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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-16
THOMAS K. SIGLER
TO OUT HAMMOND
Newspaper Man Will Be-
come City Editor Of
Joliet Publication.

Thomas X. Sigler. who has for two
years hunted consistently and success
fully on the trail of the elusive news
items in Hammond for loGal paper,
coming here from Mansfield. O.. is
about to sever his connections with
that paper for a more desirable berth
on the Joliet (Il1) Daily News The
position of city editor awaits him there
and he is to go on next week with in
creased responsibilities and hand
some raise in salary.
Mr.. Siglers resignation is TO take
effect next Tuesday. He leaves Ham
mond with the best wishes of scores
of business and professional men with
whom he came in almost daily contact.
The secret of his success in Hammond
has been due to his ca pability for hard
and conscientious work and for making
friends.
The members of tho newspaper fra
ternity of the Calumet region, with
whom Mr.. Sigler came in contact in his
professional work, give their best
wishes for his success in his new field
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-16
99IH'S RANKS ARE
RAPIDLY THINNING G
Mat Boney Back From Re
union Disappointed in
Small Attendance.

Somewhat disappointed at the rath-
er small reunion of the famous Nine
ty-nihth Indiana civil war regiment,
held this week. at Danvfl1e, Ind, there
having been only thirty-two present.
and deeply impressed with the fact
that twenty-five of the members had
died in the past year. Mat Boney. the
only Lake county representative, re-
turned to Hammond this morning
Mr.. Boney has not missed a reunion
since the cviil war. and while he was
about to open his new buffet in the
First National Bank building, he did
not permit this to interfere with his
reunion plans.
Mr.. Boney opens his new place under
favorable circumstances. The place is
modern in appearance and by far more
comfortable than his old place on Hoh-
man street. Mat Hilbrich, who was
formerly in business with Mr. Boney,
has joined him again in his new place.
The next reunion Of the Ninety -ninth h
veterans will be held at Wilkerson,
Ind.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-16
L|vERYMEn ENJOY
SuMPIUOUs BANQUET

The Liverymen's association of Lake
county held a big get-together meteing
in Hammo last night at the office of
their attorney. w. ]. McAleer. No
change in prices was made the meet
ing having been called merely to main
tain the spirit of cooperation among
the Hverymen.
After the meeting the association
twenty-four of whose members were
present, adjourned to the Majestic ho-
tel, where a sumptuous banquet was
served.
1t was o'clock when this was over,
but another event, that of inspecting
the new Hammond brewery, was to be
observed by the courtesy of f. S.
Carter, the general manager and him
self former liveryman, the associa-
tion was his guest for an hour. The
members were shown the plant from
the cellars to the roof and Incidentally
sampled the home product.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-16
WILL OPEN
CAMPA|GN
At HOBART

The first meeting of the present cam
paign in which Congressman E. d.
Crumpacker will speak on the issues
will be held a Hobart tonight. Great
preparations have been made for this
meeting and it is expected that there
will be large attendance.
Considerable interest is attached to
this meeting for the reason that Crum-
packer is expected to enter upon a Wig
orous defense of his record in con-
gross and to throw down the gauntlet
TO his opponent, John B. Peterson.
1t is understood that a number OF
party men ssfrom Hammond, East Chi
cago and Cary plan to attend the meet
ing and give the congressman a rous-
ing reception.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-16
ALL GET
IN The GARY
FOLD now
Contractors Of Lake Coun-
tvs Biggest Cities, Includ-
ing Hammond, East Chi
cago and Indiana Harbor
Join With Gary.

