Hammond Times, Volume 2, Number 50, Hammond, Lake County, 15 August 1907 — Page 1

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STRIKE S BROKE! Western Union and Postal Companies Say They Have Better of Fight. WANT IRE BUSINESS Services To Be Resumed This Morning Claim Strike Sympathizers Returning to Work. That the telegraphers' strike la effectually broken was the confident assertion made last night by the superintendents of both the Western Union and Postal companies. Service will be resumed on the floor of. tho board of trade this morning, and the companies are looking for more business. Many of the nonunion operators who walked out last week in sympathy with the organized employes have returned to work, and others are applying for positions. The strikers are anxiously awaiting the arrival In the city of President Sylvester J. Small. He is hurrying hero from the west on tho Overland Limited, which is due to arrive at 12:30 o'clock this afternoon, but which is reported to be six hours behind time. Small is expected to at once sanction the striko and to extend It as far as possible for sending out a general order to all union operators not urrder contract to leave their employment. At IHjth "Witter Mark. The telegraph companies declare they do not fear a general strike order now, as the union has already shot its bolt and that practically all the men who would be bound by the union summons have already left their posts. The strike, they say, has reached high-water mark and the number of Idle operators from this time on will gradually diminish rather than be increased. The Tostal company is busy installing: Rowland printing telegraph instruments in this city for use on the trunk lines. The officials claim these instruments will facilitate business greatly. With the use of thse machines four messages may be transmitted from, each end on a single wire at the same time. The messages are transmitted by typewriter operator instead of telegraph operators. On tho receiving end the messages are automatically printed on telegraph blanks. General Superintendent Capen said the company had two objects in installing these machines, first, to increase tho capacity of the plant, and, second, to enable it to handle business with typewriter operators instead of telegraph operators between its heaviest poUits. Will ot Join Strike. Railroad telegraphers will not be drawn into the controversy. The order of Secretary I W. Quick of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers to all operators to observe their contracts and handle the same business they did before tho striko will be carried out, according to the statement of G. Pahl Jones, president of the local union of railroad telegraphers. "We have an old. well-disciplined organization," saiil Jones, "and there is no danger of men being stampeded. A few of the younger members who have not been through a strike may be inclined to walk out, but there is no fear of the older men losing their heads. We have contracts with most of the railroads and we are to stand" by the contracts. "Of course, our sympathies are with the commercial telegraphers in their fight for better wages and conditions, but we do not believe it would help their cause for our members to walk out. That would simply hurt us without helping them. There are ways in which our sympathies can be better expressed than in engaging in a strike." Fewer fit Union Meeting. There was a decided falling off in the attendance at the meeting of the strikers in Brand's hall yesterday afternoon and the enthusiasm was not quite so pronounced as on the previous days. But there was plenty of cheering at the radical speeches and the strikers declared there were no desertions from their ranks. The smaller attendance was accounted for on the ground that many of the idle operators had gone on excursions to the country for a few days and that others had left the city to work for the railroad companies. The only strike development locally was the walkout of thirty-five operators employed by Armour & Co. They asked for a new schedule of wages calling for an increase of 0 per cent and a closed shop contract. Before the men walked out a committee Consisting of John Ruthven, Albert Walker and Charles Fuhrman waited on J. Ogden Armour and Superintendent T. J. Connor and presented their demands. The meeting was entirely friendly, but Mr. Armour said he could not comply with the conditions asked for. The men walked ut of both offices at 12:S0 o'clock. The other packln.gr firms were given until today to agree to the same scale as is being demanded of all brokers, and it is probable more strikes will be called if the demands are not acceded to. Press Wires All Open. The Associated Tress officials reported no further trouble on their private or leased wire service and the iCoutlaued on pate 5, column 5.)

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MONSTER PARADE FGRJLABOR DAY Unions From All Surrounding Cities Will Send Large Delegations.

