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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-17


East Chicago, May 17.-One thousand
dollars, or within a small sum of that
amount. was raised for the East Chi
cago public library fund by means OF
tag day on Saturday.
Three hundred dollars was raised by
straight tagging. over $500 by subscrip-
ton and fully 5000 has been all but
promised in the names of some of the
big firms. whose representatives did
not feel qualified to absolutely pledge
their firms to any stated sum, but who
had a well defined idea, what the con-
tribution on the part of their company
could be expected to be-
AS the ladies interested have not yet
begun to make their entire rounds Of
the business houses, manufactures and
offices the canvas Of which some of the
members of the Tuesday Reading club
began on Saturday there is hope that
quite a large sum will be added to the
81, 900 already assured
That tag day was an uneQuivical sue
cess. the figures set forth above are
sufficient evidence Mrs Abe Ottenhet-
mer was early at her post in Veacfs
drug store. whence she directed opera
tins all day and during the evening as
well Several of the members of the
Tuesday club, under whose auspices the
event was held, also stuck by sturdily
throughout the day. and the high school
girls were interchangeable in their eff
forts. A large number of outsiders
that is to say outsiders SO far as the
Reading club is concerned. also did
yeiman service, notable among these
being Misses May and Helen Davis OF
Magoun avenue who between them
raised SIS by the tagging process. Mrs
| E. T. Higgins and Mrs E. w. Mickey
The sum raised by the Misses Davis
was the largest taken in by any two OF
the taggers The club members who
were hard workers in the cause includ-
| ed Mesdames ]. D. Kennedy. w. r. Dia
rnond. E. n. Canine William Meade anC
and Jones
There were any number OF amusins
incidents throughout the day. james
[. Paxton president of the Paxton Eek
man Chemical company of Soutl
Omaha, who Is combining business witt
pleasure in a junket through the cas-
In his big touring car, was one of TIL
early victims He came out from Chi
cago intent upon visiting the chemica
plant at Grasseln Mr.. Paxton got Il
bad in several ways. In the first plac
he was halted some distance out O
town by a number OF fair taggers, a
whose demands he stopped his an
rifled his pockets Of all their sma'
change. This. when summed up. mad
pretty respectable total-but If Nj
Paxton expected TO be let off witt
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-17
INDIANA HARBOR MAN
STRUCK At WHITING
Mike Koto, Returning From
Church, Steps in Front
of Engine.
IT THE HAMMOND HOSPITAL
Although Unconscious He Clutches to
Prayerbook Which He Carried
Little Chance For Recovery.

Whiting. Ind, May 17.-There was
plenty of excitement in Whiting yes
terday morning, when Paul Koto, aged
80 years. was struck by a Lake Shore
train. receiving serious in juries.
Koto lives with his brother, Steve
Koto. 1918 One Hundred and Thirty
seventh street, Indiana Harbor. As
usual. he came to whiting to attend
the Sunday morning services at the
Slavish church on Lincoln avenue Aft
er the services were over Koto pro-
ceeded down One Hundred and Nine
teenth street to the Lake Shore depot,
where he intended to take the train for
Indiana Harbor. After waiting for
fully half an hour, the 1910 train was
approaching and Koto, with seeral of
his companions left the depot. In get
ting to the passenger train it is neces-
sary to cross a switch track. Just as
he got on the track a switch train came
along, westbound, and hit him, throw
ing him for several feet.
Picked Up for Dead.
When he was picked up it was
thought he was dead, but it was found
that he was still breathing. so He'll
wigs ambulance was called and he was
hurried to the offices of Drs. Lauer and
Hoskins. Here it was found that he
suffered a severe skull fracture and al
so internal injuries All efforts in try.
| ing to revive hi mwere fruitless. He
was taken to St. Margaret's hospital al
Hammond, and at 8 o'clock he was still
unconscious, but phone message abOu
10 O'Clock this morning said that h,
was very low.
When picked up Koto still held hi
prayer book tightly in his arm il
spite Of the fact that he was thrown
such a great distance.
The accident was witnessed by crowd
of women. who happened to be waiting
at the station, and they were throl
into a great state of excitement
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-17
PRESIDENT TAFT WANTS THE
.A|OOF CONGRESSMANCR UMPACKER

