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SOUTH HOHHAN 51. HOIS ARE ENTERED Thieves Break Into Residences of E. W. Bump and Charles Dyer.

CALUMET BANKERS

UNITE i FORM ORGANIZATION

NO FOOTBALL IN H AMM 0 NDYESTERD AY Iroquois Contest With Waukegan Cubs Called Off Saturday.

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Is Charged With Opening Prisoner's MaiiComplainant, Accused of Having Robbed Saloon.

OFFICER BELIEVED jjiSELF WITHIN IHE LAW In Observing Practice He Followed the Precedent Established by Officials in His Position Throughout States Technicall y Wrong, However.

Sheriff F. S. Carter was the most surprised officer of the law in the etat when he was arrested by Deputy U. S. Marshals I. C. Rankin and Jesse M. LaFollette this morning on a warrant issued by lion. Charles I Surprise. The charge was "wilfully opening the mail of one of his prisoners, Alex Poleski, who resides on Conk'-y avenue in this city. When the warrent was read to him, Sheriff Carter is said to have thrown up his hands and to have offered to accompany the officers but they released him on his own recognizance and after being1 put under $500 bai; was remanded to appear at Indianapolis next Friday for trial. Poleski made complaint to the postmaster general at Washington as soon ps he was released from jail and the matter was referred to U. S. Commissioner Charles I,. Surprise who issued the warrent after first securing the approval of U. S. Attorney Joseph. P.. Keating, who lias tils headquarters in Indianapolis. It is Bald Sheriff Carter will plead guilty to the offense with which he is charged and that this will prevent a trial which would cost himself and the federal government considerable money. The alleged criminal act was com mitted in Crown Point while Poleski i was ther for a period of 101 days awaiting:. lal on the charge of being' on aeessory in a Gibson saloon robbery ..-..i ....... let.-.,- T.,-r'iYi not flliltv. Poleski alleges that after repeated warnings Sheriff Carter opened every letter that came to him and says that he believes there were some 12 or 15 letters all together. The law regarding the opening of the mail of prisoners is very frequently misunderstood. It said there is a state law which makes it permissablo for the warden of a penitentiary to Issue an order that nil prisoners' mail will be opened and that it then may be done legally. The law, however, does not permit a sheriff to open Use mail of prisoners In his care and in this ease the intercepting of the mails is punishable just ns it would be in the case of a private person. However, it Is said to be a general practice for the police in a great many cities and the sheriff in most counties to open the malt of prisoners and that the practice has lead to the arrest and conviction of a great many offenders In other ;tntes. The eas will be of interest to sheriffs nil over the state for the reason that the practice of opening prisoners mail is so general and it is important some times to intercept a prisoner's mail in order to get much needed evidence. This is said to be the first case in the state where a sheriff has been arrested for an offense of this kind though the practice has been general. It is believed that the fine will be but a nominal one and nothing would have come of the affair if it had not been for the fact that Poleski wanted to ,t -n-on" with Carter for alleged mistreat lr.ent. Poleski Is --;ttd to be an exceedingly crafty fellow and he is the man whose detective work resulted in the arrest mill conviction of a gnat many strikers In the fatuous stock varus strike. The arrest of Cart, r will cause a Fnation throughout the ftate for there are hundreds of other sheriffs and police omcors who could he held for similar offenses if the prisoners would take up the matter as Poleski has done. In a statement made to ; County Times reporter Sheriff said, "I would never have tho doing a thing of the kind if I.AKC Carter shi of it had not been in what I thought was the matter. persuit of my duties in the Those precautions are taken i verv jail to prevent conspiracies among the prisoners and a possible jail delivery. It is a common practice in every jail in th made state and the tirst vli I have tin. " simply be.-n Indianapolis, Nov. 4 Special Goud- ' cd by jealousy Geo. B. Elliott, a bar- ' tender shot and killed his wife and! himself this morning. Neighbors found j both bodies alter rusrung v. to t house at tlu sound of pistol shots.

