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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-30
Horseback Riding Helps.

Mayor Becker's continued improve
ment in health is the subject Of much
qualification. both to himself and his
friends, and the indications are that
it will be only a matter Of time when
he Will enjoy his former good health.
His trip to Montana benefited him i'm
menseIy and he goes about his work
with a new vigor. as the board Of pub
lie works and the city council is ready
to testify OF late Mr.. Becker has
been spending considerable time in the
saddle. as he finds that horseback rid
ing is conducive TO the restoration of
his health
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-30
INDICATES
ACTIVITY
Gary People Want to See
Irresponsible Element
Eliminated From City.

The records of the Lake superior
court in Hammond show that there are
now being filed an unprecedented num-
ber of mechanics liens. The liens are
being fled mostly by the various lum-
Der companies in Gary, which have
supplied the builders with material for
the construction of residences and busi-
ness blocks.
1t is estimated that there are at
least fifty suits of this kind pending
in the courts and this, of course. is an
indication of the business situation in
the new steel city.
ACCOUNT FOR TROUBLE.
The fact that so many of these liens
have been filed may be accounted for
by the fact that the building activity
in Gary is greater than in any of the
o, cities OF the region.
But the fact remains that in a large
number of instances those who have
supplied building materials are forced
TO 70 into the courts in order to make
their collections.
The people of Gary are looking for
ward to better times, when some of
the subsidiary plants are built and its
business men say that the fling of a
large number of mechanics liens is a
condition which exists in every new
town, where a number of financially
irresponsible people settle. They think
that when this irresponsible element is
eliminated that business conditions will
be more stable.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-30
RUNNING DOWN THE
BACK HAND GANG,

Operations in nearly every large
city in the United States and the
ramif1cations Of the secret service
in Italy will be laid bare, it is ex-
pected, when the Black Hand gang
which was rounded up yesterday
in Columbus and Marion, Ohio, by
postof1ce inspectors of Cincinnati
are brought to trial Whether
Gary is a branch or not remains
to be seen. It is claimed that the
evidence gathered shows that there
can be no doubt that the crimes
of blackmail, extortion and threat
ened and attempted murder will
be fastened upon the guilty men.
The men arrested included Sam
Lima, said to be the ringleader Of
the gang in the United States. Ar
rests were made on letters sent to
John Amicon, wealthy fruit
dealer of Columbus, Ohio. The
postoffice inspectors state they
have evidence showing that room
in the rear of a little fruit store
in Marion. conducted by the Riz-
EOS, was the headquarters of the
society in this country, and they
found in a safe three letters which
throw light on many successful
attempts to extort money from
wealthy Italians in Indiana, Ohio,
New York, Pennsylvania and other
states.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-30

WILL SPEND
LARGE: sum
Indiana Harbor Company
Will Spend 100000 in
Various Improvements in
the Calumet Region This
Year.

1t is rumored that the Indiana Har-
Dor Belt Railway company will spend
in the neighhorhood of 5000, 600 in i'm
provements in the Calumet region this
year These Improvements viii none
of them be of any great size. but Will
simply consist of betterments all along
the line
The fact that the road is spending
this amount of money is of special sig
nificance. however, in that it points to
the returning confidence of the rail-
roads in the business situation.
1t is also understood that the Mich
igan Central viii at once begin the
work Of four-tracking it's line through
Hammond in order to more adequately
accommodate the Indiana Harbor Belt
railroad, which has trackage rights
through Hammond.
plans Substantial Betterments.
c. W. Hotchkiss. the president of the
Indiana Harbor Belt railway, said in
an interview over the telephone that it
is true the Indiana Harbor Belt rail-
road is planning some substantial bet
+ terments in the Calumet district.
i He said, however, that 100000 was
I not a large amount for a railroad tC
4 spend for improvements and that q
/ large omount of this sum would be con
sumed in minor Improvements all alons
/ the line
He expressed the opinion that the
Michigan Central W<uld have its double
i tracking completed before the groun,
II freezes in the fail and that this com
pany would make other improvements
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-30
To Let Contract Saturday

The contract for the erection Of An
ton Tappers new $4,000 business
block, which is to be located on one
Of the most conspicuous corners in
Hammond. will be let next Saturday.
The contract was to have been let to-
morrow. but it was delayed in order
that the contractors might be given a
little more time to make their esti-
m-%es.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-30
HAMMOND
BOY SHOT
IN CHICAGO

