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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-28
MAJESTIC HOTEL
SOON TO BE ENLARGED
Contract Has Been Let Whereby Hoh-
man street HosteIry VIII Gain Fifty
Additional RoomS-BuiIder MeCIay
VIII DO the Work.

Hammond is soon to have a first
class hotel with frontage on the
main thoroughfare Holman street
The proprietors of the Majestic hotel.
the Glennon brothers. have let out the
contract for the completion of their
plans to enlarge the present structure
and make an imposing frontage on
Holman shtreet- The present build
.ng. occupied as a dry goods store, will
be torn out and by the first Of August
the work Will be under way to change
the architecture completely. Fully
dftv new rooms viii be added TO the
building and the hostelry VIII be the
largest in Hammond. The entrance
Will be through an imposing double
doorway. and a reception room will
grace the front OF the building with
the main Office. Three floors viii be
completed first and the upper story
VIII be added later. The material for
the work Is now at hand and towards
the latter part OF next month the work
VIII be taken up By Builder McClay-
who has been awarded the contract
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-28
NEW INDIANA RAILROAD.

Pittsburg capitalists are back OF
new railroad company which has just
financed to build a line from Evans
Vile. Ind, 10 Chicago. touching In
dianapoHs with branches from Crown
Point to Gary. from Logansport to
South Bend and from Boonsville 10
Owensboro, KY. The principal terminal
OF the road will be at Gary. where a
big steel plant is to be completed next
year by the United States Steel corpo-
ration. The new road viii enter Chi
cago over the Chicago Belt line on
equal terms with other Chicago rail-
roads.-Bunalo (N ~ Courier.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-28
OPEN AIR SHOW GETS SETBACK.

Harvey Brooks was temporarily
blocked IN his plans for an open air
theatre yesterday when some one took
advantage Of a technicality regarding
fire limits and complained to the au-
thorities about the matter. Mr.. Brooks
was reluctant 20 give UP such a good
location, but he has decided TO carry
cut out his plan and will erect his the
atre on State street on a lot on the
other side Of the federal building Mr..
Brooks is determined 10 give the plan
a trial and expects 10 have his State
street asrdome open by Saturday even
ing. Ne State street site IS outside OF
the FIRE limits.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-28
BIG SUBDIVISION
OPENED At GARY
John G.. Earle Plans the
Building Of a New City to
be Called East Gary.

John G. Earle and sons who own
several thousand acres in the Calumet
region southeast and east of the new
steel city of Gary. have just decided to
open a site for a new city called East
Gary 1t viii be located in sections II
and IS and viii comprise nearly a
thousand acres This tract of finely
located land lies just one mile east of
Gary proper, beginning at what is
known as New Chicago and extends
two miles east to Lake Station. Two
railroads. the Michigan Central and the
Joliet branch of the same line pass
through the subdivision. A quarter
section in section IS has already been
plated into lots and the balance of
the tract Will be laid out into lots just
as quick as time win permit Some
new streets have been cleared of the
small second growth timber and in due
time five miles of boulevard streets will
he opened. The condition and lay of
the land are excellent for subdividing.
Mr.. Earle win arrange with the Michi-
gan Central for a depot The price of
the lots viii be low compared. 10 the
price of lots in Calumet township. The
railroad facilities are unsurpassed and
everything is in favor of the prospec-
tive new city.
This new city will be the making of
Lake station that has only been about
holding its own the past half century
and Will add many thousands of dollars
to the taxable property in Hobart
township.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-28
SMALL FIRE AT
STANDARD OIL PLANT.

