Hammond Times, Volume 4, Number 88, Hammond, Lake County, 30 September 1909 — Page 1

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C, I. & S. Double Track Plan Delayed Because Railroads Which Cross Hohman Street Cannot Agree on Interlocker Location.

The whole plan of the C, I. & S.

railroad to operate over a double track In Hammond is being- held up on ac- ! count of the inability of the railroads!

which cross Hohman street to decide on the location of the interlocking plant. It has been decided to install an elec

tric interlocker at the crossing, but : whether the plant will be located on the Michigan Central right of way or on the Erie and Monon is the question. . One road claims that the view would be obstructed if it was built one place, ' and the other claims that it would be j obstructed if it was built in the other.

There are other questions that have Involved the whole thing in such a manner that it may be weeks or months before the difficulty will be settled. Frank Vanderhoof Promoted. In the meantime, it is said, that it would not take ten days to have all of the Michigan Central, C. ,1. & S. and Gary & Western traffic running over the four tracks of the Michigan Central if the interlocking tower could only be located and built. Frank Vanderhoof, 582 Truman avenue, who for about a year has been night yardmaster at the Inland Steel company at Indiana Harbor, will tomorrow take the position of chief clerk for N. D. Connelly, who is in charge of the C, I. & S. yards at Calumet park In West Hammond.

The Hammond Athletic club has sent out invitations to the members and friends of the club Inviting them to

attend a dancing party which Is to be given in the rooms of the club in Bellview place. Hammond, Ind., Thursday evening, Oct. 7th. The last dancing party of the Hammond Athletic club will be remembered as one of the most successful social events of the year. In fact, aU of the social affairs that have been given under the auspices of this club have been notable successes. The Hammond Athletic club Is now preparing for its winter activities along all lines, and the dance, which Is to be given next Thursday, will be the first social event. The committee on arrangements Is planning to make the dance a great success and nothing will be omitted that will add to the pleasure of 'the guests.

LEAVES FOR - TORONTO

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Will Attend 'International Conference of Street Railway Employes as Delegate From Division No. 266.

THUS Til THERE . IS SOi MIST

Rev. Switzer Discredits Re

port About Brother's Concealing Stocks. HOLDINGS ABE OVERESTIMATED

patch That Lafayette Pastor Is Evading Tax Laws.

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Louis Ludwig, Victim of Vicious Horse, Has Been Unconscious Since Last Saturday Chin and Jaw Broken.

(Special to Thh Times.) St. John, Ind., Sept. 30. Louis Ludwig, a young former, living near Cedar Lake, is lying unconscious at his home from the effects of being kicked

in the face by a vicious horse. The incident happened last Saturday, since

which time Ludwigs life has been hanging by a thread. Mr. Ludwig was putting up Ills horse at the noon hour, and in emerging

from the stall stepped behind the animal. The latter let fly with its heels,

planting two vicious kicks in Ludwig's face. Ludwig fell against the wall and his brother, Nicholas, who had wit-

nessed the incident, reached the inThis Is His View Regarding Dis- jureii man just in time to prevent the

horse from landing again on Louis.

Drain Is Exposed. The latter was unconscious at the time he was pulled out of harm's way, and when surgical aid was called it was ascertained that the victim's chin and jaw were broken, and the brain laid bare In one place. His face was horribly mashed and mangled, and aU the physicians could do was to bind up the broken chin and jaw as tightly as possible and give whatever other aid they could in making the patient more comfortable and await developments. It is not believed that the man will recover, although this is thought possible. However. If he dies it will be

some time before he will be able to have the bandages removed from his face, or be able to eat in a natural manner. At present the only nourishment he is permitted to take is milk administered through a tube, passed through one side of his mouth around the teeth, thence finding its way into the throat. Mr. Ludwig is a married man and the father of three children and lives on his father's farm, about a mile north of Cedar Lake.

B. A. Carter, president of division No.. 266 of the American Association of Street and Elevated Railway Employes of America, who is at the head of the union men of the South Chicago City railway and the Hammond, Whiting & East Chicago street railways,

leave stoday for Toronto, Canada,

where he will represent his union in

the international conference of street

railway employes.

Mr. Carter, who lives In 221 Ann

street, Hammond, Is one of the most

prominent union men in this city. He was a delegate to New Orleans in 1907

and this year has again been selected

as the delegate to the international

conference.

