Hammond Times, Volume 9, Number 42, Hammond, Lake County, 18 December 1920 — Page 1

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W7 lif tC Mi THE WVHTHI.B FOK INDIANA Generally fair tonlRht and Sunday not much rhange In temperature. w is On vtreetc anil newiitandy, 3o per copy. Delivered by carrtur in Hanuer.il and Wsr. Hammond. Thro Cents VOL. IX. NO. 12. DLCKMHLli IS, 1.2). -FOrRTEEX PACKS. SATURDAY AND WEEK LY EDITION S Mess r i . a ii .?

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Eonds Discovered in Posss: sion oi Exeress Company Ov.nsr iiin.ini'i tto: n-y . J. Whliii-ry pf Unmriotid t .-I h-!-n ri-f 'iiu-ii b Hr J;-is; r l;i"C iii:ri('K ilir ::itirr's HttMi'i?. at flnfiintf x tit- ril.trul uivi cr lia lnounltt n Mr:I iittrmpt by p-Tnonn to lfat:i MiHt'sion of tha !..! ly fr.xid. V liinmicri t cltlxcn t.f (iay In l!iini(i In one of thfsc iiltcniil. II in vniil to have tAkrn rharsr of o.ir of 1'ir lions on n irrt-t of tifiiiK to irnrr- flic ovnrr nnl rnihed It nt n i':m. Ill arrer noon on a 'h:irjce ot il'-U l riiiflnl a r i utfomr of the .HViilr. t ontrj-.ry to report. Jasfr lia itiaJf f wrj i JT. rt poj-Uile In fli-dliiR the onnei. Fir i s had one of the l-t Irani trm in Iiiiliannpolin vorUiiiK on th-" i :.nr. I :ipt Thomas I". llnl! of Iho I . Serret Sorvlrr took rlia sf of the im ch: Ration. He found that the bond find been purchased of the o eminent y a large banking -h?iie of Bostnn but t!i"re all trtiee of the bond wa lo.t ' 'I'nle the richtful owner nnprnr :iiid prove hi elnlin. the bond helonu to Vlr. Jasccr," uid Mr W lilnery toi!:i.r. "It I a rasp of Aniline- an art'ele iid iioeii.lon Hen ith her i;alnt i he world urdor present rlreum(anec." Ked.-ra! agfr.ts and detrtiv's aro -c r':V, ? G4ry t.-'iay for clews tlii-. O'.l aid th'-r.i in insr the T,iFt-ry , f the ariH-arnco there of n0"0 i:1 ! ri United j-tatos certificates of 10."" ijrh. The cortinctt'es are ktlu-vcd to i.a,n brtn to! n w U'.Ie in transit in !!n.on early t'nle year. The bond were discovered in the , .. -.,-.?ion of C. C. Jager, owner of an , xprcsa cuarany. He -"aid hi wttc i' und t'a-ni in a taxicab in Chicago )a.-L March. Jager said that h-. adverjj, Chtcaro arc! Nw York news..a.., and made a diligent search tor i.- . wn- r. HOW STOUT I" A Ml-: TO LIGHT. The story of the d'cjvery of th: bonds came to lierht with the announcement of attorney for Jaga'-r that suits v.-fuld he Tiied asaui?; Juftice of the t.-arc. Bc:ijan:in J. I.aule and Herman r ;h..r. rnerch-int, both, of Gary, chara---hem with cbtainins tour of the :n; i. y fraud. According to word received by Chief f Police Korbis. of Gary, the bonds rre shipped to the F. d-ra! I'.eservc r.pn'K of B st.'ii from t.,e V . S. Treasrv lat January. From the Reserve !,anlt they iere sent to a local bank, officials of this bank are said to have denied receipt of the bonds. MAY II M: H1-1A LOOT, possibility that the bonds have ; rart of the loot taken from Ben,alv.in ninknvi, the messenger who ",vas slain !n New Bridgeport, Conn., after a pouch ci.ntainini; 50.'i0! WCrth of securities had been taksn Tom him. is hinted at by detectives who are working on the case. Tho disappearance of Mrs. Charles C. .langor, following revelation of the 150.-.