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Putnam patriot., 1921-12-09
RUNAWAY HORSE
SMASHES WAGON
Gallops Through Main Street,
Missing Pedestrians and
Autos In Its Path
Wagon Torn Loose From Harness
When Ii Hiis Building

A runaway horse, attached to a
light delivery wagon, owned by Ade-
lard Lachance. dashed madly through
Main street about o'clock Monday
evening. Fortunately no harm came
to anyone and other than the wagon
to which the animal was hitehed. moth
ing was damaged.
The horse. at gallop. passed be
tween parked automobiles ON Main
street. never so much as scratching
them. ran between the buildings &C
cupied in part by Bates Electric Shop
and Flags store In turning the cor.
ner at the rear Of the former building
the wagon became caught and wa'
pulled loose from the harness. Tn,
horse kept right on his merry way
and some time later, WIS found hy H.
owner on Oak Hill
The outfit was left standing ON Mar
street the police report. and what
frightened the horse and caused him
To bolt, Is a mystery
Putnam patriot., 1921-12-09
THE DOOR Slams
ON HAPPINESS
Poor Blood Makes Bad Health
Then Come the "Blues"

Once the Alror II t,i blood he
comes -apped - IDS strength. tie door
To happiness Is literally slammed.
Weallu,ss Of hody follow, and il an
failinrly engendet dePfess ed
thoughts 10 bc reserved and cheer
less becomes habit After time
there IS AN almost hlmy dimness in the
expression Of the eyes and pallor TO
the skin DAYS seem dun and dark
and difficult 4 sense Of lnsuaeraale
gloom p,rvades the spirit
Then IL is that Guides pepto- Man
gan IS the great help 1t is red
blood builder Ii puts red INTO the
blood increases the number Of cor.
puscles which make blood rich and
red. when the blood IS restored to
is natural healthy state. the sensa-
ton Of well-heing returns Instead
Of shutting along carelessly, there is
the firm and springy step, the bright
lusterfal eyes. the clear complexion,
Identified with the strength ana vigor
of good health The druggist has
Guides pepto ManRan in both liquid
and tablet form Advertisement.
Putnam patriot., 1921-12-09
POLICE CAPTAIN REPORTS
States That Twenty two Arrests Were
Made During November

The monthly report Of Captain Of
Police John H. Bulger sets forth that
during November there were - ar
rests. six being for drunkenness. six
for liquor violations, four for motor
vehicle violations. and the others for
other law infractions.
OF the % arrested. five went to Jail,
one Was bound over 70 the Superior
court. eight received fines, two were
committed 10 the care of the proba-
ton officer, one was discharged. three
were turned over to other officers, one
case was appealed and one escaped
Jail
Capt BulRor reports that total OF
% tramps were lodged over night dur
ing the month, that street lights were
out a total of $50 hours: that proper
~ stolen amounted to S267.0O. and
that property recovered amounted tc
SIS5.
Putnam patriot., 1921-12-09
Al LUNDSTROM Is ALSO
CRACK RACCooN HUNTER

Besides being wrestler who J. cap
able 81 travelling with some Of the
best. Al Lundsttom Of North eros.
venorials is also raeeoou hunter 81
Championship qualifications liz prov
81 tins last Saturday night when he
went into the woods with his brother
George lundstrom. and his two broth
ers in law. Andrew Johnson and otto
Bcrrier
The quartet had not been trampmc
about long before they baggel their
first raccoon, and before long they had
shot another Then they captured
their third. and calling ita NIGHT. "
shouldrrcd their prize, and returned
home One II the couns tipped the
scale IL l21 pounds the other at $
pounds. aud the thrd al II pounds
Putnam patriot., 1921-12-09
ARREST WlLLIMANTIC MAJ
RECEIVES JAIL SENTENCE

Antonio siemhsb who eaa-cd
bauyt n Putnam restaurant
Sunday Hnht and WAS later arrested
Wae sentenced To Jail for so day,
WHEN hc WAS arfaigned before judge
Geisslvr ln the city court Monday
morning. Antonio halls from Will
mantle bat he went to Webster fol
the Weekend and while there got d
good jag" ou. tie arrived in Putnam
still intoxicated aud was subsequently
sent TO jail for SOLDERING period. FOR
drunkenness
Putnam patriot., 1921-12-09
d A X MEETS DEC. u

