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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-15

ROB P.O. At
I0lLEST0N

The postoffice at Tolleston, was enter
ed early this morning by burglars. the
thieves expecting to make a rich haul,
but they were doomed to disappoint-
ment as all they found was mail
package containing merchandise of no
value, which they took.
The thieves gained entrance to the
postofice by cutting away a pane of
glass in one of the rear windows. Mrs
Harness who is postmistress. ever since
the robbery of the postoffice several
months ago has been in the habit OF
taking the books. money orders, stamps
etc to her home every night and conse-
quently the robbers found very little of
value this morning
As soon as the robbery was reported
Detectives Elsner and Kertez commenc-
ed to work on the case and 1t is ex-
pected before night several arrests will
be made.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-15
BILL A MENACE
TO HAMMOND
If Child Labor Measure is Passed,
Plants Like Conkey's Will Be
Compelled to Leave City

The passage Of the child labor law
in the house has caused CONSERVATION
among the manufacturers Of the en-
tire Calumet region. If the bill
passes the senate it will mean the loss
to Hammond Of at least one and posi-
bly, two or three important indutries.
Other cities will be proportionately
injured.
The present law provides that a
boy or girl must be Ia years of age
or over before they may be permitted
to work in the factories Of the state.
The Keegan bill provides that no
child under IA years old shall be per-
rnitted to work at any gainfuI occupa-
tion other than farm work or domes-
sic service, and that children under 16
years old shall not work more than
eight hours a day; shall no work at
night, and that boys under 16 years
old and girls under Is years old shall
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-15

the city. Il added materially to the
population of the city and to the tax
able property within it's limits. 1t was
the first suggestion of greater Ham,
mond, and Patrick Reilley must be
given the credit for the advantage that
was thus gained.
The Forsyth and Shedd estate, how
ever. fought the matter from start to
finish They were defeated in the cir
cult court at Crown Point and carried
their fight to the supreme court. where
Hammond was victorious.
Since that time the Forsyth estate
has never lost an opportunity to fight
for the Instrumentation of this terri
tory. But there were other things that
entered into the matter 1t was the
political situation.
Robertsdale was repu ublican and in
municipal elections the Hammond re-
publicans looked to Robertsda1e as
their only hope. Whiting looked with
envious eyes on this territory, too. for
Whiting was hemmed in so that it
could never hope to become much of a
city as long as it was surrounded by
the corporate limits of Hammond and
Indiana Harbor.
A few years ago Mayor Becker
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-15
| LAWYERS
MAKE PACT
At CAPITAL
TIMES BUREAU,
AT STATE CAPITAL.

Indianapolis, Ind. Feb. 15.-An
agreement was reached yesterday aft
ernoon in the Crown Point Hammond
court matter. A delegation of Crown
Point men. headed by Judge McMahan,
came down here with a request that
one of the two additional superior court
judges provided for Hammond in the
bill which Representative Van Horne
introduced in the house should be given
Crown Point and that superior court
Judge be established there.
There was a general discussion of the
proposition among the Lake county peo-
pie, and at last an agreement was
| reached whereby the bill will be amend
ed so as to provide that a superior
court shall be established at Crown
Point and that one of the two addi-
tional judges shall divide his time be-
tween Hammond and Crown Point.
This arrangement seemed to be salts
| factory to all parties concerned.
The Hammond court bill has passed
| the house and is now in the senate
| where it is to be reported out of COM
4 mittee today 1t is understood that
/ the majority of the committee will re-
/ port in favor of the passage of the
/ bill and that Senator Powers will make
| a minority report favorinfs only one
! additional Judge at Hammond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-15
CROWN POINT IS MAO
AS A WET HEN
County Seat Is Not, How
ever, a Bit Alarmed at
Outcome Of Fight.
Especial to THE TrMEs)

