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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-16
SNOW GIVES CITY
CHRISTMAS LOOK

Snow early today. with promise of
weather cold enough by night to keep
the flakes from melting. added zest to
the great game of Christmas shopping,
upon which all Lake county was en-
gagged.
It's too far ahead to predtyr white
Christmas, but the snowfiakes certain
ly turned the small boys thoughts te
a new sled.
The weather mans very best wealth
er word today was
Rain or snow: colder at night; to-
morrow probably cloudy, increasing
northeast winds. shifting to north
west"
There was snow at many points il
the west and unsettled weathel
throughout the entire region. Rair
visited more towns than did snow. TIL,
heaviest snowfall was way down in tbs
southwest. at McAlester, Okla. wher,
hve inches fell.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-16
SPRING ORDER IS
HELD UP FOR TIME
Simplex Company Must
Submit Sample of Spring
to Uncle Sam.

The Simplex Railway Appliance Co.
has not yet received the order for 25.-
600 springs from the United States gov
ernment for use at Panama. 1t now
appears that While the bid of the Sim
plex Railway Appliance Co. was salts
factory the government requires that .
sample of the springs be submitted for
the purpose Of making tests of the pro
duct that the local company turns out.
There is no question but that these
tests Will be satisfactory but they are
holding up the manufacture of the
springs for the use of the government
until they are made.
The local plant is receiving new ord
ers every week and and the Qutlook
is cry much brighter than it has beer
for some time. The government order
is expected TO keep it busy a winter
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-16
QUARTERS FOR
PRACTICE MISSING

The Hammond high school basketball
team has yet been unable to find
suitable quarters to hold practice work.
At present Captain Crumpacker has
large squad of men ready to make the
first team. but it has been discouraging
for him because they cannot find hall
to play in
No games have been played this sea
son. and the team have hopes that they
can arrange for game with some
team next Friday evening. The high
school auditorium, which was formally
used as gym. viii be SO arranged
that they will be able to play in it.
Games are being arranged with South
Bend, Michigan City and Gary. and
Captain Crurnpacker has hopes and has
the making Of a championship team.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-16
GIRL IS EXPECTED
TO RECOVER NOW
Assailant Is Still Held
Awaiting Outcome at the
Hammond Station.

Anna Krause of Highlands who has
been in ST. Margaret's hospital In Hap-
mond since last Tuesday afternoon
suffering from the injuries inflicted on
her by her. sel-confessed asailant Steve
Miller. gave good promise for recovery
at the hospital this morning. She
spent a god night and seemed to be
resting well today, but it win still be
sometime before she can be released
from the hospital. Her physician DR..
A. A. Young is quite confident that her
eye sight will be saved.
Steve Miller is still being held at the
Hammond police station awaiting the
girls recovery so she can appear
against him in court.
1t develops that the strained relation
between a Hammond undertaken and
John C. Becker the north township
\ trustee resulted in half hours delay
| in removing the girl from the home OF
/ James vanes to the hospital John
Becker was at Indianapolis at the tins,
and the emergency call coming to this
und ertaker he called up the trustees
office to learn whether he could expect
to be padi for the ambulance run in
case it should develop to be a charity
case the undertaken at the time hav-
Ing been unaware OF the patients
identity. The office girl in the trustees )
office said she could not answer him
authoritatively In the matter and the
ambulance owner refused to make the
run. The girl without delay orderd an
other ambulance, and the owner of this
happened to have his own team on a
hears nd nd to tlphon to two iffrnt
places for team for his ambulance.
Arriving at the Nanes home, more tim }
was lost in waiting for the arrival OF
the father and a physician who was ex-
lpected. and finally II was decided to re-
NOV tn girl without waiting for thm.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-16
DYNAMITE
PLOT ST|RS
GARY POLICE
Kansas City Police Chief
Chief Martin of Gary That
Threats Were Made There
to Blow Up Gary Depot
and City Hall.

