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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-10
Billy Whiskers
By Frances Trego Montgomery.

It was not until early the next 1 morning after the chums had jumped from the train, when the kidnappers
 went to feed and water Billy that
 they found he had escaped
 l Look here, conductor, there has been a mistake! Last night you must have switched off by mistake the car
 my goat was in, for I have looked l in ever car and there's not a goat on 1 this train.''
 1 'tOh, your eyesight must be poor' said the conductor. ''Of course he l must be in one of the cars still, if he ever was in one of them, for we
 didn't switch off a single car last 1 night, or at any time since we start i ed"
 I Well. know he was on and that | I gave him a drink of water just be- | fore dark If anything has happen l ed to that goat, you'll have to pay | dearly for him, and unless you find
 him I'll sue the road.''
 l You talk like a crazy 1unatic,"
 said the conductor. Come on, all 1 hands, we will go in search of him. 1 So all the brakemen, headed by the l conductor hurried out of their seats. In single file they walked along the top of the freight cars, peeping into each one, from the caboose to the en- zine, but the kidnapper had said, IHefe was no goat to be seen. "I shan't give up yet" said the conductor. ''Ie must be alseep in some dark corner and we have miss ed him. When the train stops at the next siding I will open every car door, and you will see that what I say is true-that he's a1seep in some corner"
 When the train ran on the next side track. every brakeman, as well In I JriI opened every door and scanned every car. banging the doors shut in dis gust when no goat appeared. But though they looked, swore. sco1ded and fused, it did no good-the goat was gone and the kidnappers threat ened to sue the company for their. carelessness, unless the goat was found.
 The conductor went to the teIe- graph office and te1egraphed to every station they had passed through along the road, to see if any person had seen big, white goat jump from a car. or eating along the track or around the stations. But no one had. The hdnappers now decided to go back to the stop where one of them had given Billy the drink of water and commence their search there.
 Well have a nice time ffndin' sharp a goat as that one, with an all-night start of us,' growled one kidnapper to the other
 You're right, and I'll bet we never lay eyes on him again." said the other.
 Their money being gone. they could not buy tickets. they decid- ed to tramp back along the track looking for Billy as they went and beggnig food and shelter from the people living along the railroad.
 So each cut himself a. long, straight po1e-1ike cane to help himself along. and they began their long walk to find Billy.
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-10
7he Tanning Bee Hiue
By Norman E. Brown.
KNOwTOM PHILLIPS?

Probably not. But he may draw your attention this year. Phillips,
 great pitching with New Orleans in the American Association caused Clark Griffith of the Washington club to grab him for the coming year. Phillips is glad. He wants to get revenge on Cleveland for letting him go twice.
 Tom was born in Altoona, Pa, and broke into professional ball as a pitcher with the Wi1kesbarre club in 1915. The St. Louis Browns drafted him that fall and he hurled three games for them before the season ended. Won two of them and lost the other, l to 0, to Bert Ga1lia.
 Then his arm went bIooie and he pitched senai-pro ball the next sea- son, changing his style from over hand to side arm. He oined New Or leans in the spring of 1918. His work with New Orleans caused Manager Lee Fohl of the Indians to try him out. Tom lacked control, however and failed to stick then and when tried out again.
 Last year in the A. A. he won twenty-five and lost seven games. He hung up a not-hit, a one-hit and a three-hit game. When he joined the Nationals in the closing days of the campaign he was sent against Red Faber and won his game, outpitching the Sox star.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
.And Depopulation

