Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 19, Hammond, Lake County, 10 July 1908 — Page 3

Friday, Julv 10, 1903.

THE TIMES.

PORTING MOTE!

SPORTING CAtESDAR. Friday. Elimination trials for motor boats in International trophy race. Saturday. First annual Wisconsin trophy tour of Milwaukee Automobile club. Illinois state tennis chamshlps at Aztec club, Chicago. STANDING OF THE CLUBS. SATIOXAL IEAGIE. W. L. Pot. .614 .5H5 .SV. .514 .462 .452 .3'J Chicago 43 Pittsburg H New York 4 4 Cincinnati 3S Philadelphia 30 Boston 33 S-.. Louis 2S Brooklyn 26 27 30 30 30 35 40 44 43 AMERICAN LE.4GVE. St. Louis 43 Detroit 43 Cleveland 40 Chicago 41 Philadelphia 36 Boston 33 Washington 27 New York 27 30 30 2 33 34 40 4 5 46 .5S9 .589 .556 .."i.-.4 .514 .452 .375 .370 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION".

W. L. Pet. Indianapolis 51 32 .615 Iouisville 49 32 .60. Toledo 47 35 ..x3 Columbus 44 40 .;24 Minneapolis 39 38 .50o Milwaukee 37 46 .446 Kansas City 34 49 .410 St. Paul 26 54 .32o

CENTRAL LEAGUE. Y. L. Davton 4 3 2R Kvansville 42 33 Grand Rapids 37 33 Terre Haute 37 34 South liend 36 35 Fort Wayne 36 36 Zanesville 32 37 Wheeling 21 43 RESULTS YESTERDAY. Pet. .606 .560 .529 .521 .50 7 .500 i ..4 b 4 .304 NATIONAL LEAGUE. Chicago, 4; Brooklyn, 3 (ten innings). Pittsburg. 2; Philadelphia. 5. Cincinnati, 1; New York, 2. St. Louis, 2; Boston, 11. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Washington. 3; Chicago, 5. Boston. 1; Cleveland, 4. New York. 8; Detroit, 10. Philadelphia, 3; St. Louis, 5 (twelve Innings). AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. St. Paul, 2; Milwaukee. 9. Columbus, 5; Indianapolis, 2. Louisvtlle. 1; Toledo, fi, Minneapolis, 3; Kansas City, 2 (thirteen innings). CUBS WIN AT LAST. Two Cubs were out in the ninth. They needed two runs to tie Brooklyn's score of three, and there didn't seem to be the ghost of a chance to close the gap against the pitching of Rucker, whose southpaw slants had flashed brilliantly around their bats all the afternoon. But leave it to the old champs to pull off the unexpected. They slipped a couple of tallies over the plate in some wild, unheard-of manner and in the tenth grabbed the victory, 4 to 3. Just before the superbas blew up in the ninth the folks were telling each other that it didn't matter if the Cubs did lose as long as Pittsburg was going down at the same time. That s how desperate the situation looked to start the last half of the ninth. The Cubs had scored one run up to that time on a pass and two errors, while Brooklyn had ground out three by bunching four hits and a pass on Pfiester in the fourth. SOX TRIM SENATORS. Washington, July 9. "Doc" White performed his sixth successful operation of the season on the Senators this afternoon. The tall southpaw twirled so effectively that the local batters were standing on their heads trying to connect with his curves most of the time. The score was 5 to 3 in favor of the socks when the fourth game of their series was concluded. Walter Johnson, the star righthander, was on the slab for the senators and would have given White a much harder battle than he did if his support had been perfect. Three hits were made off the delivery of Johnson and another one was credited to the Sox by the official scorer on a grounder that Freeman should have handled cleanly, but failed to do so. Five fullgrown swats were registered off White, two of them being good for three bases. RUBE WADDELL NO SIDE SHOW. Eccentric SonthpaiT Will Work aa "lain Guy In Ejtriivncniiia Baseball Game at (luakertonn. Philadelphia, Pa., July 9. Tomorrow has been set aside as "Rube Waddell day" at the Athletic ball park, and baseball's most eccentric character will be the center of attraction for what is expected to be the greatest crowd of the season. Manager McAleer has advertised Waddell to pitch and Connie Mack will send Rube Vickers, successor to the St. Louis Rube, on to the slab against Waddell. MISCELLANEOUS BALL GAMES. At Maquoketa, Iowa Maquoketa, 14; Fuqua Giants, 1. At Warsaw. Ind. Plymouth Clippers, 9; Warsaw Elks, C. ' At Winchester, Ohio Nebraska Indians, 5; Winchester, 2. At Mount Vernon, 111. Mount Vernon Merchants. 10; Redbud, 3. At Astoria, 111. Astoria White Sox, 7; Eeardstown Grays, 1. At Monticello, Iowa Monticello, 5; Suburban Island, 8. ST. LOUIS MAY JUMP THE NATIONAL LEAGUE. Owner Robinson Threatens to Put Cardinals in American Association. St. Louis, Mo., July 9. Owner Robinson of the St. Louis National league

