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The Penn's Grove record., 1911-02-24
Legislative Doings.

Last week the Legislators passed a
resolution instructing the New Jersey
Senators to vote for the proposed
change in the U. S. Constitution to
have U. S. Senators elected by a direct
vote of the people. Last Monday night
when resolutions were before the State
Senate urging President Taft o.cal! an
extra session of Congress to revise the
tariff; to vote for a new pension Dill;
and to increase the efficiency Of the
life-saving service. a majority decided
that it was not their business to instruct
President Taft what todo nor Congress.
The Senate adopted resolutions ex-
pressing its sympathy for the widow OF
Congressman George Hires, OF Salem,
who died last week. Senator Nichols
also paid a tribute to the character and
worth of the former State Senator and
Congressman.
Among the bills passed by the Senate
were those permitting first and second
assistant prosecutors to attend Grand
Jury sessions; authorizing the State
Road Commissioner to place signs on
highways.
In executive session the Senate con
frmed the appointment of Colonel Ed
win A. Stevens as State Road Com
missioner.
On Tuesday the house held two ses-
sions and the Senate one, and adjourned
because Wednesday was Washington's
birthday.
The House passed the bill prohibiting
food to be kept in cold storage for
| more than six months without pelmis-
sion of the State Board of Health. 1t
| is aimed chiefly at the big cold storage
plants in Jersey City.
The House passed the bill permitting
| policemen In plain clothes to rifle free
on trolley cars. Also the bill author
izing the construction of a bridge across
| the Passaic River between KearEey and
! Newark.
The Senate Committee ON Corpora.
Ftions gave another hearing on the sew.
eral employers liability bills. A num-
Der of manufactul ers were represented
AMI most of the talking was in favor OF
the Edge Bill recommended by the
special commission appointed a veal
ago by Governor Fort to investigate
the question.
The Senate defeated the House bill
providing for the increase in salaries Of
policemen of second class cities.
Senator Gebhardt's Local Option bill
was reported from committee.
A resolution by Mr.. Boetner~ favoring
parcels post was adopted, as was a reso'
luton by Mr.. Leavitt requesting the
President of the United States and the
State Department at Washington to
suspend the treaty between this country
and Russia until Russia honors Amer.
lean passports.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-02-24
THE HALL OF FAME.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN - sir
teenth president Of United


States. Born
Hardin cOun-
IT,, KY, Feb.
IL, 1909; died
Washington.
April15,1S65,
having been
shot in back
of head the
night before
of E0rdsa the
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-02-24
A mistake to talk when your mouth is
full or your head empty.
Life Saved At Deaths Door

81 never felt so near my grave" writes
W. R. Patterson, of Wellington, Tex, as
when a frightful cough and lung trouble
pulled mt down to 100 pounds, in spite
OF DOCTORS treatment for two years. My
father, mother and two sisters died OF
consumption, and that | am alive today
is due sloely to DR.. Kings New Dis
covery, which completely cured me.
Now 1 weigh 1877 pounds and have been
we'll and strong for years." Quick, safe,
sure, its the hest remedy on earth fol
coughs, colds, lagrippe, asthma, Group,
and all throat and lung troubles. SOC &
ST. 90. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by
Johnson's Drug Store.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-02-24

The bill which proposes to give reci-
procity with Canada, now under dis
cussion in Congress will reduce the
tariff on lumber from 81 and 50 a 1000
feet to SO and 75c a 1000 feet. That
should be a benefit to every mar who
needs lumber. Congressman Louden-
slayer voted against this reciprocity
bill. Freer trade with Canada which
should be- as beneficial as free trade
between New Jersey, Delaware and
Pennsylvania.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-02-24

The new Sulloway General Pension
bill in Congress would add $45, 00O, 900
to the $153, 00O, 900, now required for
pensions. There is no end to Uncle
Sans money, and gratitude will never
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-26
SALOONKEEPER SAID
TO HAVE LEFT CITY
Thomas Diggan, Whose
Wife Tried to Commit
Suicide, Disappears.

