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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-23
JUMPS FROM ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Whiting Man Falls Distance of Twenty Feet-shoulder
Dislocated and Bruises Sustained

and grasped his night shirt as he
climbed upon the sill. Her grip was,
however, not sufficiently firm to hold
him after he had jumped from the
window and he fell to the ground, a
distance of about twenty feet BY this
time the family was aroused and they
followed him by way of the doors and
stairway. He had been awakened
naturally, by his fall and lay there
suffering intense agony from the dis
location of his shoulder.
A physician was summoned and the
shoulder set and at present Mr. Will
lams is doing nicely. He has come to
the conclusion, however, that night
mares are rather serious things.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-23
FIRE CAUSES MAN TO
JUMP FROM End STORY
Awakens to Find Flames
Cracking Around Win
dow and Escape Cut Off

South Chicago. July ga two
story brick building, owned by Michael
Griffith, on One Hundredth street.
caught fire yesterday afternoon, caus-
ing damage to the extent of 5000
Mr.. Griffith who was asleep on the
second floor. heard the flames cracking
outside and jumped out Of bed See
ing II was impossible for him to get
down through the stairs. he jumped out
OF second story window TO the ground
and was uninjured. The fire Depart
ment arrived on the scene and after q
few minutes work had the flames under
control, although they did not arrive
In time to keep the flames from doing
the above damage.
Mrs. Griffith and baby had just went
for a walk before the fire was seen.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-23
MUNSTER NOMINATIONS MADE,
Convention Results in the Naming ot
Many Candidates Exciting
Election is Anticipated.

The nominations for the various
village Offices at Munster have been
made The two trustees nominated in
the first ward are: John Kraay. Jacob
baker; second ward. Peter Klootwyck
and Carmel Sabaay; third ward. John
Der rien' Fred Miller, jr., and Dingina
Iabaay, fourth ward, Fred Lang.
The nominees for clerk were q. p.
Schoon. and Peter Mohnaar, but Schoon
Withdrew his name. For treasurer.
Garret Jansen and J. D. Jabaay were
nominated
The election, the first ever held in
Munster is expected to be an exciting
contest and is the principal topic of
discussion in the village.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-23

the United States steel corporation
since he left for Europe.
Mr.. Corey will continue as presi-
dent Of the United States Steel cor
poration. The board OF directors has
not even discussed the possibility of
his resigning. The board will take no
action whatever as to selecting a sue
cessor TO Mr.. Corey at the quarterly
meeting Of the directors a week from
Tuesday"
The iron ore strike will come up for
discussion at the meetings OF the heads
Of departments Of the steel corpora
tion. However. the labor difficulties
existing in the north viii be handled
BY the oliver Mining company. a sub
sidiary OF the steel corporation
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-23
SMALL BLAzE IN HANoVER 81.

At o'clock yesterday afternoon the
fire department was called 70 the home
of John Austgen, Ss1 Hanover street.
10 put a stop 10 a small blaze. This
was started by the lighting Of match
which a boy stepped on while walking
across the floor. Some varnish. recently
put on the furniture. ignited and had
gotten a fairly good start before It
was partly extinguished by the resi-
dents 9nd finished up by the fire de-
partm-nt. The loss was inconsiderable
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-23
ACKNOWLEDGE
THEIR DEFEAT
West Hammond Dive Keep
ers Bow to the In
evitable.
MOVE TO SOUTH CHICAGO
Half Dozen Big Vans Back Up
to Doors of III Famed
Resorts.

