Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 163, Hammond, Lake County, 29 December 1908 — Page 1

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VOL. nx, NO. 163. DNE CENT PEE COPr. HAMMOND, INDIANA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1908.

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SCIIEiS' WORRIED

Earthquake News from Italy Alarms Friends of Well Known Hammond Business Man Who, With His Family, Is There. FAMILY IS HOT IN DANGER ZONE Bcatena's Partner, Vincent Del Beccaro Says That Family Is at Lucca, In Northern Part of Italy, and No Where Near the Great Volcano of Mount Aetna. Vincent Del Becearo, who succeeded Paul Scatena la the fruit bonlnru and who has hi place of business nt 136 South Hohman street, is one of the best educated of the Italians in Ham mond. When the information reached Ham nioml of the terrible catastrophe, which had occurred In Sooth Italy and in St oily as a result of volcanic and seismic disturbance there, the acquaintances of Paul Scatena, who is now in Italy, wondered if he was in the danger none. Mr. Becearo was consulted about the matter and said that Scatena is in the little town of Lucca, in the northern art of Italy, and nowhere near the great volcano of Mount Atna. Mr. Becearo says so far as he can judge from a . hasty perusal of the papers the disturbance and the area which "was destroyed by the volcano " T"a n dlfuT e a rtTiq uake was in the Viclftitjr of the Straits of Messina Principal Cities Destroyed. The prrticipal cities destroyed ' were Messina and Regglo, although there are many other towns in the vicinity which doubtless were destroyed com pletely or partly. Mr. Becarro says that in the pre-his-toric times the Island of Sicily and the peninsula of Italy were all one continent, but volcanic disturbances of such a nature as the one which occurred yesterday finally resulted in. the Sicily football which the toe cf Italy seems to be kicking, being separated from the main land. He says that it is hard to estimate the losses of life at this stage of the game. He points to the fac that The Inter-Ocean, in its earlier editions, estimates that 75.000 people were killed and The Tribune 50,000." The Tribune's estimate was brought down to 20,000 in the later editions. Thougji further advices make the loss of life greater than has been published yet. It is southern Italy and not northern Italy which suffered and it is understood that Vesuvius at that other center near Naples is resting peacefully. SHIVELY LOOKING

South Bend Man Is a Favorite With Many Democrats in Indiana, and Prediction Is Made That He Will Be Even With Kern and Slack.

TIMES' BUREAU AT THE STATE CAPITAL. . Indianapolis, Ind., Pec. 29. The rest of the candidates for United States senator had better keep their eye on B. F. Shively of South Bend. He is stronger than he has been at any time during the campaign for senator, and he is going some, too. Not only has he lined up the six democratic votes in his own district, the Thirteenth, but he has already gathered in several outside of his district. He has the one lone democratic representative from the Tenth district, John B. Faulkner of Michigan City on his side. He has also several votes in the Third, one or two In the Second, at least one in the Ninth and probably two in the Eleventh. It will not be surprising to see Shively start into the balloting with about as many votes as any other candidate. In fact, it looks like Kern, Shively and Slack will be practically on an even footing when the caucus begins. , Shively is a favorite among a large element for the democrats of the state. They recognize that there is no man in the state who ' has worked harder or more consistently for the arty than he has. It is pointed out that he is a brilliant orator and that he would be fully able to take are of himself on the floor of the United States senate or anywhere else. They count him a giant in doing effective work. Of course, everybody is expecting

