Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 133, Hammond, Lake County, 21 November 1908 — Page 1

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United States Steel Corporation To Push Scheme To Connect Mammoth Steel Plants

MILWAUKEE OME TERMINUS Proposed Route Surveyed, Maps Made and Construction Begun. A new move Is being made by the CMcago, Milwaukee & Gary Railway company, the new railroad enterprise of the United States Steel

corporation, which is to connect up' , , , . with its different plantain the north-.Around Leg of Corpse a Strand of

went and make them more accessible to Gary. It is the most important railroad proposition that could possibly in terest the city of Gary and Lake' county. SURVEYS ARB ALL MADE. The company recently acquired the Illinois, Iowa Minesota railway from Momenee, 111., by way of Joliet, III., to Rockford. This Is the road which con- ' noets with tbe Indiana Harbor line at - Schneider, in Lake county. From Rock- j fofd the road has been surveyed and ; ms have been made for the extension j of the line by way of Beloit, and east j of Janesville, which place will be omit-, tel, to East Troy, where it will occupy ; tbe right of way of the old Milwaukee ! A Beloit railway, which was projected half a century ago, but was never con- ; atructed, to Milwaukee. The road will ester Milwaukee by way of Layton j Fmr1t, - pmi.iiuK thresfcU - Writ AIlls, J and proceeding thence to Jones Island, ! where it will be equipped to handle the j freight business of the Ilinois Steel : company. WISCOXSIS CENTRAL IX SCHEME. The United States Steel company Is In control of the Illinois Steel company and also of the Wisconsin Central railway. The latter company reaches up to Duluth and will serve the interests of the steel company in the Lake Superior district. From Momence the proposed line is being extended to Gary, on the lake shore, where the United States Steel company has its largest plant and has expended millions of dollars in building up this city with all modern equipments, thus making a great belt line from Gary on the lake to Milwaukee on the lake. But this is not all of this extensive scheme, work on which is already in progress. The Wisconsin Central railray management has recently been informed by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway company that the contract under which they Central trains are run into Milwaukee from Rugby Junction, a distance of thirty miles, will not be renewed after it expires. ENTER CITY ON NEW LINE. Under the plans of the Chicago, Milwaukee & Rugby company, as shown upon the maps which have been published, the main line of the Wisconsin Central road will cross the lines of the new company at a point between Burlington, in Racine county, and Waukesha, and the plan is to run the Central trains over the new road into Milwaukee. Of course this means that the Central company will have to arrange for the Installation of passenger depots, etc., near the business center of Milwaukee. Active work in the construction of the proposed line, and the filling in of the gaps between the lines already in operation, will be started immediately and completed as soon as possible. SMITH FMD5 FRIEHDS Ailing Wayfarer Secures Mnoey from East Through Kindness of Friends. M. J. Smith fell in with friends when he came to the Hammond police station sick, both physically and mentally. He stated that he was all in down and out and wanted some assistance so that he could send word to his parents in the east. The officers at the station gave Mr. Smith his breakfast and the department then guaranteed the cost of a telegram to his parents. Young Smith, who is about 23 years old, seemed very much pleased at the kindness of the officers. The money he telegraphed for came this afternoon and he will be on his way home this evening. He was very much cheered when he received the $12, which was telegraphed to him and he left oh the Nickel Plate railroad this afternoon. LAKE SUPERIOR COURT. New Cases. Kosimer Lubeckas vs. Walla Walla fire Insurance company. Suit on policy,

