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Arizona republican., 1911-06-02
PROFESSIONAL SNEAK
 WILL PROWL NO LONGER
Japanese Engage in Bloody Barroom
 Quarrel.

An inquisitive party who has been hanging about the Sisters Hospital for the last week or longer made a trip too many on the premises yes terday, when he was gpprehended by the motorcycle policeman, and hustled to jail. His case will probably be investigated today. There is consider able mystery hanging about him, as he has been seen to follow little girls, and act in a manner generally calculated to excite remark and sus- picion.
 Evidence in the case of two Jap anese who were arrested last week one for being under the influence of liquor, and the other for interfering with an officer, was heard yesterday by the police judge. The decision will be handed down today.
 Warning is issued by the police de- partment to all owners of autos that official numbers must be secured. It is not enough to have the numbers merely. They must be registered in the city hall. to permit the officers to trace the owner of a car in case of accident, carelessness. or speeding motorcycle speeder was bagged yesterday by the motorcycle cop, and his case will come up today. At late hour last night word came from the city hall that nominations are now open for official dog catcher Anyone wanting the position, please apply at once, as the glamour of the office will doubtless attract crowds of ambitious politicians. The dog licenses at present in force expire on June 20.
 Two Japs were arrested last night at 6:30 in a down town saloon for engaging in a primeval fight, in which blood flowed freely, but no serious injuries were received by either party.
Arizona republican., 1911-06-02

For a fine, silky Stocking that is dressy and at the same time durable. the onyx brand is the kind to get. We have them in black. white and all the pop
 ular shades in every size from to 912. Worth'35c a pair. 0En Our price .............-..- UO
Arizona republican., 1911-06-02

This famous brand is so we'll kI introduction from us. Suffice it shades in the skcins as well as embroidery silks Con cards). If embroidery work, you'll find it received.
Arizona republican., 1911-06-02

If you have ss0OO cash. you can pick up the greatest bargain in the valley, 40 acres worth a great deal more, but owner must sell and We have been instructed to move this during the week. First man with the money up gets this. Faces North Central Boulevard. E. J. Bennitt &
 Co. If
Arizona republican., 1911-06-02

right to be in an old peoples home ! as any one hVing-the best right of any one in San Francisco. At that he is free from senilitX mentally alert, with a memory for events that have | happened during a full century of | American activity. He has witnessed the introduction of practically every invention that today adds to the com fort of life and the convenience of mankind. He was one of the first railroad builders in America, having constructed the first road that was built between Worcester and Boston, and the Old Colony railroad from Boston to Plymouth.
 Capt. Diamond was born within a stones throw of the original Plymouth Rock, the landing place of some of his ancestors. At the end of the war of 1872 Diamonds father returned from the front and the boy, who had been supporting his mother. then went out into the world. He went to Boston and later to New Orleans and during the Mexican war when he was a man of fifty years. he served as a scout in the United States army
 
 in that conflict was to capture the wooden leg of General Santa Ana. the Mexican leader
 During the Civil war Captain Dia- mond was in charge of the quarter master and cemmissary departments of the United States army at St. Louis as a special agent for the Uni ted States.
 He has been a man of many ab stinences. He has during all of his 114 well rounded years neither taken a wife nor a drink of strong liquor. and has been vegetarian for eighty years.
 Savannah Dispatch to the Atlanta Constitution: Declaring that ne has smoked, chewed tobacco, and drunk intoXicants as long as he can remem- Der. Patrick Kinney, who lives on a farm near Douglas, Coffee county. has returned home. after a visit to his son in Savannah. He is 105 years old
 MT. Kinney loves his pipe and chews whenever he feels like it. but he says he only takes, three toddies a day now. He is a vegetarian de claring that meat kills more people than it keeps alive. While his hear ing is impaired and his eyesight is bad. Mir Kinney is physically in good condition, and says he Is good for a great many years. He thinks nothing of walking several miles in a day.
 The record in the county of his birth. The Kings county of Orange. Ireland" shows he was born Easter day, 1906 Mir Kinney came to Geor- gia from Marion county, South Car olina. immediately after the earth quake of 1886. He has been a res ident of Georgia since that date.
 MT. Kinney served during the Civil war in the federal navy, and was wounded several times. It was no choice of his that he be- came engaged in the conflict. He was a sailor at the time, and while in a saloon in New York he took too many drinks with a stranger When he woke up he found he had enlisted and was serving with the federal government. MT. Kinney says the fight between the states wasn't any of his business, but after he got into 1t he couldn't get out wIt l9ut hesert- .ng and he wouldn't do that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-05
ANCHORED

