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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-18
JUNK DEALERS ARE
NEARLY FLEECEO
Town of Miller is Excited
Over Plot Revealed in
That Place.

Miller. Ind, Aug. 1s-(speciaL)
The town of Miller was the place
selected BY two Chicago sharpers to
fleece two Chicago junk dealers out OF
their hard earned cash and their plans
worked beautiful.
Sam Schtel. a Jewish junk dealer
from Chicago was induced by c. H
Hadfield to pay $3.50 for sixty five tons
of old steel rails belonging to Gust
Lambers of Miller. on the repres enta-
ton that they were the property OF
A Binzen, who was the confederate OF
Hadfield.
Charles King, another junk dealer
was also induced to purchase 1900
feet of 2-inch pipe belonging to the
John Lynch Steam Shovel company I'M
der similar circumstances.
Saturday night c. H Hadfeld and A.
Binzen arrived in Gary and at once
made the acquaintance of Town Mar
shall Edward Klopf. Hadfield presented
card upon which was his name and
the fact that he represented the Island
Disposal Company. not incorporated OF
Chicago. The card stated that all
debris would be quickly removed. The
card also stated that the company pur-
chased scrap iron.
How They Worked 1T.
A Binzen stayed in Miller all night
but Mr.. Hadfeld went to Chicago The
next morning Hadfield came out with
Sam Schtel the junk dealer, and in
troduced him to A. Binzen, whom he
said was the owner of the rails.
There was quite apile of rails and
they were finally sold to Schtel for a
stipulated sum and $3.50 was paid on the
purchase. Hadheld then went to Chi
cago again and in the afternoon he
brought out Charles King. to whom he
sold the 1900 feet of iron pipe on the
same representations.
A. Binzen was the confederate in
this case, but the deal only netted the
pair $50. The two Chicago junk deal
ers soon found that A. Binzen did not
own the rails or the pipe and that they
had been the victims of the clever
game.
The Chicago police were notified and
they are working on the case with
Town Marshal Klops. Klops has, OF
course, a good description of the bunko
steerers and it is expected that they
will be cautpred as other cases of q
similar nature have been called to the
attention of the Chicago police.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-18
STORIES WERE
WITHOUT FOUNDATION
Cain Construction Company
Stands on It's Own
Bottom in Gary.
CONFUSED WITH ANOTHER co.
w. A. Cain Is Rated in Dunn and
Bradstreet for One Hundred
Twenty Five Thousand.
CONFUSED WITH ANOTHER co.

The stories that have been circulated
in Gary regarding the connection ex-
listing between the Gary Construction
company and the Cain Construction
have been ascertained to be utterly
groundless.
The only relation between the two
companies was in the matter of the
completion of the Broadway improve
ment when A. F. Knots and r. W. Nc
Crea dissolved partnership and ". a.
Cain agreed to assist Mr.. Knots in
completing the Broadway work he had
begun until he could get an experienced
man 10 go on with the work.
THE TINES story of August Is. in
which it was stated that the Cain Con-
struction company was embarrassed be-
cause of the failure of the Gary Land
company to pay cash for its share of
the improvement of Madison street, was
a mistake and the error arose through
the fact that the Cain Construction
company was confused with another
construction company.
The TIMES made a thorough investi-
cation of the facts in the case and
finds that the Land company's action
in first signing waivers for its share
of the Improvement of Madison street,
was due to a misunderstanding regard
ing the ownership of a strip of land
on Madison street, south of the Wabash
tracks.
When the matter of ownership was
finally settled all of the difficulties be-
tween the Cain Construction company
and the Gary Land company were
quickly adjusted and the Land company
agreed to pay for its share of the i'm
provement in cash.
". A. Cain, who comes from Ohio
and is at the head of the Cain Construc-
tion company, is rated in Duns and
Bradstreet's at s125.O00. Mr.. Cain has
a reputation in Gary of being as f1nan-
cially responsible as any man in the
city.
1t is unfortunate that he should have
been placed in the position of being
financially embarrassed. when in fact
his company is prosperous and has
plenty of financial backing.
It is true that Mr. Cain asked the
Land company, as a favor, to make its
payment for the Madison street i'm
provement in cash, but this was simply
a business proposition. 1t was no,
an admission that he was pressed fol
the money.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-18
BOARD HOLDS MEETING
Crown Points Town Dads
Get Through a Lot of I'm
portant Business.