LAKE MYSTERY IS

PARTLY CLEARED UP Body of Chas. Bubolz Found Water at Cedar Lake Yesterday. m SUICIOETHEORY ACCEPTED ONE Wire Is Found Wound By Draggers. Crown Point, Ind., Nov. 2L After ; vain search for over twelve day of I nearly continuous dragging, tbe effort of the searching party were successful, 1 yesterday afternoon, and Cedar lake yielded up the corpse of Charles Bubols, who committed suicide a week from last Sunday. Tony Hetzler and John Fathke, a brother-in-law of the unfortunate man, were about to five up the search, after hours of continued effort to locate the body, when the hooks which , they had been using fas tened themselves In the dead man a clothing and he was brought to the surface. The depth of the water is only about five feet where the body was found, which is not over 100 yards from the place where the old Fanchar bridge used to stand. Around the leg of the corpse was wound the piece of wire he was last seen carrying, with a loop on the other end, evidently used to carry a weight to hold the body down and make the suicidal attempt successful. Dr. Houk, deputy coroner, was called to the scene and Linton &. Merrill's ambulance brought the body to their undertaking establishment, where an autopsy will be held. No marks of violence or foul play were discovered on the body, and from all sides every thing points to a simple case of self destruction. Cedar lake, the lake of mystery, has again called for its toll of human life. the first this year, and another grave will mark the resting place of the long list of victims that have met their fate, either willingly or unwillingly. In the waters of the lake of the Red Cedars. The funeral of the unfortunate man will probably be held Sunday, although no arrangements have been made as yet. THEATRE 0PENST0N1GHT Englehart's Princess Ready For Business and Opening This Evening. The Princess theater, T. W. Engleharts beautiful theater which is being put in the remodeled room in the Tapper block, will be ready for Its patrons tonight. rom the plans it appeared that Hammond would be able to boast of the most attractive small theater in Northern Indiana, but the appearance of the theater itself makes it certain that there is no other to equal it in this part of the state. The work of completing the front of the theater is about finished and those who have been permitted to peep inside and see the beautiful inlaid marble are surprised at the beauty of the new show house. The seats are in place and all is ready. They are regular opera chairs with plush backs and will be very comfortable. The interior decorations are all completed and it will require a visit by the people of Hammond to get an Idea of their beauty. For thet ime being, the show will be merely a moving picture entertainment with the accompany illustrated songs and vocal solos, but later on there will be several vaudeville acts secured and there will be a vaudeville entertainment as well. The price of admission will be 5 cents for the present time and later it will be increased to 10 cents when the vaudeville acts are secured. The theater is constructed according to the most modern ideas. TAKEN TO POOR FARM. John Bennett, 73 years of age, was taken to the poor farm today on account of his infirmities. He was sick and had sore feet and his usefulness-in this world was practically ended. Mr. Bennett resided at 431 Sibley street. He will probably spend the rest of his life at the Lake county lnflrmery.

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GAMBLERS LOSE? Chicago Paper Says $4,000; Others Say $450; Dick Graham Says Nix. THE TWO STORIES DISAGREE Alleged Hold-Hp of Graham Bros. Doesn't Excite West Hammond Sports Very Much. The alleged holdup of Dick and Hugh Graham In a gaming house in West Hammond, last Thursday night, fur nished the Chicago Journal with a sen sational story yesterday, of how a lone bandit, at the point of a gun, held up the entire house and robbed the inmates of $4,000. The Chicago papers had no names and admitted that they could not get any, as the report came to police headquarters in a roundabout way. Hammond sports who read the story, however, had heard two different versions. Two Tales Are Told. The first was to the effect that two well-dressed men entered the place and took a seat at a table where a card game was In progress. In the course of the game both pulled revolvers and held up the players, taking from each, Including the two Grahams, their dia monds and watches and all the money in sight, the whole booty amounting to $450. A second story was to the effect that two sports walked into the place, and that while one sat in the game the other got next to the blue chips and was about to slip them to his partner when Dick Graham caught him at it and backed him up against the wall at the point of a gun. You can pay your money and you take your choice, but Dick doesn't look like a man who has parted with many "blue ones," either diamonds or chips. The Hammond Iroquois team will play the East Chicago Tigers at Harrison Park tomorrow afternoon. The game will be in the nature of a practice game witn tne .f irst regiment on Thanksgiving day. The ast Chicago team is in good shape and it is expected to put up a much better game than the farce contest which Hegewisch put on here last Sun day. The East Chicago Tigers have always had a strong team, and it Is expected that they will come up to their standard tomorrow. The line-up of the teams will be as follows: Hammond. East Chicago. Heiser L. E . Sneddan Reel L. T McDilllon Flowers ....... L. Q. French Smith C. Douglas Enrlght R. Q Thorpe Dougherty R. T Huwlg P. Smith R. E.. Wartena 3elb Q McShan Stevens F. B Finnertty Half man R. H Sternberg Portz L. H Hascal E. D. CRUMPACKER IS NOW EN ROUTE HOME Stops Off at Hot Springs, Va., to See President-Elect Tatt. tepresenianve v-rumpacxer in re turning home Saturday is going via Hot Springs, where he Intends stopping off for a day to talk with President-Elect Taft. The Indiana congressman is now a member of the ways and means com mittee and has been in attendance upon the tariff hearings in Washington, He will be able to tell Mr. Taft something new with reference to a revision of the tariff which he favors. FARLEY-ELLWANGER NUPTIALS (Special to The Times.) Crown Point, Ind., Nov. 21. Quiet and without ostentation, but neverthe less one of the prettiest social functions ever witnessed in Crown Point, the mar riage of Miss Ora Lou Farley to Wll Ham F. Ellwanger was solemnized at the home of the bride's parents on East street this afternoon at 4 oclock. The bride is the aldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Farley and the groom the only son of Mr. and Mrs. John Ellwanger of Chicago. Rev. E. Randall Horton of the Presbyterian church read the words that made the couple man and wife, the double ring ceremony being used. The house was beautifully decorated with cut flowers and ferns and the ceremony was performed under the marriage bell and in the same ceremonies of Miss Farley's two most Intimate friends, Mrs. Victor Dyer and Mrs. John Daily. Attired in a beautiful gown of ivory satin, messaline, trimmed with duchess lace, the bride was given away by her father. After the ceremony the guests partook of a dainty served wedding dinner. The couple left for Chicago on the 6:27 Pennsylvania, the bride attired in a gown of claret broadcloth with picture hat to match. They will make their temporary home with the groom's parents in Chicago. Mrs. Ellwanger was one of Crown Points most popular society young ladies and served as assistant postmaster for nine years under the official capacity of her father. Mr. Ellwanger was bor in Crown Point and has spent much e here on vacations and has many warm friends in this community.

