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Three Tables Devoted to Dwellers of Hoosier State "Corner Stone" at Indiana Society's Banquet Last Saturday Night. Lake cbunty was represented in considerable numbers at the fifth annual banquet of the Indiana society in the gold room of the Congress hotel last Saturday right. There were three tables devoted exclusively to Lake county people who were able to attend the banquet through the kindness of two of the Ambers of the society who had enougn or a pull with the officers or the society to get the extra tickets and who made it possible for their friends to attend. The dinner was an elaborate one, and put the guests in a fine frame of mind for the flow of wit, eloquence and humor that followed. President Shafer made the opening remarks, and then introduced "Wilbur D. Nesbit, the toastmaster. As the master of the ceremonies, Nesbit was ideal. As he himself said he was merely the link to connect the speakers, and that etiquette of the Jaanqutt hall made it necessary for him to efface himself as soon as possible. The flrrt toast wa3 by Cy Warman, th rnilrna.l p.-v t. He was followed by Charles Major, who read a delightful little story entitled "The Magic Fife." James "Watson spoke on the subject, "The Hoosier State," and the program was concluded with a monologue of 'unny stories by Strickland Gllliand. The audience was kept In in a roar of laughter most of the time. Each of the Lake county guests brought home a valuable souvenir in the form of a photographic reproduction of the first edition of poems written by James "Whitcomb Riley. The little book contained the autogri.th of Indiana's greatest poet. It was a delightful little home crowd of 500 souls, as they say in Indiana that sat down to the sumptuous intellectual feast in the gold room of the Congress hotel. "All the intellectual dynamos of creation," to use one speaker's term, were there. Besides the eating, the speeching and the handing out of metaphorical bouquets, there were a few real presentations made. J. M. Studebaker, preslI Continued on page five. DOES EVERYTHING BUIBBESS BABY Professor Williams Exhibits Alarm Clock That Is a Wonder. LECTURES INJAST CHICAGO Talk at Methodist Church Saturday Proves Most Instructive and Interesting. (Special to The Times.) East Chicago, Ind., Dec. 13. The lec ture of Professor Louis "Williams on the "Wonders of Electricity," given at the Methodist church, Saturday night, under the auspices of the Ladies' So cial Union, was a most complete sue cess. Professor Williams' lecture throughout is illustrated by experi ments, he having one of the finest elec trlcal equiphents for demonstration in the country. Probably the most amus ins feature of the entertainment was his electrical alarm clock. The alarm is set for whatever hour the owner wishes to get up, and. at that precise moment it goes off, a few minutes later the clock turns on the lights and starts the fire in the stove, and if there is still nothing doing in the getting up line it turns the bed over and dumps the occupants on to the floor. He shows how different lights are made, the workings of the X;ray, how houses are struck by lightning and makes clear the mysteries of wireless telegraphy. In connection with the latter discovery he explained that It will only be a short time "when it will be impossible for any wireless station oththan the one the message is intended for to intercept the message, as it Is extremely difficult with the present Improvements for a message to go astray. There were only a fer of the many wonders the professor explained, and the audience, which was not as large as It would have been had the weather been more propitious, went home thoroughly pleased with the evening's entertainment.

FORGER SWlfiDLES II BUSINESS HER Uses Name of Paxton Lumber Company to Mulct Merchants.

