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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-08
WHAT SOUTH BEND
TRIBUNE SAYS OF IT

Moose went To the home OF his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. AbEer W. Moose.
at 70I East South street. here 1T is
said his mother advised him to con
fess all Moose then went TO the
office OF Anderson. Parker Crabiu
4 Crumpacker in the J. NJ ; build
ing. where he made the confession.
1t is understood his admissions
viii hc turned over to the authori-
ties, to ala in the prosecution Of the
others accused.
The confession Of the south Bend
man Mas IA part as follows.
The Knots crowd learned that 1
had served in the ohio prison ana
one Of its members repeated this
story TO me and told all they had
against me Then he said that the
story OF my fan would be published
in the Cary and Chicago papers If /
did not gel out Of Indiana immedi-
ately
They told me that if I would get
out and be good they would take
care ~ me financially and POLITICAL
Is. Then I was handed $1,000 and
told g go TO Detroit
''After lo days I went to Chicago
ana there met another member Of
the Knots crowd and he gave ne
an additional 81 lo0o He also told
me To meet Mayor Knots in Indi-
annapolis at the Democratic conven-
tion there in March. l did and he
told me TO meet him month later
in Hammond
When / met Mayor Knots IN
Hammond We had long talk about
the graft cases. And before left l
was handed an additional $4,000
prior 70 this time I had made a
deposition in Detroit following the
conviction Of former Alderman Glib
son. This was periured from begin
ming to end and was forced from me
a t the muzzle Of a revolver held by
man who was involved in the
bribery"
Moose. said Cain. the contractor
who was also a member of the school
board. gave him the first $1,000. also
the second. lie declared the other
$4,000 ame from Mayor Knots and
was given him after he had signed
an agreement prepared by the Gary
executive.
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DISEASES
ARE MANY

Hammond has ffty-Hve cases Of
measles two of diphtheria. one OF
smallpox and one Of ekenpox. Or.
NJ - Weis. secretary Of the board Of
health. has ~ reports 81 typhoid in
private homes. although there are ten
cases in the hospital the hospital
cases are not an from Hammond, some
81 the patients having been brought in
from the surrounding cities.
Whtle typhoid Is not classed among
tile tagious diseases homes IN which
cases are located are 70 be qnafantined.
The quarantines are strictly enforced
in the hope of preventing the spread OF
measles. with the number of cases
now ri tine city All epidemic might
easily result ii amy laNity i'm the quar-
antines were allowed
While there are more or less Of scar
let fever ali the year around. the city
at this particular time IS entirely free
Of this disease.
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391,35O Jobs Await Wilson Decision

GERS and employees of the government
OF these 227657 held positions subject
to competitive examinations under the
civn Service rules and their jobs have
ceased to be political appointments"
The Civil Service act has been in
force twenty-eight years. At first it
was applied to less than ten per cent
Of the goverament positions. Although
no exact figures are a hand it has
been extended by one President after
another until It includes nearly all ex-
cept q few higher positions such as
first. second and third class post
masters. internal revenue and customs
collectors. fiscal agents and certain
supervisory officers in various branches
Of the government.
Many thousands OF the employees now
under the classified rules are merely re
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Washington, D. c, Nov. s.-Woodrow
Wilson viii be confronted with seri-
Gus dilemma when he takes office. in
the army of government employees. now
to a greater extent than ever before
under civil Service rules If he re-
verses orders of his republican prede-
cessors putting new classihcations un-
der the Civil Service supervision, such,
for instance. as the order by which
President Taft took $4,000 fourth class
postmasters out of politics, he lays
himself open to serious criticism. IT,
on the other hand. he maintains the
status quo. his political associates viii
argue he is continuing a hostile pollti-
cal machine built UP as a weapon to
continue the administration in power
On June 80. 1911. when the last re-
port was made there were 391.350 Off
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ADJOURNED
TERM NOV. 10
Special to TIE T1MEsl

