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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-12

several cases of typhoid fever, con
Quoted the dairy from which the germ
laden milk was sold. says DR.. sinner
and Mr. McAbee Robinson was one of
half dozen who sold milk to a dis
tributor at Indiana Harbor. The dis
tributor had never visited the dairies
from which he bought milk. and it is
also said that local health officers
knew little about where the milk sup
ply came from.
MIII< Under Suspicion.
Representatives, Of the state board
OF health suspected that milk was
spreading the disease since East Chi
tContinned on Page ID
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-12
worst FIRE IN
YEARS OCCURS
POWER HOUSE AT STANDARD STEEL CAR
WORKS IN S2OOOOO LOSS
YESTERDAY


department. The water reservoir prov
ed 10 be a timely institution. and its
contents were al drained in lighting
the fire.
The shut down comes al a time when
the company was rushed with orders
1t was turning out fifty cars a day for
the Union Pacific railroad. and employ
ing about $500 men in the shops. in
the day time and a force one third as
large at night.
In point of damage the fire is one Of
the most disastrous to occur in Ham
mond- President Hansen OF the com
pany Is expected to be IN Hammond by
tomorrow TO mako a personal super
vision of the situation
PROMPT WORK NECESSARY.
Speedy action on the part of the CITY
council Is necessary. in way Of grant
ing the company permit. SO that
work can be resumed without DELAY.
for the injury to the plant is keeping
thousands of men away from their
work
The power plant was being taxed to
its fun capacity, overtaxed in fact. and
the company had long contemplated
buying its power from an outside
source, until It would put up a power
plant a the river.
After the factory is hooked uDv
with the power plant of the Calumet
Electric which also supplies the Green
Line. its supply viii be practically un-
limited
The fire broke out shortly after five
O'Clock, and departments No. 1. 3 ana
4 responded TO the alarm. and remain
ed on the scene until after twelve
o'clock.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-12
Files Petition.

Last Saturday John Brennan Of Gary.
republican candidate for recorder Of
Lake county filed a petition for are
count OF the ballots from all over Lake
county in the Lake circuit court at
Crown Point
lie charged that there had been irreg-
ularities BY means Of which lie had
been counted out. He is represented BY
Joe Giilis and the law firm OF Harris &
Ressler of CARY
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-12
To Move Cottage.

In order that there may be division
Of the I<leinman estate. which Includes
so feet of property next TO tile 1Iam-
mond building on Fayette. it is neces-
sarv to move one of the cottages on the
property twenty feet
Surveys of the property have been
made and the cottage viii be moved
as soon as possible. The moving was
made necessary by the fact house and
a lot were wiIIed to each of two heirs.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-12
Thrown From Truck.

HOWARD TH0mnson, SO AIice stfeet-
was painfully injured yesterday after
noon when he was thrown from Girls
wolds auto truck on Calumet avenue.
resulting his les being severely bruised
and cut. He was sitting on the rear
end or the truck when sudden jar
threw him to the ground. He IS re-
ported getting along nicely this morn
ing.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-12

A paramount issue with the Taft
administration just now is what to
do with Carmi Thompson. the prest-
dents secretary. Thompson took
Charles d. Hilles' place when the lat
ter became chairman OF the Repub-
lican national committee Now Hineg
has let il be known that he wishes
his old place back at the white house.
Thompson's name has been sug-
gested for the Office OF commissioner
OF the District of Columbia
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-12
Arrested for Drunk.

Charles Czemer 1880 Houston ave
nue.. south chicago. was arrested by
officer Carlson at Gostlin and Dearborn
streets, where he was found in an in
toxieated condition. lie was held at
the station over night, and this morn
ing was released by the order OF chief
Austgen, this being his first offense.
Very few matters of Importance oc-
Cured at the station last night.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-12

The dead:
WILLIAM HALPIN, so years old,
married. resides at Miller.
OSCAR CARLSON, 25 years old.
ARTHUR SMITH, 80 years old
UNIDENTIFIED MAN.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN
The injured:
ERIC MATSON, who was in another
case house several hundred feet
away, was injured, probably fatal
~ when flying timbers crashed
through the building that he was
in.
Three people were injured at Mil
Ter by crashing glass and slamming
doors They are:
MRS. R. DIAMOND. hurled to the
floor and internally injured; also
cut by falling glass. Mrs. Dia-
mond was in her home at the time.
WILLIAM HASSEL, Miller, badly cut
about face and hands.
HANS NELSON, badly cut about face
and hands
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-12
Whose Bag Is It?

a silver mesh bag which was found
at Glendale Park last week is still be-
ing held at the Hammond police sta
ton by Chief Austgen awaiting its
owner As yet no one has reported the
loss Of mesh bag. and as there are no
letters or cards in it, the police are at
loss to know to whom 1T belongs. The
owner may have same by giving de-
scriptIon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-12
Board Meets.

