Hammond Times, Volume 4, Number 6, Hammond, Lake County, 24 June 1909 — Page 1

WltATIiEJ. Generally cloudy tonight and Friday j probably local t hnndrntormi. ED I T I O N yol- rv., NO. 6. HAMMOND, INDIANA, THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1909. .ONE CENT PER COPY.,. F R. Schaaf Declines Honor

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Towns of Munster, Saxony, Highlands, Hessviile, in Open Mutiny Against Hammond

Diplomatic relations between the city of Hammond and the towns of Munster, Saxony, Hessviile, Highlands and South Hammond have been severed. The property owners in these towns have understood that the city of Hammond is desirous of annexing all of the territory between the southern city limits and the Little Calumet river, and they are opposed to it. The whole trouble lies with the HamJnond city administration. Some time ego Mayor Becker and the city officials took in one and a half square miles of territory in the vicinity of Gibson. Intead of giving this territory something In return for the increased taxation, the loads were neglected and there was not a single advantage gained by the property owners who were made residents of Hammond. More Falne Kcononiy. The people in the recently annexed portion of the city have asked for culverts and road repairs, and the false economy that is being practiced resulted In their being refused. In the meantime the Hammond administration officials were making loud boasts of the great economies that were being practiced. While they were doing this the residents in the vicinity of Gibson had raised a loud cry against annexation LEAGUE C

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The twentieth annual convention of the Hammond district of the Epworth League came to a close at Gary last night. The meeting was the most successful in the history of the 20 years' existence of the organization, a larger number being present, and more real usiness transacted than at any previous meeting of the organization. The officers elected for the succeeding year yesterday, were as follows: President Rev. A. C. Northrop, Monon. First vice president C. O. Holmes, Gary. Second vice president Miss Josephine Meeker, Crown Point. Third vice president Miss Myrtle Knapp, Chesterton. Fourth vice president Edgar Dowdell, Valparaiso. Secretary Miss Henrietta Campbell, Kentland. Treasurer G. I. English, North Judeon. Junior League superintendent Mrs. J. D. Jones, Medaryville. Star t'lty Get xt Meeting. The next mooting of the league will be held at Star City. This place was chosen after a spirited fight for the convention by the cities of Valparaiso, Remmington, Brook and Chesterton. As a remembrance of the kindness shown the visitors by the people of Gary, and as a token of their interest In this city, the league yesterday voted to give to the new Methodist church in this city a memorial window which will cost the league approximately $300 to $400. This was unusual for a society to take this action for the benefit of a local church. The attendance estimated at the recent convention was the largest that has ever congregated for this purpose. SCHOOL BOAR DARD PERTY IS Dr. W. F. Howat of the school board said today that he did not agree with the residents on Williams street that the school property is neglected. He said he thought the cinders were the proper thing for the children to play on. If the school grounds were larger the doctor thought there would be room for a lawn in front and a playground in the rear. The grounds, however, are barely large enough to accommodate the schoolhous and unless more property is bought there will not be room enough for a lawn. Ir. Howat says that the residents on Williams street who own property next to that owned by the school city will not even put a price on their holdings, and it will be necessary to condemn the land if more is bought. Furthermore, he said that the Hammond schools were $200,000 in debt when he went on the school board, and it has been only by the strictest economy that it has been possible to make the necessary improvements. The doctor intimated that he was being criticised for selling the sand that was used to fill the school property,

and taxation without improvements.

