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VOL. 11. NO. 22. ROM GARY TO CEDAR LAKE J. B. Hanna and Peter Meyn Back Project to Connect These Points. 6Y ELECTRIC ROAD Object Establishment of Park in Opposition to That Maintained by Morion Road. (Special to Lake County Time.) Crown Point. 2nd.. Juiv 1C. An other electric line project of vt at Importance was brought to the surface here yesterday. It is nothing more nor less than the building of a line between Gary and Cedar Lake and the expenditure of a quarter of a million dollars in building a big picnic ground and amusement park on the east .side of the lake as a rival to the Monon picnic grounds now owned 'md conducted by the Monon railroad. The men behind the project are men who do things in electric road construction. J. B. Ilanna, president of the Lake Shore and Houth Bend electric line and I'eter W. Meyn of Hammond were here yesterday and looked the ground over thoroughly. A thorough inspection of the route from Gary to Cedar Lake was made and several hours were spent in inspecting conditions at the ls.ke. A tour of the lake was made In one of Lassen's launches, including a visit to Monon paik, where a Sunday school pknlc was in progress. An examination of the vorlous sites for picnic grounds was made. Inclined to Itetloenco. The gentlemen were very reticent regarding their plans and gave out nothing for publication. An idea of what they have in view, was formed by Postmaster who supplied them With the tion as to local conditions. The fact that an option days on the free right of however, Farley, informaof sixty way between hero and Gary has been granted President Burlington of the United States Steel company, may deter the development of their plans until it is known what action Mr. Bujngton will take towards availing himself of the option, , . . ... Mr. Hanna announced that if he built such a line, it would be as a feeder to hte main line of his road which ia now being built through the north part of Lake county and said he thought there was a great possibility o profit in such a line. ANOTHER CLAIMANT FOR GARY'S ACRES H. A. Bradford With F. Gavit as Attorney Will Sue to Recover Land. Henry A. Bradford, who engineered the original' purchase of land in the city of Gary, the wonder city of Indiana, yesterday instructed his lawyers, Colonel IX A. Munn of Chicago and Frank Gavit of Whiting, Ind., to begin suit to recover a fourth interest In a large tract, worth $500,000, adjoining the section bought by the United States tteel company in the very center of the city. It does not trench on the steel company's land. Bradford aliegts that the members of hi: Calumet land company obtained possession through colbiion and he sues this company for an accounting. His suit names Hon A. Moulton. formerly of the Globe Exchange bank, but now of the Crn Exchange bank; L. A. Byran, treasurer of Gary; Mis. L. A. Bryan of the Calumet Laud company, .!Jo;s Bacon and others who purchased a portion of the 1,500 lots, or 42 acres which Bradlord alleges were originally his. Bradford's interest in the land dares back to 1ST3. Afterward Bradford borrowed $-.000 tio.r. his uncle and platted the land. He went out of business in lv.o. after he had boi row ed JO. 000 from the Globe National bank, givirg 75 per cent of the stock of his company as collateral security. After this he left Chicago. Now he fays he finds that the Calumet Land company is selling the land, while the charter of the Chicago Toleston Land Investment company, which he established and in hieh he retained a fourth interest, has never been ievoked. Meantime the lots on the land are Felling fast.

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By RANDALL PARRISH. The strongest serial story ever published. IT BEGINS IN THIS PAPER TO-DAY, YOU "WILL. FIXD IT OX I'AtiU 8.

