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WBATHKH. FAIR TODAY AND PROBABLY SATURDAY.

LAKE

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TIMES .1 .

COUNTY FAIR EDITION

VOL. VII., NO. 57.

HAMMOND. INDIANA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1912.

ONE CENT PEIi COPY. (Back Numbers 2 Cent Copy.)

Standing together like grim death Mayor K. M. Wosczynskl and Councilmen Richard Zimmerman, Daniel Slavln, C. J. Wunschel and Otto Planer last night voted to revoke the licenses of the saloonkeepers of seven dlvea. The resorts that will be put out of the business by the action last night are those which have been run by Henry Foss, Edward Donnley, Bee Burke, James Monnahan, Con Moore, Con Tally and Mike Jaczajak. The licenses in each of these cases were aran ted for a year with the fee payable quarterly in advance. Consequently the action of the council in revokingthem Is the final blow that will rid West Hammond of its dives. There was tremendous excitement connected with the action of the council which ended the existence of the

dives. The council chamber held every man that could be crowded into It, in theyieigrhborhood of 150. and there were 300 people In the street outside. Mayor Stead Ilrni. There were three ballots necessary to decide the question. In each case Mayor K. M. Wosczynskl cast the deciding ballot. Four of the aldermen

were for the measure and four were against it. Strangely enough the four traitors of the people were Polish aldermen who were supposed to be steadfast In their support of the mayor. Those who voted In favor of the order revoking the licenses were Councilmen Richard Zimmerman. Daniel Blavin, Otto Planer and C. J. Wunschel. Those who betrayed the people were M. Modrzejewskl. John Jaranowski, Alex (Continued on Page 3.) '

WILSON CIRLS ARE DOING THEIR SHARE1N DIG FIGHT TO LAND DAD IN WHITE HOUSE; ENROLL WOMEN IN DEMOCRATIC CAUSE

TRAIN RUNS AWAY. Several Monon freight cars, constituting a porton of a train that was doing some switching at Otis Tuesday afternoon, ran away and were not stopped until they had reached the Pere Marquette crossing in the southwest part of Michigan City. ' They apparently became tired of waiting at Otis and taking advantage of the down grade went on to Michigan City regardless of engine and caboose or crew.

BILLY MEE ON VISIT. "Billy" Mee of Muskogee, Okla.. a in Hammond for a week's visit with hhs parents at the Hotel Carleton and renewing old acquaintances among his many friends here. Looking fine, feeling fine, doing fine is written all over "Bill's" face.

Renders Thanks. Speaking of the climax of the antivice fight in West Hammond last night, Miss Virginia Brooks, who has been in the thick1 of it and the recognized leader, asked The Times today -t- express hr gratitude to Mayor Woszczynskl, the aldermen who supported him, and all jpthers tn.'Hammond and rwest Hammond ' 'who ;' by their moral support made the victory possible. ( SPEEDY TRIAL FOR SHOOTER OF FACH

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In jail, charged with having attempted to murder Albert C. Kach. the young district-attorney of Richmond county, N. V.. a few days ago, Mrs. Elizabeth M. Kdmunds is awaiting trial. Her lawyers have given the public no inkling of what ber defense will be. but an attempt may b made to prove that she was Insane when the act was commuted. As district-attorney, Fach handled the criminal case which Mr. Edmunds recently- brought against her fcusband for alleged abandonment. ?0dmunds was tried, with Mr. Faoh prosecutor, and acquitted. Mrs. Amunda told many people that she did not believe Faoh had tried as , hard to convict Edmund:! as he . should . She wrote threatening letters to him shortly before the' shooting occurred, and Fach had seriously considered protecting himself by a bodygguard. . x '

WORK 01 PUT FOR NEXT SPRING

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Work on the Schlesinger Steel com

pany's big plant in Hammond, Just across the boundary line of East Chicago, will be begun in the spring. Such is the assurance given by J. CCullen, chief engineer for the company, who visited the site yesterday and was taken over the ground by Mr. William Wright of ( the East Chicago company." '..': -'. '. ''-.. C. W. Hotchkiss telephoned the East Chicago company's office- yesterday

and asked that Mr. Wright meet Mr.

