Hammond Times, Volume 1, Number 194, Hammond, Lake County, 4 February 1907 — Page 1

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UPLIFT HITS S0UTHGHIGAG0 Grand Jury Reaches Out to the Strand Joints and the Pool Boat.

SURE TO DO THE WORK. BACH FAMILY APPROVES REPORT

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When the Legislature Gets Through With It, Author Won't Know It.

IE A C H E RSJTAKE HOPE 3igh License Law More Promising Than Ever BeforeEnd of Session in Sight. (Special to lake County Tlrae). Indianapolis. Ind., Feb. 4. The new turn In the primary election developments Is the statement from on high that the primary election bill that becomes a law will not be the Roemler bill, at least In Its present form. The one' that will become a law will fo a bill that will not at one swoop overturn all party organization and bring about chaos. It will be more limited in Its scope than the Roemler bill, which provides for primary elections for every candidate from a township trustee to a governor. A committee from one the republican members of the senate, representing the senate republican caucus, has been appointed to draw up amendments to the Roemler bill, on this committee are Senators Hugg, Indianapolis; Itoemler, Indianapolis; Mattlngly, Washington; Pelzer, Uoonville, and Lane, Lebanon. The committee has inBtructions to so pare down the Roemler bill as to make it apply to nothing above county offices. Voters Rights Villi lie Limited. And sr., wtiHe tht-re will be a primarv election bill In this state, enacted by the present general assembly, the voters will not have the right to express their direct wlsn for candidates for the state, offices, for congressional nominees; nor will they be able t exert a direct vote on the question -of the' United States senator. The bill wilt be limited therefore, in Us application, probably a good deal along the line of the Fitch bill in the house. The high license bill waxes apace. With the senate practically settled for a'Tl'.Wttcrnse. the-flgM is, on -ever In the bouse. Ten days ago the house was found on a poll to be very decidedly ag-i'mst the high license. There seemed no chance for this bill to pass there Todc.y the chances are better than ever before. The teachers have joined the fight for it on account of me hooking up of their interests with the measure. The senate bill gives J600 of the money from the $1,000 license to the teachers, and the other $400 to the cities. Petitions from teachers are coming into the general assembly thick and fast ell for the high license. Even Fassett A. Cotton, the state superintendent of public instruction, and the leader of the movement for the increase in salaries for teachers, in a bulletin just issued joins the teachers' movement to this demand for the high license. "'The saloon license could and should be made $1,000 and one-half or three-fourths should go to the teachers. This is a perfectly logical solution." Teachers' Movement Gets Impetus. As mentioned in those dispatches some days ago, the teachers movement is receiving tremendous impetus. On Sntnnlnv Senator E. K. Moore's bill in.ricir. fim lui for the teachei s' ! daily wages was passed to second reading in the senate. This Is the most important of the teachers' measures, and will result in a uniform increase in their salaries if passed. The estimate, than on the average, it will raise the salaries of the teachers over $S,000 a day. or about fifty cents for each of the 16,000 teachers. And it is more effective, too. owing to the penalty it carries against any school official who will not pay the minimum that the law provides. Today starts the fourth week of the legislative grind. The end of the week will seo the legislature one-half over. So far only four bills have reached the governor's hand, one of which he has vetoed. Starting with this week, l'owever, will come the end of many bills, one way or another. For the past three weeks has been n period of foundation laying. Beth in the house and the senate the effort lias been made to get the bills started on their rock road. Over 750 have been introduced. Th. first two weeks grot them out of committee. This week has seen them go to engrossment or to third reading up to passage. With,: such a good start tfcw finish -will come literally on hundreds bills from now on. ADVICE TOR' MINISTERS. The "Western Christian Advocate is of the opinion that some of the ministers of the Methodist and other churches would do well to break themselves of the habit of unduly prolonging their syllables in prayer and sermon. "Some of them," says the Advocate, "have fallen into bad ways without being aware of it. What is the use of inordinately drawing out words like this: "And, O-o-o-h L-o-o-r-d, w-e-e b-e-s-e-e-c-h T-h-e-e, etc' It is unnatural. It tires the worshiper by its strain and monotony. It suggests that the minister is desperately holding on to his word until be can summon other thoughts. SimPie but reverent language, spoken,, in natural, unaffected, unconventionalized tones, will always be the most welcome to a worshiping congregation."

