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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-05-09

Lexington avenue
Hollis record shows him to have
been arrested three dimes In the last
three years. elch time for stealing ce-
ment bags on his second offense he
was sent to the Penitentiary for ten
months.
II was the Justice who cent you TO
tie penitentiary before" said Justice
Jeiic. to the prisoner. This time I
viii raise the sentence an additional
three months Perhaps after another
year In tho Pcnite3tiary ycu will Lam
TO Keep away from cemen; bags"
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profit most by the holding up Of the
lower rate ordinance.
Mr.. Duvivier declared to-day he cx-
pectcd to receive material assistance
from Mr.. Meagher. who epent months
investigating the taxicab situation.
Nssghsr went TO London aAA
Paris ana made . study there Of
the question. returning with proof
that New YORK saxicab rates could
be very materially reduced and the
companies still make . large proat.
Thsn he was suddenly shifted
from the committee.
lie has been an ardent champion OF
the lowe rate measure. which has been
held Up thus far. and II Is understood
he can furnish very material assistance
In fathom,ng the mystery OF tho delay.
Mitchell FAvoRs A THOROUGH
INQUIRY INTO SCANDAL.
Presiden, John Purroy Mitchell Of the
Board of Aldermen said to-day he
thought a thorough inquiry should ba
made into tho taxicab situation 20 far
Is II affects the Aldermen.
II am only the presiding officer OF
the board and not eligible TO It's COM
mittces," he said. AT tho same time
have no many other duties cut out
for me ne a member Of tho Board of
Estimate and Apportionment. that
haven't the opportunity Of knowing
tho actual conditions In the Board OF
Aldermen as II Ia known to others
"But whom rsputsbis ana rep.
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CEMENT BAGS HIS FAILING.

John Holt Gets Thivd Prison Term
for stealing Them.
Cement bags have caused prison terms
for the last three years FOR Jonr Holt
th,rty-three years old. They caused
his srraisnmens again In Par, I. Of
Special Sessions to-day on . charge OF
larceny. lie was accused OF Sealing
sixty cement bags from an empty
building ath Forty. nintb street and
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tax,cab ordinances.

widely.demanded tnxicab ordinances.
Rumors that bribery figured In this
delay have been frequent, and II Is
admitted to-day that one Alderman has
been 90 enmoshed In the net that he
can hardly escape Indictment
The yellow Taxicab Company II tnc
only one now under investigation. OF
f,cers Of the Mason Seaman Company.
which shares with the Yellow Taxicao
Company . practical monopoly OF the
taxicab business OF New York. will be
asked next week to tell their story. aId
Mr.. DuVivier has received a statomen.
that this company will do all in It's
power to assist him In his investigation.
Following the investigation Into the
holding up OF the taxicab ordinances In
the Aldermanic Committee. Mr.. Du.
vivier purposes having the Grand Jury
investigate the practically admitted
charge that several Aldermen ''plant-
o. hundreds Of their constituents
as chaufreurs and mechanics In the yell
low Taxicab Company.
II IL reported the Observation-Disclosures
preliminary investigation has shown
~ q kind Of patronage" BY certain Al
dsrmen. who could easily procure posi-.
tons for their friends In return for fav-
orab,s action on ordinances REGARDED -
adverse 10 the taxicab companies. One
Alderman 10 said to have 800 Of the
voters Of his district working In the
Yellow Taxicab Company.
UVRgAU or LICENSES WILL De
INVESTIGATED.
The manner Of granting iicensee and
1 the handling Of complaints against the
taxicab companies In the Mayor's bu.
reau Of Licenses will be made the mat
| ter Of . searching inquiry. II was said
| to-day that none of the officers Of this
bureau would DO summoned as witness, -
before the Grand Jury. To subpoena
them and compe, them 10 testify would
grant them immunity from criminal
prosecution.
Alderman Henry +, Grimm OF Brook
iyn. chairman OF the committee which
held up the taxicab ordinance for IA year
and half, will not DO subpoenaed b.
fore the Grand Jurors. At n conference
/ with Mr.. Duvivier last night he ex.
pressed u Willingness to testify " SUBJ
poenaed. but he was told no subpoena
| would be issued. Nr Grimm denied 40
Nj Duvivier that he had participated
In = secret conference recently In an NJ.
low Taxicab Company. which would
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Three PUBLIC
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raspa u - inss0sssd ~ ne Boasa q
A,esrmsa ~ Ahaman H0sy =.
Grimm. chairman Of the apssiai esD-
mkteA H could nos apsae Tor aay e
the ssrmsr attorneys FOR tlbs somUaDy.
unexpsoted aAsIstaaos w0o sscssvsA
BY Mr. Duvlvier to-day when John J.
Mesgher. a former member OF the spe-
clai Aidermanic Committee which has
held up the taxirab ordinances for .
year and q half. notified Mr.. Du vivisr
that he would next week lay before him
. mass OF evidence.
The Citizens Union, which through .
committee has been investigating the
taxicab graft for a year. notified Mr.. Du
vivier that Its assistant secretary would
furnish tho evidence collected BY special
investigators and that the Union would
cooperate with the Distriet-Attorneys
ONCE. Citizens Union officials told Mr..
Du vivier they had procured . mass Of
matchmaking evidence.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-01-10