Crown Point, Ind, Aug. 1s.-(Spe-
adjourned session last evening and
transacted business Of much import
ance and interest TO property owners
throughout the town. All the members
of the board We're present, and among
the important business transacted by
them was the question of barns and
sewers.
The petition of the East street prop
erty owners praying for the removal of
barns off the street line in the residence
district was read and considered by
the board. Ex-senator Kopelke was
father of the petition and was present
last evening to see what action would
be taken on his pet measure. The pc
tition, signed by over sixty of Crown
Points principal property owners and
business men, received the approval of
the board and an ordinance was passed
restricting the futher building of barns
on the street line and ordering the re-
moval of barns now on the street line
IN the residence district to a distance
of forty feet from said line. The le-
gahty of the ordinance remains to be
seen, as the board and town attorney
had no time to go into that part of
the question. Another ordinance rela-
tive to the question of sewage was
passed and it restricts property own
ers from using any other outlet for
their sewerage than the town plant
An ordinance was also passed relative
to the building of gravel roads, but at
a late hour had not been spread upon
the books.
Numerous bills were presented and
were order paid during the evening
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-18
NEW CIRCUIT COURT CASES.

Crown Point. Ind. Aug. 1S.-(Spe-
cial.)-The following new cases have
been fled
SO5l-In the matter of the partnership
of Peter X. Love and Nels Hokan-
son, Peter X. Love surviving part
ner. Civil. !. Frank Meeker,
plaintiffs attorney
S052-The Republic Metalware com
pany VS.. Carl Johnson. Civil I
5. Fancher, plaintiffs attorney.
s053-Mike Cnoiganowich VS.. Mick
Mickolich. Civil McCracken &
Fitzgerald. plaintis attorney.
S054-Joseph Aucak VS.. Anton Rocan-
die ct al. Civil. McCracken and
Fitzgerald plaintis attorney.
SOs6-Carrie Ramsey VS.. Eva G. Bryan
ct al. Civil. j. Kopelke, plaintiff 5
attorney.
sO5I-Alice Regain S. Kahen VS.. Chi
cago-Toleston Land & Investment
Co. Quiet title. J. Frank Meeker
plaintis attorney.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-18
CATCH BLACK HIND
MEMBER RED HANDED
Vincent Crapa About to Re-
ceive Extrotion Money, is
Overpowered by Police.
HIS VICTIM SAVES $1,000
Desperate Selects Lonely Spot Near
Eighty-Eighth Street, to Which
He Ordered Money Taken.
HIS VICTIM SAVES $1,000

A supposed member OF the hl.o,
hand' Vincent crapa. was captured yes
tcrday by the Chicago police attsr
struggle with detectives at Eighty
eighth street and Cottage Grove ave-
nue. where he was waiting for a vic
tim to deposit $1,000
II was the first "red-handed" black
hand" captured ever made in Ch,c.o
the alleged agent of the rnurderhrns
oeing arrested while attempting 70 az
tort money from his victim accor5inr
10 appointment, the meeting place he.
ing clump of bushes at Eighteen
street and Cottage Grove avenue DE-
tectives Longabardi and Bernacch,
made the arrest after a struggle fol-
lowing an all-night vigil in the rain
Their prisoner gave the name Of vim
cent Crapa, "A years old, I'll Greenwood
avenue He is believed to know OF
other attempts at extortion by Italian
terrorists
Dread Plot Develops.
Carpra, the police say. selected as
ms intended victim Bendetti Cairo a
Well-to-do grocer. living at 1887 Green
wood avenue. He was caught while
waiting for $1,000, which the grocer
was to place under the sidewalk near
the spot where the prisoner was cap
tured Subjoined are the details a la
dime novel:
Ensconded in his elegant grocery
store, Bendetti Cairo, the spaghetti
niagnate. was idly stabbing an envelope
which had been thrust into his lap by
the scurrying mail man.
"A prospectus for canned tomatoes"
he murmured, as he dragged the in
terror into broad daylight
He emitted low whistle.
Then an effiaculation.
The black handi" he cried and
dashed the missive to the floor.
1t was even SO. Across the grimy
paper was scrawled:
Dear Sir: We send you these few
lines to let know our misery We are
four persons, and you must excuse US
II we seem to bother you. The time is
hard. First we advise you not to act
like boy. You must keep this to only
yourself and your wife You must obey
these demands You can pay. We ask
of you $1,000"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-18
Poor carIo7

