Hammond Times, Volume 1, Number 2, Hammond, Lake County, 11 February 1911 — Page 1

COt OTY TIME WHAT IS HOME WITHOUT THE hues? FAIR TODAY AND TOMORROW; RISING TEMPERATURE. VOL. I., NO. 2. HAMMOND, INDIANA, FEBRUARY 11, 1911 EIGHT PAGES. SATURDAY AND WEEKLY EDITION.

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Arbitration Insisted Upon and Indianapolis Labor Leader Tells Men to Stand Together

HOT TALK BY rawiTY W. H. Kliver Makes Pointed Argument; Other Speakers Are Heard. Arbitration is insisted upon as the means to settle the Gary building strike and this sentiment was voiced last night at a mass meeting held in Assembly hall when five hundred union men unanimously voted to adopt a resolution to this effect. The meeting which was well attend ed was presided over by President James Nedjl of the Porter-Lake union bricklayers and its declared purpose was to tell the public the true facts In the present labor controversy. ' However, chief of tho business done was the machinery that was set into motion calling for peace at once through the channels of meditation. COMMERCIAL CIXB MAN SPEAKS. The feature of the evening was the presence of a member of the Gary Commercial club," George S. McGinnity, the pioneer retJ estate man, who does not rrjwitSrithe aetlorT'-ol iaasrodyt which he Is a member. Mr. McGinnity voiced his protest In his usual characteristic way and during the twenty minutes that he occupied the platform he poured grape shot into the club with all the vigor possible. Attorney Clarence Bretsch. another Commercial club member, also demanded arbitration but his presence as a club member did not attract so much attention as he is the attorney for (Continued on page seven.) .mem of SHOCK GETS 115.000 Burned by 6.600 volts of electricity, which made necessary one of the largest skin grafting cases ever performed, Fred G. Loll has withdraw his suit for $76,000 damages against the Indiana Steel company of Gary. Loll settling for $15,000. He was working as electrician when the current' was turned on suddenly while he had his hand on a switch. Twenty-five, friends sacrificed part of their cuticle to save his life, 25 square inches of skin being used In the operation. ATT'YS. DENY CALDWELL I'T FACE TRIAL Malicious Story Circulated to Affect July in Pay Roll Cases. The report that John Caldwell has Jumped his bond and will not face trial In the Gary pay roll cases is generally discredited in Hammond. It Is true that Caldwell has not been Been in the court room in some time but his sisters were in court yesterday and listened to the arguments in the case of Charles Bloomhoff. - . Attorneys Conroy and Bone, who will be Caldwell's attorneys when the case comes to trial stated that they had talked with Caldwell yesterday and that he Is employed In the Palace Garage on Fifty-fifth street in Chicago. . Attorney Conroy said this morning that he believed the report that Caldwell -had Jumped his bond was circulated for the effect it would have on the Jury. Caldwell is under $1,000 bond which Is signed by Harris and Bretsch, Gary attorneys.

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JAMES NEDJL, WHO PRESIDED OVER MEETING Some Pointed Sentences From the Union Meeting "The anions will vria oa In jtbe !. If the anion men will xre lhefr perional grievance mm WirtT shoulder to nhoalder In n, compact maaa no association or commercial club can beat you." S. P. Meadows a labor leader from Indianapolis. "The Commercial club should be the nno-cla of peace. If they are honest and square mem there'll be no trouble In settling the question. The strike should be settled by arbitration for the prosperity and welfare of Gary. The statement of the Comerclal club has damned Gary to the seventeenth hell, If there is such a place; unfit to live In and a place of peril to capital. This stuff gets ate. the papers and then they tell me thats the way to get capital here." George McGinnity. "The clearing bouse says that It costs 40 per cent more to build la Gary than it docs ia Chicago yet the Commercial club committee finds that the union men only got 15 per cent more Increase Now who is getting the othet 25 per cent." William II. Kliver, president of the Gary carpenters local. "The business men should stand by those who make tho city." J. Etchlnon of Indianapolis. "When ' the contractors say that We have nothing to arbitrate,' I say that la the class of mea tl-at is keeping Gary down." Attorney Clarence Bretsch, counsel for tome of the unions. "Get together tomorrow, forget the past, and begin all over." Rev. F"red K. Walton. ' REALTY ACTIVITY IS SMALL There has been little real estate activity in Hammond during the past week, according to the dealers in this city. A number of small sales have been made, but no large ones are announced. It is expected that another month will see great activity here. The trouble between the unions and the Contractors' and Material Men's association may prevent a lot of building operations if it is not settled in the next few weeks. To Meet Monday. There are no developments in the West Hammond situation. The committee which has been selected for the purpose of drawing up the ordinances of the village will meet next Monday when they will commence their work. They hope to have things in readiness so that the village officials may have smooth sailing when they are elected to office. If you are a judge of quality try a La Vendor Cigar