sada waved away any idea of interference.
De Riou went on. He would not dream
of making a threat; but he couldn't avoid
pointing out that he had refused to deliver
up his cargo more than once already, and he
felt it incumbent on his honor as man to
stipuate for an amnesty for Dona Carmen
cita before they proceeded further. And of
course, over such an obvious point the Senior
Colonel must agree with him.
The Senior Colonel did nothing of the sort.
He got angry, and then angrier, and then
violently threw his cigarette into the estu-
ary where shark surged up, turned over,
and swallowed it with gusto. He had come
for the rifles and ammunition; he was the
duly accredited envoy of General Laredo;
and what he had come for he would have
by force if necessary. The lady was entirely
outside the present business, and in due
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-05
Continued from page s

time would be dealt with as she deserved.
"If." said Lord George pleasantly, "you
don't know how to behave to ladies here in
Nicaragua, l shall be delighted to teach
you
A T this point the record is trife blurred.
"A l think Colonel Quesada must have
reached hand to his pistol slip. Lord
George Drew is no shot himself, and says he is
always nervous at the sight of a revolver in
the hands of another man. He says they are
nasty dangerous things Anyway, the scene
changed with suddenness. Colonel Quesada,
with set of iron fingers in the back of his
military collar, was leaning over the steamers
grimy rail The big muzzle of his own "A
revolver was damned into the back of his
head, and the languid English gentleman of
his recent acquaintance was rapping out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-05

at Whitehall, should say not. At least, if
they are, they act differently, and conse-
uuentlv must be-er-wooed differently.
The methods employed in your day would
be wholly inadequate and quite out of place
in this
THE CAVALIER, shaking his head and
smirking-or seeming to
BELIEVE well, I'm willing to bet you
anything you like that if you were to step
down out of your Frame change your velvets
and laces for trousers and coat, leave off
your great peruke, and wear derby hat in
stead of that picturesque, fioppy affair, and
try your fortune with some twentieth CEN
tury damsel, your high sounding gallantries
and flattering phrases would fall singularly
fiat, and you would be promptly-turned
down, Sir"
THE CAVALIER, tossing his lovelocks-or
seeming to
BELLEw: aThe strong hand you say?
HIM. History tells us that William the Con-
queror wooed his lady with club, or bat
tleax, or something of the sort, and she con-
sequently liked him the better for it; which
was all very natural and proper of course, in
her case, seeing that hers was the day of bat
tleaxes and things. But, then, as | said be-
fore, Sir, the times are sadly changed
women may still admire strength of body,
and even, occasionally, of mind; but the
theory of Dog, woman, and walnut tree is
quite obsolete"
THE CAVALIER, browning and shaking his
head-or seeming to
BELLEw: ala! you don't believe me?
Well, that is because you are obsolete too;
yes, Sir, as obsolete as your hat, or your
boots, or your long rapier. Now, for IN
stance, suppose were to ask your advice in
my own case? You know precisely how the
matter stands at present between Miss An
thea and myself You also know Miss An
thea personally, since you have seen her
much and often, and have watched her grow
from childhood into-er- glorious woman
hood repeat, Sir, glorious womanhood.
Thus, you ought to know and understand
her far better than L; for do confess she IS a
constant source of bewilderment to me. Now,
since you do know her so well, what course
would you adopt, were you in my placer
THE CAVALIER, Sinking more knowingly
than ever-or seeming to
BELLEw: "Preposterous! Quite absurd!
And just what | might have expected!
Garry her off, indeed! No, no, we are not
living in your bad, old, glorious days when a
maids no was generally taken to mean yes,
or when lover might swing his reluctant
mistress up to his saddlebow and ride off
with her, leaving the world far behind. To-
day it is all changed, sadly changed. Your
age was wild age, violent age; but in
some respects, perhaps, rather glorious
age. Your advice is singularly character
istic, and, of course, quite impossible, alas!
Garry her off, indeed!'
Hereupon, Bellew sighed and turning
away, lighted his pipe, which had gone out,
and buried himself in the newspaper.
To be continued next Sunday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-05
A WOMAN'S ANSWER

