Hammond Times, Volume 2, Number 2, Hammond, Lake County, 19 June 1907 — Page 1

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Contract Satscnbsrs 9297 Streal Sa!ss - - - 984 ON Total, Ye&rday 10,281 VOL. n. NO. 2. FOUR EDITIONS DAILY. HAMMOXD, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1907. ONE CENT PER COPY. UMBRELL HAVE YOU GOT YOURS? SUGGESTS JAIL 1 LOCAL COURT RIOT CHICAGO, 12c Souse Has Two Cent Fare Law Beaten Forty Ways. Kasford Park Society Circles Torn and Rent. Rival Claimants Fight for Its Possession Until Officer Appears. McAdams Thinks Railroad Men Who Water Stock Should do Time.

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Neighbors' Quarrels Pass Beyond the Piazza Jury Judge McMahon Must Decide. Affairs amongst the farmer folks In Ilasford Park are at present in a turmoil and the social circles have been rudely shattered and open warfare is said to liave resulted during the past week, sr much so that the matter is now beyond the jurisdiction of the general store piazza council and the residents descended upon Judge McMahon in the Hammond court this morning like locusts on a corn patch and next Saturday he will listen to the troubles of the community. Warrants and counter warrants were asked for in rapid succession and if all had been granted there would have been a scarcity of legal documents rresting and having arrested is a habit that seems to have grown upon Ilasford Park folks and it threatens to reach a proportion out of all keeping with the size of the population. And it tfinall boy seems to be the cause of it all, as small buys are wont to be. However, two men were arrested charged with assaults on warrants issued. Mrs. Ialli. m Koff, a well known resident of the district was the first to appear before Judge McMahon, and she asked and obtained a warrant against Louis Kills Hackmare, whom she alleges threw a pitchfork at her angel child, Harold, 12 years of age, and whom she said was the recipient of several assaults In various ways from the defendant. The warrant was served by lialliff Shine and Rlackmare gave bonds in $100 for bis appearance on Saturday at 9 o'clock. Mrs. Mary Pfaff, a near neighbor, was not to be outdone by her friend, Mrs. Eoff, and she asked to be allowed to swear out a warrant for August Pritzke, whom uehe .alleged attempted to kill her. some time ago with

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own manufacture, namely a stick with a long spike in the end of it. She said that if it was not for the timely Interference of two women who happened to be passing, he might have succeeded. Pritzke was present and denied the story so vehemently that Judge McMahon was compelled to reprove him, and itemed to be on tiie verge of attaching a contempt proceeding. Mrs. I'faff also alleges that his personal grouch was not directed against her alone but that her cows were innocent sufferers from the pronged stick in the hands of Pritske and that the milk producers were weakened as a result of the attacks. Pritzke was taken into cti.sto ly by the bailiff and also gave bonds for his appearance on Saturday. P.ut Pritske had a grievance all his own and it was against the Angel child. Harold Koff. The former alleges that the boy amused himself as boys sometimes will by throwing bricks through his windows, but this offense was not In the jurisdiction of Judge McMahon anil was referred to Probation Oifleor Muzzal. Louis Hackmare also had it in for young Koff who wanted to have the boy arrested for not going to school, but this was likewise turned over to the probation officer. So Saturday bids fair to be liasford Park day in the local court and Judge McMahon will try to decide whether Child Harold is the village cutnp or not, in this comedy of errors. OLD WOMAN SEEKS WAYWARD RELATIVE. An old lady, accompanied by a little girl about six years old. who were seen wandering around West Hammond last night, is tlse subject of. much Comment ill the village across the line today. The woman was first seen golr.g west on the Michigan Central tracks about S o'clock, and later in the evening made inquiries as to the whereabouts of the e-dive inmates. die was told that the majority of them had gone to South Chicago. On receiving this information, with head bent and teats in her eyes, site left for Hammond where she took a South Chicago street car. It is supposed that the old woman was looking for a wayward, relative, bat when asked if such was the case she refused to answer. The woman seemed to be a stranger In Hammond. . Have You Noticed That our serial stories are brighter, cleaner, and more interesting than those published in any other paper in the Calumet Region ? A new one starts soon, watch for its announcement.

