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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-02-12

"Why, how" =.
L lent Uncle George two hundred: T
gave fifty apiece to old Sam and those
two other old darkies that worked for
grandfather so long, and ten to each
Of the servants here"
And you gave me t~hlrty.six," she
said ~thoughtfully, "for the first
months rent, in advance"
did I? I'd forgotten. Well, with
about a hundred and sixty in bank
and our expenses a hundred a month,
1t doesn't seem as If this new place"
"Still," she interrupted, 1--WE have
paid the first months rent in advance,
and it does seem to be the most prac-
teal"
George rose. "See here, Aunt Fanny"
he said decisisely. "You stay here and
look after the moving. Old Frank
doesn't expect me until afternoon,
this first day, but I'll go and see him
now"
49,. 1t was early, and old Frank,
just established at his big, f1at-topped
desk, was surprised when his prospec-
tive assistant and pupil walked in. He
was pleased, as we'll as surprised, how
ever, and rose, offering a cordial old
hand. "The real flare" he said. "The
real flare for the law. That's right!
Couldn't wait till afternoon to BEGIN.
I'm delighted that YOU"
II wanted to say George began,
but his patron cut him off.
"Wait just a minute, my boy. Eve
prepared a little speech Of welcome,
and even though you're five hours
ahead of time, I mean to deliver it.
First Of all, your, grandfather was my
old war comrade and my best client;
for years 1 prospered through my con-
nection with his business, and his
grandson IS welcome in my office and
to my best efforts in his behalf. But I
want to confess, Georgia, that during
your earlier youth | may have had
some slight feeling of-well. prejudice,
not altogethe: in your favor; but what
ever Slight feeling it was, it began to
vanish on that afternoon, a good While
ago, when you Stood up to your Aunt
Amelia Anderson as you did in the
Majors library, and talked to her as a
nan and a gentleman should. I saw
then what good stuff was in you-and
l always wanted to mention it. I think
you'll find an honest pleasure now in
industry and frugality that wouldn't
have come to you in a more frivolous
career. The law is Il jealous mistress
and q stern mistress, but "a"
George had stood before him IN
great and increasing embarrassment;
and he was unable to allow the adj
dress to proceed to it's conclusion.
Il can't do i'll" he burst out. II
can't take her for my mistress"
"What?"
give come to tell you, I've got to
CONTINUED next week.
Girl Killed BY Failing Ice.
1ronwod, Mich.-Gladys Cain, an is
year old high school girl Of this city,
was instantly killed and three other
pupils injured, n seriously, when
ice on the roof Of the school building
loosened by warm weather, fell into
the midst of students leaving the
building.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-02-12

adventure Of the department store, OF
perhaps an escape from the charging
traffic Of the streets-and not infre-
Quently a girl, or a free-and-easy
young matron, found time to throw an
encouraging look to George.
He took 10 note Of these, and, leav-
ing the crowded sidewalks, turned
north into National avenue, and pres
emily reached the quieter but no less
begrimed region of smaller shops and
old-fashioned houses. Those latter had
been the homes Of his boyhood play
mates, old friends Of his grandfather
had lived herein this alley he had
fought with two boys at the same
time, and whipped them; in that front
yard he had been successfully leased
into temporary insanity by a Sunday
school class of pinKy little girls. On
that sagging porch a laughing woman
had fed him and other boys with
doughnuts and gingerbread; yonder he
saw the staggered relics Of the iron
picket fence he had made his white
pony jump, or a dare, and in the
shabby, stone-faced house behind the
fence he had gone to children's par
ties, and, when he was a little older
he had danced there often, and fallen
in love with Mary Sharon, and kissed
her, apparently by force, under the
stairs in the hall. The double front
doors, Of m~eaninglessly carved walnut,
once so glossily vanished, had been
painted smoke gray, but the smoke
CRIME showed repulsively, even on the
smoke gray; and over the doors a
smoked sign proclaimed the place to
be a "Stag hotel"
This was the last walk home" he
WAS ever to take by the route he was
now following: up National avenue to
Anderson addition and the two big
old houses at the foot of Anderson
boulevard; for tonight would be the
last night that he and Fanny We're to
spend in the house which the Major
had forgotten to deed to Isabel. To
morrow they We're to "move out" and
George was to begin his work in Bron-
sons office. He had not come to this
collapse without a fierce struggle-but
the struggle a inward, and the roll
ing world was not agitated by it,
and rolled calmly on. For of all the
ideals of life" which the world, in it's
rolling, inconsiderately fiattens out to
nothingness, the least likely to retain
a profile is that ideal which depends
upon inheriting money. George Am
berson, in spite of his record of fail
ures in business, had spoken shrewdly
when he realized at last that money,
like life, was "like quicksilver in a
nest Of cracks" And his nephew had
the awakening experience Of seeing
the great Anderson estate vanishing
into such a nest-in a twinkling; it
seemed, now that it was indeed so ut
terly vanished.
On this last homeward walk Of his,
when George reached the entrance to
ANDERSON addition-that Is, when he
came to where the entrance had for
merly been-he gave Il little start,
and halted for n moment to stare.
This was the first time he had no.
tlced that the stone pillars, marking
the entrance, had been removed. Then
he realized that for n long time he had
bean conscious or.a cncerncss about
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-02-12
CHAPTER XXI.

