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The Nenana news., 1922-05-16
PRINCE OF PERVARICATORS

When 1t comes to fish stories, we have a man in our town who is entitled to the banner. He just presses the button connected with the imaginative section of his brain and stories unfold like the film of a motion picture machine. The other day he reeled of this one. He said one day he took a notion in his head that a bullhead might be trained to live on land just as we'll as in the water. So he caught his fish, deposited him in a tank in the kitchen and be- gan the process of gradually ae- eustoming his new acquisition to the new environment. The first day he kept the bullhead out of the water five minutes, the second ten, and so on, increasing the length of time until it was able to remain out of the water indeh- nitely. The fish became so tame it would actually follow him all about the house, eating food out of his hand, and seemingly as hap py and contented as when swim ming in the lake. But one unfor- tunate day the fish strayed down to the lake, wandering out on the dock, fell through a crack and was drowned. Truly Alaska's ex- hilarating air and shimmering lakes have a peculiar influence upon the imagina ton. ....-.-.-... ,-----
The Nenana news., 1922-05-16
MAIL GOES To HAVANA

The last of the winter mail to be moved under the old contract by Allard & O'Farrell, consisting of approximately 500 pounds, was de- livered over to Contractor Allard yesterday. This mail is consigned 10 Panama and was shipped for that point on a launch which left for the lower river yesterday evening in charge of W. J. Davidson.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-25

careful to exercise d little forbearSncs
and common acourtssysttn s1eaktng SO
thu. ,telephonsSSgiirl:8
asRsssaThe company rules pertaining ~
slhestreatment5 pf customers by, opera.
tors forbid a, ,cuttink answer on tbs
part of tho girl at the board Service
$nbservSrS are listening slntSon calls 81
oil hours, and any violation off5the
rules by the operator ID. quickly not
ed and the %violator reprimanded.
4 4 Generally speaking, men are more
courteous owe the telephone than
women, and are much more consider
ate Of the feelings Of the telephone
eirl."" %st, Il
2sO Calls Per Hour.
The work at the switchboard itself
is trying and demands constant con
centration on the part Of the girls. The
average. number OF calls {answered by
an operator is $50 per hour. AZ times
the girl Is forced to answer more, es-
pecially during mid-afternoon when
the peak load lii on. while there ARD
other times. when they are not SO bus
lily occupied Thezgirls work an eight
hour day with two rest periods of Is
minutes each.
One Of the most strict regulations
enforced by the telephone company
forbids the girls to repeat conversa-
tons they hear owe the phone while
ut work.
III the girls were allowed to tell
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-25

and must be fldlly competent to do TIE
work before she 10 SAllowed to handle
a board of. her own. In addition each
operator Is required to learn q word
code she must use in meeting every
call. This must not be departed from
no matter what the pr~ovocation. When
the apprentice operator has fully con-
WINGED the chief of her ability to Soper-
ate alone. she is. given her place at
the switchboard and started on her
career. S ts tsaf
Unreasonable Attitude.
las a rule the public IL not consid :
crate of the telephone operator" said
one of the girls. when told the line
.is busy there is generally no reply or
a growl from the other n of the
wire. If there is a. slight delay in con-
Meeting the caller with the party de-
sired, the delay almost invariably UNI
avoidable, the operator 10 frequently
,scolded and criticized when she is not
at fault. Through 1t all we are requir-
ed to speak to the person using the
Phone in a courteous manner, no mat
ter how inconsiderate he or she may
be or how much we may wish to re-
turn a sharp reply.
III people only realized how CRATE
full the operator Is when she is treated
with respect and consideration and the
extent to which she will go to oblige
n person who is polite over the tele-
phone. they would be much more
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-25

ed among the operators an esprit de
corps which is admirable. This con-
Eclusion was$strongly confirmed blythe
chief operator in charge.
THE girls" said the chief, "if Civ
en- the right sort of treatment and
properly coached. perfect a system of
team work in handling calls, especial
" during the busy hours Of the day
and, night, that enables them to take
care of many more calls within the
same space of time n do it salts
S~factorily, than they could were they
lacking in this spirit Of corporation.
Many times emergencies are met by
EthesSquick action of an operator who
~hasylearned the value Of team work"
Before a young woman is qualified
to become a regular telephone opera
tor she must undergo a rigid course
of training, stated company officials.
When she has signified her desire to
become an employee of the local room
and has been accepted, she is first
subjected to a thorough drilling in the
manner in which calls are handled,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-25
Girls" Learn to ldent-
ify Voices; Each One An
.wers go Calls Per Hour;
Say Men Are More Court
eous Than Women As. a
Rule.

