Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 50, Hammond, Lake County, 15 August 1908 — Page 1

EVENING. EDITION LAKE 0 VOL. III. NO. 50. HAMMOND, INDIANA. , SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 1908. 0NE CENT PER COPY. .

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GASE Gary Aroused by New Charge Brought by Grocer Against Police Officer Juric, Which Develops in Judge Fitzgerald's Court GRAND JURY WILL PROBABLYBEGALLED Julius Solomon Arrested on Charge of Provocation Swears That He Paid $5 When Officer Junic Demanded a Weekly Stipend for Protection. A grand Jury investigation of the charges of Kraft against Of fleer Peter Juric of the tiory police force will probably result, through the arrest of Julius Solomon, a Broadway grocer, a few days ago, charged witii provocation. Solomon claimed thin afternoon, under aworn testimony, that he had paid Officer Jurich the sum of 95 for protection, and the officer had demanded a weekly stipend and that the grocer had refused to accede to the demands. The graft charge has caused a great commotion throughout the city. Yesterday morning when the case came up for a hearing before Justice P. L. Fitzgerald, it was seen that the petty charges of provocation would resolve itself into serious complications. The various attorneys in the case were immediately roused into a state of great excitement and charges and countercharges became rampant. LAW FIRM IS It ITAINED. The attorneys retained in the case by Solomon, namely: the firms of Ilouren, Sefton & Rennolett and Beck & O'Connor, had previously decided to push the charges of graft against the officer, and Judge Fitzgerald, sitting in the provocation case, decided to give the attorneys a large latitude so that the matter could be sifted to the bottom. The story of extortion as related by Soloman and his witnesses on the stand was startling in the extreme. The reason, he said, that Juric demanded protection money was for the unsanitary condition in which the grocery store was kept. The law firm of Harris & Bretsch, which it has previously been charged is in cohorts with the police, has again been dragged into- the limelight. It was asserted by Soloman, that in a previous case where his brother-in-law was charged with horse stealing, Harris & Bretsch defended the case. TELLS OF" O.IEEH CASE. Before taking the case, however, Soloman stated that the attorneys demanded the sum of $200, fifty dollars of which was to be given to Mayor Knotts, 25 to several of the police officers and the remainder to be retained by themselves. This he claimed, he thought was the purport of a contract drawn up by Attorney Harris and which he agreed to sign. He admitted that he was in ignorance, however, of the reason for the various amounts which were to be paid to the city officials. The contract exhibited before the court had no such terms in it, but as Soloman is unable to read English he would have been ignorant of that fact. The reason insinuated for giving this money to the city officials was for the release of the brother-in-law on the charge of horse stealing. This part of Soloman's story, which is most unplausible, was not given much credence. OLD ACCUSATIONS REVIVED. The old accusations of conspiracy between the police department and Harris & Bretsch were revived in the present case. It was said by Attorneys Beck and O'Connor that when Soloman asked for a bond the desk sergeant sent for Attorney J. Glenn Harris, and that the altter took advantage of the opportunity by refusing to sign the bond unless his firm be retained in the case. The grocer also claims that Harris had attempted to whip him into line. As to the charge of provocation, preferred by Officer Juric, it appears as if there had been personal animosity between the two men for some time. In this instance Juric questioned Soloman about a new horse which, he was driving, suspecting that the animal might have been stolen, as ' it answered the description of a missing horse. An argument followed in which a rapid fire of insults were hurled at each other and finally resulted in the arrest of the grocer on a charge of provoking the officer. Soloman stated that at this time he was offered his release upon paying the officer a stipulated sum. The case, which had consumed nearly .(Continued en puge S.J

