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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-29

large quantity of metal and newly
manufactured coins.
before we left the bankers resi-
denee, the gardener was q. prisoner ana
before the night was over we had
naobed Mason and farley and Cashier
foWeH- The gardener turned states
evidence and gave the whole thing
away. Inc three society men held out
firm to the last. They were convicted
only after considerable difficuItv -
cept Tor the assistance of the gardener-
IN securing evidence, we should never
nave been able TO have made ont
against them. anything more than a
strong circumstantiaI case. We recOv-
cred about $4,000 from the culprits. and
IN the banks vault was more than SIS
OOc of the counterfeit money The night
Waterman at the bank was also impIi-
Gated and convicted.
The gardener, who had many aliases.
was an old offender. He had worked al
one time in the Frisco mint. and was
regarded as a skillful workman. After
leaving the mint, he had put out a
gold coin of the twenty dollar denomi-
n1tion, but had been caught and had
served prison term for it. He had
dr1fted east after serving his term, and
had figured out the plan which he had
there put In operation. He had manu-
factured the coins using the big fur
mace at the bankers residence for that
purpose, and had secured the three So
ciety men, all of whom We're heavily
in debt and therefore ready victims. To
palm off the money. Their method
was to take good money from the bank
vault and replace it with the bad.
which they worked OFF at the factory
in the weekly pay roll. The cashier at
the bank had secured the place for the
counterfeiter at the bankers residence.
but this had not been with any partic-
Ular design further than il was a place
that was especially suited to the neces-
sites of the -cOunterfeiter."
Copyright, 1908. by W. G. Chapman)
Copyright in Great Britain)
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-29

.f-arrterfeiters take advantage of
.rerr great gathering of people. and
%. occasions of the big fairs and ex-
s,siti0ns are. as a rule, times of labor
hus work for the members of the Sc
ret branch OF the government Such
sssembIaces are fine opportunities to
cork off bad coin. and if the records
sere searched they would show that
a,sre has not been a single ambitious
exposition since the first of its kind.
ne centennial of 1876, that has not been
sigualized by the appearance Of a
clever imitation of some bill or coin
employed by the national government"
. Captain Dickson and l were again
imegathering in front of the CHEEKY
Ioe fire at his home. and with the above
rs lis introduction. launched into a
capital story of counterfeiting in high
places.
2 "I was once sta, ioned in the city of 4
srcat International exposition, TO watch
for culprits that We're expected to put
eut the customary counterfeit. Fer the
first month or 80 of the fair there was
nothmg 10 do but lounge about the Of
Zee and, like Mr.. Micawber. wait for
something to turn up. The four of us
who were assigned to this mOnotonOus
duty soon grew weary of the inactivity
tNN were bit AAlt point Di dShil4S 4DI d
transfer when an excellent imitation of
the ten-dollar gold piece made its ap-
pearCncc in large numbers. After that
none Of the four of us had any cause
isr complaint on the score Of stagna-
ton.
The coin was q beautiful piece of
work. bearing the small o. the symbol
Of the New Orleans mint. and ii was
So perfectly executed that il would have
passed current almost anywhere. There
were scores of them in circulation be-
fore the counterfeit was detected, and
even after il was reported by the teller
If ore of the banks the bogus coins
continued to pour into the stream of the
city's circulation at a rate that threat
onei 10 flood the nation. Altogether
the gang must have put out some &c.
0J0 before we secured the slightest clew
20 the probable source of the spurious
pieces. and even the slight bit of infor-
nation we picked up seemed absolutely
worthless. for it pointed to the presi-
dent Of one Of the largest banks of the
city. a man whose reputation was the
best and whose character was above
suspicion.
This gentleman owned a large fac
tory in the outskirts of the city. where
several hundred men were employed.
These men We're paid by the week. and
they were chiefly Germans or persons
0f German extraction. They lived i'm a
portion of the city where there We're
many beer gardens and corner saloons,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-29

Copyright, 1908. by w G. Chapman
Copyright in Great Britain.)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-09
PRONEY MONEY
MEN ARE ARRESTED