The REGULAR meeting OF Elizabeth
Porter Putnam Chapter. d. A r.. will
be held in Odd Fellows hall on Mon
day afternoon. Dee II. ST 3 o'clock.
Beads and fancy work will be on sale
The board meeting viii bc held al 2 30
O'Clock
Putnam patriot., 1921-12-09

regular grade
of stuff d "a buying
good t,nn ecesty should We
spenddop of buynguf gy vii p p t d a
Putnam patriot., 1921-12-09
City In Darkness When Trolley
Jumps Track And Smashes Pole
SCORE OF PEOPLE IN CAR ARE BADLY FRIGHTENED
AND SHAKEN UP BUT NO ONE is INJURED
ACCIDENT ON MECHANICS STREET
Electric Htehed TemporarlyPoe Is Cut Clear
By Shock of Collision

TO its cross arms. Only the forward
trucks Of the trolley left the tracks
A wreekine crew soon arrived with
the needed equipment, and after q
time had the car baek on the rails.
The smashed pole was one Of those
that carried heavy voltage electric
Wires and trunk lines Of the telephone
and telegraph lines None of these
were severed and neither telephone
nor Geographic communication over
them was interrupted because Of the
accident
Putnam patriot., 1921-12-09

The man who has good reputa-
tien mas not be able 10 realize the
fun h. might have II he didn't.
Putnam patriot., 1921-12-09

More than q score u people reeeiv-
ed good shaking up, but 20 far as
known. no one was injured, when a
Putnam bound trolley jumped the
track on Mechanics street close by
Furnace street. Sunday afternoon AZ
about 280 o'clock. struck and smash
I'd of az the base big pole support
MT electric light. telephone and tele-
graph wires A good sized stone on
he track given As the reason for the
ar leaving the rails. The trolley was
aot materially damaged not even a
window being smashed. but il is esti-
mated that If esst between $500 and
800 70 repair the damage done the
palr and for fhe work If making re-
pairs.
IT, TROLLEY vas proceeding 20 tlfis
eity = moderate rate Of pced, when
after rounding the curve and passing
an a short distance the front trucks
eft the rails. the forward end Of the
car crashing INTO lbc pole.
Motorrnan Apple. Brakes
Motormm Henry Adams. who was
IN charge Of the ear, applied the
brakes, but was unable TO stop the car
before % eollided with the pole Pas
sengers. numbering score and more,
held on for dear Tfc when things be
gan To happen. and some # them
thought right away that their time had
come Women screamed and for d
few minutes there was great roufus
ion. But when 1t was seen that the
ear had come 10 stop. that the troll
ley and everybody else was right side
mp and that apparently no one was
suffering acuiely from his or her ex-
perienee. ealmHess prevailed and On
der came cat Of chaos.
When the trolley Int tn pole. IL
smashed IT OIL near the base. shooting
the upper part a distance Of 70 feet
away and there II hung practically
suspended by the tanple Of telephone
telegraph and electric wires fastened
Putnam patriot., 1921-12-09
Turn. on Electric Current

However. 10 make necessary re-
pairs. II was necessary for Supt.
ThuIsto Of fhe Putnam Light 4 Pow
- Co. 70 have the juice. shut off
that electric wires might be handled
ajth safety These included the three
mann trunk lines that supply electric
lty for Putnam, Pomfret, Woodstock
and other surrounding places, and be
cause the current had to be shut of
in these. the communities fed" by
chem were lightless until exactly ; o
clock. when the current was turned on
again. Workmen having made tenn
porary shteh. for the night
Monday a new pole was installed
and the many wires attached TO the
broken one. were transferred 70 the
cross arms affixed 10 the new one.
Putnam patriot., 1921-12-09

Dor few hours the Putnam Light
4 Power Company WAX unable to
make gas because Of the stoppage Of
certain important apparatus that is
operated by electricity Likewise the
elty's water pump was affected. as
were many privately owned pumps.
Captain of Police John II Bulger
and Patrolman Jarvis were busy dur
my the afternoon hours directing
traffic. automobiles being forced to
take "a short detou1 around the wreck
aye while the workmen were engaged
IN making repairs.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-09-20
N. I. G.. & e. PLAYS
E. CHICAGO BANKERS

The other evening the Hammond fare
department was called out and while
passing Monnett's Smoke Shop someone
asked II Schultz was back on the de
paTtment again. Well, l can answer
that question he IS on the job in East
Chicago at the Riley bank on the cor
ner of Chicago and Kennedy avenue and
Bill was the cause of the n. I. @. &
z. Co ball players taking their suits
down off the shelves for this one game
because on Thursday evening at Har-
rison park, between the hours of and
z. Schultz will travel over to Ham
mond with the bankers, who have sign
ed Jim Dalton of the K. c. team. They
will also have Eddie Murphy in the line
up. Murphy will do the receiving willis
Dalton will do the pitching. Schultz
was asked why they didn't play thu
Hammond bankers, he came back and
said they were playing the Hammond
polics Saturday afternoon and If they
couli trim the gas team they could
trim any OF the others. Manager Handy
of the gas team claims in spite of the
battery the bankers have, his team will
come out winner like they have In
all their osher games.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-09-20
Net Team Wins
Five Matches at Gary