The board OF education of Hammond
met last night. but only routine mat
ters were transacted Bills were al
lowed and the regular business of the
board was attended to.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-12
No Council Meeting.

n view Of the fact that quito num-
Der Of the Hammond city councilmcn
are out Of the city leaving barely
enough for quorum, Mayor Smalley-
has called no special meeting for to-
night 70 take the place Of the regular
meeting omitted on election night 1t
is probable. however. that special
meeting viii be called some time this
week in order to expedite the matter
Of granting - franchise to the Standar rd
Steel Car company to erect a pole line
to carry electric power to its plant.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-12

12That William +.
ot
Woodrow he
i o AN politicians
There doubt Wilson the
for McComb the
His confidence him has than justified If
cCombs
to be a
cussed the his intimate
be
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-12

Thirty-five hundred men employed
in the Standard Steel Car Works in
Hammond are temporarily thrown
out of work, owing to fire which
broke out after five o'clock last night,
wrecking the power plant and entail
ing a damage estimated to be any
where from 100000 to $250,0O0
AS soon as a high tension wire
carrying a direct current can be
strung from the Green Line street car
barns at Gostlin street and Sheffield
avenue to the Standard. the plant
will again have sufficient power to
operate. but several days will elapse
before this work is completed.
SPECIAL MEETING CALLED.
AS a requisite, the city VIII have to
grant the Standard steel Car company
a franchise. permitting it to locate
poles, and the first step toward this
were taken this morning when route
was outlined. A special meeting of the
council will have to be called either
tomorrow night or Thursday. unless
everything IS in shape for final action
tonight. The pole line route begins at
the car barns. goes south through the
alley. until It strikes Hudson street.
and thanca east to Columbia avenue
and south on Columbia avenue into the
Standard property
CROSSED WIRES RESPONSIBLE.
The thirty-six hundred horse power
generators OF the power plant are
wrecked. It is possible that one may
be rehabilitated. Crossed wires are
given as the cause for the fire, which
threw the entire plant including the
office into total darkness. some OF
the foreigners in order to find their
way out of the plant built a little bon
fire 10 get light, in order to find exits.
Only about five hundred men are at
work today, finishing up what work
had been supplied them BY machinery.
The building in which the fire broke
out IS a brick structure fifty feet high,
three hundred feet long, and eighty
feet wide Nearly every piece of ma
chinery on the main floor and in the
basement was damaged, and sorne OF
this extremely extensive Aside from
the floors the building was little dam
aged.
NO ONE WAS INJURED.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-12

Popular feeling runs high in Turkey
against Main Pasha. Turkish minis
ter OF war and commanieT-in in chief
OF the Turkish army IN the field. Ee
has met nothing but defeat and hu-
initiation at the hands of the allies.
The populace lays much of the blame
upon him for Turkeys present
plight
Nazim Pasha received his early
military training at Saint Cyr. the ia
nous French military school. He ts
now sixty-four. but Is fun of vigor
and in spite OF his defeats IS regard
ed BY military men as an able soldier.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-12
ORIGIN OF BLAST UNKNOWN.

ORIGIN OF BLAST UNKNOWN.
The explosion took place in what is
known as number packing house
Dynamic is packed in this house and
as usual each. dynamite house is 10
Gated in small hill and heavily bar
ricaded to lessen the effect of the ex-
plosion on adjacent packing houses.
each one being several hundred feet
apart.
Nothing is known as to tho origin of
the explosion. There was a loud blast.
a cloud of smoke, and the dropping of
falling debris and pieces of what We're
human bodies
CALLS ron DOCTORS.
The blast was heard in GKary but
not much attention was paid to it as
there are frequent blast at the steel
mills. 1t was not until there were
hurry UP calls for Gary doctors that
it became known that the explosion
had been at the powder mills.
SIREN WHISTLE WARNING.
Accustomed to frequent blasts the
on pa
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-12
HEAR ME-,

I know good one when l try tt
for chewing none beats MON SCOUT
SCRAP TO my notion. You try it,
Adv.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-12
SO oNE wAs lNJTnED.

