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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-04
HOT FIGHT STARTED
At COUNTY SEAT
Gary Saloonkeepers Engage
Many Lawyers to Fight
Remonstrance.
BOARD MEETS TO CONSIDER IT
Nothern Indiana Saloonmen Watch
Legal Battle With Much
Interest.

Crown Point is Oyerun with lawyers
today who are there in the interests
OF the brevveries and saloon keepers
and are fighting the remonstrance at
Gary. The enormous amount of money
already involved, to say nothing of the
great blow that would be struck, the
brewers and saloon keepers OF this
Vicinity of Gary and Calumet township
should be made dry was sufficient TO
arouse the liquor interests to unprec-
edented activity
When the announcement was made
Friday that L. A. Bryan and Rev. Dual
had secured enough names to a re-
Monstrance to put the saloons out of
the business in the entire township of
Calumet there was great CONSERVATION
on the part of the liquor dealers of the
new steel city.
Many of them had invested their
ALI in a piece of property or in the
fixtures for a saloon in the hope that
in Gary they could make fortune
When the word went out that the re-
monstrance had been signed by enough
people to make it effective there were
charges on all sides that some one had
discovered how easy it would be to put
Calumet township and had started the
| remonstrance with the idea of fright
ening the allied liquor interests, the
brewers and the saloon keepers, ant
then selling out.
| Nevertheless the remonstranee went
on file in the auditors office last Sat
urday and this morning the petition
was taken up and considered by tht
commissioners The first thing tha
the lawyers for the saloon keepers did
was to raise several legal points abou
the petition.
They induced the commissioners t.
hear an argument these points while
other representa- were busily en-
gagged in an effort to secure the with
drawe1 of the names from the petition
1t Is understood that IS of these
Withdrawals must be secured. The
commissioners granted the request and
the arguments were made this morn
ing. At noon a telephone message
from Crown Point was to- the effect
that the vote on the remonstranct
would not be taken until Wednesday.
| This will give the saloon interests
even more time in which to secure ths
Withdrawals of names from the re-
monstrance. Frank Meeker. the county
attorney is advising the county com
missioners on the legal points involved
in the case and he has arrayed agains
him probably a greater number ol
lawyers than have ever been interested
in one case in Lake county before.
1t is expected that the fight to de-
feat the purposes of the remonstranc'
will be one of the most memorable il
the history of Northern Indiana ant
the outcome of the matter is beins
watched all over this part of the coun
try.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-04
WATCHMAN SHOT At
BY NIGHT MARAUDER
National Packing Compa-
ny's Employe Fired on
Saturday Night.
MYSTERY IN SPENT BULLET
"John, the Watchman," Fears That
Attempt May Be Made on
His Life.

What may have been an attempt at
murder and what certainly resulted in
a narrow escape for John" the watch
man who is hired by the National
Packing company, occurred at the old
deserted G. H. Hammond company's 8
plant last Saturday evening ~~xhen a
bullet crashed through the door of the
little shanty he occupies and would
have penetrated his body If he had
happened to be in the place at the
time.
At about IL o'clock. midnight; John,
whose last name could not be learned,
left his shanty for the purpose of MAX
ing his usual rounds of the plant. He
was not gone long and when he re-
turned he found the broke window and
the splintered window frame and on
the floor OF the shanty was the spent
bullet which hit the other wall of the
shanty and fell to the floor.
The course of the bullet was such
that had he been sitting in his usual
place in his chair, he would certainly
have been hit.s All that night John
was momentarily expecting to be shot
at again and the fact that some one
was trying to kill him from ambush
was all the more terrifying.
This morning John told some of his
friends about 1t and after they had
Investigated the course of the bullet
they too were convinced that the bullet
was not simply a spent ball which
happened to. pass through Johns door
but was fired at the watchman.
John himself can offer no explana-
tion of the incident, except that posi-
bly, some one was angry at him fol-
keeping them off from the premises
which is being paid to, guard. Another
t suggestion was that possibly some one
tried to kill him to get his job, how
ever. that seems too preposterous tc
be considered.
| To say the least, the shooting last
| Saturday is mystery that may bt
solved and John is sitting on needles
every night nowadays. If he had any
idea as to who is after his scalp Il
would not be so bad. but to be sho
at from ambush by some one whom h'
does not even know, is about all {
man who does not believe in spooks
can stand.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-04
DOPE F|END RUNS
AMUCk YESTERDAY

