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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-24
INQUESTS
HELD TODAY
Frightful Record of 1910
Surpasses All Others in
History of Region.
1910 RECORD OF
RAILWAY FATALITIES
Killed In Region BY Trains. n
Injured In Region by Trains 80

The remains of a man who is sup
posed to be John Akenely, of Kerg-
ley, Yorkshire, England, were found
on the Pennsylvania tracks last night
by the operator at Clarke Station and
whether the man fell off the train or
committed suicide is a mystery. q,
The operator notified DR.. E. M.
Gordon, the county coroner at Ho-
bart, and he in turn ordered Alvin
Wild, the Hobart undertaken, to
bring the body to that place where
an inquest is being held today
+ INQUEST HELD TODAY.
Absolute Identification of the body
has not been made. the man was fairly
well dressed, about 5 feet inches in
height and weighed about 40 pounds.
he had dark eyes and dark hair and
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-24
100 POSIhAsIERS
ARE EXPECTED
State Convention of Indiana
Federal Employees in
Gary Tomorrow.
TO MEET AT THE BInzENROF
Mayor T. E.. Knots viii Deliver the
Address of Welcome To the
Visitors.
TO MEET At THE BIAzENHOF

Postmasters from all parts of the
state of Indiana, over 100 in number
will invade Gary tomorrow when the
eighth annual state convention of the
Indiana Postmasters' Association will
convene here for two days session.
Postmaster A. G. Lundquist, of In
diana Harbor. who has charge of the
arrangements. has been in Gary the
past two days arranging for the en-
tertainment and reception of the visit
ing P. Ms. Mr.. Lundquist is also an
officer of the association, being a mem
ber of of the general committe, one
member being selected out of each
congressional district in the state.
Owing to the short time in which the
postmasters have to spend in Gary,
outside of the visit to the steel mills
on Wednesday afternoon and the ban
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-24
TWO MORE ARE
/. KILLED BY TRAINS
Train Fatalities at Both Crown PIT.
and Clark Station Occur Late
Last Night
GROWN POINT
MAN KILLED
Especial to THE TIMEs.) }


Crown Point, Ind, May pa
Section men on the Panhandle
railway near Sauerman' crossing
a mile east of this place, found
the mangled body of Fred Horst
this morning and the county seat
is shocked at the news. Horst was
the son of Anton Horst and had
relatives in Hammond. He was
employed in the Tegtmeyer farm
and had spent the evening in
Crown Point, walking home
along the railroad right of wa
after midnight when it is believed
he was struck by the 1920. theater
train. The remains were shock
ingly mangled. Horst was 80
years old and single. The inquest
will be held by Deputy Coroner
Houk this afternoon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-24
COMMISSION MEETS.

TIMES BUREAU,
AT STATE CAPITAL
Indianapolis, Ind, May 24-It was
brought out I'm a hearing before the
state railroad commission here today
that the Monon depot I'm Hammond was
built long ago that mo one could
remember the date. The commission
In having a hearing ON the petition of
J. e. McGarry ct al. to condemn the
depot. The case has been taken under
advisemeut.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-24
FEATURE Of DAY
WILL Be PARADE
ALI Civic Organizations And Citizens
In the City And Those From Out
side Points Are Bidden Welcome
to Join In Spectacular Street
Demonstration In March To City
of Dead.

The Decoration day program and pa
rade in Hammond this year will be
elaborate. according to the outlines fur
nished this newspaper. The outlines
furnished thus far do not include the
Sunday services which precede the Dec
Grafton day exercises. The sunday serv-
ices will be held at the First NJ e.
church. and the public in general is in
. vited to this.
A feature in this years parade will be
the artillery field piece at Central
Park. John Prohl has promised the
veterans that he will give his two
teams for the day to haul the cannon
TO the cemetery and back. The Baptist
church orchestra will furnish the music
for the day and the Calumet quartet
will sing a number of songs
Following sisza notice to the pupils of
the public ard parocfiaf Schools OF
Hammond and vicinity by George Post.
the commander of the W. H. Calkins'
post
Flags for Children.
You are most cordially and earnest
ly invited and urged to join the process
sion on Decoration day. Monday May
80. at 1870 p. m. and march with the
old veterans to Oak Hill cemetery.
There to strew flowers on the graves of
(Confinued orr mare Sevenl
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-24
HEARD FROM AT GARY

Joseph Kaen OF All Wilcox street,
Hammond, who was reported missing
by his wife after several days absence,
has been heard from. He wrote a let
ter to his wife from Gary telling her
that he had gone from Hegewisch 10
Gary and that he would be home soon.
Kaen left his home last Friday morn
ing TO go to Hegewisch. where he ex-
pected to find work
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-24
Dedicate Grotto.

