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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-25
EXCITEMENT BUNS
HIGH ACROSS LINE
Cook County Grand Jury Is Hearing
Evidence Today as to the Slot Ma.
chine Industry In West Hammond,
as Result Of Weeks Bacchanal-
ian Revelry.

A week of high life by a Hammond
business man in West Hammond sa-
looms. his check for 5000 to pay the
bill, his subsequent refusal to honor
the check and the cashing of the same
by an innocent third party are said
to be the indirect causes which led
up to the subpoena of practically ev-
cry saloonkeeper in West Hammond
who harbors a slot machine to appear
before the Cook county grand jury to-
day.
The appearance of some West Ham
mond saloonkeepers before the grand
jury is nothing unusual In fact. they
begin to feel uneasy when they are
not called. With the exception of the
time when they harbored women, when
the decent element rose in it's wrath.
their appearance before the grand jury,
has generally always been the result
of some personal animosity that some
body or other bore them.
Revenge Is theMOtive.
This time it is said to have been a
Hammond man who sought revenge
5000 worth of fun in his week Of bac-
chanalian life. Believing himself blk
ed, he is said to have hied himself
to the prosecuting attorneys office in
Chicago and there told of what he knew
and experienced in West Hammond. The
result was that subpoenas were issued
for every saloonkeeper who is known
TO have slot machine % his place
A detective from the office of the pros
ecutor was in West Hammond last
evening, carrying with him nearly thir-
ty subpoenas, all of which he wanted
to serve. Some of the proprietors were
served, but others could not be found
Hide the Slot Machines.
The word spread quickly through
the village that the official from the
prosecutors office was present, and
there being some misunderstanding as
to the nature Of the writ that he was
serving there was a hurry and a furry
in removing slot machines from the
saloons Some were taken to tn,
woodshed. others to barns. chicken
coops and some were even placed il
the alleys.
In the business place of the Ham
HlOid man WHO IS Sdlu TO nave caused
this reform wave, there was a sweep
! ing denial that he was the instigatol
of the summons before the grand jury
1t was not denied that he had Difficult
ties with the West Hammond saloon
keepers, but this was treated by hin
merely as a matter of private nature
for which he would not attempt to Wis
il the searchlight of the prosecutor
office on all of the West Hammond
| saloons.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-25
SCRAP BLOWS OVER
Difference Between officials
Go by the Board of
Commissioners.

In all probability the scrap between
John c. Becker and Bert Escher for
the possession of the office formerly
occupied by Township Trustee F. Rich
ard Schaaf viii be dropped.
Mr.. Becker is prepared for the in
evitable. and Escher is firmly intrench-
ed Both are accepting the situation
as they find It, and the matter VIII
probably soon be forgotten by all but
the principals.
Mr. Becker has secured an office
room in the Hammond building, where
he is now well settled and ready to re-
ceive patrons of the trustees office.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-25
LAKE SUPERIOR COURT
New Cases.

546S. Edmond T Wells. administra-
tor. Matilda Matteya, vs.. the unknown
heirs of Matilda Matteya- Ottenheim-
er.
54s4. Constance Moldrafskl VS.. Jo-
seph Moidrafski Divorce. P. r. Boy
Ian.
1855 Frank Ducomb vs.. Caroline
Ducomb. Divorce. McAleer Bros.
5466. Rose A Berkshire VS.. Frank
c. Berkshire. Divorce.
5467 Ernst Tosetti Brewing com
pany vs. Joe Langowski. Civil.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-25
S. 0. COMPANY
HAS LOST OUT
Enterprise Bed Company
Wins Fight Started in
The Times.
STATE OIL INSPECTOR BUSY
Standard Oil Company Will Now Let
the Local Concern Much
Alone.

The Standard Oil company. the big
gest trust in the world came out sec
ond best in a hornswoggle" contest
with the Enterprise Bed company of
Hammond, and for the time being is
eating from the hand of George B.
Locklin, president of the Enterprise
Bed company, who started the fight in
THE TINES
Everything is lovely on the surface
and the thumbscrews which the Stand
ard Oil company tried to apply on the
Enterprise Bed company because the
latter dared to buy naptha from an in
dependent company. have been released
with a jerk.
The state oil inspector sent a per-
sonal inspector from Indianapolis. who
told the Enterprise Bed people to &C
ahead buying Independent naptha an6
not to delay any operation on account
of the fact that no inspector was there
to inspect the independent product.
Sliding scale Works Hardship.
The trouble all arose out of the fac
that the Enterprise Bed company was
being held under the cloak of the In.
diana oil inspection law, which EN-
bodies that famous sliding scale by
which the small consumer pays A
cents a barrel for inspection, and al
octopus like the Standard Oil company
a postage stamp. or its value.
Mr. Locklin set up a roar that re
verberated over the state through the
big newspapers. after THE TIMES story
with the result that the state oil in
spector got very busy and passed tn,
word around to let Mr.. Loeklin and hi:
enterprising Enterprise Bed compan!
alone.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-25
Building Permit.

