Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 138, Hammond, Lake County, 28 November 1908 — Page 1

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'A. EVEMHG EDITION TIME Threatening tontjrht andj, toiuorrowj probsibly show- f VOL. m., NO. 138. HAMMOND, INDIANA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28,1908. .ONE CENT PER COPY.

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Lake County Farmer Has a Nobby Idea in His ThinkTank That He Can Waylay the Festive Chicago Confidence Man. OFFERS HIS SERVICES TO CHICAGO POLICE Already Is a Detective Has a Carpet Bag and a Set of Piazzas, Besides a Pair of Boots, as Part of His Detective Paraphernalia, But Capt O'Brien of Chicago Can't See Him. Crown Point. Ind., Not. 29. Great and lofty are the aaplratfona of A Green of Leroy, but great baa been bla tumble. Leroy hasn't hitherto furnished much of a field for the ambitions of Mr. Green In the Sherlock HolmeaI.ecocq. line and what's more It doesn't tea to Mr. Green aa if It will, ao he made application to Capt. F. D. O'Brien of the Chicago detective bureau, offerIns Ma services. Haa Been Up -Against 'Eni. Mr. Green has been In Chicago sev eral times in his life and has had considerable experience with gentlemen who sell the Masonic temple, segments out of the Lake Front, et cetera and doesn't believe the Chicago police are bright enough and well enough equip ped to catch the festive con man. So he wants a chance. " He already has a badge from a Cin cinnati detective firm, which allows him to be a detective a whole year for dollar, but detecting in Leroy is slim business. The boys there know Mr. Green and quail before him. r Haa Confidence In Himself. A wider field for his talents. He believes that he can rid Chicago of confidence men who confine their efforts to railroad depots and operate with the guileless farmer. Mr. Green wants to go to Chicago with a genuine carpet bag and saunter along the street gazing1 at the upper stories of the Monadnock and other high buildings and appear like his name Green. Sore He Can Catch 'Em. Then, when he Is accosted by a crook, he says he will lure the, latter to some place designated by the police, where they are in waiting and the "con" operator will be arrested. Splendid idea! But Capt. O'Brien hasn't fallen for it yet and Mr. Green's Lake county friends can't understand It. He has the carpet bag, the chin verandas and the boots all greased and ready and the Joe Conyer star from Cincinnati. Does anybody else want a good leuth? No sleuthing? Too bad! CLARKE ISJHREATENEO Fire Interrupts Thanksgiving Dinner Scherer's Barn Destroyed. (Special to The Times.) Clarke Station, Ind., Nov. 28. While Just about to sit down to an Inviting Thanksgiving dinner ln company with a number of her friends, Mrs. W. Scherer had occasion to open the door which led to the yard. Upon opening the door she found the barn ln & mass of flames, so nearly destroyed that all efforts to save it or anything In It were futile. The barn, its whole contents, two horses, the harness and the hay, were totally destroyed. Mrs. Scherer and her guests worked as hard as they could to save the surrounding property and were later reinfomed by a bucket brigade made up of the people of Clarke Station, and while much good and hard work was done, nothing could be saved from the barn. Lucky for Clarke Station in general, f.or had the wind blown from the opposite direction from which it did come, the entire town might have been threatened. The cause of the fire Is unknown. It began at 6:15 o'clock ln the evening. AMELIA IN LOT OF TROUBLE. Knox, Ind., Nov. 29. (Special). The relatives of Miss Amelia Hahn. whose father Is a well known farmer living near this city, are shocked to hear that she has confesesd to stealing several articles of Jewelry from Charles A. Brewer, manager of the Star Gum company of Chicago. She was employed as a domestic and soon to be married according to Chicago papers.

