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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-20
ALMOST KILL HIM BEFORE
THEY ARE THROUGH
Rioters Are More or Less Intoxicated
When Row Begins-Two Officers
Charge Mob With Drawn Revolvers
and Clubs, Restoring Order at Once
Two Ringleaders Arrested.
(special to Lake County Tfmes.)


Gary, Ind. Dec. 20.-Between 500 and
700 foreigners engaged in a riot here
yesterday evening when they became
angered at Frank Csergo. a steel com
pany's watchman who was trying to
quiet disturbance. They might have
killed him if the police had not in
terfered.
The fight occurred in the moonlight.
after most of the men participating had
become more or less intoxicated. and
is said to have been an exceedingly
picturesque combat as the men tumbled
about in the snow.
There are thirty-eight of the steel
company's houses, each containing four
apartments. Frank Csergo was en-
ployed by the steel company as the
watchman and it is said that in the
pursuit of his duties he was compelled
to do a great many things that secured
the enmity of the foreigners.
Last night the trouble that had been
brewing for some time came to a head
when Csergo took a hand in a dis
turbance which he undertook to quell
AS many of the, occupants of the houses
were not in the best of humor on ac-
count of the intoxicants they had
i5heu, llS assault upon CSerBO was
easily precipitated.
Riot Call Sent In.
A riot call was turned in at the po-
| lice station and Chief of Police Mar
tin and Sergeant Klopf were the only
officers there They at once went tc
the scene of the fight and drawing theil
guns and clubs soon quieted the rioters
One man drew a razor and prepared
to resist the officers with it, but the
weapon was knocked out of. his hands
with one blow Of a policeman's club
Others in the crowd drew guns and al.
though there were several shots fired
most of them went up in the air anC
1 did damage.
Two of the ringleaders were arrested
/ They were August Sentrick and Emil,
/ Wanovich. They are being held OIL
the charge of resisting an officer ant
were given their trials this afternoon
After the mob had ben subdued an,
driven back into their houses. the po
/ lice discovered that Csergo had beel
badly beaten up and his revolver an,
club had been taken away from him.
1t was at once decided to make
search Of the premises of every hous
in the vicinity until the revolver an,
club could be located Every apart
ment was thoroughly searched, but tn
stolen property had been CAREFUL.
hidden and could not be found
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-20
HORsEMAN IS SUED.
Merritt Cornell Presses Claim Against
George Williams on Old
Judgment.

Valparaiso, Ind, Dec. 20.-(speciaD-
Merritt Cornell has filed a suit IN the
Porter county court through his at
torney, D. E. Kelly TO force George
Williams. a well known horseman. 10
pay a judgment OF s197 and costs.
amounting to 1920.
The Judgment was secured by the
plaintiff Oct "A, 1906. It alleges that
when the sheriff attempted 10 execute
the judgment Williams filed schedule
of his personal property vailed al $50.
when in reality he had $500 worth Of
additional property which the plaintiff
describes
Cornell claims that unless Williams
is detained lie will probably leave for
parts unknown and asks that he be
put under $3.50 bonds. II is said that
Williams is now under arrest. he is
the most widely known horse meu in
Porter county.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-20
BANQUET BY ELKS.
Initiation of c. II. Nahan Into Local
Lodge, Occasion for Pleas
ant Doings.

The initiation Of c. r. Mahan. chief
clerk Of the Indiana Harbor railroad
into the local lodge Of EIks last night
was the occasion Of one Of the pleas
ATTEST banquets that the lodge sat
down TO for a long time
Mr.. Mahan, who was the only can
didate for Initiation. took a thorough
course, proving himself good sub
ject.
At 10 o'clock the banquet was served
after which followed smoker and
speech with DR. T. ". Oberlin as toast
master.
Dave Hirsch and DR.. E. n Shanklir
were on the banquet committee ant
were highly complimented for the sue
/ cess they made OF it
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-20
RULES IN FAVOR
OF GAvIT SYNDICATE
Judge McMahan Decides
Against Steel Co. in Re
ferendum Fight
APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT
Signal Victory for Gary and Interur-
ban Company-Work viii Now
Be Pushed.

