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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-06
IS
BEING BOOSTED

VIRGINIA ARE SECURING MANY
NEW MEMBERS = COMMITTEES
MAKING RAPID STRIDES.
The officers and members OF the
Retail business Mems association of
Vest Virginia are losing no time in
boosting their organization, which is
get in it's infancy, having been ol
;anised June l6, 1910, at Parkers-
burg, but booming the next annual
meeting to be held in Wheeling next
August and in campaigning for new
members.
At the first OF December the mem.
bership was 3O4 and 1t is possible
that this number will be doubled or
II least 200 more added to 1t between
now and the next convention. The
pure food, short weights and meas
nres committee has done exceptional.
" good work since it was organized
Iast August IN this city The, various
other committees on legislation and
organization also report fine work,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-06
WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR
AVIS LINNELL'S DEATH
POISONED GIRL THAT HE MIGHT
GET HER OUT OF THE WAY.
MINISTER MADE CLEAR BREAST
OF HIS CRIME.

BOSTON, Jan. 6.--That he was re.
! sponsihte for the death Of Avis Lin
nell, was the confession made this af-
tefnoon by Rev Clarence V. T. Richie.
so1, the young minister, who has been
In the local jail fer several weeks,
charged with the murder Of Miss Lin.
nell. His Attorneys stated this after
noon that he had made a complete
clean breast Of the murder Of the
young girl, Who he poisoned in order
that he might get her out Of the way
co that his marriage to Violet Ed
Inands, the Boston heIress might oc-
cur. Ever since he made the sensa-
tional attempt to mutlIate himself the
minister has been in a state near COL
lapse. Yesterday It was stated that
lie was rayins in his cell.
The confession was in the form of
aletter to John L. Lee, William A.
Morse aud Philip n. Dunbar his at
toTneys and says:
Gentlemen, am deeply peni-
tent fcr3r'y sin, and earnestly de-
sIrfng as far 40 lies in my power
TO make atonement, hereby con.
fesss that am guilty Of the Of
- oSfse Exam Indicted.
am moved to this course by no in
ducement Of benefit or leniency.
\ tienlous as Is my crime, God
has not fully abandoned me and
my conscience and manhood, how
ever deprayed and bItehted, will
not admimt of still further an
aulsh. ] recognize that there is
still, by the mercy Of the Master,
some remnant of the divine spark
Of goodness still lingering within
me.
q will not admit by still further
Wronglng by public trial her,
whose pure young life have de;
stroyed.
"under Iashirss Of rcmorse
have suffered and am suffering
the tortures of the damned. In
this find measure Of comfort.
ain my mental anguish recog-
nlze that there Is still, by the
mercy Of the Master, some rem.
nant Ct divine spark of goodness
still lingering within me.
~ can wishto live only because
within some prison walls might
In some small measure redeem
my sinfuIpast and help some other
despairlng soul and at last find
favor with my Gcd.
"You are Instructed to deliver
this to the district attorney or the
judge ofthe court. Sincerely yours,
G. " T. Rtchcson."
Chronology Of Events in the LlnncII
Murder.
March 90 OF this year the Boston
papers announced the engagement OF
the Rev Clarence V. T. Richeson TO
Miss Valet E3mands, an heiress of
Boston.
August 30, Rev. Richeson and Miss
Llnnell, to whom he was once en-
gagged, visited the Hyannis fair where
Miss Linnell told several girl friends
that she was to be Rlcheson's wife.
October 10, according to drug
clerk, the accused pastor purchased at
tcontinued on Page Ftve.)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-07-16
EVERYTHING DEPENDS
ON WEST HAMMOND
Pavement of State Line st.
Is Held UP by Ham
mond's Neighbor.

City Attorney John Gavit says that
nothing can be done towards the paw
ing of State Line street until the city
of West Hammond does its part. He
says that no agreement has yet been
reached regarding the character of the
Improvement.
He says that the proceedings take
longer in Illinois than they do in In.
diana, so that he expects the West
Hammond side to get busy first. That
the improvement is badly needed is
shown by the heavy traffic that could
be diverted to that street from Hoh-
man street If 1t was opened
For some reason the West Hammond
city administration does not seem in.
clined to get busy. 1t has put through
a number of other street improvements,
but has neglected State Line street
In view of the cost of opening the
street and the fact that no benefit is
being derived until the street is paved
it is believed that this is an urgent
matter.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-07-16
GARY PUPS ARE LATEST "STAL["
OF TOUGHER FOR $2.4O LOAN
Chicago Bonface Declines to Enter Trap Has High
Regard for Young Man Who Sought to Earn
Reward of SIS Offered by Gary Widow.

