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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-10-27
PAYROLL
BANDITS
LOSE OUT
Betz Offices are Entered BY
Bandits Last Night In Search
of. Payroll They GET
Away With Loot.

Four bandits in quest Of the Ham
mond Betz company's $1,000 cash pay
roll early this morning bound and
gagged two watchmen. broke into three
vaults and two safes and escaped with
the petty cash box containing $500 and
$500 worth Of dental gold. large
quantity Of valuable narcotics was
taken from the vaults.
Today is pay day at the Betz COM
pany. It is believed the four men were
probably former employees Of the COM
pany and thought the payroll was kept
at the office The money rests at the
First National bank until paying time.
"BLACK JACKED" UATCHMEN.
The robbers gained entrance by
vaulting the high fence which encircles
the grounds and prying open door
leading TO the shipping room George
Swaboda, a watchman. was in the
room shortly after midnight when the
bandits entered AS he turned on them
he was struck on the head and knock
ed unconscious He was gagged. taken
to a rest room nearby and tied to a
cot Two of the thieves then proceeded
to find the other watchman. Frank
Zosado. and captured him before he
could make an outcry in the alley just
behind the shipping room. Zosado was
bound to another cot in the rest room.
One of the men was left to guard the
watchmen while the other three leis-
rrefve searched for the payroll
First. it IS believed the bandits
broke into two narcotic vaults in the
drug room on the third Coor. No esti-
mate on the amount of narcotics
mostly morphine and cocaine-taken
could be given by plant officials today.
The men We're not drug robbers for
they left behind other valuable drugs.
From the drug room the men went
to the "a aerfer'~ rear the front
entrance They blew open the safe
with nitro-glycerine. knocking down
one side OF the cage smashing par
tition enclosing the private office Of
L R Curtis, president. and imbedding
parts Of the flying pieces Of the safe
into the further wall Of the building.
From this safe, according 70 Miss Julia
Kinkston. cashier. they took the petty
cash box holding about $500 and $500
worth Of dental gold. Before leaving
the robbers made two more attempts
to locate the payroll blowing a smaller
safe and vault open. but found Moth
ing.
The men escaped about three o'clock.
CHEWS ROPE INTO.
Zasoda freed himself after an hour
or more OF tugging by chewing the
rope binding him into. He freed
swaboda and Immediately phoned Su-
'rrintendent Bracher who called the
police
Having over an hours start. the rob-
Ders made good their escape No trace
Of them could be found. although one
report was made that four men carry
ing suit cases had stopped a switch
man and asked the way to Gibson
This clue was unsuccessfuuy run
down. Police believe the men escaped
GO Chicago. All authorities within a
cadius of 100 miles were quickly noti-
ded.
PAYROLL BANDITS.
The men-payroll bandits-knew
their business. as was evidenced by
the way they blew open the safes and
worked the vault locks The vaults
entered were not burglar proof.
Disappointed in their search for the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-10-27
Hobart Falling Far Below Quota
is Only City In County
Not OVeTSubSCrbad.
WELL DONE,
LAKE COUNTY!
Totals 1892 s4.71e.z5o s4,125,OOo

While Chicago and many Indiana
counties are fighting desperately to
ring the MAXIMUM bell in the second
great Liberty Bond loan drive, Lake
county again steps TO the front and
oversubscribes her quota Of four mil
lion dollars and viii make it Eve before
midnight
Every city in Lake county except
Hobart has oversubscribed the maxi
mum amount asked Of it for the second
Liberty Loan. Lake county. asked to
give the maximum of sf125.ooo. has
pledged s4.71s.75o and the chances a'e
the people here will give more than
S50OO.Ooo A total of 1888 persons
have already subscribed.
Gary. Hammond Whiting, East Chi
cago-In6iana Harbor. Crown Point and
Lowell have oversubscribed. Hobart
has barely reached one-fOurth Of its
allotment. Hammond jumped next to
Gary today in the number Of subscrib-
ers TO the loan. and with but half OF
Gary's population has done remarkably
well.
Chairman Watson Of the Gary COM
mittee does not include any figures In
today's Gary table the complete sub
scription list from Gary banks and
several subsidiaries Of the steel com
pany.
The Gary tin mill employees. 1921 in
number. have subscribed s1o6,ooo and
only part OF this amount is included
in the Gary total The American Sheet
and Tin Plate company has subscribed
s130,00o IN behalf OF the company for
its two plants in Gary.
President II. G. Hay Jr., of the Gary
State Bank and county loan chairman.
Is proud because through his bank
alone s1.642ooo was pledged UP to last
night.
Million Dollar Counties.
Fourteen counties which have sold
bonds aggregating $1,000. 600 or more
are: Allen. $1,000 Geo; Dearborn. s1.O14.-
600; Delaware. s1,6s7.OO0; Grant. s1.osO.-
900; Henry, s1.1oo.O00: Howard. s1.O2s-
900; Lake S3.906.s00 Laporte. sl.sOO.-
coo; Madison. sl.S5O.O00, Marion. s1S.-
12s.5S0. St Joseph. $2529250: Tippeca-
noe. s2.119.So0; Vigo. s2.175.950; Wayne
SI,825.O0O Dearborn holds the record
for exceeding Its maximum allotment
with s374000 more than the $40. 900
which represents 16 per cent OF the
county's banking resources. Madison
il S2sO.o00 over it, highest quota Of
$3.50 .O0o These were yesterdays fig
ures.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-10-27
GERMANS
MASS FOR
BIC BLOW
By ED L. KEEN.
(Ey United Pross Cab1egra1n.l

