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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-27
PLANS FOR NEW
CLUB HOUSE OUT
Hammond Motor Boat Club
Men Proud of Proposed
New Building.
{. E. FRICKE IS The ARCHITECT
Club Is One of the Most Progressive
Social Organizations In the
City of Hammond.

Plans for the new club house which
is to be built on the property owned
by the Hammond Motor Boat club on
Wilcox street, east of Calumet avenue,
are now completed and it is expected
that the building of the club house will
begin next fall.
The design for the building and plans
were made by E. E. Fricke. cashier
of the Commercial bank, in this city,
who, for number of years worked as
an architect in Chicago
The building will be designed as a
bungalow and Will have a wide pro-
jecting roof. The entrance will be on
Wilcox street. where there will be a
neat colonial porch but the main veran-
da will be facing the river where the
club members will get a fine view of
the boats at anchor.
The main assembly room will be 80
by IS feet and will be large enough
to accommodate the entire membership
which now numbers 6S. There will be
a ladies parlor with a lavatory and a
mems smoking room with lavatory
in connection.
A Progressive Organization.
There will also be a library where all
of the magazines and motor boat pub
locations will be accessible to the mem
bers. Between the street and the club
house viii be lawn tennis courts and
there are already enough trees to mako
the grounds ideal for club purposes.
The Hammond Motor Boat club is
one OF the mose progressive of the
lsoeial organizations in Hammond and
1t is understood thaS on account Of It's
aaggressfvenes there have been a large
number Of applications for membership.
i The plans now are to build the new
club house this fall and it IS believed
that there will be no difficulty in secur-
ing the funds necessary to put up a
building that will be credit tc fhs
club
This being the first organization OF
lnavigators it is expected to exert quite
an influence on all plans for the i'm
provement of the Calumet river Al
ready active interest is being taken
in the efforts to have the bridges op-
ered with greater celerity when boats
approach and this is expected to be the
first step towards interesting the gov
lernment directly in the Calumet river,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-27

That I shall answer in court. You
will hear something then that will sur
prise everybody. If we were alone this
minute [ you'd confess to everything.
would not have shot Krasnicka. but I
could not help it; it had to be-. 1 admit
that | killed him. 1 shot him myself.
out she (referring to the woman by
name), put me up to it. She told me
now 70 do it. There is no reason why
l should deny that we were in love.
we loved each other and I am sorry
that 1 committed the deed"
Woman Cause of Tragedy.
From the first the police believed that
woman had furnished the motive for
the killing. The police set a trap for
Koublk, former employ of Krasnicka.
and claimed today to have extracted
complete confession, upon which they
will seek to send the prisoner to the
gallows.
Krasnicka was well known in Bo-
hemian business and society circles.
Several months ago he purchased
country home near North Judson, Ind.
He was shot and killed Sunday.
VIII Arrest Woman.
"Roubik confessed to us that he shot
Krasnicka,,' said Sheriff Horner at
North Judson yesterday. He said there
was woman in the case. Although he
said that he would tell us the name Of
this woman later. we know who she is
and a warrant viii be issued for her
arrest.
"Roubik is locked UP in the county
Jail here. The grand jury meets one
week from today and States Attorney
Reed viii then ask for his indictment
on the charge Of murder in the first
-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-27
PROUD FATHER
GETS 7WENTY-EIGHTH
j. Allen Monroe, Formerly
of Hammond, Wears
That Smile Again.
He HAS MANY FRIENDS HERE
Now Buyer for the National Packing
Company at the South Side
Stock Yards.