The Catholics VIII dedicate grotto
al the hospital Sunday. There will be
priests present from a number of cities.
The marble used in II Will be shipped
from all parts of the world. Karl
Griffin has been asked to take pictures
OF the ceremony.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-24

The police COMMISSIONERS held
regular meeting last evening. No
business outside OF allowing bills was
taken up. Anton Taper. the presi-
dent of the board was not present, he
having been at Crown Point where he
served on the jury.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-24
GARY WOMAN IS
DEAD At POOR FARM
Mrs. Anna Rabb Passes
Away at County Asy-
lum Yesterday.
Especial to THE TIMEs.)

Crown Point. Ind, May 24.-Miss
Anna Rabb-an inmate of the county
poor farm, coming to the institution
from Gary-died there yesterday and
was buried in the afternoon. The wom-
an has daughter in Gary 8 years of
age The remains were inferred in the
Crown Point cemetery. Rev Horton
and the Presbyterian minister from
Gary having harge of the simple serv-
ices.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-24
FRANCHISE
MAT 'TERS
TAKEN Up
Council Takes Decisive Ac-
tion in Two Street Railway
Franchises, One of Them
Being G.. & 7. and the 9th
er the Fl. w. & E. G. Line.

At special meeting of the Hammond
city council last night adopted the
franchise the Hammond, Whiting &
East Chicago Railway company the
right to extend its lines on State and
Sibley streets, from Morton court to the
state line, in order that it might con-
meet with the proposed Eastern Illinois
Interurban railway. The franchise was
up for its third reading, it having gone
to two readings at the previous ses-
sion. All the councilmen wree present
with the exception of Harry East
wodo and all voted in favor of grant
ing it with the exception of John Kane.
The franchise provides that the extern
sion must give Hammond connection
with Harvey within one year. The spe-
cial meeting was called for the purpose
of avoiding any delay, because the next
regular meeting will not be held until
June 7th.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-24
JUNE /
DATE SET
FOR ORAK
Hammond Shriners Will Re-
ceive Their Charter Early
in June and Make Prepar-
ations Last Night at Meet
ing for Work.

At the meeting of the members or
Orak temple last night it was decided
to receive the charter of the organiza-
ton on June IL on this date a cere-
monial will also be held and the annual
election of officers will take place.
This makes the meeting of unusual
Importance to every member of Orak
Shrine. That in one brief year since
the organization of Orak Shrine the or
ganization could have been developed
to its present strength and become a
full f1edged shrine is a splendid tribute
to Illustrious Potentate H. Z. Sharrer,
the other officers of the shrine and the
members of this organization
When the project of attempting to Sc
cure a shrine temple in Hammond was
first preached it seemed too vision
arv to be worth while. Now Orak
shrine has over 200 members, a full
regalia a trained lot of officers, and
Will receive it's new charter on the
first anniversary of it's organization.
1t is a record of which every shriner
may we'll be proud.
May Honor Sharrer.
1t is likely that some steps will be
taken to specially honor H. r. Sharrer,
who has been the prime mover in this
enterprise The fact is generally recog-
nized that it was through his efforts
that the project has been made success
full, and that Hammond can now boast
Of one of the FIVE shrines in the state
of Indiana.
committee. consisting of Walter
Hammond, Oscar Krinbill, Frank Will
liams, DIR. w. H. Davis and J. NJ. Wood
man, has been appointed to have charge
of the plans for the ceremonial and
banquet and for receiving the charetr.
1t is understood that there will not
be a drill or a street parade, for the
reason that the initiation of candidates,
the ceremony of receiving the charter
and the election of officers will take
| up practically all of the time of the
organization.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-24
A Permanent Ordinance.

