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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-22
CONTEST
SCHEDULED BY HILL
Purple and White Will
Meet Valpo Saturday at
Harrison Park.
HAMMOND HAS GOOD CHANCE
Championship of Northern Indiana
Is Narrowing-Locals Somewhat
Crippled, But Still Game.

Professor w. A. Hill, manager of the
local high school football team, has
announced that he has scheduled an
other game for the Purple and White
which should attract a great deal of
interest. Next Saturday at Harrison
field the locals win meet the strong
aggregation from Valparaiso university
and hope to show that the Hammond
boys are of college class. Mr.. Hill
feels that the boys have more than an
even chance to down the visitors and
will feel disappointed if they do not
come out victorious.
The race for the championship of
Northern Indiana Is narrowing down to
but a few schools, Hammond. Goshen
and Laporte being the only teams left
in the race. Up to date there has been
no satisfactory way to judge the
strength of the three remaining con-
tenders by relative scores but from the
| best information at hand it does not
appear that there is much to choose
between any of them. When Hammond
meets Laporte on November 2, there
WIFI be another contender out of the
race and should Hammond win, a post
season game will have to be arranged
for between Goshen and Hammond in
case the former still keeps its head
above the water. Laporte does not
look like a serious proposition to Ham
mond at the present time unless hard
luck overtakes the team which is ser
iously lacking In substitutes 1t looks
at the present time as if Summers, the
fast quarter of the Hammond team
! would be out of the game for the re-
n1ainder of the season and his loss will
be keen1y felt although that in itself
Ishould not prove stumbling block in
1.-THE way Of securing the championship.
His knee is IN bad shape from satur-
asvss game.
It is also reported on good authority
that Elliot may quit the game as fsr
as out of town contests are concerned
as he has a position 1t is said which
he cannot leave. 1t is to be hoped that
some loyal II. H. S. fan can be secured
who can hold down the job until Elliot
returns to the games just for the
sake of seeing the locals land on top.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-22
RIVAL SALOON
KEEPERS PEACH"
Fracture Law in Some Man
ner and Each Tells
On Other.
NOW BOTH WILL Be FINED
Result viii Be Richer Town, Poorer
Saloon Proprietors, and
Keener Rivalry.
Especial to Lake County Tlmes1

Gary, Oct. 22.-Rivals in business.
trick on each other within the last
few days and as a result the town
will be little richer, the men q little
poorer and the rivalry q bit more
heated. The men are Henry Nitshe.
white, and Davie Johnson, colored, and
both are in business in the Patch.
Nitshe was paid a call by the police
the other night and was afterwards
arrested, charged with keeping his sa-
loon open after II o'clock. He strong
ly suspected that his rival, Johnson,
was responsible for the police raid AND
he planned to get even. After closing
time last night he went over to John
sons saloon and found that it was run
ming after the prescribed hour. He
waited until about 2 o'clock in the
morning, and there was % goodly bunch
side the door he fired his revolver sev-
eral times in the air to attract thc
attention of the officers and when they
came running to the place lookine
for murder. he quietly told them OF
the manner in which his rival was
breaking the laws The police at once
got busy and Johnson was arrested
Nitshe has a hearing coming tomorrow
morning before Justice Fitzgerald, and
johnson will be heard later. Nitshe
says he will be the principal witness
against the latter when he comes tc
trial.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-22
Blaze Replete with Stirring Incidents
Gotten under Control by the
Heroic Work of Citizens
PULL DOWN BUILDINGS IN PATH OF FLAMES
Several Buildings Destroyed and Loss Will Amount to
$4,000 With Little if Any Insurance-Gaso-
line Stove Th ought Cause.