James Allen Monroe is the father of
another bouncing baby girl.
It isn't anything new, however, for
James.
Twenty eight times during his life
has he been able to proudly parade the
streets with bunch of cigars, hand
ing them out to his friends and say
ing:
Well I got another last night"
James Allen Monroe, who is well re-
membered in Hammond by the employees
of the G. H. Hammond company as one
of the company's cattle buyers and at
that time had the distinction of having
one of the largest families in this part
of the country, has been heard from
again and 1t now develops that he has
increased his family until he is the
father of twenty Eight children.
james Busy All the Time,
When Monroe was in Hammond his
large family was the butt of a great
many jokes. At that time he had been
marred for the second time. He had a
large number of children by his first
wife and second wife had had a large
family of children by her first hus-
band. They had been married for some
time and had quite a family between
them.
One day. according to the old story,
Mrs. Monroe came rushing into the
sitting room where her husband was
peacefully smoking and reading the pa
per and cried. Monroe Monroe, come
quick. Here's your children and my
children licking our children
Tells of Latest Arrival.
~aon1a will A,a IN
terested in the following story which
morning.
James Allen Monroe. well known
among live stock commission men at the
stockyards as a shipper of cattel to
eastern markets, and better known on
the south side as the father of twenty
seventh children, was the recipient yes
terday of enthusiastic congratulations
when his family friends learned of an
othe raddition to his already ample
family.
! A lively baby girl, named Virginia,
is the latest acquisition, and, although
she was born three weeks ago, Mr.
Monroes business associates did not
learn the news until yesterday Previ-
Gus congratulations showered on the
| family had been so strenuous that Mr.
Monroe decided to keep the news of this
| last addition quiet.
Married Three Times.
The present Mrs. Monroe is the third
wife Of Mr.. Monroe, and the mother OF
thirteen of his children. Sixteen of the
children are living. some being well
along in years. the first child, John, jr.
being born in 1866.
Mr.. Monroe is 65 years old, bluff and
hearty, and tending to business every
day, reaching his office at o'clock in
the morning and leaving at o'clock ir
the afternoon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-27
THINK IT GOOD NEWS

That was good news to the demo-
Gratis of Lake county" said Hon. Ed
Simon, chairman of the county central
committee. this morning referring to
THE TINES story from Indianapolis
yesterday to the effect that Thomas
r. Marshall, the democratic candidate
for governor would invade Watson's 8
territory next Tuesday night to fire the
first gun of the campaign. The news
startled the republicans and electri-
fed the democrats. Nothing was ex-
pected to happen SO soon and es-
pecially not in so formidabl a
manner.
Since their nominations both of the
candidates had seemingly taken to the
lumberyards and despite the efforts of
the newspapers to create a little
skirmish by quoting the candidates, it
was nothing more than smoke.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-27
HUNG HIMSELF IN PEN
Frank Roach Sentenced
From Superior Court
Dies by Own Hand.

Dispatches were received In Ham
mond today from JefRersOrviIIe, Ind,
announcing that Frank Roach, Lake
county prisoner, committed suicide in
the stnte penitentiary yesterday by
means of a rope which he made out of
q bed sheet. His body was found by
one of the guards. Roach was from
East East Chicago and sentenced from
the Lake superior court about a year
ago for petit larceny. His sentence
would have expired shortly and he
would have been free. No reason vas
assigned for the deed.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-27
NOTORIOUS SHOOTING
SCRAPE IS RECALLED
Hammond Witnesses to Go
to Crown Point to Tes-
tify in Golden Case.
JAMES SMITH IS DEFENDANT
Most Notorious Shooting ARRAY That
Was Ever Known in Lake County
Is Brought Up Again.

Hannmond's bloodiest shooting affair
is recalled by the case of Mrs. Patrick
Golden VS.. James Smith. the Plummer
avenue saloonkeeper who is being sued
on his bond at Crown Point for damages
because Golden was murdered in his
place of business on Plummer avenue.
There We're several witnesses sub
poenaed from Hammond to testify in
the case, among them being Peter Meyn
and Pete Austgen. Representing Mrs.
Golden in the case is Attorney Frank
Gavit of Whiting and Mr.. Smith is rep
resented by Peter Crumpacker, LeGrand
T. Meyer and other attorneys.
The murder which lead to the suit,
was one of the most cold blooded affairs
that has ever occurred in this region.
About year and a half ago Patrick
Golden, Ferguson Lauder and Patrick
Glenn were in Smiths saloon arguing
about the Nelson fight, which had
just resulted in the decision in favor of
Cans.
History of the Case.
Patrick Golden was an old prize
fighter himself and he attempted to
illustrate some of the blows by which
Nelson was defeated. The argument
between the two men lead to quarrei
and Lauder left the saloon only to re-
turn a little while afterwards.
When Lauder entered the saloon he
went up to the bar and took a drink
all alone. Golden said to him: You are
not going to drink alone, are your
Lauder replied: Yes. all alone"
| A minutes or two later he drew a re
volver and fired point plank at Golden
He fell mortally wounded. He then
fired at Pat Glenn and wounded him in
the stomach.
Golden Dies Soon After.
The police, a doctor and an ambulance
were called and the wounded men were
taken out of the saloon and oevr tc
St Margaret's hospital. Golden diec
soon after and Glenn recovered.
Lauder escaped through the back
door and went down the alley. The day
was a rainy one and the police never
found trace of Lauder after that, al
though it. is believed that he escaped
through West Hammond.
Mrs. Golden was left without supper
and some time afterwards she employed
an attorney and started suit agains
Smith to recover damages on his bond
The case is now being tried in Crow
Point In the Lake circuit court
No word was ever obtained of Laude
and his whereabouts were nevel
learned.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-27
KILLED ,JEWELER FOR
SAKE OF WOMAN
Remarkable Confession is Made at Knox Yesterday by
Slayer of North Judson Business Man Who Saws
He Shot Jeweler For Love of Woman

