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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-25

DON'T forget to buy a poppy on
Saturday to wear Memorial Day in
honor of the World War dead. The
Woman's Auxiliary OF the World
War Veterans will sell the poppies
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-25

WHO will be the first merchant tc
offer a prize in the Kiwans city
beautiful contest? Notify Willis r.
Ford or George Geyer.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-25

THE Kiwanis convention at VAL
paraiso will be held June sth. in
stead Of May 25th, as previously
announced. Hammond Kwanians
will motor to the convention
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-25

THE Hammond Woman's Club had
final rehearsal today of their play.
I'VE The People" to be given at
the Pa-thenon theater Friday eve
ming.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-25

THE golf links at the Hammond
Country Club are in wonderful shape
and the tennis courts are being put
into condition The sport and games
committee is doing good work.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-25

FACT of the day. The contigu-
Gus cities of Hammond. East Chi
cago and Whiting had . combined
population of S2,111 under the 1920
L. S. census
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-25

PAUL PARDUHN. former base
ball and football inlpresario. is now
selling autos for the bort agency.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-25

THE Charles Dyers have a new
seven passenger touring car. Char
ley's Cadillac did great work dur
ing the recent campaign.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-25

J. ]. RUFF is back in his build
ing which has been completely re-
modelled since the fire.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-25

ATTY. JOHN GAvIT has a new
Wills Sainte Claire touring car. AL
Melgard. organist at the Parthenon,
has a Columbia Six sedan.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-25

THE Lake county delegation te
the Shrine convention at Frisco
has chartered a Pullman leaving
over the Sante F'e on June 5tn.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-25

THE Queen of Iilo Island" Will
be printed in phamplet form with
illustrations by Jim Hart. as a
souvenir of the Shrine trip to the
Island of ETilo in Hawaii.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-25

CALUMET AVENUE property
owners are skeptical about the wid-
ening of Holman street. They'll
have to show u.s." said one Calumet
avenue man.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-25

HAMMOND has II trunk lines. 8
belt lines. intesurbans and one
street railway; total Of II trans
portation lines not including half
a dozen bus lines
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-25

AN indication of prosperity is the
number of travelling men on the
road, Nick Scofes, proprietor of
the Majestic Hotel. says there are
more drummers making Hammond
now than at any time since before
the war.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-25

BERT STEELMAN sent his auto
TO the paint shop and he is lost
without it
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-25
Did You
Hear That

HERBERT LAMPRELL Is sending
his family to Magician Lake for the
summer.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-25

THE Hammond Mizochi organi-
cation. by President S. Lurie. an
nounces that an extraordinary mass
meeting will take place next Sunday.
May 25, 1880 p. m, at the syna-
gogue. The great Communal leader.
Rabbi Muskin will address on
the Mizrochi program and its
achievements.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-25

A. DICK MADDUX. sent to Ham
mond a year ago as deputy collie
tor of internal revenue, may now
be considered a permanent settler.
for the government has notified him
that owning TO the great volume of
business and the benefit and con-
venience the public will derive. the
Hammond office has been regularly
established.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-25

WHEN construction work necessi-
tates barricading of sidewalks as
on State street, why can't the police
designate these strips with no-park-
ing signs temporarily so pedestrians
will not be forced to use the middle
of the street,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-25

HAMMOND has 6s industries, d.
vided as follows: Car building and
8; surgical instrument. IL printing
and bookbinding, l; manufacture of
stock food, 3; railway equipment. q;
chemicals. 4: steel plant. 1; piano
factory. /; small and diversified In
dustry, IL.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-25

COUNTY CLERK WIFE ATO n.
County Auditor George NJ Poland.
County Treasurer Bradford. and
other county officials are attending
the republican convention at Ind
annapolis today. Gary has a dele
cation OF fifty.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-25

A RUMOR. which could not be
confirmed. had It today that some
500 barrels of real beer had been
stolen from the West Hammond
Brewery. The only information
cleaned was that the place had
changed hands and would be opera
ting without federal supervision
soon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-25

THE services at the Sibley Street
Synagog. Friday. May 26th. will
have a patriotic character, and the
sermon by the Rabbi will be in
reference to the national Observance
of the Memorial Day The services
begin at eight o'clock.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-25
THE WEATHER

Unsettled weather tonight and
Friday, possibly showers, not much
change in temperature, moderate
winds, mostly easterly.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-25
UNITED SERVICE FOR
EAST SIDE CHURCHES

