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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-20
DEFENSE RESTS is
GIBSON CASE

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famers who had been sent to Crown
Point to discredit Dean In the eyes of
the jury.
George Kaiser Crown Point saloon
keeper who is said to have heard Dean
say that he was detective said that
Dean did come into his place and say.
Il am Dean, the notorious detective"
but Kaiser understood that Dean was
joking.
Frank Young Witness.
Frank Young. another Crown Point
saloon keeper was placed on the stand
and testified thHt he had heard Dean
SAY that he hated to see Gibson prose
cuted as he had not bounded him for
money as the other grafters had.
sons bartender on the stand and the
witness testified that he had taken s25
out of the til to give to Lee Nowitzki
as a loan from Gibson.
Denies. the Fight.
| This testimony is supposed to ex-
plain the other deal by which Gibson
1 is charged with receiving s25 in graft
for the passage of the junk dealers
franchise. He denied that there was
a fight between Lee Nowitzki and
"Schmitty" at the time "Schmitty'' i.
said to have forced Nowitzki to sign ar
/ affidavit absolving Gibson from any re
sponsibility for receiving graft
/ Chief of Police Martin appeared il
Crown Point yesterday but the defense
did not care to put him on the stand tt
! testify about the arrest of Gibson II
connection with the junk dealers ordi
nance graft for the reason that Martin
said he would have to tell all.
| Alderman Testifies.
| The defense introduced the testimon,
lof Dominak Szymanski. a Gary alder
man, who denied that Gibson had aske,
for $500 when he. Baukus and Deai
were together in the latter's saloon
A number of other witnesses are 4
be put on in rebuttal testimony but i
is believed that the taking of evidenc
will be concluded by tonight. The tria
of the case will be resumed this after
noon
Among the witnesses in rebuttal Wi
probably be officials of the Chicag
bank where the safety deposit box wa
kept and to which box Gibson is sal
to have had one key and Dean tn
other
Last Nights Session.
n Last nights session lasted but thre
!, quarters of an hour and dealt entircl
with Gibson,s cross examination A.
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Yesterdays horse market brought
large crowd of the people to the city
and one of the liveliest sales of months
resulted The merchants also did
thriving holiday trade, it being their
best day of the holiday season up to
date. Several good pieces of horse
flesh were disposed of at the sale and
the prevailing prices were high as
at any time during the season.
Several detectives and plain clothes
men have been doing" Crown Point
the last two weeks but the object of
their visit is not known a present. 1t
is said they are In, the employ of the
Gary men who have been charged with
grating and their activity here is for
the purpose of securing evidence to he
used by the defense in the cases TO be
tried in the future
Frank Stuhlmacher has purchased
the John Foss residence on Ridge
street. the consideration being in the
macher and family will move into the
property next spring.
John Bierlein is at present a great
sufferer with felon on his right hand.
which incapacitstes him from his regu-
lar work in the Lake County Title &
Trust company's offices.
News Of Importance is a scarce ar
tic,e in Crown Point at present
The ladies of Crown Point are talk
bribery cases being tried here and a
! good attendance of the gentler sex is
observed at the evening sessions of the
cot,rt
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u. S. REPORTS SHOW
COUNTY'S GREATNESS
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is 314.S00 acres, of which 224.204 acres
is in farms. In ten years Lake has ost
5000 acres of its farm lands, whereas
Porter (total land area 265.600 acres)
now has 239329 acres of farm land, or
500 more than it did ten years ago.
Loos of farm land in Lake is due to
the advent of Gary and Indiana Har-
Dor. which were not on the map ten
years ago and to the natural expansion
of Hammond.
Lake county has 2o,26s acres of
woodland today as compared with IL
5e4 acres ten years ago. Porter has
33.023 acres of tree land as compared
with 20,176 acres when the last census
was taken. Seventy-two per cent of all
the land in Lake is devoted to farms
and SOL in Porter county.
Farmers' Wealth Increases.
Figures show that the farmers. as
well as the city property owners, have
profited handsomely by the rise in land
values. Lakes farms, which We're
worth s12,72S, S02 ten years ago, are
now rated at s21.sso,313, a II per cent
increase Porter farm lands worth
s1o.s3s34o then are now valued at
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about as much as l can tell you, any
how"
When informed that Attorney Cen
eral Honan had not departed for Lake
County the Governor was surprised
and let it be known that he had believ-
ed the official intended to leave for the
scene of the alleged graft probe yes
terday.
Honan Holds secrets.
Attorney General Honan refused to
talk about his own part in the visit of
the former grand jurors TO Governor
Marshall. other than 10 reiterate tina
the two things. which he discussed with
the Lake County men and the Cover
been made public and would not be if
it We're possible to keep them secret.
When asked If the intended move
was to be directed against ProsecNor
Charles Greenwald of Lake Cod by,
who. it was alleged, refused to prose
cute Mayor Knots of Gary and mem
bers of the City Council of that city
when he was called upon to take ac-
tion under charges of bribery preferred
eral said:
! 1T would be preposterous for 8
lawyer in a case to give out everything
he intended to do or every action thai
he intended to institute prior to tbs
filing of such action. can not be
publishing the steps / intend to talks
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-20