ignited the cartridges. and soon a fu-
sillade of bullets drove the crowd terror
stricken from the scene. One of the
spectators whose name could not be
learned owing to the excitement at
the time. was hit in the leg by a flying
bullet, which inflicted serious wound
He was attended by DR.. Walsh and
removed to his home.
Frank Hubinger. who conducts a
restaurant on the opposite side of
Broadway, thought that his place was
In danger and asked the aid Of the
crowd in carrying out the furnishings.
They responded nobly, but with serious
results to Hubinger. Secreted in a
bureau drawer he had a fine roll Of
S265. He forgot all about it for q
little while. and when one Of the
volunteer rescuers pulled that bureau
draw out as he was carrying the
article to the street. he caught sight
of the money and that was the last
seen of it, and they do not know who
he was.
| Gondolfo Dimaggio, in whose shoe
store and boarding house the fire or
iginated. was nearly frantic when he
found that the results of his years of
labor were wiped out in an instant.
1t was really pathetic case and the
business men Of the town may do
something for the man.
Dimaggio came to this country
about I've years ago. and was a shoe
maker by trade, He could get no
lucrative employment at his trade, so
he went to work on the railroad as
a section hand and laborer lie man
aged by hard scrimping to save about
$500 in that time out of his salary and
when Gary started to become town
he went there and went to work at his
trade. Business was good and each
month saw little increase in the re-
ceipts. Dina ggio put everything in
the way of profit into the store and
boarding house, and only a few weeks
ago bought a new supply of boots anG
shoes, for which he paid $1,000, every
cent he had in the world. Then came
the fire this morning, and as the poor
man saw the results of five years labor
vanish in a few moments he cried like
a child and later was on the verge
of Mysteries. Other losers were not
ing that went over the ruins after the
fire was extinguished to see what could
be saved. The losses are distributed as
follows: Gondolfo Dimaggio loss So
000; John a. Colosimo and partner tC
whom the former had sold half in
terest in the business only a week ago
$1,000; a. c. Huber $3.50; Frank Hub
niger, s265; Abe Goldberg. $1,000. Most
OF the men whose stores were wipeC
out VIII rebuild.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-22

Gary. Ind. Oct 22-Special-A fire
replete with stirring incidents, threat
ened for time to wipe out the business
district Of Broadway, just south of the
river and but for the timely action and
heroic work of the residents of the
town who gathered in large numbers
to the scene of the fire, a serious con-
fagration might have resulted. The
loss will total about $5 600 with very
little insurance. With two by four
ttmbers and with whatever kind of an
implement they could lay their hands
on, they tore down the himsy structure
where the fire originated and headed
Off the flames as they were spreading
towards other buildings, and in that
way confined the flames to a given
area.
The fire broke out in the shoe store
OF Gondolfo Dimaggio the rear of which
IS also used as a boarding house. The
cause Of the fire is not known at the
present time but 1t is thought that 1t
originated from a gasoline stove which
was used for heating and cooking. 1t
is thought that one OF the boarders was
attempting to cook his breakfast about
6.30 this morning and while at work.
tipped over the steve. which exploded.
The flames soon spread through the
fiimsy structure and before anything
could be saved. the place was fiery
furnace The boarders rushed out in
acanty attire, not waiting 70 save what
little they possessed. willie the pro-
prfetor was too excited to sttempt TO
save any of his stock. The fire spread
TO tho fruit and confectionery store
of John A. CoIosimoon. one side and
the general store of Abe Goldberg. on
the other. before the populace had re-
sponded to the general alarm which
was carried by messengers about the
town. The building which is used by
Justice OF the Peace A. c. Huber as a
residence and office was next in the
line of the fire. but before ii caught
the crowd pulled it to pieces and with
their bare hands tore down the tent
roof and carried away what they could.
The desks and furnishings were des-
troyed however. Tenants in nearby
store implored the aid Of the people
assembled as they suspected that the
fire would spread to their buildings.
and willing the crowd responded and
brought everything that could be
reached to the street. where mingled
in hopeless mass OF confusion was
dishes. household goods. furnishings
and what not.
While the fire was burning there
was many scenes of great excitement
about Broadway. In one of the burn
ing stores. secreted somewhere in the
furniture. was revolver and while
the crowd was standing outside watch
ing 1t go up in smoke, the flames
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-22
ATTACK THEIR FOREMAN
Italian Laborers Assault
Section Boss Bite and
Slug Him.
Especial to Lake County Times.)

