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The Detroit times., 1912-10-14
One book that actually tells all about how the
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EMINENT" 1t is the work of Frederic ]. Has
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The Detroit times., 1912-10-14
n C0H7edT W0Ne/
BI CHARLES SHERMAN

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The Detroit times., 1912-10-14

You might go to Washington and spend year -
two investigating the conduct of your governments
affairs and then you would get the facts that is if
you good Investigator But that would take
much money, well time, and would interfere
There is only one other way for you a. get these
facts You get them by reading book. There
are hundreds of books about the theory of gov
ernment. about its weak spots. dozens advo.
eating changes in it-BUT THERE is ONLY
The Detroit times., 1912-10-14

II is one thing to sit goods box, whttle stick
and "cuss" the government and it is another to
discuss ntelligently the problems now demanding
solution at the hands of the American people.
If you ever talk politics you ought have the facts
to back up your arguments. These facts you can
never get from any partisan source nor from the
ordinary means of spreading political information
They good enough in their way, but they do
not tell the basic facts about our governments
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-18
ELABORATE BURGl AR
SYSTEM DEVISED
Jeweler John Me- Garry Does
Not Propose to Be
Caught Again.

What is conceded to be the most
elaborate burglar alarm system in any
Lake county city is at present being
Installed in the McGarry jewelry store
on Holman street. in Hammond.
Will the cost of installation will
run into the hundreds of dollars Mr.
McGarry feels nevertheless that with
the large stock that he carries in his
store that the expense is warranted.
The system which is operated by
lectricity is planned that any at
tempt to tamper with the door or the
windows will set big bell to ringing
This bell is to be fastened over the
front entrance of the store and can be
heard for several blocks.
People entering passing the store
may have noticed on the windows and
the door plates, strips of silver leaf.
which appear to have been put there
for an ornamental effect. They are
ornamental to be sure, but they are in
reality the conductors of the electric
current. To break the continuity of
these strips or the hundreds of feet
of hair. hidden in the store would Sc,
the alarm to going
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-18
Crime WAVE REACHES
THE COUNTY SEAT
Real Live Burglar Enters
Grown Point Domicile
Last Night
Especial to THE TIMEs.)

Crown Point. Ind. Dec. 1S.-Otto
Seberger has an exciting time with
burglar that had entered the Serberger
nome on Clark street yesterday morn
ing about o'clock.
He was awakened out of a sound
sleep. by hearing some one in the
bathroom, and arising went to dis
cover whom it was. Getting inside tho
room he discovered it to be stranger
and on attempting to turn on the cleo
tric lights was forced back into the
room by the marauder at the point of
a gun and before the could give the
alarm the burglar had made safe
getaway. This crook had ransacked
the house for silverware and jewelry
and would have gotten big haul had
he not been sacred away by Mr..
Seberger. The authorities were inn
mediately notified but could get no
trace Of the culprit. He made his en-
trance through a window on the
ground floor and escaped by the same
route. He succeeded in getting several
articles of value. but the greatest
share of his plunder was left in his
effort to escape without detection.
The authorities are still working on
the case and hope to get some clew
whereby they may land their man.
Mr. Seberger says there are many
more pleasant sensations than that OF
meeting a burglar in a bathroom.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-18
CHAIRMAN OF
CHARITIES APPOINTS
HIS COMMITTEES
Ten Men and Five Ladies
Selected to Discuss Move
ment's Practicability.

The committee of fifteen. which is TO
meet TO discuss the practica bility Of an
Associated Charities for Hammond, has
been completed, the appointment of
the personnel of the committee having
been left in the hands of the Rev G A
Smith. rector of st. Paurs Episcopal
church.
The time for the meeting has no,
yet been fixed and Mr. Smith said to-
day that it will not be called together
until after the first of the year The
holiday season makes it impossible to
get all the committee members to-
gether
In making up his committed Mr.
Smith selected ten men and FIVE ladies'
all representative in the affairs of the
city. This conamitte is the outgrowti,
of the first meeting held about week
ago TO discuss the same question
The personnel of the committee is Is
follows:
Mrs. r. o. Winckler Mrs. NJ Roths-
child. Mr. i. II. Adams, Miss Virginia
| Brooks and Miss Lulu Symmes and
Messrs w c. Beluaan. Ralph Ross. c
NJ. Mcdaniel, Frank Hammond T. w
! Oberlin. c. e. Bauer. w. b. Conkey
Carl Kaufman. V. 5. Reiter and c. A
/ Smith
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-18
OFFERS TO BRIBE
POLICE CHIEF

