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New-York tribune., 1911-12-11
ONE DEAD, ; HELD IN
RIOT Of |NCEND|AR|SM
Harlem's Terror. Growing for
Two Months, Reaches Height
in Series of Thrills.
.FlREMEN ON RUN ALL DAY
Baffied by Spread of Suspicious
Blazes, Police Believe They
Are the Work Of
One Man.

The first death and the first arrests
Of Importance in the carnival Of incen-
diarism the $50 fires OF which have held
residents of Harlem in terror for two
months. occurred last night when for
mer Fire Captain Samuel Best
dropped dead while watching the fire
fighters working at an incendiary fire in
the tenement building in which he lived
at No. 2371 Eighth avenue, and Frank
De Rosa and his wife, of No. 2,oO2 Sec
ond avenue, were locked UP, charged with
arson. following a suspicious blaze in
their apartments yesterday.
The fire TO which the old battalion
chiefs death lent a. tragic significance
occurred at 7:35 O'Clock in the basement
OF the building The flames arose from
a heap Of rubbish in the cellar. and by
the time the firemen got 10 the scene
the blaze had begun eating into the
woodwork Of the lower floors, filling the
house with dense clouds Of smoke. NJ.
Best, his wife and his son Andrew were
watching the flremen from g window on
I the third floor Suddenly the aged tre-
/ man staggered and fell backward into
his sons arms and died almost instantly.
! On the sidewalk below was Battalion
Chief Calvin. with whom the retired
| battalion chief had worked. Cap
/ tain Best retired in 1901. after having
served in the department for more than
! -hir+v-four wears He was among the
! first 10 learn Of the outbreak Of the IRE
last night, and almost up to the moment
Of his death had been walking through
the Railways OF the building quieting the
panicstricken members Of the twents
| four families who lived there.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-11
Smell of Burning Oil.

De Rossa's arrest came as the result
of a fire which was discovered about :
O'Clock in the afternoon. Firemen ar
rived before the flames had had time to
make much headway, and as they broke
into the fiat they smelled burning oil.
During the investigation Of the premises
following the extinguishing of the blaze
the firemer and police say quantities Of
oil soaked rags were found in d closet.
From a talk with other tenants the
police found that the De Rossas had left
the house little before noon. squad
OF detectives was detailed To the job,
and when early last evening the man
and his wife returned they were ar
rested. They said they had been TO As
toria, where they left the children, but
refused to discuss the fire or make any
statement. The police say De Rosa re-
Gently had a $1,000 fire insurance policy
renewed on the furniture in his apart
ment which was not worth more than
500. When his wife was searched sew
eral pawn tickets Of recent date were
found IN her clothes.
The experiences Of Harlem residents,
together with those OF the police and
tiremen, during the last thirtysix hours
have raised the excitement and terror Of
residents Of the district to the highest
pitch Three arrests IN all were made
Yesterday on the charge Of arson, the
first being that Of a man found in the
hallway Of one Of the burning buildings
, early yesterday morning This man was
trapped by the police and firemen before
/ he could escape, and was unable TO ac-
count for his presence in the building.
I He told the police that he was Alfred
Norris a laborer, living at No. 2302
| Third avenue. His arrest however. was
almost overlooked in the headlong
( scramble Of police and firemen 70 pre-
vent the sweeping Of the entire district
lbv a series OF incendiary fires that be
gan at . o'clock yesterday morning and
continued at intervals Of from ten 10
twenty-five minutes for the next hour
and half.
The first tire that called the depart
ment out started in the hallway Of the
houge at No. oil East 18th street. IT
WAS discovered by a tenant who was re-
turning home and opened the hall door
10 walk into a volley of hot smoke that
poured out all about him. This fire was
nut out with small damage TO the build
New-York tribune., 1911-12-11
The Great Game

By Samuel Hopkins Adams
Chester Kent gets keener and
keener on the scent and cen
founds a few village wiseacres,
in the third instalment Of the
best detective story Of the year.
See next Sundays Magazine
of the
New)York ribune
New-York tribune., 1911-12-11
Republican National Body, As.
sembIing in Washington, Dis
cusses Political Out.
look for 1912.
LA FoLLETTE'S BOOM WEAK
Asserted by Several He Will Not
Get Fifty Votes in the Con.
vention-Roosevelt
Taken at His
Word
frrom TIE Tribune bureau ]