INDICTMENTS GAM Indiana's Governor To Be Requested to Lend Aid to Put "City of

Traverse" Out of Business. (Special to Lake County Times." South Chicago, Feb. 4. Conternation was created in South Chicago's tender loin by the findings of the Cook county grand jury late Saturday evening, in whic'.i fifteen keepers of saloons on the Strand and Harbor avenue, were inIcted for maintaining disorderly houses In connection with their barrooms. Two of the indicted men were Richard Boggs, from whose place at S002 Strand Margaret Uuttler was taken, .and whose presence in the place got fines of $10 for Sadie Boggs and $100 for Howard Crampton in Judge Goodnow's court, and Mike Buconish, In whose resort at 9048 Stand Clara O'Brady committed suicide last Thursday. A visit to a number of the places today elicited that the indictments were a complete surprise, and that apprehension is felt for the outcome of the cases, as the grand jury finding carried a recommendation to Chief of Police Collins and Mayor Dunne that the saloon licenses of the resorts be permanently revoked. The Indicted saloon men were all absent from their places of business and thet saloons were in charge of bartenders. And They Xevcr Got xt. Several of these told of the visit several days ago of a couple of women who demanded drinks at the bar, .but were told to go into the rear rooms to be served. One bartender told of a man, supposed to be detective from the state's attorney's office, who was around several days ago getting the names of the proprietors of the various places along the Stand and Harbor avenue. Police Captain Storen of the South Chicago station left about 10 o'clock for the city. ITe was in citizen's clothes, and before leaving declined to talk about the indictments until his return in the afternoon. Other officials about the station were reticent about the matter, refusing to discuss whether the police were co-operating with the state's attorney's office or not. It is evident that the action of the grand jury took the local police completely by surprise. Forty Against City of Traverse. Among the Indictments returned by the grand jury were said to be forty accusations against persons connected with the steamer City of Traverse, on board which pools on races are said to be bought and sold. These indictments charge conspiracy to commit unlawful acts. About the dock at which the Treverse ties nothing of an extraordinary nature was observed this morning. Bud White, Harry Perry and others mentioned as having been indict d, were not about the boat. The small steamer Robert E. Burke was busily engaged in breaking the Ice in the slip preparatory to the daily trip of the big boat. One of the recommendations of the grand Jury was that Governor Deneen of Illinois request the aid of Governor Hanly in getting the prosecuting attorney of Lake county to assist State's Attorney Healy in bringing prosecutions aginst the forty indicted City of Traverse men. BLACK CROOK" MAKES A HIT. Miller & "The Black audience at urday night the patrons. Piohns grand production, Craak" played to a large Towle's opera house Satand was wea rewoea by The play from start ,o finish kept the audience laughter. The company with them a chorus of in continual also carried eighty girls who sang several of the latest songs. The scenery was elaborate, being the best that has been shown in Hammond for some time. At the close of the third act the four Donazettas did some clever tumbling and acrobatic stunts that pleased the audience. "The Woman in the Case" played to a fair sized audience fit Towle's theatre last night. Ruth Chester as Margaret Roife played her part well so well in fact that in Act II she had to respond seven times to encores. The play was presented by the VonMitchell & Summers company and is consideder one of Clyde Fitchs" best plays. WATER WORKS CASE CLOSES. LaPorte, Feb. 4. The Scott vs. the City of LaPorte waterworks case continued and was concluded in circuit court today, all witnesses being called for defentadt city and waterworks supply company. There were no arguments as special findings have been been called for. Each side will draft what each considers, the proven facts and then the judge will decide. The decision may not come for weeks. There will probably be a discussion of the points of law that apply, in consideration o the facts as adduced,