THEH TROUBLE GROWS

Wife of Contestant Scratches Policeman's Countenance latter Issues Riot Call. Seldom has such a frequent occurrence as the losing of an umbrella caused such a multitude of hard feelings, black eyes and notoriety as developed in a case of that kind which took place this morning in Whiting. Kdward App was the loser of the umbrella and all of the trouble arose from his strenuous efforts to regain the lost property, which he thought he had reason to believe had been stolen. App had been in the habit of attending with several of his compansions a number of Polish weddings as a matter of curiosity. This unappreciated interest on a recent occasion caused him to be ejected from the building in which a ceremony was being held, by the owner, Thomas Teason. In the course of the proceedings the young man had the misfortune to lose his umbrella and suspected that Teason was the one who was most likely to have appropriated the article. A careful watch was then maintained by the victim whose suspicions grew stronger and his hatred greater as hewaited for a day of rain to come in which he might catch the offender with the goods on him. He thought he was rewarded at last. Mr. and Mrs. Teason happened to pass his house this morning on their way to the Port Wayne depot where they intended to depart from town. Mr. Teason held an umbrella in his hand. It occurred to Kdward that the umbrella was his own and that it was a plain attempt to escape with the booty. A fight was immediately pulled of for the possession of the paraplui. The fight had not gained much headway, however, before Policeman McCarty who witnessed the fieilt from intervene. As he rushed upon the combatants he was surprised to see a woman come out from the ranks of the enemy and engage in the conflict. It was Mrs. Teason, and a splendid scrapper she proved to be. Long lines of red marks drawn upon the countenance of Officer McCarthy indicate the good work done by her finger nails. So complete was her victory that the policeman got the Impression that he was the subject of attack by an uncontrollable mob and he proceeded to send In a riot call. In a few minutes every policeman of the town was on the scene and brought with them, in case of emergency, a fireman and one or two other city officials. With the necessary reinforcements it did not take, the authorities long to overcome the participants in the strike who were all bundled into an improvised patrol wagon which was originally meant to deliver groceries, and hustled to the police station. The trial was soon held before Judge George Jones, who quickly decided that all parties concerned were guilty and imposed a heavy fine on each. The judge considered the following fines necessary to secure the prisoners" release. Thomas Teason, resisting an officer, $1S and costs; Mrs. Thomas Teason, ditto, $12.35; Kdward App, assault and battery. $3. It was also developed In the trial that the umbrella, the original cause of the contention, did not belong to App, but was the rightful property of the one who possessed it. WIFE BEATER GETS HIS 01 MEDICINE White Caps Pursue Joseph Geister, Thrash Him and Throw Him in Lake. Opeeial to Lake County Times.) Michigan City, Ind., June IS. Michigan City is the home of whitecaps. Joseph Geister. while drunk last night, hurled a brick at his wife, striking her in the ruvk. Neighbors chased him a mile, overtook him and administered , an awful beating. He was then tied hand and foot and j thrown into Lake Michigan. from : which in a half-drowned condition he' ; was rescued and dragged over the same ; course taken in his flight, to the front of his home. There he was tied to a ; hitching post. ! Every woman in the vhinity obtained a switch and lashed his bare back until he cried for mercy. A rone wis procured but a squad of policemen prevented a lynching. Geister was taken to jail and confined in a dungeon. The police are baffled with Geister's case. Jail sentences 1;ave no effect on him. Flni.l result of the ball game ia THE LAKE COUMV TIMES Sporting Extra.

