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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-13
OFFICERS ELECTED
FOR COMING YEAR

The annual election of officers took
place in -Orak Shrine last evening. In
recognition of his splendid services in
perfecting a Shrine in Lake county
and in securing a charter, DR.. Harry
E. Sharrer was elected to the office of
illustrious potentate-
The other officers who were also re-
warded for their efforts in behalf of
the Shrine were:< II. F. Meikle, chief
rabban. Harry B. Tuthill, assist tant
rabban; A. J. Smith of Hobart, high
priest and prophet; Judge Virgil 8.
Reiter, oriental guide; J. T. Hutton,
treasurer; John w. Morthland, record
er.
DR.. Sharrer was elected as the rep
resentative of Orak temple to the
meeting of the imperial council, which
is to be held in Rochester, ". Y, next
year The assistant rabban of Syrian
temple of Cincinnati, was present at
the meeting and gave the members
of the local shrine talk.
After that there was drill by the
patrol and cigars were passed This
is the second annual election of Off
GERS. The members have felicitated
themselves on the fact that in the
brief period since the organization OF
the shrine here the membership has
been increased to nearly 500 and the
organization is practically out of debt
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-13
ELECTION
HELD TWO
WEEKS HENCE

Just Two weeks from today will oc-
cur the general election which is to
determine whether or not the village
of West Hammond is to become city.
Before this election is held there will
be at least two mass meetings at which
the whole proposition will be thorough
ly gone over and the arguments for
and against the proposition will be
made
1t is expected that there will be one
mass meeting the north side and
one on the south side. At these meet
ings there will be speakers who Will
explain just what the change in the
form of government viii entail.
There are a number of mistaken ideas
that has become current regarding the
proposed change that will be corrected
at this meeting. The impression that
taxes will be raised will be shown tc
be erroneous and it is believed by cleo
ton day that the sentiment in favor OF
the change will be practically unanim-
Gus.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-13
Especial to The TINES }


Dyer, Dec. 13.-Dyer people are try
ing to fathom the significance of the
actions of two men who dropped into
town last Saturday after having walk
ed over the course of the Chicago
Heights branch of the proposed North
western Interurban railroad of which
Eugene Purteile is the promoter. 1t
was also in the latter part of last week
that Purtelle is said to have been in
telephone communication with some
Of the stock holders in order that he
might bring about a postponement of
the stockholders in order that he might
bring about a postponement of the
stockholders meeting which is to be
held in Hammond next Saturday
Casual remarks by the visitors of last
Saturday were to the effect that they
might buy out the company, and
Purtelle is credited with the statement
that he has prospective buyers. Pur-
telle and the two men who came to
Dyer are acting Independently of each
other as far as Dyer people know.
Dyer People Suspicious.
But in as much the visitors show
Continued on page eighty
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-13
Death OF MRS.
SUSAN H. PECK

Mrs. Susan H. Peck, mother of Ray
mond w. Peck the playwright and
Charles M. Peck, formerly editor of the
Chicago Journal, died this morning at
the home of her daughter Mrs. James [.
Porlier, 246 Plummer avenue in Ham
mond. Her death was due to heart
trouble she having been ill since last
October when she came here from Jack
son, Michigan for a visit
Mrs. Peck was ~ years old and was
member of many of the big lodges
for women, and also of the Baptist
church. She will be buried in Jackson.
Michigan, but the arrangements will
not be made until tomorrow when it
is expected the three sons, Raymond,
Charles and Ralph will arrive from
New York. In addition TO the three
sons. Mrs. Peck is survived by her
daughter Mrs. Porlier
Raymond w. Peck was the author
of some of the well known musical
comedies among which were The
Paraders". Tom Tom "Rubes and
Roses" "Pell MelP' and others.
Charles and Ralph are both big men
in the advertising field
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-13
CLUE TURNED OVER
TO LADIES TODAY
University Club Rooms to
Be Scene of New Stunt
This Afternoon.

