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The Washington times., 1909-02-01
Insists on a Reply.

AIr. SKINNEB-YOu have not an
swered the question about the effect
on the company.
Mr. FORSTALL-I said It would leave
them just bout the same
Mir. SEINNEH-Tha would mean that
they could supply about 20 per cent
Mr. FDESTALI-Ihey are supplying
50 per cent now with an average Of 20
uer cent OF the carbon mOnOxlde in the
lfr. SKINNER-N0: bat II the limit
were Uut at % per cent?
AIr. FORSTALI~-I say d. would leave
them iu about their present position, be-
cause they are now supplying a gas
which averages about n per cent. as !
understand it,, OF carbon mOuoxide.
Figures Per Cent Of MonOzide.
Mr.. Observation-Disclosures water gas
rams about how much2
Mr.. FORSTALL-Anywh from - 70
20
GIr. SKINNER-We viii assume 60 be-
cause / think the authorities say about
that. If fl ran 50 and they used 80. ST
would give them q TO start with. How
much do you say coal gas ruHsE
Mr.. FORSIALL-F1Ve 10 5, / should
say is au average
Mr. ERI<NER-Ihat would make IL
u. twice that - times. That would give
au average OF a. Assuming that IL was
always 70 per cent and you said that it
D. difficult 10 regulate the percentage
AIT, FDRSTALL-Yes-
ar. SI<INNER-Theu If H. ran 50, and
it were raised 20 80 would not that indi-
The Washington times., 1909-02-01

1t is positively q beauty-with fuI
rolls ana made exclusively from Who'll,
Reed (no spliO, finished win coats o.
Shellac. Must be seen tC be appre
liated.
This rocker never sold q n I -
for less than $3.50. a spe- , = ~
ciaI for this sale only. ~ Z >
ONLY ONE TO A CUSTOMER.
The Washington times., 1909-02-01

During the latter part u October the lights
went out iu all parts OF my house repeatedly
In the evening when gEs Was turned on both
il IS useless for me to attempt 20 state how
many times this has occurred; let IL sunI &c
for Hme 60 say that 10 occurred repeatedly Ia
all portions Of the house. one evening aEy-
ing Co my failure To remember that / had
two Jets lighted when tho gas failed. one in
nay furnace room was not turned of. For
tuuately, I discovered tho odor OF gas and
located Sc next morning without a light Had
the furnace been lighted there would Ger
taiHIy have been AN explosion which yu:sII
have wrecked the house as soon as the gas
got OF sufficient density ia the room
] complained TO the gas company and the
meter was consequently changed a cOuDle OF
days later I have had better service since
that time. but never do I have sufficient lfcFt
10 read BY between the hours Of about ami
S iu the evening.
The Washington times., 1909-02-01

Mr. LIE CLERC-I asked him that
question - bring up that point, because
Ut ne IS an engineer and a stoczhoIder
III 'He company he ought to know: and
The Washington times., 1909-02-01
ASKS Of MASSACHUSETTS Tests.

Dr. HAYWOOD was not there. 7
ann very much obliged TO you for telling
me that. The other thing I wanted 10
ask you about is this: Are you familiar
with the experiments that were carried
on IN 1885 in Massachusetts2
MIR. FORSTALL-By DTs. sedeygIcI-
and Nich0lsy
Dr. HAYWDgD-FeE-
SIR. FDRSTAIir- am.
Dr. HAXWODD-ATe YOU awere af
the fact that they put certain animals
iU a room OF about zoo cubic feet. Icr =
6-fGOt burner run iu that room. and
with coal gas. at the end OF eight hours
not . single animal Was dead: with
water gas, al the end Of about three
and . half hours, the animals com
mcuced 10 die, and at the end or eight
hours they were practically all deadg
Mr. FoRSTALL-i am aware Of those
experiments, Yes
Or HAY}YOOD-FI09 do you. then.
The Washington times., 1909-02-01
Proqress III - Bnsiness.

on the contrary there vas an in
crease in both those respects, SO the
tendency would have been rather to an
Increased number OF deaths. had other
things remained equal The constant
progress in the gas business has been
to increase the amount of gas sold per
iunabitant to increase the number Of
meters set per iuhabitaut. That is true
OF Chicago. as OF all other cities in the
United States.
MIR SHAW-That IS the point
wished 30 bring out but may it not be
the case that a much larger proportion
of the gas was used for manufacturing
purposes where q large amount would
be used and apparently increase the
amount UeT CaUITa2
The Washington times., 1909-02-01
Not the Case IN Chicago.
Defects Seldom to Blame.

