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Attorney Clarence Bretsch of Gary, treasurer of the Mineral Spring racetrack, baa no fear of Governor Marshall being able to hart the plans of the raolng promoters. "We are acting; wholly under the Selera law," said he. "and the goTornor or no one else can Interfere. There will be no gambling, no Chicago gamblers are mixed up In the deal, and we are going right ahead. "This story about our Inability to get

horses is also untrue. There are a lot of them. I has here a batch of letters from sporting men all oer the country. Our track stables will accomadate 700 racers." When the racetrack treasurer was asked whether there was any truth In the report that the Chicago gamblers were behind the move to close up the Mineral Springs track he said that he didn't know but that there was a possibility of it.

10 GIRLS

LURED TO THE DIVES

Underground System to West Hammond Resorts Is Found; Agent of Divekeepers Meets Girls in Hammond.

NOT GEORGE DAVIS. Lot ell, lad- Aug. 24. The report that haa been circulated about the daughter of George Davis of thla rlty being found in West Hammond In erroneous. George Darin n vell known mason contractor of Lowell ban no i "Tjdengb Th rl wh flgnres In the ease Is the danghter of Ben Davis.

That the vice traffic was nourishing

in West Hammond and that the dive

keepers maintained a regular underground system was proven again this week when two girls. giving their names as Leslie and Jessie Collins put up at a Hammond hotel, saying they were on their way to California. After they had gotten settled, and a man said to have been an agent for one of the (Continued oh Page S.) Meeting of Humane Society. Another meeting of the Lake County Humane Society recently organized in Hammond, will be held next Monday evening In the office of Dr., Lena B. Watson in the Hammond building. Like other meetings held by the organization, the one of the next Monday will bo open to the public which Is interested in the work. The constitution and the by-laws will be discussed, with a view of adopting them for the society.

WANTS ANOTHER SIX , YEARS AT CAPITAL

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PLATFORM COLLAPSE JDISCUSSED With his face and head all decorated with plasters and tw of his ribs brakea, ' Attorney Richard Haaren. one of the war haraes af the Gary democracy, hobbled Into the city court today. Han ran was Injured by the collapse af the platform at IndianaBelts daring Qeveraor Marshall' otineatlea ceremonies. Oae hundred mare got the same won ads. "Well, Dick," said a bystander, "the democratic platform this year Is so weak that It collapses right at the outset. Aad yau are marked caough ta show It." "Yes," answered Hon re a, "It wouldn't have collapsed If a golldorned republican hadn't built It."

GOUTS W AGAINST ICEMEN

Driver May Place Customer

on ''Blacklist" if He Disputes Weight.

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Biggest and Best Ever Is

Unanimous Verdict of the Annual Lake County Fair, Which Closed at Crown Point Last Night at 12.

(Special to Thb Times.) ; Crown Point. Ind., Aug. 24. At

twelve o'clock last night the curtain was rung down on the most successful fair In the history of Lake County. The exhibition had lasted four days and three nights. The -ideal weather that prevailed during this week was a large factor in the success that is recorded today, but the very efficient management in the arrangement and during the fair, really made the success possible. There was" not a hitch in the program anywhere. No better

racing cards have ever been offered on any Indiana track. The exhibits of live stock and in the agricultural lines

were unexcelled.

Yesterday was the biggest day of the fair. The north end was well repre

sented, visitors having come down on

the Erie on the Gary and Southern and in autos. Fair Notes. "Fairmont Spofford Santeraa DeKol" the pure bred holsteln bull owned by Fred Krleter, R. F. D. No. 3 Crown Point, took away the first prize blue ribbon, and all who saw the beautiful animal were unanimous that he was deserving of it. Mr. Krleter also took

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GAVIT BELIEVES PETERSON IS MAN

