Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 129, Hammond, Lake County, 17 November 1908 — Page 1

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Generally fair today and Wednesday rising temper, at are. EDITION DNE CENT PER COPY VOL. in.. NO. 129. HAMMOND, INDIANA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1908.

FORGERY SURPRISES

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Peter Van Vlissengen, Who Got Away with $700,000, Owned Subdivision Just West of Toleston and Also Much Gary Real Estate. FORGER ISlLLiOl OVER LAKE COUNTY Belief Expressed That He Invested r Heavily in Gary Real Estate in the ; . , . i. .1 iiope 01 iteCOTiping HIS xauing Fortunes When Crash Came. v t.t,'VU The people of Lake Co. are very much Interested In the case of , Peter Van Vlisslnsren. the Chicago real estate dealer, who yesterday confessed to I forgeries Involving; more than $700,000 j I was haled before the prosecuting; attorney, Inducted, tried and sentenced to the I penitentiary from one , to fourteen 1 The convicted man is the owner 01 a anoarvMion just wesx ei wucu Is known as the Van Vlissengen auhdi vision, and la known to have Invested heavily tn Gary real estate. Was Well Known Here, He was well known by many Gary real estate men and had dealings with all of the prominent ones. He was supposed in Gary to be a wealthy man. and there was no one who suspected that for the past twenty years he has been systematically stealing enormous sums of money by the simple process, of ateallna- from Peter to w Paul. -- The land which Mr. Van VlissenRrsf owns In the vicinity of Gary is a 40acre piece, just west of Toleston, and it is now supposed that he had hoped by investing in Gary, where values were rapidly rising, to mage enough money to finally settle with the men I he had fleeced. I Gary Acquaintances Shocked. Among the Gary real estate men with whom Mr. Van-Vlissengen had dealings was R. L. Miller. Mr. Miller knew the Chicago man well and was shocked when he read in the papers this morning that he was guilty of such colossal stealings. It is not believed that any of the ar them had a surplus to lend him. It is the general impression that the Chi cago man merely came to Gary for the purpose of finding a good investment. It is believed that he owns other real estate in Gary in addition to that near Toleston, and a hasty canvass of the real estate offices Is being made to discover the amount of his holdings there. Speculation Over Property. There is a great deal of speculation Continued on pace R. ENGINEER PASSES AWAY AntOn Heramb DieS in St. "Mnrvra rot'e TTncriTi1 Riargarei s nospitai Q4T A uuiiciiiig Agviiy. Anion xieramD, union avenue, Chicago, the wrecking crane engineer who was scalded by escaping steam early yesterday morning when his crane tipped over, died last night at 6 o'clock at the local hospital. There was no possible chance to save the man's life, and his physicians, seeing that all efforts would be fruitless, summoned his wife to his bedside. The suffering man was conscious to the last. His condition was most painful, he being so badly scalded that in many places the bandages only held the flesh In Its place. The remains were sent to Chicago this morning. Coroner Shanklin having permitted this in order that the body may be prepared fro burial. . v Much Sympathy for Bereaved Family. The Inquest was held this afternoon in Coroner Shanklin's' office. Mr. Heramb was a middle-aged man, and leaves a wife and several small children. Although he was a stranger to local railroad men the sincerest sympathy is nevertheless expressed for the bereaved family,- to whom misfortune came so suddenly. A. C. E. &.I. wrecking crane work all last night on the crane, .which is still, in the turn table pit, but did not succeed in -getting It out. Another wrecking crane of the Chicago & Western Indiana was brought out this noon, which is expected to raise the huge crane. The engine which fell into the pit and which caused the crane wreck has been taken out of the pit.

