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Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-04-25
BEAUTIFUL CUBA.

delightful winter resort on all this
world said to be in the finest sanitary form pos
~ with American tourists There doubt
Havana would
other
Thes ndwilb
with the attributes old
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want the occupies
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Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-04-25

FLEET and the METRE west coast
speak, campaign
constitutions
will bombaded with
will
will be habnger
will decide
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-29
STORY OF NATURAL|zAT|ONS
WAS FAKE, PURE AND SIMPLE
Deputy Clerk Charles Surprise Says That Article Ap-
pearing in Local Paper Yesterday Was Abso-
lutely Without Any oundation Whatever.

An amazing lie nailed in the lair of
yellow Journalism is what Hammond
people found themselves up against
Deputy United States Clerk Charles
Surprise about the alleged facts in con-
nection with an alleged naturalization
of foreigners, the story of which ap-
peared in an alleged newspaper which
poses as the only paper in Hammond
that tells the truth and prints news
when it is news.
The story was so utterly without
foundation and such a deliberate at
tempt to blacken the integrity of the
deputy United States clerks office that
even the papers readers who have here
tofore been befuddled by its "holier-
han-thou-policy". suffered the proverb-
ial straw that broke the camei's back.
Without Grain of Truth.
The alleged facts which appear all
the more as an outrageous lie when
it is taken into consideration that they
were specifically denied by Charles Sur
prise. who was interviewed by a re-
porter for the paper before the story
was printed, were to the effect that
five foreigners had been naturalized
yesterday, that five or six were natur-
allied every day and that on Saturday
a man had been naturalized who in an
swer to an examination said that Geo
Washington was the present president
Of the United States and that his only
guess was right. was about Mayor
Becker. The story further charged
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-29
TINES BUREAU
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.

Indianapolis. Ind, Dec. 29.-The rest
of the candidates for United States sem
ator had better keep their eye on B.
F. Shively of South Bend. He is strong
er than he has been at any time dur
ing the campaign for SENATOR and he
is going some, too. Not only has he
lined up the six democratic votes in his
own district, the Thirteenth, but he has
already gathered In several outside of
his district. He has the one lone demo-
cratic representative from the Tenth
district, John b. Faulkner of Michigan
City on his side He has also several
votes in the Third. one or two in the
Second, at least one in the Ninth and
probably two in the Eleventh 1t will
into the balloting with about as many
votes as any other candidate In fact.
1t looks like Kern. Shively and Slack
will be practically on an even footing
when the caucus begins. Shively is a
favorite among large element for the
democrats of the state They recognize
that there is no man in the state who
has worked harder or more consistent
ly for the arty than he has. 1t is
pointed out that he is a brilliant orator
and that he would be fully able to take
are of himself on the floor of the
United States senate or anywhere else
They count him a giant in doing effec-
tive work.
OF course, everybody is expecting
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-29
SH|vELY LOOKING STRONGER
IN SENSATIONAL RACE
South Bend Man Is Favorite With Many Democrats in
Indiana and Prediction Is Made That He Will
Be Even With Kern and Slack.

that John w. Kern will be in the
lead when the balloting begins He
may even have enough to nominate
him on the first ballot in the caucus
He is claiming that in addition to his
own district, he has enough promises
from representatives, over the state to
make his nomination certain. These,
he says. are in writing. He says fur
ther that there are several members
of the house throughout the state who
have told him that they stand ready to
vote for him even on the first ballot If
he needs their votes. These men. he
says, live in other districts that have
candidates of their own. but who prefer
him to their own candidates Just how
many of these members will fool Mr..
mains to be seen.
l. Ert Slack of Franklin believes he
has the best chance of any candidate
to be elected United States senator He
says he has almost as many votes lined
solid as any other candidate and
that he is the second choice of more
members than any one else. He says
the fight thus far has been a clean,
dignifed contest
1T will be very much like the state
convention" he said There my
to withdraw the leader in the race in
other to beat me- will get stronger
| in this fight. too. as time goes on. !
am strong as second choice of a good
many members. Take my own vote
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-29
HAMMOND DID
NOBLY IN SALE

