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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-22

away by hostile hands. A sergeant at
arms and a policeman elected the man
who swung the banner SO defantly be-
fore the face of Chairman Root, who,
wild with rage, sat and watched the
proceedings.
Texas Case The Last.
The convention was called to order
ct 1889 and report on the Fifth vir-
Taft delegates. Chairman Root said
that all the contests had been settled
by the committee on credentials but
that there were a number of cases be-
fore the committee in which no formal
contest had been made. The statement
said that in a number of contests
there were no appeals taken to the
credentials committee The committee
stated that it had examined the evil
dence before the national committee
wherever it was available and recon-
mended that these delegates be seated.
Chairman Root conferred with the
floor leaders and got consent to place
the minority cases on the permanent
roll.
This leaves only the Texas case -
he added, land the report of the com
mittee will be here in a few minutes
William Finn. of Pennsylvania, said
that the Roosevelt delegates would
cease participating in the action OF
the convention Immediately after the
Texas fight in accordance with Roose-
velt's statement.
The majority report charged that
the sentiment in Texas was overwhel.
ming in favor of President Taft.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-22
|Sergeant-at-Arms of House
Expires at Greenfield.
(Nationa1 News Association)

GREENFIELD, Ind, June a.
Stokes Jackson, aged IS years, SER
seant of arms at the National House
of representatives died at 1918 o'clock
this afternoon at his home in this city.
The cause of Mr.. Jackson's death
vas Bright's disease complicated. with
pneumonia. He was compelled to give
up his duties at Washington several
weeks ago and from that time to the
end there has been little hope enter
tanned for his recovery
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-22
PARTIAL REPORT

The partial settlement, IN the mat.
ter of the estate of Elizabeth Bertsch
minor heir of John J. Bertsch, was
filed in the office Of the county clerk
this morning. The report shows the
total charges to be $17.422.61 and the
total credits to be $3,233.46, leaving a
balance Of $14,1S9.15.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-22
City Statistics
Marriage Licenses.

WdrfIdUc CISeHscss
Earl Burden. 20. city. laborer, and
Mary Jane Schools. Il. city. Consent
of the latter's parents was given.
Deaths and Funerals.
BUSEEN-Mary A. Bussen. aged
seventy. $50 Southwest A street. died
this morning at her home. Death was
due to pneumonia. She is survived by.
the husband. and three sons. seven
daughters and one sister. The funeral
arrangements will be announced later.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-22
READING OF STATE
MENT STARTED A
RIOT LATE TODAY

CONTINUED from Page One.)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-22

A sprained ankle may as q rule be
cured in from three to four days by
applying Chamberlain's Liniment and
observing the directions with each bot
tie. For sale by all dealers.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-07
POLITICIANS GUESSING
ON REGISTRATION
Democratic County Chair
man Calls Meeting For
Wednesday Night.

Politicians are guessing what the re-
suits of the first registration in Lake
county will be.
Under the new law voters will have
their first opportunity to register on
Thursday of this week. voter in or
der to exercise his privilege at the polls
next fall must be registered and his
name must be registered either at the
May, September or October registration
in order that his vote may be valid.
County Chairman John A. Gavit has
called a meeting of the democratic pre-
cfnct committeeman and registration
clerks appointed in Hammond. Whiting
and East Chicago to meet in the Jeffer-
son club roooms in Hammond tomorrow
evening for final outline of the work
and the final Instructions
Every voter will be asked to fill out
a registration blank, and in order to
save time for the voter and the clerks
these blanks may be filled out prior
to the registration. The blanks can be
had from any of the republican or dem
ocratic clerks and precinct committee
men.
Public notices are placed in con-
spicuous places on posts in the streets
giving information about the law and
also describing the boundary lines OF
each precinct and giving the registra-
tion place.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-07
LESCH HASCALL
WEDS HAMMOND GIRL
Well Known East Chicago
Young Man Marries at
Indianapolis.

