Hammond Times, Volume 11, Number 131, Hammond, Lake County, 20 November 1916 — Page 4

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THE TIMES Mondav, Nov. 20, 1916

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THE TRUNK MYSTERY An Adventure of Grant, Police Reporter By Robert Welles Ritchie Story by Rcdfleld Installs

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HERE'S A FINE GIRL. We want to offer our congratulations to Miss Fay Bainter of New York. Would there were more like her: What a grand thing it ould be if other? who have achieved success would imitate her. Miss Baitner wants to know the roost deserving girl in New York City. If she can prove she has talent for the stage, for music or for art, and if she is too poor to provide herself with the start in life that might make her famous, Fay Bainter will make her a present on Christmas morning of "a year in Xew York." Miss Bainter wants to know the most deserving girl in New York City, srtress from Los Angeles who has won a personal triumph in her first New York season as the heroine in "Arms and the Girl." Going to New York four years ago and again two years later, with a long stock company experience an ambition to star on Broadway and little money, she had to Mifle the ambition and go back to "stock" both times. She went to every managers office and they all rejected her. Having made good at last, Miss Bainter said yesterday her ambition is to give other girls a chance to make good without the trials she underwent. "A year in New York" means that she offers to pay a year's rental for a comfortable room at the Three Arts' club, set aside money enough for good meals for a year and provide a neat and adequate wardrobe. The girls who wins this prize must have talent and be poor. Miss Bainer suggests that committees from organizations like the Drama League, the Music League of America and the Art Students' League should be appointed to select the lucky girl. They should determine, says Miss Bainter, what girl in New York possesses the most talent and gives most promise of ultimately achieving success." "Those are the only conditions," said Miss Bainter yesterday. "No strings are attached to the offer." All honor to the young woman. She ought to make some men ashamed of their sex.

SHOULD KEEP ITS MOUTH SHUT. Tn 1912 nothing' was too mean for the Xcw York Evening1 Tost to say of the progressive party, its movements and its leaders. Now the Post has Ihe effrontery to offer its homage to "the great awakening- of 1912. with the breaking up of parties whicli took place that year." If some people had joined in the great awakening of 1912 when it was working, they would not now have to be looking for alibis in the great putting to sleep in 1916. Indianapolis Star. Out of sheer curiosity we would like to know where the Indianapolis Star hue any right to criticize. In 1912 there was nothing too despicable for it to say of the republican party, its movements and its leaders. This year it flopped after back-pedalling, side-stepping and "horned in" on the republican party, if "some people"' had supported the republican party in 1912 they would not hare to be looking for alibis in the great putting to sleep in 1916.

NEWSPAPER INFUENCE. Newspapers ought to call attention to the power wielded by the pres3 in the 1916 campaign. The influence of newspapers in politics often has been shown to be a decisive factor. Never has this tact been more clearly proven than in the campaign just closed. In Ohio, Republicans explain that one of their weaknesses was the lack of G. O. P. newspaper support. On the other hand, it is pointed out that in Ohio the Democrats were especially strong in the newspaper field. The result speaks for itself. The press no doubt had a large hand in bringing about the result a great Wilson and Democratic victory. In Indiana, as figures show, the Republicans in the early campaign had

newspapers that provided at least two-thirds of the party newspaper dis-

tribution in the state. But one-third of the party newspapers sent to Indiana homes were Democratic papers. In spite of this tremendous handicap the Democrats gave the Republicans a neck-and-neck race. In spite of the tremendous advantage the Republicans enjoyed in their heavy batteries of newspapers, they were compelled to dump into Indiana literally a national campaign fund in order to break even in the state. AH of which merely goes to show Indiana Democrats that they need newspapers, and that it requires only that the Democratic doctrine shall be carried to the voters in order to win support, and co-operation. Indianapolis Times.

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Cadogan, chief of detectives, and handed the grinning s'kuII hack to Tommy Grant. The white faced woman near the door of the dusty little attic room shivered and moaned.