Gary. Ind. Dec 20.-The Gavit syn
dicate won a signal victory in tho
courts at Crown Point when Judge "
c. McMahan of the Lake circuit court
decided in favor of the Gary and Inter
urban company and against the United
States Steel company officials in the
matter of the referendum vote as ap-
piled to the granting Of the street rail-
way franchise in Gary.
This was one of the first matters
that were to be cleared up before the
Gary and Interurban company's title
was really worth anything.
At the time the franchise was granted
the steel company officials contended
that the action had been taken in di-
rect opposition to the wishes of the
people of Gary in general, who wanted
to see the line owned and operated by
the steel company.
It was therefore decided to secure
the names of a majority of the citi-
zens to a petition requiring the board
to nut the matter to a referendum vote
A big majority of the people of Gary
signed the petition but the board ig-
nored them and declared that the law
requiring such questions to be put to 9
referendum vote had been repealed by
| another more recent law.
The steel company then started man
damus proceedings to compel the boarC
to act, and of course this put the whole
matter up to the courts. In Judge Me
Mahans recent decision he has de
clared that he believes the law requir
ing the referendum has been repealed
A. f. Knots and Frank Gavit ap
peared for the defendants in the suit
while X K. Knapp Of the firm Q
Knapp, Haynie & Campbell. and John I
Peterson appeared for the steel com
pany.
Mr.. Knapp was interviewed thi
morning and said he was very nue
surprised at tie judges decision. II
said he had always had faith in tn
stand the steel company had taken, an
he still believed the company coul
win out in the upper courts.
When asked If he intended to ap
peal the case he said there were n
definite plans as yet He said that a
appeal had been prepared and that pos
sibly the company would attempt t
secure a reversal of McMaharfs de
cision in the supreme court of the state
The fact that an appeal has bee
prepared is an Indication that tn
Judges decision was not altogether un
expected. and it is taken by many a
an indication that the matter will b
fought out in the higher courts.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-20
DECISION EXPECTED SOON.
Judge TuthilI Due To Decide the Is.
sue Between IOuke vs.. ToleS-
ton Gun Club.

yalnaraiso. Dec. 20. = (Special1-
Judge Tuthiu is expected soon to rem
der MS decision in the famous case OF
Youke vs. The Toleston Gun club in
which Attorney Youke is suing the
Gun club for fees which have been
owing for some time. Hon E. D.
-Crumpacker represented the plaintiff
end John B. Peterson represented the
defendant
The November term of the Porter
circuit court Will close Saturday. All
Of the jury cases have been disposed of
and this week has been occupied by
Judge TuthfII with court cases, a num-
ber of which were disposed of yester-
day. Court adjourned yesterday after
noon 10 reeonvene Saturday at 10
o'clock.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-20
LARGE CROWD MUSTERED
At RINzENHOF HALL
Nearly 500 Assemble to Support
Their Convictions-Many Speakers
Give Views-Permanent 0rganiza-
tion Perfected In January When
Arrangements Will Be Made.

Gary, Ind. 2o.-The meeting OF the
republicans of Gary was notable sue
cess. At 7:30 o'clock. 4SO stalwart
followers of the species probocidia as
sembled at Binzenhof hall and cheered
to the echo the speeches of five or six
representative partisans.
The size of the gathering was the
best answer the republicans could
give to their democratic brethren who
have been claiming Gary as a demo-
cratic city
In fact the meeting will be of great
Significance all over this district. for IL
has been conceded on both sides OF the
/ political fence that. although the
county is republican. It is not over
whelmingly SO. and Gary might have
changed the political complexion OF
the whole county and even the dis
trict.
The Speakers.
Among the speakers were Captain H.
5. Norton. John w Call, William Fl
Tlliver. ]. w. McFadden. Attorney VIII
liam F.. Hodges and waltet Nowak
Oliver Holmes as committee man, called
the meeting to order and was after
wards elected temporary chairman. s
/ Sulentich was elected temporary sec
retary.
Soon after the meeting was called to
order 1t was decided that it was not
advisable to bring about the per-
manent organization or the party at
this time, and another meeting will be
called in January when the permanent
organization will be perfected and ar
rangements made for the coming cam
paign.
The expected clash between Mr. NJ
We'll and the other element Of the par
ty. did not take place Mr.. Well grace
fully retired in favor OF Mr. oliver
Holmes, the regular committeeman. and
there was not even sign Of a conflict
Speeches Received with Enthusiasm.
In fact there was the greatest
harmony prevalent at all times and this
BODIES well for the success of the party
later on. All of the speeches were in
teresting and enthusiastic and secured
the close attention of all who were
present.
The most talked of speech is that Of
Captain II. 5. Norton Mr.. Norton made
hit with his audience, many OF whom
own property In the patch by saying
! that he agreed with the people there
in their desire to have the name patch"
o dropped.
= What was equally important he sug-
gested another name that would take
6 the place of the one that has fallen
into disfavor. He suggests that ali
q the territory south Of the wabash be
r called the south side" all west OF
t Broadway and north Of the Wabash be
called the west side" and all east OF
g of Broadway and north Of the Wabash
a be called the east side"
n Politically. Captain Norton said the
n democratic party was one of the
y greatest smoke eradicators in the coun-
try He prophesied that a return tc
democratic rule would mean the era
diction of all the smoke that was
expected TO pour out Of the stacks al
Gary and would be a calamity all over
the country.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-20
DRUNK" SUSPECTED or
BEING POST OFFICE ROBBER

