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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-12


B. Sherier held the Nationals safe in
every inning but one-the second-when
he was touched up for five of the nine
hits made off his delivery. These re-
suited in the six runs scored by the
losers throughout the game. Sherier had
good control. sending five back to the
bench via the strike-out route. and allow
ing but two passes.
The one bright and shining light of the
game was "Billie' Martin. the George
town Prep shortstop. who held down that
position for White Haven. In four times
at bat he drove out three doubles and
scored three runs. while his fielding was
by far the best that has been put up on
Olympia Field this season.
In the first Greer hit a short fly over
second that seemed q sure hit, but How
ard, in center field, for White Haven,
came in on the dead run and got the
bail q few inches above the ground. The
catch was by Tar the best of the after
noon.
Silver Spring is as well fortified at
third base as any team In the league. in
Greer. who 10 fielding in great form,
covering q great deal Of ground He is
also doing well with the bat, hitting time
ly and hard.
Carroll OF White Haven had q great
day upon the bases. In Ave times up to
bat he reached first base each time. and
scored I'VE runs. which 10, indeed. quite
4 record. He connected for two doubles
and q single, and put up q good samo
on drst. In the third he went from sec
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-12

and clubs the expenditure Is estimated at
about $20O0.00O annually. Nor does this
take into account such things as golf
shoes and all the other incidentals OF the
paraphernalia. calculated to cost during
twelve months q sum Of 100000.
/, For the average city man who has to
90 into the country to q club in order to
play. Mr.. Rottow considers IS a very fair
approximation Of the days expense In
a year s.. 100000 would thus be spent by
100000 golfers. playing only five days a
season.
Considering that many clubs have in
vestments that run up into q quarter of a
million or more, and that several in this
district have clubhouses alone worth
from $4,000 to 100000. an average in
vestment OF $4,000 cannot be regarded
as an excessive calculation. This would
represent q total investment Of 81. 20O, 600.
to say nothing Of the money invested In
the unallied private and hotel courses, OF
which there are more than 0ne thousand
in all. These the writer thinks should
at least double the investment. and would
probably bring 1t up for real estate,
buildings and permanent improvement to
SIS. 600, 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-12
COLTS EXPENDITURE
NEXT TO BASE BALL
Statistics Show the Annual
Cost Of Royal and Ancient
Game Is $1,000, 900.

A striking proof Of the popularity OF
golf II given in q comparison Of the cost
Of various branches Of sport recently
made for Outing by Arthur Pottow, the
editor OF Golf. Considering its compare
lively recent introduction, the annual ex-
penditure on the royal and ancient game
10 really remarkable, az In this respect 1t
now ranks second only to base bail. The
writer estimates that there are about five
hundred thousand regular and occasional
rolf players In the United States. He
placed The average OF club dues, fees.
ETC., at about $50 Q year, and IL only one
nth Of these players are actual members
of golf clubs that would mean a cost of
100000 year 70 them. On golf balls
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-12
Logan Wins Another.

Logan. of the twelfth division. defeated
Langston Of the eleventh division, in q
hard fought game. Is to o. The game
was featured by Ford's sensational field
ing for Langston and Logan's superb
batting. Stokes made home run for
Logan. Score:
r. H. e.
Logan .......4 0 o 2 o 3 0 o Ala 8 &
Langston ........0 l 1 2 o. o 4
Batteries-Logan: Jones, Wallace and
Stewart; Langston: Barnes and Walker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-12
MARouErrEt1 LEAGUE.
STANDING OF THA CLUBS.
TODAY'S GAMEN
st. Stephens VS.. IndiaAs

TODAY'S GAMEA
st. Stephens VS.. indians.
In a fast and exciting eight inning con-
test. Tenleytown nosed out the 0orcoran
Cadet team in the Marquette H.eague
yesterday afternoon by the score <f to
3 before a crowd that was as Large as
that on the opening day of the league.
Dore. the authenticated twirler : of
Ninth in the Sunday School League. was
In the box for the suburbanites and
pitched one of the best games seen In the
league this year. He allowed only four
measly hits. two Of them being lucky
scratch hits, which should easily have
been felded. thus giving him two-hit
game and the first of these hits did not
come until the fifth inning. He struck
out nine men and was especially good in
pinches He also connected for two hits.
one of them a double.
Mullinow, who bears q striking re-
semblance to Bob Groom OF the WASH
ington club. was on the mound for the
Corcoran Cadet aggregation and he was
touched up for q series Of thirteen
healthy binsles. none Of them being Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-12