Dyer, Ind, oct. 22.-Yesterday af-
ternoon at about 5 o'clock two Italian
workmen on the Michigan Central sec
ton attacked Foreman Jacob Smith,
evidently with murderous intent. Smith
told an Italian to do some work. The
laborer, evidently resenting the order,
picked up some tieplates, some of
which he flung at Smith, striking him
on the head. In the miXup that fol-
lowed the italian got hold of Smith 5
finger with his teeth, severely lacerat-
ing it. While Smith was trying to
free his finger the other Italian hit
him with an iron bar across the groin,
telling him. Had it not been for the
nearness of a freight crew the fight
might have ended seriously. Smith
swore out warrants for the arrest OF
his assailants. Deputy Sheriff James
E. frost of Hammond. came over in
the evening but the Italians could not
be found The Michigan Central de-
tectives will be here today to try to
locate them.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-22
.REQUISITIONS or EACH
ARE SCALED $4,000
Four New Officers Will Be Added In
stead of Ten as Asked, There Will
Be no Automobile Patrol and no
New Fire Engine-East Side May
Get Park.

Hammonds tax levy for the year
1907-1907 will not go over $2.70. The
police department gets four additional
men and a fund of $500 on which to
draw for patrol and automobile ser
vice in case Of emergency. while the
fire departments miscellaneous fund of
s11,350 which the department asked
for has been reduced by $4,000.
Such is the outlook from a glance
at the report Of the finance committee
of the city council which met last Sat
urday afternoon to go over the re-
quirements of the various city depart
ments, which they had submitted to
the city controller The finance COM
mittee's report viii be submitted to the
city council at It's regular session this
evening and while there may be minor
changes made in the various depart
ments, J. D. Smalley. the city con-
troIler. on whom falls the task of fix
Ing the tax levy, feels confident that IT
will not be over $2,T0 for the en-
suing year
Rianbach's salary Net Raised.
The police commissioners In sub
hitting their estimates for the depart
ment, asked for ten additional police
men and a fund of $4,000 of which
between three and four thousand would
be invested in an automobile. 1t is
also suggested that the chiefs salary
be raised above $1,000 a year. The
best compromise that the finance COM
mittee could make however. was the
allowance of four men and $500 for an
emergency fund.
The So 900 that was cut off the fire.
departments fund was intended for a
new engine in one of the two new
stations.
The city attorneys suggestion that
an assistant city attorney be appointed
did not receive consideration by the
committee.
The board OF public works figures
suggesting $4,000 for city street, alley
sewer and sidewalk improvements, re
mained unchanged 1t being thought
that all of this sum and probably more
would be needed during the next year
Unless there Is a hitch on accoun
| of a protracted session this evening
it is very probable that the question O
| a park for the east siders will com,
up for discussion. The agitation fl
the east part Of town is growing anC
/ the council sees itself in a position
where it will have to face the situa
tion in the near future. The site fo
! this park has not been decided upoI
but will in all probability be in tn,
neighborhood of Columbia avenue ant
! have a river frontage.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-22
SPORTS ARE STRANDED
While Wrangling Over
Rules of a Race, Last
Train Pulls Out.
Especial to Lake County TImes.)


Rensselaer,, Oct. pa number of
the sporting fraternity of this city are
expressing great Indignation over the
treatment they claim they received at
the hands Of the like body at Roselawn
last Saturday. which will likely have
an after effect. They iourneyed 10 that
town with Kid Sportsman. the coIored
runner. and they We're placing the bov
against a white lad from Chicago for
a good sized side bet, Besides the bet
they had about $500 to wager on the
side.
Roselawn had the selecting of of
fcials for the race and Gene Rice was
chosen starter He was TO get the bows
OF with a revolver shot and II the
break was not even he was to fire
once more 10 call them back After
two false starts the boys were off even
and efter they had gone twenty FIVE
yards and the colored lad was in the
lead. Rice. il is claimed. called them
back again. The Rensselaer, men then
made q protest and as their runner was
tired and unable to start right away
they were declared the losers.
While they were wrangling over tho
outcome the last train for Rensselaer,
pulled out and they were stranded
About o'clock the bets We're called OF
and the money was returned. but as
there were no accommodations in the
town. the tired sports were compelled to
sleep in a hayIoft The outcome will
probably be another race.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-22
$4,000 FOR A PARK
Whiting Council Offers This
For Twelve Acres
Fronting on Lake.
Especial to Lake County TImes.)

