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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-19
GAS METERS ROBBED
At EAST CHICAGO
Northern Indiana Gas and
Electric Company Look
ing For Young Thief.

Indiana Haror, Jan. ia confidence
man who represented himself as a
line man employed by the telephone
company to inspect wires in houses of
subscribers. and wearing boots with
spurs which seemed to bear out his
claim, succeeded in getting into num-
Der Of houses in Indiana Harbor of
late and robbing the gas meters of the
money they contained.
Thus far eight owners of meters
have been heard from, the amounts he
got from each varying from $2,v "a
$3.50
The meters robbed included those
belonging to John Manta, 3S02 Euclid
avenue; H. A. Hofer. 37os Parish ave-
nue.; Mrs. A. w. LaRue. 3719 Ivey
street; o. Solberg. 1906 livery street;
V. Primuda, 1904 Cedar street and
others
How long he might have continued
on his merry way, robbing the gas met
ers, is a matter of conjecture. 1t was
Mrs. H. Hiner who conducts a grocery
at One Hundred and Thirty eight
/ street and Euclid avenue. who put q
crimp in his activity.
! When the man presented himself a.
her door. she suspected he was mo-
what he represented himself to be anC
refused him admittance to her base
ment. After his departure Mrs Hinel
notified the police of her suspicious ant
an officer was at once emit out to max,
I inquiries, after ii had been ascertanet
I that the telephone company had n,
such representative abroad The off
Ger was accompanied by representa-
tive of the gas company who found tn
above named had been duped by tn
lstranger.
The swindler has been described a
a young fellow about twenty five year
DID, and the police expect to land hir
| soon
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-19
NOTES on TRACTION BATTLE.

Everything went last night with the
Gary and Interurban railroad. Every
body who cared to had a free ride to
the south side regardless of passes,
tickets or eares
Now lets see gentlemen" said Alder
man Castleman. partaking generously
of a chew of navy plug. (which ear
injunction are yew talking about.
There ere so blasted many of 'em that
I'm completely bamfooseled."
After the two restraining orders had
been served and everything had quieted
down the officials of the Gary and In
terurban and members of the council
combine. adjourned to the offices of
the company in the Gary building
where heads were put together In an
effort to decide what was the next best
move.
The council combine" had their own
private car last night with Alderman
Castleman as chief train dispatcher,
notorman and conductor.
| After the battle was over the three
hundred Italians who were employ ed
by the company were brought down
town in cars and dined at local res
taurant.
The Gary and Interurban tried to
put over on us while all of our
lawyers were al Valparaiso said At
torney Arthur Carnduff, counsel for
the Gary and Southern. IF it had not
:, been for the fact that 1 had to leave
Porter county to come to Gary in ord II
to attend the meeting of the Miller
| own board the G. and !. would have had
/, it's tracks laid without interruption.
AS soon 1 got wind of the move
prepared to get out restraining order
! which stopped tn work at 100 a. m.
| You can bet there will be some heavy
damage suits come out of this
President Price of the Cooperative
Construction company "A subsidiary OF
the New York-Chicago AIR Line was
in the Offices of the company In Gary
last night and kept the wires to Chi
cago busy confering with Attorney
Chase of the Gary and Interurban.
Two hours more work would have
completed the line When the company
| was stopped by the last restraining
order a thousand feet of track had
been built south of the river and a
point about one hundred feet north oil
Ridge Road had been reached from
the Michigan Central tracks. Over two
hundred men were employed on the
i work together with twenty-five teams
used in hauling material
The supplies and men were secretly
housed in barns along the route and
| when the word was given a 3 o'clock
to start work South Broadway GER
tainly presented a busy scene. Light
was furnished so that the work might
be carried on by several hundred kero-
/ sene torches.
The men who were employed last
1 night were put to work this morning
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-19
WHITING MAN IS
HELLO UP FOR JOKE.
Especial to THE TIMEs.)

