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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-07
ROYAL League to Meet.

The Royal League will hold an inn
portant meeting tonight, and the Of
ficers desire a complete attendance.
There will be special work and a good
time for all who attend.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-07
Tenants Moving.

The tenants on the second floor OF
the Taper block are today moving into
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-07

ARE YoU READING THE 11Mns.
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HAMMOND
MAN MEETS
AWFUL END

t-ontinued from Page l.,
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-16
PINCHOT GIVEN
HIGHEST PRAISE
New York Conference on Con.
servation Pays Tribute
to Leader.
BUFFALO BILL JOINS
GENERAL LAUDATION.
Former Alaskan Governor Uttera
Only Criticism Of Forest Policy
In mee.ln9.

New York. Jan. 15-Praise for
Glnord Pinchot, former chief forester
OF the United States. was the keynote
OF most Of the speeches delivered to.
day at the conference on conserva-
ton of natural resources before the
Republican club here tonight.
The national forests" said Philip
w. Ayres, chief forester of New
Hampshire. have been established
through the genius and patriotism
OF Clifford Pincbot"
But for Mr. Pinchot," said Col.
William F. Cody (Buffalo BID, we
should have no great national forest
preserve. And it was President
Roosevelt who started it,"
Almost the only note of dissent was
spoken by John G. Brady. former gov
ernor OF Alaska
When Mr.. Roosevelt with one
stroke of the pen, made five million
acres of timber land in Alaska, pre.
serve he said, without concluding
any one who lived there, he violated
the true principles oil forestry. The
timber is going TO waste and the coal
under it cannot be mined. Where
Alaskans paid eight dollars a ton for
native coal, now they pay twenty dol
lars ton for coal from Seattle and
Vancouver"
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-16
WILL INVESTIGATE
Y GUINNESS CASE
Lamphere's Death-Bed Confes-
sion Sets Indiana Grand
Jury to Work Again.

La Porte. Inc. Ian. 15.-Nlrs. Bliz-
abeth Smith. arrested as the result
CT n confession of Ray Lamphere to
Rev. T.. A. Schell, now president of
the Iowa Wesleyan university. WAS
released today on $500 bond
The grand Jury Will be In session
GeNt week, when il is expected there
Will be u resumption Of the investi-
cation into the Guinness case The
Truelson confession may yet play an
important part fl the case. This con-
fession was made in May, 190S( by
Julius Truelson OF New York. now
serving term for forgery in the
Texas state prison. and II was fully
investigated by Albert f. SmutZer.
then sheriff OF La Porte county.
Truelson claimed to have visited the
Guinness farm before the fire and he
did much In the case. For a time
the officers were inclined to believe
he was an accomplice but latter it
was concluded that he was II roman
Ger and told the story in order to be
taken from Texas and brought to In
Porte. 1t Is possible that Truelson
may be brought here. because there
are features of his confessions which
bear striking resemblance to the
Lamphere confession,
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-16
SEVERE WEATHER
FATAL TO NINE
Bitter New York Storm Exacts
Heavy Toll of Death
and Misery.

New York, Jan. 15.-Nine lives were
lost and many persons injured in one
OF the worst storms that ever visited
New York city. The total snowfall at
10 o'clock tonight, when the skies
cleared. was II IL inches, second only
10 the tsorm' of 1899, when 10 IL
10 the storm Of 1885, In which Sen
ator Roscoe Conkling lost his life.
when 20.1 inches fell. Eight Thousand
men have been put to worlS cleaning
the streets
Mayor lGaynor at the city hall to-
day, quite as IL he had not fought for
his life IN the storm last night. said; !
1--WE went through hardships that
| would mot willingly encounter in my
lifc again. ] very much regret the in
jury TO my friend, Mr. Sheppard
Mr. Sheppard, who fell Oft a railroad
trestle when fighting the storm with
Mayor Gaynor. Is seriously i'll to1<chG.
His left leg and ankle were bfoken
and he Suffered from shock and expos
ure. Bd is 6S wears old.
In thd afternoon traffic conditions
began "a approach normal, though
there was still much congestion.
TRANSATLANTIC liners all reported bad
weather at\sea.
The thermometer began to fall to-
night. and aNcold wave is predicted
Thus far theNstorm, though heavier
than that of Christmas. has caused
less suffering. because the weather
has been milder.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-16
AGED EMP PLOYES
TO GET RELIEF
Aid for Superannuated Workers
in Government Service
Under Discussion.