Mr. Carter has been Instrumental in

working out the plan for the amalga

mation of the Chicago city railway em

ployes, those of the South Chicago City railway and the Calumet electric, and the Hammond, Whiting & East Chicago Electric Railway company into

one union. Origin of Amalgamation Plan.

The reason for the proposed amalgamation of the two unions arose In a

peculiar way. The heads of the varlotts street railway companies agreed to

give all of the employes on cars which

made an average of 9 3-10 miles an hour an increase from 2a to 28 cents

an hour.

This promise was made not .thinking that the men on the Hammond, Whiting & East Chicago electric railway line were easily' able Id nlake' that average on account of the long stretches of unpopulated territory through which the cars run. When this fact was pointed out the street railway heads made a new proposition. They would rather deal with one union than with two, and so they Informed the union men on the Hammond, Whiting & East Chicago line that if they would amalgamate with the Chicago union they would be paid the Chicago scale. It Is this amalgamation that Mr. Carter has been trying to bring about. Carter will vote for Mahone for presi

dent.

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10 LOSE LftRGE SUBS OF HE!

Two Hammond vop' are out of large sums of money which they lost and for which they are now advertising through Thb Tmsi Max Lovinger of East Hammond is advertising $50 reward to the honest finder who will return to him his leath. er purse containing from $140 to $175. In the purse was also a list of names. Mr. Lovinger has no idea where he lost the money. '

A. woman who attended a funeral

yesterday carried with her more than $200 ' which she had enclosed in ar envelope and wrapped in a handkerchief. The money represents her hard earings, and the finder who returns it will undoubtedly earn gratitude, which will be better than a large sum of money. "

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Albert Given, came to this

the city

business for himself.

ALBERT GIVEN. tailor, Is one of East Chicago's foremost business men.

eleven years ago from Stamford, Conn., to build up a His success In his chosen field speaks Well not only for

himself, but for the progressiveness of the city. Although Mr. Given was by no means rich in this world's goods when he arrived in. East Chicago he is now the. possessor of a comfortable fortune, owning not only half a dozen buildings in this city, of which the new postoffice block is one, but soma in Gary as well. Besides being prominent in business life In East Chicago, -he holds an enviable social position",' being a member of the orders of Elks, the Western Star and Eagles.

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Cro-vTn Point Business Men's Association Declines toBind Itself, and Compromises on Naming Commit

tee to Jtinter tne uame.

Hammond a Frost for Week Night Shows, Says Manager EmeryGood Companies Won't Take Chance on Empty House. .

(Special to The Tim.) Crown Point, Sept. CO. A an orff&nijlatiori, the Business Men's association flatly refused to enter the- political arena last evening at tfcelr meeting In the Court House assemly room. ' A representative gathering of Crown Point citizens was present in anticipation of "something Stirling" along these lines, for the namirg or rather endorsing of a citizens" ticket was suppedly the object of the called meeting of the organization. ; : After hearing the passing -on the reports of Secretary Pattee on the last regular and two previous Kpeeisl meetings. President John Brawn had tho

representative business i.ien of ' tho town asking for a called session of tiia' association grapple with the Question t of either selecting or endorsing a citl-

dens' ticket for the coming town election. . ' -Attorney Bruce hereupon made a,mo-

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GALL OF THE CITY LURES J0D6E--BAGK

Considerable interest was aroused in Hammond this morning when the Chicago papers gave out the statement that the Rev. Gorge W. Switzer of Lafayette, brother of the Rev. W. F. Switzer of Hammond, had failed to return for taxation, or assessment, ?S0,000 worth of stocks held by himself and wife. "I do not know enough of my broth

er's affairs to make a statement for; him at this time, but I think that his : holdings are over-estimated and there may be other material facts which 1 would very likely controvert the story," Bald Mr. Switzer this morning. j Spring; Sensation. The dispatch from Lafayette to the Chicago papers reads as follows: "After four months' work. Workman and Higg3, tax experts, sprung a sensation here yesterday, when they reported to County Assessor James M. Stingle that Rev. George W. Switzer, one of the leading Methodist clergymen of Indiana, and until a few days ago presiding elder of the Lafayette district of the northwest Indiana M. E. conference, had for eight years failed to return for assessment or taxation $S0. 000 worth of stocks held by himself and wife. "They reported that the clergyman and his wife owed the county in back taxes the sum of $2,085. Mr. Switzer has owned stock in the Baker Vawter company, incorporated under the laws of the state of Maine, but with offices in Chicago. He has been listing the stocks at $10,000. the assessment this year increased to $15,000. "Mrs. Switzer, the experts report, has neglected for five years to list her stock. Rev. Mr. Switzer is vice president of the American National bank and reputed to be worth, $250,000. He is president of the city T. M. C. A., and was one of the leaders of the -"drys" in the county option election."