Discovery of an alleged plot Matched
in Kansas City, Mo-, caused half of
the day police force of Gary to be
added to the night reserves last night
in order to frustrate an attempt to
blow up the city hall and police sta
ton All incoming trains at the six
depots of the city are being watched
day and night.
POLICE CHIEF WIRES.
Information that conspirators were
planning to blow up the municipal
building came to Chief of Police J. d.
Martin who received word to this
effect from Chief Wentworth Griffin
of Kansas City yesterday.
Chief Griffin stated that the CONVEX
sation of negro and a white man was
overheard near the union depot at
Kansas City by automobile dealer.
HAD EXPLOSIVES IN GRIP
The two were in an alley at night
and one of them carried grip which
they talked about its containing nitro
glycerine.
According to the listener the pair
stated that they were on their way to
Gary where they would blow up the
city hall and police station in order te
avenge themselves fo- some wrong sup
posed to have been inflicted by the city
officials. AS soon as the pair left ths
alley the listener hurried to police
headquarters where he reported his
story. 0ficers We're at once set upon
their~trsal~but no trace of the nncHrs
and white man could be found IS
POLICE ARE ON GUARD.
Receipt of the information yesterday
(Contfnued on Page ST.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-16
KITTEN DELAYS A FAST TRAIN

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. ia half
starved kitten held up a fast passeng-
station here last night. The train
was special, east bound with load
of foreigners going home for the
holidays. Just as the train was ready
to pull out of the station and the
conductor was signaling the engineer
dry kitten with shifting eyes dart
ed under the train. After giving the
stop signal, the conductor caught the
cat and threw it into a coach window
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-16
.CASTLEMAN IS NOW
DRAGGED INTO CASE
Dictograph Says He Wanted $1,000 For
Vote on Dean Heating
Franchise.

was brought up. Gibson said, accord
ing to the stenographer's notes, that
KNOTS was in debt all over the city"
Defense Objected.
Objection was made by the defense
to the Introduction of Himmelblaus
testimony. but Judge Van Fleet after
asking the stenographer if he could
not remember the conversation, over
ruled the objection and permitted him
to look at his notes and testify as to
the dictograph record when Himmel-
blau said he could not remember ac-
curately.
Il will vote for your franchise and
no --- man will stop me-" the
notes made Gibson say to Dean, accord
ing to the stenographer, who also tes-
titled that Gibson was very anxious to
know how he was going to fix 1t about
/ his money. II don't want Baukus 10
have the handling of 1t, for l amo
/
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-16

Efforts to interview Deputy Prosecu-
tor Ralph Ross today were futile. as
he was out of town. Prosecutor Green
wald at GARY professed ignorance of
the reported request. The grand jury
in the Lake superior court adjourned
some time ago, but it was only tenn
porarily. and 1t may be called at any
time There is no grand jury at pres
ent in the Lake circuit court.
1t is probable that the inquisitorial
body wants the governor to lay be-
fore it some information he is sup
posed to have regarding the race track
and pool service news which IL was
recently stated came by way Of La
porte to Hobart. II is known that Sher-
iff Grant has been secretly investfgat-
ing tho rumored operation of race
news clearing house in Hammond II
is known that the service comes to
Hammond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-16
CHRISTMAS
SAVES HIM
FROM JAIL
Indiana Harbor Judge Per
lnits George Stanko to go
. Free on Condition That
He Provide a Christmas
Tree for His Baby.
Especial to THE TIMES. }

Indiana Harbor, Dec. 16-Here is a
real Christmas story. On condition
that he provide Christmas tree for
the baby. aged three, and drink moth
ing stronger than beer, Anna Stanko,
wife of George Stanko, who has ne
elected and ill-treated both her and
the little one, leaving them destitute
of food and fuel and coming home to
upbraid and beat the woman because
she was unable to- cook his meals.
agreed yesterday to forgive him and to
drop the prosecution she had insti-
tuted against him, thus saving him
from a term at the county jail
Unique Agreement.
This unique agreement was entered
into between the Stankos in Judge Rel
lands court, the couple kissing each
other in the presence of his honor and
Of crowd Of court hangers on, and
continued on page Sd
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-16
Especial to THE TINES }

Crown Point, Ind, Dec. 16.-Alder-
man Castleman was brought into the
Gary bribery scandal here this morn
ing for the first time. In the testi-
mony introduced by NJ. Himmelblau.
Himmelblau read from his dictograph
notes that Castleman wanted $1,000 for
his vote why, Castleman was simply
crazy over affairs" Gibson is alleged
to have told Dean in the Gary hotel
conversation. When the part that
Knots played in the franchise matter
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-16
SEES GREAT WAR.

