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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-02
Leading boys baseball teams in Lake
TURF CASE IN
HIGHER COURT
Latonia Bookmaking Argu-
ment Up for Trial.

Frankfort. Ky. June 2.-The appeal
of the state racing commission from
the judgment Of the Kenton circuit
court holding the act Of the legislature
creating the commission invalid is now
in the hands of the judges of the court
of appeals. The printed brief of the at
torneys representing the Lationia Ag-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-02
BOUT
FOR "PACKIE'

Packey Mcfarland has been matched
by Manager Harry Gilmore Jr. to meet
Phil knight in ten-round bout at
Kansas city June II, before the club
conducted by c. L. Knight McFar-
land has also received offers to box in
Leavenworth. Fred Gilmore will take
Cess Walsh, a 112-pounder, to Mem
phis, where Walsh will box Young
Fitzgerald before the Madison club.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-02
Especial to TIE TINES. }

Crown Point, Ind. June 2.-The VESTS
first great motor car race-the initial
contest for the Cobe trophy, which will
take place in Crown Point and Lowell,
is less than twenty days distant Peo-
pie in Lake county, it seems. who live
away from the course have not awaken
ed to the realization of what the race
means to the county, of the enormous
amount of money that is being spent
and the work that is now taking place
in preparing the race course and grand
stands. etc.
The work of resurfacing the race
course has been a stupendous one and
will cost The club little less than $40
900 before it is completed. A TINES
reporter, in making a trip around the
route last evening. was little able to
realize just how much work had been
done in its present condition. The west
leg of the course, that is. from Crown
Point to Lowell. via Cedar Lake is
practically completed and the road is
open to traffic. On the east leg about
five miles yet remains to be recover
ed. Those who are in charge of the
repair work say this will be completed
by the 10th of the month. Work on
the big c. A. A. grand stand is being
rushed. The press and judges stands
are also under course of construction.
In Crown Point, Cedar Lake and
Lowell there is a general hustle, and
| everybody is planning some feature for
the races whereby they intend to get
rich in the two days. Hotels and lodg-
ing houses are already contracted for
and in many instances barns and store
houses are eng taken as garages and
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-02
M'GRAW TO KEEP JOB

New York, June 2-President John I.
Brush of the New York National league
club today denied a story that the club
intended to Gust Manager McGraw. Ac-
cording to the story McGraw was not
to be offered a new contract at the end
of the present season. Brush said that
the contract held for two years and
that there was no intention Of letting
Muggsy go
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-02
JEFF TO FIGHT
IN MARCH
Says He Will Be Ready on
ST. Patrick's Day.

James ]. Jenries is said to have con-
fided to a Chicago friend before he left
the city that he would be ready to fight
about st. Patricks day, March Il, 1910
and that if he had his way about it his
next battle would be in California The
statement included the assurance that
he would be willing to meet Jack
Johnson. heavyweight champion. pro-
viding the colored man was not beaten
in the meantime
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-02

Results Yesterday.
National League.

Cincinnati, 3, Chicago. 9 (ten in
nings).
New York, ); Brooklyn, 2.
Pittsburg-St Louis, postponed: rain
American League.
Washington, %; New York, 10
Philadelphia, 10; Boston, 0-l
(frst game eleven innings).
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-02

THE NUMBER OF COPIES OF THR
TIMES SOLD ON THE STREETS OF
HAMMOND ALONE EXCEEDS THE
ENTIRE CIRCULATION OF ANY 9TH
Err PAPER IN THE CITY.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-02

riculturaI association, when contested
the comission's power to prohibit book
making at the Latonia track, was filed
in the states highest court yesterday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-02
"HUMAN FREIGHT
CAR" TO FIGHT
J. JOHNSON

Lima, Ohio. June 2.-Natt Chaser,
representing Victor V Vass of the
Twentieth Century club of Philadel-
phia, today secured the signature of
Ed DunkhOrst, the human freight
car" to articles calling for a six round
fight with Champion Jack Johnson in
Philadelphia the first week in Septemb-
er. Dunkhorst is appearing in vaude-
Vile here He said he could easily get
into condition and would take off a few
poinds though he weighs AT now
Chaser says he came west especially to
make the match, calling for a $4,000
purse as eastern sports believe any big
man can whip Johnson.
Bugs" Raymond is pitching good
ball IN spite of the fact that the Giants
seem pretty wabbly aggregation.
Pitcher Bell Of the Brooklyn team
has been showing the heavy hitters Of
the National League some real pitch
ing Of late.
The Detroit Tigers have had hard
going with the eastern teams.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-02