The Monroe Tennis club won n hard
fought match from the Gary team at
Gary, taking five of the nine contests.
Summaries:
singles-Oison (G.) beat Laliana
tM). 63. 3-6, SIS Marasigan IND
beat Kline CO.. 81. SIS. rs. Osborne
CD beat Robinson (SI), 81, So. Al
version (M.) beat A. Yachts Co 81.
AS; 6-4.
Doubles-Lallana and Marasigan (M.)
beat Orsborne and Carr (G.). So. 6-3.
Olson and Jay Co beat Robinson and
Perfeeto (M.), 40. 6-1. So. Figge ami
Aiverson (M.) beat c. vachis and Kline
GO. CA. 60
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-09-20
ANOTHER SCALP
FOR SCATENAS

TAe Hammond Scatenas added an
other victory to their list Sunday,
when they defeated the strong North
Side aggregation at Douglas park by
a score OF 1l-4. Manager Newman
revised his lineup for this game, play
ing Babe Simon at the keystone sack
and George Potts at third and securing
the service OF Buck Bakalar who put
the boys down with two hits
Opposed TO Bakalar was Lefty Cole.
member OF the Interstate league
Cole was rated as one OF the best
pitchers IN the league and Manager
schofer knowing Of this secured him
to beat the Scatenas. Cole work ed
splendid for three innings. allowing no
hits or any man TO reach first. but in
the Scatena fourth ne weakened when
he issued two walks and Sky Meyers
triple followed by a single by Baka1ar
scored four runs.
Buck had the enemy safe until the
Afth when hs walked two men and
two hits. the only ones Of the game for
the North Side boys Melted them four
runs. after that he had them eating
out Of his hand. The Scatenas scored
hit, ielder's choice. a single by Ken
nedy and a double by Bakalar.
In the ninth the Seats score Ave
more runs on Simon's single. walk to
Potts and hits by Kennedy. Barman,
North and Myers. Bakalar besides
pitching a whale OF a game, was also
there with the bat. when he knocked
out a single and g. double in four trips
10 the plate. Kennedy also led ,se
attack with the stick getting two hits
and a sacrifice In FIVE trips TO the
plate.
Walter Hess the old reliable man
caught a stellar game for the Seats
Although the whole Scatena nine play
ed good bali. The stars for the after
noon were Wassie Love and Barman,
these two felders snapped some
beautiful line drives down, when IL
looked like extra base hits large
crowd turned out TO see the boys per
form. and II looks that the Seats have
not lost their following. as fully three
hundred loyal rooters from the East
Side 1ourneyed over to witness the
game
Manager Newman has an open date
for next Sunday and he would like to
arrange game with the strong For
ester team who made a good show
ing against the champion X. c. team:
The score:
Seats ....o 900 4o2 o05-l1 IL
n. s. A G geo e4e O00-4
Two-base hits-Simons. Bakalar.
Three base hit-Myere. Struck out
BY Baksfar. g. by Cole. 6. Base on
balls-Of Bakalar. 5: off Cole, 6.
Time of game, 21O.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-09-20
CHICAGO FOOTBALL
LEAGUE rs MIDWEST

The Chicago Football League at last
nights meeting held in the Hotel Sher-
man. decided to change the name 10
the Mid West Football League. due to
the teams from the surrounding states
sending in representatives. The fol-
lowing new teams were admitted
Foster Cardinals, Cenekas, Ravens
wood A c.. Waukegan, Gary Cardi-
malls. Murloys. Lighting Jrs., Lake
Forest, Woodstock. Harvey and n. w.
Speedboys- Six practice genes were
scheduled 20 .ows: Boosters at
Green Bay. T. n. rs and Moline
Indians at W. & b. field. Evanston at
Gary. Blues at Racine. Gary Cardinals
and otheilos at Forest Park. Pullman
A. c. and Hamond at 119th and Mich
igan.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-09-20
RETIRES 3 MEN ON
3 PITCHED Balls

