Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 141, Hammond, Lake County, 2 December 1908 — Page 1

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173 Fair and cold today I Thursday fair, frith rial ok temperature. I ONE CENT PER COP? VOL. III., NO. 141. HAMMOND, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1908.

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Famous "101" Class Banks Entered Again by Death, Who this Time Takes Hammond Man After an Illness of Three Months. DEATH HOWEVER GAME US A SURPRISE Decedent Came to Hammond Prom Butler, Pa., and Was Universally Liked By All Eis Associates Re mains Will Be Shipped to Penn sylvania Tomorrow.Timothy "Phil" Tack, the second of the famous Masonic Suriner class 101 of Hammond, Is dead, having passed away this morning at St. Margaret's hospital, after an illness extending practically from last September. At his bedside were his father, who came from Butler, Pa., yesterday and his brother, who has been here for two weeks, and several of his Hammond friends. His death is a sad surprise to his many friends here, who knew the young man as a most congenial and amiable companion. The body will be taken back to Butler, Pa., his former home, arrangements having been made to take it on -the Erie this evening. It was taken from the hospital to Stewart's morgue, from where it was accompanied by local Masons to the depot. Voted on Election Day. t Timothy Tack was 28 years old and came to this city as. a construction man for the Standard Steel Car' company. Later he went into business for himself. One day last summer while at work he accidentally fell and suffered Internal injuries, which at that time did not threaten to be fatal. He was taken to the hospital and lingered there during the months of September and October. He was released for a short time, but he suffered a relapse, and on election day, after he had cast his vote, he went to the hospital where he submitted to an operation. Complications, however, set in and his condition being weakened, he lost ground until a few days ago his physicians held another consultation to determine whether another operation should be held. It was decided not to hold the operation as his condition was too low. Belonged to Many Lodges. Mr. Tack was not only a Mason, but a member of the stone cutters' union. The Masons will hold the services this evening after supper at the undertaker's chapel. The body will be shipped on the 9:54 Erie. The first member of the class to go was the late John M. Ballentyne of "Whiting, whose funeral took place Sunday Nov. 15, at Hobart. GEI MASONIC.; TESTS Sixty Candidates, Some from Hammond, Want 32 Entree. Sixty candidates for admission to the secrets of the thirty-second degree among them being Messrs. Klemperer and Clough of Hammond, began a three days' ritualistic "work" in the forty third semi-annual convocation of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite at the Scottish PUte building, in Indianap olis, yesterday afternoon. The candidates are from all parts of the state. Several: of them came from Fort Wayne where honors up to the eighteenth degree can be given. To obtain the more advanced degrees it is necessary for the candidates to stand the test in this city. The thirty-second degree will not be conferred until tomorrow morning. During the afternoon and evening the candidates stood the - test for admission to Adoniram Grand Lodge of Perfection, which is attended with the conferring of the fourteenth degree. This afternoon Sariah council will b? entered, the fifteenth and sixteenth degrees being given. The seventeenth and eighteenth degrees will be conferred tonight on admission to Indianapolis Chapter Rose Croix. The severe test takes place tomorrow morning, when the candidates will seek admission to the Indiana Sovereign Consistory. Those who gain entrance will be given the thirty-second degree, which represents the highest branch of the order. AXX, TALK ABOUT PtTBUtClTT IS "GREEK TO TOC" ITKL.KSS YOU AD. VEKTISB OCCASION 4JLXT.

