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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-07-20

auctions will include Kings Mountain"
and 'Vesuvius," the former especially
prepared by Pain, the pyrotechnical
wonder, for the exposition, and tell
ing in fire the story of the battle Of
Kings Mountain, which turned the
tide of the revolution and won the
battle of freedom for the AH@rican
forefathers.
The exposition will be formally
thrown open by Governor Ben w.
Hooper,, of Tennessee, and the gov
errors of several southern states will
be entertained during the three weSks.
President and Mrs. Taft are to attend
at some date during the exposition,
and the list of guests will include
many other notables.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-07-20

Sprains require careful treatment
Keep quiet and apply Chamberlain
Liniment freely. 1t will remove the
soreness and quickly restore the parts
to healthy condition. For sale by all
dealers.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-07-20

For summer diarrhoea in children
always give Chamberlain9s Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and
castor oil, and speedy cure is. GER
tain. For sale by all dealers.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-01
Piper Still Explaining.

Billy Piper, the Gary promoter, says
we have been misinformed about that
AFFAIR the other night between CIeve
Hawkins and Ralph Galloway; that the
police didn't interfere. etc, etc. Pr
pers story is vastly different from that
told by Hawkins and his friends after
they returned to Chicago
Piper adds further that he offered
some of Hawkins colored friends bet
of $500 to 5000 on a twenty round con-
test at $50 pounds at the ringside, a
figure that Hawkins couldn't do II he
sawed on a leg and Piper knows 1T.
And according to some of the witnesses
of the fight. Galloway couldn't make
such a figure IL he sawed off one leg
and an arm; so there you are. You
can take your choice.-Chicago Amerl-
can
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-01
CROPS TO SUFFER
SAYS ONE HICKS
There Will Not Be Enough
Rain in August to Meet
Agricultural Needs.

The following Is the August bill of
fare handed out by Rev. Ira Hicks:
A regular storm period in progress
at the close of July will bring mer-
curial cloudiness and summer storms
TO eastern parts OF the country. during
the first two or three days of August.
The quadranture OF Jupiter. blending
with other causes. will aggravate all
disturbances about this time.
A reactionary storm period has its
center on the and g. On and touch
ing these dates, look for marked in
crease of temperature, falling barom-
eter and moderate TO light, misty rain.
We do not believe that rains will be
sufficient for crops that are not ma
tured by early August. except in mar
row localities and along the middle
eastern sections.
A regular storm period extends from
the to the II, having full moon on
the 8, and moon on the equator on the
13. This period will bring threatening
clouds. fall of barometer and vio-
lent clustering winds. Relief from
great warmt will follow disturbances
at this time. and many sections will
get light to moderate rains. but not
sufficient for general agricultural
needs This Is the center OF a marx
ed seismic period. extending about
four days before and after that date
on and about the 13 crisis of cleo
trical and seismic disturbances.
A reactionary storm period is CEN
| trail on the II and Is. calling for re-
newed summer heat. falling barometer
and clustering storms. A show OF
| rain. amounting to showers at scat
| tered sections, will result at this and
other storm periods. A regular storm
period covers the 20 to Is. central on
| the %.
A reactionary storm period wiz
bring decided storm conditions on the
| 81. IS and 90. The moon being on the
| celestial equator the &c may bring;
! thunder storms and fill the time be-
| tween this and the preceding period
with threatening. stormy weather In
| dications are that the month will go
with change to fair and much cooler
| weather
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-01
INDIANA ALL FOR TAFT
SAYS WASHINGTON PAPER