Crown Point, Ind, Feb. 15.-Crown
Point lawyers are in indianapolis en-
force at present looking after the coun-
ty seats court chances Their mission
seems to have stirred up quite furore
threats have been heard as to Crown
Points ultimate fate for meddling at
all in the court business. OF course 1t
was all perfectly right and proper for
the Hammond and Gary delegations to
spend weeks of time and scads of
money lobbying for their pet schemes
but just soon as Crown Point lawy-
ers got busy on the self same bust
ness everything is all wrong.
Crown Point sat idly by watching
Hammond and Gary take their turns at
it is the county seats turn the Ham
mond contingent don't seem TO wanr
to play the game. However Crown
Point lawyers are determined to get
what they can out of the court muddIe
and mayhap Miss Gary may take a
hand in the matter and throw her forces
with Crown Point and settle the nasty
court squa bibles in Lake county for
some time to come.
Lake county has probably nearly $50
lawyers and only half of them are in
terested in the court fight and to take
"a vote of its $4,000 population, as to
in additional courts, 1t is certain that
the measures would be overwhelmingly
defeated. The taxpayers don't want it.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-15
MAYOR IS
READY TO
TESTIFY.
Il

According to story which is going
the rounds. Mayor A. G. Schlieker of
East Chicago called up the prosecut-
ing attorney today and stated that If
he was wanted as a witness before
the grand jury he was ready to appear.
Schlieker resents the intimation that
he left town to avoid being called be-
fore the grand jury now in session. at
Hammond He says that he is ready
to appear at any time tha, he is want
cd
1t is also understood that Greenwald
informed Schlieker that If he is want
ed he will be served with a subpoena
and that he need not worry about the
raatter.
r Is understood that chief or Pu1Irsi
Lewis of East Chicago also volunteered
to appear before the grand jury.
Whether or not this rumor Is true.
cannot be verified at the prosecutors s
office
DIR. Schlieker said today. LAS soon
as / got back from Chicago l called
Greenwald up on the phone and told
him that I had heard that there were
reports that l had left the city to
avoid appearing before the grand jury.
informed him that these reports are
positively untrue, and that I was ready
to appear whenever I should be called.
Greenwald informed me that so far as
he knew I was not wanted as a wit
ness, but that he would take the mat
ter up with the grand jurors. and If
they decided to subpoena me he would
issue the summons
In the meantime the grand jury is
meeting every day. and it is expected
that as soon Is 1t completes it's 1abors
there will be a grist of indictments.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-15

not work at certain hazardous or
hurtful occupations. The bill taxes for
ty-eight hours a week as the limit of
time child under 16 may work.
The objection that is raised by the
manufacturers of Lake county Is that
a great deal would depend upon the
construction that is placed upon the
words hazardous and "hurtfur' occu-
pations.
WHAT CONSTRUCTION.
A liberal construction of these words
might eliminate pressfeeding and a
narrow construction might result in
the declarations that working as a
bundle wrapper in q department store
is hurtful occupation, as it would re-
quire the employe to stand on her feet
all day.
Further objection is raised to the
extension of the age limit in these So
called hazardous and hurtful occupa-
tions because a large number of peo-
pie in Hammond who are now employ
ed at good wages would be thrown out
of work. and would either be compell-
fConffnIred On mage fivaN
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-15
MRS. f. BACK0F
IS DEAD At HOME

Mrs. Fredericka Back of, so years old,
for 36 years a resident of Hammond
Cd last night at her home, Ill Lafay-
cite street She had been ailing for two
years and her death was not unex-
pexted.
Mrs. Backof is survived by her sister,
Mrs. John Hecht of Sibley street. near
Oakley avenue and her two children
Michael Backof who lived with his
mother and Mrs. Fred Meyer of South
Holland, III. Mrs. Backof was a widow,
her husband having died about twelve
years ago.
The funeral has been arranged for
next Sunday aftcrnon. Service will be
rbe held at the home at 1880 and the
Evangelical Fricdens church at two
q clock.
Having been one of the old residents
Mrs Backof was well known in Ham
mond and highly respected by large
circle of friends
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-15


Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 15.-(Times'
Bureau) bill brought here some
time ago by Mr.. Forsythe, of Roberts
dale, and introduced in the senate,
permitting the Instrumentation from a
city, will be reported out of committee
for passage today. The bill would per-
NIT Robertsdale to disannex from
Hammond and would also allow Indi-
cago. 1t is expected that the senate
committee will report out for passage
both the Gary and Hammond court
bills. 1t looks like the Gary bill will
be killed in the senate and the Ham
mond bill passed
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-15
SPENCER
HELD Up
BY THIEF
East Chicago City Clerk
Looks Into Muzzle of Re-
volver as Holdup Men Go
Through His Clothes; Rob
ers Frightened Away.
Especial to THE T1MEs.)

