Hammond Times, Volume 2, Number 305, Hammond, Lake County, 13 June 1908 — Page 1

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Portable Athiletic Club Comes To Grief Last Night Because Of Burnham's Police Activity

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Shots Are Fired and Men Jump From Second Story Window to Escape. The Portable Athletic Club, tbe mlgatory organization of fight fans came to Rriet la Burnbam last night. John Pattoa, the "Boy Mayor" of Dnrnham, put the crimp In the Portables good and strong?. It was the wildest night for "thrill'' and excitement that the village of Bunaam has sever experienced. FIffty fans were "pinched and spent the night In the temporary Jail, which was nothing more than the bis hall nbove the saloon of John Tbnlln. Fifty arrests were made and they were marked by sensational features, such as the fear-stricken fight-lovers Jumplag from the second story windows. Joseph Matche, the Mexican ex-con-stable of Eurnham. emptied his re-I. volver at the escaping men to capture the fugitives and in one ease Matches shot the straw hat . M i

.Wm,P W 1 tbefr.efforts . escsps and some blew Into Hammond th' dog days." Mayor Becker Tound-it this moralag looklptf for trains. ' . advisable to issue the proclamation THE POLICE WERE ACTIVE. " i having 'heard , that hydrophobia exists Any time yon think yon can fool ln surrounding towns, the Bnrriham cnnstabnlary yon - have Muzzling the dogs is not only a proanother think coming. The affair had tection for the people but also a probeen widely heralded but It was be-, tection for many a pet and if the orlleved that It would be pulled off some- dinance is carried out to the letter where la Uke county, Indiana. ! every dog in the city when on the pubJeff tVConnell and Kid Taylor, two ' lie street will wear a muzzle and be Chicago lightweight pugs were booked j unable to fnocculate another dog with

for a ten round preliminary to a bat tle royal among four negroes. Tfone of the bouts were pulled oil since the arrests were so timed as to catch all the victims when they were In the hlal. . Of the fifty who were arrested there was a goodly representation of the stockyards district, Including Cal Harris, manager of the club. Harris, like the rest, was placed under arrest and after being put under $500 bonds which . was requested from him, he traveiea toward Chicago this morning to find re - lief ln the way of fine money for the club members. Don't Want to Stay In Jail. None of the other club members were able to secure bonds and consequently they spent the night sitting in the windows or lying on the floor and the canvass on . the ring. A few of the more venturesome chaps Jumped from the second story windows and

made their escape ln the dark. The i i v , place this morning presented a v. such animai securely within some house itable hell-hole, Marshall Finneranor structure or to some substantial was one of the busiest men in town fastening upon his or her premises so

to keep his squad of some twenty deputies in line to maintain order among the prisoners. ' They were a good-natured set, but drunk, and dressed up for fair. None of them seemed to be worried, for they all banked on Cal Harris to bring the fines from Chicago. , At 10 o'clock those who were sober enough to see out of one eye, planned to plead guilty to disorderly conduct t and get off with a light fine. Judge Hunter, the redoutable Justice of the peace of Burnham, was on deck to pass out the fines, but Marshall Finneran, 'who was finding trouble to guard all his unruly prisoners in the temporary jail, was for, marching them to West Hammond. Joe There With the Gob. In the erouD of drinkers and those mai siooq aooui in ine saiuuii ui AUU He was conspicuous for his long, lanky body and his swarthy skin. There was a sinister look about his face as he toyed with his beer glass, leanln against the bar, leaving a big Colt

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-ring which uy me way is saia to be. n tit n o rl : hr Tnhnrv Totri ui r:Vi:: . "a , oruumr irusiee i-aiion, out wnen the word went around last night th.t everybody in the place was under ar- - rest and one fan more nervy than the others, had the nerve to jump from the second story window, he gave chase, and fired his miniature cannon and skied the strak hat from the sport. John Thulin, the proprietor of the saloon, was up in the air and the "Boy 'Mayor' t . nii was the master of the Can't Figure Out the Dope. The "splnorts" were sadly puzzled, "Great Gosh," said one of them to a husky gladiator from McCarthy's old stockyard district, -"When did Gov- ! , . . (Continued on page 8.)

