Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 188, Hammond, Lake County, 28 January 1909 — Page 1

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WEATHKS. Rain tonight rain or tnow Friday with lower temprraturf. EDITION VOL. III., NO. 188. HAMMOND, INDIANA. THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1909. ONE CENT PER COPY.

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George Siller, Nine Year Brother, Defends Sister's Honor With His Jackknife: Assault Creates 9 Fever Heat Near Gary. VIG1! IDENTIFIES BLACK AS ASSAILANT Two Are Arrested Last Night for Stealing Brass One Is Pointed Out By Child as the One Who Assuited Her Fellow Arrested Protests His Innocence. Tb indignation of many Gary citizens Irving about a mile southeast of the city -was wrought to a lever heat yesterday afteftnoon when It became known that an attempt had been made by a negro to assault a pretty 12-year-old girl, tv ho was on her way home from school. She was accompanied by her 9-year-old brother, George. . The girl, Edna Glller, the 12-year-old daughter of Jack Giller, a fisherman Irving on the banks of the Calumet river, s.bout a mile southeast of Gary, was returning1 to her home yesterday afternoon. She was walking along the road near John Coxe'splace when out of the woods stepped a negro.' He begtm to talk to the little girl,' who became frightened and started to run. The negro laid his hands on the child and threw her- to the ground, but did not reckon with the bravo little brother of the girl. George Glller plunged his hand into his pocket and pulled out his jackknife and began stabbing at the negro. Fortunately for the children John Coxe, who lives In that neighborhood, came driving along, and the assailant of the little girt, seeing the farmer's approach, ran Into the bushes. Girl Identifies Assailant. Mr. Coxe scoured the neighborhood, but could find no trace of the brute. A teephone message was sent to the local police station and three officers were dispatched to the scene of the assault. The officers, too, looked in in the evening, however, a special detective for the Pennsylvania Railroad company arrested two negroes, one giving his name as Edward Wllkerson and the other George Dutton. They were charged with stealing brass, and they were held In the station over night. This morning Edna Giller was brought to the station, where she Identified George Dutton as her assailant. The negro protests, however, his lnnocense, but the little girl seems positive. LAKE SUPERIOR COURT. A ev Cases. 5394. First State bank ' of Hobart vs. P. L. Fitzgerald. Civil. 5395. Henry Schlosser et al. vs. Daniel P. Fitzgerald.

PBOSECOIli ATTORNEY -GOMES ACROSS 1REJUEER CASES Eight Prisoners Sent to the County Jail by Gary Justices of the Peace, Found By Prosecutor C. E. Greenwald Without Transcripts.

Prosecutina; Attorney Charles Greenwald, la his desire to pre vest the nnlawful detention of prisoners who have not been jclven the tieht of a trial, went through the county jail recently and discovered that the re are eight prisoners there for whom no transcripts could be found. Had he not made that investigation tt is Ukely that these eifebt men, like the two who were recently discovered, would have lantruished in the Crown Point jail indefinitely. "Most of the cases against these men are trivial ones and I shall make the recommendation that the prisoners be dismissed unless I discover good reasons for detaining them," said Mr. Greenwald today. It is hardly possible to tell just where to place the blame. The fact remains that the transcripts never reached the office of the prosecutor and that eight of them have been mislaid. This would indicate that the con