Whiting, Ind. Jan. l9.-Herman
Water of Water Bros. Sporting Goods
store, was the victim of a joke, which
was fun for the perpetrators, but to
which he could not take kindly. It
was decided by crowd of about eight
to hold Mr.. Water up. just for fun. In.
the crowd was Constable Charles
Muller. He with the rest of the crowd,
with the exception of one, who happen
ed to be a stranger to Water, ent into
the store Shortly after they had emit
cred the stranger came in and going
to Water, put his hand upon his should
ers said: Give me all you got"
Water startled to death, began hol-
lowing for Muller. saying Charlie,
Chalie. Charlie When Charlie appear
ed On the scene Mr.. Holdup" made q
dash for the door, and the entire crowd
who were in On the job, did Also fol-
lowing him for quite a distance. FinalS
ly they returned with the man, and
taing him to Water they asked IL ha
was the man, and he excitedly said
yes" 1t was then that they all roar
ed and told Water that he was only the
victim of joke, but he couldn't see
what kind of a joke that was. to scare
man almost to death.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-19

Quoted by Dutch" Spangler, in the
Dolson billiard parlors. and CHANGING
to glance in and seeing Dutch busily
engaged aeta ping Jack Nelson's rotunI
countenance. he was reminded of the
deep brotherly love he felt for Dutch
He went in and immediately some
thing started. He told Dutch how
much he loved him and also how easy
IT would be for him (Dick) to lick
him. He emphasized these declarations
by a series of attempts to bang Dutch,
but the latter was not in a receptive
mood
In the meantime Mr. Nelson reclined
in the chair with Dutch and his razor
lowering over him, Dick making futile
grabs at everything and everybody in
sight, and his rosy face half shaved.
Officer Joe Lencionini was finally sum-
moned. who induced Dick to go home
to his shoe shining shop Dick had
only ben in his own bailiwick but a
short time when he discovered the sur
roundings didn't suit him at all, and
he started a rough-house which was
quickly stopped by officer Leinceonini
and Captain John Mariner, and Dick
was escorted. against his will, to the
police station. Mr.. Nelson handed Dutch
cents as the price of half shave.
Dicks audience numbered 200.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-19
BANQUET
FOR !. N. c. A.
At SO. BEND

Directors. trustees, and other officials
of the Gary Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION have received invitations from
the secretary of the South Bend Y. NJ.
c. A. TO attend a big banquet which
will be given in the association hall on
Thursday, Jan. %.
Invitations have also been extended
10 Eugene j. Burlington and G. G.
Thorpe. president and vice president
of the Illinois Steel company, and A.
F. Banks, president of the E.. J. & E.
railroad. Both Mr.. Burlington and Mr..
Banks ahve accepted the invitation and
will accompany the Gary directors and
trustees to South Bend. and it is said
they are greatly interested in the Y.
NJ c. A work. =
The party will leave for South Bend
on the $50 train on the afternoon of
the 26th.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-19
IMPORTANT
MEETING TO
Be CALLED

At meeting of the Gary CONNER
cial Club which was called for the pur-
pose of acting on the new constitution
and by laws. petition. signed by more
than fifty. business and professional
men. members of the club. was present
ed to President r. s. Norton demanding
that he call a special meeting of the
club at which time action viii be tax
10 try 70 better the financial, indus
trial and political conditions that now
menace the citv.
The petition which was presented last
night was circulated among the busi-
ness men who members of the club,
yesterday afternoon and all were
unanimous the time is at hanu -e-n
some action may be taken. President
Norton set next Friday night Jas the
date of the special meeting. 1t is to
take place at the Gary hotel at s
o'clock sharp and it is expected the
session will be largely attended as the
club has planed drastic action in
order to bring about a betterment of
conditions in The city.
The action of the Commercial Club in
calling the special meeting was brough t
about. by the statement of the Gary
Clearing House Association printed In
will the Commercial club take action
but it is said that a movement is now
on foot to call meeting of every club
and organization. in the city. that has
tho welfare of Gary at heart including
the Retail Merchants Association. En-
plorer. Builders and Material Men
Association, architects. and possible the
mayor. and city council itself
At tho meeting last night the. com
r.ittee appointed by President Norton
made their report on the new constitu-
ton and by laws. They were discussed
al some length after which several
changes We're made before their adop-
tion.
on February 1st the club viii raise
their membership fee to $500 and the
annual dues was also increased TO SEQ
The membership fec and annual due.
heretofore wore $40 each.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-19
MILLER TOWN ROARD
HOLDS A MEETING

