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TO ENFORCE LIP LIS Indiana Anti-Saloon League Will Attempt to "Dry" the State.

GANDIDATES QUIZZED Humphrey Seeks Information Regarding Prospective Legislators' Attitude Question an Issue. (Special to Lake County Times.) Indianapolis, Nov. 2. The Indiana Anti-Saloon leasrue. through U. G. Humphrey, its secretary, is taking an Increasingly greater part in the present state campaign, especially with reference to the legislative tickets. Superintendent Humphrey announced today that he had sent out letters to all of the legislative candidates asking them for a declaration of their position on the general question of law enforcement, and asking, further, their attitude, definitely, on certain prospective liquor legislation that the league is going to fight for. Upon the answers to these questions the league will push its fight. The candidates who answer squarely and satisfactorily are to be supported, regardless of politics, and the ones who either refuse to answer or give an equivocal answer are to be fought, according to Mr. Humphrey. Where neither candidate gives a satisfactory answer In any legislative district the better man is to bo supported the better man as shown by the answers. In the questions sent out the superintendent has made it clear that they Involve, In brief, an endorsement of the governor, both as to his past policies and his prospective one with reference to liquor legislation. He seems to have soma assurance that the governor will stand by any reasonable liquor legislate oil, and i willing to make Hanly the Issue in this matter. Some replies have been received. For the most part the republicans are answering squarely that they will support the administration in any liquor legislation that it may propose; some are refusing to answer at all, and some are evading the definite questions In their replies. In Marion county the candidates bunched together and returned a joint answer favoring law enforcement in a general way. The democratic candidates did not reply at all, and Humphrey has written to nominees on both tickets again to see If he cannot get more satisfactory answers. Some democratic nominees have written in the pledge to support the governor, and they will be supported by the Anti-Saloon league. A notable case of this kind Involves the nominees for the house in the Monroe and Brown county district, the democratic nominee there declaring that he will support the governor, and the republican nominee declaring that he will be for "law enforcement" in a general way. Here the influence is being caste for the democrat. Superintendent Humphrey announced today, also, the law that was to be proposed at the next legislature. It will be an extension of the present Moore law, so as to include a city or a county as a whole. At present a remonstrance touches only single wards in a city or townships in a county, and the extension will make considerable difference, according to Mr. Humphrey. "At present," he said, "there are only three dry counties, though 661 of the townships are dry; 353 townships are wet. There are sixty-three counties In which the majority of the townships are dry, sixteen counties where there are saloons only in one place, and thirteen counties where there are saloons only in two places. "If the larger unit was used the city or the county many of those counties which contain a majority of dry townships will become dry," continued Mr. Humphrey. "Within thirty days after such a law was passed I would guaran tee thirty dry counties in the state, and by the first of the year the law and the people would put 527 saloons out of business. "Indiana is behind in liquor leglsla tlon." continued the speaker. "We have only three dry counties. Even old Bourbon Kentucky has ninety dry counties; West Virginia, thirty-three; Tennessee, eighty-five; Texas, 167; Ar kansas. fifty-eight, and Mississippi, twenty-eight. We need further legis i.itinn. and then we can 'dry up' the State." Sympathize with the Teacher. The teachers of Liberty township In their last township institute passed the following resolution: We, the teachers of Liberty township, in Institute assembled. Go hereby extend our sympathy to Mr. Earl Martin, a fellow teacher of West Tcint township, because of the injustice done him by being fined $1.00 and costs, amounting to $52.50, on Saturday, 29, 1906, for administering punishment to a boy for defying teachers' authority by whispering, prevaricating and vulgarity on the school grounds. "We do this out of sympathy to our fellow teacher and to quench the farr -ching evil effect on school discipline."

