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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-24

Total sales to-day, 4s.5oo shares same day 1915, iis175. January to
Where Q &C. follows a quotation II Indicates "a bid or offer for 10 shares
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-24
RONNS
STANDARD OIL SUBSIDIARIES
CURB STOCKS CLOSING.

Sell. cents rer share,
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THE SUGAR MARKET,
Eirmcr Tone IN Futupes-ReAnee
Inactive.

4 hrner tone developed in the mA,kt f'
au-ar futures A. tho close OF the GAY ths
lrir positions were D to 20 poln'A sighes,
w'nI" the later months were = CGlrts htSh.'
10 . POINTS luw"r. Houses with ,uhsn ~
%nc"tl"us We're THO principal hiye1s and 'h's
te~nled 20 ~t1r' = .CucT,. bgylrs novrm'r'
throughout the l.i Moreover. the t.chncA
position Of me mtr,ft was Thought - ave-
been relieved somewhat by tho r~'ent ~,,.ns
ard many m the trade seemed 10 tan" = 'H57
hullish view Of II" sppt position
The local market for raw s3-s- on 80
spot was unrntI-"i IN the ahspur- o! Hr'
business. with prices quoted On me Ns''
OF I'd. cost and fre,-ht. bat n Va. lad -
while huyerS would probably nay these -
lres sellcr- we're mot ofe-!U. 10 Only
business reported "h- a sale Of 40 nsss
OF Cuhas for May Aipmcu 30 a lor =
finer At W.. cost ana freight, stil 80 : .
for ceutrifugal fi test duty mad
Refined sI-tl Wa inactive a. "a 40 -
business. MAS COurCrUeu. bat prN'' ''s
firmly held at t.", 80 90 !or 49, { o
lated. and II MAS said thai -ot0e-' "E'
s'ill busy OIL Old nrGc-% a'l nat - ,-t'
we're active Prices follow
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S%UB. treasury STATEMENT
WEIDNESDAy

WEDNESDAY,
Paid n Sub Trcannry to banks. Ns32, 900
laiI by banks to Suh-Trcasury 3.jss,O0O
loss % bank, on days trans
actrona .....,.,......,, $3.50, 900
SINCE FRIDAY LAST.
Paid by sub Treasury to banks. 81. 90. 900
Paid l.! banks to sub Treasury 1891 900
Loss TO banks .,,,,,:,.,... 3c.3el.ooo
Cain TO bsnka same period pro.
Ws3 overwhelmingly. 7.sss.sssI
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-24

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Amer ,rr cy s, In,.rboro. Met ,psr r 4
j0Oo. .-'IOnin rol trus, as mon
A,nTST cv N.s 5hnn. - Fenna I
5000 los ln0No .....T3Nsi TEN
Am / T cltt lnStpmp list IS 1000. -,
1850 ..... 90 certificates Pub Sci
Am Thread ~ 500 .....7Si2I % \
10000 pSl, Jap as Ger 1000 -,
Anglo FrenchS man stmpei 1000.
5!inan pS Sonp .... TITS keauin,
ATNSrcvE cFtsS VI T. 700 49,
1869 lGUn ..75I2,S tI&Ir
iO0o0 ...lO31s Kan City Ter T. 1000.
500" To-! 1000 ~. ssis St ! h.
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5,96't for cables, The close on the prevI.
otis day was ".96 for checks and 1851.
for cables. italian lire remained un,
changed at go. Rubles were 3I"a al
the close, AZ compared with 81. ON tn,
preceding day, Guilders were unchanged
at 4. 7-l6.
Marks advanced to ~ Ills for sight
drafts and 7lH for cables. At the close
the day before the quotations were
~ ZIG and uH. Austrian kroncn rose
from l2.t3 to tS.tS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-24
COTTONSEED OIL.

The market was irregular. with some
selling pressure In the october delivery,
due 10 frccr offerings from tho South.
otherwise II wac generally steady, The
reaction in lard had Lees influence than
was expected Crude oil II uuitc trm, ou
a basis OF amIac. There are some indIea-
though there Is no evidence Of important
opposition to occasional advances In the
list. Reports Of boneicial rsins In the cx-
'remc' southwest were without oncct In
oil uuart"rs,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-24
MUNrTI0N STOCKS.
RAILWAY EQUIPMENT BONDS.

sEx dividend 10 per cent.
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GERMAN BILLS STRONGER.
Marks Advamce-k rOnen Z Too
sterling UNCHANGED.

a continued stiffcning In exchange on
Germany and francs lower than for
som. time were tho only features of tho
foreign exchange market yesterday.
Sterling WAS unchanged. while francs
eased To a new low at 1.9T. but ecov-
cred and CLOSED 1t 5.sS% Cor checks and
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-22
P0RTLANl CLOSES
FIFTY BARROOMs
-
Many Get Drunk on Bargain
Day for Liquor in Dry
Maine City.

