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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-23
CALLAHAN
NAMES TWO
APPO|NTEES

Mayor-elect Frank Callahan of East
Chicago made announcement of his
first appointments yesterday, when he
officially informed Bradford d. L
Glazebrook of his appointment to the
office of city attorney, and p. A. Parks
as his choice for city controller.
Both men are lawyers of prominence
in Lake county and both are democrats
and both residents of Indiana Harbor.
They are among the most active work
ers IN the recent city campaign. Their
ability to perform the duties which
will fall to their lot under their new
offices is unquestioned.
Glazebrook Ia Honored.
II am highly sensible of the honor
that has been conferred upon me-" said
Mr.. Glazebrook, ''and will certainly dc
my best 10 discharge my duties to the
best of my ability"
The notice to both the appointees
came to them in the morning. Mr.
G1azebrook is not so old a resident OF
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-23
GOOD NIGHT COLBERT
HERE'S YOUR HAT!
Man Who Beat Will Hast
ings of Hammond to a
Job Is Ousted.
TINES BUREAU,
At STATE CAPITAL.

Indianapolis, Ind. Dec. 23-One of
the few remaining Marshall appointees
in the state house was let out yester-
day afternoon He is Thomas f. Col
bert custodian of the state house. He
was appointed by Governor Marshall,
and has been one of the leading Mar
shall supporters in the state Years
ago he was chief of police of this city
under the Taggart administration. but
recently he has been rather an anti
machine man.
1t is said that he was called into the
governors office and informed that
his work was all right and that there
was nothing against him, yet there
were SO many applicants for jobs in
the state house that places had to be
made for them. He was told that the
governor was being hard pressed to
make a place for a man tfFat had to be
placed, and that Colbert would have
to resign. He was Informed that mas
much as he was a Marshall appointee
and had served a year under the Raj
ston administration he ought not to
object to getting out
1t is said that a man named Johnson.
from Lebanon, the governors home
town, viii be appointed to the place
made vacant by Colbert.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-23
JOHNSON
TAKING
HIS TINE

The heavy fall OF snow that came
during the night did not tempt
Mayor-eleet r. O. Johnson to put on
his Santa Claus togs. take out his
sleigh and ride over the chimney tops
of Gary TO distribute the much de-
sired plums to the faithful.
There will be nothing doing today"
said his worship as soon as he remov-
ed his snow shoes upon arriving at
his office in the Reynolds building.
Batfieaxc Is Solicitous.
Mr. Johnson was then greeted by
Battieaxe Castleman, the South Wash
ington street statesman. who present.
ed him with a set of fireproof whisk-
ers for the Santa Claus act.
Those who are close to the throne
expect that tomorrow the mayor-elect
will Jingle his Santa Claus bells and
announce the names of those who are
TO sit in his cabinet. Minor appoint
ments will be given out when the
mayor-elect and his family return from
their Christmas vacation
Chairman smith In Conference.
Chairman Frank w. Smith of the
citizens party last night was called
into the inner chamber to confere with
Mr. Johnson. The republican leader
emerged from the mayor elects ocice
and stated that he was using much
wisdom IN making up his slate tina,
ne would carry out his promises to the
people. and that he heartily approved
his course.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-23
COLLEGIANS
BACK HOME

once more the Indians are upon us.
Purdue students came frst-home for
the holidays, filled with news of the
gym and the frat. reminiscent of the
grodiron. and prophetic of the track
One Purdue Co-Ed
William Roth, Carl Bauer Frank
Blocker, Bernard Plum, Bennie Yalo-
witz. Robert Smith. William Swanton
and Mildred Carter. the only coed
from Hammond at Purdue university.
as long in fact that anyone remembers.
Probably the only one.
Frank Blocker is the most dfstingu-
ished of the group He made varsity
football and played all season, Bern
ard Plum, his team mate, not being
eligible.
Edwin Friedrich of DePauw, is home
after having represented his fratern-
ity at the national conclave in Bost-
ton. T. Johnson of DePauw who when
he left for school called Hammond his
| home town, is now compelled to write
his pa at South Bend. The family has
moved but "Teddle" will visit here a
part of the holidays.
William Swanton of Purdue Quit
school this semester to go to Italy with
the family. He expects to leave as
soon as his sister is recovered from
her illness.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-23
CLEARING
HOUSE IN
SESSION

