Hammond Times, Volume 2, Number 92, Hammond, Lake County, 4 October 1907 — Page 1

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Investigation By Wisconsin Iron and Steel Co. Shows Concern Was Duped By Employes. II OIIL, W0yiflF THOSE LET OUT Detectives Find Plot to Rob Corporation of Pig Iron Loss is Variously Estimated Between $5,000 and $15,000.

(Special to Lake County Times.) South Chicago, Oct. 4. Following the loss of thousands of dollars' worth of pig iron by the Wisconsin Iron and Steel company at Irondale, three of the prominent employes of the company were discharged recently and arrests may follow, it is said. The affair has created a lot of scandal amongst the employes of the company, and it is rumored that others may be implicated in the affair. The men discharged were William O'Neil, auditor of the company, and . two yardmasters. It was stated by William Perkins, general superintendent of the company, that the loss to the company will be between $5,000 and $15,000. For many months past the company found that it was losing a small amount of pig iron each day and was unable to account for the loss of the same. They tried to trace , St but were unable to do so, as the men involved in the affair were clever enough to cover all traces of their rime. The books of the company showed no trace of the loss. Detectives were put on the case and it was found that during the time of operations, which 'asted many months, many thousands of dollars' worth had been stolen. It was found that when the pig iron was chipped to the plant in cars, a portion of the load was taken at once to foreign cars which, were leaving the plant - auur shipped -a-aiTtfUkho wn market. Just how many men were concerned ..In the deal is a. matter of .speculation -at.- tho present.- time. .Following the discovery of these facts the books of the company were audited and the accounts -.of Auditor O'Neil were gone over. The discharge of the auditor and the two yardmasters followed. It is not known just what policy will be followed out by the company In the matter, but it is said that arrests will follow speedily. It is also hinted that other discharges will follow those already made. 1BDFR0W1EK Hammond's "Three Guardsmen," Gostlin, Turner and i Betz, Heard From. The three guardsmen from Hammond, rostmaster W. II. Gostlin, A. Murray Turner, and Frank S. Betz, who will exploit the glories of the Calumet re gion throughout the length and breadth of the European continent, are now on the briny deep, enroute to their destination. They sailed yesterday on the Kaiserlne from New York City, and the following is a wireless dispatch to The Lake County Times from Mr. Gostlin: "To The Lake County Times: Sailed on board the tug that towed us out of the harbor. We are ofT. The big ship hoe anchor and slipped her moorings into the stream. The band played 'The Star-Span sled F.anner.' Turner looked out upon the face of the deep, grew pale anil f..U upon his knees and wept. Yes, shed tears, lie grabbed a life preserver and rushed upon the hurricane deck. Betz and 1 had to overpower him to prevent him from jumping overboard, as he said he wanted to go home, but we think he will become reconciled when we lose Hght of land. "(Signed), W. H. COST LI NY BOONE CONFERS WITH KNOTTS. Presenting Attorney Makes n Trip to Gary and Iln Long ( OBt'iTrurf With l'OstiimMer. Prosecuting Attorney r.oono made a trip to Gary this morning and had a long conference with Postmaster T. E. Knotts of that city. Mr. Knotts and Mr. Boone are close friends ;.nd the acquaintances of the prospecting attorney are wondering what the significance of the conference is. It ,vas reported -some time ago that He-one would go to Gary to live, but it appears that the report was merely a rumor. MRS. GARICANCE DIES. After an Illness lasting for several weeks, Mrs. Peter Garicanee, 319 W. Ogden street. West Hammond, died last night in a local hospital. Mrs. Garicanee was 32 years old. The funeral will take place tomorrow morning, services being held at the North fcide Tolish church.

