The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-05
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CHARGES Is CENT THEFT.
In an affdavit made by Blaine Record
yesterday George Windoffer, captain
and acting superintendent OF the Ko-
kono police, is charged with larceny
of 15 cents. The affidavit is Endorsed
with the names of three witnesses, NJ
j. Webb discharged last night as city
patrolman. George Bergman. former
member of the police force, and Glen
Hockett. city electrician.
TO ADDRESS CLUB.
Charles b. Sheriff.. minister to Argen-
tina, will address the Commercial Club
and members of the Indianapolis Trade
Association and the Indianapolis Manu-
facturers' Association at the CONNER
cial Club Friday evening. Jan. 90.
DRINKS IN DRY TOWN.
Regardless of the fact that Anderson
is in dry territory. drunkenness was the
prize offense for the year 1910 accord
ing to the annual report of Superin-
tendent of Police Pritchard, which was
issued today. Drink was the besetting
sin of Andersonians, while DRINKS and
consequent fights caused the bulk OF
arrests made during the year.
POSTAL BANK OPENS.
| Promptly at o'clock Tuesday morn
| ing the little stained glass window on
the extreme south OF the row of various
department windows IN the Princeton
postoffice shot up and the first postal
savings bank in Indiana was open for
business.
PLAN LONG TRAMP.
A number of students in Indiana Law
School are planning a tramp to Brown
County Saturday. They intend 10 maze
| the return trip by rail- and one con-
dition Imposed on the walkers is that
the first man to complain of WEAKNESS
shall pay the railroad fare of the en-
| tire party. The young men expect to
make the trip in nine hours.
SHOOTS HIS FRIEND.
1 Chaddy Johnson, II years old, a
young factory worker. of Muncie yes
terday afternoon shot his friend. Abner
McLaln, 16 ears old. McLaIn later died
at the city Hospital Johnson, who
asserts that the shooting was acct
dental, is being held by the police
pending an Investigation.
KERN AFTER TAX DODGERS.
Indorsing prison sentences for mer
proved guilty of tax lodging, John w
| Kern. speaking yesterday before the
State Board Of Tax Commissioners
condemned the practice as discouragine
to men who trying to be honest
Mr.. Kern contended in his speech also
that all bonds. public or private, should
be listed for taxation.
SWEENEY Is SHORT
The report of the field examiners fol
the State Board OF Accounts charging
z. T. Sweeney. former state fish and
game commissi oner. with a shortagt
and Illegal expenditure Of s7,252.SS. wa.
made public yesterday Tht responsi.
bility for the discrepancies was placed
on Mrs. E. E. Earle, formerly Miss
Marguerite Meehan, license clerk TO,
Marion County. and her husband. E f
Earle. former chief deputy in the office
CONGER FINALLY APPOINTED.
Sid Conger OF Shelbyville and Johr
l. Thompson of Gas City were re-elect
ed yesterday as members of the State
Board of Agriculture after one of the
most bitter fights in the history oil
the organization. A filibuster led by
Barton Campbell of Anderson and
Charles r. Duff1n, deputy state sta
tistician, of Terre Haute. representing
the Terre Haute Trotting Association
failed after a debate lasting several
hours.
YOUNG GIRL HOyORED.
In appreciation of her particularly
successful efforts at organizing and
experimenting the sale of Red Cross
Christmas seals in Fort Wayne, Miss
Italia Evans. a young society girl, was
last night elected secretary and plac-
ed in active charge of the Fort Wayne
Anti-Tuberculosis Society
NEW HOME BURNS.
week ago Grant Long. a wealthy
farmer. purchased a home at Speichers
five miles north of Wabash. but neg
lected to have his insurance transferred
or renewed. Today the house was
burned with all contents. the loss being
$4,000. Members of the family had
narrow escapes from death.
PARK COMMISSIONER MEET.
Park commissioners OF second-clas SIS
cities of Indiana, meeting yesterday al
the Claypool Hotel. agreed after an ex-
tensive discussion OF the present park
commission law of Indiana that it viii
be an advantage to second class cities
tc be governed by the same law thai
applies to cities of the first class.