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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-10-29


was at its lowest. there was little wind,
and with an abundance of fresh meat
and also fat for fuel the life In the
house proved fairly comfortable.
The ice in Eureka and Nansen
sounds proved fairly smooth, and long
marches were made. With an abun-
dance of game-musk oxen, bears and
hares-we found 1t quite unnecessary
to use the supplies taken from Green
land. Caches of food and ammunition
were left along Heiberg island for the
return.
Willing Savage Hands.
Thus we managed to keep in game
trails and in excellent fighting trim to
the end of known lands. Camping In
the chill of the frowning cliffs of the
northernmost coast (Svartevog). we
looked out over the heavy ice of the
polar seas through eyes which had
been hardened to the worst of polar
environments.
There was at hand an abundance of
supplies, with willing savage hands
and a superabundance Of brute force
in overfed pelts, but for a greater GER
tain of action over the unknown re-
gions beyond | resolved to reduce the
force to the smallest numbers con-
sistent with the execution of the prob
lem In hand.
We had Travelled nearly 400 miles in
twenty-eight days. There remained a
line of $40 miles of unknowable trou-
BILE to be overcome before u goal
could be reached. For this final task
we were provided with every conceiv'
able device to ease this hard lot; but,
in addition to a rduced party, l now
definitely resolved to simplify the en-
tire equipment. At Svartevog a big
cache was made. In this cache fresh
meat, todnu, pemmican and much 9TH
er food, together with all discarded
articles Of equipment. were left.
In the northward advance every
factor of the dog train had been care
fully watched and studied to provide
a perfect working force for the final
reach over the polar sea. Etukishuk
and Ahwelah, two young Eskimos.
each twenty years old. had been chosen
as best fitted to be my sole compan-
ions In the long run of destiny. Twen-
ty-six dogs were picked. and upon two
sleds were loaded all our needs for q
stay of eighty days.
All For Progress.
To have increased this party would
not have enabled US to carry supplies
for a greater number of days. The
sleds might have been loaded more
heavily, but this would reduce the i'm
nortant progress Of the first days.
With the character Of ice which we
had before us advance stations were
impossible. A large expedition and a
heavy equipment seemed %imprudent.
We must win or lose In a prolonged
effort at high pressure, and therefore
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-10-29

"ARLY In January of 1908 the
* campaign opened. A few sleds
were sent to the American
shores TO explore a route and
TO advance supplies.
Clouds and storms made the moon
light days dark, and therefore these
advance expeditions were only partly
successful.
On Feb. 10. 1908. the main expedi-
ton started for the pole. Eleven men,
driving 1903 dogs and moving II heav-
lily loaded sleds. left the Greenland
shore and pushed westward over the
troublesome ice of Smith sound to
Cape Sabine.
The gloom of the long winter night
was but little relieved by a few hours
of daylight. and the temperature was
very low.
Eighty-three Degrees Below.
Passing through a valley between
Ellesmere Land and Grinnell Land
from the head of Flagler bay. In cross
Ing TO the Pacific slopes, the tempera-
ture fell to SO degrees F. below zero.
In Bal ford many musk oxen were
secured. and, though the winter frost
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-10-29

Prompt and careful attention TO Real
Estate and Law business on Five Mile Beach.
Fire Insurance placed in reliable conn
panies.
office In Ocean villa WILDWOOD, N. }.
Or 727 Drexel Building, Philadelphia.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-10-29
he Conquest of the Pole
By DR.. FREDERICK A. Cook

Copyright. 1908. by the New York
Herald Company. Registered In
Canada In Accordance With Copy
right Act. Copyright In Mex
leo Under Laws of the Republic
of Mexico. All Rights Reserved
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-10-29

pecial attention to Real Estate and
Titles on Five Mile Beach
JOURNAL. Building, Second Floor.
Wildwood, N. ].
HOURS:
A.OO to l.8O a. m. 400 to 400 p. m.
200 to 500 Evenings
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-10
EDWARD SCHNAUDT
DIES IN HOSPITAL
Well Known "Half Way
House" Proprietor Pass
es Away Today.

