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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-10
COURT No. 2
TO TRY TWO
MURDER CASES

Judge Lawrence Becker of court No.
2, IN the Lake superior court house,
Hammond. will have charge of the
criminal work during the next terms Of
court which will begin next Monday.
There are two Gary murder cases
which will be tried first. One is the
trial of Henry Dorsey (colored),
charged with the murder of John
Brown of Gary but few weeks ago.
The other is the case of Dick Naftanail,
who is chagred with shooting Patru
Manu- of Gary in the stomach and kill
ing him.
After these Gary murder cases are
disposed of what is known as the "jail
cases" will be disposed OF next. 1t is
not believed that the Gary payroll case
in which John Caldwell remains to be
tried will be taken up until the latter
part of the term and it may not be
reached then
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-10
]. {. M'CARRY IS
REELECTED IN AsS'N n
All the Old Officers Are Re-
Elected; Reed Strike Is
Discussed.

The annual election of officers in the
Hammond Business Mems Association
lats evening resulted in the selection
of all of the old officers The officers
for the ensuing year are as follows:
John E. McGarry, president.
E. F. Johnston secretary
Joseph Weis, treasurer
The directors were elected and are
as follows: John NJ. Beckman and John
E. Fitzgerald. Previous to the election
of officers the labor question was in
jected into the meeting.
J.. Wesley Reed, told of the trouble
he has been having with the fathers
who refuse to work account of the
fact that his residence was wired by
Fred Newell.
Vote to Sustain Reed.
After hearing Reeds explanation of
the trouble he has experienced those
present at the meeting voted to sustain
him in his opposition to the fathers.
This was merely an expression of the
fact that the sympathies of the organi-
zation were with Reed.
The action was taken as a result of
the statement of James Nedjl, president
of the National Bricklayer's Union that
the unions of the building trades which
he represented would work with non
union men rather than put up with the
electricians. fathers and other unions
of a similar character
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-10
EXPLOSION
TERRIF|ES FOLK
Indiana Harbor and Gary Feel Big
Powder Explosion the Worst,
Felt at Crown Point
EFFECT OF THE EXPLOSION IN
FIVE STATES.

WHITING-Plate glass windows
broken. Theafers emptied In
panic.
INDIANA HARBOR-Windows brok-
en-. Residents panic-stricken.
HAMMOND-AtmOsp agitation
similar to strong wind gusts.
GARY-TwO distinct shocks felt.
Thought by many to be due to
earthquake.
CROWN POINT-GeneraI excite
ment. X. p. lodge meeting ad-
jOurned.
ROBERTSDALE-Sh felt and
residents frightened.
EAST CHICAGO-Disturban no.
tfced. No damage.
KENOSHA-Every window in the
city broken.
RACINE-Whole city jolted, serious
property damage.
LAKE FOREST-Fashfona homes
damaged by impact.
CHICAGO-Cfty rocks under inn
pact. Panics I'm theaters and ho-
tells,
AURORA-Buildings Jared. Terror
i'm the streets.
ELGIN-Womap drops dead. Great
damage to property.
BURLINGTON, Iown-Shoclk taken
for reaEfh1ssake- RARnae scared,
CLEvELAND-Shock recorded ~
seismograph.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-10
He BREAKS
ALL RECORDS
At HOSPITAL
Frank Meiste Falls Thorough
Elevator Shaft at st. Mar
garet's Hospital This
Morning and Receives On
ly Slight Injuries.

To fall four stories and sustaining
only a sprained ankle and few bruises
as a result is the new record that
Frank MeisIe established yesterday at
St Margaret's hospital for plain and
fancy falls.
Meisle. who is an employe of the
hospital, was washing the walls on the
fourth floor of the old building and
stepped from his stepladder onto the
top of laundry chute which leads to
the Easements. and in doing SO the lid
of the chute, which is raised about
four feet from the floor, gave way with
the result that Meisle went to the floor
of the basement. But for his presence
of mind and determination to carry
away as few injuries as possible
Meisle might have been injured very
much more than he was
Fell Like = Wet Towel.
In falling he raised one leg as high
possible with the intention of land
ing only one OF the limbs and thus
only injure one instead of two His
theory and practice were both cor
rect and proved fairly satisfactory.
Now that his experience is over Meisle
sees the funny side of it, but there
was a very noticeable lack of humor
around the hospital and among the sis
ters and attendants when Meisle first
went through the chute like howl
ing dervish. leaving those who had
heard him but one guess; namely, that
he had been killed. His frantic cries
which lasted all the way, first gave
first went through the chute like a
the alarm in the hospital, and every
body who could rushed to the base
ment to help pick up what everyone
thought would be the Hfeless form Of
Meisle. The surprise of the sisters wa:
lConfinuad or naTe sixl
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-10
DUCK SHED
ROUSES THEM
TO WHITEHEAD
Park Supt. Pete Fox Put on
Grill by Homewood Peo-
pie; Action Is Brought Be-
fore the Board of Public
Works.

