Hammond Times, Volume 1, Number 254, Hammond, Lake County, 15 April 1907 — Page 1

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TUB WEATUEa Showers and warmer tonight turning to mow flurries and colder Tuesday. VOL. 1, NO. 254.NIGHT EDITION. HAMMOND, INDIANA, MONDAY, APRIL 15, 1907. ONE CENT PER COPY. OIL EXPLOSION WINS

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HH THE BIRTHDAY SEASON.

GALNQUER A SCAPE GOAT? Boone Rejoices in Acquittal of Engineer He Conscientiously Prosecuted.

THIS BURGLAR HAS 1 NERVE Arrested for Stealing Furniture, Tries to Burn Way to Freedom.

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Still Containing Crude Material Blows up and One May Die.

OTHER BMf BURNED Presence of Mind of Employes Alone Saves Life of James G'Rourke. In an explosion of ono of the Standard Oil company's stills at "Whiting Saturday about 5:30 o'clock, two men were injured and several others narrowly escaped. Still No. 37, which was full of crude oil, for some unexplained reason exploded blowing the tank to pieces and Injuring James O'Rourke, fireman, aged 34, burned severely around face and body; Steven Ryan, aged 27, fireman, badly burned on face and body. These men were standing' with several others near the tank when the latter blew up. Simultaneously with the explosion a Bluet of flame swept upward. The force of the explosion had sent the oil in every direction, drenching with the inflammable fluid the clothes of all the bystanders. The other men were not so near as were O'Rourke and Ryan nnd the flames did not attack them, the oil saturated clothing of these two unfortunates was ignited before they had an opportunity to get away. Turn Hoe on O'llourke. Kmployes of the plant ran to the scene find realizing tho danger the two men were in, turned the hose on O'Rourke and soon put out the flames. Not, however, until he had suffered terribly from burns and scalds. Ryan lay on the ground and began foiling over and' over and thus put out the flames. lie also was badly burned. O'Rourke 13 in a very serious condition this morning at his home on Fischrupp avenue, and according to reports from Whiting he may die. Ryan on the other hand Is improving, but it is expected he will be kept from! Ms wok far some time. He lives on i New York avenue. The superintendent of the Standard Oil company tried to make light of the explosion, but upon investigation It was found that he was trying to keep the particulars from the press. No reason lias been found for the explosion but it is thought that it was caused by some flaw in the tank which was only recently constructed. The officials of the Standard Oil company will start an investigation this morning to determine if possible the cause of the explosion. According to latest reports from Whiting it seems that the explosion at the Standard Oil company's plant was caused by some of the employes who were experimenting. The men had run out the oil from two of the other stills and in trying to run out the crude oil in Xo. exploded with the above results. . it ELECTION SITUMIOfl IS AT FEVER HEAT Rivalry Between Opposing Candidates Waxes Hotter Each Moment. Tomorrow is election day in West Hammond and all of the candidates on both tickets are out this morning working as they have never worked before. Jacob Czazewicz, tho democratic candidate for president, expressed himself as confident of winning this morning. Henry Lindner, the independent candidate for the presidency, says that he Is not "counting his chickens before they are hatched," but thinks he will win. The polls, will be opened tomorrow morning at 6 o'clock at the village hall and voters are requested to come to the polls as early as possible so the final results will be known early in the evening. There have been several bets made on the outcome of the election and this may help some in draggin the people to the polls. Lindner will get most of his votes from the citizens of the north side, while Czazweicz has the suuport of the entire south side, so the prognosticators say. Things are getting warmer every minute and by tomorrow fever heat is expected to be reached. TURN THEATRE GOERS AWAY. The great racing play "Checkers" played last night to a crowded house at Towles thatre. Every seat In the house was sold and, the management was compelled to trun away partons. The company, about fifty members strong, left McVickers theatre yesterday morning, Hammond being their first stop. Hans Roberts as "Checkers" scored the same hit here that he has been doing in Chicago and he de

National Water Way of Un usual Interest Because of Historical Connections.

