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East Chicago, Gary and Whiting Saloon Men Fall Under the Ban. Circuit Court Juc ge to Eliminate Naturalization Frauds

Important rulings-covering tne naturalization of foreigners that will be widespread in their effect have been handed down by Judge Wilis C. McMahan of the Lake circuit court at Crown Point. In effect they will serve to eliminate the wholesale naturalization frauds that have been practiced 'n this part of the state and men who would make undesirable citizens, such as saloonkeepers' who do not live up svery letter of the state law even tc Sunday closing, will be debarred from citisenshlp. Incidentally scores cf foreigners who flocked to the state court with the idea that they would escape the stringent rules of Judge Anderson's federal court were informed that from now on the circuit court will be as strict and perhaps more so than the national tribunal. The sessions of the court during the past two days have been attended by Chief Sturgis and Assistant Webber of the United State Naturalization bureau. They are investigating the record of every applicant as well as the witnses who vouch for him and where they find evidence of fraud or perjury they intend to prosecute. I.It of Kiif Incx. The rulings are as follows: 1. First papers taken out in courts outside of the county are Invalid. Hundreds of first papers have been is rnn ii rim - ; H6 GIVEN D? , C. A. Delong of Gary Announces Contestants in Inter-Society DebateDr. C. A. Delong of Gary today announced the program of the joint meeting of the Lake County Bar association and the Lake County Medical society which is to be held in the rooms of the University club of Hammond Thursday, Sept. 14. Attorney Dan Moran will lead the discussion on the subject of the efficacy of expert testimony as the representative of the Lake County Bar association. Dr. E. M. Shanklin of Hammond, the coroner of Lake county, wjll take the doctor's side of this discussion. It Is expected that other doctors and lawyers will take up the debate along the lines laid down by the leaders In this debate. Dr. E. R. Gordon of Hobart, former coroner of Lake county, will have a paper on the subject, "The Duty of the Physician as an Expert In Personal InJury and Death Damage Suits." This paper Is expected to deal with ' the medical-legal aspects of these cases. Dr. Miller of Gary will lead the dis cussion on all of these papers. On account of the widespread Interest In this subject it is expected Vthat there will be a large attendance at the meeting. The discussion will be open to the members of both the Gary and Ham mond University clubs. HE'LL BE OUR FIRST AEROPLANE POSTMAN Pierre Vedrlne will be the first aeroplane mall carrier to operate la the United States. Managers of the proposed International aviation meet In New York September 23 to 30, have arranged with Vedrlne, who won the recent Paris to Madrid race, to deliver a sack of mall from some sub-station in Brooklyn to the aviation field, nneteen miles dis- , tant, on Nassau Boulevard.

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City and Laporte. .2. Wltneses vouching for applicants must possess the same necessary qualifications as those for whom they vouch. This ruling serves to eliminate saloonkeepers as witnesses as they, for the most part are law violators in regaxd3 to the Sunday closing law. 3. One applicant, a police officer named Meyers of East Chicago, was denied his papers. lie admitted that violations of the liquor laws had taken place on his beat but that he put no stop to them because of Instructions given by the chief of police The court held that Meyers should have done his duty regardless of instructions of his superior officer. An attempt was made by his attorney. Representative W. B. Van Home to have this Judgment, expunged from the docket but the court ordered It to stand. 4. The naturalization examiners protested against the granting of any papers because the list of applicants and their witnesses had ben posted behind the court room door instead of in a conspicuous place in the corridors as required by law. This was taken under advisement. 5. Most of the citizenship applications of the saloonmen were set over (Continued on Page 7.) (Special to The Times.) Crown Point, Ind., Sept. S. The plan which was Instigated by Hammond. East Chicago, Whiting and Crown Point attorneys to purchase 40 feet of Hohman street frontage from Bon Hayes of Crown Point and 50 feet of Kimbach avenue , frontage from the Elk's lodge of Hammond for the purpose of enlarging the court house yard in Hammond was laid over until the adjourned meeting of the council which will be held In sixty days. The purpose of th plan was to illsure a good supply of light on all sides of the present court house and provide room for the enlargement of the building when It shall become necessary. Among those who spoke In favor of the project was Attorney .rcn B. Peterson of Crown Point, former candidate for congress. Judge Virgil. S. Reiter ' of Hammond, City Attorney John Gavlt of Hammond and a number of other representative attorneys from North Township. Gary, continuing its attitude towards Hammond, as a result of the court fight made considerable of the laci isat Harry Hall, the councilman from Gary, moved adjournment before a vote coul& be taken on the matter. Repontn Garbled. According to these reports Gavlt'a speech was cut short and the action was precipitate. The facts were that Gavit concluded his speech and the councilmen quietly came to the on(Continued on Page 7.) TAXES TO BE NO HIGHER IN 1911 The tax levy for the year 1S11 in Hammond -Jll ln all probability not exceed $1.80, the levy for the year 1910. It will be fixed at the next regular meeting of the city council, and Mayor John D. Smalley, the city treasurer, the city contrrle and the finance committee of the council are working on it now. Reports will have to be received from the various department heads setting forth their needs for the current year. Mayor Smalley said this morning that provision would be made for a garbage burning plant, and that the extra cost for -the enlarging of the pumping station and the water main system would be cared for by a bond Issue of $10,000. Case Is Dismissed. The case of the state of Indiana vs. Kobar Vlasa, which was continued in Judge Ames court until Sept. 11, was tried last night, aid the' case was dismissed, the .defendant having been found not guilty. Pteve Dudor, the complaining Witness, charged Vlasa with blackmail. Judge Aies found th? case had no foundation and tllsmlssed it.