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AT VALPARAISO Hon. TheopMlis Crumpacker Passes Away at Ripe Old Age This Morning. BROUGHT UP A FINE FAMILY Funeral Will Be Held Tomorrow Afternoon and Interment Will Be at Valparaiso. Theopholls Cm m packer-, aged 87, the father of Congressman Edgar Dean Crumpacker and Attorney Peter Cram packer, died at his home In Valparaiso, Ind., at 1 p. m. this morning. The immediate cause of his death was a fall which he received five years ago when he fell from the second-story of a building and Injured his head, Death is believed to have resulted from a cerebral hemorrage and was super induced by old age. Theopholls Crumpacker has been a farmer most of his life. He retired a few years ago and since then has been living In Valparaiso. His wife died about a year ago this wniter. Father of Six Boys. Mr. Crumpacker was the father of six boys and one girl, who are now liv lng. All of the male members of the family have achieved more or less distinction In the business and pro fessional world. . ' Those of the children who survive the parents are Congressman Edgar D. Crumpacker, Attorney Peter Crumpack er. Attorney Grant Crumpacker, Charles Crumpacker, John Crumpacker and Net tie Crumpacker. The funeral arrangements have not yet been made except that the funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock and the interment will take place in the Valparaiso cemetery. BILLY SUNDAY RANTING' Evangelist Making Big Hul labaloo at' Webster City, Iowa. Billy" Sunday, the sensational evangelist, is attracting more advertising than he ever got before and more golden shekels for his bank account by his tirades in Webster City, la. Tho i a v,o,, h.tti with a theatrical manager over the c0i p0tinn V- V, . . Manaeer Jersev of the Ottumwa Grand Onera. House, who has been flrlne- a few hot hot.. at Stmdav throneh the local press and with hand bills, hands him the following Jolt on the Salome description "Take his portrayal of the dance of Herodius in his 'sermon" Sunday after noon. Could anything be more filthy? It would be interesting to know how many fathers read Sunday's story of that dance to their daughters; how many mothers read it to their sons; how many young men discussed It wltn their young women friends. Was I not right when I said that If the vulgar language he is brazen enough to call gospel was used on the stage of the Grand Opera House, I'd get run out of town or sent to the penitentiary?" The evangelist and the opera house manager are naving it dack ana iortn. hot and heavy. The odds thus far are generally conceded to lie with Manager Jersey. AUTO BUS BRINGS TRADE Kaufman & Wolf Are Much Pleased With Work of Mammoth Auto. Messrs. Kaufman & Wolf of the Lion store will watch the work of their big auto bus this winter with hte object of seeing how successful it will be in plowing through the snow through the country roads. A big vehicle like the Lion store bus has never had a try out in this county, and It is still a question in the minds of the proprietors how successful it will be in bringing I in the country patronage. Thus far the bus, which goes as far south as Crown Point, has been a big drawing card, in fact, so much that it was necessary to replace the thirtyhorse power engine for one of sixtyhorse power. If the present bus comes up to the expectation of the management it will either be supplanted by a still larger one next spring, or another one of a similar type may be added. Car Breaker Is Released. Edward Wilson, the negro who was arrested after being found in a Wabash car of merchandise and who was brought to the Hammond police station, was released for the reason that the Wabash officials refused to prosecute the case. The negro was found in the car at Montpelier, Ind., after he had boarded It ln Ohio and as the offense of trespass or breaking the seal was committed ln another state, It was thought advisable not to attempt to extradite the negro, especially in view of the fact that none of the merchandise was stolen.