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SECOND 'STORV I Yoo CAIMANS A IOT Of fAT- BAND OH THS) Extraordinary variety LOOKS LIKE II y 1IX-0P Conductor, it Appears, Had Two Wives But Which is Who? IBM IS CHARGED They Meet Face to Face on Street Car With Result That Dual Husband Flees. Love at first sight does not always pan out well and it is sometimes better that women be not too anxious to flirt with even their own husbands, according to Mrs. Marie Updegrove, 7442 Grand Crossing. Until yesterday Mrs. Updegrove. in her own mind, duly justified in casting side glances, amiable smiles and pretty eye winks at her hubby. Yesterday the little woman went out riding with the latter, who is a conductor on the Calumet Electric Street llailway, and when about ready to make the usual goo-goo eyes at him she was rudely interrupted by another woman who calmly mentioned the exciting fact that the man with whom the woman was ilirting was in fact her husband. This started no end of womanly talk and the result was that Mrs. Marie Updegrove stepped from the car and made straight way to the police court presided over by Judge Michael F. Firten at South Chicago. With tears in her eyes she told Chief Clerk Warren that she had been married to the street car man since June 3 and that to prove her statement she would show the marriage certificate. No sooner said than done. Upon the parchment read the names of Peter Updegrove and Miss Marie LaBelle. Marie said LaBelle was her maiden name. A warrant was hastily procured charging bigamy. Detective Skiba was dispatched to the Updegrove residence at 3J1 Sixty-second street. At the home he found the first wife of the stret car man. She was sitting by the window with a tear stained handkerchief in her hand which told the story. She said she had been wedded to Updegrove about one year and that she had always found him to be a dutiful husband. Later she mentioned the fact that he left the car some place between StonyIsland avenue and Cottage Grove avenue and that no matter how hard she would try she could not find him now. Neither could Detective Skiba. "He's gone away," she moaned, "I cannot even say which way." It was then discovered that Updegrove had resigned his position as conductor last night, drew his pay and left town. The police are sending out telegrams to all the nearby stations with instructions to hold Updegrove if captured in order that they may comfort the minds of the two deserted women. South Bend, Ind., June 19. Lillian Hans, aged IS years, was yesterday declared elected queen of South Bend's July Fourth celebration, receiving a plurality of 23, SOS votes and polling 14 5,203. Mary Lataski was second with 121,377 votes. A total of 325,573 was cast.

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-Trie VIN&AnD -VYING. (Aunr.s graceful shapes and gorgeousness characteristic of this Northern Indiana Farmers to Organize Against Depredations. BOBBERS GROW- BOLD Stern Justice To Be Meted Out By Vigilence Committee to Men Who Purloin Rigs. Northern Indiana, particularly Lake county, has been the scene of an epidemic of horse stealing during the spring months and to such a degree has it gone that the farmers throughout the section are soon to take matters into their own hands and organize a vigilance committee. The operators have been so bold during the past few weeks that owners claim it is dangerous to leave their horses in front of stores or residences without leaving some person to care for them during their absence. Two cases were reported this morning, and in both cases the thieves got successfully away without being apprehended. Both cases were extremelybold and tend to show the nerve and boldness carried on by the thieves in their operations. It Is the opinion of many that an organized band of horse thieves is working the territory, and the farmers in particular are so wrought up over their losses that they are threatening all kinds of punishment if the men concerned in the raids are captured. LaPorte Reports Cane. Sheriff Carter reported this morning that a horse and buggy was stolen yesterday at LaPorte, Ind., and that the crooks with the outfit are heading this way. They will probably attempt to unload the outfit on some stable keeper in the vicinity, or if they succeed in reaching Chicago they will hide all trace in the peddler's barns and shanties where the color of the horse will be changed with dye and the wagon repainted. The horse was a bay, fifteen hands high, weighing about 950 and had four white feet and a star on the forehead. The carriage was an Eager buggy with end springs. Last evening a horse and "agon was stolen in East Chicago, and the crooks made a good get-away in this case. The outfit belonged to William Matus, who conducts a grocery store at 501 S Alexander avenue. The horse and wagon was standing in front of the store when an unknown man came along and without even deigning to look around, jumped onto the seat and drove away in the very sight of the owners of the rig. The police of East Chicago were notified and a general alarm was sent to surrounding cities and towns, but up to this noon no trace had been found. Several Attempts Here. Several attempts have been made throughout the farming region to steal horses, and while some have succeeded others have been frustrated. Only last week at Deep Paver near Hobart, Thomas Casbon, a well-to-do farmer, shot an intruder during the night time who was attempting to steal his horses. The man was dressed Hke a tramp but bore all the marks of being in better circumstances than a hobo, and it was thought that he was a member of a horse thief gang. This, with