Friends of Lesh HascaI. son Of Mr..
and Mrs. F. NJ. Hascall of Drummond
street, Indiana Harbor, were surprised
when he came home yesterday with a.
bride The latter was before her mar
riage Miss Margaret Winkler. daughter
of Mrs. f. Winkler of Holman street,
Hammond, where she has lived all her
life.
The friends OF both the young people
knew of their engagement but had not
looked for their marriage at this time,
and when Iesch Hascall quietly stole
out of town a few days ago none of
them suspected that he had gone to be
married.
The wedding took place quietly at the
parish residence of the Church of the
Assumption in indianapolis in the pres
ence of a number of intimate friends
of the bride. The latter four months
ago went to Indianapolis. where she
took a position. She became a member
Of the parish tributary to the Church
of the Assumption, and lived with
friends also members of tht parish. A
number of showers have been given in
her honor of late.
The young people for the time be-
ing with Mr. Hascalls people in the
Harbor. Both are well known and
popular.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-07
CHANGES IN
OFFICES ARE
ANNOUNCED

THE TIMES is in receipt of announce
ments of number of appointments to
offices in the Chicago Tunnel Co. One
announcement reads, The Chicago
Tunnel Co. has this date taken possess
sion of all such properties and will
operate same from midnight of this
date. MAY 2. 1929 Signed, C. w.
Hotchkfss, president"
Another announcement reads Mr.. j.
W. Callahan is appointed general man
ager in charge of all transportation fa-
cilities and such other matters as may
Sgned, c. w. Hotchkss."
The third announcement reads, Mr.
S w Tracy is appointed assistant to
the president effective this date"
Signed. C. w. Hotchkiss. The appoint
ment of s. w. Tracy is news to the peo-
pie of Hammond and means that the
city will lose another valuable citizen.
Mr.. Hotchkiss has thus taken two of
the important officers of the Chicago.
Indiana & Southern railroad with him
gretted- Both Callahan and Tracy were
prominent in the promotion of the
Hammond Country club project.
AS soon as they can dispose of their
residences they will move to Chicago.
However, practically all of the new ap-
pointees who take the place of the men
who leave Hammond will reside there.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-07
Ortt's Narrow Escape.

j. b. Ortt. who purchased a new
Flanders motorcycle last week and
while learning to ride the machine yes
terday found that there is more than
one thing to learn about the balky ma
chine than to sit on the seat and ride
Confused by a number of machines
which were in front of him yesterday
Mr.. Ortt thought he was shutting off
the spark, but instead he turned on the
gasoline and result the machine
nearly got away from him. He was
almost thrown to the ground and escap-
ed with few cuts on his leg. Here
after Mr.. Ortt says he VIII know which
side the spark and the gasoline are on.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-07
BOARD HAS
BUSINESS
SESSION
Especial to THE TIMES. }

Crown Point. Ind. May THE coun-
" commissioners have had busy ses-
sion. The first thing that was done
was to grant some lao liquor licenses
in the cities of Gary. East Chicago.
Whiting and Hammond and other places
in the county.
A petition was also filed in which the
county commissioners were asked to
call an election in Cedar Creek town
ship in which the cities of Lowell and
Shelby are located.
1t Is expected tha, there will be a
hard fight between the vets and the
drys. Cedar Creek township has been
dry for the past two years and there is
a great deal of sentiment on both sides.
Tomorrow the contract for the con-
struction of the bridge over the canal
at Chicago avenue will be let This
will make it possible to commence tho
construction of bridge this year and
complete 1t next spring.
TheAeontract Will also be let for tn e
construction of bridge on Canal street
The contract for the improvement of
South Holman street will, be let tomor-
row and this will make il possible to
pave this road this year.
The improvement of Sheffield avenue
will probably not be made for several
months, In View of the fact that the
viewers report is to be made and the
supplementary report will have to be
received by the board before the paw
ing of the street can be authorized and
the work commenced. This means that
another summer will go by before Shelf
field avenue will be passable for au-
tomobiles. 1t has been nearly two years
since the agitation s,r the Improvement
of this street was started.
The board of county commissioners
appointed Fred Peseny of Whiting as
the inspector on the new county infirm-
airy which is in process of construction
south of Crown Point
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-07
COMMON LAW
WIFE FAILS

On a warrant sworn out by his sup
posed wife Nick Bornart was arrested
by Officers Bunde and Einsele last night
on charge of non-support. but at the
police station this morning it developed
that the couple were not man and wife
1t also developed that the common
law wife was the mother of several
children, but Prosecuting Attorney Ross
found that it would be impossible to
prosecute under these charges and
therefore Bornart was released
Each was taken into a separate cor
ner by Mr.. Ross and given some good
advice which might be of some benefit
to them in the near future and avoid
further trouble.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-07
DATE SET FOR
OPTION ELECTION
May % Will Be First Elec-
tion of It's Kind Ever
Held in Lake County.