-..o tnxteab bonds, added i new element ,.f rrystery to the Gary sensation. r-ofr.e'.dent with the unexplained absence of lira. Jasper from her home in :.5 AdHV.is, s'... last night and today. :ho principal in the, case who include Herman Fahcr. oi'.eged to have sold hree of the $lC.0C- government notes of lndebtedncs-s. Justice of the Peace y j x.atib". and the woman's husband, proprietor cf the L.berty Express Co.. became strangely reticent. Mr. Jacper refused point blank last iiicht to tell the whereabouts of Mrs. Japser. Over the telephone he told a Times reporter thnt the whole rtoy wjs a "pipe dream." Later at his homo he admitted It to be true. He said Mrs. Jag-ger had found the ten $10.n0i-ttotes and the ten SS.OOO notea in a Yellow taxlcab one day last March in Oiicapo. She hired the cab to take her from the LaSalle depot to the Marshall Field store. The notes were folded and lay on the flocr of the cab. he said. Jag-fter told a Times reporter that Mrs. Jagrger retained the :.aw firm of Matson. Kane & Ross of Indianapolis, to find the rightful owners of the bond-5 nnd that the attorneys turned the Investigation over to Capt. Hall, of he Secret Service. JjigRor could not bo found after R o'clock this morning. At his off ce it was. said ho left n word as to h'.s 'Thereabouts. Janitor showed a yeunir Gary iady t-o $10,100 bills yesterday. Jagirer has told seven or eight conflicting stories regarding how he came irs possess on of the b--uv. it was stated by reliable authority today. At one time he said the bonds were handed to Ids wife by a stranser at the Blackstone hotel where she was storring. There were suppose,! to be pone of ill "X! -'.;v' Arnstein b. r 1 -delivered to Mrs Jag-f,-or by mlstrko. Another v. rv.nn is this: Jirf. .Taj-' WH .-t j ; I'- r 1-dsurn it I-"rei.th Li' k. J - ! .:,- ,i l .i. -f -r-citement t.h." e"..-rrJ o.-.. or t',,-. !;.ueo"nr house. Ti. j.-i:' !' 1 !.u:t si - .- -ped. Sh'. i'.'!i J . . !';. i ;: ..::-- derrl n-c-ut vu- y of .;cor.d ha:i!'d t!i"t'.I. ';'..?? .o'ce sa t.v a ! b t! k o. a it up- -: ti. :,'d o-,t 1 tths wad of l-0l! tt. vlu-el. thou b t !.:-; , to b a b,:a.l . fiOO In all. -I on t ; ; I hu:;:

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gerali ri: .. . c .r-t'v i., . :" v l.lellt. l ; t -: : " 'f .. ! i . a : : . o is ;11 in '....v, ir.g lire i : t . - e r.AXk '!.:. ;hv a v. . u as a H i: TllKSi'. 1- - , t u.chts for !. .. I'.i-u. A . 1 t ( ii 'iiv i. Ulii! t'i:;.. r r ai i.u.'i or im-:iit.u ii cloctivii-.-. s i t. -.i' ":!...!? hnr h- ?i I IA ,.n ;i S; . : i . : ' : : . :v n'i '.- r ;jr i':- nt.i -i; ;ln i.'.....;;--hin-r'. 'i'l ii: i'.vlz f!r!.' ?.:.-:. t !.:! t'-:.lil v U I ti:r-i siaii v. uii tiio I.ti clri.' t.ai.i. .v Ti;i.i'i;:tAK ily 1 r' in San l'"r.i Ir. G. L. Pniiui 1 liy h..- t'am-;".;-"i.n.. that " . r home. THE flu has miili; its appcarnnce in II;iinin..iid for the lirrt tii.u- this season r.il a immhor of i-a"'S are r "-ported by piypic;anF. HU"TKi:s fhould remember tr.al M -iiday is the last tiny "f the open ffaf"n for hvintirp hirds. No mor: uuail shooting after th.it date. ALL of the city offices were close I yesterday aft err oon duiing the tuneral t,er ices fur the Into John i. .Snia:!' y. Ci'UXTY Surveyor Kay Seeley has J'ift instaiied an expensive bl'n? printins tnachine in his office, -which will i'e'abie to hand;o any yiz-'d work. "I'D like to see a k'""(i lie aneroid t hernioni' ter some where in t-.vvn where a fellow r.nilii size up tfie