Hammond Times, Volume 1, Number 178, Hammond, Lake County, 15 January 1907 — Page 1

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Woods Bill Affecting "Metropolitan" Cities Deals With Officers' Wage. COIIITTEES ARE BUSY Consideration of Public Depository Measure Long Drawn Out Crimp in Lobbyists. (Special to iJtke County Times). Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 15 Senator V1I1 Wood's bill affecting thos9 cities that hare the metropolitan police law was Introduced yesterday. It provides In brief, that the boards of police commissioners will be able to pay each officer and each member $120 more In the year than under the present law, which was passed in 1893. This is not compulsory under the law that "Wood Introduced; It merely enables the commissioners to pay mor If they see fit. Committees got down to business in the senate yesterday afternoon and last night. One can tell from the first meeting of the committee on township and county business that the public depository bill will be a long time in coming into tho light of day. Five hare been Introduced, and the plan is for each member of this committee to take one of these bills as soon as It is Introduced, go through it carefully, and then at different meetings of the committee, report and compare notes. It Is supposed that the house committee will follow the same tactics, and then the two committees will meet in conference. Out of the many conference meetings a public depository bill will be drawn up and submitted to both branches. Senator I Ert. Slack, democrat, and leader' of the so-called reform branch of the minority In the senate, stole a 'march on the majority In the senate, and incidentally tole a. march on one Gilbert Elliot, of South Bend, who, announced lafit wee that h a xtraa cnl n rr o - a In the house. Slack Is Forehanded. Elliot failed to Introduce his resolution Friday and yesterday. Slack was forehanded, however, and introduced In the senate yesterday an anti-lobby bill, directed against the lobbyist who employs any othej means other than "appearance before committees , published statements and briefs." This bill will probably be brought before the senate, and so far as can be judged now there is no reason to believe that it will not be passed. Senator Beardsley of Elkhart, one of the big proprietary medicine men, came out today for the pure food bill. This Is the greatest surprise of the senate, and it was expected that he would fight that bill from the start. "Why, certainly I am in favor of the pure food bill that was introduced In tha house yesterday," said Senator Beardsley, when osked about the matter today. "This bill, as I understand It, is as nearly In line with the federal pure food bill as a state can be with a federal bill. I was In favor of the national pure food bill, and am heartily in favor of this one. "The point I make is that the man who makes a legitimate medicine is benefited by such a measure," . continued tha senator. "And the fellow who is the scamp Is liable to be put out of business." Another Insurance Bill. Another insuranco bill has been drawn up and will probably be submitted to either the house or the senate Wednesday or Thursday. It covers the subject of fraternal insurance companies, and is thought to embody the points that the state auditor, John C. Billheimer, and his actuary, II. W. Buttolph, argued for some weeks ago. Thorough publicity of the fraternal Insurance business is provided for in this bill, which Is, In fact, a bill that entirely supplants the old laws govern ing fraternal companies. These companies will have to make annual statements giving any facts that may bo required. Tne bl11 compels these companies to have some consistent plan for doing business, too. It doesn't say that they fcaall have one plan or another only that they shall have some consistent plan. Provision is made for adequatc rates rates not to bo below those held sufficient by the National Fraternal Congress within the last year It provides, also, for the protection of the mortuary fund, the expense fund, prohibits unnecessary accumulation of surplus, provides for an annual valuation of the business for publicity's sake, and allows a separation of classes and a reorganization of the plan and present rates. A. J. Bowser, Joint senator from Lake and Porter counties, it is said. Intends to father five temperance bills which will completely rearrange the saloon system If they go through. A rough outline of the meaning of the bills is as follows: The first makes saloon contracts with breweries Illegal. The second restricts saloons to incorporated cities an dtowns and to the business districts of such cities and towns. iA third bill will ask that all habitual drunkards shell be treated as insane persons. A fourth bill limits the number of saloons according to population and a fifth regulates the J licenses. I

