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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-28
IS FR|CKE
AFTER THE
JUNCTION?

H. c. Fricke, who owns large
amount of acreage on the west side of
the Indiana Harbor canal is making
overtures for the purchase of the Chi
cago Junction Railways and Union
Stockyards Co Local real estate men
are wondering if there is any signifi-
canoe in this move Indicating that the
Independent steel interests are seeking
ito control a railroad which will serve
its proposed new plant in this region in
the same manner that the Elgin, Joliet
Eastern Railroad serves the United
States Steel Co. at Gary.
The following appeared in one of the
Chicago morning papers:
II. c. Frieke, it now apears, is the
man for whom certain Boston banks
were acting in offering $3.50 a share for
$4,000 shares of the common stock OF
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-28

70
East Chicago, Ind, Oct. %. - The
double tracking that is being done by
the South Shore lines is completed
from Calumet to White Oak avenue.
The additional track has been substan-
TALLY ballasted with gravel and broken
limestone, and will prove valuable i'm
provement to the service.
Where the South Shore line crosses
the HAMMOND, Whiting and East Chi
cago line at Forsyth and Chicago ave-
nues, the four-inch rails are being re-
placed by seven-incR rails OF the best
quality and pattern. The street at TINS
point is already torn up on account
of the paving in progress at this point
and the company took advantage OF the
onportunitv thus offered to put in the
heavy rails.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-28

the Chicago Junction Railways & Union
Stock Yards Company. More than the
stipulated amount of the stock has
been offered in response to this bid,
which is fifteen points higher than pre-
vailing quotations. The company's
capitalization is ss.5oe.oee common and
the same amount of preferred. What
use Mr.. Fricke expects to make of the
influence he viii acquire in the COM
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-28


of
a
ITSELF
wood trimmings the red of the
both Cost build plumbing
specifications No 500
L.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-24
PR0LONGS AGONY
FOR HAMIL I ON
Slayer Of Mrs. Hicks Gets One
Weeks Respite on Eve Of
His Execution.
GOES TO HIS DEATH JULY !.
Governor Declines to Commute
Sentence After Hearing
Armstrong.
GOES TO HIS DEATH JULY

that At'f Re s Wod not pardon er HIM Cove
nor Mann at Z o'clock last night grant
ed a respite of seven days 10 Angelo
Hamilton. convicted of the murder OF
Mrs. Sallie Hicks, near Lynchburg. in
order that relatives from North Car
DINA might come here for a last visit.
Hamilton had already been placed IN
the death cell in the penitentiary and
expected to die at daybreak this morn
ing in the electric chair
The message OF respite to July was
taken to him by Private secretary Bel
Wood. of the penitentiary. Governor
Mann has had under Amusement phases
of the case for some months and has
heard from many DELEGATIONS in behalf
OF the prisoner, the latest being John
Armstrong. Hamilton's companion on
the night of the shooting. On his re-
turn from the Virginia Military Insti-
tute commencement yesterday morning
not again Interfere with the course of
the law. Last night. however. he
granted the man weeks respite III
order that his relatives. who, 1t seems,
had counted on his receiving commu
tation or reprieve. might pay him Il
final visit.
Tried Three Times.
Hamilton is native of North Car
DINA. having been born in or near Dur.
ham about twenty FIVE years ago. He
was cotton mill hand and roamed for
years from one cotton mill to'another
throughout the State. He was tried
three times in Lynchburg for the mur-
der OF Mrs. Hicks. on knitting Mill
Hill. there having been hung jury at
the first two trials. His original sem
tence was for death on February is,
but he has already been seevral times
respited by the Governor. Hamilton
had wife and two children in North
Carolina, from whom he was separated
He had become infatuated with Mrs.
Hicks. and on the fatal night followed
her to a dance. threatening her life II
she did not leave.
She started and he followed. Before
she reached home the shooting oc-
Cured. One Of several shots severed
the womans spinal column. She was
taken to the City Hospital. where she
made an ante-mortem statement charg-
Ing Hamilton with her murder, and
died a few weeks later.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-24
RICHMOND JURY
COULD NOT AGREE
Thornton Case at Charlotte
Courthouse Results in
Mistrial.

