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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-05-25
RED LIGHT DISTRICT
HAB|TUE STABS SELF
Hughes Brennan, Well
Known Character, in
Critical Condition.

Hughes Brennan, a character who Is
well known in the red light district of
West Hammond where he has been a
porter in the saloons for the past ten
years, attempted to commit suicide this
morning by stabbing himself with a
pocket knife.
He was found in the loft of barn in
the rear of No. 10 State street by Dan
Conlan, bartender in Mike Jackak's 8
saloon, and the police were at once
notified Captain Barnie Johnson made
IAN investigation and at once called DR..
A1via Young of Hammond.
By the time the doctor reached Bren-
nan he was weak from the loss of
blood He was ordered removed to the
hospital. There were two incisions
where the knife entered his body. One
was above and the other below the
heart. From the large amount of blood
that was lost ii is feared that a large
artery was penetrated, and the condi-
tion of the man is serious.
He admitted that he had made an
effort to commit suicide and attributed
his act to the fact that he has not
been well of late. His friends also no
ticed that he has been drinking heavily.
Brennan has no relatives in Ham
mond and his family is in Canada. He
had saved about $500 which now be-
lieved to have on deposit in one of the
local banks. His chances of recovery
are slight.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-05-25
CROAK'S CASE
: IS CONTINUED

The cvase of Morris Croak, charged
with stealing ring from the hand of
girl friend, came up before Judge
Barnett this morning and was con-
tinued until tomorrow morning at 8
o'clock.
The case was continued on account of
Croak having several witnesses that.
he said could clear him of the charges.
If his ball is not furnished he will be
kept at the station until the trial to-
morrow morning.
Flora Schultz, Lansing girl, made
the charges and swore out a warrant
charged him with larceny. she alleging
that he had taken a diamond ring from
her hand and never returned 1t, saying
that the ring was lost
Croak now claims that he can get
the ring If it is wanted. 1t is thought
that Croak needed some money and
pawned the ring.
Attorney w. w Mcmahon acted for
Croak. and asked for the trial to be
continued until Saturday
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-05-25
KAMRADI
IS MIGHTY
INDIGNANT

John Kamradt, the fast fat man, or
the fat fast man. which every way you
please. sometimes known as the fat
gas man or the gas fat man." is deter
mined to get Clarence Jewett superin-
tendent of the water department into
a foot race. Fearing that Jewett may
funk" the gas man. today made
some remarks about his prospective
competitor which are intended to stir
the water man into action If he intend
ed TO back down. There is more work
for the grand jury
-Jewett may not want to admit it =,
said Kamradt today, but he has sent
secret agents to me in order to call off
the contest which is scheduled for next
SATURDAY at the H. A. A. park in con
nection with the ball game between the
administration and the bankers. Now.
Jewett can't get away with anything
like that. 1 can beat him running 1
could beat him II 1 were handicapped
with crutches. 1 can beat him running
backward can beat him running on
one leg, two legs and on all fours I
tell YOU 1 can show him a pair of
heels, kicking the air so fast that he
does not know whether he is coming
or going. 1 can-we1l. what's the use
getting all 'het' over it now before its
necessary"
After such challenge the possibili-
ties of the foot race being called off on
next Saturday are nil. Nothing less
than a double fracture in his left leg
and a splintered tibia In the right
would prevent Jewett from showing
up the "gas man." In explanation it
should be stated here that the term
gas man is not used in a derogatory
sense, or synonymous with .hot air."
bunk bull con-" etc. On the con-
trary, Kamradt is a legitimate -.gas
man" in every sense of the word. with
the emphasis on the every He is one
of the big men of the Northern Indiana
Gas & Electric company, his activities
being devoted to the sale of gas when
he is not training for marathon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-05-25
IRON TRADE PICKS UP.
Large Buying Follows the
Reduction in Prices.