Crown Point Ind, May May %,
1912, will be an important date in the
history of Cedar Creek township at
which time the townships local option
election will be held. The date was set
yesterday at the meeting of the county
commissioners when a petition asking
for vote on the proposition was filedS
Both sides are equally confident of car
rying the township and head repre-
sentatfves present at the commission
ers' court to set that the election Of
ficials partial to their cause new ap-
pointed A bitter campaign between
the "wets" and .drysr to carry the ter
ritory will be waged. the results will
settle the liquor status In the town
ship possibly for many years to come.
The officers appointed on the election
boards were as follows:
Election commissioners-Wm Kol-
Iilin and Paul Hathaway.
Lowell precinct 1-2-H o. Burnham
and F. Z. Brownell judges. and p NJ
McNay and w. W. Dickerson clerks.
Shelby precinct--H H Chambers and
Jake Toesch judges, and ]. Claude
Rumsey and Edwin Moore clerks.
Sam Sirois Inspector.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-07
COUNTY BOARD
.REDISTRICTS COUNTY
Ex-Mayor Reilley of Ham
mond Is Made a New
Truant Officer.

Crown Point. Ind, May THE Lake
county board of education at their
regular meeting held In this office on
Monday, May 6, 1912, divided the county
as follows for truancy districts:
No. Hammond Munster, Highland.
North township.
No. 2-Whiting, East Chicago.
No. 3-MilIer, East Gary, Gary
No. 4-Remainder of the county
Truant officers elected
No. Patrick Kelley Hammond.
No. 2-John Lloyd. East Chicago.
No. 3-W. P. Ray. Gary
No. &C. C. Pattee. Lowell.
Passed unanimously the following
resolution:
Resolved, That IT is the sense of the
Lake county board of education that
we stand opposed to the proposed new
plan of distribution of school revenues
as proposed in the resolution of the
Terre Haute board of education under
letter of April II, 1912; that we approve
of the present system of distribution of
the state school funds of Indiana and
that we request the county superin-
tendent TO communicate our action to
the various county superintendents OF
the 10th. 18th and 18th congressional
districts
Resolved, That 1t is the sense of this
body that the county association be
limited to one day. and that ray be the
last Saturday in October; all teachers
attending said association to receive
pay for the day.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-07
G[ENNON AUTO HIT
:. BY LIGHTNING BOLT
Hotel Man Does Indescribable Song
and Dance When Hit by
Shaft

the rod on the wind shield OF the car
Glennon had his hand on the car and
his finger was quite badly burned. The
shock was so great that he was thrown
clear across Calumet avenue
The shock first knocked him to the
ground a considerable distance from
the car, and the women folks thought
he had been killed. But presently he
jumped to his feet and danced around
like an Indian. 1t was feared for q
while that he had been made insane by
the shock.
But he recovered shortly and was
able to drive his car home. Glennon
said today that he would not have been
any more surprised If Roosevelt had
been nominated.
When the storm was over Glennon
and the other members of the party
returned to the Majestic hotel. Mrs.
Maurice Hankinson was an eye witness
of the accident.
The ball OF fire struck the car and
then seemed to go bouncing down CAL
umet avenue. I thought Mr.. Glennon
| had been killed until he jumped up and
began dancing around. He was knock
ed a great distance from the car and
did not believe that a man could jump
| around the way Glennon did. 1t was
| certainly a narrow escape"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-07
COUNCIL PASSES
DRASTIC ORDINANCE
First Step Taken in West
Hammond to Gust No
torious Saloons. ;.

