Hammond Times, Volume 4, Number 269, Hammond, Lake County, 13 May 1910 — Page 1

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GEI II III QUARTERS Model Banking Institutionthe Citizens German Na tional o Don Its New Clothes Tomorrow; Big Reception Planned. RECORD HAS BEEN A SPLENDID ONE Growth of Financial House Is Steady And ItsNew Home Is One That All Its Stockholders Can Take Much Pride In For All Time. That husky financial 4-year-old, the Citizen's German National bank, will move Into Its new quarters In the splendid new Tapper block tonight and tomorrow morning it will be thrown open for business. In the afternoon a reception will be given to the patrons of the new bank that will make the occasion of the opening a memorable one. Credit to City. The new bank is a credit to the city of Hammond, which lays claim to being the financial center of this great manufacturing district, the Calumet region, and will help to maintain Hammond's prestige in this respect. After only four brief years of growth Its stockholders now point to the fact that it Is the second largest bank In the bany, and has a future that is full of possibilities for even greater development. A Remarkable Growth,.. It is considered remarkable that an institution, starting as it did in a little one-story brick structure, could have grown to such proportion that Its officers now feel justified in turning over for Its use an equipment that is second to none In the country. The bank Itself is a model. The building in which it is located occupies one o the most prominent corners in the city. It Is an architectural triumph, and in beauty and costliness Is second only to the Hammond building, which was built several, years ago. I Lobby in Marble and Mahogany, The bank Is entered through a lobby at the corner of the building. The lobby is finished In marble and la trimmed in mahogany. But the view that greets the visitor when he gets a gllmpRe of the interior Is one of amazing beauty. The first thing that catches the eye is the soft yellow shades jn the skyros marble fixtures. Only a mlnutes's inspection reveals the remarkable work that has been done by the stone cutters in putting this arnbrle together. Floor In Tile Laid. The floor is laid with tile, which in color and design, harmonizes perfectly with the marble in the fixtures. Then the red of the mahogany finish adds (Continued on Pajre Four.) MYSTERY Gary police are still working on the murder case of Simon Nestroff and hope within a few days to capture the guilty parties. The two partners of Nestroff, John IMmetro and Dan Donado, have disvippeared as if by magic and although the police were on the sceneof the murder a short time after it occurred no trace of the two men can be foUnd. Chief of Police Martin secured a new clew late yesterday which he thinks will lead to the capture of the two men within a few days at least. Detailed descriptions of the two men were sent to the police of the surrounding cities and towns, but so far the two have not been seen and it is thought they are in hiding in Gary or In the foreign districts of-Hammond or Indiana Harbor. The inquest on the body of Nestroff was held yesterday afternoon by Deputy Coroner E. R. Gordon of Hobart

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MYSTERY TO CLEAR UP The body of an unknown man, probably about 35 years old, was' found early this morning on the right of way of the Lake Shore railroad near Pine Station. The body was discovered by section men on their way j to work. There are no papers on his person which will lead to his Identity, although he seemed to be well dressed and his general appearance would Indicate that he was not a common laborer. The body was badly crushed about the shoulders and head. It was taken to Indiana Harbor. FOUR ASSAULT GASES ON TRIAL '! THE COURT Akes Jerge, of East Chicago, is the complaining witness in four state cases In the Lake superior court at Hammond in which the defendants are charged with assault and battery with intent to kill. The defendants are Stephen Balog, Nicholas Sevde, Joe Nylry and John Loco. In one case it is alleged that the complaining witness was attacked with a hatchet. Attorney J. D. Kennedy appears for the complainant. 4 VILLAGE BOARD GATHERS The "West Hammond village board held a short meeting last night, and outside of a little routine business took up ,,no new subjects. The question on the saloon bonds and licenses was laid over until this afternoon, when the board will meet purposely for this matter. In the meantime the saloons are operating .under, a temporary arrangements because the board is restrained from granting them a license for less than $500., HAMMOND BOYS PICTURED III BOOK The National Boy City, a magazine devoted to the interests of the Boy City movement in ' this "country, "has been -ent to a number of people in Ham mond. It Is especially 'interesting to Hammond boys, for the reason that it contains views of the Charlevoix City and a number of pictures of well-known boys. Rev. J. E. Snook, formerl yof Hammond, is pictured telling stories, at the campflre, there is a full length picture of Edgar Crumpacker, andanother of him sitting on an Enterprise tent cot, the latter is entitled Eddie Crumpacker in his executive mansion. Another picture shows King Trimbill of Hammond making a public speech. It is apparent from a j-ersual of the booklet that Edgar Crumpacker and King Trimbill of Hammond were the leaders in the Charlevoix Boy iCty. Gillett Makes Improvement Judge John H. Gillett of this city is making some extensive improvements to his residence at the corner of Carroll and Hohman streets. The plans have been drawn by Architects Bump and Berry. The improvements provide for the enlarging of the living room and one or two other rooms and the building of a sun parlor. Judge Gillett's house was one of the first built in Homewood. Captain Kahl Returning. Captain Nick Kahl, who has been cruising in Central American waters for a number of months, as captain of a boat, expects to be back In Hanvnond in about a week. Captain Kahl wrote to some of his Hammond friends from Colon, Panama, saying that he would; be in New Orleans in a few days and that he expected to leave for Hammond directly. He will undoubtedly have many interesting- tales to tell of his experiences In the South American waters.

