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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-10
CREW IS REPORTED
Conductor on L. S. & M. S.
Ry., Will Be Hailed Be
fore Superiors.

Indiana Harbor, Ind. Sept. 1O.-(spec>
iaD-As a climax to the tragedy in
which Benjamin Given. the Block ave-
nue. shoemaker. lost his life about two
weeks ago. Coroner Gordon today de-
clared that he would Immediately re-
port the negligence of Conductor Meade.
of the L. S. & NJ. S. train. to his su-
perior officers. Given jumped from the
train just as it pulled out of the Har-
Dor depot two weeks ago last Sunday
night and suffered a severe skull frac-
ture. The conductor refused to stop
the train and proceeded to Gary from
where he telephoned to Harbor author
tiles and informed them of the accident.
In the meantime, Given had recovered
his senses and was walking aimlessly
about tn railroad yards. Coroner Cor
don declared to a TIMES representative
that had the man received immediate
medical attention. his life would per-
haps have been saved.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-10
PosTMAsTERs MEET IN INDIANA
HOosier League Convention Opens and
National Gathering VIII Con-
we're in indianapolis.

indianapolis, Ind. Sept. 9.-The In
diana League of Postmasters of the
fourth class began it's fourth annual
meeting today. Postmaster Bryson
made an address on the relation of the
postmaster of the the depository office
to the postmasters of the fourth class.
The formers troubles. said Mr. Bry-
son. were found mainly where post
masters persisted in spending in mon
ey rather than drafts, often sending
small coins in great numbers.
There were general discussions on
the work of postmasters. Many dele
gates to the national convention of
post masters of the second and third
class. which opens tomorrow, have ar
rived.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-10
LAS TOLD IN THE HILLS.

In w +. Manns production of AS
Told in the Hills" which is TO be seen
here on Sunday, Sept. 10 at the Towle
opera house, there is little girl, or
to be exact, a young lady playing the
part of "Pamnena," an Indian girl
whose naturalness is so pronounced that
many have wondered at her clever i'm
persoDation. But this is not be wonder
ed at when one is reminded thar Prin-
cess Wah-ta Waso,' the young in ques-
ton, is a full blooded Iroquois Indian
a child of the forest as nose of her
life. when not in pursuit of her chosen
vocation, is spent on the banks of the
St Lawrence river near the great ran
ids of Lachine, Canada, the place of her
birth, there riding astride on her IA
vorite pony with her rifle across the
pomell. the sky for a canopy and the
horizon limiting her vision. she can
ters all day and has been quite sue
cessful in bagging some of the bigger
game of that region.
Is it any wonder that a girl used ia
the call of the wild should be able tc
play the part of an Indian girl wher
she knows the life of that free oper
country and tradition of her people?
Princess Wah-ta-W Vase though scarce
out of her teens. has a brilliant future
before her and will certainly make he,
mark in her, chosen profession If the
allurements of the wild free open west
do not prove too strong for herato re-
sist.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-10
JESSE JAMES GANG
INvADES GARY
Young Housebreakers Enter
Residences and Get Away
With Valuables.
TELL TALES OF IMMORTALITY
Police Even Are Shocked at Con-
fession Made By 13-Year-0ld
Peter Galliot.
TELL TALES OF immortality

Again the Jesse James gang of
Gary has been heard from, and this
time 1t Is in the role of housebreakers.
One of the chief members of the gang.
Peter GeiiOtt, 13 years old, entered the
house of Vernon III. ElderI1in, Ninth
and Harrison street aud escaped with
the following booty: One 32-caIiber
revolver, one 22-caIiber revolver. one
marauder was later captured and made
full confession to the police.
Enters Through Basement.
Geliott entered the basement of the
Elderkin residence, and crawling an
stairs, in the absence of the tenant
overhauled the house and took every
thing that appeared to him as being
valuable. When picked up by the po-
lice the young thief had one of the
weapons which he had stolen in his
possession, proud of 1t as he could
be and the envy of all his comrades
One being put into the sweatbox the
young lad exposed all of the recent
!depredations of the gang which in
Guided two bicycles among a multitude
tof other things. None of the boys are
over fifteen or sixteen years of age
in the gang and they are continually
up to some kind of mischief. It was
but a short time ago that one of their
number shot little Edward Flnerty and
killed him outright, after reading the
Jesse James novels, which can be
found in their possession at any time
Confession Is Revolving One.
The confession which young Geliott
made to the police was most revolving
in every detail He told them of acts
of immortality which were shocking in
the extreme, and continually perpe-
trated by this gang of rowdies They
are continually guilty of acts that any
man would be ashamed to admit that
he had done. The police will en-
deavor to have some of them sent to
the reformatory at once, and have no
.ifed Truant Officer Muzzall of Crown
Point to come to Gary at once and
take charge of the case.
Young Geliott has returned the prop
erty which he stole, and Elderkin, who
is an electrician in the Indiana Steel
company. has refused to prosecute.
Chief Martin says that the parents of
the boys more to blame than the
young rowdies, list of whom Chief
Martin has secured for future refer
ence.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-10
Four Gun Clubs Plan a
Tournament Which Will
Eclipse All Others.

