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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-10
DEMOCRATS TO.
MEET At HIGHLAND.
Southern Speaker Will Come
To Indiana Harbor
October 19.
GOMPERS ITINERARY ARRANGED
Marshall Banner Is Thrown to the
Breezes This Morning on
Holman Street.

Democrats will hold a meeting in
will gather In East Chicago for a house
warming of the democratic headquar-
tcrs there.
Mayor Becker of Hammond and At
torney Joseph Conroy are slated to
speak In Highlands this evening.
Mayor Becker to deal with the ma
tional questions and Conroy to talk of
the state and cOuny politics. The meet
ing will be held in the school house.
Robt. e. Lee Coming.
Chairman Ed. Simon this morning
received word from the Democratic
speakers bureau in Chicago that
Robert f. Lee, state labor commissioner
of Louisiana. will be in Indiana Har-
Dor on the evening of October 10, to
speak there from eight o'clock until
Thomas Marshall, the democratic can
didate for governor arrives from Ham
mond. where he speaks earlier in the
evening. Robert E. Lee is said to be
a good speaker and since Lake county
people have had no chance thus far to
hear the issues discussed by an ex-
treme southern man the Louisianiar
will undoubtedly prove to be interest
ing to democrats.
Gomper's Itinerary.
Gomper's itinerary, through the state
on the 18th of this month as outlined
by the American Federation of Labor
was received at the democratic head
qauarters this morning and is as fol
lows:
Arrives in Hammond s a. m.
Arrives in Gary, $50 a. m.
Arrives In South Bend, 1907 p. m.
Arrives in Elkhart. 2:30
Arrives in Goshen. 3:45.
Arrives in Kendalville, 5:S5
Arrives at Fort Wayne, 500.
A big Marshall banner was hunf
across Holman street this morning
It is opposite Huehn hall and will re
main there until after the campaign.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-10
CI1Y'S HIGH DEATH RATE
East Chicago Makes An I'm
desirable Record AS To
Public Health.

East Chicago is again at the top
among the Calumet region cities for
having had the highest death rate.
According to the health bulletin issued
monthly by the state board of health
for te month of August, East Chicago
is classified among the cities having
from 10000 to 25o0o population. whose
death rate per 1000 is 14.5. East Chi
cago's death rate. according to the
health bulletin for the month of Au-
gust, was 34.3.
Whiting, with its population of 6,037,
is charged with a adeath rate of 1876.
Only two cities in the state. Rock
port and vevay both of 1000 popula-
ton, are reported to have had nc
deaths during the month.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-10
". H. TAFT HERE
ON OCTOBER "a
Candidate For President
Will Speak in Hammond
For Sure.
BEvERIDGE COMING TO GARY
Two Big Meeting Added to the Re-
publican List in This City
-Schaaf Gets News.

United States senator Albert j. Bev-
eridge Will speak in Gary on Saturday.
Oct. II. William III. Taft will be in
Hammond for u, brief speech on the
same. and if possible, he will be in
duced to go to Gary and make a
speech there.
came TO Hammond to interview Coun-
~ Chairman f. Richard Schaaf on mat
ters pertaining to the campaign and
they at once began the discussion of
plans for the big meeting.
BIGGEST OF CAMPAIGN.
The Beyeridge meeting Mt Gary will
be the biggest one of the campaign.
1t Will be the meeting at which the
Gary people Will try to outdo the re-
cent Hammond meeting at which Mr.
Watson spoke, and the barbecue which
is TO be held at Crown Point on the
18th inst.
Both Hammond and Crown Point re-
publicans are expected to turn out and
help the Gary people celebrate, and as
SEr. Beveridge Is speaker who is
more I'm demand over the country than
any other in the United States, out
side of the candidate for president
the new Steel City will certainly have
reasons to do their best.
INFORMATION BY TELEPHONE.
The information regarding the
speaking dates of Mr. Taft and Mr.
Beveridge was conveyed to County
Chairman r. Richard Schaaf by feIe-
phone from indianapolis. VIII Hayes
of the speakers bureau. is now ar
ranging these schedules and In ac-
cordance with his promise to Mr.
ScEaaf he will see that both Beveridgs
and Taft speak in Lake county.
As as the time of 8Ir. Taft's
arrival In Hammond is pOsitively
known, Mr.. Sehaaf will begin TO make
arrangements for the meeting here
If 1t cen be arranged Mr. Taft will be
sent to airy for few minutes and thai
will add to tho Importance of the
meeting over there.
Among these in the Gary delegation
who were in Hammond today to SCI
Mg. ScFaaf were, Captain Fl. :. Nor.
( ton, DIR. T. b. Tempiin. President Man
love of the Gary Republican club, Mr
Brennan and several others.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-10
MR.. BOONE IS BETTER

