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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-05
GANG OF THIEVES
SPOTTED ACROSS LINE
Captain Austgen Discovers
Bicycle "Fence" and
Other Thefts.
POLISH TOWN HOUSES CROOKS
Seven Stolen Bicycles Are Recovered
By Hammond and West
Hammond Police.

1t is charged by the police that there
is a band Of young conspirators and
bicycle thieves across the line in West
Hammond, who are adept enough to
give Charles Dickens "Fagin" lessons
in thievery.
Through the efforts of Captain Peter
Austgen and officer John Kulcky. of
the West Hammond squad, the gang
has been broken up and one of them
is under arrest, while another is a fugi-
tive from justice. Several others may
be arrested shortly. including an old
man, who is charged with being re-
sponsible for leading the lads astray.
Those charged with the theft of
fully twenty bicycles from their own
ers in Hammond are as follows:
WALTER PAkOWSKI-Aged1 Is; liv-
ing mt Douglas and One Hundred and
Fifty-fourth street, under arrest I'm
West Hammond station.
SAMUEL BILICKI-Aged IA, living
at 23 One Hundred and Fifty-ffth
place, West Hammond; fugitive from
Justice.
For over a year bicycle owners in
Hammond have been at their wits ends
because Of the losses of wheels left
in the streets for a few minutes. 1t
mas seemed as IL lney disappeared Dy
magic. OF late the thefts have been
more frequent than ever Believing
that the work was done by West Ham
mond polish boys, Captain Austgen
went to work on that theory and in
connection with Kulcyk of the West
Hammod squad, discovered a bicycle
fence" across the line and soon young
Pakowski was landed. Four wheels
today, and one will be brought back
tonight. Pakowisk has squealed and
duplicates several older people. Inter
esting developments are expected short
shortly. 1t is learned since Captain
Ausgen broke UP a gang over there
once before that other theftss are en-
gineered by a malicious gang who live
in Polish town and come across the
State line into Homewood and carry
everything loose about the house away
with the exception of back porches.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-05
HAS |. H. RAILROAD
VIOLATED LAW !?
Federal Government Begins
an Investigation in
Chicago.
KNICKERB0CKER ICE CO. PARTY
Case May Soon Be Taken Before the
Federal Grand Jury-Furnished
Cars Free.
KN|CKERBOCKER ICE CO. PARTY

The federal government. 1T was
learned today, has begun investigation
intS~ charges that the KnicIxerbocker
Ice company and the Indiana HarbOr
Railroad company have been violating
ire interstate commerce laws by a
cOIIusiOn to control the sand lands
along Lake Michigan and thereby hx
the price to Chicago contractors as
they see fit.. Indictments may follow,
and conviction carries heavy fines and
imprisonment. The case is almost a
parallel to the Standard OIL rebate
trial.
The alleged collusion was disclosed
in the suit now being tried in La Porte
Ind, IN which the Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern Railway seeks to
condemn large strip of ground along
the lake which is said TO be worth mil
Joins of dollars in sand
Furnished Cars Free.
According to information which Dis
trict Attorney Sims office is working
on, c. w. Hotchkiss, general manager
of the Indiana Harbor railroad, admit
ted on the witness stand under a Sc
we're examination that his road, which
he said was controlled by the Lake
Shore, had furnished cars to the
Knickerbocker Ice Company for the
transportation OF sand free Of charge.
HIS also admitted that John S. Field,
president of the Knickerbocker Ice
Company, was a director in the Indi-
ana Harbor Railroad Company.
The case as viewed by the district
attorneys office parallels to a great
extent the. recent disclosures among
the coal carrying railroads in the East
in which it was revealed by the Inter
state Commerce Commissions investi-
| cation that certain railroads owned the
coal mines and were furnishin cars
either for nothing or at arebate tha
| equalled nothing in charges.
H. A. Parkin, assistant district at
| torney. who has the matter in hand
would not disclose what action tn
government cotemplated, but declare,
that indictments were very probabI
and If convictions were secured, SOM
high officials Of the railroads and th
ice company might be forcer to eithe
pay large fines or serve a prison
term.
It is understood that the case will b,
| taken before the federal grand jur!
and that all evidence in the investiga
ton will be placed before that body.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-05