PORTLAND. ME-. Dec. 22.-These
were the results today Of sudden or
ders by Mayor Chapman to close the
fifty barrooms in Prohibition Port
land:
About 100 blind tigers We're found
doing a thriving business.
on prominent corners peddlers dis
pensed half pints Of whiskey as fast
as they could make change.
Drug stores where whiskey was
served were haed with drinkers.
Streets about the docks contained
many drunken men.
How long the blind tigers. drug
store bars and peddlers Will continue
to do business il not known. With
the freedom with which business was
conducted today politicians hint at an
understanding"
ut is the first time in eighteen
months" said one liquor dealer. that
any business Of consequence has been
done with the lid on"
one hour before closing, many Of
the bars were draped in mourning.
Beer sold at nine glasses for a nickel.
whiskey brought what one was Will
ing to pay.
In one hour a reporter saw a ped
dler sell SIS worth of whiskey on
Commercial Wharf. 1t represented all
the stock left over by one OF the sa-
looms.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-22
D. DINW|DD|E
HAS SUGGESTION
Well Known Lake County
Farmer Writes on Court
Question Settlement.

o. Dinwiddie. owner Of stock and
grain farm at Lowell. has sent the
following communication TO THE
TIMES.
1--WE are told that the lawyers and
many citizens of Gary expect the com
ing session of the legislature to pro-
vide for another superior court to be
held at Gary. The business men and
farmers. taxpayers, think our court
costs are very heavy now With four
courts. Would It not be reasonably
bossibIe and satisfactory to the ma
jority. to transfer one Of the present
superior courts to Gary and in addi-
ton, provide for considerable increase
Of jurisdiction Of city courts in each
city of our county and state?
THE law could provide for settle
ment of certain kinds of cases in city
courts and keep them out of the cir
cult and superior courts. At the Same
time certain kinds of cases might
have the right of appeal. as now. to
the higher courts. Naturally the cost
of handling the business of our county
will increase, but the BURDEN of
heavy taxes ought to be reduced by
the same business methods used by
successful business men. Many belieye
the pro rata cost might be very much
reduced. Yours for good government
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-22
IS
PAROLED BY
GOVERNOR
Good RecUrd at State Prison
Aids in Exciting Executive
CIemenCy Today.

''fcm" Harmon, the FIRST man to be
sent TO the penitentiary from Gary.
will enjoy the greatest Christmas of his
life. His will be a gift from Governor
Ralston.-his liberty and release from
3 sentence which would have kept him
behind Michigan city's prison walls to
The end of his days.
In 1906 tom" Harmon got into an
argument over a dog with a Gary char
acter known as Cabbage Jack. Han
non charged Cabbage Jack" with steal
ing his pet. IN the fight that ensued
Ifannon drew an old revolver that he
had carried as a watchman for the
standard Oil company at Whiting. 1t
was Gary's first murder and people
then were wondering what kind OF city
it would be if a murder was reported in
the first months of its existence.
Hannon was tried on charge Of sec
ond degree murder and was sentenced
for life. But hope never died in his
irish heart He said he never intended
to Kill cabbage Jack" and he set out to
make a good prison record. For ten
Years there has been no mark against
him. His health was not very good and
he was not assigned to any special du-
ties.
Last week his attorney. John F. Reil-
IL of Hammond. went before the par
don board to plead again for his re-
lease. and this time the board made the
rsconlnaenda tion 10 the governor To-
day. according to word received ny Mr.
Reilly. Governor Ralston paroled Han
non for one year and upon good be-
havior during that time his slate will
again be clean Harmon comes out of
nrisen a man IS years old. sobered by
his training there and determined to
start anew and right. Friends in Whit
ing have promise to aid him in getting
work somewhere. His relatives reside
in Pennsylvania.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-22
MARKET
RECEIVERS
nv Inifed Presrn