COIIIEST yiILL BE

A COSILY OIIE The Alleged Election Fraud Hearing at County Seat May Amount to $2,000. WILLNOTBE OVER FOR 10 DAYS Insurance Agent (?) Weiss Is on the Witness Stand in Contest Today, (Special to The Times.) Crown Point, Ind., Dec. 29. If Flward Simon fails to unseat, bdwaro Wickey in the contest which he has been carrying on at Crown Point, it will cost him, or more likely the demo cratic nartv. in the neighborhood o $2,000. It was learned today that Court Re porter Patton not only demanded his fee of $300 for the work that has al ready been done, but he will demand $1,000 for writing the transcript of the case. Then there will be all of the other expenses of the hearing, which has been going on for ten days, and these will amount to from $1,000 to $1,500. Will Last Ten Days Yet. "What is more, it was reported at Crown Point today that the hearing will consume another week or ten days and that will run the expense up just that much farther. As one politician n.it it: "The monev those democrats are spending to get Simon into the legislature would naturalize a couple of thousand foreigners." The man whom the democrats have on the stand today is Charles M. Weiss, the detective, which they hired to go I under tne guise oi an insurance ageni and find out how long each foreigner had hfen in this countrv. Weiss has hn .h tnnri nil mnrninc- and it is thought that the democrats will spend the rest of the day with him. It is expected that Ed Simon will go on the stand in his own behalf in a day or so and add what he can to the evidence which has already been introduced. Then there are the witnesses who wlll be introduced by the republicans, and it is thought that before the testi mony is all in the hearing will have take nat least a week longer. SUIT FOR DAWS ' - IS STARTED TODAY Two suits for damages against cor porations were started in the Lake su perior court at Hammond today. In

one, Irwin Miller asserts that while who must seek his knowledge in his he was drilling through a piece if iron own home by his own fireside from the at the Fitzhugh-Luther plant, it set of textbooks the Putney Law Listruck him in the wrist and his hand brary published by the Cree Publis.iand wrist was damaged to the extent Ing company of Minneapolis. The Putof $1,000. ney Law Library is the foundation of John Honry and Thomas Hunt are the success of the Lincoln-Jefferson the administrators of the estate of College of Law. The school is incorPatrick Henry, who was killed 'while porated as a university, and the next

riding a car on a trestle, are suing the sP in carrying out this orginal idea Lorimer-Gallagher company for $10,000 W'U e taken next year when a coldamages, the limit which can be col- legiate extension course will be added

lected under the law. NOTICE All teamsters are requested to attend a special meeting Tuesday night, Dec. 29th. Election of officers. 28-2. THOMAS HARLB. Secretary, No. 362. STRONGER

SENSATIONAL RAGE

that John W. Kern will be In the lead when the balloting begins. He may even have enough to nominate him on the first ballot in the caucus. He is claiming that in addition to his own district, he has enough promises from representatives over the state to make his nomination certain. These, he says, are in writing. He says further that there are several members of the house throughout the state who have told him that they stand ready to vote for him even on the first ballot if he needs their votes. These men, he says, live in other districts that have candidates of their own, but who prefer him to their own candidates. Just how many of these members will fool Mr. Kern when the time comes to vote remains to be seen. L Ert Slack of Franklin believes he has the best chance of any candidate fo be elected United States senator. He says he has almost as many vetes lined u solid as any other candidate and that he is the second choice of more members than any one else. He says the fight thus far has been a clean, dignified contest. "It will be very much like the state convention," he said. "There my strength grew until the opposition had to withdraw the leader in the race in other to beat me. I will get stronger in this fight,, too.' as time goes on. I am strong as second choice of a good many , members. Take my own vote