GLABBY'S CHANGE GOOD

Will Probably Get Kid Herman Go in This City on Labor Day. It begins to appear now that James Clabby, the pride of Hammond, will put on a boxing exhibition with Kid Herman in Hammond on Labor Day. Reece Powell, who has been promoting the affair, says that it begins to look as though the fight would be pulled off here. James Clabby has been making so much progress of late that the Hammond fans are very much Interested to know just what he has developed into. They know of the reputation of Kid Herman, who a few years ago threatened to reach the top of the ladder in the lightweight class. He is still a pretty good man, and If James Clahby is able to "put one over on him" he will begin to look like championship material. There is the possibility that it will mean Hammond vs. Hegewisch in the pugilistic business. Takes on Parker. The fight between Jimmy Clabby and Walter Parker will take place in the armory at Racine, Wis., which has a capacity of 5,000 people. It is to occur Aug. 26, and will be one of the most important battles that the Hammond man has ever taken on. If he can defeat Walter Parker he will be proven one of the best men in the business. It would appear to a person who does not know Jimmy Clabby that he is taking on a great many fights, for a young fellow, in a short space of time, but Clabby's friends say that he can eat up two or three bouts a week and still be hungry for more. The Hammond fans are hoping that the bout between Clabby and Herman can be arranged in this city, and If it there will be the largest crowd in attendance which ever witnessed a fight in this city. Jimmy has just passed IS years of age and came from Racine last night to visit his father here. He is looking well and his friends gave him a royal welcome. ANOTHER LOT OF BOOKS Are Placed on the Shelves of Hammond's Splendid Public Library. Mrs. Jennie Sawyer, librarian, has placed another installment of new books on the shelves of the public library. The list includes fiction fom old and young and like some of the previous lists, has works from very well known authors. The new books have already been placed on the shelf and the lists printed In the newspapers where they are eagerly taken out by Hammond readers. The books that were made ready for the public this week are as follows: ADl'IT. The Westerners White. The Blazed Trail. White. The Silent Places White. The Lightning Conductor Williamson. The Adventurer Osbourne. The Lady of Quality Burnett. A Broken Sword King. The Celebrity Churchill. Adventures In Contentment Grayson.. Money Magic. Garland. Spinster Farm Winslow. Daughter of Anderson Crow l!cCutcheon. Purple Pnrosal McCutcheon. Scarlet Car Davis. Coast of Chance Chnmberlln. Call of the South Beck. Motropolis -Sinclair. The Barrier Beach. The Heart Line Burgess. Seeing England With Uncle John. Warner. King Spruce Day. Through the Magic Door Doyle. Jack Spurlock Prodigal Lorimer. Watchers of the Trails Roberts. Janet of the Dune Comstoek. Wm. Jordan, Jr. Snaith. Southerners Brady. Jane Field. Wilonson. Main Linda Harben. Crucial Instances Wharton. Winston of the Prairie Pindless. Whom the Gods Destroyde Dasken. The OldPeabody Pew. Wiggin. Crittenden Fox. The Vagabond Palmer. The Under Dog Smith. The Grey Cloak MasGrath. Hearts and Masks McGrath. The Spenders Wilson.' Juvenile. The Magic Forest White. The Two Little Savages Seton. The Talking Leaves Stoddard. Little Smoke Stoddard. Among the Fur Traders Curtis. . Miss Wildfire I.ippmann. The Boer Boy Rabb. The Eve of War Foster. With Washington at Valley Forge Foster. With John Paul Jones Mclntlre. The Boy Tars of 1S12 Mclntlre. Fighting King George Mclntire. Making the Freshmen Team Hare. An Annapolis Plebe Beach.. The Crofton Boys Martineau. Winning His Way Coffin. Queen of the Clouds Ellis. The Trail of the Sandhill Stag Seaton. Stories of Wagner's Opera Wheelock. Harper's Indoor Book for Boys Adams. The Story of the Aeneid Brooks. The Story of the Faerie Queent Brooks.

LUKE COUNTY DAY AT GARY jitfEL ILLS Visitors From Rural Districts to Be Guests of the Corporation.

