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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-25
KNOTS GETS
REPUBL leans
IN 4 RAID
Seven Blind Tigers Punched
in Gary Yesterday Even
ing, and Luke Warm
Democrats Also Fall in the
Net.

Seven blind tigers" became en-
tangled in the meshes of the law yes
terday afternoon. resulting in the fol-
lowing casualties in Gary:
Three strong republicans. John Ben
nett, Charles Della Chiessa and Martin
Bennett.
One non-partisan. John Bolkovich.
Two luke-warm democrats, Jake La
bovich and Frank Farrell.
One real democratsWilliam Piper.
Those surviving are, twenty-five
strong democrats whose names THE
TIMES will be glad to submit to the
police on request.
Run In Full Blast.
It has been an open secret that the
south end was running again in full
blast. Beer was being sold only a
little more discreetly than before.
Confidence among the saloonkeepers
was gradually reasserting itself and
slowly but surely the proprietors were
creeping back behind the bars and dis
pensing intoxicating liquors. This has
been going on for two weeks or more,
and not whimper Of objection has
been heard.
But the blow had to fall Seeing the
blind tigers" running on each side
of them, prosperously and with moles-
tation, the three daring republicans
essayed to take the same privileges
that the democrats did. The results
Of course were disastrous, they not
only being arrigned for operating a
blind tiger" but having a quantity of
liquor confiscated. The question asked
last night on the streets of Gary was:
What right have the poor, unsophis-
ticated little republicans got in the
south end anyhow"
Tells How 1t Was Done.
A version of the blind pig" raids re
iated by one of the victims. John Ben
nett. will make good political talk until
1t is disproved.
The story is that John Bennett, see-
ing that the town was wide open again
thought he was entitled to as much
privileges as any other citizen of the
city. He then telephoned to John Mex
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-25

estimate of ss.50o.00o may and proba-
bly, Will be raised a half a million dol
lars so that Gary's valuation may
reach s1O.OOO.OO0 to 1880, 900.
COunty's Total Boosted.
In fact. there was a corrected esti-
mate of Lake countys valuation sent
to the state tax board. which shows
an added s2,0O0000 valuation. This
increase over the first estimate is suf-
ficient TO make Lakecounty' total val
uation equal $50Oo0,000 and 10 make
this the third instead of the fourth.
as was recently reported. county in the
state in point of the size of its valua-
tion
In reply to an inquiry as to whether
the United States Steel company had
appeared before the state board of re-
view and asked for reduction in its
assessment. THE TINES indianapolis
correspondent sent the following tele-
gram.
The state tax board did not re-
duce the Indiana Steel company's as
sessment. Company was assessed by
Lake county and did not appeal to the
state board The state board has moth
ing to do with the assessment of that
company unless the company appeals
from the local assessment"
This makes it apparent that the al
legation that have been made in Ger
tain quarters in Gary that the Indiana
Steel company had appeared before the
board of review and had its assess
ment lowered and that this accounts
for the discrepancy are entirely I'M
founded.
The Indiana steel company is paying
taxes on the assessed valuation that
was place on the property by local
assessors and is doing so without a
murmur
Gary Must Retrench.
The jaws Of the members Of the Gary
town board dropped yesterday after
noon when the news came over the
wire from Crown Point that the as
sessed valuation of Gary property was
only $4,000 900 instead of $4,000. 900.
the estimate made by Township Asses
sor John McFadden.
The news could not have been broken
to the town officials at more crucial
period. Plans for extensive improve
ments, including parks and street
lighting were then layed on the table
for their consideration when the word
| was received. These improvements 1t
will be necessary to abandon. The
revenue for the city during the ensu-
ing year will be cut a third and this
according to the authorities. will bare
" cover the running expenses.
| Where discrepancy occurred, it was
/ then impossible to tell. In the assess
sors estimate OF the assessed valua-
| tin, published in this paper. the figure
was $4,000, 900. Now word comes from
/ the auditors office saying that it viii
| only amount to s9.50oo0o
The only large interests that could
have had its assessments reduced so as
to make such a great difference is the
| United States Steel corporation and the
| Gary Land company, whose legal adj
visor, K X Knapp, disclaims any
knowledge of a protest on their par
of the recent when interviewed on the
matter this morning.
| Assessor McFadden was not in the
/ city when this matter came up and was
not expected back for several days, sc
that his version of the affair could not
be learned. Auditor Johnson was also
out of the city today. so that all in
formation had to come from his DEPUTY
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-25
ASSESSOR
OUT OF TOWN
Deputy in Auditors Office
Makes Explanation of the
Seeming Discrepancy.