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If HOLD Mayor Becker and Secretary E. F. Johnston to Repreresent Hammond at Three Different Meetings; Matters of Interest Taken Up. The Hammond Business Men's asso elation has one of the most Interest lng meetings of the year at Weis' hall last evening. Mayor Lawrence Becker was appointed to go to Indianapolis to represent Hammond before the Indl ana railroad commission in the matter of compelling the Monon railroad to build a better depot. Mayor Lawrence Becker, Jacob Schloer and E. F. Johnston were appointed to attend the meeting that has been called by the South Bend Chamber of Commerce on May 19, for the purpose of bringing about an agitation in favor of good roads in this part of the state. It is expected that the project of building a boulevard across the state will be agitated. The selec tion is a good one in that it will probably 'Impress upon the ' mind of the mayor the necessity of doing some thing In Hammond in the way of open ing up new thoroughfares. Mayor Lawrence Becker and E. J. Johnston were appointed to represent the Hammond Business Men's association at the meeting which which is to be held at the Congress hotel on May 17 for the purpose of taking up the discussion of the, proposed increase in the rates on oal from Southern Indiana and Southern Illinois points. Committee Palls to Report. The committee on permanent quarters falied to make a report, and the .matter will be taken up before the next regular meeting. Attorney Wil liam J. Whinery read the minutes of the joint committee appoinetd by the commercial clubs of the region to take up, :'. th rnatte: of . amalgamation '"and asked that the committee be continued Secretary E. F. Johnston was authorized to notify the Hammond Manufac(Continued from Page Four.) NTERESTED HEETING Local Shriners are very much interested in the dedication of the Murat Shrine Mosque at Indianapolis on Monday, aMy 16, and it is expected that a carload of local Shriners will make the trip to Indianapolis on this occasion. Dr. H. E Sharrer, the illustrious potentate of Orak temple in Hammond, will be present, as will forty other potentates. The new Shrine Mosque has been erected at a cost of nearly half a million dollars, and Is said to be one of the finest Mosques In the country. -" :n " . ! There will be a ceremonial at Indianapolis on the occasion of the dedication, and it is expected that the . visitors at the state capital will have the time of their lives. Paul Lipinski Seeing Sights. Word to Hammond friends from P. B. Lipinski who is at present in Washington attending the Poish congress, is to the effect that the congress is affording the visiting Poles a splendid opportunity to get together on national questions and that they are all enjoying their visit in the capital city of the nation. Mr. Lipinski will be home about the' middle of next week. Moves in Hammond Bldg. Attorney G. C. White, who was located for a number of years in the Rimbach building, has moved into the Hammond building and is located on the Blackstone floor, otherwise known as the fourth floor. Attorney White has offipe room in the suite occupied by Attorneys Moran and Greenwald. Move to Hammond. Mrs. Oscar McClure and children returned to Hammond today after a residence of a year in Rensselaer. Mr. McClure is employed on the electric railroad there and they decided to again take up their residence nearer his work. Rensselaer Republican. Meets Tonight. The East Side Improvement asso,elation holds a meeting this evening in the Lafayette school. Street Im provements and lawn among the subjects to discussion. contests come up are for ADVERTISE IX THE TIMES.