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! company's planing mill an'd the quarRlchmond. Nov. 4. Special. Six; tors of the Hanley-Casey company, people wero Injured this noon in a col- plumbers, are also effected by the edict lision between a city service car and an of removal. Interurban. The accident took place in 1 - front of Earlham college. i Time Want Ads Always Bring Results.

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Imposing Ceremonies Mark the Placing of the Box Within the Cavity Prepared for Its Reception Masons Conduct Exercises BAD WEATHER PREVENTS THE OUT DOOR CONCERT Judge Gillett Presides and Hon E. D. Gvunipacker Makes Eloquent Address Greenfield's Grand Master Conducts Ritualistic Part of the Exercises. (Special to Lake County TIme.) Crown Point, Nov. 4. Special The laying of the corner stone of the new addition to the Lake county court house at Crown Point, took place last Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with the Ancient Order of Masons of Indiana, at the head to perform the ceremonies. The music for the occasion was furnished by Barnie Young's famous band of Hammond, who gave a splendid concert in the forenoon in the corridors of the court house. The concert was originally Intended to be held on the public square, hut owing to inclement weather the musicians were forced to go into the court house. From 1 to 2 p. m." the members of the Order of Masons assembled in their hall, where about SO formed in line for a parade, dressed In their full uniform. They marched around the public square and then to the place where the services were held. The services opened with a selection rendered by the Lexington Male quartette of Chicago. The benediction was delivered by Rev. II. IT. Dunlavy of the M. K. church, after which the grand master of Greenfield, Ind.. proceeded In the ritualistic work of laying tho corner stone. The box containing the various relics was then placed in the cavity of the corner stone, while the Lexington Male quartette sang . The crowd then assembled in tho court room where Honorable John H. CiUett. introduced Hon. L P. Crumpacker of this district who delivered a splendid oration. A large crowd was expected but owing to the bad weather there were not many present. Twerty-eight years ago when the corner stone of the present court house was laved there were ab.iut 8.000 people who witnessed the ccrcmony. MOST MAKE WL FOB ELECTRIC RAILROAD (Special to Lake County Time.) . J T" . l Garv. ina., o. t. -uv uoara of been given notice that remove its north build- 1 ing of the two c entral buildings, near ' Lake Shore railroad, to make room i l :ie for the Chicago. Lake Shore & South i Bend that Is waiting anxiously to through. This means the early moval of the old land office and police station also as they are in get j re- j the line I with the former building and henc-j in 'the wav. The Falkenau Construction

Election Carried With 247 Ballots For and 94 Against Measure.

