Hammond Times, Volume 2, Number 79, Hammond, Lake County, 19 September 1907 — Page 1

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Costrut Sstssntm 0690 SMSal3S 2821 EDITION Total, Yesisrfis? 12,511 iVOL. IL NO. 79.FOUR EDITIONS DAILY. HAMMOND, INDIANA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1907. ONE CENT PER COPY. Mil LEAVE FOR AIL1CE MEETING Paul Lipinski Goes to Baltimore to Attend the National Convention. "BLOOD! NINTH" 10 - MEET JNJHAMMOND Remnants of the Famous Indiana Company Will Assemble Here. TROUBLE ROOT IN TRAINING AT MULDOON'S. OVER-AWE THE BREWING FO

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Friday Night's Mass Meeting to March on Alderman in a Body and Protest in a Body and Protest Againsa Franchise.

FLARING POSTERS DECK THE CITY OF WHITING These Invite all to Attend the Session and Aid in General Protest Riot Predicted if Attempt is Made to Pass Measure Anti-Franchise Sentiment Grows. Big flaring posters have been posted in conspicuous places in Whiting appealing to the people to attend the gigantic mass meeting to bo held tomorraw evening at 7 o'clock. The crowd will be assembled In Gobel's hall an hour before the special cession of the council where indignation speeches will be heard from prominent citizens. In this hall and later In the council chain bers the biggest demonstration ever Been in Whiting will be pulled off to prevent if possible the passage of the fifty-year street railway franchise. The bills which are posted about the town read as follows: Whiting ails Rights Must be Protected. That A Company That Wants Everything or Nothing Shall Have Mo Francble. A Mass Meeting Will be Held at Gobel's Hall, Friday Evening, Sept. 20, at 7 P. M. Sharp Where a Protest Will be- Made Against a Fifty Year Franchise W'hlch is Now Before the Council. . Already great enthusiasm has been 'stirred un over the strenuous omiosition to the unpopular measure. Banners are being made, flags are being collected, a big brass band will be secured and everything will be in readiness to impress upon the councllmen how the people stand in the matter. If the measure is passed at the council meeting tomorrow It is predicted that there will surely be a riot. The antl-f raiichise sentiment has grown to such an extent that the public has become embittered against the council and would likely do bodily harm to the aldermen. Among the leaders of the anti-frnnchise party which forms an overwhelming majority, are Joseph Blesem, the man who delivered the famous speech before the city council last Monday night and Louts Sugar recommending tar and featheis for President Cameron. llrana llnnd Will Lend Crond. The crowd will begin to assemble at 6:30 o'clock and will be led through the streets of the town by a big brass band which, followed by the crowd. will then enter Gobel's hall, where a rousing meeting will bo held, the de frets '.f the charter explained by the best speakers in the city, and after the people have been shown where they will be robbed by the pussage of the charter, they will march in a body to the city hall behind the band aril big banners on which the words, "No Fran chise" will be displayed in large Uype, and demand that the Hammond, Whit lng and Kast Chicago Street Railway company be given no franchise It Is thought that Mr. Cameron will be there in person as he was at the regular meeting Monday night where he expressed the opinion that there would not be such a disturbance as there was at the session Monday night. When he learns of the big mass meeting to be held for his reception he may change his mind, according to the Whiting "anarchists." HELPS BOOM BLACK OAK. Seberaer-Klltch Conipauj's Influence Will Knlarge Scope of General Hnalnrsa Interests There. Black Oak, as well as other Calumet region towns, is beginning to feel the advance of the times and a new enterprise which located there recently bids fair to broaden the scope of the business interests of the town. Orders have been pouring in so fast on this company, which is the Seberger-Klitch company, rural delivery No. 1, Hammond, manufacturers of the "Miracle" cement blocks, adapted for building foundations, window and door sills, corridors and sidewalks, that they are running with a full force of mechanics. They have been able to obtain the best torpedo sand at Black Oak and with the Sandusky Portland cement, a fine brick is made. , There U not a real estate ad In the paper today that in not worth readies and considering-, hardly one that la not .Worth answerlns and Investigating.