The Jury drawn from Richmond 10
Try the case of +. P. Thornton. former
cashier OF the Charlotte Banking and
insurance Company who was charged
with embezzlement OF the banks funds
and tried in Charlotte county last
week and this week until yesterday
morning. returned to Richmond last
night without agreeing on a verdict
Inc 1l case had lasted eight days and
the Jurors We're worn to a fraZzle
When they returned
points hhs Jury u failed lee to agree on two
mat II was impossible to reach a YER
olct. In regard to the embezzlement
~ nank thi funds i've of the Jurors be-
that under the instructions of the
court they could mot acquit Seven
OF the Jurors did not believe there
was shortage.
rors were divided was as to Mr. Thorn
TONS sanity, Nine jurors were firmly
convinced that Mr.. Thornton was men.
Tally incapable and wanted, to acauit
brought in a verdict of guilty.
After giving their views as much
discussion as possible and having be.
agree on a verdict, the Jurors reported
ana were discharged.
Wanted Something to Eat
On Sunday morning the foreman of
me lnry Appeared before Judge Humid
ley and requested that the fury be
allowed to go in body to brakes
course, "
WHY do you want to 70 to brakes
Branch?" inquired the Judge. mildly
surprised.
We want to get something to eat"
answered the foreman weakly. and
Judge Humidity answered. yes"
me foreman, went ioyfully to his
me vehicles IN which to make the
Trip, IN half an hour he returned with
disappointment smeared over his face.
/. me =. Is 2 eolored camp meeting"
e every vehicle has. been hired to take
ne colored people there. The fury
men sat down and suffered
me Jury which returned to Rich
iona last night was composed of
s g., Freeman re. Fred Valentine. w q
hentlsy. Eugene Jones. Littleton Fitz.
gerard, Melton Stone. Harpie Clark. Mr.
Treadwell and w. A Thomasson. -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-24
CHEATING CHARGE
NO SUSTAINED.
No Evidence That Medical Stu
dent Copied Neighbours
Paper.

Suspicion of cheating fell on one of
the young men applying before the
State Board of Medical Examiners for
license to practice medicine in Vir-
Slnia yesterday morning. creating no
little excitement among the 1854 appli-
Iants who We're working over their
papers. 1t was alleged that one man
rad been seen copying from his neigh
Dor, The board took the matter up.
examined the two papers in question.
and found no evidence of copying In
Tact. they We're entirely dissimilar in
young man under suspicion offered to
withdraw from the examinations but the
board. after discussion. declined 10 al
low him to do so. deciding that he
mad been fully eSonerated of any sus
picion in the matter. Secretary MARTYR
said last night that the board hat
been fully satisfied that there wa
no ground for the charge and tina
the incident had closed by the eXami
nation continuing.
be series of examinations bein
conducted by THE State Board vii
close to-day. To-day's program EN-
DracinE the subjects not hitherto gon
INTO, VIII be S follows:
. A. NJ. TO u noon-Chemistry.
IL noon 10 8 r. M-Pathology an
hacteriology,
tice of medicine.
The papers of the applicants will hi
taken under advisement by member
OF the board, and the decision as t,
the successful students will be an
nounced in about two weeks by Score
tary Martin
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-24
PICTURE is RETURNED
Patrick Henry's Portrait In Library
NnM nj Red Hill.

Visitors to the exhibit, room at the
State Library Will hereafter miss the
fine portrait of Patrick Henry. painted
by Sully in the early years Of the last
century. 1t was loaned to the State
in 1902 by Mrs Marshall Bland Harri-
son. the nearest living descendant OF
Patrick Henry. and has been returned
to her by state Librarian McIlwaine at
her request. Mrs. Harrison is daugh-
ter OF William Writ Henry. grandson
Of the famous Virginia patriot. She
Red Hill
The portrait is a very valuable one.
having been painted from miniature
a few years prior to his death. 1t was
the property of William Writ Henry.
who gave 1t to his daughter. Mrs.
Harrison. the present owner,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-24
BROAD STREET LIGHTS
Mayor Signs Appropriation Ordinance
Ready by Christmas.