Homewood people are up in arms
over the despoiling of Harrison park by
Peter Fox, who draws his salary the
year round for taking care of Harrison
park in the summer time.
Fox has built a shed on the most
prominent knoll and prettiest part of
the park and intends to turn the Ia
goon into a duck pond. This he is pre-
pairing to fence in with spiles and wire
netting, besides making several other
Residents of Holman street facing
the park yesterday took the matter up
with the board of public works and
that body is to meet tonight to take
some action on the matter. 1t is pre-
dicted that there will be trouble unless
Fox removes the duck shed to some
less conspicuous part of the park.
When approached by Homewood peo-
ple-among them being one of the
city's heaviest taxpayers.
Adam r. Ebert, president of the
city heaviest taxpayers, Adam r.
Ebert, president of the board of
public works. said that Fox
put up the shed in its present location
WITHOUT their permission He said that
the understanding was that the shed
Izwak To be put farther back
! Some time ago number OF Home
wood people, approached at the solicit
-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-10
Elks Enjoy Initiation.

At the regular Thursday night meet
ing of the Elks only one candidate ap-
peared for initiation. the lot falling
upon John L. Walker.
The regular routine of business was
taken up and nothing new being taken
up before the order. initiation follow
ed
Jack" didn't know which form he
wanted and said he guessed 1t didn't
make a whole lot of difference. but
Jack found out that he got all that was
due him.
Following the regular work a social
session was held and refreshments
were served.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-10
Medical Society Meets.

Members of the Lake County Medical
society enjoyed pleasant monthly
meeting at the Gary hotel last even
ing. DIR. Miller of East Chicago read
an interesting paper on Surgical
Shock" and DR.. McMeikle of Tolleston
another on .Anaesthesia-' As part of
the evenings program the professional
men also enjoyed a substantial repast-
Drs. Buchanan, ellison and Shanklin
were present as the Hammond delega-
ton.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-10
Ordered to Slow Up.

dispatch was received yesterday
afternoon ordering the engineers on the
Erie railroad to slow down in the HAM
mond city limits to six miles an hour
Several other of the railroads have
adopted this system in the last few
weeks. The cause for this is due to
the action of the city authorities. who
propose to make the railroads be good.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-10

New York, March 10.--The dead
lock at Albany over the United
States senatorship goes one better
than Gen. Sherman's definition Of
war, in the opinion of Gov. Dix, who
is in New York for series of con-
ferences. He made this statement
at board of trade dinner last night.
The governors speech followed
midnight conference with Mayor
cuss further than to say that it con-
cerned the senatorship.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-10
CLUB men WILL
KEEP OPEN HOUSE

David T. Emery, the new president
of the University club of Hammond.
has announced an innovation in the
form Of Saturday open house
which will be weekly feature of the
club.
On Saturday nights, when everybody
is relieved of the responsibilities of
the weeks work, the club rooms will
be thrown open. The piano was to
be brought into the main club poom
from the ball room and the BOYS will
gather around for an old-fa shioned
sing
1mpromptu billiard and pool tourna-
ments will be arranged and the card
room will be open for those who care
to play whist 1t is expected that this
feature will become one of the best Of
the club.
Open House Saturday.
The first open house will be on next
Saturday night when the boys will be
notified of the program of entertain
ment. DIR. j. A. Graham will be call
ed upon to sing some of his inimfta-
Bile songs and others will be called
upon for stunts
1t is expected that this evening will
become very popular one. and that a
large percentage of the membership
will come out on these occasions
This will be in addition to the pro-
gram that will be arranged from time
to time by the membership committee
The smoker feature will be made more
prominent in the future than it has
been in the past. and~there will be a
number of mixed affairs in which the
wives and lady friends of the members
will participate.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-10

A FEW DIMES FOR CAR FARE OR
POSTAGE IF YOU'RE ANSWERING
ADS A FEW DIMES FOR YOUR
OWN WANT" IF YOU'RE ADvER-
TISING IN THE TrMES-AND THR
USUAL RESULT Ts A JOE:
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-10
SlumBERS
DESTROYED
Windows Shattered and
Lodge Meetings Are
Broken Up.

