Hammond Times, Volume 4, Number 28, Hammond, Lake County, 21 July 1909 — Page 1

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Nickel Plate Railroad Company Robbed of Valuable Merchandise Just East of Hammond

POLICE NAB THIEVES Special Agent I.I. L. Bull Identifies Goods and Assists in Capture. Over $5,000 worth of merchandise, consisting of valuable woolen dress goods, was stolen from a freight car on the Nickel Plate railroad at a point just east of Hammond and after being carted in a closed wagon all the way to Grand Crossing was recovered through the vigilence of a Chicago policeman after he had had a gun poked under his nose and was held at bay until the robber escaped across the prairie. Chief Special Agent M. I Bull of the Nickel Plate railroad went to Chicago yesterday and Identified the stolen goods as that which had been taken from the Nickel Plate train. It Is Mr. Bull's opinion that the robbers opened the car door some place eat of Hammond and then dumped the goods out of the car at the first convenient stoppings place. ...... The recover of the goods was one of the most thrilling episodes that has taken place In Grand Crossing In some time. It resulted In an exchange of shots between Officer Hugh Riley and the robber and the final escape of the thief. Tried to Collect Road Tax. The discovery of the stolen goods was made by accident. Policeman Hugh Riley had been instructed to see to the enforcement of the wheel tax. In the faithful performance of his duty he stopped a man who was driving a queer closed wagon with the wagon (Continued on page 2.) The thousand five hundred men who have been on strike at the Standard Steel Car works at Butler, Pa., together with 7,000 others at subsidiary plants, returned to work today on the following conditions, which have been agreed to by their employers: That the twenty-three strikers arrested for alleged rioting be released on bail in nominal sums furnished by their attorneys; that Sheriff John B. Caldwell will telegraph Governor Stuart to recall the state policemen on duty at the plant; that the company take back all men without discrimination; that the amount of back rent to be taken from the wages of the men be made in smaller installments each payday and that the company increase wages as. soon as business conditions warrant. The settlement of the strike Is largely due to the wise counsel of Rev. Father Beczewaki. who is beloved by his countrymen and who used his best efforts to arrange a settlement. Lawyers Doing Nothing. There has not been a case filed in i the Lake superior court since July 16, four days ago. For the first time in months this has occurred. Fsually there is at least one case a day snd frequently as many as ten cases will be filed In a single day. Many of the lawyers are on their vacations, and while they may he briefing several cases they are not filing any. Fred Fricke Is Better. An inquiry at the hospital revealed the fact that Fred Fricke, who was injured by the accidental discharge of a revolver, is very much better and is getting the necessary amount of sleep. His condition is still serious, however, and it is feared that he will not be able to recover from the wound and the highly nervous state Into which he has been plunged.

STRIKERS RETURN 10 THEIR JOBS

THE LAKE COUNTY TIMES

WATCH FIDO OR HE'LL BE SOAP. Do you know what that vile smell is that hits Hammond when the wind comes from the south? Well, it is the Canal Smelting company at Globe making soap out of dogs. Down at Globe they make the carcasses of dogs into select toilet soap. When a dog dies in Chicago especially those that the nine sharpshooters of the police force kill every morning at dawn its body is turned over to the Canal Smelting company, which ships carlods every summer to its soap factory at Globe. Sometimes the hair Is scraped from the dog's hide and lovely ornaments for the parlor are made. More often the hides are made Into men's and women's gloves. So if you have lost your dog, there Is a possibility of your having a reminder of him close at hand. Phew! Hold your nose. SF01D0U Miss Hilda Soltwedel, 705 Logan street, Hammond, who was run down by E. F. Cederblom, 5712 Carpenter street, Chicago, last Sunday on Sheffield avenue, in the vicinity of the lake front park, is very much better today. The identity of the cowardly owner of the machine, who took the injured girl part way home and then left her at the car barns on Gostlin street, saying that he had run out of gasoline as an excuse for refusing to take the girl farther and evading arrest, has been established. The number of the machine, which he drove, was 19865 Illinois, and the owner was located by Chief of Police Peter Austgen, who went to Chicago for the purpose. Cederblom admitted that he had run over the girl, but said the accident could not have been avoided. The Times called up the Chicago authorities and made an effort to find out who was the owner of automobile No. 190865 111. The Chicago Automobile club said that the numbers of the machine did not go any higher than 1S000, but this is evidently a mistake. May Arrest Owner. Chief Austgen later learned that (.Continued on Page Two.J Notwithstanding the fact that there are not very many large orders coming in for steel rars, th work of construction on the new buildings is going forward as rapidly as possible. The only difficulty with the work of construction now is the delay In securing structural steel. As soon as this arrives the small remaining amount of work will be completed. Owing to the fact that the HaskellBarker Car Manufacturers at Michigan City are able to get their labor cheaper than it may be secured in Hammond, this company has been securing the bulk of the orders that have been let recently. The eastern plant of the Standard Steel Car company has been able to get Its share of the orders, but the Hammond plant, so far, has been underbid by other concerns. It is expected, however, that the western men who are bidding so low will be filled up with orders soon and will then raise the price until the Hammond plant can compete with tehm.