Little does the average user of the
telephone realize or appreciate tne
ria and tribulations Of telephone
operator. according to statements
made by several Grand FORKS .ne'io
girls" To give ,high-class service 10
sometimes impatient customers Is a
real problem, they say. which fire.
uuently taxes patience and forbear-
lnce to the Utmost. w.,
A visit to the local telephone ex-
change revealed that there Is develop
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-29
AND
NEE: { 7 7 INGS
DR.. John Wesley Hill of New
York Again to Appear
Here

DR.. John Wesley Hill of New
York. one OF Americas greatest or
ators. VIII rip the lid off the Indi-
ana senatorial campaign tomorrow
evening at o'clock at the F'roebel
school in Gary.
republicans from all parts Of
Lake county are expected to attend
to hear DR. Hill tell why Albert ].
Beveridge should be sent to the
United States senate instead Of ex-
Governor Ralston, Democrat.
Thomas II. Roberts. Republican
county chairman: Mrs. George c.
Hoy. vice chairman; Frank J. Shee-
han, secretary. and Walter Bielefeld.
treasurer of the Lake county CEN
trail committee. Will have charge Of
the meeting.
DR.. Hill is chancellor of the Lin
coin Memorial university and one
OF the greatest authorities on poll
tical science. His speech will be
treat to anyone interested In public
affairs. irrespective OF party affili-
ations.
The mee-ing tomorrow night Is
expected to give support to the claim
that the wounds Of the spring Re-
publican primary and the city cleo
tions last fall have healed. Both
New and Beveridge leaders will be
seated on the platform.
All has been forgiven. IL the way
in which one staunch New supporter
put it. We arc well satisfied with
Beveridge."
That Lake county will deliver a
great majority for Beveridge in
November appears certain. The
Democrats have shown very little
strength SO far in the county out
side OF Hammond and one or two Of
the smaller towns. While a strong
Democrat vote can be expected in
Hammond 1t will amount to little
In comparison with the big Repub-
lican maJorItlcs or East Chicago and
Gary.
The anti-Johnson element In Gary
will have no opportunity to show
It's strength against the mayor in
the county and state elections The
Republican crowd IN Hammond that
is pulling away from the city hall
Is also without a weapon. 1t would
seem that the fall election will be
a peaceful affair in tn, county.
This evening at eight O'Clock
there will be a Republican mass
meeting at the Masonic Temple at
Crown Point at which Senator Jones
OF Washington state Is to speak.
Jones is an enthusiastic and inter-
esting speaker.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-29
'"POTE" MADE TO
FEEL AT HOME
Doc Sharrer Does His
Stuff for Distinguished
Shrine Visitor.

Potentate Doc. Sharrer and a
bunch of Shriners from Orak Tenn
pie broke in on the visit of Imperial
Potentate James S. McCandless, of
Honolulu to Chicago today. brought
him and a delegation of Shrine big
Guns" to Hammond and showed them
a lively few minutes
Sharrer conceived the idea this
morning and hurried 1t into execu-
tion. Jake Caspar shagged out the
Patrol and someone looked up a
Hawaiian trio with steel guitars.
ukeleles and everything Doc called
Medinah Temple and broke up plans
there by insisting that the Imperial
Pote come to Hammond at IL o'clock
sharp.
He came and brought about two
dozen with him.
The crowd started to inspect the
new temple first. They entered the
auditorium. Up went the curtain
OF the big stage and the Patrol and
Hawaiian musicians were disclosed
Mr.. McCandless was boosted to the
stage and in less time than ii takes
to tell II he had been presented with
a garland of flowers in true Hawaiian
style. Sharrer made the speech of
presentation and the imperial poten-
tate responded. although he was
taken off his feet temporarily by the
affair. He expressed the opinion that
Hammond has temple which is sec
ond only to Medinah
Other notables were presented
Refreshments were served and the
party started hack to Chicago at 2
o'clock. Among the visitors were
Imperial Potentate James S. MoCan-
dless. of Aloha Temple. Honolulu
Imperial Outer Guard Earl c. Mills.
of za-Ga-ziz Temple. Des Moines.
Ia; Potentate George c. Wood. Of
Ansart Temple. Springfield. ILL.,: I'm
perial Capt. of the Guard. Thomas
J. Houston, Of Medinah Temple;
Past Potentate Ralph E. Lidster. OF
Medinah Temple: Potentate Will II :.
Wade. of Medinah Temple; Chief
Rabban, James Todd. of Medinah
Temple: G. p. Longwell. James r
Emery and NJ. Jepsen. Of Medinah
Temple: Frank Jones. of Arabia Tenn
pie. Houston. Tex; Howard J. Dud-
ley, of Crescent Temple. Trenton. N.
J.; w. H Abbott. and w w Gam
mage. OF Mocha Temple, London.
Ontario: George c. wood. Of An art
Temple. Springfield. Ill; Hugh Har-
ter and Charles B. Pray, of Za-Ga-
Zig Temple. Des Moines. Ia; Richard
Sham of Springfield. III.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-29
Inland, Republic and Mid
vale Consolidation found
Impossible to Finance.
BY WILLIAM l. AYREs