A building permit was issued by the
Gary authorities today. giving Carl
Schneider permission to build two
story brick store and fat on Broadway.
near Twelfth avenue. Mr.. Schneider
has already completed the plans for
the building and will award the con-
tract soon
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-25
BLIZZARD ONLY BLUFF

The temperature fell a little. but the
blizzard promised Lake county yester-
day was only bluff The snow fall
amounted to only .O5 Of an inch and the
fall in temperature while considerable.
was not sufficient TO cause discomfort.
Warmer weather is promised today.
The south had midsummer conditions
yesterday but in the northwest the
mercury fell below zero. Winnipeg. the
chilliest town of the day. recording a
minimum of below zero.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-25
PECULIAR BILL
IS FILED TODAY
Constance Moldrofski Accuses Her
Husband, Who Is Wealthy East
Chicago Man, Of Feeding Her With
Unpalatable Food and Otherwise
Neglecting Her.
Especial to THE TINES }

East Chicago. Ind, Feb. 25.-To love
a man with an ideal devotion; to marry
him with all the prospects of enjoying
a happy honeymoon; to discover before
she had barely started on her wedding
tour that the man she had once loved
had no love for her, and finally to ex-
perience the turning Of joyous antici-
pations into heart breaking realzi-
ations, is the sad story of deep human
interest told by Constance Moldrafski,
who. has been the wife for only few
months Of Joseph Moldrafski a we'll
known East Chicago business man. in
the complaint filed by her attorney, P.
r. Boylan of Chicago, in a suit for
separate maintenance in the Lake su-
perior court.
A Remarkable Affair.
The complaint tells the story Of the
most remarkable honeymoon that was
ever told in fact or fiction. The com
plant states Your oratrix further
shows to your Honor and charges that
Immediately after their said marriage
they started on a honeymoon trip
to and through the state of Colorado,
stopping first at Denver and then at
Cripple Creek-Through the peculiar
tiles of habits and temperament of
the said defendant, Josejh Moldrafski.
your oratrix was subjected to indigni-
ties. privations and hardships, wanton-
ly and neglectfully on the part of said
defendant to such an extent that she
suffered excrutiatingly from depriva-
tions of even ordinary comforts and ne
cessities let alone the consideration
CONTINUED on Page Five.)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-25
LIE PASSED IN
SLOT MACHINE CASE
Cyrus Pattee, Prosecutor at South
Bend, Hands Several Wallops to
. Brother Lawyer, But Contest Is
Called a Draw, While Pattee Says
the Bacon Is His.
Especial to THE T1xEs)

Crown Point. Ind, Feb. 25.-Attorney
Pattee Of this city, peaceable and
good-natured, is astounded at the news
he receives from South Bend, where
his brother, Prosecutor Cyrus Pattee.
has been engaged in a court room bat
tie there and according to the reports
from the Studebaker city, the contest
was a warm one. A dispatch from South
Bend says:
Law to the Winds
With law and order tossed to the
winds, and with chairs and tables,
books and other materials kying in
the same directions. Prosecutor Cyrus
E. Pattee and Lawyer Charles Davey.
opposing counsel in slot machine
case, mied 1t up. pugilisticalIy speak
ing, yesterday in Judge Kitchs Of
fee.
with the sedate jurist as referee
and the Jury forming a ring, while q
big crowd sought seats at the ring
side. Pattee and Davey gave as pref
ty an exhibition of a fight under Lon
don rules as has been witnessed since
Paddy Ryan and John L. battled in
the years of long ago.
Winner la I'm Doubt.
who won? Well, as the fighters
were not in good condition. save for
verbal battle, they quickly were
winded. However. as Davey drew first
blood with a stinging right to the
mouth, he is now an odds and favorite
if they clash again, although Pattee.
who is built. physically. like Tom
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-25
A new SALARY BILL
Senator Mattingly Intro
duces Bill for Lake
County Officers.
TIMES BUREAU.
AT STATE CAPITAL

TIMES BUREAU.
AT STATE CAPITAL
indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 25-Amons
the bills that attracted attention in
the senate today was a new salary
BILL in which the officers OF Lake
county are vitality interested Il was
introduced by Senator Mattingly and
establishes the following salary list.
Auditor-s7. 500.
Clerk-ss. 500.
Recorder-s5. 800.
Sherg-$s, 500.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-25
SAYS BILL IS BECKER'S
Senator Bowser Denies Au-
thorship of the Bill
Taxing Breweries.
TIMES BUREAU,
AT STATE CAPITAL.