Thomas Diggen. saloonkeeper. who
ran place on State street, opposite the
federal building, has left Hammond and
is said to have also left a number of
bills to be paid.
About week and q half ago he was
served with papers by Constable Taus-
sig for collection of S9l for a whisky
bill which he owed to whisky firm
His place of business was closed and
he got out of town without letting
anyone know that he was going to
leave. He is said to be some place in
the west. near Puget sound.
Diggin'S character is said to have not
been the best, and that he lured a num-
ber of respectable Hammond girls into
the wineroom in the rear of his place
About three weeks ago Diggins wife
tried to commit suicide by taking car
bolic acid and received fearful burns
internally and on her face from her
rash act
The couple is said to have quarreied
frequently and that she took carbolic
acid because her husband paid too
much attention to other women.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-26
GARY GIRLS BEAU
is FOUND At LAST
Not as an Acrobat, But a Po-
tato Peeler Did Jack
Busch Begin.

Jack Busche of Laporte whose sweet
heart is Miss Irene Mockisr of Gary is
back home again after rEnning away
over a year ago to become an acrobat
with a circus. They put him to work
peeling potatoes however.
His folks wrote to every circus in the
country in hopes of reaching him but
it was of no avail. Jack Busche had
become known as Jack" only and let
ters did not reach him.
week ago. Mrs Busche learned
through some source that her boy was
with the Hagenbeck shows. Last night
she planned to overtake the circus at
Kenosha. She departed with Miss
Mockler for that city and by mistake
alighted at Waukegan, Ill. When she
reached Kenosha. the circus had de-
parted
Immediately the woman and the girl
continued their journey to Elgin. This
morning they found Jack Busche sit
ting outside of the cooking car. peel
Ing potatoes
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-26
STATE IS
STRONG IN
ITS DENIAL
Story Printed Saturday in
Knots Organ Secuted by
States Prosecutors, Who
Declare They Were Not
Reprimanded by Court.

Emphatic denial of the story that
they dragged a sick man out OF bed"
and hailed him into Judge Hanley's
court at Valparaiso is made by Special
Prosecutor Welseimer in connection
with the fake report that the court
severely reprimanded the state because
of the summary arrest of Alderman
Emerson L Bowser.
State Not Censured.
The state was not reprimanded be-
cause Bowser was arrested" declared
Mr. Welsheimer and the report that
the prosecutors were censured by the
court because Bowser was sick Is out
of the whole CLOTH
The story that the states attorneys
were censured because Alderman
Bowser was brought before The court
while sick was printed in the Knots
organ Saturday.
Alderman Bowser's arrest came
about as the result of his non-appear-
ance as witness when needed. He was
In attendance at the trials at Valpa-
raiso and then following a conference
with Mayor Knots he sappeared and
anti I'D De-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-26
CLUB IN STATUS QUO.

John E. Fitzgerald. who recently
closed a deal for the purchase of a
large amount of acreage in West Ham
mond. stated that the country club end
of the deal would be allowed to work
Itself out.
He declared that If he took the in
itiative in starting a country club that
there would be a lot of people who
would claim that he was figuring out
a way to get the general public to pay
the carrying charges on the property
For this reason he said that he
thought he would let the property
stand as 1t is for the time being How
ever, if there are a number of golf
enthusiasts who would like to have
part of the property for country club
purposes Fitzgerald said that he would
be glad to do all in his power to help
the thing along.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-26
IS
SPLENDID
CHARACTER
Hammond Man Makes Ben
Hur Look Like a Selling
Plate Driver in the Chariot
Race Pulled off By the
Indiana Society Saturday.

You would not think that a dignified
man of affairs like w. C. Paxton would
get out and romp around like a buy.
but that is just the effect that the Indi-
ana society has on it's members.
Paxton was doing things from the
time the outing started until it fin
ished. He drove a team of mules in
the classic chariot races and had the
people of Hammond been able to see
Paxton in his Ben Hur outht they
would have stood aghast
Paxton drove great race. but was
not able to win the contest He got in
the money, however. and won second
place. He also entered in number of
other contests and acquitted himself
creditably.
In the obstruction race in which he
was compelled to climb over one fence.
under another. crawl through a barrel
drink a glass of buttermilk. eat a pile
of crackers and then sing Yankee
Doodle" Paxton won the race hands
down.
A. NJ. Turner expects to enter Paxton
in a number of contests from now on
and says that he has a man who is not
only wiling. but is capable and trust
worthy. and is very docile to his train
ers
Going down on the train E. F. John
ston won a fine rubber coat DR.. II. f.
Sarrer. who usually gets inside the
money in anything in which he enters,
won book in the grand free drawings.
When Paxton won his chariot race
he proved to be such a good mule driv-
er that he was lifted on the shoulders
of the admiring throng and carried
about the grounds. He was also pre-
sentec wIthra. fine loving cup.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-26
CAR SMASHES INTO
MONON RY. GATES
Accident Happens to To
bacco Agents Car This
Morning.