Cullen at Hammond, which he did in his automobile. The visitor was tak

en to the Forsyth avenue bridge "and later Mr. Wright entertained him at dinner, after --which the East Chicago company's "democrat wagon" was placed at Mr. Cullen's disposal and In company with Mr. Wright he visited the site of the future plant. After inspecting the canal, which is now dredged to within a few feet of Lake George, a tour of the property waa made. Mr. Wright explained to the engineer the reason why the dredge was taken out, which was entirely satisfactory to Mr. Cullen, and the latter expressed great satisfaction with the progress which is being made. The visitor declared there was no doubt that work on the plant would be begun in the spring. Mr. Cullen spends most of his time in northern Wisconsin, where his company has extensive ore mines, and his trip to this region was made at the special request of the officers of the big steel concern.

Upper picture, enrolling women worker In the Democratic cause at Sea Girt; lower picture, trie Misses Eleanor, Jessie and Margaret Wilson. . Wood row Wilson's daughters, the Misses Jessie, Eleanor and Margaret, are doing their share in the big fight to land dad in the White House. Among; ether things, they are enrolling women workers in the Democratic cause. The tent In which this. Is done 'is seen ln the accompanying picture. It is on the lawn of "The Little White House", the summer residence of the Democratic, presidential candidate at Sea Girt. New Jersey. The girls say they keenly

enjoy the excitement of the paign.

URIYfJUR

HUB ENDS IN GLORY

Splendid, Annual Exhibition Comes To An End at Crown Point; Thursday Attendance Record Broken

STREET WIDENING

WEST lUMID

ftlASBER IS FINED

DELAYED

LLEGED- BAD IGGS;

WHh his head cot open,, a sever

iXailgnt tO BeliaVe Himself (on his chest and a lirge cut on his

j wrist, Joe Drosre. 176 LaSalle street.

Next Time He Crosses i ; the State Line.

10 RECORD OF HER DEATH

Bids were opened today by the board of public works for the widening of the State street sidewalks from Hohman street to Sohl street. Only one bid was received, and that from the Ahlborn Construction Co. Action on the matter was delayed until Sept. 4th by which time it is expected the city council will have voted on the installation of the ornamental ligrhts and conduits. Should the council favor the system, the conduits could be laid in connection with the widening of the sidewalks. The specifications provide that the contractor take up the present pavement four feet on each side of the

I street, and relay the brick to give the j street a new slope, so as to provide a

gutter and a curb. Including this work together with the extension of the sidewalks, two feet on each side and the putting In of twenty-Uree new catch basins, the cost to the property owners between Hohman street and Oakley avenue would be $1.20 per lineal foot.

appeared before Judge Prest in a plti-

j ful plight yesterday and swore out a 1 warrant for Valatine Comsick, y76 La-

Salle street, on a charge of assault and battery. Drosre stated that he received the above injuries last Saturday morning on the north side, when Comlsck, who is employed as a butcher, threw him bodily out of the place, used a cleaver very hand-lly on his head and ' wrist

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when he was reprimanded by the cofirt , hlm to the ground. Comsick JumDed on

Nick Phillips, 20 West State street. 1 who was arrested Wednesday night following an attempt to flirt with a Hammond young girl while she was on her way home, was taught a lesson '' in Judge Barnett's court this morning '

and fined f5 and costs. Miss Mable Lohse, 288 Hohman street, appeared as complaining witness, and from the evidence which was brought out the masher would have made an assault upon the girl if he was given the opportunity. Trembling with fear of the masher Miss Lohse gave the following testimony in the city court this morning: After going on an errasd for her mother, MJss Lohse stopped at the ice

cream parlor where the masher first

his chest with his feet. Covered with blood and In severe pain, Drosre was taken to a physician's office in a semi-conscious condition, where he was given medical attendance. For a number of days the injured man was hardly able to move around on account of his severe injuries and not. until yesterday was he able to come up town. 4 Drosre has been a customer at the store where Comsick was employed for the past number, of .years and the trou-