Leader Of Union Succeeds Sargent

"6 WW f-f v." .' .V.- '.V A ' V ' a - - V . S V V ' fir -9 - i--V, v' t4 -j. " i Daniel J.Kmrt Washington, D. C, Dec. 1. Detroit scored today in the matter of govern ment jobs. Daniel J. Keere was appointed commissioner general of immigration to succeed the late Frank A. Sargent. Within the same hour in which the president signed the order oppointing Mr. Keefe, Truman H. Newberry, also of Detroit, took the oath of office as secretary of the navy, succeeding Victor H. Metcalf, who retires to private life. Keefe's appointment will excite considerable interest in labor circles throughout the country. He was sixth vice president of the American Federation of Labor until the recent meeting of that body at Denver, when he refused to stand for re-election. He is at present at the head of the Longshoreman's union. OlFFEREfjCHfl GASES Standard Steel Car Com pany Doctors Comment on Temperament. An injury which happened to Frank Getch, an employe of the' Standard Steel Car company, Illustrates the difference between the various- nationalities in the way they are affected by pain. Hammond doctors have noticed that there is a great deal of difference between the affect that pain has on one class of foreigners and on another. A derrick had hoisted a car door and was swinging it around into position to be placed on the car when the chain broke and the door fell on a working man who happened to be standing there. The foreigner happened to be from the south of Europe. He rolled his eyes, writhed in pain and seemed to have been fatally injured. The doc tor's examination failed to reveal any derangement or injury to the man's physiognomy outside of a few bruises. If the man had been a Slav or a Pole the doctor said he would never have quit work. HUE'S NEW IMPETUS Crown Point Town Board Deals With Interurban. ; Prospects. ; Crown Point, Ind., Dec. 2. The Business Men's Association of this city met at the town hall last evening. The meeting was well attended and the assembly was called to order by the president. He was followed by the reading of the secretary's, report. All the outstanding bills were allowed and ordered paid. Matters relative to the welfare of the town were taken up. and discussed and the body gave their attention to the proposed Crown Point-Gary interurban road principally. President John Brown gave a lengthy report on the development of the transaction up-to-date in regard to the building of the line. The actual work on the steam road from Mornence to Gary, of which Mr. Seaman is one of the principal promoters, will be commenced soon and as stated in yesterday's Times, the only hindrance to the building of the electric line from Crown Point to Gary and possibly Cedar Lake and Lowell,- were the obstacles that were being met at the Gary end of the line. A new impetus was given the project last evening and great efforts will now be made to clear the way to Gary so that the road can be built at the earliest possible time. HfllflNB Ml GETS WELCOME INVITATION Paul B. LSpinski, w'ho represents several consular offices, was honored with an invitation from the Austrian consul general to attend a pontifical high mass celebrated by his gta.ee, the Archbishop James Edward Quigley, at the cathedral of the Holy Name on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the reign of his majesty, the Emperor Francis Joseph I . of Austria-Hungary, on Wednesday, Dec 2, at 10 a. m.

TROUBLE MAY FOLLOW 0SETHE fill Hammond Athletic Association Objects to Being Classed with ' ' Pugs. ' '

WON'T 8E HELD RESPONSIBLE Fight Promoters Use Club Name to Advertise Their Bouts in Chicago. There is likely to be trouble between the Hammond Athletic association and the Hammond Athletic club that will result seriously unless the name of one or the other of the organizations is changed. The Hammond Athletic association is an organization of Hammond athletes who are banded together for the sake of good fellowship and a chance to develop their athletic prowess. I he Hammond Athletic club is a West Hammond organization of promoters of athletes who have banded themselves together for the purpose of promoting interest in the so-called manly art of self-defense. Are Not Responsible. "What's in a name?" Not much, but the chances are that the Hammond Athletic association will be held responsible for certain prize fights of which is knows nothing.. The name Hammond Athletic association is thought to be the best name that could be secured for the Hammond organization, and it is up to the boys across the line to call themselves the West Hammond Athletic club, according to some of the boys in the new club. An illustration in point is an item on the sporting page of the Chicago papers, which is as follows: Danny Goodman and Charlie White have been matched to fight a third time. Under the terms of the present agree ment, the boys are to make 124 pounds at 3 o'clock and box ten rounds, the winner to take all the purse. The Hammond (Ind.) Athletic club will stage tiie go Dec. 10. ANOTHER BUSINESS MEET Hammond Athletic Associa tion . Holds Meeting in Bank Building. The Hammond Athletic association held a meeting in the director's room of the First National Bank building last evening and transacted business of considerable importance. Although there is a committee work ing on the constitution and by-laws the members took a vote on the mat ter of the ape limit and decided to ad mit no one under 18 years of age. A committee was appointed to close up the contract for the lease of the quarters over the First National bank with A. M. Turner. Another committee was appointed to secure the athletic equipment, which was given to the as sociation by Morton Towle and take it to the club rooms. The rooms are to be lighted and the next meeting will be Monday In the new quarters of the club. HE; SUES JOB 111,200 Another Big Damage Suit Is Filed Today in Superior Court. Thomas Sullivan of the American Maize Products company is suing that company for damages as a result of an accident that he had in Hammond' newest industry. In his complaint Mr. Sullivan alleges that he was working in the vicinity of a moving belt which was being propelled by an electric motor. He says that through the carcless1 ness and negligence of the company the belt was not properly guarded and that his hand and then his arm were caught between the belt and the shaft wheel and his hand was crushed. Mr. Sullivan alleges that he has been damaged as follows: For damages $10,000 For doctor's bills. 200 For future medical attention.... 1,000 ANOTHER CSOWN POINT WEDDING GOES WE0NG. Crown Point, Ind., Dec. 2. Edward C. Schmidt, a wealthy brush manufacturer, is accused of cruelty and infff.elity in a bill for divorce filed in the Chicago superior court yesterday by his wife, Mrs. Sarah A. Schmidt. 438 Dearborn avenue. They were married Oct. 2, 1907, at Crown Point, and lived together until Nov. 18, 1903. Mrs. Schmidt says her husband entered her room in Herman's hotel. Fox Lake, III., last October, turned ou the lights and announced he Intended to kill her. After a desperate struggle she escaped. On another occasion, she avers, relatives prevented her death at the hands of her husband.

