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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-27
AUNT THINKS HIM
ASLEEP At FIRST
Upon Attempting to Waken Him She
Makes Horrifying Discovery-Had
Been Out of Work Only Three
Days and Theory of Dependency
Is Secuted.
Especial to THE TINES. }

Indiana Harbor, April 27.-The po-
lice are trying to solve the mystery
which surrounds the suicide of John
smyth who shot himself yesterday
morning at the home of his uncle and
aunt with whom he had been living
for hsort time. at 1884 Butternut
street
smyth. who was % years of age.
was apparently in the best of spirits
when he left the house early in the
morning to look for work Until a
few days before he had been employed
at the cement works at Burlington, but
finding this work too hard he had left
to look for place elsewhere. De-
spondency over the inability to find
employment is looked upon as a pos
sible reason for the suicide, but the
fact that the young man had only been
out of work for three days leads the
police to discard this theory as i'm
probable. The suicide was not known
to have any love affairs and as he was
of a usually cheerful disposition his
relatives and friends are at loss to
account for his act.
Aunt Thought Him Asleep.
The body was found by the young
mans aunt who had gone to the house
of a neighbor shortly after Smyth left
the house. He returned at about 6
o'clock and found his little nephew
aged I. playing about the house. The
young man sent the child out to play
apparently having made up his mind t.
kill himself and wishing the little boy
out of the way. He then lay down or
the couch and fired 38-calibre bulle'
into his brain.
His aunt returning short time later
noticed her nephew lying down on tn,
couch, and thinking him asleep quietly
withdrew Later as he did not awaken
she returned to the room to arous,
him She called several times, with
out success and then went over t
where he lay. 1t was not until sh
took hold of the young mans shouIde
that she noticed the blood on his fore
head and saw the gun that had droppe,
from the suicides hand after firing tn
shot that ended his life.
She summoned some of the neigh
bors, who in turn notified the polio
and Krebs and Burns. undertakers
took charge of the remains.
Smyth had lived but q short time a
the Butternut street address. having
moved there from S444 Guthrie stree
He had been resident of Indiana Har
Dor for year and a half.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-27
LEAVE FOR CAPITAL
East Chicago Ladies Are
Attending Eastern Star
Meeting.
Especial to THE TIMEs)

East Chicago. April 27.-A number of
ladies of the East Chicago chapter OF
the order of the Eastern star left this
noon for Indianapolis to attend the
annual meeting of the grand chapter,
which convenes there this week
Those representing the East Chica-
go chapter are: Mesdames William
Meade who goes in the place of Mrs.
George w. Lewis. the worthy matron
of the chapter, who was unable to at
tend; Mrs. Abe Ottenheimer. represent
ing Associate Worthy Matron Mrs. A.
H w. Johnson, who was also unable
to get away Mr.. T. J. Loucks, worthy
patron OF the chapter and Mrs Chas
e. Fowler and Mrs. Abbie Thomas. The
two last named have no official bust
ness at the convention. but go merely
out of interest in the proceedings
The party left Hammond at 1880 via
the Monon and will be gone until Fri
day
The East Chicago delegation is in
terested in securing the promotion OF
Mrs. J. C. Golding of East Chicago
who now holds the office of grand
warder for the grand chapter, to some
thing higher Mrs Golding herself is
unable to attend, and in her absence
her sisters in the order hope to accom-
plish something worth while in her in
terests.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-27
ABDUL /.
IS DEPOSED
BY TURKS

Constanttnople Turkey. April ~
ABDUL Hamid IL has been deposed as
sultan of the Turkish empire. Mehem-
med Resohad Effendi, his brother. will
be proclaimed his successor. probably
by 8 O'Clock this afternoon.
The deposition will be through the
regular form prescribed by the tenets
of the Mohammedan faith 1t is IN
derstood that the sheik- ul-Islam. the
head of the church, will issue the de-
cree Of deposition.
News Causes Excitement
The news of the deposition of Abdul
Hamid and the selection of his brother
to succeed him caused great excite
msnt throughout Constantinople
Crowds at once began to gather In
the principal squares and thorough
fares and around the imperial palace
OF Yildiz in anticipation of the proc
lamation of new sultan and the
booming OF 1o1 guns to announce the
change of monarchs.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-27

