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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10
GOVERNOR SAYS NOT.
CASES ARE TO GO ON

pen to the rest OF the Gary bribery
cases.
Some OF the speculations are;
VIII the state, seeing that its two
main witnesses, Harry Moose and
Meyer Himmelblau have gone over to
the camp of the enemy, throw up the
sponge and move TO quash the affi
davits?
Or will the state keep on Its fighting
clothes and represent to the court that
the absence of the witnesses will per-
nit them to take advantage of section
2192 of Burns revised statutes and get
another term continuance despite the
| la psing over three terms?
Or will Judge Van Fleet force the
cases to trial7
Or will the court continue them a.
| the states request until the next term
May Ask Gibson's Release.
/ Local lawyers say that the South
Bend and Elkhart jurist is a man of
positive convictions and that on Sat :
urday he Will force things to a head.
! The cases will either cease or they
Will go on. There will be no monkey
| business such as has been carried on
in the courts of Lake and Porter coun :
ties.
| Should all of the Gary defendants
now awaiting trial escape it is proba :
| fConffrue6 On mage n
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10
POISbU[[ET
INTO BRAIN
LAST NIGHT

IF ever did anything wrong to you
or your father, / wa mt to ask your for ;
giveness. for / am going away and will
never return agains" eafd Zoe MasIxn.
1s2 Calumet avenue, Hammond, TO his
niece last night and with these words
fresh on his mind, he went to the rear
of the building into the alley where he
committed suicide by shooting himself
through the mouth with 80 caliber
revolver at S:15 D. m, killing himself
instantly.
Masko had been drinking heavily for
the past three weeks and out of work
for some months. This is thought is
one cause for his committing suicide
number of people acquainted with
him, remarked about his nervous con-
dition during the past few days and
especially last night.
After asking forgiveness from his
niece, Masko met friend Joe
Kontechne and the two men walked to-
wards the FIT. Wayne depot. As if he
had forgotten something Masko. told
Konetchne that he would be back in a
minute and went into the alley be-
tween the Ft Wayne depot and Calu-
met avenue where he fired the fatal
shot.
: Ernest Ternouski heard the shot
and goind into the alley he found the
dead body of Masko. He at once mott
fed the police and with the police pa
| troll the remains were removed to EN-
merling's morgue where funeral ar
rangements and inquest will be made
today. Masko is a man about 40 years
old and is survived by wife and two
children who live in the old country
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10
CLEAN BILL
OF HEALTH
FOR OFFICERS

The state board of accountants,
which spent several weeks in Lake
county going over the accounts of the
county clerks Offices, both at Ham
mond and at Crown Point, completed
it's work this week. and gave Ernest l..
Shortridge, the county clerk. and his
deputies a clean bill of health.
inspectors A. E. Johnson and Haef-
ling were on the job, and in accordance
with the rules of the board came into
the clerks office unannounced. and be-
gan to dig into the records with the
result that it put Its o. K. on the
books.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10
WIRES
FOR OFFICE
ONCE MORE
Mayor Thomas E. Knots Of
Gary Proposes to Show
the County That He Is
Very Much Alive in the
Political Game.

Mayor Knots of Gary has started to
lay his wires for another term as chief
executive of the steel city.
In case the man who has been at the
head of the cftys government for two
terms runs into more photograph
snarls. he expects to be reelected by a
large majority.
Not only Is Knots taking an active
interest in city organization. but he Is
keeping his eyes county affairs. and
his city hall crowd says that when the
proper time comes another effort will
be made to clean up on the Hammond
democracy. The announcement of the
candidates. of several Hammond men
for office has produced a large roar at
the Gary city hall, and II the Gary
leaders have their say Hammond will
get very little off of the county plat
ter.
Nyhof seeks ONCE Again.
Former Commissioner OF Public
Works John J. Nyhof Is said to be a
candidate for the office OF city clerk in
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10
TWO HUNTERS ARE
VERY NEAR DEATH
Grifnth Men Thrown Into
LlssIs "a Nv
Yesterday.

