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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-24
Two Highwaymen Attack
Pedestrians and Get
Their Moneys -$53.
ALSO GETS GOLD WATCH
E. C. Brown and William Mastros
Are the Victims-No Ar
rests Made.

Edward c. Brown and William Mast
ros, both of Whiting. We're the victims
of a highway robbery in the vicinity
OF the White House near Robertsdale
last night Fifty dollars and a gold
watch were taken from Brown, and
Mastros was the loser to the extent of
but SO.
The hoId-up was the real thing from
start TO finish and appears to be a
continuation of d series of depredations
which make this district positively un-
safe to pedestrians after 10 o'clock in
the evening.
Like the traditional bad man, one of
the stick ups" was tall, had a black
mustache, carried a big revolver and
wore a slouch hat pulled down over
his eyes. His partner was ditto ex-
cept that he was short.
Brown and Mastros had been to Ham
mond and took Nle Sixty third street
car to the White House corner at the
intersection of Sheffield avenue and In
diana boulevard where they expected to
transfer to a Whiting car and make
the trip this way instead of going by
way OF East Chicago.
-Ihey got OIL the car ana II ndu no
more than pulled out when two men at
tackled them and pointing huge revol-
vers in their faces demanded that they
hold up their hands.
The men We're searched by the tall
man and the short man and then told
to hike for the tall timbers. They did
so in a hurry and as they had not
seen a Hammond policeman in the
vicinity they made inquiries in Whit
ing as to the whereabouts of an officer
According to the story the victims
of the holdrup tell, and which is partly
confirmed. Ofhaer Holman was founC
in a Whiting saloon and informed o1
the hold-up.
A midnight search was begun. but
it was hopeless for unless an officer
was on the spot it would be impossible
for him to trail thief in the maize
of railroad tracks to which the fugi-
| tives had access.
Ed Brown is the keeper of milk
depot and store at the corner of White
| Oak and Fishrup avenues and Mast
ros is employed by him.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-24
VANDERBILTS PURCHASE
CHICAGO JUNCTION
Will Consolidate This With Indiana Harbor Railroad
Forming One of the Best Belt Lines Surround
ing Chicago-spoor and Fitzgerald Out.

THE LAKE COUNTY TIMES has learned
from an authoritive source that the
Vanderbilts. who are the owners OF the
Indiana Harbor Belt Line and several
other railroads have, through the pur-
chase of the stock OF the Chicago juno
tion railroad from Richard Fitzgerald
and John A. Spoor. obtained control Of
that railroad and will amalgamate 1t
with the Indiana Harbor railroad and
form one OF the best belt lines sur
rounding Chicago.
The Indiana Harbor line although
furnishing the connections for the
Michigan Central. the Lake Shore and
the Baltimore & Ohio railroads, all
Vanderbilt lines. has never been an
ideal belt line for the reason that II
did not have the proper connections
with the stock yards district where an
enormous amount of freighting orig
mates.
Realizing this weakness the owners
of the Iidiana Harbor lines have been
trying for a long time to purchase a
controlling interest in the stock of the
Chicago Junction railroad so that the
roads could operate in conjunction with
each other
Richard Fitzgerald and John A. Spoor
have been the owners OF the majority
of this stock and 1t Is said would not
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-24
STEVE BALOG AGAIN
IN THE LIMEL|GHT
Bone of Contention in Mar
garet Munro Case to go
to Industrial School.

Steve Balog, the bone Of contention
in the recent trouble between Super
intendent Hall and Miss Margaret Nun
TO OF the Whiting schools is now in
deep trouble himself and will be sent
to an industrial school at Wabash until
he is old enough to take care of him
self
Steve Balog is not to be punished
for anything he has done, for everyone
who has had anything to do with the
nine year old boy Will testify that he
is good boy himself and that his
crime is in having cruel parents.
Some time ago the matter of Setve' S
relations with his parents became a
matter of court record when the Balog
boy was taken before Mayor Smith and
examined by Truant officer MuZzall
with the idea OF taking him away from
his parents and giving him home in
the industrial school until he is
old enough to shift for himself.
The boy told of the cruel treatment
he had received and displayed we1ts as
result of the punishment he had re-
ceived. The boy said that he was most
frequently punished because he would
not go out and pick up coal on the rail
road tracks.
Yesterday Truant officer Muzzal1
again investigated the boys condition
with the result Mat it was decided to
entirely remove him from parental in
fluence.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-24
The West Hammond Police
Learn Escaped Criminal
is in Aurora.
.DRACNET OUT THERE
If Captured Will Be Turned Over
to Tender Mercies of
Grand Jury.