Prosecuting Attorney D. f. Boone.
who has been seriously i'll at his home.
where he has been suffering from an
inflomed condition in the region of his
left temple, is out again today and he
says that he is feeling very much
better.
1t was necessary TO have another op-
Grafton on his forehead as the doctor
was able to reduce the inflammation
without making another operation and
he discovered that there had been not
more puss forming in the region af-
fected.
Mr. Boone does not fear any further
trouble and he does not show any evil
effects from his last sickness. He says
however, that his suffering was ter
rible before the inflammation was re-
duced.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-10
COUNTY CHAIRMAN
AS AN AUCTI0NEER.

County Chairman F. Richard Schaaf
is to be the kingpin at the social which
will be given at Hessville next Satur-
day night. The social is to be a box
social and Mr.. Schaaf is to auction
away the boxes. The money which is
derived from the sale of the boxes will
be used to purchase a new piano for
the school there.
Mr. Schaaf told the Hessville people
that he would help them buy the piano
which they are so anxious to purchase.
They told him that they would like to
have him be the auctioneer at their
box sociai. and so he agreed to go to
Hessville Saturday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-10
HAMMOND SHRINERS
HAVE GREAT TINE
Watch Fifty Chicago Can
didates Taken Over the
Sands Yesterday.
CHICAGO SHRINERS MEET THEM
Hammond Delegation Attends Fine
Meeting in Chicago at the
Medinah Temple.

Ninety-f five loyal and enthusiastic
shriners from Hammond went to Chi
cago last evening to attend a meeting
at Medina temple, there where about
80 candidates initiated
The Hammond delegation wore wide
yellow ribbons upon which were print
ed the words: One Hundred and One
Glass, Murat. The chief potentate from
Murat temple at indianapolis was ex-
pected in on the Monon train which
arrives here at SOP.
Crowd Is Delayed.
The Monon train was late. however,
and as the Hammond Shriners expect
ed to go to Chicago on the Lake, Shore
road the 5:2S train was delayed II
minutes until the Monon finally came
in and the chief potentate and five
others from indianapolis boarded the
Lake Shore train and went into Chi
cago with the Hammond crowd.
The Hammond Shriners were met at
the depot with six Marshall Field
buses and were then conveyed to the
Shriners temple at the corner of Dear
born and Waltam streets, on the south
side
Meet at the Door.
The Hammond delegation was met
at the door of the temple by members
of Medina temple. who escorted them
into the temple During the evening
the Shriners were served with a sump-
tuous dinner.
The trip was greatly enjoyed by al
of the members of the Hammond dele
! cation and they are saying today that
/ they never enjoyed themselves so mucf
+! in their lives before.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-10
EX TR AE r A
WIN

third and run down. One run.
second inning, Cubs--Hofman out,
O'Leary to Rossman, Tinker flied to
McIntire. Killing walked. ReuIbach outs
0,Leary TO Rossman. No runs.
DetroIt-Rossman out, steiny To
Chance. Schaefer flied to center.
Third Inning, Cubs-sheckard hit To
Schmidt few TO schultz. No runs.
right for a double. Evers bunted to
schaefer, who threw wild to first,
sheckard making third and Evers Sec
ond. Chance forced Evers at second
steiny singled to left, scoring Schultz.
McIntire made a bad throw to Sehaefer
and Chance went to third, steiny To
second. Holman walked, filing the
bases. Summers now pitching for De-
troit. Tinker out to second and fore
ing Holman, Chance scoring. Killing hit
to schaefer, who fumbled ball, Tinker
and king attempted double steal and
Killing was caught of third. One run.
DetrOit-Downs hit to Tinker, who
made sensational stop and threw to
Chance. Summers famed and McIn-
tire fouled to Killing.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-10
HEMBROFF
OPENS THE MEETING
Sanitary District, Including Gary,
Hammond, Whiting and East Chi
cago Is Proposed and It's Location
Is Now a Matter for Prime Con-
sideration.
Especial to THE T1MEs.l