weather' said a Hammond man this tnornintf. SE.VTI.MKNT seems to be Browing- in favor of enlarginc: upon the memorial athletic park plan to make the place a i escular communitv center also in time. "T SEE that 60. null ouarts of champagne are coming to this country for medicinal purposes," wrl'es a D. Y. H. fan. ""What disease do I have to get to get champs gne?" MIKE HITZ, ."45 Morton ave., bewaiU the loss of a Paige touring car which was stolen when he left it near Randolph and Canal street in Chicttg . The car number was 1002"6. BREAD in Hammond has to drop in p rice tw o cents a loaf b. fere It reaches the figure at which it is now- being s-old in nnny other oil ii s. ten for tmall and fifteen for the large heaves. OLD Santa Ciaua will have a lame back if he ius to handle all of the array of tops, lamps nnd furniture displayed as Christmas gifts in the windows of the Hammond Furniture Co. store. MUCH favorable comment has been aroused by the beautiful window displays of table lamps and electric appliances, which the Northern Indiani Gas & Electric company has been showing. Mr. AND MRS. J. S. BLACKMUX have received the very good news from Denver that their son, Franklin, who lias been ill so long, is showing material improvement and is able to sit up in bed. NOT a complaint about the cold weather had been heard from C. C. Ho nr. am for two or three days during the first of the week but now comes the little cold snap and starts htm crabbing- again. IF the kids will only stay away for another day or so there should be good skating 0:1 the Harrison I'ark lagoon. It was entirely frozen over this morning and in places would support the weight of a man. WHAT'S become of the man who used to come down town weather like this, with a homemade shawd muffler wrapped three or four times around his neck and the ends hanging down his back? a.-:ks the Old Tinier. FEDERAL prohibition agnts view with suspicion the marked increase in the number of stiff katles worn by fellows going to and from Chicago. As yet r.o evidence has been secured to prove the hats are being used for transporting liquor. WHEN tlie iita! mute was making the rounds this week cellectlng dimes, several prominent men suspected that he was the 'politeness reporter" of a Chicago newt-paper and just laid themselves out to be nice to him. One of them even slipped him "i0 cents wi;h cheerful "God bless you." BIG-HEARTED HERMAN KELLNER found something yesterday that he had been looking for for years a hungry man. The unfortunate man knocked at the Kellner home nt breakfast time and asked for food and H'rman set out in .front of him a meal that was a buster. Mr. Kellner predicts more of them this winter. OSCAR A. KRTNBILL is another who hrliev- lhrt the man who has worked like a (bnorj all his life outtht to slack up now ard then when he g ds to be ill or stand r.Hoy to take the conse-e-uei ,-, '"i'b... ti.-ubie is," said the f ieoic re manager, "m n fortret that ll,(-r iniralH sta;,' oung-. but their boddo not " .M'iKTIN FRAME, has i ,,. w bi t.-r; . A friend of t.!s n ' ce.ii '! u tl.e. ("lli-.irn .-111.1 S'-li'-l. ,)y to ,:' If.-i i.evv H b-t finis t :i P.v.) yntrr -i-.-i 11-: i . , , --,; ,1,, ,Vi!:, ,,. take Boinebody's else. ile grab?..-- i 11 .' "1 So . .j cot ;-liy wi'-i r.'ul lio in a,-, j.rii.: n. 1, t.-iai i'e wears It to IhJs day on Sundays.