Washington, Jan 15.-The subject
of relief for men and women who
grow cid in the government service
was taken up today at Joint session
of the senate and the house commit
tee on civil service at which President
ODonoghue and fifteen members of
the civil service retirement associa-
ton were given a hearing
All the representatives of the asso-
citation declared they could stand no
reduction oil salaries to further Il plon
for annuities. They appealed TO con-
gress for the retirement for old age
or disability and for compensation to
families in case of death while in line
Of duty.
Eleven of the associations commit
tee Gavoredp ensions. three favored an
nuities through assessments on their
salaries, providing their salaries were
increased TO meet the expense. and
one had no preference. Questions by
the congressional committee showed
that the subject was receiving serious
consideration.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-16
WAR FORCES TO
ATTACK CAPITAL
Rigid Censorship Indicates Dar-
ing Plan to Capture
Government.
GENERAL GETS ACOYAPA;
STOMACH GETS GENERAL.
Estrada at Rama Apparently Ncars
Greater Command of Situation
In Nicaragua.

Blue1ields. via New Orleans, Jan. Is.
The forwarding of plans for an at
tack on Greytown and Managua Is in
dicated by the increased rigors OF the
censorship.
The correspondents have been
frankly informed that the success of
the provisional governments plan de-
pends on secrecy.
An advance guard of 400 Of General
MenaS' troops have occupied Acoyapa
without opposition, a fight had been
expected at this point, but when Me-
mas scouting party found the town un-
garrsoned 1t took possession Menas
himself has returned TO Rama, i'll of
ptomalne poisoning.
Estrada, using the military telegraph
line, is directing operations from
Rama. A second detail of the military
plan includes the capture OF Greytown
by General Matuty.
After Greytown. Matuty is expected
to bring forces to Acoyapa. Other and
more interesting features of the
scheme 1T would be unfair to pub
lish
Matuty'S forces of about one thou
sand men Will include six hundred
prisoners captured at Recreo. but who
swore allegiance to the provisional
government at the first opportunity.
Spies lived among them while they
were being Subsisted by the Red
Cross fund. and their loyalty to Es-
trada is not now questioned.
II was only planned that the Grey
town portion should be led by Estrada,
but IL apparently has been determined
that Estrada should enter Managua
only after the war. and not as the
head OF troops coming as conquerors.
Three thousand extra rifles with
ammunition have been taken TO the
interior to arm the people of Chenal-
tes. who are expected to join the pro-
visional forces. These recruits al
ready coming In by scores
The army which will carry the pro-
vislonal governments banner against
Managua will be the largest and by
far the best equipped since Zelaya.
in the early years OF his admInistra-
ton led an army of 10000 against
Costa Rica.
General Chamorro. the chief of the
field artillery, will have 600 well-fed,
well5equipped men,
The horrible trails along the Mica
river. which almost wrecked the Ze-
layan army. have been avoided by the
PROFESSIONALS, who have used their
boats as far as Chile
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-16
'DIEKEMA AT TER
SPEAKER'S JOB
Republican Regular" An
nounces Candidacy to Sue
ceed "Uncle joe
WOULD BE SUCCESSORS
APPEAR MORE NUMEROUS.
Michigan Representative Declares
He's for Cannon and VIII Take
latter's Place.