Mrs. Emeline Palmer of Englewood
visited friends in East Chicago, and
took supper with Mr.. and Mrs. James
Givfn
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-11
[By Associated Press.I

NEW YORK, Sept. 1O.-Two beliefs
~ concerning the death of E. H.
~ Hartman were accepted as facts
today-first, that his great railroad or
ganization will not be disturbed; Sec
ond that he was victim of cancer.
That the financial world had
thoroughly discounted the great mans
death and dissipated all fears of q
panic was attested by one of the most
remarkable scenes in the history of the
New York stock exchange.
There. instead of a downward move
ment of stocks, a sensational and spec
tacular advance occurred, while in Lon
don and Berlin railroad and industrial
stocks showed unusual strength.
In all quarters the Hartman stocks
were strong, and those who went
short on the theory that heavy de-
clines would follow Mr.. Harriman's
death suffered considerable losses.
The Kuhn, Loeb National City bank
will continue to act as the chief finan-
cial agents of the Hartman lines, but
just who will assume the head of his
vast affairs is a matter of speculation.
To Control System
1t is generally understood that Jacob
H. Schiff and Judge r. S. Lovett will
divide between them the running of the
complex organization built by Mr. Har-
riman, while others whose shoulders
will bear part of the burden are Julius
C. Kruttschnitt vice president of the
Southern Pacific railroad and director
of maintenance and operation OF the
Hartman lines; Frederick D. Under
wood, president of the Erie; John G.
Stubbs, traffic manager of the Harri-
man lines; L. F. Loree, president of the
Delaware & Hudson; William F. Her
rim of San Francisco and William Hood,
chief engineer of the Southern Pacific
Tributes to Mr. Hartman were eX-
pressed by men of note all over the
void today. The flag of the New York
stock exchange was halfmasted, as
were those on most of the large bank
ing institutions.
The Hartman offices in the city will
remain closed until Monday. On that
day a meeting of the board of directors
of the Union Pacific and Southern Pa
cific railroads will likely be held.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-11
STOCKS SOAR AT NEWS
OF f1ARRIMAN'S DEMISE
tBy Associated Press. ]

completed None of these stories was
either denied or confirmed.
The markets rapid pace was main
tanned to the end and at the close the
extent of the short covering was esti-
mated at all the way from 100000 to
100000 shares. There is little doubt
however, that no small part of the
days operations represented buying OF
an investment character.
Statement Withheld
No official statement was issued by
the Hartman officials relative to the
future policy of those properties, but
banking interests in touch with the SIT
uation announced Mr.. Hartman s
plans for constructing and development
would go steadily forward.
Meetings of the Union Pacific ana
Southern Pacific directors will proba-
bly, be held next Monday, and 1t is be-
lieved something more than the express
sions of regret at the passing away Oh
Mr.. Hartman will then engage the
boards attention.
noteworthy event of the day was a
new high record for United States steel
common, which touched SOS, an eighth
above its best previous figure.
The more important gains follow:
Union Pacific, 12A; Union Pacific pre-
ferred. z; Southern Pacific, 5; st. Paul
3A; Reading, 5; New York Central
az; Louisville & Nashville, Atchison,
Missouri Pacific, United States steel
common, Western Union and Interna-
tional Pump, or more, with numerous
advances ranging from l to 21s points
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-11

APPLAUDS
DIR. COOK
Pole Finder Given Great
Public Ovation
COPENHAGEN SHOWS FAITH
IN DlSC0VERER
PEARY EXPECTED TO ARRIVE IN
GOTHAM FIRST
Rival Explorer of Man Who Reached
Worlds Pivot to Come to the
United States by Rail
from Sydney
tBy Associated Press.l