FOUR EDITIONS DAILY. CITY OVERRU II BEGGARS Many Schemes Resorted to, to Separate Citizen From Coin. SOME ARE THIEVES Best and Safest Way to Deny Them Money and Even Food Chicago the Source. It has come to the notice of The Lake Cotnty Time3 that Hammond, Gary, AVhiting and East Chicago are now being systematically worked by a band of cadgers, kitchen door "workers, yeggmen and gaycats. The "deaf mute" with his pathetic life history and appeal on a slip of paper, the pretended cripple, the fellow with the tow-itch sores on his arm, the fellow that has brought the consumptive bark to a state of perfection, and the younger brother who is the sole support of the widowed mother and cannot find work, are all abroad in this region. Daily the business houses, house keepers and office holders are bothered to death with the steady line of mendicants. They are old and young, tall and thin, but they have the same object in view to get some of your money without working for it. They will cant and beg and offer a few old shoe laces and pencils for sale, but they figure that you won't take them after paying a nlekle or a dime. Mottt Are Crooks. The most of these bothersome bores are really crooks who tour the country and lay out places where prosperity seems to be thickest for a series of robberies. In going from door to door they can get a good line on the house and find whether the silver plate is worth stealing or not. Hammond has felt their sway during the past few weeks and numerous petty larcenies have taken place, in most cases so small that the people did not take the trouble to report them to the police. One woman washed a pair of trousers for her husband and put them out on the line, and while she was In the house doing some work one of the "cripples" came along and got awaV with the trousers and also a hath which was in a shed nearby. OtheV people have found during the past few weeks that their pantry's, where windows were left open during the night, have served as a free lunch counter for the weary Willie. The police have been on the watch for these touchers, but they are too wise to be caught at their games. When they see an officer approach they straighten up and all the cripple is gone. Another dodge is to pretend that they are steel workmen looking for a job and are on their way to some of the outside plants. Harbor Besieged. In Indiana Harbor the influx of these beggars and crooks has made the place a dangerous one in some parts. A Hammond man transacting business at the Harbor last week had an interesting experience. While standing on the street, he was accosted by a roughly dressed man who stated in no uncertain terms, though in a lowly voice, that he wanted money. He stepped right up close to the Hammond man when he said it and put his hand in his hip pocket. When the Hammondit e moved, the man also moved up close. At this move the Hammond man ducked into a saloon and got away. The cause of the advent of these trimmers is the movement of the police in Chicago, who are at present sweeping the city of such people. They naturally move to the nearest places where they can . work their little game. The ; best way to get rid of them is not to give them money or even a meal when they call. TOO MUCH OF A SCOLD. Mrs. Nellie Horton Fined for Being Quarrelsome eishbom the Compltiinaut. Mrs. Nellie Horton was arrested yesterday by the Whiting police on a charge of disorderly conduct and was given a trial before Mayor Smith, who fined her $1 and costs, amounting to $U. Neighbors have been complaining that Mrs. Horton has been quarreling with their children and every one in general. Over a week ago a warrant for Mrs. Horton was taken out. but every time the police would go to the house she either was ill or feigned i sickness and was unable to leave the house. Yesterday the officers went to ! the house and. finding Mrs. Horton ! around doing housework, arrested her. aeer

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HAMMOND, T 3i '. v.-.V.vrv,'. .V.A.'! rir.-.'.- 'kMMMN vMUOMff. ;'. r V Co'4 43k PISTOL "TOTERS" i! SOUTH CHICAGO Police Wage War on Promiscuous Shooting Within City Limits. (Special to Lake County Times.) Fouth Chicago, July 13. Evon Parcjsek, S947 Austrian avenue, a laborer, was the victim of a stray "bullet Bhbt by a couple of rowdies who bad almd at a policeman who had attempted to force them to stop their promiscuous shooting within the city limits. Policeman P. Waters was sent to arrest the men engaged in shooting when they turned upon him and shot directly at him. The bullet went astray luckily and the men were clubbed into submission before they had a chance to shoot again. Parcjsek was struck in the wrist and has a painful though not serious wound. This is the sequel to several attempts made by the police to stop this practice and it is now thought by them that they have the firearms pretty well weeded out of that district. About the nrst thing they buy on arriving in this country is something to shoot with. The shooting of Pare jsek occurred at 11:40 last night on the corner of Ninetieth street and the Strand. SOUTH CHICAGO FIREMAN IS CRIPPLED FOR LIFE. August Itynnl vho Broke Uis Knee Cups "Willie Rushing to Ills Engine "Will Never Fully Recover In juresl Man Well Known Athlete. South Chicago, July 13 The fireman who was so badly hurt Thursday night in a peculiar accident is said to be crippled for life. Ills name is August Rynal and he lives at 9102 Superior avenue. lie is well known in this city as he is strictly a South Chicago boy. Rynal was about to leave the station fonthis home, it being his usual supper hour. He had gotten not more than a block from the station when he heard ai. alarm which was turned in at that time. He quickly retraced his steps and was about to go down the stairs t" the station which is below the level of the street. When about half way down the muscles of his legs contracted suddenly, and the man could not move a step farther. The momentum carried bin on down the stairs, however, and he struck with full force upon the concrete walk below, badly breaking both knee caps. The man was given immediate medical assistance but the fractures are considered bad. It is not thought that he will ever entirely recover and it is probable that he will I be crippled for life. i liynal weighs no less than 263 pounds Sand is an athlete. He is at present a number of the firemen's baseball team and has always been a star in that sport. lie is said to be one of the best all around athletes in the city. As a driver of engine No. 46 his services have been most creditable. He has been in the employ of the city in this capacity for some time and has fought many fires without accident to himself. Buggy Is Smashed. Mrs. A. Bocian, S361 Ontario street, suffered a severe shape-up in the collision of her buggy with a wagon belonging to II. Gross, a painter. The buggy was badly smashed. They succeded. in patching it up so that she could return home, but not before the horse was badly frightened by being struck by a loos shaft, which nearly caused a run away.