TRACK RECORDS BROKEN AT FAIR Crown Point, Ind.. Aug. 23. A record-breaking crowd watched the second day's racing at the Lake county fair yesterday afternoon, and the track was fast and good time was made. J. B. Jones' Our Colonel, a Chicago horse, broke the track record In the third heat of the free-for-all pace. His trotter. Morning Light, won second money In the 2:16 trot. 3:00 trot LuClle Stately, b m Loy)....l I X Bertha, b m Wadsworth) . .1 S S Harold Medium, g g (Kirby) S S Miss Paotolis. b ra (0'Brlen)5 4 S Counts, b g (Muster) 4 7 Benn Boss, b g (Cotherman) 6. 8 S Fernwood Cochran, to h (Alexander) . . 7 6 S Caroline, b t (Jones) 7 4 Time 2:26. 2:28. J:J7. Free-for-all pace Our Colonel, b h ( Jones).,.. 1 1.1 Agnes Bennett, b m (Line).. 2 2 3 William H. s g (Clemens).. t The Bankrupt, b g (Bachelor) 4 4 4 Time t:12K. 2:15. :Htt. 2:16 trot Nutline, c g (Harrison) 1 1 1 Morning Light, b g (Jones). 4 8 2 King Only One, b h (Method) : 1 1 4 Sweet Salome, b m (Bachelor) 4 6 Diamond Mac, b s (Wood)l E S Time 2:17. 2:15. 2:1s.

(Special to Tm Times.) Crown Point. Ind- Aus;.; 38- Breaking all previous records bratto4.180 in attendance for Thursday., the .Lake

County Fair "played" to standing room only crowds yesterday. Not very promising weather in the morning helped to cut down the attendance considerably and It is estimated that at least 2,000 more people would have crowded, into the ample grounds had the weather been more favorable. Gary and the north end of the county is given credit for sending the additional crowd, and the Oary & Southern lnterurban comes In for Its share la furnishing the medium whereby the crowd could be transported. The crowds began coming early and by ten o'clock Main street was a row of carriages and automobiles. The fair management estimated yesterday's crowd at 6,000 souls and looking them over their estimate is not far wrong. With any thing like favorable weather, the attendance will be more than a record breaker today and the management is preparing to handle the largest crowd ever congregated at the grounds In the fair's history. Everything went according to schedule yesterday, without accident or delay and the immense throng were particularly pleased with the free attractions. The fair closed this evening after a most successful meeting, and . the officials whom have worked hard and long for its success deserve a vote ! of thanks and congratulations from

Lake county people. Three straight heats won every race In the Thursday races at the county fair yesterday and although the events were close snd good time was made they were lacking In the excitment which follows a race where the other horses have a look-in. In the second race, the free fer all pace, which proved to be the prettiest go of the day, "Our Colonel." the winner of the race broke the track record la the last beat of. the. race. Other fast tithe was also tr.ade'ln the other a,Sei: f- ?

TODAY'S RACE

RESULTS

2:22 pace, first heat: Belle Pointer, first; Ltta D, second; Hazel Penn, third; Minnie C, fourth. Time 2:13. 2:24 stake trot, first heat: The Bronx, first; Coplus La Copia, second; Dollle Royal, third; Billy L, fourth: Cricket, fifth; Eliza Ethrldge, sixth; Jessie Hart, seventh; Hattle Vest, eighth; Delacy, ninth.

