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LIS! CALL FOR HCITS!

Naturalization Experts Busy With the Untutored Pole and Hunyak. . OLD 1I GNES OUT Under the New One it Will Not be so Easy to lead Ignorant Foreigners to The Polls. The new naturalization law will go Into, effect at 12 o'clock tonight and there is feverish activity on the part of the politicians of the county to make American citizens out or all the foreigners who have not already taken the first degree. Under the old law there were very few restrictions regarding the admission of members to this great commonwealth of ours and the politic!;'. n taking advantage of this condition of affairs seemed spasmodically interested In Increasing the foreign vote of the community. The enactment of wise natt.ii allzatiori laws has changed all of this. It i Is now necessary that every applicant for citizenship be able to rend am' write English. Uncle Sam also has objections to taking anarchists or Mormons into his big family. Then, too, there Is considerable red tape necessary before any one can be naturalized under the new law. These restrictions do not affect the foreigner who has been in the country

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Ized to conditions here and merely seeks the rights and privileges of citi zenship under the law, but li does work a veal hardship on the party boss who, after sizing up the pool books, finds himself several thousand votes short and is unable to assist the city In benevolently assimilating a few more citizens. Ilnee for New Voter. And so local politicians are playing the game for the last time. They have made arrangements to have the office of the deputy of the United States court kept open until 10 o'clock tonight and it is expected that it will no at least before twelve o'clock before the hundreds of roles, Hunyaks and Italians will have been put through the mill and transformed from Ignorant! Illiterate foreigners to American citizens. Both parties have put off the matter of creating voters until the last moment for fear that the others will I cat them at their own game and tonight the grand scramble will begin. The deputy clerk will be the winner to the extent of several hundred dollars as a result of the great political activity, for he receives a fee of $1.00 for each man naturalized. At Crown Point there have been large numbers of foreigners who are ha .'ins their second papers made out before the law Imposes its new re-s-trictions. but this is not the work of the politicians, for a man can vote as soon as he has declared his intention of becoming a citizen. IllO FOHt 1M.AXS EXTENSION. Urnmh I.lne to be HutU From Evnnvtlte to Jit. t'iirmfl, III., Giving Evnnnvllle Another Idue to Chicago. Capt. G. J. Grammar of Chicago, vice president and traf!ic manager of the Big Four railroad, who is now in KvansviHe, says that the new road to be built from Evansville to Mt. Carmel, 111., will not be a separate road, but will be a full-tledged division of the Big Four system, opening a new route from Evansville to Chicago and NewYork. He says that the rumors that the Big Four will have t rattle arrangements with some other road after the line is completed are untrue. t The road will be double tracked and ballasted and will have all the modern conveniences of the New York Central line of which it will be a part. Ca t. Grammar says that all arrangements for the financing j of the new7 road have been completed j and the contract will probably be let within the next two weeks, the road to be completed before another grain crop is harvested. The company will build a modern bridge at Mt. Carmel. E'.., over the Wabash river. The completion of the new road will give lv-ansi!ie another direct line to Chicago over the Big Four from Evansville to Mt. Carmel, Mt. Carmel to Danville, DanviUe to Indiana Harbtsr and from Indiana Harbor to Chicago over the lines of the Lake Shore road. The shops of the Big Four are situated at Mt. Carmel, and the shops of the Evansville and Mt. Carmel division will pro'. ably te located at the same point.