NEW YORK. Dec. 22.-The recovery
of the stock market from the ten day
peace slump with its climax 100000
crashed yesterday on publication OF
President wilson's peace message was
helped today by King Georges address
to parliament urging vigorous prose-
cution OF the war.
More than one million shares were
traded in the ztst two hours of buying
by speculaitors and investors. There
was indication that bear plungers who
hammered the market down on ad-
vance information from Washington
were buying in large volumes aud that
bs snKfng interests were picking stocks
for investment purposes at bargain
prices.
u IS. steel on a quarter Of million
share business jumped to 1868. up SIS
from yesterdays close. Sales for the
day were 1.77e.0oo shares. L. S. Steel
closed at 107 4 up s,s. Anaconda clos
ed at ssA. UP 5az.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-22
MISSED
LENORA BY
TEN MIN.
Indiana Harbor Police Find
Train Gone When They
Went to Nab Young Cab
aret Performer Who Got
$500.

only the fact that Pennsylvania
train had left few minutes before
kept the Indiana Harbor police yes
terday from nabbing a young Chicago
girl. who, while cabaret companion o.
a sucker state farmer himmed him
out Of nearly $4,000.
The story starts in Chicago when
dainty footprints in the snow leading
from the IRE escape OF a Rush street
hotel TO the apartments of Miss Leora
straub and two photographs which she
careIessIy left in her room resulted IN
her arrest on train at Fort Wayne.
Ind. yesterday.
The person most interested in the
return to Chicago of Miss Straub IS
Jobn shelton. retired farmer of Pax
ton. III. who hopes to recover the
preater part OF $4,000 he lost while
caIbareting Wednesday night
Enter The Fair Leora.
shelton was a good spender, and he
fonpd no dearth of entertainers. Final
~ Ieora Straub. who lived at the
FLORENCE Hotel, 7O9 North Clark street.
dashed upon his view. From one
cabaret to another they went until the
TIGHTS. having fickered out, they fouad
themselves at a hotel iii Rush street.
Mr.. shelton tells the police.
Find Footprints In snow
When he awoke at $50 o'clock yes
terdav morning Leora had flown. Like
wise $500. lie notified the hotel
clerk. who summoned the police.
detective Sergeants Charles NJ.
Mueller and Robert II. Gibbons. un-
able-to md any one who had seen
I.eora depart from the hotel, began an
examination of the window. The Sc
cret was revealed.
Csinderella-1ilSe footprints from the
foot of the fire escape led them to the
Florence Hotel. But Leora was not
there. she had packed her suitcase
and departed. A search of the room
revealed two photographs OF her.
BY intercepting a telephone mes
sage they learned Iseora had gone to
indiana Harbor and would take II
train from there. They followed on
the next train. but it was fifteen min
utes late, and Leora was gone.
Get CIew.
Through q taxicab driver TO whom
she had given "a SO tip they traced
her to the Lincoln Hotel and later TO
the Pennsylvania station, where she
had purchased a ticket for Pittsburgh
The ticket agent ideptifed her pic
lures and said she had taken train
which had departed two hours before.
There was no chance to overtal<e Il.
A telegram was sent TO Chief OF Police
Lenz of Fort Wayne
Chief Lenz and two policemen held
the train upon its arrival until they
had arrested Leona- Al frst she denied
her identity. but after she had gone =
short distance she said. II give upa
So saving she drew st.fs5 in bilfs fsess
Nes d1ess s1d - t-e pol'Selnahe
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-22
Lands TO SPEAK
At CROWN POINT
Indiana's New Humorist
Gets Job at Chamber of
Commerce Banquet.
lspeeiaI to THE- TIaEs }

GROWN POINT, ND. Dec. ga
Frederick II. Lands Of 'Logansport. and
one OF Indiana's noted orators and
public speakers, has been engaged to
address the local Chamber OF Commerce
at It's annual dinner at Central Music
hall during the early part OF February
The Chamber of Commerce wifi make
a special effort to entertain the ia arm-
ers OF the community at their annual
dinner this year and the dinner and af-
ternoon program will be one that will
especially appeal to the lords Of the
soil
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-22
THE PASSING
show