GUIDES SHOW THE WONDERS Gates Were Thrown Onen at 1 O'clock Sight-Seeing an Exceptional Treat. Today is Lake county day at the greatest steel manufacturing industry erected in the history of mankind. The gates of the mills will be thrown open to all who desire to inspect the wonderful sight, which few in the country have been privileged to see. The liberality of the steel company in allowing the visitors to swarm through the works and feast their eyes to their hearts' content, on the mills in course of construction, is an unprecedented generosity. ' Sio Specific Program. 'There has been no program arranged for the occasion," said Captain H. S. Norton, yesterday, "as the main Idea of the visitors seems to be to see the mills. The gates will be swung open at 1 o'clock and the visitors will be taken through the plant under competent guides. Each detail and all questions will be explained by the guides. The party will be allowed to remain in the plant as long as they like, and judging from the interest taken in the plant, it will be several hours before the inspection will be over. It is hard to estimate the number of people in the country who will take advantage of the opportunity to see the mills. This will probably be the last time that they will be given a chance, and, realizing this, a big crowd is expected. As the idea originated with the farmers in the south end of the county, and they seem the most desirous to see the steel mills while in process of construction. It is probable that they will be in the majority. MAY HEAR SPEECHES. Several of the farmers have suggested that several speeches be made after the inspection, and the speakers will be provided in case they desire to carry out this part of the program. It is also likely that a part of the day will be taken up in seeing the town of Gary, as there are many who have never been to the new steel town. Lake county day is a day that will be rememebered for some time by both the visitors and the cityltself. ALL SAIflTUT PICNIC Festivities on at Douglas Park This Afternoon and Evening. Despite the threatening weather this morning the members of All Saints congregation were not disheartened about the outcome of their picnic at Douglas Park today. The afternoon turned out to be a fine one for the occasion, and by 1 o'clock hundreds of people were on their way to the grounds. Many of the people had to work this afternoon, but will make up for lost time this evening. All the races and the ball games took place this -'afternoon as scheduled, while those who were not interested In the sports, enJoyed the music. Supper will be served on the grounds this evening by the ladles of the congregation. POLICE COURT NEWS Door Found Open. The side door of Hendrix saloon on Hohman street was found open last night. Whose Is the Jacket? Officer Homan picked up a lady's Jacket at the corner of Hohman and Sibley streets last evening. Presto! Police Are Carpenters. The lack of funds with which to propertly equip the police station, is being felt in more ways than one. The other day it was found necessary to put up a screen to prevent the people outside of the station from seeing all of the prisoners who are brought in. Instead of having the work done for them the police were compelled to hunt up a second-hand scren and put It up themselves. Some of the old arm chairs In the police station have been suffering the fate of the "One hoss shay" and today the officers were compelled to become furniture makers for the time being. In the meantime the fire stations In the city are being beautifully equipped with everything they need. The police say there is a reason and Mayor Becker knows what that is. MISS ROBLING VERY HI. Miss Gussle Robling, one of the operators in the Central telephone office, has been taken to the hospital very sick with typhoid fever. Miss Robling is an Evanston girl, but during the last year has made her home at the John Port? home in Clinton street