A small fire broke out in the press
room Of the candle factory Of the
Standard Oil company at Whiting last
evening and there was about $500 dam
age done before the fire department in
the employ Of the oil company put out
the fire.
The FIRE is believed to have started
as q result of spontaneous combus-
tion in a pile of blankets and gunny
sacks which We're soaked in grease and
piled in one corner Of the room.
There was little difficulty in putting
out the flames and the fire did not
threaten 10 spread
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-28
DROWNED IN SIGHT OF FRIENDS

was drowned this afternoon while
swimming in the harbor. Michail was
in swimming with three Of his friends
when he informed them that he was a
good swimmer and that he was GO
ing 10 swim across the harbor. He
got across all right but when he tried
TO return his strength gave out and
he was drowned in full view Of his
friends who could do nothing TO save
him.
The police were notified and some of
the citizens have Joined them in a
search for the body. MichaH was a
foreigner just over from the old
country. He is single
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-28
SURE BANDIT
RIGHT MAN
Van Tassel Positively Iden-
titled by South Chicago
Conductor.
RODE FROM HAMMOND
Louis Seivert Picks Out Crook as
Companion of Hansen on
Night of Shooting.

South Chicago. June 28.--Louis Sell
vert conductor on the South Chicago
Street Car company. who was on the
car the night OF Sept, 20 when Hansen
and Van Tassel. the two bandits who
shot Patrolnan Luke Fitzpatrick at
Sixty third street and Madison enue.
went 70 Chicago yesterday afferno0h
and positively Identified sau Iassel as
one or the nlen wf1o fofle on l1kas tsT
that night from Hammond. and who
later. with Hansen. shot and killed
Officer Fitzpatrick
Van Tassel was brought TO Chicago
yesterday afternoon from San Fran
cisco BY two detectives from p. ID.
O'Brien's Office.
Seivert was on his run yesterday
when he received word from Detective
.O'Brien's office to come to the city and
identify Van Tassel
In the office al the central station,
Van Tasse was very composed and re-
fused TO talk. more than to admit that
since his escape from Chicago and Lake
county he had committed several bur-
glaries in California and other west
ern cities.
Seivert said after he came back from
the city that he was glad Van Tassel
was in the tolls because he did not
care to have him taking any rides on
his car.
Van Tassel will be given a hearing
some time next month before the Cook
county grand jury.
In the meantime all precautions are
being taken TO prevent the bandit from
gaining his freedom. as after his ap-
pearance in the court room during the
trial OF Hansen the authorities know
that he will take any chance. no mat
ter how small. to make his escape.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-28
Confers With Railroad Off
Gals and Experts Will
Investigate.
PRICE TO Be HIGHER
United States Steel Corporation VIII
Meet Any Requirement of
the Railroads.

New York June 27-Leading rail
road officials and representatives OF
the steel rail manufacturing companies
held an important meeting today to
consider the stability and safety or
the standard steel rail now IN use on
the principal railroads throughout the
United States
There was a general discussion at the
offices Of the United States steel cor
poration, and it was decided TO request
the joint committee of experts, which
was appointed by the American Rail-
way association and the makers of steel
rails. TO report at future conference
their conclusions on the problem.
These experts have been making an
investigation Of the manufacture of
steel rails in Pittsburg and other cities
with the view of ascertaining whether
any defects in rails resulted from the
process Of manufacture. They have
made no report SO far of their findings.
Mr. Gary has taken the position that
the steel corporation desires to meet
any requirement that may lead to the
production of a rail which viii be capa-
able OF standing any strain to which
IT may be subjected By heavier locomo-
tives and increased tonnage
Several railroad officials have been
quoted saying that the present 100
pound steel rail does not come up to
tho specifications submitted to the rail
makers by the railroads and that
heavier sections" must be made if
traffic is to be handled with safety to
the travelling public.
Makers Want Higher Price.
The railmakers state that the rails
are being made according to specffica-
tions. and that wherever rails have
been shown to have split and broken,
the immense strain caused by the mann
moth locomotives and heavy steel cars
pounding on the rails at high speed
has been the cause for the breakage
Suggestions have been made that the
railroads pay an increase of So over the
present price Of $2S a ton for heavier
section" rail The railroads insist that
they paying a sufficient price for
a standard steel rail of greater weight
than now used
Mr.. Gary said tonight:
The Importance Of producing and
using at all times a rail capable Of
meeting the requirements OF traffic,
however great was recognized by ALL
and both the railroad officials and
manufacturer discussed the various
sugEestiens made in that direction.
The meeting was IN every respect har-
raonious and friendly
1T was decided to request the joint
committee Of cNpeets. heretofore ap-
pointed by the American Railway asso-
ciation and the manufacturers Of rails,
respectively, to report their conclusions
for consideration at an adjourned meet
ing Of the rail- manufacturers and rail-
road officials at a time to be fixed by
the chairman Of the meeting
There seems 10 be no doubt that the
manufacturers ana purchasers will
reach a conclusion that is mutually
satisfactory to them and which will be
approved by the public"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-28
AUTO IN BIG RUN TURNS TURTLE
Especial to Lake county rimes.)