M.ller's town board consisting Of
President Oiander and Trustees North
and Fredericzson met last night and
fixed the salary schedule for the year
The trustees Will get six dollars for the
regular (monthly) meetings ard three
dollars for special Ones. The attorney.
Ora L. Wildermuth of Gary IS TO get
twenty-five dollars for meetings he
attends wish reasonable fees for other
duties.
Town Clerk Michael Zelli5or, who is
also treasurer, had his pay, raised from
s45 to $50 a month and within a short
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-19

nothing more to do than to obey the
mandate contained in the little sheet of
white paper. SO shovels and axes were
shoulders dand the men marched back
to the waiting street cars while the
horses and wagons soon disappeared
into the darkness just as quickly as
they had came on the scene earlier in
the evening.
The men were hauled uptown where
they were given warm suppers the
Gary & Interurban chieftains and law
yers went to the companys office for
a post-midnight conference, the specta-
tors went to their homes and South
Broadway soon resumed its usual
nightly appearance, leaving no indica-
ton of the activity that had been play
ed there for the past six hours.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-19
EXCITEMENT OCCURS
IN 4 BARBER SHOP
Especial to THE TrMEse

Indiana Harbor. Ind. jan 19.-Dick
Gardus, who runs the shoe shining
parlor on Block avenue. near the Lin
coin hotel, was out celebrating early
last evening. but before he had gotten
very far the unfeeling cops put an end
to his fun and landed him in the coop.
During the course of his perigrna-
lions Dick passed the barber shop con-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-19

after Gary had annexed this district,
the company under the terms of its
franchise started to lny Its track q few
days before it's franchise expired.
Mayor Knots used the police force to
interrupt the work and have the rails
torn up.
Get restraining order: Thereupon
the company went into court and got
out an order restraining the city from
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-19

I'll me the town marshal will get an
increase of $40. The town health ON
Ger DIR. Mackey of Hobart is to get
SIS for keeping the germs out OF the
Ecity. Action the Columbia avenue
assessment was also taken
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-19

on the Fifth avenue line
The local police were taken to the
scene in automobiles. the police patrol
being in the hands of a repairman. A
squad of over 80 officers including the
majority of both the night and day
force were dispatched to the scene by
Chief Martin
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-19
New Creation Organization

Secretary of State Ellingham at In
s!ianapolis has signed papers provid-
ing for the Incorporation of the Indiana
Creation Society of Gary. The incor-
porators are t!"ee IN niinser and are
as follows: Frank Riblan, Peter Gallo
vich and Max Nzelitz- 1t has no CAPT
tai stock.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-19

granting any franchises in the vicinity
and prohibiting my work on it's own
or any other company's pnrt. The conn
pany- also asked the court to restore its
rights ON account of the loss OF DAYS
causes Inv Mayor Knots
New restraining order: Fearing TINT
the mayor and council might grant n
franchise to another company IL had
the order renewed last week.
Cnse being heard: It's case on thi. 4.
being heard I'm Valparaiso and everx
Indication pointed to the fact tbnt -
would win.
GARY a lnterurban's contention: This
company maintains that it's original
franchise Permits 1t 10 operate to III.
city limits. On the theory that II
means any present or future limits IT
started to extend its system last night
lnJunctions; To prevent police or
other interference, the company car
ried ON it's work under Injunction. last
night. counter restraininx order
was secured after midnight by jts RI
val. prohibiting 1t from completing the
work.
That William Hardy. special judge
I'm the absence of Judge Reiter, issuee
the order restraining any one from in
terfering with the Gary & Interurbau
In laying it's tracks,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-19
STEEL OUTLOOK BETTER,
SAY MANUFACTURERS
Feature of Week in Rail
Industry Is Closing Of
8 Export Contracts.

New York, Jan. 1.-THE Iron Age
says today:
The steel manufacturers met ex
pectations at their New York confer
ence last week by the unanimity with
which they favored holding present
prices. Apart from the pig iron pro-
ducers who saw early prospect of
betterment in their industry. those who
attended found more hopeful view
of the situation. This feeling has been
communicated to sales organizations.
with the result that the net balance of
the weeks market reports is on the
side of Improvement.
The position of the steel manufac-
turers Is that prices for their products
have already been sufficiently read l.
justed and should not go lower except
as there is a general reduction in COM
modities and labor. They contend fur
Their that cutting prices at this time
would not increase business At the
same time. there is no evidence of alb
solute adhesion to price or that the
slight Irregularities that have existed
for weeks have disappeared.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-19
HOPE of Better Trade status.