An ordinance was adopted by which
power is given the board of public
works to regulate the kind of paving to
be put between the tracks of the Gary
& Interur5an Railway company, and
also when the company shall use a
higher rail. Under the original fran
chise the company should use heav-
ier rail than it now uses between Oak
ley avenue and Holman street, but per-
hitting the present rail, which is heavy
enough. the grade will be satisfactory
for creasote or asphalt macadam pave
ment The latter is somewhat more
expensive. but the company promises to
use this pavement if in return it need
not remove the rails now down. The
arrangement seems to be satisfactory
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-24

ARE zoU READING THE T1MEss
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-24
THE WEATHER

FAIR TONIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY,
SHIFTING WINDS.
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-05-24
FUNERAL or EDWARD
LEAVES SORE SPOTS
Austrian ATChduke and French
Officials DispIeased.

London, May 24-The sudden de-
parture of Arehduke Franz Ferdinand
heir apparent to the throne of Aus,
tria, on the evening of the funeral OF
King Edward is now said to have been
to mark his displeasure at the place
allotted to him in the procession
where he had TO ride behind Car Fer.
dinand of Bulgaria and in line with a
prince of the Ottoman empire
The French authorities also strong
ly resent the fact that M. Pinchon
the special envoy of France, should be
forced to five precedence to three
princes of the house of Orleans, who
rode in the procession. The French
press is making trouble on this point
and blames the Duke of Norfolk, as
the earl marshal.
AS matter of fact the arranging of
royal precedence caused the duke end
less trouble and nothing was done
without the assent of King George
who showed great decision in solving
the problem presented to him.
Some radical papers here are also
criticising the accommodations offered
members OF parliament to view the fu.
neral. The matter will be brought up
when the house of commons reassem,
bles
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-05-24
ORDERED TO LEAVE GERMANY
American Girl Made Uncomplimentar,
Remarks About Princess.

Paris, May 24.-Dorothy Ward, a
young American girl from Montana,
has been ordered to leave Germany
within twenty-four hours because she
made uncomplimentary remarks about
the personal appearance of the Prin-
cess Victoria Luisa.
Miss Ward was walking with an
American friend, student named
George White, in the geological gar
dens of Berlin when she saw two
ladies-one quite old and the other
very young-who were treated with
great respect by the keepers and
guard, as well as by the pedestrians.
Miss Ward thought they had a
dowdy appearance and said:
II suppose they are frumps of Ger
man aristocrats."
She went on in English, making fun
OF their figures and the way of wear
ing their clothes. At this point po-
liceman in plain clothes drew near and
asked the American girls address and
q few hours iater she was ordered out
of Germany.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-05-24
THINK He SHOULD WITHDRAW
Fight Fans Say Rickard Would Make
Poor Referee.

San Francisco, May 24.-That Tex
Rickard would do well to withdraw
from the refereeship and allow some
other man more accustomed to the
work and more experienced to fill his
shoes is the consensus of opinion of
many sporting writer's here as well as
followers of the boxing game.
This suggestion does not in any
measure reflect on the honesty of the
Nevadan, but every man in his trade,
and Rickard certainly is not a referee
by profession.
AT the outset" said Tex, 81 had alb
solutely no intention of refereeing
Now l don't know just what to do
Both Johnson and Jeffries have insist.
ed that go through with it and many
of my friends have come to me with
the same plea OF course, there have
been others who have advised me
against the job"
Clearly Rickard is up in the air on
the situation.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-05-24

beth Doxey, y1o, with her husband
DR.. Loren B. Doxey, is under indict
ment on the charge of numbering
William E. Erder, whom, it is alleged
she married, was placed on trial here
The defense asked a severance of the
trials and the state elected to try the
woman first.
1t is charged that while she was
the wife of Erder and also that OF
Doxey she poisoned Erder with ar.
senic. 1t developed at the coroner's
inquest that Erder ate heartily of a
blackberry pie shortly before his fatal
illness.
Erder died in convulsions July 10
1909, and shortly afterward, it is
charged, Mrs. Doxey sent Erder's
furniture to the home of Doxey in Co
lumbus, Neh Mrs. Doxey collected
Erder's life insurance.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-05-24
ARMOUR PROPOSES
TO FILL CONTRACTS
SpecuIdtor Bringing Big CargOos
Of Wheat to Chicago