11 PER CENT OF VOTE CAST School Board Satisfied With Result School Will Ee Eest -In City. The special vote last Saturday on the question of issuinsr school bonds for the Wallace school on Conkey avenue, was carried in favor of the bonds by a vote of 274 against 94. Less than 11 per cent of the voters of Hammond turned out to vote and only In one precinct, the tirst in the first ward, was the measure defeated. Even in Kobertsdale, where most opposition wa3 expected, the vote was carried in favor of the bonds by a majority of one. "We did not expect a heavy vote and are highly satisfied with the returns," ! said Attorney J. G. Ibac'n, member of! the board of education, today. "It is true ninety-four voted against the measure, but I am satisfied that a large majority of them had personal grievances instead of considering the principle involved. The building walls are almost completed to the second story and whether the vote had been carried, we would have continued the building just the same with the dif ference that the Hammond people would have had to pay 6 per cent or more on warrants whereas now they get off with possibly 4 per cent on the bonds, and In any event not over 5 per cent." The AVallace school was begun last August and when completed for next year's term will have twelve roomt. The board, however, at this time does not contemplate finishing the four upper rooms, preferring to leave them until they are needed. Fineitt in Town. The Wallace School will probably be the finest school building in Hammond and will relieve the congestion In the other schools as well as take care of the children in the neighborhood of the Standard Steel and Conkey plant. One man was heard to say last Saturday that he voted against the issuance of the bonds for the reason that he objects to the people of Hamrmtud being taxed to educate the foreigners. The returns last Saturday were as follows: For Against Bonds Bonds First Ward First precinct 8 Second precinct 3 Third precinct 8 Second WardFirst precinct.. 11 Second precinct 52 Third precinct 5'3 Third WardFirst precinct 14 Second precinct 39 Third precinct 18 Fourth precinct 14 Fourth Ward First precinct 9 Fifth Ward First precinct 13 Second precinct 9 Third precinct 13 14 S 5 2 9 6 1 15 5 7 6 94 Total 270 A. OTTENHEIBflER ROBBED Burglars Get $500 in Jewels From East Chicago Attorney's Home. (Special to Lake County Times,) Fast Chicago. Nov. 4. Purlng an hour of absence three burglars entered the home of Attorney Abe Ottenhelmer last Saturday evening between 7 and S o'clock and carried off $300 worth of valuables, including a diamond brooch, a diamond ring, a gold watch, one 3S calibre revolver, one garnet brackelet, one preen stone amythyst bracelet, a j geld past master masonic pin and $50 ; in money. j Mr. and Mrs. Ottenhelmer left their I home at 7 o'clock in order to spend an hour In the shopping district, and upon j their return found the house to be completely ransacked, the intruders j having entered every room, i Marie Hastings, a little girl who ' ttays at Father Lauer's home opposite jthe Ottenhelmer residence, says that she j noticed three men go into the house '. between 7 and S o'clock, but that she did not see them come out. The burglary is said to have been one of the most daring that has been committed In East Chicago for a long time and is evidently the work of men who came prepared to enter this house purposely. Thus far no clew has been found of them. The robbery took place on Magoun avenue between One Hundred and Forty-third and One Hundred and Forty-fourth streets. GRAND JURY TO PROBE. Indianapolis. Nov. 4. Special. Judge Pritchard this morning Instructed the grand jury to probe Irvingtor. Land company composed of eouncilmen, occused of boosting salaries of city employes who had bought lots off the company.

GET JEWELRY ID SILVERWARE!

Ruse Played on Police To Attract Them From Scene Then Burglaries Occur. Two residences of well known south fdders were broken into last night and from one of them, jewelry to the value of $75 was stolen. In the other a set of solid silver forks and a set of solid sliver knives was obtained by the burglars. The loser of the jewelry is E. W. Bump, the Hammond architect, whose residence is at 3SG South Hohman street, and the other, is Charles Pyer, 3 60 South Hohman street. It Is thought by the police that both of the robberies were committed by the same men and that the shooting which was heard about the time of the depredation was made for the purpose of getting the police away from the scene of the robbery. Policeman Fred Frenk who travels-that beat said that at the time of the hold-up he was over by the state line Investigating the shooting and he had no more than got back to Hohman street before he heard of the robbery. In the Bump residence, entrance was gained through a rear window and one of the members of the household heard the noise down stairs, but thought it was being made by members of the family. Later, however, when one of the burglars opened a door, not knowing anyone was present and saw a woman sitting In the room, the thug was as surprised as the woman and both made a dash in opposte directions. The burglar made a dash for the stairway and there was'nt a sound heard till he struck the bottom, so he must have jumped all the way down, according to the story related this morning. They immediately made their exit and then paid their respects to the home, of Charles Dyer, according to the theory of -the. JlammoMl--sleuths. . " , Here the family" was out of town and the burglars had an easy time of It. Owing to the fact that the family had taken precaution while the house was vacant to put the valuables in safe keeping, there was not as much to take as there would otherwise have been. The burglars here made tiieir exit and entrance also through a rear window, and it is not thought that they made any other attempt at house-breaking. This is one of the boldest attempts that has been recorded for some time, occurring as it did at S o'clock in the evening. Most of the Bump family as well as the members of the Pyer family, were known to be away for the evening, however, and this may have proved an Inducement to the thieves to do the job the hour they chose. FRANCHISE BILL Automatic 'Phone Company's Right to Invade Hammond, Postponed. The franchise question of the InterState Automatic Telephone company which was to have come up before the board of public works was laid over for an Indefinite time ' and may not come up before the board until the latter part of this week. C. J. Huff, president of the company, has been notified to appear before the city council tomorrow evening. It will be Mr. Huff's first formal appearance before the council. Speaking to The Lake County Times today on tho proposed franchise Mr. Huff said: "We will press our claim for a franchise now just as urgently as in the beginning depsite the fact that the Chicago Telephone company has been awarded the franchise in Gary and that the franchise will be granted in Gary. We expect to get into these towns just the same." The board at tills morning's session adopted the primary ass.ment roLl for the West Ogden stretit'and adopted the report of A. Hearing for the Detroit sewer. The primary for the W. Flummer was placed on file. assessment roll avenue macadam 'QUINCY ADAMS SAWYER" HERE. "Quincy Adams Sawyer" was the attraction at Towle's Opera house last night, and the New England rural drama was well received despite the poor work on the part of the actors and actresses. They put no life whatever into their line and in attempting the New England nasal twang they did nothing but drawl their words, the like of which could never be heard in New England. Many of the people in the rear could not hear a word of the principals, and it was thought that they were holding a little private conversation amongst themselves. When well presented the play is a good one. but acted as it was last night, it was; robbed of many of its best points. j WEATHER Fair tolKht and Tuesdajr moderate temperature.