LONDON. Oct. 27.-General Maclsen-
sen has massed 100000 Of his German
troops. a bare twenty miles from the
italian border. holding them in the hope
of striking a battering ram blow that
viii pierce the Italian lines and force
the fighting on the Italian plains.
According to this information which
reached here today all these troops are
from the Russian front. To gather
them Germany had had to strip all other
lines to the north and retire at scores
Of places to construct twisting battle
fronts leaving a bare skeleton Of trench
defenders.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-10-27
Bulletins
United Pres. CabIegrnm.l }

LONDON. oct. 27-varssenaere aero
were both bombed yesterday by British
naval pIapeS. the admiralty announced
today. Observation was difficult and
an estimate of damage done was i'm
possible.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-10-27
TENTH DISTRICT
WINS THE GAVEL
special to The Times.

CROWN POINT. md, oct. 27-The
Tenth district Of the Indiana Fedora
tion Of Woman's Clubs has won the
gaven at Fort Wayne. This IS consid-
cred an honor par excellence and is
given to the district each year which
gets the most clubs to join the fedora
alton. To Mrs. ]. c. Gibbs Of Crown
Point. chairman of the Tenth district.
is attributed largely the credit for en-
ergetlc work leading to the capture OF
the gavel.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-10-27
Omitted Press cabIegram.)

RIO DE JANEIRO. Oct. 27.-BrazlTs
formal declaration OF war against Ger
many was expected today to fore
shadow p8stcy of even more active
cooperation by Brazil In the allies
fight against aufocrncy. Greater utII-
izatiOn of the BRAZILIAN navy in patrol
operations was expected as the first
step.
The German Eunboat Eber, now at
Bahia, will be seized At once.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-10-27
Omitted Press CabIegram.) }

PETROGRAD, Oct. 27.-PreparatiOns
for the evacuation of HeIsingfOrS, Fin
land, were reported under way today.
The newspaper NOyO Vremn asserted
today that the Germans are making
extensive preparations for landing and
occupation of Finland, expecting that
their task will be easy owing to the
growth of previous propaganda there.
The German plan, the newspaper de-
cInres, is 10 make swift assault on
RussInn troops and cut the railway
which runs through Finland and Tor
nen. thus isOlatinE Russia from Swe-
den.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-10-27

payroll. the men took the drugs in
stead. They did not get to the mar
cotic room proper They also over
looked big government shipment of
morphine. A valuable lot of postage
stamps were left behind because they
were perforated with the Betz stamp.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-10-27

GREENSBURG, Oct. 27.-The entire
city was shaken when an over-charge
of nitro-glycerine let go in a well. The
explosive was being used to enlarge
the well.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-10-27

RUSHVILLE. Oct. 27-SIrs. Bessie
Hiuchman procured a divorce when she
declared that her husband hadn't taken
a bath for eighteen months. She also
charged cruel and inhuman treatment.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-10-27

HeIsIngfOrs Is a naval depot of Fin
land guarded by the fortress of svOa-
borg, n fortificatiOn of the first class.
The city is an important link in the
railway from PetrOgrad.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-10-27
PAYROLL BANDTTs.