Albert Roubik. who was run down at
North Judson by the aid of the famous
Farley blood hounds and Deputy
Sheriff Jack Horst of Crown Point held
by the Starke county authorities for
the alleged killing Of Emil V. Kras-
nicka wealthy jeweler, who lived at
603 Blue Island avenue, Chicago. made
a remarkable confession last night and
gave details of how he committed the
crime because of the love Of a woman.
Sheriff Horner confirmed the an
nouncement that Roubik had confessed
and declared that the woman in the
case will be arrested at once.
Roubik's confession is one of the
most cold -blooded recitals ever made
in connection with a Chicago tragedy.
The alleged admissions of guilt were
made to man who was placed in Rou-
biks cell The men conversed in Bo-
hemian. and according to the police
Roubik's narrative and the questions
asked by his companion, are as fol-
lows
Il was born at Kavicich, near Tri-
bone. Bohmia, where my mother still
lives. have been in this country for
the past seventeen years. For eight
years 1 worked on a farm near North
Judson. For the past five and a half
years I worked for man named
Jounovsky.
Il hope you will get out of this Jail
soon"
What do you mean by that?"
II mean that IT will not take long
We hope to prove your innocence"
COnfesses to Crime.
II don't know. I don't deny 1t any
longer. I shot Krasnicka"
why did you shoot him?"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-27
BOARD MAY TAKE
BIT IN ITS Teeth
Public Works Body Weary
of Delay and Taxpay-
ers' Vacillatian.
WANT Holman STREET PAVED
People in General Are Loud in Claim
for Speedy Settlement Of
Paving Question.

It is understood that the Hammond
board of public works is tired of the
delay which has been caused by the
inability of the people on South Hob
man street to decide what they want
in the way of a pavement and also by
the failure of the street railway COM
pany to decide the matter of the double
tracking Of that thoroughfare and will
now take the matter into its own hands
and make all arrangements for the
paving of the street with brick and an
asphalt filler
The people themselves are discour-
aged at the delay and in a majority
of cases will be glad to. have the mat
ter decided at once so that the work
of constructor can begin.
Every week of delay serves to make
the prospect of having the pavement
completed this year more remote and In
addition 1t gives the property holder
a chance to think up some new kline
of paving material which is the "only
kind that ought to be used on the
street"
Suggest 81 Varieties.
The original idea was to pave the
street with brick and then public senti-
ment swung to creosote block then to
asphalt, then to brick with asphalt
filler and now there are some of the
property owners who are even talking
Westrumite Some favor macadam and
the only kind of paving that has not
vet been suggested is gold and cedar
block and one is about as expensive as
the other. because new cedar block
pavement is required every year
So there will be general relief te
know that the board of public works
has decided to take the bull by the
horns and advertise for bids for brick
with the asphalt filler.
This matter has not been officially
passed upon by the members of th,
1 board but it is understood that the,
have come to this decision Individual,
and that it will only require oficia
action to put this plan into effect.
1t is believed that if action is taker
at once there will yet be time to lay
the pavement this year and the mem.
bers of the board realize as well as any
one else that if this matter is DELAYED
another year there will be a big kicl
registered by all of the residents Of
the Homewood district who have al.
ready put up with the worst street ir
this city long enough.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-27
TWO MORE ARRESTS
ARE MADE TODAY
Detectives Accuse Other Lads of Being
Implicated I'm Brass Theft.

