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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-16
No new
FACTS ARE
ELECTED
Election Fraud
Hearing at Crown Point
Brings Out Facts for Re-
publican Cause, and Sur
prise Still on Stand.
Especial to THE TrMEs.)

Crown Point, nd, Dec. 16.-The ST.
mon Wickey election contest, which
began Inst Monday and has been con-
Quoted with great energy ever since,
is still in progress here, but the day
failed to bring out any Developments
of startling nature.
Charles Surprise, deputy United
states clerk, is still ON the witness
stand, and up TO o'clock this after
noon the crOss-examinati0n of the wit
ness by the attorney for the contestee
had not begun.
Wickey Is Well Satisfied.
Mr. Wickey is very we'll satisfied with
by the democrats themselves, and 1t is
understood that his attorney will not
take very much of Mr.. Surprises time.
In fact, it is understood that the
democrats are becoming very tired of
the whole business. While they are
still talking fight. it is prophesied by
all who are close to the situation that
the contest will end in a few days and
will not last anywhere near the ten
days which the democrats claimed it
would
Expenses Borne BY Losers.
The reason for this is the TACT that
the expenses of the hearing will have
to be borne by the loser, and If the
hearing is prolonged it is likely that
the costs will be that much greater.
The attorneys for Mr.. Simon have re-
fused to state who will be the next
witness, and so the auditors at the
hearing are in the dark on this point.
Billy Blodgett of the Indianapolis
News made a hurried trip to the scene
of the contest for the purpose OF
smoothing over some of the stories he
has been printing about the terrible
election frauds in Lake county, by
which thousands of cattle" as he
termed them, were voted by the repub-
licans.
Didn't Hurt Republicans.
Since Charles Surprise has been or
the stand there has not been bit oi
his testimony which has hurt the re-
publicans, and it has brought out g
fact that was not generally known, T. e.
that the democrats would if they coult
but they couldn't"
With the prospect that the confess
will close before the end of the week
| it is not likely that there will be man,
more exciting developments. is exi
pected that the testimony from now OIL
will be in the nature of a repetition
of that which has already been intro
| duced.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-16
MAYOR BECKER IS
At THE CAPITOL
Believes That the People of
Hammond Want Public
Works Board.
metropolitan BILL COMES UP
Indianapolis Correspondent Says That
Mr.. Becker Is In Favor Mayor
atty Succession.
METROPOLITAN BILL CONES UP
ssecial to The T.mes.l

IndianaoIis, Ind, Dee. 16.--One of the
very flrst things that is going to hap
PEN when the Legislature opens up for
business next month liz the introduce
tion of a bill to repeal the metropoii-
tan police law.
About the next thing will be the in
PRODUCTION of a bill to change the cit
les and towns law so as to permit may
ors and other city officials to be re-
elected Then there will be other i'm
portant amendments of the cities and
towns law asked by the mayors, who
met here yesterday afternoon and laid
their plans for the legislative cam
paign
Mayor Fogarty Wants 1t.
Mayor Fogarty of South Bend was
one of the leaders in the movement
for the amendment that would allow
a mayor to be reelected. He said in
an interview that he was in favor of
such change in the law, not because
he wished to be reelected himself, but
because he believed such an amendment
was right. He did not say that he
would not be a candidate, however.
The meeting of mayors was called
by Mayor Becker of Hammond, chair
man of the legislative committee OF
their organization. He is also in favor
of ermitting mayor to succeed him
self.
Becker Chairman of Meeting.
He was chairman of the meeting, an6
in a seech he said the mayors of al
the cities in the state were in favor
of maintaining the cities and town.
law, but they believed it could bt
amended to relieve some of the cities
of the third and fourth class from
the expensive system of city govern
nent. Expensive boards are main
tanned and in several cities complain
is made about the expense. But h
said that board government has pu
the city of Hammond on a busines
basis and brought order out of chaos
He believes the people of Hammond
wish the law maintained. Mayor Hos
ey of Fort Wayne spoke along the sam
| line. ELLIS SEARLES.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-16
CHARTER MEMBERSHIP
OPEN TIL SATURDAY
After Next Saturday 1t VIII Cost SIS to
Become n Member of the Ham
mond Athletic Club.