This cry was heard in the villages of Hessviile, Highlands, Saxony and Munster. The people in these towns became alarmed. The5' saw the "bogy" of forcible annexation and looked about for a means to prevent it. They were informed by their attorneys that the amalgamation and incorporation of these towns was the only think that would prevent them from being gobbled up. That was how the hostility to Hammond started. This was what led to the present movement on the part of the realty owners in tl3t section to keep out of the clutches of Hammond. Different In Gary. In Gary there has been a scramble on the part of the land owners south of the city to get within the corporate limits of the new steel city. They were convinced that they would be given improvements that would make the increased taxation worth while instead of being bled to death for nothing, as is the case at Gibson. At the present time those who are working with might and main to prevtnt Hammond from gobbling up the towns to the south, are C. P. Schoon of Munster, William Fredericks. A. E. Jar(Continued on page five.) There were 113 regular delegates present and a number of visitors -which would bring: the aggregate to over 200. It Is believed that not only has the in terest in the conventions increased, but that Gary proved an attraction in itself in bringing such a large delegation to the steel city. A Fine Frogrnm. The time yesterday afternoon was consumed largely in the hearing of reports of committees and officers. After the regular election of officers the i meeting opened with the quiet hour at which Miss Mable Rertich of Star City, presided. A strong address was then made by Rev. H. P. Iver of Indiana Harbor, on the subject of "The Leagues' Strength at Twenty." in which he detailed the healthy growth of the organization. The discussion on this subject was led by J. Allen Parr, of North Judson. A social half hour was then enJoyed, In charge of the Gary League. One of the features of the afternoon was the paper then read by Miss Corrinne Ryder of Hammond, on the subject, "The Value of Junior League Work." This was followed by Rev. A. T. Briggs' talk on "The League as Seen by the District Superintendent." In the evening the love feast was presided over by Rev. W. F. Switzer of Hammond. This was followed by a talk by Captain H. S. Norton of the Gary Land company, who extolled the merits of the new steel c ity and charmed the visitors with the possibilities of thols coming city. An address on the subject, "Striving to Enter In." was followed by Rev. Harry Davis of South Bend. A talk was also given by Rev. Wood, formerly the district superintendent, who has since been sent to Indianapolis, where be has charge of the Methodist hospital enterprise in that city. when he fact he gave It to the schools and paid for the hauling. The doctor says that -;e schools are being conducted in the best possible manner with the funds that are at the disposal of the board. He also intimated that the board realized that certain improvements are necessary and would make them if they had the money with which to do it. LAKE SUPERIOR COURT 5765. Calumet Lumber Co. vs. John AVosillewski and Rosalie Wasidewski. Foreclosure of mechanics' lien. 5766. John H. Prohl vs. C., i S. & S. B. railway. Civil. Suit for $160 for teaming. 5767. LeGrand. T. Meyer vs. Edward G. Hel'oerg et al. Quiet title. 5768. Thomas Tait vs. Pacific Express Co. and Bick Laundry. Civil. 719. State vs. Marko Joksich. Bound over. 5769. Inland Steel Co. vs. Carl Johnson. Suit to recover $592.75 for old iron. 5770. William Rice vs. Chicago and Erie.

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Weather Man Hands Out Soggy, Steaming Brand Yesterday and Finds It Effective to Put Humanity Out of Business. Lake county was parboiled yesterday, and the vegetables In a patent five-story steaming device over a redhot stove stood about as much of a chance as poor, suffering humanity in this locality. My word, it was hot! Not the burning heat of 85 or 90 degrees, but the soggy, humid heat that makes 75 degrees of temperature more unbearable than a dry heat of 90 In the shade. The normal temperature for yesterday was 6S degrees. What we got was a maximum temperature of S6 degrees and a near temperature of 7S degrees. The thermometer, however, did not tell tne full tale of yesterday's suffering, because it had not way of indi cating how soggy and sultry It was. It was pre-eminently the day for the electric fan. With a fan to keep the damp atmosphere on the move life became livable. People who didn't have electric fans in their flats went out to the parks to prevent their being slowly stewed into a state complete of eneirvation. Sporadic showers helped matters a little in the evening, but it was still sultry at midnight. The weather man forecasts showers and thunderstorms for today, which will please everybody. Tile southeast wind which is blamed for yesterday's heat is due to shift to the east and the weather people say that will help some. Early this morning a bolt of lightning struck the northeast corner of the Hammond building, in Hammond, but beyond .scattering a few bricks off the chimney, it did little damage. Some of the bricks were shunted across the alley for a distance of seventy-five feet and struck the frame building on Fayette street. Fortunately, there was no one in the way of the missiles and no one was injured. The bricks struck the side of the building and narrowly missed one of the windows. E SUES THE ERIE FOR SOS'S DEATH William Rice Brings Damage Suit Against Local Railroad Co. William Rice, the father of Charles Rice, has brought suit against the Chicago & Erie Railroad company to recover $10,000 for the death of his boy, who was killed by a passenger train while he was acting as a messenger boy for the railroad. The complaint was tiled in the Lake superior court, and states that on Dec. 3 Charles Rice, H years of age, was employed by the railroad company to carry messages from the depot to the feight house. It is alleged that there were several engines in the vicinity which were belching smoke and steaming so that the boy could not see or hear the approach of the passenger train that killed him. Trnfu Wan Speeding. It also states that the boy was traveling in a well worn path that has been used by pedestrians for a number of years and that through the negligence of the company lie was injured and died. The complaint states that the trains were traveling at a speed of forty miles an hour, which is contrary to the city i ordinances. Mr. Rice is askinar for! damages on the ground that he was entitled "to the Earnings of the boy until he is 21 years of age. The case was filed by Attorney W. J. MacAleer of Hammond. COHOIIIOfj JS SERIOUS Mrs. Mary Greski Has, However Improved Somewhat. Mrs. Mary Greski, of 8 West Gostlin street, who was thought fatally injured when the runaway team of Mae Ma, a West Hammond baker, upset the wagon on her. is past Immediate danger at St. Margaret's hospital. Her condition is nevertheless serious, she having, in addition to many bone fractures, sustainined internal injuries. The report from the hospital is to the effect that her condition has improved beyond expectation.

