Hammond Times, Volume 1, Number 129, Hammond, Lake County, 16 November 1906 — Page 1

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villi i xii i w f rv 1 1 -r n i Protest Against Change of Michigan Central Time Table. ILL SEEKJLSEWHEBE Two Hammond Men Seek to Inconvenience Thirty-six Regular Past sengers To Gain Half Hour. Persons whose business is in Hammond but whose homes must remain in Chicago until such time as the real estate "boom" takes the form of housebuilding', have been clamoring for some time for better transportation facilities between the two cities, especially at the hours of coming to business and iroins: home from it. The trhedules of the trains which pass tinough Hammond were not framed to meet the requirements of the steady, and steadily growing, regular and transient tralfic. The Lake Shore suburban service is fit ful and uncertain. One has a reasonable assurance as to where he gets on, but has to trust to Providence as to where he gets off. The Leaner Evil, Strum or Trolley f The trolley, with Its reeking wastebaskets and twenty-six grade cross ings between Hammond and Sixty-third street. Is a grim joke. The business men whose time Is valuable, and the hired men, whose time Is worth tne purchase, cannot contemplate the overi land route without a shudder and a sacrifice. The business man t.nd the hired man have to depend upon the steam railroads to get in and out. and if they fail him he is lost. Next" toImp"tslblet Secure .Quarters. Let it be remarked in passing that the persons interested would Just as Boon live in Hammond, or any other place hard by, If the waiting list at the offices of the dealers in. improved residence property was not so long. The large and growing army of commuters has, individually and collectively, filed a few timid suggestions and registered a few insipid kicks. Heavy On the "TaUe-lt-lp" Game. The brakemen invariably has prom ised to "take the matter up" with the conductor; the conductor courteously consents to "take it up" with the divi sion superintendent; the division super intendent says he will "take it up" with the general superintendent. In turn, the general superintendent declares he will "take It up" with the traffic manager; the traffic manager says he will "take it up" with the general manager; the general manager promises to "take it up" with the president when the president returns from his well-earned rest in Europe! And there you are. Another llraud of "Tnke-It-Up." The mall and express train on the Michigan Central, which leaves Park Row at 7:10 every morning except Sunday, hauls two passenger coaches. This train "picks up between Park Row and Kensington twenty-six regular and as many as sixteen transient passengers. Twenty of those regular passengers detrain at Hammond. The others are cat I to stations immediately beyond. This 7:10 train has become a habit with these people. There was consternation in the "Hammond bunch" aboard of this train the other morning, when it was learned that "the man higher up" had "taken up" the suggestion of two Hammond men who go to Gary, occasionally to change the schedule of the train to make it leave C. Icago half an hour earlier In order that they, the two Hammond men, might take it before 8:10 at the Hammond station. o Consideration For Kreulars. Thirty regular, paying passengers were to be dragged out of their beds at a ghastly hour, the mail and ex press schedules were to be altered to suit the occasional convenience of these two occasional short-haul cus tomers from Hammond: The storm of protest at once took the form of a petition to the company None but the regular Hammond passengers was asked to sign. Among the first sisrners were . b . Bode, manager for Reid. Murdoch & Co.; Walter Conkey; E. H. Brackett of W. B. Conkey & company: Morris Frank, manager for the Hawkeye Elevator company; J. Kellv. book-keeper, Frank G. Hunter and E. C. Skewis of the same concern; Miss Lehman, teacher in the West Hammond school; Walter Woods, W. II Mcllio, Mrs. M. H. Freeman. John Crawford. W. J. Sanderson and W. G. Chadwick. In all there were thirty signers. The protest was presented to J. E. Dickenson, who at once forwarded it to ' headquarters. While feeling satisfied that the time 'of the train will not be altered, the ' signers have deemed It wise to take precautions. More "TaTte-It-Up." A committee has waited upon B. 'Thomas, general manager of the West sern Indiana, with the suggestion that

