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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-12
HOBART ANNEXATION
is ASSURED FACT
Time for Appeal From Ruling Expires
and Opposition to Greater
Hobart is Dead

With the interpretations OF Hobart.
Miller Aetna and New Chicago covering
all of Hobart township, township strus-
tee l.. z. Barnes must henceforth have
his activities somewhat circumscribed-
He will have nothing to do with the
schools and about all he will have to do
will be to look after township roads
and the township poor. Hobart is the
first township to be fully occupied by
municipal interpretations.
With it's enormous territory and with
the advantage of being the center of a
rich farming community, with an ex-
cellent market at its very doors it Is
expected that Hobart will become one
of the wealthiest. most progressive and
most populous towns in Lake County.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-12
AUSTGEN WINS SHOOT

The police held their regular month
ly shoot yesterday afternoon in the
rear of the old packing house build
ing Chief Austgen copped the honors
of the afternoon.
The chief went over to the grounds
clad in his shooting clothes and out of
ten shots he never missed the target
once and made the high score of 81
points Officer See won second honors
with 80 points, and Kunz third with
3S points.
A number of the force were unable
to be present. consequently only seven
teen took part in the afternoons sport.
The following scores were made:
Austgen, 81; Rimbach. 36; Borchert.
s: Kunz, 3s; Mojeska, 9, Stelow. 13;
Schaadt 9; Britzke. 16; Flick. o; Malo.
9; Wallak, 81; Miller. %; Strong, 20;
Horlbeck, A. Carlson, 21; %aws 80; Cor
dua, o.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-12
FUNERAL OF G. BACK.

The remains of Charles Back were
taken to Chicago yesterday afternoon
by Undertaken Stewart, where burial
was held today
The funeral was held from the Oak
wood cemetery chapel this morning at
10 o'clock and interment was held at
the above cemetery.
Many beautiful floral pieces were
sent to Chicago by Backs wide circle
of friends and fellow workers. The
funeral was very sad and his many
friends extend their deepest sympathy
to the bereaved family.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-12
DECIDES UNDER AN OLD LAW.

Belleville, ILL.,, Oct. 12.-Judge Per-
rim of the probate court resorted to an
old English law ruling in the final set
tlement of the estates of Schuyler c.
Hill, Mrs. Ruth Hill and Ellen Sawy-
er, who were killed in a wreck in Illi-
nois last year. The judge held in an
opinion filed yesterday that the wife,
owing to her weaker sex, was the first
to succumb to the injuries sustained.
AS a result the $4,000 estate will go
to Hills relatives.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-12
Especial to THE TIMEs.)

Hobart, Ind, Oct. 1.-THE town OF
Hobart is jubilant over the fact that
its annexation program, by which 1t has
been able to add 10000 acres or terri
tory to the town. has been success
Following the action of the board OF
county commissioners in approving the
annexation of the territory the an
nouncement was made that an appeal
would be taken from the decision of
the board
The time for this appeal expired on
October SO that Hobart's annexation
of all of this territory is an assured
fact The opposition of the farmers to
the annexation finally died out and
every body now seems to be satisfied
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-12
FINE ROAD
CLOSED TO
THE PUBLIC
Uncle Sam Forbids Erection
of Stationary Bridge Over
Canal at Canal Street, and
Sys Bascule Bridge Must
Be Erected There.
Especial to THE T1MEs.)

East Chicago. Ind, Oct. a2.-Automo-
tiIists, and drivers of teams making use
of Forsyth and Michigan avenues where
these thoroughfares cross Canal street.
wonder at the sight of a splendid road,
recently completed by Downey and
Portz OF Hammond. blocked to travel,
and adorned with a sign announcing
that the road. is closed.
The circumstance has aroused great
deal of inquiry as Canal street paved
should afford a short cut to Whiting
from Indiana Harbor, and cut off two
and q half miles of the distance from
Chicago. For the benefit Of those who
do notsknow the cause of the closing Of
the new road 1t may be stated that 1t
Pc g
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-12
ONE
THOUSAND
IN THE WAY
Especial to THE TIMEs.)

Crown Point. Ind, Oct. 12-For the
want of $1,000 it is feared that the pro-
ject to add a fine piece of wooded land
to the Lake County fair grounds will
fail.
When the members of the county
council made overtures to Charles
Daugherty and the other owners of this
land for the purchase of 1T for FAIR
grounds purposes they were informed
that it would cost $4,000.
They We're also informed that this
is the rock bottom price for the land.
But the county councilmen thought tha.
the owners of the property would ac-
cept less and appropriated only $4,000.
Daugherty and his friends refuse to
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-12
LATEST news
EIGHT IN CHURCH.

