Hammond Times, Volume 4, Number 74, Hammond, Lake County, 14 September 1909 — Page 1

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TORTURE IS FRIGHTFUL Victims Intestines Torn and Body EnormouslyBloated. (Special to The Times.) Whiting:, Ind., Sept. 14. John Miscoho, an employe of the Standard Oil company, was yesterday made the victim of a practical Joke which for cruelty is unsurpassed and which will very likely cost his life. Mike Yokish, a fe'low worker, who is now being sought by the police, thinking it extremely funny to see Miscoho jump In fright, picked up a hose and, opening the valve, released 110-pound compressed air on his victim. A fiend could not have invented a crueler method of torture. Miscoho's Intestines were literally torn to shreds and his body bloated to an enormous size. No Chance for Recovery. Miscoho was rushed to the office of Dr. Dewey, on 119th street, and Dr. Dewey, assisted by Dr. Doollttle, labored hard, but in vain, to give the unfortunate man relief. Miscoho was taken to the Presbyterian hospital in Chicago and there the physicians gave up .opes, after working over him for several hours. Miscoho is a married man, having a wife and three children, and they were summoned to hl3 bedside. The outrage of yesterday is by no means the first that has been reported from the various cities in this region. Ignorance, coupled with brutality, generally are the incentives. It Is only the more serious cases that come to light, although practical jokes of this nature are hot infrequent. HI YEARS The executive committee of the Hammond Men's club met at the office of Virgil S. Keiter in the Lake superior court room last evening and outlined the work for the coming year. It was decided to have - the next meeting of the club on the first Tuesday in October when the subject of deep waterways will be taken up. A speaker of reputation will be secured for the occasion, and it is expected that the meeting will be a great success. At a meeting last year the question of amalgamation was taken up and discussed, and the meeting proved to be a most interesting one. The men's club movement was one of the features of the social life of the city last year. The membership of the club last year was 200, and it is expected that it will be increased to 300 this year. VETERANS GATHER HI GROWN POINT This was an ideal day for the Lake county veterans who gathered at Crown Point for the annual brigade meeting. As many as could get away went down from Hammond, while others came from other parts of the county and the state. The principal part of the program, including addresses and a dinner, were given at the fair grounds. The old soldiers look forward to this day much like a child does to Christmas. It is get together day, and they don't care much for a formal program. They find the best time in having their little set-tos talking over old times and tracing absent members who were with them a year ago. Furnishing homes with us is a specialty, not a aide line; four floors of furniture. Spiegel's. 9133-9135 Commercial avenue. South Chicago.

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AGENT SWINDLED Hill C, I. & S. Engineer Says Signature Was Obtained by Misrepresentation. ASSIGNS PART OF HIS WAGES United States Health and Accident Company Representative Accused of Alleged Fraud. Meredith G. Polndexter, an engineer in the employ of the Chicago, Indiana & Southern railroad at Indiana Harbor, where he has charge of the pumping station, called at The Times' office this morning and claimed thta he had been the victim of some trickery on the part of J. T. O'Rourke, an insurance agent, representing the t'nited States Health and Accident Insurance company. Poindexter, who says that he works nights, was approached by O'Rourke in his room and asked to take out an accident policy in his company. He says that he signed an application for a policy of $1,000 and believes that in so doing he signed, by means of a carbon duplicator, an assignment of a portion of his wages. Mr. Poindexter says that he offered to pay the premium on his policy in advance- and told the agent that this was the way he expected to pay it, but the agent, without his knowledge, secured his signature to an assignment of his wages. Poindexter says that he told the agent that he did not expect to pay the premium until he got the policy and he wanted him to deliver it in person. Instead the policy came by mail, and the next thing he knew he found that the premium was being taken out of his wages. He says further that he only expected to pay $18 a year and he finds that the policy is costing him $32 a year. He has taken the matter up with Attorney J. A. Patterson of Indiana Harbor, and says that he will find out just what kind of a deal has been put up on him. The story of the Ashford case, which has appeared in Thb Times, aroused his suspicions, and he decided to make an investigation. There are so many fake insurance agents in the vicinity working among railroad men that Mr. Poindexter is alarmed for fear he has been victimized. P'oindexter would like to communicate with any other railroad men who have taken insurance from O'Rourk.e JUDGE REITER ANIIOONGESNEW RULES Superior Court Judge Wants More Facility Shown in Handling Cases. Judge Virgil S. Reiter of the Lake superior court toady announced a new set of rules which he expects will facilitate the handling of the enormous business of the local courts. Hereafter every Monday will be devoted to motions, the setting of cases and the making up of the issues in the cases that are to be tried later in the week. The jury will not be called until Tuesday, and this will do away with the necessity for having the jury idle while these preliminaries are going on. The county will be saved the expenses of the jury for the first day of the week and that will be at least $20. The work of the court will also be greatly facilitated, and it is expected that better results will be secured. Another innovation will be the reserving of Friday afternoons for default divorce cases. This will be better for the attorneys in that they will know better when these cases can be heard. Today the court was engaged in the setting of the cases, and there were fifty or more lawyers from all over the county present in the court ooom. A Jury will be called tomorrow and the first of the criminal cases will be taken up. Most of the criminal cases for the first three days of the week are from Gary.