Another murder was today to be
added to the long list That has made
Gary and Lake county the hOmicidnI
center of the middle west. An unIden-
tifled white man was found In n sand
pit two and half miles southeast of
Gary with gaping wound in his head
and the club with which he is sup
posed TO have been killed lying by his
side.
The gFewsome find was made by Fred
Whitmore and John SimOns, who are
employed by the KnickerbOcker Sand
company, and who ran across the body
of the murdered man while they were
hunting, only a few hours after he was
killed.
He was lying stretched out on the
ground and at his feet was a fire, the
Goals of which were still warm and
glowing. They at once notified the
police and after the ground was gone
over, for the purpose of discovering n
cIew, the body was removed to Jones'
undertaking establ t6 ent where it
now awaits ideni pc /.
The murdergvay apparently an
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-05
CHAS. VANSICKLE WAS
ARRESTED IN DANv|LLE
Motorcycles Comes to Grief
For Speeding in
Illinois.
MAYOR ORDERS HIS ARREST
Local Motorcycle Crack Said to Have
Able to Get Back the Latter
Part of This Week.

Charles Vansickle, Hammond's crack
motorcylist, came to grief in Danyille,
ILL.,, the other day.
He woke up the sleepy Sucker city
and on heads where there was any hair.
he certainly raised it.
Charles isn't telling the story how
ever. He came back to Hammond quiet
as clam about it.
But the Danville Democrat
gloated over it as follows:
"A swiftly running motorcycle built
for speed and not for country roads,
caused Charles w. Vansickle, a well
known young man of Hammond, for
merly of this city, to get in trouble
with the city officials yesterday.
Mr.. Vansickle sped swiftly down
Vermillion street on his racer and
whirling the corner at the square dis
appeared from sight in East Main
street. Get that fellow was the may
or's orders and quickly a half dozen po-
licemen were on the trail. At head
quarters officers were notified to look
for Vansickle and his bike and all other
cyclists who were not abserving the
speed laws.
Officer Frank Wrisk was perambu-
lating down Main street and the builty
motorcycle standing at the corner OF
Jackson and Main streets. He waited
for the owner to appear and when he
did the officer invited himfto go to head
quarters which he did willingly and
paid a fine of s6.10 which was by nc
means the first time vansickle has paid
fines for speeding in other cities. He
lot
high speed affair and he was absent
minded in keeping it down to a slow
rate of speed.
Charles VansickIe is well known fr
this city as his father built and owned
the Illinois hotel property He has
many friends in the city and came here
to attend the hill climbing contests
with his motor. He had the honor OF
being the first motorcyclist the police
have pinched for speeding on the
streets of Danville. Doubtless the honor
sits lightly on his brow and Charley
doesn't mind it a bit"
Speaking about the hill climbing con.
test in another column The Press Dem
ocrat speaking again of Vansickle
says:
No 10, Charles H. Vansickle, of Ham
mond. riding an Indian" was the mex
man to come up the hill. His speec
was terrific and in many places hi
wheel would jump fifteen to twent,
feet He managed to hang onto tn
edge of the curves and crossed th
tape at 27.25 seconds, ten second taste
than any other competitor could do
and established the record for th
event"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-05
MAY GET THEM He RE
Engineers and Inspectors to
Go Over Calumet Deep
Water Way.

The Calumet Deep Waterway asso-
citation has a plan for next week which,
If carried out promises to help some to
further the plans of the organization
Several of Mayor Busse's engineers and
inspectors are expected to visit Gary next
week in the interest of the harbor there
and the Calumet Deep Water associaN
tion realizing that their claim can best
be pressed on home ground is going to
make a trip on the Grand Calumet
the inspectors the lay of the land, and
attempt to show them how every com
munity in the region can be made to
benefit if the thing is gone at right.
While the engineers and inspectors
are ostensibly coming from Chicago to
visit Gary an attempt will be made to
induce them to go to Gary by way of
Hammond. If they agree to this the
association will charter a launch and
make atr ip on the Grand Calumet
river to East Chicago by boat. By TAX
ing the party through the practical
route which the Calumet must have,
once the deep channel is cut. it is
thought that a practical lesson will be
taught.
From the East Chicago the party will
go by automobile to Indiana Harbor,
where the harbor will be viewed and an
inspection of the canal made. This
harbor has been offered to the United
States government and it's acceptance
is now matter of consideration in the
war department.
From Indiana Harbor the party will
&c to Gary, where the necessary bust
enss will be disposed of after which
the entire party will be dined in one OF
the cities of the region which can make
the strongest bid for the privilege.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-05
PIONEER" IS STUCK
IN CALUMET RIVER
Captain Hansen Expert
ences Many Vicissitudes
While in Hammond.
STALLED At MONON BRIDGE
Chicago Captain Thinks He May Be
to Get Back the Latter Part
of This Week.