The Trades and Labor council of Hammond Is looking forward to one of the biggest Labor Day celebrations ever held In this city. It 13 expected that all of the labor unions in the surrounding cities will participate and it has been definitely learned that the Gary unions, headed by their own band will be in the city in full force. This indicates the outside interest in Hammond's annual celebration. In fact this city has an enviable reputation for its Labor Day celebrations and there is seldom a Labor Day when there are not thousands of people in town. The promoters of the celebration this year want to make the parade a special feature and consequently the merchants are invited to participate in it. It is hoped to have a great many fine floats and there is on question that there will be thousands of union men in the marching lines. As the plans for the celebration develope the Lake County Times will keep its readers posted as to what is being done. It is sate to say that from the present prospects the celebration, this year will be the best that has ever been held in Hammond. IS STRUCK BY BOYJN SWING Thomas Curran Dies From Injuries Inflicted in Unusual Manner. (Special to Lake Connty Times.) South Chicago, August 15. Thomas Curran, 9332 Marquette avenue, died last night at his home from the result of an Injury received August 11. Tommy, who is 10 years old, was playing in company with other boys in Bessemer park on that day and one of the big rope swings was the attraction for the 'time. It was Michael Crotty's turn to .sit in the swing, while Max Festruski furnished the motive power. While the swing was going Tommy ran right in its path and Crotty who, by this time was again coming forward, collided with the lad. Tommy was hit squarely on the stomach. The child doubled up in pain and agony while his two playmates stood helplessly by bemoaning his fate. They assisted him to his feet and later helped him to his home. The inquest will be held today. TO JACK UP VIOLATORS. lVrsnns Who Use Hose Out of Honrs Are to Have Water Turned Ofr. The city fathers are getting right after those who are addicted to the excessive use of city water for the purpose of sprinkling their lawns. Any one who violates the law which places restrictions on the hours In which the lawn may be sprinkled, is likely to have his water turned off, and it will cost him Just $1 to have it turned on again. The city will, however, provide any one with a water meter in case they wish to have one installed and pay for the water actually consumed at the rate of 12 cents per thousand gallons. These meters will be furnished by the city, but must be installed by the one who uses it. This meter system is now in vogue in South Bend and other large cities and has proved a big success. The Hammond Christian Endeavor society will entertain the members of the East Chicago and Whiting societies tonight at the tabernacle on Calumet avenue. A short business meeting will open the evening, after which an informal program has been arranged.

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Young Men Picked Up With Bullet Wounds in Their Bodies Claim They Were Shot Because They Asked For Drink of Water.

(Special to Lake County Times. I South Chicago, 111... Aug. 15. Three young men, two of whom had bullet wounds in their bodies, were brought into this city this morning on a Baltimore & Ohio passenger train after having been picked up near a water tank forty miles east of Chicago. According to the story of the boys they wanted a drink and went into a little pumping station where the water is bumped from a river for the use of the engines. They were searching for a drink when the engineer In charge came in and demanded to know what they were doing there. They informed him that they wanted a drink and the engineer told them to get out of the place. All three of them persisted that all they wanted was a drink and asked If the engineer would I give them one

Uncle Sam has filled HA110ND POLICE RAID HUM) PIG" Seize Quantity of Liquor and Boarding House Keeper Who Sold It. The police this afternoon raided the boarding house of Steve Pevve on Forsyth avenue and seized 48 bottles of beer and 24 empty bottles. The police found on investigation last night that the man was conducting a "blind pig." Pevve was arrested at the time of the raid. The conditions found at the house sickened even the police. In a cottage, one story and a half, thirty men boarded and slept, and in the midst one pretty little Slavish girl was living. She was in a delicate condition and will be taken care of by the authorities as she has no friends or relatives in this country. The men were housed like cattle and the stench from the sleeping rooms could be detected a block away. STARTS THREATENING BLAZE. Three boys, a box of matches and the camping out spirit, nearly caused the loss of thousands oi" dollars to the Knickerbocker Ice company last night. The timely arrival of Watchman Cook is all that prevented this. As Cook was patrolling the grounds he saw a light near House No. 2 and on investigation found that the fence surrounding it was ablaze and that the flames were rapidly approaching the big structure. The watchman extinguished the blaze and soon found three unknown youngsters near the scene. When he questioned them they admitted that they had started the fire in their camp near the fence and that it had gotten the best of them. They were sorry for what they had done and were not prosecuted. C. A. Williams, the Hammond switchman who was struck by a train at the Gibson yards yesterday died this morning at eleven o'clock at St. Margarets hospital where he was taken after the accident. Williams never recovered consciousness after the anaesthetic was administered. The body will be shipped to Massachusetts tomorrow after the inquest is held at Stewart's morgue. The engineer the young men allege, replied by reaching for a shot gun and firing point plank at them. Two of them were hit and the other managed to get away. ! It Is not known what became of the ! engineer, but a section hand happened upon the scene a little latter, and upon finding the boys badly injured, stopped the next west wound passenger train and had them put aboard and brought to South Chicago. Here the police decided not to swallow their story whole, but to investigate it. and they think it may show that the three young men attemped to take liberties with the engineer and got what was coming to them. The stories of the boys are rather conflicting, as one of them said they were shot by a farmer while trying to get thee drink.

