Hammond Times, Volume 3, Number 253, Hammond, Lake County, 14 April 1909 — Page 1

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Sporting Extra Make Raffles Hunt Exciting

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Police and Detectives Can Aid in Sensational Chase for Mr. Raffles. what IT IS WORTH TO CATCH RAFFLES. The Bijou theater will give you $25 jn gcia. The Times will give you $10 in gold. Raffles will give $5 for a smile. Total $40. Condition of the Captor. 1. Detect the man you think Is Mr. Raffles and then say, "You are the roj utrrioun Mr. Raffles of the Bijou theater." 2. Have a ticket to the Bijou theater on your person good for the performance that day. The fulfilling of conditions 1 and 2 wil entitle the lucky person to the $25 offered by the Bijou theater. You may earn the $10 in gold offered by The Times (a) by saying: "I always buy a Times extra." (b) Provided you have a copy of The Times sporting extra on your person. REMEMBER: This offer is only good between the boars of 7 and 8 clock this evening, when the mysterious Mr.-Raffles will pnss down Oakley avenue and State streets on his way to the Bijou theater. He will pass through the lobby Into the theater tn time to appear on the program during the evening. Smile Worth 5. Should any one fail to catch Mr. Raffles this evening, between the hours of 7 and 8, he will still have an opportun-I Hy to earn some money by making j mm smue during the performance. Last night Theodore Boes earned $5 by making Raffles smile. Boes, who is known as Professor Fish, adopted a very unique plan In his efTorts to extract aamile from the face of the smileless Raffles. He walked up onto the theater platform, playing a banjo and a mouth or LUST LOI SOLO

Considerable Activity Is Manifested in Real Estate Circles in Hammond T his Week and Many ' Sales Ar e Made-

The last lot in Glendale, Hammond's most aristocratic suburb, was sold to Fred Crumpacker of the law firm of Crumpacker & Crumpacker of this city today. Mr. Crumpacker does not expect to build at once, but will reserve the lot until later, when he will erect a fine homo upon it. Glendale is to be the scene of great building activity this spring, when A. M. Turner and Peter W. Meyn will begin the construction of their new homes. In fact, it is to be the location of some of Hammond's most magnificent -residences. Ir. H. C. Groman recently purchased a lot in this sub-division and will build in a year or so. It is expected that steps will be taken by the residents of Glemlale to make the little park in the center of the sub-division more attractive this siinimer. The location was attractive because of the fact that it is the only locality in the vicinity of Hammond where there was a large natural forest. Much Activity Seen. There is considerable activity in real estate circles. It is understood that Brahos Bros, of the Palace of Sweets made overtures to Mrs. Richard Siebert to purchase the lease to the room In the Hammond building, in which her bakery is located. While Brahos Bros, offered her a large sum of money to vacate the premises, they were not willing to pay the $3,000 she demanded. Probably the most Important fact that has developed in the local real estate situation is that Louis Heintz, representing the Heintz estate, which and Hohman l: : r, uucicu 3.uuu

