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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-11
TEN PoISoNE

Chicago. Nov. 10-Poison found In
the viseera of two more of the 10 per-
sons who have died mysteriously be-
meath the roof of Mrs. Louise Vermil-
"a increased the suspicious Of the au-
thorities against the woman. today
At the county Jail hospital, where she
lies i'll from attempts 10 take her own
life. she was not Informed of the fresh
evidence the police Will bring to bear
in charges Ok murder
Toxicologist Wolter II Haines, to-
day, communicated his report to the
coroner's office. The finding was that
arsenic was present in large quanti-
ties in the viscera OF Conductor Rich
ard r. Smith and those Of Frank
Brinkamp, the latter being Mrs. Yer
milya's favefite son. These two bodies
were exhuned after poison had been
found in the remains of Policeman
Arthur Bissonettc, the last of the 10
to die. Relatives and friends had told
the. coroner the circumstances of their
death were similar to that of Bison
cite.
In the case of Brinkamp, the fancee
of the boy induced an investigation OF
the possibility that he ate some Of the
pepper box" poison. The coroner said
that he would ask the states atter-
ney to request an indictment chRrg-
ing Mrs. Yermilya with criminal
knowledge Of the causes OF the death
of Brinkamp and Smith.
Coroner Hoffman said he was dis
CONTINUED on Page TWeIve.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-11
New York Stock
Exchange Failures.

New York. Nov. l0.-Two Stock Ex-
change failures resulting primarily
from the recent advance in the mar
ket, We're announced today The in
solvent firms are w L. Stevens g. Co.
and BAH & Whichr. Neither firm
WAS esecially prominent in the market.
but accounts agree that their recent
operations were on the bear side.
W. l.. Stevens & Co was organized
in April Of 1910 Mr.. Stevens partner
ana board member was j. w Henning.
who had failed some years before In
the absence, today, of the partners
and their counsel no statement of liza
bilitleS or assets was obtainable The
firm is said to have been heavily short
in United States Steel and Reading,
1t is also said that they purchased
many calls in the outside market
during the past week.
The Stevens failure was announced
soon after the opening OF business, to-
day. The Exchange authorities re-
ceived a brief statement To the effect
that the firm was unable to meet out
standing contracts.
The suspension of Ball & Whieher
was not made known until after the
close OF the market, although rumors
OF difficulties were in circulation dur
| ing the business session The firm OF
Ball & Whieher consists of G. r, Bal
| and Louis /, Whicher, the latter The
| board member Like the Stevens firm
it is little more than a year old. NJ
statement of assets or liabilities was
| given out.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-11
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE.
Senior Class Elects Officers, with Al
den Chase as President.

Orono. Me. NOV 10.-(SpeciaD.- THE
Senior class recently elected the fol-
lowing officers for the year: President,
Alden Chase of Bryant's Pond; Vice
Pres, Warren Mcdonald of Portland;
Sec. Miss Helen Worcester of Ban
gor: Treas. William NJ. Gray of Houl-
ton: member of Student Council, B. c..
Kent OF saltwater; executive commit
tee, Ralph S. Hopkinson of Saco, BEN
janfn Haskell of Westbrook. Lloyd
Houghton of Lee and Frank H. Lam
cester of Pressure Isle. Election was by
the Australian ballot system.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-11
Official Board to
Inspect the Maine,

Washington, Nov. 1O.-The board Of
officers which will go to Havana to
inspect the wreck of the battleship
Maine, was announced, today, by Sec
rotary of the Navy Meyer as follows:
Rear Admiral Vreeland aide for in
spection, president; Chief Naval Con-
structor Richard NJ. Watt, Col William
NJ. Black of the army engineer corps
an expert on powder and explosives,
and Commander Charles #. Hughes OF
the board of inspection and survey of
ships. The board will arrive at Ha-
Vana early next week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-11
Conditions and General Forecast.

. Conditions and General Forecast.
Washington, Nov. Tine weather con-
tinues uuseasonably cold over the North
west Temperatures were below zero,
Friday night. in Montana North Da-
kota. South Dakota, Wyoming and the
Canadian provinces. There are indica-
lions that this cold wave Will extend
farther southwark during the next "a
to IS hours. Mild temperatures prevail
in the Eastern states. There have been
general SHOWS over the Northwest aud
rains in the Ohio valley, the Lake re-
gion and the Eastern states The indi-
cations are that the disturbance that
now covers the middle Rocky Mountain
region viii move eastward. On Sunday.
this area will likely cause rains in the
Middle Atlantic states and the Ohio val
ley and rain or snow i'll the North At
Iantic states and the Lake region. The
weather will be fair, saturday. in the
Eastern states 1t is probable that Il
change to decidedly colder weather viii
overspread the Eastern states, Sunday
night or Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-11
A Fourth Will Is. Now
Entered for Probate.
Practically Entire Estate Given
To Mrs. Vaughn, Deceased.
New Document Found Among Papers
In Foreign Banking Office.

