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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-24
NEW CASES
IN FEVER
EPIDEMIC
Especial to THE TINES

East Chicago. Ind, Dec. 24.-Al-
though the health authorities have the
scarlet fever epidemic well in hand, a
few new cases have come to light with
in the past twenty-four hours, show
ing that their attention dare not cease
at this time. The authorities are do
ing everything in their power to check
the epidemic and 1t is confidently ex-
pected that it will not spead much
further.
The newest cases to come to light are
those that have developed in the Al
fred ]. Berquist home on Magoun ave-
nue. One of three children was taken
down about ten days ago, but since
then symptoms have developed in two
other children In the meantime, Mrs.
Williams, mother of Mrs. Berquist has
also taken to her bed, although her
case has not been diagnosed as scar
let fever.
Epidemic ON the Wane.
1t was also reported that Mrs. S. A
Poor. on Magoun avenue. had been
taken down with scarlet fever, but this
report has proved untrue, her ailmen'
being nothing more than severe at
tack of the grip.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-24
NICK AFTER
HIS COIN
ONCE MORE

Nick Uzelit having suffered the mis-
fortune of losing s66.6S from his
trousers pocket in the mills, is bound
to make, some one stand good for it,
and consequently has filed both civil
and criminal cases against the man
whom he thinks has the money in his
possession. The criminal case was
tried several days ago and Mat Doll
jock, the defendant, was released from
the charge of robbery.
Yesterday the civil case against him,
charging the defendant with CONVEX
sion" of the money, was tried in Judge
Huber's court. Here again the charge
failed to hold and the man is now
looking about for some other means
to get back his money.
The pocketbook was lost in shanty
where the men were accustomed to
change their clothes before and after
working in the mills. While changing
his clothes the pocketbook was drop
ped and one of q group of few men
picked it up. for it could not be found
Doljeck has had his suspicious OF who
this man was, but he has never been
able to prove anything against the de-
PENDANT.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-24
SOUTH CHICAGO.

Alex. Lum1Sh, 1886 Green bay ave-
nue.. was found at 1890 o'clock last
night floating on a cake of lice on the
Calumet river and was rescued by Pilot
c. Hallahan of the local fire tug. The
man was half frozen when taken from
his perilous position and the ambul-
ance was summoned and he was TAX
en- to his home. Just how Lumish got
on the ice is a mystery. and one thing
he was certainly sure Of and that was
that he was drunk. The police are on
the lookout for some friends who were
seen with him shortly before he took
the river boat ride on a cake of ice.
That he did not freeze to death is short
of a miracle, as it was freezing and
his head and shoulders were the only
parts protruding above the water.
Lumish said that New Years could not
come fast enough for him, as he was
making great preparations to sign the
pledge and eliminate the riding on ice
cakes which he does with great grace.
An explosion of a gasoline lamp in
the garage of Lynn Howell, 1900 Bond
avenue, destroyed the auto shed and
his auto. 1t is said that the chauffeur
went into the barn yesterday afternoon
to do some work, and when the ignited
lamp exploded, setting fire to the wood
work. which was all oily and greasy
The barn was destroyed before the fire
department arrived.
Martin stecher. 50 years old. died of
heart disease at his home, 1856 Nine
tieth street, yesterday. He has been
employed at Gale & Young's jewelry
store for a long time, and recently
- ~ a
Commercial avenue. He had lived in
i South Chicago for the past fifteen
years. He was born in Germany 50
years ago. He will be buried today at
| Oakwoods cemetery at 1880 p. m.
Rev. George H. Bird. pastor of the
| Congregational church, Ninety-second
Ontario avenue, will leave Jan. IL for a
tour of the world. He dreaded this trip
because of his twenty mine years of
! faithful service to the churches in South
Chicago.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-24
LABOR NEWS