Crown Point Ind. Nov. S.-The coua-
~ commissioners viii hold an adjourn
ed session of the board on the fifteenth
OF this month 10 pay the election ex-
penses and TO take up the matter Of
the adoption of plans for the two new
bridges in East Chicago.
one Of these bridges is to be built on
Forsythe avenue and the other on
Canal street. The various bridge com
panies viii submit plans and these Will
be gone over by the board.
The board let two road contracts
yesterday. It is through with saloon
licenses matters for the present session.
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HIGH SCHOOL
SELECTS TIE CAST

he
tba -. i.s'7 oseh seiected for
+bo e,.-4.,. me ldmlng Of
sa1,- even on Dec 3. Is as
49,
i''iidh y Fddua
Pnilhp Hudson
~ aA oia gentleman Of Pisa.
son II Nlhcentio, II love
oltle Roth
: seHl1s''lan o1 verona,
- q ha .Frledly Johnson
70 biahea. John Dye
s4-'ol 20 bianca --.-.-#-#..
t.-s..-. RAYMOND Mette
s'"1 ~ ki'llo -.-.....
.'..' cure Burge
a'i0 is'Viio' servant 20 i-pcentio-
....'.. RoDert oeWeese
" uiilio' servant 70 Petfucnio ....-.
..,.. ..-...... Grill Burge
! ftedant, ............. Alvin Schreiber
hatnarine the Shrew -.-.-.....--
Leoda McAleer. daughters to Baptisa
Bianca .-..--...t. Mildred Carter
WIDOW Dorothy Crumpacker
/ ''ur1ls. servant to Petrnchio
Marguerite Knots
ne Iaming Of the Shrew is one
Fl sla kespeaTe.s greatest comedies The
story y as follows
baptiSta has Two daughters, Kath-
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Of ELECTION
RETURNS
TIMES RIEAI,
At STATE CAPITAL.

Indianapolis. Ind, Nov. s=An
analysis of th- vote cast at the election
last Tuesday shows that there was a
great shortage from the vote cast at
the election -FOUR Years ago. and this
fact has caused some Of the politicians
to wonder why and how it happened.
Practically complete figure from All Of
the counties in the state show the fol-
ilowing vote cast last Tuesday Wilson,
Democrats. 272.509, Taft Republican,
j150.4S6. Roosevelt. Progressive, I5S 952
Debs. Socialist, about 10000 Chain,
Prohibition. about 10000; Socialist Ia
Dor candidate about 1000. This makes
a total of e82.944 votes cast in the
state. ana it is believed thar when the
Official aEures are all received they
viii not change this total more than a
few votes.
Four years ago the total vote in IN
diana for President was as follows. Re
publican. 34S.993 Democrat. 33S. 262
Prohibition 1S.O45. Populist. l.103 So
ialist, 1916: Socialist Labor. 643; Inde-
pendent, 5I4 Total 72L126.
Thus it viii be seen that the total
vote this year in the state was 1918
short of the vote Of four wears ago
| 1t is said that about $4,000 voters
registered in the state this year Thus
the total vote falls a hundred thousand
short Of the registration
| Various reasons for this falling off
fCoutIuued on PAGE 61
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publican political appointees transfer
red TO this classification which now
serves to keep them in office.
Why should we continue in office
this republican machine. built up by
Mckinley, Roosevelt and Taft" is the
question which the democratic leoders
are asking themselves.
we are not opposed to civil service
reform" Is the way one prominent
member Of the House ana Senator
elect, expressed II a DAY or two before
election, but if Wilson wins we are
going to ask him to rescind some Of
those republican orders long enough 10
get in a few democrats. Then he can
20 in for civil service reform as strong
as he pleases"
The vast army of government en-
ployes in Washington and elsewhere
are on tenterhool1s.
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SENSATIONS
EXPECTED
NEXT WEEK
Confession in Harry Moose
Perjury Scandal Is Elk
pected to Break in a Few
Days; Many Live in Fear
and Trembling.

a sensation that viii rock I.aRc
county is scheduled to occur some tmc
next week when the aftermath Of The
Moose confession is expected to result
an the arrest not only OF many Gary
AsAt Of out Of town citizens some In
Lhhlic office and some ia private life.
ust where the axe IS about 20 drop
cannot be learned by THE TIMES but
that il viii fan there is no doubt The
Nemesis that resulted in Mooses ar
rest and his Willingness 70 go 10 the
penetentiary has been wide IN It's scope
The return Of Meyer Himmelblau. the
missing dictagraph stenographer. OF
Alderman Antony Baukus, the bail bond
jumper, and OF oscar schmidt dis
appearing witness in the Gary cleo
tion trials Is scheduled as some Of the
features In next WEEKS graft drama.
Limeiight ON Contracts.
Not only this but q complete expose
OF the workings of Gary's municipal
contracts. with the involving of many
unlocked fhr quarters. is said to be IN
process. And it has been further learn
ed that the city has been honeycombed
with detectives, presumably Of the
Burns agency, who have been busy for
the past I'VE months in various capacl-
ties 1t is stated that the detectives
have appeared in ever conceivable
guise-they worked as employees in the
mills, they appeared as dodgers At the
jails. they worked as bartenders and
runners in the rednght district. they
worked on street paving Jobs, and they
worked as telephone employees.
Many Detectives Here.
1t viii be remembered that from time
to time THE TINES printed stories that
people who came into this region from
the eastern steel mill district recogniz-
Cd certain men they knew had worked
as detectives in the Pittsburg graft
cases, while others recalled those who
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HEBRON IS SWEPT
BY SERIOUS FIRE
Town is Partially Destroyed, Phone
Operator Saves It's Total
Destruction.

