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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-22
FEDERAL
GRAND JURY
MEETING

According to indianapolis advices
some of those who participated in the
old so-called Gary paving brick trust
deals and violations of the federal re-
straint of trade act. agreed to tell all
they know and thus secure immunity
from prosecution. The federal grand
jury meets in April. at which time it
will consider alleged charges to be
brought before it by attorneys and Sc
cret Investigators working for the Ma
tional Association of Brick Manufac-
turers
The story told at the state capital
is to the effect that some of the brick
statesmen have made the remark that
something is about to drop in Gary
and that they want to be on the safe
side when the affidavits begin to APP
pear. Stray Information is to the eff
feet that some of the aff1davits cover
charges of money being paid.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-22

NSo"''"hru lIOHl rage OAey
Thomas e. Knots. Joseph D. Martin.
Gust Newman, Louis jenkins. John
Mulcahey, William G. Miller Patrick c.
Finnerty Charles A. Mullen and viii
liam Piper. The list includes the
mayor of Gary, the chief of police aud
one Of the notorious gamblers OF the
city. The indictments are for con-
spiracy to commit felonies.
The felonies. charged, are. briefly. as
follows:
1. Conspiring to appoint non resi-
dents as special police officers.
2. Conspiring to bring into this
county and state a number of men to
act as special oficers.
3. Conspiring to influence voters TO
vote for Joseph Martin by violence and
threats of violence.
4. Conspiring to influence voters to
refrain from voting.
4! s. Conspiring to steal the ballot
boxes and destroy the ballots.
8. Conspiring with Petko Boasich
Mike Yokonovich and Paul Budnich to
murder Thomas Grant.
OTHERS ARE INDICTED.
| Others with whom Knots, and those
indicted with him. are alleged to have
1
Stewart. John Mahoney. John Danny,
John O'Mally and Ole Olson.
| The impression was general over the
county that Thomas Knots and his
henchmen intended to win the election
in Gary by nook crook and. after
the election, the reports that were sent
out of disgraceful riots in Gary were
the shame of the city.
But no one suspected. until the grand
Jury made Its return to the court, that
conditions In Gary are as bad is init
mated by the findings of the six good
lawful men. duly and legally mpanel
ed, charged and sworn to enquire into
felonies in the county of Lake.
The arrest OF Mayor Knots and his
principal henchmen and the subsequent
announcement that they were charged
with a conspiracy to commit a felony
was the first sensation following the
long session of the grand jury at
Crown Point
Facts Now known.
But there was no information IS t.
what were the felonies with which
the Gary men are charged This has
remained the mystery of the grand
jury session until the whole truth was
recently revealed.
All of those under indictment, ex-
cept William Piper and one other. have
been placed under bond. The bonds
were all made so water tight" that
there was no danger of any of the
indicted getting away Never in the
history of the grand jury of Lake
County were so many precautions tax
en-, to prevent a miscarriage of justice
While Knots has secured the post
ponement of the trial OF the mandarin:
case, in which he is involved, the situa
ton seemed entirely different in tbs
case of the indictments tht vera re
turned against him IN Lake county.
Case HAS Been Delayed.
| The indictments were returned tn;
arrests were made. apparently the cas-.
was in the hands of competent and in
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-22
Union Official Here.

A. C. Preece. third vice president or
the brickiayers international union.
has been in Gary the past two days
trying to bring about a settlement in
the troubles now existing between the
Gary local and the Whiting council.
which now threatens disruption of the
Whiting com bine.
1t is said that a movement is now
on foot by the local bricklayers to or
ganize their own union and leave the
Whiting council. which is said to be
dominated by the Finneran-Carmody
combine. 1t is now declared that the
local craft are dissatisfied and if the
Whiting organization refuses to allow
them to resume work at Gary on their
own terms they will organize their
) own local.
Members of the contractors associa-
ton look upon the Gary organization
with favor heretofore they have had
no dispute and their relations have
beer entirely satisfactory.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-22
JUDGE BROWN TO
HEAD PARENTAL COURT
Delinquent Boys and Girls
to Be Taken Care of in
a New Way.

