Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 195, Hammond, Lake County, 5 February 1909 — Page 1

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WEATHER. Partly cloudy and eontinned warm today; Saturday probably showers. EDITION VOL. in., NO. 195. HAMMOND, INDIANA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1909. ONE CENT PER COPY.

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SHORE LI' 1H TROUBLE

Short Circuit Causes Temp orary Paralysis of System Between Gary and Ham mond This Morning; Brilliant Spectacle Witnessed. H. W. S E. G. LINE ISjLSB UPSET Erie and Michigan Central Trains re Compelled to Change Their Passage Plans Through City and Traffic on C I. S, & S. B. Line Is Interrupted. The short-circuiting of . the trolley it ires of the Chicago, Lake Shore and South 'Bend Interurban line by that of the Hammond, Whiting and Bast Chi rsgo street railway company on North Hobman street In Hammond this mornins; at Ave o'clock delayed tramc on bo til systems for nearly two hoars and presented many worklngmen from reaching their work at the usnal hour. The trouble was caused when the South Shore line trolley burned oft at th Hohman street crossing', north of the 'Wabash tracks, and the wire fell on the trolley wire of the Hammond Whiting and East Chicago line. In stantly there was an eaormous flame of incandescent brilliance and both o the electric systems were parallzed. Traffic Badly Hampered. Up until nine o'clock traffic had not been restored on the South Shore line between Hammond and Gary and while traffic on the Hammond, Whiting and East Chicago line was delayed for quit a time, the cars were all running at seven o'clock. The delay of traffic on the Hammond, Whiting and East Chicago line came very near causing a tie up of two trunk railways In Hammond. A street car. No. 365, on the short line was just ciosskig the Erie and Michigan Central tracks on Hohman street when the power was suddenly cut oft and the car stopped right over the Erie tracks and iwth the front of the car just clearing the Michigan Central tracks by about two Indies. Steam Train Delayed. The Erie emigrant passenger train, going west, was compelled to cross oven on to the left hand track in order to get past the car slowly without hitting it. Manager Green of the H. W. & E. C. line reports that the short circuiting of the wires put his Hammond substation out of commission and while he was able to make the cars move they will probably not be on schedule time until the dynamos in the substation can be' repaired. , s GRAFTER ISJEIITEHCED Charles Mason of Purdue Is . Sent Up in the Lake Superior Court. Charles Mason, a hale fellow, well met, a graduate of Purdue University, but In reality a grafter of the worst type, was arrested in East Chicago yes terday at the instance of Dr. George Orf for obtainin money under false pre tesses. This afternoon he pleaded guilty in the Lake superior court and was sen tenced to from one to seven years in the penitentiary by Judge Virgil S. Reiter. Mason was arrested as the result of the circulating of a leter among the alumni of Purdue university warning them of the game of Charles Mason and asking that he' be arrested wherevor found. The young man called at the office of Dr. Orf and stated that he had Just returned from the west where he had engaged In some important land deals. He mentioned several of the doctor's classmates and stated that they had told htm to call when ver he came to town. Dr. Orf introduced the yout.g man to his wife, and finally when he stated that his checks had been held up and that he was short of money the East Chicago doctor let him have $1. Af'er be had given him the money he remer.bered the letter in which he had been warned against a man representing himself to be an alumnus of Purdue university and the police were notified to arrest the man. His confession and conviction followed shortly afterwards.