Union Thanksgiving services
will be held on the East Side By
the Diamond Street Methodist
Episcopal Church, the First Meth
odist Protestant Church, the Pala-
tine Baptist Church and the Unit
ed Brethren Church at 1890
O'Clock Thursday morning In the
First Methodist Protestant Church
in Market street. The sermon will
be preached by the Rev. J. waltep
Barnes, pastor Of the Baptist
Church who will take as his SUBJ
jec "The Home Of the Soul"
A quartet from the Baptist
Church, composed Of Fred B. Cam
non, Ed. Wolfe. o. c. shaffer AMI
Mr., Rosenberf. will sing "Tlis
Beautiful Land" and there will
also be vocal selections by a
quartet OF the Methodist Profess
tant Church. a special Offering
will be taken for the Nei.r East
Relief.
The Reverend Mr.. Barnes stat
ed this morning that the services
will be brief, closing promptly at
11:45 o'clock.
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MRS. ]. {. SANDS !.
DIES TODAY AT
COUNTRY HOME
Aged Resident Passes Away
at Peacock Farm at 8
O'clock Today.
OVER IS YEARS OLD.
Death Marks Loss of Promin-
emf Woman, Active in Com
muntty Affairs.
OVER IS YEARS OLD

Mrs. Mary Virginia Sands, wild.
ow OF Joseph E. Sands, a pioneer
resident and one OF the best loved
women OF this community, died ut
s o'clock this morning, at her home
at Peacock Farm, after an illness
Of long duration OF diseases Incl.
dent to old age.
Mrs. Sands. was IS years old ou
October IA. last, and having beea
born in 1887 in the state Of Ohio
where her parents had resided for
several years, going there from
Virginia, their original home. She
was a daughter OF the late DR.. ard
Mrs. William H. Eyster and came
here with her parents TO reside
when but child. The Eyster fam.
lily resided for a number Of Yeas
in the Gould property on Madison
street.
When she was 21 years old on
October IL, 1858, she was married.
to Joseph E. Sands, a prominent
business man, who during his life
time was cashier OF the old First
National Bank, and they lived to-
gether for many years, their homa
having been a residence properly
adjoining the First National Bank,
which property was remodelled and
Is now the home of the Fairmont
Trust Co. There they reared to
manhood and womanhood a largo
family OF children.
During the married life OF Mr..
and Mrs. Sands, their Main street
homo, as well as Peacock Farm,
their summer home, was the 60.
clal centre iof the community,
around which radiated all affairs
Of society and church, and many
of tho older residents as well as
scores Of the younger generation,
Continued ON page four)
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believe SHIPPING
BILL WILL PASS

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-The
slast day, OF general debate was
\ahead for the Shipping Bill when
,the House convened today with ths
confidence of republican leaders
that, II would pass by a safe mar.
gin next Wednesday, mistaken at
ter two days Of searching Niscus.
lrlIen Of the bill. Assurance TO this
erect, were taken to the White
House by Representative MondelI,
Republican leader, at the close Of
Yesterdays debate, although he did
not say how many votes 1t would
have to spare.
The Senate, having agreed to
final vote Monday on tho $1,000.
900 Liberian Loan measure, was in
adjournment today while the
House debated tho Shipping Bill.
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PRESS VAR|ESON
CH|LDER'SDEATH
Place and Manner Of Execu-
ton Has Not Been Of
flcialIy Announced Yet.

LONDON. Nov. 25-tBy tho
Associated Press)-The place and
manner Of the execution OF Ers-
kline Childers had noe been OFF,
cially announced this morning.
Some reports say that 1t occurred
at Beggars' Bush Barracks,
others at Portobelo Barracks
The Dublin Express states pos
itively that, Chllders was shot bs
a firing squad In Kilmainham jail.
The newspapers quotes
statement by the Republican Pub
lieity Department to the. effect
that after Childers had been told.
the execution was to take place he
requested that he be allowed to,
see Protestant clergyman. whom
he had known as a boy. The min
lister was with him, the statement
said. when he walked to his eA-
eeLtlon. he spoke no word to. MS:
.execuhoners. ,....
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-25
COKE PRODUCTION
HOLDING UP WELL
Output Continues About the
Same RaiIroadsFuel Load
ing Eases.