club threatens to Jump the league and put his tail-end organization in the American association next year. This move is said to be planned by the local magnate because of the refusal of the other National league clubs to help Robinson in strengthening his team. Robinson has a clear title to the National league park. It is reported that he has been holding secret conferences with American association magnates, and that Chicago will come into the new A. A. circuit, according to the plans of the conspirators.

M'GOORTY CHALLENGES HUGO KELLY FOR FIGHT. Offers to Ret 9 LOOM on Hlmelf Against Chicago Itulian. Eddie McOoorty. Billy Papke's former sparring partner, has challenged Hugo Kelly for a fight at 156 pounds at 3 o'clock on the day of the battle for a side bet of $1,000. Kelly, who Is training to get in shape for a battle with Papke or Ketchel, is not likely to consider McGoorty's challenge. TURNERS TO CLOSE SEASON WITH BIG TRACK MEET, Will Give Invitation Event nt Cedar Lake, Ind., on Sunday. The Central Turners will close their athletic season with the anual invitation field and track meet. The games will be held at Cedar Lake, Ind., next Sunday. The event ushers in the va cation period at the German Turn vereins. Members of all the turner societies in Chicago are expected to compete The Centrals will not participate, but will run the meet and donate the prizes. The meet will consist of the 100yard dash, shot put and high jump. FALL MEETING FOR LEXINGTON Lexington, Ky., July 9. The suspen sion of racing at the Latonia track will have no effect on the fall meeting here. Secretary W. R. Letcher of the local association said this afternoon that dates will be asked of the racing commission at the proper time. Late in September or early in October will probably be asked for. This will be the second fall meeting held in many years. Turfmen believe the suspen sion at Latonia will benefit the local meeting. Mutuel machines will be used. SCHEDULE FOR WABASH NAMED. Football Card for the Coming Fnll Has Been Announced by Manager. Crawfordsville, Ind., July 9. The 1908 schedule for the Wabash college football team has been announced by Graduate Manager Harry Eller. The Little Giants will play eight games this fall. Prospects are very encouraging for a winning eleven as but four mem hers of last year's team were lost by graduation last June and no less than twelve "W" men are now in college as a nucelus for the team. Coach Ralph R. Jones, newly elected athletic director of the college, will have charge of the team this fall, succeeding Coach Cayou. The schedule follows: Oct. 2 Franklin college at Crawfordsville. Oct. 17 Rose Polytechnic Institute at Crawfordsville. Oct. 24. St. Louis University at St. Louis. Oct. 31 Michigan Aggies at Lansing. Mich. Nov. 7 Maimi University at Oxford, Ohio. Nov. 1."? Notre Dame University at Crawfordsville. Nov. 20 De Pauw University at Crawfordsville. Nov. 26 (Thanksgiving day) University of Nebraska at Lincoln, Neb. ACCIDENT DISABLES AUTO. Cambridge Springs, Pa., July 9. One accident, which totally disabled one auto, and the usual confusion which attends the first day's run were the features of the 117-miie journey of the Glidden contestants from Buffalo to this place. Every one of the thirtytwo contestnnts for Glidden cars entered started and finished with perfect scores. The accident occurred to a Hower runabout entrant, the Gearless Roadster, which smashed into a telegraph pole and burst the frame, thereby putting one of the fourteen contestants for the Hower runabout event out of the running. The othr thirteen finished with perfect scores. The Gearless accident occurred at Westfield, sixty miles out of Buffalo, on a long, wide stretch of road. The machine hit a large stone, and Driver Breyfogle was unale to control the steering apparatus, the machine swerving across a ditch and into the telegraph pole, smashing the frame and damaging the car generally, making it impossible to continue. BARRY AND FLYNN OUT ON BALL. Prtnclpnls In Prize Fight at Denver Are Released Under Bonds. Denver, July 9. Nothing is known here as yet as to what will be done to Jimmy Barry of Chicago and Jim Flynn of Pueblo. The men were arrested with all the managers and principals of their bout Wednesday evening at the Wayside club at Petersburg, just outside the city in Arapahoe county. All are out on 500 bail. The bout was declared a draw after ten rounds of furious milling. WELL PLAY AT LOWELL. The crack East Sides will play at Lowell, Ind., Sunday. July 19. They will cross bats with the Lowell team No. i. The East Sides have a strong team and are confident of victory. The lineup for the East Sides is: Mattwell, 'f; Hawley, 2b: Barding, cf; Burgwald, rf; Johnson, p; O'Mara, 3b; Moliter, lb; Ward, ss; Fraymeyer, c