BY the passage last night OF a reso-
luton by the school board of Gary
creating a parental court with ex-
Judge Willis Brown of Salt Lake City
of Boyville fame as judge, further i'm
petus was given to the establishment
of the proposed Gary reform or parent
al school which will obviate the neces-
sity of sending delinquent children to
down the state reformaiories and thus
keep them at home under the guiding
eyes of William A. Cain, A r. Melton
and Thomas Cutler, school trustees.
who Will endeavor to lead the youth in
the straight and narrow path. by
means OF the summary court and the
new reformatory.
Judge VIII Have Wide Powers.
At previous meeting the board took
up Judge Browns idea of a parental
school or farm and last night the
board started the ball rolling by Civ
ing the Judge a job. His salary will
be fixed later.
Judge Brown will now have the pow
er to order delinquent children sent to
the Gary reform school. hut no record
will be kept OF such fact Parents
who want their children transferred to
the new institution may appeal to the
Judge and parents of delinquent chill
dren who do not want their children
sent to the reform school may appeal
from the judges decision, but they and
their offspring Will have to face the
circuit courts Juvenile department
Politician Gets school Job.
At the instance of Mayor Knots,
who could not find a place in the city
hall for his political henchman, A.
Howard Bell. the holder of various
jobs taken care of by the creation
of comfortable berth which will pay
$50 month. Mr. Bell will be auditor
comptroller of the board
The board also engaged two new
| teachers, Miss Rose Mountain of New
York state. and Miss Lulu B. Schwin
of Covington. Ind. They will be as
| signed to grade work.
School Superintendent William A
Writ was not present at last nights
meeting. as he is in Fort Wayne on
| business.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-22
TOMAS CASE
IS CONTINUED

The trial of Janko Tomas in Lake
superior court No. 2. Judge Lawrence
Becker, was continued until tor1orrow
morning on account of the failure of
the attorney for the defense to have
his witnesses on hand.
Tomas is represented by Attorney L
Leon Gould of Indiana Harbor and
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Ralph
w. Ross is representing the state. The
defendant is charged with an assault
upon the person of Mary .Popescu OF
Gary.
The whole family of the complaining
witness. including her mother, he,
father and half a dozen children were
in the courtroom this morning The
prosecuting witness is only a child and
her alleged assailant is a man of ma
ture years.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-22
Dorsey Trial Wednesday

The trial of Henry Dorsey, colored,
charged with the killing of John
Brown. colored. in Gary. will be taken
up before Judge Lawrence Becker next
Wednesday
Milo Bruce has been appointed by
the court to defend the prisoner and is
now accommodating evidence in the case.
1t will be remembered that it was
Bruce whose persistent loyalty to the
cause of Stanislaw Strathacopolus.
convicted of murder. that finaily re-
suited in his securing pardon for the
Greek.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-22
rial Calendar

Trial calendar. criminal cases in the
Lake superior court. starting Monday
March 20, March term. 1911. Court No
2, Judge Lawrence Becker.
Thursday. March 23-
1921 State of Indiana vs. Henry
Krfelow. Grand jury true bill
Friday, March "a
1903. State OF Indiana vs. Herman
Hansen. Burglary.
1919. State of Indiana VS.. William
]. Frazier Grand larceny.
1886. State of Indiana vs. Alex Bal
las Arson
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-22
IN THE
sUPERIoR cnIIRT2
and CIRCUIT UUUIlIO
LAKE COUNTY
COURTS AT
A GLANCE
LAKE SUPERIOR COURT NO. L.
judge Virgil 3. Reiter.