SINGULAR DIVORCE '

C0IM11TS FILED Postal Cards to Lady Correspondent Bring Woe to Mrs. Nora Orcutt. FILED IN THE SUPERIOR COURT Husband Wants Divorce From His Wif - Bit - Several, Times. And now comet Attorney William H. Slckmaa with two striking exhl bits. Exhibits "A" Is a divorce proceedings In which the cause given Is the postal card erase and the other Is divorce case Instituted because a woman persisted" la biting; her hus band. In the first case Mrs. Nora M. Or cutt Is suing; her husband Albert Or cntt because on "divers and sundry occasions" he sent "diver and sundry I00""1 card"" "dl"n and annAr I lady, correspondents." According to the complaint Albert i t A, . 1 rnuiea a uux in me luctti pusLuiuue f0r the purpose of receiving his numerous billets doux. His wife did not know that he had made such an ar rangement with Uncle Sam until one day she happened to go thorugh his pockets and there she found numerous letters, the contents .'of which were of an amatory nature. . Poxy Wife Watches Him. After that the foxy little wife watched her husband's clothes. She went through them whenever she got a chance and each time she found numerous letters and large numbers of postal cards. The complaint states that many of these Dostal cards had endearinsr terms th a jct,,,.,,, r,eonle maklne love. After she had secured enough evidence of the kind she went to the postofflce and learned that "hubby was paying the rent on: a postofflce box for the sole purpose of receiving the numerous postal cards from his lady friends. That made her very angry, and she went to her husband and pleaded with "lra 10 aeaisi. it seems, nowever, mai the Postal card craze had the better o Mm and he coi l not Or .would-SiOt cease his letter-writing. Finally it came to a point where she could stand it no longer and she hired Mr. Slckman to start the wheels of the court In motion that she might secure & divorce and all other proper relief. Postal Card Crase the Cause. The supplement her . complaint she Continued on page 3.) FIGURING Oil A BOARD Is Rife on Personnel of Next Police Board. With the knowledge that the' demo crats will control the next legislature. speculation is rife as to the fate of the metropolitan police law. Whether it is repealed or not, the impression seems to be. that even if the governor should retain the appointive power of the police commissioners that he will virtually be vested in the democratic mayors of the various cities affected by the Jaw. Bringing the prob lem nearer home, the question arises as to the future police commissioners of Hammond. Mayor Becker very rarely commits himself as to appointments, but the street report is to the effect that the I board would be graced with Anton TapM democrat members, while the union members, es pecially the republicans, are beginning to turn the wheels to seat J. C. Harlan a republican. ex-Dresident of the carpenters' union, former business agent of the organization, and ex-president of the district council. It is safe to say, however, that be fore the appointments have really been made, that Madame Gossip will have provided a seat for everybody that con trols more than his own vote. GOIIISSIOIIS ISSUED Commissions have been issued by the governor to Frank J. Hall, lieutenan governor-elect; Fred A. Sims, secretary of state; Oscar Hadley, state treasurer John C. Billheimer, state auditor; Robert J. Aley, the newly elected state superintendent of public instruction James Bingham, attorney general; J. L. Peetz, the newly elected state statistician, and Quincy A. Myers and David Myers, the newly elected Judges of the supreme and appellate courts, respectively. Mr. Halls commission is for four years and dates from the second Monday in January. The commissions issued to Messrs. Sims and Billheimer are for two years. "Each dates from Nov. 24.. The commission issued to Atv torney Geheral Bingham is for two years and dates - from Jan. 1. That which was issued to Quincy A. Myers is for six years and dates from the first Monday in January. Judge David Myers" commission is for four years, beginning with the first day of January.

