Hammond Times, Volume 2, Number 292, Hammond, Lake County, 28 May 1908 — Page 1

WEATHERS. Sbowera and thundertormi tonight and probably Friday j much cooler. a K3 - JUl.&J.luJ&Jj IT I ON -L VOL. n. NO. 292.HAMMOND, INDIANA, THURSDAY, MAY 28 1908. OHE " CENT PER COPY. HOUSE IS STRUG JUNK PEDDLERS JNJTHE TOILS Three Are Arrested by Erie Detectives and Two Unable to Get Bail. Monitor rVins First Round of Figkt for Life. BY LIGHTIiG Damage Done in Big Storm Which Swept Over Hammond This Horning. S A. T

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Garfield Lodge F. & A. M. Rounds Out a Quarter Century" of Existence Last Night With Many Appropriate Events.

M ATTEND FRKMCE lodge of Masons In Twenty-Five Years Has Increased in Membership from Twelve to Nearly Three Hundred Members and Lodge Owns $75,000 Worth of Property. GARFIELD LODGE IN 1SS3. Charter membership of twelve. Lodge organized In Morton House, now Carleton hotel. No property earned by organization. Little Interest shown In meetings. 31. 3f. Towle first "Worshipful Master. GARFIELD LODGE IN 100S. Membership of Bine Lodge, 2S5. Meetings held In new $45,000 temple. Value of lodg,e property, $53,000. Forty members added last year. Thirty-two members taken In to date. Twelve application now on file. Estimated membership 100S 3T5. Charles R. Dyer, present Worshipful Master. The celfcoration of the silver Jubilee of the founding of Garfield lodge. No. 669, at th ' lasonlc Temple last night was a notable affair. The lodge room was crowded with members and visitors and the exercises were fine. All of the officers of the lodge were In full dress and usual formalities were carried out with such precision as to elicit remarks of admiration from visiting brethren on all sides. In fact, the manner in which the members from outside lodges responded to the invitation of Garfield lodge to help celebrate the event that has a special significance at this time Is an indication of the great - interest that Is being taken in the Hammond order by those in the surrounding cities. W. Master Dyer Opens Affair. While the lodge was being formally opened Clark Learning, the organist, played the prelude. W. M. Charles R Dyer then made a short address of welcome to the visitors and spoke of the significance of the event that was being celebrated. R. E. Garber sang a solo and was roundly applauded. Grber hs a splendid voice and as a vocal soloist has become a great favorite in Hammond. W. Brother II. E. Sharrer then made an address, in which he chose as his subject, "Progress of Masonry in Hammond." Dr. Sharrer has always been knokn as one of the most progressive of the local Masons and his remarks were a reflection of that interest in the fraternity which has characterized so many of its members and has made the great success of the lodge in this city possible. The violin solo by Basil J. "Walker was greatly appreciated, but owing to the fact that he broke the string to his violin he was unable to respond to the encore. The dialect sketch by V. A. Beckman was especially good and Mr. Beckman, while proving himself a monologue artist of great ability, also showed great proficiency in the mastery of the Swedish dialect. Beach Could Not Come. The address of Wor. Bro. Elmer E. Beach, the grand orator of 'the grand lodge of Illinois, was omitted from the program owing to the inability of Mr. Beach to keep his engagement. He sent his regrets, however, in a letter which was read before the lodge. There was orchestra music and then Rev. R. A. White, the past grand orator of the grand lodge of Illinois, spoke on the subject. "What Masonry Stands For." His talk was an outline of the ancient history of the Jodge and was instructive as well as interesting. The recitation by F. S.' Barclay, entitled, "The Old Violin," was a character sketch and made on of the hits of the evening. The lodge was then closed in due form and the visiting brethren left for their homes in the surrounding cities. It has been estimated that there were (Continued on ptge 0.)

