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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-08

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THE PoEMSoE MYSTERY-Here
Is probably one Of the greatest poems
ever written and which was found I'M.
der very peculiar circumstances. A
;Fairnonter. who Is nov. far past mid.
die age. said that he heard an actor.
recite this poem along in the early
hfties and that 1t; made Na great and
lasting impression on him; that when.
the actor finished the recital that there
were few dry eyes in the vast audi.
ence. and that he made diligent search
and inquiry for years for the poem but
was unable to find a copy OF It. Long
years afterard he bought an old book
OF poems and proes at an auction and
In that book he found the long sought
verses and a history Of the poem.
u came across the same poem In a
Southern paper a few days ago." said
he, .'and ] wish that 1t would be pub.
Hshed for think 1t is the greatest
poem in the world When asked who
was the author OF It, the speaker could
not not say and it Is not likely that
the author OF the beautiful lines Will
ever be known. He said that the old
book he bought at an auction contain.
ing the poem said that the manuscript.
written In lead pencil, was found
thrust in the eye socket, OF a skeleton
In the British Museum, where It is
now, and no name was signed to It.
The verses were published in the Lon.
don papers and the London Times was
SO anxious to know who was the All.
thor Of 1t that an offer Of $500 was
made for the author Of the poem TO
make himself known.
The poem follows and is beautiful
IN the extreme, and 1t is well worth
the space in any ones scrap book:
To a Skeleton.
Behold this ruin! Twas a skull
Once OF ethereal spirit full.
This narrow cell was Lies retreat,
This space was Thoughts mysterious
seat,
What b%eauteous visions filled this spot
What dreams of pleasure long forgot.
Nor hope, nor Joy, nor love, nor fear.
Have left one trace or record here.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-08

FOR sALE-Ten:room house, hot and
cold water. laundry jbaseneit, lot
6ox12o feet corner Fifth street and,
Fairmont avenue. A bargain to
quick buyer. Apply 429 Falrmont.
avenue. Y
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-08

WANTED EoEsu ]. ARMY-Ablo,
bodied unmarried men between ages
Of 1s and 35; citizens aof United
States. Of good character and tenn.
terate hablts; who can apeah, read
and write the English Language. For
Information apply 70 Recruiting or
flcer,s Carney bldg. Fairmons ". Va.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-08

THE OLD BACHELOR GAVE
lN-We have just got the market
price Of wives doped out. Not to q
penny. but close enough. The re-
search work came to an end when we
put the subject OF marriage up to a
prominent Fairmont bachelor yester.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-08

And home to Virtues cot returned
These feet with angel wings shall vie,
And tread the palace of the sky! .
Anonymous.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-08

furnished rootn, WITH
or without board. Located near
postofice II possible. Address stat
ing location, conveniencess price,
etc.. Box yves virginian.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-08

~ wouldn't give SO cents for a wife,"
he asserted.
But" we asked. you'd give a coun.
terfeit half dollar for a better half,
wouldn't you??"
He acknowledged that lie would. So.
You see, we're getting right down to
cases.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-08

Avails It whether bare or shod,
These feet the paths Of duty trod?
II from the bowers OF Ease they fled
To seek Affections humble shed;
II Grandeur's guilty bribe they spurn-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-08

NOTICE.
The persons that want the Mrs.
Hammer farm at Barrackyille will ADJ
dress Jno. R. Baker, 116 Grafton
street. II not sold in ten days viii be
Withdrawn from sale. Also lots. NO. 1
and 2 will be out of the market In.
Second ward inside OF five days. Ad.
dress as above in writing.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-08

FURNISHED ROOMS for rent. Ap.
ply 2s4 View Street.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-08

aeheath this moldering canopy
Once shone the bright and busy eye, !.
But start not at the dismal void
u social love that eye employed,
n with no lawless fire 1t cleaned,
But through the .dews Of kindness
beamed! rs S5ts ,fiJ
That eye shall be forever bright
When stars and sun are sunk in
R!ght iGllN { ..5d fiH
itvitllnl this ludlow, easernlh ItihLg 10
The ready. swift antlI tunefnl .tongue;,
L F%aisehood's honey It dlss,dained,
shnd When s.it could not praise was
u. fAaanea; az cii.,itH. Ia l.
IL bold In Virtues cause It spoke,
yet gentle concord neyerybrokaASG. Z
This silent tongue, shaq plead, for thee
when Time unveils! Eternity
~ sGSae Il S2
Say. did these fingers delve tho mine?
ss0r witt" the envied rubies shine?
'TpsheMsthesrocB. or wearhl gem
Can little now avnilst to them.
But ifrthe-page, of Truth they sought.
Or comfort to the mourner brought,
These hands a richer need shall claim
Than all that wait on Wealth and
Fame.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-08

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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-06
CARPENTERS TAKE
TROUBLES TO COURT I
Judge Prest's Court Tonight
Scene of Interesting
Trial.

