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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-11
Mrs. Bomberger Accosted
on Street by Stranger
Near Residence.
INTERCEPTED AT ALLEY
Young Woman Screams and Man
Flees; Dogs Her Steps to Home
Where He Tries Door.

Last night at about o'clock Mrs.
Louden Bomberger, 120 Ogden street,
was returning to her home when she
was accosted by an unknown man on
South Holman street, who insisted on
walking along the street with her.
She indicated in no uncertain manner
that she wanted him to leave her at
once. He did so but when she turned
down one of the side streets the man
had gone around the block and was
in the alley way to meet her.
This time the woman screamed and
the man, evidently becoming frighten-
ed, disappeared. The lady went into
her own home only a few doors away
and had no more than removed her
wraps when she heard some one try
ing the door.
The police were notified at once and
an effort was made to locate the man.
but by this time he had left the
neighborhood apparently for good
Later in the evening the woman's hus-
band came home and when informed
Of his wife's experience he made an
other effort to locate the prowler.
The police believe that the young
womans experience was a case of mis-
taken identity and that the prowler
who accosted her was in search of a
notorious character who has been
known to frequent the vicinity, and in
whom a great many young men are
interested.
The whole neighborhood is aroused
over the affair. thinking 1t an outrage
that a respectable woman cannot go
out upon the streets in the residence
portion of town without being insulted.
In fact, feeling is so strong that it
would go hard with the stranger If he
were caught in the act of approaching
| a woman in the future.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-11
Officials Of Drainage Board
to Go to Washington
TO See Taft.
TO CONFER OECEMBERl9
Will Get Permission to Open Calu-
met Auxiliary to Sanitary
Canal.

Now there Is agitation looking
toward the reversal of the flow of the
Calumet river so that its waters will
enter the drainage canal instead Of
Lake Michigan.
Local real estate men are interested
in the controversy between the sanitary
board and the war department The
war department seems to be contem-
plating a treaty with Canada that
Will limit the flow of water in the
drainage canal and the sanitary board
seems to think that if the flow of water
is limited to 10000 gallons a minute, it
will be impossible to drain the terri
tory south OF 18th street and in the
Calumet region.
President Mccormick and Chief En-
gineer Randolph of the drainage board
returned from Was shington, d. c., yes
terday, where they went last Wednes-
day to attend the sessions of the Ma
tional Water Ways convention.
While at the capital President Nc
Cormick conferred with Secretary of
War Taft, in regard to the issuance
Of permit for reversing the flow of
the Calumet river from Lake Michigan
70 the sanitary district canal.
President Mccormick and Chief Engi-
neer Randolph made an appointment to
take the matter up formally with Sec
retary Taft Dec. 49,
The drainage canal is project that
was carried to completion for the pur-
pose of insuring the people of Chi
cago a pure water supply and the
members Of the drainage board realize
that If the drainage of the Calumet
region is not carried off through this
canal the whole purpose Of a costly
enterprise will be thwarted. These
circumstances alone insure Hammond
drainage canal as it is believed the
people Of Chicago will not tolerate the
jeopordizing of a pure water supply
when it has cost them SO much to
secure II.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-11
Meeting of Lake Go. Law
yers Accepts Bill Drafted
by the Committee.
ANOTHER SESSION SOON
Intention to Discuss the Measure
With Members of Porter and
LaPorte Bar.

with the exception Of few minor
details, the model bin for continuous
session of the superior court in Ham
mond, which was drafted last Saturday
by a committee of seven, selected from
the members of the bar of the entire
county, was accepted last night when
representative lawyers of the county
met for a discussion of 1T.
1t is now the intention of the pro-
moters TO discuss it with the members
Of the bar of Porter and LaPorte coun-
ties at meeting which is to be called
in the near future.
Judging from reorts from Michigan
City and Porter county at large. there
seems to be opposition to such a bill on
the part of the lawyers from that coun-
ty The feeling there seems to be that
Lake County lawyers are deliberately
looking for trouble and are forgetting
that 1t was with Porter county's CO.
operation that Hammond secured the
superior court.
ferently about the question. 1t seems
to them that after the Michigan City
lawyers and their associates under
stand the situation their objection will
cease and as far as Lake county
lawyers being ungrateful and forget
ting the help that Porter and LaPorte
counties gave they take the position
that 1T was through Lake county's helI
also that the circuit was established
and Furthermore that the drawing
away from Porter and LaPorte coun-
ties would not disturb the circuit be-
tween those two counties.
A special to THE LAKE COUNTY TIMES
this morning says
The members of the bar in Crown
Point are unanimous in the desire tc
see a continuous court at Hammond, and
also wish a longer term of the circuit
court here. Owing to the great amount
of criminal work this term, little civi
business will be transacted and much
important litigation will have to bt
postponed until the February term
with little prospects then of getting
the docket cleared
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-11
Lull at East Chicago Merely
Calm that Precedes
Storm to Come.
IS TO Be A WITNESS
W. 7. Carskaddon Will Appear In
Behalf of State and Matter Will
Be Fought to Bitter End.

