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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-22
PARENT IN SEARCH
FOR EMPLOYMENT
Had Secured Job on Section of South
Shore Line and Was on His Way
Home When Accident Happened
Little Boy Was Out for a Holiday
and Took Flowers to River Bottom.
Drownings in Region This SeasOn...
Drownings In Region Last Season. 70
(special ID THE TIMEs. }

East Chicago, Ind. June 22.-One Of
the most pitiful tragedies that has ever
taken place in this region occurred
yesterday morning, when a father and
his little son were drowned in the Calu-
met river where the inteururban bridge
cross the river at Seagram.
The man was Adolph Booth of Ham
mond, and the little boy was Willie
Booth. seven years old. The circum-
stances of the accident make It all the
more pathetic The little boy, dressed
in his best clothes, had been taken out
for a holiday by the father, who went
to Seagram to get job with an old
friend. John Hatfield also of Ham
mond, and section foreman for the in
terurban at that point. The widow
swooned when the news of the fatality
was broken to her in her little home
near Gostlin street.
The drowning occurred in the pres
ence of half a dozen witnesses, who
stood petrified with horror on the bank
unable to lift a hand to save the strug-
Cling forms in the water.
Was in Search of Work.
Booth. who is a railroad section hand
heard that the interurban was paying
| bigger wages than those he was draw
CONTINUED on Page Eighty
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-22
POLICE
OFFICER IS
RELEASED
Grand Jury Refuses to In
dict William Marquardt;
Three Others in Noted
Riot Case Are Released
and Matter Is Settled.

William Marquardt, the Gary police
officer bound over to the grand jury
by Special Judge Henderson Of the
Hammond city court on a charge of
murder, was released yesterday by that
body, when the evidence of the prosecu-
tion fzzled out completely. Marquardt
was not on the stand over four min
utes. during which time they touched
briefly on his case. The three Poles
who sought to have him indicted for
murder not only failed to produce suf-
ficient evidence, but backed down COM
pletely from their testimony at the
trial before Judge Henderson.
Justice Melted out.
In the action of the grand jury yes
terday justice was meted out to the
Gary police officer. who has been lab
oring under the stigma of a murder
charge. No one in Gary questioned the
Justice of his act in shooting down tht
man who so viciously attacked him and
whom he killed in self defense. Look
ing at the matter from a legal stand
point the case was a farce and the jur,
quickly pronounced it such.
| The three Poles who participated II
| the attack on Marquardt and VIII,
sought to nave the latter fndlcted 10
murder. were also released by tn
grand jury on the charge preferre,
against them by Marquardt of assault
with intent to kill Although this wa
denied, it was believed that the case
against both the officer and the me
were dropped by mutual agreement t
avoid further trouble.
Garv Reioices.
The news OF the release of Mar
quardt was hailed with JOY in Gary b
those who appreciate the services 0
the police In guarding the publ
against such characters as Andrew Ri
bar. who was shot and killed by tn
officer in protection.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-22
ANOTHER VICTIM
DIES LAST NIGHT
Decedent Believed to Be a
Pole and Remains
Unidentified.
SISTERS TELL A STORY
Point Out Kindness of South Bend
Victim When They Recognize
Him in Hospital.

At o'clock last night another vic
tim Of the South Shore line catastrophe
near Chesterton, expired in Gary, after
he had remained unconscious since Sat
urday night at the time of the wreck.
His death was expected at any time
by the physicians in charge of the
case as his skull was badly fractured
and it was seen that he could not live
more than Few hours.
The dead man is a Pole. and is still
unidentified. The man was evidently
laborer of the better class of for
eigners. The description given is as
follows: Age. between 35 and 40;
height, feet 10 inches; weight. 175
pounds; dark mustache. dark hair
black socks. overaIs black and white
working shirt. no coat. good shoes
carried crusifix. rosary and scapular
A sad Incident.
Another incident in connection will
the wreck was related by the Sister.
of the Mercy hospital yesterday af
ternoon. after the death of Ray F
Merriam of South Bend This younl
man had ridden on the cars with then
from Gary to Hammond a short tim,
ago and paid their fares. although
perfect stranger. When he did this H.
remarked: II never allow a sister t,
pay a car fare on train that I an
riding on. 1t may be that they vii
have chance to take care of me som
time, and / will have to depend upol
them for assistance"
AS soon as he was brought into tn
hospital dying from his injuries h
was recognized by the Sisters as tn
man who paid their fares
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-22
ADO
At A NORTH
SIDE SCRAP
Hammond Police Summoned
Post-Haste to Henry Rip
pes Saloon to Capture
Alleged Highwaymen, But
Affair Fizzles Out.