delegates who would not be favorable
u him. Mr.. Goodrich is quoted as say
ing
J. Wood Wilson, of Marion. who is
described as a straight out Beyerid ge
man, is quoted as saying: There VIII
be no delegates from, out district who
do net say openly in advance that they
are for tn. denomination of IRE Sdent
TAFT The entire Indiana delegati IN
will ft for him
Charles Remy, of this city, who -
talked of a candidate for state
chairman against Chairman Lee. is set
down as saying: Il see no reason to
Lelleve that there will be any opposi-
ton in Indiana to the denomination OF
President Taft Some of the farmers
were opposed to Canadian reciprocity
but they will not attempt to elect d eie-
gates who are unfriendly to Mr. Tai
| These iterviews have attracted at
ssEtion among the politicians here for
they are taken clear indication
that the Indiana delegation tc the ma
Z tional convention will be solid for the
denomination of the President In this
respect he republicans of Indiana are
in different situation from the InGi-
ana democrats, for the democrats are
all split up over what they shall Il.
However. there is god reason to believe
Itiiai il the delegates to the Democrat.
ne tional convention are allowed te
speak their own minds they will be
largely for Woodrow Wilson.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-01
CHANGE IN SCHEDULE

In the schedule for August of the
Northern Indiana Baseball association,
printed in THE TIMES yesterday, there
was one error which those who have
clipped out the chart for future refer
ence should correct. This is the loca-
ton of the game between Indiana
Harbor on Aug. s and 20. In one in
stance the location is given as Indiana
Harbor and in the other at Hammond
Indiana Harbor IS correct and If the
schedule is corrected TO read l. H. In
the second space reading from left te
right and the third from the top down
ward the schedule Will be correct ir
every particular. The space in which
the mistake is made Is Immediately
under the word Indiana printed ii
blackface.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-01
CASTLEMAN MAY
RESIGN HIS OFFICE
And Then Again Gary's Re-
doubtable Champion Of
the Pee-pul May Not.

The latest story abroad on the Rialto,
and that means Broadway. the Gay
White Way. is that Alderman NJ. n.
Castfsnian. president of the Gary park
board. is going to do something des-
perate unless the council passes his
$4,000 park (grab) bond issue.
The alderman is going to resign.
Unless his colleagues put up that
$685. pot OF money where the Sixth
ward statesman can dip his hands into
it and then distribute it right and left
for the pee -pul In order that they get
breathing spots the city of Gary stands
a good chance to lose his services
Alderman Feuer chief opponent of
the park (grab) bond issue. may now
change his mind. Friends of Castleman
and those who sell the dune land al
$3.50 to the city, so 1t is understood
are for retaining Castleman to help
govern us even il 1t involves the ex-
penditure of a cold million.
Last fall Castleman resigned his al
dermanic seat and then sustained sew
eral Commissions breaking into it again
During the perilous interim when h,
wasn't handling the reins of state the
city stood on top of a volcano and 4
now looks as IL 1t is to get back Their
again.
But then Castleman may not resign
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-01
BURGLARS VISIT
{. CHICAGO HOUSE
Beacon Street Has It's An.
nual Scare by Thieves
Last Night.

East Chicago, August beacon
street was treated to its annual burg
larry scare last night when a knight of
the Jimmy and the dark lantern paid
his addresses to one of the homes on
that thoroughfare The house entered
was that of Lester Murphy 1918 Bea-
street, but the intruder failed to
get anything, being frightened away
before he began to do business. While
making his escape he told Mrs. Murphy,
who was calling the alarm to some
men who are rooming at the house to
shut up"
The burglar made his entrance
through a front window which had
been left unlocked and from which he
removed the screen 1t was about 80
o'clock when he entered the house the
hour when Mr.. Murphy VINO works al
the mill is in the habit of coming home
Mrs. Murphy was aroused by the sound
of some one entering. and listening
she could hear somenody feeling his
way along the stairway and later dowr
the hall. she thought it must be Mr.
Murphy and called his name. Receiv-
ing no response she called again and
then heard the footsteps which at frs
had been advancing. in retreat. Their
realizing that there was a burglar in
the house, she began to call for help
AS the burglar began to descend tn,
stairway he yelled to her to shut up.
The roomers dressed and followed
the burglar out of the house few
minutes later, but failed to find an.
trace of him. The police were notife,
and an officer was detailed to watch fol
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-01