theaters and of building a new play
house to cost $4,000, Thompson. dress
ed in the height of fashion. stopped at
the leading hotel, and made preten-
sions of possessing great wealth.
OPPOSE HIGHWAY COMMISSION.
Two hundred farmers in mass meet
ing at Columbus today adopted resolu-
lions expressing opposition to the pro-
posed legislation creating a State
Highway Commission and appointed a
committee for each township to secure
signatures to a petition asking Boone
County's representative in the Legis-
1ature to vote against the proposed bill
AGED MAN ON 100 MILE HIKE.
Despite the Indictment weather. the
distance and his age, Theodore Olinger
73 years old. resident of Wabash
has started to walk to the home OF
relatives near the Indiana Ohio state
line, more than 100 miles from Wa
bash.
Olinger desired TO pay his relatives
visit and not having tho means Il
pay railroad Fare. started afoot. Be
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-01-10

at least 90 in Gary that ought to have
a half page in the volume
And What About the b. & o.. the M. c.,
the Ia. c. ~, the NJ. r. and
the f., j. & E..
est. John correspondence to THE TIMEs,)
Miss Barbara Scheidt of Dyer and
Eva ANDRE attended the installation
of the w. c. o. +. and the c. o. F.
and c. b. l.. here Sunday evening.
A WOMAN who loses one glove feels
worse about it than when she loses
both.
WHAT'S become of the old fashioned
policeman that used to slip around to
the back door and slip mis- arm around
the cooks waist?
BULLY for the 'steemed Sat Eve.
Post, It's cover this week shows a
spinaehed-chin farmer and his wife
driving an auto. The common concep-
ton of artists has been to show the
fashionables joy-riding in the touring
cars whereas more farmers own autos
nowadays than do the city folks
HAVING been rendered a reception
| by committee headed by a preacher.
Mayor Knots should get additional
sanctity by having the city hall con-
trdCtOIS oFueTlfS ndiO TO De IOleu Iof
him in the rail mill.
CHIEF MARTIN-No we don't take
| Life and Punch any more. When we
J want any humorous stuff we pick up
| the Record Herald and see how the auto
bandits are making jokes out of the
, Chicago cops
ONE of the happy delusions of life
| belongs to the mother who has kids ,
i and 10 years old. She is always thank
ing the good Lord because they are so
much better behaved than her neigh
/ boris children.
A MAN will stand for an empty coal
! bin or the absence of kisses. but an
/ empty salt shaker is a righteous cause
/ for wrath.
] A. c. H.-THERE is no danger of
Hennery Coldbottle falling off t.<e wat
4 er wagon. Your fears are groundless.
/ Hennery never got into the vehicle.
IT has even extended to the women.
Mrs. Taft has invited Mrs. Harrison
and Mrs. Cleveland to dine with her.
but Mrs. T. r. seems to be given the
/ cold shoulder.
DISCOVERY has been made that 1.-The
/ sum of no two powers excepting
j squares is itself a power of the same
II degree But there is fen times more
satisfaction to be sitting around the
!, stove al night and hearing mother out
buckwheat cakes for breakfast.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-01-10

Jan. 10, 1870. Mr. Page is by profess
sion an engineer, having been educas
ed at Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and Harvard University He served a
geologist of the Massachusetts, high
way commission and director of the
testing laboratory of Lawrence Scion
tific School at Harvard from 1893 to
1900; chief of the division of tests
of the Department of Agriculture from
1900 to 1905, assuming his present po-
sition of director of public roads in
the latter year. In his official capacity
he has been in charge of and the NOV
ing influence in the recent great inter
est in the United States in the good
roads movement. He is the author OF
a number of standard books on the
subject of roads.
Congratulations to:
Rt. Rev. Thomas n. Burke. Roman
Catholic bishop of Albany. N Y. 7s
years old today.
Charles G. D. Roberts, a noted
Canadian writer of animal stories. 5;
years old today.
DR.. E. Benjamin Andrews. chancellor
emeritus of the University of Nebraska
| and former president of Brown Uni.
| versity, 50 years old today.
Carroll S. Page, United States sena
| tor from Vermont, 70 years old today
! Rollin r. Rees, representative IL
| Congress of the Fifth district o
Kansas, 4S years old today
Daniel Boyle, a noted leader among
the Irish members of parliament, s.
years old today
! DR.. John w. Goodsell, who was sur
! Geon of the Peary expedition to tn
North Pole, 40 years old today
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-01-10
DAVIS RETURNS
TO ATHLETICS