HIVES ME OF J. SULLIVAN Works Old Trick After Banks Are Closed and Escapes With Small Sums. - The name of the Paxton Lumber company was used by a young, smooth faced fellow last Saturday to pass forged checks on a Hammond furniture, dealer and a meat dealer. The forger gave his name as J. Sullivan and ordered the furniture and meat market purchases to be sent to 252 Michigan avenue. It was late Saturday night, and the merchants had no way. of ascertaining whether the check was forged or not. Inquiry at the offices of the Paxton Lumber company showed that their name had been forged. Enough time had elapsed for the forger to make his escape, especially sincd the merchants did not take the troule to notify the department. Hammond merchants were warned some time ago to be very careful in cashing checks, especially for strangers and after banking hours. Several weeks ago a fellow passed forged checks on a coal dealer and grocery man. In both of the cases of last Saturday the amounts, out of which the merchants were bilked, were below $12. FAIL TO Ml Many Householders Allow Snow to Remain in Front of Homes. That people in Hammond utterly disregard the rights of their neighbors s practically demonstrated t&ese days by the snow nuisance on the sidewalks. The "rotten" snow on the walks today afforded a good opportunity for the cleaning, but in many places, some of them even being in the business district, the snow was permitted to lay undisturbed to form a crut of ice when the weather grows colder or more snow falls. Srteet Commissioner Kuhlman has put the snow cleaning ordinance up to the police, and there are plenty of people who would like to see the de partment make an example of some of these violators of the city ordinance. , It is said that even one or two of the city officials are permitting the snow to remain on the sidewalk In front of their places. The condition of the cross walks in Hammond is about as bad as it could possibly be, and in places where the sewers have not been opened there are several inches of water standing in the guttrs. iB COLLECTION (Special to The Times.) Whiting, Ind., Dec. 13. Sanctlmon lous thieves got busy on a sanctlmon ious day and last, evening about 5 o'clock gained entrance to the Sunday school department of the Congrega tional church and, after turning things topsy turvy robbed the collection box containing about ?5, all in small change, and made their escape. The theft was discovered last evening and it was shown that the parties had gained entrance through a window. It is thought that the affair must have been the work of boys, but the policej are working on the case and do not think they will have a hard time running down the guilty ones. HOW ABOUT IT? Investigate Appointment. Board of State Charities to TIMES' BVTtEAU AT THE STATE CAPITAL. . Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 13. Much criticism has followed the appointment by Superintendent Peyton of the state reformatory at Jeffersonvllle of a nephew of Dr. Harry Sharp, member of the board of trustees of that institutionu, to a position in the reformatory. Governor Marshall today ordered the members of the board of state charities to go to Jeffersonville and make a thorough investigation of the appointment. Will Elect Officers. The North Side Improvement associa tion has a meeting scheduled for this evening at the holU 502 North Hohman street. The annual election of officers will take place this evening and it Is important that all the members turn out. There will be other matters of business taken up for discussion. W On K-WA TKE S THE TIMES. ADVERTISE rV

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LUST SAD RITES FOR FRED KUIIZI11

Man Who Died by His Own Hand Laid to Rest at Oak Hill. MANY ORDERS REPRESENTED Fellow Lodgemen of Deceased Turn Out to Do Him Honor Large Crowd Present. Fred Kunzman of Hammond, who was found dead by his own hand last Thursday, was burled at Oak Hill ceme tery yesterday afternoon. Despite the bad weather hundreds of people participated in the last rites, ana many more lined the streets to catch a last glimpse of the funeral of the man whom they all respected. bhort funeral services were held at the home on State street, after which the remains were taken to the Odd Fel lows hall for the lodge rites. Moltke lodge, the Krleger Verein and the Ham mond Saengerbund-Fidelia, in which the deceased had held membership, marched in the funeral procession from the house to Odd Fellows hall. Rev. "Well Preaches Sermon. The Rev. "Weil of the Evangelical Frledens church conducted the funeral services and preached a touching ser mon at the hall. He asked his listen ers not to judge the deceased by his act, for the reason that he was tempor arlly demented. Instead, he asked that he should be remembered for his good deeds, and pointed out many virtues of the deceased. The bad weather interfered materially with the funeral. It Is customary for a band to head the procession, but this was impossible yesterday owing to the I condition of the streets. Twenty-one cabs were in the procession and but for the weather many more would have turned out. The following acted as pallbearers, having been close friends of Mr. Kunzman: "William Kuhn, L. DeVorak. Robert V.rerley, Fred Dietrich,- William Eisner and Carl Brueckner. Many beautiful floral pieces were received at the home, coming from this city and out of town. There was also a considerable number of out of town people who came to attend the funeral. OH! YOU BEEF TRUST" SLATED JOR TOWLES Towle Management Says It Has Secured Strong Burlesquers. For the benefit of the baldheads Manderbeck of the Towle Opera House announces that he has booked two of the best burlesque shows in the coun try. He says that either of these shows is as good as any musica comedy that ever piayea in mi city. "The Ducklings" will appear In this city next Wednesday, and are said to be very good as burlesque shows go. The city has been flooded with a lot of highly colored lithographs and the show seems to be arousing a great deal of comment among those who are usually the patrons of these shows. "The Beef Trust" is the suggestive name of another burlesque show which will come to this city a week from tomorrow. Watson's Beef Trust is said to be a burlesque of unusually high character. Packed houses are promised for both of these atractlons. FINED FOR ASSAULT Cutting Scrape Costs Perpetrator $1 and Costs. John Karbogan, employed In the Standard Steel Car works, came In contact with the strong arm of the law last Saturday night when he was arrested on the charge of assault and "battery. He was fined $1 and costs this morning in the city court. The fine was paid by one of his friends. Mike Yelaca, another foreigner, was the complaining witness, and prior to the scrap was a friends of Karbogan. He told the police that Karbogan had used a knife on him. Along with Karbogan, J. Spancik was arrested, but he was released. the charges against him having been dismissed. Swift's Calendar for 1910. Swift's premium calendar for 1910 is out. It consists of four famous, old time national songs; America; Home Sweet Home; ,01d Folks at Home, and the Old Oaken Bucket. Each of the four large sheets (9-15 inch) beautifully illustrates In color, the homes and childhood scenes of the authors, also giving portrait, autograph and biography, the history of the song, words of the song, and on reverse side a full piano music score with the words. ADVERTISE AJiD .CAIN I THE TIMES. A.OVKRTT3S