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HAMMOND. INDIANA, "WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1909.

Two Assault Cases in Joy Ride Are Sent to Judge Townsley of Gary and the Third Is Sent to Merrillville Squire. aiiow iooicoi WILL GO IHE LIMIT Two Officers Are Assaulted by Fresh Chauffeur Indignation of Hobart People Almost Resulted in Mob Action Owners of Machines Are Very (?) Angry. (Special to Tub Times.) Hobart, Ind., July 21. The poor, abused Chicago automobllists, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Schlossman. Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Dickinson, Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Gilbertson et al., who claim they were persecuted by the town authorities in Porter and Hobart. will probably get more than they bargained for when their cases come to trial. The preliminary hearing was held in Justice John Matthew's court In Hobart and all of the cases were venued to other parts of the county on motion of L. E. Hart, the attorney for the defendant. The cases were all brought against W .B. Baulmer, the chauffeur of one of the machines, who is alleged to have ! committed the assault. One is a civil case and the other two are criminal actions in which assault and battery is charged. The case of Marshal Fred-Rose. v. W. B. Baulmer was venued from Judge John Matthew's court In Hobart to Judge Townsley of Gary, and will come to trial July 26. This Is a suit for damages In which Fred Rose will attempt to recover for Injuries he received at the hands of the chauffeur when (Continued on Page Eight.) Drowning of season In region 8 (Special to The Times.) Crown Point, Ind., July 21. Cedar Lake claimed its first victim of the season late yesterday afternoon. In the person of Peter Widera of Chicago. But for the timely assistance of the White City steamer the toll of death probably would have been three instead of one. The drowning occurred on the north end of the lake, near the ice houses. Wid?a came out with the Chicago Wholesale Feed Dealers' association for their annual outing yesterday. In company with two friends, James Karl and R. A. Sweet, Widera engaged a boat and started out on a fishing expedition. Boot Spring Leak. After the party had got out in the lake the frail shell of a boat sprang a leak and everyone of the men were thrown in the water as the boat sank. Sweet and Karl could swim a i:tle, but they, too, would have been drowned were It not that the cries of the men were heard at the White City pier and a boat put out from the pier and succeeded in picking up Karl and Sweet. Widera, however, had risen for the last time, and up to a late hour last night, after dragging the spot for hours, the searchers were unable to locate the body. Sue for $1,300 Stock. Charles E. Sutton has brought suit against the Gary pharmacy to recover $1,300 for goods that were purchased an dnot paid for. The case was filed in the Lake superior court in Hammond, and the complaint includes an itemized list of the articles that were purchased. Doctor Gets a Judgment. Dr. B. W. Chidlaw, through his attorney E. G. Sproat, secured a judgment against John H. Gratt, an employe of the W. B. Conkey company, for $50 for medical attention. The Judgment was secured by default in Judge Ames' court this morning. It Is understood that there are several other cases of a similar nature to be started in the near future.