r. f. Williams, an agent for the
Mail Pouch Tobacco company, was
teaching young Joe Kussmaal to run
the formers automobile this morning
when kussmaul lost control of the
machine while turning around and ran
into the Mnoon railroad gate
The accident happened in front of the
Kussmaul cigar store on State street
and the blame is laid to Kussmaul's
nervousness.
The gate was smashed and the radia-
tor and lamps of the machine as we'll.
Neither Williams or kussmaul was
hurt in the accident. but parties, seeing
the accident, thought both men in the
car could not escape injury with the
force the car hit the gate
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-26

AVENUE
PAVING

That some action will have to be
taken in the near future TO avoid a
further tie-up of Sheffield avenue i'm
provements was the concensus of opin-
ion of the members of the board of
public works this morning
AS the situation now stands. Shelf
field avenue is in the hands of the
county commissioners who propose to
circuit court on the petition of the
Hammond Whiting and East Chicago
Street Car company for whom no pave
ment is provided in the commissioners
plan and who accordingly would, have
to do the paving at their own expense.
The final hearing zon the Injunction has
not yet been had nor has any time for
1t been set
Because there may be an indefinite
delay In the matter the board feels
that it has two alternatives, one to
hurry the case to trial and he oher 10
have the city withdraw the street from
the county commissioners No action
was taken by the board this morning,
the subject having merely come up for
discussion because of the demand OF
Councilman Sturm before the board to
have something done in the matter
At it's session this morning the board
adopted confirmatory resolutions pro-
viding for the re-paving OF Oakley av-
enue and the lowering of the sewer
there. Plans for the PIummer avenue
curb were accepted.
Bids for the painting of the city hall
were opened this morning and awarded
to c. Vermett.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-26
KILLED BY FALL FROM CAR.

Chicago, June 26.--In a fall from
a Calumet & South Chicago Electric
Railway car at East One Hundred
and Eighteenth place and South
Michigan avenue an unidentified man
was instantly killed. The body was
taken to Cooney's undertaking rooms,
1920 Michigan avenue. A. Demitte.
900 East Ninety-third street, conduc-
tor of the car, is being held at the
Remington station pending an in
vestigation of the death. He told
the police that the man was intOxi-
he carried him to the sidewalk and
left him there. believing him only
slightly injured.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-26
LATEST news
INTERURBANS COLLIDE.

Chicago, June 26--Five persons
were injured in a rear-end collision
between two Chicago & Milwaukee
Electric trains at the Fourteenth
street station, North Chicago. early
this morning. A dense fog, which
bound three-car special train from
seeing a stationary local train ahead.
was responsible The brakes epf the
special train had been appifed Tor
the station stop. but the speed was
sufficient to telescope both vestibules.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-26
X. P.'S TO HOLD
THEIR ELECTION

The Hammond lodge, K. of p, will
entertain the East Chicago lodge, k of
p. at their regular meeting tonight.
and an interesting program and session
has been arranged.
One candidate will be brought from
East Chicago, who will receive the sec
ond degree. Last week the Hammond
lodge visited East Chicago and they
were royalty entertained. and this week
they are returning favors and refresh
ments and big social session is to be
held. Including the meeting tonight
the semi-annual election of officers will
be held. East Chicago Will bring over
large crowd and preparations have
been made to take care of everybody.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-26
FIRST GOOD
SNAKE YARN
OF SEASON
Farmers Spear Bull Snakes
on Island in Kankakee
River; Township Is Dry,
So Facts in Story Can Not
Be Controverted.
Especial to THE TIMEs)
(Care of Snake EditorD

Lowell, Ind. June 26-Anybody
wishing a nice big fat bull head snake
between Ave and six feet long apply TO
William Jewers. A dozen snake eggs
will be thrown in free of charge There
has been no change in the brand of
whisky in fact the township is so dry
that. the sight of the reptiles can not
b" attributed to the superfiuous use of
fire water.
AS a matter of fact Mr.. Jewers who
lives on the Rossow place on the Fuller
Island in the marsh, has about 120
feet of snakes on hand. and in addition
more than half a bushel of snake eggs.
Owing to poor cold storage facilities,
the market on snake eggs is very low.
As the financial papers would say. the
bears have hammered the snake egg
market to an omelet and anybody
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-26
Thief IS
CAUGHT
IN WHITING
Especial to THE TIMEs.)