CEDAR STREET HOUSE IS HIT

Family of William Guss Is Shocked By Lightning Bolt Which Damages House, Hammond people were aroused ont of their beauty sleep this morning by a terrific rain and lightning storm, which accompanied by a high wind, bit the city early, flooding many spots, blowing down wires and doing considerable damage. One house, belonging to 'William Guss, 520 Cedar street, was struck by lightning and damaged. The family escaped uninjured though several of its members were shocked by the bolt. Happened About 5:30. The Guss family had been awakened by the heavy down pour of rain about half past five and gathered in the front room when the flash of lightning, which struck their home, split the sky in twain. The bolt struck the roof of the dwelling, tore the casing away from one window, and strange to say, did not break the glass. One of the children was thrown to the floor and all the members of the family were blinded by the flash. Saved From Fire. The house did not catch fire, as the rain was pouring down the roof, but Mr. Guss believes that It would have caused a blaze were It not for the terrific rainfall. No further notice of any other lightning damages was reported at the police station. The storm was general in the Calumet region. People awoke to find the sidewalks and streets flooded. Hohman street resembled a street In Venice and the water came up to the axles of the street cars. Water has been backing up into many cellars and flooding them. Farmers In Desperation. Out In the country many wires were laid low and the farmers are desperate about the condition of the wet fields which contain rotting seed.' The com crop Is said to be In extremely bad shape. .. , .. ." "" FAITHFUL OBSERVE ASCENSION D AY Special Services Held Both Catholic and Episcopal Churches. at URGE CROWDS IN ATTENDANCE Easter Period Is Nearing Close and Trinity Sunday Will End Season. Today Is Ascension Day, a holy day of obligation for all Catholics, and the day was generally observed by the faithful in Hammond, as well as by the Episcopalians. At both St. Joseph's church and All Saints services were held at 6 o'clock in order to give the working people an opportunity to go to work. The 6 o'clock services for St. Joseph's congregation were held in the chapel In St. Margaret's hospital. At 8 o'clock there was low mass in both churches, the services In All Saint's church " being followed by benediction. Father Plaster said low mass in St. Joseph's church and preached an English sermon, high mass being said by Father Soentgen, who preached in German. Vespers were held this afternoon at 3 o'clock in St. Joseph's church. In St. Paul's Episcopal church, the Rev. C. A. Smith held services at 7:30 and 9 o'clock. Despite the fact that many people had to go to work there was a good attendance at all three churches. Krister jVearlng Close. Ascension Day is a holy day of obligation in the Catholic church and Is celebrated forty days after Easter in commemoration of the Lord's ascension after having spent forty days among the faithful. It is one of the four holy days in the Catholic church that is obligatory, as much as a Sunday, and while it regularly falls on a Thursday, the holy see has never granted a dispensation for its observance on the following Sunday, as It has done with a number of other holidays. Ascension Day, precedes Pentecost, or the feast of the decension of the Holy Ghost by ten days. The Sunday after Pentecost is known as Trinity Sunday and closses the Easter season in the Catholic clmirch. WHEX TOU WANT SOMETHING Oil WANT TO GET HID OF SOMETHING TRY OUR "WANT COLUMN." IT'S A WINNER EVERY TIME.

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MILLION DOLLAR MONITOR FLORIDA TARGET

The monitor Florida Is being used as a target to ascertain whether or not vessels of Its type are useless in warfare, as claimed by many naval officers, reecived a twelve inch shell in ispos EARLY NVASSON Cities in Calumet Region Are Beset by Plague of Little Pests. GNATS CADSE ANOYANCE Heavy Rainfall Is Blamed for Pesti lential Appearance of Swarms of Insects. The cities of Hammond, Whiting, Indiana Harbor, East Chicago "and Gary, as well as other places in the Calumet region, have been invaded by swarms of millions of mosquitoes and gnats that are driving the inhabitants thereof almost out of their wits. You Can Hear It Anywhere. The anophelesian orchestra, wont to appear only In the entre acts of the good old summer time, this, year has has tuned up for the lifting of the first green curtain of June. Less roundaboutly putting It, the mosquito army is here not the advance guard, but the batalllons of thousands and tens and hundreds of thousands coming synchronously with straw hat, the open-work stocking and the peek-a-boo waist. With what effect the invasion has been carried out may be. judged from the fact, that even the weather bureau has been stung Into protest, though commonly supposed to be able to put up with almost anything. The invasion of the two insects has reached the demensions of a plague and the discomfort that has been made manifest owing to the swarms of the pests Is almost unbearable. The young man who has begun his early wooing on the front porch and the members of the family who are wont to seek relief from the stuffiness of the house outside, have been forced to beat a hasty retreat. The mosquito is bad enough, but for the first time In years the gnats has . joined stingers with the mosquito to the great distress of inhabitants. . Many people in Hammond, for instance, have been bitten so severely by the pests that they are threatened with blood-poisoning in mild form. Wet Weather Responsible. The weather man lays it all on to Jupiter Pluvius. "We have had about twice as much rainfall as usual this month," he explained, "and the stagnant water standing in great pools in all parts of the city is the cause of the early appearance of the mosquitoes." "Then, if the weather is responsible for the mosquitoes," a questioner in quired, ominously, "who, Mr. Weather Man, is responsible for the weather?" At this the weather , man su'Tused with a deep crimson wave of richest color and remarked that he preferred not to be quoted. It is impossible to step on a lawn or grassy place without stirring up thousands of mosquitoes, and there Is no relief in sight. SAYS CLEVELAND HAS A CANCER. Lakewood, N. J., May 28. No report off Mr. Cleveland's condition xraa made lnxt night, but It la reported that the ex-prestdent Is Buffering from cancer of the gallbladder or stomach. This vvn learned from a personal friend of Dr. Bryant, who haa been attending Mr. Cleveland for two months. It is the general opinion in I.akevrood that the ex-president vrlll never leave Lakenood J alive. .

