Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 202, Hammond, Lake County, 13 February 1909 — Page 1
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Mrs. Joe Kriesel of West Hammond Robbed of $107 This morning While She Was On Her Way to a Hammond Bank. HUSBAND THINKS SHE IS DRUGGED Payment On Checks Is Stopped and the Attention of the Police Will Be Called to Strange Event and Pull est Investigation Is To Be Made This Afternoon. Mm. Joe Kriesel, the wife of a West Hammond saloonkeeper, whose place of bnsincss Is In SS5 One Hundred and Forty-fifth place, started to the bank in Hammond this morning: with $107.75 In checks and money. She came back home a few hours later sick and dazed with the hand bag and the checks missing. She" was unable to talk coherently and those who were in the saloon at the time calied her husband, and he attempted to learn what her experience had been and what had become of the checks, Mrs. Kriesel was unable, however, to tell where she had been, except to say that she had not gone as far as the bank. Her husband is of the opin Ion that she stopped in some place on the way and that she was drugged and robbed of her possessions. BelleVes Slue Was Drugged. The handbag, which she carried, was similar to the satchels which the driv ers of brewery wagons carry, and Mr. Kriesel is of the opinion that someone saw her with the bag, knew there was likely to be a large amount of mon ey in it, and proceeded to drug and rob her. Two of the checks were made out bv Stein Hirsh. one by the Indiana Harbor Railroad company and two by the treasurer of West Hammond. Mr. Kriesel does not know how much currency his wife had. He stated to a Times reporter today that his wife had always made it a practice to take the money to the bank and that he had never had any trouble before. He stated that she was unquestionably doped and said he did not believe that he would get all of the particulars until she came out of her trance and is able to talk. Payment on Checks Stopped. Mr. Kriesel at once took steps to have payment on the checks stopped in all of the banks in the neighborhood and he believed by giving the loss of the checks the publicity that they would get in The Times the merchants in the city would be warned against accepting them. The matter will be called to the attention of the police and a thorough Investigation will be instituted. IN AND
Lion Store Proprietors Have Frontage on Hohman
Street of 350 Feet and Will Have Thousands of Feet of Floor Space.
The lease has been signed and the negotiations completed by which Kaufman & Wolf, the proprietors of the Lion Store, have agreed to occupy the remaining 100 feet in the block between Sibley street and Rimbach avenue and this spring Jacob Rimbach will build an addition to the present Rimbach black, which will cost not less than $50,000. The addition to the Lion Store will have 100 feet of Hohman street frontage, a depth of 124 feet and will be two stories on top of a modern basement. The occupancy of this addition will make the entire rearrangement of the store necessary and when the Improvements to the store and the building are completed Hammond will have the finest emporium In Northern Indiana. The store will hive a frontage on Hoh man street of 350 feet. Including the urniture department. One of the most Interesting things about the new store will be the fact that Kaufman & Wolf have decided to install an electric lighting system of their own and will put In a power plant and a dynamo for. the purpose.
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ADOPT UNiFORM RATE Funeral Trip to Hammond Costs Eight Dollars in-Hack-The Liverymen's association of this district held a meeting In Gary last evening at which the schedule, of rates for hack hire was agreed to by all who wehe represented. The schedule agreed to will affect only Gary, ut as all of the liverymen In the region do business In Gary they were Interested and attended the meet ing. The rate agreed to was $8 for hack hire to the Hammond cemeteries from Gary. Six dollars to the Tolleston cemetery and $5 for Gary weddings. For pleasure riding the rate will be S3 for the first hour and 1 for every hour afterwards. There were fourteen liverymen and undertakers present. They hailed from Hammond, "Whiting, ndlana Harbor, East Chicago, Gary and Tolleston. The meeting was an enthusiastic one and there was a perfect unanimity of sen timent regarding the new rates. HEW CONCERN COflG Walker & Douglas Railway Appliance Company to Start. Hammond capital is behind another factory, the promoters of which have filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state at Indianapolis. The company is known as the Walker & Douglas Railway Appliance company, and Is capitalized at $10,000. The ar ticles mention the following officers President William I Walker. Secretary Andrew E. Douglas. Treasurer James Peterman. Counsel E. G. Sproat. The company have not yet outlined any plans for the building of their plant. THREE ill ARE HORT Quite a serious accident happened yesterday afternoon at the Indiana Steel mill at Gary when three brothers were hurt by the falling of a scaffold Their names: .John McClaln, spine fractured, 22 years old. George McClaln, two ribs broken is 24 years old. Edward McClaln, Internal injuries, not serious 28 years old. The first two named were taken to the South Chicago hospital. The brothers came from Chesterton and were employed In the billet mill. While working on a scaffold 60 feet high one end of it became loosened and the men fell on a pile of concrete cov ered with sand. But for this they would have been more seriously hurt. Everything Ready. Fearing that the weather may inter fere with the attendance at the Ham mond Saengerbund Fidelia masquerate ball, which is to be given at Huehn's hall this evening, the committee has made arrangf-ments with Carter's liv ery to take the dancers to and from the hall. The management expects a record attendance for the evening. WOLF S1G!