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LAST III Frank S. Betz Returns Home . After . Extended Seven Months Trip in Many Foreign Countries and Waters. TAFTS ELECT! tin Tnmr n IIU I MUN I Hammond Manufacturer Returns to Find His Plant Running in Full Blast and He Meets With Improved Commercial Conditions Every where as Result of Taft's Victory. After a most enjoyable trip In Eu rope, Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Bets ar rived In Hammond over the Erie last night. They were welcomed home by a large party of friends and were ex ceedingly glad to get back home. During their absence from this city they visited the Azore Islands, Gibral tar, Naples, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan Turin, in Italy; Lucerne, in Switzerland: Cologne in Germany; London, Manchester and Liverpool, in England, and Queenstown. .Their trip home was by way of the Caronla of the Cunard line and not a single untoward thing happened to mar the trip. Will Boost His Business. While abroad Mr. Betz transacted an avalanche of business and did a great deal of buying for his big plant here. He expects a big boom in business for it as a result and the bargain hunters will undoubtedly get busy. . 31 .noteda.- gr$&t ..change in con!-. tlons at the Beta plant here, and" the ? manufactory is now being worked over time to fill the orders that are pouring , In daily. "On the boat returning," said Mr. Betz, "I met forty buyers who had been doing a tremendous business as a result of the election of Mr. Taft. The conditions in Europe are amasing. The London papers said that more orders for American products were placed the day after Mr. Taft's election than had been placed for three months before that, altogether. Idle Men Get Work. "More men were put at work lnthe week following election than had been put at work before for six months. .1 met one man on the boat who had a 165,000 dollar order contingent on Taft's election. I was in London on election day and the cables were watched anx iously for the returns of the presidential election over here." Mr. Betz brought back with him many plans to Increase his business here and they will, all of them, have a material influence in the return of prosperity to Hammond. YOUNG GETS CONTRACT Local Bandmaster Will Fur nish Music For the Dairy Show. Barnie Young, the local bandmaster, received good news from Chicago this morning. . It was to the effect that the Toung concert band had been awarded the, contract for furnishing the music for the national dairy show, which will take place at the Coliseum this year Immediately after the conclusion of the fat stock show. The dairy show will last from Dec, 2 to 10. It will be the second year that Mr. Young has furnished the music for-- this show and his friends are well pleased that he has landed the plum. GUS IAATCH MOVES HIS PLACE OF BUSINESS. Hammond Denier Surprises His Customers By Making Quick Shift. Gus Laatch, the Fayette street grocer, has moved his place of business from east of Oakley avenue to west of Oakley avenue in the' Mike Maginot store. He opened his place to the public yesterday, and there were, indeed, many surprises for his customers when they discovered the sudden change that had been made. Mr. Laatch moved last Sunday and was ready for business yesterday morning. In the time that he has been In the neighborhood he has built up a fine business for himself and his many friends hope that he will be even more successful ln his new place. Don't overlook the big cut and slash sale of the Paxton & Baker Co's stock, 225-227 State street, by the Chicago Brokerage Co. Sale opens Wednesday morning. 2t.

