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WEATHEn FORECAST. Tamrttlrd or partly elondr with probably a loral thunderstorm today or Wednesday.

VOL. IV., XO. 33. Charles Frederichs of Hammond Asks Anti-Saloon League Leader How It It That He Comes Into Lake County. SHI GOBITZ IS DEflBj LICENSE Commissioners' Court at Crown Point Yesterday Is Warm Session and Two Saloonmen Are Refused license With Several More to Hear From. Special to The Times). Crown Point, Ind., Aug; 3. One of the features of the meeting of the board of county commissioners at Crown Point yesterday was the lively tilt between Charley Friederichs of Ham-,-mond ar.d Attorney Matthews of Plymoth. Attorney Matthews was going after the Lake county saloonkeepers with his usual vigor. "Now, I would like to have you tell me just what your interest in this business is," said Mr. Friederichs. "Here you come into this county where you are not a taxpayer and presume to tell us how we shall conduct our business. I am a taxpayer here and I have property interests that have got to be protected," continued Friederichs, "and I don"t propose to have you come to me and tell me how I shall run my business." ' The tilt was a warm one and afforded considerable entertainment to the people who had crowded the court room in anticipation of a warm session. Hold Adjourned Seaxloa. While the county commissioners allowed several bills and let some gravel road contracts, the principal part of the session was taken up with the sa loon problem. Attorneys Bruce and Matthews, who are becoming familiar figures at the board meetings, were present with a large number of remonstrances against the granting of licenses to Lake county saloonkeepers. In fai t, there was so much business of this nature that came up before the board that it was necessary to hold an adjourned session this morning to com(Continued on Page Eight.) Woman a Victim in River Tragedy The circumstances under which Mrs. Lillian Watkins and Robert Sheridan, by whom she was employed as housekeeper, mat their death In the Calumet river on Sunday remained unexplained yesterday. The launch in which they had been riding up and down the stream was found with the engine running full speed.

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SOCIETY arranges mrm

Otto Klemperer, chairman of the Pleasure committee of the SaengerbundFidelia, has completely a program to provide one social occasion, at least, once a month from now until January. The first one the, program, of course, is the excursion picnic to Hudson Lake, the beautiful resort on the South Shore line. This excursion will take place on Sunday, Aug. 22. The tickets are on sale at Summers' drug store and F. C. Miller's, 241 East State street. Following the excursion there will be a social stag for active and passive members only. This will be held some time in September. Occupy Xevr Quartern. On a night to be fixed some time in October will be "Geuethlicher Tani Abend" for the members and their friends. But the crowning event of the season will be the grand concert at Towle's Opera House, one night in November. Some of the leading Chicago solists will assist the local singers, who have made a most remarkable progress under the leadership of Professor Han Biederman. The Yule tide will bring with it the "Weinaehts Beseherung." or the children's Christmas festival, to be followed by a masquerade ball in January, time and place to be fixed later. The Saengerbund-Fidelia has abandoned its quarters in Roth's hall, and now has temporary quarters in the State street Masonic temple, which the organizations intends to keep until the new club house is completed. Chief Austgen Investigates Story That His Officers Played Cards in Saloon, and Story Is Proven to Ba Untrue. The people of Hammond are not taking the crusade of the women who went about securing evidence against ' the saloons last Sunday seriously. In fact, it seems to be the general opinion that the Hammond saloons are living up to tl-o law better than they have ever done before in the city's history. The people who went around securing evidence claim to have been horrified by what they s.iw and raided a great hullabaloo about it, but when it came to an investigation there was little to their stories. One of the crusaders went to Chief 'f Police Austgen and informed him that there were two of his police officers in full uniform playing cards in a certain saloon. The chh-f said that was certainly against the rules and that he would make an investigation. He went to the place where the officers are eaid to have been seen and had a man in plain clothes go into the place and make an investigation. Story Wast I nf(.u:ided. The report was that no police officers had been in the place during the day. and the only possible reason for such a report to gt t out whs the possibility that a coup!., of firemen ha 1 been in the plae,. playing cards, which they had a p.-rfect right to do. In another case the chief was notitied that there was a disorderly h use in the Standard district. told his informer that he had been working on the case for a week and was at that very time doing his best to ascertain whether or not the report was true that the place was being improperly conducted. So far no evidence has been secured against the place, although it has been under the closest surveillance. In , that liquor was being sold to minors naioonKeepers1 association has fre quently declared against this evil, and this is the case they will no doubt ; encourage prosecutions. But taken as I a whole there was very little evidence i secured against the Tin keepers. News Is Gladly Received. The news that was printed exclusively in The Times last evening of the plans of the officials of the New York Central lines to concentrate their freight transfer business at Gibson, was gladly received by the people of Gibson and of both East Chicago and Hammond. It was the biggest piece of railroad news that has been printed in some time and today is fuljy confirrr.e.t ai Chicago.

