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The Colorado statesman., 1912-05-11
WASHINGTON.

The German fleet will visit the
United States to return the call made
by the U. S. fleet to Germany last year.
The National Rivers and Harbors
Congress will hold it's annual conven-
tion in Washington December 4, 5
and 6.
Public hearings on charges against
Judge Robert w. Archibald of the Su-
preme Court, upon which may be
based impeachment proceedings, were
decided upon by the House judiciary
committee.
The report of the conferees of the
two houses of Congress on the general
pensioEal bill was agreed to by the
Senate. The bill will necessitate an
average increase of appropriations of
$22,000,000 "A year for the next five
years.
While busily engaged in probing an
accidenG to a British ship and laying
bare negligence in the matter of life
saving contrivances that has caused
deep criticism throughout the land, the
Senate committee, investigating the
sinking of the Titanic, has suddenly
found itself in the delicate position of
the little boy who threw stones at
other peoples houses and himself lived
in a house of glass In word, 1t has
suddenly discovered that the safe
guards surrounding citizens of the
United States when afloat in boats be-
longing to the United States are even
more deplorable than those upon the
White Star liner. The United States
army transport service, a service
which annually transports thousands
of soldiers from ports in the United
States to ports in our foreign posses
sions, is wholly negligent in this re-
spect.
An international maritime confer
ence and the immediate equipment of
all United States army transports with
life-saving apparatus were provided for
in bills passed unanimously by the
House. Both measures were intro.
duced at result of the Titanic disas-
ter.
The plight of Americans on the west
coast of Mexico appears to have been
exaggerated, according to the report
received at the War Department from
Quartermaster Ely, in command of
the transport Buford, which WAS sent
to that coast to pick up distressed
foreigners.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-05-11
GEN ERAL.

son was recently born to Mr. and
Mrs. John d. Rockefeller, Jr. This is
their fourth child.
Condition of winter wheat, 1917. Es-
timated production, 370,7l4,OO0 bush
els. Condition of rye, S75.
Wheat prices in Chicago have
bounced up to new high records for
the crop. July prices range from S1.13
to S1.14.
The Carnegie hero fund commission
has taken action in recognition of the
many acts of heroism in the wreck of
the Titanic
Large sections of fifteen Louisiana
parishes west of the Mississippi rive:
are under water, and others are en-
dangered.
Speaker Champ Clark and Theodore
Roosevelt carried the Maryland pri-
maries on the face of incomplete re-
turns received from all counties of the
state.
The United States government has
been requested to intervene in the
presidential election in Panama to the
extent of seeing that it is fairly con.
Quoted
The New York Womens League for
Animals has purchased downtown
site for hospital for horses and other
animals. The building will be the
largest animal hospital in the world.
Following the publication of Miss
Helen Logan's editorial on slang in
the Wellesley College News, of which
she is editor in chief, word has been
passed around to the students to "cut
out the slang!"
Nineteen thousand ministers will in
stitute vigorous warfare against en-
ployment of children under sixteen in
factories and textile mills, was an
nounced at the general conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Five hundred idle miners, attended
by sprinkling of women, stopped a
Reading railroad main train near Alas
ka shaft, Mount Carmel, Pa, and pre-
vented carpenters. firemen and other
company hands from going to work at
the mines.
The cable ship Nina, which re-
lieved the MackayBennett in the
search for bodies of Titanic victims
near the scene of the disaster, has
reached Halifax, n. s.. according to
wireless advices, bringing fifteen addl-
tional bodies.
Higher paid and more thoroughly
equipped teachers are urged for the
public schools of the country by Dr.
p. P. Claxton, United States commits
sioner of education, in his annual re-
view of educational conditions soon to
be distributed by the Bureau of Edu-
cation.
Peace among the nations and the
dawn of the day when Red Cross work
will be limited to the work 1t does in
times of peace, were the keynotes of
all the utterances of the opening OF
the Ninth International Red Cross con-
ference, which has begun ten-day
session in Washington. Twenty-Five
nations were represented.
Ten passengers and six trainmen
were killed and forty other passengers
and members of the train crew in.
jured in the wreck of the Confederate
Veterans special train near Hatties-
burg, Mississippi. Three passengers
besides the reported dead are missing
The engine, baggage car and day
coach and three tourist sleepers left
the track and rolled down an embank-
ment.
Emilio Vasquez Gomez has assumed
the provisional presidency of Mexico.
saying 1t had been rendered him by
General Pasqual Orozco.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-05-11
Funds Raised to Improve Highways.