the will of Elizabeth NJ Stone. deceas-
ed. Clara NJ Rhatigan. John A. Rhati-
gan. Clarehen r. L. Franz Jordan,
Aage Ludwig Franz Jordan, valdemar
Musaes MandeI Jordan. a minor. RI.
Mandel Bowie. Beatrice Marie Bowie,
a minor, Edward Mandel Stone. Eliza
beth Stone, a minor, Eleanor Halfway
Perkins, a minor, Annie 1. Hyman, VIM.
+. Burroughs and John p Ahrens.
trustees and executors OF the will of
Robert w. Hyman, deceased. Annie L.
Hyman. Robert w Hyman, Helen
Derby Cleave Hyman, Albert Kruegcr.
Katrina Bartels. Elizabeth Prizes and
the Independent Gas & Oil Co.
The prominence OF the family and
the amount of money involved together
with the fact that the disposition OF
this tract of land is matter of inter
est to the whole region makes this
legal action an interesting one.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-01
TIMES BUREAU,
AT STATE Capital.

Indianapolis, Ind, August 1.-Judg-
ing from the four columns OF inter
views which were published yesterday
in the Washington Post. and about
which a dispatch was received here.
Indiana is all for Taft for re-nomina-
ton for President. The Post publish
ed interviews with a large number OF
Indiana republicans. and there was n
general expression of the preference
for Taft, the expression coming from
all shades of republicans. The inter-
views were printed under a head "Har
| mony In Indiana.
Among the men interviewed are
Harry S. New. national committeeman
Edwin NJ Lee, state chairman; r. F.
Davidson, president of the Marion club,
which entertained President TAFT IN
this city of the Fourth of July: James
| P. Goodrich. former state chairman;
State Senator Will r. Wood, of Lafay :
cite: ]. Wood Wilson, of Marion;
Charles A. Bookwalter. former may or
Newcastle; and Fred A. Sims. former
state chairman and at present a mem
Der of the state tax board.
| All of these men are quoted as say
1 ing that Indiana would send a solid
delegation for Taft to the national con-
vention next year.
Mr.. New is quoted as saying that:
I II do not know of any disposition on
the part of any element or anyone OF
Influence within the party to try for
| anything else" He predicts that every
congressional district will be unani-
nous for Taft.
| State Chairman Lee is quoted as say
ling: There is not the remotest posi-
bilHy of any of the delegates to the
next national convention voting
iagainst the denomination of Mr.. Taft
1.-The progressive republicans feel thai
the President holds the same views
they do Whatever differences may
have been between him and the pro-
gressives this state were due almost
| wholly to their anxiety because he
was surrounded by men who were not
friendly to the progressive movement
1.-The progressive element of the state
Twill undoubtedly do everything 1t car
10 bring about the denomination OF
President Taft. AS far as I can learn
there Is absolutely no disposition in
this state to elect anti-Taft delegates.
James p. Goodrich says that Presi-
dent Taft has grown in favor in Indi-
lana and that republicans generally
feel that he is entitled to another term
Il have not been able to find any move.
ment whatever In Indiana to eleol
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-01

The purpose of the action is to quiet
title as to the Hyman estate. which is
necessary on account of tie agreement
as to a division of the profits, or have
the court order sale of the property
to determine whether or not there are
any profits above the upset price and
further, in the event of not sale, to
partition the land among the heirs
THOSE INVOLVED.
The title of the suit is Edward D.
Mandel and Robert w. Hyman VS..
James II. Perkins of New York. Hey
Tiger de Windt, a minor, Delando de
Windt, Caroline de Windt, Alice de
Windt. Heyliger A. de Windt of
(winnetka) as trustee and executor un-
der the last will and testament o..
Bertha NJ de Windt. deceased, VS..
William NJ. Crapo as executor of the
will of Edward D. MandeI, deceased.
Nathaniel NJ Stone and Frederick NJ.
Stone. $ executors and trustees under
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-01
WORK IS
RUSHED
ON PLANT