T Grand Calumet at Gary Claims Another Victim Last Evening. Drowning of the Season 23. The Grand Calumet river at Gary claimed another victim yesterday when Mike Gallvlsh, an employe of the Indinan steel company, 43 years old and single, was in bathing in the river in the vicitnty of the Lake Shore bridge and was taken with a cramp. In spite of the efforts of several friends who were with him to effect a rescue he sank beneath the surface of the water and his body was not recovered until later. The drowning occurred at about 2 o'clock in the afternoon when Mike Gallvlsh was in swimming with several of his friends. Suddenly they noticed that Gallvlsh was struggling in the water and his helples condition indicated that he had a cramp. Several of them claim that they made a desperate effort to save him but were unable to do so. He went down and John Moss of the Kirk hotel, Joe Harris and Rob Martin immediately began the work of rescue. In a little while the body was taken out of the stream and was placed on a raft. Undertaker C. E. Jones was notified and called for the body and the Inquest will be held this afternoon. ' Mike Galivish lived in shack number 4, on the river front and boarded with Roda Kowowlch. There are several other cases of drowning which have occurred in this vicinity this year. WILL PUBLISH LAKE COITYJRECTORY Stock Company to be Organized in Hammond This Afternoon. JUDGE FITZGERALD ORIGINATOR Book Will Contain Names of All Residents Project Meets With - ; General Approval. ------- Lake county is soon to have a county directory, the 'first one ever published. The publishing of the directory is now a certainty, as the stock for the newly organized Lake County Directory company has now been fully subscribed and the plans are now well under way. The directory will contain the name of every resident of Lake county, beside much data and matter of general information that it will make the book otherwise very valuable. Organise Thin Afternoon. The stockholders of the company will meet this afternoon in Hammond for the purpose of organizing and electing officers. Those who are behind the project are Judge P. L. Fitzgerald, A. Howard Bell and Attorney "William H. Fitzgerald of Gary; Judge T. M. C. Hembroff of Indiana Harbor, Mayor Smith and G. J. Bader of Whiting; Dr. A. G. Schleiker of East Chicago; Carroll R. -Woods and Richard Schaaf of Hammond, and W. C .Powers, an experienced directory man, who will have charge of the work. The company will be Incorporated at once. Judge Fitzgerald Originator. The idea originated with Judge Fitzgerald of Gary and was eagerly taken up by business men throughout the county. It is the intention of the company to have the book published in November, as the men will be put to work at once. The book when completed will no doubt prove popular because of the great mutual business interest which exists between the cities of this county. It Is hoped that it will not only prove of value in that way, but it will be so arranged that It can be adapted to local use for the various cities. OPENING PLAY OF YEAR "Lena Rivers" Old Favorite, Booked For Towle Opera House. "Lena Rivers," an established favorite of two seasons, comes again to the Towle iopera house for an engagement of four nights, beginning August 30. The same company, consisting of Mirs Beulah Poynter, the star, and including Sylvia Starr, Emma Butler, Marie Day, Nettie Louden, Georgiana Wilson. Frank Tobin, J. Irving White. L. J. Loring, Sam J. Burton and Ted V. Raymond, will be seen. A new and elaborate mounting has been provided for the four acts and many new and fetching gowns will be worn by the ladles of the company. The attraction Is now playing to crowded houses at the Great Northern theater, and Lessee James Wlngfleld of Towles, who was here with Mr. Nye yesterday, says it is a great bill. W TOTJ DOJJT TAKE THE TIMES ran

