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The Washington times., 1911-02-06
PARTY IN RUNAWAY
SAVED BY DRIVER
Guides Team In Wild Dash
Through the
Streets.

That w. w. Hawkins and the guests
Of his driving party are uninjured today,
he says Is due to the presence of mind
Of John Thomas, the negro driver, who
yesterday piloted his frenzied runaway
team for more than two miles through
Washington until they were calmed
enough to be brought to a stop by Bi-
cycle Policeman George NJ. Dixon. DIX
on followed the runaway in an auto
mobile.
Mr.. Hawkins, Washington manager
of the United Press, with his wife, her
mother, Mrs. ]. NJ. Wright, Mrs. Jean
Wright Swope, and Miss Nellie Speed,
Of New York, were driving yesterday
afternoon near Eighteenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue about o'clock
when their carriage was struck by an
automobile driven by A c. Allen.
Frightened and with harness broken,
the horses bolted. =
The horses ran down PENNSYLVANIA
avenue. then down New York avenue
to Thirteenth street, turning north
ward. In spite of broken harness the
negro driver kept his horses from coll
liding, and warned his passengers of
any sharp turns to come, until
Thirteenth street and Florida avenue
was reached.
The Washington times., 1911-02-06
Lumber Fire Thought to
Be Work of Incendiary

Fire Marshal Nicholson today is in
vestigating a fire of supposed incendiary
origin, which did $50 damage to a pile
of lumber on a lot near the Barnaby
road and the District line, beyond Ana
costa The fire was discovered las
night and extinguished by Peter Guigon
who lives in the neighborhood.
Kerosense had been poured on several
of the boards and near by was an oil
can. The lumber was owned by Alcide
Durand, chef in a local department store
restaurant who is making preparations
to erect a home on the lot this spring
Durand said he was at loss to under
stand why any one would want to de
stroy his lumber.
The Washington times., 1911-02-06
Alleghany Hunt Club
'PosSum-Coon Chase

Bankers, brokers. and other business
men are limping sorely around their
counting houses and offices this morn
ing, alternately groaning with the ache
Of stiffened muscles and torn skin and
chuckling in recollection of the merry
chase of the placid 'possum and the
willy coon that ended yesterday morn
ing in the swamps nigh Allegheny
Beach. A. G. Clapham led the party
away Saturday afternoon and the hunt
was given under the auspices of the
Allegheny Hunt Club. Nobody in the
world knows if either o'possum or rae
coon was caught, but everybody had a
good time.
The Washington times., 1911-02-06
New Commerce Court
Fully Organized Today

The new Commerce Court, authorized
by Congress at Its last session. was
formally organized here today. The
court comprises five judges, presided
over by former chairman OF the Inter
state Commerce Commission, Martin A.
Knapp.
Regular sessions of the court will be
held in this city, but the powers of its
judges may be exercised in any part Of
the United States. Its judgments and
DEGREES may be reviewed by the Supreme
Court, but cannot be stayed by an ap-
peal, except at the SPECIFIC direction Of
the Supreme Court
Members Of the Commerce Court arc
Judge Martin A. Knapp, of New York :;
judge Robert W. Archbold, Of PennsyI-
vania; Judge Julian w. Mack. of Iili-
nois; Judge John E. Garland, OF South
Dakota, and Judge William H. Hunt. of
Montana.
The Washington times., 1911-02-06
LOSS Of $4,000 BY
FIRE IN NAVY YARD
All Employees In Pattern De-
partment Suffer From
Defective Wire.