WITH ONE: Henry Gardner's Frau Greets Him at Dock With Large Family. FATHER IS PUZZLED Doe3 not Know Whether to Take Care of Numerous Brood 'or' Seek Divorce. Henry Gardner, some time ago of Hegewisch, and now of South Chicago, Is about to take his troubles to the courts. Yesterday he secured an audi ence with a Chicago lawyer and re quested him to "draw up documents." The lawyer in question has a large and comprehensive practice, but he lias gone no further with the case than to enroll it under the head of "Unusual experiences," Henry Gardner's story is unique and iie told it to the lawyer in a broken voice and equally broken English. Nine years ago he left Merzlg, a village in Germany, and came to America to seek out one of the fortunes that are lying about promiscuously. , Among- the fond regrets he left In the Fatherland were a wife and an olive branch of one year's growth. This olive branch is Henry, Jr. lie kissed them farewell at the station of the railway that leads from Merzlgdown to the sea, promising to write regularly and begin sending directly as he closed ln6h"t?ie ur&t installment of his prospective for tune. On landing safely in America he came direct to Chicago where he thought relatives awaited him. In Chicago he. learned that the cousin, upon whom ho most depended as phil osopher, guide and friend, had moved with his family to Hegewiseh. There Henry found him eventually, snuglyhoused and safely placed in the posi tion of assistant foreman. The cousin was glad to see him, which is not usually the case, and within a few days, got him a nice, light job wheel ing pig iron and cleaning castings at $1.50 per day. He told the timekeeper that his name was Heinrich Ilaumgartner, but the unfeeling timekeeper, to expedite bookkeeping, reduced it to II. Gardner. Henry complacently accepted the change with the nine dollars that went with it and his name as been H. Gardner ever since. Four and a Half for A una. As soon as he could get his $9.00 of American money translated into the German language, he sent half of it to his beloved Anna in Merzig. He r mcmbered her every week to a greater or less extent vhtl th.- iah .in six months he had saved $30 besidos what he sent home. About that time a piece of metal rolled over on him and broke his leg. Six weeks later when he was discharged from the hospital, the factory was shut down, the cousin had moved to Mollne, HI., to "take a position" in a plow factory, and the $50 "plant" had faded. Under cover of his last five-cent stamp Henry wrote to Anna, bidding her to be of good cheer and assuring her that the prospects for the resumption of the weekly remittanee and the eventual ."..'cumulation of the price of . the passage ticket was extremely glowing. Anna wrote back words of encouragement and Heniy, as he set out for Whiting, In 1.. in search of another job. was happy. He found Hie Job in Whiting and set to work joyously. He prospered and with each stroke of prosperity he added another gable to the gilded palace he would erect for "die Frau und da? kind" when they joined him in glorious America. At I.nst She Comm. His ambition in this direction grew with the years and it took ham nine years to materialize his dream. In the meantime he had set himself up in a small business on the southern bolder of South Chicago. He worked and saved. He bought a home and furnished it. Then he sent for Anna and Cue baby. He was waiting on the dock in New York when the ship tied up and the immigrants swarmed onto the dock. He strained his eyes for a sight of the trim figure lie had left in Me rzig ; There was no trim figure and no

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one at all whom he recognized. But ! including all stops. In case the Pennwhile he was still anxiously scanning j sylvania should establish such a schedthe faces in the crowd of foreigners. I ule the New Y'ork Central lines would

a woman to wnose starts tnree etiudren clung, while another was carried in her arms, laid a timid hand upjn his arm. The woman was a trifle overstout, but comely. Although she t'id not much resemble the Anna of nine years previous, the recognition now

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was instantaneous. "Anna:" he cried, folding her, baby and all. In a fond embrace. Henry in miniature, but For a moment Henry had not realized that the baby Anna held was not Henry, Jr., for the child was a breathing image of the little one he had left behind and whose tiny features he had cherished in his memory during all the long years of waiting. Sundenly it caine over him that his "babychen" should be a big boy by this time. The baby in Anna's arms began to cry, "Mamma! Mamma!" in fright at what he regarded as rough handling at the hands of this strange man. Anna smiled with maternal pride as she hushed the child. In the meantime Henry had begun to take notice of the others. "Who who are these?" he asked, with dawning half-comprehension. "These are the other children," she said. "This one," indicating the tallest of the group, "i3 Heinrich." Henry made no reply and in sullen mood conducted Anna and her brood to the railway station where he purchased tickets and boarded a train for Chicago. Anna and her brood were Ktably seated in the day coach but Henry sought the smoker. He did not visit Anna tluring the entire trip but in the meantime he was thinking. And Anna, in company with her children, wondered what had happened to cause the change in her husband, who had appeared so pleased to see her when he met her at the dock. When their destination was reached. Henry came again, and saw Anna and "das kind" and "die andere kind" safely housed in a South Chicago boarding house, and in the meantime Heinrich is wondering what is his next move. So is his lawyer. MAY BE SHORTENED TO SIXTEEN HOinS. The rumor is going the rounds of the local railroad circles that the Pennsylvania officials are seriously considering the shortening of the schedule of the Pennsylvania Special between New York arid Chicago from eighteen hours to sixteen hours. As Superintendent McKim, of the Pennsylvania, was out of the city today, no confirmation or denial of the rumor could be obtained. Both the engineers and the engines that are now hauling the Special have several times demonstrated their ability to make faster time than is now called for in the schedule, but whether or not this speed could be maintained for the 912 milts between New York and Chicago is another tjuestion. In order for ths Special to cover the distance in sixteen hours it would be necessary for 't to maintain an average speed of slightly less than fifty-seven miles an hour, i nunuui a uouoi iohow sun wita menTwentieth Century Limited. THE WEATHER. Partly elondy and cooler tonight and Thursday.

