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The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-08-22

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Police Jury Proceedings.

Police Jury Proceedings.
Franklinton, La, Aug. 9Th
> Police Jury in and for the parisl
Of Waghington met at the cour
house In the town Of Franklinton
; on the above date in regular ses
sion with all members present
Meeting called to order by
president, and the minutes 0,
previous meeting were read and
Improved.
| On motion and carried the fol.
lowing bills were allowed and
paid:
DR.. ]. E. Pierce, salary month
OF July and l inquest juries. .)llo. 90
~. Adams. building Peters creek
| brtcge. .................. iii, %
N: n. 4 E. L. Msgee, lumber
for water tank. .:............ 1885
Chss: ;. Petrie, printing bridge
oQuco. ................ l.N
I: ". Carter. eulvert lumber. $3.50
7. J. Simmons. salary and mil.
cage for prisoners and Self... M.Ol
]. ". Brumheld, work on jsil.. as
J. p. Wood, work on jail....... 200
y. =. Beteman, feeding prison. !
ers July and services @ janiterloo. 80
u. !. Case Machine Co., road -.
machine. ..............,, x76. a
ArLeader, minutes and stnry II. go
Dameron.P ierson Co., Ltd..
books md stationery. ....... 1924
On motion duly second and
carried, the building COMMITTEES.
Peters Lake bridge made q par
tial report and on motion said
committee was continued.
/. On motion and carried the
bicycle ordinance asked for in the
town Of Bogalusa was laid over
until the board could get legal |
counsel on same.
On motion duly seconded and
carried the bill for pnblic foot- |
" - :. b.. 4 .
way presented BY L. T. Byrd,
was rejected owing to the fact |
that there is no funds TO pay for
such improvements.
On motion and carried the
parish printing was awarded u
he Ers-L eader. There being
'wo bids. the Bogsluse Ameri-
ans bid Was 5000 per annum
md The Era-L Leaders, was free
4 charge.
On motion duly seconded and
'arried the petition asking fOr .
|ublic road known d the Ott1!
nd Smell road was granted.
On motion duly seconded and
the petition requesting|
hat the Fourth ward te divided
ato two wards. BE laid over until
be next regular meeting.
On motion duly seconded and
arried the following resolution
rs adopted:
8e it resolved BY tho Police
Tuty Of Washington Parish,
|tste Of Louisiana, ID regular
netting assembled, that the
,reat Southern Lumber Com.
any be and it is hereby author
,ed u rsplat aud change the
ines Of lots 8. 10. IL, ,12. 10, IA,
s, and is Of square 80 Of the
nap and plat Of Bogalusa On file
4 the once II ths cierk 81 Court ,
nd Ex-omcio Recorder Of this
'srish. sud recorded ii convey
nee book No: is pare ls6. in &C
ordanoseto To- map md plat hereto
md TO- close the alley i
through said lots, which
, certified Is ~ I. E. Pigott,l
srish surveyor. be fled IN The
onyeyance omce Of the pariSb
'itha copy 81 this resolution at- Il
lchsd, and be. and Il Il herebyH
ecognised q the Official map and
lot Of said lots.
Oh motion duly seconded and
arrisd $1,000 vai donated to
be Wilmington Parish Fair AL
ociation 10 be held q Franklin.
on in Oct 1912. There beinRl,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07
DYER PLANS NICE
iMPROvEM MEhTS
Sidewalk Construction to
Be General During the
Coming Summer.

Dyer. Ind. Feb. dyer intends to
make town wide Improvement this
summer in the way of sidewalks and
steps for this was taken last night at
meeting of the town board An ordf-
nance was passed which becomes
effective in sixty days and which pro
vides for sidewalks on both side of the
street, on Madison Hart and Jolie.
streets, the principal thoroughfares in
the towns. The sidewalks are to be
built of cinders or material equally
goo
The Northwestern Telephone com :
pany in order to protect its future in
.terest in Dyer last night asked for a
franchise for street rights. The board
while looking with favor upon the
company's request has sent the fran
chise back to the company with In
struction to embody certain provisions
which are to beneft the town general
IL.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07
HODGES ON
WARP PATH
At PRESENT
carried lunches

