Hammond Times, Volume 2, Number 16, Hammond, Lake County, 6 July 1907 — Page 1

w Conine! Sabscnrs 9430 Stast Sates - - - 1080 Tola!, Yestsnhi 10,510 DITION JLVJI VOL. II. XO. 1C FOUR EDITIONS DAILY. HAMMOND, INDIANA, SATURDAY, JULY 0, 1901 OXE CENT PER COPY. HOLDUP if OR TRUCK ELEVATION GHRie7 FAILED TO IF TEDDY RAN A PAPER. 010 TIDAL WAVE SWEEP OVER LAKE pi aim nnu CAUSES TROUBLE The Pennsylvania Railroad Backs Out of an Agreement with Other Roads. SEARCH H1SELE Cunning in Kis Cups, Johnson Hides Valuables Can't Find Them. I Lhlll BAD Supposed Street Car Bandits Create Disturbance and Two Are Arrested. Chicago Papers Say Yes, Men at Hammond Pumping Station Say No.

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"What Is supposed to have been an attempted holdup occurred last night on the Hammond, Whiting & East Chicago railway. As a car in charge of Conductor 1). C. Peters was entering East Chicago it was boarded by five desperate looking characters. The men had boarded the car at One Hundred and Forty-ninth street, and said they were goiog to South Chicago. When Conductor Peters came around to collect their fares they refused, saying that they were privileged characters on the street car line and if the conductor didn't like It he could .start something. At this stage of the game Motorman Lyons arrived on the scene, and between the two men they managed to stand pat against the bunch of supposed holdup men until Officers Shields and Kula had reached the car. The officers Jumped on the car and without asking any rjuostions arrested two of the men, Edward Ames and Martin Walsh. The other three Jumped off the car and made their escape, although they were chased for several blocks by the officers and several idiots were exchanged. The shooting attracted attention and Within a few minutes the main street of East Chicago was crowded with citizens, all eager to learn the details of the affair. The two men who were arrested continued calling the conductor of the car and the police vile names until they were safely locked up in the East Chicago police station, when they became more quiet and after the doors had closed and the bolts had gone back with the same old noise, the two thugs were more like lambs than desperadoes. When the supposed holdup men boarded the car at One Hundred and Forty-ninth street there were two women passengers on the car, Mrs. William Thomas of Whiting, and Mrs. II. Cross of Kobertsdale. Mrs. Cross refused to submit to the language the men were using, and, picking up her umbrella made her way across the car and with all the force at her command slammed one of the men over the head, and by the way the fellow howled it must have Jiurt. In the arrest of the two men last night many people are of the belief that the gang of holdup men who have been terrifying residents of the Calumet region has been broken up or will be broken up if the other three men who male their get-away can be captured.

LONG TRIP FOR TOY BALLOON. William Johnson, a farmer living east of Hammond, near tSibfon, who was in Hammond this morning, said while out in his field last night he found a small rubber balloon which had caught on a tree, and taking it down, found a note attached, with the Initials, "J. !., Fort Wayne. Ind.. July 4, '07." Undoubtedly some one in Fort Wayne sent the balloon out on the Fourth, and how far it would have gone, had if. not been caught in the limbs of tree on the Johnson farm, remains a question. NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING IS JUDICIOUS ADVERTISING It is conceded by the most successful merchants that Newspaper Advertising is the best. Practically all of Chicago's prominent merchants certify to this statement by their own advertising. In a statement to the M. O. Journal, the Chicago Daily News claims to have received advertising to the extent of $117,777.64 last year from the 'Fair' alone. The advertising for this concern for the last five years, was quoted as follows : For the 1903, 44 4 19J4, 44 44 1905, -44 44 1 905, -44 44 1 907, - Or a total of $ 87,629.05 84,978.44 95,447.78 95,084.09 117,777.64 S4S1.917.00 for the five years. These figures should be carefully considered. What do they mean to you ? : How much advertising have you done in the last five years? It is b unreasonable to suppose, if Newspaper Advertising is good for the 'Fair', it must also be good for you.