Complaints against the Icemen delivering ice from wagons continues to

be made to F. J O'Rourke. the city

sealer. At the beginning of the sea

son the city sealer forced every Ice company to put scales on their wagons, quite a number of the drivers having been in the practice of delivering Ice unweighed. All the scales have been tested and are tested now from time to time, but the complaint about the drivers are not using them. Any demand on the part of a customer to have his ice weighed may place him on the driver's blacklist, it all depending on the drli-er's mood. The companies say they do not countenance such conduct on the part of their drivers. Recently a customer of the Hammond Pure Ice company residing on Sibley street demanded of the helper on the wagon, who was about to deliver fifty pounds of ice, that the ?ce be weighed. The driver paid no attention to the request and when the lady of the house asked him about the exact weight, he insulted her, and Instead of delivering the ice took it back to the wagon. The driver of the wagon, showing a better breeding and seeing this conduct In his helper, weighed another piece of ice and delivered It. He said that he had been with the company for two years and that he- wanted to keep his record clear. Inspector O'Rourke says that he will prosecute any case in which com

plaint Is made.

News That Durgan of Lafayette Will Be Candidate Reaches Town.

With John B. Peterson of Crown Point as the avowed candidate for the democratic nomination for Tenth dis

trict congressman, and the possibility

that Mayor Durgen of Lafayette and

Mike Duffy of Benton county will also

be in the race, the convention, which

will be held at Lafayette on September 5th, promises to arouse some interest among Tenth district candidates. John A. Gavit of Hammond. Lake

county democratic chairman, said this morning that he had nothing official that either Durgan or Duffy would be candidates, but that he would not be surprised if they would be. He does not think for a minute, however, that

Peterson will not be nominated.

EXAMINER

VISITS COUNTY

Francis E. Warren. Senator Francis E. Warren, ol Wyoming, haa been in public office so long that he has begun to regard It an Imposition for anyone to run against him. However, he Is likely to have some opposition when he asks the Wyoming legislature to return him to the senate thla winter. His present terra expires March next. Senator Warren, who happens to be a staaeh Taft man. haa represented his state In the senate since 190. Befare that ha was govemsc of Wyoming for several years.

WEEK'S REALTY

FAIRLY ACTIVE There has been a fair amount of real estate activity in Hammond during the past week. Nothing that could be called a boom has broken loose, but there has been a number of sales. Goatlin, Meyn & Co. report the sale of two lots on Lewis street to Mrs. Nellie Dyart, two lots on Lewis street to Louise Schwiger, a house and lot on Henry street to Martin Gabor, a house and lot on Henry street to John Walton, a house and lot on Hoffman street to James Honan. The only Industrial site that has been sold during the week was the five acres to the Central Railway Signal Co. This concern will begin building

a plant at once and expects to occupy it by the 1st of November. It is expected to become one' of the many and varied industries of the city. The plans for the buildings have been prepared and are on the way so that the work of construction can begin at once. The big event of the week was the purchase by outside capitalists of 1.400 acres of land in the vicinity of Highlands. Thin deal was negotiated by the J. S. Blackmun Co. and has caused a great deal of speculation in real estate circles, especially among those who deal In outlaying acres. J. S. Blackmun stated today that he had not yet received word from the lawyers In the deal as to whether or not the money had passed and the deed had been given. He said, however, that there had been no hitch in the proceedings.

John D. Williams of Indianapolis, ex-

I miner In the hulMlna- and loan 1a-

I partmeent in the state auditor's office, S in making a tour of Lake county cities

and is in Hammond today to go over the books of the various associations. He will undoubtedly find them in the best of order, as they have a record of being among the very best managed in the state. Having finished his work in Hammond he will inspect the other associations in the balance of the county.

SAM SCHEPPS, EXPECTED TO TELL MUCH TO UNRAVEL ROSENTHAL CASE

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. ' . Sam Scheppa. This Is a picture of Sam Schepps, important witness in the Rosenthal murder ease, whorls being taken to New York by detectives who located him in Hot gpipfrs. Ark.

