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Evening journal., 1913-02-25
HOLD HIM ON
CHILD'S TESTIMONY

Harry Atkinson. charged with inn
proper conduct towards Annie Bert,
aged l3 years. was held under $1,000
bail for the Court OF General Ses-
sions this morning by Deputy Judge
Joslyn. The case had been heard by
Judge Joslyn several weeks ago and
It was continued until this morning
TO allow Humane Agent Stout TO in
vestigate whether the child was truth
ful. This morning Mr. Stout said
three reputable citizens had vouched
for the childs veracity and tho case
was referred 10 the grand jury
Atkinson is represented by Sylvos-
ter ID. Townsend. Jr.
Evening journal., 1913-02-25
DEATH OF 5. L. DECOURsEY.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
ST AUGUSTINE. Nd, Feb. 25.-Af-
ter a lingering illness OF several
months. Samuel L. Decoursey died on
Thursday, February 13. at the home
of his mother, Mrs A. ]. Decoursey.
The funeral services we're held in the
st. Augustine p. e. Church. and we're
In charge Of the Rev. William Schoul-
er OF Elkton. Interment was made In
the adjoining cemetery. Mr.. Decour-
sey is survived by his mother. one
brother. and two sisters. The pail
bearers we're Robert b. Board, Clayton
l.. Ellison, Jr.. Roger X. Williams
Edgar p Bishop, Norman Spear and
Franklin Mccoy.
Evening journal., 1913-02-25
WAGNER PROGRAM
BRINGS TO CLOSE
CONCERT SEASON

To an audience. which filled the
Grand Opera house, with even stand-
ing room at a premium, the fourth and
concluding concert by the Philadel-
phia Orchestra was presented last
evening amid leenest enthusiasm aud
delight
The popularity Of Leopold Stow
kowslu. the new conductor, was
strongly evinced. when. upon his ap-
pearance he was greeted with round
after round of applause. rne pro-
gram was completely Wagnerian. and
was Of more than ordinary interest,
including well known numbers from
"Lohengrin,' "Tannhauser," and other
favorites.
Evening journal., 1913-02-25
MAY PLEAD In COURT
WITHOUT INDICTMENT

Clerk of the Peace Harry A. Brown
has received from Secretary Of State
Thomas w. Miller a certified copy of
the law passed by the present Legis-
lature permitting prisoners to plead
in certain cases before General Ses-
sions without indictments having
been found against them. The first
section of the acts reads:
IAN act providing that persons
charged with offenses coming within
the Jurisdiction of the Court of Gen
eral Sessions may plead guilty and be
sentenced forthwith. without a bill OF
indictment being presented 10 the
grand jury"
Evening journal., 1913-02-25

ish seamen. while the other nations Of
Europe except the French empire we're
friendly. shall not be selected for spe-
cia marks of friendship when its gov
ernment is notoriously preparing for war,
and alone. Of all the governments of the
world. is contcs.ing our control of the
Panama Canal.
We favor the eventual removal of all
monarchical authority from the Ameri-
can continent and the acquisition by pur-
chase of Bermuda Jamaica the Bahia
mas. St Thomas. the Belize. and all other
insular or continental territory now held
by European governments and which
may be used as bases OF operations
against the Panama Canal. or for attack
on the United States. and we assert that
such acquisition is absolutely necessary.
not only for the safety of the canal. but
for the adequate protection of the inter
ests of the American people
Resolved That copies of this declara-
tiun be sent to Senator O'Gorman for
presentation t., the Senate. to Represen-
totive Maup for presentation 20 the
House Of Representatives. to the mem
bers of Congress from this city to the
Governor Of The State, the members of
the State Legislature and the Mayor of
the city
Evening journal., 1913-02-25
COUNTY FINANCES.