HOPENHAGEN, Sept l1.--Dr. Fred
erick A. Cook left Copenhagen
this afternoon on the first stage
of his journey homeward, apparently
happy and confident, and with the
cheers of a great crowd ringing in his
ears.
2 Formal farewells were exchanged
between DR.. Cook and committees of
the Geographical society and the Uni
'yersity of Copenhagen.
As he departed the explorer stood
alone on the high bridge of the yacht
Melchoir, which is taking him to Chris
tiania and raised his hat in response
to the shouts of the spectators.
The yacht will arrive at Christiania
tomorrow noon, where DR.. Cook will
board the steamship Oscar II for the
United States.
Managing Director Cold of the Scan
dinavian- American Steamship COM
pany accompanied DIR. Cook. He said
the Oscar II would reach New York
September 21.
Ceremony in Cabin
Before the gangplank of the Mel
choir was drawn up there was a pleas
ant ceremony in the cabin, which was
attended by Maurice M. Egan, the
American minister, the rector of the
University of Copenhagen and num-
Der of geographers
Admiral Dekichelieu thanked DR..
Cook for returning to the United States
under the Danish flag.
"Green- eyed envy and Jealousy" the
admiral said, "are doing their enven-
omed work, but we in Denmark be-
lieve in you absolutely"
''I want to thank you" said DR.. Cook
in reply, 'for the great honor that is
mine in going home on a Danish
steamer. Since 1 cannot reach home
on an American steamer or an expedi-
ton vessel, it is fitting that I should
go on a steamer of the land which has
given me such happy days.
Make Him Happy
"You have made my return so happy
that the tortures of the past are for
gotten. You have been my friends.
you have fought my battles. With
full heart 1 say farewell to the people
of Denmark"
Speaking to a correspondent, Or.
Cook said:
Il am perfectly willing to put my
records before ~the American coast and
geodetie survey to be compared with
those of Commander Peary, but / do
not see why I should ask for such a
comparison first"
Asked if he had any message for the
public DR.. Cook replied:
Don't you think that would be
rather presumptuous? All 1 want is to
get home to my wife and children and
to finish my work"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-11
WARSHIIP BREAKS
RECORD AT COST
OF HUMAN LIVES
FLAGSHIP TENNESSEE MAKES
RAPID VOYAGE
BOILER PIPE BURSTS AND TWO
MEN MEET DEATH
Colorado and West Virginia Unable
to Keep Up Elghteen-knot
Race-Feet Arrives
at Honolulu
[By Associated Press. ]

III ONOLULU, Sept. 10.-The Pacific,
comprising eight of the fastest
AG cruisers in our navy, which left
San Francisco last Sunday afternoon
under Rear Admiral Uriel Sebree for a
five months cruise in oriental waters,
arrived here at II a. m. today, except
the Colorado and West Virginia, which
were delayed by accidents to their
machinery
In the effort to establish the shortest
time in which the fleet could cross the
Pacific and test the speed and steaming
capacity of the cruisers, which is part
of the object of the cruise, the Ten
nessee, Admiral Sebrees flagship, broke
all records on this ocean by making the
trip from San Francisco to Honolulu
In days and II hours.
During a burst Of speed Wednesday
a steam pipe burst aboard the Colorado,
scalding to death two men in the coal
bunkers.
The dead:
L. NJ. LEPETSKY, an ordinary sea-
man.
C. P. McDERMOTT, a coal passer.
The Colorado and West Virginia could
not keep up with the 18-knot pace set
by the flagship soon after passing
through the Golden Gate.
Steaming under forced draught part
of the time, weak points in the ma
chinery of the two cruisers soon de-
veloped. Leaky tubes in three of her
boilers greatly reduced the speed of the
Colorado even before the accident oc-
CURED on that vessel
The breaking of the piston ring on the
port high pressure cylinder made It
necessary for the West Virginia to fall
out and stop for repairs.
The cruiser then made splendid
squirt, cutting through the water at
1919 knots for twenty-four hours, and
succeeded in catching the rest OF the
fleet.
Work Too Difficult
The work of feeding the furnaces to
keep steam in the boilers at a pressure
that made this speed possible proved
too much for the crew, however, and
the cruiser was compelled to drop be-
hind.
At II o'clock the West Virginia was
thirty miles behind the rest of the fleet
and the Colorado was still fifty miles
off port.
Next week the fleet will steam to
Maui island for a full speed test of four
hours.
Rear Admiral Sebree stated that with
the exception of the accidents to the
Colorado and the West Virginia the
trip was most satisfactory and demon
strated the speed of the cruisers on a
long voyage.
He spoke highly of the work of the
crews on the warships
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-11