The Pennsylvania, Illinois Central and Lake Shore railroads are In a bitter fight over the elevation of their tracks at Grand Crossing, the biggest undertaking of the kind within Die Chicago city limits, and which will cost the three roads more than $3,000,000. The Pennsylvania company has withdrawn from an agreement as to the division of the expense of tile elevation, and declares it will not pay the proportion assessed against it. The Illinois Central and Lake Shore Joined In a petition to the state railroad and warehouse commission to compel the Pennsylvania company to elevate its tracks in accordance with its agreement with them. 1,000 Trains Cron Point Daily. - Two years ago the Chicago city council passed an ordinance providing for the elevation of the tracks of the three roads at Grand Crossing. The Illinois Central tracks run north and south, and those of the Lake Shore and Pennsylvania roads Intersect them at almost right angles. More than 500 Illinois Central trains daily cross the tracks of the other two roads at this point, which combined have about half as many trains passing there dally. After the passage of the city ordinance the three roads appointed their chief engineers as a commission to make complete plans for the elevation of tracks at Grand Crossing and apportion the cost among the roads for the separation of the grades. After numerous conferences this commission adopted a plan whereby the Illinois Central's twelve tracks were to be elevated twelve feet above the streets, and four tracks of the Lake Shore and four of the Pennsylvania road were to be elevated thirty-three feet above the street grade, the Illinois Central's trains running under those of the other two roads. The commission decided that the Illinois Central should bear 41 per cent of the cost of separation of grades, the Lake Shore 26 per cent, and the Pennsylvania company 23 per cent. This allotment made the cost to the Pennsylvania company $351,000." 1'eunsylvanla Refuse to Pay. On this basis all three companies proceeded with the work of track elevation, "and the Illinois Central has now about one-fourth of its work done. A short time ago the Pennsylvania company notified the other two that it had decided not to pay more than $225,000 as its share of the cost of the separation of grades at Grand Crossing, or $126,000 less than the sum fixed by the commission of chief engineers. The only excuse offered by the Pennsylvania for breaking the agreement was that "the track elevation at Grand Crossing isn't worth more than $223,000 to us." Two Honda Go Ahead With "Work. While there may be years of litigation in the courts over the division between the three roads of the cost of

jthe track elevation at Grand Crossing, i the Illinois Central and Lake Shore roads have determined to push the work as rapidly as possible. This will force the Pennsylvania company to elevate its tracks at the same time; otherwise it would be simply blocked at Grand Crossing. CLOSE CULL FOR IE Rescued From Drowning in Lake by Tom Henry and John Davis. Jake Horner. 35 years old, was rescued from drowning in the lake o.T Kobertsdale yesterday by Tom Henry and John Davis. Horner while swimming between the two piers became exhausted in about eight feet of water. Henry and Davis, who were on the shore, heard his call fur help and immediately took to the water. They reached him just as he was sinking for the second time, and, holding his head above water, floated him ashore, a distance of about 100 feet. Horner was "all in" but was quickly revived and was able to return to his home in Hammond. GRIM JOKE OF WHITING SMART ALEC. j The first belated Fourth of July aci eident occurred in Whiting yesterday ) afternoon when Steve Sehiminski, ased ! 20, a Hungarian, was given a giant ' cracker by a young boy who told hin; it was a Roman candle, and not know- ! ing the difference, lighted the cracker i which exploded in his hand, shatter- : ing that member. I cluiiiinski, with his hand a mass cf shattered flesh and bones, bleeding ; pw'fuaely. was taken to a physicit.n's I office where his wounds were dressed, i Later he was taker, to his home on Front street, where he Is being cared j for. The physician who dressed Sohiminski's wounds, said yesterday that the chances for saving the hand were small us all of the bones were shattered. The police are using every effort to locate the young "smart Alec" who was the cause of Sehiminski's injuries but so far have been unable to obtain a clue as he did not know the boy.