County Treasurer Charles II Lip
pincott reported to the Levy Court
today the following balances:
Credit OF the Levy Court. s36.792. .33 I:
highway bonds. S37. .63722; Christiana.
S2,97S.72: Mill Greek. S3.54S.55; White
Clay Creek, S2.527.96: Pencader.
sS63.S9; New Castle, $3.4012f; Red
Lion, S923.6S: ST. Georges, S2.T6613: (:
Appoqulnimink. S6S6.S6; Blackbird,
S34S &c; Brandywine. s1.42S.93.
Evening journal., 1913-02-25
CONSTABLE GUARDS GAME.

Henry p. Scott has placed Consta-
BILE William Oakes Of Delaware City.
in charge OF his game and FISH pre-
serve at Red Lion bridge. Gunners
for wild ducks were much disap-
pointed during the past few days
when they found they could not
shoot on the Scott property. Some
of the gunners went on the Delaware
City Railroad aud remained firing at
the ducks, driving them away. One
of the trains was stopped by the
blinds of the gunners.
Evening journal., 1913-02-25
EYENING DANCE.

There will be dance and Tecep-
tion at the home of Thomas N. Snyder
n Snyder and Miss Elva Mae Neais.
Evening journal., 1913-02-25
MrSICAL AT ASRrRY.

AT the musicale and literary enter
tainment tonight I'm Asbury Church
Mrs. J. l.. Johnson, Of New Castle will
Iecite. Mrs. Rena Litchheld and Mr..
Chestnut. Of Philadelphia. will sing
The Keen brothers will furnish the
orchestra
Evening journal., 1913-02-25

one period OF nearly
twoyears 1 hadhem-
orrhages and th e
doctors told me 1
would have to un-
dergo an operation,
but 1 began taking
Lydia E. Pinkham's
W ia Bile Com
pound and am in
good health now. L
m all ov er the
Change of Life and
Evening journal., 1913-02-25
KEEN HELD FOR TRIAL.

Following a hearing before Mag
istrate Thomas H. Buckley today,
David Keen was held in $500 bail for
the upper court on a charge of OBJ
tanning property valued at S47S, be-
longing to William H. Klair. a local
horse dealer, on July q of last year.
j. Frank Ball represented the State
and Philip l.. Garrett appeared for
Keen.
Keen is accused Of obtaining horses
from Klair and not paying for them.
He was arrested in Philadelphia last
October but fought eXtradition. He
finally agreed to come TO Delaware
without papers.
Evening journal., 1913-02-25
HOWE FROM PANAMA.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Stayton and VIII
liam Taylor. a local furniture dealer
have returned from delightful trip
to the Panama canal and other points
Of interests in southern waters.
Evening journal., 1913-02-25
AUDITORS GET PAY.

An order for $500 each in favor of
L. Scott Townsend and Charles c.
Hurtz, special auditors. was drawn
today by the Levy Court.
Evening journal., 1913-02-25
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Q. |. Hudson 8 Co.. say:

c. /. Hudson g. Co. say:
The market will back and MI for
the time being"
F. ID. Lackey & Co. say:
The downward movement is at its
end, or very close to It. and pur-
chases at these levels should show
good profits"
Evening journal., 1913-02-25
BALKS TRIAL BY
KEEPING OUT OF STATE

The charge of trespsss against John
Hillyer was continued indefinitely in
City Court this morning after it was
announced that Hillyer had failed to
appear. The case had been continued
since December 26 OF last year
Hillyer was caught in the home of
Henry McCaulley in West Fifth street
near Madison street. II was stated
at that time that Hillyer had return
ed to his home IN Virginia.
The charge of assault and battery
against Sadie Smallwood colored was
referred to the Juvenile Court.
Evening journal., 1913-02-25
HIGHWAY REPORT PRINTEp.

The fourth biennial report of the
State Highway Commissioner for New
Castle county has been printed and is
being distributed.
Evening journal., 1913-02-25
IS COIiNTY STENOGRApHER

Ralph B. White has been appointed
2 stenographer in the Office of Protho-
notary Joseph Wigglesworth.
Evening journal., 1913-02-25
AFTER G0YERNMENr pLAcE.

