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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-21
WILL POLL BIG VOTE
West Hammond the Scene Of
Unusual Political Ac-
tivity Today.

West Hammond, this afternoon
promised to poll the largest vote that
has ever been cast in the village.
The village election for clerk, village
treasurer, and three trustees, at l
o'clock this afternoon had brought out
4S5 votes and it was freely predicted
at the village hall the only polling
place that IT'S votes be cast by 4
O'Clock when the polls close.
At the polls it was pfophesied that
Martin Finneran, the present village
clerk, would be reelected by a major
ity of at least 200 over his opponent
Fred Siegrist. The peoples ticket on
which Finneran is running, also
claimed the election of Joseph Goyke
for village treasurer, Goyke being ur
for reelection against John J. Brehm
former village clerk, who is running
on the citizens ticket.
John Rohwedder, who was up for re-
election as trustee on the citizens
ticket, looked like a sure winner, but
outside the above three nobody woult
venture a prediction, unless he was
party enthusiast.
The polls closed at o'clock ant
up to the hour of going to press tht
best of order prevailed.
Each of the candidates was out anC
hustled in the votes, the excellen
weather and a large number of mel
being idle helping greatly to bring
out the many voters.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-21
ANOTHER PLANT WILL
CLOSE IN MAY

junction restraining the company from
carrying its smelling operations
until some apparatus was devised for
preventing the fumes from filling the
air and destroying the crops.
This has made il impossible to pro-
ducing pig lead until the smeIter n
changed to make the fumes less danger
Gus and consequently the local plant
having no pig lead to be refined is COM
pelled TO close that part of the plant
In which this product is manufactured.
Mr.. Thum said he expected the plant
would be able to begin operations again
In about two or three months. In the
meantime there will be several hum
dred men thrown out of employment,
and 1t is all due to those farmers way
out west who refuse to have their crops
destroyed just to keep few hundred
men employed In Hammond, Ind.
The United States Metals Refining
company is one of the thriving and
growing industries of this region and
the fact that it will soon close is q
matter of regret to every one.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-21
ATHELETICS MEET At
COUNTY SEAT SATURDAY

Crown Point. Apil 21.-(Special)-
The second annual Inter-Class meet of
the Crown Point high school will be
held al the Fair grounds on Saturday,
April 25. The occasion is one of great
interest to the pupils of the school
as the class winning the largest num-
ber Of points in the athletic contest,
will be awarded the class banner and
the contestants a place in the annual
county high school meet next month.
The seniors won the banner last year,
but the other classes announce that
they will have to sprint some" to
capture the coveted prize this year An
admission of Is cents will be charged
to help defray expenses of the Athletic
association. Everybody turn out and
boost the c. P. H. S.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-21
SELL A ROW A MINUTE
Forward Seats for Charity
Concert Go in Incredibly
Short Time.

Within nine minutes after the char
ity concert tickets were placed on sale
this morning at 10 o'clock, the nine
front rows of seats were bought up
This is merely an indication of how the
tickets are selling for the concert to-
morrow night.
Forty dollars were netted in the sale
of box seats last night, seven boxes
having been sold at the G. A. r. rooms
in the superior court building The
purchasers of boxes last night were
Mayor Becks, Carl E. Bauer, Richard
Nellie. John Dyer, A. NJ. Turner, Frank
OShea and w. F. Booth. The boxes
sold for $5 apiece. Mr.. Booth, however
paying $40 for his.
Outside of the boxes all seats in the
house sell for so cents apiece From
the present outlook, said Mrs. Law
renee Becker. chairman of the charity
committee, "the house will be sold
out but the program that will be fur
nished will be we'll worth it, We
have not made the mistake of CIV
ing a long and tiresime program
rather we thought that something
short and sweet would appeal to the
people.
Ruth Ray, the 1O-year-old violinist
will undoubtedly be one of the best at
fractions tomorrow night. She well
deserves success and has attained il
time and again before large audi
ences."
Tickets for the concert are on sale
at BicknelTs drug store.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-21
IS NABBEO BY POLICE
Naume Petrobh Steals a
Watch in Jewelry Store
in Hammond.

