The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-11-25

Commission of Indiana announced that
the carriers of the state will determine
by Monday whether the advances in
coal rates which were to &c into effect
Dec. 1 will become operative. Numer-
Gus conferences between the shippers, 1
manufacturers and carriers have been
held and the railroads have agreed to
make known their intentions concern
ing the advances Nov 81
WAS DOPE FIEND.
Davis Manor. % years old. beilboy |
at the Claypool Hotel. who was arrest |
ed yesterday afternoon charged with |
stealing valuable furs from a travel |
ing salesman at the hotel, is said by !
the police to be a confirmed dope |
fiend" and to his alleged use of stimu
lating drugs officers lay his theft.
Manor confessed soon after his arrest.
1t is asserted by the police that he is
member of a well-to-do family of
Terre Haute.
CONDUCTOR WAS ACQUITTED.
Joseph E. Kiser. the Fort Wayne
, street car conductor who killed H. E.
Siegmond, a passenger, Monday night
by blow with switch hook was ac-
quilted Wednesday in a preliminary
| hearing. 1t was shown he acted in
self defense. The trouble arose over
the collection of Siegmond's fare.
sHIyELY Is BETTER.
| Senator B. f. Shively OF South Bend
has fully recovered from his recent
severe illness and operation for the
removal of the small toe of his foot,
| and this afternoon was on the streets
for the first time since he was taken
! at u ,sr,cr Ind DIN ne no
litical campaign. For the last two
weeks the senator has been in Chi
cago hospital taking the rest cure.
HoUNDED TO ASYLUM.
/ AS the result of being nightly hound
ed by a gang of boys and an injury
sustained in escaping them, William
Kerns, of Logansport, is years old. be-
came mentally unbalanced two weeks
ago, and this afternoon a sansty conf
mission recommended his commitment
to Longclir.
celebrate CHURCH'S BIRTHDAY.
| The Presbyterian congregation OF
tPeru held the first of a series of special
lservices last night in commemoration
of the seventhy-ifth anniversary of the
denomination in Peru and much inter
lest was shown, the church being filled
by the members and friends.
MINING TOWN SAVED.
A change of direction in which the
wind was blowing at an early hour
Wednesday morning served the purpose
of saving Montgomery, a mining town
seven miles east of Washington, from
complete destruction by fire. AS 1t was
loss of more than $4,000 was en-
tailed.
OFFER BIG REWARD.
An offer of $500 reward was au-
thorized by the Jay County Council for
the arrest and conviction of the murd-
erers of David Karney of Portland the
Corkwen merchant who was called to
his door and shot to death Halloween
night. Arrests in the case are now
expected.
TAKE A VACATION.
After visiting the Indiana Village fol
Epileptics. two miles north of New
} castle, Wednesday. the Legislative
visiting committee appointed by Gov
ernor Marshall to investigate and re-
port on the state institutions. adjourn
ed for the Thanksgiving holiday ano
returned to indianapolis The mem
bers will start out again today.
CHARGE WHITE SLAVERY.
Jerry Butts, proprietor of the UnioI
Hotel in South Bend was arrested b,
the police on fugitive warrant war
rant and held pending action on hv'
| indictments charging white slavery
which were returned against him BY
the grand jury Tuesday night