One applicant for a government po-
sition as stenographer and type
writer took the civil service exami-
nation at the Federal Building today.
Evening journal., 1913-02-25

Reported Daily oy F. d. Lackey q
Co.. brokers and bankers. members
Philadelphia stock Exchange. S47
Market Street
Evening journal., 1913-02-25
SAVED FROM
OPERATIONS
Two Women Tell How They
Escaped heSurgeon'sKnife
by Taking Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound.

Swarthmore, Penn. - =" For fifteen
years I suffered untold agony, and for
Evening journal., 1913-02-25
OPEN TROLLEY WAITING ROOM.

The new waiting room for the New
Castle trolley line and freight station
at No. 4 West Front street was open
ed today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-25

BRAND
KO0NTz
James o. Koontz of Lum-
bago Plaster Fame. Chief
Figure in $4,000 Damage
Suit Is Called a "Thor-
oughbred Shyster.
Especial to THE TrMEs.)

Crown Point. Ind. Feb. 25.--The
third day of the ten thousand dollar
damage suit brought by James O.
Koontz the so-called Hammond lawyer
and lumbago plaster representative
against the Lake County Printing ana
Publishing Co. in the Lake Circuit
Court here was replete with sensa-
tional testimony and productive of
enough legal pyrotechnics to bring the
rlaintiff and one of the witnesses on
the verge of beng fined for contempt
of court Koo1tz warned several
times by Judge McNIahan to be more
careful of the nature of the insulting
questions he was asking witnesses only
to be at last warned again that il he
offended once more he would be fined
for contempt of court. At another
stage of the proceedings, Lawyer Price
formerly of East Chicago who is assist
ing the plaintiff was ordered to take
his seat by the court. Attorney E. G.
Sproat of Hammond when asked an
offensive question by Koontz called the
latter a liar and was taken to task for
lit by Judge McMahan.
Koontz appeared on the stand on re-
direct at the opening of court and
Price sought to bring out that koontz
had been so shap1sd by the article tell
ing of the plaintiffs arrest and convic-
ton for Insulting a woman that he quit
going 20 church as he said was his
custom. Attorney Crumpacker trie to
get at the makeup of Koontzs $4,000
library but met with poor success. The
lplaintiff's memory was exceedingly
weak. He could remember the titles OF
louly few OF his books and Whist they
had coxfs n m
Took wages Part In Legal Advice.
He had said on. direct that he was
paying stenographer ten dollars q
week, but admitted on re-cross that
the stenographer wanted a divorce and
was to take out part of her salary in
legal advice. He could not name any
Hammond business man who had en-
ployed him as a lawyer except one
When asked by Attorney Crumpacker
! if he had given his $4,000 library in to
the assessor last year Koontz said that
he had not. but that he had paid taxes
to either the county clerk or johnson
the county recorder or somebody any
way 1 don't remember
Koontz's only witnesses were Messrs
Prevo and Hubbard. The former said
he had paid Koontz $25 for defending
a relative In what Koontz called a
"bastardly'. case and Mr.. Hubbard
testified that he was juror in one OF
Koontz cases for which Koontz said hs
had received $4,000 cash for defending
The plaintiff rested and County
Clerk Shortridge was the first witness
for the defense. He said that he knew
only of two cases that Koontz had il
the Superior Courts, one of them a case
in Judge Becker's court in which NJ
/ NJ. Bruce was appointed to succeed
! KoontZ.
I Gary Lawyer On stand.
Attorney w. F. Hodges testified thai
the Tudor trial. for which Koont1
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-25
CROWN POINT CITY
COUNCIL MEETS
Especial to THE TiMEs.)

