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VOL. 1, NO. 233. NIGHT SOME FACTS IS LIS Orndorf Bill Abolishing High School Secret Societies is Ineffectual. NO PEMUT PROVIDED Health Rules To Be Rigidly Enforced Question as to Duties of Governor's Accountant. (Special to Lake County Time). Indianapolis, Ind., March 21. Questions have already arisen with respect to the new bills passed by the legislature, which will be declared laws about the middle of April, and one of the most perplexing of the new laws 13 the Orndorf bill which is aimed at high school fraternities. This act is definite enough in one particular; it absolutely prohibits high Bchool "secret societies, fraternities or other similar organizations," but It is deficient in that it has no penalty cause. Hence if the law is not obeyed, there is no penalty that can be invoked In Its enforcement. The school trustees and the school superintendent is given the authority to expel or suspend any member of a high school who belongs to such organizations. More than that they are required to make such an expulsion or a suspension. But there la absolutely nothing in the law to force school authorities to take such action because there is no penalty clause in the bill.. In other words, the bill Is absolutely non-effective as a legal Instrument. It may be used In the way of moral suasion, but It cannot be enforced in any legal way. Hard on the Grocer. Further rules and regulations of the etate board of health, announced today epecify the manner of a hearing before the board, when any one is charged with the violation of the sanitary part of new law. This, the new part, is the one that will give a great deal of vt rouble . to,-the, market man and the grocer, tor it contains provisions with reference- to" cleanliness hitherto unheard of. The rule says: t - "Whenever the owner, proprietor or agent of any firm or corporation engaged in the manufacture and sale of food or drug products shall have been notified by the inspector that his place of business is not conducted In accordance with the laws and rules of the state board of health, he may, within ten days of the date of said notice, make a written plea to the state food and drug commissioner asking that a hearing be given him at the office of the state commissioner, at which time he may appear to give reasons why the conditions noted by the .inspector exist, and why he should not obey the order of the state inspector." Further rules state that "no substance may be mixed with a food product that will lower or reduce its strength; only harmless coloring matter may be used in food products and then only when the use of such colors does not make the article appear better or of greater value than it really is; the presence of any preservative substance, except common table salt, salt peter, cane sugar, vinegar, spices, or in smoked food, the natural product of the smoking process, constitutes an adulteration," the only exception being, for the presence of a ?'mall per cent, of benzoate of soda In tomato catsup Everything must be labeled. It it falls below the standard of purity set by the state board. In some cases this 13 permitted, if the fact of the standard Is set forth on the label. This part of the law will be enforced very vigorously. What Will He Hot There is some speculation around the state house as to what use the governor will make of this executive accountant, the $2,500 a year man that the appropriation bill allows him. Such a man was recommended by the Investigating committee who went through the state auditor's office, and provision was made for him. This executive accountant is responsible solely to the governor. He makes tho appointment, outlines his duties and out of the governor's fund is he paid. Now that he has him. what Is he going to do with him? The answer to this question depends upon what powers the man will have. The committee recommended a man who should have the right to go Into any public office In the state, examine the books and make a report as to the condition of that office. In the appropriation bill itself no duties or rights are enumerated. It is supposed that he will have any right that the governor himself has of this sort. If this is true, his powers of examination and ferreting are very large, and this executive accountant will cause a great deal of news to come from the governor's office within the next two years. MORE COURT HOUSE PLANS. It is rumored that the county council will be called together again in the near future to consider ways and means for either building an addition to the court house or provide some plan whereby more room can be secured for the treasurer, auditor, recorder and sherDl.