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Mary Garden, who can wear less clothes on her operatic frame and get away with it than any other artist In the business, has Issued notice from Paris that she's going to wear a costume of flimsy material this season, just for a change. "In fact," Bays Mary, 'Til wear so little that the Americans wyi be astonished." We thought she nad gone the limit with that Salome apology for duds that she sported last time.

T Special to The Times.) East Chicago, Ind., Sept. 8. C. TL Walker of 1000 Jackson boulevard, Chicago, passed through East Chicago yesterday and made a few friends for himself. The circumstances under which he made the friends were a bit unusual, Inasmuch as the occasion for his spending any time here at all, was the fact of his arrest. The charge was speeding. Mr. Walker was on his way to Detroit In his automobile, in company with a young man friend. Officer Harry Nangle saw the machine coming down Forsy the avenue, raising a cloud of dust that would never have accompanied an auto which was maintaining the speed limit of eight miles an hour. He pulled his trusty stop-watch on the con(Continued on Page 3.) ANOTHER FINK TEA RAID !iJ W. HAiWfiD Foss resort in West Hammond was raided last night by Captain Barnie ! Johnson and three men and one. lone woman were arrested. The raid took place at 11:15 p. m., and Johnson was assisted by Officers Kulczyk and Okray. Two of the men paid their fines, and one man and the woman will appear for trial Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The raid was another pink tea affair. Although there are usually eight or ten inmates in the place, there was only one woman and three men " arrested. Captain Barnie Johnson said that he forgot the names of those whom he had arrested. Those who were in the vicinity when the raid took place say that the officers gave the inmates ample opportunity to get aay, and that many of them left the building before the raid was made. Kor those who like excitement of a mild variety It might be stated that Monahan's" place is scheduled to be raided. The inmates of the place are making . arrangements to spend the evening away an 3 one or two inmates and a few men are all that will be arrested. , The proprietor of the resorts will pay the fines of-the inmates, and the men who are caught may have to pay their own fines, but that will not amount to much. And 1ntt a B'no'ri a'a 'tli fnrmnMtv nf tne raid s over "japtain -Barnie Johnson Will dorr his cap and. say:. ."Good evening boys and girls." The resort will tht-n open up and run on uninterruptedly. W . A raid once a month would not inconvenience the resorts very much, and will give the city a little spending money in fines. In fact, it is quite a joke. " It is expected that by tomorrow morning Captain Barnie Johnson's memory will be refreshed to the extent that he will be able to remember the names o(f the fur jjeople he arrested. (