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STRIKING SENTENCES FROM COLONEL ROOSEVELT'S ADDRESS AT THE UNIVERSITY OP BERLIN. "One of the prime dangers of civilization has . always been its tendency to c&yse the loss of the fighting edge." "Speaking generally, wealth may very greatly Influence modern political life, but ia not acquired In political life." "Unjust war Is to be abhorred; but woe to the aatlon that does not make ready to iiold its own in time of need." lit h average woman is not a good housewife, a good mother of many healthy f children. then the state will topple.""It would be & bad thing to accept Tolstoy as a Jruide In social ajid moral matters; hut it would also be a bad thing not to have Tolstoy." "The best use of field and forest will leave thenV decade by decade, century by century, more fruitful." "From the standpoint of the nation as of the individual, it Is character that is the one vital possession." ' -.V!.' ' v "The good citizen must be a good citizen of his ewn country first before he can f'ith advantage be a citizen of the world at large." "The giant factory town is of and by itself one ot the most formidable problems of modern life.' "When men get too comfortable, and lead too luxurious lives, there is always danger lest the softness eat like an acid into their manliness of fiber." r "Wealthy men atlll ) exercise a large, and sometimes an improper, influence in politics, but it is apt to be an indirect influence." "It is no impossible dream to build up a civilization in which morality, ethical development and a true feeling of brotherhood, shall all alike be divorced from false sentimentality." '

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Three Places, Including Tolleston Postcffice, Are Entered by Thieves, Who Are Disappointed in Amount of Loot Obtained. A series of bold robberies were committed in Tolleston last night in the heart of the city, when thieves entered the postofflce and several other stores, and got away with about $450 in merchandise and stamps. The following places were robbed: Tolleston postofflce, situated at the corner of Michigan Central tracks, $2 in stamps, a small amount of money and a revolver stolen. C. Greenwald, proprietor of a jewelry store on Bormann boulevard, was robbed of about $400 In jewelry. Laughlin & Hall, proprietors of the Boulevard Pharmacy, robbed of about $25 of cigars and a small amount of money. C. H. Greenwald, proprietor of the jewelry store, was the' heaviest loser by (Continued on Page Seven.) ATTORNEY H IS MEMBER COUNCIL Attorney J. G. Ibach of Hammond will be a member of the grand council, K- of T., which is composed of three representatives of Knights of Templars from the grand lodges in each of the states of the Union. At the triennial conclave, which will be held in Chicago this year, he will sit in the councils of the order. The members of the Hammond lodge of Knights of Templars returned home last evening. They report an enjoyable time, and are all pleased over the prospect of being able to attend the triennial conclave at Chicago in August. URVEYQRS 1(1 A LUCKY RUNAWAY (Special t The Times.) Crown Point. Ind., May 13. County Surveyor Bridge and Deputy Murphy were the participants in an exciting runaway yesetrday, but luckily came out of the fracas uninjured. It is reported that part of the harness became loose, , frightening the team, who in their flight overturned the buggy and threw the occupants of the rig to the ground, smashing the buggy and harness to quite an extent. ADVERTISE IN THE TIMES.