According to information received
this morning from the authorities at
Aurora, Ill, the notorious Jocko Briggs
is holding forth in that city and the
police expect to land him before the
night is over.
1t Will be remembered that after be-
ing arrested in West Hammond about
six weeks ago, charged with holding up
Peter Tomia, a foreigner, he induced
August Arnold to go his bond for $500.
After getting three continuances and
one change of venue, Briggs myster-
iously left one night and was supposed
to have gone to Indianapolis as he was
train late at night.
His trial came up the next day at
Dalton before Justice Smith and as
Briggs was not present Arnold was
compelled to hand over the $500.
Nothing more was heard of Briggs
until today when the Aurora police got
into communication with the West
Hammond police and finding that
Briggs was wanted here on two
charges, one of jumping his bond and
another of hold up, the chief of police
sent out his men to search for Briggs
and said that they would land him be-
fore the evening was over.
Must Face Grand Jury.
AS Briggs failed to return to West
Hammond the charges are now in the
hands of the grand jury and Briggs
will have to appear before them if he is
! captured.
Probably no one in West Hammond
would like to see Briggs more than
would August Arnold who is still grfev-
Ing over the loss OF his S5U0.1 He vun-
doubtedly viii want to see him prose
cuted
The West Hammond police We're sur
prised that Briggs was staying so near
Chicago as they thought he was
farther away. There was a report ir
West Hammond that Briggs was in
Memphis, Tenn.
If Briggs is captured he will be
brought to the West Hammond sta
tion from where he will be taken tc
the Cook county Jail to await his trial
A member of the West Hammond po.
| lice force said this afternoon that de-
| tectives from the states attorneys of
| flee have been looking for Briggs eve
since he made such a quick get away
| from the village.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-24
SUIT SETTLED OUT OF COURT.

The trouble which resulted in suits
being filed by the eleven Lithuanians
employed by the Byrne & Anderson
Construction company at work on the
sewer tunnel at Seventy-third street,
was settled out Of court today. 1t is
said that the laborers resolved a lump
sum of 1856 and were offered positions
with the company at better wages. but
they refused to enter into the employ
of the company. The men brought
suits for money which they claimed
had been deducted from their pay in
part payment for dues to the Sewer
and Tunnelmen's union.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-24
War Ships in Hampton
Roads at Jamestown
Fire Salutes.
LIKE BIG BATTLE
Illumination on the Shore and on
the Boats Is Beautiful Be-
yond Description.

