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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-10
OFFERS THE CHIEF $50
Martin of Gary Approached
by Man Who Wants
to Get on the Force.

Chief of Police Martin of Gary claims
that he was offered a bride in a most
peculiar manner. He received a tele-
phone message from stranger who
said that he wanted TO see the chief at
a designated corner in the south side
of the city.
Chief Martin put his revolver in his
pocket and started out to see what the
man wanted as he said that the bust
ness was urgent. When the chief ar
rived at the meeting place the man..
who appeared to be a Jew. said that
he was out Of work and wanted job
on the police force.
He said that he would give the chief
$50 if he would put him on the force.
The chief Indicated in no uncertain
manner the fact that he was insulted
by the offer and the briber made his
escape
Chief Martin says that this is the
third time he has been approached by
men who sought to secure places on
the force by bribery. In each case they
got an answer that they deserved.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-10
WILL INSTALL FILTERS
Hammond Man Gets a Good
Contract at East
Chicago.
Especial to THE T1MEs.)

East Chicago, Ind, Oct 9.-The East
Chicago school board, frightened by the
alarming report of Water Chemist
Brewster on water conditions in East
Chicago and the Harbor. have decided
to install Mason's Tripoh Rock filters
in the Mckinley school building in this
city. 1t is also proposed TO install
the filters within short time in the
other school buildings. The filters are
manufactured in Hammond by George
A. A. Mason. who has been very sue
cessful in their sale, guaranteeing them
perfect typhoid preventive as far
as water conditions are concerned.
Mr.. Mason's representative who yes
terday installed the Mckinley school
filters, declares that the Arm has or
ders from several schools and large
factories in this Vicinity and expect to
do a thriving business before the first
of the year.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-10
GARY CITIZENS ARE
VICTIMS OF HOLDUP
Don't Get Much More Than
Carfare Out of City For
Pains, However.
GUN PLAY IS A NECESSITY
Bold Work In Saloon Nets One
Silver Dollar for Hold
Up Han.

Three Gary citizens were the vic
Tins of n tall and short hOId-up man
last evening. Fortunately the haul of
the stick-ups was very small and they
are supposed to have left Gary last
evening with more than enough money
for ear fare.
The two men were going along to-
gether when they were suddenly con-
fronted with to men no fired to shots
in the air before commanding them to
hold up their hands.
1t appeared later that the two men
saw some strangers coming towards the
spot where the hold-up was being at
tempted and fred the shots to fright
en- them away.
Instead of being frightened the men
came on towards the highway rob-
ran away without making an attempt
to search their victims.
A little later in the evening while
George Quail was in the saloon OF
Louis Baxter at the corner of Four
teenth avenue and Madison street, two
men entered and pulling a revolver
pointed it at Quail and ordered him tc
give them dollar
Why they did not take all he hac
and why they did not also rob the
saloon of all of the money in the cash.
register is not known. The men ar,
described as follows. One is nv,
eleven inches tall and weights in tn,
neighborhood of $50 pounds. The.
both had blue masks over their faces
to prevent identification.
The matter was reported to the pc
lice and they are investigating tn,
matter.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-10
THE CREAM OF THE
Morning News

Chicago youth drenched with buck
ct of water by a girl sues her father
for $4,000 because pneumonia resulted
New Cook county building is formally
opened. 1t is estimated that $4,000
visited the structure.
Deep water way convention calls on
United States to push lakes to-the-
gulf" project. and delegates plan vote
war on candidates for office who do
not indorse plan.
One thousand autos, worth SO. 0OO,-
600, in parade six miles long, carry
water way convention delegates on tour
as guests of Association of Commerce.
Evidence in custer suit shows novel
method adopted by Standard to avoid
payment of sos a car on empties dur
ing return trip.
W. H. Taft spends Sunday, Oct is,
in consultation with President Roose-
welt in Washington, and itinerary for
remainder Of the time is announced
William J. Bryan follows Mr.. Taft
through Illinois. and before big audi
ence at Galesburg says democratic par
ty stands for justice to labor.
John Sharp williams is half sorry he
became senator. as ne thinks he lost
a great chance to succeed Cannon as
speaker of the house
Although receiving sss votes to her
opponents 400 for the presidency OF
the woman's Catholic Order of For
esters. Mrs Elizabeth Rodgers of Chi
cago refuses to leave. the chair.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-10
TWO FIRE SCARES
IN GARY LAST NIGHT