Washington. d. c., Jan. 15.-Repre-
sentative G. ]. Diekema, Michigan,
today formally announced his candi-
dacy for speaker OF the house of rep.
resentatives TO succeed Mr.. Cannon
at the end of the present session.
Speaker Cannon has made it plain
that he has no intention of resigning.
He has said he Will be a candidate
for reelection 10 congress. but has
never declared that he would again
be yandidate for the speakership.
Besides Mr.. Diekma. a number OF
possible speakership candidates have
been mentioned, including Walter l.
Smith, of Iowa. a member of the
rules committee, Martin E Olmstead
of Pennsylvania, chairman OF the in
Sular committe and James r. Mann
of Illinois, chairman of the commit
tee on interstate and foreign com
meTce.
Il am regular not an insurgent,"
said Mr. Diekema. mo man could
ever give me better treatment than
Speaker Cannon has given and [
think he Is the fairest presiding offi-
Ger / ever saw in a chair i believe
the next speakership will go to the
Middle West and not to any man
who had long service in congress and
has had close affiliation with the men
who have dominated congress. II
does not seem possible on the other
hand that the speakership will go
TO any of the present insurgents"
Mr.. Diekema is a member OF tho
judiciary committee and of the com
Ill a.. 4
Vice president and representatives
He has been called by Mr. Cannon to
preside over the house temporarily
three times, and has served two terms
in congress.
Il am not a candidate for the
speakership," said Mr.. Mann. "I am
for Uncle Joe, first. last and all the
time regard him as the very best
men for that office. He has been
the fnirest on the floor and the ablest
presiding officer"
Hes overlooking the fact that the
next house will be Democratic and
that the Democrats Will choose the
speaker was Minority Leader
Champ Clark's comment on Mr.. Dick
ema's announcement
AS to the opposition that other pos
sible candidates might encounter. it
WAS suggested today that Mr. Manns
activity on the floor, his vote to re
commit the tariff bill and his posi-
tion of fearless independence as TO
other party measures. might figure
in the event he sought the speaker.
ship; that Mr.. Olmstead comes from
an ultra-high tariff state: and that
Judge Smith has troubles in his own
state delegation.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-16
COUNTERFEIT
GAME ENDED
Secret Service Men Destroy Para
phernalia Found in
Sudden Raid.
MOST COMPLETE OUTFIT
EVER FOUND, IS TAKEN.
Spectacular Assault on Den in High
est Part of Frisco Marks
Victory for Officers.

San Francisco. Jan, 15.-The most
complete and extensive coin counter
feiting outfit that has ever fallen into
the hands of the federal authorittD
was captured here by secret service
men this afternoon, and the three men
were arrested
The secret service men admit that
the seizure and the arrests are of
great Importance, and followed
months of unremitting effort. with
trails leading in many directions.
The plant was located in a lonely
shack on the rocky summit of S Ber-
nal Heights. the highest hill in the
city. and was captured after a spec
tacular assault. Secret service opera
tives Harry Moffitt and j. NJ. Nye
We're on the case, and after definitely
locating their quarry they called City
Detectives Reagan and O'Connell to
their aid. Last night the detectives
on watch in the shrub covered rocks
saw four of the men they had marked
enter the shack. but the attack was
deferred in the hope that other mem
bers Of the gang might come to cover,
They We're disappointed in this, and
late this afternoon Chief Operator
Momtt decided to act
Creeping on hands and knees, the
four officers approached the shack.
and on Il signal made a rush. But
the house was we'll barricaded and
they were compelled to batter an en-
trance with axes. While they were
smashing In the doors one member
of the gang escaped. making his way
down cliff on whose brink the hut
stands The three men arrested gave
their names as Michael Angelo, Sam
uel Dicola and Samuel Arman. They
are probably assumed names, and
there is reason to believe that at least
two of the prisoners are important
captures
After securing their prisoners the
officers examined the plant which
filed the little but, and were astound-
ed at the completeness and mechan-
ical excellence of the machinery 1t
was miniature mint They found
almost perfect dies for every coin.
from ten cents to ten dollars, and
saws, l0thes, stamps and other acces-
sories OF the finest workmanship. The
stamps are said to be equal almost to-
the same pattern as those used lngthe
United States mints. The largest
stamp was so massive that il could
not be carried into the federal build
ing. 1t is too powerful for hand OPP
GRAFTON, and probably fearing the noise
Of a motor or other power engine, the
gang had devised and installed a COM
plicated and ingenious system OF lev
ers and graduated weights applied by
a long Steel beam
Norcoins or metal were found, the
raid having been timed just before the
plant was to have been placed in oper-
alton.
1t is understood that the clue fol-
lowed by the secret service operatives
began WITH the purchase OF the sig
stamp. and has been followed for
months. They refuse. however, to say
where the stamp was bought
Coins from dies7 identical with
those We have here now said one OF
the officers, are now in, circulation In
the East, and may Rawe been made
with this machine. st is probable
that this gang is part Of country
wide organization
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-16
INTERCOLLEGIATE SOCIALISTS
IN ANNUAL CONVENTION

New York. jan 15.-The first an
nual CONVENTION of the intercollegiate
,socialisfs society is in session in this
city. The principal speaker after the
opening session was Frank Bohn Of
the University of Pennsylvania He
told the delegates that latterday So
cialism was becoming too meek and
mild and needed the injection OF
more revolutionary spirit He an
nounced his intention OF going to
Pittsburg next summer to lead the
workingmen of that city in fight
for the eight-hour day.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-16
HELEN TAFT is
HELP ING STRIKERS
Daughter of President Joins
Hands with Makers of
Shirtwaistss.