Washington. Dec. 10.-President Taft
will be renominated on the first ballot
and will be elected This is the way
most of the members Of he RcpuoIican
National Committee who have thus Tar
arrived in Washington sum up tneN
forecast OF the political happenings OF
the coming year. They regard the pre-
diction Of The Tribune that La Folletts
will not receive one hundred votes N ths
national convention as conservatives
Some OF them insist he will not receive
half that number. They take Colonel
Roosevelt at his word and say he VIII
not be a candidate for the nomination.
and will not even permit the use OF nS
name. They are convinced that the spnt
between the radical and the conserva-
tive factions in the Democratic party
will prove fatal to the aspirations OF
whatever candidate may be chosen az
the Democratic National Convention.
But not only do the members .! the
national committee favor the renonaina-
ton OF Mr.. Taft, but SO do the mot In
0uenl!Gl IISl III NO"e' "S~
Brandegee, Of Connecticut, discussing
the situation to-day. said:
"I expect to see President Taft renonni|
mated next summer and reelected In ths
autumn. OF course, there will be some
favorite SON demonstrations. but they
will all want to get in the band wagon
in the end. The claim that TAFT could
not carry some states which he carried
before must be received with consider
able discount. II is advanced IN the
main by those who are booming rival
candidates for the purpose OF soaring
Taft's friends into abandoning him FOR
some compromise candidate. This is 50
we'll understood that the manGuvre VIII
| fail
New-York tribune., 1911-12-11
Hyst.rical Polite PASSING

borrower. they distinguish between
frenzy and actual achievement The
bvsterical phase OF politics is passins.
There is a reaction against the abusive
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-28
VIOLATOR.
OF CHILD
IS FREED

tcontsnnea from Page one.)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-28
CHIEF FEELEY WILL
MAKE RECONMEAOAT|O

So rapid will be the growth of Gary
in the next three or four years that
Fire Chief Feeley holds the opinioa
that the city fire department will De-
operated under the battalion SYSTEM
BY that time he expects that there will
be twelve or fourteen companies as
compared with three at the present
time.
Proper organization of that many
companies will mean a least two bat
tailions with battalion chiefs in com
mand and this is what Chief Feeley
sees in 1914 or 1915.
The fire chief sbmitted his report to
the safety board stating the needs of
additional men and equipment for the
Gary department These recommends
tions were endorsed by the board and
the board of public works is taking
steps 10 buy 5000 feet of fire hose to
supplement the 5000 feet now in use.
1t is probable that Chief Feeley's
recommendation that a new fire sta
tion be built in the south end near the
Pennsylvania tracks will be acted up
on within a short time. At the present
time the city's fire force consists of
two companies at the central station
and one in the south end.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-28
The Doctor is
Coming.
Three Months Medical Treat
ment Absolutely Free.
Watch This Advertisement
For The Opening Date.

Dr. Leedy of the Medical Institute of
Advanced Therapeutics of South Bend,
Ind, is opening permanent branch of
flee of the Institute in the city of Ham
mond, in the Rimbach building over
the Lion store. In opening this office
they have installed new line of treat
and his office is the most thoroughly
equipped to treat all chronic diseases of
any office in northern Indiana.
Now in order to thoroughly introduce
this new line of treatments and to eX-
tend acquaintance among the sick and
afflicted throughout Lake county, DIR.
offer: To give his service entirely free
for three months (medicine excepted)
to all who call at his office during the
first few days.
These services consist not alone or
consultation. examination and advice.
but all minor surgical operations and
the various manual treatments which
we are SO amply prepared 20 give. Re
member the object in pursuing this
course is to acquaint the sick and at
hicted with this new line of treatments
and to extend our acquaintance among
those who may need our services.
In this office we have the X-ray, the
violet ray, or Minon Light, and the
high frequency lights We have dry,
nebulizers. inhalers and vibrators, MAX
ing the office especially equipped to
treat ali chronic diseases. such as
catarrh. bronchitis, lung troubles. eye
diseases headache. deafness neuralgia,
rheumatism paralysis. heart disease.
tumors constipation. piles. eczema and
all skin diseases. hydrocele, varicocele.
| lost vitality. weak nerves, blood poison.
bladder kidney and liver complaint and
all male and female weaknesses. Eyes
tested and glasses carefully fitted.
We especially invite those people who
! have been treated by other doctors and
have been unable to get satisfactory
treatment elsewhere. At your first Wis
| il a thorough examination is made and
| If your case is an ineurable one you
are frankly and kindly told so.
Watch this advertisement for the
opening date, which is soon.
For the present this office will be
open only on Mondays, Wednesdays,
thursdays and Saturdays.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-28
HORDE is CRAZY
FOR NEW JOBS
Continued from Page One.)