Fortunately no one was injured in
the fire The building was filled with
intense smoke and the thirty city fire.
men worked under difficulties. They
were assisted by the plants own fire
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-12

whole northeastern Of the county shortly
rocked and within
mile radius
the first
Of
ANDY n of the of life
packing machine
IIalpin dynamite lne
his attempted repair it.
is
nlosi hadhl hloNn IN
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-12
PLOS|ON OCCURS
At SEVEN A. NJ.
AETNA SCENE OE WORST DISASTER
IN HISTORY WHEN DYNAMITE
BLOWS UP.

Six men are known to have been killed and twenty
more are said to have been injured the result of the
blowing up of dynamite packing house at the plant OF
the Aetna Powder company today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-12

UNSETTLED. WITH
RAIN AND COLDER
TODAY.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-12
State Inspector Here.

CONTINUED on Page 81
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tContinueo on Page Sd
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-08-14
PROGRESSIVE TICKET.
For President:
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
For Vice-PresIdent:
HIRAM W. JOHNSON.

Chicago, Aug. S--Theodore Roose@
welt and Hiram w. Johnson were
unanimously selected as the standard
bearers Of the new Progressive party
amid scenes OF the widest epthusit SIN
ever witnessed in politica conven.
tion.
Both candidates appeared before
the convention and accepted the nom
nations in brief speeches that we're
received with deafening applause
in keeping With its record as the
singing convention. tine iist national
gathering Of the Progressive party
wound up with the singing OF the
doxology
Prcnderaast Names Roosevelt.
Colonel Roosevelt's name as the
first candidate for president of the
Progressive party was presented to
the convention by William a. Prender-
CAST of New York
As Mr. Prendergast concluded his
nominating speech with the words.
4 present You Americas greatest
statesman and lion-hearted citizen.
Theodore Roosevelt" the convention
audience and delegates again
transported themselves into a frenzy
OF delight The demonstration that
followed was in all respects similar
20 that which had followed the APP
pearance Of the colonel in the same
hall twenty-four hours before, only
yesterdays demonstration was even
more wildly enthusiastic, more fren.
zied, more noisy than the former one.
seeonding Speeches Made.
The uproar continued for As min.
utes. When order finally was re-
stored by Chairman Beyeridge. Judge
Ben b. Lindsey began the first of the
seconding speeches.
His speech. too, evoked a demon
strauon, as did the others all the way
down the linz.
Jane Adams Of Hull house followed
him and She was given an ovation
such as never before has been given
20 n woman
/ Other seconding speeches were
made by A. T. Hamilton. Georgia:
Horatio King. New York: Col T. P.
I Lloyd Of Florida, Confederate vet.
/ eran. who had lost an arm in the
/ Civil war; John NJ. Mcdowell and
Lucius F, c. Garyin.
johnson Is Chosen.
After the nomination by acelama.
ton the vicepresidency was taken
/ up and Governor Johnson Of Califor-
MIA was unanimously chosen.
John NJ Parker of Louisiana pre-.
scented the name of Governor Johnson
ia speech that was wildly cheered
Seconding speeches were made by a
number OF delegates.
The platform presented by the reso
buttons committee was unanimously
adopted
The temporary organization Of tbs
convention was made permanent wher
the convention met at noon YESTERDAY
and Chairman Beveridge was given ar
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-08-14