So admirable is its organization, so
efficient it's workings and so successful
has it been in preserving harmony be-
tween master and workman, that coun-
ty wide scope was given the Employers,
Builders and Material Mems associa-
ton of Gary last evening when it's
members voted to admit into the in
corporated body building interests of
Hammond, Whiting, Indiana Harbor
and East Chicago few minutes after
the decision was reached sixteen con-
tractors and material men from the
region mentioned were admitted into
membership an attainment which they
have sought and have been clamoring
for many months
Inability to effect county organixa-
tion and the apparent futility in con-
Quoting such an association in the 9TH
er cities of Lake county caused them
to seek admission into Gary's ranks.
This they have been granted after
months of effort. From henceforth
Gary will be the building capitol of the
county.
Some months ago the contractors and
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-16
BAD ACCIDENT
NARROWLY AvERTEO
Drives Auto Into Ditch to
Avoid Running Over
Dog.
SEASONS AUTO
ACCIDENTS IN REGION
KILLED IN REGION. 8
INJURED IN REGION ...S6
MACHINES WRECKED ..SS
Especial to THE TINES

LOWELL Ind. Sept. &c. E. Nichols
hay and grain dealers here accompanied
by George Bailey, president of the
Lowell National Bank narrowly escap-
ed a serious accident in Mr.. Nichols
automobile yesterday, while going at
quite lively rate near the Lowell
cemetery a dog jumped in front of the
machine and trying to dodge it run
into a ditch scratching Messrs. Nichols
and Bailey quite badly. 1t is said the
machine was damaged to quite an ex-
tent and the gentlemen are congratu-
lating themselves that they escaped as
lucky as they did.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-16
POLITICS
WORKED
DIFFERENTLY

Crown Point, Ind, Sept. 16.-Litho-
graphs of the various candidates are
being freely circulated and plastered
around Lake county, and if the voter
don't get a chance to shake hands with
them he will at least know what the
candidate he votes for looks like.
The lithograph and cigar are taking
the place of the brass band the leaky
torch and the roast OK, but it Is safe to
say that the latter list were more of an
enthusiasm raiser and vote getter
than the cold. calculating picture of the
candidate and official-to-be
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-16
WHAT CLUB
WOMAN SAID

"How many of you have entered a
suburban railway coach going from
here to Chicago, when there was not
place to sit down, except by the
side of a man who had mot changed
his clothes for so long that it would
be hazardous to give anything but
rough guess to the length of
time they might have been in serv-
ice. No matter how dafntfIy attir-
ed a woman may be she is compeil-
ed to come in contact with that dis
gusting piece of foreign humanity
or have the pleasure of standing up
until such time as his station might
be reached and he alighted from
the train.
'And so i might go on speaking of
these quesfions, OF the
filth and dirt that fill our alleys and
vacant lots; of the updesirable
foreigners being allowed to live in
tine same vicinity with respectable
people; of the condition of some of
the groceries Rnd meat markets.; and
other questions and conditions that
confront and which we a club
ought to recognize If we are not
able to do anything to improve"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-16
WAR VETERAN FOUND
DEAD IN HIS BED
Especial to THE T1MEs.)

Lowell, Ind, Sent 16.-Jerry NJ. Hale,
veteran of the civil war, and a resi-
dent of Lowell since it was a town was
found dead in his bed at his home here
yesterday morning by one of his
daughters. The aged man who has
been in feeble health for several years
was feeling better than usual the last
few weeks and his sudden death comes
as a great shock to his family. Hi wife
died less than month ago. 1t is an
nounced that his funeral will occur
next Sunday afternoon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-16
OOWOELL PROVES
ADVERTISING PAYS
Grocery and Market at Sohl
and State Improves Under
New Management.

The Calumet grocery and market,
corner State and Sohl street, in the
short time that it has been in the
hands of Chas. Dowdell, has increased
greatly in the amount of its business.
While Mr.. Dowdelrs success is due
mainly TO the fact that he delivers the
goods, his success is made possible
because of the fact that he advertises
the advanta ges of his store.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-16
SWEETS DIVORCE IS
GRANTED BY DEFAULT

Gil SWEETS was granted a divorce in
the Lake superior court this morning
from his wife, whom he accused of go
ing to Oklahoma with another man.
The case attracted a great deal OF at
tention at the time Of the filing of the
case. Mrs. SWEETS made a strenuous
denial of the allegations in the com
plaint in letter to THE TINES but she
did not put in an appearance at the
trial yesterday and the divorce was
granted on a default
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-16
RUMPUS STARTED
BY CLUB PAPER
Mrs. Patterson S Addresses i'm Which
Foreigners are Anathemized and
Speech Stirs Comment
Especial to THE TIMEs.)