f3 I LZ3 La County Times gan at tne same time. He was dressed in an outfit that set the house in an uproar, and yet Raffles never cracked o iiiii e. Finally he pulled out a feather, and after tickling Raffles under v,. for a while, finally forced him to smile a"u won 'ne Raffles told of his -xpenences in the work of fooling people and his stories were very Interesting. Smile Money Grows. Tonight the lucky person who makes Raffles smile, In the Bijou tht.r w.n get $10 Instead of five and this amount 7 increased until it reaches $30 to $100. In the meantime the r-, of Hammond will have the time of their lives, and before Raffle r.. of town he promises to steal a couple of thousand dollars worth of wm,. and jewelry from the people of the city all of which will be returned at the aeater during the evening. The police and detectives of th it are given an equal opportunity with the rest of the residents of the town to find Raffles and will be rewarded if they do so. Tickets to the Bijou theater will h on sale at Summers' drug store and the mwner dox ornce. The Times Is on sale everywhere. GOHHENGEHENT DAY As the college year for the LincolnJefferson College of Law Is nearing its close, its faculty is considering the arrangement, of appropriate commencement exercises for the early days of June. Dr. W. C. H. ICeough, dean of the col lege, announced to the student Dody last night that arrangements were being made to bring one of the best known men in the central and western states to Hammond for the occasion Because the arrangements have not yet been completed, he declined to give out the name of this man, but he gave assurance that when his name is nnnouneed with the understanding that he m come, everybody will want to hear mm. Because of this arrangements will also be made for the best seating place in the city. Further plans were not divulged for the present, but assurance was given that the event shall be as memorable, and if possible more so Ulan lne mter-collegiate debate last winter. a year rental for the lots upon which the Heintz block is located, providing a lease for 1C0 years was given. It is understood that the persons who made the offer were from Chicago and expected to erect upon the site of the present wooden shack a seven-story offl-e and store building nf brick and steel construction. The Heintz block is, however, tied up long term leases, which make this impossible for five or six years. Louis Heintz says hereafter he will not give anyone a W.se for more than a year at a time, and he is exceedingly sorry that he is unable to take advantage of the offer. Sell 1.1c ven I.ol. Gostlin, Meyn & Co. today sold eleven lots in West Hammond to Myrtle V. Markman for $3,000. This is Considered a very reasonable price in view of the fact titat West Hammond is now limn.- orueriy inan ever before in its ! History, and is well governed by an honest and efficient set of village officials. It Is believed that West Hammond property will come to be considered very desirable in the future and an increase in values is looked for in the near future. Gostlin, Meyn & Co. also sold a bouse and lot on Claude street, owned by Charles Roth, to Charles Nau. and a lot on Grover street to Andrew Wozinak, a carpenter, who expects to build a home upon it. The announcement was made vesier. day that William Eisner will move his house from Its present location at the corner of State street and Morton court nn vm bulIt a mess block tnereon, 0 -

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EAST CHICAGO'S POLICEMEN AND HER NEW CITY HALL

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morrow evening at th. big South Bay hotel. The ball, coupled with the benefit .onL;? ,6' . Pl&Ce t0" night for the family of the late Fire Chief Nelson DeLore. will mal e Eter wethTs vear eoTnt: , er'Ven t0' brilliancy. The hotel will provide decorations In keeping with The nature of the eJet and a T T7 sured by reason of the large sale of tickets. Chief E. T. Hig' ns chapman k o CrWd ,S Bowen. secretary, and William H. Needles, treasurer. The committee, ar Is fo ," ' T SerSeant Char1 E. Quinlan. Sergeant M. Rybecki. John Ford. J. Mi,M.,v,T ?re!".WS-"angements-Sergeant John

Genanunskl. Sergeant John IazazooW ' Thomas E. Tweedale, G. A. Bedes. Falling Plaster Damages Typewriter and Narrowly Escapes Falling on Miss Gertrude Price, Employed There. Falling plaster in the joint office of the city clerk and city controller this morning seriously endangered the lives of the occupants, and the large area which fell down narrowly missed falling on Miss Gertrude Price, who is employed in the office. A new typewriter which had been installed to await the repairs of an older one, was damaged and the books and records were littered with dust and plaster. Another large ptce still attached to the ceiling seems likely to fall at any minute, and the janitor will be given instructions to break off all loose plaster. Should the piece which broke off this morning fallen on anyone, it would have resulted in serious injury, and the city hall people are anything but comfortable ana easy. The old rattle-trap of a city hall is water-logged from the recent rain, and the other day when it rained so hard the employes were compelled to protect themselves from the rain which leaked into the building from the various angles. The old building is slowlv falling to pieces, and as it stands there today is the strongest argument for a new and up to date city hall. 11 C0SM500Q0 Railroad Man Says That Interurban Wreck Will Prove Costly. A railroad man who is prominent in this locality and whose knowledge of every angle of railroading is undisputed by those who know him stated today that the wreck of the Chicago Lake Shore & South Bend Interurban cars will probably cost that railroad $50,000. In the first place the damage to the cars was probably in the neighborhood of $10,000 to $1 5,000. Resides this there will he innumerable suits, and the cost of hiring attorneys to fight them. In an accident of this kind it will not be hard to induce H jury of twelve men to believe that the interurban line is to hlame. The courts of IUo ty will probably be fille.i with suits which will he filed by the attornevs for the injured victims of the wreck. One railroad man says that the cost of this wreck to the railroad would probably he sufficient to pay for double tracking of the road for a considerable distance, and the double tracking of the road would have prevented the wreck. Board Meets. The board of public works this morning held its regular session and awarded the contract for the pumping station coal supply. The contract was awarded to Bieker Bros., who put in a bid for $1.67, one cent- cheaper than William AniDorn s I. : i - than that hv n t 1 ..... i,,. iw,t cents rhcancr - . k-WUU 1