we have had enough of West Ham
mond- l guess they mean business. all
right, so we are on our way to South
Chicago" said a once prominent dive
keeper today, as big van with half a
dozen men prepared to move the busi-
ness. No longer will West Hammond
be blot on the name of its busy
neighbor, Hammond, whose proximity
made it appear as part of the little
Illinois sporting town
half dozen of the once prominent
divekeepers have hung out the white
flag. Not as a symbol of their good in
tenttons, however, but merely to show
that the Jig is up and they now prefer
to move out rather than pay rent with
out profit.
There were no tears shed by the lit
tie crowd Of West Hammondites who
gathered around the seven big vans
which had drawn up in front of the
former dives to remove the last trace
of their shameful vocation As wagon
after wagon drew up and was loaded
with saloon and house furnishings. all
except the owners who by this action
admitted their final defeat in their ef-
fort to re-establish and operate dis
orderly houses, gladly watched the pro-
ceedings, with feeling that they
would never again be menaced bv this
disgrace.
Evil Blocks Progress.
For seven long years this evil has
choked the progress of West Ham
mond. The reputation which it OBJ
tanned was so generally known
throughout this part OF the country
that manufacturers would refuse TO To-
cate in that city solely for that rea-
son, and home seekers looked askance
AS result, property values soon de-
preciated after the removal of the C.
II. Hammond company and could not be
induced to return to their normal con-
dition while the city was in the grasp
of the divekeepers.
The latter were perfectly satisfied
with the existing conditions, as the
establishment OF a new factory bring
ing in new element Of people might
tend to weaken their stronghold. They
found that they could rely on the pat
ronage Of a certain element in this city
and surrounding towns, so that its in
huence did not only confne itself TO
West Hammond alone but made the
strongest bid for the corruption Of the
people of other towns
The whole country rejeices therefore
in the victory OF decency over a mer-
renary bunch Of degenerates who have
infested the town across the border
line.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-23
Especial to Lake County Times.)

Whiting. July 23.-While in a night
mare last night. Lew Williams. OF
Cleveland avenue jumped out of a
second story window. taking the screen
with him. In falling. he dislocated his
shoulder and sustained a number of
serious hurts and bruises.
Williams, it appears, walks in his
sleep. He rose during the night and
in doing SO awoke his wife. Mrs. Will
Jams asked what was the trouble and
receiving an incoherent reply such as
somnambulists are wont to make to
queries. she realized that something
was wrong. She sprang out of bed as
her husband made for the open window
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-23
SHOP MEN ON ROCK
ISLAND TO STRIKE
Painter Breaks Rule and is
Discharged Men De-
mand Reinstatement.

The Railroad Carmens' union. com
prising car repairers, carpenters
painters. cleaners and Laborers. de-
clared a strike yesterday against the
Rock Island lines. and 2SO men en-
ployed in the repair shops at Moline.
Rock Island and Davenport stopped
work until one of their number is
reinstated with full pay from the time
he was discharged to date of reinstate-
ment.
The men employed in the repair
shops had been in the habit Of being
ready to leave the shops when the
whistle announced time to stop work.
In order to accomplish this it was ne
cessary for them to stop work ten min
utes earlier in order to wash up. The
company posted rules forbidding the
practice on penalty of discharge.
Painter Breaks Compnny,s RuIa
A painter at East Moline was found
washing up ten minutes before the
hour for stopping work, and was dis
charged. He reported it to the sriev-
ance committee of the union, which in
turn held a conference with the rail
road executives demanding the rein
statement of the discharged man. with
full pay for the time he was off dutv
The executives were willing to give the
man another chance, but refused TO
give him full pay for the time he was
off
Inquiry among the repair men at
Chicago did not indicate any intention
to strike here because OF the grievance
at East Moline, but it is possible the
strike may spread TO other division
shops.
Small Is Coming TO Chicago.
General Secretary Wesley Russell Of
the telegraphers' union received word
that President Small. head OF the op-
orators order will be in Chicago next
week to straighten out local griev-
anees of the union against the tele-
graph companies. Small said the ma
jority of the San Francisco and Oak
land strikers had returned to work
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-23
EAST CHICAGO UNDERTAKES
COLOSSAL IMPROVEMENTS
Council Decides Upon Half Million
Dollar Sewer System and
New City Hall.
LATTER TO COST IN THE VICINITY OF s5O.000
present Outgrown Drains to be Torn Up and Data
System Installed Sounds Knell to West
rumite Pavement

