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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-14
TRAlED
THROUGH
LAKE co.
Everywhere John Z. Young
Went He Sang "Wicky-
Wacky- Woo" and Now He
is Wanted for Forgery
May Sing it for the Judge.

By ..Micky- wacky-w oo.a the trail Of
John e. Young. the singing penman.'
was retraced from Chicago through
Gary Hammond. Milwaukee, Madison,
wis. and Harvard. Ill, to st. Louis,
where he was arrested yesterday by
Pinkerton detectives.
Young Is an old-styie tramp printer
and a one-man Dutch band Between
pay days 1t has been his fashion to jig
boldly into a saloon or cabaret, con-
fess himself penniless and athirst, aAd
singing for q drink.
Recently Young obtained a job from
]. J. Collins, printer, sol Plymouth
court one day, according to j. w.
Norkett of the Pinkerton agency.
Young stole a check book from Mr..
Collins desk and forthwith forged his
employers name to several checks,
which were cashed.
Search for Young was begun in the
neighborhood OF his rooming- at
221 South Racine avenue 1t was
learned that he bought drinks when
he had money and sang for drinks
when he could not buy.
One OF the places where he sang was
Barney Grogan-s saloon. where he alsp
passed check for $3.50, Mr.. Norkett
says.
Find the tramp printer vino sings
Honolulu songs" went out the word
from William f. Webster. Pinkerton
assistant superintendent.
Word came from Hammond and
Gary and Milwaukee and Madison and
Harvard. Ill. Of a tramp printer VINO
sang Honolulu songs, and in this wav
he was caught. singing his favorite
''Wicky-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-14
PAXTON IN
CONTROL Of
BANK STOCK

w. G. Paxton. formerly director in
the First National Bank of Hammond
and the First National Bank Of Gary,
has become the owner Of a large num-
Der OF shares Of stock in the Ham
mond Savings & Trust company.
1t is understood that Mr.. Paxton and
his friends have secured enough shares
in the bank to assure the control and
out radical changes in the personal
and directorate.
Mr.. Paxton authorized the state
ment that no further changes are con-
templated at this time. The annual
meeting of the stockholders is held
shortly after January first at which
officers and directors are elected fqr
the ensuing year.
Mr.. Paxton is the owner Of the Pax
ton Lumber Co. of Hammond. the In
diana Harbor Lumber & Coal Co. Of
India ana Harbor and Is substantially In
terested in the Gary Lumber Co. He
has many real estate holdings all over
the Calumet region.
The Hammond Savings & Trust CO.
was founded by Adam Ebert, its pres
dent. F. Richard Schaaf. now president
of the Citizens German National Bank,
and Frank Hammond. its secretary
and treasurer. 1t took over the real
estate and insurance business of Ham
mond. Schaaf and Ebert. then located
on Sibley street. and moved into new
quarters on Holman street where II
has modern banking equipment
No changes are contemplated in tha
bank
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-14
THE PASSING
|sHow| :.

DO you ever think of those delicious
nights when you hunted all over the
blessed sleeping porch
FOR a breath of air?
If you go out there now yau won't
have to look very long.
WE cannot refrain from reminding
little Willie that it is high time
FOR him to buy grandmother her
Christmas skates.
OUR friend Luke McLuke says that
once in a while he sees a pretty girl
who is
SO pretty that he feels like
WALKING right up to her and tell
ing her what pleasure 1t gives him
JUST to look at her. but he hates
patrol wagons SO and hospitals
AND black eyes
WHEN we see what straits the busy
wifi il put to in order TO buy about so
Christmas presents
WE understand fully the hard row
that
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REMEMBER all those she loved.
FACETIoUs wag says that all the
football heroes are home, but mother
STILL shakes the furnace.
AND carries out all the ashes,
THEY are asking Uncle sam to
make the Germans quit mistreating
the BeIgians
WHY the old gent can't protect the
lives Of his own people
LET alone making anybody QUIT
anything!
If you'll only get up in the morning
with the idea that
YoU are just going 10 knock
The everlasting stuning out Of bad
luck before you've done anything else
YOU'LL do it and feel good the rest
| OF the day.
HOW foolish to work your self to
TRYING to Keep from it,
OUR young hopeful having set us
back several bones for g boy scout
bugle
WE trust the neighbors will not be
unduly alarmed at the unearthly
noises
AS for IL we are now dwelling with
\ the cats il the eoaIbin away from
! wars alaruflls
ONLY trouble being that its 20 hard
to write
ON soft coal
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-14