Traveler-Here, landlord, what's the
matter with your dog? I've driven
him away score of times, but he al
ways comes back again Snd sits close
up to my armchair watching every
mouthful take. Do turn him out and
let me have my dinner in peace.
Landlord-Please. sir, my Carlo is
such a knowing brute. l expect you
have got the plate he generally eats
ofY.-Strav Stnries
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-18
BLAMES TELEPHONE
co. FOR BOYS DEATH
Says That Ed Finnerty Had
to Watch Office Owing to
Lack of Instrument.
FUNERAL WILL Be TOMORROW
Services Will Be Held By Father
Jansen at Late Home-Inter-
ment at Mt. Olive.
FUNERAL WILL Be TOMORROW

The funeral of the little 12-year-old
Edward Finerty will take place tomor-
row from his home, Seventh and Wash
lngton streets, Gary. The services at
the residence will be conducted by
Father Jensen. and the body will then
be taken to the train and shipped to
Chicago where it will be buried in the
family lot at Mt. Olive cemetery. Car
rIages will be taken to the train and
this procession will undoubtedly be a
large one, owing to the prominence of
the family.
Puts Blame on Company.
When seen yesterday Mr. Finertv
says that If 1t had not been for the
slowness of the Chicago Telephone com
pany, his boy would never have met his
death. Mr.. Finerty says that he kept
the boy at the livery barn where his
ambulance was to answer the telephone
and notify him in case he was called.
The undertaking office is located on
Seventh and Washington streets and
had no telephone. It was while in the
discharge of his duties that he began
playing with the Gormley boy and the
shot was fired which resulted in his
death. Mr.. Finerty states that it was
not more than fifteen minutes after he
sent the boy over to the livery stable
to watch the telephone that he heard
the report that he had been shot. If
the telephone. according to Mr.. Finertv.
had been put in in a reasonable time
after the contract had been signed. II
would not have been necessary to send
his boy to the livery stable at ALL
Boone VIII Investigate.
It NAV be possible that a full ioyaS+f
cation of the shooting will be taken I'D
this morning by Prosecuting Attorney
d. E. Boone. He is not yet satisfied to
drop the case and will probably hear
the evidence today
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-18
LABOR DAY PLANS
ALMOST COMPLETED
Promoters of Big Time in
Gary Expect $500 to
be in Line.
WANT WISER TO MAKE ADDRESS
Bids for Concession Must Be in Not
Later Than Sept. Com
mittees Appointed.
WANT WISER TO MAKE ADDRESS

Plans for the labor celebration al
Gary are being rapidly formulated and
the complete program for the day will
be issued in few days. Posters which
will be distributed all over this section
of the county, have now been printed
and will be circulated tomorrow In
the big parade the labor leaders esti-
mate that there will be over $500 mer
parade that has been seen in this sec
ton of the country
Want Wiser to Speak.
AS to the speaker of the day an at
tempt is being made by the speakers
committee to secure A. B. Wiser OF
South Bend, one of the best known
orators in this part of the country, as
well as one of the most staunch union
men. 1t has not been definitely decided
whether or not the local men can land
him, but they believe 1t is possible. Per
sons wishing to secure concessions al
the ground are notified to place ali
bids with John, T. Hewitt of Gary or
w. T. CHM of Hammond. These bids
must not be in later than Sept. 2, so as
to give the successful ones a chance tc
get their apparatus in place.
The following committees have been
appointed by the executive committee
which is composed of the following
Frank Greenwald, chairman; T. w
CHM. H. P. Smith and Charles Dages
The Committees.
Finance: ]. T. Hewitt, L. A. Titus
and H B. Smith. Grounds: I. Drum
mond, w. H. Kliver, William Wolf an6
D. Polk. Program: ]. T. Hewitt, L. A
Titus and Nick Conzen. Music: com
posed of the executive committee
Parade: Composed of the executive
committee together with the chairman
of the other committees. Printing: ]
T. Hewitt, w. T. CHM and Nick Conzen
Concessions: Composed of executive
committee.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-18
MARRIAGE LICENSES GRANTED

