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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-11
THE SHAME OF SHEFFIELD AVENUE.

A contemporary points out that it is not the city administration but
the county commissioners who are to blame for the fatal blunder which is
responsible for he disgraceful condition of Sheffield avenue. The county
commissioners place the blame upon h viewers, ". I. Bridge. George Fish
II and the third mn whose mar could not be learned. Others blame
the city officials.
Additional facts are that while the city did not approve o. the county
building b. road, the Injunction proceedings were brought against the
county commissioners, which Gems to place the responsibility with that
body.
This ape does not pretend o be a authority on the legal phases of
road building 1t does know to a dead certainty that Sheffield avenue is
a disgrace to the city of Hammond and the county of Lake
If the city administration las been abso1ved from all blame; 10 much
the better. 1t will aid materially n distinctly 1ocaiMng the responsibility
II the county commissioners are to blame the III Is upon them and
they, not the officials. must account to the 10000 people n this locality
for a deporabe condition.
The county commissioners appoint viewers and it is tn duty of the
viewers to determine h character of the paving an prorate the assess
ments. However h acts of the viewers are subject to h approval OF
the commissioners.
THE TIMES asserts with equal fervor that if compromise Is
not reached between the Hammond, Whiting and East Chicago Railway
company n the proper authorities, am thsr oa is lot bunt at once
that the wrath of this community will be visited upon the officials who
are % blame.
Politics does OF enter into this proposition. The people of Ham
mond are not looking for a sacrfcal goat. They want to be ahe to pac
their fingers O. the men who ire responsible for a condition they know
exists. 1t is o u to the authorities % defend themselves.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-11

ILLINOIS paper says: Russell
Owen, while playing in the gymnasium
Wednesday,, had both bones of a left
arm broken below the knee Rus
sell certainly had an arm especially
fitted for throwing baskets.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-11
THE DAY IN
Ct r e S S
SENATE.

Met at noon
Cotton tariff revision bill reported
adversely to senate. but consideration
postponed until another day
La Toilette and Underwood again
failed to agree on wool bill and decid-
ed to call in the other senate and house
conferees today to consider entire tar
III situation.
The senate took up the Cummins bill
to require the national monetary COM
mission to report next December.
Senators Cummins and Hepburn at
tackled the monetary commission. sem
ator Burton defended il.
Senate adjourned at 4:33 p. m. until
noon today In respect to the memory
OF Representative Gordon of Tennes-
see.
Met at noon.
Considered business under call OF
committees.
George w. Perkins continued testi-
mony before steel trust investigating
| committee.
DR.. F. f. Dunlap. associate chemist
| department of agriculture. appeared
| before the committee Investigating thu
DIR. Wiley case.
House agreed to senate amendments
to statehood bill.
House tariff conferees were only ~
per cent apart on duty on raw wool
with possibility of complete agreemen
| today.
Democratic member of ways ant
means committee conferred on tariff
situation.
Adjourned at 1875 p. nj. out of re
spect to the memory of Representative
Gordon of Tennessee.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-11

The wonderful progress made by h city market idea in cities where
it has been tried, and in non OF them has 1t been anything but a success
should be a great encouragement to those who want % see the central mar
ket plan adopted in Lake county cities. The Milwaukee Press says:
"The Des Mones experiment which las excited such widespread interest
is a vindicaton of the policy repeatedly urged by thu Free Press of estab-
fishing some central market place in each city where vendors cn be en-
couraged to display their wares, farmers and truck growers or the vicinity
offering their " product for sale. Such al experiment in Milwaukee would
demand some central location, though should it prove a success it would not
be long before each of the divisions Of the city would have n established
The Indispensable feature is the encouragement of the grower to dispose Of
his W produce, by providing him with a permanent and convenient place
to do it and leaving the rest to his " energy and address. We have al
ways bee of the opinion that at such a market sales would be brisk, and
that they would lead to the placing of regular orders for country produce
and h experience If Des Mones rends to confirm It,"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-11
SOME UNITED PRESS DOPE.