court judges and appointed Lawrence
Becker and Johannes Kopelke the
judges The announcement from the
governors Office that the bill had been
signed was accompanied with the an
ncuncement of the appointments, and
that settled the whole business.
But lin the other appointments the
governor has not used the same de-
gree of promptness, and the result is
that 1t looks like every Democrat in
the state wants one of the newly Great
ed positions
! The prizes most sought after are the
places in the new inspection bureau.
/ The chief of this bureau will receive a
salary of $4,000 a year under the new
law. Then there are three assistants,
each to have charge of a certain de-
partment in the bureau. These three
assistants will receive $4,000 year.
One will be the factory inspector, one
the boiler inspector and the other the
mine inspector.
Then each of these inspectors will
have under him three assistants who
will receive $1,000 a year each and
travelling expenses These subordinate
positions will be filed by the chief and
the three inspectors. the governor be-
! ing empowered to appoint the mead or
| the bureau and the three inspectors.
| A horde of applicants are out for the
| chief inspectorship. and another horde
| is out for the positions deputies.
| There was some talk to the effect that
| the chief of the bureau would be a
union labor man and a number OF men
lafiliated with labor organza lions
have fled their applications. but there
is impression even among the
labor leaders themselves that such will
not be the case and that 1t would NOS
be well to make such an appointment
1t is pointed out that it would he bet
ter TO appoint a business man or Il
lawyer to the position-a man who is
not connected in any way with a fac
| tory, q mine a railroad
| 1t has been suggested that the gov
ernor set aside a day or two in which
al of the applicants and all of the
supporting delegations could call on
him and present their claims to the
places. This would give them all n
chance and none could then say that
they did not have a fair hearing. Tt is
believed. however. that the three
deputy inspectors will be chosen from
the ranks of union labor. because the
law requires that the men chosen shall
have had not less than ten years ex-
perience in the line in which they arr
to serve as inspectors.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-28
MAN WANTED FOR
HOlOUP IS CAUGHT

Louis Laberty who managed to break
jail at Gary following his arrest for
robbery is no longer at liberty. dis
patch TO the South Bend News reads.
Louis Labadie, alias Leo d. La Bodie.
alias Leo Rosenberg. alias George
Harris. wanted in South Bend on hall
dozen highway robbery charges, is
now in custody of the United States
marshal at Indianapolis. where he is
being held in default of a 1000 bond
and charged with robbing the postofice
a Lafayette. Indiana, three weeks ago.
Local authorities have sent word to In
dianapolis, asking for the criminal but
the United States marshal has so far
refused to deliver him.
The arrest of Labadie. brings to a
close long list of crimes. for which
he is wanted all over Northern Indi-
ana. He was formerly a business man
in this city being proprietor of a
butcher shop in the western section of
the city He sold his business two
years ago and since that time is al
legged to have led a criminal career.
Before he became known in this city,
Labadie was arrested in Gary on the
charge of robbery but succeeded IN
escaping and came to South Bend.
Early one morning, he is said to have
held up half dozen prominent bust
ness men and secured a large amount
of cash and valuable jewelry and
watches. He then disappeared and il
a week il was reported that he had
cracked a safe in the postoffice at La
fayette and secured a large amount OF
stamps. He was arrested at a hotel
in Lafayette after he had attempted to
dispose of about $40 worth OF stamps
to bell hop for so. He was turned
over 10 the federal authorities.
/ II the federal court is unable to fix
the Lafayette robbery upon Iabadie ne
Will b turned over to the local authori
ties. South Bend officers had succeeded
in locating Labadie in Lafayette and
were ready to send an officer there to
place him under arrest when he was
taken in custody by the United States
marshal.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-28
COUNCIL
HOLDS BRIEF
MEETING