MORE FRIENDS LINED UP Sunday Was Used to Good Advantage By Candidates for James--town Trip. Sunday was- used to good advantage by many of the candidates for The Lake County Times Jamestown free trip. One candidate in Hammond, for instance in company with one of her friends, who Is helping her, sat down at her telephone and kept It busy for an hour calling on friends and telling them to be prepared to support her when she calls on them. Another living in district four made it a point to see as many of her friends before and after church services as possible. The result was that she was promised about iifteen subscriptions. Aireaay mere is talk of the possible winners, but a superficial glance upon the returns shows that none is In a tug lead at this time, but judging from the start, it seems that it will be a real race. Already the candidates and their friends are looking forward to what is in store for them at the Jamestown exposition. Questions have been asked as to what may be seen besides the exposition itself and the question is or importance as the surrounding country and waters are the real mak ing of this exposition. ine exposition being on Hampton ivoaus, one of the greatest waterways in the world, facts and Information on "around Hampton Roads" are interesting. In' the vicinity of the Jamestown exposition site, nature and man have combined to create a territory supremely attractive. The climate of this favored region Is pleasant winter and summer.. 'The extreme - of teVjpera in any other section of the ' Atlantic. Marlarial diseases do not originate near Hampton Roads, and sufferers from such troubles find relief here. Humidity is not excessive and the breezes which blow continuously are rarely blustery. From the Virginia capes to the end of Tidewater, and beyond, man has supplemented nature, and war has given added interest. Near the site of the exposition are forts, a navy yard, a ship building plant, an arsenal, thriving cities, popular hotels, myriad club houses and yacht clubs. Up the James river are the finest examples of colonial architecture in America. The peninsula, between the James and the York rivers, lias been the scene of more bloody battles than have occurred on .any territory of similar size in the new world. ... . - i ue specuu points or nistorical interest connected with the first settlement are Cape Henry, Old Point Comfort and Jamestown. At Cape Henry the ships of Newport's flotilla first anchored, and a cross now marks the spot where the adventurers landed in April, 1607. A lighthouse erected there in 1691 still stands. Point Comfort was their first harbor. It was so denominated because it afforded perfect shelter and a safe anchorage for the storm tossed wayfarers. Jamestown, where the pioneers landed in Slay, 1607, was the final stopping place of the party. Hampton, the home of friendly Indians, known as Keeoughtan, is the oldest continuous settlement of Englishmen in America. It is on Hampton Roads, just across from the exposition grounds. Fortress Monroe, originally a palisade fort of the first settlers, planned in 1614 and fortified a few years later, is now the finest fortress in America and chief artillery station of the United States government. It stands sentinel before the grounds, separated by ten miles of water, while midway between is the Rip-Raps, a modern fort. Newport News, whore the greatest ship building plant of the country is located, was first known as Port Nuce. It was there that men from Jamestown sighted Lord Delaware's ships when he first came to Virginia. The most famous naval encounter of the civil war was the battle of the Merrlmac and Monitor. This duel took place in Hampton Roads, within plain ' siS,lt of the exposition grounds. Every student of history will remember that on that occasion iron-clad first met iron-clad. This battle will be reproduced during the exposition period, and will be not only entertaining but instructive. Modern navies date from that conflict, and the representatives o? all the world's navies will see in 1907 just how the combatants conducted themselves in this struggle without a precedent. served all the applause Dave Braham as "Push" track, tout was a decided he received. Miller a race favorite with the house. The company left here last in to Indianapolis where they tonight. night gowill play Start an endless chain, It trill reach to Jamestown.

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Central School Orator Carries Away Honors in Ora- " v tdrical Contest. " EAST CHICAGO SECOND Locals Also Capture "First" Chorus Work While Hobart is Awarded No. 2. on "It's a way we have in Hammond, it's a way we have in Hammond to carry the honors away," was the yell that the Hammond high school students let out last Saturday after the oratorical contest when it was announced that Hammond had received the first prize, for both contest and chorus singing. The second prize for oratory went to ', East Chicago while Hobart carried j away second honors In the chorus contest. 1 The winners in oratory for their schools were Miss Bonnie Hanes for Hammond and Miss Erma Mardsen for East Chicago. For the good work done and for the enthusiasm displayed there never was anything like it in the Jilstory of Lake county contests, nor was the feeling of high school good fellowship ever more prevalent than Saturday night. Victory and defeat were taken generously and the word today was "Let us win again next year" in the winning schools, while the others firmly said "Let us win next year." Meet 'Worthy Foemen. In Hammond where the feeling of victory is becoming rather commonplace because of its frequency there was nevertheless unbounded joy be cause of tne worthy competitors In the contest. This forenoon was given over to celebration in the high school which consisted of addresses by the school officials, laymen and some of the stu dents. To cap the climax the pupils I in the high school formed In marching order and with all their banners rlying I they paraded the main streets of the city. It is generally agreed that the contest this year was of high order both in the orations and in the chorus. The orations showed in general a remarkable study in thought and composition on the part of the contestants wnlle the delivery, of course, had a wider range. Sincerity was more apparent in the delivery than anything else showing that the contestants understood their subjects well. This year as in former years, a number of the orators were inclined to "go slumming" proving again that exisiting conditions in the slums are one of the favorite subjects for an oration, and in one instance it pulled down the second prize. It is admitted that Miss Erma Marsden of East Chicago, deserved the second prize, but ther-j was regret on all sides that there were no two firsts or seconds m order to give one to Miss Agnes Coupal of Crown Point for her "Soldiers of Peace" oration. Glory for Professor Learning. Professor Clark Learning covered himself with glory with his high school chorus. AVlth tha larse number o