John and Vincent Butkus and Mich
ael Szprewski, who were arrested yes
terday as the result of Lieutenant
Smiths finding a quantity of phony
money on his person and in his home,
were yesterday taken down town to
Captain Porter's office where they will
be put through the sweating process.
Captain Porter who is at the head
of the secret service OF the city, will
find out the facts of the matter, said
one of the local sleuths today, as he
is one of the cleverest quizzers in the
game.
The men were gathered in as the re-
suit of John Butkus giving a boy a
spurious nickel on Thursday. When
asked who gave him the money the
boy pointed out Butkus, who was later
taken in.
All three of the men, who were ar
rested, denied that they were coun-
terfeiters or agents for such people.
1t has been only a few months since
Captain Dorman rounded up a gang
of counterfeiters who were operating
in South Chicago and these men are
now serving long sentences for their
| crimes. There was two men in the
gang who were never captured and
| there is a possibility that these men
| may be at the game again.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-09
STRUCK BY PASSENGER
Thomas Warner Fails to
Hear Approaching
Train.

Thomas Warner. % years old, resid-
ing at SAB Eighty-seventh street. was
probably fatally injured yesterday at
ternoon when he was struck by a south
bound Chicago and Western passenger
train at Eighty seventh street and the
Western Indiana tracks.
The victim, it is believed, has sus-
tanned a fractured skull, a broken back
and internal injuries when he was
struck by the engine At the time of
the accident he was walking south on
the tracks and failed to hear the ap-
preaching train. Engineer Pfxley put
on the emergency brakes, but was un-
able to check the trains speed. War
ner's body was hurled nearly fifty
feet in the air.
Several section hands saw the acct
dent and rushed to the injured mans
assistance, and placed him on the
train which took him to the Englewood
Union Hospital where he is being
cared form. Small hopes are enter
tanned for Warmers recovery.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-09
THEY WILL TRAMP
TO AURORA ILL

Frank Quigley, Victor Paine and
Gustave Jordan, three young men from
Rryn Mawr. have announced that they
will enter the ranks of the walking
athletes and that their initial trip will
occur next Sunday morning, when the
young men will leave Bryan Mawr on a
long tramp to Aurora, Ill. Each of the
three young men have put up a forfeit
of ten dollars and should any OF the
crowd fail to show up in Aurora or fag
out on the trip he viii lose his forfeit
money. 1t is the intention of the young
men after arriving in Aurora to take an
interurban train back to Chicago, where
they sit down to an elaborate supper
at the Auditorium.
All of the young men are well known
in Bryn Mawr, where they reside, be-
ing prominent in social and athletic
circles. The trip will be made as
the result of an argument in one of the
clubs that no member could walk to
Aurora without Quigley, Jordan and
Paine said 1t could be done and Sunday
they will start out to demonstrate that
such is the cese.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-09

of another boat sailing between Du-
luth and South Chicago.
Becoming tired of the Great Lakes,
Captain Little journeyed to San Fran
cisco. where he took charge of another
freighter and for three years he sailed
on the Pacific and Atlantic. During
this time he touched England, Scotland,
Egypt, Africa, South America, and in
fact every known seaport of naviga-
ton. After three years OF sailing on
the big waters Captain Little decided
to come back to New York, where he
was placed in charge of an ore boat
on Lake Erie. Finally he landed in
Duluth and later came into the South
Chicago Harbor. where he made a large
number of friends, many of whom are
living here today. Three years ago
the old captain, then ST years old, de-
cided to set up his winter quarters in
South Chicago and since that time has
been in the city every winter.
Last year he sailed as captain of the
Briggs, one of the large ore boats ira
versing the Great Lakes, and this will
be the first year since the age of If
teen that he has not been on the wa
ter.
During his forty-five years of life
on the water the old captain has saved
sixteen lives and is certainly deserv-
ing of Carnegie hero medal It was
during the year of 1893 when the
Moon" an ore boat, capsized Just off
the shore OF Duluth, and it was then
| that Captain Little saved three of his
crews lives and came near going down
himself
Twenty five years ago when In Liver
pool, England, a small sail boat cap
| sized few miles out from shore and
Captain Little swan from one of the
ocean liners that he was on and res
cued two brothers who were on the
boat. Their names were John and Dan
Scully. Later the two men sailed to-
gethers Little as captain and Scully as
first. mate. This week the two old
timers met, the first time in twenty
| three years. Each recognized the 9th
er at sight and Scully is stopping with
the old captain at his South Chicago
residence.
At various other times the old cap
| tain has saved lives and seven years
| ago when in South Chicago, a little
| girl, Hattie Thompson. fell into the
lake at the Ninety-frst street slip.
| Captain Little demonstrated his abii-
ity as a life saver by swimming sew
eral yards when the girl was choking
him from her deadly embrace.
Captain Little has few equals in
swimming, or did not have during his
younger days, but yesterday he said
] that he was getting old and didn't care
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-09
Days GriSt in
South Chica8O
HoLD-UP MEN CHOKE VICTIM
Mrs. Thomas Wells of Bryn Mawr Il
Vicfously Assaulted.