There is still time and opportunity
for few strays to become a charter
member of the Hammond Athletic club,
which has begun its career under such
encouraging circumstances. At the last
meeting 1t was voted to keep the char
ter membership open until next Satur-
day evening when in all probability 1t
will be closed permanently.
The initiation fee now is SO. but after
next Saturday it will be raised to So.
The Hammond Athletic club now
numbers about fifty members
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-16
BUTTERMAKERs AND DAIRYMEN

Chehalis, Wash, Dec. 16.-Chehalis is
thronged with visitors come to attend
the series of agricultural meetings
which began today With a session of
the State Buttermakers' association
The meeting OF the buttermakers will
be followed by sessions of the Pure
Bred Live Stock Breeders association
and the Washington State Dairymen's S
association An exhibition of pure
bred stock and display of dairy prod
ucts and machinery are being held in
conjunction with the gathering.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-16
ONE OF GIRLS IS
WILD CHARACTER
Secure Costumes From Outftter and
Make for Fisherman's Resort West
of Gary on Calumet River Where
They Are Discovered By the Ham,
mond Police.

ssThe Cowboy GirIs''is a little drama
which was enacted by two 16 year old
Hammond girls, Miss Annie Schmidt,
and another deluded girl friend,
whose name is withheld, in a fisher
MANS houseboat on the Calumet river,
NOT far from Gary.
The two girls left their homes in
Hammond Monday afternoon. Before
they went they rented two cowboy
suits from j. w. nIiIIilxen of Hammond,
and after their arrival at the fisher-
mans camp they donned the costumes
and roamed around the woods, appear
ing as they had seen girls appear In
the illustrated songs at the moving Pic
true shows.
WE'RE IN GAY ATTIRE.
Broad -brimed hats, brown flannel
dresses with short skirts, leggins and
leather revolver belts with real six.
shooters in each one, was the way the
girls were dressed when Captain Bunds
and officer Hanlon of Hammond ar
rested them and brought them back te
this city.
The girls were not arrested until yes.
terday at o'clock. after they had beer
sz-s- Continued on page :.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-16
WANTED IT INVESTIGATED.


Especial TO TIE Times.
Washington, ID. C., Dee. I6.-senatoI
AIdrfch introduced resolution IN the
senate today. asking for an investiga-
ton with reference to the presidents
secret service charges
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-16
Vote. on Piano.
Votes ON Bicycle.


When business men and merchants
pay Ave times much for advertising
I'm THE TIMES they do for adver-
tising In any other paper, they do IT,
because they know THE TIMES cfrcu-
Iation is hve times that of any other
paper-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-16
Especial to THE TINES

Especial to THE TIMEs.1
Chicago, Dec. 16.--AIder1nan Cough
lin, who so brutalIy assaulted a Record
Herald photographer mt the First ward
bail orgy, was arrested this afternoon
on a warrant sworn out In the criminal
court.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-16
Standing Of Candidates

The following is the standing of the
candidates in the great z. c. Minas
contest now going on at the big store:
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-16
BOARD ACCEPTS
NEW FIRE STATION
Glad Will Fire Laddies Be
When They Get Into
Their New Home.
FURNITURE HASN'T ARRIVED Yet
Description of Splendid Home Which
Central Station Fire Depart
ment Is to Have.
FURNITURE HASN'T ARRIVED YET

