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1 THE Classified Department is now open until 8:00 P. M. Take advantage of this new service and avoid the morning rush. AN NY communication regarding delivery of The Lake County Times, Phone Ham 3100, Circulation till 8:00 P.M. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1931.

rss a Oil Oil $6 A WEEK TO KEEP HER FAMILY GARY STORE OWNER THWARTS STICK-UP GARY NEWS The Prodigal Son Returns; What Home-Coming It Was! RAILROAD SUED FOR $10,000 IN JENKINS DEATH SANTA EXPECTS TO SURPRISE THE KIDDIES TRAPPED MESAS DURING ICY BLAST the last things he had seen were the bottoms up of previously filled alky glasses. The family gave Salvo a cheery welcome. Because what father and mother and brother and sister wouldn't on a Thanksgiving Day? Salvo was invited to feast. 4 efT- XT R. La Vine, proprietors of the Real Art Tailors, 1616 Broadway, Gary, walked into the Broadway Drug 1630 Broadway, "Wednesday night, just In time to nip a stickup in the bud.

As La Vine opened the door he was given a startling surprise. Four white gunmen had alien possession of the drug company, covering the two drug store owners and some customers with guns. Acting on the spur of the moment La Vine made a dash out of the door of his own store to call police. The four bandits, sensing the danger followed at his heels, boarding an auto at the curb, where a fifth bandit waited St the wheel of the machine. FATALLY BURNED IN EXPLOSION The act of Nick George, 39, 920 Jefferson street, Gary, in trying to light a stove with a can of kerosene cost him his life early Wednesday night.

George, who rented two rooms at the above address, dumped the kerosene into the stove over some kindling wood and when he applied a match, the oil exploded. Badly burned about the hands, face and head his clothing was set on fire. He was rushed to Mercy hospital where he succumbed several hours later of third degree burns. GARY GART WILL RING THE CUR-taln down on the 1931 grid season at Gleason field In Gary tonight when Emerson High plays a charity game against Bronson Hall of Notr Dame. STEEL CITT RESIDENTS awakened this morning to find the first snowfall of the winter, a light white blanket which covered the city.

"BUD" HAMMER, MEMBER OF the motorcycle squad of the Gary police, received some bruises and a cut on his head late Wednesday afternoon when his machine struck some Ice on the street and hurled him to the pavement. GARY VIVIAN SOCIETY, Auxiliary of Gary Elks, sent out 12 bushels of food for needy Gary families, providing them with Thanksgiving day repasts. TWELVE MEMBERS OF THE Glen Park Boosters association are making plans for a rabbit and game hunt. RED CROSS WORKERS TOOK the field today to sell tickets -tor the charity game to be held at Glea- ron field tonight. Proceeds of the game will be added to the roll call drive fund of the local chapter.

APPROXIMATELY 2 5,000 GARY school children, public and parochial, are enjoying the Thanksgiving period holiday. They will not return to classes until Monday mrning. EDGAR BROWNELL, 231 DAL-las, steel worker, has settled his damage suit out of court, accepting a sum of 2,500 from the South Shore as a result of an auto-grade crossing accident two years ago. "WITH THE ADVISORY BOARD approving the request for an additional investigator, the poor relief investigating staff of the Calumet township trustee's office now totals 12, according to Mrs. Grace Wells, local trustee.

FORCED TO CANCEL HIS GARY engagement the last minute when he was called to Waukegan, Rafael Aveleyerea, Maxlcan consul, was replaced as speaker of the Gary Lions noon-day luncheon, by A. S. J. Woods, Gary police school instructor. INDIANA GETS TASTE OF WINTER INDIANAPOLIS, Nov.

27. (U.P.) Thick, heavy snow blanketed the state today giving Indiana its first taste of winter. Temperatures ranged between 20 and 40 degrees. The snowfall began yesterday afternoon- and made the highways slippery for Thanksgiving holiday motorists. But despite the difficult traveling conditions throughout the state there were no serious accidents reported.

