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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-03

dent Taft and his cabinet in this coun-
try.
John Roberts, supervising foreman
of the raw material department of the
interstate, has been the leading spirit
in the enterprise of bringing this
group of distinguished singers to this
region, and associated with him in the
undertaking area Charles Johns, mana
ger of the Interstate; Richard Bowen,
John Johns, Edward Jones, Lew will
liams, Frank Williams. Robert Smith.
Richard jenkins, Grif1th Jones' These
men are putting up from their own
private resources the money needed
tol insure the proposed concert. and are
Edoing so merely from love of good art
and not with any idea of profiting
financially by the venture. The expense
is such that profit of this nature is out
of the question, they declare, and the
men who are sponsors for the event
Will be contented if-they pull out even
The Llanelly Royal Welsh Prize choir
one. II has sung before royalty many
| times, and the Opinions" quoted in the
pamphlets given out by the organiza-
tion contain among others words OF
praise from the German emperor and
empress and the king and queen Of
Great Britain.
The concert has the endorsement O.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-03
COMMERCIAL CLUB
HOLDS MEETING
Gary Organization Revises
Building Plans; On Money
Campaign Now.

meeting of the Commercial club
that orga nization having held meet
ing in the afternoon owing to the
fact that there were but fifteen mem
bers present, there was but little bust
ness considered. In the absence of all
of the other officials. H. H. Highlands
presided at the meeting. Several OF
the members stated that they had ques-
lions to bring before the club, but ow-
ing to the small attendance, they de-
cided that they would defer the mat
ter until there was more there.
The directors. however, accomplished
a great deal in going over the plans
submitted by Architect J. ]. verplanl
and making alterations that they think
would improve the building. After this
work has been completed they will bs
accepted and the architect will be or
dered to go ahead with the work Of
making the complete palms.
Out for Money Now.
The directors are also interested il
the financing of the building which
they are about to erect on Broadway
So far there has been but $4,000 o
the necessary $4,000 cash raised b.
subscription, and the directors will
start at once in an attempt to get thu
balance of the money together. 1t i
believed that they will have no diff
Guilty in doing this
At the club meeting yesterday fv'
new members, including III. c. Sum
mers. the proprietor of the Gary hotel
and H. H. Dills, the insurance broker
were taken In.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-03

uader the old fsafegime but promising
material improvements under the pres
emit management. with Ira NJ Cobe as
its moving spirit His company, he
represented. had 100000 900 back of IT.
The franchise now being considered, he
explained. was but an incident of the
general scheme contemplated by his
company. The purpose of the fran
chise is to build two branches into
East Chicago and Indiana Harbor. One
or these would connect with Forsyth
avenue on 141st street and run thence
to Kennedy, thence to Michigan, to
Sheridan place, to Waiting, to Regent
to Michigan, to Block, and thence to
waiting. forming Hoop near the Lake
shore depot In Indiana Harbor. The
other is to form a connection with the
Standard Steel district in Hammond.
over Forsyth avenue. connecting with
it's present line at 150th street. This
Mr.. tCrumpacker pointed out, would be
much shorter route to Hammond than
IS now the case
The object of the Red line in maxim g
these improvements, the speaker ex-
planned. was to bring into closer union
the cities OF northern Lake county, in
Guiding East Chicago. Indiana Harbor,
Hammond and whiting. His COM
panys purpose, he said, was not to
keep out competitionA The Red line. he
represented, was wiling to enter into
fair relations with any competitor
which might invade the territory his
company wished to tap.
Mr.. Gavit, in speaking for the Gary &
Interurban. called attention to the fact
that what he promised, he president
OF the road was in a position to full
MI He told of the good work his COM
pany had done in Gary and Tolles ton
called attention to the fact that by Sat-
urday the line would be completed to
Hammond beating the time limit call
ed for in the company's franchise by
ten days. His proposition is to come
down Forsyth avenue to East Chicago
and she declared that il the Red line
were given the franchise they desire
Il would bar his road from getting into
East Chicago at all. as the Red line
would have the right of way over the
only available point OF entry into this
city 1t was not. however, made cleal
where Indiana Harbor would be bene
fted by the Gary & Interurban's propo
sition-
After the gentlemen had concluded
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-03
FRUII[ESS
AFFAIR
Sentiment at Miller Does
Not Seem to Be in Favor
of Annexation, and Any
way Burg Cannot Be
Taken by Storm.