The men-payroll bandits-knew
their business. as was evidenced by
the way they blew open the safes and
worked the vault locks. The vaults
entered were not burglar proof
Disappointed in their search for the
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-01

OC4NNL4VAAA4N -
MEETINGS TONIGHT
Mr.. J. F. Pickering lectures on In
dams of Great Southwest and Cliff
DweIlers of Ancient America" to-
night, Eckhart Park, Chicago and
Noble.
Chicago Chapter of American Assn
of Engineers dinner tonight, $50
p. m, Stevens bldg, 16 N. Wabash
av. Harry NJ. Brinkerhoff gives il
Illustrated lecture on Some interest
ing Phases of Our Transportation
Problem" 7:3O p. m. Free.
EngIewood Y. P. S. L. meets to-
night, 1924 Aberdeen. Educational
meeting.
Rev. John H. Elliott of N. J.
speaks on Christianity and Social
ism" at the Christian Socialist Eel
IOwship conference tonight at I'M
manuel Baptist church, 1920 Mich
igan aY. Welcome.
FRIDAY
Women's Party of Cook County
meeting Fri, p. m, Masonic Tenn
pie, hall GIL.
City club luncheon Fri. "a Sound
Administrative System the Solvent
of School Problem" by Prof. Chas.
H Judd, head of the Univ. Of Chica-
go school of education.
Commonwealth club reorganiza-
ton meeting Fri. night, at Kimbal
restaurant, 116 Monroe. Mr.. Philip
Steele, chief engineer of the 22d St.
pumping station, speaks on Water
Works of Chicago" Dinner served
ct $50 p. m, 60 cents.
NEW YORK STOCKS. - Market
marked time waiting for more war
news.
WEATHER FORECAST
Fair tonight with lowest tempera-
ture about %; Friday fair with rising
temperature; variable winds, shifting
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-01

Y BOOK-TWO CENTS
ssasss tssses
HERE'S
BY Jim Nance
ssss 1879 sess
When Iovin' folks are married,
There are rules they follow close.
The why and wherefore Of said ruleso'
Well-goodness only knows.
We kiss the bride and throw good rice
And shoes out in the air.
Why not on invitations put
The size of shoes you wear?
P. S.-Gosh! Wish somebody
would toss a couple of suits at me
when hitch up for life.
-O-O-
PICKETERS TO BE BROUGHT
BEFORE JUDGE BALDWIN
Garment strikers accused Of con-
tempt of court for violating Judge
Jesse Baldwtn's anti-picketing in
junction are to be taken before Judge
Baldwin for their hearings.
This will be the result Of an order
Judge Baldwin today instructed
Att'ys Wormser and Jacobson, for
the manufacturers to draw up, call
ing upon the sheTiff's Office to arrest
all picketers.
Baldwin took this action after
WOrmser and Jacobson had present.
ed afidavits showing that strikers
brought into the municipal court on
contempt charges are being released
on their own bonds.
81 am going to find out if this court
can be defied when it has entered an
order" said the judge.
SamI L. Friedman, for the Lyons
Mfg. Co., and through Atty H. ]. Ro-
senberg, today filed in Judge Bald
wins court an additional petition fOr
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-01

P. S.-Gosh! Wish somebot
would toss a couple of suits at n
when hitch up for life.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-19
PAYROLL TAKEN
BY AUTO GANG
Two Men Shot and One Beaten by
Bandits Who Made Away With
Satchet Containing
$1,000

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servicel
CHICAGO, May 1.-Two men were
shot and one other badly beaten by
five automobile bandits today. who
held up three men at the Racine
street exit of the Metropolitan ele-
waited and escaped with $1,000 pay
roll of the Stein Garter company.
The victims were:
I. j. Mooney, special policeman OF
the garter company, shot through the
back and leg, will probably die.
Frank Jones. laborer, bystander.
shot through leg.
l. J. Mooney, special policeman OF
the Merchants Trust company, shot
body and beaten
Emil WeisGer, II, employe OF the
garter company, badly beaten.
Byers, Mooney and Weisner were
returning from the bank with the pay
roll in a satchel As they stepped
from the elevated entrance into the
street, an automobile containing i've
men dashed UP. Four Of them at
tackled the group guarding the payroll,
while the other remained in the ma
chine.
Jones, who was passing, Joined in
the struggle. but in a few seconds all
four defending the money had been
put out OF business. The bandits
leaped into the machine and sped
away.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-19
Commission Of Industry.


|nited Press Leased Wire SeryiceI
WASHINGTON. May 1s.-Creation
a United States commission of in
etrial adjustment with sweeping
Ters to fix wages and hours of labor
employees in interstate transporta-
and designed TO eliminate strikes
lockouts. is provided in a bill
Fsented to congress today by the
Por department
he commission te, be composed OF
Pc members appointed by the presi-
pit with consent of the senate, would
ve drastic powers to intervene in
Por wars and establish equitable
Zee for three years.
No attempt would be made to de-
We labor of its prerogative to
use work individually or collectively
any time or to prevent employers
Pm discharging their men Individual
or collectively.
by preventing the possibility of
Pee increases or other laboring con.
fions after the commission shall
we established them, it is thought
incentive to strike will be re-
bVed.
FThe commission will become opera
Re July /.
The proposals are substantially SINH
I to those urged by President VIII
p last February and to which con-
ess at that time refused TO agree.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-19
A School Experiment.

