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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-25

from South Chicago to Burnside witn~
out cost to the property owners as the
result of a special meeting of the team
ing interests which Mr.. Lee called sew
eral years ago. Provision for a subway
at Ninety Second street in connection
with track elevation was forced into
the ordinance following similar agita-
ton which was managed by him and
conducted aggressively for several
weeks. A $4,000 sea wall to be built
to protect the lake shore at Windsor
Park was contracted for last year by
the city at the demand of the Windsor
Park citizens, led by Mr.. Lee. He is al
so an active member Of both the South
Chicago and the South End Business
Mems Associations, the Calumet SAM
tary Canal Association, the Calumet
Deep Waterways Association and VAR
ious other organizations.
Waterways His Big Fight.
But it is in connection with his long
fight for the Calumet drainage canal
and as father of the great Lake Calu-
met haror project that Henry Lee is
best known TO the people
His address to the Chicago Harbor
commission two months ago was pub
and thousands of copies were printed
in pamphlet form by the business mems
associations and sent broadcast
throughout the middle west.
Commissioners Make Visit.
Saturday afternoon Mr.. Lee escorted
two members of the harbor commission
in a preliminary tour of the Calumet
river and Lake Calumet. Charles E.
Merriam, secretary of the commission.
and George Sykes. expert adviser, were
the guests of Mr.. Lee, and Charles
Kriewitz, in the latter's launch The
members of the commission were
amazed to find great boats 500 to 600
feet long anchored four miles up the
Calumet river whose captains would
not dare to even enter the Chicago
river with these boats.
The Calumet Canal.
Not less important is the construc-
tfon of the Calumet canal, which will
run from the south end of Lake Calu-
met via the river to Blue Island and
thence by canal thirteen miles west
ward to the main drainage channel at
! the Sag. This canal will be ninety feet
wide and twenty-one feet deep and
will cost upwards of s12,000,000. The
government will pay half the cost il
Congressman Mann's bill is passed.
In view Of these great projects, which
will mean so much to the Calumet re-
gion, it is imperatively necessary that
this section have official representa-
| ton upon the drainage board. Petty
| political chickering's and personal diff
ferences should find no place in the
matter The customary patronage al
lotments of the leaders should be dis
regarded in this connection and the
Calumet region should be given a rep
resentative who for years has demon
strated his knowledge of the situation
and his unquestioned fitness and abil-
! fty.
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Especial to The Times.)


Indianapolis, June 25.-In the roll
of Indiana democrats two names stand
out prominently-those of John w.
Kern of indianapolis and of Benjamin
F. Shively of South Bend. Both are
honorable and honored members of the
democracy Eeach has made a losing
race for the governorship; each has oc-
cupied many positions of party trust.
Whenever a democrat is to be named
for high office, either in the state or
nation, the names of Kern and Shively
bob up in the democratic mind. They
appear simultaneously in the democrat
ic press. There are other democrats
in the state but Kern and Shively are
the leading ones. They are the most
talked of for political preferment. No
third democrat can reach them in the
party estimation.
Just now Kern annd Shively are
being proposed for the vice presidency
of the United States. Both have been
similarity proposed before. Neither
has ever been vice president. The
party press throughout the state con-
sistently refer to the candidates. of the
men, Many a country editor seems to
think that the Denver convention will
seek to honor itself by handing the
nomination for second place on the
ticket to one or the other of these two
big Indiana democrats
Politicians think that Kern would
not accept the nomination If it were
proffered him on a silver platter. They
insist that he will hold off for a United
States senatorship. Senator Hemenway
comes m for reelection next winter
and Senator Beverage two years
hence. In the event of a democratic
| legislature Kern would make a strong
bid for the Washington job
Friends of Kern say that he is too
poor and too frail to run for vice presi-
dent. The campaign would waste his
strength and his resources. He is
stronger now and in better physical
condition than two years ago. but he is
not overly robust. His finances never
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is liked but it is understood here that
he will not listen. Announcement that
John Mitchell. former president of the
United Mine Workers of America,
would not accept political office was
Mitchell had made his
headquarters here for years and is con-
sidered native of the state. HIS
nomination. for the vice presidency
would undoubtedly be a great factor
in Indiana politics. But Mitchell has
spoken with the vigor and decisive
ness that characterizes him and said
he would have none of it.
The Denver delegates will not meet
again until they arrive in the conven-
ton city. A call has been issued for
the evening of July fifth. This means
that the delegates will have to leave
not later than July third. John Kern
and John E. Lamb will probably divide
delegation honors between themselves
Kern will likely be chairman and
Lamb the Indiana member of the reso-
luton committee.
T. Taggart left for Denver last even
ing to prepare for the convention. The
national committee, of which he is
chairman, will meet June twenty ninth
to take up contests. There are not
many contests but the few are hard
fought. 1t is thought that no fewer
than $50 Hoosiers will attend the con-
vention.
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INDIANA MAY GET
VICE PRESIDENCY
Kern and Shively Are Being Prominently Consid
cred For Nomination at Denver
Next Month