Come out to the Standard district,
there is a man running around here
naked and chasing people out of the
houses" was the message received last
night by Capt. Bunde, of the Hammond
police
Upon his arrival at the Standard steel
car district Capt. Bunde found that the
report had not been exaggerated and
saw that Charles Clark. who has the
reputation of being a dope fiend, was
in bad shape and violent He was
brought in a carriage to the Ham
mond police station where he was in
carcerated. Clark is an habitua1 dope
fiend and has caused the police so
much trouble that they don't know
what to do with them. He will be
given hearing today before Judge
Mcmahon and an effort made to find
out who is selling the drug
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-04
CHICAGO POLICE IN
POSSESSION OF FACTS
Chicago Dope Fiends Still Make
Practice of Coming out to Ham
mond as Has Been Shown on Sew
eral Occasions by Reporters for
THE TIMES.

Further revelations regarding the
made every day since it was shown by
The Times that this city has becomes
haven for dope fiends.
Among the most sensational Develop
ment is the fact that the Chicago po-
lice secured from a woman, who was
arrested while under the influence of
the drug, the confession that the CO.
caine users on the west side s9eyee''
are being supplied with cocaine by
Hammond druggists.
It also appears that the druggists
who are conducting a legitimate busi-
ness here are anxious to have the traf-
fic stopped. for one of them made the
statement the other day that cocaine
is secured in large quantities from a
local manufacturer.
The fact that cocaine is being sold
in Hammond became known by, the
sChicago police Wien Mrs. Lulu Kuhn
was arrested and fined 25 by Judge
Wells at the DespIaincs street station,
last Friday.
When arrested the woman was under
the influence of the drug and it was
twenty four hours before she could tell
where she purchased the dope.
She finally gave the informatio to
Inspector of the Police Edward Nc
Cam and it is understood that this
information is at the disposal of the
Indiana authorities if they want it, as
the Chicago police are anxious to have
the supply cut off from this source.
Mrs. Kuhn was one of the principal
witnesses 5sainst Jim Ling, the Iaund-
ryman at 2O9 West Randolph street,
who was fined 592 two weeks ago for
trafficking in cocaine He has since
gone out of business and the police
were unable to learn where Mrs Kuh7
and the others were getting the dope"
Today she broke down and told the
inspector that man by the name of
Jerry bought it for her and other
west side users at Hammond
Since THE TINES printed the picture
of Chicago coke field and some of the
local druggists recognized an old pat
ron, it is understood that he has been
refused the dope
However. it is still a fact that there
are several of the local dspensaries at
which the drug may be pur caeadsh
which the drug may be purchased and
that Chicago fiends are still. coming to
| Hammond to get the soul and body
| destroying cocaine because it cannot be
purchased in Chicago.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-04
THE PARSCOUTAS
WILL LEAVE WHITING.

Whiting. Ind. May 4.-Special-Rev
and Mrs. John Parscouta and family
will leave Wednesday for Chicago
where they will remain until their
daughter, Ida, fully RECEIVERS from ty-
proid fever, she not being able to travel
yet. From Chicago they will go to
Paw Paw Lake where they have a
beautiful summer home. Here the
family will spend a few months. but
Rev. Parscouta will leave in a few
weeks for Boston, where he has all
ready secured a parish. When he has
everything in order, his family will
join him.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-04
5,7l3 ENROLLED IN
HAMMOND SCHOOLS
Completion of Census Shows
Increase Over Last
Years Showing.
THIS DESPITE LIMITATIONS
Lafayette District Surpasses All
Others in Number of It's
Boys and Girls.

Hammond this year has a school
population of 5,71S, or. ia more boys
and girls of school age than last year.
The total gain this year over last
year would have been swelled by sew
eral hundred but for the fact that in
last years enumeration children were
counted who would be six years old
April 80 and Sept. 1. while this year
the enumeration age limit was set for
April 80. Since the enumeration takes
in young men and women up to the
ages of 81 the list was further re-
duced in its possibilities in that a
large number of boys and girls who
had been employed in the factories,
offices and stores have moved away
from Hammond. Still, there is a gain
or 174 over last years enumeration
and the school authorities are well
satisfied with the results.
Only two colored children, two girls
from the Lafayette school district,
We're found in Hammond
The Lafayette school district looms
up as the largest in the city, with
1877 children in it.
The difference in the number of boys
and girls in Hammond is but slight
when the total of 5,71S is taken into
consideration. still the boys lead with q
majority of SO.
While there is majority of girls
in the Central and Lafayette districts
there is a larger majority of girls in
the Washington school district than IL
any of the former districts, the Wash
ington district having "a more girl.
| than boys.
The enumeration in detail is as fol
lows:
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-04
SHARPSHOOTERS MEET
IN CONTEST YESTERDAY