Retail clerks in Sacramento, Cal. are
organizing.
A movement has been started in St.
Paul, Mimi, for the formation of pipe
trades council.
The Canadian Federation of Textile
workers has decided to join the United
Textile Workers Of America.
Short time notices have been posted
in the locomotive works at Norwich,
England, where 5000 men are en-
ployed.
For the two-year period ending June
80 the International Association of
Machinists paid strike BENEFITS amount
ing to s612,S96.50.
A deadlock has occurred in the South
Derbyshire (England) pottery trade
with regard to the revised scale of pay
ments to the sanitary pressers.
A most serious strike of gas work
ers in italy took place recently. The
gas mems federation gave the signal
and the men struck at Milan, Modena
and Genoa.
The journeymen bakers of Paris.
France. and suburbs have Issued an ap-
peal to the public to boycott all bak-
cries where Sunday work is still car
ried on at present.
A years truce was declared by the
American Federation of Labor at its
convention in Toronto, in the dispute
between the brewery workers, hremen,
teamsters and engineers.
New England Cigarmakers' unions
will undertake a vigorous label cam
paign in Vermont, and the most parti-
! cular attention will be given to the
city OF Rutland and its vicinity.
The Knights of Labor recently rec
commended that a bill be submitted to
congress, authorizing the president to
! appoint a court of arbitration to set
tie all strike and corporation matters
! An attempt to prevent a thorough in
vestigation of the ST. Paul mine horror
at Cherry. ILL.,. by Coroner Malm
through the kidnapping and intimida-
! ton of witnesses is ascribed to the
mine officials by the United Mine
Workers.
A campaign to unionize all concert
orchestras. those playing in cafes and
restaurants, nickel theaters, and other
places of amusement in the city of Chi
cago was decided upon by the officers
of the Chicago Federation of Musicians
The wages of several thousand en-
ployes of the Bethlehem (Pa) Steel
company will soon be restored to the
scale in force before the 1907 depres-
sion, according TO an announcement re-
Gently made by Charles NJ Schwab
president of the company.
Employers Of labor and business men
in Aberdeen S. d. are signing an agree
ment in which they pledge themselves
not TO employ any union labor after
Feb. 1, 1910. and not to patronize any
firms after that date, employing such
classes of laborers.
Photographers on the Illinois Central
railroad are demanding an increase OF
wages and improved working condi-
tions, and the relations between then
and the railroad company have become
so strained that the company is max
ing extensive preparations for strike
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-24
TRAMP GETS THE LIMIT.
Makes Murderous Assault
Upon Gary Connection
er-Of to Bastile.,

John Ohton. a tramp who came to
Gary in search of work yesterday, was
handed out the extreme penalty of the
law in Judge Knots court when he
was fined $40 and costs and given a
sentence of three months in the coun-
ty jail for striking George Baskovitz
over the head with a hammer. For his
murderous assault Ohton will spend Ill
days in the county jail at Crown Point.
Yesterday evening Ohton entered the
place of business of George Buskovitz,
who conducts a small fruit and con-
dictionary store on Broadway between
Twelfth and Thirteenth avenues. The
proprietor saw that Ohton was intoxi-
Gated and quarrelsome when he asked
him for some tobacco. Buskovitz said
that he could not give him the tobacco
without paying for it, and with that
Ohon took a large sized hammer from
his pocket and struck the proprietor
over the head telling him to the floor.
1t was a vicious blow and 1t was some
time before Buskovitz regained con-
sciousness. The police were called and
Ohton was taken to the station.
nearby physician was called to
dress the wound of Buskovitz and II
may be that later on the injury may
prove serious.
Ohton was taken to the Crown Point
lookup this afternoon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-24
XMAS EXERCISES IN
ALL THE CHURCHES
Young Folk of Gary Will
Be Made Happy This
Evening.

Christmas in Gary tomorrow will be
observed in nearly all the churches by
special services being held, but the
Christmas festivities for the children
will all take place tonight.
Appropriate exercises will be held for
the children and the evening will be
one Of gladness for the little ones.
Nearly all the. churches will have
Christmas trees and gifts Of candies,
nuts and fruit Will be distributed to
each of the members of the Sunday
school classes.
A big program has been arranged by
the members of the congregation of
the Baptist church for this evening.
The entertainment will be held in the
churc hbas ement, at the corner of JEFF
ferson street and Fifth avenue. The
children and the church choir have pre-
pared an entertainment and there will
be Christ mas tree from which candy
will be distributed.
At the Episcopal chapel there will
be Christmas exercises at O'Clock
tonight There will be a Christmas
tree with presents for the children. and
special music has been prepared for
the occasion. On Christmas morning
there will be communion services al
1880 and 10 o'clock. The regular serv-
ices will take place on Sunday.
Numerous Exercises Tonight.
The Christmas exercises for the chill
dren of the Methodist church will take
place in the Schell building. at the
corner of Fifth avenue and Washing
ton street
At the congregational church the
children have prepared a musical en-
tertainment. The Sunday school class
es will be presented with gifts on Sat
urday morning and Christmas service:
will take place at 10:45 a. m.
The congregation of Holy Angels
Catholic church will observe Christina:
by special services throughout the day
At 10:45 Father Quinlan of Notre Dam,
will preach the sermon.
The children of the Sunday schoo
classes of the Presbyterian church will
give a Christmas cantata entitled
I Santa Claus Reception" at the churcl
i tonight, beginning at 1880 o'clock. Aft
er the cantata is over the Christina:
tree will be lighted and gifts will b.
distributed.
There will be a special service a
the Christian Science church of Gar.
on Christmas morning
A special Christmas entertainment
will be held tonight at the East Gar.
mission at East Gary.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-24
CLARK STATION.