Danger to communication lines was feared today as the heavy, wet snowfall continued unabated, bur dening electric and telephone lines. The state highway commission or dered its crews to begin immediately the work of keeping highways cleared, and warned autolsts to exercise caution In driving over the state today. The work of clearing snow was made easier by absence of wind. There were no drifts to blockade the highways. Slight relief for unemployment conditions in many cities was provided by the snow shoveling work, while charity organizations made preparations to handle their first serious demands for fuel and clothing.

PRISONERS IN RIOT OVER TURKEY LOS ANGELES, Nov. 27. (I.N.S. Forty-three prisoners In the Wil-shire police station jail were on a bread and water diet today. Angered when the Thanksgiving menu failed to provide turkey the 43 rioted, broke up tables and chairs, and hurled plates of lamb stew, carrots and macaroni at Jail attaches.

MOTORISTS REPORT NARROW ESCAPES Passengers of two automobiles were forced to Jump for their lives In front of speeding trains at the dangerous crossings of the Pennsylvania and Wabash crossing on 4th avenue yesterday according to Gary police. The crossing Is the same that cost an East Chicago and a Gary youth their lives two weeks ago when the car of Mise Marlon Vlnovich of Gary, seriously injured was demolished by a Fennsy flier. At present that crossing is guarded by flasher signals and the city Is taking eteps to compel the railroad companies to install gates. The first narrow escape occurred early yesterday fornlng when C. R.

Rodgers, 1339 W. Donham street and Chet Pulasky, 602 Birdsell street, both of South Bend were forced to jump for their lives in front of a freight train. The auto was. damaged. Perry Wilson 50, 455 Harrison Gary, accompanied by Nancy Horn of Clark station had a similar experience shortly after 8 o'clock Saturday night.

Wilson was forced to drive into a concrete post by an Illinois driver and the car stalled in front of a train on the Wabash tracks. Both had scrambled from the machine not a eecond too soon. POLICE RAID DEN OF THIEVES Alleged to have operated a "den of thieves" at 1072 Adams street Joseph and Taft Kincade, colored brothers are being held by Gary police today on charges of receiving stolen property and violating the state liquor law. Arrested in the same raid police booked Fred White, Roosevelt Emerson and William Gross. The latter two are juveniles and will be turned over to the custody of juvenile authorities.

Both have records. Charges of burglary will be filed direct against White. Police report that they found a large quantity of stolen meats and merchandise. The same officers, Bolden and Fields made another good arrest when they rounded up Robert Merrlweather 18, 1716 Adams street, found in possession of a hundred cartons of cigarettes which he had stolen from a Tin Mill truck. GARY MAN DIES OF AUTO INJURIES Injuries which he received in an automobile collision at 5th avenue and Virginia street in Gary last Tuesday resulted fatally to John De Sener, 29, 1553 Garfield street, In Mercy hospital yesterday.

De Senser received a skull fracture. He was a passenger of an auto driven by Carl Steel, 30, 2382 West 19th avenue, who also suffered serious injuries. The Steel auto was struck byvthe auto of B. F. Mautz, 61, of Madison.

who was arrested and placed under a J500 bond for his appearance at the coroner's inquest. ARMED ROBBER SCARES WOMAN Mrs. D. E. Bellas, 601 Taft street, Gary, had an experience last night that she will not forget for some time to come.

Alone at the time, she heard a noise at the window and investigating, raised the shade to find a man armed with a gun looking into the window. Screaming, she turned and fainted, falling to the floor of the room. Neighbors, attracted by her screams, ran Into her home to find her unconscious from the fright she had experienced. Police combed the district, but found no trace of the footpad. GARY POLICE GUARD UNWELCOME PRISONER The night shift at Gary police headquarters last night had a most unwelcome prisoner on their hands until they were able to dispose of him today.

Much to the surprise of Desk Sergeant Ben Jrry, he was given the unpleasant task of caring for an unruly red fox which had been found by Robert Mooreman, 2625 Washington st. and brought to the station to be cared for until his custodian could be located. He escaped from the Emerson High school zoo. TWO STABBED IN GARY BRAWLS Thanksgiving day brawls cost two Gary residents knife wounds and treament in St. Antonio hospital.

