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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-18

A FEW years ago, Owen Davis,
n who had made a place for
himself in the front rank of "thril.
ler' writers, was credited with the
resolution to force his way into
reasonable company with Henry
Arthur Jones and Edward Sheldon.
The purpose surely is commend
able; but something moro must go
to its accomplishment than the
abandonment of familiar, old ex-
pediepts for chmaxes without first
casting aside the tottering frame
works that added to their shabbi-
ness without being Of any substau-
tial aid, For, to suggest the mat
ter tersely. "Making Good is
nothing better than "Through the
Breakers with the breakers left
out.
AZ the start it befuddlcd some of
us into fancyiug it of a more con
temporaneous interest than "Kit'
or "hcross the Continent by mix
ing its lumber camp melodrama
with the making good, hustling,
business comedy, now so popular.
The William Courteuay hero. son Of
q millionaire. is in the north woods
after big game. The father wants
him TO prevent business rivalry by
marrying the willing daughter Of
self.made capitalist: bnt, Of course,
he is far too noble to do anything"
so sensible. Instead. he cuts adrift
from his father; opens rural
store. and centcrs his affections on
the Doris Kcane heroine. who pos
sesses a drunken uncle, virtue, and
all the other troubles of her class.
At their first meeting he defends
her from tho amorous attentions Of
the villain-who, L am sure, would
be n substantial, law.abiding citi-
zen if left to himself, for there ap-
pears to be no reason why be
should be bad except the author S
need However, i must tell you
that the hero business isn't what
il was; until recently the cham
even had he been far slenderer
away with his threats without the
slightest difficulty; but in this case
n single uppercut knocks him out.
When the young man, coming to,
made no further effort at fight but
cOn1pnLpu nlUotll "ilh u''ialIHE
he would "get'' his opponent be-
fore leaving the camp | was not
alone in my dismay. But in good
time I understood this innovation.
for its sequel formed the best
scene of the play.
After the city chaps success at
.'makiug good, - a great deal Of
comic "locaI color, and msuD-
dcrstanding, between the lovers, Of
fhc most hackueyed and Incredible
SORT Mr.. Courtcnay concluded TO
hasten TO Now York and, more or
Icss straiehten out ihe financial
tnuoles OF his father, in especial,
and the entire cast, in general The
conventional ond to conventional
nct was in sight when Mr.. Courte-
nav suddenly discovered he had
Ave minutes before train time. and
6inping aside his coat, hlurted out:
,.T said 7 wouldn I leave this camp
without thrashing You. Pete Sclby,
md now I'll do iti' Whereupon
the curtain presently came down
an AS lively a wrestle as il has
been our good fortune to see Tor
some time,
0F the rest, little need be sad,
" The next act, occurring IN
New York drawingroom, comes OF
Min considerably .leeB absurdtty
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-18

TIAVING done with the subject
Il Of "'Making Good and
without, if I may point to the
achievement with some pride,
having succumbed TO an obvious
temptation Of saying it belied its
title-I will turn TO Macushla, -
written for Chauncey Olcott, by
Rida johnson Young. To tell the
truth | do 80 reluctantly; I would
rather record the fact that it has
been greeted with every manifesto
tion of delight by audiences that
filled one Of the largest theaters in
the country, and let the matter go
at that 1t is quite beside the case
that | could not Join in their linn
itless raptures-J am sure no form
of diversion could be more harm.
less than an evening with Chaun-
cey Olcott in his iauntest mood
Of valor and romance; and do
not want to taruisb anybody s
pleasure. even TO the trivial degree
Of saving ! could take no share in
it. I, for instance, would be very
much ANNOYED if the waitress
broke in on my morning recollec-
tions of a splendid evening at A
play by lbsen or John Galsworthy
to tell me she was there and didn =
care for it; or if the cook hurried
in to sneer at "Sumurun. SO why
do more than say that "Macush
la is the right play in the right
place
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-18
THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE MORNING FEBRUARY IS 1919

