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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-08
bECKER'S
MESSAGE
SAYS, AD|EU

I'D rather be mayor of Hammond
than hold any other position, and If
the salary have been adequate should
not have left the office. In the seven
years that | have been mayor l tried to
do what L thought was best for the tax
payers and l take pride in my work.
This is my last night with you as may
or, and Mr. John .. Smalley will be
your mayor tomorrow.
These were Lawrence Becker's last
words to the Hammond city council
last night before vacating the mayors
chair in anticipation of going on the
bench of the newly established superior
court more formal farewell address
was left the council and the city in
the mayors annual message which was
submitted and adopted at the council
meeting last night
Makes strong Recommendations.
The message is resume of the work
in the department of finance public
works, water. street lighting, parks.
public safety, law and health. In ad-
dition to this the message is strongly
recommendation in its nature. The
message is quite lengthy. Excerpts re-
Iating to its most prominent fetures
are as follows:
Department of Finance.
Cash on hand at close of
business ending on Dec.
81. 1909 ....s.........-$ 36,354.0 03
Total receipts of the city for
for the year 1910. except
ing amount realized
bond sale So ,5SS. 8 1
Amount realized on the sale
sale of $4,000 of the bonds
of the city of Hammond
issued during the year. 72,029.15
Making a total available in
all ........ ....... s44.s71 So
Total amount of orders re-
deemed during the year. 4,57276
Leaving a balance of cash on
! hand on Dec. 81. 1910. 50,39S. rs
| The city also had credit for money
| advanced for the redemption of delin-
/ auent special assessments during the
| year 1909 and 1910 so that the special
| assessment bonds could all be redeem
| ed at maturity to the amount of ST.
/ S46.S3. There are no unpaid warrants
! or orders outstanding against the city.
| 4 recommend that the city make
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-08
LAKE 60.
TO HAVE A
NEW SOCIETY

Lake county is to have a Chautauqua
society if plans formulated by a group
of Chicago men do not mjscarry. In
papers for the Lake County
Chautauqua society with its principal
offices at Miller have been drawn UP
and will be filed with the secretary of
state at Indianapolis within few days
Land on the river and lake front at
Miller have been secured for the pur-
pose. Part of the acreage is said to
front on the beach while the rest is
along the wooded part of the Grand
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-08
NELSON R. JACOBSON
RESIGNS HIS OFFICE
Congressman Crumpacker's $
Private Secretary Will
Practice Law Here.

Washington, D. c., March S.-Nelson
r. jacobson. who for twelve years has
been secretary to Congressman f. d.
Crumpacker of the tenth Indiana dis
trict, has rendered his resignation to
Judge Crumpacker and it has been ac-
cepted. 1t is Mr.. Jacobs ons intention
to move back to Hammond. which was
formerly his home. and take up the
practice of law there Mr.. jacobson
was also president of the Congress-
mems Secretarys association here.
1t has been reported in Hammond for
some time that Mr.. Jacobson would
give up his secretaryship and resume
the practice of law here. He made
the race for state senator on the re-
publican ticket several years ago and
has been quite prominently identified
with Lake county politics for many
years.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-08

Kokomo, Ind, March s.-By vote of
the County Commissioners under In
diana's new liquor law Kokomo will be
allowed one saloon to each 1000 in
habitants. The temperance forces are
to test the validity of the law.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-08

Washington, March S.-Representa-
tive Crumpacker has decided to stay,
in Washington during the short yaca-
ton pendin The pStIp sesai0lHss s ~
will put in the time making a careful
study of Canadian reciprocity He is
an enthusiastic supporter of the presi-
dents reciprocity program and will
take an active floor part in behalf of
the Canadian treaty.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-08

Edgar STRIPPING, another Jean Val
jean, hopes pardon from the Cover
nor of Georgia will allow him to re-
turn to his family In Danville. Va,
where he has been chief of police for
five years under the name of X. e.
Morris.
STRIPPING in 1897 shot and killed
William Corbet. who. he says. tried
to attack his sister. Stripping was
convicted and given a life sentence,
but escaped. He left Georgia and
went to Danville, where he became a
respected citizen. A Georgia travel
ing man recognized Stripping, and
told the sheriff of Harris county
about it. The arrest followed.
Petitions are now being circulated
In Stripling's behalf.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-08