J Hammond Men of Affairs

If POSTMASTER Hammond and "Billy" Gostlin are to get noted about the same time. In get Its first big boost by Mr. Gostlin, a of Hammond. To tell what he has done book and he is not through yet. If the Hammond, where It is known over thi of Gostlin. As a real estate dealer, ban er he Is Incomparable. As an authority ing a grandfather, nobody can touch hi Locklin Baby's Curiosity Is Fatal and Child Is Victim of Tonic Spasms; Inquest Will Be Held This After noon. Suddenly taken with what Is known as a "tonic spasm' as a result of accidentally taking some green-coated arsenic tablets, which the mother had been taking for stomach trouble, the little year and a half old baby boy of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Locklin, who run a photograph gallery in the Bijou theater building, died in terrible agony last night at 9 o'clock. The death of the baby was a most lamentable affair. In the afternoon it was as bright and cheerful as a healthy baby of that age could possibly be. In the evening at 9 o'clock it was a little corpse. The death of the infant was as terrible as could be Imagined. Mrs. Locklin says a doctor In Logansport gave her the arsenic tablets just before she left for Hammond. He gave her a handful of the little green pellets and instructed her as to the dose. She had a quantity of them in a little pocketbook. and the baby got hold of the pocketbook. When the mother first noticed the baby it had a mouthful of the little pills. Dies in Convulsions. She immediately took her finger and took all of the little green pills out of the baby's mouth. She did not think that the' baby had swallowed any of them or she would probably have called the doctor. Neither did she know that the tablets contained arsenic. The baby ate the tablets shortly after supper. The mother went to the photograph gallery at about 7 o'clock and took the baby with her. At about 9 o'clock the child was taken sick. In a few minutes it was the victim of a violent tonic spasm. Its little form writhed In pain, and Dr. Kelly was called. He arrived too late to do anything for the little one. It died fifteen minutes after hrs arrival. The body was taken to the home of Mr. Locklin in 25 State street by Undertakers Krebs & Burns. Dr. Kelly notified Coroner Shanklin last night and the inquest will be held todav. Complains of Boys. Charles Speichert has complained to the police that a number of boys have been playing In the new building that Is being built by George Eder. The police will take steps to keen tho hihereafter.

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W - H. GOSTLIN. almost synonymous. They both began other words, Hammond was helped to nd Billy got his first big start because for the city would honestly fill a big re is one name that Is associated with s state and other states, it is the name ker, politician, business man and booston new hats, horses and the joy of bem. Northern Indiana Gas and Electric Company Expects to Use a Million Gallons of Water Every TwentyFour HoursThe Northern Indiana Gas and Electric company's plans to increase its gas plant is giving the board of public works a problem to solve In the way of giving the corporation a satisfactory water rate. With the increase of its plant the company Intends to use in the neighborhood of a million gallons of water every twenty-four hours. Some of the factories In Hammond are getting water at the rate of three cents a thousand gallons, but with them the use of water is merely a side issue, whereas with the gas company the use of water is the main thing In the manufacture of gas. While the board did not fix a rate this morning. It did not seem to be disposed to make a rate lower than four cents a thousand gallons. The clerk was ordered to advertise for bids for a combination hose and chemical wagon for the Central fire station In order to supplant the hose cart, which is needed at the Ilobertsdale station. The plans for the Plummer avenue walks and the Detroit street pavement were accepted. The primary assessment roll for the Gostlin street sewer, section "C," was placed on file. IS O'DOIELL IE Mrs. James O'Donnell, the wife of James O'Donnell, an employe of the Hammond Distilling company, residing at 142 Clinton street, Hammond, was adjudged insane this morning in Judge Frank Brest's court before an insanity commission. She was ordered sent to the Asylum at Logansport. The case Is a very sad one. Mrs. O'Donnell has never been well since the birth of her last child, and this morning she became so violently Insane that it was necessary to call the police. Officer Einsele was called to aid in controlling the woman. Mrs. O'Donnell Is the mother of six children and these will be left without a mother's care. Mr. O'Donnell has the sympathy of the whole city in his bereavement. Mrs. O'Donnell was taken to Logansport this afternoon.

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Tidal Wave From Carribean Sea Threatens To Overwhelm Southern City

BULLETIN'. Houston, Tex., July 21. The Mnrdoek bath pavillion and the surf bathing partition have been swept away at Galveston. Railroad communication has been destroyed by the cutting off of the railroad bridjee. The only one connected with the mnlnland. The dty In Isolated, the people panic-stricken In fear of the pending disaster, and It is feared that Galveston H In terrible danger. (Special to THE TIMES.) Galveston, Tex., July 21. The people of Galveston are In terror for fear of a reoccurrence of the dreadful tidal nave which Inundated the city severnl years ago. The weather bureau today Issued the following bulletin j "At 10:20 a. m. the gulf was high and rising and water In the western portion of the city was several fet deep at that hour.. The barometer stood at 2!.04 inches and was falling rapidly. The wind was from the northeast and was blowing at the rale of forty-four miles an hour, with a maximum from tlie northeast of fifty-two miles. The storm that is approaching the Texas coast was first sighted last Saturday over the Carribean sen, and beginning thnt date shipping Interests have been advised daily regarding Its ndvauce over the Gulf of Mexico."