DS CHEER Vice President Makes Favorable Impression as Does Also Watson. ISSUES JISCUSSED Two Thousand Persons Crowd Into Big Tent and Listen to the Oratory of Noted Men. Republicans, democrats, socialists and prohibitionists gathered together in the big tent on North Hohman street to honor Charles W. Fairbanks, the vice president of the United States. They had as their guests a national figure of distinction and consequence, a presidential possibility; and about two thousand of them ceased their work for the hour and listened to the arguments on the issues of the campaign. Hammond had as its guest yester day, Charles W. Fairbanks, vice presi dent of the United States and in stead of finding him the frigid character that he la reputed to be and that he seemed to be when he spoke here on other oc casions, they were surprised to find the distinguished statesman the most af fable of persons. If the people of Hammond were surprised that the vice president's iciness had melted away; the vice president was no less surprised that the Ham mond people warmed up to him the way they did. In fact there was real enthusiasm over the tall Indiana statesman and in Hammond where frigidity is also a habit and the peo ple seem reluctant to enthuse over anything or anybody, the greeting that the vice president received is signifi cant. The party which is making a swing around the state, made a short stop at . Valparaiso where a capacity house filled .Memorial hall and hundreds were unable to get within earshot of the speakers. At this place Congressman Watson began speaking at 2 o clock in the afternoon and for one hour and forty-five minutes enthused the audience with his eloquence until Mr. Fairbanks came in on his special train. The time was so limited that Will Hays, the chairman of the speak er's bureau, limited his talk to about three minutes. When the meeting at Valparaiso was over, the vice president and those who accompanied him, were hustled into automobiles and whisked to the Nickel Plate depot where their train was waiting. Besides Mr. Fairbanks and Congressman Watson, the personnel of the party included Congressman Crumpacker, Virgil S. Reiter, of this city, several local politicians and a dozen newspaper men. On the way into Hammond the vice president went out on the rear platform and waved his handkerchief to the people who gathered in crowds at various places along the right of way or waved a welcome to the tall states man from the windows of their homes. Honored In Hammond. At the station there was a large crowd waiting to greet the party and carriages conveyed the speakers to the big Heintz tent on Hohman street. Here there were about two thousand people waiting for the arrival of Mr. Fairbanks and vociferously cheered him as he mounted the platform. Although Mr. Fairbanks was allowed to speak only about 25 minutes he covered considerable of ground and Impressed his hearers with his earnestness and the logis of his arguments. He reviewed political conditions during the past 15 years and pointed out that a period of comparative prosperity was followed during Cleveland's administration by the panic that cost the manufacturers millions of dollars through the curtailment of their output and the wage earners millions of dollars in the loss of wages. He pointed out that this condition was brought about by the effort of the democratic party to ' substitute free trade for the policy of protection that had made the American workman the best clothed, the best fed and the best educated man in the world. The vice president said that the people of Hammond had been convinced that the policies of the democratic party ten years ago were unwise and nominated for congress a man who has stood for the republican policies that have brought about a return of the wonderful prosperity that the country enjoyed previous to 1S93. Tribute to Crumpacker. At this time he paid a most eloquent tribute to Congressman Crumpacker when he said: "No better, no wiser, no more loyal man has ever entered congress than Edgar D. Crumpacker." "Vote for him," said Mr. Fairbanks, "and you vote not only for the republican party, but for a continuance in power of the men who are carrying out the great policies of President Roosevelt, the man who has done more to curb the trust evil than all of his predecessors In the white house." James Watson, the congressman from the sixth district of Indiana followed Mr. Fairbanks and immediately won the