Chicago. June 2S-The reliability
run Of the Chicago Motor club was at
tended with bad accident today. when
16 power automobile turned turtle
near Elgin, III. and NJ Z. Lew and
David Boswell, two we'll known motor
lists Of Chicago were badly injured.
Both men were thrown to the ground
and pinned beneath the machine and
Boswell is not expected to live as a
result of the injuries he received.
The men were passing over a bridge
when the tire or the machine got
caught in some manner unknown and
the huge car turned complete somer-
sault. The men were unconscious when
picked up by other men on the run.
and were placed IN machine and hur-
ried 10 the Elgin hospital
Another accident was reported later
on, but the result IS not known as yet.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-28
CAR CONTRACTS ARE $25, ,ooo,o
Hartman and Gould Roads Among
Those Placing Large Orders.

New York june 27-The Hartman.
Gould and other largo railroad systems
have placed ear contracts within the
last few DAYS calling for an expendi-
ture Of upward ef S15,000.00O and or
ders are pending for cars rs the value
of fully S10.000.o00 more Heavy con
locomotives for use on eastern lines
The principal contracts can FOR 14leo
freight cars The Hartman lines have
ordered 5000 refrigerator cars. Tie
Missouri Pacific has contracted for
1000 freights. Most of these viii Be
delivered this year.
The most important contracts pend
Ing are for the New York Central lines
1t is understood in railroad equipment
circles that specifications are being pre-
pared for 5000 cars. $500 OF which viii
be ordered within the next few weeks.
The Rock Island system. it is stated.
is also about TO order 5000 freight cars.
A conference Of steel rail manufac-
turers and the presidents OF some of
the most important railroads in the
country Will be held in the Office OF
Ebert H. Gary. chairman Of the United
States Steel corporation today, for the
purpose ot discussing the causes that
have led 10 alarming breaksge OF rails
recently and the serious accidents due
TO imperfect rails.
steel rails are now sold at S2S per
ton. 1t is said at the meeting today
the manufacturers viii offer to pro-
duce a much superior class of rail il
the railroads win agree TO pay $50 a
ton.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-28
GIVE JUDGE TUTHILL
TIME OF HIS LIFE.

Judge Tuthill in company with
Earnest Shortridge. Judge Hembroff.
Fred Crumpacker, ". J. McAleer and
several others went into Chicago early
this afternoon for the purpose OF at
tending the ball game on the west
side before the festivities begin this
evening. Judge Tuthill is being shown
the time of his life by the Hammond
lawyers and will doubtless not soon
forget the many compliments he has
been paid previous to his leaving
Hammond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-28
Two Hammond Women Assaulted
and Their Money Taken This
Afternoon Near State Line.
CHOKE THEM AND THEN THREATEN TO SHOOT
With Revolvers Pressed Against Their Heads, Mes
danes Prendsk and Supsinski Are Silenced
While Thieves go Through Clothes.