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VALUE OF LAND TAKES A JUfil One .of the most interesting inci dents that has ever taken place in the Lake superior court at Hammond oc curred yesterday during the progress of the case of Rich vs. Rich, a suit for divorce. The question of the value of four acres of land at East Gary was up for consideration, following; ihe.-.agreement of Mr: 'and 'Mrs. Rich to divorce each other. ' Attorneys R. R. Petticord and D. E. Boone were representing William Rich. One of the witnesses, Conrad A. Peterson, declared the four acres to be worth $7,000. "Would you pay that?" roared Petticord. "I certainly will," was the reply. D. E. Boone questioned his client and then said, "In behalf of my client I accept your offer." The papers were drawn up. A check for $1,000 was paid over to the court to be held by him until the rest of the money is paid. The agreement calls for the payment of the remaining $6,000 in fifteen days. The funny thing about the deal is the fact that I E. Barnes of Hobart estimated the land to be worth no more than $2,100. Others placed an equally low estimate on the value of the prop erty. The property is enhanced in value through the fact that the new Gavlt Interurban line runs within a few hundred feet of the propertj'. The Rich case was continued until a week from Saturday. KITTY CORDON PICKS UGLY MAN THIS TIME Kite

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The Honorable Mrs. Henry Be resford, or, aa she Is known on the stage. Kitty Gordor. who divorced Lord Decies' brother because too many women fell in love with him. has returned from abroad with the announcement that she will soon wed Count Maurice Fries. He la eo ugly, she says, that no other women will ever try to .take him from her.

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(Bl'LLETIX.) Crown Point, Ind., Sept. 8. Bonds for Mayor T. E. Knotta vrrre fixed here today at $10,OOO, following kla arreat on a charge of bribery. Deputy Sheriffs Eiockl and Morris brought down Aldermen Bowaer, Saymanakl, Slenilnnko, Baukun and City Engineer WHlIston before Judge McMaban, and he fixed their bonds at all the way from $2,000 to $10,000. List of Those Involved in Gary Bribery Case. Mayor Thoraa E. Knotta (arreated), charged with receiving a 5,0OO bribe after signing the Dean heating fran chise, thla morning. Alderman Walter Gibson (arrested), charged with receiving a $500 bribe. Alderman Antony Baukua, charged With receiving a $1,000 bribe. Alderman IJoInlok Ssymanskl, cbarg. ed with receiving a $50O bribe. Bollce Saymanaki, aon rf the alderman, changed with receiving a $250 bribe. C. A. Williaton, city engineer, whom Dean aaya la Involved In the case. liratt aaya naa iaK.cn monry iron nm. John J. XyhofT, former coinmlaaloner of public works, whom Dean aaya d mandril $10,000 for hi vote. Dean aaya that dictogrnph aa well aa Ktcnogrnphlc records of all bribery conversation were made In his room In the Gary hotel a?id that he had a dlatograph tnafalied In the mayor' office. He further aaya that he deposited bribes In the pretence of certain city official In aafety deposit vault in Chl-caa-o banka pending the recording of their vote. Ia Dean a clever detective t HERE IS THE DEAN AFFIDAVIT. "The State of Indiana, County of Lake, ssJn the Lake Circuit Court. State of " Indiana vs. Thomas E. Knotts. "Thomas B. Dean, being duly sworn, on oath, says that Thomas E. Knotts, on or about the 7th day of September, A. D., 1911, at and in the County of Lake, State of Indiana, was then and there the duly elected and qualified mayor of the City of Gary, Lake County, Indiana, said office being an office of trust and profit under the laws of the State of Indiana, and as such mayor of said city was charged with the duty of approving or disapproving. In writing a certain ordinance :heretofore passed and adopted by the common council of the City of Gary, Indiana, granting to T. B. Dean a franchise to build and operate In the City of Gary, Indiana, a public steam heating and power plant, did then and there unlawful ly, wrongfully, corruptly and feloniously solicit and accept from T. B. Dean the sum of five thousand dollars, lawful money of the United States, to influence his, the said Thomas E. Knotts' action, opinion and judgment in the matter of approving the ordinance passed and adopted by the common council of the City of Gary, Indiana, granting to T. B. Dean, a franchise to b"Hd and operate in the City of Gary Indiana, a public steam heating and power plant, contrary to the form of the statute in such case made and provided and against the peace and dignity of the State of Indiana. "THOMAS B. DEAN. "Subscribed and sworn to before me this 7tn day of September, 1911. 'Notary Public." MAYOR KNOTTS DECLINES TO TALK (Special to The Times.) Our) , Intl., Sept. 8. hen latrrviewed thla aftrraooa aneat the chararea, Mayor T. E.' KootU naids "On advice of ni j- atloraeyn, A. V. Kiotln and J. McAleer, I deellne to make any atate meat whatever." MANY TO HEAR DEBS. The indications today were that there would be a good attendance at the Eugene V. Debs meeting at the Orpheum theater next Saturday evening. The admission fee is only 25 cents, the ticket entitling the holder to any seat in the house.. The socialist leader could not have chosen a better night to appear in Hammond, as the workingmen who are generally most Interested in the propaganda will then have an opportunJty- to hear him.