New York, Dec. ib.-John Norton
Griffiths conservative member of par
lament for Wednesday,, believes
that within the next six years Eng
land and Germany will be at war and
all of Europe will feel the effects OF
the conflict He made this prophecy
without qualification yesterday fol.
lowing his arrival in New York from
the Canadian northwest.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-16
WIFE BEATER
ARRESTED
Especial to THE TIMEs.)

Whiting. Ind, Dec. 16 = Andrew
Murin was arrested last night for as
saulting his wife, This is not Murin's
first offense of this kind, he having been
heretofore arrested for beating his wife
The warrant was made out in Judge
Atchisonss court and the warrant being
served by Constable Chas Muller. He
was kept in Jail last night in default of
bonds. The trial will be held today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-16
BARLEY LOSES IN
DICE GAME. SUES
Singular Suit Started by AL
Barley Against Zeph
Pollen.

An interesting case will be tried in
Judge Ames' court this afternoon in the
case OF Alfred Barley VS.. Zephen Pollen
and s expected to bring out many legal
points and hotlM contested.
The plaintiff sues for Judgment in
the sum of s2e. The complaint reads
that during dice game some time ago
he lost and paid s2e to said defendant
Attorney Charles Dyer will appear fol
the plaintiff.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-16
STEAL MILLION FEET LUMBER

New York. Dec. 16.-The feat OF
stealing a million feet af lumber and
conveying it safely through the
treacherous currents of He'll Gate was
successfully accomplished by river
pirates on the night OF Nov. IA, ac-
cording to a police report just made
public. The theft has no parallel in
the annals of the police.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-16
"KIMMELn DYING.

Marion, Ind, Dec. 16.-George A.
Kimmel, or Andrew J. White of Niles,
-AIiehss~swho was seriously injured
here in railroad wreck, was near
death today Physicians found that
Kimmels condition was more serious
than the first examination disclosed
He was removed from Converse to a
railroad hospital at Peru.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-16
(BULLETIN.)

Crown Point, Ind, Dec. 16.-Eforts to
disqunlify HimmeibIau stenogra-
pher were made at noon when Aftor-
ney ID. f. Boone put him to practical
test of his ability to take notes. He
dictated in none too coherent tones,
from r law hook. and the result show
ed that HimmeIbIau botched his efforts
sadly.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-16
Newsboys' Feed.

n The Hammond Newsboys' association,
who are making every holiday the oc-
casion for banquet which they call a
feed have deci6ed to eat together
on Christmas day. They are awaiting
bids from the various restaurateurs in
Hammond and the one guaranteeing
the largest slices of white and dark
turkey meet and everything that goes
with It, for reasonable price, will get
the contract.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-16
LATEST news
LAKE COUNTY COUPLE WED.

Chicago, H., Dec. 16.-Harry w.
Chase of Hobart, Ind. and Miss Les
lie Trump of Lowell were granted a
license to wed here today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-16
w. M. Hankey I'll.

". NJ Hankey OF Mason street has
been laid up for a week with sciatic
rheumatism and is still confined to his
bed today. The nature of his illness
is such that he may be unable to get
out for some time to-come.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-16

THE MOST WIDELY READ NEWS
PAPER IN NORTHERN INDIANA
THE TIMES.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-16
WHAT DOES
JURY WANT?
TIMES BUREAU,
AT STATE CAPITAL.