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110 1. G. ORDERS Are Making All-Steel Passenger Coaches at the Local Plant. The news that the Illinois Central railway is ordering all-steel passenger coaches, which will be made at the Standard Steel car plant In Hammond, is denied by officials of . the com pany, who while declaring that steel coaches are being constructed at the local plant, say they have received no Illinoi Central orders. The Illinois Central la the first rail road operating out of Chicago to act on the long mooted question of strong er and safer construction In passen ger cars. The steel affairs will be wider Inside than wooden cars and a circular roof will allow a greater height from floor to celling, insuring better ventilation. The new cars will cost between $10,000 and $12,000 each, compared with $8,800 for wooden coaches. The management of the Illi nois Central has been considering the steel passenger car question for some time and the conclusion was reached yesterday with the announcement of the 1 actual order fcr steel cars. Those who have studied the new material for car construction are enthusiastic about the advantage of steel over wood. That the former will withstand collisions and other accidents has been demonstrated thorouirhlv and there Is little doubt that oersonal inlurles in many of the railroad wrecks of the past would have been minimized with steel t.1 r., ! lrr,t r,H1 HmlT,ffl and that they will not break and crum ble as do wooden cars is self-evident. WILL BE FINISHED BKJXT WEEK' South Hohman Street Folk Looking Toward Completion of Pavement. Next week will see the completion of the South Hohman street pavement. Hammond people can hardly "believe It to be a fac tha sucn a big paving contract should be completed so near to lne t,me set wnlcn was N0V- 1BTh0 weather, of course, has been ideal, but the contractors have made sooa use or it, at one time during the conceuea 10 raise me wages oi me an vera instead oi ... ... waiting an issue wnicn would nave resulted ln a strlfceBomn onznan street people are ae"sntea "" na oniy "P "le, "eni . W1" nave lne ,a8t lng qualities that it promises to have. The work at the present time is com pleted beyond Conkey avenue and an other few days will bring the working gang to the Ridge road, the terminus of the pavement. The brick for the street car tracks have been laid bef0nd Webb, thla rk t( is progressing rapidly PLANT NOW APPRAISED Messrs. Kinkade and Ahlborn Hear From Hub As to Brewery Valuation. E. A. Kinkade and Henry Ahlborn of West Hammond went to Chicago to get the complete plans for the new Hammond Brewing company. They expect t( ret"fn to 'hLB clt s..a"er" noon w lit" ii nicy win ue prcaciu m time to hear the report of the committee which was appointed to appraise the value of the Crown Point plant of the Crown Point Brewing company. There has been considerable unexpected delay in the building of the new plant of the Hammond Brewing company, but it is expected that the work on the foundations will be begun Monday and after that the progress on the buildings will be rapid. It Is reported that the appraised valuation of the Sonnenschein plant at Crown Point will be $125,000. MOLTKE LODGE ELECTS New Officers Are Chosen Last Night at Regular Meeting of Order. Moltke lodge, I. O. O. F., held election of officers last evening at the regular meeting of the lodge. The newly elected officials will be installed on the first Firday in January, at which time the various officials will announce their appointments. The officials elected last evening are as follows: Noble Grand Leonard Elster. Vice Noble Grand Richard Schmidt. Recording Secretary Jacob Abler. Treasurer William Kuhn, Finansial Secretary Fred Dietrich. Trustee, three years Louis Roth. Trustee, two years William Eisner.

HEARS THE HIT Many Decisions Are Cited in Calumet Remonstrance Case and Judge Reiter Takes Case Under Advisement Last NightThe entire day In the Lake superior court yesterday waa taken up In the hearing of arguments la the case of Michael AValsh of Gary, who la appeal ing from the decision of the board of Lake county commissioners in the Calumet township remonstrance case. The argument of the case pro gressed along the lines as outlined In The Timeb yesterday. The hearing was completed yesterday afternoon and Judge Virgil S. Reiter took the matter under advisement. The Judge said today that he did not know when he would render his de cision In the matter, as there were so many decisions cited that It would require a great deal of time to read them over u 18 ejected, however, that the Mudsre'8 de.ci?ion W,U be ,ven out80me " th5 Wg decides to dismiss the aPpeal that will be all there will be to the opposition to the remonstrance for the other cases will all