Hammond Times, Volume 1, Number 27, Hammond, Lake County, 19 July 1906 — Page 1

VOL. 1, NO. 27. HAMMOND, INDIANA THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1906. ONE CENT PER COPY. MR. BUSINESS MAN'S CARES.

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Frightful Accident Takes Place on Pennsylvania Near Bernice.

CAUGHT ON A HAND Frank Waserecki and Stanislaw Kurrslo on Way From Meeting at Lansing are Thrown High in the Air. Frank Waserecki, a section hand on the Pennsylvania road and Stanislaw Kurrzlo a laborer in the BerIll. brickyards were instantly killed last night while they were on their way home from Lansing where they had attended a meeting. The accident happened last night shortly after 10 o'clock south of Bernice, when a light freight going at a high rate struck them in the back. The hand car was crushed into innumerpieces and the bodies of the two men were saved from being cut to pieces when they were tossed high in the air falling beside the track. When the engineer felt the shock of the collision he immediately threw the brakes and brought the train to a stand still within a few hundred feet. The trainmen walked back a distcarrying their lanterns and searched for the cause of the accithat they were sure had hapThe two bodies were found simulone on each side of the track. Both men were dead when they were found. Blood was still flowing from their wounds, and the trainmen thinking that they were still alive worked over them for some time. Seeing that they were dead they picked up the two mutilated bodies and laid them in the way car and took them to the morgue at Blue Island, where the inquest was held today. The two men were in good spirits when they left Lansing after the meeting and told their friends there that they would be in bed by 10 o'clock. It is evident that they never knew what struck them as their own car under their feet made more noise than the approaching freight. Accident Learned Today. The few inhabitants of Bernice did not hear of the accident until this morning. The section men same to their work as usual and found their handcar absent. After inquiring from the station agent they learned the details and set out on the track to find the splinters of the car. Waserecki and Kurrzlo both were at one time employed as section men on the Pennsylvania but some time ago the latter made a change, going to work in the brick yards at BerWasereeki spoke of a change in work that he intended to make in order to go to work in the brick yards. In the event of making the change the fatalities would never have hap pened, as it is entirely against the company's rules to let anybody take the handcar from the tool house, un less an employe accompanies it. The company even looks with disfavor upon letting out the car at any time unless it goes out for work. SISTERS DO NOT LOOK FOR DIVIDENDS. There has been a persistent rumor afloat today that another hospital is to be established in Hammond to share the work of St. Margaret's hosbut upon diligent inquiry no one can he found who is willing to connect his name with the underin question. It is only a few months since the Hammond hospital went out of existence, the underbeing at the time that it could not be run on a paying basis. While St. Margaret's hospital is at times almost overcrowded, still the sisters have never been obliged to turn away any patients.

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Telegraphers Recall Greatest Industrial Strike in History.