About as daring a piece Of theft as
the Hammond police have recorded in
some time, was pulled off by Maume
Petrobh, a young Gary man this after
noon at 2 o'clock.
Petrobh. who is Russian went into
Laederach's jewelry store and asked
to look at some watches. While Mr..
Laderach's attention was absorbed for
a minute. Petrobh put his hand up to
the side of his head as if stroking his
face. He ran his hand to his pocket
and in a few moments left the store
Mr.. Laderach thought his actions
were queer and found that he had
stolen one of the watches. He noti-
fed officer Elsner and the latter after
stern chase found Petrobh near the
Simplex offices about to take the train
for Gary. He was arrested and Jailed.
At the cell door the young fellow broke
down and in his native tongue pleaded
for mercy. He will be tried tomor-
row
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-21
new FEEDRAL COURT
IS BEGUN TO-DAY

The United States circuit and the
United States district courts were for
mally convened in Hammond today,
when Alonzo Boyd Marshall OF the
United States district court sharply at
10 o'clock raped for order.
Hon. Judge A. B. Anderson took his
seat saying that he was ready to take
up the docket as he found 1t.
Attorney John F. Sawyer was the
first attorney to address the court, he
L. Good against the Chicago, Indian
be remanded to the superior court. The
request was granted.
The other three cases were called In
succession after, which Judge Anderson
said that he would be ready to hear pc
titions for final citizens papers.
Samuel Stark of Whiting, was the
first one to appear, and it was in his pc
tition that Judge Anderson set a pre-
cedent in Lake county by refusing to
issue second papers became the petit
toner had declared his intention out
side of the clerks office, some fifteen
years ago somewhere in Michigan.
According to recent ruling of the
United States federal court, declara-
tions that have been made outside of
the proper clerks office are void, and
Sark, having admitted that in his case
the records were taken from the clerk S
office and brought to a little town
where several hundred foreigners were
being made citizens few nights be-
fore election. After hearing the exam
ination Judge Anderson said to Stark:
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-21

You will have to declare your inten-
tion of becoming a citizen in clerks
office of a proper court and after hav-
ing waited two years you may again
apply for your second papers"
Peter Senzig of Hessville was 'the
next to make the examination. which.
however, dragged somewhat. owing TO
one of his witnesses being temporarily
absent.
A representativ group of attorneys
both from Hammond and Chicago were
present at the opening of the court.
the United States District Clerk Noble
c. Butler of indianapolis and by the
United States Marshal Alonzo Boyd OF
Indianapolis
George A. A. Mason of Hammond
acted as bailiff while Charles Surprise
occupied his desk as deputy United
States clerk.
Having patiently awaited the oc-
casion. William Gostlin, postmaster and
custodian of the federal building.
hoisted a new silk flag over the federal
building today Judge Anderson may
leave Hammond today and go to Kan
kakee and unless jury trial is ar
ranged in one of the circuit court cases
may not be in Hammond again until the
next term in the fall
Judge Anderson was delighted with
the new court room and was not afraid
to tell the Hammond people so.
1T is a magnificent room," said the
Judge to a TINES reporter, and then
took his seat in the Morocco uphol-
stored chair behind his long desk
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-21
LITTLE HAMMOND LAD
TELLS WEIRD TALE
Claire Willard Blames Com
panion for Bullet Hole
in His Hand.
POLICE FIND OUT THE TRUTH
Accidentally Shoots Himself and
Then Tells Story About
His Pal.

With bullet hole through his hand
almost and one of his fingers shattered,
ten-year-old Claire Willard of IA
Plummer avenue, ran into the house
about 10 o'clock this morning and told
his folks that his playmate had shot
him.
The lad was taken to DR.. B. W. Child
laws office and his wound dressed. II
was found that the bullet had en-
tered his right hand near the third
finger and almost gone through the
member.
The bone in the finger was shattered
by the force of the bullet which had
spent its force in the tender flesh. DR.
Chidlaw notified the police and tht
boy went home.
officer Louis Elsner detailed on tht
investigation, went to the Willard home
on Plummer avenue and was told by the
Willard boy that he was playing will
A. Kaptur, a boy who lives in the vicin-
ity and had been shot by Kaspar The
latter was taken in custody by Officer
Elsner and both boys went to the po.
lice station where they told their
stories.
Young Willard, when confronted b.
his companion, however, told a differ
ent story and it soon developed tha
he was playing with % calibre riff,
and accidentally let it drop. TIL,
weapon was discharged and the bulle
found Judgement in the lads hands.
Unless bloodpoisoning sets in. it i
not believed that Claire will suffer an.
serious consequences.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-21
DEMENTEO OVER
KIDNAPPING TALES
South Bend Man is Found
Digging Under Tracks
For Child's Body.
TAKEN IN CUSTODY BY POLICE
Unfortunate Man Causes a Big
Sensation in Sister City
Yesterday.