Special Prosecuting Attorney w. r.
Hodges said today that he knows moth
ing OF the reports that Judge Van Fleet
Will be in Crown Point on Friday to rig
up a schedule for trying more of the
defendants in the Gary bribery cases.
Yesterday Prosecutor Hodges was on
the war path because of Raymond
Burns statements that.the w. ]. Burns
agency trapped the Gary bribery de .
PENDANTS. Prosecutor Hodges claims
that despite Raymond Burns statement
that I'VE used" the dictagraph at Gary.
Columbus, Los Angeles that 1t might
have been used in other cases in Gary.
'It is true that the state employed
w. I. Burns In the Gary graft cases.
said Mr.. Hodges. but Burns didn't
come into the case until after the ar
rests and we employed him at the IN
stance of Governor Marshall
On the other hand. attorneys for the
defense deny that Dean is Burns de
tective. claiming that they know. bit
willenot reveal, who Dean is and who Is
back of him. In any event. the defense
plans TO use Raymond Burns testi !
mony that I'VE used the dictagraph at
Gary in order to show that Dean is a
Burns detective and that his statement
in previous trials that he is not Burns
man is false.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07
LATEST news
BOMB SUSPECTS WATCHED.

Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 7.-In-
structions were sent to government
agents in at least twenty cities today,
to keep watch over the men who have
been charged in thirty-two indictS
ments with completely with the Nc
Namaras and Ortie E. McManigal in
the dynamite conspiracy. The men
indicted. who are said to number be-
tween thirty and forty, are scattered
in cities as far distant as Boston,
New York, New Orleans, Chicago.
Salt Lake City San Francisco and
Seattle, and it is the plan of the gov
ernment to cause their arrest on one
day.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07
GIRL DISL liked
SCHOOL, RUNS AWAY
Cedar Lake Lass Changes
Her Mind, However,
and Returns Home.

Because she did not want to go to
school any more Ii year. old Bessie
Ashton of Cedar Lake ran away from
her home there yesterday morning and
was found in Hammond yesterday aft
eriioon by the police at the Monon de-
pot where she was meditating whether
she would go back home orsnot.
Sheriff Grant OF Crown Point notified
the police and sent in the description
of the runaway girl, from which she
was identified at the Monon depot yes
teI.day afternoon. Her only reason for
running away was the fact that her
parents made her go to school and
that she did not like to 60 The girl
came to Hammond on the 9 o'clock
Monon milk train and when located at
tbs depot. she had bought ticket for
Cedar Lake.
She said 1t was best for her to go
back home again and go to school as
she had changed her mind about study
ing. She was placed on the 1857 Monon
train yesterday afternoon in charge of
Mrs. Allen who said that she would see
that the girl got off at Cedar Lake and
it is thought that this will be her first
and last experience as runaway school
girl.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07
LEE WAS
AFTER THE
TAX JOB
TIMES BUREAU.
AT STATE CAPITAL.

AT STATE CAPITAL.
Indianapolis, Ind. Feb. Edwin NJ.
Lee. 1orrper Republican state chairman,
was onei of the applicants for the APP
pointme1t member of the state tax
board to succeed Fred A Sims. who
took his place as state chairman last
week Governor MARSHALL did not aP-
point Lee. however. but selected Eben
Woicott. of Marion for the place.
The fact that Lee was applicant
for the place was not known prior to
the announcement by the Governor of
the appointment of Wo1cott- The posi-
tion pays salary of $4,000 a year, and
the appointment of Wolcott is until.
next fall. when his term Will expire.
Sims was appointed member of the
board to succeed Fred Gemmer. who
was private secretary to Governor Han
ly during his administration. Hanly
appointed Gemmer to the board Just be
fore his term as Governor expired. But
a year ago Gemmer resigned to engage
in business in this city, and Governor
Marshall appointed Sims to fill out the
unexpired term. Now that Sims also
has resigned. Wolcott will serve the
remainder of the time Wolcott prob
ably will be reappointed by the Cover
nor when the term expires.
Wo1cott has been talked about some
in connection with the Republican
nomination for Governor, and also for
treasurer of state. but he never made
any announcement of his candidacy for
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07
BOARD ADJOURNS
FOR THE TERM
fspecfal to THE TIMES. ,

Crown Point, Ind. Feb. THE coun-
ty commissioners adjourned today aft
er completing what little work was
left for them to do. The matter of ex-
anaining the abstracts of title to the
forty-six acres of land which the ceun-
ty is to purchase from Crown Point
syndicate for fair ground purposes was
referred to Attorneys Barr and Wheel
er.
County Attorney Meeker did not ex-
anime the abstract FOR the reason that
he is interested in the deal At the
next meeting of the board of commits
sioners the property will be purchased
for $4,000.
The viewers We're appointed on the
Sheffield avenue road Improvement.
No other matters of Importance came
I'D fer consideration.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07
HAMMOND IS A
GREAT SHOW Town.