new aspect Of the case and ending
with an exclamation point, it
nardl y satisfies our expectations
we have sat patiently and atten-
tlvely through the laborious weav-
ing OF an elaborate fabric of com
plicatcd threads. only to see the
whole affair unravel itself by one
tug at a string that was carefully
concealed from us.
LYDIA is nearing the end of her
ordeal in the witness box; she has
sworn TO the false alihi. and her
accomplice has made the case for
the. prosecution appear to collapse
before her testimony, She is
apont TO step down when the prc.
sIding Judge stops her while he in.
troduces an anonymous letter lust
received. Its writer saw the Gill.
more boy admit the Young attorney
10 his home on the night of tho
murder The nudge demands to
SnoW the whereabouts Of the child.
LYDIA refuses 10 have him brought
10 conr'; ~ her hystcria she lets
slip enough words of Al unfinished
sentence To reveal he. determine.
,lon not to 'ct her son either swear
TO an untruth or brand his father
rs murderer; and II that point
With scream and faint-the
h'C ac' ends. The last serves
merely TO tell MS Or. Gilluore has
committed suicide and TO indicatc
future happiness for lydia with
her rcsolute lover.
&PACE viii not allow me to tell
~ in detsil the remarkable art
with which Margaret AnaIin vital
res this incredible tale, CLOSES
over It's defects and en-
phaSizes its merits. and. i'm
short. carries of a somew hat doubt
ful quantity to positive success
Extraordinary as her achievement
Is, il calls INTO use only one phase
of her perfcctly-controlcd genius;
showing herself. in her relation to
Henry Arthur Jones. much as Sarah
Bernhardt is 10 the claptrap hero
mes NIctorirn Sardou used TO in
vent for her, Though such PLAY
as - lydia Gilmore enables Miss
Aneln to give us an evening of
considerably more than ordinary
interest, she cannot hope to reveal
her full artistic stature-the only
American actress, since the retire
ment of Ada Rehan, worthy to be
ranked with Mrs. Fiske and Julia
Marlowe-until she plays the hero
mes Of Shakespeare, Ibsen. Sheri-
dan or Pinero.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-13
CITY EAgEDl WITH
4 M PROBLEM D!


Kay Seetey, county surveyor, this
morning. in pointing out a recent law,
gave the Hammond board of public
works some new problems with, which
to wrestle. The problems grew out of
county pavements which are toEbe done
In the city of Hammond. The slaw pro-
vides that the pavement in the city
shall cost no more than they doFin the
country districts. and the result is that
pavements made by the countyian Ham
mond would not be wide enough al
though they would be wide enough in
the country districts.
The streets that are affected by this
law are Sheffield avenue from Gostlin
street. north to Indiana boulevard
Holman street south from the c.! C. &,
L. tracks TO the Ridge road at Munster.
and Kennedy avenue south from High
land to the south end of Hessville
The viewers will go over these streets
next Thursday. In the meantime the
opinions of bond house attorneys are
awaited to learn whether bonds would
be invalidated if the pavement We're
to be made wider IN the cities than in
the country districts.
Should the bond houses hold that the
pavements could not be made wider in
the streets than in the country dis
triets. the city would either have to
widen the pavement by a general as
sessment or speAiha assessment
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-13
TRIAL OF
BEN MAY
STARTED

The actual trial of Benjamin May, a
Gary & Interurban conductor, charged
with entering the car barns of the
company for the purpose of commit
ting felony. commenced in Judge
Virgil S. Refers court this morning
The jury has been impaneled and the
taking of evidence commenced The
state Is represented by Deputy Prose-
cutting Attorney Ralph W. Ross and
Attorney Frank Gavit. and the defense
Is represented by Attorneys Lyddfck
and Shield.
In the opening statement to the jury
the attorneys for the state said that
they expected to show that May had
inserted a stocking in the chute.
through which the conductors deposit
ed their reports and fares collected in
such a manner as to prevent its being
deposited in the safe
That the contrivance was discover
ed by one of the conductors and MAJ
was later caught entering the building
for the alleged purpose of getting the
money that was deposited there" He
was caught in the building late at
night In his street clothes.
On account of the death af Thaddeus
Fancher of Crown Point, the Lake SUI
perior courts all adjourned, SO that the
trial of the case will not be resumed
until tomorrow
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-13
CAN'T FIND SPONSOR

While there seems to be considerable
Roosevelt sentiment in Hammond, no
one here is standing sponsor for a
movement TO throw the delegate
strength of the tenth district to the
former president.
In fact. SO far as can be learned.
there is no organized movement in
Roosevelfs interests in any portion of
Lake county. At the district conven-
ton in Lafayette the republican party
endorsed President Taft and it is be-
ileved that the party organization in
this district is for Taft.
While Roosevelt would get a great
deal of support in Lake county il there
seemed to be any assurance that he
viii actually be a candidate, that fact
that the Roosevelt boom seems to be
mostly talk has not taken from Presi-
dent Taft any of the support that he
would naturally get.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-13
FIRE occurs IN
REAR Of MOlGUE