The Gary Clearing House associa-
tion last night at its annual meeting
held at the Gary hotel elected officers
and named committee to devise
means to check the food of fraudulent
checks that have been giving the city
bad reputation with outside clearing
houses.
These Are Officers.
C o. Holmes, president of T. II.
SHELLS South Side Trust and Savings
bank was chosen head of the clearing
house association. having been in line
for the job. as the result of automatic
prem2t
lows:
Vice president-c. C. Simpson Of the
First National Bank.
Secretary and Manag ager-winifred d.
Hunter of the Northern state bank.
S. J. Watson of the Northern State,
H. C. Hay. jr.. of the Gary state. and
T. T. Smell of the First National and
the South Side Trust and Savings
banks were named as a committee to
act in behalf of the clearing house as
sociation to devise means to protect
the banks from fraudulent check US
ers and those who issue checks against
overdrawn account.
The meeting was held during a din
ner rendered to two members from
each bank by Mr.. Hay, who has been
an efficient president of the associas-
tion.
Cashier Bailey Attends.
Prominent among those in attend
ance was James B. Bailey the new
cashier of the Gary State bank. 1t was
the first time that he attended a local
clearing house meeting and he is re-
garded as a most desirable acquisition
to the association because of hs repu-
tation as banking officer both in
Gary and in Chicago.
All of the bankers expressed them
selves as in being satisfied with busi-
ness affairs in Gary.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-23
HOW THEY
GOT AROUND TT

1t takes an ingenious actorine to ex-
cuse tardiness to the entire satisfaction
of the mana cement. One can never be
too careful either about the yarns one
tells to keep from being docked.
Scanlon and Scanlon, a vaudeville
team, We're late for the matinee at the
new Aubry theater yesterday So late
in fac that Manager Tom Sigler was not
in a Welcome to Our City" mode
Gosh. we had an awful time," said
the male Scanlon before Sigler could
start talking, the car was afire all the
way from Forsythe to the barns"
II hope to choke If it wasn't the
limit" supplemented the female Scan
lon.
The newspaper instinct got the best
of Sigler's newer calling and he thank
ed Scanlon and Scan1on, impartialIy.
with diffidence for the informtion.
Here was good story for Monday a
blazing car with panic on board. The
team went into details.
The deception of Scanlon and Scanlon
was discovered this morning when a
reporter called the car barns. Nothing
TO it, said the manager. NO fire, car
was on time. Something got too hot
and smoked little. That happens every
once in a while
TheAnext excuse they make to Tom
will have to be peach.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-23
NOTICE TO
TIMES READERS

Owing to an accident
In THE TIMES compoS-
ing room which threw
the linotype battery of
four machines out of
commission at l O'Clock
it is impossible to set up
any matter for the Ham
mOr1d edition, as con1ec-
tions will not be estab-
lished till evening. The
indulgence of our readers
is sought for this--the
first occurrence of it's
kind in the papers his =
tory.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-23

foundation for the report, and that no
negotiations were pending.
A. s. Ray, vice president of the Pio-
neer Cooperage company of Chicago
and president of the Chicago Automo-
bile Club made a similar statement this
morning and also gave this assurance
to his brother w. d. Ray. general man
ager of the Northern Indiana Gas and
Electric Light company of HAMMOND.
The report of the sale coming from
|. the south end of the county is to the
effect that the entire Monon park and
a strip of land north of 1t extending
almost as far north as the Armour ice
houses had been purchased for club
CONTINUED on page eighty
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-23
CEDAR LAKE GOLF
CLUB IS MYTH
Officials of Monon, Chicago Automobile
and Chicago Motor Club
all Deny Story

A report current in the south end of
the county. to the effect that the Chi
cago Automobile Club or the Chicago
Motor Club had purchased the Monon
Park at Cedar Lake is found upon in
quiry by THE TIMES to have no author
lied confirmation. This news undoubt-
edly will be disappointing to many
people. especially around Cedar Lake
as the reported transfer was figured
on to enhance real estate values.
Railway Man Denies 1t.
A. H. Westfall, general manager OF
the Monon railroad with offices 81
Chicago said to THE TIMES this morn
ing that there was absolutely no
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-23

Indiana Harbor as is Mr.. Parks, ne
having located permanently in this
city March s, 1911.
He came here from Knox, Starke
county, entering the law firm of Hem
bron Brothers after the death of T. NJ.
c. HembrofT. He is a native of Starke
county, his father. DR.. Lorenzo D. w.
Glazebrookg having been a practicing
physician and surgeon in that county
and of long residence there. Mr.. Glaze
brook, the younger. read law in the
office of Judge George w. Beeman of
the circuit court at Knox and was adj
mitted to the bar in February. 1894.
He served as deputy prosecuting attor-
ney for Starke county for four years
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-23
An Xmas Edition.