though one speaker said he believed
things would brighten up" when the
tariff war was over. Roads repre-
sented today were the following:
Baltimore. Ohio & Chicago. F. J. Crit
fifth; Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern,
DR.. J. A. Norton; the Southern Rail-
way company, H. W. Miller. the Chi
cago & Eastern Illinois and the Evans
willie & Terre Haute. E II. Semen: the
Vandalia lines, ]. G. Williams and
David strouse; the Toledo, st. Louis &
Western. +. D. Tracey: the Chicago,
Lake Shore & Eastern the Gary &
Western and the Elgin, Joliet & West
ern, w H. Allen.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-27
EXECUTIVE SESSION NEXT
State Tax Board Hears Last
Tales of Woe at
Capital.

The State BOARD of Tax Commits
sioners today heard the last tales Of
woe from the railroad companies of the
state and will tomorrow go into ex-
tended executive session in order to
make the annual assessments against
properties coming under the jurisdic-
ton Of the board. The tales heard to-
day were a continuation of the com
plants of hard times following the in
dustrial depression. of idle freight cars,
decreased earnings and little prospect
for immediate revival of business, al
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-27
BUYS GARY LOT
Hammond Hardware Dealer
Soon to Build.

]. ]. Ruff of Hammond. one Of the
biggest hardware dealers in northern
Indiana, yesterday contaminated a deal
with T. W. Englehardt of the South
Broadway Land company for the pur-
chase of a lot on Thirty seventh ave-
nue. and Broadway for 81 500. Mr.. Ruff
will build on his property at some later
date.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-27
BRIDGE PASSABLE

The bridge over the little Calumet
river, which has been cut OF by the
high water. is again passable, the wat
er having receded to considerable
extent 1t is not expected that there
will be any trouble again this year,
and If the Burns ditch is completed. the
city may never experience this diff
Guilty again.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-27
$1,000 FOR JOHN

Jake Labovich of Gary. former sa-
1oonkeeperi was arrested yesterday
evening on charges of assault and bat
terry upon Mrs. Mary Bartich The
husband OF the woman and the ex-
saloonkeeper entered into an alterca
ton in front of Labovich's place. on
washington near Eighteenth avenue
Labovich was fined a dollar and costs
this morning, amounting to $1,000.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-27
BUYS TOURING CAR

W. A. Cain Of the Cain Construction
company and the w. A. Cain Supply
company has purchased a fine new Leo
touring car Of the Handy & Houk Co.
Of Crown Point. The Houk company
report a number of other Gary sales in
prospect
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-27
COUNCIL FINDS
JOKER IN FRANCHISE
Red Line at East Chicago
Said to Want Exclusive
Streets There.
| MATTER GOES OVER TO FRIDAY
Six Hundred Trees Are Ordered
Bought for the Municipal
Park.
Especial to THE T1MEs.)

East Chicago, Ind, April 81 = The
city council of East Chicago met last
night in an adjourned meeting from
last week. Mayor De Briae, who was
obliged on account of the council
meeting to forego attending the gath
ering at the Majestic hotel in Ham
mond last night, presided. Owing to
the slowness in arriving of the Indi-
ana Harbor members, Messrs. Schock
and Walton, the session did not con-
vene until after o'clock.
Franchise Is Considered.
The principal reason for the meet
ing was the consideration of the Ham
mond, whiting and East Chicago
street railway franchise. which came
up at the last meeting but was put
over until last night. When the fran
chise was read the counciImen discov-
cred changes from the instrument the
Red line people had previously sub
mitted for their inspection and which.
If permitted to go through. would have
practically put the Indiana and Chi
cago line. whost franchise has been
accepted and passed its frest reading,
out of the running unless the latter
road adopted aeroplane methods. The
aldermen were convinced a little joker
was hiding in certain clauses of the
franchise and so decided to take a lit
tie closer slant at it. There were pas
sages in the franchise which would
give the Red line exclusive rights on
portions of certain streets, a condition
which the council has been vigorously
opposing.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-27
More Than Flourative.

ALAS" sighed Weary Wiggles. gaz,
ing dejectedly upon his torn and tat
tered trousers, I'm afraid these here
pants is on their last legs!"-Lippin.
COTS
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-27
Referred to Committee.