Captain P. D. O'Brien of the Chicago
police force called Chief of Police Aust
gen of the Hammond department on the
telephone today and informed him that
Clarence Peloske, of 43 Ogden street.
Hammond, aged IL had been shot while
attempting to steal some things out of
a wagon.
O'Brien asked that the local police
notify the parents of the boy and have
them go to ST. Bernard's hospital in
Chicago. Only the bare facts of the
case We're telephoned, but it is under
stood that there is a story connected
with the shooting
According TO information that THE
TIMES received from Chicago the how
attempted TO steal some things ont of
a wagon when he was seen by a po-
liceman.
Shot In the ack
The officer ordered him to submit
10 arrest, but the boy attempted to run
away. The officer shot at him and hit
him in the back. The boy was taken TO
st. Bernards hospital
The peculiar thing about the shoot
ing was that it occurred about ten
days ago and no report of the AFFAIR
was received in Hammond 1t is pos
sible that the boy refused to reveal his
identity until today
While Captain O'Brien telephoned
that the boy was not dangerously in
jured. it is thought here that his condi-
tion may have been worse than was at
first suspected and that it was both
the wish of the boy and the police de-
partment that the parents be notified
1t is a peculiar thing that the police
here now have a warrant for the boy's
arrest on the charge of assault and bat
terry. This is all they know about the
lads reputation They say he has been
living in Chicago and only recently
came to Hammond to live.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-30
LAKE SUPERIOR COURT

Calumet Lumber Co VS.. Joseph Go
kolo ct al. Foreclosure of mechanics
liens.
Calumet Lumber co. VS.. Santa Wrson
ct al Foreclosure Of mechanics lien.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-30
Hammond Chapter to Meet

The Hammond chapter. No. Il r. a.
NJ. will hold special convocation on
Wednesday evening. June 80. to confer
the past master and most excellent
master on several candidates,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-30

Come to the plano factory and see
how good pianos are made. For sale
at factory prices. Straube Piano fac
tory, Hammond, Ind. tt
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-30
WEATHER.

Partly cloudy and cooler
tonight and Thursdays
moderate winds.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-24

1t was full of servants 'hurrying in and
out, sweeping, cleaning and puttipg
things to rights.
Eleanor sat on the gate-post and
watched them. 1t was very interest
ing, for she could hear their laughing
voices raised in high good humor as
they worked.
And then, all at once, she saw--Iim
She knew him at once. In her dreams
he had not been so old. nor had gray
In his hair; and her fancy had always
pictured him dressed in a beautiful
suit of blue velvet, with long black
velvet cloak, and perhaps a white
plume in his hat; but there could be
no mistake-it was the Prince with
the Iron Mask.
She knew by the hard lines about
his month and by the deep, sad look OF
his eyes. Yes, she was sure: it was
the Prince with the Iron Mask"
Every morning after this, as soon as
breakfast was over and her hair
brushed into a semblance of smooth.
ness, she climbed to the fat top of the
gate post and watched him as he
passed.
The child longed to tell him
that she understood ard knew all
about the Lost Princess, but she could
never gain the couhage.
And then there came a day when
Aunt Eleanor had to go to house par.
ty in the city, TO be gone two whole
days. and the promise OF a new doll
with open-and.shut eyes and really hair
hardly comforted the child. Neither
did Nanny Emilys petting by the
second day calm the restless spirit OF
the child.
"Yoo shooly isn't gwine ter sit lone
lysome wild 700 nanny hyah," she
said. "Doan 700 know dat 700 Is my
own honeybaby? 700 bin my liz baby
chile ebber sence 700 ma done gone
up ter Hebben. She glib 700 ter me
700 got Luck Stab obber 700,
Oar nebber wuz no chile what hat
dat color oh harh what didn't hab a
Luck Stab obbershadder dem"
What's Luck Stah?" asked the
child.
"a Luck Stab? Why, 700 pool
blessed honeybaby. dosn't 700 know
dat? Yoo is gwine ter git 700 OWE
outen dis worr, whatebber come
Nothin' kin keep 700 own away frun
700. OATS certain. Not wild dat harh,
An 700 Aunt Eleanor der same way
Row VOC run on away ter der orchard
an hunt fur some vi'lets."
And FIVE minutes later the child wal
curled up on the little brown trunk.
deep in the mysteries Of the Prince
with the Iron Mask.
I'm gcin' to speak TO him the very
next time ! see him. she said softly,
as she 7felt her way down the dark lit
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-24
CHALLENGES COLLINS.