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Unusual Thief Vists Verne Summers' Drug Store and Steals Bible From Top of Counter Other Things Also Are Missing. Talk about stealing red-hot stoves! Vern Summers was the victim of a most unusual theft when some one stole a Bible from oft the top of one of his show cases. What a common ordinary thief would want .with a Bible is'more than Summers is able to figure out. He hopes, however, that it will lead him to paths of rectitude. But that is not all, this unusual thief also stole a bottle of perfume from the store. Judging from this fact the thief not only has religious inclinations, but he is of an aesthetic nature. But to cap the climax the Hammond Raffles, whoever he is, is an artist as well, for the last thing he took was a camera worth $25. Vern Summers is convinced that the same thief stole all of. the articles he has lost, for the reason that this is the first time in several years that he has lost things in this manner. Summers fears that he is the victim of a confirmed kleptomaniac, and bases his fears on the fact that no one would steal a Bible for its intrinsic value. . The kleptomaniac steals for the love of stealing, and because he cannot help taking things he gets an opportunity to lay his hands on. A careful watch is being made in the hope that the mysterious thief can be caught. 4 BILL BE II Plans for a big revival period In the Christian church have practically been completed by the Rev. C. J. Sharp, the pastor of the church, and those who have followed - his work and the phenomenal growth are confident that something big Is in store, as he has never failed to make more, than good. Rev. Sharp himself will be behind the work this time, but he will have the assistance of Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Kendall of Philadelphia, Pa. Mr. Kendall has the reputation of being one of the best revival chorus leaders in the country, and the Rev. Sharp says that if there had been a better one he would have procured his services. . . . . Mr. Kendall was originally with the Scovllle Evangelistic company, but later found it more profitable to work independently. He was with the Scoville team in the record-breaking meetings at Anderson, Paris, 111., and Des Moines, Ia. He also assisted the Rev. P. H. Welsheimer of Canton, O.. in three successive meetings. rastor Welsheimer Is said to have the record for holding the biggest meetings by any pastor in his own congregations. Mr. Kendall is a skilled cornetist, and leads the song service with the cornet. He and his wife bring with them a stereopticon which will be used every evening to illustrate the Bible lessons and songs. The revival meetings will open on Sunday morning, Feb. 19th. Following is the list of sermon subjects for the period, there being two for.he Sundays and one for each week day night: "The Message to the Multitudes," "Satan's Recruiting Stations," "White Ught's Headlights and Rediights." "The White Plague of the Soul," "Booze Fighters and the Fight with Booze, or the Saloon with the Lid Off," "The Almighty Dollar or the Almighty God?" "Life Boats, etc., mostly, etc." "Afraid of Men but Not Afraid of God," "Do!!" "How!" "What's in a Name," "The Cost of Being Lost,"i "What Kind of a Church Did Jesus Found?" "To What Church Did Peter Belong?" "Pure Food taw Spiritually Interpreted." "The Strangest Thing in the World," "The Devil We Need to Fear," "Is Conscience a Safe Guid?" "Short Weight Hearts," "Once for All." "What Shall I Gain?" "The Man of Gallilee," "The Mightiest Plea in the Universe." Comes Up Tuesday. The matter in which the citizens committee of Hammond seeks ..to enjoin the school board from carrying out its contract with Caldwell & Drake, came up in Crown Point yesterday and the entire day was spent in-arguing motions. The matter will come up again Tuesday on the defendant's demur to the complaint