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Lake County Contractor, After Long and Terrible Illness, Passes Away Last Night in Hammond Hosital; Friends Shocked. (Special to The Times.) East Chicago, Ind., Keb. 5. Calvin D, Moon, one of Kat Chicago's bestknown contractors, died at 5:15 o'clock last evening at St. Margaret's hospital, In Hammond, after an Illness of several -weeks -with typhoid fever. Arrangrments have not jet been made for the funeral, which vrill likely be In charge of the Elks lodge of this city the councils of which Sir. Moon a prominent factor. Known Over County. The deceased was 47 years of age and for the past ten years had been a business partner of ex-Mayor William Hale in road-building contracts throughout the county. Probably no two men have a wider acquaintance of friends in the city an dthelr legion of friends will tender their most sincere sympathies to the young wife of the deceased formerly Miss Rose Wachter of Crown Point. Members of Mr. Moon's family were about the bedside when the end came and declare that the last wish of the deceased was that he might be near hi wife. A brother, Frank Moon of Tus cola, 111., and Mrs. Sawyer, a siste from Charleston, 111. .arrived yester day and will assist In making th funeral arrangements. Case "Watched With Interest. Mr. Moon s Illness had been a source of much worry to his relatives fo many weeks. He was superintending the construction of a road at Crown Point when taken ill with typhoid fever and was sent to St. Margaret hospital, where he has been lingering twixt life and death for some time. The most intense interest was take in his condition by hundreds' tf Lake county people who were well ac quainted with him. BLAMES FOR 'THEIR DEFEAT University Club Men Are Beaten Last Night by Hammond Athletics. The Hammond Athletic club defeated the Hammond University club in a bowling contest held on local alleys last evening by a total of 87 pints. The defeat of the Hammond University club team may be directly attributed to the poor bowling of Roscoe E. Woods, the captain of the team, who was unable to bowl under foul-line rules and consequently fell far below the average maintained by the rest of the team. In the third game of the series Karl Griffin replaced Wroods and bowled a good game. The enforcement of the foul-line rule worked a hardship to the whole University club team, whose members have not been used to strictly observing the rule that the bowler must'not run over the foul line. None of the averages in the game were high. The highest average was bowled by W. J. McAleer of the University club team, who averaged 172 The highest average on the Hammond Athletic club team was bowled by Frank Bradford, who bowled an aver age of 165 2-3. He was closely followed by Bick, who bowled 165. Away Below Average. Neither the Hammond Athletic club team nor the Hammond University club team bowled the game of which they were capable. Greenwald only averaged 164 and he bowls consistently around 190. All of the others on the University club were away below their averages. On the Hammond Athletic club team Steinmitz was only able to make an average of 139, when he usually bowls around 190 and 200. Beib, Bick and Bradford are all capable of bowling better games than they did last evening. It is expected that another game will be arranged between the two clubs, with some one substituted for Woods on the University club team, and It is believed that the next contest will be a close one. University Club. 1 Woods & Griffin.. 96 Gostlin 161 Wilson 151 McAleer 149 Greenwald 174 2 114 110 168 196 169 3 142 142 149 171 149 Av. 117 1-3 137 2-3 156 172 164 Totals 731 757 753 Hammond A. C. 1 2 3 Av. Steinmitz 165 116 136 139 Gelb 184 182 120 162 Heiser . 145 140 145 143 1-3 Bick 164 172 159 165 Bradford": 162 1S5 153 166 2-3 Totals .........20 795 713

SALOONKEEPER

WINS HIS CASE Frank Young Not Guilty of Running Blind Pig, Says the Jury. FORMER HAMMOND HAN WINS Forfeiture of License Doesn't Make Any Difference Court to Rule on Confiscation. (Special to Thb Times.) Crown Point, Ind., Feb. 5. Frank Toung, the Crown Point saloonkeeper who leased Charles Friedrich's saloon in this place and ran it under Hen ry Man's license, is not guilty of run ning a blind tiger, according to the finding of the jury in Judge W. C. McMahon's court yesterday afternoon. Attorney W. J. McAleer appeared for the defendant, and Otto J. Bruce ap peared for the state. Had Mr. Young been found guilty he would have been subject to a minimum sentence of thirty days In jail and $50 fine. This is said to be the first case of the kind which has been won by the defendants in this region. Frank Young bought the saloon in this city from Friedrichs and attempted to run It un der Henry Mann's license. Anti-Saloon People Busy. Mann left the state and by so doing forfeited his license. The watchful opponents of the saloon at Crown Point discovered this fact and had Frank Young, who was running the place on the old license, arrested. Young was charged with running a blind tiger and his goods were confiscated. Two separate actions were brought against Young. One was to have him convicted on the charge of running a blind tiger and the other was to make the confiscation of the wet goods certain. .The Jury has just freed Young of the charge of running the blind tiger and Judge W. C. McMahon of Crown Point will hear the arguments of W. J. McAleer on the question of the destruction of the stock of liquor today. HAflOlID POLICE NAB NYIZATOR Much-Wanted East Chicago Man Landed Near the Boundary Line. (Special to The Times.) East Chicago, Ind.. Feb. 5. Alex Nylszitor has been captured and will be returned to Trenton, N. J., police officials by the Hammond police depart' ment. Tne apprehension occurred in a row of houses off One Hundred and Forty-eighth street, known as Wlckey row, and Nyiszitor's capture effected by an officer of the Hammond police de partment and Chief T. E. Higgins of this city yesterday afternoon. It is understood that the Hammond police received a clew to the whereabouts of the Trenton ball Jumper from a man In the Standard Steel Car district. Nylszitor attempted to maintain his ignorance of any charges against him at first, but finally consented to accompany the officers. The Hammond department will no doubt get the reward for his apprehension. Nylszitor was reported to the police In this city several weeks ago as having deserted his wife and an effort was made at that time to locate him. He evidently went to the New Jersey city where he got intro trouble with the authorities. He was indicted to appear before he grand Jury in Trenton but managed to jump his bail bond and re turn to this city. The Trenton officials believed that he would return at once o East Chicago and telegraphed his description to Chief Higgins. A visit was made to the house in which he formerly lived but Nylszitor .was not there and had not been seen for several weeks. The local department then dropped the chase, deciding that the man had left the city. And the part that really hurts is that the Hammond department can send an officer to East Chicago, pick out the man from a row of boarding houses and claim the reward offered. Mayme Dryden Dead. Florence Robinson, who was also known as Mayme Dryden, died at her place at Grasselli Wednesday evening. Florence Robinson had been ailing for a long time, she having suffered with consumption. Her funeral has been arranged to take place Saturday afternoon. Services will be held at the house and burial will be at Oak Hill cemetery. She was 41 years old. Taken to Jail. William Green, the man who was arrested by Officer Miller of the Hammond police force after he had been followed most of the way to this city by Sheriff Thomas Grant, was taken to Crown Point by Grant yesterday. It Is understood that Green will not plead guilty but will stand trial. He was given a preliminary hearing at Crown Point and was bound over to the circuit court there.