The first week of the second year for the Lincoln-Jefferson College of Law finds the school in fine running order, with the students in hard and earnest work. The junior class is increasing in size, and while one week has past it is not yet too late to matriculate for those intending to take up the night course. Mrs. W. C. H. Keough. wife of Dr. Keough, the dean of the college and herself one of the ablest educational workers In the central staets, is at present in the local field visiting prospective students. She has met with good success and is elated over the school's prospects. Mrs. Keough was at one time a member of the Chicago board of education, wheer she made a

brilliant record, but devotes most of her time now to temperance work. So urgent is the edmand for her that she was called to Amboy, 111., for tonight, where a hot temperance fight is in progress. She will be back again tomorrow. Her work in- Hammond is largely due to her loyalty to the school of which her husband is the dean, and since he is only recuperating from a very severe illness she is anxious to help him here as much as possible. LIPIH Popular Republican Comes Out of the Woods in the, Wake of Schaaf 's Official Notice Will Run for Treasurer. Following the announcement that County Chairman F. Richard Schaaf would be the candidate of the republican party for the office of mayor of Hammond, there has been a scramble on the part of other aspiring republicans to get onto the ticket. The most important announcement today is that of Paul B. Lipinskl for the office of city treasurer. As soon as Mr. Lipinski learned that Dick Schaaf would head the ticket, lie announced to his friends, who have been urging him to make the race, that he would be a candidate for the office. It is generally conceded that Mr. Lipinski would, if nominated, add considerable strength to the ticket. He has been one of the pioneer business men of the city. He has the absolute confidence of the foreign element of all nationalities in Hammond, and it would be hard to over-estimate his political power in the community. Announcement Significant. The action of Lipinski, in coming forward with his candidacy so soon after Schaaf's announcement is taken as an indication on all sides that this popular Hammond business man is convinced that with Schaaf, and only with Schaaf, will the republicans be able to win out in the coming election. No sooner had Schaaf announced his candidacy than the friends of Peter Ripley, who has been mentioned as the I candidate of the Young Men's Repub lican club, began to urge him to make the race for the office of city clerk. Peter Ripley has an acquaintance that is as wide as the city. To know Ripley is to be his friend. He has been active in politics in Hammond for the iContinued on Page Twoj ' CAR COMPANY BUYS HIDDLETON PLANT Officers of the Standard Steel Car company. Pittsburg, are now in the east completing arrangements for the taking over of the plant of the Middletown Car company. Middletown, Pa. The Standard Steel Car company contemplates the rearranging of the machinery at Middletown for the building of steel cars as carried on at its other plants. The new works will have a capacity of about twenty steel cars per day. This acquisition gives the company control of four plants, which are located at Butler, New Castle and Middletown, Pa., and Hammond, having a total capacity of about 250 steel cars per day. Chizzola Is Released. There is nothing new in the automobile case which attracted so much attention in Hammond yesterday. Both Chizzola and his chauffeur, Frank McFadden, have been released on $500 bail and will have to appear in the Lake superior, court and answer to the 'charge of larceny.