The matter was finally referred to a
committee of the whole, which is to
meet with the repres entatives of the
Red line next Friday night at the city
hall
Other business was transacted be-
fore the franchise matter was taken
up. John J. Keller of Indiana Harbor
and James Grace of East Chicago were
appointed inspectors on the big sewer.
resolution passed by the Booster
Commercial club at it's last meeting
and bearing exclusively on the street
railway franchise question was read
and ordered received and placed on file
The council also ordered the purchase
of so Otrees for the parks. The session
adjourned about II o'clock, to meet in
regular meeting next Monday night
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-27

FEMALE HELP wANTED-You are
serving yourself in answering ads
and perhaps service. like charity
should begin at home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-03
WILL WRITE TO PAYNE.
Women Secure Signatures Protesting
Against Tariff Measure.

Chicago, April 3.-''That old sweet
heart of mine" is going to figure in
the protest against Serene Payne S
tariff BILL Eighty thousand sigma
lures, the total for a day, had been
added to the monster petition being
circulated here, when an attractive
looking woman entered department
store, and on being asked to sign,
said: I'll do more than that, I'll
write to Mr.. Payne myself.
81 wonder what Serene Payne will
think to get a letter from me asking
him not to put a higher tariff on
stockings and toyS?" she continued.
II told him there wouldn't be any
more letters the last time 1 wrote. That
was 20 years ago, and I've kept my
word. He used to pay attention to
what 1 asked of him. Surely after so
long a silence he can't refuse me one
little thing now
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-03
eleven SEATS FILLED.
Interest in the Tariff Debate Is at a
Low Ebb.
: Washington,

! Washington, April 3-Eleven
members were in their seats today
when the house of representatives met
to further consider the Payne tariff
bill 1t was the smallest attendance
of the special session, and demonstrate
ed the fact that interest in the debate
had practically disappeared. Mr.
Sparkman democrat, Florida) open
ed the discussion with an earnest plea
for a restoration of the Dingley rate
ION lumber and the imposition Of a
duty OF cents a pound on all cotton
imported into the United States.
While declaring he would vote for
the bill, Mr. Kinkead (Republican,
Nebraska) entered strenuous objec-
ton to the taxing of those necessaries
of life which are not produced in the
United States. The proposed tax on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-03
RACERS TO EUROPE.
C. X. G. Billings String VIII Spend the
Summer Abroad.

New York, April &C. K. G. Bill
lings' string of trotting horses. with
Lou Dillon among them, will start
from Hoboken for Europe on the
Hamburg-American steamship Pat
ricia. The horses reached New York
from Cleveland, Ohio. After arriving
at Hamburg they will be sent to Ber-
lin preparatory to an invasion of the
continental trotting turf, something
which is quite novelty in racing in
that few American horses owned and
managed by an American have ever
competed on foreign trotting tracks.
The string will appear at st.
Petersburg and later at Moscow. Ber-
lin and Vienna. Mr.. Billings himself
will go abroad soon to watch the per-
Torrance of his animals.
Quarters almost palatial in equip
ment have been provided for the
string which includes, besides two sad
die trotters, Wyoming and Montecido,
the following:
Lou Dillon, 1889; w. I. Lewis,
2:O714 Tempus Fugit, 2:07A "A; Elem
ing Boy. 2:O71z; Turley, 2:07 y 4;
Bertha Mac, 2:OS and Delight, Trial,
2:O9K
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-03
"NANA, A GREAT SUCCESS.
Art Critics Enthused With This Mas
terpiece of Art.

Suchorowskys world renowned
painting. Mana, is attracting thousands
of ladies and gentlemen to the Fine
Art Gallery, S26 Kansas avenue, where
it has been on exhibition for the past
week. In view Of the fact that this
most magnificent painting will be on
exhibition in this city only a few days
longer it behooves every true lover of
art to quickly visit the reception room
Mana is something more than a mere
picture, for it is difficult to believe
that any brush, however skillful. could
produce such realistic effects. One
would almost expect to see the beauti-
full woman rise from the couch where
she lies in estate admiration of her
own reflection, or that the delicate
hand that hangs over the side of the
couch would reach for the bracelet
that lies glittering on the floor, and
whose sparkle is so natural that it
seems impossible that it could be
merely painted. But such is the case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-03
FOR A SPOTLESS TOWN.
Washington Club Women Will Join
Ranks of the. ''White Wings