The following dispatch, printed last night n a Gary newspaper using
the United Press, exhibits a great degree of Illumination. 1t reads:
Washington. Aus. 1o-Signor Falconio, papal delegate in Wash
Rev. Joseph Scrambs ill be the first bishop of Toledo and Bishop
j Kean is elevated to Arch Bishop of Cheyenne, Wyoming.
In the first place Monsgnor is probably meant. Falconio is al arch
bishop and to address him rs "Sgnor' would be about as proper If n was
to.refer to the Archbishop of Canterbury rs Mister The RI Rev. Scrambs
TAI should nave been spelled Rt Rev. Schrembs. There is to be n arch
Bishop of Cheyenne. But Bishop Keane is % be archbishop Of Dubuque and
the word archbishop is " split N so atrocious ann al arch Bishop"
nor is his nam spelled Kean, but Keane,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-11
THIS Is MY 4IST BIRTHDAY.
Earl Brewer.

Earl Brewer, who has been. nominal
ed by the Democrats for governor of
Mississippi and who will have The dis
tinction of being the first nan to be
chosen for that Office without opposi-
ton, was born in a log cabin on a
plantation in Carroll county. Mis-
sissippi, August II, 1870. His parents
were in very poor circumstances and
his early educational facilities were of
the most meagre sort. Before he a
scarcely entered his teens he was oblig-
ed to work as a plantation hand and
on the leyess near his home and later
as cowboy and detective in Texas. AT
90 he entered the law school OF the
University of Mississippi, working
spare time to pay his expenses. In
1892, after he had graduated with high
honors. he began the practice of law in
the town of Water valley. In 1896 he
was elected to the state senate and
served four years. In 1909 he was ap-
pointed district attorney and emoved
to Clarksdale, which city has since beer
his home. In 1906 Mr.. Brewer became
a candidate for governor. and though
defeated for the nomination. the splen.
did race he run made him the logica'
candidate this year and the nomination
was given him without opposition.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-11
COMMUNICATIONS.
THE MORE GOOD ROADS THE MERRIER.

Yesterdays TIMES carried he new that the Miller town board is
preparing to start a movement which is expected to result in getting a
road linking Miller and Chesnton. This is n of tn most important
moves that the people of Miller have eve made for the proposed high
a. VIII tap a territory that is singularly free from roads.
1t is proposed to use the old DetroitChicago stage coach trail En-
gineers say that this path, which has been in disuse for nearly a half
century, will make n excellent road bed. With a good road bed to start
with hal h work is done.
Tonight the Miller trustees confer with the town boards Of Porter
and Chesterton and the three bodies expect to ask the assistance of the
Porter county commissioners. There is 10 doubt but that the people OF
northern Porter county will favor the plan. for they are all eager % have
highway communication with Gary. Every dollar invested lin the nw road
is going to bring ter n return.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-11
Up and Down in
INDIANA
STARTS ON VACATION KILLED.

While taking a train to come to
Bloomington to spend his vacation with
his parents. Mr.. an dMrs. John c. Nolan.
North College avenue. John C. Dolan
Jr.. a civil engineer and employed by
the Federal Construction Company. was
killed at Depue, ILL.,. yesterday. Infor-
nation telling of the death came in a
message from the coroner to S. A. Col
pitts. secretary of the Bloomington
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-11

solved, but the reciprocity business has
changed all hat. No hint of retire
ment now.
He has fought all his life for better
trade relations with the United states
and the goal is in sight.
There are seats TO hold and a few
|yet to capture. He feels secure of the
h%abitant vote: but 1t is in the larger
manufacturing centers, particularly the
western divisions of Montreal and the
English-speaking parts of Quebec city
that he will find the greatest field fol
his persuasive powers. He will be sec
onded By able lie%utenants. notably tbs
present speaker of the House of Com
mons the Hon. Charles MARCEL. membel
for Bonaventure.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-11
RAND w
THINGS AND FILINGS

