Hammond Times, Volume 1, Number 218, Hammond, Lake County, 2 March 1907 — Page 1

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Measure Legalizing that Pastime on Sabbath as Good as Dead. " FAVOR DOWNEY BILL Primary Election Situation Ominous From Republican Standpoint Result, No New Law. Special to Lake County Times). Indianapolis, March 2. The Brolley bill, legalizing Sunday baseball is as good an dead. This was shown by the attitude that the senate expressed, yesterday, when the divided committee report was acted on. A a matter of fact, the vote stood 20 to 20 against indefinite postponement, indicating that the senate was favorable to the bill. The vote did not In any way indicate what the final action would be, other than to Indicate, Jn part that when the bill came up fcr final passage it would be killed. Half a dozen of the senators who voted against Indefinite postponement explained when they so voted that they would be against the bill, and they voted in favor of the bill yesterday only In order to permit it to be printed. When the bill comes up for final passage, there will probably be as many as 28 or 30 votes against It. As spoken of in these columns several days ago, the primary election situation in the house Is ominous from a republican standpoint. So far every vote has Indicated that the democrats of the house would stand absolutely as an unit in favor of the Downey bill, which la a caucus measure, and the vote on this bill, yesterday,, showed that some republicans were still supporting the democratic measure. It failed to pass, yesterday, by a 'vote of 49 to 47, only two more votes being necessary to put It. through. King-and Hays were tlje two republicans that voted for the bill. Feared Krpabiiran "Will Refuse Support It la feared that these two and perhaps several more republicans will rej fuse to support the republican measure,which provides cnly for partial primaries. If this comes true, the house will just about pass a democratic prlmury bill; the senate has passed the republican caucus measure, the Roemler bill, and thus the situation stands. Unless half a dozen disaffected republican republican representatives are whipped into line, there will probably be no primary election bill passed at this session. Even worse is the present insurance situation. The senate, by summary action, yesterday, killed th Babccck bill, which was a much stronger measure than the Farber bill which passed the senate. Among the strongest supporters of the Babcock bill was Senator Farber himself who said that the Babcock bill was a better bill than hia. There is little question but that the house, now, will return the compliment, and kill the Farber bill, when It comes tip again, unless the bill is so amended as tc be substantially as strong as the Babcock bill. In this event, the bill may be passed, and sent back to the senate for concurrence. On the question of concurrence in, the house amendments, then, will the senate have the tamo old tight over again. Insurance Men for Good Bill. Within the past few days a new element has entered In behalf of an Insurance bill; this is none other than the l"!lana Insurance ccmpanles themselves, who seem to realize now that they can regain the confidence of the people only by supporting a good Insurance law. It seems that their representatives have seen that a non-effective bill cannot become a law either because the house would refuse to pass it cr even If the house did pass it, because the governor would probably veto It. And they feel as If their salvation must come through the passage of some Inn- thus they can point to the errors of the past as being eradicated "by the law of 1D07." Merchants all over the state will be Interested in learning what has happened tc house bill 277, Introduced by Representative Voltz. This bill, as introduced, provided that all merchants. In making their tax returns should Itemize out every dollar that was due them, along with every note, stock and bond that they possessed. No bill has created a greater stir among the legislators. Letters and telegrams' come from very tewn and city in the state, protesting against the bill, the merchants urging that this bill would require them to itemize out hundreds of Items every assessment time. Any large store that had hundreds of accounts out would haro to place them forth In detail. Well, the senate committee, to which the house bill was referred, after it had passed, just made one change in the bill. This change was all that was necessary, however, it seems; this com-, mittee so changed the bill that It wii! not now require an itemized statement In gross which removes practically all of the objections. With this amendment the bill has been reported favorably. If you want to know how Mr. McLaughlin sold his cow" ask the advertising department of THE LAKE COUNTY TIMES.

FREIGHT WRECK DELAYS TRAFFIC Accident on Lake Shore Ties Up That Road For Several Hours.