Whether the making of lower prices
for iron would bring a larger volume
of business was question when quota
tions were reduced recently. The iron
trade was dubious. but the doubts were
in a measure dispelled last week when
larger buying came in response to the
lower prices. The Iron Trade Review
says the response has been especially
noted in the east, where sales of pig
iron for the past week have amounted
to 10000 to 10000 tons The Iron Age
says: Markets have realized no
measurable benefit thus far from the
supreme court decision. though expec-
tation of tangible betterment has
grown. as bearings have been taken
under the new status. 1t appears that
influences Immediately operating upon
buyers in some lines have to do with
prices, and hesitancy is still a factor
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-05-25
CRAMPS
AND GUN
ROUSE EN-
Fred Gastel Jr. of Indiana
Harbor Arouses City by
Firing Weapon in Dark of
Night to Summon Doctor
When Poisoned.

Especial to THE TINES. j


Indiana Harbor, May 25.-Fred
Gastel. Jr-, got cramps early yesterday
morning, and as he wanted a doctor,
and wanted him right away. he took
the most effectual means of summoning
one, that probably ever was taken. He
got a doctor. but incidentally he arous-
ed the entire neighborhood. and drew a
veritable mass meeting under his bed
room window. The means he took was
this. He leaned out of the window and
fired nine resounding shots from a
thirty eight calibre revolver. into the
air.
Fred had gone to his new house at
18Th and South Fir streets and was
sleeping there for the first time He
was alone in the house. Along about
2:30 o'clock. Fred was awakened by a
large sized cramp in the region of his
abdomen. Fred knew that a drink of
whiskey was good in just such an
emergency. But he overestimated the
size of the drink necessary to allay the
pain. and poured himself drink out
of all proportion to the size of the pain
This would have been all right had
he poured his drink out Of the whisky
flask Unfortunately however, he got
hold of a bottle of furniture polish.
Surrounding the furniture polish, which
he thought tasted very queerly. it was
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-05-25
Board to- Meet Tonight.

The West Hammond village board
viii meet in the city hall tonight. The
city council will give up the idea of
holding its sessions. 1t is expected
that one of the things that will be TAX
up will be the question of the ad-
visibility of calling another special
election for the purpose of making the
village city
Public sentiment seems to be chang
ing, and it is now believed that a great
majority of the people of West Ham
nlond are in favor of the change.
The meeting tonight will be held at
7:so
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-05-25
WAR AGAINST
Dogs IN GARY

II you have noticed the smile on
Captain Gus Newman's face the last
twenty-four hours you will doubtlessly
know that there is some true and just
cause for II. as the captain of the day
police at the Gary department never
smiles unless he is happy.
And the cause of 1t all Is that orders
have been issued at the local depart
ment that the police that war would
be declared on all stray dogs in Gary
beginning June 1st. The city at pres
ent is over run with stray CANNES and
with the present hot weather, Chief
Martin wishing to take precaution
against mad dogs has issued the death
ultimatum on all dogs that have no
owners.
From out of the list OF all OF his form :
official offices, from members of the
fire department TO captain of the life
saving squad. Captain Newman loves
nothing more than to rid the city of
stray dogs and he will get up any hour
Of the night or morning so to have
charge of the stray and mad dog squad.
Although no action has been taken
as yet 1t is thought Chief Martin will
insist on the muzzling OF all dogs in
the very near future.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-05-25
CIRCUS MAN SHOOTS
WHITING SMALL BOY
Navajo Bill Accidentally
Hits Emil Wolcho at
Show Last Night.
Especial to THE TIMEs>)

Whiting. Ind, May 25.-The path of
the Broncho Sullivans' Wild West show
through Lake County seems to be
marked by fate. Last night during the
performance here, Emil Wolcho aged
s was accidentally shot by Navajo
Bill" a crack shot who was giving an
exhibition of fancy shooting outside
the tent who had warned the lads to
stand back. The bullet from a %
calibre rifle hit the boy on his shin
bone. Navajo Bill was arrested but
later released when it was shown that
he was not to blame. The lad is not
seriously hurt, and was attended by a
doctor the circus company paying half
the bill.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-05-25
CHILD
SWALLOWS
4 PENNY
Especial to THE TINES J