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SOGGESS Insight Into Active Life of James A. Gill of Whiting Reveals a Splendid Example of Industry and Devotion to Duty. LARGER FIELDS AWAIT HIM JURE 1ST Position of General Manager Is Of fered Him in an Extensive Oil Business at Muskogee, -Okla., Including Plant, Tank Car Line, Sales Stations and Many Wells. (Special to The Times.) Whiting, Ind., Feb. 5. Twenty years ago James A. Gill, now superintendent, bank director, official and stockholder in half a dozen corporations, was em ployed as sample boy at the Cleveland, Ohio, oil refining plant of the Standard Oil company. From this, plant hewas transferred to the new works at Whitxf f A if JAMES A. GILL. ing eighteen years ago, to take charge of the inspection department. Good business ability, economical methods and energetic work advanced him from one department to another until he had mastered all the intrica cies of the manufacture of oil, from the first distillation of the crude to the details of working up of the by (Continued on Page Five.) ACTION TO BE DEFERRED Attorneys May Drop Ap peals From Board in Certain Event. It Is not likely that there will be any action taken in the courts regarding the Gary remonstrance until after th legislature adjourns, and the saloon keepers can see what is going to be done regarding th elocal option ques tion. Judge Virgil S. Reiter's decision will probably not be rendered until afte the legislature adjourns and his de cision will decide the dropping or re opening of the case, according to th conditions as they exist then. There was an intimation that the at torneys representing the saloonkeepers would drop their appeals from the de cision of the commissioners' court, bu nothing along this line will be done, at least, until they learn what the leg islature will do. Makes Settlement. It Is understood that the trouble between W. L. Wall and the firm of Bastar & McGarry, Hammond jewelers, was patched up all right and Frank Shine, who went down to Danville to get the prisoner, did not bring him back. Wall made a settlement of the amount he owed the Jewelers and McGarry refused to prosecute. Goes to Wisconsin. The Lewis East Chicago roller polo team goes to Racine, Wis., tomorrow evening' to play for the roller polo championship of Wisconsin. Indiana and Illinois. The East Chicago team has done splendid work this season and if it does not win it will lay defeat to fate.

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ELECTRICAL WORKERS GET IHJQISTURBAflCE Jack Leach of Hammond Writes Letter to Times From Danville, 111.