Ed Schnaudt, proprietor of the Wolf
Lake club house, better known as the
White House. at Forsyth, died this
morning at 2:30 at the South Chica go
hospital His death was due to ap-
pendicitis, he having been operated on
last Monday forenoon. He had been
more or less sick with appendicitis
during the past two years. and it was
confidentally hoped that after he would
undergo the operation of last Monday
that his condition would improve rap
idly. His death comes to his friends
as a sudden shock. especially since thev
confidentally expected his recovery.
The deceased leaves a wife. two
daughters and one son. He himself was
only Al years old. and had occupied
the White House for five years. Mrs.
Schnaudt will in all probability aban-
don the place as soon as the lease ex-
ptres- The funeral of Mr.. Schnaudt
will in all probability be arranged for
next Sunday afternoon. Interment will
be at Oak Hill cemetery. The deceased
was member of the Hammond Aerfe
of Eagles. and his funeral will be held
under the lodges auspices. Mr..
Schnaudt was a member Of the South
Chicago police force for a number of
years. and was on furlough when he
bought the Wolf Lake Club House
lease.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-10
MAYORS CHOICE
STILL IN ABEYANCE
New Police Commission
Does Not Materialize
as Expected.
IS OUT OF TOWN
Neither Taper Nor Swanton, Two of
Board Members, Mention They
Have Any knowledge.

Mayor Becker's expected annoint-
ment of the new police board to sue
ceed the metropolitan board had not
materialized up to noon today. 1t was
confidently expected that it would he
made today. and Mr.. Becker thought
yesterday that he would get around to
1t today. He was called 10 Chicago.
however, this afternoon on business
matters, and it may be that the an
pointment will be made this evening.
Neither Messrs. Anton Taper nor
Thomas Swanton, two of the men who
have been mentioned on the streets in
connection with George Drackert, have
spoken to Mayor Becker since his re-
turn from Indianapolis yesterday.
Delay on Account of Thornton BiIIs
1t is probable that Mayor Becker
has been holding off until he heard def
initely as TO whether Governor Mar
shall has signed the Thornton cities
and towns bill, and this having been
signed today. there does not appear
to be further cause for delay. The
Thornton bill, which is a revision of
the old cities and towns bin, gives
Mayor Becker an opportunity to sue
ceed himself, and now having this as
surance through the governors sigma
ture he will like to see his way clear.
The repeal bill of the metropolitan
police law provides for the appointing
of the commissioner by the mayor and
provides that the city council shall ap-
prove the bonds Of the commissioners.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-10
THE PLAN WORKS WELL
Seven Cases Are Disposed
of Today in Superior
Court.

The plan of setting the court cases a
week in advance instead Of term
in advance is working out splendidly.
All of the cases that were set for
today have been practically disposed
of:
8174. Noakes VS.. City of Hammond.
Dismissed.
S270. Cradle VS.. Hammond Hospital
& Co. Dismissed.
1894 wenzeI vs.. South Shore Gas
Company.
1891. Ahlborn VS.. Monon. Continued.
third Monday
4o45. JEdinger & Co. VS.. Love.
Passed.
43O5. Kertezas VS. Baltimore & Ohio
Railway company. Dismissed
4402. Bell vs. Watson Case on trial
The case of A. Howard Bell VS.. the
Borman- Watson Drug company has
been occupying the time Of the Lake
superior court since II o'clock. The
case is one in which Mr.. Bell is suing
for a ? per cent commission, which
he alleges he has coming on the sale
Of the store while he was acting as one
of the firm
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-10
GETS HER DIVORCE

Constance Moldrafski the young
woman who alleges that her husband
fed her on depot sandwiches while thew
were on their honeymoon and gave
that as a cause for divorce was
awarded one in Judge Virgil S. Refers
court yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. MoIdrafskt was awarded a d.
vorce on her cross complaint which
was filed after Joseph Moldrafskf had
filed the original complaint for a di-
vorce.
The case attracted a great deal Of
attention for the reason that Mrs. Mol
drafski's allegations were the most
Unique that have recently been called
to the attention of the court
Joseph Moldrafski is well known in
East Chicago where he is the owner Of
considerable property. 1t is under-
stood that the couple will agree TO a
settlement by which Moldrafski pavs
his wife $3.50 allmony.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-10
LAWYERS DO NOT
LIKE THE PLAN
Conservative Attorneys Say That
This Plan Would Be Possible and
That Judge Gould Not Legally
Challenge Himself Except for Stat
utory Reasons.