Rev. J. C Sharp Deals with Addison

-y " -4 ' X Hammond Pastor, who defended the philosophy of Addison at Wednesday ight Club meeting: last night, and whose remarks called forth opposition aa to merits of great English man's creed In comparison with other philosophers. Scottish Riters Get Program Many of the members of the Scottish Rite in' Hammond are interested in the program of the meetings which will be held in Indianapolis during February and March. Adoniram Grand Lodge of Perfection Wednesday, Feb. 17, at 2 o'clock p. m., conferring the fourth to thirteenth degrees, inclusive. In the evening at 7:30 o'clock, conferring the fourteenth degree. Saraiah Council Princes of Jerusalem Wednesday evening, Feb. 24, at 7:3 Oo'clock, conferring the fifteenth and sixteenth degrees. Indianapolis Chapter of Rose Croix Wednesday evening. March 3, at 7:30 o'clock, conferring the seventeenth and eighteenth degrees. Indiana Sovereign Consistory, S. P. R. S. Wednesday, March 10, at"2 o'clock p. m., conferring the nineteenth to thirty-first degrees, inclusive. In the evening at 7:30 o'clock Conferring the thirty-second degree. A business meeting of the Lodge of Perfection wll be held on each Wednesday evening for business and receiving and acting upon petitions for future classes. Brethren having petitions to propose are requested to forward them to the secretary at as early a date as possible, so they may be properly referred and acted upon. Officers and brethren assigned to special duties are fraternally requested to take notice and be governed accordingly. The last date for receiving petitions for this city class will be Wednesday, Feb. 10, 1909. To be voted on at a special meeting Saturday, Feb. 13. NONE TILL MONDAY Owing to the fact that so many of the lawyers are out of the city and will be unable to attend court It Is not Ukely that there will be any more court in the Lake superior court until Monday. So many of the lawyers are out of the city that it is almost impossible to get enough of the lawyers together to try a case. .The divorce case of Mrs. Albert Orcutt vs. Albert Orcutt was tried and the decree was granted. There was little else done in court this morning. duct of affairs has been very lax in some department or another in the part. Worst Case Against Simons. The worst case was that of Frank Simons, who has been in Jail since the latter part of October on the charge of petit larceny. He had his preliminary hearing, but his case was lost and forgotten after that and some negligent person will have to take the responsibility for his long imprisonment. William Hart, charged with larceny, has been in jail since Nov. 11. Herman McLawrence and William Broglan since Nov. 23. charged with robbery. Joe Jedke since Nov. 27, Frank Cooke and Peter Gurney since Dec. 14 on the charge of larceny and Thomas Thornton since Dec. 22. The prisoners in the jail have now all been gone over and Prosecuting Attorney Greenwald is certain that there are transcripts for all of them.

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Young Lovers for Whom the Lake County Authorities Were Looking, Rounded Up Yesterday and Are Taken Home and Spanked NO WEDDING BELLS FOR ED. HE SAYS In the Meantime Blanche Will Continue to Stand at the Window and Wave Weepy Salutations Across the Village Streets of That Dear Old Elkhart. Crown I'oirct, Ind., Jan. 2S.-i-Shcrifr Tom Graut, who a notified last week to be on the lookout for D. Spencer, aged 15, and Blanche Duberk, aged 14, who were suppoxed to have eloped from Elkhart, need look out for them no longer, The (no lovers have been found and they need sympathy and xpanking, both of which they are now getting. The swain is D. Edward Spenser, '16 years aid. The D. stands for anything you like, but Edward says It means Depressed. The maiden fair was Blanche Bubeck, 14 years old. Both live in Elkhart, Ind., which might have been one reason why they wanted to run away from home, even If they did have to get married. Set Out for Chicago. Arm in arm. D. Edward and Blanche f-l-JPPt , 0 n, 17 fo o t f or ,"C aago,,; wi!;hquj money or extra clothing. They were not much worried, for when they got here Edward expected to support the young person in the style to which she had been accustomed. At the town of Junction, however, he got cold feet. rvo wedding bells for me, he announced, and proceded to become a fugitive from matrimony. But Blanche wouldn't have it that way. She climbed over a rail fence, chased down through a field, and when she got through with him he felt as If he had been married ten years and just had been caught sneaking upstairs in his stocking feet at 3 a. m. Henpecko rfcver had a thing on Edward when it came to gloom. Landed Near Mnppnuee. Thoroughly housebroken in those few brief moments, Mr. Spencer proceeded onward with the would-be bride until they got near the village of Nappanee. There they were "captured" at a farm house where they had put up for the night. A traveling man had noticed them and recalled descriptions he had seen of them. Little remains to be told except that D. Edward has promised to grow up and be a bachelor, while Miss Blanche continues to stand at the window and ave weepy salutations across the vil lage street. HOi M ELECIED R. Woodhull Chosen President of National Assn. of Cream-Makers. Ross A. Woodhull of Hammond has honored his city by being elected to the office of president of the National Association of Ice Cream Manufacturers at the convention, which waa recently held at Memphis, Tenn. A Memphis paper has the following to say regarding' the election of Mr. Woodhull: "R."A. Woodhull, who has been a leading member of the association for a number of years and who last year was elected chairman of the board of directors, n-as elected president by acclamation. Mr. Woodhull lives in Chicago, and is one of the largest manufacturers of ice cream in the Windy City. "Ross Woodhull is well known in Hammond, where he has a host of friends. They are not only pleased at his election because of their friendship for Mr. Woodhull, but because of local pride. The next convention of the association will be held In Cincinnati. BOWLING NOTES. The bowling craze has extended to the various manufacturing plants about the city and it is now understood that a team representing the Simplex Railway Appliance company will bowl, one representing the Standard Steel Car company some time in the near future. The game is to be howled at the Masonic alleys and there will be a large rooting delegation from both of the manufactures in this city to support their team.