Mayor D. c. Richardson yesterday
returned to City Clerk Ben T. August
with his approval the ordinance APP
propriating 100000 for ornamental
street lighting on Broad Street It
advertise for bids for the work. which
Will merely be an extension of the
present contract and Will go forward as
rapidly as possible. Chairman Z,
Douglas Richardson said that machIn-
cry is being installed at the power
plant. The contractor for the distri-
button system has four months time
in which to complete that part OF the
work, and it is now believed that the
power-house will be completed and
tested before that time expires The
Broad Street merchants expect the
new illuminants in time for the holiday
trade
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-24
SECOND COMPLAINT OF
BRAUERs SLAUGHTER HOUSE,

For the second time within month,
William c. Brauer. owner OF slaughx
ter house In Henrico county. was sum-
moned before Justice Crutchfield yes
terday to explain why offensive odora
are waited into Paramount Park.
Brauer said that the city and privatg
property owners are responsible for
the condition of the pond Justice
Mayor Richardson, City Attorney Poll
ltrd, City Engineer Boiling and CHIEF
Health officer Levy TO appear befora
him. conference was held and steps
for abating the nuisance viii be taken
at once. A culvert will probably he
constructed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-24
HELD AS FIREBUGs
Two Negroes Are Suspected of Recent
Crime In jackson Ward.

Crime in jackson Ward.
Held on suspicion of attempting to
burn the occupants of three houses
Robert Johnson and Thomas Payne
coiored are locked up at the First
Police Station. upon complaint of Ser
geants OF Detectives Wiley and Kellar..
who arrested them In Ginter Park yes.
terday afternoon.
The police discovered that the side
OF the house OF Carrie Johnson, wife
OF one of the prisoners, who lives at
704 West Duval Street. was saturated
with Kerosene oil and set afire about
O'Clock Wednesdar morning. Willie
Johnson, a small colored boy. who was
sleeping in the house, was badly
scorched by the flames.
The other houses where the fire
frightened the occupants are at EOS
Gilmer Street and 700 North Fourth
Street Attic Gilmer street house two
negroes were seen running away few
minutes before the PLACE was discov-
cred.
Detectives Wiley and Kellam were
detailed on the case. They soon Sc
cured enough evidence to justify them
in arresting Johnson and Payne. The
prisoners deny that they tried to burn
the houses.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-24
C0UNCILMEN TO PLAY
Unsebal1 Came Arranged With Hnlti-
more CITY EntherS.

.
Great enthusiasm was shown last
night at a meeting of the Council Com
mittee on Baseball There was no diff
hcultY In securing quorum. In fact.
nearly half the Council was there.
Dehnlte arrangements We're made for
q match game with the Baltimore City
council or. Saturday afternoon July
70. The. team and camp followers
VIII leave here. Friday afternoon. July
y, going by Old Point to take the
bay Line steamer. and will return
from Baltimore by train on Sunday
night. Messrs. Pollock and Boschen
were named as a special committee
on badges. Practice for applicants
for places on the councilnanic team
Will be held under direction of Field
Captain Radcliffe this afternoon at $3.50
day, Tuesday and Wednesday Of ext
week at the BroNd Street Park Mem
pers OF the team will be the guests
OF the Baltimore Councilmen at an en-
tertainment to be given ON the night
OF the game il Baltimore
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-24
Bathcd In Fountain.

For taking cold plunge In the foun-
tain In Jefferson Park "Wednesday
night, Roy Melton. OF 1905 North
Twenty first Street. and Percy Lane, OF
20l4 Venahle Street, will be arraigned
in Police Court this morning on a
charge OF disorderly conduct.
Bicycle Policeman 3 III. Werner
found the boys enjoying tn A1selves
in the. cooling water of the basin in
natures garb.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-24
ACADEMY TO GET
SHARE OF STARS.
independents Completely Rout
Syndicate After Long
Theatrical War.
BIG VICTORY FOR WELLS
Fear Of Being Sued on Contracts
Forced Trust to Sur
render.

News printed in The Times Dispatch
Yesterday morning that tho theatrical
syndicate had been whipped by the in
dependents and that the Academy of
Music would be open In the fall to
syndicate and independent attractions
alike. brought a great deal Of salts.
faction to theatre patrons who have
Instead OF being frozen out for his
determined stand, Jake Wells general
manager OF the Leath Circuit. wins a.
clean victory. and conditions hereafter
will be far different from what they
were year ago.
When Henry w. Savage announced
that he would send his big productions
where he plea sed the klaw g E Era ger
straw that broke the. camefs back.
Then there were conferences; after
which 1t was announced that the syn
dictate and independents had agreed.
terests. Savage hasn't forgotten the
fact that the syndicate cleaned up
quarter ter Of millon dollars for book
could have booked 1t himself without
paying such heavy toll.
One Other Factor.
But there was another factor at
work. Being under contract for a.
term of ten years. the syndicate had
Richmond, Norfolk and other cities
before the recent war broke out. The
independents got hold OF these con-
tracts, prepared to enter suit for re-
covery on each. IL the syndicate carried
out Its boycott threat. There was
nothing to do except to compromise.
especially as the independents had the
upper hand and more attractions to
send out from New York than the
opposition.
Jake Wells will return tn Richmond
from New York tomorrow. Having
satisfactorily arranged all matters, he
is prepared to announce that the next
Academy season will be of the banner
type. Every star that goes out from
Broadway will come here.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-24
STOCKED WITH FISH
- p
sends consiEnment FOL