LAKE SUPERIOR COURT NO. 1.
judge Virgil 5. Reiter.
Steve Sherpatowski VS.. John weif-
enbacn. Civil jury case Attorney
John Gavit for plaintiff. w j. McAleer
for defendant. Case will take all day
Wednesday.
Next Cases ON Call.
Poliga VS.. Chicago q Erie railroad
Schlenski VS.. Weaver & Co
starvich vs. Gary and Interurban
railroad.
LAKE SUPERIOR COURT NO. ?.
Judge Lawrence Becker.
State of Indiana VS.. Janko Tomas.
Charged with criminal assault Dep
uty Prosecutor Ralph w. Ross for the
state. I. Leon Gould for the defense
Jury trial Case continued until Thurs
day morning on account OF witnesses.
Next Case ON Call.
State VS. Henry Krielow- Charged
with embezzlement.
LAKE SUPERIOR COURTROOM NO. 8.
Special Judge Charlie. HanIy.
The American Maize Products Co VS..
fz. A. Shedd and c. b. Shedd. Civil
court case. Up for final hearing on
Injunction. Attorneys Crumpacker.
Crumpacker & Tinkham for plaintiff.
Attorneys Mccartney, Winery and
probably take the rest OF the week
LAKE SUPERIOR COURT NO. 8,
CROWN POINT.
Judge johannes KopeIke.
Morton VS.. Ames. Quiet title. Bruce
and Morton for plaintiff. Peter Crun-
packer for defendant Case has gone
over for term.
Next Cases Call.
Cosio VS.. Herrick. will come up to-
morrow.
Ray VS.. Ray. divorce.
Schlieker VS.. board OF county COM
missioners.
PORTER COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT
Special Judge Henry A. Steis.
In the matter OF the Calumet ditch
otherwise known as the Burns ditch
Randall w. Burns. Frank Pattee and
Judge John H Gillett for the petition
ers. Addison Harris, John B. Peterson
and twenty other attorneys for the re-
monstrators Arguments are being
heard on the special findings of fact
LAKE-PORTER CIRCUIT COURT
Judge William c. McMahan.
Court Will convene in Valparaiso
next Monday. No court at Crown
Point.
PORTER-LAPORTE SUPERIOR
COURT.
Judge Harry h. Tuthff1.
Court Will convene in Valparaiso
April "a
LAKE CIRCUIT COURT.
Special Judge Frank Pattee.
Carl Bauer ct al VS.. the school
board of the city of Hammond Case
will come up next Tuesday for another
hearing. Lincoln " Cravens and VIII
liam J. WINERY for defendants. Judge
John II. Gillett and Peter Crumpackel
for plaintiffs.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-22
In The Superior Court

b107 Joseph Zivetow VS.. Leo Lenz ct
al. Plaintiff moves to dismiss for
failure TO file cost bond. Also files
affidavit asking leave to prosecute
poor person. Court examines
affidavit and finds the same INSULT
cient. Plaintiff offers to file
amended affidavit. Leave grant
ed. Plaintiff dismisses. Judg-
ment
1852. Stephen Sherpatowski VS.. John
Weifenbach ct al. Trial resumed
Plaintiff closes evidence.
6o52. The American Maize Products
Co. VS.. Charles b. Shedd ct al.
Evidence heard in part.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-22
TOLLESTON.

Mrs. Charles Kidd was a Chicago
shopper Monday.
Mrs. c. F. Parsons of Granite City,
ILL.,, will spend a few days here.
Mrs George Deilftz of Chicago, who
has been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Lindes, on Chicago street. for a
few days, returned to her home yester-
day.
Mrs. Hrman Freeman of Chicago will
be the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Grand for a few days
Harrison Miller of Elkhart. Ind, has
moved his family into the Mayhem cot
tage on Chicago and First streets.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-22

Oieson, who have been mentioned in
all of the other counts
The Indictment is signed by Charles
Greenwald, prosecuting attorney, and
William J. WINERY. deputy prosecut-
ing attorney. William J. WINERY was
the special deputy employed under
Greenwald to take charge of this part
of the grand jury work.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-22
Interurban Decision

Judge Virgil s. Refter. who has taken
the case of the Gary & Interurban VS..
the Gary & Southern railway under
Amusement following the arguments in
the case a few days ago, will probably
render his decision next Monday. The
report that the case has been decided is
not true.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-22

If you smoke a Lavender once you
will always call for them.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-22

Filed in Superior Court.
72ss-Ernest Tosetti (Reilly & Hardy
VS.. Paul Vopinski. Ejectment.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-22
MYSTERY OF
CHARGES REVEALED

CONTINUED from Page One,
The Ely miner., 1911-08-25

hibited by law. Saccharin is injurious
to every one and affects children seri-
ously. Much of the carbonated water
that Is mixed with the flavors con-
tains lead Such a mixture should
be prohibited by law. A great per-
centage of the flavor is made of vari-
Gus kinds of chemicals. all of which
are more or less injurious.
Caffeine. which is being used SO
generally by many unscrupulous soft
drink dispensers, should be driven
from the market by law. Its effects.
especially on young people, compares
with the effect of cocaine and NOR
phine."
It's rather a hard matter to point
to the soda water fountain where you
will get a habit-producing drug or
where you will get pure soda water. l
know Of a number of stores where
scrupulous proprietors sell only pure
soda water. know Of many others
where they will sell anything that
will help I'LL their Golfers.
1.-The only thing to do is to find
out which man sells pure soda water
and then stay away from the other
shops This is not hard job for any
one who has much respect for his
nerves and internal organs"
The Ely miner., 1911-08-25
Farm and Factory Share Export Gain