Philadelphia, Jan. 15.-MisSN Helen
Taft. daughter of the President. is
lending her, aid to the eevetal thou
sand shirtWaist strikers IN this city.
Today MISS Taft and about ten of
her girl friends at Bryh Mawr college
came into town, and participated in Il
conference of prominent society wo-
men at the home gotsMrs. Henry La.
Barre Jayne. at which the, strike was
discussed and plans formulated to aid
the girls
The offere Sf Ghe\manufacturers to
'erbitrate lis said to have been one of
'tbe matters discussed at~,the coGfer-
epcc. NJ
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-16
RICHARD oLNEY in
A-eRooKLINE HOSPITAL

Boston, IanA ~ Richard olney,
who, as seeretaryNof state in the late
president ClcyelaIds administration,
wrote tbR famous Venezuelan mes
VSge. has been Nor several days in a
hospital inNBroakline Yesterday a
cfNngeifo the. bditer came and it was
anfN Nuncel bSShrs. Olney that her
husband would be able to leave the
Nbos1ital wIthlnS week
MOlpey\,was operated upon for an
abdoRindtt trouble on Tuesday Just
what Fbe fRture of the operation was
his wife wotld not dlyulge.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-16
HUMPHREY DID LARGE
MAIL ORDER BUSINESS.

New York Jan. 15.-"Loaded shapes.
crap dice, seven every roll'' was the
way in which Edward S. Humphrey
convicted yesterday in the United
States circuit court of using the mails
TO defraud. described MS wares TO
prospective buyers.
Humphrey formerly had a factory
the largest OF its kind in the world.
for making loaded crap dice. etc, In
the Catskill mountains. IL was re-
Gently raided by the authorities. The
evidence indicated that for three years
he had done large mail order busi-
ness
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-16
HERMIT OF MELROSE DIES
IN TERRIBLE BLIZZARD

Melrose, Mass. Jan. 15.-The her
NIT OF Melrose. George Henry Ireson.
an Engiishman who has lived alone
in small hut on SWANS hill for
nearly thirty years. is dead from ex-
posure TO the blizzard which swept
New England this week Ireson was
a member of a wealthy English farm
lily and left home when young man
because in a fl OF temper he had
struck and seriously injured his
father. He never forgaye himself for
THIS act. lresop was a great student
and occupied much of his time in
writing What merit his writings
had will never he known. for he care
fully destroyed all his papers before
he died.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-16
FoRAKER'S FIRST CALL
ON PRESIDENT TAFT

Washington, Jan. 15.-Former Sena.
Tor Joseph B. Foraker Of Ohio made
his flrst call on the President at the
White House today. AS a matter of
fact, 1t was the senator's first call for
a number of years.
Mr.. Foraker said he had formally
called to pay his respects to Taft and
thank him for having reappointed his
brother. Creighton Foraker, as mar
shall of New Mexico.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-16
NEW CORPORATION BILL

Washington, ian i5.-To put all
corporations squareIy on the footing
oil National banks. so far as assur-
anee of solvency TO the stockholders
snd bondholders Is concerned, Repre-
sentative Mann of Illinois today intro
duced a bill authorizing corporations
engaged in Interstate and foreign COM
merce TO be registered In the bureau
OF corporations.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-16
TAILOR REFUSES TO HELP
WIFE AND EIGHT CHILDREN

New York. Jan. 15.-With $25.000 In
the bank Elias Cepnick, tailor. who
deserted his wife and eight children
here two years ago. defiantly refused
to avail himself OF the offer of Judge
O'Sullivan to suspend sentence II the
deserter would deposit $1,000 with
charitable organization here for the
benefit OF his family. Tle was yes
terday sentenced to state prison for 4
year and fined $1,000.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-16
DOING AS THE ROMANS.

San Francisco. Jan. 15.-Accordlng
to private letter received in this
city today, former Supervisor James
Gallagher, the star witness in The
Calhoun case. for whom warrant
has been issued. was recently seen in
Rome.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-16
INJURED FOOT FATAL.