In Chicago they say 1t will be ten
years before Ty. Cobb will be in the class
with aged bali players, and perhaps by
that time Hughey Jennings will be re-
tired capitalist and Sam Crawford will
have lost his batting eye.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-12
ms Warm Weather Wearables

Mems Otis Balbriggan Underwear,
shirts with long and short sleeves;
drawers with reinforced IN
seat and suspender tapes; a1VC
all sizes; worth SOC.
Mems Athletic Underwear. Of good
quality nainsook; shirts. coat style
and sleeveless drawers, n~
knee length; all sizes; o1VC
worth Soc observation-disclosures.
Mems Tropical-weight White Lisle
Ribbed Athletic Under IN
shirts; all sizes; worth 75c SVVC
each. Special at. ...........
Mems Athletic Underwear, of good
quality longcloth: shirts made
sleeveless and coat style: drawers,
s @ezsn 7 'sns'n special IA '''s'' soc
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Mems Neglige Shirts, of fine quail
ity pongee and mercerized materials,
in satin striped effects: made in coat
style, with soft turn N 90
s sssk n cuts; worth s. ST eOU
Mems "Silko'' Cloth Neglige
Shirts. made in coat style. with
Byron" cuffs attached: with and
without collar attached: in cham
payne, cream, blue and so
gray; worth 800. Special SWC
Mems Gauze Lisle Half Hose,
made with double heel and
toe; in black and colors; sc
all sizes; worth 35c pair.. w
Mems soc Leather Belts, made in
and tan. Special 25C
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ond to third when Pitcher Gill allowed
a return throw to roll few feet away.

The Silver Spring stortstop. Clark. pull
ed off a pretty play on B. Sherier in the
fifth, when he got his grounder over sec
ond and threw him out. Clark also made
a nice catch of Martins Texas Lacquer
in the second that cut off two runs.
Two triples were made during the game.
both going to the only possible place
such a hit can be made, center field. How.
ard Of White Haven, and Larman OF
Silver Spring were the batters. How
ards hit sent two men over the plate.
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Ribbons Lowered.

Ribbons Lowered.
15c All-silk Tafreta Rib
bon. the kind for bows: in hn
white and all shades. AT, QUC
ydTo........ ...................
sc All-silk Ta1eta Ribbons, for
sashes. ETC.; full five inches d.
wide: in white and all col sc
Ors; per yard.
SOC Satin Taffeta Ribbons: new
black and white striped. also plaid;
up to 6 inches wide. Also
) and 6-inch Dresden Rib N=
bons for hat trimmings; ZSC
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-12

Fred Beck, the Boston CASTOR, who beat
his old team with q home-run drive Tues
day, cracked out another homer Wednes->
day against the Rustlers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-12
GAME TODAY.
Baptist vs. Sligo.

Another Suggest resulted yesterday In
the swimming game between White Hav-
en- and Silver Spring Nationals. the for.
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THIS IN DAY BASE BALL.
MAY u.

committed
Philadelphia made and
n a
Wikesbarre. mes
and Long
1901-"Kiy Bransfed of a
game with Cincinnati with only
1909Ed Americ
o Bosto
his nevertheless s
marooned and
q
triple on Wilson. pitcher
Ariu Aborgne would have gotten into the Richmond Ward
inning The "cottontop
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-04
TRIAL OF INJUNCTION
CASE IS POSTPONED
Issues in Famous Hammond
Case Are Made UP at
Grown Point.
Especial to THE TIMEs.)

Crown Point. Ind. March 4-The
trial of the Hammond school board ia
junction case. which was to have be-
gun yesterday before special Judge
Pattee at Crown Point was again de-
layed owing to the fact that it re-
quired all day yesterday to make up
the issues. The case will come up
again q week from today.
One important matter was decided
The court ruled that the Indebtedness
of the school city and the municipal
city could not be aggregated in esti-
mating the two per cent limit.
In other words, the school city is
permitted to incur Indebtedness up to
a limit of two per cent of the assess ed
valuation of the city, and the munich
pal city is also permitted by law to
incur indebtedness UP to two per cent
of the assessed valuation of the city
The plaintiff filed demur to Cald-
well & brakes separate answer and I,
took all day for the attorneys both
sides to argue the demur. Attorney
William j. Winery repres ented Cald-
well & Drake, Judge John H. Gillett
represented the citizens committee
and L. V. Cravens represented the
school board.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-04
PRISONERS ARE
READY TO WE'D
Flfnfy-Henrted sheriff Says He
Can't See 1t That Way.
Especial to THE TIMEsl