Michigan City. Dec. (speciaD-
Stanislaus Futz. % years old, was
arrested for being intoxicated here to
day. and upon examination he was
found to have quantity Of stamps in
his possession.
This led to the belief that he might
have been connected with the robbery
of the postal sub-station in South Bend.
Inspector A B. Burr and Detective John
Stickler were notified and came over
10 interview the prisoner
He will be thoroughly examined. and
~ the circumstances warrant he will
he bound over to the federal court for
trial.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-20
HOBART FORESTERS HOLD
THEIR ANNUAL MEETING

Hobart, Dec, 2o.-(SpeciaD-At their
regular meeting last evening the For
esters elected the following officers for
the ensuing term:
c. R.-Chas. Klaussen
V. c. R.-Owen Roper.
Treasurer-Fred Rose.
F. SC. T. Heck.
r. S.-Jos. E. Mellon.
S. W.-Louis Tree
j. W.-Fred Schmidt
S. B. Fred Harder.
]. BID. c.. Johnson
Trustee@John Hillman.
The above officers will be Installed at
a public Installation at the first meet
ing in January.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-20
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT.

At o'clock this afternoon it seemed
more than probable that the jury in
the Lake superior court would have to
return next Monday for the final hear
ing of the case of Charles Biescard
against the Republic Iron and Steel
company.
The following new cases were filed
today:
No. 427o-George schuster vs.. Nick
Crsu, civil
No. +271-Bartholomae and Roesing
Brewing company vs.. Mike Stain. civil
No. 4272-Jesse E. Faust vs.. August
jacobson, replevin.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-20
SOUTH CHICAGO MAN DIES.

Steiglitz Park. Dec. 20.-CSpeciaD-
Daniel Lane of South Chicago dies at
the residence of his daughter, Mrs
Michael Conan in Steiglitz Park, Dec
49,. The funeral will take place Sat
urday morning, Dec. 81. from St.
Patricks church, South Chicago, at 900
o'clock The trip to the cemetery will
be made by the South Chicago City
Railwa ycompany.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-20
HUMAN BULLDOG TRIED TODAY

Gary. Dec. 20.-(SpeciaD-Joh Ard
ner, the human bulldog, as the people
Of Gary have come to call him Will be
tried today for biting an enormous
piece out of the chin of Thomas Hill
lard.
Ardner is out on 81 600 bonds and is
being defended by Attorney Clarence
Bretsch. The carpenters union of which
Ardner is member is paying the ex-
penses of the attorney.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-20
APPOINTED ADMINISTRATOR.

Valparaiso Ind, Dec. 20.-(SpeciaD-
The Thrift Trust company has been ap-
pointed administrator of the estate of
Peter Kruse. a deceased. upon the ap-
plication of John H. Kruse of TuscoIa,
H., and Dora NJ. Ohls who resides
about three miles from Valparaiso The
wife is dead and they are the only
heirs. The estate is estimated to be
worth about $4,000.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-20
WILL FIX ASSESSMENTS.