parties for their attitude. and ex.
planned what would be the stand OF
the new party on that subject.
The Beyeridge speech was the feat.
ure Of the first days session. The In
diana man was assisted at the birth
of the new party by Senator Dixon of
Montana. chairman of the provisional
national Z committee of the national
Progressive party.
The convention was called to order
at I2:45 p. m.
Dixon Gets First Applause.
Senator Dixon. in his opening
speech. got the first ripple of applause
when he declared more representative
delegates we're seated in this than in
ans convention ever held. He referred
TO the dual sets of delegates sent Civ
ing one-half vote to each. He was
interrupted in his speech when some
one in the gallery shouted; "Hurrah
for Teddy"
The delegates stood up and yelled.
The applause was OF short duration
and the call for the convention was
read.
Beverage Is introduced.
Ex-senator Beveridge was intro
duced as temporary chairman at 1890
amid applause.
He was escorted to the platform by
Governor johnson OF California. Gov
ernor Carey of Wyoming. Governor
Vessey of South Dakota and Frank
H. Funk of Illinois. third ticket candi-
date for governor OF Illinois.
The Progressive party stands for
a nobler America" was his first sen
,ence and he got cheer from the au-
dience. 1t was renewed when he said:
we stand for a mutual helpfulness
instead of mutual hatred"
When he declared the Progressive
party was going to set the south men
free from sectionalisn the delegates
stood up and yelled.
The Progressive party motto is to
pass prosperity around. declared Mr..
Beveridge. and he again set his audit
ors on edge. This thrust at the old sys-
ten. went home to the assemblage:
"At the present moment notorious
bosses are in the saddle OF both old
parties in various important states
which must be carried to elect 8 presi-
dent. This black horse cavalry is the
/ most important force in the practical
work OF the Democratic and Repub-
tlican parties in the present campaign. >
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-08-14
ROGERS IS FINED
$50 FOR CONTEMPT
barrow Trial Again Halted by
Action of Counsel.
GETS HABEAs CORPUS WRIT
Attorney Declares He viii Not Pay
and Judge Fixes Jail Sentence
as Aiternatiye-Defense
Closes It's Case.

Los Angeles, Cal, aug. S-The
bribery trial of Clarence S. barrow
came to an abrupt and sensational
halt an hour before the usual adjourn
meLs time on Tuesday when Judge
Hutton committed Darrow's chief
counsel. Earl Rogers, to Jail until this
morning at 9 o'clock for contempt OF
court in lieu of paying fine Of $50
Rogers Immediately applied to Pre-
siding Judge Willis Of the superior
court for his release on a writ of
.habeas corpus, which was granted.
Rogers being required to give s20e
bail.
Rogers offense was in designating
state rebuttal witness as a perjurer,
and upon his refusal to withdraw the
appellation fine of $50 was imposed
on him. Rogers, still defiant and re-
iterating his rights, declared that he
would go tc Jail rather than pay the
fine, and the court appended on the
previous judgment an alternative SEN
terce Of FIVE days in Jail. Upon show
ing by the defense that the defendant
could not be deprived of counsel dur
ing the course of his trial the sentence
was modified.
o. II. F. Mayer, produced by the
prosecution as the mysterious stran-
ger" who accompanied Bert II. Frank
lin to the office of the McNamaras' de-
Tense on the morning Of Franklin's
arrest, was being cross-examined by
Rogers when the outbreak occurred.
Rogers subjected the witness to a
bitter cross-examination that was fun
of seorn and raillery. laughing in the
face of the witness and staring at
him through his lorgnette.
District Attorney Fredericks object
ed to a question as waste of time.
mo, we are showing UP this per-
jurer." declared Rogers.
Judge Hutton halted proceedings
and tried to get Rogers TO withdraw
the remark. but Rogers insisted that
he believed the witness was a per-
iurer and that he was justified in call
ing him that to his face
In argument" said the court, but
not while the witness is on the stand.
The court cannot permit that"
After speaking of the seriousness of
counsers offense. Judge Hutton an
nounced that Rogers was adjudged
guilty of contempt and was fined $50
What is the alternative?" demand
ed Rogers. 81 will not pay the fine"
The court said the alternative would
be five days in the county Jail. That
order was later modified and Rogers
remained in the custody OF deputy
sheriff only until the writ of habeas
corpus was secured.
The defense closed its case, but has
reserved the right to call an additional
witness or two. The prosecution
opened up its rebuttal, reserving the
right OF further cross-examination Of
Lincoln Steffens. who was witness
for the defense
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-08-14
INDIANA G. o. P. NAMES
DURBIN FOR GOVERNOR
Republican State Convention Adopts
Platform Pledgins Faith in
President Taft.