Fred Behn and Miss Emily Behn OF
Clark spent the evening at Gary.
Edward Borman of Ivanhoe spent
yesterday transacting business at
Clark.
All the school children are very nap
by. because no school until Jan. 8, next
year.
Merry Christmas to you. Watch out
for dear old Santa Claus.
Bruno Saager student of Concordia
college, Fort Wayne, is spending the
Christmas vacation with his parents
here
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-24
STOMACH GAS, HEARTBURN OR
WORCESTERSHIRE VANISH

Every year regularly more than a
million stomach sufferers in the United
States, England and Canada take Pape's
Diapepsin and realize not only i'm
mediate but lasting relief
This harmless preparation will digest
anything you eat and overcome sour,
gassy or out-of-order stomach i've
minutes afterwards.
If your meals don't fit comfortably.
or what you eat lays like lump of
lead in your stomach. or If you have
heartburn, that is sign of indiges-
ton.
Get from your Pharmacist a 5o-cent
case of Pape's Dispepsin and take a
dose just as soon as you can. There
will be no sour rising. no bleching of
undigested food mixed with acid, no
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-24
NEW CIRCUIT
COURT CASES

Crown Point. Ind, Dec 24-The fol-
lowing cases have been filed in the
circuit court
Martha c. Rausch VS. Charles C.
Rausch. Divorce. J. Frank Meeker.
attorney
Sydney Lowenstein and Sera Neu-
man vs.. Wesley Howell Tice ct al.
Quiet title. ]. Kopelke, attorney.
Altman Bros. & Dinwiddie Ca cor
poration) vs. Louis Bernstein. At
tachment Frank b. Pattee, attorney.
First National Bank Of Bridgeport,
III. Ca corporation) vs.. James NJ. Dick
ey ct al. Civil. Note). Martin J.
Smith attorney
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-24
OFFICIALS MAKE
CHARGES IN COURT

That it is possible for the proprietor
of a saloon who exhibits slot machines
to plug them so that he is positively
able to control the amount of money
they will pay to the person who plays
them. is the claim of Constable Merry
weather and Detective Strumpher, as
result of an examination of the ma
chimes which were recently seized lin
East Chicago and Indiana Harbor.
One OF the machines which were con-
ascated had two 81 marks on the dial
one of which was plugged; four 81
marks, two of which were plugged;
eight so cent marks, four of which
were plugged. and IS quarter marks,
eighS of which were plugged.
Small Chance of Winning.
The machines are made to pay the
owners and the proprietor a large per-
centage, but that is not the extent Of
the holdup. They can be plugged so
that the man who plays has only one
chance in ten of winning. The ma
chimes, according to the men who ex-
amined them. are not even a square
gambling devicel The holdup is de-
termined by the nerve Of the proprie-
tor of the saloon or the owner of the
machine.
George A,osne the Indiana Harbor
saloonkeeper who was found guilty of
keeping a Dewey machine. came into
Judge Frank Prests court in Ham
mond and pleaded guilty to the charge
Of keeping a gambling machine. He
was fined $50 and costs.
There are four other John Doe war
rants out for the owner of the so-called
trade machines. The owner is said to
live in Fort Wayne and the trial has
| been delayed on this account. The
Monday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-24

stomach gas or heartburn. fullness or
heavy feelings in the stomach, Nausea.
Debiliating Headaches. Dizziness or IN
festival gripping. This viii all go. and
besides. there win be no sour food left
over in the stomach to poison your
breath with anuseaous odors.
Pape's Diapepsin is a certain cure for
out-of-door stomachs, because 1t takes
hold of your food and digests 1t just
the same as II your stomach wasn't
there.
Relief in I'VE minutes from all stom-
ach misery is waiting for you at any
drug store.
These large 5O-cent cases contain
more than sufficient to thoroughly
cure almost any case of Dyspepsia. In
digetsion or any other stomach disc
order.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-24
OIL IN ST. JOSEPH COZ
Gary and Tolleston Capital
May Compete With
Rockefeller.