There were two fire scares in Gary
last evening. Fire started in the base
ment of the Miller building near Sixth
avenue in Gary early this morning. It
was caused by the neglect of some one
in placing some empty dry goods boxes
too near hot furnace. The fire was
discovered and extinguished before it
did very much damage.
Fire also started in the real estate
office of G. Y Bacon on Broadway at
the corner of Twenty fifth street. A
woman in the neighborhood discovered
the fire and put it out
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-10
Island OF Crete, Which Grasps Opportunity To Separate
Itself From Turkey And Announces It's Union With Greece

pafo he tlady this powes 0
evacuation tn by OF
ro n % Turkey
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-10
ARTICLE OF INCORPORATION.

Articles of Incorporation were is
sued to the Gary Potato company by
the secretary of state of. Indiana yes
terday. The capital of the new com
pany is $4,000 and the directors of the
company are w. p. Koler, George
Brickheimer and Budd Stull.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-10
Cultivation of Oysters.

Within sight of Hampton. Va, there
are about $500 acres of oyster beds
under cultivation, and three Hampton
dealers ship off more than 500. 900 gal
Ions of oysters yearly.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-10

Our G.. A. n. and W. II. Z.
members who spent last Thurs
day In Hammond ON account off
the Lake County Brigade en-
campment. speak in high praise
of their entertainment and
treatment In that city, both day
and evening, having been dined
twice and given automobile rides
to Indiana HarbOr and return,
all without cost or price. John
GerIach Jared better than the
balance by getting his picture
on the front page of the Hum
mOnd Times, and named the
..hero of many battles" Next
year the meeting will be in
Crown Point when our comrades
will do their best TO pay back
) some of the courtesies handed
them-CrOYyn Point star.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-10
DAYLIGHT BURGLARS
VISIT EAST CHICAGO
Secure Small Booty After
Making an Entrance to
Several Houses.
NEIGHBORS MEET WITH LOSES
Chief Higgins Believes the Work
Was Done By Local
Talent.
NEIGHBORS MEET WITH LOSES
Especial to THE T1MEsl

East Chicago, Ind. Oct. 1O.-Day-
light burglars made visit to several
East Chicago houses early this morn
ing, securing a small booty to reward
them for their persistence. The home
of William Cadman, 1106 Beacon street,
was the first entered by the unknown
visitor. and the attempt to remove the
valuabIes from the home was evidently
made about A o'clock. The burglar, or
burglars, failed to find anything but a
purse containing s. in cash and sew
eral unimportant papers and letters.
They were evidently frightened away
from the house by the approach of a
police officer who made his rounds
about that time and lay in hiding for
at least half an hour before going to
the home of William Hartman at lilo
Beacon street.
Lock in window Pricked.
Hartman is Mr.. Cadman's next door
ueighbor, and here entrance was eff
fected by picking the lock on kitch-
en- window. Stealthily creeping to the
sleeping rooms on the upper floor, the
daybreak visitor succeeded in making
away with s6 in cash, a Hahan, gold
case, open-faced watch, belinging to
Mr. Cadman. as we'll as an excellent
suit of clothes Mr.. Hartman awoke
and saw the prowler leaving the house
! through his bedroom door, and i'm
mediately gave chase. He was unable
to catch a glimpse of his face, how
ever. and the man was soon lost tc
view in the darkness.
The police are working ergetically
on the case and Chief Higgins de-
clares that he has adduced evidence
which leads him to believe that tn,
work is that of local talent" Il an
almost positive that I can land TIL,
offender within twelve hours. he sale
to a TINES reporter this morning, "anC
by so doing, will probably reach on,
of the gang of crooks who have beer
committing burglaries in this city ant
Indiana Harbor for the past tw,
months"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23
z NDO RIA XII