MT EW YORK, Sept. 10.-Wall streets
response today to E. H. Harpi-
~ mans death was a buoyantly
strong stock market, in which securi-
ties made sensational gains and held
them to the end.
The volume of business was enor-
nous, well over 100000 shares, and to
this vast amount the better known
Hartman stocks-Union Pacific COM
con and Southern Pacific-alone con-
tributed over one-third. while other
properties in which the late magnate
was more remotely interested added as
much more to the total
The day resulted in a complete roul
of the short interests.
Even before the opening hour 1t was
evident from the tone of American Sc
curities in London that the strongesI
support was forthcoming in lnltlai
prices in New York, dispelling all doubt
with advance in all issues. though the
Hartman stocks were the leaders.
The Union Pacific and Southern Pa
cific trading posts were the center OF
all attraction, and the enormous buy
ing of both stocks soon caused a hur-
ried scramble to cover.
Brief Recession
InerC was q DIlSl iSSCoolOii I'm
soaring Wall street was teeming with
the first hour semi-official announce
ment was made that the Kuhn Loeb
National City bank interests were act
ing in unison and this gave the mar
ket another uplift to level above the
opening prices.
By this time the bears were in state
OF utter decentralization; there was talk
later that number of private settle
nents had been made.
While the Hartman stocks were
soaring Wall street was teeming with
rumors, some limiting at a contest for
control of the Union Pacific.
No one took these rumors very serl-
ously, but considerably more attention
was paid to persistent rumors that j.
p. Morgan & Co. were buying heavlly
Of Union pacific shares and that ar
rangements for taking member of the
Morgan company into the Union Pa
cihc executive committee were already
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-11
BRITISH BUDGET
kEENLY SCORED
LORD ROSEBERY CUTS AWAY
FROM RADICALS
EneIand's Financial Policy Cause MiI-
lions of Dollars to BE Tied Up
Pending Reform, Says
Speaker
lRy Associated Press.l

GLASGOW, Sept. 10.-Lord Rose
berry today cut himself adrift from
modern radicahsm as exemplitied by
the house of commons and in a
straight talk" to the business men of
the north vehemently denounced the
budget and it's authors
The former premiers speech hac
been awaited eagerly by those opposed
to the budget, and it was expected TO
give lead to the house of lords and
furnish a platform for fight for a
general election on which the mod
crates of all parties would be able to
foregather.
Lord Rosebery prefaced his remarks
by saying that he intended to express
his unadorned opinion without quips or
cranks, and characterized the budget as
"a revolution which put the future of
Great Britain in the melting pot and
which in the best interests of the nation
should not become law"
He declared that the first result of
the budget would be an immediate in
crease in the ranks of the unemployed
through a great depletion of capital
The arguments advanced for taxing
land applied logically to consols and
all other forms of realized property.
Scores of millions were lying idle in
the banks at the present moment owing
to the apprehensions regarding the
governments financial policy, which
proposed to treat all landlords as
pariahs.
If the Lloyd George budget was the
only alternative to tariff reform, Lord
Rosebery declared. many would cease
to defend the doctrine of free trade.
He said the government was dallying
with socialism, which was the end of
all things.
Lord Rosebery's address was dis
cussed keenly in the house of COM
mons. and the prevailing opinion in
the lobbies seemed to be that the fate
of the finance bill had been sealed
thereby and that the house of lords
would reject 1t.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-11

ToHN r. BRADLEY, the man who
backed the Cook polar discovery,
y has produced checks and other
documents to prove that the entire ex-
pedition, including the cost of the
schooner and the big game hunting trip
which preceded the actual journey to
the pole, was less than $4,000. These
documents, which are still in Mr.. Brad
ley's possession, show how carefully
the undertaking was planned. Cook
had everything he needed, Bradley
says, but nothing that he did not need.
He declares that many polar expedi-
tions have been defeated in their aims
by the very weight of unnecessary i'm
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-11
ALASKA HONORS
ITS PURCHASER
BRONZE STATUE OF SEWARD
UNVEILED AT SEATTLE
Prophecy of LIncoIn's Secretary of
State Realized In Grafton DeliV-
cred by Son-Grandson
Also Present
rBy Associated Press. ]

SEATTLE, Wash, Sept. 10.-A bronze
statue of Secretary of State William H.
Seward, the father of Alaska" who
bought for a trifling sum the richest
colonial possession of Russia, was un-
yelled today on the green lawn in front
of the Seward mansion on Seward ave-
nue. at the Alaska Yukon-Pacific eX-
position.
The mansion, copied after the Seward
home in Auburn, N. Y, is New York S
building at the fair, and the fair was
conceived to tell the world of the pro-
digious wealth of Alaska in gold, coal
and other minerals, timber, fish and
fertile valleys.
Secretary Seward said that genera
tion would pass before his purchase of
Alaska was appreciated. His son de-
livered the oration at todays unveiling,
and his grandson was also present.
After music and prayer, Judge
Thomas Burke of this city introduced
Gen. William H. Seward of Auburn, N
Y, to pay a tribute to his father.
A little girl, Harriet May Baxter, a
granddaughter of former Governor Nc
Graw of Washington, drew cord and
unveiled the statue, and the band
played 1.-THE Star Spangled Banner"
Origin of Statue
The statue of Seward had its origin
in the desire or clIlZeuS OF oedtlle "
show their appreciation of his far
seeing statesmanship in the purchase
of ALASKA, an act bitterly criticised by
many of his contemporaries.
The sculptor is Richard e. Brooks OF
New York, whose studies of the subject
were assisted by members of the
Seward family, with the result that an
excellent figure of the statesman was
obtained.
The statue. which is to stand per-
manently in the grounds Of the Univer-
sity of Washington, was cast in Paris
and exhibited in the Paris salon.
The figure Is nearly nine feet high
and rests upon a pedestal ten feet In
height On the pedestal are engraved
Stewards memorable words:
LET us make the treaty tonight.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-11
t1ARRIMAN'S FUNERAL
TO BE HELD SUNDAY