good voices that he can choose from the second banner seems almost assured for next year's contest. The fact that Hammond has been a repeated winner in these contests has raised the question whether in fairness

be done to give Hammond a handicap in the contest. This subject dare not be mentioned very loud in Hammond, however, as the local school officials say that Hammond has nothing ahead of the other schools with the pos3ible exception of the chorus and that its sucess depends entirely on its train? ing. ; v.yV-'.4 . '. Jiammand won ijs- place in ma ortiv torical contest mainly through thought and composition, while East Chicago won largely on delivery. The schools ranked as follows: School Oration Chorus Hammond First First East Chicago .....Second Sixth Crown Point Third Third Hobart Fourth Second Lowell Fifth Fifth Whiting Sixth Third Acording to the judges' decision Crown Point and "Whiting tied for third honors in the chorus. The judges of' the contest were as follows: Judges on Thought and Composition: "W. N. Trueblood. Earlham college; W. D. Howe. State university; E. E. Clippinge. State normal. Judges on Delivery: Superintendent John A. Wood, LaPorte; P. C. West, Evanston; Ida B. Buck, Chicago. Judges on Music: Miss Helen Poole, LaPorte; Miss Queene Perry, Rensselaer; F. W. Gasklns, Valparaiso. The program was as follows: Piano solo, Selected.". . .Clark Learning 1. Oration "Soldiers of Peace" Agnes Coupal, Crown Point. Chorus Damascus. .Crown Point H. S. 2. Oration "The True Measure of Man". .. .Bonnie Haines, Hammond Chorus Boat Song.. East Chicago H. S. 3. Oration "School Spirit" Amada Bullock, Hobart Chorus (a) Anchored. .Lowell H. S. (b) The Bees 4. Oration "The Twentieth Century Crime Against Children" Murray Hayden, Lowell. Chorus (a) Gloria Hobart H. S. (b) The Wandering Students. 5. Oration "The Die Is Cast" Florence Keifer, Whiting Chorus Gipsy Song Whiting H. S. 6. Oration "Prisoner's Reform" Erma Marsden, East Chicago Chorus (a) Peasant's Wedding March, Hammond High School, (b) Song of the Vi-ing. GARY MAN MEETS WITH FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT. John Berger, also known as John Novak, was struck by a Pere Marquette train early Sunday morning as he was crossing the, track at Gary. The Pere Marquette train was No. 50, due In Gary at 5:40 and was in charge of Conductor Hopkins. Berger was driving across the track with his milk wagon and did not see the west bound Pere Marquette train. He was thrown about forty feet into the air and the wagon was smashed, the horse which Berger was driving, by some unknown reason, escaped and was not injured. Berger sustained a fractured skull, a broken right cheek and other bruises on the body. Officers Law and Klopf took the injured man to the offices of Doctors Templln and Walsh who dressed his wounds and Sunday evening he was taken to Hammond where he was placed in St. Margaret's hospital by Dr. Templin. Berger was a married man and has a wife and two children living at Gary. Reports from St. Margaret's hospital this morning are that Berger is still alive, but it Is not thought he will recover.