The board of public works this morn
ing accepted the new Central fire sta
tion ON Truman street, opposite the
library, and with this step Hammond
comes into possession of one of the fin
est public buildings. The contract for
the building was entered into and conn
pleted by Charles Spcichert and Son,
and rebounds as n credit TO both him
and the architect, Mac Turner.
1t is expected that the fire depart
ment will be located in it's new home
by the first of the year. and the boys
are more than anxious TO begin their
exodus from the old barracks to their
new abode. The only thing that delays
the removal is the on-arrival of the
furniture for the station, including the
beds.
Building Is Steam-Heated.
The building, as 1t stands today, cost
between $4,000 and $4,000, and is pat
termed after a Chicago station which
cost $5s,000. Its arrangements are TIE
same, the only difference being that in
the Chicago station more high-priced
material was used
The building is steam-heated. the
heating plan being located in the base
ment of the building. The basement ex-
tends under the building for one-half
of its area.
The first floor is devoted to the fire
apparatus and the stalls for the horses.
The combination chemical and truck
gon will be on this floor, the fire en-
gine and the hose cart. and also the fire
chiefs wagon, which will be supplied
in the course of time.
Bath and shower.
The second floor is arranged for Of
| fees, lounging rooms and sleeping
quarters The fire chiefs bedroom and
office are on the second floor, in the
northeast corner. adjoining to which is
the operators room, through which all
/ alarms are receiv ed.
In the rear of these rooms are the
sleeping quarters for the men, and
south of this room, extending all the
way across the building, is the 1oung-
ing room. Each man has his own lock-
er, which is commodious and airy.
A feature which will be greatly ap-
preciated by the men, is the bath room
including the shower bath. Hot and
cold water will be at their disposal all
the time. an accommodation which here
tofore they have been lacking.
Thirteen Men I'm station.
In the rear of the building, separated
from the other rooms, is the hay and
grain storeroom. which is arranged thai
the horses may be fed from above. Ths
building has been so constructed that
the horse barn can be ventilated with
out interfering with the comfort of tn,
men. The building itself is con
structed of brick with generous stone
trimming and adjoins the city barns
which have the same frontage in ap
pearance as the fire station. The inter
ior of the wagon room is finished will
glazed brick and presents a very clear
and inviting appearance.
Including the fire chief thirteen mel
will be stationed at the new fire house
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-16
ORDINANCES ARE
PASSED LAST NIGHT
Mayor Kane, Prossm, Presides Over
Council Meeting and Three 0rdi-
naces Are Passed Which Deal With
Matters Vital to the Streets of
Hammond.


II you are freak you can't
exhibit yourself ON the streets.
If you throw a handbflI on the
street you can be arrested.
If you ny your kite on the
street the police Will get you.
If you throw stone on the
streets you can be jerl<ed to
jail.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-16

Three additional long ordinances
were added TO the revision of the
city's code last night when a quorum
of the city council met for a regular
session. Mayor Becker was absent, he
being In indianapolis where the may
.orz oe Insiiana cftfsssaxere l. #<z-senS
and Councilman Joha Kane presided
as chairman pro TEN.
The first of the three ordinances
passed regulates the installation of
steam engines and boilers and the IL
censing of the engineers thereof The
ordinance provides for the appointment
of an examining board composed Of
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-16

CONTINUED ON page 81
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-16
WEATHER.

Fair and cooler, preceded
showers today, fresh west
eriy winds.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-11-27
FOUND DEAD IN THEIR HOME.
Coroner Thinks Parent Committed Sui.
eide Over Daughters Sud-
den Death.

New York City-Lying side by side
on the floor of their apartment in
the Bronx, the bodies of Charles A.
Walters, an aged veteran of the civil
war, and his daughter, Emma s., a
spinstress, 40 years old, were found
Sunday. The room was filled with gas
and all the cocks of gas stove were
turned on so that it is certain that
either the father or daughter commit
ted suicide and possibly both were
the victims of self-destruction.
1t is the theory of the coroner that
Miss Walters died first and that her
death was due to heart disease. Later
the coroner thinks, the father entered
and upon beholding the body of his
daughter he was overcome with grief
and committed suicide by turning on
the gas and then lying down to await
death beside the body of his daugh-
ter.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-11-27

Mr.. William F. Vahlberg, Oklahoma
City, Okla, writes:
"One bottle of Peruna which have
taken did more toward relieving me of
an aggravated case of cafarrh of the
stomach, than years of treatment with
the best physicians.
81 had given up hopes of relief, ana
only tried Peruna as Il last resort.
II shall continue using it, as | feel
satisfied it will effect an entire and
permanent cure.
''Imost checrfully lyrecommend Peruna
to all who may read this"
Peruna is usually taken as last re-
sort. Doctors have been tried and
failed Other remedies have been used.
Sanitariums have been visited. Travel
has been resorted to.
AT last Peruna is tried. Relief is
found.
This history is repeated over and
over again, every day in the year. 1t is
such results as this that gives Peruna
its unassailable hold upon the people.
We could say nothing that would ada
force to such testimonials as the above.
That people who have had catarrh and
have tried every other remedy avail
able, find relief in Peruna, constitutes
the best argument that could be made.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-11-27
JUDGE GRANTS
AN INJUNCTION
1T is CHARGED THE BELL COM.
PANY is BUYING lNDEPEN-
DENT EXCHANGES.
CONTROL MANY COMPANIES
A Complete History of the Bell Organ.
ization, Including Financial
Transactions and Issue
of Stock Is Given.