Gary that he must deliver by o'clock
tomorrow afternoon and wanted 70
borrow $2.40 to go and get them and
that he would give me pup valued at
S125 If / would loan him thes s2.40.
He showed a picture of the pups.
told him that IL he would get his plea
patented he would make a fortune;
that the walking was good and he had
ample time to deliver the pups before
the time limit
Last week well dressed woman
asked for so cents. She had lost her
pocketbook and ticket to Highland
Park; her daughter was at the corner
drug store waiting for her.
she looked all right and l took a
chance and gave her so cents. She left
the hotel. walked straight across Con-
gress street and stung Paul Cores for
a dollar on the same story.
IF an organization of the AmaIg-
amated Association of Touchers were
formed 1t would make a young army
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-07-16

in choosing Miss Hancock becomes ap-
Hancock was engaged to make her first
matrimonial venture just one week
after Miss Russell had made her
fourth. Another bond between them.
although Miss Russell could not have
known this from the photograph. is
that both are of the same striking
blonde type.
Miss Hancock has a mass of bronze
gold hair. which she wears always pill
ed up into a very stylish couture. She
has brown eyes. which sparkle through
long and plentiful lashes, and her COM
plexion is all her very own. There Is
no paint or, make -up'' on her rounded
face. and she confesses that the powder
she uses costs only twenty-five cents
a box. She is five feet. three inches
tall, and weighs 137 pounds. She does
not plead to any Kellernan exercises
or to any of the sports that those in
search of beauty sometimes adopt.
The man to whom Miss Hancock was
engaged at the time of the contest. and
whom she has since married, is Roth
we'll Gam. of Smyrna.
Miss Hancock used the money she
trousseau. There were 10 entrants in
the contest-all lovely girls, according
to patriotic At1antans who maintained
stoutly that there is not an ugly wom-
an in the whole place. They admit
that some of the girls are prettier than
| iothers-but all of them are pretty.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-07-16

Atlanta. Ca. July 16.--Lillian Rus
sell. expert in all things pertaining to
feminine loveliness. says that Miss Eva
Hancock is the prettiest working girl
In Atlanta. Miss Russell acted as
Judge in a recent contest in which
many working girls of this city. in
Guiding Miss Hancock. We're competi-
tors. While deciding In favor of Miss
Hancock, the fail Lillian incidentally
threw a bouquet into the lap of all
southern women.
II have taken seme time to make my
decision writes Miss Russell. because
could not arrivelat a definite eonclu !
sion. at once. Ths we're pictures Of
SO many pretty girls. r think, howeve-.
that Miss Hancock is entitled to the
distinction. She is indeed a most at
tractive girl, of a distinctly Southern
type: and i have always been the ad-
rnirer of the Southern girl"
Miss Russell. although on the eve of
her fourth marriage, the lucky man be-
ing Alexander w. Moore, took time to
go over the many photographs submit
ted to her discriminating taste She
recognized the Importance of settling
faction of the people of Atlanta, which
city has long been renowned for the
beauty of its working women.
That Miss Russell exercised in ad-
dition to her knowledge of beauty, a
clairvoyance of love (the term is sug-
gested by student of things psychic)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-07-16
COURT ACTIVITY is
BY NO NE ANS LESS
Busy Scenes at Lake Su
perior Court in Ham
mond These Days.

In stead of period of inactivity dur
ing the vacation period the Lake SUI
perior Court has been the scene of
great activity during the past week.
Judge Lawrence Becker has been
holding an adjourned term of court
and has disposed of great deal of
business. Not only that but the at
torneys over the city keep filing
cases with about the same frequency
as though court was in session.
1t is believed that next year arrange
ments will be made by which each OF
the attorneys will hold adjourned
terms of court of three weeks each SC
that one court will be in session all
summer.
Only In this way will the courts be
able to keep caught up with the urgent
work of the court. Iniunctions. divorce
cases and urgent criminal work would
keep one court busy.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-07-16
LARGE SUM SPENT
ON CITY SCHOOLS