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Course is Chosen Between Crown Point and Orchard Grove For Big Race of International Importance to be Given this Summer. ENTHUSIASTIC OVER LUKE COUNTY ROADS Permission of County Authorities Has Not Yet Been Secured, However, and May Cause Hitch In Proceedings If the Farmers Make Any Objections. Crown Point, Ind., July lO (Special.) Again Lake county and Its fine stretches of roads come ln(o prominence, as an ideal course for automobile racing, and If the plans nncl desires of members of the ChlenKO Automobile Club and local enthusiasts arc carried out, Lake county residents and people for hundreds of miles around mny witness an event of national importance such as would be received In other countries by hundreds of thousands, as the most thrilling and daugerous of all sports. National Importance Is putting it mildly, for die contest will be an International nfi'nlr similar to the one that has Just been finished In France this week in which two drivers were killed and the countries of the Old World vied with each other to send their representative enrs across the line for first place and first time. Chicago Autolsts Are Winners. Similar races have been run in the Old Country from time to time, and the different county's men have have won, but this event in itself will be the first international affair In the line of automobile racing that has ever taken place in this country, so its interest will be manifold. Chicago and St. Louis have been the bidders for the affair, with Chicago being selected as the lucky city to land the great event. Consequently, the prime movers, in the International race, appointed a committee in Chicago to make the necessary arrangements as to the time and place to hold the great event. There are a great many good stretches of road in anil around Chicago, but they are crossed from time to time by steam and electric roads, and in some instances street car tracks run their entire length making it practically impossible to hold a race In that locality where such terrific speed has to be attained. Eyes Turn to Lake County. Therefore the managers of the affair began to look around in the near vicinity of Chicago, and as Lake county's roads are a by-word in Chicago for their excellence, a trip was made out here yesterday In an effort to select a place to hold the great races. The place and course has been selected and now all that remains is to get the consent of the proper authorities, and interview the farmers along the proposed course, to keep all obstructions, in the way of cattle, horses and dogs, off the course, while the race is being run. Traffic will have to be suspended along the entire way and the course turned over to the racers for the entire day. Mr. C. Gunther, one of the most prominent men in the Chicago automobile world, with a party of representative automobile enthusiasts, toured to Crown Point yesterday and were met by Harold II. Wheeler, who piloted them over the course from Cedar Lake to Lowell, then to Orchard Grove and back to town, a distance of twenty-two miles, without crossing a railroad, and the roads comparatively level and ideal for racing purposes. Prospect Created Enthusiasm. The men were enthusiastic in their praises of the course, saying that nowhere within a hundred miles of Chicago could such a ideal course have been found. The track will have to be covered over fifteen times to run the required distances. The affair, while yet in embryo, was given a good start yesterday and all it will take, will be the co-operation of the merchants, farmers and officials to land one of the grentest events in the sporting world that was ever pulled In America, an event that will bring thousands upon thousands of people to the county. HOLDS REGULAR MEET Peter Warimont Selected President of Hammond Sporting Organization. The Hammond Gun club held its regular annual meeting last Sunday and the following officers were elected: President Peter Warnimont. Vice president William G. Fredericks. Secretary J. C Becker. Treasurer F. C. Fricke. The club has just completed its new

ANNOUNCES

Chicago Telephone Company Toll Rates on Basis of Airline Rather Than Wireline Mileage.

