Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 147, Hammond, Lake County, 9 December 1908 — Page 1

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DIGGER Gary Boilermaker May Die in Hammond Hospital As Result - of Bloody . Fight Last Night at Indiana Harbor. YARD SCHLI DOES GABVING ACT Brother of Mike Sheedy of Gary Has Altercation on Sunday and in Order to Punish is Assailant Mike Decides to Avenge Relation's. Defeat on That Day. (Special to The Times.) Indiana Harbor, Ind., Dec. 9. The Harbor hotel, at the corner of Michigan and Block avenue, was the scene of a furious knife battle last night, when Edward Sehleiker attempted to carve several grotesque designs on the person of Mike Sheedy, a Gary boiler, maker and registrant at the hotel. The fight occurred about 7:30 o'clock, in the Dor room at the hotel, and was evident ly precipitated by Sheedy. The latter Is now in St. Margaret's hospital, Hammond, recovering from the loss of considerable blood from eight deep gashes la his face and forehead, two large veins being cut by the slashes of the bartender's weapon. Had An Altercation Sunday. According to the story told to the police last night by witnesses of the affalr.'Schleiker had an altercation last bunaay atternoon with a brother of Mike Sheedy. As a result,, both men were arrested, and released under heavy bonds, .the-trial still pending before Judge G. E. Relland and set for trial on ; next Friday morning. 4', In the affair of Sunday, , Sehleiker proved to be' the better fighter, and Mike Sheedy decided to avenge " his Dinner's defeat. t Entering the bar room last evening, he said to have ac costed Sehleiker with a vile remark, which soon led to other and more heated arguments. Suddenly, when no one ex pectcd such an attack, Sheedy aimed a vicious blow at the bartender's face, Sehleiker took one glance at .the burly form of his assailant and grasped his knife firmly about the handle. He then advanced a few steps and began slash ing right and left. Couldn't Avoid Attack. Sheedy was unable to avoid the at tack, but fought valiantly until overpowered, and were it not for the inter ference of bystanders, the injuries inflicted might have been much more ser ious. Dr. Hughes was called and after attending to Sheedy's wounds, ordered his removal to St. Margaret's hospital. An enumeration of his wounds Includes eight gashes about the face, three .scalp wounds, several small cuts about his hands, and a split nose. The latter organ was made the recipient of a downward slash of Schleiker's weapon and was laid open almost an inch. Sehleiker himself received a few small scratch- . es on his hands, and was on his way to a physician's office when arrested by the local police. He was refused bail last evening, and wiil be held awaiting the outcome of his attack on Sheedy. LET IT GO TO SLEEP Congressman Crumpacker Will Let Federal Court Question Slumber. Washington, D. C, Dec. 8. Some of the Indiana members of congress are in favor of giving the perennial federal court bill a rest at this session of congress. Among those who wish the bill a peaceful slumber is representative Edgar Dean Crumpacker, who was the first to conceive the idea of remodeling the federal court system. Judge Crumpacker never has taken kindly to the notion that it is indispensable to the administration of even-handed justice that regular federal court terms should be held at South Bend and Terre Haute. He thinks that justice will jog along fairly and impartially If those cities are left out of the bil On the other hand Representative Holliday declares with emphasis that admits of no compromise that he will fight to the last . rampart any bill that does not inclue Terre Haute Judge Crumpacker has not overlooked the fact that Holliday's term as congressman will expire on March 4 and Mr. Crumpacker thinks it would be tooth prudent and diplomatic to quietly shove the whole matter over until the next con,gress, when his old soldier colleague from the Fifth district will be a private citizen. Therefore, the voice of Crumpacker, which has for several session been raised in stentorian tones for federal court legislation, will be silent as the tomb on that subject this winter. -

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CIRCUS HURCH HIT Pastor Before 60 Colleagues Lashes Modern Methods of Evangelism.