In the Christmas edition of the In
diana Catholic. issued in indianapolis.
the cities of Lake county have re-
ceived a place of prominence with a
history of local Catholicity and a re-
view of the work in the Calumet re-
gion
The cuts of Rev. II. NJ. Plaster of
St Joseph's. Rev. Edward F. Barrett
of AL Saints. and Rev. f. Seroczynski
of St Casimirs. Hammond. are shown
with those of prominent citizens. Two
pages are filled with Lake county ar
ticles.
In the introduction the special writer
sent to compile this information says
that the first few Catholic families set
tied on farms in Saxony-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-23

Seattle. Wash, Dec 23.-Captain
Louis L. Lane of the Polar Bear who
has just arrived here from the arctic,
brings news that Captain Robert Bart
lett, commander Of the Canadian ex-
ploring vessel Karluk, with his crew
has disappeared In the arctic and
probably never will be seen again.
Nobody can say for certain the
Karluk is lost" said Lane, but of
more than 100 ships that have been
carried ipto the outside ice from Point
Barrow only one. the whaler Navard,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-23
BURGLARS
TERRORIzE
GARY NOW

Negroes last night committed three
highway robberies IN Gary, fearfully
beating their victims In two instances.
And because of the light punishment
meted out to negroes In the Gary po-
lice court. even those who attack white
women, the police fear an epidemic of
holdups during the Christmas season
In many instances the blacks have
been turned loose in court despite the
protests of the police. The night be-
fore last negro bandits robbed three
persons.
Terrorizc The City.
Jim Perkov. 1918 Madison street
was held up a pistol point by two
black bandits at seventeenth avenue
and Madison street at eight O'Clock
last night. After relieving him of
$3.50 in cash the blacks dubbed
Perlcov
Shortly before seven o'clock two
negroes last night stopped a man and
woman at pistol point at Fifteenth
avenue and the Pennsylvania tracks
They secured no booty. Joseph Povlo-
vich was robbed at S:45 o'clock by two
negro bandits who took $3.50 and a
silver watch from him. Povolovich
was then beaten into Inconsistencies.
Later in the evening the police ar
rested william Perry and Etbert Tay-
lor, negroes. who We're identified by
Povolovich and Perkov as their assail
ants
black Attacks woman, Fined 81.
Two weeks ago a negro attacked a
white woman while she was walking
in Broadway. This black ffend was
fined 81 in the city court this being
the fl penalty in the Gary police
court for a negro who assaiIs a white
woman.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-23

, was ever heard of again"
On September "a the Kariuk broke
away during a terrific blizzard and
drifted westward with the ice pack.
and left the explorer and a hunting
party of five stranded on the mainland.
On October 80 Captain Stefansson.
leader of the expedition, who is safe at
Point Barrow. declared that he had not
heard from the Karluk since.
Captain Bartlett is the man who
navigated Peary in his successful ex-
pendftion to the North Pole.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-23

Lathrop Brown. new Democratic con-
gressman from st. James, Long Island,
is the baby of congress. He is a mil
lionaire society man and is only thirty
years old. He is a graduate of Harvard
and member of the crack national
guard company, squadron a, of Brook
lyn. One of the men he defeated for
his present office is Bourke Cochran. a
former member of congress from the
same district
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-23
BIG F IRE
At bETZ
PLANT. I.
Hammond Factory
Damaged in Drug
Department
by Blaze