Indiana Harbor, Ind, Oct. 10.-One of
the most important meetings of the
Calumet Deep Waterways association
was held in the South Bay hotel last
evening when twenty prominent MEM
Ders OF the association met at in
formal banquet and discussion of the
associations interests. Those present
were Messrs. Hembroff, Ross, Dickey,
Parks, Lundquist. SlOcomb, Turner,
Fitzgerald. Davidson. Bader, Becker,
Lauer, Allen, Swain, Fitzgerald, Smyth.
Carr and Carver.
Say 1t Was Fine Banquet.
The dinner was served at o'clock
in the private diningroom of the ho-
tel. 1t was an epicurean triumph and
bespoke the excellent Improvement in
the hotel service since the advent of
Manager Nagle into the routine of the
hotels direction. Nearly every one
present had something to say regard
ing the quality and service of the
banquet. and declared it one Of the
best seven-course affairs they had ever
attended.
The discussions were opened about
o'clock by President T. NJ. c. Hem
broff. who told of the purposes of the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-10
Catches Runaway Horse.

Frank Griebber. 1O7 One Hundred
Fifty-fourth street in West Hammond.
caught a runaway horse which was
hitched to a wagon on Douglass street
and turned it over TO officer Hanlon.
who took II to Ebright's livery barn.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-10
BULLETIN.
Especial to THE TIMEs).

Detroit, Mich, Oct. 10.-With a
hurricane of hits and runs to spare
the Cubs won the first game of the
championship series by the score of
10 to 6.
Detroit. Mich, Oct. 1O.-A crowd of
10000 saw the Cubs and the Tigers
play the FIRST game of the champion
ship series Mt Bennett park.
The game was begun with driz-
ziing rain. The game started at 2
o'clock with Umpires sheridan and
O'Day.
First Inning. Cubs-Sheckard doub-
led to right field. Crawford falling in
field. Evers struck out, Schultz ground
sheckard on third. Chance walked.
steiny flied to center. No runs.
Observation-Disclosures fied to Hoffman.
OIeary out. to Chance. Crawford
walked. Cobb tripIed to center, Craw-
ford scoring. Cobb was caught on
E@ess' Dssseis -. -. 4 Il d d I! 4
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-10
TEACHERS ATTEND
TOWNSHIP INSTITUTE

The teachers OF North township
focked into Hammond today to attend
teachers institute. The institute was
held in the Auditorium and the teachers
were addressed by Superintendent
Highway and Township Trustee F.
Richard Schaaf There were a number
of them and they took dinner at Engle-
tons restaurant this noon. They will
depart to their respective homes this
afternoon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-10

CONTINUED on page 81
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-10

Generally fair and colder
tonight and Sundays frost
tonight.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-10
RIFLE TODAY IN
EDUCATIONAL CIRCLES
Affair at Robertsdale School Winds
Up in Judge Jordan's Court and
Mother of Child Who Was Re-
proved Pleads Guilty To Assault
and Battery.

That patrons can lick" the teacher,
only at their own peril, was estab-
Iished in . Hammond court this morn
Ing.
Mrs. Merle Thompson, of Roberts,
dale, was fined - cents and costs In
Judge JOrdan's court this morning, the
entire assessment amounting to $14.6O.
sIrs. Thompson pleaded guilty to as
Sauit and battery upon Miss Mary
Stein, teacher of room 3, in the Rob-
ertsdaIe public school.
Wants to Set an Example.
The board of education, with Super
intendent c. NJ. Mcdaniel at the head,
were the prosecutors of Mrs. rnomp-
son. who long ago repenteu Of her
rash act.
The action was brought by Superin-
tendant Mcdaniel in behalf of Miss
Stein, not out of revenge, but merely
to set an example for other patrons
who might feel occasionally that they
would like to lick the teacher.
Conflict of Authority.
About ten days ago Mrs. Thompson
decided to keep her children at home
from school, offering as an excuse
that their presence at home was
needed on account of work that had
to be done in connections with moving
The teacher insisted that the children
attend school and this test of author
ity brought about the assault and
battery Edna Thompson. the child in
question. when about to leave schoo
spoke in a manner unbecoming of &
child to its teacher. and the latter il
order to correct the girl ordered her tc
appear before the principal of the
school
Had TO Use Force.
To accomplish this, little physica
foxce was necessary and by the tim,
that neighborhoed gossip and Mrs
Grundy had talked it over, the chilC
was almost beaten to death by tn,
teacher.
The mother upon hearing of the al
legged mistreatment of her hopeful. flew
into a rage and went forthwith f,
room where she encountered tn
cruel teacher and when gossip ha'
finished with the report. there did no
seem to be much left of the teache
of room ,. She was said to be crippled
incapacftated for further work an
licked so badly in the first roun
that she went down for the count.
True Facts of the Case.
The true facts are that the mother
who was very angry at the time. for
got herself and shook the teacher
superintendent Mcdaniel heard of tn
affair and decided to protect his teach
ers and uphold their authority. Mr.:
Thompson, however. having pleade
guilty. and expressed repentance of he
conduct. her fine was made a mer
nominal one.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-06
New York Executive Will Be
Sent Forth Into the Land
From Now On.
HE MOVED TIRED
CROWD TO CHEER
Beveridge, of Indiana, and
Governor Harris Were
Also Speakers at Opening
of Republican Campaign in
Buckeye State.
AX Associated Press.