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Remnants of Battle Scarred Regiment Reunite to Tell Stories of War and Hard ship Suffered During Their Strenuous Service. PRESENT INSPIRING AND ALSO PITIFUL SIGHT Though Age and Infirmities Show Their Eayagesthe Tire of Pa triotism Still Burns in Their Hearts Splendid Program for ToNight's Camp Fire, With flags and bunting decorating the business section of Hohman street and a large flag Jioisted across the street at the court house, Hammond today welcomed the "Bloody Ninth of the Civil war for its twenty-ninth annual reunion. Until noon forty-live of the remaining seventy who origin ally enlisted fror this state had gath ered In the G. A. R. rooms in the superior court rooms and all forenoon the veterans marched up and down Hohman street between the court house and the K. of P. hall which had been arranged for them in the Rimbach block. No special program was to be observed during the day which suited the old people so much better as it gave them a chance to mingle and rehearse the tales of by gone days. All are awaiting the campflre at Towle's opera house tonight to which the public is also invited and at which time an interesting program will be rendered. As they stood about in groups in the streets, the aged warriors whose history every child in Indiana knows, pres.-ntea an inspiring as well as a pitiable sight. Inspiring because of their valor and bravery and patriotism, pitiable because of their age and the weakness to be observed in the cases of some, much of which was due to the hardships of war that they have undergone. ine (.,. a. R. room was a favorite resting place and mingling there with them one couid overhear snatches of stories that one of a group was tell ing.

Jacob Miller's Wound SIIH Fresh. One of the veterans who was the center of attraction for a time was Jacob Miller. who h;id come fiom Braidwcod, 111., to attend the rcunioYi. Mr. Miller was a number of Company K. and was telling how he received that ghastly wound which is still raw and open and directly in the middle of the forenead. The old man told how of the first day in the battle at Chickamauga, a musket ball from a Harper's Ferry gun hit him in the middle of the forehead. His comrade, Chas. A. Barnes, who sat beside him as he told the story, picked him up for dead. The musket ball that entered Mr. Miller's forehead contained three buckshots. Nine months after the tattle the musket ball was extracted. Fourteen years later, one of the buckshots and thiray-one ears later the two remaining buckshots. The roster up to this noon showed the following to be present. It also shows that the veterans came from far and near to attend the reunion. The names are as follows: Charles A. Barnes. Co. H, LaCrosse, Wis.; John Banta, Co. K, Logansport, Ind.; Jacob Miller, Co. K. Braid wood, 111.; J. W. Zea, Co. H. Valparaiso, Ind.; J. P. Baldwin, Co. E, LeRoy, Ind.; (Continued on page column 5,)

It is rumored that the president is tends to call a peace conference "of 1ST ANSWER 10 E Death Intervenes and Remits the Fine Imposed on Martin Lane. ARRESTED FOR INTOXICATION After Trial, on Verge' of Delirium T-mens is Taken. to Crown Point Jail Then Dies. Judged guilty and sentenced to pay a fine for being drunk, Martin Lane of Akron, Ohio, was not compelled to pay the penalty imposed by Judge McMahon, for within a few hours after the trial he was called before a higher justice and passed out of the jurisdiction of the Hammond officials. After the trial he was in such a condition that it was thought best to removed him to Crown Point, where, he died early last night. Lane was arrested on the streets of this city yesterday afternoon where he was found staggering around. He was under the influence of liquor and was unkempt and showed that the love for strong drink, coupled with the uncertainty of his manner of living and exposure had wrecked his once iron constitution. He was on the verge of delirium tremens and shook and trembled as with the ague. He was placed in a cell for several hours and after seeming sober he was brought before Judge McMahon in the city court. He appeared to take the proceedings as a matter of course and was fined X and costs, amounting to $10 in all. Chance to Sober L p. The sentence was imposed more for the purpose of giving the man a chance to sober up and get better care at the county jail than he would on the street. As he had no money he was taken back to the cell to await his removal to the jail. He was then removed to the county jail. With a sigh of contentment he laid his weary frame in the little jail cot and sank into an almost blissful sleep. After lingering for a short time his broken constitution seemed to succumb to the awful punishment the man himself had imposed upon it and he breathed his last, without a relative or friend at his bedside. The authorities will await the coming of relatives to claim the remains, if he has any relatives, or else they will be interred in the potter's field. WANT RELIEF FROM SHEDS. Kane Avenue Residents Seek to Thwart George Stout In His Plans to Erect Objectionable Houses. People living on Kane avenue are trying to find legal grounds on which to raise objections against the erection of George Stout's coal sheds. They claim that the presence of the sheds depreciates the value of property and makes the neighborhood unsightly. As a step toward preventing the firm from uing the streets on which to load their wagons-they handed in a petition to the board of public works this morn ing asking for a sidewalk on the north side of Kane avenue. In that way they hope to interfere with the wagon traffic. This motive, however, was not specified in the petition. It was signed by Herman Berlin. A. G. Blocker, and John Schaadt. The board went to inspect the site for the coal sheds this afternoon.