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THE GMDUEX TOURISTS PASSING THROUGH HAMMOND. (Nick Emmerling's Garage in the Background.)

OF CASUALTIES One Killed, One Sudden But Natural Death, Several Injured. sizin'siui: me Western Steel Laborer Meets Agonizing End by Bursting Emery Wheel. One man killed, another with his spine broken and not expected to live and three others less seriously injured is the record of accidents hereabouts today. In Whiting also a woman was struck with apoplexy and died almost instantly. Michael Sizaha, a. laborer employed by the Western Steel Car and Foundry Co., at Hegewlsch was almost Instantly killed by the bursting of an emery wheel in the machine shops. Sizaha was removed with his flesh hanging in ihreds to Korthaus's undertaking estab lishment where he died before medical aid could reach him. It is said that the emery wheel which caused Sizaha's death was one of the old fashioned kind and did not have wire mesh inside to prevent its bursting. James Staford, a carpenter employed by the Inland Steel company of In diana Harbor, fell from a scaffold in the olant where he was working this morning and was seriously injured. Stafford was brought to St. Margarets hospital where he is being cared for and the physician in charge says lie will recover. Upon examination it was found that Stafford had suffered in ternal injuries and had broken three ribs. This Jinn's Spine Broken. Thomas Hill, a machinist at the West ern Steel Car and Foundry company at Hegewlsch, was brought to the hospital this afternoon with his spine broken as the result of failing from a step ladder to the ground. In falling Hill struck a pile of scrap iron. The hospital authorities fear serious re suits in Hill's case and the unfortunate man is not expected to live through the evening. Joseph Zollovich and another foreign er were brought to the hospital this morning from the Standard Steel Car works suffering from bruises sustained while at work, but upon examination by the hospital physician it was found that their bruises were not serious enough to warrant holding them at the hospital so they were released and sent back to their work. Whiting is represented in the death list today in the person of Martha Richards of Sheridan avenue, who died suddenly this morning from an attack of apoplexy. Last night Mrs. Richards attended the revival meetings which are being held in Whiting and was apparently in the best of health. The deceased woman was well known throughout Whiting and was prominent in church affairs. Devotional exercises, Mrs. E. P. Deming; May talk on Alaska; General Missionary work in Alaska, Mrs. Herrington; Vocal solo, Mrs. G. H. Summer of Indiana Harbor; Missionary work among the Mountaineers, Miss Scott of Evers, Ky., and Religious conditions in ante Fe, N. M., Mrs. W. E. Shirey.