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EDITION. PPR0P1I BILL ASTOUNDS Eeasons for Contemplated Veto Transpire on Analyzing Budget. SHOWS BIG INCREASE Barring Institutions, Expenses of Running State Will Exceed Outlays by $600,000. (Special to Lake County Times). Indianapolis, March 21. A comparison of the appropriation bill of 1903 with the appropriation bill passed by the last general assembly shows item by item, why it' was that the governor came very near to a veto on the 1907 bill, ami required an extra session of the legislature. Outside the specific appropriations for the different state institutions, penal, benevolent, correctional and charitable, the regular two years appropriations for the maintenance of the state offices and state bureaus, the superior and circuit judges of the state, exceeds the appropriation bill of two years ago by over half a million dollars. Scattered throughout the items in the bill are the small increases that mount up to the the enormous total. Increase Amount. to uOO,000 In all the increases for the next two years amount to about $600,000. Of this sum, about $350,000 is represented by the Increases in the salaries of the circuit and the superior court Judges, occasioned by the passage of the bills increasing judicial salaries over the state. And the other $250,000 increase comes from the state offices and state departments. This Is outside of the $25,000 Jamestown exposition appropriation, which was called off successfully by the governor. The increase in the state auditor's office is the most astounding, and gives the basis of reason to the slowness of the governor in approving the measure. This appropriation, Js more than twice what was provided for in the appropriation bill of 1905. In the 1905 bill, a regular annual appropriation of $21,440 was provided that much for each of the two years, making a total of $42,8S0. In addition a small $420 specific appropriation was included, making the total about $43,500. This year the regular appropriation for the next two fiscal years will be $80,720 and the specific appropriation will be $13,230 or a total of $94,000 for running this office, about $50,000 more than it ever cost before at its highest previous cost. This was the largest single item in the bill that the governor is thought to have hesitated over. All Ilnve Finder In Pie. But the discouraging thing from his standpoint was that everyone else in the state house with a few notable exceptions got into the pie, also, for additional money. The office of Fred Sims, secretary of state, stands conspicuous because of the fact that the appropriation for this office, in total for the next two years is something like $7,000 less than the 1905 appropriation for the two succeeding fiscal years. Fassatt A. Cotton, state superintendent of public instruction, was modest this year, too, asking for no more than was given him two years ago. Several of the minor boards and bureaus were equally economical, including the oil inspector, the factory inspector, the fish and game commission, the labor commission and the public library commission, but the rule was the other way. The soldiers' and sailors' monument starts the ball to rolling by obtaining an additional $2,500 for the next two years. Governor Ilanly himself gets $6,000 increase In his office, which is largely accounted .for by an executive provision with a two years' salary of $5,000. The state treasurer will get $6,000 more; the attorney general, $2,300 more; the supreme court $7,000 more; appellate court, $5,000 more; clerk of the courts, $700 more; reporter of the courts, $3,300 more; state library $10,000 more; adjutant general $3,600 more; bureau of public printing, $35,000 more; bureau of statistics. $S.000 more; mine inspectors' office $1,000 more; even the gas supervisor will get $2,200 more and the state veterinarian $6,000 more. Practically all of the! custodial and engineering force at the state house get raises, with a resulting increase of over $12,000. The board of forestry gets $1,200 increase in regular appropriation, but cuts off $4,000 from the specific appropriations; the board of health gets $2,200 more and the board of charities gets $4,000 more; even the railroad commission digs in to the extent of nearly $10,000. All of this Is outside of the Increased maintenance expenses and specific appropriations of the institutions, and includes just the state house offices. And the increases are taken to show good reason why the governor had some justification for his hesitency about signing the bill. AHLSTRAND IS DYING. Reports from the bedside of Frank Ahlstrand at St. Margaret's hospital today are that he is dying. He is sinking gradually and may not live through the day. Ahlstrand is the man who tried to commit suicide in Dinner's saloon last Monday.