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'ho pipe with peace tobacco, but wilt LHISO Northern Indiana Volunteer Firemen's Ass'n Meet In University Town. LAKE GO. EPRES Teams From Robertsdale, East Chicago, Whiting, Indiana Harbor, Crown Point and Lowell. The Northern Indiana Volunteer Firemen's association meets today at Valparaiso, the occasion being the annual gathering of the different teams to contest for prizes and trophies aggregating over $1,000. Following are the cities entering their volunteer teams: Robertsdale, East Chicago, Whiting, Indiana Harbor, Crown Point, Lowell and Valparaiso. For the last two years the Crown Point team have landed the meet and the other teams this year are determined to wrest the honors from the county seat team. The Lowell team has been working hard and those who have seen them in practice say they have a winner, the same reports however, come from Crown Point and according to their claims they will put out a better aggregation this year than any previous year. The Program. Following is the days program: Executive committee meeting at Central hall, 9:00 a. m. Dress parade and inspection, 10:00 a. m. Champion hose race (dry) 1:30 p. m. Hook and ladder race, 3:30 p. m. Wet hose test, 4:30 p. m. Firemans foot race, (100 yards) 5:30 p. m. Balloon ascension, C:00 p. m. Fireworks, 7:30 p. m. Firemans ball at Empire hall, S:30 p. m. Rules of tournament: Sections 25 to 2D, sections 37 to 39, sections 30 to 3f. (Wet instead of dry). The committee is composed of Frank Wise, chief; Fred Shoemaker, captain; Frank Faley, treasurer; Thies Claussen, secretary. Large delegations from Whiting. East Chicago and Indiana Harbor left Whiting tliis morning on the Penn sylvania road for Valparaiso. Four extra coaches were put on to accommodate the big crowds. According to reports from Valparaiso this morning fully 2,500 will attend the tournament. CAE HAS THREE MISHAPS. Car No. 120 on the East Chicago division, in charge of Conductor Albert Malo, ran off the track three times on State street at the railroad tracks this morning, and the crew had great difficulty in getting the little single trucker back on the track. Twice the car went off the track, with its front end extending out over the main track of the Erie, and if a train had been due at that time it would no doubt have been delayed for a half as hour or more. Running off the track is getting to be quite a fad with the street cars lately. HEATHER Loeal rain tonight; J showers followed by fair Friday.

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the world smoke it? Morris in Spokesman-Reviev. KILLS ONE AND WiS ANOTHER Pennsylvania Train Strikes Two Men Who Were Walking Tracks. (Special to Lake Connty Times.) Indiana Harbor, Ind., Aug. 15. The terrible toll of life that the railroads and,the manufacturing, plants of this city are exacting every month was increased today when a Pennsylvania railroad passenger train Struck two men who were walking down the track, killing one of the men and injuring the other so tli arhe may not like. The accident happened somewhere east of Indiana Harbor this morning at about 9 o'clock, and the train which hit the men brought their mangled bodies back to the Harbor. Both of the men were from the east. One was Joseph Hillmun of Allegheny, Pa. The train cut both of his legs off close to the body and he died soon after the accident. The other was John Smith of Troy, ra., whose left leg was cut off. He may possibly live. It is not known Just how the men happened to get in the way of the train, but it is thought they became confused and in trying to get out of the way of the train stepped in front of it. Both 'men were about 30 years of age and were unmarried. Smith was attended by Dr. Anisley. WILL LAY NEW SIDEWALKS. At a meeting of the Board of Public Works yesterday afternoon it was decided to enforce the laying of cement sidewalks on both sides of Gostlin street, from Sheffield avenue to Elm street. This is certainly a much needed improvement as the walks on tnat section of the street have been in bad shape. Walks will also be put on Hickory street from Chicago to Huehn avenues and on Chicago avenue from Calumet avenue to Hickory street When all of these walks are laid they will cover a distance of several miles and will be a wonderful Improvement to that section of the city.