INDIANA, WEDNESDAY,

Uncle Sarrti 'Do.you ctch the idea, sonny?"

GHOSTLY TAPS PROVE OIHS

Merry-makers at . Sherby Home Given Warning of. Impending Calamity. THREE CAUGHT 111 WRECK When Victims of C. J. Collision Meet, Odd Circumstance of Mysterious ' Sounds is Recalled. Signs and omens will be believed in .s,1? long as they are coincident with such accidents as the street car wreck last Sunday night on the C. J. crossing. Straggling reports of the smashup show that the conditions were far more frightful that was at first given out. Because there were no deaths the results were underestimated. With a more detailed report of the unhappy occurrence comes also a story of signs and omens whose connection with the wreck may be, unfounded but is still of interest. In the Chicago bound car that was struck by the C. J. engine were a party of Chicago people who had spent the day and evening at the Sherby home in Truman street, preparatory to the wedding of Miss Blanche Sherby. Tn the party were Mrs. Harry McPonnall, her daughter. Miss Marie MeDonnall, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Menard. The last few hours passed all too soon in the circle of friends and relatives. It was long after 3 0 o'clock when the conversation suddenly ceased. For a minuto there was the utmost silence. In the room the light was burning brightly, while through the window only could be seen darkness. Nobody spoke. Th crowd sat as if expecting to hear something. Suddenly everybody in the room heard three distinct taps on the windows. A blank look passed around but no explanation was offered. Some one In the room investigated outside, but returned without havingfound the clew to the noise. It was but natural that the conversation should be about the mysterious noise. Explanations were offered but none were accepted. Stories were then recalled of how similar sounds had been heard befoie, and that it was later learned that they preceded an unwelcome occurrence. In the" adieus that followed and congratulations foi the bride of the morrow the incident was soon forgotten having, however, implanted itself firmly in the minds of the visitors in the solemn conversation. The three women were Injured in the wreck. Mrs. McDonnall being still In bed and threatened with nervous prostration. The strangeness of it all was that when the three injured persons met

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Phrladelohia Praia. after the wreck they spoke of the mysterious taps on the windows, how three were injured, and that the taps numbered three. RECORDS OF SHOW RAILROAD WRECKS APPALLING RESULTS. Death In Fluent Yenr 100.1 Total 0,703 and Injuries Number 80,008. The railroads of the United States killed 9,703 people an average of twenty-six a day and injured S6.008 and average of 238 each twenty-four hours in the fiscal year ended June SO. 1905. These were the official figures made public Tuesday at Washington by the interstate commerce commis sion. Of these, the passengers who met death number 537, while those who were injured totaled 10,457. In the previous year 441 passengers were kill ed and 9.111 injured. In 1903 one passenger was killed for every 1,375.830 carried, and one injuerd for every 70,653 carried, while in 1904 1.622,207 passengers were carried for one killed, and 78,523 passengers were carried for one injured. With regard for trainmen that is, enginemen, fire men, conductors and other trainmen one trainman was killed for every 133 employed and one injured for every nine employed. How Employes Suffer, The figures of the causalties among rialroad employes are given a3 fol lows: Class Killed. Trainmen 1,990 Switchmen & watchmen. 136 Injured 29,853 S33 Other Employes 1,233 26,091 BIG CONTRACT AWARDED. The Pennsylvania railroad awarded contracts Friday for the construction of 12.400 freight cars at an estimated cost of $15,000,000. The order was di vided as follows: Pressed Steel Car company of Pitts burg, 4.000 hopper cars, 2.000 gondola cars, 900 box cars and 400 flat cars; Cambria Steel company. 3,000 hopper cars; Standard Steel Car company. 2.10O gondola cars. The contracts specify that delivery shall begin in tmm"ue u"111 iale ,n ! . : 1 , . 1 i . . . , .II I . . , . the summer. The Pensylvania railroad has order ed this year about 35.000 freight cars. which are being delivered at the rate of 10 a day. More than IS. 000 have already been placed In active service. TO INSPECT POSTOFFICE SITE. Washington. Sept. 24. The treasury department will likely send an expert to Michigan City this week to look into sites for a new federal building. Michigan City Dispatch. MAKES HER HOME HERE. Miss Laura Pohler has taken a position in the Lion store of Kaufman & Wolfe in Hammond. She began work as stenographer there Monday morning and has been permanently employed. She went to Hammond Monday and was accompanied by her brother, Geo. Pohler, of the master mechanic's office of the Erie. Hunttngton News-Democrat.