Crown Point. IND, NOV. s.-Prompz
work by Miss Bernice Griffin, tele-
phone operator. saved the town Of He
bron ten miles east Of here from de-
struction by fire. AS IT was. several
buildings We're consumed and a loss OF
$4,000 sustained. with insurance Of
about h4lf that amount
An overheated furnace in the base
ment Of smith Bros hardware and
furniture store started the blaze which
destroyed that structure. the Masonic
Temple. the c. A. r.. Building. the
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Sievers Block. Miller and Crawford.
boots and shoes and the pluy Building
Many Lose In Fire.
X Hines had all household effects de-
stroyed. The Masonic Society saved a
part of its paraphernalia. The flames
jumped across the street and seriously
damaged the X. Of +. HaH, Dr. Freere.s
building. Dr. Blood's one story frams
structure. the Enoch Baeley Building
j. NJ Morrows Building, Teetz meat
market, J. - McAlpin restaurant. j.
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WHERE Mr.. TAFT
IS POPULAR.

Austin, Tex, Nov S.-It is be
lieved that Zapeta county. situat-
ed far down in the Rio Grande
border region Of Texas. is the
champion Taft county of the Unit
ed States There were SO votes
cast in the county at the election
on Tuesday, and all of them were
for the Taft presidential electors
Four years ago the same county
cast a solid vote for Taft
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Conductor Is Held.

William La TuIipe OF Lansing. TIla
former conductor on the Gary & Inter
urban, who was arrested several weeks
ago on serious charges preferred by d
14year-old West Hammond girl is be
ing held under s3.5O0 bonds by the
South Chicago police. His case viii be
taken before the grand jury.
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THE VOTE ON
CONGRESSMAN

indianapolis, Ind, NOV. S-The vote
for congress in the tenth district is as
follows
John 3. Peterson tDem) ........ 1873
John O Bowers eProg) ....... 1855
E. p Crumps clSer ffeep) ....,..- l1,@9t
Petersons plurality, l,4ee.
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SORRY, JAMES!

The following message of sadness
comes all the way from Fort Wash
ington. Md. where James Dearbyne
a former Gary boy is one Of Uncle
Sans officers:
TINES
BY Mr. Crumpacker's defeat
the Tenth district lost an able
and honest representative and
lost $50 honest dollars.
JAMES a DE9ARBYNE.
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TABULATED VOTE
TOMORROW

In answer to the Inquiries Of scores
of subscribers in various parts of
the county. TIE TIMES wishes to an
nounce that it viii publish to-
morrow-the vote for all the candi-
dates in every precinct in the coun-
ty The task is a monumental one
or the tabulated returns would have
appeared in these columns before
this.
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HAMMOND
MEN on HAND
TO TESTIFY

W G Belman. cashier Of the First
National bank Of Hammond, and VII
liam II. Gostlin Of Gostlin. Meyn q
Co. went to Chicago yesterday 10 testi-
fy in The case of the federal government
AGAINST George W. Fitzgerald former
sub-treasury official in Chicago and
now prominently identified WITH the
Illinois Equipment company of Ham
mond
Tho government ofd are all
tempting to put me into the penuenti-
airy by fair means on by fouL"
This statement was made today WI
George w Fitzgerald former teUer 81
the Chicago sub-treasury. whose trial
for the alleged theft of S173.ee0 which
he reported missing from his cage in
the federal building on Feb 2o 1907.
Will begin Monday before Judge Lands.
The money has never been found
u am the victim of federaI prosecu-
ton" said Mr. Fitzgerald NO effort
mas been spared by the federal attor-
ne1s to collect evidence by every pos
sible means in order to put me behind
tho barrs
says Witnesses Get Third Degree
The federal attorneys have sub
poenaed I50 witnesses against me-" he
said Most Of these are my personal
friends
"AIl who are to be Witnesses at the
trial are begin taken to the federal
building and put through what it all
most the third degree by the federal
attorneys. contrary to the constitution
al right of witntss to refrain from
(Confip'ed on Page ID
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HAMMOND
TAKEN IN
MOVIES s.

