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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-13
JOSEPH HUMPHER SR, DIES,
LIVED IN COUNTY 90 YEARS

The elder Mr.. HuRpfer was born in
Bavaria. Germany. on May 5. 1926 and
came to the United States at the age
of 21 He lived in Chicago and was
married to Catherine Albert, Oct. Z.
1851. He enlisted in the Thirty-second
Indiana infantry. Oct. 80. 1861. and
served four years in the civil war. be-
ing wounded at the battle Of Chicka-
mauga He was honorably discharged
at the close OF the war Five Of the
thirteen children preceded their fother
IN death. Mr.. and Mrs. Humpfer eele-
brated their golden wedding anniversary
Oct. 7. 1901, at 81 Condit street. where
they had moved the previous year from
the homestead. Mrs. Humpfer died Au-
gust 16. 1902.
Mr.. Humpfer was one of the founder
of the st. Joseph parish and a faithful
mefrber. lie was member of the
Guards Of the Blessed Sacrament and
OF the Grand Army of the Republic.
The children who survive him are Fred
Humpfer, Joseph L. Humpfer. Matthew
Humpfer. Mrs W. b. Fensterpaker. OF
this city: George J. Humpfer of Mason
City, Ia; Leonard II Humpfer of Pc
cria M and Marian Humpfer of Abb
erdeen. s. D. There are twenty-five
living grandchildren
CONTINUED on page fve.)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-13

FOR MANY
IN GARY
U. S. Grand Jury Election
Writs Expected -Presi-
dent Takes Hand.

Subpeonas for more than half
hundred more Gary politicians. saloon
keepers and officials of big industries
are expected daily as result of the
visit this week to the steel town Of
Special Assistant United states At
torney General Frank c. Daley. Mr..
bailey, who prosecuted the Terre
Haute election frauds is in charge of
election Investigations IN Indiana,
Ohio, Illinois. kentucky and Mime
sofa
CIo~eted At Posteffice.
1t developed today that Mr. Daley
was closeted fer several hours in the
district attorneys private office of the
Gary federal building lie is said TO
have held several conferences there.
Gary friends of Mr. DALEY stated he.
said that "Terre Haute is angel
when compared with Gary.
Wilson Eyes Probe.
In connection with the presidents
demand for vote fraud inquiry the
New York World says:
THE World was Informed today
that there win be an investigation of
alleged frauds at the recent presiden-
tial and senatorial elections.
.The president is not willing for .he
charges of fraud to be ignored by
congress. some of the Irregularities in
New York. Pittsburgh. Detroit. Chi
cage. indianapolis. Cincinnati and
various points in West Virginia it is
said cannot be reached under the
present laws. but a Congressional in
vextigation viii bring them to the al
tention OF the public and help to pre-
vent similar conditions in the future.
president Wilson has told callers
that he would uncover election frauds,
no matter who might be hurt If
Democrats have been guilty Of irregu-
larities they should be exposed, he
thinks and. therefore, he favors an
investigation and what Will bring out
all the facts
Senator owen announced last week
that he would not introduce resolu-
tion providing for an inquiry at this
time owing to the fact that some Re
publicans have promised to help him
put through a corrupt practices bill.
"A resolution Is being prepared
however. by a western senator who i
in close touch with the White House
and it will be presented at an carly
date
senators Kern of Indiana and Chi!
ton OF West Virginia, who were de-
4 ItdIE0 0S GkERuBItIaiiS dL the EkGFni
election. are eager for an investiga-
ton. They believe that such an in
vestigation would show frauds in theil
respective states
1T is alleged by Democratic leader.
that the Republicans expended NOR,
than 100000 0oo in an effort to cleo
Hughes, although they have not &c
| counted to the clerk of the house fol
one-third that amount
Senator Chiffon contemplate con
testing the election OF Representative
| Southerland to his seat in the senate
He is preparing evidence to presen
his case.
.aThe attitude of Thomas Taggart
who was defeated BY Senator Jane.
H. Watson. is opposite TO that of sena.
tor Kern or Senator Chiffon. lie op
poses any investigation and has dis
couraged the tanS of one"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-13
JOFFRE HAS
4 NEW POST
United Press cablegram.