Even the personal magnetism of Tom
Knots, which drew to him the sup
port of so many republicans during the
last campaign and which gave him
the control of the republican town
board and later a republican council.
availed him not last night when he
embarked on the conquest of Miller to
capture them by storm and make them
submit to being annexed to Gary.
The party arrived in that city via
the interurban line only to ind that
Attorneys Peter Crumpacker and NJ H.
Stanton had preceded them. addressed
and dispense the meeting. SO that at
the time that his highness arrived there
was no one there to listen to him ex-
cept few of his political body guard
who had accompanied him from Miller
These consisted of Homer J. Carr and
City Attorney HarveyNJ. Curtiss.
| The episode last night demonstrated
! conclusively the sentiment of the com
munfty in regard to annexation. Ever
a recital of promises and benefits de-
rived did not attract the citizens of thai
place to have the effect of "buffaloing'
/ them into submission.
| 1t is probable that ninety per cent
(, to annexation for the reason that they
/ have everything to loose and nothing
| to gain by the project The attorney.
who spoke last night represented tn,
Ebig sand companies of that city.
A petition is being circulated b,
| August Olson of that city which the,
say is being signed by nearly ever,
one that is preached on the matter ant
that it will be but few days befor,
a sufficient number are secured to eff
fcctually block the action of the Gar,
council There seems to be no question
now but what the annexation bug
which has been effecting the city faith
ers in the past few weeks, will be eff
fectually cured as far as Miller is con
cerned-
Those who were addressed by Crum
packer and Stanton last night declare,
that they would not spare money no
time to have the petition presented t,
the Gary council before the expiration
of the required ten days One person
said that the petition is almost read,
to present now
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-03

the Devil SAINT, which is taking an. ac-
tive interest in 1T, but which has moth
ing to do with financing the AFFAIR.
sions to get the organization to unter-
take the giving OF the concert but tht
expense incident thereto was so great
that the proposition was voted down.
Mr. Roberts. however, was determined
that this remarkable chorus should be
heard in this region, he called upon
number of others interested in the
advancement Of musical art to join him
In financing the venture and his ef-
forts were crowned with success
The choir is composed of twenty four
members, each one an artist, il reports
of the foreign critics and the critics on
this side of the Atlantic are to be be-
lieved. The organization has held to-,
gether for twenty-five years. and for
three years was put through a rigid
course of training, preparatory to max
ing It's present tour. That their tour
has been successful one is evidenced
by the fact that they have been heard
in concert every night since Oct.
last
| AS there are a great many Welsh in
East Chicago Indiana Harbor, whiting
and Hammond. and most of them are
| members of the Devil SAINT society.
which, while it refused to capitalize.
| has given its unqualified endorsement
| to the concert, It is safe to predict q
| large attendance
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-03
4 FEW DOSES END BACKACHE
AND MAKE KIDNEYS ACT FINE

or urinary disorder. or feel rheuma.
tism coming. begin taking this harm.
less medicine. with the knowledge tina,
there is no other remedy. at any price,
made anywhere else In the world.
which win effect SO thorough and
prompt cure as a ffty-cent treatmens
of Pape's Diuretic. which any druggist
can supply.
Your physician, pharmacist, banker
or any mercantile agency will tell YOU
that Pape. Thompson & Pape OF Gin
cinnatf. is q large and responsible med
icine concern, thoroughly worthy OF
your confidence.
Only curative results can come from
taking Pape's Diuretic. and few days
treatment means clean. active. healthy
Kidneys. bladder and urinary organs
and you feel fine
Accept only Pape's Diuretic-afty-
cent treatment-from any drug store
anywhere In the world
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-03

Hundreds OF folks here are needless
ly miserable and worried because of
out-of-order kidneys, backache or blad-
der trouble.
II you will take several doses of
Pape's Diuretic all misery from q lame
back, rheumatism. painful stitches, In
famed or swollen eyelids. nervous head
ache. frritability, dizziness. wornout.
sick feeling and other symptoms of
overworked or deranged kidneys will
vanish.
Uncontrollable. smarting. frequent
urination Especially at mighty and all
bladder misery ends.
This unusual preparation goes at
once to the disordered kidneys, hlad-
der and urinary system, and distrib-
utes its healing, cleansing and vitaliz-
ing influence directly upon the organs
and glands affected, and completes the
cure before you realize 1t.
The moment you suspect any kidney
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-03

Rival Transportation Com
panies Have Representa-
tives at Important meet
ing When Commercial
Club Holds Session.