There seems to have been a lul in
the proceedings relative to the
prosecution of the East Chicago ex-
politicians who are charged with
graft by w. T. Carskaddon of South
Bend.
Mr. Carskaddon was called up by
telephone by LAKE COUNTY TIMES re-
porter and told OF the interest the peo-
pie have in the case and questioned
as to the authenticity of the report
that the matter was to be dropped.
The former member of the National
Construction company referred the re-
porter to members of the firm Of
Knots & Bomberger, who have the
case in charge and said that they would
give out any information they thought
advisable
When pressed regarding his attitude
towards the men whom he had charged
with bribery Mr.. Carskaddon said he
would certainly appear as witness
for the state and the implication was
that the case would be carried into
court.
Mr.. Carskaddon seemed interested to
know that the people had not forgotten
the matter and the impression that
was given out was that 1t would be
carried to the bitter end and that the
reported compromises were not pos
sible.
Asked about the report that the
statute of limitations would save both
O'Connell and Hartley Mr.. Carskaddon
laughed and said. Go and talk the
matter over with my attorney"
There is a story to the effect that
there IS one man implicated in the
graft charge whose name has never
been mentioned, and who told a sup
posed friend that he was guilty of re-
ceiving some of the bribe money. He
was told without ceremony that If he
did not at once split the proceeds of
his graft and hand over part of 1t, the
lawyers in the case would be in
formed. The man whose identity is a
mystery ponied UP half the amount and
then the blackmailer made semi-public
his part in the transaction.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-11
221/a POUNDS OF BUTTER
WILL BUY A TON OF COAL.
Price of the Golden Grease Has Ad-
vanced to 80 Cents Pound and
May be 80 Cents Before Winter Is
Over.

AS the mercury goes down the price
OF butter goes up and this year there
actually seems to be danger of a fam
Inc in the golden grease. About three
days ago Jerry Brennan. one of the
local dealers In this commodity, was
compelled to raise the price of butter
from 32 to 33 cents and yesterday the
price jumped to 35 cents all at once
When asked what he thought the
price would be by the middle of the
winter Mr.. Brennan said that it might
go as high as SO cents before spring
Housewives will have to reluctantly
go back to the good old colorless oleo-
margerine. that product of the G. H.
Hammond company that was the pride
OF Patrick Riley. its maker.
A pound of butter is now worth
1855 OF a pound of gold, or In other
words. If your dairy will yield 6s5
pounds of butter a month you have as
good a thing as though you had a
gold mine producing a pound OF gold
a month.
For one ton of butter you could buy
s03 tons Of coal, as expensive as that
is. and for one ton Of coal you could
only purchase 2214 pounds OF butter,
and so there you are
Let the children eat all OF the jellv
and Jam they want just so they do
not endanger their lives, for it is
cheaper by far.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-11
st. John Again Comes to
Front With Big Game
Brought Down.
TWAS A FOX BEFORE
Reports Indicate Woods Again In
tested With Wild Creatures
Huntsmen Long For.