Police found Warren Price, 26, colored, 1713 Washington street, suffering from a stab wound which he claims was inflicted by a visitor while in a heated argument oyer a woman. Harry Davis, also colored, 1729 Jefferson street, was treated for knife wounds in the neck and side received in a quarrel with another colored man at the above address. HUNTER KILLS TAME DUCKS Officials of Horace Mann High school asked assistance of Gary police today to arrest a hunter who evidently enjoyed a Thanksgiving meal at their expense. The much wanted thief paid a visit to the artificial pond just south of the school buildings and pumped away into a flock of tame-wild ducks, killing two of them and leaving a crippled bird flapping on the water. Several shotgun shells were found near the water's edge.

Right Away He Picks Fight With Sister's Beau and the Carving Starts There was no killing of the fatted calf when the prodigal son returned to the home board of Carlin Meyers, 18 Plummer street, Hammond, yesterday. But there was plenty of carving. And it happened in three parts: 1. Carving of the turkey by Mr. Meyers.

i 2. Carving of Joseph Christian by Salvo, Meyers, (the prodigal son). 3. Carving of the English language bv Susie Meyers, Christian's girl. The family had just sat down to eat a great big turkey dinner.

There was Mr. Meyers at the head of the table. To his left sat his wife, and on around came two small children, then Joseph, wno was invited over by Susie, sitting next to his girl. As Mr. Meyers made a lunge at Mr.

Turkey, a knock came at the door. Before anyone had a chance to open It, in stalked young Salvo, who hadn't been home for more than a year. Salvo, it might be said right here, had been over the world seeing places and things. As he staggered in the doorway, It was evident that BENDIX SAVED HER LIFE NEW TORK, Npv. 27.

(I.N.S.) Lya de Puttl, actress, who died here today, once declared she owed her life to Vincent Bendlx, millionaire manufacturer of Chicago and South Bend, Ind. Miss De Puttl, while traveling to Europe on the Majestic in 1929, was endeavoring to learn to dive in the ship's swimming tank. She made a bad dive and found herself floundering in the deep end of the tank. Bendix sprang to the rescue and, with the aid of several friends, brought her out of the water. BOYS THRILLED BY N.

D. MOVIE Thanksgiving, A. D. 1931, was no place celebrated more joyously than in the Paramount theater yesterday afternoon when 50 future line stars and backfield luminaries from the Carmelite home for boys saw the talking picture, "The Spirit of Notre Dame." The Thanksgiving treat was ar ranged for the boys through the co operation of Manager S. Sidney Holland, of the Paramqunt, E.

C. Colby, and J. C. Johnson, of the Shore Line Motor Coach company, and the Notre Dame alumni of Hammond. Mr.

Hoi land provided free admission for the boys and Mr. Colby and Mr. John son provided without charge two buses and two drivers. STOCK TREND DOWNWARD By ELMER C. WAT.ZF.R (United Press Financial Editor) NEW YORK.

Nov. 27. The stock market continued its downward trend at the opening today, losses ranging above a point. The railroad shares which closed around their lowest levels the bear market easily slipped to further lows on small losses. United States Steel opened at B7 off and a new low since 1915.

American Telephone was down 1 at 127 and Case down 1 V4 at 36, while fractional losses were noted in Radio, Vanadium, National Biscuit, Texas Corporation, Transamer-ica. Standard Gas, Socony-Vacuum and Paramount Publix. Record lows were made by New York Central at 34 off Chicago Northwestern preferred at 22 off 3 and Northwest common at 8 off i. Pennsylvania maed a new low for more than a half century at 24 Vi off y. HAMMOND "DICKS" ARE SNIFLIHG AROUND FOR CARL FANDREI'S WATCH The Hammond Detective bureau was snlfling around today to solve the mysterious disappearance of Carl Fandrei's watch.

Figuring that maybe Carl might be like the man who was looking for his pipe, when he had it in his mouth, Chief Tom Martinson ordered all detectives to search Carl's vest pocket where he kept the watch. They then directed their investigation towards the bath room and the window sills. Finally they searched Carl's hands. Carl said he lost the watch somewhere between Jackson and Garfield streets, while rushing home to a turkey dinner yesterday. FT.