Choked and beaten. with a revolver
pressed against their heads. two Polish
women. residents of Hammond, were
held up and robbed near the State line
between Hammond and Hegewisch at
Gostlin street early this afternoon At
ter their terrible experience they were
barely able to stagger to the saloon OF
Louis Kollwitz of Gostlin street where
they told their story. The women were
Mrs. George Prendski and Mrs. Stande
Supsinski. and they We're walking
along the street near the line. They
were on their way To visit a neighbor
and when passing a dark place in the
road. where the underbrush is heavy.
two roughly dressed men sprang out
from the bushes and confronted them.
One of the women had a pocketbook
containing $15 in her pocket. When the
men confronted them the two women
began to scream but the men rushed TO
them. grasped them by the throat and
tried TO drag them to the side of the
road, demanding their money.
Women show Fight.
At first the women started to fight
the men off. but when this was seen.
the men pulled revolvers from their
clothes and putting them up against
their victims heads. threatened them
with instant death if they made any
further outcry or refused to give up
what money they had. The crooks then
went through their clothes and took
the pocketbook containing the money
and with a fierce warning ran into the
fields towards Hegewisch. Although
the holdup was on the Illinois side OF
the line. the women made their way as
best they could TO the saloon of Mr..
Kollwitz. and arrived there in faint
ing condition.
Kollwitz assisted the women and
Immediately aclephoned 70 the Ham.
mond police station, and Captain
Bunde and Officer Elsner We're sent
to the scene. The women were bad
ly used up and bore marks of the
rufiin's fingers on their throats be-
sides sundry other bruises which. they
received in the rough handling. They
stated that the men were dressed in
rough clothes and looked like tramps
and that they spoke English. 1t is
thought that the men were not tramps
! however, but crooks or yegmen who
were put off the railroad trains ir
this vicinity and went out to make q
haul. They could not have been hobos
in the sense of the word as they eacl
! possessed a big revolver After com
hitting the robbery the men ran to-
wards Hegewisch. and the police o.
that city have been notified.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-28
Bill Suspects the Poles.

Bill Thompson. however. had seen
the fellows in the neighborhood and at
once informed the police of his loss.
The eggs We're traced TO the home of
the thieves in Robertsdale and the
whole batch was brought to the police
station by the Robertsdale officer.
There they were used as exhibit "a
and the Poles We're fined S21. and
day apiece in jail. Bill Thompson got
very little satisfaction out of this
however. for he said the eggs had been
chilled and that they would not hatch
Charley See and the son of Deputy
Sheriff frost thought differently about
the matter, however, and Charley took
six of the EGGS home and put them
under an old setting hen of his while
the frost boy did the same.
Charley did not have much hope as
10 the outcome of his experiment until
this morning when he heard a peep or
two and found that one of the little
guinea chicks had hatched out.
Now both he and the frost boy have
great hopes of raising a whole flock of
hens and they are anxiously awaiting
further developments. The little chick
that has already been hatched out
seems to be none the worse for its pre-
natal visit to the police station.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-28
EXHIBIT IN LOCAL COURT
MATCHES OUT
Eggs Used ns Evidence Against Thiev-
ing Poles Comes TO Life-Owner
Claims Henfruits Are Worthless.

Exhibit "A" at the police station was
forty speckeled eggs that a Roberts
dale Pole had stolen from a. prolific
guinea hen on Bill Thompson's farm
near the Wolf lake ice houses.
Bill Thompson had a guinea hen that
had the Roosevelten theory of race sui
eide She laid one eeg after another
until there was forty speckeled ones
in the nest
About this time when the proud old
hen was looking forward to flock OF
chicks that should be the envy of all
fowldom, some Poles discovered the
nest and for the want of anything more
useful TO steal they took the whole
nestfull. and putting them in gunny
sack they carried them to parts un-
known
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-28
TRUST co. DECLARES DIVIDENDS.

The board OF directors OF the Lake
County Savings and Trust company
met this afternoon in the Offices OF
Gostlin. Meyn & Company and declared
the usual annual dividend OF per
cent and transacted other business OF
Importance.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-28

There will be a rehearsal of the choir
of ST. Paurs Episcopal church this
evening al 1880 o'clock. All menb ~rs
are urged 10 be present
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-28

The Methodist Sunday school class
OF Mrs. Eta Dake viii serve ice cream
on the vacant lot west OF the new II. z.
church tomorrow afternoon and even
ing
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-28
TONY APPLEBuRY
PUTS IN APPEARANCE
Returns AS He Left, With
out Warning Denies Be-
ing With Jung Girl.