Judging from the reports that CONS
from st. John and its neighborhood il
seems that either the woods there-
abouts are becoming alive with the
game that gives Joy to the hunters
heart. or the young men there have
stepped into the first class of lucky
sportsmen.
The latest report is to the effect
that Joseph Gerlach shot a raccoon
weighing fifty pounds. and he shows
the animal itself as evidence. It is by
far the largest coon that has been kill
ed there in many years. The oldest
settlers even have to go back many
years to tell of a time when 1t was
as large as the one shot by Gerlach.
1t was only few weeks ago that
John Dewes. young lad. succeeded IN
shooting fox, while his brother on the
same day brought down a large hawk.
The raccoon is becoming extinct IN
these parts and many of the younger
generation who have not visited the
Lincoln park zoo IN Chicago, have never
seen one.
The raccoon belongs to the bear FAM
lily but Is entirely harmless unless he
cornered, when he will put up a
game fight. He generally has his nest
in hollow tree where he goes to sleep
in the winter time. His color Is gray.
and black and he has as a very promi-
nent feature. a busyh tail
The raccoon has a popularity that
few other animals have, that of wash
ing everything he eats, and therefore.
In German he is called, literally trans
lated. a ''washbear"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-11
LAWYERS AND FARMERS
PREDOMINANT IN ASSEMBLY.
Only Five Editorsj A. j. BOwser of this
District One of Them. Business Men
in Third Place.

OF the $50 legislators, who will COM
fifth of them. or thirty, will be farmers.
twenty-six of them in the House and
four in the Senate. The farmer strength
in the Senate shows a decrease of one
vote from 1905, but in the House 1t
has increased from eighteen to twenty
six.
Business men will hold third place,
numerically, in the House during the
coming session. The sixteen, who are
recorded as business men," are mer-
chants of various kinds, drygoods, drugs,
groceries. implements, etc. The Senate
has only three men classed as mer-
chants. In the Senate there will be four
manufacturers and in the House one
There will be five editors in the Gen
eral Assembly. three of them IN the
House and two in the Senate. One OF
Donald Of Plymouth, who has served in
the House off and on for more than
thirty years.
A j. Bowser editor Of the Chester
ton Tribune representing Lake and
Porter counties in the Senate is one of
the five editors.
Should any of the legislators be-
come suddenly Ill there will be plenty
of doctors within hailing distance.
The House has six and the Senate three.
The physicians are expected to push
such legislation looking to purer foods
and better sanitary conditions.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-11
BIG SHOW LAST NIGHT AT GRAND

Manager Brooks has good one this
week. The house was packed and $50
people stood up. not being able to get
a seat in the theatre. The show open
ed up with a minstrel first part of
seventeen singers with songs. dances
and funny sayings.
Mr. and Mrs. Gale. singers. dancers
and comedians, had four encores.
Chatham Sisters have a neat and re-
fined singing and dancing speciality.
Miss Cora oungbloodsorson the
cuphoniam soloist, won hearty applause
and responded TO several curtain calls
The Red Girl company, of FIVE people
have special scenery and have one of
the best acts ever presented in the line
Of Western Indian life, All in all the
show is a good one and deserves a
packed house every night
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-11
= AA . = e NANAAAA.
ROBERT DOWNING
APPEARS IN NEW ROLE.
"The Gladiator" FOrsakes Forsakes
Heroic Drama and Finds CongenIaI
Comedy Part.

Hammond theatre goers may enjoy 4
treat tomorrow evening at Towle's
opera house when Robert Downing
presents the comedy. Running for
Governor" The star will be assisted
by his own company, including Helene
Andree. Mr.. Downing, however, will
be the attraction for he is a revelation
throughout the country as a comedian.
Contrary TO the ways of professional
men. who turn from the light TO heavy
Mr.. Downing has turned from the
heavy to the light. having made a sue
cess as Spartacus in The Gladiator
the classic drama. To those who do
not know Mr.. Downing personally,
this change would seem rather strange,
but critics IN San Francisco and In 9TH
er cities as well as his personal friends
in Hammond, say that he made a sue
cess as a heavy tragedian by hard
work and perseverance. but that he is
a natural born comedian and this to-
gether with the study that he has
made of the stage. accounts for his
success IN this line. Mr.. Downing IS
making tour OF the United States
with his company. having started IA
San Francisco on Nov.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-11
SIMPLEX BENEFIT CLUB
ELECTS ITS OFFICERS

The Simplex Benefit club. an organ
ization formed two years ago by the
employees of the Simplex company, held
its annual meeting last night in Roth's
hall and elected the following officers:
President, Z. NJ. Lewis; vice president.
Nick Lynch; secretary, P. Ripley;
treasurer, w Thomas; board of di-
rectors. H. F. Miles, c. Thiel, V. Kohl.
P. Fisher. H. Radlof. The club is in
a very flourishing condition and prom
ises to render much aid in the coming
year to employees that may be taken
sick or be injured. Secy:
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-11
STATHACOPOPOULOS ON
HIS WAY TO PRISON.
Passed through Hammond This Morn
ing In Charge OF sheriff Daugherty
VIII Occupy Cell in Penitentiary
Until Hanged.