While returning to her home at 71o1
Euclid avenue last night, from the the
alter. Mrs. Thomas Wells was set upon
bv two armed men and robbed of her
purse containing change amounting to
about a dollar and a diamond set chain
and locketf Mrs. Mrs. Wells had been
to the theater unaccompanied and had
only walked few steps after alight-
ing from the Illinois Central train until
two men approached her and asked her
to hand over her cash. Mrs. Wells be-
gan screaming and it was then that one
Of the ruffins choked her while his part
ner secured the money and jewellery.
Pushing the woman to the side of the
street. both of the robbers made their
escape, running down the Illinois Cen
tral tracks. The matter has been re-
ported to the Woodlawn police, who
are working on the case.
This is the second robbery Of a
similar nature that has startled the
residents Of peaceful Bryn Marw within
the last three months and a petition
will likely be sent to Chief Shippy ask
ink for police in that neighborhood. AS
1t now is, seven men have ben allotted
to the district and the residents claim
that this force is entirely inadequate
to cope with the amount of territory
the yhave to cover.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-09
LANSING.

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Stein
bach on Wednesday, May s, a daughter.
Mrs. @. D. DeJong of Orange City, Ia,
and her daughter, Mrs. Geo. Downstra.
left Friday morning for Grand Rapids,
Mich. where they will visit for week
with friends and relatives.
Mrs. Frese spent Thursday in Harvey.
Miss Frances Runge is spending Sat
urday and Sunday at her home in Blue
Island.
Misses Ada and Nina vansteenberg
spent Friday evening with friends in
Chicago.
On account of the extreme bad
weather. Thursday, there was a very
scant attendance at the schools in Ian
sing. Those who did go to the German
schools were sent home and the schools
were closed for the day.
The students who attended the high
school at Harvey had no school on
Friday.
Miss Ida Brunn spent wednesday in
Chicago.
Miss Ida Book was Chicago visitor
on Wednesday.
Mrs. w. c. vandenberg spent
Wednesday and Thursday with hel
daughter, Mrs. VIM. Klein of Blue
Island.
| VIM. Decker of Roseland is visiting
his grand parents here.
Miss Alvina Lempker was a Ham
mond visitor Wednesday.
Rev. Geo. Downstra left wednesday,
evening for Oklahoma, where he viii
remain for two weeks. DR.. J. S
Zwemer of Grand Rapids Will supply
the pulpit during Rev. Downstairs alb
sence.
Mr.. Weirenga is on the sick list. Mr.
Weirenga is Mrs. Tony Meters father
Mr.. Samuel Blocker is very I'll witt
typhoid fever.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-09