NE forgot to thank you, boys. for
paying for the ham.
sl5orFszs fail ito express great
joy over .nenogramed pulse-warm-
ers she has knit Tor our
CHRISTMAS present. the wif inti-
mates
THAT we are apt to be drawn into
the great war at any moment
SWEET suffering Beljum'
NOW too late to do your Christ
mas shopping early.
Hy6pstv an eight year old lad goes
after 5srething you want
WHEN he doesn't want to get it
makes US. despite all this monkey
descent talk, think that he descended
FROM snail.
SOME women never get Christmas
present unless they look around it
VERY carefully to see whether
THE donor forgot to take the price
tag of
NOW If we could only snuggle up
with the ground hog
AND get nice months sleep or 50.
Az exchange advises US all to be
CHEEKY and smiling toward the
stranger for
WE never know when he viii be on
the jury trying our case.
THE way wall Street applauded Mr..
Lansing sounded
LIKE the patter OF rubber heels on
a feather mattress.
If you can make some other little
eyes pop wide UP besides your own
kiddies'
YoU win have the right Christmas
spirit.
SHOULD our supply Of coal run out
We can keep the
FIRE burning until the Golden
Gates are passed
By using the wins empty Xmas
BONES for fuel.
WHAT aittie VIC have seen OF the
new Iampshade hose
FAILS to throw much light on them.
---
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-22
MILLION TO EMPLOYEES
IS WELLs-FARG0 GIFT
Bonus to Be Distributed
Among 5000 in Quarterly
Payments Next Year.

The sum OF S1.000.00o to be distrib
uted among its 5000 employees in all
parts of the United States is the
Christmas bonus of the Nells-F'argo
Express Company to the men and
women who have been drawing a sal
airy Of $4,000 or less a year, the bonu 1
for each being equal to one months
wages. based on salaries paid during
October 1916. The money will be paid
in quarterly installments on the first
of next January, April, July and oc-
tober.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-22
INDIANA is
SHOWED UNDER
ny United Press.

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 22-Indiana
was showed under today following "a
hour snowfall Trains were delayed
from five to eight hours. Wires down
and great suffering was caused among
the poor. Iaterurban cars were tied up
IN various parts of the state.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-22
PAROLED FOR
CHRISTMAS

LANSING, KAN. Dec. 2s-Fifteen
convicts were free to go to their homes
today to spend the holidays. Warden
Codding yesterday called .hfteen long
term men into his office and said:
VIII you boys all come bsAk Jan.
if I let you go home to spend .Christr
mas?'' Fifteen voices said. Yes. sir
in unison. and the'warden handed each
man a Christmas parole signed by Cow
ernor CappeF
One OF Coddine's 'hoys sll md his
halidaSs ,saixeston, Texas.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-22
COAL SHORTAGE STOPS
BAsKE TBALL GAMES
No Coal at Gary Schools
Hence Nc Lights and
No Heat.

The coal shortage IN Gary is begin=
ming to be felt as the young people
learned last evening.
Because OF the almost empty bsns
the school officials issued an ord -
that night schools be closed. that the
power plant be shut down and that
just enough heat be kept IN the boilers
to KEEP the pipes from freezing. The
rule will be in force days and night
until early in January.
Hence, NO Games.
In consequence there was no basket
ball game between Emerson high and
Lowell high and Froebe1 high and
crown Point high. It is probable ths
games will be played early in January.
CoaE shortage Alarms.
Gsary'a schools bins hold zoe tons Of
coal Upwards Of so tons are used
daily. The Dalton Coal company.
which has the fuel contract, has faced
difficulties in getting coal 20 Cart.
but a small supply has arrived.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-22
RUSSIA HELPS OUT
HAMMOND CAR WORKS

j. p Morgan & Co. has placed orders
for 5000 ffty-ton gondola cars for the
Russian Imperial Railways. divided
equally between the American Car aud
Foundry Company and the Standard
steel Car Company.
The Russian Government has also
made arrangements for the purchase
Of nifty additional locomotives from
the Canadian Locomotive Company.
making a total for the month Of $50.
The previous orders were placed with
the BALDWIN and the American loco
motive companies
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-22

CARPLANT
FORCED To
SHUT DOWN
Clty's Water Supply Threatened
Only Few Hours Supply
on Hand Today.

