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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-16
THUGS START RIOT
IN SOUTH CHICAGO
Fifteen Rowdies Stir Things
up a Bit in Strand
Saloon.
BEAT UP THE PROPRIETOR
Revolvers Are Drawn, Fixtures
Broken and $500 Damage Done
Before Police Arrive.

South Chicago, Dec. .-(special1-
a gang Of thugs. fully fifteen in mum
ber attempted to shoot up the strand
last night and before the arrival Of
the police did about $500 worth 81
damage and beat a saloonkeeper.
The men had been visiting the re-
sorts and became intoxicated. In the
saloon OF Joseph Kusonovich. S919
Strand, they drew revolvers and shot
into two mirrors. broke the hxtures
and took the proprietor out into tht
street, where they proceeded to maui
him about in the snow 4 riot call was
sent TO the police station and Officers
O'Callahan Lawrence. White Skiba and
Sullivan We're dispatched to the scene
large crowd had collected by this
time and the frightened foreigners
We're locking their doors and seeking
safety in flight. Youk Wokavitch and
Louis Stelich were placed under arrest.
charged with being disorderly. and
their cases We're continued this morn
ing before Judge Girten.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-16
WALKS BAREFOOT
THROUGH SNOW
Hegewisch Man Escapes
Twice From Hospital;
Goes Home.
IS TEMPORARILY UNBALANCED
Exposure Causes No III Effects and
Sisters Say Patient
Will Recover.
Especial to Lake County Times,

hegewisch. Ill. Dee. l6-Cbarlas
berger resident of this place VII
was placed in st. Margarets hosniraI
az Hammond last week. after showine-
signs Of temporary insanity walked
from the hospital to his home satnr-
day despite the heavy snow. wfthon+
nat coat or shoes.
Twice during the week Reroor sro,
away from the sisters at the hosnfraI
ana reached his home. The first trim
came after he had arrived at the hos
pltal on Tuesday morning. and before
hlsht he was back in Hegewfscb. He
was again removed to the hospital bnt
saturday morning managed to elude the
vigilance Of the sisters and ESCAPED.
Word was at once sent 10 the Ham
mond officers and they searched
throughout the city for him but could
not find trace of him Later he an
peared at his boarding house.
Berger was foreman Of the nipbt
watehmen at the [. S. Car and Foundry
company and was formerly a fireman
In Chicago. He is 40 years old. He
showed no i'll effects after the ex-
posure encountered in his walk from
Hammond. and the physicians say lie
viii recover his sanity.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-16
Valuable Lot on Holman
Street Changes Hands
Price $4,000.
HIS OBJECT IS NOT KNOWN
Will Not State What He Proposes to
Do With Property-Nothing
Now.

one of the most important real estate
deals Of the year just about to close
! Is the sale of the broken corner" on
Hohman street by Gustave Muenfeh
70 j. j. Run OF this city The con
slderation was $4,000 cash.
The broken corner IS considered one
Of the most desirable business sites
II the city. Its close proximity TO the
court house makes it splendid To-
cation for an ONCE building. 1t is
moreover on the main thoroughfare
leading to the south side residence
district
The purchase was made through
Charles Friedericks and has been pend
ing for about a month 1t is a we'll
known fact that Gustave Muenich be-
lieves in holding property and the
sale viii come as a great surprise
70 many who did not believe the corner
could be purchased.
New order Non-CommittaI.
The piece Of property is on the west
side OF Holman street. at the corner
Of that street and Muenich court. II
has only ~ foot frontage but is tri-
angular in shape and is "a feet wide
on the alley. il has depth of 1I2 feet.
Mr. Ruff, the purchaser. admitted
that the deal had gone through but
would not say what he intended to do
with the property. He was asked If
he expected to build a business block
and replied that for the time being
ne would let the property remain as IL
is and would not decide until later on
what use he would make Of it,
In size the property would have a
30 foot frontage If It were rectangular
in shape, The price is considered a
good one when 1t is known that the
90 foot frontage across the court which
the Masons sold to Gostlin, Meyn q
company brought only $4,000 Esti-
mated by the foot the property sold
for about $3.50 front foot.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-16
THEIR ORDERS
Engineers Expect Each
Other to Wait Trains
Collide; None Hurt.

