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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-07
PUT ON YUR FURS TODAY;
ZERO WEATHER is FORECAST
Cold Wave, with biting Winds from the
North, Is Predicted as Lake County's
Lot for Two Dadsy.
Wear your furs today

Wear your furs today
A cold wave is to follow the two and
one-half inches of snow that fell in
Lake county Saturday night and yes
terday, the temperature to be near the
zero mark, according to the weather
man. Much colder, with brisk north
erly winds is the forecost for today and
tomorrow.
The temperature ranged near the
freezing point yesterday until o'clock
in the afternoon, when it went up to
So degrees. but dropped to 23 degrees
by o'clock in the evening as the wind
whipped around to the north with a
velocity of thirty miles an hour
The mean temperature for the day
was 32s degrees freezing. and the hu-
midity SO and go per cent, owing to the
two inches of snow.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-07
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Sam Abelman has thrown up the
sponge. After being in the thick of
the last campaign and demonstrating
beyond the question of doubt that
he is a good campaigner and deserving
of victory, the most interesting figure
in the last county campaign is compell-
ed to admit his defeat.
Attorneys Edward SchottIer and Dar
Moran were preparing evidence which
was to have been placed before Franh
Meeker the special commissioner whe
was appointed to hear the evidence, but
Mr.. Abalman finally decided that he
would not carry the contest any far
ther and so the matter was dropped
John c. Becker will be given his certi-
ficate of election in the course of time
He will succeed F. Richard Schaaf, the
best township trustee that North
township ever had. the first of Janu.
ary, and he is the one of the few demo
Gratis to be elected to a county offic,
in Lake county.
Mr.. Abelman's reasons for withdraw
ing from the contest are best stated
in the interview which he gave to THE
TIMES. He feels his defeat keenly, a.
he naturally wound under the circum
been greatly wronged. He points t.
the fact that in the twelfth precinc
the total vote cast for the office o
| township trustee was twenty
more han that cast for governor Of
| president, and points to that as evi
| dence of ballot stuffing.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-07
FAMILY
IS ROUTED
BY FLAMES
Flats.
Avenue People Last Sat-
urday Night When Disas-
trous Blaze Destroys Malo
Flots

Fire of a mysterious origin last Sat
urday night destroyed the frame build
ing of Mrs. Margaret MaIo at $40 In
diana avenue, and routed two families
out of bed, leaving them not sufficient
time to get into their clothes.
The lower fiat of the building was
occupied by Nr. and Mrs. Harry Kauf-
man, while the upper fiat was occu-
pied by MIR. and Mrs. Thomas Sigler.
William AIalo also occupied a room I'm
the second story, which he rented from
Mrs. Maio.
Had it not been for the timely dis
covery made by Mr.. Malo the results
might have been worse than what they
really were. Mrs. Sigler did not es-
cape from the room until the fire de-
partment arrived. Both No. l and No
answered the box call. which was sent
In.
Mr.. Sigler awoke near o'clock in
the morning and smelling the smoke
he called TO Mr.. Malo inquiring il
there was anything wrong.
Further inquiry proved the entire
building to be filled with smoke. ane
1t was only with difficulty that the
occupants of the luilding could slir
into a few clothes and make their es-
cape.
Thought lie Heard Somebody.
1t deve.cped that the fire broke ou
in a store room on the floor used By
Mrs Malo. 1t spread from here to the
other parts of the house, destroying
the furniture in both flats and prac
tically all of the belongings of the oc
cupants. The entire loss is estimated
at 81 500, the smallest part of which Il
only covered by insurance. There wa
no insurance on the Kaufman fur
niture, and it was a total loss.
William Malo, the roomer in tn
house, after the fire, related a circum
stance which makes the origin of tn
! fire more mysterious. He remembers,
| of having heard slight noise in tn
store-room at about 2:3O, but paid littl
attention to it. The last time that MI
| Sigler had entered the room at $50 Il
| the evening when he went there to ge
water. He did not use light in tn
store-room, however, as the kitche
light was sufficient when the door wa
left open.
The Siglers retired at 10 o'clock bu
like the occupants of the building ha
| to spent the remainder of the nigh
with neighbors.
At o'clock in the morning both de
| partments were called out again,
| spark having remained in the wall an
which finally broke out into a fam
| again
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-07
NINE YEAR OLO
ACGUEO OF Theft
Meritous Rowe ScandalizeS
Good People of Lowell
With Actions.
BREAKS into HOUSE; STEALS
Money, Watch Chains and jewellery
Among Things Stolen By Ju-
venile Thief.
Especial to THE TINES }