"Only about as much as both of us can
carry. And we'd like rye straw, if you have
it, said Mark.
''Yaas, I've got it; but it'l cost more'n
the other"
GLOW much will it COST" pursued Mark
thirty cents"
"Well that is not too much. Well take IT,
if you please" agreed Mark.
The farmer then got up from his wheel
barrow and led the way to the barn loft, and,
with the assistance Of the boys, soon had two
immense bundles of clean straw tied up and
thrown out Of the loft-door into the yard
below.
again descended to the yard, the farmer
asked:
"Be you fellers campin' up the river by
che island?"
..!I, @Yes, sir Mark answered.
"There's three others besides us--fve in
all said Percy.
"Is eh? Wall, Z"
"Hi, pap One O. Warrenses pigs has got
into our clover-pateh againl" came piping
voice at this moment from far away across
the cornfeld.
The farmer turned, with rage in his face,
and called back;
"You go tell Pete Warren eff he don't git
him out o. thar inside of ten minutes, Ill
butcher him, dye hear?" :,
speaking more to himself than TO them, he
continued:
"Ef he don't keep his blame hogs to hum,
III sue him fur damages one o these days."
Mark and Percy were about to pick up
their bundles of straw, when he again spoke.
'Wall, what / was a-going to say Jest fore
Samyel called to me was this: Whar do you
git your milk and eggs and such for your
camp"
Nowhere. yet; we just came this morn
ing" replied Mark.
"Wall, then, the pint I'm gettin' at is this
here: Let me furnish you with milk and eggs
and such like. I've got good cows and chick
ens-ez good and better than any in these
parts-and my wife makes mighty fine but
| ter; and we'll bring everything down thar
| to your camp SOS you won't have the bother
| o. comm after it. Now, what do you say?''
| Mark shock his head.
| "Tll have to see the other fellows first,
he said. "It wouldn't be right for me. to
make an agreement with you without first
consulting them. You might send some one
| ND with some milk tomorrow morning, and
in the meantime I'll speak to the other fel-
! lows, and if they agree to it, why, then, you
can have our trade"
'Wall, jest as you say, of course. Then
I'll send Samyell up long bout five o'clock
tomorrow mornin', and you"
'fFfye o'clock" exclaimed Mark. "Whewi
Well guess you'd better not if you think
much OF him. Why, the fellows would drown
| him. if he came tramping around there at any
such hour in the morning as that. | wouldn't
send him before eight o'clock, anyway, and
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23
ooNTINuED FROM PAGE Two


directly ahead of them, and kept his eyes
fastened on the object, with sort OF gieefui'
expectant expression on his face, as though
looking for something to transpire very short
ly that would furnish him a bit of amuse-
ment.
Suddenly he grasped both sides of theNboat
firmly, and crouched down in his seat, at The
same time turning his head so that he could
watch Percy.
Bang!
The boat ran full force into the end of
halfsunken log, and stopped. the shock caus-
ing Percy to slide backwards off his seat into
half an inch of water in the bottom of the
boat
Then Mark laughed. He had been fur
nished with the amusement he had been an
ticpating. He did not laugh aloud, however.
He merely ehucl1led inwardly-laughed to
himself, as it were
"What in the name of common sense are
you trying to do-smash the boat up into
kindling wood?" he demanded, pretending to
be very much surprised and shaken up by
the collision. You'll do it if you run into
two or three more logs like that"
IL didn't see the log" growled Percy, as
he crawled back onto his seat. Mice thing
to have in river, anyway! It's wonder
somebody wouldn't know enough to take 1t
out"
eyes, the Governor of the State ought to
be eensured for allowing such an obstruction
to remain in a river" said Mark, with mock
seriousness.
''Wel, somebody ought to-" rejoined Percy,
sourly.
Then, taking up his oars again, he glanced
back of him, to make sure that there were
no more sunlxen logs in the way and resumed
his rowing, though with not quite the same
energy he had displayed before the accident.
The landing at the farmhouse was soon
reached. however-the landing being merely a
plank nailed to three or four piles-an as
the boat touched, Mark sprang out and held
it for Percy to follow him
"1t won't be necessary for both of us to
90 after the straw, viii it?' asked Percy
turning around in his seat, but showing nc
intention of getting out of the boat.
"Oh, no, think not! You can easily get
enough straw to fill our five beds, and, while
you're doing it, III stay here and watch the
boat to see that no one runs off with it,
replied Mark, seemingly quite pleased that
Percy had made the suggestion.
Eyes, / think / ought to be the one to go
after it, after rowing all the way down
here" said Percy.
Mark pretended to be greatly surprised.
"Oh, you want me to go after it, and let
you stay here and watch the ,boat?"
'T think you ought to be willing to do So
yes" replied Percy.
aAfter you've had all the fun of rowing
down here"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23
CAMP P