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A ID BONE it i Mike Kerch. ., Job'". 11... pi.ibd ! i--r' i ; r:! j mIi'. ij cost hhn'j I ' M ic two- i- io : ht.; car ;t j .::- I a . - nil . I l I ; c , ; i . . , .1. a . 1 , . . il - j ;; : i tn . !! -t j.iun..' . i ;i- j . : !ri.. .(. .' i".-- rc.x : op i ' i !: .! ( I.I' 'A V .! . i. I r ' if . ' t : b- i:i r.iia' to ; ' -una ;1. Tn. i ti-iuily lucann : : -I '' t:i'; ,.i th.- m....,1r ' : "! !. ;j, ui.a- r arrewf. oinc .1 t'l v.'! : - ..; t; bn Mlko wns j -vi i -ii 'i 'i'"..- i:it tins m rn. iiir. Ho t.ft-i' .1. ;' . . ''t'. i-t: the "ii cr wis ' r in .v'ii--' 1.' ii.t.t (-'ii tli in y- ! ! : v ,: : 1 ' ; " ' ' " Ji- s:. i.l '). ha.l nut i "a i ' . A l!f v; . l.inlt I j tv ;i mi".. .A!!., v. a -5 -'.ill Ui !rt !. Hi . ... ...... HAVE YOU SIS! PETiTiQN? Yesterday eveni:.g';. t-esi -n of th. Hammond Athletic Ii .o.-ti is auci.!lion, which was held at the coin i ouse, was short. Chairman John H'Jchel was simply desirous of leaning the progress which had b.-n ni idby the committee, which has charge of the petitions, which are to be presented to the city council next Tuesday evening. Frank O'Rourke, chairman of the coin mi, tee. stated that ia.; petiti-.ii had been prepared early in the week end had been dis'ributed among .-o-iicitors so that every person in Hammond, who desire.) to see the proposed memorial athletic park ertcted, may have an opportanity to place his name on the hst. In addition te. t hands of solicitor, been left at the ie petitions In th.e . papers have ako following; business places, where people man call and si?n: Monnette's' Smoke Shcp. S'mp son's barber shop, First Trust A- Savings bank, People's State bank, Sai.i Silver's Jewelry store, Carroll & Newton's jewelry ."tore, Herman Kellner'a butcher 'hop, H'-nry P. Downey's coal oflice. Joe .catenas cigar store and John Zitz's real estate office. Persons who have not been called upon by solicitors sho iid at once visit one of these places and give, the proposition their backing. Solicitors leport that everywhere they find citizens eager to get behind the movement and that frequently on visiting a place of business every p r."on in the institution readi'.y signs the paper. The petitions are to be turned in at the Monnette .Smoke Shop Monday evening so those who wish to participate must act promptly. WIFE PLAYS SLICK TRICK ON HUSBAND The slick trick which his wife used in getting- !16o from him for another man Is related in the toinplalnt for divorce which. John Gelinski of Hammond filed today in the Hammond superior court. John says tli-nt he and Volaria wer" married October 22, 1?12, and that they lived together until September 1, n2... Prior to their separation, he says, hi;' wife lost Interest in her household d'itles and bejran running tt round with other men. She became enamoured of one Walter Grabrin and went to Chicago with him staving at a hotel for two or three weeks. Then Mrs. GeUnski can e home and wanted to live with her husband again. John was willing, but he had air-'a-l.. disposed of the household f urnisiunjs. She ald she would not live with him unless he bought furniture. He agreed to thii and gave her $153 with which to fit out the house. He never saw his wife or the $l5 again. Since then he says he has learner! that Mrs. Gelinski rejoined Waiter Grabrin and went to Pittsburgh. Pa., where they are now 1'ving together. Sue has the youngest of the three children with her while the others are in a Hammond orphanage. Mr. Gelinkl wants a divorce and the custody of nl! of the children. Sheerer & White are his atlornys. U. S. LEGATION IS ROBBED (Sperlsl Cable to the I. X. S. nnd the London Dally Kipre WARSAW. Dec. IS. Robber? br-.ke into the Am'-rican legation during the night and stole $S'0,00t). Chests and safe' were rifled and valuaole documents stolen. The headquarters of the American Friends, who are distributing relief to war sufferers was robbed of $3,400. BANKER SHOT DIES TODAY DETROIT. Mich.. D-c. IS. Alfred A J-.ck.