All of the foundations OF the Gary
Bolt and Screw company's plant have
been completed and finishing touches
have been added TO them. On wednes-
day Thursday the work of erecting
the steel superstructure will be
started.
Work For 1000 Hands.
1t is the intention of the company to
have its plant completed ard in ope. a
tion by the late fall, A large force OF
men is now employed on the construc-
tfon work and more than 1000 hands
will be employed when active produc-
ton begins
The plant is situated in the extreme
south east quarter OF the Gary Land
. company's first subdivision. 1t is
bounded on the south by the Waua-a
railway and on the west by the Gary
and Western high fine. The location
Eof the plant is In a hitherto virgin wild
Ierness and before foundations could be
laid swamps had to be filled in, dunes
igrsded and an immense mass of tangl-
ed underbrush had to be removed.
VIII BE An Active Industry.
Construction work on the plant was
started in the early spring. In all
there will be three large buildings two
will be for manufacturing purposes
while the third one will be a shipping
warehouse.
Steel for the plant will be supplied
by the Gary mills. The company is an
independent one and is the first OF the
smaller Industries to be located in
Gary. Its Pittsburg factory is operat-
ed day and night SO great is the de-
mand for nuts. bolts and screws and II
is expected that the Gary plant will be
continuously active.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-01

to leave Gary harbor. The minions OF
the law held possession of the steamer
for several hours and did not surrender
1T again until officials of the company
signed bonds insuring the payment of
the claims and the cost of the suit.
And the salts Were Unpaid.
The attachment writ was secured at
the instance OF Joseph Harkins and
Max Bergenthal. hardy mariners. who
hail from John DIS home town. Cleve-
land. They allege that the sum of
s32.67 and s11.55 was not paid to them
when they left the steamers service.
Under the terms of the Indiana laws an
employee must be paid as soon as he
leaves the service of his employer.
From the story told it appears that the
men would have to walt a day two.
This they declined to do and they at
once resorted to the juctice court to
procure immediate relief
Judge Huber Stops Navigation
Justice Huber then gave the writ to
Constable L. A. Titus who in company
with his deputy Mike Fogarty went
post haste to the steel corporation
docks. The collector of the port had
already issued clearance papers to the
Rockefeller and the good ship was
about to leave Gary when the servants
OF the law put in their appearance.
Captain Swcars a Blue Streak
After much fussing around on the
part of the captain and steel plant Of
ficials bond signed by Chief Clerk A.
NJ Roberts lifted the attachment on
the steamer and it then sailed away for
| Canada whit load of Gary rails.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-01

Continued from Page IL
against Congressman Crumpacker. was
their attorney. The Tolleston Gun
club is a Chicago club, all of its mem
bers being Chicago men.
The matter before the tax board
raises an interesting question which
will affect all swamp land in northern
Indiana, when it is determined The
mon told the board that at one time
the land which their club owns was
good duck hunting country and that
ducks were plentiful. But when the
city of Gary was built it was so close
to the club land that 1t scared all the
ducks away and that the land is no
good now as duck country. The ducks
have practically disappeared.
Land Covered With Water.
1t was pointed out to the board that
the land is worthless for anything else.
because it is covered with from two to
FIVE feet of water. II the land could
be drained, they said, 1t would be valu-
able but even this cannot be done un
. til after the determination of suit
which is now in the supreme court to
test the right of land owner to drain
swamp land. If the land owners win
tElS appear the gun cruz Soii tHCH III diA
the land and convert it into agricul-
turaI land. But II the owners lose the
| appeal the land will continue to be
worthless.
1t was pointed out to the board thai
while this club land was appraised a.
! 800 an acre similar land on either sid,
of It Is only assessed at $25 to $40 al
acre The board has the case under
Amusement.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-01
MILLION INVOLVED
IN NEW LAW SUIT

