Hammond Times, Volume 4, Number 196, Hammond, Lake County, 7 February 1910 — Page 1

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HA3O10ND, INDIANA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1910.

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Three Cities to send Representatives

toiHammond to Discuss. Problem from Intercity Viewpoint

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H., W. & E. C. and G. & I. Railway Franchises to Be ; Topic for Consideration.

Probably the most interesting meeting that the Hammond Business Men's associaton has planned this year is .to be the "Franchise Meeting," at which the franchise question from an inter-city point of view will be thrashed out on Thursday, Feb. 10. A committee consisting of John R. Farovid of Indiana Harbor, C. U. Krk of East Chicago, Dr. A. G. Schlieker of East Chcago, T. M. C. Hembroff of East Chcago,, F. C. Wright, M. R. Schock, George W. Lewis, C. E. FowJer, C .C. Smith, (E. J3. Dubbs and E. C. Rutlidge will come to Hammond to present the ideas of the neighboring cities on the franchise question. In addition to the two committees which were appointed by the Hammond Business Men's, association 'to Investigate te""relative merits of the .claims

of fttaiArY & Interurban and the Ham-mofw-.. niting & East Chicago for con-

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Passenger and Freight Meet on Same Track at Monon;

Open Switch the Cause-

None of the Passengers Are Injured This Time.

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theif findings. ' ' " . M ATTER' OP PXTBLIC I OUCT. i It is expected that in tis manner the representatives of the East Chicago and Indiana Harbor Commercial club

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CLUB B FRAME Wi CONSTITUTION

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University Club Men Pattern After Chicago Club and Eadical Changes Will Be Noted in Future in the Club's Affairs, y ' ' The University club met at the club rooms last Saturday evening and adopted a new constitution, modeled after the constitution and bit-laws of the University club of Chicago in many respects. The constitutlonVand by-laws.

with a prospectus of tlJ"club and a,

list of the officers and members, will be printed .and distributed, among the members in the near futture. The new constitution was framed with the immediate prospect of occupying the ; new quarters in the Tapper building'. It- is a radical departure from the old constitution in that it places the management of the club's affairs in the hands of board of directors consisting of the four officers of the club and five directors.

Limit la Two Hundred Member. The membership of the club is limited , to 200, and after that number has been secured no more members will be. admitted, and a waiting list will be established. The constitution' provides for four kinds of members; namely, the regular membership, which will always constitute 45 per cent or more of

the total membership of the club, nonresident members, life members and associate members. With the idea of maintaining the high order of memebrshlp in his club, a large number of restrictions have been placed upon the admission of candidates, and in some cases one protest , against the admission of a member will serve to disqualify the candidate. Life and associate members may only be admitted upon the invitation, of the t club. College men may apply for membership, h V, . A house committee has been created , to have charge of the magnificent new (Continued oa 'pin At. -

An open switch was responsible for a costly wreck on the Monon railroad at Monon yesterday morning at 1:50. o'clock. " It was a collision between passenger train No. 35,, south-bound, on the air line, and freight No. 90, northbound, on the main line,. Both trains were in motion when they met on the main track near the coal shutes and both engines and all of the passenger train except the sleepers left the track. The cars were causrht by a stone wall, which extends alcng the track and w EsP-fte4 .tnoUnx. ever. Thcs

fronCiend v-oi the- baggage car was

crushed. ':;'.'-.-- .!.

Remarkable Wreck. A remarkable thing about the wreck is the fact that now of the passengers was injured sufficiently to require the

services of a surgeon. The report received by the officials states that only one person was hut, and that ' was F. Miller, engineer of the passenger train, who now lives in Indianapolis. His knee and foot were hurt, but not seriously. Charles Cook, of Indianapolis, fireman on the passenger train, was bruised. lAtng Pasnlng; Track. There is a long passing track where the accident happened. This passing track has a cut-off for the main line near the center. At the time of the accident the passing track was clear and was being used by the freight train.

She passenger train was coming down the main line. When the freight train reached the cut-oft the switch was thrown the wrong way and the train

pulled in on the main track in front of the passenger train. The trains were so close together when the mistake was discovered that it was impossible

for the engineers to stop.