FAYNE GIRLGETS PRIZE BLOOM INGTON, Nov. 27. (U.P.) A manuscript written by Is Charlotte Hodell, Fort Wayne, was selected for the Jordan River revue, the Indiana university all student musical comedy. Miss Hodell was awarded the $50 prize for sub mitting the best musical comedy plot in the annual competition. Tomorrow will be Santa Claus dajr In Hammond.

Old St. Nick Is scheduled to arrive in the city by airplane at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning so that he may participate In the big parade that will be staged for his welcome. Where he will Join the parade Is not known yet. Santa proposes to keep this a big secret so that he may surprise the thousands of kiddies who will line the streets to see him. AVhen he does appear, he will be greeted by Mayor Charles O.

Kcho-nert, Thomas R. Tennant, president of the Hammond Chamber of Commerce, and Joseph Hirsch, president of the Hammond Merchants association. He will ride in the lead car with his reception committee. After the parade, Santa will mke a tour of all toylands In Hammond so that he may meet the kiddies In person. The parade will form in Harrison park at 9:30 o'clock tomorrow morning and will etart from the park promptly at 10 o'clock.

It will march north on Hohman avenue to State and Hohman and then east on State stret to SoM street where it will disband. All Hammond will turn out to see it. Thousands of kiddles and their parents from surrounding cities also are expected to line the route to catch a glimpse of Santa. The line of march will be headed by the recelptlon committee and the latter will be followed by a higr band of union musicians, the Janior Red Cross, Brooks House, Girl Scouts, Hammond High school band Carmelite Home, Bethany Home, Salvation Army, Hammond Tech band, Hammond Boy Scouts, Junior Order of Moose, costumed group, and uncostumed group. This big event will mark the opening of Toyland in all Hammond stores.

It Is the first real welcome that has ever been planned for Santa Claus in Hammond. Special detail of policemen will protect the line of march so that accidents may be prevented. Hohman avenue and State street will be closed to all traffic until fter the parade Is held. CLEVELAND HEARS PLEA ON PICKETING Superior Judge Clyde Cleveland today was hearing argument on a petition for a. temporary injunction which will prevent business agents and other representatives of the movie operators and Mage hands unions from picketing and otherwUe Interfering with the operation of the Gary theater.

The petition was venued to Judge Cleveland from the court of Judge E. Miles Norton in Crown Point, who ruled in favor of a temporary restraining order after the case had been pressed by the Gary Amusement company, and Northern Indiana Investment company, owners of the theater. Attorneys John W. Scott and George R. Grlner were in court to.

day to represent the defendants. Attorney Frank Gavit appeared for the petitioners. Throwing stench bombs and minor alternations have characterized the fight between the union and the theater employe. Picketing and intimidation of employes la hurting the theater's business, according to Gavit's petition. Attorney urlner, who was supposed to have faced contempt of court proceedings for allegedly ordering the defendant to disregard Judge Norton's restraining order, said today in court that he wa n.

reputable lawyer and that the fact of the corttempt action had been misinterpreted by the press of Lake county. Judge Cleveland indicated at noon that ho would not rul in the injunction until Monday. In the meantime he will consider briefs that will be filed by rival counsel. GIVES BLOOD TO BROTHER Gustav Hendet, of Thornton, well known In Calumet City, accidentally wounded by his brother, Wllli.im, while they were hunting, was In a serious condition yesterday at the Jngalls Memorial hospital In Harvey. William submitted to a blood transfusion.

FINISH JUDGING RABBITS, PIGEONS Judging of 400 rabhita and 3n0 pigeons took place yesterday at the Calumet Rabbit Breeders' association at the annual show at 6609 Calumet avenue. Ward Smith, president of the association, declared that, this years exhibition In bigger end better than ever. The show will be open to the public today and tomorrow. H. J.

Boswinkle is secretary of the organization. Mortgage Transactions CROWN POINT. Nov. 27. In Nov.