Washington, May 17.-There is a de-
mand for the services of Representative
Edgar D. Crumpacker of Indiana on
the conference committee that will
shape the tariff bill in It's final stages
The suggestion that Mr.. Crumpacker
should go on this committee is high
compliment to the Indiana member, for
it comes from no less a parsonage than
President Taft
1t was learned today beyond doubt
that the president is DESTROYS that the
Indianan shall be made one of he con-
ferees. which is confirmatory evidence
that the president thinks that the bill.
to certain extent will have to be made
over in conference II it is to be real
tariff revision measure, such as will
conform to the pledges of the Chicago
convention and to his own personal in
depreciation of that platform in the last
naional campaign.
The president has stated that 1t would
please him if Judge Crumpacker is APP
pointed on the house end of the confer
ence committee. This is especially sig
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-17
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS RESULT
Of EAST CHICAGO TAG DAY

that he was mistaken. However, it
canno be said that he was disappointed
for, his car was entered from all sides
by the taggers who besought him to
convey them to the chemical works
This was easy, Mr.. Paxton said, and 1t
was until the plant was reached. His
card, which should have been the open
sesame to the big concern was regarded
with suspicion when he arrived at the
plant in company with the party of
taggers. but he was finally admitted.
and the taggers bore him out in his as
sertions that he didn't go for to do it,
and all was forgiven. After a full un-
Outstanding had been arrived at be-
tween all parties concerned. large
sum was realized by the girls who
canvassed the plant
John Kamradt, whose popularity and
generosity are established facts, was
waylaid and hustled into Veacos where
without a moments delay he put his
hand in his pocket and drew forth a
$40 bill and any amount of smaller
bills and change. This was nuts for
the taggers, who assailed him unmerci-
! fully on every hand. If the fat Gas
Man" was generous with his cash, so
were the ladies with their tags. and
the genial John was literally plastered
with tags before he left the store, his
horse being literally decked out in
stringed squares of Dashboard of all
colors, as even an old gas meter that
reposed serenely in the back of his
wagon box.
Jim Cardinals handsome collie dog
| Rover was perhaps well tagged as
any citizen Of East Chicago. Rover
was hampered even in wagging his tail,
so numerous were the tags displayed
thereon. His collar, too. bore evidences
of his public spiritedness. and he seem
ed to feel a pride in exhibiting his col
ors to all corners.
Sam ogden, general manager at the
Grasselli Chemical works accompanied
by his assistant w. c. Bailey, drove
over from the plant during the morn
ing. They attempted to put something
over on the good ladies who were man
aging the enterprise in behalf of the
library, and appeared decked out IL
flaming tags, not altogether unlike the
genuine article. if sufficiently far away
/ The taggers were not long, however
in discovering the counterfeits, anC
siezed upon the shamers. and IT cost tn,
| latter double before they could ge
l away. However, they seemed to like II
g l. Leon Gould was another wei
{ plastered individual, he having beer
made the target for many of the work
j ers.
l These were but a few of the incident
2 of tag day. which made the occasion
: one long to be remembered in the his
b tory Of East Chicago.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-17

since then by remonstrance. It is es-
timated that Lake County. including
the cities of Hammond, East Chicago.
" Whiting, Indiana Harbor and Crown
Point. has 600 saloons now.
A petition for an election in Lake
is being circulated Marion County, in
GLIDING the city of Indianapolis, had
759 saloons in 1907. and is said to have
40 now All of the county outside of
Indianapolis is dry"
Taking the figures from the statisti-
clans report of 1907, St Joseph County
had Psi saloons, Vanderburg, 331. Vigo
$50, Allen 155. Ripley So, Warrick 80,
Knox rs. Franklin so, Clark 81, Dear
born So. Dubois So, Madison $50 and
Laporte 1913.
Elections will be held this month in
Laporte. Madison, Ripley and Franklin
and the outcome will be awaited WITH
deep interest by both sides. Senator
stephen b. Fleming a Fit Wayne brew
er, makes the prediction that the per
centage of nti-saloon victories from
now on Will be much less than il
has been.
The Anti-saloon League leaders ar,
/ confident however. that the temper
ance wave will not be checked, even il
1 Indianapolis, Fit Wayne, Hammond
South Bend and Anderson. Their pIa1
/ is to vote as many counties dry" a.
possible before the temperance wav,
has chance to subside, and then t,
ask tn Legislature to refer to the PEG
| pie a constitutional amendment foI
statewide prohibition.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-17
ACCIDENT At INLAND
Assistant Master Mechanic
Suffers Broken Leg
Yesterday.