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CROWN POINT. IND, Dec. 14.-Ad-
ded to the long list Of crimes. ranging
from drunkenness, robbery. stabbing
ARRAYS ana shooting scrapes. that
have figured between the whites and
blacks employed by the Grace Con
struction company. was that of cold
blooded murder last evening when or
acers found that the cold and 1ifeIess
body of a negro with two bullet holes
through his head.
The shooting occurred at the work
camp near the Erie depot. the body of
the dead negro being found by officer
Platt in a box car. in which several
of the blacks made their temporary
home.
Like every other case that the Of
dcers have had to contend with. not
a. whit of information could be secur-
ed. the few blacks that remained in
the vicinity refusing to divulge any
information a. 70 the one doing the
shooting All that can be learned is
that three strange blacks visited the
local camp yesterday and engaged the
murdered man in a crap game. Five
shots were heard. and when the car
was entered the dead negro was found
and his assailant had fed. leaving no
trace behind them.
A letter on the dead man from his
wife in Alabama. revealed the fact
that his name was VIM. Ferril. lie
was about se years OF age and had
worked for the construction company
sometime The coroner's inquest viii
be held today and an effort will be
made by the authorities to apprehend
the guilty parties.
----~
Gnldnn nnnnrfnniffea for Won LIN
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-14
CONSTABLES
SWOOP On
CARD GAMES
Young Chaps Who Played Only
For Pleasure and Bear Good
Reputation are Arrested.

Why is it that Gary should take
such an active interest in cleaning
up alleged gambling resorts in East
Chicago?
This is question that is puzzl-
ing many of the residents OF Indi-
ana Harbor who are familiar with
the fact that on several different
occasions a squad of constables
from the steel city have swooped
down on certain saloons in she
Harbor and twice have they had a
few fellows gathered about tables
arrested.
why this interest?
number OF theories have been
suggested but only one plausible ex-
PLANTATION given This explanation has
within the last few days been going
the rounds and it is quite universally
accepted.
The last stunt pulled off BY these
constabIes. a number of whom are said
TO be ex-poIcemen Of Gary. occurred
few nights ago when they raided
Myer HiITs place on Michigan avenue
and arrested I'VE young fellows who
bear good regulations and are not
known in any sense as gamblers. The
place was raided and a game Of cards
found to be in progress. The players
were told they We're under arrest and
were marched tq the court OF Judge
George e. Reiland where. after some
delay. bonds were secured In the sum
Of fifty dollars each. The raiders claim
that they have evidence that gambling
was I'm progress. Nick Mayer. a local
1c7nNfInned On Mage five1
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-14
CARY PORT
TONNAGE
DOUBLES
Receipts at HaTb0T Increase
100 Per Gent Over Last
Year. Over Three
Million Tons.
GARY HARBOR
TONNAGE DOUBLES

Gary harbor which last year had
a tonnage equal to one-third that
of the port of Chicago increased its
tonnage this season one hundred
DER cent, due to the gigantic influx
of iron ore.
This season 4O4 ships arrived at
the United States steel corpora
tion's harbor bringing total tonnage
receipts of 3,O37,927 tons, mostly
of iron ore and including stone and
pig iron. Iron ore alone totaled
2.637. .44O tons as compared with a
total tonnage last year or all re-
ceipts of 1.467, 7,321 tons. Stone
tonnage this year reached 386,387
tons and pig iron tonnage 14,l00
tons.
Navigation which opened this year
On April % with the arrival Of the
ore freighter Burlington closed on De-
cenlber 12 with the arrival Of the pig
iron frelghter MetafEa- The Metafra is
,,o,v unloading its cargo Of upwards
az 5000 tons of pig iron imported from
the pittsburgh district to help out the
Gary steel works.
Compilation Of the figures were
made by Miss Abel. secretary to the
deputy collector Of the Cary port dis
trict Of Chicago Richard Elwood.
ORE FOR NEW FURNACES.
The big iron ore receipts increase is
due to the fact that Gary blast furn-
aces are being increased from eight 10
twelve. some Of the new ones 10 be
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-14
SENTENCED TO
REFORMATORY