Indianapolis. Ind, Feb. EX-SENATOR
A. J. Bowser declines to take the re-
sponsibility for the authorship Of the
senate bill which may be introduced
compelling foreign breweries. or their
agents, to peddle beer IN the state OF
Indiana. He declares that Mayor Law
renee Becker brought the bill TO In
dianapolis and asked Mr.. Bowser to
introduce it. The bin is aimed at such
breweries as Tosetti and schoenhoef-
fen, who send their bottled beer to
Hammond. Senator Bowser denies that
he has any animosity against the new
" organized Hammond Brewing COM
pany.
Mayor Becker is in indianapolis this
week and will not return until Satur-
day. so that it was impossible TO in
terview him on the bill which he is
said to be fathering.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-25
HAMMOND ZOO"
GETS A UPPER"
J. L. Walker Presents Lake
Front Park With a
Fine Coyote.
SUPT. KAsPER IS PLEASED
New Arrivals Are Expected Soon in
the Wolf Den-Father May
Have To Be Killed.

Hammonds lake front park zoo was
today enriched by the arrival of a
coyote, which was presented to it by
J. L. Walker. Mr.. Walker has been
in possession of the western animal
for nearly a year. it having been sent
to him by friend in New Mexico with
whom he used to work He made quite
pet of it, and under human care the
animal became quite tame. This morn
ing. however. when he attempted to
put it in the box to ship 1t to the lake
front park, it showed its treachery and
turned on its keeper and bit him in
the hand.
Upon the arrival at the lake front
park it was put into the cage by it.
self. and in a few days it will be put
in the same cage with the black female
wolf.
New Arrivals Expected.
The latter is expected to give birth
to a litter soon. The male parent
of these is a yellow animal, a cross
between a dog and wolf, and since
it is growing vicious it will have te
be killed. Joseph Kasper. the keep
er of the zoo, does not intend to take
any chances by keeping it where it is
as it begins to show signs of vicious
ness Mr. Kasper is the only one
that dare venture into the cage now
and he has found 1t necessary more
than once to etricate his overalls from
the fangs OF the brute. Mr.. Kaspel
hopes to ultimately breed the coyote
and the wolf.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-25
Explains Sections.
He explained that the section re

He explained that the section regu-
lating the testing of cattle brought
into the state for breeding or dairy
purposes would, if the bill is made a
law, mean a saving of $3.50, 900 a year
to the farmers and live section provid-
ing for dairy tests by the state veter-
marian would also mean a great saw
ing to the farmers and stock owners,
especially in the north part of the state,
where the owners and dairymen have
been compelled to pay for tuberculin
tests a a cost of from 50 to SO head
measure made necessary by the
stringent rules of the Chicago board
of health concerning milk from Indiana
dairies where tuberculin tests have not
been made.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-25
MILK DEALERS
WIN lST BATTLE
Wickey Bill Passes the
House by a Vote of
So to 80.
SAVES $4,000 FOR FARMERS
tuberculosis In Cattle Will Then En-
able Farmers to Get Recompense
For Their Killing.

The Lake county milk dealers won
their first battle to secure a remunera-
tion for the loss of cattle which were
condemned as a result Of the tubercu-
Ian test when the Wickey house bill
passed the house by a vote of SO to 80.
The Wickey bill to provide for the
reimbursement of owners of cattle kill
ed on the order of the state veterinan-
ian on proof OF tuberculosis was ex-
planned by the author, who said it
was drawn to add tuberculosis to the
list of diseases among domestic ami
mails for which the state now REIN
burses owners on the animals being
killed by the veterinarians order.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-25
WEATHER

Fair and colder today, FRI
day fair, with rising temp
erRture.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-25

Continued on Page Five.)
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-16
Caught In FOLDING BED.