PARIS. Dec. 13.-Generai Joffre has =
new post as counselor to Premier Bri-
and's newly formed war councii-a
body Of executives modelled along the
lines Of that formed ia England
Announcement OF this post for the
man in charge Of Frances troops was
made today. Formal assumption of
their duties by the members Of the of
fetal family was made today when the
entire body appeared at the chamber
Of deputies. They had been i'll confer
ence with the president until midnight
THE small compact" body which will
manage Frances part in the war is
composed Of men who the French pub
lie regar,' as ideally constituted for the
work. There are six members. includ-
ing Joffre. They are Premier BRAND,
Alexander Ribot. minister Of finance;
General Hubert Lyautey. minister Of
war: Rear Admiral Lacaso. minister Of
marines. Alexander Thomas. minister
Of national manufactures, including mu-
nitions and transports.
There are six other ministers-not
members OF the war couneil-and three
under secretaries who are officially
constituted as members Of the ministry
itself.
General Rfvelle was officially an
nounced as commander Of the French
armies Ia the north and northeast,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-13
THE PASSING
sm~nzszszasz
show
WE feel happy tonight

WE feel happy tonight
HAVE just put shelf fun of an
thracite in the safe
ALONG side Of the two potatoes we
are saving up
DO your dirtiest, old Boreasi
If it keeps on at this rate. before
long
PEOPLE won't speak to decent
hardworking cuss who takes q
DRINK of whiskey occasionally.
WE used to look forward to Christ
mas as a time when some interesting
toy or gaud would be given us
BUT times change and now we
ANTICIPATE a couple Of warr,
union suits with the most pleasurable
expectation.
If Frank Blocker win kindly step
forward
WE win look around and see if
there isn't some all-star football
eleven
ON which we can give him berth.
OUR friend Luke MeLnke non
chalentiy says that when girl has 8
good figure
AND is wearing a thin waist with
an uncorseted effect
IT is hard for her to look uneon-
cerned and pretend
THAT she doesn't know anything
about the
uNcoRsETED effect as it is for the
ma" 40 = ''ssi"s he'
IN our quiet thoughtful way we
have
RESERVED a table in the poor
| house a18CroWn Point
BEGINNING the day after Christ
mas
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-13
JURORS IN
PLEA FOR
G9 I[MlE My
Burse Trial Ends in Hammond
Court With Finding Of Yer
dict Of Guilty Last.
Night,

A youth fourteen years old, OF
Indian-Mexican parentage born IN
Texas, was found guilty Of murder
in the second degree by jury IN
Judge Hardy's court last night, Tor
the death of Gary negro
Omaha Burse, the defendant,
was charged with murder IN the
first degree and was probably the
Youngest person ever tried on such
charge in the Lake Superior
court. Represented by Attorney
Merritt D. Metz, Burse pleasdeo
eelf-defense for his shooting,
which occurred in a Gary boarding
house on September 10Th and from
the effects of which Richard Cal-
varon died three days later
Rurse had no supporting witnesses.
prosecutor j. A. Patterson had thls
sta+a witnesses. the physician Mho
reformed the autopsy ana t"o
III one a colored woman VINO
49, nav saw Calveron backed into
corner by Burse receiving the puiies
Is nc hoav. purses revolver had So
empty chambers.
r,a trial opened Monday and al hVs
Heck Tuesday evening the jury
-. ,,s+urning at eight o'clock win
-sic+ After sleeping over lheaf
,.7ict some of the jurors appareh1ly
- ,sconsidered. and two ot .theiu
+a,a Attorney Metz today tnat 'les s
,,,a he willing 20 sign a petitloh -.
,t.rcv for Burse- On NefoAe1 n
i, rhe second degree, the oe-
a+ !. subject TO penitentiafy
of from two to twenty-one
years 4a-+iaad that he
80 IL contact with the negro
" whom nobody knew anythlns, :. -,
rart ~ befriend him. He said ne e
- boarding house bed room -
- the negro turned away altsF
,arire for something 70 eat. tisiii-
ts waiter at a restaurant bui r
80 .ba negro into his room, 81
.aa. 1,ts sympathy for him ana lolu
= he would wait until he r
tnI1v dressed he would taAe ~ =
- raataurant to get him plee
- Alone in the ROOM burse
- negro made some Immoral ~
- +orard him. A heated eAcaaiiR
-5s was followed by chase
rt and over the premises a''u
ys.s purse says he snatched sun
- b1indlv into the negro's ood9
H. urse will be hfteen years -
~NfanuaTv.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-13
TWO KILLED
WHEN FLYER
HITS AUTO
Shocking Accident Takes
Place on Grand Trunk
Last Evening.
Especial to THE T1MEs.)