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Heads of Financial Institutions Throughout Region Want Mutual Protection

WILL FORCE RONEY INTO CITY W. C. Selman Elected PresidentWill Insist on Railroad Deposits Equaling Pay Rcll. As sel ve; of th a further protection for and their customers the b entiie northern country themmkirs' from Hammond to iary have organized. The organization as yet has no formal name but it lias already taken form. W. C. Hi Iman, cashier of the First National bank, is the president and Richard Schaaf jr., of the Hammond. Sehaaf Ac Fhert Trust company, is the secretary. Mr. Sehaaf yesterday sent out notices to the treasurer of every railroad traversing Lake county that hereafter the banks of this region will insist on railroads depositing cash in the banks to the amount for which they issue pay roll checks. The united acotion of all tho bankers cannot go unheeded by the railroads end the bankers are confident that the latter will comply with the demand. "It was not an iron necessity drove us to take tip this matter the railroads at this time. We coming to it regardless of that that with were little Hurry that is blowing about," said Mr. Sehaaf. "The banks in this region have cashed checks in the past without a deposit, but a cash deposit will be a safeguard to prevent money from being taken out of this region and Yione re turned to it. This additional precaution at this time makes the hanks of northern Lake county like a veritable Gibralter. The various sections of the country are trying to sit down on what currency there Is and are trying hard to prevent ;t from going into different districts. "We are doing the same thing in the Calumet region but we are going a step farther, we are going to force money in here that formerly, we were kind enough to .lfit.be, railroads, deposit in other banks outside of this region." A committee has been appointed by the bankers which is. now at work drawing up a constitution and by-laws for a permanent organization and after this, all banking in the Calumet region will be a concerted action. 0IILES AS WEAPONS Friends Engage in Wordy Battle on Wagon Result, Skull Fractured. John Yousklevicz was In the hands of his friends Saturday night, but the same friends did not prove their worth. In company with three other men he was going from his work at the Standard Steel Car company to his home in Hegewisch and they all imbided freely on the way. They found a ride on a wagon part of the way and while standing in the back of the vehicle got into an argument. The result was that the beer bottles began to be used and Yousekievicz was on the receiving end. The affair happened at the corner of Hoffman street and Calumet avenue and was witnessed by a number of people. The Injured man was brought to the local police station where it was found that he was suffering from a fracture of the skull. His friends escaped. RAID 01IJJ0B0 CMP Gary Marshal With Posse Marches on Tramps Headquarters Arrests Made (Contlnnrd to page column 3.) Toleston, Nov. 4. Special. Marshal Fred Martin with a posse of citizens made a raid on a hobo camp last evening between Toleston and Gary, and arrested six of the men, after a thrilling chase. There were fully a dozen of tJie members of the gang taking their leisure at the camp when the posse arrived and they fled belter skelter through the sand dunes, trying every avenue of escape. The posse took all that could be caught and brought them to the lockup. The hoboes had a picturesque camp and were well supplied with food and clothing for a long layoff throughout the winter months They had built over an old shanty in such a way that It was half under ground and this was provided with bunks to accommodate a ! number of guests. They had done con-

siderable foraging and had accumulated i cessary to lay off about 230 men ema number of fine hens and chickens and ! played In the shop. The lay-off is only a quantity of potatoes and other fodder, j temporary, however, and the work will ' j Pushed as rapidly as possible so that The members of St. Joseph's court I the vacation will be only a week or No. 513 will meet tomorrow morning j two. The eld plant was damaged by

at eight o'clock in Long's hall, to atfuneral of Mrs. Elizabeth tend t Schreiner at St. Joseph's Catholic -I church. The members of All Saints court No. 180 are also Invited V nt- . 1 1