Several of the Hammond men who
were in Indianapolis during the re-
cent court fight stated today that it
is possible Hammond may secure relief
by having Judge Reiter challenge him
self and appoint a special Judge in a
number of cases, or that the ATTORNEYS
who are anxious to have their cases
tried could take a change of venue to a.
special judge, who could try the case
at once
There seems to be disinclination on
the part of the Hammond attorneys
TO warm up to any such procedure
however, and it is highly improbable
that any such means should be taken
to relieve the congestion of the courts
Conservative attorneys state that
while such a procedure would be pos
sible, 1t would not be legal, and a Judge
would not challenge himself unless
there was a statutory reason for do
ing so. Such reason is a personal in
terest that the judge may have had In q
case
The objection is also to the plan to
have the attorneys take change Of
venue that this would not be regular
and would not be consistent with good
practice. Whether these objections will
be overcome when the avalanche of
cases. which have been accommodating
so long. threatens to sweep the court
off from his feet remains to be seen.
The general impression seems to be
that the court will have to go on for
the next two years just as it has been
in the past, doing all that it is in the
power of an ordinary Judge to do in
facilitating the trying of cases, and
then look forward to relief two years
hence.
1t is a gloomy prospect for attorneys
who are anxious to get through with
their work as soon as possible. both for
their own conveniences and for the
sake of their clients.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-10
FUNERAL TO Be HELD
TOMORROW MORNING
Decedent Died From tuberculosis
and Hammond Labor Unions Will
Take Part in Funeral Rites Which
Are To Be Held-Beneft for His
Family Arranged.

East Chicago, Ind, March 10.-Nel-
son De Lore, chief of the East Chicago
fire department, died yesterday morn
ing at 3:39 o'clock He had been suf-
fering from consumption for the past
two years. For two months his con
dition was serious and death was ex-
pected at almost any time
Funeral services will be held tomor-
row morning from the house and also
from st. Mary's Catholic church, of
which the deceased was a member. The
obsequies viii be under the auspices
of the Hammond Federation Of Musi-
clans and the Carpenters union of East
Chicago. and the sermon will be preach
ed by the Rev Father Lauer.
Unions to Take Part
The musicians, city fremen and mem
bers of the Carpenters union will meet
at the city hall at o'clock sharp and
march to the residence on Homer Lee
avenue, whence they will accompany
the remains to the church, attending
the services in a body The Hammond
hand will head the procession. playing
funeral dirges. The organizations will
accompany the funeral cortege to One
Hundred and Forty eighth street and
White Oak avenue, where they will dis
band, the remainder of the procession
going thence to Hammond where the
interment will take place.
The late Mr.. De Lore was a native
of Bay City, Mich. He was born in
1869 and came to East Chicago at the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-10
COUNTY OPTION
BEING DISCUSSED
Petitions Are Being Circu
lated in the South Part
of the County.

In spite of the fact that no one seems
to think Lake county would go dry in
the event of an election, the principal
topic Of conversation is the possibility
of an election in this county.
There is hardly day that some
group of men do not point to the rapid
progress that is being made BY the
anti-saloon league in Indiana The poll
ticians have taken up the subject again
and many of the republicans are hunt
Ing up the saloonkeepers with whom
they expostulated during the campaign
and are pointing out. while the matter
is still fresh in their memories. the fact
that Governor Marshall did not save
the saloonkeepers. but that they are on
the verge of being wiped off the map
in spite of his election
Friederfchs Is Worried.
Charles Friederichs is very much
worried at the activity of the anti
saloon element in the southern part of
the county He says they are now cir
culating a petition calling for coun-
ty option election and he does not be-
lieve that the people of the county
should be burdened with the expense Of
an election when there is no chance
of carrying the county for the "drys''
F'riederichs says he is willing to bet
any one of the anti-saloon league work
ers $500 to $1,000 that Lake county
viii go wet" if an election is called.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-10

