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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-27
FOUR COUNTIES
MORE GO DRY
Indiana Anti Liquor Forces
Sweep Polls at Election
Yesterday.
SEVEN NOW SINCE BILL PASSED
Teachers Take Holiday and Young.
sters Electioneer For the
Dry Ticket.
SEVEN NOW SINCE BILL PASSED

Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 27.-Complete
returns from four counties which held
local option elections yesterday show
that four have heen added to three
that entered the dry column some
weeks ago.
In every county the victory was more
decided than the advocates Of option
had expected and rout of the liquor
forces comes with rushing force be-
cause overwhelming results were not
anticipated.
In Decatur county the majority is
close to 1900 with only 1 per cent wet;
in Putnam, 1884, with but two pre-
cincts out of thirty-four wet; in Tip
ton, 1897, with all twenty four pre-
cincts dry and in Hamilton the ma
jority will reach 1000 with possibly
only one or two precincts voting wet
Elections in all the counties were
quiet and orderly. The antisaloon
element were busy all day. Women in
cities and towns took leading parts in
getting voters to the polls In some
cities church bells were rung at reg
ular intervals.
In others, teachers marched at the
head of their classes to the polls, wear
ing badges.
In country districts and In cities
and towns schools were given a holi-
day and the children went with the
teachers electioneering.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-27
WEDNESDAY NIGHT CLUB
Meets to Hear Minister'S
Paper on Addison To-
night at Library.

The Rev. ]. e. Sharp, pastor of the
Baptist church, will proclaim Joseph
Addison os the worlds greatest essay
ist this evening before the Wednesday
Night club at the Public library audi
torium.
Mr.. Sharp will have no easy task to
convince his hearers, since there are
many who would herald Emmerson or
Bacon. Principal among those who
will try to emblazon the star of EN-
merson tonight will be Attorney Jo-
seph Conroy, who is taking issue with
the minister in proclaiming Addison
the leader. The session tonight, which
Ike all others, is free to every one and
promises to be interesting.
Mr.. Sharp is an admirer of the Eng
lish poet and essayist. and while no one
contends his right to admiration, still
there are many who would reserve the
highest honors for an American How
ever, it will be an exchange Of opinion,
good ones, too. and well worth hearing
and participating In.
The lecture of last week brought out
a good attendance and with an inter
esting subject on the program and
pleasant weather the attendance to-
night should be large.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-27
CROWN POINT WEDDING
Is Dragged Out in the Cal
cium Light in Chicago
Today.

Crown Point, Ind, jan. 27.-A mar
riage. said to have been performed here
three years ago, is given in the pub
licity in the Chicago papers this morn
ing, the principals being Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph G. Wedgewood of 1920 Fifty
Ninth street Chicago, and Miss Emily
McNeill. the alleged affinity of Wedge
wood, a shoe salesman
Mrs. Wedgewood, who has been Iiv-
ing at 1901 Michigan avenue since be-
ing deserted by her husband eighteen
months ago, swore out warrants for
both her husband his alleged affinity,
but the former is said to have gone
to Texas and could not be found.
Miss Mcneil was released on bonds
of $40O signed by her brother, L. Nc
Neill, S21 West Twenty first street. She
denies the charge made by Mrs. Wedge
wood, having been married to him
three years ago at Crown Point
She told the police that Wedgewood
had obtained a divorce from his wife
a month before she became his wife and
that her parents had investigated the
divorce before giving their consent to
her marriage
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-27