TIMES BUREAU,
AT STATE CAPITAL.
indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 16.-Govern-
or Thomas r. Marshall today received
a telegram from the Lake county
grand jury asking when it would be
convenient for him to see the grand
jury. The governor answered that he
would receive them Monday. Govern
or Marshall has no idea what the
grand jury wants.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-16

II you are Judge or quality try a
Lavender Cigar.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-16

Lord Roberts. the famous English
general. exonerates the Italian COM
mander Gen. Caneva. OF all blame in
the Tripcntan atrocities. in an inter-
view published in the British press.
Reports of shameful mufflatlon ano
hideous tortures inflicted upon Italian
captives in Tripoli by Turks and
Arabs has caused q complete revui-
sion Of sympathy In England and
America
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-16

II you smoke Lavender once yon
will always call for them.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-16

CONTINUED on page 81
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-16

RAIN OR SNOW;
COLDER AT NIGTITs
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-05-04
River Falls 2, Hudson 9

A picked up team from this city
played the Haugen Clothing Co.
team of Hudson here Sunday, the
latter winning by score of 9 to 2.
Manion and P. Symes exchanged at
the twirling business for the locals.
Manion was lacking in control, and
that, coupled with the comedy of
errors behind him, spelt victory for
the visitors. Symes finished out
the last two innings of the game,
striking out six batters. The fol-
lowing lineup will be arrayed
against the Spring Valley team
here next Sunday: Symes, Manion,
Maiers, V. Bennett, Sherburne and
Meyer, infeld; c. Sherburne, Glea-
son and S. Stewart, outfield, Either
Symes or Manion will do the twirl-
ing and Bonnie Maiers will do the
receiving. The other positions are
not definitely settled.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-05-04
The Congregational
Church Convention

About fifty delegates of the Eau
Claire District Association of Con-
gregational churches met in this
city Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
At the business meeting Rev. L.
C. Grant of Menomonie was chosen
moderator, and Rev. w. H. Barton
of Spring Valley, scribe.
Among the delegates present
were Rev. A. E. Leonard and c. E.
Osgood, Eau Claire; Rev. Abraham
Bell, Bloomer; Rev. David Thomas,
Rev. o. S. Davis and Mrs. F. A.
Glover, New Richmond; Rev. and
Mrs. S. V. S. Fisher, Roberts; Mrs.
E. Meacham, Mr.. and Mrs. Dill,
Mrs. CASTILLO and Mrs. Mclean,
Prescott; Rev. John Black, Baldwin;
C. j. Hunt, St. Paul; Mrs. E. M.
Williams, Mortified, Mimi Miss
Alice Beebe, Sparta; Rev. Frank M.
Sheldon and Rev. O. L Robinson,
Madison, and Rev. r. w. Gammin,
Chicago.
Tuesday the Association had the
benefit of the entire day for it's de-
alterations and there was large
attendance. In the evening a ban
quet was held in the church and
speeches were made by Rev. David
Thomas, Mrs. E. M Williams, Mrs.
E. A Glover, Rev r. w. Gammin
and Mr.. c. ] Hunt on the subject,
"A Mans Job"
The entertaining of the visiting
delega tes was carefully managed by
an efficient committee, of which
Mrs. A. P. Weld was chairman.
A quartette, composed of Mrs, E.
Currier, Miss Irma Armstrong, and
Messrs. Phillips and Shepard, with
Miss Powell as accompanist, fur
nished excellent music at the Tues
day evening meeting.
The delegates were taken out in
automobiles to view the city before
leaving Wednesday afternoon.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-05-04
Improvement League Notes

The City Improvement League
held the second meeting of the sea-
son in the M. E. church parlors
last Monday afternoon. A large
number of ladies were in attendance
and the various plans Of work were
discussed with interest and enthusi-
asm. They will tell you about the big
picnic and Tag Day in later issue.
The League is always glad to re-
ceive helpful suggestions from any
one in the city, SO if there is
neglected spot in any ward, or if any
one has a plan that can be utilized
for the identifying of the city, we
hope you will send US word or come
in person and tell US about it.
The league notes with pleasure
that cleaning up day" appears to
have been very generally observed,
especially through the residence
section. We are not yet satisfied
with the conditions in our alleys,
along our river bank and around
some of the buildings on the side
streets leading off Main street, but
trust that the rake and the garbage
man will soon get in the work every
where. Let us make this matter
of civic pride-"There s 'tiel
amang ye takin notes, and faith
he II prent it. !"
We are getting reputation for
having a clean little city and we
must live up to it. We understand
that delegation from sister city
is coming over in few days TO see
what the conditions are. Don't let
them be disappointed. If you have
not already observed cleaning up
day don't delay, but get busy, for
the sake of your conscience and the
good name of our city.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-05-04
Spelling and Speaking
Contests