Suburban traffio on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern and Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroads was tied up for more than an hour last night, when a freight train jumped the track in Chicago at Twenty-second street. Thousands of persons were forced to resort to other means of transportation to reach their homes, as the accident happened just before 6 o'clock, when every available suburban train is in the ser vice. It was not until long afterwards that one of the many tracks was cleared sufficiently to allow the passage of trains. It Is thought a heavy beam falling In front of one of the empty freight cars resulted In the smashup. The train was running at right angles to cross an outside track, thereby effectively blocking all the tracks. Before Engineer J. A. Brennen could apply the brakes five freight cars were off the tracks. Hundreds of persons remained In the cars until the wreckage was cleared. A wrecking train was rushed to the scene from the Englewood yards. The tracks were not entirely cleared until after 7 o'clock. IS SAVED BI LITTLE DOG Dressmaker, Assaulted byRobber, Possibly Owes Life to Mongrel. IIS BEII1GJTRIGLED Unable to Cry Out She Is Almost Un- . conscious When Canine Fright ens Assailant. Miss Elizabeth Lobitz was brutally assaulted by a highwayman last'night and, to the activity of a little dog that came out and barked Its head off at the critical moment, Miss Lobitz owes the preservation of her money and possibly of her life. . The victim of the assault is a dressmaker with offices in the Hammond building. She had been working until late and at 9:20 she left the building unaccompanied and started down Foyette street, going east. ' When she arrived at the Erie tracks a passing freight obstructed her way so that she was compelled to wait until It passed. Just as the train cleared the crossing she noticed that a man Jumped off, but she paid no attention to him until when nearly opposite Dibos coal office, she discovered that the fellow was following her. She Immediately began walking faster and the man started on . run, reaching her Just past the coal office. Man Jumps On Her. Without saying a word the man. whom she describes as large and heavy set, Jumped upon her and, throwing her to the ground, proceeded to strangle her, demanding her money. He had such a tight grip on her throat that she was unable to answer him. After nearly choking her into a state of unconsciousness he was about to search her when the little dog from one of the nearby houses ran out in the street and started to bark. Upon hearing the dog the man, with a curse, started off on a run toward the Erie yards and made his escape. It was several minutes before Miss Lobitz recovered her senses and when she did attain a semi-realization of what had happened she was unable to determine which way she lived. She was still dazed and weak but after a while she managed to make her way to the house where she rooms, at 239 Oakley street. Once safe inside she collapsed and she says It must have been Quite a while before she recovered consciousness. Too Frighten to Call Police. Mis Lobitz was too frightened to notify the police and as a result the latter have a very poor chance of catching the robber. His victim defrom the effects of the assault and t was also badly swollen, scribes him as about 5 ft. 9 in. In height and very heavy set She Is untie to describe his elothes. When seen this morning by a Times reporter Miss Lobitz's neck was stiff also badly swollen. She thinks she could Identify the man. who assaulted her If she ever saw him again. Within the last few months several similar cases have been reported to the police, minus, however, the assault feature.

GOETZ DEAD?

OT EXACTLY! Report of Demise Almost Kills Him, But He's Better, Thank You. HIRED GIRL TO BLUE New Servant, Unaccustomed Christ's Ways Mistakes Mutterings for Suicidal Threat. to There were a number of people in Hammond this morning who saw a lurid picture of how Christ Goetz, the Wolf lake saloonkeeper, lay In a pool of his own blood, flowing in streams from a wound in his forehead which had been penetrated with a bullet fired

by his own hand. Poor Goetz! He j proposed building. When this was unhas lived to survive It, and this even- j rolled it showed , the drawing divided lng It is reported that he is feeling 'into blocks of from $10 up to $2,000.'

much better than this morning. In fact he never felt better in his life and with the proper care he may still live for years. Goetz was almost killed by a false report. Another minute and the ambulance would have been on Its way to the north side resort to bundle up the bloody remains and take them to the morgue. In the rear of the morgue stood the stamping horses waiting to speed on their mission. The Lake County Times reporter was there too, of course, and with the Ingrained training which calls for verification of any report on the paper's own account, he called up the Goetz resort and waa informed by a complacent sounding voice that Christ was out In the barn looking after the stock. That he was dead was then out of the question and the informant at the telephone was asked to call the hired girl to explain her act In calling up the police station. The hired girl, Lezlah Bryan, explained that she was almoBt a stranger in the Goetz place and that she was unacquainted with the landlord's ways, and that when she noticed him lifting the latch to go upstairs and muttering to himself that nobody need expect to see him again, she became frightened and, thinking that in the event he would kill himself suspicion would rest on her, she called up the police department. WILL. J. DAVIS TRIED MONDAY. Danville, III., March 2. Delays by ! the defense in the trial of Will J. ! Davis ot. the Iroquois theatre of ChlI cago on the charge of manslaughter will not occur. The case will go to trial Monday. Joseph Mann, local counsel for the defense, declares the defense Is ready for trial. INTERURBAN TO CELEBRATE. South Bend, Ind., Mareii l. Announcement was made by ex-Governor Durbln of Indiana today that by July 1, a through car will be running be tween Indianapolis and South Bend by way of Peru. Warsaw and Goshen. It is also announced that South Bend will have a street car system second to none in the United States. LaPorte, Michigan City. Goshen, Elkhart and other Indiana points In which the Murdock-Dietrick syndicate system operates, will also have service commensurate with their needs and requirements. Are you homeless? Advertise for a house or room in THE LAKE -COUNTY' TI3IES.