An inquiry at the office of County
Auditor Johnston in Crown Point re-
veal tho reason for the discrepancy
between Township Assessor McFad-
denis estimate of the valuation of Cal
umet township property and the re-
turns that were made by the county
auditor.
1t is understood that Township Asses
sor McFadden had issued an approx
mate estimate of the valuation at S13,-
600 900 Acting on the belief that the
revenue to the city of Gary would be
proportionately great. the Gary town
board had in contemplation certain i'm
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-25
CD.
MAY GET
CONTRACT
Gary Town Board Opens
Bids for Alley Improve
ment Between Washing
ton and Broadway; Other
Figures Rejected.

The bids for the construction OF the
pavement on the alley between Wash
ington street and Broadway were
opened yesterday at the regular meet
ing of the town board The Cain Con
struction company were probably the
lowest of four bidders on the work.
the others being p. T. O'Brien, Gary
Construction company and W. H. Nc
Crea
Although the city engineer has not
vet totaled the figures, the amount Of
the construction will probably be in
the neighborhood OF $4,000. The bids
We're all close, remarkably close for
such a large contract or course the
contract could not be let because Of
the fact that under the new law street
contracts cannot be let until ten days
afer the bids have been opened.
Although it was not definitely set
tied that the Cain Construction com
pany would get the contract, Mr.. Cain
said that If he did get it. the work
would be started at once and would
have the alley paved before winter.
Alley AS Good AS Street.
The paving of this alley will make a
public highway almost as large as the
average city street This will be used
largely by the heavy traffic In Gary in
place Of having the teams back up at
the front doors on Broadway or Wash
tngton street.
The town board also announced yes
terday that the bids for the construc-
ton Of South Broadway were all re-
jected on the grounds that the bids
were irregular In some of the bids
each item specified was not bid upon
so that it made the whole bid dis
qualified. There was only one regular
+, bid, that of the Gary Construction
company. which was so high that the
board felt that It could not be accepted
under any conditions.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-25
Condemnation Of Envy.

Envy is almost the only vice that
is practical at all times and in every
place, the only passion that can never
lie quiet for want Of irritation; its eff
fects, therefore. are everywhere dis
coverable, and its attempts always to
be dreaded.-Dr. Johnson.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-25

ARE you STORING A LOT OF
UNUSED THINGS ABOUT YOUR
HOUSE OR OFFICE-THINGs THAT A
"FOR SALE" AID IN THE TIMES
WOULD CONVERT INTO MONEY!
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-11
. HANCOCK sRev,TIEs.

Services will be conducted as usual
tomorrow and will be in charge of Rev.
Mr.. Brooks of Mount Morris, Mich.
w. Frank James has bought from A.
Tesen the six room house on lot Ia,
block 8, Anthony's second addition, and
lot 3, block s, same addition from John
o. Heisler. Mr. JSmes has sold the
north 40 feet of lots and 2, block 8, OF
Anthony's second addition to Joseph
Hlllstrom.
Arthur Metcalfe Is spending the
holidays with his parents, MI. and Mrs.
A. A. Metcalfe. He is now employed
at Hibbing as timekeeper on the
Mesaba Rang railroad.
An account of the preparations Of
the Christmas programs to be given
In the Pewabic Methodist Episcopal
church, the Ladies' Aid and the Wom-
ems Missionary society will not hold
any more meetings until after the
holidays. There will be two Christmas
programs given, one for the primary
children on Christmas eve. December
"a, and the other for the adults, on
Sunday night, December 26.
James Walters, formerly employed
as a lneman by the Copper Range
railroad. has resigned and left for the
west.
John ]. f.. Wertin of Dulu' arrived
in Hancock yesterday for a brief visit
Mr.. Wertin is now n member OF the
firm of Clark and Wertin of Duluth
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-11
TO INSTALL PUBLICLY.
Knights of Pythias Planning for Big
Session in January,