Griffith, Ind, April 1o.-Two hunt
ers had a narrow escape from death by
drowning in the Little Calumet river
not far from here yesterday afternoon.
when their boat was overturned and
both men pitched into tho river The
men were George Spitz and George
Covert. They were in a small boat and
the current swift nlled 1t with waves.
The boat sank to the bottom of the riv
er in spot about eight feet deep. Be-
numbed by the cold and unable to swim.
things looked desperate for the men un-
til by dint of hard work they were able
to float the boat bottom up down to a
bunch of willows, from whence other
hunters rescued them.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10
RIFLE CLUBS
FIRST MEETING

The Hammond Rifle club will hold
their first meeting of the season at 652
South Holman street Saturday after
noon for the purpose of re-organizing
and arranging a schedule of their
shoots
In vieF of the fact that new club
house h0 been built at Sharpshooters'
park, it is expected that the member
ship will be greatly increased this year
and the members are rocking forward
to a prosperous season. 1t is requested
that all members will be present at this
meeting.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10
.BETz COMPANY
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
Peter w. Meyn Now. Vice
President of Manufac-
turing Company.

The new officers of the f. S. Betz Co.
have been selected following the In
crease of the capital stock of the com
pany. The president is F. S. Betz, the
vice president, Peter w Meyn: the sec
etary treasurer, A Fl. Rohrer.
A NJ Turner, one of the incorpora-
tors is TO be director At the next
meeting of stockholders five addition
edirectors will be selected. This will
make nine directors in all
The company is in exceedingly
iourishing condition and contemplates
extension and improvements that will
make it one of the largest and best
equipped plants in the region.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10
Bulldog Attacks Man.

Charging That a large dog owned BY
Albert Kilborn attacked him on April
g. running his clothes and injuring his
person, Henry Fisher, employed as a
collector from Chicago, filed damage
suit in Judge Prests court yesterday
for s100 The complaint reads that, as
the plaintiff was entering the defend
ants premises on Ap--l a large bull
dog which was unclaimed and running
at large, attacked him, damaging a suit
of clothes and injuring his person. The
trial will come up Thursday morning
at o'clock.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10
WHAT MAY
HAPPEN NEXT
SATURDAY

when Judge VAN Fleet sits at
Valparaiso at ten o'clock next Sat-
urday morning the following may
happen I'm connection with the Gary
bribery casest
I. The court mny order n case
set for trial alderman Bowser is
arst on the docket but che state
may elect to try Mayor knotts-
John Nyhon or City Engineer VIII
tfston.)
2. IL the court holds that three
terms have elapsed the cases may
he dismissed unless the state eau
show some good reason for the ab-
sence- of its witnesses. In such an
event the cases may go over into n
fourth term hut longer.
2. The state may move to quash
the afffdavfts.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10
FLYER KILLS 4
TRACK WALKER
Accident to Pennsylvania
Railroad Employe East
of Hobart.

Hobart, Ind. April 1o.-Joseph Des-
tino. night track walker for this divi-
sion of the Pennsylvania, was struck
and killed just west of Wheeler by a
westbound flyer How the accident
happened is not known The remains
of the unfortunate man were found to
be terribly mutilated.
Destino was % years of age, unmar-
ried and his home was at Wheeler. The
inquest today. when the evidence of the
trainmen will be taken.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10
WHO rs THIS MAN?

a dispatch from Hammond to the
South Bend Tribune says:
Richard Reider. a track cleaner
employed on the street car lines here.
will stick to his job despite the fact
that he has just fallen heir to 221
acres of Missouri farming land and
several thousand dollars in money.
Reider received a letter yesterday from
relatives which stated that he had been
made wealthy by the death of an uncle
Reider said he would continue to work
at his present job
No one in Hammond seems to know
Reider and his name is not in the d.
rectory.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10
Open Bids Today.

The West Hammond board of local
improvements this afternoon opened
bids for the contracts to lay sewer and
water mains for the country club ad-
dition to West Hammond. At o'clock
1t was expected that the contracts
would be let today in order that work
may commence at once.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10
MAY GET PRINCIPAL.

The board d. sducation last night
authorized Sup&rintendent C. NJ.
MCDANIEL to procure a suitable prin-
cipal for the proposed night school
which is to be established in Ham
nond next fall. The man who Is to
take charge OF tho work in Ham
mond Is to be man of wide expert
ence in the work in order that
school may be established which will
benefit hundreds of boys and girls
whose opportunities were curtailed
when they we're forced to, leave
school In ortEer to earn money.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10
Asks for Bids.