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lEYERS A WHITING BOY Lad Who Was Killed by Rock Island Train, Formerly Lived Here. (Special to Lake County Times.) Whiting, Ind., Oct. 4. Carl Meyers, was was at one time a resident of this city, and who was well known here, was one of two 16-year-old boys who were struck by a Nickel Plate train on the Rock Island railroad at Seventieth street last evening. Meyer, was killed and hi . companion, Pe-cy Preboldt fatally hurt. " Meyers even during the past few month3 frequently visited Whiting where he had many acquaintances. He was 16 years old and was employed as a clerk for the Rock Island railroad. He resided at 7124 Drexel avenue. His chum, Percy Preboldt, was also 16 years old. He was also In the employ of the Rock Island railroad and suffered the olss of his right arm and right leg. He was taken to St. Ber - nard's hospital. Employed together and "chums" since boyhood they had left the downtown office of the railway company as usual and boarded a Lake Shore train to South Englewood tateion. Leaving the train they intended to walk south to Seventy-first street to go home. On reaching Seventieth street they walked across the tracks, directly In the path of a rapidly appraoching passenger train. Hurled several feet in the air Meyers was thrown on the tracks and the engine passed over his body. Pereboldt was thrown partly outside the rails and escaped death. NEW PLANT AT EAST CHICAC0. Indiana Harbor, Ind., Oct. 4. East Chicago has just landed another splendid industry through the efforts of the East Chicago company. Manager Ross sold eleven acres to the company which is said to manufacture railway appliances of a similar nature to those of the 'Simplex company of Hammond and which will employ several hundred men. The plant will be located Just north of the Harbinson-Walker refractories, which plant is one of the best industries that have been located in this vicinity in recent years. The new concern is to be known as the O. F. Jordan company and has offices in the Railway Exchange building in Chicago. Washington, D. C, Oct. 4. Today is the crucial test to determine the pennant winner in the American League contest. The Philadelphias meet the Washingtons for two games this afternoon and are scheduled for two tomorrow. Should they win all four and the Detroits lose two to St. Louis, they can still win the pennant. It rained very hard early this morning. The Philadelphia bunch wore a woe-begone despairing look. Fears that they would not be able to play the double-header today and thus put out of the race, was the wail The weather, however, cleared up

