Law. In a law
passed BY the New York Industrial
Commission. permanent total disability.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-22

after permanent partial disability, IS
granted and the expense OF same borne
by the State II an employe who has
previously incurred permanent partial
disability through the loss or a hand,
arm, foot, leg or an eye, and then In
cures permanent total disability. while
ut work, through the loss OF another
member or organ. he is paid in addition
10 the compensation for permanent par
tial disability, and after the cessation
of the payments for a certain prescribed
period Of weeks. special additional COM
pensation for the remainder of his or
her life to the amount Of 66 2-S per
centum of the average weekly wage
earned at the time of disability was in
CURED. such additional compensation
IS paid out Of special fund created
for such purposes. The insurance car
rier being compelled to pay to the State
Treasurer for every case of injury in
which there are no persons entitled to
compensation an amount OF one hun
dred dollars
II is planned by the committees to
have this new plan drafted at once
to be presented TO tho members OF the
legislature Cor immediate action The
cooperation Of the State organization
Of the American Legioa. whose members
would be greatly benefited by this law
will be asked to assist in having the bill
enacted.
AZ the present time, there are many
hundreds OF ex-soldiers and others who
while having suffered permanent partial
disability. arc sttn able to pursue some
course of work. but are prevented from
such under the Indiana State Work
mems Compensation Act which says
that where employers accept workmeu
with permanent partial disability. they
shall be held responsible for permanent
total disability should this workman be
unfortunate enough to lose another
member. Many employers would be
glad 70 hire these men, as in most of
the cases, they have proven more val
uab1e than other workmen who have
no disability. but under the law they
must assume all responsibility.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-22
No HOPE
Of ACTION
FOR MONTHS
Nothing Can be Done With
Vital Question Till After
March 4
~ GEORGE R. HOLMES

STAFF CORRESPONDENT y sARVil
" ASHINGTO\. Jan u - W nlle even
tho most enthusiastic supporters 81 e
dlsarmam ent unders landing with the
leading powers OF the world admitted
today there IS no hope of action Tor
months yet they nevertheless are go
ing resolutely ahead with the agitation
OF the question so that when the new
administration comes into power It
win have at least a ground work to
buld on.
The whole question Of approaching
trc world powers with disarmament
oroposaIs is so lucxtricably woven with
the probable foreign policy OF the
Harding administration that nothing
can be done until after March = Is
r7veen those who favor some sort of an
international understanding and those
who do not. are a great majority who
want TO see the Harding association of
nations plan before committing this
government to any policy.
Bv March g. however the views or
most 81 the leading statesmen Of the
country viii be on record on this ques-
tio1 The senate foreign affairs COM
rnittee adopted a middle course by
making tho Borah resolution gen
eraI statement OF policy" before re
porting II out The original Borah
resolution provided for tripartite
agreement between the United states,
G-eat Britain and Japan and nifty
per cent reduction.
There IS no desire, even among the
most partisan Democrats to take any
action which might prove embarrass-
ing 10 the Harding admin stranon in
its dealings with foreign governments
AL the same time. those who favor re
duction or total disarmament do not
want to Let congress lose sight of the
idea
Senator Fhilander q Knox, Of Penn-
syHania- who divides vita Senator
Lodge. Of Massachusetts, the greatest
activity in foreign affairs a. the capt.
toI distinctly does not favor any deh-
nite action at this time Fie pointed
ont that it is incongruous. to say the
last. for the United states to take any
action looking to disarmament while
We are technically at war with Ger
many
Senator Knox opposes ANY action
affecting our naval or military cstab-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-22

eliminate tho provision in the 1919 act
which reads;
Provided that the German language
shall not be taught in any such school
In the state
For this the bin would substitute
the following:
provided this law shall not inter-
ferc with teaching religion IN any
language"
Many Complaints Received.
Ele Stansbury. formerly attorney
general of Indiana. ruled that the 1919
act did not prevent the giving OF in
struction in German In private or pa
rochial schools If the instruction were
given before or after regular school
hours.
The state superintendent or public
instruction many times has received
complaints that persons Of German ex-
traction, Germans in Allen. Adams
Dubois and other counties violated the
1919 law. The problem has been dis
cussed in state meetings Of the Amer
lean Legion.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-22

,t-,,,,,,,+, -. ,n,-.l,-ir- ne in axree-
r,,or,,s -.it,, othe~ conr+rjes until the
s,st,,s ~ "a 6acisred 70 exist between
me 1-rf+ed states ard Germany is orri-
ciaUy declares at end. and until the
conduct Of our foreign relations passes
into the hands Of the republican prest-
dent 10 whom the people have commit
ted them"
His colleagues conceded the reason
ableness Of his attitude but at the
same time thought it would no no
harm" 10 report out the Borah resolu-
,ion AZ general statement Of policy
According TO preesnt plans. Senator
Knoz viii introduce soon after the new
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-22
DUNES PARK PROJECT
CONFERENCE SUBJECT
Gary Men Attend Meeting
at State Capital on
Wednesday