Indiana Harbor, May 25.-Annie Par
vatowski. the sixteen mt hs-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Parva-
towski, 1901 Cedar street. while play
ing with a penny Sunday. put the coin
in her mouth and swallowed 1t.
The penny lodged in the ch:ld's ESQ
phagus and struck there, causing her
intense pain and preventing her from
swallowing any food. The parents yes
terday called in DIR. George orr and
the child was taken to his office where
the physician applied the X-ray and
thus located the whereabouts of the
penny. 1t was too far down for him
to attempt to extract it with the means
he had at his command. the little
one was taken to Chicago to he Pres
byerian hospital Here the obstruction
was removed with instruments and the
baby is now on the high road to recov-
cry.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-05-25
FUNERAL OF
MABEL LEWIS
Especial to THE TrMEs)

Especial to THE TIMEs~)
Indiana Harbor. Ind. May 25.-The
funeral of Mabel Lewis. daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. VIII Lewis, 3740 Euclid
avenue is in progress this afternoon.
The services were held at the home at
o'clock, Rev. J. b. McNary. pastor of
the East Chicago Methodist church,
officiating.
A number Of young girls, members of
the Sunday school class to which Mabel
had belonged, acted pan-bearers.
The girls. all of whom were dressed in
white. were as follows. Ethelyn
Foraker. Caroline Scott, Lillian Lewis.
Mabel Stirling. Gladys Lynch and
Audrea Davis.
There were a great many floral trib-
utes sent by friends of the young
girl and of her parents Interment was
at Oak Hill. Hammond
The sympathy of the entire com
munity is extended to the parents in
their bereavement, Mabel being their
only child and a most lovable girl.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-05-25
WORK ON
GARY & S.
COL .1TOS.H SWOPE
Especial to THE T1MEs.)

Crown Point, Ind, May 25.-W ork
on the Gary & Southern traction line
is progressing slowly and construction
on the line proper has been stopped
temporarily. The company has quite a
force of men engaged in fencing in the
right of way and this work will be fol-
lowed closely by the laying of rails.
A deep cut has been made in the sand
dunes south of the Ridge Road and the
tracks has been laid about one block
south of the thoroughfare- Though
the program is slow, 1t is siad to be
sure and the tracking already laid,
which is double from the Ridge Road
to the river bridge is of the most sub
stautial construction
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-05-25
NEWS
KERN IS PEEvED.

Washington. May 25.-Senator
Kern last night took drastic action
to stop the distribution of Kern
presidential buttons and literature
He sent a telegram to William An
derson, secretary Of the Kern Fresia
Dental Club of Indianapolis. which
was couched in plain language and
indicated clearly his displeasure over
the use of his name in connection
with the presidential nomination.
In the telegram he begged the club
to desist from advertising him any
more as a presidential possibility.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-05-25

Frank Leshnak, who was charged
with stealing 80 pounds of pig lead
from the city water department, was
brought before Judge Barnett this
morning for trial and was fined SIS and
costs.
Leshnak was employed by the city
water department and worked on the
sewer at 15eth street. where he secured
the metal and sold it for 90 cents
Clarence Jewett. superintendent of the
waterworks, swore out the warrant for
his arrest. His fine will be paid.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-05-25
MAD DOG
BITES BOY
IN FACE
Brute Tears Out Piece of
Lads Cheek; Second Case
of Dogs Attacking Chill
dren in Hammond in Three
Days.

Mad dogi The annual scare has
spread in Hammond this year, and al
ready there is one victim. a little boy,
3 years old. who would face terrible
death but for the Pasteur treatment
The victim is the 3-year-old son of
Mrs. Schaefer of 512 Sibley street.
While playing with his sister in the
alley last night old dog. said TO have
belonged to Mr. Herring of Kane ave-
nue., attacked the boy. The infuriated
animal snapped at the boys cheek and
buried it's teeth in the flesh and tore
q piece OF flesh out. The wound was
an ugly one and caused Intense pain.
The dog was shot at once by Mr.. Cook
of Summer street. Medical aid was Civ
en- the suffering boy at once, and ar
rangements made to give him the
Pasteur treatment at the hands of DIR.
(Continued on page 81
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-05-25
NEW HOMES
ARE PLANNED

j. w. Callahan, superintendent OF the
Chicago. Indiana & Southern railroad,
has decided to commence the construc-
tion of a fine residence In Hammond
within the next few weeks.
His new home will be constructed on
Highland street and will cost in the
neighborhood of $1,000. Mr.. Callahan
stated today that the new home would
be completed and made ready for occu-
patton this fall
Henry l.. Ambre has had the plans
drawn for the construction of a new
residence on Condit street. number
of other residences are planned this
summer.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-05-25
MRS. CHAS BACON IS
DEAD AT CROWN PIT.
Especial to THE TIMEs) }