Indiana Earbor, Ind. Feb 3.-Last
night. was transportation night with
the Commercial club of Indiana Harbor
and East Chicago and the claims of the
rival companies seeking franchises
through East Chicago and the Harbor
were up for consideration, two of the
railways had representatives present,
the Red line and the Gary & Interur-
ban being the roads so represented
incidentally six applicants were adj
mitted to membership in the persons of
Andrew Mickey. VIZ E. Block. E. J..
oConnor, Robert B. Miller. H. j. Mar
tin and r. ]. Wegg
There had been a directors meeting
earlier in the day, but nothing definite
accomplished. the matters taken up at
this session being only forerunners OF
what took place in the evening meeting
when the whole club was in session.
Talks for Red Line.
Fred Crumpacker and Superintendent
Green were present on invitati of the
club, to present the claims of the Red
line, and Frank Gavit talked for the
line of which he is president, the Gary
& Interurban. Both companies were
asked for copies of their franchises.
which are already up for consideration
by the council. and a delegation was
appointed to meet with the Hammond
Business Mems association at its next
meeting al which similar matters will
he discussed. The committee appointed
consisted of John r. Farovid, c. l..
Kirk. Mayor A. G. Schlieker, Judge T..
M. {. Hembroff +. G.. Wright George
W. Lewis, c.. e. Fowler. c. c. Smith, E.
r. Dubbs and Fl. c., Rutledge. Any
other members of the organization who
re interested were asked bv President
Inndquist to go along with the delega-
ton, he explaining that the object of
appointing committee was merely for
the purpose Of making the presence of
some one representing the Commercial
club. certainty.
Making Impr0v ements.
Mr.. Crumpacker was called upon to
speak for the Red line and he made a
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-03
Mother Superior Arrives
Mother Domonica. me

Mother Domonica. mother superior OF
the Franciscan sisters at Burlington,
Iowa. arrived in Gary yesterday to
visit Sister Helen. who was accident
ally poisoned last Monday at Mercy
hospital
The condition of Sister Helen is said
to be still serious. While most of the
poison from the stomach was removed.
it is thought that the lining of the
stomach was burned to such an extent
that it may prove fatal. She has been
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-03
Rules and regulations for the t

Rules and regulations for the town
ship and county spelling contests, Lake
county:
l. The spelling book now in use
shall be used but in case the contest
ants in any grade spell to the end of
that grade the reader or readers now
in use in said grades shall be used to
finish the contest
2. Grades 4. 5. g. 7. and may COM
pete for honors in these contests.
3. Contestants shall spell orally
1. The contestants shall have bu1
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-03
CUUhII
CONTEST
Supt. F. F. HIGHWAY Sends
Out Regulations for the
County School Spelling
Contest-Score of Schools
Represented.


+ Crown Point, Ind, Feb. 3.-Superin-
tendent F. F. HIGHWAY of the county
schools has arranged a list of rules and
regulars for the coming county spell
ing contest The letter sent out by
Supterintenden HIGHWAY to the
teachers is as follows, embodying as it
does also the report of the various
school corporations for the fourth
month of school:
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-03

their talks, there was some discussion
on the part of the club members re-
garding the transportation problem and
a report was submitted by the trans
portation committee appointed to con-
fer with the South Shore line people.
Chairman Charles e. Fowler read the
correspondence that passed between his
committee and General Manager c. N.
WiIcoxson of the South Shore line and
also told of the committees interview
with that official. Mr.. Wilcoxson had
represented, it was reported. that the
Harbor branch of the South Shore line
had never ben a paying venture. and
that the company would prefer to
abandon it altogether. rather than to
maintain a fifteen minute schedule be-
tween East Chicago and Indiana Har-
Dor.
President Hembroff called attention
to the fact that the South Shore lines
were seeking entrance into Hammond
from Seagram, the route to parallel the
Michigan Central, and in case the fran
chise is granted, he pointed out, that
the road would be independent of In
diana Harbor and East Chicago alto
gether, and might, If not forced to live
up to the terms of its franchise now.
get the upper hand, thereby forcing
East Chicago to put up with what it
now has of the company or shut up
Doing Their Best.
Mayor Schlieker announced that he
and the council were doing all within
their power to make the South Shore
people live up to their franchise and
said that the city officials were open
to suggestions.
President Lundquist declared that
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-03