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E1NSELE PROVES fl ABLE SLEUTH Arrests on Description the Thief Who Stole Jones Watch. Officer Einsele proved himself worthy of his uniform today when he arrested R. C. Ilerendun, who afterwards confessed to stealing an acquaintance's timepiece. The prisoner was tried this morning and will have to pay $10 and cosTs4 and make his abode in the county jail for thirty days. Nathan iones was the owner of the watch and took Heredun in with him as a room mate. Ilerendun was out of money and so he took the watch and attempted to dispose of It in the jewelry stores of this city. Later in the day Jones came into the police station and reported the loss of the watch and Einsele was detailed on the case. He made the rounds of all the jewelry shops in the city and found that a man whose description tallied with that of Ilerendun had attempted to dispose of a watch wUich he claimed was his own. It was not long before the trail became warm and then the officer spied his man and went after him. At first the fellow said he was simply trying to sell or pawn his own watch but under pressure on the part of the officer finally confessed to stealing the timepiece and was taken to jail. His trial was a speedy one and now the would-be Raffles is on the way to a new home at the county seat. LOOKS BRIGHT FOR STftTHflCOPDLUS Attorney Sent to Indianapolis to Confer With Hanly Concerning Him. Attorney Milo M. Bruce received a telegram this morning from D. Jannopoulos, the Greek consul at St. Louis, requesting him to go to Indianapolis and take up the matter of securing a commutation of the death sentence of Constantine Stathacopolus to life imprisonment. After reading a transcript of all the evidence the governor has requested Jannopoulos to send an attorney who is acquainted with the case to Indianapolis to review the matter with him that he may determine whether or not Stathacopolus Is really deserving of clemency. Attorney Bruce will leave the latter part of the week for the capitol to have a talk with the governor. When the case first came up none of the Greeks' countrymen gave the matter much attention supposing that Stathacopolus would get only a few years In the penitentiary. They thought this would be a good way to Illustrate to other Greeks what would be done if they persisted in carrying knives with them; but after the trial was over and he was sentenced to hang, they at once took it up with their home government with the result that the prospects look bright for Stathacopolus to have his sentence commuted to life imprisonment. II. Stanley White, formerly connected with the Bates and Rogers Construction company of Chicago in the capacity of paymaster, is in Hammond in charge of the work being done on the Lake Construction company's new factory on the north, side.

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EWSBOY KILL Fred Wise, Eleven Years Old, Hits Eddie Kaiser With Fatal Results. FOUGHT NH HOLES Trouble Occurs While Lads Are Awaiting For Train to Bring Their Papers. (Special to Lake County Times.) A post mortem examination was held this morning on the body of Eddie Kaiser to determine the cause of death. It was ascertained that death was due to a clot of blood which had formed on the left side of the brain. The clot was as large as a walnut. Peter Kaiser, the father of the dead boy, now wants to have the boy who was responsible for the death of his son arrested, but whether this will be done or not depends upon the coroner's verdict. Crown Point, March 21. As the result of a boy's fight over a game of marbles, Eddie Kaiser, aged 13 years, was struck on the point of the jaw by Fred Wise, 11 years old, the injury resulting in the Kaiser boys death last evening at 7:15 o'clock, two hours after the quarrel. Edward Kaiser, who is the son of Peter Kaiser, a Crown Point blacksmith, was playing a game of marbles with Fred "Wise, when a dispute arose about some point of the game and the two soon became involved in a fight. During the melee Wise struck the Kaiser boy on the point of the jaw and knocked him down, rendering him unconscious. Frightened at what he had done, Fred "Wise seized the limp and prostrate form of his companion and endeavored to assist him to his feet. Knockout Is Complete. The Kaiser boy, however, was completely paralyzed by the blow and all efforts to revive him were without avail. Help was summoned and the unconscious boy was picked up and carried to Charles Esshiger's saloon and a physician was hastily called. An examination indicated that the boy had been badly Injured and blood flowed freely from the mouth and nose. The fight occurred about five o'clock ana irom inai time on lie was unconscious until his death which occurred at 7:15 p. m. The Wise boy had no idea that the fight would result as it did and the fatal blow which he struck could not have been premeditated. The outcome of the fight was a terrible shock to Wise himself as well as to his companions who saw the affair. A"o Arrest Unless Coroner so Orders. Xo arrests have been made and it is not likely there will be any unless the coroner should order it. Both of the boys were carriers for the Chicago Daily News and the Journal and the fight occurred at the depot while they were waiting for their papers to arrive. Eddie Kaiser, the unfortunate victim of the blow was a bright boy and quite a favorite with the patrons of his newspaper route. He was an expert bowler and had won several prizes in contests this winter at the local bowling alleys. The sad occurrence has cast a gloom over the whole community and much sympathy was expressed for both the unfortunate victims parents and the boy who unwittingly was responsible ifor the death.