Chicago, May 24-J. Ogden Armour,
by emulating the example of his faith
er, the late p. d. Armour, in the lat
ter's famous deal with Joseph Letter,
has saved himself from heavy loss in
his 100000 bushel speculation in May
wheat.
Twelve years ago Mr. Armour, the
elder, smashed Letters attempted cor
ner in wheat, caused the utter col
lapse of his deal, brought upon him a
loss of S15,0000 and drove him for
ever from the wheat pit by bringing
millions of bushels of the great food
staple to Chicago from Duluth in a
fleet of steam freighters that rammed
their way through the ice of Lake Su-
perior Letter had supposed this feat
impossible.
duel in the pit with Theodore III. Wa
terman, the millionaire speculator of
Albany, n Y, who is now operating a
corner in the May cereal, has STAYED
off defeat by similar maneuver The
Armour Grain company now has en-
route from Duluth huge cargoes of
wheat for delivery to Waterman on or
before May 81, the last day for filling
the contracts.
Waterman did not expect that Ar
mour would or could bring the wheat
here and looked forward to making a
private settlement on his own terms.
]. Ogden Armour, we'll satisfied with
the prospects for filling his wheat con-
tracts, sailed on the Mauretania on its
last trip to Liverpool.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-05-24
BIG Grain FIRM
IS INS0LvENT
Durant { ElmOre Said to Be
Eopelessly Involved.
LIABILITIES ARR HEAVY

Manipulation of Warehouse Receipts
the Method Alleged to Have Been
Used in Securing Loans From Bank
ing nstitutions-NationaI CONNER
ciaI Bank of Albany, NJ. ", Has $780,.
600 of the company's Paper.
Albany, N. Y, May 24.-Through the
alleged manipulation of warehouse re-
ceipts the firm of Durant & Elmore,
grain merchants, with offices in AL
bany, Chicago, Buffalo and Boston, has
become involved in a financial tangle
which promises sensational develop
ments. The National Commercial bank
of Albany holds the company's paper
for 100000, the First National bank
has $4,000 and many thousands more
are said to have been secured from out
of town institutions.
According to a statement of Vice
President James H. Perkins of the
National Commercial bank the COM
pany is "hopelessly involved"
eve are informed" said Mr.. Per-
kins, that eight or nine banks hold
the firms paper, besides grain COM
mission brokers with whom the firm
has dealt and a number of individuals. /"
The exact condition of the firms af-
fairs is not known, but an examination
is now under way. Gibson Oliver, the
treasurer of the company, has charge
of the affairs of its Albany Office, ac-
cording to members of the firm, but no
statement from him as to the alleged
shortage has been forthcoming
Edwin W. Elmore, a member of the
firm, who was summoned from Chica-
go, is assisting in the examination.
The scheme by which the money is
alleged to have been secured was a
simple one. AS soon as a carload of
grain was shipped from Chicago for
the local firm the manager received a
warehouse receipt. This was in the
regular course of business. Later on
the warehouse receipts are said to
have been so manipulated as to make
possible the heavy loans from the
banks upon the bills of security.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-05-24
Blacksmith Candidate for Senate.

st. Joseph, Mo-, May 24-John F.
Breckenridge, the blacksmith who an
nounces himself candidate for Unit
ed States senator from Missouri and
whose petition, with the required num-
ber of names, has been filed with the
secretary of state at Jefferson City, In
his early days followed "the trail' as
a cowboy. He runs horseshoeing
establishment at the stock yards in
South st. Joseph
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-05-24
Will Free Many Prisoners.

Washington. May PA federal pa
role law has passed each house OF
congress and as soon as a conference
committee has reconciled the differ
ences in the two bills the senate and
house will pass the compromise meas
ure and it will go to the president fol
his signature, making eligible for pa
role 250 prisoners now confined in the
three big penitentiaries maintained
by Uncle Sam.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-05-24
WILL ENFORCE BLUE LAWS
Ball Players Threaten to Retaiiate on
Churches.