The board of public works at its ses-
sion this morning adopted confirmatory
resolutions for the Hickory street sew
er and asked for bids. Similar action
was taken in the matter of the Char
1otte avenue pavement
A resolution providing for a pave
ment in Cameron street was adopted
and petitions were received providing
for pavements in Pine and Cedar street
from 150th street to Gostlin street A
petition was also received for a sewer
and sidewalk in Elm street
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10
East Siders to Meet.

There will be a meeting of the East
Side Improvement association next Fri
day night. at which several important
matters will be taken up
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10
FAVOR SPRINkL|NG
STREETS WITH OIL
Details of Proposition Is
Explained for Benefit of
Property Owners.

Whatskind of oil for street sprinkling
purposes do Hammond property oWn-z
lars on 1nacaaamixed streets desire. the
cost being practically equal7 The us
ual black-stinking carpet running. but
dust laying crude oil, or an oil which
is guaranteed to be co1orless, odorless
and dust laying.
On May 1 the board of public works
will hear remonstrances to a sprinl1ling
resolution. which provides for sprink-
ling with water, oils or liquid asphalt
Though the water sprinkling is includ-
ed in the resolution, it is not thought
that it viii be resorted to, for two
years of this kind of work has con-
vinced the average property owner that
water sprinkling is not only a failure
from dust laying standpoint. but is
ruinious to the street as we'll Th.
ordinary black crude OH, which was
used portions of streets in Ham
mond, was considered far more efrec-
| tive for dust laying.
Little Difference in Cost
| This year the board of public works
has had brought to its attention an.
other oil for dust laying. and If this oil
! does what its sellers say 1t will do and
| offer to prove by results in other cities,
/ the problem should be easy of solution
| in Hammond. The cost per gallon of
/ this so-called white oil in contra-dis-
tinction to the black crude oil is about
double. but the sprinkling capacity of a
/ gallon of white oil is twice as large as
| that of the black oil, and so on the
whole there is practically no difference
in the total cost of the white or black
| oil process.
At the most only two applications a
| and some cities after the first season
/ are able to get along with one applica
tion.
The actual cost for Hammond cannot
be determined until the bids are re-
ceived. For the present only a compara-
tive figure can be given.
i Hammond property owners whose
| streets were -sprinkled with water last
year paid on an average of 3.16 cents a
| square yard for water sprinkline
| Crude II costs approximately 3 cents
| a gallon. and covers approximately
| three square yards per gallon. The
white oil, on the other hand costs s1s
(. o. b. Hammond, and covers from Ave
to seven square yards per gallon AL
lowing one-tenth of ] per cent fol
spreading the oil. the cost for two ap
plications would be still be less thar
water Spr1nkDnS
Green VIII Experiment..
The liquid asphalt sprink1ing methoe
is also very good. bur more expensfv,
than either oil or water. It is, however
by far more durable than oil
Admitting that the lasting aualitie.
of either the black or white oils arr
, equally good, it remains for the proper.
ty owners to say whether he wants tn.
back or the white, the black with tn.
| odor and color and gumminess, or tn.
| white oil. which is said to be so prac
: tical that in Chicago last year children
were permitted to romp the sane
: in the Fairgrounds a day after the OF
had been applied.
H. C. Green, superintendent of tn,
Green lines. anxious to give the whit.
: oil a trial has promised to use 1t on th.
dead ends of the company's lines OF
: West Sibley and East state streets.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10
TRANSFER co.
INCORPORATES
TIMES BUREAU,
At STATE CAPITAL.

Indianapolis, Ind. April TO- - The
Hammond-Gsry Transfer company of
Hammond was incorporated here to-
day with a capital stock of $50, 900 The
incorporators are S G. Carley. c. c.
Smith and J. s. Lewis.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10

Speculation as to what will be the
outcome of Judge Van Fleets sitting
at Valparaiso next Saturday morning
at ten o'clock has produced a great
many conjectures to what will hap
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10
THE BOARD
PASSES ON
TEACHERS
Members Board of Educa-
tinn Hold Important Meet
ing Last Night and Au-
thorize Expansion of the
School Work.