The case of the state of Indiana VS..
n. l.. Sometime was continued before
Judge Prest yesterday evening and will
come up for trial this evening Sam
uel j. Dunno swore out the warrant
for his arrest and charges the defend
ant with larceny.
Both men are employed as carpent-
ers and reside in Hegewisch. Some time
ago Sometime borrowed some carpent-
er tools from Dunn and had them in
his possession for some time. When
he was through using them he placed
them in his tool box and placed it on
a shelf
Shortly after that Sometime went
away, and when he returned last week
he was placed under arrest for larceny
The case is expected to bring UP many
Interesting legal points on account OF
some of the existing conditions. Dunn
values the toools at $3.50 and asks for
their value when he purchased them
he having used them now for a period
of fourteen years.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-06
MANY 60 TO BE
At PRIESTS FUNERAL
Last Sad Rites Are Said at
st. John Today Over
Rev. Father Heitman.

A large delegation of Hammond
former Pensioners of the late Rev. An
ton Fl. Heitmann of ST. John. who died
al st. Margaret's hospital, in Hammond.
last Saturday, went to St. John on the
Monon this morning to attend 1.-The flu
neral there today
Among those who went, down on the
train were the Rt Bishop Allerding of
the Fort Wayne diocese, the Rev II. NJ.
Plaster of ST. Josephs church, Ham
mond: Rev. Edward +. Barrett of All
Saints church. Hammond; Rev. Anthony
Badina, assistant at St. Josephs church
Rev. William Hoff of Hobart and a
number of other priests.
Preparations had been made in St
John to handle the largest congrega-
tion of people that ever gathered there
The ladies of the church served a big
dinner for the accommodation of the
visitors, most of whom left the little
town again on the afternoon trains.
Yesterday afternoon the casket con
tanning the body of the priest wa.
placed in the church where 1t remained
until after the services this forenoon
Everybody was given an opportunity te
view the face of the venerable prizes
| before the casket was lowered into the
vault.
A solemn requiem high mass was sait
at 1890.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-06
SUFFERS A
FATAL FALL
Especial to THE TIMEs.}

Whiting, Ind, Dec. 6.-While work
ing on top of 50-foot wash tank at
the Standard Oil company's plant at
Whiting, where he is employed, Alfred
Johnson, 81 Fred street, was seriously
injured yesterday afternoon when he
fell to the ground and miracuIously es-
capped instant death. Johnson is a boil
ermaker and was working on top of
what is known as aawash tank .gA y
The accident occurred about q O'Clock
esterdHys afternoon when johnson Was
working on some plating. Just how
the accident happened he was unable
to tell, but witnesses saw him lose his
foothold and slip over the edge of the
tank. He was picked up unconscious
and taken to DIR. Putnam's office. where
it was found that Johnson had suffered
a deep scalp wound. a badly bruised
chest and injuries to his leg.
Last night he was taken to the Pres
byterian hospital, whore it is thought
that his injuries Will prove fatal
Johnson is well-known at the plant
and was married. about eight months
ago.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-06

The Grand Trunk Western railroad
will not be compelled to pay the Rail
road Commission of Indiana $4,000 in
penalties for its failure to install an
approved" block signal system with
in the time set by the commission.
This fact was determined when
Judge Virgil S. Reiter of the Lake
Superior court in Hammond dec Tel
that it is impossible to determine what
is approved" block signal system
and that the law under which the ac-
tion was brought was not specific
enough. The law has since been
amended in such a manner as to state
specifically what is an approved
block signal.
r. Flse-~eascs canne ztesan- an q ssshen Attee-
ney Peter Crumpacker OF the Arm of
Crumpacker, Crumpacker & Tinkham.
who was associated with Judge G. W.
Kritzinger, X the general counsel for the
railroad. in the defense of the case
moved that the court instruct the jury
to return verdict for the defendant.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-06
BOARD WILL NOT
APPOINT SEALER
Co. Council Failed to Pro
vide Funds for officials
Salary.
Especial to THE TIMES. }