Lowell, Ind, Dec. 7.-Meritous Rowe,
Walter Rowe, mysteriously disappeared
from the home of his parents some time
last Friday. and no trace of him can
be found. On Thursday, the day be-
fore he took French leave. he broke
into the house of Thomas Arnorr in
South Burnham street and stole two
watch chains, eight Columbian half dol
lars, one-half English sovereign gold
ring and other articles. Mr.. and Mrs.
Arnott live over their furniture store.
down town. and do not occupy their
Burnham street home only on Sundays.
Found 1t Had Been Entered.
Yesterday afternoon, when they came
home they discovered that it had been
entered through the back screen and
door and upon search found that the
above things had been taken. This
called to Mr.. Arnotts mind that he had
seen the Rowe boy with a watch chain
on Friday that looked familiar to him.
Upon further investigation it was
found that the Juvenile thief had given
one of Peter Seymour's little girls Mrs.
Arnotts watch chain with the request
| to the little girl that she should not
give it away where she got the chain.
This established beyond any doubt that
the Rowe boy was the thief or knew
something about it.
Runs Away from Home.
| A search warrant was issued and
with Marshal Belshaw Mr.. Arnott and
a TIMES reporter went to the home of
boys parents, when 1t was found that
he had run away and that they knew
nothing of his whereabouts, being
greatly alarmed over their wayward
sons disappearance. 1t is thought the
little fellow got onto the fact that he
twas suspicioned and skipped out to es-
icape the cruel clutches of the law. This
| is not his first offense. The little fel-
low is guilty of being light fingered or
lother occasions. His parents, who NOV
ed here from Chicago about three
months ago. had him placed in the Chi
cago parental school for running away
SO much, and is out now on parole. They
feel quite chagrined over their little
sons actions and are very anxious thai
he be captured and sent to the reform
school again.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-07
8RAOFOROS OPEN
BILLIARD PARLORS
New Place of Business in the
Holman Block Draws
Crowds.

The informal opening of Bradford's
billiard parlOrs and bowling alleys ON
the second floor of the Holman block
was an event which will be long re-
membercd by many of those who at
tended 1T Saturday night.
1t was only by rushing the work that
the rooms could be put in condition by
Saturday afternoon. In the evening
the crowd began to gather. 1t was not
long before the new parlors were filled
with those who enjoy billiard and pool
or who like bowling
The tables were soon filled with play
ers and the alleys were busy all of the
time. The crowd seemed reluctant to
leave and at l o'clock there We're still
large number of people in the room
Crowds There All Night.
At o'clock there were still large
number of players and it was not until
$50 in the morning that Mr.. Bradford
and his son finally locked up the place
and went home to bed.
At o'clock Sunday morning they
were back at the parlors again and the
crowds began to gather. BY noon all
of the billiard and pool tables were
engaged, and bowling alleys were busy
! again. In the afternoon the crowds
were so great that there was hardly
room enough for the players. The in
terest continued all evening and as a
result of the showing that was made
it is expected that the new parlors
will get large amount of patronage.
Formal Opening Wednesday,.
1t was announced that the regular
| opening would be next Wednesday aft
ernoon and evening. Mr.. Bradford also
announces that he will put in a lit
! tie lunch counter where the patrons
! of the hall may get a little lunch in
the evening.
All of these features appeal to the
young men of the city. and the new
| place of amusement is sure to be popu-
lar. If the business keeps UP as it has
started Mr.. Bradford will enlarge the
| hall and put in even more billiard and
pool tables.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-07
GRIFFITH MAN
INvENTS PATENT TIE
Railroad Men Believe It is
the Thing They Have
Long Looked For.
YOUNG INVENTOR EXPLAINS IT
Defes ANY Person to Show Him
Where His Invention Is Weak
or Unprotected.
YOUNG INVENTOR EXPLAINS IT.
Especial to THE TINES.