HIS WORK THERE IMPORTANT

Is Vice-Chairman of Committee Having in Hand Drafting of New Charter. The Polish National Alliance, which has a large membership in this city and which points to Paul li. Lipinski, one of Hammond's leading real estate and insurance men, as one of its most influential members, meets next week at Baltimore for its annual convention, at which time questions of national importance will be discussed and acted upon. Hammond, particularly the Polish element, is vitally interested in this convention and through Mr. Lipinski, is also well represented. Mr. Lipinski is considered one of the leading men of the alliance, which has a membership of over 60.000, and he was signally honored at the last convention when he was chosen-as vice chairman of a committee which has in hand the drawing up of a new sub-charter that shall be applicable In all the states of the union. The alliance has now only one charter, which is drawn up and approved under the laws of Illinois. The sub-charter, which Mr. Lipinski and his committee members have drawn up and which they will submit, aims to be effective in every state and the probabilities are that it will be accepted at the convention next week. The members of the sub-charter committee are: Chairman, John Maternowlcz, Buffalo; vice chairman, Paul B. Lipinski, Hammond; secretary, J. J. Chrzaqowski, editor Polish Courier, Milwaukee; B. Czarnecki. Chicago; and exJudge J. Kuckl, Wllkesbarre, Pa. JVeeds of Immigrants xt. Probably the most Important action that will be taken following the report of the committee will be in the interests of the Polish immigrants landing at New York. A polish immi gration station to be maintained by the alliance Is now-contemp4ate,d -for New York. Working in the same spirit are two committees, one on the industrial accommodation for the immigrants and the other on colonization of the newcomers. Should the convention act favorably on the report of the indus trial committee a bureau will be estab lished In Detroit. Tho Polish Alliance wants a dally paper printed in the Polish language and which is intended as a sort of or gan for the alliance. The question of statues which has been hanging fire for several years and for which congress appropriated $50,000, will be disposed of at the coming convention. Paul Poplel, one of the most noted sculptors of the old country, arrived from Lemberg, Galicia, this week to undertake the work of creating an equestrian statue of Count Pulaski, the hero of the American revolution, and a second one of Kosciusko, which, however will not be on horseback. The proposition for a Polish college to be erected at Wilkesbartfe by the alliance will in all probability be acted favorably upon. THINKS SLUGGER HIRED Baldus Mak Declares Man Who Beat Him Was Ex-Boarder's Tool. The est Hammond police are searching for the assailant of Baldus Mak. who was waylaid and beaten Tuesday. Mr. Mak swore out the warrant for his assailant's arrest before Judge Hunter of Burnham, yesterday. Mak refuses to make public the name of the party who attacked him until he is arrested. His assailant was not an ex-boarder, but was a stranger, who the victim believes was either hired or incited by the ex-boarder to thump Mak. The ex-boarder had a grudge against Mak, but not having the courage to attack him or having an abundance of discretion, it is said, induced a third party to do the job. Previous to the attack Mak had received several threatening letters from the party who. hired the other fellow to slug him. Mak was given, or will give the letters to the postal authorities. Mak. who is past middle age, is suffering more from humiliation and mental distress than from his wounds. A young daughter, who has a weak heart, was so shocked by the sight of her father, who came home pale and bleeding, that she fainted and later on a doctor was called to attend her. COONS' BABY DIES. Ruth Coons, the seven-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Coons In the Knotts fiats In Muenich court, died at an early hour this morning. She was one of twin daughters. Her funeral will take place next Saturday at Oak Hill cemetery.