For Racing Results Geo Page Four. NATIONAL LEAGUE. 1 IS 4 5 6 7 8 O 10 11 R II E?'OiODO0O0E3 n-ma 13 yBiyyEflOOMa -ttS3

Brooklyn. Chicago. . IJatteries. Eason. Whiting, Hitter; First game. Pittsburjr. . IS O li O Hatteries. Itichle, Crist, Poo In; Willis. Second Game. Philadelphia Pittsburg Eatt-rics. iloser. Pooin; Eir field. New York

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Chicago Boston Batteries. Walsh, Sullivan; Oberlln. St. Louis (7 in in m Pl Ski iL3 Hi 5 Batteries. Powell, O'Connor; Hardy.

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Batteries. Joss, C'Urke; Pygert. B For additional sporting Open Switch Causes Collision Torn to Pieces

Decntnr, 111., Sept. 20. One of the wowt dlnnster In the Iilntory of thla pjection occurred thin morning at 5 o'clock. The Wnhnfth No. S fnt pnnaenger train, which nini between New York and St. Lonls, ,rnn Into nn open

switch and collided with pnsnrnger trnin No. 1, of the name rund, whirh wan Mandlnjc on a nlrilng at ("ntlln, a mitnll Matlon a few nillea front here Engineer J. S. Butler and Fireman W. E. EUlnon, both of Peru, Ind., Charlea Klowera and C. II. Knrnea, both mail clrrka of lihie Mound, 111., were Inntnntly killed. Grorgf Godomai, a atock mnn of Springfield, III., who wan known to be on the ill-fated pasnrnger trnin, la alao mlnnlug.

The liat of paaaengern Injured la and forty, and the aerommodatlona Danville, are taxed to their titmoat.

One mail car, two chair car and two aleepera were totally deatroyed by bnrnine. Anionic the paasengera were quite a few children, three or four of

whom are mo badly burned that hope 4 A atrange coincidence la the fact

waa palling the faat train, wna the aame one that ficured la the hlg 4 wreck at Litchfield two yeara ago where no many Uvea were loat.

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thla afternoon without making a nomination.

At Saratoga Charlea E. Hushes ticket this afternoon. P. O. Stenaland was taken to Jollet f lOft.OOO embezzlement. LAKE COUNTY TIMES DOLLAR VISITS IN' WEST IIlMMOND. Goes Into the lined of Augmt Ztnimrro'nn and May Itcmalo In the Village for Some Time. The Lnke County Times circulation dollar baa panned from the hand of C. n. Mayer-Into the hands of August Zimmerman f 1UG Ingratnm avenue, i iimmnml. A reort cornea with the information ot the dollar's thereabouts, promising a betterment In the condition of West Hammond yolilie. The dollar, too, has faith in the villagers ud may apend some lime there before returning to this side of the stale line. Like the preceding ones (he next bolder Is requeated to call up the Lake County Times, phone 111, and report when the dollar passes into Ids hands. EASILY" IDENTIFIED An Indlanlan who never bathed and lived to be SO years old is described as "one of the best-known merchants in th courtry." Doubtless he c.-:'d b readily identified even in the dark yZ the moon. Louisville Courier-JournaL

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litz. chlfi. , McGlynn, Noouan. ii R H Arinbruster. rn fm on n ri n riEui !L3 &J8 ilJ LJ aJ t-i" Wakefield. McGulre. Eioooia n-EH eny, news see page 7. in Which Fast Train is and Burned, eatimated to be between thirty-five of the boapltnla, both here and at a of their recovery are abandoned. that the aanie eugine. No. t7, that convention at UufTnlo adjourned at o :.0 waa nominated on the Republican atate thia afternoon after pleading guilty to LION STORE HAS PLANS MADE FOR BIG BARN ON CONDIT ST. Structure to be !( by 100 and to Have Two fiats on the Second Floor Carter Purchases Hohinan Street Prop erty. Two big barns are to be built in Hammond in the near future. Architect Ilutton has just finished the pt?ns for a big brick structure 30 by 100 which is to be built on East Condlt street near the railroad tracks. The plans show that there are tn be two fiats on the second story of the building. The barn is to be used for the numerous horses that are used in the delivery department of this store. F. S. Cirter has purchased 0 2 1 feet on llohraan street across from Central park with an additional 50 feet on Lyman street in the rear of his Hohman street purchase, upon which he expects to bull i an up to date liverybarn. CHICKEN STEALING CONTINUES. Chicken stealing continues In Hammond, and the losing parties are occordingly annoyed by the depredations. The latest complaints come to the police from Fred Stelow, S24 Calumet avenue, who claims that hla coop waa entered last i-nday night.