South Chicago, Dec 16.-(speciaI)- -
Through misunderstanding of their
orders, two Pennsylvania passenger
trains came TO head-on collision yes
terday afternoon at 3 o'clock. at the
Ninety third street crossing.
Train No. 5 was going east and train
No. II west, and they had stopped a
short distance apart to take their or
ders Both were on the same track and
the engineer of train No. II, thinking
that train No. 8 was going to back up
IN order to give him the right Of way.
proceeded to so ahead. The engineer
Of train No. was under the same i'm
preston about train No. II. The mis-
take was realized too late and a col
hsion resulted. Neither Of the trains
had gained any headway and the col
hsion was only slight one. The pas
sengers in the coaches were weII
shaken up and the engines slightly
damaged. After some time of delav
in which repairs were made. both trains
proceeded on their way.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-16
TOLLEsTON BOY LOST
Billy 1Iecker, IL Years of
Age, Has Longing to be
a Desperate.

Gary, Id, Dec. 16.-(special)-Ha.
anybody seen desperate skulkine
about in the vicinity of Toleston OF
Gary? Said desperate is desperate
looking, but he is not very desperat te
and II any one should run across him
It would be advisable to turn him over
a knee and spank him.
Saturday Billy Hecker. the y wear
old son of Mr.. and Mrs Hecker Of ToI-
eston. decided that he would go forth
for the third time as a desperate and
never come back to the home he had
determined to desert
Accordingly he donned his fathers
long trousers a pair of his number nine
boots borrowed a broad brimmed hat.
stole his mothers butcher knife. and
set out for parts unknown
Ever since Saturday the father and
mother OF the adventuresome boy have
been looking for him unsuccessfully
and so the police in the neighboring
cities have been notified TO be on the
lookout for the wanderer.
Billy has white hair. blue eyes. has
a gray coat and is wearing his faith
er's long pants A good spanking
awaits him when he is finally rounded
up or gets tired of his hike and de-
cfdes to come home.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-16
ROBBED BY MASKED MEN
Bandits Hold up Grand
Crossing Citizen at Point
IF Gun.

South Chicago. Dec. 16.-(special)-
Ordering him to hold up his hands
while they searched his pockets, three
masked men last night robbed Emil
Jooch of s57 Seventy third street al
ss2o and watch. The holdup took
place at Ninety-sfxth street and Tx
change avenue.
One Of the trio pointed d gun into
Jooch's face while the others went
through his pockets.
When they had finished their Job
a. ey ordered their victim to face the
'ther way long enough to give them
an opportunity to put distance of two
blocks between them. They threatened
that in the meantime they would look
back to see if he were still at his
place. and if not that they would fire
Too frightened to move. the man
held his place, giving the men plenty
Of time to make their getaway. He
was unable to give their descriptions
because they wore black masks.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-16
Extra Appropriation From
Uncle Sam of 5000 per
Quarter, Not Enough.
TOM IN CLASS BY HIMSELF
Has Charge of Fourth Glass Office
Dong Second Glass Business in
First Glass Town.

cary. Ind, Dec. I6.-The Gary most.
ofhce is the most peculiar institution
OF IT'S Kind in the whole country. This
iact Is attributed to the rapid growth
OF the city In which il is located ana
10 the ract that red tape plays so I'M
portant a part IN every act Of the
postothce department ut Washington.
Gary has a fourth class postofnee:
Is doing q second class business ia a
first class town. The postmaster.
lhomas Knots. is in a class by him
SELF for he is stiu compelled rs nut
up some OF his own money to keep the
business going. and Uncle sam won't
let him resign
Mr. Knots said this morning that
he had at last received an appropria-
tion of 5000 per quarter for extra SAL
aries but that he was stin losing $40
per quarter on his salaries.
And This Is Not All.
Not only this. but he is compelled
to furnish the building in which the
postoffice is located and then furnish
the light and heat. while the govern.
ment will not even allow him 10 have
the profit received from the rent Of tile
boxes
As an idea OF the rapidity of the
growth of the office. Mr.. Knots pointed
to the fact that during one quarter
the office did business OF $500. The
next it did business of 81 900, and
the next the business done was $4,000.
1t is believed that in another year
or two Gary will have a first class Of
flee and It Is expected that If the gov
ernment cannot ind any other way to
provide an adequate working force
and better facilities, q commission will
be sent to Gary to make recommended
tions for the extensions that are inn
perative.
Postmaster Knots says at the pres
ent time he would be glad to be re-
lieved of the burden and responsibility
of the office, but Of course If the gov
ernment can be induced to take some
action towards remedying the difficult
ties and will raise the office to the class
to which it belongs. the office of post
master will become lucrative as well
as an honorable one.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-16
IDENTIFIES ROBDER
BY TEETH MARKS
Woman Fits Her Molars
into Impression on For
eigner's Arm.
HELD UP ON HER WAY HOME
Mrs. Ringer by Novel Means Con-
vinces Police Prisoner is
Her Assailant.