The East Chicago council held one of
the most important meetings last even
ing that has ever been held in its his
tory. Besides deciding on a sewer sys-
TEN Tor the whole eastern part Of the
city. which will cost nearly half q
million dollars, putting an end to the
Westrumite paving in East Chicago.
deciding upon the improvement of four
streets, it was practically decided to
build a $4,000 city hall in East Chi
cago
The meeting was an adjourned one
with Mayor DeBriae in the chair and
nearly all of the members present.
The decision to build a new sewer IN
the eastern part of the city is the
matter of greatest moment. Indiana
Harbor and the eastern part of East
Chicago have grown so rapidly that
these communities have entirely out
grown their sewage system. In fact
whole sections of the city are being
served by small vitrified tile sewers
when they ought to be twice or three
times the size
Calumet River Outlet.
An important matter is also the de-
cision of the city to turn the flow of
the sewage from the lake to the Calu-
met river, whereupon this stream will
become the sewer of every city in the
Calumet region except Whiting.
The sewer will be of reinforced con-
crete and will be made large enough
TO anticipate the future needs of the
city for another generation. AS a con
crete sewer is practically iHdeetruct-
able. the system is to be made very
complete and then it will be expected
TO serve the purposes for which 1t is
intended, indefinitely
One of the notable things about the
new plans is the fact that the city of
Indiana Harbor has abandoned the plan
of sewage filtration. The plan may be
practicable, but the people OF Indiana
Harbor have not found it so and are
now determined to abandon the beds
that were constructed on scientific prin-
cipals for the old plan of dumping the
waste of a city in the most convenient
place. That happens in this case to be
the Calumet river.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-23

The ladies' sewing circle Of the Ger
man Evangelical Emmanuel church will
give social Thursday afternoon and
evening, July %. at $40 Sibley street
The ladies will also have a counter
with fancy work. ladies and chfldren,s
ready made garments. Everybody is
cordially invited.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-23
Small Is Coming to Chicago.

The members of VIM. H. Calkins. W.
r. G. viii hold an experience social
Thursday evening in Memorial hall and
all members are invited TO be present.
The members anticipate a very plea
SAINT meeting.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-23

WE ATHE R-Consinued high
temperature tonight and WeEnex-
day. fafr tonight; showers We'd
ncSday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-23
COREY IS BACK;
WILL KEEP JOB
Conference is Held With
Heads of Departments
Mills Are Active.

New York, July 22.-After an alb
sence of ten weeks in Europe, w. E..
Corey resumed his duties as head of
the steel corporation this morning.
James Gayley, the first vice president
of the steel corporation, has been in
charge of the manufacturing end Of
the company during the absence of the
president.
Mr.. Corey went into conference with
the heads Of the departments of the
corporation, who are holding their
regular bi-mOnthly session in this city
today. The discussions were confined
10 the manufacturing end of the cor
poration, and will be of no public in
terest.
Representatives of various subsi-
diary companies do not take seriously
the reports Of a severe setback in the
steel industry. They admit that there
has been a slowing up. but say that
this is a popularity of the steel in
dustry at this time OF the year.
Mills More Active.
AS one steel manufacturer put It:
The mills are now more active than
they were at this time last year. and
orders on the books are about 500. 900
tons in excess of a year ago. We look
for slowing up from the heavy pres
sure under which we have been operat-
ing for the last eighteen months, but
It will not be pronounced enough. in
our opinion, to cut down the earnings
Of the corporation materially. We
would welcome a slowing up, II it did
not get beyond 25 per cent"
There is no basis for the story cir
culated today 10 the effect that W. E.
Corey has been selling the shares Of
the steel corporation preparatory to
resigning as president
No Speculative Holdings.
business associate OF Mr.. Corey
said today: Mr.. Corey has no specu-
lative holdings IN the shares of the
United States Steel corporation. His
interest IN the corporation is made IN
principally of bonds. am confident
Mr. Corey has not sold a security Of
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-23

Continued on page 5, column ~
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Total. Yesterday 10, 20
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-21
GREAT sLEET
BREAKS WIRES
Roads Barricaded and Railway
Has to Stop Opera
ton.