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Jan. 2f.-A
conference on the proposed plan to
preserve the dunes Of Porter and Lake
counties in northern Indiana and make
this region into a national or state
rark was held Wednesday afternoon
IN the governors office on the of Gov
ernor McCray. Representatives of the
state conservation department. the
cities of the dune counties. the city OF
Chicago and the National Dunes Park
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-22

association were present. Among those
were DR.. H. C. Cowles, OF Chicago
university, director OF the Nationsi
Dunes Park association and inform a /
representative from the city OF Chi
cago william P. GIeanson. genera
manager OF the Illinois Steel COMPANY
or Gary, and president OF the Dunes
association; W. A. Guthrie, chairmsn
Of the conservation commission OF the
state: Ingwald Noe of Gary, director
{: the Dunes association; Mrs. r. Shee-
han, secretary Of the association. ana
Richard Leber. director OF the state
conservation department.
Plans. cost and needs OF such "a
park. both as concerning Indiana and
the city OF Chicago. were discussed
Chicago societies working for the pre-
servation Of the dunes insist that the
dunes proposition Is of more inter
est to Chicago citizens than any Other
projects in Illinois.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-22
BOWERS WOULD AMEND .
GERMAN LANGUAGEACT
Bill Aims to Exempt the
Teaching of Religion.
Law Violated

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Jan. 2l.-A
bill to permit the teaching OF religion
in the German language in private
and parochial schools in the state has
been prepared by Senator William f..
Bowers, OF Allen county. The bin
would nullify in part the 1919 act for
bidding the teaching of German or the
giving OF instruction in German in any
elementary school including private
or parochial schools and commission
ed high schools. The Bowers bill would
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-22

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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-23

Juan Tsfnandss island. fsenous - the SPOT
around which The tale Of Rohdnson Cfusos was
written, 10 to BE- turned into health resort BY
The Chilean government DoGbtlsss ono q the
spots which will BE- most popular among tour
lists u the cave grotto IN which Alexander Sell
kirk lived with his man VddU.. II - Sdll In
existsncs. anl ought to prove good drswing
card!
Chile tried to colonize the island with i'm
migrants several years ago. but the scheme
was failure, and now only about 800 people
live there. The island 10 $50 miles vest Of
Valparaiso and IL Is miles long ond miles
wide. Vegetation is abundant and the sea
fairly swarms with species Of Goldfish and
quantities Of seals. -
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-23

From California comes mothers claim
that she has spirit baby, restored from the
dead True or not. this interesting piece Of
news Is valuable! If for nj other reason than
that II sets people arguing and stirs up their
brain cells. Newspaper readers in the past
read similar stories.
Long ago Constance Whitney, an English
girl. was pronounced dead by doctors. A thief
dug her up, to steal her valuable rings. He
ned ipto the night. for Constance climbed out
and lived to ripe old age. Physicians today
say that Constance probably had catalepsy or
some other form of suspended animation
Henry Laurens, first president of the Amer
lean congress during the Revolutionary war,
had q beautiful daughter. She contracted
smallpox and was given the treatment then in
vogue: Red curtains were hung about her bed
and Ill windows closed. The patient was pro-
ncrnced dead by physic;ans' But Henry Lau-
rens. always doubter.. threw open the win
dows and let in the fresh air.. This revived
his daughter, according to his writings.
Many will laugh at Henry Laurens- but
the knowing opes will agree with him that
fresh air has wonderful curative powers. Keep
your windows open at night Take long walks.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-23
Rain Making at Medicine H

Rain Making at Medicine Hat.
1T will como to pass one Of these days that
in order to produce shower Of rain button
xi1k be pressed and tile rain will fall.
Charles II. Hatfield Of Los Angeles IL in
Medicine Hat where he has contract with
the United Agricultural Association to produce
rain.
He asrees to construct rain precipitation
and attraction plant about 20 miles distant.
and his contract which goes into effect on
May l, says he must keep his plant in con-
slant operation from that date until Aug. 1
in the endeavof to bring about tho largest pos
s.ble increase in precipitation over that por-
ton Of Alberta and a section Of territory with
in radius Of 100 miles
The maximum consideration Of tie contract
Is 5000 for four inch rain fall. There y to
be NO extra charge for rainfall in excess Of
four inches.
What method the rain maker intends to
pursue has Of course not been disclosed.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-23
Why You Crave Adventure.