Nicholas: "Hang it a!!, that's the bomb?" MILLER DRIVES THE FIRST SPIKE President of Chicago -New rYork -i-J Linei lDoes - Act -Before Big Crowd. (Special to Lake County Times). LaPorte, Ind., Feb. 2. The first spike in the construction of the Chi-cago-Xew York Electric railway was driven at 3 o'clock this afternoon in the presence of a large gathering of spectors. The company made the occasion a very ceremonious one and it was preceded by an elaborately appointed banquet at the Garden hotel. The spike was driven by A. C. Miller, president of the Chicago-New York Electric Railway company, and there were speeches and cheers. The people of tiws city, Including those who have heretofore scoffed at the proposition of building an electric line from Chicago to New York, are becoming more and more impressed with the seriousness of the undertaking and believe that some day the project will be carried out as originally planned. LaPorte made more or less a gala occasion of the event and many piersons quit work to witness the driving of the first spike in wtiat they believe Is destined to become one of the greatest systems, of the country and which may be the means, in fact, ox revolutionizing transportation. MONTICELLO'S NEW INDUSTRY. Monticello got hold of a good thing when it secured the Chicago Thread Manufacturing company. Brick laying was commenced Nov. 25, and on Christmas day was completed. There is 21,000 feet of floor space. The factory Is now in operation and as soon as the engine and boilers are set 100 girls will be put to work and their wages will range from $5 to $10 per week according to their industry. Many families of employes have moved to Monticello from Chicago. Rensselaer Republican. FINDS HORSES TONGUE IN MANGER; DEED OF A FIEND. Human Monstrosity Who Finds Pleasure in Manning Stock Farmers Threaten Heroic Measures to Stop Practice. (Special to Lake County Times.) Liverpool, Feb. 2. When August Nehring. a few days ago went to feed his horse he found four niches of the animal's tongue lying in the manger. It is thought the member was amputated by some fiend who lives in the neighborhood, as this is not the first time such a thing has happened.. In fact it is an old trick of the vicinity but of late it has not been practiced. Tbe farmers about Liverpool are quite incensed aver the incident and are threatening violence if they discover the identity of the fiend who finds pleasure in such a villainous pastime. While Nehring's horse of course suffers, he has been able to eat soft foods and will probably, when the member heals, eat oats and hay as in the past. This fact, however, does not in any degree modify the enormity of the outrage, as viewed by the farmers whose stock has suffered at the hands of the perpetrate; e& the criiaa,

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WIFEH0LDS FORT

Since Buriaf of Charles Dubridge Original Spouse, Is In Possession. NUMBER 2JAS FLOWN Not However Without Having Possessed Herself of Certain Household Necessities. Since the burial of Charles Dubridge, the teamster whose death was caused by injuries which befell him when his wagon was upset at the Standard Steel Car plant last week, his family affairs have taken a new turn, one that he, least of all, expected. Dubridge, it seems, was married to one woman but lived with another during the last two years and the unexpected appearance of wife No. 1, as she is known among those who are conversant with the story, has not only appeared in time to bury her husband but also to put wife No. 2 to flight. Today Mrs. Charles Dubridge No. 1 has possession of the little cottage in 378 State street and although she found it minus many of the household goods when she took possession last Saturday evening after the burial, she says that she will "stick" and defies wife No. 2, to gainsay her right to do it. Wife No. 2 Steals a March. From what was left in the cottage last Saturday evening is seems that wife No. 2, while the funeral was in progress, disposed of some of the household goods by hiding them with friends in Hammond. Her whereabouts at present are unknown, although it is thought she is In Chicago. She has taken her own two children with her. The two small Dubridge boys who had been staying with her and their father, are now with their rightful mother, wife No. 1. Mrs. Dubridge this morning branded all the statements that wife No. 2 made about her elopement with one of her boarders as a lie and said that it was spite work in order that she should not receive aid from the Teamster's union. When the oldest son was asked why he made a statement to a Lake County Times reporter saying that his mother ran away with a boarder on Aug. 3, 1903. he answered that he made the statement under duress. That he was instructed by his stepmother to say it, and that she was present when he made it. The Teamster's union, of which Dubridge was a member, will hold another meeting this evening in order to decide to what extent the claims of the widow shall be recognized. Dubridge was buried last Saturday afternoon in Oak Hill cemetery. TWO POLICEMEN SICK. Officers Turner and Einsele are on the sick list and will not travel their beats as usual tonight. The force is now so low that the loss of two men seriously impairs the efficiency of the