Valparaiso, Dec. 2O.-(S Especial )-The
city council will meet in adjourned
session this evening to fix the assess
ments for improvements on Washing
ton, Lafayette. Erie and Chestnut
streets and Indiana avenue. The ques-
tion of the Chtcago-New York Air
Line franchise may also be considered.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-20
MICHIGAN CITY PIONEER DIES

Michigan City, Dec. 29.-(SpeciaD-
Minard Helston, one of the old settlers
of Michigan City died at 9 o'clock at
the home of his son in st. Paul, Mimi.
The remains will be brought back to
this city Friday on a Chicago. Burling-
ton & Quincy train.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-20
BURGLAR HAS PECULIAR WANTS

Michigan City, Dec. 19.-(Special)-
One of the most peculiar robberies that
has ever been pulled off in this city,
occurred last evening when burglar
broke into the grocery of Tony Pre-
bylinski, near the Pere Marquette
depot and stole a tub of butter, box
of soap and So in pennies.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-20
MRS. JACOBS GETS DECREE.

Valparaiso. Dec. (SpeciaD- Judge
Tuthill Of the Porter Superior court
yesterday granted a divorce in the case
of Jacobs VS.. Jacobs Mrs. Jacobs
was given the custody Of her only child.
a girl six years old. She charged de-
sertion. The judge ordered Jacobs TO
provide s225 q week for the support
OF the child.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-20
ANNOUNCEMENT.

DR.. Clark. who has been out of town
for his health during the summer. has
resumed business and can be found
at his Office. l39 South Holman street
DR.. J. A. Graham. graduate
Of Queens University will enter the
office with DR.. Clark and will be pre-
pared TO make lis at all hours.
once phone. 173.
Night calIs-Second floor SIS and IS
State street. old Masonic Temple
-ll-ll-tf
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-20
WANTS $4,000 FROM THE ROAD.

Columbus. Ind, Dec. 20.-John sum
nit. a resident Of this city. has begun
legal action against the Pennsylvania
lines to collect $4,000 damages for al
legged personal injuries.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-20
/. N. CODE, RECEIVER FOR
CALUMET, CONFIRMS NEWS
Agreement Has Been Reached But
Papers Not Yet Signed-No Cues
ton, However, That the Deal VIII
Be Put Through-NegotiatiOns
Under Way for Long Time.
Special to Lake County Tlmes.)

ESsb
South Chicago, Dec. 2o-The South
Chicago City Railway company and
the Calumet Electric Street Railway
company are to consolidate. Agree
ment between the officials Of the two
corporations has been reached but the
81 papers have not been signed 1t has
been definitely decided, however, to
Rmalgamate the two systems into one
Join the operating forces and institute
q single fare Of 5 cents over both lines
New branches are to be built and the
two roads. instead of shooting south
ward in parallel lines. win be united
more closely so that they will mutually
q help each other. The Calumet Electric
8 has agreed to build extensions In One
Hundred and Third and One Hundred
and Fifteenth streets and to Riverdale
Other additions may be made and gen
eral Improvement OF the service on
both roads will take place when con-
solidation has been achieved.
The Calumet Electric is still in the
handae of receiver, but of recent
yeaq 1las been doing a fairly good
busikf<ss. Ira NJ Cobe. the receiver, last
niglN confirmed the news of the con-
solidasion and said he thought there
\ would be no hitch in framing a pro-
4 gram Of exchange of stock by which
the shareholders in the two roads
would receive stock in the new corpora
tion.
Tells of the Merger.
Yes. it is true that the two roads
are to unite" said Mr. Cobe 'Nego-
4 tiations have been under way for some
time. and l am surprised that no word
of it has reached the public While we
have not settled all details, we have
reached an understanding as to ANAL
gamation and are in favor of it."
Mr.. Cobe said that the Calumet Elec-
s. tric now operates seventy FIVE miles OF
track, running from Sixty third street
3 South Park and Stony Island avenues
s to the Indiana state line at Roby.
s He declared the equipment is in good
shape and while the line had been
& improving in respect to receipts it had
not been able to retire any of it's
bonded debt He said the road had
been in receivers hands for eleven
years. or since the National Bank Of
Illinois failed
According to Mr. Cobe. the Calumet
Electric has issued bonds in the amount
of sS.000.oOO which fall due Nov. /.
1909. There is $5OO.OO0 in stock out and
$675.000 of receivers certificates. The
line is mostly double track, and be-
sides connecting with the City Railway
and South Side IL" at Sixty-third street
also reaches the Illinois Central subur-
ban station at that point. 1t traverses
South Chicago, Auburn Park, Manhat-
tan Beach. Burnside Pullman and West
Pullman
south Chicago Holdings.
Tho So,t, ,,,t,o ct.,. pot,v-a,.
companv ooaratos tqtr+,. sa,,o,, ,,,,Ios
of track Q,ifbir ~. l,l,,,a'.,a 80, ,i,,its
It's northern tarrntr5,s ! ~, 49,. GO
nne ana Sixt1--thfr5 stre+ - - 80
Of d. Mark Cumminps, ,,ranor+,es tba
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-20
FARM HOUSE ROBBED.