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r,m i ni)i. i,i i i i i i i i SIXTEEN HURT Train Filled With Gary Workers Crashes Into Freight at Crossing. LOCAL PEOPLE HURT Claim Agent Makes Every Effort To Keep Information From Police. A west bound Lake Shore suburban train on its way from Gary to Chicago and loaded with working men and a few other passengers who had been picked up at Indiana Harbor and other stops along the way, crashed into the rear car of a freight train was crossing the main track a parallel track farther west. Sixteen passengers were while It to reach Injured among them being Mrs. Bertha K. Chittenden of Indiana Harbor formerly the manager of the South Bay hotel, Mrs. Louise Morris also of Indiana Harbor and Thomas Cherito of Whiting. The accident Is attributed either to the carelessness of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern train crew or an in adequate system of switch signals. The smashup occurred at 87th street and the Lake Shore tracks and manj of the injured were taken to the resi dence of Dr. Sidney McLeod, 915 Com merclal street where they were cared for until the hospital ambulances ar rived. The switch engine was in charge of Engineer George Swintan and Fireman Henry Hellen. The passenger engine was manned by Engineer George Schu bert and Fireman E. T. Catman. Schubert; was, cut by flying glass. The others were uninjured. The accident occurred shortly after 6 o'clock. The freight train, which consisted of four cars loaded with grain had been on a siding next to the main west bound track and was crossing the track to reach a siding beyond. Either no signals were set to inform the passenger train crew that its track was not clear or the signals were set and disregarded. Witnesses disagree on this point. Half of the rear car had cleared the main track when the suburban engine going at a rapid rate, struck it, cut ting the car squarely in two. All four freight cars were derailed, blocking traffic at the point for more than an hour. The passenger cars were not damaged. All the injured were taken to their homes by the police or by friends. Scolzic and several others who were severely hurt were urged to go to the South Chicago hospital but refused, GIRL MURDERED; BODY IN LAGOON. Mary Foley Disappears Mysteriously roiI Her Distracted Mother Fears the Worst. (Special to Lake County Times.) Chicago, Nov. 15. Probably a thou sand policemen yesterday searched for the body of Mary Foley, 5735 Laflln street, who is believed by her mother to have been murdered and thrown in the lagoon in Ogden park, sixty-sev enth and Loomls streets. Mrs. Foley Insists that her daughter i3 dead and lying in the lagoon. ,She says the girl did not run away as she was not strong and that she has reason to be lieve that the girl was attacked and murdered. The girl is 19 years old and has been missing since October 27 and Mrs. Foley has appealed to the police for aid in her search for the girl. As a last resore Mrs. Foley yesterday appealed to the South park commissioners for permission to have the lagoon bottom dragged at Ogden park. JiEIV MILITARY SCHOOL. Fort Wayne. Ind.. Nov. 14. Captain Ivors Leonard, sent with the United States troops to Cuba recently, is on his way to America to take charge of the military instruction at Concordia college in I-ort Wayne. The military department has just been established. THE WEATHER. Rain tonight and Saturday. Warmer tonight; colder Saturday afternoon or nisbt. his road put on a train to carry Chi cago passengers to the state line. Mr. Thomas seems to be impressed with the earning possibilities of such a train and has "taken it up" with the Erie people. Another suggestion is to have the Michigan Central put on an hourly traln between Kensington and Michigan City, to connect with the Illinois Central express trains at Kensington. As it is now, homegolng passengers on the Michigan Central have to depend on the through trains, which have a painful habit of being late, especially ia winter.

