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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-07-31
PoSTOFFlCE CHECKS CRIME.
1oes Arrested For FiIohins st2o,Ooo,ooo
From People.

From People.
Since Postmaster General Hitchcock
instituted the policy of putting in Jail
men WIIo use the mails to defraud the
total number of arrests up to the close
of last fiscal year, June 80, was 1,O63,
and tho amount of money filched by
these criminals from the American peo-
pie Is conservattvely estimated at more
than $12QOOO,0O0.
The number of indictments secured
was 1nU7. -Four hundred and eighty
two persons have been convicted, and
5Z1 Sas4s aB0 awaiting trial.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-07-31

the Stephen with his own hand. In
like manner Woodrow Wilson was
namad Thomas woodrow, but shed the
Thomas as excess baggage By the
way, have you ever observed that most
of the presidents of the United States
have had but one trout namB2 Fact:
DnFW your own inference. AS to VII
scHSss career, he was the son of min
lister. was educated at Prinoeton and
Johns Hopkins, was professor OF po-
ltt1cai- economy IN two OF three colleges.
president of Princeton. governor OF
New Jersey where he licked the bosses
in his own party, wrote several books
on history and political economy and is
rust about now the most observed man
In this republic.
Taft and Roosevelt.
Then there are Taft and Roosevelt,
more familiarly known as Bin and
Teddy, whose careers, as before re-
marked, everybody knows forward and
backward.
The colonel has been a cowboy, po-
COillIDlSSlDlitIy II lCC iSApA ~
er, rough rider, mighty hunter, histo-
Ran, faunal naturalist, founder OF a
new party, contributing editor and orig
inator of the Ananias club.
Me. TAFT has held appointtVe offices
almost continuously since he left law
school among others being county
prosecutor, state judge, federal judge,
internal revenue collector, governor
secretary of war, far traveller, pacifica.
tor OF islands, peace advocate and a
man who could do some rather hard
fighting when driven into a corner.
Which one OF these FIVE will he the
nom president Of the United States
Wen, dear voter, that is for you to say
HeSe Is the list, and it Is a pretty fair
ht at that Rake your pAek.
wouLdnt ten you which one will b.
elected n ] knew, which do not- al
though may be vain enough to think
! Do. In the language of The classics
lear voter, II Is up to you.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-07-31

have heard all of them, for they have
been campaigning or Iecturtng for the
past twelve or fifteen years, and some
qua lecturer, Dehs was a labor advo-
cate before he took up socialism, VII
SOD has been speaking before college
societies and learned and civic bodies
for many years while Roosevelt and
Taft have made enough whirlwtDd
tours OF the country tO give a large
part Of the pOpuiace a chance 20 see
and hear them in action. One Of the
refreshing things about these 1912 can
didateS Is that they are all simple and
frank There Is little Of the old polit-
ical trick Of connealing thoughts, bal
ancing statements and befogging the
issues. The American people will not
stand for that sort of thing now.
They would rather a speaker should
make breaks than lack in caDdor and
directness. The public wants straight
from the shoulder utteranoe without
poses or trimmings.
Practical Idealists.
Putting aside partisan bias and look.
ing at these candidates simply as men,
they are gratifying exhibit of Ameri-
canism. Democratic institutions are O
| distinct success when they produce
such leaders. Clean morally, mentally
and physically, ready to give utterance
to the faith that is in them and TO fight
for their principles, idealists and yet
practical men Of affairs, these candi
dates reflect credit on our national
character and are of the best type OF
American gentlemen. The most graft
flying thing about them is that they art
typical, not geniuses removed from the
crowd, but expressing the average maj
at has best The genius has his place
but not In executive position. The
need there Is for common sense, hon
esty, public spirit and level headed
well balanced character.
This is not a biographical sketch
That is not needed Most people know
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-07-31

why does the woman take the
name OF the man she marries?"
well, she takes everything else,
so she might as we'll take that, too"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-07-31
Debs Once In Jail.