The sporting editor of The Bulle-
tin is in receipt Of a communication
from the manager of Leo ''ardello,
the Italian wrestler, who wants to
meet Collins or Montour The letter
follows:
Sporting Editor Cairo Bulletin.
Dear Sir: Leo Parlello, who Is
known as the Italian champion, will
meet all Corners at Cairo, Champion
Joe Collins or the Indian preferred.
He is the man who was supposed 10
have been in the south meeting all
comcrs but he was not there. A
manager unsclmpulously saw fit TO
use his name to his own advantage,
IF any one of the real human wrest-
lers wish to meet him call and confer
with his manager at the Hotel Ma
rion. Leo Pardello is no "Parcello
nor "Pardello' whom they misrepre'
scented for their own good.
Yours truly,
VIM ROBINSON, JR,, MGR.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-24
AMERICAN HOMES
VANISHING FAST
NEW YORK ALREADY A CITY OF
THE HOMELESS-ONLY TWO
FAMILIES IN EVERY 100 OWN
THEIR HOMES.

Naw York, Feb. 23.-New York
will soon be a city absolutely without
homes. Even at the present time il
may be called the greatest homeless
city in the world AMI estimates based
On the latest census figures show thai
BE- 1910 more than 100000 persons,
or practically the entire population
Of the city will be without homes Of
their own and that the private house
will be entirely extinct on Manhattan
Island.
The disappearance Of the inst
tuition known as the Great American
home is proceeding rapidly in all the
large cities of the country but cCndi-
tons are such that it is advancing
with far greater speed in the m
,ropoiis than anywhere else, A cen
tury ago nearly If not quite n ma
iority OF families owned the houses
in which they lived. Today. in all the
large cities of the country, not ten
pcr cent do~so, and in New York
the proportion is only about two per
cent.
At the present time the total num-
her of residents in New York is only
little short of $4,000. OF thes"
less than 10000 families, or. On tine
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-24
All for Taft and Sherman.

Analysis of the returns of the re.
cent presidential election tliscloses
that one county of the United States
Zapata county, TeX-cast its vote
unanimously for the Republican presi.
Dental electors.
This fact was stated recently to
Franklin X. Lane one of the Interstate
commerce commissioners. and he took
occasion to investigate The matter. In
subsiantiation of the statement. he is
in receipt of "A certificate of w. Il.
Davies, secretary of the state OF Texas
declaring that ZaTRta county cast its
i29 votes solidly far the Taft and Sner.
man electors.
The population of the county is less
than 5000. Careful examination fails
TO disclose "A similar case in the his
tory of American political elections.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-24
a New One on Corners.

Fingy Corners Ia an irrepressible
soul. Tact and he have nothing in
common. few evenings ago he met
Charles Bissell in crowded hotel and
psunced upon him with reckless
joviality.
"Hello-o-o, Charley" he cried. How
the deuce are you, eh? Hows Herb?
How's"
Mr.. Bissell was worried. He pined
for decorum. At his side was Justice
Brewer of the United States supreme
court at Washington, reserved, silent,
dignified. Mr.. Bissell was inspired to
use his majestic personality as :
quench of Fingy's exuberanco.
MIR. Corners" he said. "let me ire
sent you TO Justice Brewer
"Hows the health?" asked Ffngy,
giving the hand of the Judge n per
functory shake. Then. stepping back
so as TO afford more range To his
glance of disapproyal, he looked at
Mr.. Justice Brewer very coldly, and,
turning to Mr.. Bissell said;
Say, Charley, thought | was onto
all the p-ople you put on the bench,
but | guess I'm In wrong somewhere.
What court did you make him judge
of?'-Harpers Weekly.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-24
SPORTS
COLLINS VS.. MoNToUR.