CRESTON, Ia, July B-(SpeclaL)-Mr.
and Mrs. Myron Smith OF this city were
the victims Of a folding bed accident this
morning when a tragedy was narrowly
averted. Mr.. Smith arose before the usual
time to stop the alarm clock, as he wished
to sleep longer than the time the clock
was set for, and after stopping the clock,
again laid DOWN on the bed. Barely had he
dozed off when the bed closed with a shock
that brought both occupants of the bed
to a lively wide awakeness. They were
securely wedged in between the cabinet
and bed section OF the large folding bed.
Had they been sleeping with their heads
In the proper place. at the head OF the bed,
they must surely have been crushed.
Luckily they had retired at night with
their heads to the foot OF the bed in order
to get the draft from an open window,
and to this arrangement they no doubt
owe their lives. BY dint Of strenuous ex-
ertions they managed to work the meehan-
ism OF the bed loose a little and Mr.. Smith
was enabled to squeeze through and pro-
ceeded TO open the bed and rescue his wife
who suffered a dislocated shoulder, while
Mr. Smith was bruised considerably.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-16
Iowa

from Knoxville inebriate asylum a short
time ago on parole. Today the sheriff was
called to arrest him as he had a severe
case Of delirium tremens and will be re-
turned to Knoxville.
CRESTON-word was received here yes
terdsy OF the death OF James Locke, az
the old soldiers home In Leavenworth
Kan. Mr.. Locke has the distinction OF be
ing the first white child born in Union
county. He has lived here all his life, and
has practiced law for many years. TWO
sons and two daughters survive him.
IOWA C~ITY-Racing with death to get
her sick husband to the old home at BATH
more, Nd, Mrs. Victor Bryan Of Denver
was forced to go through the agony OF
seeing him give up the struggle near Iowa
City OF the Rock Island train this morning,
and stopped here at IL o'clock to have the
body embalmed that she may proceed on
her journey.
IOWA CiTY-E. clyde Robbins Of Cedar
Rapids, who was recently elected TO the
secretaryship OF the Alumni Board OF
Withdrawn from the debating team which
viii meet Nebraska next December and
George Allen of Nevada, has been
chosen leader In his place. The tenn win
now consist OF George Allen, Nevada,
leader; Glenn Cunningham Of Allerton, and
Frank Jones of Lamont.
ALBlA-Chief of Police Nauscholack has
succeeded in capturing Frank Cheeks, who
was convicted and sentenced to two years
in Fort Madison penitentiary in 1904, and
who escaped from the sheriff twice while
on his way to that place, the last time
making good his flight. Monday, Chief
NanscholaCk, who has been working on the
case for some time, received a tip from the
chief of police of st. Louis, and following
IL up found they had the man he wanted,
NansCholack has asked for requisitIon
papers from the governor and expects to
bring Cheeks back to Iowa.
CRESTON-LeROy Ware, the paroled
Seymour banker, has been denied a writ OF
habeas corpus by Judge Henry Bank, and he
will have to stand trial on some OF the re-
naming indictments hanging over him.
Ware was convicted on one OF the twenty
two charges against him about a year ago,
and sentenced to five years at Fort Madi.
son. A few months ago the state board
recommended his parole, which the gov
ernor granted, and II aroused a storm OF
Indignation at Seymour. where so many
people lost heavily In the wrecked bank,
and the county attorney at once began pro.
~ceedings against him, with the above re-
suit.
IOWA ~FALLS-The insurance field mer
of Iowa and some from adjoining state
will gather at Okoboji tomorrow night fol
a frolic, a meeting of the Blue Goose, a
secret organization, having been called
there tomorrow afternoon. in the fore
noon there will be a meeting of the lows
Fire Protection association, and in the
evening a testimonial in behalf OF Il. l.
FColburn will be held, at which time thu
Iowa field men will take a formal fare
well from Mr.. Colburn, who has repre-
sented the Fire Association of Philadelphia
in this state for several years. and WHIT
was recently appointed assistant manage
for the company in Chicago.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-16
Council Bluffs
PAY OF ELECTION CLERKS CUT
Board Allows Officials at School Spe.
cial Only SO Each.
SEVERAL HAD SOLD CLAIMS
All Expected 80, and oke Had
Cashed a Number at - Each
other Business is
Transacted.