As for Debs, he started as a locomo-
tive fireman, was salesman for whole.
sake grocery house, city clerk of Terre
Hauts, member Of the Indiana legis.
latuye, secretary-treasurer of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive F1remen.
president of the American Railway
union. in which capacity he conducted
the famous Chicago strike and was put
in Jail for his pains, helped organize
the Socialist party and is leading it
now for the fourth consecutive time.
Grover Cleveland was originally
christened Stephen Grover, amputating
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-29
FIND SLAIN MAN
BY COAT ON PILOT
Lake Shore Flyer Kills a
Swede Near Chesterton
Yesterday.

Whiting, Ind. Feb. 2s.-An overcoat
found on the pilot of fhe engine OF
passenger train No % on the Lake
Shore & Michigan Southern railroad.
when the train reached Chicago. led to
the discovery of the body of Emil
Erickson, who had been struck by the
engine and killed.
When he feached Chicago and found
the coat the engineer of train No. %.
learned for the first time that anyone
had been struck during the trip. Let
ters We're found in the fovercoat pocket
addressed to Emil Erickson. the track
walker employed by the railroad at
Chesterton, and search was made.
The body was found two and a half
miles west of the station where it had
been dragged before it was shaken out
of the oyercoat- Erickson was SO years
old and leaves a wife and FIVE children.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-29
JOHN HESSLER IS IN
PRETTY BAD SHAPE
Village President of West
Hammond Taken to the
Alexian Hospital.

John Hessler, president of the West
Hammond village board. was taken ta
the Aexian Bros hospital. Chicago
last Tuesday. and the indications are
that the complication of diseases with
which he Is suffering will keep him
there for some time.
Mr.. Hessler is reported to be suf-
fering with diabetes. and is said to be
quite ILL., In addition to this, blood
poisoning is feared as a result of two
frozen toes. which he contracted in
January during the extremely cold
weather. 1t may have to be necessary
TO amputate one or both. His lower leg
is inhamed from the foot to the knee.
and altogether Mr.. Hessler is IN a pret-
ty bad shape.
The hospital confinement is doubly
irksome to the village president, be-
cause he had hoped to be in the thick
of The present campaign.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-29
To
SPEND A
VAST SUM

Between $500, ooo and s2oooooo is
70 be spent at Indiana Harbor by the
Inland Steel company for the construc-i
tlan 81 new bsast rsafnaces. new plate
mill and other improvements
This is big item and indicates that
the Inland Steel company. one of East
Chicago's best industries. is still en-
larging. TIE Inland Steel company is
regarded as one of the most active of
the independents.
The money with which these i'm
provements are to be made is part OF
a $4,000, 900 authorization of new
stock. OF which only s1,50o.ooo or s2.-
o0o,0 will he issued at once.
This will be good news to the people
. of Indiana Harbor, who for years have
watched the development or the Inland
Steel Co. It means the employment of
more men and the general development
of the region.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-29
UNION MEN OF REGION
MEET IN HAMMOND

were F. L. Merriam, the progressive
editor of the Labor Advocate, Barney
Carter, president of the. Lake County
Trades and Labor Council, Thomas
Harle. business agent OF the Teamsters
Union. J. ]. Sullivan president of Iron
Workers Association of East Chicago.
Walter Walsh. T. w. CHM, FL. II.
Granger, Pete Smith. and Mr.. Burns. OF
Brockton. Mass, who Is canvassing tho
country to urge union men to buy only
unionmade shoes.
The newsboys' union was represent
ed in full force, snd while none OF its
members discussed amy OF the weiehty
tprohlenars thsx "a 'slsssi1< s55R -
ton or unionisn,. hSEsss ting OF the good
lunch that was seryss&4
On behalf of the old soldiers in the
Hammond 6. A. r. Post. H. E.-Granrcr
presented a petition for which he asked
signatures. the petition being a rec-
comendation. to congress- to pass the
Sherwood dollar a Day" pension hill
in preference to the Smoot pension bill
The petition received "A large number
Of Signatures. -
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-29

The union mems smoker given last
night in Roths hall in Hammond un-
der the auspices of the Lake County
Trades and Labor Council, for the pur-
pose of bringing the various crafts
men together for a good fellowship
meeting was a big success. the effects
OF which will undoubtedly be felt in
the industrial work in the Calumet
region this year.
Harmony and good fellowship were
the keynotes of the meeting, the spirit
of which was caught even by number
of contractors who were present. and
WHO had been on the outs with one or
the other hasil dts,s craft sast year ssIn
the various speeches that were made
emphasis was laid on the fact that the
interests OF one craft were the inter
ests of ALL and that every union man
should take a personal interest IN
bringing about harmony between capi
tai and labor. ss4
Hear Good Address,
There were representatives from
Gary. Whiting, East Chicago and Tndi
ana Harbor, and among the speakers
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-29
.EDW ARD FINALLY
GOT HIS FEET CLEAN
But His Wife Started Some
New Divorce Proceed
ings.