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R. R. McCormick and Asso ciates Present Matter to Secretary of War. COURTS JIY DECIDE International Waterway Commission Censured For Reporting Without Investigating. Washington. Jan. 15. Three against twenty-five, the representatives of the sanitary district of Chicago did battle with members of the Lake Carriers' association before Secretary of War Taft yesterday for the right to take as much water from the lake as needed to purify Chicago's sewage, and won from the secretary expressions indicating that he would grant their request Officially, Secretary Taft took the matter under advisement. The representatives of the sanitary district were President R. U. McCormick of the drainage board. Chief Engineer Isham Randolph and Erasmus C. Llndley. At the beginning of the hearing they made it plain that in asking Secretary Taft's consent to the plan of reversing the current of tho Calumet river and taking 4,000 cubic feet of water a second from the lake in addition to the present flow through the drainage canal, they did not recognize the government's control over the matter, but were acting merely out of courtesy. Heady tor Court Fight. It was stated that should the permit be refused or should, in the future, .the federal government attempt to restrict the Intake of water In the Chicago and Calumet rivers to an unreasonable de gree, the sanitary district would promptly take the Question into the courts. The sewage from the 100,000 people residing south of Eighty-seventh street drains into the Calumet river "and creates a stream foul as the old Chicago river," stated Mr. McCormick. Mr. McCormick cited to the secretary the rapid growth of the towns to the south of the Chloago and reviewed the act of the Illinois legislature in 1903 authorizing the construction of the Evanston and Calumet channels. ' lie severely censured the international water way commission, which, without visiting Chicago, recommended that the Intake of the Chicago river be restricted to 10,000 cubic feet per second. "I am informed by competent legal authorities," said Mr. McCormick, "that it i3 very questionable whether the federal government can forbid the taking of water for domestic and sanitary purposes." REVEALED SECRET RILE DRUNK Tongue of John Dokkin, Deserter from the Navy, Loosened by Drink. Because he was so drunk that he did not know what he was talking about John Dokkins was identified as a deserter from the United States navy, after he was found by Officer J. J. Ryan Monday night lying in an open lot on the corner of lOSth street and Avenue L in South Chicago. Dokkins was bundled Int.-. tt wagon and taken to the East Side sta tion where, in his drunken t v told what he had carried with him as a recret ever since he auitiv if ship, tho "Kentucky." last r-,-,- t' his confession he was immediately placed under strict arrest and the tact was communicated to the naval authorities at Washington who confirmed the desertion. Dokkins is still being held at the police station to await orders according to which he will either be taken to New York or NorfolK. As Officer Ryan made the arrest it will probably also be his duty to escort the prisoner to the east. Dokkins enlisted in the navy la March. 1904, as a second class fireman and served until May, 190G, when he suddenly disappeared. Nothing was heard of him since and It is thought that he traveled under an assumed name. Dokkins is very much depressed over his capture, knowing that a severe punishment awaits him at naval headquarters. MACHINE TO SHUFFLE CARDS. A machine which automatically shuffles a pack of cards in an Instant with the cards concealed from sight and which changes the position of nine out of every ten cards is the latest mechanical device for card players. It not only protects the cards from injury but gives an hsnh,t.iv ,. deal shuffle. The mnin. woich. 1 pounds and attaches in a moment to any taoie. it is about 12 inches high. Popular Mechanics.

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S SUSPENDED Gary's Coppers in Disgrace Are Laid Off For Investigation. ARTIN IS II COMMAND Present Head of Force Formerly Connected With Hammond's Law Enforcing Corps. Chief of Police Chambers of the town of Gary and Police Officer Catey have fallen into disgrace and are under temporary suspension until the next regular meeting of the board of trustees when their case will be thoroughly gone into and definite action taken. The suspension was effected yesterday by the Gary trustees and Joseph Martin, formerly of Hammond, was appointed acting chief to serve in the deposed chief's stead. His incumbency will last indefinitely until further notice. It seems that Chief Chambers and his men, in traveling their beats, covered the south part of the town as well as other portions and at the end of their rounds they went to the Hotel Fitz where a ball was in progress. It is claimed that both the chief and Officer Catey were under the influence of liquor at the time and proceeded to start a row. After this began to show indications of becoming serious, by-standers intervened and prevailed upon the officers, who were dressed in their uniforms to leave the premises. Word of the disgraceful conduct of the officers, having reached the fa re of the members of the board of trus- j tees, the latter took prompt action, the president calling a special meeting ' yesieruaj iu tuusiuci mo irase oi the offenders. A thorough investigation win be made, and if the facts sustain the charges, it is likely that both Chamb ers and Catey will' be discharged from the service. The members of the board, however, wish to give the al leged offenders every opportunity to clear themselves and their town of the disgrace, as they regard the matter as reflecting upon the good name of Gary. The better element among the citi zens of the steel town are pleased at the promptness with which the offi cials took the matter up and are con gratulating the trustees accordingly. Joseph martin, the present incumb ent, was one of the best police officers Hammond ever had, although he served on the local force less than a year. He resigned about a month ago to take a position in the Gary police department, little dreaming that In so short a period he would be acting as chief of tha department.' --

