Hammond Times, Volume 1, Number 140, Hammond, Lake County, 30 November 1906 — Page 1

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IUL DEATH Wm. Boon Is Crushed Between Cars at Inland Steel Co.'s Yards. EVERY BONEJS BROKEN Victim Leaves Widow and Five Children at Grand Crossing to Mourn His Loss. William noon, night yardmaster for the Indiana Harbor railroad at the Michigan Central avenue yards at Indiana Harbor, met a sudden and tragic death last night while making a coupling between two "bad order" cars. The scene of the accident was the Inland Steel company's yards. Boon was inspecting a large assortment of unrallworthy rolling stock and no signals were being given. The cars with which he was busied at the time he met hl3 death, had no draw-heads and when an engine pushed a train In front of the imperfect cars, back, the latter were struck and the absenco of the draw-heads caused the two cars between which Boon stood, to come together, crushing him badly and breaking almost every bone In Ms body. As the cars separated a fireman saw Boon fall and he shouted to the brakeman that the yardmaster had been killed. The men who were near the spot at the time ran to the rescue, and Conductor Higglns lifted up the apparently lifeless form of the injurp(t rf,rtn; "who proved', however. to be still alive. Blood was flowing from his mouth and it was evident he was suffering intense pain. The train crew started to carry him to the check office of the Inland Steel company's plant, but he died before that place was reached so the p.irty changed Its course to tho direction of Teal's morgue. Dr. Sauer was summoned at once, but he pronounced life extinct when he arrived. The inquest is in progress this afternoon. Boon lived at Grand Crossing, 111., where he leaves a widow and fie children. FIRE DESTROYS HOME Fire broke out last night In the little cottage on Sheffield avenue in which Charles Burkhart and his family resided, and burned the house to the ground. Tho cause of the fire is unknown. The loss is estimated to be nearly $500. 4 OI1SERVATIOXS OF ARTIE "J u lit listen to thnt," mild Artie as lie screwed his face up Into thnt fninlllnr. smile, "that's Bridge laughing. If they wasent another mnn Hint eon Id laugh in the whole town. Bridge eon Id hold down the job without half' trying. Listen to him HawHaw Ilnwln tbnt 'ed All n bourne woultlrn't It. Say did you ever bear Bridge tell one 'o them Joke "o hts'u Everybody listens just as long as they enn mid then when he gets pretty near the funny plnee they put their finger In their earn and wnlt for the explosion to take place. Every Haw is like when a shotgun goes off and when n lot 'o them come together its worse an Fourth 'o July. The windows rattle nnd the house shukes nnd when he gets through tbey go nroiinil and Mtrnlghteu the plclitchers on the wall. There he goes ngnln Haw-Haw, Haw, Haw, Httw, Haw, Haw, Haw. Gee thnt must's been funny. What's the weather man going to hand us Artie f Clearing and much colder tonight with possibly snow flurries; Saturday fair and cooler. Kit IK EMPLOYE IS INJURED. Charles Casalowski, one of the Erie employes, working at the coal storage plant, was seriously injured this morning. Casalowski was standing on the sidetrack talking to one of his fellow countrymen, when an Erie engine that had been switching some cars started to back down. The engineer blew his whistle and several men tried to tell Casalowski to get oft, but he did not seem to understand. The engineer put on the brakes but the tender of the engine hit Casalowski on the side, breaking several of his ribs and resulting in internal injuries. An ambulance was summoned and the injured man was taken to St. Margaret's hospital. Dr. Kelly, the company's physician attended ta his Injuries.