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Old Knight of the Key in Hammond Building Recalls the Signal, "Grant is Dead." Some of the old telegraphers at the Hammond Elevator Co. were rereminiscenses today and rethat this was the 23rd anniversary of the greatest strike in history. In the early 80's the Comtelegraphers of the United States organized themselves into a Union called the Brotherhood of Telegraphers. The purpose of this organization was the amelioration of the condition of operators throughthe country. In 1870 a similar organization was attempted and in 1871 a strike was inaugurated. This was unsuccessful and as telwas practically in its infancy at that period, and the great indusstock exchanges, grain markand business of the world were not so dependent upon the use of electricity as they are in these days, this strike did not cause any serious inconvenience to the public. Goaded by Oppression. From that period on the Western Union Telegraph Co. began a system of oppression. Wages were reduced, operators were required to work an average of 12 hours a day, two evena week, and every third Sunday without any extra ocmpensation. The situation became intolerable and so great and general was the dis satisfaction that when in 1881 the "Call to Arms" was sounded it is estimated that fully 95 per cent of the skilled and experienced operators in the United States were enrolled in the Union. In 1883 the organizabeing completed, demands were made upon the Western Union for an increase in wages, shorter work ing hours and compensation for exwork evenings and Sundays, the Union saying that unless these dewere conceded within a reastime, there would be a strike such as the world had never before heard of. The company totally ignored these demands, refused to arbitrate and declined in any way shape or manner to recognize the Brotherhood of Telegraphers. Repeated efforts were made by the officials of the Union to induce the telegraph company to discuss the differences at issue, they (the Un ion) offering to modify their de mands. Committees of citizens, composed of capitalists and substan tial business men were prevailed up on to confer with the telegraph offiwith a view of averting the storm; the press, the pulpit, the peo ple--all united in an effort to bring about a settlement and prevent the impending catastrophe which would the industry of the country and in its far reaching effects paralyze prove so detrimental to the business interests of the land. European financial centers became agitated and the Western Union was deluged with cables sent by frightened and excited investors, advising arbitraCompany was Stubborn. in short, had our country been on the verge of war with a powerful foreign nation, the anxiety and concould not have been great er. To all this the telegraph officiturned a deaf ear and absolutely refused to have any conference with the Brotherhood of TelegraphThe result was inevitable and at noon on July 19, 1883, there flashover the wires of the country the most startling and potential message in history: "Grant is dead." Startbecause General Grant was in good health and his sudden demise shocked the world; potential beof its import and significance, for at that moment, simultaneously, every Union telegraph operator from

Ever notice what an New York to San Francisco and from the Gulf of Mexico to Manitoba dehis instrument and walked out of his offices. The throbbing, vibrating, nervous pulse of America was stilled. Many years have gone by since that eventful day. Of course, Grant wasn't dead and this was only the signal to strike. Few of the opera tors of the present generation are veterans of the mighty struggle. Most of them have drifted into better and more lucrative occupations. The introduction of the typewriter for receiving purposes, sending ma chines, and other labor saving de vices have wrought a revelation in the business. A youngr element has taken their places and the old timer who only depended upon his superior penmanship, his steady nerve and keen brain have been relegated to the ranks of the hasbeens. W. J. S. HAMMOND TO HAVE IDEAL STREET ON SOUTH SIDE. South Hohman Street to be Improved so that it Will Hardly be Recogby Those Living There. The property owners on South Hohman street are not going to stop with their improvements by build ing a new sewer. They propose to keep right on until this street is the most beautiful in the city. With this object in view a petiis being circulated among the land owners which will ask the city to make the following improvements, namely: Pave South Hohman street with vitrified brick from Douglas street to the cemetery, all curbs to be of cement Remove all trolley poles and rethem with ornamental iron poles. Put all electric light wires and electric feeders for the street railin conduits under the pavement. Compel the telegraph and telecompanies to remove all telepoles from the street and place them in the alleys. Make all property owners build cewalks in front of their property as far south as Conkey avenue. This work will not be done until next year, however, in order to permit the filling over the sewer to settle so that there will be no danger of the new pavement settling after belaid. With the great number of houses that are to be built in Homewood in the near future and the extensive street improvements that are being aiithorized on many of the side streets on the south side, this resiportion of Hammond will bemore popular than ever.

awfully hard time he has in getting away "MAIL ORDER" CITIZEN THIS IS FOR YOU. Joseph Folk, the reform governor of Missouri, struck a keynote when to a convenof the retail merchants of his state, he said this: We are proud of our splencities and we want them to increase in wealth and popuand we also want our country towns to grow. We wish the city merchants to build up, but we also desire the country merchants to prosper. I do not believe in the mail order citizen. If a place is good enough for a man to live in and to make his money in it it is good enough for him to spend his money in. No merchant can succeed without advertising one way or another. Patronize your town papers, build them up and they will build the town and build you up increased trade and greater opportuniDo not be afraid that business is going to be hurt by the recent exposures of wrongdoing in the comercial world. No man who is doing honest business can be injurby the light. All business will be better for the cleansprocess it is going through and for the stamping out of evil. BIDS ARE REJECTED. The building committee of the First M. E. church was in session last evening in the church parlors and opened the bids for the contract of the new church building. Two bids were presented and after considering them the board decided to reject them. Advertisements for new bids will be made, which are to be opened next Thursday night. TO REBUILD MERRILLVILLE STORE. M. F. Pierce, owner of the Weis store in Merrillville which was comruined by fire in the afterof July 3 is making preparato rebuild the place. The Weis store was the largest store in Merand its destruction is keenfelt by the whole neighborhood which depended upon it for supMike Weis, the manager, has gone to Rome City, Ind., in order to recuperate his health. Subscribe for the Lake County Times.