torney Parker asked the defendant If
he wasn't drunk at the time of the
Junk dealers franchise negotiations AMI
Gibson said No" Were YOU alarmed
when you were searched in the police
station under the mayors orders?" ask
ed the attorney.
Gibson admitted that he was but
stated that there had been quite a
little labor trouble in Gary a the time
and he thought he police believed he
had gun on him.
DO you carry gun in your vest
pocket?" sarcastically asked the prose-
cutor. Gibson admitted that he didn't
You have never brought suit for thu
wrong done you at the city hall have
your" continued Mr. Parker.
No. l haven't answered Gibson, but l
haven't got around to it yet"
Gibsons favorite answer. on the wit
ness stand yesterday afternoon were
either, 4 don't know or | don't remem-
ber.' He admitted that the tomato
episode in the photograph evidence men
toned in THE TIMES yesterday was true
and also several other unimportan,
minutial. but certain conversations hs
denied emphatically. He failed to ex-
plain however now a part of the dicto-
. dpi CNiuehNO eitd' uAu hot HiCiiIilHd u
| him was true and how other parts tina
| did incriminate him were not true.
| He explained the trip to Chicago b,
. saying that he went to see Dean abou
some contracts
| What contracts" he was asked.
Il don't know" he answered.
| Gibson was asked if he had toll
Harry Moose that he had to vote 70
the Ceist franchise hecaise he feare,
prosecution for his part in the junl
dealers franchise and he answere
l"No."
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in this case before I have taken them.
The condition in Lake County is that
of a new community in the West.
Thousands of persons have fiocked In
there and a band of alleged politicians
has gained control and the place Is
graft-ridden. 1t is the same In any
Western community, where everything
is new and there are plenty of resources.
The weak are bound to be trampled on.
The situation at Gary and other places
in Lake County has been very bad,
am told
The attorney general would make no
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-20