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(SPECIAL TO THE TIMES.) HAMMOND, 5; RENSSELAER, 0. NRENSSALAER, IND., NOV. 21. AT THE END OF THE FIRST HALF OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL GAME HERE BETWEEN HAMMOND AND RENSSALAER HIGH SCHOOLS THE SCORE STOOD 5 TO IN FAVOR OF HAMMOND. FINAL RESULTS. CHICAGO, 18 WISCONSIN, 12. HARVARD, 4( YALE, 0. Several Hammond People Going to Work Caught in Street Railway Wreck in Stony Island Avenue This Morning. ITORilJ IS BADLY INJURED Calumet and Sixty-Third Street-Ham mond Car in Collision Which Causes Panic Among PassengersOne South Chicago Girl Suffers Cut Pace By Flying Glass. A number, of Hammond people were in a smashap this mornlnic when four persons were lnjnred and many others were cat and braised in a head-on col lision between two electric cars of the Calamet & South Chicago City Railway company in Stony Island avenue at the Ninety-fifth street intersection shortly before 8 a. m. today. Both cars were crowded with pas sengers when the wreck occurred. Three of the seriously injured were women and the fourth was the motorman of the south-bound car, the front of which was crushed by the force of the impact. Among the injured: WILLIAMS, , GEORGE, motorman 9234 Cottage Grove avenue; badly cut about face and body; taken to his home. RASSMTTSSEN. SOPHIA, 425 Stephenson avenue, 23 year sold; face badly cut with flying glass. Open Switch Canaca Accident. The point at which the accident occurred was on the switch track, upon which the south-bound car had run to allow the one coming from the opposite direction to pass. The switch at the south end was open and the northbound car, going at full speed, ran into it and swung upon the siding. The other was coming up slowly toward the point at which the north bound car entered and before there was a moment's warning the two crashed. Instantly there was panic among the passengers of both cars. Several men were standing on the platforms. They were thrown from their feet and one plunged head foremost into the street Women Scream and Fight. With the coaches frightened men and women were screaming and fighting their way toward the doors. One woman was knocked down and tramp led upon by other panic-stricken vic tims. Glass had been thrown in every direc tion by the crash, which splintered the lighter woodwork of the window frames. When the wild stampede of men and women was over and a woman who had swooned during the excitement had been carried out it was found that few of the passengers has escaped cuts by the broken glass. A call for ambulances was sent to the South Chicago police and the injured motorman was taken to the hospital, where it was said his condition was critical. One of the cars was thrown across the main track of the Calumet & South Chicago line and traffic was interrupted for a time. 3 DEAD IH LANDSLIDE (Special to The Times.) Cincinnati, )., Xot. 21. Three men are reported dead an many Injured and possibly several burled in a land-slide ond Harrison avenue this morning. The dead and injared are laborers who were working wits a steam shovel digging away a hill.

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BUNT ATTEND ISSI1 SERVICES "New Birth in Holy Baptism" Is Text Chosen By the Missioner.