Washington, March 8.-The greatest
military demonstration attempted by
the United States since the days of the
Spanish war is now under way An
army of 10000 men is beginning to
move toward the Mexican border and
each soldier is equipped with 200
rounds Of ball cartridges. A fleet of
powerful fighting ships is under or
ders to proceed with all haste to the
Gulf of Mexico along the Texas coast
and another powerful feet on the Pa
cific side is under orders to sail for
Mexican waters.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-08

Reno, New March S.-Slides of snow
in the Sierras have kinked the snow
Crystal Lake, 100 miles west of Reno,
for a distance of mile.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-08

IF YOU THINK THAT THE TINES
Is TRYING TO GIVE YOU THE
NEWS, YOUR SUBSCRIPTION WILL
BE APPRECIATED.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-08
NEWS

Fort Wayne, Ind, March S-One
of the worst snowstorms of the entire
winter hit Fort Wayne yesterday
morning, but after showing all day
the wintry weather was this evening
succeeded by a cloudless sky and
balmy atmosphere. 1t is believed
that all of the snow will be melted
by tomorrow morning
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-08

Bloodhounds are to be called into
use in the search for Herman Labo, a.
4-year r-old boy, for whom the thou
sands of residents of Joliet, ILL.,, have
been hunting increasingly since Mon
day evening.
Joliet has been stirred by the mystic
ry of the disappearance as it has by
nothing else in years. Practically ev-
cry man. woman and child in the city
has Joined in the hunt All the schools
and many places of business have been
closed to aid in the search, which has
covered the surrounding country as
well as Joliet. The entire police force
has given all its available time to the
task, and searching parties have been
organized by schools. clubs, lodges and
other organizations.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-08

Indianapolis, March S.-Leaders Of
the Republican minority, while dis
cussing the acts of the Sixtv-seventh
General Assembly, which closed it's
career at midnight Monday, asserted
yesterday that the new laws would
rebound to Republican success.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-08

Washington, March S.-Five hundred
dollars night for 100 nights was an
order telegraphed yesterday from d
western lyceum bureau to Represen-
tative Cannon of Illinois, the retiring
speaker of the house. TOO busy" was
in substance the reply telegraphed
back by Mr.. Cannon. The offer pre-
scribed that Mr.. Cannon could name
his own speaking dates on the circuit
Evansville, Ind, March S.-Property
damage placed last night in excess of
$50, 900 marks the trail of gale of
almost cyclonic intensity which swept
frcm Illinois across the southwestern
tip of Indiana and into Kentucky early
yesterday.
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-08

CLOUDY TODAY
AND TOMORROW;
MODERATE TEMP.
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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-18
CHECKS
FOR OVERCHANGE
Six Thousand oklahomans Puzzled at
Receipt Of Checks Till State
Board Explains.

Oklahoma City, Mar 1S.-From 5000
to 5000 people over the state recently
have received checks from the corpor-
alton commission, and most Of them
are at loss to know what the money
is for
A total of $15,S56 mas been paid out
by the commission in this way. The
amount represents money that the
board has required railroad companies
to deposit pending final decision of the
supreme court in cases appealed by
the railroads to the supreme court
from orders of the commission redue-
ing freight rates on hides. and fixing
grade crossing charges.
When the hide rates were made the
commission required the railroads to
deposit amounts equal to the differ
ence between the old rates and the
new rates ordered. The reduced rates
did not become effective until passed
upon by the supreme court In the
hide and grade crossing rate cases
the orders of the commission were
upheld by the supreme court. IN the
meantime the commission required the
railroads to report the name of each
shipper and the amount charged him
under the old rate. After the court
decision the commission refunded 10
each shipper the amount due him in
excess rates. Many of the shippers
had no knowledge that rebates were
coming to them and consequently we're
puzzled when they. received the
checks.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-18
AFTzGER ADMITS
HE BOUGHT STAMPS
Case Against Former President of
Wichita Bank Expected to Co to
the Jury Soon.
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Wichita, Kans., Mar Isl. S.
Naftzger, charged with receiving and
selling stolen postage stamps, on the
stand this morning admitted buying
stamps from Frank S. Burt, former
chief of police, and denied that he
even suspected the stamps were
stolen. The case goes to the jury late
this afternoon Naftzger testified that
he bought at different times sixteen
hundred dollars worth Of stamps from
Burt. His first purchase consisted Of
seven hundred and twenty-seven dol
lars worth. The transaction was made
at the bank. Il did not know the
stamps were stolen" Naftzger said
He said he worked eleven hours a day
at his bank and did not know the post
offices were being robbed as he had
no time to read. He declared the fact
that he could buy the stamps at dis
count did not raise suspicion on his
mind as to where they came from.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-18
winner BELIEVES SCHOOLS
v|NITES GREATEST ASSET