East Chicago, Feb. 15.--City Clerk
Walter Spencer was the victim of a
hold-up night before last Fortunately
however the robbers were frightened
away before they had secured any OF
their victims valuable, but the city
clerk admits that he had bad scare
while he was looking into the muzzie
of that revolver
Mr.. Spencer had been up town with
friends The conversation turned to
the question of the long and the short
man. who have been terrorizing Indi-
ana Harbor and East hicago. Not long
after this the city clerk had started for
home 1t must have been about 1890
o'clock when Spencer started for home.
The night was foggy and when he
reached the vacant lot near ST Mary S
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-15
WILL SUE
FOR BIG
DAMAGES.

Suit for 100000 damages on the
grounds OF malicious arrest Is to be
brought against the Indiana Steel com
pany of the United States steel corpora
tion and certain officials of the audit
ing department of the concern by
Charles Bloomhun who was freed Mon
day in the Lake Superior court by a
jury after he had been tried on the
charge of defrauding the corporation
by padding the payroll while employed
as timekeeper.
Into The Federal Courts.
The new scene of action Will be laid
in the United States District court In
Chicago and the suit is to be filed before
Federal Judge Lands This is the
statement made last evening by Thomas
F. Costello, formerly of Gary but now
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-15

Anderson, Ind, Feb. 15.-Mrs. Icitia
Wolfe, who on JAN % last celebrated
here hundredth birthday is dead here
of pneumonia. When on her last birth
day Governor Marshall and others con-
graduated her with a wish that she
might live another century, she re-
marked, Z ought to be ashamed for
living as long as have = She was q
native OF Kentucky f1ef 1fdI I6anyf d1eu
fifteen years ago. For sixty-flve years
Mrs. Wolfe lived on the farm where
she died near this city.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-15
HAMMOND GIRL
SURPRISES RELATIVES
Miss Frieda Kunert Is Mar
ried Yesterday to Roy
Hamilton of Gary.

Miss Frieda Kunert, the daughter of
Ernest f. Kunert, the wef1-known
Hammond garage owner eloped to
Chicago yesterday and married Roy
Hamilton of Gary. The marriage was
a complete surprise to the brides par
ents. Miss kunert is the Youngest
of the girls in the family. The news
of the elopement caused considera b lie
surprise in Hammond today. Mrs Ku-
merit was apprised of the e1opement this
morning and bestowed the parental
blessing.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-15

Mercury and Venus are already
dead and dried-up worlds; Mars ID
fast approaching a state OF wrinkled
old age: the Earth is next in the
procession headed towards the ex-
tinction of all life, and Carnegie's
100000 telescope is all nom
sense, according to DR.. Percival
Lowell, head of Lowell observatory.
Dr. Lowell. while discussing the
comparative value of the study of
astronomy with the eye and with
the use of large glasses, made q
point of sticking hole in the IN
iated exaltation, which. he said, fol-
lowed the announcement that Car
negie had recently given 100000
900 for a new glass. He said there
could be no greater folly than to
suppose that the best results in as
tronomy could always be obtained
by means of the biggest glasses.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-15

rs PUZZLED.

What Will poor Jack Buck. = south
side salOonkeeper of Gary, dot
Not being sntlsfi ed with rOLbfnG
him of his stock of select cigars and
liquors burglars who entered his
HIS county and city saloon license.
%It's easy enough to get a new
stock OF cigars and liquors." said
Burlx this morning, "but what's =
fellow going to do when they take
away his right to sell them."
Entry was gained to Burk's sa-
loon, at the corner of Madison and
Twelfth street, by q rear window.
The case was called to the notice
of the police.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-15

Springfield. ILL.,, Feb. 15.--Engineer
Oscar Hennick was killed and fifteen
passengerS were injured in a wreck
on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad near
Philadelphia, ILL.,, when a passenger
train running from this city to Boards
town, on which many local option dele
gates were riding, plunged into an
open switch.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-15

Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 3 (Times'
Bureau. )-Senate passed ten bills in
one bunch today all affecting rail-
roads and approved by railroad COM
mission. Senate will hold session to-
night for passage of thirty-four bills
in one bunch all unimportant. Long
argument in senate today over bill to
require druggists to keep all prescrip-
tions for liquor on file for public for
one year. Made special order for FRI
day p. m. House committee killed
many bills today. Effort made to kill
bill prohibiting children under sixteen
from attending any theatre or picture
show unless with parents or guard
ian, but effort failed. Bill was ad-
vanced. House killed bill to author
ize organization of burial associa-
tions. Senator CRUDE introduced
democratic legislative reapportion-
ment bill. New local option bill and
new constitution bill to be presented
in senate today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-15
Spelling Contest.

The tenth district spelling contest
will be held next Saturday at Monti-
cello next Saturday February Is. Lake
county will be represented by three
contestants. The three best district
spoilers will be entered in the state
contes
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-15

Evansville, Ind, Feb. 15.-Ricardo
Paul, son of Vice President OF Vene-
zuela, student of the Culver Military
academy, who is here on visit with
Claude Winfrey, was badly hurt In an
automobile accident.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-15
GR0ATH
IS FINED
BY COURT

Charles Groath, who participated in
the rowdy and brutal street scene in
which an assault was committed upon
Elmer Jackson, a negro. on Holman
street, near State street. last Saturday
night which resulted in a broken jaw
for the co1ored man, last evening
pleaded guilty in Judge E. p. Ames'
court to assault and battery. He was
fined a dollar and costs, amounting to
s15.95, and only extenuating circum-
stances saved him from severer pun
ishment. 1t was the first time that
the fellow had been caught red handed
in an act of rowdyisnl, and the direct
blame for Jackson's broken jaw rests
on Morris Croa<. who is now a fugi-
tive from justice, though Groath is
said to have told a reputable witness
that he himself did the slugging.
Morris Croak F1ees.
There were two warrants out for
Groath. but one case against him was
dismissed on his promise of good be-
havior in the future. According to
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-15
LAKE SUPERIOR COURT

117o-James L. Apperson VS.. Gary Sc
curities Co. Specific performance.
7171-Sprague Warner & Co. VS. Gus
tave A. Laatsch. Suit on account.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-15

Athens, Ga, Feb. 15.-For forty
days and nights Mrs. J. A. Moss of
Tignall, Wilkes county, has not eaten
a mouthful of food nor taken particle
of liquid nourishment, yet physicians
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-15

The Lavender Cigar is a home prod
uct. None better.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-15

New Turkish Baths under First Ma
tional Bank. Hammond. are swell
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-15

Countess De Buisseret. wife of the
Belgian Minister in Washington, Is
considered one of the most beautiful
women In the diplomatic corps. A
new play just written by her hus-
band was tried cut st the new Eoci-
ETY. playhouse In the capital last
week 1t was great success.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-15
NEWS

Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. Is (Times'
Bureau. )-The Hammond and Gary
court bills were both passed out OF
the senate favorably this afternoon.
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ADVERTISE N THE TIMES.
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POSSIBLE RAIN
TO-DAY AND TOMORROW;
MILD TEMPERATURE.
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CONTINUED on page seven.
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Continued on page 80
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-24
FILM SHOW CLOSED ON
ACCOUNT OF FIRE RISK
Chief Gasser Refuses to Approve
New License.

A moving picture house at 121 Market
street has been closed because c.. AL
bert Gasser, chief of the bureau of
combustibles and fire risks, withdrew
approval from the application for a
new license made by the owner of the
place.
Mr.. Gasser had tried to get this
showhouse to comply with the section
of the fire code which prohibits the use
OF lnfiammable films. In this he did
not appear to be very successful. So
he wrote to the license committee to
the effect that he withdrew his ap-
prevail from the license application be-
cause of failure to comply with that
provision of the law, also because he
rear exits were inadequate on account
of the excavations for the new Bam-
berger building on the land adjoining
and because the s%howhouse was in
danger of collapse. There are several
cracks in the east wall.
When the matter came before the
license committee that body refused to
give a permit for the moving pictures
to continue.
The building would have to be torn
down at any rate within the near flu
ture to make way for the Bamberger
structure, but Mr.. Gasser said today
that he did not propose to let it stand
for any time, no matter how short, so
long as 1t did not comply absolutely
with the law.
The place closed it's doors Yesterday.
and it will not be allowed to reopen.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-24