Fire discovered in the south wing OF
the pattern shop at the Navy Yard
about $50 o'clock this morning re-
suited in a property damage of more
than $4,000 and threw 165 men out
of employment.
While the cause of the fire is not
definitely known, 1t is the general
supposition among the officers that
it was the result of defective cleo
trical wiring. No fire is used in the
pattern shop and the building had
been deserted since the workmen left
it on Saturday night.
Every one of the 165 men who are
thrown out of work by the fire are
individual property losers.
Loss on Kits Alone SIG, 500.
The pattern makers are required to
furnish their own tools, and the value
of the kits average 500 each. This
loss alone amounts to $16,5OO, and Capt
Frank Z. Beatty, commandant of the
navy yard, estimates the Government s
loss in the building and machinery at
between $1,000 and $4,000.
The sentry walking the water front
pest turned in the fire alarm at the
officer of the days Office at SIS o'clock.
Ten minutes before the sergeant had
passed the pattern shop, but saw no
sign of fire.
Before the navy yard fire company
could get stream of water on the
flames, the entire lower floor of the
south wing was in flames. Fire shot
from every window. and as it leaped
from the lower windows 1t entered
those on the second floor. Had it not
been for this the blaze could have been
confined to the lower floor, because the
walls of the building are of solid brick
and the ceiling is of metal.
By the time the twelve engines from
the District of Columbia Fire Depart
ment arrived, the marines had four
streams of water on the fire, but even
with the added equipment il was impos-
sible to save any of the machinery, and
efforts were confined to preventing q
spread OF the flames to the main part
of the pattern shop.
Upon the arrival of the regular Fire
Department, the enlisted men withdrew
and assisted only by doing guard duty
in keeping the crowds back Of the fire
lines.
Electric Wiring Responsible.
While the officers would make no
statement as to the origin of the fire un-
til after the board of officers had con-
Quoted an investigation today. it was
the general opinion that an electric wire
was responsible.
Chief Electrician Morningstar began
an investigation as soon as the fire was
sufficiently under control to permit it.
He will meet with the officers today and
give the results of his findings.
The pattern-makers who have been
thrown out of work by the fire intend
to ask the Government to make good
the cost of the tools which they lost.
The Washington times., 1911-02-06
Luck in Disguise.

II don't get what I deserve for my
jokes" walled the humorist.
You're lucky" sympathized his
friend-ToledO Blade
The Washington times., 1911-02-06
Burglar Eats Cakes
And Steals a Cornet

MT. VERNON, n. Y, Feb. GA bur-
glar who is evidently fond of crullers
and also has a taste for music and good
clothes, found things just to his liking
at the residence of Charles H. Weiss,
within a stones throw Of police head
quarters.
Claude NJ Horton, son-in-law of Mr..
Weiss, left his $50 overcoat and tuxedo
in the parlor when he retired on Satur-
day night. When he awoke this morn
ing they were gone. His silver cornet
and new derby hat also were missing.
A burglar, who had forced open a rear
door, evidently had a good appetite, as
he emptied a jar containing two dozen
crullers and ate several pieces of cake
and some fruit.
The Washington times., 1911-02-06
TWO EXPLOSIONS
At NEW YORK FIRE
More Than Fifty Persons
Rescued and Hundreds
Thrown in Panic.

NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-More than fifty
persons were rescued from death end
hundreds were thrown into a panic to-
day during a fire, accompanied by two
explosions, in the five-story tenement
house at 334 East Seventy-seventh
street.
Two firemen were injured in the sec
ond explosion. The flames spread to the
fourth and fifth floors Of SS2 and go
East Seventy-seventh street. Huge
sparks were carried by strong WIND
over to Second avenue. They started
two or three small fires along tina:
thoroughfare, and hundreds Of persons
began fiocking from their homes, some
praying, some screaming.
So frantic were those who had been
driven in scant attire out into the bitter
cold that the reserves from three po-
lice stations had to be called out to
auell them. The firemen were greatly
hampered in their work by the cold
weather.
Those in the rear Of the tenement got
out easily, but the other families, un-
able 10 reach the street by means OF
the stairway, had to get out on the
fire-escapes, where they stood shivertng
and screaming. Policeman Berger, as
sisted by Sergeant O'Sullivan and Po-
Iiceman Stretton, lowered the drop lad
ders of the escapes, and then carried
many children and women to safety.
While the rescue work was on the
boiler in the basement exploded. Imme-
diately a report was circulated that sew
eral bodies were in the building. Cap
tain Tiernan and his men took a large
acetylene gas lamp from the truck and
started in to search for the supposed
dead. When they got into the structure
the lamp exploded. and Fireman w. c.
Cauley, who was holding 1t, was terri
bly, burned.
The loss was $4,000.
The Washington times., 1911-02-06
MEET TO PERFECT
CONVENTION PLANS
Alexandria Laymen's Mis-
sionary Committee AS
sembles This Evening.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU,
ALEXANDRIA, VA, FEB.