Omaha Burse. the "a year old Mexi-
can Indiana who was found guilty by a
jury in Judge Hardy's court Tuesday
night of manslaughter. was sentenced
to two to twenty-one years at the JEFF
fersonvflle reformatory.
4 further investigation Of the law by
Judge Hardy. Prosecutor J. A. Patter-
son and Burse's attorney. M. d. Metz,
today makes it possible that Burse may
be sent 10 the boys school at Plain
field to be held there until ne is TWEEN
ty-one years old.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-14
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WAR re MSS
CARL M. ACkERaEAN.

BERLIN, Dec. 14.--Despfte Ger
many's peace proposal. Field Mar
shaI yoB Hindenberg's declaration
that there win be no rest this win
ter still stanes. A military author
the fact that Germany considered
well the tpeace question before am
n0uneement was maeie-km0wSuE
that England did not want peace
because the allies intended to
launch "A strong offensive in the
spring.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-14

resident Of Hammond for 55 years
and one OF the early pioneer Of the
county Joseph Humpher, Sr., passed
away Tuesday night at his home and
will be laid to rest tomorrow morning
services at the St. Joseph church at 3
o'clock. Interment II to be made at
the ST. Joseph cemetery.
Joseph Humpher. Sr., was 81 years
of age and a veteran OF the civil war.
Members Of the Q. A. r. are 20 meet
at the Emerling undertaking parlors
at o'clock tomorrow morning and
procede to the late residence in-97 Con-
dit street. going from there to the
church and to the grave. 4 military
salute Is to be fred over the grave.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-14
One Way to Beat the
High Cost of Living

CHICAGO, Dec. Il. RAISE
chickens in your back yard If you
would cut down the high cost Of
Ling" said Theodore Hewes. sec
~ --ry Of the Poultry show which
IN s4Tsed here yesterday.
F~The increase in the price Of
dressed poultry has not vet equal
led that OF pork or beef and it is a
commodity that can be produced at
home.'' he added. "A few fowls in
the back yard. fed largely from
from your table not only produce
delicious meat. but supply fresh
eggs. a luxury which few can afford
when they must buy them"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-14
GARY FIRE DEPT,
EIGHT YEARS OLD

Eight years ago TODAY the Gary fire
department was organized Chief Fee
ley served I've years. The first COM
pany consisted of a half dozen men.
They had a shack for station and a
horse and hose cart. Today there are
half dozen motor companies.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-14

AMSTERDAM. Dee. f4.-German
submarines sank a British steamer
er bound from New York 10 Eng
land with cargo of 5000 tons of war
materials off the French channel.
The dispatches from berlin state
that between Nov. - and Dec. -, "A
German sub succeeded I'm sinking
vessels laden with 1900 tons of
coal found from England to France.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-14
GARY WITNESSES
GO TO GRAND JURY

Fourteen of the sixty Gary witnesses
scheduled to be suppoenaed before the
federal grand jury at Indianapolis last
night to testify at the capital today.
The number include Judge c. E. Green
valid and Dan Fitzgerald. They are
to tell of election conditions.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-14

If the Austrian cabinet has resigned
it has situated the unique record of
lasting for shorter period than any
ministry of recent years in any Eu-
ropean country unless il be Greece. DIR.
Ernest Won Koerber. who succeeded to
the premiership on the assassina ton
on Nov. l. Of Premier stuerghk. form
ed a cabinet on that date.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-14

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-Ger-
many's answer to the American
protest against deportation of Hell
gians is in the hands of the state
department here today. The text
is practically the same as given In
press dispatches In BerIin which
offered "expIanatfons."
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-14
GRAND MASTERS
NIGHT TONIGHT

