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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-06
GAS EXPLOSION
LOOKED DANGEROUS
Accident at Indiana Steel
Plant Burns Two Work
men Slightly.
FURNACE WAS Being TESTED
Damage By Fire at Mill Was Slight
and Progress of Flames
Stayed.

An explosion in a gas furnace at the
furnace was being tested. caused a
small fire which for time looked dan
gerous ard injured to a slight extent
two e the workmen. One of these,
Fred Walton, was the most seriously
burned of the two. and he was removed
to the steel company's hospital in Chi
cago, where he was later released after
his face and hands had been bandaged.
The other victim. the superintendent of
the department, H. E. Yost. was only
slightly burned and was able to re-
turn to work at once.
Starts During Test.
The explosion happened while the
furnace was being tested after it had
been completed. In some unaccount-
able manner the gas exploded with
great force, and in a few seconds the
place in the vicinity was all afire. The
fire spread among the chaff and lumber
in the vicinity until it threatened a
lumber yard in the vicinity. The Indi-
ana Steel company fire department had
been fighting the flames up to this time
but when they reached the lumber yard
they thought it time to call for es~.sI-
ance. The city chemical enEfse was
asked for and the latter responded, but
when they were well on their way to-
wards the mills they were stopped and
told that the fire was ell under con-
troll, and they then returned to the sta
tion.
The damage by fire at the mill was
slight.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-06

deavoring to secure % foot riparian
con cession from the railroads owning
the valuable lake property. Alderman
Lewis yesterday declared that the am
billions of the city were about to be
fulfilled and that within few weeks
deal would be closed whereby the
city would be given the 700 foot strip
of beach extension.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-06

Summers Pharuac "
tn c Druggists Will
Give You ! our Money
Back II MI IN A
Does Not Cure DyS.
pepSia.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-06

II yOE have a house or a room TO rent
You cnn inform 10000 people by ad-
verifying in the classified columns Of
The Times
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-06
CITY NOT EQUIPPED
FOR SUCH EMERGENCY
Chemical Wagon Though On the
Scene Is Useless. and Fighters
Resort To BroOns and Bags.
All Due To Burning Cigar
Stump.


One hundred and fifty men. women
and boys, with brooms, carpets and
sacks. yesterday fought a prairie fire
which was so fierce that before it
could be checked had destroyed the
home of Mike Kesseric. valued at 81, 500.
and imperiled every building in the vi
cinity of Twenty-sixth and Massachu-
sets streets.
The fire in the marshes. which have
long since dried up. ragged fiercely for
the fire fighters were making a des
perate effort to beat it back. The
flames leaped at times so fast that sew
eral of the men had difficulty in get
ting out of the way themselves. 1t
was seen that unless Immediate action
was taken the whole vicinity would be
imperiled.
Chemical Wagon Sent For.
The city chemical wagon was sent for
and 1t was pulled down to the south
end by a team of horses. After it had
arrived on the scene. however, Mayor
Knots deemed it useless and not a
particle of chemical was used. The po-
lice, however. with coats off, fought the
flames with brooms and sacks. The
most effective work was that of officer
Neuman, whose splendid reputation as
fire fighter received the heartiest
commentator.
The Kesseric home was DESTROYED. 10y
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-06

MORE NEWS IN ONE WEEK IN THE
ZINES THAN IN ALL THE OTHER
PAPERS IN THE CALUMET REGION
COMBINED. COMPARE THEM AND
@EE TF TT ISN'T M.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-24

Coming Home With Bride.
And why n

Mr.. Barnes-really Count Hans
Ferdinand Won Hochberg, heir to
the Castle OF Rohnstoclz, with it's
vast estates, son of Count Won
Hockberg, former lieutenant Of
the Emperor's Foot Guard. chum
of Crown Prince Frederick Viii
liam, heir 10 tie German throne,
nephew Of the Princess Marie Won
Saxe-Weimar and cousin of Grand
Duke Michael Won Saxe-Weimar,
was returning from his old native
fatherland AID Berlin upon a very
pleasant errand. He was bringing
his bride with him.
But the pleasant errand? Just
this. Rich, successful, he had
gone home 10 meet his family, and
TO be reconciled. The young man
was disowned for marrying that
very bride against the parental
will. They had picked out a prin-
cess for his wife There was to be
a grand wedding, the Kaiser would
send his Fluctuations and a superb
gift, and. there would be great
feasting and rejoicing at splendid
Rohnstock, the family castle.
But I don't love herr" insisted
the young man to his father, when
the advantageous marriage was
suggested to him
"Fiddlesticks. laughed the
father, what of that-the En-
peror wishes il.
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Worked as Chauffeur.

