Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 124, Hammond, Lake County, 11 November 1908 — Page 1

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Partly cloudy today and Thursday; slightly colder; northwest winds. hi VOL. ILL, NO. 124. HAMMOND, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1908. .ONE CENT FEB COPY.

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Gary Man Gets Consumption While Behind The Bars In The County Jail For Seven Months

TRIAL COMES UP Iff SUPERIOR COURT TODAY Witnesses Against Him Disappear, and Doctors Declare That Ravages of Tuberculosis Have Set In On Him.

"I have been In jail at Crown Point for seven months. When I was taken down there I was in the best of health. I weighed 186 pounds. Today my health Is ruined. I am a consumptive. My weight is not more than 150 pounds. If I succeed in getting out of this trouble I may not have, long to live. My throat is not in bad condition this early In the morning but later in the day It becomes clogged up and I a afflicted with a bad cough. I say it is an outrage

against humanity to incarcerate a man Sheriff Carter, for he has been good against humanity and, something ought

conditions at the county jail." STANLEY SULENTICH.

Stanley Sulenticb of Gary will be . taken before the Lake superior court I today or tomorrow to be tried for the rmbesslement of funds which a number of Gary forelg-uers are said to have placed la his agency to be sent to relatives in Europe. Sulenrtch's trial came up after spending seTen months in the worst county Jail In the state of Indiana. AVhen he went to Crown Point, along in the spring;, he was the picture of health. Sulentich Is a young: man, not over SO years of age, and although he was crashed by the terrible disgrace of his arrest, he had the buoyancy of youth and a belief in his future. iV'ow All I . Changed. But seven months in the Crown Point Jail has changed all of that. Today he was brought to Hammond from the county seat. Friends who had known his in Gary peered through the bars in the city Jail and. saw what apeared to be the ghost of the former Gary business man and politician. It was hard to believe that the Sulentich of today was the Sulentich of seven months ago. He paced the floor of .his cell in the Hammond jail nevvously. His eyes were in sunken settings and his skin was sallow. His face was thin,- and as he talked his DEMOCRATS GHTY (Special to The Times.) Indianapolis, 'or. 11. Opinion seems general ' that the democrats will not be able to . do much good for themselves even though they contest the election of officers shown by the face of the returns to have been successful. To coat est an election Is one thing, but to alter the verdict is another and one entirely different. The disappointment of the defeated democrats Is all the more keen by reason of the fact that the early reports had them all elected and they had felt the joy that springs from victory. They will have to show conclusively, however, that there were frauds .and gross irregularities by the republicans alone before they get another look-in. The republicans are satisfied that fraud was not committed by them, and that any regularities that may have been engaged in were no more numerous and serious that ones that might be charged against the democrats. Only tiot Two OfBees. Final returns show that the democrats won only two offices in addition to the governorship, lieutenant governor and superintendent of public instruction. The republicans will hold on to the secretaryship of state, auditorship, treasuryship, reportership of the supreme court, attorney generalship, statlsticianship and the two judgeships. When contests are instituted, and it seems cf-tain that they will be, notices will be filed in the house of representatives. This must be done within twenty days after the general assembly convenes. The house and senate will each appoint, a committee of seven members to take evidence and reach a findii?. It is just here that the rub comes. The house will be democratic and its committee will be democratic in whole or in majority, while the senate committee, created by a body which will be republican, will be made - up of republican members. That a joint