Continued from page l.,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-01
JUDGE TIES
UP HUGE ORE
FREIGHTER

CONTINUED from Page ~
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-01
WEALTHY MEN
FIGHT INCREASE

Continued from Page IL
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-01
RACE FOR HIS
MAJESTY'S CUP

London. August 1.-Social interest is
now conferred In Cowes. where the
great annual regatta was inaugurated
today with a race for his Majesty's
Cup and where the usual brilliant
gatherings will continue until the end
of the week
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-01
MAYORS Bow I'll.

Thomas e. Knots, is at the Mercy hos
pital where he is to undergo an opera
ton. Young Knots is student at
the Emerson school and is very popu-
lar with the boys who attend that in
stitution.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-01

further attempts by the marauder. but
he was unrewraded- Beacon street
will be given special police protection
for while
This is the second time the Murphy
house has been the object of attention
on the part of burglars. the other oc-
casion being about year ago when a
man was caught by Mr.. Murphy in the
act of trying to enter the house.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-10
SPOKANE RATE
CASES HELD UP
Commerce Court Granted In.
junction Against Com
missions Ruling

Washington. Nov. 10.-Expected re-
duction of transcontinental railroad
freight rates was held up today when
the court of commerce granted a tenn
porary Injunction against the order
OF the interstate commerce commits
sion IN what popularly are known as
the Spokane and other Pacific Goa st
made June 22. and was to have be-
come effective next Wednesday.
The cases involve not only the back
haul" freight rates from Spokane and
other inter-mountain points to Pacific
coast terminals. but also the applica-
tion of the long end short haul pro-
vision of the existing law. The order
OF the commission, particularly in the
Reno case. laid down the principles to
be followed by the commission.
The effect Of the commissions order
was to reduce the freight rates from
Atlantic seaboard points to inter-
Rocky mountain destinations In the
the commission recognized the effect
OF water competition on the Pacific
coast. but held. substantially, that the
rates from the east to cities like Spo-
kane and Reno. should be lower than
the existing rates.
The transcontinental RAILWAYS an
pealed to the commerce court. main
tanning that the order was practically
confiscatory.
Late today the court issued the or
der granting the preliminary iniunc-
tion and suspending the operation OF
the order issued by the commission.
The courts finding leaves the trans
continental freight structure as 1t is at
present.
In the opinion of members of the
interstate commerce commission the
most important feature Of the iniunc-
tion Is the courts questioning of the
commissions action respecting the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-10
The Progressive Republicans
Favor This Scheme in
Every State STATE p,
IA FOllET1FS FRIENDS ARE
READY TO SUBMIT NAME
Plan IL to Have Primaries in States
Where Not Provided by Law Held
Under the Direction OF the State
Committees.

Washington, Nov. 10.-walter L.
Houser, chairman Of the progressive
Republican campaign committee. has
appealed through a circular letter to
the chairman of every Republican
state committee in the United States,
urging that steps be taken to insure
q Republican presidential primary in
each. by law in the five states in which
1t is provided for by statute, and in
the other states by direction of the
campaign committee.
Mr. Houser calls attention to the in
dorsement of the presidential primary
plan given at the progressive Republic
recently held in Chi
caEo and says:
ut is obvious that the nominee se-
lecte, uespite the wishes of the rank
and file of the Republican party can
not inspire the confidence or command
the united and enthusiastic support
which will 70 necessary to Republican
success in 1912"
A.. =. -, says the friends of Sen
ator LaFollette are really to submit
his name for nomination to direct
vote of the rank and file Of the party.
Besides mailing the letter to the cam
paign committees, Mr.. Houser sent 1t
to the governor, lieutenant governor
and the speaker of the lower house Of
the legislature in each state.