SEASON ENDS WITH VICTORY

Pelicans Defeated by Hammond by the Score of 23 to 0. SMITH BOWLS OVER 3 Straight Arm Work of Farmer Great Halfman, Eeed and Portz Play Star Game. Ilegewisch was defeated and put to rout by Hammond in a one-sided game at Harrison park yesterday afternoon. One touchdown was scored in the first half and then Hammond got down to business and made scrap iron of the boilermakers' defense in the second. The Ilegewisch goal line was crossed three times in the second half and goal was kicked twice, making the total score 23 to 0 in favor of Hammond. It was the last game of the season and Hammond outdid itself in an effort to avoid another of those disheartening 0 to 0 finishes. Every man played gilt-edged ball, but Halfman, "Farmer" Smith, Portz and Reel were the bright and shining lights. Of the four touchdowns that were made Reel was credited with one, Smith one and Portz two. Two goals were kicked by Gelb from difficult angles; the third was an easy try and the fourth, the easiest of all, was missed. In tho first half Hammond's playing was hardly up to the standard, but the boys took a brace in the second half and with a much improved defense were able to get in some good work. The defense was impregnable at all times as it has been all season, and it ws simply a matter ; of - getting-th scoring machine in operation. One of the longest runs of the day was made by Portz when he got the ball and ran fifty yards for a touchdown, just before time was called in the last half. Another feature of the game was the "straight arming" done by Smith, who showed great skill in the art of tumbling over ambitious tacklers. At one time he bowled over three of them, but was downed by the fourth before he could cross the line. In the first half the ball was on the five yard line three times, only to be lost before the touchdown could be made, but the Hammond boys got out of that bad habit before the game ended. The game was played at Harrison park before about 500 people, one hundred of which rooted for .he "Pell cans," as the Ilegewisch b ys called themselves. Ilegewisch played a good game but were outclassed by their opponents, the punting of the Ilegewisch players being especially fine. The football season will end with a banquet in which the players will talk over the season at the festive board. Plans will be discussed for the organizing of next season's team, and the monograms will be awarded to all players who have participated In at least one game. ORATORS ARGUE DEVIL QUESTION. Big Crowd Hears Kretm-Ilrooks Debate at Montleello Concerning the Existence of a Funlsher. Montleello, Ind., Nov. 28. The FretzBrooks debate on the question. "Resolved, That the doctrine of a personal devil is unreasonable and unscriptural," attracted a large sized crowd at the afternoon and evening sessions, but owing to a misunderstanding the morning session was postponed and but two sessions were held today. The Rev. H. M. Brooks, pastor of the Christian church of Paris, 111., argued from the affirmative side of the ques tion and contended that the doctrine of a personal devil had no basis in the scriptures, which, he declared, were the only sources of information on the subject. He declared that the idea of the personality of Satan was entirely unreasonable, and that it was contrary to the nature of God to think that He would give personality to the being which is His direct opposite. Mr. Fretz. however, declared that the doctrine was reasonable because he said for every positive there is a negative, and the devil represented the negative of God. He also declared that in the ninth chapter, sixth verse of Revelations the author reported seeing Satan fall as a flash of lightning, and if he were visible he must have a personality. Both men declared emphatically that they believed the Bible as the inspired word of God. And, although each declared the other did not believe it, neither would admit unbelief. OFF OX A IIIXT. B. It. P. Bell left this morning for Winnebago, Wis., on a two week's hunting trip. While there Mr. Bell will meet with old friends and they expect to organize a hunting party. Mr. Bell i hopes to return with big game,

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WEDDED FIFTY YEARS

Aged St. John Couple Celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversary, EUB D RflTEEXE RC 1 S ES Solemn High Mass Held at Local Catholic Church After Which Dinner is Served. (Specinl to Lake Canty Times.) St. John, Nov. SO. Surrounded by a host of friends and relatives, Mr. and Mrs. John Thiel celebrated their golden wedding anniversary here yesteray. The high esteem in which the couple stands not only in this community but throughout the county and everywhere where they are known, their good health, though Mr. and Mrs. Thiel are 75 and 73 years old respectively, and the splendid day tended to make the celebration large and an ideal gathering. The guests began to come in on Thanksgiving eve and still more arrived on the following morning, coming mainly from Chicago, Whiting, Schererville, Dyer, Cedar Lake and Crown Point. Mr. and Mrs. Thiel, being Catholics, a solemn high mass was said in the morning, the new pastor, Rev. H. Buchheit acting as celebrant. He was assisted by Rev. Guethof of Hanover Cen ter and Rev. Keyser of Lowell. After the mass, the guests repaired to the home of the couple whom the ceremonies honored, where they were served a festive dinner. For the convenience and the accommodation of the guests, Wammer's hall had been engaged and appropriately decorated. Good music was furnished during the entire time and other amusements were provided for. Mr. and Mrs. Thiel having lived in St. John township since their marriage fifty years ago, they have had occasion to watch the progress of civilization in these parts and have themselves been active workers in its behalf. Mr. Thiel has the distinction of having owned and worked in the first blacksmith shop that existed in what was known in dis early days as "the territory." No day passes even at his advanced age but what he stands at the anvil in his shop or at the forge and works away as though there were no limit to his strength. If need be he will still "get under the horse" and shoe it all around. And today he has the reputation of being one of the best tinkers in the county. Mr. and Mrs. Thiel are the parents I of five children. They are Ireneus. George, Eberhardt. Joseph and Mrs. Henry Nlebling. Two daughters are dead. They are Mrs. Frances Deitz and Mrs. Clara Keilman. The aged couple was married by Father Vors In a log capin church which at the time was the only church In Lake county. Mr. and Mrs. Thiel were well reraebbered by their many friends and relatives with beautiful as well as useful wedding gifts.