The Chicago Telephone company authorizes the announcement of a decrease in the toll rate between cities and towns trf the Calumet region, which, but more especially in Lake county, will mean a saving of a great deal of money to toll users. The company has adopted what is known as the block system for computing toll rates, which is in reality a system whereby the charge is on a basis of air line mileage rather than a charge fixed according to the wire line mileage. In other words, every city is theoretically connected with a wire stretched as straight as the crow flies, with every other city in the region and the rates will be made on this basis while in reality It is necessary in some instances for a message to travel twenty miles to a city ten miles away because there happens to be no direct wire. Company's Reason for Change. The idea of the company in adopting this change in the system of computing toll rates is to regulate the charge as though conditions were ideal and then gradually approach the ideal in the construction of additional toll lines until there will actually not be a city of any importance which will not have a direct wire to every other city and town of importanc e. The company will watch the effect of cement trap house and installed the new Dicked bird automatic trap, and made other improvements around the club grounds. The club is now in tip top shape to handle any large crowd of shooters that may attend and they extend a cordial invitation to the shooting fraternity of the Calumet region to attend their first grand shoot over their new trap next Sunday afternoon, July 12, at 2 p. m.. Sharpshooters' park. RAIL AND STEEL MILL TEAMS TO CLASH AT BESSEMER PARK. What Is supposed to be one of the most exciting games of the year will be played at Bessemer park Sunday morning at 10 o'clock when the Rail and Steel Mill teams of the Illinois Steel company clash. The rail mill team is an expert team, while the steel mtll is a picked team. Supt. Gilles of the steel mill is captain of the steel mill team and Supt. D. T. Howells is captain of the rail mill team. Wednesday and Thursday a large amount of money was raised to uy bats, balls, masks and other baseball material. Captain Gilles is confident of victory, but Captain Howeils of the rail mill team says his team will fight for their lives and are willing to wager a large amount on themselves. All the players work in the steel and rail mills and all of them will suspend operations at 10 o'clock to go to the game, which is prescribed to be a crackerjack. HORSEWHIPS THE MAN East Chicago Lady Uses Drastic Means to Avenge Derogatory Remarks. East Chicago was recently treated to its first case of a woman horsewhipping a man but the speed with which the" feat was accomplished prevented its becoming very well known. Yesterday, however, the case was before Judge Wm. A. Reiland and the facts became public. It seems that some time ago Mrs. John Ragchinitz, who with her husband runs a saloon on Chicago avenue, near "Todd avenue, heard that Mike Salon, a boarding house keeper on Forsythe avenue, had made some derogatory remarks about herself and husband. The lady decided that the proper way to punish a backbiter was by the horsewhip system so she at once secured a good stout one. Mrs. Ragchinitz being possessed of some executive ability and considerable patience decided to bide her time and wait until she could catch Mike in her own bailiwick instead of bearding the lion in his den. June 29 being a pleasant day Mike concluded a little air would do him good and inadvertently decided on Chicago avenue for his promenade He was jauntily strolling up that thoroughfare whistling "What so rare as a day in June and thinking of the beauties of nature and the Joy of living when he thoughtlessly got as far as the Ragchinitz saloon. Mary Ragchinitz saw Mike and Mary is not the woman to compel opportunity to knock twice at her door. Instantly she had her trusting whip in her hand and was after the luckless Mike. Well, what she did to Mike with that whip was a fright. If you don't believe It as the prosecutor. Mike took him into the judges private office and showed him. Mike was a little averse to prosecuting but his wife was not and he not caring for any more arguments with ladies Mrs. Salon had her way and a warrant was sworn out. Mrs. Ragchinitz pleaded guilty and the court assessed her a total of ten dollars. Mike will use Forsythe avenue for his strolls as much as possible In the future. The Times baa larger circulation Cfurc out what will happen.