East Chicago. Ind, April 21.-(Spec-
ial)-Brooding over the recent stories
of kidnapping and crime which have of
late filled the newspapers, F. F. Marsh
all, whose address is 1906 Indiana ave-
nue., South Bend. became imbued with
the notion that his own cherished baby
boy, aged 8, had fallen victim to kid
napers.
Yesterday he was taken in custody
by the East Chicago police, just out Of
Pine, while engaged in an effort to dig
up the Lake Shore tracks at this point,
under the delusion that his child was
buried there.
A well dressed man apparently try
ing to wreck Lake Shore trains, was
observed near Pine during the morn
ing. Curiosity impelled some who wit
messed the strange proceeding, to ask
what he was about. The man who was
digging away with all his might wrung
his hands and replied that his 3-year-
old son. the joy of his heart, had been
stolen from his and buried there.
AS it was evident that the man was
deranged the East Chicago police were
notified and Chief Higgins sent two
trusty officers over to take the man into
custody.
In order to induce the stranger to
go peaceably with them the officers
told him that they would find his child
He followed them without hesitation
and having informed the officers that
his name was F. F. Marshall and his
home in South Bend, the former accord
.ingly got into communication with the
South Bend police.
During the afternoon the wife and
brother-in-la of the demented mar
came to East Chicago and took him II
charge. The appearance of his wife
seemed to considerably clear MarshalPs
mind and he expressed himself as unable
to account for his delusion and strange
actions. 1t developed that Marshall
was the father of 3-year-old child
who, however, was safe and sound al
home enjoying the best of care.
/ Marshall, it appeared, is employed il
a laundry at Gary. He is in the habit
of taking frequent trips home and yes
| terday morning he left at o'clock ii
the morning after Sunday spent will
| his family He became dewildereC
while on the train and went through
to Gary. getting off at Pine. He re
membered being in Pine. but no recol
: lection after his mind returned, of
delusion that had impelled him to di,
tup the Lake Shore tracks
His wife and brother-in-law took hin
home with the intention of seeing to i
that he does no more work for tn
time being.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-21
ACETATE START OF
AUTOMOBILE CLUB
Hammond Machine Owners
Discuss Organization of
New Club.
FIFTY MACHINES IN HAMMOND
Local Autoists Declare That They
Want to Show Courtesies
to Visitors.

A Hammond automobile club is one
of the probabilities for this city be-
fore the season is over
The subject bobs up with more or
less regularity among the automobile
owners of Hammond, and 1t would not
be surprising to see number of them
get together and organize club
At present there are about so ma
chine owners in Hammond, at least Is
of these having machines of 20 horse
power or more.
Within the last few weeks several
large new cars have come to Ham
mond or contracts have been closed
for the same. and 1t is they especially,
that are pushing the project more Wig
orously. The smaller car owners too
are interested, and should all the better
cars be numbered in the club the
Hammond organization would be quite
a formidable one.
"Yes, the subject of forming an auto
mobile club for Hammond is a live
one among Hammond autoists" said an
owner of one of the big cars the other
day. "and 1t is more than likely that
before the season is over, Hammond
will be in a position to return and ex-
tend to local autoists when they go to
some city where a club is established
Il think that an automobile club for
Hammond would be a good thing for
the city and for the machine owners
themselves. Such a club would event
ually materialize when a country club
/ Is established in Hammond but II
would be ever SO much better to have
a club Immediately.
THE Hammond business men otter
have occasion to entertain out of towr
business men who come here in Their
machines, and we would like to show
them little more courtesy than merely
taking them to our Offices. In return
the Hammond business men or machin,
owners would be entitled to the sam,
courtesy when they reach some othel
city"
While the automobile clubs in larg,
cities are organized ostensibly for so
cial purposes, they are nevertheless
ever watchful in the matters of legis
lation in order that there may be n,
determinations against the automobile
Iowners.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-21