Clever, Clever, Lads Are We"
The Three Skulks, impersonated by
Harry M. Biggin, F.. II. Holms and
Oliver A. Reeves, created much merri-
ment whenever they appeared on the
stage. 1t is understood hat several
hundred dollars were realized from the
opera, and to this mount David Mac
Clure, father of the young author, will
add a substantial sum to the scholar
ship fund. Many of the boxes were &C.
cupied by members of the College
Woman's Club and their friends.
Officers of the Newark Opera Club
are Leo G. Stanley, president; Will
lam H.. Gulick, vice-presidents Miss
Marie Peiffer. treasurer; Miss Alice
Nichols, recording secretary; Edward
J.. Boyle, corresponding secretary. The
Woman's College Club committee, in
charge of the play, consisted of Miss
Amy Felmly, ex-of1cio; Miss Mildred
A. Wells, chairman; subcommittee
chairmen, Miss Jessie L., Creamer, Mrs.
Beatrice M. Stern, Miss Belle Tiffany,
Miss Alberta r. Doremus, Miss Edith
Macdonald.
The patrons were; John M. Perry.
James L. Hays, Herbert r. Knifin,
Selig Scheuer, John F. Dryden, Wallace
M. Scudder, DR.. Edward ]. Ill, Henry
N. Doolittle, DIR. Francis E. Knowles,
Frank H. Hanson, Samuel Gaiser, Ed
ward A. Whitehouse, Robert A. Mac
Donald, Thomas l.. Raymond, John l..
O'Toole. F. ]. Swayze, Edwin Shepard.
George ]. Smith.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-24
SAYS ROOM AT CENTRAL
HIGH SCHOOL is FIRE-TRAP.
Prof. Wiener, Principal, Says
More Exits Are Needed.

Professor William Wiener, recently
appointed principal of the Central Com
mercial and Manual Training School,
appeared before the building committee
of the Board of Education yesterday
afternoon and protested that the
MUSHROOM on the fourth floor, through
lack of proper exits, nigh. some time
be veritable fire-trap.
He explained that the MUSHROOM is
between two lunch-rooms, while in the
real is a kitchen. 1t was fire peril
from the kitchen that Professor Wiener
feared. Except through the lunch
rooms. there is no egress from the
MUSHROOM.
After considerable discussion, during
which Supervisor Architect Ernest F.
Guilbert proposed that a stairway be
built from the third floor, directly
into the music room, a plan suggested
by Mr.. Wiener. which will do
away with one of the lunch-rooms, and
allow its use as an ante-room to the
mushroom, was adopted.
The stairway plan was opposed, as it
was pointed out hat the stairway
would necessarily be narrow and of
little use in time of panic.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-24
ATTORNEY is ABSENT;
DIVORCE SUIT DELAYED.
Husband and Wife Each AIlege
DeSertiOn.

Because Salvatore Mutt, counsel for
Mrs. Lucia Pelullo, failed to be on
hand in the Court of Chancery today
to defend his client in divorce proceed
ings, the witnesses were discharged by
ice-Chancellor Stevens and will come
up again on a day to be set.
The husband, Antonio Pelullo, charges
through Nicholas F. Perrotty, his
counsel, that ST. deserted him Deem
Der Il, 1903. He lives in Bay street,
Montclair, and part of his story is
that she is the mother of four children
by a man with whom she is now living
somewhere within the jurisdiction of
the court.
On the other hand, Mrs. Pelullo
claims that it was the husband who de-
serted her, and these alleged facts are
set forth In the cross-bill she had filed,
The records of the local Court of
Quarter Sessions show that Pelullo on
May 2, 1910, was convicted of a charge
of bigamy pressed by his wife. At the
time he defended himself on the ground
that a justice of the peace had advised
him that in this country a nan might
marry again, although un~divorced, II
the wife had deserted him for five
years or more. AS ignorance of the
law is no excuse for crime, a fine OF
800 was imposer on Pelullo.