CHARGES SOME QUEER WORK Says That Delegates Are Kept at Danville Awaiting Action of Grand Jury. According to a letter to The Times from Jack Leach, who is at Danville, 111., where-the delegates to the convention of the Second district of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers was In session. The meeting was anything but peaceful, and Jas. Finneran of West Hammond, who was hailed hereabouts as the new president of the district, is said to have trained in wrong company. The letter Is appended and with the aid of a Philadelphia lawyer and a detailed knowledge of the inner workings of the organization extending possibly over a period of years, the facts in the case appear very simple. Here is ne side, at least, as taken from the etter. and refers to Mr. Flnneran's lection: Danville, 111.. Feb. 4. "Editor of The Times: The election of J. Finneran was the biggest case of under-handed work In the history of the International Brotherhood of Elec rical Workers. There was a conven tion called for Monday, Jan. 25, at 25 Main street, Danville, 111., but it conened to meet In Woodman's hall on Sunday, Jan. 31. There not being enough delegates present to constitute quorum. t "The deposed secretary-treasurer, R. M. MacDonald of D. C. No. 4, Second district, failed to put in his appear ance at the hall with the books to turn over to C. W. Hughes of Joliet (elected by referendum vote of D. C. No. 4, Second district), but instead he captured J. Finneran, H. M. Carmody of No. 511, Hammond, and a delegate from Galesburg, 111., and Aurora, 111., and went to the Saratoga hotel, where they plotted and schemed to disrupt the district council by making the state ment which you have printed ln-your paper. Kindly give us an article in your widely circulated paper to the cause of the Electrical Workers that are loyal to their cause of the Brotherhood. "One of the disrupting parties, R. M. MacDonald, as you will see is In the hands of the law to recover the books which Carmody of Hammond now has In his possession He was indicted by the grand jury for larceny in Justice Hall's court, Danville, at 4 o'clock this afternoon. "The district council doesn't approve of the course of law to recover their property, but these deposed brothers are the dupes and fall guys, for in time they will drop them like a hot coal. "Kindly give the electrical workers a space as I have given you a little synopsis of the true findings. I was sent to this district council convention by local union No. 280 of Hammond. The convention closed last night, but delegates are still here awaiting the verdict of the grand jury." JACK LEACH, No. 280, Hammond, Ind, At Danville Convention. CRQOK ISGATHERED 111 Passes Himself Off in Laporte as Well Known Hammond Man. (Special to The Times.) ..Laporte, Ind., Feb. 5. A smoothlooking medium sized man, 25 years old, claiming to be W. H. Ripley, secretary-treasurer local No. 3S, Bartenders' union, 78 State street, Hammond, Ind., was arrested here this afternoon for trying to sell cheap jewelry. The officers believe the man is not Ripley and that he is a crook. When interviewed by The Times this after Mr. Ripley, who is employed in one of the local buffets, said that last Tuesday a stranger answering the description approached him and asked for the loanof some money to get to Cincinnati. He begged one of Mr. Ripley's business cards, and Mr. Ripley says the stranger is undoubtedly the man who is impersonating him and arrested in Laporte. Jenny in Trouble. A peculiar case originated in Indiana Harbor, In which Jenny Zeblen applied to Judge Virgil S. Relter of the superior court to appoint a receiver for her husband's store. It appears that Mrs. Zeblen loaned her husband $900 with which to purchase a stock of groceries, providing he would deed her a lot and pay the money back in small installments. The husband did not keep his word and Mrs. Zeblen was compelled to apply to Judge Reiter for the appointment of a receiver to prevent her husband's running away with the money which she claims belongs to her.

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OUSTED DECKER Township Assessor Puts Township Trustee's Furniture and Chattels in Superior Court Building Out in Cold; Cold Warld. That a house divided against Itself cannot stand wan proven in the superior court building this morning when John C. Becker arrived at the court house only to find that all of his possessions had been moved from the room In which he was located and that as far as an office-room Is concerned he Is homeless. There has been trouble brewing in the court house for a long time. The principal reason has been the fact that Republican Township Assessor B. E. Escher has been occupying the same office with Democratic Township Trus tee John C. Becker. Status of the Case. When B. E. Escher was re-elected township assessor and he found that Township Trustee F. Richard Schaaf was to be replaced by John C. Becker he played the part of the "early bird and appeared before the county com missioners, where he asked permission to occupy Schaaf's office. He readily secured consent from them and moved in immediately. When John C. Becker discovered that he had been elected over Sam Ableman he, too, went before the county commissioners and asked that he be given an office in the court house. ' The county commissioners told Mr. Becker that they thought they could fit Ml. out with an office in the room on the main floor of the building which corresponds to the office . of the superior court building. Sheriff Tom Grant, the custodian of the suoerior court building, objected to this, however, for he needed this room for the purpose of storing goods that were to besoId at sheriff's sales. Becker Could Find No Place. This left Trustee Becker out in the cold. B. E. Escher consented to Becker's occupying part of his office until some arrangement was made by which Becker could locate in some other office. Mr. Becker did not seem Inclined to move, however, and the difficulties between the two occupants of the room grew day by day. This morning when Mr. Becker found that he had been ejected from the room during the night he was wrathy. Even the lock In the door had been changed so that his key did not work. How the matter will end no one knows. LAKE GO. MEDICAL SOCIETY 111 SESSION Organization Holds Regular Monthly Session in Gary Yesterday. The monthly meeting of the Lake County Medical society was held in Gary yesterday afternoon and was well attended. Not only was the regular meeting held and the program ren dered In the evening they banqueted ' at the Gary hotel, where a fine menu j was served to them by Proprietor Geo.. O'Donnell. In accordance with their custom of having their members in the city which they visit render the program forthe afternoon, papers were read by Dr. J. C. Metcalf and Dr. Frank Smith. Both papers touched upon the same subject, one preceding the other. Dr. Metcalf treated the "Emmanuel" movement, the new the ory which has been started In Boston, which is similar In some respects to Mrs. Eddy's Christian Science. The paper of Dr. Smith was on the subject of "Suggestive Therapeutics." Both papers were well written and much appreciated by the members. The president of the organization. Dr. A. G. Schlicker of East Chicago, telephoned at the last minute that he would be unable to attend the meeting owing to a pressing business engagement. Among those who attended the meeting were Drs. W. F. Howatt, T. W. Oberlin. E. M. Shanklin, W. D. Weis and C. M. Campbell of Hammond and Dr. A. A. Ross of East Chicago. During the transaction of the routine business of the organization several new members from Gary and other cities In this vicinity were admitted to membership. Phelon Is Better. It is reported that Andrew Phelon, to whom various Hammond people have contributed several hundred pieces of skin. Is very much improved. It is believed by the doctor In attendance that fully 80 to 90 per cent of the skin will grow. This is an exceptionally large amount- Phelon feels better than he has for some time.