Indiana Harbor, Ind. May 17.-Ben
Burrell, assistant master mechanic at
the Inland Steel mill met with a pain
ful and serious accident yesterday
morning. which resulted in the break
ing of his right leg just above the knee.
Mr. Burrell was at work on the by
draulic press at the time and in some
way the side bar slipped OF, striking
him in the leg and breaking it. A ply
stefan was hastily summoned, who gave
the injured man temporary treatment
at the company's emergency hospital in
the mill and then called an ambulance
and had him taken to St Margaret
hospital in Hammond 1t is not thought
Mr.. Burrell will be able to get much
use out of his leg for at least six weeks
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-17

nifcant as indicating the presidents
bent of mind. because, while the tariff
bill was being framed by the ways and
means committee, Judge Crumpacker
was the republican member who stood
a all times for the lowest duties He
and Judge Taft had several conferences
over the tariff, and it is UNDERWOOD that
Crumpacker comes more nearly reflect
Ing Mr.. Tafts views than any other
member of congress.
Notwithstanding Mr.. Tafts prefer
ence for Crumpacker, the indications
are that his appointment as a conferee
is not likely to happen. Crumpacker
has not been member OF the ways and
means committee long. His name is
next to the last on the republican wing
OF the committee. and he is outranked
in seniority by ten republican members
of the committee, including Longworth
of Ohio. Furthermore the speaker has
the right to name the conferees, and
being "one of the standpattiest of the
standpatters." he is not likely to choose
Crumpacker.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-17

Little ROLLS, four years old, came to
the table, where we had tomato soup,
of which he is very fond. Being very
hungry, he could not wait for 1t to
cool, but hastily ate two or three
spoonfuls; then, laying down his
spoon, he exclaimed: My goodness!
that soup is so hot it makes sparks
all down me "-Delineator
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-17
MEMS CLUB
ENTERTAINS
(Specia! to THE TIMEs.)


East Chicago. May 1.-THE Mems
Congregational club will entertain on
Tuesday evening with it's annual recep-
ton and banquet. The event will take
place at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
George W. Lewis. and the hour set is
5 o'clock. The officers of the organiza-
tion are E. n. Canine, president; H. T.
Power, vice president. f. B. Hoos, sec
rotary and treasurer.
good program has been arranged
and following it the banquet will De
served by the Ladies Aid.
The program follows
Piano Duet -. Miss Florence Lewis.
Miss Lille Williams.
Vocal Sole Miss Grace Pearl Townsend
Reading Mrs. II. l. Mccoy
High School Quartette ..........
Arthur Palmer. Howard Clark, John
Dresser, Ralph Canine
Violin OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. John Sterling
Vocal Duet ....... Mr. Evan Lloyd
Mr. James o. Parks
Piano Solo Miss Florence Lewis
Vocal Solo ......... Mrs. c. p. Holway
/ Reading Miss Morrison
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-17
Good wav to Look At Task.

Big things are only little things put
together. It is encouraging to think
of this when confronted by a big task.
Remember that it is only a group of
little tasks, any one of which you can
easily do. 1t is ignorance of this fact
that makes some men afraid to try.
Warren
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-17

adjustment of wages will be made June
1. While the terms of the readjust-
ment are not given, it is believed the
men Will be again placed on the scale
in force prior to the 10 per cent reduc-
ton of April 1. About 1000 men are
affected locally. 1t is thought here the
readJustment will be general in the
Republic plants.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-17

Well is it for US to do our own
thinking, listening quietly to the opin-
ions of others, but to be sufficiently
men and women to act always upon
our own convictions.-Ralph Waldo
Urine.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-17
NEW REPUBLIC
IRON SCALE
Men Expect Return to Pros
perity Wages June /.

Youngstown. O.. May 17.-EmpIoyes
of the Republic Iron and Steel com
pany received notice today that re
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-17
HADN'T THOUGHT OF
BEING STATE SEC.
Says He Has Heard His Name Men
toned in Connection With the
Nomination = Gives Assurance
That He Will Be Candidate for
Lower House.
TIMES BUREAU
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.