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in the Crown Point jail. I do not blame to me personally, but it is an outrage to be done at once to alleviate the cracked voico told only too plainly that he was the victim of tuberculosis. The state's attorney says that there is .no question in his mind that Stanley Sulentich is guilty of defrauding a large number of foreigners out of their hard-earned cash. The fact that the attorneys for the defense, Manlove & Carver and Fox & Dunn, have continued the case from time to time, indicates that. But all of the original witnesses are now out of Gary. A diligent search by Deputy Sheriff James Trost in Gary failed to reveal a single witness out of all those who were originally supposed to have been defrauded. He May Be Freed. This makes it apparent that no case will be made out against Sulentich, and that today or tomorrow, when his case comes up. for trial, he may be freed and for the first time, in seven long Tnontfis "will ITeable to-bask in the sunshine and breathe the fresh air that his diseased lungs have been craving But if the state's attorney says that Sulentich is guilty, he Is equally in sistent that he is not guilty and tha he has been the victim of a terrible conspiracy. When he is released he says he will tell the facts about the case. He hints at'eorruption in certain po lice circles. He mentioned the Serv ian riot as. thought that hadsomething to do With his troubles, and finally he said that the irregularities in his of flee were due to L. II. Calany, who was in his office, but who ran away when the exposures were made. And now Sulentich may be dying! LITTL report can be adopted under the clr- ' cumstances is' regarded as doubtful. I Politics "Will Govern. I Of course it is not to be intimated that the investigators, either republican or democratic, would not correct any specific error that might be demonstrated, but politics is bound to govern in a large measure, and it is very doubtful if the investigators would , agree even though they perform their duties conscientiously and subpoena witnesses, summon election officers, produce ballots and tally sheets and do the other things that they are by law empowered to do. Failure to agree may be anticipated ! as the partisans would be unwilling to report anything that might reflect ' seriously upon the organization of ; their particular prty. The democrats ; are not going to confirm charges of j fraud against their own state commit- ! tee if they can help it, and the re publicans will be just as zealous to protect the good names of the men at the head of their party. These considerations are probably as great as those concerning a dispute as to whether a republican or a democrat should hold a certain office. How It May Turn Out. It may be anticipated that the democratic committee from the house-will report to the body that created it, wliile the republican committee from the senate will report to its republican creator that the republicans now in office were properly elected thereto. This would mean that the contests had failed as it would be up to the contestants to oust the contestees. Inasmuch as the committee , lias power to make final and conclusive report, the legislature could not do more than receive the reports of the joint committee. The democrats realize the hopelessness of their cause, but seem to think that a spirit of fairness and desire that justice obtain will finally land them in office.

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FEDERAL GLEBK DENIES DEI. ALLEGATION

V - Lake County Republicans Resent Charges Made By Stokes Jackson. ROCEEDiNGS WERE ALL LEGAL Had Republicans Desired They Could Have Naturalized Three Hundred More Legally. There has been a great deal of dis cussion and criticism over what the democrats call the "Hunkfy" vote. Stokes Jackson, the democratic state chairman, was misled into believing that there were hundreds of foreigners ported Into Lake county from South Chicago and other points near here. An' Investigation of the facts, how ever, will show the democratic state committee that they need not be fooled into believing that democratic failure in Lake' county was due to the illegal voting of foreigners. Before the election the republican poll books showed that there were 4,000 foreigners in Lake county who wanted naturalization papers. That number is not considered large in view of the fact that this region has grown marvelously since the last national election and foreigners have come in here by the thousands. Mr. Surprise Talks. Charles Surprise, clerk of the United States court, says that there were only 2,400 Lake county foreigners naturalized,, and 300 from South Bend got their papers here. That made 2,700 altogether. The idea that the Lake county republicans brought in foreigners from outside of the count' is preposterous, in view of the fact that there were several hundred foreigners in East Chicago and Indiana Harbor who wanted papers, but were refused them on account of the expense. In other words, he Lake county republicans could have voted 300 to 500 more foreigners in East Chicago, Hammond, Indiana Harbor and Gary if they had cared to do so. Furthermore, the legality of voting of these men could not be attacked. Charles Surprise says there was not a man given his papers who did not come up to the full requirements of the law. " One "Of the surprises of the campaign was the large number of Englishmen, Irishmen and Scotchmen who secured their naturalization papers in Hammond. If the democrats succeed in passing a law in the state requiring foreigners to live here five years before they may take out their naturalization papers, there will be hundreds of men from these countries who will be refused the rights of citizenship along with the foreigners. WILL HOLD A SMOKER Hammond Business Mens' Association Arranges a Meeting. Hammond will hold a smoker and entertainment in Weis hall, 98 State street, tomorrow evening. Good music will be provided and thehere will be speaking and refreshments served. President Jacob Schloer has been making an effort to have C. W. Hotchkiss, general manager of the Chicago, Indiana & Southern, present at the meeting and have him give an address on the question of drainage, in which he is interested. It is hoped that the meeting can be made a success and that the attendance will Justify the expense and trouble to which the officers have been put in arranging it. The association has not been very active during the past few months on account of the campaign activity, but from now on the organization and its officers promise to do something that will at least be an excuse for the existence of the association. SAD DEATHOFE. SGHULZ Ernest Schulz, 10 Warren street, died yesterday evening at his home after an illness of only a few days. Mr.. Schulz died on the anniversary of his wife's death, she having died a year ago. He leaves a daughter, Miss Erma Schulz, and a stepson, Ernest Kaiser. Mr. Schulz was employed as a preserver in the Reid-Murdoch plant, and about a month ago suffered a stroke of paralysis. He recovered from this, but suffered another on Sunday morning. His condition was very low yesterday and he did not seem to realize that he was dying on his wife's anniversary. Mr. Schulz was 56 years old. His funeral has been arranged to take place in Montrose cemetery, Chicago, tomorrow. STEALS A BABY CARRIAGE. It was reported at the police station that a baby carriage was stolen from the rear of a residence at 186 South lloh man street. The carriage was a new one and was leather upholstered. The police are wondering what pressing necessity would make the theft of a baby carriage worth the trouble and danger. Captain Austgen is serlously considering the proposition of having the stork subpoenaed.