Griffith, Ind, Dec. Tt was left for
a Griffith man, Joseph Grimmer. car
inspector on the E. ]. & E. railroad to
invent an improved metallic railroad
tie. The inventor has already received
his patent from Washington and rail-
road men who have heard of it are
very much interested. They believe
that it is the thing that have long been
looking for.
The invention is a metallic shell of
rectangular form, entirely closed with
the exception of the fore holes. 1t
has a surface of eight inches wide
and is. closed at the end. The top is en-
tirely closed excepting where the bolt
heads are allowed to be forced in on
either side of the rail.
VIII Prevent Accident.
In this manner the rail is securely
locked to the tie. A clamp which is
also attached to the device adds fur
ther security.
Nearly all of the severe accidents
are due to spreading of the rails while
the trains speed along at a rate of ff-
ty or sixty miles an hour. The new
tie locks the rail so securely that ii
Is impossible to spread, and the young
inventor defies anybody to show a point
in the tie where 1t is weak or unpro-
tected.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-07
BLACKHEARTEO,
IS TONY FAERE
Taken Out of the Cold, He
Robs People Who Are
Kind to Him.
THIEF LANDED AND ARRESTED
Will Go to County Seat to Live With
Both Sheriff and F. S. Carter and
Sheriff Elect Grant.
THIEF LANDED AND ARRESTED

Tony Faere is the personificatfOn of
fngratitude. He arrived in the Stand
ard Steel Car district Saturday and be-
cause he was without friends and with
out money he was taken into Tony
Mans place.
During the night he got up and went
through the pockets of all of the
boarders in the place He took two
watches and $3.50 in change, the total
value of which was about SIS.
One of the boarders In the place
thought he heard some one rummaging
around the place. In a few minutes he
noticed that Tony Faere was gone.
Then the theft of the watches and mon
ey was discovered.
Track Him Through Snow.
The police were notified at once and
got on a hot trail A light snow was
falling and the police were able to
trace the fugitive as easily as though
they had bloodhounds.
The trail led for miles in this direc-
ton and In that, until finally Captain
Austgen and officer Borchert, who took
up the trail where Officers Lamb and
Frenck left off, captured the prisoner
The preliminary hearing was hello
this morning and Tony was found gull
ty fined $22 and given thirty days ir
jail. The police have discovered thai
they have a description of a very much
wanted criminal which is almost identi-
cal to that of the man captured Sunday
morning.
AS Faere is sure to have to stay il
jail good long time, the police will
have time to thoroughly investigate hi.
record and If he is found to be bad
man he will be turned over to the Chi
cago authorities.
The articles which Faere took wer,
the property of Geovanian and. Mix,
Chiorell, and they appeared as witness
es against him at the trial in Judge Nc
Mahon's court this morning.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-07
Mr.. SAUER'S PICKLE
Tries to Get Off Street Car
and Stands on His
Head.

Mr.. Sauer was in quite pickle last
Saturday night
In other words Mr.. Sauer was picked
or you might say sour pickle. Car
ried a little farther it might be said
that he was a dill pickle. but filled
with too much of the liquor which
makes the head light and the feet
heavy. Mr.. Sauer, living in the Stand
ard Steel car district, attempted TO step
off a street car as it was about tc
cross the Calumet avenue bridge. He
very naturally lost his balance and fell.
First report had it that he suffered a
broken nose, but an inquiry shows that
his injury was slight. as he had merely
stood upon his head rather than up or
his feet.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-07
HOLIDAY IS OBSERVED
Feast of Immaculate Con
ception to Be Celebrated
Tomorrow.