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favor of the audience. He started out by saying that the people wTanted no reactionary policies and he asked the voters in his audience if they were going to vote for soup or beefsteak at the next election.. Savings and Morals. He made the statement that it was the dollar that was left over Saturday night after the week's bills were all paid that did mor to raise the standard of morals and of living than any other one thing. He pointed to the fact that the American workingman's pay had Increased from an average of $188 to an average of $530 per annum under republican administrations. He said: "Strike the tariff down and you strike down the working man's ability to earn his extra dollars." The eloquence of this popular Indiana congressman was brought to a close when he admonished his hearers not to vote for the democratic party and reaction but to vote for the extra dollar that will put pictures on the walls and carpets on the floors. "Vote for Betsy and the baby," said he and the crowd cheered his sentiments to the echo. The crowd discussed his speech as they filed out of the tent and it was plain to everyone that the Rushville orator had won the hearts of his hearers in Hammond. FAIRBANKS IN THE HANDS OF HIS JUVENILE FRIENDS. His Departure from Hammond Signalized By a Children's Reception High School Boys Cheer the Departing Guest and Speed Him On His Way. The "children's hour" with VicePresident Fairbanks came when the distinguished visitor was waiting at the Michigan Central depot for his special, which was a short distance down the track, to back up and switch over preparatory to making the flying trip to Michigan City. It was only a brief hour, but it gave one hundred and fifty school boys and girls an opportunity to shake hands with the kindly faced statesman, and split the welkin with their "Rah! Rah! Rah! Fairbanks!" The latter was contributed by a group of a dozen or more high school students, who had rehearsed the yell until they had attained a degree of perfection that was quite remarkable. It had been noised about during recess, and whispered during school hours, that the vice-president would be at the Michigan Central depot just after the cloe of school, and a few minutes after four saw the first arrivals in the persons of a half dozen little girls, whose attention was somewhat divided between watching for the Fairbanks carriage and eyeing envyingly a bushel or so of red apples which had been dumped from a standing freight car about seventy-five yards down the track. The children were so fearful of missing something, however, that only a few of the more enterprising later arrivals made a dash for the apples, the rest remaining upon the platform. A sudden pounding of hoofs and whirr of flying wheels and the carriage dashed right up onto the very platform, and there sat the genial-looking vicepresident, unmistakable by his great height and kindly visage. Alighting, the committee who had accompanied him had no chance for a word with their distinguished companion except from a distance. He was at once surrounded by a mob of youngsters, who, it must be said to their credit, were well behaved, in spite of a zealous eagerness to see and be near the great man. Mr. Fairbanks extended a cordial hand to a diminutive chap who edged vp closer than the rest. That was tfc

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signal for an onslaught of handshaking, and thenceforth the statesman's hands were both in constant commission in the childish grip of sturdy boys and the shy clasp of bashful little girls. It was at this point that the high school boys got in their good work, letting out a hoarse yell that could be heard as far as the court house. To show that they were real versatile they varied the monotony of their "rah-rah-ing" with "Hoo-rah-rah! Hoo-rah-rah! Hoo-rah-rah! Fairbanks!" and rung the changes on this for a while. During intermissions, while the voceiferous youngsters were getting their breath, the vice-president had a kindly word for those about him. "Ah, boys, I know you'll forget me soon," said he, as the train backed down the track. "Not on yer life!" was the hearty response of an ardent young republican. And then the train slowed down, and the vice-president got aboard, the engine started, and the train departed amid more "rah-rahs" from the high school contingent and much waving of hands by all present. LAKE COUNTY GIRL ENJOYS SUCCESSFUL STAGE CAREER, Mrs. Frank Dudley, Formerly Miss Cora Honey, is Highly Complimented Stock Company Presents "Polly Primrose." Mrs. Frank Dudley, formerly Miss Cora Boney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mat Boney, of this city, is evidently meeting with gratifying success in her stage career. She and her husband are at the head of the Dudley Stock company, which is now touring the country. Mrs. Dudley appears on the stage under the name of Miss Cora Belle Bonnie. The Dudley Stock company is now playing "Polly Primrose" and while playing at Sioux Falls, the Review had the following to say: "Polly Primrose" as presented by the Ferris comedians at the theater last night was without doubt the most beautiful and best presented ever given in this city by a repertoire company, in fact, it surpassed many attractions that have appeared here. In spite of the rain the company was greeted by a large and appreciative audience, and the presentation won the same popular favor that has prevailed throughout the week. Frank Dudley was at his best in the character of the northern gentleman who came to Georgetown to visit a friend, when he won Polly Primrose. He is certainly an artist of ability and there is a finish, grace and ease about his acting that is not usually seen on our local stage. Mr. Dudley has made himself very popular with our people, and is justly deserving of all the praise he receives. Miss Cora Belle BonnTe appeared In the character of "Polly Primrose" and completely captivated the audience with her artistic and clever work. She is a beautiful and talented actress and has also proven a great favorite here. The supporting company was good throughout and a very beautiful production was given. Wm. Gross, L. Haggerty and Ed. Cannon appeared in specialties which were very good. The play tonight, "The Tradesman," is of the same high standard as the others produced during the engagement. THE WEATHER, Fair tonight and probably Saturday. Uoderate temaeratore.