Mr.. SHAW-That was what + have
in mind. that sometimes the cock may
turn fully around instead of being
stopped and il may be that some Of
those were defective i'm that way.
Mr.. FCESTAL Deaths due 10 that
cause are q very very small percent
age OF the total number of deaths due
TO gas poisoning. so IT seems to me
that the improvements Ot appliances
OF that kind would cut very little fig
La Ii -LE--L-u-- LII. r.L.-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-16
WILL VISIT STEEL MILLS
Wisconsin Engineering Stu
dents to Stop Off at
Gary.

Madison, Wis, March 16.-The East
er vacation will be. spent by nearly
the entire 155 students in the Junior
class of the engineering college at the
state university on a tour of inspec-
ton to various large engineering cent
ers of the East and the Middle West.
The itinerary includes two days of
inspection in Pittsburg and a day in
Detroit, instead of New York, as last
year.
The class will be divided into two
sections; one making but a chort trip
called the western tour. while the 9TH
err which will be the largest, will
spend nine days on the road
The eastern party will leave Madt-
son April in two Pullmans and a
coach. They will stop at West Allis.
Niagara Falls. Buffalo and Pittsburg
and then visit the great steel plant at
Gary. Ind.
The western tour will commence
April 5, and will embrace visits to the
Milwaukee shops and the breweries
in Milwaukee. Fiske street power sta
ton in Chicago and the Steel works at
Gary Ind.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-16
PARTNERSHIP
O'Donnell and Wake, Gary
Attorneys. Separate by
Agreement.

The law firm of O'Donneu & Wake.
In Gary who have been practicing in
this city since last July have desolved
partnership by mutual agreemnt. This
IS the second change in law firms in
the city, within the past few weeks, the
other one being the dissolution of the
firm of Fox & Dunn and Hoover & Cor
bett and the association of Corbett and
Dunn.
The firm of ODonnen & Wake is To-
Gated at ia Broadway, where they
have been since coming to this city.
According to the new arrangements. J.
A. ODonnell. the senior member of the
firm, will retain the old offices and
John W. Wake will secure another To-
cation. 1t is said that Mr. Wake may
join another law firm in the city. al
though his plans are not yet consum-
mated.
1t is said that other changes IN law
firms will be made in the near future.
although they are not yet ready for
the announcement. Another shake-up
among the fifty varieties" ma
be expected at any time.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-16
ARREST GARY NEGROES
Notorious Place Is Raided-
Trial Takes Place at
Whiting Today.

Whiting Ind. March 16.-Four coll
ored people of Gary. Bessie Smith, Flor
ence Cooper, Howard Cooper and Perry
Smith We're brought to Whiting last
evening by Constable KuRner. charged
with selling liquor without a license.
They were arraigned in Judge Jones'
court and given a preliminary hearing.
after which they were placed under
800 bonds. which they furnished. Their
trial has been set for 2 o'clock this aft
ernoon. Frank ]. SwaGa of Gary swore
out the warrant.
Bessie Smith is the owner of the sa
loon, which is in the Frank Swada
place. and at the time Of the arrest the
others arrested with her were in the
place.
The Smith place is one of the most
notorious in Gary and frequent at
tempts have been made to Gust her from
the premises by Swada. but she seems
to hold a lease on the place until after
the middle OF August. 1t is said on
good authority today that Swada has
a renter for the place and he is trying
to get Mrs. Smith to move out. Sew
eral fights have resulted in the at
tempt, but Mrs Smith refuses to move
until her time is up.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-16
FIFTH BANK FOR GARY
M. M. Duchich supersedes
Stanley Sulentich in In
ternational Exchange.