Charles Daugherty. the county sheriff
was in Hammond this morning bringing
with him COnstatine StathacopouIos
the condemned murderer of Demetrius
Kackelmanus. From the Erie depot he
was taken to the Michigan Central and
thence TO Michigan City. where he will
be placed in the prison.
Stathaeopoulos VIII be hanged at
the Michigan City prison on March %.
unless Governor Hanley interferes and
commutes him TO q life sentence or
gives him new trial.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-11
FORMING ICE TRUST.

According to information from New
York the Knickerbocker Ice company,
which owns an immense ice plant and
large interests in northern Indiana,
viii soon be absorbed by the Western
Ice company. which is IN process Of
formation and VIII be chartered under
the laws of the state Of New Jersey.
other companies besides the Knicker-
booker company viii join the trust.
as the proposed corporation is being
called.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-11
. = . = = - = = = = 90
MEET VIOLENT DEATHS:
LODGE is LUCKY"

"The Lodge Is Lucky" Such
is the thirty-six point head
lines which undIgnify the front
, page of a local publication
; which aspires to be the organ
; of a number of HammOnd's be-
nevOIent organizations.
The context which inspires or
; prOvoIxes the legend, relates two
; OF the most PitifuI tragedies
} that have NruRg the hearts OF
this community In many months
, one the sad fate of Maurice
, Quinn, who a few days ago met
, death In the Hammond Elevator
, cOmpnny's elevator In its most
agOnizinR form, and the other
} thnt of Frank Lawrence, whose
, body, as the Daily MaIaprOp,
states "was f1shed out of the
ST. Joe river in Michigan, last
, summer"
Each of these tragedies Oc-
Cured on the eve of the victims
initiation into the local lodge of
Modern Naccabees, and the
, spirit of the article throughout
, is not one of cOmmiseratiOn for
the loss to the order of two
worthy applicants TO member
ship, bat cOngratuIatiOn ON the
grounds of the lodges escape
from obligation to pay the in
Eurance that would be owing,
had the two prospective mem
bers been initiated before the
; accident. The article in other
, words is a sort of n haIIeIujnh
. from start to finish over the
seasOnRbIe taking off of the
unfortunate men who met such
, depIOrable ends.
B 1t is now up to the Maccabees
, to officially confirm or discInim
, the spirit In the matter that the
, publication in question has seen
fit to thrust upon them.
An organization whose found
alton is supposed. to be laid in
the peaceful brotherhood of
. man, In love, friendship and
3 helpfuIness and all that is good
. and noble, cnn scarcely be ex-
8 pected to father the imputatfOn
y WRtcu I0IS 8IEOcltN DEeaN0eSs
. 1t is up to the Hammond Mac
. cabees to set themselves right
. In this presumably false position
. in which they have been placed,
for while some who have read
0 the article may take the source
= into consideration and figure in
. the discount, the applied grain
. of salt will not entirely neu-
. traIIze the bad flavor.
O Incidentally the newspaper
= which published the incredible
= atrOcfty, has lifted itself out of
Q the dead level of mediOcrIty and
o class all by itself. 1t may
= claim the distinction of having
. given utterance to the most
. diabOIical sOIecism that any pa
9 per was probably ever guilty of.
. The article will go down the
= ages as an example of unique
= newspaper effort. which 1T is TO
= be hoped will never find
9 parallel.
. This Is not the first time The
= Lake County Times has felt
. called upon to deliver the mis-
9 represented, Cit trusts the np-
= pIfcation is not n misnomer In
q the present instance) from their
= fool friends.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-11
STATION LODGER TAKEN SICK.

James Hawkes. who. from appear
ance. is a hoater. applied at the police
station last night for a nights Iodg-
ing. and while there was taken ser
iously i'll. The police called in a doc
tor in order to give him medical aid
and sent him back to Chicago today
where he came from.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-11
Obser-
Uations
of
Artie.