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v 4 St 1 V ' t IS V 1 The Dollcemen's ball. thi fmn-it, ,,-,! miu. via TK Vt;- ' r li, nnsjk. VUli A UUIIip&Ull Leo McCormick. William A. Hue-hei music Unable to Get Work, Hammond Man Shoots Himself With Revolver Last Night and Leaves Note to Explain Act. Milton Collins Baldwin, 523 Michigan avenue, committed suicide at his home at a quarter past 10 o'clock last evening by shooting himself in the forehead with a 3S-caliber revolver. Despondency because of a lack of work was responsible for his act, according to the belief of his relatives and closest friends. A note was left by the suicide, which read as follows: "Dear Wife and Family and Brother May you all, as well as God, forgive us for this rash act. May God bless you all." The note was atinarpntu- ,.-tf.. while lying on the cot where he was found later by his terrified family. It indicates the state of mind which led him to end his earthly existence so prematurely. AVnrnert Family of Suicide. Members of the family say that on several occasions Mr. Baldwin has threatened to kill himself. He nce made the threat to his father-in-law and upon other occasions, he has said, in the presence of his family, that he would kill himself. Last night he retired at about 9:45. The rest of the family also went to their sleeping apartments. Baldwin was accustomed to sleep alone on a lounge in the dining room. About half an hour after the family had retired a shot was heard, and when those in the house rushed into the dining room, they found it filled with smoke and upon the lounge Baldwin law dead. The revolver was on the floor beside him. and the note was found near the couch. Dr. Jackson was called, the police were notified and rr..-nr,a- ei 1, lin was apprised of the facts. The doctor found that death was instantaneous, and Coroner Shanklin, after au investigation, gave Cndertaker Nicholas Kmmerling permission to remove the liody to his morgue. i;cccel Well Known. The deceased was formerly an employe of the Simplex Railway Appliance company of this city. He is w!l Known, and has many friends in the! city, i art of the work of holding the inquest was .lone this mornirg and the work of hearing the hi?t of the witnesses, who will appear hfo-r the coroner's jury, will be conclude. 1 tomorrow morning. The suicide eaves a wife and five children, the youngest child is 2 vrars "Id and the eldest 10. Captain Fred rtimbach and Officer Fmll Bundo made an Investigation of the case, and Captain Rimbach made a complete report of It at the station. The friends ai.'d neighhnrs of thp ceased unite in offering their sympathy to the family, which has been deprived of husband father, as he himself says, by his own "rash aet." The funeral arrangements will be ; mad." today, and it is probable that I t i,.m u. - ' a,n-'y an 'hat the In .torment will be at Oak Hill cemetery.