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JURY DISAGREES III

HORSESTEALING CASE One Juror Saves George and Albert Louks from Going to Penitentiary. WILL BE TRIED ONCE MORE Jury In Lake Superior Court Stands Eleven to One For Conviction of Accused Man. The Jury which was Impaneled to try George and Albert Eckers, alias George and Albert Louks, on the charge of horsestealing, was out all night and was discharged this morning after fall ing to come to an agreement. It Is said that the jury stood eleven to one for conviction, but one man stood out all night and refused to convict the men who are alleged to have stolen a horse belonging to George Begner. Who the one obdurate Juror was the other Jurors refuse to state, but it is known that the attorney for the pros ecution is very wroth at his action, and those who heard the case think it is an outrage. Juror Didn't Accomplish Much. The Eckers brothers will not be re-: leased, but will be tried by another Jury so that little have been accom plished by the one Juror unless it should develope that the next jury refuses to convict the prisoners. The case arose after a horse belong ing to George Bergner had been stolen and the two Eckers boys, who had been camping in the vicinity, turned up missing at the same time. The traoks made by the horse's' hoofs lead directly to the camp where the young men had been holding forth for some time and the police at both Hammond and Chicago were notified. Later on the Chicago police reported the arrest of the Louks boys and they were taken to Crown Point to await trial on the charge of stealing horses. The y"oung men, who are both 26 to 28 years old, denied their guilt and the horse could not be found. Jury Out a Long' Time. The case came up for trial yester day Jtnd -in iitv oJL.Ake.-.f ac t .b&tlib,a Chicago police reported that the young men have a bad reputation the one man on the Jury refused to vote -for conviction. ' The Jury was out a remarkably long time considering the offense. The Jury went to the Jury-room at about 5 o'clock yesterday and were not dis missed' until 9 o"clock this morning, when Judge Reiter arrived ln court. TELEPHONE COMPANY TOJJILD YARDS C. T. Co. Purchases North Side Property for Storage Room Purposes. WILL HAVE SIDING MADE Expansion of Company's Business Shows the Need of Yards of This Kind. The Chicago Telephone company has purchased sixteen lots on Hoffman street on the north side where it will at once begin the construction of larare storaae yard. The consideration was 3,SOO. The property is said to be especial' ly desirable for this purpose on ac count of the fact that it will be po sible to have telegraph poles and oth er material used by the company in construction work shipped directly to the yards from the Pennsylvania rail road by means of a siding. The work of constructing a build ing which will be sued for a shop and the general construction depart- ! ment will begin at once. The building is to be of brick and will be 25 feet by 40 feet in size. Supplies Kept In Building. The wire and supplies of value of this kind will be kept in this building and this will permit the cleaning out of the basement and yard "of the company's premises on Rimbach avenue. The new yard will be used for the storage of telegraph poles, cross beams and supports, and is greatly needed as a result of the great expansion of the company's business, both past and prospective, in Hammond. The necesssity of purchasing a yard for this purpose has been apparent for some time and as soon as business conditions were settled the company went ahead with its improvements. It is expected that the cost of .the property, the fences and the building that will be built on this property will total in cost $12,000 to $15,000. This makes this one of the largest real estate deals which have taken place in this city since the recent , financial stringency.

OFFICERS

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ELEGIEO Permanent Organization of Hammond Brewing Co. Is Effected at Meeting Last Night and Plans Are Submitted For Building. CAPITAL STOCK IS NEARLY SUBSCRIBED rown .rums arewcry vvuiiuug iguv and Day to Get Enough Ahead bo That Equipment May Be Moved to Hammond By Feb. 1 and ManUfacture of Beer Begin. The permanent organization of the Hammond Brewing company, the story whose location appeared exclusively In The Times over a month ago, took place last evening when the officers and directors were elected. The stockholders, about twenty-five ln number, assembled and elected the following men as directors for one year! L. " Sonnenschein, the principal stockholder ) George M. Eder, Charles JS. Mayer, August Mayer, William Ros slan, Martin Flnncran and E. A. Klnkade. The directors then withdrew and elected the following officers: L. Son nenschein, president; Charles H. Mayer, Vice president, and George M. Eder, secretary-treasurer. . Arefcitect TSubmits Plana. AJireiw -aw-tfce-xif ficera 'nd directors had ben selected Mr. B. Barthol, one of the Jeading architects of breweries in the country, sumbitted plans for the plant which is to be constructed In this city. These plans consisted of drawings of the brewery building, the bottling works, the office building and the barns. They were accepted and the specifications were ordered made at once so that the contract for the con structlon could be let at once. The contract for the construction of the foundations will be let at once. so that there will be as little delay as possible, and it is expected that work on these will begin within twenty-four hours after the foundation plans are furnished by the architect. The whole plant is expected to.be completed by Feb.. 1. Will Go to Crown Point, The directors also appointed a com mlttee which- will iro to Crown Point nnnr.laA K ,r,!n A,,iln. CLUVA aii atou wit? venue. -1'r' ment and assets, excepting the land and buildings of the Crown Point Brewing company of Crown Point, which is owned by Mr. Sonnenschein. The directors will -meet next Thursday to receive a report of this appraising committee and pass upon it. The stockholders are also invited to this meeting. However, the work of appraising the old plant will not Interfere in the least with the plans for. the -construction of the new one. Location for 3iew Building. As the plans are now drawn'- the main building of the Hammond Brewing company will be located at the northeast corner of West State street and Freeland avenue. The bottling plant, the cooperage, the barns and the storage house will be located at the southeast corner of Plummer and Freeland avenues. The Crown Point Brewing company Is now working its plant at Crown Point night and day to get enough beer on hand to last while the equipment is being moved from one plant to another. In the meantime no effort will be made to take on new business until the new plant gets into operation. Of the $200,000 stock for which the company has been capitalized $140,000 has been sold and $130,000 of that has been paid in'. The company is already an assured success and the directors and stockholders are enthusiastic over the prospects. PEDDLERS RECOVERING Max Goldstein and Daniel Lessler of East Chicago, the two Jewish peddlers who were seriously injured last week when their wagon was struck by a C. L. S. & S. B. interurban car, are reported to be recovering very nicely at Mercy hospital and will be able to be out in the course of a few days. It was thought at first that the men had Internal injuries but the physicians in attendance do not fear any serious results. It is thought that a settlement will be reached between the railroad company and the Injured men as witnesses to the accident say that neither party were to blame.