So of to America came the
young man, while Louise Carow
went back to the little glove shop
and waited. Berlin turned back to
its amusem"nts and forgot the
young nobleman who had sacrificed
his career and his fathers favor
for the girl he loved.
But the young count did not for
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he would Ike 10 put his knowledge 70
practical use. and he hunted around
until he got a job out IN barnes City,
Colo. on the Cottonwood Greek Mine
A mine that yields copper pay ing
Sc a ton will make money. Anyth ing
over that means more money. end
that IS just what happened to young
Hochberg. He discovered a new wien
a $54 vein: a vein that turned out
copper yielding 50 10 the ton. Two
new claims were staked out called the
"Rouss' and the Caesar claiTnA
Continued on Sixth PaEs.l
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get. He reached here almost pen
niless. He hunted for a job, and
at last found one-he got a place
as chauffeur IN Tarrytown, y. Y
this young nobleman who had an
automobile of his own in his home
in Berlin He got SIS week He
took a room in a little boarding
house and saved and scraped until
he had enough-he could send for
his Louise Low.
Come" he cabIed, and Louise
Carow took the first steamer, es-
Gaping from the Berlin police, who
were trying to watch her every
move,
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T TIP in the little Hudson River
town Of Ossining, Louise Carow,
I the shop girl, became Madame
Won Hochberg. the countess.
There were no guests at the wedding
save the witnesses, and no music and
no flowers The Rev. DR. AfcWnlians,
sf the ossining Presbyterian Church,
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After the wedding the couple set
tied down in the little boarding house
in Ossinilg. They saved and scrimped.
a little iughter was born-the mother
named II Johanna Louison, and they
were very, very happy.
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Go to Colorado Mine Fields.

But a count could not be a chauffeur
always, and so they decided to take a
trip cut West. Now. at the military
school the young man had been ex-
tremely fond OF science. especially
geology and metallurgy. He thought
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True 10 His Promise.

y cannot help it, protested the
young man, there already is a
woman love and I shall marry
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her, if for no other reason than
that I have promised her"
who is she?-' demanded the old
Count Blol1o Won Hochberg, wild
that his will should be ignored by
a mere stripling-he, Count Won
Hochberg.
Louise Carow," answered the
young man.
Louise Carow?" echied the
father. "wno is she? I do not know
her"
"She works in a little shop on
Inter den Linden. I met her when
| went in to buy a pair of gloves.
We love each other, and I have
promised to make her the Countess
Won Hochberg."
The old man was purple with
wrath. A Won Hochberg marry a
shop girl? Never. The young man
was dismissed from the room. The
father went at once to the EN-
peror and begged him TO stop it
all. The Emperor promised, but
he forgot that love sometimes
fears not even an Emperor.
The Kaiser sent for the youth.
You viii be cast out from the
court" he began. you will be
dismissed in disgrace from the
army; your father viii disown
you. I forbid you to marry this
woman of the shops!"
Il cannot i,elp it, your majesty,
st love her, and I shall
make her my wife"
Wilhelm was furious.
No man had ever dared go
against his will before.
So the imperial uIzase was
issued-young Won Hoch-
berg was cashiered and
dismissed in disgrace as
lieutenant of the Guards.
Then Berlin turned its
back on the young noble
man whom before it had
welcomed so cordially.
And the old count cut
the boy off without a
penny and turned him
adrift to shift for himself, a social
outcast. He had but one friend left
in the world-Louise Carow.
q have a little money left, dar-
ling" he told her. at will be
enough to get me to America.
There I can find something to do.
When I have saved enough I will
send for you. and we can be mar
ried. 4 Won Hochberg holds honor
above everything. Il love you and
I have promised to marry you, and
l will"
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Il n m +. BARNES. Of Colo
80 "a RADIO. If you
~ pleased" laughed a
-fair-haired, clear
eyed, immediately
groomed young man, standing on
the deck Of the mighty Lusitania
at her dock IN New York the other
day. And, turning to the black
haired, radiant young woman who
stood beside him, he went on:
1--WE are not the Count and Coun-
tess Won Hochberg, heirs to Rohn-
stock, any more; are we, dear?"
Decidedly not" answered the
ycung woman, with just the trace
of the German accent, Eve are
Just plain Mr. and Mrs. Hans Ferd-
inand Barnes, Of Cottonwood
Creek, and We have closed up all
our affairs abroad, and are back
here to stay. We are going to be
Americans now, to be sure"
ITO be Eure!" echoed the young
man. mo more cumming with
the Crown Prince Of Germany,
and no more der officer in the
First Guard Of Foot Of His Majesty
the Kaiser, and no estates at Rohn-
stock for Us. We like our mine
be ter"
And why not?
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performed the ceremony. and a Won
Hocnberg had kept his honor.
But all this had not been done with
out a storm Of protest from the old
count who loved his son. There were
formal letters of warning sent from
abroad before the wedding. One Of
the family lawyers even came from
Berlin to seek out the chauffeur count
and beg him to return home.
You viii be forgiven. he promised.
Your father will make you his heir
again; his majesty VIII restore Ar 4
TO the guards. Are you not done with
this mad infatuationP
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Continued on Sixth Pags.)
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-29
MORRELL CALLED SHARK
BY FORMER ASSOCIATE
Airship Inventor Alleged to
Have Swindled Friends of
Large Amounts