MONTERREY, VA. January 2o-Re-
ports coming in from the mountains
west Of here, delayed by the tanslo of
telephone wires, show great damage done
by the tremendous sleet OF yesterday
The failure of the Barlow mail, due here
at 1880, which was attributed TO other
causes, was due to the obstruction of
the turnpike by trees and overhangtng
iinlbs.
rlc telephone lines are dowii in al
mos, every direction, while traffic on
the Greenbrer division OF tho Chcsa
peaRe and Ohio IL indefinitely suspended.
or interrupted. within three miles Of
Durbn, near the northern terminus.
thirty-eight trees were found across the
track, and three heavy landslides.
Parties coming in from the Allegheny
assert that no such slect has ever beer
seen. and that the continuous rainfall
has rendered travel practically impos-
sible II is with great dificn'ty that
mail service can be rendered within the
limits specified by existing schedules.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-21
KINGSTON MAT ter
S7|RS NksH|NGT0 TON
Bacon Says 1t Is Not True--Met-
calf Says No News Has Been
Received Since 18th.


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NEE 10 NOV any truth ~ IT, ne SAID
eu.p ',. h''o" "fiat am talking
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80 ~. 'sie si'shtest hlhn OF
800, u loui'',''o', sof II ~ any way.
s.npa ., MANNER ne SHIPS nave not
2a',e"' hnow eNuctiy what fappened'
anu ~ a''oeu' mere IS no foiiuaauoh
tor ~ ~ any manner. Ihat IS perfectly
aisi'l. you are ROCKING 'or the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-21
CITY OF READERS.
Durham Library Has Many Calls
for Books.

DURHAM. II. c., January 2o.-Last
year the aggregate number Of books
loaned from the public library in this city
was 5000 or this number 27.ss5 were
taken out by the children and something
GU. of the usual was the fact that most OF
tho books went into the homes of the
factory people. AS to the class of read
Ing hction leads, with the Juvenile books
n close second followed By literature.
The reference department was better
ratr9nized than ever before hv the school
children in the preparations. OF their les
sons; also by the members Of the various
clubs of the city,
An interesting report given out by the
City Engineer shows the large Increase
in PROPERTY and the amount % building
that was done In Durham during
the year of 1906 Along this line OF pros
pcrity Durham has pushed forward IN an
energetic manner, and taking in the
suburbs. there has been almost a million
dollars worth of building. In all parts
OF the city and suburbs. where there Is
space, buildings, principally dwellings, are
being erected. and there is continuous
cry from all classes for more houses.
The value of property in Durham the
last six months has increased thirty per
cent. and the building permits issued
was a large increase over 1915.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-21
SPENCER ITEMS.
New Officers of the Young Mems
Christian Association.

SPENCER. N. c.. January 20.-Mr. Is.
r. Hartsfield, formerly of Charlotte, ar
rived TODAY to enter upon his duties as
night assistant secretary at the South
ern Railway Young Mems Christian AS
Mr.. ". L. Cook. formerly of Pine
Bluff. Ark. where he was membership
secretary of the Y. II. c. a. at that
place, will arrive on the LIST of Feb
ruary to be membership secretary of
the Young Mems Christian Association
here Mr. Cook did a. splendid work at
Pine Bluff. running the membership of
the association there up to 1900 mem
bcrs.
The Southern Railway Company has
fitted up two rooms in the Y. NJ. c. a.
building to be used as temporary
operating room and hospital. The fur
nishings are very complete. and will
serve the purpose for which they are
intended admirably. This Is one more
feature of splendidly equipped build
ing which has been recently completed.
The Ladies' Auxiliary will give box
social on the evening of the 2Stll. Fri
day. Quite number Of ladies will
have very attractive lunch boxes, filled
with good things to eat, and these will
be sold to the highest bidder. who will
find the young lady's name in the box
with whom he Is to enjoy the lunch.
a musical program and an old time
spelling match will be other features
OF the evening.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-21
ARE GUARANTEED
FOR BER|-9E:R|
Horrible sufferings of Ship
wrecked Norwegian
Sailors.