Meeker-A good roads meeting was
held in Rifle recently and plans wero
made to raise funds and put in excel
lent condition the six principal high
ways of this section. The thorough
fares to the improved are the Meeker
Rifle road, the Rifle Creek road, the
Grand River road, west; the Taughen-
baugh Mesa road, the Antlers road and
the Grand River road. cast An unique
plan for the raising of the necessary
money was adopted, consisting in
merely asking the merchants to do
nate to the roads association the
money which they usually spend every
year for calendars and other advertis-
ing novelties. A large sum was quick
ly pledged. Farmers along the route
of each road also will donate GER
tain amount of work.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-05-11
Propose Constitutional Amendment.

Pueblo.-At a meeting of represen-
tatives of Grand Junction, Colorado
Springs and Pueblo here, a skeleton
constitutional amendment, giving
cities of Colorado having a population
of 1000 or over, the right to adopt
special charters, was tentatively
agreed upon. This draft of an amend
ment to Article Xxx. OF the state con-
stitution will be submitted to the vot-
ers of the state at the general cleo
ton this fall.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-05-11
Minister PIows 1,2oo Acres.

Ault.-Declaring that minister can
preach better sermon Sunday if he
engages in manual labor at least a
part of the week, Rev. w. l.. Cline,
pastor of the Christian church, has
contracted to plow 1900 acres and has
completed one-third of the job with a
steam plow.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-05-11
Aged Man Kills His Neishbor.

Eagle.-Bad feeling, said to have ex-
listed between John Stanley, seventy,
and William Minnick, sixty-five, led
to a shooting affray that proved fatal
to Minnick in Saunders Hole mining
camp, eighteen miles from here.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-05-11
To Irrlaate by Pumping.

Windsor.-For the purpose of bring
ing a large tract of land lying south,
southwest and southeast of Windsor
under irrigation which is now too high
to be reached by ordinary methods, it
is proposed to build a pumping plant,
which will force water from Boyd lake
to the land.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-05-11
Plan Independent Telephone Company

Loveland.- that the rate
charged by the telephone company
now operating at Loveland, Boulder,
Longmont, Fort Collins, Berthoud and
Estes Park is excessive, these cities
are contemplating the organization of
an independent company. To this end
petitions are now being circulated
here for support of the proposed plan.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-05-11
Yampa School Contested.

Steamboat Springs.-School elec-
tions were held throughout Routt
county with big fight over the ques-
ton of the creation of county high
school district to be located at Yampa.
Practically every district in the coun-
ty voted against the establishment Of
the school.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-05-11
Mere Men Receive Jolt.

Greeley.-Mere men of Greeley got
severe jolt when they learned that
a club of thirty of the city's, most at
tractive girls had organized a club and
taken for their motto Psalms S:4,
which reads, What is man that thou
art mindfll of him and the son of
man that thou visiteth him?"
The Colorado statesman., 1912-05-11
Rocky Ford Wins Championship.

Colorado Springs.-Rocky Ford high
school for the first time in the history
of interscholastic athletics in Colo
rado, won the state championship in
the track and field meet at Washburn
field, making total of 29 points.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-05-11
WEEKS EVENTS
COLORADO
Western Newspaper Union News Service
COMING EVENTS IN COLORADO.

June 11-July 19.-Summer Term, state
Teachers College, Greeley.
June 1S-20.-State Sunday School Con-
vention, Colorado Springs.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-01-31
TWENTY FIVE IN
new ORGANIZATION
State Street Boosters Meet
at orpheum Theater
Yesterday.