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4 rmianiiiiKiWrn n its turret yesterday and was stiU able to turn the turret and point and fire its guns. The new fighting mast, built of tubing, with which the Florida is equipped, demonstrated its ability to Memorial. Bay in Hammond ;This - YeWi' to Be I Celebrated on a Finer Scale Than Ever Before; Ppst Has Fine Program. IS. R. C. ASSISTS ARRA D. E. Boone Will Give "the Memorial Address and Miss Edith Carter Will Read Lincoln's "Address at . Gettysburg" at Exercises To Be Held at Oak Hill Cemetery. The program for the Decoration Day services has been prepared and provides for one of the most interesting events of, exercises that. has yet been planned for a Memorial Day in Hammond. , The prominence of. the Col. Calkins G. A .R. Post has been given through the election of Comrade E. M. Elliot, to the office of State Chaplain and the candidacy of John W. Dyer for the office of State Commander has made the interest in the coming Memorial Day more than ordinary. , ' i The great activity of the local post is regarded as commendable by . the people of Hammond in general and it is expected that they will show their appreciation Saturday by attending the exercises and making the old soldier who is partly forgotten during the rest of the year, feel that the second generation is grateful for his efforts in preserving the Union from disruption. Should be a Patriotic Duty. In' the older communities of the state Memorial day is fittingly observed with the usual patriotic exercises and is an event which is looked forward to as a sacred patriot duty but in a new community like the Calumet region where there are a large number of foreigners who have not yet caught the spirit of partiotism and who have not been imbued with the proper reverence for our traditions and our Institutions the day is likely to be passed over without the proper tribute to the dead heroes who made possible the enjoyment of the present opportunities. Neither is there the usual element In the population of old settlers and old timers, who serve the purpose of connecting the past generation with the present. Hammond is distinctively a young man's town and without the constant reminder of that bent form clad in blue, they are prone to forget that the heritage of a free and united country was purchased only at a 'terrible sacrifice on the part of forefathers who are now fast disappearing into the Great Beyond. But In spite of all the disadvantages that confront these present day heroes in a new region like this the prospects (Continued on pace 2.J