YOU 1ST NUZZLE s

R DOGS NOW iMayor Lawrence Becker Issues His Annual Proclamation Today. ANYBODY CAN KILL THEM It Is Now Up to Dog Owners to See That Their Pet Canines are Kept Muzzled. Death to the dogs, at least to the unmuzzled ones. Mayor Becker issued a proclamation this morning warning all owners of dogs to either muzzle them, or keep them on the premises. The violation of this rule authorizes the chief of police or anv Doliceman. or ;anyone to shoot any dog lf unmuzzied WRether accompanied or unacompanied tfcy the owner on elght lf the anImal ; ermitted to t Th , , .Issued by the mayor provides that the 'dogs be muzzled for a term of ninety While the city has an ordinance prothe dreadful disease The proclamation as Issued by Mayor Becker is as follows: Proclamation by the Mayor. "Whereas the mayor of the city of Hammond has trustworthy information of the existence of hydrophobia near said city and that there is danger of the spread thereof. Therefore, I, Lawrence Becker, mayor of the city of Hammond, Indiana, do hereby order and require that all per;sons owning, possessing or harboring, or havlng the care of any animal of the dog kind within the limits of said city, either confine or muzzle such animal for the term of not less than" ninety days following the date of this proclamation. Confine or Muzzle Them. And it shall be the duty of all persons owning, posseslng, harboring, or having the care of any animal of the dog kind during the time mentioned as to prevent such animal from bit ing or being bitten from other animals, or to cause such animal to be securely and effectually muzzled; and no muzzle shall be deemed sufficient unless it be of such form and strength and so attached and fastened as will effectually prevent such animal from biting. During the time mentioned in this proclamation any animal of the dog kind which may be found running at large within the city of Hammond, without being muzzled. Is declared to be a nuisance by Ordinance No. 22, ordained October 29, 1S97. During the time mentioned in this proclamation it is the duty of the superintendent of police and a'l policemen respectively to kill any animal of the dog kind found running at large within said city which is not securely muzzled, and during "isald Ime it shall be lawful for any person or persons to kill any and all unmuzzled dogs. This proclamation is made and Issued under and by virtue of the power vested in me, Lawrence Becker, as mayor of 'the Bald city of Hammond, Indiana, by said city to be hereunto attached by the ( Vo w.tn .tt, k tu. clerk of said city, this 12th day of I T .ana June. 1908, (Signed LAWRENCE BECKER, Mayor of the City of HammondAttest: OTTO H. DUELKE, City Clerk. POLICE C0UKT. Sergeant Bowen of East Chicago po- , lice force reports that a bicyle was stolen from Indiana Harbor at 9:30 Saturday. He telephoned a description of the wheel to the Hammond department. . j Officer Lamb reports the impounding of three cows. On of them had a bell. j They were placed in Carter's livery until they are claimed by the owner.

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LEI P1L1 CLOSES SEASON Hammond Man Has Had Good Success as Theater Manager in Marietta, 0. RETURNS HERE FOR VACATION Complimentary Notice of Local Theatrical Man Speaks Well . , of Him. Lew Palmer, Hammond's vaud.Tllle actor who has been off the stage this season for the first time In 25 years will return here tomorrow. He had been managing a theater in Marietta, O., this year with great success and has won the good esteem of the theater-going people down there. The Marietta News, in speaking of his work says: The Orphium theater has been closed for tbe summer. That popular family theater that has furnished the people of this city with first class vaudeville, night after night, for so many months, playing the best talent to be found in this section of the country, will not be opened again until fall. In Mr. Lew Palmer, as manager, the public of this city have had a man on whom they could depend for first class amusement. He has been an arduous worker in behalf of amusement sekers, and has booked only that class of vaudeville which he knew would please. Praises His Vim. As a theatrical man he has the vim and get-up about him that has been responsible for his great success. He more than doubled the crowds, after taking hold of the house, and turned what others had declared a failure, Into a great success. Mr. Palmer Is an Elk and during his stay In this city won for himself a host of friends, who will regret hearing of his departure. He will leave Wednesday for Chicago, for an indefinite period. He leaves behind him a good record and was, today, closing up his business. He takes with him the good will of the people of Marietta. For the final performance," on Saturday, the house was crowded and the bill presented was one of the best of the season. EEEE EXPEESS IS WRECKED. While running thirty miles an hour through Binghampton, N. Y., yesterday morning the Cleveland express, west bound, due in Hammond last night, on the Erie railroad, ran off a derailing switch. The engine and three cars left the rails, the locomotive rolling into the ditch. Engineer Truesdale was crushed to death. Fireman Cole escaped slight injuries. None of the pasengers was injured.

PUT UNDER BOHDS East Hammond Saloonkeeper's Case Sent to Lake Superior Court.