Alfred, Me. Nov. I0.-After having
apparently been settled Some months
ago by agreement of counsel the fam
Gus Bull will case which during its
trial furnished numerous sensations,
was given a new lease of life, today,
when new viii, the fourth to be
presented to the court, was entered for
probate. The will which appears 10
be in the handwriting of Mrs. Sara c.
Bull. widow of the famous Norwegian
Violihist Ole Bun. and signed by her
antedates the other three documents
and gives PRACTICAL the entire estate
tate Mrs. Olea Bun Vaughan, a daugh
ter who recently died.
In the latest instrument. which is
dated Jan. >, 1902, Joseph G.. Thorp
of Cambridge, Mass, IL brother of Mrs.
Bull. is given but $1,000, while in the
wills previously presented To the court
practically the entire estate was left
to Thorp and his relatives. The other
documents were dated in 1907, 1899 and
1910, respectively. They were disal-
lowed July Is and an agreement en-
tered into by which Mrs. Vaughan was
given practically what the will pre-
scented today, DEGREES
1t is understood that the latest will
to be presented was found recently
among private papers in the offices Of
Grindlay & Co, bankers, of London
and Calcutta. where it had apparent
" lain undisturbed for the past 10
years Joseph G. Thorp. Josephine
Macleod of Stone Ridge, \. Y. and
Mrs. Olea Bull Vaughan were named
as executors. Charles X. Cobb, a Bos-
ton attorney representing the surviv-
ing executors and who represented
Thorp and his interests in the recent
extended contest, filed the will in the
local court, today
Under the terms of the will pre-
scented. today. there are few small
legates who were not taken care OF in
the agreement reached IN the early
summer and for this reason 1t is
thought possible that attorneys for
Mrs. Vaughan's estate may agree to
the allowance of the document, al
though no line OF action has been an
nounced and no statement regarding
the matter made. The matter will
come before the court for hearing
ON December s. The witnesses Of the
document are Emma L. Stead. Mary
Flame Stead and OctaYius Beatty.
During the hearings on the other
wills. which covered q period of many
weeks, sensations we're caused by the
explanation of Mrs. Bulls connection
with strange Hindu teliefs and stories
of the observance of Hindu rites in
her Studio house" at Cambridge
Mass.
One of the principal legates under
the 1910 will was Miss Margaret No
BILE known as Sister Nivedita, whose
death in India was reported lew
weeks ago. Under that will. If allow
ed. shew as to have received $4,000
The will filed today. does not mention
her.
Ralph S. Bartlett. a Boston attor-
ney, Oct. Il, was appointed admins
TRAITOR of the estate of Mrs. Bull He
represented Mrs. Olea Bull Vaughan
in protesting the wills first filed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-11
THE WEATHER.
FAIR.

Washington, Nov. 1O.-Forecast for
New England: Fair, Saturday; Sun
day, unsettled, probably rain in south
and rain or snow in north portion;
colder; light to moderate variable
-.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-11

Workmen excavating on the shores
Of Lake Erie have unearthed crum-
bling coffin containing the remains of
a man believed to have been mem
Der OF Commodore Perry's crew in the
historic battle of Lake Erie. In the
coffin were found buttons like those
used on the uniforms of Perry's men.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-11

After an might search through
the Adrian mine of the Rochester and
Pittsburg Coal and Iron Co near
pnnXsutawnev. Pa, for the bodies
of the two missing miners, believed
To- nave been killed in an explosion,
Thursday, the rescue crew expressed
the opinion that they were buried un-
der a heavy fall of slate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-11
Boston Forecast.

Boston, Nov to.-Fpreeast: Sunday,
unsettled. probably followed by rain;
somewhat colder; light 70 moderate
Varia BILE winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-11

3Unflled orders on the books of tn
y}aited States Steel Corporation o
Oct 81 were 3.694,32S tons.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-11
1904
Toe. CIGAR.