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THEY MAY HIE BEEN AFRAIO

Non Appearance Gives Game to Home Bunch Latter Would Play Eckersall's Team. Hammond was footballess last week for the tirst time since the season began and the hundreds of Hammond fans scarcely knew what to do with themselves during the time that they are usually rooting for their favorites. The high schools boys were, not scheduled to play in the city in the tirst place and even the out of town game was called oiT so that the football fans in tills citv did not even have the pleasure of hearing the returns of a contest in which they are directly Interested. The game with the Waukeegan Cubs which was to have been played wltn the Iroquois at Harrison field yesterday was called off Saturday for some reason or other in a telegram which stated that the Cubs were unable to tfet here. By the rules of the organization they have forfeited the game to Hammond by the score of G to 0 and Hammond 'is still at the ton of the ladder. It Is not known, of course, why the team did not show up, but a great many surmise that they were afraid of the local gridiron warriors and were content to sacrifice the game. Manager Joe Shaw will attempt to schedule a game with Eckersall's team for next Sunday, although this team is in the middle-weight division, while the Iroquois are in the heavy-weight. They are exceedingly anxious to get a crack at tho famous quarterback's aggregation and believe that they have a splendid chance to beat them. The game with LaBorte for the championship of northern Indiana which was to have been played last Saturday, and with, the additional time and training, the boys believe that they can clean the LaBorte team up. , They will then be in the running for the state 4jampionshlp. At the "present time there are only three teams left which have been undefeated and Hammond is one of them. There seems to be no end to the possibilities of the development of the local boys and Judging by the way they feel at the present time they would not stop at anything. By next SMurday, Kennedy will be back in the game which will be a wonderful help to them: In left half, Kennedy has always played hard, consistent ball and his absence from the team last Saturday would have been keenly felt. Vedder will also ,be buck in the game and the backfield s'tVengthened, so that it will be reasonably .strong and with a line ihat is one of the best In "the state, the team looks for victory. Coach Alice is doing wonderful work with the boys and each dav shows a marked Improvement. OIL FOUNTAIN IN RIVER Break in Pipe Causes Fluid to Spurt Upward Like a Geyser. (Sprrial to I.nke County Tinten.) Griffith, Nov. 4. With a column of petroleum spurting several feet above the surface of the water, like a small geyser, a bad break wa3 found In the pipe line of the Standard Oil company, where it crosses the Little Calumet just north of Highlands. Thousands of gallons of oil may have been lost before anything wrong was discovered, and when first seen, the surface of the river at that place was covered with the escaping oil, which was carried on clown the stream. The pumps at the station were stopped and men sent to repair the breach, but it was found to be a very difficult Job. The pipes lie several feet below the surface of the water and the broken section is near mid stream. Enough extra pipe was hauled from the comnanv's station at Griffith to I reach across the river and this will be ! joined together on one bank, after ! which it will be laid across and joined i to the main line on either shore. The broken section will then be cut out I and discarded. fjGOT PLANT TO BE ESTABLISHED NEXT WEEK (Continard on page H, rolnmu 5.) Indiana Harbor, Nov. 4. Special. The Inland Steel company of this city ls to install a new engine and plant for turning out the ingots in one ofj its numerous mills this weeX and while the work is going on it was found ne- j j an accident some time ago and it was j repaired and the work went on. but it was thought that a larger and better apparatus which would turn out nearly double the amount of work would be needed