The Hammond Sharpshooter's asso-
citation met at Sharpshooters. park yes
terday afternoon for the second con-
test of the season for the four gold
medals. The new score book has not
arrived yet, but that did not prevent
the members from shooting The
marksmen were not in good form yes
terday owing to the fact that the sea-
son has not far enough progressed and
that some of the members are trying
out new guns.
The holders of the four medals for
this week are as follows: g. w. Hunter
of Hammond, first; Frank Cowgirl OF
Whiting, second: Henry Diereks of
Hammond. third; and Gus Muenich of
Hammond. fourth. =
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-04
MASONIC SOCIAL CLUB
TO GIVE DANCE SOON
May ri, the Date Chosen for This Event,
Postponed from the 18th.

The members of the Masonic Social
club are planning to give a dance in
the near future AT first it was thought
that preparations could be made so
that the dance could be given May Is,
but it was finally decided to wait until
the 21st on account of an entertain
ment that is to be given by the Ham
mond Male Chorus on that date.
The committee on arrangements have
selected the dance programs and the
invitations will probably be issued
some time this week.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-04
CLEVELAND MAY
NOT RECOVER.
Ex-President So Ill That His
Life Is Despaired OF.
Especial to The Times.)

Especial to The TimeS.)
New York City, May 4.-De-
spite the great efforts of mem
bers of the family of former
President Grover Cleveland to
keep from the people the exact
nature of his illness and to min
imize 1T as much as possible. 1t
was learned on the highest au-
thOrity this afternoon that not
only is he very sick man, but
that he may not recover. 1t is
asserted that he cannot retain
medicine on his stomach and In
consequence the attendant ply
scians are greatly worried. Mrs.
Cleveland, DIR. JOS. II. Bryant and
trained nurses are at his bedside
in the Lakewood hotel. The
telephone connecting with their
apartments have been mufIIed
and at the hotel office 1T is stated
that mo- message viii be taken to
the wing occupied by the dis
tinguished patient.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-04
SHANNON LEAVES
HAMMOND TODAY.
Baptist Church VIII Engage Another
Revivalist From Kentucky.

Dan Shannon. the preacher" who has
been holding meetings at the First Bap-
tist church for several weeks. spoke
there last night and closed his en-
gagement-
Another revivalist from Kentucky has
been engaged to take the place of the
self styled "Whirlwind," who has dis
gusted hundreds of Hammond people.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-04

The total enumeration last year was
$3.50 boys and girls, there having been
total gain of IT'S over the year be-
fore.
Owing to the attendance in the par
ochial schools the enrolment in the
Hammond public schools this year will
not exceed 5000.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-04