South Chicago, Dec. 16-(SpeciaIA
Placing her mouth on the grimy wrist
OF a foreigner. in order to show thar
her teeth fitted exactly certain tmprints
on the latter Mrs H Ringer Of a712
Manistee avenue identified her assai1-
ant OF ten nights ago, who held her
up few doors from her home and
robber her of $40
Matthew Wrizbicki. aged 80 years
to whom she had given the bite i
locked up at the South Chicago no
lice station charged with having rob-
bed the woman.
She gave him the bite on the night
OF Dec. .. and also on the wrist
Wrizbicki. whose name in English i
Wrlstbitten', together with another
man, II is alleged. held up Mrs. Ringer
on her way home that night ana took
her purse. That is why she bit Wriz-
bicki
All she could tell the police about
the men was that she had left Tho
prints OF her teeth in the right wrist
OF one Of them. Yesterday Detective
Haleeh and Altman of the South Chi
cago station saw q man with a bite
on MS right wrist and concluded that
they had the right man.
Let me see his wrist" said Mrs
Rlnger when they brought him before
her for Identification.
Yep she said, when she had in
spected the bite on his wrist. "thats
my bite all right"
But the man denied IT.
I'll show him whether it's my bite
or not. Here! Hold his hand ont
here"
And while the police held his right
hand toward her she placed her teeth
IN the marks, and they fitted perfectly. |
fhat is why the man IS in jail.
Whlzbicki was placed on trial this
morning and put under $4,000 bonds |
on grand larceny charge and under
$500 for disorderly conduct. The case
was continued until tomorrow.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-16
WORST FEARS REALIZED
Woman Follows Husband
From Hungary to Find
Him With Another.

South Chicago. Dec 16-( Especial -
Mistrusting her husband who had pre-
eeded her to South Chicago eighteen
months ago, Mrs. Rosie Hakaloa left
her home in Austria Hungary several
weeks ago to inquire as to the doings
Of her spouse.
Setting UP her own home within a
few doors Of his. she watched his com
ing and going and found that her
worst fears We're realized.
lie was living with another woman.
Mrs. Christina Kuchitz, at 1O61S Green
Bay avenue. and still writing letters
TO his wife in the old country. When
the wife was convinced of her hus,
bands guilt. she consulted interpre-
ters and detectives, who advised her
to put her husband under arrest. This
she promptly did and the alleged un-
faithful husband and his paramour are
now in the lookup at South Chicago
awaiting their trial. which comes nm
tomorrow morning IN the meantime
the friends of the husband. Frank
Hakaloa. are making an effort TO Sc
cure sufficient bond for the temporary
release of the prisoners
The HakaIoas were married shortly
before the husband left for America
and corresponding continually. but the
wife decided that something was
wrong when month after month passed
the awaited word to come to
his country to join her husband
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-16
SNOW BARS GARY'S PROGRESS.
work at StandstiII for the Time Re-
ing Until Spring Permits
Resumption

Gary, Ind, Dec 16.-(speciaD-It IS
noticeable fact that on account of
the cold weather and snow. work on tbe
various construction jobs has baen
practically abandoned. In some cases
where there were hundred or more
men at work there is but one man On
the job, and he has been retained solely
for the purpose of keeping the tools
and other materials together until the
work can begin again.
The approaching holiday season
marks the beginning of what is destined
= be a quiet period until the openine
OF spring. Hundreds Of men are he
Ing thrown out of employment. but
they !eave the city as soon as they lose
their jobs and so the city is not crowded
with large number of unemn1oz,ed
men. Only on the rush jobs are III
men being kept at work, and these
are isolated cases
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-16
TOWNSHIP ELECTIONS
Road Supervisors Are Cho-
sen in Various Localities
Throughout County.