The trap shooters of Lake county
arc planning n tournament which will
eclipse anything that has yet been held
I'm the county. The four gun clubs I'm
Lake county will get together
ind arrange a shoot which will prob
ably be held in Crown Point and may
be held In Hammond.
The four clubs which will compete
will be the Hammond Gun club, the
Crown Point Gun club the Creston
Gun ",1b and the Lowell Gun club.
Each will have a fiveman team and
each man will shoot at fifty birds.
Banker Is Interested.
The shoot is being promoted at
Crown Point, where it is understood
Julian Youche is taking an active in
terest in the plans. 1t is understood
that there will be a beautiful trophy
set up for the winning team and there
will be valuable prizes offered in adj
dition.
Hammond has great hopes of win
ming the trophy. in view of the fact
that Frank Hammond has been so sue
cessful of late. Everybody was sur
Mr.. Hammond defeated some of the
best shots in Chicago and won a $40
gun.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-10
THE FIGHTING PARSON."

If press notices and large box office
receipts have anything to do with the
success of an attraction, The Fight
ing Parson" surely will get the prize.
Ever since its first performance, press
notices have been showered upon it
and the box office reports have never
been reached by another attraction
playing in the popular priced houses.
w. +. Mann. producer of THE Fight
ing Parson" has arranged for his new
est success to appear at the Towle
opera house. three nights and Satur-
day matinee, commencing Thursday,
Sept. 10.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-10
TRAP SHOTS TOURNEY SUPERIOR COURT JURY
Commissioners Meet al
Crown Point and Sc
lect Jurors.

Crown Point, Ind. Sept. 10.-(Spe-
jury commissioners for Lake
county met here yesterday and select
ed jurymen for both the petit and grand
jury for the Supreme court at Ham
mond:
Petit Jury.
Charles Berger, Hobart.
Wesley Griesel Cedar Creek.
Mike Schmall, st. John.
H. M. Godfrey, North township
Fred Mandernach, Hanover.
John Minas, Center.
George Yeager. Ross.
George Schmall. West Creek
Harry Mccoy, North township.
Paul Scholtz, North township.
Schuyler Keeney. Eagle Creek.
Christian Filler. Winfield.
Grand Jury.
w. ]. Brunt, North township.
J. w. Sherburn, Winfield.
Star BrownelI. Eagle Creek.
William Jeppeson North township.
John Berger, Hanover.
Frank E. Tilton, Eagle Creek
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-10
VALPARAISO.

c. a. Sala is here today from North
Manchester.
The funeral services of little winno-
bene Wansbrough were held at the
family home on North Napoleon street
yesterday afternoon at o'clock, con-
Quoted by Rev. Father Hogan of st.
Pault church. The remains were taken
to Michigan for interment
Neil Arvin expects to leave soon for
Lafayette to attend Purdue University.
the coming year.
d. D. Binther is here today from
Rochester
VIII Flint has opened up a bowling
alley in the room on WASHINGTON
street formerly occupier by the sa-
loon of ohlfest and Kruse
W. c. Mcmahon has moved into the
residence on East jefferson street
formerly occupied by J. Bliss
Powell & Cohens production of yam
kee Doodle Boy" drew a good crowd to
the Memorial opera house last evening.
Mrs. Lafe Mitchell of this city. has
disposed of her rooming house on Col
lege Hill, and gone to Sun Dance
Wyo to make her future home with
her son, Bert, who accompanied her on
the journey Mrs. Mitchell has been in
very poor health for some time and
for the past three months has been un-
able to walk on account of injuries
received in fall. Mr.. Mitchell. who
is a graduate of the Valparaiso Uni
versity, is, is engaged in the practice
of law at Sun Dance
Al Dodd and wife of wimette are
guests of relatives in the Vale.
The September term of the Porter SUI
perior court convened yesterday with
Judge Tuthill on the bench Most OF
the day was occupied with probate
business and with the setting of the
docket.
c. H. Lindner of Bucyrus. o.. is the
guest of his sons Fred and VIII Lind
ner, in this city.
Franklin Van Dusen was over from
Porter yesterday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-10
LAKE co. NEARLY COOLEST
YET HOTTEST POINT.
Rise In Temperature Is Expected to
Continue.