Work will cease in the tank room of
the United States Metal Refining COM
ing tomorrow and the plant will be
entirely closed down by the first of May
on account of the inability of the COM
pany to get big lead from it's western
smelters.
The explanation of the shutdown is
of interest because of its peculiar ma
ture. This is one instance where the
recent financial disturbance has had
nothing to with the closing down of a
large factory.
The principal metal refined at the To-
cal plant of this company, according to
superintendent William Thum, is lead.
This lead Is principally mined and
smelted I'm Bingham junction, Utah.
1t is a peculiar fact that the fumes
which have come out of the ameIters
have been SO poisonous to destroy
the growth OF vegetation I'm the vicinity
of the plant.
The farmers finally secured an In
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-21
WANT MORE HORSES TO
WORK IN STREET DEPT

Two of the members of the board of
public works, Messrs. John L. Rohde
and Peter L. Davis went to Crown Point
today to attend the horse sale there.
More horses are needed on the street
department and will be added in the
near fntrra
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-21
COMING PARTY,

Miss Amelia Young will entertain
party of friends Thursday evening at
her home in Sheffield avenue in honor
or the coming marriage of Miss Rose
Kolb to John Shearer which takes
place in All Saints Catholic church,
Thursday. May T..
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-21

e Frank Gavit and Charles Greenwald
of Whiting were ehre today on busi-
ness.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-21
WEATHER.

Partly cloudy tonight and
tomorrow, with a rise in
temperature tonight.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-07-18
TeatrO Municipal
La function de maiiana


Maflana domingo sc verifica-
"a Ia function inaugural de la
temporada de verano, poniendo-
Sc en escena como diiimos aver
La gatita blanca Ell cabo pTi-
nero" y "El tiltimo chulo'. En-
el desempeno de las obras to-
maran paTte las tiples, Eulalia
Blanchart, Maria NJ. de Torres
y Chalons y los sefiores Vidal,
Martinez, Vizcarrondo, Amor6s
y demas artistas de la compafiia.
Dirijira la orquesta el notable
maestro senior Torres.
Una novedad ofrece Ell cartel
de manana, y es, que la simpa-
t1ca Eulalia Blanchart, desem-
penara ell papel de gottto.
F'uerte labor es. despues del
recuerdo que dejaran otras
aplaudidas tiples, pero tenemos
la seguridad, de que ell talento
artistico de Eulalia la hara me-
recedora de calurosos aplausos.
No es que nosotroS aventure-
mos este Julcio porque 81, he
mos tenido OCCASION de leer GRO
nicas de periodicos espanoles,
en- los que la tributan grandes
elogios, por la Interpretation de
la guttta.
Fl precio de la luneta (fun-
cion entera) sera el de IS centa-
vos, A iuzgar por el pedido de
localidades el teatro Sc vera
lleno.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-07-18
Don Esteban Sanchez

Desde aver sc encuentra en-
esta ciudad, nuestro apreciable
amigo y acreditado comerciante
de Utuado, don Esteban San
chez, quien Sc propone pasar
unos dias en- San Juan. Ell Sc
nor Sanchez es un elemento de
waller en- la hermosa y forecien-
te poblacion utuadefia. Su nom
bre va undo a todas las empire
sas productoras que Sc organi-
Zan y es tambien uno de los
amantes del progreso Y ornate
del mencionado pueblo. Reciba
nueStro carifloso saludo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-07-18
Fcria Exposition

La Junta Directiva del Hip6-
dromo de San Juan con motive
de la celebration del cuarto CEN
tenario de la colonization de
Puerto Rico. ha acordado cele-
brar una feria en- los departa-
mentos del Hipodromo, en- la
cual Sc admitira todo 10 que Sc
envie: de Agriculture. Ganade-
ria. Volateria, que representen
TN progreso positive en- ell des-
arrollo del pals, Sc admitira
tambien muestras de plantas,
frutas V semillas, cuya explota-
cion sea conveniente fomentar
en- Ell pals.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-07-18
SUCESOS
EN- SAN JUAN
lC0sas del ron!