THINGS AND FILINGS
VALPARAISO is having a spell of
socialist orators.
THE shoe trust may find out where
the shoe pinches after a while. |
WHY is it that a girl always wants
a bunch of red hair unless she has it?
AN Indiana pointer has mothered
los pups in five years. Colonel Roose-
welt please write.
WELL, anyway, Lake county has
done well in the crop line this year
as she ever does.
1T is certainly a cinch that the
weather man must belong to quite a
few of the lodges whereabouts.
PERHAPS the hon. pee-pul Castle
man has something up his sleeve.
You can't always tell, you know.
SOME of these politicians suggest
ing an uplift makes us think of a gar
bage can making goo-goo yes at
heaven.
| ELKHART is doing considerable
| growing over the fact that all trains
stop at Elkhart, but they don't at
South Bend.
IT will be a great stunt to watch the
Great Lakes Dredging company wild
ening and deepening the Calumet riv-
er, If that time ever comes.
OUR idea of a great thing for a
deaf man to listen to would be a
speech by c. w. Post of Battle Creek,
at an editorial convention.
MILLIONTH patent issued was for
an auto tire. Story doesn't say
whether he could scrape up enough to
pay for patent himself, however.
BUTCHER has sued for $500 dam
ages. Well. if it is as hard for him tc
get his $1,000 as it is to get anything
out of a butcher, the Lord help him
~
THIEF broke into a safe, stole
$1,000 in confederate money and LEFT
500 in good currency. You don't have
to believe this if you don't want to
I'm time of trial what brings the
greatest comfort somebody asked
Mayor Knots the other day. "a jur,
verdict saying not guilty. answered
the rubicund mayor.
-
WOMAN who twice knocked he
husband down in Fifth avenue, wa
!, loudly cheered by a host of onlookers
No use talking the s~uffragettes ar
gaining ground every day.
MAN in a restaurant, who kicke,
about the food, al hit by a brick il
the hands of the waiter and killed
Better tax a chance with the leafs
rather than the waiter.
4 -4&-
A GOOD many women are ruined b
8 men; and occasionally a man is ruiz
ed by a woman.-Old Editor Howe
Monthly.
Probably something s~candalous hs
o happened in Atchison again.
= ILLINOIS paper says: Russo
Owen, while playing in the gymnasium
Wednesday, had both bones of a lie
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-11

Montreal, Aug. 1o.-In all the busy
hum of the campaign throughout the
Dominion which Is to determine the
makeup of the next Parliament, there
Is no buster man than Sir Wilfred Lhu-
rier, the Canadian premier. Upon the
sentiment OF the next Parliament at
Ottawa depends the fate of the reel
procity pact with the United States, and
Sir Wilfred is the Canadian champion
OF reciprocity, just as President Taft
is its champion In the States.
Right now the premier Is stumping
through his own province OF Queuec.
from which he has promised a full
quota of supporters. He had announc-
ed that he would retire from politics az
the end of the Parliament just dis
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-19
OFFICIALS CONFIRM
OH, STRIKE REPORT

Toyah, Texas. Jan. 19-Officials Of
the Corsicana Petroleum company con-
firm the report that small pocket Of
oil had been struck in the well Of that
company at the depth of 500 feet They
state that they are exceedingly graft
fled with the results so far, and that
the indications are excellent for a good
gusher or pumper when they have
reached a reasonable depth. They be-
lieve it will be but a short time before
they secure oil in quantity after the
we'll passes the artesian water. and
they expect it to pass this water in
a few days.
The officials of the Corsicana COM
pany are maintaining no secrecy and
say they do not care to have their COM
pany misrepresented, that they only
want facts published and these facts
can be obtained officially.
Ponder S. Carter has been confined
to the bed for week with a severe
cold, and 1t was feared that his i'll
ness would terminate in a spell of
pneumonia, but his condition Is now
improving.
Judge ]. E Bowen is down from FL
Paso looking after his business inter-
ests.
Frank E Kistler. special agent for
the Toyah Oil and Pipe Line COM
pany. has returned from Oklahoma,
where he was called from Ell Paso by
q message stating that his mother had
died.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-19

the swag with him." The other shook
his head decisively.
q don't know anything about it,
The detective now spoke sharply.
And what's he got against YOU?
He sent out word that''-the question
er suddenly shifted-"what message
did he give you to take out toto
Avery drew back involuntarily.
He didn't give me any message"
he cried out in positive tones.
Then both the officials noticed that
the ex-convict's eyes slowly dropped
and became directed to the floor.
81 could do you a good turn-if you
railed along with me-" suggested the
detective
The released criminal brushed aside
the invitation He rose stiff1y from
his chair.
I'm on to you. Doyle. If you're to
be my friend l know that I've got to
be a stool pigeon. Ell? Well, I'm old,
and l don't know where I'm goin'
when l leave here. But I'll take the
river out there" pointing over his
shoulder with his thumb. for mine
before play that game. l tell you
the old mans voice rose to an indig-
nant pitch-''it's only fly guys like you,
Doyle. that's too lazy or too ignorant
to do their work themselves that has
to have stool pigeons on your staff to
do your work for you. Why, you
couldn't nab twelve-year-old dip if
you didn't have some poor nerve bro
ken sucker of stool to go out ahead
and make the job easy for you"
Both Doyle and the warden. enraged
at the old man, lunged viciously at
him to wreak vengeance upon him for
his denunciation.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-19