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Declared that Jeweler Who Disappeared Met Charmer in the Harbor Detectives of the Central police station of Chicago visited Indiana Harbor yesterday to investigate a clew in connection with the case of Barney Landsman, the jeweler who disappeared from his offices in the Champlain building, corner of State and Madison streets last Thursday with 1 2,000 and several diamonds. Information that Landsman did go to Indiana Harbor has been found by Detectives Wertheimer and Granpre, and his motive for going there was to meet a young woman according to the information received. The source of this information cannot be learned but it is said to be straight. Detective Wertheimer, who lives near Landsman's home received a telephone message yesterday evning saying that possibly' Landsman could be found in Oakland, Cal. When he asked the name of his informant the party hung up the receiver and nothing else could be learned. It is Intimated that if Landsman is in California It looks as though he had deliberately absconded with the money and diamonds. But why he should do this cannot be learned because he is known to have considerable property in Chicago as well a3 being a partner of Blaeden brothers, who have their offices in the Champlain building. The chief of police at Indiana Harbor said last night he had seen no detectives from the central station. "HOSS SWAPPERS" TREIR ELEMENT Old Institution of Crown Point Maintained in . Yearly Sale. (Special to Lake County Times.) Crown Point, March 20. Tuesday's horse sale was the largest sale in years and was more like old times than any sale for five or six years. The public square was thronged all daylong with both buyers and sellers. Prices ruled unusually high and the demand came from local buyers. The Hebrew horse buyers were nearly put out of the game eaH' ,n the day by the local buyers who bid eagerly on every piece of horse flesh offered. Four animals were sold during the day for $250 each. One of these was sold by Jas. Turner of Eagle Creek township to the Paxton Lumber company of Hammond. Forty head of horses were shipped to the city over the Panhandle in the evening and fully fifty more were purchased by local buyers. SOMETHING UP MAX'S SLEEVE. The West Hammond village board will hold a special meeting tonight at the village hall. President Mak has called a special meeting, but just what it is for Is not known by the board. It is expected Mak will spring some new angle. Attorney Sam K. Markman of Chicago has been notified of the meeting and has written back saying he will be present. Work on the new sewer system is progressing as rapidly as can be expected and by the last of the week Contractor Healey expects to have made considerable headway.

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DOVE HOVERS OVER EAST CHICAGO Strike Has Been Settled and Work, men of Both Mills Involved Return to Their Posts.

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Mayor DeBraie and Chief Higgins Call Mass Meeting in Front of City Hall Which Results in Adjustment of Difficulties.

T.ie big strike at East Chicago which , involved the Republic Iron and Steel works and the Interstate Iron and Steel works was settled last night when two men from each department in the af fected mills formed a committee to confer with General Manager Charles Johns of tho Interstate and General Manager P. W. Crane of the Republic. The credit for the settlement of the labor troubles which threatened to close up the iron and steel mills in this region indefinitely is due to Mayor Edward DeBraie and Chief of Police E. T. Higgins, who devised a means of bringing the laborers and their employers together. It is likely that settlement of the trouble wiuld have been made even sooner if it had not been for the fact that the laborers were not organized. and could not act in concert on any proposition. One group of strikers would no sooner decide to accept the offer of the mill owners than some other gang which had just agreed to the same proposition would decide that they migtit have had more and another conference would be necessary. Mayor Takes n Hand. Early yesterday morning the situation looked hopeless when Mayor DeBraie and Chief of Police Higgins determined to take a hand in the matter and see if a settlement could not be effected. They called a mass meeting of the strikers In front of the city hall and there through interpreters informed the men that they never could accomplish anything unless they got together on some proposition and agreed to stand by It. The mayor suggested that two men be selected from each department in the mill and that these men be em powered to come to some understanding with Mr. John and Mr, .Crane .. After the men had time to talk the matter over among themselves they decided that the mayor's suggestion was a good one and each gang of workingmen proceeded to select their rep resentatives. When the men were all selected the