In the neighborhood of $4,000 is be-
ing spent this summer by the Ham
mond school board for improvements
on the various buildings. OF this
amount $3s,00o is to be used to build
the eight-rooom addition to the Irving
school on the north side. and $4,000 Is
being invested in play grounds appa-
ratus. The balance of the money is
being expended for calcimining. paint
ing. remodeling and minor repairs.
George Pearson & Son have the con-
tract for the Irving school addition. The
basement on this building and the flrst
story are completed, but owing to the
delay in the arrival of brick 1t is doubt
ready for occupancy at the beginning
of the fall term of school
The new addition will furnish the
Irving school with an auditorium hav-
ing a seating capacity of about 700
persons. With this increased space, the
school will also have a shower bath,
gymnasium and a wood working de-
partment.
Play Grounds Partly Equipped.
Part of the play ground apparatuses
have already been installed. Every
school building is to have Its share,
some of 1t being already installed in
order that the children may have the
|seneetsef it during the vacation. months,
The complete equipment for all the
schools will cost about $4,000, and con-
sists of see-saws, swings, giant stride
pole and slide.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-07-16
UNIONS ARRANGE
FOR LABOR DAY
Labor Day Parade Will
Give Way to Picnic
This Year.

The Lake County Trades & Labor
Council held a meeting Sunday in which
they made preparations for the Labor
day celebration, which is to be held in
Hammond this year
The Labor parade. which has been
feature of the Labor day celebration
since the time when the Butchers un-
ion was the principal labor organiza-
tion in the city. will be abandoned this
year.
Instead the feature of the celebration
VIII be picnic at Kfndel's grove the
committees were appointed at the meet
ing last Sunday. They are as follows:
Advertising, William Hunt: enter
tainment, w. F. Granger; music. r.
Jones: concessions. j. J. Sullivan: dan
cling, William Knoth; refreshments, Joe
Kasper; bar. Charles Knoth. and solicit
ing, Thomas Harle.
1t is expected that by concentrating &
on the picnic that 1t can be made a
greater success than ever before. The
parade will eliminate a great deal of
the expense.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-07-16
CONTRACT
WILL Be LET
Next WEEK

The Hammond Saengerbund- Fidelia
will next week let the contract for the
construction OF its new $4,000 club
on Muenich court and will be one OF
the finest German singing society club
houses in the country.
The main auditorium is to be 74x147
feet in size and will be the largest
assembly hall in the city. The audi
torium will run clear up to the roof
and will have a two-story heighth.
In a half-story and basement there
will be the dining room. kitchen and
beer saloon. This will be made as at
tractive $ possible. Members will take
their meals here.
This building project is the work of
f. c. Miller, who has been the pres1-
dent of the society for the past six
years When Miller was elected to the
presidency the society had a debt of
$50 Now 1t has the funds that guar
antee the success of the building prof.
ect
Mr.. Miller recently resigned from the
presidency of the society for the reason
that he has been given a larger terri
tory by the company he represents in
this locality and could not spare the
time.
He only consented to take the presi-
dency this year when he was urged to
do so on account of it's being the 25th
anniversary of the organization of the
society
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-07-16
WEDDING PARTY
COMES TO GRIEF
Whiting People En- Route
Home After Visit Are
Auto Wrecked.

wedding party from Whiting came
to grief yesterday while returning to
the Oil City after a visit to Indiana
Harbor.
The auto in which the party was rid
ing broke axle at the intersection of
Chicago and Euclid avenues, but fortu-
nately the machine remained right side
up. or there might have been some fa-
talities to record. AS it was the ma
chine was merely disabled and the oc-
cupants had to abandon 1t. returning to
Whiting IN the street cars. -1-ss
The members of the party gave their
names Andrew Kasper. Anna Bakus.
Helen Cerarach. John Ceybre. all of
Whiting, and Steve Ceybre Of Indi-
ana Harbor.
The machine with its cargo of pretty
girls dressed in filmy white and laden
with flowers. and men attired in their
gladdest of glad raiment. had attracted
considerable attention in its flight
through the Harbor. There was mis-
taking the party as a wedding outfit,
and 1t was as gay a crowd as could be
fancied. until Chicago avenue was
reached. The chauffeur could not slack
en- up in time to take the Chicago ave-
nue. crossing, as he was driving the
machine at a lively clip and the car
skidded, the wheels striking the rails
and breaking a front axle.
The after feeling of themselves to
ascertain that no bones were broken
tho party alighted. the machine with
the aid of a crew from an Indiana Har-
Dor car. was showed over to one side
| where it still remained until this morn
ing.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-07-16
OUT
Of REPAIR
MAN Hit

