Hammond Times, Volume 4, Number 231, Hammond, Lake County, 30 March 1910 — Page 1

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Judge Kaske Wearies of Warning: Abusive Man and Punches Him in the Face

SOLTl WAS GOOD THEN Standard Steel Car District Insists on Having Order in the- Courtroom.

There are two ways for a judge to tettlo a case of contempt of court. One is for the judge to issue a bench warrant for the offender, have him brought into court and fined for the offense. The other is for the judge to step down from the bench and hit the prisoner a smash in the face. Judge Kaske of the Jutsice court In the Standard Steel Gar district choee the latter plan. The secretary of the agitators, vrho recently called the Btrifce at the local plant, persisted in talking to a prisoner in Judge Kaske'a court. ' . WHAT THE JUDGE THOUGHT. The Judge thought he was advising him to leave the court room, and In view of the fact that the constable was not in the room at the time he ordered him to refraln'tromrtalking to the prisoner. The secretary, whose name Is Martin Eolte. .persisted; in carrying on the conxtuttloa. nalljr- Constable JEIuber oame- into,, tne roomdltiC?re,!C.JM: again nuaonstrated with the dlaturber. ' BECAME . ABTJ3TVE. ' ' :. Xtai421gred to have become abusive nd whexuJtuXsre ICaake thought he had flpeae the limit he cast oil the judicial ermine and. tools; crack at the man. Slue result was that he baa a badly braised -mouth. :. The InclOejit attracted . conaXde table attention, and it -was thought that Kaske might be arrestee on the charge ot assault and battery,, but nothing has been done so -far.

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Despite unusual fine weather and early spring, the farmers will not bs benefited unless they get sufficient rain. Until last night the farmlands in Lake oounty were parched and the rain thaa did fall did not penetrate the grlund very far. There does not seem to be so much danger from a late frost as from a drouth, and unless sufficient rain comes soon there will be irreparable damage In some parts of the county and the country. In the cities there 19 additional danger from fire. Some of. the frame building are as dry as , tinder. Wooden railroad bridges are in danger from Ore. Everybody is asking for a sufficient amount of rain, and with this granted the outlook for a bumper crop was never better.

LE ROY BAKER DEAD i - Survived by Relatives in Whiting and Gary; Burial in Hammond.

(Special to Ths Times.) Whiting. March SO. Word has been 'received here that LeRoy Baker, formerly of this city, died yesterday In a Chicago hospital. ' Mr. Baker's mother and sister Mrs. George Buck of Alton, 111. were called to Chicago about one week ago, and i were with him when he died. It is reported that Mr. Baker will be burled In Oak Hill cemetery In Hammond, where , his wife who died about four years ago is burled. - ; The deceased Is survived by a little Bon Charles Baker, about nine years old. his mother and sister, Mrs. Buck and a brother George Baker, of Gary.

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FIF.ALLYSUCGESSFUL Walter Bennett, After Five Efforts to Suicide, Passes Away in Jail.

(Special to Tub Times.) Crown Point, Ind., March 30. Walter Bennett of Hammond, the detailed account of whoe attempt at suicide at the oounty Jail on Tuesday was given In Thh Times yesterday, proved, successful in his fourth attempt at selfdestruction, dying from the effects of his self-inflicted injuries yesterday afternoon at the county Jail. Mutilating himself in horrible manner by beating his head against the steels bars of his cell, gouging a pencil clear through, his neck, eyes and ears, the deranged man Inflicted Injuries which medical aid proved of no avail to alleviate, and by steadfastly refusing to eat brought about the conditions which resulted In his death yesterday. The Inquest will be held over the remains at Merrill & Linton's morgue this morning. Efforts are being made to locate relatives and friends of the deceased In an effort to learn as to how the remains are to be disposed of. The death of Bennett makes the first to happen in the new Jail and the only one under Grant's regime. Bennett gave not the slightest Intimation of his intended deed, and ate his dinner and seemed in a cheerful mood' when the Jail, warden left 1 him on his regular ' rH jon. ' ' ;

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SELLS THREE OVERLANDS

E. 3T. Kunert, the Fayaette street ga--rage man. is disposing of a good many Overlands these, days, and that popular car is making quite a hit In Hammond. Dr. W. F. Buchanan and Frank Corely have bought Overlands. F. S. Betz and Al Hutson ordered cars today and J. M. Stlnson has one which he expects in any day. Mr. Kunert has several other prospective purchasers.

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Accident at the Northern Indiana Gas Plant. Thomas Ricketts Jr., who was quite badly Injured last Monday at the local gas plant when he fell while at work laying brick, was able to be out of bed today. His arm. however. Is still quite stilt. He was confined to his bed all day yesterday, his condition having been worse yesterday than on the day of the accident. It was at first feared that he might have sustained internal Injuries, but all cause for alarm passed away today.