York chemist. who is working in con-
junction with our engineer
While this local Improvement is as
sured conditions all around Lake Michi-
gan where cities rely on that body of
water for their supply are shaping
themselves in the direction of keeping
out the sewage. The Lake Michigan
pure water commission, in session at
Indiana Harbor last Saturday. has been
productive of further results. It has
brought additional facts home to the
Chicago authorities.
DR.. Evans Makes Report.
Lake Michigan is so polluted with
sewage from the Calumet river that
the new 100000 southwest land tun-
mel may prove useless
Such was the information contained
in a report received yesterday by
Health Commissioner Evans from the
Indiana division of the Lake Michigan
Water association, formed a year ago
by Mayor Busse on the suggestion of
Or. Evans.
The report shows that so far as South
chicago and the southern parts of this
city are concerned the drainage canal
Is OF no benefit. Sewage still is being
discharged into the lake in such vol
ume as to poIlute the water for a dis
tance of five miles. according to the
report of H. r. Barnard, state chemist
Of Indiana, who has conducted a series
of tests of Gary. Indiana Harbor and
Michigan City
The city health department also has
been conducting an investigation of
conditions in the southern parts of
the city, and. while its report viii not
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-27
DOWSER IS SILENT
AS THE SPHINX
Hammondites Return From
Capital and Say Mis-
sion Was Fruitless.
PORTER CO. MAN IMMOvEABLE
In the Meantime North Township
Remembers Power It Will Have
at Next State Convention.

A. NJ. Turner, William j. WINERY,
w. III. GOstlln and Judge John III. Gil
lett composed committee of four men
who went to Senator A. J. Bowser's
room, at the hotel in indianapolis, after
he had gone to bed, night before last,
and tried to convince him of the fulfil
Ity of his fight for Gary ard of the
folly of his antagonism toward Ham,
mond,
Returned Home Today.
The interview, say those who were
present. was one of the most remark
able that has ever been held in star
chamber at the state capital. The
Hammond men say they found Bow
ser as silent as a Sphinx and as immov-
able as the pyramids of Cheops
Judge John H. Gillett and William
J. WINERY were the principal tear
artists. Every resource at their COM
mand was used. They argued, they
parleyed, they reasoned, they flattered.
they threatened and they cajoled. but
1t was all to no effect. Senator Bow
ser seemed to have no more regard
for Hammond and it's desires than he
has Of st. John, and at that stage of
the game he seemed to forget that
North township will have 27 of the At
votes in the next state convention and
that of this number Calumet township,
including Gary, will have but Z.
Whom They Represented.
we represent the people of North
township" said Judge John H. Gill
lett to Senator Bowser There are
10000 of u.s." he continued, ITO 10000
in Gary. We do not come to ask that
you show us the preference, but SIM
ply that you remain neutral in this
fight and do not oppose our plans for
an extra court.
we come representing the bulk of
your constituency, which is interested
in this problem of court relief, and we
ask that you do nothing to prevent the
passage of Hammond's bill and nothing
to aid the passage of Gary's bill. Let
them both stand on their merits
Senator Bowser was as immovable
as stone wall. To look at him the
Hammond delegation were given the
impression that the next accounting
with the people would be 100 years
hence
Let both of our bills go through
the senate Gillett pleaded, and then
keep your hands off when they get
into the house" But Bowser only
smiled and indicated that he had made
up his mind. He was for the Gary
bill and he did not care what became
of the Hammond bill. That was all
there was to it, and the representatives
of $4,000 people wiped their tear
stained eyes and went to the senator
from somewhere near Vincennes, who
introduced their bill and asked that he
do all he could to get it through the
senate.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-27
KEEPS THE
COMMITTEE ON QU| WYE
Indiana Congressman Makes the standpatters Jumn
Sidewise When the Tariff Schedules Come
Up at Washington.

Washington, Jan. 27.-From behind
the closed doors of the ways and means
committee room come stories of frfc-
tiOn In the framing of the new tariff
bill. The friction grows, rather than
diminishes, as the trainers of the bill
proceed with their work.
In the early stages of the delibera-
tions of the republicans members Of
the committee the items considered
were those upon which there was the
least possibility of disagreement Dur
ing the last week the republican
branch of the committee has been Civ
ing consideration to the real knotty
problems of tariff revision-the ones
that provoke the most intense diff
ferences of opinion between the stand
patters" and the "revisionists' who
want to change the schedules material
ly.
Representative Crumpacker is the
leader of the latter forces and he has
been doing such a good job of it that
he has succeeded in making himself
disliked by the "standpatters." while.
al the same time, he has had a suf-
ficient following to cause a pairing
down of schedules on a number of i'm
portant items. He intends to keep up
the warfare. even though it is certain
to provoke greater personal hostility
Several Complain of Crumpacker.
Several members of the committee
have complained bitterly to Speaker
Cannon about the conduct of Judge
Crumpacker and have upbraided the
speaker for putting free trader on
the committee. The same sort of COM
plant is lodged nearly every day with
Congressman Watson. who requested
the speaker to appoint Crumpacker
Before Crumpacker was appointed op
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-27
rs FOUND GUILTY