ALL HAVE OUR TROUBLES.

SHOWS EMUS 0F1LR0SDS Commission Submits Report to Governor Apropos Two-Cent Rates. MOST ARE - IN THIS CLASS jOn Basis of $3,000 Income Per. Mile Only Five Lines Would be Exempt. In considering the advlsibility of urging the passage of a two-cent fare law, Gov. Hanly, some time ago called attention to the law in Michigan for a straight two-cent fare for every railroad whose earnings were more than $3,000 a mile. In a published statement given out at that time Gov. Hanly favored the passage of a law to this effect. The report of the railroad commission, just submitted to Gov. Hanly shows up the railroad companies which wouuld have to make this reduction. And the number of roads that would come down to the two-cent basis includes all of the Indiana roads except the following: Central Indiana; Chicago, Cincinnati and Louisville; Chicago, Indiana and Eastern; Cincinnati, Bluffton and Chicago, and the Louisville, New Albany and Corydon. In other words practically all of the roads in the state would have to make this reduction, if a law such as the Michigan law were passed. And it is supposed that this will be the basis for the two-cent fare bill that will be urged by the present administration. Continuing the discussion of the earnings of railroads, the report says: "The railroads operating in Indiana earned during the last fiscal year on account of freight and passenger traffic, lease of tracks, dividends on stocks and bonds owned, and other miscellaneous income, $491,374,315. Of this income $314,000,000 was on account of freight, and over $115,000,000 was on account of passenger traffic, while $24,000,000 was realized from other income from operation; $6,000,000 on account of lease of tracks, and over $20,000 on account of dividends and stocks and bonds owned. "This Income was applied to the maintenance or way and structures and maintenance of equipment, conducting transportation, general expenses, dividends, taxes, interest on funded debts, rent of leased lines. Of the companies reporting to the commission twelve expend on account of these companies and other disbursements more than their income amunted to. The other companies show a surplus in their earnings. "The surplus of these companies out of the earnings of the last year, after paying operating expenses and fixed charges, amounts to over $22,000,000, while the twelve companies showing a deficit paid out over three millions in excess of their income for the year, and this was generally paid from surplus funds from other years, and in almost every instance where there is a deficit it is caused by the application of the earnings to promote improvements." The report shows, also, that a total of 54,333 people were employed by the railroads operating in this state, last