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NEED ONLY MAKE THEIR "II" Foreigners Glad to Learn Naturalization Papers Require no Signature. ANDERSON MAY SIT HERE United States Judge Will Be Requested to Occupy Bench in Hammond Next April. Chas. Surprise, clerk of the district court has received tho context of a decision recently rendered by the Supreme court of the United States which contains good news to many foreigners. The decision is to the effect that a foreigner in this country asking for his first naturalization papers need not declare himself in writing, that he need not be able to read and write and that tho making of a "mark" will be sufficient as a signature to the papers. Owing to the great influxy of foreigners to this part of the state naturalization proceedings are becoming common, especially since the foreigners can get their papers with such little difficulty from the district clerk who is located in the Federal building In Hammond. More inconvenience, however, is at.tached to getting the second papers which make the applicant a full fledged citizen of this country. Candidates now must go to Crown Point and bear the expense of taking their witness with them. Attorneys of this city who have been appealed to by applicants may ask Judge Anderson of the District court to appear in Hammond on the first Monday of next April In order to fill out the papers and thus save them from the expense of going to Crown Point. Judge Anderson has always been more or less adverse to hold court In Hammond or appearing here for the purpose of making out the papers but he has stated that after the Federal building was completed he would gladly come here. His first date in Hammond since j the completion should have been on tho : first Monday in October but the Judge will be in Kurope by that time and need not appear in Hammond until the following April. That foreigners in this region are anxious to get their papers and that they are inconvenienced by going to Crown Point is evidenced by a request that was made to Chas. Surprise, the clerk, which was to the effect that if he would carry his books to Gary some 500 foreigners would take out their first papers. Mr. Surprise tried to get authority from Judge Anderson and also from Washington but received as an answer that the law says that the court books and records are not to be taken from the building. LEG CRUSHED BY FALLING IRON. Ed. C. Saager of Whiting, employed at the Standard Oil plant had the misfcrtune to have his leg crushed this morning while in the discharge of his duties. Saager is a boilermaker by trade and the injuries were sustained when a piece of 6heet iron fell on his foot. He was taken to his home where his recovery Is expected In the near future, as the Injury while exceedinglypainful was not serious.

SISTERS GIVE HP BED TOYING MAN Gentle Nurse at St. Margaret's Cannot Bear to turn Sufferer Away.

BUT EVERY COT WAS FILLED Finally She Solves the - Problem by Offering Own Bed for Use of Patient. Michael Bobrela, 40 years old, a foreigner who was taken from Gary to St. Margaret's hospital last evening suffering with appendicitis, died this morning. Bobrela being homeless and none of his relatives being in this country, his burial will likely be a county charge. While in Gary he worked in camp 17. The arrival of Bobrela last night In the hospital taxed that place to the limit of its capacity. Being brought in late at night the sisters found themselves in a dilemma, owing to the crowded condition of the hospital. Not another vacant bed could be found, no matter how diligently the sisters sought among the hundreds in the ward and yet they did not have the heart to refuse admittance to the stranger who was a charity charge. Finding no place where the dying man could lay his head, one of the nurses ordered that her bed be brought from her room and prepared for the sufferer. Other beds were moved closer together and room provided for the foreigner that he might have a place to spend his few remaining hours. After an all night watch at his X)idslde he died this morning, trying by signs to make the sisters understand his gratitude for the peaceful place that had been provided for him In which to die. TO BUILD COAL SHEDS Temporary Structure 450 Feet Long Will be Put Up by Beckman. As soon as arrangements can be made by Herman Beckman with the Michigan Central officials for the shifting of the present sidetracks he will start building a coal shed 430 feet in length extending from Michigan street north to the river. The shfd will be just outside of the new fire limits, which, in that neighborhood, is the north boundary of Michigan street. This shed ia for temporary purposes only, and next season will be replaced by a larger but more compact building. The latter will be similar to railroad chutes with overhead bins which will allow coal to be dropped Into wagons, thereby dispensing with the present method shoveling. Mr. Beckman's feed and storage building on Michigan street is completed, and when the coal shed Is constructed the present location on Truman street will be abandoned.