Nick Kahl of this city again calls at
tention to the fact that it is almost i'm
possible for boats of any size to pass
up and down the Calumet river on ac
count Of the delay that is caused by
the turning of railroad bridges.
To illustrate his claim Mr. .Kahl takes
as an example the experience of Cap
tain Hansen of the Illinois Boat club,
who, with his boat, the Pioneer, 80
foot boat, made an effort to reach
Kahl's place last Sunday and spent the
entire day going through the various
bridges
He started from South Chicago at 10
o'clock Sunday morning and was held
up by the c. J bridge for five hours.
He then was stalled by the Monon
bridge and was compelled to wait all
Sunday night to have the bridge opened.
The railroad officials claimed that the
bridge was so old that 1t was ques-
tion whether it could be closed if it
was once opened and so they had to
telegraph proper officials before per-
mission was finally secured to open the
draw.
There was another delay at the Hoh-
man street bridge and still another at
the Calumet avenue DTluS6. Il lldlty
rather than wait until the last bridge
was opened, Captain Hansen walked
to Captain Nick KahIs pavilion and
after exchanging courtesies he re-
turned to his boat and resumed the
| journey hcmeward so that he would be
sure and get back this week.
The distance travelled is twelve or
fifteen miles. The matter will again be
taken up by the war department
through Colonel Bixby and an effort
will be made to have better bridge serv-
ice.
One bit of relief will be the fact that
the Monon railroad is contemplating
the building of new bridge over the
Calumet river in this city and it is un-
derstood that the new structure will
be made for the purpose of accom-
modating a large amount of river traf-
/ fic necessitating its being opened and
closed frequently.
Captain KahI received a message
from Chicago today asking where Cap
tain Hansen was and stating that he
had not yet reached home.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-05
MORE BOXES ARE SOLD
"Peddler's Parade" Next
Saturday Night Prom
ises Good House.

Patrons of the Presbyterian church.
who intend to attend the entertainment
tC be given next Saturday evening are
urged by Mrs. S. F.. Wiley, the director
of the entertainment to do their Sat-
urday night shopping early in order that
they will find plenty of time to come
to the entertainment.
The various local stars who may be
seen there are said to be training hard
for the occasion and as the time nears
the interest in what some of the staid
old bushes men will have to sell in the
Peddlers' Parade. is growing apace.
Two more boxes have been sold for
the evening, Mrs. NJ. Ruhstadt and w. C.
Belman being the purchasers.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-05
] URIES ARE CHOSEN

Crown Point, Ind, May 5.-(SpeciaD
The following jurors have been Sc
lected to serve at the coming term
of the Hammond Lake superior court.
Grand Jury.
J. A. Donaha. Crown Point
William Turner, Winfield.
Walter Conkey Hammond.
Silas A. Dotey, West Creek
George Piepho, Hanover.
Petit Jury.
Henry Cochran, Eagle Creek.
John G. Lottis, Winfield
Wesley Griesel. Cedar Creek.
Joseph G. SchmaI, st. John.
H. H. Wasman, Hanover.
Henry Brown, East Chicago
William Kleihege, Hammond.
Fred Smith, Whiting.
Mirron Pierce, Ross
B. G. Hayden West Creek.
w S. Gallagher, Calumet.
George Handley, Center.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-05
TEMPLARS MEET FOR
WORK LAST NIGHT
And Frank Daily of Crown Point Takes
the Black Cross Degree.

scoterie of Knights of Templars
came to Crown Point in a big touring
car last night and later in the evening
went to the Masonic Temple where
things Opened.
After a meeting of the Hammond
Commandery, the black cross degree
was conferred upon Frank f. Daily of
the county seat much to the dedification
of Mr.. Daily and the delight of the
knights.
Accompanying Mr.. Daily to see that
he got the big stick and the square
deal. were Messrs. H. A. Wheeler, Geo
Fisher and Milton R. Hart
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-05