The Erie detectives gathered in two
more suspects in the brass stealing
cases today. They are F. McQuestion,
Plummer avenue. and Lois Cross Of
Sibley street Walter Young, the third
lad arrested, has implicated the other
boys in connection with the case
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-27
LAD LIVES IN WEST HAMMOND

An erroneous impression has been
given by the arrest of Walter Young,
charged with larceny. The Young
under arrest does not live in Hammond,
but across the state line and the Ham
mond Walter Young has been subjected
to undeserved censures.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-27

Some Of the branches Of the Ama1ga-
mated Society of Carpenters and Join
ers in England are advocating an
amalgamation with the Associated
Shipwrights, chiefly those in the ship
building centers.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-27
CROWN POINT AUTOISTS
GO THROUGH CITY

Two auto loads of prominent Crown
Point citizens went through Hammond
today on their way north Postmaster
f. 3. Farley was IN charge of the par
~ which did not even stop long enough
to take refreshments.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-27
SWIMMING SEASON
BEGINS AT PARK.

Bathing and swimming have begun
at Lake Front park. Quite a number
of Hammond people went over to the
bath-house yesterday to try the water
and came back with the good old sum
mer cry. Come in the waters fire.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-27
SERIOUS CHARGE MADE
AGAINST COUPLE
John Papp Swears out Warrant Charx-
ing Nj. MarkOvitch With Crime.

Miss Verona Farkass and Mike Mark
ovitch. a saloonkeeper living at the
Standard Steel Car district, were ar
rested by officer Shine this morning on
a warrant sworn out by John Papp.
The man and woman are charged with
fcrnIcation and will be tried In Judge
McMahon's court.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-27
BOARD HOLDS An
IMPORTANT MEETING
Will Build Dressing Pavil-
ion For Athletes at
Harrison Park.
BATH HOUSE OPENING JUNE |
Street Railway Company wiz b
Notified That Board VIII
Get Busy.

The board of public works has prom
ised the baseball players and field and
track athletes who use Harrison Park
dressing house that meets with gen
eral approval.
The building that is to be built in
Harrison Park near the ball grounds is
to be 20x20 feet and will have an ex-
tension roof Of four feet around the
building.
Work on the house will begin soon
so that the ball players may enjoy the
accommodation before the baseball sea-
son is over.
Opened June First.
The public bath house in the Lake
Front Park will be opened on June /,
and in preparation of this, the board
will make a trip to the Lake Front
Park to see what repairs are neces.
sary on the building before it can be
opened to the public
The board at it's regular session this
morning adopted the improvement res
olution for the Indiana avenue street
sewer section B, and another resolu-
tion for the improvement of Wilcox
avenue.
The assessment role for the Becker
street sidewalk was approved and
approved and ordered placed on file for
public inspection, the Improvement of
the street having been ordered in a
resolution.
The primary assessment role of the
Morton avenue sewer was adopted and
placed on file and the Improvement
ordered.
The resolution for the Improvement
of State Line street with sidewalks
was laid over until next Monday.
Cameron To BE Notified.
| The clerk was instructed to notify
the Hammond, Whiting and East Chi
| cago Street Car company of the pro-
posed Improvement of South Holman
street, work on which is to begin soon
The new pavement will be of vitrified
brick with asphalt filling, the pavement
to be fifty feet wide south of Carroll
street
| The board approved the application
of Lee Franklin of 532 Indiana avenue
for fire, and recommended him to the
department provided he passes a phys
/ ical examination.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-27

Showers and thundeFatorms
late tonight and Thursday,
cooler Thursday.
The Montana plaindealer., 1908-03-27
MONTANA ITEMS

The Helena city council has passed
an ordinance under the terms Of which
the pooiroOm must cease doing busi-
ness in that city within 80 DAYS.
After considering the bids for the
care Of the states prisoners al Deer
Lodge, Mont. too high. the board OF
prison commissioners rejected all bids
and agreed 10 advertise again.
The $4,000 fine imposed uuon F.
Augustus Heinze and his TWO super
l1Iendeats. Frank and Irerise. for con
tempt Of court. is en- route 10 the IA
no1al treasury al Washington.
A B Hayes Of Utah. who has been
solicitor for the internal revenue bu-
reau, has resigned. and viii be sue
cseded by A. J. James Of Great Falls.
The deCOuposed body Of Antoine
Huss-ed. who has been missing for
about month. was found hidden in a
ciump OF brush. near s. REGIS. Hug
sted had been murdered. and the police
have arrested Mamie Ainswo-th- Frank
Haisht and D. NcG-sgor. The woman
The Montana plaindealer., 1908-03-27
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