-on, 71. private banker, sh t ;i;;-ni5.i 'roth cheek.- hv an armed nndlt rr!day d:rir,' an attempt,, hold-up of h'.s offices, died early to1a . CORRECTION A t -cp " g 1 ar' . e i error appeared ' the ftf-ifer y ;rr.i"ure roinpawy's nd y. t rday. where the 117 R r -.; r. s v 1 k C -'a-binatlon va r ' ? - '; :. '".. . ra-e should have read fCSS. ".') Inst-'-ud f $ J IS 50. TWO BIG SHIPI&ENTS ARRIVE .T-.iK? recetvd Hol'dav .stO'lc Ct .1 hr.i. tr' i..i V.'hitn-ar.'s an!'.eg :u .fie. two u.r.o I've pounJ boxta N;- . 11 j lipif P;ort3 tJ-li-tr

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By Death! Mrs. 'I'!!-.-. i.u S... -. a iii ;hy re.-.,ect-,-i and w-ii k.'i.-wri H i nitiond iady. tli s it.o, lima; ui tie- !,oii!. of h'-i-' ' '- o t- : ..; --. u . 1 i'e. 45 v stre.t of p. I ii: -.. u an. ir.la. She bad o-' '' n - e mi .i iring the past tvo n,,m;h.- h..! I'a. ed rapidly. .Sue wa, tile wid of tae lat.Ti.omas .vlii i,, wt.o de-.l . ix v. ,-ii-s a's-J 'j'i.ree dau-rit. r.- - u . . ,e i,rr. Mr.-. O. i". Murray, wife ,,f (.,, j t(. j,,. ;:t i; .- V ui ray. 1;.. was k..i.-d du; .i.u. ttowar. Mrs. . V'- Iai. y a:i! Mir. !.! I..; e. Ilo ie art a., o tht grand e.Idien, Th-.u.a.-i A. !: . . tton.-tanc -i Hit hai l M.iri-t,5 . Ti . 'anera' a--ir.ig. jn. nt ha v.- u-: ..- .-. c-inp.ei.... but t'ae ; i , ! l. ; ,. ' ; i ),. ,n t J - p..' . ' oiet"ry. J. L. Lewis Geis Big Majority . iMTtntiAfiCNA'. '.r.VJ SF.fi I I IX I 1 .'. '. I'i ! ,1 S, I Mi.. Dec. Ik John I. L'-'a i., hi'i-i ad is! era a ''ci u-loi. ie:, at" to R..b. rt llarlin. . Wash.ng- ; i.. in tin: cl- ti.ii for the int. mata nal pros donoy of ti;e- L'aited M.ine Workers of America, it tic- sttit.-d at mine workers heaii'iua i ters h. re toilay. loilowing receipt of unofficial returns of Tuesday's balloting-. The majority for .Lewis will reach landslide proportions, it was deelar.-d. I'r.official returns from every dislri.-t indicate a ' ry large" majority for Phil p Murray, -u!uid:Ho for re-, l'1'i..a for i.-e-.rtsitbnt, over Ah x Howiit, of Kansas, t was said. The llarlin-Hmvat ticket had the support of the "extri:io radical nnd communistic element in the country both in and out of the miner's union," said j a statement issued t union heaUiuar- ! ters. 1 Y I INTER NATIONAL N t" . S SERVICE NEW YORK. Dec. IS. Drastic step--were taken today to bring; about a speedy end to the orgy of crime that has terrorized New- 1 ork city the las few days. Following the issuance of Mayor Hyland's appeal to citizens t co-operate with the polieo lepartment and t 1 make every possible effort to tiiwa.t highwaymen, plans were i.,i:ig mad" to send be.-tviiy-;. rra. d gtiarls with every messenger carving v aluabl.-s t any sort. The mayor instructed tit" police department to issue permits f -r fire arms to every firm uppiying tor them. Practically e , ry the city has posted jewelry store arm. d guards its doors. I Two more ho),l-u-s w. re report ' d during; the night. .Mrs. Th .mas w, !.--! ter Klgae. wife of a prominent pliysi- ! cian. was held up while driving; through Central re-nk m a tnsici".; Two men fctopp. d the cab and robb -1 1 Mrs. Edgar of ail iv r valuable, tear- j ing her diamond rings frn.ii her ling-.