Gary police late last night cap
tured one of the negro robbers Inn
nlicnted In the Hammond restaur-
ant raid earlier in the evening.
Patrolmen Allen and Pappas. who
were stationcd I'm the west part of
the city to guard Borman bouie-
vnrd and Clark read. captured the
black at pistol point shortly after
1880 D. m. Finding = large sum OF
money in his possession they took
hin, to police Headquarters where
ho rave the name Of Walter Rad
ford.
R.dford, who II 3 years old. was
IT once taken before Chief Martin
and searched. roll of bills thnt
amounted to 5000. q beg Of silver
and = large diamond ring were
found I'm HIS possession. The negro
robber offered the whole amount to
The chief II he would permit him to
escape.
Radford says that he believed
that his companion In the robbery
went to Chicago. He struck out
for Gary intending to get freight
out of town.
Hammond officers are expected to
remove the prisoner to the Ham,
mond police station some time to-
day.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-18
NEWS CREATES
EXCITEMENT THERE

The robbery of the Chinese restau-
rant on State street. Hammond, cre-
ated considerable excitement in East
Chicago. Chief Leo Mccormack was at
his supper when the telephone rang
furiously. He answered In person and
was told that serious crime had been
committed in Hammond and that 1t
was thought the depredators might
have headed for East Chicago.
Leaving his supper half-finished the
chief started out toward Hoffman
street and then headed for Columbia
avenue. He secured the neighborhood
without results. and in the meantime
Sergeant John Weifenbach was busy
at the station. He detailed every man
on the force to look out for the rob-
bers, a description of whom he had re-
ceived, and not a depot or a street cor
ner where it was likely a couple OF
desperadoes might seek escape by
means of train or street car was over
looked However, there was no such
quarry to be captured in East Chi
cago, it appearing that the robbers hat
taken the other direction and escaped
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-18
PARCEL POST MATTER
WILL Be REGISTERED
Hessville First Place to Be
Supplied With Parcel
Postage.

No parcel post matter is to be regis
tered, beginning Jan. l. when the new
service will go into effect. but parcels
post will be insured. A receipt will be
given to the sender that will. corre-
spond to registered letter receipt
There is additional information com
ing in every once and a while The
larger cities of the region have not
yet received their parcel postage, but
Hessville has supply. The stamps
are being sent out to the fourth-class
offices first
Henceforth the rent on boxes in the
Hammond postoffiee will be increase d
from 33 1-3 per cent to so per cent
This is in accordance with the require
ment by which the rental cost of boxes
Increases according to the amount of
business the office does.
There will be an increase in the rent
on every postoffice box in the office.
The Hammond office is the largest in
the district and hence is the only one
which will have an increase in rates
of retail.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-18
WHITAKER
HAS NOT
RESIGNED

Contrary to expectations Sheriff.
Elect Henry Whitaker did not resign
councilman of the Second ward at
the Hammond council meeting last
night. and no appropriation ordinance
was presented for the purchase of the
Ulm tract for a sewage pumping and
disposal plant.
Councilman Whitaker will submit his
resignation to the city clerk some time
next week. Action on the Ulm tract
was delayed because the city attorney
did not receive the abstract for exam
: iRatfou upt11 iatc yesterday. z-ss~---s
Howex Retains Seat. x
Counciima ans Marion Hover of tho
Ninth ward. whose right to his seat in
the council had been questioned, on
the ground that for some time he had
not been a resident OF the city, re-
tains his seat.
committee consisting of Council
(Contfnued on Page 81
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-18
COURT PROBLEM TO
COME UP AGAIN