Fire said 20 have been due to spon-
taneous combustion, practically de-
stroyed the drug manufacturing de-
partment of the E. S. Betz Co., on Hoff-
man street, Hammond, late last night,
causing loss which may range from
$4,000 to $4,000. The drug manu-
featuring department Is housed In
separate building, west of the main
building and with large supply stock
on hand. the operation of the plant
will go on as before. The loss is fully
covered by insurance.
First Broke Out At I1:3O.
The first trace of the fire was MOTTO
ed about 1870 o'clock, when a night
watchman detected the odor of smoke
He at once notified the fire depart
ments and blew the plant fire whistle.
A short time previous to this. some
one turned in an alarm from Sibley
street, that there was a fire on the
north side somewhere and shortly aft
erwards the call was received from
the alarm box at the F. s. Betz plant
Fire departments No. L, and 4 re-
sponded to the alarm at 11:4o O'Clock
and arrived at the time. the south wall
oaved In. A short time previous to
this the huge roof caved In with a
crash, endangering the lives of a num-
Der Of volunteer fire-fighters. The
flames had gained such big headway
that IL was found Impossible to save
the building from destruction. The
water pressure was very good and six
lesds pf nozs were played on the stub
horn blaze until after 4 o'clock this
morning. W
Entire Building Gutted.
The entire building was gutted de-
stroying a floor space Of 5000 square
feet. On account of the combustible
nature Of the contents of the building
the flames spread rapidly. The fire.
men were not only confronted with
the intense heat and gases, but small
explosions occurred often. Seeing
that IT was impossible to save the
building, the fremen lent their efforts
in confining the blaze to the drug de-
department. A light wind in the east,
prevented It's spreading.
This is the first fire that has ever
occurred at the T. S. Betz plant any
OF it's branches. The destroyed build
ing was used for the purpose of manu-
featuring drugs and the F. S. Betz
company having a large supply stock
on hand. they will be able to handle
all orders. The night watchnan made
his rounds in the building about 1880
o'clock and at that time there was not
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-23
KRUYER AND STROUSE
ARE CONFIRMED
TIMES BUREAU,

i
AT STATE CAPITAL.
Indianapolis, Ind. Dec. 23.-Two OF
the finest Christmas presents that tho
Indiana senator's could pass out were
given today to Pete Kruger of South
Bend and Isaac Strouse of Rockville.
the first U. $. revenue collector for the
sixth district, and the latter U. S. mnr-
shall for Indiana. The u. s. senate met
last night and confirmed the appoint
mentA c. ID. silver of Hammond is
expected to land an important deputy
ship.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-23

Judge Kilkead of Franklin County
(Ohio) court recently held Ohio's auto
mobile taxation law to be unconstitu-
tional. Believing that the Indiana law.
which is similar in its provisions, is
also unconstitutional, automobile own
ers of Newton County have perfected
an organization at kentland, and will
test the Indiana registration law in
the state courts, holding that double
taxation on cars is unconstitutional l.
1t is understood similar organizations
in the state viii cooperate with the
Newton County organization in testing
the law. ~
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-23
STORM
DOES HURT
IN GARY
WHAT THE SNOW
DID IN GARY

Tied up three traction systems.
GIVE work to lot of jobbIess men.
Shedding for the boys and girls.
The town the appearance of a real
oId-fashioned Christms time.
Made hundreds late for their work
Brought much business to the
merchants.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-23
THIEVES STEAL
WOMAN'S cow

Mrs. Stall, residing in Ridge road be-
tween Broadway and the Black Oak
road, has asked the Gary police to To-
cate her two year-old COW.
"Bossy" was stolen from Mrs Stalls
place the other night and she wants
her back by Christmas.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-23

We manufacture our own Ice Creams,
Ices, ETC.. thereby insuring you the
maximum of quality and purity. Nell
sons Drug Store. 1913
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-23

Mile. Ernestine de Rappard. daugh-
ter OF the new minister from the Meth
erlands, is the latest addition to the
smar diplomatic set of Wa ashington. Her
father succeeded Jonkheer ]. II. Lon
don as Dutch minister to Washington.
Nine. de Rappard and Mile. Ernestine,
his wife and daughter. have just Joined
him there. x.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-23

Dr. H. W. Cawley dental parlors
viii be closed fso.n Dec. 25rd, to Jan.
5th, owing to holiday vacation. adv
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-23

pound box of our Leader, Cioco-
Iates; fresh. pure and wholesome, 29c
Nelson's Drug tore. 22-3
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-23
BreitunE's La venda Cigars are the
kighest class In sn its sizes-Adv. u

Stop at our store and see the Christ
mas tree outfits Northern Indiana
Gas & Elec. Co 22-2
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Continued on page eight.)
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CONTINUED on page eighty
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-23
WkATHEk

UNSETTLED TODAY
AND WEDNESDAY;
SNOW TODAY.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-23

ALL THE NEWS IN THE TIMES.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-08-01