With no relief in sight and
shortage of coal that today closed
down the largest car building plant
in Northern Indiana, the Calumet
region is at the mercy of below
zero weather, threatened water
famine and idleness which have
already thrown a blight on the
Christmas of 1916.
The Standard Steel Car Com
pany's plant at Hammond this
morning layed off its force of
about twenty-five hundred men
and closed down temporarily until
sufficient coal can be secured to re-
sumo operation. Officials hope to
reopen after Christmas.
Unless the city Of Hammond is able
to borrow. beg or steal supply Of
coal before noon tomorrow the fires in
the boilers which furnish the power
TO pump water for Robertsdale. Roby.
Hammond West Hammond and vicini-
~ viii expire leaving the machinery
idle and the people in suffering.
The city OF Hammond contracts wiki
William Ahlborn for its supply of coal
at the pumping station and it is said
five cars Of coal are lying in the Blue
Island yards which can not be sdel4xsl--
ed owing TO an embargo placed by
western roads against coal going east
Of the Illinois line.
I will steal the first coal can get
my hands on before Will let the fires
in the boilers go out said Engineer
Joe kasper
RAILROADS SUPPLIED.
There are great mountains OF coal
at Gibson, Clark station and East Gary
which the railroads have stored up for
their uses. and car loads are standing
on side-tracfs while Chicago dealers
reconsign them again and again Tale
Hammond board of public works was
confident this morning that they would
get coal from some source or other to
run the water works. even if it had to
be taken from the meager supplies OF
local dealers
A few industries are as fortunately
situated as the railroads. the Northern
Indiana Gas & Electric Company hay-
ing thousands of tons on hand and the
Simplex $500 tons. But the great ma
jority are experiencing the worst
shortage in their histories which not
only interfere with operation OF their
plants but threaten shut DOWNS
The American Blue Company was
closed down two days this week and
has short supply at present The
Iirsh-Stein works. the Hammond
Brewery and the western Car Com
psny are in the same boat with the
other shorts.
GARY re r-pvxsr,xr- r-r
The cities Of Gary. East Chicago and
Whiting arc badly affected The
STANDARD Oil Compauy's plant at Whit
ing has been compelled to shift many
of its boilers over to burning crude
oil While the Hammond pumping sta
ton could burn oil II necessary tfe
fires IN the boilers would have to be
extinguished for several days while
changes were made to arrange for tie
use Of the new fuel.
The Whiting water works is de
pending entirely On tie Standard or
plant for coal.
The situation is especially serioa-
with the mercury hitting Is below
zero.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-22
STOCKS ON REBOUND

NEW YORK. Dec. 22-The stock
market rebounded at the opening FROM
the low levels reached during yesteT-
days: three miiliois peace panic mar
fsef. First sales showed two 70 foAr
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-22
6BULLETIN.l

THE HAGUE. Dec. 22-Germany
will disclose her chief terms of peace
immedisdeIy if the forthcoming note An
reply 40 Channri1or Won Bethmaun-
Holiwesss peace proposal from the en-
tente powers leaves the dor open, IL
was semi officially announced today,
according TO German dispatches.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-22

LONDON, Dec. 22-ProroEuing
parliament today, until Feb. z.
King George added the weight OF
his words to the allies stern re-
jection of n German-made peace.
The vigorous prosecution Of the
war must he our single endeavor.-
he said, suBfiI we have vindfcated
the rights 30 ruthlessiy violated by
our enemies, and established the
security of Europe ON n sure
foundation
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-22
VERY LATEST
WAR NE VS.
tBy aited Press.)

tBy United Press.)
WASHINGTON, Dee. 22.-2mer-
lean Charge Grew "a Berlin today
notified the state department he
h0d received copy of President
Wilson's peace note for delivery
TO the German foreign office.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-22
Hence. No Game.

There are 10000 Lake County peopr,.
who are living all over the Il. :. a
subscription to THE TIsfES will &as~
you the trouble er writing a letter 10
my one Of them.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-22

Don't forget your Mistle-
toe and Loose Holly. Arthur
Schultz Florist.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-22
ENGLAND
IS BITTER
TOWARDS
WILSON
(BULLET1N.)
RY Ed L. KEEN.

LONDON, Dec. 22.-Tne more Eng
Land digests President Wilson's peace
note. the more bitter IL feels- That was
the conclusion to be drawn from news
paper editorials in the afternoon which
went even further than those of the
morning editions in the demonstrations Of
the American executives moves.
The afternoon press was n unit In 1ts
resentfulness. This bitterness particu-
larIy manifested itself against wilson's
assertion that the objecttves for which
all belnGsrents were striving are vir-
tually the sans
''xt 10 a singular idea" the Evening
Post declared, that q man OF wilson's
perspicac1ty can labor under the delu-
sion that any move toward peace would
be welcomed by ths allies. The whole
facts Of the situation should warn him
that intervention 10 not desired"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-22

Iacrensing cIoudtoesa with probably
snow fIurries late tonight or Saturday.
RI&lur temperature; lowest tonight
ahouf II degrees. Moderate variable
winds.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-22

(By United Press CableEram-)
LONDON, Dec. 22.-After Two
years occupation by the enemy,
British forces hnve taken EI-Arish,
according to war office Rn-
nounccment today.