$19.301,911. or an increase OF 1873 per
cent. Average values per acre IN Lake
has risen from s40.s3 to S12.61 and IN
Porter from sal 80 to $500. The ave
rage increase for the state is $3l.S1 to.
1926.
Per cents of value of all property in
Lake county land is. AL, in buildings,
142. in Implements and machinery IS.
in domestic animals, poultry and bees.
o. For Porter county in land: ~, in
buildings 163. in implements and ma
chinery %, in domestic animals, poul-
try and bees 80.
Statistics show domestic animal in
vestments of s1.953.4ss in~ Lake. and
s1.72T,023 in Porter counties.
OF cows, heifers, calves. yearling
steers and bulls there are 21,600 in
Lake and 21,a41 in Porter. They have
a value of s691.131 and s664,922. re-
spectively. Lake has $3.50 horses on it's
farms worth s1.o6O.o70 and Porter has
SPA horses valued at ss69,29 OF
. mules there are 122 in Lake valued at
$13,419. and 104 valued at Suisse in
Porter county.
The swine population of Lake coun-
ty is 1890, worth SIPS. s5s, and 1875
in Porter county, worth $141.259. There
are 6992 sheep worth s43,S37 in Lake.
q
Poultry of all kinds in Lake total 1e1,-
994 and 1892 in Porter, having re
spective values of S74.412 and $6S.961.
There are 753 and 925 colonies of bees.
respectively. in the two counties. Re-
spective values are s3.149 and s4,296.
Many Tenants Run Farms.
Operated by owners are 104S Lake
county farms valued at s9,S46.s73. Ten
ants operate 744 Lake county farms
valued at sS,67S,S65. Managers con
duct 81 farms. Owners in Lake county
have 715 farms free from mortgage
| debt. Total mortgage debt is $521 225
/ Porter county has 1892 farms valued
at s10.101,7s7 operated by owners, Sc,
by tenants with total valuation O
Sc, 4o1,017, and II by managers. Ere,
from mortgage debt there are rs;
farms. Total mortgages on Porte
farms amounts to sT95.754.
Hiring labor are $50 Lake farms an,
l,013 Porter farms. In 1909 they spen
s173,097 and S153.375 respectively il
cash. and in rent and board furnished
s6S,49S and ss0.Sl4 respectively ST,
hundred and one Lake farms and so
Porter farms reported feed expenses o
s71,14e and sS4.599. respectively. Fer
tilizer at a cost of s20.460 was pur
|; chased by 29s Lake farms. Porte
farms TO the number of 100 bough
s5,S15 worth of fertilizer.
Corn Is the Leader.
, The following shows the principa
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-20

reference TO his intended trip to the
Lake County cities. but asserted tina.
his department. would Cooperate with
the law-abiding element of Lake
County as often called upon. He
said that fact had been firmly Impress
ed upon the Lake County men who had
called at the Governors office Monday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-20

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, 1911-12-20
GRIFFITH.

Mrs Noah Hand did Christmas shop
ping In Hammond yesterday,
August Kuhn spent Tuesday in Chi
cago.
A Holmes of Ross was business
visitor here last evening.
Clifford Boutwell, was Chicago Wis
itor Yesterday.
Our schools will be out next Friday
for two weeks Christmas holidays
Ray Southworth transacted business
in Hammond yesterday.
Rooms ! and of the Griffith school
will give Christmas program in
room . Friday afternoon. Dec %. at
1880 p. m. All are cordially invited.
COLDS CAUSE HEADACHE
LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine, the world
wide Cold and Grip remedy removes
cause. Call for full name Look for
signatu re E. w. GROVE. Csc
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-20
GOVERNOR
TAKES HAND AT
EAST CHICAGO

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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-05-27
PARCELS POST.

Sentiment in the entire country
has so far crystallized as to
make the parcels-post problem a
live one. There is and has been
for years an ever-growing feeling
that the government should en-,
ter and control the field now oc-
cupied by the express companies,
owing largely to the fact that
exorbitant rates are charged by
these companies, together with
the knowledge that enormous
dividends are annually declared.
Added to this, it is also argued
that the express companies care
fully protected by the United
States postal laws, whereas the
government should be permitted
to hold complete monopoly over
the business which is now done
by the express companies.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-05-27
TO ELECT SENATORS DIRECT

After a long and consistent and
persistent struggle the congress Of
the United States is about to
crafty the overwhelming desire
of the people to elect their United
States senators by a direct vote
Of the people themselves. The
measure has passed the house by
a vote 296 to 16. The Senate
Judiciary committee, to which
was referred the joint resolution
from the house, Immediately up
on it's organization submitted a
favorable report and it has been
placed on the calendar and will
be taken up in its regular order,
which will probably be within a
short time.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-05-27
DREW'S ANTE OEDENTS.