Lake county was within three de-
grees of being the hottest place on the
government weather map yesterday and
seven degrees from being the coolest.
There was a rise of twentyfour de-
grees from So degrees al { o'clock in the
morning to so degrees at 3 o'clock in
the afternoon. The rise in temperature
was due to the heat wave prevailing
throughout the western and southern
country carried by a wind of nineteen
miles an hour from the southwest. This
heat will be continued today. the
weather man says. 1t was SO in the
shade yesterday afternoon in Ham
mond
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-10
THING FEELS CLAMMY.
Kisses LIKE A SNAKE
Farmer Remembers That Fortune
Teller Predicted the Visitation of
a Ghost-0ther Members of Family
See Spectre-May Be Wandering
Spirit of McGinnis.
lsnecinI to RE Timesl

Crown Point Ind. Sept. 10.-Spe-
cia1)-To have a pair of cold. clamy
hands pass to and fro over your face
while you are asleep in the small hours
of the night. to wake up and see
ghostly spectre on your bed. to speak
to it, and have whatever it may be,
come close to your face and hiss like
a snake, isn't a very pleasant sensa-
tion to awaken to, but such are the
conditions that are reported to confront
the residents of a farm house near
Leroy.
Even in the day time the ghostly
presence is not quiet and the farmers
children, are continually running to
their parents and telling them how
they have been frightened by the afore-
said spectre. The whole community
around the supposedly haunted house is
in state of excitement and many
wierd and supernatural tales are be-
ing brought daily to town by those
who have witnessed the strange vista
tons of the supposed 'spook.
On Farley Banks Farm.
The manifestations of the nightly
visitor occur at the farm rented by
Elmer Blocker, a young farmem in
this community, who rents the farm
owned BY Farley Banks of this place
who acenired the farm from one Will
lam McGinnis, deceased, whose second
self astral body is said to be dis
turbing the slumbers and peace of mind
of the occupants of the house and the
entire surrounding neighborhood The
farm hand young man from Chicago
is said to be especially singled out and
favored with the attentions of the
spook and it is he who had the expert
ence of being awakened during the
night Thinking it was one of the
Blocker family in the room he called to
them, but was surprised TO get no ans
wer and the apparation still continued
to sit on the bed. The young fellow.
nothing daunted, proceeded to belabor
the object on the bed. when. with a
kissing noise. the spook suddenly dis
appeared.
The ghost has been seen repeatedly
by every member of the family and
they are now convinced that the house
is haunted
1t Was Prophesied.
A curious incident connected with
the strange affair is that some time
ago Blocker had his fortune told by a
fortune teller here in town, and was
told that the house where he lived was
inhabited by a spirit who could find no
rest and that ii would wander around
and be seen by the members of the
family. Blocker thought nothing of
the strange prediction at the time, but
since the strange visitation of the
spook the fortune teller's forecast has
been clearly carried Gus. 1t is said
the spook can be heard at nearly any
time of the night running IN and
down the stairs. The strange occur
rance is to be investigated thoroughly
and an effort will be made to ascer-
tain whether it is natural or super
natural phenomena and whether or not
the ghost of the deceased McGinnis is
still roaming over his old haunts.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-10
EAST CHICAGO GETS
BUSY OVER ROAD
City Attorney Kennedy
Asks For Improvement
of Forsyth Avenue:
HAMMOND TOOK INITIATIVE
Whiting Will Be Asked to Aid In
Movement for Good Thor
oughfare.
Especial to THE TIMEs)