Indianapolis, Ind, May 17.-Edward
". Mickey. of East Chicago, member
of the house of representatives from
Lake county, has been mentioned here
as a possible candidate for the repubu-
can nomination for secretary of state,
but he says he has no thought of seek
ing the place Mr.. Mickey was in the
city Saturday and was asked whether
he will be a candidate.
7 have never thought of such q
thing" he answered. 7 have heard
that my came had been mentioned If
connection with the nomination. but
have never given it any thought.
shall again be a candidate for represen-
tative from Lake county, and viii b,
re- elected
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-17
is PETITION
CIRCULATED IN
LAKE COUNTY?

Continued from Page u
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-17
Out For Speaker.

It is known also that if Mr. Mickey
returns to the next legislature as rep
resentative from Lake county he will
be an active candidate for speaker Of
the house, in case the house is republi-
can Mr.. Mickey made a good record
in the last session and left the house
with the good will and admiration of
all the republicans and with admira-
tion of the democrats because Of his
qualities as fighter He carried
through several bills of Importance.
some Of them against great odds, and
in this way earned a reputation as a
scrapper who accomplished things.
Haggard Also Candidate.
The only other name mentioned thus
far as republican candidate fol
speaker is that of Representative W. S
Haggard, of Lafayette. 1t is not known
yet whether he will be a candidate fol
reelection. but if he does return fol
another session of the legislature it i:
believed that he viii be a candidate fol
the speakership.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-01-28
VEGETABLES AND iRiiI.

The Monarch Mercantile COMPANY
rau supply you with HuStuiur Ia the
vegetable and iruit hu,. Goods -.
coiycd frcah from the Ialliornin mar.
kcts by express. Celery. cabbage,
onions. squash. pumpkInH. lemons.
oranges. bananas. nuts, etc. 30
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-01-28

WANTED Electrical MiriuE con.
tracts. Job WORK Specially.
.Gim i;r,ii"rd " though. Phone ~
Have YOU tried one ~ those sun
Eagle cigars at the Monarch The
best nv..crnt cigar un the market 80
The SPOKANE County building a.
the Nlaska.Nukun- Pacific ENruai.
ton In 1909 viii rrpr"a"u, III" ~.
pcndlturo uf sIo.0Oo and will b" ~
Spanish mission archIlrrlnu.
Talk tu Wa. Wagner about rrur
collections ant h"us's To- unrr DIIr.
Stilts nulld,us rhuu" ,ua ~
Amh"r"l Rnrurds pla, Tor fpur
minmt"s. ~ Muller ~
Lihcrar,. lnn's and Ell"rH have
been engaged to play at IA" Nlaaka-
Yukon-Parinc Exposition ut Srattl"
this year. IN" concerts viii b" given
In big music pavilion on lh" big
grounds.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-01-28

Excellent ploa. CakrH and lir"ah
at CITN BAKERY s' %
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-01-28
SHOOTING IN STRATTON.
Dung Farmer and Boys Quarrel over
Log Road.

Br0ttleboro. Jan. 25.-1he small town
of Stratton, - miles from here on the
West River railroad. was the scene of
a serious shooting accident sunday morn
Ing and tonight Charles stiles. asel
30 years a prosperous farmer, IS held
by the authorities pending the arrival
Of States Attorney Williams and Deputy
Sheriff Daniel +. Thompson of Belows
Falls.
The trouble arose over a disputed right
Of way. through logging road over the
Stiles farm between the farmer and two
boys living on the next farm, Clarence
and Charles Fisher. Il and l6 years old.
They had been using the road since last
fall IN hauling logs and recently stiles
INSTRUCTED the road by Telling trees
across It.
Sunday morning the FISHER boys on
advice OF attorneys started to remove
the Instructions and Stiles armed with
n rife told them 10 stop or he would
shoot He pushed the older boy over 4
log when the younger lad sprang ,>Non
him and In the scuffle. the stiles rife
was discharged. the bullet entering
Clarence Fishers leg, Stiles gave him.
self up to the grand Juror who notified
the State authorities Fisher is expected
to recover
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-01-28
WHAT OUR NEIGHBORS SAY
Financial Budget should He Pro-
Vidcd for In The IegisIaturc.
0'rom tho 81. Adams Mcssongcrl