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Cornerstone Laying Will be Made Occasion for Un- - wonted Ceremonies. OVER 600 WILL ATTEND Members of Order Throughout Northern Indiana Will Be Present Fairkbanks to Come. "The biggest day in the history of Masonry in northern Indiana." That is the way II. F. Meikle characterizes the ceemones that are to attend the laying of the corner stone of the Ma sonic temple that is being built in this city. The plans for May 1 are being deciaea upon ana already tne corner stone laying begins to assume pro portions that make the event next in importance to the federal building dedicatory exercises which are to be held on the 25th of this month. Six hundred masons from the northern part of the state are to be in attendance and in the parade, which will be one of the features of the day, the Knights of Templar of the surrounding cities will act as an escort. Realizing the growing importance of the local lodge, for the first time in the history of northern Indiana masonry, the officers of the grand lodge in Indianapolis will be present. The following are the Ancient, Accepted Scottish Rite officials who will be here: Edward M. Campbell, William Geake and Harry C. Adams, all thirty-third degree men of Indianapolis. ? All of the out of town guests are to be entertained by the ladies of the Eastern Star. Barnie Young's band will furnish music for the occasion. Grand Officers to Assist. The corner stone laying will be the most impressive ceremony of the kind ever held in this city. The stone will be laid by the grand officers whose names are given above, the grand marshall and Architect J. T. Hutton. After the ceremonies Vice President Fairbanks, who recently became a Ma son, will deliver the address of the afternoon. All of the masons in at tendance will be given a souvenir trowel upon which will be engraved: 'Corner Stone Laying. Masonic Temple, 1907." One thousand of these have been prepared and the number will give an idea of the number of Masons that are expected to be in the city upon this occasion. It is expected that the inrush of visitors upon the day of the corner stone laying will be so great as to tax the capacity of every hotel in the citj', and so arrangements have been made to provide the grand officers with rooms in the Majestic hotel. The plans have not all been made yet but it is expected that there will be an impressive parade of Masons in their regalia, and carriages will be provided for some of the leading dignitaries who -will be present. gobscrlbe for Th LaJte County Tlma.

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Woodville Wreck Was Due Wholly to the Unwritten Laws of Railroading. Prosecutor D. E. Boone, who represented the state in its case against Frank Galnouer, the B. & O. engineer who was charged with being responsible for the Woodville wreck, said last night that although technically Galnouer was guilty, he was glad he was acquitted. This was rather a remarkable statement for the prosecutor to make, when ordinarily a man in his capacity is supposed to be disappointed when he has a good case for the state and is defeated, and so his explanation is doubly interesting. If Mr. Boone is correct in his stand regarding Galnouer, the mooted ques tion as to where the responsibility for wrecks should be placed has been de cided. Mr. Boone says that Galnouer is one of the finest fellows lie ever met. lie is a clean cut man and his standintr in the community is vouched for by a banker and a well known business man in Garret. Ind.. his home town. "Galnouer has been employed by the Baltimore railroad for the past 17 years," said Mr. Boone, "and in that time his record was as clean as that of any other engineer on the road." It Warn n Terrible Mcht. The night of the wreck was a ter rible one. It was half raining and half snowing and the wind was blow ing at a terrific rate. Galnouer had a In this distance watch over 150 whistle signals, certain instrucrun of 150 miles and he was compelled to signal lights and 200 and in the absence of tions was actually compelled to give 500 whistle signals. He was the engineer on the first section of the passenger train, and it is said he failed to give the signal to the engineer of the freight that the second section of the passenger train was following. A terrible wreck followed in which 62 lives were lost. When the grand jury made an inquiry for the purpose of fixing the responsibility upon the railroad, the officials produced the book of rules and showed conclusively that the engineer was responsible. To further emphasize the matter, Gal nouer was discharged. When Galnouer's trial was held the attorney's for the defense showed conclusively that although Galnouer had been furnished with the company's rules and instructions they never were Intended to be followed out. In fact it was shown that if an engineer should try conscientiously to carry out the instructions of the company he could not run his train more than ten miles an hour. As a railroad man is expected to get results; as he is supposed to take his train out on schedule time and bring it in on schedule time, he would have been summarily discharged If he had even attempted to carry out the instructions to the letter. In other words, it was proved that the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, and others for that matter, are ordinarilyrun partly by rule and partly by guesswork, and when a wreck does occur the railroad employes are shouldered with the blame. Galnouer was a conscleutious em ploye. He had spent nearly a score of the best years of hi3 life in the service of the railroad. He was told to do the Impossible. He did It to the best of his ability. He made a bad guess and a terrible wreck was the result. He was discharged and Is said to be a physical wreck as a result of his terrible experience. There are other engineers who -will take his place, and the road -will be conducted in the same hit or miss man ner. That, according to Mr. Boone, Is the reason why the American people pay the railroads their terrible toll of human life. DEATH AT LAST RELEASES PARALYTIC. (Special to Lake County Times.) Crown Point. April 15. The death of August Boesel, as a result of the Injuries he received last August, oc curred at his home In this place early Sunday morning. Deceased was aged about 24 years and was unmarried. He was hurt while working as foreman of a telegraph construction gang for the Vandalia railroad, near Terre Haute The accident was caused by a tele graph pole slipping from its moorings on a car and striking him across the back causing an injury to the spine which rendered him helpless. lie was paralyzed from the waist down and un able to move the lower portion or his bodv. He was a young man of good health, before the injury and his re markable vitality enabled him to sur vive nearly nine months. For the last three weeks he suffered great pain and was unable to partake of any nourishment. The funeral services win be held on Tuesday. Going to Jamestotrnf Its free yon