Both the members of the clergy and laity In Hammond who , criticized the sensational revival that took place In Hammond last spring read with interest the criticism voiced by a Baptist clergyman in Chicago when he said the other day: "Modern methods of evangelism what are they? A three-ringed circus, a vaudeville show, a bazaar and, lastly, a pulpit. These so-called 'social' systems of .reaching the people and making converts may bring people to church, but they do not make them Christians." With this tirade against his fellow ministers Rev. William H. Geistweit, a former Chicago pastor, now head of a church in Peoria, opened his address before a conference of sixty Baptist ministers of Chicago at the Taber nacle Baptist church, Spaulding and Warren avenues. His speech was ex temporaneous, following the addresses of several other pastors on the general subject of evangelism. "The entire statistical idea of get ting more and more baptisms is working the ruin of real conversion," con tinued Rev. Mr. Geistweit, "and is making the church a mere ecclesiastical refrigerator. Pastors advertise so many baptisms every Sunday. Per haps they do what they advertise, but do they take care of the religious health of the baptized? In but very few instances." . BILL GETSBIG REST Toleston Man in Hammond Says Stork May Visit His Barn. Bill Kunert,. in Hammond yester day, said that the great problem which is confronting the people pf Toleston is that of housing the population which is flooding both of the cities of this new iron and steel manufacturing dis triet. Houses are so scarce that people are living in anything that affords a shel ter from the wintry weather. The most conspicuous evidence of this fact is a deal which Bill Kunert himself has made. He made an addition to his barn, which is used as a kitchen, and Is renting the barn for $25 a month. The building is only 18x30, and that an ordinary barn could be rented for such a sum is one of the marvels of the great municipality which is being built' up in the eastern part of the county. Bill Kunert says that . for all he knows there is likely to be a child born in his manger and a repetition of the Biblical Christmas story. The simile may be carried even to the fact that manv DeoDle once wondered if any good could come out of Toleston, ANY LICENSES ISSUED Lowell Saloonkeeper Turned Down by the County Commissioners. Crown Point, Ind., Dec. 9. The county commissioners met for the second day of their present session and spent a busy day alowlng bills, graning liquor licenses and awarding the contracts for supplying the needs of the county poor farm and jail. About 41 licenses were issued to saloon keepers throughout the couny, only one being rejected, that of John Lewis of Lowell. A number of Lowell citizens filed a remonstrance against the issuance of a license to the above named party and his .application was rejected for .that cause. The following are the names of those securing licenses at the present session most of them being from he north end of the county: Peter Batasick, Jacob Frank, Stanly Andrezak, John Bison, George Racick, Frank Steglitz, Stephen Kaan, John Jarecki, John Raychinetz, Theo. J. Sacko, John Lewis, Ed. Luskowski. Jos. Schaller, U. Verbancie, Jos. Olyniczak, F. P. Rack, W. J. Boland, A. N. McGee, Z. K. Morrison, J F. Smith, A'bert Buzoski. Chas. H. Dinner, John Pochinchanski, John Stanisz, Demiter Grady, Z. Moldovan. Max Heyman, M. Marovich, John Pete, John Jakusk, A. J. Olson, W. C. Briggs, Jno. Pora, Jos. Stifko, Andrew Peifer, Gott. Loescher, John Kukst, E. E. Fricke, Aug. Rakowski. Louis Hepp, Max Heifer, Joe Kadison, F. Piechocki, Peter Norkus, John Kasch, Abe Goldstein, A. Halnska, Joe von Rembow, George Schuster, Steve John, H. R. Schneider, J J. Rascher,Carl Brown. The commisioners will meet again on Thursday ' to transact unfinished business " connected with the court hcuse construction and other county matters. John Brown and John E. Fraas as reviewers and Wm. F., Bridge as engineer, were ordered to receive and report on the Calumet township road, which is to be widened and paved. Al. Portz of St. Johns was awarded the contract for the Summers road in North township for the sum of $5,732. More news on one paae than competitors havi on ail. iti