Hammond has done nobly in the pur-
chase of Red Cross stamps and only a
least little stretch of generosity before
New Year-for the stamps are appro-
pirate during the entire holiday season
will give Hammond a clear slate 1t
will then have given it's assistance to
one of the noblest causes in this coun-
try now-that of eradicating the white
plague. Nearly 10000 of them were
sold in Hammond.
All of the business houses which had
a supply have sold out their supply of
Red Cross stamps with the exception
of four places, they being the First
National bank, E. c. Minas. Ruhstadt's s
and the Model Clothing store.
The stamps carry a greeting for the
holiday season and are consequently
just as appropriate for New Years as
they were for Christmas.
1t was indeed surprising to many
Hammond people to see how many let
ters and packages they received dur
ing the Christmas season labeled with
the Red Cross stamps.
The proper place to paste the Red
Cross stamp on an envelope is in the
lower right hand corner. 1t is con-
spicuous there and will easily be seen
there. A stamp only costs one cent, but
the purchaser must not labor under the
impression that it will pay postage.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-29

Charles Surprise with acting the role
of judge and handing out advice to the
applicant. A fake lecture by fake
judge was another amazing bit of fab
rieation that was in the story.
Speaking of the alleged naturaliza-
ton Mr. Surprise said today:
Nobody was naturalized in my Of
fee neither yesterday nor Saturday. So
much for that and the records Will
show that l am telling the truth. As
for my questioning an applicant re-
garding his knowledge that would be
usurping a power which 1 do not pos
sess and which / would not attempt to
eercise in my present position. That is
wholly a matter for the judge who
hears the eamination for the second
papers. During my term of office no
second papers have been issued and
none will be until the April term of
court. / have only issued two set Of
naturalization papers for over a
month"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-29

and add to it forty to forty-four votes
which l will get as second choice and
it does not look bad for me at all You
may be sure that there will not be any
deadlock"
There is one thing about Slacks cam
paign that is unfortunate for him. and
that is that he is likely to lose two
votes from his own district, the Fourth.
There are two members who, it is be-
lieved, will not stand with him. and
not only that but Judge Joseph H. Shea
of Seymour is out working openly for
Shively. Seymour is in Slack's district
and Shea is one of the democratic
leaders of the district
Senator Steve Fleming of Fort
Wayne will come to this city within
the next few days and will then be a
guest at the Denison hotel until the
session of the Legislature closes. Flem-
ing is just as sanguine as ever of the
election of Edward G. Hoffman of Fort
Wayne as senator. He says Hoffman
is getting stronger all the time and
that he is sure winner. He points to
the fact that Hoffman has the entire
vote. nine in number, of the Twelfth
district behind him. and says that he
will get many more than that.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-29
WORKED
As BARKER
IN THEATRE
Sheriff f. s. Carter Lands
w. R. Hughes, Formerly
Superintendent of Cain
Construction Co., at Spo-
kane; Brought to Whiting.

Sheriff F. s. Carter yesterday brought
william r.. Hughes, aged 25, and for-
merly of the Cain Construction com-
pany of Indiana Harbor, to Whiting to
face the charge of stealing $500 I'm cash
from his employer and forging a check
for s1s0.50.
Hughes was arrested on informa-
ton which was furnished by detec-
tives who have been working on the
case for some time. When captured
he was in a little place, seventeen miles
by stage from Coleman, Wash, which
is only a short distance from Spokane.
He was employed as a barker in a
five-cent theater. When he was
brought back to Whiting he was very
penitent and said that he did not know
why he had given away to the tempta-
tion to steal the money.
Was Well Liked.
Hughes was the superintendent and
paymaster for the cain Construction
was being done there. He was thought
to be an honest man and was well liked
by all who knew him.
On the day the job was completed,
w. A. Cain made arrangements to pay
the men off. Usually he paid in checks
but this time he had $500 in cash and
so he gave that to Hughes and ordered
him to pay off the men. Hughes was
tempted to steal the money and did So
He also forged Gains name to a check
for s1S0.50 and left town.
1t was not long before Mr.. Cain dis
covered the loss and efforts were made
to locate Hughes. 1t was found that
he had deserted his wife and had left
the country.
Hughes was given a preliminary
hearing in Justice George w. Jones'
court and was placed under $500 bonds
for his appearance at the trial in the
Lake superior court 1t is believed that
| he will be able to furnish bond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-29
KALICH DRAWS A
SMALL AUDIENCE
Gifted Actress, However,
Delights Theatergoers
With Her Talent.
CORA IS POWERFUL DRAMA
Better Medium for Display of Ac-
tresses Expression and Ability
Hard to Find.
CORA IS POWERFUL DRAMA