There is to be an important meet
ing of the members of the Lake Coun-
ty Bar Association at the Lake Super
ior court house in Hammond next
Monday at which the matter of in
creasing the facilities of the courts OF
Lake county will be taken up.
The old problem is TO be thrashed
out agatu but in more friendly spirit
1t is expected that there will be a
large attendance from all parts of the
country.
Some of the suggestions that have
been made follows.
/. Judge Greenlee of Gary says
that he is opposed to municipal courts
and does not believe that the legisla-
ture could be persuaded to create them
any way.
p The suggestion has been made
that the county be divided and that
Gary be made the county seat. East
Chicago is also a claimant for the
county seat If it is moved and would
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-18

have the support of Hammond.
3. 1t is suggested that in the event
of the selection for a county seat for
the northern part of the county that
all of the courts. superior and circuit.
be concentrated there.
A. The suggestion has been made
that the circuit court at Crown Point
be required to sit in Crown Point half
of the time and in Gary half of the
time. Gary wants this concession rs
entering wedge. This would abolish
the Lake-Porter circuit
In addition to the above 1t is under
stood that Judge Johannes Kopelke of
the superior court will make address
supporting his plan for revision of
judicial procedure.
There are a number of other mat =
ters that will be taken up for consid
Grafton. Among them the matter of
publishing list of the members of the
Lake County Bar association so that
the general public may know who they
rely upon to do their legal business.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-18
ENTENTE
CORO|A[E
IS KICKED
Little Tilt in Hammond City
Council Shows the Way
Wind Is Blowing Straws
in Hammond Mayoralty
Breezes.

The crowding and the jnAt1ine mn
der the plum tree for the Hammond
mayoralty has begun. and last night
at the council meet, John L. Rohde,
president of the board of public works,
accfdently like. kicked City Attorney
John A. Gavit on the shins Gay.t
never let on that 1t hurt him-maybe
it didn't.
There is case on trial just now In
the circuit court at Crown Point in
which the city of Hammond is vitality
interested, because the Illinois Car and
Manufacturing company is petitionins
the court for permission to close Clark
street on the north side. Aside from
the fact that the city has adopted a
now policy, which is adverse to clos.
ing any more streets in Hammond the
city is Interested in the closing OF
Clark street. because thousand dol
lars worth of water pipe have beer
laid in the street.
AemOnstrators Retain Lawyer
SoQe of the property owners on TIL.
north side who believe that their prop
erty would be damaged, should all tn,
lot now owned by the company b.
thrown back into acreage, are de
| monstrating, and they went togethe,
(COntsnued an D.~e 0ve
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-18
DEATH OF PIONEER
WEST HAMMOND | ADY
Invalid for Two Years, Mrs
M. Washanson Passes
Away at Her Home.

Mrs. NJ. Washausen. a pioneer resi-
dent of West Hammond. died at the
family residence at 2o5 Forsythe ave-
nue. early this morning following a
lingering Illness, extending over a pc
riod of two years. Death was due to
old age and complication of diseases
The funeral will be held from the fam
lily residence Friday morning at IL
o'clock. The remains will then be TAX
en- to the German Lutheran church.
where the Rev. Claus will officiate. The
remains will be placed on the 1:12
Nickel Plate train for Chicago where
interment win be made at the Wonders
cemetery.
Although Mrs Washausen has been
i'll for nearly two years. part of tina
time she was able to be up and around
Her many friends and relatives thought
she was getting along nicely, but sew
era1 weeks ago she was taken worse
and passed away at the family resi-
dence at 2 O'Clock this morning.
Mrs. Washausen was born in Ger
many and came to America sixty-one
years ago. For the past fifteen years
she has been resident of West Ham
mond. where she gained a wide circle
of friends. She was "A years old. She
is survived by two sons, William and
Henry, and a daughter Mrs. Linnse-
mann Twelve grandchildren also sur
vive
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-18
Funeral Services.