Cleveland, O.. Jan. 19.--The Iron
Trade Review in its issue today says:
AS result of the development at
the New York meeting of manufactur-
ers of strong sentiment against
reducing prices of finished steel prod
ucts. thus causing reduction of wages
al many plants there is a distinctly
better tone in the finished material
market. While no is confident of
a decided change for the better hope
of steady upward trend is enter
tanned. Conditions in the pig iron mar
ket are not so promising as in finished
lines. although in some parts of the
country there is better inquiry, es-
pecially for basic.
There is also disposition in some
centers to make concessions. In the
east sellers are aggressive and conces-
sions of about so cents ton have been
made in some cases. Most of the
northern shading is attributed to Buff
falo makers on sales for delivery far
Their east. Although in Cincinnati and
Birmingham. southern iron has been
sold at S11 ton for No. 2. Mirming-
ham, this quotation has been shaded
25 cents in Chicago and st. Louis. A
sale of 10000 tons of nom Bessemer
Mesaba ore has been made to a west
ern Pennsylvania furnace on the basis
of last years prices. 81 a ton, and the
seller will take 1000 tons of basic pig
iron from the furnace company
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-19
Export Contract. for Rails.

The chief item in the rail trade is
the closing of three export contracts.
Argentine lines have taken $4,000 tons
from the Maryland Steel company, and
5000 from the steel corporation, and
the latter has closed 5000 tons for
Mexican line. New domestic rail or
ders are light. but there are several
good inquiries. The Tennessee COM
pany's mill has started rolling on the
Louisville & Nashville order OF 5000
tons. already announced but the re-
port of $4,000 tons additional from the
same lines Is a fiction. The Gary rail
mill has also started up. while the
South Chicago mill has closed down
The reflection in the market here Of
strong conditions abroad is a factor
that will bear watching. British tin
plates have advanced cd box in two
weeks. and the placing of further ex-
port business with American mills is
not unlikely.
Pig iron has been bought more free
ly, but as has happened over and over
in the last year. where volume has
grown prices have shrunk"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-19
MIDNIGHT
TRACTIONISTS
INVADE GARY

CONTINUED from Page one.)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-19
Came Out Like Magic.

1t was about o'clock that the peo-
pie in the Ridge road district began
to see strange scenes Wagons were
scurrying here and there on the un-
lighted thorougafare and more than
500 men lined its length from the river
to the Nickel Plate railway. Soon
torches began to flicker and by their
light it could be seen that rails ties
and other paraphernalia were coming
out of hidden recesses
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-19

Then the word went around that
some one was building the long ex-
pected car line and that it would be
operating before morning Informa-
tion soon reached police headquarters
and in a very short while Chief of Po-
lice Martin had the entire night force
of twenty-five officers Fastening to
the scene.
When the police arrived they saw
an unusual scene. The mile and one
half strip was dotted with torchlights
and the ''yee-hos of the foremen and
the striking of countless hammers and
the ring of dropping rails told the
story
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-19

Tint William Hardy. special Judge,
i'm the absence of Judge Reiter. issued
the order restraining any one from in
terferinE with the Gary & Interurban
I'm laying it's tracks,
one of the most spectacular acts in
the Gary traction tangle was staged
last night with South Broadway as the
scene of action and the Gary & Inter-
urban railway and the Gary e. South
ern Traction company as the chief act
ors. The attempt on the part of the
former and the restraints put on it bv
tie latter in trying to build an entire
street car line over night will probably
recorded as one of the most unique
affairs in Gary's annals
Scenes In the Night.
The act resulted in the modelling of
the entire night police force. the keep
ing of judges from their rest the la
bors of hundreds of men. the frantic
efforts of many attorneys, the work
of deputy sheriffs and the employment
of injunctions and counter njunctions.
Start to Lay Tracks.
With that part of Broadway that lies
below the Little Calumet river and ex-
tends to the city limits as the place,
as the pseciflc scene of action. and
with auxiliary scenes in Hammond
Crown Point and midnight automobile
dashes over country roads, the<event
was extremely exciting.
Despite the fact that the Gary q
Southern Traction company had gotten
out. some months ago and renewed it
last week, an Injunction restraining
the mayor. the city councilmen and all
others from granting a street car fran
chise or building a line in the terri
tory below the Little Calumet river
the Gary & Interurban acted a
clause in its franchise and proceeded
to essay the feat of laying tracks and
having a car running over a two mile
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-19