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OK BOTH A EE Plaintiff Unable to Sub stantiate Charges Against "Wife's Character. MUST PAY COSTS OF CASE Defendant Who Filed Cross Bill Loses Alimony When She Doubles Amount Asked. (Special to J, like County Timed.) Crown Point. Ind., Oct. 4. The Dunsing divorce trial which has aroused so much interest in Hammond and vicinity on account of the prominence of jthe parties was settled this morning when Judge McMahan at Crown Point : granted both Dunsing and his wife a j divorce. Mrs. Dunsing through her attorney filed a cross complaint in which she asked for a divorce on the grounds that she had been cruelly and inhumanly treated. After considering the merits of the jcase the judge decided to award both a divorce and restore Mrs. Dunsing's maiden name, Minnie Loebel. Mrs. Dunsing had first asked for $1,000 alimony and it had been agreed tc pay her this amount but she increased her demands to $2,000 and then Crumpacker and Crumpacker the attorneys for Mr. Dunsing decided to fight the payment of alimony and succeeded in their efforts. Dunsing, however, was compelled to pay the court costs and $150 attorney's fees. This amount practically to paying the costs of the case and is considered a victory for Mrs. Dunsing. The other charges which were in Dunsing's complaint were not proven and he secured his divorce simply on that part of the complaint which alleged that he had been cruelly and inhumanly treated. CONFIRM ASSESSMENT ROLL. The board of public works at its regular meeting passed resolutions confirming the primary assessments for the local sewer in Oak street and Chicago avenue. about noon. Although the grounds were not in the best of condition. Umpire Hurst called the first game promptly at 1:45 p. rr.. Eddie Plank was assigned the duty for Philadelphia's and Johnson, the new find of Cantillions, was sent in to pitch for the Washington. It started out to be a pitchers' battle. For five innings not a score was made by either side. Safe hits were few and far between. R H Philadelphia OOOOOOOIO 0 1 8 Washington OOOOOIOOO 1 2 9 Batteries Plank, Powers; Johnson, Kahoe. Umpire Connolly.

Inter-State Automatic Tel

ephone People Enter Formal Application for Entrance With Their Lines Into Hammond. COPY OF PROPOSED FRANCHISE SUBMITTED Councilrnen Take Exceptions to Certain Claims Which Are Withdrawn Will Reduce Price of Telephones So That Two Instruments Can Be Had at Less than Cost of One. The Inter-State Automatic Telephone company has taken the first formal step to gain an entrance Into Hammond and the Calumet region and for the connection of this territory with all parts of the company through an independent tool system. Messrs. A. J. Huff, president of the company, E.S. Welles, jr., vice president and general manager, and Lester A. Hall, jr., construction superintendent and J. L. Key, secretary of the company appeared before the board of public works this morning to formally ask for an operating franchise in Hammond. A copy of the franchise as the company would have it passed, was presented to councilmen at a recent meeting but no action was taken until today when the copy of the franchise was referred to the city attorney for inspection. Board Objects to Some Clauses. As a preliminary the board objected to several clauses In the proposed franchise which the representatives promptly withdrew. The board Insisted that in case it would act favorably on the matter that the company would have to put up a sufficient bond of good faith, that the line would be built and operated by the Inter-State Automatic Telephone company and that all construction work in Hammond be .com pleted within a reasonable time. about a year. Also that a three minute con versation to Chicago shall cost no 'mora than 10 cents, and that all wires and cables in the business district be lay ed under ground as far north as the river. In presenting the matter to the board of public works, Mr. Huff the president said: "We are anxious to get Into Ham mond as soon as possible. The Independent Toll company which will give us connection with New York and the east is as far completed as Chesterton coming from the east. We intend to supply the demand in the Calumet region with local service and through Chi cago we will be able to give long distance connection to any part in the country. As far as the objectionable feature of having two telephones is concerned that has been solved In other cities and can be solved here. Our plan is to duplicate .the number of telephones now in use in Hammond, and until we have done that we do not intend to charge our patrons. Once we have duplicated the number of instruments we will begin to charge our rates for automatic service, which is decidedly lower than Hammond people are pay ing now, and once competition is begun rates in Hammond are bound to go down to such a point where two telephones can be maintained for less than people now pay for one. That has been the experience in Indianapolis Louisville, St. Louis, Minneapolis, La fayette and many more cities, and Hammond will be no exception to the rule. We will gladly furnish a bond of good faith and are -nly anxious to begin at once." The Inter-State Automatic Telephone company, according to Mr. Huff, Is about to file Incorporation papers at Springfield, 111., with a capitalization o $300,000. The Inter-State Automatic Telephone company is an independent concern using the Independent Toll company which is practically the Illinois Tunne company for toll purposes throughou the country. CRACK SHOTS MATCHED. W. J. Carter and Sergeant Bretternltz of Central Station, Will Meet Butts Sunday. (Special to Lake County Times.) .South Chicago, Oct. 4. W. J. Carter, a contractor with offices In the Cham ber of Commerce building, has chal lenged Sergeant Bretternltz of the Cen tral sation at trap shooting. The latte has accepted the challenge, and Sun day at Gardeners' park. One Hundred and Twenty-third street and Michigan avenue, they will shoot off the match of twenty-five birds. Both are mem bers of the "Bugs" club of which Ser. geant Phillip Miller, of Chief Shlpfy" staff, is president. The match will be for $50 and th club championship. Fred Teeples, sec retary of the Chicago Gun club, will referee the contest. Twenty-five de tectlves from Chief Shippy's office will be present at the contest to "rattle" Carter. If Carter wins he will challenge O'Callahan of Windsor Park.