sary to sell the real estate, in order
That each heir may have part of the
money realized.
The peasant Of France--the back
bone of the nation-is therefore re-
dueed to one of two alternatives, either
to have but one child, or two at the
most In the hope that they will be able
TO arrange the estate between them. or
to have many caildren, and to know
that the estate for which he had worke d
so hard all through his life will, be-
cause Of fatal law, be sold after his
death, and lost to his family forever.
Between these two cruel alternatives
the French peasant does not hcsitate.
He loves this plot Of land passionately
and therefore restricts himself to
one or two children at the most.
Ample proof Of this Is furnished by
the "Ligue Pour rAccroissement de la
Population" which has built up it's sta
tistics on actual facts gathered in the
provincial districts.
Until about the middle Of the nine
teenth century two French depart
ments had ignored the law prohibiting
the passing Of an estate into the hands
of single heir, the Upper and Lower
Pyrenees. AS a result Of this, in 1850,
there were 4,3s7 more births than
deaths In the Upper Pyrenees and 1857
in the Lower Pyrenees. At this epoch
the Upper Pyrenees were forced to
accept the code, while the Lower
Pyrenees still retained the old custom.
AS result Of this, in 1880, there were
only 2,118 moro births than deaths in
the Upper Pyrenees, while in the
Lower Pyrenees the excess Of births
over deaths had jumped to 1884. Thirty
years later,in 1910, the excess Of births
over deaths amounted to 7,7oa in the
Lower Pyrenees, while in the Upper
Pyrenees there we're 2,7A0 more deaths
than births.
We must admit that the example is
impressive.
There are, indeed, number Of
French lawmakers, who, having re-
fiected, are now attacking Article S27
of the Napoleonic Code, the cause Of
all this havoc, and they are not re-
actionaries by any means.
3 VIII these voices be heard Let us
hope 50. Lot us hope above all that
they will be heard at encs. 1t is q
question OF life or death for Francs.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22

gave less. The treaty state Of Arme-
MIA, whose boundaries President Will
son was invited to trace, was figment
and was never to appear on the map.
Turkey had recovered this region from
Russia under the treaty Of Brest.
Litovsk and still held it. Tho only
Armenia ever recognized az an inde.
pendent nation was Russian Armenia,
beyond the Caucasus. And even thi,
state, by tho Treaty Of Alexandropol
signed December 2, 1920, fell under
Turkish domination.
Greece, however, might have en-
forced the Allied terms in the west,
with something to spare. But King
Alexander was bitten by a monkey and
the Greek people went mad and re-
called his exiled father. They did so
in the face Of warning from the Al
lied powers that the latter would
withdraw financial support II the pie
hlscite Of December 4, 1920, should
favor the ex-King. After Constantine's
return the Allies boycotted him. Thew
knew that he would work for himself
and not for them. They saw tina,
notifications Of the sevres settlemen.
werc unavoidable.
~ q FsS tSssrf Il ;tf5's - F5 ais
The f'rss revision was attempted In
February, 1921. It practically elected
Greece from Asia, leaving her only an
administrative control Of Smyrna, un-
der Turkish sovereignty. The Con-
stantinople and Angora Turks were not
ayerse to accepting this compromise.
But Constantine haughtily rejected it.
he decided to carve out an Asiatic
Greece for himself. He engaged In a
two-year duel with Kemal. His first
Offensive in the spring Of 1921-was
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
S2ekes lY PGR.1

In Constantinopls. But Clemencea Il
was persuaded to let the British 20 in
Independently, and military control of
the capital and the Straits region soon
passed into the hands Of the British
commander. Constantinople became
predominantly British, and France and
Italy began to fear that it would be
eventually converted into another Gi-
breitar.
Greece then was the main prop in s
military sense behind the SAvres treaty.
Even before 1t was signed Greek troops
occupied eastern Thrscs. About the
same time the British troops about
Constantinople became involved In hos
tilities with tbs Nationalists, who had
defeated tho army which the Sultan
sent against them and had taken pos
session Of western Asia Minor up to
the Dardanelles and rsmid. Who was
to hold them back while peace negotia
tons with the Sultan were being con.
cluded? Plainly Venizalos was the
only man who could do SO. He volun-
teersd to overrun Ionia, from the
Straits side as we'll as from Smyrna,
and to hold Kemal at q safe distance
from Constantinople. He ordered, an
advance on June 22, 1920. from the
south and from the east, and by July 2
tae Greek armies had cleared tho whole
coast region and occupied territory far
beyond the boundaries which were to be
allowed Greece in the treaty. The
sevres document, when signed on Au-
gust 10, 1920, gave Turkey, in fact, con-
siderably more territory in western
Asia Minor than was then under Turk
ish occupation.
In eastern Asia Minor, however. It
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
Two Craze Problems Confronting France
The German Debt