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EH GIT! TOLL RATE

the resultant decrease in toll rates and where the business is increased. by the reduction direct wires will be strung and another step towards the ideal will be made. That there will be an immediate and much appreciated reduction In the toll rates is shownbythefollowing list of cities the toll to which, from Hammond, will be reduced as follows: Rate Town Old New Aetna, Ind 20 Ainsworth, Ind 20 Armour, Ind 20 Heecher 2U Binyons Pt., Ind 20 Brunswick, Ind 20 Cedar Lake, Ind 20 Chesterton, Ind 25 Chicago Heights 15 Crete 20 Creston, Ind 20 Crocker, Ind 25 Deep River, Ind 20 Dyer, Ind 20 Griffith, Ind 20 Hanover Center, Ind 20 Hobart, Ind 20 Lake Station, Ind 20 Iattiville, Ind 20 McCool, Ind 25 Merrillville, Ind 20 Millers, Ind 20 Paisley, Ind 20 Palmer, Ind 25 Porter, Ind 25 Scliererville, Ind 20 I St. John, Ind 20 J urKey creeK, ina 20 Verona 25 Wheeler, Ind 20 Woodville, Ind 25 OFFICER NEWMAN GETS A NEW LID TODAY. Gary Ofljcer Is Hevenled By Mayor Knotts for Bravery While Putting Out Blaze. Owing to the vigilance of Officer Gust Newman of the Gary police force and formerly a Crown Point fireman, who discovered a fire in the saloon of John Sziemaska, whose place of business is at the corner of Sixteenth and Massa chusetts streets, and took immediate steps to extinguish the flames. The saloon was damaged only to an ex tent of $250, while it might have been totally destroyed. The fire started from a gasoline stove which exploded and soon the kitchen In the rear of the saloon was filled with roaring flames. Officer Gust Newman happened to be near and he at once formed a bucket brigade and started to throw water on the flames. In a little while they were subdued and the building was saved. The saloon is one, the license of which recently expired, which has now been converted into a soft drink em porium. Thomas E. Knotts had the in surance on the building and it fully covers the loss. He was so pleased at the work of Officer Newman that he gave him a new hat for his bravery. WANTED TO GO TO JAIL DOES THIS ONE Edna Lucas, Gnry AVench, Saya Wants To Be With Her Sweetheart. She Edna Lucas decided to go to jail to see her sweetheart Charles White and gave herself up to the police at Kankakee after they released her, is one of the details of the capture of this 17 year-old adventuress which did not be come known at the time of her arrest. When the Kankakee officers arrested the girl they were not sure that she was the one they wanted, and when she put up such a good story they were finally induced to let her go. After the Gary officer arrived and his description of the girl made. It was apparent that the officers in Kankakee had turned away the girl they wanted A sreach was instituted for her. The girl, however, returned to the station and gave herself up. She said she had finally decided to admit her Identity and go to jail where her sweetheart, Charles White is now In carcerated. White is the man who attempted to shoot another negro in Gary and was captured by William H. Kllver after a long chase. The police point to this pair as the class of criminals they are comelled to deal with. EFFORT WAS FIASCO Gary Lawyers Fall Flat When They Want to Prove Conspiracy. The effort of certain Gary lawyers to i prove that a conspiracy exists between Chief of Police Martin and Attornevs Harris and Bretch is about the biggest fiasco that the city of Gary has ever known. After the flat turndown which the signers of the petition had at the hands of the Gary town board, they were disheartened. The Bar association held a meeting last evening at which the report of the committee, which had the investigation of the charges against Martin, was to report. The committee announced that it had been unable to find any evidence against either Harris or Bretsch and was discharged. This ends the whole unfortunate affair and the majority of the members of the Bar association are glad of It. They are sorry that a few of their members succeeded In having the whole association placed in the light of quarreling and fighting over a little police court business when lawyers of standing do not care to bother with those kind of cases