MORE LAND OPEN TO SETTLERS Washington. D. C. March SO. More land In Montana and Wyoming was designated for settlement under the enlarged homestead act by Secretary Balllnger yesterday. In Wyoming 363,8S0 acres which were not susceptible of successful Irrigation at a reasonable cost from any known water supply wer placed under the terms of that act, making 13,582,040 acres In the state which have been so designated. . In Montana 155,040 additional acres will be disposed of as enlarged homesteads, bringing the total up to 28,466,370 acres.

Agent Here. William F. Day of South Chicago, contracting agent for the E. R. Dahnel Roofing company, was in Hammond today In the Interests of his firm. Mr. Day has the agency. for this whole re glon. and says there is a tremendous amount of building going on.

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A. C. Torbet & Co., which was to have been sold at a receiver's sale In the district court in Chicago today. Is still In the receiver's hands. The case was postponed until next week. The receivership was so cobtly that it was finally decided to make arrangements to have the plant sold at a trustee's sale and then re-opened under a i.ew management. It is believed that it can be run successfully under new management, and It Is likely that as soon as the sale is made a number of improvements will be made here.

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Judge Reiter Issues Injunction in Lake Superior Court, But Messrs. Castleman and Kennell Decide to Ignore It.

It is probable that Councilor- ZS. . Castleman of Gary and William Kennell of Gary will be arrested and brought to Hammond, where they will be haled before Judge Virgil S. Reiter for contempt of court. . Yesterday Judge) Reiter Issued an ln; Junction restraining .. Castleman - jf rojn " '-at'"',"r fro-1 1st onfs, ...block thirteen, ?fn t.. Tolleston X-ATkS and Investment company's subdivision. ! . . : ' ' The papers "were at. once served on the defendants. Today, however, it develops, that they are going ahead1 with the moving of the house regardless of the Injunction. Deputy Sheriff Block!, armed with the necessary papers, went to Gary this afternoon for Jjhe purpose of arresting Castleman and Kennell. They will be brought to Hammond and they will then be at th emercy of Judge Reiter. The complainant in the case Is the Calumet Lumber company.

LABOR MAY HAVE , TICKET III FIELD

Organization May Decide to Take Part in Lake Co. Politics.

It is reported that acting under the orders and direction of Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor, "that organization will put a complete labor ticket In the field in Lake county. Just when this is to be done Is not known. It has long been known that it is Gompers' policy to take union labor into politics. This policy has not met with much favor In Lake county, and Gompers effort during the last national election In Lake county did not result very successfully. It Is understood, however, that he now proposes to have his lieutenants come to Lake county and put a ticket Into the field here. His purpose Is to eventually organize a great political party, of which he shall be the head. He Is making his start where he thinks labor Is strongly intrenched.

Boiler Makers New Manager P. O'Brien has been appointed as the new manager of the Hammond Boilermakers' team by President C. N. Man. Mr. O'Brien has had a vast experience with semi-professional teams, he. having played with teams belonging to the Three-I League and also teams in the Western League. With the new manager the Boilermakers expect to make a good showing this season. The new manager Is in the regular line-up, and with his able assistance the players have shown up well during the training season. The Boilermakers Issued a deft today and will play any team in Hammond, barring none. For games phone or write C. X. Man at the Hammond Boiler works.

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Everything at Republican County Convention at Indiana Harbor Points to a Harmonious Session; Announcements Close Today.

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Dr. E. E. Barclay of Idaho, who Is touring the country to deliver lectures upon sunny Idaho, government and private Irrigation projects, orcharding, etc.. In what has been known heretofore as waste lands, will speak at the K. of P. hall tomorrow evening. Stereoptican lllustiations will accompany the lecture, and these in themselves are a treat. In his hour's lecture Dr. Barclay will speak of the government work, Individual work, progress of farms of the beauties of sunny, Idaho and other points.

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Appropriation Ordinance to Fight Annexation is Voted Down Last Night By Hammond Council

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candidates for any of the offices, the candidate who receives the highest vote In the primaries Is placed on the ticket. If there are more than two candidates for the nomination the selection of the man to go on the ticket Is made on the convention floor. Today is the last day that a person may announce his candidacy, and consequently it Is apparent that there will not be more than two candidates for each office and in many cases there are no contests. For representative. E. W. Wickey and Michael Grimmer are the only candidates. Wickey has not been making a campaign for the nomination, and he Is either confident of receiving the nomination or has decided to ret It go by default. Harmony Complete. W. A. Hill and A. J. Swanson are the only candidates for the office of treasurer. Consequently the nomination of one of these men will be done in the primaries. The Bame situation prevails in the campaign for the surveyorshlp. J. B. Murphy of Crown Point' and Ray Seeley of Hammond are the only candidates. Thomas Grant for sheriff, Ernest Shortrldge for clerk and William E. Black for-assessor are the only candidates for these offices. Dr. Frank Smith of bary Is the only candidate for coroner since the withdrawal of Dr.i E. M. Jihanklin of Hammond. There ..Isf no opposition t4 -either Levi P. HuttVior Matt Brown for the offices of TeonhitsonTiuyT wilf both' T '" ' "linated. - - It ' waif tKus " be' seen

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Nude Body of Child Found in Willow Creek No Means of Identification Present Porter County Coroner Investigates.