Tomorrow being the feast of the
Immaculate Conception in the Catholic
church it will be observed as a holiday
of obligation. Special services will be
held in every Catholic church, and the
day will be observed like the Sabbath
were this is possible.
The services at st. Joseph's church
will be at the usual hours as on Sun
day, with an early mass at s o'clock,
high mass at 1915 and vespers at 2:3O
in the afternoon
At ALI Saints church the first mass
will be at $40 and the second at
o'clock.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-07
On
WABASH
LIMITED
Passenger Coach on Train
No. l Is Set Off at Ham
mond Depot Because Off
cials Thought Baby Had
Smallpox.

A passenger coach was cut out of a
wabash train, No. i vestbound, yes
terdey afternoon and quarantined I'm
this city for several hours until it was
finally discovered that little Servian
girl, the daughter of MIR. and Mrs. John
Zoriksak, had the measles and not the
smallpox.
1t is rather unusual for a family of
foreigners to have a special car of
their town to the exclusion of all other
passengers, but that is just what hap
pened to John Zoriksak and his little
flock.
The conductor on the train noticed
that the little baby had an eruption on
its face when the train was at West
Vile. He telegraphed ahead and asked
the officials of the road what he hae
better do about it.
Ordered to Cut Off Car.
They informed him that he had bet
ter cut the car off at Hammond and in
form the health officials there of the
condition of the little girl. Conse-
quently when the train arrived al
Hammond all of the passengers hat
been sent from the coach. which con
tained the infected child, to others II
the train and the car was cut off ant
placed on siding.
AS soon as the train arrived in Ham
mond at o'clock yesterday afternoon
word was sent to Dr. Weis, the city
health officer to go to the Wabash de
pot and investigate the condition of tn,
little patient
The doctor happened to be busy will
another patient, but he got to the de
pot as soon as possible AS Hammond
has no isolation hospital, DR.. Weis wa
up stump for a place to take the pa
| tient
On Way to Superior Region.
He did not want to take a patien
with an infectious disease into ST. Mar
| garet's hospital, and it was only afte
| considerable difficulty that he found
room for the little family where
would be protected from the cold. A
soon as the railway car was cut off i
| began to get cold and so it was neces
sary for the doctor to find quarter
/ for the family as quickly as possible.
The Servian family was on it's wa
i to the Lake Superior iron region an
would have arrived today if it had no
| been for the sickness of the baby TIL
/ foreigners have been in this countr
for some time and speak English fair
ly well.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-07
TAKES UP BOTH
SIDES OF QUESTIONS
Brings Porter, Newton and Jasper
Counties Into the Argument, Says
That Establishment of Continu-
GUS Court at Crown Point Would
Destroy Balance of Power.

A. F. Knots, the president of the
Lake County Bar Association, CONSENT
ed to an interview with reporter of
the TIMES this morning in which he
expressed his views the matter of
relieving the congestion of the Lake
Superior court. As Mr. Knots was the
marks are worthy of commentator at
this time.
Mr.. Knots said, sThe nun ber of
cases filed and the number OF cases
disposed of in spite of the known dill
ligence and efficiency of Judge Virgil
S. Reiter makes 1t very apparent that
there is a necessity for relief
There should be no opposition to
the Hammond court for the reason
that Hammond. easily accessible on
account of it's numerous railroads. is
mere nearly in the center of popula-
tion in Lake county than either Gary
or Crown Point
Laak-Up Both Sides of 1t.
Attorney A. F. Knots took up two
SIDES of the question. He first tried
to anticipate the objections that would
be raaised in Porter and LaPorte coun-
ties to the continuous court at Crown
Point in oredr that such opposition
could be met and disposed of and Sec
ordly he touched on the political
features of the question.
Mr.. Knots said the people of Potter
and LaPorte counties would argue
that a separate and continuous court
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-07
LAST FOOTBALL GAME
Is DECLARED OFF
Snow Interferes With Game Scheduled
For Yesterday Afternoon at
Harrison Park.