WOULD SUICIDE; ICE PRE1IS

Globe Station Woman Is Picked Up by Officer Miller on State and Hohman Streets Last Night, and Sad Story Is Told. VICTIM OFTEMPORARY MENTnUIBERRATION Mrs. .Thomas H. Schrum Wanders Away Fom Home With the Idea of Drowning Herself In Calumet River But Ice Is Too Thick and She Is Unsuccessful. If the statements made by Mrs. Thomas Schrum of Globe Station, three miles soutuwest of here, to the Ham mond police, are to be credited, all that saved her from a suicide's death in the Little Calumet river was the fact that It is frozen, and all that prevented her from suiciding; in the Grand Calumet river or in Lake Michigan was the in terventlon of a police officer. Mrs. Schrum, who was formerly Miss Emma Dalilman, was met at the corners of State and Hohman last evening about a quarter to 7 by Officer Miller, who noticed that she was dressed ' In a light blue wrapper, wore a fascinator over her head and seemed to be suffer ing with the cold. Said She Had Tried It. He questioned her and was surprised to learn that she had already tried to commit suicide in the Little Calumet river, but did t do so f or -the. reason that the river Was frozen and she Could not get into the water. She then went to Hammond where she told the officer that she was going to commit suicide in either the Grand Calumet river or in Lake Michigan. When the officer insisted that she accompany him to the police station she cried bitterly and pleaded with him not to take her there. It is thought that Mr. Schrum is the victim of a temporary fit of Insanity, to which she is occasionally subject. It was only last winter that she conceived the idea that the hired man working for her husband was- infatuated with her and tried to run away with him. She went to a hotel In Indiana Harbor where she registered as. Mrs. Howard, and made arrangements for the hired man to come and see her. Her husband learned of her whereabouts and went over to the hotel to get her. Husband Comes For Her. She was very sorry that she had left her home when her husband got opportunity to talk to her and proved a dutiful wife until this recent spell carrie on. The police notified her husband at Globe Station and he came to this city with a horse and wagon and took her back home with him. He regards it fortunate that the Little Calumet river happened to be frozen over and that she did not get as far as the river here, for he verily believes that she would have suicided in her present state of mind ACCEPT BARN REPORT The board of public works this morning accepted Architect Mac Tur ner's report about the completion of the new city barns. Mr. Turner found that the specifications had been lived up to in the construction work. The board has decided that in view of the remonstrance that has been presented against the assessment for the East Ogden street pavement, which Is completed, to take the latter under advisement until Dec. 14. The regular weekly bills were allowed. In the absence of the city clerk, Otto Duelke, who acts as secretary to the board, CJharles F. Gloeser performed his work at the meeting. Mr. Duelke is detained at his home on account of sickness. FEAST OF IMMACULATE CONCEPTION IS OBSERVED. Services Are More Impressive . Like Services on Sunday. Than The fact of the Immaculate Conception was observed throughout the Catholic church yesterday and in many places the services were more Impressive than those on Sundays. It was a holiday of obligation for the Catholics and all those who had an opportunity attended mass. Regular services with a low mass at 8 o'clock, high mass at 10:15 and vespers were held at St. Joseph's church. At Ail Saints' church services were held at 5:30 in the morning and at o'clock.