Youngstown, O., Sept aside
from formally defining the issues IN
both the nation and state, the re-
publican Campaign in OHIO here today,
according to republican critics, devet
oped an important fact. Namely, that
Governor Charles E. Hughes, of New
York, will be in great demand outside
of his own state during the national
campaign.
Governor Hughes, following a mas
terIy effort by Senator Beverage, not
only held the attention of the crowd
Of thousands who had been listening
to speeches for hours, but moved the
crowd to vigorous outbursts of ap-
probation, and was fairly mobbed
when he finished, by the hundreds,
who pressed forward to shake his
hand.
His satirical comments on William
J. Bryan's ideas of regulating trusts,
called forth shouts of laughter. Re
vision of the tariff and a continuance
of the policies of President Roosevelt,
and in OHIO, county wide local option
were the keynoteS sounded.
Senator Beveridge, of Indiana, and
Governor Hughes both delivered i'm
pressive speeches dealing with ma
tional issues, while Governor Andrew
L. Harris, renominated by his party,
devoted himself to questions of i'm
port to the state of which he rs chief
executive
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-06
By Associated Press.

New York, Sept. 5.-The Republican
campaign text book for 1908 was is
sued tonight by the republican nation
al committee. 1t is a volume of $50
pages, and contains in detail the eX
PLANTATION of the various questions IN
der discussion in the present presi'
Dental campaign, and the attitude OF
the republican candidates thereto
contrasted in some cases with the
present or past attitude, of their dem
Ocratic opponents.
The tariff question is dealt with al
great length.
1t says that under the proyisO of
the democratic publicity of campaign
contributions plan, those desiring TO
avoid publicity in campaign contribu-
tiOnS in excess of 800 could readily
do so by dividing the proposed gift
into as many separate contributions of
800 or less, as might be required TO
make the requisite total.
OF 1aft'S relation to union labor the
book says:
Secretary Taft's whole public ca
reer, and ii is an extensive one, CON
tains no incident in which he has
ever by word or act, arrayed himself
against the principles of trade union
ism. On the other hand he has been
its consistent friend and advocate"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-06
LIABILITIES ARE
$1,S61, 5000
Cosmopolitan National Bank
is Said to Have Had Over
One Million Dollars Worth
of Loans on Paper That
Authorities Wouldn't APP
prove.
BY AssoeIated Press.

Pittsburg, Sept. 1.-Two financial in
situations. the Cosmopolitan National
Bank, and Mount Washington Savings
and Trust Company, We're closed here
today by orders from the federal and
state authorities.
While the Cosmopolitan was fair
sized institution, the trust company
was a small concern and there was lit
tie or no excitement when the failures
became known.
The order closing the Cosmopolitan
bank was brought forth by a refusal
It is said, of Drank Examiner John B.
Cunningham, to approve some of the
paper and other securities Of the bank
for loans aggFegating, it is alleged,
over s1.000.000.
However, the officials of the bank
deny that worthless or insufficient Sc
curities have been accepted for loans.
According to the banks last statement
its liabilities were 81 1851. S30-96
Robert Lyons, who is receiver for
the Allegheny National bank, which
recently failed, was appointed recefv-
er for the Cosmopolitan
The reason for closing the Mount
Washington Savings and Trust Com
pany have not yet developed 1t is
believed, however. that the trouble of
the Cosmopolitan was the cause. The
vice president of the trust company is
director of the national bank.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-06
PROPERTY LOSS
TOTALS MILLIONS
In Chisholm Over Two Mil
lion Dollars Loss is Sus-
tanned - 10000 Refugees
Seek Safety in Other
TownS-Railroad Carries
People in Box Cars.
BIZ Associated press-