The Hancock lodge of the knights
of Pythias is planning to hold public
installation of the recently elected Of
flcers, to take place at the first regular
meeting next month, falling on Friday,
Ian. IA. 1t is proposed to extend invi-
tations to the members of the various
lodges of the order throughout the
county, also to the Pythian Sisters, and
a committee was chosen last evening
to arrange a program for the occasion.
This committee consists of Leroy In
gram chairman and Messrs. Hamilton
Crawford, Ongie. Fredd, and Gregory,
and they will begin work at once Sc
curing features for the social session,
which will be one of the best and big
gest Of the season and will auspiciously
usher in the new administration. Web
ster Dock will be the installing OFF,
Ger. acting as deputy grand chancellor.
Shortly after the first of the year the
imatter OF holding the annual masquer-
|lde, which will take place early in Feb
ruary, will be taken up.
The Pythian Sisters will meet next
Tuesday afternoon at the Kauth hall
o elect officers for the ensuing year.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-11
A NEW WORLDS WONDER.
Volcano in Samoan Group a Magnifi-
cent Spectacle. Says N. Y. Professor.

san Francisco. CAL, Dec. 1.-THE
volcano on the island Of Savil in the
Samoan group. which burst into actlv-
ity in 1905. is now one of the wonders
of the world, according to Prof. Henry
+. CHAMPION OF the University Of CO.
lumbia. who arrived here on the liner
Alameda. Prof Champion. who is as
ISOLATED with the American Museum
of Natural History and the Carnegie
institute and has been engaged in re-
search among the islands of the south
seas. says that the lava from the vol
cano has flowed 10 the sea and formed
solid wall for five miles along the
shore and projecting about half a mile
into the sea. Prof. Champion spent a
night at the rim OF the crater. The
lake Of fire. formerly level with the
crater mouth now lies 400 feet below
the rim. 1t is half mile in length
and a third Of a mile in width. Half
q mile away IT is possible to read by
the glare reflected from the sky. AS a.
spectacle the professor said. it was
magnificent. ~
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-11
FlKS and HIBERNIANS
TIED FOR FIRST PLACE
By. Defeating Foresters the Elks
Place Themselves Even
With Leaders.
SOLDIERS BEAT THE SAILORS

by winning last nights indoor base
ball game from the Catholic order of
Foresters team, the Elks are now even
with the Hibcrnians for first honors,
both teams now being tied with even
honors at the head of the percentage
column of the Fraternal Indoor base
ball league. There was a good attend
ance i'm Germanla hall and the sport
was enjoyed by the crowd.
The first game was between the Mill
tia of Houghton and the Naval Re
serves and was easily won by the for
mer by the score of % to 2. Barnes
and Anderson were the militia battery
and Erickson and Coon for the Re-
serves. The score by innings:
r.. II.
Militia ..~......2 0 0 5 2 6-22 81
Reserves ........0 10 1 O. 2
Bases on balls, off Anderson /; Err
ckson 3; two base hits, Barnes struck
OUT by Anderson II, by Erickson 2.
Anderson's striking out seventeen
men and thereby duplicating Carney's
famous feat, was commented upon, and
his work i'm the box generally came in
for considerable commentator.
The Foresters put up good game
last night despite the fact that they
lost, and are showing up better each
time they play. The score by innings
and summary are as follows:
II. H..
Elks ............3 Oil 10
Foresters ...0 0 0 0 0 o. 2 .
rGse on balls, Ross s, Murphy 2.
Struck out, by Ross IA; Murphy Z, Two
base hits. Ross and Obenhof.
At the recent meeting of the execu-
tive committee held Monday night 1t
was decided that if any player knocked
the ball into the gallery it should count
as home run. No one has yet sue
ceeded in accomplishing the feat.
The Elks and the Light Infantry will
play on Tuesday evening next and on
account of the strength of the oppos-
ing mines should be very interesting
contest, MS the soldiers are only one
game behind the Elks. The Hibern-
ians will play the Naval Reserves.
The standing of the teams after last
nights games is now as follows:
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-11
HANCOCK cHoRcA SERVICES.
Sermon at Congregational Church
Based on One of Great Hymns.