-r-s, ! Her total loss was e--t in;. t-d at J..a-i. I In the other hold-up Carl To dina rm. ! an automobile salesman, was s!. .t! when he refused . submit to beinrj robbed. The highwaymen escape 1. i Tiedman is in a hospital. vh le it wa.s . aid he probably wi.l not recover. ; STRIKE BEGINS ."INTERNATIONAL NEVSS SEeVICEj CHICAGO. Dec. 1S. Violence early toilay broke out in the dispute between fiat ajnitors and their employers here when bombs were hurled at two apartment houses where non-union ajnitors are said to have been employed. The buildings were damaged but no onwas injured. Janitors in l.oon apartment, buildings have been ordered to go on strike today as the result of the breaking t.(T of peace negotiations b. tw.en the janitors" union and the employ.-1 s. Fifteen thousand families, it is estimated, are housed in the buildings nffeete.i. e. or u-. viaA ' ": -r -V Don't f.rpe nnjrl-e tl.r.- Sift" rec, lth. C..u-r:tit. i a. j-.ojjrap: he g-lven wsy. lv. 1 -1 17

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t - l - o Vv."" . ' Vv - " . f. ".' , , .' e J ' 41 5 NEWS FLASHES BULLETIN ttNTERNATIONAt E.S SERVICE! .MHNSTi X, PA.. Dee. Is The Cambria Steel 'o., a subsidary of the M,idale Steel and ' 'rdnance Co.. whose plants: bar. .;mp!oy about l..iii'ii men, to.lay ami lunced a wag-j !.. he tii.n tf about 'l per cent in all departments. Salaries are to be readjust . d a -c: i fi;i;- - 1 .-.:. . p ; - 'd in Uie eoia; .- u 's j lan's. The wa,':e out be. -.lias ctlVeGve tile l!rst of the .ar. BULLETIN DNIERNATICNAU NEWS SERVICE ' 'OLl'MBCS. '. , Ic 1 v- Korn . ee States Atty. tier,. Frank Monnett. "olumbus. today li'ed suit in th - Frarlklm O'lin'y 'omn!on f h ii. court requesting '.hat th" Goodyear Tire a 1 . Akr. n. and nd oifi. sub -all r- .p; it that a that th j, -j. i.,e more r b. accounting: oiTited and s subsidarany ard it d fi"in b .11 wirg any bulletth T'O;-'. NEWS -Lr'.' 1 iiNTEF' 1 L Five Maa. 1 . jewelry - 1 . !rv end ST. l.'H'!.M. . I e. bandits, v. h t lc Id iip Wtn. Sr.. ai.d h.is '..n in their store -ui South Broad. a;, ercap'd with Jc.t'.ei 11. y-w men. y. Afar binding Mauch and his v.,n. tie- bandit - b- i ily emp'i'.i the ; ,.,...v wandow of tan 'i valuable Jew. dry m f iaia :.-w oi" the s:;-.'-; rrmeK T'ni y T! a ril'.d th.. v:,;'e ti ap.d a ti L-.u:s 111 1 1 i l 1 1 1 : daian 11 1 - .1. .-. Po,bb. ry 11 BULLETIN t :STEPNATlC N a 1. NEWS STRVICE! WAS i II v. ;-. I ". 1 v Th-' wer.tie r .ur au t .1 the f"!i..W ii.fc for- l"lvt f,.r to-N' w , J; ; 1'or Th- Ileginn of GrePt Lakes The ou'iook is f"r cohl. unst-'tb-d weat:ar .ard local snows tiLiring the om ; i g week. 1 Lake County Industries Hit Hard INDIANAPi L" of th" most sv.-. made by the S'-it corporation inter- ; I N D. D' C. 1 in. r.-is Board 1 Lake mpany ie I -ike . - .-omc were i'i large ce.iiity. w iis asTax ia in The Am- riean l'.i .iip-' s. ss.-.i at la" '-' by unty r.uthorities and the loners increased tl. state tax .onimtsassevsnient to $1.."ii-, Clo. The Anniican Plate Company, of the was assessed n.t JO'.'s.a: comriissioiiers; mciese' $1.4eS.?7r.. The Grass Company, also of Lake Shett and same Ci-i and 1 1 1 e the ligun Tin nt y. tilX to ail I'h unty. as r.i'cal ssed at S1"-.!"in by ii.creasetl to JT county an lh -rit v..s 'i.iHto by t 1 - stato bo.-jrd. STANDARD OIL HOLDINGS The Standard i! Company holdings in Lnke county H-r- assessed at Jl'J.Inn.Sfa by the state board, the coun'y authorities making no assessment, but referring the matter to the tax, com-miss-oners. R'-al estate end personal holdings of the Indiana Steel Company were assessed for $16,7.r.6.2f3 by the stJite board in lieu of former assessments. H idings of the Inland S; e Company, also in Lake county, were assessed at $15r.l..L'7 by the state board. The Standard Steel Car Company was fe-jf.-l $ L 1 0 2 . T. 7 by the tax commissioners, and holdings of the- Fniversal Portland (' tn.eit Company were assessed for Th.- ass-ssnif. of the Central Railway ,-r-. f'om party, in the same county, of ? 120.3r0 was increased to Jl 17.340. CONSIDER WAGE CUT ! I'cTR 4,. Mich.. Dec. IS. Officials of the carmen's Pnion have called a reef-ting for trn.ght to consider the arc i ;r ; m. r. t bv the Detroit United it li'-.-'u . that wam s of platform employes win be cut 20 per cent on .)..-.: iy 1,