CASE ATTRACTS LARGE CROWD Man and Wife's Troubles Arouse the Interest of the Entire Neighborhood. In the case of Louisa Pahl vs. Herman Pahl, in which the wife of the East Hammond saloonkeeper sought to have him placed under peace bonds, the Jury which heard the arguments ln Judge Jordan's court returned a verdict In favor of the plaintiff and Pahl will have to appear before the Superior or Circuit Court and show cause why he should not be placed under bonds to keep the peace. The case attracted a great deal of attention for the reason that Pahl preferred serious charges against his wife and claimed that she had been too confidential with the bartender. . The parties to the controversy seem to be of the better class of Germans and many of their friends and neighbors crowded Into court to hear the trial. Attorney J. K. Stlnson represented the plaintiff while W. J. McAleer represented the defendant. Mr. and Mrs. 'Pahl have been having trouble for some time and according to the testimony which was introduved, they have been quarreling for the past three years. Attorney McAleer tried to show that Mrs. Pahl was a weak, irritable woman and Attorney Stlnson tried to show that Mr. Pahl was a dangerous man and should be placed under bond to keep the peace. The Jury went out and was some tlm in arriving at a verdict. When they finally reported, their verdict was that Herman Pahl should bo placed under bonds to keep the peace and the case was sent to the superior court. The trial of the case was very sensational and the evidence Introduced such as kept- the bald-heads on the qul-vive. ANOTHER BAD FIRE Gibson was the scene of another disastrous fire last night which destroyed the two-story saloon and dwelling belonging-to a man named Madjiewski. The conflagration was seen for miles around and was reported to Sergeant Henry Schafer by the night force at the "hump" office. The cause of the blaze is unknown. The fire was in the vicinity of the building destroyed in the last fire at Gibson and there are a number of peculiar circumstances connected with it which the insurance authorities are investigating.

BIG JUNKET

STARTED TO DAY City Officials Will Leave Today For Minneapolis in a Private Car. GUESTS OF WESTRUMITE MAN Whiting - Paper Comes Out With Caustic Criticism of Westrumite as Pavement. A Junket worthy of the name, beginning in Hammond and winding up in Minneapolis, was begun this morning when a number of the city officials and Homewood residents went to Chicago, where they boarded the private car of Count Von Westrum, the originator of Westrumlte. The trip is made at the invitation of the count, who, wishing to impress the city officials and the Homewood residents who are about to have their street improved, with the advantages of Westrumlte as a pavement. The invitation has also been extended to the East Chicago officials, most of whom, however, left this morning to go to Milwaukee first to go through a manufacturing establishment there with a view of gaining ideas for suitable chandeliers for the new city hall, and incidentally also to inspect the Milwaukee city hall. The East Chicago delegation will meet the Hammond bunch somewhere between Milwaukee and Minneapolis. The party expects to return home about next Tuesday. Those in the Hammond party are Mayor Lawrence Becker, John D. Smalley, city controller; Peter J. Lyons, city engineer, and Messrs. Robert Worley, Walter Hammond, Alwin Herbst, W. F. Bridge, John Schwab, Adam Ebert and William Ahlborn. The East Chicago party first going to Milwaukee is composed of Mayor Ed De Briae, J. D. Kennedy, city attorney; Councilmen Alert Lewis, E. V. Walton, Monroe Schock, Joseph Wkleklinski and Frank Brazynski. Of the East Chicago men who will go directly with the Hammond men are Councilman Andrew O'Glrr and Walter Spencer, deputy city clerk. Incidentally it may be mentioned that one of the Whiting papers came out last week with a caustic roast , anent Westrumlte as a pavement material. LOCAL CONCERN MAKING SATISFACTORY PROGRESS Messrs. John Rathbun and C. K. Klngwlll of the Electro-Magno-AppH-ance company entertained a number of well known steel magnates from Chicago this afternoon who inspected the electric hammer which the Hammond men have patented. They were well pleased with it

LAWYER J.K. STIHS01I --SC0RESJ0. FISHER In Trial of Hopkins Case in Jordan's Court Defendant Vindicated.