The funeral of Mrs. Hendrika Poor
tinga of Lansing, ILL.,. will be held from
the family residence Friday afternoon
at / o'clock The remains will then be
taken to the Munster Hollander church
where services will occur at o'clock.
Interment will be made in the Munster
cemetery.
The funeral of Mrs. Fred Fenster-
maker, former resident of Hammond,
will be held at Scipio, Ind, Wednes-
day. Interment will be made at the
Scipio cemetery
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-18
WORK BEGINS
ON POWER Pl ANT
Piling for Concrete Founda-
tions Is Being Driven
Down Into Earth.

Work has actually been started on
the new $750,00 power plant that is be-
Ing built at Calumet by the Northern
Indiana Gas & Electric company. Pile
drivers are at &SEk driving the piiing
that is to. support the concrete founda-
tions that In turn will support the
heavy machinery
The excavation was made for the
new plant fully year ago and now
the work of construction has actually
commenced The new building is to be
architecturally beautiful and is to be
located just south of 151st street at the
junction of the canal and the river.
The materials are being rapidly
dumped on the ground and 1t is be-
lieved that the building will be ready
early next spring
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-18
ALL PLANS FIXED
FOR GARY lOvEFEAST
Covers for $50 Will Be Laid
in Gary Banquet Hall
Friday Night.

Gary republicans have finished the
arrangements for the big love feast
which they will give at tho Binzenhof
hall next Friday night. 1t was here
that the G. O. P. patriots gave their
first love feast five years ago
Plates will be laid for $50 says
Township Chairman II. c. Francis
Leaders from all over the county have
been invited to attend and it is ex-
pected that a few lights of state and
congressional reputation will be on
hand.
The love feast is for the purpose of
getting the republicans together. This
has been slow work. however, because
of the apathy of some of the leadrs.
If you smoke a La Vendor once you
will always call for them.-Adv.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-18
(BULI4ETIN.)

That Radford and his pal may have
been implicated in other robberies in
the region is being investigated by
Chief Austgen, who is getting quite .
line on the negro and his methods to-
day. Chief Austgen has Radford's rec
ord down pat, as we'll as that Of his pal.
He hopes to get Sanders in the tolls
before long, and IL the Chicago police
are active Sanders will soon follow
Radford to the penitentiary. The good
work of both the Hammond police and
the Gary police lately In working
hand -in-hand with each other for tho
capture of crooks is a matter of con-
gratulations to both departments.
That two negroes had held up res
taurant keeper in Hammond last even-
ing and robbed him of $4,000 and valu-
able diamonds in a brilliantly lighted
cafe and made their escape threw the
city into a spasm OF excitement last
night. The facts when they did be-
come known made the sum dwindle
to 5000 and stripped the nrst reports
OF lot OF -se1isatfonAl fext6fexs
RADFORD HAD NERVE.
King Hung Los Chinese restaurant
at 90 State street was the scene OF the
nervy operation yesterday afternoon of
Walter Ratford, an ambitious colored
bandit who engine @red the robbery.
escaped temporarily. was arrested by
a Hammond policeman and freed. later
to be nabbed by the vigilant Gary po-
lice this morning. They capped tho
climax to their good work by getting
him to squeal and had his confession
all ready for the Hammond police. who
went over after him.
HOW TT HAPPENED.
| 1t was shortly after o'clock yes
| terday afternoon when the two me-
CONTINUED on Page 10
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-18

FOUND ON
SANO-OUNE
on B. & o. Rail
way While Clearing Away
Waste Discover Body of
Young Man; Thought to
Have Been Dead 3 Months

The clearing of field in a lonely
part of Miller by means of prairie
fire. resulted in the discovery of the
corpse Of an Auknown younK man and
may possibly bring to light the fact
that another murder has been COM
mitted.
HOrr1fied Mt Find.
Workmen employed by the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad were burning the
marsh grass on some acreage adjoin-
ing sand pits which are owned by the
company When the field had been
well cleared Gustave KimmEl, foreman
of the MillerWillow Credk section.
saw a dark object nearby. Approach
ing. he was Mortified to discover that
it was the body of a man, dead proba-
bly, for three months.
Under Whose Jurisdictfon.
The discovery was made on Monday
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-18

James A. Fowler. trust buster and
assistant to Attorney General Wick
crsnaln. is actively in charge OF the
federal suit IN Chicago to dissolve
hopes to prove that a conspiracy ex-
lists on the part of the defendants to
fix arbitrarily the price OF butter in
the interest Of the big manufacturers
and cold storage concerns and to the
detriment Of the farmer. otner small
producers ana the consuming public.
Aside from the dissolution Of the Ell
gin board OF trade and the american
Association Creamery Butter Manu-
facturers the government seeks 10;
enjoin The defendants from in any
manner fixing butter prices
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-18
Meet at Presidents Call.