Factory output-upwards OF 10000 daily.
Largest selling brand of 10c. cigars In the
world.-Fsctory. Manchester. n. II. dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-11
2O-YEA1 CASES
r. & w. T. NOBLE

onn Conv House. Augusta. I'pstair.
Mail orders filed We pay czpress
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-21
TWO MORE
DIVORCES
WANTED

Two more divorce cases were filed in
the Lake superior court at Hammond
this morning. Sarah Murphy of East
Chicago has brought an action for a di-
vorce against James, Murphy through
Attorney ]. A. Gavit.
The couple were married twenty-nine
years ago Sept Is. 1881. and were -sepa-
rated recently. They have seven chill
dren. The complaint alleges that. al
though Murphy received SIS day for
his services as a worker in the steel
mills, that he spent most Of the money
in drink and was unable to properly
support his family.
The members of the family were COM
PEELED to work in launderies and at
other vocations of a similar nature while
Murphy got drunk on his wages.
1t is alleged that he would come
home intoxicated and that it was nee
essary to ca<fy him upstairs, or, when
he in a particularly ugly mood
leave him on the floor of the hall.
1t is related that Mr. Murphy is the
owner of about $4,000 worth of prop
erty and the plaintiff asks for divorce
and all proper relief.
Threw Dishes at Him.
Victor Barnes of East Chicago seeks
| a divorce from his wife, Margaret
Barnes, in an action which was filed In
the Lake superior court by Attorneys
Ross & Lotz this morning.
They were married in Muncie and
have no children. 1t is alleged that the
defendant refused to live with her hus-
band for months at time.
! He was compelled to leave Muncie
and go to East Chicago, where he Sc
cured employment puddle boss II
the mills of the Republic Iron & Stee
Co
] He alleges that she compelled to sent
| money and provisions to her, although
she would not live with him. He al
leges that she would hy into fits o
| anger and would throw dishes at him.
4 Mrs. Barnes is alleged to have rur
bills at the stores and to have refused
to move to East Chicago even aftcl
he had spent s2oo for furniture.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-21
FATHER ASPHYX|ATED
| BY ILLUMINATING GAS
Family and Friends Insist
That He Did Not Com
NIT Suicide.

Burnham, Ill, August 21.--Alexander
Mankazitch. Al years old, was found
dead in bed at his home. 321 Pullman
avenue at three O'clock. he having been
asphyxiated by Illuminating gas
Although there are indications tina.
suicide was intended, the family and
friends of Mankozitch are positive that
the gas jet was turned on accidentally.
He is a tall man and 1t is thought that
in some way he touched and opened
the valve after he had turned off the
gas before retiring He was found
dead in bed at three O'clock this morn
ing.
Mankazitch occupied a bed room on
the first floor, the mother and five chill
dren slept upstairs. One of the chill
dren came down stairs about three
o clock to get drink of water for the
baby and before returning went to
the fathers room. The inquest will be
held today
Mankazfth was employed as car re-
pairer on the Michigan Central railroad
in Hammond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-21
| court I: -.
TO OPEN
SEPT. 12

The Lake superior court will open
for business on Monday, Sept IL. THE
first thing the program is the call
ing of the grand jury said Deputy
Prosecuting Attorney Ralph w. Ralph
w. Ross this morning, I'VE have one
murder case and a number of others
have been bound over to the grand
jury
The work of furnishing Judge Johan-
mes Kopelke's court will be completed
by that time. and it is expected that the
Lake superior court house will present
scene of intense activity.
Court will open with judges sitting
in all three of the court roooms- Judge
Kope1ke spent the latter part of the
last term at Crown Point and he will
begin the next term in Hammond
The amount of new business that has
piled up since the summer vacation be-
gan will make it necessary for every
Judge to grind out business as fast as
he can in order to keep abreast of the
docket
Judge Becker is expected to return
from his trip to Europe shortly, and
Judges Refter and KopeIke are now
ready for the opening of court. The
court reporters and bailiffs win all be
ready for work after Labor day.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-21
SUES FOR
$4,000
DAMAGES

