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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-04
COP GETS RUDE
SHOCK IN HUMANITY
Honest Officer Resents the
Imputation of His
Comrade.

Had Diogenes lived in the present
day and come to East Chicago he might
have discarded his lantern with which
he sought an honest man, and beheld
with the naked eye and by means of no
artificial light. the benign features and
athletic form of one Officer Harry
Nangle. as the impersonation of the
scarce article he was looking for. For
be 1t known Officer Nangle is an hon.
est man. Moreover he is an honest DO
hceman- He admits 1t himself
If anybody doubts it, with the excep :
ton of Sergeant Mike German. and he
Is such a pessimist that his opinion
doesn't count. let him listen to this
tale and then profess his doubt.
Officer Nangle was standing in the
center of Chicago and Forsyth avenue.
the other day, risking his life as usual
In the midst of the whirl Of traffic that
centers around this spot. He was
whistling a merry tune and whfrling
his club gaily. Suddenly his eye fell
upon what appeared to be a pocket
book. business of picking it up) 1t
proved to be what is appearance in
dicated. Moreover it contained some
thing like $50 in cash and a check for
five dollars signed by Reid Murdoch
& Co.
Grand find" said Officer NanRle be-
slowing the wallet in an inside coat
pocket.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-04
Crown Point News
Happenings OF a Day in Lake County's Lively Capital

All members requested to be pres
ent.
Martin Rudolph is the latest victim
of the southern fever and will proba-
bly, decide to spend the greater part of
the winter with Mrs. Rudolph in some
part of Florida.
Many Crown Pointers are attending
the fat stock show in Chicago this
week.
The O. A. NJ. club members were de-
lightfully entertained at the home of
Miss Bessie Rose on Main street last
evening
E. II. Crowell and wife have return
ed from a business trip to St Louis,
Mo.
Elaborate preparations are being
made for the rural mail carriers dance
at Central Music hall on Saturday
night and the affair promises to be
one OF the most successful and enjoy
able dances given in Crown Point in
some time. Special music has been
engaged for the occasion and neither
time nor money will be spared to make
the dance a success
Measles is still prevalent in Crown
Point. with the number of cases In
creasing. 1t Is of a mild form and so
Tor no serious results have occurred
Miss Myrtle Stilson will leave soon
for California to spend the next six
months with a brother in the land Of
sunshine and roses
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-04
MERCHANT ITS PRE- ACHING
BUT NOT PRACTIC|NG
incidentally Warm Meeting
Is Called for the Gary
Commercial Club.

There is likely to be a warm and
spicy meeting at the Gary Commercial
club tonight when the Commercial
club Retail Merchants association and
Grocers and Butchers guild meet in a
triple plated conference. The meeting
is called for the purpose of boosting
the shop at home Christmas movement.
1t is said that some OF the CONNER
cial club members will read the riot
act to several merchants because of
their inconsistency-that several of the
most eminent trade at home boosters
have been doing just the opposite.
Just before the triple-plated confer
ence the Commercial club will have a
little meeting of it's own. Then will
follow the three-ringed pow wow at
which Capt. H. S. Norton president of
the Commercial club will preside The
trade at home movement is being back
ed by the merchants.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-04
FRIEND LOSES CLOTHES
BUT SAVES FRIENDS
John Dillon Refuses to Send
Mike Boland to the
Penitentiary.

AS Officer Lencfoni was strolline
along the street in Indiana Harbor, he
noticed a man trying to sell "a suit OF
clothes to another man. The officer
had a hunch that all was not as i;
should be and arrested the barterer
who gave his name as Mike Boland
and said he lived near the brick yards
When Lencioni had landed his priso-
ner in the station 1t developed that
Sergeant Frank Barker and his men
had been hot on the trail of Boland
complaint having been made them by
one Joe Dillon of 139th and Elm streets
that he, Boland. had stolen a suit of
clothes from Dillon
The two men are partners" and
work for the Leroy teaming and con-
tracing company. Dillon was absent
from his room and a fellow boarder
noticed Boland emerging from 1t carry
ing suit of clothes. When Dillon
came home he found his suit missing
and complained of it, whereupon he
was told of the incident of the morn
ing. Good luck coupled with good
Judgment threw the offender right in
to Officer Lencfonis hands.
In the city court yesterday he plead
ed intoxication, claiming he did not
know what he was doing when he took
the clothes. Learning that his friend S
offense would send him to the peniten-
t,ary If he were found guilty. Dillon
agreed to change the charge to one of
drunkenness and Roland was fined 81
and costs.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-04