Lawrenceburg, Ind, Oct. 12.-Be-
cause Mrs. John Goodpaster aroused
her husband from a nap during SER
mon at the Holiness Church with a
hatpin thrust he struck her. The
service was disrupted and both Mrs.
Goodpaster and her husband were
fined So and costs in the Mayors
court Neither could pay and both
went to jail.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-12
LOOKS FOR RELATIVES

August Neunfeldt, superintendent of
the county poor farm, was in Ham
mon dthis morning in an effort to find
relatives of Martin Miller, an inmate
of the poor farm who died there yes
terday- The man is thought to have
relatives in North township. and unless
they are located by tomorrow morning
the body will have to be buried in the
potter,s fe1d
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-12
WHITING GETS THE FACTORY

begin at once.
The building will be $50 by $50 feet
in dimensions. 1t is to be so located
that II will have advantage of the In
diana Harbor Belt railroad switchin G
facilities.
The plant was located through the
efforts of Senator Frank Gavit. Ex-
Mayor Fred ]. Smith and others. 1t
will employ about 200 men at the start
The people of Whiting are enthusiastic
over the prospects.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-12
RODGERS TO GO TO FORT WORTH.

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 12.-Calbraith
P. Rodgers, coast-to-coast flyer, with
half of his transcontinental air jour-
while hismechanics are overhauling
his aeroplane. His next Immediate
objective point will be Fort Worth,
Tex. Rodgers has flown 1920 miles
since leaving New York and made the
last lap from Marshall to Kansas City.
a distance of eighty-one miles, in 122
minutes actual flying time
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-12
INJURED
MOTORCYCLIST
GETTING BETTER

II. Cardkios of East Chicago. who was
injured in automobile and motor
cycle collision on State street Tuesday
morning, is reported getting along
nicely this morning, and will be able
to be up and around again in short
while
Cardkios was attended by DR.. Child
law and it was found that the injured
man suffered a broken rib and minor
bruises.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-12
MANY DEAD IN TIDAL WAVE.

Mexico City, Oct. IA hurricane
accompanied by a cloudburst and
tidal wave cost hundreds of lives and
destroyed millions of dollars worth of
property along the west coast of
Mexico between Guaymas and
Medina, a strip about 100 miles long.
Thirty-seven bodies have been recov-
cred at Guaymas and ten at Ortiz.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-12
Especial to THE TIMEs.)

whiting. Ind. Oct. 12.-Even con-
servative lethargic old Whiting is about
to experience a boom. The glass fac
tory that Senator David c. Jenkins of
Kokomo had decided to build some
where in the Calumet district has To-
Gated at whiting
1t is TO occupy site between New
ing on what is known as the Forsythe
tract Three acres of land have been
purchased and II is understood that the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-12
Arrested by Police.

William Adkins of Hegewisch was
arrested last night by Officer Miller at
Holman and Hoffman streets on a
charge of drunkenness.
This was his first offense here and
he was released by Chief Austgen this
morning.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-12
WORK ON NEW
DUPLICATES

Crown Point, Ind, Oct. 12.-Auditor
Charles Johnson is the busiest man in
the courthouse He has force of
eight girls working for him and has
work piled up on all sides. He is work
ing on the tax duplicates and his en-
tire force is working overtime.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-12
Rules Are Approved.

The library board held it's regular
session this afternoon. revised set
of rules and regulations for the library
was submitted by Mrs. JEANNE Sawyer
the librarian and approved by the
board.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-12
COUNTY OFFICIALS
BUY FARM LAND
Especial TO THE TIMEs.) }

Crown Point, Ind. Oct. 12.-The
mania for buying farms has extended
to the county officials and two have
recently bought farms. II. z. Jones
has recently acquired fine piece of
farm land and Thomas Grant, county
sheriff, has purchased one farm and is
negotiating for another. 1t is said
that even County Clerk Shortridge has
the bee in his bonnet and is looking
about for a good piece of farm land.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-12