Cedar Rapids Republican: In AL
berta, Minnesota a village OF thirty
families, they have done a new thing
which has attracted the attention OF
national educators. They have a CEN
trail school, hundred pupils being de-
livered every morning by buses. They
have built residence for the teach
ing force The superintendent and bis
family live on the first floor OF the
residence and the upper floor is used
for rooms for the unattached teachers
who have separate entrance TO their
quarters The basement is used for
domestic science schoolroom, and
also for a boarding hall for the teach
ers who live in the upper story. The
Superintendent pays 500 month in
rentals and the teachers upstairs pay
81 a month in their rooms. These
charges are sufficient for the upkeep
|of the house and for interest, at low
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-19
:. None viii be Started From
Attorneys Office, For
fitting Of Blue Law
Lid.
GIVE MORE TIME
!. announcement Of Plans for
one Week From Tomorrow
Will be
Made.

,re will be no prosecutions In
eml tomorrow for any fitting of
hIua law lid, according to Assist
Cnunty Attorney E. w. McManus.
McManus is not willing to clamp
the lid on the local situation
(nch short notice as has been
l and if there are any prosecu-
for alleged violations here they
NOT come from the county attor-
Office,
number of local people who
llly keep open Sundays and who
|ld be affected by the >blue law.
| notified Mr.. McManus that they
close UP if he intends to prose
The county attorney will not
any drastic steps this Sunday.
n he will do in another week re-
hs to be seen. and Will be an
heed in due time to give these
ble ample opportunity for arrang-
to obey the law.
hat many other county attorneys
kzhe state are unwilling to clamp
l1\he lid on such short notice is
lJAhn the following despatch from
r Ned Press:
us MONIES, Iowa, May 10
here will be cracks in the lid OF
lue law enforcement in Iowa to-
borrow. Not all county attorneys
re ready to put the Sunday clos
,g statutes into operation on
UGH short notice. E. J. Wenner,
lack Hawks county attorney.
nnounced today at Waterloo
hat he would make no effort to
aforce the blue laws until Sun
az, May 81.
ounty Attorney Hamilton and Mr..
Manus will decide in ample time
next Saturday just what course
y will pursue.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-19
rate on the investment

The idea is to make the place attrac-
tive for the teachers, to furnish them
with real homes, instead OF compel
ing them to board around, or 10
come and return from some distant
town. The teachers are always On the
ground and they are ready to help
make the school a community center.
The whole arrangement has proved so
attractive that there is new interest
in education and going 10 school has
become pleasure instead of a drudg-
cry for the children The Alberta
experiment is apt TO become popular.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-19
PERSONALS.

Mrs. Minnie King left last night rus
Buffalo, n. Y, to attend the supreme
camp r. N. OF A.
Miss Elizabeth Unser is visiting
her grandmother. Mrs. E H. LeBron
at Alpha apartments, 412 Franklin,
for an indefinite period.
Stafford Stricken who has enlisted
in the University of Chicago unit OF
the American ambulance corps, Is
spending Sunday with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Strickler.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. S. Paul have re-
turned from a visit with their son, A.
z. Paul In Des Moines
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-19
M'Adoo In ST. Paul.

limited Press Leased Wire Service]
ST. PAUL, Mimi, May 1s.-SecFe-
tary of the Treasury McAdoo urged
the northwest to throw its money as
well as its grain into the scales for
democracy in the world war, at
mammoth luncheon attended by LOCO
bankers, public officials and business
men OF the northwest today:
c.reeted at the union Sta,ion by a
ron, mittee of 500, including Governor
Rnrnouist. representatives of COVER
nors of wisconsin, the Dakotas, Mon
tana and Iowa, Secretary McAdoo
plunged into whiriW1nd program
expected to boom the sale OF hoerts
Inans throughout the northwest.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-19
Biistering Remarks.