for a summer vacation? Walker in Pueblo Chieftain. REAL ESTATE MEN GET AUTO HABIT. Peter Meyn Traveling to Chicago to Surprise Friends--And .You, too, Judge McMahan. A judge and a real estate man are the latest victims of the automobile craze and soon will be 'honking" their way through the streets with all the assurance of an experienced chauffeurs. Peter Meyn dropped all of his business cares and quietly stole away to Chicago this morning where he is learning to operate his fine $2,375 Haynes. He expected to learn to run the car in Chicago and then come out to Hammond and astonish even Murray Turner by his ability to thread the tortuous way through the tangle of vehicles on Hohman street, His friends are on to his game, how ever, and will refuse to be taken by surprise when he rides triumphantly into town. Judge McMahan must have profited immensely by what the American chooses to call his marriage trust, for he to, has decided to own an automobile and will buy a runabout as a starter. He has anticipated the yellow journals and positively de clares that he does not intend to take all of the people he marries on their honeymoon in his automobile in order to even things up with Jus tice Jordan, who is now marrying people free in order to crush out his competitor. He does not claim, how ever, that Fred Frank is not to use the auto and it is not impossible that this hustling bridge and groom finder will wait at the gates of the city for incoming couples. A chance to ride to the altar in an automobile would be simply irresistable. AHLBORN'S TEAM RUNS AWAY Horses Fall While Rounding the Cor ner of Sibley and Hohman Streets A bad accident occured in Wes Sibley street this morning when team of horses belonging to Wm. Ahl born of 170 Russell street, ran away and was topped only when one of the horses stumbled and fell as they rounded the Hohman street corner Bystanders managed to secure th control of the frightened animals bethey scrambled to their feet and it was soon found that in spite of the fact that one horse had been dragged half way across the street by the other, there had beee no into either. The accident was was caused by the team becoming frightened while tied to a post on West Sibley street, while the little boy who had been driving was visitin a nearby house.

Soldiers Break Camp and Resume Hike to State Capital.

COL. PITCHER MAKES HIT Grizzled Commandant of Fort Sheridan Beloved of the Men of His Regiment. With the sounding of the reveille at 5:30 this morning the United States troops which encamped on the anks of the Calumet just east of Hammond and south of East Chiyesterday noon began to break camp and continue their march toward Indianapolis. Last night was cool and the camp the most quiet one the boys in khaki have had since they left their post at Fort Sheridan last week. Consequently the soldiers were loath to leave their blankets beneath the little brown shelter tents which lined the prairie near the river. As the last notes of the bugle died away the sleepy hikers, for the most part, scrambled to their feet and rubed their eyes. Here and there could be seen one of the boys trying to wake his tent mate, who didn't eem to relish the idea of giving up those forty winks, probably because of the long, quick march of yesteror, possibly, because he had taken advantage of the freedom which Col Pitcher has been disposed to grant the men since he took command of 27th two weeks ago. Appreciated the Calumet. Just as soon as they had performed their simple toilets they gathered at the mess tents near the river for breakfast. This was soon disposed of and they started to load wagons with tents and baggage of the offi cers and to knock down the cooks and mess tents. Within an hour from the first blast of the reveille the line of march was formed and the hike resumed. Yesterday afternoon the tired sol diers took advantage of the elegant bathing facilities provided by the nearness of the camp to the river, nearly every man in the camp being n the water at some time between their noon repast, which was served within an hour of the time they reached their camping place, and nightfall. Some of the boys also washed their clothing and hung the articles on the trees or spread them on the grass to allow them to dry When the bugle sounded the guard mount at five o'clock last evening and those who were to do patro duty for the night were told off, the camp by the Calumet had every ap pearance of a real, sure enough army during actual war. During the few brief hours hi command tarried by the Calumet Col Pitcher succeeded in getting close to the hearts of the Hammondites who journeyed over to the camp yesterafternoon and evening. It is easy to understand how this grizzled veteran, the son of a solthe brother of a soldier of equal rank and the father of two soldiers himself ,endeared himself to the rank and file of his comrades. By a strange coincidence he finds in his command two companies of the historic "Fourth" which was commisisoned over one hundred years ago. It was in the '"Fourth" that the father of the present colonel of the Fourth and the commandant of Fort Sheridan fought.. Col. Pitcher did not reserve fo himself the choicest place in "Camp Calumet" by which name it herewill be called. There was nothing to distinguish his yellow tent from the yellow tents of the subordinate officers except the blue flag of the 27th and the gold bordered ensign of the United States. Between those two flags Col. Pitcher from a seat at the foot of his cot looked out on a scene which he said reminded him of the PhilipHis feet and his chest were bare, his boots and his sword were lying (Continued on Second Page).