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FOR THE1 TOIRROl'J Hammond Will Send a Delegation of Fully 100 Boys and Girls to Northern Indiana Athletic and Oratorical Meeting at So. Bend. Tomorrow will be a gala day for the students of the Hammond high school and 100 of them will take the South Shore line to South Bend to see the Northern Indiana high school track meet which is to be held at that place. Two cars will be reserved for the exclusive use of the high school students an dthey will leave Hammond at 8.23 a. m. tomorrow. The party will be made up of students of the school and their parents. Hammond has only a fair chance of winning the meet this year. The boys are very young and inexperienced and the team is small. Two of the best men on the eam, FriedeVichs and Thompson have been kept out of the team on account of the objections of the parents. Relay Team May Win. Both of these men are good- athletes and were relied upon to make points for the Hammond team. The meet will be held in the Notre Dame field. Hammond has a relay team which is expected to make a good showing if it does not actually win. The members of the ; team are but seven in number. Kennedy will be entered in the pole vault, low hurdles, high "jump, discus throw and shot put. Minard will be entered in the 220 yard dash, the 440 yard run, the 880 yard run, the broad ump and the relayrace. Crumpacker- will be entered in the 100 yard dash, the 220 yard dash, the high and low hurdles -and-the relay race. Yallowitz will be entered in the 8S0 yard run and the mile. Gravit will be In the same events as Yallowitz. Graves will be in .thet440 yard dash, the shot put." the. running broad-jump and the relay. Weimer -vill be in the pole vault, 220 yard dash, the 440 yard run and the discus throw. In the evening the Northern Indiana oratorical contest will be the feature and the day's activities are expected to end at Hammond at a very late hour. The trial of Thomas Lake on the charge of assault and battery has been going on in the Lake superior court ever since yesterday afternoon. The trial is before a Jury and is being hotly contested. Attorneys ing for the Bomberger, pearing for Ross & Lotz are appeardefendant, and Attorneys Sawyer & Curtis are apthe plaintiff. There is so much conflicting testimony that it is difficult to tell where the matter will end. It is claimed by the defense that Lake was not the assailant and that the whole matter is one of mistaken identity. It is expected that thev arguments to the Jury will be made this afternoon and the case will probably go to the jury this evening. ROLLS INTO 2ND. PLAGE Lowery rolled into second place among the bowlers who have bowled in the singles thus far. Last night on Cox's alleys he rolled a total of 554 pins. 25 pins behind the "high mark. Cassaday also rolled, but was in poor form, and the best he could do was to get a low total of 431 points. There are still six other contestants to roll before the singles close, and they may roll this week, although they can hold out until as late as next Tuesday night, but no later. There are men who are listed in the singles that are determined to beat the high mark .made by Shine on Wednesday night, but so far the mark has not been in danger of being beaten. Another two-man event will be started on the Cox's alleys not later than next Monday night. Entries will be received at Cox & Co.'s store, starting today. It is thought that those entered in the singles will roll before the doubles .start, but if they do not they will not interfere with the rolling off of the two-man event. Following are the scores made by contestants in the singles who figure in the prize winning thus far: . 1st ... 2nd 3rd Total. Shine ....... 173 181 223 579 Lowery ...... 1S3 1S5 186 554 Sturm 216 161 170 547

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M'llroy Belting Factory on Truman and Sohl is Practically Ruined by Disastrous Blaze