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ENROLLED Lincoln - Jefferson College of Law of Hammond Shows Wonderful Growth in the First Half Year of Its Existence. 115 OWH TEXT BOOK IS SECRET OF SOGGESS Unlimited Capital Has Brought To gether the Best Brains of the Coun try, Including Noted Jurists, Lec turers and Teachers Collegiate Course Added to Juris Prudence Five thousand and seventy-three students to date. That is the marvelous Pecord whIch the Lincoln-Jefferson Col lege of Law of Hammond has achieved nce Its inception last July. It Is a record unsurpassed by any other school ,n th, world , already far beyond , , . years' standing:. What a continuance of such progress would mean for the future would almost take a stretch . . ,,, "l v.. ...w..... ... and more students already enrolled are taking the extension course and -do not include those who are taking advantaKe of the night course in the resi-d-nt school in Hammond. The Foundation of Success. In looking for the cause of the wonderful success of the Lincoln-JefTerson College of Law it would indeed by a hard matter to locate it if one were not initiated into the fact that it is solely due to unlimited .capital which has gathered together the best brains of the country and evolved a system and laid out a course of study whicii is Indeed ideal both for the student who has the time to attend- the resident day or night school, or for him and possibly also introduced in the resident school. This course, extending over a term or lour years, is equally as original as me law course ana may nver be surpassed either for origialIty or effectiveness. In compiling these courses the people behind the school have spared no money when it came to connecting the best textbook, writers and teachers in the country. The result is that a brilliant aggregation of men, including famous jurists, among them Judge Gillett of the Indiana supreme court, authors and lecturers, have been brought together. Another Star Is Added. One of the latest additions to this star coterie is Dr. Hubert M. Skinner, poet, author and lecturer. He is the man who wrote the Worlfs Fair Ode for the St. Louis exposition, and who laid out a course for the International Teachers' Reading Circle, and from whose work, the American Book, to whose staff he belonged, made fortune after fortune. He is the author of the collegiate course which is being put into circulation now and which may be put into the resident school next year. The building of its own buildings in Hammond in which to house the Lin coln-Jefferson university is only a matter of time, and it may only be a year or two before Hammond will be graced with its own university building. and add to it forty to forty-four votes which I will get as second choice and it does not look bad for me at all. You may be sure that there will not be any deadlock." There is one thing about Slack's campaign that is unfortunate for him, and that is that he is likely to lose two votes from his own' district, the Fourth, There are two members who, it is believed, will not stand with bin?, and not only that but Judge Joseph H. Shea of Seymour is out working openly for Shively. Seymour Is in Slack's district and Shea is one of the democratic leaders of the district. Senator Steve Fleming of Fort Wayne will come to this city within the next few days and will then be a guest at the Denison hotel until the session of the legislature closes. Fleming is just as sanguine as ever of the election of Edward G. Hoffman of Fort Wayne as senator. He says Hoffman is getting stronger all the time and that he is a sure winner. He points to the fact that Hoffman has- the entire vote,' nine in number, of the Twelfth district behind him, and says that he will get many more than that.