ARDEN, N. Y, Sept. 1O-Arrange-
ments for the funeral on Sunday of e.
H. Hartman were completed today
First his family, then the simple folks
of the valley and hillside who for TWEEN
ty years regarded him as their friend
and benefactor, will pay their tributes
of respect.
The days ceremonies will end with a
burial service and interment, which
will be attended only by relatives and
personal friends.
Family services will be held at Ar
den house at 10 o'clock Sunday morn
ing, and holy communion will be cele-
brated at II o'clock at st. Johns Epis-
copal church, Arden.
The burial service will take place at
ST. Johns at p. m. The interment
will follow in the Hartman private
burying ground, stones throw south
east of the church.
Music will be furnished at the main
service by the choir of Grace church.
New York. Judging by the prepara-
tions being made throughout the neigh
borhood, it is evident that half the
population of the nearby villages will
attend the public services.
Carriage Hire High
Carriages already are being held at
exorbitant rates for use on Sunday.
Seventy men toiled on the Arden hill
side in the pouring rain all day today.
preparing for the funeral of their late
employer.
Six were blasting grave from the
solid rock of the private grave yard
near ST. Johns church. The others
were smoothing the three miles of
road over which the body will be car
ried to it's last resting place.
All afternoon the stiffness of the
green hillside was broken by the noise
- oxOIoeiOnG THE grave is being
blasted and quarried out of the blue
stone which lies but a few inches below
the surface of the ground.
Until the death certificate is filed
with e. p. Fitch, the town clerk at
Highland Mills, there is no way of
ascertaining the verdict of Mr.. Harri-
mans physician, DR.. w. C. Lyle.
Cancer Is Diagnosis
A Vienna dispatch declaring that Dr.
Struempell diagnosed Mr.. Hartman S
tContinued ON Page rhreeI
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-11
PEARY'S STATEMENTS
DENOUNCED IN PARIS

PARIS, Sept. 10.-The first INSTALL
ment of Commander Peary's recital or
his expedition to the north pole was
published in a special edition of the
Matin today and had an enormous sale.
AS notice had been given that the
article was copyrighted the other news
papers handled it with care, but in
their comment there is noticeable dis
position to criticism.
This perhaps is due to the fact that
Commander Pearys reflections upon
Dr. Cook are considered ungenerous.
The Temps is especially caustic, and
expresses the opinion that the first part
of Peary's recital is really favorable to
Dr. Cook.
II saws Peary's story is obscure and
even inconsistent, pointing out particu-
larly that whereas his diary up 10
March Is is scrupulously precise, there
after it shows a hiatus and the dates
are obscured and confusing. For in
stance, when the story stops, Capt.
Bartlett had been sent back.
''Ihe expedition was then In S7.4S
and still far from the pole, the Temps
saws 'Peary now proceeds alone, and
whatever suspicion was raised against
DIR. Cook is equally applicable to him.
Peary's recital up to the present Of
fered nothing more worthy of credence
than DR.. Cooks.
Madness Created
'It is true, he affirmed, that polar
obsession creates a sort of madness,
and any hypothesis, even the most un-
favorable, is permissible against both
explorers"
The Figaro says:
Nothing is more painful than the
spectacle of this quarrel on the thresh
old of glory. It will embarrass the.
sympathy which naturally goes out to
these two men, Returning to civiliza-
tion. they encounter jealousy, envy,
calumny, ignoble pickering and hatred
of success: they become the prey Of
parlor explorers and savants, who raise
objections where they risked their
lives.
"Their affirmations win be discussed
and weighed by societies and savants
with keen desire to find them wrong
and convict them of falsehood."
The Illustration prints full page
Continued on Page Two.