The lieutenant governorp' ejacu-
later Handler. Fay"
Yes
whats the Gate of Hopper asked
Doyle
"A gang Of women tryin' to release
from prison convicts they believe are
innocent" said the warden.
The detective smiled.
At Handlers order Smith summoned
the callers. Doyle making his exit.
The lieutenant governor" pondered
Handler II toonder if there's am
leak about those contracts for sup
plies"
Mrs. Moore and Mrs Webster of the
society middle aged women Of pleas
ing appearance. came in. followed By
Rose Lane. the lieutenant governors
niece. and that official himself Miss
Lane. a young girl of unmistakable
charm and beauty. held close 20 her
uncle's side.
Mr.. Handler" spoke Mrs. Webster.
I'VE come today with famous hu-
manitarian. Lieutenant Governor
Fay" she pronounced. inclining to-
ward that official
Governor" said the warden. bow
ing. The lieutenant governor shook
Handlers hand and presented his
niece. The party seated themselves.
facing the warden.
1--WE have come here today" said
Mrs. Moore. Ito again ask that men
be not forced to make confessions
while imprisoned here that may be
used against them when they leave
here. We understand that through
the pressure that can be brought to
bear on the inmates in these institu-
tons they can be made willing to con-
fess to crimes they never committed"
what do you mean?' queried Han
der.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-19

Y YITH an agility surprisingly
IA in contrast with his former
wv decrepit attitude. the intend
ed victim seized his chair
and raised it threateningly over his
head. The two officers halted Doyle,
regaining a calm demeanor. through
the excellent self control which. had
become one Of his valuable assets in
his business. spoke easily.
$50 you don't want a friend. old
fellow"
Avery lowered the chair.
mo" he snorted. mot any friends
that are coppers. Thieves are bad
enough"
The point of the reply did not escape
Doyle
We'll" he responded angrily. you
have got me for an enemy all the rest
of your worthless life You'd better
come to see me once a month for fear
1 grab you by mistake-on suspicion"
ITO - with your snarled Avery,
turning away and facing the warden.
'1've got the regular state allowance
for released prisoners comm to me.
amt II"
YES" answered Handler, "and you
take 1t and get out of here, you
crook! Here. sign this Che showed
him paper, IF you can write If
you can't, why, make your mark" The
warden handed over a bill
The departing man scanned the
greenback deprecatingly.
Five dollars" he cried, land this
suit of clothes that a country con-
stable could see the Sing Sing tag on
In the night Pretty good for eight
years and ten months work, eh? And
you guys are my friendsl For Gods
sake. let me get out. Of here. where
there are men who don't live on the
mistakes Of some one else" He
wheeled toward the door and disap-
peared.
There's one more we've got to keep
track Of" commented Doyle.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-19
DE LARA, APOSTLE
OF THE NEW LIFE
Little Mexican Who Is So
cialist, Labor Unionist
and Other Things.