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REAL ESTftTE BUSINESS Gostlin & Meyn Co. Sell 25 Lots in New Subdivision. VALUED AT TEN THOUSAND Hammond Lot Property Is Going These Days Like Hot Cross Buns. There is a real revival in the real estate business in Hammond If the sales that have been made by Gostlin, Meyn & Company in the new Turner subdivision, which baa been on tbe inar. ket only a few days, Is any criterion to go by. There is sure to be a boom in real estate in Hammond before next spring. . Gostlin, Meyn & Company have sold twenty-five lots, valued at $10,000, in the new Turner addition and there is to be a scramble for this property. In fact, all of the Calumet avenue front age in the first block has been sold out and sales are being made In the other blocks south of Bauer street. Development Keeping Vp. All of this means that there is to be a development in this vicinity which is unparalleled In the city, excepting only the Morris addition, where lots were sold under very different circumstances. In addition to the remarkable interest that is being taken In Calumet avenue property, there have been sales in other parts of the' city. Three lots in Larned's addition were sold for $250 each. The Schultz property, at 248 Oakley avenue, was sold for $4,500. This consisted of a residence and ninety feet of frontage.. ....... There have been other small deals consummated ana there, are still other deals which will "be made in the near future. In, "fact .there have been more Inquiries during the past month than at any time during the past year. As the winter months are not specially good for the sale of property, and people seem to prefer to wait until spring when ' people and prices are buoyant, it is- surprising that there should be so much activity apparent iififlAH" DIES SUDDENLY Louis H. Letz, Who Put Corn Shredder, on Markety Passes Away. (Special to Th Times.) Crown Point, Ind., Dec. 9. Crown Point residents "were shocked beyond measure last evening on hearing of the sudden death of one of its well known and influential citizens. Louis H. Letz, apparently in the best of health, returned to his home after superintending some work on his fac tory here, about 5:30 o'clock in the evening. Soon after his arrival he fell over unconscious and before medical assistance could be summoned he had expired. ' Mr. Lets was 56 years of age, and leaves ten children surviving him, his wife having died some years ago. Mr, Letz was well-known throughout Lake county as an expert machinist and ironworker, and was a genius at his trade. He was the inventor and manufacturer of many labor-saving mechanical devices, i among which was the famous Letz corn shredder, upon the sale of the patents rights of the invention to a Chicago firm, he realized a comfortable fortune, and at the time of his death was drawing' magnificent royalties from the inventions of his genius. Mr. Letz was at the head of the Letz iron and molding manufactory here, one of the few manufacturing industries in Crown Point. In private life r. Letz was an ideal citizen, his upright and conscientious life winning the respect of all who knew him and he will "be sadly missed by Crown Point citizens. He was a faithful and actire member of the Lutheran church of this place, from which edifice he will probably be buried on Friday. Deputy Coroner Houk and Dr. Brannon held a post-mortem examination on the remains last evening. ' GLEN PARK WANTS TELEPHONE SERVICE, W. EnKlehart Has Signed Petition AVith Other Property Owners For Service. T. W. Englehart and many of the other property owners south of the Little Calumet river, in Gary, have signed a petition which is to be presented to the Chicago Telephone company asking for telephone service in this territory and that the phones be put on the Gary exchange. The people of Glen Park have developed a real neighborhood spirit and are working hard for all the improvements they can get in this neighborhood. They say that Glen Park will some day be the most desirable r3sidence portion of Gary. Try a want ad In This Times.

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HISIIE1S Judge T. M. C. Hemboff, a Leader of Indiana Harbor Bar, Is Interviewed by Times on Congested Court Question. - IWS ALL COURTS LOCATED l!i ONE CITY Says That Hammond is Sore Spot and Believes in Belief Where the Sore Sport is, But Thinks Gary is Too Young for a Court at the Present Time. (Special to Thb Times.) Indiana Harbor, Ind., Dec. 0. Judge T. M. C. Hembroff of Indiana Harbor Is especially well qualified to speak for the city from which he hails on the question of the relief of the congestion of the courts In Lake county. Judge Hembroff was formerly city judjfe in Hammond. He moved to la diana Harbor where he has been prac ticing law for a number of years, and his long residence in Lake county where he has assisted In the building: up of its courts, makes him especially convers ant with its needs. All In One Place. in interview ior uhb Times, Judge wemoron saia: it I had my way about it I would have all of the courts of the county concentrated in one place. If such a thing is possible of accomplishment In the future, I will do all in my power to Dnng aDout sucn an ideal conThe layman does not realize the dif ficulties which confront the lawyer! with a large practice, who is compelled to. look after cases In several courts of record. It would be a physical impossioimy ior a lawyer to handle a large practice in three courts, and the cost of litigation would be greatly in creased if another court was estab lished. "I would be opposed to the establishment of another superior court In Indiana Harbor, even if the city of East Chicago with its 15,000 Inhabitants and its rapidly growing population was presumptious enough to ask for one. Has Two Means of Relief. "I will say,' and I think I voice the sentiment of the people of East Chicago and Indiana Harbor, that "I am primarily In favor of an additional court judge at Hammond, and I am secondarily in favor of a continuous court and a separate circuit court at Crown Point as a means of relieving the congestion in the courts of the county.