) The convention was a grand
) success. Personally, 1 am more
) than satisfied with the results.
) as for myself, now that l am
) nominated, / am out to win. In
) the beginning 1 was adverse to
) my nomination, but the cam
) paign is on and 1 am in 1t heart
, and soul.
; HON. ED. SIMON,
, County Chairman and Nominee
) for Representative.
) The democrats of Lake county
) haye done this convention up
) right, but it is only a reflection
) Of the same spirit that 1 find
) All over the state. Gary es-
) pecfaIIy should be congratulated
) on this occnsiOn.
Il. s. JACKSON,
, President Democratic State
Central Committee.
} There Is a new spirit among
) the democrats of Lake county.
) A nomination this year is more
) than a mere honor. The ticket
B is a good one and predicts VIC
b tory for next fall.
) w. w. M'MAHON.
, Nominee, Judge of Superior
B Court.
D L cannot conscientiOusly say
, that my nomination was a sur
, prise to me, but the way 1t was
> handed to me prompts me to
. another expression of thanks TO
o the convention.
, SHERIFF FRED CARTER.
o You may depend upon Gary
Q to do it's share during the COM
O ing campaign. am particu-
= IarIy pleased at the nomination
q of Frank ZuxyaskI for commits
q sioner of the first district. He
= looks like q winner to me.
. ATTY HI. Nj. STANTON.
. Nominee for joint Represen-
= tative.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-04
~~~~A~~>~>~>~~~~'

COUNTY DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
Judge Lake Superior COurt-W. w.
Mcmahon, Hammond.
Representative of Lake County
Hon. Ed Simon, Hammond.
Sherih-Fred 5. Carter, Crown Point.
AuditOr-A. j. Smith, Hobart.
Recorder-JOhn Wilson, Crown Point.
TTeasurer-Bruno Schreiber, East
Chicago.
COrOner-Dr. w. d. Weis, Hammond.
SurveyOr-A. p. Melton, Gary.
CommissiOner, First District-FranIx
zovadsIxi, Gary.
COmmissioner, Third District-John
Nolan, Lowell.
Joint Representative-AttO H. NJ.
stanton, Gary.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-04

The race is on. The latest and at
once the largest political convention
in Lake county passed into history last
Saturday at Gary. Future years may
bring larger crowds together into one
city of Lake county, but probably never
again under similar circumstances,
where men of all parties, all denomina-
tions, and all nationalities united to
swell the attendance at democratic
convention.
The convention of last Saturday
stands unique in the history of Lake
county. 1t was not the naming of the
ticket nor the personnel of it, that
promises to go down into history as
exceptional. but the stampede that was
made for Gary itself, which is now
admittedly the key to the county situa-
tion for next fall.
1t is tradition that after every nomi-
, mating convention the party congratu-
lates itself upon the strong ticket"
that has been nominated and the demo-
Gratis who met at Gary last Saturday
are no exception to this rule. But in
. the inside circles where democrats meet
and republicans meet. it is sincerely
admitted that the ticket nominated
last Saturday is stronger than the mere
phrase of strong ticket
Enthusiasm was in the air and har-
mony in the convention, SO much so
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-04

IF YOU HAVE TIME TURN TO
PAGE 7 AND READ THE WANT ADS.
1T WILL PAY YOU.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-04
Big Democratic Convention
Saturday Passes Into His
tory as Biggest and Most
Interesting Political Gath
ering Ever Held in Lake.
STRONG TICKET IS
NAMED BY PARTY

New Spirit Revealed at Convention
Showing Democrats To Be Wide
Awake and State Leaders Present
at Meeting Say sThat 1t Is Pre-
valent All Over Indiana.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-04

Fair tonight and Tuesday
without much change In
temperature.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-04

Continued ON Dsre :
, 1908-09-09
PASSENGERS
Christiansted.

September 3rd-Denmark via Frederic
stedIMrs. Elise Hansen and son, Bog
holder Otto Kjeldrup. Saba vim St. Thorn
as-Joseph Bunker.
September 5th-viking for st. Thomas
Emily Chabert, Joseph Clarke, Chriotiana
Smith, Sc Rotary BQumann.
September 5th-Vihing from St, Thomas
James Muller, Cleopatra Petersen.
, 1908-09-09
KILOGRAMS
-ST. NROIN SIATION.

Ton1or Cont 9Th "A DESPATCH from Ma
ric,boa states tbot Kino Edward left TODAY
a., "a, rlo,1 y, or bis medical adviser has
;s,n1 on onicio1 etotoment that the results
of t,n r,,ro are even more satisfactory than
II for,,oy ,aors and that tLe robustness Of
nj. N,isstv's constitution Mt his ace is quite
wonderful.
The obituaries Of Lord Sackville having
referred to him as unmarried, the solicitors
of Mr. Ernest Sackyille West have writ
ten to the newspapers stating that their
client has a petition bonding, claiming
to be his eldest logitimi te son by a Spa
nish dancer named Duran. Of whom
Lord SackyilIe is reported to have said he
was unable TO marry ber as She unhappilv
wa. already married.
In view OF the important international
issues do.eadjng m,gil which of tho rival
Sultans Of Morocco is paramount. I ia q
matter Of considerable moment how their
respective fortunes stand. This will not be
known until the conGictin- reports respect