Crown, Point. Ind. Dec. s.-The
county commissioners will probably
not take up the matter of making an
appointment to the Office of county
sealer at the present
Mat Brown a member of the board of
commissioners said today: The county
council has not made an appropriation
we do not see how we can make the
appointment until the county council
meets and makes this appropriation.
Brown said further that County At
torney Meeker has not resigned and
that so far as he knew he did not in
tend to resign. He said that no one
seemed to know where the story
originated.
The question of adopting a type of
the bridge that is to be built over the
canal at East Chicago will come up
today. There are four bridge COM
panies represented at Crown Point.
A delegation of Hammond citizens
went TO Crown Point today to take up
the matter of the opening of Holman
street through to Munster and of paw
ing the street after II is opened. The
question of building a bridge over the
river will come up later.
1t is expected that within a year
traffic on Holman street to Munster
will be actuality. This Will make i,
one of the most important automobile
thoroughfares In the county.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-06
HIGHER-UPS
INVOLVED.

Los Angeles. Cal, Dec 6.-"Some
of the statements from union labor
leaders are sincere and some are
mot. Some of the men who are max
ing the ioudest public utterances
are implicated in the dynamiting
outrages for which the McNamaras
were sentenced yesterday
This statement made by District
Attorney Fredericks today fore
shadowed the course which will be
followed in the future investigation
of the dynamiting cases and the
importance of the evidence obtained.
The first step which will be taken
IN this prosecution of the men
higher up will be by the federal
grand jury on Thursday.
James B, and John =. Mcnamara,
sentenced yesterday. probably will
he the first witnesses. Special
Prosecutor LawIor. named by Attor-
ney General Wickersham, today
notified Sheriff Hammill not to re-
move the brothers to San Quentin
penitentiary. District Attorney
Fredericks will cooperate with Mr..
I.awlor in the prosecution.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-06
CITY GETS AFTER
MARKET DEALERS
Messrs. Eggers Kahl and
Cotton Move Against
Health Ordinance.

An ordinance introduced in the city
council last night and which went to its
second reading, makes it prohibitive for
any dealer to sell or expose for sale
fowl and game from which the entrails
have not been removed. Provision is
made for a fine from So to 500 for vio-
lation of the ordinance. All the coun-
cilmen present with the exception Of
Eggers, Kahl and Cotton voted for the
ordinance. Councilmen Whitaker and
Stodola were absent. The ordinance
was submitted at the request of F. j.
O'Rourke. the city sealer, and it is safe
to say that no legislative measure in
troduced in the city council within the
last year answers as popular a de-
mand as this one. The three council
men who voted against the new or
dinance which aims to protect the
health of the community did not state
their reasons. The ordinance applies
to chicken. turkeys. ducks and geese. but
does not include the game fowl which
may come on the market. The fowl
mentioned in the ordinance must not
only have the entrails removed but the
crops as well. The game clause includes
rabbits, and for this the ordinance is
especially timely, as the open season
IOr TdDDitS Is now on Inc ordinance
cannot go to its final passage, however,
until the next meeting.
An appropriation ordinance was
adopted. providing for the payment OF
$4,000 of delinquent assessments and
interest
Councilman Kane asked that fire
plug standing in the sidewalk on Car
roll street, west of Calumet avenue, be
removed.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-06

The annual session of Orak temple
will be held on Monday evening, Dec.
II. at 7:30 o'clock in the Masonic tenn
pie. At this session the following Of
ficers will be elected for the ensuing
year: Illustrious potentate. illustrious
chief rabban. illustrious assistant rab-
ban, illustrious high priest, illustrious
high priest and prophet. illustrious ORR
entail guide. illustrious treasurer, illus
trious recorder.
The patrol has arranged to give a
ball to be. held at the temple Tuesday
evening, Dec IL, and preparations are
being made to take care of a large
crowd.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-06
GIBSON WANTS PROPER
WATER FACILITIES
Situation in Suburb Brought
UP in Council Meeting
Last Night.