NEW YORK. Sept. 29.-Consolida-
tion of the Inland. Republic and
Midvale steel companies into a
100000. 900 corporation was declar-
ed off yesterday following a meet
ing of executives. bankers and legal
counsel in the offices Of Kuhn. Loeb
& Co. 1t was concluded that OBJ
stacles in the way OF financing the
merger at this time were too great
to be overcome. and the dream of
the promoters who have been work
ing since last spring to make 1t ma
terialize was burst This action
came as a surprise in financial and
trade circles. for only two days ago
interested parties declared that the
merger would go through despite
opposition from the Federal Trade
Commission, although heaviness of
the stocks of the respective com
panies recently indicated that there
was doubt of it's contamination.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-29
INFLUX OF NEGRO
FROM SOUTH SOOl
Shortage of Common La
Dor Forces Industries to
Dixie Market.

Where will Hammond house the
hundreds of colored people who are
coming to the city to work in its in
dustries and relieve the labor short
age which threatens to cripple pro-
duction?
That is a problem which must be
faced at once. The city must de-
eide where 1t will have its Black
Belt
The limited number OF colored
people in the city at present live on
Plummer avenue. in East Hammond
and in the vicinity Of Central Park
According 10 announcement made
by local Industries several hundred
negroes will be brought to this city
within the next three months If
the shortage of common labor con-
tinues there may be as many as p
500 colored men and women in the
city by the first of the year. They
viii require a large district In which
to live.
That the colored man must be seq
regated is an accepted fact. Moth
ing but trouble can come from hav-
ing the blacks and whites in the
same neighborhood. The sensible
colored man prefers segregation.
Now is the time for the city to
solve the problem by deciding upon
a district The industries will make
known how many negroes are being
brought up from the south and when
they are to arrive.
Gary has a segregated co1ored dis
trict and has solved It's problem.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-29
JUMPS FROM
WINDOW
TO END LIFE

Domestic troubles are believed to
have caused Elizabeth Conaron. AZ,
to attempt to take her life by jump
ing out of q second story window
at 5037 Northcote ave. East Chica
go, where she was living with her
little S-year-old daughter. Julia.
Caught climbing out the window
by a neighbor. the adjudged insane
woman was halted in her attempt
of suicide.
A call to the East Chicago police
station from this address brought
Police Matron Trimhle and Officer
Kerr, who had the sick woman
moved to the Hammond hospital. At
an inquest in charge of a commits
sion composed of Judge jordan. and
Drs. Ernst and Given the woman
was adjudged temporarily insane.
Yesterday evening the woman was
taken to the poor farm at Crown
Point pending her commitment to
Logansport-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-29
SEEKING
To PREVENT
A STRIKE
ESPECIAL 70 THE Trurs1

CROWN POINT. IND, Sept. 20
Representatives of the Crown Point
Chamber Of Commerce went to Gary
on Wednesday to confer with OFF,
cials of the Gary s. Southern relative
to the proposed cut in wages of the
employees Of that road
Ralph B. Bradford. George NJ. Fo-
land and Judge Martin Smith, rep
resenting the Crown Point Chamber
of Commerce, stated that the aban-
donment of the service would be g
severe blow to Crown Point and un-
less an amicable settlement of the
wage dispute could be made the line
between the two cities would be
junked as the road according to the
tractor heads has always been a
losing proposition.
The wage cut proposed is ten cents
and the employees Of the street car
declared they would strike II the
cut was made. Representatives Of
the Gary Commercial club were also
present at the meeting and before
adjournment an agreement had been
reached which at this time will not
be made public. but the strike will
not take place as anticipated.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-29
$2OO,0OO,OOO STEEL
MERGER IS ABANDONED