The East State Street BUSINESS Mems
association was organized at the Or
pheum theatre yesterday afternoon
with a membership of % and excel
lent prospects.
e. S. Emerine vice president. III. l. ST.
Clair secretary and George Dobin
treasurer. The 25 charter members all
paid an initiation fee of ST.
The meeting was called to order by
III. l. 81. Clair, the manager of the Orr
pheurn theatre, who stated thar the OBJ
ject of the proposed organization. as he
saw 1t, was to promote the business in
terests of the street. secure the adop-
tion of a modern street lighting sys-
tenn. encourage the development of the
street as a business thoroughfare and
attend to all other matters of general
interest Speeches were made by a
number of the members present.
An advisory committee consisting of
E. C. Minas. Eugene Griswold, William
Herkner and Joseph Humpner was ar,-
pointed. Arthur Schultz. - B. Ortt and
Henry Huber, were appointed on the
ways and means committee. A mem
bership committee. consisting of l. J.
Hoffman, J. S. Kennedy and William
Kuhns was also appointed.
The next meeting of the association
will be held week from Friday, Feb
8. The interest in the meeting was
pronounced and there is every fndica-
ton that great results will be secured
for East State street.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-01-31
BECKMAN TO GO
TO FAR WEST

On Wednesday of next week. Herman
Beckman. resident Of Hammond for
thirty-three years, and founder of the
Beckman Supply company. will leave
for the Pacific coast. where he intends
to spend an indefinite time in company
with his family for his health.
Mr.. Beckman said today that he In
tended to remain on the coast for two
years at least, and If in that time he
can make profitable investment In
farm lands he viii do so. He will re-
tain his interest in the Beckman Sup
ply company, although he will have to
lay down the active management. The
management will be taken over by his
brother. William Beckman. He has
been interested in the concern since
its inception and within the past two
years also took part in the manage
ment.
The many friends of the Beckmans
hope that Mr. Beckman may recuperate
in health and that the family may soon
return to Hammond again, They will
rent their home at 81 Ann street. or
sell it If the opportunity presents itself.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-01-31

CONCERN IS
PROSPER|NG

The Illinois Bolt, Nut & Forging Co,
a Hammond concern, of which very lit
tie is known. has had a most prosper
Gus year. 1t is reported that the con-
Germ did $175.0o0 worth of business last
year and that 1T expects to do S25.ooo
worth of business this year n
The plant is only one year old, and
is one of the prosperous smaller indus
tries of the city. 1t is understood that
the officers of the company are very
much pleased with their Hammond To-
cation.
The Illinois Car & Manufacturing Co..
which is a closely affiliated concern,
although it is entirely independent, has
done a big business this year. This
concern now employees In the neighbor-
hood OF 1s0 men.
Its business Is to repair and rebuild
cars, and 1t has had all 1t could do
along this line ever since it started
about two years ago. The prospects
for the coming year are bright.
The S. G. Taylor Chain Co. is another
of Hann1onds smaller Industries that
is great asset to the city. sixty five
men are employed at this plant, most of
whom are skilled mechanics. engaged
in the business of making chains. They
receive all of the way from $2.75 to Sc
day.
the past year than most of its COM
petitors and its officers look forward to
very prosperous year during 1912.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-01-31
LATEST NEWS
POLICEMAN SHOT.

Chicago, Jan. 31.-Edward Brewer.
policeman travelling out of the Ken
sington station, was shot through
both shoulders early today when he
intercepted and attempted to search
party of four men who were prowl-
ing around the Chicago q Western
Indiana railroad freighthouse at East
116th street and South Michigan ave-
nue.. Although severely wounded
Brewer managed to cling to one OF
the men while he discharged his re-
volver at the three others, who were
in fight.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-01-31
WILL BUILD
RIGHT AWAY

Eugene Griswold has decided to go
ahead at once with the plan to build
a $4,000 addition to his store at the
corner of Sohl and State streets.
The plans have been drawn by Arch
itect Mac Turner and the erection of
the building will begin at once. This
will add greatly to the appearance of
state street and will help to take the
business district farther east
Architect Mac Turner has number
of other smaller Jobs on hand and says
that the building activity that is prom
ised for next year win exceed anything
that the city has ever seen before in
its history.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-01-31
CROWN POINT GETS
CARS BY APRIL 1sT
tspecial to TIE rIMEs. ,

Crown Point. md, Jan. 51---What
work that is possible to be done in cold
weather will be resumed on the Gary
& Southern road next week, the inten-
tfon Of the builders to get into Crown
Point, the roads main feeder as soon
as possible. The car repair pits win be
put in at once providing the weather
will allow and work resumed on the
two concrete bridges commenced just
a soon as practicable. It is said the
company Is anxious to give Crown
Point street car service not later than
April LIST and will lend every effort to
accomplish the work in that time.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-01-31
MAY SEEK RULING ON
SUPERIOR COURT LAW
Indiana Judges Including Two From Lake County, Fear
Uncertainty Might Result in Loss of Offices May
Seek to Have Their Names Ballots This Year
Doubt as to Constitutonality of Democratic Law.