Ty my friends and voters of the
First ward, Vinita, Okla:
desire to announce that | am a
candidate for member of the school
board from the first ward, subject to
the action of the democratic primary,
next Tuesday. | desire to state that
became candidate for this office,
through my deep interest in the
schools. | have three children in
school and want to state that thor
oughly indorse the methods of the
present city superintendent, w. G.
Masterson, and if elected, will lend
my heartiest support to his efforts to.
ward building a splendid system of
schools in Vinita. | believe that the
schools are the greatest asset of any
town, and believe that the betterment
of Vinita schools can come about in
no other way than through the cleo
tion of a school board in sympathy
with the progressive ideas of Mr.. Mas
terson.
Sincerely,
]. H. WIMER.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-18
MORE ELECTION OFFICERS
PLACED UNDER ARREST

Guthrie, Okla, Mar 1S.-on federal
indictments that charge them while
acting as election officials with pre-
venting negro citizens from voting for
congressman on November last, be-
cause of race, color and previous con-
dition of servitude.p ]. D. Davis of
South Seminole township and Lnm
Edmondson of North Ghoetaw town
ship, Lincoln county, were arraigned
here yesterday and released on $1,000
bond each to appear later for trial.
Altogether seven such indictments
have been returned in western Okla
homa, and twenty-five in the entire
state, because of the operation of the
grandfather clause.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-18
MORE STATE BANKS TO
TAKE NATIONAL CHARTERS

Guthrie, Okla, Mar. 1S. = State
banks in Oklahoma have taken out
national bank charters at the rate of
one daily during the past fifteen days,
six additional being reported today.
The Producers State bank of Nowata
becomes the Producers National; the
State Bank and Trust company of No
wata changes to the Commercial Ma
tional; the two state banks of Lahoma
have marged and become federal
banks; the Peoples State bank of
Kingfisher becomes the Peoples Ma
tional, and the Citizens State bank of
Kingfisher has swallowed the Guaran-
tee State bank of Kingfisher; the Ok
mulgee State bank of Okmulgee be-
comes the Exchange National One
state bank eac hat Blackwell, Clinton
and Medford are reported to be con-
templating like changes.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-18