A shock following in the wake of
an explosion of thousands of tons Of
powder at Pleasant Prairie, Wis. near
Kenosha, at 8:22 last night rocked
Lake county from Lake Michigan to
the Kankakee river, as though it had
been struck by an earthquake.
The uncanny motion of the earth,
peculiar air pressures in the south
part of the county, and distinct
shocks followed by broken windows
in the north end of the county re-
nained mystery to most people of
the county until this morning when
the newspapers told the story of the
wiping out of the little village of
Pleasant Prairie and Ranney near
Kenosha. Wis.
EFFECTS ARE VARYING.
OF the Lake county cities, Indiana
Harbor reported more results from the
explosion than any other city. In
Whiting the people were panic strick-
en-. There was probably less knowl-
edge of a disturbance in Hammond
than anywhere else in the Calumet
region.
In Hammond the only perceptable
disturbance was an unusual agitation
of the atmosphere causing windows to
rattle and standing ajar to open or
cloes.
Hammond policemen reported that
the shocks were felt by residents in
Robertsdale. a suburb of Hammond.
Residents fled to the streets in fright.
Buildings all through the suburb were
shaken and window glass and crockery
were broken.
PANICS IN WHITING.
Whiting, March 10.-In Whiting the
shocks were probably felt as distinctly
as anywhere in Lake county. A big
plate glass window in Joseph Bersteins S
store on 10th street was broken and
several others were cracked. In teh
Kodicek Bros. butter store on 10th
the ceiling of the building was cracked
causing the plaster to fall
People rushed out of the Royal and
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-10

tical admission from President Tart
on his train going south that the
army moving to Texas Is 10 ,be~ used
in connection with the Mexican re-
volt has increased the war talk here
While the statement is only that
troops will be used to patrol the Rio
Grande and prevent smuggling of
arms across the border, 1t is realized
that such a course might easily lead
to an armed movement into Mexican
territory.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-10
K. p s Meet.

Il. P.'s Meet.
The regular Uniform Rank Knights
of Pythias meeting last night brought
out one of the best attendances of the
season The Uniform Rank was con-
ferred upon Jesse Fuller Following
the business session and the degree
work the members enjoyed a smoker
and a social hour.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-10

Washington, March 1o.-It is
possible, if not probable, that Henry
Lane Wilson, formerly of Indiana,
ambassador to Mexico, will be called
upon the "green carpet for inter-
views attributed to him since he re-
turned to America. The alleged
statements are said to make him
persona non grata to the government
to which he has been accredited He
is quoted in New York papers as
saying that President Diaz is more
than 80 years old and as being in .
condition approaching senlty.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-10

Fort Worth, Tex, March 10.-The
temperature reached 100 degrees
here yesterday, eclipsing all previous
records for this section for the month
of March.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-10

WHY ARE YoU NOT A TIMES
READER,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-10
Talented Russian Countess Delights
Small Audience at Towles

Premiere Daneuse And Splendid Orchestra Give Hg
ziam Never Ezcelled In ciyts History.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-10
NEWS

Maidstone, VT, March 10.-With
a rifle slung over his shoulder.
Arthur Bean, an 1S-year-old youth,
entered the home of neighbor yes
terday and calmly announced that
his mother. Mrs. George Bean, and
his sister Nina had been shot and
killed The neighbors rushed to the
Bean home and found the bodies of
the girl and her mother marked with
bullet wounds, lying on the floor. A
physician said both had been dead for
more than an hour. Young Bean re-
fused to talk about the shooting and
was arrested as soon as oficers
reached the scene.
Valparaiso, Ind, March 10.-The
worst fire Valparaiso University ever
experienced yesterday destroyed
Locksley and Winsor halls. One
hundred students. the majority OF
whom lost all their personal effects.
were cared for at other dormitories
During the second alarm Captain
Otton Lepell fell from sleeping
room down the slide pole at the fire
station and sustained serious in
juries. Loss on building, $4,000;
on peronal property and furniture.
$1,000.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-10
PANICS IN WHITING.