A meeting of the executive committee
of the Jaymen's missionary movement
will be held this evening at the Offices
of Thompson & Appich, South Royal
street. The chairman and secretaries OF
the super, statistics, and speaker COM
mittees and the ministers Of the va
rtous churches interested in the move
ment, are requested to meet at the
game time and place and perfect plans
for the coming convention of February
IS and 10, much important business yet
remaining to transacted.
Alexandria Division, No. 1. Ancient
Order of Hibernians, at a meeting
yesterday afternoon, at st. Mary's
Hall, discussed plans for the observ-
ance of st. Patrick's day. A commit
tee consisting of J. D. Normoyle, John
McKenna, NJ. ]. Mcfarland, T. Nc
Gowan. James Roche. ]. T. Sweeney,
F. T. Quinn, M. Cregan. William Des-
mond, and NJ. Downey, was appointed
to make final arrangements. 1t is
planned to have several prominent
speakers make addresses, besides the
rendition of program OF musical
and literary merit. The affair will
be held in the Young Mems Sodality
LyceuTn Hall.
Dr. Martin d. Delaney left Alex
andrla yesterday for Hoadley, Prince
William county, to attend the funeral
of his father. D. w. Delaney, who
died suddenly yesterday morning. Mr..
Delaney, who was seventy-two years
of age, and a veteran OF the civil
war, was a native Of Philadelphia,
but lived in Alexandria for many
years, at which time he was engaged
in the clothing business.
James Magner. of Royal street, has
left for Burke, Fairfax county, to
attend the funeral of his mother.
The following officers of O'Kane
Council, No. 49, Catholic Benevolent
Legion, were installed by Deputy Chan
ceIlor Oehmann, OF st. Dominic's Coun-
Gil, Washington, at a meeting held in
the Alexandria National Bank building
yesterday afternoon: J. D. Normoyle,
president; J. P. Quinn, vice president: j.
G. Eberhardt. orator; F. T. Quinn, secre-
tary; NJ. ]. Mcfarland, collector; Robert
I, WenZel. treasurer; NJ. Cregan, mar
shall; John Gilroy. inside guard; Will
lam Desmond. outside guard; James
Roche, chancellor: s. A. Breen, NJ. Dow
/, ney, and NJ. Igoe, trustees.
The Washington times., 1911-02-06
January Fire Losses in
District Were SAL ,5S3

Fire losses in the District during the
month of January amounted to $41,5S
covered by an insurance of $25s,O51, ac-
cording to the monthly report of Chief
Frank ]. Wagner.
One hundred and twenty-seven alarms
of fire were received, of which eight
were false.
Report is made of several minor cas-
ualties.
The Washington times., 1911-02-06
Free Government for
Philippines Is Urged

BOSTON, Feb. 6-Self-governmen is
earnestly desired by the Filipino people,
according to Manuel L. Queen, delegate
to Congress from the Philippine Islands.
In an address before the Beacon Soci-
ETY. of Boston the statement was made
by Mr.. Queen that the DEVELOPMENT
and prosperity of the islands is seriously
handicapped by the uncertainty and
doubt regarding the policy of the Tinted
States Government toward them,
The Washington times., 1911-02-06
Thief Unknown.

No trace was obtained by the police
today of the thief who stole a revolver
and other articles, valued at s35, from
a showcase In front of the store of
Philip Yudelevit, SG D street north
west. The showcase was broken open
last evening.
The Washington times., 1911-02-06
Many Babies Blessed.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 6.-As a protest
against race suicide 600 babies were
blessed in st. Ignatius' Church by the
Rev. William J. Ennis, S. j., and the
Rev. Condor, S. J., at yesterdays after
noon services
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-09-25
DUEL CASE UP IN
SUPERIOR COURT

Come out on the lone prairie, bring
a revolver with you, lay it on the
ground, we will both make a rush for
il, the man 40 gets the gun first
may kill the other, there is one bull
let for you and one for me. 1 do not
feel like living anyway"
That was the sum and substance of
a very interesting challenge for a duel
that was made by Lake NJ. Bulatovitch
o Rcdovan Miloshvich. both of Indiana
Harbor
None of your French duels for this
pair. One of them was sure to be kill
ed. The challenge went on to read,
Come out today. any place you please,
on the long prairie were they go to
look high"
Instead of accepting the challenge
Miloshvich had Buiatovitch arrested
for challenging him to duel. The
case was heard before Judge Riley of
East Chicago. The defendant was found
guilty and the ease was appealed to
the Lake superior court today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-09-25
TEST LEGALITY OF
CLERKS ELECTION
Case Against Mankowski of
w. Hammond Up in Chi
cago Tomorrow.

The question as to whether or not
the election of Ignatius Mankowski to
the office of village clerk OF West
Hammond was legal will come up in
Chicago tomorrow
Martin F'inneran, the former clerk,
Is eontesting Mankowski's right to the
office, and in view of the fact that
Mankowski has lined up with the op-
ponents of the present regime and has
done much to embarrass the present
administration every possible resource
will be used to get him out of the Of
fee.
1t is understood that Finneran has
employed one of the best attorneys in
Chicago to look after his case. and it is
said that this attorney is confident that
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-09-25
BURGLARS WEARY Of
THE NIGHT SHIFT
Vandals Now Terrorize
East Chicago BY
Daylight.