ASPin BIG RUSH East Chicago Leads String " of Calumet Region Cities Which Hunger for Settlement of the Postoffice Question. (Special to The Times.) East Chicago, Ind., Soy. 11 Following the election of Congressman ICdward D. Crtimpacker, comes the usual rush of aspirants for postmastershlps, and East Chicago certainly leads the string of cities In the Calumet region with her unusually large list of wimldbe oclals. Since Xov. 4, the day after election, those desiring recognition In the postal service have solicited the aid of any influential friends they might have, circulated petitions and seen Mr. Crumpacker personally all for the honor of being called East Chicago's postmaster. Many Want Officer. Among those desiring the office are, Messrs. H. L. McCoy, Mose Specter, A, G. Slocomb and William Fuzy, the president assistant postmaster. Mr. Specter has been the most ardent work er for the otnee, having circulated a petition and seen Mr. Crumpacker personally, although to what end his visit may have ben is as yet to be conjectured. He declares, however, that his chances for the appointment are of the best. His excellent administra tion of the city's accounts while hold ing omce as city treasurer, predicts a thorough manipulation of the postal records should he be appointed. Mr. Slocomb Is city treasurer of East Chicago at the present time, and still has another yaar o serve. Jsavertheless, he has declare! himself a re ceptive candidate for the office and Continued oa Page 8.) FIRE THREATENS BIG BUILDING Kleihege Block in Danger of Incipient Blaze This Morning. Fire, which threatened the destruc tion of the Kleihege block on Hohman and Sibley streets, broke out in the furnace room of the building at o'clock this morning, and but for the timely discovery and arrival of the fire departments, might have gained such headway that the whole building would have gone up in smoke. The Lion store furniture department is located In the building and thou sands of dollars' worth of furniture is stored there. Fortunately for the proprietors there was no damage to their stock, although for a short time the smoke penetrated into the last re cesses of the building. Instant ventilation cleared the store, thus preventing all damage to the furniture by smoke. The cause of the fire was discovered in the basement over the furnace, which had become overheated. The joists, which are only two feet above the furnace, caught afire, but the fire was checked there. Fire departments No. 1 and No. 4 were on the scene immediately, and by . applying the chemical extinguished the blaze. WAGON TONGUES BREAK Coincidence in Minor Accidents to Departments This Morning. A strange coincidence, which fortunately passed off without accident, occurred this morning when fire departments No. 1 and 4 rushed to the Lion store fire. Captain Henry Peters, who drove the hook and ladder wagon for department No. 1, tried to apply the brakes at the corner of Hohman and Sibley streets, but for the first time in the history of the department they refused to work. The impetus almost threw the horses to the ground, while the driver had !1 he could to prevent a severe collision with a telegraph pole. A poor piece of wood in the tongue of the engine of department No. 4 caused that pole to break within a few feet of the fire. The break did not interfere with the run. but might have been more serious if the horses had been at a gallop. Have you any pictures about the house that you intend to have framed for the holidays? If so, place your order early. H. O. Young. 280 South Hohma nstreet, Hammond, will do the work skillfully and" artistically.