II the allegations in the complaint
that Ruth Berwanger has filed in the
Lake superior court against Edward
Berwanger are true Edward is a regu-
lar cut up when he allows his anger to
get the best of him.
Some of the charges Mrs Berwanger
makes are that he:
1. Would take her clothes away from
her, throw them on the floor and wipe
his feet on them.
,. Would open her trunks and. after
removing her clothes from them, would
throw them on the floor and wipe his
feet on them
3. Would take the bedclothes from
the bed. and after throwing them on
the floor, would wipe his feet on them.
1t is obvious that if Berwanger did
all of these things. alleged in the
complaint. that he must finally have
got his feet clean In addition to these
charges Mrs. Berwanger alleges that
he struck her with his clenched fists
and talked about her in the presence OF
her friends and neighbors.
Mrs. Berwanger is only 19 years old
They were married Aug. Is. 1902 and
were separated Jan. I. 1912. They have
two children. of whom she asks tbs
custody.
She says that he has not property
supported her. and that he charged hel
with bcing unfaithful to him She say,
that he earns only SIS month, bu
that he is heir to a large estate.
Accordingly, she asks $4,000 afimony
5000 a year for the support of her chill
dren and &35 month for herself dur
ing the pendency of the action.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-29
BIG SEWER SYSTEM
WILL COST S250.000

Ono of the principal facts that will
be brought home to the north side resi-
dents. who are property owners there.
at the mass meeting in the Moose hall
tomorrow evening. will be that non
resident property owners are willing 10
pay so per cent of the assessment on
the proposed deep sewer system, which,
it is estimated. will cost in the neigh
borhood of se5o,o00
1t is said. that all. that such big
property owners on the north side like
the East Chicago company. Gostlyn
Mevn & Co. John Ulm and others. want
is the assurance that the proposed
deep sewer system which is to be dis
cussed tomorrow. viii be built in the
best possible manner and they Will be
ready TO pay more than half of the as
sessments.
This the property owners who re-
side on the north side. the small prop
erty owners who have studied the sit
uatien. say is the biggest inducement
for this progressive step. The opposi-
tfon. which could have been strongest,
has thus been eliminated. and all that
will be necessary IS that the individual
property owners agree TO take advan.
tage OF the situation
Pumping Station Necessary.
The plans for the deep sewer system.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-29
pen In the London household

West State street is to have a fine
new business block If the present plans
of the Biek estate are carried out The
Bicks own so feet on West State street.
upon which there are a couple of old
wooden shacks.
These have been FIRE menace to the
the Bick estate has decided to tear
them down and erect a fine modern
business block.
The building will cost in the neigh
borhood of $4,000 and will be two
stories high. This will be a decided
Improvement to the street and will help
to eliminate the last of the remaining
wooden buildings.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-29
WHITING LAWYERS
GET SECOND JUDGMENT
Inland Steel Employe Gets
$1,5OO More Than He
Did at First Trial.

A judgment for $4,000 in favor of
the plaintiff in the case of kissing VS..
the Inland Steel company was returned
by the jury at Valparaiso. which tried
the case.
The case was originally tried before
Judge Harry b. Tuthill of the Lake.
Porter superior court FIVE years ago
1t was reversed in the supreme court
and remanded for trial.
The case went to trial and the jury
went out Tuesday. On Wednesday
morning the verdict was returned. An
interesting thing about the case is the
fact that kissing lost only three fing-
ers on his right hand.
However. he was machinist and
this deprived him of the means of earn
ing living. The first time the case
was tried the jury returned a Judgment
for ss.500 The new verdict represents
an increase of Sl,5o0.
Attorneys Gavit and Hall of whiting
represent the plaintiff and Attorneys
Bomberger, sawyer & CuI tis the de-
fendant
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-29
HAMMOND CHURCH
GETS BAD NEWS
M. E. Revivalist Unable to
Come, But Splendid Sub
stitute Is Secured.