East Chicago, Ind, Sept. 25.-Burg-
lars in East Chicago have grown tired
of the night shift and are now pur-
suing their avocation by daylight. A
few days ago a man appeared at the
home of Mrs. Fred Bennett of Olcott
avenue and announced that he wished
to rent a rom. Mrs. Bennett had rooms
to rent at the time and accordingly
showed him one which he decided
would suit him so he engaged it. The
man remained or dinner and after the
meal Mrs. Benet went out to attend il
society meeting. leaving the new
boarder in his room. She was aston
ished on her return to find that the
house had been ransacked during her
absence and a gold watch together
with six dollars in money taken.
Saturday evening three rough look
ing men applied for rooms at the home
of Mrs. Lindert. 1855 Forsythe avenue,
but that lady having heard of Mrs
Benefits experience and not liking
their looks anyhow. refused to admit
them A week or 50 ago the residence
of clyde Biddinger on Forsythe avenue
was broken into between and 10 in
the morning and a number of pieces of
jevelry taken.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-09-25
Time to Act
Don't Wait for the Fatal Stages OF
Kidney Illness. Profit by Ham
mond Peoples Experiences.

Occasional attacks of backache, ir-
regular urination, headaches and dizzy
spells are common early symptoms OF
kidney disorders. It's an error to neg
1ect these ills The attacks may pass
off for a time but return with greater
dropsy-puffy swellings below the eyes.
b1oating of limbs and ankles, any
part of the body, don't deiay a minute.
Begin taking Doan's Kidney Pills. and
keep up the treatment until the kid
neys are well, when your old time
health and vigor will return. Curses in
Hammond prove the effectiveness of
this great kidney remedy.
f. S. Stevens, 153 Morton Court
Hammond Ind, says: IT am glad to say
that since Doans Kidney Pills curel
me of a bad attack of kidney COM
plant about thre years ago, 1 have had
no recurrence of the trouble. I procur-
ed Doan's Kidney Pills at Summers
Pharmacy and l give them the entire
credit for my present good health. MY
advice to all kidney sufferers is to try
this remedy
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster MiIburn Co., Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan.s-and
take no other
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-09-25
BESSEY OPENS At
ORPHEUM TONIGHT

Tonight Mr.. Jack Bessey and his ex
cellent company will open their weeks
engagement at the Orpheum and it will
be found the biggest and best popular
price show here this season. Mr.
Bessey the sole owner as well as the
star of the big organization has de-
termined that the fine entertainment
of last season was not good enough.
Consequently he has exceeded the limit.
and brought to light the finest
repertoire company now before the
amusement public-and it is doubtful
If the patrons of the Orpheum will have
another opportunity of witnessing a
more extensive selection of modern up
to-date plays than will be offered by
Mr.. Bessey and his company al popular
prices.
The cast that supports Mr. Bessey
this season are among the very best
people in the repertoire and are es-
pecially fitted for his new plays. Each
play is presented with special scenery
and effects the finest money can buy.
equipped and mounted with that same
careful attention as any two dollar
show. AS an extra feature Mr. Bessey
has added to his show four high class
vaudeville acts which VIII be introduce
ed between the act of the play. These
acts are not like the so-called special
ties introduced by most repertoire com
pany. but are among the head liners
and the best well known artists in
vaudeville, The Tenderfoot" the offer
ing for the opening night is a four act
western comedy drama. full of bright
sparkling comedy and thrilling situa-
tons Ladies free tonight under usual
conditions.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-09-25
COPS TRUNK
AS OWNER
SAUNDERS