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prhension of several councilmen and other city officials. Atto ws Hodges & Ridgely are council for Dean. The mayor gave bonds to the extent of $5,000, the papers bing signed by his brother, Attorney A. F. Knotts of .Hammond. , Says It Was All Fixed Up. . ' "It was understood before the mayor went west , some weeks ago, that I was to give him $5,000," said Dean to a TIMES reporter this morning. - "This morning I went to his office. He said 'Is everything

I ready?' I answered yes. I then turned over to him the envelope containing the $5,000. He then signed the ordinance and passed it to me. Knotts placed the money in a pigeon hole in his desk. i Searched By Four Witnesses.

"Just before going into his office I was searched by rour witnesses wno saw to it that I had the money. I was searched as I came .out and I thereupon called the sheriffs and told them where they could find the money. They then arrested the mayor. ' , ' ...... . 'Going back to the beginning of the story I want to say that I camfl here from near Richmond, in Madison County, Kentucky. I came after the heating franchise, but it was soon tipped off to me that would have to pay, "Ex-Commissioner of Works John'Nyhoff came to my room in the Gary hotel and demanded $10,000 for his vote. : His conversation is recorded oa , the dictagraph . records -now perserved in a Chicago safety deposit vault. "Bowser Got 'His' Three Times." - j "Alderman Bowser was given money, two or three times and sp was City Engineer Williston. I did this on the advice of my attorney, Judg6 "Walters of Chicago. I told him that I would have to pay. We then arranged 'the ' plans and with the dictagraph and stenographic records there will be enough, evidence to convict." 1 When asked about Alderman Castleman, iiean declined to talk. "I want to Bay that'Aldermen Mike Walsh and W. S. Feuer are honest men." r- " Up. to. the hour of going to prjess the sheriffs were in their automobile collecting the prisoners. N ,

S GET orficer Camp adn Captain Barnie Johnson had a net to at the West Hammond village hall this morning when. according to' the story told by Camp, Johnson struck him with his club and then pointed his revolver at him. According to Camp, he told Johnson to ehoot if he dared, and Johnson then threatened to arrest Camp, but had no charge against him and decided he could not throw him into jail without some excuse. The trouble occurred over the payment of Camp's month's wages as an officer on the police force. Camp had $70 coming to him and went to Treasurer August Zimmerman for the money. Zimmerman Is alleged to have said that Johnson had ordered the money held up. . Camp then went to the police station to see Johnson. The captain Informed him that he had been, discharged from the police force and ordered him out of the village hall. -

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Aldermen Arrested Once more the blight of in famy and corruption has fal len on Gary. Its often-time arrested mayor, Thomas E.Knotts, was this morning arrested in his office in the city hall by Deputy Sheriffs Blocki and Morris on the charge of accepting and soliciting a bribe of $5,000 for ; signing tne uean neatmg

franchise. ; - The arrest took place shortly after the mayor signed the franchise iitthe presence ..-3rS Z-Tut?.1"--He at once left the office and gave the signal to the deputy ' sheriffs who were in waiting. Warrants

have also' been issued for, apIK TROUBLE Camp replied by saying that the city hall was a publis place, and that he had a right to be' there. Camp says that Johnson then struck him with a club adn that the blow would have struck his head it It' had "not been that he warded it off with his arm. Johnson is then alleged to haf e drawn his revolver, and to have pointed it at Camp. No shooting was done and the affair ended there. It' Is understood that Camp Is to have a warrant sworn out for Johnson's ari-st ia the superior court, in Chioago. Federal Court Oct. 17 The federal . court in. Hammond will open for business Oft. 17 and on that date a number of naturalization matter will be taken up. On the following day the federal petit jury will be impaneled to try such cases as are ready for the court by that time.