CONTINUED on page seven-)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-10

GENERALLY FAIR
TODAY AND SATURDAY:
COOLER TO-DAY.
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Continued on page six.J
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Continued on page six.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-25

ton that reflects very seriously on
his intelligence. 1t is not shown
where the money came from. Sus-
picion may be aroused, but legal evil
dence is wanting The investigation
has been thorough, unhampered by
technicalities. The great mass OF
conflicting testimony suggests per
jury, though it does not connect any
individual.
The effect Of this investigation on
Senator Lorimer's title 10 his seat
will be determined by a vote Of the
senate. The moral status Of the case
can hardly be questioned. but its le-
gal standing is open 10 debate.
do not assume to controvert q point
in law made by Senator Bailey Of
Texas. one Of the most able OF Mr..
Lorimer's friends IN the senate and
especially when il is accepted with
a technical modification by Senator
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-25

members Of the state legislature are
unprincipIed men, men Of immoral
character, dishonest, drunken, dis
sipated, licentious. whose presence is
a disgrace to any decent society
Second, that perjury Is not consider
ed 4 serious offense If it can escape
detection or punishment Third, but
let US not deceive ourselves. Our
representatives reflect quite accu-
rately the uEacknow lodged moral
standing Of their constituents. II
these things be among US and abound
unabashed. It IS only because We,
the sovereign people. do not look up
On them with adherence. We are
accustomed 70 low moral standards
II We rebuke them. TO vary Shake
speare's phrase, we approve BY our
faint censure."
leave the reader to make hs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-25

Root of New York. who By common
consent has no superior in intellec-
tual accumen or in legal attain
ments.
l quote Senator Bailey's words in
a case of alleged bribery. in order
to invalidate the election it must be
shown by sufficient evidence that
enough votes we're bribed to affect
the result" / only wish 70 suggest
that If this be good law and sound
policy in a popular election where
votes are counted by hundreds Of
thousands, 1t is a very different prop
osiJion when applied 70 an election Of
United States senators by q legisiat-
ure OF 2O4 members.
Whatever may be the outcome,
some other things are plainly shown
by this investigation though they
may not appear on the record First.
that a considerable number Of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-25
BY JOHN c OSBORN,

The long drawn out Lorimer case
IS now practically ended. II only
1t a conclusion and prepare It's re-
port. 1t is 4 safe guess that the jury
viii disagree.
The Chicago Tribune which can
not be accused Of any sympathy with
Mr. Lorimer. publishes an editorial
review OF the testimony that is ap-
parently impartial. evidently writ
ten by one who had closely followed
the case and who possesses what is
called a judicial temperament.
The testimony shows beyond any
reasonable doubt that money was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-25
Summing Up Lori1ner Case

freely used 20 promote the selection
Of Senator Lorimer. Some OF those
handling the money, both givers and
takers, are identified. Offers of val
liable considerations IN exchange for
votes were freely made, though often
refused. II is not shown that Mr.
LOriIer himself had anything 10 do
with the actual or attempted brib-
cry or had any knowledge Of it
This was 10 be expected. Mr.. Lori
mer is al astute and experienced pol
itiCian. X is shown that he vas IN
Springfield and in constant consul
tation with the managers OF his cam
paiEu- His profound ignorance can
only be explained by an assump-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-25

Thanksgiving Sale
China and Cut
Glass
Platters for that Thanksgiving tur-
key. II. IA and 16 inch sizes, as
sorted decorations and 20
worth TO s125, choice JOG
English China turkey. service of
10 pieces. 1S-inch platter, with IL
service plates to match 60 0O
set w. Wv
5-inch American cut glass naples
for olives, pickles. jelly, etc. rich
" cut designs, 20
this tllne - - -
Salad sets in English China with
pheasant decorations large footed
bowl, with IL plates to 90 sO
match, set ........SDo WV
Cut glass celery tray in handsome
new cut designs, very co Az
special for this sale. OZ.9O
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-25
own application.
JOHN g. OSBORN.
Joslin, Ill, Nov. q.
Incurance Frauds.