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HAMMOND, George Cotton, Aged 74 Years, Falls Under the Wheels of a Lake Shore Train and Is Mangled Before ScoresSHOCKING SIGH! SICKENS PASSENGERS Decedent Is Well Known in City and Was rather of Messrs. Sam and Fred Cotton Body Is Cut Up In a Jiffy Friends of Family Are Shocked. Geo. Cotton, 31S Plummcr avenue, the father of Sim Cotton of this city and the father of Mrs. Bert Escher, was killed and horribly mangled by the 1:12 Lake Shore suburban train at the Nickel Plate depot today. The accident happened just as the train was pulling into the station. From the stories that a number of eye-witnesses told of the accident, Mr. Cotton was standing on the cement walk between the tracks when he suddenly noticed the train bearing down upon him, and becoming bewildered, attempted to cross the tracks in front of the train when he was run down and killed. The pijot struck him and threw him in a sprawl in lront of the train, where is body was caught under the wheels, and while one set of wheels cut off .his hands, the others cut his body in two at the shoulders. Death Witnetwird by Many. The train was stopped as soon as possible, but death, had been instantaneous. The crowd of passengers at the station, who saw the tragic accident, were sickened by the terrible sight, and many of them were made violently ill as a result. The fact that Mr. Cotton was killed in full view of a score of people made his death all the more terrible. George Cotton was formerly a house mover by trade, but lately turned the business over to his son, Fred S. Cotton, and lately has merely assisted him with the work. The Lake Shore suburban train, which killed Mr. Cotton, was in charge of Conductor F. Carrol, Engineer N. MoFarland and Fireman J. G. Stohl. The mangled body was taken to Eminerllng's morgue, and the funeral arrangements will bo announced later. AVn an oll Itenldeot. Mr. Cotton, the deceased, was 7 4 years of age. He Is survived by his wife and three children E. X. Escher. Sim Cotton and Fred S. Cotton. Mr. Cotton is one of the oldest residents of the city, and his tragic death is a shock to the entire community, weh re he was well known. The widow and children of the deceased have the sympathy of a host of Iriends in the hour of their bereavement. BAiLROAD GOIIG Eastern Indiana to Connect With Belt Line Carriers. TIMKV III 1(1' AT M ATE CAPITAL. Indi;-.napoIls. Ind., Aug. 3. Incorporation pap.rs were granted today to the Eastern Indiana ltsiflread company, with So". "Imp capitalization, and composed of East Chicago and Michigan City people. Tin- plans provide for a railroad sitt.-n miles long, from the Michigan City docks to a point on the south shore of the lake in the neighborhood of East Chicago and Indiana Harbor, there to connect with the other Chicago belt lines. The directors ore Cornelius B. Collins, Jeremiah B. Collins, Albert C. Wiler. Robert F. Gartetsen. Edward M. Moran, Henry M. Schwager and Walter J. Kilev. Death of W. H. Morrison. William H. Morrison, 5S years old, of Grover street died yesterday afternoon after a lingering illness. He is survived by his wife, one son and three daughters. The funeral has been arranged for Thursday afternoon, services to be held at the home at 1 o'clock and at the Nazarene mission at 2 o'clock. Interment will be hel dat Oak Hill cemetery. Furnishing nornen with us Is a p. eialtv. not a side line; tour floors of furniture. Spiegel's. 9133-ei3S Commercial avenue, South. Chicago,

INDIANA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1909.