Duluth, MINI, Sept. 5.-Forest fires,
after burning for two or three days
envelOped several towns near Duluth,
rendered thousands of people home
less, and destroyed millions Of dollars
worth of property.
Chisholm, Mimi, q town of 1900
inhabitants on the MeSaba iron range,
80 miles north of DuAIth, was COM
pleteIy wiped out, and Hibbing, five
miles from Chisholm was surrounded
by forest fires, and was saved only by
the shifting of the winds
The entire northern portion of Doug
las county, Wisconsin, is afire.
Renshaw, village 25 miles west
of Duluth, is surrounded by flames,
and there is no hope for it. The farm
ers have been driven from their homes
and as passage along the roads is very
difficult on account of the heat and
smoke, it is believed that some lives
have been lost, although none have
been reported.
Fire at Bayfield,, Wis, damaged two
docks and a lumber cOmpany's prop
erty to the extent of 500, 900.
The Great Northern, the only hotel
running into Chisholm. took fifteen
box cars loaded with homeless people
to Hibbing tonight. The new high
school, erected at a cost of S125.000,
is the only building saved.
The loss on buildings at Chisholm
is estimated at $4,000, 900. Chisholm is
the center of the greatest iron produc-
ing area in the world.
Refugees poured into Hibbing to-
night until the population of 10000
was almost doubled. A dense pail of
smoke filed with burning flakes, how
cred over uluth tonight.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-06
HUSBAND Of
SLAIN ACTRESS
MAY De LYING
Discrepancy IN Story of Man
Who Confessed to Killing
Wife and Cutting Body Up
to Conceal Crime, Leads
to Belief That He is Falsi-
flying.
Nv Associsted Press.

Boston, Sept. 5.-The belief ex-
pressed by the medical examiners al
ter their autopsy on the dismembered
body Of Mrs. Honorah Jordan yester-
day that she was struck upon the
head with some blunt instrument be-
fore being cut UP by her husband,
Chester s. Jordan. has been app2T-
emily coroborated with the finding in
closet of their home in Somerville
Of a fat iron which was covered with
blood and to which chung a quantity
of hair.
The finding OF the blood covered
fiat iron tends to discTedit a portion
of the confession of Jordan. who
stated that the only blows which he
dealt lis wife after her taunt were
by his fist and following which he Te-
membered nothing. This discrepancy
has led the police TO believe that
other portions Of his story may DC
equally wrong.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-06
HUGHES IS MOBBED BY
HIS ADMIRERS IN OHIO
AN ATTEMPTED ASSAULT ON
THiRTEEN=YEAR OLD GIRL
FIOrida'S Bryan and Kern
Fund Continues to Grow

he
last intemized statement
received
Hunt Harris Key
mieeman T a Jennings-.- ---$ 1000
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Pine
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Already sent to National Committee :
Bryan and Kerr Tut
Club of which
and it will be properly accounted for published in these
If have faith in Democracy, rs the show
This where
is needed national headquarters Florida
share in the democratic
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-06
Rv AssocIated Press.

St. Paul, Mimi. Sept 5.-De Palma,
in a ninety horsepower machiae this
afternoon at the state fair grounds,
broke the worlds record for one mile
on a circular track, by covering the
distance in 81 seconds, fiat
The former record of % seconds
was made by Walter Christie last year
on the same track. Christie attempt
ed TO lower his record today, but the
best ne could do was 80 1-2 seconds.
The machine in which the record was
broken was the same one in which
Cedrino was killed early this year
while racing
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-06
ARRESTED FOR CARRYING
SMALL TARGET RIFLE
sv Associates Brass.

Washington, Sept. 5.-The. mother
of Robert Rechi, one of the Ameri-
can boys from FL Pa y arrestej by
the Mexican EOveFaIneSIS because
they crossed the river with a target
gun, has appealed to the state depart
ment for assistance in securing the
release Of her boy.
Because of the recent border
troubles it is appreciated that Mexi-
cans are naturally suspicious of per
sons crossing the border with guns
in their possession, which probably
formed the justification for the ar
rest of the boys. If the case is al
ordinary one without evidence OF
any evil intent, it is expected the
trouble can be easily adjusted and
the BOYS release obtained
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-06
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j.,
WILL BE DRY TODAY
BY Associated Press

Atlantic City, Y j, Sept. 5--An-
other dry Sunday insofar as the sa-
looms are concerned, will be expert
enced in this city tomorrow in ODE
dience to Governor Forts edict that
the Sabbath closing should be en-
forced. The Royal Arch, a society
composed of liquor men, voted to OBJ
serve the law and the president of
the association declared that the CON
ditiOn that prevailed in the resort
last Sunday would be repeated tomOr-
row, Last Sunday all the public
drinking establishments were closed
for the fourth time in the history OF
Atlantic City