Road supervisor elections have beer
held in the various townships in the
county and in most cases returns have
been made to the trustees.
Several trustees, who were in Ham
mond today in conference with Trustee
Schaaf Of North township, report the
following results from their districts:
North township district No 1, James
Vanes; district No. ?, John Typ.
Calumet township, district No. l, VII
liam Johnson; district No ?, Thomas
Adler
West Creek township, district No. l.
Charles J. Holmes; district No. 2. Ga
briel Trump; district No. 8. Joseph
Steiling; district No. 4, Valentine
Foster
Eagle Creek township. district No. 1.
John Honnehohn; district No >. Thom-
as Henderson, district No 3, Thomas
Turner; district No. 4, J. c. Brownell.
Cedar Creek township, district No. /.
Bart Mich; district No 2, Fremont
Nichols district No. 3, Edward Wat
son; district No. 4. Frank Fuller.
Center township. district No l. A. @
McColley district No 2. Mathew Houk:
district No. 3. George Goff; district No
a. Joseph Kalish.
Only in a few districts throughout the
county was the position without COM
petitors
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-16
MODJESKA AND
HUBER IN BAD
Bonds on all the Charges on
Which Men Were Indict-
ed Reach $1,000.
4 COUNTS AGAINST CONSTABLE
Lawyer Gets Off With One Less to
His Credit Returns
Made Today.

Five thousand five hundred and nftv
dollars in buds have been furnished
by John Huber and L l. Modieska an
the indictments brought against them
Huber is held on four charges. two
OF oIackmall' IN which he furnished
$1,000 each. one Of petit Iarcen, for
which he furnished a $500 bond and
one Of perjury. for which he furnished
a $1,000 bond
Modjeska is held on three charges.
one Of blackmaiI, and OF petit larceny
Tor which he was held Jointly under
SL5OO bonds. and one of receiving
money under false pretenses. on this
charge he furnished $500 bonds.
While the papers in the cases were
served last Saturday. the returns were
not made until today.
The papers in the other indictments
against other criminals, were served
by the sheriff today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-16
HOLD INFORMAL CAUCUS
Curtis Successor the Object
of Trustees Meeting
Election Wednesday.


number of the township trustees
OF Lake county today held an informal
caucus in the Office of Trustee Richard
Schaaf of North township. The meet
ing was called for the purpose of look
ing over the list of candidates for tho
county school superintendent to suc-
ceed w r. Curtis who resigns the Iast
Of this month
The election Of the new suDerintand-
ent will be held Wednesday.
Those Of the towns hip who We're
present are: Messrs. Richard Schaaf
OF North township; Henry ForIev Of
Cedar Creek; Henry Hathaway. West
Creek; Charles Meeker, of Center.
e p. Black, of Eagle Creek and William
hunert of Calumet township
Ihus far there are four candidates
In the field for the superintendenc,,
they being Prof. F. T. Highway III
perintendent of Crown Point schools
William Reicherts, teacher in the coun-
~ schools, r. r. QuiIIen. a former
teacher but now a contractor in Gar,,
and II. 3. Dickey, of Bloomington
formerly superintendent Of the T,oua1I
schools The latter's entry into tho
race has caused somewhat of snr-
prise as he had left Lake county to
enter the university at Bloomington.
The trustees assembled this mornina
state to THE LAKE COUNTY TIMES +ba+
their election of a superintendent
would be absolutely free from 4 A.
itical viewpoint
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-16
VISIT At SOUTH BEND

Gary, Ind, Dec. 16.-The board OF
education made its scheduled visit to
South Bend, where it was the ghest
of Superintendent Moon of that city.
The visit was made to study the use
OF wardrobes. individual lockers, drink
ing fountains, and certain other small
er features that needed to be decided
upon before Commissioner Itner can
be allowed to proceed with his plans
for the first building.
1t is beginning to dawn upon the
school board that they may be com
PEELED to arrange to start a second
building shortly after commencing the
first in order to take care of the In
creasing needs. Every school building
in town is full beyond it's capacity and
from ten to twenty applicants have
been turned away at every room This
includes only those who have made
an attempt TO go 10 school while there
are hundreds of whom there is no rec
ord, and no attempt can be made 10
force them into school until adequate
quarters are provided. Arrangements
are under way TO negotiate the lease
Of several buildings in different parts
Of town. which viii relieve the situa-
tion somewhat. At least three extra
teachers will be employed If they can
be secured. to begin Immediately after
the two weeks vacation during the
holidays, and it is altogether probable
that several more will be added before
the latter part of the school year is
half gone.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-16
BARRED FROM THE RACE
Eckersalls and Mohawks
Ruled off; South Chicagos
Now Have Chance.