The people of Hammond do not ap-
preciate the fact that they pay nearly
$4,000 week for amusement in their
own city. that they pay this in the
form of over $4,000 admissions. that
in the neighborhood of 45 persons are
employed regularly and receive nearly
$500 week in salaries.
Hammond has got the theatre habit.
Instead of going to Chicago and spend
ing their money for amusement they
are growing accustomed to rely on the
local amusement houses.
Theatres Are Frospering.
The result is that it's places of
amusement are prospering. and that
large numbers of out-of-town people
are coming in and spending their mon
ey in Hammond stores while they are
in search of amusement.
The hotels are prospering for the
reason that the shows bring scores
of people into the city each week for
the purpose of entertaining its people.
1t is estimated that in the neigh
borhood of $125.o00 is invested In
property and the equipment that fs
used for theatre purposes. The lessees
of the seven theatres in Hammond pay
fConzinued on mage dyel
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07
TRAIN IS LOOTED.

Memphis, Tenn, Feb. 7.--Seven
masked men>held up Rock Island pass
enger train No. As, near Hurlburt.
Ark, early this mornig and dynamit-
ed the safe in the express car, but it
is believed secured only small loot
Only meager reports have been re-
ceived from the scene of the holdup.
which is several miles from the near
est point of communication with
Memphis. 1t is stated at the ofiices
of the railroad, however, that their
information is that the men were
frightened away before they could get
their plunder. None of the pass
engers was molested, it is said
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07
LOUD ARE COMPL ANTS
AGAINST RAILROADS
City Says It Has Reached
End of Patience Against
Blockaders.

While Hammonds city council trans
acted no business of Importance at its
regular meeting last night, the sessivn
gave the city fathers an opportunity
TO voice their sentiment in regard to
one of the biggest abuses in the city
the blocking of railroad crossings
Dirty and unsanltary street cars
made so by splitting in them. also came
in for their share Of attention the sub
1ect having been brought up by coun-
Gilman Marion Hover. A motion made
by him and seconded by John Kane
was adopted and provides that the city
attorney instruct the street car compa-
MES to post notices and extracts from
the law conspieuously in their street
cars in order that the public may be
warned Mr.. Hover urged very strong
~ that exemplary arrests and prosecu-
tions be made after the notices have
been up for some time.
Order Police to Arrest
The expressions of some of the coun-
cflmen on the matter of blocking rail-
road crossings Indicated that the city
is about at the end of its patience
string. A resolution was adopted in
structing the chief of police to order
his men to make arrests OF offending
them into court +
II, C. Green. mana of the Green
lines, recently complained to the board
of public works. about his street cars
being blocked at every crossing On
the strength of this the board instruct
ed the city attorney. John A. Gavit, to
notify the companies of the complaint.
and Nj. lSavit reported back TO the
council last night that the Monon had
PROMISED to instruct its crews to be
careful: that the Michigan Central
wanted proof of violations, and that
the other lines had not vet answered.
Mr.. Gavit Informed the belligerent
counciiuen that he had looked up the
law, and that the state law allows rail-
roads to hold crossing for fifteen
minutes. and that consequently city or
. dinances limiting the time were inefYec-
tive because the state law takes pre-
cedence over the city ordinances.
Councilman Kane was particularly
indignant. He said that last Sunday a
! number of old ladies, returning from
church were eempellaG to wait long
time at n crossing in the bitter cold
because Erie train was holding the
crossing.
The coal contr9r. between Dalv Bros
and the city for Springfield mine run
| coal at s2.15 cents. to be delivered to
.f,e Hammond pumping station from
January until May, was ratified by the
council
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07
COUNCIL
PUTS OVER
SURPRISE.