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year. This total number is divided as follows: General officers, 1G3; other officers, 239; office clerks, 1,927; station agents, 1,438; other station employes, 4,354; engineers, 2.296; firemen, 2,296; con ductors, 1,796; other trainmen, 4,178 machinists, 1,956; carpenters, 2,659; other shopmen, 6,570; section foremen, 1,582; trackmen, 11,732; switch and crossing tenders and watchmen, 1,802 telegraph operators, 1,699; other em ployes, 5,606. Continuing the report says: "The reports show that these em ployes are paid an aggregate of $33,803,569.91. The highest average daily compensation-paid by any -line was that of the Wabash. $2.27. The low est was $1.16, paid by the Evansvllle and Indianapolis line. The roads pay ing more than $2.00 per day were as follows: Vandalla, Wabash, Pennsyl vania. Big Four, Michigan Central Nickel Plate, Lake Shore, G. R. & Grand Trunk, llonon, Erie, B. & O., and the Chicago, Lake Shore & Eastern." Sl'nELY NOT, MR. MoDAMELS, While regarding the criticism of the news Judgment nnd the tut mnn Interest Instinct ot THE LAKE COUNTY TIMES In Its timely nnd exclusive treatment of the Genevieve McGraw episode as beneath contempt, we deem It charitable to rellras Superintendent McDnniels or the stigma of bis alleged Implied reflections on the mural character of the deposed school teacher nnd deliver him from the fool friends who have ninile him to pose in thnt attitude. We have followed the case from end to end nml we have covered It thoroughly, printing the simple news. We have not ni'Jd, and we did not know he did or would seek to defend his actions by recourse to the statute which provides that "no one not of good moral character shall be allowed to hold a teacher's license." We re reluctant to believe that Mr. McDnniels ever quoted that statute with reference to Miss McGraw. If as u matter of discipline Mr. McDnniels found It necessary to dispense with the services qf Miss McGraw, that Is his affair and no explanation Is necessary from him.. .If the public and the press choose to make Miss McGraw a subject of Interest, that Is something with which her former superior has nothing to do. W e believe that Mr. McDnnlels Is too much of a gentleman to cast reflections on the morality of the young woman he has discharged In order to justify his action. FATE OF THE POPULAR MAID There was a young woman quite winsome Who was clever, good-looking and then some; $he taught In the school But was treated quite cool Because she conversed with the men some. Said the prof, while the trouble was brewing Popularity is your undoing, But this ukase to go Filled the school ma'am with woe And the favorite "papers are booming.

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OF GREAT JOY Attorney Whinery's Letter to Lawrence Family Lifts Gloom. COURT AWARDS 5,000 This Sum Is Fixed as Erie's Penalty for Death of Husband end Fathe: There was a happy Thanksgiving yesterday in the home of Mrs. L. E. Lawrence and her five children in North Judson when the letter of Attorney W J. Whlnery of this city, reached them telling them that the supreme court at Indianapolis awarded them $5,000 last Tuesday. The sum is to be paid them by the Chicago & Erie railroad com pany on account of the death of the husband and father, L. P. Lawrence. Lawrence was killed in February in 1904 while employed as a switchman in the Erio yards in Hammond. Attorney Whlnery brought suit in the Lake county circuit court for $10,' 000. The case was later transferred to the Porter county circuit court and In turn went to the appellate and supreme courts of Indiana, In the Porter coun ty court, Mrs. Lawrence was awarded $4,500. Judge J. V. Hadley on the supreme court bench handed down the follow ing decision: "(1) A railroad switchman who con tinues to work on a switching engine with knowledge that the railroad company is violating a city orainance re- , . . . . . j auiring to carry a brilliant and con-1 splcuous light on the rear end o any 14Ji;.Mil-llVt3 LUELl 13 lUtl UU. A nam 111 the night time does not assume the risk of injury by reason of such violation. (2) Where a switching crew "kicked" a car in upon a spur Biding and the car ran down so close as to strike one of the switchmen standing on the engine step as it passed and the night was too dark to see the car without a headlight, which the railroad was bound to provide, but had not furnished, the court can not declare as matter of law that the switchman was guilty of contributory negligence after he had been exonerated by the general ver dict." Lawrence was well known in Ham mond especially among the railroad men. Shortly after his accidental death, the widow and her five children, the oldest of whom was only eight years old, moved to North Judson, where they still reside. nOUTIXE OX THE STAGE. Does the constant portrayal of the same character day after day for more than a year cause a player to lose in terest in the character which Is neces sary for a successful and harmonious production? Edmund Breese, who has appeared in the role of "Ready Money Ryder" in "The Lion and the Mouse' at the Lyceum theatre approximately, has this to say: "The tendency is to become careless n one's work after weeks and months of repetition. The danger lies in giv ing way to this tendency, for once it grips you it is very difficult to con quer. I have never allowed myself the luxurv of being careless or lazy. The terms are practically similar. Careless ness is the danger signal that you are relaxing in that constant vigilance which Is your safeguard. If it attacks you, hard work and much of it, is your only defense. That is my remedy. Monotony? There should be no such word In the player s vocabulary. Its recognition would be fatal to good work. The things I find that tend to distract me after a certain time, during which I have been playing the same character, are the unexpected introduc tion of some new piece of business; the wearing of a new garment by one of the company, or a sudden noise. These things, trivial though they seem, catch my instant attention, assuming gigantic proportions, particularly at a time when every nerve is tense and the emotions keenly alive. Unless I'm on my guard, I am apt to lapse. It la a case, if you will allow me to paraphrase an old adage, of constant vigilance being the price of success the price of the player's success. INDICTMENT IS DEFECTIVE. Judge McMaban Fnds that Name of Victim is Omitted Defendant's Attorneys Make Bitter Fight. (Special to Lake County Times). Crown Point, Ind., Nov. 30. The case of Duffy DeFrance of Hobart was reopened in the Crown Point circuit court this morning before Judge W. C. McMahan. The Judge himself discovered that the indictment charging De France with the murder of Young is defective, in that it does not state whom DeFrance has killed. De France's attorneys were making a bitter fight in his behalf this morning.