Norfolk, Va. May 23.-There have
been many fierce conflicts upon the
waters of Hampton Roads, but the fire
of belching cannon. and kissing, burst
ing shell-the deadly combat between
the Monitor and Merrimac In 1862, was
nothing compared with the scene en-
acted on these historic waters on the
night of April 20, 1907. The burning
OF Rome, the destruction OF the cities
of Pompeii and Herculaneum were no
doubt grand. but they were also ter
rible. The scene upon Hampton Roads
was grand beyond the power OF pen TO
describe. while it was absolutely de-
void of the terrible
Placidly lying at anchor on Hamp.
ton Roads when the sun went down on
the evening OF the Goth of April, were
American and foreign war vessels. In
solid but friendly phalanx. covering a
distance of not less than ten miles AS
darkness settled over the face of the
waters. a few lights flickered here and
there. subdued by the silvery moon
beams that fell like sheen upon the
land and sea. The great array of
death dealing. iron-clad monsters were
dimly outlined until at a given signal
about 1880. every ship blazed forth in
lines of electric fire. II was SO sud
den and so grand that the silence of
thousands upon the waters and shores
attested an admiration too deep to be
expressed in word or sound.
There they lay, every outline OF hull
and bridge and deck and tunnel and
stock. outlined in living fire. Nothing
like it has ever been seen before, and
outside OF the jamestown Ter-centen-
nial exposition. will probably never be
seen again. With the ships in the har-
bor a blaze of glory, and the. buildings
ashore scarcely less. gorgeous. the en-
tire scene was one so grand. SO
uniquely splendid that those who saw
it will never forget. It was feature
alone and unparalleled in the history
of exposition and in the history of the
world
The illumination OF shore and harbor
and vessels. by an element that the
widest scientific dreamer had not con-
ceived when the event occurred that
the Ter-centennial exposition cele-
brates. is one incident alone that DEM
onstrates the giant strides that have
been made since the pilgrims landed
upon Americas shores.
The searchlights of the various war
vessels time and again shot out their
piercing rays. turning into broad day
light the darkest hooks and corners
along Hampton Roads. but gorgeous,
weird and wonderful as was the illum-
ination on the night Of the 26th. II is
only the initiative of the greater and
grander scenes that viii follow when
, the government piers are finished. and
, the system Of submerged harbor IL
, Elimination is installed.
, But, as il is. the illumination Of the
, opening night so far eclipsed the most
gorgeous pyrotechnic display ever at
tempted that there is positively nc
, comparison.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-24
M|SSIVE BEARS DEADLY WAE" Order
Note Found on Table by Miss Kasper
Which Cause Reader to Swoon-
Gross Bones Significant.

Your windows are easy; will call
again"
This startling information was writ
ten on a slip of paper on the bottom Of
which was drawn a skull and cross
bones, and left on table at the home
of Mrs. J. II. Kasper in the rear of her
millinery establishment at 235 State
street. Mrs. Kasper's daughter found
the note on the table, which had been
turned around and put in a conspicu-
Gus place and she is reported to have
tainted from fright The police We're
Immediately notified and proceeded 70
Investigate the mysterious appearance
of the note and the meaning Of its
contents.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-24
consider the sale Of it except at an
enormous profit TO themselves
Necessity Grows.

enormous profit to themselves.
Necessity Grows.
After the Vanderbilts had extended
their lines to DanvilIe in order to tap
the coal fields in that vicinity. the con
troll Of the Chicago Junction became
more imperative and il is believed the
sale of the Fitzgerald -Spoor stock was
only made at an enormous profit TO the
owners.
The Chicago Junction, which is
double tracked all the way from Ham
mond to Franklin Park is one of the
best paying belt railways in Chicago.
The local agent is c. A Taylor who
viii probably be retained
The deal was made in New York and
win be effective July 1. The Chicago
Junction will probably be operated by
the Indiana Harbor railway The
local office will be moved TO Gibson and
the auditing department of the Chi
cago & Indiana Southern which is now
in Cleveland. viii be moved TO Gibson
where a $60. 900 office building will be
constructed for the auditors.
II is said that one OF the possibilities
OF the future is the purchase of the
coal roads owned by John r. Walsh
by the Indiana Harbor railroad which
would make that property one of the
most valuable in and around Chicago.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-24
especial to Lake County Times).

South Bend, Ind, May 24-Hammond
has Just captured the next state con
vention OF the Fraternal Order Of
Eagles. AS there are several thousand
Eagles throughout the state of Indiana
the event Will be one OF considerable
Importance. The convention. which is in
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-24
Big Corporation Of the Steel
Combine are Dissatisfied
With Present Location.
WANT SUBMERGED LAND
South Chicago Concern Employs T.
600 Men and Loss Would Be a
Hard Blow to the City.