Nathan Kohn, the Hammond junk
dealer, who was alleged to have been
guilty of purchasing a quantity of junk
from boys who could not have secured
it without stealing 1t, was tried in the
city court before Judge William W. Nc
Mahon this morning and found guilty
For the offense of helping in the
educating of criminals he was fined
the sum of 81 and costs. This is the
penalty for an ordinary harmless spree.
Attorney Bob McAleer appeared for Mr..
Kohn.
The police have been trying to get
one of these junk dealers for some time
and hoped that an example would be
made Of the first man against whom a
case could be proven.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-27

Vice President ID. b. ScuIIy and v. C.
Gray, treasurer of the American Maize
Products company, yesterday reiter-
ated their promises In THE TIMES Of
fee that their company would do every
thing in its power regardless of cost
to remedy HammOnd's water supply as
far as the company is concerned.
According to their statements chemi-
cal authorities are now at work max
ing tests with view of finding how
nearly the state board of heaIth's report
as to the glucose being the worst Of
fender is true, and what would be the
best way of solving the problem.
With these assurances from the glu-
cose men there is relief in sight as far
as this corporation is concerned
'On the surface it may seem incredi-
Bile when we say that we were isnor-
ant of the state of affairs" said Mr..
Gray yesterday. Our main western
offices are in Chicago. with the local
Offices at the plant where Superin-
tendent Sanger is in charge.
All Cities Alive to Problem.
rs it simply case Of a superin-
tendent trying to shoulder too much
without telling his superior about it.
! understand now that our attention
was called to the condition of affairs
several months ago. However, we in
Chicago relied on the settling beds
and on further reports from our super
intendent 1t now develops that our
superintendent relied on the settling
beds alone. now, however. that we
realize the true state of affairs we are
only too willing to remedy them. We
have already taken action in that di-
rection and have secured the services
Of DR.. McMurty, the eminent New
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-27
WANTS METROPOLITAN
POLICE ODL|SHED
Amendments Proposed By Hammond
Mayor Very Much Different From
Those Advocated By Men From
Down State Cities-Framer Has
An Eye to Economy.
TIMES BUREAU
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.

Indianapolis Ind, Jan. 27.-A bill pre-
pared by Lawrence Becker, mayor of
Hammond, to amend the cities and
towns law, probably will be introduced
III the Legislature within the next dav
or two, and 1t is believed that IT will
make the fur fly when 1t gets to the
committee that looks after such mat
ters. 1t is In direct opposition to some
OF the things that have heen recom-
mended by mayors and other officials
OF some OF the other cities and to some
OF the bills that have already been in
froduced- The house committee on cit
les and townssis already wrestling with
any number of such bills, but none of
them are like Becker's bill.
The house committee few DAYS ago
referred Representatives Elliott Of
South Bend and Stephens of Anderson
all the bills that have been introduced
on the subject of amending the cities
and towns act and this sub committee
is hard at work trying to evolve a bill
that viii meet the demands of all the
parties. but Mayor Becker's bill may
complicate the whole business.
Some Changes Wanted.
Becker's bill provides for a repeal of
the metropolitan police law and would
make provisions whereby cities may
take advantage of much the same form
OF government that they have now but
at less expense
Senator Stotsenburg, who has given
much attention to the cities and towns
law, is now studying the bill, at the
request of Senator Bowser, who will
probably Introduce it in the senate.
The basis for placing cities in the
fourth class would be changed, all cit
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-27