Lake County's Superior Court judges,
Judge Becker of Hammond and Judge
Kopelke are said to share the apprs-
hension had by other judges through
out the state that the law passed by
the last legislature may not stand the
test.
To proven any possibility OF losing
their Offices by falling to place their
names before the voters at the coming
elections this year it is probable that
the Marion County. Indiana judges will
make an effort to get their names on
the ballots. They have not reached a
definite decision as yet. but on account
of a growing doubt as to the consti-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-01-31
Highlands TO
GET ERIE PLANT

at Highlands. While the city of Ham
mond will loss small industry, the
people here are said to be willing to
have the plant go on account OF the
dust that is blown over the entire
city and also on account OF the fact
that Sohl street can be re-opened to
Conkey avenue and on through to the
Ridge road.
1t is said that the plant viii leave
the city for the reason that the city
would never give 1t permission to build
an addition to its plant here
The people in the vicinity of Sohl
street have frequently complained OF
the nuisance that was caused by the
plant It is believed that the entire
city would be willing TO loss the plant
now in order that 1T might be built ur
in more compact manner.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-01-31
SARCASM
RE|GNS At
THIS TRIAL
Attorneys in the Castleman
Custer Proceedings in the
Lake Superior Court In
dulge in Acrimonious
Shafts.

me trial of Alderman NJ. H. Castle
man, whose seat in the city council is
in jeopardy as a result of quo war
ranto proceedings that have been start
ed TO oust him. is creating great deal
OF comedy by his eccentric personality
and ais mannerisms while on the wit
ness stand.
Two designations are beginning to
ngure In the case One which the at
torneys for the state say is the original
reslgnation that was written out and
signed by Castleman on the night he
quit the council in a hum and the other
which the. state claims is forgery OF
the original.
The original resignation is an un-
qualified one. The alleged forgery is
qualified to the extent that it provides
that Castleman resigns until such a
time as his successor is selected.
The defense hopes to be able to show
that the qualified resignation is the
only one that was ever written out and
(Cnnffp,soA cr
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-01-31
Remarkable Action Taken by Governor
to Keep Murderer's Neck Out Of
Moose on Friday
DEATH PENALTY HELD TOO Mild

Governor Marshall believes that
hanging is too good for George Davis
the murderer Of May Marshall Of
Gary and last night saved Davis
neck from the slip knot, to have been
used on it at Michigan City tomorrow.
His action is considered unparallel-
ed. The governor thinks that Davis
living will suffer worse than Davis
dead.
NO FURTHER CLEMENCY.
Because life Imprisonment at hard
labor is regarded by the authorities as
worse punishment for the negro than
death, his sentence has been commuted
with the proviso that no request for
further clemency ever be made.
Acting upon the recommendation Of
Warden z. J. Fogarty of the State
Prison at Michigan City, the Governor
last night affixed his signature to a
communication record for the Gary negro,
which is believed to be the only one o.
its sort ever issued in the state. A
proviso in the instrument sets out that
.isaid George Davis shall neither direct
Ify apply for or receive further execu-
| tive clemency."
DEFINES POWER IN CASE.
| Governor Marshall has based his au-
/. thority for the annexation of the pro-
viso to the communication on the statutes,
found in the 124th Indiana acts. under
which executive powers in such cases
are set out The communication of ths
death sentence is the arst which the
iGovernor has been called npon to issue
isirice he took soAtce- Ehe last leyal
3haneins In indiana was IN 1907,
(HECoMMENDA11ON OF WARDEN
The recommendation of Warden Fo-
garty with regard to the disposition OF
the case. in part follows:
/ IF the sentence imposed could be
commuted to life sentence SO that we
could put him at hard labor and keep
| (Continueds on Page 81
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-01-31

tutiona1fty OF the law passed by the
recent Legislature extending their
terms until 1914, they will take action
to protect themselves.
There is q persistent rumor that the
Republicans who wish the offices ex-
pect to take some action. and the Demo-
cratic judges, while they say they be-
lieve the law is valid. do not wish to
lose by railing to run.
Not only are the judges IN Marion
County affected by the law, but eleven
other judges are in the same situation.
They are those OF the Superior Courts
of Madison County, Elkhart and st.
q lfsfal.t q 81 a., -sa.a, q =
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-01-31