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PROGRAM 00T FORJCOUNTY FAIR Premium List Shows Greater Number of Classes and Prizes Than Before. Programs and premium lists are out for the forty-ninth annual Lake county fair which will be held at the fair grounds at Crown I'oint, August 20, 21, 22 and 23, under the auspices of the Lake County Agricultural society. In looking over the program for fair week it shows a more elaborate list of events than ever before, this year there being 523 different prizes offered. The racing committee, which is composed of H. II. Sasse, John Gavit and J. 11. Peterson, have arranged attractive races for each day and those who desire to see good races can rest assured that the list they have prepared will satisfy all lovers of the sport. Already stock raisers over Lake and Porter counties are making prep? rations to attend the fair with their stock. For the last thrte years William Michael of Loweli has succeeded iii carrying away most of the prizes for thoroughbred stock and Porter county stock raisers will try hard this year to wrest the honors from him. Following the usual custom, all school children will Le admitted to the grounds free day of the fair. on Thursday, the third ANOTHER HORSE Ai BUGGY STOLEN Michigan City Man Loses Rig Let it to a Polite Stranger for a Day. Th horse thieving gang is evidently still busv in LaKe cour.ty and sur- f rounding country and yesterday another valuable animal was reported stolen. John Alexander, a stable keeper of Michigan City, reported that a well dressed stranger called at nis place of business and engaged a horse and runabout for the Fourth of July. The deal was consummated and that was the last seen of the stranger or the rig. When it was not returned yesterday Alexander Immediately reported his loss to the authorities. The hors-e was a small bay and had a mark "H" on his side. The runaooul was dark red. A leward of $75 is offered for the return of the rig and the capture of tho man. Very ftw stable keepers now lot a horse and carriage to any stranger. AIRSHIPS SAIL OVER TOWN. j Two airships calmly sailed over the ! city of Hammond last night about 7 o'clock, going in a westerly direction. Just as the airships were going over j the city one of them seemed to- suddenly become dizzy and started whirling in a circle for over two minutes before those in charge could get the 1 apparatus under control.

A strenuous journal it would be, Full of battles and bears and gore) Folks would sit up nights to read all tho fights,' If T. R. were an fditor.

SOUTH DEERING TO JUMPED Town Will Be Practically Eemodeled and Sanitary Condition Perfected. (Speelal to Lake County Time.) South Chicago, July ,C The town of Scuth Deering is to be practically remodeled. The work of Improving the sanitary conditions, the transporatlon facilities and establishing a desirable residence district has been assumed by over half the business men of the city who have organized themselves into a society for that purpose, which is known as the South Deering Improvement association. The purpose of this is not a mer cenary one, although it is known club in making the town a more desirable place to live, will greatly increase the value of both residenco and business property. This will have a tendency one of the officers said this morning to eliminate the undesirable element from this section of the country and will be inducive to a number of the "desireables" to reside in the city in which they are employed rather than to seek a home in neighboring cities as a great many of them are compelled to do at the present time. The organization is composed of about two hundred members at the present time who are prominent in the business and social circles of the town. The officers of the association are Sam Kresswell. president; J. B. Price, secretary and the meetings are held the second Thursday of every month. One of the first steps which they took in the improvement of the city was the provision for proper drainage facilities and the laying of a new sewer adequate to the present needs of the city. They were so successful in their efforts In this direction that they will soon have a splendid sewer system which will be an extension of the one in South Chicago now in process of construction. Much valuable property heretofore covered with water and consequently worthless will be reclaimed and will be an Immense benefit to the city in the way of looks and health. Citizens who have previously littered the streets and alleys with waste and garbage will be prosecuted -, if they do not make some provision for its disposal, i The South Chicago city railway com- ' pany will be brought to terms It posslJ ble and if not they will secure a comI petitor either in the form of another ! street railway or a steam road. i I They have long ago become weary i of the service which has been given ! them in regard to dirty, inadequate ! cars and irregular service. They have i refused so far to take any action in ' the matter and the citizens have given 'up hope for an improvement in the ser- : vice. i A special committee has been ap pointed to cnoose a location ior a park about which the residence district will center. They have several sites in view but as yet nothing definite has been done. Many of the corporations are showing a great interest in this movement and it is an assured success. Business interests were given a big boost last week when the Wisconsin Steel company purchased four blocks of property adjoining their present location for the purpose of erecting an adS dition to their plant which will nearly i double their capacity. It is said that 1 the consideration was over $500,000.