THE barber who when shaving you or cut
ting your hair tries to sell you an innu-
merable lot of tonics and pomades you do not
need hasn't anything over his sister, the talk
alive lady in the hair dressing emporium
"And now, Madame, will you have any
thing on your head when | am finished?"
asked the artistic as she concluded a vigorous
shampoo.
II am sure l don't know" was Madame's
unsmiling reply. a was in hope you would
leave enough hair to pin my hat to-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-24
CUBS TAKE MEAL
IN HAMMOND

Hammond was first base in a home
run being made by Needham. Evers,
Richie. Doyle, Zimmerman and Schultz
of the Chicago Cubs, in the Iatter's
Chalmers 30. from the fateful post
season affair to their homes in the
east. After spending half of the noon
hour at luncheon in the Maine hotel,
the motorist left for the second bag.
Fort Wayne, which they hoped to make
late this evening.
After giving a successful exhibition
of heavy hitting and speed around the
festive board, the general opinion of
the assembly was that they are still
the indomnible aggregation that exist
ed under the name of Chances ma
chine. The home plate viii be Troy,
n. Y. where Evers has his home. At
that city Evers will act as host for a
few days to the rest of the party.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-24
Especial to THE TIMES. }

Indiana Harbor, Ind, Oct. 24.-A sen
sational hold-up in which masked rob-
bers. gunplay and other dramatic de-
tails figured, took place early last night
at the Lake Shore depot. The robbers
two in number, made their escape with
s223.22 belonging to the railroad COM
pany and to the Western Union Tele-
graph company, after going through
the pockets of two railroad employees,
the only persons in the depot, robbing
them of small amounts in cash, and
frightening them half out of their
senses.
The employees were the night opera
tor. Blake Everiugham, 3710 Hemlock
street. and ]. Going. maintainer. The
cash which belonged to the Western
Union and which amounted to s14S.0S
and which had been left in operator
Everingham's charge. was taken from
the safe while the balance of the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-24
BOYS BREAK INTO
STATE ST. POOLR00M

Alex Joseph, 7a Sibley street who on
numerous occasions has been arrested
and turned over to the hands of the
Juvenile court was arrested with f.
Zalozasski. newspaper boy known as
'Zollie' al the sibley street tracks. ear
~ this morning.
officer Flick suspected the lads and
brought them to the station. where
they later confessed of breaking into
Gill & Newell's pool room at the cor
ner of state and Holman and stole
quantity of cigars. cigarettes. gum,
candy and 20 cents in pennies.
The lads are employed as pin settlers
for Gill & Newell. and after the place
was closed the lads went to the rear
of the building and gained entrance by
climbing a telegraph pole and crawled
along the ledge to a second story win
dow.
Both boys have been in trouble many
times before. and have given the police
any amount OF trouble Each of the
lads live on the streets. and ''Zollie"
practically has no home. as he can be
seen lettering around at any time of
tight morning.
The lads Will be held at the station
until Truant officer Stanford will be
able to take care of them. Deputy
Sheriff Tom Platt of Crown Point was
notified this morning,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-24
THE DEADLY
DICTOGRAPH

THE TIMES will be able from
time to time to present items of
absorbing interest to the people OF
Lake County dealing with the dicto-
graph as used in the famous Gary
bribery cases. These excerpts are
authentic and will be a part of the
evidence used in the trial of the
cases at Valparaiso:
No. 1.
Dean-"What did the mayor say
about my matter, Mr.. Bowser?'
Bowser-"I started to tell you
that told him there was $4,000 in
it for us. Right here is where he
got interested. He wanted to
know what l knew about you per-
sonally and if you were all right
and if you had the money to go
ahead and build the plant l told
him you were and asked him how
he stood on the A. F. franchise
Tom said, to hell with A. F. he
don't get me any money. there is
nothing in his matter for me- If
Dean and his franchise is all right
We will put it across | only talked
with him a short time tonight but
he knows he has to come clean
with me. He told me to come and
talk with him tomorrow He was
anxious to know about you per-
sonally so you must give him good
references when he is ready. 1
will put it through for you and |
am the one man in town can do it,"
"And remember, the leading citi-
zens of Gary have witnesses on
these records"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-24
LADIES SEARCH IN
Vain FOR AUNT