Especial to The TIMES)
East Chicago, Ind, Sept. 1O.-Another
step towards the advancement of Lake
cOunty's road system was made yester-
day when City Attorney Kennedy, of
East Chicago, filed a petition before the
county commissioners at Crown Point
for the Improvement of the bouIevards
connecting Whiting and East Chicago.
The petition was signed and approved
by a large number of leading citizens
of this community 1t asks for the
improvement of Forsyth avenue and
Indiana boulevard as far as the north
ern limits of the city of East Chicago,
and running south and west of the
Hammond line.
Hammond Takes Initiative.
Hammond officials have already taken
the initiatory and requested the re-
pavement of their part of the connect
ing road system. Whiting is contem-
plating such a movement and will
doubtless file their action shortly
1t is understood that City Attorney
Westfall, of Whiting, is at present
preparing the petition and that it will
be circulated among Whiting property
holders within the next few days.
Road an Important One.
The road is one of the most important
between here and Chicago. 1t is used
daily by motorists on their tours
through the northern part of Indiana
adm is at present in a horrible condi-
ton. In some places it is almost pos
sible for a team to sink into the sand
where the upper crust has been worn
away by the action of wind and wealth
err The petitions will no doubt be con-
sidered at the present tearm of the
commissioners court and another valu-
able link added to Lake county's al
ready extensive and commfnda BILE
system of thoroughfares.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-10
BODY IS RECOVERED
John Kahn, South Chicago
man, is Found in Drain
age Canal.

Word was received in South Chicago
this morning that the body of John
Kahn, who drowned in the drainage
canal near Joliet last Sunday, had been
recovered.
Kahn lived with his wife and two
children at 10s Eighety- seventh street,
and last Sunday went to Joliet for a
fishing trip on the drainage canal
While in the ore boat States Attorney
Healy's tug boat came along and the
waves made by the tug caused the boat
to upset.
The occupants of the tug boat
brought their ship to a stop and at
tempted to help the drowning man,
but he never appeared on the surface
until yesterday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-10
Revolving Debauch at Stag
in Honor of Lieut.. Mooney
Of Kensington Two Hun
dred and Fifty Officers
Were Present.
WINES AND LIQUOR
FLOW LIKE WATER
Cash Is Collected at the Door at So
Head, the Proceeds of Which
Will Be Used in Buying Silver
Star for 0fficial-Many Sensations
During the Evening.

From South Chicago south to River
dale the territory has been scandal
lied on account of sensational stag
party that was given last night in
Kensington in honor of Lieutenant
Mooney at the opening of the new sta
ton.
Wines and liquor flowed in streams
and on a temporary stage women scan
tily attired entertained 25O policemen.
Pop, went a champagne cork. The
cheering became more boisterous. The
coryphee who was doing the "hoochee-
coochee" redoubIed her effort at sinu-
Gus abandon because of the applause
she evoked. Around the hall went the
whisper: She's great. but wait. The
real sensation of the evening is to come
near the last"
At tables scattered about $50 men.
slipping cocktails. swallowing beer or.
in select circles. testing the bouquet
of the champaign, looked admiringly
at the "hoochee-coochees dancer and
settled back to wait
Lieutenant Honor Guest.
Lieutenant James Mooney of the
Kensington police station. son-in-law
of former Chief of Police O'Neill, was
being entertained as the guest of
honor at stag party and smoker In
cidentally he is to be presented with
a damon star. and the proceeds of
the stag, about $3.50 at 5 a head, are
to be devoted to its purchase.
What was to be the sensation of the
evening was produced after many
quarts of wine had been consumed.
many kegs of beer had been emptied
and mixed drinks and straight whis-
kies' had circulated with decided eff
feet upon those present 1t was com
posite and the attractions of the cory
phee of the earlier evening faded be-
fore its glamor.
Two I'm Disrobing Act.
Moving pictures of the most sensa-
tional nature were followed by the an
pearance on the platform, under glar-
ing spotlight, of two girls in a disrob-
ing act that caused even policemen
present from the red light district
to gasp One, calling herself the
Merry Widow Kiddo" captured her
audience by a dance, beginning in a
slight costume and ending in the nude.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-10
MAD DOG SCARE ON EAST SIDE.
School Children Have Narrow Escape
From Vicious Pup Today.

A mad dog, which is still at large.
caused a scare on the East Side this
morning 1t was seen in the neighbor-
hood of Avenue \ and One Hundred and
Thirteenth street, where it bit a num-
Der of other dogs. Policemen We're
sent to the neighborhood at once to
kill the dog. but it was gone by the
time they arrived.
Several school children going to
school, had narrow escapes from the
brute which ran up and down the
street. biting and swapping on both
sides of II
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-10

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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-10
STONE CRUsHES SKULL
Falls From Derrick and
Strikes Joseph Frankow-
ski on the Head.