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Unknown Person Abandons Rig Rented From East Chicago Liveryman. HOLDUP OR RUNAWAY. WHICH? Fine Looking Couple Rent Outfit From Lewis & Rettig and Disappear After Accident. A very mysterious case which may prove to be anything from a holdup to a horse stealing episode occurred on Hoffman street, between East Chicago and Hammond last night and has not yet been solved by the police in either city. Last evening at about six o'clock a well dressed and a prosperous man accompanied by a good looking woman appeared at the livery barn of Lewis and Rettig in East Chicago and asked for a rig. The man whose name was not learned by the liveryman in charge said that he wanted to drive to Hammond and said that he would be back in the evening. He loked all right to the Lewis and Rettig employe and so he let him have one of his best horses and the rig. Sees Empty Buggy. Last night Reece Powell was returning from East Chicago where he had been during the evening when he noticed an empty buggy and a harness all cut to pieces by the roadside. Upon his arlval in Hammond he notified the police and they in turn notified the man, in Carter's livery barn to go out and bring In the outfit. The buggy was brought in by one of the barn employes of Carter & Wells livery and the rig was claimed by Lewis and Rettig this morning. The horse was gone and has not yet been found, i'-owel Has a Theory. According to Reece Powell, who found the rig, it looked as though the horse had been frightened and had run upon the sidewalk. Whether there was a runaway and the horse ran upon !the sidewalk and was afterwards relesed from the rig by cutting the harness or whether some .one held up the man and woman and took the horse away from them is only known by the man and woman who rented the rig. ; The.. rig was headed towards East Chicago and the acident "or holdup whichever it proves to be occured on Hoffman street in Hammond at the point where the concrete walk ends. Later in the day the horse was picked up by Charles Hewig in East Chicago and taken to his barn. It was turned over to Lewis and Rettig this afternoon. The East Chicago liverymen have no idea of how the accident happened. VQLUHESTO BEHAD FREE anaanaanasnnmnBT Adjutant General of State Will Distribute Soldier's Records Free. The Times is in receipt of the following communication from Indianapolis, which speaks for itself: Indianapolis, Ind, July 15, 1907, Editor Times I have several hundred volumes of the "Record of Indiana Volunteers in the Spanish American War," which I will distribute to ex-soldiers and public libraries upon application to this office. Send 10 cents to pay postage. Very Truly Yours. ORAN PERRY, Adjutant General. TELLS HOW THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED. Mm, P. I Davis Snys That Car Conductor Started Street far Too Soon.. Mrs. P. L. Davis, who was quite badly injured yesterday, says that the accident occurred while she was geeting on a Hohman street car. She was Just about to board the car when the conductor pulled the bell rope and the car started suddenly. The jolt threw Mrs. Davis to the street, and she sustained a bruised shoulder and a sprained wrist. It appears today that the injuries are more serious than they at first seemed to be and the shock of the accident was very great. W. SCHULTE FLOORS TED BOWES. In Amateur Exhibition at Brook' Vaudeville Theater He Wins f25 Bet. Will Schulte, who left the baseball diamond for the wrestling mat, yesterday floored Ted Bowes In one minute and elgs seconds at an amateur exhibition at Brooks vaudeville house. The match was for a side bet of $25, to be decided by two out of three falls. Bowes went down for only one fall, having injured his ankle in the bout. Schulte used the toe hold and is satisfied that it did the business. DOWN WITH TYPHOID. Jerry Brennan, who Is at the head of the Brennan Tea store, is down in bed with typhoid fever at his home. While Mr. Brennan Is a very Bick man his condition is not thought to be serious.

RON MTHJLECTRICITY Hammond People Can Go to Gary by Electricity Tomorrow Morning.

Harry Lemon of the Chicago, Lake Shore & South Bend interurban line, was in the city this morning and said that by tomorrow the engines would be discarded on the line between -Hammond and Gary and the cars would all run under electric power. The traffic on the line between Hammond and Gary has already reached large proportions and it is aparect that the road will be a finnclal success from the strt. The work of double tracking the line between Hammond and Gary will go on rapidly and before the summer is over it is expected the service between the two cities will be as regular as It will ever get. Everybody who has seen the magnifiicent palace cars which are being installed on the new line are surprised at their beauty and comfort. It is safe to say that nowhere on an interurban line, whether it be In Indiana, the home of the interurban, or in Chicago, has there been seen such such beautiful cars. A Those at Lake Front Park Tomorrow Will Hear Good Music. Bandmaster Pugh has arranged the following program for the entertainment of Lake Front park visitors, Sunday afternoon and evening, Aug. 16: March Old Pensioner Pearson Overture Ni-Phrata E. Hazel Stung A Teddy Bear two-step T. C. Bennett Medly Selection of Southern Plantation Songs L. Conterno Afraid To Come Home in the Dark two-step Van Alstyne Waltz Woodland Whispers.. G. Stanley Overture The Golden Sceptre R. Schlepegrell AppleBlossoms A Tone Poem Reverie K. A, Roberts Fantasia On My Old Kentucky Home Dalbey While You Are Mine Medley Waltz .W. C. Powell Loves Golden Dreams Redows Geo. Stevens Hearts and Flowers A Flower Song Theo. M. Tobani Vocal By Geo. White. March The Flying Dutchman B. Wodyatt Mr. Pugh is continually bringing out new features with these concerts to please the audience. The baritone, trombone and cornet solos have proven especially delightful and Geo. Hay, the cornet soloist with the band is a prime favorite with the people, his solos never fail to bring forth an encore. Mr. Nicholas, the two Henderson brothers, Bert Austin and Loren Whitney have all been playing with this band several years. They are all fine musicians and are doing their part to keep up the high reputation of the band. A special attraction at next Sunday's concert will be a vocal selection by Mr. Geo. White.