With all the realism that amateur
actors could put into them moving pic
lures were taken of a fire In the heart
Of the business district of Hammond.
The fire was discovered in the black
smith shop at the broken corner by
citizens. a police officer was notified,
the alarm was turned in. crowds Of cit
izens came from all parts of the city,
the streets were filled with excited
people
Chief Peter Dilschneider arrived on
the scene with the chemical wagon and
took charge of the campaign against
the connagration. Then a general
alarm was turned in
The hook and ladder wagon arrived
from department No. !. followed by the
steamer. then came No. 4 with hook
and ladder and steamer from Conkey
avenue and No. from Calumet avenue
and Hoffman street.
Traffic Tied Up.
In the meantime long lines OF hose
had been laid out, the pumps in the
steamers We're set to work and water
was thrown on the flames Three fright
ened horses were rescued from the
| burning blacksmith shop and finally
two firemen were hauled out and placed
on the hose cart
in two minutes traffic was tied up on
/ the streets. automobiles. wagons and
pedestrians came from all parts Of the
city street cars were dtlayed on their
/ schedules. Police officers established
the fire lines and the whole thing was
/ acted out So wel that a great many
people believed that fire had actually
/ taken place.
There were some humorous features.
/ however When the two fremen were
takn out of tn burning building. ap-
parently asphyxiated DR.. II r. Shar-
rer Dr T " Oberlin and Dr. J. A.
Graham are shown standing by laugh
Continued on page nve)
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PATRIOTS
RUSH To PIE
COUNTER

The election Of Governor Wilson tc
the presidency presages a patronage
upheaval ana already there is consider
able speculation as to who is TO be
Hammond's next postmaster although
Postmaster Schaars commission does
not expire until Jan. lst 1915.
The plum is worth $1,000 q year and
is awarded only for signal service 10
the party. and is one of the best in the
tenth district. Hammond is classified
among the first class postomiees. and
its postmasters receive their appoint
ments from tho President.
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Oscar Underwood. OF Alabama. will
probably be Democratic floor leade- in
the house. and Senator Ollie James. OF
Kentucky, will be one of the powers
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WEATHER

FAIR AND WARMER
TOD AY SATT RDAY
FAIR. COLDER.
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AnE You A TIMES READER:
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SIZE Witne~.es CO ThIrd DC.

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~WILLlaM IT TAFT
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tContinued on Pake 90
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-01-25
USEFUL FOR KITCHEN
ZiNc.ToPpED TABLE IS A GREAT
CONVENIENCE.
ingenious bride Contrives Home
Made Affair That Is Constant De-
iight.--ls Wonderful Saver Of
Time and Labor.

A homemade zinc'topped table 10
n convenience that is u constant de.
light in the home of an ingenious
bride She carried out the idea very
ineXpcnsively, after admiring cost
iy metal.topped table with a raised
border of the metal all around the
edge to keep small objects from roll.
ing off when the surface was wet
and slippery. She had noticed in her
in constant use caused considerable
annoyance in keeping 1t clean and
slightly after hard service. In spite
of constant care, grease spots ire
quently penetrated the wooden sur
face and refused to be removed. Dish.
washing stains from pots and pans re.
suited from mishaps when the dish
washer was too busy to take the usual
precautions. Stains and marks from
canning and preserving, knife.marks
from careless bread cutting. meat
stains and evidences of various forms
of cookery left their mark, until II
seemed almost impossible to keep
the table presentable while in con.
stant use.
The metal.topped tables ESPECIALLY
the desirable Zinc-topped tables)
proved out OF the reach OF the mod.
crate pocketbook OF the bride in
search of novelties and convenient
devices in kitchen furnishings. She
determined, however, to improve on
the old methods in furnishing her
now kitchen, and to consider first OF
all every possible method Of labor
saving. She avoided the usual stumb-
ling block of considering anything
good enough for the kitchcn-thc cast
offs from other parts OF the house
and studied the developments OF the
newer science in housekeeping dis.
played in the attention paid to the
construction of kitchen furniture and
furnishings.
In her crowning achicvemcnt-ot
developing a homemade zinc-topped
table she chose the smallest OF her
kitchen tables. without drop leaves;
and purchased piece of zinc to eX.
actly cover it. giving the dimensions
of the table top. without allowing an
edge for turning under. Then to give
a smooth finish and prevent the slip
perry edge that turned.under zinc
would give, and also to avoid the
rough sharp edge, she nailed secure
| ly all around the ed .ye OF the zinc
flush With the extreme edge OF the
table-a bit of wooden beading vel
rounded and smoothed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-01-25
CHAPTER xi.-Continued.