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PROSPERITY DRIVES FRANK LULU INSANE Proprietor of Once Popular Saloon Victim to His Own Business. NOW IN CELL AT STATION This After Attacking and Being Eeaten by Wife of Rival Saloonkeeper. The too frequent sampling of his own goods and too much prosperity drove Frank Lulu, the proprietor of a prosperous saloon at the Standard Steel settlement to dispose of his business and now to a cell in the police station where he is a complete wreck, and will be examined as to his sanity. The unlucky man not only suffered these losses, but this morning in addition was badly beaten by Mrs. Lombard!, the wife of a saloon keeper In the district, in whose place he tried to stir up trouble, and who went at him with a heavy beer glass. In the mlxup she used the novel weapon with great effect and as a result several stitches had to be taken in his head and face. Lulu came to Hammond about a year ago and established a saloon at the settlement, which soon grew to be one of the best patronized of any at the place. Lulu was unable to stand the sight of so much wet goods about him and he began to drink as hard as any of his customers. He was arrested for violation of the liquor laws and his business went from bad to worse. He leased his business about two weeks ago, but continued drinking at the various other places. This morning while in a temporary fit of insanity, brought on by drink, he went to the place which he had leased and drove the bartender and the new proprietor from the place. After drinking all he wanted, he went to the LombardI saloon where he tried to drive Mrs. Lorn bardl from the room. She retaliated with a beer glass and the officers came upon the scene Just at the right moment to save the parties concerned from committing a murder. Lulu was locked up after having his wounds dressed and will await an examination. ALL READY FOR THE TANK SCRAP AT PURDUE. Twenty-three Lake County Boys Will Participate In Historic Event Which Takes Place Annually Between Sophs and Kretthies. Lafayette, Sept. 19. Next Friday twenty-three Lake county boys, stu dents at Purdue University will partic ipate in a free-for-all scrap which is called "tank scrap." The object of the fight is to gain the right to paint the numerals of the winning class upon a huge tank built for the purpose. These twenty-three sons from Lake county will not be the only ones In the scrap, but will be accompanied by about 500 fellow students. The majority of the Lake county boys are sophomores, although there are about ten freshmen at school this year who came from all parts of the county. The two classes line up about 200 yard apart and at a given signal rush forward, then comes the clash and after about one hour's fierce fighting when the majority of one of the clashes is tied up, the losers ars tied to a chain and made to walk through the streets.

LOCAL MEIERS INVITE THEM

L. L. Dougherty and Three Others Promise to Give Comrades Housing Reception. The famous bloody "Ninth" infantry of Indiana will honor Hammond by holding the unnual reunion in this city, Oct. i and 5. Seventy-five old soldiers are expected to assemble at their year ly love feast to renew their bonds of friendship and chat of the war time when they made themselves famous ihf world over by their daring exploit? ard notable achievements. There are about ninety members that have survived the hardships of me campaign with its many bloody battles, and fought off year after year the ravages of time since the close of the war of rebellion. There are but few men living that could relate such stories of almost superhuman daring and courage, the kind that wraps persons of all ages in awe and wonder ment, and Increases the reverence and respect for theso old soldiers who so gallantly fought for the preservation and honor of the union. Local Members Ileftpoiinlble. This regiment which brought so much fame to the soldier boys of Indiana will meet here at the invitation of the four members who reside in Hammond, of whom I L. Ioughetry is the leading spirit. The quartet plan to give their old comrades the most cordial reception they have ever re eeived. As their number steadily de creases the bonds of friendship grow stronger and stronger until at the present time each member of the regl ment looks eagerly forward to the time when they may have the privil ege of again seeing each other and dis cussing the events of the past. The splendid railroad facilities which Ham mond enjoys will be a big factor in bringing out the largest attendanc which the old. soldiers have . had In years. It is thought that at least sev enty-five will make their annual pil grimage to the meeting place. Under the supervision of the fou Hammond members of the organlza tion, the Woman's relief corps will hav charge of the entertainment of the visitors for their two days' stay in this city. A big program will be arranged for at a meeting of the society at their headquarters in the Superior Court building next Saturday evening and every member Is requested by the officers of the lodge to be In attendance. Members of the bloody "Ninth" live in every section of the country and they should be shown a quality of hospitality which they will not soon for get. 5 IT A HOLDUP? Police Doubt Story of Harry Jewett Who Beat Martin Donohue. (Special to Lake County Times.) Gary, Ind., Sept. 19. A three-cornered fight that has probably as many sides to its story, was pulled off last night in the patch, amidst a good deal of noise. Two little men, Martin Donohue, and another whose name could not be learned, according to the large fellow Harry Jewett attempted to hold up Jewett, who turned upon them and put one to flight and catching the other, Donohue, beat him very badly, in fact, so badly that those who were attracted by the noise called for the police to take care of the combatants. The officers who were traveling on another part of the beat, came running up and took the men in. Dr. Walsh was called and dressed the wounds of Donohue, who was removed to St. Margaret's hospital at Hammond last evening. Jewett is being held until the story can be unraveled, Donohue claiming that he was so intoxicated that he did not know what happened and claiming that he could hardly have been trying to hold up anyone in that condition. The beating he received was an unmerciful one and the police are inclined to scout the holdup story and put it down as an ugly drubbing affair for which Jewett should account. Jewett gave his occupation as a hoisting engineer, working for II. A. Paine, contractor. RAFFLE FOR MARGARET'S The Women's Catholic Order of Foresters Court, No. 513, held an entertainment and raffle last evening at Long's hall for the benefit of St. Margaret's hospital. A large attendance enjoyed an entertainment and refreshments. A $5 gold piece was put up on raffie and the lucky number was 237. As the owner of the ticket was not In the hall, the managers of the affair would like to have the Individual call around to 382 Sibley street and collect the money.