Gaby Deslys and the string OF
pearls given her by ex-King Manuel
OF Portugal are still all absorbing
topics of conversation on Broadway.
New York The pearls-a regular
harness of them-are .he hook with
which Gaby lures all the fish in he
Broadway pool to the Winter Gar
den, where she is appearing III
vaudeville
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-12

hev Worth M. Tippy, pastor of
the Epworth Memorial M. Il.
Church, of Cleveland. o., declares
that advertising pays After con-
vincing the more conservative mem-
bers of his congregation that his
plan had merit, Rev. Tippy began
to place daily advertisements in
the newspapers. and he has been
filling his church weekly ever
since.
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The Detroit times., 1911-12-13
ID. b. C. OARSMEN
ELECT THEIR OFFICERS

Nearly 100 members of the Detroit
Boat club met in the Tnller hotel last
evening and elected officers for the
ensuing year.
The officers who will take charge
OF the affairs during the next, the sew
enty-third year, are as follows:
Charles S. Richter, president; William
Bewick, vice-president; S. Wells Ut
ley. secretary; George |. Berridge
treasurer, and the directors for the
same period are Walter B. Maurice,
II. w. Pingree, George V. n. Lothrop,
George f. Hawley and ID. b. Dufiield.
Never before in the whole history
OF the Detroit Boat club have the
oarsmen been able to win so many
cups and medals as the crews OF 1911
won. The captains report that they
returned from the regattas with more
silverware than in any other season
is sufficient evidence for the state
ment inasmuch as the trophies are
all at the club room.
Among the important matters that
were brought before the members
were plans for the erection of large
extension 10 the present clubhouse,
and also the Encouragement of the in
terror OF the old building.
The Detroit times., 1911-12-13
LYNCH AND WARD HAVE
THREE VOTES APIECE
Hermann Is Said To Have
Fogel Letters That Will
Force .Lynch's Election.

NEW YORK, Dec. Bone ballot
was taken for president OF the Ma
tional league yesterday, with the re-
suit that the magnates were dead
locked. Three clubs voted for the
reelection of Tom Lynch: three sup
ported john NJ Ward. st. Louis and
Boston refused to cast vote. Pitts
burg, New York and Cincinnati all
lined up for the present executive
against the usual Chicago Philadel-
hia-Brooklyn combine.
Both parties were actively cam
paigning last night. Charles Ebbets
and Horace Fogol had in tow Edward
Stelninger. the new president of the
81. Louis club. If the revolutionists
can wean over the two disinterested
clubs they will be able to GUST Lynch
But Garry Hermann is said to hold
over the heads OF Fogel and Murphy
bomb that he will spring i'm tomor-
rows caucus. According to gossip
during the worlds series, Mr. Fogel
wrote two letters. One was a protest
to Hermann, chairman of the ma.
tional commission. over some decision
| that took a player frofh The Philics.
The other was TO CIV Murphy. pres.
Ident of the Cubs
In the latter missive Fogel is said
to have betrayed the fact that Taft
and Murphy own the Philadelphia
club He is said to have suggested 10
Murphy that his (Murphys) club
should be strengthened with the best
Philadelphia players in order to give
the Windy City pennant winner
Fogel regretted the circumstance that
his club could not hope to do bust
ness against the worlds champion
Athletics and suggested that the
| other (ChicagoD end should be
| strengthened so that both ends would
reap the harvest BY mistake Fogel
mailed Murphy's letter TO Hermann
who has copy of 1t to spring on
| the unsuspecting opposition TO force
| il into line.
The choosing Of Ward as president
OF the Boston National league club
| il Is thought, will mean another vote
for Lynch, as Ward will not want both
Offices.
The Detroit times., 1911-12-13
SHORT LENGTHS