ASKS $5,000 FOB IRIS FROM FALL

Through her attorney, W. J. McAleer, Lizzie Ruben has brought suit against the city of Hammond and William Ahlborn, of the William Ahlborn Construc tion company, to recover damages for an injury she is alleged to have received when she fell over a hose on Walter street. She alleges in her complaint that on Nov. 1 she was walking along Walter street, betwen Fayette street and Thornton avenue, after dark when she fell over a line of hose which was stretched across the walk and which she could not see because there were no warning lights to Indicate its presence. She alleges that the hose had been there two weeks and that there was plenty of time in which to indicate its presence by means of warning lights. The claims that she fell with great force upon her face and, being a woman of large proportions, was so badly injured that she will never recove rfrom the effects of the fall. She claims that on Nov. 24 she pre sented her claims for damages to the city clerk, but that no action had been taken by the city or the defendant company to indemnify her. Therefore she asks that the court award her damages to the amount of $5,000. Election Commissioners T. W. Englehardt, E. R. Thomas and Dr. F. W. Smith assembled at the city hall, in Gary, at 10 o'clock to make a recount in the contest of Cothery vs. Moose. The recount was in secret, except for the presence- of County Clerk Shortridge, the contestants and two voters on each side. The commissioners will probably report that they are unable to make a recount of anything but the protested ballots, owing to the fact that the good ballots were burned. It is understood that the burning of the good Jlallots is to be reported to Judge McMahan, and it is possible that the grand jury may be called to take action against those who were responsible for the destruction of the ballots. HOUSING MEETING IS EXPECTED THURSDAY Hammond Business Men's Assn. Will Hold Inter esting Session. TO CONSIDER STREET OPENING City Officials and Public Generally Are Invited To Be Present at Session. A great deal of interest is being aroused over the meeting which is planned by the Hammond Business Men's association for next Thursday, j at which the matter of the opening i and extension of certain streets in the city of Hammond will be taken up. In every part of the city there are streets which the residents of the neighborhood would like to see opened or extended. The city officials are to be asked to be present, and it is thought that avgreat deal along this line can be accomplished if the people will come out to the meeting and express their views as to what is wanted. The meeting is open to every citizen of Hammond regardless of whether or not he Is a member of the association, and it Is understood that the officials are willing to act on any suggestion that seems to meet the commendation of the people who would be affected. ATTEND BANQUET A number of Hammond men will attend the banquet of the Illinois Manufacturers' association at the Congress hotel tomorrow night. This is the annual banquet of this association, and is expected to be a brilliant affair. 4Ajnong those who will attend are W. B. Conkey, John E. Fitzgerald, F. S. Betz, Otto Knoerzer, G"orge Loeklin, and others. W. B. Conkey is one of the leading members of the Illinois Manufacturers' association.