Bertha kalich, tall, graceful, beauti-
full and finished artist, appeared be-
fore small, but appreciative audi
ence, of Hammond theater-gOers last
evening and delighted them with her
art and the pleasing character which
she portrayed.
1t is a sad commentary on Ham
monds appreciation of an artist that
Bertha Kalich should have come to a
city of 10000 inhabitants with one of
stage and then draw only half a house.
Was Repeatedly REALIZED.
Blu if the people of this city were
ashamed of the reception they gave
Cora" those who did see her match
generosu in their applause and the star
of the cast was compelled to appear
for curtain calls again and again
It is doubtful if there could possibly
have been a better medium for the dis
play of Bertha Kalich's versatility of
expression than the drama Cora"
Cora, the actress, the idol of a thou
sands of audiences. in love with a
young man of good family. The affair
is opposed by the parents of the young
man and his mother finally persuades
her, secretly, to do something that will
turn him against her and prevent. what
she regarded as a disgrace her sons
marriage to an actress.
In the first three acts there is the
persistent wooing of Cora" by her
lover and then in the third act her
sacrifice. 1t is banquet in which her
bacchanalian hilarity she turns the love
of one who respected her to disgust.
Then comes the explanation of it all.
eight years later. and the unexplained
ending of the affair. 1t is a perfect
medium for Miss Kalich to show her
wonderful versatility and the audience
was charmed with her efforts.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-29
JACOB HAYDEN, LAKE
COUNTY PIONEER GONE
Joins "Innumerable Cara
van After Three Score
Years of Labor.
WAS HIGHLY RESPECTED MAN
Lived Retired Life at Lowell, But
Spent Most of His Years on
West Creek Farm.
Especial to THE TIMEs)

Lowell, Ind, Dec. 29.--Jacob Hay
ern Lake county's early settlers, died
at his Lowell home Sunday night. He
had been a great sufferer with cancer
in the face, which was the cause of
his taking away.
The death of Mr.. Hayden takes away
familiar character known in all parts
of Lake county, especially in the south
ern part where he has lived for more
than half a century Mr. Hayden was
one of family of thirteen brothers and
sisters and came with his parents from
Ohio to Lake county when six years
of age. He has lived to see the great
county of Lake grow from its infancy
hardships and experiences of pioneer
life to it's present state of great wealth
and improvements He obtained a
meager education in a log schoolhouse
near his fathers farm in West Greek
township At an early age he began
to assist in the cultivation and develop
ment of the home far mand continued
to follow agricultural pursuits for
many years.
He was married to Miss Sarah NJ
hnlSGiY. WHO Is also well hHOW II
throughout Lake county. in December
1854 At the time of their marriage
Mr. Hayden, with his faithful helpmeet
began their domestic life in West
Creek township, where he engaged in
| farming, and where he lived for more
than forty-f four years, the fruits OF
their labors being rewarded with {
good share of this worlds goods and
comforts at the sunset of life. At ont
| time Mr.. Hayden's realty wealth com
prised much of the best farm land II
Lake county, but being of very gen
erous nature he had divided a grea
deal of his landed possessions with hi
seven surviving children AS man,
other early settlers, Mr. Hayden hauled
wheat and grain to Chicago with al
OK team, taking perhaps one week O.
more to make the round trip.
AT death Mr.. Hayden. was about q
/ years of age. His wife and one sol
and one daughter preceded him to tn
/ Spirit Land, and thus one by one ar
the ranks of ouH pioneers and respected
| citizens being thinned.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-29
OLD SOLDIER SUFFERS
A BADLY BROKEN LEG
Adam Stoll of Berry Lake
Falls in a Peculiar
Manner.
TILTED CHAIR KEeLS OVER
Veteran Of Many Battles Is Taken to
st. Margaret's Hospital
in Hammond.
Especial to THE TINES }