Norris Well, Gary politician and
promoter, is again in trouble this time
the affair being one in which his fnan-
claI condition has been questioned bv
the proprietor of the Gary hotea Geo
ODonnel. So doubtful has O'Donneu
become that Mr. We'll does not intend
to return to his former haven of rest,
In the Gary hotel that he has sworn
out warrant before Magistrate Hub
er. charging Mr.. Well with ''jumpine"
his board bill, and the warrant will he
served today.
The amount of the board bill against
MI Well cannot be learned today. as
the police have not been informed and
MI ODonnell was out Of the city
when an attempt was made TO end
Out from him. It is known. however
that the bin is considerably over one
hundred dollars
Mr.. We'll has been absent from, the
city for several days his friends ssv
on business matters. and Mr.. O'DonnaII
became suspicious. The bill was so
nigh and his absence was so prolonged
that the proprietor could NOT stand
the mental strain, and issued the war
rant Mr. Wells personal effects are
still in the city and it is said that he
expected to return to Gary Just as soon
as he could close up his business deals
in cities where he has been for the
past few days
Mr. Well has secured the concession
from the South Shore line to mt in
lunch counters and fruit and cigar
stands in the various depots along the
Gnu ile las peen Kept busy with
'liie pIoJect ior the last few days. It
= q uiiu eis looa yesterday that he was
roiht ana chief Martin tele-
phoned to that city to have him de-
tanned there.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-10
East Chicago Police Hold
Pal of Dead Man Until
Coroner Gordon Can In
vestigate the Evidence at
Inquest More Fully.
WALSH NOT KILLED
BY HIS OWN GUN
companion Is Released From Gus
tOdy and Is So Unnerved By the
Tragedy That Details Can't Be
Explained By Him-Doesn't Know
Whether He Killed Walsh or Not.

When the East Chicago police OFF,
GERS found Joseph Walsh's shotgun in
the water near the place where he was
Killed. and found beyond peradventure
that 1t was Louis Millers gun that
Killed Walsh, il gave the affair a new
appearance, and Miller was held In the
custody of the police until the matter
was hnaIly cleared up and this morning
Miller was exonerated.
The fact that Miller first gave the
impression that it was WaIsh's own
gun which killed him when it was
round that 1t was Miller's gun that
caused the fatality, made it necessary
Ior Coroner Gordon to investigate the
shooting very carefully, no matter how
convinced he may have been that the
shooting was an accident
1t appears that after the boat con.
tanning the two men tipped over. ana
almost Simultaneous there was q dis
charge Of shotgun, which was then
followed by the discovery. by Miller.
that Walsh was fatally shot. the sur
vlvlng hunter was so badly rattled and
so unnerved that he could not tell a
connected story of the accident.
Consequently when Louis Miller was
questioned by the police he could tell
them very little about the accident.
lie did say he heard the discharge of a
gun as the boat capsized and gave ths
impression that it was Walsh's gun.
Of course when the police officers
Iound that both of the shells in Walsh's
gun were unexploded. they had a right
10 suspect that Miller was either too
lil htehed to tell straight story, or
mad falsified regarding the facts
in,
Ter IN the custody of the police and the
very close examination Of the man bv
coroner Gordon of Hobart. In fact
the f1ndinf Of Walsh's gun made it ne
cessary for Coroner Gordon to go back
to East Chicago this morning to hear
further evidence
The inquiry this morning, however.
was positively without result in con-
hecung Louis Miller with the shooting.
and he was released from the CUSTODY
OF the officers this afternoon.
Joseph Walsh was a Mason. Wood-
man and member of the Amalgamated
Iron Workers association. He was
very popular in East Chicago and his
many friends were shorked to hear the
news of his death
1t was first suspected that it was
not Walsh's own gun which had caused
ms death when the course of the
charge through his head was noted The
fact that there We're no powder marks
near the wound also made It appear
that the muzzle of the shotgun was
some distance from WaIsh's head when
the gun was discharged
The funeral of Walsh will be held
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock The
East Chicago Masonic fraternity will
have charge Of the arrangements.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-10

safe-keeping of cash and securities and
the other Will be used for the safe
deposit vault
In that part of the office devoted to
Gostlin. Meyn & Co will be the desk of
Peter w Meyn, president of the Lake
County Savings and Trust company
and David T. Emery, cashier of the
trust company
Many COnveniences Provided,
There will also be private consulta
tion rooms for both Mr.. Meyn and Mr..
Emery. There viii be directors room.
which will be elegantly furnished and
will be used for directors meeting and
conferences Of various kinds. There
viii also be space allowed for the va
rious departmental activities of the two
institutions. such as the real estate
department the insurance department
and the renting department
There will be large windows put in
on the north side of the building. which
will admit a large amount of light
The location of the new Offices will
be admirable. In fact. it will be so
superior to the old location that there
will be no comparison.
The improvements to the CONNER
cial Bank building. which is owned bv
4. II Bell. will go farther The plans
involve the remodeling of the Offices on
the second floor.
This Is partly necessitated by the fact
tnat the stairway will be changed to
the south side of the building. Instead
OF in the middle of the Holman street
frontage. and principally by the fact
that no one will rent the offices in their
present dilapidated condition Mr.. Bell
finds that he will have to remodel his
building to meet the competition of 9th
er more up-to-date office buildings.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-10
BANK BUILDING
IS To Be REMODELED SOON
Contractor j Fl. McClay Will Spend $4,000 in MAKING
New Banking Home Thing of Beauty
and Joy Forever