Coke production In Northern
West Virginia is holding up fairy
well. On Friday thlrty-nlne cara
of coke were loaded on the Mon.
ongah Division, 3. 8 q Twenty,
one cars OF this went to the east
and eighteen cars to the west.
The principal coke producing
division next to the Monongah Is
the NJ. & X. where yesterday ten
cars Of coke were produced, all
Of which went to the east. In nd
,dition two cars were loaded east
OF the Cumberland Division and
three on the Connellsville Dlvi-
sion.
Railroad Fuel
Railroad fuel loading off the
Monongah Division on Friday ag-
gregated 36S cars. ana Of that
foreign roads secured 2t2 cars
and the d. & O.-15G cars Thus
far this week the railroad fuel
loading totaled 1898 cars on tue
division.
4 large slice Of the foreign rail.
road business and probably next
to the largest is new being pro.
duced on the Morgantown G.
Wheeling, where yesterday 175
cars Of coal were loaded for that
purpose. Mines on the Cumberland
Division yesterday loaded sixteen
cars Of railroad fuel, all of which
was for foreign carriers. except
three cars. Thirty-six cars of coal
fuel were loaded yesterday on the
Bellngton & Weaver spur OF the
Western Maryland:
Personal Mention.
Harry B. Clark Of the Clark G.
& G. Co., who is In Baltimore on
n business trip, is expected to re-
turned TO the city on Sunday.
Truman +. Johnson, traffic man.
ager, Hutchinson Coal Co., will 70.
turn on Monday from a business
trip to Cleveland.
J. ]. Rose Of tho Logan Fuel Co.,
Charleston, Is in Fairmont on a
business trip.
Thomas W. Annette, president Of
the Antler Coal Co., returned this
morning from q business trip. to
Detroit and Flint, Mich, and Co.
lumbus and Toledo,
James L. Sease, treasurer, Bran.
son, Long & McFadden, Inc, coal
and coke brokers, was in Fairmont
this week.
John A. Clark, Jr., general super.
Continued on page rour.l
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-25
CHARLIE CHAPLIN
AND POLA NEGRI
MAY Be ENGAGED
Engagement of Comedian
and Tragedienne Reported
---Chaplin Silent.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 25.-The
Los Angeles Times today publish
ed q news story stating that re-
ports In motion picture. circles
were that Charlie Chaplin, movie
comedian, and Pola Negri, Polish
screen TRACE .one, were engaged
to be married. y
81 cannot say Eyes," Chaplin was
quoted. ANY such announcement
must Of necessity come from her
Neither can | say no. Think OF
the position that would place her
in. .
According to tie Times, Madame
Negri cancelled an engagement to
give a Representative OF that news.
paper an interview when she re.
ceived intimation of the subject hi
wished to discuss.
The Chaplin-Negri romance, the
paper continues, had its beginning
when Chaplin toured Europe last
year, and when Negri recently ar.
rived here and met Chaplin she
hho oahu " udhG SAGldllueu lHtd
is what I have looked forward to
ever since l started"
They. are said to have been al.
most inseparablc since she reach.
ed Los Angeles.
After at first declining to dis.
cuss personal affairs, Chaplin said,
according to the Times:
~ can't say yes; any such an.
houncement must Of !. necessity
como from her. She is q gentle,
woman and a foreigner. Don't yoI
see? She does not understand
Americans ways In atfa1I OF this
kind. She would resent my max.
Ing n statement. And IL said mo
Just look at the position in
which that would put her."
Later Chaplin commented: Mar,
riage Is no crime"
The comedian Is said to have
moved recently from a small cot.
tage into a house Of many rooms
and is said to be occupying Il
alone. There have been many re'
ports in the last year that he was
TO remarry. He formerly was the
husband OF Mildred Harris, screen
and vaudeville actress.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-25
TRAVELLING MEN
RELEASED TODAY
Traction Company Valves Its
Right to Prosecute
Them on Charge.