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Saturates Woodwork Near Ceiling With Kerosene and Waits for Hole to Appear. Joe Bockus, a prisoner in the Lowell jail, adopted a novel method of escaping, which almost cost him his life and the city of Lowell its jail. Bockus stole himself into Jail by way of a freight car and, being an ingenious individual, he sought to burn himself out by way of the roof. In his attempts in this direction he brought to hi aid a step ladder, a can of kerosene and a match. He climbed the step ladder to the top of the building and saturated the woodwork with the kerosene and then applied his match, with the idea that a hole would soon be burned through the roof of the structure, thus enabling hhn to escape. The woodwork was soon ablaze and Bockus camped below waiting for the hole to appear. By the time it had appeared he was almost suffocated by smoke and he may consider himself lucky that the fire was discovered when It was, else it la doubtful wheth er be would be alive today to tell the tale. This all happened between 9 and 10 o'clock Saturday night. When the volunteer fire company arrived the fire had gained considerable headway, but the firemen, after rescuing Bockus, soon extinguished the blaze. The loss was small. Bockus is persistent as well as Ingenious. A few hours before the fire was discovered he was caught carting a load of new furniture off toward his home. One of Lowell's citizens became suspicions and notified the police, who discovered that a freight car from Chicago containing furniture consigned, to William Drlscoll had been entered and part of its contents removed. It developed .that the furniture contained in Bockus' cart was the same that was missed from the Drlscoll car, and the man admitted to having helped himself to the depot trucks, broken tha car seal and appropriated the furniture. He was let go with a lecture, after he had agreed to return the stolen property. When the excitement had died down, however, Bockus returned to the scene of his depredation and broke into the car again. Once more he helped himself to the contents of the car and again was he discovered. This time he was arrested and placed within the jail. A few minutes after he was locked up, smoke was seen issuing out or tha Jail in the crevices near the roof. Art alarm was sounded and the volunteer company responded. After Bockus was rescued he admit ted that he was responsible for thq fire and explained his motives in starting the blaze. The prisoner was then removed to the office of Kelsey's livery barn, where he was kept all night under a guard. Sunday morning he was arraigned before Justice Sanders and given a preliminary hearing. Justice Sanders held him over to the circuit court af ter he entered a plea of guilty to bur glary and he was at once taken to tho county jail at Crown Point. Bockus has borne a good reputation and friends fear for his sanity. II has been in poor health for some tin and of late has acted strangely. . T YOUNG If 10 i,1 NEW CLUB Non-Eligibles to University Association to Organize for Themselves. It begins to look like Hammond will have -nother young man s club com posed of young men over the city, among which will be several who are not eligible to the recently organized University club. Ever since the organization of tha University club there has been a movement on foot for the organization of another club for those who were Ineligible to the University club. Yesterday the matter was talked about among several of the young men of the city and the chances are that the proposition will materialize some time next week, if so quarters will probably be engaged on the third floor of the Hammond building next to the Varsity club rooms. A meeting will be called some time this week for the purpose of perfecting the organization of the club. Your friend all read THE TIME, Jimt ask them to continue reading It and It will boost you for the Jsnica town trip.

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