IP0BT1T LEASE TODAY
The Lion Store is the first Hammond store to take this step and the proprietors, realizing that electricity la the only desirable light, will take this means to lesson the cost of producing it. The main portion of the store will have but thrffj entrances and all of the others will be closed. There will be a large vestlbuled entrance at the corner of Hohman and Sibley street and another on the corner of Hohman and Rihbach avenue, while the main entrance will be located on Hohman street between the two. This will not only Improve the appearances of the store, but will be much better when the new arrangement of the store Is made. A new heating plant will also be installed to provide for the heating of the enlarged store. The plans of the Hammond merchants have not yet been worked out In detail, but it is apparent that some splendid Improvements are to be made. The work of tearing down and removing the old wooden building which (Continued on Page Two.)
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SHUT DO Standard Steel Car Super intendent Gives Out Authorative Statement Regarding Wild Rumors Circulated. The report which had been given small circulation to the effect that the Standard Steel Car company will close down today was vigorously de nied by General Superintendent Douglas, of the Hammond plant, when questioned about the matter by a reporter for The Times. It is true that the company is dis charging some of their men and the force will probably be reduced from 1,800 to 1.000 before another month is past, but they will be all re-em ployed again in the spring from pres ent indications. It has been discovered that there will be a period or lessened activity between the time the orders, now on hand, are completed and the new orders, which are on hand, are begun. The employes at the local plant are now working on the original ten sample all-steel passenger coaches and have twenty-one others to com pete for the Pennsylvania Railroad company. These coaches are very carefully made and require a great deal of time and work to complete. Then there are seventy-four ca booses yet to be done, fifty furniture cars, 100 stock cars and 200 of the Chicago & Alton cars yet to be finished. There are also a number of small orders coming in and this wil keep a limited number of men at work until spring. In the spring, when congress final ly adjourns and it is known what is to be done about the tariff, it is probable that the Hammond plant will be run at its full capacity. RUN ON SCHEDULE Hammond Street Cars Are Running Again. The cars of the Hammond, Whiting & East Chicago lien are running on a fair schedule and it Js not believed that there will be any more trouble In the immediate future. Manager Green heaved a sign of re lief today as he saw the cars on the various lines running on their schedules again and he does not think he will ha'e any more trouble with them. Men have been at work almost con ttnuously ever since the trouble began trying to repair It and the pumps which supply the boilers are again In working order. Had Memorial Exercises. The Chicago Business college cele brated the one-hundred anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth with appro priate exercises last Thursday. Rev. Charles Albert Smith gave a splendid address on the life lessons of Lincoln. Those who were present say that his talk was one of the best that has recently been delivered In this city. George R. Streeter talked on the humor of Lincoln and provoked a great deal of laughter by his recital of many examples of Lincoln's humor. The meeting was held In the assembly room and was well attended. GETS SET-BACK F. R. Schaaf Is HI Again at Hospital. Word was received from F. Richard Schaaf, jr., yesterday evening stating that he was not feeling as well as he should. His doctor has advised absolute rest of mind and body. Mr. Schaaf began to develop a little fever again and his temperature went to 101 degrees, but his condition is not perilous. This set-back in his convalesence was due to the fact that he tried to do too much and his egress from the hospital and return home will no doubt be delayed for some time. Stamps Nearly GoneSeveral days ago Hammond received a consignment of 10,000 Lincoln postage stamps at the local potsofflce. Hardly had the news gone when they began to Sell In big blocks, until the reports today say that they are almost sold out. Expected Today. Local people who have been waiting to hear as to what funeral arrangements had been made for the late Charles Wicker, have not yet been Informed.It is. however, expected that the remains will arrive In Hammond within the next few hours.