Crown Point, Ind, Aug 1S-(Spe-
cial)-The following marriage licenses
were granted yesterday:
Edward Jefferson. Mamie Fiscus.
Chicago. VIM. H. Thomas, Theresa
Thompson, Chicago. s. VIM. Christen-
sen, Elizabeth Arnold. Chicago. Pat
rick Brady. Elizabeth Heveran. Chicago.
Carl Vonasch, Martha H. Mueller. Ham
mond. Allen Hackett, Lena Einsiedler.
Chicago. Addison l. Bair, Adah E.
Barry, Chicago. Joseph M. Woods, EN-
lily Charleson, Chicago. Niclore n. Fla
cor, Marie Sedan, Indiana Harbor. AL
lie Blood, Thayer; Laura Fletcher.
Lowell VIM. H. Girling, Margaret Pc
kar, Chicago. Erwen Roseman. Au-
gusta Tangerman, Hammond. VIM ].
Freiberger. East Chicago; Alice NJ
Lewis, Milwaukee. Daniel Stratten,
Frances Bigger, Lowell.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-18
OLD SETTLERS MEETING
Will Meet Next Week at
Fair Grounds in Grown
Point.

The following invitation is issued te
the people of Lake county through TIKI
TINES:
Lowell Ind, Aug. 16. Editor
TIMEs-We hope to meet your
readers at the annual meeting of
Old Settlers and Historical So
ciety on the fair grounds in Crown
Point, Wednesday, Aug. 2s. 1908.
We hope to have an interesting
collection of relies at the meeting,
to be placed in the room in the new
library building for safe keeping.
Come and have a good visit and
basket dinner with old-time friends.
We need your help to gather and
keep the historical records of our
county. Respectfully,
o. DINWIDDIE, Pres
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-18
CRAzED MAN IS
FOUND HANGED

The body of an insane man. who for
several days has been frightening peo-
pie on the lake front near Twenty
second street, was discovered early to-
day hang from a plank projecting into
the water from the dock at Nineteenth
street. wire was around the neck
and the corpse was only partly dressed
Albert Jansen. 10021 Commercial,
avenue, South Chicago, and Josenb
Johnson, 1898 Wabash avenue. two
Illinois Central employees, found the
body.
The man was about fifty years old.
He was about fifty years old. He was
recognized as stranger who has in
Inundated people by his strange be-
hsvior.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-18
Overcome By the Heat.

Mary King, 6S years old, of 1884 SUI
perior avenue, was overcome BY the
heat yesterday afternoon while walk
ing at the corner of Eighty ninth street
and Superior avenue. The South Chi
cago police ambulance was called and
Mrs. King was taken to her home
where she received medical attention
from Dr. Sutton
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-18
Tribute to Womanhood.

Womanhood is the most sacred
thing in life. When God made worlds,
and spun from His fingers like jewels
on string planets and systems of
planets, and then had called the vari-
Gus forms of His living creatures into
being, even after He had made man,
the last and greatest creative act was
the helpmeet for the man-Exchange
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-18

ALL TALK ABOUT PUBLICITY IN
SGREEK TO YOU" UNLESS YOU An
vERTIsE OCCASIONALLY,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-18
DIES AFTER OPERATION
Death Claims Mrs. Anna
Roseland, Gustave John
son and Others.

The death of Mrs. Anna Roseland,
wife of Nels A. Roseland of 1855 South
Chicago avenue, occurred Sunday af-
ternoon at the South Chicago hospital
as the result of an operation.
Mrs. Roseland was As years old and
had been suffering for some time with
gallstones. The funeral will take
place at 1 o'clock on Thursday after
noon, interment being at Oakwoods, in
charge Of Griesel
I The death of Gustave Johnson, s5
years old. 203 Eightieth street, oc-
Cured this afternoon. The funeral ar
engagements have not as yet been made.
Florence Laura Peterson, two years
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs Olaf
Peterson of s746 Buffalo avenue, dieo
on Saturday at noon of whooping
cough. The funeral took place yes
terday at Oakwoods cemetery in charge
of Adams.
The death of Mrs. Sarah Bradbury.
who had lived with DR.. Harriet Mitchell
of 975 One Hundred and Sixth street.
occurred Saturday afternoon, of old
age. The funeral took place this morn
ing. the remains being shipped to the
southern part of the state, where was
her former home.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-02-01
UNCLE JACKS
PRIZE WINNERS