Indiana Harbor, Sept. 16.-Some-
thing of tempest in tea pot has
been stirred up in Indiana Harbor
because Of certain remarks made by
Mrs. J. A. Patterson, wife of Deputy
Prosecuting Attorney Patterson, dur
ing the course of her address as presi-
dent before the Indiana Harbor Wo-
mans Club, at its meeting Tuesday.
In an appeal to the Womans Club
to be power for reform in their city,
istration on several counts, anathe-
niized the foreigners, and ripped
things up the back generally.
CAUSE A BIG FUSS.
The remarks of their president have
caused considerable comment among
the club women, a few of whom feel
that some of the criticism reflects If not
upon them personally, upon their
friends.
The shoe pinches most in regard to
what was said concerning the foreign
for some of the members, though
American born themselves have good
friends of foreign blood. There is COM
plant that these were classed all in
one lot as "undesirables." The speaker
deplored the fact that these foreigners
were allowed to live in the same vi
cinity with respectable people and
said Of the unwash: mo matter how
daintily attired woman might be, she
is forced to come incontact with that
disgusting piece OF foreign humanity"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-16
MAIL
SERVICE FOR
THIS REGION
Prospects Bright for I'm
provement of Intercity
Postal Conditions = In
spectors to Visit Lake
County.

THE TIMES is able to announce today
that there is an excellent prospect of
the establishment of very much i'm
proved inter-city mail service between
the cities of East Chicago, Hammond,
Indiana Harbor. Whiting and Gary as
result of the agitation that was start
ed by THE TIMES and has been carried
on by the other papers. of the region
The only condition is that the bust
ness men of the entire community write
letters to the first assistant postmaster
general at Washington, d. c.. urging
that the new service be installed.
1t has been decided that it is i'm
practicable to inaugurate this service
on the interurban lines of the city, but
the feasibility of having an improved
service on the Michigan Central rail-
road between Gary and Hammond and
on the Lake Shore suburban trains be-
tween Hammond, East Chicago, Whit
ing and Indiana Harbor is recognized.
To Report FavorabIy.
1T is understood that the govern
ment agents have made a very careful
investigation of the feasibility of i'm
proving the service III tniS manner,
and that their recommendation will be
| that the postoffce department take ac-
| tion along these lines
The necessity for action on the part
/ of the business men of the regior
lies in the fact that the recommends
tfons of the government inspectors may
not be accepted unless pressure is
brought to bear by the business mer
| tor show that there is a real neces-
sityz for this improvement.
/ The fact is recognized among the
business men of the region that if the
| government goes as far as to establish
the service on the Michigan Central
| and the Lake Shore suburban trains
i! that this will be great help and
| will save hours in the transit of the
| mail to its destination.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-16
Latest News

Ottawa Ill., Sept 16-Lee O,Neil Browne vic
tory probably without parallel in the history of Amer
politics. Attacked by the press and under Indictment
Springfield he carried the thirty district for re-
receiving votes than his four opponents
combined.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-16

Toledo O., Sept Is Cleveland was awarded the next
convention of the great council of the Improved Order OF
Red Men At the last moment Chicago dropped out OF
the race not wanting the convention until 1872 and LETT
the field to Cleveland.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-16
D
TELLS WHY
HERES|GNEO
Subtreasury Suspect Feared
He Would Embarrass His
Associates if Arrested
Erbstein Advised He Be
Asked to Withdraw.