c. A. johnson and Emil Kuhl.
hoff, travelling statesmen for a St.
Louis Casket Supply House, who
were arrested by city police last
night for breaking into the trac.
ttion station and taking out their
sample cases, were released from
the county jail at 10 o'clock today
by Prosecuting Attorney Frank R.
Amos.
The men were transferred from
the city jail to the county Jail at
the close OF police court this morn.
ing. Officials, OF the traction com.
pauy appeared at the Office OF Pros
cutor AMOS later in the morning
and asked that the case against the
two men be tSopped unless the
state was anxious to prosecute the
men. The state was INST interested
in the case as the men had done
no harm to any one or any proper.
ty and had removed only their own
personal property from the station.
The two men arrived here last
evening from Clarksburg, accord.
ing to their story, and left three
pieces OF their baggage at the,
station while they took some other
pieces to the railroad station to
check to Uniontown, their next
stop. Before returning for their
baggage left at the station they
stopped at the Fairmont Hotel
and registered for the night and
then returned to tho traction
station for their baggage.
When they arrived at the station
their baggage was no where in
sight but after looking around they
saw 1t In the check room in the
rear Of the ticket office. 1t was
1880 o'clock by this time, and only
the night Waterman was at the.
station. He refused to give the
men the baggage but went to call
an employe who could handle the
situation. While he was at the
telephone the men opened the win.
dow, which was not locked went
inside the ofice and recovered
their baggage.
Z The nightwatchman then had
the men arrested, and they were
held in the city jail overnight and
turned over to the county authori.
ties this morning. After employees
OF the traction company had made
an investigation and found that the
man had not disturbed anything
but their own property, officials Of
the company were not inclined to
prosecute the men and they were
released.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-25
Gerard Not to Deny
Report of Death in
Papers in Germany

NEW YORK Nov. 25-James
W. Gerard, former American
ambassador to Germany, WHO
was reported by German
newspapers recently as having
died in Paris, has no intention
Of denying the report.
mo" he commented as he
read the clippings from Ger
nan newspapers, denouncing
him US the enemy Of Germany.
mo, why should I tell them I
an alive, now that they've used
up the obituaries"
Mr. Gerard suggested that
the obituaries were prepared
last June when he contemplate
ed visiting friends In Germany
but was advised not to lest he
be assassinated "They probab-
ly got the obituaries ready for
my assassination when I
thought Of visiting Germany
last june" he said, land 1t
must have been a great salts
faction to put them into use.
They all sound like the day If
ter an assassination"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-25
CAPTAIN N'VEY
SUED BY HIRSH
Street JeweIer Wants
$4,000 For Beating
He Received.

Abraham Hirsh, proprietor Of a
tewelry store in Madison stree.
has entered suit for $4,000
against Capt. Clarence o. McVey
OF ,Annabelle Junction as climax
to the fight In which the men en-
gagged in IIirsh's store several
weeks ago. Tho papers In the suit
were filed in the office Of Circuit
Clerk l.. 4. Gather this week by
Attorneys Shaw and Shaw. who
are representing Mr.. Hirsh. The
suit is returnable to the December
rules Of the Marion County Circuit
Court.
Other new suits started during
the week are as follows:
Charles E. Miller and Edgar S.
Phillips vs. Frank ]. Wilfong, Audra
WillOng and Earl Kennedy, a
chancery case returnable to the
December rules. Harry Shaw Is at.
torney for the plaintiffs.
John B. Schoy Glass Co., a cor.
poration vs. Marion Window Glass
Co., a corporation, a suit in assump
sit, damages estimate at $4,000 re.
turnable to the December rules.
Mccoy and Mccoy are attorneys
for the plaintiff.
Ernest L. Fortney vs. Vito Vultag-
gio, trespass on the case with
damages assessed at $3.50, return.
able TO December rules. w. X.
Barnes is attorney for the plaintiff.
w. D. Corder VS.. C. w. Brandon,
a case in assumpsit, damages est.
mated at $1,000. returnable to De.
cember rules. w. D. Corder is at
torney for the plaintiff.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-25
No Lives Lost, But Many Small
Children Injured When
Panic Reigns.
TO RESCUE
No Passengers on New York.
Accident Takes Place
on Bosphor1s.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, Nov. es
Two thousand Christian orphans
IN. dtwo American relief workers
were imperiled this morning when
the steamship Belgravian, charter.
cd by the Near East relief, collid.
ed with the transatlantic liner
New York at the Western en-.
trance Of the Bosphorus this morn.
ing.
Allied ships, dispatched hurried.
ly 70 the scene, reported that many
OF the children had been painfully
injured, but that no lives were
lost. Doctors and nurses were
sent from the near east headqnafs
tiers here to attend the injured. The
New York carried no passengers.
Reports received here declare
panic reigned among the children
after the impact which tore away
the bridge and foremast OF the
Belgrayian, smashed the life boats
and loosened seven OF the yessetn
plates. The steamers wireless ap.
paratus also was put out 81 com.
mission. - =.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-25
CARS
FORCOAL MINES
FENERIN REGION
Gar Supply Drops Today With
Arrival of First Snow
Of the Season.,
n. 8l.1 llInAnrn EDInA"
,fyesLerIl inafJlaIlu Necel'e.
Best Supply with 3.
& o. Second.