to take to the water unless it was alb
solutely' necessary. However, he con-
tinued, If 1 saw any one drowning I
would not hesitate a moment, but
would plunge in and try to save them
he liked the water so we'll that he
the water and If he did, his last wish
would be granted.
Several relatives Of the captain are
now living at haywood, Ill, although
his parents are both dead.
At the time he left his home in Scot
land his parents controlled three large
shipping houses and were quite
wealthy.
During his life on the Great Lakes
Captain Little has been wrecked nine
times, once at Buffalo, once at Detroit,
three in the Duluth waters, once a few
miles from South Chicago. twice off the
Yokohoma harbor at Yokohoma, Japan,
and once in the China Sea.
Captain Little has several antique
souvenirs of his cruises over the world
which would make novel collection
| for any museum. He also has three
watches and chains which were pre-
sented to him at various times during
his sea career by the mates and sail
| ors under him.
! Although he will not be out on the
| lakes this year he will be at the South
| Chicago harbor to welcome every boat
and to meet his old friends, the ma
| jority of whom are sailing on the Great
Lakes this season.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-09
Grizzled Tar Tells Story

Living alone in his quaint little cot
tage at 81 Ninety-second street, is
Peter Little, aged so, retired sea cap
tain and a man who has been on the
water since he was fifteen years old.
This week the grizzled old captain was
interviewed and he told a very inter-
esting history of his life since he left
his home for his career on the water.
At the age of Is years left my home
and parents at Perthshire. Scotland.
and came across to America upon a
cattle boat Always being fond of
sailing 1 decided to go upon a boat,
and as soon as we entered New York
City which I did, being put at mast
on the sweepstakes" a freighter then
plying on the Great Lakes, for seven
years. 1 continued to work at the mast
and at the age of % I was made sec
ond mate of the Green River" an
other freighter. After working as sec
ond mate for four years I was pushed
up another notch to first mate and
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-09
BLISS KNAPP
LECTURES LAST NIGHT.
Boston Man Speaks Before Large
Crowd In Church OF Christ.

Declaring that Mrs. Mary Baker c.
Eddy has revived the lost spirit en-
bodied in the union of religion and
healing as practiced by early Chris
tian for 5000 years after the crucifi-
cation of Jesus. Bliss Knapp, of Bos-
ton, interested a large crowd at the
Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist. Six
ty-seventh street and Howard avenue
The lecture will be repeated again
this evening. Christian Science" he
said " has realized it's results by mental
and spiritual healing. which is made
possible by it theology. Contrary to
popular belief, there is no connection
between Christian Science and hypno-
tism. 1t is not human will po<yer that
heals. but the understanding of Gods
presence which heals
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-09
STONY ISLAND WANTS
SIDEWALKS IMPROVED.
Recent Rains Flood Cfnder Paths; Aid.
Bill Investigates.

Stony Island residents are up in arms
over the poor sidewalks in their city
and the present deplorable condition
of the streets. In some places on the
cinder walks water is standing to a
depth of over three inches and the vari-
BUS street crossings are supporting
small lakes and ponds. Alderman Bill
yesterday walked over the neighbor-
hood and saw the conditions and is
quoted as saying that he would see
what he could do for the people at the
next meeting of the citN council.
Although Stony Island is well
equipped with cinder walks they were
never made high enough, which is
shown by the fact that the water leaves
them in a submerged condition. It
would be all right If each owner would
get busy and take care OF his own
walk. but the residents seem to be
looking for their neighbor to start
something and the result is that moth
ing is done. In the meantime pedes-
TRANS are compelled to wade through
water up to their shoe tops to get
to their cars and trains.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-09
FEARS FOR DAUGHTER;
FATHER BECOMES VIOLENT
A. e. Larsen Fined for DasOrderiy Con-
duct After Reading About
LaPorte Horror.

A. E. Larson, sos Green street, was
fined SIS and costs by Municipal Court
Judge Maxwell for disorderly conduct
The complainant was Mrs. Elizabeth
Evison. $50 West Seventy1ninth street,
who Is the legal guardian for his
daughter, Dorothy, age ID years. Lar
son said that he had read about the
many murders in LaPorte, Ind and he
became nervous and feared. that his
daughter might meet the same fate.
Larson, according to the testimony
called at the Evison home and de-
Inanded to see his daughter, and when
Mrs. Evison told him he could not, fear
ing that he had been drinking, he called
her vile names and began beating on
the door. Later he was arrested upon
complaint of Mrs Evison.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-09
THEY THANK THE TIMES
Cecilian Chorus Acknow.
lodges the Benefit of
Advertising.