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Armistice in Hostilities Takes Place After Battle

of Boney's Heights; I War

Correspondent Hurt in the Fracas.

" BTXI.ETIX.) (By staff-courier from the front.) Hammond, on the Calumet, Feb. 7. . Dead and wounded In the battle of Boney's Heights have been cared for. Armistice has been declared. Flag of truce was hoisted last Saturday afternoon by beleaguering fiends from Fort McAvoy. which is still in the hands of General Mat Boney. The latter has his men working in the trenches strengthening hia position Internally. Rules of war forbid hostilities during armistice, but scouts have been seen manoeuverIng in beleaguering camp, which Indicate a flank (steak) movement Stray bullet killed a horse under your correspondent and an army mule had to be chartered. Commissary department active. Correspondent hurt in the fracas. Fearing neutral hostility and unfavorable conditions when the treaty of peace convention shall be signed at the superior court Hague on St. Valentine's day, the allies, fighting Boney's brigade, headed by Colonel Anton Tapper and the McAvoy Brewing company regulars, decided to restore to General Mat Boney in possession of the property which had been captured contrary to the rules of war. Incidentally General Boney is still holding the fort. Goods, such us liquors, free lunch, minie balls and codfish balls and souvenirs, had been confiscated as contraband of war, but later It was decided to send peace commissioners to the camp of General Boney and confer with him on the propriety of exemption relative certain sun-i

plies. These supplies are bow in store l

Lake County Men of Affairs

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JUDGE E. H. GARY OF GARY. Though, his home is not In Lake oounty. Judge Elbert H. Gary, chairman of the executive committee of the United States Steel corporation, may be truly 'considered one of its men of affairs, for Gary was named after him and Gary is the pride of his heart. Just now his magnificent gift of $100,000 for Gary's new T. M. C. A. building is again in the limelight by reason of the Y. M. C A-. an organization Just effected. If this was all that Judge Gary had done for the city that bears his name, it would have endeared him him to the hearts of the Gary people, .but his has been a generous hand in church and other matters and these things are not all that he has planned for Gary, if reports are true.

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HEALY SAVES LIFE OF MAI

- Receives War Correspondents. General Boney this morning, after having received reports from his various-staff officers, admitted .the war correspondents to his frazzled tent. The

oia general, who forty years ago,

CARNIVAL SPIRIT

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Patrolman Einsele Trees a Coon in Old Burr Oak Who Had Not Long Since Been Paroled From Pen

SHERIFF

SERIES 30 HITS

Strenuous Times Be There for the Festive Deputy Sheriffs of Lake County as They Hit the Trail in Gary After Blind Pigs.

The'pre-Lenten carnival spirit reigned supreme last Saturday : night at' Huehn's hall, where the big annual masked ball had been given under , the auspices of the Saengerbund-FIdelia.

marched as a victorious private into 1 TJntil it o'clock the floor was crowded

Fort Royal, S. C, was found sitting with masked dancers, while their

on a camp stool slipping his sword up I friends along the side lines looked on. and down in the scabbard. 1 Few of the masked dancers were known

"What can I do for the boys who j until they took their masks off, this

wield weapons mightier than the adding to the hilarity and fun f the sword?" said the battle-scarred gener- occasion. At 11 o'clock the grand mask-

alissimo, turning to the correspondents, ed march began and five Judges began after he had finished writing a message their work of selecting the prize winin cipher code. ning groups and individuals, $50 having "Tell us," said the leader of the cor- been set aside for prizes, respondents' corps, "will you hold this tT. S. Gronp Takes Biggest Prise, fort, and if not, why not?" A group of fourteen ladies easily "I am a man of but few words when took the first prize as the best charspeaking about deeds that are still to acteristic group. The Individuals were be accomplished," he quoth valiantly, dressed in the national colors, having Thls is a war of conquest. I occupied for their leaders George Lewke as the this fort because of a treaty which typical Uncle Sam. Mrs. Conrad Markshould expire after three years, but mueller was also in the group as the which gave us the option to continue Goddiess of Liberty. The other thir-

under the terms of the treatv for an- teen ladies in the group were Misses

other two years. In other words, I had a three-year lease from the McAvoy people with the added option to continue the lease for another two. Three years have expired, but I had not received a declared of war, a written notice to vacate, I mean, this having been a stipulation In our treaty." The interview ended here, as the general signified his intention of paying his respects to the minister-plenipotentiary yclept, his attorney and Interviewing the sutler. .