1t was learned today from reliable
source that a company has been or
ganized. of which Otto C. Borman of
Tolleston Is president. and that this
company has secured an option and
lease on fifteen square miles Of land
in ST. Joseph county, near South Bend.
which they will drill for oil and gas.
Morris Rush of New Carlisle is sec
rotary of the new company, and num-
Der of other prominent South Bend men
are identified with the company. Mr..
Borman could not be reached over the
telephone today.
A Rich Territory.
The territory which is now under
option is situated between Rolling
Prairie and New Carlisle, twelve miles
distant from South Bend. Several
small wells have been sunk and it is
said that the surface indications show
an abundance Of oil and gas. A big
well in the near vicinity is now pro-
ducing lubricating oil and has been
flowing for a number of months past
and all indications point to the prob
able fact that the land now under
lease is rich in both oil and gas.
Land Rich for Farming.
The name of the company is the New
Carlisle and Rolling Prairie Oil and
Gas company The company has en-
gagged expert engineers and will COM
mence drilling two wells as soon as
the weather permits. The news is not
generally known. only by members OF
the company and few outsiders, and
as soon as it becomes generally known
there will be wild scramble for the
surrounding territory to secure options
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-24
ToLLEsTON.

W. c. Kunert will give another pub
lie ball at the Kunert hall on Christmas
night. Saturday, Dec. 20. Music for
this occasion will be furnished by Bar
ME Young's celebrated orchestra.
Ed. Behnke was in East Gary on
business Wednesday.
Porter Mayhem arrived Wednesday
afternoon from Keokuk, Ia, where he
attended the funeral OF his father.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-24
LANSING.

Miss c. Dalenberg was a visitor in
Oak Glen yesterday.
Miss T. oelhke visited her parents
yesterday.
Mrs. A Ward was a visitor IN Chi
cago Thursday.
F. zech was visitor in Harvey
Thursday.
A. Van Bodengraven was a visitor
in Harvey yesterday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-24
GRAND MASK CARNIVAL at Gary Skating Rink New Years EV

for those of US owning property along
the banks of the river, If we want to
increase its value $4,000 or $4,000 an
acre. in our own life time to get busy
on the job at once.
Yours Very truly,
&C. NJ NICHOLS"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-26

England in a contest with Germany.
When England reckons the strength of
navies, she adds up the German and
Austrian forces and counts them as
one.
If this remarkable article is correct,
the British fear of a German invasion
is no delusion, but is a deep-seated be
lief of all that is clear headed and sane
in Britain. England is safe if her naval
bulwarks hold; otherwise, all is lost.
with the aid of Austrian battleships
and bayonets, the German war lord
might well look for success in a war
with England
Americans, skeptical as they are that
a great European war is imminent,
reading this article cannot but feel a
sense of relief that such a cloud is not
hanging over this nation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-26
PLAN WHICH DOESN'T
DRAW MUCH WATER.

For once a Congressional spasm for
economy promises to work some
good. It is reported that the river and
harbor melon proposed to be served IN
the course of the winter viii be kept
in the refrigerator until 1910. By that
time it is expected the Inland Water
ways Commission viii be ready to re-
port through Senator Burton its con
ception Of a general plan for the de-
veIopment of our navigable streams.
There are already intimatiOns-which
may or may not be well founded-as
to the conclusions of the commission
ers. They look unfavorably on the
proposed I4-feet channel from the
Lakes to the Gulf. They are against
q bond issue. Good as the latter con
clusion seems, the two put together
read very much like inaction. As Mr..
Hin said in his interview for the Mum
sey papers,
with a thousand ton barge you can
never compete against a 3O-ton freight
car. But with a IO.OOO-ton barge you
can beat it,"
A 9-foot channel is a halfway chan
mel. While it doesn't limit navigation
to thousand ton barges, it isn't a
10000 ton barge channel. And this OF
the most important of all our inland
waterways.
It is well enough that there shall be
no further grabbing river and harbor
bills. But it VIII be a sorry day for
the nation if the substitute for them Is
not a plan of development proportional
to the best possible use of our streams
and inland seas.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-26
Is EUROPE DIVIDED INTO TWO
WAR CAMPS7