Brody.
Everything fox that Sunday
spread at Browns.
J. H. Hoagland returned Mon
day from short business trip to
Standpoint.
Fifteen per cent of on wallpaper
for one month at Hrody's.
II you want the highest quality
in your drug wants Simondshasit,
S. +. Henry and son, Patrick,
left Monday for a combined busi-
ness and pleasure trip to Spokane,
See the fine line of cutlery at
the Pastime. If
Camera and Kodak supplies of
all kinds at Simonds Drug Store.
J. w. Reid left Wednesday
morning for few days business
! trip to Spokane.
Bush's have all that the market
affords in jars, and glasses for
fruit preserving.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Biggar left
/, yesterday for Utica, N. Y. where
| they plan to spend some six weeks
visiting with friends and relatives.
Get Penslar Almond Cucumber
Cream at Simonds Drug Store for
sunburn and mosquito bites. 1t
insures a clear complexion.
Miss Fay Kent left last Friday
for Standpoint to spend few days
visiting at the home of Miss Al
vida Reemer.
Always look over Browns dry
goods bargain counter before buy
ing as you may find just what you
! want for half price.
The coolest place in town is
+ Simonds Drug store. Make it
your headquarters when downtown
on shopping trip.
Miss Florence Davidson arrived
here Tuesday from her home at
Clark, S. OAK, for a visit with
her cousin, Mrs. Otto Mathiesen.
Public taxi service. Ford auto
mobiles used exclusively. Reason
able rates to any part of the coun-
try. Phone 80 or 90.
Regular union services will be
held at the Presbyterian church
Sunday morning at IL O'Clock and
at the Methodist church Sunday
evening at 8 o'clock.
For Sale-At great bargain,
large team gray horses and har-
| ness, weighing 3l6s pounds,
Price S33S. Inquire at this office,
adv, If. LAT 80
George Tyson. a former section
boss on the K. Y, at this place,
has been transferred to Laclede,
Ida. Mr.. Tyson moved to Laclede
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Brody will
leave Sunday in their Ford auto-
mobile for few weeks visit with
Mrs. Rrody's relatives in Wash
ington. They will spend a few
days In Spokane and at Wenatchee
and Waterville, Wash,
DR.. c +. Moore received word
this week from Mr., and Mrs.
Frank chastek to the effect that
they had completed their auto trip
to St. Paul without mishap and
that they had had most enjoy
able trip.
Baseball fans are planning for
game between the regular team
and the fat men of town. The
latter team defeated the lean men
last Sunday aud are anxious to
take whirl at the first team.
The game will probably he played
a week from Sunday.
Messrs Kent, Rosebaugh, Gale
and James returned Tuesday from
a fishing trip down the river.
The fishermen brought home a
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-08-01

Our Implements at cost for cash.
Bonner Hardware Co.
Buy your grocery supplies at
Browns this week and see how
much fatter your purse will be
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-08-01
local Pick.ups

For high grade stationery of al
kinds go to Simonds Drug store.
See Browns north window for
bargains in granite ware.
Every pocket knife guaranteed
at the Pastime. If
l.. N. Brown returned Monday
from business trip to Spokane.
Fresh-The famous Guth line of
chocolates at Brody's Pharmacy.
Something new every day at
Simonds soda fountain.
Invitations were issued this week
for dance to be given at Kent's
hall tonight.
Call on us for fishing tackle.
+. l.. Little & Co. adv If
Mosquito powder at Simonds
Drug Store.
The St, Mary's Guild will meet
next Thursday It the home Of Mrs,
William Emery.
Watch for bargains at Moore's
Furniture store. Specials every
week, adv. If.
G. A. Ruhrow returned Monday
evening from Standpoint where he
had been in the interests of his
clients,
Simonds soda fountain is the
busiest one in town. There's a
reason. Finest cream aud best
service.
James Ferbrache was In town
the first of the week OH business
matters. He states that favorable
progress is being made in his mines
OH Lake Pend d Oreille.
For Sale or Trade have 100
acres good wheat land to trade for
mining property. Address DIR. A.
Scott, Ritzville, Wash. adv. 7
IS 2t.
This week l.. N. Brown received
word from Wilson, Wis, that
four crates of Warfeld strawberries,
raised by Lee Fewkes at Moravia,
which were shipped recently, had
arrived in the best of condition,
This speaks we'll of the shipping
qualities of the berries of the Koot-
enai valley.
The bid of Sweet & Co., of
Denver, Colo, made through the
First State Bank, for the bonds of
School District No. IA has been
accepted by the board of trustees
of that district. The legality of
the issuance of the bonds will be
investigated before the money for
the bonds cas- be secpred.