'Funl A lot of fun that was! / think"
"Oh, say, Percy, don't be silly!" interrupt
ed Mark. "Haye you any idea how much
straw we've got to get"
well, we certainly don't want whole
stack" ~
"No, but just about half one; and it will
be all both of us together can do to get
il down here to the boat, too. Get that
clothesline and come along. Don't be
chump!"
rope that he held in his hand, and started in
the direction of the farmhouse, which was
few yards back from the river.
Percy rather reluctantly followed; but soon
overlook Mark, he having stopped to watch
the outcome Of difference of opinion be-
tween two bantam roosters. They then walk
ed ON together.
The farmhouse was rather a ramshackle
affair, and looked as though it might have
been remodeled from log cabin at some
time in the far remote pas.
The barn, which was some distance back OF
the house, would have made much more
comfortable and roomy dwelng-place, 1t be-
ing several times larger and much more sub
stantially and artistically constructed than
the house.
As the boys were about to step upon the
porch of the farmhouse, dingy, yellow
haired dog sprang around the corner Of the
house and assailed them with succession oil
snarls and barks so ferocious as to cause them
to hesitate for moment about knocking on
the door, lest the dog should think they were
about to steal the door-knob, or something
else equally valuable, and take it into his
wicked-looking head to ARREST" one, or both,
of them in the manner peculiar to dogs on
such occasions.
But, like all barking dogs, this one showed
that his ferociousness was all in his bark, for,
when Mark made move as though to pick
up stone to throw at him, he dropped his
tail and skunk back around the corner of the
house, and had nothing more to say against
The intrusion.
In response to a rap on it, the door was
opened BY tall, red-haired woman, who look
ed inquiringly at the two boys
"We'd like to get little straw, if you have
any to sell" said Mark, as an answer to her
look.
'Well, go right out to the barn; Sans out
there" she replied, waving her hand to the
left, to indicate the way to the barn.
| The boys turned and stepped down off the
porch, then started around the house in the
/ direction she had indicated.
| They found "Sam," lank, raw-boned, red
whiskered individual sitting on wheelbar-
row, fixing his suspender with piece ol
hemp-twine, and, going up to him, Mark re-
peated the nature of the errand
eve would like to get some straw, if you
have any to sell, Mister"
''My names Brown How much you want?''
he interposed, very shortly, merely glancing
at the two campers as they came up, and
turning his attention again to his task as
he answered their question.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23

This pebble the young Englishman, who
was tourist, picked up, and after examin.
ing it, was about to throw it away again, but
changed his mind and thrust it into his
pocket, remarking
'I'n keep this thing as a memento of my
visit to this wild place."
When he arrived at Bombay this English
tourist dropped into jewelers. store to have
his watch repaired. In taking it out he found
the stone in the same pocket, and he threw
it upon the counter and remarked:
"Here's nice stone / came across. What'll
you give me for it?'
The head of the firm took up the stone,
and as he examined it his eyes opened wider
and wider. After hemming and having for
while, he said;
'Tll give you one hundred rupees for it."
Had the jeweler offered the tourist a shil-
ling for the stone the latter would simply
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23

any time after that and nine win do, just
so he gets there about breakfast time"
breakfast tinel" It was the farmers
turn to utter the exclamation now. "WaIl,
by guml Thet gifts mel You city fellers
air the LATEST consarned chaps | ever seen.
But Wall, it don't make no difference to
me; III send him up, then, long bout eight
o'clock.
dies of straw and started for the boat. Percy
went ahead, and not bein" able to see very
well where he was going, on account OF the
size of the bundle, got out of the path and
into bed of onions.
"Heyi Look out fur my onyin beds, tharl"
the farmer called after them. rather sharp
''Be careful, Percy. Don't get out Of the
path, if you can help it." cautioned Mark;
"The old fellow is bit cranky, l take it,
But he had no more than ceased speaking
before he himself got off the other side OF
the path into a flower bed.
Look out for my flower beds, thar, tew,
consarn vel" again came the farmers voice.
and this time with decided savageness IN
the tone.
Percy got out Of the onion bed all right,
but in doing so got one foot in the flower bed
and broke off a geranium; and Mark got out
out and landed square in the middle Of the
onion bed, with his bundle of straw under
meath him.
This made the farmer almost furious: He
called the boys pair OF clumsy l]lts! anu
declared he would make them pay for every
thing they had broken down.
And he did, too. He wouldn't let them go
until they had settled the damage, which, ac-
cording to his calculation. amounted to TWEEN
ty-six cents; but the boys were glad enough
to oct off for that, and each willingly paid
the thirteen cents demanded.
The row back to camp was not as much fun
for Percy as he had anticipated. He had the
current against him and load on the boat,
and for the last quarter Of mile was Obliged
to tow heavy barn-door that Mark had espied
among some driftwood, and which he thought
would make splendid table for their din
ing-rocm" at camp; but he didn't grumble
very much, and only once limited that he would
raise no objections ii Mark should offer. to
row spell. And they arrived at camp Just
one hour and quarter from the time they
left it.
And truly it was "camp" now, for, in the
centre of the grass plot, underneath the trees,
giving the place a really home-like appearance,
stood the little white tent, with
But we will let Mark tell it.
eli, PERCY" he exclaimed, as he. caught
sight of it. "Ihe fellows have got the tent
up already; and they've got the name, Camp
Endoriaslxi,' across the front of it, on piece
OF cloth, or something's can read it from
here--and flag fastened to the top, and
Let's give a roaring old yell, to let them
know we've got back. Now, hip! 'Rah for
Camp Endoriaski!"
TO BE CONTINUED NEXT SUNDAY
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23