SPLENDID EXHIBIT AT.

Work on Exhibition in Hammond City Schools Redounds to the Credit of Supt. McDaniel and His Corps of Teachers.

Go see it I What Is undoubtedly one of the finest school exhibits ever given in Indiana, and on a par with exhibitions that won gold medals at St. Louis, will open tomorrow afternoon in all ot the public schools in Hammond. The grade of work taken from the actual work a day life of the school Is simply amasing when one remembers the ages pf the pupils who are the authors of the various works. The whole redounds to the credit of Superintendent CN M. McDaniel and his able corps of teachars', who have w6rked along the lines cutl:ned by Superintendent McDaniel. In Every School. . The exhibitions have been grouped as much as possible. School patrons who turn out tomorrow afternoon may also see the teachers and pupils at work In their rooms. The exhibitions will continue until Friday evening.

Art and construction work begin in the kindergarten rooms. Here the little tots are given an opportunity to work with colored pencils, and with the scissors In paper cutting. They have, for instance, learned the story of "The Old Woman Who Lived In a Shoe." They repeat it to their teacher and then set about to t'raw a big shoe or cut It from paper and so on, the work with the other features of the story. The story is impressed upon their minds. They work it out with their own hands. The results are marvelous. Write In Second Grade. In the first grade raffia work makes its first appearance, together with more complicated work begun in the kindergarten. In ' the second written work makes Its appearance. A decided ln-

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(Special to The Times. East Gary, Ind., March 30. That some one tossed a new born child from a Michigan Central train as It passed Willow Creek, near East Gary, is the opinion of the residents of that locality. - '' ,Kv; . .---Ck" ' The child, which seems to have been not more than a day old at the time of; Its death, was- found in Willow freek.by.jvv.in, Slower if East Gary. ikfrc Showers ar ante-, somrfturfttfat 3d "Wtttr

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sioroncr .authorised Mr, Blake to b the child, but Yie would not do so until hiad received the burial permit. So far aa is known no effort was made to establish the Identity of the child. The baby was f'nude at the time it was found, and there la not 'a single article of clothing by which it could be identified, or by which a clue to those responsible' . for Its . death could be secured. It Is apparent that the child has been dead about two days. Showers noticed it in the water of the creek as he was passing along the railroad tracks. The discovery of the dead child has aroused a great deal of interest in the neighborhood of East Gary, and is the sole topic conversation there.

LITTLE LEQNA ORTT 15 CRITICALLY ILL

Childish Game Responsible for Her Condition, Which Is Alarming.

The parents and friends of little 7-year-old Leona Ortt, 454 Plummer avenue, were very much alarmed today over her throat conditions. She seemingly has lost her power of speech, and there is grave danger that she may not recover it again. The doctors of the Presbyterian hospital, Chicago, where the girl is a patient, held a consultation today to learn whether one of the . cords in her throat had been cut during the operation. The child Is quite weak from the continued exertion, but her general condition is not critical. Last Saturday a little boy in the neighborhood Induced the girl to close her eyes and open her mouth. In a playful manner, and not realizing the disastrous consequences, he threw a small piece of shingle, one-half Inch by one-half Inch In dimensions, into her throat, and it lodged at the bottom of her windpipe. Until the operation was performed latt Monday afternoon she suffered excrucltating pain. The parents were in hopes of bringing her back to Hammond today, but must now leave her at the , hospital until her condition is improved..

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Policeman's Ball at Athletic Club This Evening to Be Pleasant Affair.

Mayor Becker and Mrs. Becker will lead the grand march this evening for the policemen's fourth annual ball, which will be given at the Hammond Athletic club this evening. The committee on decorations has spent many hours in decorating the hall and the whole now presents a pleasing appearance. Sea grass, garlands and streamers and Japanese umbrellas and lanterns for a riot of color. The policemen themselves will not appear In their uniforms. The big electric star at the entrance will be sufficient notice that this is a policeman's ball. Arrangements have been made to provide the guests of the evening with a substantial "bite."

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- Question of New Pastor. The members of the congregation of the Presbyterian church will have a meeting at the church next Tuesday evening, at which the question of securing a pastor will come up again. A decision will be reached as to whether, the congregation will call one of the two other candidates who have been heard or whether others will be asked to preach.