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Dwyer of Lake and Newton on Four and Simon of Lake on One. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 15. Promptly upon calling the house to order yesterday afternoon, Speaker Branch announced his appointment of committees. The chairman of several of the most important committees are: Ways and means, Gus Condo, Marion; judiciary, John H. Edwards, Mitchell; banks, Marion B. Stults, Huntington; railroads, Gilbert A. Elliot, South Bend; public morals, William Morton, Howard county; corporations, Thomas A. Daily. Indianapolis; affairs of Indianapolis, James H. BilUngsley, Indianapolis; insurance, Richard N. Elliot, Connersville; criminal code, Frank C. Olive, Indianapolis, and rules, Speaker Branch. Schuyler Dwyer, representative of Lake and Newton counties was appointed on four committees, and the name of Edward Simon, Lake county's repsentative, was placed on one. The committees on which they will act are as follows, the first name always being that of the chairman. Congressional Apport Benson, Slimp, Brockley, Cravens, Hanna, Woodfill, Bowlus, McKinney, Morton, Dwyer, Kleckner, Watson, Kelly. Judiciary Edwards, Benson, Morgan, Honan. D. Johnson, Weaver, Fitch, Dwyer, Zook, Hottel, Downey. Labor Eschbach, Dwyer, R. Elliot, Edwards, Hanna, Kleckner, Hay, Wells, Burns. Corporations Daily, Baltzell, Meeker, Dwyer, Baker, Behmer, McCullough, Lieb, Sweeny. Natural Resources Meeker, Carmicheal, Slimp, Stults, Billingsley, Simon, Moon, Kimmel, Burns. WANTS ALL P0ST0FFICES CLOSED ON SUNDAY. GIvlns Out Mall Works n Hardship on Employes and Leave Tbeiu No Opportunity For Sunday Observance. Washington, Jan. 13. Senator Burkett, of Nebraska, purposes to put a stop to the practice of handing out mail on Sunday in all the postofflces in the United States. He fired the first gun In his campaign for Sunday postoffice closing when he obtained the adoption by. the senate of a resolution calling on the postmaster general for a statement of the extent to which the postofflces now do business on Sunday. This Is to be followed by a joint resolution prohibiting the handing out of mail on Sunday, together with the selling of stamps and the issuance of money orders and all other business with the public, with the single exception of permitting box holders access to their boxes on the first day of the week. In explanation of his campaign, Senator Burkett said that he did not believe there was any authority in the law for the delivery of mall at the windows of postofflces or in the business district of any city. He says the practice works a hardship to the carriers, who were thus obliged to work seven days In the week and were prevented from attend church or spending their Sundays with their families.

Shtrman in Boston Globe.

OFT ffiflHEH liyiEIEFIT Puts Roads into State Which Arouses Farmers to Cry For Improvements. THE IDEAJSJIIERSAL Preparations Previously Under Way For Extensive Repairs More Now Contemplated. (Special to Lake County Times). Crown Point. Ind., Jan. 15. The long continued "soft" weather has put the county roads into such a condition as has seldom been equalled at this time of the year. This has created a universal desire for gravel roads throughout the rural communities of Lake county. If this lasts it can only be satisfied by the construction of as many miles of improved roads each year as the law fixing the maximum limit of a township indebtedness will permit until every public thoroughfare in the entire county is surfaced either with crushed stone or gravel. Such is the feeling which at present prevails and if continued Lake county may expect to be equipped in the near future with a continuous system of boulevards. In any event the long siege of bad roads is bound to be productive of some good, and it may result in all that is now being promised, for when farmers once make up their minds, they are liable to carry out what they decide to do. The coming summer promises to be one marked by unusual activity In road improvement. Almost a year has been spent in preparing for it. The actual work of construction will begin as soon as the weather will permit In the spring. Winneld township already has ten or twelve miles under construction and the contractor is already busy engaging men and teams and preparing equipment ready for spring work. Hanover, West Creek and Cedar Creek townships each have the contracts let for extensive road Improvements. The Center township roads still hang in the balance, owing to inability to sell the bonds, but a suit to decide the matter has been planned and will be tried at the Feburary term of the circuit court and then hurried to the higher court where it is hoped to get a decision fixing the legality of the bonds beyond question. Messrs. Moon & Hale of East Chicago, have the contract for construction and are In readiness to begin work as soon as the bonds can be sold. Eagle Creek township is now clamoring for better roads and petitions will be circulated in the near future. This is tho one township in Lake county that receives little. If any, tax money from corporations or railroads. The building of the GIfford railroad has created a demand for better roads, and as the township is rich In agricultural resources the addition of a small fTavel road levy la & small matter to