Never count chickens until the eggs are
matched is an old familiar saying and 1t
applies to the judges. clerks and registrars
who officiated at the special school cleo
ton last when the proposition Of levying an
additional $500 for the completion of the
new school building at Oak street and
Broadway was submitted to the voters.
Although only 434 votes we're cast in the
six precincts and the election officials had
little to do but between the hours of Q a.
m. and Z p. m. that they were on duty they
had expected that they would receive s.
for their services. In fact some of them
being in need Of ready cash had antici-
pated payment by disposing Of their claims
for a to certain brokers who are in the
habit Of buying up city warrants and other
negotiable paper.
The Board OF Education at the special
session yesterday afternoon decided that
50 was sufficient compensation for the
election officials although some of the
members stood out for the s. which it had
been customary heretofore to allow. Mem
bers Fitzpatrick. Shugart and Elliott voted
for the 50 allowance while Members Capel
and Reed voted against 1t.
The canvass Of the vote cast at tho
special election showed 1892 for the PROPOSE
ton to levy the additional $500 and 10
against II.
The contract for the steam heating In tn,
new school building at Oak street anC
Broadway was awarded to j. c.. Bixby 6
Son OF Omaha on their bid of 81, 727. Thre,
other bids as follows were received: New
York Plumbing company OF Council Bluffs
81, 200; Stephen Brothers of Council Bluffs
1921; Lewis & Kitchen of Chicago, 81, 7SC
Two bids received for the plumbing Of tn
new building were rejected as In the opin
ion Of the board they were too high. TIL
bids were from the New York PLUMBING
company and Stephens Brothers but tn
amounts were not made public.
The contract for laying a new floor 4
the old portion Of the Pierce street schoo
was awarded to j. M. Youngkin on his BIZ
OF $500. There were five other bidders.
A representative of Coffin & Crawfor,
bono brokers of Chicago was present wit
an offer for the $4,000 refunding bond
but the accrued interest demanded by tn
firm proved a stumbling block to the dea
The finance committee having the sale c
The bonds in charge was given further tim,
The bonds, which became due July ]. al
being carried pending a sale OF the RI
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-16

CRESTON-Miss Grace Decker, formerly
OF this city, was married in Spokane re
Gently to Mr.. c. X. Whitehead Of that
city.
MARENGo-S. S. Beatty, one OF the
oldest residents of Iowa county, died yes
terday morning at the age OF 81 years. He
leaves a wife and eight children.
FORT DODGE-C. l.. Hart, patent medl-
cine doctor who attempted to commit
suicide with morphine two weeks ago is
dead and will be buried here tomorrow.
CRESTON-Ernest Dixon, a Burlington
brakeman running between Chicago and
Omaha, whose parents live here, was
married to Miss Daisy Poison, OF Pres
colt this week.
ONAWA-Ahout 5000 acres of winter
wheat is under water in this vicinity.
Farmers cannot get into fields with bind
Crs. The flood will entail a heavy loss In
crops In this valley.
CHARLES EITY-Claude Stewart, 25,
dropped dead at ClaTksville, south of here
In Butler county. last night while talking
on the street. He had been troubled fol
years with heart disease and became over
heated in the bayfield,.
ONAWA-The father of w. IL. Wonder
of the Onawa Democrat was buried yes
terdey az Magnolia. He died Monday, ageC
So years. He was a pioneer of Winona
county and was interested In the Mon
damni Enterprise.
IOWA CITY-President George f. Mac
Lean will sail from New York City Jul!
10th for Europe. He will be the officia
delegate from the University OF Iowa. q
the 50oth anniversary exercises at the Uni
versity OF Leipsic, Germany, and will spent
several weeks abroad.
CHARLES CITY-Paul Boeck, a younl
son Of Christian Boeck. who was killed II
the cyclone here a year ago came hom'
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-16
dEETING OF CITY COUNCIL
Omaha Grain Exchange Is Leased
Space for Scales.

Omaha Grain Exchange is Leased
Space for Scales.
The city council yesterday afternoon de-
cided to lease space at the intersection OF
Main and Pearl streets to the Omaha Grain
exchange for standard scales and a small
brick building. The place is at present
occupied by a man named Raph, who owns
public scales there, but without a permit
from the city, so the city solicitor reported.
He will, 1t is presumed, have to vacate.
City Solicitor Kimball was directed to pre-
pare q ten-year lease under which the
Omaha Grain exchange is to pay $25 a year
to the city, which reserves the right to
order the place vacated on three months
notice. Mr.. Kimball reported that the city
owned a strip forty-five feet long at the
intersection of the two streets.
AS the streets and alleys fund Is prac-
tically depleted. it was decided to call
upon Colonel Baker, the resident member
of the board of county supervisors, to use
a portion of the road fund levied within
the city limits in making the repairs needed
on Madison and Franklin avenues and
Stutsman street, which were badly washed
during the recent heavy rains.
The request OF Councilman Olson and
other property owners on the north side
of Avenue b between Ninth and Tenth
streets. to be allowed to construct a con-
crete gutter to protect their lots from sur
face water. was granted.
AS only five members Of the council put
In an appearance, the assessing the cost OF
the recently constructed sewers to AUDITING
property, which was to have been done
at this meeting. had to be postponed.
The council adjourned to next Monday
evening.