Washington, April 3.-Washington
club women as white wings are bent
upon making the national capital
spotless town.
The Twentieth Century club, whose
mem bership embraces many women of
Washingtons best known families. at
q meeting attended by several hundred
members, adopted resolutions which
were presented deriding the Uttered
condition of some of the streets and
pledging the cooperation of them
selves, their friends and their neigh
bors in picking up the papers on
streets and parkings in the vicinity
of their homes on Thursday, April Is,
at O'Clock in the morning" Each
member of the club is to head a sub
committee of women on the block
where her home is located.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-03
PLACE FOR A Thin MAN.
Applicants Must Be of Mechanical
Turn of Mind.

Chicago, April "a thin man, one
who will not take up too much space,
Is wanted by the government to assist
in the operation of refrigerating ma
chinery in a special railway car for
the preceding of fruits. An examina-
ton to secure such an appointee will
be held May 5. The applicant must
be a mechanical assistant, with knowl-
edge of refrigerating machinery, the
salary of this post being from 5000 to
$1,000 year. This vacancy now
exists in the bureau of plant industry
department of agriculture. The ap-
pointee must be of slender build to
enable him to get into, several corners
of the car where the space is limited.
The car will travel to all parts of the
country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-03
HIGH PRICED SIGNS.
Chicago Officials Are Charged With
Extravagant Tastes.

Chicago, April 3.-Three dollars a
letter is the average price paid for
some of the signs in the temporary
city hall. About the cost-the actual
money paid-for the lettering on the
doors and windows on the temporary
offices there is no question.
1t is alleged that it was impossible
to draw specifications and each de-
partment head was allowed what signs
he desired. The charge is made that
$1,000 was spent for work which could
have been secured for $1,500. The
signs cost about Sc line for gold and
$3.50 for black lettering.
On the building are two signs which
cost $3.50 each
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-03
TO SPEND $3.50, 900.
Denver Park Board Plans to Complete
MacNIonies Civic Center.

Denver, April 3.-The park board
has determined on the expenditure of
approximately $2,750.000 to complete
what is known as the MacMonies
Civic Center. This which was laid out
by Frederick MacMonies, the sculptor,
provides for the parking of a section
of the city in the neighborhood of the
capitol grounds and includes the erec-
ton of a fountain and a building to
be used as a museum.
The proposal will be advertised for
a period of ninety days at the end of
which time, unless protest is lodged
by 25 per cent of the citizens, the plan
will be put in operation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-03
FOR A PEACE CONGRESS,
Foreign Powers to Be Represented al
tile Gathering.

Chicago. April appropriations are
being made for the second national
peace congress, which will meet here
May 3.
( Secretary of War Dickinson will
preside and the diplomatic representa-
tives from Germany, Japan and
China already have signified their in.
tention of attending.
The delegates will discuss the ques-
ton of esta blishing a supreme court
at The Hague. which will settle dis
putes between nations
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-03

tea and the countervailing duty on
coffee, he said, were especially obnox-
ious to him and he urged their re-
moval. Mr.. Kinkead also opposed the
placing of hides on the free list.
The Philippine islands were again
heard from when Benito Legarda,
resident commissioner, spoke in OPP
position to the proposed free trade
between that possession and this coun-
try. His views were practically along
the lines of those expressed yester-
day by his colleague, Pablo Ocampo
De Leon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-03
DIES IN ELECTRIC BATH.
Young Inventor Victim of His Own
COntrivance

Indianapolis, Ind, April 3.-Conrad
Sperka, a young electrician, died sud-
denly last night in an electric bath
of his own design. He had arranged
that the water in his bath tub could
be charged with electricity. He was
found unconscious in the tub and
soon died.
The coroner investigated. 1t seems
Sperka turned on to the bath a heav-
Ter current than usual and the shock
killed him. He came from GERMANY
three months ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-03
BRYCE AND HILL ASKED.
To Make Opening Addresses at the
Seattle Exposition.