AS suddenly as he went away, An
thony Appleburt reappeared in Ham
mond this morning after an absence
of several days, and wishes to deny
the rumor that was circulated about
town that he had run away with pret-
ty little Katherine Jung. The young
man left his employment at the rail-
road offices at Gibson last Monday. and
Tuesday morning, without saying a
word to his mother of his intended
trip, left for Toledo, o., where he had
obtained employment. He did not ac-
company the young girl nor did he
have any arrangement to meet her
away from home. He says that he saw
the girl and Piper take the train on
Thursday and that she told him then
she was going to Boise City, Idaho, but
that was the last he saw or heard of
either of them.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-28
Breads of Disappearance"

The young man read the account of
his disappearance in a Chicago paper
and he hastened back to Hammond to
deny the rumor right away. He had
previously written his mother and told
her of his whereabouts but did not tell
her that he was returning to Hammond.
SO while his mother was happy over
the postal card she had received. he
made her doubly so when he walked
into the house this morning and greet
ed her. He said that while he went
to school with the Jung girl and work
ed at the same place with her, there
was nothing between them but COM
mon place friendship
From the friends of Miss Jung and
Harry Piper it is learned that beyond
any doubt the two are together. Moth
ing further has been heard from the
young girl, but it is expected that the
police will make a movement in the
case very shortly. 1t is thought that
the two may be in some Ohio city
where they will seek employment in
the railroad Offices.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-04-12
Iowa Items.

F. d. Wilmore. of Lake Charles,
was in Iowa Friday.
John Storer was business visitor
to Lake Charles Friday.
Mr. Paul Brunei was guest of L.
L. Funk aud family several days of
last week.
Alice Findley spent Friday and
Saturday visiting her sisters at Roam
oke and at Welsh.
Mr.. Thomas Cox and fomily, of
Bell City, were guests of Mr.. aud Mrs.
Louis May Tuesday.
F. D. Calkins, of Welsh, was buy
ing and loading rice at this place
Monday and Tuesday.
Among those who came to hear Bud
Robinson Tuesday evening were Rev.
Walker and family of the Daniels
plant.
Mr.. Eugene Hebert visited his
daughter, Mrs. Daisy Harris, Mon
day, and attended Bud Robinson S
meeting.
Rev. Paul Leeds came over by way
of the Watkins railway Monday even
ing and attended the services held by
Bud Robinson and Prof. Tillman at
the Nj. f. church.
Miss Ollie Nicely and Helen Funk re-
turned from Shreveport Monday
morning. Miss Nicely reports fine
time. and good work done at the
Teachers Association.
Rev. Louis May and Isaac DerOuer
returned Monday evening from White
, Sulphur Springs, near Pollock, La
They enjoved the trip and returned
refreshed in mind and body.
w. NJ. Jones, who is in charge o
the men employed in repairing thu
Western Union Telegraph Line, wa
in town Yesterday looking for place
to board his men, while they will b.
working on this end of the line from
Welsh.
"Wait patiently on the Lord and H
will bring it to pass" has been veri
fed to some of Gods people of Iowa
where Rev. Bud Robinson really CAM
and gave them a two days meeting
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-04-12
Roanoke News.

Mrs. Redman is quite sick at pres
ent writing.
Mr.. Lily, of Sharon. Wis. is the
guests of his uncle, j. +. Ellis.
Miss Henry, of Mermentau, is visit
ing her sister, Miss Louise Henry.
Miss Alice Findley, of Iowa, visited
Miss Letha Berry Friday and Satur-
day.
VIM Unkel and sister, Miss Katie,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. j. Allison sun
dav.
DR.. Cooper, of Welsh, made several
professional calls here the first of the
week.
Miss Myrtle Ellis, of Jennings,
spent Saturday and Sunday with home
folks.
Messrs. J. r. and W. D. Jones. of
Iowa, were business callers in our
town Wednesday.
B. Nj. Jones, who is building two
story house GA his farm north of town
has the building almost completed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allison will occupy
the U. B, parsonage. Their many
friends will rejoice that they are no
leaving town.
Miss Mary Clayton, of Jennings
has recently purchased j. Allison!
town property, and will make Roam
oke her home in the near future.
A pleasure party from here spent ;
delightful day at Lake Arthur las
Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. D. W, Gum
Mrs. Gaige, Misses Spour, Robin
son Marguerite Gum, and Meessrs
J. Gum, Fowler, and Strobe com
prised the party.