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E. G. Sproat, who today announces city judge on the republican ticket is Hammond who has already made good him to make a whirlwind race, and he OCCURRENCE The Hammond police have discovered that' Mrs. Henry Nuppnau, 51 S Ashe street, is In a critical condition as a result -of her husband's neglect. She. is suffering from consumption and is compelled to support ' herself and her four children in' spite of her illness. Dr. Alva Young, the county physician, was called to take care of the case, which is said to be a most pitiful one. Henry Nuppnau was formerly employed at the iSmplex Railway Appliance Co. and has been able to earn as high as $5 a day. Some time ago Nuppnau was arrested for failing to support his family, and at that time Mrs. Nuppnau was able to show that she had received only $53 from her husband in six months. Nuppnau is now out of the state, hut an effort will be made to reach him and compel him to take care of his sick wife and family. SWELTEBS UNDER IPTEIER'S SUN Hammond Not Prepared for Excessive Heat; Weather Man Explains. Hammond was hardly prepared for the superabundance of heat which Old Sol streamed down yesterday. As late as 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon the mercury had crawled as high as 90 degrees and rain would have been a welcome relief. Such heat is unusual for this season, and the indications are that it will continue for a lime longer. Yesterday, however, was by no means the hottest day for this time of the year. Even last year, on Sept. 11, the mercury reached 92 degrees. And on the first of September of 1907 we had 92 degrees also. While way back in 1899 9S degrees was the maximum heat in September. The weather man in Chicago gave the following explanation: "A warm wave is usual at this time of the year. It is due in a great measure to the absorption of the radiation of heat from the earth which is generally dry over the plains in the latter part of September. In Chicago, while the winds keep a southwesterly and western direction, we have a land breeze as you would observe this afternoon. Iarge cumulo strata of clauds prevailed, yet no rain fell. This proximity of the storm that has spread from from Wisconsin to Texas makes us breathe the air's moisture and this brings the feeling of extreme heat." Dies at Hospital. George Bruenig. 42 years old, watchman for the Michigan Central railroad at the Oakley avenue crossing, died this morning at St. Margaret's hospital. He was taken there last Saturday a very sick man with little hope for his recovery. It is thonrht that ..... v relatives In Michigan. Bruenig former ly Doaruea ai is i-iummer avenue.

his candidacy for the nomination of one of the aggressive attorneys of in his profession. His friends expect began an active canvass today. SEWER PL Discussion pertaining to the North Side Improvement .association's crosstown sewer took up the greater part of the regular meeting last evening. In order that this proposition may be laid better before the city a committee was appointed to arrange for a smoker to be given in the near future, at which the city officials should be present and also as many of the Hammond Business Men's association members as possible. It has also been arranged for a commitee of north side propertyowners to go to Indiana Harbor to inspect the big 148th street sewer. Another committee is to confer with the city engineer regarding preliminary plans for the cross-town sewer. The enforcement of the ordinance for the clearing away of underbrush also came up for discussion, and was one of the principal topics. Some work along this line has already been done under Instruction from the board of public works, but this is deemed only a beginning. DICKSON WANTS TD . BE A COUNCILMAN East Hammond Man Announces Candidacy to Serve Sixth Ward. Archibald Melville Dickson, of East Hammond, has announced his candidacy for the office of councilman of Sixth ward in The Time? this evening. Mr. Dickson is now the proprietor of the Standard hotel and until recently was employed at the Standard Steel Car company as yardmaster. He was also in charge of all general labor. Mr. Dickson has been in Hammond for about five years. During this time he has always been active in politics. Since 1S7S he has been in the railroad business and has many friends among the employes of the various roads in Hammond. Mr. Dickson is married and has two grown children, a boy and a girl. During the recent national campaign Mr. Dickson was very active in politics in the Standard district. Kecently a number of his friends have come to him and requested him to make the race. Several delegations of foreigners have also asked him to run. Mr. Dickson's candidacy is subject to the will of the people in tiie primaries. S. McHie Jr. Speeding? S. McHie, the son of Richard McHie of Hammond, was arrested in Chicago Sunday for speeding in the McHie automobile. The arrest was. however, unwarranted, according to McHie. who says that he was mistaken for ar, automobile which had just preceded him at a rapid pace, and was actually exceeding the speed limit. Consequently young McHie refused to plead guilty and the case will ha e to come a trial. McHie says that he will bea.ble to prove that he was not going more than fifteen mi:es an hour.