Every one has to be born some
where. Even the notorious Wal.
ter Drew, attorney for the Ma
tional Erectors' association halls
from Grand Rapids, Mich, where
he spent his early years as an at
torney. The people Of Duluth will
remember his appearing here and
precipitating lock out. After
that he hailed from Duluth while
pulling the legs" of certain easy
marks in the builders exchange.
AT one time he attracted con-
siderable attention as an ttopen
shop" defender in the poverty
stricken city of Grand Rapids,
Mich, whose workers are now on
strike against conditions Drew
has defended. Later, Drew drifted
to New York. He wrote a "de-
fense'' of the "open shop" theory
which is a classic from the stand
point of grinding employers.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-05-27
SCOTS VISITING
FATHERI,AND

Bonnie Scotland will be the
mecca in July for hundreds of
sons and grandsons of Scottish
parents Of America, including
several from Duluth.
The '*Home Going" will be
participated in by Scottish de-
scendants from the United States,
Canada, Australia, Indian and
South Africa.
The American party will sail
July 8 from Montreal on char
tered steamers, and will be lavish
ly entertained in Scotland. They
will be in Glasgow when King
George and Queen Mary are max
ing their coronation tour of Scot
land.
1t is much to be regretted that
bad land lordism has so depleted
the Highland population Of that
hostoric country that many of the
glens that were formerly the
homes of stalwart men and attrac-
tive women are today millionaire
les hunting grounds.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-05-27
HARLAN ASSAII.S COURTS

Justice Harlan, oldest member
OF. the. United States. supreme
court, charges the courts with
usurping power. In his dissenting
opinion in the recent Standard
Oil case, he said:
when men of vast interests
are concerned, and they cannot
get lawmakers to enact amend
ments to construe the law as thew
desire, they spare no effort to get
some case before the courts in an
effort to have the courts construe
the constitution and the statutes
to mean what they want them to
mean.
"The opinion today means that
the courts may by mere judicial
construction amend the constitu-
ton and the statutory laws of the
United States.''
This charge has been repeatedly
made by Laborites, and now it is
corroborated by a man who has
served thirty-four years on the
bench of the highest tribunal of
the land.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-05-27
BOOST NORTHERN
MINNESOTA

| - .2E<E In N4AN4SGtoVAxA
The convention of the Northen
Minnesota Development associa-
ton which will meet here June,
LIST and End, should be an inspira-
ton to every citizen Of Duluth
to lend hand towards advanc-
ing the interests of Northern
Minnesota. y
Every individual is capable of
exerting some influence and
ought to be publicity agent for
his city, county and state. y, .
The booster belongs to the
highest type Of citizenship. He is
a patriot and an advance agent
of progress. He is unselfish too,
and often neglects his private
business to promote that of the
community.
No community ever had too
many boosters, and the city with
out boosters might as we'll open
its gates to the antiquarian: Here
tofore Northern Minnesota SUI
fered for want Of an adequate
number Of boosters.
We have been altogether too
modest in the past. The world
must be told of the incalculable
possibilities of Northern Minneso-
ia. Boosting, concerted, organ
lied boosting, on large scale is
needed.
Thousands have gone to the
western country that ought to
have been in Northern Minneso-
ia, and would be, had they been
encouraged to come by judicious
boosting.
Too long have we neglected our
privilege and duty in this regard.
But it is better late than never.
Let us all now put our shoulders
to the wheel and cooperate with
the Northern Minnesota Develop
ment association in boosting for
the garden spot of the Northwest
Northern Minnesota.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-05-27
IMPORTANT POINT
NOT DECIDED

We are, of course, truly graft
fled that the sentences against
Gompers, Mitchell and Morrison
have been wiped out.
We are much disappointed,
however, that the decision did
not 60 into the details of the case
and clearly and finally define the
exact status Of the worker be-
fore the law and the extent to
which courts can go in the
abridgement and annulment of
the rights supposed to be qua
ranteed to the citizen by the con-
stitution of the United States.
1t this decision is the final ac-
ton in this case, which was ex-
pected to decide SO much, we are
exactly where we were at its in
ception, and the courts still re-
tain the, power through injunc-
ton to curtail our liberties at
their pleasure. @ s.:. .=5..Es y.
When appeal was taken from
the decision Of Justice Wright in
this case to the court; Of appeals
tor the District Of Columbia,
that court decided that an injunc-
ton Of q court must be obeyed,
be it right or wrong, and that
the violation Of an injunction,
even =, though the court be il error
and and thereby infringes Ia sacred
right, renders the enjoined liable
TO punishment for contempt.
Il is not apparent that the
United States supreme court con
slderad this serious phase 81 the
lease bu i. If 81 portion tae
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-05-27
THE GREAT CONVENTION.