DUBUQUE. Ia, Sept 20 ne
worlds record of three men retired on
the three first balls pitched was dupli-
Gated here in a game between Oelwe,n
and the Dubuque White Sox when
Lerns Of Oelwein retired three batters
with three pitched balls in the eighth
inning The first man up drove the
nrst pitched ball to the shortstop. The
second man hew out to center fell.
while the last man popped a weak nv
TO second base. Just three balls were
pitched in the inning. The White Sex
won the game. TO /.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-09-20
{. CHICAGO GOPHERS
TO REORGAN|zE

With practically a complete roster
Of former members on hand, the East
Chicago Gopher football team plans to
reorganize and defend the title OF In
diana Lightweight Champions which
they have held for the past ten years.
A big get-together pep meeting VIII
be held this evening at o'clock at
The Club and initial practice Will
probably start this week. All new
men DESTROYS Of trying out for the
team are urged to be present at TINS
meeting.
Among those already rartn' to go are
Piper, Madura- Quinn. Cleary. hostur'
Rosenthal. keenan,. Steffes, Carlson
Blake, Oswego, J. McShane, barrow
md Clabby.
Everybody outi
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-09-20
Ludlow Breaks 3 Worlds
Records for Motorcycles

worlds records for motorcycle races
over a dirt track we're set today for
the l, and 10 mile distances at the
National Motorcycle champ ionships.
Fred Ludlow of the Harley Davidson
racing team set all three records His
time for ten miles was minutes and
$3.50 seconds. The old record was Z
minutes 3940 seconds. LudIow's rec
ord for mile was 44.0s seconds,
against the old mark of 1910, and for
8 miles was minutes 45.74 seconds.
against minutes $3.50 seconds, the
old record.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-09-20
OUR FIGHT DECISIONS

At New York-Jabez White. of AL
bany. and Willie Spencer. OF New York
boxed IL rounds to draw.
frankie curley defeated Billy Brown
in ten rounds.
At Roston--Johnny Dundee won a de-
cision over Joe Tipiitz OF Philadelphia
in ten rounds
At Montreal-Moe Holzcovitch. claim
ant of the Canadian welterwefght title
Knocked out Irish Patsy Cline in the
first round of a scheduled ten round
bout.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-09-20
PIRATES BEAT
NORTH SIDE A. c..

The Pirates defeated the North Side
A. c. by a score of IL to 6.
Berg pitched inYincible ball. yielded
only ave hits. famed fourteen and
walked only one Kelly. the opposing
t~irler. vas nicked for ten hits and
gave tiye walks. Due credit must be
given to him because he helped along
the Pirate trick plays. by being caught
mapping on base on three different oo-
c2sions.
The battery honors were divided be-
tween Kuschel with two singles, Kalina
with a single and triple. and Sweeney
with a single and a throe base smash.
Summary:
N. A. C. Jrs -s 0 0 o 3 0 O. 6
Pirates 2 0 l 0-12
Two Base Hits: Young Three Base
Hits: Sweeney. Kalina. Struck out: BY
Berg, "a; by Kelly 8. Base on balls: of
Berg, 1. of Kelly. 8.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-09-20
8, OR = .
OU|MET BREAKS
RECORD IN PLAY
FOR GOLF TITLE

ST LOUIS. MO. Sept. 2O-For the
first time in his career. Francis Ouimet
medal in the qualifying round of the
national amateur cha c-oionship. rounds
of 50 and 75 over the hilIy course OF
the S. Louis Country club, giving him
a total Of I44. his morning round set
ting new competitive record
Only cncc has so low a score been
made. this being at Ekwanok in 1414.
when W. c. Fowness. Jr., Of Pittsburgh.
and W ". CortoE Of Boston tied at
IA.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-09-20
Mike Gibbons Hand Hurt;
No Action for Is Days

COLORADO SPRINGS. COLO, Sept.
20.-Mike Gibbons, st. Paul middle
weight. will be unable to box for at
least fifteen days because of an injury
to his right hand, received in the sew |
enth and final round OF his bout with
Battling Ortega here last Friday night |
An X-Ray examination disclosed that
the hand is SERIOUSLY bruised
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-09-20
Dundee Wins Ten Round
Decision Over Tiplitz