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(Special to Lake County Times). Indianapolis, Ind., March 21. Papers in the suit to be filed before the interstate commerce commission against all railroads out of Indianapolis alleging discrimination In all freight rates out of Indianapolis have been sent to OURT L The supreme court today In cases In volving $1000 liquor license for Indianap olis indicated attitude directly opposite to opinion held by Circuit Judge Samuel Artman of Lebanon, who decided

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GALLS' THAW CASE FEE

Chicago, March 21. Special Afred S. Trude has declared the Thawtrial to be a farce and doubts the validity of the procedure which s intended to wrest the trial from the jury and place the defendant at the mercy of a commission in lunacy. "There is no precedent in legal annals of Mr. Jerome's conduct of the case." says this eminent authority on criminal practice, "and his attempt to substitute another tribunal for the one established by law. The Jury impaneled to try Thaw for the murder of White Is, in my opinion the tribunal which should pass upon all of the facts. "The Thaw trial could not have been so halted in Chicago. I gravely ques Crown, Point. Ind.. March 21 Special Clarence Wallace, the 8-year-old son of Edward Wallace, a teamster, was attacked by a vicious dog this noon while

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Yesterday ONE CENT PEB COPY. committee was composed of nearly fifty men and a conference with Mr. Johns and Mr. Crane arranged. The first proposition made by the mill owners, that of a ten per cent increasa for everyone In the plant, was accepted and the men were given twenty-four hours to return to work. It was agreed that all of the strikers would be rehired providing they would return within that period of time. Men Arrive From Chicago. Sixty or seventy men arrived in East Chicago yesterday hoping to he given the places of the striking worklngmen but none of them were hired and they all returned to Chicago last night. This morning the furnace fires were again lighted and all of the men were back to work in their accustomed places. The trouble has been settled and everyone seems to believe that there will be no inoro trouble for a long time to come. The officials of the Interstate Iron and Steel company will reconsider their original plan to bring the plant now located at Cambridge, O., to East Chicago and in a few weeks everyone will have forgotten that there was a strike. Incidentally Mayor DeBraie and Chief of Police Higgins are tho men of tha hour and are being commended on all sides for their timely and effectlva action. All Serene at the Inland. All is peace at the Inland Steel plant, the only one of the big mills to escape the disturbance. The men have as yet made no demands and apparently are going to make none. Generad Manager Block of that Institution explained this morning to a reporter for The Times that all of the hands employed there were men who had been In the employ of the company for a long time and, he said he was not -expectfntif-spy tro-uble. Asked whatVwould be his attitude if the same demands that the laborers of the other plants had made were submitted to him, he replied that that was a bridge that could be crossed when he came to it, if he ever did come to it. ASHINGTO Washington, D. C, today by J. Kfavy, commissioner Indianapolis Freight Ii urenu. In opinion jilveu to State Auditor Ilillhelmer today, Attorney General lilnghnm holds that trust companies may do general banking business, which holding Is directly opposite to opinion of his in February. RULES 0

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H some weeks ago that the liquor bust ness was evil to such an extent that It could not be licensed at all... In today's decision the court upholds that aw day's decision the court holds that as regulated and licensed. tion whether the procedure, even in New York, where the court has higher discretionary powers than here, i3 valid. It will require a correctional tribunal to set the matter right. "Jerome evidentally believes he has secured enough information to have Thaw declared of unsound mind. Evidently Jerome is l.ounr' tit Thaw shall not be given his freedom. "But his course j;as ucvii bewildering. "From the standpoint of our strict common law courts c' Chicago the whole Thaw trial has bee.. farce. "It was a burlesque from ihe start. "Then it drifted into ;opera bouffe. "Where it will end no vise man will attempt to guess." 01 on his way home from school. The boy was bitten quite badly, his face being badly lacerated. It is feared he will lose the sight of one eye.

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