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any of you happen to have, er -Jugend (Munich). CAN'T CO-OPERATE UNTIL INVITED Hanly Must Be Asked Before Ke :Heipsr Illinois ' Suppress Gambling, (Special to take County Times). Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 4. When Governor Hanly was told by his friends today that the grand jury of Chicago had advised that he co-operate with Governor Deneen of Illinois in order to effectually suppress further pool selling on the ship, City of Traverse, in Indiana waters, lie said that he would first want a communication from the Illinois authorities before he w-ould commit himself as to the course that he will pursue. There are conflicting reports here as to where the ship really anchors. It is said by some that it anchors along the government pier in South Chicago In Illinois, while others say that it is anchored In Indiana waters and that the pool selling is done in Indiana waters. Hence the defiance of the promoters and hence the proposed appeal to Governor Hanly by the Illinois authorities. Employes of the boat, when asked if there was any danger of interference from Indiana officers, pointed to the fact that the boat has been in operation nearly two years, and that there is no law that can prevent them from running. They also point to the fact that they were acquitted in the Chicago courts last year, after which Chief Collins gave up the fight against them, and that the boat was allowed to take on and land passengers in the heart of Chicago w'tnout police interference after their acquittal. The operators of the City of Traverse poolroom are the same gamblers that ran the Dearborn park poolroom last year, but who were compelled to cease operations, owing to the fight made against them by Mont Tennes, a rival Chicago gambler, who caused meetings to be held at Crown Point to fight the Dearborn stockade, which was finally closed. Operations were then transferred to the floating poolroom. Tennes has since made peace with the rival gamblers and it is said that he now has an interest in the City of Traverse. PEACE MEETING IN NEW YORK. Plans Made for Congress to Be Held In Carnegie Hall In April. New York, Feb. 4. A meeting in the interest of international peace was held last night at the New York Presbyterian , church. It was held under the auspices of the Peace society of the city of New York as a preliminary to the American peace and arbitration congress which is to be held here in April. A general outline ft the p'anB for this congress was announced last night. It will be held in Carnegie hall and will be opened on Sunday night, April 14, with a service of praise. The congress will last three days. The most Important features of the congress will be the "international meeting." -which will be attended by j representatives of all the leading civil- ! ized countries. Addresses will be made

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Mettler, Home Breaker, is Shown up in His True Colors.

H ZEIGLER. S0N1-L1, MAKES STATEMENT

Had He Stayed Away Mother Would Be Alive and Happy."

"The truth is mighty and shall prevail." The truth was told in The Lake CouxTr Times' simple report of the suicide of Mrs. Frank Eschenbach. In cidentally was mentioned the name of one J. J. Mettler, as one of the possible causes leading up to the rash act of the wife of a good and industrious husband and the mother of a good family. Mettler's relation to the Eschenbach family was a matter of common talk, common understanding and common belief in Hammond. Moreover it was a matter of conviction on the part of the husband and children and, to go farther, a matter of semi-public confession on the part of the woman herself. Mettler is inseparable from the story of Mrs. Eschenbach's death and circumstances leading thereto. The report of the woman's death would not have been a truthful report with Mettler left out. The only rational deduction was that if Mettler had not entered the home life of the Eschenbach family Mrs. Eschenbach would be alive today. So Say Family. Will Zeigler, who has the authority to act for Mr. Eschenbach, his father-in-law, in all matters pertaining to the dcatn" tf Mis.' Ua'chenuacV called at the office of The Lake County Times this morning to give his assurance that the facts as printed in Friday's paper were correct and that the family approved of all that was written. Furthermore he stated that, as regarding Mr. Mettler, it had been decided to take the matter into court, where the facts would all be brought out and justice be secured for all concerned. Mr. Zeigler said that he dreaded the publicity of a trial, but that a lawyer would be seen this morning and that before they were through with the matter u great many wrongs would be righted. "Was Temporarily Deranged. It has now been definitely determined that Mrs. Eschenbach committed suicide while in a temporarily deranged condition. On the day that the tragedy happened she. wrote to a relative in Pittsburg asking that he take care of her two little children as she had decided to go to Germany for a rest and to have an operation performed. That evening she had the quarrel with her husband which evidently unbalanced her mind and caused her to take the action she did. Neither Mr. Eschenbach or his children seem to feel unkindly towards the deceased mother because of the sorrow and disgrace that has been brought upon them and excuse her because they say her physicial suffering and the worry brought about a mental condition that made her not responsible for what she did at certain times. Woman Is Burled. The funeral of Mrs. Eschenbach was held from the home yesterday at 1 o'clock p. m., after "which the body was taken to the Zlon Methodist church where Rev. Carl F. Dessmeier preached the sermon. The funeral was one of the largest ever held in Hammond and hundreds of friends attended the ceremony to show their respect for the bereaved family. There were several secret orders in attendance among them being the Rebeccas, the Odd Fellows, the Hammond Saengerbund and the South Chicago loge, D. O. H. The church choir sang several selections and there was also music by the Hammond Saengerbund. The ceremony throughout was very impressive and later the interment took place at Oak Hill cemetery. ICE HARVEST CONTINUES. There are now about three hundred men at work harvesting ice at Wolf lake and the houses are about onethird full. It was reported this morning that there has been a strike and that about fifty of the men were out, but inquiry at headquarters revealed the fact that the story was not true. The ice is now about eleven inches thick and the quality was never better. The work of harvesting will be about three weeks longeather rfeaains favorable.