is that she has eloped.
Mrs. Foster is of the belief that she
saw her daughter, accompanied by two
men and another girl. pass the Foster
home in large red automobile Mon
day evening.
A North Side youth. Adrian Booth
with whom Miss Foster is known to
have been friendly, was questioned
but denied all knowledge of her where
abouts.
1t was believed that the couple might
have eloped to Crown Point but In
vestigation made by TINES reporters
at the county seat last night shows
that no permit to wed was granted to
any such parties yesterday.
The girl weighed about 10 pounds
was feet inches height. she was fair
of feature and had blonde hair. Her
hat and coat were of gray.
Admitting themselves baffled by the
disappearance of Edna Foster, the
daughter of Edwin Foster. decorat-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-04

to you by counsel"
Judge. l did," the man insisted.
He asked me If 1 knew what 1t was
and l said 1 did"
II you are sure you know what IN
meant by preponderance of evidence.
define It," directed the court
It's evidence previously pondered."
was the answer
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elsewhere in this issue.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-04
RALEIGH, n. C. CHILD
Made Strong and Well by vinol.

When we tell you that vinol is the
best remedy in our whole stock for
making weak. puny ailing children
strong. robust and rosy we are only
telling you what has been proven by
hundreds of mothers
Mrs. w. o. Strother Raleigh. N.
says: My little girl, Hazel has been
taking Vinol to build her up after a
severe spell of sickness. 1t has done
so much good by restoring her appe-
title and building up her strength that
think Vino1 is the finest tonic ever
prepared and 1 am telling everyone
about it."
What Vinol did for this little girl
it will do for every weak, and ailing
child because sickly children need the
strengthening cod liver elements and
the tonic iron that Vinol contains
that is why Vinol builds them up
quickly and gives them fine healthy
color. 1t is pleasant to take and we
guarantee that the results will satisfy
you-money back if they do not l..
Harry Weis. Druggist Hammond Ind.
r. $. If you have Eczema try our
Sake Salve. We guarantee it.-Adv.
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er. but he emphasized the fact that
what he and the public were after
were lower prices. and that they got
them.
On the question of publicity. which
carried with 1t the intimation of m
fairness toward the merchants because
1t would draw attention away from the
stores and to the market Mr. O'Rourke
came back with logical answer.
Defends Publicity.
L admit that / was responsible for
the stories in the newspapers in which
was quoted and In permitting myself
to be quoted 1 was giving fair warning
to every merchant In Hammond lust
what the price would be and what
competition he would have to expect
on the public market.
Mr.. Hubbard In further argument
asked by what right the market mas
ter assumed to fix the prices To this
Mr.. O'Rourke answered that the prices
which prevailed on the public market
were figures fixed by the seller himself
and that all that he had to do with It
was to see that the dealer would live
up to it.
Points to New York.
What would the merchants Of
Hammond have said II we would have
proceeded to stock the public market
without giving them any notice of
what they might expect" said Mr.
O'Rourke in defense. That would
have been unfair to the merchants in
deed. Furthermore. in every city mar
ket It is customary for the market
master to publish the prevailing prices,
and In New York things have gone
even farther. There a commission has
been appointed to promote the manu-
facture and sale of articles for con-
sumption. The idea there is to elimi-
nate the middleman entirely, both in
the manufacture and production as
well as In the sale.
Some of the councilmen demanded
to know Just how many people had
been benefited by the reduced city
market prices. and Mr.. O'Rourke an
swered that ESQ turkeys and 500 chick
ems had been sold. The chickens were
sold on the public market, but for the
turkeys. many orders were taken on
the market by Mr.. Holtz, who had both
live and dressed birds on hand and
after selling out sent inquirers to his
son on State Line street, the West
Hammond merchant in question.
Merchants Defend Prices.
Mr.. O'Rourke said he had made his
arrangements with Mr.. Holtz ST., who
is farmer on South Calumet avenue,
and II the father and many other peo-
pie on the market saw At to send In
quirers to the sons place of business,
that the market. master could not in
terfere.
George Dobbins and Mr. Fenster-
maker two meat market men, both
spoke in defense of the prices which
the butchers had to charge and offered
plausible arguments. Mr.. Fenstermak-
er said that his bills would show that
his firm paid % cents wholesale for
live turkeys. and that counting the ex-
press and loss. the cost is brought up
to % cents. He said their retail prices
was 81 cents a pound. a profit Of four
cents a pound, profit he said which
Is not considered unreasonable when
high rents. clerk hire, wagon deliv-
cry, long standing accounts and dead
beats are taken into consideration
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-04
JEWISH PEOPLE
PLAN FINE BALL
Indiana Harbor Function
Proceeds Will G. to New
Synagogue.