Do You love adventure! Yes! Then you
have the markings Of success, for the craving
for adventure Is the cause of an progress, ac-
cording to Prot. J. Arthur Thomson, British
scientist.
All forms Of life. says Thomson. voluntar-
ily choose the dinicult path Of hard work, to
crafty their ds1irs Tor adventure.
LifS in the water 10 much easter than. life
On the land. Yet for millions Of years, ami
mals~have been attempting-with success-to
get out Of tho SEA in order to live more inter-
esting lives on land.
Worms, which came out Of the sea. were
the first coionizers Of the EARTH" says Tnom-
son! TN every acre OF soil there are s. 900
worms. constantly p,oyins without the worm.
rlant and animal life would be Impossible.
IAN life came frpm the sea- including mans
ancestors
"A goldfish lays 100000 eggs and takes no
IHartAsf thought Of them. On land, etery crea-
|turs must care for IL eggs and It's young
Ill hidden away In secret holes and clsverly
lcacstryctsd nssts.
"As IN enemy approaches SPIDERS home,
peva comes srvsQdeEesl M door a.tsd With
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-23
The Daily Short Story

WHAT. Aren't you dead? Thank
heaven. though I've little right 20
even speak of heaven after risking
your life this way. How could l
guess it would act so? 1t did it
this morning, and landed me in the
ditch, but the garage man said it
was all right now"
Turned it too hard, that's ALL"
Bob unscrambled the real and
the artificial Of his belongings and
crept from the car. Holding by
the back wheel, he handed her the
crutch.
Can you vault? II you can, you
won't get wet! l don't know how
we can get out of this" He looked
up the sheer face of the cliff, "but
first let's get out Of the machine,
anyway. Sure, you're all right?"
why, they're alive!" .
mot after that fall" The voices
came incredulously from above
their heads.
Leaning over the rail. two scared
faces took account of conditions
below. Can you Walk"
'"Sure!" called Bob. IF We had
a chance" He looked up and down
the rocky shore obviously.
How is the carr"
1T looks all right; wet of
course"
well, wait and we'll get ropes
and things from the garage"
When the climb was made with
the aid Of engines and pulleys and
many strong arms and ingenious
minds, two people rather shaken
now that it was over, sat in the
back seat, the girl smiling tremu-
lousy, but. finding courage in the
face of the man.
do you still want to go to the
golf grounds" she said.
We'll under the circum-
stances"
Say" broke in a gruff and prac-
teal voice, that engine would go
il it wasn't wet. AS it is, we're go
ing to tow you home: take the
wheel, one Of you!"
Meeting adjourned" whispered
Bob as he helped Doris over to
the drivers seat. There's to be
a happy ending, isn't there?"
She smiled and leaned a bit on
his shoulder as she passed.
"Yes-adjourned," she said, and
he braced bis good foot against the
iron rail, and dreamed strong
dreams as they went en- their way.
Perhaps there was still in him, aft
er all, a power to serve.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-23
For the Next: Boom.

81 For keeping q ringer on the pulse Of pros
|perity or depression. the local banker prob
Spbly il more expert than professor Of eco
z1omics or . Wall street hnancier.
One Of these local bankers. quoted eaito-
rally in the Cedar Rapids Gowa) Gazette. says
that bushels is rapidly getting back on .
sound basiA He points out that even in the
farming districts. where producers were hard
est hit by deflation of prices. bank funds are
Z riling MP.
This means that new capital is being &C.
cumulated, ready to back new business prob
ects at the proper moment
III In this sense. business is = lot like sick
horse. Deflation medicine has been admins
noses in the manger for food to restore its
strength and make it fat again. The owner
chuckles, and 20 do al the neighbors, for thu
food to feed the business horse Is being
brought in BY bank depositors and is pilinl
up in the bank haymow.
The Gazette, explaining the bankers Opt
mism. quotes him:
More individual accounts were opened II
my bank in January than in any other month
in i. shistory. And February has been anotheJ
remarkable month This indicates that peopl,
are coming to their senses. Instead Of draw
ing out accounts, the public, is opening new
ones"
The banker shows that in 1919 tho loan
OF Iowa state and savings banks and trus
companies increased about $52.0o0000 r Blu
loans have shrunk steadily. This means tina
obligations at the bank are being met
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-23
MEETING-ADJOURNED3
BY Mrs. Alice Borden Stevens.