Saloons in Gary and the whole of
Calumet township are doomed
That is the conclusion which has
been reached by each Of the lawyers
who went to Crown Point yesterday
and spent a whole strenuous day in an
effort to find one little flaw or even
an excuse for knocking out the remon-
STRANGE,
But Rev. George Hicks of Laporte,
who engineered the deal which resulted
in the filing of the remonstrance, has
learned from long experience to set
up the pins so that it takes expert
bowling to knock them down, and up
to the present time there has been posi-
lively no plan devised by which the
saloonkeepers have even hope of vic
tory.
1t was learned yesterday that names
cannot be withdrawn from a remon-
STRANGE after it has been filed with the
auditor, and so it proved useless to
attempt to secure Withdrawals
The only thing left for the saloon
keepers is to prove fraud in the secur-
ing of the names or to show that the
names were secured by a misrepre-
sentation of the facts.
That is the plan which has now been
adopted by those who are fighting for
the liquor interests. There have been
dozens of carbon copies of the names
on the remonstrance made and each Of
the lawyers have been provided with
one.
Every signer will be seen and asked,
first, Did you sign the petition %
Second Did you know that by signing
the petition you would put all of the
saloons in the township out OF the
business? Third, Under what cir
cumstances were you induced to sign
the petition?"
1t is understood that already several
signers have been found who were in
duced to affix their names to the re-
monstrance while laboring under a
false impression Of what they were do
ing.
For instance, the brother of saloon
keeper in Toleston was induced to sign
= the remonstrance on the representation
that there were enough saloons and
that there was no use in permitting any
more to go into the business.
This man thought by signing the re.
monstrance and keeping other saloon
keepers out of the field he would be
doing his brother a favor. Instead, he
finds that he has actually aided in
closing up his place of business.
1t is said that there are several such
other cases. This is the only weak
point that the saloonkeepers have yet
discovered. Their attorneys will in
duce these signers to appear before the
county commissioners and swear thai
their signatures were secured by a mis-.
statement of the facts, and it is be-
lieved to be possible to secure the
withdrawal of such names.
But the remonstrance has a majority
of something like sixty-nine names and
it will be easy to see that there is a
herculean task before the saloonkeep.
ers' attorneys to prove that sixty-nine
names were secured by fraud In one
way, however, the larger the task the
greater the delay and the longer the
saloonkeepers will have to remain il
business
There will be a hearing before tn,
board of county commissioners tomor.
row and it is expected that a showing
will be made which will induce then
to delay action for another period of
week or ten days.
In fact the whole plan of the sa
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-05
WOMAN MAY BE
A MURDERESS.
Amazing Developments Brought
Out I'm LaPOrte Horror.
Especial to The Times }

Especial to The Times-)
LaPOrte, Ind, May 5-3 p. I'M.
As a result of further investi-
cation by the LaPOrte county
authorities and addition exca-
vatiOns, it develops that Mrs.
Guinness, who WAS burned to
death last week with her three
children, may prove to have been
a murderess.
The bodies of fire additional
victims have been found and a
number of human hands secured
that are known to belong TO
others than her children. Seven
gold watches have been found
In the ruins. 1t Is reported that
a niece of the woman is missing.
The charneI house ruins may
vet reveal some of the most
awful crimes.
=
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-05
CITY COUNCIL WILL
MEET THIS EVENING.
Special Appropriation Ordinance tC
Come pU Tonight.

TIE city council holds its regular
ing this evening. The special ap-
preparation ordinance with which 1t is
intended to repay holders of tax titles
to submerged lands. The ordinance had
a rocky road to travel at the last ses-
sion and only possed the third read
ing. Toward the last all objections had
been withdrawn and it is expected that
the ordinance will go through in a
hurry tonight.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-05

Albert Baker Who Wed Farmer Lass
and Settled Down to Enjoy Life,
Declared To Be George Dennis Of
GAINESVILLE Who Killed Els Man
In Fit Of Rage With Brick.
~%~%~%%~%4~%~A = . u

Sir Gilbert Parker's wonder
fuI novel 'SThe Right of Way
was found today to have a
counterpart I'm types discovered
in Lowell when Albert Barker
was arrested and charged with
murder committed years ago.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-05

The Times has a larger cIrcuiafion
than any flve papers combined I'm the
Calumet region.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-05
BELIEVE THAT
THEY ARE DOOMED
Only Thing That Saloonkeepers Can
Do Is to Prove Fraud or Misrepre-
sentation in Securing Names on
the Remonstrance Filed With Au-
ditor Johnson Yesterday.