Whiting, Ind, Dec. 29.-After having
lived for 6S years, gone through the
civil war and carried civilization for
ward along with many other pioneers,
Adam Stoll of Berry Lake met his
downfall. with the result that he suf-
fered broken leg over the knee.
Stoll has been taken to st. Mar
garet's hospital. where the best of care
is given to him now. He is unable to
give an explanation as to how the ac-
cident happened. He was sitting on a
chair, which was slightly tilted back
ward, and without warning he lost his
balance and keeled over.
Mr.. Stool is a Grand Army man, 6s
years old. Owing to his advanced age
it is feared he may never again be able
to walk on the injured member An
other thing which was not in his favor
was the fact that, although the acci-
dent occurred at $50 p. m, it was inn
possible to get a physician to take the
trip to Berry Lake. with the result thai
he went without medical aid unit
he reached st. Margaret's hospital a
midnight.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Stoll are wei
known here. and it is a source o.
regret to think such an accident shoult
come into the family of two such elder.
ly people.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-29
FAMILY IS NOT IN
DANGER ZONE
Scatena's Partner, Vincent Del Bee
caro- Says That Family Is at Luc-
ca, In Northern Part of Italy, and
No Where Near the Great Volcano
of Mount Aetna.

Vincent Del Beccaro, who succeeded
Paul Scatena in the fruit business and
who has his place of business at 1876
south Holman street, is one of the
best educated of the Italians in Ham
mond.
When the information reached HAM
mond of the terrible catastrophe, which
had occurred i'm South Italy and In ST.
ely as a result of volcanic and seismic
disturbances there, the acquaintance
of Paul Scatena, who is now In Italy,
wondered If he was In the danger zone.
Mr.. Beccaro was consulted about the
matter and said that Scatena is in the
little town of Lucca, in the northern
art of Italy. and nowhere near the
great volcano of Mount Atna.
Mr.. Beccaro says so far as he can
judge from a hasty perusal of the
papers the disturbance and the area
which was destroyed by the volcano
and the earthduake was in the vicinity
of the Straits of Messina
Principal Cities Destroyed.
The principal cities destroyed were
Messina and Reggie. although there
are many other towns in the vicinity
which doubtless were destroyed com
pletely or partly.
Mr.. Becarro says that in the pre-his-
torfc times the Island of Sicily and
the peninsula Of italy were all one
continent but volcanic disturbances oi
such nature as the one which oc-
CURED yesterday finally resulted in the
Sicily football which the toe CT Italy
seems to be kicking, being separated
from the main land
He says that 1t is hard to estimate
the losses of life at this stage of the
game. He points to the fac that Tht
Inter-Ocean. in its earlier editions
estimates that $4,000 people were killed
and The Tribune so, 900. The Tribune.
estimate was brought down to 10000
in the later editions. Though further
advices make the loss of life greater
than has been published yet
1t is southern Italy and not northerr
Italy which suffered and it is under
stood that Vesuvius at that other cen
ter near Naples is resting peacefully.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-29
SUIT FOR DAMAGES
/. IS STARTED TODAY

Two suits for damages against cor
porations were started in the Lake su
perior court at Hammond today. In
one, Irwin Miller asserts that while
he was drilling through a piece If iron
at the Fitzhugh-Luther plant. it
struck him in the wrist and his hand
and wrist was damaged to the extent
of $1,000
John Henry and Thomas Hunt are
the administrators of the estate OF
Patrick Henry. who was killed while
riding car on trestle, are suing the
Lorimer Gallagher company for $4,000
damages. the limit which can be COL
lected under the law.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-29
CONTEST WILL Be
A COSTLY ONE
The Alleged Election Fraud
Hearing at County Seat
May Amount to $4,000.
WILL NOT Be OVER FOR 10 DAYS
Insurance Agent % Weiss Is on the
Witness Stand in Contest
Today.
Especial to THE TINES )