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ODD BILL By a Vote of 33 to 9 Ham mond's Bill for an Additional Judge in Superior Court Is Carried in Senate Today. FIGHT NOW III GENERAL ASSEMBLY Lobbyists Are Puzzled Over the Way Various Court Bills Are Held Up in the House and Reply Is Given That There Is More Important Business. Bulletin. (Special to Times.) Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 5. The senate passed the bill providing for an additional judge at Hammond, 33 to 9, this noon. Both Hammond and Gary court bills reported for passage in house. (Special to The Times.) BY I.O.Vti DISTANCE TELEPHONE. Indianapolis, Ind., Keb. .". Ilninmosd hill pained ia the senate with a whoop. The vote Mrs 33 to 1. Bill was culled up by Senator Will It- Wood. In whose care It had been placed by Senator Bowser. Hammond men feel sure that there Is some mystery about the attitude of the Gary delegation. Gary men seem to be glad that Hammond hill has pi !, It Is rumored tbst Gary has Intimnr'.ou governor' will "veto liaromond measure. . Senator A. J. Bowser Is better. ItepreKcatatlve E- tV. Wlckey left for Hnrainond wbere he will spend Saturday and Sundar with his con. stitucnts. Bill fo legalize corporation of Munxter reuoted favorably by senate committee. John Gavlt snd A. F". Hnctts will remain In Indianapolis over Sunday. TIMES' BUREAU AT THE STATU CAPITAL. The senate would have taken some, action on the hill to give Hammond another superior court judge yesterday afternoon, had it not been for the illness of Senator Bowser of Lake connty who Is confined to his bed In a hospital. Bowser is the chairman of the senate committee that has this bill in charge and although It was ready to be cal'ed up for passage yesterday the senators thought it would be nothing more than fair to Bowser to hold it off until he was able to appear on the floor when it is considered. There seems to be little doubt that the Hammond court bill will pass the senate, but thran ax ready for It in the house. Just as there is an ax rea'Jy for otnt-r i-uu.x bills. Lobbyists are Hurried. One thing is puzzling the lobbyists who are backing the various court biils, and that is the manner in which these bills are being held up in the hou3e. Seme of them have ben in the hand of the committees for two weeks and the backers are unable for some reason to get the mreported out. When they ask for a reason for this delay they are met with the reply that there are other measures before the legislature that are of nlore ,mportam.e to th state at large than these court bi'is It begins to look like the court lobbyists will have to let some of the more important legislation like the uniform bookkeeping and accounting bill get through first before they wili be able tc do anything with their court bills. The Hammond court bill will be made a speeia order of business in the senate next Monday at 2:30 o'cock, when : it is hoped that Senator Bowser will be able to attend. CAPITAL STOCK RAISED Home Building and Loan Association in Splendid Condition. At a special meeting of the stockhold of the Home Building Loan and Savings' association, the capital stoclc was increased from $200,000 to $500.000. This brings this home institution up to the half-million mark and at the rate that it has bfen growing it has every reason to blieve that some day it will be capitalized at $1,000,000. The Increase of the capital stock was necessitated by the growing popularity of the association and the demand for shares. The Home Building Loan and Savings' association now pays an annual dividend, which goes on the average ot 9 per cent.