The Gary common council held a
one-minute session last night which
VIII go down on the pages of its his
tory as the only time that the council
rallied TO attract attention to itself. In
that time II convened listened to the
roll call and heard Alderman Bowser
make a motion to adjourn which was
carried sixty seconds after the city leg
fslature had been called to order and
as a result the Gary city liquor license
is still standing on the high pinnacle
where the councilmen put 1t last Nor
day night
Things That Went Wrong.
II was generally believed that the
council last night would follow out the
plan embodied in the call that 1t re-
consider the high license ordinance and
substitute the old one of $3.50 or COM
promise one of $500 in its place. How
ever. Alderman Castleman. Gibson and
Walsh. all saloonmen. failed to put in
appearance as they had learned earlier
in the day that they would have no
chance of reducing the fees. Baukus
they thought wound reconsider and
vote with them but Baukus had no
such intention and as for Simiasko it
had been reported that he would stick
for the $500 fee.
Low license bridge Defeated.
With this outlook before them the
low license bridge decided to stay
away from the council session entirely
They may al a later date, II they get
enough votes, succeed in lowering the
fees. Mayor Knots is for the high Ii
cense ard is using all of his energies
toward keeping the present ordinance
in force much TO the dismay of thu
Gary saloon Keepers association.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-28
TOO MUCH LOVE

Too much love for fun, frolic and
rich food causes stomach, liver, kid
rev and nervous troubles. Other rem
edies help you but DENNIS SURE.
SAFE AND SPEEDY cures you. Our
discoverer, ten years miserable suf-
ferer with the above troubles, and
RHEUMATISM for years, was cured
in one week. To prove our remedy,
while they last, regular size bottles
only 25c, at
Kolb's Drug Store
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-28

Continued from Page One.)
brought out in the evidence; too re-
voting for print. Every one in the
courtroom thought that the defendant
for the defendant.
Interviews Case.
Attorney Joseph Conroy for the de-
Tense said regarding the case: The
witness was too brazen. We persuad-
ed the Jurors that there might have
been a frameup against Tomas on the
part of the girls father. We also left
the suggestion in the minds of the
jurors that Mary Popescue might not
have been a good girl in her relations
with other men. other than this the
verdict of the twelve jurors speaks for
itself"
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Ralph
surprised a lynching in Lake
county. and juries like the one which
just finished trying this case will be
responsible for such lawlessness when
! it occurs If the people lose faith in
the courts OF justice they take the law
into their own hands. I believe we
had a clear case against the defendant"
Judge Ora Wildermuth of the Gary
lefty court said: Il was surprised and
disappointed when ] learned that the
jury had acquitted Janko Tomas of the
crime with which he was charged.
really don't see much use in sending
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-28
BLAZE IN CHIEF
FEELEYS HOUSE
Department in Gary Called
Out For Small Blaze
Last Night.

Fire in the fire chiefs house was the
alarm that two companies of the Gary
fire department responded to last night
when they got word that there was
blaze in the house a Sixth avenue and
jackson street.
When the firemen arrived upon the
scene they found that 1t was the resi-
dence of Chief Joseph Feeiey that
needed their attention. Although it
was a small blaze in the basement, it
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-28

would have developed seriously had it
not been for prompt work.
Chief Feeley arrived the scene a
short time afterwards and took person.
al charge of saving his own home. The
alarm was turned in ten minutes after
) o'clock
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-28
STATE OF ONO. CRY OF TOLEDO.
uCAS COUNTY Z.

LUCAS COUNTY. S.
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he Is senior
partner Of the hrm OF F. J. CHENEY 4 Co.. doing
business IN the City OF Toledo. County and State
aforesaid. and that said firm Will pay the of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
case OF CATARRH that cannot be cured by Of
HALLS CArAREH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In my presen
ths sth day OF December. A. D.. 1886.
49, A. W. GLEASON.
SEAL NOTARY Fsri'c-
t~,-'
Halls Catarrh Cure IL taken Internally and acts
directly upon the blood and surfaces OF the
system Send for testimonials free.
F. j. CHENEY Il CO.. Toledo O..
Sold by all Druggists. sc.
Take Halls Family Pnls Is constipation.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-28