"With two-thirds of the business oflseph O. Morris and his wife conveyed

the county originating in North town ship, I am of the opinion that conditions demand special relief at Ham mond, which is the most easily access ible place in the county. "I file all of my cases In the Ham mond court unless there Is a special reason for filing them at Crown Point, and I believe the people of East Chi cago have more. Interests in the Ham mond courts than In any other. "I am unalterably opposed to a court at Gary, as it would further complicate a situation which is complicated enough at the present time. I believe, in relief where the sore spot Is. Hammond is the sore spot. The congestion of the Hammond and Crown Point court is caused by the litigation which arises In North township. Work Out Nicely Then. "If Hammond Is given relief It will automatically relieve the situation at Crown Point, and everything will work out satisfactorily. I am not opposed to the establishment of a separate continuous court at Crown Point, but I am certain that before this matter is thrashed out the inadvisability of having too many courts will be apparent. Gary's claims for a superior court have been shown to be ridiculous." THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT PERVADES THE SCHOOLS. Tots Will Buy Each Other Christmas Presents This Year With 1-eacber's Sanction. Pupils of . th.e lower grades of the Central school have agreed to buy each other Christmas presents this year. The teachers of the lower grades put the Christmas spirt Into the minds of the children this morning and suggested that they buy each other Christmas presents. - The method used was to have each one write his or her name on a piece of paper. ' Then the teacher took up the slips and passejj them around, giving each pupil one slip. The children are to "buy- a present for the one whose name is on the slip they received. Yon will find that it is the merchants who are advertising; In THE TIMES are the ones who are doing; the business. They are live ones.

BEIIJAiliJLEIIi FINED

Found Guilty of Provocation and Using Profane Language. K. BenJamTn Klein, who has kept a dirty place In Gary and who has been in regular conflict with the courts during the past few months, for conducting a dirty and filthy place and for using profane language and being abusive to the authorities, received another lesson yesterday morning In Judge Prest's court in Hammond. Mr. Klein paid his fine and is now awaiting trial In the circuit court in Crown Point where two charges of keeping a dirty place await him. The prosecuting witness in the case was Omcer jNewman, wno preierrea one charge of provocation against the saloonkeeper and a second for using profane language. His two fines cost him $29.30. Klein had been warned repeatedly to clean up his place but he met the officers with insults and abuse. He put himself above the law until the patience cord snappedi and he was haled into court. For a long time his attorney succeeded In getting his case continued, Klein thereby hoping, to tire his prosecutors. He has in the meantime found out that he was dea1 ing with the wrong people. BOWLING CRAZE AGAIN Doctors Now Have the Bug, and Business Men Are Catching It. The bowling craze has struck Ham mond in full force. It has become a raging passion with some; others have a mild case or it, and tnere are sun others who have Just been Infected. The craze is making inroads on all classes of people. The doctors have'the bug. The business men are talking about averages, strikes and spares and everv one asnires to be the kingnln in the came. Th h Honiara v,nv hn naVe tn get ln bowling shoes and the sporting goods man has been criticized for not getting in a good line of bowling balls and the ieather case with which to tv, Every night the alleys In Bradford's amusement parlors are filled with play ers and spectators, and every one, even to the small boy. is interested in the game. There have been several contests arranged and they are sure to prove interesting. Every man who ever sent a ball sliding down an alley is talking about the game, and in short, Hammond has gone bowling crazy. BEGINS SUIT IN GOUBT George Ten has begun a suit in the Lake superior court against Joseph O. Morris, a prominent real estate dealer in this city in which he charges him with selling and deeding to Charles M. Gerker lot 21 in block 8 in Mor ris' addition to Hammond, after Yen had paid $350 Ofor the property. Ten makes the allegation that J6the property to Gerker, when they knew It had been sold to Ten, with intent to defraud. The complaint goes on to state that the property has been improved by .Yen, who has done over $100 worth of filling and who has improved It in other ways. The plaintiff demands damages to the amount of $750, or a clear title to the property ICY STREETS GIVE HORSE OWNERS TROUBLE. Skate Editor Witnesses Several Acci. dents on Hammond Streets. (By the Skate Editor.) The icy and slippery streets have given the owners of horses a great deal of. trouble lately, and several horses have fallen down. E. G. Seely, who is in the expressing and hack line business, has been rent ing a horse through the day to help out in his expressing work. He rented a horse of Jake Diamond this morning which caused him some trouble. The horse has a pair of bone spavins on his hind legs and this, together with the slippery roads, caused the animal to fall down on Fayette street, near the Monon freight house. It was not until Mr. Seely gained the help of several men that he got the horse on its feet and go on with his work. Mr. Seely forgot to put skates on the horse. Mr. Black also had the misfortune of having his horse fall down yesterday afternoon on State and Hohman street. Neither horse was badly injured by the fall. DOXT FORGET IT'. Business men should remember that If they want to sell Christmas bargains, they should advertise in The Times, which has live times more circulation In the Calumet region and three times more circulation in Hammond than any other paper printed. Come and let us SHOW you.