There was great deal of excitement
on the north side in Hammond last
night when Henry Ripe called up the
local police station and informed Desk
Sergeant Dabow that he had three
highway robbers cornered in his sa-
loon.
Desk Sergeant Debow and officer
Trinen responded to the call, and went
over on the north side to investigate.
They found that several hoboes had
been mixed up in a fight, but they
could not discover where any one had
been robbed
The fight occurred near the State
line tower on the Illinois side of the
line. The whole neighborhood was
aroused and an effort was made by a
number of people to capture the dis
turbers.
They were driven into the cellar
of a nearby house, and there held un-
til the crowd was large enough tc
take them to Rippe's saloon. Those
who participated in the capture were
John brennan, $40 Clark street; Johr
/ Thielman, s Gostlin street; NJ Huder-
man. S44 Clark street, and George Geh-
! ring, SCI LaSale street.
Fail to Prosecute.
Upon the arrival of the police, Thos
Dwyer and John Schraith We're arrest
ed on the charge of highway robbery
/ and William Jameson, a negro, was ar
rested as a witness. The prosecuting
witness came to the station, apparent
/ ~ anxious to prosecute the case, bu
! this morning he disappeared. and wa
nowhere to be found.
On account Of the failure of the pros
ecuting witness to appear, the case
against the other men will probably b
! dropped. The police have become con
vinced that there was no robbery, bu
that the four men simply became in
volved in a fight, and one of then
charged the others with attempting t
rob him.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-22
LAKE SUPERIOR COURT
New Cases.

5756. Martin Reves VS.. Frank L.
Malmstedt CIVIL
5757. George D. Stewart VS.. Standard
Steel Car company. Personal injury.
575S. Joseph Matysiah VS.. Indiana Har-
Dor Belt Railway Co. Personal in
jury.
1853. Katarzyua BernaI VS.. Michael
Bombrys. Civi'
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-22

Costly portfolio OF $1,000 prize picture
given free this week at the Lion Furn-
iture department
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-22

furniture department. Largest furniture
store in northern Indiana.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-22
MAY SHORTEN COURSE
Auto Races If Held in Lake
County Again Will Be
Run Differently.

Crown Point, Ind. June 22.-It is said
that in the event of other auto races
being held here that the course will be
considerably shortened. the route going
straight south from the fair grounds
instead Of taking the Cedar Lake road
to Lowell. The problem of keeping
twenty three miles Of road in perfect
condition for races has proven a hard
one, and the promoters will tackle a
smaller proposition next time.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-22
WEATHER

Continued warm and gen
orally fair tonight and
Wednesday.
The Washington times., 1909-12-12
RELATIVES TO AID
VIRGINIA WARDLAN
Families of Note in South
Are Akin TO the
Prisoner.

COLUMBIA. s. c., Dec. 12.-Miss Vir-
ginia Wardlaw, who is held in Essex
county, y. j.. I'm connection with the
death OF Mrs. Ocey Snead, is well
known here. ana is related 60 many Of
the old families which shaped the bust
ness. political. and social life OF the
Commonwealth i'm ante-beIlUm days.
Among the South Carolina families
related TO her 10y blood or marriage ties
are the aTITdlaws CT Columbia, Able
Vile Norkvllle. and Augusta. the Nc
Gowans, the Ferrins, the MoOrmans
the Lewisas, the Parkers. and the With
ersDoons. She is connected also with
many Of the old families of Virginia.
Mrs. Wardlaw was the daughter OF the
Rev. John Is. WardlaW, of Oglethorpe,
Ca where her sister married Fletcher
IT. Snead. a Confederate veteran, and
prominent lawyer. The wife OF the Rev.
AIR. WardlaW was an Eastern woman.
lie was for a quarter OF a century prom
inent I'm the Georgia Methodist Confer
euCe.
Miss Wardlaw was here in April, 1905.
- ith the Ogden party on the occasion
of the meeting here for the conference
for education i'm the South. and she and
her mother. Mrs. Martha Wardlaw. who
was I'M Columbia with her, are remem-
bered by many COlumbians- Miss Ward
law IS a sister Of the Rev. a G. Ward
law, Presbyterian minister at Union
who has Just relinUuiShed his charge A
lmg-distanCe telephone message to
Union today said that he had just left
Virginia In the interest OF his sister.
All OF the accused wOman's South Caro-
Ina relatives win go TO her rescue
The Washington times., 1909-12-12
KEPT PRISONER
FROM CHILDHOOD
Young Woman Deprived Of
All Pleasures of Girl
hood.
Continued From Page Thirteen)