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B0RHDDD Crazy Man, Former Inmate of Insane Asylum, Goes on Rampage. ATTACKS JIJEIGHBOR Commits Murderous Assault Upon Mrs. Okunaioski Who Is Now Under Physician's Care. Frank Elbrlent of West Hammond, who about six months ago was declared insane and committed to one of the state asylums, and later discharged as cured. Is once more violent. Joseph Okunaioski visited the Hammond police station this morning intending to swear out a warrant for the arrest of Elbrlent declaring the latter had assaulted his (Okunaloskl's) wife and threatened to kill his own wife. The local police referred Okunaioski to the West Hammond police under whose jurisdiction the qase would come, as Okunaioski and Elbrlent both live across the state line. The assault upon Mrs. Okunaioski was committed Sunday night and since that time the woman has been confined to her bed requiring the attendance of a physician. Elbrlent, it is claimed, has lately begun a collection of weapons, including revolvers, clubs, axes and in short anything that might be of service In dispatching whomever he chose to look upon as an enemy. It is claimed he has a room full of these weapons and that the apartment in which they are kept more resembles a torture chamber of the good old days than a room devoted to rest and sleep. -rOlnmaloBkT -described - iwlthTnacb; dramatic effect the efforts of the crazy man to reach his victims. He has been comparatively quiet, although it has been noticed that he had been acting queerly of late. Suddenly he began to develop tendencies of violence and sprang upon Okunaloskl's wife, threatening to kill her and raining blows upon her. He then went after his own wife who he also threatened to kill. The demented man had the entire neighborhood terrorized for a time. Okunaioski left the Hammond police station with the intention of going before Justice Flynn of West Hammond to swear out a warrant for Elbrient's arrest. An effort will be made to confine the man again in an asylum. SPEECH OF THE T0WNPUMP4 "Fritz, If I can glf yon a stick 4 4 of advice, start a bureau ot In formation. Do I dink It vlll payf Sure pays It If only you 4 know how to sharge. 4 "Rent a office, put once a 4 shingle out und make a price '4 list. Sharge In advance und 4 valt for flub, vrat you call dem wat bite easy. 4 "Cover der field und divide It 4 4 nod Frits, I tell you, sharge. 4 4 Make dree big classes, social, 4 4 Including weddings, divorces, 4 4 engagements, brakes of promise, 4 4 prices on hats, cooking clubs, 4 4 latest styles und scandals. 4 4 Make der second big class poll- 4 4 tics. Dls Includes finance, prom- 4 4 lses, rebating, flim-flamming, 4 4 water meters und franchises. 4 4 Der drltte class should baf gen- 4 4 eral Information such as Iss nit 4 4 Included in classes number 1 4 4 und 2. Some subjects vlll come 4 4 under all dree classes und you 4 4 must sharge dree times so much. 4 4 You can explanation vy to your 4 4 patient. 4 4 "Under general Information 4 4 comes such dings as corn cures, 4 4 der wedder, price of eggs, how 4 4 boarding bouses makes money, 4 4 t cetera. 4 4 "Social information nefer glf 4 4 In round numbers; alvays like 4 4 $1.40 or so 1 it looks like a bar- 4 4 gain. For instance, Mrs. Flit- 4 4 ter rants to know If Mrs. Beat- 4 4 em hass payed for her hat al- 4 4 reatty, und den you get busy. 4 4 Eader say 'No, und sharge 4 4 $1.49 or say 'Yes and sharge 4 4 $2.49. 4 4 "One more, Frits, get a eor- 4 4 er on wedder to spell Toleston 4 4 mlt one or two I's, und Frits, 4 4 harge!" 4 4 44444444444444444 NEVER TO OLD TO LEARN. R. Hart, the owner of nearly a thousand acres of farm land In Lake county, Is evidently not too old to learn, for he left yesterday for Pui due university where he wil begi an eleven weeks course culture and dairying. in agriMr. Hart lives In Crown Point am is regarded as one of the wealthies farmers in the county and his desire t acquaint himself with the most up to-date methods in dairy farmlner is 1 splendid Indication of bis progress-