THE NUMBER OF COPIES OF THE
TIMES SOLD ON THE STREETS
ALONE EXCEEDS THE ENTIRE CIR
CULATION OF ANOTHER PAPER
IN THE CITY.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-03

THE NUMBER OF COPIES OF THE
TIMES SOLD ON THE STREETS
ALONE EXCEEDS THE ENTIRE CIR
CULATION OF ANY OTHER PAPER
IN THE CITY.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-03

Separated by Wide 0uif.
Immortal gods! How much does one
man excel another! What a differ
ence there is between wise person
and a fool!-Terence.
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SEND IN YOUR TRIAL sUBsCRIr-
uroN 70 THE TIMES FOR A MONTH.
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WELSHMEN TO
SING IN HAMMOND

CONTINUED from Page One,
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After the gentlemen had concluded
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-03
CLUB SENSATION Is
SPRUNG IN MOLINE
IIIini Members Found to BE Enter
tanning Women Clandestinely
i'm Quarters.

Moline has a fresh scandal that is
said to involve sons and daughters
of a number of prominent families
of that city. For weeks intermit-
tently there have come complaints
from tenants of the Skinner annex
rejecting upon the department of
certain of the members of the Illini
club, an organization that has been
playing a conspicuous part in the So
ciaT and athletic life of the city. The
charges are that in the afternoons
and late nights these certain mem
bers have been in the habit of en-
tertaining young women in the club
quarters. Yesterday afternoon the
police department conducted an IN
vestigation and when an officer call
ed "A the club rooms he found the
door locked. He demanded admit
tance, knowing that the quarters
were occupied by several persons.
The officer found two of the mem
bers and two girls. There have been
no arrests, but the revelations have
created a sensation and will prob
ably result in the expulsion of the
offending members of the organiza-
ton
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-03
May Send Force Ashore.
BATTLESHIP FLEET
UNITES ON JOURNEY
Sixteen Fighting Vessels VIII Form
One Squadron for Trip To Eng
land and France.

Washington, d. c., Nov. 3.-Sixteen
of the finest battleships in the United
States navy are steaming eastward in
divisions Of four on their way to Eng
land and France. They were due TO
meet at a designated spot in the At
lantic. 250 miles off the coast this af-
ternoon at O'Clock and will continue
on their journey as one fleet.
The flagship Connecticut and the
North Dakota sailed from New York
yesterday about the same time the
Louisiana, Kansas. New Hampshire.
South Carolina Delaware and Georgia
were leaving Hampton Roads. and the
Nebraska. Rhode Island, Virginia and
Michigan were departing from Boston.
The Minnesota. Vermont. Idaho and
Mississippi left Philadelphia Tuesday
and passed out of the Delaware break
water yesterday.
A speed Of 10 knots will he main
tanned throughout the voyage, which
will be of about two weeks duration
The fourth division will leave the feet
on Nov. Is, stopping at Brest, France.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-03
TO CARRY MAIL
BY AEROPLANE
FROM STEAMER

Washington. Nov. 3.-Official sane
ton was given today by the govern
ment for the transmission of United
States mails by aeroplane for the first
time in history. Permission was grant
ed by Postmaster General Hitchcock
for j. A. d. McCurdy to carry United
States mails in this manner from the
outgoing transatlantic liner, Kaiserin
Auguste Victoria to New York next
Saturday, when that vessel is 50 miles
at sea. The mail pouch which McCur-
dy will carry from the liner TO New
York will contain letters from passen-
gers of the steamship for transmits
ION to various parts of the world.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-03
IOWAN HELD AT NEW YORK
Young Farmer Who Says He Is
Worth Half Million Arrested.