the New York Life Insurance Company
marked these policies "ship-shapc.'
An old woman. heavily yelled. walked
slowly down the steps on No. 50 North
Fourteenth street. East Orange the af-
ternoon -of Sunday, November 2S. and
limped away. The neighbgrs already
curious about the newcomers, did not
see anyone arrive that day or the next.
But on Tuesday. November 30 the day
before the paid-up rent expired, an
other old woman. likewise heavily
yelled walked MP the steps I'm the mid
die Of the afternoon. and within an
hour IL was known the poor sick woman
I'm the new house of mystery had died
Miss Wardlaw
Stands Long Examination.
~he papers have told the Earish chap
ter i'm an it's detaiis-how some one &C
cupied the house through the long
hours this shell OF 4 human soul lay
naked in that bath tub. how the doc
tors discovered that the younger wo-
man had died of drowning; how there
is persistent suspicion she was poisoned
also. how Miss Virginia was arrested
and has now been held for Indictment;
how the mother has evaded the law
and abandoned her childs body. even
at the grave; how they nave all been
spirited away from their houses OF
mystery by family friends suddenly
come 20 light anew; how Miss Ward
law, famished and appalled,. stood her
ground through four long hours Of
skilIfui examination by the police and
how. now. she waits her trial confident
that the proof against her is ''iusuf-
ficient," IL has been told how the In
surance money is Withheld. though
surely to be paid II has been secn
how much vounted family pride has
been made a laughing stock from the
articles Of intimate wearing apparel.
the tell-tsle letters. and the stories OF
unwashed bodies left behind. And these
are all phases upon which there is
temptation 10 dwell
But they are yet not the chief chap
tiers i'm this story Of the rdDbing OF
the lamp OF life. He who would
understand must lot his mind rest
on three others. The first pictures a
little girl looking happily out into
the world from the shelter of a fash
ionable school with a mind incapa BILE
Of conceiving the picture OF rough
men standing unabashed. before her
naked body half immersed in bath
tub The second deals with four old
women, once proud I'm fortified re-
spectability and heighth Of breeding.
admitting into their hearts the hope
that their own flesh and blood might
die for their profit The last recalls
The Washington times., 1909-12-12

q school room, a dozen girls scratch
ing a motto I'm their COpy-books,
taking precep and example alike
from her who recites with fine dis
thickness and calm self-security that
it's lesson can never be needed in
her own life:
HOweer 40 be
It seems to me
It's only noble 20 be good
Kind hearts are more than COrOnets.
And simple faith than Norman blood.
The Washington times., 1909-12-12
LEAVES SICK-BED
TO COMMIT SUICIDE
III Health Supposed to Have Been
Cause of Art of Wealthy
Citizen.

LEXINGTON, Ky. Dec. John
Duly, fift.'-three years cid, a retired
banker and wealthy citizen. who had
been IN hospital here for treatment
after writing a letter to his wife, and
sending his nurse out to mail IT,. went to
the room OF neighbor in a boarding
house here and obtained a pistol with
which he shot himself through the
heart and through the brain.
He was dead when the nurse returned
after an ahsenre of ten minutes.
Duly had long been in in health and
this is supposed to have been the cause
Of his act.
The Washington times., 1909-12-12
GROWS,
CHARITIES BUSY
Contagious and Communica-
bic Associations Report.
Burdens Are Greater.

Poverty, like germ disease. II let
alone $rows on what it feeds. 1t is
contagious ard communicable"
This is the theory on which the AS
ISOLATED Charities and Citizens Relief
Association are working I'm their efforts
to lessen the burdens Of the poor. &C
cordinS TO a joint report of those or
CARNATIONS for the year ended Septem-
Der 30 last. just made public. This
report shows that the efforts to i'm
prove the social system through bet
ter housing, the elimination OF child
labor and the enforcement OF com
pulsory education have placed addi-
tonal burdens on The poor.
Adding Responsibilities.
Thus while we are trying 10 save
the next generation, We are adding to
the responsibility of this says the
report. "Iu other words, an attack upon
the social causes of poverty may result
for the time Icing in an actual increase
in the number of december is"
Summarizing the charities work for
the year the report shows the number
Of familie- helped to have been 4,S59.
Of which 2.347 were white and 25l2
coiored. or a total Of 1907 dependent
persons given assistance.
The agents OF the charity orEaniza-
tons made .456 visits TO poor people
while employment was obtained in 1853
cases; DID, persons were given temporary
employment; 1S3 permanent employment,
legal aid was given in 400 cases, while
Gil persons were given medical treat
ment
A total OF s12.1f5.49 was collected by
the sales Of provident savings stamps.
Spent for Relief.
The Citizens Relief Association, the
colleague Of the Associated Charities
spent 81 .325.O7. chiefly for material relief
This association is a relief fund for
the purchase of food fuel. milk, eggs.
and other necessities These supplies
are distributed without cost TO the fund
by the agents OF the Associated Chart
ties
The Associated Charities also has at
its command the Golden EoOk Funds"
which are devoted 20 special objects
Thys there is the Special Case Fund.
whose disbursements last year amount
ed TO $2.J0S.50. the General Golden Book
Fund,' that disbursed S1,S5.I5. The
| Needy Hour Loan Fund" with SiSS 50
disbursed, che Special School Clothing
Fund, that disburssd SI,SS5I5 The
total disbursement Of these several funds
! amounted to A.S64f7. These were i'm adj
dition 70 the expenditures OF the Citi-
EenS' Relief Association.
In addition to its own corps Of eight
! trained district visitors, tho Associated
Charities had the assistance last year
or 544 volunteers who served in various
capacities, such as di' IsiOn conference
members, friendly visitors, savings col
lcctors, conductors Of summer outings
and helpers in special cases work. The
work Of these volunteers constituted a
personal service OF inealculable value
The Washington times., 1909-12-12
TWO MEN PERISH
IN MALVERN MINE
Overcome by Poisonous
GaseS-Wanted Coal for
Their Homes.