DEATH ANGEL ENTERS 5 DIFFERENT HOMES . Calls Old and Young in Whiting and Roberts-
dale. TETANUS CAUSES ONE DEATH Takes Away Frank Kaminski Mrs, J. C. Noble, Mother of Whiting Lady, Dead in Chicago. (Special to The Times.) Whiting, Ind., Feb. 13. Frank Schulze of Davidson place, who died at St. Margaret's hospital, in Ham mond, of tuberculosis, was buried on Thursday at St. John's cemetery, n Hammond. The funeral services were preached by Rev. Benedict Rajcany at the Slavish church, and were In charge of the Slavish Catholic Union, of which the deceased was a member. Mr. Schulze was 53 years of age, and his death Is mourned by his wife and six small children, all of whom have the sympathy of the community. Mrs. Noble Dead. Mrs. Thomas, Hoylan of Center street received the news yesterday announcing the death of her mother, Mrs. J. C. Noble, which occurred at the home of her son in Chicago. Mrs. Noble has been visiting her daughter's home here since Christmas, returning home only about one week ago, apparently In good health. Her death is attributed to old age, she be ing 80 years old. Mrs. oble is survived by three children, Mrs. Moylan of Whiting, Mrs. Carrie Burns of Cleveland, O., and a son, John Noble of Chicago, from whose home the funeral will be held tomorrow, Sunday. Meechlofth's Infant Dnrled. The Interment of Margaret Meechlosh, aged 8 months, of White Oak (Continued on Page Five.) FULL DINNERPAIL USEO Workmen Get in Row Be cause One of Them Didn't Get Raise. (Special to The Times.) Indiana Harbor, Ind., Feb. 13. Blood was shed in Indiana Harbor yesterday because Joseph Homorozan, a foreman at the Bufflngton cement plant would not give his brother. Nick Homorozan, a more lucrative position. The discussion of Nick's ability to earn more than the usual $1.23 per day ended in a fight in oseph Dancho's saloon on Deodar street. Nick has been working for his brother nearly four months, he declared yesterday. He was started at the $1.23 rate and while other men working in the same shift were getting advances in salary, for some reason Nick did not. Of course his brother received all the blame and was asked whether'he was not .going to hand out a few of the nice plums of the plant to his own family. Joe, who Is one of the cement company's faithful men, Immediately took umbrage and told his brother that as soon as he showed himself at all valuaole he would be given an Increase in salary. Nick declares that Joe augmented his remarks by a blow ofer the head with a full dinner pail and for the next fifteen minutes there was a lively time. Picking up a full bottle of whisky, Nick threw it at the unsuspecting foreman, striking him in the forehead. Joe retaliated by knocking his brother unconscious with another blow with the dinner pail, cutting a deep gash In his victim's forehead and right cheek. A physician was called who took several stitches in the wound. By this time the police arrived on the . scene and both men were arrested on a charge of fighting. They will be tried before Judge W. A. Reiland this afternoon and the principle.s of brotherly love doubtless Instilled' Into their minds by a fine of $1 and costs. MEETING TOMORRW. Wednesday Night Club to Have Program. A brilliant list of speakers has been selected to address the Wednesday Night club tomorrow afternoon at the high school auditorium, the occasion being a memorial In honor of Abraham Lincoln. Dr. E. M. Shanklin, president of the club, will give an exhaustive address on the life and work of Abraham Lincoln and will be followed by Mayor Becker. Judge Relter, Superintendent McDaniel, Rev. Elliott, Attorney Joseph Ibach, A. M. Turner, W. C. Belman and Attorney L. V. Cravens. Everybody Is invited to attend. Passing Throng Curious. It is remarkable how little In the way crowd of curious people to gather. For several days, as the work of putting In the new front of Cox & Mee's store has been going on, large crowds of people have been eyeing the workingmen. The remoaeiea store win oe one or tne mo?i attractive in the city.