Amanda Mathelson, Helen Greb, Marie

Chandler, Clara Chandler, Maggie Kas

per, Bertha Rose, Emma Hensick,' Rose Pschke, Elizabeth Beatson "and Mesdames F. C Miller and Mrs. Emily Fickert. They received a $15 prize. A group of clowns received the second prize of. $10 as a comical group, while a band ' of Mexicans, dressed as they were years ago, received the $5 as the historical group. Miss Rose Gets First Prise. Miss Martha Rose was awarded the first prize of $5 as the best ' dressed lady, she having appeared as a corporal. Miss Lillian Hensick, as flower girl, received the second prize, as best character, while Mrs. Krueger received the third prize as the bestv comical. John C. Becker, as a Turk, easly took the first prize, as the best dressed man. To John Schmahl and George -Meyer awarded respectively the second and third prizes as the best character and best comical. Barftie Young's band furnished fine music for the evening and also took part in a comical parade in the. afternoon. i

(Special to Thb Times.) Crown Point. Ind, Feb. 7. Sheriff Grant's deputies have been out-Teddy-ing the illustrious South African Teddy of late, for leading the strenuous life and the rounding up of Lake county's wild game, Friday and Saturday bagging and taming at least thirty blindtiger keepers from the jungles of Gary. - Armed with the necessary ammunition of Indictment shrapnel, the hunt commenced last Friday evening'and by Saturday noon . over thirty ' scalps adorned the- belts of "the sheriffs -ad-

j vance guards. ; Those- who . received the

as follows: . :

Benjamin - Klein, Charles Herbolt, ,

Tom Margrames, Frank Zawadzki, .Jacob Labovich, Philip Cosner and. Helen Shaw, Jacob Smith and Benjamin Smith. Nick Mikrelic, Kohlmoor Szikora, John

Kruiewis, Joseph Galik, John Bonik, Paul Vido, John Bilkovic, Frank Ferry, Morris Goldman, Max Bernstein, Peter

Pisarski and Walter Fabianski, Aug Ambos, Louis Baxter, Otto Mathlas, John Bennett, Mathew McBride, Mar

tin Bennett, Anton Cremer, Steve Jurak John Priselac, Thomas Mahoney.

The cases against these men will

not in all probability be commenced until In the . second week of the present term of court, the regularly im

paneled jury being called for Wednesday morning to hear a civil case set for that day. The rest of the forty-

two or forty-three indicted keepers will be visited by the sheriff's men to

day.

HAD PASSED FORGEDPAPERS Henry Martin, a Chicago! Levee Bird, Rounded Up in the Toils.

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fillSfilAIEO COUPLES

SUE FOR DIVORCE

. Andrew Healy, special officer on the Monon railroad, yesterday figured In a life saving act, which, according to his friends, is worthy of a Carnegie medal. At the risk of his own life he snatched ' an old lady from in front of the pilot of the Monon engine bringing in the milk train due here at 9:36. . . The thrilling episode occurred between Clinton and Iouglas streets. Mr. H:aly was walking south on the tracks,

having ben on his way to his home, 150 Douglas street. The old lady apparently did not hear the train, which approached her from the rear.

Mr. Healy made a Jump for life and grabbed the much startled woman. Witnesses held their breath, thinking that both the man and woman would

I die together.

HOLD BUSY

Three New Suits for Separa

tion Are Filed To6y in Superior Court.

SESSION

CLUB WANTS NICE SECRET

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DARTERS

T THE HUB

Leonald Vonderhere was. married to

Emlline Evelyn Vonderhere for . two

weeks when they separated and have

not lived together since. The wedding

took place on the 24th dajr of No

vember, 1903. "

The couple have a child five years

old. according to the complaint, and

the father asks for the custody of it. It is alleged that Emlline Evelyn refused to cook hubby's meals and that started the trouble. -

In addition it is alleged in the com

plaint that Mrs. Vonderhere kept com

pany with other men and admitted it

to her husband. She is said to have

declared that she did not love him and

that she was going elsewhere to live.