Mayor Knots and the aldermen who
are with him received an unexpected
surprise last night and had It put
over them by five members OF the Gary
common council who are against the
Knots forces The coup d etat exc
cuted by the latter was their action in
holding council meeting and taking
from the table the Impeachment rules
ordinance and advancing 1t to its sec.
ond reading. All that is needed now is
to pass it over the mayors possible
veto and then accomplish the impeach-
ment of Aldermen Gibson and Castle
man.
Aldermen Meme Chafruann.
The same FIVE aldermen Hess, Feuer.
RewIey. Bowser and Siniaske next n, :
tend to introduce rules gav erning the
trial and inpea eilment of the mayor
Continued on page 81
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07
EAST Chicago TO
HAVE MASONIC TEMPLE

year ago the masons who have been
making their headquarters In rented
premises over the East Chicago bank.
A year ago they purchased ffty feet
in block 2s, lots and 6 but at that
time the prospects of building were
vague and indefinite. -
The committee will estimate and look
up plans, and dig ont all the necespary
Information for discussion at TIE next
question WIN be fully -discsisseas &
IT il expected TO 90 ahead with the
building In the spring and conaplete the
structure during the summer. s 49,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07
MAP Wins
PRAISE IN
LAKE CO.

Lake county real estate men, who
are constantly on the lookout for new
ssup-to-date maps, are very much
pleased with a new one of the Calumet
region which has just been completed
by W. d Jones, surveyor and civil
engineer, a former Crown Point boy,
who now has officers in the Hartford
building, Chicago. Mr.. Jones person
ally is acquainted with nearly every
foot of territory in the region covered
by his map, which is not only timely
but authentic.
The map have many desirable feat
ures to recommend 1t. 1t has among
other things a cross reference index of
every sub h-aivision In the region, show
ing at a glance where a given sub-di-
vision is located. or what the name of
the b-division is in a given district
The map has for its boundaries Lake
Michigan on the north, Porter county
on the east. a line south of the town
of Dyer on the south and the Illinois
Indiana state line on the west.
Has Many strong Features.
- To- the dealer in real estate a map
OF this kind is invaluable. as it shows
at~a glance relative distances of one
point in the region from another Spe
cial attention was given to thorough
fares and waterways, the proposed
Burns ditch being shown, too. City.
township and town boundary lines are
sclerr.y shown, also annexations pend
ing
The map is an interesting study to
the prospective purchaser of real es-
tate, whether in lots or acreage, show
ling plainly the trAnd of population in
the region. and thd prospects owing to
developments in other parts.
Mr.. Jones is selling the map for s15,
and to the man getting but one good
idea for investments II is well worth
he price. Peter J. Lyona. city civil en-
yineer of Hamuond, has been commits
siioned by Mr.. Jones to accept orders
for ii in Hammond
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07
HOWA.T GUEST
OF HONOR

DIR. W. =. Howat of Hammond, presi-
dent of the Indiana Medical society,
was the stiest of honor at the regular
meeting of the Porter County Medical
society. which held its regular meeting
at Valparaiso last Monday evening
DR.. Howat read a valuable paper on
Obstetrics DIR. ]. j. Loring followed
with a paper on The Mind as a Factor
in the Treatment of Disease"
In the afternoon DIR. Howat visited
the medical department of the valpa-
raiso university and delivered an able
address to the students.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07

East Chicago is to have a Masonic
temple. At the last meeting of the
East Chicago lodge of masons, a com
mittee was appointed to make arrange
nents for building the temple. the
structure to be erected on the South
side Of Chicago avenue between Barring
and Magoun avenues
The committee appointed for this pur-
pose consists OF W. E. Roe, w. II. Jep-
peson. w c. Bailey, George W. Lewis.
Junn steer. Heece wiffiams srephen
winters. H jenkins, w. c. Babcock.
Joseph HartIeyvand Worshipful Master
LeGray : - =
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07
TANER FATALLYs
HURT AT CAR PLANT

Frank Taner, who is employed in the
Hegewisch car works, sustained fatal
injuries yesterday afternoon while at
work. His skull was fractured by q
fall, and after being given first rnedi-
cal aid he was rushed to st. Marga-
ret's hospital. His condition is very
critical.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07
Still in Quarantine.

John Donaldson who Is quarantined
st PSF Sibley street with small pox. is
reported to be improving nicely. He is
able to be up an around in the house.
but the board of health will keep him in
quarantine for some time longer until
all danger of infection has been re-
moved.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07
LAD SC0RNS
$1OO FOR
HONESTY
Elliott Conroy, Usher at the
Hammond Theater, Finds
Valuable Diamond, Which
He Restores to Owner and
Declines Reward.