All indications point to a large at
when wild Joe" Collins, champion
wrestler of Canada and Grief Mon
tour, the Blackfoot Indian wrestler
from oklahoma. will meet on the
mat
While Collins is the Cairo favorite
and will undoubtedly receive a hearty
ovation on his appearance, his ad-
mirers are doubtful of the result of
the contest. for the record of the
Indian shows him to be one of the
best wrestlers in his class. Collins
Is a great favorite in Paducah and
a good crowd from that place will be
be here TO see the mech tonight.
The battle royal, which always is
the first number on the athletic pro
gram, will be followed by six round
boxing contest between Johnny
Kelly and Joe Murphy, of st. Louis.
These men have been in training for
some time for their match ami the
mill promises to be speedy one.
No local event has been arranged
besides the battle royal between five
local cOlOred men, but considerable
rivalry HAS sprung up between local
wrestlers since Ben Holderby was
defeated by Herman Klentchy Hol-
derby has been trying to get a return
match with Klentchy, maintaining
that he can throw him. but Klentchy
has not yet accepted any of Holder
by's Inducements to meet him.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-24
MOUNDS, I'LL.
o. % n n n N u n = = . = = .
February %.

J. ". Ollie, president Of the Ni'la
Ridge Fruit shippers Association
was in toxin Saturday.
one g he he,u's local rains ever
known in this comfy fell last nigh.
The flood rose above The high-water
line on the Government road and did
considerable damage to that magnit
cent highway.
prof L. f. Butler, of Villa Ridge
was ON the streets of this city FRI
day
William Stevers is moving into one
of Or. w. c. Rites cottages on This
tlewood street today.
The Y, I. c. A meetings are very
interesting and are we'll patroni2od
BIZ our people.
Rev c. w. Campbell came in this
morning from villa Ridge and re-
ports quite severe rain storm up
there last night.
The demand for a better drainage
system for this city is imperitive and
it must have it in order to protect
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-24
Little Eleanor's
Luck Star
by Bobbs-Merrill Coz
By ANNA DENING GRAY

Out in the orchard the birds and
bees were flying about and the warm
May wind blew the cherry blossoms
from the trees and sent them in white
clouds over the grass.
But Eleanor, whom everybody sup.
posed playing out in the orchard sun.
shine. was hidden away in the garnet
the Blue Fairy Book open on her
lap and her head with its shining curls
bent above it.
And they lived happy forever aft.
err. Under the hard, stern look that
the Prince had worn like an Iron
Mask. was another look which made
his face all gentleness and love. For
the Princess had found the heart OF
the Prince, in spite of the Iron Mask. y
She read the last sentence out loud
as she sat in her favorite place, upon
a little old fashioned brown trunk
drawn close to the window. The toes
OF her small slippers barely touched
the floor. She had discovered the lit
tie brown trunk ages ago-early in the
spring, when she had first found heI
way to the old attic.
Its contents were still delicious
mystery. 1t was full of white things
al fiimsy and satiny and dainty, and
at the top a beautiful white satin
dress, and lying upon this package
of letters, tied with a narrow white
ribbon.
OH she breathed softly. they
must belong to the Lost Princess. III
Keep it my own secret. forever and
ever, and not even Aunt Eleanor shall
know about it,
And ever since, when she could sir
away from Nanny Emily for an
hoIr, she read her fairy books and
dfeamed her innocent dreams in the
old garnet
And Aunt Eleanor sweet and whole
some and practical. petted and in
dulged her and lived quite outside the
fairyland of the child's dreams.
The great house across the street
had been closed for years, but one day
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-24

NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHBORS !:


the property, the lives and the health
Of its citizens.
1t takes votes to elect cirluit
Judge and the Mound City fellows
taught their people last fall not to
vote, so how could they expect to
elect anyone.
Ed Young is moving his family in
to the Taylor property on Oak street
this week.
G. Armstrong took in the opera at
Cairo Monday night.
Contractor T, w, Hanes called this
morning and reported that the new
lumber company's sheds would be
erected as rapidly as the weather
would permit. The company is un.
loading several car loads of fine lum.
Der now.
The public school entertainment at
Brttons Hall Saturday night was
well attended and highly appreciated
by the children and patrons.
The interest in the city election
is beginning 10 warm up. The con
test for mayor will be between w. J.
Biggerstaff for reelection and B. l.
Britton. But the mayor can do but
little unless he is supported by 4
strong council. Let the citizens turn
their thoughtful attention to the Sc
lection of good men for these Off
ccs.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-24