Disciples of the Jewish faith in In
diana Harbor are planning on a grand
Dali December Z to take place at the
South Bay Hotel. the funds raised at
this affair to be used toward the fund
which is being raised for the erection
os new Jewish synagogue.
The organization is to be known as
the Congregation Ahavath Sholem and
the synagogue will be located at Elm
and 136th street opposite the Lincoln
school where the church owns a lot 35
by 125 feet in size. The plans have
been drawn by Mac Turner of Ham
mond and provide for building to
cost $4,000. The Officers are Wolf
Marcovich. president: Samuel Ofsaif.
vice president; p. Meyerovich, treosur-
er; H Schraga, secretary; l. Given. 7.
Pogach and A. s. Rosengarden, trus-
tees. The church will be built of brick
and stone and will be somewhat along
the lines. architecturally, of the United
Presbyterian church at Indiana Har-
Dor. 1t will be the second synagogue OF
size to be erected in the entire Calumet
region. Gary is building one now at a
cost of $4,000 and this is the only
large church devoted to the Jewish re-
ligion. in this region.
The Jewish people of Indiana Harbor
wish to make an appeal to Indiana
Harbor citizens and Lake County citi-
zens generally. to turn out and help
the good cause along. They are assur-
ed that the new synagogue will be a
credit to Indiana Harbor and anything,
they may do to help will be directed to
worthy cause. The dance at the
South Bay Dec. promises to be a bril- :
liant and enjoyable affair. DeBriae's
orchestra of five pieces will provide
the music
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-04
SHUCkS
From the Diary of 81. Lence

Ell tn peepui o. Crown Point never
knew what er kilowatt wuz they're
a-learnin' now.
HEX Spence seq he saw Mrs. Spence
a-goin' through his necktie drawer
yestiddy.
Only twenty-five days more Z pound
yer wallet fat.
The second installment of bills from
the electric light company has raised
another storm of protest among the
consumers on account of the increase
in the amount of the charges for cur
rent. In hardly any instance has any
reduction been made from the rates
charged by the old company which Is
contrary to the promise made by the
present company when they secured
their franchise from the city council.
At that time Mr. Marshall. the present
manager. promised to reduce the rates
and make them attractive that the
using of current would become almost
universal in Crown Point. but con-
trary to his statement at that time the
bills have become higher and the
groans from the consumers greater.
The management has been called on
the council carpet twice within the
last month in effort to get a sat
fsfactory adjustment of current prices
for the consumers. but to no avail. and
1t begins to look as II some very In
teresting developments in the squabhle
will ensue within the next two weeks,
as the council Is determined to at
least give the public as good a deal as
they had with the former electric light
company.
Claim Agent Howard of the Panhan-
die road was a Crown Point visitor on
important business yesterday.
Elmo Mann and Jake Rettig were
visitors at the fat stock show in Chi
cago on Monday.
The city council will meet in special
session on Friday evening to adjust
the Main street paving matters.
Mrs. John Kretz is recovering from
a quite severe illness at her home on
Grant street
The @. A. R, John Wheeler Post. will
meet on Friday evening at their regu-
lar quarters Special business and the
annual election of officer will be held.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-04
TRIPPED IN COURT
ON WORD MEANING
II Prospective Juror Had the Times
Dictionary He Would Have
Known.