Attorney W. J. McAleer filed the com

plaint. '

Henry M. Sherry ha3 brought an ac

Henry Martin, negro who is wellknown in Hammond, was this morning sentenced from two to. fourteen yearn in the penitentiary on the charge fonrlne ehelc for X4.KD.

Martin pleaded guilty in the superior j court this morning;, and tt but one Of. several forgers that have ben sent over the road at this term of eourt. The fact that he forged a check for only K4.C.O did not make any difference in his sentence. Officer Ncholas Einsele of the Hammond police force last Saturday afternoon treed a coon. ' Henry Martin, a Twenty-second street negro of fchlcago, who was paroled from the Joliet penitentiary last September, sought refuge in an old burr oak on thef Schreiber farm, , This was three miles south of Ham--, mond. ; He was being chased by tbn : Hammond police ; having been caught ' black handed in passing a forged check r. ijR0 nn J. I. Friend. w.Nj conducts v

"TO a. man up. a tre V . looks ,as though you have the b" of the argu-. ment," said the negro wlfen Einsele had . ' , ordered him to come down arul" ha ' crawled back to terra ltrma. Incidentally tt developed that forgers . were going through Hammond last Saturday with a fine tooth comb to pass their worthless paper. The. negro implicated a white man in his confession to the police, but this fellow had sufficient time to make his escape. According to the negro, the uhite man wrote out the checks and followed tha negro on the other side of the street a . he went to the different stores in his attempt to dispose of his check. .; -Man and Woman Seek Victim. Aside from these two it was dlscov-

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MILK DEALERS MEET AT THE HMIURDII.

Lake County Shippers Ad

vocate Better Prices J and Trade Methods.

TWO TOWNS GET SALOONS

"Dry" Spell at Chesterton and Porter Broken. Valparaiso, Ind.. Feb. 7. Chesterton and Porter, the two largest towns in the county outside of Valparaiso, which

have been "dry" for two years will have saloons Monday. The Anti-Saloon league was . unable to secure enough signers to a ne. wremonstrance. Five applications are on file which will be mcta apori Monday--'" : i

(Special to Thb Times.)

Crown Point, Ind., Feb. 7. The

county commissioners met at Crown Point today for the purpose of transacting the usual routine of business

and listening to the business men of

the city of Hammond regarding the

kind of a bridge that is needed at

Hohman street.

td to noon nothing had been dons tton for a divorce against Madge hher-

. i.i . . . I i 1 I A lift crAs4 t hot C VlO riO.

in recrara to me onage proposition, i ry. in wmuu n is iucSu .

This afternoon, however. Mayor Beck- glected her nousenoia amies ur mc

er of Hammond and the members of more frivolous gayeties and pastimes.

the board of public works are expected The complaint was filed by Attorneys

,nr..ar hfnr the rnmmlssinn.ri McMihon & Conroy. ana a. woman s

and inform them as to what kind of a tongue is blamed for a part of unhap

fcridre la needed. I plness that led to the divorce.

A number of the members of the In the words or tne compiami, me

Ksmmond Business Men's association J defendant renders the domestic hearth are also expected to put in an appear- a scene of bitterness and unhappiness

ance and urge that the bridge be built and poisons by her evil tongue tne me

rln-ht while the county commissioners 1 of the plaintiff.

nr shout it. , The Sherrys have two children, Ar

thur, C, aged 8, and Esthus, aged, b

THERE'S A CHASCE THAT TOO I They were married on tne a or Janu.

niT,HT SOT TO POSTPONE THAT I ary. 1900. ana were sepsriiea vn mc

"SHOPPING" ANY LOSGER. READ lsf of February. 1910.

tpp timfs' Ans aD SEE IB thii ' Attorney W.-'J. McAleer file da com

IS SOT SO." " -'; ' - ,1 plaint-' for

' The Democratic club of Hammond Is

looking for a location for a permanent headquarters. It is understood that a sort of a Tammany hall is planned where the. bosses may congregate and talk over the distribution of local pat

ronage and frame up the schemes that

will result in further local successes.