Kansas City. Jan, 15--John W.
Briedenthal, former state banking
commissioner of Kansas, chairman of
the fusion party in three campaigns.
died at his home here this mofnIng
from blood poisoning whicn followed
an injury to his left foot.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-16
SALT LAKE
GETS FIGHT
Johnson-Jeffries Contest Stays in
Utah-"Tex" Rickard
Says So.
PROMOTER BRANDS TALES
FROM COAST AS LIES.
Signature Attached Setting Beyond
All Question, the Location Of
Big Contest.
G G 0 0 O @ @ o O @ @ @ G O c
HOW 1T HAPPENED.
Especial to The Examiner.) J

9 Especial to The Examiner.l
. Salt Lake City. Jan Is
q When Salt Lake City at this
. mornings breakfast table read
. dispatches from Ogden in the
. morning papers TO the effect
. that the Junction City was re,
e sardcd favorably by Tex Rick
. ard for holding the Jeffries-
Q johnson contest In case the
Q state capital was unable to
. reach an agreement with the
9 promoters, sudden activity de.
Q Veloped.
g 1t was thoroughly understood
. that Ogden intended to help
q Salt Lake so long as there was
g possibility of the contest
6 coming here, but those who
9 had been tagging became un-
@ usually enterprising. and Salt
= Lake actually received a bad
. scare. Fear of losing the con.
g test stimulated all interests,
. and 1t was a comparatively
9 easy matter 10 bring arrange
@ ments TO n final focus.
-
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-16
STATE BOARD INCREASE
TAXES OF COMPANIES

lansing, Mich. Jan. l5.-The state
board of assessors yesterday complet-
ed its tentative valuation OF railway,
telephone, telegraph. express and car
loaning companies for taxation under
the ad yalorcm system. This is the
first assessment of telegraph and tel
ephone companies under this system,
and their taxes are increased from a
nominal amount To about Sll 400 900.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-16
BREAD COSTS Llves.

Cbehalis. Wash. Jan. b5-While
their mother, Mrs Oscar Bhokman of
Winlock. had gone one hundred yards,
away to neghSpi's for a loaf OF
bread, their home took. Ere today and
burned three little children to death.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-16
Spectacular British Political
Campaign Closes With
Few Changes.
LIBERALS CONTROL WITH
MAJORITY MUCH REDUCED.
Middle Classes in London Go Enthusi
astoally for Reform OF Tariff.
Other Results.
G C o G @ G Q @ Q @ @ @ O @ O C

? Lcndon, Jan. 15.-The first
!. engagement I'm the fight for {
tariff reform. great navy and {
: the supremacy OF the lords as {
: agalnet free trade. reform of s
the house OF lords, and home {
: rule ended tonight with neith-
, er party in a commanding posi- c
ton.
: The standing of the various c
!, parties, including uncontested c
: seats. follows: c
Unionists. aS; liberals. 81; c
: laborites. 6; nationalists. 5, c
Unionists. 49, liberal gains.
; 8; laborites gains over liberals. c
; /; no change. &C. G
or the IL seats contested in
; London the liberals hold seven
and the unionists FIVE, three of
) the latter being gains IN North C
Lambeth, Brixton and Furtham. C
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-16
INTEGRITY AND RELIABILITY

examiner readers get oil the
news oil the world at large and
q reliable and complete review
OF the happenings at home.
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Al TEN ION NIX. RONEH loen
The - ~ Morning Examiner
gors intcySa ae homo OF ITS read.
ers before they start down
town" sec the point?
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-02-13
First Lady" Americans.

The FIRST lady of the land in Porto
Rico is an American girl, Miss Mar
gerry Cotton of Washington, aud an I'M
usually beautiful one. she is sister
of George r. Cotton, recently appoint
ed governor of Porto Rico. Miss Col
ton has gone to the island to preside
over the governors palace She be-
longs to the younger social circle in
Washington and is exceedingly popu-
lar. The young woman is an intimate
friend Of Mrs. Taft. She is not unfa-
miliar with life in our colonial possess
sions,' having spent some time in Ma
Mia when her brother held an official
post in the Philippines. 1t is the pre-
diction of Miss Colton's Washington
friends that the bewitching senoritas
and senoras of Porto Rico will find in
their new first lady charming lead
err. Another beautiful American wom-
an, Lady Lowther, who was Miss
Blight of Philadelphia. now presides
as unofficial leading woman in the for
eign society circles of Constantinople.
Her husband. Sir Gerald Lowther, is
the British ambassador to Turkey
They were married IN 1905
FRANCES WARD.