VI. A. G. has scheduled a basketball
game with Northwestern I'm place OF
lake Forest The first game OF the
season is Jan. with Mt. pleasant
Carl Morris accuses n WuinmS o,
tipping of his style OF hghtlnB 10 JIM
Fiyun. He got his revenge last night
at Cleveland when he cut Al UP 10
shreds in three rounds.
Eastern will have "a small hut fast
basketball team.
westerns schedule includes games
with Wyandotte TO open the season on
Jan 6. Adrian, Pontiac, and Ann Arpor'
Somebody out east has suERerted "
to settle the football cham-
plonships OF the future. Why not ieaVe
that too, TO walter Camp or ~ a.
Stage?
"Jerry" warner, IA. was unnnimous-
lv chosen as football captain by the
Nebraska Cornhusgers. warner mas mas
been all missouri Valley quarterback
for the pas; two seasons.
VIII some Mic OF Mac step up ma
tell us whether II Is soccer sochei'
sokker, or soccorY
Billy Wick. the Nebraska mIu"'S.
weight. received such thrasnlnB w
nine rounds with Sailor Burke lhst
night at the Royale Athletic CLUB III
Rroolxlvn. that he failed TO appear Tor
the final round.
.Tb,. billiard mntch will he good
one since IL is to decide dispute ana
a wager" says sign on oWodWaru-
ave-. which offers suggestion az 10
how to become an expert hilharo
VNln
The Detroit times., 1911-12-13
HERMANN DECLARES THAT
HE IS WITH JOHNSON IN
NEW YORK INVESTIGATION
He Refuses To Pick Up Gaunt-
let Thrown Down By the
American League.
WAR WOULD BE COSTLY.
Resolutions Passed by American
League Magnates Threaten
Worlds Series.
WAR WOULD BE COSTLY

NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-Garry Herr
mann has refused to pick up the
gauntlet thrown down by Ban John
son and the American league mag
mates and there will be no baseball
war II the strategy and cool-headed
business Judgment OF the chairman OF
the National Commission can prevent
II. The betting early today was that
Hermann would be equal TO the job.
While baseball war makes good
sport page reading at this season OF
the year the fact that IL would prove
costly luxury to the men who are
making big fortunes out OF the game
is not overlooked by the real powers
in the sport and the fiery resolutions
of the American league adopted yes
terday are generally regarded as a
harmless mid-winter diversion. That
Garry Hermann was not frightened
BY the DOGGY" was shown last night,
when. with the resolutions showed In
TO his hands as he sat down TO the
banquet given to the baseball writ
--.-..e management at
the Aston. he arose to the occasion
and i'm a speech declared that II took
TWO SlOeS 10 Iudht lbllb anu Nii"' ~
intended to use all of his influence 10
prevent his National league colleagues
from becoming the second party to a
conflict.
Without any equivocation or quib'
bling Hermann declared that both
as a member OF the National Commits
sion and as a National league club
owner he stood for the most thor
ough investigation of the causes of
the contributing 10 the disagreement
between the rival leagues and that he
was strong for fixing the blame for
the New York ticket specializing scan
dal-the casus belli in the present sit
uation-right where II belongs re-
CARELESS of how high up the guilty
person was located.
( Few believed that the National
league would suffer TO pass unnoticed
the cutting resolution adopted yester-
day by the American league, which
The Detroit times., 1911-12-13
RUSTLERS SOLD: WARD
PRESIDENT, HANLON SEC'Y

NEW YORK. Dec. 13.-The Boston
National league baseball club, which
has been on the market since the
death OF William Hepburn Russell,
was sold tonight to James B. Gaffney,
n business associate OF Charles F.
Murphy, leader of Tammany Hall. The
amount paid for the stock owned by
Mr. Russell's estate was $4,000,
Mr.. Gaffney Immediately appointed
John NJ. Ward, the old shortstop of
the Giants and now a lawyer In this
city. as president Of the club Ed.
Hanlon of Baltimore was appointed
manager. Mr.. Ward and Mr.. Gaffney
will represent the Boston club at the
meeting OF the National league tomor-
row, when the deadlock on the vote
for president may be broken.
The Detroit times., 1911-12-13
BY ALVIN kRANZLEIN.
Athletic Coach and Trainer, Un
uarsitu ~ Minhtsan