23, 1931, there were recorded In the office of the Lake county recorder mortgages to the amount J57.300 and releases of mortgages to the amount of The Hammond National Bank and Trust company, administrator of the estate of William Jenkins, deceased, filed suit In Hammond Superior court today to collect $10,000 damages for the loss of the deceased's life In an accident on the Wabash railroad tracks in Hammond on December 18, 1930. The company is made defendant. Jenkins was struck by a passenger train at Sheffield ave. and the Wabash tracks early in the morning and died a few hours later as the result of his injuries. In the complaint, filed for the bank by Attorney Alvin Lowe, it is alleged that the safety gates were up when the train passed and that the train was exceeding the speed, limit of 15 miles per hour.

Attorney Lowe said he would produce eye witnesses to show that the train also failed to sound a whistle or give other warning of its approach. Jenkins was survived by his wife, Mrs. Lillie Jenkins and three minor children. ANK RECEIVER MAM $38,000 TO DEPOSITORS (SPECIAL TO THE TIMES LANSING, 111.. Nov.

27. Checks totaling $38,000 have been placed in the mail by Robert E. Rogers, receiver for the Lansing State bank, representing a 10 per cent, cash dividend to depositors. This is the first dividend that has been paid since the bank failed last February. Mr.

Rogers announced today that application for a second dividend, amounting to $56,000, or 15 per cent, will be filed in the Cook County Circuit court the forepart of next month so that checks may be mailed to depositors before Christmas. In event the second dividend is authorized, the receiver will have distributed approximately $100,000 to depositors before Christmas. Sufficient money is now on hand to pay the proposed 15 per cent, dividend, Mr. Rogers stated. He added that he has been materially aided in liquidating assets for the two dividends by the depositors' committee that was formed recently to assist him.

This committee received a list of all persons who owe the bank and went out in the field with the receiver to make collections. The committee also is cooperating with the receiver in handling bond issues floated by the bank. HE MAKES FORTUNE OUT OF BAIN CHICAGO, Nov. 27. (I.N.S.) How the financial operations of John Bain, a Scotch immigrant, enabled one of his associates.

Dr. Walter H. Buhlig, to pyramid $5,000 into several hundred thousand within 20 years was told in the court of Judge Michael Feinberg. Dr. Buhlig was questioned in connection with the court's search for assets with which to remunerate 150,000 persons who loet about when Bain's 12 banks failed.

Bain, with a son-in-law, is reported Indicted by the grand jury. It was in 1912, the doctor said, that he first purchased Bain bank stocks, buying 80 shares for $4,800 and a promissory note. From that time on, he testified, he never invested anything except checks for large sums received from Bain. About 1920 Dr. Buhlig embarked with Bain and former U.

S. Senator Charles S. Deneen on several highly successful real estate enterprises. From one sale he said he realized as much as $190,000. Judge Feinberg directed attention to the trail of two trunks which were taken from the Bain home shortly after the banks closed.

Testimony disclosed they contained objects of small value and were shipped to Hannibal, Wis. NINETEEN CHILDREN TO SUPPORT; FACES PEN "GRAND RAPIDS, Nov. 27. (I.N.S.) Nineteen children to support did not provide a sufficient ex-cause to keep Frank Golec, 55, a farmer, from facing a term In the state penitentiary today. Judge Willis B.

Perkins sentenced Golec to one to two years in Jackson prison for violation of the prohibition laws. He was on parole for a previus violation and admitted having served time In Leavenworth prison, the Detroit House of Correction, and Ionia State reformatory. swiftIdWTustice MICHIGAN CITY. Nov. 27.

(I.N.S.) Floyd Sluter, 19, of Chattanooga. and French Duke, 18, of Holly Springs, both Negroes, today were lodged In the Indiana state prison. Within six hours after the two youths had broken into a clothing store, carrying away $1,500 worth of merchandise, they entered the prison sentenced for three to ten years by Superior Court Judge H. L. Crumpacker.

But the most part of his feasting, which should have been on the fast disappearing turk, was done on Joe Christian, Susla'a beau. Anyone could tell at a glance at Salvo's roving right eye that he didn't like Susie's choice. Before Salvo and Joe got Into an argument about family affairs Salvo decided to give a little toast on health: "I've traveled the world like a trooper; And I'm feeling as gay as a whooper. Then if love is wealth and, Health Is wealth, Then what the 'health'!" Well to cut the family dinner down to a luncheon, Joseph made a pass at Salvo; Salvo grabbed the carving knife and made a pass at Joe, knlcking ofT part of his ear. In the other corner was Susie carving the English language up in great shape and hurling the long words at her brother for carving up the Thanksgiving dinner.