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Trial of Lapidat is Closing Verdict May be Returned Tonight. PLES OF SELF DEFENSE State Has Rested Its Case and Wit nesses For Defense Being Examined By Interpreters Today. (Special to Lake County Tlraes).' Crown Point, Ind., Nov. 16. The fifth day of the Lapidat murder trial began this morning with nearly all the evidence in and the attorneys preparing to make their arguments before the jury. The state finished its case yes terday morning and the balance of the day was taken up in hearing the wit nesses for the defense. The state's witnesses established the fact that a crime was committed and that Lapidat was responsible for the death of Alexandia. The story of the shooting was brought out grahpically by the evidence of eye-witnesses to the affair, and the dying man's statement was one of the bits of evidence that attracted much interest. The defense Is relying on their pleas of insanity and self-de fense, and is bringing out some points about the crime that have not heretofore been made public. One of these is that the defendant, Lapidat, had received a very serious injury to his head the day before the shooting and was still suffering from it. It is alleged that he was struck over the head, cutting a gash several inches long and down to the skull, and this caused him intense pain and suffering, and affected his mind. The defense is going into Its side of the case at some length. The taking of evidence is a tedious job. as few of the witnesses speak English and the services of the interpreter are necessary. Judge McMahan has allowed the jury to separate and go to their homes at night, but has given them very strict instructions not to converse about the trial outside the court room. It is thought the case will go to the jury this afternoon. TRUSTEE SCHAAF AS CHAIRMAN. F. Richard Schaaf, jr., trustee of North township, is In Indianapolis where the executive committee of the Indiana township trustees meets today. Mr. Schaaf is chairman of this committee. At this session a time will be fixed when the trustees of the entire state will meet befo. , ti1 close of the year.

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THE SPIRIT OF THANKSGIVING. Ex-State Auditor Granted Another Hearing by Indiana Supreme Court. FnEEDOf, Decision of Lower Court Reversed On Grounds That He Was Irresponsible for Foreign Taxes. One of the most important decis ions ever handed down by the supreme court of Indiana was rendered this morning when they reversed the decision of the lower court which sentenced David E. Sherrick, ex-auditor of state to the penitentiary for from two to twenty-one years. Perhaps there was never in the history of Indiana a trial which caused so much comment throughont the state, both for and against the administration, as that of David Sherrick. The decision of the circuit court was reversed on fundamental grounds that Sherrick was not responsible for foreign Insurance taxes. This is such a vital point in the case that although the supreme court ordered a new trial it is not probable that there will ever be another one. A requisition was sent this morning to Warden Reid of the Michigan City penitentiary, ordering Sherrick to be sent down to Sheriff Sourbier of Marlon county to be held until a new trial is granted. Sherrick's friends here are delighted at the decision of the court and are in great hope that Sherrick will ultimately be freed. He has been in the penitentiary about three months. HOME FROM FUNERAL. Mrs. Crawford and Mrs. D. W. Mc Graw returned this morning from Collinwood, O., where they went to attend the funeral services of their son and brother. Max Crawford. The services were held Thursday afternoon from the Christian church in that city, of which the deceased was a member. Mr. Crawford was a member of several orders and many beautiful erablamatic floral pieces were sent the family. Burial was made at East Cleveland cemetery. The widow and children will make their home with Mrs. Crawford's parents in Collinswood for the present. The family have the sympathy of their friends. While it may be true that more than one made made a million out of chewing-gum, they did not make it out of chewing the gum.