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in search of the north pole fifteen year. News Item. Jamieson in Pittsburg Dispatch. ER STONE WILL BE LAID Impressive Services to Take Place at Dedication of Methodist Church. DR. QUAYLEWILL SPEAK Noted Chicago Divine To Take Important Part in CeremonyWill Make Address. All indications point to a big celebration in Hammond next Sunday at the laying of the corner-stone of the new Methodist church in Russel street. Services will begin at 2:45 in the afternoon and will be held at the Towle opera house unless the weather is so agreeable that they may be held on the grounds. The ritual service of the Methodist church will be used and this feature will be carried out at the building, under any conditions. Psalm 132 and Corinthians 3:9-23 will be read Special music will be rendered under the leadership of Prof. Clark Leam ing. Pastors of the various Hammond churches and of Whiting, East Chicago and Indiana Harbor will assist the local pastor. After the ritual service the Rev. Wm A. Quayle, D. D., pastor of St. James' church, of Chicago, will deliver an audress. He has been heard on a former occasion for the benefit of the new church, when he spoke at Towle's. The usual custom of placing memor lals in the repository in tne cornerstone will be followed next Sunday. Space is very limited, allowing orly small quantity of printed matter to be placed within it. This privileged mat ter, thus far, consists of a typewritten history of the church, which will be read at the service, a cop." of the most recent Christian Advocate, and of euch of the Hammond newspapers and church bulletin containing the pro gram for the day. Everybody is invited to attend this celebration and, providing the weather is agreeable, there will undoubtedly be a large number of people present. In the programs that have been issued It is announced that no subscriptions will be solicited, the members of the congregation preferring to shoulder their own burden. The builders of the new church have made admirable progress in the com parative short time that the buildin; has been under construction. A sub stantial foundation has been complete i and part of the walls have already risen a number of feet The entire space between the foundation wall has been turned into a basement. When completed, the new Methodist church will rank among the foremost build ings of Hammond. On its building committee are W. C. Belman, J. W Reed, Charles Kasaoa, JX C. Zoil and

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LEOPOLDJSCAUGHT Choker of Margaret Leslie Under Arrest at Wausau, "Wisconsin.

Chicago, Nov. 2. Leonard Leopold, Leslie, Is today under arrest at Wausau.

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Alcbolas strangled Mrs. Leslie unaided, robbed her of her diamonds, and the secured his help in disposing; of the same.

The news of Leopold's arrest eame roliee Thomas Maloney of Wausau to bureau.

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of the man believed to be Leopold from a newspaper reporter. He took the news unconcernedly, and when told that Leopold accused him of strangling Mra,

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"Oh, you are a reporter," and went back to his cell. Leopold told the Wausau authorities that he had crone from rkl...

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He was arrested by Policemen Hogan and Green Wednesday night walls attempting; to rob a slot machine in n saloon by means of lead slugs. He nil taken to Jail, but the chief of police released him because he did not care prosecute a person for such an offence. Leopold slept la his room at the hotel that night. Last night he was found by Policemen Hogaa and Green drinking at S) street water fountain. He la said to have been slightly under the lnflaes.ee of liquor. The officers noticed for the first time that his description answered that of the fugitive Chicago murderer, and took htm to jail. There he was conducted into the office of Chief Maloney, where he was put through the sweat-box. When accused of being; Leopold he denied It vigorously at first. A deseription sent out by the Chicago police was obtained and the prisoner was compared with It. He answered the description, except that his clothes had been changed, ana! the mole which the Chicago description said waa under his left eye was aade the right one. Vnder cross-examination he admitted at first that he wns a fugitive from Justice, and finally broke down and confessed that he was Leonard Leopold. Then he told the following mtory to Chief Maloneyt "I had nothing to do directly with the murder of Margaret Leslie. Howard Nicholas committed the murder alone. Then Nicholas locked me In and told me what he had dor.e, and asked me to help pawn the diamonds. We went to gether to a pawn shop in State street. "There the pawnbroker became suspicious and threatened to call policemen. I became frightened and ran out, and went lato hiding until things became too hot, and I left the city. "I went first to western Illinois over the Rock Isjaad road. I do not kiew the names of all the towns I was in. I crossed the Mississippi into Iowa oaa

liiBui in a steeper, i ne (ponce or some town arrested man la the next berth tv mine on the suspicion that he was Leopold. I left the train fn the excite meat, and got away without attracting attention. Prom Iowa I went to Minnesota and then cuuie here. I intended to work back to Chicago after the ex citement bad blown over." A detective was sent from Chicago to Wausau this afternoon to brine the fugitive back. It is not thought a requisition will be necessary.