Probably the most interesting devel-
opment in the story OF the arrest
of George w. Fitzgerald, the we'll
known Hammond manufacturer, is his
statement today that he resigned as
treasurer of the Illinois Car Manufac-
turing company because he feared that
his impending arrest would embarrass
the other officers of the company.
He feared that if he should be ar
rested while acting in the capacity of
an officer of the company that the
credit of this concern would be in
jured in the business world
Knew He was Trailed.
He says he realized all the time
that detectives were following him,
and made the statement that a dozen
of them were on his trail all the time.
His statement made to the papers to-
day is as follows:
L am convinced the money was stol-
en-, not lost. and 1 have my own ideas
as to who took the money" he said
But my suspicious have not basis
enough to mention the man. 1 did not
say that I thought political influence
had anything to do with this case. 1
do not know anything about politics.
Il can explain all these stories of the
was all I drew from the car plant at
Hammond because l didn't want TO
embarrass other men there. dozen
detectives were following me all the
time"
There was great deal of local inter-
est in the news of the arrest of Geo.
w. Fitzgerald of the Illinois Car Manu-
featuring company of Hammond on the
charge of having been guilty of the
s173,0oo sub-treasury theft
Local Men Dumbfounded.
Many local people remember having
met Fitzgerald on his numerous Wis
its to this city, and they all are dumb
founded to learn that he is suspected
of the big theft.
More details concerning the financial
opeations of Fitzgerald were learned
1t was discovered that in addition to
having holdings in the Illinois Car and
Manufacturing company and the ILL.,
nois Bolt, Nut and Forging company
he is a holder of stock in the Foley
Manufacturing company at West Twen-
ty-sixth street and South Western ave-
(Continued on pag. nve.)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-16

Portland Ore Sept. 16.-Masked robbers held up
two automobile parties about mile north OF Oregon City
last night and escaped with several hundred dollars in
money and iewelry.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-16

New York Sept.16.- The giant Cunarder Maureta-
MIA hung up a new Atlantic record the short
course from Gants Rock Ambrose channel lghtshlp,
covering the distance four days. ten hours and forty
eight minutes c.ping three minutes from the previous
transatlantic record held by her.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-16

Monterey Mex Sept. 16.-Seventy-two hours of rain
fall has caused the heaviest rise in the Santa Cartna rv
known with the exception of that OF last year
The many lives rumored but not authenticated
Railroad road beds damaged and number of bridges
swept away causing suspension OF traffic out OF
Monterey.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-16

on the trains. street cars and in her
own neighborhood
TALKED RIGHT TO THE POINT.
After few preliminary remarks Mrs
Pattersoi led straight into the field
which it is her purpose to improve
CONTINUED on Page seven.)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-16
Adoption Paper Granted.

In order that Mrs Margaret King
may become the legal heir to the es-
tate of James Keys her stepfather. the
latter has filed a petition in the Lake
superior court for her adoption The
order was granted by Judge Virgil S
Reiter today. rs King is % years of
age.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-16

| Don't. wait for the cold weather
rush. buy a Laurel this this week
Get a beautiful present at the Lion
Store Furniture Department. 1t
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-16

THE INTERFERING TINES AID Az
WAYS DENOTES THE INTERESTING
STORE
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-16

ANSWER THE ADS THAT LOOK
LIKELY
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-16

GENERALLY FAIR
TODAY A-S0 Z.EEAr;
MODERATE TEMP.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21
FOREST FIRES RAGING
NEAR BRISTOL, VA

BRISTOL, VA Special Reports
received here last night tell of the
most damaging forest fires in the his
tory of the Appalachian Mountains. A
vast area has been burned over in
Johnson County, Tenn; Ash County
n. c., and Grayson County, Va. The
first line is estimated to have been
100 miles in length, and the loss,
which amounts to multiplied thou
sands of dollars. cannot be accurate
ly estimated. Several lumber opera
tions. large quantities of lumber and
logs and lumber camps and commits
saries have been destroyed.
The Faulkner Lumber Company, op-
Grating in Grayson County, Va, lost q
commissary, eight horses, and q guam
tity of lumber, while much of the
cOmpanys standing timber was dam
aged. The barns and houses of the
Tennessee Lumber Manufactures
were wiped out. Aside from the loss
to lumber companies q number oi
homes were destroyed in Shady Val
ley and other points along the noun
tain range.
With a brisk wind blowing resi-
dents Of Shady Valley tell the fire
swept down upon them like an ocear
wave, compelling them to fee to saf3
ty while their homes were beiI
burned. Among those whose hom,
were destroyed in Shady Valley we)
j. NJ. Blackburn Robert Garland al
J. NJ. Moore. lumbermen, the latt,
losing three valuable residences. Tk
showers of the last three DAYS alon,
prevented q more general spread of tn,
flames. !.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21
AMERICAN FLAG
FLOATS over SCHOOL
MESSRS. PAGE AND HAW MAKE
ADDRESSES TO SCHOOL
CHILDREN.