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BOILER MAKERS SETTLE STRIKE Employes of South Chicago Shipyard?; Will Return ' to Work Monday. ( Special to Lake County Times.) South Chicago, July 6. The big strike of the boilerma ters at the ship yaras is now settled. A committee or the union men met the officials of tr.e company and Informed them that they would go back to work Monday. j.ne union men were lorcea to concede their point which was the organi zation of a union of the sh;p builders of the great lakes. They claim, how ever, that their abandoning of the plan was necessitated by the failure of the union men in the other yards to stick to the strike, and most all of them went back to work last week. The local men held out to the last however, and would not give in until they saw that they were deserted by those in all of the other concerns. Superintendent Smith of the local shipyards stated this morning that he would give all of the strikers employment that he could use and that there would be no discrimination shown. There are about fifteen hundred men affected and their enthusiasm was great when it was announced that the strike which had lasted over ten weeks had been settled. The relations between the employers and the strikers are now as friendly as ever, and it is thought that the matter will soon be forgotten, and the department will be in full running order Monday. Both parties in the controversy stated that if it had been necessary they could have held out for an indefinite period. The union men still have plenty of money in the treasury and the company would not have acceded to their demands under any consideration. SUDDEr DEPARTUR t OF BARTENDER Saloon Keeper Says Money and Employe Disappear at Same Time. Emll Schultz. the saloonkeeper at the corner of Oakley avenue and State! street is mourning the loss of his ! Fourth of Julv oroceeds. and he is now ; in need of a new bartender. Tne Independence Day trade was brisk at i the saloon and the fine cash register j looked fine and dandy loaded up with abotit fifty or sixty simoleons. The harter.der, one Mat Ryan, was loft in charge of the place, and yesterday morr.ing he did not show up on the job and Schultz says that his money failed to show up also. He then complained to the police and claims that Ryan stole the money and made his getaway. Ryan left word that he had gone to Chicago to visit sick relatives. The police will seek for the missing man and demand an explanation at the reauest of Scliulta.

Although there were reports in the

Chicago papers of a tidal wave which, threatened to sweep fishermen from the piers, an inquiry at the pumping station fails to bring out any evidence that such a wave was noticed In the vicinity of Robertsdalc. The report in the Chicago paper is os follows: "The lives of hundreds of early morning fishermen were endangered. property along the lake was threaten ed, and bulkheads and drives were damaged yesterday morning at 7 o'clock when a tidal wave, presenting a solid wall of water eight Teet high, swept the entire lake front. Fishermen sitting on the piers and seawalls, with their heels dangling over the water, were watehins- their lines and grzing now and then across the dead calm of the lake, when they were suddeuly arpalled by the sight of an ugly black roll approaching across its surface. Those who were within reach of the shore fought safety on the higher ground, but those who wero out or the outer breakwater or on longer piers, had no time to avoid tho onrushing waters. One man on the outer breakwater leaped Into the water in the face of the oncoming wave. He did not sink, and the rising waters raised him to within reach of his companions, who pulled him out. With the exception of the loss of flshine tackle. torvthor with a number of sousings, there were no tragedies among tho fishermen. The esplanade along the lake at Lincoln park was flooded for fifteen min utes. The water rushed out on the lake shore drive and tore little eddvlne holes In the pavement. Tlu? grass was dragged by receding waves, and littered with drift. I he sudden rush of the , lake about the life saving station atthe foot of tne unicago prepare for feared that river caused th& crew to emergency work. They launches, yachts and rowboats would be swamped, but it hap pened that few were out. A small launch Just about to emerge from the lagoon at Lincoln park with a party bound for tha outer breakwater was caught In the malestrom formed at the-outlet and - would have been crushed against the - abutments be neatn naa it not ueen ior the prompt and skillful assistance of a mounted park policeman, who leaped from his horse and handled with success a boat hook thrown to him by the occupants cf the launch. 1GH SUFFERING FROM HUMID HEAT One Prostration Reported Yesterday, but Shifting Wind Brings Relief. hile yesterday may not have been as hot as some days this season," there was so much humidity in the atmosphere that the suffering among some of the residents of tho city was in tense. This was especially true in the dis incis wnere mere are no trees or other protection from the hot, burning sun. While there was much suffering there was but one heat prostration re ported and this was in West Hammond in Hlrsch-Steln & Co.'s plant, where foie is reportea to nave been over come with the heat. It was not until late in the evenin that relief came from the oppressive heat when the wind shifted around to the north and the cooling lake breezes prevailed. Today the worst of the hot spell seems to be over and a day's respite from the heat will give the whole population of the city a chance to re cuperate. One effect of the hot spell has been to fill the average person with a longing for the pleasures of northern Michigan or northern Wisconsin sum mer resort life, and there is an in creasingly large number of Hammond ites who are packing their trunks and leaving Tor the popular watering places in this vicinity. GASHED IN NECX BY FLYING STEEL August Fsnsht Meets With Serious Accident at Western Glucose Works. "6"'- s"-. emyioyeu at the "Western Glucose company's Plant at Robertsdale, met with an aceident last night that will keep him from his work for some time. Faught was working with a machinist who was sawing a piece of steel when it flew down, striking him on the neck and inflicting an ugly gash nearly three inches long. The injured man was removed to !.5s home in 411 Sharp street. Whiting, where he received medical attention. Although his condition is very serious the physician in charge says he will be able to resume his work within a week. This is the first accident that has happened at the new plant since it started operations.