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Murderer of Fitzpatrick Said to Have Turned Up Near LaPorte. DRAG IIETjeOll OUT Comrades of Dead Police Officer Corn mence Work on New ClewHanson Still Alive. (Special to Lake County Times). LaPorte, Ind., Jan. 15. Charles Wheeler, a farmer residing near this city, reported to the local police this morning that he has entertained over night a man who tallied exactly with the description of Guy Van Tassel who is wanted for the murder of Officer Luke Fitzpatrick of the Chicago pollca. force, and for complicity in the blow ing of the safe in J. J. Austgen's store in Hammond on Sunday night, Nov. 18. Wheeler is positive in his Identifi cation. Wheeler's house Is In this sec tion and It was familiarity with It that first aroused the farmer's suspeclon. "The man came to my house Sunday evening," Wheeler said. "And asked for something to eat. I gave It to him and then he insisted on staying all night. I told him I could not do so without Inconveniencing myself and family, but he still insisted declaring that he could go no further. I came to believe that myself, as he had a terrible cough and looked to be in the last stage of consumption. He pleaded arid threatened by turns and at last I consented to let him set by the fire. His appearance, his language and ac tions commenced me at once that he was the same Guy Van Tassel for whom the police had ben looking. Still I wasn't quite sure. "There was very little sleep for roe that night, It caa tell you" continue i Wheeler. "In the morning the man asked for a razor. He didn't ask for it either; he demanded it. With a sort of a "sickly grin? he-tried to- assure me . that he did not Intend to commit murder or suicide that all he wanted was a shave. I gave him my shaving kit and he shaved himself clean. Without any more words he left. I thought afterwards that I should have held him, but there was no help In sight and to tell the truth, I was glad to get rid of him. He told me before I left him alone the night before that he had plenty of money a short time before, but had to spend it all. I am quite sure now that It was Van Tassel." Chase is Resumed. Wheeler consented to accompany the police on their search for the mysterious guest. A dragnet has been thrown out and It is probable that the man, whether he be Van T-ssell or not, will be rounded up before night. Story of the Crime. The contents of the above special was telephoned to the Woodlawn station, out of which Officer Fitzpatrick traveled, and at once two detectives were despatched to LaPorte to join the chase. Charles Hanson, who was wounded by Fitzpatrick before the policeman gave up his life, Is etlll occupying a cot in the hospital department of the Cook county jail. When he was picked up on the night of the killing he made, what he thought was his dying statement. In this he Implicated Van Tassel as his pal in the Austgen burglary in Hammond. After detailing the Austgen Job he continued: "We started for Chicago reaching Sixty-third street and Madison avenue at about 1:15. After getting in the depot the police officers grabbed me and we two scuffled. I got away from the officers, but was shot." Before the Death. Fitzpatrick indentlfied Hanson as one of his assailants. Van Tassel made good his escape and since has been at large. For a hardened criminal. Van Tassel is unique. He is a helpless consumptive and even while steeped in crime has lectured his pals on the sinfulness of intemperance and profanity. Hanson and he framed up the Aust gen Job just after having been released from the Michigan City prison. HAMMOND PACKING CO. FINED $10,000 IN ARKANSAS. Suit Was For the Allei; A Violation of the Interstate Commerce Iaw Opinion Delivered by Chief Justice II11L Little Rock, Ark., Jan. 14. The Chicago and Kansas City packing companies, which were sued by the state of Arkansas for alleged violations of the state's anti-trust law, received a severe blow today when the supreme court affirmed the decision of the Pulaski circuit court, in assessing a fine of $10,000 against the Hammond-Packing company. The opinion was delivered by Chief Justice Hill, three of the associate justices concurring and Justice Bartlett dissenting. This was the action brought by the state of Arkansas on the relation of the attorney general against the Hammond Packing company, alleging that it was doing business in the state contrarv ta

the anti-trust act of 1903.