At least it may be claimed for
George that his last night in the house
where he had been born was not oc.
cupied with his own disheartening flu
ture, but with sorrow for what sac
rifces his pride and youth had de-.
manded of others. And early in the
morning he came downstairs and tried
to help Fanny make coffee on the
kitchen range.
"There was something I wanted to
say to you last night, Aunt Fanny" he
said,
"Why-why-" she stammered; but
she knew what he was going to say,
and that was why she had been more
and more nervous. Neutrality-suspicious.
perhaps we'd better get the-the
things moved to the little new home
first, George. Let's"
He interrupted quietly, though at
her phrase, "the little new home" his
pungent impulse was to utter n loud
shout and run. ut was about this new
place that I wanted to speak,. I've
been thinking it over and I've decided.
I want you to take all the things
from mothers room and use them and
keep them for me, and I'm sure the
little apartment will be just what you
like: and with the extra bedroom prob
ably you could find some
friend to come and live there and
share the expense with you. But I've
decided on another arrangement for
myself, and sc I'm not going with you.
I don't suppose you'll mind much, and
1 don't see why you should mind-par-
ticularly, that is. I can't imagine you,
or anyone else, being much attached to
me. So
He stopped in aMaZement: no chair
had been left in the kitchen, but
Fanny gave a despairing glance around
her in search of one. then sank alb
ruptly and sat fiat upon the floor.
"What on earth" George sprang
to her. "Get up, Aunt Fanny!"
II can't. I'm too weak. Let me
alone, George!" And as he released
the wrist he had seized to help her she
uttered the dismal prophecy which for
days she had been matching against
her hopes: you're going to leave
me-in the lurch!"
"Why no, Aunt Fanny!" he protest
ed. "At first I'd have been something
of a burden on you. I'm to get eight
dollars a week; about thirty-two a
month. The rents thirty-six dollars a
month, and the table d'hote dinner
runs up to over twenty-five dollars
apiece, so with my half of the rent
eighteen dollars-Id have less than
nothing left out of my salary to pay
my share Of the groceries for all the
breakfasts and luncheons. You see
you'd not only be doing all the house
work and cooking, but you'd be paying
more of the expenses than / would"
She stared at him with such a for
lorn Darkness as he had never seen.
"Id be paying she said feebly. I'D
be paying"
Certainly you would. You'd be
using more of your money than
"My money!" Fanny's chin dropped
upon her thin chest and she laughed
miscrably. 1--WE got twenty.elght dol
lars. That's ALL"
You mean until the interest Is due
ngain?"
II mean that's all." Fanny said. ~
meal that's all there Is. T.NTe won't
be e"" more Interest because there
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-02-12
He Did Penance for His Deepest Sin
That MIGHT.

him, he did penance for his deepesl
sin that highland it may be that tc
this day some impressionable, over.
worked woman in a ~"kitchenette,'
after turning out the light, will seen
to see a young man kneeling in the
darkness, shaking convulsively, and
with arms outstretched through the
wall, clutching at the covers Of s
shadowy bed. 1t may seem to her thai
she hears the faint cry, over and over
Mother, forgive me! God, forgive
met"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-02-12