The final chapter in the return of the prodigal son will be written by Judge Virgil Whitaker in city court tomorrow'. JURY AWARDS WIDOW $10,000 IN BOAT DEATH Ewald H. Siebel, Chicago manufacturer, will have to pay $10,000 to Mrs. Carl Frank Frintz, also of Chicago, as a result of a verdict returned late Wednesday afternoon by a Jury in the court of Superior Judge Clyde Cleveland. Siebel was defendant in a suit by which Mrs.

Frintz recovered, as administratrix, for the loss of her husband's life'in a motor boat accident on Cedar Lake In July of 1917. Sle-bel's high-powered boat crashed into a rowboat in which Frints was riding, stunning the latter so that he fell into the water and drowned before rescuers could reach the scene. The Jury returned Its verdict within two hours after hearing brilliant closing statements by Attorneys Richard Tinkham and Tim Galvin, who represented the plaintiff. TURNS IN FIRE CALL TO TIE BOYS; PINCHED When Chief William Nill and members of the Hammond fire department pulled up at the fire box in Robertsdale to answer a call to a fire yesterday, they found John Collins, 43 years old, leaning against the box, with a watch in his hand. "Boys, boys, you'll have to do better than that," John greeted the chief.

"My, my, it took you nearly five minutes to make the run. You used to do better than that." John was hustled back to the Hammond police station in nothing flat. He was booked for turning in a falfe alarm and Intoxication. The department was called to put out fires in three automobiles the last few days. Tuesday automobiles belonging to John Groat, Rimbach avenue and J.

W. Flynn, 1121 Eaton street, caught fire, and yesterday a car belonging to Clay Carr, 739 Truman avenue, burned. LAST RITES FOR MISS KIRKER Funeral services for Virginia Kirke-, 246 Doty street, who was fatally Injured in an automobile accident "rtdnesday morning, will be held tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock from St. Joseph's parlsjp, Hammond. Interment will be made in St.

Joseph's cemetery. Virginia is survived by her father and mother, M-r. and Mrs. John Kir-ker, four brothers, Tom, John, George and Joseph, and six sisters, Mrs. Warren Stevens, Hegewisch, 111., Mrs.

Mary Anderson, Rochester, Mrs. Ed. Flaherty, Highland, and Dolores, Irer.e and Ruth at home. TRUSTY ESCAPES FROM JOLIET JOLIET, Nov. 27.

(I.N.S.) Police today were searching for Carl Rooley, a trusty, who escaped from the state penitentiary farm yesterday only after eating a full Thanksgiving dinner. Warden Hill asked Chicago authorities to watch Rtoley's home. MAIL PILOT IS KILLED PASCO, Nov. 27. (I.N.S.) Crashing his mail plane in a dense fog almost at the base of the Pasco airport radio station towers, two miles south of the airport, Mall I'i- jiru rj.

v. dikciuw was insianuy 1 killed here today. Five Hundred Navajo Indians Face Death From Cold and Starvation (By United Press) GALLVP, N. Nov. 27.

Five hundred Navajo and Zunt Indians trapped on the desolate windswept Mesas cf the southwest faced death from cold and starvation today rather than abandon pinon nuts they had gathered. Nine already are dead In what may result in one of the mtion's worst blizzard tragedies. Trapped In the Mesas when a zzard suddenly swept the region. the plight of the tribesmen was de scribed as horrible. But with the queer psychology of the Redman, they braved death rather than abandon the pinon.

nuts they had gone to gather. Three, hundred Indians, in small groups, straggled, more dead than alive, into civilization yesterday. The rest, they eaid, remained to guard the nuts. The tiny Indian ronies were so weakened by hunger and exposure they were unable to liaul the harvest. The.

three hundred set about Immediately to fatten their ponies on forced diets of corn and oats rarities In the life of an Indian pony to strengthen them sufficiently to return and gather the nuts. Stoical, accustomed to hardships, the Indians paid little. It was cold up on the Mesas, they admitted. There was no food except the nuts and those were being saved. There was little clothing.