Plans are now complete for the re-
modelling of the Commercial bank
block, which will make it one of the
finest banks and real estate Offices in
the city. The cost of the improvements
will be $4,000 and when completed
the new home of the Lake County Saw
ings and Trust company and Gostlin,
Meyn & Co. will be unequaled in the
Calumet region
The occupancy of the Commercial
Bank building is but another of the
numerous shifts which are taking place
In the business district of Hammond
Contractor j. H. McClay has charge
Of the remodeling of the building, and
says that he will have 1t ready for oc-
cupancy by the fst of June. He was
engaged in measuring the building this
morning, and the workmen will begin
making the changes at once.
The most noticea BILE changes will be
the building of new entrance to the
building This will be located on Hob
man street, where the entrance to sum
mers pharmacy now is.
Fixtures To Be Fine.
The single entrance will open into
the rooms of the Lake County Savings
and Trust company on the north side Of
the building. and also into the rooms
occupied by Gostlin. Meyn & Co. on the
south side Of the building.
The floors will all be of terrazzo and
the fixtures will be Of oak. trimmed in
marble. The new bank and real estate
office will be conveniently arranged so
that communication between them will
be easy.
In the rear of the part of the build
ing will be devoted 10 the Lake Coun-
" Savings and Trust companys two
large vaults. One viii be used for the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-10
AT. PERKINS SUCCEEDS
SEAMAN AS PRESIDENT
Line Is Already Completed From
Rockford to Momence-Stretch
From Latter Place to Eastern
Terminus viii Be Completed at a
Cost of $2,225, 900.

The ST. Louis Union Trust company,
having secured control of the Chicago.
Milwaukee & Gary plans for the enter
ing Of Gary, viii be pushed with new
vigor to complete the entrance Of the
line into Gary
Arrangements have been made. II is
said, whereby $40 600 900 Is to be ex-
pended on the property to complete the
outer belt line around Chicago. When
completed the road will extend from
Milwaukee to Gary, a distance of 951
miles, encircling Chicago at a radius Of
about fifty miles
The present line from Rockford. III
TO Momence, ILL., 125 miles long. is to
be extended at once from Momence to
Gary, twenty-six miles. at cost of
S2,220,000. The extension from Rock
ford north to Milwaukee 100 miles. will
cost s6,595,000, and a new line is to be
be built from Aurora TO Joliet, % miles.
at a cost Of $1,180.o00. The road now
uses the tracks ofethe Elgin. Joliet and
Easteru railway between these points.
Road to Have New President.
AS a part of the deal whereby the ex-
tentions will be financed. Albert T
Perkins official of the trust com
pany and also first vice president of the
st Louis Brownsville and Mexico road.
is to be elected president of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & Gary, in place of
Henry W Seaman. Mr. Seaman is one
of the syndicate that built the road
and is the largest individual stock
holder He will still retain a large
interest in the property.
The authorized bond issue Of the road
IS $2o,000,000, Of which $5.5OO.000 has
been issued and expended on the pres
ent line. To build the extensions s1O.-
100000 additional general mortgage
per cent bonds are to be issued and as
collateral the securities of the syndi-
cate are to be deposited with the trust
company as trustee
Right of way for the line to Gary
has been secured and the material * on
the ground.
Avoid Chicago Congestion.
Besides affording facilities for the
handling of freight between its termi
nails including the new steel town. the
road possesses great possibilities for
the handling Of through freight from
the western to the eastern roads along
the line of least resistance. avoiding
the rapidly increasing congestion incf |
dent to the Chicago terminals.
Milwaukee last year handled ae
100000 tons of freight in and out bv |
means Of only two railroads. Besides /
the Wisconsin city and Gary. the road /
passes through several important man |
ufacturing cities, including Aurora. !
Joliet, Dekalb. Janesville and Beloit