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JACOB HAYDEfl, LAKE

COUHIY PIONEER GOIIE Joins "Innumerable Cara van After Three Score Years of Labor. WAS HIGHLY RESPECTED MAN Lived Retired life at Lowell, But Spent Most of His Years on West Creek Farm. (Special to The Times.) Lowell,' Ind., Dec. 29. Jacob Hayden, a retired farmer and one of south ern Lake county's early settlers, died at his Lowell home Surday night. He had been a great sufferer with cancer in the face, which was the cause of his taking away. The death of Mr. Hayden takes away a familiar character known in all parts of Lake county, especially in the south em part where he has lived for more than half a century. Mr. Hayden was one of a family of thirteen brothers and sisters and came with his parents from Ohio to Lake county when six years of age. He has lived to see the great county of Lake grow from Its infancy hardships and experiences of pioneer life to its present state of great wealth and improvements. He obtained meager education in a log schoolhouse near his father's farm in West Creek township. At an early age he began to assist in the cultivation and develop ment of the home far mand continued to follow agricultural pursuits for many years. He was married to Miss Sarah M. Knisely. who is also well known throughout Lake county, in December, 1854. At the time of their marriage Mr. Hayden, with his faithful helpmeet, began their domestic life in West Creek township, where he engaged In farming, and where he lived for more than forty-four years, the fruits of their labors being rewarded with good share of this world's goods and comforts at the sunset of life. At one time Mr. Hayden's realty wealth comprised much' of the best farm land in Lake county, but being of a very gen erous nal.ure he had divided a great de.al of his landed possessions with his even surviving children. As many other !early settlers, .Mr. Hayden hauled wheat and grain to Chicago with an ox team, taking , perhaps one week o more to make the round trip. rA death Mr. Hayden ."was about 7 years of age. His wife and one son and one daughter preceded him to the Spirit Land, and thus one by one are the ranks of ouij pioneers and respected citizens being thinned. KAL1GH DRAWS A SHALL- AUDIENCE Gifted Actress, However Delights Theatergoers With Her Talent. "CORA" IS POWERFUL DRAM Better Medium for Display of Ac tresses' Expression and Ability Hard to Find. Bertha Hallcb, tall, graceful, beantl ful and a finished artist, appeared be. fore a small, but appreciative audi ence, oi liaminona meater-goers last evening and delighted them with her art and the pleasing character which nhe portrayed. It is a sad commentary on Hammond's appreciation of an artist that Bertha Kalich should have come to a city of 30,000 inhabitants with one of the best attractions on the American stage and then draw only half a house. Wan Repeatedly Realled. Bu if the people of this city were j ashamed of the reception they gave "Cora" those who did see her matchless performance of last evening -were generosu in their applause and the star of the cast was compelled to appear for curtain calls again and again. It is doubtful if there could possibly have been a better medium for the display of Bertha Kalich's versatility of expression than the drama "Cora." Cora, the actress, the idol of a thousands of audiences, in love with a j-oung man of good family. The affair is opposed by the parents of the young man and his mother finally persuades her, secretly, to do something that will turn him against her and prevent, what she regarded as a disgrace, her son's marriage to an actress. In the first three acts there is the persistent wooing of "Cora"' by her lover and then in the third act her sacrifice. It is a banquet in which her bacchanalian hilarity she turns the love of one who respected her to disgust. Then comes the explanatlon-of it all, eight years later, and the unexplained ending of the affair. It is a perfect medium for Miss Kalich to show her wonderful versatility and the audience was charmed with her efforts.

APPEftL TO

PRES. FOR GOfERS Carpenters' Union of Gary Sends a Letter of Protest to President Roosevelt in the Now Famous Contempt Case. WANT THE PRESIDENT 10 PARDON LEADERS Gary Labor Leaders Declare That Wright's Decision Has Gone Far to Widen Chasm Already Existing Between the Forces of Capital and Labor. The carpenters union of Gary, No, 085, believing that a great Injustice has been done President Samuel Gompers, Vice President John Mitchell, and Frank Morrison by Justice Wright's decision In the famous contempt case, yesterday acted through a committee, consisting of Frank F. Fisher, John T. Hewitt and W. W. Dicks, and sent a letter of ap peal to President Roosevelt to inter. cede In the matter and save the labor leaders from going to Jail. A copy of the letter, which was drafter yesterday afternoon, will also be sent to President Gompers, showing him that the sentiment of the union men is with him. The letter was wiltten to President Roosevelt in the hope that by the great pressure brought to bear by the union men all over the country, that the decision against the labor leaders will be reversed in higher court or that the president will grant them pardon. . One"of the most startling statements which Is made in the letter to the presl dent is that "it is our belief that as a result of the decision referred to, more has been done to widen the chasm be tween capital and labor than any pre vlous action in the history of our coun try." The letter in full is as follows: Gary, Ind.. Dec. 28, 1908. Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, President of the ITnlted States, Executive Mansion, "Washington, D. C, Slri la Respect to the sentence imposed upon the labor . leaders, Samuel Gompers, John Mitchell and Frank Morrison by Justice Wright by the district court of the District of Columbia, we, the authorised committee of the carpenters' union, 'o. OSS, Gary, Indiana, believe that it Is our duty as lawabiding cttlsens and as Interested parties to the' action of that court, to submit to your Honor, the president, our opinion in regard to this decision. Vpon due consideration, It is our belief that as a result of the decision referred to, has done more to widen the chasm between labor and capital than any previous action In theShistory of our country. We have had many contempt cases among the higher classes and none of the defendants have ever before had a jail sentence. We believe that the law should apply to all citisens equally for like offenses. Mr. President, we are willing to instrunt this matter to your justice and Interglty. Respectfully, FRANK F. FISHER. JOHX T. HEWITT. W. W. DICKS. HAMMOND DID NOBLY III SALE Hammond has done nobly in the purchase of Red Cross stamps and only a least little stretch of generosity before New Year for the stamps are appropriate during the entire holiday season will give Hammond a clear slate. It will then have given its assistance to one of the noblest causes in this country now that of eradicating the white plague. Nearly 10,000 of them were sold in Hammond. All of the business houses which had a supply have sold out their supply of Red Cross stamps with the exception of four places, they being the First National bank, E. C. Minas, Ruhstadt's and the Model Clothing store. The stamps carry a greeting for the holiday season and are consequently Just as appropriate for New Tears as they were for Christmas. It was indeed surprising to many Hammond people to see how many letters and packages they received during the Christmas season labeled with the Red Cross stamps. The proper place to paste the Red Cross stamp on an envelope is in the lower right hand corner. It is conspicuous there and will easily be seen there. A stamp only costs one cent, but the purchaser must not labor under the impression that it will pay postage.