The reporter; looked reflectively

from the Utile round hole in the forehead of the grisly human relic to the dilapidated trunk, lying where it had fallen from a pile of lis klruf. "It's certainly not suicide." he reflected somberly. Then to the woman: "Just what happened? How did you find it?"

j "I was house cleanln'," she muttered. "First time I'd touched this room In five years ever since I bought the business. 1 The trunk fell down and that rolled

out." She rHuddered violently. ' "Who'd you buy it from?" asked Cadogan. "A Frenchman. Henri Theophile. He showed me the attic then, and the trunk was there. Honest to goodness, mister, that's all I know about it'." and she started to cit. The chief of detectives soothed her with rough kindliness and went out with he!-, taking the skull. Grant started to follow and hesitated. Another look at the trunk wouldn't hurt. His nerves were good. There was very little to see. however. A faded inscription on the side showed that it might have belongad to one "A. D., Rouen," but that was absolutely all until the police reporter investigated a bulge in the lining and found the faint photograph of a pretty young girl In a ball dress with abeurd puffs on the shoulders. He turned It over and on the back was. "A mon cherle. Aiphonaa Darnac. Your Babette. Mar. 5, 1906." "Alphonse Darnac, eh?" muttered Grant. "And 'A. D., Rouen." H m! I rather think this Is a find! But how the deuce Is one to solve a mystery maybe ten years eld with only three names to go on?" Thoughtfully he Joined the others dwn stairs, and shortly after was back at The Chronicle office with the photograph. Cadogan knew that It was safe In the care of the young reporter. Grant laid the matter before Mansfield, the city editor, and chased an office boy to the "morgue." where photographs, cuts and clippings are kept filed in every newspaper office. Presently the boy returned with an envelope. Grant studied the faded- clipping In it eagerly, then passed it to his chief with a satisfied grunt. "There you are! Dated April 10. 1S0S. Henri Theophile. boardinghouse keeper, reports the disappearance of Alphonse Darnac, a boarder. And the guy was reported engaged to Theophile's dauehter, Babette who had disappeared too:" Mansfield nodded thoughtfully. "Tea, but how are you going to catch m?" The reporter drummed on the desk for a moment, then rose to pace the floor. Suddenly he stopped with an exclamation. "I've got it!" he cried. "A personal! It's worth trying anyhow. And I'll get Cado

gan to keep the story out of the papers. Next day The Chronicle bore the following in the "agony" column: "Babette Theophile: Your cherie. whom you thought dead, has returned to renew

his vows of constancy, and will meet you Wednesday noon at the old Abbe Inn on the Turnpike Road. Alphonso Darnac." On Wednesday at noon a handsome limousine drew up In front of the ancient road-house, and a smartly gowned young matron stepped out. She was evidently greatly agitated. "Is is Monsieur Darnac expecting me?" she asked the bowing proprietor in a shaky voice. ' "Yes. madame,'' returned the innkeeper, and ushering her into the building inditated a man sitting at a table with his back turned. The young woman hesitated, and then approached with faltering steps. As she

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neared him the man arose suddenly and turned. It was Tommy Grant. The woman started back. "But you are not Monsieur Dar I do not know you!" she cried. "Monsieur Darnac will not return. Possibly you can explain the reason why?" said Grant pleasantly, but with a hint of sternness. "Sir, you you're Insulting!" gasped the lady, and turned blindly for the door. The reporter did not try to stop her but CadoKan was in the doorway. "1 guess you'll have to come across, ma'am." he remarked, showing his shield. The young woman staggered and nearly fell. Gently the chief detective, escorted her back to the table. "We don't suspect you of Darnac's murder," he said, eyeing her keenly, "but you'll have to tell us what you know about it." The young woman wrung her hands. "Oh, it Is all so terrible!" she cried.' "And so long ago! Now I am married and have children of my own I thought it was forgotten !" "Murder will out, you know," Grant remarked, and after hesitating a little longer the woman began. "Alphonse was a poor artist who had a studio tn the attic of my father's boarding houre." sho said, playing nervously with her gloves. "I I loved him, messieurs loved him with the infatuation of a young girl. But. my father wanted me to marry a rich man that I hated. "So In secret Alphonse and T became engaged. We were to be married as soon ns he should sell his masterpiece. 'The