Alleging that through the negligence
OF the Chicago. Indiana & Southern
railroad Bernard Koch was electrocut-
ed at the roundhouse of the railroad
near the Indiana-Illinois state line;
Emil Lenz the administrator of Kochs
estate has brought suit to recover &c.,
600 damages from the two companies.
The suit was filed in two paragraphs
by Attorneys L. T. Meyer and Lincoln
V. Cravens in the Lake superior court
at Hammond The deceased leaves a
widow and nine children, who were de-
pendent upon him.
The electrocution of Koch is alleged
to have taken place Sept. TO- 1910 A
tank on the railroad copmanies' prop
erty collapsed. tearing down number
of wires by which the Northern Indi-
ana Gas & Electric company lighted the
c.. I. & s. roundhouse.
KILLED While at work.
Koch was sent to the roundhouse to
clear away the debris and in so doing
the crowbar with which he was work
ing Gang in contact with a piece OF iron
that was alive with electricity. His
death resulted instantaneously
The negligence of the railroad COM
pany is alleged to be that Koch was not
warned of the dangerous character Of
the work.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-21
1By TIMES STAN Man,

How much do you suppose they
would pay me to go up in one of those
machines" was the innocent remark
that was made by a. well known Lake
County man at the International Avta-
tion Meet in Chicago the other day.
Little did he realize that 1t is about
as easy to enter the pearly gates of
heaven as it is to get to ride as a
passenger in an aeroplane. l tried 1t
with the result that I never got off
the ground and my chargin at the
failure was melowed somewhat when
I learned that the governor of Min
nesota together with a nalf dozen
newspaper reporters had been turned
down well as men of wealth and
prominence
The quest began with Chairman
Frank X. Mudd of the contest commit
tee. Mr.. Mudd referred me to Mr.
Gregory of the committee whom he
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-21
TO
FORCE THE
ERIE NOW
Hammond Business Mems
Association VIII Attempt
Through Interstate Com
merce Commission to
Bring the Erie to Time.

Secretary E. f. Johnston of the Ham
mond Business Mems association an
nounced today that he would take up
the matter of forcing the Erie and the
Chesapeake & Ohio railroads to build
union station in Hammond.
Now that the Monon has broken
ground for its depot, through the ac-
tivities of the Hammond Business Mems
association, and the Erie railroad depot
is the only wooden structure in the
heart of the city, Johnson has hopes of
being able to force the issue
The matter will be taken up with
Chairman Wood of the railroad com
mission of Indiana, whose efforts in
Hammond's behalf were largely .instru-
mental in securing the new Monon de-
pot.
There are a number of reasons why
the Erie railroad should build a new
depot in Hammond. Some of them are
as follows:
1. The present depot is unsightly, un-
sanitary and inadequate.
2. With the exception of dumping
some black dirt on its right of way and
building a concrete station platform the
Erie railroad has done nothing to i'm
prove it's station property in the past
quarter of a century
3. The Chesapeake & Ohio railroad
TS~0nTfnYa6 ~, pc o. K
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-21
PROGRAM
FOR FAIR
ATTRACTIVE
Lake County Fair Beginning
Wednesday Expected to
Draw Big Crowds of Low
ers of Harness Events
Events From Chicago.

Crown Point, Ind. Aug. 21.-The an
nual Lake county fair here will be held
from the 22d to the 25th of this month.
The races, which are usually particu-
larly interesting to lovers of harness
horse events. will be conducted on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The
principal race on Thursday will be the
2:24 trot, for which there are more
than twenty entries The list of horses
includes. among others, Baron Alva.
Hattie Vest. Rainbow, by Actell; En-
ma Penn, by William Penn; Dick En-
tertainer. Constantine and Silent Girl.
More interest Is felt In this race among
horse fanciers in Lake Lake county and
the southern part of Cook county tina n
any other race of the meeting.
The 2:17 pace on Friday is the next
in popularity with horse owners, the
entries numbering upward of fifteen.
Among them are Grace Colbert, by the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-21
Grewsome Discovery on B.
& Q. Road Cleared up by
Death of George Cannuski
at Mercy Hospital in Gary
Yesterday.
1911 RAILROAD RECORD
IN LAKE COUNTY
INJURED IN REGION. 20
Killed IN REGION ...........27 -

