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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-24
SPORTING NOTES
GAME ENDS IN A RIOT
New York and Chicago Get
in a Fearful Mix
up Yesterday.

New York. Sept. 23.-The game be-
tween Chicago and New York today.
win the lead of the National League
pennant race depending upon it, ended
In a riot and tied score after the run
that ought to have given New York
the victory by a score of to 1 had
crossed the plate.
Merkle, young player subbing at
first, was on first base and Mccormick
on third when Bridwell cracked a clean
drive to center, and MerkIe without
going to second base rushed for the
clubhouse and was forced out at sec
ond, multiplying the run that Mccormick
had scored. Umpire ODay, who a few
weeks ago met the same situation at
Pittsburg. ran down the second base
and saw the whole play
Al wild riot in which the umpires
were showed, pulled and beaten and in
which Chance, Howard, Evers, Tinker.
Marshall and Hayden of the Chicago
team were assaulted and beaten follw.
and the umpires escaping from the
maddened crowd of fans, hid in their
dressing rooms until the city police
cleared the field. Half an hour later
Umpire ODay announced that as Ems
lie said he did not see the play, he was
forced to decide-and that, as Merkle
had failed to touch second base he was
forced out-and McCormick's run could
not count
The decision of the umpire left the
game as tie-and tonight the Ma
tional League IS in a chaotic condition
President Murphy, backing his claim
with afidavits of dozen of the most
prominent men at the game and the
sworn statement of the players, claims
the game for Chicago on the grounds
that the umpires had to forfeit it.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-24
AN HONOREO BISHOP
Rt. Rev. H. J. Alerding of
Fort Wayne, Celebrates
an Anniversary.

Forty years ago Monday Ri. Rev.
Herman Joseph Alerding, bishop of the
diocese of Fort Wayne was ordained 10
the priesthood He was born in West
phalia April 10, 1916. and during his
infancy the family emigrated to Am
erica.
The bishops activities as parish
priest are best known in the diocese
of Indianapolis. where his early labors
began and continued until eight years
ago the Goth of next November. when
he became the fourth bishop of the
diocese of Fort Wayne. His generous
and self-sacrihcing labors in this ca
pacity have merited the love and es-
TEEN of his clergy and people, Nothing
has ben left undone for the welfare
and progress of the diocese since he
became its head.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-24
BANTAMs IN CLASH TONIGHT
Johnny COuIOn and Terry Edwards
Meet at Milwaukee This Evening.

Boxing in Milwaukee will be started
in full blast for the season tonight,
when Johnny Coulon of this city and
Terry and Terry Edwards, the New
York bantam, meet at the Cream City.
The bout is a ten-round affair at los
ponds, and fast set-to is expected as
Edwards has been showing good form
recently in the ring.
He will start for Milwaukee this aft
ernoon, accompanied by Doc" Message
who has been handling him here and
who is also attending to special trans
portation for the fight fans who in
tends to visit the scrap. Edwards is
under weight and seemed in fair shape
yesterday. He recently defeated Willie
Schumacher, the bantam who trimmed
Kid Murphy. Both Murphy and Schu-
maeher have been challenging Coulon
to battle.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-24
Scene from "The Life of an Actress" !,
ment at the Calumet Theater Tonight
AT THE CALUMET THEATER.
1.-THE LIFE OF AN ACTRESS

In The Life of an Actress" which
comes to the Calumet theater tonight
Manager Aubrey Mittenthal has GER
tainly picked another winner. It is
melodrama in four facts and seven
scenes, and is the latest and best eff
fort of that gifted young author. Lang
don Mccormick. 1t is the story of a
beautiful country girl, Mary Melrose,
who comes to the city, and, by means
of her beauty and talent, wins a place
for herself on the Metropolitan stage.
AS in all cases, she engages the ami
mostly of some Of her associates, one
of them, Nan Warrington, the heavy
woman of her company. This woman
does all in her power to bring dis
credit upon her rival, although OUT
wardly her best friend. She gives a
supper after the show one night TO
which she invites some INSCRIPTIONS
men about town, and at which she
hopes to accomplish the downfall of
Mary. The latter, however, acquits
herself creditabIy and unconsciously
defeats that plan. After the supper,
one of the men remains. and Nan en-
ragged. accuses him of throwing her
over for Mary. A quarrel ensues and
Nan, IN a 1ury, throws a bottle which
strikes him on the head and kills him.
She contrives to throw the guilt on
Mary, and through the next two acts
that por girl is hunted through the
country by officers of the law. JEFF
Fairfield, her sweetheart of childhood
days. comes to her aid and helps her
through many sensational situations to
final vindication. The ply is inter-
preted by company of twenty five
competent performers, and Mr.. Mitten-
thai has given 1t splendid produc-
ton.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-24
JOLIET BOY SLUMBERS
Hypnotist's Stunts Attract
a Good Deal of Atten-
tion in Gary.