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East Chicago Business Men Regret Scandal, But Look to Future, 0 MORE GRAFTING It Is Believed That Recent Scandal Will Have a Salutary Effect On Boodlers The boll has broken at East Chicago and although it is still hurting, the people are happy. For two or three years the business men have been working determinedly to rid the city administration of men they believed to be dishonest. They may have made some mistakes, but last spring they ousted the mayor, the treasurer, the city clerk and a majority of the councilmen. Even with most of the reform can didates elected trouble did not cease and time and again it has been necessary to use threats and "big sticks" to get their representatives to represent them. Finally one or two of the city officials were caught with the goods on them and only permitted to continue political careers on the condition that they be good. The recent sensation in which cer tain ex-city officials were alleged to have accepted bribes for their influence in preventing action unfavorable to them when the sewer pumping station bonds were issued has so deeply stirred the community .that it is believed there never can be another era of such open and organized looting as has dis graced East Chicago during its early nistory. The councilmen are now either hon est or sat upon and the men who were responsible for foisting upon the city a sewage pumping station that cost $54,000 and should have been built for $25,000 and which is now out of re pair and tumbling to pieces, are open ly charged with crime and will have to prove themselves innocent or take the consequences. The business men all realize that the stories of crookedness that have gone abroad about the city will give Eas Chicago a bad reputation, but they also realize that it all had to come ou sooner or later. Supuration was neces sary and there is some satisfaction in knowing that boils are good for the system; they purify the blood. Every one is hoping that it will all be over with as soon as possible and then the city of East Chicago will turn over a new leaf and lead a different life.

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Dozens of Stories of Alleged Crookedness are Being Circulated. IS SHORT $5,000 Business Men Get Together and Find That It Would Take That Amount to Square Things. A. J. C. Orthall, the man who is al leged to have embezzled a large sum of money, is nowhere to be found, and yesterday his creditors took possession of his office and put a padlock on the door. It is the common talk about town that the real estate man realized that the financial crash was inevitable, and got out of town before he could be ar rested. Since the fact has become known that Orthall is in deep water dozens of stories of his alleged crooked dealings have been made public. If these stor ies are true it is remarkable that a man could have lived in a community as long as he did and not be found out sooner. Some of the charges that have been made against him are as follows: He is alleged to have collected $1,040 in rents for the Lake Shore Land & Improvement company, and to have failed to make settlements. This is the charge upon which he will be held for embezzlement. A man by the name of Mylin claims that he owes him $275, which he secured-in a fraudulent manner. Another man, whose name is unknown, ta said to have paid $311 for a lot, only to find that Orthall did not even own it, and that the East Chicago company had the deed that the discredited real estate man had promised so many times to provide. Mrs. Chittenden claims that she gave rthall $1,700 with which to make a deal and that all she got for her money was three lots valued at about $900. According to her statement, Orthall defrauded her of just $300. A plumber by the name of Erhardt claims tnat ne was induced to sign a note for $500 with the understanding hat Orthall had some money coming oon and would repay him. He is still waiting for his money. Dr. Hardlgan claims that Orthall owes mm $400, and there are dozens of, cases where houses were built and it was supposed that the bills had been paid when in reality they were not. It seems that nearly every one who did ousiness witn tne ieiiow has a claim of some kind against him, and there is consternation among his cred itors for fear they will not be able to realize anything on their claims. Some of the business men got to gether last night and figured that the total amount of Orthall's peculations will amount to over five thousand dolars, and there may be more of his victims to hear from. PRIZE FIGHTER WARE DIES OF HIS INJURIES. "Contest" at Grand Rapids Ends Fa tally Participants . Arrested Game Breaks Up. Grand Rapids, Mich., Nov . 