SAVANNAH. GA, january 2O.--show-
ing effects of terrible experience. thir-
teen OF the crew OF the Norwegian bark
Medbor. which foundered near Sapelo
two weeks ago. reached here this after
noon from the quarantine station on
sapelo, where they had been detained
because Of beri-beri among tIem. Two
of the crew had died.
The Medbor sailed from Port Natal
some months ago. Captain Carl Telef-
sen was in command. The bark reached
Cujo, Mexico, with five sick with beri-
beri.
They were put in hospitals at Pro-
gresso. but the captain was almost i'm
medIately thereafter made to take them
away, despite his protests. He was
made to sail. he says, and in a. few days
Second Mate Peter Avinsen died.
The vessel, on the way to England,
was wrecked on Sapelo. The crew Nas
rescued BY an oyster sloop, the crew of
which, too, had to remain in quarantine,
where Seaman Carlson died.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-21
z ales Around Z op11

well-dressed. quiet stranger as he ap-
preached Mr.. f. Lawton Crutchfield.
efficient deputy clerk
DIDN'T FORGET of the Hustings Court
THE FEE. and one of the hard
est working employees
of the city. u few days ago.
On being assured that it was he, tho
stranger said: II want to pay you for
taking a deposition for me-
Mr.. Crutchtield Is a notary and he is
also q man with good memory for.
faces. He sought to recall the man and
to remember when he had done any
notarial work for him. st was several
years ago. late one evening, was it not?
l remember you all right
No replied the stranger. lit was
about the middle of the day, or just
after dinner. ] was a candidate for Il
place on the police force. and you told
me when l asked what your charge was.
Never mir< about that; il you get on
the force you can pay me. but If not
you do not owe me anything"
Continuing, the visitor stated that he
failed to land the job three years ago.
but had Just been elected to the force.
and remembering the kindness of the
clerk, had come up to live up to his end
of the bargain. The clerks face bright
ened. not because of the paltry fee but
because 1t was delight to see such re-
membrance of a favor and such fidelity
to an obligation. BE stated the amount
OF the fee. and the new policeman insisted
on discharging the obligation, warmly
thanking the clerk in addition.
"1'll guarantee that man will make a
good officer" said the clerk as his visitor
left the office
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-21
1000 FARMERS
IN GREAT RALLY
Will Meet in Atlanta-Delegates
From All Sections of the
Country.

ATLANTA. GA. January 2O.-Be-
tween 1900 and 1000 delegates are eX-
pected to attend rally and executive
session of the National Farmers Union,
which will begin here Tusday and con.
tinue for three days According to
Presldnt Barrett. the purpose of the
meeting Is to have grand rally and
discuss plans for bettering the con-
dition OF the farmers. All of the States
OF the South and Southwest will be
represented, and most OF those of the
North.
Among the prominent speakers will
be President Barrett, Thomas f. Wat
son and John Temple Graves.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-21

1t WAS scientific lecture and admis-
sion was free. but in spite of this the at
tendance was small. Besides being few
in number. the men-
HE WANTED bers OF the audience
TO GET WARM. Were very sparinsn in
their applause The
lecturer was consequently disheartened.
Presently he observed a ragged fellow
enter the hall and take seat near the
door, He evidently appreciated the lee
turer's remarks. for he had not been
listening five minutes before he COM
menced to applaud vigorously. His ems
thusiasm seemed 10 stimulate the rest OF
the audience, for from that moment the
applause grew frequent and unanimpIs,
and the lecture passed off splenddly.
Deeply grateful to his ragged listener.
the lecturer ancosted him as he was
leaving. and exclaimed warmly:
II was delighted to sec that you ap-
preciated my remarks"
Appreciate nothfn'," was tho reply.
II didn't evey know what you was talk
IN about. l seed tie lecture was free.
and as it was cold outside. came in
out Of tho cold. was Jest clappin' TO
warm myself
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-21
May Spend Large Sum.
To The Times Dispatch. }

(SpecIal tn The Times DSpatch.)
CI.ARKSvII,LE, VA, January 2O.-The
promoters OF the Eagle Point Power Com
pany, which proposes to build a dan,
across Roanoke River about ten miles
below this town, are again alive to tho
effort to push their scheme through.
with the cooperation OF the citizens Of
this town and tho country around the land
here may yet be flowing with milk and
honey. The outlay of 100000 to build
their dam and probably more than twice
this amount spent in other directions viii
be of value to tho entire community CIV
Ing rs it will such regular pay-roll IN
our midst.
Mr.. r. w. Lassiter, of Oxford. N. c.,
is here to see some of the landowners
on the river with view to taking options
on their farms, The only fear, Is that
some of the land-holders may be too
greedy and put prohibitive price on what
they have thus blocking the scheme,
Farm lands In this section have advance
cd very much in the last two years.