At the end OF yesterdays confer
ence the following information was
issued:
w. Z. Corey. chairman Of the
board of Midvale Steel & Ordnance
Company; John A. Topping. chair
man of the board of Republic Iron
Steel Company, and L E. Block.
chairman OF the board of Inland
Steel Company, have authorized the
following statement:
AT a meeting held today the en-
tire situation was reviewed and the
conclusion was reached that under
existing circumstances II is not pos
sible to proceed with the proposed
merger of the Midvale Steel & Ord
nance Company. the Inland Steel
Company and the Republic Iron &
Steel Company. While all the emil
nent counsel who have been con-
suited agree that the proposed mer-
ger would DC legal in every respect,
and while its contamination would
not have restrained but have inten-
sifled competition. the final deter
mination of the questions involved
would delay the carrying out of the
plan to such an extent that the par
ties IN interest do not deem 1t ad-
disable to proceed
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-29
READY TO
RECEIVE MAE

When federal prohibition men vis-
tied Mae RusselTs half way house at
Cedar Lake about a week ago she
told them she had heart trouble and
that 1t would kill her to be arrested.
They promised her she would be ar
rested.
But now they know her heart Is
weak
Her tavern was '.pinched" by Of
ficers Wednesday afternoon. Mae
wasn't there. She was in Chicago
and telephoned that she would come
to Hammond.
But she hasn't.
Everything is ready at tho federal
building for Mae to step up to the
desk and fix up her bond. The scene
was all set yesterday morning. Com
missioner Surprise waited all day
for her. Marshal Herman Sassee
wasted a day likewise. Today It was
the same thing. Mac failed to shine.
1t may be necessary to extradite
her-heart or no heart.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-29
COB NEW
c. A. R. HEAD
INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERvrcEl

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERvIcEJ
DES MONIES, la, Sept 29-Del-
egatcs to the convention OF the Grand
Army held here were today packing
their kit bags preparatory 10 re-
turning home after having elected a
Cob" as their national commander.
It is the first time in history that
a sailor has been honored with the
highest post in the organization. He
is Judge F. A Willett. or Tama, Ill,
who had seen service IN the navy
OF the union. and his election was
greeted by great cheers from the as
sembled 500 delegates.
Other officers elected were c. 8.
Bodbent, San Antonio, Texas, senior
vice commander; c. V. Gardner, Ra-
pids City. S. D., junior vice COM
mander; George T. Harding, father
of the president surgeon general
and Rev. J. II. Eppier. OF Gary, Ind.
chaplain-in-chief
The convention next year will be
held at Milwaukee, wis.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-29
IT'S A GAY LIFE
FOR CARL LUNDGREN
Whenever A Customer
Reaches For His Hip
Pocket Carl Gets Weak.

A TIMES reporter wandered out To
Carl Lundgren's fish restaurant at
the lake front the other evening
Who do you suppose he saw?
AT one table sat Mayor Thompson,
Fred Lundin and Chief of Police
Fitzmorris. At another table was
Senator Mccormick Of Illinois and E
S. Beck, managing editor OF The
Chicago Tribune. Lake county people
included Frank Gavit of Gary, one
or two county officials and a number
of superintendents in the steel
mills.
That's rather distinguished
crowd. Carl" said the reporter.
Business must be good"
I've got all the business I want
said Carl. but just the same I'm q
nervous wreck"
What's the trouble?"
These hipapocket liquor toters get
my goat" replied Carl. You know
the Federal court has held that the
proprietor of a place IS responsible
for his guests. If a man brings a
on the floor beside his chair 1t inn
mediately becomes my liquor-under
the law. I'm responsible.
Bert Morgan. the state prohibit
tion director. and Charles Surprise
the United States Commissioner. are
good customers of mine. But every
time they come and the place is
crowded I darn near collapse. For
all I know there may be a half doz-
en- men in the place with something z
on their hip. They get away with
it so openly in Chicago that they
think nothing of pulling a bottle out
of their pocket and pouring the
drinks in water glasses right in
front of everybody. 1t would be a
swell thing for Morgan to see that
happen few times and then close
the place under the abatement act.
This thing got Phil Smidt's goat
and he went to Wyoming on hunt
ing trip. I'm afraid to move ten feet
away from the place. watch the
walters like a hawk. You know a
waiter isn't above bootlegging a lit
lie on the side.
THE fellow that is running an
eating place catering to automobile
trade these days has something to
think about I wouldn't sell this
business for $4,000 but I can lose
1t in the bat of an eye.
''Wihen I see one of my customers
reach for his hip pocket. I'd rather
see him pull out a gun than a 5ot-
tle.'
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-29
MORGAN'S RAIDERS IN
HAMMOND INVASION