RECOUNT II GOTHERY VS. 10SE IS 01

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Rev. Hicks Believes StateWide Prohibition Needed for This Condition. TALKS BEFORE SMALL CROWD Anti-Saloon Workers Heard By Less Than 100 Persons Bad Weather to Blame. That the Anti-Saloon League would be unsuccessful in a contest In Lake county is the opinion of Rev. George E. Hicks, superintendent of the South Bend district. Rev. Hicks was in Hammond yester day to speak in a general way on the work of the Anti-Saloon League, and repeated this morning to The Times that he did not come to wage war on Lake county saloons particularly. xHe said this morning that he believed that Lake county would not become dry un less state-wide prohibition is adopted. By that he did not mean, however, that Lake county did not have some very earnest supporters of the cause. This was proven by the collection that was taken up at the two churches where he spoke. Dad "Weather Interferes. Bad weather Is given as the cause for a decidedly small attendance yester day. Less than a hundred people heard the anti-saloon workers by actual count, there having been thirty-two in the audience at the Presbyterian church in the morning and fifty at the Metho dist church in the evening. These eighty-two people, however, contri buted, in round numbers" $160 to the cause. While this was Mr. Hicks' first visit to Hammond, it was not his first visit In Lake county by any means, he hav ing been in the county a number of times before to speak at Crown Point. Hobart and Whitlnff. . Mr. Hicks is the active head of the league in this part of the state, sixteen counties, including Lake county, con stituting the South Bend district. RAFFLE BRIGS CROWD Mrs. Kate Phillips Wins Sew'ng Machine in Lion .Store Contest. The sewing machine raffle, which was held in the furniture department of the Lion store, proved to be a great attraction, and it is estimated that there were in the neighborhood of 1,500 people in the store and on the street awaiting the outcome of the contest. Mrs. Kate Phillips of 412 Plummer was the lucky person and her number, which was 4,225, was the seventh one that was drawn from the lot. There were fourteen machines sold as a result, and it is understood that Leo Koons, an assistant to Professor St. Clair, will visit the homes of those who have bought machines and instruct them in the use .of them. Professor St. Clair will visit Hammond once each month, and expects to build up a large business for the machine he represents. UNKNOWN IS BURIED The mysterious case In which an un known man was found drowned nea the Indiana Steel company's bridge over the Grand Calumet river, is still unsolved and the victim is still unidentified. Undertaker C. P. Jones buried the man yesterday in potter's field, and it is likely -that the man never will be identified. It Is the general belief that the man met with an accident. It is probable that he had been drinking, laid down on the river bank and rolled off into the stream. Not a particle of evidence has been discovered by the coroner as to how the man really happened to be drowned. MRS. W. F. HOVIS DIES Wife of South Bend Clergyman Passes Away. Aimee Parry Hovis, the wfife of Dr. William F. Hovis, pastor of St. Faul's Methodist Episcopal church of South Bend, Ind., died at the Epworth hospital, inVthat Aty. at 9 o'clock last night after an operation for appendicitis. The funeral services will be held at South Bend at 10 a. m. Tuesday. The body will be taken to Crown Point Tuesday night and services will be held in that place Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock. The interment will be at Crown Point. Mrs. Hovis is the daughter of Wm. Parry of Crown Foint, she is the sister of P. A. Parry, editor of The Times; Roy Parry, Leslie Parry, Howell Parr Vernon Parry and Gwendolin Parry of Crown Point and Hammond.

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. ill I U1C CMD1 nvcQ IM.L lllu LlillLUILU Carl Bauer So Pleased With D'Urbano That He "Sets 'Em Up.'r BETTER PATRONIZED SAT. Musicians Play for Large Audience As They Never Played Before. "It is a shame that a musical at traction like Luigi D'Urbano's band is not better patronized," was what Carl Bauer hud to say to Manager Manderbeck of the Towle Opera House after he had sat for an hour and listened . to the music that the band produced Friday evening, and he forthwith drew a check for sixty-two tickets and gave them to his employes at the plant of the Simplex Railway Appliance com pany. This was the way that Mr. Bauer took .to show his appreciation of what Manager Manderbeck had done in book ing such a fine attraction for Hammond. On Saturday night, as a result of Mr. Bauer's generosity and the fact that the people had at last awakened to the fact that they were missing a really great attraction, the house was com fortably filled. And the musicians seemed to think that at last they were being appreciated and played as they had never played before. ARE BEATEN, BUT BY WORTHY FOEill Hammond Indoor Team Loses to Asmussons to Tune of 6 to 12. The Hammond Indoor baseball team was defeated by the Asmussons of Chicago, at the gymnasium of the club last Saturday night, by the score of 12 to 6. The game was a great one from start to finish and the Hammond team made a good showing. The locals were able to get four hits off the pitcher of the visiting aggregation. When it Is remembered that the Asmussons are in a class with the Spauldings, which is said to be the best indoo'" baseball team in Chicago, the showing of the Hammond boys was creditable. There was a fine crowd in attendance at the game, and the Informal dancing party after the game was enjoyed by all. 1ST PAY THEIR .TAX Many Delinquent Owners of Dogs Confess Judgment. A great many of those who have Deen made defendants in the cases m which Township Trustee John C. Becker is seeking to recover dog taxes, have come In and confessed judgment. It is said that the majority of these owners of dogs have mongrels that they did not think were worth the tax. - They are compelled to pay it neverther less and will be compelled to pay it in the future unless they get rid of their dogs. The suits revealed the fact that there are a great many very poor people in the city who are finding' it very difficult to raise the money to pay the judgment and costs. Mr. Maginot Better. Mike Maginot, father of Maginot Bros., feed leader, corner Fayette street and Oakley avenue, who has been sick for ten weeks with typhoid fever, was able to sit up for the first time last Friday. He is on the road to recovery now, and. sat up for several hours yesterday. As soon as his health is restored completely the family will move into their new home on Oakley avenue, near Clinton street. Motion Hour in Court. A motion hour and the making of the issues consumed the morning hours in the Lake superior court this morning. The first case to be taken up tomorrow -wi-IU be Hamilton vs. the Gary & Interurban Electric Railway company. New Liquor House. The California Wine House has rented one of the stores in the new business block built by Dr. T. Edwin Boll, on East State street, and on next Tuesday will open up an up to date establishment for the sale of wines and liq uors. The place will be under the management of Sam Levlne. The fixtures and stock are be4ng put in today.