inc a battle nolr Marrak,sh are settled.
French reports scv tI"attlolafdists were de-
tented wtila contrary rannrts c,niinna to
,eaca Vapoie.. and if is believed that two en-
nauemo,+ were fouoh4 1Ttipi tba commander
in chief of the AblCi A2i2 army defeatino the
Haf;dists but then turnioo the command over
ia his brotbor tLo lottar wac ottocknd onl 10
kan prisoner Nv tba Hof;diets Ah1ol Az i
a;l - Ea,o ~ H. IN .e .A -
able MESSAGE from Mtnoi. Even thonuh thon
ebouldot hovo lnst oil hnf thino ,,n3,rsxar
n1ont ,omo;n vharo tbon art wha,o T sIIan
saok Thea
, 1908-09-09

Mrs. BlockwooI and myse't hereby ten.
der our hearty congratulations 4, Nj. Emile
Hoyer, on ne event Of his laN pg success
fully served ~ Q Cierl il the Firm Of
Bartram Bros. SUCCESSORS to the Finn OF
Raven & Co, for q period of rs az, thc
anniversary Of VIII cb, have just lee~l a, IL
cclebra ell on tho 3rd Of September 1908.
1t gives me great r ire TO AID, tina.
during the % y ri ~ l have been a@so-
ciated with the finn its manager, / L2F3
always found III. Hoy ii his post, com?e-
tent, industriors, chez %ul ana obiiging, and
now that he has ven 44d in a business of
his own, wish him every success and a long
life to enjoy it.
A. j. BLACKWOOD.
4th September 1903.
, 1908-09-09
Wednesday, 9th September, Is

In the list Of passengers expected by the
st. Jan on the It'll, which we reprint
ed yesterday from The st. Thomas Bulletin,
there ere, so far rs concerns the new
school here, some explanations to lie made.
Mr.. and Mrs Williamson, although book
ed for st. Thomas, viii go to West End,
where Mr.. williamson, who is from London,
will he Principal Of the new school. Mr..
Colterg will be second teachcr ia West End,
where Mss Titckz has also been al pointed.
Mr.. Wulff- Hansen will lie Inspector Of
both schools and Principal il Clnistiansted
school. The second teacher III Christian
sted will be on ErgliehmNn, who j. expected
by the net Danish steamer. MI. VLo!Wald
Sorensen will likewise teach IN The Chris
tiausted School, to which also Mrs. Lauder
is appointed.
This gives us an opportunity to mention fur
ther that at the last General Meetiug,ia whicl
the Laws Of the Associ9 Ion wera auopted,t he
following gen 'emel were elected az Direc-
tors:For CLlist nsteG ;MeHs's Colbeth, Grove,
Fabio, Larsen, Lmney un} GkAocr. For
Frederikstcd Mc5srs ]. ] ndter, W. Fl.
Fleming, g. Malkoe, G. | Na,iz aud Rev.
nm. Westergaard. AS NJ. Co,ae,h declined
the election, another Director VII be elected
No. Tn i9'o E" - pVA' N:l%'1 ~ Me-
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I a NJ. ~ : > ! i''''9 LEU
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tba rI,n". ",'' A. w. r' Iie9e"' "'''De''
at>3 - = = ~ /, } OH''9I'"H-
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o".Iy"I" w., A'tP''' '"o n"'H'S OF IN
sono'nS up 'h' wa give ai III" nation
CONCERNING ''"ool SIS &C
m I.-.
~ O'H" q ''no NAIS 4ASfod DIVISION OF
Inc 1on1 my gave On sunday afternoon
on me "horI a Po'1oimance winch was
very 6fe4tiy olPfe1lAted. he selection was
eooo' ana the execution showed a marked
Improvement On previous performs nco". The
, 1908-09-09

& 3cistlaugtGG, &t. GroiY,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-01
FINLAND AGAIN FACING LIFE
AND DEATH FIGHT FOR LIBERTY

members went to Vibourg, in Fin.
land, and issued a revolutionary
proclamation. The spirit of Fin.
land today is entirely hostile to the
regime in Russia.
Therefore a new campaign
against Finland has been begun.
The first move was to deprive the
Finnish parliament of the control
OF the customs revenue, which
amounts to 100000 a year. When
the Finnish parliament assemblies,
1t will probably resent this order.
1t will then be easy for the Rus
slams to claim that the Firms are
rebellious, to dissolve parliament
and to institute autocratic control.
At present the Russian governor
general Of Finland is Gen. Vladi-
mir Bokmann. He has been given
as his first assistant Gen. Zein,
who held the same position under
Bobrikoff. Bokmann himself is a
military officer of the old Russian
school, who regards all democrats
as rebels.
Altogether the clouds seem to
be gathering, and, if the Russian
reactionaries have their way, Fin
nish liberties will come to an end
before the close of 1908.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-01
special espondence to The RrssG.

special Corresp ondence to Tho PrssH
ST. PETERSBURG, April L.
The car of Russia is grand duke
of Finland. AS grand duke he took
an oath to observe its liberties.
Swedish is spoken in Finland, and
not Russian. 1t has a parliament
and liberal laws. 1t is the only
part Of Russia where anything like
democratic institutions exist. Pre-
vious to the Japanese war Gen.
Bobrikoff tried to crush out the
liberties of Finland and make it a
Russian province. He retired after
attempts had been made to as
sassinate him. AT tine time of the
first duma, all the OLD liberties of
Finland were restored. They still
existed, but are again threatened.
The landlord oligarchy, which is
no win the saddle at st. Peters
burg, regards it's own position as
unsafe so long as Finland exists
as a free uuchy. 1t has not been
forgotten that when the first du-
ma was dissolved the radical