The International Exchange. which
some time ago took over the business
Of Stanley Sulentich & Co. will move
tomorrow to their new quarters In the
Cervian building on the corner Of
Eighth avenue and Broadway. Here
the International Exchange viii
breathe its last. and the business will
be transformed into new and modern
banking institution
President NJ NJ. Duchick has not vet
received his charter for the bank so
that it will not be started before the
end Of this week. The fixtures have
been ordered and these will probably
arrive in time to have them installed
BY the latter part OF the week. The
cashier of the bank will be r. L. Wink
Ter, the present manager of the IN
ternational Exchange
The $4,000 building in which the
bank will be located is now entirely
completed. The board on the front Of
the building will be torn down this
evening. The only thing IN fact that
is not complete is the fixtures which
Mr.. Duchich secured in Chicago today.
This bank will be the NTH to begin
operations in the steel City
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-16
BROADWAY HOTEL OPEN
New Gary Hostelry Thrown
Open to the Public
Yesterday.

The opening of the beautiful Broad
way hotel took place yesterday after
noon, when the hosiery was thrown
open to the public under the most
favorable circumstances
Although part of the interior I'm
ishings of the hotel are yet incomplete.
the demands for rooms has been so
great during the past two weeks that
Mr. 3. F. Schoenberg, the proprietor,
decided TO open the hotel today. AL
ready more than half of the rooms
and suites have been engaged and be-
lore many days it is expected that the
entire hotel Will he filed
Mr.. schoenberg. who is one Of the
largest property holders in Gary has
spared neither time nor expense in
making the hotel the finest in Gary.
1t IS built of solid stone and brick
masonry. making it freproof as near
as can be. The equipment furnish
ings and appointment are faultless
Elegant billiard and pool tables are
being installed and the basement con-
talns three regulation bowling alleys
and will be open to the public on Sat
urday- The hotel will be run strictly
on the European plan.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-16
THE STORY OF THE
TWINS BIRTHDAY
Three Year Olds at O'Con-
nell Home Create Lively
Half Hour.
MOTHER ACTS AS REFEREE
Birthday Cake Has Not Enough
Candles to Go Around-There-
by Hangs the Tale.
Especial to THE TrMEs.)

Indiana Harbor, Ind, March 10
There was birthday party at Tom
O'Connelrs house on the Lake Front
Sunday. which in spite OF its being cele-
brated on the Sabbath day, and of the
joyous nature of the occasion, started
out with a row which for time
threatened to break up the festivities.
The O'Connens have adopted the
convenient method of having all the
birthdays of the younger generation
fall on the same day Martin was born
on March H. just seven years ago.
while the twins, Milton and Milbourn.
came under the wire just four years
later, at almost the same hour which
was distinguished by the debut of their
elder brother
Everything started out smoothly
enough. with the thirty little guests
and their hosts in fine fettle. until the
birthday cakes were produced. A choco-
late cake as big as a half bushel meas
ure, bearing seven lighted candles in
honor Of the first-bor of the house,
hold was brought forth and almost
simultaneously appeared cream cake
of equally generous proportions, adorn-
ed with three candles for the twins No
sooner had Milton and Milbourn fast
ened their eyes on the cream cake. than
each claimed the candles as his own
NO sooner had each voiced his claim
than the youngsters clasped each other
about the necks, not in a brotherly en-
brace of love. but in a strangle holt"
and in moment more they had gone
to the mat, pummeling each other right
Justify. Conditions were catch-as-
catch-can, the principals acting as their
own managers Milton got a half Nell
son on Milbourn, when the latter
adopting Gotchs methods, tried for his
famous toe holt" And right there the
referee. Mrs. Tom OConnell. asserted
her authority and broke both .holts.
The belligerents were held apart. one
IN each hand OF the referee. while mes
sengers went sent for three NOR cand-
les. The arrival of these served to re-
store peace. 1t was discovered after
the candles were lighted, that, although
no serious damage was done. each of
the twins bore distinguishing mark Of
conflict, which will enable their friends
for the next few days at least. to tell
them apart. This little incident. how
ever, did not prevent the twins from
going to sleep in each others arms that
night, the same as usual
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-16
'INO|ANES' FATE PENDING
Gary Paper Misses Two
Publications; Next One
in Doubt.