A great disappointment has come to
the First Methodist church in a letter
from Rev. Robert McHardy of Toronto,
Canada the evangelist who was to
have begun a series of meetings here
next sunday morning. The letter is
dated Feb. 25, and states that Rev. Nc
Hardy. has suffered a nervous break
down and has been ordered to cancel
all engagements The writer expresses
his profound regret, but says there is
nothing for him to do but obey his
physician. The hopes of the church
were high in expectation of the good
that would be accomplished under the
plan of the meeting and the disap-
pointment is sincere. The pastor, w
F. Switzer at once began readjusting
plans and announces that he has made
arrangements with Rev. G. w. McDon-
ald one of the vigorous young evange-
lists of Chicago, who will take up the
work on Sunday evening. Rev. Nc
Donald has done evanEelistic work in
Indiana with great success. He was
chosen by tsle Rock River conference
to establish tile Methodist church in
Zion City. Ill. In that place. where the
failure of Dowie left such confusion
and violent oppositions Rev. Mcdonald
mas succeeded DN MS wire mana cement
and evangelistic ability in building up
a Methodist church. His engagement
with that church permits his to spend
eight weeks in the year in other evan
gelistic work. Part of that time will
be given to Hammond. The church
here is exceedingly fortunate in being
able to get the services of so efficient
man under these strenuous circum-
stances. The public is therefore fnvit-
ed to all the services as planned and
publicly advertised except under the
new leadership. There is a deep inter-
est in the city concerning these meet
ings and the prospect Is for season
of great spiritual awakening.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-29
FIGHT IN POOLRO0M
ARRESTS FOIL OW
Central Poolroom on Hob
man Street Is Scene of a
Melee Yesterday.

Following a free for-ali fight in the
Central ~poolroom. on Holman street,
near Plummer avenue. yesterday after
cas- were arrested by Constable Phelps
er, warrant sworn out by Gust Meho.
cHssrKiHx thesn with ASSAULT and bait
+ TIE fssestfse first arose over pool
game fn~svhich Mehos and Fourgeros
were plaTins. The argument lead into
? fight. in which Fourgeros was get
ting the worst of It. Scoofacas, who is
2 cousin Of Fourgeros jumped into the
fight after seeing how the aght was
coming out The two men then jumped
the defendant up unlnercifuify. disffg-
uring his face and badly brufsing him.
an uninterested party then took hand
in the matter and parted the three
men. Following fhis. the warrants were
sworn out and the arrest made.
The two men were tried before Judge
T'rest yesterday afternoon and found
guilty Both men were fined and an
appeal was granted to the superior
court. They then swore out two war
rants against the complaining witness
charging him with provocation. Mehos
is said to have left town. as he is
afraid the two men viii do him harm
and they sail, The next time they met
him they would clean him up 5000
facas has been in trouble before hav-
ing been arrested only last week on the
same charge
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-29
WEALTHY
FARMER DIES
At HOBART
Howard Gordon, Ten Days
After Death of His Wife,
Passes Away; Is Son of
Late DR.. p. Gordon and
Cousin of ex-Coroner.
Especial to THE TINES )

Hobart Ind. Feb. 29.-Howard E.
Gordon. 35 years old, one Of the
wealthiest farmers of Lake county.
died this morning on his farm near
Hobart, ten days after the death of his
wife, who on the fourteenth OF this
month had given birth to her second
child. The parents are survived by
two children. Allen, who is four years
old and Dudley who was born two
weeks ago.
Yesterday Mr. Gordon submitted to
operation his head. the opera
tion having been performed by Chi
cago specialist. He passed away at
two o'clock this morning.
Mr.. Gordon had been in i'll health
for some time, and after the death of
his wife, he took to his bed from which
he did not rise again.
The funeral arrangements will be
announced this evening. and it is ex-
pected that a postmortem examination
will be held before burial is made.
Mr.. Gordon was the only son of DIR
p. p. Gordon. one of the first. physi-
clans in Lake County. He is a cousin
of ID. E. r. Gordon former county
coroner and Mrs. Grace Conroy OF
Hammond.
At the time of his fathers death.
Howard Gordon came in possession of
a fortune valued at seventy-five thous-
and dollars, but under the terms of the
will be was merely to have the use of
it, in order that 1t might be conserved
for the grand children. Reverses and
bad Investments however greatly re-
duced the fortune. of which enough is
left however to insure the future OF
i tisr-- grand sch hitdrsen
The double tragedy IN the home OF
the popular family rs greatly depIored
many friends al over the county.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-29
Meets Tonight.