A drastic ordinance was passed at the
meeting of the West Hammond city
council last evening which will make
West Hammond people. and they alone
responsible for the manner in which
the saloons are conducted
Heretofore it has been the practice
of the saloonkeepers to let the brew
cries sign thir bonds. This is TO be
stopped by the new ordinance. If it is
necessary to go back on the saloon
keepers bondsmen a West Hammond
man will be hit.
Among other things the new or
dinance provides for the following:
1. No brewery may sign the saloon
keepers bond.
2. None but West Hammond people
may sign the saloonkeeper's bond
3. That West Hammond man must
own property in West Hammond
The effect of this ordinance is ex-
pected to be immediate Il will enable
the citizens of the city to exercise a
more complete supervision over the sa-
looms of West Hammond
This is one of the first strokes in the
interests of decency that has been made
in West Hammond and in the future If
an accident occurs in a West Ham
mond saloon it will be easy to proceed
against the bondsmen.
The passage of this ordinance fol-
lowed the issuing of order to close
all saloons at 1 o'clock on every night
of the week. This is in compliance
with the Illinois law.
The mayor has not yet announced
who will be appointed to the office OF
chief of police
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-07
FATHER
KIDNAPS
DAUGHTER
Big Touring Car Stops in
Hammond With Pretty
Passenger Taken From
Quarantine in Evanston
Hospital.

Hammond was one of the control
points" in a peculiar kidnapping case
yesterday in which an Indiana girl
who lives ten miles east Of Crown
Point was the heroine.
kidnapped at her own request by
her parents from st. Francis Hos
pital, Evanston and taken to her
home at Hebron. Miss Josephine Cop
lin sent a pathetic message to her
friends late last night to save ''her
drawings
With Miss Coplin was her father who
wired to girl friends of his daughter
that she was enjoying the trip. Mr.
Coplin was not at all worried about
the outcome of the trip when seen by
a reporter and said. Let 'em all dip.
Miss Coplins kidnapping" occurred
almost inbroad daylight. Although a
patient, she has persistently refused to
be downcast and has continuously
questioned her attendants as to why
she should not be allowed to get np
and enjoy the fresh air. She al
lowed to do so.
Yesterday shortly before sunset one
of the burly Northwestern nfootba!l
men was seen strol1ing near the hos
pital. Shortly afterward young
woman, clad in the. most up-to-date
garments of the day. was heard to in
quire of the nurse in charge of tn.
hospital-the men being off for suppe,
CContfnued on Page S)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-07
GRIFFITH GRANTS
n. |. G. f. FRANCHISE
Fifty Years Life of Grant;
Town DESTROYS of Elec-
trio Light.

The village board of Griffith Satur-
day granted the Northern Indiana Gas
& Electric company franchise in the
corporate limits of.the town for a peri
Cd of fifty years.
The franchise provides that the com
pany must furnish both light and pow
er. Griffith has been laboring under
handicap in its effort to locate indus
tries for the reason that it could not
get power.
Now it is expected that a number OF
small Industries will be located in this
important railroad center. Manager w.
d. Ray of the Northern Indiana Gas
company said today: This is in line
with the announced purpose of the
company to furnish l.gnt and power to
all of the towns and villages of north
ern Indiana"
1t will give them all of the advan-
tages of the metropolitan districts of
the county The people of Griffith are
enthusiastic over the prospects of hav-
ing electric lights.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-07

John Glennon, the proprietor of
the Majestic Hotel, was struck by
lightning yesterday evening at about
5 80 when he was out riding in his
automobile.
The lightning struck one of the
steel bars on the machine and then
glanced off on the ground. Glennon
received severe shock but outside Of
q slight burn on his little finger he
received no permanent injury.
The accident was one of the most re-
markable that has ever been recorded
in this county. Glennon had taken Mr.
and Mrs. Hankinson and Mrs. Glennon
out for ride in the car
They were in the neighborhood OF the
Calumet avenue fire station when Glen
non advised the women to go into the
fire station while he put the curtains on
the car.
SEE BALL OF FIRE.
He was working away with the cur
tains while the women watched him
from the shelter of the fire station. All
at once there was a terrific crash OF
thunder.
ball of lightning was seen to strike
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-07
TITANIC ICEBERG
is SIGHTED YESTERDAY
Luxurious Furnishings of the
Wrecked Steamship Sur
round FlOe.