BOSTON, MASS. Sept. 2o--Johnny
Dundee. New York lightweight. won
the decision in a ten round bout with
Joe Hipiitz of Philadelphia last night
after close and interesting battle
Dundee showed better ring generalshir
Evening star., 1921-05-25
HEROIC ECONOMY"
NEEDED BY FRANCE
Finance Committee Informs
Senate 80 Billion Must Be
Borrowed in 1921,
I:v .hc ASsnciated press


| PARIS. May ot.-Frarce must hor-
| row thirty-two billion francs to cover
expenditures this year NJ Cheron. re-
| porter of the finance committee in
| formed the senate today and in the
| future France faces what he describes
| as "A difficult. but not impossible, sit
uation. If Germany meets her obiiga-
tions >leguariy and France makes
! proper effort"
| NJ. C!eron's report on the amount in
| the budget recoverable from Germany
| likes the toral for 1921 al 1880. 900 :
/ COO francs. and says that France has al
ready spent 30 900. 600. 900 francs charge
ah!e to Germany. 1t accepts doubtfuily
NJ Loucheur's estimate that only 22.Ouu :
100000 francs will be required TO
| complete reconstruction in the eight
years after 1921. and calculates that
pensions can be capitalized at A. .OOO,-
100000. making total eventually
chargeable to Germany Of $4,000.
900 900
To meet this. according to the COM
| mittce's report. France would receive
only $1,000. .O0U.NoO II she marketed
Immediately her share of the German
bonds in the reparation payments. NJ.
Cheron submits a plan for the sale
tions from time to time. and computes
that during the cight-year period
France could realize $4,000. 900. 600
francs to apply on the 100, 900. 900. 900
spent in reconstruction and pensions.
at the same time raising the balance
by loans. This. 1t Is pointed out.
would leave France an eventual def
cit Of $4,000. 100000 on the German
account.
The report says that it is not i'm
possible for the government to meet
Its obligations in 1921. but 1t must
forego some OF the items In the
budget. Discussing the deficit in the
ordinary budget. NJ. Cheron says:
ut is impossible for these condi-
tlons to continue: the budget must
be balanced within two years at the
latest by heroic economics
Evening star., 1921-05-25
Nation May Maintain If It Cannot
Own Mount Vernon.

To the Editor Of The Star:
a prominent member Of the Mount
Vernon Association has asked me II ]
know that under the constitution of
the state of Virginia the federal gov
crnment cannot take by eminent do
main any real estate except for public
utility purposes: futher. that. under
the conveyance from the heirs Of
the George Washington estate. an
ether bar exists. preventing ita con-
veyance to anyone else.
can only add that n there are
are such prohibitions II still remains
that Congress could mako an annual
appropriation for its present main
tenance and upkeep and cut out that
objectional admission fee. that lends
some color to the Infamous accusa-
ton made against Americans of COM
mercialism first last and always-a
most intolerable slander when the
truth IL known. America may light
ly swell up IN pride and may boast
a little. but look over hcr wonderful
record Of generosity to all peoples
when in distress!
ELIJAH F. KNOTT.
Evening star., 1921-05-25

A remarkable sailor. in black
and navy. with white roll edge.
lust the hat for your Memorial
Day outing.
Evening star., 1921-05-25
POLICE AT STANDSTILL
IN WEBER DEATH CASE
Colored Man Arrested Today and
Released-Other Clues
Run Down.

Several persons have been caught in
the dragnet Sc: by local police officials
and the Maryland authorities for ttt
slayer of Mrs. Margaret f.. Weber,
Resident Of Columbia Park. Nd who
was shot to death in the woods near
Nhl;e station six days ago. bu. BON
the local police and the Maryland tu-
thoritits dis afternoon said the!
were not in a position To claim the re-
ward of $500 offered for the arresI "t
thu slayer.
We are practically where W. start
e,l. WIS the statement OF 'nnStante
Thomas II. Garrison Of Hyattsviil,. &"
a star reporter today. 1t has come
% = C where l. u cas-" oi son
hp y or somebody heard. hut no
un.Uru.d in the invest
las been instituted fo- Al
ro.or.i man who tnp"a
al ..ni X streets yesterday af.-
trnonn and offered diamond rln&
for Sale. Associating damond ring
with the Maryland murder mystery. a
man went III search of a policeman L"
MAKE an vt:'jgation.
Policeman II. Fl. Price of the third
precinct; on duty a, ,. h ana
.'treetS. responded. but the posSeSsor
OF the ring saw him coming and dis
appeared in an alley. 1t is tn" belI't
of the police that the ring had been
&tClen. blt they were unable to obtain
any information as to the IDENTITY OF
the person from whom II was taken.
Ernest Ward was the nam" given
by a colored man placed under arres
this morning as a suspect in the mar
der case. He boarded an electric ca =
at Ammendaia. between this city an :
Laurel. Nd, and attracted III" attrT-
Il ion of J. w. Wisen>an, member of Nc.
3 fire truck company, and {. 7. Par
kcr resident of BeltSVille. The Two
men took charge of him at New York
avenue and North Capitol street and
turned him over to the police. After
being questioned by the police Ward
was relea Sed.
Another colored man booked as a
suspect gave his name as Carey Mas