The possibility of a bad water sit
uation this winter for the residents at
Gibson was laid before the Hammond
city council last night by Councilman
Harry Eastwood, and he asked that the
board of public works and the water
department prepare itself for an emer-
gency.
Councilman Eastwood explained that
the Gibson residents are now getting
their supply from the Indiana Harbor
Belt Railroad company. which has a
private main carrying lake water into
the yards. there being arrangement
between the city and the company for
this. The city has no water mains of
its own in this territory, the nearest
one being in Columbia avenue.
Mr. Eastwood explained farther that
last year. because of the needle ice in
the intake of the Hammond pumping
station, Gibson's lake water supply was
cut off. and the company used the river
water for it's engines. etc, and incident
ally the residents had to rely on this
supply with the result that a number OF
typhoid fever cases were reported The
company 10 protect itself against an
emergency drove a well from which the
Y. NJ. c. A. is now supplied, and the
thing that Mr.. Eastwood wants the city
to do is to make arrangements for Its
residents to get this well water in cas-.
of necessity A resolution was passed
by the council instructing the company
to give notice to the residents in case
the lake water is shut off and the river
water used. Should the city get per
1 mission To use the well water it woult
be necessary for it lay line of pipe fol
a distance of 500 feet.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-06
mammoth Gas
PLANT RUSHED
Gary And East Chicago Concerns Con-
tract With Northern Indiana Gas
Co. For Power

The 100000 cubic foot gas holder
which is being built at East Chicago
by the Northern Indiana Gas & Electric
Company is about half completed and
in the neighborhood Of so men are at
work on the job.
The tank itself is finished but the
telescoping holder which fits into It is
not done. Then there remains to be
done the work OF erecting the build
ings which will contain the steam AMI
electric gas compressors.
The tank is being constructed by
Bartlett Hayward Co of Baltimore and
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-06
HAMMOND NOW
FREE FROM CONT AG|ON
Rigid Enforcement of Health
Ordinances Is Gratifying
in Results.

AS far as was known today Ham
mond was practically without a case
of contagious disease, very gratifying
condition for this time of the year. The
diphtheria quarantine on the Kleihege
home, on South Holman street, expired
today, and the quarantines on the Lucas
home, on Sibley street, and the Whit
aker home. on Murray street. will be
raised tomorrow and Friday, respec-
lively, thus cleaning up all the diph-
liberia cases in Hammond. One case of
scarlet fever remains. at ESQ Sohl street
but the quarantine there will be raised
next Sunday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-06
MRS. RE|LLEY
WINS $1,000

The appellate court of the state of
Indiana yesterday affirmed the judg
ment of $1,000 in the case of the New
York, Chicago &, st. Louis railroad VS..
Mrs. Patrick Reilly.
Mrs. Reilly started an action for
damage against the railroad through
her attorney. Peter Crumpacker, sew
era1 years ago after she had been in
jured by falling into an excavation on
the site Of the present depot of the
railroad in Hammond.
The case was tried and Mrs Reilly
secured judgment for $500. An APP
peal was taken to the appellate court
and the decision today affirmed the
judgment that was granted by the jury.
Judge OIds represented the Nickel Plate
railroad in this case.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-06
GRAND TRUNK WINS
IMPORTANT CASE

1t was great victory for the rail-
road. Had the railroad commission
won this case and forced the payment
of $4,000 in penalties 1t would have
been liable for an additional $4,000.
Attorney L. v. Cravens. who appeared
for the railroad commission. has
recommended to the commission that
the case be appealed.
The case would be of greater import
were it not for the fact that the law
under which the action was brought
has been amended and mare more dras
tic so that any new actions that were
brought would be started under the
new law and not under the old.
When the defense moved that the
court instruct the jury to return a
.uerdlet for TIM defe hAent end thlasso}lr =:
CONTINUED On bS1S Sd
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-06
WARD CH|LDERS WEOS
NEW STAGE BEAUTY
Lake County Boy Marries
Miss Lucille Gardner of
Detroit, Mich.