DEATH OF WOND

LADY AT LDGANSPORT ' tm0- ' '

Mrs. Cotton Passes Away

After a Long Illness There.

Mrs. J. A.- Cotton, who for a year has been In confinement at Logansport, died last evening.; Softening vf the brain caused the death. Mrs;-Cotton was 5J years of age. She was the wife of J. J. Cotton, 21 6 Truman avenue. Funeral arrangements have not been made as yet. The body is expected this evening and will be taken to the Emmerllng undertaking establishment Mrs. Cotton was a resident of Hammond for thirty years. Her brother is L. H. De Bow of this city. Mrs. Frank is a niece of the deceased.

F S JETZ

FATIMAS FOR THE LADIES

H SENSATIONS ARE DEVELOPING DAILY

The strange coincidence that three

sudden deaths in West Hammond were

caused by injections of morphine Is the

sensation of the day In the West Ham

mond disclosures.

The names of those who have died

under similar circumstances In West

Hammond are as follows: LOUIS LADERACH. died in a saloon

in West Hammond after a three days' spree; was in a state of coma for hours before he died; morphine poisoning suspected.

JOHN MESSMAKER died in St. Mar

garet's hospital after being taken from Henry Foss' place; mark of a hypodermic needle found in his arm; 'death supposed to have been superinduced by an injection of morphine.

ESTHER HARRISON died in Foss re

sort after a short illness; well sub

stantiated rumors to the effect that she was given a hypodermic injection before her death. Laderaoa. Makes Statement. In each one of these cases Dr. An drew Hoffman of Hammond was tha attending physician. Dr. Hoffman la declared to be In a state of high nervous excitement as a result of the disclosures that have been made in tha past few days. v Henry Laderach, a brother of Louts

KLaderach, one of the victims of the

hypodermic needle, today told Miss Virginia Brooks that he is convinced that his brother died as a result of a hypodermic Injection of morphine. . Laderach said: "My brother laid in a comatose state for several days. He was in a deathly stupor from which ha " (Continued on Page S.)

Cigarettes and the "makings" of such are the stock in trade of A. C. Grove, district manager of the Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co. of St. Louis: The brand he pushes is well known among the male element, but Mr. Grove is venturing into a comparativelj' new territory with his "Fatimas" and "velvet." With the arrival Monday of the "Fatimas" special, a private car that contains advertising men and material, ladles will have an opportunity of laying in a stock of a dilnty, soenxed and ornamental cigarettes. Special offers are to be made to the gentler sex who care to become cigarettes fiends. It is claimed by tobacco salesmen that women, are adopting the habit with "a great display of enthusiasm.

SHOBES ESTRANGED.

Want Change. Upon the recommendation of some of the business men the open air band concerts on the corner of Hanover and Hohman streets, have been changed from Thursday nights to Saturday nights and therefore the next concert will be this evening. The following program will be rendered: University of Maine March Crosby

King of Diamonds Overture. Rock well Moonlight Bay Wenrich When Knighthood Was In Flower Walta Gustin Geraldine Polka ..Gaylcrd The Huntsman Overture McFall I Want A Girl Von Tllzer Silver Threads Among the Gold.Danks Crown Jewell . ; Southwell Cupids Charms . Miller Lustspiel Overture Keler Bcla Across The Atlantic Alexander

Attorney John M. Stlnson. representing Bessie Shobe. has satrted a suit for separate maintenance against Daniel Shobe. Cruel and Inhuman treatment and incompatibility of temperament are alleged.

Dr. Briggs Here Sunday. The pulpit at the First Methodist church will be occupied on Sunday morning by the district superintendent Dr. A. T. Briggs. A full house will doubtless greet this able preacher. In the vacation absence of Dr. T. J. Bassett at Valparaiso, Rev. W. F. Swltier will preach the morning sermon at that place.