, "It looks to me as though the
Gary liquor dealers are up I
y against it. 1t is my opinion,
D Judging from what little have
B been able to learn about the
matter, that the county COM
. missioners will be compelled to
. refuse the liquor dealers In
D Calumet township a license. L 4
D cannot see a IOOphoie through
D which the attorneys for the sa- 4
D loon interests in Gary can 4
. crawl" 4
o JOHN GAVIT, 4
q Attorney for the Hammond 4
q Liquor Dealers. I
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-05

.CcOntinued on page g.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-05
WEATHER.

showers tonight azd prob
ably Wednesday, not much
change in temperature.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-06-03
MUST BELIEVE 1T.
When WeIl.KnOwn Lambertvlle People
Tell il so Plainly.

When public endorsement is made
by representative citizen OF Lambert
vile the proof is positive You must
believe it. Read this testimony. Ev-
cry backache sufferer, every man, wo-
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will find profit in the reading.
Mrs Kate kearns, living at 81 cottonwood
St., Lamhertville, N j., says: Prior to using
Doan's Kidney Pills, suffered intensely from
pains through the small of my back and sides.
Headaches and dizzy spells We're of frequent
occurrences, and was scarcely able to ttend
to my house work. | lost greal deal of sleep
on account of the too frequent action of the
kidney secretions, and in the morning would
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different remedies without relief, ! procured
Il box of Doan's Kidney Pills at Geo. NJ. Sham
alias drng store, and they quickly relieved
me continued their use with tile result
of n complete cure. | can now do my house
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For sale by all dealers. Price so
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Remember the name-Doan's- and
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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-06-03
MOONLIGHT.

Many readers may not be aware Of
the fact that the full moon gives sew
eral times more than twice the light
of the half moon. They may be still
more surprised to learn that the ratio
is approximately as nine to one. Pro-
fessor Joel Stebbins and Il. G. Brown,
taking advantage of the extreme sensi-
tiveness to light of a selenium cell,
measured the amount of light coming
from the moon at different phases with
the result above mentioned. The rea-
son for the remarkable difference
shown is to be found In the varying
angles of reflection presented by the
roughened surface Of our satellite to
the sun. The moon is brighter between
first quarter and full than between
full and last, quarter. The cause Of
this is evident in the more highly re-
Elective character of that part of the
moon which lies west Of its meridian.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-06-03
TOLD BY HIS HAT.
Tho Way Traveller Picked Out an
Eneiishman

Tho Way Traveller Picked Out an
Enelishman.
See that mani" the lately returned
traveller remarked to Il friend, indicat-
ing an Individual little ahead of
them. well, never saw him before
but I'll lay good sized bet that he's
an Englishman and, moreover, Lon
doner.''
by the way he wears his hat" was
the reply Notice how 1t Is jammed
down ON the head? Englishmen, espe-
cially Londoners, put on their hats for
keeps. No chance is taken of being
separated from a bowler. That's what
the derby Is called over there. And it's
the same way with Il top hat or a
straw or II cap. for that matter.
"fhe American wears his hat lightly
In comparison, and SO do the people
of southern continental Europe. The
French. for example, have penchant
for hats that seem bit too small for
them. At any rate, their headgear
doesn't appear to be very firmly fixed
1t may be my fancy. but an Italian al
ways imprcsses me as bit uncom-
Portable in hat. At all events, he
likes TO avoid wearing 1t whenever pos
slble But your Englishman wears his
hat thoroughly and seriously. It's tilt
ed back a little. as rule, and the
nearer II Is to his ears the safer he
feels"
Just then the man ahead drew a pa
per from his pocket II was the Lon
don Times.
There what did tell your" was
the returned raveler's comment.-New
York Press.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-06-03
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