The Monon in Hammond claimed its
second railroad crossing victim with
in the past four days. this morning
when a southbound freight struck and
seriously injured Max Mueller, a bar
ber employed by Anton Young. on
North Holman street.
Witnesses claim that Mueller mi
raculously escaped instant death, for
If he had stepped one more foot on
the tracks he would have been drawn
under the engine and ground to
pieces. AS 1T was Mueller was struck
by the pilot of the engine and thrown
to the ground. receiving a deep cash
on his forehead. a number of scratches
and bruises about his body
Mueller was picked up in an uncon-
scious condition by crossing watch
man Robert Arrick. who called the
removed to ST. Margaret's hospital In
charge of DR.. Chidlaw. where he is re-
ported getting along nicely and in no
serious danger.
The accident occurred about 8
O'Clock this morning at the Holman
street crossing and was witnessed by
the following: P. w. Neyn, Barney
Jergens. 203 Sibley street, and Robert
Arrick, crossing watchman. Each
witness gave about the same account
of the accident.
Mueller was walking south on Hob
man street and as he neared the Erie
tracks he cut across in front of a
switch engine Whether confused or
| not. Mueller walked straight ahead to
| the Monon tracks, where he stepped
| in front of the Monon freight train.
| The train was moving at a low rate of
/ speed and stopped within a car length
| of Mueller's body. The freight was in
| charge of Engineer w. A. Orr and
! Conductor NJ. Dixon. No blame is
placed on the train crew.
The accident brought to light the
! carelessness of the Monon railroad In
keeping their safety gates in repair
For the past two weeks the gates
have not been in working order and
were not lowered at the time of the
| accident.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-07-16

For the Lincoln school q new roof
has been contracted for. The school
rooom walls will be re-calcimined. and
to furnish q kindergarten and a do
mestic science room.
The repair cost on the Lincoln school
will be about $1,000.
In the Franklin school at Roberts
dale the entire basement will be re-
modelled so as to furnish a kindergarten
and a domestic science room. at a cost
of approximately 81 900.
Domestic Science Favored.
domestic science rooom IS to be ar
ranged In the basement OF the River
side school. the walls are to be cal
cimined and the wood work is to be
repainted at cost OF about 800.
In the Lafayette school a domestic
science rooom Is to be arranged in the
basement. and minor roof repairs are
to be made at an approximate cost of
5000. The halls in the Wallace school
are to be repainted, tie approximate cost
for this being $3.50.
In the washington school, domestic
science room is to be arranged in the
basement and minor roof repairs are
to be made at a cost of about $3.50.
All the fire-escapes on each building
are to be repainted, $3.50 having been
allowed for this
The II. o. Younk n co. hzstlix vari-
Gus painting contracts. while Schmueser
Bros. have the contract for the cal
Ginning.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-07-16
EAST CHICAGO
CONSTABLE
ARRESTED

On a warrant charging him with as
sault and battery Andrew Kotek, an
East Chicago constable was arrested
by Bailif James frost last night and
brought to the Hammond police sta
ton. where he furnished $500 bond
for his appearance before Judge Bar
nett In the city court this morning.
Barbara Mayer will appear as COM
planning witness. The difficulty seems
to have arisen from case which oc-
Cured in a Justice court some time
ago. when Constable Kotek made
some arrests.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-07-16

The highest attainment in the art of
touching" has been discovered. Man
ager VIII S. Shafer of the Auditorium.
in Chicago. the intended victim, made
the find. Although 1t didn't work Mr..
Shafer stood in such admiration of the
attempt that he figuratively took on
his hat in respect.
"A young man came in and tried 10
borrow S2.40 from me to go to Gary
and get two bull pups for which he was
to receive s5 reward said Mr.. Shsfer
last night TT was the last word in
the art of touching.
I have had much experience with
this class of people during my thirty
years hotel life in Chicago as any one
/ know of, and the pleas range from a
plain demand for or 10 cents for car
fare to the young man today.
He looked all right. dressed fine and
told a story that seemed plausible. He
said a widow had two bull pups at
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-07-16
REPUBLICANS
CIRCULATING
ADVERTISING