The Hammond board of education at
its meeting last night approved the new
list of teachers for 1S12-1913 and au-
thorized expansion of work along
some very practical lines. Allowance
has been made for a supervisor of nu-
sic in the grades by Miss Marselle MUIR
ray, while Clark Leaning will act as
supervisor of the music of the high
school only. There will be two teachers
for the branch of physical education.
Miss Elizabeth Ta1cott to have charge
of the first three grades and Allen P.
Owens of the other grades.
The position of primary supervisor
was created, and will be held by Miss
Alta Adkins. now principal of the Irv-
ing school. In her new position she
will have charge of the art and con-
struction work in the first four grades
to work out the idea of correlation and
the simplifcation of the work.
Manual training and art and SEWN g
will be given TO the pupils of the sixth.
seventh and eighth grades, whereas
heretofore only the seventh and eighth
grades had this advantage.
Good Teachers Assured.
Domestic science will be taught in
nearly all the buildings with the ex-
ception of the Central school. where the
room is lacking. The Irving school is
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10

The most popular auto driver
judging by advance bookings. Is the
far-famed "Tild Bob" Burman. Bar
ring accident he Is to take part In
over go races. including practically
every race of Importance ior 1917.
Three firms are after him to drive
their cars in tt.. 500-mile fnterna-
tional sweepstakes race at Indtanap-
oils Oh Memorial day.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10

Every woman in Hammond and To-
ca1ity will be privileged to join the
new Club that will be organized here
next week. See that your applicat ation
goes in early. Kaufman & Volt
Furniture Department.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10

In the death of DIR. /. K FUNK. the
noted author. clergy man. pubnsner. &
man of unusual accomplishments.
will be mourned by mis- thousands OF
friends. II mis- theory of the herr ter
holds, however. 1t Is possible that 10
his death the world will be benefited
as in no other way DIR. Funk was
a firm believer in the ability of tho
living to communicate with tho dead.
With this in mind he rranged pri-
vate code with a friend by which he
would talk to him after death Both
the nams Of the man who 10 to -e-
ceive the communication and .he
code are entirely secret
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10

Lavender cigars are pronounced ex-
csptionally good by all smokers
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10
Good Teachers Assured.

Continued on page five.) }
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-10

(Continued on page 81
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-22

st. Louis. NO., Feb. 32.-The Rev.
Cordello Herrick. former chaplain OF
the Auburn. N. Y, prison testified in
cross-examinatton In the Kimmel
hearing here today that he and Mrs,
Kate Noble of Auburn found a scar
on the Kimmel claimants left eye ball
In the place where DR.. Fred Bonine
said he had inflicted scar on George
A. kimmel's eye by surgery.
Their examination. ne said, was
made after DR.. Bonine had looked for
the scar. DR.. Bonine has testified he
failed to find it. The witness said DR..
Bonine's examination was only a
glance" and was not made in a favor
able light
The former chaplain did not under
take to describe the scar minutely.. ex-
cept as to location, but said he and
Mrs. Noble both saw 1t distinctly. The
presence or absence of this scar is one
Of the chief points OH which the iden-
tity mystery and s25, 900 insurance de-
pends.
Mr. Herrick was asked by counsel
what his interest was In urging the
mother to pretend to recognize the
claimant at the second interview as
her son; He answered that her first
approach had not been in right
spirit: Counsel pressed the witness
and Judge Amidon asked him for a
direct answer. but Mr.. Herrick only
said Il thought better results could be
obtained that way"
The deposition of Mrs. Kate Noble,
former acquaintance of Kimmel.
was then read. She said the claimant
resemhled kimmel except that his
mouth had changed shape through
the loss of his teeth.
Herr!ck's story of the visit Of Mrs.
Estelle Kimmel and her daughter,
Mrs. Bonslett, to the prison differed in
several ways from those told by the
women in their testimony last week,
and some points contradicted them.
He insisted that Mrs. Kimmel as she
walked away after the first interview,
repeated to herself so strange; so
strange" She denied having said
these words. He said the claimant
and not Mrs. Bonslett introduced the
subjects of chocolate fudge and the
visit to the "101" ranch. and that in
talking of these subjects the woman
spoke to the claimant as George"
John NJ. Shetland, Bertillon EXPERT
at the Auburn prison then took the
stand and described A. J. White ac-
cording to Bertillon measurements
taken Of him when he was admitted
to prison. He said he knew White hy
two aliases and that he had served
four short terms in jails and prisons
In New York state before being sen.
fenced to five years at Auburn for for.
gerry.
Shetland was still testifying when
Judge Amidon ordered recess. The
first night session of the case will be
held tonight
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-22
THE NATIONAL
CASH REGISTER
COMPANY NEXT
Thirty Officials of the Com
pany Indicted by a Special
Grand Jury
COMPETITORS DRIVEN CUT Of
BUSINESS BY UNFAIR MEAS
Machines of Other Concerns We're "a.
heled, Initiated and knocked nv
Threatening Suits and Applying For
Patents ON Machines.