Ward Childers, who formerly lived in
Hammond with his aunt, Mrs. S. A. Bell,
and who has had a successful career on
the stage, where he has played leading
parts in a number of theatrical compa-
nies, was married to Miss Lucille Gard
ner of Detroit, Mich
Miss Gardner plays a leading part in
the Girl in the Taxi company, and
Ward Childers also has an important
singing and dancing part in this COM
pany.
The couple were married in Camden,
o.. on Nov. "a. They are fine look
| Ing couple, and both of them have made
a great hit in thecompany with which
| they are travelling.
! Mr.. ChIders has friends in Hammond
Lowell and Crown Point, who will be
interested in his marriage.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-06

Engineer Baldwin OF the United Gas
& Improvement Co. Is supervising the
work of obstruction for the local COM
pany.
Manager W. .. Ray of the company
said today: I'VE have not abandoned
the project to construct the new $780,
900 power station which we announced
would be constituted at East Chiago
several months ago.
'"rhe project has simply been post
poned for a while until thes money
market eases up and the needs of tho
region have increased to take care >ot
Continued on Page 7.l
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-06
NEGRO SHOT: HANGED SAME DAY

washington, Ca, Dec. 6:-While
standing at the prisons bar just aft
er being sentenced again to hang
yesterday, T. B. Walker, negro, was
shot in the face by the brother of the
hurt, and, although proceedings in
the courtroom were halted, the black
man paid the death penalty on the
gallows here in the afternoon at 2
O'Clock.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-06
LATEST NEWS.
l. C. MEN LOSE STRIKE.

Chicago, Dec. 6.--Officials of the
Illinois Central railroad yesterday
declared that the strike of shop en-
ployes was a closed incident, and in
statement issued showed that there
are 1880 mechanics on the pay roll.
as compared with 1890 when the
strike was declared, Sept. 80 last.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-06
Will Have Cars.

. The arrangement committee for the
Saxony school box social, which is to
be held on Friday evening at Saxony,
has arranged to have conveyances meet
the Red Line at 1888 at Columbia ave-
nue. to carry the passengers to the
school house. Extensive preparations
for a good entertainment have been
made
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-06
ASK $1,000 BONUS.
Especial to THE T1MEs.o

Griffith. Ind, Dec. 6.-An important
public meeting was held last evening in
Harkenrider's hall for the purpose of
considering the otter of a factory to
locate here. The company asks a thou
sand dollars of the. citizens to pay the
expenses of moving from their present
site in Ohio. They promise to begin
work within ten days on their factory
building and be working 25 men with
in so days, fifty men within six months
and 100 men inside of a year. Part of
the bonus has already been subscribed.
IL you are a judge OF quality try a
Lavender CjCar
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-06


The murder of Toy Leo, a Chinese
laundryman of Gary, was the result OF
a little Yankee bargaining the
part of a big Irish foreman at the
American Bridge Works. according to
Prosecuting Attorney Charles e
Creenwald.
the heather Chinese are dark and
mysterious" and thst the Oriental mind
is entirely different from that of the
Occidental.
Asked For Raise
Arie Coyie, the Irish foreman in
question. was approached by his cook
Zip Ham. who asked for raise in
wages Me likee catchee more
money said the Chinaman
Why I can't give YOU any more
tnan@yor are getting." said coyte.
There are dozens of chinks just as
good as YOU who would work for the
wages you are getting. Way there is
Toy Leo, my old cook. who would come
back any day and work for me-
Had Quit COOKING.
The facts are that Toy Leo had quit
cooking and the proprietor of "A
laundry in Gary where he was doing J
fine business. He would not have con-
sidered such a thing going back to
cooking. But Coyle wanted TO keep
his cook and he thought the best way
to do it was to make him think tina,
there were any quantity of Chinamen 4
who would be glad to get the position
II they could.
Suspicious Aroused.
But Zip Ham did not take this view
of the situation. His suspicious were
aroused at once. In his ina ginatior
he saw the insidious efforts of Toy Lee
to get his job. He determined to have
the matter out with him. He took 9
n ~, tiI,I, an, NJ d
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-06

George Alexander. republican, was
re-e4ected mayor of Los Angeles yes
terday, defeating Job Hartman, So
cialist. and one of the attorneys for
the Mcnamara brothers. Mayor Alex
ander was supervisor of Los Angeles
and was first elected in 1909, when he
was representative of the good gov
ernment' forces. who invoked the re-
call for the first time and ousted from
office Mayor Arthur Harper and a dem
ocratic administration.