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Thia treat smokestack was wrecked in Hammond yesterady. It was
135 feet high and 60 feet In circumference, contained 160,000 brick and Its
estimated cost was $25,000. VOTE GAUSESSENSATIOM Indianapolis Accuses William H. Kliver of Trading His Vote. In speaking of Representative KHvers vote for the repeal' tf the county option bill, the Indianapolis News says: "To make up the necessary fifty-one, with Coble out, the repealers were counting on Kliver, republican, of Lake county. Kliver was regarded as safely lined up, but other republicans were making It so warm for him that the repealers were nervous. It was being charged that Kliver traded his support of the county option repeal bill for several democratic votes In favor of his Gary court bill. If he voted to repeal couflty local option, the republicans were telling him, they were prepared to line up as many votes against the Gary bill as he could ' possibly obtain by his trade. . "Kliver's vote became necessary, or It seemed to become so, when Coble, democrat, of Dubois county, refused for a time to vote for the bill because In his estimation Is Is not sufficiently lib eral. "The voting by Kliver with the democrats caused a small sensation. growing out of allegations that he has traded that one vote for several votes In support of the Gary court bill, Gary being his home." Great Bowling Match. The clerks and carriers of the local postoffice bowled their second match yesterday on the Masonic alleys, and the carriers did the clerks up brown. The muscle and brawn of . the carriers was too much for the clerks and they had to succumb to the carriers by the following score: CARRIERS. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Av. W. Horst 112 113 124 116 Lauerman .... 92 138 118 116 Pearson 64 128 141 111 J. Horst 127 114 98 113 Davis 112 133 152 132 509 626 633 CLERKS. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Av Hughes 116 139 129 128 Herburg 103 112 147 121 Frame 92 101 111 101 Hoke 72 116 115 101 Robinson 81 91 107 93 466 559 609 Spare. "Baldy" Frame bowled something scandalous. He bowled "strikes" "spares" and three pins, danced the highland fling and after the contest declared if there was a "Badger Fight" in town he would fight the "Badger." Robinson lost his chicken dinner and declared he was outclassed. Jack Davis, the "Ready Kid" of the carriers, was there with the goods and the clerks lay their defeat to him. Kaiser Lauerman gave his side partner. Bill Horst, an awful run, and then finally quit even. Theater Nears CompletionThe workingmen are now at work on the mosaic floor of the new State street theater. The theater is almost completed and will be ready for the opera chairs in a few days. The glass fronts are already in the stores, and they will soon be ready for occupancy. The State street theater will be one of the most attractive ten cent theaters in,Northern Indiana.
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RETURNS FROM HIS TRIP Ex-Mayor William Hale Is Back From Fine Mexican Trip. (Special to Thb Tims.) East Chicago, Ind., Feb. 13. Ex-May or William Hale returned yesterday from the Pecos Valley region, in' New Mexico, where he has been prospecting on his various properties for the past six weeks. Mr. Hale was called to this city by his business interests and contemplates spending about two weeks with his friends here before returning to the new, yet progressive, west. He is an ardent western enthusiast now, and declares that Investments In New Mexico should be as paying as anywhere else In the United States. The number of persons traveling and settling In that state just now is enor mous," he said last night. "Not only do they come from eastern states of Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York, but every car from cities west of Kansas City and St. Louis are loaded with emigrants to the "new southwest." Mr. Hale controls about 160 acres of land near Hagerman, N. M., and will doubtless make arrangements for its cultivation In the near future. "Splendid fruit crop are being raised in that country," he asserted last evening. "The ground is especially fertile for the production of alfalfa and a great many of the settlers are making a mint of money in the growing of alfalfa." IF YOU ARB BVST. THY TO FORGET A LOT OF THIJfG ADO RE MEMBER THB WAST AOS.