mm TEMPLE

OW ASSURED Ten Thousand Dollars' Worth Subscribed at an Enthusiastic Meeting. Over $10,000 In stock was subscribed for the new Masonic temple at an enthusiastic meeting of the fraternity last night. As only a little over half of the membership of Garfield lodge was present it looks as if the temple project was an assured success. A program, including a speaker, music and a monologue artist had been arranged. Lunch was served by the members of the Eastern Star. Rev. Frank G. Smith of Chicago, a Masonic lecturer of note, was the speaker. Statements were distributed showing the financial progress of the lodge from 1901 to 1906, during which time the lodge has earned and saved $11,000. The Rev. Mr. Smith proved to be not only an artistic and amusing speaker, but a winning promoter as well. An ingenious method of selling stock was presented In the shape of a large outline drawing of the front view of the "HE PAYS THE FREIGHT."

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But then, of course, the shipper is used to it and a little more or less doesn'i make much difference to him. .1 --Bartholomew in Minneapolis Journal.

; Mr. Smith, assuming the mannerisms of an - auctioneer,, proceeded with the task of selling the stock. C. E. Bauer and A. F. Knotts took the first two 12,000 blocks. After that the auctioneer had little' trouble in disposing of enough to run the total up to over $10,000. Membera of the Eastern Star and True Kindred were early subscribers. . ' , Members of the fraternity say that with a building soon in process of construction they will experience little difficulty in getting the funds needed. There are over 1.000 members of the Masonic fraternity In Lake county and it Is expected that they will subscribe liberally to the new stock. The proposed issue of certificates will pay five per cent in dividends. WILL NOT PROSECUTE BARRY. Embezzler. Settles With Clerks Union and Case it Dropped. Ward Barry, the treasurer of the East Chicago Retail Clerk's union, who was arrested yesterday on the charge of embezzling $250 of the funds of the union, was arraigned before Mayor DeBraie yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock and the case was dismissed because the complaining witness refused to prosecute. ' Barry arranged to settle with the union and this was said to be satisfactory to them. There was no desire to send the fellow to the penitentiary providing he settled and his friends came to his rescue at the last moment. BRECKNEY GOES TO FACE TRIAL. Man Yho Confesses to Double Murder Claimed by Beaver Fulls Police Zolkosh Released. Harry R. Breckney of Beaver Falls, Pa., who confessed to having killed two men to the East Chicago police, has been sent back tc his home town for trial. Officers from Beaver Falls arrived in Hammond today to claim their prisoner. After a scorching examination by Prosecuting Attorney D. E. Boone before Mayor Edward DeBrlae, Peter Zolkosh was released. Zolkcsh was suspected of having been implicated In the mysterious disappearance of his fellow countryman, William Kozlowskl, about ten months ago, but the prisoner having been able to prove an alibi, was released by the authorities.