were sufficient ample to justify him
giving up his profession and making a
business of running for office. The
senatorial campaign would be cheaper
and less wearing and tearing Then,
too, the chances for success are better.
Persmons who scott at the idea of Taft
being defeated for president, admit
that the next Indiana Legislature may
be democratic. Two years ago he DEM
ocrats made a big gain in the house
In the roundup they had forty-nine
members to fifty one for therepublic-
ans Another gain anything like as big
would give the democrats a majority on
the joint ballot and that would mean
the defeat of Senator Hemenway.
Shively is also talked of as a senator
ial candidate but not as frequently as
Kern. Democrats here think that
Shively will run for congress in the
Thirteenth district if he is not honored
by the Denver convention. This, many
democrats think, would be happy com
bination as it would keep Kern and
Shively from opposing each other, pro-
vided the general assembly sought to
elect a democratic senator and would
put both Kern and Shively in congress
the former in the senate and the
later in the house-provided, of course,
that Indiana showed up in the demo-
cratic column next fall.
Indiana democrats have no special
choice for vice president other than
Kern or Shively. If a "favorite son.
is not to be supported, the delegates
will be at ease to do as they see fit.
Some seem to prefer Lieutenant Gov
ernor Chanler of New York. His
friends point out that New York could
be saved by the lieutenant governor S
selection. Others insist that New York
is a dead duck" as long as Bryan
leads the party and that some other
state, where chanches are at least
even, should be honored. These look
to w. l. Douglas. the millionaire shoe
manufacturer of Massachusetts. and to
Henry Watterson, the veteran editor
of Kentucky. Judge Gray of Delaware
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Lee FOR EIGHTH WARD
DRAINAGE TRUSTEE.
Father Of Big Movements
Endorsed by Hundreds
on a Petition.
Waterways ARE HIS PROJECT
Has Only Practical Soheme-A Calu-
met Canal and Lake Calumet
Harbor.

Following an article in THE TIMES
two weeks ago public sentiment has
been crystalized in favor of the allied
projects of the Calumet drainage canal
and the Lake Calumet harbor These
two great projects are needed to COM
plete the development of this section
both from a sanitary and from a COM
mercial view point.
Interest in these matters has been
stimulated by the candidacy Of Henry
w. Lee of the Eighth ward for drainage
trustee of the Sanitary district. Nearly
one thousand signatures have been af-
fixed to his primary petition which will
be filed July 1, preparatory to the prim-
airy election August s.
Never Sought Office Before.
Although Mr.. Lee has never before
sought public office he has for upwards
of fifteen years been identified with
almost every important public improve
ment contemplated in the Calumet re-
gion. Ninety fifth street was paved
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MAKERS OF WIFI WAGONS.

charge OF the mechanical end OF the
great automobile industry of America
rounded up in this city today to ex-
change ideas and discuss technical
problems. The occasion is the fourth
annual meeting of the Society Of Auto
mobile Engineers, which it was decided
to hold this year in conjunction with
the convention of the American Society
of Mechanical Engineers. Both meet
ings are being held at the Hotel Ca
diIac and will continue for several
days
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WARM RECEPTION FOR
CANDIDATE WATSON
Dinner at Gary Hotel to be
Followed by Short
Speech.
COMMITTEES ARE APPOINTED
Executive Body of Republican Club
Held Meeting Yesterday in
Preparation of Event.
COMMITTEES ARE APPOINTED