Crown Point, Ind, Feb 25.-The city
council met last evening to hear the
remonstrance against the opening OF
West street, only two parties present
ing their objections and formal de-
mand for damages anent the proposed
opening of the thoroughfare. The de-
claratory resolution for the opening OF
the street was thereby confirmed and
the council will now assess the bene-
fits and damages. The resignation of
John Rietman, councilman from the
second ward, was handed in and ac-
cepted with regret, the, council fixing
next Friday night in special session
for the purpose of appointing a new
member to fill the vacancy.
The contract and bond of Houk Bros
for the new well at the water works
plant was approved and accepted and
the work on same ordered commenced
at once.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-25
WOLF HUNTERS COME
BACK WITHOUT GAME
Find Traces of the Brutes,
But Nothing More
Tangible.

John Nimetz OF Black Oak ana his
party. consisting of Henry EVEN and
Frank Buse of Black Oak and William
Grugel of Lansing, ILL.,, returned from
their wolf hunt last night without
bringing home any game, however.
They got track of five wolves east of
any OF them to its lair. They might
have had better luck had they not put
in much of their time searching for
one of their party. Grugel who became
separated from them early in the day.
Grugel has the. reputation of being q
veteran wolf hunter. and Nimetz said
this morning that he believed that
Grugel had absented himself from the
other three purposely to see how scared
they would be of the wolves. Just
about the time they were ready to
start home Grugel apparently acci-
dentally ran into the searching party.
He told the three that he had been
lost" from them.
The natives near Dune Park assured
the hunters that there were wolves in
the forests, as they had often heard
them howl in the nights. and tracks
were found of them in the snow yes
terday
in an automobile, and he says that he
will go back again after another good
snow fall He says there are no rab-
bits to be seen In this territory. and
he believes that they have been eaten
by the wolves. In one place. however,
they came across fine squirrel colony.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-25
REV. WILLIAMSON
TO PREACH TONIGHT

The public is cordially Invited to
attend the third of the course of lenten
sermons to be delivered in st. PauIs
Episcopal church this evening at 1880
The preacher is to be the Rev. w. b.
Williamson, rector of the st. Andrew
church. Valparaiso. These Tuesday ev-
ening sermons by invited preachers are
proving to be very popular and have
brought out large congregations each
week Mr.. Williamson is one of the
newer priests of this lEpiscopaD do
cese, and has not been heard In Ham
mond before. He is said to have i'm
pressed very favorably all who have
heard him, and will undoubtedly be
greeted by q large congregation OF the
members and friends of st. Paurs
parish.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-25
BILL IS BLOW TO LAKE
COUNTY'S GRETNA GREEN

The future of Crown Point as Lake
County's Gretna Green. where eloptng
couples can have a knot tied in fifteen
minutes is endangered by bill which
passed the Indiana senate yesterday by
vote of SO to s. Senator Gavit of
Whiting. was one of the five solons op-
posed
The bill introduced by Senator Neal
makes 1t unlawful for any county clerk
to issue a marriage license to any ar-
pIicant unleas the. applicant has. ten
days previously to the issuance of the
ElYcen56, tied VITA tho clerk certif-
cate showing both parties 20 the pro;
posed marriage to be free from COM
municable diseases The bill provides
a penalty for any clerk who issues a
license to any person without having
received and filed the certificate.
Senator Curtis endeavored TO amend
the bill to strike out the second sec
ton, which contains the ten-day pro-
vision but the Senate killed the
amendment. Senator Traylor after
ward offered a similar motion, put In
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-25
NEED OF SANITARY
DISTRICT DISCUSSED
Hammond Chamber of Commerce Scene of Gathering in
Interests of Pure Water; Calumet Region Cities Are
All Represented; "Let All Unite Is the Message
From Chicago Engineers and Trustees; Judge Becker
Voices Objections.