The University club. for the first
time since it has occupied the new
quarters in the Taper building, will
turn them over to the wives mothers,
daughters, sisters and lady friends of
the members.
The lady members of the club are
expected to perfect an organization
among themselves for the purpose of
providing semi monthly entertainments
in the club rooms.
The University club is purely a So
cial organization, and it is for the
purpose of making the club rooms
available to the ladies of the club that
the meeting this afternoon is arrang-
ed.
The chairman of the entertainment
committee will arrange the first enter
tainment for the ladies on the occa-
sion of their next meeting, two weeks
hence, and then they are expected to
outline their own program.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-13

LOSES LIFE
As RESUL I
1910 RECORD OF
RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.
INJURED IN REGION. 81
KILLED IN REGION .63

Hobart, Ind, Dec. 13.-walter Tar
now. the II year old Wheeler lad who
jumped from a moving train two weeks
ago on his way back to Hobart, paid
for his folly with his life last Satur-
day
Mr.. Tarnow and his companion, Will
liam Tier, boarded freight from
Wheeler and were coming back to Ho-
bart. where they were employed at the
terra Gotta yards. The train did not
stop here so Tarnow jumped from the
train. Mr.. Tier rode to Liverpool and
walked back. to find his companion,
who had crawled to the depot. He
was badly cut about the head and
legs. His wounds were dressed by Dr..
Gordon and the next morning he was
sent home to Wheeler, where he died
two weeks later Mr. Tarnow has
worked in and around Hobart for a
year
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-13
LAKE COUNTY MEN
HONORED WITH OFFICES
Belman of Hammond and
Goodenow Of Gary Are
Elected to Offices.

Vincennes, Ind, Dec. 13.-At the
meeting of the State Y. NJ. c. A. dele
gates just closed Sharon E. Jones, of
Richmond, was reelected president of
the association Saturday afternoon. The
other officers are: First vice. president.
w. C. Belman, Hammond. reelected; ;
second vice-president, W. H. McCurdy,
Evansville. secretary, ]. H Baxter,
Terre Haute; first assistant secretary,
J. S. Findley, Logansport; press secre-
tary, Marc N Goodnow. Gary; treas
urer. John F. Wallick, Indianapolis, re-
elected Charlottesville and Gary are
competitors for the next meeting place.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-13
F. {. MILLER
|1.' NOW IN
WARPATH
2 opular Hammond Demo
crat Resents the Appoint
ment of John Papp as
Deputy Game Warden and
Gives His Reasons.

F. G. Miller is on the warpath. He is
thoroughly disgusted with the leaders
of the democratic party in this city.
His grievance is a personal one, and he
admits 1t.
Miller wanted to be appointed to
the office of game warden in the north
ern part of this state. He secured a
petition, signed by some of the most
prominent men in the city in both
political parties, asking that he be ap-
pointed to the position. j. G. Ibach
and Edward Simon were some OF the
leading democrats who recommended
him to the position.
Miller was thought to be especially
well qualified for the position because
of his known sportsmanlike qualities.
He sent away and secured a large
number of pheasants of rare varie-
ty and stocked the county with them.
He is considered one of the most
prominent sportsmen among the Ger
man people of the city of Hammond
and in Lake county. When he asked
to be appointed to the office of game
warden those who knew him took
1t for granted that he would be a
competent and an efficient officer.
Hitch Comes.
It looked as though Miller would be
appointed when suddenly there was a
hitch in the proceedings. He was put
off from time to time until finally he
learned that John Papp. the king of
.(Continued on page nve-)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-13
New Attractions.

A number of attractions are billed at
Tow1e's opera house for the next week
The first bill is the New Broadway
Girls. a burlesque, that will attract
the usual patrons. This will come to
Hammond on Wednesday evening
The old standby, Paid in Full
which is a great favorite here, will be
the attraction on Thursday This new
er fails>to draw a good house The
Sunny South" is the attraction for
Saturday night. This is a drama that
will make a strong appeal to the au-
dience.
I'm Old Kentucky" which plays at
McVickers theater in Chicago during
the holiday week each year, there are
six horses and a large amount of
scenery. This is said TO be a great
attraction.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-13
TURNED OVER
TO HAMMOND
(Snacial to TIE TINES \