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Another inventor has come to the Hammond Inventors' council for support in the marketing and financing of his invention. That inventor is John A. Wade of Chicago, and he claims to have an Invention that will revolutionize an industry. Mr. Wade describes his invention as a vacuum producing propeller. He claims that it is operated on the principle that when you create a vacuum you create the greatest pulling, rather than propelling, power in the world. Mr. Wade described his patent to Otto Knoerzer of the Champion Potato Machinery company, and Mr. Knoerzer was well Impressed with the invention. Mr. Wade claims that he can propel an automobile by his invention, and when it is perfected he says that automobiles will be pulled through space by simply exhausting the air in front of the machine. While Mr. Wade was clear up in the air over his invention, Mr. Knoerzer adopted his usual tactics of bringing him down to earth and then he was ready to talk business to him. Mr. Knoerzer will go to Chicago to look over the machine, and if it is con DEGENERATE FINED FOR ATTEMPTED SEDUCTION Thomas S. Glynn, 6900 Cornell avenue, Chicago, was arrested by Officers Horlbeck and Hohman on the lake front, between the park and the state line, after he had attempted to seduce two Whiting boys, Raymond Etter, 527 New York avenue, and Milton Sugar, 530 New York avenue. Glynn was haled before the Hammond city court this morning and pleaded guilty to the charge of exhibiting obscene pictures and was fined $20 for his offense. Last Sunday Raymond Etter and Milton Sugar met Glynn in the vicinity of the lake front park. Glynn was laying on the grass and the boys say he asked them to come over and look at some pictures he had. The pictures were the heighth of obscenity. The man then took the boys for a walk in the direction of the state line. He finally told them to go home. Bribed to Keep Still. The boys say he gave them 10 cents each to keep still and not tell their parents of meeting htm or of seeing the pictures. He also told them to meet him at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon and he would take them for another walk. The boys, of course, went right home and told their parents what had happened. The parents notified the police and Chief Austgen determined to set a trap for the degenerate. He detailed Officers Horlberk and Homan on the case and told the boys to keep their engagement with the stranger. The boys met Glynn at the same tContlnued on Page Seven.) PICNIC AT PARK Lake Front Park Scene of Nice Function. The Ladies of the Knights of Columbus of Unity council congregated at the Hammond lake front park yesterday afternoon for their annual picnic. They came from Hammond. Whiting and East Chicago. Some of the young ladies ventured into the water, while the others prepared the basket picnic. Altogether they had a most enjoyable ' outing. See Gary, Ind.. from new sight-seeing automobiles of U. S. Land Co. It meets all trains.

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ONE CENT PER COPY. structed on the fundamentally correct principle, the Hammond man will make his recommendations to the Inventors' council. Mr. Knoerzer says that if Mr. Wada can convince him that there is an economy of power In his machine and that it could be made a commercial success he will do all in his power to aid him in the development of the idea. Mr. Wade makes the following claims for his invention: I claim for this machine more draught with less power. More power with less fuel. More days run with less repairs. Greater speed than is possible to obtain bj- traction. A diversity of application without alteration. Can deliver 300 per cent more draught on the link on the axle on the hull of a boat than can be delivered by some motive power in any other way. All by atmosphere pressure. Greater than steam, gas or electricity. 1 am the original discoverer. I am the sole owner of the patent. I challenge the world to produce its equal without infringing. Frank Juban of Columbia avenue and John Sakal of Field avenue, the two Hammond hoys who ran away to Dor.nison, O., have heard from their parents. The father of John Sakal has sont the money to pay for his son's return, but the father of Frank Juban says he has had enough of the boy and will bt him serve a irni in the county jail. The two boys ran away from Hammond and were arrtstd at IVnnison on the charge of train riding. A. Albaugh, the Dennison chief of police, telegraphed to Chief of poMce peter Austgen of Hammond and. Informed him of the detention of the boy. Chief Austgen Immediately communicated with the parents of the boys. In the one case the father was glad to send the money with which to secure his son's release, but tl.e other poor has been disclaimed by his parents and will have to remain in jail. MRS. FALES DEAD. Former Hammond Lady Passes Away. Friends of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. ?rPn. cer, formerly of RHlvue place. Hammond, will be painffi to learn of the death of Mrs. Jennie M. Fa!es. widow of D. W. Fales, and mother of Mrs. W. H. Spencer. he die yesterday at the horn" of the Spencers. ."327 Kimbark avenue. The burial will take pla-e at Deborah, Mich., on Friday afternoon, the Fales' former home. Bicycle Is Stolen. E. D. Brandenburg reported to the police station that his bicycle was stolen from in front of the First National Bank building. It Is a National make is blue frame, with stripes. This is the third or fourth time that Attorney Brandenburg has had his wheel stolen.

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