Is Europe divided into two great
armed camps, and js it on the verge OF
a war of earth-shaking proportions?
Difficult as it is for Americans to be-
Heve this, the question is raised
sharply by a most remarkable exposi-
ton of the European situation which
is given in a recent magazine article by
F. Alexander Powell, of the National
Geographical Society and the Royal
Geographical Society. The author is a
writer of prominence, who has lately
travelled extensively over most o68the
Continent.
According to Powell, all Europe is
divided into two armed camps, wait
ing breathlessly for the tomorrow, with
it's Armageddon." At the head of one
partv stands Germany, and ranged be-
side Germany is Austria Hungary, and,
perhaps. the regenerated Turkey. Eng
land is leader of the other camp, and
behind her. but without enthusiasm,
march disrupted France and bankrupt
Russia. with Spain and Portugal thrown
in. Italy, in theory, belongs with
Germany and Austria, by reason
Of the triple alliance, but her fear OF
Austria. which is building battleships
with frantic haste, may drive her TO
the other side.
1t Is asserted Germany is aroused be
cause she is 'penned in by diplomatic
intrigue fostered by England" that her
second reason for going to war is to
protect her markets; and third reason
for Germany's hostility to England Is
her marvellous expansion in population
100000 babies being born in the en-
pire every year.
Powell further declares iive.men com
prise Europe They are King Ed
ward. the Kaiser, NJ. Iswolsky, the
Austrian archduke, Franz Ferdinand
and Cardinal Merry del Val, the papa
secretary of state.
Austria is building up a vast fleet OF
battleships. What for? Powell says
they will be used TO back up Germany
if Franz Ferdinand says the word. and
as he is a clerical, his course viii depend
on the inscrutable Merry del Val. Aus
trian battleships in the Mediterranean
would be extremely troublesome K
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-26
PARSONS OPPORTUNITY TO
MAKE GOOD.

With the opening of Congress little
more than a month away, il begins TO
look as if the coming session may hear
much Of the charges made by Repre-
sentative Herbert Parsons of New
York that a deal was made between
the Cannon forces in the House and
Tammany, whereby the old rules were
upheld and in exchange certain proposed
election legislation in the New York
Legislature obnoxious 20 Tammany
was killed OF. 1t is reported that
Speaker Cannon is much worked up
over the charges. and that he win de-
mand an investigation. If he does, it is
easy to see the session viii be rescued
from any da niger of dizziness.
Much has been said to the effect That
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-26

it is doubtful whether it is within the
province of the House to investigate
Mr.. Parsons charges.
1t appears, however, there are prece-
dents which would sustain an investi-
CATION by a committee of the House.
One notable instance goes back to 1925,
when Speaker Henry Clay was charged
with corrupt political bargain, where
by he was to support John Quincy
Adams for the Presidency, and in re-
turn was to be made Secretary Of State.
Representative George Kramer of Penn
sylvania alleged this in the public
prints of that day. Clay requested an
investigation of the charges by select
committee, and the committee was pro
vided for by the House.
Other presidents are to be found
growing out of charges against Speaker
James G. Blaine, in 1872, and against
Speaker Samuel J. Randall, IN 1879.
If Speaker Cannon really wants an
investigation the presidents show that
he can have one, unless it be argued
that in this case the alleged deal was
purely political and involved no charge
of corruption.
Let the investigation be had by all
means. This, without any concern in
behalf of Mr.. Parsons or expression of
opinion concerning him. The coun-
try wants more light on the mat
ter. It will not be satisfied, how
ever, with a one-sided or biased
committee, made up chiefly of Speaker
Cannon's adherents. The suspicion that
some sort of a deal was required in
order to draw a large body Of Demo
cratic votes to the support of the House
Republican organization has been
strong from the moment the old rules
were saddled anew on the House. Let
the fullest possible illumination be
shed on the whole business by an i'm
partial committee fully empowered to
summon witnesses.