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5TYLe MAY 65 WOSffvirTH OR. V&TrlOVT A rjATPiN. VjfcY rue year's straw hats. NEWS OF SO Mystery in Silence of Ira Ray McPherson of Indiana Harbor. NO WORD FOR 3 WEEKS In Mean Time Trunk Containing His Clothes Received By Boy's Parents. (Special to bake County Times.) LaPorte, June 19. Where is Ira Ray McPherson? A mother awaits news of her boy. She fears some untimely fate has befallen him. Failure to receive a letter for more than three weeks causes the family much apprehension. His clothes arrived in a trunk many days ago. The parents of the missing boy are Mr. and Mrs. C. F. McPherson. living northeast of Union Mills and not far from Door Village. Ira will be 21 years of age in September. The son never permitted a week to pass without writing at least two letters to the home folks. No letter, not a word to break the silence for three weeks, is fast causing the shadows to fall over the home. There Is mystery connected with the story. Several weeks ago a trunk containing the clothes of the young man arrived at the McPherson home from Portsmouth, Va. They were Ira's clothes for the mother was able to identify them and there was a letter which the boy had received from a friend. The last letter which came from Ira Ray McPherson bore the postmark of Indiana Harbor, Ind., and it conveyed the information that he was working at his trade as a carpenter in the Indiana town. This letter was the last. There was no note of discouragement in what he wrote, nothing that could serve to indicate that he was the victim of despondency. Cheerfulness permeated its pages. The silence continues unbroken despite the earnest efforts of the parents to throw some light on the mystery. Many letters have been written, but no person has seen Ira Ray McPherson. or can they give any information concerning him. Why his clothes should be sent home from Portsmouth. Va., makes the mystery complex. The parents fear he may have met with foul play, also hinting at the possibility of accidental drowning or he may have enlisted in the navy. Letters now on their way to the navy department at Washington are likely to throw light on the surmise that he may have taken service on board a battleship or training boat. The story of young McPherson's disappearance was flashed by a local news agency all over the United States and if he reads of the anxiety ond suspense which he has created, he may send the tidings which will gladden the home where, a mother waits for her boy. other similar attempts, gives rise to the" theory that an organized attempt is being made to get away with horses in this vicinity. The police have been instructed to keep a sharp watch, and the farmers themselves are armed and will wreak vengeance on any thieves caught.

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SPEAKS TOJHIPPERS Commissioner Who Has Heretofore Been Noted for Reticence, Speaks His Mind.

(Special to Lake County Times). Indianapolis, Ind., June 19. In a speech conservative, yet radical, expressive, yet self contained, Charles V. McAdams. member of the state railroad commission, today presented the railroad situation to the members of the Indiana Grain Dealers' association. In this speech, delivered this afternoon, the commissioner took occasion to make plain for the first time, his position with reference to pending railroad matters. Though a commissioner for more than a year, Mr. McAdams has never before consented to speak concerning the work with which he has to do. Conservative in that he urged upon the grain dealers to whom he talked the. fact that they, too, were to obey the law, Just as railroad or others corporations were to obey the law; conservative in that he urged moderation with reference to passing laws that would destroy the railroad as a paying investment for capital yet in this statement with reference to some of the evils of present day railway management, overcapitalization, stock watering, use of poor materials, reciprocal demurrage, he was as radical as any speaker could be who wanted to please a crowd of shippers. HnllrondH Are For Gnlus. "In the first instance, gentlemen." s'aid the speaker, "We must keep in mind that so long as railroads are permitted to be owned and managed by corporations, we must recognize as the first and one of the controlling features that they are built and operated by their owners for the purpose of making money for isuch owners. When It ceases to be pf aetlcahre'-orbeT-ttrrrrs difficult for owners to accomplish that purpose, the building and operation of transportation lines by private enterprise will cease and we will have to look to the government for relief. No one, I hope, is seriously lnrpressed with the desirability of that alternative." Thus much for the conservative. As for the radical : "The troubles we have in this country are not caused by laws, but by their Infraction. If a body of men uses the laws of this state to organize a bank, and, after the authority of the state has been given them to deal with the public as bankers, they float the institution on watered stock, steal its customers' money anil rob the community generally, we sometimes send them to the penitentiary becairse they have betrayed a public trust. When a body of men, exercising the authority given them by the state, organizes a railroad and procures from the public the funds to exploit the enterprise, and them loads it down with ficticious and watered stock, and plunder the Investors and give ficticious values to the property, resulting In private fortunes to the promoters, and consequent loss to the investors, then they also should be sent to the penitentiary; the offenses are the same; the only difference is that the wrong is generally greater in the case of the railroad wrecker than it is in the case of the bank wrecker. The great personal fortunes now held in this country by railroad magnates are not the result of legitimate enterprise. They do not represent legitimate earnings upon capital invested nor reasonable compensation from services rendered; but, on the contrary, they represent the results of unlawful and dishonest manipulation of the stocks and property of the stockholders." Employe Shouldn't Own Stock. Continuing, the speaker said that if he were In control of a railroad nGt one of its employes, from the highest down to the lowest should have any interest, directly or indirectly in any enterprises along the line of the road. "Excepting the laws looking to the greater security of life and property, the most important departure in recent state railway legislation 13 the enactment of the principles of reciprocal demurrage," continued the speaker. "Laws of this character have been upheld for the regulation of state traffic wherever they have been tested. The law is a just one and is a correct measure of the mutual responsibility existing between the shipper and the carrier. The shipper pays for all of the service he gets, whether it be in carriage or overtime use of the cars. The company should respond in like maner for failure to perform any requested service which it is able to perform, which by reasonable effort and foresight, it should have been able to perform." WEATHER FORECAST. P.-obably howtr this afternoon or tonight; cooler tonight; Tliurwdaj- fair.