1 see they had n big blowout
over at the Aetna powder works
yesterday and there yvus such a
big large time that the people
all over the county felt the
shock. None of that job for me.
; 1 would just as leave work I'm
) the mOIasses factory they are
going to build over at Roberts
dale but when it comes to dab
bling In nitrOgIycerin and work.
ing around stun that's likely to
blow you into heaven any min
ute / believe 1 would rather sell
} papers. Now what If / was car
} rying a dipper full OF that stuff
} and should happen TO stub my
toe and take a tumble. The
) church bells would be ringing I'm
in Hammond and the preacher
, would soon he telling the peo-
PIE what a good boy Arfie was.
No Jobs In the Aetna mills for
Artie. No stree.
Fair tonight and Wednesdays
warmer; minimum temperature
tonight above the freezing point.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-11
~~>~~A~>~>%~~~%~< .

Republic Steel common. so its friends
say, will be put on per cent basis
before steel common. the claim is made
that Republic is earning 80 per cent
more on its capital stock than United
States Steel. and one Of the ambitions
Of its owners is to have It cross the
steel common and pay higher dividends.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-11
WANT HAMMOND JAIL CELLS.

The town board of Tolleston has
opened negotiations with different
parties In order to secure a site for the
proposed town hall and jail. It is now
the intention to put the town hall and
jail under one roof and there has been
some speculation as to the feasibility
of buying the jail cells that were form
erly used in Hammond when its jail
stood in the city hall building.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-11

K. z. Blair superintendent OF the
western division of the Nickel Plate
road, and James Rogers. superintend-
ent Of construction were in Hammond
today in their private car. They came
from Fort Wayne this morning.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-11
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Ed Morton, Chicago.
Sadie Porter, Chicago. go.......37
Edward J. Chilesky. Chicago.
Jane Fishburn. Chicago. go.........1e
Gabriel Davoust, Whiting, Ind ....64
Louise Hardouin. Whiting, Ind. ......4s
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-11

Advertisements In the column of The
Lake County Times today are OF
special benefit to all readers.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-11

The Financial News In The Lake
County Times is not only the latest, but
fs authentic.
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Times want Ads Bring Results.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-07
CITY NEWS

The matter of making a report relative to the condition of Cole street opposite st Mary's school has been referred to the street commit. tee. consisting of Commissioners Walker and Nell Just why that part of the street was paved with cobbles is something that has puz- zled everybody.
 The street department Is still busy filling in the ditches made in the streets by the storm of Tuesday night Superintendent Morris said to-day that the damage vas heavier than at first reported and that 1t vilI take a lot of money to make repairs How much he vas not prepared 10 say. but he did think that it wouldn't t fall far short of s1s.00e. so that after all probably City Engineer Cairns hit the nail on the head in his of-hs ad guess. while the storm was on. when he put the damage at sze.ose.
 TAs Evening Democrat is tns psS- ple's paper The prics is zc . eopy. i1c . vesk. SS . yssr. by naii or
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-07
THE POLICE COURT
Thomas Conaty Abused Officer and
 Goes Back to Jail.

Goes Back to Jail.
 The case for simple assault against the boy, John White, was nolied in the city court to-day.
 From the look on Thomas Con- aty's face no one would imagine that he would think of lifting his hand against a police officer. Yet yeeter- day afternoon Conaty used Officer Brickel in decidedly rough manner He kicked and punched him and tried to strangle him. The officer found Conaty wandering aimlessly around Liberty street, covered with blood and leaving gory trail behind him. Conaty told Judge Burpee that he was released from Jail yesterday, after serving thirty days with the costs. For intoxication he was sent back for thirty days more and for resisting arrest he was fined $30 and costs.
 Nicholas Bucco was in a warm ar gument with friend last evening, near the Bank street bridge, when Oficer Mclean grabbed him and, searching his pockets. disclosed a thirty-eight caliber seven chamber re- volver. loaded, in his hip pocket. For intoxication Bucco was fined 35 and costs and for carrying concealed weapons $7 and costs.
 Charles Waldecker was found by Oficer Flaherty at 1 this morning sit- ting on the rear veranda of 43t East Main street, helping himself to a quart bottle of cream. He was fined s2.