Landing in Hammond late last night
via a South Chicago street car Miss
Bessie and Mrs. Lyod Keller of Peru,
In, gave UP in despair a three days
search for 228 willard Park court,
Chicago.
From Cottage Grove to haywood the
young ladies were misdirected. Even
the city directory failed to reveal the
address they sought. But going on
supposition and the hasty directions of
policemen they continued the search
why sure / know where willard
Park is" a copper would say. Take
a Milwaukee car to Riverview and then
walk ten blocks south and four east
And off the Babe in the Woccs would
60
Late yesterday they We're directed
to Madison street and enroute to Robey
street. boarding the wrong ear they
landed in Hammond and found ac-
commodations at hotel. This morn
ing they departed for their homes ten
miles east of Peru. The address they
sought was the home of a maiden aunt.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-24
BOXING
LID PUT
DOWN HARD
Authorities of Hammond at
Meeting Held Last Night
Followed Gary's Lead and
Gave Out That no Fights
Will Be Permitted.

The goose that laid the gold egg has
been cut off in all its pristine glory
No more prize fights in Hammond
was the decision reached last night
at a meeting between Mayor Smalley
and the police commissioners and the
lid in Hammond will be clamped down
tight for an Indefinite period
This will prove a. sore disappointment
to a bunch of Lake county and Chi
cago fight fans. who had expected to
attend a grill between Phil Schlossberg
and Tim O'Neil at the Hammond Athlet-
ic association next Thursday night
The fighters themselves who have been
training for month are disgusted.
The edict will also dash the hopes
of a number of dips and sneak
thieves who evidently would have re-
lieved those over-burdened with money
and valuables like they did at the Clab-
by-Brown fight.
The fight Thursday night was being
widely advertised. and even so far that
the Chicago newspapers told in half
column stories that special trains and
street cars would run out to Ham
mond, which gave a wide opportunity
for all the dips" in the country to
attend the fight.
police commissioners saw far enough
ahead that no protection could be given
to the city of Hammond against thieves
and thugs by wholesale. If the pro-
moters of the fight attempt to pull any
thing off the fight will be stopped and
all parties present will be placed under
arrest If 1t takes every one of the po-
lice force to do the trick" This was
a verbal statement given from the po-
/ lice headquarters this morning.
A large number of protests have come
to the mayor and Chief Austgen object
ing TO the fighting game from men wht
do not want to chance their business
houses and interests to lot of thieve.
and riff-raf that follow the fighting
game
| The fight game in Hammond ha.
again been short lived. The lid wa:
i Continued on page five.)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-24
DEFENCE
BEGINS
EVIDENCE

A large number of West Hammond
citizens were subpoenaed to West Ham
mond TO testify character witnesses
in the case of the state of Illinois VS..
James Finneran, who is now lon trial
for mistreating a little ward of the
Sisters of st. Francis.
It is said that among those who were
subpoenaed were Richard Zimmerman.
Henry Lindner, Judge Frank Green,
Johnny Patton. former mayor of Burn
ham: President Hessler of the village
OF West Hammond. John Murray and
others.
The defense is now introducing tes-
timony in its side of the case 1t is ex-
pected that the trial of the case will be
ended the latter part of this week and
that the case will go to the jury FRI
day or Saturday.
A Chicago dispatch says:
Charges that wealthy contractors are
conspiring to railroad him to the peni-
tentiary were made yesterday after
noon by James Finneran. president of
local No. 571 of the Electrical Work
ers' union, when he took the stand in
Judge Gridley's court. where he is
charged with serious offense The
complaining witness is Evelyn F1orin,
Is years old, student nurse at st.
Margaret's hospital, Hammond. Ind.
Attorney Rittenhouse brought out
that the electricians have been out
on strike for about year.
1T is the employers association
that is behind this prosecution testi-
fed Finneran. There IS absolutely no
truth in this girls charges"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-24
LID JAMMED ON TIGHT

Although Mayor Knots has issued
an edict against boxing in Gary and
Chief Martin has nailed the lid on
tighter by confirming the mayors ac-
tion. the final process of official action
will take place tonight when the
board of safety commissioners. if the
mayors wishes are abided by, will
herme ticaIly seal the lid down until
Many Of the prophets declare that
the words that will follow until" will
be the Valparaiso trials. are over
with"
The lid was clamped down last June
with much ceremony. but when the
last set of Valpo trials were finished 1t
was pried off again.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-24
INSIDE
WORKERS"
GET $3.50
House on South
Side Robbed by Slick
Couple of Crooks, Who
Work on Sympathies of
Charitably Inclined.

Expert confidence work was per-
formed in the home of Rev. E. b. Cross
during the last week by two clever
inside workers" who Obtained quar-
ters in his. home at 1924 Monroe street.
and left last night with cash and it's
equivalent in jewellery and silverwear
to an approximate value of $3.50 Five
other rooomers involuntarily contribute
ed to the pot" which was taken by a
pair of crooks.
Arrayed in the best and latest. speak
ing the choicest and incest, "Raffies"
and The Thief applied for rooms at
the Cross home last Monday, giving the
names of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Chalmers.
Their home was in the east and their
destination in the west, according to
their highly probable explanation
Mr.. Chalmers stated that he intended
seeking employment in Hammond for
few weeks Everything went accord
ing to the rules of conduct as laid down
in the statutes of ministerial homes un-
til last evening.
Breaking in upon the auietude of the
Cross family in their. nightly session in
the library. Mrs. Chalmers made a tear
full appeal for help with letter as evil
dence of sincerity.
She said that her former husband
was dying and asked help. according
to the letter as q final wish that She
his divorced wife, come to his bed
side. Highly co1ored and embellished
this was plausible al the time. OF course.
she explained she could not tell her
husband because of a green-eyed jeal-
ousy that he fostered. Would the Cross
family help her? Sure with tears in
their eyes. Take the sordid filthy fucre.
She was to leave in the morning. but,
owing to an undue haste she miscalcu- :
CONTINUED on page fve)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-24
RESTRAINT IN TRADE
GROUNDS FOR SUIT.
Grand Jury Indictments Result From
Alleged Combine. Penalty If Con-
victed May be Heavy One

That the Master Plumbers Associa-
tion of Gary had formed combination
for the purpose of Inducing certain
supply men to sell to them exclusively
is the charge that has been made
against certain of its members in the
city of Gary.
1t now develops that the independent
plumbers of Gary are back OF the
prosecution of the members of the as
sociation and that they have dug up an
old Indiana statute upon which they
are basing their prosecution.
Conditions Explained.
To get clear idea of the situation
II should be known that the Master
Plumbers Association of Gary is an
open shop organization while the in
dependent plumbers are for the closed
shop.
To this extent labor union difficulties
enter into this prosecution. The unions
are not. however aiding in the prose
cution of the members of the Master
Plumbers.
What Punishment Is.
should the master plumbers of Gary
be convicted of the charge under which
they have been indicted the penalty is
a fine not less than $50 and not more
than $4,000 to which may be added i'm
prisonment in the county Jail for n
period not 20 exceed one year.
Those who have been indicted are c.
II. Maloney. the president Of the asso-
citation. H. Fl. Highlands John s Ander-
son. Carl Huettner. Edward Burke and
John Burke
Dissolution May Come.
Il is said that one Of the possibilities
Of the trial of these cases is that the
court may order the dissolution of the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-24
CHhSES GYPSIES FROM
HAMMOND TO JOLIET
Man Claims That Nomads
Have Stolen Wife and
Child.

Searching for his wife and child who
he claims were kidnapped by a band of
gypsies now in Joliet Fred Darlington
of Chicago has followed a caravan of
the gypsies from Hammond to that
city. Darlington married one Of the
young women of the tribe several years
ago. Her parents objected to the mar
riage. he says, and lured her back to
their camp Since then they have re-
fused to allow him to see her 1t is
believed that the parents were aware
of the approach of the offices Caring
ton had with him and concealed her.