China has extended a cordial invita-
tion for the American battleship fleet
to stop in China on its way around the
world.
The 10 900 employees of the General
Electric company in New York are
now working on full time.
Alfred Zayas has been nominated for
president of Cuba.
Every indication points TO an i'm
provement generally in the railroad
and industrial situation of the country,
according TO reports made by the great
railroad systems of America TO the in
terstate commerce commission.
Washington, d. Gin refusing to
gran. = writ of habeas corpus releasing
him from the penalty imposed By the
United States district court for the
district of Minnesota on the charge Of
contempt of court iii instituting pro-
ceeding in state court for enforce
ment of the railroad rate law after the
federal court had prohibited such a
course, and in affirming the descision
of Judge Pritohard of the United
States court for the western district of
North Carolina, discharging from i'm
prisonment James h. Wood, a ticket
agent of the Southern railway at Ashe-
vile, after he had been sentenced by
the Asheville police court TO serve 4
term on the rock pile on the charge OF
collecting for ticket on that road a
greater price than was permitted by
the state railroad law, the supreme
court of the United States has added
another to the series of decisions which
have rendered notable the present term
of that court.
The Montana plaindealer., 1908-03-27
SEN. ELKINs spURNs A TITLE
Refuses TO Become Italian Duke to
Obiee Nobility.

Rome, Italy, March 25.-"Are We to
be spared humiliation cries high so
ciety in Rome on hearing that Senator
Elkins has spurned a proposition to
make him an Italian duke so the kings
cousin. Duke D'AbruZzi, may get wife
not without rank when he marries Miss
Elkins. as it IS now understood that
he certainly will do. Indeed there is
n rumor that the marriage has already
been solemnized privately which in
tensities gossip. Feeling in royal, aris-
tocratic and popular circles has been
raised almost to the boiling point by
Accommodating circumstances connect
ed with the duke falling desperately
in love with an American girl.
There was strenuous opposition to
the match at the outset because the
duke had chosen for his bride a woman
with no rank in European eyes, and
not even the faintest claim to the
lowest order of titles. Then, when
gossip spread that d'Abruzzi was after
Senator Elkins' millions, Italian pro
tested that the duke has an income Of
S9O.OOO year and through his rank
has membership in the house of Savoy
and because OF his personal fame he
was eligible to wed the wealthiest and
proudest Of European princesses. But
| il was explained that the duke always
| has been democratic in his views and
greatly admires American institutions.
Report persists that Miss Elkins re-
fuses to change her religion and that
| the match has been broken of. This
story would be willingly believed but
/ those who are acquainted with
Id'Abruzzi and with the facts in the
case, ignore ii.
The Montana plaindealer., 1908-03-27
IDAHO NEWS,

A farmers union has been organized
in Grangeyille
1t is reported at the navy depart
ment that the battleship Idaho will be
delivered to the government at League
Island navy yard about the 26th. The
cOmmandant has been ordered 70 pro-
ceed with putting the vessel in com
mission as soon as practicable after
the preliminary acceptance Of the yes
sci.
Rathdrum. a village Of some 1900 or
$500 people and on eol the Oldest set
Elements in KOoJenai county, is soon
10 have new park.
4 new postotfice has been estab-
lished al Pinchot, in the ST Joe ccun-
Try. with R. NJ. Debit as postmosuess.
The meeting Of the joint teachers
institute Of KoOtenai and Bonner coun-
ties is 10 be held at Standpoint from
April 6 to the 9Th. inclusive.
Arrangements were completed BY
the Portland Commercial club for an
excursion 10 Lewiston on the occasion
Of the Lewiston-Clarkston blossom fes-
iyal on May >.
The Montana plaindealer., 1908-03-27
Senator Bryan Dies.

Washington. d. c.. March 23.-Unit
ed States Senator William James Bry'
an of Florida, died at Providence hos
piral at $3.50 O'Clock Sunday morning
OF typhoid fever. 1t was only = days
since he took his seat as successor OF
the late Senator Stephen r. Mallory
who died December %. and . days
of that time were spent in his fight
against disease.
In Mr. Bryan the senate loses lhe
seventh member BY death since u7
adjournment OF, the 5gth congress Oh
March 4. a year ago. They were: las
two late senators from Alabama A'
Morgan aud Mr.. Pettus; Mrs. Mallory
of Florida: Mr.. I.aum5r OF south Oa.v
lima: Mr.. Proctor, Of Vermont. A''
Whyte, Of Maryland and Mr. lr!aH