Bammond's Garfield lodge. F. & a
II tonight vii have a called meeting
a grand masters night. when the lodgf
will assist In receiving Hon. "a 3. Tu3
hill of Michigan City, most worshipf'
grand master of Indiana. The mast
mason degree is on the program
7.30 o'clock and big masonic nigh
expected
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-14

in operation shortly. Four new blast
furnaces are to be built on the oppo-
site side of the slip next spring for
the Gary Tube company. which fore
shadows even greater harbor receipts
next year.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-14
STRIKING
ADDRESS
BY HOLDEN
Cooperation keyWOTd In New
Crusade Expected TO Do Big
Things For Hammond.
NO CHANGE

sSrhe ealf paths of agriculture.
the schools, churches, homes--fhe
very spirit of the people which are
established now, win he the calf
paths which our chfldren's children
must follow for centuries to come.
.sThe whole city of Boston can
not change the calf path of that
city, now it's busiest street. which
the poet Sam Walter FOss iEn-
mortalfxed fn his poem The Calf
Path PROF. p. G. Holden.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-14
DUMPING
Of STOCKS
MARKED
US. Steel Is Seven Points or
Break Is Most Serious
in Years.
(BULLETIN.)

The stock market broke SO bad
ly the whole list being off from 6
to 10 points and the volume of
trading was SO enormous that il
was impossible to get Individual
quotations before THE TIMES
went to press.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-14

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 14.-ResfGna-
tion of the Austrian cabinet was an
nounced In dispatches received to-
day from Vienna. Alexander Spifx-
mueller is to attempt formation OF
a new ministry.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-14
NOTICE TO EL,KS

Inaort ans meeting tonight. Dec
14th, TO make final arrangements feE
stag Monday. Dec. 18th. Also TO conn
plete arrangements for important hoIi.
4ay work
12-l4 u. EDWIN BELL, e. r.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-14
NOTICE

on account Of the funeral of Joseph
fAunpfer, senior. J. l. Humpfer & Co
on state street and Humpfer Bros. on
Holman street will be closed Friday
until / p. m. 1882
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-14

Golden opportunities for you Hn
TIMES want ads.
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tContinued on page five.l
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-06-15
With the City Council

The city has in hand a proposition
to trade the Wheeler Park pr' perty
for the Wheeler lot next to the First
Baptist church as site for public
library building.
Fl. w. Mccain was reelected city
physician at a salary Of $50. per
month.
Baseom Hoskins and S. Glark
wanted the city JoIiow take overyfe
sewer system in Parkway. There
was much discussion and strong
hint that the matter of taking over
sewer lines from developing CON-
panies be done away with and this
has been the consensus OF opinion
here for sometime.
Councilman Davis reported ad.
yersely as to opening up Dewey
street upon the request of H. A.
Mof6tt.
The license of soft drink stands
was raised from SIS to $40.
AS the school fund had surplus
of SIS, 400 the city borrowed $4,000
therefrom at S per cent to help de-
fray expenses of general fund dur
ing the summer months.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-06-15
PUSH CARTS MUST Go
CIfy eoaleil Puts Ban on the Unsani-
tafy wagons and Temporary Stands,
aisg LeOks into the lnsJ Jectiea Of
!lll Both of which The Re-.
view Had Made q Fight For

Fit push cart venders, enter a
greater safeguard to health.
M the meeting of the city 1oun-
cll&fHday night by a3 to 2 vote
tfIeunsiehtly and unsanitary push
carts with its ice cream cones lea.
nae8 pop corn, etc, laden with the
duM OF the city, were consigned to
thSecrap pile. so TO speak, because
tnap viii not hereafter be permitted.
Inef Review two weeks ago pointed
OUT The danger to the pubIic's health
OF these vendors. other towns have
taken this advanced step and High
P1nt did well TO fall in line. The
mattefof having our milk and meat
SUPPLY inspected received attention
aud donbtless will result in some
thing definite. These measures the
editor has been fighting for as we'll
as sanitary groceries and we are glad
tos see that our officials are awaken
ING to their Importance such matters
deserve. Let's keep the fight up,
It's pay handsomely indollars and
cents to.as in lives saved, in sick
ness and disease.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-06-15
II Permits During First
Half of June