15,000 AT FAIR. It is estimated that fifteen thousand people are on the fair grounds today. It is the biggest crowd that has ever been In Crown Point Ben Hayes as starter of the races has given perfect satisfaction these days, as did also the Pugh band, which furnished the fair music

GARY THIRD IN MOTOR RACES (Special to' Thb Timss.) Crown Point, Ind., Aug. 28. The motorcycle race at the fair grounds yesterday added quite a touch of Interest to the motorcycle fans and spectators generally, the three drivers giving a good exhibition of the speed to be obtained by the machine. The results of the five-mile "go" were as follows: Mike Costello, Chicago, first; Mike Hlrschberg. Gary, third, and Henderlong came in second. Three races of its kind will be run today, the crowd seeming to have an appetite for motorcycles and the attendant danger. " The time for the race was six minutes and thirty-seven seconds for the five miles.

started his flirtation. t.'pon leaving ( b, flrst started, following a quarrel

the place Phillips also went out and followed her down North Hohman street, across the Michigan Central

I while similar "work between Oakley av- j tracks,

Coroner Hoffman of Cook county said in an interview, with a Times' reporter today, "We have no record of a coroner's Investigation in the case of Esther Harrison of Indiana Harbor, who died July 22 in the resort of Hen

ry Foss, 121 West Plummer avenue, j

and whose certificate of death was returned by Andrew Hoffman, a doctor. "If there was an investigation, and I doubt it. we would certainly have a record of the case. I want to suggest that the coroner of Lake -county, Ind., order the body exhumed, for it now lies in his jurisdiction, and I will have

a pathologist, who is second to none

in the United States, make ffn examination of the body. "We have not yet returned a yerdict in the case of John Messmaker. who also died under suspicious circumstances. The similarity between the two cases is-indeed strange. "You can be assured that we will make a careful investigation and we want the co-operation of Lake county authorities. The Tr. Hoffman mentions ed in these cases is no relative of mine." '

enue and Sohl street, where the pavement is macadam, would be $1.06 per lineal foot. Where the property owners want their present eight-foot sidewalks entirely re-built the cost will be 93 H cents a lineal foot, In the event the contract is let the contractor would have.- to turn the old brick and catch basins over to the city. A reoolution was adopted for walks on oefTerson street. The primary assessment roll for the Indiana avenue walks was placed on file.' Bids for the Pearl street walk? -wre opened and laid over until Aug.-30th. -

Fearing that he might do her

bodily harm if she went across the brilge, Miss Lohse started to run. Thinking she might get help by going into the Seestadt building, she went upstairs. No sooner had she reached the top iandlng when Phillips started to come upstairs after the girl. Her screams brought out Mr. Seestadt outside, who, seeing Miss Lohse in her predicament, made after the masher. Unable to catch up with him Mr. Seestadt called a policeman and Phillips was placed under arrest. Unable to give a $200 bond, he .was held at the police station until this morning.

i Phillips' testimony seemed to differ DYER GIVES f Romewnat as hat given by Miss Lohse, j he stating that he did not think of X RANCxXlSE molesting the girl, but was trying to j find a man he knew who lived on North The board of trustees of the- town of Hohman street. Further testimony Dyer last night granted the Northern i had very little foundation and the

court, realizing that the masher was j not telling the truth, found him guilty

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Inc'.iana Gas & Electric company a 50year franchise to furnish light, heat

ana power. i ana ordered

xnis is tne secona irancnise lnat ! state line, has been secured in the small towns ! Although there is a city ordinance in to the south of the great manufactur- Hammond No. 8i4, section 9, covering ing district north of the Calumet river. ; ,oafinK on public highways and bulldA franchise was secured In Griffith ' th- lu r1aus. which Includes

over some groceries. Drosre came Into

the store Saturday morning and stated to Comsick that he had received some tad eggs 'and found "a shortage in some meat which he had purchased. A heated argument' fcnsureed' uano A heated argument ensued. In which Drosre received a severe beating. Comsick was arrested and the -trial will come up before Judge Prest this evening. Comsick charges that Drosre struck the first blow and will swear out a warrant for Drosre on the same charge.