CFrom the 81. Adams Mcsscngcr)
In the years when the Messenger
was urging the institution of a com
mittce on appropriations as part Of
the machinery of the House of Repre-
sentativcs. it argued that ono Of the
important functions such n committee
would serve would be the gathering
together OF all the bills appropriating
money presented throughout the SEES
sion and the Introduction of one great
measure near the end of the session
that would include these items, one by
one. In schedule array. SO that the
lawmakers could see precisely what
they were being -Hskcd to expcnd on
all sides, and how much in each case
before they had actually expended
any OF It, IF such = plan were follow
ed. II would be q comparatively
simple measure to pass upon each
separate item on Its own merits. The
legislators would know how much
money they could afford to spend as
Il grand total i'm the first place, and
they could thus quickly determine
what proportion each item. n it should
be allowed at all, should bear to that
total SUM
AS It IS now, we arc being treated
10 the same old story that some ap-
propriations were made curly in the
session that would not have been
made at all in the light OF lattcr-iav
Investigation because the treasury will
not nave sufficient funds to bear the
expense. We oro being told that some
carly appropriations might not have
been made 50 large If il could have
been forcsccn now much money was
Tolng to be asked for other things
later. And we are assured also that
some good causes must now be denied
because they came up for their share
too late, when the money was all
gone And in all the familiar compla in T
goes up again that this haphazard
way OF separa te appropriations spr!nk-
led all along through the session has
resulted, as usual In more than one
instance of disproportionate allow
ances, some being larger than they
should have been and bearing part
Of the money that by better judgment
should have been added to the lessor
SUNS given elsewhere.
However this may be The Messen-
ger once more insists that n general
appropriations bill brought in toward
the end of the session and setting
forth all these several prom asitions
for expenditure, Item by item, would
be the most busincss-like way of APP
propriating the States money. would
give the lawmakers an opportunity to
see the whole financial transaction at
once ana In detail. enable them to in 70
stitutc comparisons Of the relative
merits of all the items. scale this one
up and the other down and cut some
out altogether. and IN the meantime
have the positive assurance that the
grand total could not exceed the avail
able funds in the treasury without
plain and unmistakable warning Of the
deficit being carried on the face of the
bill itself.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-01-28
FRUIT ~ THE CHAMPLAIN VAL.
LEV

Orom the Nergennes Enterprise.I
The people Of tho ChampIain valley
are inclined TO think and speak highly
of the territory which Is their home.
OF It's scenery. soil. and productions.
and with good reason, for the localities
arc hard to find that will produce the
same diversity of crops of equal quality.
And yet how few Of them have begun
to realize the possibilities that lie within
their reach. and that with proper effort
might be made realities.
Take the article of fruit It is said
that native Of this region can dis
tinGuish the apples raised here by their
smell, oven while they are headed I'D
in the barrel. and fruit buyers admit
that certain varieties attain a flavor
here, that they do not elsewhere In
spite Of this. and the fact that there
are numberless localities adapted to the
production Of apples that are ut present
but little more than waste land the
farmers Of this section make this merel y
hH product. which but little If any
more than paws the bare expenses OF
harvesting and marketing the crop
As an evidence Of what men Of iud--
mcnt and experience think about this
Meter We mention the Northern
Orchard company Incorporated in De-
cember 1908 with the following officers
Pres W. l.. Brown Of New York: vice
president T. L. Porter of Crown Point
secretary. F. T.. Footc Of Cornwall. ana
treasurer and manager, J. Mol stevens
of orwell. THIS company has purchase 1
50 acres in ono block. located in Peru.
clinton county. New York. T. has al
ready on il an orchard Of $50 trees
which have boon growing two years. a
this IS purely commercial venture. blu.
few varieties have been. or will he set
out, and those Of course the kinds host
adapted to this location. the promoters
Of this enterprise arc mon with national
experience which has taught them TINT
tforc is no better spot for their business
in the United States. or elsewhere. AM
this should encourage the owners Of
farms In this valley to not only care
for the orchards already growing but
select tho best site on their premises
set out trees. and give thom proper care.
and they may safely count on cool
result.