UNIVERSITY CLUB STARTS T1EW BRANCH

"Bulge Brow" Organization Is Organized to Discuss Momentous Questions. CLUB VOTES IN NEW MEMBERS Newly-Weds to Get Soaked for Five. Bones If They Don't Attend Party. The Cniversity club of Hammond had one of the best meetings of the year at Its club rooms in ' the Hammond building lust evening. The meeting was called for the purpose I taKtng up the quest00 f social activities during the coming winter. A canvass of the membership of the club revealed the fact that in spite of the loss of several members who have moved out of town there are still for ty-live active members. New Members Voted On. Dr. Elmore Salsbury was voted a member, and the applications of ten other college men who desire to become members will be received at a meeting of the entertainment commit tee this evening. It was definitely decided 'to Hold a reception to the newly-weds in the club within the next two weeks. Re cently there have been so many of the members married that this form of so cial activity was decided upon to In terest the better halves of the club in the organization. The entertainment committee to have charge of the reception to the newly weds, and they may be depended upon to devise some interesting amusement for the evening. All of the newly-weds will be invited to attend and will be fined $5 if they do not show up. Later in the month it has been pro posed to give a dance, which will be the first big social event of the season. Other dances will be given during the year. At a later meeting the question of having the Wabash college glee club here will be taken up. An amendment to the bylaws is to be submitted at the next regular meeting by Fred Crumpacker,- which will provide for a " non-resident membership. It has also been proposed to organize" withjn the club a "bulge brow" club, which will spend an evening each week discussing various questions of moment. It is expected that during the winter the membership of the club will be increased to sixty, and with the increase in membership the activities of the club will increase accordingly. That the club has been able to survive during the past year when so many hiembers were out of the city and when times were bad is regarded as an Indication that the organization is destined to be a permanent one. 1. MUZZALL AT WORK v ana Investigating Pitiful Case at Standard Steel Car "Works. Truant Officer Muzzall Js in Hammond today investigating a case of want in the Standard Steel Car settlement. Some, time ago Mrs. Frank Povalak was adjudged insane and sent to the asylum. She left her husband and three little children. One was 8 years old, another was 3 years old and the third was 15 months ofd. The mother has been gone since last spring and the children have not been properly cared for since that time. Mr. Muzzall will make an effort to have the children taken to the Julia K. "Work asylum at Plymouth, Ind., where they will receive the proper care and may be placed in a family where they will be cared for. SHRINERS PLAN A TRIP About Twenty Murat Devotees Will Go to the Capital. Between twenty and thirty Hammond ohriners are planning to attend a meeting of the Murat Shrine at Indianapolis next Friday. The Hammond shriners are all members of Murat temple, aid for that reason they will be more than ordinarily interested in the coming shrine meeting. At first It was thought advisable for the Hammond members to get up a party large enough to warrant them hiring a private car. but as it Is the Hammond members will probably go to Indianapolis with the members of Medinah temple from Chicago. The local members of Murat temple are delighted over the prospects of making the trip to Indianapolis to the shj-ine and it is possible that before Saturday the size of the caravan will be Increased. The trip to Indianapolis will be made Thursday night and the return to Hammond will be made Friday night. Come on you sinners. Have your soles mended. Phone 267. Quick Shoe Rffair Works, 114 Plumnrer avenue.

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Hammond Federation of Musicians, Local No. 203, A. F. of M., Hold Their Annual Election of Officers and Banquet. EAST CHICAGO fill ELECTE0PRE5I0EI1T Alles Klingt Suess in der Halle Und Die Musikanten Werden Heute Zu . Einander Sagen, Wenn Sie Gefragt Werden, "Ja, Ich Bin Scnon da Gewesen." "The man that hath no mnsfc in himself nor Is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, is fit for treason, strategim and 'spoils." Despite the big bass drum's oft-ie-peated sound "bum, bum," the annual dance of the musicians was one of the most pleasing social events of the season. The Hammond Federation of Musicians, local No. 203, A. F. of M.. held their annual election of officers last night in Ttoth's hall, and after the meeting adjourned to Weis" hall, where the ladles of the musicians received them. Goodfellowshlp Reigned Supreme. There was a good attendance,- and as the evening advanced good fellowship grew apace. The artist who played the first fiddle no longer thought himself better than the man sawing away at the cello, as the flutist came down several fiats and raised the baritone several sharps they stood on an even scale. The drummer, however, still stood in a class "by himself. Being the man who beat the bass, rattled the Snare, kicked the cymbals, rattled the angle, and shook bells, etc., etc., he represented a band in himself and consequently did not have much time for the others. i It was certainly a pleasant crowd, and for once the German, the Irish, the Swede, the Pole were all Bohemians. Gay life? Sure. The officers were elected as follows; President John Floyd, East Chicago. Vice president Sidney Granger, Hammond. Secretary Albert . Gehring, Ham mond. Treasurer August- Wiegand, Ham mond. Board of directors John Lloyd, Albert Gehring, Sidney Granger, Barnie G. Young, Fred Loverenz, Walter Walsh, Dalbert A. Pugh, J. Wall Robbins and George Glndl. Board of appeals Robert Stewart, William Huehn, Harry O. Reissig. Examination board Albert Gehring, Dalbert A. Pugh, George Gindl. Auditing committee Knox Robblns, John W. Littman. Casper J. Schmitt. Sergeant-at-arms Walter Walsh. LOSES HIS GELD Saloonkeeper William Kuhn Gets Himself Into Trouble. Cherokee Balrd Is an Indian medicine man. He came into Hammond with about $100 in "wampum" in his possession. In addition, he had two horses and as a result of a spree in which he engaged yesterday while here he has lost everything. Yesterday he went to Attorney Schottler and asked that attachment proceedings be brought against William Kuhn to recover the horses. Attorney Schottler is also considering the matter of bringing criminal action against the Hammond saloonkeeper for selling firewater to an Indian, which the United States government strictly prohibits. The Indian says that he was induced to spend all of his money in the saloon and that the saloonkeeper kept his horses as well. PETER CRUMPACKER IS QUITE ILL AT E Peter Crumpacker, who has been 111 at his home in 25 Webb street. Is reported to be somewhat improved. Mr. Crumpacker had been suffering from a badly ulcerated tooth and in addition has had an attack of the grip, which confined him to the bed. He has suffered considerably from the tooth and had his general health been better he would have gone to a specialist in Chicago. His face Is still badly swollen and he has fever during parts of the day.