The following communication which
was received at this Office yesterday
from the secretary Of the Cecilian
chorus is explanatory shows the
interest the members are taking in
THE TINES:
South Chicago, ILL.,, May Z, 1908.
Gentlemen-In behalf of the Cecilian
chorus, | take pleasure in thanking
your paper for the very kind mention
you made of our concert just past.
Owing to the concerted effort on your
part we feel deeply indebted to you
for the great success.
Any courtesies we can show your pa
per in the future we will only be too
pleased of the opportunity to do so.
Very respectfully yours,
THE CECILIAN CHORUS,
Mary Ruskowsky, Sec'y.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-09
HERE AND THERE IN THE CALUMET REGION

manner In which the ministers have
been working on their subject some
interesting sermons will be delivered
tomorrow morning and evening.
Not only will the same subjects be
at the Protestant churches, but at the
Catholic churches as well, SO there need
be no excuse for the laboring man not
going.
In other words excuses don't go, say
the ministers and record-breaking at
tendance is looked for tomorrow
throughout the church circles Of South
Chicago. The West Pullman, Pullman
and Burnside churches viii take up the
same subject at their Labor Sunday
services.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-09

You are set in an age when the ma
terial civilization of the world has
been piled up to gigantic height, to
testify that there is an order higher
still; that as the soul is more than
the body, and eternity than time, SO
the moral order is above the material /;
that justice is above power; that JUS
tice may suffer long, but must reign
at last; that power Is not right; that
no wrongs can be sanctified by sue
cess; nor can the immutable laws OF
right and wrong be confounded.-
Cardinal Manning.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-09
FAIR AND WARMER ON SUNDAY.
PROMISE OF WEATHER BUREAU.
Heavy Rains Bring Renewed Floods to
Calumet District and Residents
Again Don Rubber Boots.

Fair weather. with more moderate
temperatures, is promised by the
weather bureau for tomorrow To-
day cloudy skies may be expected, but
the storm period has passed away for
the present. The wind. that has been
coming briskly from the north, will
shift about and will finally blow from
southerly directions
In the Calumet and Kankakee river
districts the water is so high that the
rubber boot foot" is the mode of To-
comotion that is de rigeur
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-09
Many Attend Pool Game.

A large attendance greeted ex-Cham-
pion Charles Weston last night as he
gave his second exhibition at Rogers
pool parlors on Commercial avenue and
Ninety-second street. Probably no pool
player in South Chicago ever executed
so many difficult and fancy shots as
did the cowboy played last night Last
night was Westons last night in
South Chicago, but if the cowboy pool
player ever plays in this territory again
he will be assured of hearty welcome.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-09
Koning Found in Detention Hospital.

James Koning, 6145 Carpenter ave-
nue., who disappeared from his home
several weeks ago and who was
thought to have committed suicide be-
cause he was continually leased by his
fellow workmen. was found yesterday
by his mother in the Detention hospital
where he had went Of his own will after
being sick. Koning is well known in
the territory where he resides and
worked as a forge operator
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-09
Elaborate Church Entertainment.

The East Side Swedish Mission Luth-
ern Mission church last night was the
scene of an elaborate entertainment
which was given under the personal
direction of Professor G. A. Hulpman
The proceeds of the affair were placed
in the church treasury and they now
have a nice snug sum in their little
safe. The program last night con-
sisted of musical numbers, speeaches
and other forms of entertainment.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-09
Iudne Mot.

Can being who IS not wholly with
nut sin give thoughts and adnlonftion
others? Test your own heart? What
are you yourself? See, my hands are
rough with work. have not merely
aised them in prayer-Auerbach.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-09
CHURCH WILL
CELEBRATE LABOR DAY.
Subject for Sermons VIII BE sReIation
of Organized Labor to Modern
Christianity

Tomorrow is Labor SuA1ay and every
iabortng man in the South Chicago dis
trict or any other district for that
matter is requested to turn out and go
to church and help make the day an
suspicious one. The theme subject at
the different churches will be THE Re
Iation of Organized Labor to Modern
Christianity" and judging from the