But the nuts had been harvested for sale, and they must be brought to the trading posts, and sold. Indian agency officials declared that unless the remaining tribesmen abandoned the nuts, or relief parties reached them with food and clothing, hundreds would die. Every agency in the region was devoted to relief measures for the snowbound tribesmen today. Parties of white men and Indians on horseback braved the zero tempera- -ture and mountainous snow drifts to bather a trail to the Mesae. The tribesmen were on the great Mesas, Cerro Alto and Santa Rita, 10 miles west of Atarque, a trading post.

The short, disconnected sentences pi the Indians- who returned told what may become an epic of their race. The weather had been warm when the harvest started. It was the first harvest of any amount in three years. The tribes, In anticipation had done little basket making or rug weaving. "Can make more money selling nuts," ne Brave declared, explaining that as the rugs and blinkets tiad not been produced, the nuts were absolutely necessary.

Entire families went to the hardest. As each family gathered the nuts, they were sacked and piled at a central spot. The families moved on to another clump of the gnarled and stunted trees and started aagin. Suddenly the billiard came. Whipped by a high wind, the snow lashed the table lands.

Soon it piled drifts. The temperature was below zero. At first the Indians fuddled -bout fires. Then the fuel was covered by snow and th fires fcecame fewer. Headsmen of the l-ribes gathered In scattered families to community fires to preserve fuel.

The brush shelters were built. The Indians sat down, to wait. As the storm grew worse, the tribes called a council. It was decided that 300 would return, feed their ponies, and then come back for the nuts. DEATH TAKES LUDWIG JONAS Ludwlg Ferdinand Jonas, who had been a resident of Hammond for half a century and who was among the first to build a house on Michigan street, died yesterday at his home, 746 Michigan street.

He was 75 years old. Mr Jonas had been an employe cf the U. S. Lead Refining company for the last 25 years. He was a charter member of St.

Paul's Evangelical Lutheran church. Surviving ere his wife, Ida, three Reinhardt. Edward and Charles, and five daughters, Mrs -Charles Mrs. Emma Rutz, Mrs. Gustave Warner, Miss Minnie Jonas and Mrs.

Charles Tevis. He ni.n leaves a sister, Mrs. Edward Huebner and eight grandchildren. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock from the home and at 2 o'clock from St. Panl'i church.

Burial will be in Concordia cemetery. CRISP AJMENDER WASHINGTON, Nov. 27. (I.N.S.) Representative Charles Crisp, of Georgia, returned here today and announced himself as a possible candidate for election as democratic leader of the house. He will make publio his decision within a few days.

Representatives Rainey of Illinois, and O'Connor, of New York, are the leading' contender for the post. Furrows line the forehead of this wife of a Harlan county, Kentucky, miner who has to plan how to keep her family of four on the $6 her husband earns weekly. He THANKSGIVING IS RUINED FOR TWO HOMES BY THIEF "Whatever plans the families of H. H. Bennett, apartment No.

2, 847 114th Hammond, and Mrs. Carrie Rasher, of No. 3 apartment, had for enjoying a Thanksgiving dinner yesterday went amiss when a thief raided their ice boxes late Wednesday night. From the ice box of the Bennett family the thief got a goose, a roaster and a pound of butter. From the Rasher refrigerator a chicken and cooker were taken.

Donald Gavlt, 422 Waltham Hammond, reported to police that some one took a box of cigars and a red leather coat from his car parked in front of his house yesterday. CHARGED WITH TAKING SOCKS Charged with stealing sixteen pairs of socks from a Hammond store, John Gibbs, 45 years old, of Danville, 111., was arrested Wednesday and booked at the Hammond police station for petit larceny. Other arrests made over the Thanksgiving holiday follow: Hopey Freeman, 26 years old, 260 Vine Hammond, arrested yesterday for intoxication. William Peters, 4S years old, 414 Prince Calumet City, arrested for intoxication. Rudolph Hrapusta, B6 years old, Pullman, 111., was arrested for reckless driving.