South Chicago. Dec. 16.-( (SpeeiaL1-
Owing to the tactics that the EckersaII
stars and the Mohawks res0rted 10 last
week in playing their middleweight
championship game BY installing ineli-
gibie men on their teams for the game.
the two teams have been ruled out OF
the race for the Chicago middleweight
championship.
This new turn gives the South chi
cago team an opportunity for the
championship. although they would
have been out Of the running had the
two teams played with their regular
men.
The teams which are now contestlng
for the championship are the South
Chicagos. All suburbans. Silver swans
and the Thistles-
The advisory board meets tomorrow
evening and then the question OF the
championship VIII be settled
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-16
POLICE GET WHITE ROSE.
This is Token of Saturday and SUNDAY
Unmarried by Arrest.

Gary. Ind. Dec. 1s.-CspeciaD-The
police OF this city today have the
proud distinction Of having passed over
a Saturday and Sunday without hay
ing made single arrest They have
been presented with a white rose bv
the hangers on at the city court room
which 1t IS claimed is embIematic Of
the purity Of the city for the past
twenty four hours
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-16
ASKS $4,000 DAMAGES.

Nicholas Bencich Of Indiana Harbor.
an employe Of the American Foundry
company of Indiana Harbor. filed a
personal injury suit in the Superior
court today, asking $4,000 for injuries
sustained while in the employ Of the
company.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-16
CAME IN VERY HANDY.

Elwood. Ind, Dec. 16-Morean
Wright. administrator of the estate Of
Robert Decker. who died few weeks
ago, in looking over the papers discov-
cred an old policy issued by the Mutual
Life Insurance company. The policy
proved TO be good for two-thirds 81
its face value. and it was promptly
honored by the company, aged parents
receiving the money. Il will be used
in paying off a small mortgage on the
old homestead.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-16
KAPTUR VS.. ORIENT IN HEARING

The Kaptur case against the Orion.
Insurance company was taken i'm -
the Superior court having been con
tinued from last week.
Prosecuting Attorney u. Il Roore
who appeared in the case for Kaptur
has turned his case over 10 /. L Bonn
berger Mr. Boone having gone to West
Baden, owing TO his weak health
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-16
BEGGAR RUN OUT OF TOWN

Whiting. Dec 16.-(special)-To,
Evans. who claims he halls fron,
Jerry's Hill, in Cleveland, o.. was rnn
out Of town last night when fonnd
around begging again. Evans was Az
rested two weeks ago for the same Of
fense and has since been at the county
jail in Crown Point. He was releasa5
Dec IS, and came back to WbitiDg
again.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-16
MICHAEL CARMo0DY BURIED.

Martin Carmoody arrived here from
California late Friday night and made
arrangements for the funeral Of his
brother, Michael, who was killed Ia st
sunday morning by F. A. Murphy. bet
ter known as Bert Murphy The BODY
was brought from Stewards undertak-
ing establishment in Hammond early
sunday morning and services were. held
in St Columbus Catholic church be
tween masses. after which the body was
taken TO the Catholic cemetery in
Hammond. The pail bearers were:
Patrick and Ted O'Malley. Angus Nc
Donald. Thos Mulcahey and Henry
Messbauer
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-16
SEVENTY-FIVE ENTOMBED.

Birmingham. Ala. Dec. 16.-CSpecian
-Seventy-f1ve men We're entombed in
q mine explosion at Yolande. north
western part OF TuskaIoosa county
Eight escaped. but there is little hone
held out for the others
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-16

EATHER-Probabiy light snow
hurrfes and slightly colder tonfcbt
with minimum temperature near
the freezing point; Tuesday partly
cloudy.
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FURNISHED ROOMS ARE ADVER-
TISED TO-DAY.
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Continued on page :, column 81
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ToiaI, Yesterday II,253
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-16

There is a possibility that Hanlv NAV
be opposed Certain persons resent
his action last month IN speakinw II
columbus in advocacy of the election
q a democratic mayor. Love for r.
form rather than politics guided the
Governor in that. The democratic can
oldate was law-and-order man. who