trade, against $145, ,ooo, 900 in 1910 and
$4S1, 600. 900 in 1907, the former high
record year.
Meat and dairy products show a
total of about $150,000,00. against
$131, 100000 last year. but materially
less than in certain earlier years. In
which the total ranged as high as
s202, 1000. 900 in 1907 and $211. .000. 900 in
1906.
Food animals show a total OF $l3.'
100000, against little less than $12.-
100000 last year, but much below the
figures of earlier years. when the total
figures of food animals exceeded $43.-
100000 in the high record OF 1905.
Flour amounted to about $50, 100000
in value. against $47,500.000 last year.
but much less than in certain earlier
years, the high record in flour exports
in 1893 showing total of $7S,500.0O0.
In manufactures the increase in the
group manufactures ready for con-
sumption" is about 100000, 900, and
in the group manufactures for further
use in manufacturing" the increase Is
s40,000,000 The increase in manufac-
lures is apparent in large number
of articles. Agricultural implements.
as a whole, show an increase OF
about $5,O0O.O00.
The Ely miner., 1911-08-25

poration may also be fined for its neg
lect. This fine is in the discretion OF
he commissioner, and the law says 1t
shall not be less than 81 900 or more
than $4,000. Cases of fraud are pun
ished more severely. The tax is
doubled, and in addition to that the
officer of a corporation who makes a
false return may be convicted OF a
misdemeanor, fined $1,000 and sent to
Jail for a year.
There are thousands of delinquent
corporations in most internal revenue
districts. Through their representa-
tives they are besieging the treasury
department for lenient treatment The
best that most of them expect Is to
be relieved of the fine, but some OF
them are even trying to evade the 80
per cent. additional tax. This can be
done only by an act of congress. Most
of the offending corporations are small
ones. The general cry is that the
corporation tax law is altogether too
stringent and that the United States
treats the corporations as If they were
criminals.
The Ely miner., 1911-08-25

r HE war department for the first
! time in many years has a case OF
an alleged spy in the army. Capt.
James Watson. the army recruiting
officer at Indianapolis, Ind, has in
formed the department that he holds
affidavits charging Private George
Peters with being an Austrian secret
agent
one of the papers in the possession
of Captain Watson is an affidavit OF
Miss Clara A. Dyer. She said Peters
was stationed at Fort Totten, N. Y,
in the 135th company. Coast artillery
corps, and that he was an Austrian
spy sent to the United States to obtain
the secret of manufacturing the pow
erful explosive used by the United
States government. Miss Dyer as
serted she had become engaged to Pc
ters. The girl turned over number
of letters, in which he told of his
plans. Peters real name, she said.
was Count Windisch-Graetz and his
home is at Prague. Bohemia.
The country probably will keep
tranquil in the face Of the report that
this Austrian spy has been examining
its defenses and offenses for five years
as a private in the army ranks. He
The Ely miner., 1911-08-25
Corporations Find Tax Law Is Strict

M LILLE the treasury department is
w not disposed to be unduly harsh
With those corporations which have
failed to file their returns within the
specified time under the corporation
tax law, provided the failure has not
been due to deliberate attempt to
evade the statute, at the same time it
is not given much leeway under the
terms of the act.
That is why several bills have been
introduced in congress for the purpose
from the penalties of the law for the
current year. Just why there should
be SO many delinquents 1t is hard to
understand, because this is the second
year that the law has been in force,
and the government officials think cor
porations and their officers ought to
be familiar with its provisions by this
time.
The commissioner of internal rev.
enue, who collects the corporation tax.
Is busy sending out letters to corpora
tions and persons who write to learn
how they can be relieved of the penal
ties imposed by the law. He does
not give them much encouragement, for
the statute is stringent.
When a corporation neglects to
make its return March 1, 80 per cent.
is added automatically to the amount
of the tax. This cannot be remitted
by the commissioner, because the law
specifically preScribeS 1t. But in addi.
ton to this increase of the tax a cor.
The Ely miner., 1911-08-25