Phoenix, Ariz, Mar. 1S.-The Roose-
welt dam reclamation project, which
is scheduled to be officially opened by
Colonel Roosevelt today, is situated a
half mile below the confluence of
Tonto creek and upper Salt river, at
the head of a canyon through which
Salt river flows for many miles. 1t is
the most imposing feature of the Salt
river project, the first one under
taken by the United States reclamation
service under the provisions of the
reclamation act, approved by Presi-
dent Roosevelt June II. 1902, and after
whom the town at the dam site is nam
ed. 1t is 76 miles east of Phoenix,
which is situated in the center of a
valley of which 240,000 acres is sign
ed to the Salt River Valley Water
Users Association. This corporation
represents the farmers in their dealing
with the government, guaranteeing
payment of the construction cost of
the project.
The dam creates reservoir extend.
ing twelve miles up Tonto creek and
thirteen miles up Salt river nearly to
what is known as the intake dam, 400
feet long. The capacity of the reser-
voir is 1,2S4,205 acre-feet, the largest
artificial lake in the world Though
the dam is not the largest in the
world, it is among the largest. The
foundation rests on bed rock 40 feet
below river level 1t is 235 feet long
between canyon walls, and 10 feet
wide. From the river level to the
crest of the spillways at either end
of the dam, the height is 220 feet, that
being the greatest depth of storage
possible. The spillways are bridged
and over the bridges and the top Of
the dam runs the only highway in that
region connecting the mountain coun
| try on the north and the south sides
of Salt river. This roadway is 20 fee
above the highest storage an da cop
ing 4 feet high protects the roadway
From the bottom of the foundation tc
the top. stone Of the coping, is 2S4 feet
The dam is curved, arching up
stream and at the top is $50 feet lone
and 16 feet wide. The spilIways al
either end are 200 feet wide. so the
length, inclusive of the bridges ovel
the spillways, is 1880 feet The spill
ways are blasted from the mountain
sides.
The dam contains 29,4OO cubic
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-18
GREAT RECLAMATION DAM
READY FOR DEDICATION
Roosevelt Goes to Roosevelt Res
eruoir in Automobile e---Dam Creates Reser-
uoir Extending Twelue Miles up Tonto
Creek and Thirteen Miles up Salt
Riuer---Is The Largest Atifcial
Lake in The World.

yards of masonry, every stone of which
was washed before it was permanently
cemented in place. In the construc-
tion of the dam and auxiliary works
1888, ASP barrels of cement were used,
all manufactured on the ground at
cost of $1,O63,542, in a cement mill
erected by the government and re-
Gently sold. The cost was $3.14 per
barrel as against $4.S9 per barrel, the
best private bid available when oper-
ations began The manufacture of
cement on the ground effected saw
ing of $5S2,3OO.
The first stone was laid in the found
alton September 20, 1906 The last
stone was laid on the coping 2S4 feet
above. February 6, 1911. The upper
face of the dam is almost perpendi-
cular The lower face retreats like
the pyramids in huge stone steps from
the width of 170 feet in the foundation,
" 10 leSl DIT ll6 IOp
No less interesting are auxiliary and
correlated works, such as the cement
mill, the hydro-electric plants for gen.
Grating 5000 horsepower, and what is
termed the power canal, built to oper-
ate the first unit of the electric plant,
creating power for dam construction
Skirting the north end of the dam
almost under the spillway and driven
through the solid rock is tunnel No 2
1l5 feet above the river bed. It's sole
mission is to release irrigation water
when the reservoir shall contain il
above that elevation, and when it is
desired to release a greater quantity
than will come through the penstock
supplying the power house.
The third exit for flood water. one
that is most necessary but will be
least used, and the largest of all, is
known as the sluicing tunnel, or tun
mel No. 1. 1t was driven through the
solid mountain circling the south end
of the site, at the river level, before
the construction of the dam began. II
will be used for sluicing silt, If neces
sary, and for releasing a large irriga
ton supply than the penstocg furn
ishes, if needed, when the water eleva
ton in the reservoir is below the en-
trance to tunnel No. 2.
Among the earliest construction fea
lures was the building of freight
road so miles long from Mesa City
the nearest available railroad point
to the Roosevelt dam site. OF this, 2:
miles is across desert and % miles
through the most impressive noun
tain scenery in the west
The road was constructed for per
manency and though as crooked as &
knotted rope and often winding arount
the face of cliff, it is as fine a thor
oughfare as city street.
The foregoing constructions con
stitute the larger features of the stor
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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-18