Elwood, the hypnotic wonderw was the
first to appear in Gary and has been
giving his exhibitions in the Binzen-
hof hall Tuesday night Elwood took q
Joliet boy named Dan Kurtz, and
placed him in a sleep at o'clock
The young man was told to wake up
at 9 o'clock last night and he did so.
While in the sleep the boy was placed
in the show windows Of the Gary
theater, where he was placed on exhi-
bition during the entire day yesterday
The sight created quite a sensation
and the crowd stood about the body
all day. Several physicians examined
the body, tickled the mans feet,
pinched him and did everything in
their power to wake him up. but their
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-24

4 vGBAGfUUG0 from page He
| (Applause).
! Il am glad to be able to appear be-
fore the laboring men," the speaker
continued, "and show them that, in
spite of some of the stories 1 have
heard, have not got horns. Gaugh-
teri. They say 1 am unfavorable to
labor I deny it. I deny that there
is nay man in the country who has
given such attention to the statutes
for the purposing of relieving labor
than l." Enthusiastic applause and
cries of That's right. Hurrah for
Taft" greeted this declaration and for
a few seconds it appeared that the
gathering would go wild in their de-
llirious enthusiasm.
SHOWS UP MIR. BRYAN.
MY opponent, Mr.. Bryan, began his
career by putting on the statute book
the Gorman-W Wilson tariff bill, in 1898.
And all of you who are old enough,
and most of you are. will remember
that the following four years was the
worst period for labor that we have
ever had in the last half century.
revenue only which cannot be intro
duced into this county without chang
ing the industries, and if these are to
be changed, then there comes a tran
silent period, during which business
must stop, and the wage-earner must
wait until the business is resumed
along other lines, and he must learn
new traces"
IT say that you must pause before,
for any sentimental or academic rea-
son, you stop your factories, and stop
the wages that enable you to send
your children to the schools, and fur
nishes you houses in which to live
DONE MORE THAN OTHERS.
Now the Republican party, with
Theodore Roosevelt at its head" con-
tinued Mr.. Taft, has put more legis-
Ia ton on the statute book in the inter
ests of labor than any administration
in the history of this country" cloud
applause and cheers). at am proud to
have been called into conference with
Theodore Roosevelt" (cheers), ito
bring about conditions of labor that
will put men on an equal with their
employers.
THE legislation of congress, being
limited to interstate commerce. is lin
tied to railroads The republican ad-
ministration of General Harrison, of
this state, was the first administration
to put upon the statute book laws to
secure safety appliances to stop the
loss of life and limb to railroad en-
ployes. They now require a kind of
brake that will save life, we'll as
other kinds of safety appliances. the
details of which I am not familiar
with" Mr.. Taft spoke briefly on the
famous fire-pan legislation which has
saved the lives of hundreds of rail-
road fremen. the child-labor law of
the District of Columbia and the law
which governs the hours for govern
ment employees to work, that prevents
them from laboring more than eight
hours a day.
EMPLOYERS LIABILITY ACT.
I'm addition to these, we have the
employers liability act. The old act
agrees that when a man is injured by
machinery, In the employ of a corpora
ton. If he was injured through the
negligence of fellow servants he could
not recover. IF he was guilty of con-
tributory negligence he forfeited his
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-24
YALE ELEVEN IN A sMAsH-UP.
Special Cur I'm Which They Are Riding
Runs Into Automobile.