p1oyed per 1000 workers, whereas be-
fore the war the percentage was nor
mally 4.80 per 1000 workers.
What can we say Of state that
claims to be ruined and yet finds mil
lions and millions Of marks to distrib.
ute among its people with small in
comes, retired workers, and in the con-
struction Of dwellings at low prices?
But that isn't ALL One may find in
DR.. Wirth's budget numberless other
instances of sheer waste and extrava-
gance. The number Of government
officials is something astonishing,
growing Enthusiastically each year. One
might almost believe that practically
every German was government off,
cial.
For example, In 1914 the number, Of
railroad men in Germany, where rail-
roads are under government owner
ship, amounted to $4,000. In 1920 the
number Of railroad men jumped to
$4,000, and In 1922 it has reached 4O1,-
Ooo. The same may be said for the
postal service. In 1914 there were
$4,000 men in the service, in 1920
there were $4,000 and in 1922 there
are $1,000.
But the example Of the employees
still retained by the Ministry Of Colo
nies is really striking, and might even
be considered funny. Before the war,
when Germany still had it's colonies,
there were 800 employees in the Colo
NAL Office at Berlin, and now that she
no longer has any she employs 1000.
Yet there are people who are aston
ished that Germany went to ruin So
quickly. What is really astonishing 10
that it did not do so sooner, consider
ing her wild extravaganza. 1t is aston
ishing that the mark did not fall more
rapidly than It did.
In 1918 the circulation Of paper
money in Germany amounted to 1000,
100000 marks. Since then the paper
money in circulation has Increased in
fantastic progression as follows:
II billion marks in November. 1918 lat the
Arrnistfce5
So billion marks in January 1921.
90 billion marks In June, 1921.
q billion marks In January, 1929.
III billion marks In July, 1929.
1913 billion marks In August. 1929.
The Germans may be likened, In
truth, to people who have opened the
sluices OF reservoir in order to de-
prive others Of its lifs-giving waters,
md now they arc being swept away
~ the torrent that thsy had themselves
dechairsd.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
By Stephane L.auzanne
Editor in Chief of lie Mati,,"


PARIS, October IA.
w HAVE already had occasion to
call attention to the fact that
the future security of France is
menaced by one real danger, a
depopulation. According to official
statistics, there were an average of
about 1863 births per 100 marriages In
France In 1920. If this proportion con-
tinues. Franco. which to-day has a
population Of 100000 900, will only have
s5,ooo,o0o in 1910, about 100000 In
1850, and 25,ooo,ooo in 1865. By the
year 1000, she will have ceased to ex-
list.
Tho great question is naturally,
"Who is responsible Z" Some accuse
the general egoism Of the population,
and others the high cost Of living. But
several distinguished sociologists have
put their fingers on the real reason.
One Of the most important French
societies working for an increase in
population, ia Ligue Pour lAccroisse-
mont dc la Population" has declared
that the principal cause Of depopula-
tion in France is the Napoieonic Code.
According to the Napoleonic Code, IL
the head Of family dies without hav-
ing made will, all Of his children
have an equal right to his estate,
whether it comprises monetary or stable
property. If, on the other hand, the
head of family does make will. none
of his children may be the sole heir.
The estate must be shared and the
favored child may not have mora
than 25 per cent above his legal share.
This Is the law to which all Frenchmen
must submit.
Salvation Of Estate Lies
In Having Small Family
If the head Of the family had only
left money and furniture, there is
very little harm done, as the money
and furniture can easily be divided up
among the heirs. But, il the head of
the family leaves real estate, it is often
necessary to cut 1t up into small and
equal portions, as, according to the
Napoleonic Code, If one OF the heirs
receives piece Of ground or a house
zach Of ths other heirs must be given
the same, or share. IN order to OBJ
viate natural difficulties that rasultS
from this process, IL is often nsdss-.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22