ENGINEER JUMPS TO SAVE LIFE

COSfilll! iS SIUGf,

Candidate Is 111. Henry 'Whitaker, the republican nominee for councilman from the second ward, is confined to his bed, having been taken down with a sever cold, lie hopes to be up and around in a few day.

Mrs- Whitaker Shows no Sign of Improvement in Health.

Mrs. "Whitaker, mother of Henry Whitaker, 7 4 Htate street, has not shown any improvement in her health, which has been failing rapidly. Mrs. Wihtaker will be 86 years old her next birthday, and has been an Invalid for nearly twelve jcars. her condition being due to rheumatism.

Mrs. AVhitaker was born in Sera county, K. C, and came to Hammond about Eeven years ago with her children. She has had ten children, but only four of these are living, they being John, Charles and Henry of Hammond and James of Signal, O. She has been a widow for fourteen years.

F. H. Newman, 730 Summer street, an engineer on the Gary & Western, had a narrow escape from serious injury when he jumped from a fast moving train at Gibson this morning when the engine struck a handcar on the track. Newman, not knowing what he had struck and thinking that It might

be a derail, jumped for his life and sustained bruises and injuries about the face and head and it is believed he broke a finger. His fireman escaped injury because he refused to jump. He had been in a wreck several months ago In which he was injured because

he jumped, and he did not care to take the risk again. The train which struck the handcar is due in Hammond at 8:07, but owing to the injury to the engineer it lost one trip. The section hands were working not far away from the scene of the smash and were considerably excited. Both the handcar and the pilot on the engine were smashed to splinters.

Quiet reigns In the republican party circles after the strenuous activity of the past few days. General satisfaction has been expressed over the outcome of the primaries, and there was very little hard feeling among the candidates who lost out. Most of them took their defeat in good spirit and informed the members of the city central committee that they would take off their coats and work for the success of the ticket in the fall. Robert Kidney showed his big caliber, after his defeat, when he said:

"I am not at all sore over the fact that

I was defeated in the Ninth ward. In fact, I Intend to take off my coat and work all tho harder for the success of the ticket. There is to be no let up now, and I will work to the best of my ability to see the whole ticket elected." Elation over the success of the party in putting such a strong ticket in the field gave way today to a serious consideration of the coming campaign. The republicans were never so confident of success in their lives before, but they are also aware of the fact that they have a fight on their hands.

Jewish Comic Opera Com

pany to Visit Hammond Sunday Night. 1Y GOIE HERE OFTEN

Reception of First Production Innovation Here.

IS IMPROVING SLOWLY

Fostmaster Gostlin Some Better Bad Attack on Tuesday.

For the first time in the history of Hammond the Jewish people of this

I region will have an opportunity to see

a play in the Yiddish tongue. The Jewish Comic Opera company, under the direction of Sam Nusbaum, has made arrangements to show In Hammond at Long's hall next Sunday evening, and with their appearance goes the promise that if the show is well patronized other shows will be put on monthly. The Jewish Comic Opera company has been playing at the Metropolitan for a whole season, and Hammond is to be its first stop. The title of the play to be presented next Sunday evening is "Father and Son," and is said to be very good. Some of the leading actors of the company are Sam Morris, Morice Bore-

stein, R. Shapiro. Miss Lena Smith and Mme. Flora Abrame, Before deciding to come to Hammond Sam Nusbaum looked over the field and sounded the sentiment among the Jewish people. He received a hearty reception, and the indications are that there will be a good attendance.

"Hammond has a bad reputation as a week night show town," said Manager Roy C. Emery of Towle's Opera House today, "and that is the reason why we find it difficult to book a good show on any night but Sunday." The remark was prompted by the fact that the Prince of Tonight, with Henry Woodruff of the original cast which

played at the Princess theater, Chicago, will appear in Hammond. This show is coming to Hammond on Oct. 10 and will be one of the tig

Subsequent Performances Depend Onjtion was offered to Manager ' Emery

that it Is tood bad that some of theso good things cannot be booked in Hammond on a week night. Mr. Emery went on to say, "The Warrens of Virginia, with Frank Keenan and Charlotte Walker in the cast, came to Hammond on a week night and the house was a regular frost. Bertha Calich in "Cora" was another of the high class atractions to which the people, who are always calling for good

shows on week nights, turned a cold

shoulder. The gross receipts did not pay the railroad fare of the company to the next town." Three Week Is "Proper."