Crown Point, Ind. March mike
Sacha of Indiana Harbor was released
from the county Jail yesterday through
the goodness of heart of his fiance,
Marco Dragan. Mike had been Ian
gushing in jail for some time when his
fiance appeared and said that the Judge
had recommended that they get mar
ried as a corrective measure.
Sacha agreed to the plan and the
couple, accompanied by Deputy Sheriffs
Fred Furman and Tom Platt, went to
Judge Atkins office. Here Platt acted
as best man and Furman gave the bride
away. The bride was only II years
old.
When Sacha was informed. in the
presence of a number of other prison
ers, that he would be released provid
ing he took b1ushing Marco as his
bride a number of other prisoners
said they would marry any one that
the deputy sheriff might produce II
they would be allowed to leave their
pres ent place of residence.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-04
APRIL %, DATE SET
BY H. S. OFFICIAL
County Declamatory and
Music Contest Arranged
For Hammond.

At a meeting in Hammond this
morning of the Lake County High
School Association composed of the
principals of the various. the date for
county declamatory and music contest
was fixed for the evening April 2Stn-
No action was taken in regard to set
ting a date for the county athletic
meet but this will be done at the next
regular meeting on April 1st.
The meeting was held in the office OF
F. ID. .McElroy, principal of the Ham
mond high school. The following mem
bers were present: President, H. H
Clark of East Chicago; Edward Sarg-
ent. secretary, Gary; W. r. Curtis
Crown Point; w. s. Painter. Lowell
Walter A. Zaugg. Hobart; W. w. Holli-
day. Whiting, and F. D. McEfxoy. Ham
mond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-04

MUST LIVE
IN THE CITY

All of the employees of the Chicago.
Indiana & Southern and the Indiana
Harbor Belt railways who are en-
ployed in the Calumet region are ex-
pccted to make their residence here by
May l or lose their positions.
This order was issued two years ago,
but the time was extended a year so
that those who did not have an oppor-
tunity to sell their property in Chica-
go might do so and also to make it
possible for others to secure locations
in Hammond and East Chicago.
This order has resulted in a general
scurryfng about for places in which to
live. There are number of the en-
ployes at Gibson who are in the mar
ket for homes and a much larger num-
Der who would rent homes if they
could found.
May l will be moving day with a
vengeance for great many people at
Gibson. Residences in Hammond are
hard to find, and there are only few
desirable places that may be rented
This situation is expected to greatly
accelerate Hammond's building boom
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-04
CHANGES ARE
MADE IN OFFICE

Some changes in the arrangement of
the Northern Indiana Gas company $
office on Holman street have been
made and some are still to be made.
The idea in the changes is to afford
better accommodations for the public
and to make the office more of a show
place than ever.
An Information desk has been in
stalled for the convenience Of the pa
irons, where they may get rates and
information pertaining to the service.
An Improvement is also to be made in
the office fixtures, which Will give the
whole room better appear rance.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-04
OTTO KNOERzfR TO
Put UP FINE HOME
$50 Per Front Foot Paid for
Frontage on Holman
Street.

Otto Knoerzer is the latest of the
well-known manufacturers of Ham
mond to announce the fact that he Will
build a new residence this spring He
has just purchased fifty feet of Hoh-
man street frontage from Victor Dyer,
the property being located just north
of the residence of Richard Nellie, and
will begin the construction Of resi-
dcnce to cost not less than $4,000.
Mr.. Knoerzer made effort to rent
a place temporarily. but could find
nothing that suited him and SO he pur-
chased the Dyer property and will
build on it this spring This makes
the total amount of building planned
for this spring s425,000.
The sale of this lot was at the rate
of $50 a front foot. $4,000. This
and the sale of fifty feet of Holman
street frontage by Judge Virgil S
Reiter to A. H. Rohrer. establishes the
price of Holman street frontage al
$50 a front foot
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-04
TRAVELLERS
COME HOME

Hammond's contingent OF winter
travellers is returning by ones and twos,
the latest delegation to return being
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mott, Mr.. and Mrs.
p. L. Davis and William Koencke. head
OF the rent department for Gostlin &
Meyn.
The Davises and Motifs spent the
greater part of their time at Mineral
Wells, Texas, the Davises having been
in the Schloer and Ahlborn party at
the health resort Mr.. and Mrs. Ahl-
born returned early this week. The
Schloers are still in the south will
liam Ahlborn came back yesterday.
Not including little side excursions,
William Koencke Travelled 1000 miles
during his absence from Hammond, go
ing south first and thence going up the
Pacific coast as far as Seattle and re-
turning from there
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-04
ROY MUSES. REMAINS
CONE HERE FOR BURIAL
Father of Dead Lad Says He
Was Murdered by Rail
way Detectives.