TOLEDO, Ohio, Dec. 12.-JOhn Reed
and Charles Summers are both dead as
the result of being overcome by poison
Gus gases in a mine near Malvern.
The two went into the mine, which
was not being operated this winter, af-
ter coal for their own use. John and
Edward Robinson, who own the mine,
knew Of the trip and when the men
did not return withon reasonable time
they became suspicious and later found
the dead bodies Of both men.
The Washington times., 1909-12-12
ALUMNI MEET.

Or. James Mackay viii serve as
president, John A. Lacy as vice
president, and Rufus H Tiltou as
secretary and treasurer OF the Wash
ington alumni Of Beta Theta ri dur
ing the forthcoming year. I'm ac-
cOrdauce with an election seld at the
Richmond Hotel Col. George Rankin
presided at a business meeting OF
the society, and a dinner was served.
The Washington times., 1909-12-12

HONORS FOR MISS KOLB.

An interesting event Of Jhe week viii
be ;he exercises held at the Columbis
Theater on Tuesday afternoon when
Miss Mildred kOlb. graduate of the Won
Unschuld School of Music. VIII receive
the diploma of virtuosity and gold med
al Of the institution. An attractive pro-
gram Of exercises has been arr angcd
for the OCCASION.
The Washington times., 1909-12-12
CLAIM FOR MICHIGAN.

Louis Miller. secretary to Representa-
tive Smith Of Michigan, Is sponsor for
he statement that Michigan is entitled
to recognition as birthplace Of the Re
publican party Mr. Miller advanced
his claim before the Michigan Society
ut Pythian Temple last evening. Mr..
smith pointed out the part played by
the late Senator Chandler Of Michigan
m shaping Tie principles OF the Repub-
IiCan party
The Washington times., 1909-12-12
BABY is SMOTHERED

YORK, Pa, Dec. 12.-Awakening early
this morning, Mrs. Paul Fake, Of Wind
sor. found her siX-mOHths-old baby
daughter dead in her arms, smothereC
I'M the bed clothing.
The Washington times., 1909-12-12
GREE LETTER DINNER.

The Ga'oma Eta Chapter of tho Delta
a l)esCa Fraternity has eigat now
m enbers today after q bauuuel az the
kalelglf Hotel last night Representa-
1--WE ". T. Eorl3ud of Missouri occupied
the toastmaster's chair
The Washington times., 1909-12-12

Many a man goes broken
Health-then wealth Blames his
mind-says it don't work right:
but all the time it's his bowels.
They don't wOrk-liver dead and
the whole system gets clogged with
poison. Nothing kills good, clean
cut brain action like constipation
CASCARETS will relieve and cure.
Try it now 9is
CASCARETS 10c a box for a weeks
treatment, all druggists. Biggest seller
in the world. Million boxes a month
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-09
REAL ESTATE AGHNT.
II f. AL. ESTATE