I. J. G. IBACH' S ASSESSr.1EriT$360Q TIMES BUREAU, A TSTATE CAPITAL. Indianapolis, Ind., May 13. It comes comes high to run on the democratic ticket for a state office. The democratic state committee met here yesterday and . made the assessments ef the candidates who were nominated at the recent stite convention. . The members of the committee were very close mouthed about the whole businees.( but it was learned that the committee had decided to assess each ' candidate ten per cent of the total amount of the salary he will receive if elected to the office for which he has been nominated. This makes the assessments vas follows: Thomas Honan, candidate for attorney general, $1,500; Lew Ellingham, candidate for secretary of state, $1,300; W. H. O'Brien, candidate for auditor of state, $1,500; W. H. Vollmer, candidate for treasurer of state, $1,500; Robert J. Aley, candidate for superintendent of -public 'instruction. $600; Edward Barrett, candidate fori state geologist, $600; Thomas Brolley, candidate for state statistician, $600; I J. Fred France, candidate for jclerk of the supreme court, $2,000. The assessments of all of the candidate for supreme court Judge and appellate court judge will, under this arrangement, be $3,600 each. Their term is for six years and the salary is $6,000 a year. The committee was not long in sessioVi, yesterday: afternoon, , the only work before it, so far as known, being the levying of assessments. John W. Kern, 'candidate for 'United States senator, made a speech, but only Kern and the members of the committee know what he said. FISHING EXPERT SIZES UP RIVER Edward P. Ames, of Hammond, one of the faithful followers of Isaac Walton In Lake county, was down at the Kankakee river this week but he reports that the river is too high for Ashing. The river is about bank full and tbe bayous are so everflown that the fish have too large a feeding ground to make them bite well.- The cold weather has also had a bad effect on the fishing. A few weeks ago when the weather moderated and the only bit of real spring was experienced the fishing was good iut since that time the fish seemed to have disappeared. Mr. Ames is of the opinion that when the river recedes somewhat and it gets a little warmer that the fishing will be better. Fishing fans who have tackled the sport in the Kankakee river say that it is little better. WARREN BOYD DIES IIEARJERRILVILLE (Special to The Times.) Hobart, Ind., May 13. News was received here yesterday of the death of Warren Boyd, who lives near Merrillville. He has been sick for otfly a few months, having pneumonia. His wife is the daughter of Mrs. Sauter of this place, and much sympathy is expressed for her and two surviving sons besides a host of other relatives and friends. The sons are Elmer and Harold. The funeral has been-arranged for Sunday morning at 10:30 o'clock.L0GANSP0RT POWDER HOUSE BLOWS UP Logansport, Ind., May 13. An explosion that broke window glass six miles away, put out lights and kntcked people who were at supper from their seats, destroyed the temporary powder house -of the Casparis Stone company, Columbus, O., at Trimmer last night. The building contained two hundred pounds of dynamite. Five laborers out of several hundred camped in cars about the lime quarry were Injured, but noae killed. When the explosion was felt in Logansport efforts were made to communicate with Trimmer by wire. Every available surgeon was hurr'ed to the scene in automobiles when the telephone and telegraph wires, blown down by the explosion, failed to respond. Five tons of dynamite powder In the main storage room, within 100 yards of the explosion, failed to ignite. The Casparis company has about 600 laborers at Trimmer, mostly Italians &nd negroes.

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Defying the superstitions of Friday the 13th, the new plant of the McIlroy Belting company at Truman and Sohl street, which was to have been put in operation today "was practically ruined by fire this noon, causing a damage of approximately $15,000. "The entire loss Is covered by in surance and W. B. Mcllroy, the president of the company, 6tated today that the plant would be re-equpped at once. BOILER BLOWS OUT. The fire was started by the rear-end of a boiler blowing out and spreading the fire into a tank of combustible mixture which caused a sheet of flame to spread throughout the building. To add to the complication, the. fire engine from the Central station bursted, its air chamber on the, boiler and , was -put out of commission until William Baehman, the regular engineer,. , arrived ,ta repair it. In the,meantime the', engine had been In charge of . William Kich, who is a , new man and an assistant. He happened . to have charge of the engine while Baehman was" out for hla lunch fiour. SMALL STREAM AT FIRST. The first alarm brought out the Central department and No. 3.' The second call, seven minutes later, brought out No. 4 .with its engine. Until No. 4 arrived there was, owing to the breakdown of the first engine, only plug pressure, and. this is said by eyewitnesses to have been very weak, the pressure having, according te their statements, been barely strong enough to go above the roof. ') STREAM INEFFECTIVE. The water pressure at the pumping station at the time of the fire was about fifty pounds, and on plug pressure this should have thrown a utream of at least fifty feet upward, but the (Continued on Pag,e Four.) TIMES BUREAU. ' AT STATE CAPITOL. Indianapolis. Ind., May 13. One of the things which the democrats will probably undertake to do next winter, In case they control the Indiana legislature; will be to repeal or modify and amend the public accounting law so as to make It useless. This developed a i day or two ago when ft became known that a strong effort was .pmde to keep out of the democratic state platform any favorable comment on this law. The effort to prevent this endorsement of the law was made by Joseph E. Bell, of thjs city, who was a member of the resolutions committee. Bell is the main wheel In the Taggart machine, and Is a brewery attorney, so that It Is taken that his attitude on the subject of the public accounting law represents the opinion of the Taggart machine and the brewery people. Han Done Good Work. The public accounting law has been In force only about a year, and It is only four months since the examiners began digging into the books of public officials and former officials throughout the state, but in that time they have uncovered many cases of graft and loot, in which public officials have taken thousands of dollars from the publio treasury to which they were not entitled. In scores of cases the examiners have discovered where the officials have paid 'enormous prices for supplies; where contracts have been let without ' bids; ' where ' money . has been

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