Bitter testimony against J. A. Nor
rell, president of the National airship
company, who is on trial in Judge
Lawlor's court on a charge of issuing
false and fraudulent prospectus, was
given yesterday by Alexander OTIS, who
was superintendent of the company.
Morren trapped and defrauded me
and my friends" said OTIS, with feeling
in his words. He is a clever shark l
put in $1,000 of my own money and
induced Portland friends to put in
$4,000. l exhausted my resources and
was absolutely penniless, but l was
always told te go out and get money.
1t was money, money, money every
"Swindler, crook" "faker" and
thief We're aome of the other terms
applied to Morrel by OTIS in his teSti-
mony. OTIS stated that the extravagant
representations of the prospectus We're
untrue. There were no chairs weigh
ing IL ounces and beds weighing 81
ounces, he testifes. The so called
of the balloon consisted merely OF
powdered aluminium, boiled linseed oil
and other ordinary ingredients. OTIS
produced a portion of the silk" gas
bag, showing it was made of cotton.
Samuel !. Jacobs, who was a director
of the Stanley airship company, which
Morrell turned into the National, said
that Morrell formed 2S fictitious com
panies. bought from these companies
with the money Of the National COM
pany patents that never existed and
According to statement which
Jacobs subplitted, Morrell drew
S57,922 from the treasury of the Ma
uonal company during 1907.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-29
MIDNIGHT PROWLER is
CAPTURED BY YOUTH
e. j. Greedy Jr. Charges Cullen
w. Brown With Trying to
Enter Residence

Edward ]. Greedy Jr., son of the vet
erinary surgeon, captured an alleged
burglar at the family residence, 145
Haight street, early yesterday morning
and held him till a policeman came
from the Bush street police station in
answer to telephone call. The
burglar gave the name of Cullen Wake
field Brown and his occupation as an
electrician.
Greedy was awakened about o'clock
by hearing whistling, as if some one
was signaling to another. He opened
his bedroom window and says he saw
two men opening a window in the rear
that led into the basement. He quietly
slipped out of the house and grabbed
Brown. The other man fled. Mrs. r. c.
Shrader, who lives next door, was at
tracted by the noise and, looking out
Of her front window, saw a man run
ming away between the houses and dis
appearing. A hat was found at Her.
mann and Market streets, which was
identified as belonging to Brown.
Brown appeared before Police Judge
Shortall yesterday, and as no COM
plant was on file the case was con-
tinued.
Brown says he had been drinking
with some other young men and re-
membered starting for his home, 1866
Waller street, and knew nothing more
till he was awakened from a drunken
sleep by some one shaking him on the
door steps.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-29
WOULD BE SUICIDE
RESCUED BY YOUTH
Walter Murphy, Is Years Old,
Pulls Lucf1inni Gustante
From Waters of Bay
Man Had Already Sunk Twice
When Boy Reaches Him
in Leaky Boat