Seattle, April s.-The British am
bassador to the United States, James
Bryce, and J. j. Hill have been invited
by the directors of the Alaska-Yu
Pacific exposition to make the opening
addresses June /.
Mr.. Bryce is now in California and
the invitation was sent to him
through Secretary of State Philander
c. Knox. AS the Dominion of Canada
as participating in the exposition and
part of the name of the fair was taken
from Yukon, the directors of the ex-
position believed it fitting that the
British ambassador should be invited
to deliver an address.
In inviting James j. Hill. the direc-
tors desired to have the man who is
most prominently identified with the
development of the resources of the
northwest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-03

Suchorowsky has succeeded in produc-
ing in Mana something that is so start
lingly natural in all it's details that
whoever sees it is simply lost in won
der. 1t takes considerable time to see
Mana thoroughly. Every detail from
the crisp blonde hair that shades the
countenance which is wreathed in a
smile of qualification at the charms re-
Elected in the mirror opposite, to the
folds of the drapery, and the markings
of the tiger skin on the couch, make a
picture which the eye quits with re-
luctance. Mana can be seen daily
from 0 a. m. to 10 D. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-03
NO MORE BUCKET SHOPS.
Members of Chicago Board of Trade
Say They Must Go.

Chicago, April Estates Attorney
Wyman will be formally invited the first
of next week to drive the bucket shops
out of Chicago. A delegation of mem
bers of the Chicago board of trade.
including the boards attorney, will
call on him, probably on Monday, and
point out the way in which convictions
easily can be obtained.
A. J. White, chairman of the market
committee of the board, is back from
a hunting trip, and has taken up the
matter of bucket shops, agitation
against which was begun some days
ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-03
SEWER BIDS ARE READY.
Will Be Opened at Council Meeting
Monday Evening.

Contractors are busy this week fixing
up their sealed proposals for the con-
struction of the Kenwood sewer. These
proposals will be received until 5 o'clock
Monday evening at the office of the city
clerk and they will be opened that
night at council meeting This sewer
is one OF the greatest sewer propositions
of the year-it will cost between $50, 600
and $4,000 A $500 certificate check
must accompany every proposal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-03
Draft for q Million.

Washington, April 3-Postmaster
General Hitchcock has signed a draft
for one million dollars on the assist
ant treasurer at Chicago to be paid
into the subtreasury at New York on
money order account. Similar trans
actions involving an equal amount are
made necessary from time to time
from the fact that money order funds
accumulate rapidly at Chicago and are
drawn on by the department, prin-
cipally from New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-03

that the. questions of bands with an
organization is one resting with the
state authorities 1t is not an essen
tai feature of the conformity require
ments of the militia law Payment of
the members from federal funds can
only be authorized in case the band is
enlisted and for the organization pre-
scribed in the militia regulations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-03
Third Absence in 20 Years.

Washington, April S.-For the third
time in twenty years Parliamentarian
Ashen Kinds was absent yesterday
from his post at Speaker Cannons
elbow Mr.. Kinds has gone to his
home in Maine to look after his con-
gressionaI campaign. One of Mr..
Kinds two previous absences was due
to sickness. On the other occasion he
attended a funeral.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-03
To right in Memphis April 8.

Memphis Tenn, April 3.-Forfeits
have been posted by Young Donahue
of Boston and Tommy DevIin of Phil
adelphia, for their appearance in an
eight-round bout before the Jefferson
club on April s at catch weights.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-03
Around the World ON a NIotorcycle.

Spokane, Wash, April ST. e.
Linden of the Spokane Motorcycle
club, announces he will leave this city
May 1. proceeding eastward and at
tempt to ride around the world with a
motorcycle in IL months
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-03
Pay for Militia Bands,

Washington, April 3--Replying to
inquiry. the war department has in
formed the adjutant general of state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-03
'@'77''
Humphreys Seventy-Seven
breaks up Grip and
COL DS

att" is the remedy for Coughs,
Colds, Grip, Influenza, Catarrh and
Sore Throat.
"77" goes direct to the sick spot
without disturbing the rest of the sys-
tenn.
"z7" is put up in a small vial OF
pleasant pellets, fits the vest pocket
.'77" is sold by all and recommended
by most dealers. ESQ or mailed.
Humphreys Homeo Medicine Co.. Cor.
William and Ann Streets. New York.