Copyright, 1921, by Wheeler Syn
dictate, Inc)
Dot and carry, dot and carry!
Jim's crutch struck the stony
ground and lifted, as in regular
swing he skipped down the hill
road in his own eccentric way. one
shoulder lifted by the crutch. the
other dropping with the bend OF
the we'll knee.
Have a ride?" The sweet voice
rang above the chug Of the engine
as the automobile came to a sud
den stop. Going to the village!
I'll give you lift" She spoke in
careless, comradely voice. as
though every day she took in un.
known cripples and landed them
at unknown destinations.
"Sure!" he cried, deity lifting
himself through the door to the
back seat of the touring car. Doris
Berkeley didn't offer to help. She
released the brakes and slid into
the road again. where to. oh
prince? :
Golf links" he replied.
Golf! All right; here goes. :
The road was winding, now through
woods and now along cliffs dipping
to the river. The car ran with far
occasional catch. Brake out Of
order? Can l help?' Bob Randall
listened. Knocking, isn't she? Oh
all right. l didn't mean to butt in;
60 on, please"
Doris laughed. 81 am sensitive
about my driving, l suppose. I've
had ill luck all day; now do YOU
dare ride with mer"
ITO the DEATH said Bob, more
solemnly than he intended.
Inwardly he was swearing at hi
wooden leg and luck generally; bul
he did not know the value Of ;
brave front, and used it. With al
the money in the world. had he {
right to ask any woman to MARI,
half a man! The dash and snaI
resolution that had made him re
markable aviator gave him many
a Jolt as he limped through hi:
days by deciding on a future course
sure to please his glorious spirit
only to- find it impossible to hi!
manned body; however, expert h
might become in the use Of make
shift limbs and tools. So. with hi,
heart and soul insisting Thou ar
the GIRL" his mind and, will clamp
ed down the lid Of desire with tn,
iron Of fair play.
There! It's jammed again! OF
can you jump! You can't. o
course!"
Doris tusged at the wheel in de
spair, but 1t would not move.
Were going over-I'm sorry
and she held the wheel as the fenc'
crashed with the impact.
The car pitched at right angle,
into the top Of a tall sapling. an<
slid, jerked, buzxed down its bend
| ing length to the beach beneath
stopping with the front wheels II
the water. The slide Of 70 fee
was. thus broken. not more ex
citing than . good loop-the-loop a
the park. but the girl felt the gril
of responsibility before there va,
time for fear, and tho man cafsei
his impotency to help As = man WHIT
| was not = wreck-a thing-an idio
might help. To be strong-and
useleas!-vhat . pain!
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-23
GOOD INVESTMENT.

Springfield, ILL.,, March 23.-In-
vestigation Of the gravel and mold
ing sand beds on the newly pur-
chased state farm at Vandalia has
developed the fact that the state
made a good investment there,
aside from the use Of the farm for
prisoners. One thousand two hun
dred acres Of land was purchased
by tho state at total cost of about
so, 900. Judge c. H. Jenkins, state
director of public welfare. under
whose general supervision the farm
II, recently made an inspection Of
the property.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-23

@. Just what territory does the
near east consist of, as regards the
relief that we have sent!
]. W. C.
A. During the calendar year of
1919 the near east relief conducted
activities in the following areas of
the near east: Constantinople and
the adjoining territory in Euro
pean Turkey, Anatolia, Armenia,
Cilicia, Kurdistan. Syria, Palestine
(for Armenian refugees only. Me-
sopotamia, Persia, Trans-Caucasia
(Russia), including the Armenian
republic, Georgia, and Azerbaidjan.
@. Can members resign from the
English house OF commons?
A. M. W..
A. Technically. this is not done.
A member wishing to resign, asks
for. the Stewardship of Chiltefn
Hundreds. Having been appointed
to this post, he soon resigns. The
practice began about 1850. Its le-
gality has been disputed. but nu-
merous precedents have establish
ed it.
@. How tall is General Pershing
and how much does be weigh?
N. B. H.
A. General Pershing is exactly
6 feet tall and weighs 200 pounds.
@. Can airplanes wireless to
submarines that are under water!
G. C.
A. The air service says that an
airplane can send q wireless to q
submerged submarine.
Q. Did Handel write any operas?
A. B.
A. George Frederick Handel was
famed particularly for oratorios.
or these he wrote n. but he also
wrote 40 operas. 30 concertos. for
various Instruments, many anthems
and several cantatas.
@. How are time balls in dif-
ferent cities operated? H. F.
A. By arrangement with . tele-
graph company all the time balls
are, at a given moment Just before
noon, thrown into the same cleo
trical circuit with . relay that is
controlled by the, mean time block
at the naval observatory. Exactly
at noon the clock, by means Of q
competent mechanism. closes the
circuit which acts through electro
magnets to release the suspended
time balls.
g. In playing NO trump At 500