One of Andrew Carnegie's hero med
ais would not go amiss pinned on Wal
ter Murphy, the Is year old son of
Patrolman Patrick H. Murphy of 1850
Lombard street, who, at the foot OF
Buchanan street yesterday jumped into
a leaky old skiff and with no assist
ance other than his own native re-
sourcefulness and pluck, saved the life
of Luchinini Gustanti, an Italian who
was bent on drowning himself
Murphy saw Gustanti, after wander
ing at the edge of the pipe line trestle
work for several minutes, take a run
ming jump into the bay. The little
fellow was too small to think OF saw
ing him by jumping in after him, but
he thought instantly of small row.
boat tied to pier near by. When he
got there and showed off Gustanti had
already sunk twice and it seemed a
hopeless task to rescue him. But the
boy pulled with all his might to the
spot until a few feet off he saw a
hand rise out of the water.
In flash he Mhirled the boat around
and caught that hand. Try as he could.
he could not lift the body into the boat,
which was leaking like a sieve, until
he leaned over the gunwale and with
one final heave got Gustanti aboard.
With the water he had shipped it was
all he could do then to keep afioat.
After reaching shore Walter got an
ambulance and Gustanti was taken to
the emergency hospital and resuscitat-
ed. He said that he had had nothing
to eat for several days and decided to
kill himself.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-29
PLACES SAILOR IN IRONS
FOR REFUSING TO WORK
Captain of Schooner Defender
Alleges Seaman Made
Attack on Mate

Placed in irons for refusing duty,
released upon his promise to obey and
put in irons a second time for break
ing a broom over Second Mate Smiths
head, was the experience of Louis Gar
nfer. a seaman on board the schooner
Defender, which arrived here yester-
day after 26 day passage from Homo
lulu.
Last Thursday Captain Hellingson
ordered Barnier to man the topsail
halliards. GARNER refused. stating
that he didn't feel like ii. ana further
remarking that he was going to turn
in, according to the skipper's story
Captain Hellingson says he let that
incident pass by unnoticed, but that
the same night, while GARNER was at
The wheel, the mate spoke to him. call
ing his attention TO the fact that the
vessel was out of her course For
answer GARNER struck him a blow
across the face, he declares
The mate summoned the captain. ana
after a consultation ii was decided 10
put the sailor in irons GARNER
fought hard to prevent the irons being
placed on him and according to sew
eEal Of the members Of the crew
threatened the captains wife and little
daughter.
Captain Hellingson refused to allow
the man to land yesterday afternoon
and SAYS he intends to have GARNER
arrested.
The crews that we are getting nova
days are worse than they ever were. .
said. Captain HellingsOn, and ] want
10 make an example of this man"
-Ehe Defender brought $4,000 bags of
sugar.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-29
BURNS CASE TRANSFERRED
Judge LawIor Declines to Hear
Contempt Proceedings

In order that the trial of Abe Ruef
on the charge of bribing ex-Supervisor
j. ]. Furey may not be interfered with
and delayed by the hearing of the al
legations for contempt made by Ruef
against Detective William ]. Burns and
two of his assistants. Judge Lawlor
yesterday declined to hear the con-
tempt matter. Ruef was granted per-
mission to withdraw his application
from the files of department II and to
refile it with Presiding Judge Sturte-
want, who will assign it to one of the
other superior judges.
Ruef and both of his attorneys
Ach and Murphy-and also Burns and
Prosecutor Heney were In court when
Judge Lawlor thus disposed of the mat
ter. The judge informed them that
during the morning he had consulted
with the presiding judge, stating to
him that he did not wish the hearing
to interfere with the trial of Ruef.
Judge Sturtevant'S view was that un-
less the matter involved in the con-
tempt proceedings. touched directly
Judge Lawlor should not hear it. The
presiding Judge said further that if
the application did not directly involve
the matter of the pending trial it
judge, who would assign 1t to some
other department. Under these cir
cumstances, said Judge Lawlor, his
disposition was to deny without preju-
dice the application that Burns and his
assistants be cited for contempt.
Ach, however, asked to be allowed
to withdraw the application with per-
mission to present 1t to the presiding
submit the application to Judge Stur-
tevant this morning.
1t was arranged that the trial of
Ruef shall not begin before Tuesday
preliminary examination in the police
court will be over.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-29
STRICKEN GIRL IN
SWEETHEART 'SARMS
Lover on Same Car With Ellen
Yonge When She Attempts
Suicide