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK, May 19.-Nathan
Faus blistering arraignment OF
Ptham's ultra wealthy for their
Fltry war relief donations" hurled at
meeting OF high society charity
Prder5 in the home of Miss Anne
Prgan, left New York's exclusie set
(sping today.
Let me speak demanded Straus,
Ferrupting report at the meeting
the National League for Women s
fryice at the Morgan home.
The rich people have acted shame
ny The few. paltry donations OF
PooO each have come from men who
I'VE made millions out OF this war
'otraus denounced that man who
Gently gave $500. 600 for a picture
iarles VI. Schwab did that not long
90 Miss Grace Parker, national
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-19
shInoina aiII Approved.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servlce.l
WASHINGTON, May 19.-The SEN
ate today approved the drastic ship
ninp section of the war budget bill
authorizing President Wilson to
spend $500 900. 900 Immediately in
buying and building vessels for use
In the war.
The bill empowers the President to
make contracts, fix prices and IL
NECESSARY commander plants engag-
ed in the production OF vessels or
parts thereof.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-19
increase Of Navy.

limited Press Leased Wire SerTice.I
WASHINGTON, May 19--The
house today approved conference
feport on a bill increasing the navy
from $1,000 to 10000 men and the
marine corps from 1900 to 10000.
The bill provides for increases in sal
airy so that enlisted men In these
branches will receive about $50
month, the same as is paid to enlist
ed men in the army under the selec-
rive service bill.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-19
CITY NEWS.

Sunday Fost-Dispatch. sc a copy
Everett Brown, infant son of Mr..
/ Mrs. Clarence E. Brown, OF this
died Friday afternoon at 400
bck, after an illness of several
pths> The baby was born In Keo-
and was one year, five months
twenty-five days of age. Besides
parents, the following three
theirs survive, Clarence, George
Clifford.
st. Louis Sunday papers. sc a
y.
The body of Raymond Davis,
D died al Graham hospital yester-
morning, was taken to Kahoka
night Mr.. Davis was twenty
rs old and died Of appendicitis.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-19

first day OF each month in favor OF
said person upon the filing OF proper
affidavit or claim as provided by law
On motion the board accepted the
resignation of Henry ID. Loewenstein
as constable for jackson township
inside the city OF KeoAuk. effective
May 1st, 1917.
On motion Peter Wolf was appoint
ed constable for Jackson township,
inside the city of Keokuk to fill
vacancy caused by the resignation OF
Henry D. Loewenstein.
On motion the board accepted the
resignation of C. A. Wright as jant-
tor at the court house in Keokuk, ef.
fective May LIST, 1917.
On motion the board appointed
Henry d. Loewenstein as janitor at
the court house in Keokuk, commenc-
ing May LIST, 1917. at a salary OF
$1,000 per month.
On motion the following quarterly
reports of county officers were ap-
proved and ordered filed, towit:
F. c. Chambers, county recorder.
quarter ending March, 1917, fees
received and paid TO county treas
urer:
For recording PSI deeds 49,. .$136.70
For recording 124 mortgages $50 60
For recording IL chattel mort
cages ....................2 s. 80
For recording AZ releases 80. % 90
For recording 8 leases ...... 40
For recording bills of sale $50
For recording art incorpor-
alton $50
For recording 26 afidavtts -. 1870
For recording 80 miscel. insts. 21.S0
For recording 1 power OF at
torney so
1866 80
J. B. Watkins, deputy sheriff, quarter
ending March, 1917:
Fees earned in criminal cases 5 SO So
Fees earned in civil cases -. Al. 40
Lockups and discharges 49,. 2S9 Is
1886 so
Fees collected and paid to
county treasurer ..........S 30 80
The report of R. H. Hart, superin-
tendent of the Lee County Home and
hospital for the insane for the
month Of April. 1917, showing the
following. was approved and ordered
filed, towft:
Number inmates April so. 1917 :. 81
Expenditures month OF April 1852 so
Receipts from sale of old iron SO. 60
On motion the board adjourned TO
meet Wednesday, May 9th, 1917, at
9 o'clock a. m.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-19

commandant of the league, quickly
apologized to the rich, saying Straus
was airing his own views, not those
of the league.
Several wealthy women haughtily
departed after Straus' tifade.
James W. Gerard and George w.
Wickersham, also present, sat
through the meeting, silent.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-19
KEOKUK BOY
GETS DEGREE
Ralph Tebeau Graduates From How
ard University at Washing
ton With High
Marka.

Ralph Tebeau, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles S. Tebeau OF this city. grad
uated with high marks yesterday
from the dental department OF How
ard university at Washington, ID. T.
Mr.. Tebeau has been studying at
Howard for the last two years, ana
received notice that he had passed
his examinations with high marks.
He probably will spend the summer
In the east.