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A burning match dropped on the

ure department of the Lion Store caused a small blase this afternoon. Tho

Ierks In the establishment succeeded In extinguishing the flames. Abe Cohen, one of the employes, burned his hands severely.

RACING

AT JAMAICA. First Race Fortunate, first; Amunkoday, second; Macy, Jr., third. Second Race Mlatla, first) Varieties, second; Azellna, third. Third Race Luretta, first; Columbia Girl, second; Delmore, third. Fourth Race Lotus, flrstj Jacobite, second; Big Ben, third, AT IAT0NIA. First nace Lady Arion, first; Miss Alert, second; N'edra, third. Second Race Daring, first; Bensonhurst, second; Bazll, third. Third Race Joe Coyne, first; Martha Gorman, second; The Clansman, third Fourth Race Dell Leatb, flrstj Dawson, second; Harlequin, third.

NDIANA HAEBOR BRANCH TOR STANDARD CAR CO. Will Connect With Erie, and Will Make a Big Bid For the Freight Business of the New Company. The Indiana Harbor railroad, official ly known as the Chicago & Indiana Southern, is making a strong bid for the enormous freight business which will originate in the vicinity of the Standard Steel Car company, and have surveyed the route for a right-of-way that is to be one hundred feet wide and nearly a mile long. The plan is to extend the connection that has been made between the Lake Shore and the Nickel Plate railroads from a point near Osborn, along the southern limits of the car company's property to the Erie railroad. This will be an important adjunct to the Indiana Harbor belt railway, and will save the Erie considerable switch ing and quite a long roundabout trip for certain of its freight that is in tended for cities in Michigan and the northwest. It is said that the building of this spur was one or tne considerations that induced the Standard Steel Car company to come here. It enables the company to have a splendid outlet for the traffic that will originate in s plant, and this outlet will be through all of the trunk lines in and out of Chicago as well as Hammond. TRACTION DIRECTORS HERE IN INTERESTS OF NEW ROAD. Lafayette & Chicago Railroad Is Now Assured, and Work on Same Is Making Great Headway, Say the Owners. C. W. Coen, G. F. Meyers and Steven E. Conner, directors of the LafayetteChicago Traction company, were in Hammond this morning looking after the new road's Interests here. The

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one of the slavers at M if.--, Wis. He admita hi. k to Catenas br telearam fr-o... r-M-e Captain I. II. O'Brien of the detective Wausau. He registered at the Hotel town harmom.. carpet In the show window of the fenrai RESULTS. Lafayette-Chicago Traction company, owns tho new road that will be con structed between Lafayette and Chicago via Hammond. The company has already purchased the right-of-way aa fas as Remington, InL, and their agent is now negotiating for the land between Remington and Hammond. According to the statement of the directors this is not a "hot-air traction-lino story," but the road is a certainty, and expect to have the line in operation by this time next year. At present tha surveyors are working between Griffith and Hammond. The new line will run through Hebron, Rensselaer, Parr. and Griffith, and then on to Hammond and Chicago. When this road gets to Hammond, and the Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville road has also a depot here, it will greatly enhance Hammond's importance as a great traffic center. EAST SIDE RESIDENTS PLAN TO HAVE A PARS. Talk of Converting Columbia Arena Into Boulevard and Terminating It In a Pleasant Spot South of Calumet River. Now that the Standard Steel Car factory site is assured, and other Indus tries are looking toward Hammond fop a location, the hopes of the east sldo property holders are rising. Their dream that Columbia avenue will somo day be one of the principal thoroughfares of Hammond seems to be near realiatlon. In their joy, however, they are not forgetting the esthetic possibilities of Columbia avenue, and already they are joining hands and asking support from Hammond at large t convert Columbia avenue into a boulevard with 30-foot driveways on' bo til sides of a 20-foot tree-shaded lawn, which should terminate in a beautiful park on the south side of the Calumet river.

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