Whiting, oct. 22.-Tired of litigation.
with little hopes of condemning the
Lake Shore property on the lake front
which the city desires for a park at a
much lower price. the council last even
ing at its regular meeting passed res
olution in which the city offers the
Lake Shore Railroad company $4,000
for the twelve coveted acres. The reso-
luton was ordered to be sent TO the
Lake Shore officials for consideration.
and an answer is expected for the next
council meeting.
The council also approved the ap-
pointment Of Hugh @. MuE1t, as presi-
dent of the library board and that OF
Henry Trowe as member OF the board
in the place of Thomas G. Boil. who is
now nonresident. Mr. Trowe is en-
ployed In the pumping station Of the
Standard Oil company.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-22
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
TO HOLD A MEETING

The Lake County Medical association
including about dozen Hammond
practitioners. are holding a meeting
this afternoon in East Chicago, pre-
liminary to the big lecture to be given
this evening in Towle's opera house
by DR.. Mccormack. At this gather
ing there will be an address by DR.. E.
G. Blinks Of Michigan City. The meet
ing will be held in the Elk's club
rooms. a large crowd is expected TO
be in attendance at the meeting in
East Chicago and a big gathering OF
the medical profession and citizens of
the town st the public lecture at the
opera house. Everyone is invited to
attend
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-22
TO FIGHT THE SALOONS
League Formed at Valpa-
raiso to Wage War on
1ntemperance.

Valparaiso. Oct. 22.-Yesterday even
ing representatives from eight different
organizations of the city met and
formed league for the purpose of
advancing the cause of temperance in
this city. The meeting was held in
the NJ. Z. church. The next meeting
will be held in the Christian church
Wednesday evening of this week. 4
temperance lecture course is being ar
ranged. An attempt will be made TO
drive out every saloon from the city.
Prominent men are at the head or the
movement and speakers from all over
will address the meetings. over 200
are on the charter list and the fight
against saloons will be wsged to the
last ditch. the members OF the new or
ganization declare.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-22
TO DRY UP" LAKE CO.
Crusader Hicks VIII Invade
Porter and Lake to
Fight Saloons.
Especial to Lake County Times.)

LaPorte, Ind. Oct. 22.-"Indiana will
be a dry state two years from now. I
mean by this that even Lake county.
where I am told there are more than
500 saloons, will be made wholly dry
said Mr. Hicks, who now has charge OF
the work of putting saloons in north
ern Indiana out of business. He has
opened offices in South Bend. where
he will direct the crusade. Mr.. Hicks
operates by the remonstrance plan. and
he will direct the crusade. Mr.. Hicks
Porter counties within the next sixty
days.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-22
Welded AT CROWN POINT.

Clara z. Lembke OF Valparaiso. and Ira
Ainsworth of this city were united in
marriage yesterday at the home OF Rev.
Horton, pastor OF the Presbyterian
church. The bride who is the daughter
Of a prominent contractor of VaIpa-
raiso is a highly esteemed young
woman and has a host OF friends in
her home town and Is also well and
favorably known in Crown Point Mr.
Ainsworth also has many friends who
are interested IN his marriage.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-22
UNION SEC. ARRESTED
John Kabitski, Of Gary Car
penters, Charged With
Taking Funds.
Especial to Lake county Timen.,

Gary. oct 22.-John Kabitski, for
mer secretary Of the Gary Carpenters
union was arrested this morning by
Deputy Sheriff James frost on charge
Of embezzlement 1t is said that while
acting as secretary for the union. Ka-
bitski was unable to account for funds
amounting TO about $500. He is said
to have promised 10 make restitution
but did not do so He was hekI ia
$4,000 bonds 70 the Superior court
He is a German and well known IN
Gary and Hammond
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-22
AGREE On A COMPROMISE.