THERE'S A CHANCE THAT YOU
OUGHT NOT TO POSTPONE THAT
"SHOPPING" ANY LONGER. READ
THE TINES ADS AND SEE If THIS
Is NOT so.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-28

criminal cases over to this court I
might have given Tomas heavy fine
and sentence on his confession of
guilt, but now he is free man
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-24
Now For Action

The Alabama state legislature is now organized and today is supposed to get action of business.
 The people are supposed to have elected legislators competent to do that which is to the best interest of the state.
 There are men of sturdy worth and of learning and ability and courage in this legislature. They need neither out side political nor legal advice.
 Toss aside the lobby and the legal advisers and let this existing legislature of Alabama do the business that is re- quired of it.
 The Age-Herald would neither advise nor attempt to dictate in any matter fur ther than for the best interests of the state, but 1t does hope that the men of the legislature will enact the laws and not be automatons.
 If popular government means anything 1t means that the men elected by the people to enact the laws of the state of Alabama should be competent to do so, and not brook any outside interfer- ence.
 Eliminate the lobby, do business and adjourn. The quicker it is done the bet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-24

went into the booth he received ballot
 and had to return the one given to him
 by the clerk. When that was handed
 over to the boss the seller received a
 meal or bread ticket. If it is a white ticket he is entitled to "a loaf of Vienna bread" which in the vernaeular of the buyer meant that he was to receive s2 for his vote. If 1t was a blue ticket the seller got "a loaf of rye bread" or S5. The negroes were paid in tickets of va rious colors, which called for from s1 to B Absolutely no records of any kind were kept. When the seller turned over his ticket he got his money and the in- eident was closed. In this way all evil lence and all records were avoided. and now there is doubt whether the grand
 Jury and the district attorney will be able to secure needful evidence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-24
IN HOTEL HOBBIES
Legal Holidays in Alabama

Some one called attention the other legal holiday in Alabama-was not ob- served here except by the banks, and sug- gested that as Confederate veterans throughout Alabama manifested little in- terest in the anniversary the legislature would do well to abolish the statute which fixes January 19 as a state holiday" said a son of a veteran.
 Every southerner cherishes the mem ory of Robert E. Lee, and it was cer- tainly to be expected that veterans would celebrate his anniversary in formal and fitting manner; but rather than see it un- observed I would favor the repeal of the statute in quetsion.
 Should the present legislature make any changes in the states legal holidays would suggest that Good Friday be re- stored to the list. Good Friday is holi- day in London and the business ex- changes of New York are closed on that day. It is a legal holiday in eight or nine states and as it is day most strictly ob- served In all the liturglcal churches, it should be a state holiday
 There are only two states that have as many legal holidays as Alabama, but two or three of ours should be dropped rather than not restore Good Friday. I think 1t was the. last legislature that eliminated that holiday"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-24
Aviator Parmelee'S Record Flight

rhose who attended the Alabama state fair held in this city last fall will pleas antlv remember Aviator Parmelee ana his numerous flights in a Wright biplane. All of his work in this city was eml- ,a,+,,, satisfactory. and those who wit messed his easy and courageous enor's in this city will not be surprised 10 near tb.+ he has in endurance outdone all his r,,als in the San Francisco meet.
 The endurance record Is really the true test If is the one that points to larger gains in aviation than any other. MT. parmelee remained aloft hours, % min utes and 4s 1-5 seconds, the best previous record being hours and IT minutes. The truth Is, MT. Parmelee could have re- mained in the air until his gasoline sup nly had been exhausted if the weather had been warmer. He came down be- rausa his hands and rect ndu peCoihe nurnbed by the cold weather, and he considered 1t prudent to terminate his long flight.
 When aeroplanes can stay up three or four hours it becomes plain that long flights between cities have become wholly feasible and this is long step towards the commercial use of airships. The coming flight from Key West to Cuba will not call for a sustained flight or over one hour and a half, and MT. Far melee has demonstrated that he can stay up four hours at least. It has really become a matter of fuel supply, and when aviation reaches that point the next step will be the development of commercial uses. This will come some what gradually, perhaps, as the use Of he wireless did, but 1t will come right along, and the air may as well own up hat it is conquered at last.