CHAPTER XVII.-Isabel's only thought
Is for the happiness of George and She
shows him Eugene's letter-a manly ex-
preston Of affection and a plea that She
come to him. George vehemently de-
nounces the writer and hts plan, and
isabel consents to sacrifice herself and
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-02-12

CHAPTER XVI.-George learns tina
Morgan has planned to take Isabel on an
auto ride. and being by this time half in
san through worry over the false situa-
ton in which he imagines his mother is
placing herself, he orders Eugene from
the house when he calls
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-02-12

CHAPTER xv.-George makes a
scene" when he visits Mrs: Johnson, a
her house. His uncle George tells him he
has acted foolishly and his modification is
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-02-12

" OVT TNT7TCu ~ dTTTTTy TCt.
lronwod, Mich.-Gladys Cain, an IS
year old high school girl of this city,
was instantly killed and three other
pupils injured, n seriously, when
ice on the roof of the school building
loosened by warm weather, fell into
the midst of students leaving the
building.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-02-12

At least it may be claimed fol-
George that his last night in the house
where he had been born was not oc.
cupied with his own disheartening fu
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-02-12

CHAPTER XIV.-About a year after his
fathers. death George became furious
when his Aunt Fanny told him people
were talking bout Eugene and his
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-12-03
HARRIS NOT
OUT OF RACE
Gary Man Still Formidable
Candidate for Speaker of
Indiana House
INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERvIcEI

INDlANAPOlIS. Ind. Dec. 81.
Glenn Harris of Gary and Jacob Mil
tenberger OF Muncie, met at the state
house yesterday. Both are candidates
tor the speakership OF the house Of
representatives in the coming session
of the Indiana Assembly.
The report that Mr.. Harris is out y
the race was not borne out by the
meeting of the men. Each OF them in
dicated that he regarded the other as
formidable contender for the place.
The fact that Marion county repre-
sentatives have cente.ed on Repre-
sentative Given as the indianapolis
candidate for the post OF honor In the
house is regarded as opening UP new
avenue for Mr Harris TO win
1t Is well known that there Is a
close feeling between the representa-
tives from Marion and Lake counties.
In tho past they have been progressive
and have pulled together to obtain
measures FOR the two great populous
centers of the state. 1t Is therefore
regarded as not at all unlikely that
Marion county's ten representatives.
viii get behind Mr.. Harris in the race
in event It Is shown that Given DOES
not have = chance.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-12-03
DARING MASKED
BANDITS ROB TRAIN
Loot on ST. Paul May Reach
a Million Dollars in
Valuables
INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERvicEl

MINNEAPOLIS. MINI. Dec &
Three young masked bandits this morn
ing held up and robbed the mail car on
the Chicago Milwaukee & st. Paul train
No. g. Mobridge, s. d. to Minneapolis.
on the Hastings & Dakota division, and
after binding with wire and gagging the
three mail clerks. escaped with pouch
Of registered mail and other packages,
estimated to contain currency and pa
pers worth between 100000 and $1,000
600. The bandits climbed aboard the
tank Of the engine at Hopkins. MINI.
forced an entrance to the mail car.
while the train was speeding towards
Minnea polls. and left the train within
the city limits Of this city. One of
the mail clerks. who had worked par
TALLY free of his bonds saw the three
men leave the train to Join a fourth
confederate who was waiting in an au-
tomobne.
Police and federal officials are baf-
fled by the case. and II Is believed that
the bandits will not attempt TO leave
the twin cities. but will remain In
hiding here.
In the express car next to the mail
car. was a pouch containing 100000
in currency. The bandits did not make
an attempt to enter the express car and
the express messenger and guard did
not know of the robbery of the mail
car until the train had reached the
Milwaukee depot here
It is estimated that the registered
mail pouch. which contained more than
100 packages. had in it currency and
valuables amounting to between $780,
0cO and $1,000. 900. 1t was pointed out
that banks in the Dakotas and Mime
sofa are sending large sums of money
and valuable papers and bonds TO the
larger banks in the Twin Cities. par
ticularly the federal reserve bank at
this time as security for loans.
1t will be impossible to determine
exactly how much was in the mail
pouch for at least month, it is be-
lieved. when check of registered mail
receipts will be completed.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-12-03
BURGLARS
ACTIVE IN
HAMMOND
Big Hauls Again Obtained
in City's South Side
Much Booty is Obtained.