I Hammond Men of Affairs

JOHN A.

One of the strong team of Gavit Bros, of Lake county is John A of Hammond. He is a democrat and just as influential in political circles as is his brother, Frank N. Gavit of Whiting, only, of course, Frank N. is a republican John Gavit is one of the oldest lawvra in t j , .1

... w.uiviiu in in i or prac 11 ce. At ! Cl, aUorne-v' ceeedlng Legrand T. Meyer. Mr. Gavit has one hobby, and that is a good horse. He has owned a number of splendid animals and is watching the course of a lively colt. Mr. Gavit is a member of the

- . . , ule mugs was WAGES NOW PAID STREET CAR MEN AND DEMANDS. Pr-ent n.-nle Demamln per hour, per hour. Chicago Kiillivnyn Flrst wlx month. ."J.I cents 23 rrittn Arter nix iiioii h. 25 cent 2H cent After one year.. 27 o-iit 30 cent Chicago fity Hallway Flrnt 3 mnutliM. .23 o-nt 24 renin After 3 raont lis . . 25 eenta 27 rrnta Afler one yrnr...27 c-nl SO ei-nt.t Calumet nnd South Chlcnpro Flint 3 month. . . 20 cent 24 nntn After 3 months... 25 cent 30 renin Chleugo and Southern Traction City men 23.5 cents 27 rrU Interurhun men . . 25 cents 30 cent MllllElt OK MF. IWOI.VUI) IN 1'ItOH A III STRIKE. Chicago Untlvmys ('o (t,10O Chicago City Knllwny Co 2,!!0 Calumet anI South C!ilcao . . . 5im Chicago A; Southern Traction.. 100 Total 9.0OO The people of Hammond are anxiously awaiting the outcome of the threatened street railway strike in Chicago, which, it is said, will involve the lines of the Hammond. Whiting and East Chicago Street Railway Company and will tie up the street car traffic between the cities of Hammond, East Chicago and Whiting. While a good many Hammond people nre of the opinion that the strike will be .'.verted, an i ! l j 1 1 i r - among the men revealed the fact that in the event of a strike the Lake county company would be nffeete d thesae asm tao would be affected the same as the Chicago companies. It i.s believed that even if the Hami mono, nittng ami r.ast t hicago compnny should agree to the increase deman. led the local conductors anil moI tnrnii n would find it advisable to strike i m sympathy with their Chicago breth ren. All Vote to Strike. With practical unanimity the motormen and conductors on the Chicago surface street car lines last night rejected the offers of the companies to rene wthe old agreements and ordered Wow. But They Were Hit! Two men were arrested for seining and two for the violation of the fiSri and game laws by Constable Merryweather late last evening and they were all given generous fines in Judge Frank Prest's court soon after they were brought in. Geral Soda was arrested for seining in the Calumet river and was fined $25. Hugh Landi was another violator of fish and game laws and he got his to the tune of $32.45. Fred Herg was arrested for selling liquor on Sunday and Luckey LInd was arrested on the same charge. Perg get $26.35 and Lind got $41.35. The comVplaict was made by Louis LindelL