Pretty 19 year old Ellen Yonge, who
swallowed mercury tablets in Folsom
street car early yesterday morning in
an effort to commit suicide, 1T devel-
oped yesterday, is the girl on whose
account charges were recently filed
with Chief Biggy against Patrolman
Edward Davey of the harbor police sta
ton.
AS if by curious interposition of
Fate, Davey himself boarded the car at
Fremont street just after the girl had
swallowed the tablets. While the mo-
torman turned on full power in fran
tic race to reach the harbor hospital
and cheat death, Davey held the girl In
his arms and carried her to DR.. Rue
ben C. Hill, the surgeon in charge. The
race was successful for Hill saved her
life with powerful antidotes.
After she regained consciousness the
girl said that she had been led to at
tempt to end her life by worrW over
the recent suicide of her mother and
at the charges which were brought by
her father and sister against her po-
liceman sweetheart. Though they were
dismissed before Davey was brought to
trial. they preyed on her mind, and
last night she left her home at 2415
Howard street, where she had been
giving lessons in music and art, with
the full intention of killing herself.
Meaning to wait near the entrance to
the harbor police station for a last
look at Davey without letting him
know that she was there, she took the
downtown car.
On the way she concluded not to
wait, and though the conductor Albert
Mason, knocked the bottle containing
the tablets from her hand, she swal-
lowed three of them before he could
stop her. But kindly fate caused Da-
vey to get on the car at that very
instant on his way to report off duty.
The girl said that the charges made
against the policeman were untrue, and
that she still loved him. For some
months she has been estranged from
her father and sister. The girl is a
graduate from the girls high school, Is
pretty and highly accomplished.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-29
CONGRESS REWARDS
SOLDIERS WITH MEDAL
Captain II. q. MathewsOn First
to Receive Bronze Disk for
Spanish War Services

Captain H. G. Mathewson, Auditor
Rosters chief deputy, received from
Washington yesterday the bronze
medal voted by congress to the Amer
lean volunteers who took part in put
ting down the Philippine insurrection
after the signing Of the treaty Of peace
with Spain.
About 10000 Of the medals are TO be
distributed to the volunteers.
The medal is beautiful bronze
disk about the size OF a silver dollar.
and suspended from a bar Of the same
metal by red, white and blue siIjIen
ribbon. The diverse bears a raised
group of three American soldiers
marching, with the inscription Phil
ippine Insurrection, 1899" The re-
verse bears the legend, For Patriot
ISM Fortkude and Loyalty"
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-29
GREEN T[S1|F|[S,
AGAINST ABE RUFF
Real Estate Man Gives Story of
Parkside Franchise Deal
Unreservedly
Attorney Newburgh Obstructs
Examination With Series
of Objections

Without comment on the controversy
raised the day before as to whether
he might incriminate himself by an
swering all questions put to him by
the prosecution, Joseph f. Green of
the Parkside realty company resumed
the stand in Judge Cabaniss' court yes
terday in the hearing of the charge
against Abe Ruef of bribing Super
visor Furey, and testified without res
ervation
Court was adjourned at Green's re-
quest on Monday to allow him to con-
suit an attorney. Yesterday morning
he appeared with Attorney w. l. Bro
beck, his former partner to represent
him. The only reference to the mat
ter for which Green had asked a tenn
porary adjournment was made by Bro
beck when he asked that the last ques-
ton or the previous day was repeated
1t was read as follows: State
whether you took any action in the
matter of paying money to Ruef for
obtaining the Parkside franchise"
Yes" replied Green without hesita-
tion, to the apparent chagrin of Ruefs
lawyer.
Continuing in response to the ques-
tioning of Assistant District Attorney
Ward, Green related details of the
agreement made by G. II. Umbsen,
O'Brfen and himself to pay Ruef $50, 900
as lee Tor obtaining the franchise.
His testimony, however, was constantly
interrupted by Lawyer Sam Newburgh
who followed his usual course of in
terposing obstructive objections at
every turn. Newburgh showed plainly
that it was all part Of a play for delay
when Ward offered to allow an objec-
tion to be understood for each Ques-
tion, the ruling to be left to the judg-
ment of the court
No, no." returned Newburgh. Il
won't consent to that
Several portions of Green's former
testimony before Superior Judge Dool-
ing in explanation of the manner of
payment were barred by Judge Ca
baniss. Ward ended his direct exam
ination by noon, and Newburgh had
just begun the cross examination when
court was adjourned to 10 o'clock this
morning to allow Ruef to appear be-
fore Judge Lawlor in the Burns con-
tempt proceedings.
Green's cross examination is ex-
pected to be concluded today, after
which G. II. Umbsen will be put on the
stand.