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Emil Herdke Complains of Hobo Who Not Only Stole a Goose From Him But Cooked the Critter in Front of His House.

(Speelal to Lak Connty TiinrH.) Burnhim. 111.. Aug. 16. Emile Herdke of this city has discovered a gang of bums who for boldness are the champions of the world. The meanest man was located in the individual who stole candy from a baby and Herdke has found the boldest bum. The latter not only stole a goose from Herdke but then cooked it In front of his hcuse in a pot stolen from his kitchen. Herdke derives no small amount of revenue from the raising of geese and this year he had a fine lot of the birds. He was looking forward to the time when the birds would be sold for the Thanksgiving market, when he began' to miss them one at a time. This caused him no end of worry for the feeding grounds in Venetian Burnham have been better than usual this year and the geese were in better condition than ever. One day ho discovered that the tramps which Infest tiie neighborhood

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Rimbach Begins Crusade To Enforce Law in Saloons of Settlements. How to care for the thousands of people at the Standard and Gibson settlements In this city with the fewmen that he has at his disposal is a question that is rerplexing Chief of Police Rimbach. Last night Officers Einsle and Hanlon were sent to these places to see that the liquor laws were being observed and order kept, and they found things in a terrible condition. After visiting several of the resorts they found that the saloonkeepers had little regard for the liquor laws of this city, and what is more, had little regard for the officers. In several places Hanlon and Einsele had to re sort to force to make the saloonkeepers turn out the "drunks" hanging around after the 11 o'clock closing time. As a result of their Investigations two saloonkeepers were arrested and in court this morning were charged with violation of the law. They were Will iam Wlsniewski and Andy Kamyatski and both pleaded guilty to the charge. They were fined $20 each by Judge McMahon. Several other things are due to happen to some of the saloonkeepers this evening, and at least two more will be arrested on the same charge Chief Rimbach is bound that the saloonkeepers of these districts will obey the law as well as the intown merchants. BRIDGE MAINTENANCE BONE OF CONTENTION City and Street Car Com pany in Feud Over Who Shall Bear Expence. There is a feud going on between the officials of the city of Hammond and the 6treet car company, according to Information received from City Attorney LeGrand T. Mey,er. ""The matt e'r J,Ca'nTe"TipTi3 a' resfJIt'of an interview with the city attorney regarding the responsibility for the opening of the bridge at Hohman street. Mr. Meyer said the delay in opening the bridge was due to the fact that the thing was so rotten that it was doubtful whether it could be closed every time it was opened. In. explaining why a new bridge was not built Mr. Meyer said the matter had come up, hut that the county commissioners insisted that the city pay for its maintenance while the city thought the street car company whose cars rattle it to pieces, should shoulder the expense. Mr. Meyers declared that when the company was given its franchise it should have been compelled to pay the expense of maintaining the bridges that it used, and that if it were not for tne fact that other traffic would be delayed he would be in favor of opening the bridge and leaving it that way until the local street railway company agreed to pay Its share of the expense of keeping a new bridge in repair. "There is no question but that there I1? a new bridge needed at the Hohman street crossing." said Meyers, "but personally I am not in favor of build ing one for the benefit of the street car company which is the principal bene factor and then have the city pay the expense of making the repairs that the street cars make necessary." Regarding Nick Kahl's demand that the river be kept open to the passage of boats, Mr. Meyer said he thought Nick was unreasonable in his demands and that he was trying to "carry things with a high hand." so far as the navi gation of the river was concerned. 49,000 people will read your ad in The Times every day. OLD BOM" of the Western Indiana tracks were the guilty persons and he appealed to the police for protection. Herdke claims that his plea3 were heard by the officer in that beat but that he paid little attention to them and that the depredations of the tramps became more frequent. Last week they became so bold and so fond of roast duck a la hobo that the whole colony of weary Willies lived on the product of his geesery. ine limit or boldness was reached yesterday when one of the tramps stole a pot out of Herdke's kitchen and then after capturing a goose from the field across the way proceeded to cook it on a bonfire built in front of the house This was too much for Herdke and he at once determined to appeal to the Lakh County Times to make public the outrage In order that the Hege wlsch police might be goaded into a greater realization of their responsi bilities.'