JESRY ELLIS MARRIED AGAIN.

Jerome A. Ellis, who recently figin a sensational divorce case in Chicago, was married at two o'clock this afternoon in the office of Judge W. W. McMahan, the judge performing the ceremony. The bride was Miss Ida M. Platz also of Chiago, but whose parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Platz are said to be now iving in South Bend . The contracting parties came to Hammond about noon today, with wo other persons, a man and a wo man in a large touring car, having obtained a marriage license in Crown Point this morning After luncheon at a cafe on Hohman street the party eft town in the large automobile, go ing in the direction of Chicago. AMERICAN LEAGUE. : First Game. R.H. Wash'n . 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0--4 11 Chicago .0 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 0--6 9 Batteries--Kitson, Patten, Haydon; Walsh, Sullivan. Second Game. -- Washington 0 1 0 0 Chicago ......... .0 0 0 0 Batteries--Smith, Wakefield; Altrock Sullivan. First Game. R.H. --0 8 5 7 Joss, New York 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0--Cleveland .3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Batteries--Chesbro, McGuire; Bemis. Second Game. New York 0 0 0 0 0 Cleveland 0 0 0 3 0 Batteries--Hogg, Clarkson, K inow; Rhoades, Bemis. Philadelphia 0 0 0 St. Louis 2 1 0 Batteries--Waddell, Dygert, Schreck; Howell, Rickey. Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 Detroit 0 0 0 1 0 4 Batteries--Young, Armbruster; MulWarner. NATIONAL LEAGUE. R.H. Chicago 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0--2 9 New York 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3--5 8 Batteries--Ruelbach, Kling; McGinnity, Bowerman. R.H. Pittsburg 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 *--6 12 Phila 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0--3 6 Batteries--Philipui, Gibson; DuggleRoy, Dooin. Cincinnati 00 Boston 0 0 Batteries--Wicker, Schlei; man, O'Neill. LindaSt. Louis 0 0 Brooklyn 0 0 Batteries--Karger, Grady; Pastorius, Ritter. SAENGERBUND'S FINAL REHEARSAL. Messrs. Theodore Kelbe of Miland Theodore G. Behrens of Chicago, will be at the rehearsal of the Hammond Saengerbund this evening in Chopin hall. The singers are making their final preparation for the Northwestern Saenbergund saengcrfest which is to be held at St. Paul from July 26 to 29. Mr. Kelbe will lead the singat the "fest" and has ben touring the states which will send delegato St. Paul with a view o! adthe final touches at the separate rehearsals. Mr. Behrens is the president of the organization. $300 PROFIT ON $1,000 HOUSE. Otto Peterson sold his home on Carroll street at an advance of over three hundred dollars over the cost price, after holding it only a short time. He bought it for $1,000, made some improvements and then sold it for fourteen hundred to Bernhard Doege. Even at that Doege got the property cheap and both parties are well pleased with the deal. THE WEATHER. ..Showers tonight.. .Friday fair. Warmer.