That the cities along the shores of
Lake Michigan in Indiana should ere
ate sanitary district similar to that
in Illinois so that a single system of
sewage disposal could be adopted and
the water supply of all of the commu-
mites could be protected from the sew
age of any one of them. was the mes
sage that the engineers and trustees of
the sanitary district of Chicago
brought to the representatives OF the
cities of Whiting, Hammond. East Chi
cago and Gary at the meeting in the
rooms of the Hammond Chamber of
Commerce last night
Judge Lawrence Becker voiced the
possible opposition to such a program
when he pointed out that the cities of
the region are already engaged in the
problem of the publication of sewage
and that they could solve the problem
of keeping the watef supply pure indi-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-25
RAIL ACCIDENT
v|CT|M. OF WHEELER
Sons of J. Smelter, Killed
on Nickel Plate, Claim
the Body.

1t was learned last night that John
Snelter, 60 years old, the farmer who
was killed at the Nickle Plate crossing
in South Gary, was a resident OF
Wheeler. Sons Of Smelter last night
thea9d cf his death and went 70
Finerts undertaking pafIbrs, Seventh
avenue and Washington street, and
took the remains back to Wheeler.
Smelter had been a visit to son
who lives in Glen Park. He was ready
to board the train for Wheeler when the
accident occurred. His wife died sew
eral years ago Three other sons. one
of whom Is Robert Smelter, Third
street and Thirteenth avenue, Tol1es-
ton, survive. The other two boys are
at Wheeler.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-25
WILL TRY
COURTS ON
So. SHORE
Test Gases VIII Be Filed
Against Interurban on
Charge Of Discriminating
in Rates in Favor of Hi
nois Patrons.

Test cases on the charge of alleged
discrimination against Hammond pat
rons of the South Shore line are i'm
pending the result of an episode
in which four city officials figured
this morning
The officials involved are Jacob
Schroeder. member of the board OF
public works; Clarence Jewett, super
F. ISuh1man. street commissioner, and
Frank O'Rourke, city sealer. Their
complaint. against the South shore line
is that the conductor on car this
morning, after having accepted their
Hammond Itegewisch tickets. refused
to accept their tickets which they had
bought at Hegewisch and which were
to carry them to Pullman. unless they
would each pay an additional nickel
They refused &C do SO and the conduc-
t,r and the tram detective. William
Huber ordered them to get off the
train. which they did. the train having
been brough. TO stop in a marsh two
niles west OF Hegewisch. They v ak
ed back to Hegewisch. and returned
from there via the South Shore line.
Result of Complaints.
The test of the South Shores rulings
were made today after a number OF
complaints had been rrade to the board
of public works by Schroeder in par.
ticuIar to the effect that the South
shore line was discriminating against
Hammond patrons as against Illinois
passengers on the fare rates to Pull
man.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-25
MUDDLES PLAINTIFF:
CASE rs DISMISSED

Augustus Lysiak arrested on a
charge of forgery was dismissed with
out a trial on the motion of Assistant
Prosecuting Attorney Ralph Ross
when the prosecuting witness against
him positively identified Carl Ames as
the forger.
The case was to have been tried this
afternoon before Judge Johannes Ko-
pelke The defendant was represent
cd by Attorney II. Z. Granger Granger
got the prosecuting witness to identify
Ames as the forger. so that when the
real defendant was finally put on the
stand he could not be identified. This
brought the case to a sudden close
The case came from Walter Riley's
court. in East Chicago. The prosecut-
ing witness was Joseph Aukselewicz
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-25
SMUGGLED CHINESE
TO BE DEPORTED

Gong Park and Ng. Ngeoreg, TWO
Cinnamon who were captured oy the
Hammond police in a box car at the
Gibson yards last Thursday morning
after being smuggled into this coun-
trv across the Canadian border line.
were taken to Chicago yesterday In
charge of federal officers.
From Chicago the two captives viii
be taken to New York, where, on
March 8. they will be deported with a
ship load of .other Cinnamon back to
their native land. Although federal
officers are making a wide search for
the smugglers. few clues of Importance
have been learned. There was no re-
ward for the capture of the Cinnamon
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-25
BRENNAN
PROPERTY
IS SOLD
Gary Politician Realty Deal
er Disposes of Other Valu-
able Holdings Before
Leaving for Extended
Stay in the South.