Hammond, Ind., June 24, 1909. Editor, Lake County Times: You will do me a great favor by announcing that it is impossible for me to be a candidate for mayor of the City of Hammond on the republican ticket. While I appreciate the fact that many people would like to confer this honor upon me ,it is impossible for me to enter the race at this time, as I have just recovered from a most serious illness. My private business, which was greatly neglected during the recent campaign and my long illness, needs all of my immediate attention at this time. I want to extend to the public my sincere appreciation for their many appeals, but though not a mayoralty candidate, I hope that I will be able to help make Hammond one of the banner cities of this great state. I am a strong believer in the amalgamation of the cities in this township and I hope that it will not be long before such a feasible plan is brought about. Respectfully yours, F. RICHARD SCHAAF.

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DOWNFALL (Special to The Times.) Crown Point, Ind., June 24. Earl J. McCoy( 25 years old, who is alleged to have obtained between $300 and $600 by fraudulent check operations throughout the state, was arrested yesterday in this city, and H. C. Webster, private detective of Indianapolis, arrived here last night to take charge of the prioner. McCoy, whose home is at 2122,4 Prospect street, Indianapolis, accordirc to Webster, passed fraudulent checks in Indianapolis. He is alleged to have worked at different Indiana towns making victims of merchants. McCoy is also accused of passing fraudulent checks at village banks. Webster, as a representative of the Indianapolis Bankers' association, followed the man from town to town and caused the Crown Point authorities to arrest him. He expects to return with McCoy this afternoon. il TOO PRETTY TO PROSECUTE" South Bend Lawyer, Shot at By Woman, Will Not Appear Against Her. South Bend, Ind.. June 24. Because John W. Talbot, supreme president of the Order of Owls and well-known lawyer of South Bend, may refuse to give evidence against her, pretty Mrs. Leon.l Mason, arrested on a charge of attempting to murder Talbot, may be reelased from custody. After an all-day session of the court Special Judge Idens Roming announced that the evidence so far introduced was insufficient to bind the woman over to the circuit court. With this announcement attorneys for the prosecution had subpaenas Issued for more witnesses and the case went over until Thursday. Talbot is reported to have told a newspaper man that he will not take the stand against the woman. "She is too beautiful to prosecute," ' he is alleged to have remarked during ! the progress of the hearing. SET DATE FOR MEDICAL MEETING South Bay Hotel to Be the Scene of the Next Gathering. , The Bake County Medical society will hold its next meeting at the South Bay hotel at Indiana Harbor on Thursday, July 1, this being the regular meeting day for the organization. The session will open at 4 o'clock and close with a 6 o'clock dinner. The meetings for the balance of the year have been arranged, as follows: Lake Front Park. Hammond, Aug. 5.; Hobart. Sept. 2; Gary, Oct. 7; East Chicago, Nov. 4; Hammond, Dec. 2.

The judge will visit the Seattle expoCostly portfolio of $1,000 prize picture1 sition and will see a number of friends given free this week at the Lion Furn- in the west. The trip will be of severlture department. al weeks' duration.