basis of five to a family, 100000 per
sons. own the homes in which they
live. All the remainder, IS per cent
Of the city's total population, occupy
homes owned by someone else. Sit
ting under ones own vine and tis
tree is purely an imaginary occupa-
ton. so far as New Workers are con,
cornell The twentieth century il
fact may be said to mark the begin
nng CT new era. After. the STONE
Age, the Iron Age, the Fire Age, an
all the other ages. the Homeless Ag
seems now to be at hand,
This change is partly the result o
necessity and partly the result 0
choice. At the tremendous prices
Obtained for New York real estate
even modest homo represents a
invcstment of from $4,000 upward
which of course puts home-ownin
quite ont Of the reach of the ordinary
nam who is compelled to house his
family in o hotel, apartment, tene
mcnt or boarding housc--or else &
t. the suburbs. More than 1000 90.
people in New York live in flats
which. on one extreme are called
apartments and may cost $4,000 a
year rental, and, on the other eX
IRENE. are known as tenaments ald
rent for 80 a month. Approximately
100000 persons make hotels theil
residences and 100000 more, bach
elors chiefly, live in clubs. Perhap;
Il million and a half are housed IN
boarding establishments which oc
cupy the buildings once used as phi
vate homes. The remainder is made
up of these who rent houses.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-24
MADE NEW RECORD.

Chicago, Feb. 23.-Clair S, Jacobs,
the University of Chicago, broke
he worlds indoor pole vault rec
,rd tonight by clearing the bar at l.
eet inches in the dual track meet
between the Chicago Athletic asso'
.iation and the University of Chicago
The university team won the meet
IS to SO.
Jacob held the former record at
Il feet S2s inches, which he made
I month ago. Jacobs took the rec
lrd from Harold Iddlings Of the Uni
yersity of Chicago, who yaluted II
feet TX inches in 1907.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-24
FEAR ATTACK BY MOB
And Missouri Authorities Have Sur
rounded Jail Where Murderer
of Two is Confined.

Springfield, Mo, Feb. 23.-Fearing
an attack by a mob on the jail where
Eugene Tucker, who last night shot
and killed Joshua Ellis and his wife
is confined, Sheriff Freen placed
twenty armed deputies on guard to-
night. The sheriff was informed
that u mob was forming to avengs
the double murder. The police are
held in reserve to assist the county
authorities.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-24
SULLIVAN SIGNS.

Chicago, eFb. 23-Catcher Billy
Sullivan of the Chicago American
American league team, and who Is
said to be second choice for manager
should Fielder Jones carry out his
hreat of retiring from the game, t.
lay signed his 1909 contract with
HomiskoV
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-24
erge -
A True Detective.

Running his hands underneath the
chairs the detective said: This Is a
bachelor apartment. No women have
been here for months
How do you know that?" inquired
the reporter
BECAUSE, sir" the detective an
sweros1. wisely. Il find no chewing gum
cony aled about the place
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-24
A Toilet Secret.

Put your head on my shoulder. I"
begged the newly accepted, land let
me lean my head on your pompadour.
It's such lovely pompadour."
"All right" she sighed, but be just
a little careful. There's a wire mat
tress in 1t. but I'm not quite sure how
strong It Is"
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-24
BAIT


A good shape is simply q matter OF
form.
A bird in the hand Is only half as
good as one on the platter.
The best cure for ingrowing grouchi-
ness is plenty OF hard work.
The next best thing to knowing how
to do II, is knowing how not to do 1t.
Lots of firms could get along better
with less system and more gumptiol-
Wien man asserts that luck was
against Sim-well, let him have that
consolation.
The crooked bank cashier certainly
believes IN taking the thing that is
nearest his hand.
The world could struggle along with.
out geniuses. but II would be in a
bad way witbsut workers.-Silent
Partner.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-24
New York's Bio 400"

d While the great geological garden OF
London has 1921 birds. there are
$3.50 in New York's Bronx geological
park.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-24

The best cure for ingrowing grouchi-
ness is plenty OF hard work.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-24

The next best thing to knowing how
to do II, is knowing how not to do 1t.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-24

A bird in the hand Is only half as
good as one on the platter
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-24

A good shape is simply matter OF
form.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-24

Lots of firms could get along better
with less system and more gumption-
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-24

4 woman's idea of economy is to
buy five cents worth of anything on
two separate occasions instead Of blow
Ing In a dime all at once.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-24

About the first thing new cook ex-
poets the mistress to learn is to keep
out Of the culinary department