be decided in the same manner and it would be useless for the saloonkeepers to fight each individual case. If, however, the judge sustains the appeal of the attorneys for the saloon keepers, then the question will be as to the manner of trial, whether by court or by jury. This is said to involve a question which has never been decided by the supreme court of the state, and it may be necessary for Judge Reiter to estab lish a precedent in his decision. The interest in these saloon cases Is very great and the interested parties are quizzing the attorneys ln the case regarding the probable outcome of the litigation There is no -court ln the Lake su perior court this morning and the at torneys .over the county are taking a much-needed rest after a hard week In court. LAOS SHOW A VEIN OF CRUELTY Poor Goat Is Blindfolded and Steered Into Brewery Wagon. As a result of the pranks of two young smart Alecks, a goat belonging to the Dobbins boy was frightened un til it ran into a brewery wagon and had both of its hind legs broken. The Injuries to the goat made it necessary to put it out of its misery. The boys who caused the Injury" to the goat were Walter Rice and Frank Zolenowskl. The goat got away from its own ers in Bome mysterious manner and was roaming the streets this morning. The Rice boy and the Zolenzowskl boy were playing in front of Hall's news paper depot when they spied the goat, and taking a red handkerchief, tried to frighten it. They were driving it all over the street and having lots of fun with the frightenen animal when suddenly a beer wagon came along. They thought it would be lots of fun to drive the goat into the wagon, and so they pro ceeded to do so. The result was that the goat was run over by the beer wagon and had both of its hind legs broken. The boys laughed heartily at their cruel joke un til an officer came along and took them in tow. He made it apparent to them that they could be arrested for cruelty to animals. The boys were very much frightened and soon agreed to go to the owner and promise to pay for the goat. The value of the animal was placed at $5 and the boys agreed to pay 50 cents each week until they had each paid 2.50. This was the consideration of their release, and so the matter was not taken up at the police station. Those who saw the accident say the boys should be severely punished for their cruelty, and the general Impression is that they got off easily. RECEIVED A SETBACK BECAUSE OF BAD NEWS. Attorney P. Crumpacker Hran of Father' Death While in a Chicago Hopltal. Peter Crumpacker, who is still at the Augustana hospital ln Chicago, is reported to be recovering, although he had a slight setback yesterday. Mrs. Crumpacker went to Chicago today to see her husband. Mr. Crumpacker will be Informed of the death of his father and he is believed to be in good enough health to warrant the family ln breaking the news to him. Of course, it will be Impossible for him to attend the funeral.

RTUCI CTCC lillllUlIU HIIILLULU TO HOLD A MEETING Will Gather in Their New Quarters in First Na tional Bank Bldg. There will be a meeting of the Ham mond Athletic association ln their new quarters on the third floor of the First National Bank building, adjacent to the quarters of the Chicago Business col lege, at 10 o'clock Sunday morning. The meeting Is to be held for the purpose of discussing matters of Im portance to the new club and all of those who have signified their Intention of becoming members and all who are Interested In the project are Invited to be present. There was a meeting held ln Long's hall last night which was a great suc cess. The members of the new club are very optimistic over the future of the organization and are very pleased with the new quarters they have se cured The old Iroquois Athletic club foot ball team, which played the First Reg iment team Thanksgiving day. Is now to be known as the Hammond Athletio club football team. The team will play the strong East Chicago Tigers tomorrow ln an effort to decide the championship of Lake county. If the Hammond team wins tomorrow it will claim the championship of the county. , The Hammond boys notice that the other county teams are claiming that honor, but they will not recognize their claims until they play Hammond and prove their right to the championship. CORONER DOESN'TTAKE OFFICE FOR A YEAR Coroner-Elect Shanklin Not "Worrying As to Appointees. Is Of all the county candidates who were elected in the recent -election the least enviable from point of appointing deputies is that of the coroner. This burden, which accompanies the victory, falls on Dr. E. M. Shanklin of Hammond, who was elected on the republican ticket. Until he takes office a year from next January his position may be one of worry and suspense if he sees fit