Burr Burnham, 30 years old, ES6 State Line Calumet City, arrested for assault and battery. AGEDCALUMET CITY WOMAN PASSES AWAY Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Grendowicz, 72 years old, 34 15ath street, Calumet City, will be held Monday morning from Andrew's parish, Calumet City. The aged woman succumbed to a lingering illness at 9:40 p. m.

yesterday while staying at the home of her niece, Mrs. John Jaranowski. Interment will be made in Holy Cross cemetery. PAGE TRIAL RESUMED LAFAYETTE, Nov. 27.

(U. Cecil Ruckle, 22, who was said to have seen Luther B. Page, 39, kill William E. "Wall, 47, with a timber, was the first witness today in Page's trial on a first degree murder charge. Wall died last June, allegedly from the effects of a blow on the head administered by Page while the two were helping tear down an old elevator at Clarks Hill.

The trial began Tuesday and was recessed over the holiday after a day and half had been spent in jury selection. CLEAN OUT YOUR CLOTHES CLOSETS! Give your old shoes, hats and clothes to the Salvation Army. They will see that some needy person gets them this winter. The Lake County Times trucks will call for them. Just phone Hammond 3100, and give your address to the telephone operator.

We will do the rest. A works three days a week for $2 a day. Only 200 miners can be given work at one time, which means that the jobs must be rotated. CALUMET DISTRICT IS CLEANED UP The Calumet district, which was once the center for an organized ring of bootleg gasoline refiners, has been completely cleaned out of all illicit operatdrs, Herman A. Kel-Iner, deputy state auditor operating out of Hammond, announced this morning.

He said that the Knickerbocker Refining company in Hammond and the Osborn Refining company at Os-born were the principal offenders, but that both have been driven out of business since last spring two months after State Auditor Floyd E. Williamson took office. The Knickerbocker Refining company, according to Mr. Kellner, is now owned and operated by the Riverside Oil company, of which George Bowen, of Calumet City, is president. This company now produces the advertised Tydol gasoline, Mr.

Kellner stated. The Osborn Refining company, he added, now produces protane gas, which Is used for cooking purposes in rural districts which are not supplied with natural or artificial gas. These two companies were operated by Poole Harrison during the time they were manufacturing blended bootleg gasoline, Mr. Kellner said, but they were forced to quit after State Auditor Williamson forced them to pay back all state taxes which they had evaded. This amounted to about $27,000, Mr.

Kellner said. He went on to show that the collection of state gasoline taxes throughout Indiana has been materially Increased since Mr. Williamson took office. He submitted the following figures to prove his point: During the year of 1930, from January 1 to October 1, the state collected but this year, over the same period of time, the state collected $14,187,865.44, or a gain of $859,534.75 this year. This gain was made, Mr.

Kellner pointed out, notwithstanding the fact that more gasoline was sold in Indiana last year than was sold this year. It was made possible, he sid, by the new policy of the present state auditor in collecting all. back gasoline taxes throughout the state. Additional figures submitted by Mr. Kellner tend to prove his contention.

For example, from December 1, 1930 to October 1, 1931, the state collected $15,609,608.32 as compared with $14,683,039.86 collected for the same period of the year previous, or a gain of $926,568.46 during the current year. REV. HUESTQN TO TELL OF WORLDS LAST WAR "The Last Great War" will be the subject of Rev. Thomas Hueston's sermon the Pine Street Presbyterian church, Hammond, Sunday evening. Rev.

Hueston has been assembling all the data he can find on this great conflict as outlined in the scriptures and he will present it to his audience Sunday. He asks attendants to bring their Bibles with them so they can check the references which he will furnish. Rev. Hueston says the last war will not be fought in Europe but in Asia with Palestine as the land involved. Ten great nations in confederacy will be lined up against Israel with Israel the victor.

FIRST SNOWFALL CHICAGO, Nov. 27. (I.N.S.) Chicago received a light snowfall early today while temperatures hovered about he freezing point. Heavier snows were reported In other sections of the mlddlewest, particularly in the upper Great Lakes region. Rain and milder temperatures were forecast for tonight and tomorrow..