Efforts have been made. In various

parts of the city to secure a sequestered location.. where the councils of the party might be held and where deals of various and "sundry kinds could be framed up. Some of the republicans have suggested that the quarters should be divided Into two sections one for the Simon adherents and one for the Becker adherents. An asbestos curtain might be placed between the two sec

tions and in the event of political fire

by spontaneous combustion the curtain could be hastiVs lowered. v. But at any rate the big bosses are looking for a political wigwam and are open to suggestions. The specifications must also include a secret passageway to a hidden chamber for the use of demo -republicans.

OIIE ARMED GOBBLER SIIRSJP GRIFFITH Vonish Family Driven From Home by Fear of

Violence.

HOUSE WAS HIS FORT

On Guard There Ready to Shoot, Until Taken Away hy SheriS ; f - , Grant. ' ; .. - ':.':,

(Special to Thb Times.)

Crown Point. Ind., Feb. 7. The meeting of the Lake County Milk Dealers' Protective association, held at the

court house assembly room on Friday I

afternoon, was an enthusiastic one. The attendance being very good. A. J. Ger- j

lach was appofnted chairman of the; ' - s . . "- assembly and Theodore, Staff secretary. !- - (S;peclai to thb Timis;.) Mr. Fellows of the Illinois Milk Dealers j Grfflth TnJ-t yeb. 7. Considerable association gave an'interesting and : PXCitement was stirred up here Saturbeneflcial talk on the subject of the day at the actions cf sam Vonish.i who milk shipping industry, and advised fbot at one passcr-by and threatened further co-operation and federation so to snoot the. hole of John Miller's' that the movement may be made state famjjy " , , ' and nation-wide for the better protec-, lt.3 vonish, who 13 a sister 'of Mrs. tlon and growth of the milk shippers JoUn jmier, concluded if was not safe and their great Industry. Theodore Staff and propeI; to live with her husband waa appointed as delegate and A. J. any jnngef since he bad repeated ij' Gerlach as alternate to the meeting of threatened her, t:o she left last the Milk Dealers' Protective association Wednesday uii.K to her slater's Jiame. in session at Chicago today. Better pn5y a nalf bic k away. Mr. Vonish; prices. for the shipper and better trade then shut hlmstjf up In the house arul

methods among the dealers wno pur- --

chase their products seems to be the i

cry of the shippers in Lake coi"t. . rtririTfr A T) TnTWPTl UV and their efforts at co-operation and ' bis XX W AH O JxIS EaU X X amalgamation is one of the great means ; CHARIES P. TAFT to this end. they realizing the import-j ance of concerted action and the power . OflO ftOO Mill

ct united strenarth. " v!-

'ConttnueaTon Pago Eight.)

Blanch Rogers has brought an action against Alonzo L Rogers. She claims that he cursed and swore at her and took the money that she received from an estate and spent it. She claims that she is compelled to support . herself by working in an office. She asks for $50 attorney's fees and $2,000 alimony. Mr. and Mrs. Rogers were .married

Sept. 21. 1901, and were separated Feb.

divorce in '-wiiich;- - Edith o.-1919. - - -- 1

ATTORNEY PRICE

IN HAMMOND.

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Near Bethlehem.

Bethlehem, Pa.. Feb. 7. In spite of the fact that ' 1,500 of his machinists are on strike, Charles M. Schwab,

Attorney Henry Price of Gary was president of the Bethlehem Steel in Hammond today presenting is ere- Works, announces that he Is goingdentials for admittance to the bar of; ahead with huge extensions to the. Lake county. He was Introduced to works, and contracts for a number of Judge V. S. Reiter by two strong new shops have been let. It is also letters one from Senator A. J. Rev- stated that Schwab and Charles .P. eridge and one from Hon. J. K. Watson. Taft. a brother of the president, have The communicants spoke in flattering gone Into partnership to erect a $a. terms of his qualifications. ; 000,000 fabricating mill near Bethlehem,