RIGHT OE WAY ALLJECURED Work on Electric Road Connecting South Bend

and Gary Begun. HAMMOHDJSTERHIHUS luiae to Operate in Connection Wit! 11" SteamersMichigan City Branch Opened Soon, Special to Lake County Times.) La Porte, Ind., Nov. 29. Announce ment has been made that the right of way has now been practically all secured for the building of the electrla railway which will give South Bend connection with Gary, with Hammond as the ultimate point. Construction work is progressing in St. Joseph and LaPorte counties, several hundred men being employed in grading and track laying. Right of way agents have been spending the last sixty days In Porter county. Cash deals have been made and the transfers have been mada a matter of public record, thus evldencing the determination of the Ilanna syndicate, which is behind the project. to build the road. It Is not believed, however, that cara will be running into Gary before 1908, though it is hoped to open the branch of the road extending' from South Bend to Michigan City the coming year, possibly in time to reap the advantage of the extensive lake . ,, traffic. The line will be operated connection with lake steamers running I uuv J iuivininan Vllj, lildl LHf I in prospect of great increase in traffic is apparent from the fact that a second steamer will be put on the Michigan City-Chicago route the coming- season, the big steamer Theodore Roosevelt, I not having sufficient accommodations for summer pleasure seekers. The Hanna syndicate declares that the road will be built independent of the big merger now being consummated. Hammond of course looked forward to an earlier completion of the new road than 1908 and there is still hope that the road may come earlier. At any rate it is understood that the company will be welcomed upon its ar rival in Hammond and it is not altogether Impossible that it will have easy sailing when in Hammond to get its tracks to the Standard Steel Car plant. although its entrance to the city is made on the north side. WITNESS IN CONTEMPT OF COURT Joseph Itlxeinan Sent to Jail in the Daliike Saloon Case. Joseph Rlxeman of Lowell was found to be in contempt of court this morn ing before Special Judge O. J. Bruce in the circuit court at Crown Point, where the saloon case of Joseph Dahlke of Lowell, was on trial. Rlxeman was sent to Jail to await his Judgment after the case has been tried. The Jury in the case went out at 11 o'clock. Dahlke Is on trial for violating the Nicholson law, and Bixeman, a former saloonkeeper was subpoenead as a witness. When on the stand he seemingly forgot the taste of beer and the time when he was in Dahlke's saloon, and in the Judge's opinion was guilty of other offenses. BRAXCHIXG OUT AGAIX. THE LAKE COUXTY TIMES has outgrown the former quarters which were too large for It when it came into existence on June IS. The editorial rooms have been moved to the fourth floor of the Hammond building. The room formerly occupied by the business and editorial departments on the ground floor hereafter will be devoted exclusively to the business and circulation departments with the pace In the rear for additional linotype machines. The editorial rooms are now situated in the southeastern corner of the fourth floor and occupy suites 413 and 414 of the Hammond building. The private telephone, pneumatic tubes and telegraph service will be changed within a few days, and the elevator will ran day and night. CARTOOXIST DIES IV ARIZONA. Wabash. Ind., Nov. 23. William Williams, 23. of this city, a graduate of the Wabash high school and cartoonist on Chicago and New York papers, is dead at Tuscon, Ariz. He became III while employed in Chicago and was sent to Arizona for his health by high school students. Tuberculosis caused his death,