Daylight could not persuade him
self to keep to the Travelled roads
that day. and another cut across conil'
try to Glen Ellen brought him upon
a canyon that 80 blocked his way that
he was glad to follow friendly cow
path This led him to small frame
cabin. The doors and windows were
open, and cat was nursing litter
of kittens In the doorway, but no one
seemed at home, lie descended the
trail that evidently crossed the can
yon. Part way down. he met an old
man coming up through the sunset.
In his hand he carried n pail OF foamy
milk. lie wore no hat. and In MS
face, framed with snow.white hair and
beard, was the ruddy glow and con-
tent OF the passing summer day
Daylight thought that he had never
seen 80 contented looking a being.
How old are you. daddy?" he quer-
led.
"Eighty.four," was the reply. "fes.
Stree. cighty.four. and spryer than
most"
"You must n taken good care OF
yourself" Daylight suggested.
IL don't know about that. I aint
loafed none. | walked across the
plains with an OK team and fit lnjuns
In 81. and | was n family man with
seven youngsters. reckon | was as
nigh on to IT,"
Don't you find It lonely here?"
The old man shifted the pail of milk
and reflected.
THAT all depends" he said oracul'
arly. II amt never been lonely en-
cept when the old wife died. Some
fellers are lonely In crowd, and I'm
one OF them. That's the only time
I'm lonely. Is when | go to Frisco.
but don't go no more. thank you
most to death. This is good enough
for me. I've been right here In this
valley since '64--one OF the first set
tiers after the Spaniards."
The old man chuckled. and Day
light rode on. singularly at peace with
himself and all the world. 1t seemed
that the old contentment OF trail and
camp he had known on the Yukon
had come back to him. He could no,
shake from his eyes the picture o
the old pioneer coming up the trai
through the sunset light. He was Ger
tainly going some for eightyfour. The
thought Of following his example en-
tered Daylight's mind. hut the BIZ
game OF San Francisco vetoed thu
idea.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-01-25
"What Do You Think Of II. Eh"

strain. OF course my body went back
on me. and my mind, too. for that mat.
atr. 1t had to be bolstered up with
whisky. which wasn't good for 1t any
more than was the living in clubs
and hotels good for my stomach and
tie rest OF me. So I quit, quit every.
thing. absolutely, and came to live in
the Valley OF the Moon-that's the
Indian name. you know. for Sonoma
Valley. lived In the lean.to the first
year: then built the cabin and sent
for my books. never knew what hap.
piness was before. nor health. Look
at me now and dare to tell me that
look forty-seven."
II wouldn't give a day over forty"
Daylight confessed.
Yet the day came here I looked
nearer sixty. and that was fifteen
years ago"
They talked along. and Daylight
looked ut the world from new angles
Here was a man. neither bitter mol
cynical. who laughed at the city.dwell
ers and called them lunatics; q mar
who did not care for money. and IL
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-01-25

mouth. Here were several large oaks.
evidencing n richer soil. The erosion
of ages from the hillside lad slowly
formed this deposit OF fat earth. Tn.
der the oaks, almost buried In them.
stood rough. unpainted cabin. the
wide veranda Of which. with chairs
and hammocks. advertised an out.of'
doors bedchamber. Daylight's keen
eyes took In everything. The clearing
was irregular, following tho patches
Of the best soil, and every fruit tree
and berry bush, and even each vege-
table plant. had the water personally
conducted to 1t, The tiny irrigation
channels were everywhere, and along
some of them the water was running,
Ferguson looked eagerly into his
visitors face for signs of appreciation.
What do you think OF It, eh?"
"Hand'reared and manicured. every
blessed tree" Daylight laughed. but
the JOY and satisfaction that shone In
his eyes contented the little man.
why, dye know, know every one
OF those trees as II they were sons OF
! mine, l planted them. nursed them