Crown Point. Ind. May 25.-The
funeral of Mrs. Chas. Bacon, occurs at
the farm home east of Crown Point
this morning. Mrs. Bacon died on
Tuesday from childbirth. She was well
known In Crown Point. being the
daughter of James Westbay before her
marriage, and student of the Crown
Point schools She was twenty five
years of age and a most lovab1e char
acter. Rev. Dunlavy of the NJ E
church has charge of the services. The
interment will take place at Salem
cemetery. Much sympathy is express
ed for the bereaved husband and
family of the deceased young lady.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-05-25
D. HARU|N
LEFT At THE
POST NOW.
Lowell Trader Manipulates
Horse Trade From Old
Watch Given Him, and If
He Hadn't Quit Might
Have Got House and Lot.
Especial to THE TrMEsl

Lowell. Ind. May rs. Frank
Coorice of this place has David Harum
and Thad Mott of Crown Point showed
in the back seat with the bundles.
If he had not quit trading so soon
he might have come home with a house
and lot Recently a bank president gave
Frank an old silver watch. 1t refsued
to run even when Frank did. He took
1t to a watch veterinary and that
worthy got it to tick when shaken vio
lently.
Frank then did a hundred-yard dash
down the street and the watch stopped
ticking before he had gone a block an
a half. He shook it up and sold it for
dollar. He took the plunk and bought
d superanated old plug, which he trad
ed for an old buggy, set OF harness and
two wheels. He traded one old wheel
for the body of road cart without
wheels and added the wheels. He ran
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-05-25
Elks to Meet.

The Elks will hold their regular
meeting tonight and several candidates
are on the program If they appear for
initiation.
1t is hoped that large crowd attend
tonight. as number of important mat
ters will be taken up The lodge work
will be followed by social session
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-05-25
Married by Judge Prest.

Esther Gilligan and Raymond Fowler,
both of Chicago. were married by Judge
Prest yesterday afternoon. The VS.
eeured their license at Crown Point and
returned here to be married. This is
one OF the judges specialties. and he
has sermon fit for king.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-05-25
Case Set for Saturday.

The state case VS.. Smith, who was
arrested last Monday on a warrant
sworn out by Rosie Faber. will come
up for trial before Judge Prest Satur-
day morning. May 81
Smith is charged with stealing a
dozen 2-year-old trees from Mrs. Fab
er's yard and transplanting them on his
own property.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-05-25
Rogovich Fined.

A Bogovich. who was arrested last
Monday for mistreating and beating his
wife. was fined 81 and costs in Judge
Prest's court yesterday.
His wife. Anna Bogovich. swore out
the warrant for his arrest.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-05-25
NO PARDON FOR WALSH.

Warrington, D. c., May 25.-Presi-
cations for the pardon of Charles w.
Morse of New York and John r.
Walsh of Chicago, the two most
prominent bankers ever convicted
under the national banking laws.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-05-25
Ascension Dav,

Today being Ascension day, the feast
was generally observed with services in
the Catholic and Episcopal churches. In
the former it is holiday of ob1fga-
~tion.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-05-25
O,DONNELL MARKEDl

Chicago, May 25.-As a result of
the feud among Chioago's profess
sional labor sluggers and "gunmen,
Building Trades Council, is said TO
be marked for death. He is the man
referred to as 'tthe king" whose
death, the police has learned. has
been planned by the sluggers.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-05-25

Eugene Schmitz. former mayor OF
San Francisco, convicted OF graft, Is
penniless and stranded In Sinaloa,
Mexico where he was interested in
coal mine He is asking former
friends in San. Francisco for money
on which to get home.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-05-25

L. L. Caftanzoglue. charge oar-
faires at the Grecian legation al
Washington has earned the grau-
tude OF his people BY sending large
quantities of serum to fight the mem
nights on his home island
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-05-25

Continued on Page ~
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-05-25
WEATHER

