The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-12-02
JUDGE SMITH PROBES GARY LIQUOR DEAL4
PREDICTION MADE THAT NAVAL DEADLOCK WILL BREAK
COCKNEY FIRST
TO REGISTER
IN BOS' BOOK

NV WV 000tk
The guest book ut Hotel d'Hooss-oow
Ia full
Last night 30 hoboas registered Tho
hobo room at Central police station
was crowded with snoring, smelling
derelicta OF various colors ana races
Chief Austsen. maitre d-hoal. ap-
pointed Harry Rimbsch. Jr-s Bsrtfi-
lon expert. to act an master of care
monies. upon the occasion OF entering
the nrst guest name in the new book
This 10 handsome leather bound vol
ume, gotten up in journal styls- Ths
old volume recorded the nsmes. GSes.
nativity, Ideals, number Of teeth. puy-
pose in life. possible destination. siSe
OF collar and ravCrses anthor Of Sss@s
vasrants. misAdventuNes, bums, hoooss'
And harIots who have sought the solAce
OF Morpheus of the wooden pallets OF
the police station during ths past ass
days.
The old book 10 fulA Last night
hrst entry in the new oooas was rseesdsd.
AZ the clock struck twelve midnight.
Harry Rimbach entered the hobo room
The --vags" were tipped on hours Do
fore that pounding ones ear eefors the
ceremonies were pulled OF was no go.
so when RimbAch entered the derelicts
were sitting erect on Chs bsuches
against the wall and waiting.
In previous years it had besn me
custom TO allow the DO who had
travelled the furthsrest during his iifs
tbs honor Of writing his own name nrst
Erad then the names of his oomp@trtotg
on tho occasion OF beginning . now
guest book.
TnAs year fs wws 90 bs da6ssuHt
Everything is different this yeae. 30
Naster OF Ceremonies RSUrbacA an
nounced that the prestige attached 20
the honor of oetng the nrst snt<sns
was to go TO tho man who could psovs
he had done lass actual work In his
life than any Of this fellows
The old and new books wsre placed
on a table IN the center OF tho room.
Arranged along tho sides OF tina table
tain Bunds and Harry Esinnbach- These
men consi sted of tho board Of arbdtra-
ton. They were 90 determine on the
viva voce confessions OF the "vags"
which was 60 be honored-
Harry Rirnheoh surveyed che divsrss
oountanances that sncircisd the dismal
room. In far oosnR the brightly a.
Illuminated eyes Of u 'tdpps" peArsd.
from n mask OF deaths sitting close by
the hugo bulk Of typical bum ioonsd
up; other odd characters were ranged
about the wall
Immediately upon announcing the
provisions unfsr which The award
would DO made every hobo IN the room
rAahed for tha table.
q was only with greatest effort
t$as peace WAS restored
%We shall have 20 determine The
mfrasr by individual interview" said
RtEbach. as hs proceeded to question
tnS nearest figure
One after another tfls vAETants ss-
counted their merry chase with the
Demon wvrA- Most OF them had been
tagged more or less IA few admitted
With PRIDE they had never worked
It was the question to decide which
OF these got the prtxa-
'rn tell you how much hate work
said one "It was 80 painful for me
to watch my wife work that had to
leave home That's why I'm here"
Another recounred an experience
equally narrowing
Then one Of the biggest and ta1lest
of the '-vass' stepped to tho center of
the room
He leaned over the table
II win" ha said.
With this he drew from HE pocket
a much rumplsd Cheer Checi-
It contained the number z n 5se7.
THE missing number. Why man It's
worth $4,000. you've got 10 get to the
office tonight because the times up
teT1lorrow.'
This was the exclamation that all
the lookees-on made simultaneously.
81 krvw r. said the vagrant '
know II I've known 1t all evening.
But
He yawned. Nouchalantly lighting
match he touched the valuable coupon.
1t fared into fame and then a black
crisp dropped to the floor
The startled policeman gasped. The
vagrant's fellow hoboes gazed open
mouthed.
Then a cheer went up from the
benches.
He wfuss ne wfnsi"
They let him sign his name, With
many flourish he did SO. Heading the
book one reads the name:
Montgomery J. Ashbou ghton, Lon
don. England"