New Haven, Conn, Sept. 2s.-The
Yale football eleven was in trolley
crash this afternoon. their special car
smashing into an automobile owned
by Frank Platt, a business man of
West Chapel street, in this city. The
auto rammed the trolley car and tore
away the steps on which two of the
trainers were riding. Joseph Bergman,
who attends to equipment for the
eleven, was badly bruised and was
taken to the hospital. The players
were shaken up and the automobile
Ras smashed.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-24

efforts were futile, as the man never
stirred. His pulse was examined and
found to be at fifty-six. which is nearly
normal. The man scarcely ever changed
his position, although he did turn sew
eral lines, from his back to his side.
The subject is a Joliet boy, who trav-
elel with the company for the past two
days. He is known by several of the
Joliet boys in Gary.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-24
GREEN MATERIAL AT INDIANA

Bloomington, Ind, Sept. 23.-Indiana
Material is working Coach Sheldon
Every man except the ends, Johnson
and Howard Haddock, are green. They
are recruits from last years freshmen
eleven. Fifty men were on the field
today and the regular squad was given
a hard workout for the alumni game
Saturday. A special excursion has
been arranged for the Chicago game of
Oct. 10 and 800 students will attend
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-24
A VOICE FROM BLACK OAK.

To the Sporting Editor THE TINES:
Black Oak did not forfeit any game
tc the Tolleston team last Sunday. If
the umpire gave Tolleston the game
He must have done it when he reached
Tolleston as their were 200 people at
the game and no one heard the umpire
give any decision of that kind. If the
language the Tolleston players used in
the presence of the ladies present Sun
day is gentlemanly, we do not want
to be gentlemanly. BLACK OAK
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-24
COLTS GO TO PLYMOUTH.

The Hammond Colts go to Plymouth
next Sunday to get revenge from the
home team there. 1t will be the sec
ond game of a series, the Plymouth
team having taken the first by score
of to 4, after the colts had held
Plymout down to a score of to 1
until in the ninth inning when they
rallied and beat the visitors.
Bob Ford, the Indiana Harbor crack
will pitch the game for the Colts with
the following lineup behind him:
Vonish, c.
Ford. p.
Kitchel, 1st b.
Koenig. End b.
White. 3rd b.
Dunsing, S. s.
Koehler, l. f.
Burking. c. f.
Johnson, r f.
The train leaves over Nickel Plate
railroad at $3.50 in the morning, the
round trip costing $1.32
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-24

Reno, New, Sept. 22.-Nat C. Good
win, the actor, today filed a bill ask
ing divorce from his wife, Bessie Hall
Goodwin, more Familiarity known as
Maxine Elliott. The papers in the
case were sealed, and both the actor
and his attorneys. Dodge and Barry,
refuse to discuss the case in any of its
details whatever. 1t is stated how
ever, that the complainant alleges
improper conduct.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-24

1t is also reported here that Miss Ell
lott is preparing a cross bill that will
contain startling allegations against
the character Of Goodwin. Coupled
with the case is conjecture that has
much to do with the recent story of
the breaking off of the engagement
between Goodwin's leading woman.
Miss Edna Goodrich, and Harry McMiI-
Ian of Goldfeld.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-24

right to recover and was forced to &c
arnless and legless home, and do the
best he could for his living. Under the
new law, the man who is injured on
the railroad, and loses his limb or his
life, so that his relatives seek to re-
cover damages therefore, can recover,
even If he was guilty of contributory
negligence, or If the injury was caused
by the negligence of his fellow
servants.
That law was declared unconstitu-
tional because of some technical diff
ferences in the language. Whereupon
this present congress re-passed the
law. allowing the government employees
TO go into court or before tribunal
for the damages he has incurred 1t
has established principal that the
employer is liable to the laboring man
who is injured" The next congress,
said the candidate, must amplify that
law to enable employees to get decisions
more quickly than they do, without
having to pay lawyers and without
having to go through long jury trials
"All that want to say is that IF
AM ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES, AS HOPE AND
BELIEVE I SHALL BE, I PROPOSE
AND IT WILL BE ONE OF MY PLEAS
ANT DUTIES TO DEVOTE MY TIME
TO CONSTRUCTIVE LEGISLATION
WHICH WILL GIVE LABOR A
SQUARE DEAF
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-24

IF YOU DON'T SEE 1T IN THE 9TH
ER PAPERS LOOK FOR 1T IN THa
TINES.
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STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Chicago, 2; Philadelphia, l (tep in
nings).
St Louis, 5; Washington, 4.
Detroit, l Boston. 4.
Cleveland, 8; New York, 8.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-24
NATIONAL LEAGuI