The sermon of the Rev. j. $. Gould
at the Congregational church tomor-
row morning will be based upon the
hymn 1.-The Son of God Goes Forth to
War" by Haber. being one of the SER
les to be preached during the month
Of December on THE Church's Life as
Reflected in Her Great Hymns" The
subject will be: The Church Militant
and the Martyr Spirit" An anthem
"Jubilate Dea," by Hahn, will be
sung by the choir and there will also
be a male quartet, which will sing
Memories of Galilee."a by Palmer. ~,
In the evening the pastors subject
will be "The Pure Life for Man and
Woman" the text for which Will be
taken from Proverbs 1920, 'Remem-
ber the path of wisdom doth not lie
by the strange woman's house, The
anthem by the choir will be Hear
Thou Our Prayer" by Morrison.
Hancock M. e. Church.
Sunday morning at First M. Il
church the pastor, w. T.. Marvin viii
preach on "The Test Of Character
In the evening, The Glory that Ex-
celleth." The Sunday and weekday
services for the week will be as fol-
lows Sunday, $50 class meeting, 1915
public worship, IL "a. m. Sunday school
2.45 Junior league, ,6.15 Senior league
q Public worship. Monday, 7.SO Ep-
worth league; Tuesday, 7.30 ladies
class meeting; Wednesday, $3.50 La
dies Aid society; Thursday. 4, Junior
league: 40 prayer meeting.
Pewabic M. E. Church.
There win be The usual class meet
ing at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning al
the Pewablc Methodist Episcopa
church. Morning service as usual a
1890. with sermon by the pastor, Rev
NJ. III. Eldred, on the subject I'm the
School of Christ" Sunday school SEES
sion at 1880 p. m. Evening service a
6. 80 with sermon by the pastor subject
Paul the Missionary" The Epwortl
League meeting on Monday evening viii
discuss the subject Dragging an'
Praying" with Miss Eliza George a
leader.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-11
THE CHAMPION TALKER.
Woman Charged With SANDER Talks
Court TO a StandstilI


An Austrian woman from the
Franklin, who was charged in Justice
Olivier's court yesterday afternoon
with slandering a young woman who
formerly boarded at her house, took
the palm for single handed. double
bladed, rapid fire. gatling gun CONVEX
sation. She talked in her own Ian
guage through an interpreter.
Ask her" said the court. whether
she is guilty or not guilty and if she
wants n trial now"
The Interpreter put the question
Then followed an uninterrupted, con-
tinuous volley of vocabulary that had
beaten to standstill any suffragette
orators that were every heard, the
defendant rafting on for nearly TWEEN
ty minutes without pause, gesticu-
lating eloquently with her hands and
pointing from time to time at the CIR
who had brought the charge against
her The court stood aghast, and
tried to stop her but the torrent of talk
would not subside, and the interpre-
ter and the court stood helpless unit
she finally paused for breath.
well" the judge asked, tell us
some of the things she said"
"She say No. replied John, the
interpreter, who then proceeded to try
the case himself apparently, once OF
twice telling the girl, when inclined t.
interrupt. to shut up" while the wo-
man continued To reel off another
whole lexicon of language. The hear
ing was adjourned until December 20
when a damage suit for defamation
of character will also be brought
against her.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-11
TONICHT'S GLOVE CONTEST
FORBIDDEN BY SHERIFF
Ten-Round- Bout Scheduled Be
tween Whitehead and Good
ale Won't Take Place.
SPORTING MEN DISAPPOINTED