Burglars spent another profitable
night in Hammonds best residence
district last night. Three homes were
rC obed two OF them netting the
thieves $3.50 in cash and articles Of
value.
The heaviest haul was made at the
John K. Fitzgerald home. 81 Carroll
street. There a window was forced
open and clothing and jewelry worth
1905 were taken. The stolen articles
included a lady's gray fur cloak worth
5000. A gold match case with large
diamond mounted on it, worth {1So. q
black suiti Of clothes. a gold pencil
and a gold watch and chain.
\ brief but costly visit was made
to the Carl +. Nelson home. % Eliza
beth street. where entrance was ef-
iected through a dining room window.
There they slipped quietly into Mr-
from the pocket OF his trousers. They
also took Z number Of lodge receipts
and papers of minor Importance.
At the ]. J. Run home, 81 Carroll
street. things turned out differently
Mrs Run was awakened by a sound in
her bedroom and saw what she be-
lieves to have been a negro standing
near the window through which he
bad just entered from the porch roof.
She screamed and the intruder climb
cd through the window and hed.
Tracks found near the houses indi-
cate that one of the men wore No s
shoe which corresponded with impress
sions found near houses which were
robbed in Kenwood Sunday night.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-12-03
NEW BLOWS
FOR LIQUOR
TRAFFIC

Liquor law violators we're given a
smashing blow in the Gary city court
yesterday morning when two were Civ
en- fines and Jail sentences and an
edict issued by Judge Dunn and other
judges appointed to try liquor cases
liquor has got To stop.
The first blow came after the trial
of Big Jim" Caesar. king of the Gary
Italians and an old offender of the
liquor law. Caesar. who conducts an
alleged soft drink parlor at 1925 wash
ington St. was fined $5e and costs and
sentenced to 80 days in Jail by Judge
william Dunn.
On top of that the Gary police went
to Caesars place yesterday afternoon.
ripped everything out of the place and
brought all the furniture and fixtures
TO the station where II was stored. The
cleaning out of Caesars place came as
a result OF Mayor Hodges conviction
that Caesar was conducting a place in
absolute defnance OF the law. Two wo-
men were also taken from his place
The liquor traffic in Gary was struck
another blow when Special Judge Thad
Menczynsli gave Mustafo Amitt fine
and a thirty day jail sentence for Vio-
lating the liquor law. Omit. who con-
ducts a soft drink parlor at 800 Adams
St was arrested on the evening OF
November 1e. when plainclothesnien
walked into the place while a stool had
a glass of liquor IN front Of him, pur-
chased with a marked bill.
In a third case yesterday morning.
special Judge Harry Sharavsky found
WoJcieck Chrzasze and Joseph Piur-
lowsk guilty of violating the state
liquor law and withheld the sentence
for q period of eight days In which
time he gave them to either sell out
or close UP.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-12-03
MAYOR STILL
HAS BARGAINS

Mayor Dan Brown Is trying to get
out of the merchant business now that
the stocks of government canned
goods. which he has been handling for
about a year, have been depleted. He
has received a number of requests to
eep his store going, but as he started
il merely as an outlet for the war de-
partment's surplus food supply and to
give Hammond people a chance at the
low priced goods, he IS now ready to
shut up shop. He still has quantities
Of canned fruits, vegetables and jams
at the room in the Huehn block and
in order to dispose of them quickly he
has cut the prices to the limit The
sale opened today and he hopes TO have
everything cleaned up by Saturday
evening.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-12-03
FUNERAL HELD
THIS MORNING