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A meeting of organization of the First Polish Building and Loan association of - Hammond was held last night; in the. school room of the, St. Casimer school, on the north side. The organization starts out with a capital stock of $200,000-, and of this 260 shares were subscribed for by thirty-two original stockholders. The organization has been In process of formation for some time and will fill a popular demand among the Polish people of Hammond. Meetings will be held every Thursday evening, the temporary meeting place being the school room. Officer Elected. Following are the officers of the organization; President Bartholomew Surdyk. Vice president Joseph Kaczor. Secretary Walter Kaptur. Assistant secretary Stanislaus Pruchnickl. Treasurer Leonard Tarnogrodzkt. Notary and advisor Paul B. Lipinski. Directors, Including officers Stanley Jablonskl. John Pociuchanskl, Joseph Dutkiewicz and A. X. Ryzewskl.

ACTION IS SURPRISI

Will Make Another Attempt to Pass Measure at the Meeting Tonight. A bare quorum of the Hammontj city council composed of five demo crats and three republicans met in special session last night and on a roll call to appropriate $1,000 to be used in the litigation against the annexation by East Chicago and Gary, voted down the ordinance by a vote ' of five to three ,t wo democrats having joined the three republicans. The councilmen present wer Moriarty, Lauer, Kane, Sturm - and Markmueler democrats and Whitaker Cotton, and Hower, republicans. Councilmen Sturm and Markmueller ' voted with the republicans. Another special meeting ia called for thU evening. . y: ACTIOX Sl-RFIUSES PEOPLE. The action of the Hammond ' citycouncil was heard in Gary, Whiting and East Chicago last, night,' but no wher by Mayor Becier, - antl' at its , best If " rtjnW have only gon to its second read-,-"r; 'Ji' Wf' 'Jt?.0 Pectea that h : " ( i-'V:.. : al - - '" tarty lints ui Um- !i air-c.1 b iL, it t

t- Stonot JoV-moerats, w h5f caW,'-"-"" uho' lans to ks'.;. - - "s - VOTE IS KXPLAIKED, - , The vote of thesu.. two councilmen'". might- indicate a democratic, leaning in favor of innPTaHrtii kn ,

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is, to ine enectinat ;ney , are.,jjpposed . to annexation ttjt'p resent ffrm. but ' that they cannot see, heir way clear to" . appropriate moneys on, the spur of the1 moment without- haVing.glven the mat " "

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NEBRASKA IS IN GRIP OF BLIZZARD Trains Halted and Wires Are Down. Alliance, Neb., March 30. Rain that began yesterday in a mild shower turned to snow, and last night there was a severe blizzard, driven by a strong northwest wind, blocking trains in the western part of the state and impairing telegraph and telephone facilities. The thermometer is ranging about 30 above. West and north of here, on the Wyoming division of the Burlington road, there is a blockade due to deep snow, and trains are'from three to ten hours late.

Returns From Funeral. Henry Bicknell of Hammond re-, turned from Auburn, Ind., where Mrs. Bicknell was Interred yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kramer, who were in Hammond for two weeks preceding the death of Mrs. Bicknell, have gone to Chicago, where they will remain at one of the hotels and rest up prior to leaving for their home tn Shrleveport, La.

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They are all saying nice things about The Times. Those who get around the country and are able to compare Ths Times with other papers in towns of 30.000 inhabitants, say that it Is wonderful what the people of the Calumet region are getting for one cent. Manager Wlngfleld of the affiliated theaters writes of this paper, "It is certainly one of the" classiest sheets I have ever read, as well as the newsiest. Hammond ought to be proud of it, Those sentiments seem to ring true.

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(Special to Thb Times.) East Chicago, Ind., March 30. A party from this city had a narrow es-. cape from Injury while driving in Ham. mond Sunday. The party consisted of Max Friedman, Mrs. Bruce Miller, Bruce Miller Jr. and Miss Golda Carey of Chicago. Mr. Friedman was driving his black team hitched to a trap, and in Summer street near the Home lumber company one of the augs broke, letting the pole out' of the ueckyoke and causing It to drop. The pole, left without anything to confine it, began to hit the horses legs, and . the team took fright arid in a short time got beyond the drivers ,;controi. ile, however, managed to steer the frightened animals to or.e side "of the road, and In pulling the horses up the oth?r tuT3 became loosened, freeing th6 horses. These ran on, leaving tne trap standing there with all the occupants unharmed, but badly frightened. The . team 'was later caught and the party returned to Kast Chicago.

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Well Known Hammond People Recovering Health. Dr. Robert R. Gillis is reported to be getting along nicely after the, operation which was performed at the PostGraduate hospital, Chicago a few days ago. Dr. E. Edwin Bell is able to be around the house for a portion of each day and Is making a rapid recovery. Julius Meyn sits up about an hour each day and is getting along nicely. It is expected that he and his father will go to West Baden for a few weeks'

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