Worth Half Million Arrested.
New York, Nov. 3.-Peter o. McMar-
tin and William X. Adolph. both of
Des Moines, Iowa. who were arrested
last night on their arrival from Chi
cago, accompanied by their brides,
were arraigned in court today and held
on $4,000 bail each for examination.
They are charged with passing a
worthless check and were arrested at
the request of the Des Moines author
tiles.
New York, Nov. 3-Peter c. McMar-
tin, a young farmer of Boman, Iowa.
who says he is worth half million
dollars, and William K. Adolph, a
young machinist of Des Moines, Iowa.
were arrested last night when they ar
rived, on the telegraphic request of
the Des Moines police, who charged
that they are wanted for the larceny
of $1,400. Two pretty and well dress
ed young women, mentioned in the
telegram, said to be Mrs. McMartin
and Mrs. AdOlph, were taken TO pO-
lice headquarters with them. but
later were allowed TO go to a hotel
Both prisoners denied knowing of any
larceny.
Des Moines, Nov. 3.-Relatives of
Peter McMartin of 29O7 Cottage Grove
avenue say that he is on his way home
and that his financial matters, CON
cerning which there has been much
gossip, will be adjusted without diff
ficulty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-03
FAST Time ON
ATLANTA TRACK

Speedway. Atlanta, Ga, Nov. g.
The 12-mile' stock chassis race for 161
to 23O-inch displacement, was won by
e. NJ. F. CWitt). Time, 11:O5:3S3
The 10-mile free-for-all was won by
the Marquette-Buick (Burman) in Z:
42:52.
The 20-mile free-for-all was won by
the Marmon (Harroun) in 15:20:77.
The 20-mile stock chassis, 451 TO Coo
inches, was won by the Lozier (Mul
fnrdl in 6:12:QZ-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-03
PULLMAN ON
ROCK ISLAND
TRAIN BURNS

FL Paso, Texas. Nov. 3.-A Pullman
car attached to the Rock Island train
which left Dalhart, Texas. last night
burned this morning while the train
was nearing Texhora, and one passen-
ger was burned to death. His ticket
showed him to be H. l.. Travess of
Huron, s. D., who boarded the train
at Tucumcari. n. NJ. There were only
three passengers in the Pullman. 1t
is believed a gas explosion caused the
ire.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-03

The grand jury began hearing the
witness nearly a week ago. One
piece of testimony was that ten of
the jurors, shortly after the verdict
was delivered wined and dined
sumptuOUsly. They 'chipped in to
pay the bills. which we're heavy.
Two witnesses were said to have
cOrrOborated Stacy's story in part
The indictment was not unexpected
by Erbstein. He said that Waymar
had been trying to get him" for
years and +H-+ the indictment was
merely an incident of the persecution
by the states attorney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-03

baR3 IN, which is called the Daily
Graphic, and there are four passen-
gers aboard
In 1908 the Daily Graphic dis
patched a balloon on a record break
ing voyage to Siberia. This balloon
was compelled to descend after about
SO hours on account of a gale, hav-
ing travelled $50 miles.
The best long distance record is
now held by the American aeronauts.
Alan r. Hawley and Augustus Post,
who recently flew from st. Louis,
Mo, to a point in northern Quebec,
a distance of 1855 miles.
Description of the AirshIp.
Gaudron's airship, while not built
on a new principle, is at least orig
inal in its design. 1t has the famil-
lar cigar-shaped body for the hydro
gen gas. divided into compartments
for safety's sake. Beneath the bal
loon are fixed platforms, certain of
these containing a motor and fan to
supply the propulsive power. the CEN
ter platform being reserved for the
aeronaut, who there controls the
steering gear.
The machine is said to ascend or
descend at any given angle and
answer readily to the rudder. On
a MINDLESS day its speed capacity is
estimated at 80 miles an hour.
Balloon to Climb Mount.
St. Louis, Nov. 3.-Captain John
Berry, winner of the 1909 national
balloon race, returned from New
York yesterday and announced he
has perfected special dirigible bal
loon with which he will ascend
Mount Mckinley in the search for
Cooks record. He believes Dr. Cook
absolutely.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-03
MOVE TO SETTLE
EXPRESS STRIKE
Representatives of Companies at New
York Agree to Meet With
Employees.

the settlement of the express strike,
which has practically tied up the ex-
press business in and around New
York city for a week past, took more
definite form today with the announce
ment that representatives of the com
panies would meet representatives of
the men this afternoon to discuss plans
for ending the strike.