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Tt 'I . . V :. - I J 1 - v Tt : i f.'.o y '.' r FLYER SHOOTS SELF AND KILLS DANGER (Unrequited Love Leads to Murder and Suicide in London INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE) LONDON". Doc, IS Unrequieted love I'd to murder and suicide here today when George Augustus K-l!v. a form- : j it off ict r in the British fiyii.g corp-. j 'shot and killed Miss Sophia Tavbu cabaret dancer and professional beauty ! and then committed suicide. The dou- ; He tragedy occurrea in Miss Taylor's apartmns in the j r.-.-era e of her i ma'd. Kelty was reporteti to have i h'-en ;m American and to have former ly lived in New York and Omaha. Ac. ordir.g to the story told to the pol'.c l.y tlo maid. K-i'y called at -diss T.a"yi u-'s apart rn. nts in St. James St. tu her. Miss Taylor was not ! at h.-uie at the time and K-Iiy said he ! would wait. When the voting woman jarrive. Kelly followed lor into her ! bed-ro,.m and the two started to quar- ) rel. Tic mabi rusii.-d into the room j and found K.'iy choking Miss Taylor. I Tiie maid threw herself between them i .and separated them. Kelly then drew j a pist-d find tired . v. r the maid's j shoulder wounding his f-woeth.-ar in j th" bend. Kelly immediately turned 1 th.- weapon upon l.im.-.;f. 11,. w.is ;;..i.l to have 1... n intatiiat. U with the tl.ii.i-. . K.-.ly had t hutu 1 w;ts a had long b. en ! r arel was a flat. He load tisitig w oi k id f 1 i wealthy f ri. lKy t'r. quer, ndm. tb.at his; reliant. H ; ii Miss Tay- ', it-'.- at h 1- ! .1 m a tiver- j and f..r a ! t Ii.- Pals is j .oar. t. Re. i i w..rk and j tiaigliten.-d j v 1 b. en t tin a " t one tim. W b 1 i e w ! Dar.se. a o. nt ' y h. was und. s manager of pop.'iiir London 1 bad been out . rsto .tl !o bt,- in 'inancia; circumatanc s. DEMOCRATS NEED THE PULMOTER INDIANA!' .1 s. Ind.. -n hav. V 11 le D. c. 1. d. no cra.-y tak. n all knockout bbw g Nov ruber set 111s t life oat of the f.-mi.-r.- of that party who are niemh' is of (lie legislature. During the pre! inr nary activities for the session these minority members h; the cap: 1 a',. .ve not been in In fnet they they a-e not part 011 tiie Go vo rnor-obo t vi donee in - so apa- . n taking ineiic that they a-e not e t.n active ramed by conimitteeMcCray tinvest ijjate certain lines of proposed It gioio t ion. Senator Oravns of Madison and Representative Hail of Crothersvilie, t.oth democrats, were appointed on- the educational committee hv Mr. McCray. At the organization meeting of this committee trj.-.ae members were not in attendance. In fact Senator Cravens is the only "war horse" of the democratic party left In the assembly. The fact that he is taking so little interest at this time indicates that the presence of tiie min1 rity will figure very little in the srssion. THOMAS APPOINTED REGIONAL DIRECTOR P B. Thomas, reporter on The Times at East Chicago and an active mem ber of the American legion, has beer named as regional athletic director for the American Legion in the Tenth district by the state organization and will have supervision over all athletic events given by legion posts.