LaPorte. Ind, Oct 22.-The county
commissioners yesterday filled the va
caney in the board by the election Of
Charles c. Baumgarten TO succeed
Henry Kruyer. deceased. There were a
number OF candidates and the election
Of Baumgarten was a compromise
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-22
BAD ACCIDENT ON
SOUTH BEND INTERURBAN

The Chicago. Lake Shore & South
Bend Railroad company. which is con
structing an electric railway from
South Bend to Kensington. which will
also pass through Hammond. has met
with its first serious mishap since the
construction work was undertaken a
year ago. Three men were fatally in
jured and fourteen others seriously
hurt yesterday near South Bend in a
collision Of work trains on the new
line.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-22
PUTS NEW CONSTRUCTION
ON The PURE FOOD LAW
Says Latter Should Control the Most
Important of All Impurity Evils,
and the One Which is Most Uni
versally Taken Into the Human
System-Samples Being Tested.

Indianapolis. Oct. Ell f. Barnard.
state chemist is pulling q. his fighting
togs again. This time he is going 10
wage warfare the water works.
private and public. or the state He
has found that the poor food law en-
acted by the last general assembly con-
templating pure drink as well as pure
articles OF food-stum He is determined
70 enforce this phase Of the measure.
Samples Of water being sent 10 the
state laboratory all tbs time for ana
lyses and many OF these samples show
polluted water supply Records have
heen kept of the sources OF the impure
samples. and many OF these point To
water corporations. Barnard is satis-
fed that he punish the managers
Of plants producing adulterated or inn
pure foods. Data are now on hand
and action viii begin Immediately.
Typhoid on Increase.
Typhoid fever has been on the in
crease latterly and state officials arc
OF the opinion that bad water Is largely
responsible. For this reason the state
chemist Is anxious to lose no time in
seeking relief. IN discussing his pro-
posed crusade. Mr.. Barnard said:
While state and federal legislation
is doing much 10 suppress the grosser
forms OF food adu'teration, one class
Of foods and the one most frequently
injuriously adulterated, is not as vet
commonly considered as coming within.
the scope of food legisla tion-that food
IS water, the fluid which makes up 5s
per cent Of our body weight and nearly.
80 per cent Of the blood. No other
article Of diet enters so largely and
completely into the construction and
support of life
IF the sale OF injurious food is pro-
hibited and if the courts stand ready
TO punish offenders-why cannot the
greatest Of all food adulterations be
controlled to the immense saving TO
the community at large of wealth. and
more than that OF the lives Of thou
sands Of the young. vigorous and
worthy citizens. who yearly fan vic
TINS to typhoid fever and all the con-
comitant evils OF impure water?"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-22
GIRL ACQUITTED OF
MURDER CHARGE HAS JOB

LaPorte, oct. 22.-Miss Florence Gray.
acquitted OF the charge of numbering
Frank Brown, OF Three Oaks. Mich.
was In the city yesterday She gather
ed together her personal possessions in
the county Jail and left last evening
for South Chicago. where she viii be
employed as waitress in restaurant.
She IS following the advice OF her
benefactor. Mrs. vandereamp. who de-
elares she viii bring about the wom-
ans reformation
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-22
HE SUES THE WESTERN UNION

Greenfield. Ind. Oct. 22.-Horace G.
Becker Of this city, has filed suit for
800 damages against the Western Tn
ion Telegraph company alleging undue
delay in the TRANSMISSION Of message
TO Palaskala, Q. The delay was caused
BY the telegraph strike.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-22
STEIN SENTENCED.

Fred ". Stein. the young Chicago
salesman who was indicted by the
grand Jury on the charge OF larceny in
Hammond, was sentenced yesterday
morning by Judge Reiter TO ten days
IN jail and a fine OF $40. The man 5
past having been very good and his
sincere promise 10 make amends in the
future saved him from a severer
sentence.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-22
FOOTBALL PLAYER
FRACTURES SHOULDER
fspeciaI to Lake County Timen.l

Valparaiso. Ind. Oct. 22-J. Bobby
member OF the Gary football team
while practicing at the fair grounds
Sunday afternoon. suffered a fracture
OF the collar bone while engaged in
scrimmage practice work. He will
probably Be out or the game for three
weeks.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-22

An advertisement of an auction sale
should interest you--if you are inter
exted in militant affairs
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-22

WEATHER-Fnir tonight and
Wednesdays cooler Wednesday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-22

COairaut SaAsEibars $500
Street Salss - 1850.
Total. YESTERDAY 1880.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-25
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