Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 81, Hammond, Lake County, 22 September 1911 — Page 1

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U. S. STEEL TRUST WAY DISSOLVE

Business World's Crowning Sensation Today . Is Possible Reorganization of U. S. Steel Corporation; Directors Take Up Problems. Possible Dissolution and Reorganization Plan of the U. S. Steel Trust. Tbe dissolution plana of the steel trust tacitly agreed on are as follows t Tbe Inlted States Steel corporation the steel trust ia to separate Into -three com pa n ten, one coatrolllag the uteri makiax business, another the railroad and local linea and the third, ore lands. The government Insists that the entire ateel trade be given a right to buy ore on the Maine terms an the Inlted- State Steel corporation and that the - railroad transport all character of merchandise, Including ateel product, without any dlxrrlniluatlon whatever In favor of the I nlted States Steel corporation. It Is sold that this plan has been very reluctantly accepted by the directors of the Inlted Statea Steel corporation. 'I he harvester trust took Its hint to reorganise from the recent I nlted States supreme court decision. The ateel trust ditl likewise. President Taft recently declared that tbe government would continue to file suits to dissolve illegal trasts. The supreme court siiid that any Illegal trust could voluntarily reerganlxe, so aa to rome within, the provisions. of the law. . Tho derision to dissolve tbe steel trust vism jarlljy. It la, reported, has hr-rm "awrnt (t'r"rr:'-5f oi JtvT cob H. Schlff. (ieorge TV. Perkins and Elbert H. Gary; aaa nill Hwa. he laid before the steel directors for rat location. What Happened to Steel Common. Tot Hi of 575.S00 shares ' sold in Thursday's session. Five and one-half points net loss. About one-half of deals on ex. eh an are are in steel. Km rope, in first half boor, sella RO.OOO shares, mostly for German account. Blearest drop In history of the stock Is recorded. Dissolution of the United States Steel corporation, which has vast Interests In the Calumet region, may follow as - the result of prospective government action against the big trust. Instead of one big trust the plans call for disaolution Into three parts. Three Trusts Instead of One. One of the three companies will have for its purpose the controlling of the teel business. It will have within it uch companie sas the Carnegie steel, the Illinois and Indiana steel, the American Wire and Steel, the American Bridge, the American Sheet and Tlnplate, the Steel Tube and other steel "Companies. The second one will control the transportation facilities, the Elgin, Jollet and Eastern, the Duluth and Iron Range, Bessemer and Lake Erie (Continued on Page 4.) II, S. ST. GLAIR OUT AT THE Friction Between Owners of Theater and Manager Results in Resignation. Another squabble which resulted in the resigrtation of Manager H. L St. Clair of the Orpheum theatre and caused a delay of thirty minutes in the raising of the curtain for the "Red Mill" last night has added to the muddle into which the affairs of the the atre have been plunged following the iciucai oi me lessees oi me ineatre to pay their back rent, amounting to $2.801. The first trouble was caused when the manager of the show refused to permit William 11. Go.stlin.end his pari ty of five to occupy a box In the theatre without paying for it. Gostlin, it should be understood, is one of the owners of the theatre and has, always had the courtesy of a pass for himself and friends. . St. Clair Quits. This lead to a squabble as to whom was employing Manar St. Clair and who would pay his salary. St. Clair thought that under the tentative plan

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Montreal, Quebec, Sftpt. 22. Sir Wilfrid Laurler, the Liberal government and reciprocity with the United States suffered a most disastrous defeat' at' the polls throughout the Dominion of Canada today. .--With reciprocity as the paramount Issue of the campaign, today's voting; turned a Literal majority of 43 Into a Con9erv'alve majority, of. 'more tharj' 50, At 10 p. m. the returns showed a Conservative majority of 50 as follows: Conservative members elected. 131; MJbexar 'members- elqctedv- ftl.;ThIAts pj"aettca3?y' cornplete. Bcountine; for 208 out of 221 members. In the landslide ' against reciprocity seven Mints; V ter "ot th? Xaiiriej goTfertitnent .Went jo (Jtelt. lrieliiding Ministers Fielding and Paterson who tiegotiated the agreement at " Washington". lFti4ViKwa "S tate'n "'in fiie- htjae -district la ov Scotia; while "ipatetson was beaten in -Ontario.. The Conservatives have gained, not less than twenty-flv seats in TO1a!;Wana as maWy l t6ftirw'!i7ttmot tha' "la- provinces --ia-'Uhe : Jom!nloir.--vrhe- r-re-sQir tcomea as an -. nti expect ad dlatr"lrt - t& iac of tb conBdenV bopes o(-t.he g ovferiunb that it:wtif'be sustained on the JiaranfouTrt fmsue if TffS made- of 'reciprocity between Canada arid the 'United SX ites.-".The landslide was, not expected-by' either side,, the ijberals were confident that they would "be returnt' ed with an increased majority. ' . ' . i." ' ',' .. . ... " ."