have told him to take the stone and keep the
shilling, as, up to that moment, he thought it
was only piece of crystal; but the offer OF
one hundred rupees swoke his suspicious, and
he quickly guessed that it was real, fine
diamond.
Taking it from the jewelers. hand, he ex-
claimed, with laugh:
'T dare say you would give me one hun
dred rupees, and perhaps a trife more; but
Pm going to take it to England with me-
On his arrival in London he sold the dia-
mond for five thousand dollars
a fakir, walking along one Of the roads in
the same district, also CHANGED to pick up
fine large diamond that had been washed out
of the ground by heavy shower and hy
glistening and blazing in the sun.
He tied it up in a rag. and put it in his
empty tobacco pouch. and continusd on his
way to town.
Fakirs in India have little money as rule,
and this particular falkir had none at all, but
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23
INDIA'S PRECIOUS STONES

he did have strong craving for quiet
smoke. So he betook himself to a Parsee
tobacconist and asked him how much tobac-
co he would let him have for a pretty stone
The dealer asked to see the stone, and inn
mediately recognized it as a diamond of the
first water.
"Uncle," he remarked to the fakir, "sincs
you are a poor man, I'll give you whole
handful of tobacco"
And he grasped handful and thrust it
into the fakir's pouch.
''My son." replied the fakir, II have trav-
ssa long ors and ana am very oyvSa rd o.
give me at least three handfuls Of tobacco"
After some further haggling, the Parsee
agreed and kept the stone, after exacting
from the fakir promise to keep quiet about
the matter.
The Parsee sent the stone to an associate
in Bombay, where it was sold for two thou
sand dollars.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-23

* n old traveller, who has been over hall
"A the world, in exhibiting fine, uncut
W ruby to his friends, says he found it
while on a shooting trip in India.
Precious stones, he declared, were still
numerous in certain districts in India, but
the rajahs, who own the property, were very
jealous of all strangers, and resented intru-
sion on their territory by every means in their
power Nevertheless, every now and then a
fine specimen was found by some sportsman
or wayfarer.
The traveller told of party of English
officers who went out shooting one day on
one of these estates, but they managed to
bag very little game.
On their way back in the afternoon one of
them came across rough, irregular stone,
which he picked up and dashed upon'a rock
The stone broke into dozen pieces and out
dropped beautiful, brilliant pebble.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-06

scribed list, at least to the extent of
making it permission book" on the
ground that it presents an habitual
criminal in the light of a hero, and
therefore may be expected to have a
bad effect upon plastic morals. Natu-
rally this same objection can be urged
against the play. but perhaps it is not
a very important one after all, despite
the library boards dictum.
Production Well Made
At the Burbank the play has been
given a worthy production, and for the
main part it is well cast. Mr.. Des-
mond plays the name role without
eyidencing any of the little niceties
that we have come to expect in its
Interpretation He is always too OBJ
vious, in the usual Desmond way, but
doubtless this is due largely to the
habit of environment.
Harry Mestayer is Bunny, ana
Blanche Hall Gwendolyn Conron, Maude
Gilbert Mrs. Vidal. and Mango buffet
the maid. David Edwin contributes a
clever bit as Crawshay. There arc.
however. just two parts in the play
Raff1es and the detective, and, as al
ready said, the first honors fall to Mr..
Beasley.
"Raffes" is an interesting play. as
we'll done as anything the Burbank
company has attempted recently. 1t
should have a big week.