HOBART. IND, Dec 1s-Philip
waldicks and Herbert Peterson. grad
yates OF the Hobart and Gary high
schools. respectively. We're killed at
Ainsworth yesterday afternoon when a
Crank Trunk passenger train struck
the automobile in which they were
riding. The auto. which was being
driven by Peterson from Hobart to
Deep River. was smashed into junk.
the boys instantly killed and their
bodies thrown more than a hundred
feet.
Philip and Herbert were each nine
teen years of age. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
waldicks of Deep River and Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Peterson who live on a
farm east Of that place are their par
ents.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-13
PEACE AND STEEL

G. Fl. Jones, vice president OF
the Inland Steel Co. at East
Chicago, says of the peace
news.
"The present enormous de-
mand for steel will not be af-
fected till definite truce has
been arranged; maybe rot
then. Upon cessation of a
European demand domestic
consumers would be glad to get
steel at current prices. Our
plants expect to keep running
at their full production capacity
after the war, so nc labor situa-
ton in the steel industry con-
fronts the country"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-13
WHAT ENTENTE
ALLIES WANT

Of all occupied Territory including Eel
gium. Northern France. Poland. servia
and Roulnania, with fun indemnity.
Q Restoration OF Alsace Lorraine
to France.
8. Cessation Of the Constantinople
Straits to Russia.
A. Indemnity ship for ship and ton
for ton for all destroyed shipping.
5. Adequate punishment for these
responsible for atrocities committed
by German forces.
1t was emphasized that the only
question Of a possible negotiation in
peace proceedings might be as to the
disposition Of certain captured Ger
man colonies and the limitation Of
Gernany's future armament.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-13
OLDEST WOMAN
IN COUNTY DEAD
Especial 10 THE TlMEs.l

CROWN POINT. IND. Dec. 1s.+
Mrs. Anna Hennin. probably the oldest
resident Of the county. but two years
from being a centenarian. died at
the home Of her daughter, Mrs. Eliza
Workman. on the corner of Goldsboro
and Hoffman streets on Sunday, the
funeral to be held this Wednesday
morning at st. Mary's Catholic church
at o'clock The deceased was 81
years. ii months and five days old. and
has been a resident of this vicinity for
many years Several children ans
many grandchildren and great grand
children survive her.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-13
Peace Offer On Proposed Basis Dec
Il YEAR OLD HALF BREED is GUILTY OF MURDER
ANOTHER
NOTABLE BEAT

The news that Germany had pro-
posed peace, 6rst made public ir
the Calumet region by N TIMES
extra at two o'clock yesterday aft
ernoOn was one of the most Ina
porfant of the many United Press
bents that this paper has given the
public. The extra created n SEN
satton@ Hours after editions of
the Chicago evening papers were
received. As sn the beats ON the
outbreak of the war the sinking of
the Lusitania. the fall of Antwerp,
the great naval battles md many
others. THE TIMES was the first.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-13
M0NON TRYING
NUT GIRL MATTRESSES
Rs,froad Employs Young
Women to Serve Meals
on It's Diners.