Christopher Johnson and Mary, well to d; roddert

his wife, of Grand rossmg. thought that thev would enJoy a little outing and car.-.e down to Hammond, whore thev renlr-.! t.i tl lake front at Shofheld avmue. Thev started in to eniov then with A little of the Roods tli.it ctisnrs nebriau-s. and as a matter of pre caution handed over to the estimable wife of the proprietor cf a lake front resort all the valuables und jewelry they possessed for fear that they might lose them In their wanderings in search of enjoyment. The lot contained an assortment of watches, diamond rlnss and idllS. Latrr thev mlnrnn.l in,t t!-a good Were delivered to the man. Once more they sought the cool and refreshing places along the shore and lost iiisht returned to their original resting place, where they put un a holler" and wanted the watches and Jewelry returned the second time. The man had rlaced them in an inside pocket and In his Joyful condition forgot where he had placed them. He accused the landlady and everyone In sight of having trimmed him of hia watches and when an officer appeared he also accused him of fllchinc th property. That was the straw which broke the camel's back and away went Chris and his tjood wife, Mary, to the police station. On tho way he was go ing to ehoot the ofllcer, and put him. before the grand Jury, but all that talk was forgotten after a good night's sleep at the police station. When searched the property was found tucked away in un inside pocket. Before Judgo McMahon this morning tho pair were fined J6 each and they left one of the watches until thev could return to Grand Crossing and dicr un the dougli. , TOO m STEP PARENTS FOE ELM Family Trouble Mixed Wit1; Religion Drives Boy Out Into World. I Little Elmer Vanosdole, the 14-year-old boy who ran away from his mother in Chicago July 3 Is still at tho police station in this city and the par ents have made no effort to reclaim him. The lad Is one of the brightest boys in Hammond, and the police are trying to obtain a home for him in case his parents do not send for him. The case Is a pathetic one, tho boy's father and mother having separated because of a difference of religion. The mother Is a firm follower of tho Dowie religion, and It was because of this that the separation occurred. The once happy home has been split in two and the little boy feels that he Is an outcast, as he is old enough to feel the disgrace forced upon him and he does not feel as his mother does about her religion. Tho family formerly lived In Evansville, Ind., and after the divorce was obtained the mother came to Chicago and left tho boy with his father. The father remarried and the son went to live with his mother as he did not enJoy a stepmother, and he had no sooner got settled with his mother than she remarried and he got a step-father. That settled it with the boy and ho ran away to return to his father, and, he got as far as Hammond. The father was notified of the presence of ths boy here but he failed to respond. Now the boy wants to find work here and hopes to find a suitable home. A i . -.1. . .v . ;: -. Ili! ANNA i.LA;mu:. Who won irt the Jamestown trip contest with TC.S3) votes in d, strut No. 6, comprising Cabjmct. Hobart and North townships. MI33 R'atLaire iesides at Lake Station.

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