The South Side Improvement associa-
tfon will meet hereafter only at the
call Of the president There will not be
any regular meeting date There VI s
not much accomplished at the last
meeting owing to the small attendance.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-18
ROBBERY AT M'cooL

Robbers broke into the postoffice at
McCool. east of Gary, early today and.
blowing the safe open, secured the cash
box. This they took to a point near the
postoffice. opened it, and took the con-
tents.
been asked to be on the lookout for
the robbers.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-18

RADFORD
SENTENCED

This afternoon Walter Radford
was taken before Judge ReAter In
the superior court. Pleading guilty
to the charge of grand larceny, he
was sentenced from one to fourteen
years I'm the michigan City peni-
tentiary, nned $:s5 md disfranchised
for i've years.
Rndford stated that he found $50
and = diamond ring I'm the money
box, giving $1s2 of the money to HIS
accOmplice.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-18
Ember Day.

Today, Friday and Saturday are en-
Der days. which are observed by MEM
bers or the Roman Catholic and Epis-
copal churches The latter church
however, observes only Wednesday and
Friday. The days are set aside as fast
and abstinence days.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-18

Although tho date of the wedding
of Miss Helen Gould and Finley G.
Shepard has not been fixed definitely.
friends of Miss Gould say the event
probably will occur next month. Shep-
ara Is a railway man of St. Louis. and
is IS years of age. Miss Gould Is -.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shepard will live In
New York ctr.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-18

THE TIMES is TRYING HARD TO
ACHIEVED.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-18

A CLEAN PAPER FIT FOR YOUR |
CHILDREN TO READ--IS THE
TINES
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-18

n Try La Vendor cigar. It's good
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-18

1t was shortly after o'clock yes
terday afternoon when the two me-
fCnnfinued I'M oa9a n n
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Continued on Page ~
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CONTINUED on page five.J
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-10-31
EASTERN KENTUCKY
CONTINUED from last pagel

Mrs. Margaret Turner and Miss
Sophia Baker of Cortland visited
friends at Gabbard. Sunday.-Arthur
Johnson Of Jets Greek was the well
come guest # Miss Eta NJ. Gabbard,
sunday.-F1oyd Wilder and Riley Cab
bard are hauling cross ties for Mrs.
NJ. Gabbard this Week.-Mrs. Doshia
Stanfield made business trip to
Buffalo. Sday.-iiiss Martha Cab
bard gave the young folks a social.
Saturday night. All report very nice
time.-Mrs. ID. b. Gabbard has been
visiting for the past two weeks at
Ms. Nora Behymers.-W. NJ. Free
man and family. recent residents Vt
Buffalo, have moved to Meadow Creek,
Miss Maggie Williams OF Newfound-
land visited relatives here last week.
Mrs. Maxaline Sandlin visited at
Lucky Fork. &onday.-Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis Caudell are visiting relatives
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-10-31
A REPUBLICAN APPEAL
Continued from First Page

but evasive of the issues when in
office Or to a man who courageously
tackled the Tariff problem and made
considerable Roadway with 1t. more
evenly distributing the burdens and
establishing a basis upon which fur
Their progress can be made? Shall
we turn over the trust problem TO
a man inexperienced. to one whose
administration was a period of trust
development, or TO a man whom Mr..
Leager. an economist. says has done
more to enforce Trust Legislation
than any previous president. and dur
ing whose administration no Trust Of
any consequence has originated.
The Republican 'party asks nothing
more. than a sober second thought.
]. r. Robertson.