Pittsburg, May 24.-The Pittsburg
churches managed to stop Sunday
baseball within the city limits, but
from the outlook it appears as il there
would be no music in the Pittsburg
churches next Sunday, owing to this
action.
The managers OF two amateur base
ball teams have had lawyers looking
up the Sunday blue laws" They
have discovered that 1t is against the
law for churcnes to hire organists or
singers.
The managers of the bastball teams
announced that they would take action
to prevent any church in Pittsburg
from having hired organist or soloist.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-05-24
PLOT AGAINST KING MANUEL
Anarchist Under Arrest at Lisbon
Makes Confession.

Lisbon. May 24.-Through the con.
fession of an anarchist named Ra-
mires, conspirator in the assassina-
tion In February, 1908, OF King Carlos
and the crown prince, the identity OF
1.14e other conspirators in this crime
has been revealed Ramires says the
leaders in this plot are still in com.
munication with each other, their ulti-
mate aim being the assassination OF
King Manuel, who was under a spe-
cial guard during his attendance at
the funeral Of the late King Edward.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-05-24

Tornado Wrecks a Number OF Houses
at Cairo, III.

Cairo, ILL.,, May 24.-Two women and
six children are seriously injured
while several are suffering bruises and
four families are homeless as a result
of tornado which swept Cairo. -Four
houses were wrecked.
The home of H. NJ Smith was
turned upside down upon a vacant loi
adjoining the premises. The women
and children injured were in the
house when the storm struck The
house occupied by the Wise family
was blown a half mile.
Many trees were uprooted and
thrown against buildings.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-05-24
Frank Day on Operating Table.

st. Paul, May 24-Frank A. Day
was operated on at the Cobb hospital
by DIR. S. G. Cobb, assisted by DR.
James E. Moore of Minneapolis. DR.
Cobb said that it was too early to
make any statement as to the result
Of the operation, but SO far as could
be judged Immediately after Mr.. Day
regained consciousness recovery
would be rapid and permanent.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-05-24
AMBASSADOR BRYCE.

death of King Edward and, fearing
that the strain of work under the new
regime will tell on him, he would like
to have successor named.
At the British embassy it is stated
that ''the ambassador has nothing to
say"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-05-24
BRYCE ANXIOUS TO RETIRE
British Ambassador at Washington
Asks That Successor Be Named.

Washington, May 24.-Telegraphic
information from London states that
Ambassador James Bryce of Great
Britain has written to the foreign
Office asking that he be relieved from
further duty as ambassador at Wash
ington as soon as possible.
Mr.. Bryce, according to close
friends, has been affected by the
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-05-24
Street Car Patron Deaapitatsd.

Cleveland, May 24.--Andrew Brown,
machinist, aged twenty, while looking
out Of car window was struck by q
car passing in an opposite direction
and decapitated.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-05-24
u.s.. THOMPSON

THE CEMENT MAN
is ready for the seasons bus
mess. His specially will be
the construction Of house
foundations, but he will also
give attention to sidewalk
building. His work Of prev
ious seasons is the best
Recommendation.
Phone $50 Madison, S. p
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-05-24
Spring Method Adopted.

He said that when Deputy Surveyor
of Customs Vail took office these de-
vices were abandoned and the use of
the steel corset spring instead was be-
gun and continued.
1estifying regarding the use of the
wire spring which superseded the bag
of leand Spitzer said two styles of
springs were used, a heavy one first
and then a spring considerably lighter
in weight.
Spitzcr talked freely about the
frauds by which the government was
robbed of millions of dollars. He said
the use of the steel springs was
stopped after the sugar trust had paid
the rebates to the government as re-
suit of the federal suit.
"Did you arrange a system of signal
lights in the scale house?" suddenly
asked the prosecutor
"Yes, sir" replied Splitter, who then
related that the signals were used to
warn the weighers of any sudden dan
ger.
"How were the lights worked?"
"By a switch in my Office replied
Splitter, who said that the switch was
turned whenever a government official
was seen to approach.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-05-24
WOMAN PLACED ON TRIAL

Accused Of Poisoning One Of Her Hus-
bands.
st. Louis, May 24.-Mrs. Dora Eliza