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L Appointment of F. R. Schaaf as Next Postmaster Well Liked. OUT OF RAGE FOR KAYORftLTY Those Who Predicted That Mr. Schaaf Would. Be Candidate Can Draw in Their Holes. The announcement made lat evening in THE TIMKS that F. Richard Schaaf, republican county chairman, is to be the next postmaster of this city created a real flurry in political and business circle. The most gratifying thing about the announcement was the universal commendation which Congressman E. D. Crumpacker received for making the appointment. It is safe to say that Mr. Schaaf will be one of the most popular postmasters that the city of Hammond ever had. It is generally conceded that the appointment changes the political complexion of the city considerably. A great many people were lead to believe that Richard Schaaf would run for the office of mayor of Hammond. It was generally recognized by the democrats that he would be a hard man to beat and the republicans who aspired to secure the nomination made known their willingness to step down and out if Dick Schaaf wanted the place. Clarifies Atmosphere. But the certainty that he will accept the tender of Congressman Crumpacker and that he will be Hammond's next postmaster clarifies the political atmosphere considerably and narrows the fight in both political parties considerably. There will not be a whisper of opposition to Mr. Schaaf's selection as postmaster, and Mr. Crumpacker's appointment is one of the most popular that he has ever made here. Those who are on the inside know that Mr. . Schaaf had the opportunity to take one of the biggest political plums that is in the Indiana republican. JlS-.PWJwbLJJ!tt.Vni4-.tJ. stay a$ home with the boys and Mr. Crumpacker's offer looked the best to him after alL HOLODP WHS A FAKE Hammond Police Find That Youth Lost His Money in Chicago. A statement was issued by Captain Peter Austgen of the local police dei partment by the authority of Chief of Police Rimbach this morning, in which they say they have positive proof that a certain Hammond man was not held up near his home as he stated to the police some weeks ago, but that he lost hi watch and pocketbook in Chicago. The story, which was told by the man at the time he was supposed to have been robbed, was that he was passing the alley near his home and that a man ordered him to step into the alley and submit to a search. He says that the hold-up man pointed a gun Into his face and then took his watch and $8. The police started an investigation at the time which they announce today has led to the discovery of the fact that he was not held up in Hammond at all, but lost his money in Chicago. The police are very angry to think that he should have put them to the trouble of making such an exhaustive search of the city and say that they are making the facts public as a warning to other men who may loose valuables and take that method of explaining their disappearances. They have not yet acquainted the "robbed" man with the facts of the case, but say that if he wants to know just how he did lose his watch and money they can te ll all of the details. POLICE ABE W0KDERIH6 What Became of the Man Who Threw Purse Into Discard? The Hammond police received a report from Mrs. Stark, 342 Plummer avenue, that a well-dressel man had passed her house and was seen to throw a pocketbook into the weed3 nearby. Officer Borchert was sent to the j place and discovered a ladles' pocketbook containing several handkerchiefs, a key and a pair of scissors. The police at once acted on the assumption that the man had found or stolen the purse and after taking the money out of it had thrown it away. An efrt was made to locate the man, who was well dressed, but he had time to escape by that time and no trace of him could be found.