NeTsIty OF michigan.
cannot help feel that Mike Muir
ply is the greatest trainer in the
country. never worked under Keene
Fitzpatrick or Jerry Moakley, but,
would place them next to Murphy. II
+ is not because | have worked under
Murphy that ! feel this way. Look
al his record.
He was the pioneer college trainer
Back in 1893 he was training Yale
teams and since has alterpated be
tween Yale and Pennsylvania. He
trained the New York Athletic club
teams and twice was in charge OF
American Olympic teams.
This means that he has been at two
of the most successful universities
considering them from an athletic
standpoinU and has had charge OF
some OF the, best athletes in the
world. With3is power of observation
he has pick& up many points from
them that otherwise would have es.
capped him. No man has trained such
wonderful performers as Murphy.
The successful trainer must know
human nature and know of no one
unless II Is Coach Yost. who equals
Murphy in this respect. Personally he
Is grand man-and clever?-Why
that is not the name for IL. You must
- i aim constantly, II opposed TO
him
II may seem odd that veteran like
Murphy could be shown anything new
by an athlete, but II you will pardon
the personal. I'll prove that he does.
The old method Of hurdling was to
curl the leg and draw IL under the
body ! went to Penn a greenhorn. at
training, but the most natural way for
me to hurdle was to take the hurdles
with the leg straight out, as If step
ping Mike saw a once this was the
speedier method.
No credit Is due me. but he grasp
ed it's advantage and we went 10 work
to perfect It. Now II is the accepted
method. Others probably hurdled the
same way before my time, but | was
the first Murphy had seen, and he
took TO the scheme at once.
can scarcely believe Murphy is
70 leave Penn and they will be max
ing a grave mistake If he is permit
ted to leave. He Is fine conditioner
of men and he knows football.
Murphy is a genius and that's all
there is to IL. He and Yost are in a
class by themselves. They have many
points in common Both are keen
students Of human nature and IL is
remarkable that they are two OF the
greatest family men ! ever knew.
The Detroit times., 1911-12-13
-Four Fines of $50 Each Imposed
On GlaSSco and His Associates
Boxing Wondsor Sandsti Until Decision of Higher Court
To Which Appeal Will Be Made, Is Given

Ed Glassco and William Richards
were fined $50 each and costs Tues
day morning by Police Magistrate
Leggatt, at Windsor. for promoting a
prize fight and Peter Shaughnessy OF
Tulsa, Okla, and Frank Kelly, OF Chi
cago, were given like fines for being
the principals in the affair.
Referee William II. Rocks, OF De-
troit, and the seconds for the two
fighters we're given suspended SEN
fences.
This decision of MAGISTRATE Leggatt
was made after hearing evidence from
officers. spectators and the principals
OF the bout OF three weeks ago at the
Windsor Athletic club when Frank
CSpike"D Kelly, put away Shaugh-
messy in the second round OF what
was TO be an eight-round go.
The Detroit times., 1911-12-13
EdIted BY
RALPH L. YONKER

declared il would observe its obiga-
tions 10 the National Baseball com
mission and the national agreement
but that IL would have no further
dealings with the National league
except SO far as may be requisite for
the safeguarding OF its territorial and
player rights"
The bitterest sting in the resolu-
ton. however, was the paragraph
which declared the American league
would not permit any OF its teams 70
enter into a worlds series Compel
ton with a National league pennani
winner in future. unless the Ameri
can league was accorded sole charge
Of the sale OF tickets to games playet
on its grounds. with the understand
ing that il would not assume respons
| Utility for the conduct of the business
department OF business of game
played on National league grounds.
A copy of these resolutions was
sent TO President Lynch of the Ma
tional league. and fiery action was
expected.
The action OF the National commits
oAOA III W DdNh UP
Ban Johnson, of the American league
in his demand for a thorough probe
of the ticket scandal in the recent
worlds series, is solely responsible
for the trouble. The National Com
mission-baseball' supreme court
is composed of the presidents OF the
/ National and American leagues, ant
of Garry Hermann, president of the
| Cincinanti National league team. anC
therefore National league partisan
Thus the American league Is out-voteC
TO | in the commission
Johnson has been particularly In
sistent that he could prove that tick
cts to games in New York found theil
way into the hands of spectators. Ii
this, he declares. he has not receivef
the support OF President Lynch ant
| Hermann, but has met their refusa
| TO cooperate.
| II was this refusal on the part o
the National league members OF the
commission that caused the action o
the American league magnates.
! Then, too. American league mogult
are incensed at the statement of Pres
1dent c. w. Murphy, OF Chicago which
| they declare was an insult TO Presi
dent Johnson. Upon his arrival here
! Murphy declared he wanted 70 Sc,
| Johnson elected president of the Ma
! tional league. because. he said. tn,
American league president had beer
trying 10 run the league anyway.
The demand of the American leagu,
to handle its own tickets, is slap a
both the National league and the Ma
tional Commission, since the latte
body has always had charge or tht
sale and the commission is composed
as mentioned before. OF two Nationa
and one American league official
The league awarded Umpire Sheri
! dan q medal OF honor for his service
and placed him on the pension list.
! Busine-s-IiIse Printing. No fuss nm,
| no feathers. The plain neat kind thai
/ looks right Times Printing CO.. II
| John r 81. Ph Main 1893. or CITY :S9S