CHURCH IS SUED FOR THOUSANDS

Greek Catholic Church of Whiting Made Defendant in Suit to Recover for His Services Brought in the Superior Court. REV. JOHN PAR8G0UTA BEGINS liClfl TODAY Priest Who Is Married, Claims That He Has Been Perscuted After He Mas Given Best Years of His Life to Cause of His Parishonrs In Whiting. . Rev. John Parscouta, former pastor of the First Greek Catholic church In Whitinie, has bejirnn action through his attorney, Joseph Conroy of Hammond to recover 3,72S.2S from the First Greek Catholic chnreh of Whiting, This Is the culmination of what is re garded as the most bitter fight that has ever taken place within the sacred conflnes of a church. According to the complaint Parscouta has been persecuted. He claims that he came to Whiting to build up church. He says that he has given the best years of his life to the cause, and then after the church had been organized his parishioners, in their base ingratitude, ousted him from the institution which he had bult up and would have no more of hm. Resented Efforts to Onst Him. At first Parscouta was inclined to contest the right of the new trustees to oust him. He had several in junc tions issued and the trustees who were placed in charge of th--church finally succeeded In making permanent an in junction which restrained Rev. Pars couta from entering the church or in terferlng with its affairs. The action which Parscouta is now bringing against the trustees of the church is for the purpose recover ing certain money which he claims to have spent out of his own pocket in the Interests of the church. John Parscouta alleges that his wife. for this, priest is married, put up large sums of money for the support of the church, and in fact exhausted her for tune in its interest. Consequently she is made a party to the complaint. Complaint Includes Wine List. An Itemized list of the expenditures which were made in the Interest of the church are made a part of the com plaint and include everything from stained glass windows to $24 worth of wine and an ice box. The complaint alleges that the four lots In Whiting which the church owns and the other property of the church was purposely conveyed to Rt. Rev. Soter Stephan Ortinsky to prevent the collection of Rev. Parscouta's claim. ATTY. H. A, B1XBY IS IN NEW CONCERN The Eureka Realty company, having Chicago capital behind it, and Attorney H. A. Bixby as its local representative, is a concern which has opened offices in suite 5 in the Rimbach building. Mr. Bixby will be in charge of the local office. 1 NEW CASES FILED Lake Superior Court Simply Swamped With New Cases. If there are any who question whether there ought to be some relief for the congestion in the Lake superior court, it might be well for them to i know that in the last three days there have been thirty-one cases filed. This is a larger number of actions begun in three days than there is in any other county of the state, outside of those which contain the big cities, in thirty days.; Many of the cases which have been filed are personal injury suits which wil require jury trials and will take from a day to three weeks to try. It must be apparent to both the lawyers and their clients that if this pace continues, the Lake superior court will be simply swamped with work unless there is some relief. It would probably take that extra Hammond judge a month to try just the cases which have been filed here in the last three days. And of the thirtyone cases which were started here, not more than a fifth of them came from out of the township.'