|iSV00O OGl IUut
Unos a1egres jovenes que con
una botella de ron paseaban las
Gales de la ciudad, entire "sor-
bo Y soTbo' fueron s parar q IN
cafetin de la calle del Sol.
ALI paTece que molestaron al
encargado del establecimiento
Benigno MARTINEZ y sobre vino
una pendencia de la cual result
to el encargado Benigno con
tres heridas en- la region frontal
producidas por un botellazo.
Uno de los j6venes "alegres'
llamado Miguel Antonio Corde.
10, result6 tambien con una
confusion de primer grado en- la
region cervical.
Ambos fueron curados en- Ell
cuarto de socorro. pasando Mi
guel A. Cordero deteDido al De.
posito Municipal de donde fue
sacado bajo hanza.
En- el juicio celebrado esta
manana Sc le impusieron Gin
co dollars de multa.
EN- LA ISLA.
Una riia
Anoche ocurrio en- Barran-
quitas una rifla cuyos resulta :
dos fueron funestos,
Juan Jimenez (a) Dec y Anto-
MO Rodriguez sostuvieron una
acalorada reyerta y faltandoles
va los argumentos y dicterios
sc vinieron q los manos, resul
tando gravementeherido el Ro-
driguez.
Reconocido por los medicos
sc le apreciaron tres heridas de
cuchilla, una de elias en- la gar
ganta, gravisima.
FL agresor fue detenido, ocu-
pandosele la cuchilla con que
cometio Ell hecho.
Ell estado del herido hace con-
cebir pocas esperazas.
Ell Juzgado practica diligen-
cias.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-07-18
la venganxa popular
Un crlmen polltico

Nueva York, sabado-La muchedumbre
que sc congregaba en- torno al general Portuon-
do cuando este fue asesinado, Quiso arrastrar al
asesino
La guardia rural pudo evitar la represalia
de la multitud indignada.
Ell mitn Sc acabo en- medic del mayor
desorden.
La poblaci6n esta indignadisima, atribu-
yendo el asesnato causa politica.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-07-18
Ell abrazo de la muerte
Los detaIles de uD crlmen

Nueva York, sabado.-Llegan noticias de
Mayari aclarando los pormenores de la muerte
del general Portuondo Mientras este em1nen-
te orador recibia multitud de felicitaciones al
bajar de la tribuna, un hombre sc lie acerco lie
dio un fuerte abrazo.
Cuando sc separo del general este cayo al
suelo agonizante. LIE habia herido traidora-
mente.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-07-18
El sitEo de La Ceiba
Una derrota de los rebeldes

Nueva York. sabado-Los revolucionarios
rue sostienen las pretensiones del presiden
te Bonilla, de Honduras, han sido rechazados
de la ciudad de Ceiba. despues de TN sitio de
mna semana durante la cual han intentado va
rios ataques.
La resistencia de la poblacion ha sido
her0iCa.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-07-18

Nueva York, sabado-Avisan de Puerto
Principe que sc extiende la revoluci6D Hal
ii, sin que los esfuerzos desesperados que hace
el presldente Alexis, puedan domnar ell movi
miento que Sc extende todo el pals.
Aver han sido fusilados doce prisioneros
revOuciOnarlOS.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-07-18
SePyIclo Especial del Bolcun McPeanll
0ABLEGRAMAS.


Nueva York. sabado.-Los revolucionarios
Sc han apoderado de la ci ia a d de Por
venir, importante plaza de la Rephblica des-
Dues de un combate sangriento.
El ex-presidente Bonilla ha dictado seve-
ras medidas de repression contra los abusos de
IA soldadesca que sc entregaba al saqueo en- las
plazas tomadas al gobierno.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-07-18
ASesinafo del
general Portuond0
En- la celebration de un mitiD

Nueva York, sabado.-Los despachos recl-
bidos de la Habana dicen que en- un mitin poll
1ico celebrado en- Mayari ha sdo asesinado ell
general Portuondo que tomo parte en- dicho acto.
Dronunciando un sensational d1scurSo.
El asesino ha sido preso.
En- Ia Habana ha producido honda pena la
nOtiCia.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-07-18
GRAN ZQU[DACION.
P. CA!RA { Ca,

Esta casa, la primera en- RO-
PA HECHA para Caballeros,
ha recibido en- los ultimos va
pores I'm immense surtido de
trales de todos colores como
MARION CLAROy OSCU-
RO Girls, AZUL MARINO,
NEGRO, etc, de 1ltimo corte
mericano { ingles. Estos ira
Jes sc venderan a precios nun
ca vistos en- Puerto Rico, pues
son procedentes dc la liquida-
cion de una gran casa dc los
Estados Unidos.