ASSAULT AND BATTERY CASE

some weeks ago. Franchises are pending in Hobart and Crown Point and other Lake county cities and towns. It is proposed to build a loop power line around the entire Calumet district and this will give the people of the small suburban towns the same advantages as the cities now have.

mashers. It was the general opinion of the court and attorneys present this

The case of the state of Indiana vs. James Pougralls was tried before Judge Prest yesterday afternoon, the defendant being . found guilty on a charge of assault and battery and fined $1 and costs. The charges were preferred by , Charles Regrubs, who appeared as complaining witness. Another assault and battery case was filed ' this "morning by an East Hammond man named William tegminski. The defendant will be Harry Bida and the date of trial has not been set.

Buys Entire Interest. Joe Weiss has purchased Harry

morning that a city ordinance should j Weiss' interest in the West State

be brought up before the next city ,

council for the punishment of mashers.

The deal by which

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ABB YOU BEADING THB TIMBSff

J Highlands Gives Franchise.

Highlands has granted the JNorthern Indiana Gas & Electric Co. a franchise to furnish light, heat and power. .The franchise was given at the last meeting of theown board. The action of the board will make it possible for Highlands to come in under the head of cities which have all of the "modern conveniences."

Deal Closed Todayy Today is the day that the deal was to be closed by the Central Industrial Site Co. purchases the 1,400 acres owned by Mrs. Wicker and her sister-in-law and the Clough estate. . The land has all been surveyed and there is not a likelihood that there be a hitch in the proceedings. The deal is attracting a great deal of attention on the part of real estate dealers."

street drug store,

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week or two ago. Harry AVeiss becomes the exclusive owner of the Hohman street store. With characteristic energry and enterprise he has installed a modern fountain with splendid service and there Is noted surprisingly large increase In patronage.

The choicest of all Scrap Chewing Tobacco is UNION SCOUT, manufactured from the pure leaf. Handled by all deal era Try a package, save the ticket. See premium Ust,

FIRST ACCIDENT

OCCURS ESTERDAY ( (Special to Thb Times.) I Crown Point, Ind., Aug.- 23. The first accident to happen during' the fair occurred on Main street yesterday. when -an automobile and motorcycle collided with terrific force,, the driver, a Chicago lad, being thrown to . the ground and having the auto pass over his lower llmbs. Luckily no

bones' were broken and after being cared for by the doctors the lad was able to resume his way to Chicago, where he lives.

MAY BE GOODWIWS NEXT WIFE. RUMORED

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TIMES BUREAU AT THE STATE CAPITAL Indianapolis, Aug. 23. Charles A. Johnsoit; auditor of Lake county, was elected vice president of the Indiana Association of County Auditors,, in session here. A discussion concerning the registration law was led by Mr. Johnson. While most of the auditors thought the law is a good thing, several who spoke tought there should be some changes in it to avoid unnecessary expense to the counties. Mr. Johnson thought definite days should be fixed for registration, af that the provision in thi present law for extensic-n of time b;' petltion should be stricken out. Auditors who spoke on the subject thought one day at each registration period sufficient time. Mr. Johnson also suggested that the hours for registration should be changed so that voters would have a chance to register between 6 and 8 o'clock p. m. He believed "more voters would register late in the eyening than early in the morning. A suggestion -was made that the salaries of registration officials should be reduced to $2 a day.

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Miss Marjorle Moreland. Miss Marjurie Morelatid. leading lady of Nat Goodwin's last company, may be that famous comedian's next wife, rumor says. Nt has been paying a ii of attend-"" to this botress of ifcie, and it w in an effort to deliver a note fK1 her to an Indian or shore that he was injured by being throwf from a skiff in the breakers near ..s Angeles recently. The skipper of the launch from which Goodwin rowed away io the skiff refused to allow Miss Moreland to leave the launch, saying Goodwin's attempt to land was foolhardly. Goodwin has had poor luck In his rather numerous matrimonial ventures. His last two wives, Maxine Elliott snd Edna . Goodrich, lived with him but a short time snd then sought relief in the divorce court,