The building permits during the
first half of the month of June were
II being issued by Chief Ingram, all
amounting to $2.345. They are:
K. /. Coley. repairs on barn, $40:
j. K. McCarn. dwelling on Park, $500;
L. }. Marshall, repairs on dwelling,
500; j. w. Harris. repairs on resi-
dence, 500; Mrs. Minnie Vail, resi-
dence ON Leonard, $500; j. E Kirk
man, repairs on two 2-story, six
room dwellings On Mangum, $500;
}. Harper Johnston repairs on resi-
dence, $45; Commercial club, repairs,
$3.50: J. S. Kinley. repairs ON dwell
ing. $50; F. B. Fuller, dwelling on
Tate, $500. ...
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-06-15

bilt university and received his
master degree. He has served the
United States government in the
diplomatic service at Rouen, France
Vladivostock, Russia and Marking
China. He is widely experienced, OF
broad and sympathetic viewpoint
and his addition to the list of .Bir-
mingham educators will be a mate
rial gain. However, because of DR..
Simpson s great work at Birming-
ham colle2e Birmingham will mat
urally expect much of the colleges
new president.
Birmingham college, under the
Leadership of its new head is. ex
pected to become even more useful
In educational work, more infiuen-
tial in training and developing the
young men of Alabama -.
+ On last Tuesday evening the
Alumni association held its meeting
and the following excerpt from q
newspaper report is reproduced:
To me, the greatest thing in the,
world is growth" said Mr.. Haynes
The whole universe was builded
upon that plan. We should remem-
Der that evolution is process and
not a product, and that God has
made it an unchangable law that
man grows by making. -
In closing his speech MIR. Haynes
said that he had expressed his opin
ion of Birmingham's needs as being
in three P's-publicity, personal
touch and prayer.
The alumni rejoiced that the head
of the institution is an athletic man.
1t was found that Mr.. Haynes had
made his letters in football and
baseball at Vanderbilt. /
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-06-15
". NJ. MARI New Snperin-
.tendent

| At the meeting of the City Coun-
Gil Friday night Prof, w. M. Mari
principal of South Main Street school
wos elected superintendent of the
schools of High Point to succeed
Thornwell Haynes. who goes to the
presidency of Birmingham college.
When the time came to take up
the election of the superintendent
and teachers for the next term the
council went into executive session
and dismissed the audience 80 as to
do their work in secret" some is
applicants wanted to be at the head
of our schools but only one name
was considered, that of Prof. Marr.
. The principal of South Main Street
school to succeed Mr.. Mari was left
open. Prof. C. A. Smith was re-
elected to the principalship of Elm
Street school, Miss Emma Blair,
Park street Miss Ada Blair Grimes
street. The salaries are as follows:
Superintendent $17OO- year; princi-
pal of Elm Street school, $500. per
year; Park Street school, $500. year;
principal Grimes Street school $40.
year. Ossle Davis, colored, princi-
pal of Fairview school (negro), the
city to pay S15 a month and Ameri-
can Society of Friends the balance.
Councilmen Terry and Smith did
not vote Tor Mr.. Mari, the former
more time to look over the
eligibles and the latter against Mari.
The new superintendent is a native
)f -Bryson City, graduate of Trinity
College with A. B. degree. 1910
1912 he was principal of Waynes-
vile high school, 1912-1914 teacher
If science in the Elizabeth City
school and in 1914 came here take
he principalship of Main ST. school.
Mr.. Mari is only 28 years of age
l I'd h; advanced perhaps as we'll
u his studies at this age as the
average school teacher and il is be-
ieyed and hoped he has the traits
or a leader of thought and action
10 superint tendent of one of the best
Icheols IN the state. g. 81
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-06-15
Picnic at Trinity.

On Sunday, June the 4th picnic
crowd from High Point spent the
day at Elijah Lanier's, the party be-
ing Misses Mamie Lanier, Claro Cur
ley, Jane Bromell, Mre. Eta Jones
and son, Venable, who owned the
cars in which they were brought to
and from in. There was fine ta
ole set, and pictures were taken at
different places. 1t was nice day
and all enjoyed it. About S O'Clock
they started back to High Point.
MRS. TRINITY.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-06-15
Temperance Papers Read.

The prize winning papers on
Why Business Men Demand Abstl-
nence on the Part of Their Employ
ees were read in the various Sun
gay Schools Sunday morning, same
oelns Temperance Day. Paul Sta
mey read his at Wesley Memorial
ana MOntrose Ballard at the First
Baptist. These papers won the ST 90
P[lzes in the contest held bv the
w. Z, I. u. in which the pupils of
'ne two seventh grades could COM
pete These papers were published
last week, =