| fled the audience with a great speech,
and he was only II. The late Presi.
dent Harper of the University of Chi.
cago was such wonder as a grown
man that we forget his remarkable
! boyhood.
Not every boy, considered a genius
by his admiring relatives, is one. He
may be precocious, good and proper,
but not genius. But suppose there
is real boy genius at large in your
community, what then? 1t brings up
the old question: why should the
spirit of mortal be proud?" His spirit
or that Of his kindred? Who knows
but it may be only case of infantile
or puerile genius which will disappear
as the years go? Neither he nor his
friends should ever forget that, try
as he may, he may be distanced by
some whose powers do not develop as
fast as his. There are men-wonders
whose boyhood was not unusual. Wag.
ner and Bach and Goldsmith and Cow
per and Franklin and Darwin and De-
foe and De Morgan belong to the lat
ter class.
And there are some alarming possi-
bilities before him. Genius is not in
sanity, as some of the wranglers have
claimed; nor is it abnormal, save that
it Is unusual, nor what is called a
sport" One may be what we often
call universal Genius" like Goethe,
or Michael Angelo, or Gladstone, or
, Shakespeare. And yet he is apt to be
one sided and have some serious de-
fects, which will prove his undoing, as
defect in will or judgment or SYM
pathy or in power of concentration,
and the latter was the defect of Col
eridge. He may be repressed and
neglected. He may be led to think
that he does not need training nor dis
cipline, for genius is never independ-
ent of such things and it takes hard
work to mature and bring it to the
fulfillment of its bright promise. The
delicate nerve tissues may be burnt
out before he reaches the more seri-
GUS work of his life and he be left
in the condition of the man whose legs
were set akimbo and he explained his
misfortune: 81 rode up in balloon
one time and walked back"
If, on careful examination, the boy
is proven to be a genius, keep it to
yourself and never allow him to sus-
pect it. If he should find it out, tell
him of the fall of the genius and
linger over its narrowing details till
he is almost scared out of his wits;
then put him at hard work as if his
life depended on it. Make him play
with the other boys, so that they can
keep the conceit out of him. Be his
master and his adviser and keep
heavy responsibilities from him till
he gets beyond the most dangerous
point. You may save him, after all
The Ely miner., 1911-08-25

Both play and talk are natural and
pleasing to him, while work and con-
versation are artificial and irksome.
Both have to be acquired and some
times he never succeeds in completely
mastering them. But he learns them
both easily and eagerly when they can
be put into the form of play. Most
boyhood tasks can be dramatized.
Trimming the lawn or cutting wood
or carrying in coal can be made COM
petitive and thereby playful History
can be dramatized, especially where it
involves war and heroic adventure.
Impersonating Indians or any other
of the attractive characters is always
a pleasure to him.
Apparently he is learning mostly
how to wrangle and yell and charge
his opponents with being unfair, and
is cultivating narrow class spirit as
fast as possible. But something very
encouraging is going on. He is learn
ing loyalty, not to himself alone, but
to his cause, and each year his cause
is growing larger, till, by and by, he
will identify himself with the cause of
man as such, and he will be loyal.
Obedience to the laws of the game is
embryo obedience to the laws of the
state and the laws of life.
1t is even claimed that the aesthetic
and artistic sense is developed in play.
Play is constructive unless it is brutal.
Progress is sometimes an anticlimax
quarterback, halfback. fullback,
hunchback, the latter for life. But
grace and rhythm Of motion, balance
and proportion of schemes, courtesy
and kindness in team work-these can
grow out of well-played games. In
these games, constructed for the
times, he is growing out of the crude
into the arts of civilization.
There is peculiar power in each
boy to adopt hobby and thus prepare
himself, through the combination Of
work and play, for his own proper vo-
cation. From fiddling to photography,
from gardening to farming, from dra-
matte reading to writing stories, from
raising pups and rabbits to running
cattle and sheep ranches-such is oft
en- the course.
To his parents or guardians, greet
ing:
1. Cooperate with nature in letting
him play all he can.
2. Give the play instinct expression
in sports, that develop cleanness
comradeship, courage and conscience.
8. Turn the play into service, by
turning service into play.
4. Find his special aptitudes and
let them follow that line toward his
vocation.