mter, asked him in the course
of their conversation, "What material
proof have you got that the Germans
had voluntarily hastened their fnan-
cial ruin? Frenchmen contend that
Germany has deliberately committed
financial suicide. Can you prove it?''
II can give you convincing proof of
their culpability at once" NJ. Poincare
replied, and he Immediately ordered his
aides to bring him copy Of the Ger
man budget. The Premier passed the
document to his interpelator with a
wry smile, saying, II am indeed pleased
to be given this opportunity of pre-
senting Germany's case. Just read her
own statement, The proof Of. our ac-
cusation is there"
One need but glance through the
German budget to see the glaring ex-
travagance that bears out Frances ac-
eusation. Germany has delivered her
self to frenzy Of spending that even
the richest state in the world cannot
permit itself. It is thus that we find
the following sums pile up:
Marks.
Augmentat'n of social insurance 1o7.ooo.ooo
Allotment for pregnant mothers SAu000.000
Supplement. to pensions for re- 80 a.. a.,
Aid for people with small -.
Aid S for war victims iGermanj $4,000, 900
Aid for the unemployed. -. i. Soo .0o0. o00
Low priced houses ..... $4,000. 900
Various subventtons ........:. SoS,e0o.o00
Government participation In
the floating capital Of aiu-
fntnum, chemical and eiec-
trical Industries .......... eo1,Vvu.0V0
What can we say Of state that,
having lost a war Of its own making
and having to pay It's international
debts. spends more than half billion
Of the currency Of the land In exploit
ing and subventioning three industries
at least two OF which are OF vast i'm
portance in time Of war?
Unemployment In Germany
Is Called Infinitesimal
What can we say Of Svanquished
state, that itself admits that the num
ber Of its unemployed its infinitesimai
in comparison with the number Of un-
employed before the war, giving away
gratis 1900, 100000 marks? The latest
statistics Of the German government
show that thsrs ars but o.0T unsm-
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
By Stephane Lauzanne
Editor IN Chief of "Le Mati1,"
pARJS Oc+obsr "A
PAKIS, october IA.
DISTINGUISHED American Wis.

itor, who recently called on
M. Poincare, the French Pre-
mier, asked him in the course
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
lmph Ends Sevres Treaty, Last Of the Paris Pacts
Qictory Sprang From Revolt by
Ottoman People at
Sultan's Terms

Ing OF the Savres instrument he drifted
completely over TO the theory that the
Turkish nation should be expelled from
Europe and confined to a small srea
In the interior of Asia Minor.
AT Sevres the old empire was dis
membered. The Hediaz was declared
an Independent kingdom. Mesopotamta
and Palestine were mandated to Great
Britain. Syria was allotted to France
kurdistan was TO have autonomy. An
Armenian state was to be erected IN.
Guiding the Armenian provinces Of
turkey and Russia. Smyrna and q
hinterland Were assigned to Greece.
Greece was also to get Eastern Thrace
and Galliroli, with the Dodecanese rsl-
ands, after the latter had first been
given outright to Italy. Italy and
france were to have extensive spheres
OF influence in Asia Minor; the for
mer IN Adalia, the latter In Cilicia.
turkey was also to renounce all hsr
claims in Tunis, Libya, Egypt, Cyprus
and the Islands Of the Egean. Two
thirds of the territory and two-thirds
Of the population Of the empire were
sliced away
There remained to be dealt with only
upland Anatolia and the city Of Con-
stantinople, the latter the greatest
prize Of all. The Allied powers were
willing to let the Turks retain the Ans
tolian plateau and the shores OF the
Black Sea. east Of Constantinople, and
to set up their capital at Brusa, II they
cared to do 50. But Constantinople
and both sides Of the Straits were 60
be included In an international district,
to be administered by a Commission of
the Straits. This commission was to
rule over the Bosporus, the Sea of
Marmora and the Dardanelles, and Its
authority would be supported by
British. French and Italian garrison.
holding Gallipoli as we'll as Constan-
tinople.
The minor concession was made that
the Sultan, too, might remain in Con-
stantinople, his ancient capital and the
seat OF the Caliphate. But II he
should remain there he would be a SOW
ereign only in name-subject to for
etgn pressure politically, and from the
religious point Of view completely Vat
icanized.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-02-18
"a Buck On Leave. :"

Miss Mary Whitaker has invited
several OF her little friends to her
home on Monday night to help her
celebrate her birthday
Miss Charline Nixon left for Marion.
Ind, on Friday night 20 be with rela-
tives there for several days
City Mail Carrier Paul knight has
resigned his duties with Uncle sam to
take effect the FIRST OF March to de-
vote his Tine TO his insurance business
having been very successful the past
few years In this work Raymond
Nrau viii succeed him in the possta
service.
AR. and Mrs. Verne Dyer, well
known here, living in Leroy have
rented their farm home and are going
TO Chicago to I've early this spring
Miss Margaret Aulwur1n IS spending
the week end as the guests Of Misses
Helen and Elsa koupaL students at
the University OF Illinois.
MISS Frieda siebach. a former Crown
Point girl, has been spending a few
days with the daughters Of MI. and
Mrs. Charles Miller. Miss Siebach is
a talented musician and is going 70
take a course in music in Germany
expecting to leave next month.
The dinner and card party given at
st. Mary's Han in Wednesday night
was one of the most sue cessful Affairs
ever given by the members OF that par
ish A roast beef supper was served
from $50 until eight. many partaklns
OF delicious meal. Card playing be-
gan st o'clock. twenty-three tables
enjoying this amusement. Miss Marie
Mracek held high score in 500 and Mr.
zurhrtggen won gentlemen's prize
Miss ODonnell was given the consola-
ton. Mrs. Joseph Heinrich held high
score In pedro. A neat sum was
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-02-18
ILLINOIS MAY VOTE To
LET BEER BACK
Petitions Are Circulated for
Vote Amending Prohibi-
ton Laws Next Nov.