Lake In Brynn Park.
a large consignment OF game fish
was received by City Engineer Boiling
yesterday morning from the United
states government fisheries at Wythe-
willie, Va, and at once transferred to
the lake in Joseph Bryan Park, for
merry known as YounB's Pond Mr..
Boiling says that the stock furnished
consists OF small fish for breeding pur-
poses, and that the pond should be
thoroughly protected until next season.
when 1t may be that fishing will be
allowed there under certain restrIc-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-24
DIED FROM HEAT
First Victim of Summer WIS Stricken
While MT Work.

Overcome by the heat while working
at his trade in the construction Of
warehouse for S. T. Beverage & Co.
at Seventh and Byrd Streets. Ernest
old, collapsed yesterday afternoon
about 2 o'clock, and died short time
afterwards.
The city ambulance was summoned
and the stricken man was hurried TO
the hospital DR.. Tabor rendered med
ical attention. but could not revive
the patient He died without regain
ing consciousness.
Brown was employed by James Fox
8, Sons, contractors. His home was in
Fulton.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-24
Trial Is Ber,,n.

THE suit of Police Captain George
". Epps against William Northrup and
Richmond Traction Company and the
Virginia Railway and Power Company
successors. was begun yesterday in the
Law and Equity Court. The jury was
and the case continued until this morn
ing at 10 o'clock
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-24
still Ripping Tn.
HustingH Court Cases.

In the Hastings Court yesterday Ar
thur Mayor, colored, was acquitted on
a charge of maliciously wounding An
derson Ford, colored.
For assaulting and beating Irene
Hawkins, colored. Leila Coles, colored,
was Yesterday sentenced to sixty days
in jail in the Hastings Court.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-24
Checkiny Work ends.

Check Ing Work Ends.
Inspectors finished checking the
Richmond post-offce yesterday. Every
thing was in excellent shape, and Post
master Allan is we'll satisfied with
things in general. The inspectors left
last night.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-24
MAY PROSECUTE
/ CITY OFF |CIA.LS
Knowles and Davis Roundly
Scored for Ripping Up New
ly Paved Streets.
sLIPsHoD METH.oDs BAD.
City Engineer Boiling and Com
lnittee. Think Limit Has
Been Reached.
sLIPsHoD METH.oDs BAD.

!, On complaint that the City Gas and
Water Departments were tearing up
city streets. to lay pipes. and failing
ner, the Council Committee son Streets
yesterday afternoon instructed City
Engineer Bollins 10 prosecute the
heads of those departments in the
Police Court in each Instance Nj
Lynch. patron of the resolution. said
that the street Committee was tired
of taking the, blame for faulty patch
ing ana slipshod work on the streets
done by other derertments. and that
II Superintendent Knowles and SUI
perintendent Davis could not see that
their contractors properly replaced the
prosecutions against them as provided
for by city ordinance. but also that
the Engineers Department refuse fur
Their permits to those departments to
they give evidence of improving con-
ditions.
Reached Limit of Patience.
City Engineer Boiling reported to
the committee that he had reached
the limit Of his patience not only
with the city departments. but with
other companies authorized to lay
tons. would be prompt and Vigorous
Tor failure to replace the streets. He
said he had written Mr., Knowles and
Mr. Davis time without number. get
ting no satisfaction. Mr.. Davis. he
said. usually made the repairs after
delay. but Mr. Knowles had taken no
notice whatever.
he had notified the Water and Gas
Departments in writing of the inten-
ton of the city to lay rranolithic side
eonnee tions be laid at once. only to
have the new paving torn up a few
months later for gas pipes.
He mentioned locations where this
H. - Il T.. H.
terday ordered paving contractor to
suspend work on sidewalk on East
Broad Street because the Gas De-
partment had failed to lay the house
had been given. The same thing. he
said. had been the case with Thirty
fourth Street, which was paved six
months ago with asphalt blocks. as
the. East End. All city departments
and public service companies We're no.
tilted before the paving was laid and
instructed to lay all mains and con-
stu Ripping Up.
Notwithstanding this notice. only
this this week We. = an , applieation has come
the Gas Works. to tear up the new
paving in a number of places TO lay
gas pipes and house connections. Sew
eral members of the committee ex-
pressed their Indignation at the laxity
OF the city service and the cost to the
taxpayers of having such work done
again and again, not to mention the
patchwork effect and tendency to sink.
| to which Mr.. Boiling objected. Some
interesting test cases may be texpected
| shortly to demonstrate whether the
Engineers DEPARTMENT and the Com
mittee on Streets really have control
| Of the streets. or whether they may
be dug in at will by other city depart
ments to lay pipes. regardless of the
slpshod manner In which contractors
for the city replace the paving.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-24
CLAIMS BIDDERS
ENTEREDC0MB|NE
City Engineer Declares Their,
Was Evidence Of Collision Be
tween Three Contractors.