There will be an important meeting
of the East State Street Improvement
association at Ortt & Towle's store to-
night at T:30. The meeting has been
called for the purpose of taking UP a
number of Improvement matters.
Among them is the question of open
ing an alley into Plummer avenue be-
tween the Federal building and the
property adjoining it on the east. Al
present the alley between state street
and Plummer avenue is blind
The question of widening the side
walks will also be taken up and it Is
hoped that something definite can be
done along this line. Other alley open
ing projects will come up for considera
ton.
The question of putting in moderr
street lighting system will also be taxi
en- up and discussed.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-29

as far as they have progressed. provide
first of all for sewage pumping sta
tion to be erected at Calumet avenue
and the Grand Calumet river. The next
step is to lay deep sewer in the form
of the letter T. the east and west
mains lying in Chicago avenue, and
One Hundred and Forty-ninth street
and the north and south branch to be
laid in, Calumet avenue north OF the
river for a block or two. As the north
side grows, Ihe branches will be ex-
tended, north and south and east and
west. or the property owners along GER
tain streets can begin Immediately to
lower their local sewers
VIII Be District Sewer.
The deep sewers will be considered
district sewers. and the assessments
will be spread on the whole of the
benefited area, thus each property own
er will be benefited. and every prop
erty owner should be present tomorrow
night to hear to just what extent he
viii be affected.
The project is a big one, and is gen
orally conceded to he one of the biggest
factors in making the north side desir-
able property both for residence and
investment purposes.
Many of the big property owners
have promised to be present. and some
of the city officials will be present. too.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-29
SOUTH S|OERS HAVE
A SPLENDID MEETING

The South Side Improvement associa-
tion has one of the best meetings last
night that it has held in some time. The
meeting was held at the Wallace school
and important matters affecting the
south side were taken up and dis
cussed.
Three new street lights will be put
in on the south side in the near future.
An idea of the tremendous new devel-
opment that is to take place in the way
of street improvements on the south
side may be had from a perusal OF the
following list of streets that are to be
built next spring.
Plan Fine Improvements.
MONROE STREET is to be built
through from Conkey avenue to Lau-
retta street, incorrectly called the
Ridge road.
VAN BUREN STREET Improvement
will be resumed as soon as the weather
permits.
HARRISON STREET will be improv-
ed from Conkey avenue to Allen street
and thence to Waltham street
DETROIT STREET. east of the Mo-
non railroad tracks, will be improved
throughout its entire length.
LEWIS STREET will be improved
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-29

in the same manner.
PARK PLACE. in Homewood. Is to
be improved next spring.
The sixteen-foot alley along the Mo-
non railroad tracks between Highland
and Waltham streets is to be asphalt
macadamed.
People Progressfve.
The credit for many of these inn
provements should be given to the firm
of Gostiin. Meyn & Co who have done
a great deal to make the south side
desirable as residential district They
are especially deserving of credit for
the work they have done to improve the
territory between the Monon and Erie
railroads.
1t viii be seen that stupendous street
improvements are contemplated on the
south side, and it is believed that the
influence of the South Side Improve
ment association will be exerted to
have other streets paved and opened for
use.
The membership of the South Side
Improvement association is growing
rapidly, and interest In the organiza-
tion is greater than ever. The meet
ing last evening was well attended and
was an enthusiastic one.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-29
Club Meets Sunday.

The jefferson club, the new demo-
cratic organization in Hammond, holds
meeting again on Sunday. at which
time 1t expects to hear from the COM
mittees VINO have the arranging of the
headquarters in charge
The plans are to make permanent
improvements In the First National
Bank hall, which Has been secured for
headquarters and to fit them UP as
to make them attractive at all times
One or two portable partitions may be
erected to provide committee rooms
The hall is considered large enough tc
hold a regular democratic county con-
vention in it.