The following six children won the
pretty picture prizes onered Tor the
best general work in the various con-
May oTxeefe, aged 10, so Union sve-
ntre. BelIeviIIe, N. }.
Marion stUart, aged ia, 40 Church
street, MOntclafr, N. J..
edna HausmaDn, aged 0, 400 South
Tenth street, Newark. N. J,
Allen Con1veIi. aged IS. 2s Jefferson
street. Perth Amboy, N. j..
street, Newark, NJ. j..
Carl Heck. aged II, 2zo south
Twelfth street; Newark, n; j.:
The prize of a hansome book for
proverb puzzle published last Saturday
kathleen Patricia Mullins, aged IL.
Boz 90, Miami, MO. The boy who
sent. in the best answer and who
William G. Fenwick, aged IL, e4e MI.
Prospect avenue, Newark, NJ j..
Hidden Word Puzzle.
street, Newark, N. j., was awarded a
box Of paints, and Frank Mccartney,
aged 10, 50 South orange avenue, New
ark, N. j.. also won a box of paints for
finding the right answer to the lion
puzzle.
City Rebus Problem.
A good book was awarded today to
Somerset street, Newark, N. j., for the
best answer to the city rebus contest.
Irving GehI, aged IS, AZ Rankin street.
Newark, NJ, j., was awarded the book
In this contest.
Roll of Honor,
Tho following children answered one or
more of last Saturdays puzzles correctly,
and are entitled to a great deal of credit
fol their c~leverness:
Frank j. Heilos, Allen Conwell, B~entrice.
Corral, Charles Granley, Allen Beach,
Lillian q. Clark, Marguerite Whelan, VIII
bur B Mcleod. Elizabeth Virgins,
Marion Cowan, Edward Reilly. Charles
kirschenbaun1, Lille Krohn, May O'Keefe,
May. Lees. Edythe s. Walker, Frank
Whelan, Genie Hassard, Carl Heck,
Marion Stuart, William c. Fenwick, Willie
II. Clark. Edna Hausmann, Irving Gehl,
Thomas Wall, Frank Mccartney, Walter
e. Hobby, Lena Garbely, Helen Danisesky,
Mignon Mitchell, Dora Bean, Edith Irene
Whites, Josephine Stevens, Julius Gar
belly. Ida Srebernick, Joe Kenney, Ida
Stewart, John Bell, Anita Fahrenholtz,
Catherine Farrell, Thomas Cullum, Will
lam A. Nixon, Bernhard Dove, Frank
Hever, Loul Gittleman, Norman Gard
ner, Julius Malinder, Thomas Kehoe Fred
die Bischof. Merrick NJ. Ross. Herbert
Rcthacker. Teresa Hynes, Josephine Car
roll, George Flanagan, Hedwlg Rose, John
Reinhardt. Tony Winnicki, Eugenie> Van
Lieshout, Sadie Kurtz. Andy Bischof. Jeu-
ME Clark. May Wissel. Lillian Rodriguez,
Mary Feldman. James Allan. George Wat
son, Clarence Adlon Josephine Adlon,
Elsie Myer, Kathleen Patricia Mullins.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-02-01
NEM M0NTHlT
CONTEST UNDER WAY

We began a special and attractive four
weeks solving tourney with New Puz-
giles No. $50" A prize of 81 win be given
to the puzzler sending in the most correct
answers to the problems presented dur
ing this pei Tod. Three prizes Of fifty cents
each will also be awarded, one for a Sc
lected complete list of answers and two
for selected incomplete li-ts from The eoly-
ers who have sent In enswers during each
week of the competition. In case OF g tie
the winners xill be determined by lot.
Weekly prizes will also be given as fol-
lows: Twenty-Five cents for q selected cor
rect list of answers received to the pug
zles In each issue: twenty-five cents for q
selected incomplete list, and twenty-five
cents for a selected original contribution.
Words must be defined according "a
Standard Dictionary. All other reference
books used must be properly tagged.
Obsolete words are marked (Obs,)
variant spellings (Var), compound words
ara shown by ~, and words out Of die
tionary order by 90.
Communications should be accompanied
by full name and address and mailed Il
'Puzzle Editor. EVENING STAR, New
ark, N. j., in time to reach this office be
fore noon OF the second Thursday aftel
each issue. Answers will appear In two
weeks.