Grown Point, Ind, Dec. EFF E5l-
ward Simon fails to unseat Edward
Wickey in the contest which he has
been carrying on at Crown Point, it
will cost him. or more likely the demo-
cratic party. in the neighborhood of
$4,000.
1t was learned today that Court Re
porter Patton not only demanded his
fee of $500 for the work that has al
ready been done. but he will demand
1000 for writing the transcript of the
case.
Then there will be all of the other
expenses of the hearing, which has
been going on for ten days. and these
will amount to from $1,000 to $500.
VIII Last Ten Days Yet.
What is more, it was reported al
Crown Point today that the hearing
will consume another week or ten days
and that will run the expense up just
that much farther. AS one politician
put it: THE money those democrats
are spending to get Simon into the
legislature would naturalize a couple
of thousand foreigners
The man whom the democrats have
on the stand today is Charles M. Weiss
the detective, which they hired to &C
under the guise of an insurance agent
and find out how long each foreigner
had been in this country. Weiss has
been on the stand all morning and it is
thought that the democrats will spend
the rest of the day with him.
It is expected that Ed Simon will &c
on the stand in his own behalf in {
day or so and add what he can to the
evidence which has already been in
troduced
Then there are the witnesses who
will be introduced by the republicans
and it is thought that before the testi
mony is all in the hearing will have
take nat least a week longer.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-29
Carpenters Union of Gary
Sends a Letter of Protest
to President Roosevelt in
the Now Famous Con-
tempt Case.
WANT THE PRESIDENT
TO PARDON LEADERS
Gary Labor Leaders Declare That
Wright's Decision Has Gone Far
to Widen Chasm Already Existing
Between the Forces of Capital and
Labor.

The carpenters union of Gary, No.
9S5, believing that a great injustice has
been done President Samuel Gompers,
Vice President John Mitchell, and Frank
Morrison by Justice Wright's decision
In the famous contempt case, yesterday
acted through a committee, consisting
of Frank f. Fisher, John t. Hewitt and
w. w. Dicks, and sent a letter of ap-
peal to President Roosevelt TO inter-
cede in the matter and save the labor
leaders from going to jail.
A copy of the letter. which was
drafter yesterday afternoon, will also
be sent to President Gompers, showing
him that the sentiment of the union
men is with him. The letter was writ
ten to President Roosevelt in the hope
that by the great pressure brought to
bear by the union men all over the
country, that the decision against the
labor leaders will be reversed in a
grant them pardon.
One of the most startling statements
which Is made in the letter to the presi-
dent is that lit is our belief that as a
result of the decision referred to, more
tween capital and labor than any pre-
vious action in the history of our coun-
| try"
The letter in full is as follows:
Gary, Ind, Dec. IS, 1908.
Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, Presi-
dent of the United States, Execu-
| tive Mansion. Washington, ID. c.,
Sir: In respect to the sentence
imposed upon the labor leaders,
Samuel Gompers, John Mitchell
| and Frank Morrison by Justice
| Wright by the district court of the
District of Columbia, we, the au-
thorized committee of the carpen-
ters' union, No. 9S5, Gary, Indiana,
believe that 1T rs duty law
| abiding citizens and as interested
| parties to the action of that court,
| to submit to your Honor, the presi-
| dent, our opinion In regard to this
| decision.
Upon due consideration, 1T is our
| belief that as a result of the de-
cision referred to, has done more
to widen the chasm between labor
ana capital than any previous ac-
| ton in heSbistory of our country.
We have had many contempt cases
among the higher classes and none
of the defendants have ever before
had u Jail sentence. We believe
that the law should apply to all
citizens equally for like offenses.
Mr. President, we are willing to
| instrust this matter to your JUS
tice and intergity.
Respectfully,
FRANK F.. FISHER.
JOHN II. HEWITT.
| w. w. DICKS.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-29
DR.. F. B. OLWIN RETURNS
TO HAMMOND TODAY
Local Dentist Snys That He Feels a
Great Deal Better Now.

Dr. F. B. Olwin. who has been on
a farm in Robinson, Ill, for some time
in an effort to regain his health, re-
turned to Hammond recently and says
he feels like a new man again.
He will begin the practice of dem
tistry with DR.. T. Edwin Bell in their
offices in room 200 in the Hammond
Building next Monday. and will be
prepared to meet his old clients.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-29
SUPERIOR COURT.
New Cases.

5315. Emil Linz and Minnie Will
lock VS.. Herman Linz ct al Suit TO
set aside a conveyance
1915. Erwin Miller ct al VS. Fitzhugh
Luther company. Personal injury.
5317. Gary Lumber company VS.. D.
Henry Johnson. Foreclosure of me-
chanics' lien.
1913. Annie Williams VS.. Methopoli-
tan Life Insurance company
5319. John Henry ct al VS.. Lorimer
& Gallagher Co. Damages.