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FOR LIVE SHELLS. stand after projestiles had crashed through It and torn away sections of the tubing. The Florida was built five years ago, and, like others of its class, cost, with equipment, Jl.500,000. MRS. DORA GOLDEN GETS $200 VERDICT Crown Point Jury Decides That Hammond Saloon- - man is Liable. CASE WILL BE APPEALED Details of Sensational Shooting Af fair In Plummer Avenue Saloon Are Eetold. In the case of the State of Indiana ex. rel. Dora Golden; Mrs. Golden, the wife of Patrick Golden, who was killed in Jim Smith's saloon on Plummer avenue, was awarded ?800 damages and Smith's bondsmen, Frank Maginot and Mat Nickols will have to suffer the loss; unless the higher court reverses. The jury went out in the afternoon and returned a sealed verdict after deliberating on the evidence for several hours. In many respects the case was a remarkable one in that It was a rare demonstration of the fact that a saloonkeeper may be held acountable for injury to a person who receives those injuries because of the intoxicated condition of his assailant who purchased liquor in the saloonkeeper's place of business. . . In fact that Is about all the attorneys for the plaintiff 'tried to show. They proved that Ferguson Lauder was intoxicated at the time he shot Patrick Golden. They proved that after he was known to be intoxicated Jim Smith sold him aditional drinks. Liable on Ills Bond. With this evidence at hand they demanded that $2,000 the amount of Smith's bond, be awarded to the widow for damages. They based their claim on the-state law which makes the saloonkeper liable on his bond for damages in cases of the kind. . With these points of law decided upon the introduction of evidence began and while one witness testified that Lauder was drunk or practically so at the time the shooting took place, and while drunk was given more drinks by. Smith, there were others who testified that he was not intoxicated. . All 'of the terible details . of that shooting affair were gone over by the witnesses among them being Patrick Glenn, who, himself was shot by Lauder. Witneses stated that Lauder had gone to school at Valparaiso and there were several facts as to his early life which were brought out in the evidence among them being the fact that he had once thrown an eraser at his school teacher. The jury finally returned a verdict of $800 damages in favor of Mrs. Golden. The attorneys for the defense said today that the case would be appealed. Frank Gavit appeared for the plaintiff and John Gavit, Legrand T. Meyer and Peter Crumpacker apeared for the defense. MRS. THOMAS ATKINSON IS DEAD AT HOSPITAL. Mrs. Thomas Atkinson of 317 Indiana avenue, died this morning at St. Margaret's hospital, a victim of consumption. The deceased Is 22 years old and leaves a husband, a two-year-old daughter. While the funeral arrangements have not yet been definitely made it is thought burial will take place next Saturday morning in Greenwood cemetery after funeral services have been held at All Saints church.

CHARGED WITH KEEPING FENCE

Sensational Case Is Unearthed as Result of the Arrest of Boys Who Were Arrested Recently. Once again, have the police of Hammond, aided by Erie detectives, McMurray and Winkler, thrown oat a dragnet In this dty which has resulted In the arrest of three Jank peddlers on the old j charge of keeping a "fence" for . the reception and desposal of stolen goods. The men under arrest aret HERMAN LIFSCIIITZ, 120 Russell street. - TOM' REIXGOLD, 528 State street. BERNARD I1EYMAX. 126 Russell street. Boys Accuse Them. The police and detectives have been busy for several days investigating the cases in which Lois Cross, James Mc Question and v alter Young were charged with stealing valuable brasses from air brakes on cars belonging to the Erie railroad. After the three boys were arrested they were quietly "sweat ed" and enough information wasob tained from them to warrant the arrest of the three junk peddlers, who the police have been watching for some time. Two Are In Jail. When the men were arrested , they were: taken before Judge W. W. McMahon in the city court and their ball fixed at $200 each. Relngold, who lives on State street, was the only man who was able to furnish ball and Hayman and Llfschltz are still in Jail. The three were to have had a preliminary hearing before J-Wdge McMahon this morning, but the case was continued until June 4. The trial of the - boys , was to have taken place also tonight.but it was continued. .The police have woven" a net around th? tnen from which they will have a hard time escaping. It Is probable that other peddlers and ex -peddlers may be . Implicated. DENTISTSJTO MEET Lake County Dental Association Meet With Dr. E. R. Gillis. Caries, or decay of the teeth, will be the subject that will be treated by the dentists of Lake county this evening when they meet for their final session before the beginning of the summer begins. The meeting will be held In Ham mond In the office of Dr. R. R. Gillis in the Hammond building. The program is an Interesting one and consists of a symposium of papers which will be followed by a discussion. The program is as follows: History of Dental Carles by Dr. Meyers of Whiting. Old Theories of Carles by Dr. Stephens of Indiana Harbor. Miller's Theory by Dr. Jacobs of East Chicago. Radical Treatment of Carles by Dr. Kenward of Hobart. Preventative of Carles by Dr. Salisbury of Crown Point. Actinimycosls by Dr. Rlgg of Lowell. SOUTH BEND WELL DO BETTER THAN HAMMOND. Curfew Rings in South Bend But It Is Quite Forgotten Here. Curfew will ring again in- South Bend. Promptly at 9 o'clock every night the court house bell will sound a warning and after that hour all boys under fifteen years, who are found on the streets, not accompanied by their parents, wil be arrested and placed In the police station for the night. Ilamond has a curfew ordinance but it has been put out of the way where the moths can't get out of it and it has never been observed. WHITING MAN HURT AT GIBSON. Emil Carlson Hit By Flying Piece of Railroad iron In Yards. Emil Carlson, a Whiting man while repairing an engine at Gibson yesterday evening was struck by a flying piece of iron which struck him squarely in the forehead. The blow was so hard that it might have Tcilled him. Carlson was rushed to St. Margaret's hospital in Stewart's ambulance, and while his injury is very painful, it is not thought that it will prove fatal. PLAN AIRLINE EXTENSION. LaPorte, Ind., May 27. Officials of the Chicago-New York Airline , tonight authorized the announcement that, with the completion of the . Gary City Electric Railway, a large force of men would be put at work completing the building of the LaPorte division into Gary, where direct connection will be bad with Chicago.