the ways and means committee some
OF the 'standpatters' in and out OF
congress took occasion to warn the
speaker that the Indiana mans views
We're closely akin to free trade. The
speaker took no stock in these objec-
tions He said that Crumpacker has
important industrial interests in his
district and that he would stand firm
ly for the maintenance of the protec-
tive principle
And that, by the way, is exactly what
Judge Crumpacker insists he is doing
He holds TO the view that it is not
necessary to be a good protectionfst
that one must stand pat" on high
tariff schedules. The very best pro
tectionist, he declares. is the one who
believes in a reasonable protectiin. and.
according 10 his view, the only menace
10 the protective system comes from
those who persist in trying to use the
system as blind behind which to pile
up enormous fortunes
The report direct from the ways and
means room is that time after time dur
ing the last ten days there have been
stormy scenes around the big mahogany
table where the tariff IS being revised.
Crumpacker is always on deck and he
is everlastingIy persistent in urging
his views upon the republican mem
bership of the committee.
What gives his views additional
weight is that he is believed to be. in
especial degree. the spokesman of
President-E Elect Taft on the committee.
All of the republican members know
that before the sessions began Judge
Crumpacker had a series of tariff con-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-27
POLICE FIRE SHOTS
At STORE BURGLARS
Whiting Police Are Non -Committal
But Big Sensation Is Hinted at
Later in Day When Investigation Is
Carried On After Remarkable Work
of Bloodhounds.
Especial to THE TrMEs.)

N0PCCAd1 10 1E 41MEE.J
Whiting, Ind, Jan. 27.-FOIIowing the
breaking of the plate glass window
and the burgiarizing of Sink & Wins
berg's store at the corner of One Hum
dred and Twenty-first street and
Schrage avenue, Whiting, in which Of
ficer Dave Pinkerton fred eight shots
at the fleeing thief, the red-bOne blood
hounds, belonging to Private Detectives
Strumpher and Cummings of Ham
mond were placed on the trail at 4
O'Clock in the morning, an hour after
the robbery, and three times in sue
cession lead Chief of Police LavIer and
the detectives to a certain house in
Daytdson's addition.
Like Caesars Wife.
This house is occupied by well known
and respectable people who are gener-
ally considered to be above suspicion
and yet the fact that three times the
bloodhoands without hesitation lead the
officers to this place. and the thief who
was discovered by officer Pinkerton
fed in the direction of this house has
aroused storm of gossip.
1t is understood that a search war
rant is to be secured by the Whiting
police. and that the place will be thor
oughly searched as soon as the war
rant can be secured. While the Whit
Ing police are non-committa1 about the
affair and are reluctant to cast even
the shadow of suspicion on any of the
occupants Of the house they are una
BILE to explain the mystery.
Many other Cases.
Whiting has been the scene of nu-
merous hold-ups of late, and only re-
Gently Frank Sacher's saloon was
roooed- The police are in hope that
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-27
BETz GETS A CONTRACT
Hammond Man Beats 9th
ers in South Bend
Competition.

The F. S. Betz Co. of this city again
showed its ability to put high-class
goods on the market at a lower price
than any other competing concern.
Yesterday at South Bend 1t was
awarded the contract for the furnishing
and equipment of the hospital for the
county asylum, by the board of coun-
ty commissioners at its meeting yes
terday. The bid of $21250 was for
an operating table, sterilizers, forceps,
thermometers, plasters, splints and
like supplies. Truax, Greene & Co. of
Chicago were the only other bidders,
their bid being s23S.09. The contract
for the drugs and medical supplies
was let to George A. Senrich & Co. of
South Bend for $3.50.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-27
NEAR COLLISION

Within five minutes two express
wagons came very near coming to
grief in Hammond this afternoon. One.
the Adams express company wagon,
lost a wheel and came near turning
over, and the other came very near
being run down by one of Kunerts
automobiles
The wagon belonging to the Pacific
Express company was turning the cor
ner of Holman street and Rimbach ave-
nue. when it encountered the Adams
Express company wagon
One wagon side-swiped the other and
the mud guard on the automobile was
damaged. 1t was a thrilling collision
and it is remarkable that there was no
damage done.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-27
SPORTS ARE READY
West Hammond Fighters
Prepared for Bouts.