BLOODY RIOT

S REVEALED Police Unaware Of It Until Man Almost Dies of Injuries. SHOT INTHE BREAST Lies Two Days With Bullet In Vital Part Physician Notifies Authorities. In a riot which started over the division of some stolen coal, Joe Yavnicti was shot and several others badly cut up before the police finally heard about it and arrested Mike Lopcovich. his two sons, Mike and Peter, and John Plasivskl. I A Chicago Junction freight train stopped at Oklahoma and as is their custom, several of the Hungarians in the vicinity Jumped on a coal car and threw off a quantity of fuel. ine train started up and a dispute arose as to the ownership of the loot. no aigumeui uecame neaiea and a fight ensued. Finally one of the combatants went into John Sabo's sa loon and boarding house, where he! lived. i The Lopcoviches and John Plasiviskl thought that Sabo was taking sides with his boarder and so one of them pulled a gun and fired four shots through the saloons windows. One of the bullets struck Joe Yavnicti in tho breast, severely injuring him. f After the fusillade had been fired the men rushed into tho saloon and attacked every one In sight. Knives, clubs and fists were used and John Sabo was knocked unconscious at the outset. Others in the party were haAIy cut up. ' This all happened day before yesterday. Finally the men fought themselves out and an ordinary riot. One of the pastimes among these people would have been forgotten if the man who had been shot had not had a relapse which theatened his life and necessitated the services of Dr. Schlieker, who Informed the police of the affair. The four men implicated were arrested and the sick man was ordered removed to the hospital. They were arraigned before Mayor DeBrale Friday afternoon. DIVORCED SON-IN-LAW IS SUED FOR BACK WAGES. Adam Kostena Helped Cbas. Rajchanetz Build House Before the Latter Was Married Case Taken Under Advisement. A father-in-law may help a son-in-law build a house and never think of charging him for the work, especially if the son-in-law Is a gcod son-in-law. But the thing takes on a different aspect after the son-in-law gets a divorce from his wife. Then the father-in-law may turn around and sue the son for back wages. Such a case was tried before Justice W. A. Jordan yesterday morning after a change of venue had been taken from Justice Reiland's court at East Chicago. Adam Kostena, the father-in-law, was the plaintiff in the case and was suing fcr $1S0 for services rendered while helping his son-in-law, Chas. Rajehanetz, build a house before the latter became divorced from his wife. Justice Jordan has taken the case nfler advisement until next Monday,

JEWS OBSERVE J SOLEMN FESST

Sabbath School Will Celebrate Tomorrow Children Render Program. The feast cf Purim will be observed in the Jewish Sabbath schools tomorrow. Services will begin at 2 o'clock in the school room in 9S State street. Dr. J. W. Skulelski of the Northwestern university will be in charge of the services which will be carried out by the members of the Sabbath school class. The principal parts of the program will consist of the services, which will be read by Master Abe Lipman, the sermon with Its subject, "The Story of Purim" delivered by Master Leslie Helleman and recitations by the various members of the class. While the feast of Purim Is comparatively unknown to the gentile, still he remembers the beautiful bible story of Queen Esther and her uncle, Mordicai, who unfolded a plot to kill King Ahasuras, and have the latter disregarding his mandate that nobody appear before him uncalled, neverthe less, pardon his queen for breaking this rule and in addition granted her any privilege she might ask. She ask ed that the death sentence passed upon all the Jews In his kingdom be annulled and the king going farther In his inquiry for the plotter of this wholesale slaughter ordered that Hainan, the arch fiend of the Jews, should hang on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordicai, the uncle of Queen Esther. The word "Purim" Is the Hebrew word for "lots" and is applied to the feast tomorrow because the day on which all the Jews in King Ahasuras' kingdom were to die according to the plans of Kaman should have been chosen by lot. Head of Secret Service Com pletely Baffled in Subtreasury Matter. m TO WASHINGTON At Least This Is What He Claims Others Say He's Still in the City. Chief of Secret Service Wilkle prepared today to return to Washington, completely baffled In his efforts to discover the identity of the $173,000 subtreasury thief, leaving Teller George W. Fitzgerald in a state of collapse after undergoing one of the worst sweatbox ordeals in the history of Chicago. Chief Wilkie paid his bill at the Auditorium Annex and said he was going back to Washington. Deputy Treasurer Bantz, however, insists that Chief Wilkie is still in the city, visit ing friends. He said that they were awaiting instructions from Washing ton. All of the officials who have been in vestlgatlng the mystery admit that they are as far from Its solution as last Wednesday when Teller Fitzgerald told Treasurer Boldenweck that a fortune had been stolen from his cage. "Warrants Out for Fltigerold. Warrants for Fitzgerald's arrest were sworn out before Municipal Judge Cottrell, the complainant being II. M Friend, a newspaper reporter, who. It is alleged was assaulted by Fitzgerald at the federal building for persistence in demanding an interview. Three war rants were secured by Friend one for threatening to kill, the other for as sault and battery and the other for having concealed weapons. Fall to Find Teller. Detectives who visited the Fitzgerald home, 1631 Fulton street, were unable to find him. They concluded that Fitzgerald had flown to other parts of the city, and early today the police department had been unable to locate him. IMR0VEMENT BOARD TO MEET. The West Hammond beard of local improvements is meeting this afternoon at the village hall to open the bids on the new cinder sidewalks. Several other minor business matters will also come up. FALLS FROM STEP LADDER. While cleaning the windows In Fred Sommers saloon this afternoon John Nist fell from a'step ladder and broke his ankle. Dr. Pannenberg was called and after dreslng the injured member he took the man to his home on Sibley street. If you irlsh help, a situation; If yon cBlre boarders, or boardlnzj If you desire to rent rooms or hare rooms to rentt to buy or sell horses, carriages, machinery, store or office fixtures, household furniture, then Insert an ad In the classified columns of THE LAKE COUNTY' TIMES for tea cents.