Cincinnati. Feb. 23-Thirtv officials
and employees of the National Cash
Register company of Dayton, Ohio,
were indicted on charges of criminal
violation of the Sherman anti-trust
law by special federal grand jury
here today.
The Adams Express company was
indicted on eleven counts and is
charged with having attempted to COL
lect more than the established rates.
Seven Cincinnati manufacturing
firms are also indicted. charged with
attempting to secure transportation at
lower rates than those established by
the interstate commerce commission.
Specifically it was charged that COM
petitors of the National Cash Register
company were driven out Of business
by interference with the employees of
competitors. by libeling the machines
Of competitors. cutting the prices, SELL
ing limitations of competitive machines
to use as "knockers' and injuring
competitive machines in every posi-
bile way. 1t was also charged that the
selling plan included threat
ening suits merely for the purpose Of
harassing manufacturers and purchas-
ers and orga nizing bogus corporations
pretending to be competitors as we'll
as making applications for patents on
machines and improvements invented
by competitors.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-22
MEXICAN TRAIN
ROBBED TODAY
The Native Passengers Were
Forced to Give Up Their
Valuables

FL Faso, Texas, Feb GA Mexi-
can national train was held up and
robbed at Ahunada. about fifty miles
south of Juarez today. According to
reports reaching officials in Juarez.
the native passengers were forced to
leave the train and give up their vail
ia hlcs.
The robbers claimed to he rebels.
j. EllIondo, private secretary to
Governor Gonzales of Chihuahua. was
Ia ken prisoner because he was be-
lived to have important papers He
was robbed of $500 diamond.
Mail advices tell Of the killing at
Empalmo. Sonora. OF John c. O'Con-
nell of Santa Monica. Cal, who was in
Mexico with view to investing He
was beaten to death With club His
body was found several hours later.
Traffic has been restored on the
Mexico northwestern railroad south of
Juarez for the first time since the
mutiny in Juarez three weeks ago.
The telegraph wires again are in
place. The Mexican National is open
as far south as Jimimez which is be-
tween chihuahua and Torreon but
Torreon is still off both by wire and
rail.
Two peace commissioners have left
Juarez to visit the rebel leaders south
of there and ascertain If some under
standing cannot be reached with the
men in the field to lay down their
arms.
The commissioners were sent by
Mexican Consul Llorente at Ell Paso
on instructions from Abraham Con.
zales. governor OF Chihuahua.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-22
FORKS NJ. THURSDAY e.

turned over to his successor Repub-
iican party at high tide OF success ano
entrenched In the confidence Of all.
Today. with the record Of the past
three years, the Republican party is
at its ebb. with confidence in It sadly
shaken. With but rare exceptions 1t
Is only where progressiveism has been
victorious that state governments are
yet Republican,: and to continue with
the leader whose three years have
wrought such disaster can mean only
political suicide.
Clear cut, therefore. is the stua-
ton. Shall the people rule and shall
Roosevelt. their choice. be nominated,
or shall Republicans court certain de-
feat by the nomination of one whose
trusteeship has wrecked the party
We of the west. with our confidence
and trust in those who compose this
government, and our belief in the
principles upon which 1t was founded,
Il. In this national struggle for MIR,
Se g "elt, and the progressive poll.
cisS0cs ,preSents."