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Patient in St. Margaret's Must Have "Graft" if He Is to Live, and Call Is Sent Out For Heroes and Heroines. OilE DOCTOR GETS 400 PIECES OF SKIfl Andrew Phelon at local Institution Is In Bad Way Simply For Want or Cuticle Operation Is Painless and Those Who Submit to It Will Do a Charitable Deed. AYnnted 1.000 pieces of skin. It will be necessary to have this number of '(traflu" if the leg; of Andrew I'elon, who was recently Injured, is to be saved. All those who would like to do a little something; for humanity are requested to call at the office of Dr. H. K. Sharrer and submit to a very simple and painleos operation by which a portion of their skin will be removed and presented to the I tut lent. Dr. Sharrer said today that he had already secured about 400 grafts skin and had a nice little patch growing on ' the injured man's leg, but it will be necessary for him to have at least 1,000 more before his patient will be sure of saving his leg. It will not require much of a sacrifice on the part of a large number of people if they, will submit to the removal of a small quantity of skin each and by so doing the leg and possibly the life of a fellow human will be saved. There is a convalescent man at the hospital who gave Pelon a couple of pieces of his skin and found the operation so easy that he agreed to give Dr. Sharrer 100 pieces of skin for $5. The doctor began to take off patches of skin from this part of his body and that until finally the man lost his nerve and decided that he could earn $5 much easier. But one or two operations are not painful and it is positivel ynecessary to have the skin if the man's leg is saved. LOWELL W 111 TOILS James Arbuckle Arrested at Momence; Charge Is Grand Larceny. (Special to The Times.) Lowell, Ind., Jan. 28. James Arbuckle of this place was returned to Lowell yesterday from Momence, where he had been arested on the charge of grand larceny. Arbuckle confessed to the Lowell town marshall that he had stolen $60 from Henry Jones, another Lowell man, about a month ago, adding, however, that he was under the influence of liquor when he committed the act. Arbuckle left Lowell shortly after Jones missed his money, but was finally located in Momence. He will be bound over to the Lake county circuit court at Crown Point. SOI CASESLEFT YET Conjunctivitis Is Fad no Longer; It Is Only Sore Eyes. Have you got conjunctivitis? If you haven't you are not up to date, for conjunctivitis is the latest. The disease is better understood by the uninitiated as "sore eyes," and has been epidemic in Hammond. When it gets started in schoolhouses it rages through them and there have been hundreds of cases in Hammond. In Chicago it Is widespread. "Conjucttvitis," said Dr. Spalding of the health department, "is getting to be the rage. It Is a form of Influenza which affects the eyes. It Is known commonly as 'sore eyes. If you haven't Influenza and have what seems to be an acute case of sore eyes you can charge it to the dust and dirt that are flying under the peculiar climatic conditions these days. "There are many cases, but it would be better to have the affliction come from the dust, if you are quick to take advantage of the necessary remedy, than from influenza. We hope that it will not become epidemic. There is no need of closing schools or schoolrooms where such cases are found."

Celebrated French Actor who is Dead

V i J- ,' Strk'A.-'.-j v.: . . f; vA"' ft f 5 4 i 1 1 M. Qooxg-Ixtx. s Paris, Jan. 27. Coquelln, one of the world's famous actors, is dead. He was sixty-eight years old, and had been seriously ill for several months. Coquelin made his first stage appearance in 1860, and for twenty years had been counted the leading actor of France. He created the role of Cyrano de Bergerac in Rostand's great play and scored one of his greatest triumphs In this part. HAY BE MS0LUII0fl Both Gary and Hammond May Get Court Facilities. TIMKS BIREAF, . AT STATE CAPITA I.. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 28. The senate committee on the organization of courts yesterday afternoon made a unanimous report in favor of the passage of the bill for an additional Judge of the superior court at Hammond. This is believed to be a solution of the fight that has been waged between the forces of Gary and Hammond for the relief of court conditions in Lake county. Hammond wants an additional judge for its superior court and Gary wants a superior court established there. For a while it looked like neither place would get what it was after, but now the aspect of things has changed and it looks like each place will get a court. The Gary bill has passed the senate and the Hammond bill will pass also. COUNTY OPTION House Democrats Hold Important Caucus. an TIMES' BUREAU AT THE STATE CAPITAL. (Special to Thb Times.) Indianapolis, Ind.. Jan. 2. The house democrats held a caucus this afternoon on local option, but no binding action was taken. At least thirteen democrats opposed the repeal,, but it was expected that the public morals committee would report it today, but no report was made. Hostetter-(dem.) refuses to sign the report for or against the repeal.