Indiana Harbor, Dec. 13.-George
10th, wanted in Hammond for robbing
saloon keeper of IS was picked up
yesterday by Officer John Weifenbach
and turned Ger to the Hammond police
10th is accused of taking the sum of
money from the till of saloon where
he was employed as porter. The saloon
keeper had been warned against the
man by the Hamond police who recog-
nized IN him an old offender but his
employer refused TO act upon the warm
ing, stating that 10th was good fell
low" and he guessed he was straight
enough
10th went along for some time with
out falling from grace but an oppor-
tunity 1resented itself to rob the till
and he took advantage of it,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-13
Goes to Panama.

Sidmon Nellie Jr., the son Of Rich
ard Nellie of this city, left for Green
vile, Miss, where he will visit with
his uncle. L. L. Giike. and later will
leave for Panama, where Mr. Gilke has
been employed on the canal for the
past five years.
The Hammond friends OF Sidmon
McHie Jr are very much interested in
his trip and in the experiences that
he will enjoy Nellie will spend a
year or two in working on one Of the
greatest engineering enterprises that
has been started by man since the
dawn of creation.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-13
CONFIDENCE IN THEM
IS NEVER MISPLACED
Some of Largest In City However
Such as Conkey's, Distillery, Betz
Have Never Equalled the Amount
of Business That They Have Done
Lately and Are Doing Now.

With business in the steel industries
slack the people of Hammond are op-
timistic. The business men are say
ing. "Business was never better" the
real estate man is satisfied, we'll sat-
isfed, with his years work. The build
er has so much work ahead of him
that he is going to be idle but lit
tie time this winter and is going to be
rushed to death next spring.
And why?
Reason Easy to See.
Simple because the people of Ham
mond have confidence in the reliabili-
ty Of its smaller and more diversified
industries. During the panic Of 1907
the Simplex Railway Appliance Co. and
the Standard steel Car company were
the only concerns to shut down.
The rest of the Hammond industries
kept on. running.
Today when there are rumors that
the steel mills at south Chicago will
shut down. when the work of construc-
ton on the Gary mills has been stop
pei. when the steel manufacturers all
over the country are waiting for or
ders; the people of Hammond view the
situation with complacency.
All Are Optimistic.
John r. Fitzgerald OF the Hammond
Distilling company reports that he has
sone the biggest business during the
months of October, November and De-
before in its history The Hammond
Distilling company now requires s25,-
Continued on page nVe.)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-13

All members of the Hammond Ath-
letic club who are in any way inter
sted in basketball are requested to be
at the clubhouse this evening, when
basketball teams VIII be made up and
captains elected
Harry Morganau, who is IN charge
of the basketball sports, is in COM
munication with number of teams
for a schedule of games to be played
in Hammond The indications are
however that there will be no games
played without of town teams before
New Years
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-13
SIMON IS
NOT SEEKING
THE OFFICE

Ed. Simon of Hammond, former
democratic county chairman, who was
prominently mentioned several weeks
ago as a candidate for clerk for the
legislative house at Indianapolis. has
done nothing so far to further his can
didacq In speaking of the matter this
morning, Mr. Simon said that he Is not
seeking the office, and that his own
business in Hammond were to suffer if
he accepted the Indianapolis office AS
clerk of the house he would be re-
quired to be on deck sixty days. The
office only pays SIS day.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-13
PORTER CO,
GETS NOTED
PIG CASES
Mandamus Proceedings, in
Which Gary's Mayor and
Various Saloon Keepers
Are Interested, Shifted to
Sister County.