What night have been a disastrous
fire was averted by the alertness of
George Emmerling this morning when
he checked the roaring flames which
had gained Roadway in the rear of the
undertaking establishment on Sibley
street.
The fire broke out in the work room
of the establishment about 7:45 o'clock
this morning and. alone in the build
ing, Mr.. Emmerling dashed into the
blazing room and shut all the doors and
windows which in short time checked
the flames.
Fire departments Nos. 1 and 4 made
quick run and extinguished the
flames by the aid of the chemical wag-
on The loss is estimated at about
5000 and is covered by insurance.
The origin is unknown. Mr. Emmer-
ling passed through the room five min
utes before and there was not the
slightest trace of smoke or fire He
was preparing for an ambulance call
when he noticed the room in a blaze
five minutes later.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-13
SHERCL|FFES PLEA
FOR PARDON FAILS
McGarry Window Robber
Must Stay in Colorado
Penitentiary.

Chief Austgen received word fron,
Colorado this morning regarding sher
man W. Morris, alias Frank Sherclitre
VINO is wanted in Hammond for steal
ing $4,000 worth of diamonds OUT Of
Nicoarry's window in April, 1908, to the
sheet that he has undoubtedly lost his
iohs hight for freedom. where he is
serving twenty-one years in the state
penitentiary for murder.
The Colorado board OF pardons af+-
er considering his case. has indefinitely
postponed action on Shercline's Glenn
ehcy' their vote being evenly divided
with that of Governor Shaffroth. and
therefore, the case viii be pigeon holed
ihree years ago Sherclife was con-
Victed of numbering John Walsh. a
Leadvilie saloonkeeper, a crime he in
sists that he did not commit ana is
serving sentence of twenty-one wears
Three of the FIVE members Of the
parole board favored paroling sher-
cllfe, but their efforts to win supnort
IRON Governor Shaffroth were futile
Ihe case will now be stricken from, the
docket of the board of pardons. to he
resurrected at some future time or not
as the occasion demands. Friends and
the wife of Shercliffe added to the cor,
fr-0s~Oo Ao euA = ot tue Gaze by asking
'hat Shercliffe, If released should he
protected from charges in three other
states, including the city of Hammond
where he is wanted
10 do this it was necessary to parole
instead of pardon. Warden r. lyman
VINO Is In one sense a reformer, favored
poth pardon and protection. that Sher-
clane might have a chance to make good
as reformed criminal, which he claims
TO be- Shercliffe asked to be paroled
instead of pardoned in order that he
could not be taken back here. Gov
erhor Shaffrofh said that If he had
been able to release him he would NOT
offer protection
Shercliffe is known to he one of tho
most desperate criminals in the United
states and has long record of crimes
winch was printed in THE Tines
The crime he committed in Hammond
was one of the most daring that has
ever taken place in Lake county. and
since the robbery in 1908 Chief Aust
gen has been on his trail and anallv
located his man in Colorado
On the evening of April % abon+
80 O'Clock, Shercliffe put in his ap-
pearance in Hammond Notwithstand-
ing the fact that there were a num-
Der Of people on the street and a man
standing in the doorway of McGarrv,s
Jewelry store. he walked up to the
WINDOW, broke the glass with a padded
brick and made his getaway with a
tray of diamonds valued al $4,000. The
last seen of him was in the alley in the
rear of the Central school building.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-13

liam Smythe In the midst Of an other
wise happy honeymoon. The wives OF
Smith, who Is a maker or heating an
pliances. are listed by his accuser as
follows:
No. Mrs - Smythe: mar
ried in Philadelphia about 1895.
No. Mfrs. Mary Smythe. mar
ried in Philadelphia, 1903; has two
children.
No. s-Mrs. Lillian Tillotson-
married Jan. S, 1912
While installing a heating appliance
in the high school at Cbestertop
smyth. wooed Mrs. Tinotson, widow Of
prosperous land owner. They were
enjoying their honeymoon in the TIL
iotson country seat near Chastarton
when Mrs smythe No. 2 appeared with
two children.
AT hrst Smythe denied ever having
seen ms aecuser But when the chill
dren called him '.Papa" he eonfsssad
that they belonged to him.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-13
PAPE'S DIAPEPSIN
SURELY PUTS THE
STOMACH IN ORDER