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the police and fire departments, by tha Crown. Point "yesterday was a decided city, council last Tuesday night has put 'success from very standpoint and waj new life and ambition into the depart- enjoyed by nearly 45 members of the ments. and It' is generally admitted that i a. A. K.: from Lake county and vicinity, as the fund grows, the department will " Forty-two - was 'the actual number of grow In stability. . . I boys in blue who registered and answThe tax levy for pension fund pur-j ered the toll' call considering tho poses la so small as to pass unnoticed .threatlng weather of the early mornby the taxpayers, but It will mean jing, the attendance was exceptionally

much to the. public's servants and their . families and dependents. , " . The years, of service will be.counted from the time whea the various members first entered -their respective departments, and not from the time the -created., Accordingly niters have already- a pension fund Is some of ,the mem twelve years to their! high as ten and -twelve y credit. - .. . ; Hoard of Trasteen to Control. . .. The law provides for a board of trustees of - six members of each department who shall act as trustees or, their respective funds, and a . further provision is made that the mayor, the city treasurer, and ; the chiefa of the two departments are ex-ofllclo members oT the board, of trustees. The funds are In the hands' of the city treasurer. The trustees are empowered : to receive donations for their funds whether theac donatlonar'be money or real estate. - . i The ordinance - creating the funds does not go Into effect until nxt January. In the mean time a temporary set of officers will be selected In each department to' get the work or organization under way The fir department' has for its temporary trus tees, Chief Peter . Dilschneider, William ijjj assistant

chief, and. Captains Brown. Charles-Johnson, Levi Hutton, , be formulated to give the desired reConrad Greb, James John C. Black, Thomas Grant, Herbert lief. At present a second fare Is

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next week.-ana in me meantime u win meeting is accounted tor By the ract . street, no transfers being given to paacast about for copies of by-lawa as . that they were invited by the commlj- sengers changing to or from the lines

used in other cities. The probabilities are that the bylaws for the firemen's fund will be modeled largely after the South Bend rules. The principal provisions In these by-laws are as follows: Sonth nead IVy-I-avs. "All firemen in service for the period of twenty-five ' yearn shall receive thirty dollars per month on retirement. '."In case' of the death of a fireman, active or retired, the beneficiaries sOch

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LAKE CO. VETERANS T John Brown of Crown Point Is Elected President of the Association. V (Special to The Times.) Crows Point, Ind., Sept. .22. Although the. weather' was not all that could be desired, the meeting of tht Lake County1 Veterans Association at good. At .10:39 a. m. the march around the public square was made, after which the CI 'A.: Vt members renslred to

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the city hall wiiere the members of the,""'' vroono.y winvpe ine oniy means W. R. C. served dinner. After dinner ,ct upplylng .a name for ..the small fittinsr and anoronrlate exercise wre ! board . now- marking the- grate ef the

: held In the: city, hall and were attended.by many Crown Point people. . The association will meet t Crown Tnir,t it ih. .Urtinn of officers the following men were named to serve during' 1912: . . : ., , President John Brown. Vic President C. C. Patte, Lowell. retary O. G. Wheeler. Treasurer Homer Wells-' The executive committee - will be named later. " : . COUNTY OFFICIALS ATTEND MEETING Mat. Brown was made vice president of the- County Commislsoners' asoscia- .' tion of Indiana,-which has been insea- ! slon at Evansvllle during Wednesday and Thursday of this week. The meetilng Is to be held In Richmond next year and Lake county has the promise Of It for the year 1913. , Among those who attended were Mat , h iieaiun uau xj. xu. n,scner. ine pres-rm.-u i omrr - cuuiny- oincisis ai me sioners. . The. .city . of Kvansvllle did splendidly in the matter of entertainment. Didn't Come Up. The mandamus case in which the

citizens of West Hammond ' seek to cians are planning to go to Indianapolis compel the village officials to set an next week to attend the annual conelection date in the near future did ventio of the state medical society. ... not come up yesterday on account of Among the doctors who are planning the necessity far the attorneys on the to attend are Drs. T. W. Oberlln. W. F.