James Watson, candidate for gov
ernor on the republican ticket, will be
given great reception when he comes
to Gary
The executive committee of the re-
publican club met yesterday afternoon
in the clubrooms of the Gary hotel.
There were twenty members present
out Of the twenty-five and the meeting
was the best and most enthusiastic
that has ben held. The purpose of the
meeting was the arrangement for the
reception to Watson, who will speak in
Gary next Monday.
Arrange For a Big Time.
Beside planning for the visit OF the
republican candidate for governor, the
committees which will have charge of
certain branches of the campaign this
fall, were appointed by President
George Manlove. These were the I'm
ance, organization, naturalization and
ways and means. Matters of general
interest in regard to politics and the
future political were discussed by the
members.
AS soon as Watson arrives in the city,
at about o'clock. he will be taken to
the Gary hotel and dined. Here, any
one that wishes to take part in the din
ner may do so, by paying for the price
of the meal Here, Mr.. Watson will
make the acquaintance Of the leaders
of the party in the city and the plans
of the local supporters will be out
lined to him.
Win Speak Short Time.
Mr.. Watsons speech will be entirely
extemporaneous, as he did not intend
to make any kind of a talk when he
first decided to pay Gary a visit He
will therefore, address them for a short
time. This will not, therefore, be the
keynote of the campaign, as has been
reported in town
The committees which were appoint
ed by Man1ove are:
Finance Committee
Captain h S. Norton.
Dr. T. B. Templin.
John A. Brennan.
R S. Newlin
John Bennett.
Q. H. Maloney.
Organization Committee
William T. Hodges.
A. r. Hoover.
William Kliver.
Carl Stout
DR.. Smith.
Naturalization Committee
Joe Cothery.
M. M. Duchich.
John Parsack
j. J. Matter.
Clyde Hunter.
George II. Manlove
A. b. Seroczyniski
Ways and Means Committee
Ted Rinzen.
J. J. Kelly
John Fox.
A c. Huber
John McFadden.
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New York. June 24,-hIthough many
OF the nations foremost men have sig
nif1ed their intention to attend the
funeral OF ex-President Grover Cleve-
land, who died in his Princeton home at
$40 o'clock this morning. Mrs. Cleve-
land wishes to make the ceremony as
simple as that for the humblest citizen
OF the republic.
The funeral will be held at westland.
where Mr.. Cleveland has resided since
he left Washington. on Friday after
noon. President Roosevelt announced
today that he would come from Oyster
Bay to attend. Scores of distinguished
men. including the FIVE surviving mem
bers of his cabinets, will be among the
mourners.
Simple Funeral Desired.
The ex-President will be buried in a
plain little cemetery in the heart of
the college town, next to the ivy
covered grave of his daughter Ruth.
If Mrs. Cleveland has her way there
will be no pomp and little ceremony.
She made it plain today that the funeral
was to be private. 1t Is believed. how
ever, that she will change her mind to
the extent of desiring the participation
of representatives of the army and
navy.
Mr.. Cleveland's last struggle with
the complication of chronic diseases
which have been dragging at his vi
tality for several years was of fully
twenty four hours duration. The news
Of his turn for the worst was kept from
the most intimate friends of the ex-
President. At o'clock Tuesday night
Mrs. Cleveland still hoped it was Just
another spell" and talked most opti-
mistically about her husbands condi-
ton.
This was one of the reasons that the
announcement of his death came as
such shock tothe entire country. Men
who knew Mr.. Cleveland were still
rejoicing over the hopeful bulletin In
their morning papers when the after
noon extras came to the street with
the flash Of his death
Hent Affects Patient.
Mrs. Cleveland and the trained nurses
first noticed that all was not going well
with their patient early Tuesday morn
ing. The night in Princeton had been
frightfully hot and he suffered from the
heat on Monday.
A telephone message was sent TO Dr.
Joseph Bryant OF New York asking him
! to come to Princeton and bring Dr.
George r. Lockwood. lung specialist.
They arrived Tuesday afternoon and
examined the patient and were greatly
alarmed.
IN the early morning Mr. Cleveland
suffered another sinking spell and DR.
]. NJ. Carnochan of Princeton was called
TO his bedside. From then until morn
ing his physicians had no rest Every
expedient that medical science knows
to prolong life was used. Mr.. Clevel
and's pulse was weaker each time 1t
was counted.
Attempt To Talk Fails.
At times during the night he lapsed
into Inconsistencies and Mrs Cleve-
land would be hastily summoned. Once
In the early morning he tried TO mum
BILE something, but DR.. Bryant either
did not understand or did not care
to make the words public. 1t was
shortly before o'clock that he lapsed
into the final Inconsistencies.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-25
ANNIVERSARY OF THAW-
WHITE TRAGEDY.