EAST ATLEE. VA.-Special.- An
High School at this place held a flag
raising yesterday evening with appro-
pirate exercises, during which a beau
tiful American flag was swung from a
Flagstaff on the top OF the school
house. The speakers on the occasion
were Roosevelt Page, member of the
Legislature from Hanover, and George
Haw, Commonwealth's Attorney OF
Hanover. Mr.. Haw, who is an old
Confederate soldier, told the school
children that while he revered the
Stars and Stripes as much as any man,
still he loved the flag of the Confed-
eracy, and did not want them to for
get that il stood for a cause that was
right, and that all children should be
taught to love and respect it, and
when il was called the rebel flag or
their fathers were spoken of as rebels,
that 1t was in no sense a term OF dis
respect. The exercises were a great
success. A large crowd was in attend
ance.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21
HENS DO CIRCUS STUNTS
WHEN LIVE WIRE STTNGS 'IEN

STANFORD. CONN, April 1s.-
The hennery Of w. Frankenburz. a
New York business man whose coun-
try place is at Noroton Heights, look
ed like chicken circus Friday af-
ternoon when fire started from an In
cubator. 1t made a big blaze that
threatened the large stables on the
place.
Fire companies came from Noroton
Heights and Darien, and when they
arrived they found chickens doing all
sorts of foolish stunts. Some appear
ed TO be trying to stand on their heads.
Others, flying excitedly against the
side or the hennery, would fall bach
Imply TO earth. Some clung to the
chicken wire on the sides of the hen
merry, seemingly unable to let go.
The tiremen were puzzled until one
happened to grasp the chicken wire.
ie let out a yell and began TO dance
up and down. Two friends dragged
him away. Investigation showed that
the insulation had been burned off an
electric wire near the coop and IL had
sagged against the chicken wire. The
electric current charged the chicken
wire.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21
FIERCE STORM
AROUND THE sun
Electrical Phenomena Results
From Remarkable Solar
Disturbance.

CHICAGO, ILL Special
"Wire trouble" i'm the telegraph
service, which exists throughout
the country Saturday, attributed
by most telegraphers to the wealth
er, has been caused by an enOr-
nous storm on the sun, which has
sent out electrical disturbances to
all parts of the solar system. ac-
cOrding to Professor Edwin II,
Frost, director Of the Yerkes OBJ
serVatOry.
Professor Frederick SIocum.
the solar expert OF the obserya-
tory stan, has been photograph
ing the remarkable solar storm
Tor the last month. and many
electrical phenomena have result
ed on the earth, according to both
astronomers.
This solar disturbance is one
or the most remarkable I ever OBJ
served" said Professor SIOcuIn.
On one occasion a great jet of cal
ctum vapOr, ut incaIcuIabIe heat.
shot up 100000 miles from the
surface OF the sun for four hours"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-04-21
GATES AND WOODY DELEGATES
TO COMING LABOR CONVENTION

c H NJ OND, VA-Spe ecfaI-
X. Leon Woody and Sidney Gates
we're yesterday elected by Richmond
1ypographical Union, No. so, as dele
gates from this union to the conven-
ton Of the State Federation of Labor.
which meets in Portsmouth on the
first Tuesday In June. M. r. Pace and
George M. Young were appointed al
ternates.
Baseball teams representing the
international Typographical Union.
comprising many cities, will visit
Richmond after the tournament. to be
held In Washington September 18th
TO 18th. Teams from Chicago. New,
Y ork, Boston, Baltimore and Washing
ton will take part In the tournament.
and the party which will come to
Richmond is expected to number
about one hundred. The visitors will
be quartered at the Jefferson Hotel.
a smoker will be given in their honor.
They are expected September 18th.