AS there is often some one in your
family who suffers an attack of Indi-
gestion or some form of stomach trou-
hle why don't you keep some Diapep-
sin in the house handy?
This harmless blessing will digest
anything you can eat without the
slightest discomfort, and overcome
sour, gassy Stomach ave minutes after
Tell your pharmacist to let you read
THIS formula, plainly printed on these
5o-cent cases Of Raneis Diapepsias then
you will readily see why 1t makes In
digestion. Sour Stomach. Heartburn
and other distress ses in five minutes,
and relieves at once such miserles as
Beiching of Gas, Fluctuations of sour,
undigested food. Nausea. Headaches.
Dizziness, Constipation and other Stom-
ach disorders.
Some folks have tried so long to
find relief from Indigestion and Dys-
pepsia or an -of-order stomach with
the common. every -day cures adVertis-
ed that they have about made up their
minds that they have something else
wrong, or believe theirs Is a case of
Nervousness, Gastritis. Catarrh of the
Stomach or Cancer.
This, no doubt. is a serious mistake
Your real trouble is. what you eat does
not digest INSTEAD II ferments and
sours. turns to acid. Gas and Stomach
poison, which putrefy in the digestive
tract and intesti and besides
poison and breath with nauseous odof-s
A hearty appetite, with thorough d.
gestion- and without the slightest dis
comfort misery of the Stomach is
waiting for you as soon as you decide
to try Pape's Diapepsin
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-13
MOTIONS AND ORDERS,
Court Room No. Z.

Court Room No. J.
1850 Isaac Brown VS.. Sigmond L.
Eisler. Find for plaintiff for 5000.
Judgment
1886. Lincoln Y. Cravens. admir- VS..
Indiana Steel Co. Deft. files stipu-
lation for dismissal at plaintiff S
COST Judgment.
1858. Walter Raula VS. Antonini Nal.
rutone. Piaintia files answer to
deft's motion for dismissal
1854. Antoine Lukacs VS. Leo Putz. ct
al. John Zeliska and wife file dis
claime,r to cross complaint of Toll
lesion Lbr. & Coal Co.
so44. Fred J. Smith VS.. John NJ Young
ct al Plaintiff disrnisses as to lots
ca and go block (e7) Indiana Har-
$500. Esther Brown ct al vs. .Matiida
Berry ct al. All dispositions on flc
ordered published.
S42s. William Guss VS.. Bert Algrim ct
al. Plaintiffs motion for appoint
ment of receiver sustained and
John +. Krost appointed receiver.
Required to file bond $1,000 for
faithful performance of duties, and
now files same. Approved and he
is directed to take charge prop
erty in controversy without, how
ever. ousting defts. Algrim there
from IL they will enter into an un-
dertaking to be approved by him to
secure reasonable rent of said
property from month to month and
receiver to insure said property and
cause painting to be finished, IL
necessary for protection of prop
erty and he is to give notice of
appointment to all parties having
claims upon or against property
and are required to file them with
him to be submitted to and acted
upon by this court and receiver
ordered to report all doings to
court.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-13
IN THE =
$ UPERIOR nnHIDTO
and CIRCUIT UUUnnO

an action against the Botlin- Haywa rd
company and the Northern Indiana Gas
& Electric company for $4,000 dam
ages.
1t is related In the complaint that the
DEFENDANT was working on a scaffold-
ing as riveters helper, which he fell
ana SUFFERED Injuries that resulted in
the breaking OF his spinal column and
the paralysis OF the entire lower part
of his body.
1t is alleged that he will he a hone
less cripple for life. The accident han
pened on Dec. %. and the companies
are charged with negligence in that
they failed to provide a secure place for
the plaintiff to work.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-13
May Get Out.

According to a Chicago paper Attor-
ney Leon A. Berezniak still has
chance to avoid Jail sentence If he is
able to purge himself of contempt Of
court The report is as follows:
unless Leon A Be-ezniak, who
claims to be licensed attorney of In
diana, obtains writ OF supersedeas
from the appellate court before next
Saturday morning he will be remanded
to the county jail to serve a sentence
of five days for contempt of court. ac-
cording to a, ruling of Judge Cooper in
the superior court Saturday Berez-
MAX was ordered committed for prac-
ticing law in Illinois without a IL
cense"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-13
{. H. MERRILL DIES
OF HEART FAILURE
Another Member of Well
Known Merrill Family
Passes Away.