Bert Morgan's raiders made their
first arrests in Hammond last even
Ing. East Hammond yielded two
victims.
John Kutul. who runs a pool room
at 579 Morton ave, was one OF them.
George Cengel. 5of Morton ave-,
WAS the other.
The federal dry squad picked them
off between and o'clock.
Cengel was real nice about II. He
appeared surprised when the offi-
GERS walked IN. but he soon recov-
cred his composure.
I'VE have a search warrant for
your promises" explained ono OF
the men.
"Ali right" said George. 81 have
a still. I'll show 1t to you. I have
made a little stuff"
Then he led them to his still, q
small AFFAIR devised from an ash
can and a water pail. He also point
ed out a small keg which had about
half gallon of moonshine IN II.
Kuturs pool room was crowded.
The thirty or forty men present
crowded around the officers as the
search warrant was being read. To
rrevont trouble the federal men
cleared the room. An tho custom
ers fiisd out tho front door. they at
traoted other people and soon there
was mob on the sidewalk,
Tho officers found pint OF whis-
key and about quart of vino be-
hind tho soft drink bar,
This morning the two men were
a-raiEned before Judge Cleveland in
the Hammond police court CenEei
entered a plea OF guilty and was
dneA 400 and costs and given a se=
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-29
INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERvIcEl


CONSTANTlNOLPE sept. -. -
Revolution in Greece. abdication OF
King Constantine. determination Of
the Greek revolutionary committee
to defend Thrace against the Turks.
reported abdication of Sultan Mo-
hammed VI Of Turkey and the stub
born attitude OF the Turkish ma
tionalists who continue to occupy
the neutral zone on the straits. have
complicated the Near East situation
so dang geurosly that it was impos-
sible today to make a forecast Of
peace or war.
Mohammed VI was said to have
abdicated in favor OF his cousin.
Prince Abdul Medjidef Endi, the
heir apparent. The sultan Is sick
and and Is in seclusion.
The Kemalists h ave occupied
nearly all OF the neutral zones and
have the British at Chanak sur
rounded on three SIDES. In some
places the Turks advanced with
white flags to prevent the British
from firing on them. 1t was re-
ported that shots had been ex-
changed on Thursday but this is not
officially confirmed.
Kemal is believed to have depart
ed from Smyrna for Angora to con-
fer with members OF the national
assembly. A report was current at
the same time to the effect that
Kemal has drafted a reply to the
allied note of last Saturday and will
ask the assembly TO approve it. This
communication is said to demand
In Thrace; also.
1-Cessation OF British reinforce
ments;
Occupation of all Eastern
Thrace by the Turks before the
Near East peace conference.
3-Demilitarization OF the Sea OF
Marmora.
Russian participation in the
a-mistice conference.
Henri Franklin -Bouillon. peace
ernissary of France. England. Italy.
after a conference with the allied
high commi ssioners. will notify
Kemal that he believes all misun-
derstandings could be cleared up by
an immediate conference between
Kemal and General Sir Charles sHar-
rington. British commander In Con-
stantinople. Revision of the boun-
daries of the neutral zone fankfng
the Turkish straits is possible.
Turkish cavalry that occupied
Erenkeui. near the western end of
the Dardanelles has been withdrawn
a few miles.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-29
ST|LLMAN
LOSES SUIT
FOR DIVORCE
INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERylcr1


CARMEL. n Y. Sept 29-James
A stillman. former multi-millionaire
president of the National City Bank
of New York. today lost his suit for
divorce against his wife. Mrs. Anne
Urquhart Stillman. when the referee.
Daniel ]. Gleason handed down a
decision holding Stillman guilty of
misconduct with a woman and com
pletely generating Mrs. Stillman of
the chargs the plaintiff had filed
against her. The decision establish
res the legitimacy OF Mrs. stiliman.s 5
little son, Guy, which had been at
tackled by James 4, Stiilman,
The banker had alleged that Fred
Beauvais, Canadian guide. whom he
named as correspondent wAs the
fath1y Of IittIa Guy,