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tm LI.I1TIN ) I INTrrf. 1 ; .',-.. ... .... - - - - I.O" A(.i:i.l, llio. 1 v, t:) p. nt. Pnt O'llrien killed himself ith n rnllhre army pitul In it favhiooalil. hotel here following nt unncrrll eflort to nrr hi wife who I known n "Virginia Uarc" a motion pictnrc nctres. Ilr wsi to hntc hern decorated by the Il,tlh eovernment In 11 fe fln nt L'rleo. He wrote live letter to hi lfe before uleldin;. The following; pat belle note wn found near bin b.xtj : Inly n tonmil nnultl d. nlmt I nm doiiiK. Hut I gut-w I am one. W.i;. nil my wnr record, 1 nn just like thJ rrnt of the people In this norld little lilt of cl:iy. "And to you. my sweet little lfe, I RO, Ihliiklng of yoi nnd my denr. Kfi't mother, my KlterH nnd brother And r.iny the Juvt (iod thut nnswero.l my prnyerK in thoe ttto i!ny I npr.il In 111 n kites' my ee;.pe from (.rrmanj, once more antwrr them. "And bring; trouble, virUnr, dlfcrnee und nire bud luck than nnyont In this world hn ever h:id, nnd ntrtc forever thnt nnful womnn Snrah Ot! thnt hnft broken our home nnd h: tukefln yoa from me. "She caused this life of mine, flint Just n few minutes ngo vn so bnppy, to go on thnt vr-t ndventurc of deafh. "I'lenxe nend what yea find l.nek t my denr mother in Momcnce, III. "To the tie nrnilrn I b:ie been in, the bird, the nnln.ai I lot rd o well, to my friend, to nil thv world and ti adventure, I miy jrod-bye. TAT. OIIIUEN'' riNTEPNATtONA" KEWS SERVICE' LOS ANGELES, Cal.. Dec. T8. Police officials today are investigating t.ae mysterious death of Lielit. Pat O'Brien of Monience, 111., whose relatives live, at Low ell. Ind., one of the most not" i heroes of the great war, who v found shot to death in his room ui local hotel. It is believtd O'Brien siio himself because of a separation iron, his wife with whom he had vainly attempted a reconciliation. A note Ton 11 1 by the police, it is declared, bears out this theory. MAY 11AVK BEK M MI IHCHEll. I i The possibility that O'Brien's deti'.ii I may have been caused by another peri son, however, is being investigated. ! O'Brien's career during the war .' most spectacular. While a member of the Canadian flying forces which Rejoined before America entered the war, . he was shot down behind the German I lines and captured. He was in a German hospital for mapy weeks and alter his part'al recovery was ordered to a prison camp. LKAPS FHOM TIIAI.V. While en route to the camp he leaded from the window ef a moving train and made his way aeros the whole ot ermany to the Dutch frontier, burrov. -ing his way under the famous Genua 1 wire entanglemp nt erect, d along th-" 1. .-.I..- ,1 1 t, , .. .,1:.... 1 J . jj ... 'I ti-i alio, iit.'i.r t. 1111111 oil,, it.-- ,. ! health shattered he returned to AmerI ica. j Since the war he has written a booe ! reciting' bis war experiences aij'T ha i been in considerable demand as a j lecturer 011 war topics. Beyond the accusation mentioned i t j O'Brien's note, no r.-ason was kn.jwn j today for the estrangement between I his wife and himself. They ha.l be: n j married less than a year ago. it wa ! stated and came here last June. Mr. . 1 I O'Brien was a Miss Virginia Eiizabet'i j Allen, a famous beauty of Washington. I 1. C. I Mrs. Sarah Ottis and -Airs. CVBr'.ei i hit.l been stopping at the same hotel I where O'Brien killed himself. Mi ! O'Brien was prostrated from grb f this I morning. Mrs. Ottis was quoted a -' I saying to those who interviewed her: I "I was staying with Mrs. O'Brien i because I was afraid damage would ne ; .lone her by her husband. He had l.-.-.i ' irrational for several weeks." One Los Angeles newspaper said had been advised that Mrs. Ottis i.- the ' divorced wife of a Dr. Ottis, cf Spiir.s -I fi. Id. 111. 1 O'Brien wss 2? years o.d and w;.s j of American-Irish descent. I Dr. Howard C. Seager. whe had h-oi j O'Brien's ph;dcian, was Quoted t .da y ! as saying he l.elievej the aviator wa. I mentaly unbalunced. due to his war cxper.t noes. ! Though his mother lives at Momtsnce. i other relatives lived at Lowell a net I 'VBrlen's feats during the war mad' ' Lake cunty just as proud e.f him as if he was born here. His reception up-

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tragic end are anxiously awaited. He married a Washington. D, C., girl Titer his return from the war .and a sinter Mrs. Ben Worley lives at Lowell IN LAYOFFS There seems to be a certain curtailment of industrial activity throughout the Calumet region, as the Christmas holleiays approach. In East Chicago and Indiana Harbor a number of the plants are laying off their men. which ia not unusual tor this time of the year. It has always be n the custom in the years past to let their employes have a few days oT artuind this time; however, during the world war the plants having numerous orders that required immediate shipment, they were unable to grant this lay off. There is no immediate alarm necessary, according to tifficials of several plants for they intend to start their plants on a 70 per cent basis at the least after the first of ha year.

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