Philadelphia, Pa, Jan. 10.-Harry
Davis, former captain of the Athletics
and manager of the Cleveland team
last year. will return to the Athletics.
Exactly what Davis will do lis not
known, but he probably will scout for
the club and act as coach.
1t is not believed that the employ
ment of Davis will interfere with DAN
ny Murphy's captaincy of the team
even though the latter be unable to
play because of the injury to his knee
When Davis gave up the management
of the Cleveland team it wAs rumored
that he would return to his former
manager. Davis will go south with the
Athletics on Feb. "a.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-01-10
HI E A r D
By
r u B E

OCEAN trust has been formed. This
places the poor shipper between the
devil and the deep sea.
MICHIGAN CITY newspaper man has
appointed doorkeeper of the state sem
ate and chauffeur TO one of the legisla-
tors. No doubt like most other Indi-
ana editors he started out wanting to
be ambassador TO London or secretary
of state and ended up in the manner
described.
WE can't for the life of us see why
so many girls want TO marry young
Vincent Aston when there are so many
boss BARRIERS, owning 35-cent hair cut
shops, and such multitude of bachelor
coal dealers still unspliced,
SOME of our big men will find how
big they amt when they learn that no.
body from Lake county is listed in
Who is who in America There are
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-01-10

season Business Manager Arthur r.
win of the Highlanders. acting with
Manager Frank Chances approval,
closed by cable today the option he
had secured on the hotel, which stands
within less than five minutes walk
from the Hamilton cricket field, where
the team will practice. The club viii
send several cooks from this city and a
training table will be established.
1t is expected that the party will in
ciude fifty men. players, trainers, club
officials, newspaper writers and others.
The club today received the signed
contract of Pitcher Jack WARRIOR, who
is spending the winter in Freeport. Ill.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-01-10
The Day in
HIS Y
"THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
January 10.


1137-Ethan Allen, one of the noted
heroes of the American Revolution
born in Litchfeld. Conn. Died in
Burlington, VT. Feb. IL. 1889.
1765-Stamp Act passed by the British
Parliament.
1S04--Oaks Ames. builder of the Union
Pacific railroad, born in Easton,
Mass. Died there, May 5, 1873.
1S22-Dr. Theodore L. Cuyler, famous
Presbyterian divine, born in
Aurora, y. Y. Died in Brooklyn,
Feb. 26, 1909.
1s40-Penny Postage Instituted in
Great Britain.
1S42-Sir Charles Bagot arrived in
Canada to assume office as COVER
nor.
1S61--Louisiana troops seized the Unit
ed States arsenal and barracks at
Baton Rouge.
1S93-Marriage of the Crown Prince of
Roumania and Princess Marie OF
Edinburgh.
1912-Ollis NJ. James elected United
States senator from Kentucky.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-01-10
No More WearV
Burning, Aching Feet
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In 5 Minutes.

Don't be .skepttcal Just because
other treatments have failed IS no rea-
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over your poor, sore and painful feet.
Money back; Ii after trying EGO.
tho soothing. healing. refined ointment.
your foot troubles do not vanish.
That's an honest OFFER and IT means
ALL, foot misery, for It takes the
agony from Corns Callouses and
l3unions quickly that users are joy
fully astonished.
Nothing better. for chapped hands
ard. face. rought skin. chtllp1atns xnd
frostbttes. Summers Pharmacy guaran-
tees HzO-only. rs cents at druggists.
AK fer MzOz FOR. THE FEET.-Adv.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-01-10

are Joined at the normal waist line. The
skirt is six gored model, opening in
front. The waist is plain in back and
front and has the fashionable large arm
holes.
The pattern allows for long or short
sleeves. with turn-back cuffs. these and
the collar being developed in contrast
ing material small patch pocket is
placed on the left side. but this may be
omitted if desired.
Gray mohair would make up prettily
in this design, using striped foulard for
collar and cuffs, while brown eponge or
sponge 10th combined with white MORE
would be stunning.
A better effect is always gained if the
trimming material is used as facing
on the collar and cuffs, allowing an inch
and . half of the dress material to show
On the edges
II .ixe. -, -. 30. IS and 20. anA viii be
-ent On receipt Of ten cents. He sure t.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-01-10
THREE HAVE NARROW ESCAPE.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles MarNley and
Edwin King of Wabash had narrow
escape from asphyxiation yesterday
Awakening early yesterday morning.
Mr.. Markley arose but at once collaps-
ed and fell to the floor After much
difficulty he reached door and made
his way to the home of a neighbor
where help was summoned Returning
rescuers found Mrs. Markley and King
unconscious. They were carried out of
doors and restored to consciousness
after much work The house filed with
gas from a leak in a pipe.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-01-10
BADGER CAPTAIN I'LL