Philadelphia. Pa May What was
probably the iceberg which was struck
by the Titanic was reported yesterday
by Captain Wicke of the Germans tank
steamer Clio, from Shields. England for
Philadelphia. The captain says that on
April 20, in latitude 41.25 north. longi-
tude 4s.43 west, he saw an iceberg about
130 feet high, one end of which was
broken as If by q. collision. The mass
of ice was surrounded by steamer sa-
loon fittings of mahogany, deck chairs.
cushions, fancy hand bags and innum-
cradle small pieces of wreckage.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-07
HAMMOND TO HAVE
BIG CHURCH AFFAIR
Corner StofIe Laying of St.
Joseph's $3.50, 900 Church
to Be Notable Event.

Hammond Catholics are looking for
ward to the cornerstone laying of the
new ST. Joseph's church. foundations
for which are now going in at Holman
and Russell streets. and already plans
are under way for monster celebra-
tion.
Owing to the delay In getting the
structural 1rons5 Sc date for the corner
stone laying cah be set only tentative
-ly. the probabilities being that the
event will take place either on Sunday.
June End. Sunday. June 9th.
The original date was set for May
2eth, but this had to be abandoned, ow-
ing to the delay of the iron.
Societies to Parade.
It was hoped that the Rt Rev. H j.
Ailerding. bishop of the Fort Wayne
diocese, would give his promise to be
IN Hammond for the occasion to take
the principal part in the ceremonies.
but his summer Sunday schedule does
not permit this as all his Sunday dates
have been set until some time into Sep
tember. The event, however. will bring
many other church dignitaries to Ham
mond, and among them it is hoped to
have a bishop coadjutor from some
other diocese to take the part of Bishop
Allerding.
A parade. including all the Catholic
societies in Lake county and from some
of the neighboring cities, will be one of
the big features of the day. The pres
ent plans do not provide for dinner
to be served under the auspices of some
society. az the outcome of the under
taking is considered too much of an un-
knownquantity.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-07

Hiram Johnson. Governor of Call
fornia, is one of the sturdiest char
acter in American political life. Two
years ago California was dominated
by the Southern Pacific Railroad. IT
could fight the railway interests of the
state and live politically Johnson
thought otherwise and he started out
to clean up the state. The people
elected him Governor on a progressive
ticket. And Johnson has been Cover
nor. The legislature has worked with
him. Laws providing for the initia-
tive referendum and recall, direct
preferential primaries. the short ballot
and woman suffrage have been placed
on the statute books, and the Southern
Pacific Railway removed from politics.
Governor Johnson is conducting Theo-
dore Roosevelts primary campaign in
California
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-07
NEW ORLEANS UNDER WATER.

New OrIeans, La, May Fear Of
loss of man lives and or millions OF
dollars worth of homes and other
property in New Orleans was wide
spread today, with the publication oe
the government forecast that another
foot raise in the flooded Mississippi
River was due before Saturday. The
river was already two and one-half
feet higher than ever before known.
The entire city of New Orleans lies
from four to seven feet below the
level of the levees.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-07
LATEST news
TWO COINS TO BE MADE.

has passed the Bulkeley coinage
measure, which authorizes the max
ing Of 3-cent pieces and also of half
cent pieces. Three-cent pieces have
die of last century, but are now
seldom used. The half-cent piece has
never been minted in this country
and there is some speculation as to
what the proposed coin will be.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-07
ROOSEVELT LEADS
IN MARYLAND

Baltimore, Nd, May Late re-
turns from the presidential preference
primary in Maryland today show six
ty-three Taft delegates elected to the
state convention to sixtyfive for Roose-
welt.
Only two counties remain to be heard
from. These missing counties have five
delegates and with them probably lies
the chance to gain control of the state
convention which Will name and in
struct sixteen delegates to the Chicago
convention
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-07
TAFT CARRIES TEXAS,

Austin. Tex, May AS a result of
the primaries held in Texas on Satur-
day there is every likelihood of con-
testing delegation to the national re-
publican convention.
The Taft forces have the best of the
situation, generally speaking. but in the
absence of positive instructions, many
counties not holding primary conyen-
tions, the result will be left with the
state convention. meeting in Fort
Worth on May 2s