ence could avail nothing the police
squad left the scene
Icy Winds No Hindrance
Move number one on the checker
board had been won by the Gary &
Interurban line. The battalion of three
hundred men worked under renewed
pressure. One-half the men began at
the southern terminus at the Nickel
Plate crossing, and worked northward
The other half faced the icy winds that
swept over the Calumet marshes and
labored like Trojans pushing the rails
toward the south.
Hundreds of spectators were attract
ed to the scene and the Gary & Inter
urban ran its cars half the night. max
ing big profits hauling passengers and
additional workmen to the scene of
battle. Aldermen Bowser and Castle
man. of the council insurgency, were
on hand assisting in the work and
trying to put one over"
Castleman Makes Speech.
Il told you that we would give you
south enders street cars in twelve
hours" shouted Alderman Castleman
to an admiring throng, who had ex-
pected that he meant twelve months.
and, by gum. you shall take street
rue III TIE MORNING.. w men tHc
council sets out to do a thing she does
it."
In the meantime the counter forces
had begun to work All of the Gary
& Southern representatives had been
out of town, down to Valparaiso, at
tending the trial, and it was by the
merest accident that Attorney Arthur
Carnduff. of Wildermuth & Carnduff.
counsel for the Gary & Southern Trac-
ton company. managed to hear of the
latest move
Young Carndun's strategy.
The young attorney soon secured an
automobile and made a hurried dash
over the country roads to Crown Point
where, armed with affidavits, he sue
ceeded in convincing Judge McMahan
that 1t was most imperative that he
get a restraining order to stop the
Gary & Interurban. This secured, he
made a wild dash back to Gary and
shortly after 1 a.. m. the legal docu-
ment was served on all concerned and
in few minutes the order had run
down the line to cease work.
Injunction Hats Work.
When Carnduff dashed on to the
scene all but a quarter of mile of the
track had beer completed. There wss
Barton County democrat., 1911-08-04

Henry Born left Sunday for
Chicago and New York where he
will purchase his fall and winter
goods.
Miss Nellie Johnson visited
Sunday, as Hargrave, the guest of
her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. DeNIOtte
spent Sunday in EllinwoOd the
guests of their daughter, Mrs. j.
X. McNIullen and family.
Bruce Chapman, of 0SkalcOsa,
Kans., is employed at the Krause
Shoe Store. %
Mrs. Wall Dodge and daughter,
Mrs. Ed TraylOr and Mrs. Lyman
Dodge, left last Friday for Colo
RADIO where they will spend a few
weeks taking in the sights.
Harry Bunting of St. John,
was here last Friday visiting his
brother, W. R. Bunting, and FAM
lily.
Mrs. o. T. Boyer of Route 4,
who underwent a severe opera
tiOn at the hospital here, has so
far recovered as to return to hen
home last week.
Barton County democrat., 1911-08-04

Edith ROse-Henry Boyle, WD. 1t.
4, Blk. 7, VIM. R. Smith Add.
HOisington, 81, 300.
j. NJ. TOadvine-AlOis Klug, WD.
N. W. u 81 16 II, 81 and other.
Sam Beckett-J. W. Turner, WD.
Its. Z s, Blk. l, D. 0. Gray add.
HOisingtOn, 5000.
G. L. Heizer-The Citizens Natl
Bank, WD. 1t. l, TiltOn's sub
div. Blk. 1873, CT. Bend, $1,000.
Edward Sharkey-Elias J. Eve
leigh, WD. N. X, N. W. u of
Is Is II, $1,000.
Frank L. Herthel-E -Effie j. Norris,
WD. Its. 7 SO 6, Blk. 5, Bloom.
er Add. Clafflin, $500.
Frank ]. Davis-ThOmas Gilmore,
WD. 1t. 5, Blk. 63, Ct. Bend,
$3.50.
Karl Manweiler-Edith Rose. WD.
Its. q %, Blk. 2, D. O. Gray
Add. HOisington $1.OO.
Margaret BlOOmer-J. 0. DOtsOn,
WD. Its. l 2. Blk. 6, BlOomer
Add. Claflin $3.50.
Jacob SeSSler-N Michael Sessler ct
aal, WD. E. 10 #. 1t. 20, and
all 1t. q, Blk. n, ct. Bend,
$1.OO
Theodore Dahm- Wilbur Kepple,
WD. Lit. 13, Blk. SO, A. V. T.
Add. CT. Bend $3.50.
j. R. Murphy-Frank Bechtel, WD
S. Y 1t. 5, Blk. 2, D. 0. Gray
Add HOisingtOn, $3.50.
Mrs. P. H. Unruh-SuSie Unruh ct
al, @. c. D., 73O1O-1625O0 Int. in
N. W. Y, 20 20 Is, $1.O0.
L. C. B. HOlmeSe-Eliza Gray, @.
C. D. Its. s 9, Blk. q, T. Cos.
LIST. Add. Hoisington, $50.