Madison, Wis. Jan. 10.-Alvin Tand-
berg, captain-elect of the 1913 Uni
versity of Wisconsin football eleven
and full back of the team which won
the conference championship in 1912
was taken to hospital today seriously
i'll with pneumonia. Tandberg was the
choice of nearly every critic for po-
sition on the all-western football elev-
e Mast fall.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-01-10
Up and Down in
IN d. A II A
LONG LOST LETTERS FOUND.

When marble slab was removed at
the Richmond postoffice yesterday. a
number of letters which have been
missing for years were found. The
crevice into which the letters had fall
len is below a window on the sill of
which patrons have been in the habit
of laying their mail as they opened it.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-01-10
HOLDS WIFE BEATING RECORD.

Fort Wayne had nineteen men during
1912 who beat their wives with such
noise and vehemence as to attract the
attention of the neghbors. according to
the annual report just made by HUI
name OFFICER L. C. Schlaudroff. Seven
teen of these were prosecuted.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-01-10
SEEK WEALTHY STRANGER.

Disappearing as strangely as he
came. Laporte business men are seek <
ing for a solution of the mystery sur
rounding the coming to Laporte of a
Chicago man who gave his name as f.
A. Thompson of the Thompson Amuse-
ment Company. Thompson was at La
porte seventy-two hours, during which
time he negotiated for the purchase OF
business property valued at $4,000, an
nounced his intention OF buying two
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-01-10
The letters had evidently slipped into
the small opening unobserved.
TWO TRAINMEN ARE HURT

AS the result of a wreck in the
Breeze yards, at Washington, Henry
Young. a 3. & o. s. w. brakeman. Is
near death with both legs off above
the knees, and Henry Johnson, con-
ductor, is badly injured. During a
heavy fog a switch engine crashed In
to a caboose in which the two men
were seated. The caboose was de-
molished and the engine badly dam
aged.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-01-10
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-01-10
YANKE TO TRAIN
IN BERMUDA

New York, Jan. 10.-An entire hotel
at Hamilton. Bermuda, has been leased
for the use OF the New York American
league club during the spring training
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-01-10
.sTHIS is MY 43RD BIRTHDAY
Logan Waller Page.

Logan Waller Page, the Federal di-
rector of public roads who is among
those suggested for the post of Secre-
tary of Agriculture in the next admin
istration, was born in Richmond. Va,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-01-10
fore starting he declared he would
average twelve miles a day
BABES CRIES SAVE LIFE.

a rusty pair or lungs saved the lie
Of 3-days' -old infant abandoned some
time early this morning on the door
step of the home of DIR. A. Il. Macbeth
at FIT. Wayne The family was awak-
ened by the cries of the child The
little waif was wrapped in an old
shawl and the basket was covered with
a. newspaper. No clue to its parentage
has been obtained.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-01-10
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-01-10

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-13
PREACHER MUST DIE
Rev. Marion capps Sentenced TO Death
For Numbering Three Children in
Most Brutal and inhuman Manner
Tied Little Ones in Bed and Sets
Fire to Bedding.

Fort Smith, Ark, March 13.--Rev.
Marion Capps, Methodist preacher.
was convicted and sentenced to death
by a jury in the circuit court here last
night on charge Of having burned to
death his three motherless children.
The defendant appeared unconcerned
when the verdict was read.
Capps was charged with having tied
his five children to an oil soaked bed.
&c which he set fire. Two of the chill
dren perished in the flames. while n
third died after escaping from the
house. A daughter Bertha, aged lo. and
son Ellis. aged IA. who recovered
from their injuries. testified against
their father.
They said that when they were
awakened by the fire they found that
they had been tied to their beds. They
were forced to wait until the flames
had burned the rope before they could
escape, they said. The girl testified
that her father was leaving the room
Just as she awakened. and that ne
locked the door after him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-13
AGREEMENT LAPsEs FRIDAY.
No Effort to Further Finance Union
Pacific's S126. .60O. 900 Holdings.

New York, March 13.-The agree
ment between the Union Pacific Rail-
road Company and syndicate OF
bankers to finance the $126.O0o,ooo
holdings Of the company in Southern
Pacific stocks will be allowed to lapse
tomorrow. There will be no extAos'on.
This became known today after the
regular monthly meeting of the Union
Pacific directors. No further action
was taken today by the directors con-
cerning the dissolution of the Union
Pacific Southern Pacific merger.