A man was under examination by a
New York lawyer with reference to his
qualifications as juror in an impor-
tant case.
do you understand" the lawyer
asked what Is meant by a prepon-
derance of evidence?"
Yes, sir" the man replied. prompt
ly.
Let me have your definition OF IT."
Il understand it. 1 tell you
well what is it?"
Il know what is it," said the man,
hotly. when 1 tell you know what
thing is. 1 know 1t. That's all there
is about IT.
Il don't want to hear any more Of
that kind of talk" interposed the
court Answer the question addressed
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-04
CANADIAN PACIFIC
AFTER MICH. CENT
scontinued from Par. L,


route from their seaport on the St.
Lawrence, swinging around the lower
end Of Lake Michigan to Chicago
Their acquisition within the last few
years of the Wisconsin Central through
the 500 line. which they have owned
Tor years. gives them a direct Western
connection.
At present the Canadian Pacific
reaches Chicago from the East over the
Wabash from Detroit This gives
them terminal facilities at the Polk
street depot from the East. The term
inal for the Wisconsin Central and the
500 is at the Illinois Central station at
Twelfth street. BY securing the Michi-
gan Central. which has its terminals
In the Illinois Central depot direct
passenger transference In Chicago will
have been ACCOMPLISHED
In the report from Detroit telling Of
the proposed purchased, the excellent
| financial position of the Canadian
Pacific was emphasized. 1t has ire
mendous financial resources. equaled
by no other railroad on the American
continent The income from its sale
or lands and other natural resources
has made available more money than
was needed to finance its extensive
building operations
1t is well known fact that the New
York Central has never regarded the
Michigan Central has up to the stand
ard of earnings OF its other lines For
this reason it is believed in railroad
circles that the Vanderbilts and others
in control of the New York Central
Will be more than willing to unload to
the Canadian Pacific, which is not a
competitor
COULD GET ALONG WITHOUT NJ. C.
With the Lake Shore/and Nickel
Plate from Buffalo, and the Big Four
lines. the New York Central could get
along without the Michigan Central,
and the latter with its connection at
Windsor. Ont, would give the Canadian
Pacific just what T. needs for another
transcontinental route.
The capital stock of the Michigan
Central Is $1S,73s.000; its total bonded
indebtedness. s41.2ss.o55: its gross
earnings for 1911. sso,772.7s4; its OPP
Grating expense and taxes, $22,66S,237,
and its dividend s2.116.364
The Michigan Central has a total
mileage Of 1877 miles.
The accomplishment Of the negotia-
ton is expected to mark the beginning
OF general effort on the part of the
great railroad combinations of the
country to get their houses in order
for sweeping Investigations on the
part OF the federal authorities follow
ing the stand taken by the Supreme
court in the Union Pacific Southern
Pacific merger case.
The formal action of the New York
Central in securing control of the
Michigan Central was taken in April.
1898. At that time II gave $115 in its
81 per cent 100-year gold bonds for
each 500 worth of stock, and under
this arrangement holds $16,S14,300 of
the $18.73s.000 issued.
While the actual control of the
Michigan Central by the New York
Central antedates this formal action
by number of years. 1t is believed
that the provisions of the Sherman
law may be invoked in this case.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-04
GRIFFITH.

Joe Miller has taken a position as
clerk in the Erie office here.
Fred Brooks. former resident here,
Is now the agent at Hays, the junction
of the Grand Trunk and c. & I. S.
Mrs. Nicholas Austgen entertained
relatives from near Cedar Lake yester-
day.
Floyd Boutwell,. who has been a
member OF the Grand Trunk office here
for long time will accept the agency
at Oak Glen on the same railroad
H. p. Jones of indianapolis was a
business caller here yesterday
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-04

Much interest Is being manifested In
the charities conference which will be
held at the Gary Commercial club to-
morrow night under the presidency Of
Mrs. William Palmer Gleason. wife Of
Gary steel works official.
The report of a committee appointed
at a previous meeting and the pre-
sentation of bylaws and a constitu-
ton will take place at tomorrow
nights session. 1t will be a public
meeting.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-04
HUBBARD GETS ON
HIS HIGH HORSE