The body of Roy Muse was received
here from Knoxville, Tenn, this morn
ing at 30 where he had been remov
ed to a hospital from Etowah, Tenn,
after he had been shot by railroad de-
tectives.
His father who lives at 172 Wilcox
street. stated this morning that he had
been wilfully killed while a railroad
right of way.
a volley of shots were fired at him
from a fence by three railroad detec-
tives while he was walking thence and
the shots We're fred without his being
incriminated in the least.
Mr.. Muse, the boys father. received
his information from travelling sales
man, the chief of police and prosecut
ing attorney at Etowah and Knoxville,
Tenn
The dispatch published about him
being with another companion from
Hammond was without foundation and
is denied by his father.
Roy is survived by mother, father
and two brothers. Undertaken Neidow
has charge of the funeral. and services
will be held at the house at 172 VIII
cox street, at 2:30, Sunday afternoon
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-04
GAV|T IN
SENSATION
AT CAPITAL
TINES BUREAU
AT THE STATE CAE14.AL.


AT THE STATE CAH11.AL.
indianapolis, Ind.. FEB. 4.-When
the senate took up tfs referendum bill
today on the questio& 81 concurrence
in the house anne snts Senator
Proctor caused surprfse by offering
motion to indefinitely postpone fur
ther consideration and kill the bill.
Proctor supported the bill when on
passage and made speech for it. and
his switch of position came as thun-
der bolt. He took the position that
the bill was unconstitutional and that
since the bill for a new constitution
has passed containing provision for a
referendum law the legislature should
not anticipate the result of the vote OF
the people on the adopted constitution.
Cane. Wood, Stotsenburg and Kist-
Ter of bipartisan combine supported
him. Gavit of Lake county made a
brilliant speech for a referendum bill
and clashed with Kane Kane declared
Gavft stoke against the bill until he
found that he could use 1t to advan-
tage in franchise fights in Lake coun-
ty. He said Gavit has been defeated
before every council and court in ev-
cry case where a franchise was in
volved. Gavit replied that he was new
er defeated on any franchise matter.
and demanded Kane to correct his mis-
statement. Kane objected to interfer-
ence of Gavit. and Gavit started for
him. still demanding retraction. Kane
finally admitted that Gavit was right.
The vote on Proctors motion stood "a
no and Is aye. and the vote was held
open until the afternoon to get alb
sentees to vote.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-04
WOMEN
SERIOUSLY
BURNED
While Trying to Show a
Friend HowIto Operate a
Gasoline Stove Fluid Ig-
mites and Fatally Burns
Her.
Especial to THE TrMEs.)

Lowell. Ind. March Airs. Buriini,
wife of Joseph Burlini. a member of
the firm Of A. Bardeli & Co. was ter
ribly burned by gasoline at her home
on Halsted street about II o'clock yes
terday morning. From her waist down
her flesh was burned in a frightful
around the body. The doctors pro-
nounce her condition as very critical
and her recovery is Doubtful.
A Shocking Accident.
She met with the deplorable acct
Continued on page Sd
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-04
BILL 105 WAS
KILLED IN HOUSE
Senate Measure Aimed Against u. S
Steel Corporation at Gary, Dies a
Lingering Death Yesterday
TIMES BUREAU,

TIMES BUREAU,
AT STATE CAPITAL.
Indianapolis, Ind, March 4.-The
house slew senate bill 105, which
dealt with the regulation of the
operation of foreign corporations in
Indiana. It was thought to be di-
rected against the Gary Land COM
pany and other subsidiary corpora
tions of the U. S. Steel corporation,
in company with number of other
well-known corporations.
Fifty-four members of the house
yesterday afternoon went on record
AS being against the much buffeted
bill, introduced by Senator Proctor,
to require that foreign corporations
in this state be restricted to the
rights allowed to the Indiana cor
porations and that they be not al
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-04

men SHOW
IN COURT
East Chicago Men Appear
to Give Bond as a Result
Of Grand Jury Action
Charge Is Conspiring to
Commit a Felony.
M CAILLAIK %