The Pierce county central con-
tests, spelling and declamatory,
will be held in Ellsworth on Satur-
day, May Is, the spelling contest to
commence at two O'Clock in the aft
ernoon and the declamatory contest
at $3.50 in the evening. Each of the
ten contest districts of the county
will have representatives in each
contest. The spelling contest un-
der this system of representation
will be the first of its kind ever
held in Pierce county. There will
be two representatives from each
district in the spelling contest.
One representative from each
district will take part in the declam-
atory contest. The declamatory
contest last year was I a success in
every way, This years gives prom
Use of being even better.
The Ellsworth orchestra will fur
nish music at both programs.
Admission to one program, Csc; to
both programs, 40c; children 15c
for one program and Csc for both.
Everyone is invited to attend.
The contests are held under the
management of County Superin-
tendent Oscar F. Mattson.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-05-04
THIRTY-SIX YEARS AGO
Taken From the River Falls
Journal of May 4, 1875

The pigeons are here thicker than
ever before.
There was snow on the ground
the first of May.
Spring fires have been raging
through the woods near Trenton.
Miss Emma L Cooper is teaching
the school in Dist. No. S, Kinnic-
kinnic.
N. E. Burns and A. w. Lund are
putting up more buggies for the
trade of the season,
Hay and feed are very scarce;
perhaps more SO than at any other
time for several years.
Miss E. A. Frazier has opened
new millinery shop in the store OPP
posite H. L. WadSworth's Boot &
Shoe shop.
There will be match game of
base ball in the village next Satur-
day between the white Shirts" of
Mann Valley and the Red Jackets"
of River Falls.
A Freewell Baptist church will be
organized in this place next Satur-
day afternoon under the supervis-
ion of Revs. Wogan, Ratcliff, Bay
liss and others.
The work on the Normal school
building goes bravely on and it is
now a settled fact that it will be
be completed on or before the tenth
of August next.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-05-04
Honor Students at
Wisconsin University

The students at the University of
Wisconsin who have been elected to
Phi Beta Kappa, the national honor
airy society, whose membership in
cludes only those who have attained
the highest records in scholarship,
have been announced as follows:
Seniors: John C.. Andressohn
Milwaukee; Carl Haessler, Milwau-
kee; Charles r. Sexton, Madison;
Lorene Lucille Haddow; River Falls;
L. Charles Dake, Sparta; Helen M.
Wolf, Madison; Leonard P. Fox,
Fond du Lac; Mae L. Graham, Mad
ison; Martha S Mcclure, Mount
Morris, Ill; Calvin F. Schwenker,
La Crosse; George E. Cleary, Platte
vile; William ] Quigley, Amigo;
Fife C. Paine, Milwaukee; and
Lucy A. Case, West Allis.
Junie rs: Ray L. Dickinson, La
c osse; Merle Pierson, Milwaukee;
Archibald R. Taylor, B IRON; Will
lard E. Farharm. Wichita, Kan;
Marie Foulkes, Oregon; May B..
Whitaker, Kenosha, and Rayme nd
F. Piper, Madison.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-05-04
District Declamatory Contest

The annual district declamatory
contest for the River Falls district
will be held in the Methodist church
in this city next week Friday, May
IL. Reports from the different
parts of the district indicate that
this will be one of the best contests
eyer held in the district. There
will be eight speakers, girls, all in
defamation and the winner will go
to the state contest. Excellent
music will be furnished. You are
interested in this contest The To-
cal high will be represented. Beth
Allen will represent this school
and league, speaking "The Second
Trial" Join the crowd, get tick
ct and attend. Is cents.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-05-04
III. s. League Season Opens
Saturday

The first game of the high school
league season will be played on the
local schools campus next Satur-
day afternoon, commencing at
three o'clock-River Falls VS.. Hud-
son. The locals have been under
going a strenuous week of practice
and will be in first class shape for
their first game. Dopkins and
Maiers will attend to the battery
work for River Falls. The teams
will be evenly matched and the
game will be an interesting one to
watch. The price of admission will
be fifteen cents.