to permit the deputy officeseeker to make it. From present indications It would seem, however, that the coroner-elect is not worrying or spending sleepless nights as to whom he will appoint as his representative over the county. Enough applications have already come in to supply two counties, but the "nothing doing" sign will be hung out for about a year. IS ROME FROM VISIT F. Richard Schaaf Not Fully Recovered from Strain pf Arduous Task. R. Richard Schaaf arrived in Ham mond from West Baden this morning and plunged into a pile of work which was waiting for him at his desk. Mr. Schaaf was sick during most of the time he spent at West Baden and has not yet fully recovered from the at tack. He stayed at the West Baden hotel but did not enjoy himself to the ex tent that he would if he had not been under the weather. Mr. Schaaf is now engaged in winding up the work of the township trustee and turning it over to the man who . will finally be selected to succeed him. It Is apparent that the genial county chairman has not yet fully recovered from the strain of the campaign, but he hopes to be in the pink of condition again ln a little while. Mr. Schaaf has several important tasks before him ln the near future. He had a conference with Jim Goodrich at Chicago soon and he is one of the principal speakers at the coming meet ing of township trustees of Indiana. H. C. TRAINS HITS CART Accident at Gary This Aft ernoon Results Very Fortunately. (Special to The Times. Gary, Ind., Nov. 2J, 8 P. M. A faat weat-bound train on the Michigan Central railroad atruok a coal wagon belonging to the Toleston Coal company at Madison avenne this afternoon, and Cbarlea Burke, the driver of the utBt who was on his way to Gary, had a narrow cacape for hla life. The train was going; sixty miles an hour, and the wajron, mules and driver were carried on the pilot of the enctne for a distance of three blocks before the train cvuld be stopped.

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SUITSjILEO TODAY Indiana Harbor Works Sue Corporation for Heavy Damages. ALL PERSONAL INJURY GASES Dynamite Stick on Railroad Track One of the aMin Factors in the Case. (Special to The Times.) Indiana Harbor, Ind., Nov. 2& -Three Interesting cases were filed In the Lake superior court today by Attorney P. A. Parka ox hU city. All three deal with personal injury eases, sustained by residents of ti'in city, and in each case damages of 10,000 are prnj-rd fo. Steve Gionta, an employe of the Bufflngton cement plant, wants $10,000 for the loss of his right hand, which was Injured ln a coal dryer at the cement plant. The Injury occurred on March 20 of this year, and Gionta only re cently decided that he wanted to claim damages. Nick Hero, also a Luffington employe, suffered a severe Injury while mending a large pulley belt sev erai montns ago. ine belt broke ln a econd place while he was on a ladder attempting to repair it. Its weight carried him to the ground whore his head was knocked against certain por tions of the cement machinery. His mental powers have not been as facile as before the accident, and Hero de Clares that it wl take at least the 110,000 to ease his mind and con science. The Dynamite Exploded. The other case Is probably the most Interesting of the two, and will be remembered by citizens of the Harbor Mike Bernald, a nine year old lad, was playing along the right of way of the Chicago, Lake Shore & Eastern railway, Just east of Washington street, several months ago. He found several queer looking sticks on top of a flat car, and his childish nature prompted him to Investigate their meaning. They were hard. No one was around. It took but a few moments for Mike to make up his mind and he did so by placing one of the sticks on the rails and hitlng it with a spike. A terrific explosion followed, from which little Mike came forth with one side of his face missing. Fortunately, the lad was not killed, although his was a very narrow escape. Hie parents have brought suit for damages, basing their claim on the statement that the dynamite, for such It was, should not have been left unguarded where children could possibly use it, and the condi tion of the lad's face will have a last ing influence on any jury called to test the merits of the action. FUNERAL IS ARRANGED Rev. W. F. Switzer Will Con duct Services Over Remains of M. P. Frame. The funeral of the late Malphus P. Frame has been arranged for tomorrow morning. The Rev. W. F. Switzer of the First Methodist church will con duct the funeral services at the home at 336 Walter street at 8:30 tomor row morning. The body will then be taken to the C, C & I railroad depot from where it will be taken to Beatrice, Porter county, to be buried in Ludlngton cemetery. All of the children of Mr. and Mrs Frame