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i. Lf v. Him " " IL- 1- . 3 a- at 4. f. 3 v- (- - 9 . .- . iA 3 , ' Vv v: ffl PROSTRATED Electric Current From Stor age Battery in Auto Burns Hands. (Special to Lake County Times.) Crown Point, July 13. Peter W, Meyn of Hamraond. a. member . of the real estate firm of Gostlfn, Meyn & Co., narrowly escaped a ftal accident here yesterday afternoon tvhep he was temporarily paralyzed by an electri shock from the battery in his automo bile. Mr. Meyn was In Crown Point in company with J. B. Hanna, the presi dent of the Chicago, Lake Shore & South Bend Electric railroad, and had just returned from a trip to Cedar Lake where he and Mr. Hanna had been looking over the country. He stopped his car on the public square and removed the switch plug while he and Mr. Hanna were talking over electric railway matters with Postmaster Farley. At the close of the conversation he reached over to insert the plug and at the same time grasped the steering wheel with the other hand. This caused a short circuit with the battery and threw the whole powerful current into his body. He was unable to loosen his grasp on either plug or wheel and writhed in great agony. He became partly unconscious and fell forward, and In doing so losened his grasp on the wheel and served the connection. It was several minutes before he could speak and his fingers were fearfully burned. The blood dripped from the tips of them as he raised his hand. Medical assistance was called and he was given stimulants to counteract the effect of the heavy current. The machine is a Hayes Apperson and the gasoline Is ignited by an unusually strong storage battery. This had been newly charged and threw off a current that was strong enough to have killed an ordinary man in a few minutes. Mr. Meyn returned to Hammond last evening. ALL EEADY TOR BIG POWER E0AT RACE. Several ew Boats Are Entered for Event and it Look ns Though Everything Would be Carried Out Without a Hitch. All is now ready for the big power boat race to be held in South Chicago tomorrow at 1 o'clock. Several new boats have been entered and every thing looks as if the big event would bo pulled off without a hitch. The try-outs for the handicap will be held tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock and it will then be determined what time each boat will start. The start of the race will be at the mouth of the Calumet river and the race will be over a ten-mile course ana arouna the Hyde Park crib and return to the starting point. Among the enrties are Commodore McLeod's hot, "Bub" and Ralph, Lemmon. Waubun, Theresa B., Jessie E., Agnes I)., Wizard, Bide A Wee and Juanita. Arrangements are all completed for the handling of 200 or 300 persons who wish to go out into the lake and follow the race from start to finish from the excursion boats. An immense crowd will line the South pier from which the race will start and finish. This is the first race of its kind to be held in this section of the country and it Is attracting unusual interest.

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H. B.TUTHILLO G0RP0HATI0 Judge Believes in Reign of Law and Order-Discusses a Capital and Labor. THERE'S NO UT0P1AHERE ndifference of Officials of Trusts Cause of Trouble With Workers. Judge II. B. Tuthill. of the PorterLaporte superior court, discussed corporations before the state bar asso ciation Wednesday afternoon at Indi anapolis. He read a paper on "Are Corporations 111 Treated, and Why?" The judge's paper was quite lengthy and he treated the subject in such a manner as to cause considerable interest. The Indianapolis News of Wednesday evening gave his paper in full. "The creed of lawyers and the creed of every honest man is belief in a ! reign of law and order," said the judge, j The paper read by the Judge went on I to show that this was the case, and ! that the corporations were largely re- I sponsible for their own 111 treatment. "We believe in a reign of law and order," declared the judge. "We do not believe in anarchy, socialism or any fantastic dreams of a Utopia. We believe in the vested rights of both capi tal and labor. We believe the rich should be fully protected in their rights. We believe in the union of labor; that the laborer is worty of his hire; that he should be secure in his right to work. We believe if the poor man will do the best ho can, he shall not, barring unavoidable calamity, die in the poor-house and leave his wife and children without support. "This may be said to be not only the lawyer's creed, but the creed of every other honest man." Judge Tuthill drew a picture of the time when the man with the glittering watch fob and side whiskers dropped down upon the farm and for his funny stories of the great city's life and fullsome picture of the prosperity it would: bring them, went away with the farmer's permission to cut a right of way through his farm, use the timber for ties and what not to get the railroad through , v Thea the railroad" earner The-rlght of way was rut through the farm and the'track was laid. Then came the snorting steed of progress whirling through the farm pasture with no right of way fenced to keep the cattle off the track. A cow is killed, may be the best on the farm. A settlement is sought. The farmer Is referred from one to another higher up and otherwise subjected to great inconvenience. He finally learns that he will not be paid for his loss without he sues. The farmer argues that the lack of a fence on the right of way places the blame upon the railroad. The railroad tells him in effect, to build the fence and sue for the cost. The farmer thus learns that the policy of the railroad Is to do nothing it is not forced to do and there is cause for complaint. Speaking of the labor union situation the judge declared that the increase wanted was nearly always placed before the corxoratlon heads in form of a request. We read that the request Is ignored. That it is again repeated, and again ignored, and in such fashion the cause comes to an open rupture and a strike is declared. The clrcumLstances are such, owing to the treat ment the strikers have received, that the sympathy of the public is with them. These were causes, declared Judge Tuthill, which had turned the public against corporations. There were sym ptoms of a reaction he declared, and cited the recent statement of Gover nor Hushes of New York, when he vetoed the New York 2-cent fare law declaring that railroad rates should not be arbitrarily lowered without thorough investigation of the reduc tion. Judge Tuthill closed with the wish and belief that the time was coming when the "lion and the Iamb would lie down together, and the lamb would not be inside the lion either." E0ARD OF REVIEW TO CLOSE SESSION WEDNESDAY. Will Dati and Standard Oil Company Enter Complaints Before the Body Charging Over-aieiinient Cne Taken I'nder Advinement. The Lake county board of review, which is composed of Albert Maack Charles Johnson, Leroy Bailey, Wil liam Black and George Lewis, will ' close their forty-five day session at j Crown Point Wednesday. i The board, which has been in session for the last forty-five days, has been equalizing taxes over the county, and yesterday Will J. Davis of Chicago who is a large real estate holder in Lake county, appeared before the body and entered complaint that he had been assessed too high. James Towle of New York, represent lng the Standard Oil company, was also present in the interests of the Standard Oil company with the com plaint that the poor old trust has also been assessed too high. The board took both cases under ad visement and will look up the assess ments before closing their session.