Whiting, Ind. June pa good
catch was made in Whiting last Fri
day when the arrest of Frank Wzizak k
of 3210 Wall street. Chicago. occurred.
Wzizak attempted 10 sell a suit of
clothes to Abe Goldsmith. Goldsmith.
suspicioning Wzizak. called up the po-
lice, with the result that he was placed
under arrest on suspicion.
The Chicago police were notified and
it was learned that the man was badly
wanted in Chicago, he having robbed a
clothing store in Kensington and stol-
en- about one hundred and fifty suits.
He had previously served two years
in Joliet for robbery.
Two officers came out from Chicago
Saturday night and took him back with
them a fugitive warrant.
Wzizak had sold three other suits
in Whiting. all of which have been re-
covered.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-26
MIR. MALlOY
DIPLOMAT?
WELL RATHER!

John J. Malloy. acting as chairman
last night at a meeting of the men and
women of All Saints church. qualified
for United States ambassador to Ire
land when that country shall have at
tanned home rule. Had it not been for
a superabundance of native diplomacy
even the versatile Malloy would have
had to throw up his hands in dispair
AS it was he bowed gracefully, ac-
cepted the situation as though it were
an every day occurrence, and got away
with 1t.
AS chairman it was up to Mr. Malloy
to declare the election of the chairlady
who is to have charge of the ladies'
department for the coming picnic on
July SO. Two names had been pro-
posed and when the ballSss had been
counted it was found that both Mrs. A
f. Knots and Mrs. j. E. Fitzgerald
We're tied in the count. 1t was UP to
the chairman to announce a winner in
order to satisfy both camps, who. 1t
should be said. were not at all hostile
Il now declare both ladies elected"
said the chairman simply, but firmly,
and before the audience could gather
it's wits one of the most diplomatic
acts conceivable was history.
The meeting received a further
tinge of humor when John Nordstrand
and T. E. Brennan, two brewery agents.
were appointed members of the com
mittee on soft drinks This will be the
only kind of liquid that will be dis
pensed at Kinders grove on the day
of the picnic.
The ladies of the church are sched-
uled to hold a meeting in the church
hall tomorrow night, while the various
committee members of the men are to
meet next Sunday morning at 8 o'clock.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-26
MISTOOK TRUSTEE FOR
A SOAP PEDD[ER
And Official Is Now Threat
ening Dire Vengeance
on Old SIeuth.
Especial to THE TIMEs.)

Griffith, Ind, June 26.-Trustee
Jameson of Calumet township is look
ing for a dear old constable these days
Mr.. Jameson while on a visit to
Gary on Friday was mistaken for d
soap peddler who had been charged
with sellisg soap made out of dog fat
and sundry impure products, and some
man whom he didn't know and who
said he was a constable wanted to put
the trustee where the dogs couldn' t
bite him. Trustee Jameson finally sue
ceeding in extricating himself from the
threatening meshes of the law for the
time being but the more he thought
about the contretemps the madder it
makes him and he is now hunting the
constable.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-26
BASEBALL
LEAGUE HAS
MEETING

There was a special meeting of the
Baseball league called Saturday morn
ing to take place in the evening at
president w. j. McAleer's offices. The
meeting was for the purpose of dis
cussing the fines imposed on players
by the umpires, considering the pro-
tested games and the question of dirty
ball" AS to the latter it was unani-
mously agreed that there was TO be no
more of it tolerated in league games
The fines against players were al
lowed to stand. the amount. however.
being reduced from SIS to 81 in view OF
the fact that the players are not paid
large salaries. Fines were limited to
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-26
SETTLEMENT
is AWAITED

George Eder, president of the Citi-
zens' Greman National bank, is await
ing answers from the remaining cred
itors of NJ Kolb. the druggist of Ham,
mond, who made an assignment of his
business to Mr.. Eder.
Until these answers are all in its
will be impossible to tell just what
will be the outcome of the plans to
have a settlement of the matter with
out going through bankruptcy
The news of the assignment of
Kolb's stock was a great surprise to
the business men of Hammond who
supposed that the well known Ham
mond druggist was doing well.
1t is possible that the entire stock of
good swill be sold out to the highest
bidder. and it is understood that there
are a number of local business men
who will bid for the stock.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-26
MAD DOG SCARE.