iililcHEslrlLT I1PFJ0I1 LABOR BATTLE

Jl ir GAVIT. started. a referendum vote to be taken on the question of calling a strike. Though the men are hoping that something may yet intervene to avert a strike, they showed great enthusiasm at the special meetings last night and the recommendations of the officers of the union were adopted with little debate The referendum vote of the men will be taken Thursday. The .piestion to be voted upon is practically the same as that brought before the special meeting last night, but the rejection of the companies' offers by a two-thirds majority on the referendum carries with it the proposition to strike. While the action of the men was anticipated by the officers, it brought the situation one step nearer the gravest crisis that has ever confronted the -tv In 4 .... i . . I ... a.. oi uiuustria; upheavals between employers and employes. The officers of the street car men's unions j say that for years they have tried to j brin galoot Just such an agreement j bring about just such a condition as j now prevails, when the agreements on jail the surface lines hav expired, so i that should a strike bo ordered it will tie up every line from Evanston to the city. The I'nlon Side. Officials of the union declare that the wages have not kept pace with the increased cost of living in the last few years, but company officials 9imu-,i : yesterday that on some of the lines the ' advance has been as much as 10 cents an hour since the union was formed in j 102. At the time the first agreement j was made between the company and the union on the north and west sides j of Chicago, the motormon and cor.doctor on the lines of the Consolidated Traction company were paid IT cents .in hour. At the present time the . men receive 27 cents an hour, after the first year's service. I ln the electric , lines of the t'nion Traction company ! the maximum pay was 21 cents an j hour, while most of the men on t!:e cable lines were paid $2.2.". a day of i ten hou rs. On the south side the men on the electric lines were paid 21 cents an hour at the time the men organized. Then men on the cable lines were paid by the trip, and they received as l.igli as 20 cents an hour on the average, and those men who are now on the electric cars assert that they are receiving less than they did ten years ago when they are carrying twice as many passengers. Minstrels Maks a Hit. The minstre show at Towle's rip, ra House last night was a great success. j and there was a good house, which I greeted the dusky singers. Some of the jokcs were a little rusty, but they were presumably some left-overs from last year, and the show has not been on the road long enough this season to have accumulated a collection of new ones. The entertainment was of a high class, however, and Towle's Op. ra House promises to b- mr.r popular than ever as a result of the booking of a number of lira; rate attractions or this season.

L 1,1 14 Attorneys William H. Sickman and Leon A. Berezinak today filed a suit in the United States federal court, district of Indiana, in which they have brought suit against the Stein-Hlrsh Co. of West Hammond for $25,000 damages as a result of injuries which Joseph Erb is alleged to have received in the West Hammond plant. Joseph Erb was in the employ of the Hirsh-Stein Co. some time ago when a tank, containing a quantity of glue mixed with boiling 'water, ran over and the hot water covered Erb's legs and feet. In addition to being badly burned, Mr. Erb's attorneys allege that the glue in the water poisoned him so that today he is a helpless invalid. - .Negliiiencc In I'lijirfred. The complaint states that before he was injured he was a strong, well man, capable of earning a livelihood and now ! he is helpless and is unable to support his family." The accident was brought in the T'nited States federal court for the reason that the Hirsh-Stein Co. is a foreign corporation, and the plaintiff is a resident of Indiana. The case is one of the largest damage suits that has lately been filed in the local courts. The attorneys for the plaintiff believe they have a good case against the company, in which they will clearly establish the negligence of the company. DPMPJ rnn PflQV ouimi rnuim u mm BLOWS INTyAHMOND Thirty Negresses Parade the Streets and Make Themselves Offensive. THQUGHTTHEY WERES1MGERS Police Order Elacks to Get Out of Town in a Big Hurry and Not to Return. Part of the scum from Gary's underworld has been tlipped off and thrown into Hammond. Yesterday the people in the city noticed that a large number of colored women were on the streets and "supposed that they had come here wiih the negro minstrels, but tile police knew bitter. The ic gru women were some of the habitues of the n'ro resorts in Gary, and they have been parading the streets ever since tlx. y left their old stamping ground in the new steel city. The police .however, will not let thern stay here long, and propose to run them out in a jiffy. Even this morning there were a number of the colored women parading the streets and making themselves offensive to pas.sorshy. While ih.-y were s. en in the company of the negro minstrels, they are not a part of the company and it is ex pected that they will get e;t of the ci when the Show gof s. Rut there are a number of white women who have been ru-i out of Gary along with tie- negroes. They are trying to gel a f .,.;!. oh here, but the police have warned them to "get a move on." The only danger is that they may locate in West Hammond. 111., and give the p. lie.- there the same trouble that they g:iv the G.iry officers. The Gary negrofs of this . lass are a vicious lot, and are resp .'.:. le for the large amount of crime ie to,- "Patch." One of tie- women who was an inmate Kr:;i:k 1! ugti's notorious resort in G'iry told en. of the Hammond poll' f!i . !.- ic.at Si rgeant Catey had ;t"i;e around f u'.i of the resorts and t-b I tie- propri. tors that the Hnmmoml w! .. p'atitr.ng a raid on the ',vi. .h town and that they would have to get out of tie- city or sufftr the conTh'- i h t was to ph.-- the responsibility r-r t'ae cleaning up of ;ry on l:..llammon l p-'lh. -, w ic-i e it would n. lose the present Ga.ry city administration any votes. It was a clever scheme if it worked. Hard to Figure Out. -Anton Ta per has ar.eth.er son and heir. The youngi-ter made l.is appearance in the Tapper homestead i 'st Sunday, nn, in addition to building the in w block at tie- corri.-r of Jb.hmun and S.bb-y str. i ts, the visit of the stork has kept the well-known Hammond busy. Mr. Tappfr has decide, t call the new boy Holland, ami this now mak' s four children in his family. Mr. Tapper says that he told his little daughter that sin- now has three brothers, while er rcw brother only has two. and the little girl has been working for some time trying to figure the problem out. Thk-ts on sale for the Hammond Sar:ker:.a::d picnic at Summers Pharmacy, and Singer Sewing Macfcil.e A store, 211 State street tf.