1.5 mattresses serve the meals and
49, he tips on the dining cars q
coile n tTa4ns. Girls as Mattresses on
stutng 1auh9 cars arc something new but
ulil1n@ .,ll1. 7roynise to be popular and it VIII
theS ~ not be long before other
plopa-D ~ sra following the example set
sr4'.ls - 7fonon. Two girl mattresses
~ been placed on train No. ss, ope
no ~ ~, had charge Of cafe car on
- r. 4 D. line before that dining
a,.,.ice was taken over by the b.
Toaav marked the innovation ot
mime service on the diners
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-13
CANADA
WANTS No
TRUCE

QUEBEC, CAN Dec. 1s.-It is the de-
termination Of the people Of this land
Of the people Of the British empire
that there shall be no truce. The state
ment Of Sir Robert Borden. premier OF
Canada at great meeting. was gem
orally hailed today as popular response
to the German proposal. There shall
be peace he said, which means peace
for many years ago That is the spirit
Of the people Of Canada and it is as
serted by her men at the front
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-13
HANLN AGAIN
ASKS FOR LIBERTY

Liquor again held the eenter o. me me
sasore the state board Of pardons
80 the board heard an appeal for
,rbonas Hanan. sentenced for life roF
l.rrder t1a,,s from Lake county in 1905 The
~, .,-as refused by the board in 1913.
t,s t,s hoarFs anding at that time deelar,
nc nc that Judge MeMahan, who trleu @
, ,se case, had recommended Hanan oe %
~ ~ nrison for ten years. This -
80 18th wear Hanan shot and killee
e.at,,sae lack Landon in the wastes o.
tbe sand dunes where the city Of GARY
rovr stands
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-13
BY W. ID. FORREST
ed Press stan Correspondent

tUnited Press stan Correspondent.)
LONDON, Dec. 13.-Terms which are
believed to constitute the only tasis
upon which the entente powers are
willing to enter upon peace negotia
tions were ascertained this afternoon
from various sources by the United
Press.
one Of the provisions would lie for
full indemnity by Germany for devast-
alton to the nations she has invaded
The terms, although unofficial, are be-
lieved to represent the concession
which Germany must make to obtain
peace They follow:
l. The evacuation and restoration
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-13
FILES BILL OF
$500 AGAINST PAPER

Alleging an unpaid account of If
teen hundred dollars as back salary.
o. G. Cole. former manager of the East
Chicago Printing and Publishing eoai-
pany. which publishes The Daily Press.
has filed suit against the company.
Mr. Cole is no longer connected Y th
the paper Of which he was the naan-
aees. for some time The Rait has been
EIed u IL eupe.-IaE collst
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-13
VERY - TES y
WAR ME VS.

r.t4ad press CabIegrnme
pHsur1S. nee. IA Greek cap
So ranturcd Knserinn ana
.tonas with 5000 men opposed
-. trrcnch whose line Of posts
80 p,erced. the Press Bureau
.uced tnte today. Fighting '@
.yotnr ON north Of hntern"
tween Greek regulars ana fFe"e"
troops
(By United Press Cabaes sr"n
PARIS, Dec. 13.--spirifed "snt-
So north of aFOnistir wns report
"a today. A bulgarian counter At-
t.ck against italian positions was
..neca.ed by artillery hre OF the
allies.
"a rn;ted Press CabiegrnHn.p
pErTRnGRAD. Dec. l3- - Re-
nul~e with great enemy losses ."
az wooded Carpathians was an
nouneed to-day
nv United Press.l
TTANA. CAN, Dee.
..aian scout boat and snh
.r..ser. CrIIse, Is believed to nave
80 OF sheHbournc. n. =.
with all hands, the minister ."
naxaI service announced touhs-
1or tou boat. formerly an
. ovyned yacht. The
Stadacona which went from
- answer the =. o. :. has
80 t,.er .ble TO fand her. She left
u..,,S.~ necemher IN for Bermuda.
S,.. rvI~aIe~s :. O. 8. Dec. L., ri
1922 y. M. and mt 1880, she nasheH'
snow sinking"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-13