People on Calumet and Michigan
avenues had a mad dog scare this
morning when three or four per-
sons called up the police to come
and Kill a dog that was running
around and foaming at the mouth.
Officer Strong was detailed to Kill
the dog. and upon arriving found
the brute foaming at the mouth.
The dog was killed, and no report
has come in that any one was bit
ten by the animal. Nobody claimed
to own the dog.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-26
N 'A[EER
WANTS NO
DIRTY BALL
Issues Edict to Umpires
That No More of It Will
Be Permitted; President
Charges Flagrant Acts on
Part of Fowler.

President w. j. McAleer of the
Northern Indiana Baseball Association
has issued stingfng rebuke to
rough neck" tactics in league games.
which promises to nip in the bud any
tendency to employ these cowardly
and unsportsmanlike methods
President McAleer has determined TO
make an example of Captain Fowler OF
Hammond team, whose persistepcy in
practfcing dirty ball" has been a
matter of general comment
After yesterdays game between
Hammond and East Chicago in which
two outrageous examples of dirty
ball by Fowler were forced upon the
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-26
Looking for Stolen Auto.

An automobile was stolen from the
Buick Motor company in Chicago some
time last night and is thought to have
been brought out in this vicinity. Two
or three stolen automobiles have been
located in these parts during the last
three months.
Chicago police gave the following
description of the car. Buick, model 21,
dark green. 4-door. auto license No
S175 Ill, motor No. 1896, top and glass
front
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-26
CONTRACTOR
HUSTLES JOB

Work on the administration building
of the Lincoln j Jefferson university
now under construction at the corner
of Holman and ogden streets. is pro-
crossing without a hitch. The walls
are up nearly high enough for the roof
work. and it will not be very long be-
fore the interior work can begin. The
contract is in the hands of J. H. Nc
Clay. and he has not permitted the
work otalg day. The prospects for
the building being ready for the fall
work are excellent.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-26
5000 CATTLE DROWNED.

Grand Junction, Col. June 26.-A
reservoir containing 5000 acres feet
of water burst yesterday. causing a
property damage of $100.ee0. Five
thousand cattle were drowned and
several bridges were swept away. No
lives were lost. Along the path OF
the flood for fifteen miles crops were
washed out.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-26
BIG CHERRY CROP.

Lake and Porter counties have this
year an unprecedented crop of cher
ries. So plentiful. is the fruit that at
Deep River cherries are given away
free for the picking. Lack of help and
unusual crop has sent prices down
to the low water mark. Reports from
territory below the sand dune belt in
dicate that the cherry crop surpasses
all previous records
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-26
MOTORCYCLE AND
AUTO COLLIDE

A big black touring car, No. C42 Ind.
and motorcycle belonging ITO the
Northern Indiana Gas and Electric
company ran into each other at Hoh-
man and Douglas street yesterday aft
Groom and the motorcycle was badly
smashed. The touring car is said not
to have been at fault and was on the
right side of the street driving at low
speed.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-26
Funeral Is Held.

The funeral of John Pleitner was
held yesterday morning from the Nei-
dow chapel at sac. The Rev. Claus
officiated. The remains were then
taken to Crown Point by carriage and
interment was held at the Crown Point
cemetery.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-26

Mrs. Timothy Woodruff. wife of
the noted New York politician, made
an exciting flight sin Tom Sopwith's
aeroplane when dared" to do 20 by
her husband.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-26
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Prince Pierre Troubetsky, hus-
band OF Amelia Rives. the noveb
list, is skilled portrait painter, for
which he is as noted in Russia as
his wife is In this country.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-26
WEATHER.

UNSETTLED TO-DAY AND
TOMORROW; NO CHANGE
IN TEMPERATURE.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-26

ADVERTISER IN THE TtMEs-
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