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ment on "State Street Entered by Youthful Thieves Last Night and Goods of Miich Value Are Stolen. S EMPTIED Police Working on Clew That May Lead '-to the Capture of Young Thieves Who Make ' a Wholesale Haul During Midnight Hours, on State Street. IXVEXTORY OF PLUNDER , BY BOY THIEVES. Two brown plaid suits, slses 36 and 38. Value 15. each. Twelve Knickerbocker children' suits. Value, 95. each. . , Eight to tea boxes of llk. handker enters, six to a docea In a box. Two to four pairs of shoes, sizes 0 to T. -Value, 92. to f3. ... Two soft bats, sizes 6 to 7. -Value, 92. each.; .-y r , . Two suit canes, one of double else Value, $5. each. , , Cuff buttons and stick plna. V lined about $10. , Several neck . ties. Value, approxi mately 50 cent each. Cash to the aaionut of 3. or f takets from drawer. :" - ; - .t ' " - One of the boldest robberies that Tias been perpetrated In. years fti Hammond was. pulled off by two boys apparently not mora than. 12 to 15 .earsold who broke the lock ifrom the rear door of the "E. & F." clothing store on State street and" carried away considerable valuable merchandise. The ' burglary was committed in the heart of the business district some timo after twelve o'clock. The rear of the store is guarded by heavy iron gratings over the windows and there was a heavy door of bar iron to protect the rear entrance. ' The boys secured a crow bar somewhere and it did not take them long to pry off the heavy brass lock. They then swung open the Iron door and witha few jabs of the crowbar pried open the wooden door and broke the lock dn it Upon entering the' store they apparently picked out the goods they expected to steal with more regard to their own needs than the prospect of disposing of the plunder.. It is believed that they first picked out a suit case a o-d then filled It with the things that they needed most. The fact that suit cases were taken would Indicate, that the boys intended to ?ave town after they had made their raid. Police Think They Were Boys. The fact that the thieves were' boys is unmistakably established by the loot which was taken and by. the manner (n which the robbery was committed. The above inventory is proof enough to the police that the burglars were boys. Abe Marks, the proprietor of the store discovered the robbery when he arrived in the store this morning and found the entire place in . disorder. There were shoe boxes all over the floor indicating the fact that the bojs had coolly tried on shoe after shoe until they found what they wanted. The piles of clothing were all disarranged and the goods in the show cases showed that thev had been ?nna over. While a light is usually left burning In the store Mr. Marks' found that it had been extinguished and this first lead to the suspicion that the store had been entered. , Other Cities Notified. , ; The police were called and, at once took the above inventory of the goods which will be BTt tr nil nf V,o cnyrounding cities in the hope that the beys may be caught if they try to dispose of . any of their plunder: While the inventory is fairly accurate it is believed that other things will be found missing when a closer inspection of the stock" is made. One of the fortunate things about the" robbery is the fact that there was not more than 4. or $5. in the cash drawer and the thieves did not get much actual cash. Several dollars In a patent nickel in the . slot collar button machine were overlooked. The dents in - the casing of the door which was broken open indicate that it must have required, considerable force to break down the obstruction and how it happened that ajl of that pounding could have been done late at midnight without arousing some one Is a mystery. Clues to the Robbery. This morning F. C. Miller of 241 State street found a pair of trousers in the alley near Swanson's barn where he keeps his horse.. The trousers were new and still had the price tags on them. It is supposed that they were discarded for some reason or another when the boys were making their get away

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