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Police Believe That Scows . Ha ve:f Sucked the o Body of Murdered Woman Into Gary Slip ; Jewelry Is of a Peculiar Fashion. "A cheap, , gold plated bracelet, of odd rdered woman found Tuesday morn,n Sn a boat slip near Gary. The bracelet will -be kept by the Gary police loeniinea ana ciaimea. xnrce days of investigation of the case have availed nothing. j Pieces of the woman's tuit and photographs of other wearing apparel H cago clothing merchants. Departmen managers who hadle women's suits (Continued on Page 4.) DEMAND 5-CENT FARE FOR SOUTH CHICAGO "Five-cent fares- for the South ChiJ . 41...,.,.. the slogan sounded today by a. delegation of 100 business and professional metr3 ajid representatives of labor organizatkms -from- he- -southmost "narts of the city when It waited on. Mayor j Harrison. The mayor promised to aid In any way possible any plan that may cnargea ny me uaiumet soutn jnicago railway, souin oi seveniy-mnin of the Chicago City, railway. A petition signed by 25,000 residents "of the district was presetned to the mayor. Will Attend Convention. A number of the Hammond physlHowat. H. K. Snarrer and E. M. Shank-

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MARSHALL IS QUOTEDTIMES Bt HEAl", AT STATE CAPITAL. , ' Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 22. Governor Marshall on his return from New York today said that the trial of Mayor Knotts and ' five - councllmenot Gary on brfbery charges would be made the basis. Xor.a thorough investigation of the history of franchise granting, Gary as well as others, in the continuance of municipal government since Gary was established. He says that while the governor has no power to order investigation that , trial opens the way. steamers sink in " collision'. . Port Huron, Mich., Sept. 22. 7Th steamers Phillips and Joilet- were- in collision in St Clair river off this city morning and both. were sunk. .An early report said sixteen lives were lost, but iUyas found that no one perished. WILSON- EXTENDS PIATFORM. Jersey City, N. J., Sept. 22. Governnooarow wiison nas now extended hta platform, of direct popular primary 0 ls to include the nomination of " ' flatfooted in advocacy of this plan in an address here last night.' WHITING TOT IS DROWNED YESTERDAY Ctrt ou Accident Occurs " at Home of Child's Grand- , father, Near St. John(Special to Tub Times.) Crown Point, Ind., Sept. 22. A sad accident occurred at St. John's yesterday afternoon, and the cold and stark little body of August Scheer, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Scheer of Whiting, now lies at the home Mrs. Scher's father, Mr. Kammerer as a result. Playinjr nar a pond used for Ice purposes !n winter the litle lad about three years of age acefdently fell backward Into the water aaJ befoe his two little companions could get help the baby was beyond hope of ' resuslcatlon. Deputy Coroner Houk was called and held an inquest over the body, giving a verdict of death from accidental drowning.

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Aldermen Fearing Knotts Has Ditched Them Withdraw Application for Change of VenueP from County

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There has been a split among the defendants in the Gary bribery cases. A. belief, which amounts to a conviction that Mayor Thomas E. Knotts has decided to sacrifice them in order to save himself, has prompted the ac, cused aldermen to employ D. E. Boone, one of the best criminal lawyers in Lake county, to look after their

Are Satisfied With Lake County. v Boone made the announcement today that he would withdraw the application for a, change from the county. Boone is satisfied that his clients can secure a fair and impartial trial in Lake county. In fact such a split was to be expected. It is the logical result of conditions. The Knotts case and the cases against the other defendants are not identical An analysis of the situatidn reveals this fact. The more the facts are investigated the more it becomes apparent

that, from a legal point of view, the accused mayor on the one hand and the accused aldermen on the other, have very little in common. From what .evidence has already been made public, a comparison of the two cases is interesting j

Knotts' Case. 1. KB wanta a rhaage of veane from the eooaty aeraoaa ot personal prejndlee against him Vnrt political considerations. . 2. The eviuenee . . against -KtMttv, I I iaiM71 ' a'Ti strong bs that' against the aldermcn. fvnotts signed 4 no loek box card, should one of the nlderreen be eonrtcted hln ease would be weakened If tried In . the same eonrt. 9. In the Knotts' case the claim will doubtless be made that SherIff yGrant and Judge McMahon are persecuting; him. 4. Knotts) feels that powerful Influences ire back of this trial for the pnrpoae of eltmlnntlner him politically. r. Knotts, betas; the blrarestvflsa In the net, will expect the attorneys to make hint the flrst . consideration.