The funeral of Calogero Mangiara-
Gina. 23S West State street. West Ham
nsond. was held this morning from St.
Josephs church in Hammond where
high mass was said. Following the
services a procession of 30 automo-
biles accompanied the remains TO St.
Joseph's cemetery where burial took
place.
Mr.. Mangiaracina died Wedne sday
following an Illness OF several weeks.
An operation was resorted to in an
effort to save his life. but without
avail The deceased had for a num-
Der of years acted assistant fore
man Of track maintenance work under
Albert Smith of the Michigan Central
railroad. He leaves a wife and four
small children the oldest of whom Is
only five years old. These will be cared
for by Mrs. Mangiaracina's brothers in
East Chicago.
He was a member of the American
italian society and fraternity. which
participated in the burial rites.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-12-03
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

At the First Presbyterian Church.
Highland and Holman SITS. on Dec.
sth. afternoon and evening. there will
be held a grand Holiday Bazaar OF
great interest to the public There
viii be ADJUSTMENTS for all who attend
as we'll as articles for sale. Booths OF
much delight to men and boys, also
booths to tickle the eyes of the little
tots The sale Will consist of beauti-
full hand made Christmas gift articles:
aprons of great beauty as well use
fuiness. toys and dolls for the little
visitors. The home made Bake Sale
Gods" could not be equaled anywhere
And there is TO be served from $50
until o'clock a fine home cooked
cafeteria supper. Come out with your
families and enjoy the hospitality OF
the Presbyterian People" The sale
begins at o'clock. Positively no
goods sold hAfora the hour Of sale.
t2-5-1
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-12-03
NEW WARNING
AGAINST FAKE
TAX COLLECTORS

! Missing since Wednesday evening,
| Joe Krchelich. who lives at Moss and
! Howard avenues East Hammond, was
! located today in Chicago where he is
being held at the county jail on {.
larceny charge. Mystery SURROUNDS the
entire affair. but from information in
the hands OF Hammond police II is be-
| Heved that Joe is another victim of
the fake tax collectors, who were
working in East Hammond this week.
/ 1t has been learned that the sharp
I ers. three Of them. visited several
homes in addition to swindIing Sam
/ Spetable OF ss4.20 as relates in The
Times yesterday. The men tried to
/ collect $50 from Mary Slizah. All Ames
I avenue. Wednesday afternoon. but as
she said she had no money at home,
they promised to return yesterday
morning. They did not come back.
Mr., Krchelich recently purchased a
new Hudson automobile. A few days
go q man, supposed to have been one
of the fake collectors. hired him to
/ drive him to Indiana Harbor. We'd
nesday evening the same man asked
/ him to take him and two others to
| Chicago. He agreed and they departed
at o'clock in the evening.
! Krchelich had told his wife he would
/ be back at about II o'clock. The next
morning he was still missing and MF 5.
! Krchelich reported the matter to the
Hammond police. Efforts were made
| through the Chicago Detective bureau
to locate the man. but no trace could
| be found all day.
Late last night Mrs. Krchelich re-
ceived a telephone call from Chicago.
I ~Ef
cago avenue police station. stating
/ that her husband was being held there
and that she should bring all of the
papers showing her husbands owner
4 ship OF the Hudson car. She once more
informed the Hammond police who
were unable to get confirmation of any
such call from the Chicago police sta
! tlon.
officers visited the station last
night and also inquired of the detec-
tive bureau once more, but found that
nothing had been learned regarding
Krchelich. The fear was growing that
| the sharpers had made away with the
Hammond man and stolen his car.
This forenoon a message came stat
ing that Krchelich was being held at
the jail on the larceny charge and that
/ his automobile Is involved. Friends Of
I the man are at a loss to understand
the affair except that he has been
made the victim OF a frameup on the
/ part of the fake tax collectors, who
had hoped to scare him into parting
with his machine and failing had
trumped up the charge so that he
might be held while they were making
getaway.
Mrs Krchelich, accompanied by
Hammond officers. are in Chicago this
afternoon trying to straighten out the
difficulty.
city Treasurer Bielefeld and Chief
OF Police Austgen once more warn
/ Hammond people to have nothing to
do with people claiming to be tax
/ collectors unless they are armed with
nroper credentials. Any collectors
working for the city VIII carry GER
tiAcate signed by the treasurer and
chief of police.