The Illinois Steel company, employ
ing more than 1000 men, supporting
10000 persons and operating a plant
valued at between $50. 900 and $4O.-
100000, may abandon South Chicago
and become absorbed in the mammonth
steel plant IN progress of construction
at Gary, Ind.
1t was admitted by a representative
of the company yesterday that no fur
ther extensions are contemplated at
the South Chicago mills and that ulti-
mate abandonment OF the local site is
probable.
The Gary mills when completed will
be the largest steel center in the world
and the home of the United States Steel
corporation, which embraces the Car
negie Steel company. the Lorain Steel
company, the National Tube company,
the American Sheet and Tin Plate com
pany, the Union Steel company, the
Illinois Steel company. the American
Steel and Wire company. the Shelby
Steel Tube company, the American
Bridge company and the Clarion Steel
company.
Advantages I'm Indiana.
The Gary site Is twenty miles from
South Chicago and it is pointed out
that with excellent harbor prospects,
1000 acres of ground and an indulg-
ent legislature which has made 1T pos
sib1e for the steel corporation to ac-
quire submerged lands at bargain coun-
ter rates. the logic of the situation ar
gues strongly for abandonment OF the
local plant.
1t appears that there is no intention
on the part of the United States Steel
corporation TO act precipitately with
respect to the Illinois Steel company,
but all signs point to ultimate removal.
The new plant at Gary viii repre-
sent the most recent and approved
equipment in the steel industry. and it
IS pointed out that the economies of
the business will naturally direct con-
centrations upon Gary and the cessa-
tion OF extensions upon all or most of
the constituent plans of the corpora
ton.
Business men of South Chicago are
much aroused over the possibility of
loss OF their greatest industry and ef-
forts will be made at the October ses-
sion OF the general assembly to pro-
long the time of desertion by the I'LL
nois Steel company by securing the
passage of bill authorizing issuance
by the state to tho steel company OF
a patent for submerged lands in Lake
Michigan lying between the north line
of the Calumet river extended and the
south line OF Seventy street ex-
tended, and between, and the dock OF
harbor line which is or may be estab-
lished by the federal governqment.
Prompt Action Is Necessary.
Indiana solons have been patroniz-
ingly liberal with the United States
Steel corporation and Senator Clark
contends that unless Illinois takes
prompt action the days of the Illinois
Steel company as a South Chicago in
stitution will be numbered.
According to South Chicago politi-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-24
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clans the crusade made by Joseph Me-
dill Patterson when commissioner of
public works against the Illinois Steel
company was the real beginning of the
town of Gary. Mr.. Patterson charged
that the steel company was filing in
submerged lands adjacent to the steel
mills and was steadily encroaching
upon property which belonged to the
state. 1t was alleged by Mr.. Patterson
that this reclaimed land was worth
81, ,000, 900 or s5,000,00 1t was large
ly because of his difficulties with the
Illinois Steel company that Mr.. Pat
terson. according to his own story,
espoused socialism and resigned his
position as commissioner of public
works. Suits against the Illinois Steel
company were started by the corpora
tion counsel, but are now under con-
troll of States Attorney Healy. Citi-
zens OF South Chicago who are keenly
interested in retaining the steel mills
sag the riparian rights are worth lit
tie to any interest other than the Il1i-
nois Steel company and that in view of
the generous treatment of the Illinois
Steel corporation by the Indiana leg
| isIature 1t has become an industrial
necessity that Illinois should deal len
iently with the Illinois Steel company
| 1t is pointed out that the steel com
pany is under heavy tax burden and
that litigation over riparian rights and
structural plants, eighteen tube mills
and a large number of other estab-
lishments, including bar mills, plate
mills and wire, rod and nail mills.
made lands will certainly drive 1t tC
Gary, where taxes are practically nj
and where many advantages are offer
ed not available here.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-24
Holdings at South Chicago.

The Illinois Steel company owns
about 500 acres of land In South Chi
cago, whereas the United States Steel
corporation at Gary owns 1000 acres
a sufficient territory, together with
water front. to care for dozen 1lli-
nois Steel companies. The plants OF
the United States Steel corporation
owned and controlled by it Jan. l, 1906
consisted of ninety three blast fur
naces, sixteen Bessemer steel works
sixteen open hearth steel works. sever
Trail mills, thirty eight sheet and tir
plate mills, twenty-five bridges anc
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-24

T0lal, Yesterday lO,41S
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-09-07
TAAiPER WITH THE WIRES.
Western Union Threatens Railway
Operators.