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Old Men Quarrel in Whiting Over Ownership of Stepladder. ONE SERIOUSLY HURT Peter Ainsley Suffers Loss of Teeth and Internal Injuries May Die. In a fight over a step ladder yesterday afternoon I'eter Ainsley aged 69 years, of Whiting was severely injured and may die as a result. Ainsley, who Is a carpenter, was working with Theodore Harvey on a building on Front street. Ainsley started to take a step ladder home with him last night when Harvey stopped him saying the ladder belonged to him. Argument led to blows and In, the encounter Harvey knocked Ainsley down twice, breaking his jaw, knock ing out several of Ills teeth and striking him in various places about the body. Harvey not content with this, it is said, kicked his prostrate victim several times in the face and in the stomach, which latter is believed to have internally injured him. MnUfa No I'rTort to ICmcape. After beating Ainsley Into a state of semi-unconselouness, Harvey left him lying in the yard and walked slowly away making no effort to escape. Passersby saw Ainsley'a plight and medical aid was summoned. The injured man was removed to his horn on Flschrup avenue where ho la being cured for. The police were notified and Harvey was arrested being taken to the police station where he was given a hearing later In the evening before Mayor Smith. Harvey was placed under J20Q bonds awaiting the recovery of Ainsley. Ainsley is a married man and has a large family. Harvey, after being re leased, left for his home which is in. South Chicago. E TALKS-; OF SOCIAL EVILS Places Responsibility on Parents . for Daughters Questionable Associates Last evening Mr. Shelburne In speak ing of the neglect of some of the Hammond parents in looking after their daughters said, "Every year we send missionaries to India to teach the heathen mother over there that it is wrong to throw their girl babies to the crocodiles. And then right here in Hammond girls are permitted to go to ruin at the hands of some moilyoddle. As for mo I prefer the croco dile." That was but one of the pointed statements that Evangelist Shelburne had to say to the seven or eight hundred auditors who had gathered la the open air tabernacle to hear him last evening. Rev. Shelburne took "Social Evils' for his subject and treated it in a strong forceful manner. What 13 more he applied his talk to local conditions and it went home to his hearers all the stronger. He depreciated the fact that Bix-teen-year-old girls are allowed to roam the streets of this city at all hours of the night in ppite of the curfew law which was evidently passed to remedy this evil. Tomorrow is expected to bfe the biggest day the revival has had since Messrs. Knight and Shelburne came to the city. The interest is cumulative and the additions to the church are constant. One of the biggest events of the day will be the woman's meeting that is to be held in the tabernacle at 3 o'clock in th eafternoon. "Woman's Place and Power" will be the subject. On the following Sunday there will be a meeting for men only at wrhich a large attendance is expected. The chorus is increasing in size so that it has been found necessary to enlarge will be at 10:4j; the afternoon ser vice for women at 3 p. m. and the evening service at 7:30 p. m. . Fined for Seining The first violator of the game law t5 be captured by the game warden wasbrought into court this morning and given a severe censure. The man is one of several who have been wanted for seining in the Calumet river and it is hoped that this arrest will put a stop to the unlawful practice of which these men have been guilty. The man gave the name of Bernhardt Laten and pleaded guilty. He was lined $25 and costs and will have to fh for some weeks to come, before he can tarn enough to make the payment. WEATHER FOniXAST. Fnir and wanner tonight) loeat ri t n Sunday nfternooa or night.

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