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"The manufacturers and merchants of the United States are at a great disadvantage in their competition

with the others great commercial na

tions of the world, for the reason that

they charge duty on goods that are j imported for the export trade," said F. S. Bets on his return from Europe. Bets says that there are certain things that can best be manufactured in Europe, and which always will be

manufactured there for the reason

that the workmanship is better than j

in any other place in the world. i

"We have to import these things. The F. S. Betx company is building up a world trade. It has customers in China. South America and in every large country on the face of the globe. "Now when we get an article from

Germany for shipment to South Amer

ica, for instance, we have to pay duty on that article, although it is not intended for home consumption. "If we hae a shipment of other articles of our own manufacture we can't ship this article with the original shipment for the reason that it woifld cost us 50 to 60 per cent duty. If we would save that duty we would have to send It direct from Germany. "Germany, to continue the illustration, has the best of us in the scramble for the world's commerce for the reason that it can send this article direct to South America duty free. v "In other words. Uncle Sam restrains trade by making it impossible for the American to go Into the world market with the goods of a competitor on the same ermi as he does. "I suggest that there ought to be an island selected to which foreign goods intended for foreign trade could be shipped duty free and re-shipped to the world's markets. Or else the manufacturer who is building up a world market ought to be permitted to receive in bond such articles of foreign manufacture that he finds it necessary to ship out with goods of his own manufacture." Betz says that continental Europe is aflame with Indignation because the United States has decided to give its coastwise shipping the benefit of the Panama canal free toll. Betz made an extended trip and visited France, Austria. Germany, Bohemia. Holland. Belgium. England and Scotland. He Is In the best of health and glad to get back to Hammond.

Wm. W. RockhlU. The Pekin correspondent of a London- paper says China has offered Uw post of "adviser to tha government" to Wm. W. Rock bill. He served as American minister to China from 1805 to IK. He then went to Russia and later to Turkey.

HAMMOND HORSES ENTERED IN RACES . Constantino, a chestnut stallion, formerly owned by E. S. Emerlne of Hammond, but now owned by Harry Jones of Westvllle, traveled in fast company at Galesburg, 111., yesterday, but was outdistanced. He was entered for the 2:18 trot, which was taken by John W. Davis in 2:10 Vi. Max Klein's Comet, a 2:25 pacer, sired by Deck Wright, is at Rushvllle. but is not entered for any of the races there. Mr. Klein may put him on the track later'in the season.

ANOTHER UNDERGROUND BURIAL Trace has been found of another "underground" burial which is alleged to have taken place in West Hammond some time ago. Neighbors in the vicinity of one of the resorts there report that they saw the body of a girl removed from the rear of one of the resorts and carried down an alley. They say that she was taken to Sj livery stable, instead of an undertaking establishment, and held there for several days until she was finally buried. The cause of her death is unknown. Her first name is said to havee been "Minnie." Pending a further investigation the names in connection with the case are withheld. There are a number of neighbors who witnessed the girl's removal from the resort and who remember that there was a chorus of. "Too bad. "Isn't it terrible" and "Poor girl."

IMPOSSIBLE TO -SPEED1H0I1EW00D But the Official Was Ar

rested in Little Old Dyer Just the Same...

(Special to Thb Times.)

Dyer. Ind.. Aug. 24. J. Collins a

chauffeur for a Homewood, 111. official

was arrested here yesterday evening by Marshal Eugene Stech on the charge of violating the speed law, and was fined a dollar and costs before Judge

Seidler.

In the automobile were a number of

Homewod city officials, and the owner of the car particularly seemed peeved

for having to dig down in his jeans for

the driver's fine. He said that

Homewood it is not customary to a

rest people for spending and abused the marshal roundly. A Dyer citizen

who heard of the arrest and who is acquainted with Homewood roads says it would be an impossibility to speed

there because of the poor conditions of

the roads there.