Prince Anton Karl Of Hohenzol-
lern. brother Of the King of Rou-
mania, is one OF the commanders Of
the German forces invading that
country. The prince has issued
proclamation to the people of the in
vaded territory in which he says:
Compose yourselves. Go on with
your business. / have come to pun
ish your felon OF king"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-13
BY EDWARD L.. KEEN

Omitted Press STAG Corresponder41
LONDON, Dec. 13.-The British
people have already answered
Germany's offer of peace: mo, not
on such basis proposed"
This answer was perfectly an
parent today. 1t was reflected not
only in the newspaper comments
but in expressions of the people on
the streets. The nation looks to
Lloyd George next Tuesdav to
frame this answer.
1t cannot be direct renIv si1c. II
IS hardly expected England's eons,.fts-
ton with her allies over what form.
the diplomatic answer shall be can be
concluded that soon. But Tuesday win
De Lloyod Georges first appearances as
premier before the House of Commons
and before news Of Germanv's nro-
posal came he had announced himself
as ready to outline on that date the
AIMS and purposes of the new caffnat
Press and public alike look to IAovi
George on this occasion to voice .bs
nations rejection of any peace hass6
on GeTmany's idea or her vi,t,,,,
Germans peace terms as given ort bv
German embassy official in wash
ington We're generally regarded as ,,,a-
posterous and unworthy Of serious
consideration.
the unanimous opinion of press
and public means anything the renlv
will be rejected Press coynn,ei,tz
ranged today from the Daily Masrs
suggestion that Won Hollweg Is No
more entitled to the courtesy of rs-
ply than an armed burglar in a nfiy.f,
house to that OF the Mancbs. fet
Guardian that negotiations should 70
at least as far as to ascertain cer.
many's exact terms.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-13
NOTICE

a. aecount of the funeral Of Joseph
Hunnpfer. Senior J. J. lump pras n
on state street and ti"ihpisi ETriday
Holman seisS 12-1s-2
until / p. m
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-13
NAVIGATION CLOSES
AT GARY

With the arrival Of the steamer Met7
apa. bringing pig iron, Navigation cioseN4
for the year at Gary hsrhoF yes ttastlay-
The last ore steamer from Lake sa-
perior left yesterday
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-13

In ante-bellum days, when deer graz
ed along the green banks Of the crys-
tai Grand Calumet river and Indians
were frequent visitors. Joseph Hump
fer and his bride, Catherine Albert To-
catad homestead just south Of the
great tract Of land that has since be-
come Hammond The Holman home
stead. some distance to the north, was
10 onlv other habitation IN the i'm
mediate vicinity
Josenh Humpfer, sr.. died last night
at the age Of 81 years-for more -,
half d century a resident OF NoA :"
tovnship. Lake county. He ga" tne
r,7tracIe Of transformation performea.
-,,,e C.a1umet was lined with factories
tba+ nudafea it's waters and nice. .-4. lhs
80 Win clouds of A1aoke-- a network
af rails were laid. Sloughs peeains
s.a,,aa s+rsats over which street cars
rassed city Of 10000 people. sur
.r,,,,dad on all sides by other citles'
grew in a generation
Served During War.
-, sacona resident OF Hammond,
T. .,e erst in the county to RESPOND
II ne war of 1861. farmer
fatber Of thirteen children Jose pi
5un,pter ,l,,, ST.. was one Of the most re- re-
spected pioneers Of the county ana ,lnn,s ms
memory il held dear by an " nv S.'s., :.
,,s,, Ailfng for a. year ana oeotass :
TWO n,.,,- months. he died OF old age last
- II ma home of his daughter IN
1au Mrs. w. b. Fenstermaker' ~ So'
AT la ! street. The funeral VIII e9 a,ls nsls
Friday morning in the ~ ff.. - he
church at ? o'clock with 0"' -.
ST. Joseph cemetery
The Humpfer homestead is located a
son+b Holman street ust beyond
Kenwood. X 4 portion Of It Is now the the
site of the ". g. Paxton residence. ins
CITY Of Hammond was unthoughs a
when the homestead was es4asr,S',s $50 nd
There were no roads, no br'ose aiip
onIiv the Old Fort Dearborn tran iea g
u IL chicago. Il was not considered Z
rasbin u walk to Chicago for pro-
visions.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-13
WRIT HOME
FROM NEW YORK