Whiting. Ind, Sept 25.-Whiting has
been undergoing its regular siege OF
fall robberies within the past few days.
a number of houses being entered and
valuable articles taken Among the
houses entered are those OF d. ID. Grit
fifth. Fred street and New York avenue,
Frank Kaizar. 40S 121st street; John
Kohto, 4o7 12lst street. and John
Kostalnik. EOS 18th street.
At Frank Kaizar's entrance was
gained through the front door and a
trunk was carried out of the bedroom.
where Mr.. Kaizar was asleep. and taken
to the dining room. where it was ran
sacked and $50 taken. Next door. at
John Kohto's, entrance was also gained
in the same manner and here 81 was
taken.
At Kostolnik's place two watches
were taken. silver one belonging to
Mr.. KostoInik and a gold one belonging
TO Kostolnik's daughter.
Kostolnik blames a man whom he
befriended. letting him lie down on his
couch at the strangers request.
Kostolnik found occasion TO leave
home for short time, and while his
daughter was in another part of the
house. It is thought the robbery was
committed The police have been fur
nishee with a description of the man,
and are now on his trail
At the home Of ID. ID. Griffith, Miss
Margaret Griffith was at home when
the robbery occurred. She was in the
kitchen downstairs doing some work.
The front door was left open, and it
must have been this way the interuder
entered, going upstairs to Miss Grif-
fith's bedroom. On the dresser were
her gold watch and in her jewelry case
were several society and other gold
pins These, together with the watch,
were tagen, making the loss quite
heavy. This robbery occurred in the
afternoon between l and p m.
The police are working hard on the
cases. the latter one being the only one
to which there is clue
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-09-25


for the Reid Murdoch Co. in Ham
mond. was let to Layene & Koch. The
building is to be of brick, two stories
high and will be S0x190 feet in dimen-
sions. Ground will be broken for the
new building at once. 1t will mean
that the company will build its boxes
in Hammond. and this win give en-
ployment to a large number of men.
Big Contract Let.
The contract for the new storage
warehouse to be built by Chaplin & Co,
who purchased a site for storage ware
house following the burning of their
warehouse in the old G. II. Hammond
Co. property was let to W. p. Car
michael & Co., the Indiana branch of
the Unit Construction company OF ST.
Louis
The contract price of the new build
ing is close to $4,000. Work of con-
struction began this morning with the
arrival of some of the materials on
the ground. The new plant will give
employment to a large number OF men.
still Building in Homewood.
The work of construction on num-
Der of residences in Homewood has
been begun during the past few days
Mrs. Matilda Mundernach has begun
the construction of a residence in
Homewood to cost not less than $4,000.
Henry Huber has begun the construc-
ton of an apartment in Homewood to
cost in the neighborhood of s6,0
Mrs W. C. Campbell is building a
bungalow Ruth street that will
cost in the neighborhood of $4,000.
Houses Approach Completion.
The residences of Judge Virgil S.
Reiter, E. T. Johnston and J. w. Cal
lahan are all nearing completion and
will be ready for occupancy in a few
weeks. The residence of Max Klein is
also ready for occupancy.
To Build Fertilizer Factory.
1t is reported that plans and specifi-
cations have been drawn for the con-
struction of a fertilizer factory an
addition to the Hammond Glue works.
It Is understood that the work on the
plant will begin this fall
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-09-25
MINNIE LANG
SEEKS DIVORCE

Attorney w. ]. McAleer has filed
complaint in the Lake Superior court
in which Minnie Lang seeks a divorce
from her husband, Andrew Lang, on the
charge that he is an habitual drunkard
The couple were married Feb. IS
1884 and were separated March %, 1911.
They have four boys of whom the
mother asks the custody. 1t is alleged
in the complaint that the couple have
property to the value Of $1,000 free OF
all encumbrances.
The mother alleges that the children
helped TO pay for the property. She
asks that she be given lot No. in
Beckman's addition, lot No. II in block
] of Overs addition and $4,000 alimony
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-09-25
TIRES OF WEDLOCk
AFTER TWO MONTHS
Woman Accuses Husband of
Being Drunk "a Hours
After Marriage.

Attorney F. A. Fetterer of Hobart
has filed a divorce case in the Lake
superior court at Hammond. in which
Glade Bruebach. formerly Glade Shoe
maker of Hobart, seeks a divorce from
her husband after having lived with
him less than two months.
The couple were married May 4, 1911,
and separated June %, 1911. 1t is al
legged in the complaint that the defend
ant began to drink to excess twenty
four hours after the wedding.
1t is said that they visited relatives
in Hobart and that he was seen drunk
on the streets of Hobart. She al
ieges that he conducted himself in such
a manner as 10 greatly humiliate and
disgrace her
She alleges that he is an electrician
by trade and that he is capable of
earning $1,000 year She asks that
her maiden name be restored and that
she be paid $500 alimony
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-09-25
Approves the Roll.

The board public works this morn
ing approved the primary assessment
roll for the street sprinkling. and
adopted the plans and specifications for
the Harrison street sewer section.
Bids for the One Hundred and Forty
Second street sidewalks. and the Shelf
field avenue sidewalks were opened and
the contracts awarded to A. Rose and
Newell Bros. respectively.