Owing to the snow covered ground
yesterday the football game between
the Hammond and the East Chicago
team was called off. 1t would have been
one of the best games of season, how
ever, had it been played. The players
were evenly matched and had played
two tie games earlier in the season. The
football season as far as Hammond is
concerned is practically ended
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-07
B|LLIK IS REPR|EvEO


Springfield, ILL.,, Dee. 7.-Herman Bill
hk, the necromancer, charged and con-
victed of murder and thrice sentenced
to be hung, was reprieved for the third
time this morning until Jan. 20, by Act
ing Governor Lawrence Sherman.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-07
SAM DROPS
FIGHT FOR
THE OFFICE
Hammond Man, Beaten by
Margin of Twenty seven
Votes, Will Not Proceed
Further to Contest Elec.
ton of j. G. Becker.

have decided to drop my
contest for the office of trustee
of North township. / am satis- I
fed that l WAS elected by the
the people and also that I was
counted out by the officials in
certain precincts. 1 have, how
ever, decided to give up the
} fight, for the reason that 1 do
not want the office If 1 have to
make fight in the courts to
get 1T.
want to thank my many
) friends who have stood by me
} through the recent election and
who have interested themselves
: in the contest after the returns
showed that 1 had been de-
feated by a narrow margin.
MY decision not to contest is
against the advice of my at
torneys, who think that I have
good chance to win and who
advise me to go ahead for the
moral effect successful con-
} test would have, If for no other
, reason. SAM ABELMAN.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-07
BOARD F PUBLIC WORKS
CONTRACTS FOR WESTRUMITE

At the regular meeting of the board
of public works this morning the pri-
mary assessment role for the Summer
street main sewer was adopted and the
contract between the city of Hammond
and the Westrumite for material for
the Truman avenue pavement was en-
tered into.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-07
INJURED LAD IS RECOVERING.

Word received by friends of w. A.
Nellie this afternoon indicates that
his son George, who was accidentally
shot last week. is recovering nicely. He
ate his first meal today since the in
jury.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-07
INSTITUTION OFFICIALS
HELD RESPONSIBLE
Husband Returns From Work and
Finds That Wife Has Wandered
Away From Home-Family In Des-
titute Circumstances at the Pres
ent Time.
Especial to THE TINES. }

East Chicago, Ind, Dec. PRO
nounced perfectly sane by the officials
at the asylum at Longcliffe, Logansport.
Mrs. Anna Stipka was brought home
Friday evening OF last week. W ithin
an hour after her arrival here she had
disappeared and was not founu ,er al
most an entire day after t1at time.
When discovered she was about mile
from her home on Northcote avenue
and was in a sadly demented condi-
tion, refusing to recognize anyone.
Mrs. Stipka was taken to the insane
hospital about six weeks ago after
several attemps to commit suicide
While returning from a church service
at Whiting with her husband and two
small children, she deliberately threw
herself in front of approaching street
cars, carrying her baby with her. She
was rescued by passers-by, however.
and taken to the East Chicago police
station
| Family Is Poor.
| A commission appointed by Judge
William A. Reiland declared the woman
j insane and ordered her taken to the
1 Logansport hospital The father has
been anxiously awaiting the day when
! he could bring his wife back to East
Chicago and has been almost a con-
slant visitor at police headquarters,
asking for information regarding his
wife's condition. Consequently, when
told that his wife was cured. there
was great rejoicing in his home, and
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-07
Family Is Poor.

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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-07
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WEATHER.

Much colder with brisk
northerIy winds today and
tomorrow.
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