Question of Who Will be Granted Gary Telephone Rights as Important as

Was That of the Street Car Franchise. TWO COMPANIES SEEM TO BE FAVORED BY PUBLIC Automatic Telephone Company arrd Chicago Telephone Company Meet With General Favor Among the People Attitude of Board Seems Douhtful. (Special to I.nke County Times.) Gary, Ind., Oct. 4. The people of this city are almost as interested in the elephone franchise as they were in tha matter of granting a traction company the right to use the Gary streets, and the conditions under which the two franchises are to be let are quite simiar. The people of Gary are convinced that some action Bhould bo taken at once to provide Gary with telephonia communication with the outside world. As it is, the only way to reach Gary by 'phone is through Chicago, and as there is but one private wire the ser vice is necessarily very poor. It is safe to say that public sentiment has crystalized on two very important matters. One Is that the Gary tele phone system must be put In by a reliable company and the second Is that the eervice must be available at the earliest possible date. Much Time Wasted. Instead of being a rift In the wil derness Gary has become a pulsating: hive of Industry. The volume of business done Is wonderful. There are ten thousand people In Gary now and aa yet they are entirely isolated from the outside world so far ..... telephonic . communication Ik concerned. The amount of surplus energy that the citizens of Gary are spending every month In running around to do their errands, 13 costing thousands of dollars. If it could be measured lu cash. And so they are anxious that a company be given the franchise that will be best able to install the service in the immediate future. Another important consideration is that of toll connections. The people of Gary, as well as the people of Chicago, Hammond and Indiana Harbor, realize that they are but a part of the great Industrial region of the Calumet. Gary Interdependent with Other CIUck. They are daily impressed with the interdependence of Gary upon Indiana Harbor; of Indiana Harbor Upon East Chicago; of East Chicago upon Hammond, and back around the circle, of Hammond upon Gary. The business men of the whole ter ritory have interests in Gary and many Gary people have interests in these places and as the region becomes more thickly populated this Interdependence will become more marked than ever. This shows the importance of having toll connections with these places and the sentiment in favor of a system that marked. ( i 1 i uere is one uuiv. is in 14 The people of Gary will look disfavor upon the granting of a l chise to any applicants where the,, there is the slightest suspicion that they desire the franchise only as a matter of speculation, to be disposed of to the highest bidder arter the franchise is granted, as was the case with the traction franchise. Want No Trnffie In Rights. They want to feel assured that the company which is seeking the telephone rights in Gary is not Intending to traffic in them but really propose to put in the system themselves. The two cornpanys which seem to have made the best impression upon the public In general so far, are the Automatic Telephone company and the Chicago Telephone company. The automatic 'phone Is recognized as a great advance over the old "hello girl" kind, but this raises the question of tolls and as the only city in the region that ha? the automatic service is Chicago, and that city has only a limited number, the question of Intercity service becomes an important one.. In fact, if the Automatic company could give the toll service that the Chicago Telephone company could, it would probably be as favorably considered as is the Chicago company. Automatic Ttll Fees High. However, it does not seem likely that the Chicago Telephone company would permit the use of its toll lines by a competing company, and so nine out of ten disinterested people will tell you that they think the town board should award the franchise to the Chicago people. The other applicants for the franchise would be up against the same problem regarding the toll connections a3 the Automatic people an I could not possibly have the resources (Continued on page 5, colutu,.