LINCOLN ENTERTAINMENT 15 AJPLENDID SUCCESS Superintendent C. M. McDa niel Gives a Word Picture While Telling of Lincoln's Home Life That Brings Tears to His Auditors.
The patriotic entertainment given at the First Presbyterian church last evening under the auspices of the Hammond Womans Relief Corps and the Major "W. H. Calkins post o fthe Grand Army of the Republic, was one of the most successful affairs of its kind that was ever held in Hammond. The program was carried out faithfully except that Miss Lulu Symns was not in the city and could not give her address on "Lincoln In the Empire of Sentiment." There was not even standing room left in the church when Rev. F. M. Elliot Introduced Mayor Lawrence Becker as the permanent chairman of the evening and placed the gavel in his hands. There were wven addresses during the evening and they were all of a high order. Rev. C. J. Sharp of the Christian church spoke on the subject, "Lincoln's Early Childhood and Home Life" and rendered one of the finest addresses that have ever been heard in this city He was followed by 'William C. Belman, who talked on "Lincoln in Busi ness Life." Mr. Belman's talk was
CHICAGO
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Big Law School Debate Is Great Suecess" and Hundreds Hear Clever Young Men in Forensic Fray at Masonic Temple. JUDGES SAY THE DECISION WAS CLOSE Many Strangers Come to Town to Hear Lincoln-Jefferson-Hlinois College Debate on Question of Election of United States Senators By Popular Vote. Experience and exhaustive tndy, the latter extending probably over year on the Illinois College of Law debating team of Chicago, dominated over inexperience and study extending practically over only few weeks in the debating team of the Lincoln-Jefferson College of Law of Hammond last night at the Masonic temple, In the Inter-colleginte debate between the lnw schools. The Illinois College of Law on the negative of the question, "Resolved, That United States senators should be elected by the direct vote of the people," were declared the victors after Professors Charles A. Tuttle of Wabash college; Judge V. H. Perkins of Chicago and Judge H. B. Tuthlll of Michigan City, who acted as Judges, handed In their decisions to Dr. "VV. C H. Keough, the chairman of the debate. The decision was announced by Judge J. H. Gillett,' who arrived late from, Valparaiso, and who. but for the delay of his train, would have acted as chairman. Hope to Meet Again. The vanquished team, composed of Messrs. C. B. Stiver, Charles R- Dyer and O. F. Boyce, with M. P. Ludwigf as alternate, took their defeat gracefully, and In expressing their appreciation to the winners, Leon Edelman, Alfred B. Backer, Samuel A. Miller and A. L. Morgan, as alternate, also expressed the hope that some time in the future they could meet them again on the debating platform. The evening program was opened witji a splendid address by Dr. W. C. H. Keough, dean of the Lincoln-Jefferson College of Law. In his few words he eulogised Abraham Lincoln in a manner rarely equalled in Hammond. The Chicago Commons Dramatic club preceded him with a chorus of "America" and "Dixie." Mrs. L. L. Bomberger sang a number of college songs, and those who had the pleasure of listening to her say that she was never in better voice than last last night. Memorable Evening for Hammond. It was a memorable evening for Hammond, which had an opportunity for the first time to listen to an ln(Contlnued on Page Two.) very interesting and portrayed this, ot the many sides of the great American. Attorney Joseph Ibach gave an address on "Lincoln, the Lawyer," and his remarks revealed another side of thin most versatile man. Joseph Conroy gave an address on "Lincoln, the Politician" and his flights of oratory wer greatly appreciated. Judge Virgil S. Reiter took up thq subject, "Lincoln, the Patriot Statesman," and Inspired his audience with his patriotic address. Rev. J. E. Sharps of the Baptist church, talked on "Lincoln, the Optimist." One of the finest addresses of tha evening was that by C. M. McDaniel of the public schools who drew some lessons from the life of Lincoln. His remarks created a great Impression and some of the audience were in tears when he flneshed. The music provided for the eveninj? was excellent and there was not a weak number on the program. A great deal of credit Is given to the committee of the Woman's Relief corps and Dr. Mary E. Jackson, its chairman, for arranging such an attractive program.