Toledo O.-United States Judge
Tayler on Saturday granted an in
junction against the American Tele-
phone & Telegraph Co., (Bell long
distance system) and the Central
Union Telephone Co., (Bell company
operating in Ohio, Indiana and 1lli-
nois) restraining them from interfer-
ing with the business Of the indepen-
dent companies operating those and
adjoining states.
The injunction was granted at
Cleveland upon the application of
Clarence Brown, general counsel, and
James S. Bailey, jr., president of the
United States Telephone Co., which is
the Independent long distance tele-
phone company operating in Ohio and
adjoining states, in a suit brought by
that company
1t is charged the Bell is pursuing the
policy of buying Independent ex-
changes or selling Bell exchanges,
where there are competing companies
and in some instances absorbing indie
pendent companies, by merger and
consolidation, or division of territory
so as to eliminate competition and es-
tablish a complete Bell control. This
is said to be in violation not only of
the Sherman antitrust law, but also of
the laws of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and
other states in which the companies
operate. This policy is said to be
shown by the official reports of the Of
ficers and directors of the Bell COM
pany, to their stockholders.
The bill also charges that instead of
using their enormous profits to de-
velop the business, they used them In
paying eXorbitant dividends, and in ac-
quiring control of competitive proper
ties in order to suppress competition.
They are charged with issuing many
times the original cost of the stock in
stock dividends, and paying at times
Is per cent. a year in dividends.
A complete history of the Bell or
ganization, from 1878 down to the
present, including their financial trans
actions and issue of stock, is given. 1t
appears, from the bill, that the original
value placed upon the Bell patents in
1878, was 100000. In 1879 this was
increased to $65O,O00. A year later,
the value of the same property, as rep
resented by the capital stock, was in
creased from $S5O,OOO to $6,5OO,OOO, or
nearly 500 for /.
In 1900 the capital stock had been
increased to 25,OOO,OOO, and in April
of that year the present American
Telephone e Telegraph Co. took over
the Bell patents from the old company,
and issued two shares of its stock for
each share of the old stock.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-11-27
Missing Girl Is Located.

Toledo, o. - After a search by
detectives from coast to coast, Edna
Clark, the 17-year-old art student who
disappeared from Mark Hopkins insti-
tute In San Francisco and who is said
to be in love with Rev. Payson Young,
an Episcopal minister, has been To-
Gated in Chicago. Letters received
here from f, II. Clark, $50 Fourteenth
street, Toledo, now in Chicago, state
that the girl will be brought here at
once. The girl is said to have denied
any love affair between herself and the
minister.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-11-27
GENERAL NEWS,

twenty-five persons were believed
to have lost their lives in an explosion
of gas which tore up a great section of
Gold street, Brooklyn, n. Y. The eX-
plosion occurred in 50-foot deep eX-
cavation, where a water main was be-
ing laid. The gas main sprung a leak
and spark came in contact with es-
Gaping gas.
A revolution has broken out in south
ern Hayti. Gen. Simon, former COM
mander of the troops in the southern
department, has seized the city of Les
Cages and the adjacent region.
A court-martial convened on the bat
tleship Louisiana at Manila for the
purpose of trying Lieut.. Commander
Jewell of the Louisiana and Lieut..
Bowers of the Rhode Island on charges
of personal misconduct during the
visit of the fleet TO Japan.
John d. Rockefeller was cross-eX-
amined by Attorney Kellogg in the
governments dissolution suit against
the Standard Oil Company. His mem
ory concerning rebates was very poor,
but he admitted the company earned
about $S000O.O0O in 1907.
Miss Margaret Atkins and Joseph
Meyer were drowned when an auto
mobile containing eight persons
plunged into the Calumet river at Chi
Cago.
The government of the Netherlands
has proposed to advocate the convoca-
tion of an International committee, to
arrange for third peace conference.
John A. Boardman & Co., stock
brokers of Philadelphia with 10
branch offices in eastern cities, made
an assignment,
All tender vegetation in southern
Alabama and northern Florida was
killed by a severe cold snap.
Mrs. Sophie Eastman, daughter of
the late Carter Harrison, former may
or of Chicago, was married at Ashe-
vile, N. c., to Baker e. Edwards of
Norfolk, Va.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-11-27
NEWS notes.
FOR THE 5
BUSY MAN !
Most Important Happen
ings of the World
Told in Brief.
PERSONAL.