Supposing that somebody offered you
800 as a gift in recognition for sery-
ices done them: suppose they gave II
gladly and tried 70 press IT on you
would you fatty refuse 1t?
Well that is what Elliott Conroy a
student in the Hammond High School
and an usher in the Hammond theatre
did last night
Wants No Publicity.
An he ISN'T seeking any publicity
either. nor does he know that the story
OF the refusal is known. Last night
Mrs. w A. Buchanan of South Holman
street with a party of ladies attended
me Hammond theatre. In her purse
she carried $500 diamond ring which
during the performance fell out of the
receptacle on the floor. She did not
discover her loss until she returned
home and never expected TO see it
again.
Reports Loss at Theatre.
She reported the loss at the theatre
box office. although she was by no
means sure that she had lost it in the
theatre. She described where she sat
10 Elliott Conroy and search was in
stitnted for the gem by the usher He
found 1t shortly where 1t had rolled
under the seat in front and calling up
Mrs. Buchanan informed her that he
had her ring.
sNo Reward For Honesty
Mrs Buchanan. overjoyed a recov-
ering her property offered the young
man hundred dollars as reward for
his honesty and trouble. but Conroy
politely declined the tribute and said
seatentioustv: II couldn't take 1t Mrs.
buchanan for my mother has always
tatlght-r 20 he honest and L can't take
money for being honest
II there is any mother in Hammond
more righteously proud OF her boy this
evening than Mrs. Conroy We would
ike to know her name.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07
POSTAL BANK
FOR TOLLESTON
Especial TO THE TIMES. )

Washington. d. c.. Feb. S.-The post
office department anpounced today
that Tolleston, Ind, is to have a postal
savings bank in the near future. and
federal representatives will be sent
this week to make the necessary ar
rangements. This is the seventh bank
for Lake county.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07

ESPECIAL TO THr T1NEsl

Washington. d. C., Feb. Timothy
W. eEnglehart one of Gary,s big boost
ers. Is here on business for a few days
and is stopping at the New willard
1t Is Mr.. Englehart's nrst visit east of
Pfttsburg and he is putting in some
spare time booming the Calumet dis
trict
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07
Switchman Breaks Leg.

O. G. Weldy. 797 Beall avenue Ham
mond a switchman employed at Glib
son. sustained a broken leg last Sun
day night when he fell accidentally
while at work. He was removed to ST.
Margaret's hospital
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07

The Lavender Cigar is home prod
uct. None better
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07

Mrs. Ralph Cameron. wife OF he
Unifed States dese sate in Congress-
from Arizona. has won command
ing position in Washington society
by her charming manners and the
frank friendship she offers her ao-
quaintanccs.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07

ARE rot READIsa THE T.MEss
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07

Miss Theora Carter. founder and
president of the Society of Good
Cheer in Chicago. has deposited s5,-
600 with DR.. Albert Persons, a spe-
cia1ist of that city with which to
begin the work of correcting mouth
deformities of poor children.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07

(Consinued on page nve.)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07

Continued on PAGE 3D.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-07

UNSETTLED TODAY AND
THURSDAY. SOMEWHAT
COLDER THURSDAY.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-30
BOY HIT BY
AUTO is HURT
Walter Rogers Drives Car
That Injuries Lad.

Russell NJ. Walker, ten years old,
son of Police Sergeant Frank Wal
ker, of the seth precinct station,
New Dorp, Is confined to his home,
Sc First street, New Dorp,, with a
fracture of the right leg, as the re-
suit of being struck by an automobile
in Richmond road, New Dorp, about
$40 o'clock Monday afternoon.
Young Walker had Just alighted
from a trolley car of the Richmond
Light and Railroad Company, when
an automobile owned by j. d. Clark
of Central avenue, Tompkinsville,
and driven by Walter Rogers, of
Amboy avenue, Tottenville, chauffeur
for Mr.. Clark, accidentally struck
the boy and knocked him down.
Rogers stopped the car in almost its
length and picking the boy up, dis
regarded all speed laws, raced to
the office of DR.. James l.. Devlin,
New Dorp. The physician placed
the injured limb in splints and had
him removed to his home. No
blame, 1t is said, is attached to the
chauffeur Rogers and no arrest was
made. The boy will be confined to
his home for some time.