Deputy Sheriff George Blocki held
an informal reception for the city Of
ficials of East Chicago this morning at
his office in the Lake superior court
house.
None of the guests regretted that 1t
would be impossible for him to be pres
ent In the receiving line was Deputy
Sheriff George Blocki. Deputy Sheriff
Albert Morris and Deputy Sheriff Tom
Piatt Attorney w. ]. McAleer assisted
in receiving.
Among those who arrived early
were Mayor A. G. Schlieker and Clerk
Walter Spencer of East Chicago julius
Continued on page 80
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-04
WILL NOT
TAKE Up NEW
CONTRACTS
Hammond Will Be Open
Shop in Many Crafts After
April l, According to the
Determination of Certain
Contractors.

Hammond will be an open shop city
so far as the electricians, steamfitters
and plumbers. sheet metal workers,
fathers and plasterers are concerned
after April first. The contracts which
these crafts have with the contractors
expire then.
These are the unions that the Ham
mond members of the Contractors and
Material Mems Association of Gary and
vicinity declare have outlawed them
selves by their alleged arbitrary
methods, by limiting the amount of
work a man shall do, by quibbling over
who should drive a nail or a screw.
This action will not be taken against
the carpenters, bricklayers, and a
score of other crafts which have not
incurred the disp1easure of the Con-
tractors and Building Material Men s
Association.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-04
THE MYSTERY OF los.

The mystery" of this bill was
uncovered when speaker after
speaker charged openly on the
floor of the House that the bill
was backed by the Indianapolis
News in order that Delavan
Smith, principal owner of the
paper, might use it to enrich him.
self in Lake County land deals.
1t was said that Smith desired
to get at the Gary Land Com
pany, organized by the Gary Steel
Corporation. and break dowp the
competition which has stood in
the way of the Gary real estate in
terests of the owner of the News.
Indianapolis Star.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-04
EXPECTED
BACK MONDAY

Mayor Becker is expected to return
from Indianapolis this week. In as
much as his term as judge of the
Superior court does not open until a
wek from next Monday it is thought
that he will not resign as mayor until
some time next week. The resignation a
will in all probability be made at the
regular council meeting next Tuesday
evening.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-04

OFF |CERRA|OS
BLIND TIGER
Hank" Changers Cele-
brated Establishment on
the Kankakee Visited by
U. S. Marshal, Who Finds
a Blind Tiger Purring.
Especial to THE TIMES. J

Thayer, Ind, March 4.-Henry
Granger, more familarly known as
Hank" Granger, who operates a soft
drink joint at Thayer, Ind, but in
reality was running a blind pig, wide
open, received a shock yesterday that
took great deal of the nerve out of
him. deputy u S. Marshal, armed
with search warrant suddenly ap-
peared in his joint and got busy look
Ing for secreted BOOZE"
So did Hanks friends get busy and
(Cn1finuad
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-04

Lawrence. Kan, March 4.-Of
more than 1000 students enrolled
in the college at the University OF
Kansas, 496 have failed to pass their
examinations, according to an
nouncements made by the faculty.
OF this number one-third are women.
The greater number are freshmen
and will be reinstated.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-04

The new French cabinet, so far as
1t Is at present constituted. Is made
up as follows:
Premier and minister of the in
terior-Antoine Ernest Monis.
Minister OF foreign affairs-M
Cruppi
Minister of war-Henry Maurice
Berteaux.
Minister of marine-Theophiie
Delcasse.
Minister of finance-M Cailleaux.
Minister OF public instruction
M. Steeg.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-04

The Rev. j. E. Sharp of the First
Baptist church of Hammond. who will
tender his resignation to his congrega
tion tomorrow has been connected with
the Hammond church for more than
three years. He came here from Ewing,
III. and has been in the ministry for
16 years. He has worked successfully
in his Hammond congregation, having
not only added to the strength of the
First Baptist church, but also opened a
most successful mission in East Ham
mond among the foreigners. Up to
the present he has taken an active
part in outlining the plans for new
church in Hammond His new charge
will be in Summitville near Indiauap-
oils He will go there after May 1st. At
present Mr.. Sharp is taking course in
the Chicago College of Medicine and
Surgery, devoting such time to his
studies as his ministerial work will
permit.