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U J. A. Aubrey, Druggist, Thinks Nonresident Norh, Side Property Owners Would Build If Shown That Houses Would Rent.The Betz idea for the building of homp In Hflmmnn1 bfl hn rpr.pfvfld with consIderable Interest all over the cltv and whle It - not ver entirely endorsed by some north aiders it may bring about even better thing3 than Mr Betz, who suggested the two-room cot-' tage plan, and others, had expected. J. A. Aubrey, the north side druggist, is an exponent of what might b: termed the enlarged Betz idea. Speak--lng of tha project to supply hundred : of homes for Hammond laborers on the-two-room plan, Mr. Aubrey said thia-i morning: Capitalists Want to Be Shown. "I am satisfied that by concerted effort outside capital can be easily In ! terested to put up something better! than two-room cottages. ; "Much of the north side vacant prop- ; erty Is owned by outside capitalists,! who only want the assurance that there is a demand for five and six-room cottages and they would be ready to build the cottages by the score. , These men are not as well acquainted with the situation in Hammond as we are ourselves, but if the matter is laid before them in the proper manner they could be induced to erect plenty of cottages for sale and for rent. I myseir have bought tour lots, on Adams street, and unless my plans miscarry I intend to erect four cottage3 next spring. They will range in price from $1,200 to $1,500. I am satisfied that I can either sell or. rent them, for there has not been-a vacant cottage on the north side for a long time. Enlarged Idea More Acceptable. "The idea of providing cottages instead of two-room houses is more acceptable to the north side people, because it would insure a better class of people. It seems to me' that only the ' very poorest class would start out in the two-room cottages. I have spoken to a number of people who own land on the north side, but who do not live here. One man who resides in Pennsylvania says he would not hesitate a minute could he be assured that his cottages would rent. Under those circumstances it seems to me that we could easily show this man that he would be making a good investment." ED BLEGKE "MIGHTY HUNTEfTOF ST. JOHN Nails Skin of "Only Fox" of Region to Barn Door. CAPTURED BYWILY PLOT Gun Now Loaded for Coyote of Which Two Specimens Have Been Seen to Prowl. (Special to Tub Times.) St. John, Ind., Dec. 14. Edward Blecke, living southeast of St. John, is decidedly the king of hunters just now for this region. He has nailed the skin of a fine fox to his barn door, having shot the animal last Wednesday. Those who know the difficulty of finding Mr. Reynard asleep appreciate Mr. Bleckc's feat, especially, when it is remembered that this was the best hunted fox for many miies around. He was the only known fox In the neighborhood, and Mr. Rlcoke takes considerable pride in having Eecured his skin. Now Looking; fjr Cojotes. After having followed him time anJ again Mr. Blecke gained sight of him as he sat on a hillside. Tin hunter made a large detour, so as to keep out of the animal's wind and also that he might come upon him from the rear. He succeeded in this, although he had to remain at quite a distance. After firing at the fox for the first time he saw him pump into the air, raising himself about eight feet above the ground. He kicked up the snow and ihe powder smoke caused him to disappear temporarily. Mr. Blecke thought he had killed him, but was surprised to see, after the snow and smoke- had settled, that the sly old fellov.- was sneaking off around the hill. He levele, his gun gun once more at him and this time killed him. He found him to be a "dandy." Mr. Blecke is now looking for two coyotes which are said to be in taa neighborhood of Cedar Lake.

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