TAGGART WILL HOT

BEHAIIOIOATE Indiana's Democratic Lead er Not in the Race for the Senatorship. MOORE WILL HELP KERB Ex.National Democratic chairman Issued Statement After Leaving Kern's Office. Thomas Taggart of Indianapolis, for-J mer democratic national chairman, an nounced that he is not a candidate for senator, and as a consequence the friends of John W. Kern were Jubilant last night, as they took Mr. Taggarts announcement to mean that Taggart and his followers will support Kern. Taggart's support of Kern, they say. practically assures his election, as Taggart has considerable influence. Mr. Taeearfs decision followed a conference he had with Mr. Kern yest.rIgir n Mr I'ern's office Mr. Te- I tenJay ln Mr Kern's office. Mr. Tag art arrlved ln Indianapolis yesterday forenoon from French Lick Springs and stopped at Kern's office on his way to the Denison hotel in Indianapolis. Mn Taggart and Mr. Kern had a long talk behind closed doors. In his statement to the press Mr. Taggart expresses deep gratitude for the support his friends have offered nimi but says he wm be better satisfied to remain in the ranks and assist the democratic organization. Statement by Taggart. Mr. Taggarf's statement is as fol lows: , The interest shown by my friends all over the state in advocating my election as United States senator from Indiana has been most gratifying. While I wish to . assure all my f riends that I fully appreciate the .honor that would be conferred ln. such an election, and while such a profferfrom the party with which I have been so long associ-tted and in which I have always been an active worker ln the ranks is a thing not lightly to be cast aside, I have carefully considered the matter and must decline to become V a ''candidate. -. , ::. ...; i-My bnaine1inteirt are-nch in extent that they demand - fill my personal attention and the- sacrifice resulting, even if my election were assured, would be too great. " There are a number of able and deserving men in the democratic : party who have already announced their wish to take the senatorship and I feel sure that the party will make no mistake in its final selection. I shall he better satisfied to remain ln the ranks and do what 1 can as one member of the organisation In perpetuating the party of the people in power in Indiana. I most heartily thank all my friends who have been so insistent in urging my claims for the position. THOMAS TAGGART. Although neither Mr. Taggart nor Mr. Kern is admitting anything as a re s,,lt nt i-AsterdaV confrencn hetwn J I- , J3 v. - I L II C I W U IIltTlJ,, UriilULl a. HU ICaUCfS UO J ueve that an arrangement was agreed to by which Taggart is to support Kern. LUKE KEEPSJI BUSY Outside People Can't Under stand the Hustle and Enterprise Here. Yes, its awful, isn't it? The Michigan City News said last night: "It's a very warm day in July when the Lake county bunch cannot get busy upon matters of something new under the sun. With Crown Point, Hammond, East Chicago and Gary in the Lake county district it takes a whole lot to go round and give each one a piece worth while. The latest thing they have sprung over there now, is the segregation of Lake and Porter counties as a circuit court district and giving Lake county a circuit of its own. It is not stated whether this will work to Hammond's good, or to Gary good, or to East Chicago, or whether there is intention of taking the court away from Crown Point altogether. It's hard to tell some times, just what the boys over there in Lake do want, or how much of it they want. Time alone will tell." REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING HELD THIS EVENING. Many Things on Tap for City Fathers to Interest Themselves In. A regular city council meeting will be held this evening, this being the first one of the month. In the heat of the campaign, interest In the meetings lagged, and as a result considerable business has accumulated. Considerable new ordinances are on tap to be passed to complete the revision that Mayor Becker and the council is making. Special notice has ben sent to all the council members and a fullattendance is expected this eveninsr.