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Twelve Are Killed and Scores Injured In Appalling Riot At Springfield, 111., This Morning.

Special to The Times mri.i.ETix. Springfield, 111., Aug. 15, 4 P. M. Three more regiments of infantry, including the First Regiment of Chicago, have been ordered to Springfield, and on their arrival martial law will be declared, Governor Denccn stated, to prevent a dreaded renewal of the fearful race rioting that lasted through the night and in which three persons are known to be dead. One of these was lynched. A dozen men are dying. One hundred or more are wounded. The negro section has been devastated by the torch and its residents driven in terror from the city. Springfield, Ills., A tig. 15. At three (o'clock thin morning Charles Hunter, a negro was lynched to a tree. Two volleys were fired In the rioters. Three were killed and lOO Injured. Springfield, Ills., Aug. 14, 12 a. m. Of dead in the terrible and bloody race riot now raging; there is 12. Scores have been Injured. Fire has been set to a part of the city and In now raging. Troops have been hurried to the city which will be put under martial law. Springfield, III.. Aug. 1", 3 a. m. Kobbed of their Intended victims, two negroes accused of the murder of a white man and an attack on a white woman, a mob of thousands of whites

BREWERS SEND THEIR EMISSARY

Politicial Situation in Lake County is Rendered Complex by Visit of Paid Agents' Secret Work in Hammond Yesterday. REPUBLICANS ARE VERYJNDIGNANT Want Indianapolis Brewers to Keep Their Hands Off Lake County Politics and Say That It Is None of Their Game How the Voters Will - Cast Their Ballots. The latest turn In the local political situation la the Invasion of Lake county by the agents of the Indianapolis breweries who vrlll do their best to defeat the republican legislative ticket In acordance with their plan to wla the state legislature over the brewery cause and repeal the existing laws regulating the saloon. This interference is being winked at by the local democrats who see a gain for them in all of the votes which are deflected from the republican party. Are Very Indignant. The republicans, however, are extremely indignant at what they term the unwarranted invasion ot down state brewery politicians' of territory in which they have no right to interfere. They are of the opinion that it will be to the best interests of the breweries to keep their bands off altogether. Lake county politicians, they9 claim, can manage their own affairs and can vote as they seet fit without being prodded by a paid brewery agent, who has no other motive than the advancement of his employer's own selfish ends. Say Keep Out of Local Politics. Even some of the saloonkeepers in Hammond doubt the advisability of the Indianapolis breweries interfering In local politics. They say that Lake county is normally republican and should the party be again victorious in the coming elections, in spite of the opposition of the brewery interests, they will be entirely alienated from the liquor interests and the saloons can therefore expect nothing but republican opposition to their interests. These same saloonkeepers say, however, that if the breweries let Lake county alone and are politically neutral they will be in a position to make a (Continued on page 7.)

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tonight Inaugurated a reign of terror In Springfield such as this city has never known. The mob or mobs, for they work. jin sections of hundreds wrecked and j burned the habitations of negroes and attempted to kill and malm all of the rxce whom they encountered. PAY TTETIO TO TROOPS. The mob paid no attention to the troops or the police. Soldiers or policemen who Interfered were stripped of their arms and the latter also of their stars.. The firemen were Interfered with when they attempted to extinguish fires started by the mob. Mayor Iterce was stoned and forced to flee when he attempted to address and quiet the mob. Kugene W. Cbafln, Prohibition nominee for president, was struck In the face with a brick for Interfering to save a negro's life. Only one did the mob show any fear, and that was when a catling gun was trained upon them. Then t4iey left the street and turned their activities la other directions. TWO KXOWX TO BE DEAD. Two persons are known to have been killed aad the list of Injured numbers fully sixty, some of whom will die. Troops have been called from nearby points by Governor Deneea. At this hour the situation had grown quieter, but fires were still raging tat the negro quarter In the east end.