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ONE CENT PER COPT. Shocking Tragedies Occur on Placid Bosom of Lake County's Pretty Summer Resort, South of Hammond. IJROAV.MXCS IX THE REfrlOV 14 Special to The Times). Crown Point, Ind., August 3. Cedar Lake claimed two victims yesterday. One was William Littlejohn, aged 23, employed with the F. G. Hartwell company of Chicago, and the other was Max Delue, the 9-year-old son of Mrs. Delue of Forty-fourth street, Chicago. William Littlejohn was drowned near the Sigler hotel. He was rowing a boat when It was suddenly capsized by the swells from a passing launch. An effort was immediately made to recover the body, and while the dragging of the lake was going on Max Delue. who was watching the proceedings, fell from the pier and was drowned, in full view of Ills mother who was standing rear. Mother AY nn Frantic. Mrs. Delue was first made frantic by her son's struggles, and then swooned when she saw him disappear under the surface of the water. It is said that it would have been an easy matter to save the boy if any one near had, had the presence of mind to have attempted his rescue. The two drownings happened not more than an hour and a quarter apart, and created a profound sensation among the gay picnickers at the lake. Little Max Delue had come to Cedar Lake with his mother for a day's outing. The occasion was a Sunday school picnic under the auspices of the Baptist church. The remains will be shipped to Chicago for burial today. William Littlejohn'a body was recovered, but so far the efforts to locato his family or f rlends .liave. been,unuc. cessful. The fact that he was employed by the F. G. Hartwell company of Chicago is the only flew to his identity. ABLE TO BE OUT. Mrs. Fred Fricke Is Recovering from Shock. Mrs. Fred Fricke, who has been out of the hospital for more than a week, is improving continually, and is able to be up and around at her home in South Ilohtnan street. The shock of her husband's death last week, howover, is retarding the recuperation to some extent. She js out of all danger, much to the delight of her many friends, who have b-'en most anxious for her life during the jst t ' weeks". Married in London to R Clay Pierce Lon.ljn, Aug. 3. I." rider a special 11c.T.se. se-.rd at Canterbury, H.r-ry C'ay li.ro- of Si. iA.uis. J!".. thman. i.nd Virginia I'rh-kett I.tirowes, .laughter of Major William Kusseit Priekett of E.'wuru-. ille, n; Wiifise former tusliar.d died four years ago, w re ; ii. t.y taarrie i y. ste,,;; y al rft tji o rse's ch'jrrii, Hanov.T sq jare. P.-yor.l the ci,uri-li officials only four persons witr.es.-e t -.e wej.Jh.g. Tho brib was attend.-1 ,y her .la.jgh'er. Virglr.ia Hurrows, a;.v! given awy b 11. II. Auaerg&a.

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