OLD SOLDIER SUFFERS

A BADLY BROKEN LEG Adam Stoll pf Berry Lake Falls in a Peculiar Manner. JILTED CHAIR KEELS OVER Veteran of Many Battles Is Taken to St. Margaret's Hospital in Hammond. (Special to Thb Times.) Whiting, Ind., Dec. 29. After having lived for 68 years, gone through the civil war and carried civilization forward along with many other pioneers, Adam Stoll of Berry Lake met his downfall, with the result that he suffered a broken leg over the knee. Stoll has been taken to St. Mar garet's hospital, where the best of care is given to him now. He is unable to give an explanation as to how the accident happened. He was sitting on a chair, which was slightly tilted backward, and without warning he lost his balance and keeled over. Mr. Stool is a Grand Army man, 68 years old. Owing to his advanced age it is feared he may never again be able to walk on the injured member. Another thing which was not n his favor was the fact that, although the accident occurred at 5:30 p. m., it was impossible to get a physician to take the trip to Berry Lake, with the result that he went without medical aid until he reached St. Margaret's hospital at midnight. Both Mr. and Mrs. Stoll are well known here, and it is a source of regret to think such an accident should come into the family of two such elderly people. SUPERIOR COURT. New Cases, 5315. Emil Lins and Minnie WhilIock vs. Herman Linz et al. Suit to set aside a conveyance. 5316. Erwin Miller et al vs. Fitzhugh Luther company. Personal injury. 5317. Gary Lumber company vs. D. Henry Johnson. Foreclosure of mechanics' Hen. ' 5318. Annie Williams vs. Methopolitan Life Insurance company. 5319. John Henry et al vs. Lorimer & Gallagher Co. Damages. DR. F. B. 0LWTN RETURNS -TO HAMMOND TODAY. Local Dentist Says That He Feels a Great Deal Better ow. Dr. F. B. Olwin, who has been on a farm in Robinson, 111., for some time in an effort to regain his heaith, returned to Hammond recently and says he feels like a new man r.Rrain. He will begin the practice of dentistry with Dr. T. ICdwin Bell in their offices in room 206 in the Hammond Building next Monday, and will be prepared to meet hU o'.d tlients.

STORY OF NATURALIZATIONS

Deputy Clerk Charles Surprise Says That Article Appearing in Local Paper Yesterday Was Absolutely Without Any F oundation Whatever.