THE! SIM OUTONTH WARPA"

Crown Point Saloon Eun by Frank Young, Formerly of Hammond, Is Now in the Hands of the Sheriff Much Interest in Case. BUILDING OWNED BY G. H. FREDERICKS Temperance Leaders at County Seat x . Start Fight Again and Succeed in Closing Up the Biggest and Most Important Saloon in Town, at Least Temporarily, But Fight Has Begun. (Special to The Times.) Crown Point, Ind., Nov. 17. The sa loon of Frank Yonng, on the corner of . Main and Jollet streets, was closed yesterday morning at the instigation of several Crown Point temperance peo ple, among whom were four women who have figured prominently in the antisaloon cause In the past. Mr. Young, who recently took charge of the business, came from Hammond, where he was engaged in the saloon business in that city. Frank Mann Former Owner. Previous to that tht business was managed by Frank Mann, and it is said that the license was taken out by him. The temperance people claim that Mr. Young is running his business con trary to the provisions of the law,- in conducting the place witnout a proper license, and yesterday . morning the place ; was"' dosed f wcconiir-ttly.-. , Thewrit was served by the sheriff .and the place at present is under' his" aurveil-' ance. . Opinion Is Varied. There is quite a division of opinion as to the legality of the action and the outcome is awaited by the saloon men and temperance adherents. The' temperance people claim the case and conditions are the same that confronted the Whiting saloonkeepers that were put out of business a short time ago on account of conducing a place without a proper license, and are con fident of winning their cause on the above grounds. Predict Its Reopening. The saloon faction, however, think differently and look forward to an early opening of the saloon. Meanwhile, the plaoe Is closed and the stock is in the hands of the sheriff, awaiting his disposal at the action of the hearing that w,u probably take place today AUG B&IUUIl 13 iUllBlUri CU IMC UIIf&L equipped place in town and a great deal of money was spent there last summer in making a first class buffet of It. The building is owned by and leased from Charles H. Frederlch of Hammond. WANTS SUPPLY YARDS Contractor Henry Ahlborn Purchases Valuable Land For His O wn Use. Henry Ahlborn of West Hammond yesterday purchased three-quarters of an acre of land at the corner of Lincoln and Plummers avenues ln West Hammond in the vicinity of the new Hammond Brewing company and will locate a large supply yards. The property has a sidetrack running Into it from the Michigan Central railroad and this will enable Mr. Ahlborn to store up quantities of materials and have them on hand for his contract work. Mr. Ahlborn expects to make a bid for a large amount of the work of street Improvement in West Hammond next year, and he believes that the purchase of a supply yard will enable him to have an advantage over hia competitors, CRUMP ACKER LEADS VAN OF INDIANIANS TO CONGRESS. First Hoosler Member to Arrive Will Attend Tariff Hearings Before SesHion. Washington, Nov. 16. Representative Crumpacker is the only Indiana member congress who has arrived for the session. He came early to attend tariff hearings before the ways and means committee, of which he is a member. Representative Overstreet is expected Sunday. ALL WEEK ASK YOU TO I0 IS TO COSIPABB THE TIMES WITH THE OTHER PAPERS. WE KNOW YOU'LL DO THE REST.