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Negro Says He Was Re lieved of $107 By Dusky Highwayman. AT POINT OF REVOLVER Second Robbery at Yard's Towa Within Two Days Inadequate Police Protection. A reign of crime seems to be on at Gibson during the raft few w?eks, and nrly last evening a holdup took place near tho railroad depot and the victim claims to have been relieved of $107. The alleged highway robbery occurred almost in broad daylight, while the robber, at the point of a gun, forcrd his victim to turn over the contents of his pockets. Marshall Glover, a well-to-do colored man with a reputation for thrift, was walking toward his home from work. As he came along the railroad track near the depot another colored man approached, and when he got close to Glover, he suddenly turned on him and. pulling a revolver out of his pocket, pointed it at the latttr's head and told him to deliver up his goods. The attack was so sudden that Glover did not have time to defend himself and there was nothing to do but obey the order of the bandit, and ho complied. While he was confronting the revolver he noticed that several other colored men were hanging around in tho bushes. Warned to Keep Still. After the highwayman took his money Glover was warned to make no outcry, and the bandit with his accomplices fled towards Hammond. Glover reported his loss and stated, that he recognized tho bandit as a man known as Dan Stratton. a former foreman in one of tho yards at Gibson. The police of Hammond at once started an investigation, but Stratton had made good his escape. He Is described as being about 30 years of age, 5 feet 8 inches in height and weighing about' 170 pounds. This is the second robbery at Gib son within tne past'-rsw -jays. - l estei'day morning- a nogro grabbed $23 in money and a check for $2& from a workman's hands near the same place and made a getaway. Without police protection the camp is a wild place and crime runs riot at will. NSTALLATI0N OF GARY AERIE: BIG EVENT IN EAGLED0M. Kant Chicago "Bird" Will ro o Steel City to Participate In Organisation, 'Sixty Pledged to Join New Order. (Special to Lake Connty Time.) East Chicago, Ind., August 15. The East Chicago Eagles will Journey to Gary tomorrow night for the purposo of installing an aerie in that city. It Is said there is a large number of Garyites, some sixty In all, who will join the order as charter members, and the event will be an important one for Eagles all over Lake county. Messrs. George Reiland, Abe Ottenheimer and W. I. Cherry will have charge of the installation, and Mayor Darrow of LiPorte will be the speaker of the evening. The members of the order will have their usual good time on this occasion and it is expected there will be many visiting Eagles from surrounding cities. EAST CHICAGO TO HAVE NEW ELECTRIC THEATRE. Cbarles Berry Han Bought f3,000 Lot and Will Iluild a PI rut tlas Amusement Place. East Chicago, Ind., August 15. Charles Berry, the proprietor of Berry's electric theater, has purchased two lota on Chicago avenue, Just east of the theater, for $3,000. Mr. Berry expects to erect a first clasi theater on the new property, and the contract will be let as soon as the plans can be prepared. East Chicago has long been in need of a building-of this kind and Mr. Berry is fortunate in being able to supply this want. He expects to have a structure in every way equal to the one now under construction at the Harbor. The program for tonight's. entertainment at the new electric the ater for the benefit of St. Mathew's church, is as follows: Piano solo Tom Buttler 'Nearer My God to Thee," with varitlons. Illustrated song Selected Moving Pictures Sacred Selections Piano solo Miss Foraker "Lost Chord." Vocal solo Miss Helen Harris "Forgotten." Piano solo Selected Miss Willia? Admission 10c. Performance co, mences at 7, 8, 9, 10 o'clock, and la'4 V one hour. WANTONLY SHOOT HORSE. William Wlsniewski. a saloor.keepe at Gibson complained to the police today that two young men, whose names were unknown, shot and killed his horse. The animal was in a pasture near his house and the young fellows were shooting in th vicinity. Three thots were found in the animal's boJy. After they saw the result of their marksmanship the yo'ing men ran away - j but the police have jl good descriptloa I of them.