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
New York, /; Chicago, 1 (nine in
nings; crowd stops game).
Boston, Ia; st. Louis, FL.
Philadelphia, 0; Cincinnati. 1.
Brooklyn. /; Pittsburg. 2.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-24
CONCLUDES HIS SPEECH.


his brief address. There was a deaf
ening applause. The audience rushed
to the car and as many as could pos
sfbly reach the still smiling speaker
grasped his hand and shook it warm
~ as he leaned over the railing of the
platform. A feature of the greetings
which amused everyone and showed
the absolute fairness of the man whom
Theodore Roosevelt declares is best fit
ted to rule the nation, was witnessed
when a colored man of East Chicago
went to the rear platform. Taking Mr..
Tafts hand and with his eyes show
ing his emotion said, God bless YOU.
Mr.. Taft. God bless you and the par
ty We're with YOU This remark
was SO unusual that it took the can
didate by surprise and he responded
with the statement that "he was in
deed grateful to the colored people ,,
You have the same big smile that ]
have" he said to the colored brother.
A small boy in rough riders uniform
was held up in the air to shake hands
with the big man. "Hurrah for Taft +"
the little fellow shouted as he was
cordially caressed by the object of his
admiration.
LEADERS ARE PLEASED.
AS the car disappeared in the dis
lance, going toward Chicago where
Mr.. Taft last night addressed a large
audience in Orchestra hall, cheer after
cheer was given for the genial visitor.
Several of the Inland whistles were
blown and neighboring engines rang
their bells with vigor It was not for
several hours that the people of In
diana Harbor and vicinity ceased their
utmost praise of the speaker and his
words, felicitous to the laboring men
of the country. Compliments upon the
energies of local republican politicians
in securing the Harbor address were
profuse and Chairman Schaaf's name
was the signal for demonstration Of
whenever mentioned. He
has shown himself interested in Lake
county and its future and Indiana Har-
Dor will never forget the honor con-
ferred upon it by the selection of It's
station as the place from which the
great speaker should address the
voters of the community.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-25
DRIVES A
MAN TO TAKE
HIS LIFE
CHRISTIAN ID. BECKER, AN N. p. EMPLOYEE,
TAKES HIS LIFE IN THE WOODS NEAR
TOWN OF BELLEVUE.

Lying in an abandoned ditch
with Two ballet h0ics n bis head
the body OF Christian y Becker.
an employe Of the Northern Pa.
sifie. vas tuund Ia the woods. three.
quarters 81 mile east 81 Bellevue.
asfoaa Lake Washington. At an
eafly hour this morning A 1scal.
ilsef Smith A WeaNou revolver.
9th two empty shells. lay close
beside the body indicating suicide
Three letters. evidently written
as = last farewell. were found ln
the mAn's clothes The notes we're
al dated September "a. showing
thaf the suicide must have occurred
on last Monday.
nroodinE over troubles which be
haa had wlth his wife. vho IL said
10 have secured a divorce a month
ego. IL believed 20 have caused the
suicide.
Suggested Suicide.
Becker appeared AZ the residence
OF Mrs. \ l. Buxton. his sister.in.
law. who lives near Heilevue. on
last Monday. and upon leaving an.
nouneed that they might never see
him again he evidently walked
down the road hair q mile. turned
into the woods. and fired the shots
which resulted In his death.
The body was discovered By a
japanese farmer this morning. and
Deputy Coroner Wiltsie made an
Investigation One bullet. evident.
81 The first one fired. had entered
the right temple and lodged under
The right eye The man had crawl.
Ell q few feet and fired a second
bullet into his mouth This bullet
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-25
PATROLMEN ASSAULT
TWO BUSINESS MEN
NAILS A CAMPAIGN FALSfHOOD