Hagerstown, Ind. Dec. 2O.-The farm
home OF Charles Smith, two miles east
OF this place, was robbed of 500 cash
and other valuable property.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-20
WEATHER FORECAST.

GENERALLY fair tonight and Saturday;
slightly colder tonight with minimum
ten1gsrafure % to 80 degrees above
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-20

Total. Yesterday Il.OOol
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-20

Contract Subscribers 1882
Street Sales - 1217I
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-12-19

Washington, Dec. 1S.-The frs.
symptoms of opposition in the Sem
ate against alleged usurpdtion of ~
islative functions that has appeared
in the SiXtieth Congress was heard
on Wednesday, when Senator Hey
burn of Idaho protested vigorously
against the practice of laying before
the Senate communications from Cab
met officers transmitting drafts OF
bills TO be enacted into law. The
Idaho Senator read from the recOri
of TUESDAY how a communication uf
the kind to which he had objected
had been received from the Secretary
of the Interior and referred to sha
Committee of Indian Affairs. Mr.
Hepburn denounced the practice a.
irregular.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-12-19

Senator McEnery and Representa-
,ives Roberts, Loud, Bates, Thomas,
of Ohio; Dawson. Pargett, Foss,
Cousins, Gregg, w. w. Kitchin and
3utler. They were the guests of
assistant Secretary of the Navy New
1ury.
AS soon as the Mayhower took up
aer position in the Roads Rear-Ad-
niral Evans boarded her for final or
!ers. The fleet put to sea at 10
\. M. The review was what is
;nown in the Navy as a running re-
lew" The Mayfower steamed to
he head of the battleship fleet and
nder the Presidents orders, hoisted
he sailing signal. The fleet then
allied past the Mayflower, the band
each ship playing the Star Span
led Banner" The sides of each
nip was lined with sailors, each Of
icer was at attention" md the
president stood with barred head
The signal to get under way" was
own from the flagship Connecticut
immediately upon the return of the
ommanding officer from the May
over. AS each ship passed the
layfiower, with the President on
'oard, she fired National salute.
Shore Liberty for the sailors ended
10 on Sunday morning, and at
nat hour the enlisted force of each
alp numbering nearly 1000 to the
ompany, lined up at quarters to lis
IN to the reading of the Articles of
Iar.
Admiral Evans was in particu-
y happy frame OF mind ali day sun
ay He received numerous friends
t Old Point and spent the greater
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-12-19
Asylum For Orphans.

Pittsburg, Dec, 1S.-A woman's
sympathetic heart coupled with hel
ability to accomplish her purposes
has solved the distressing problem
of the thousand children who have
been made orphans by the mine ex-
plosion at Monougah, in which sew
eral hundred lives went out.
Acting on Mrs Watsons sugges-
ton her husband came to Pittsburg
to-day to make contracts for the
erection OF a $4,000 asylum for the
homeless little ones at Monongah.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-12-19

lin in the afternoon when one OF
them remarked:
We'll, Bob, l suppose your men
will give good account OF them
selves?"
Evans's usually stern face broke In
to simle as he again used his now
famous expression. Bet your North
American life."
The wives. the mothers. the iaugh-
ters, the sisters and the sweethearts
who had arrived during tie latter
portion of the week, withheld their
emotions during Sun lay. Everyone
tried to look cheerful and all succeed
ed fairly we'll. But down deep un-
der the surface there was a general
feeling of depression, which showed
Itself In the morning after the cam
mons began to boom the farewells.
There is much talk in the feet
about the wholesale transfer of Jap
anese attendants.
The Japanese set ashore are in
clined to be angry. They
say that the most of the Japan
ese did not care to make the long
voyage with the fleet, but they think
they were treated unfair In being
subjectd to suspicion, for in that
light they view their detachment.