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Barring inclement weather, and very likely in the face of it, the children of All Saints' school will he greeted by a full house this evening when they appear on the stage at Towle's opera house for their annual commencement exercises. Of the scores of children who participate in the program there is not one who is not trained as well as any child may be perfected under the circumstances. From the smallest tots who "see the cat" to the oldest pupils who readily solve a problem in algebra. the talent is drawn, and no matter what I their lines may be they will be delivered with that quaint originality which famous actors sometimes try to imitate. Such- at- least is the history of pjsst performance, and the one of tonight will be no exception if one reads aright the spirit of the rehearsals. The closing exercises among other reasons deserve a good patronage because they are really worth while from a standpoint of entertainment. SECRETARY LOSES SUIT The young son of E. F. Johnston has an eye to business and sold some old

rags to a peddler for two cents. The I C. Lewis of Hammond died here Tuespeddler had an eye to business and took j day evening at the home of her brothMr. Johnston's dress suit for good er, Charles Barron. 1717 Aaron ave-

measure, and thereby hangs the tale. The boy got his two cents and t he peddler got a bundle of rags and a dress suit. Tf the police are able to locate the burglar he will probably have something else coming to him in the bargain. The whole transaction happened yesterday afternoon. The bov had been gathering the rags together for some j Mime and when he got a chance he I called in the peddler and offered him j the bundle. He was promptly paid ! two cents for the bundle. j ! The boy. however, did not see him I take the bundle on the table nearby, ; which had Just come back from the ' tailor. Mrs. Johnston missed it, how- i ever, and then there were some explan- , ations all around. So far the suit has not been recover - ed. The police are making a search! for the peddler, who is said to have an old wagon with the paint off. J - i WILL SEE EXPOSITION Judge Virgil S. Reiter and Family to Leave for the West. Judge Virgil S. Reiter of the Lake superior court will leave Hammond on June 8 for Los Angeles, Cal., where, on the 12th nt the month, he will represent the Hammond lodge of Elks at the national conclave, which will be held there. Judge Reiter will be accompanied by his wife, and after the convention is over, they will make a trip in a coasting steamer to San Francisco, Portland and Seattle.

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Local Gun Club Members Participate in the Tenth American Handicap Shoot of Chicago Gun Club at West Pullman. ciud, jviessrs. josepu tiumpner, rrautvj Hammond and John Becker, are participating in the tenth American handicap shooting tournament of the Chicago Gun club at West Pullman these days. In the preliminaries last Tuesday only Messrs. Hammond and Humpher participated, Hammond scoring 80 out of a possible 100, while Humpher scored three better. The competitors shoot five rounds at twenty birds in each round, and it was in the second round that Mr. Humpher broke every bird. He fell down badly in the third round, getting only 12 there. The others were somewhat better. Neither of the two were in the best form, and have done better shooting in Hammond. Woman ilve HrilH nt Exhibition. Owing to trouble with the traps the events scheduled for Tuesday, the first day of the shoot, were not completed until noon yesterday. This means that yesterday's events were not finished until nearly noon today and that the Grand American, which Is the feature event of the tournament, was not started until this afternoon and will carry over until some time tomorrow. The unexpected trouble with the traps will prolong the tourney one day and the final contests will not be decided until Saturday. One of the features of the first day's shooting was the brilliant exhibition by JUrs. Adolph Topperwein or .in Antonio, Tex., who tied with three men for second place. Mrs. Topperwein. who is acknowledged the champion woman shot of the world, did some of the most remarkable shooting ever seen at West Pullman club traps. She led the crack amateurs and professionals of the country in the single bird events with a score of 7!) out of a possible SO. In the double target contests she scored 17 out of 20. Her exhibition was roundly cheered by the large audience of women. FOBIRlSiOi LADY OIES THERE Indianapolis Scene of Death of Mrs. W. C. Lewis, Who Was Invalid. (Special to The Times.) Indianapolis, Ind., June 21. Mrs. W. nuc. Having been an invalid for nearly a year, Mrs. Lewis seemed to have a premonition that her end was near and consequently she asked to be taken to her relatives here last Friday. She wanted to be near her friends and relatives, most of whom lived here. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis were members of the Presbyterian church in Hammond, and because of this the Rev. -I. E. Snook, her pastor, will be here tomorrow to conduct the funeral services. Mrs. Lewis was the wife of W. C. Lewis, who was employed as engineer in the W. B. Conkev Cnmnanv. and during the last weeks they bad bet n j making thejr home in the Rimbach I building. They have many friends lien.', who regret to hear of Mrs. Lewis unI timely death, sh having lmt yet passed middle life. Mrs. Lewis was a faithful worker in the Indies' Aid and her helping band will be missed there. ANNA'S INNING TODAY Anna Bell Cordrey, wife of Charles fV.rdrey, who h!-d a petition in the superior court yesterday for divorce, has come back at her husband with a cross-complaint, in which she asks for a divorce on statutory grounds, principal among them, cruel and inhuman treatment, and further, that he was "ugiy, cross and peevish and discontented, and never satisfied with anything." For these and other reasons she asks a divorce, the custody of her child, and two thousand dollars alimony in addition to one hundred dollars attorney fees. It was only yesterday that her husband asked to be divorced on the grounds that she repelled his loving advances; not only that, but that she also abused him, at one time threatening to kill him. You will do better at the Lion store furniture department. Largest furniture store In northern Indiana, ,