with the advent OF winter to.
day there was decline IN coal
ears on most of the divisions In
aorhfern West Virginia. The littls
Bs6& that fell did not hinder in
!. any way the movement OF coal
cars, but the supply naturally
eases with the end Of tho week.
Today the mines have a "a per
! yent run of empties, taking fivs
|.IisIsions Of Northern West Virg-
irlih as a unit. This was against IS
lper cent on Saturday Of last week
a4s against SO per cent on Friday.
The Western Maryland with 95
empties placed has the best run OF
SO per cent. The mines on the
Mohongnh Division; B, & o., are
next with a Is per cent supply,
having ordered 2405 cars, but
there are only $40 in the region
and OF that number sos coal cars
we're placed at z o'clock this morn
ing. The coke cars placed were
forty five and privately owned
cars eighty seven. Due to car
shortage there are thirty six mines
idle today on tho Monongah Divis-
ION.
Charleston Division mines today
have a 10 per cent run, there hav:
)paS been sixty six cars placed
i1sliile an cars were ordered. On
Monongahela there were but
iSty four empties today although
I,fhe mines ordered 719 cars.
Atoms Tie 1aorsantown q: Wheel
aing tho mines today have a 81 per
clint mn Of cars. They ordered 5fi
but got 100.
Altt&Slgh the Mouongahela had
bit al per cent run today 1t is re-
pofted that the Pennsylvania cars
Turing the week weer more numer.
Gus than they had been for some
time.
In the Pennsylvania district o.
III a Monongahela there was A
psiy cent run Of cars today. The
mines ordered 642 cmpties, but
only 2S3 were placed.
N AS a whole the car supply held
up fairly we'll on the B. & o. last
week,
Heavier Loading
More coal was produced in Nor
lsern West Virginia on Friday
than any day this week with the
exception of Monday. Yesterdays
( Sroduction was 1878 carloads,
while the peak Of the week was
CONTINUED on page fourl
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FOUND NOT GUILTY.

WAYNE, W.. Va, Nov. 25.-
Ralph Taylor, accused OF embez.
bling funds Of the Wayne County
Bank, OF which he had been cash.
Ter for several years, was found
not guilty by a Jury. In Circuit
Court here Friday night. The trial
began Thursday. When the state
rested It's case the defense offered
no witnesses, submitting its case
on tho evidence offered by the
state. The jury.was out only eley.
en- minutes. TAYLOR was exonera..
ed on, another count here. last May,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-25
DEMANDS INpoRsEp.

BERLIN, Nov. 25.-tBy the AZ.
ISOLATED Press.) - The Reiehstag
today voted its approval Of the mo.
tion made by, the German demands
indorsing the goyernments declns
ration Of policy. AL the parties
voted for the motion With the exl
ception OF the Communists and
three members Of the anti.Semtlc
party, who cast their Yotes again,t
approval.
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3. go. oFFIrIA1.sIHERr

3. B. schear, Baltimore, man.
.ager Of eastern lines B. 4 O.. IL
In Wheeling. j. N. Scott. wheel.
ing, general'superintendent OF the
West Virginia District, IS in Graf
ton today.
Ernest Bartlett, 3. & o. train
master at Fairmont, returned to-
day from Wheeling
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-25
EANER With 1000 ORPHANS ABOARD in COLLISION
Airplane Flies
Without Pilot

PARIS, Nov. 25.-(By the AS.
ISOLATED Press.)-A system II
pilotless airplane control has
passed a two-day test satisfac.
torlly, according to experts who
supervised the trials with a 800
horsepower passenger.carrying
government biplane which flew
over Etamps Aviation Field
Wednesday and Thursday for
several hours. The plane, go.
ing aloft with no one abroad,
responded to control by Hert.
Elan, who rose from the .grounl.
performed all the customary
evolutions, and then landed
lately. During the tests the ma.
shine was frequently lost from
sight In haze and clouds but It
vas always under control. The
system was developed by the
experts Demarcay Bouche and
Percheron.