He wears Windsor tie, a fluffy one.
and he wears a soft hat, turned down
on one side more than on the other.
and he wears rough little mustache.
the kind worn by Japanese admirals
and cats. but otherwise he is adorned
as you or l. That is L. Gutierrez de
Lara. Mexican Socialist. He is in FL
PasO, and he is going TO do things
TO the English language Thursday
night out in front Of the courthouse
De Lara is a striking looking fellow
aside from his clothes His face is
more Arabian than Mexican, and he
speaks and moves his arms in quite an
oriental manner. He is pictorial He
speaks in broken English, but there is
no misunderstanding what he says, and
that same broken English has broken
many arguments in unbrOken English.
Someone remark ed: y Socialist may
be a fool but he is no scoundreL" Lib
eral Mexicans who do not believe in
Socialism generally admit that de Lara
is honest, and some things which he
has accomplished strongly Indicate
that de Lara is no fool
De Lara has been arrested half a
dozen times, but never has been con-
vieted Of anything Each time. he goes
off TO jail with the sublime toIerence
been compelled to make farewell ad-
dress as Robert Emmett did.
Not only is this Mexican Socialist in
terested in Socialism. He is also inter-
ested in unionism. He mixes the two,
jumbles them all UP. He Is other
things, too. For example. he is a Tege-
tartan. De Lara never eats meat. and
never drinks liquor, nor smokes to-
bacco- If there is any fad he hasn't
adopted, well. it hasn't been discover
ed yet Every morning he ties his big
fluffy scarf. eats a few nuts or dried
figs and sallies out into the world to
make people think about the wrongs
OF the poor" The things he SAYS show
no delicacy for anybody's feelings. He
doesn't stop TO think; he Just SAYS il.
L. Gutierrez de Lara is a LAWYER.
among other things. He was educated
In the National School of Jurispru-
denee in Mexico City, and served for
a time as judge Of a criminal court in
ParraL But II is said that de Lara
claims no distinction for having been
judge in Mexico It is much mora
distinction to be judged than TO be
Judge in Mexico, he believes. When de
Lara became interested in Socialism he
came to the United States, where he
has been doing things ever since.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-19

Hell be at work In a week." said
Handler laconically.
Eyes, and I'll nail him and give him
back to you"
81 don't want him." the warden put
in hastily. 81 just might make it
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-19

GATE OF HOPE SOCIETY.
| tough for him if he was sent back. |
thought he had come to his senses and
would help you against Valentine, but
he's just plain fool"
"And all alike-all blaming US for
their fall" The detective seated him.
/ self as he spoke. He can't work now;
he's too old. The game as he knew it
was the yegg game"
Handler also had resumed his seat,
and he leaned over his desk and said
significantly: $50 you're afraid valen-
tine will get a new trial, eh? There's
some class to Valentine. Have a
smoke" The prison master held out
a box of perfectos. from which Doyle
gratefully extracted a weed
I Thanks mumbled the detective
This Valentine is the only high class
crook 1 ever knew that l couldn't
reach and put away for keeps. There's
something Of a mystery about him.
He'd get away with the Raff1es game
in high society in a walk The swell
danes would go daffy over his good
looks and his tony manners and his
pleasing voice. Yet he has trailed
along with the toughest gang In the
business" Doyle paused. then said.
"And yet he says he is innocent, 1 sup
pose"
YES" put in Handler, leaning com
fortably in his chair. "Said so last
time talked with him. This prison is
killing him. He doesn't like If. He
can't stand it. His nerves viii stick
out through his skin if they Jump
much more"
Hes the one fellow I think this
life would cure. He's a wonder"
AT safes, you mean," was Han
dler's sarcastic rejoinder.
Little did the warden and the detec-
tive realize as they sat and schemed
TO bring about the further and COM
plete ruin of Jimmy Valentine that
there's a divinity that shapes our
ends, rough hew them how we will"
and this influence is not denied to
those who anguish forlorn and hone
less in prison cells.
Little did they know that it might
be Jimmy Valentine. No. 1889, who
was to teach them that the soul of a
man is an unquenchable spark that
not even years Of oppression and
degradation can lastingly dim when
the spirit wills that they shall not
And just now there came knocking
at the warden's door that portended
much for No. 1899.
The warden's secretary went to the
door opening from the office into a
waiting room where visitors were re-
celVed. He returned to announce.
Some members Of the Gate of Hope
society. and they have the lieutenant
governor and his niece with them"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-19
HOLD OIL LANDS
FOR STIFF PRICE

Big Springs. Texas, Jan. I'D. F.
White, one of Toyah's oil magnates,
and one Of the original owners of sec
tions 16 and II in block SO. where the
two "gushers'' or capped wells of
the Texas company are located. and
who. it is said. received 500, 900 for
the two sections. has been in the city
trying to close a deal for 81 acres in
section s IN the noted block No. SO,
at $3.50 per acre. Parties ask $500
Two hundred dollars per acre has been
offered for the entire section A, block
SO. and refused, as $500 per acre is
asked .
Three more stalls have been added
to the already commodious roundhouse
of the Texas & Pacific railway The
additional stalls were badly needed.
Judge Peyton F. Edwards left for
Maria, Texas, Wednesday morning.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-19
CHAPTER II.

V YITH an agility surprisingly
Va in contrast with his former
wv decrepit attitude. the intend
ed victim seized his chair