supplies and as a government head
quarters, the insurrectos would feel
they had made start in the direction
of permanent republic. Our word
from Madero is that he has no inten-
tion of stopping the war on sugges-
tions of possible peace"
The following news concerning
Chihuahua, where 700 Americans live,
came from Juarez yesterday:
There are 5000 federal troops here
They are regarded as sufficient pro-
lection against an attack, but the in
habitants are not allowed to go into
the country. We sleep under the guns
of both the insurrectos beyond and the
federals within. Our condition is
growing daily more serious. We have
been under siege for eighteen days.
We have not seen newspaper from
outside since February %. There have
been few robberies and several MUIR
ders by the lawless element, but dis
order is not general. Governor Ahu-
manda is much loved and his orders
are obeyed.
Last week the grocery men had a
meeting and agreed to raise the price
of everything 30 per cent. There was
loud protest, so the agreement was
not carried out. The present prices
are: Butter, per pound, $1.25; crack
ers, so cents box; three-pound can
tomatoes IS cents. The supply of milk
is diminishing. One dairyman is feed
ing his cows potatoes, because alfalfa
is too expensive. Enough coal is on
hand to run the electric light plant
and the street car lines for several
weeks. Jose G. Ramires, editor of El
Destroyer Mexicano, was arrested fol-
criticizing the army. J. G. Sayes, an
American, manager of ranch in the
western part of the state, was arrest
ed on March by insurrectos and SC
far as is known he is still detained
Several Americans are sick, but the
rest are cheerful and hope the wal
soon will end"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-18
INCREASED PATROL
OF JUAREz BRIDGE
American Federal Judge at cuidad
Porfirio Disz Decides to Release
Henry Whittle.
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
San Antonio, Tex, Mar. 1S.-Mexi-
can Finance Minister Limantour pass
ed through here early today in his pri-
vate car, bound for Loredo. He evi-
IDENTIFY intends going to Mexico City
by rail.
Ell Paso, Tex, Mar. IS. = All ap-
proaches to the bridges, leading from
the American side 10 Juarez, today,
were guarded by three times the usual
force of United States troops. Here
tofore only small detail was assign
ed to this duty, but at daybreak today
tents had been set UP along the edge
Of the river and an entire company of
infantry was sent to patrol the bank
between the two bridges, which form
the main arteries of traffic to Juarez.
Washington, D. c., Mar. IS. = The
American federal judge, at Cuidad
Porfirio Diaz, has decided to release
Henry Whittle, in prison there charg-
ed with connection with the reyolu-
ton. This information was tele-
graphed to the state department today
by Luther Ellsworth, American con-
sui there. Other dispatches to the
state department say the American
Smelling Securities company of Mex
leo, must close down its plants and
throw $500 men out of work and leave
fifty thousand people in need unless
relief is furnished soon.
Mexicala, Mar. 1s.-Felipe Rioz, a
Mexicala saloon keeper and another
man, unidentified, were shot as spies
by insurrectos in the bull pen here
last night. Papers from the Mexican
government were found on Rioz by the
rebels who charged the men with aid
ing the plan to retake Mexicala from
the American side. The condemned
men were lined UP against an adobe
house. The firing squad from the
provost guard fired the volley Theil
bodies were rolled into holes in the
ground
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-03-18

Ell Paso, Tex, Mar. 1S-That Fran
cisco |. Madero, the leader of the Mex
ican insurrectos and their so-called
president, is concentrating his forces
100 miles south of Ell Paso, with a
view of storming and taking town
and establishing in it capitol from
which to carry on his operations
throughout the state of Sonora and
Chihuahua. was given out by the revo-
lutionary agents of the revolutionary
junta last night Couriers bearing
messages from Madero to the conf
Dental agents of the revolutionary
movement in New York and Wash
ington arrived yesterday direct from
the insurrecto camp. The messages
were in response to information which
had been conveyed 10 Madero con-
cerning supposed preliminary peace
negotiations which Senor Limantour,
the Mexican minister of finance, is
now thought to be bearing to Mexico
City. Madero had not been made ac-
quainted with developments in the
last two or three days, as it requires
about week for courier to reach
him and return.
Asked if Madero would be willing
to make any concessions in the de-
mands of the insurreetos that Presi-
dent Diaz must declare null his cleo
tion as first consideration for peace,
Senior Gonzales Cara, the insurrecto
secretary of state, replied;
Absolutely none. 1t is folly for
Diaz to talk about peace and at the
same time say he intends to remain
in power
From Braulio Hernandez. insurrecto
secretary of state of Chihuahua, it was
learned Madero plans to establish a
capitol" if possible in Casas Grandes
the scene of the insurrecto defeat OF
March 6.
with an established capitol" said
he, ITO be utilized both as base OF