Crown Point, Ind, Dec. 13.-The
mandamus cases in which an effort is
being made to force the crafty Thomas
Knots, mayor of Gary. to send his
friends, the blind pig keepers, to jail
instead of giving them the immunity
bath have heen venued TO the Porter
Circuit court at Valparaiso where they
will come up for trial on the second
day of the next term of court This
will be about the second or third of
January.
This is the last change that can be
taken and the last delay that Tom
Knots and his attorneys may expect.
Each side is permitted one change from
the judge and one change from the
county.
W. J. McAleer and A. F. Knots, T. E.
Knotts' attorneys took a change from
Judge william w. Mcmahon to Special
Judge Lincoln V. Cravens and now have
exhausted their changes by taking q
change from the county.
There was a slight misunderstanding
about the second change that was TAX
change was taken from Judge Mcmahon
OF Crown Point Attorney Otto Bruce.
who is representing the state, believes
he made an agreement with the at
torneys for the defense that no other
changes would be taken.
Consequently when McAleer an
nounced that he would take change
from the county it precipitated an
! argument with Bruce as to the agree
ment they are alleged to have made.
Special Judge Cravens was not In
volved in tie argument except as to
what he remembered of the conversa-
tion At any rate he granted the
change from the county and the de-
fense in this case was given an oppor-
| tunitv for its last delay.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-13
Stamps Are Selling Well

The sale of the Red Cross seals or
stickers to be used on Christmas mail
and packages is on in Hammond, and
the calls for them are increasing daily.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Turner, chairman of the
charity committee of the Hammond
Woman's club. who has charge of the
sale of the stickers, has had only scat
tered reports thus far, but those which
she has received indicate a steady in
quiry
The stickers. costing only cent a
piece. are for sale in all the drug
stores. in the Lion store. E. c. Minas
store and TIE Model Clothing store
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-13
Youche Is Elected.

At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Lake County Savings &
Trust company last night E. c. Minas
withdrew from the directorate in ia
var of Julian Xouche With this ex-
ception ali TIE directors were re
elected The directors are Peter W.
Meyn. a. NJ. Turner, J. W weis, J. y
Beckman, David T. Emery, Albert
Mack. W. c. Belman. Julian Youche.
They elected the following officers:
President-Peter W. Meyn
Vice president-Joseph w Weis.
Secretary and treas urer-W. c. Bel
man.
TeIler-D T Emery
Manager trust epartment-Albert
Mack
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-13
ONE KILLED; TWO
HURT IN WRECK
Brakeman on Belt Line
Loses Life in Collision.

One man was killed in a collision be-
tween two freight trains on the Elgin.
Joliet & Eastern Belt Line Railroad in
Chicago Heights yesterday. The dead
man is Michael Mccarthy. Joliet, ILL.,. a
freight brakeman. The engineer and
fireman of one train were injured.
Passengers o ma Chicago, Rock Island
& Pacific suburban train were shaken
up yesterday morning when the train
crashed into the rear end of string
of passenger coaches in the La Sale
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-13
Negro Discharged.

Robert Woods, one of the two ne
groes who was arrested last week on
the charge of having stolen an over
coat in the Gibson Office, was dis
charged in the city court, the state
having been unable to make its
charges stick. Woods and the other
negro. who was discharged last week,
were both defended by Attorney E. G..
Snroaf.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-13
WANT HTNsHAw PARDoNED.

William E. Hinshaw, the preacher
convict. who is serving a life term at
the State Prison for the murder of his
wife, appeared before the State Board
of Pardons in session at Michigan City.
The prisoner, ~ was returned to
prison for alleged violation of his pa
role few years ago, appeared pale
and weak.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-13

Don't forget the Eagles Stag on
Wednesday evening, Dec. IA, for MEM
bers and their friends. A good time
has been arranged Something YOU
don't want to miss 1872
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-13

Chicago, Dec 13-Mrs. Aileen Christopher, the gov
ernments chief witness in the brick pool investigations
with her counsel Attorney John A. Brown passed the
night behind the bars of the county jail Today they
vii appear before Judge Lands to be punished for
tempt of court.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-13
Latest News

Washington, d. c., Dee. 3.-F. Richard Schaaf of
Hammondls registered at the Shoreham here and has
been the guest of Congressman E. d. Crumpacker Mr.
Schaaf is in Washington that there obstacles
as to his appointment as postmaster of Hammond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-13

THE TIMES Is TRYING HARD TO
MERIT THE SUCCESS 1T HAS
.-CHIEyEp-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-13