ANSWERS GIVEN TO QUESTIONS BSBBBSSSSSSSSSBBBBBft Holy Communion Will Be Celebrated at St. Paul's Episcopal Church Tomorrow. A large congregation listened Intently to the sermon of Rev. Father Howard last evening at St. Paul's Episcopal church. The subject of the sermon, "New Birth In Holy Baptism," was taken from the text chosen from St. John, third chapter, fifth verse. "Because a child is born is no evidence it shall live," said the speaker. "It must be nurtured and fed and cared for, and watched . over, and taught until it learns to use the various faculties with which God endowed it, and is finally able give expression to all the characteristics and capabilities of its own individuality; so must we be born again "of the water and of the spirit" and by the power of the Holy Spirit bestowed upon us in holy baptism we shall grow In grace and the klowledge of God until we reach the 'measure of the stature of the full ness of Christ'.". Many Answers Given. Answers were given to the following questions: "What is the Mode of Baptism? "Why do you baptize infants? "How Can I Find the True Church? "What is the Catholic Church? "Did Henry the VIII. Found the Episcopal Church?" At the service tonight the missioner will respond to the following queries which have been submitted: "What is the Cause and Cure of TJn happy marriage? "How Should I Conduct Myself in Church? "Am I Good Enough to Belong to the Church?" There will be a celebration of the holy communion on Sunday morning at 8 o'clock. Father Howard being the celebrant. At the service of morning prayer at 10:45, the following queries will be an swered: "What Do You Think of Dancing and Card Playing? "Why Should I go to Church T' And at the service of evening prayer at 7:30, replies to these questions will be made: "Why Do You Have an Altar? "What Do You Think of Christian Science?" E FINE DAY FOR IT The Hammond High School Team Journeyed to Rensselaer Today. The Hammond high school football team went to Rensselaer on the 9:19 Monon this morning, where it will try conclusions with -the team representing the team representing the high school In that city. The day is exceptionally fine for football game and the boys were in high spirits when they left. The prac tice last evening in Hammond was snappy one and the players showed splendid form. The locals expect to show the Rens selaer ttam a thing or two about th game of football and they hope to come back to Hammond with the tenth con gresslonal district under their belts. The only team which was able to defeat the local eleven this year was tht South Bend high school. That i rather out of the Hammond territory, however, and Hammond has betn able to handle every team visiting in this vicinity. MB. CRUMPACKER IS IMPROVING TODAY. Peter Crumpacker Is reported to be improving remarkably fast since the operation was performed on his Jaw Thursday afternoon. He was able to get out of bed today and feels a great deal strong than he has at any time since he has been sick. Mr. Crumpackers complete recovery is expected in a short time. FOULKE AND PRESIDENT TALK ON CIVIL SERVICE. Washing, Nov. 21. William Dudley Foulke, of Richmond, Ind., called on the president yesterday afternoon and had a long talk on the subject of extending the civil service rules. Mr Foulke came up from Hot Springs, Va., where he has been stopping with Mrs. Foulke for the benefit of the latters health. He returned to Hot Springs, Va., last night. After his conference Mr. Foulke said he had no information for the public. Asked about the proposal in Representative Crumpackers bill to relieve appointees to the new census force from civil service rules. Mr. Foulke said: "I do not believe Mr. Crumpacker'sbill will pass in that form. The civil service is growing in popularity with the people, and members will hear from their constltutents on the subject."

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YET COMPLETED WORK No Question But What An Agreement Can Be Made Between Companies. (Special to Thb Times.) Crown Point, Ind., Nov. 21. The committee, which was appointed to appraise the value of the plant of the Crown Point Brewing company at Crown Point in order that Mr. Sonnenscheln, the owner, may be given credit in stock in the new company for his available assets, has not yet completed Its work. As the work has progressed so far there Is a difference of only $1,000 be tween the appraisement made by the Hammond Brewing company and the Crown Point Brewing company. There seems to be no question that the new company and the old can come to an agreement on the valuation of the old plant. For Instance, a small cooperage and its equipment, the branch at North Judson, property at Kouts, an ice-house at Kersy and saloon fixtures in Chicago were sched uled at $73,050. Other assets have been accepted, which Include some of the accounts of the Crown Point Brew ing company, which are guaranteed by Mr. Sonnenschein, and total $29,300. This makes the total amount accepted by the new company from the old $102,360. Henry Ahlborn and E. A. Klnkade are the fiscal agents of the company and will have the power to make arrange ments for sidings and other things necessary for the new plant. The plans for the new brewery are not ready yet and the actual work of construction will be delayed until the middle of next week. The stockholders of the company are very much pleased with the progress that has been made in the plans so far and look to the early completion of the new brewery and then to the building up of a good business in this region. DR. THOMPSON SPEAKER Elks Secure Noblesville Man For Their Memorial Day Exercises. Dr. H. H. Thompson of Noblesville has been secured by the local Elks to deliver the memorial addreos on the Elk memorial day. which will be held on Sunday, Dec 6. Dr. Thompson is also the master of the Masonic lo3ge of Noblesville and Is figured among ihe best speakers of the state. Local Elks have always made It practice to get some very good speakers for their memorial day and they are assured that they will not be disap pointed in Dr. Thompson. The services will In all probability be held in the local Methodist church and will begin at 2:30 In the afternoon. The publio is invited to attend the servioes. ROAD RUM TRAINS Pennsylvania Co. to Start New Service on 29th of Month. Additional through passenger service is to be offered by the Pennsylvania lines in the announcement made by the officials of the passenger department. Two new trains to be known as Nos. 20 and 21 are to be added. They will be run through from New York to Chicago and be among the finest in the service of the road. The trains will leave the Panhandle and run thence through Calumet Park and Hagewisch and to reach the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago division at Colehour. This is the route, known as the Hegewisch spur, which heretofore has not been opened to the passenger traffic. A small start Is all that is expected this winter, but the service is expected to be of such an excellent nature as to steadily build up the business. The first train will be run over the new route on Nov. 29th. THANKSGIVING SERVICE Will Be Held at Methodist Church This Year-Rev. Sharp Preaches. The union Thanksgiving services will be held this year in the First Methodist church, Thursday at 10:30 a. m. The sermon will be preached by Rev. C. J. Sharpe and the Methodist choir, assisted by others, will be in charge of the music The services will close In sufficient time to meet any en gagements for dinner. All of the people of the city are in vited to attend. C0UNTERFET MONEY PLENTIFUL Hammond people are again warned to be careful of counterfeit money which is extensively circulated in the region. The counterfeits consist in five dollar bills, which are numbered 1 D 47,936,872.