New York, June 25.-Two years ago
tonight, at the Madison Square Roof
Garden, occurred the killing of Stan
ford White the noted architect, by
Harry H. Thaw, the young Pittsburg
millionaire an event which stirred New
York as nothing of the kind had done
since the Staying of Jim Fisk by
Ned. Stokes. On the first anniversary
of the tragedy young Thaw was still
a prisoner in the Tombs awaiting the
beginning of his second trial. The
second anniversary finds him in more
comfortable quarters in the Pough-
keepsie Jail, awaiting the action of the
courts to determine whether he shall
be returned to the prison for the Grim
inal insane at Matteawan or trans
ferred to some private institution.
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Hammond People Entertained.

Hobart, Ind, June 25.-(SpeciaD-
M. L. McClelland Lodge A. F. of a. If.
No. 357 observed Wednesday, June "a.
st. Johns day and entertained guests
from East Chicago. Gary, Whiting.
Hammond. Valparaiso and Chicago. The
master Masons degree was conferred by
the past master of the lodge in an
up-to date and impressive manner after
which a banquet was served by Land
lord Newman in his spacious rooms in
the Hobart house, after the banquet
few fitting remarks were made by the
visiting and local brethren. The event
was an enjoyable one and long to be
remembered
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-25
]. h. LAWRENCE DEAD

Lowell, Ind, June 25.--(Specia)-T
interment of James H. Lawrence
brother of ex-Sheriff George w. Lawr-
ence of Hammond, took place this
morning in the Lowell cemetery. The
services were in charge of the Lowell
q. A r. Post and a large concourse at
tended the ceremony at the graveyard
Mr. Lawrence was well known in the
Creek township, having lived here
years ago and moving to st. Louis,
Mich, where he owned considerable
property. Mr.. George w. Lawrence
and family from Hammond attended
the funeral. The death of Mr.. Lawr-
ence at st. Louis, Mich, was quite sud
den and took place Tuesday night.
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HORSE THIEVES ARE
RELEASED At GARY
Sheriff Green Of Porter
County Arrives on the
Scene too Late.
SLICK CHAPS GET OFF FREE
Gary Police Are Now Wondering How
They Are Going to Get
Them Again.

The case of horse stealing In which
Charles MarkOvitz and Harry Green
were arrested TOR the theft of three
horses after they had been besieged by
q mob of Lake Station citizens, is about
the most complicated one that has yet
come to the notice of the Gary authOrI-
ties.
This morning the two men were Civ
en- their preliminary hearing in a JUS
tice court Mt Gary, and Markovitz was
released, because the evidence was said
10 be not sufficient to warrant his be-
ing bound over to the superior court.
Green was bound over, however, and
Will have 10 stnnd trial.
AS soon as Markovitz was released it
is said that he got out of town so fast
that he could not be seen for the dust.
It is well that he did, for it was not
long before Sheriff Green of Porter
county identified him as the man who
stole the black horse belonging to a
man from Wanatah. A warrant was
at once issued for the arrest of Marko-
vitz. but he was no where to be found.
Gary Police Are Fooled.
In the trial Markovitz said that he
hired rig and he and Green. who were
both butchers. started out to see if
they could secure employment in some
of the cities surrounding Gary.
After they had been on the road to
Michigan City for some time Mako
Wiz says that Green told him that he
had stolen the horses he was driving
They found that Michigan City was
farther away than they at frs
thought. and returned TO Lake Station
where they were arrested by the posse
Markovitz says while they were on ths
way back to Lake Station they met &
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man who was leading a black horse.
He gave them dollar to take the horse
back to Gary where it belonged. and
that is how they happened to be in
possession Of the animal.
This was the story which resulted
in the freeing of Markovitz and now
the Gary police are faced with the job
of finding man whom they had under
arrest yesterday and who was slick
enough to fool them with a smooth
story.
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TAFT AT oBERLIN COLLEGE.