An elegant six room cottage near Four
teenth avenue and Thirty-ninth street.
Fine lot, big porch, cement walks. \
cozy home. Only 5000 cash and bal
ance same as rent. .Sl9oO
modern eight room house on Twenty
second street. Special reason for sell
ing, Price cut from 5000 to q. ..S4.OO
A store room with barn and big cor
ner lot. Well located. Rents at ST.
per month. An Investment at. $3.50
A seven room house, with gas stove.
furnace. city water, and sewer, barn
$3.50 cash. balance long time. .$2,i"O
A business property paying $3.50 per
month; good property and well To-
Gated 1890. ........ 1890. .Sio.ooO
A fine corner on Fifth avenue; store
building with fiat upstairs; room for
another building; will sell right, as
owner wants to leave city.
A thoroughly modern two story house
on Fourteenth street: sidewalk, sew
er, and water. all in and paid FOR;
worth $500 more than asked. .S3,2OO
An elegant eight room house in one of
best locations in town; thoroughly
modern; $1,000 cash and balance long
time .S1,ooo
160-acre fruit farm about 40 miles from
Chattanooga, Tenn; will trade for
good city property.
$50 acres of fine Canada wheat land;
splendid soil and well located; will
trade for city property.
Have Il good seven room modern house,
well located. which would like to
trade for small rental property.
Money to loan on. real estate. Fire in
surance Il speciality.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-09
"Suite So"

When the late Louise Chandler Moul-
ton was i'll London in the late seven
ties she noticed the servility, as Il rule,
of the shopkeepers. 1t is a comfort to
be sure not to be bullied into buying
things not really desired, but strongly
recommended by the traGcsmen. I'm
her volume Of Random Rambles" she
recalls an incident in which the clerk S
tongue got away with him.
Quite so,' is favorite formula
with the London shopkeeper. and this
habit leads him sometimes into ridicu-
lous blunders. For instance. l went
one day into the shop of London
druggist, or chemist, as they say there.
II want a toothbrush" | said.
"Quite 50. madam
and some smelling salts-strong.''
"Quite sO,''
"Oh, aud ink. Have you good black
ink"
"Quite sou
Presently my parcels were put up
and l began to count out the pay fcI
them. Ny Yankee arithmetic was
scarcely equal to the shillings and six
pences, not to say farthings, Of this
unaccustomed currency, and l said:
II am awkward with your money"
"Quite So madam" came the shop
mans reply with the accustomed swee
readiness. and it was only by the
smile l could not repress that he was
reminded OF his unintentional discour
teSy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-09
Executors Notice.

Estate of Thomas H. Thomas, de-
ceased.
The undersigned. having been ap-
pointed executriX of the last will and
the county of Rock Island, state of Hi
nois, deceased, hereby gives notice that
she will appear before the county court
of Rock Island county, at the county
court room, in the city of Rock Island,
at the April term, on the first Monday
in April next, at which time all persons
having claims against said estate are
notified and requested to attend, for the
purpose of having the same adjusted.
All persons indebted to said estate are
requested to make immediate payment
to the undersigned.
Dated this 9th day of January, A.
ID. 1909.
SELENE THOMAS, Executrix
Jackson, Hurst & Stafford, attorneys
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-09
Maater,a Sale.

State of Illinois, Rock Island Coun-
ty-SS:
In the Circuit Court.-In Chancery
No. $3.50. Foreclosure. Cross Bill.
Ellen Peterson, complainant, vs. Carl
Bergstrom, Esther Bergstrom, and the
Rock Island Lumber &; Manufacturing
company, Il corporation.
The Rock Island Lumber & Manufac-
turing company, corporation, VS.. Ell
len Peterson, Carl Bergstrom and Es-
Their Bergstrom.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue
lof decree of said court entered in
the above entitled cause on the 18th
day of January, A r. 1909, I shall, on
Saturday, the Goth day of February, A.
ID. 1909, at the hour of IL o'clock in
the forenoon, at the east door of the
court house. in the city of Rock Island.
in said county of Rock Island, to sat
isfy said decree, sell at public vendue,
I to the highest bidder for cash in hand,
1, the certain parcel of land known and
described as follows. to-wit:
Lot fourteen G4), in block three CD,
in Rodman's subdivision of lots in
Hales addition to the city of Rock Is
| land, county of Rock Island, and state
| of Illinois.
Dated at Rock Island this 22nd day
| of January, A. D. 1909.
| JOSEPH L. HAAS,
| Master in Chancery, Rock Island Coun-
| ty, Illinois.
| Ludolph & Reynolds, compliments
solicitors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-09
The Secrst of Success.

The motto of success was given in
this tale, told at banquet:
A Swede among the miners in che
west was noted for always striking
pay dirt. His fellows thought that
there must be some secret to the un-
usual success of the Swede and ques-
toned him as to how he always sue
ceeded in finding the spot where the
gold cropped out.
''Vell, Ay don't know eff Ay can tell
anytang bout dat" answered Ole
"Ay only know dat Ay yust keep or
diggin' ."-MilwauEee Free Press