William Newman, one of the old residents of the city of Hammond, today announces his candidacy for the office of alderman-at-large, in The Times. Mr. Xewman has served as alderman-at-large in the present city council for some time, having been appointed to that position by Mayor Lawrence Becker at the time several new wards were created and the number of councilmen-at-large was increased. Mr. Newman has been active in politics in Hammond for some time and has been considered one of the progressives in the Hammond city council. It was rumored that Mr. Newman aspired to a position on the board of public works, but the announcement of his candidacy would indicate that there is no truth in this rumor. Bill Newman lives on the north side, where he has considerable political influence. He is a contractor and a union man.

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Pastor of Local M. E. Church Reassigned to His Present Field of Usefulness; Other Appointments in District. Hammond's First Methodist church will have 'as itu past-jv for another year, at least, the Rev. W. F. Switzer, this having been decreed and announced at the close of the Crawfordsville conference yesterday. A. T. Briggs retains the superintendency of the Hammond district. The appointments for the pastorates in the Hammond district are as follows: Berkeley, E. M. Quonen; Brook, T. J. Everett; Chesterton, Charles A.Brown; Crown Point, H. H. Dunlavy; East Chicago, J. H. Palmer; J. O. Johnson; Francesville, O. B. Rippetoe; Gary, G. E. Deuel; Goodland, J. W.Walker; Hammond, W. F. Switzer; Hebron, O: P. Paxon; Hobart, V. B. Servies; Indiana Harbor, H. P. Iveq; Kentland, C. U. Stockbarger; Lacrosse, to be supplied; Leroy, to be supplied; Lowell, T. F. Drake; Medaryville, Lynn Bates; Merrillville and Preston, to be supplied; Michigan City. Grant Teeter; Monon, A. A. Dunlavy; Morocco, R. C. Ballard; Mount Ayr, D. Noland; North Judson, C. Paris Cox; Remington, R. H. Crowder; Rensselaer, C. L Harper; Reynolds, to be supplied; Roselawn, H. S. Peterson; Star City. C. E. Beebe; Valparaiso, J. M. Avann; Wanatah and Hanna, J. J. Rankin; Westville, J. E. Wilson; Wheatfield and Demotte, to be supplied; Wheeler, C. A. Brooke; Whiting, M. C. Wright; Winamac, A. S. Warriner; Wolcott. to be supplied; Intercut In Suprrinfenfiency. Much interest was centered in the appointments of successors to Rev. G. W. Switzer and Rev. J. M. Walker as superintendents of the Lafayette and Greencastle districts, respectively. Rev. A. W. Wood, pastor of Delphi Methodist church, was appointed to the Lafayette district, and Rev. J. G. Campbell of Rochester was named as superintendent of Greencastle district. Among the ministers several changes were made and many surprises sprung. The friends of the Rev. W. F. Switzer had hoped that he would be promoted to the Greencastle superintendency, and h is said to have been close to the appointment. In view of the fact that lie remains in the field as a pastor, the Hammond congregation is glad to have him returned. His brother. Rev. G. W. Switzer, former superintendent of the Lafayette district, has heen retired for a year, he having been in much need of rest. LAKE SUPERIOR COURT tv ( num. 3 W. W. Kimball Cr. vs. J. V. Kettles. Replevin. 4 John M. Kelly vs. William Bork. Appeal. 5 Maud J. Ball vs. Edward K. Kindley. Foreclosure of a mortgage. 7 .Fames T. Smith vs. Independent Brewing Co. et al. S Robert Grant vs. United Brotherhood of Carpenters. Recover disability benefit. ',97 597 ;.97 .".97 Leave for New York. Captain Henry Peter.? and Frank Roth of the Central fire department leave today for New York, where they will spend the two weeks allotted them for vacation. After their return Frank Roth will resign In order to go into buslnesb with his brother.