Oberlin, O.. June 25-The seventy
fifth anniversary celebration at Ober-
lin college came to a brilliant close
today with the holding of the com
mencement exercises. Secretary Will
liam H. Taft delivered the address to
the graduates and another noted par
ticipant in the exercises was President
Cyrus Northrop of the University of
Minnesota.
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Bead The Times and get the news.
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FUNERAL AS SIMPLE
AS HIS LIFE WAS
Cleveland Will be Buried at
Westland Where He
Has Resided.
BURIED IN A COLLEGE TOWN
Death Comes to Entire Nation as a
Great Shock and Sud-
den One.
IN MEMORY OF CLEVELAND.

IN MEMORY OF CLEVELAND. {
The stars and stripes will fly
at half mast Fer so days over the
Hammond federal building and
CIeveIand's death VIII be for (
maIly observed on his funeral I
day next Friday. The city hall
will be closed up on that day I'm
afternoon hours as "A taken of 4
respect for the great statesman {
and the flag on the city hall will 4
fly at hnlf mast by order of Act
ing Mayor Sn:aIIey and the board 4
public works. (
The death of Cleveland has
called for the sincerest express
sions of sympathy for the fRm- 4
lily and respect to the deceased,
among the people of Hammond I
republicans as well az demo-
Gratis. 4
Hammond democrats were with
Cleveland from the start even 4
before he was nominated and 4
were in the ranks at the ballot 4
box after he had been nOminat- 4
ed. {
Cleveland impressed himself 4
strongest on Hammond people 4
when he handled Ghe big strike 4
1904 at Chicago in so decisive a {
manner. His name was q house 4
hold word in Hammond and. bis 4
sudden end IN not only mOurned
among politicians but also in the 4
family circles. 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-22
IN SERIOUS CONDITION
PRIEST SUFFERING FROM CERE-
BRAL HEMoRRHAGE.

Rev. Peter Catalini. Roman Catholic
priest was suddenly stricken with cere-
braI. hemorrhage in his rooms at TIE
Raleigh Hotel this morning and was re-
moved to the Emergency Hospital in an
ambulance where he lies in a dangerous
condition. The priest arrived in this city
from Newark. N. j.. last night. and it is
thought that he came here to attend to
church business with the local Catholic
prelates. At the hospital later in the
day several priests from the Washington
churches and Georgetown called in the in
terest of the stricken man.
Among the priests effects were papers
showing that his Newark address was All
I'd street. and the name of another priest
who apparently lived at the same address.
Rev. p. G. O'Donnell. was given. The
police telegraphed to the Newark authori-
ties and to Rev. ODonnell notifying them
of Father Catalinis condition. Up to a
late hour this afternoon no reply had
been received to these communications.
1t was at first thought the sick man
condition was exceptionally grave. but
during the course of the afternoon he
showed improvement. One of the assist
ants at st. Patrick's Church has been
with the sick man greater portion OF
the day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-22
INJURED BY ACCIDENT.
Two Men Run Down by Automobile
This Morning.

In order to avoid an accident at the in
terSection of Massachusetts avenhe and
Belmont road about 10 o'clock this morn
ing Oscar Brandenberg chauffeur for
Col. Henry May. 1325 X street. ran his
automobile into a ditch at the side of the
road, it is said but not before he struck
two men. injuring both. Francis Kill
kenny. thirty years old. of 95l Massachu-
sets avenue. and Louis b. Wolfe, TWEEN
ty-eight years old. of 1906 9th street. were
moved to the Garfield Hospital i'm
patrol wagon. Brandenberg escaped with
several slight cuts and bruises about the
face and head.
Shortly after O'Clock this morning
Brandenberg took the machine. which
had recently been purchased and was of
the high speed class. out of the garage
where it was kept for ride. and, Ii is
stated. was in the act OF increasing the
speed of the machine when Wolfe and
Kilkenny were run down. With but
few minutes to decide which way TO turn
the two pedestrians made toward the
gutter at the side of the road. 1t was
said at the hospital that Kilkenny's arm
was fractured between the shoulder and
elbow. in addition to cuts and bruises
about the body 1t is feared. also he Is
internally injured. Wolfe Was severely
cut about the face and received a strained
hip.
The definite condition of the two men
surgeons have an opportunity to make
further investigations. An inquiry by
the police of the tenth precinct resulted
in prOnouncing the accident unavOida BILE
The front axle of the automobile was
broken and the motor seriously damaged