In the death of young George
Cannuski. % years old. at the Mercy
hospital from loss of blood following
the severing of his right leg in rail-
way accident and the finding of a leg
in a pool of blood at Aida. Ind, there
is cleared up the mystery story sent
out of Laporte.
The following dispatch appeared in
todays papers:
Laporte, Ind. Aug. o1.-Coroner
Osborn of this city is trying to es-
tablish the ownership and solve the
mystery surrounding the finding Of
/ human leg at Aida. this county.
1t is supposed some man was the
victim of an accident or tragedy
during the night, but no trace Of
the victim can be founu, the only
evidence being the human leg
which was found in a pool of blood.
Yesterday morning there was
brought to the Mercy hospital a youn &
man minus his leg At first it was
thought that he would recover but the
loss of blood was too much of a shock.
Shortly before noon the young man
died.
Beyond learning that his name was
Cannuski and that he had been injured
somewhere along the B. & o. railway
east OF Gary the hospital sisters could
find no more about him. The remains
were taken to Hoover's morgue in
Washington street.
The dispatch from Laporte shows
that the accident occurred at Aida.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-21
TIMES AND OUT

After he had been found lying in
toxicated on the Nickle Plate tracks at
Hessville and had been picked up two
times previously, George Richey of
Pittsburg made a third attempt at sui
eide about o'clock yesterday morning
when he was run over by train No.
Al and ground to pieces.
Richeys home is in Pittsburg, and
was employed as farm hand near
Hessville by man named Scott. Satur-
day afternoon he left the farm and was
not seen again until farmer by the
name of Soscher found him stretched
across the tracks asleep. He was then
taken to the farm and warned not to
go near there again.
At $50 yesterday orning he made his
second attempt when train No 81 came
along and distinguishing his for as that
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-21
TRIES TO FORCE
WH|SKEY ON LAD
Jack Morris of Davenport,
Iowa, Gets Into Serious
Trouble.
Especial to THE TIMEs.) }

Whiting. Ind, Aug. 2f.-Jack Morris
who claims he halls from Davenport.
Iowa. was arrested for intoxication By
officer Niziolkiewicz. Norris was fine'l
IS and costs by Judge Fetterhoff ana
in default of same was taken to Crown
Point. The arrest OF Morris was
brought about by Levi Burns age .
years of Ohio avenue He went to the
station and told the officer that Morris
had ben trying to force himself and
some other little boys to drink whisky.
When arrested he had a bottle of
alcohol in his pocket which he had
been drinking.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-21
CAMEL COULD GO THROUGH
NEEDLES EYE SOONER
Times Staff Man Works Like Section
Hand to go up in Aeroplane But
Without Success

said had direct charge OF the passenger
carrying end of the work.
Mr.. Gregory proved to be an ap-
proachable sort of fellow and sent me
to the physician in charge of the hos
pital corps where an examination was
to be made.
Go Through Formalities.
Gregory, himself. made a certifca-
ton as to my weight and DR. G. b.
Mathisen of st. Luke's hospital, after
careful examination of the heart made
a certihcation as to physical condition.
1 was then informed that I would
have to make arrangements with one
of the aviators to be carried as a pass
enger. There were scores of other ap :
plicants until the accidents happened
to Badger and Johnstone when ther >
was noticeable reduction in the mum :
ber.
| The first attempts to secure permis-
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-21
.GANGSTERS
PULL OFF
FOXY TRICK

The ringsters and gangsters of the
West Hammond village board played
smother trick on the public of West
Hammond at the board meeting, held
this morning at ten o'clock, when they
passed resolution setting the date Of
the city election for the first Monday
in March, 1912.
They thought by so doing that they
could prevent the citizenz's headed bv
X M. Woszczynski from going into the
courts and mandating them to hold the
election at an earlier date.
The t>tSkery. bad faith, faithlessness
10 their trust and, cupidity that is typi-
cal of the actions of certain board
members and other village officials.
characterized the meeting this morn
ing.
To Clean Up Platter.
One of the gang is reported to have
said. There is the contract with the
Interstate Electrical Co. and the Eas.- :
ern Illinois Traction Companies fran
chise which must be disposed of befoi :
we go out OF office and We are goicg to
get what is coming out of these things
so that when Woszczynski gets into
office there won't be anything left"
Fight Goes On.
So according TO the statement of one
OF the board members, himself, the
plan is to let the present gang clean
up the platter during their present
term in office and then leave the posr
Bankrupt village to the honest city
officials who will follow them.
But the fight is going on, according
to village clerk Ignatius Mankowskl.
and steps will be taken at once to have
the entire membership of the board
jerked before a court of the proper
Jurisdiction and ordered TO set the date
for the election In<the event of their
failure TO do SO they will be sent to
jail.
AS In the past Paul Kamaradt and
John Giczewski were the only alder
men who st9od by the people. The rest
lead everyeASe to believe that the meet
Ing held this merpznE would readias,
result in Z sting The election date and
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