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J 6" , 4 if .... - -ecP"on Mike Gorman. i.ecepuon Alike Oorman Pi and Miscellaneous J. C IVeifenback Neighborhood on East State Street Stirred by Disorderly Actions of Sam Gubitz, Who Hurled Bottle at Daughter's Head. The running amuck of Samuel Gubitz, the State street saloonkeeper and junk dealer, in his place of business, 450 Kast State street, after a wrangle with his wife and the mystery of the shooting in the bar-room last Saturday, has aroused a tremendous sensation in ti, neighborhood where the Gubitz family resides, and a storm of denunciation has arisen among the neighbors because of the disorderly place kept by Gubitz. That Gubitz tried to kill his daughter by shooting at her with a revolver is strenuously denied by the family, however. It is declared that the revolver, in being handled by Gubitz, who was drunk, was discharged accidentally and gave rise to the story printed in these columns that Gubitz shot at his daughter. There is no evidence to ! prove that the saloonkeeper did any harm to h is daughter, except to hurl a beer bottle at her as she stood in the doorway, just as Miss Gubitz had returned after calling Of ficer Herman to quiet her father. The following statement was made bv Miss Gubitz: "Well, he came home about 6 p. m. and he came in and my mother and I was standing there and he was drunk ne naa aoout $1.2000 in money with him. and when I saw him come in I went outside. I wasn't in there at all, and then my mother asked him for the money and he wouldn't give it to her. I didn't see what they were doing; I -went outside, was standing in front. I went over to the policeman and told him to come over, I thought maybe he could quiet my father and there wasn't a soul in there when it happened. I was going into the house; I wanted to get my coat; I was going over to a lady's house, and my father asked me if I wanted to cash the checks and I said no and he threw a glass." It is aid that steps will ho ht to petition the county commissioners at their meeting to refuse a license to Gubitz on account of the rdaoo ho u,.r, The neighbors are loud in their criti cism of Gubitz for permitting his wife and daughter to remain in the saloon. It is denied that, the young woman uimiviiifj in Liif humon at the tim i of the revolver discharge, and The ' Iimes regrets that it involved her In the disgraceful proceedings, as they were reported on the streets. John Meseal Picked Up Probation Officer Muzzali picked up John Meseal, who resides at the corner of Jefferson street and Sixteenth avenue, Gary, on the charge of truancy and being guilty of petty thefts. He was tried in Justice Townsley's court and was placed on probation for tnirty days. If his conduct durino- ti,i period i tint who i, v.. . be sent to ( 'rown P I, , ' " . . . . . ....... II i , l J ; fore the juvenile court and will then be sent to the reformatory.

Km MEET IT WHITING

Seventy-Five Banking Men From Every City in Calumet Region Gather at Whiting for a Banquet Last NightGARY STATE BUI HOTffiPBESEHTED Many Attend Affair From Hammond, East Chicago and Gary J. G. Allen of Indiana State Bank Acted as Toastmaster of the Occasion Last Evening. (Special to The Times,) Whiting, Ind.. April 14. Seventy banking men, representing every financial institution in the county, with the exception of one. gathered here last night for the regular bi-monthly meeting of the Lake County Bankers' association, and at a banquet served at the O'Keefe restaurant enjoyed the best j mat Whiting can prepare in the culii nary art. The only bank without a j representative was the Gary State bank, ! but its members sent their regrets ex plaining their absence on account of sickness on the force. Allen Is Toastmaster. J. G. Allen, president of the Indiana Harbor State bank, and also president of the Lake County Bankers' association, presided last night as toastmaster. Arthur Briggs, vice president of the American Instituted Banking, delivered tlie. Ixjncip-t, "ddress. of the. evening-. The American instituted Banking is a branch of the United States Bankersassociation, and its Chicago chapter contains 900 members. -Vext Meeting In Gary. Mr. Briggs urged all Lake countybanking men to affiliate themselves with the Chicago chapter, and later in the evening a resolution was adnnt endorsing the affiliation of Lake county bank employes to affiliate themselves with the chapter. Action In this direction may, however, not be taken until next fall. State Bank Examiner Hemp was present at the meeting. Many Other Speakers. Among the other speakers were Charles . Camp of Garrett, Ind., state bank examiner, and W. C. Bclman, cashier of the First National bank of Hammond. Both made able talks and were later followed by others. The session lasted until nearly midnight and was one of the best that the association has held. They will meet again at Hammond on the second Tuesday In June. HlK fiary Delegation. In the Gary delegation were Messrs. Joseph Dunsing and C. Oliver Holmes of the Calumet Savings and Trust bank; K. C. Simpson ,W. I). Hunter, C. E. Johnson, W. I. Blew and Merto Pecar of the First National bank, and W. A. Wirt of the First Trust and Savings bank. The committee in charge of the arrangements was composed of John Thiele ef Whiting. W. C. Belman of Hammond, and Walter Schrage of Whiting. The delegates were met at the cars by Whiting bankers and were escorted to the Owls club, In One Hundred and Nineteenth street, whence thev later repaired to O'Keefe's for the feast of choice viands and of reason ecu FOR THE TROUBLE (Special to The Times.) Clark Station. Ind.. April 14. The Grand aiumet river, once the best fishing place hereabouts, threatens to be a thing of the past. The Gary sewage opured into the stream Is thought to be responsible for the terrible condition in which the river is at the present time, ami it does not seem as though conditions will be bettered very soon. So poisonous, dirty and filthv is the watr that thf' f'h a'e dying by the Hundreds, and people in this vicinity are afraid to catch fish, fearing to be poisoned by the eating of them. There has been talk of laying the matter before the proper board of health, but thus far nothing has been done in that line. Owing to the recent heavy rains the river is worse than it ever was. Before this came the river was somewhat sluggish and the sewage was permitted to settle at the bottom. The surface water was as clear as could b- ( expected, but now that the water has isen to an unusual height the film at the bottom has been stirred up untii the whole river in this section is a vile, sticky, putrid mass.

