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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-16

REFUSES To
DISMISS

In view of the fact that suit of
the Indiana railroad commission
against the Monon railroad was recent
ly tried in the Lake superior court, in
Hammond, the following win be of
interest:
The Indiana railroad commission has
filed with the Monon Railroad company
a formal refusal to dismiss certain suits
brought against the company to col
lect damages for failing to comply with
orders of the commission concerning
freight rates. The refusal was in re-
ply to petition by the railroad COM
pany, asking to have the suits dis
missed A like petition was made some
time ago, and the commission at that
time declined to accede to the terms of
the request, and demanded Judgment
for the minimum penalties in the cases.
The sum involved is several thousands
of dollars. Attorneys for the commits
sion have been instructed to proceed
with the suits.
In its answer TO the railway COM
pany, the commission said:
THE railroad companies in almost
every rate case decided by this commits
sion have brought suits against us to
set aside our orders. thereby putting
the state 10 STsde SApSHse, anu IAN
ing the time of commissioners, which
ought to be devoted to other important
matters. The commission act means,
if it means anything, that this COM
mission has the power, and must exer-
else the power of making rates in a
! case properly brought before it. 1t
| was never intended by the act that ev-
| cry rate made by US should be a mat
| ter of litigation, and that we were
right in fixing the rates we did fix
| them is shown by the fact that in prac-
| tica1ly every case in the staet courts.
| the order of the commission was sus-
/ tanned This means that the litigation
/ against us was either for delay. in
order to annul and set aside the will of
| the general assembly as expressed in
| the commission act"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-16
s7O7,9;3)3
. FAILURE: BY
PUR1ElLE

Eugene Z. Purtel1e, president of
Purtelle & Co, stock and bond dealers
at 222 La Sale street. has filed a petit
ton in bankruptcy in the United states
District Court. scheduling liabilities of
$709.933.11 and assets of s5o,9S9.43 says
tonights American:.
Of the liabilities the petition states
that $699, ,277.75 are unsecured.
All but a few thousand dollars of the
liabilities were insured. according to
the petition, in partnership transac-
tons
Some Of the larger creditors are: E.
w. Syer, Board of Trade Building, bill
for accounting, 100000
Illinois Secured Investment Company,
Pierre. s D., stoc subscription. 100000.
Eugene Purtelle & Co. GncD- Chi
cago. stock subscription. $4,000.
Lauretta Lead & Zinc Mining Com
pany, Pierre. s. D., stock subscri ption
100000
Heirs of Custer & Cameron (ator-
neys), bid on real estate. s16S.O0O.
lCoa'fn7sed on page five.J
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-16
GROWN POINT DOCTOR
MEETS WITH ACCIDENT
DR.. Will Houk Victim of
Alcohol Explosion in
Auto Water Tank.

Crown Point. Ind, Jan. 16.=Dr. VIII
Houk, deputy coroner, met with almost
a miraculous escape from losing his
eyesight on Saturday evening in a most
unusual accident. The doctor was re
turning from a call a Palmer, Ind and
was ascertaining the amount of water
in his Rea automobile. holding a light
ed match over the tank, when the
mixture of alcohol and water used in
water to keep the fluid from freezing
exploded, the flames shooting UP into
the doctors face and badly burning him
about the eyes, completely burning off
his exeybrows, and inficting burns that
We're most painful DR.. Houk stopped
at the nearest house and dressed his
injuries and today is recovering from
what might have been a very serious
accident. The fumes of the alcohol
collecting in the near empty tank,
ignited by the match is regarded as the
cause of the unusual accident.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-16
FLYER IS
DERAAED
THIS 4. N.

s.susszs.ss~t sspacial-z zTfxxa TIMES
ST. John, Ind, Jan. 16th-Passenger
train No. 80, north-bound, due in
Hammond at 1923 a. m, was wrecked
here this forenoon when the engine
struck the derail. With the excep-
tior of one woman, who sustained a
sprained ankle. the entire train crew
jury. The engine. tender and three
coaches went. off the track to the right.
the engine turning over on it's side.
The engine was in charge of En-
gineer Murphy, one of the oldest and
most daring, yet most careful, drivers
on the road. 1t was through his skill
and presence of mind that a more dis
astrous wreck was averted. The wreck
occurred just south of where the Mo-
non crosses the c.. ]. & s railroad
Immediately north of a sharp curve
1t was owing to the short curve that
Engineer Murphy was prevented from
seeing the target. He went around the
curve at the rate of thirty-five miles an
hour and was enabled to slack of
enough to permit himself and his fire
man to jump with safety. He told his
fireman to jump first and the latter
following instructions, went into g
puddle of water but got up with g
smile at his good luck to escape with
out injury.
The train was stalled for severa
| hours and the hungry passengers, after
gathering their wits, swarmed out o.
the coaches and invaded the town il
search of something to eat
On the train were the Team Worl
| Campaign Committee, which is tt
appear at the Hammond Christian
| church this evening. They made ar
rangements to come to Hammond di
| rectly, while other arrangements wer'
made to detour No. 80 and the TIVE
/ north bound afternoon trains vi;
/ Wilders over the Erie. The wreck i
another one of the good luck
wrecks of which the Monon has had
number
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-16
POLICEMAN
KILLS HIS Man
Shocking Tragedy Transpires at e.
Chicago Last Night, bad Actor"
Slain By Cop

the encounter. but according to the po-
lice, there were number of foreigners
six or seven. who attacked the officer
while John Krupa whose saloon is at
the corner of Barring and one Hundred
and Fiftieth street. who was aroused
by the shooting. said he saw only two
Jazyk who is twenty years of age
as employed as a laborer at the Inter
state steel mill and had the reputa-
ton of being a bad actor
RAN 100 FEET THEN DROPPED.
After he was shot, Jazyk ran for
about 100 feet and fell dead in front os
krupa's saloon His companion. or
companions, ran away and at this hour
had not yet been apprehended. Keri
painfully dragged himself from the al
ley where the attack took place to
Krupa's saloon.
The trouble was the result OF Keri's
telling Jazk and his companions, who
| Continued on page eighty
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-16
PLAYING GAME WHILE ON
OPPOSITE SIDES OF EARTH.

Hanover. Ind, Jan. ia pecu-
liar game of chess is being played
between T. r. Hollcroft. junior
in Hanover college. and Frank r.
Beale. a missionary now in Pyeng
Yang, Korea. The game started the
first of 1910, when Bcale was in
Hanover a week. doing campaigning
work for the Y. NJ. c. A. Both
men are sharks at the game, and
they played every day while Beale
was here and neither could win.
Since then it has been kept up by
postal cards. When Beale was at
Culver, where he was physical di-
rector, it was an easy matter, each
man making about two moves a
week. but since Beale has gone to
Korea 1t takes over a month for
letter to go from one to the other.
They have agreed to keep the game
I'D all their lives or until one wins.
Hollcroft is the champion among the
students A tournament was held
last winter in which several stu
dents participated. Another one will
start in the near future.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-16
OIL FEVER
IS STRONG
IN LOWELL
(Snecial to TIE T1MEs.N

Lowell, Ind, Jan. 16.-The interest in
the wild eating" for oil is growing
among the people from the vicinity of
Thayer. The last of three wells have
been sunk to a depth of 1000 feet.
1t is claimed that there is a strong
pressure of natural gas from all of the
wells and that "oil sand" has been
found in large quantities The pro-
moters of the project as Messrs Ball
and West who have secured leases on
thousand of acres of land in antici-
patton of the actual discovery of a
gusher.
Judging from the oil sand which has
been brought up the oil will be of a
high quality Another we'll will be sunk
on the south side of the Kankakee
river.
An effort is being made to interest
some of the monied men of Lowell
IN the project but they seem to show
considerable Indifference to the pro-
ject so far.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-16
Did Henry Use Chair?

Marion d. Robbins has made COM
plaint in Judge Frank d. Prests court
that Henry Tallman assaulted him with
a chair without provocation. The case
came up in Justice Prest's court and
the defendant was filed $5 and costs
Robbins also complained that Tallman
was drunk in a public place and he
was fined s5 and costs this charge.
Thomas Juroski has complained in
Prest's court that Joseph Jabobitz pro-
voked an assault and the arrest of the
defendant has been ordered.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-16
Especial to THE TIMEs.)

East Chicago, Jan. 16.-Police OFF,
Ger Steve Kerr last night at minight
shot and killed Peter Jazyk, a young
Russian, after the latter and compan-
ions had attacked and severely beat
en- the officer.
Three of the men who were with
Jazyk at the time, are now under ar
rest. They are John Daciu and John
Kacert, both of 5015 Barring avenue
and a third who thus far has refused
to give his name to the police.
FIGHT A SAVAGE ONE.
The fight between the officer and the
men occurred at the alley between
Barring Magoun avenues and One Hun
dred and Fiftieth street. Reports dlnel
as to the number of men engaged II
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-16
POLICE NAB
YOUNG
THIEVES
Hammond Authorities Have
Broken Up Gang Headed
by Son of Pete MAX, For
merly President Of Village
Board of West Hammond.
YOUNG THIEVES LANDED.

Four nights records of youth
fuI west Hammond burglars who
were captured by the Hammond
police last night.
Thursday night, Jan. 18th, entered
office of II. Blaemire. 123 Clinton
street.
Thursday night, Jan. 18th, entered
shoe repair shop of ii. Levine, 612
south Holman street.
Friday night, Jan. 18th, entered
StiegIitz store. 72 Plummer ave.
Saturday night, Jan. 14th, entered
grocery store of George Post, 81
williams street.
Sunday afternoon. Jan. 10Th, held
mp and robbed two sons of William
Wolter, city treasurer.
sunday night, Jan. 18th, entered
Cox d Co.'s pool room.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-16
Court Starts Today.

The Lake superior court opened today
for criminal work and will continue on
this work for the next two or three
weeks. There are two Gary murder
cases to be tried and 1t is expected that
the Gary cases involving a conspiracy
to alter the pay roll will come up.
Most of the lawyers of the county are
busy lobbying at Indianapolis and they
will welcome a long drawn out crimi-
nal session.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-16
Mems Club Officials Meet

There will be a meeting of some of
those who are interested in the Men, s
club at the First National bank tonight
to devise ways and means of increas-
ing the membership of that organiza-
tion. A call has been issued to s-Nme
of the leaders in this movement to be
present at the meeting and aid in boost
ing it,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-16
Moved Into Building.

J. A Aubrey, the well known north
side druggist has moved into his new
building across from his old location.
He has a fine new store with new fix
lures and the place is a credit to the
north side business district. This is
but one of the evidences of the develop
menr of the north side since a number
of new industries have located there.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-16

Owing to the coming reorganiza-
ton of the Republican party in In
diana after March 4, President Taft
has delayed making any appoint
ments of note there until that time.
It is learned that he intends to send
for several prominent Indiana Re-
publicans not allied with either fac
ton in the party and consult them
as to appointments.
Harry s. New, Republican nation
al committeeman for Indiana, will
receive the first invitation to the
White House. Colonel Durbin is to
be invited to call and an invitation
viii be sent to Colonel George Lock
wood. OF Marion.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-16
Settle Differences.

Frank Yureski and Hattie Yureski
have settled their differences out of
court and the case, charging assault
and battery, which was started in
Judge Frank Green's court has been
nolle pressed.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-16
I'll With Scarlet Fever.

Maurice Friedman, the young son of
City Sealer Jacob Friedman. has been
taken ill with scarlet fever. He is be-
ing attended by DR. A. G. Schlieker of
East Chicago. Friedman will be COM
PEELED to remain away from home un-
tiL-1Ee child RECEIVERS.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-16
Election Will Carry.

1t Is now believed that the PROPOSE
tion to make West Hammond a city
will carry at the election which is to
be held the latter part of this month
The opposition to the plan is disappear
ing. according to those who are back
OF it. and it is believed that there is no
question of the result.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-16
GARY MAN IS FOUND
DRUNK IN HAMMOND
David Finlayson Fined ST
and Costs by Police
Judge Today.

David Finlayson of 265 Adam street
Gary, was fined dollar and costs in
the Hammond police court he having
been found guilty of being drunk yes
terday. He was picked up in a hall
way at 40 State street last night where
he had settled down for the night.
Finalyson appeared to be a clean cut
fellow and Judge Barnett told him so,
at the same time giving him some ad :
vice on how to follow the straight and
narrow path.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-16

Three West Hammond youths, two
of them with a reform school record,
one of them the son of Peter Max.
president of the West Hammond village
board, and all three of them self-con-
fessed burglars, were rounded up by
the Hammond police last night. They
were held pending their arraignment
in the superior court. They gave their
names as follows:
GEORGE MAX, 10 years old; lives at
433 Ingraham avenue.
STANLEY wACHEWSkI, IL years
oIds lives state Line street.
LEO LENANDOSkI. l5 years old,
lives at liz Douglas street.
Wachewicz is said to be the leader
of the gang. A revolver was found in
his possession and two guns were
found on Max.
Lewandoski was the first to make a
confession to the police, and said that
they had planned the burglary of Mil
Hkan's store for last night and that
the plans were frustrated only by the
arrest.
Caught Red-H0nded.
Wachewicz and Max have both serv-
ed sentences in the Indiana reform
school, having been RELEASED only sew
eraI months ago. Some of the stolen
articles were found at the home OF
Charles Rakowski, 337 One Hundred
| and Fifty-fourth place, Hest Hammond
while the others were taken from Peter
Mak's barn to the house. No attempt
| was made to put Peter Max, the IA
| ther of one of the boys, under arrest
| Charles Rakowski was brought to the
| police station and later discharged be-
cause the evidence against him was in
| sufficient. Wachewicz and Lewandosk
| had spent several nights at theDeakow
| ski residence
| The arrest of the three self-confesset
: lContirued an maze dYel
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-16
SENATOR
TO Be NAMED
THIS WEEK
Legislature Will Begin the
Work of Electing a United
States Senator to Succeed
Senator A. J. Beveridge,
Tomorrow Morning.
TIMES BUREAU,
AT STATE CAPITAL.

indianapolis. Ind, Jan. 15.-Because
of the fact that he is to be elected
United States Senator From Indiana,
to succeed Senator Beveridge, next
Tuesday and Wednesday, John w. Kern
did not go to Washington last night
with the party of Jackson boosters.
The Jackson boosters. by the way. IS
a bunch of prominent Iniana Demo-
Gratis including a number of state OIL
cials and others, who have gone 10
washington to pull for Stokes Jackson.
of Greenfield. Democratic state chair
man, to land to job of sergeant a arms
OF the national House of Representa-
tives Some of the faithful conceived
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-16
EMER|NE
RESIGNS
POSITION
Banking Circles in Ham
mond This Morning Hear
News of Cashiers Resig
nation; Directorate Has
Not Yet Accepted

E. S. Emerine, cashier of the Citi-
zen,s German National bank of Ham
mond. has rendered his resignation TO
the board of directors of the bank. and
has left the city for an extended visit
in the east.
Mr.. Emerine has been connected with
the bank since its organization several
years ago and his Resignation VIII be
a surprise to all except those who have
been on the inside.
About year ago at was understood
that Emerine was about to tender his
resignation and that City Comptroller
John d. Smalley would be given his
place as cashier The change was not
made at that time, however and En-
crime continued for another year.
Resignation rendered.
Recently there have been rumors
that a change is contemplated and
when President George Eder was con-
suited about the matter this morning
he admitted that Emerine had ten
dered his resignation.
He said, however. that the resigna-
ton had not been accepted by the board
board of directors of the bank. The
annual meeting Of the board will be
all of the officers will be elected
1t is not known at this-time wheth-
er or not any one in particular is
slated for Emerine's place. 1t is un-
derstood that there are a number of
persons being considered for the place
The announceInent of Emerine's re-
tirement Will come sas a surprise to
most of the people of Hammond and te
lhis manx4.friend4 Emerine has beer
a resident of ffdmnoi1d Tor the las,
| twenty years. He was formerly en-
ployed by the G. II. Hammond Co. as
cashier.
Successor Not known.
| 1t was impossible to learn what are
his plans for the future except tha'
| he proposes to take a much NEEDED va
| cation of several weeks. Emerine ha.
been associated with the Citizens Ger
man National bank during the years il
which it has made Its phenomena
growth He saw its beginnings in thu
little brick building on Holman stree
! and aided in it's progress until it final
| " came to be one of the largest finan
cial institutions in the city.
| The announcement of Emerine's sue
! cessor will he awaited with interest
/, John D SmalIey has been again men
| toned for the place. but he is such
valuable rpan to the city administration
| that it is doubtful If his services coul,
| be secured.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-16
Drunks Are Fined.

John O'Brien of Chicago, David Fin
1ayson of Gary, and William Downel of
Robertsdale We're found guilty in the
city court this morning on the charge
of drunkenness. O'Brien and Finlay-
son were fined dollar and costs, while
Downel received five and costs.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-16

MADEIRA, Cal, Jan. 16.--Harold
Miner, s years old, and Otis Russell,
16 years old, were burned to death
when a fifty-gallon gasoline tank was
exploded by matches with which they
were playing. Both boys ran three
blocks with their clothing ablaze-
They were stopped and the IRE ex-
tinguished.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-16
LATEST NEWS

Indianapolis, Ind, 16.-(Times'
u)-Representative Adam Wise
today introduced a new liquor bill in
the House. limiting saloons to cities
and Incorporated towns. State IL
cense 500 cities and towns, may add
up to 500 more. This would pro-
hibit all screens and distractions to
view and eliminate brewers control.
One saloon to 500 population. Short
session in both Houses this afternoon.
Chicago, Jan. 16.-Thos. ]. Crook
and Edna L. Whitfield both of Ham
mond were licensed to wed here to-
day.
Hammond, jan 16.-The Hammond
police were asked, last night, to as
sist the Gary police in finding Miss
Irene Ffebe and K IIite, two 16-year-
old girls, who were missing. A later
report in the evening was 10 the ef-
election of John w Kern as United
States senator from Indiana as the
chief feature of the week to come, the
Senate and House of the Sixty-sev-
enth General Assembly will convene
at o'clock this afternoon after Arrest
since noon Friday.
Chicago, Jan. ia marriage IL
cense was issued here today to Henry
Anderson and Mrs. Lilly Bender Both
are residents of Gary.
| Washington, Jan. 16-President
Taft entertaineli the republican men,
bers of the Ways and Means Commit
tee at dinner at the White House last
night and renewed his efforts to get
them to agree on some form OF legis-
lation that will create permanent
tariff commission
/, MADEIRA, Cal, Jan. 16.--Harold
Miner, years old, and Otis Russell,
16 years old, were burned to death
when a fifty-gallon gasoline tank was
exploded by matches with which they
were playing. Both boys ran three
blocks with their clothing ablaze.
They were stopped and the Gre ex-
tinguished
Anderson, Ind, Jan. Henderson
. merchants have already begun the
decoration of their various places of
business in honor of the Indiana Re-
tail Merchants association, which will
begin its annual three-day convention
here Tuesday. For weeks various
committees on reception and enter
tainment have been hard at work, and
President Clark believes that 1000
, people can easily be cared for.
Whiting, Ind, Jan. 16.-A mystery
Involving the murder of 7-months'-
old baby, which was found in a
Knickerbocker Ice company box car
| in Whiting, is occupying the attention
of the police of Whiting and East Chi
! cago The baby was found by the
| crew of the Chicago Terminal Trans
fer railroad when they inspected the
car at Whiting. The police were Nc
| tilted, but before they could act the
| car was switched to East Chicago.
Here the police found the baby and
number of articles of women's cloth
ing. On theory is that the mother of
the child wrapped it in some of her
own clothes and left it in the car to
die of starvation, and another is that
marks of violence on the head of the
, child indicate that it was killed and
. its boy was isposed Of in the empty
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-16

Washington, Jan. 16-President
Taft entertaindi the republican men,
bers of the Ways and Means Commit
tee at dinner at the White House last
night and renewed his efforts to get
them to agree on some form OF legis-
lation that will create a permanent
tariff commission.
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CONTINUED on page eighty
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-16

Chicago, Jan. ia marriage IL
cense was issued here today to Henry
Anderson and Mrs. Lilly Bender. Both
are residents of Gary.
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CONTINUED on page five.)
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CONTINUED on page eight.)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-16
THn wEATHCR

FAIR AND COLD
TODAY; CLOUDY AND
WARMER TOMORROW.