Political Of Robert Hodge republican candidate
for sheriff very bualy circulating report that
Mr. Hodge citizen States having
cured his citizenship papers.
! had intended paying attention this story"
hodse 20 The Star this morning but
asked about Il that have dispose OF
Tor all became full citizen the
bsr 1899 having my papers In the
court OF Judge Alexander Mayhsw shohone county
hold copy o. these papers BY Davenport
clerk BY Charles A Erwin. deputy anyone my
word they the papers"
The certificate referred by Mr Hodge Ia.
the editor OF The completely
story By 81 Mr. fioarc
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-25

came out near the top Of the head
Becker had blamed Mr. and Mrs
II J Clarity for the trouble with
his wife. according 10 the following
letter which he wrote
Sept 2f.--mr. and Mrs. T. J.
oarrity know me. and are all 20
blame for this act They alone are
held responsible for this deed. and
may God forgive them. Goodbye,
Matte. c."
Another letter. directed to his
sis,erin Law. IL ~ follows:
mr.. and Mrs. Buxton and Lillian
Ashley. Of Bellevue, know me, and
they ear tell ALL"
And to hts chum. a Mr.. McManus.
the dead man wrote
Dear Friend-Mao. Il 10 too
much for me 10 stand. and will say
goodbye to you. You know IL, and
know u ali. Goodbye Mae"
Missing Since Monday.
Becker had been employed in the
Northern Pacific freight sheds At
office work. and has been missing
since the first Of the week lie
had resided IN Seattle about three
years, and had been employed by
the Northern Pacific since 1906
The dead man formerly resided az
ii22 Pike st. but he moved with
his wife 20 some place In North
Seattle several months ago
Mrs. Becker IL sister OF Mrs
nst.8ge and Nfau NUhfaW u5ha live
AZ Bellevue. and the two latter
women we're Frustrated when they
learned OF the suicide They re-
fused TO give Mrs Bocker's present
address.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-25
SENATOR GORE SPEAKS
TO IMMENSE THRONC

by Mrs. Gore and their young
daughter Mrs. Gore arrived In the
city yesterday before her husband.
who had been captured by the TIA
coma democrats and taken to the
City Of Destiny Tor an afternoon
speech
Mrs Gore Is her husbands eyes
u IL she who acts as his secretary.
reads the newspapers 60 him and
keeps him generally informed as
90 what Is taking place around
him
For campaigning In Itself Mrs
Gore Is not particularly enthusiasts.
tic. as she much prefers her home
TO living In a Pullman car, but she
Is good campaigner nevertheless
She met the local democratic re
coptiou committee yesterday with
feminine graciousnoss and the tact
OF a thorough politician. She Is
a slight. dark little woman. with
flashing black eyes that meet ey-
erybody with masculine frankness,
MY husband needs me. and that
IL the reason / am with him was
her comment on her campaigning
experiences.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-25
LINES
TO CROSS STATE

section % the road between Tacoma
and Olympia The route ffum the
state capital to the 0raya HarhoF
country has been surveyed and the
surveyors are nnN working south
from Aberdeen 90 Portland
A. present there are three SEC.
ticna % shat wiil eventually be-
the complrta system IN actual 90.
epAtion Tho Seattle Taroma inter
urban. between this city and Ia
coma. t. the ccntrai link which Il
"a service. a stretch ~ about 30
miles % road IL operating bctwcen
this cify and Everett. under the
Sander franchise and the inter
urban between Vancouver. y. G.. 90
New Westminster. near the interma-
tlonai boundary line. has been In
Use for years
The pantagraph system Of trolley
wfil BE- used. with trolley wires.
thus eliminating the third rail ~
the paragraph system. Instead 81
the ordinary trolley pole. a cross bar
Il supported above the car by
springs AZ each side ~ the car Thia
Is said 70 BE- an improvement over
the third rail
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-25
REPORT SAYS DEATHS
MAY NUMBER FORTY
QUITS THE GAME

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 25-
Rudolph sprecklea has announced
his intention ~ rctlrinE from the
turf because % the dlsrepute into
which horse racing has fallen His
horses will be thrown upon the
market as soon aB they arrive here
from Seattle
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-25
Sander Property VIII Be
a Link in a Big
System.

Actual transfer ~ the Seattle 4
Everett intcrHrhan street railway
system from Fred r Sander And
associates 10 the Stone a Webster
interests. Of Boston. which was
made last Tuesday. Il 70 be- followed
b. Immediate construction work on
a complete across fhe.stAts electric
interurban system The southern
terminus Will b. Ga Portland. Ore.
and tho line will reach on tho
north 20 vaneouyef. y. G.
The surveys for the entire dts.
lance have been practically com.
pieted and IL IL understood that
rails. ties and construction material
have already been purchased 20 fin
ish the stretch % Rad between Sc
attic and Everett. and from Everett
10 neliinEham on the north.
Surveyors at Work.
A contract ls also ~ b. awarded
In the near future 60 build that