FAIR AND WARMER
TODAY AND
TOMORROW.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-05-25

CONTINUED on Page s.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-10-03
HANDS BURNED LIKE FIRE

81 can truthfully say Cuticura Rem
edies have cured me of four long
years of eczema. About four years
ago l noticed some little pimples
coming on my little finger, and not
giving it any attention, it soon became
worse and spread all over my hands.
If would have them in water for a
long time, they would burn like fire
and large cracks would come l could
lay pin in them. After using all
the salves l could think Of, went to
three different doctors, but all did
me no good. The only relief got was
scratching.
so after hearing so much about the
wonderful Cuticura Remedies, 1 pur-
chased one complete set, and after
using them three days my hands were
much better Today my hands are
entirely we'll, one set being all used"
(Signed) Miss Eta Narber, R. F. D. 2,
Spring Lake, Mich, Sept. &c, 1910.
Although Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment are sold everywhere, a sample
of each, with 32-page book, will be
mailed free on application to "Cuti-
cura," Dept. 2 L, Boston.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-10-03
Shrimp Fisher Charged with Peonage

world AS the crow flies. Manila Is
perhaps not more than 40 miles from
New Orleans. But so isolated is it by
the marshes. the cypress swamps, the
canebreaks. the jungles that 1t might
as well be hundreds of miles away.
The only egress is a tortuous channel
of stagnant water.
To attempt to force ones way
through the swamps would be to In
vite death There are no paths
through the wilderness. and the man
who strayed a mile through the
marshes from the channel would find
himself lost, in danger of pitfalls and
perpetually at war with poisonous
snakes, with deadly malaria menac-
ing him at every step.
The peonage system is compare
lively simple, Men from the luggers
find dockmen along the Mississippi
out of work They offer them jobs.
saying that the cost of transportation
to the fisheries will be deducted from
their wages Once the men go down
the bayou, there is no escape from
their masters. They are ne yer al
lowed to get out of debt no boat
men will give them passage through
the bayou.
Manila is one of the largest of the
fishing villages. having about 300 res
idents. Half of them are Filipinos.
supposed to have escaped from Span
ish sailing vessels years ago. Stories
of how the Filipinos are held as
slaves are as old as the village it
self.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-10-03

NEW ORLEANS. Chung Lee, a
Az rich Chinese shrimp Usher and
owner of a store in this city, is a
prisoner here charged with =, holding
white men in bondage in Bayou Bara-
TARA, once the refuge Of LATTE and
his band. The federal officers who
arrested Lee brought with them nine
white men who will appear as wit
nesses. These men assert they were
shanghaied from a boarding house in
this city and taken to Manila, a fish
ing village, and often forced to work
30 hours without rest. Once they
escaped and boarded a steamer but
were discovered and the captain re-
turned them to the SHRIMP fisheries, as
is the custom of all gulf shipmasters
when refugees are discovered.
That such a condition could prevail
for years without discovery in a ter
ritory comparatively near to a large
American city will be received with
incredibility by those who know
nothing of the topography of that
country. But to those who have
pushed their way only a few miles
into the wilderness. The surprise is
that anything going on there should
ever be known to the rest of the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-10-03
Romantic Notions of Cowgirls Gone

Y ANSAS CITY, Mo.-When E. l..
N Poindexter came out west from
the east in 1906 he had all kinds Of
romantic ideas about cowboys. wild
Indians, cowgirls and life on the
plains. Finding life in Oklahoma City
he went out on ranch near Tulsa,
in search of the little romance left
in western life There he wooed and
wed a ranchman's daughter In a
week he knew what it was to be a
real tenderfoot. His wife told him to
wash the dishes. He refused. She
reached for her revolver, pointed it
at him In a threatening manner and
told him to dance. He made such a
terrible mess Of dancing she told him
to stop that and take up the dish rag.
That's a pretty dear; now kiss
me-" she said to him after he had
washed, dried and stacked the dishes
away. Then she put the revolver
away. He hid it. That would end her
wild west methods, he thought Il
will rule the roost for a while now,
he chuckled to himself.
How about dinner?" the wife in
CURED of him one evening after she
returned from long ride. Not
ready? Then you had better hustle
and get 1t ready"
Not much. he told her. She would