John A. Brennan. who a short time
ago, sold the Brennan block at Sixth
avenue and Broadway for $4,000, yes
terday afternoon disposed OF two more
parcels of property in Gary for which
he got the sums of $15,5o0 and $3.50
cash respectively.
Goshen Mayor = Buyer.
The Brennan residence at Seventh
avenue and Jackson street, opposite
Jefferson park, was sold to w. A. Cain
for $15,500.
The two-story business block at the
northwest corner Of Sixth avenue and
Washington street. brought $4,000. It
was sold by w. p. Patterson, the realty
broker, to Mayor Samuel SPAIN Of Co
shen, Ind.
This building has 60 feet frontage in
Washington street and covers 65 feet
in Sixth avenue, the depth of the lots
q
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-25
TIM ENGlEHhRT
BACK FROM TRIP
Says Prices on Canadian
Acreage Near Proposed
Plant Are Exorbitant.

After an absence of one week Alder
man Tim Englehart. the Ridge road
real estate magnate has returned to
Gary. His visit out of town took him
to Canada and to the blue grass region
of Kentucky.
Mr. Englehart went to Sandwich. or
Pontiac. as it will be called. where the
steel corporation is to build it's Canad-
ian plant
Il didn't buy any more property at
Sandwich" said he. mo one can tell
yet where the main gate of the steel
works is to be.
Why those Canadian natives are
crazy about their prices. They want
higher prices than Gary acreage lands
command.
Il was also in Kentucky where our
company shot aonther oil well"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-25
BOYS GOT OFF LIGHT.
Freight Car Looters Leni.
emily Dealt With.

Three Hammond boys, employed at
the Erie yards. came near getting
themselves in serious trouble yester-
day morning when they were arrested
by number of special agents for en-
tering a freight car and stealing a
number of hats and shirts. They were
John M~--gomery, Alex Benson and
Herman Walters
They at first denied the charges, but
after being taken before Chief Aust
gen of Hammond, they confessed their
guilt. Not wishing to punish them too
severely, as this was their first Of
tense. the lads were taken before
Judge Prest. where charges of meli-
cious trespass were preferred. Each
entered plea of guilty and received
nominal fine of 81 and costs, amount
ing to $11.60.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-25

different way. but his motion. too.
was voted down.
Time Would Seem Long.
1t can be readily. seen that. the pro-
vision requiring the fling of certih-
cate of good health, ten days before
the issuance of the marriage license.
will put a damper on many a. couple
as there is always the danger Of pub
licity. Furthermore the wait of ten
days, situation that can mot be toler-
ated by two SO madly in love that they
must elope than ana there. .sreuI4 -Reh
|a drawback.
Watching the marriage mill grind il
one of the pleasant pastimes for many
Crown Pointers. Some of the old
colonels and majors. and other retired
veterans at the county seat put In the
greater part of the summer tims
watching the fitting couples and really
get a good vacation out of the show
Similar Law In Michigan.
Crown Points proximity to Chicago
fContinuod on pare NJ
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-25

vidually satisfactorily as they could
by collective action.
He was only partly successful in
making his views take hold on those
assembled at the meeting. His opin-
ions were valuable, however, in pre-
senting that phase of the situation.
Those Present.
There was present at the meeting
Attorney Anthony. the legal represen-
tative of the board: Henry w. Lee, one
of the district engineers and also edi-
tor of the Calumet Record Engineer
Sullivan, and other of the trustees and
engineers of the sanitary district of
Chicago.
Among the representatives of the In
diana municipalities were Mayor A. G.
Schlieker of, East Chicago: Mayor
Beaumont Parks of Whiting, Mayor
John y. Smalley OF Hammond. DR.. Will
fCor tfnuod an Da ~n KN