GAR Y BAR PRESENTING IT CLAIMS

Important Meeting of Lake County Bar Association Will Be Held in Hammond on Monday Night to Consider Congestion. FOUR METHODS OF RELIEF I SIGHT Charges That Continsous Circuit Court at Crown Point Will Not Be Wanted By Attorneys In the Northern Part of Lake County at Present. - ' On next Monday evening, in the Lake superior courtroom,' at Hammond, there will be held the most important meetins; of the Lake County Bar assoeia tton that has been held In recent years. The great question of relieving the congestion of the Lake superior court will be taken up, and an Gary Is vitally Interested in this matter, the Gary Bar association will bold a meeting; at the Gary hotel this evening; to formulate Its demands for recognition. It is understood that Gary would like to see a court established In the new steel city, and its lawyers are going after a Gary court in precisely the same manner that its business men go after and get almost anything they; want for the city. All Will Be Present, ' It may be expected that on next Monday, when the meeting of the Lake County Bar association is called together, there will be every lawyer ia Gary present. It may also be taken .Jr granted that a great many lawyers of the Lake county bar outside of Gary will not be present, and it is possible that the Gary attorneys will outvote the ones from the rest of the county. It is understood that there will be several plans offered for relieving the congestion of the court at Hammond. The plans which have been suggested are as follows: (a) Establish a branch of the Lake superior court at Gary. (b) Establish a continuous circuit court at Crown Point. (e) Establish a branch of the superior court at Hammond. (d) Give city courts jurisdiction In civil cases to 1,000. .Merits of Each Considered. These four cases will be taken up by the members of the Lake County Bar assocition and the merits of each of them will be considered. It is very likely that the proposition to have a continuous circuit court at Crown Point will not find very many supporters, in view of the fact that most of the legal business originates in northern Lake county and Crown Point is such an out of-the-way place for an attorney to at tempt to do business. The Hammond, Whiting and East Chicago lawyers will likely oppose the proposition to establish a court at Gary on the theory that Gary Is asking too much to want a court there when, the town is still smaller than East Chicago and Hammond, and when Indiana Harbor is more nearly the center of population of the region. There is also expected to be consid erable opposition to the establishing of an additional court at Hammond, and the impression among the lawyers of the county seems to be that it would be the beat plan to Increase the Jurisdiction of the city courts in Lake county to an extent that would permit them, to handle civil cases In matters involv ing not more than $1,000. Would Placate All Cities. This would placate both Gary, East Chicago and Indiana Harbor and would relieve the congestion of tho Lake superior court as well. It is said that this arrangement is aprpoved by a large majority of the members of the Lake county bar, and that this may finally be the solution of the court problem. The lawyers all ovor the county are interested in the domirids which will be formulated by the members of the Gary Bar association at their meeting tonight. They want to know whers Gary stands. It should be remembered that Gary has been preparing for this occasion for some time, and recently the lawyers in the city appointed a committee to investigate the business that was rent to the Lak. superior court by Gary lawyers and originated In Gary. This report will probably be ready and will form the basis for Gary's demands, jjj H0MEW00D LADS WIN. Homewood defeated Riverside at football at Central Park this afternoon i by a score of 10 to 5.