(Contfnued from PAGE II
publicity to be given to the low public
market prices.
Market Master O'Rourke made the
explanation required of him at some
length. He denied that be was DELHI
erately instrumental in drivixts Ham
mond trade to West Hammond deal
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-04

ing contractor living at 1929 Coles ave.
nue., the police of South Chicago last
night sent appeals to every police sta
ton in the city and to surrounding
towns to aid in locating the missing
girl.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-04
CHARITIES
TO MEET
ASSOCIATED
CHARITIES

There Will be a public meeting for
all interested in Associated Chari-
ties at the Commercial Club Thurs
day evening, December 8, Mt &
o'clock. The report OF committee
appointed mt former meeting will
be presented. Also constitution and
bylaws will be submitted for adop-
tion by an organization. Very truly.
MRS. w. r. GLEASON,
Chairman,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-04
AL GETTING WISER.

ALL GETTING WISER.
They hnd UNION SCOUT SCRAP IL
made of the finest chews. Handled
now by all dealers. And they have
FOREX (xXxx) smoling-one Of the
choicest. McHie-S. Tob. Co.-Adv.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-04
HIGH SCHOOL GIRL
SOUGHT BY POLICE

Continued from Page one,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-08-22

ence in an uproar of laughter, first
to last and | call to memory one I'M
common phrase: "The old Poop"
(In any fight it is best to relax the
tenseness of the nerves by an occa-
sional hearty laugh.) By the way
complaints went in to the depart
ment against this postmaster,
among others he plotted to kill off a
Protestant news paper, and said
Master Mason had the endorsement
of the Republican party from
National committeeman down for
this postoffice. But 80 per cent of
the population added to his party
organization could not induce Teddy
the (rat) terrier to listen to the
voice of the people, Now he pro-
claims give him a third term as
President of the U. S. and he will
refer everything back to the people.
Again, it was in Teddy the t'r's ad-
miniStration that an American @giti-
zen from Lawton, Okla, died in Mex
leo, and there being a law in Mex
leo, that the Roman Catholic church
shall collect rent on graves, for an
unreasonably long period, the widow
found it necessary to. send eight
hundred dollars (80000) to said
church to recover the body of her
husband. This kind of a law dur
ing the administration of Diaz who
was more than thirty years "Presi-
dent" Of Mexico, and whom T. r.
called the grand old man" But
the grand old man" lost his job
and fed across the ocean, after
shooting two Masons, and when
President Taft was at the helm.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-08-22

sold to unsuspectng purchasers at what are really
high prices on the strength of the States name
Says The News:
cit is thousand pities that the State of
Florida should lend it's support to a huge land
speculation and the sale of land on instalments
to poor purchasers who can not afford to run risk
OF loss For the States whole drainage enter
prise rests on insecure foundation. Will the
work now in progress the canals from Lake
Okechobee have sufficient effect in draining the
Eyerglade region any considerable part there
of so that the land be lived upon and profita-
bly, cultivated? The sworn testimony of engi-
neers of high standing in a recent investigation
at Washington has proved concIusvely that the
State of Florida is proceedingly blindly in this
important matter. 1t has undertaken an engineer
ing project involving the expenditure of several
hundred thousand dollars, with no adequate engi
neering information as to whether the work will
produce any results in the way of benefits at all
commensurate with it's cost. 1t is bad enough
to spend the money of taxpayers any such
speculative basis, but is ten times to allow
the reputation and credit of the State to be made
use of by land spectators to further the sale Of
lands on instalments at absurdly high prices to
people of small scattered all over the
country.
eve feel it important to speak emphatically on
this matter, for it is easy to foresee that few
years hence, when the bubble bursts and it is
found that the construction work which has been
done does not give the expected results, it will be
attempted to lay the blame the engineering
profession. 1t will be then said that the engi-
neering plans at fault, and that the State
authorities and the people who selling these
lands were themselves deceived.
"For the credit and good name of the engi-
neering profession, therefore we repeat
what said in issue of March %: The
State of Florida should submit it's present plans
for draining the Everglades to a commission Of
competent engineers before proceeding further"