While at work for the jackson Con-
struction company at Seventy third
street and the lake yesterday after
noon Joseph Frankowski, S21S Coles
avenue, was instantly killed when a
huge stone fell from a derrick and
crushed his skull.
Frankowski was working under one
of the huge dericks when the accident
happened. He is married and lives at
the above address. The working men
who were working on the derrick at the
time of the accident happened shouted
warning to F'rankowski which he
did not seem to hear and as a result
the stone which weighed about 500
pounds hit him on the head telling him.
He was taken to his home. where an
inquest will be held today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-10
POLICE MAY ARREST TWO
MISBEHAvING YOUNG GIRLS.

The police of the East Side station
have been looking for two girls who
for the past two nights have been stop
ping men on their way home from
work. in the vicinity of One Hundred
and Sixth street and Terrence avenue.
The girls are said to be of tender
years. and their actions during the
past few weeks have been cause for
much complaint in the neighborhood in
which they live. The police have been
working on the case. but up to this
time they have not been able to locate
them
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-10
INDEPENDENCE PARTY
NOMINEE WINS PRIZE
"AppIe King lions Reputation More
Secure Than Ever.

Indianapolis, Ind, Sept. 9.-James NJ.
Zion, candidate for governor on the in
dependence party ticket, won first prize
at the Indiana State Fair today for the
best exhibit of fruit. Mr. Zion is known
all over the state as the Apple King
and his triumph today makes his claim
to the title more secure than ever Mr..
lions exhibit is attracting much at
tention. He shows over $50 plates of
fruit.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-10
London Fog Forty Years Aqo.

The fog reigns in world of its own
"a world of illusions, of exaggera-
tons. of phantasms. Forty years ago
London fog was described something
like being embedded in a dilution of
yellow pease pudding. just thick
enough to get through it without be-
ing wholly choked or completely suf-
rehabilitation Strand Magazine
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-10
Good Work Of Salvation Army.

In a little over two months over
81, 900 was expended by the Salvation
Army at Toronto in relieving poverty
this amount being turned over by the
city and the officers of the army gave
their whole time without expense to
the distribution of the money, over
500 families receiving aid.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-10
REPRESENTATIVE OF LAW
SCHOOL SEEKS STUDENTS.
Arthur Jacobs Promises to Give Away
Four SchoInrships-SchooI VIII
Omen In Hammond Sept. 10.

Arthur Jacobs, representing the Lin
Jefferson Law School of Ham
mond. was in South Chicago today in
the interest of the university. Mr..
Jacobs is giving away four scholar
ships in South Chicago and has already
enrolled number Of new students in
this city. The resident school at
Hammond will open on Sept 16.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-10
LECTURING AT VALPARAISO.

Judge John H. Gillett is now making
regular trips to Valparaiso where he is
lecturing in the Valparaiso school of
law. Mr.. Giliett will continue to lecture
until court begins and after his term
of office expires he will take up the
work as part of his regular activities.
Mr.. Gillett goes to Valparaiso at 1925
p. m. and returns to Hammond at eight
o'clock.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-10
No place for a Picnic.

A Siamese jungle is described as
forest Of fish hooks and knives laced
together with barbed wire
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-10

Sword Owners Wonderful Adventures
sword is in the possession of a
man that was pioughed up in the Farm
Island vicinity, supposed to have been
lost by British sailor-New Haven
Leader
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-10
Clothes of Mrs. Minnie lob
in Catch Fire When She
Burns Brush Near Her
Home at Glen Park-Ex-
pires at Mercy Hospital.
LITTLE CHILDREN
SURROUND BEDSIDE
Injured Woman Is Taken to Gary
Institution-Coroner's Inquest viii
Be Held Today After Which Re-
mains Will Be Sent to Chicago for
Burial.

The pitiful story of an aged woman
burning to death ended yesterday af-
ternoon in Gary Mercy hospital. when
Mrs. Minnie H. Tobin. age 6s, succumed
in terribly agony from the effects of
the tortouring flames which enveloped
her clothes last Friday afternoon. The
woman. who lives in Glenn Park, was
burning some brush at the rear of her
house when she suddenly became en-
veloped in the flames and her clothing
and flesh were burned from her body.
Last Tuesday night she was removed
to the local hospital but al no time did
the physicians hold out a chance for
her recovery