Criminal prosecution of railroad tel
egraph operators who, out Of sympa-
thy with the striking commercial men,
are causing extensive trouble on the
wires, is threatened by officials of the
telegraph companies.
Superintendent Cook, of the West
ern Union company declared that a
detective would be placed In every Of
flee In the country If the interference
with the wires assumed such proper
tons as to make that course necessary.
The Western Union controls the wires
on practically every railroad in the
country and its commercial business,
in many instances, goes through the
railroad offices.
Since the beginning of the strike it
is said that trouble with the wires has
causesd more inconvenience than has
the lack Of operators.
superintendent Capen, of the Postal
company. said he was not having any
trouble with the wires
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-09-07
DIE IN TROLLEY CAR.
Fifteen Persons Killed Near Mattoon,
Illinois

Fifteen persons were killed and
about fifty injured in a head-on colli-
sion between an interurban express
train consisting OF a motor car and
trailer and traction car on the Mat
toon and Charlestown electric line at
1890 o'clock Friday morning
The crash occurred on a sharp curve
one mile west of Charlestown. A con-
fusion Of orders received over the tele-
phone is said to have caused the acct
dent.
The cars approached each other at
a high rate of speed and the impact
was so terrific that the motor car and
trailer were telescoped by the traction
car There was no warning, and few
passengers had time to escape by
jumping. The passengers. nearly all
of whom were en- route to the Cole
county fair at Charlestown, were
crushed and manned where they sat in
their seats.
AS soon as the news of the wreck
reached NATION special cars were
hurried to the scene and the dead and
injured were taken there.
Some of the injured are in critical
condition and there is little hope Of
their recovery.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-09-07
ROOSEVELT BARS AUTO.
Sightseers Have Made Much Trouble
for Secret Service Men.

Sightseers Have Made Much Trouble
for Secret Service Men.
Automobiles other than those carry
fng the presidents official guests, have
been barred from the Sycamore Hill
drive leading around the presidents
home at oyster Bay. A big sign CIV
ing notice to this effect has been put
up just off the main road. Sightseers
who had no appointment with the
president have heretofore been per-
mitted to drive through the presidents
grounds and around the house pro-
vided they did not stop on the way.
Many automobiles recently have at
tempted to make the trip and given
the secret service men much trouble.
hence the sign. Nearly a hundred
persons, mostly out of town visitors.
make tour of the grounds daily.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-09-07
IN TERROR OF JAPAN.
China I'm Alarm Over Policy OF
Toxic.

China made a protest August 70 TO
France and Japan against the terms Of
their recent agreement providing for
interference in the vast regions OF the
sovereign Chinese domain. The pro-
test has resulted in a remarkable sup
preston by the authorities of public
matters. 1t is claimed that China has
been brow beaten from her rights, ow-
ing to the cowardice of the present
Chinese government, the covering po-
sition of the throne and its overlooking
by Japan.
The protest of the wal wu pu, or
board of foreign affairs for the pur-
pose Of not giving offense, modified to
a mild character, is to the effect that
the agreement of China's allied oppo-
nents is mot to be considered as
right"
The protest has aroused the indig-
nation of the Japanese, who have ig-
nored it, leaving the French here to
persuade the wal WI pu to drop 1T.
While China's resentment of the pa
tonnage of Japan, which country is as
suming the position of her protector,
is increasing, the government is yet
too weak and alarmed to take official
action, preferring the dangerous poll
cy of secrecy.
The attitude of the foreigners at Pc
kin has reached a stage of pronounced
antagonism to the Japanese, especially
among those belonging to the nations
which are the allies Of Japan. This
antagonism has been largely provoked
by Japan's constant success both in
Korea and Manchuria.
A new movement headed by Chang
Chin Tung has been started among the
Chinese to promote native enterprises
in Kukien for the purpose of offsetting
the efforts of the japanese to obtain a
foothold in that province.