Mr. Emery maintains that "Three i Weeks" is a perfectly proper play, and that it is one of the best things that i

has come to Hammond in a long time. It is booked for Hammond on Friday, Oct. S, and if the big houses that Eleanor Glynn's big show has had since it opened in New Tork and went to the Pacific coast, are a criterion Hammond will go out en masse to see it. The only cities fn the middlewest

and the east which have seen this drama are New York and Kansas City. It has not even piay l in Chicago, and will appear lic-re before it does in Chicago. The big se-en-act vaudeville performance which Manager Emtry has booked for Thursday, Friday and Saturday is a bargain in entertainment. All tickets bought before 6 o'clock will

Jordan ComingJ-v-; j ' Hammond After Experiment in Country.

HE JOST CODLDS'T STAY mi

They Were Pleasant Days Spent Down on the Farm, But

When Judge W. A. Jordan gets back to Hammond next week from Lowell he will be telling his friends that ho is here because he's here, for the judge is coming back couldn't stay away, you know. Judge Jordan sold his Monon hotel early last summer to retire in favor of the simple life and went down v Lowell, where he thought w cmi'd Iiv" close to nature He thought it would be fine to live on the fat of the land coming right out of i'ie garden, to drink; the pure artesian well waier. to Neighbor with tho neighbors, un-.l t. f.ure in "hops" trade one-- in a while. i..ut lse has found ti.at li'i- in tlf country is awful slow as the Hd si.n f i s.

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SUGGUUBS TO APOPLEXY

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Conrad Geeve, Enterprise Eed Workman, Dies Following a StrokeConrad Geeve, 50 years old, living at 1016 Madison street. Hammond, died yesterday at his home, death having been due to a stroke of apoplexy. Geeve and his family lived in Hammond for about three years, he having been employed as a cabinet maker in the Enterprise Bed works. He was a member of the Order of Mutual Protection and the Platdeutsche Grot Glide of Chicago, and his funeral will be held under the auspices of that order. The funeral arrangements will not be mado until this afternoon.

Postmaster W. H. Gostlin, who is suffering from an pttack of a deepseated cold, has shown some improve

ment today and hopes to be able to get ; TiP.fl.TTI P.c not of doors tomorrow. However, he i

does not feel strong enough to go to his office as yet. He had an especially severe attack last Tuesday. His lungs are highly inflamed and this makes breathing hard. Lack of exercise had begun to fail on him, and to make up for this he tried a little indoor pedestrian stunt. He walked too rapidly and this caused him to lose his breath. He fell to the floor and sustained external injuries, the worst of which was the lost of a tooth. Since then he has promised himself to be a little more careful about over-strenuous indoor exercise.

TO ADDRESS DENTISTS

Chicagoan Will

Speak in Hammond on "Tic Doloreaux."

Becker in Heated Argument. Mayor Lawrence Becker got into a heated argument in a certain Hammond saloon with Ben Bell, last evening. During the course of their argument Becker proceeded to villlfy Bell until he -was aroused almost to the fighting point. The lie was passed on both sides, according to witnesses, and all that prevented a fight was the manifest ill health of the mayor.

Tic Doloureaux is the subject which Dr. M. A. Potts of Chicago, one of the leading dentists of Chicago, will take up before the Lake County Medical society Thursday evening at its regular meeting, which will be held in the Hammond building. Dr. Potts is a graduate in dentistry and medicine and has taken a post graduate course in Europe. He has arranged to elucidate his lecture with X-ray pictures showing the value of X-rays in dental diagnosis. Because of the interesting subject and its value to the medical profession, in general, an Invitation is extended by the dental society to the medical fraternity.

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THINK IT IS ft MISTAKE

Bartenders' Union Members Do Not Believe Charles Meyer Was Elected.

THERE ABC SOME "CASH-VAI.tE,

FACTS" IS TODAY'S TIMES' ADS.

Members of the Hammond Bartenders' union local 3S believe that the dispatches that were sent out from South Bend, Ind., to the effect that Charles Meyer of Hammond had been elected as second vice president was an error. They think that the name of F. Abbott of Indianapolis should have read E. Abbott of Hammond, as Edward Abbott of the local union was sent to South Bend, to the convention there. Mr. Abbott went from South Bend on an eastern trip, and is not expected to return to Hammond for some time. He has not yet sent any notice to the local bartenders.

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