. g. ran hoi IN COMPANY HOW

Would Have Been Rich If He Had Held Mine Holdings. S AT PRESENT' J COLORADO San Toy Mine Outgrowth of Com pany's Ownings in CMnauhua, Mexico. Hammond men who have read of the suit filed against W. G. Paxton of this i city in company with Charles Schwab, the steel magnate, and a number of prominent Indianapolis men for recovery of mining property in Mexico, are wondering to what extent Mr. Paxton will be affected by it. Several years ago when the prospects for the gold mine, which is located at Chihauhau, Mex., and now valued at $10,000,000, were poor, Mr, Paxton and the Indianapolis men who are his close friends withdrew from the company. Since then the San Toy mine, as it is called, showed wonderful development "Withdrew To Soon. It became a bonanza to Its owners, and Mr. Paxton and his friends might have benefited by It had they held on to their holdings a little longer. Two brothers, Alfred S. and Sidney Wetherbee, having had the controlling stock in the mine and an option on most of the other shares, are suing for the recovery of practically the entire mine. Mr. Paxton is at present at Long Mont, Colo., wehre lie is visiting with his brother, Jim Paxton, and his aged mother. He left for Long Mont on Thanksgiving day and ill be absent for several weeks. WHATftlARSHALLWILLDO Verifies Report That He Will Appoint Metrppoli-. tan Police Boards. (Special to The Times.) Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 2. Governorelect Thomas It. Marshall said here today that the report that he will appoint metropolitan police boards to salt the political complexion of the city administrations, Is correct. Governor-elect Marshall will appoint two democrats and one republican in each city, regardless of politics of the administration, that Is, the pol!e board will be democratic whether the mayor is a democrat or republican. The chief executive-to-be, however, will make appointments on suggestions of mayor and common council. Mr. Marshall has Just returned from a visit to the various institutions to get acquainted with them. LITTLE TONUSES FIRE Councilman Walter Hammond's Lasssie Clears Up MysteryA little 3-year-old daughter's playing with matches is thought by Councilman Walter Hammond to be responsible for the fire which broke out in his home yesterday and during which he suffered severe burns on his hand. The little girl was in the room shortly before the fire was notified, and it is thought that she dropped a lighted match in the waste paper basket and The child is too small to remember the he child is to small to rememberjthe I circumstances and the probabilities are that the cause of the fire will never be cleared up. SAM ABIEMAN CASE IS ONCE MORE CONTINUED. Crown Point Attorney Finds That Witnesses Are Xot on Hand. Attorney Frank Meeker was in Hammond again this morning for the purpose of hearing the evidence in the Ableman-Becker election contest. Up till noon there had been no evidence produced and the case was continued again until next Monday. At that time it will be decided as to whether it will be advisable to continue to fight the case. Sam Ableman is confident that he has enough evidence of irregularities to throw out a large part of the vote, but he has not the money to -fight the case and In the e'fent of his losing the cost of the case would be assessed against him. more itrwi rv one week ix the. fiMES THAJf IX AIL THE OTHER PAPE IX THE CAI.CHET REGIO.Y COMBINED. COMPARE THEM ASN bes: rr it mwr no.

Child Is Victim In Double Death

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Mrs. Nicholas P. Errington. 242 Schil ler street, Chicago, while temporarily insane from illness is believed to have killed he 11 year old daughter Theresa by administering carbolic acid and then to have committed suicide with the drug in a rooming house in Memphis, Tenm, at an early hour yesterday morning. The moaning of the little girl as she was dying led to the discovery of the double tragedy. The body of the mother was found in the floor, while her daughter was nestled closely in her arms crying, when a private watchman broke open the door to the room occupied by the two. The girl died within an hour despite medical attention. On the floor a few feet away a partly filled bottle of carbolic acid, together with the burned features of the mother and child, told the cause of death. BROUGHT TO HOSPITAL Two Hegewisch Men Being Treated at St. Margaret's for Injuries. Two Hegewisch men were severely injured late yesterday afternoon and wrt r'rraevsd Margarets hospital in HammOnd. Carl Edberg," an employe of the Western Steel Car and Foundry company, had his skull fractured by having a heavy piece of metal fall on it. He as attended by Dr. William D. Weis of Hammond. The doctor removed a large part of the fractured bone in the man's skull and says that he ill recover in spite of the injuries he received. The injured man lives in 13338 Calumet avenue, Hegewisch. Joseph Handeock, of 13047 Justine avenue, Hegewisch, and who Is em ployed at the plant of the Grand Crossing Tack company, north of Hegewisch, had his foot crushed and was taken to St. Margaret's hospital, where Dr. Weis also attended him. His injuries were caused when a piece of metal fell on his foot and crushed it. HOBE GARS PUT Oil Manager Green Hopes Patronage on Line Will Grow Better Now. In order to better accommodate the patrons from tha Conkey plant and the Standard Steel Car orks Manager H. C. Green af the street car company has decided to put more cars on in the evening. The cars are sent out purposely to get the people from these two concerns, and will undoubtedly be greatly appreciated. The Conkey car leaves the plant at 5:20, while the one at the Standard Steel Car plant leave at 5:23. There has always been a demand for hese two cars and while the patronage during the last few days was not overencouraging, Mr. Green feels that In a short time people will avail themselves of the cars. It is through just such work that Mr. Green is slowly but surely improving the service in Hammond and those who have been watching his w-ork are willingto give him full credit for it. . ' SUPT. PANEL IS BUSY WITH PRQGRAN Superintendent C. M. McDaniel Is looking forward to a good attendance 'from his Hammond teachers to the an nual Indiana State Teachers' association to be held at Indianapolis, Dec. 29, 30 and 31. Mr. McDaniel is a member of the executive committee and consequently partly responsible for part of the work program. He is also the chairman ex-offlcio of the association and consequently he will be one of the real busy men when the association goes into session.