DRIB ITER IS 1PURE

Elaborate and Authoritative Report About the Supply From Lake Michigan Is Discussed After Months of Laborious Work. COMMISSION MAKES SIX RECOMEIATIOfiS Names the Glucose a3 One of tha Worst Despoilers Suggests Draining All Sewage Into the Uinois River Shatters the Supposed Fact About Lake Currents in South End. In a report covered In 10,000 wrerim and compiled by H. H. Barnard, chemist to the state board of health, J. H. Brewster, water chemist, with the assistance of the boards of health of Hammond, "Whiting; and East Chicago, the sanitary condition, of the southern end of Lake Michigan, bordering on Lake county, is discussed. The report has Just been completed after months of laborious work, conducted by a commission Involving investigations from every angle of tha 4 situation. The report is exhaustive and authoritive and in many Instances shatters old supposed facts about tha drinking water for this region. The report says in part: "Water Bad at All Times. "After a careful analysis of all the data collected during this survey it becomes readily apparent that the water supplies of Indiana, Harbor, . East Chicago, "Wilting, a d 1 Iain mond,: tur st: present taken front the lake, ara absolutely of no value from a sanitary standpoint and that they are not safe for drinking at any time of the year. The study of the distribution of the sewage also shows conclusively that it w-111 be of no value to extend the in takes farther Into the lake until the present sources of pollution are perma nently removed." In the summary the report says that the Calumef river, the Glucose, the Standard Oil company's sewer, the san itary sewers from the cities of Hammond, "Whiting, East Chicago and Indiana Harbor are responsible for tha condition. The report further says: No Lake Currents Present. "There are no uniform currents In" this portion of the lake and sewage once deposited in it may be carried in any direction, depending (a) the direction and force of the wind, (b) the lake level, (c) the direction of temporary and induced currents "The sewage from any one point along the shore may be carried over the intake of any of the water supplies. For this reason the abatement of any one nuisance will not afford a great measure of relief as the main sources of pollution will be amply sufficient torender the water unsafe. "The laying. of intakes further into the lake will not provide an adequate protection against impure water, since the zone of pollution extends more than five miles from the shore. Such Recommendation. The following possible means by which the situation may be remedied are recommended: (1) The installation of gravity or mechanical filters to purify the water of each of the present systems. (2) The installation of sewage disposal plants to purify the sewage of otherwise destroy the injurious bacteria now being poured into tbe lake. (3) Such action as will stop permanently the dumping of dredged material within five miles of any water intake. (4) The abatement of the nuisance known as the Glucoso sewer. (5) The abandonment of the lake as a source of water supply, ana me use of deep well water undoubtedly to be found in sufficient abundance for present needs. (6) The opening of a channel of the Illinois river to convey all sewage away from the lake. The commission cites the last remedy as being the most feasible. The report with accompanying charts were sent to Dr. W. D. AVeis, who has been greatly instrumental in making the Investigation successful and special credit Is due to him and to Jacob Rasper, superintendent of the pumping station, for their work and efforts, in behalf of the investigation. MOVES BACK TO HAMMOND. T. F. Malo, formerly of Hammond but latterly of Capstan, Wis., has moved back to Hammond again in order that his children may enjoy the superior advantages of the Hammond schools. Mr. Malo and his family have been away from Hammond for a number of years.