Bankers and Business Men Hold Meeting and Promulgate Method of Co-operation Which Eliminates Financial Stringency Here WILL ISSUE PAPER TO MEET STANDARD S PAYROLL Merchants Agree to Accept Improvised Currency for Cash Mec.-arc Precautionary One to Prevent Chicago Getting Local "Dough" Financiers Propose to Guard Money. In accordance with the plan that is in vogue in otlu-r cities throughout tho; country the bankers of Hammond, representing its live financial Institutions, have agreed to issue ashler's cheeks In one, two, five and ten dollar denominations as a supplementary currency to enable tho Standard Steel company, which is unable to secure th actual currency, to pay their men the $70.0M which is due them next Saturday. Three hundred representative business men of Hammond assembled at thi K. of V. hall yesterday afternoon nt 3 o'clock In response to a call of the bankers of the city and unanimously agreed to accept these cheeks as currency until the stringency in the money market is relieved. The meeting was a timely one, for In addition to" solving the problem of fur nishing Hammond's largest industry with a substitute for cash with which to meet their pay roll. It gave the financiers of the city indisputable proof of the confidence that the business men have in tlulr Uank'.-rg institutions,- ''' .Standard I'ny Ilotl He Mponoilde. The necessity for calling the meeting became apparent when the First National hank of tills fitv was CMlieil iiti. on, as usual, to make up the Standard Steel Cur company's pay roil. The officials of the company In Pittsburg, forwarded their draft, ns liaa been their custom in the pas-t, and expected the First National bank to furnish the cash. The bank had ample funds on hand from which Urn pay roll could be mado up, but Its officials were well aware of the fact that if they permitted JT0,000 in cash to be paid out. they would be unable to send the f 70,000 draft to any Chicago, luttsnurg or Aew Veil; bank and secure the currency on it us they used to do. This being true, then- were reluctant to part with such a large amount of cash for they are well aware of tba fact that much of the money that l.f paid out In wages In Hammond Is spent outside of the city arid it would not by long before tho amount of cash in th5 bank would be depleted and there would be no money left In Hammond with which t'j conduct the business of the city. Mould he Tm One fs;!ei. In other words If the Standard Steel Car company continued to Hn,l drafi3 to the Hammond bank, the Hammond bank continued to pay out cash for tho pay rolls and tho Chicago or New York banks would refur-e to -eh theie drafts of send the currency back to the bank to replenish the supply, It would soon be depleted. On the other hand, if the Standard Steel Car company were unable to. pay their men, on account of tho lack of actual currency, it would have to shut down and tin business men would bo deprived of the $70,ioo that is now distributed among them every two weeks. It was a serious matter and required the co-operation of the bankers and tho merchants as we'. They responded nobly to th- call of Mayor Hecker and at 3 o'clock over 31'"' of as representative business men as have ever gathered together in this city assembled In the K. of I', hall to talk over the matter and decide upon some action that would relievo the situation. Mayor I:e ker called tho meeting to order and was elected its chairman. S. E. Swaim was elected secretary and Itoscoe E. Woo ls, assistant secretary. W. C. r.elman. of the First National bank was then cal'ed upon to explain the situation. He said that it had become necessary for Hammond bank to protect themselves from the Chicago banks which sought to draw upon their cas ti h reserve j,ist arv i:; the Chlcagw banks to prof-ct Themselves found It IK-ce from the N week or two w York banks whf ago w- re drawing on cago s ava; iblt- cash by offering it '. rest for ready m .. y era I i rates of in He then made j proaehing pay day mention of ct the St a n rnt and she iard Stfrfl w-d how Would bo in cash nry from fjr th-) ; dr: It was not in a s u b -lid 1 ncjf th- citv Car company s p. the cash lessened rve p.j ot id to t !. e -Ut bar.k f 7y.iV li I and was ur.a I the Chica x., ! Standard Ste. j was shown i' i devised to p.. fjttltute f' r .- rum ret u T at if Ilr- HO.'!! i : that wo Has men eeptabie t l- ! the plant wool 1 the city wouM b. llelman it a v e to shut down an I a heavy 1CT thereby. Vkrd fur Tlan. Mr. I'. Irr.an . . , . . , 1 v , .

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