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While some of J Ways and Mean: National House -j do not approve ment with Canad Secretary Knox, proval, it 1b regar they will take a. against the Presl The Republican the, administratioi 5 members of tlu Committee of the - Representatives tie trade agree- , r drawn up by -1 Mr. Taft's ap1 as doubtful if termlned stand t wishes, c ounted upon by 9 vote to report the resolution are; IcCall. of Massa chusetts. Hill of ;nnectlcut. Needham of California nd Longworth of Ohio. Chairman ayne and Repre sentative DwlgbU ath of New Tork, are believed to li opposed to the '.Y 4 t ' agreement. East' Chicago Policeman Declares That Clyde Dickey Was Violent, Fell Against Radiator and Tried to Escape From His Cell. DICKEY IS BETTER. (Special to The Times.) Clyde Dickey, the son of James Dickey of Shelby, who is alleged to have been beaten up by Officer John Weifenbach of the Kast Chicago police department, is better today and the doctors now believe that his life can be saved. His fever is broken and heart action better. (Special to Thb Times.) Indiana Harbor. Feb. 11. Chief of police Lewis and Officer John Weifenbach are desirous of having published a statement setting forth their side of the case which resulted yesterday in the arest of ' Officer 'Weifenbach on a warrant Issuedby Prosecuting Attorney Green waldfcharging the officer with assault and battery with intent to kill Clyde Dickey. - ' Chief Lewis declares that'; Officer Weifenbach did not assault Dickey at all, and he says it looks to-him like a case of persecution s on .the part of Prosecutor Greenwald,: who Is..seeking to harass the city administration! This he bases not on the fact of the warrant having been Issued, but on the fact that It was mado returnable March fifteenth, instead of forthwith as is customary. Had Officer Weifenbach not been able to fiirnitsh the necessary (Continued on page seven.) Observed as Holiday. Although Lincoln's birthday Is not a i legal holiday in Indiana the day will I be observed by the banks and in the : public schools. the city hall will be closed in the afternoon, but will be j open in the forenoon owing to the delinquent tax sale that will b on. The postofflce will be closed on Monday at 10 o'clock. One complete de livery by carriers will be made in the forenoon.

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A Heavy Increase. The postal receipts for the Hammond postoffice in the month of January this year were $33,208.15. The receipts for the corresponding month of 1910 were $5,3S9.58. Since the 12t hof January there have been on .an average of 40,000 pieces of mall a day sent out of the Hammond office in the form of catalogues. THE! TIMES IS TRYI5IO HARD TO M13RIT THE SUCCESS IT HAS) ACHIEVED: - - . ....

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E. N. Bunnell, agent for the National Cash Register company, learned this morning 'that a Missouri mule Is not In it with an automobile when it comes to kicking. He is laid up at his home, 586 South Hohman street, suffering with an injured leg, he having been struck by the crank of his automobile when the engine "kicked" back in craning it. Thrown to the Street. He was thrown to the, street in front of his office, on State street, where the accident happened and was picked up by people who saw the accident. The leg swelled rapidly, and it was feared that a bone had-been . fractured. He was immediately removed to his home, and medical attention given. No fracture was discovered, but the injury proved to be a bad bruise In connection with a blood tumor and some InJury to the bone of the leg. Hntton Auto on Fin. The Hutton touring car caught fire this noon in front of the Lion store, and the blaze, caused by an ignited carburative, furnished some excitement to a crowd who lingered around in spite of a fear of explosion. The blaze was extinguished with little damage. Mayor Becker of the mayors' combine and Henry Whlttaker of the Indiana Councilmen's association have locked horns on the question as to which e-f the co-ordinate" branches of the city government should have the right to pass on franchises. The mayor takes the position that the mayor and the board of public works, appointed by him, should alone have the right to pass on franchises, and Whittaker, according to report, would take from the mayor and his board the right to handle franchise matters. This has precipitated a pretty muddle. A few days ago Senator "V'arling introduced a bill at the instance of Mayor Becker, which, if passed, would strip the city council of its power to pass on franchise legislation. Whittaker got busy right away, and It is understood that he, as the representative of the councilmen's association, will present a bill of his own, which will have just the opposite effect of the mayor's measures An , Indianapolis paper, in commenting on the scrap that has been precipitated, says that this is an Indication of the way politic Is played in Lake counts'

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ALL TICKLED Marshall Wants Legislature to Quit Fooling Away Its Time and Redeem Party Pledges; Which It is Cinch Now It Will Not. TIMES BIREAl", AT STATE CAPITAL Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 11. There 1 good reason to believe 'that Governor Marshal is not at all pleased with th way things are going in the legislature. The governor has hot made any state ment along this line, as far as can be learned, hut there is talk among a good many members of the two houses to the effect that he Is not satisfied with the progress 'that has been made thu3 far in the way of redeeming the plat form pledges made by the democrats. It is known- that this matter wa talked about yesterday in a caucus senate democrats, and that the word was passed around that the governor was not satisfied with the way things were going It is "said that Governor Marshall wants the legislature to get busy with Its -Important - work and ' quit fooling away time on little matters until the big ones are disposed of. One of his close friends said 'yesterday after the senate caucus that it was very plain to him that unless, the legislature got down to busines and redeemed tha party pledges at this session the governor would call an extra session and keep them here untit they did redeem the promises which were made in the (Continued on page seven.) HAVE KEPT 001 OF FIGHT THUS FAR - Thus far . the strike In the building trades on the question of open or closed shop, has not had any direct bearing on the standing of the' Lake County Trades and Labor Council. In the latter 1 organization the membership is made up of craft and tradesmen, not employed in construction work, whereas the strike involves the building trades only. The Lake County Trades and Labor Council while having taken cognizance of the situation has not made that no anything else In connection a matter of record. -- -

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Indianapolis, Ind., Feb: 11 (Times' Bureau.) Senate passed Gavit for building tunnels under navigable streams. Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 11 (Times Bureau.) House held first Saturday session today because Governor Mar shall is understood to be dissatisfied with the slow progress of legislature in passing democratic platform meas ures. It Is understood he has told them to get busy. Democratic joint caucus called for Monday night to lay plans. Senate passed number of un important bills today. Tried to pass ten In one bunch but failed because of no quorum. House spent session in routine Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 11. it de veloped yesterday that a fight will be made by rnany democratic members ot the house against the provision of tha Proctor restrictive and regulative liquor bill which limits the number of saloons to one for the first 500 popu lation in any community and one to each 1,000 of population thereafter. The Proctor bill has passed the sen ate and is now In the hands of the house committee on public morals. Washington, Feb. 11. Indiana cities dissatisfied with the official statistics of their population will not be allow ed recounts. Durand of the census bureau will deny applications from Seymour and Crawfordsville for re counts, because the house has passed an appropriation bill based upon the official statistics of population. The Crawfordsville residents content, that the census of their town should show at least 10,000 inhabitants. Springfield, 111., Feb. 11. Illinois capital city put on gala attire today for the visit of President Taft. On the imposing pile which shelters the su preme court of the state and, on modest cottages festoons of bunting, the stars and stripqs, pictures of trie president of today and of the martyred president of half, a ceatury "" ' n field Is putting forth its best effort to honor Abraham Lincoln, its native son, who here" became a national figure and was the personal friend of many of this city's white haired mea and women of oday. El Paso, Tex., Feb. 11. Insurrecto soldiers under Captain Nogales, of General Orozco's command, blew up two bridges on the Northwestern railroad tracks and making it impossible for General Navarro with his 1,000 soldiers to reach Juarez today. Navarro was sixty-seven miles south of Juarez. Juarez was cut off from the balance of Mexico today. During the night rebels blew up six bridges qn the Northwestern and the Mexican Central and destroyed 100 miles ol track. Detroit, Mich., Feb. 11. Fred Copeland, a bachelor who hates children, evicted ten babies..from the.Highland Nursery, a foundlings' home, because the young woman who conducts the place was la arrears In her rent. , The youngest baby is twenty-four hdurs old. Copeland's property was rented to the nursery by an agent while he was out of the city. "I wouldn't live in the same block with a kid " he said. Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 11. (Times Bureau) The Steel City Detective as sociation of Gary, was Incorporated here today with Major John MacFadden as president. No cc.pital stock. EXERCISES AT FIRST 1.1. E. CHURCH All bodies, societies and organliationa expecting to participate in the Lincoln memorial day exercises' are expected to gather In the corridors of the superior courthouse at I.i o'clock next Monday evening, from where they will go in a body to the First Methodist church where the exercises will be held. Among those who will be standard bearers are Miss Florence Buzzard as Miss Columbia; Miss Muriel Wilcox as Miss Canada; Miss Gertrude Gescheldler for Hammond; Miss Cora Abbott for the postoffice; Miss Gladys Mtrtln for the high school; Miss Lillian Smith for the Lincoln-Jefferson College of Law, and Miss Edyth Carter for th North township public schools. Musical Services at St. Pauls The service at St. Paul's Episcopal church will consist of full choral evensong, which means that every part of the service is sung. The choir will also sing Simper's Magnificat and Nunc Dimittes in F, and Ktorer's "Jesus Thou Art Standing." as : the anthems. The public Is cordially. Invited. You will say that a La Vendor cigar r-annot be beat. If you try ont,'