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the Railroad Commission, Developed at Yesterday's Session Companies on Defensive. STATE BOOT PROPOSES TO COMPEL FREE DELIVERY This Applies to Hammond and in Fact to all Citie3 Throughout State Where Population Numbers Over 2,500 Express People Are Defiant Refuse to Answer Questions. Indianapolis. Intl., Sept. 19. Just as sure as two and two make four, there Is going to be trouble between the express companies doing business In this state and the railroad commission. Not only will this trouble concern the fact that the companies have been trying to charge extra service fee for delivery without prescribed limits, but also will It concern tho fact that the Indiana commission wants some figures that the express companies, at the close of yesterday's hearing, practically refused to give. In the first place, there is now llttla question but that the commission will make an order to compel the express companies to deliver all packages ta all parts of cities and towns over 2.600 In population fr-e of charge, This is not done now in any city In the state . except Marlon and Terre Haute, where some of the companies make these deliveries over the entire city without extra charge. Twice the members of the commission indicated such an attitude befor Hlfturnmflnt u.'R a -j Iron I'aat vr v ternoon. Once, Commissioner Wood, la examining G. E. Curtis, district superintendent of th.j Adams Express com. pany,concerning the free distribution In Terre Haute and Marlon as com- ' pared with the charges outside the prescribed territories in Fort ' Wayne, South Bend, Hammond, , Richmond, Michigan City, Huntington, and other cities of similar size, Commissioner Wood asked Mr. Curtis if he did not regard it as a discrimination in favor of these two cities as against the oth ers in the state. The witness said ha thought it might be so considered, perhaps. "Well," said Wood, "that's the way the commission is inclined to regard it, too." No Limitation on Delivery. Again Commissioner McAdam made the straightforward statement that no limitation should be placed on the territory of free delivery. He was questioning several superintendents with reference to their rules limiting the free delivery section of cities over 2.500. "The truth is, Mr. Witness." said the commissioner, "we do not think that there should be any rules of this sort at all. We think that an express company should deliver its parcels free of charge to every point within the corporate limits of any city or town over 2.500 inhabitants." So the mind of tha commission seems to be made up pretty fully on this point. Nor are the express companies going to give up anything in the matter of actual properties that they are not actually forced to. Mr. C. W. Stockton, assistant to the president of tha Wells-Fargo Express company, said almost in so many words that the company would not answer a question showing how much in actual cash had ever been paid for the $8,000,000 capital stock that that company had. Ho denied flatly a ftatemnt of the treasurer of the company to the effect that only $500,000 of that capital had actually been paid Into the business, but he would give no positive Information to confute that statement. And he said that such Information would not be forthcoming. Other Matters InToired. In fact this preliminary tryout that lasted throughout yesterday and was adjourned that the commission could collect some evidence, showed that It was not only matters of free delivery that concerned the commission, but the more vital matters of general express rates. The lines of questions that the commissioners pumped at the witnesses showed what was further back In their minds the belief that present express rates In Indiana were too high, both In proportion to the services rendered and also to the amount of capital invested in Indiana, As compared with the amount of capi tal Invested, tho companies practically admitted that the rates were too high but the express men said that that was no criterion any more than the cost of a suit of clothes of a messenger boy was any criterion as to whit his personal services Were worth. It will be about a month before ths express hearings are reconvened. Tha whole Indication is that these cases will move very slowly. It is the desire of the commission to go step by step, and ascertain what facts it can at every opportunity. It is too biff a proposition to settle In a day, but the prediction may be made that th commission will take some etTectlvs action when th? time comes.