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STILL MOOT Lake County May Be Scena of Spirited Election Contest if the Democrats Have Their Way Over the Matter. . , j ,,i;,--sJ l. J EXPERTS TO COME ' TO LAKE GOOIITY State Central Committee, of Demo cratic Party to Investigate How Naturalization Was Done and Men Sent Here From Indianapolis Will Go Over Count. Lake county continues In the -lime li&Tht at -Indianapolis, owing to tha rote east hem at the election which has just passed. Stokes Jackson, the democratic state cnalrman, says he will contest the vote. It was arranged to send expert r several of the counties and have thent make a careful recount of the vote and revision of the " fiarurea shown on th tally sheets and oa the certlflcates of election. In counties where the county chairmen can do this work as well as an expert the chairman will be In structed to do It. Special Attention to Lake County. It was decided to pay special atten tlon to the vote in Lake, county. Two or three men will be sent there to pur sure different lines of investigation. One will look into the vote, as will be done in other counties. Another will investigate the foreigners who were naturalized by the republicans In timo to vate at the election. The manner In which they were naturalized will also be .looked into. the. state organization having received information that It would be' well, to see Just how it wai done. The democrats are saying they will be able to show that many of these foreigners possibly 700 had not been, residents of Indiana a sufficient length, of time to entitle them to citizenship, and if this is found to be true tha '(Continued on Fare 8.) O'SHEA ft SHEA GET IT Hammond Men Get Contract for Pine Street Sewer Today. The board of public works at 1t regular meeting this, morning awarded the contract for the Pine street sewer to O'Shea & Shea at $1.35 a lineal foot and $5 for house connections. The primary, assessment roll for the Columbia avenue sewer was adopted, and the clerk ordered to advertise for bids for the Wood street sewer. By a motion the board rescinded all action on the proposed improvement for the Robertsdale police station. The board has about decided to build a new fire station in Robertsdale. and to remodel the present police station in such a manner as to provide sufficient room for the police department. The original intention was to remodel the building in such a manner as to provide room for both the police and the fire department, but this would be impracticable as the wants and needs of Robertsdale grow. L E After visiting Hammond, Harbor and Whiting recently. Indiana the Mil waukee board of public works has decided to experiment in Milwaukee with a new sort of pavement called bitumen macadam. The new material, as It is laid on, South Hohman street, consists of asphalt and crushed stone. The pavements always maintain a rough surface and can be laid in cold weather, hardening when the materials evaporate, the board says. The price is $1.65 a yard on a six-inch concrete base, while ordinary asphalt generally costs $2.65 a yard. ineluiVing the base. The Milwaukee officials who were guests of the Hammond board of public works while here were much impressed with the work on South Hohman street. DEATH OF BABY LESS. Hortense, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Less Wayman, 306 Michigan avenue, died last night. Burial took place this morning at Oak Hill cemetery.

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