That the political campaign viii be-
gin early this year, not only along ma
tional lines but in the county as WELL
is evidenced by the activity of the
candidates in Lake county, particular
ly by the republican nominees.
The present period of the campaign
is devoted to circulating literature,
principally cards and photographers
of the candidates. In many instances
the office seekers are doing this work
themselves. thus getting over a good
portion of the county on the first can
vass Following this work the candi-
dates and the voters Viii have a short
respite. after which the campaign will
open in earnest
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-07-16
DISMISS DEAN CASE.

that the action had been started to dis
But Dean was not the kind to be
intimidate. Until the States case COL
lapsed following the disappearance OF
its principal witnesses and the under.
mining of its case the charge against
Dean was permitted to stand.
The only thing that now remains 70
be done to end the case is for the
donors OF the $4,000 trapping fund TO
come in and claim it. This is expected
to be done in a few weeks.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-07-16
CALLED
ON TRAGIC
MISSION
East Chicago Father Mott
fed That Daughter Is
Drowned at Summer Re-
sort; Had Planned to Give
Her Splendid Education.

Andrew Peterson. 1897 Olcott avenue
returned yesterday from one of the
saddest missions that ever falls to the
lot of man. On Thursday he was call
ed to Baldwin, Mich. by the death Of
his only child, Ellen Peterson, aged
sixteen years. who was drowned in
Crandall Lake near that point, the
evening before.
Recalls Olds Death.
The incident in number of particu-
lars recalls the tragic death of Hiss
Edna Olds, daughters of Alderman and
Mrs. HUT Olds of this city. Like Miss
Olds Ellen who was a year two
younger than that young girl. was
away for a holiday. She visiting &
her aunt and cousins who live OF
Baldwin and in company with her
cousins, Oscar and Vera Johnson and
Gordon Armstrong of East Chicago,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-07-16

Thomas B. Dean was not guilty of
crime of accepting bribe of $4,000 be-
fore the money is alleged to have been
paid over.
At least that is the presumption
when the attorneys for the defense ap-
pered in the Lake Superior court in
Hammond this morning and dismissed
the case against Dean.
The state never thought anything
would come of this. 1t took the view
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-07-16
STARTS JOB
Of PAVEMENT

The actual work of building South
Holman street. which has been
Strengthened that it will run directly
into Munster, was begun by William
Ahlborn this morning
Ahlborn put one of his gangs on the
south end of the street at the point
where it crosses the Calumet river and
will work north with the grading
In a month or so, when he has COM
pleted some Gary work he is doing
for the county, Ahlborn will put anoth-
er gang of men at work on the north
end of the street
He is of the opinion that the street
ought to be ready for traffic by the
1st of November This is good news
to the people who have waited long for
the completion OF this improvement.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-07-16
RIDGE ROAD TO
BE WIDENED

That stretch of Ridge road between
Highlands and near Liverpool that is
in Gary, six miles of 1T, is to be Wild
ened and improved to a width of
eighty feet. The county has already
re-improyed 1t, making 1t a thirty
foot highway.
Completion of the proposed widen
Ing and improvements will make 1t as
wide Fifth avenue. A declaratory
resolution providing for the improve
ment. following petition of property
holders, was passed by the Gary
board of works yesterday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-07-16
TWO KILLED BY TRAIN

Two men received injuries from
which they died by a Chicago and
Western Indiana suburban passenger
train at 119th street. Those killed
were Frank Capelek, % years old,
1853 Prairie avenue, and John Opyd,
36 years old, of 1195 Prairie avenue.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-07-16
FIRE STATION
FOR CLARKE

A s342 appropriation was passed
last night for the erection of a fire
station for Clarke in West Gary 1t
will house the chemical engine that
will be handled by the volunteer fire
company there Chief Feeley organic
ed the company, the fifth In Gary. La
ter permanent company will be To-
Gated at Clarke
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-07-16
KILLED ON HIS
WAY TO GARY

While about to board a moving train
for Gary yesterday Frank Thomas of
Marine City. Mich, slipped under the
wheels at South Chicago and had his
life crushed out.
His body was cut to pieces under
the wheels of the train. The remains
were taken to Murphy's morgue at
South Chicago.