Sunset Girl,' for which I posed. It was a ! beautiful painting, meBsieurs. But my fa- . ther was angry because I would not i

marry that rich man. and suspicious. "Then one day our secret was discoveredhe found me posing for Alphonse. Ah, messieurs, what a scene! They fought. My father threw me wtth fury to tho floor, and then Alphonse, enraged, did likewise to my father. And then ah, then my father placed his hand in his pocket, so: there came a burst of flame from the revolver In his pocket, and my Alphonse fell dead." The young woman shuddered and wiped her eyes, "I left my father that very day," she said. "I would not live with him longer. And I have not seen him since." Cadogan's face fell. "You don't know where he Is?" he was saying, when suddenly the girl staggered to her feet, clutching at her throat, her face even whiter than before. "Oh, mon Dieu, mon pere!" she screamed. Grant turned in a flash, to see a haggard, evil face, marred by years of dissipation, glaring at th?m from the door. "Ha! A trap?" snarled the newcomer, and whipped out & revolver. "Tou won't catch mo as easily as that!" He whipped the key out of the door and backed out, locking It behind him. Cadogan rushed to struggle with it. Just as a cry of alarm came from before the Inn, where the young woman's chauffeur was waiting for hta mistress. Grant sprang to the window and out. and ran around In front Just In time to see the limousine speeding away with the terrified driver crouching back from the haggard man') weapon. The reporter raced around to the shed behind the building and found a motorcycle. By the time Cadogan had managed to get the door open he had got the ma

chine running and was speeding after the vanished auto. A stern chas is a long chase, as the young man knew. It would be no easy matter to catch the fugitive on a straight away run, but he knew the district, and there were short cuts. On a bare chance he took one of these, shot into the main road again not two minutes ahead of the auto, then, climbing swiftly to the seat of the motorcycle, ho leaped, caught the overhanging limb of a tree and let the cycle crash Into the bushes. Then as the auto sped underneath he dropped. A few minutes later he was explaining to Cadogan, back at the inn. "I got him all right, but he shot himself." He nodded at the weeping girl beside the body of the murderer in the limousine. "Her father, you know. Perhaps It's just as well. He must have seen that personal and dropped around to verify It without asking questions."

Mr. and Mrs. Willey and children of Hale, Colo., spent the week-end here the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Reed Hubbard of Roberts avenue. Mrs. Caroline Landon of Amy avevistted her, sister, Mrs. Edwin Cool of Chicago, Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Kllsworth Haigflt of New York, left Friday for Denver, Col., after a few days' visit at the Halght home in Roberta avenue. Messrs. Ilollis Hunter, G. Dobbins and Dr. Sharrer of Hammond, were here on business Friday evening,. Ben Halght of Gary, visited his father Sidney Halght of Harrison avenue, last evening. Frances Groves of Amy avenue, returned home from Pittsburgh, Pa., where he spent several days on business. MIhs Helen MacLean af Roberts avenue, visited her brother in Hammond, Friday. George Jepchak of Atchison avenue.

has been confined to his home several I days by illness. A 'very pleasant party was given Friday evening; at the home of Mr.-. I Chtwles Stilier. It was a linon s-hower ; given in honor of her daughter. Miss ' MILLER'S ANTISEPTIC : OIL KNOWN AS !