CHICAGO. Teb.-Those who like
their beer-it can be stated. unofficial
~. that the number is not insignificant
arc waiting with impatient eager
ness for the month OF November to
roll round.
For. If plans of the "semi-wets" go
through, statewide vote TO deter
mine whether or not the people Of Nil
nois wish prohibition laws amended to
permit the manufacture ana sale Of
light beer and wines viii be taken at
the next congr ssional election.
Petitions arc to oe circulated
throughout Illinois asking that the
question be placed on the congressional
ballot 4 large organization it is
stated. VIII be formed to circulate the
petition.
TWO questions VIII go on the ballot
should the petition obtain the reauir-
cd number of signers. The questions
are:
/. Shall che state Legislature
amend the state laws to permit the
manufacture and sale Of light beer
ans wfues2
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-02-18

Earliest Machine for Drilling.
The earliest known machine, which
existed in Egypt centuries before the
Christian era, was contriyaDce to
drill out stone vessels
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-02-18
CHICAGO PRoDU c1.

BUTTER - Receipts. 6,25s tubs
Creamery. extra. 3slac; hrsts, 51@ soc
packing stock, 15q17c.
EGG@Receipts. 1921 cases; mis-
cellaneous, 31I3f1ec; ordinary hrsts
20 q soc; frsts, Se5 32iAc.
LIVE POULTRY - Turkeys. Soc
chickens. 23'sc; springs, 24c; roosters
1sc: geese. lSc; ducks. use.
POTATOES ~ Receipts, 60; Wis
round white. s1.750t.90; Minnesots
&16511 s.. Idaho rurals, $50 00G 80
vEAL-50 TO CO lbs, 10W11c; 20 "a
80 lbs, 12913c: 80 10 10 lbs, "a 15c
fancy, 15ls a Ice.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-02-18
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-02-18
Crown POM News
Happenings OF A Day In Lake Countys Lively Capital

netted for the school building funu
Miss Irene Carroll, domestic science
teacher in the Crown Point nigh school
spent Saturday and Sunday with her
parents in Fort Wayne.
Mrs Julia X. S. Lenny has been
unable TO attend TO her duties at tnv
Altman Gary Co. the past few days
on account OF illness.
Editor A. A. Bibler Of the Register
was in Chicago on business on Friday,
Miss Blanche Borg was in Valparaiso
on Saturday and Sunday With rela-
tives.
Tom Mracek was tho winner or the
bedroom set ratified or on Thursday
night, for the benefit % Mrs Middle
ton, The Times has been asked to an
nouncc.
A larse number OF Basketball fans
are accompanying the American Leg
ion basketball team TO Chicago tonight
where they meet the strong Hebrew
Institute team The l,egionians de
feated the Hebrews TWO weeks ago al
Crown Point and they are hoping 70
repeat the trick tonight. since Tile
crushing defeat Of the Whiting Ow Is
at Crown Point on Wednesday, night
and the loss 81 only thfce games out Of
q played the Legion basket tossers
are fast gaining a name as ono OF the
crack teams and as one u he feared.
NEW MARRIAGE LICENSES.
George Heral1. Matilda vidakovic, r.
Chicago. Peter Kuwasky. Veronica
zula. Gary; q'haaeus ]. 0boj stella
". Froncek, East Chicago, Fritz Grive.
Eleanore Nsumann. Gary; John Henry
Ward. Louisville. Mae Luther. Gary !;
Percy @. Lewis. Matilda Anner Gary
Emit Pavlik, Hammond. Elizabeth L
layer. Chicago; Bronislawa Grochow-
ski, Sophie Esuko. Gary; Roilin r.
Brooks, Margaret \. blanchard. He
bart.