COLLECTING AGENCY IN BAD J. M. Hopkins Will Begin Court Action Against Man Who , Arrested Him. J. HI. Hopkins, vrho was arrested by George Fisher at Indianapolis on the charge- of removing mortgaged prop-: erty and who was afterwards tried I under the charge of obtaining; money under false pretenses, was completely vindicated In Judge Jordan's court last evening and was released. It developed In the trial that George Fisher and his collecting agency, 'was the sole cause of the trougle and Fisher took means to collect the claim which, it Is said, was assigned to him by Paxton & Baker that were entirely unwaranted, as the evidence shown.' As soon as Fisher got the claim he went to Judge Prest's court where he was sworn in as a special constable. This Is said to be contrary to the law which provided that a special constable shall not ' be sworn unless an emergency exists and there are no regular constables who can do the work. - After he had been invested with the power of constable, Fisher went to Indianapolis to make the collection In a high handed manner. He compelled Hopkln's wife' to part with her clothes when she had no others and left her ln bed without any wearing apparel. Hopkins Is Jailed. . He brought Hopkins back to Hammond where he was kept in Jail from Saturday, of the week before, until Friday of last week and the trial was finally held In Jordan's court yesterday. Hopkins, it was shown, had made all the payments on the goods he had purchased and there was every reason to believe that he was responsible and would pay for what he had purchased. Notwithstanding this, when Fisher got hold of the claim he pressed it. as though Hopkins was a criminal, and the former Conkey company employe claims that he will make some one suffer for the injustice of the arrest.'t Attorney J. K. Stlnson, who represented Hopkins, flayed Fisher unmercifully in the trial and sail that Hopkins was doing his best to get along and had never done the things that Fisher had done. Hopkins claims that the collection agency with which Fisher is connected is tyrannical in its methods and that he and his. friends will do all in their power to have it broken up. . Take THE TIMES for Its political news until after the election. Not for Its republican news, not for Itw democratic news, bat tor both sides.

Invasion of Chicago by Indianians is Now On Gov. Hanly Arrived This Morning and Work onj Losing Game is Begun. "

r MY WORKERS - I . i Delegates Arriving and All Is in Eeadiness for Beginning of Taft Jubilation Next Week in Which a 92-Year-01d Newcastle, Ind., Man Will Participate.

I PRESIDENTS SOMIXATED. IX CHICAGO. . Lincoln 1SCO . Grant 1SGS Garfield 1880 4 Cleveland 1884 4 4 Harrison ISMS 4 Cleveland.... 1802 4 Roosevelt 1004 4 4 1 1008

SWARM OF INDIANIANS. The Invasion by Indianians will begin today, with the Fairbanks headquarters In the Auditorium-Annex as the objective ; point. By Monday special trains will' bring them In, Manager Joseph Keating said, by thousands and .lhoc- I 0n4f " ' " --Z-Zr-'-. 1 ' . ; ; Governor Frank Hanly will arrive this niornlngj Secretary of Stale Fred Gemmer, John BUlheimer, state auditor,' and Attorney General James Stagnant will accompany him. A committee of five was, appointed yesterday to select suitable missionaries to work among the, convention delegates In favor of Fairbanks. "The work until the presidential candidate Is nominated," said Mr. Keallng, "will be systematic and energetic. "We shall see all tbe delegates and endeavor to Impress them with the fact that, everything considered, Mr. Fairbanks is the most logical and the most available candidate. "We shall go before the credentials committee after the convention has been called and present the evidence of our side In all contests. If we find we have no chance there, we shall go before the convention and make a plea for- fair play. Then, lf our candidate is not nominated, we shall accept the will of the convention." IN SAME FIX AS HARRISON. Senator J. A. Hemenway of Indiana sounded the call for a rally to the banner of Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks In his candidacy for the nomination for president at the Hamilton club yesterday. The occasion was the fourth of a series of noon day open house luncheons for states bavins presidential candidates. Mr. Hemenway gave as his argument for the , hopes of Fairbanks for the nomination the fact that before - the meeting of the convention that nominated Benjamin Harrison the latter seemed to have not as good a chance of obtaining the nomination as has Fairbanks. "And when Charles W. Fairbanks has been elected president and served four years," he said, "there Is not a republican ln this broad land who won't say, 'We have had one of the ablest presidents that ever occupied the White House." Senator Hemenway caused the house to burst into laughter when he promised every member of the Hamilton club an office If Fairbanks is nominated and elected. A. K. Sills of Montlcello, Ind., said that he would "go the Hamilton club one. better," and would promise Indiana's support of Cannon If the latter Is nominated after an unsuccessful attempt to nominate Fairbanks with the assistance of the Hamilton cluV INDIANA NONAGENARIAN HONORED The oldest participant In the national republican convention next week probably will be M. L. Bundy of Newcastle, Ind. He is 02 years old, and was a delegate to the national whig convention which nominated Zachaxy Taylor In 184$, and a member of the Indiana whip central committee which helped to elect li IinrlRht years before the republican party was born. He will have a seat of honor on the platform of the convention. Sir. Bundy Is an uncle of A. G. Ogborn, one of Chairman New's assistants at this year's convention. He represented his portion of Indiana at the conventions which nominated Taylor, (Continued on page 3.)