have assembled at the home. Much sympathy is expressed for the Mrs. Frame and the children, owing to the sudden death of the husband and father. He was well liked by everybody who came in contact with him. and although he was 68 years old his death was considered untimely when he was seemingly enjoying good health, Til BOYS ARE KILLED Ft. Wayne Accident Exactly Parallels Sad Homewood Affair. A distressing accident occurred at Fort Wayne yesterday which was almost identical with the Homewood affair in which the son of Tom Ricketts lost his life and in which four other boys nearly lost their lives. A story of the Fort Wayne accident says: "Arthur Grossman, aged 12, and Herbert Hoeltje. aged 11, were killed by a cave-in today. The boys were members of a party who had dug a cave in an embankment and went there to play after dinner. When they did not return in the evening a search was Instituted and it was found the roof of the cave had fallen in. The bodies were buried under twenty feet of sand and were not recovered until 9 'clock tonight." More news on one pagrc than competitors have on all. its

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iTiHS IS HEARD Gary Will Have Superior Court As Soon As Amount of Legal Business Originating There Makes Such a Step Advisable. GROWN POINT TO GET CONTINUOUS COURT Committee Also Eelieyes That An Additional Judge in Hammond Superior Court Is Necessary Before Terrific Congestion of Cases Can Be Completely Relieved. If the peport of the committee whlcll -was appointed to make recommends tiona to the Lake County Bar aaaoriation la accepted, the association will pledgre itself individually and collect tively to do all in its power to secure legialatlon which will provide for a peri or court at Gary and a Judge to sit there as soon aa the nmonnt of legal business, originating: ln that city, makes! inch m t-p advisable. The recommendation will be made to the Lake County Bar association by thn committee representing the various towns of the county that the association take steps at once to secure legislation which will provide for an additional Judge in the superior court at Hammond and a continuous circuit court at Crown Point. Tnw flans Are Suggested. The recommendations of the com mittee, therefore, provide for two plans for the relief of the congestion of the Lake county courts. The first plan has a double remedy; the additional Judge at Hammond and the continuous court at Crown Point, the second plan has a single remedy and will provide for the congestion anticipated in the future, by assuring ary a superior court as soon as the business originating la that city warrants It. The recommendation of the commit tee met with practically the unanimous approval of the representatives from the various towns of the county. The only representative to dissent was At torney George Manlove of Gary, who) voted against the resolution establish ing an additional Judge at Hammond and a continuous court at Crown Point and did not vote at all on the resolution pledging the support of the Lake by assuring Gary a superior court aa court at Gary when the business originating there warrants It. Gary to Join In Harmony Program. Several of the members of the com mittee afterwards expressed themselves as being convinced that Mr. Manlova Continued on paare 5. R. SHAVIjSJRRESTED Hammond Man Suspected of Implication in Boy Mystery. Robert Shaw, employed ln the Standard Steel Car plant, was arrested this morning on the charge of having kidnaped John Dunlevy, the 12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Dunlevy, who conduct a saloon at the corner of Morton and Columbia avenues. The boy has been missing for two weeks and the mother of the boy thinks that Shaw knows of the boy's whereabouts. Shaw appeared in Judge Prest'a court this morning after the papers were served on him and furnished bond for his appearance on Dec. 1. Should there be sufficient grounds to warrant it, Shaw will be turned over to the superior court. Shaw claims that he is innocent, but Mrs. Dunlevy is authority for the statement that Shaw in speaking of the hoy's disappearance said that he could lay his hands upon the boy within the city of Hammond. The mother of the hoy is inclined to connect the disappearance of an amount of whiskey, which disappeared the following night. The missing boy attended the Wallace school and after school went out with other boys to play "shinny." Nothing has been heard of him since then. Alleged Counterfeiters Escape. The alleged counterfeiters who were engaged in the photographing business on State street, and were implicated in a counterfeiting deal by the confession of Leo Brower, have not yet been captured. They are Harry Michels and Gustave Bayer and they were, well known in this city.