OP AND DOWN If! INDIANA

PROFESSOR'S DAUGHTER ELOPES. Miss Mildred Gamble of Logansport, daughter of Professor A. W. Gamble, steward of the Northern Indiana Hospital for the Insane, today eloped with E. H. Beatty, Richmond. Ind., and was married at Covington, Ky., this afternoon. Mr. Beatty's father is an official of the Richmond division of the Pan handle railroad. IXSAXEf .JUST IX I.OVE. Joseph McDonald of Columbus, who was arrested a few days ago for trying to force his attentions upon Miss Mar garet Jones, was adjudged insane yes terday afternoon by a lunacy comission, the members of which found him perfectly sane, except for his affection. STABBED IX THE BACK. In a stabbing affray which occurred in a grove in Alarrs townsnip. aooui six miles east of Mt. Vernon, last evening, Code Seiner, a farm laborer. was wounded in the back by an un known person and is now In a serious condition. Several young men, it is said, drank freely during the progress of a dance. BOI.WIXG REPLACES BOOZE. The town board of Windfall has hit upon a plan to relieve the ennui. En tertainment has been at a low ebb since the saloons were landed high and dry" nearly four years ago. Shortly after the remonstrators got in their work poolroom's, boxball and bowling alleys and billiard rooms sprang up as if by magic. ERIE FIR EM AX KILLED. S. H. Wetherlll. a fireman on the Erie railroad, was instantly killed to night in the Huntington yards when an engine turned over on him. While pulling a cut of cars from a sidetrack the rails spread and the engine turned before Wetherill could jump. Engineer Daniel Beck was thrown thirty feet and badly Injured, but not fatally. RECEIVER FOR RAILROAD. W. L. Cavins, county attorney, and John Shirts, county treasurer, today filed a petition with Judge Charles E. Henderson of the circuit court at LinPREACHER EXPLAINS THE CHARGES. - (Continued from page one.) big outdoors which the Good Father has given to his creatures to see "sermons and stones" and to find God in the "trees and running brooks." Between ourselves, Mrs. Hamilton and the children need rest and change. As for myself, a man is builded to front the world "breast forward, to stand unabashed and unashamed, and to fear nothing but dishonor. A certain American admiral, with ship on fire at both ends and In the middle, and shot through! and through from stem to stern, said to the British commonder, who asked him if he was ready to surrended; "Surrender, Hades!. I have only begun to fight!" I want to thank the people of Gary, the ministers of her churches, and without exception the newspaper men, all of these having been In at attitude of suspended judgment, pending my appeal to Synod of Michigan, appellate judicatory; the man on the i street for his kindly greeting, and the children, busied at their childish play. But especially do I want to thank the men of the First Church who stood by my side in our work together of giving to the people of Gary a Presbyterian temple. These men have stood by me, and these men are standing by me yet, notwithstanding my having terminated my engagement as their mlnisttr. Here endeth the first lesson. Yours Faithfully, THE LATE (REV.) FREDRICK A. HAMILTON. Not Guilty of Some Charges. In addition to the above statement Rev. Hamilton disclosed to a Times reporter, the Inside workings of the trial in which he was charged with the following: Drinking beer on a Pere Quartette passenger train over a year ago. Found guilty. Being found intoxicated at his home by Mel Trotter, a reformed drunkard, who conducts a mission at Grand Rapids. Verdict guilty. Visiting house of 111 fame. Verdict not guilty. Unscrupulousness In business. Found not guilty. There were also several other ofenses which were brought out in the testimony such as smoking of cigarettes which Hamilton admitted, but were not specified in the charges. One charge, which, however, was added after the trial began, was of disrespect to his fellow clergymen, upon which offense he was also found guilty. Rev. Hamilton declares that the charges were "framed" and were the result of jealousy over his unquestionable success as pastor of the Third Church of that city, where he had one of the largest congregations In the city before he resigned to come to Gary. The Presbyterian synod of Michigan will try the case the first of October at which time Rev. Hamilton expects to be vindicated and he will then reenter the ministry. In the meantime he will be employed by the Cedar Rapids Press. He formerly was employed while at Princcon University, as correspondent for the New York AVorld and other papers. Slander. Slander Is a restless evil which disturbs society. Bpread3 dissension through cities and countries, disunites the strictest friendships; Is the source of hatred and revenge, fills, wherever It enters, with disturbances and confusion, and everywhere is an enemy of peace, comfort and Christian goodbreeding. Massilon. Absolutely Necessary. A liar should have a good memory. Qulatillan,