DR.. Message is planning to have a
large number of Chicago sports come
out to Hammond to see the go between
Tim O'Neal and Young Mahoney in
West Hammond at Mica's hall tonight
1t Is asid that both Mahoney and
O'Neal have a good following in Chi
cago, and frankie White, who will
be the principal in one of the prelim-
inaries, Is said to have a large num-
Der of friends who will see him through.
1t Is expected that there will be
several hundred people in Hammond
to see the fight tonight, and there will
also be large delegation from this
city.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-27
GETS JUDGMENT

In the case of the Lindora Land and
Improvement company against Milan
Nicholich. in which an attempt was
made by the company to get possession
of one of the company houses at the
Standard, Judgment was rendered bv
the jury against Nicolish and it found
a judgment against him for s1s25O and
immediate possession. The case has
been on trial for two days.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-27
DEATH OF OLD LADY.

Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Paxton of this
city have not been apprised as to when
the funeral of Mrs. Isabella Paxton,
the mother of Mr.. Paxton, will be
held.
Mrs. Paxton, who was So years old.
died last Sunday evening at her home
in Longmont, Colo She live originally
in Rensselaer,. and was frequently in
Hammond She is survived by six sons
and one daughter.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-27

Indianapolis, Ind. Jan. 27.-The Gary
court bill got through the senate all
right, and now it must take it's chance
In the house AS the bill passed the
senate yesterday afternoon it provides
for the creation of superior court No.
? of Lake county. But it does not
make any provision for a court house
That part of the bill was stricken out
by the committee that had 1t in charge
before it was placed on its passage.
When the bill came on for passage
Senator Bowser made a speech favor
ing the passage of the bill He told
about the greatness of Gary and how
the city has grown and how it will
Continued from Page Five)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-27
GARY BILL PASSES
SENATE YESTERDAY
Indianapolis apers Predict Downfall
of Both Gary and Hammond as Far
as the Securing of Additional Court
Facilities By Either Is Con-
cerned.

indianapolis, Ind, Jan. ~.
The house committee on the or
ganization of courts held a
meeting last night and discussed
the Gary court bill. Speeches
; in favor of the establishment
of the court at Gary were made
by H. F. McCracken, George II.
ManiOve of Gary, A. j. Smith
Hobart, II. z. knOtts, Represent
ative Wickey, Representative
kliver and Senator Steve FIeln-
Ing of Fort Wayne. The speak
ers for Hammond were: Frank
NJ. Gavit of Whiting and w. }.
Whinery of Hammond. The
speeches were the snme as those
made before the senate commit
tee. The committee did not In
dictate vSbnt 1t would do.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-27
Is EXPECTED HERE.

Ray Ames of Charlottesville is ex-
pected here tomorrow to attend the Elk
dancing party in the Masonic temple.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-27
LAKE SUPERIOR COURT.
New Cases.

1898. Joe Kodlerkes VS.. Geo. Bibee
and the American Steel Foundries Co.
Appeal.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-27
WEATHER.

Fair today and Thursday;
NO present Indications of
cold weather.
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TIMES BUREAU
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-17
NEWS OF THE NEIGHB0RS

sleep off the effects of the booze. They
were to call for him later and take
him home in buggy. 1t was late In
the afternoon when they called, and
il was then that il was discovered
Maher had met with an accident. He
was PROSTATE on the floor. and it was
ascertained from the position in which
he was found that he had climbed TO
the second floor and fallen to the
ground floor below. He was so drunk
that he did not suffer any pain from
the injuries and only desired to be let
alone He was taken to the police
station and from there 10 Mercy hos
pital in the ambulance.
New Phone Manager.-Since it was
announced that Local Manager l.. w
Hatch of the Iowa Telephone company
| with headquarters at Des Moines, there
! has been much interest in the success
sion here. Edwin T. Parmele has now
been named. w. w. Davenport, audi
tor of the company, was here yester
day checking Mr. Hatch out of the
local managers office and Mr.. Parmele
into il. Edwin T. Parmele entered the
employ of the company 10 years ago
and won his way up the line in botf
the business and the maintenance de
partments, from pole climber to wire
chief on the one side and from collec
tor to special contract agent on the
other He has held the latter office
for the past eight years, and goes from
il into the management