An amazing lie nailed in the lair of yellow journalism is what Hammond people found themselves up against this morning when they questioned Deputy United States Clerk Charles Surprise about the alleged facts in connection with an alleged naturalization of foreigners, the story of which appeared in an alleged newspaper which poses as the only paper in Hammond that tells the truth and prints news when it is news. The story was so utterly without foundation and such a deliberate attempt to blacken the integrity of the deputy United States clerk's office that even the paper's readers who have heretofore been befuddled by it "holier-than-thou-policy", suffered the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back. Without a Grain of Truth. The alleged facts which appear all the more as an outrageous lie when It is taken into consideration that they were specifically denied by Charles Surprise, who was interviewed by a reporter for the paper before the story was printed, were to the effect that five foreigners had been naturalized yesterday, that five or six were naturalired every day and that on Saturday a man had been naturalized who in answer to an examination said that Geo. Washington was the present president of the United States and that his only guess was right, was about Mayor Becker. The story further charged

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(Special to Thb Times.) Rome, Dee. 2t. la the latest edlttea of the Trlbuna. the estimated n amber of earthquake 'victims Is placed at between 65,000 and 75,000. The number of injured Is placed at 100.000. At Messina the number of dead is estimated mi 12,000. It Is feared that hundreds of people are burled alive ander the ruins and will be destroyed In the flames thai are raping. IRKED AS BIKER U THEATRE Sheriff F. S. Carter Lands W- R. Hughes, Formerly Superintendent of Cain Construction Co., at Spokane; Brought to Whiting. Sheriff F. S. Carter yesterday brought a very penitent man In the person of William R. Hughes, aged 25, aad for merly of the Cain Construction com pany of Indiana Harbor, to Whiting to face the charge of stealing; 9300 in cash from his employer and forging a checlc for $180.50. Hughes was arrested on information which " was furnished by detectives who have been working on the case for some time. When captured he was In a little place, seventeen miles by stage from Coleman, Wash., which is only a short distance from Spokane. He was employed as a barker In a five-cent theater. t When he was brought back to Whiting he was very penitent and said that he did not know why he had given away to the temptation to steal the money. Mas Well Liked. Hughes was the superintendent and paymaster for the tain Construction company In Whiting on the Job that was being done there. He was thought to be an honest man and was well liked by all who knew him. On the day the job was completed, W. A. Cain made arrangements to pay the men oft. Usually he paid in checks but this time he had $300 in cash and so he gave that to Hughes and ordered him to pay off the men. Hughes was tempted to steal the money and did so. He also forged Cain's name to a checlc for $180.50 and left town. ' It was not long before Mr. Cain discovered the loss and efforts were made to locate Hughes. It was found that he had deserted his wife and had left the country. Hughes was given a preliminary hearing in Justice George W. Jones court and was placed under $500 bonds for his appearance at the trial in the Lake superior court. It is believed that j he will be able to furnish bond.

FAKE. PURE AND SIMPLE

Charles Surprise with acling'the role of judge and handing out advice to tha applicant. A fake lecture by a faka judge was another amazing bit of fab rication that was in the story. Speaking of the alleged naturalization Mr. Surprise said today: "Nobody was naturalized in my office neither yesterday nor Saturday. So much for that and the records will show that I am telling the truth. As for my questioning an applicant regarding his knowledge that would be usurping a power which I do not possess and which I would not attempt to eercise In my present position. That Is wholly a matter for the judge who hears the eamlnatlon for the second papers. During my term of office no second papers have been issued and none will be until the April term of court. I have only issued two set- of naturalization papers for over a month." STEALS TWO OVERCOATS. Frank Roth, who occupied room 12, in the Maine hotel, reports that Saturday night, between 9 and 12 o'clock In the evening, some one entered his room and stole two overcoats and other articles of clothing. IF" TOD ARE BFT. TRY TO FOR GET A LOT OP THING AXO RS HEMBCR TUB WAST AOS.

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