So the more the evidence was studied by those interested in the case, the more it became apparent that the interests 'of the Knotts wing of the defense were widely divergent from the interests of the aldermen in the case. - This is believed to have lead to the action of the aldermen in employing counsel in casting the die in favor of an independent fight for liberty. t

LAWYERS ARE INTERVIEWED

The information that D. E. Boone had been employed by the accused ' aldermen to take charge of their cases seemed .unimportant .at . first. . It has bee,n. understood that W. J. McAleer and A. F. Knotts would have charge of the defense' of" all of Gary' city-officials and It was merely supposed that Boone had been associated in the case. Boone was seen at the Erie depot this morning. "Yes I have ben retained In the Gaty bribery cases," said Boone. "Are you asociated with McAleer and Knotts?" was the next question. "I was employed without consulting them. I am to have charge of the case against all of the aldermen and jUolice SzymanSki." ;ls McAleer. stlU representing your clients in these cases?" "No. I was given full charge of these cases and . was told that If I wanted any assistance tnat I should use my own judgment in the selection of counsel.", "What will be your plan , of proceedure?" lie was asked. "I will at once withdraw, the affldavl' asking for a change from the county. I do not believe that my clients couli not secure a fair trial In this county. "Lake county has been washing Its dirty linen In the Valparaiso courts about long enough. The people of that city' will come to believe that there must be some truth in the charges against these city officials. I am afraH that the'attorrieys for knotts are going to Valparaiso once too often. 0i." clients will take their chances with a jury in Lake county." Attorney W. J. McAleer was Interviewed in his office Just prior to hit leaving "or Crown Point to file bis Hpplication and petitions for a change of venue. "Are you retained by the accused aldermen . In the Gary bribery cases?" McAleer was asked. He replied in the affirmative. "Have you associated I). E. Boone In (Continued on Page 6.) -

TIP SATURDAY Aldermen's Cases. 1. The aldermen are willing; tm haire their case tried i In Lake easatr,. They feel thnt there la V Is '- ' no widespread prejndtec ' ajratast them. " . "' ':: ' rTfiaa4 Knotts woold ditch tUcm ia a ntlaote to save BimoelfyThe lock -box episode may nakefa encTlfferent ' defense ' advlsnble" ' defense that would be strong; for Knotts miarht be weak tor them. 3. The aldermen con Id ' hardly e-aln the sympathy of the Jurors on sncli a plea. 4. Tbe aldermen feel the same way aboat it and . they , do net want to be made the 'victims of an effort to "Ret Knotts. ft. The-aldermen do not want to take ehaaeea en belna; an afterthonacbt in this- matter with their liberty at stake. TRANSFERRED TO THE HUB . (Special to Ths Times.) Crown Point. Ind., Pept. 22. The scene of action In the Gary Kraft cases was transferred to Crown Point agal today.- -The first evidences of a split y between the two factions among tha defendants was made apparent when : Attorney D..E. Boone appeared in court and filed a motion withdrawing tha affidavit asking for' a change of venue in the cases against four of the alder , ment and Police Szmanskl. The situation then became unique. Here was the attorneys for Knotts ani other of the defendants asking for a change from the county because they could not get a fair trial and Attorney D. E. Boone for the rest of the defendants, charged with ' precisely the same crime, asking that the cases be tried in Lake county because they were convinced that they could get a fair trial there. ' Attorneys W. J. MAIaer, A. F. Knotta and H. F. McCracken appeared for thA Knotts faction of the defense and Attorney D. E. Boone for the alderman's action of the deense. Attorney W. F. Hodges appeared or the state. Following this interesting procedure It was announced that the argument on the 'applications for'a" change of venue would take place' before Judgt Van Fleet tomorrow. It is. then that the proceedings . of greatest Interest will take place. A development of considerable Interest Is the fact that the affidavit against Mayor Thomas E. Knotts was withdrawn and another one has beea made. The first affidavit was dated tho Sept. 7, which Is the day before the alleged incident in which Knotts Is alleged to have been caught accepting a bribe. A new affidavit was filed bearing a later date following the alleged criminal act. It is hinted that Dean and Hodges are to be arrested on tha charge of perjury for swearing In the affidavit that an act had been committed that was not really committed until a day later. Amendments may also be

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