Cass Henry Merrill, one of HAM
mond's pioneer and most respected cttf-
zens for the past twenty-nine years.
died suddenly of heart failure at the
family residence at 7s7 Walter street
last night at $50 O'Clock.
The funeral arrangements have not
been definitely made. but will be held
some time Thursday and will he in
charge of the Independent Order Of
Foresters
The news of his sudden death last
night caused great shock among his
wide circle of friends who thought he
was in the best of health. He was in
the best of spirits at supper time and
was preparing TO leave for work. where
he is employed Waterman at Towle
street for the Wabash railroad
He went into the kitchen to get his
dinner pail. and when found was living
on the floor A physician was at once
summoned, but it was found Impossible
to restore him to life.
Mr.. Merrill has a. wide acquaintance
in Hammond, and during his residence
here he has gained a large circle of
friends. who will greatly mourn the
news of his death.
lie moved here from Merrillville %
years ago and at one time was a MEM
Der OF the Hammond police force. He
then resigned and accepted the position
as Waterman at Towle street which
ne has held for a number of years. 1t
viii be remembered that DR.. w W.
Merrill. a brother. died of the same
aiiment about three months ago.
Mr. Merrill was q member of the In
dependent order of Foresters and the
North American Union, a fraternal or
ganization. He was SO years old ami
Is survived by wife and four sons,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-13
HICKS GOES EAST
ON MISSION

Charles Hicks, of the +. S. Betz COM
pany. viii leave today for Rochester. N.
T., where he will be the prosecuting
witness in the states case against
FRANK Conway, who attempted to steal
large amount of brass goods that
HICKS bought. for the F. S. -Betz COM
pany.
Mr.. Hicks caught the thief and Sc
cured the return of the stolen goods
and at the request of the prosecuting
attorney has gone east to aid in the
prosecution of the thief
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-13
Alderman Suit Tried.

The case Of Ableman VS.. Haehnel, adj
ministrator of the Gunther estate is on
trial before Special Judge Gallagher of
the Porter superior court at valpa-
raiso.
The case was originally tried in
Hammond and was afterwards venued
to Porter county and change taken
from Judge Harry B. Tuthill Attor-
neys. WINERY, Schottler and Loring
are representing the plaintiff and At
torneys Boone. Scheerer and Daily are
representing the defendant The case
Is expected to take all of this week.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-13
Mrs. Fischer Recovering.

Mrs Bert Fischer has not yet entire-
ly recovered from her recent severe III
ness and Is still confined To her bed at
nome, rs Plummer avenue She is on
the road 10 recovery, however. although
the progress Is rather slow Owing to
her weakened condition her phvsician
has advised her to see as few of her
friends as possible for the present.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-13
Does Not Know.

Prosecuting Attorney Ralph W. Ross
said today that he did not know wheth-
er or not grand jury would be called
at the next term of the Lake superior
court
He said that if there was ANYTHING
called TO the attention of the court that
demanded investigation he supposed
the court would call a grand jury.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-13

a meeting of the members of the G.
l. A. TO the b. Of L. Z. will be held
Wednesday afternoon in the X. of p.
Han in South Holman street. The usual
program will be followed and it is
desired that there is a large attend ;
ance at the meeting
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-13

Ihere will be a meeting of the mem
ners OF Golden Rule Council No. IL d.
OF l. this evening in the X. of p Hall
IN south Holman street. Several APP
piications for membership will be bal
iofed upon and other routine work will!
be disposed of. Ii is desired that many
members attend the meeting
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-13

Guy. Leo, Everett and Archie; one Sis
ter, Miss Mary Merrill OF windsor Park.
ILL.,. two brothers. John Merrill, Wind
sor Park, III, ana Frank Merrill of
Winamac. Ind.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-13

Inc members Of Court Leurs c. O. F.
VIII entertain with a pedro party this
evening In the Eagles club rooms. Aft :
or the card games informal dancing
VIII be enjoyed. Preparations are be-
ihs MADE 10 entertain many Hammond
people 1t will be the last party to be
gwen by the members until after the
Lenten season
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-13
ARRESTED ON
HIS HONEYMOON
Heating Appliance Maker
Said to Have 3 Wives.

Valparaiso, Ind. Feb. 1s.-Apparent
possession of three wives and the in
sistent demands of one of their num-
Der resulted in the arrest of John viii
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-13

Inc members of Germania Rebeekah
Lodge will meet this evening in l. o. 0.
r. Hail in State street for their BIZ
monthly meetin- class of candidates
VIII be initiated. A social session will
follow the business meeting.