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Fishermen on Lake Michigan Fall Victims to Lake's Treachery and Are Swept Overboard in Squall, Yesterday Off Gary. VICTIMS RESCUED BYPASSING TUG Eicfcard Much And His Companions Narrowly Escape Watery GraveAre Rescued After Their Sail Boat Throws Them Into Lake With Greatest Difficulty. (Special to The Times,) Clark Station, Ind., April 14. Three fishermen nearly lost thpir : Lake Michigan, near Pine Station, the other day when they were plying their trade on the storm-swept lake. The men were employed by Richard Much and went out on the lake in a sail boat. In the boat were Charles Carlson. William Much and another man, and with their big net they had already caught some lour nundreu pounds of fish. While attempting to dip their net again, a sudden gust of wind caught the sail and upset the boat, dumping the men and fish into the water. Their haul and nets were a complete loss, and all the men could do was to cling to the boat and take their chanceB on being rescued by a passing tug or by another boat. They cl.sk g -to.-tUe. boat in; a, desperate effort and were nearly exhausted from 'the cold when a tugboat cams along and rescued them. They were taken to Gary, where they recuperated as best they could, aftr which they set out toward their homes at Pine Station. But for the arrival of the tug it if though that the men would have been lost. The accident had not been ssen from the shore, and consequently no help could have been expected from there. It would have only been a matter of time when the three men would have had to release their grip from the overturned boat because of exhaustion. CITY TREASURER GIVES DECISION City Council Holds Special Meeting Last Night at City Hall. Upon further legal advice. City Treasurer William Wolter decided that as far as be is concerned all money turned into the city treasurer's office will be regarded as public funds. There is an undecided legal question to the effect whether assessment funds are public or private funds, and whether the city treasurer is entitled to the interest therefrom. For some time Mr. Wolter thought to take the benefit of the doubt, but upon reconsideration he has decided not. He announced his decision to the city council last evening at a regular meeting. At the special meeting last night several ordinances were passed, the session having been called to attend to matters that needed immediate attention. One of these ordinances provided for the transfer of J392.12 from the general fund to the C, I. & S. railroad, an erroneous assessment having been made against this company. By anotlir ordinance $1,457. ."0 were transferred from the judgment and Interest fund to the general fund. John Knblman llso Ilnlldlng Inspector. A third ordinance provided for the naming of the western extension of Summer street, where it leads off into Pibley street and State street. The short extension was named Sibley street, while the longer extension was named State street. According to an ordinance passed last night the street commissioner is also the building inspector for the city, such official to serve without extra salary- This appointment affects John Kuhlman, who is street commissioner at present. The following saloon licenses were transferred as follows: J. K. Henderson to C. A. Dackert; J. K. Margison to Andy Panto; Mike Mirko to George Brandl; R. Jones to Mitor Plasci. John Taylor to George Bates. A letter from the League of American Municipalities, which meets ntt summer in Toronto, Canada, asking--.Hammond to join, was placed on Cat