superintendent William Writ Of the
Gary schools has returned from week
spent at his office "a the board Of edts-
cation rooms ia New Tcllt city
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-13
X. OF G. NOTICE

Special meeting tonight. lnstalla-
,ton of Officers. Big Lecturers pro-
gram
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-13

Miss Mildred Gilbert of California
was an expert interior decorator
with Japanese prints and Chinese
porcelains as d hobby until few
weeks before election, when she was
persuaded to take the stump for
woman suffrage. Now she is study
ing lobbying and organization work
in Washington and will soon pc
ready to argue the cause with men,
hers If c0ngress
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-13

A live newspaper for people who are
xtilI on earth - thafs "VEh
TIMES .S
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-13
KILLED IN
HAMBURG RIOT,
LONDON HEARS

LONDON. Dec 1s.-The Express
claims to have reliable Information
that the most serious riots took place
in Hamburg on December I. 8 and 3
1t says that it is estimated that more
than 10000 people participated IN ths
rioting and that thousand were
" ounded or killed. According 10 this
story. the local soIdiery was unable to
auelI the disturbance and # was nee
essary TO send troops to Hamburg on
special trains from Berlin.
Fair tonight and Thursday, beeon,-
ing unsettled Thursday -night uuch
colder tonight with lowest semperR
tnre ave above. Moderate northwest
+ sis
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-13
IS
PERFECTLY
APPARENT
Lloyd George Expected Next
Tuesday to Voice Public
Sentiment as TO Ger
man Offer.
(BULLETIN.)
CARL w. ACKERMAN

Omitted Press STAFF Corrcsponaeptl
BERLIN, Dec. I3.-Germany has not
asked the neutral powers to start
peace negotiations. The American en-
oassys understanding Is that she
merely asked neutral powers TO in
form the nations of the entente allies
that the Central powers are willing 20
discuss peace-putting up to the allies
the acceptance or refusal.
The diplomatic corps here generaIIy
considers the German move a master
stroke. Secretary Grew of the Ameri-
can embassy personally typed a trans
iation of the note OF which he receiv-
ed two copies, one I'm French. He was
asked TO communicate 10 London.
Petrograd, Paris and Roumanin, the
spanish ambassador being requested
TO send copies to Belgium and Pertu.
gal and the Swiss ambassador to Itmlr.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-13

CONTINUED on page five.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-04

on conditions found at Bridgeport freight houses many of the embar- goes which have been based on con- gestion of freight in cities could be avoided by the employment of ade- quate help.
 It is reported that the billing ser vice of the company is greatly de- ,ficient here. Many lots of freight ar rive in this city without papers of notification, causing a mass of freight which requires delicate handling to remove, to accumulate.
 Local truckmen now have to search the freight houses daily for consign- ments, because the billing system is so far behind in its forwarding way bills.
 The New Haven Road is suffering probably as much as any railroad in the country from delayed deliveries in motive power. It was announced early this year that 88 locomotives of the biggest type and greatest power had been ordered at the American To- comotive works delivery to begin in March. Later, the road was noti- fled that the deliveries would have to be delayed until toward the end of the year. A few days ago the New Haven Road was notified that deliv- cries could be made earlier. and