CHIEF WILKIE I0H PLliSSED

STEEL TRUST

iljATISFIED Gov. Hanly Signs Senator Bowser's Second Riparian Rights Bill. SPECULATORS CHECKED Measure Embodies Executive's Sug gestions As to Rights of Owning the Land. Special to Lake County Times). Indianapolis, March 2. Governor Hanly has signed the Bowser riparian rights bill which provides for the privilege of reclaiming the shore lands of Lake Michigan. It Is the second bill that Bowser has drawn up on the mat ter and he was careful to embody the suggestions of the governor. In it to the effect that the land to be reclaimed remain In the possession of the state until It has actually been filled. Herein It differs from the Faulkner bill which the governor vetoed. The latter bill gave any buyer the right to own the submerged land to the harbor line even before It was filled. The Bowser bill specifically provides that first of all a plat must be made of the land which Is to be raised and only after it appears above surface of the water and after the payment of $25 an acre.wlll it become the property of the shoreline owner. This bill passes to the satisfaction of the United State Steel corporation which practically fathered it and at the samo time it tends to check speculators who intended to buy up shore land and resell it to the largo manufacturing corporations. After the first Bowser bill was largly embodied in the Faulkner bill and after It had been vetoed Bowser immediately, got busy on a second bill which had smooth sailing. . The senate this morning passed the Vlncennes university claim which is now ready for the governor's signature Routine matters were passed upon by the-house, today. Both braneba? of the legislature held sessions this afternoon. u ITS BUS iOBOOI'S ESS" SAYS iiffi West Hammond President Still Withholds Papers Demanded by Board. At 2:30 this afternoon the time scheduled for the Board of Local im provements to begin its session at the West Hammond village hall, Peter Male the president had not brought forth the missing bond and contract that the board would like so much to see. Just what his object Is In holding them Is not known and the usual cry of something crooked has been raised. Mak when called up this afternoon said it was no onc3 business whether he turned over the bonds or not and furthermore if any one was desirous . of ascertaining any thing about them he would like to have them see him personally. At the last meeting of the village board that was held Thursday night he was asked to hand over the missing bonds and the sewer contract but he announced that they were at his house. He was then instructed to deliver them into the hands of Martin Finneran the village clerk early the next morning, that they might be seen by the members of the board. This he promised to do. He failed to keep his promise, however, and today he is expected to turn the papers over into the rightful hands or give a satisfactory reason. The missing $700 that represent the proceeds of the 7th installment on the old sewer assessment and an accounting on which Attorney Markman demanded have not yet been found, but the finance committee which has charge of the affair believes the mistake will be found by Monday. Attorney Markman is very anxious to find the discrepancy. FIGHT IN WEST HAMMOND. Young Fellows Decline Old Man's In vitation to Mix lint Come at Him Later. Another fight took place last night In West Hammond In front ot, the Nonparlel saloon. Two young fellows started an argument with an older man and when he invited them back in the alley they refused, but waited until he came out of a saloon across the street when they bumped him over the head with a club and beer bcttle. The fellow fell to the ground, but got up Immediately and started after the young men who made their escape through a nearby alley. The man still continued his pursuit and he could be seen still going after them until both parties were out of sight. The identity of the men could not be learned,