The Northern Indianian." the pio-
neer paper Of Gary. is still in the re-
tired list by reason of the fact that
there was no paper produced last Fri
day, their day for publication At the
present time it is not known whether
or not the paper will be continued or
dropped, and the matter is still pend
ing.
In speaking of its future. ]. Alfred
Jones. who is now in charge of the
paper, said Yesterday:
4 do not know what arrangements
have been made for the publication OF
the paper In the future. There is only
one thing that I am certain of, and that
is that it will continue to be published
Wheeler il will change hands or be re-
juvenated I do not know"
Last Friday was the second publi-
cation day when there was no edition
printed. This was taken as a certain
indication that there was TO be some
change in the paper. if it was not to
cease operations.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-16
BUYS AUTOS FOR RENT
Gary Cigar Dealer Gets Ma
chimes Suitable for
Sandy Country.

]. S. IMPLY. who now runs the ci-
gar stand in the Victoria hotel has
purchased two new automobiles The
cars he has bought are known as the
Garter" car and were purchased in
Cleveland. @. One Of the cars will be
held in Cleveland for the present Mr.
IMPLY plans TO hire out the car to
any one that cares to use it and will
act as agent Of the machine in this
city. If the business proves excep-
tionally good he may decide to start
in the automobile business
The cigar man says that the car
which he is purchasing is especially
Well qualified for the region about the
city because it is d friction drive car.
and the wheels do not slip in the sand.
It is said that the machine can wade
through any sand that an ordinary
buggy can go through with less diff
Guilty Tie machine is also noted for
its hill climbing abilities
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-16
HOUSE SCARE
Missus" Flourishes a Re-
volver and Drives Every
body to Cover.
Especial to THE T1MEs.)

Indiana Harbor, Ind, March Is. -
Come quick Man killed, Shootr' was
the excited message received over the
phone by Sergeant Charles Bowen at
police headquarters yesterday after
noon.
Sergeant Bowen held his nerves in
check long enough to learn that the
tragedy had been enacted some place on
Guthrie street. near Deodar, and then
his informant replaced his received with
bang. while the doughty police Of
fetal. together with officer william
Hughes. buckled on their armor. and
started on a dead run for the scene
of the disturbance. Arrived in the
vicinity, one scared looking foreigner
after another popped his head out from
behind fences and other protecting OBJ
jects and fastened to direct the Of
fcers into the saloon and boarding
house kept by John Rapshie and his
wife, Katherine. 1t developed that
Katherine and her husband and their
twenty boarders had been imbibing too
freely and that following the jovial
effects of the liquor. had become quar-
relsome. One of the boarders had call
ed the boarding house "Missus." I'M
seemly name, and she had resented it
BY 1ourishing a revolver. which the
scared boarders variously described as
being weapon OF anywhere from As to
14S calibers.
The arrival of the officers encouraged
the boarders to once more enter the
deserted premises under the protecting
wing of the law.
Mrs. Rapshie held the fort behind the
bar, and when she saw the perspiring
and the doughty officer
Hughes. she began TO laugh. Me no
kill" she said with a grin. Me no
gun A search of her clothing was
made by the officer but it failed to
reveal the whereabouts Of the alleged
,annon-like weapon Mrs Rapshie.
however was summoned into Judge G.
Reiland's court, where she was later
discharged. there being no substantial
evidence against her.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-16