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Discussion as to Joseph Addison's Philosophic Attainments Is Taken Up After Excellent Paper by the Rev. J. E. Sharp.

The Rev. J. E, Sharp, pastor of the Baptist church last night before the Wednesday Night club, proclaimed Joseph Addison, the Knglish writer, as the world's greatest essayist, and so excellently did he portray him that no amount of discussion to the contrary, which was lead by Dr. Wr. F. Howat, Attorney Joseph Conroy and the Rev. A. S. Smith, could dim the glory of the great Englishman. If the popularity of the lectures Increases at the rate that it has been growing during the past few weeks, it will only be a matter of a short time when the officers of the club will have to make arrangements for a larger seating capacity. I)r. AVels ext Week, In fact, the committee has already decided to add tenty-five more chairs to the number already purchased. There were not enough chairs last night to go around, but provisions for the increasing attendance will have ' been made by next week.

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CREOIITO Hammond Delegation at the; Capital Are Unanimous in . Praising Efforts of Cigar Manufacturer Who Is Laboring for Hammond, W1GKEY SAYS HE oisjiiriiiDii Arriving Hammondites Fresh From the State House Tell of Hot Fight Wagered There and Say Gary Has Thousands of Dollars to Spend in Fighting oFt Court. FAVORABLE TO HAMMOND. TIMES' BUREAU AT THE STATE CAPITAL. Indianapolis, lad., Jas. 2S. The senate committee on courts whose chairman is Senator Bowser, made a unanimous favorable report on the Hammond court bill this morning". The house adopted a favorable report of the committee on Sunday baseball. The senate passed the bill raisina" mortgase exemption from f TOO to $1,300. A. F. Knotts sent a telegram to Hammond thin afternoon asking that enSenator T. E. Bell, A. M. Turner and AV. H. Goatlln come to Indianapolis immediately, that the Hammond bill In the senate was ready for its second reading;. Attorney D. J. Moran, W. J. MeAleer and John E. Fltxarerald returned from Indianapolis this morning- and report that the fiaht for additional court facilities is becoming- more and more heated. They say that while Hammond bad the arguments Gary has the money and that never in the history of aa attempt to locate a court has there been so much money used. They say the Hammond men are compelled to put up money out of their own pockets, while Gary has thousands of dollars to use in any manner they deem bent. They say that when the present fnnd is exhausted there will be other thousands furnished by the business men of Gary. Bowser Is Still Obdurate. Senator Bowser is still obdurate. H tried to force a compromise with the people of Hammond by which the Hammond bill will be allowed to advance as fast In the senate as the Gary bill does in the house. In other words he is for the Gary bill first and for the Hammond bill only providing the Gary bill goes through. K. W. Wickey is also for the Gary bill first and the Hammond bill after(Continued on Page Two.)

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Dr. W. D. Wels. secretary of th board of health, will lecture next Wednesday evening on the subject of "Public Health.' -Since this is a subject in which everybody is interested, the meeting will undoubtedly again b a large one. The most salient points in Rev. Sharp's lecture last night were along; the following lines: "In the high department of literature in which many eminent men have distinguished themselves, Joseph Addison has no equal and deserves as much love and praise as can be claimed by any. He was sound in the noble parta and free from all taint of perfidy, cowardice, cruelty, ingratitude and envy. He possessed sucli marvelous power oC application that at the age of 15 he was found Writing Latin verse with ability that might be a credit to a scholar of ripe years. To Mr. Addison, real worth di not (Continued on Page Seven.)