16. Mike" Ward, the pugilist, who was knocked out by Harry Lewis, of Philadelphia last night, died this morning about 9 o'clock at the hospital here. He was taken to the hospital last evening in an unconscious condition after staying eight of the ten rounds scheduled to fight. The police broke up the fight on ac count of the brutal punishment which Ward was given by Lewis. All of the official participants of the contest were arrested this morning in eluding Harry Lewis, his second, Frank O'Brien, of Philadelphia and Eddie Ryan, of Detroit, the referee. n is rumorea tne cnarge or man slaughter will be charged against the principals. SUPERIOR COURT ALLOWANCES. Following are the bills allowed by the Superior court for the October term: H. H. Wheeler, clerk $ 58.00 H. H. Wheeler, expenses 33.35 Chas. J. Daugherty, sheriff 58.00 L. L. Daugherty, bailiff 100.00 Fred Lash, meals for Jury. 20.80 E. L. Shortridge, reporter 80.00 Maurice McKenzie, reporter Bertha Hansen, reporter John Buczlsowsl8i, interpreter.. Lake County Times, bar dock 50.00 5.00 2.50 ets 50.00

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Agent of Old Cline Estate Claims a Commission of $35,000. HE HALF HUH Three Lake County Cases Were Filed Yesterday in La Porte County Superior Court The Details. The big estate of George T. Clin which has been in court so many times has again been entered in a suit in tha LaPorte superior court, filed yesterday, afternoon. Clin died in 1903, leaving Edwin A. Wakefield as executor and one of the three trustees of his estate, all of which was in Lake county, and 1200 acres oC which is now included in the town of Gary and was purchased by the Steel corporation for $668,000. It seems that the trustees of the estate entered Into an agreement with Wm. T. Smith, who is the plaintiff In the present suit, to pay him 5 per cent of the gross receipts for selling certain lands belonging to the estate including the Gary tract. Smith's commission on the $668,000 deal amounted to $33,400 and this he claims has net been paid him and he is demanding Judgment in the sum of $35,000. There is no claim that Smith was not a properly constituted ogont of the Cline estate and so there is no dispute arising over the title to the Gary land but simply over the com mission which Smith was to receive. Two personal injury suits originally filed in Hammond in the superior court here have been venued to the LaPorte superior, court. The . first is the case of Irwin Jahnke against the Chicago Terminal for $35,000 - damages. While on his way home from school in Hammond on May 15, 1905, it is al leged, he stepped into a hole between the rail of the company's tracks and a plank of the street crossing and while his foot was thus pinioned, a car was shunted down upon him and it crushed his lsft leg. The plaintiff as serts that the accident was caused by the negligence of the company in having too large a space between the rail and the plank of the crossing, and he demands Judgment in the sum of $25,000. The other case is that of John Doyle of Ivesdala, 111., agalns the Wabash for $25,000. Doyle was injured at Ivesdale last January by the fast passenger train but he orlglnallv filed his suit in this county. WHEN THEY TAKE WILL THEIR OFFICES. Elected OfWill Begin Long They Showing When the Newly fielals of Lake County Tbelr Terms, and How Will Last. The Crown Point Register of this week has complied a most Interesting article showing when the various county officers Just elected take their seats, and we copy it In full: Edgar D. Crumpacker, who succeeds himself as congressman, will do so on March 4 next, though the new congress will not meet until the first Monday in December, 1907, unless It should be called in special session by President Roosevelt. A term is two years. A- J. Bowser will succeed T. E. Bell as joint senator on Jan. 1, 1908, and serve four years. Ed Simon, who will succeed Jno. N. Beckman as representative, takes his office on Jan. 1, 1907, and will be a member of the legislature that will convene the first Thursday in January. Although his active duties will last only through the sixty-day session of the legislature his term of office continues for two years. S. C. Dwyer, who succeeds as joint representative, will begin his newterm on Jan. 1, and hold office for two years, though his active duties will continue only during the session of the legislature in January and February. D. E. Boone, who was elected prose cutor, will succeed himself Jan. 1, 1908, almost fourteen months hence. The term is for two years. Albert Maack will not succeed L. E. Bailey as treasurer until Jan. 1, 1908. He will serve two years, and will have to give nearly a million-dollar bondFred Carter will take his office as sheriff and succeed Charles J. Daugherty Jan. 1, 1907, and will serve two years. Ernest Shortridge will succeed IL H. Wheeler as clerk Jan. 1, 1908. He will appoint deputies at Hammond and Crown Point. W. F. Bridge will succeed himself as surveyor Jan. 1, 1907. He will servs two years. William E. Black will succeed Ed P. Ames as county assessor Jan. 1, 1907, and serve four years. Dr. E. R. Gordon will succeed Dr. George IL Hoskins as coroner Jan. 1, 1907, and will serve two years.

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