The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-13
TIMES BUREAU,
AT STATE CAPITAL.

Indianapolis. Ind, Feb. 1s-Interest
has been added to the discussion of the
merits Of the Hord claim against the
state OF Indiana by the fact that
Charles w. Fairbanks. former vice
president. has taken a hand in the fight
against the claim. W. b. Hord was
deputy attorney general OF Indiana
when l. T. Kitchener was attorney gem
eral- Indiana had a claim against the
United States of $ss5.ooo growing out
of the civil war. and Kitchener entered
into contract with Hord after Hord
left the office, binding the state to pay
MIN ten per cent OF the amount recov-
cred, Hord to push the claim before the
government departments Some time
afterward Mitchener's term as attorney
general expired and Hord employed him
to assist in getting the claim allowed
Hord insists that he worked several
years and spent several thousand dol
lars OF his own money in pushing the
claim. The claim was allowed and the
money paid to Indiana. The courts held
that Kitchener had no right TO bind
the state beyond his own term of office
and Hord never received his commits
sion
He is before the legislature with a
Dill TO allow his claim. Now, Mr.. Fair
bdHoS COMES IN ana SAYS that the
claim was allowed not through the ef-
forts of Hord. but through the work of
the Indiana delegation in congress- He
says he introduced the bill in the senate
and James A Hemenway then con-
gresham. introduced one in the house.
and that IL was fought through and the
allowance made to-~thc state of Indi-
ana Mr.. Fairbanks has written letters
and given out statements showing that
Hord has no legal or equitable claim
against Indiana and he insists that the
Hord claim be not allowed by the legis-
lature. Senators Fleming OF Fort
Wayne, Proctor of Elkhart and other
senators. however. have signed a COM
mfttee report favoring the bill and they
put up hard fight to have the claim
allowed. The fight is still on.
1t has been learned that Mayor Beck
ar of Hammond is behind the bill In
trcduced by Senator YarIing to take
away from the city council the power
to participate in granting franchises
and placing this power entirely in the
hands Of the board of public works and
the mayor 1t would require the sigma
ture of majority of the freeholders OF
a city to a remonstrance to prevent the
granting of a franchise.
Governor Marshall is in a scrap with
the state of Kentucky. Some time age
the health officers of the Blue Grass
state called the governors attention
to a condition which they said was
harmful to Kentucky. They said tina,
New Albany and JeffersonviIle drug
gfsts were selling cocaine to users OF
the drug that come over from Louis
vile. They cannot buy it in Louis
Vile, say the Kentucky officers, bu
they can come over the Ohio river ane
get it. They say this is wrong ant
they say the have asked Governor Mar
shall to put stop to the practice Gov
ernor Marshall has not given out an,
public statement in regard to the mat
ter. but the health officers of the stat.
of Kentucky say now that they wrot.
to the governor about it and that the,
received an answer from him in which
he told them that If they would plac
the evidence in the hands of the pros
cutting attorney at New Albany the lat
ter would prosecute the guilty parties
. and that If the prosecutor failed to d
this he would have the attorney gen
eral look after the matter.
The Kentucky officials are now GU
with a statement that they have place