Capitalists and Real Estate Men Are Taken Over the Calumet Region on SiteHunting Trip Yesterday by Railroad Men.

EASTEMERS ARE IN THEJIG PARTY C. W. Hotchkiss, President of Indiana Harbor Railroad Acts as Chaperon for the Party and Much That is Frought With Local Interest May Result. If the efforts of C. VT. Hotchkiss. president of the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad, are successful two large Industries may be located In either Hammond, East Chicago or Indiana Harbor. Yesterday President Hotchkiss, In company with Postmaster William IT. Gostlin of Hammond, representing Gostlin. Meyn & Co.. C. W. Westerberg. representing the East Chicago Co.; W. W. MeMasters, the Industrial agent of the Indiana Harbor railroad, and the eastern capitalists who are looking for factory locations, went over all of the Xew York Central lines In the Calumet region in President Hotchkiss' private car. The names of the eastern capitalists are not divulged for business reasons, and will only be made public in the event that a suitable location is. secured for them in this locality. Cover Whole Realon. The party left Hammond on the special car and went to East Chicago. Indiana Harbor. Gary. Calumet, West Hammond and through all of the other cities of the region. The fact that Mr. Gost'.in and Mr. Yv'esterberg were asked to join the party and show them the sites they have to offer when Mr. Hotchkiss is the owner of much acreage that would be desirable for factory purposes, has been pointed to as indicating his broadmindedness. Mr. Hotchkiss' idea seemed to be that if one man could not turn the trick be. wanted to see some one else who is Interested locally accomplish something for the region. It was evident that Mr. Hotchkiss' first interest was in the railroad which he represents, and he expressed himself as being satisfied, providing the industries were located on his property. His real estate holdings arc a personal consideration. Ilnminet nt V. M. C. A. After the trip the members of the party were taken to the railroad Y. M. C. A. at Gibson, on account of the poor hotel facilities in Hammond, and were entertained at dinner there. That the visiting capitalists had a splendid opportunity to look over the entirt region and viewed its advantages under the most favorable auspices is apparent, anil the people of this locality are fortunate in having in Mr. Hotchkiss such an able champion. Local business men who have been acquainted with the farts are nopln that the eastern men have been well Impressed with the advantages of this loealitv and will decide to locate here. Attends Bankers' Meeting. George Eder, the president of the Citizens' National bank, left yesterday to attend 'lio meeting of the Indiana r.anku-5 association at Fort Wayne. A program of unusual magnitude has been prepared. The convention will be presided over by President J. R. Yoris of Bedford, and speakers in the program represent every section of Indiana. The name, of John R. Etr.iev of this city appears on the program as chairman of the eleventh congr-sisonal group. FOIR-IE AVF.D CI.OYF.HS o in:n wr:i)i)if; Fnnnv Champaign. III.. June 23. The marriage of J. V. Wnddell of Vandalia. and Miss Jessie Mann, of Oak Park, both University of Illinois graduates, took place yesterday evening at the home of the bride's parents in Chicago. There is fin Interesting romance In their union. Mr. Waddell, at a Michigan summer resort last fummrr, rescued Miss Mann from drowning. Later they developed a fad for four-leaved clovers, and together they collected three hundred. These the bride bad embroidered on all her wedding finery, in recognition of the important part they p?ayed in the courtship. The bridegroom is a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and the bride of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority.