Hammond Times, Volume 5, Number 91, Hammond, Lake County, 4 October 1910 — Page 1

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Chief Austgen and His Men to Start Unpleasant But Necessary Duty at 6 o'clock This Evening

Your dog unless muzzled, will be shot by the police within the next twenty-four hours. The crusade following the mayor's proclamation, begins in earnest this evening, Chief Austgen being satisfied that every dog owner " has had Bufflcrent notice, since last Friday evening. SCORES ARE tXMl'ZZLED. Cuke a number of dog owners have already complied with the order set ' forth In the proclamation which- resulted from the mad dog scare in the south part of town, but there are still scores of unmuzzled brutes running at large. The seriousness of the situation has not abated one iota since last week, in fact It has increased, forthere Is no telling how many dogs are running. at large because they are Inoculated with the deadly virus. MAN'V UNREASONABLE. The city of Hammond has Issued approximately 1,000 dog licenses for the j-?ar 1910. Taklr this number as a basi it would take only twelve days, if beginning with one mad dog, the number would be doubled from day to day by Inoculation. The annual duty of killing unmuzzled and unlicensed dogs is the most disagreeable one that falls to the lot of the police department," said Chief Austgen this morning. '"Hardly a dog mm (Spcirl to The Times.) Jlirkc Station, Ind., Oct. 4. Hic1iarl Much, his son and a hired man yesterday battled against the elements on Lake Michigan and matched four ventursome sailors from the maw of death. When the wind grew stronger in its velocity, yesterday afternoon Richard Much rested more frequently at his work and swept the lake before him with his eyes for a ship in distress. LAKE LASHED TO Fl'RY. When the body of water was lashed to a fury by the squall that followed, he. again scanned the horizon for a distressed sailor, and this time he saw what he had anticipated. Four dark objects clinging to a frail craft, rode momentarily on the crest of the wave only to disappear In a valley of water. Their sailboat made by them The names of four of the eight men who were Indicted for murder or attempted murder in the Lake superior ;ourt at Hammond have been made public. They are Ivan BellilT, Mllo Chalich, John Verbonlch and Phillip Sabolo vich, all of whom are alleged to be implicated In the murder of Peter Muller of Gary. The cases have been filed in the criminal docket, but will not be tried until next term. CLUB MEETS THIS EVENING There will be a meeting of the Young Men's Republican club at the republica nheadquarters tonight. This meeting will be exceedingly important in view of the fact that the actual work of organizing for the campaign will be taken up. The various committees will be announced and the work of the coming month will be outlined. The club plans some important activities during the next month and will take an important part in the campaign. It Is expected that there will be a large attendance, and it is understood that President C- B. Tinkham has some Important matters that he would like to take up with the membership.

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MAD DOG; MAD DOG! Editor, TIMES j What's tbe good of laws and ordinances unleaa they are enforced? And why Is a polleeman, anyhow t Mayor Becker has twice proclaimed death to all unmuKsled canines, and what Is the result f Is there nny perceptible decrease In the number of these unleashed terrors which so snapping; and snarling; through oar streets and sneaking through the alleys f - ot so that any one can notice It. I know but one policeman, and he keeps a dog unchained and imroniilrd. Six persons have already been bitten, and an unknown number of dogs, by an animal known to have been infected. This is an alarming state of affairs, and should result in a war of extermination against nil these useless and dangerous brutes now harbored within this city and suburbs. - . W. S., Man-Afrald-of-a-Dog.

is killed but what the unfortunate policeman is shamefully abused, and people that ought to know better, but consider themselves privileged are the worst offenders. We dare not draw the line between a high bred anmal and" a yellow cur, nor can we look to the fact whether the owner Is prominent, or a day laborers residing on the outsktris of town." . . ... - selves ' had overturned, and none of them could swfm very well. After being dumped into the water they floundered around for a while but finally manage dto reach the overturned boat. The water wa scold and soon the shipwrecked sailors were chilled to the bone. MEN WERE EXHAUSTED. It was but the work of a few minutes for Mr." Much ' to mobilize his life-saving crew. Himself at the 'Tiead, the three dashed down to the water front hoisted the anchor on the Much boat, and away they pulled for the ''men In distress, 'when the four men in the upset boat had first been sighted, they were about a half mile from shote but by the time they were rescued they had drifted out another half mile. They were nearly exhausted when the Much boat reached them and one or two could not, have held out much longer. Upon reaching dry land they were taken to the Much residence where they were given dry clothes and food and drink. PROMOTIONS ANNOUNCED A number of important promotions have been announced by the officials of the Baltimore & Ohio-Calumet Terminal railroad. J. W. Dacy, the general yardmaster, has been appointed trainmaster,' a new position which was recently created. - C. F. Kelsey has been appointed general yardmaster to succeed J. W. Dacy. R. C Ott has been appointed day yardmaster at East Chicago to succeed Kelzey. Happy New Year. It was "Ces'nono Taufo" fmeaning a happy New Year) when the Jewish people met each other today, for today the orthodox Jews observe their New Year's dav. It was a day of celebration and Jollification in which the religious side prepondered. The celebration will be continued tomorrow, lor these two days re Rosh Hashono. A week from to- J morrow the day of Yom Kipur, a clay of penance, will be observed. The services in Hammond today were held in the Jewish synagogue on Indiana avenue. This house of prayer is the former Christian church and was purchased three weeks ago and been redecorated and remodeled, has and the first services held today. . Two rabbis from Chicago were here o conduct the services. Similar services were held in the Standard Steel Car district where the congregation numbers about forty families. The Indiana avenue "congregation numbers about 100 families. Leave for Convention. Charles Bostwick and D. W. Smith left last night for Indianapolis to attend the state convention fit the Knights of Pythias, which opened today. They went there as the delegates from the local lodge. The convention closes tomorrow.

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GRilHER .HAS GOOD SilEEIIIlGflT VHITIflG Preaches Sound Republican

Doctrine at Standard Oil City. (Special to The Times.) "Whiting, Ind., Oct. 4. The republl can meeting held at Goebel's hall last night, was a big success, there being a large crowd in attendance, which was more than surprising when the incle ment weather Is taken into consideration. Chairman William Vater presided at the meeting, and Congressman Edgar D. Crumpacker, was introduced by Attorney Frank N. Gavit. Mr. Crumpacker's speech was a great discussion of the tariff question, and a good old republican speech in general There was much enthusiasm hown, a brass band being in attendance to liven up things." Other political leaders and county candidates in attendance were: Richard Schaaf, Jr., Tv'lllard B. Van Home, of Indiana Harbor; Auditor Chas A. Johnson of Crown Point; Swanson for county treasurer from Hobart; Thomas Grant, candidate for sheriff; Ernest L. Shortridge, candidate for county clerk from Crown Point, and Mat Erown candidate for commissioner from Lowell. Superintendent C. M. McDanlel, who has been taking two treatments a day for the prevention of 'hydrophobia. reported to be in very much improved health. He stated yesterday that he feels very much better about the matter, and says that the doctor who has been giving him the injections of virus has informed him that he need not take them more than once a day hereafter. The other patients wJio ,ha,ye ,,been taking the treatment at the Pasteur Institute are going through the inllal stages of the treatment and are all do ing nicely. HAMMOND MAN LOOKS BARN ' AFTER THEFT Wm. Laugher Recovers Fine Team, However, Belonging to Brewing Co. William xaugher, 42 Plumer ave nue, last night locked his barn after fine team of horses belongin to the Conrad Seipp Brewing company had been stolen. Laugher faithfully car ried out the provision of the old saw about locking the barn after the hors had been stolen, only he did not know that his animals had been taken out o the barn. Chief Austgen, who immdiately got into communication this morning, afte the discovery had been made, with th Chicago police department resceived word this noon that the team had bee recovered in Chicago at Sixtv-thiri street and Went worth avenue. Th information did not state whether an arrests had been made or not, but a officer from the Hammond department was immediately sent to Chicago to in vestigate the ease farther. The recov ery is one of the quickest that the department has on record. Laugher stabled the team last night at 7 o'clock, and, according to the circumstantial evidence, they were taken out almost immediately, they having been bridled and ridden away by a man and a boy. They asked their way to Chicago from West Hammond people on Plummer avenue, but, the latter not knowing the team, were not suspicious. The niht was warm and sultry, the driver left the haiv door open and returned at 10 o'clock. He made no further inspection of the barn, thinking that everything was alright, especially when he saw the third horse belonging to the company, in the barn. 53i pprf tn Wnrn .C!o1-ir Richard Siebert, the baker, is making plans to open a saloon at 43S Michigan avenue. He hopes to open his new place about the first of next month. Car Hits Horses. Car No. li5 eastbound on the Gary & 1 InteriTban came near killing a team1 of horses belonging to Henry Dahl-; kamp. a teamster living on Sohl street. The motornian was able to bring the ! car to a stop before any serious damage could be done, although one of the , horses was KnocKecl down.x The accl dent happened at the corner of Sibley i and Sohl streets. J A FEW DIMES FOn, CATt FARE OR POSTAGE IF YOU'RE ANSWERING ADS. A FEW DIMES FOR YOUR OWN "WANT." IF YOU'RE ADVERTISING IN' THT3 TFvIES ASD THB SIAL KESI.L7." tS A JOB!

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MULE mm Misrepresentations Made by Traction promoter Are Not Doing His Enterprise Any Good IRef uses to Make p Defense tr Public Warned. Since the expose ' of The Times re garding the career and methods of Eu gene Purtelle, f the " promoter of the Northwestern Indiana Traction com - . - pany he has been going up and down the proposed IJie of his railroad denouncing Thb Times and charging that it is working, in the interests of an other traction line in the Calumet dis trict, t So grossly has' he misrepresented Thb Times that,it Is necessary to call attention to the jt act that he has failed utterly to submit to this paper a state ment of the fats as he sees them. although, in fairness to him, he was asked to do so. : Purtelle's attorney, J. K. Stinson, has been asked repeatedly to make a statement for publication, and although one was prepared by Stinson and sent to Purtelle for approval, that personage has never returned it no that it might be published. ' Statements Misleading. Purtelle points to the fact that the right of way between - Hammond and Lowell has nearly all been secured and that the right cf way from Dyer to Chicago Meights has been secured with the exception of one-fou rtn of a mile. This statement Is intended to show that the Northwestern . Indiana Traction company has made progress. However, Purtelle omits to say that most of this right of Way was donated and that outside of b.e cost of promotion; the scheme a few thousand dollars would cover the nctual expenditure of -money on theT4k-X?':f-:'t '-f; V He points to the fact that the con tract for the building of the branch j between Hammond and Lowell has been let. That may be true, but it has been let to a company, which a special financial report to Thb Times declares was plainly organized for the purpose of building this line, which has the (Continued on page five.) STOLEN CAR IS BROUGHUACK AGAIN Frank Hammond's Oyerland Reaches Home With Particulars of Finding. Frank Hammond and J. M. McMullen returned last night in the former's Overland touring car, which had been stolen a week ago last Sunday night and which was subsequently found at Lovington, 111. Upon arriving in Lovington the thieves, who had bent the axle, placed the car In a garage asking that repairs be made. Before these could be made they offered the car for sale to W. B. Shirey," a farmer living near Lovington, setting the price at $S00. Shirey instead wired the Overland people, but in the meantime the thieves sold the car to W. S. Howell of Lovington and collected $125 with the understanding that he send the remainder to them at Chicago. The Overland people, anxious to protect the interests of their customers, wired to Ernest Kunert, the local agent of the Overland company, in Hammond, J telling him that the car had been located. Mr. Hammond and Mr. McMullen made the 250 miles return trip without a mishap. The machine was not much the worse for the experience, although the thieves had been rather hard on the tires. It was thoroughly mud-bespattered and in the rear seat were several oil cans, a battery and other automobile repairs. Fifty Years Ago Oct. 4. Today. Rembrandt Peale, the eminent American painter, died In Philadelphia. Twenty-five Years Ago Today. The chief news ;Of the day was that Bulgaria "had become "one military camp." the whole male populace being under arms to fight for tbe annexation of Itoumella at all cost. The cznr of Russia stated to a Bulgarian deputation that he would endeavor to secure accord among the powers and end the Balkan crisis without war.

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DEEPLAID PLOT Black Oak Man Will Fight Charges Brought Against Him by Rambler Co. John Nlmetz of Black Oak, who was arrested last Saturday evening In Chicago on the trumped up charge of being a fugitive from Justice, returned yesterday afternoon after having given $500 bond, and immediately instructed, his attorney. Dan Moran, to fight the charges preferred against him by the Rambler Automobile company of Kenosha, Wis., to a finish. The police of Chicago locked up the Black Oak man without a warrant for his arrest, and because there was no court in EessioA; his bond could not be fixed until yesterday. Consequently he had to spend a, day and two nights In the Central police station. But for 11UC3 i d( l nidi vas aLuiiipaiiicu i ' y Attorney Moran 'Saturday night, Mr. 1 . t. 1 . . I 1 Nimetz would have been railroaded to Wisconsin, but the lawyer's argument with the police that they must release, his man if they had no warrant fell on deaf ears. They said they would take the chance of arresting him without a warrant. The charge that the Rambler people want to prefer against Nimetz is that he had sold parts of automobiles which employes of the factory had stolen and that he had guilty knowledge. Those who have learned the facts in the case are convinced that Mr. Nimetz is the victim of a deep layed plot which some of the automobile company's employes laid to loot the factorr-. ARRIVES AT 7:0 P. ' Robert J. Aley, state superintendent of public schools, who was expected t tojarrtve- lit Hammond,- early today in order to be present at the meeting or tbe Men's club, which will be held at the Masonic temple tonight, has telephoned Superintendent C M. McDaniel that he will not arrive until 7:17 on the Monon. Aley states that he has been so busy that he finds It impossible to get away earlier. This will upset a number of plans that have been made for his entertainment. It was expected that he would be entertained at dinner by W. B. Conkey, but this engagement was canceled. Mr. Aley will, however, be at the meeting of the Men's club and will deliver his address as previously announced. While Mr. Aley's address will be the main feature of the opening session of the year, other preparations have been made for the entertainment of the big crowd that is expected to gather. CASE ALL The testimony has all been taken in the case of the stae of Indiana vs. Edward Winters, charged with mistreating little Edna Holn, and the arguments are now being heard. Attorney G. C. White for the state will open the argument and he will be followed by Attorney J. K. Stinson for the defense. Attorney D. E. Boone for the defense will then present 'his arguments and W. J. McAleer will conclude for the state. The defense relies upon its ability to impeach the testimony of Edno Holn, the principal witness in the case, to win a verdict of "not guilty" from the ! jury, Attorneya Confident. 'Attorney J. K. Stinson said today, "I feel that the jury will find Winter's not guilty of the charge. We have been able to keep out the testimony of certain witnesses that we most feared." Attorney W. J. McAleer for the state said, "We will be able to stick Winters on the testimony that we have introduced. I cannot conceive of the jury taking any other action than to vote for conviction of the defendant." It Is expected that two or three hours will be taken up with the arguments, and it is believed that the case will go to the jury by 5:30 p. m. Opens Season Tonight. The Hammond bowling league formally opens its season this evening on the Cox alleys with a double header contest of three games each. The first contest will be between the Homewoods and the Lake County Times, and the second contest between the Garfield lodge and the Buicks. It is expected that the first session will bring out a large number of fans who are anxious to see the rollers in ' action.

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Crown Point, Ind., Oct. 4.The session of the county' commissioners closed today at Crown Point after a twer days session. Fifty-three saloon licenses were granted,! which is a very small number compared witn some! months. The average monthly grist of licenses is between! seventy-five and 100. Two saloonkeepers were refusedl licenses. They-were Martin Stamper of Gary and Stevanj Deres of Indiana Harbor. The contact for two small

bridges in West Creek township was let.

Chicago, Oct. 4. That four and possibly six aero planes will start in the $30,000 race from Chicago to Newi York next Saturday was the positive announcement made here today. Three of the machines are Curtiss bi planes. Aug. Post will be the fourth starter in a macMno of his own make. "

Panama, Oct. 4. Fifty-seven persons drowned wKen the boilers of the ocean steamship Chiriqui exploded and the ship sank, according to the thirteen survivors who have been packed up as they drifted in an open boat. There were seventy aboard the Chiriqui, twenty-seven ofl them first class passengers. All of the latter were saidl to have gone down with the ship. ' New York, Oct. 4. There is a strong undercurrentl of feeling in New New York in both parties that the republicans have a good chance to win the state election this fall. This feeling is based not only on the fact that Theodore 'Roosevelt is making the fight of his life to elect the ticket nominated by himself and his friends, but also on the fact that President Taft is expected to pull a strong oar in the same direction. In addition the ticket is good and the platform generally acceptable, while the democrats, with the possible exception of their nominee for governor, have failed utterly to come up to expectations. Furthermore, William Randolph Heast is camp ing with savage intent on the trail of the democrats.

EX-SHERIFF Crown Point, Ind., ? Oct. 4. Ben Hayes, former sheriff of Lake county, has moved from Crown Point where he has made his home for a number of years and has become a citizen of Hammond. Hayes has a number of interests in the city which demand his attention and has rented a flat in Hammond so that he can look after them more closely. He was one time a resident of Hammond, but moved away after being disgusted with his political defeat. Good Progress For Bazar. Arrangements for the great fair and bazar of Hammond lodge of Elks, to be held in the new Heintz garage beginning Oct. 22, are fast approaching completion. Fourteen committees having the various departments of the fair in charge are working day and night. Numerous articles have been secured, including a Bulck automobile, piano, stoves, brass beds, gas stoves, four gold watches, a diamond ring, tons of coal, etc, etc. Tickets for chances on the various articles are now being printed and will be in the hands of the members within a day or two. The ladies will have charge of the sale of tickets on the piano as well as having charge of several departments of the fair. The ladies will meet in the Elk clubrooms Wednesday evening. A full attendance of all ladles interested In the work of the Elks in securing funds for the new home is desired. Eighteen Men Out. The men who are Interested in the organization of a Hammond football team are very much pleased with the showing that was made last Sunday when the team got out to practice for the first time. There were eighteen men in suits and a number of others have indicated that they will try for the team. Manager Harry Portz of the team made an effort to schedule a game with the Hyde Park Maroons, but that team wanted $50 and expenses to come out. Portz thinks these terms are rather steep and he will make an effort to sign up with some other team. So far a game for next Sunday has not been definitely booked. More Stench. A number of people are complaining of the Globe Station odors again. Whether or not the odors they smell come from Globe Station or from the Hammond Glue Works Is not known. However, grievous complaints have been made, and it is understood that an investigation will be made to determine where the odors come from. Arrested Today. Alexander Pera and Eugene Parnti were arrested by a constable from Judge Frank D. Prest's court for violating the game laws of the state. Pera is charged with killing a meadow lark and Parnti Is charged with hunting without a license. The defendants were both from Easa Chicago. The cases were continued until Saturday.

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