Continued from Page One.)
who sits quietly at the side Of his at
torney. scarcely changing his position
except as he occasionally turns clear
around in his seat to eye the officers
who have had him in custody. or as
with shifty eye he casts covert glances
at the witnesses.
silent Before Officers.
When questioned by visitors to his
cell yesterday. the prisoner is said to
have stated that the Knickerbocker Ice
company owes him SIX or eight thou
sand dollars. His ready assent to al
most any question asked him at this
time would indicate that he was not
responsible for his answers. Still. when
another party of visitors arrived IN
Guiding officers with whom he was ac
quainted, he was silent. refusing TO
answer any questions asked him. When
questioned later as to his silence under
these circumstances he gave his reas-
ons the statement that they were all
against him.
Although his attorneys viii plead in
sanity, it is said that the prisoner per-
sonally has professed desire to re-
ceive the death penalty.
According to the opening statement
to the jury made by Attorney Bretsch.
and according to evidence later sub
mltted, the state expects to show that
the defendant, William eagle. a farm
hand working on the Lehman farm in
the south part of Gary, met and crimi-
nalIy assaulted little Lizzie Schroeder
the l1-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
MRS. Schroeder, about block from the
home of her parents. who resided in
the same vicinity. while the child was
on her way to soc her fother. whittier
her mother had sent her as he was
working on dredge near by. The
state expects TO show that after his as
sault the defendant choked the child
10 death and threw her BODY into the
bushes, where it was found soon after
by a searching party the criminal.
however, not being apprehended until
about a year later, when the defendant
was arrested in South Chicago lodg
ing house, charged with the seduction
of a Chiago girl. later confessing TO
the charge of attacking the Schroeder
girl, whose dead body was found in
the bushes.
The state introduced as witnesses.
MT and Mrs. Schroeder parents of the
child DR.. Watson of TolIeston. and
Chief of Police Joseph Martin of Gary.
The jurymen in the case are as fol-
lows.
Charles Bell. Center township.
A. II. Reading, Center township
w. +. Lederer. Center township.
Jerome Frakes. Center township
Charles Campbell, Westchester town
ship
+. A. Upp. Porter township.
X Is Phillips. Porter township.
john Aylesworth. Boone township.
Nathan Dodd. Jackson township.
Elias Cain, Washington township.
James Lenburg. Portage township.
I'd Morgan. Westchester township.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-16
SHOCKING DETAILS
DEVELOP IN CASE
James Donaldson Brought
Into Julia Lands Steal
ing Case.
She CHARGES MISTREATMENT
Other Girls Brought Into Case and
Man Is Arrested By Police
Yesterday.

East Chicago, Ind, March 16-New
developments IN the case of Julia
Lands, East Chicago's now notorious
girl burglar. present a new angle more
shocking than those heretofore ex-
plotted. The latest revelations have re-
suited in the arrest of James Donald
son, aged 81 years. who conducts a fur
niture repair shop in Olcott avenue.
near Chicago avenue. The Lands girls
confession brings three other young
girls into the case. one a child of nine.
and two older children. daughters of
foreigners residing in Oklahoma
Donaldson, according to Julia. has for
the past year been mistreating her.
and the little nine-year- and the
Oklahoma girls have, it is said, admit
ted his improper conduct toward them,
although in the case of the nine-year-
old, the mistreatment alleged has not
been of so serious a nature.
The names. aside from that of the
lands girl, are being withheld by the
police pending the hearing, which has
been set before Judge William A. Reil-
and for next Saturday. In the mean
time Donaldson is at liberty under
$1,000 bonds signed by DR.. A. G..
Schleiker and Matt Johnson
Chief Higgins was questioning the
Lands girl with a view to learn wheth-
er she had an accomplice to whom she
was giving her plumber, when the story
duplicating Donaldson came out. 1t de-
veloped that the Lands girl. in addi-
ton to the crime to which she had pre-
viously confessed. had also been guilty
of robblng hen roosts
What did you do with the eggs?'
queried Chief Higgins.
Julia replied that she had given them
to Donaldson who drank them" as
she expressed it, Further questioning
brought out the fact OF DonaIdson's al
with the other three girls The man.
however, was not accused of having
received any of the stolen property.
other than the eggs.
As soon as Paul Lands. the father
of julia, learned of this phase of the
situation he made haste to swear out
a warrant for Donaldson's arrest. which
was quietly effected, Donaldson appear
ing before Justice Reiland and giving
bail without delay
More facts regarding Julia's deprav-
fty were brought to light during the
progress of the examination. Among
other things the girls father told of
his daughters being on one occasion
ordered from a south side grocery on
account of her light fingered propensi-
ties. Julia sullenly left the store. bur
upon reaching the street picked up
brick which she hurled through the
plate glass window, SCATTERING the
pane
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-16
Sanity in Man.

Nine out of every ten men are just
insane enough to keep out of the hos
pital-Mancheste Union.