Hammond Times, Volume 5, Number 269, Hammond, Lake County, 3 May 1911 — Page 8

THE TIMES. " Wednesday. Mav 3. 1911.

CITY CLERK MOOSE FII10S TKCUPIED Saloon Men Unload Barrel of Money For Their Year's Licenses.

City Cerk Harry Moose's office has ben one of the busiest departments In th-o city hall for the past two weeks nd Clerk Moose and his deputies have been kept on the jump Issuing city sa

loon licenses to the Gary saloon men. X.'p to noon today Clerk Moose had Issued 67 city saloon licenses bringing a revenue into the city treasury of I3S.500. It is expected before the time limit expires nxt Friday that the saloon men will have taken out nearly 100 city licenses. The law gives the saloon men five day Til which to take out the-ir city license and as all licenses expire on May 1st according to tho new Proctor law, the time limit expires on Friday. A further rush is expected at the clerks office tomorrow when the saloon men who are applying for county licenses at Crown Point will take out the necessary papers.

BLACK HAND IN GARY KILLS TWO

(Continued from Page 1.) to Jones' morgue. Deputy Coroner E. R. Gordon of Hobart was notified and win be in Gary today to take charge of the investigation. VICTIMS OK BLACK HAND. The dynamiting took place shortly after midnight. It was acompanied by a deafening roar which awakened the occupants of the other box cars. AVhen the smoke cleared away it was found that one of the two adjoining cars was wrecked and nearby the bodies of the two men were found. Others who slept in the cars were severely injured and when the steel corporation's private police arrived on the ground they,found the victims groaning and uttering implications against the BlacH Hand. ITAMAXS TERRIFIED. Very little ould be learned last night concerning the explosion. The Italian laborers were po terrified that they could give no Information concerning the bomb outrage.

Captain of the night police, John Mulcahey and a squad of police hurried to the scene of the explosion in the police patrol, but they were unable to get any clews. The dynamite bomb had been placed in between the -two cars with the idea that both would . be wrecked. The dead men are employes of the American Bridge Company. The police made no arrests last night although several may follow today. BIVAI.RV PROBABLY CAtSE. -Rivalry betwen Chicago labor agents

is advanced by the police as the possible clew to the outrage. A number of the laborers who were in the explosion last night came to Jones' morgue to view the remains of their friends. They were so terrified that no information could be obtained although they stated

that they were hired through the Joe Macaluso's labor agency, 382 Clark street, Chicago. For the past two years Macaluso has been furnishing laborers for the E., J. and E. railroad. Because of his success in this line Macaluso it Is thought has incurred the enmity of the "Biack Hand" and he himself has twice been the victim of dynamite plots. IS VERY RETICENT. General Superintendent John Kirk of the E. J. and E. Railroad at Gary was reached over the telephone by a Times reporter this morning. He could give

out no Information concerning the exlosion and was very reticent in talking about the. matter. Measures were taken by Steel Cot..any officials In Chicago this morning to begin a strict investigation concerning the dynamite explosion. Jt has been known for some time. Macaluso' methods In furnishing laborers for the railroad yards has not been to the liking of the steel company officials and several minor officials of the E. J. and E. railroad have been discharged as the result. A system of patronage it is declared equal In every resoect to- the ofi operated by Macaluso in securtng laborers for the E. .1. and E. railroad Is said to be carried on in securing laborers for the American Bridge Com

pany and several loremen nave oeen under the surveillance of secret service operatives for some time.

FLOYO STEPHENS IS

E ASSISTANT P. U.

Successor to the Late Thos. Davis Appointed at East Chicago.

(Special to Tub Times.) East Chicago, lnd.. May 2. Floyd Stephenso"no has since the inauguration of the free delivery system in the local postal service been carrier for

route 1, has been appointed assistant postmaster in the place of Thomas Davis,, deceased. "Beriny" Silverman, who has been serving as substitute carrier, has taken Stephens' old position, and Frank Jaracz is the new substitute carrier. The charge went into effect Monday, Jaracz taking route 1 Monday and yesterday morning,, but being substituted by Silverman yesterday afternoon. An interesting feature of the postal service is the dog which has taken upon itself to travel beat with the carrier

on this route. ' As long as Floyd Stephens made the rounds a white dog of doubtful origin and unknown abode, waited at the postofftce .almost daily for Mr. Stephens to start, out oa his deliveries. Morning and afternoon the white dog was seen accompanying the carrier on his rounds, and Mr. Stephens humored the animal, never driving him away,-but permitting him to trot undisturbed at his heels. Day after day, rain or shine, with but few exceptions, the dog was on hand like

clock-work. ' At this point the story begins o bear the ear-marks of a nature fake, but It Isn't. When the new substitute carrier. Mr. Jaracz, started out on his deliveries for the first time the dog, apparently understanding that he had taken Mr. Stephens' place, followed the substitute carrier out of tjje office. He trotted at his heels, just as he had in the wake of Floyd Stephens, and yesterday afternoon, when Silverman took hold of route 1, there was the same old dog following behind. Mr. Stephens, who at first flattered himself that the dog followed him out. a liking he had taken to him, has now changed his view. He is of the opinion that the animal Is of a suspicious turn of mind and is a selfconstituted secret service attache, who has his doubts about route 1 being properly served. . The dog has not the appearance of a stray, but seems well fed and cared for. The attaches of the postoffice have been unable to learn to whom he belongs. He is unquestionably a mongrel, but appears to have a strain of spits in his blood. It is evidently t the carrier tf whom he is devoted, "but his route. The dog is regarded by the postal people as a mascoufor route 1.

He pays little if any attention to the other carriers, but devotes his attentions exclusively to route 1.

CITY CLERK ANXIOUS ABOUT WAGE

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these is that the salary of the city

clerk shall not exceed ft. 000. Must Hire Deputies.

In Gary the city clerk has about four times as much work to do as devolves

upon the city clerk of an old city of the same size. This is due to the fact

that there Is so much special assess

ment work and to the fact that Gary Is

grown at such a rapid rate.

According to Attorney Cassiua Greenley, after making an exhaustive study of the matter, believes the court will hold that his. salary can not be

reduced.

The city clerk of Gary Is compelled 'o hire two deputies and he pays one out of his own salary. The other Is paid by

the city in liew of paying a regular cit.vj

comptroller.

City Clerk Moose says he could never

run the office on 11,000 a year. The

case Is an interesting one and will at

tract a great deal of attention when It

comes to trial.

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