President Gompers was fully in
dorsed by the Federation of Labor con
vention at Denver, Col, his report be-
ing adopted.
Benjamin Lee, private of the
Twenty-fourth United States infantry,
stationed at Fort Ontario, n. Y, gave
himself up TO the civil authorities, al
leging that he had murdered Emma
Leisher.
Mayor Tom L. Johnson, who for
years has been credited with posses
sion of a very large fortune, an
nounced that he had lost everything
and would be compelled to give up his
beautiful home on Euclid avenue and
move into smaller and less expensive
quarters.
Gov.-elect A. c. Shallenberger of
Nebraska sustained a fractured leg
while being initiated as a member of
the Shriners.
Peter Van Vlissingen, the Chicago
real estate man who confessed to
forgeries involving 50,000,swas taken
to the Joliet penitentiary and put to
work in the broom factory.
John d. Rockefeller, president of
the Standard Oil Company, for over
two hours before Judge Ferriss in
New York reviewed the history of the
early oil trade and the development
of the first companies that later grew
into the present so-caled oil trust.
He was witness for the defense in
the suit to dissolve the Standard
which is being prosecuted by the
United States government
Harry S. Reardon, alias Arthur
Spencer, convicted at Kansas City of
impersonating a government interpre-
ter, was sentenced to serve Is months
in the federal penitentiary at Leaven-
worth, Kan.
Capt. o. NJ. Carter has been made
manager of the Mexican Brick and
Fire Clay Company at Mexico, Mo.
w. r. Ridgely, president of the Ma
tional Bank of Commerce, Kansas
City, has disposed of his stock in the
bank and will retire.
Mrs. Emily Crane Chadbourne,
daughter of R. T. Crane of Chicago,
was sued for $S2,5OO by the United
States government, District AT ,orney
Sims asking for the forfeiture of prop
erty which she was alleged to have
smuggled into this country last Au-
gust.
w. ]. Bryan in an interview at San
Antonio, Tex, practically admitted
that If conditions made it advisable
he would be candidate for the presi-
dency in 1912.
Secretary of State Root said he
would serve as senator from New
York If elected, though he was not
seeking the office.
The pope celebrated the fiftieth an
niversary of his joining the priest
hood.
c. w. Burton, former cashier of the
Tri-City State bank of Madison, ILL.,,
was indicted for embezzlement.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-11-27
The Lid Is on In Columbus.

Columbus, O.-Charles A. Bond
mayor of Columbus, has clamped
the lid down tight. Chief of Police
O'Conner and the sergeants were
called to the Office of the mayor Fri
day and given instructions that could
not be mistaken. The mayor has been
informed that saloons were being kept
open after midnight, that some of them
We're violating the Sunday closing or
finance and in some cases gambling
vas going on. He told the officers to
ice that the laws are enforced to tbs,
,tta" regardless of age or position.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-11-27
Itemized Statement Filed for Record

Chicago, Ill.-The Democratic ma.
tional committee received in all
$62O,644,77 and spent $619, ,410.O6 dur
ing the recent presidential campaign,
leaving balance in hand of $1,234,71.
So reads statement made public Sun.
day by the officers of the committee
and the itemized statement will be
filed for record in the office of the
secretary of state of New York in com.
pliance with the national committee.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-11-27
Two Killed by Explosion,

Cincinnati, O.-Two men are dead
and two others probably fatally
injured as the result of the explosion
of blast of three kegs of powder in
eXcayating work along the tracks of
the Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville
railroad here Saturday.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-11-27
Big Sum for Foreign Missions.

Boston, Mass,-Pledging itself to
raise $275,000 for foreign missionary
work the coming year the laymen's
missionary conference, which has been
holding series of remarkable meet
ings in Boston the past week, closed
Sunday night with big gathering in
Symphony hall.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-11-27
Old Veteran Dies.

Boise, Idaho. - Brig. Gen. John
Greene, U. S. A., retired, died sud.
denly Sunday of neuralgia of the
heart. in his Saith year.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-11-27

Cd Member Senate nth Assembly CD Member House.
18th and 18th General Assemblies House. 7h General
Assembly ( Member 18th General Assembly (5)
Member House, 67th Assembly.