ton, asking that a receiver be ap pointed for the Southern Indiana Railroad company, which was built by John R. Walsh. WORKMAX IS PARBOILED. Joseph P.rown, an employe of th$ Norton Brewing company in Anderson, was seriously, if not fatally, scalded while at work at the brewery early this morning. He was cleaning a 125barrell kettle when a fellow workman turned on the hot water. The boiling water arose nearly to Brown's waist before his cries for help were heard. OFFICERS PREVEXT LYXCHIXG. Only the quick work of Constable David C. Pugh and three deputies of Stinesville, prevented William Brough, 22, of Bloomington, from being hanged by an infuriated mob this afternoon. Brough attempted to assault Bessie Myers, aged 13, daughter of George Myers of Stinesville, while she was picking blackberries near the little town. MAX DIES MYSTERIOUSLY. Matthew Porter, a resident of Horace, eight miles southeast of Greensburg, was found in an unconscious condition on the Catholic parsonage lawn in this city at a late hour last night and died without regaining consciousness. OUTLOOK IS BRIGHTER. Business is brightening in Columbus and merchants are encouraged. The Reeves Pulley company is continuing a ten hour day in the machine rooms and an eight hour day in the wood department, James A. Glanton's factory will start up the original force Monday morning, and the Caldwell Manufacturing company will resume operations with a complete force soon. MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP FAILS. Municipal ownership of the water plant in Newcastle has proven more expensive each year, and has reached a point where radical steps must be taken by the city authorities. Since the failure of the gas wells owned by the city fuel bills have become art important item and the cost of operating the plant has largely increased.

THE CREAM OF THE Morning News President Roosevelt will be forced Into the campaign by Clayton's attack on personal honor. Field left open for second place on democratic ticket after John Mitchell had refused to be a candidate and New York delegation had declined to name a man. Bryan's platform pleases radicals and does not offend conservatives. William J. Bryan passed afternoon rolling on grass and looking over farm, seemingly indifferent to convention or White House. Samuel Gompers and John Mitchell praised antl-lnjunction plank drawn by committee for democratic convention. T. E. Ryan, Urey Woodson and J. H. Atwood appeared to be leading candidates for chairman of national committee. Extraordinary homage paid to Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth by democracy at Denver. Colorado negroes said by colored editor to be for Taft and actively hostile to Bryan. Minority report on occult democracy failed because its custodian was "asleep at the switch." Visiting politicians have lost pound a day in weight from Denver's altitude and other things. Attorney Miller moved to take Leltcr case from Jury in Chicago on ground that newspaper reports had prejudiced the Jurors. Preparations for woman's burial halted and widowed husband taken Into custody pending an inquest. Federal grand jury voted true bills against Rhodus brothers. charging fraudulent use of mails; adjourned to meet July 21. Judge Landis decided white slave law, dealing with alien women, is constitutional; "pandering" statute to b tested today. United Boxboard receivers filed petition accusing O. C. Barber of fraud in transfer of company's securities; Judgs Grosscup allows five days for answer. State pardon board will be asked to extend clemency to Mrs. Alice Birmingham, who i3 serving twenty-five years' sentnre for kidnaping Lillian Wulff; child says the woman tried to restore her to parents. Hotel thief caught by British army officer, indicted and sentenced to prison on same day. Three Chicago firms among creditors of T. A. Mclntyre & Co., have claims of $105,425. MUNSTER. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. J. Kooy, Jr., a baby girl. Miss Annah Bachman of Saxony visited the Misses Kutzbach yesterday. Miss Minnie Kaske entertained at dinner last evening for Miss Eugenia Knotts of Hammond and J. Reinkle of St. Paul, Minn. C. Kikkert. who has been working at the Highlands store, is taking a short vacation. Miss Carrol Smith, who has been visiting friends h"re for some time, returned to her home in Chicago today. Corneil Kikkert has returned from a short visit at South Haven. A. Kone of Hammond was a business visitor here yesterday. Donf fall to hear j. George O'Donnel sing the "Holy City" at the Lincoln theater next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Admission 5c