Much disappointment is expressed by
local sporting mer over the announce
ment made by Sheriff j. j. Byers that
the proposed ten-round boxing contest
scheduled for this evening i'm Germania
hall between Walter Whitehead and
Al Goodale will not be allowed to take
place. Everything was running smooth
~ until last evening. The men have
been here training in Germania hall
and i'm Calumet for the past week. and
the manager of Goodale reached here
yesterday The promoters had gone to
considerable expense in advertising
and training expenses and all this Will
be a loss.
1t Is claimed that orders We're re-
ceived from Lansing yesterday by the
sheriff demanding that he prevent the
fight. and this was shown last evening
to Richard Callahan and others inter
ested.
Mr.. Callahan this morning said that
II was rather peculiar that the two
matches previously held I'm this county
this fall should not have been stopped.
However, the match is off and for the
future it looks as though boxing con-
tests would be unknown i'm Houghton
county. The sheriff announced that he
was determined to take prompt action
i'm case of any attempts to evade the
law prohibiting such matches.
There Is no doubt but that there
would have been big crowd on hand
tonight and the disappointment felt
among the sporting fraternity is very
great. The coming match had received
a considerable amount OF notoriety in
outside papers owing to the rumor that
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien had been
substituted for Goodale. which was de-
MED by those interested in prompting
the matches
Doc Reed, Goodale's manager, who IL
here. is very much interested in the
great popularity here and intimates
that he would not be averse to getting
in it himself He says he has several
good men, mentioning in particular
Charlie kid" Cutler, whom he says
he would like to put up against Karl
Lehto agreeing to throw the Finnish
giant twice in an hour and failing to
do this. though finally beating his man,
would take the losers end of the
purse. 1t is probable that there may
be something doing in this matter be-
fore the winter is oyer. y Cutler, he
said, is good man and has hao
matches with .Pardello, Manmoud Yus-
souf and some. other noted. ones.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-11
NEW CEMENT FLOOR.
Being Laid at Lakeside Warehouse Of
Quincy Smelling Works.

A force of men is at present en-
ployed i'm tearing up the old wooden
flooring of the warehouse on the dock
of the Quincy Smelling works at Rip
ley preparatory to the beginning Of
work of laying a new cement concrete
floor in it's place. The new floor viii
be constructed during the winter sea-
son and will be i'm readiness before first
boats arrive on the opening of naviga-
ton next spring. A crew is also en-
gagged i'm putting together the iron
frame for the new steel shed that viii
cover the place where the Stag run
leaves the engine house, the materials
for which have arrived and the work
of erecting which will be completed
during the next week or two, when
whether conditions are favorable.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-11

dealers i'm insurance. real estate. etc
His present visit is understood TO be
in relation to a deal now under way
for the disposal of the Wertin estate
on quincy street, a proposition TO
purchase which is now in the hands Of
j. II. Jasberg. of this city. and ii Is
expected IL will be closed in the course
OF few days.
A free entertainment will be given
at the Franklin hall this evening at
which a collection will be taken for
the benefit of the Franklin Finnish
Luthern sunday school.
"Graustark," presented by a large
and capable company, will be the at
traction this afternoon and evening at
the Kerredge theatre with superb
costuming and staging making 1t one
of the theatrical treats of the season.
There has already been a large ad-
vance reservation of seats
Frank White, superintendent of the
Hancock street paving job for the
Bitulithic Paving company and Cash
Ter Upsher left yesterday for the
company's headquarters at Manistee.
They have been here since the
work was finished to see what
was going To be done regarding the
sale of the bonds to pay for the
job.
The members of Rev. w. +. Mar
WINS class of young men of the Han
| mi >
school were entertained at the par
sonage last evening by Rev. and Mrs.
Marvin.
jeremiah Hanley of Hibbing, Minn.'
has returned home after few days
visit with relatives and friends In
ployed as a locomotive engineer on
the Mesaba range. and this was his
first visit here in ten years.
| The Dutch supper" given at the
Methodist church last evening by the
members of Miss Cameron's Sunday
school class was huge success. The
menu comprised all the well known
German dishes, such as wienerwursts
sauerkraut, dill pickles, and other
articles.
The Hancock Home study club met
Tuesday afternoon at the club rooms
The Life and Works of Jonathan
Swift constituted the main part of the
program, and Miss Northey read a
paper on the Seige of Pel<in. Pa
pers on the Lives of Addison and
Steele were also read by Mrs. Shields
and Mrs. Mayworm. The annual meet
ing and election of officers of the club
will take place next week.
Roy S. Nichols will leave for Chicago
llumbus where his wife is now visiting
ing at the home of his parents in this
city. He will spend Christmas i'm Co
lumbue where his wife is now visiting
with her parents.
w. |. McMaster last night severed his
connection with the South Shore and
| Mineral Range railroads. for which he
has been agent at the Lakeview sta
ton for several years past, and he and
Mrs McMaster will leave next week
for Chicago. After short visit there
they will go to Texas. where they will
spend the winter. Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Master have been prominently identi'
fed with club and artistic and literary
circles during their residence here, and