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Anna Stiller, who received many beautiful-pieces of linen. Those present were : Misses Martha Lehr, Edna Hahon, Anna Fuss, Elizabeth RIchert. Edith Flshrupp, Mabel Wichorst, Josephine Anderson, Dena Yogel, Elona Hamon and Mrs. Lavan Tucker. Mrs. Phelps of Chicago, was the guest of Mrs. Jacob Fase of Roberts avenue, yesterday. William I-araon has resigned his position with the Jewett grocery and market. Little Esther Vis had the misfortune to. cut quite a gash in her head as the result of a fall, Friday. Mrs. Albert Johnson of pearl street, was the guests of friends In Hammond, yesterday. Don't forget the sewing class at the Franklin school tomorrow evening. Randolph Goon has resumed his duties at the S. O. Co. after being confined to his home for a week with an infected finger. Mrs. Emil Hildcbrandt was the guest of her sister. Mrs. Livingstone of East Side. Saturday. Miss Hul.la Neaf of Hobart. Ind.. is

i visiting Mr. and Mrs. Edward Freese i of Harrison avenue.

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THE BANK AND ITS DEPOSITORS. This is the centennial year of the savings bank. We hear much of the savings bank, what it. is and what it does, and much of thrift, which is the foundation on which it is built. It Is but fitting that an institution which has survived a century should celebrate, for it has become an essential part of our evcry-day life, and whether we know it or not, we could not very well get along without it. You may think that when you hand in your money and get a bank book in return, that the matter is ended, but the w-heels have .lust begun to move, and they grind a grist whicli benefits you and the community more than you may know. To single out the savings bank for special attention would be a very worthy compliment to a very worthy institution, but would do an injustice to other banks, many of which perform, in a certain sense, the same functions for the individual and serve the community just, as effectively as does the savings bank, although it may be in a different way. As a broad proposition a bank is a bank, in that it performs certain fU finite functions irrespective of its character, whether savings bank, bank of discount or trust company, which functions are: fa) to receive deposits;

(b) to make loans, and fc) to issue bank notes, the latter being confined to the national banks and Federal reserve banks. It is well to make a distinction. When you open accouat with a bank of discount in its checking department you create a different relationship than when you open account in the savings department. When you open a checking account you say in the eyes of the law: "This money is mine. I deposit it with you it is now yours. I accept a credit on your books and you are my debtor. I shall expect my money on demand, and will make this demand by drawing checks on you." But when you open a savings account, you say: "I am willing to enter into a special contract with you. I will accept the pass book you give me as evidence of my deposit, with you, and agree to be bound by the rules and regulations found therein. I will not draw checks on you, but will present the book at every withdrawal, and I also agree to give you notice of withdrawal, should you require it as a necessary measure of protection." In a mutual saving? bank you go a bit further and say: "Take this money and invest it for me. You are my trustees to do this. The law tells you what securities you may purchase and I expert you to obey the law. pay your expenses, establish a surplus or guaranty fund to save me from losses by reason of depreciation of securities or otherwise, and pay me the balance

as interest. It is my bank: you simply run it for me." You will see by thi3 j process that you become a partner in the savings bank and a creditor in

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IT IS TO WEEP.

Says the Herald, a Democratic weekly down at Indianapolis: The Public Utilities Commission has not been popular with the majority of people whose observations have been that the commission failed to grasp its real functions. The idea prevailed that its duties were more in the capacity of receivers for corporations and that it was called upon to build up the business of utilities companies regardless of the rights and interests of their patrons. The confession comes from a newspaper trying to analyze the reason for its party defeat in Indiana. It is a good statement. The public service commission has been composed of an excellent coterie of fatheads, whose chief concern was "pie" for incompetent aids and the consideration of corporations that sought to hide behind its skirts. Fortunately for Indiana, all corporations are not of the jackal type, so the "public" commission was not as bad as it might have been.

The Telephone Introduction TO begin a telephone conversation, it is first necessary that both parties should properly introduce themselves. When answering a telephone call say "Smith & Jones, Jones talking." The caller says "Brown c Robinson, Brown talking"a complete introduction, when the identity of both parties is fully established. "Hello, who is this?" and other simikr salutations are simply a waste of time, made unnecessary by this simple form of telephone introduction.

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