BLUFFS AUSTERE CON. While He Searches Himself Train Carries Him to His Destination.

The austere and punctlllious Conductor Whalen of the M. C. was bluffed by a souse on the trip in last night. Conductor Whalen's train hits Hammond with a miscellaneous load at 5:11 p. m. when It keeps Us word and Is due to wander towards the modern Babylon one minute thereafter. The souse was hoisted aboard at Michigan City. It was quite plain that he had been dallying with the squirrel whisky they sell over there. In plain language he had one that you could recommend to a friend, but there was method beneath It all. He wa making for the Park Row station in Chicago and he was bound to make It at all hazards. Conductor Whalen's train makes all scheduled stops and some that are not scheduled and it Is a professional habit with Conductor Whalen to swarm on every passenger fortably seated. Frisked Himself The train had before he gets comnnd Couldn't Kind It. hardly pulled out of Michigan City when he swarmed on th souse. "Ticket, please," he said, gently shaking the subject by the shoulder. "Chase yourself." said the souse petulantly, "you got my ticket. Chasa yourself and don't bother me." "Rut I haven't got your ticket." persisted the conductor; "you got on at tho last station and this is the first time I've seen you. Come, frisk yourseiC fend see if you can find it." "That's funny," said the souse, making a fumbling search of the pockets In which he was the least likely to store his transportation. "Umi that's funny." ho said, staring into vacancy, as lie went through himself. wl-.n-r)w''T had a ticket On- tiro level, didn't I give it to yon?" "No, you didn't. Come, come, cough up or I'll put you off," said the conductor with a show of Impatience. "Put MR oft? Not on your life," replied the souse. "Not while I have the price. Say, boy, I could buy and sell this road. On your way, little one, I'll fix you all right, all right. Stalled IIl.it Asnin. The conductor had to be on his way as his duties demanded it. lie haI another bout with souse a little later, but the souse successfully out-talked him. Eventually the train reached Hammond. "Here's where you get off," said Whalen, with a rude shake. "Not me," replied the souse. "Thl3 place doesn't make a noise like Park Row. This is no stop for me. I'm goIn' to Chicago, understand?" With the assistance of the brakeman the recllcltrant passenger was deposited on the ground, all the while protesting that he had the money to pay his fare. While the train waited the brakeman assisted him In the search and discovered that a pocketful of loose change had leaked into the lining of his vest. "He's all right," the brakeman reported to the conductor; "let him ride." IJI.In't I.one Him. The souse was permitted to board the train and he settled himself In his former seat. Conductor Whalen tackled him again as the train was crossing the Calumet bridge. "What: You her- again?" exclaimed the souse. "What do you want this time?" "Your fare," answered the conductor. "You're a queer guy," chuckled the souse. "Thought we'd settled that some time ago. I got it for you." Then he went through the process of searching himself again, chiding the conductor for his impatience as he went from pocket to pocket. He had not produced when, the train stopped at Kensington and there he was forcibly ejected. When the train started he flipped the last car and clambered back to Ids old perch. The conductor did not see him again until the train reat hed Sixty-third street. Then the scene was re-enacted. The souse suddenly sobered up. "We are now at Sixty-third street." he said reflectively. "The fare from here to town is 12 cents. Here's your 12 cents and be sure you kick in with It, Ye3, I'll take a receipt. I've got the two cent a mile law skinned to death. And he got off at Park Row. INSANE WOMAN FOUND IN COW EARN. Emma Lartoii Discovered After Several Dots in Cattle House Condition Is Critical. Mrs. Emma Larson, supposed to be insane, who disappeared from her home Sunday night. June 9. was found Sunday in the brush Just back of Hurd's farm. Mrs. Larson had been sleeping In Mr. Hurd'a cow barn and eating cow feed mixed, with water. No one knows how long she had been doing this. Her condition is critical. A doctor was summoned .nd he thinks shs cannot recover.

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