Fort Wayne, Ind, Dec 13-The attorney general
OF Indiana has filed suit here against the Association
OF Indiana and Ohio Grain Dealers, alleging it is
lawful combination doing business of $3000000 and
beating farmers in northern Indiana and Ohio out Of
S250O00 annually restraining order has been issued
against fifty-three dealers.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-13

Washington, Dec. 13-The Indiana congressional
delegation is preparing to mount Champ Clark's band
wagon to be of front in that popular vehicle
The democratic members of congress from Indiana will
hold perhaps today for the purpose of formal
y and unitedy indorsng Clark for speaker Two other
states already have taken similar action.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-13

In the House last session, when
a Republican flung a sneer across
the chamber as he talked, Champ
Clark, leader OF the Democratic mi
nority then, now Speaker-to-be and
a presidential possibility In 1912,
cried:
When I was a farmer boy. before
/ had seen even q court house, /
made up my mind to become law
yer and to come to Congress. And
/ have made good"
Clark was sixty last March. He
has been farmer boy, teacher, presi-
dent CT Marshall College, lawyer and
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-13

Kalamazoo Mich, Dec./ /13.-When Is year old Geo.
Boohas, convicted of the murder of Eftmas Sergious
las here last summer sentenced yesterday to Efa
imprisonment in Marquette prison he begged the Off
to hang him. He said he would rather die than face
the prospect of passing the rest of his days behind the
bars Bloohas confessed he dropped a bowlder the
head of his victim while the latter asleep.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-13

from as near poverty as any Ken
lucky farmers boy ever started, for
Champ Clark. He admits his guide
has been his wife, fellow school
teacher In his early days, Miss Gene
We've Bennett A woman of no
frills, Mrs. Clark has helped her
husband at every stage of his career.
In his daughter Genevieve, Champ
Clark finds his inspiration in these
days of his ascendency. He would
put her in the White House if he
could. And the conduct of the next
Democratic House, for which he will
reap praise or blame, may easily
make him .Democracy's choice for
the Presidency In 191?
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-13

Grown Point Ind, Dec. 13.-No indictments have
vet been returned into open court the result of the
grand jury session. and expected to be return
ed until the latter part of next week.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-13

Hammond Ind Dec 13-Wth the exception of the
Simplex and Standard Steel Car Works every industry
in Hammond is running full blast A number of the
biggest, such as the w. B. Conkey Co.. the Hammond
Distilling company, the million dollar Betz plant
running two tricks The seventeen other Hammond
dustries employing aggregate of 1000 people, are
rushed with orders far into next year
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-13

CLOUDY TO-DAY AND
TOMORROW; RISING
TEMPERATURE.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-13
Basketball Now.

CONTINUED on page eighty
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-27

MIDDLEBURY, VT, June 81
Preaching to large congregation
every Sunday in the year, the Rev.
Sedgwick w. Bidwell of this town,
one hundred years old December
70, 1909, not only establishes a rec.
ord for longevity among clergymen
the country over, but claims the
honor of being the oldest active
minister of the gospel of any de-
nomination in the whole world.
Wien few days ago he was
asked to prepare a little sermon
for publication, he without hesita.
ton sat down and rapidly wrote in
an easy and graceful hand a tran,
script Of several hundred words en-.
titled: Gods Lantern" which
tells the world that those who will
accept Him and allow His lantern
to shine into their hearts and
will do from day to day as nature
directs. may likewise live and be
useful and active in the respective
businesses and professions as CEN
tenarians.
In speaking of himself the oldest
minister in the world said: "On
the anniversary of my hundredth
birthday l preached to a crowded
house. My voice was strong and
clear, and l felt as vigorous as
did 76 years before, when I preach
ed my first sermon. All these
years l have been an active pub
lie preacher of the gospel
Throughout Vermont have
preached in 10 towns and have dur
ing these 76 years held six differ
ent pastorates in the Methodist
church. | shall continue preaching
until my dying day. and l expect
to live years to come"
Besides doing his regular work,
Rev. Mr.. Bidwell finds time for
contributions to papers and maya
zines, all of which he proudly de-
clares he does without the use OF
glasses.