The Erie Coal Warehouse Co. Is con-
sidering a number of sets of plans for
a new plant which is to RECONSTRUCTED
in the vicinity of Highlands.
The new plant is expected to cost in
the neighborhood of 100000. while the
plant in Hammond cost less than half
that amount. 1t is said that the plans
also include the building of yard that
will have a capacity of $500 cars.
1t is reported thar land in the vicin-
itv of Highlands has been purchased.
but this report cannot be confirmed.
The Hammond plant has capacity of
10000 tons. while the new plant Will
have a capacity of $50. 900 tons of hard
coal or nearly three times as much.
The Hammond plant employees So men
at the present time, and 1t is not known
how many more men will be employed
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-01-31
Penn. ORDER IS
GIVEN DIFFERENTLY
Railway Gazette Says Road
Has Ordered 5000 Diff
ferent Cars.

The Railway Age Gazette corrects it's
report of two weeks ago. in which it
says that the Pennsylvania lines west
have ordered j 400 cars from the Stands
ard Steel Car Co and now says that it
has ordered 1000 box. cars from the
Western Steel Car & Foundry Co.. 500
coke cars from. the Cambria Steel Co.,
zoo coke and 400 gondola cars from
the standard Steel Car Co. and 500 gon-
dola cars from the American Car 6
Foundry company The company is in
the market for So passenger cars The
Rock Island lines have ordered $500
box cars from the Pullman Car Co.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-01-31
Twin CITIES HEAR
NEW REPORTS

All manner of rumors are afioat con-
cerning prospective improvements by
public and private enterprise In East
Chicago and Indiana Harbor. The i'm
petus given the Twin Cities because
of the location here OF the Baldwin
Locomotive works, has given rise to
any amount of planning and specula-
tion. 1t has revived the interest in the
city establishing bathing beaches and
building piers along the lake. and In
the construction of a viaduct or a tun-
mel crossing the Lake Shore, the b.
& o. and the E. ]. & E. tracks. While
either would be welcomed there seems
disposition among business men and
citizens generally to favor the tunnel
scheme.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-01-31
NEE TING DEFERRED
UNTIL TOMORROW

The meeting between Superintendent
fotts OF the Inland sheet mill at IndI-
ana Harbor and the striking mill men,
which had been set for yesterday viii
be followed by another today. The
word was given out by the leaders OF
the strike, that the men should as
semDie at the Auditorium at l o'clock
today to confer with view of adjust
ing the difficulty. IN the mean time tn
sheet mill is still closed down and vii,
remain until a satisfactory under.
standing can be reached The shut
down applies only to the sheet mill. tha
balance of-the plant having thus far
been unaffected by the strike
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-01-31

An interesting development out of
the past few days gossip is TO the ef-
feet that the Philadelphia syndicate,
which purchased the 375-acre tract ad-
joining the Baldwin site. is to make
Alder street its main thoroughfare with
a street car line and plenty of the
bright lights This by reason OF the
reported fact that the main gate for
the big plant is to be located at the
foot of this thorough fare. Their plan
is. according to report to make Alder
street 100 feet wide. light il after the
manner of Broadway, New York, and
transform it into a great white way
that will make> other thoroughfares,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-01-31
SENTENCE OF
COMPUTATION
State of Indiana,

Executive Department.
ITO All to Whom These Presents
May Come, Greeting:
Whereas, George Davis of Gary
has been convicted OF murder In
the first degree and sentenced to
be hanged at the Indiana State
Prison on the second day of Febru-
airy, 1912; and.
Whereas, The warden OF said
prison believes the extreme
penalty to be life at hard labor,
and not hanging;
Nov, therefore I. Thomas r.
Marshall, Governor Of the state OF
Indiana. by virtue OF the power
and authority vested in me by the
constitution of said state. do here
by commute the death sentence Of
said George Davis to imprisonment
for life at hard labor. and with the
further provision that said George
Davis shall neither directly nor In
|. directly apply for, or receive.
further executive clenency..
I'm testimony whereof, / have
hereunto set my hand and caused
to be afixed the great seal Of the
citv III Indiapapn}is. this this 20th
day Of aJnuary AZ b. 1g1 2. !
THOMAS r.. MARSHALL,
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