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The folloHltiK ciiinmiinlrnfinn eniue iiiimII llel t, jie I,,KIJ tOlM'Y TIM ICS lltumiioiKl, Ind., Feb. 3. lf07. ICditor Lake County Times, Hear Sir After readlnsr the Item that J. J. Mettler hail published in the Hammond Daily rnn Saturday evening, (he Krieved ICsrhenbaclt family desire to on. wT It 1hroiiu.il I he column of jour paper In as few words as possible. We do not deny J. J. MrHler'n statement that at. one time he vas on the best of terms iih the family. In fact he xmm an such pood terms with the family that Mr. ICschenbach took hint into his confidence and gave him charge if his bakery business while he was on a vacation to Germany last prIiiK. It was then that the accused J. J. Mettler took, advantage of his friend and brother member of a Hammond fraternal socle ty and started his brotherly work. Tbe children maw mo much of his questionable conduct during that period that form this time on they hated and despised lilm. Upon several ocei-.ilonw Mettler was Been fu Mry. Kschenbuch's company when she w jMinposetS wf be In , Cff "taking; treatment for catarrh. 0 These thing; continued until it w ill be seen what - sorrow it has brought upon the faintly. Mr. ICschenbach warned Mr. Mettler time and aura In to stay away from bis wife and home, and the necessary menus would have been taken to compel him to do so if it had not been for the fact that he hesitated to disgrace his family by maklntc the matter public and preferred to let it drop in the hope that Mettler would have respect enough for his own family to remain away. The incident that followed showed that he did not care. Mettler hud tried on several occasions to buy a half interest in lCschenbach's business and upon failing to purchase It through Mr. ICschenbach he tried to set it through bis wife. Ills efforts to make this purchase made Mrs. ICschenbach temporarily Insane. , It was in one of these spells, for which he was directly responsible, that she ended her life and brought the disgrace upon our family which God only knows was not the fault of the family. Mr. Itoscoe Woods, the Lake County Times reporter, who was severely criticised by the News, was exceedingly courteous and realizing the delicacy of the situation was very considerate of our feelings. The article In the the Lake County Times was correct in eery iletail and the Interviews which were printed were exactly as they were given. Mr. lCdltor, let this Item fulfill the demand which J. J. Mettler has made upon you. Mettler need not worry for we have dedeclded to take the matter Into court and will ourselves try to raise the dlxgrace that he has put upon our heads. Respectfully yours, WILL ZEIGLER AM) FAMILY. Cards of Thanks. The bereaved family of Mr. FranS Eschenbach desire to thank theii many friends whose sympathy and kindness in a time of great sorrow hat been a source of comfort to them They desire especially to thank th members of the Fern Leaf club antf the pupils and teachers of the publi schools for . their sympathy and heir in the trying period which has Jus! passed. SHOOTING IS INVESTIGATED. Chicago, Feb. 4. The shooting ol Edward Corrigan in the saloon oi James Cullen, 116 North Oakley avenue early today, is being investigated by detectives. Cullen is under arrest. He admits the shooting but declares it an accident. 1h st the eountv hosrutal. His wound is serious and he may die. the bullet having entered his jaw. He is a switchman and lives at 1051 Fulton street-