What Is alleged TO be collusion be-
tween bidders on street paving was
reported to the Council Committee on
Streets yesterday aftern Don by City En-
gineer Boiling. Members of the com
mittee admitted that the bidders had
evidently got together and divided up
the work, but nevertheless awarded the
contracts in accordance with the bids.
The committee had called for bids for
arate blocks. one on North Fifth. one
on North Third and one on Henry Street
all to be paid out of the various
ward funds on one block Charles Gas
ser bid s1.21 per square yard. three
other contractors putting in higher fig
ures. j. c. Weinbrun was the loves /,
bidder on the next block considered
his offer also being sl,21 per square
that block. On the third block Thonla S
Az Barry & Co; bid sl2l, and both
Weinbrun and Caster had what APP
peared to be dummy bids at higher
figure
Each Got One Block.
According to Mr.. Boiling, it had evi-
IDENTITY been arranged SO that each one
was to be the lowest bidder on one OF
between them. He said that the CITY
last year paid from 85 cents to 80 cents
per square yard for granite spall paw
ing, and that the contractors claimed
! Ni'NsN .HS li'S' edSe lIoiil 30 cents TO SILL
was due to the higher cost OF labor
l. J. Smith & Co.. the only one of the
contractors owning their own rock
| quarry, bid still higher and got none Of
the work.
Mr., Lynch said that it was very evil
Gent that the bidders had got together
ana combined on price to be charged
put that the city had heretofore been
getting very low price, and that the
man who did cheap work did not as a
rule do good work. Mr. Zimmerman
moved that all the contracts be award ;
ton was adopted.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-24

CnrOiininns at the Jefferson
TWO prominent South Carolinians
were guests of the Jefferson yesterday
Leroy Springs. well-known capital
LIST and cotton mill president. and DR..
George B. Cromer former president of
Newberry College
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-24
Marriage Liccns,

Marriage License.
{fJames G. 1som and Miss Lucy Young
were yesterday granted marriage
license by the clerk of the Hastings
Court.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-29
DIcHMoND. FREDERICKSBURG AND Po

rDIcHMoND. FREDERICKSBURG AND Po
n TOMAC r. X.
Leave Fredericksburg
Northbound-6:25 q. m. daily: 6:i2 a. m. daily
local: 7:O6 a. m. daily: 7l9 a. daily; 1929 q
daily local; LIS D. daily; $50 p. m. daily, local
7Ol D. m. daily; 1909 D. daily.
Southbound-5:50 am. daily. A. C. l., train SO
a. m, except Sunday, local; ga a. m daily. local
1l:S2 a. m. daily, s. A. l. train; l2:45 p. m. ex-
cept Sunday local. this train does not go south q
Milford; III D. m. daily; 5;Si D. m. daily, A. G.
Z. train; 656 .. m. daily. local; 1855 p. n. daily,
s. A. L. train: lii1 .. m. daily. A. G. L. train.
Accommodation trains arrivc-From Washing
ton i2:45 D m daily: from Milford 226 p. m. week
days only; from Richmond 400 p. m. week days
only.
Arrivals and departures not guaranteed.
W. p. Taylor. Tra6ie Manager.
C. C. Cor. Agent