CI BNH THROUGH A LEAKY BOAT

While Returning from Pine Station to South Chicago J oseph Hendy Has Terrible Experience on Lake Michigan Yesterday. FORCED TO SWIM FEET FOR LIFE Thrown Into Lake, Millworker Is TTnable to Get Any Help After Boat Sinks, But After Desperate Effort Manages to Swim Ashore in Safety. (Special to The Timbs.) Indiana Harbor, Ind., Dec 2. Joseph Hendy, who said he lived at One Hundred and Fourth and Ewlsg avenues. East Side, narrowly escaped drowning; yesterday la the icy waters of Lake Michigan. He will never forget his terrible experience. While returning; to his home, after an all nijrht visit with friends near Pine Station, and making; his course alone the shore line of the lake In an old rowboat, Hendy hap pened In some way to faill from the . boat. Although about five ; hundred feet from the shore, Hendy managed to swim the distance. He had on his medium weight overcoat at the time of the accident, but succeeded in getting this off, thus reducing his weight considerably after he had made the icy plunge. .. - ..Says A'o One Saw It. ' The accident hap-pjned about opposite the Bufflr.pfon fc'Tipnt pUnt early yesterday morning', ard -' acr.'.il:.q " V Hendjs story, no or.e saw the accident occur. After: reaching shore Hendy was compelled to rest on the sands for a few minutes to regain his strength, and although chilled to the bone, succeeded In walking to the Lake Shore depot at Indiana Harbor, where he recited his adventure to an employe of the Inland steel mill. His clothing was dried out and a pair of working trousers given him, with which he kept warm until his home in East Side waa reached. " Hendy declared that the boat was in a leaky condition when he left Millers' yesterday morning. Whether it Is now afloat on the lake or filled with water Is not known, although Hendy believed It would remain afloat for several hours at 'least, and expressed his intention of returning to the Harbor this morning to try and locate it. Hendy is a man of about 30 years of age and said that he was employed as a roller in the Illinois Steel mill, but that owing to Its Intermittent operation, he had. not been working much for the past several weeks, and had spent most of his time In making small lake trips to Millers, Indiana Harbor and Whiting. ASKS CATTLE TEST AID State Veterinarian Seeks Relief for Tuberculin Aid Test. Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 2. Dr. A. W. Bitting of Lafayette, state veterinarian, was in the city yesterday to appeal to Governor Hanly for aid In, subjecting the cattle in Lake, Porterand Laporte counties to the tuberculin test The Chicago board of health recently made a ruling that no milk should be shipped into Chicago, th product of cows not having been subjected to the tuberculin test for bovine tuberculosis. The three counties in question supply a large proportion of Chicago's milk and the dairymen to meet the requirement have been submitting their cattle for the test to veterinary experts in the neighborhood. The price charged has varied from $3 to $5 a head. Dr. Bitting said the state should make the test for 25 cents a head. The dairymen were not slow in hearing of the bargain, and as a result Dr. Bitting has something like 11,000 cattle offered for the test. During the month of Nevember 1,700 cattle were subjected and now Dr. Bitting faces a depleted fund, and is in the city to see the governor and procure aid. He hopes to get authority to draw upon someot her fund until the work is completed. Dr. Bitting insists that the work should not stop. Governor Hanly is in Newton, Kan. and is not expected to be back before Saturday. Dr. Bitting left when he heard of this, promising to come back to the city when the eovernor return,