New York, Nov. 25.--Oficials Of the
Travellers Insurance com paEy arc said
20 have Unearthcd frauds aggregatiug
100000, the money having been Oh
tanned through false vouchers for
claim settlements
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-25
Tommy Johnson Dead.

Kansas City, NOV. 25.-Thomas War
wick Tommy Johnson. former Kan
sas university athletic star. Is dead.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-25

Special Carpets for Three Days
TAPESTRY CARPET, match
.....4Sc
IN #.
IN IL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-25

When a cold becomes settled In
the system, It will take several days
treatment TO cure It and the best
remedy to use is Cham berlains
Cough Remedy. II viii cure quick
sr than any other and also leaves
the system IN a natural and healthy
condition Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-25

AL the news all tie time-The
Argus
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-11-03
Lands Do Move and We Do Sell.

sold S3O205O0 worth Of realty following Dr. J. Hit
Rome l29 38 Moore % $688l B. Vaughn SO $500
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-11-03
BeCkham \ Jones Real Estate Agency
UNION CITY, TENNESSEE
The Sis EIne.

Courtrooms are not free from SUI
perstition," lawyer remarked. For
instance, 1t seems to be an unwritten
law of the bench that nobody shall
ever be fined s13. In my seventeen
years experience at the New York
bar have seen offenders fined nearly
every other amount from 81 to $1,000,
but no Judge has ever defied fate by
imposing S13 fine.
Nothing but respect for supersti.
ton prevented him from doing it. 1t
was the logical fine. Several times /
have lahored in the lost cause of I'M
fortunate clients whose fine from the
standpoint Of damages inflicted should
have been $13, but the Judge had not
the hardihood to name it; be always
understood or oyershot the mark and
made $l2 or $14"
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-11-03
cYNlc REACHES THE ALTAR
There the Bride Consents to Take
Him, Just as He Was Afraid
She Would. y

Price Is really quite an ordinary.
primitive sort of person at heart, but
he has reputation among us for un.
conventional ideas and decadent
point of view. He referred to his en-
gagement as this regrettable entan-
clement, and, when he asked me to
be his best man he took care to write
that "a lady having proposed mar
riage to him and having shown no
signs Of relenting, he supposed it was
up to him to go through the solemn
farce of giving his formal consent to
her autocratic designs" | agreed
willingly, for we all felt that Price,
when he was married, would have to
give up saying that sort Of thing, and,
therefore, one Of us ought to be near
by to take a note Of his last utter
ance
The great day came and the bride
in her white Je-ne-sais-quoi looked
charming, the bridegroom pale, but
prepared, and the parson much as
usual. With the help Of little stage
management from discreet curate
we succeeded, at the appointed time.
in being at the chancel steps: the
brides father, the bride, Price and
myself, ia the customary formation.
wilt thou have this woman to be
thy welded wife?" asked the parson
Of Price, and / thought for second
that he was going to seize his oppor-
tunity and make his great remark
then. But no; he merely, as he would
have himself described it, politely ac-
guessed.
Wilt thou have this man to be thy
welded husband? asked the parson
Of the bride. Il will" said she.
"Ah!" whispered Price in my ear.
y was afraid she would. Punch.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-11-03
Tin Used In Weighing SILK.

A chemist has recently analysed a
sample of a silk dress that was sub
mitted to him by lady. He found
that 1t contained only fraction over
% per cent. of silk. ard as much tin
was found In 1t as that present in
poor tin ores from Cornwall The tin
occurs in the so-called weighing of the
silk. The chemist states that he at
once realized the fact that the silk
dresses worn by the ladies in London.
taken together, would represent a
Cornish tin mine Of very fair quality
--Lond IN Mail
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-11-03

whom we work, IN His short lie 81
thirty-three years touched every elsofd
OF the human heart.
Blest be the tie that binds
Our hearts in christian Iose,
In the hall, standing with Mrs. swigA
CART and Miss Mary. the Charming
daughter Of the home, We took leave Of
Mrs. sellars.
II aught inanimate e'er grieyes ma
ture sympathized, for as we stepped
forth the heavens were softly weeping.