June LIST and End will be men,
orable days in Duluth.
The occasion will be the meet
ing of the fourth annual conven-
ton, of the Northern Minnesota
Development association.
New and bigger plans will be
perfected for carrying on a cam
paign of education as to the re-
sources and: requirements of
Northern Minnesota.
Here in Northern Minnesota we
have many thousands of acres of
virgin soil, far superior in many
respects to some Of the thickly
settled land in other states; there
is yet plenty oftimber for domes-
tic use, cheap fuel, and an album
dance Of game and fish for the
sport of which many people ira
vel hundreds of miles from other
states. IN. @s. : :. 2 .. i. ..: 81 1 .*.-
Besides railroads afford a quick
and convenient market for the
farmers, low lands are being
ditched and system for building
good roads has been adopted that
soon will put this section on, equal
footing, in this respect, with the
Older parts of the state.
There is no need for going 500
miles farther north, into Canada,
as long as the land and home
seeker has such fine opp rtunities
IA ! Northern MINI esot b.
Boost for rthern DIiinnesio,t 81
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decree Is to be- used as . prsce-
dent for future eases it confers
upon the courts the power to
regulate the conduct Of the citizen
without regard to established law
and constitutional rights and pro-
notes them from the rank Of q
coordinate branch Of the govern
ment to the absolute and supreme
power Of the land.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-05-27
EBERHART's ANTICS.

70 be behind time and ahead
Of time at the same moment has
hereto fore been considered impos-
sihle But the governor Of Min
nesota seems to have struck this
peculiar psycholo logical situation
and accompli shed the feat Red
Wing Republ ican.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-05-27

Patience, consiid eratii ton and.
perseverance, are the fundamental
pillars Of . healthy trade union
policy These good characteris
ties are pretty nearly indispens-
able for the succ s,.of our nove:I
ment. They prevent hssty5 and d.
trimental deeisio na svoid mir
81 larante s,eess a,d lesd
M E!
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-05-27
do IT FOR DULUTH

Victor L. Berger, the Socialist
member of the national house of
representatives, has trained his
artillery on the real estate sharks
of the city Of Washington.
When he shall have clarified
the real estate atmosphere of the
national capitol, and put it's
Fssharks' to route, we know of
a certain city in the northwest,
that has suffered for years from
the depredations of "sharks" of
the same species, and his services
in discriminating them would be
great blessing to the city, and
be fully appreciated by the in
habitants.
In statement giving his views
on "what's the matter with
Washington" he vigorosuly at
tacks the Gland owners and
shoddy aristocrats' of the capt.
tol, and declares that in no other
city in the world is real estate
speculation so rampant as it is in
, Washington. y,
Mr.. Berger is an unusually
bright man, and means well, but
he is mistaken in his statement.
~ We have a brood of real estate
operators in Duluth that have the
city Of Washington sharks
skinned mile.
Mr.. Berger says: lone would
think that rents would be now
where lower than in Washington,
. D. c., yet the contrary is the
I case-rents are nowhere higher"
Mistake again. There are no
doubt, good and sufficient reas
sons why rents should be rela-
lively high in Washington, but
we can more than duplicate them
in Duluth without any reason
. whatever therefor except the
greed of landlords and unscrupu-
lOus ego between' real estate
sharks.
If the ills Of which Mr.. Berger
complains are a menace to the
people, and retarding the pro-
gress and growth of the nations
capitol, he ought to make a pill
grimage to the Head of the
Lakes, and then he would learn
that Duluth is suffering infinitely
more from such causes than is
the national capitol.
Seriously, something must be
done to stop this 'buncoing of
people in Duluth with conscience
less and exorbitant rents or the
census of 1920 will show de-
crease rather than an increase of
our population. We know full
well that the ring" who profit
from present intolerable rental
conditions will treat these sugges-
\ tions with derision, but no mat
ter, something must be done to
/. give the people of Duluth relief
against the exorbitant exactions
Of the trent racker'' or the city
is doomed, and all the EDO it for
Duluth 81 Of the commercial club
are Of no more avail than the
whistling Of the blackbirds.