Indianapolis, Aug. ss-The nomina-
ton of Winfield T. Dufbin OF Ander-
son. former chief executive Of Indi-
ana. for governor and the adoption of
a platform which pledged faith in the
Republicans Of the state TO President
Taft we're the features of the Repub-
Iicaa state convention held in Tomlin-
son haIl here on Tuesday.
The other candidates were Mayor
Shank OF indianapolis. John C. CLANCY
of Sullivan and Charles A. Carlisle
Of South Bend. Only one ballot was
required. Durbin had I'll votes, or
nine less than majority, but many
counties were changing to him and
the other candidates moved TO make it
unanimous.
Other nominations were as fol-
lows: Lieutenant governor. Thomas
T. Moore Of Greencastle; secretary OF
state. Fred |. King of Wabash; audi
tor of state. |. Newton Brown OF
Franklin; treasurer OF state, Job
Freeman of Terre Haute: attorney
general, F. H. Wurzer of South Bend;
state statistician. J. L. Peetz of In
dianapolis; superintendent of public
instruction. Samuel C. Terrell of Fort
Wayne; reporter Of the supreme court.
Warwick H. Ripley of indianapolis:
supreme judge. First district, Wood
win d. Robinson of Evansville: for
the Fourth district. .Leander J. Monks
OF Winchester; appellate court Judge,
First district. David A. Myers of
Greensburg.
The platform declares in favor of
county local option, woman suffrage,
workman's compensation, public utili-
ties, commission law, primary election
reform and a number OF other pro-
gressiVe propositions An effort to
strike out the county local option
plank was defeated by vote of ]. 004
to 429. James e. Watson of Rush
vile was the temporary chairman and
made the keynote speech. Judge Wal
ter Odds of Fort Wayne was the per-
manent chairman.
There was large attendance and
the crowd was enthusiastic.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-08-14
STEEL REPORT HITS MANY.

Declares Prices Are Fixed and Terri
tory Assigned at Gary Dinners.
Washington. Aug. 6.-Directed more
than a year ago to investigate the
United States Steel corporation. the
report to the majority of the commit
tee of the house of representatives
was submitted to the house Friday by
Representative Stanley of Kentucky,
the chairman. ]. P. Morgan and his
associates are held up as being bene-
ficiaries OF enormous profits realized
from the DISQUALIFICATION of the
subsidiary companies of the steel cor
poration and later Of the corporation
itself.
Former President Roosevelt is IN
dicted for making the control Of the
steel trust absolute and is charged
with being responsible for the gigan-
tic stature the trust has attained.
The steel corporation is called an
enemy of organized labor and is ac-
cused Of lowering the condition of its
employees and of contributing to Amer
lean industry workmen and work
methods un-American and foreign
to the best interests of labor.
Legislation recommended by the
majority consists of three bills. One,
commonly known as the Brandeis bill.
is designated to give an injured party
the right to begin suit to prevent or
ganization of combination in re-
straint of trade. This bill also trans
fers the burden OF proof to the defend
ant corporation to show that it is q
combination within reasonable re-
straint of trade"
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the moose could be heard as the un-
dertone Of the basisof the noisy deEs-
onstration
fAs the singing died down, the we
Want Teddy ven. the key Of the long
demonstration for Roosevelt at'the Ke-
publican convention. broke forth and
kept up in all parts Of the building.
Il beat IN increasing volume and
regular rhythm against a background
Of other sounds that seemed 10 make
It more distinct.
Miss Jane Adams. Illinois delegate
at large, was lifted to the speakers
stand. As she appeared there was a
renewed burst of cheers and Roosevelt
stepped from the moose pen" In
which he had been, standing. and
strobe forth to meet her.
For % minutes the shouting had en-
dured. The delegates began to get
hoarse. Their voices played out ahead
of their enthusiasm and there was a
session of whistling. Then the crowd
returned to song.
John Browns Body was the air
again.
They sang II slowly, but there was
plenty Of vim in the singing.
Beverage Calls for Order.
Ex-senator Beveridge stepped to the
moose pen" beside Roosevelt. He evil
IDENTIFY thought the time had come
when it might be possible to hear
Roosevelt's speech. The crowd die
not think so. The noise came back.
A few delegates took the Astand
They We're greeted with handshake
and smile The women in the dele
cation were led to the stand. All the
women with the California delegation
went to the stand. II was signal for
more cheers,
At LAST the colonel began to speak.
and the audience settled back with
breathless interest.
The speech was followed with close
attention and was frequently interrupt
ed with outbursts of cheering.
New Party Launched.
The national Progressive party was
launched in the Coliseum here Mon
day when the followers OF Colonel
Roosevelt held their first national con.
vention. Albert ]. Beveridge, former
United States senator from Indiana,
was chosen temporary chairman and
made the keynote speech. He criti
cised the Republican and Democratic