CORONER

VISITS CITY

y Things are moving fast over in West

Hammond. Yesterday two deputy coroners from Coroner Hoffman's office In

Chicago were in Hammond and West Hammond making an investigation of conditions there. They were George Scrlvner and John Zobus. They were expected to get into communication with Coroner Smith of LaCto county and order the body of Esther Harrison exhumed. What was the result of their investigation Is unknown.

An effort to reach Coroner Smith has been unavailing. . Half a dozen reporters from the Chicago and Hammond papers have tried to get hold of him wlthrtut avail

It has been learned that Fred Burn-

ham, one of -the best criminal lawyers in Chicago, has been retained by Mayor K. M. Woscsynski to look after his interests in the bribery cases that were filed some time , ago.

- It is understood that Burnham has been instructed to plan, not only defen

sive, "but"a?so r offensive - campaigns against the evif forces' in the city of West-Hammond.. The arrest of some of the people who have been back of the dlvekeepers is momentarily - expected. Burnham will be associated with Perry S. Patterson in representing the mayor. The dives are all closed up, according to the latest reports. And it was reported that Edward Donnnely was actually leaving the city with his- furniture and equipment. The revoking of the licenses is the worst blow that' tha West Hammond dives have received.

Dies of Pneumonia. Mage Mable Harding, the 4 -year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. Harding, 302 Truman avenue, died this morning at 10 o'clock, her death having been due to pneumonia, with which she suffered for three weekes. The funeral has been arranged for next Monday morning. Services will be held at 8 o'clock at the All Saints' church and interment will lie made In St. Joseph's cemetery.

UNION SCOUT SCRAP manufactured from the finest of leaf tobacco, one

of the choicest chews, soldby all deal

ers. Save the tickets zor premiums.

IN THE CHURCHES

TOMORROW

Vacationing church members who have temporarily strayed from their re

spective flocks to some more or less pagan watering places are coming back. With the return of the strayeed neew life is being injected into mid-summer services. Sabbath meetings promise to be interesting and varied tomorrow. Rev. Adams of the First BaptiA church will continue a series of sermons on "Prophet, Priest and King." In the morning he will speak on "Christ Our king," and in the evening on "The Final State of the Righteous." Cecil Sharp of the Calumet avenue Christian church is to tell about "A Young Man Arrested" In the morning and in the evening he will Include in

his sermon a talk about West Hammond's fight on whisky row. Dr. A. T. Briggs of Valparaiso, superintendent of the Hammond district, will occupy the pulpit of the First Methodist church. His strong and Interesting sermons have always attracted many hearers in Hammond. Rev. Switzer will speak in Valparaiso, taking the place of Di'. T. J. Bassett, who Is absent on a vacation. The exchange Is for the morning service only. Rev. Charles Smith of the St. Paul's Episcopal church will speak tomorrow at the church of St. Simon and St. Judge in Chicago. His place will bee filled here by W. H. Stimpson. Tomorrow Is the feast of St. Bartholomew and holy communion will be observed. The priests of the various Catholic congregations returneed from a week's retreat at Notre Dame yesterday. All are agreed that it stands"1 unsurpassed for the manner in which it was conducted.

Game Promises Well. With the Laporte line-up strengthened, the game tomorrow between the Rumley town players and the Hammondltes promises to be a good one. It will be playe at the H. A. A. park. A Hammond victory (and a Gary defeat would put the Hammond team on top again in the Northern Indiana League, and the locals hoping to the change in position will turn out to be eye-witnesses to the looked-for change.

JURY FINDS MRS. BERNSTEIN INNOCENT'

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Mrs. Florence Bernstein. Having been acquitted by the Jury which sat in her case, Mrs. Florence Bernstein, the Chicago woman accused of having murdered her busband on May 4 last, has gone to tha home of relatives. The prosecution-charged that she murdered her husband 'while he' was asleep, but Mrs. Bernstein succeeded in making the Jury believe that the murder was committed, la self defease.