Announcement of F. Richard Schaaf 's Candidacy Stirs Up Sleeping Democracy Whole City Excited Over the Intelligence.

THOUGHT SCHAAF ' IS PUHO SLEEP Shock to His Enemies all the More Painful in Consequence of General Belief Republicans Elated and Predict Overwhelming Victory Harmony is Complete The announcement of the candidacy of F. Richard Schaaf was a bomb in the sleeping democratic camp. The pyrotechnical display last night was beautiful to behold. The whole town saw it or heard the detonation. Until far into the night they talked about it. Today on every street corner, in the buffets and cigar stores, and in every place where men are wont to congregate the name of Dick Schaaf is spoken. The bomb was not wholly unexpected. For about a week the democrats have been suspecting that republican discontent with existing conditions would result in the bringing out of a candidate who would satisfy the popular demand. But al they knew was that something was about to be doing. Then the revelation came and lo and behold County Chairman F. Richard Schaaf, the man who gave the Hammond democratic leaders the worst political trouncing they ever had and discredited them as politicians with (Continued on Page Two.) 10 DOG'S FIGURE IHJOINGIDENGE Coroner and Deputy Phone Each Other to Inform of Vacation Plans. "SHANK" BEATS "GGBD" TO II Gets His Bid for Holiday in Ahead of Confrere and Latter Calls Plan Off. Dr. E. M. Shanklin. who will leave for the east tomorrow to take a postgraduate course as an eye and ear specialist, last Sunday figured in a coincidence in connection with his going away which was interesting and important to him at least. Being for th present deputy county coroner, until he takes the office of coroner himself, he thought it proper to notify Coroner E. F. Gordon at Hobart of his g'ling away. This was last Sunday afternoon, and not knowing1 that Dr. Gordon was in Hammond at the time. Dr. Shanklin proceeded to put in a long-distance telephone call. Before he received bis connection the central office ask-d him to answer a local call before getting his long-dis tance number. Much to his surprise he recognized the voice of Dr. Gordon. After the first greeting, anybody who had an opportunity to listen to the conversation on both wires might have heard something like this issuing forth into tiie transmitter at both ends. "Allow Me, My Ilrnr Alpbonoe." 'Say. Doc, I thought I'd let you know . Hello, get off the wire please . Hello, Doc ' Finally they found their bearings in the fact that they had legun thHr sentences simultaneously. After a condensed Aiphonse-Gaston act. Dr. Shar.-k-lin proceeded to tell Dr. Gordon that he had just placed a long-distance call to Hobart to notify him that he was going away and that for six weeks he must look after the work hims-lf. "Well, you beat me to it," answered Dr. Gordon, "I called you up to tell you the saie thing, but since you got your bid in first we'll arrange it so." During h!s weeks of absence Dr. Shanklin will divide his time the cities of New York. Philadelphia and Boston. His family will spend tha same time in Detroit, Mich. V. S. Land Co's free sight-seeing automobile meets all trains at Gary, Ind. See the City in comfort